Shloka 10
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
अर्नार्ष्गुप्तदारश्न॒ संविभागी प्रियंवद: । श्लक्ष्णो मधुरवाक् स्त्रीणां न चासां वशगो भवेत्,मनुष्यको चाहिये कि वह ईर्ष्यारहित, स्त्रियोंका रक्षक, सम्पत्तिका न्यायपूर्वक विभाग करनेवाला, प्रियवादी, स्वच्छ तथा स्त्रियोंक निकट मीठे वचन बोलनेवाला हो, परंतु उनके वशमें कभी न हो
anīrṣyaguptadāraḥ saṃvibhāgī priyavādaḥ | ślakṣṇo madhuravāk strīṇāṃ na cāsāṃ vaśago bhavet ||
Vidura says: A man should be free from jealousy, protect his wife and household, distribute wealth fairly, and speak in a pleasing manner. He should be refined and gentle in speech toward women, yet he must never become subject to their control. The teaching frames domestic conduct as a field of dharma: kindness and respect without surrendering one’s moral independence.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate jealousy-free character, protect the household, distribute resources fairly, and speak gently—especially toward women—while maintaining self-mastery and not becoming morally or practically subservient.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) within the Udyoga Parva, he lays down ethical standards for a man’s conduct in domestic and social life, emphasizing balanced respect, fairness, and self-control.