Shloka 31
एवमेते महोत्पाता: प्रादुरासन् दुरासदा: । भरतानामभावाय राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव
evam ete mahotpātāḥ prādurāsan durāsadāḥ | bharatānām abhāvāya rājan durmantrite tava ||
ヴィドゥラは言った。「かくして、退けがたい大いなる凶兆が現れました。王よ、あなたの悪しき策謀ゆえに、それらはバーラタ族の滅亡を告げております。」
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura stresses political and moral accountability: when a ruler embraces ill counsel and abandons dharma, the resulting disorder is not merely personal but threatens the entire lineage; ominous signs symbolize the inevitable consequences of unethical governance.
In the Sabha Parva, Vidura addresses the king, interpreting the appearance of powerful, inauspicious portents as warnings. He attributes them to the king’s misguided decisions and policies, and declares that they signal impending catastrophe for the Bharatas.