Shloka 42

Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

Devanagari script

अकीर्ति विनयो हन्ति हन्त्यनर्थ पराक्रम: । हन्ति नित्यं क्षमा क्रोधमाचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम्‌

Transliteration

akīrti vinayo hanti hanty anartha-parākramaḥ | hanti nityaṃ kṣamā krodham ācāro hanty alakṣaṇam ||

Translation

Vidura enseña que las virtudes no son meros adornos, sino fuerzas que destruyen sus contrarios: la humildad borra la deshonra; el valor mal encauzado trae ruina; la paciencia apaga sin cesar la ira; y la conducta disciplinada elimina los rasgos funestos.

Word by Word

• अकीर्तिः: ill-fame, disgrace
• अकीर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विनयः: humility, discipline
• विनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्ति: kills, destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हन्ति: kills, destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनर्थम्: misfortune, harm
• अनर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पराक्रमः: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्ति: kills, destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• क्षमा: forbearance, forgiveness
• क्षमा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आचारः: conduct, good practice
• आचारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्ति: kills, destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अलक्षणम्: inauspiciousness, bad sign/mark
• अलक्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura