Shloka 47
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
त॑ द्रक्ष्यसि परिशभ्रष्टं तस्मात् त्वमचिरादिव । ऐश्वर्यमदसम्मूढं बलिं लोकत्रयादिव,इसलिये आप शीघ्र ही उस ऐश्वर्यमदसे मूढ दुर्योधनको त्रिभुवनके साम्राज्यसे गिरे हुए बलिकी भाँति इस राज्यसे भ्रष्ट होते देखियेगा
taṁ drakṣyasi pariśabhraṣṭaṁ tasmāt tvam acirād iva | aiśvaryamada-sammūḍhaṁ baliṁ loka-trayād iva ||
毗度罗宣告：“不久之后，你将见到杜尤陀那——被权势之醉所迷——从其国度坠落，正如婆利曾被逐出三界之主权。此警告指出，称霸之傲乃道德的盲昧，终必以覆亡告终；因此当及时自制，依循达摩。”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power that breeds mada (arrogant intoxication) clouds judgment and leads to inevitable loss; dharmic restraint and humility are presented as the safeguard against political and moral collapse.
Vidura warns that Duryodhana, deluded by sovereignty, will soon be seen falling from his kingdom—likened to King Bali’s fall from dominion over the three worlds—foreshadowing the consequences of refusing righteous counsel.