Shloka 114
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
धर्मार्थकुशलो धीमान् मेधावी धूतकल्मष: । विदुर: शूद्रयोनौ तु जज्ञे द्रैपायनादपि
dharma-artha-kuśalo dhīmān medhāvī dhūta-kalmaṣaḥ | viduraḥ śūdra-yonau tu jajñe draipāyanād api ||
ດາສະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ວິດຸຣະ—ຜູ້ຊຳນານໃນຄວາມຮູ້ເລື່ອງທຳມະ ແລະ ອັດຖະ (artha), ມີປັນຍາ, ສະຫຼາດຫຼາຍ, ແລະ ບໍ່ມີມົນທິນບາບ—ໄດ້ເກີດຈາກຍິງຊູດຣະ; ແລະເຂົາກໍ່ເປັນຜູ້ທີ່ ດວຍປາຍະນະ (ວຽສະ) ໄດ້ໃຫ້ກຳເນີດເຊັ່ນກັນ».
दाश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true worth is measured by virtue and wisdom: Vidura, though born from a Śūdra womb, is described as proficient in dharma and artha, intelligent, and morally pure—implying that ethical authority and fitness to advise rulers arise from character, not merely from birth.
In the genealogical account of the Kuru line, the speaker identifies Vidura’s parentage: he was begotten by Dvaipāyana Vyāsa and born through a Śūdra woman, while emphasizing Vidura’s exceptional moral and intellectual qualities.