Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
अमात्ये हार्थलिप्सा च मन्त्ररक्षणमेव च । कृतानि सर्वकार्याणि यस्य पारिषदा विदु:
amātye hārthalipsā ca mantrarakṣaṇam eva ca | kṛtāni sarvakāryāṇi yasya pāriṣadā viduḥ ||
جس وزیر میں مال کی حرص نہ ہو اور جو رازِ مشاورت کی حفاظت میں ثابت قدم ہو—اس کے بارے میں درباری سمجھتے ہیں کہ اس کے سب کام گویا انجام پا چکے ہیں۔
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom’s work succeeds when ministers are free from greed and when counsel is kept confidential; integrity and secrecy in policy-making are foundational to effective and righteous governance.
Vidura is delivering niti (practical-ethical counsel) in the Udyoga Parva, describing the qualities by which advisers recognize a capable ruler/administration—especially the presence of an uncorrupt minister and the safeguarding of political deliberations.