Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

आर्यकर्मणि रज्यन्ते भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वते । हित॑ च नाभ्यसूयन्ति पण्डिता भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! पण्डितजन श्रेष्ठ कर्मोमें रुचि रखते हैं, उन्नतिके कार्य करते हैं तथा भलाई करनेवालोंमें दोष नहीं निकालते

Transliteration

āryakarmaṇi rajyante bhūtikarmāṇi kurvate | hitaṃ ca nābhyasūyante paṇḍitā bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

ヴィドゥラは言う。おお、バラタ族の雄牛よ、賢者は高貴な行いを喜び、真の繁栄と向上をもたらす業に励み、他者のために善をなす者をそしらず、ねたまない。これこそ、見識ある者のしるしである。

Word by Word

आर्यकर्मणिin noble deeds

रज्यन्तेtake delight / are attached

भूतिकर्माणिworks leading to prosperity

कुर्वतेdo / perform

हितम्benefit / good

चand

नnot

अभ्यसूयन्तिcensure / find fault

पण्डिताःthe wise

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, typically Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Vidura-nīti context)

Bharata lineage

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A truly wise person (paṇḍita) is recognized by three traits: delight in noble conduct (ārya-karma), active pursuit of welfare and prosperity through constructive deeds (bhūti-karman), and freedom from jealous fault-finding toward benefactors (nābhyasūyante hita-kāriṣu).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and political counsel (Vidura-nīti) to restrain destructive impulses and guide the Kuru leadership toward righteous, stable governance. This verse defines the character of the wise as a standard for the listener to emulate amid escalating conflict.