വിദുര നീതി - ഉദ്യോഗ പർവമ്, അധ്യായഃ 38

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॥

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