॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduranītivākyē chatustriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvācha ।
jāgratō dahyamānasya yatkāryamanupaśyasi ।
tadbrūhi tvaṃ hi nastāta dharmārthakuśalaḥ śuchiḥ ॥ 1॥
tvaṃ māṃ yathāvadvidura praśādhi
prajñā pūrvaṃ sarvamajātaśatrōḥ ।
yanmanyasē pathyamadīnasattva
śrēyaḥ karaṃ brūhi tadvai kurūṇām ॥ 2॥
pāpāśaṅgī pāpamēva naupaśyan
pṛchChāmi tvāṃ vyākulēnātmanāham ।
kavē tanmē brūhi sarvaṃ yathāvan
manīṣitaṃ sarvamajātaśatrōḥ ॥ 3॥
vidura uvācha ।
śubhaṃ vā yadi vā pāpaṃ dvēṣyaṃ vā yadi vā priyam ।
apṛṣṭastasya tadbrūyādyasya nēchChētparābhavam ॥ 4॥
tasmādvakṣyāmi tē rājanbhavamichChankurūnprati ।
vachaḥ śrēyaḥ karaṃ dharmyaṃ bruvatastannibōdha mē ॥ 5॥
mithyōpētāni karmāṇi sidhyēyuryāni bhārata ।
anupāya prayuktāni mā sma tēṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ ॥ 6॥
tathaiva yōgavihitaṃ na sidhyētkarma yannṛpa ।
upāyayuktaṃ mēdhāvī na tatra glapayēnmanaḥ ॥ 7॥
anubandhānavēkṣēta sānubandhēṣu karmasu ।
sampradhārya cha kurvīta na vēgēna samācharēt ॥ 8॥
anubandhaṃ cha samprēkṣya vipākāṃśchaiva karmaṇām ।
utthānamātmanaśchaiva dhīraḥ kurvīta vā na vā ॥ 9॥
yaḥ pramāṇaṃ na jānāti sthānē vṛddhau tathā kṣayē ।
kōśē janapadē daṇḍē na sa rājyāvatiṣṭhatē ॥ 10॥
yastvētāni pramāṇāni yathōktānyanupaśyati ।
yuktō dharmārthayōrjñānē sa rājyamadhigachChati ॥ 11॥
na rājyaṃ prāptamityēva vartitavyamasāmpratam ।
śriyaṃ hyavinayō hanti jarā rūpamivōttamam ॥ 12॥
bhakṣyōttama pratichChannaṃ matsyō baḍiśamāyasam ।
rūpābhipātī grasatē nānubandhamavēkṣatē ॥ 13॥
yachChakyaṃ grasituṃ grasyaṃ grastaṃ pariṇamēchcha yat ।
hitaṃ cha pariṇāmē yattadadyaṃ bhūtimichChatā ॥ 14॥
vanaspatērapakvāni phalāni prachinōti yaḥ ।
sa nāpnōti rasaṃ tēbhyō bījaṃ chāsya vinaśyati ॥ 15॥
yastu pakvamupādattē kālē pariṇataṃ phalam ।
phalādrasaṃ sa labhatē bījāchchaiva phalaṃ punaḥ ॥ 16॥
yathā madhu samādattē rakṣanpuṣpāṇi ṣaṭpadaḥ ।
tadvadarthānmanuṣyēbhya ādadyādavihiṃsayā ॥ 17॥
puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vichinvīta mūlachChēdaṃ na kārayēt ।
mālākāra ivārāmē na yathāṅgārakārakaḥ ॥ 18॥
kiṃ nu mē syādidaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ nu mē syādakurvataḥ ।
iti karmāṇi sañchintya kuryādvā puruṣō na vā ॥ 19॥
anārabhyā bhavantyarthāḥ kē chinnityaṃ tathāgatāḥ ।
kṛtaḥ puruṣakārō’pi bhavēdyēṣu nirarthakaḥ ॥ 20॥
kāṃśchidarthānnaraḥ prājñō labhu mūlānmahāphalān ।
kṣipramārabhatē kartuṃ na vighnayati tādṛśān ॥ 21॥
ṛju paśyati yaḥ sarvaṃ chakṣuṣānupibanniva ।
āsīnamapi tūṣṇīkamanurajyanti taṃ prajāḥ ॥ 22॥
chakṣuṣā manasā vāchā karmaṇā cha chaturvidham ।
prasādayati lōkaṃ yastaṃ lōkō’nuprasīdati ॥ 23॥
yasmāttrasyanti bhūtāni mṛgavyādhānmṛgā iva ।
sāgarāntāmapi mahīṃ labdhvā sa parihīyatē ॥ 24॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ prāptavānsvēna tējasā ।
vāyurabhramivāsādya bhraṃśayatyanayē sthitaḥ ॥ 25॥
dharmamācharatō rājñaḥ sadbhiścharitamāditaḥ ।
vasudhā vasusampūrṇā vardhatē bhūtivardhanī ॥ 26॥
atha santyajatō dharmamadharmaṃ chānutiṣṭhataḥ ।
pratisaṃvēṣṭatē bhūmiragnau charmāhitaṃ yathā ॥ 27॥
ya ēva yatnaḥ kriyatē prara rāṣṭrāvamardanē ।
sa ēva yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ svarāṣṭra paripālanē ॥ 28॥
dharmēṇa rājyaṃ vindēta dharmēṇa paripālayēt ।
dharmamūlāṃ śriyaṃ prāpya na jahāti na hīyatē ॥ 29॥
apyunmattātpralapatō bālāchcha parisarpataḥ ।
sarvataḥ sāramādadyādaśmabhya iva kāñchanam ॥ 30॥
suvyāhṛtāni sudhiyāṃ sukṛtāni tatastataḥ ।
sañchinvandhīra āsīta śilā hārī śilaṃ yathā ॥ 31॥
gandhēna gāvaḥ paśyanti vēdaiḥ paśyanti brāhmaṇāḥ ।
chāraiḥ paśyanti rājānaśchakṣurbhyāmitarē janāḥ ॥ 32॥
bhūyāṃsaṃ labhatē klēśaṃ yā gaurbhavati durduhā ।
atha yā suduhā rājannaiva tāṃ vinayantyapi ॥ 33॥
yadataptaṃ praṇamati na tatsantāpayantyapi ।
yachcha svayaṃ nataṃ dāru na tatsannāmayantyapi ॥ 34॥
ētayōpamayā dhīraḥ sannamēta balīyasē ।
indrāya sa praṇamatē namatē yō balīyasē ॥ 35॥
parjanyanāthāḥ paśavō rājānō mitra bāndhavāḥ ।
patayō bāndhavāḥ strīṇāṃ brāhmaṇā vēda bāndhavāḥ ॥ 36॥
satyēna rakṣyatē dharmō vidyā yōgēna rakṣyatē ।
mṛjayā rakṣyatē rūpaṃ kulaṃ vṛttēna rakṣyatē ॥ 37॥
mānēna rakṣyatē dhānyamaśvānrakṣyatyanukramaḥ ।
abhīkṣṇadarśanādgāvaḥ striyō rakṣyāḥ kuchēlataḥ ॥ 38॥
na kulaṃ vṛtti hīnasya pramāṇamiti mē matiḥ ।
antyēṣvapi hi jātānāṃ vṛttamēva viśiṣyatē ॥ 39॥
ya īrṣyuḥ paravittēṣu rūpē vīryē kulānvayē ।
sukhē saubhāgyasatkārē tasya vyādhiranantakaḥ ॥ 40॥
akārya karaṇādbhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ cha vivarjanāt ।
akālē mantrabhēdāchcha yēna mādyēnna tatpibēt ॥ 41॥
vidyāmadō dhanamadastṛtīyō’bhijanō madaḥ ।
ētē madāvaliptānāmēta ēva satāṃ damāḥ ॥ 42॥
asantō’bhyarthitāḥ sadbhiḥ kiṃ chitkāryaṃ kadā chana ।
manyantē santamātmānamasantamapi viśrutam ॥ 43॥
gatirātmavatāṃ santaḥ santa ēva satāṃ gatiḥ ।
asatāṃ cha gatiḥ santō na tvasantaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ ॥ 44॥
jitā sabhā vastravatā samāśā gōmatā jitā ।
adhvā jitō yānavatā sarvaṃ śīlavatā jitam ॥ 45॥
śīlaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣē tadyasyēha praṇaśyati ।
na tasya jīvitēnārthō na dhanēna na bandhubhiḥ ॥ 46॥
āḍhyānāṃ māṃsaparamaṃ madhyānāṃ gōrasōttaram ।
lavaṇōttaraṃ daridrāṇāṃ bhōjanaṃ bharatarṣabha ॥ 47॥
sampannataramēvānnaṃ daridrā bhuñjatē sadā ।
kṣutsvādutāṃ janayati sā chāḍhyēṣu sudurlabhā ॥ 48॥
prāyēṇa śrīmatāṃ lōkē bhōktuṃ śaktirna vidyatē ।
daridrāṇāṃ tu rājēndra api kāṣṭhaṃ hi jīryatē ॥ 49॥
avṛttirbhayamantyānāṃ madhyānāṃ maraṇādbhayam ।
uttamānāṃ tu martyānāmavamānātparaṃ bhayam ॥ 50॥
aiśvaryamadapāpiṣṭhā madāḥ pānamadādayaḥ ।
aiśvaryamadamattō hi nāpatitvā vibudhyatē ॥ 51॥
indriyaurindriyārthēṣu vartamānairanigrahaiḥ ।
tairayaṃ tāpyatē lōkō nakṣatrāṇi grahairiva ॥ 52॥
yō jitaḥ pañchavargēṇa sahajēnātma karśinā ।
āpadastasya vardhantē śuklapakṣa ivōḍurāḍ ॥ 53॥
avijitya ya ātmānamamātyānvijigīṣatē ।
amitrānvājitāmātyaḥ sō’vaśaḥ parihīyatē ॥ 54॥
ātmānamēva prathamaṃ dēśarūpēṇa yō jayēt ।
tatō’mātyānamitrāṃścha na mōghaṃ vijigīṣatē ॥ 55॥
vaśyēndriyaṃ jitāmātyaṃ dhṛtadaṇḍaṃ vikāriṣu ।
parīkṣya kāriṇaṃ dhīramatyantaṃ śrīrniṣēvatē ॥ 56॥
rathaḥ śarīraṃ puruṣasya rājan
nātmā niyantēndriyāṇyasya chāśvāḥ ।
tairapramattaḥ kuśalaḥ sadaśvair
dāntaiḥ sukhaṃ yāti rathīva dhīraḥ ॥ 57॥
ētānyanigṛhītāni vyāpādayitumapyalam ।
avidhēyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim ॥ 58॥
anarthamarthataḥ paśyannartaṃ chaivāpyanarthataḥ ।
indriyaiḥ prasṛtō bālaḥ suduḥkhaṃ manyatē sukham ॥ 59॥
dharmārthau yaḥ parityajya syādindriyavaśānugaḥ ।
śrīprāṇadhanadārēbhya kṣipraṃ sa parihīyatē ॥ 60॥
arthānāmīśvarō yaḥ syādindriyāṇāmanīśvaraḥ ।
indriyāṇāmanaiśvaryādaiśvaryādbhraśyatē hi saḥ ॥ 61॥
ātmanātmānamanvichChēnmanō buddhīndriyairyataiḥ ।
ātmaiva hyātmanō bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ ॥ 62॥
kṣudrākṣēṇēva jālēna jhaṣāvapihitāvubhau ।
kāmaścha rājankrōdhaścha tau prājñānaṃ vilumpataḥ ॥ 63॥
samavēkṣyēha dharmārthau sambhārānyō’dhigachChati ।
sa vai sambhṛta sambhāraḥ satataṃ sukhamēdhatē ॥ 64॥
yaḥ pañchābhyantarāñśatrūnavijitya matikṣayān ।
jigīṣati ripūnanyānripavō’bhibhavanti tam ॥ 65॥
dṛśyantē hi durātmānō vadhyamānāḥ svakarma bhiḥ ।
indriyāṇāmanīśatvādrājānō rājyavibhramaiḥ ॥ 66॥
asantyāgātpāpakṛtāmapāpāṃs
tulyō daṇḍaḥ spṛśatē miśrabhāvāt ।
śuṣkēṇārdraṃ dahyatē miśrabhāvāt
tasmātpāpaiḥ saha sandhiṃ na kuryāt ॥ 67॥
nijānutpatataḥ śatrūnpañcha pañcha prayōjanān ।
yō mōhānna nighṛhṇāti tamāpadgrasatē naram ॥ 68॥
anasūyārjavaṃ śauchaṃ santōṣaḥ priyavāditā ।
damaḥ satyamanāyāsō na bhavanti durātmanām ॥ 69॥
ātmajñānamanāyāsastitikṣā dharmanityatā ।
vākchaiva guptā dānaṃ cha naitānyantyēṣu bhārata ॥ 70॥
ākrōśa parivādābhyāṃ vihiṃsantyabudhā budhān ।
vaktā pāpamupādattē kṣamamāṇō vimuchyatē ॥ 71॥
hiṃsā balamasādhūnāṃ rājñāṃ daṇḍavidhirbalam ।
śuśrūṣā tu balaṃ strīṇāṃ kṣamāguṇavatāṃ balam ॥ 72॥
vāksaṃyamō hi nṛpatē suduṣkaratamō mataḥ ।
arthavachcha vichitraṃ cha na śakyaṃ bahubhāṣitum ॥ 73॥
abhyāvahati kalyāṇaṃ vividhā vāksubhāṣitā ।
saiva durbhāṣitā rājannanarthāyōpapadyatē ॥ 74॥
saṃrōhati śarairviddhaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā hatam ।
vāchā duruktaṃ bībhatsaṃ na saṃrōhati vākkṣatam ॥ 75॥
karṇinālīkanārāchā nirharanti śarīrataḥ ।
vākṣalyastu na nirhartuṃ śakyō hṛdi śayō hi saḥ ॥ 76॥
vāksāyakā vadanānniṣpatanti
yairāhataḥ śōchati ratryahāni ।
parasya nāmarmasu tē patanti
tānpaṇḍitō nāvasṛjētparēṣu ॥ 77॥
yasmai dēvāḥ prayachChanti puruṣāya parābhavam ।
buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti sō’pāchīnāni paśyati ॥ 78॥
buddhau kaluṣa bhūtāyāṃ vināśē pratyupasthitē ।
anayō nayasaṅkāśō hṛdayānnāpasarpati ॥ 79॥
sēyaṃ buddhiḥ parītā tē putrāṇāṃ tava bhārata ।
pāṇḍavānāṃ virōdhēna na chaināṃ avabudhyasē ॥ 80॥
rājā lakṣaṇasampannastrailōkyasyāpi yō bhavēt ।
śiṣyastē śāsitā sō’stu dhṛtarāṣṭra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥ 81॥
atīva sarvānputrāṃstē bhāgadhēya puraskṛtaḥ ।
tējasā prajñayā chaiva yuktō dharmārthatattvavit ॥ 82॥
ānṛśaṃsyādanukrōśādyō’sau dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ।
gauravāttava rājēndra bahūnklēśāṃstitikṣati ॥ 83॥
॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduranītivākyē chatustriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥ 34॥