Shloka 14

उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्

Devanagari script

नित्यं सन्‍तः कुले जाता: पावकोपमतेजस:

Transliteration

nityaṁ santaḥ kule jātāḥ pāvakopama-tejasaḥ

Translation

ବିଦୁର କହନ୍ତି—ଏହି କୁଳରେ ନିତ୍ୟ ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷ ଜନ୍ମ ନେନ୍ତି, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ତେଜ ଅଗ୍ନିସମ; ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ଉଚ୍ଚ ଆଚରଣ ଓ ଧର୍ମବଳ ଯାଦୃଚ୍ଛିକ ନୁହେଁ, ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହେଉଥିବା ପାରମ୍ପରିକ ଉତ୍ତରାଧିକାର—ଯାହା ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତିକୁ ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ଦେଉ।

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• सन्तः: good/virtuous (people)
• सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• कुले: in a family/lineage
• कुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• जाताः: born
• जाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जात
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• पावक-उपम-तेजसः: having brilliance like fire
• पावक-उपम-तेजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पावकोपमतेजस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Vidura highlights that a noble lineage repeatedly produces virtuous, radiant individuals; therefore one should act in a way worthy of that inherited moral standard, not betray it through unrighteous choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura is delivering ethical counsel amid rising tensions before the war; this line praises the recurring birth of the righteous in the family, strengthening his appeal to uphold dharma in the impending political crisis.