Shloka 5
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
तस्माद् वक्ष्यामि ते राजन हित॑ं यत् स्यात् कुरून् प्रति । वच: श्रेयस्करं धर्म्य ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोध मे
tasmād vakṣyāmi te rājan hitaṁ yat syāt kurūn prati | vacaḥ śreyaskaraṁ dharmyaṁ bruvatastannibodha me ||
അതുകൊണ്ട്, രാജാവേ, കുരുക്കളുടെ കാര്യത്തിൽ ഹിതകരമായതേ ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയും. ഞാൻ പറയുന്ന ശ്രേയസ്കരവും ധർമ്മയുക്തവുമായ വചനങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ കേൾക്കുക.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler should heed dharmic counsel aimed at the true welfare (śreyas) of the whole lineage and polity, not merely immediate advantage; wise speech is defined by being both beneficial (hita) and righteous (dharmya).
Vidura addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and prefaces his forthcoming admonition, stating that he will speak what is beneficial for the Kurus and asking the king to listen carefully to his dharma-aligned words.