Shloka 30
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
Devanagari script
न कक्षिन्नापनयते पुमानन्यत्र भार्गवात् । शेषसम्प्रतिपत्तिस्तु बुद्धिमत्स्वेव तिषतति
Translation
No man—save Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)—is one who never violates the rules of right conduct and statecraft. Therefore, what is past is past; the discernment of what duty yet remains rests upon the wise—upon men of understanding such as you.
Word by Word
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
kaścitanyone, any (person)
kaścit:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootkaścit
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
apanayatedeviates, turns away (from proper conduct)
apanayate:
TypeVerb
Rootapa-√nī
Formpresent, ātmanepada, third, singular
pumāna man, person
pumān:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootpumān (puṃs-)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
anyatraexcept, other than
anyatra:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootanyatra
bhārgavātfrom/than Bhārgava (i.e., Śukra)
bhārgavāt:
Apadana
TypeNoun (proper/lineage name)
Rootbhārgava
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
śeṣaremaining, what is left
śeṣa:
TypeAdjective
Rootśeṣa
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
sampratipattiḥdecision, proper course/consideration
sampratipattiḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsampratipatti
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
tubut, however
tu:
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu
buddhimatsuin/among the wise (persons)
buddhimatsu:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootbuddhimat
Formmasculine, locative, plural
evaindeed, only
eva:
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva
tiṣṭhatistands, rests, depends
tiṣṭhati:
TypeVerb
Root√sthā
Formpresent, parasmaipada, third, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes