Mahabharata · 1.134.16–17
॥
Devanāgarī
इमां तु तां महाबुद्धिर् विदुरो दृष्टवांस् तदा ॥
आपदं तेन मां पार्थ स संबोधितवान् पुरा ॥
ते वयं बोधितास् तेन बुद्धवन्तो ऽशिवं गृहम् ॥
आचार्यैः सुकृतं गूढैर् दुर्योधनवशानुगैः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
imāṃ tu tāṃ mahābuddhir viduro dṛṣṭavāṃs tadā ||
āpadaṃ tena māṃ pārtha sa saṃbodhitavān purā ||
te vayaṃ bodhitās tena buddhavanto 'śivaṃ gṛham ||
ācāryaiḥ sukṛtaṃ gūḍhair duryodhanavaśānugaiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
इमां तु तां महाबुद्धिः विदुरः दृष्टवान् तदाimāṃ tu tāṃ mahābuddhiḥ viduraḥ dṛṣṭavān tadā'This very calamity the highly wise Vidura foresaw then,
आपदं तेन मां पार्थ सः संबोधितवान् पुराāpadaṃ tena māṃ pārtha saḥ saṃbodhitavān purāand of that danger he, O Partha [Bhima], forewarned me earlier;
ते वयं बोधिताः तेन बुद्धवन्तः अशिवं गृहम्te vayaṃ bodhitāḥ tena buddhavantaḥ aśivaṃ gṛhamwe, instructed by him, understood [this] inauspicious house,
आचार्यैः सुकृतं गूढैः दुर्योधनवशानुगैःācāryaiḥ sukṛtaṃ gūḍhaiḥ duryodhanavaśānugaiḥsecretly built by craftsmen obedient to the will of Duryodhana.'
महाबुद्धिर्mahābuddhiroriginal form «mahābuddhir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदुरोvidurooriginal form «viduro», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टवांस्dṛṣṭavāṃsoriginal form «dṛṣṭavāṃs», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सsaoriginal form «sa», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बोधितास्bodhitāsoriginal form «bodhitās», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धवन्तोbuddhavantooriginal form «buddhavanto», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽशिवं'śivaṃoriginal form «'śivaṃ», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गूढैर्gūḍhairoriginal form «gūḍhair», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"This very calamity the highly wise Vidura foresaw, and forewarned me of it beforehand, O Bhima; and we, instructed by him, have understood this inauspicious house, secretly built by craftsmen obedient to the will of Duryodhana."
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Here the saving power of Vidura's prophetic word is confirmed. It is significant that without his warning, the trusting Pandavas might not have discerned the trap: a devoted friend who foresaw the calamity had armed them beforehand with vigilance. This reveals how precious a wise and loving counselor is: a single word of his, spoken in parable, can save an entire lineage from ruin. Significant too is Yudhishthira's humility, admitting that he did not perceive the danger himself but was "instructed" by Vidura: the wise honor the source of their knowledge. Thus the scripture shows the effective power of the righteous person's counsel: Vidura's word, sown earlier, now bears fruit as salvation.