Shloka 23

Devanagari script

कृतार्थ स्वस्तिमन्तं त्वां द्रक्ष्याम: पुनरागतम्‌ । नहि वो वृजिनं किंचिद्‌ वेद कश्चित्‌ पुरा कृतम्‌,जब वनसे कुशलपूर्वक कृतार्थ होकर लौटोगे, तब यहाँ आनेपर फिर तुमसे मिलूँगा। तुम्हारे पहलेके किसी दोषको दूसरा कोई न जाने, इसकी चेष्टा रखना

Transliteration

kṛtārthaḥ svastimantaṁ tvāṁ drakṣyāmaḥ punar āgatam | na hi vo vṛjinaṁ kiñcid veda kaścit purā kṛtam ||

Translation

Vidura nói: “Khi ngươi trở lại—thành tựu mục đích và bình an—chúng ta sẽ lại gặp ngươi tại đây. Hãy cẩn trọng để không ai hay biết bất cứ lỗi lầm hay điều sai trái nào của ngươi trong quá khứ.”

Word by Word

कृतार्थम्having achieved the purpose, successful

स्वस्तिमन्तम्prosperous, safe, well

त्वाम्you

द्रक्ष्यामःwe shall see

पुनःagain

आगतम्returned, come back

नnot

हिindeed, for

वःof you (pl.)

वृजिनम्sin, fault, wrongdoing

किञ्चित्anything, any (at all)

वेदknows

कश्चित्anyone, someone

पुराformerly, earlier

कृतम्done, committed

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vidura

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?

Vidura emphasizes prudent, dharmic conduct: accomplish one’s mission safely, and guard against the resurfacing or public knowledge of past wrongdoing—since reputation and trust are fragile and moral lapses can undermine one’s standing and purpose.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura addresses the person being sent away (contextually, a departing figure in the Sabha Parva narrative), expressing hope for a safe and successful return and offering cautionary counsel to ensure that no earlier misdeed becomes known or causes trouble upon return.