Shloka 48
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
अर्थसिद्धि परामिच्छन् धर्ममेवादितकश्चरेत् । न हि धर्मादपैत्यर्थ: स्वर्गलोकादिवामृतम्,जो अर्थकी पूर्ण सिद्धि चाहता हो, उसे पहले धर्मका ही आचरण करना चाहिये। जैसे स्वर्गसे अमृत दूर नहीं होता, उसी प्रकार धर्मसे अर्थ अलग नहीं होता
arthasiddhiṁ parām icchan dharmam evādītaś caret | na hi dharmād apaiti arthaḥ svargalokād ivāmṛtam ||
វិទុរៈមានពាក្យថា៖ អ្នកណាដែលប្រាថ្នាសម្រេចផលខ្ពស់បំផុតនៃអត្ថ (ជោគជ័យ និងទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ) គួរតែប្រតិបត្តិធម៌ជាមុនសិន។ ព្រោះអត្ថមិនប្រាកដថាចាកចេញពីធម៌ឡើយ ដូចអម្រឹតមិនអាចបែកចេញពីសួគ៌លោកបានដែរ។
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that lasting prosperity (artha) is grounded in dharma: one should begin with righteous conduct, because true success is not separable from moral order—just as amṛta is inseparable from svarga in the traditional imagination.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers counsel in a tense pre-war context, urging that policy and personal aims be anchored in dharma; he frames ethical conduct as the reliable means to secure legitimate welfare and stability.