Shloka 47
त॑ द्रक्ष्यसि परिशभ्रष्टं तस्मात् त्वमचिरादिव । ऐश्वर्यमदसम्मूढं बलिं लोकत्रयादिव,इसलिये आप शीघ्र ही उस ऐश्वर्यमदसे मूढ दुर्योधनको त्रिभुवनके साम्राज्यसे गिरे हुए बलिकी भाँति इस राज्यसे भ्रष्ट होते देखियेगा
taṁ drakṣyasi pariśabhraṣṭaṁ tasmāt tvam acirād iva | aiśvaryamada-sammūḍhaṁ baliṁ loka-trayād iva ||
Vidura declares that before long the listener will witness Duryodhana—bewildered by the intoxication of power—fall from his kingdom, just as Bali was cast down from sovereignty over the three worlds. The warning frames pride in dominion as a moral blindness that inevitably ends in downfall, and it urges timely restraint and adherence to dharma.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power that breeds mada (arrogant intoxication) clouds judgment and leads to inevitable loss; dharmic restraint and humility are presented as the safeguard against political and moral collapse.
Vidura warns that Duryodhana, deluded by sovereignty, will soon be seen falling from his kingdom—likened to King Bali’s fall from dominion over the three worlds—foreshadowing the consequences of refusing righteous counsel.