Shloka 27

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 123 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa–Vidura Upadeśa to Duryodhana

Keśava-vākya aftermath

Devanagari script

“जो मनुष्य सत्पुरुषोंकी सम्मतिका उल्लंघन करके दुष्टोंक मतके अनुसार चलता है, उसके सुहृद्‌ उसे शीघ्र ही विपत्तिमें पड़ा देख शोकके भागी होते हैं ।।

Transliteration

mukhyān amātyān utsṛjya yonihīnān niṣevate | sa ghorām āpadaṁ prāpya nottāram adhigacchati ||

Translation

ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ସଜ୍ଜନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମତିକୁ ଉଲ୍ଲଂଘନ କରି ଦୁଷ୍ଟମାନଙ୍କ ମତାନୁସାରେ ଚାଲେ, ତାକୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବିପଦରେ ପଡ଼ିଥିବା ଦେଖି ତାଙ୍କ ସୁହୃଦମାନେ ଶୋକ କରନ୍ତି। ଯେ ନିଜ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଛାଡ଼ି ନୀଚ ପ୍ରକୃତିର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ସେବନ କରେ, ସେ ଘୋର ଆପଦରେ ପଡ଼ି ଉଦ୍ଧାରର କୌଣସି ପଥ ପାଉନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• मुख्यान्: chief, principal
• मुख्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अमात्यान्: ministers, counselors
• अमात्यान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned, leaving aside
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√सृज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• योनिहीनान्: base-born, of low origin
• योनिहीनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योनिहीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निषेवते: associates with, resorts to, serves
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सेव्
• Form: Lat (present), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• घोराम्: terrible, dreadful
• घोराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपदम्: calamity, misfortune
• आपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• उत्तारम्: deliverance, way out
• उत्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अधिगच्छति: finds, attains
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-√गम्
• Form: Lat (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler (or any person) should heed the counsel approved by the virtuous and rely on competent, principal advisers; abandoning them to follow base or wicked influences leads to severe disaster with no clear path to recovery.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva’s deliberative context, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a general maxim on governance and conduct: rejecting trusted ministers and aligning with unworthy associates brings imminent calamity, causing even one’s friends to grieve.