Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
अमात्ये हार्थलिप्सा च मन्त्ररक्षणमेव च । कृतानि सर्वकार्याणि यस्य पारिषदा विदु:
amātye hārthalipsā ca mantrarakṣaṇam eva ca | kṛtāni sarvakāryāṇi yasya pāriṣadā viduḥ ||
ວິດູຣະກ່າວວ່າ: ອຳມາດຜູ້ໃດທີ່ບໍ່ໂລບໃນຊັບສິນ ແລະຮັກສາຄຳປຶກສາໄວ້ໄດ້—ຜູ້ນັ້ນ ບັນດາສະພາສະດອນຍ່ອມເຂົ້າໃຈວ່າ ກິດການທັງປວງໄດ້ສຳເລັດແລ້ວ. ຄຳສອນຄື: ຄວາມສຳເລັດຂອງຜູ້ປົກຄອງ ຢູ່ທີ່ອຳມາດຜູ້ຊື່ສັດບໍ່ຮັບສິນບົນ ແລະການປົກປ້ອງນະໂຍບາຍລັບຢ່າງມີວິໄນ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom’s work succeeds when ministers are free from greed and when counsel is kept confidential; integrity and secrecy in policy-making are foundational to effective and righteous governance.
Vidura is delivering niti (practical-ethical counsel) in the Udyoga Parva, describing the qualities by which advisers recognize a capable ruler/administration—especially the presence of an uncorrupt minister and the safeguarding of political deliberations.