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nanv apriyam durviṣaham  
 nṛṇām svayam upasthitam  
 nāvedayat sakaruṇo  
 duḥkhitān draṣṭum akṣamaḥ
nanu —as a matter of fact;  apriyam —unpalatable;  durviṣaham —unbearable;  nṛṇām —of humankind;  svayam —in its own way;  upasthitam —appearance;  na —did not;  āvedayat —expressed;  sakaruṇaḥ —compassionate;  duḥkhitān —distressed;  draṣṭum —to see;  akṣamaḥ —unable.
TRANSLATION
Compassionate Mahātmā Vidura could not stand to see the Pāṇḍavas distressed at any time. Therefore he did not disclose this unpalatable and unbearable incidence because calamities come of their own accord.
PURPORT
According to  Nīti-śāstra  (civic laws) one should not speak an unpalatable truth to cause distress to others. Distress comes upon us in its own way by the laws of nature, so one should not aggravate it by propaganda. For a compassionate soul like Vidura, especially in his dealings with the beloved Pāṇḍavas, it was almost impossible to disclose an unpalatable piece of news like the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. Therefore purposely he refrained from it.
TEXT 14
कश्चित्कालमथाशत्सीत्सक्ततो देववत्सुखम् । 
    आतुर्ज्येष्ठस्य श्रेयस्कृत्सर्वेषां सुखमावहन् ॥१४॥
kañcit kālam athāvātsīt  
 satkṛto devavat sukham  
 bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya śreyas-kṛt  
 sarveṣām sukham āvahan
kañcit —for a few days;  kālam —time;  atha —thus;  avātsīt —resided;  satkṛtaḥ —being well treated;  devavat —just like a godly personality;  sukham —amenities;  bhrātuḥ —of the brother;  jyeṣṭhasya —of the elder;  śreyaskṛt —for doing good to him;  sarveṣām —all others;  sukham —happiness;  āvahan —made it possible.