SB 3.1.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

यदोपहूतो भवनं प्रविष्टो मन्त्राय पृष्टः किल पूर्वजेन ।
अथाह तन्मन्त्रदृशां वरीयान् यन्मन्त्रिणो वैदुरिकं वदन्ति ॥ १० ॥

yadopahuto bhavanam pravisto

mantraya prstah kila purvajena

athaha tan mantra-drsam variyan

yan mantrino vaidurikam vadanti

yada-when; upahutah-was called by; bhavanam-the palace; pravistah-entered; mantraya-for consultation; prstah-asked by; kila-of course; purvajena-by the elder brother; atha-thus; aha-said; tat-that; mantra-advice; drsam-just suitable; variyan-excellent; yat-that which; mantrinah-the ministers of state, or expert politicians; vaidurikam-instructions by Vidura; vadanti-do they say.

TRANSLATION

When Vidura was invited by his elder brother [Dhrtarastra] for consultation, he entered the house and gave instructions which were exactly to the point. His advice is well-known, and instructions by Vidura are approved by expert ministers of state.

Political suggestions by Vidura are known as expert, just as, in modern times, Pandit Canakya is considered the authority in good counsel both in political and moral instructions.

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