विदुर नीति - उद्योग पर्वम्, अध्यायः 34

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॥

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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॥

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