Shloka 44
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
Devanagari script
प्रयोजनेषु ये सक्ता न विशेषेषु भारत । तानहं पण्डितान् मन्ये विशेषा हि प्रसज्धिन:,भारत! जो लोग जितना आवश्यक है, उतने ही काममें लगे रहते हैं, अधिकमें हाथ नहीं डालते, उन्हें मैं पण्डित मानता हूँ; क्योंकि अधिकमें हाथ डालना संघर्षका कारण होता है
Transliteration
prayojaneṣu ye saktā na viśeṣeṣu bhārata | tān ahaṃ paṇḍitān manye viśeṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ ||
Translation
Vidura says: “O Bhārata, I deem truly wise those who apply themselves only to what is necessary and do not meddle in excess. For excess—going beyond what the situation requires—inevitably becomes a cause of entanglement and conflict.”
Word by Word
प्रयोजनेषुin necessities/purposes
प्रयोजनेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयोजन
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सक्ताःattached/engaged
सक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
विशेषेषुin special matters/excesses
विशेषेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
पण्डितान्wise men/learned persons
पण्डितान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मन्येI consider/think
मन्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
विशेषाःspecial pursuits/excesses
विशेषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
प्रसज्धिनःcauses of entanglement/strife
प्रसज्धिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसज्धि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraB
Bhārata (addressed person; traditionally Dhṛtarāṣṭra)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes