Shloka 3
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
साध्या ऊचु. साध्या देवा वयमेते महर्षे दृष्टवा भवन्तं न शकनुमो<डनुमातुम् । श्रुतेन धीरो बुद्धिमांस्त्वं मतो नः काव्यां वाचं वक्तुमर्हस्युदाराम्,साध्य बोले--महर्षे! हम सब लोग साध्यदेवता हैं, केवल आपको देखकर हम आपके विषयमें कुछ अनुमान नहीं कर सकते। हमें तो आप शास्त्रज्ञानसे युक्त, धीर एवं बुद्धिमान् जान पड़ते हैं; अत: हमलोगोंको अपनी दिद्वत्तापूर्ण उदार वाणी सुनानेकी कृपा करें
sādhyā ūcuḥ | sādhyā devā vayam ete maharṣe dṛṣṭvā bhavantaṃ na śaknumo ’numātum | śrutena dhīro buddhimāṃs tvaṃ mato naḥ kāvyāṃ vācaṃ vaktum arhasy udārām |
साध्या ऊचुः—महर्षे, वयमेते साध्यदेवाः। भवन्तं दृष्ट्वैव वयं न शक्नुमोऽनुमातुम्। श्रुतेन तु त्वां धीरं बुद्धिमन्तं च मन्यामहे; अतः काव्यां वाचम् उदारां वक्तुमर्हसि।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority is recognized not merely by appearance but by qualities attested through learning, steadiness, and wisdom; therefore, noble speech should be used to instruct and guide others in dharma.
A group of deities called the Sādhyas address a great seer. They admit they cannot identify him by sight alone, but having heard of his learning and character, they request him to deliver an elevated, instructive discourse.