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Shloka 72

Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

अक्रोधेन जयेत्‌ क्रोधमसाधुं साधुना जयेत्‌ । जयेत्‌ कदर्य दानेन जयेत्‌ सत्येन चानृतम्‌,अक्रोधसे क्रोधको जीते, असाधुको सद-व्यवहारसे वशमें करे, कृपणको दानसे जीते और झूठ-पर सत्यसे विजय प्राप्त करे

akrodhena jayet krodham asādhuṁ sādhunā jayet | jayet kadaryaṁ dānena jayet satyena cānṛtam ||

ଅକ୍ରୋଧରେ କ୍ରୋଧକୁ ଜିତ; ସଦାଚାରରେ ଅସାଧୁକୁ ବଶ କର; ଦାନରେ କୃପଣକୁ ଜିତ; ସତ୍ୟରେ ଅସତ୍ୟକୁ ପରାଜିତ କର।

अक्रोधेनby non-anger
अक्रोधेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअक्रोध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयेत्should conquer
जयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
क्रोधम्anger
क्रोधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रोध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
असाधुम्a wicked person
असाधुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
साधुनाby a good (conduct)
साधुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयेत्should conquer
जयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जयेत्should conquer
जयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कदर्यम्a miser
कदर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकदर्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दानेनby giving / with a gift
दानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जयेत्should conquer
जयेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सत्येनby truth
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनृतम्falsehood
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura

Educational Q&A

Victory in dharma is achieved by responding to vice with its opposite virtue: anger with calmness, wickedness with goodness, miserliness with generosity, and falsehood with truth.

In Udyoga Parva, as tensions rise toward war, Vidura offers Nīti (statecraft and moral counsel), advising that ethical strength and restraint are more effective than retaliation in resolving conflict and guiding conduct.