Shloka 13
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
विदुर उवाच अभियुक्त बलवता दुर्बलं हीनसाधनम् | हृतस्वं कामिनं चोरमाविशन्ति प्रजागरा:
vidura uvāca abhi-yuktaḥ balavatā durbalaṁ hīna-sādhanam | hṛta-svaṁ kāminaṁ coram āviśanti prajāgarāḥ ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Raja, sulit tidur menimpa orang lemah yang ditantang lawan yang kuat, orang yang tak punya sarana, orang yang hartanya dirampas, orang yang dikuasai nafsu, dan pencuri.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace of mind depends on dharmic security and self-mastery: fear from conflict with the powerful, loss of resources, dispossession, uncontrolled desire, and the guilt/fear of theft all produce restless wakefulness.
Vidura is counseling the king in the Udyoga Parva, using a list of types of people who cannot sleep to warn about the mental torment caused by insecurity, craving, and wrongdoing—an ethical admonition relevant to royal conduct and policy.