Shloka 8
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा शेष्वैवं पराजित: । अमित्रान् नन्दयन् सर्वान् निर्मानो बन्धुशोकद:
uttiṣṭha he kāpuruṣa mā śeṣvaivaṁ parājitaḥ | amitrān nandayan sarvān nirmāno bandhuśokadaḥ ||
ହେ କାପୁରୁଷ! ଉଠ, ଦାଁଡା ହେ; ଶତ୍ରୁଙ୍କ ହାତରେ ପରାଜିତ ହୋଇ ଏଭଳି ଘରେ ପଡ଼ି ଶୋଇ ରୁହନି। ଏହି ନିଷ୍କ୍ରିୟତାରେ ତୁମେ ସମସ୍ତ ଶତ୍ରୁଙ୍କୁ ଆନନ୍ଦ ଦେଉଛ; ମାନ-ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା ହରାଇ ନିଜ ବନ୍ଧୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶୋକର କାରଣ ହେଉଛ।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
One must not collapse into helplessness after defeat; inaction strengthens adversaries and harms one’s own community. The verse urges courage, self-respect, and responsible effort aligned with dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses a despondent person, rebuking him as cowardly and commanding him to rise. The speech frames passivity as ethically damaging—bringing joy to enemies and sorrow to relatives—thereby pressing him toward action.