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Shloka 44

Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt

न वै मानं च मौनं च सहितौ वसत: सदा । अयं हि लोको मानस्य असौ मौनस्य तद्‌ विदु:,यह निश्चित है कि मान और मौन सदा एक साथ नहीं रहते; क्योंकि मानसे इस लोकमें सुख मिलता है और मौनसे परलोकमें। ज्ञानीजन इस बातको जानते हैं

na vai mānaṃ ca maunaṃ ca sahitau vasataḥ sadā | ayaṃ hi loko mānasya asau maunasya tad viduḥ ||

یقیناً مان (غرور/نام و نمود) اور خاموشی ہمیشہ ساتھ نہیں رہتے؛ کیونکہ یہ دنیا مان کو اس کا پھل دیتی ہے اور خاموشی کا پھل پرلوک میں ملتا ہے—یہ بات اہلِ دانش جانتے ہیں۔

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
vaiindeed
vai:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai
mānamhonour/pride (self-regard)
mānam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootmāna
Formneuter, accusative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
maunamsilence
maunam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootmauna
Formneuter, accusative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
sahitautogether/associated (as a pair)
sahitau:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootsahita
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
vasataḥdwelling/remaining
vasataḥ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootvas
Formśatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, dual
sadāalways
sadā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā
ayamthis
ayam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
hifor/indeed
hi:
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi
lokaḥworld
lokaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootloka
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
mānasyaof honour/pride
mānasya:
TypeNoun
Rootmāna
Formneuter, genitive, singular
asauthat (other)
asau:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootadas
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
maunasyaof silence
maunasya:
TypeNoun
Rootmauna
Formneuter, genitive, singular
tatthat (fact)
tat:
Karma
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formneuter, accusative, singular
viduḥknow
viduḥ:
TypeVerb
Rootvid
Formpresent, parasmaipada, third, plural

सनत्युजात उवाच

S
Sanatsujāta

Educational Q&A

Pride (māna) and disciplined silence (mauna) pull in opposite directions: pride seeks affirmation and reward in this world, while silence signifies restraint and inner orientation whose fruit is associated with the beyond. The verse urges choosing self-restraint over ego-driven display.

In the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta delivers a moral-philosophical instruction. Here he contrasts two dispositions—pride and silence—to guide the listener away from ego and toward inner discipline as part of a broader teaching on right conduct and spiritual welfare.