Shloka 36

Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition

Devanagari script

अनाहूतः प्रविशति अपृष्टो बहु भाषते । अविश्वस्ते विश्वसिति मूढचेता नराधम:,मूढ चित्तवाला अधम मनुष्य बिना बुलाये ही भीतर चला आता है, बिना पूछे ही बहुत बोलता है तथा अविश्वसनीय मनुष्यपर भी विश्वास करता है

Transliteration

anāhūtaḥ praviśati apṛṣṭo bahu bhāṣate | aviśvaste viśvasiti mūḍhaceto narādhamaḥ ||

Translation

Видура говорит: Низкий человек, тупой разумом, узнаётся по таким порокам: он входит без приглашения, много говорит без вопроса и доверяет даже тому, кто недостоин доверия. Учение предупреждает: отсутствие сдержанности, неосмотрительность в речи и дурной выбор, кому доверять, — признаки нравственного упадка, ведущие к общественному и политическому вреду.

Word by Word

अनाहूतःuninvited

प्रविशतिenters

अपृष्टःunasked

बहुmuch; many things

भाषतेspeaks

अविश्वस्तेin/with an untrustworthy (person)

विश्वसितिtrusts

मूढचेताone whose mind is deluded

नराधमःthe lowest of men; vile man

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ethical character is shown through restraint and discernment: do not intrude without invitation, do not speak excessively when not asked, and do not place trust in those who are unreliable. These habits reflect a confused mind and lead to disorder in personal and public life.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers nīti (statecraft and moral counsel) amid rising tensions before the Kurukṣetra war. This verse is part of his diagnostic description of ignoble conduct, warning how such traits undermine wise counsel and stable relationships.