Shloka 13
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
विदुर उवाच अभियुक्त बलवता दुर्बलं हीनसाधनम् | हृतस्वं कामिनं चोरमाविशन्ति प्रजागरा:,विदुरजी बोले--राजन! जिसका बलवानके साथ विरोध हो गया है, उस साधनहीन दुर्बल मनुष्यको, जिसका सब कुछ हर लिया गया है, उसको, कामीको तथा चोरको रातमें नींद नहीं आती
vidura uvāca abhi-yuktaḥ balavatā durbalaṁ hīna-sādhanam | hṛta-svaṁ kāminaṁ coram āviśanti prajāgarāḥ ||
Wika ni Vidura: “O Hari, dinadalaw ng kawalan ng tulog ang mahinang taong hinarap ng makapangyarihang kalaban, ang taong salat sa yaman at sandigan, ang inagawan ng ari-arian, ang alipin ng pita, at ang magnanakaw. Sa bawat isa, ang takot sa loob, ang pagnanasa, o ang bigat ng pagkakasala ang sumisira sa kapayapaan ng isip at nagpupuyat sa gabi.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Peace of mind depends on dharmic security and self-mastery: fear from conflict with the powerful, loss of resources, dispossession, uncontrolled desire, and the guilt/fear of theft all produce restless wakefulness.
Vidura is counseling the king in the Udyoga Parva, using a list of types of people who cannot sleep to warn about the mental torment caused by insecurity, craving, and wrongdoing—an ethical admonition relevant to royal conduct and policy.