Shloka 38

हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः

Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace

Devanagari script

सहायबन्धना हार्था: सहायाश्चार्थबन्धना: । अन्योन्यबन्धनावेतौ विनान्योन्यं न सिद्धयत:

Transliteration

sahāyabandhanā hārthāḥ sahāyāś cārthabandhanāḥ | anyonyabandhanāv etau vinānyonyaṃ na sidhyataḥ ||

Translation

毗度罗说：财富之得与守，系于能干盟友之纽带；而盟友之立与用，亦赖财富以为资助与效力。资源与援助二者相互依存；若无彼此协力，便无从真正成就。

Word by Word

• सहायबन्धनाः: dependent on helpers / bound to helpers
• सहायबन्धनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहायबन्धन (सहाय + बन्धन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्थाः: wealth, resources, purposes
• अर्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहायाः: helpers, allies
• सहायाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अर्थबन्धनाः: dependent on wealth / bound to wealth
• अर्थबन्धनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थबन्धन (अर्थ + बन्धन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अन्योन्यबन्धनौ: mutually dependent (the two)
• अन्योन्यबन्धनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्योन्यबन्धन (अन्योन्य + बन्धन)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विना: without
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना

• अन्योन्यम्: each other (one another)
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सिद्ध्यतः: are accomplished / succeed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिध्
• Form: Present, Third, Dual, Atmanepada

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• artha (wealth/resources)
• sahāya (allies/helpers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth and allies are mutually sustaining: resources enable support, and support enables the gaining and protection of resources. Success requires reciprocal cooperation and maintained relationships, not isolated effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers counsel on practical dharma and governance. Here he highlights a principle of political and social life: prosperity and effective assistance arise together, each depending on the other.