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Shloka 45

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

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38

प्राज्ञोपसेविन वैद्यं धार्मिकं प्रियदर्शनम्‌ । मित्रवन्तं सुवाक्यं च सुहृदं परिपालयेत्‌,जो दविद्वानोंकी सेवामें रहनेवाला, वैद्य, धार्मिक, देखनेमें सुन्दर, मित्रोंसे युक्त तथा मधुरभाषी हो, ऐसे सुहृदकी सर्वथा रक्षा करनी चाहिये

prājñopasevinaṃ vaidyaṃ dhārmikaṃ priyadarśanam | mitravantaṃ suvākyaṃ ca suhṛdaṃ paripālayet ||

พึงคุ้มครองและอุปถัมภ์สหายผู้หวังดีด้วยความเพียร—ผู้คบหาปราชญ์และรับใช้ท่าน, ชำนาญดุจแพทย์, ตั้งมั่นในธรรม, งามน่าดู, มีมิตรสหายมาก, และกล่าววาจาไพเราะเหมาะควร—สหายเช่นนี้ควรรักษาไว้ทุกประการ

प्राज्ञोपसेविनम्one who serves the wise
प्राज्ञोपसेविनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राज्ञ-उपसेविन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वैद्यम्a physician
वैद्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैद्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
धार्मिकम्righteous, virtuous
धार्मिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्मिक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रियदर्शनम्pleasant to look at
प्रियदर्शनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय-दर्शन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मित्रवन्तम्having friends
मित्रवन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमित्रवत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुवाक्यम्sweet-spoken, of good speech
सुवाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वाक्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सुहृदम्a well-wisher, friend
सुहृदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परिपालयेत्should protect/maintain
परिपालयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-पाल्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

विदुर उवाच

V
Vidura

Educational Q&A

Value and protect a genuine well-wisher: a person who associates with the wise, is competent (like a healer), righteous, pleasant in conduct, socially supported, and speaks beneficially. Such a friend strengthens one’s moral and practical welfare.

In Vidura’s counsel within the Udyoga Parva, he outlines qualities of a trustworthy ally and advises that such a suhr̥d should be safeguarded—framing friendship as an ethical and strategic asset during tense political circumstances.