Shloka 118

Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition

Devanagari script

मितं भुड्क्ते संविभज्यश्रितेभ्यो मितं स्वपित्यमितं कर्म कृत्वा । ददात्यमित्रेष्वपि याचित: सं- स्तमात्मवन्तं प्रजहत्यनर्था:

Transliteration

mitaṁ bhuṅkte saṁvibhajya āśritebhyo mitaṁ svapiti amitaṁ karma kṛtvā | dadāti amitreṣv api yācitaḥ saṁstam ātmavantaṁ prajahati anarthāḥ ||

Translation

ヴィドゥラは言った。「節度をもって食し、まず己に寄り頼む者らに分け与える者。節度をもって眠りつつも、正しき務めにおいては大いなる労を惜しまぬ者。乞われれば敵にさえ施す者——かくのごとく自らを制し、確乎として立つ人は、不幸に呑まれることがない。」

Word by Word

मितम्measured, moderate (amount)

भुङ्क्तेeats/enjoys

संविभज्यhaving distributed/shared

आश्रितेभ्यःto those dependent (on him)

मितम्moderately

स्वपितिsleeps

अमितम्immeasurable, abundant

कर्मwork, deed

कृत्वाhaving done

ददातिgives

अमित्रेषुamong enemies / to enemies

अपिeven, also

याचितःwhen requested; being asked

सन्तम्the good man; the virtuous one

आत्मवन्तम्self-possessed, self-controlled

प्रजहतिabandons, leaves

अनर्थाःmisfortunes, calamities

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

dependents/refugees (āśritāḥ)

enemies (amitrāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes