Shloka 28

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)

Devanagari script

धर्ममाचरतो राज्ञ: सद्धिश्नरितमादित: । वसुधा वसुसम्पूर्णा वर्धते भूतिवर्धिनी,परम्परासे सज्जन पुरुषोंद्वारा किये हुए धर्मका आचरण करनेवाले राजाके राज्यकी पृथ्वी धन-धान्यसे पूर्ण होकर उन्नतिको प्राप्त होती है और उसके ऐश्वर्यको बढ़ाती है

Transliteration

dharmam ācarato rājñaḥ saddhiṣṇaritam āditaḥ | vasudhā vasusampūrṇā vardhate bhūtivardhinī ||

Translation

ആദിമുതൽ സജ്ജനർ സ്ഥാപിച്ച ശിഷ്ടാചാരമനുസരിച്ച് ധർമ്മം ആചരിക്കുന്ന രാജാവിന്റെ രാജ്യഭൂമി ധനധാന്യസമ്പന്നമായി വളർന്ന്, അവന്റെ ഐശ്വര്യവും വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

आचरतःpractises, follows

राज्ञःof the king

सत्by the good (people)

भिः(instrumental plural ending) with/by

अनुष्ठितम्performed, duly carried out

आदितःfrom the beginning

वसुधाthe earth, land

वसु-सम्पूर्णाfull of wealth (goods/grain)

वर्धतेgrows, prospers

भूति-वर्धिनीincreasing prosperity/splendour

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

king (rājā)

earth/realm (vasudhā)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king’s prosperity is not merely a matter of power or conquest; it arises from sustained practice of dharma and adherence to the time-tested conduct of the virtuous. Ethical governance makes the land itself ‘fruitful’—abundant in resources and stability.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers counsel on statecraft and moral duty. Here he explains to the ruler that following righteous, socially approved norms from the outset leads to a flourishing kingdom and increasing royal fortune.