Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.4
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3.4.1
वनं प्रविष्टेष्वथ पाण्डवेषु ।
प्रज्ञाचक्षुस्तप्यमानोऽम्बिकेयः।
धर्मात्मानं विदुरमगाधबुद्धिं ।
सुखासीनो वाक्यमुवाच राजा ॥ ३.४.१ ॥
When the Pāṇḍavas had entered the forest, the king, the son of Ambikā, blind yet of wisdom's eye, sitting at ease while grieving, spoke these words to Vidura, the righteous one of unfathomable intellect.
3.4.2
प्रज्ञा च ते भार्गवस्येव शुद्धा ।
धर्मं च त्वं परमं वेत्थ सूक्ष्मम्।
समश्च त्वं संमतः कौरवाणां ।
पथ्यं चैषां मम चैव ब्रवीहि ॥ ३.४.२ ॥
Your wisdom is pure, like that of Bhārgava, and you know the supreme and subtle dharma. You are even-minded and esteemed among the Kurus. Tell me what is beneficial for them and for me.
3.4.3
एवं गते विदुरयदद्य कार्यं ।
पौराश्चेमे कथमस्मान्भजेरन्।
ते चाप्यस्मान्नोद्धरेयुः समूला-
न्न कामये तांश्च विनश्यमानान् ॥ ३.४.३ ॥
Thus things having come to pass, Vidura, what should be done now? How would these citizens serve us? Nor would they lift us up root and branch, and I do not wish for them to perish either.
3.4.4
सौबलेनैव पापेन दुर्योधनहितैषिणा ।
क्रूरमाचरितं क्षत्तर्न मे प्रियमनुष्ठितम् ॥ ३.४.४ ॥
By that wicked son of Subala, Śakuni, seeking the welfare of Duryodhana, this cruel deed was done; O Kṣattṛ, it was not pleasing to me.
3.4.5
तथैवाङ्गीकृते तत्र तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ।
उत्तरं प्राप्तकालं च किमन्यन्मन्यते क्षमम् ॥ ३.४.५ ॥
Once it has been so accepted there, you are the one who ought to speak of it. Give a timely answer; what else do you think fitting?
3.4.6
नास्ति धर्मे सहायत्वमिति मे दीर्यते मनः ।
यत्र पाण्डुसुताः सर्वे क्लिश्यन्ति वानमागताः ॥ ३.४.६ ॥
It seems to me there is no ally in dharma, and my mind is torn, when all the sons of Pāṇḍu have come to the forest and are suffering.
3.4.7
त्रिवर्गोऽयं धर्ममूलो नरेन्द्र ।
राज्यं चेदं धर्ममूलं वदन्ति।
धर्मे राजन्वर्तमानः स्वशक्त्या ।
पुत्रान्सर्वान्पाहि कुन्तीसुतांश्च ॥ ३.४.७ ॥
O lord of men, this threefold aim is rooted in dharma, and kingship too is said to be rooted in dharma. O king, abiding in dharma, protect by your own power all your sons and the sons of Kuntī.
3.4.8
स वै ध्रमो विप्रलब्धः सभायां ।
पापात्मभिः सौबलेयप्रधानैः।
आहूय कुन्तीसुतमक्षवत्यां ।
पराजैषीत्सत्यसन्धं सुतस्ते ॥ ३.४.८ ॥
That dharma was deceived in the assembly by evil-minded men led by the son of Subala. Having summoned the son of Kuntī to the dice game, your son defeated him, the one true to his word.
3.4.9
एतस्य ते दुष्प्रणीतस्य राज-
न्द्वेषस्याहं परिपश्याम्युपायम्।
यथा पुत्रस्तव कौरव्य पापा-
न्मुक्तो लोके प्रतितिष्ठेत साधु ॥ ३.४.९ ॥
I see a remedy for this ill-conducted hatred of yours toward the king, O Kaurava, so that your son, freed from sin, may stand well in the world.
3.4.10
तद्वै सर्वं पाण्डुपुत्रा लभन्तां ।
यत्तद्राजन्नतिसृष्टं त्वयाऽऽसीत्।
एष धर्मः परमो यत्स्वकेन ।
राजा तुष्येन्न परस्वेषु गृद्ध्येत् ॥ ३.४.१० ॥
O king, let the sons of Pāṇḍu obtain all that you had given up. This is the supreme dharma: a king should be content with what is his own and not covet what belongs to others.
3.4.11
यशो ने नश्येज्ज्ञातिभेदश्च न स्या-
द्धर्मो न स्यान्नैव चैवं कृते त्वाम्।
एतत्कार्ये तव सर्वप्रधानं ।
तेषां तुष्टिः शकुनेश्चावमानः ॥ ३.४.११ ॥
If this were done, your glory would perish, a split would come among kinsmen, and dharma would not endure. In this matter, what matters most to you is their contentment, not the honour of Śakuni.
3.4.12
एवं शेषं यदि पुत्रेषु ते स्या-
देतद्राजंस्त्वरमाणः कुरुष्व।
अथैतदेवं न करोषि राजन् ।
ध्रुवं कुरूणां भविता विनाशः ॥ ३.४.१२ ॥
If what remains for your sons is this, then hasten, O king, and do this. But if you do not do this, O king, the destruction of the Kurus will surely come.
3.4.13
नहि क्रुद्धो भीमसेनोऽर्जुनो वा ।
शेषं कुर्याच्छात्रवाणामनीके।
येषां योद्धा सव्यसाची कृतास्त्रो ।
धनुर्येषां गाण्डिवं लोकसारम् ॥ ३.४.१३ ॥
Angry Bhīmasena or Arjuna would leave nothing of the army of the enemies. Those whose warrior is Savyasācin, skilled in weapons, and whose bow is Gāṇḍīva, the essence of the world.
3.4.14
येषां भीमो बाहुशाली च योद्धा ।
तेषां लोके किंनु न प्राप्यमस्ति।
उक्तं पूर्वं जातमात्रे सुते ते ।
मया यत्ते हितमासीत्तदानीम् ॥ ३.४.१४ ॥
For those whose warrior is Bhīma, the mighty-armed, what in the world is unattainable? When your son was first born, I had already told you what was good for you at that time.
3.4.15
पुत्रं त्यजेममहितं कुलस्य ।
हितं परं न च तत्त्वं चकर्थ।
इदानीं ते हितमुक्तं न चेत्त्व-
मेवं कर्ता परितप्ताऽसि पश्चात् ॥ ३.४.१५ ॥
Cast off this son, harmful to the family. You have not done the highest good. Now the good has been told to you; if you do not act so, you will be tormented afterwards.
3.4.16
यद्येतदेवमनुमन्ता सुतस्ते ।
संप्रीयमाणः पाण्डवैरेकराज्यम्।
तापो न ते भविता प्रीतियोगा-
त्त्वं चेन्न गृह्णासि सुतं सहायैः ॥ ३.४.१६ ॥
If your son consents to this and, pleased with the Pāṇḍavas, lives in one kingdom, then there will be no torment for you through the union of affection; if you do not take your son with his allies.
3.4.17
दुर्योधनं त्वहितं वै निगृह्य ।
पाण्डोः पुत्रं प्रकुरुष्वाधिपत्ये।
ध्रुवं विनाशस्तव पुत्रेण धीमन् ।
सबन्धुवर्गेण सहैव राजभिः ॥ ३.४.१७ ॥
Restraining Duryodhana, who is harmful, establish the son of Pāṇḍu in sovereignty. O wise one, through your son certain destruction will come to you, together with your kinsmen and the kings.
3.4.18
चतुर्दशे चैव वर्षे नरेन्द्र ।
कुलक्षयं प्राप्स्यसि राजसिंह।
तस्मात्कुरुष्वाधिपत्ये नरेन्द्र ।
युधिष्ठिरं धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठम् ॥ ३.४.१८ ॥
And in the fourteenth year, O lord of men, you will obtain the destruction of your family, O lion among kings. Therefore, O lord of men, establish Yudhiṣṭhira, best of the upholders of dharma, in sovereignty.
3.4.19
अजातशत्रुर्हि विमुक्तरागो ।
धर्मोणेमां पृथिवीं शास्तु राजन्।
ततो राजन्पार्थिवाः सर्व एव ।
वैश्या इवास्मानुपतिष्ठन्तु सद्यः ॥ ३.४.१९ ॥
Let Yudhiṣṭhira, the one without enemies, free from attachment, rule this earth righteously, O king. Then, O king, let all the kings at once wait upon us like merchants.
3.4.20
दुर्योधनः शकुनिः सूतपुत्रः ।
प्रीत्या राजन्पाण्डुपुत्रान्भजन्तु।
दुःशासनो याचतु भीमसेनं ।
सभामध्ये द्रुपदस्यात्मजां च ॥ ३.४.२० ॥
Let Duryodhana, Śakuni and the charioteer's son Karṇa, with affection, O king, serve the sons of Pāṇḍu. Let Duḥśāsana beg of Bhīmasena, and in the midst of the assembly beg of Drupada's daughter.
3.4.21
युधिष्ठिरं त्वं परिसान्त्वयस्व ।
राज्ये चैनं स्थापयस्वाभिपूज्य।
त्वया पृष्टः किमहमन्यद्वदेय-
मेतत्कृत्वा कृतकृत्योसि राजन् ॥ ३.४.२१ ॥
You should thoroughly console Yudhiṣṭhira, honour him, and establish him in the kingdom. Asked by you, what else should I say? Having done this, O king, you will have accomplished your task.
3.4.22
एतद्वाक्यं विदुर यत्ते सभाया-
मिह प्रोक्तं पाण्डवान्प्राप्य मां च।
हितं तेषामहितं मामकाना-
मेतत्सर्वं मम नावैदि चेतः ॥ ३.४.२२ ॥
O Vidura, this speech you have spoken here in the assembly, concerning the Pāṇḍavas and me, is beneficial to them and harmful to my people; my mind did not understand all of this.
3.4.23
इदं त्विदानीं गत एव निश्चितं ।
तेषामर्थे पाण्डवानां यदात्थ।
तेनाद्य मन्ये नासि हितो ममेति ।
कथं हि पुत्रं पाण्डवार्थे त्यजेयम् ॥ ३.४.२३ ॥
What you say for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas is now surely settled. Therefore today I think you are not well-disposed toward me. How could I abandon my son for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas?
3.4.24
असंशयं तेऽपि ममैव पुत्रा ।
दुर्योधनस्तु मम देहात्प्रमूतः।
स्वं वै देहं परहेतोस्त्यजेति ।
कोनु ब्रूयात्समतामन्ववेक्षन् ॥ ३.४.२४ ॥
Without doubt they too are my sons, but Duryodhana was born from my own body. Who, considering with an even mind, would say: 'Give up your own body for another's sake'?
3.4.25
स मां जिह्मं विदुर सर्वं ब्रवीपि ।
मन्युं तेऽहमधिकं धारयामि।
यथेच्छकं गच्छ वा तिष्ठ वा त्वं ।
सुसान्त्व्यमानाऽप्यसती स्त्री जहाति ॥ ३.४.२५ ॥
Vidura, you speak everything crookedly to me, and I hold great anger toward you. Go as you wish, or stay. Even when well consoled, an unchaste woman abandons her husband.
3.4.26
एतावदुक्त्वा धृतराष्ट्रोऽन्वपद्य-
दन्तर्वेश्म सहसोत्थाय राजन्।
नेदमस्तीत्यथ विदुरो भापमाप्पः ।
संप्राद्रवद्यत्र पार्था बभूवुः ॥ ३.४.२६ ॥
Having said this much, Dhṛtarāṣṭra suddenly rose and went into the inner chambers. Vidura, saying 'this is not so', took his answer and ran to where the sons of Pṛthā were.