Shloka 37

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship

Devanagari script

युधन्वोवाच यद्‌ धर्ममवृणीथास्त्वं न कामादनृतं वदी: । पुनर्ददामि ते पुत्र॑ तस्मात्‌ प्रह्मद दुर्लभम्‌,7 कि लक हा ५ खा 4 अर प 90-5० सुधन्वा बोला--प्रह्नाद! तुमने धर्मको ही स्वीकार किया है, स्वार्थवश झूठ नहीं कहा है; इसलिये अब तुम्हारे इस दुर्लभ पुत्रको फिर तुम्हें दे रहा हूँ

Transliteration

sudhanvovāca yad dharmam avṛṇīthās tvaṃ na kāmād anṛtaṃ vadīḥ | punar dadāmi te putraṃ tasmāt prahrāda durlabham ||

Translation

ସୁଧନ୍ୱା କହିଲା—“ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ! ତୁ ଧର୍ମକୁ ହିଁ ବାଛିଲୁ, ସ୍ୱାର୍ଥବଶେ ମିଥ୍ୟା କହିଲୁ ନାହିଁ; ତେଣୁ ଏହି ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ମୁଁ ପୁନଃ ତୋତେ ଫେରାଇ ଦେଉଛି।”

Word by Word

युधन्वाYudhanvā (name of the speaker)

उवाचsaid

यत्that/inasmuch as

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

अवृणीथाःyou chose/accepted

त्वम्you

नnot

कामात्from desire; out of self-interest

अनृतम्falsehood, untruth

वदीःyou spoke/said

पुनःagain

ददामिI give

तेto you

पुत्रम्son

तस्मात्therefore; from that reason

प्रह्लादO Prahlāda

दुर्लभम्hard to obtain, rare

Speaker

प्रह्माद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sudhanvan

Prahlāda

son (putra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes