श्रोतुमिच्छामि ते धर्म्यं परं नैःश्रेयसं वचः । अस्मिन्राजर्षिवंशे हि त्वमेकः प्राज्ञसंमतः ॥
śrotumicchāmi te dharmyaṃ paraṃ naiḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ | asminrājarṣivaṃśe hi tvamekaḥ prājñasaṃmataḥ ||
Dhritarashtra said: "I wish to hear from you words that are in keeping with dharma and lead to the highest good. In this line of royal sages, you alone are esteemed as wise."
धृतराष्ट्र ने कहा: "मैं तुमसे धर्मयुक्त और परम कल्याण देने वाली बात सुनना चाहता हूँ। इस राजर्षियों के वंश में अकेले तुम ही बुद्धिमान माने जाते हो।"
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Asking for good advice is easy; being ready to act on it is the harder part, as Dhritarashtra's story shows.
अच्छी सलाह माँगना आसान है; उस पर चलने को तैयार रहना कठिन है, जैसा धृतराष्ट्र की कथा दिखाती है।
Dhritarashtra asks Vidura for righteous counsel that leads to the highest good, calling him the one wise man of the royal line.