Shloka 37
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
अविसंवादको दक्ष: कृतज्ञों मतिमानृजु: । अपि संक्षीणकोशो5पि लभते परिवारणम्
avisaṃvādako dakṣaḥ kṛtajño matimān ṛjuḥ | api saṃkṣīṇakośo 'pi labhate parivāraṇam ||
ວິດູຣະສອນວ່າ: «ກະສັດຜູ້ບໍ່ຫລອກລວງໃຜ, ມີຄວາມສາມາດຄ່ອງແຄ້ວ, ຮູ້ຄຸນ, ມີປັນຍາ, ແລະປະພຶດຕົງທ່ຽງ—ແມ່ນແຕ່ເມື່ອຄັງຫຼວງຫມົດສິ້ນ ກໍຍັງໄດ້ຮັບຜູ້ຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອແລະຜູ້ຕິດຕາມທີ່ຈົ່ງຮັກ. ຄວາມຊື່ສັດແລະຄຸນທຳອັນສະຫລາດ ດຶງດູດມິດມາກກວ່າຊັບສິນລ້ວນໆ».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s moral credibility—truthfulness, competence, gratitude, intelligence, and straightforward conduct—creates durable social capital; even without money, such a king attracts helpers and loyal supporters.
In Vidura’s counsel (nīti) during the Udyoga Parva, he instructs the royal court on qualities that secure stability and support, emphasizing that ethical character can sustain a kingdom even in financial hardship.