Shloka 4

Devanagari script

चिन्तयंश्व न पश्यामि राजंस्तव सुद्दत्तमम्‌ । आशभ्यां पुरुषसिंहा भ्यां यो वा स्यात्‌ प्रज्याधिक:,महाराज! मैं बहुत सोचने-विचारनेपर भी आपके किसी ऐसे परम सुहृद्‌ व्यक्तिको नहीं देखता, जो इन दोनों वीर महापुरुषोंसे बुद्धि या विचारशक्तिमें अधिक हो

Transliteration

cintayaṁś ca na paśyāmi rājan tava sudattamam | āśābhyāṁ puruṣasiṁhābhyāṁ yo vā syāt prajñādhikaḥ ||

Translation

Vidura nói: “Tâu Đại vương, dù đã suy xét rất nhiều, thần vẫn không thấy trong số những người thân cận thật lòng vì bệ hạ có ai được ban đủ mọi phẩm chất hơn hai bậc anh hùng như sư tử ấy—hay có thể vượt họ về sự phân định và phán đoán vững chắc.”

Word by Word

चिन्तयन्thinking, reflecting

चand

नnot

पश्यामिI see

राजन्O king

तवof you, your

सु-दत्तमम्the best-given / most excellent (friend/benefactor)

आशाभ्याम्by/with (two) hopes; in respect of (two) expectations

पुरुष-सिंहाभ्याम्by/with the two lion-like men (two great heroes)

योwho

वाor

स्यात्might be, could be

प्रज्ञा-अधिकःsuperior in wisdom/intellect

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

King (rājan; addressed figure)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A king must identify and honor the most discerning and capable among his intimates; ignoring superior counsel leads to ethical and political failure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura addresses the king and, after careful consideration, declares that no one among the king’s close circle exceeds ‘those two’ eminent men in wisdom—implicitly urging the king to trust and heed them.