Shloka 24
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
श्रुतेन तपसा वापि श्रिया वा विक्रमेण वा
śrutena tapasā vāpi śriyā vā vikrameṇa vā
Maging sa pamamagitan ng pagkatuto sa banal na tradisyon, o ng pagtitiyaga ng pag-aayuno, o ng karangyaan at kasaganaan, o ng kabayanihang lakas…
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists major sources of human excellence—learning, austerity, prosperity, and valor—implying that moral worth or rightful standing is not confined to a single kind of achievement; it can be grounded in multiple forms of merit, each carrying ethical responsibility.
Vāyu is speaking and begins a statement by enumerating different bases of distinction (scriptural learning, ascetic discipline, worldly fortune, and heroic power), setting up a broader point that continues in the surrounding verses.