Shloka 30

Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अन्यामन्यां धनावस्थां प्राप्प वैशेषिकीं नरा:

Transliteration

anyām anyāṁ dhanāvasthāṁ prāpya vaiśeṣikīṁ narāḥ

Translation

Les hommes, parvenus à des conditions diverses de richesse et de fortune, aboutissent chacun à un état singulier et propre ; on voit ainsi que les circonstances du monde varient d’un être à l’autre et ne sont pas un appui stable pour l’orgueil ni pour le désespoir.

Word by Word

• अन्याम्: another (state/condition)
• अन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्याम्: another (state/condition)
• अन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धनावस्थाम्: state/condition of wealth
• धनावस्थाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनावस्था (धन + अवस्था)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रापुः: attained, reached
• प्रापुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (प्र + आप्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• वैशेषिकीम्: special, distinctive
• वैशेषिकीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैशेषिकी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• narāḥ (men/humans)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Worldly prosperity is variable and individualized; therefore one should not base one’s moral judgment, pride, or grief solely on wealth and external fortune, but seek steadiness through dharma and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura is speaking in a consolatory and instructive mode, reflecting on how people experience different fortunes; the line supports a broader counsel to respond to calamity and success with ethical steadiness rather than attachment to changing circumstances.