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Shloka 25

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

आर्यकर्मणि रज्यन्ते भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वते । हित॑ च नाभ्यसूयन्ति पण्डिता भरतर्षभ,भरतकुलभूषण! पण्डितजन श्रेष्ठ कर्मोमें रुचि रखते हैं, उन्नतिके कार्य करते हैं तथा भलाई करनेवालोंमें दोष नहीं निकालते

āryakarmaṇi rajyante bhūtikarmāṇi kurvate | hitaṃ ca nābhyasūyante paṇḍitā bharatarṣabha ||

ഭരതശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! പണ്ഡിതർ ആര്യകർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ ആസ്വദിക്കുന്നു; അഭ്യുദയവും സമൃദ്ധിയും നൽകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തികൾ ചെയ്യുന്നു; മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ ഹിതത്തിനായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നവരെ കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തുകയോ അസൂയപ്പെടുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നില്ല।

आर्यकर्मणिin noble deeds
आर्यकर्मणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआर्यकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रज्यन्तेtake delight / are attached
रज्यन्ते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootरञ्ज्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
भूतिकर्माणिworks leading to prosperity
भूतिकर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभूतिकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कुर्वतेdo / perform
कुर्वते:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
हितम्benefit / good
हितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभ्यसूयन्तिcensure / find fault
अभ्यसूयन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+असूय्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
पण्डिताःthe wise
पण्डिताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत+ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura
B
Bharatarṣabha (honorific addressee, typically Dhṛtarāṣṭra in Vidura-nīti context)
B
Bharata lineage

Educational Q&A

A truly wise person (paṇḍita) is recognized by three traits: delight in noble conduct (ārya-karma), active pursuit of welfare and prosperity through constructive deeds (bhūti-karman), and freedom from jealous fault-finding toward benefactors (nābhyasūyante hita-kāriṣu).

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and political counsel (Vidura-nīti) to restrain destructive impulses and guide the Kuru leadership toward righteous, stable governance. This verse defines the character of the wise as a standard for the listener to emulate amid escalating conflict.