sukhaya karmani karoti loko
na taih sukham vanyad-uparamam va
vindeta bhuyas tata eva duhkham
yad atra yuktam bhagavan vaden nah
vidurah uvaca-Sri Vidura said; sukhaya-for attaining happiness; karmani-fruitive activities; karoti-everyone does so; lokah-in this world; na-never; taih-by those activities; sukham-any happiness; va-or; anyat-differently; uparamam-satiation; va-either; vindeta-achieve; bhuyah-on the contrary; tatah-by such activities; eva-certainly; duhkham-miseries; yat-that which; atra-under the circumstances; yuktam-right course; bhagavan-O great one; vadet-may kindly enlighten; nah-us.