महाभारत · 1.197.3–4
॥
देवनागरी
तथा द्रोणेन बहुधा भाषितं हितम् उत्तमम् ॥
तच् च राधासुतः कर्णो मन्यते न हितं तव ॥
चिन्तयंश् च न पश्यामि राजंस् तव सुहृत्तमम् ॥
आभ्यां पुरुषसिंहाभ्यां यो वा स्यात् प्रज्ञयाधिकः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
tathā droṇena bahudhā bhāṣitaṃ hitam uttamam ||
tac ca rādhāsutaḥ karṇo manyate na hitaṃ tava ||
cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi rājaṃs tava suhṛttamam ||
ābhyāṃ puruṣasiṃhābhyāṃ yo vā syāt prajñayādhikaḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
तथा द्रोणेन बहुधा भाषितं हितम् उत्तमम्tathā droṇena bahudhā bhāṣitaṃ hitam uttamamLikewise Drona too has repeatedly spoken the highest good,
तत् च राधासुतः कर्णः मन्यते न हितं तवtat ca rādhāsutaḥ karṇaḥ manyate na hitaṃ tavayet Karna, son of Radha, does not consider it your good;
चिन्तयन् च न पश्यामि राजन् तव सुहृत्तमम्cintayan ca na paśyāmi rājan tava suhṛttamamand, reflecting, I see no better friend of yours, O king,
आभ्यां पुरुषसिंहाभ्यां यः वा स्यात् प्रज्ञया अधिकःābhyāṃ puruṣasiṃhābhyāṃ yaḥ vā syāt prajñayā adhikaḥthan these two lions among men, or anyone superior to them in wisdom;
तच्tacoriginal form "tac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्णोkarṇooriginal form "karṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्तयंश्cintayaṃśoriginal form "cintayaṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजंस्rājaṃsoriginal form "rājaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रज्ञयाधिकःprajñayādhikaḥoriginal form "prajñayādhikaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"Likewise Drona too has repeatedly spoken the highest good, yet Karna, son of Radha, does not consider it your good; and, reflecting, O king, I see no better friend of yours than these two lions among men, nor anyone superior to them in wisdom."
संस्करण
695beb5f905e · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:54:01 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Vidura points to the true friends amid the dissenters. It is telling that he calls Bhishma and Drona the king's best friends: a true friend is one who speaks the truth, not what is pleasing. This reveals that friendship is known through good counsel, not through indulgence. Thus the text shows whom one ought to heed; and Karna, who opposes them, proves to be not a friend but a flatterer of passion.