अस्माल्लोकादूर्ध्वममुष्य चाधो महत्तमस्तिष्ठति ह्यन्धकारम् । तद्वै महामोहनमिन्द्रियाणां बुध्यस्व मा त्वां प्रलभेत राजन् ॥
asmāllokādūrdhvamamuṣya cādho mahattamastiṣṭhati hyandhakāram | tadvai mahāmohanamindriyāṇāṃ budhyasva mā tvāṃ pralabheta rājan ||
Above this world and below the next lies a vast and deep darkness. Know it as the great bewilderment of the senses; O king, do not let it deceive you.
इस लोक के ऊपर और उस लोक के नीचे गहरा, महान अंधकार है। उसे इंद्रियों का महामोह समझो; हे राजन्, वह तुम्हें ठग न ले।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The real darkness to fear is being carried away by the senses until we lose sight of what is right. Stay awake to it while there is time.
असली अंधकार इंद्रियों में बहकर सही-गलत भूल जाना है। समय रहते इसके प्रति जागे रहो।
Vidura warns of the great darkness that lies beyond this world, which is the delusion of the senses, and urges the king not to be caught by it.