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 ||
Vidura berkata: “Orang yang benar-benar bijaksana ialah dia yang niat tindakannya, musyawarahnya, atau pertimbangan awalnya tidak diketahui orang lain; mereka hanya mengetahuinya setelah pekerjaan itu selesai.”
विदुर उवाच
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.