Shloka 72

Devanagari script

देवतानां च संकल्पमनुभावं च धीमताम्‌ । विनयं कृतविद्यानां विनाशं पापकर्मणाम्‌,देवताओंका संकल्प, बुद्धिमानोंका प्रभाव, विद्वानों-की नम्रनता और पापियोंका विनाश

Transliteration

devatānāṁ ca saṅkalpam anubhāvaṁ ca dhīmatām | vinayaṁ kṛtavidyānāṁ vināśaṁ pāpakarmaṇām ||

Translation

Vidura évoque l’ordre moral visible dans le monde : «la volonté infaillible des dieux, l’influence agissante des sages, l’humilité qui marque les véritables instruits, et la ruine inévitable qui s’abat sur ceux qui commettent le mal.»

Word by Word

देवतानाम्of the gods

चand

संकल्पम्resolve; intention

अनुभावम्power; influence; effect

चand

धीमताम्of the wise; of the intelligent

विनयम्humility; discipline

कृतविद्यानाम्of the learned (those who have acquired knowledge)

विनाशम्destruction; ruin

पापकर्मणाम्of evil-doers; of those with sinful deeds

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Devas (gods)

Dhīmat (the wise)

Kṛtavidya (the learned)

Pāpakarman (evil-doers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma manifests through recognizable signs: divine resolve supports order, wise counsel has real efficacy, true learning produces humility, and sinful conduct leads to inevitable ruin.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he summarizes observable principles of righteous governance and conduct, contrasting the traits of the wise and learned with the fate of wrongdoers.