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Shloka 17

Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition

क्रोधो हर्षश्न दर्पश्ष ही: स्तम्भो मान्यमानिता । यमर्थान्नापकर्षन्ति स वै पण्डित उच्यते,क्रोध, हर्ष, गर्व, लज्जा, उद्ण्डता तथा अपनेको पूज्य समझना--ये भाव जिसको पुरुषार्थसे भ्रष्ट नहीं करते, वही पण्डित कहलाता है

krodho harṣaś ca darpaś ca hrīḥ stambho mānyamānitā | yam arthān nāpakarṣanti sa vai paṇḍita ucyate ||

വിദുരൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ക്രോധം, ഹർഷം, ദർപ്പം, ലജ്ജ, ദൃഢഹഠം, ആദരം തേടുന്ന ആത്മാഭിമാനം—ഇവ ഒന്നും ഒരാളെ അവന്റെ ലക്ഷ്യത്തിലും ധർമ്മാചരണത്തിലും നിന്ന് വഴിതെറ്റിക്കാത്തവൻ തന്നെയാണ് യഥാർത്ഥ പണ്ഡിതൻ.

क्रोधःanger
क्रोधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हर्षःjoy
हर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दर्पःpride/arrogance
दर्पः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदर्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ह्रीःshame/modesty
ह्रीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootह्री
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
स्तम्भःstubbornness/rigidity
स्तम्भः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मान्यमानिताself-conceit (thinking oneself worthy of honor)
मान्यमानिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमान्यमानिता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्थात्from the goal/purpose (from right conduct/aim)
अर्थात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपकर्षन्तिdraw away/lead astray
अपकर्षन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअपकृष्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पण्डितःa wise man/scholar
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Passive

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura

Educational Q&A

A truly wise person is not thrown off course from righteous aims by powerful inner states—whether negative (anger, stubbornness) or seemingly positive (elation, desire for honor). Wisdom is shown as steadiness and self-governance.

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers ethical and political counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations. Here he defines the mark of a paṇḍita as one who remains undisturbed in purpose and dharma despite emotional surges and ego-driven impulses.