Shloka 29
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
अवल्गुकारिणं सत्सु कुलवंशस्थ नाशनम्
Transliteration
avalgukāriṇaṃ satsu kulavaṃśastha nāśanam
Translation
Vāyu-deva declara que quien se comporta de modo vil y despreciable entre los virtuosos se vuelve destructor del linaje y del orden establecido, llevando ruina a la misma estirpe en la que se halla.
Word by Word
अवल्गुकारिणम्one who behaves basely / a slanderer (lit. one who does अवल्गु)
अवल्गुकारिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअवल्गुकारिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सत्सुamong the good / among the virtuous
सत्सु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
कुलवंशस्थsituated in (one's) family and lineage
कुलवंशस्थ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुलवंशस्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नाशनम्destruction / ruin
नाशनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाशन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-deva (Wind-god)S
sat (the virtuous/good people)K
kula-vaṃśa (family lineage)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Base conduct, especially in the presence of the virtuous, is not a private failing—it becomes socially destructive, capable of ruining a clan’s moral standing and continuity of dharma.
Vāyu-deva is speaking a moral judgment: he characterizes a contemptible person as one who brings about the destruction of the family line, emphasizing the communal consequences of unethical behavior.