Shloka 15
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
अकार्पण्यमसंरम्भ: संतोष: श्रद्दधानता । एतानि यस्य राजेन्द्र स दान्त: पुरुष: स्मृत:
akārpaṇyam asaṃrambhaḥ santoṣaḥ śraddadhānatā | etāni yasya rājendra sa dāntaḥ puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
اے راجندر! جس میں کارپَنیہ (کم ہمتی/بخل) نہ ہو، جو بے جا ہیجان سے پاک ہو، جو قناعت شعار ہو اور جو ایمان و شردھا میں ثابت قدم ہو—وہی مرد ‘دانت’ (خود ضبط) کہلاتا ہے۔
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A truly disciplined (dānta) person is defined by inner virtues—nobility without pettiness, calm without rashness, contentment, and steady faith—showing that self-mastery is ethical and mental, not merely external restraint.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura is counseling the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) on dharma and proper conduct amid the rising crisis before war, describing the qualities that mark a self-controlled and trustworthy person.