Shloka 336
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
अनुत्थानभये चोभे निरीहो नाश्षुते महत् । संतोष, दया, उद्योगशून्यता और भय--ये सम्पत्तिका नाश करनेवाले हैं। निश्चेष्ट मनुष्य कभी कोई महत्त्वपूर्ण पद नहीं पा सकता
anutthānabhaye cobhe nirīho nāśnute mahat |
Sabi ni Vāyu: “Ang taong walang pagkilos at takot bumangon upang kumilos ay walang mararating na dakila. Ang pagkakuntento na nauuwi sa pagkampante, ang habag na wala sa lugar, ang kakulangan sa pagsisikap, at ang takot—mga puwersang sumisira sa kasaganaan. Ang taong walang pagpupunyagi ay hindi kailanman makaaabot sa katayuang may tunay na bigat.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great outcomes require initiative and effort; fear and inertia prevent attainment. The verse warns that complacent contentment, misplaced pity, lack of enterprise, and fear can destroy prosperity and block advancement.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic, nīti-oriented passage of the Udyoga Parva, emphasizing practical ethics: one must not remain passive or fearful when duty and opportunity demand decisive action.