Shloka 65

Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum

Udyoga-parva 35

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यसमुपष्टम्भादन्योन्यापाश्रयेण च । ज्ञातय: सम्प्रवर्धन्ते सरसीवोत्पलान्युत

Transliteration

anyonyasamupaṣṭambhād anyonyāpāśrayeṇa ca | jñātayaḥ sampravardhante sarasīvotpalāny uta ||

Translation

毗度罗说道：“凭借彼此扶持、相互依靠，宗亲才能真正兴盛——如同莲花在湖中生长繁茂。亦复如是，当家族或社群的成员相互托举而不各自离散时，其力量便日益增长。”

Word by Word

• अन्योन्य-समुपष्टम्भात्: from mutual support/bolstering
• अन्योन्य-समुपष्टम्भात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्यसमुपष्टम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अन्योन्य-अपाश्रयेण: by mutual dependence
• अन्योन्य-अपाश्रयेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्यापाश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ज्ञातयः: kinsmen/relatives
• ज्ञातयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्प्रवर्धन्ते: grow/prosper
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्र+वृध्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• सरसि: in a lake/pond
• सरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उत्पलानि: lotuses/water-lilies
• उत्पलानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• उत: indeed/also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• jñātayaḥ (kinsmen/relatives)
• sarasi (lake/pond)
• utpalāni (lotuses)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and stability arise from mutual support: relatives and community members should uphold one another, because interdependence strengthens the whole, while isolation and rivalry weaken it.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers ethical and practical counsel amid rising conflict, emphasizing that a lineage and polity thrive when their members cooperate—illustrated by the image of lotuses flourishing together in a lake.