Shloka 33

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

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

Devanagari script

सुव्याहृतानि धीराणां फलत: परिचिन्त्य यः । अध्यवस्यति कार्येषु चिरं यशसि तिष्ठति,जो धीर पुरुषोंके वचनोंके परिणामपर विचार करके उन्हें कार्यरूपमें परिणत करता है, वह चिरकालतक यशका भागी बना रहता है

Transliteration

suvyāhṛtāni dhīrāṇāṁ phalataḥ paricintya yaḥ | adhyavasyati kāryeṣu ciraṁ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ||

Translation

ผู้ใดพิจารณาถ้อยคำอันงามของผู้มีปัญญาโดยคำนึงถึงผล แล้วตัดสินใจแน่วแน่ลงมือทำกิจนั้น ผู้นั้นย่อมดำรงอยู่ในเกียรติยศยาวนาน

Word by Word

सुव्याहृतानिwell-spoken (words)

धीराणाम्of the wise/steadfast

फलतःwith respect to the result / from the outcome-side

परिचिन्त्यhaving considered

यःwho

अध्यवस्यतिdecides/undertakes (puts into action)

कार्येषुin actions/undertakings

चिरम्for a long time

यशसिin fame/glory

तिष्ठतिstands/remains

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?

Good advice becomes truly valuable only when one evaluates its likely results and then decisively translates it into action; such practical wisdom leads to enduring fame and respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral and political counsel; here he emphasizes to the listener that discerning the consequences of wise words and acting on them is the path to lasting honor.