Shloka 25

Devanagari script

राष्ट्रेभ्य: पाण्डुदायादॉल्लो भान्निर्वासयन्ति ये । अनाथा: सम वयं सर्वे वियुक्ता: पाण्डुनन्दनै:

Transliteration

rāṣṭrebhyaḥ pāṇḍudāyādān lobhān nirvāsayanti ye | anāthāḥ sma vayaṃ sarve viyuktāḥ pāṇḍunandanaiḥ ||

Translation

Vidura said: “Those who, out of greed, drive the heirs of Pāṇḍu out of the kingdom—once we are separated from the sons of Pāṇḍu, all of us become truly helpless and without a protector.”

Word by Word

• राष्ट्रेभ्यः: from the kingdom(s)
• राष्ट्रेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• पाण्डु-दायादात्: from the heir(s) of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डु-दायादात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुदायाद
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• लोभात्: out of greed / due to greed
• लोभात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोभ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• निर्वासयन्ति: they banish / drive out
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्वासय् (नि + वासय्)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनाथाः: helpless / without a protector
• अनाथाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्म: indeed / (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वियुक्ताः: separated (from)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

• पाण्डु-नन्दनैः: by/with the sons of Pāṇḍu (Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डु-नन्दनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महाराज: O great king!
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Pāṇḍu
• Pāṇḍavas (sons/heirs of Pāṇḍu)
• Rāṣṭra (the kingdom/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Greed-driven political acts—such as expelling rightful heirs—undermine dharma and harm the entire realm; when righteous protectors are removed, society feels leaderless and insecure.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the context of the Pāṇḍavas’ forced departure, Vidura voices (and reflects) the people’s anguish: the Kauravas, motivated by lobha, are driving Pāṇḍu’s sons out, leaving the populace feeling abandoned and unprotected.