Shloka 39
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
असंविभागी दुष्टात्मा कृतघ्नो निरपत्रप: । तादृड्नराधिपो लोके वर्जनीयो नराधिप
asaṁvibhāgī duṣṭātmā kṛtaghno nirapatrapaḥ | tādṛṅ narādhipo loke varjanīyo narādhipa ||
ଯେ ରାଜା ନିଜ ଆଶ୍ରିତମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଧନକୁ ନ୍ୟାୟରେ ବଣ୍ଟନ କରେନାହିଁ, ଯେ ଅନ୍ତରେ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ, କୃତଘ୍ନ ଓ ନିର୍ଲଜ୍ଜ—ସେହି ନରାଧିପ ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ପରିତ୍ୟାଜ୍ୟ।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s legitimacy rests on dharma: fair distribution to dependents, gratitude toward helpers, and moral shame. When these are absent, society is justified in rejecting such a ruler.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he lays down ethical standards for rulership, warning that a corrupt, ungrateful, and shameless king who fails to share resources properly should be abandoned.