Vidura Neethi – Udyoga Parvam Chapter 38

॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākyē aṣṭatriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥

vidura uvācha ।

ūrdhvaṃ prāṇā hyutkrāmanti yūnaḥ sthavira āyati ।
pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṃ punastānpatipadyatē ॥ 1॥

pīṭhaṃ dattvā sādhavē’bhyāgatāya
ānīyāpaḥ parinirṇijya pādau ।
sukhaṃ pṛṣṭvā prativēdyātma saṃsthaṃ
tatō dadyādannamavēkṣya dhīraḥ ॥ 2॥

yasyōdakaṃ madhuparkaṃ cha gāṃ cha
na mantravitpratigṛhṇāti gēhē ।
lōbhādbhayādarthakārpaṇyatō vā
tasyānarthaṃ jīvitamāhurāryāḥ ॥ 3॥

chikitsakaḥ śakya kartāvakīrṇī
stēnaḥ krūrō madyapō bhrūṇahā cha ।
sēnājīvī śrutivikrāyakaś cha
bhṛśaṃ priyō’pyatithirnōdakārhaḥ ॥ 4॥

avikrēyaṃ lavaṇaṃ pakvamannaṃ dadhi
kṣīraṃ madhu tailaṃ ghṛtaṃ cha ।
tilā māṃsaṃ mūlaphalāni śākaṃ
raktaṃ vāsaḥ sarvagandhā guḍaś cha ॥ 5॥

arōṣaṇō yaḥ samalōṣṭa kāñchanaḥ
prahīṇa śōkō gatasandhi vigrahaḥ ।
nindā praśaṃsōparataḥ priyāpriyē
charannudāsīnavadēṣa bhikṣukaḥ ॥ 6॥

nīvāra mūlēṅguda śākavṛttiḥ
susaṃyatātmāgnikāryēṣvachōdyaḥ ।
vanē vasannatithiṣvapramattō
dhurandharaḥ puṇyakṛdēṣa tāpasaḥ ॥ 7॥

apakṛtvā buddhimatō dūrasthō’smīti nāśvasēt ।
dīrghau buddhimatō bāhū yābhyāṃ hiṃsati hiṃsitaḥ ॥ 8॥

na viśvasēdaviśvastē viśvastē nātiviśvasēt ।
viśvāsādbhayamutpannaṃ mūlānyapi nikṛntati ॥ 9॥

anīrṣyurguptadāraḥ syātsaṃvibhāgī priyaṃvadaḥ ।
ślakṣṇō madhuravākstrīṇāṃ na chāsāṃ vaśagō bhavēt ॥ 10॥

pūjanīyā mahābhāgāḥ puṇyāścha gṛhadīptayaḥ ।
striyaḥ śriyō gṛhasyōktāstasmādrakṣyā viśēṣataḥ ॥ 11॥

piturantaḥpuraṃ dadyānmāturdadyānmahānasam ।
gōṣu chātmasamaṃ dadyātsvayamēva kṛṣiṃ vrajēt ।
bhṛtyairvaṇijyāchāraṃ cha putraiḥ sēvēta brāhmaṇān ॥ 12॥

adbhyō’gnirbrahmataḥ kṣatramaśmanō lōhamutthitam ।
tēṣāṃ sarvatragaṃ tējaḥ svāsu yōniṣu śāmyati ॥ 13॥

nityaṃ santaḥ kulē jātāḥ pāvakōpama tējasaḥ ।
kṣamāvantō nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhē’gniriva śēratē ॥ 14॥

yasya mantraṃ na jānanti bāhyāśchābhyantarāś cha yē ।
sa rājā sarvataśchakṣuśchiramaiśvaryamaśnutē ॥ 15॥

kariṣyanna prabhāṣēta kṛtānyēva cha darśayēt ।
dharmakāmārtha kāryāṇi tathā mantrō na bhidyatē ॥ 16॥

giripṛṣṭhamupāruhya prāsādaṃ vā rahōgataḥ ।
araṇyē niḥśalākē vā tatra mantrō vidhīyatē ॥ 17॥

nāsuhṛtparamaṃ mantraṃ bhāratārhati vēditum ।
apaṇḍitō vāpi suhṛtpaṇḍitō vāpyanātmavān ।
amātyē hyarthalipsā cha mantrarakṣaṇamēva cha ॥ 18॥

kṛtāni sarvakāryāṇi yasya vā pārṣadā viduḥ ।
gūḍhamantrasya nṛpatēstasya siddhirasaṃśayam ॥ 19॥

apraśastāni karmāṇi yō mōhādanutiṣṭhati ।
sa tēṣāṃ viparibhraṃśē bhraśyatē jīvitādapi ॥ 20॥

karmaṇāṃ tu praśastānāmanuṣṭhānaṃ sukhāvaham ।
tēṣāmēvānanuṣṭhānaṃ paśchāttāpakaraṃ mahat ॥ 21॥

sthānavṛddha kṣayajñasya ṣāḍguṇya viditātmanaḥ ।
anavajñāta śīlasya svādhīnā pṛthivī nṛpa ॥ 22॥

amōghakrōdhaharṣasya svayaṃ kṛtyānvavēkṣiṇaḥ ।
ātmapratyaya kōśasya vasudhēyaṃ vasundharā ॥ 23॥

nāmamātrēṇa tuṣyēta Chatrēṇa cha mahīpatiḥ ।
bhṛtyēbhyō visṛjēdarthānnaikaḥ sarvaharō bhavēt ॥ 24॥

brāhmaṇō brāhmaṇaṃ vēda bhartā vēda striyaṃ tathā ।
amātyaṃ nṛpatirvēda rājā rājānamēva cha ॥ 25॥

na śatruraṅkamāpannō mōktavyō vadhyatāṃ gataḥ ।
ahatāddhi bhayaṃ tasmājjāyatē nachirādiva ॥ 26॥

daivatēṣu cha yatnēna rājasu brāhmaṇēṣu cha ।
niyantavyaḥ sadā krōdhō vṛddhabālāturēṣu cha ॥ 27॥

nirarthaṃ kalahaṃ prājñō varjayēnmūḍha sēvitam ।
kīrtiṃ cha labhatē lōkē na chānarthēna yujyatē ॥ 28॥

prasādō niṣphalō yasya krōdhaśchāpi nirarthakaḥ ।
na taṃ bhartāramichChanti ṣaṇḍhaṃ patimiva striyaḥ ॥ 29॥

na buddhirdhanalābhāya na jāḍyamasamṛddhayē ।
lōkaparyāya vṛttāntaṃ prājñō jānāti nētaraḥ ॥ 30॥

vidyā śīlavayōvṛddhānbuddhivṛddhāṃścha bhārata ।
dhanābhijana vṛddhāṃścha nityaṃ mūḍhō’vamanyatē ॥ 31॥

anārya vṛttamaprājñamasūyakamadhārmikam ।
anarthāḥ kṣipramāyānti vāgduṣṭaṃ krōdhanaṃ tathā ॥ 32॥

avisaṃvādanaṃ dānaṃ samayasyāvyatikramaḥ ।
āvartayanti bhūtāni samyakpraṇihitā cha vāk ॥ 33॥

avisaṃvādakō dakṣaḥ kṛtajñō matimānṛjuḥ ।
api saṅkṣīṇa kōśō’pi labhatē parivāraṇam ॥ 34॥

dhṛtiḥ śamō damaḥ śauchaṃ kāruṇyaṃ vāganiṣṭhurā ।
mitrāṇāṃ chānabhidrōhaḥ sataitāḥ samidhaḥ śriyaḥ ॥ 35॥

asaṃvibhāgī duṣṭātmā kṛtaghnō nirapatrapaḥ ।
tādṛṅnarādhamō lōkē varjanīyō narādhipa ॥ 36॥

na sa rātrau sukhaṃ śētē sa sarpa iva vēśmani ।
yaḥ kōpayati nirdōṣaṃ sa dōṣō’bhyantaraṃ janam ॥ 37॥

yēṣu duṣṭēṣu dōṣaḥ syādyōgakṣēmasya bhārata ।
sadā prasādanaṃ tēṣāṃ dēvatānāmivācharēt ॥ 38॥

yē’rthāḥ strīṣu samāsaktāḥ prathamōtpatitēṣu cha ।
yē chānārya samāsaktāḥ sarvē tē saṃśayaṃ gatāḥ ॥ 39॥

yatra strī yatra kitavō yatra bālō’nuśāsti cha ।
majjanti tē’vaśā dēśā nadyāmaśmaplavā iva ॥ 40॥

prayōjanēṣu yē saktā na viśēṣēṣu bhārata ।
tānahaṃ paṇḍitānmanyē viśēṣā hi prasaṅginaḥ ॥ 41॥

yaṃ praśaṃsanti kitavā yaṃ praśaṃsanti chāraṇāḥ ।
yaṃ praśaṃsanti bandhakyō na sa jīvati mānavaḥ ॥ 42॥

hitvā tānparamēṣvāsānpāṇḍavānamitaujasaḥ ।
āhitaṃ bhārataiśvaryaṃ tvayā duryōdhanē mahat ॥ 43॥

taṃ drakṣyasi paribhraṣṭaṃ tasmāttvaṃ nachirādiva ।
aiśvaryamadasammūḍhaṃ baliṃ lōkatrayādiva ॥ 44॥

॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākyē aṣṭatriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥ 38॥