Shloka 30
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
निरमर्ष निरुत्साहं निर्वार्यमरिनन्दनम्
Transliteration
niramārṣa nirutsāhaṁ nirvāryam arinandanaṁ
Translation
风神说道：“他无怨无恨，亦无奋发之志；然而，噬敌者啊，他却不可遏止。”
Word by Word
निरमर्षम्free from resentment; unangered
निरमर्षम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरमर्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निरुत्साहम्without zeal/energy; dispirited
निरुत्साहम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरुत्साह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निर्वार्यम्irresistible; not to be warded off
निर्वार्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्वार्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अरिनन्दनम्enemy-delighter; slayer/tormentor of foes (epithet)
अरिनन्दनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअरिनन्दन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Wind-god)A
arinandana (epithet of the addressee)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True power may coexist with inner calm: one can be free from resentment and not driven by restless excitement, yet still be unstoppable when duty or destiny impels action.
Vāyu addresses a heroic figure (‘arinandana’), characterizing someone as outwardly unprovoked and unenthusiastic, but nevertheless impossible to restrain—suggesting an inevitable course of action despite a composed temperament.