Shloka 10
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
तस्य दान क्षमा सिद्धिर्यथावदुपपद्यते । दमो दानं तपो ज्ञानमधीतं चानुवर्तते
tasya dāna-kṣamā-siddhir yathāvad upapadyate | damo dānaṃ tapo jñānam adhītaṃ cānuvartate ||
ایسے شخص کے لیے سخاوت اور درگزر کی کمالیتیں ٹھیک ٹھیک طور پر پیدا ہوتی ہیں۔ خود ضبطی کے پیچھے خیرات، ریاضت، معرفت، اور جو کچھ پڑھا گیا ہو—سب فطری طور پر اس کے تابع ہو جاتے ہیں۔
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that when a person is rightly grounded in disciplined character, virtues do not remain isolated: generosity and forgiveness mature properly, and self-restraint, charity, austerity, knowledge, and even one’s learning naturally align with and follow that person’s dharmic way of life.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura addresses the Kuru court with moral counsel (Vidura-nīti), emphasizing the qualities that make a person truly fit for righteous action and sound governance as the crisis leading to war intensifies.