Shloka 76
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
पउ्च त्वानुगमिष्यन्ति यत्र यत्र गमिष्यसि । मित्राण्यमित्रा मध्यस्था उपजीव्योपजीविन:,राजन्! आप जहाँ-जहाँ जायँगे, वहाँ-वहाँ मित्र, शत्रु, उदासीन, आश्रय देनेवाले तथा आश्रय पानेवाले--ये पाँच आपके पीछे लगे रहेंगे
pañca tvānugamiṣyanti yatra yatra gamiṣyasi | mitrāṇy amitrā madhyasthā upajīvyopajīvinaḥ, rājan |
Sabi ni Vidura: “O Hari, saan ka man magtungo, limang uri ng tao ang susunod sa iyong bakas: mga kaibigan, mga kaaway, mga walang kinikilingan, mga nagbibigay-suporta, at mga nabubuhay sa pag-asa sa iyo.” Ipinahihiwatig ng payong ito na ang bawat galaw at pasya ng pinuno ay di-maiiwasang humihila ng isang paligid—mga kakampi, mga katunggali, mga nag-aalinlangan, mga tagapagtaguyod, at mga umaasa—kaya dapat kumilos nang may pag-unawa at pananagutan.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler never acts in isolation: every step attracts allies, opponents, neutrals, patrons, and dependents. Therefore one must govern with foresight—maintaining friendships, managing hostility, winning over neutrals, honoring benefactors, and protecting those who rely on one’s power.
Vidura is instructing the king in practical dharma and political wisdom during the tense pre-war deliberations of the Udyoga Parva, reminding him that his movements and decisions will be accompanied by shifting groups of people with different interests.