Shloka 23
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
शकुनीनामिवाकाशे पदं नैवोपलभ्यते । एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य मुनेर्वर्त्म न दृश्यते
śakunīnām ivākāśe padaṃ naivopalabhyate | evaṃ prajñāna-tṛptasya muner vartma na dṛśyate ||
ଯେପରି ଆକାଶରେ ପକ୍ଷୀମାନଙ୍କର ପଦଚିହ୍ନ ମିଳେ ନାହିଁ, ସେପରି ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାରେ ତୃପ୍ତ ମୁନିଙ୍କର ପଥ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person fulfilled by wisdom is not easily read or predicted by ordinary social cues; their actions leave no ‘tracks’ of craving, ego, or attachment. This points to inner freedom and non-attachment as marks of true insight.
In Vidura’s counsel (Vidura-nīti) during the Udyoga Parva, he teaches through a metaphor: as birds leave no footprints in the sky, so the realized sage’s path cannot be traced by worldly observers—highlighting the subtlety of genuine virtue and wisdom.