Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
न वै मानं च मौनं च सहितौ वसत: सदा । अयं हि लोको मानस्य असौ मौनस्य तद् विदु:
na vai mānaṃ ca maunaṃ ca sahitau vasataḥ sadā | ayaṃ hi loko mānasya asau maunasya tad viduḥ ||
ສະນັດສຸຊາຕະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຄວາມທະນົງຕົນ ແລະ ຄວາມມິດງຽບ (ມົນ) ບໍ່ຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດ. ເພາະໂລກນີ້ໃຫ້ຜົນຕອບແທນແກ່ຄວາມທະນົງຕົນເປັນຄວາມພໍໃຈ ແລະການຍອມຮັບ; ແຕ່ຄວາມງຽບ—ການສຳລວມຕົນ ແລະການຫັນເຂົ້າພາຍໃນ—ໃຫ້ຜົນໃນໂລກໜ້າ. ຜູ້ຮູ້ທັນຍ່ອມເຂົ້າໃຈຂໍ້ນີ້.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Pride (māna) and disciplined silence (mauna) pull in opposite directions: pride seeks affirmation and reward in this world, while silence signifies restraint and inner orientation whose fruit is associated with the beyond. The verse urges choosing self-restraint over ego-driven display.
In the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta delivers a moral-philosophical instruction. Here he contrasts two dispositions—pride and silence—to guide the listener away from ego and toward inner discipline as part of a broader teaching on right conduct and spiritual welfare.