Shloka 47
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
त॑ द्रक्ष्यसि परिशभ्रष्टं तस्मात् त्वमचिरादिव । ऐश्वर्यमदसम्मूढं बलिं लोकत्रयादिव
taṁ drakṣyasi pariśabhraṣṭaṁ tasmāt tvam acirād iva | aiśvaryamada-sammūḍhaṁ baliṁ loka-trayād iva ||
Vidura mengisytiharkan: “Tidak lama lagi engkau akan menyaksikan Duryodhana—yang terpesona dan tersesat oleh mabuk kuasa—jatuh dari kerajaannya, sebagaimana Bali dijatuhkan dari kedaulatan atas tiga alam. Amaran ini menegaskan bahawa kesombongan dalam kekuasaan ialah kebutaan moral yang pasti berakhir dengan kejatuhan, dan ia menyeru agar segera menahan diri serta berpegang pada dharma.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power that breeds mada (arrogant intoxication) clouds judgment and leads to inevitable loss; dharmic restraint and humility are presented as the safeguard against political and moral collapse.
Vidura warns that Duryodhana, deluded by sovereignty, will soon be seen falling from his kingdom—likened to King Bali’s fall from dominion over the three worlds—foreshadowing the consequences of refusing righteous counsel.