Shloka 55

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

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

Devanagari script

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यदभीक्ष्णं निषेवते | तदेवापहरत्येनं तस्मात्‌ कल्याणमाचरेत्‌,मनुष्य मन, वाणी और कर्मसे जिसका निरन्तर सेवन करता है, वह कार्य उस पुरुषको अपनी ओर खींच लेता है। इसलिये सदा कल्याणकारी कार्योंको ही करे

Transliteration

karmaṇā manasā vācā yad abhīkṣṇaṁ niṣevate | tad evāpaharaty enaṁ tasmāt kalyāṇam ācaret ||

Translation

Vidura ensina que aquilo que uma pessoa cultiva repetidamente—por ações, pensamentos e palavras—começa a apoderar-se dela e a arrastá-la na sua própria direção. Por isso, deve-se praticar de modo constante o que é saudável e benéfico, para que os hábitos e o caráter sejam atraídos para o bem, e não para o dano.

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मनसा: by mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: by speech/words
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभीक्ष्णम्: constantly, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभीक्ष्णम्

• निषेवते: practises/engages in
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• तत्: that (very thing)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अपहरति: carries off, draws away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ
• Form: Present, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• कल्याणम्: good, welfare, auspiciousness
• कल्याणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचरेत्: should practise/do
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura