Shloka 51
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
संनियच्छति यो वेगमुत्थितं क्रोधहर्षयो: । स श्रियो भाजनं राजन् यश्चापत्सु न मुह्ृति
saṁniyacchati yo vegam utthitaṁ krodhaharṣayoḥ | sa śriyo bhājanaṁ rājan yaś cāpatsu na muhyati ||
Wahai Raja, ia yang menahan gelora yang bangkit dari amarah maupun kegirangan, dan yang tidak kehilangan kejernihan di tengah bencana—dialah wadah yang layak bagi kemuliaan dan kemakmuran kerajaan.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler (and any person) becomes truly worthy of prosperity only by mastering emotional surges—especially anger and excessive elation—and by maintaining steady discernment during adversity.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the king Dhṛtarāṣṭra with practical dharma (nīti): he emphasizes inner governance—control of passions and steadiness in crisis—as the foundation of legitimate royal success.