Shloka 16

धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court

Devanagari script

सामन्तेभ्य: प्रियाण्यस्य कार्याणि सुबहून्यपि । प्राप्यन्ते<र्थ: सुलघुभि: सुनयाद्‌ विदुरस्य वै

Transliteration

sāmantebhyaḥ priyāṇy asya kāryāṇi subahūny api | prāpyante 'rthāḥ sulaghubhiḥ sunayād vidurasya vai ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Berkat kebijakan Vidura yang bijaksana, banyak urusan yang diinginkan dapat diselesaikan melalui para raja bawahan di perbatasan, dan sumber daya yang diperlukan diperoleh dengan biaya yang sangat kecil.

Word by Word

• सामन्तेभ्यः: from the vassal/border kings
• सामन्तेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन्त
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• प्रियाणि: dear, desired
• प्रियाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अस्य: of him (Vidura)
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कार्याणि: tasks, affairs
• कार्याणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सुबहूनि: very many
• सुबहूनि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुबहु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्राप्यन्ते: are obtained/achieved
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive sense), Third, Plural

• अर्थाः: resources/means (expenses)
• अर्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुलघुभिः: with very small (means/cost)
• सुलघुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुलघु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सुनयात्: from good policy/wise conduct
• सुनयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + नय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• विदुरस्य: of Vidura
• विदुरस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vidura
• sāmantas (frontier/feudatory kings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sound, ethical policy (su-naya) enables a leader to accomplish many desired aims efficiently—securing cooperation and resources with minimal cost, avoiding waste and harsh measures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Vidura’s effectiveness: through wise counsel and diplomacy, Vidura could get many important matters accomplished via the neighboring/feudatory rulers, and obtain necessary means with little expenditure.