विदुर उवाच
यो ऽभ्यर्थितः सद्भिर् असज्जमानः; करोत्य् अर्थं शक्तिम् अहापयित्वा ॥
क्षिप्रं यशस् तं समुपैति सन्तम् अलं; प्रसन्ना हि सुखाय सन्तः ॥
महान्तम् अप्य् अर्थम् अधर्मयुक्तं; यः संत्यजत्य् अनुपाक्रुष्ट एव ॥
सुखं स दुःखान्य् अवमुच्य शेते; जीर्णां त्वचं सर्प इवावमुच्य ॥
अनृतं च समुत्कर्षे राजगामि च पैशुनम् ॥
गुरोश् चालीकनिर्बन्धः समानि ब्रह्महत्यया ॥
असूयैकपदं मृत्युर् अतिवादः श्रियो वधः ॥
अशुश्रूषा त्वरा श्लाघा विद्यायाः शत्रवस् त्रयः ॥
सुखार्थिनः कुतो विद्या नास्ति विद्यार्थिनः सुखम् ॥
सुखार्थी वा त्यजेद् विद्यां विद्यार्थी वा सुखं त्यजेत् ॥
vidura uvāca
yo 'bhyarthitaḥ sadbhir asajjamānaḥ; karoty arthaṃ śaktim ahāpayitvā ||
kṣipraṃ yaśas taṃ samupaiti santam alaṃ; prasannā hi sukhāya santaḥ ||
mahāntam apy artham adharmayuktaṃ; yaḥ saṃtyajaty anupākruṣṭa eva ||
sukhaṃ sa duḥkhāny avamucya śete; jīrṇāṃ tvacaṃ sarpa ivāvamucya ||
anṛtaṃ ca samutkarṣe rājagāmi ca paiśunam ||
guroś cālīkanirbandhaḥ samāni brahmahatyayā ||
asūyaikapadaṃ mṛtyur ativādaḥ śriyo vadhaḥ ||
aśuśrūṣā tvarā ślāghā vidyāyāḥ śatravas trayaḥ ||
sukhārthinaḥ kuto vidyā nāsti vidyārthinaḥ sukham ||
sukhārthī vā tyajed vidyāṃ vidyārthī vā sukhaṃ tyajet ||
Vidura said: 'Honored for his virtue and free from pride, the good man who pursues his purpose without exceeding his own power soon succeeds in winning fame, for the virtuous, once pleased with a man, are surely able to grant him happiness. He who of his own accord forsakes even a great purpose because it harbors unrighteousness lives happily, casting off all his sorrows as a snake casts off its worn-out skin. Victory won through falsehood, deceitful conduct toward the king, and insincerity of purpose expressed before one's teacher — these three are equal to the sin of killing a brahmin. Excessive envy, death, and boastfulness are causes that ruin prosperity; negligence in attending upon one's teacher, haste, and self-praise are the three enemies of knowledge. Intellect, restlessness, idle pastimes to pass the time, arrogance, pride, and greed — these seven, it is said, are the faults that beset students in their pursuit of learning. How can those who desire pleasures possess knowledge?'
bce8202f11f4 · 发布于 2026年7月17日 04:02:44 UTC
可用语言RUEN用方向键翻颂
This passage (5.40.1–5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Vidura, dharma. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of embassy, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.