Shloka 31
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
Devanagari script
गोभि: पशुभिरश्वैश्व कृष्पा च सुसमृद्धया । कुलानि न प्ररोहन्ति यानि हीनानि वृत्तत:,जो कुल सदाचारसे हीन हैं, वे गौओं, पशुओं, घोड़ों तथा हरी-भरी खेतीसे सम्पन्न होनेपर भी उन्नति नहीं कर पाते
Transliteration
gobhiḥ paśubhir aśvaiś ca kṛṣpā ca susamṛddhayā | kulāni na prarohanti yāni hīnāni vṛttataḥ ||
Translation
Vidura dice: «Aunque una familia posea vacas, otros ganados, caballos y una agricultura rica y floreciente, no se eleva ni prospera de verdad si carece de recta conducta. La abundancia material no puede compensar la pérdida de disciplina ética y buen carácter».
Word by Word
गोभिःwith cows; by means of cows
गोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
पशुभिःwith livestock/animals
पशुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अश्वैःwith horses
अश्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृष्याwith agriculture/cultivation
कृष्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकृषि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सुसमृद्धयाwell-prosperous; richly endowed
सुसमृद्धया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुसमृद्ध
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
कुलानिfamilies/lineages
कुलानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
प्ररोहन्तिgrow; prosper; rise
प्ररोहन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + रुह्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
यानिwhich
यानि:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
हीनानिdevoid of; lacking
हीनानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
वृत्ततःfrom conduct/behavior; in respect of conduct
वृत्ततः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraK
kula (family/lineage)G
go (cows)P
paśu (livestock)A
aśva (horses)K
kṛṣi/kṛṣyā (agriculture)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes