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Shloka 18

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

यस्य कृत्यं न जानन्ति मन्त्र वा मन्त्रितं परे । कृतमेवास्य जानन्ति स वै पण्डित उच्यते,दूसरे लोग जिसके कर्तव्य, सलाह और पहलेसे किये हुए विचारको नहीं जानते, बल्कि काम पूरा होनेपर ही जानते हैं, वही पण्डित कहलाता है

yasya kṛtyaṃ na jānanti mantraṃ vā mantritaṃ pare | kṛtam evāsya jānanti sa vai paṇḍita ucyate ||

ആരുടെ ചെയ്യുവാനുള്ളത്, ഉപദേശം, മുൻകൂട്ടി ആലോചിച്ചത് എന്നിവ മറ്റുള്ളവർ അറിയാതെ, പ്രവൃത്തി പൂർത്തിയായ ശേഷം മാത്രമേ അറിയുകയുള്ളൂ—അവനെയാണ് യഥാർത്ഥ പണ്ഡിതൻ എന്നു പറയുന്നത്.

यस्यwhose
यस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कृत्यम्duty / task to be done
कृत्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जानन्तिknow
जानन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
मन्त्रान्counsels / plans
मन्त्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
मन्त्रितम्what has been deliberated / planned
मन्त्रितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्रित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
परेothers (people)
परे:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतम्what is done / accomplished
कृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवonly / indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अस्यof him
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
जानन्तिknow
जानन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
पण्डितःa wise man / learned person
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उच्यतेis called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Singular, Atmanepada (Passive)

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura

Educational Q&A

True wisdom is shown by restraint and effectiveness: do not publicize your intended duty, strategy, or deliberations; let others learn of them only through the completed result.

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers moral and political counsel (Vidura-nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations; here he defines a ‘paṇḍita’ as one who plans discreetly and acts successfully without revealing intentions prematurely.