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nanv apriyam durvisaham
nam svayam upasthitam

navedayat sakaruno
duhkhitan drastum aksamah

nanu—as a matter of fact; apriyam—unpalatable; durvisaham—unbear-
able; nmam—of humankind; svayam—in its own way; upasthitam—
appearance; na—did not; avedayat—expressed; sakarunah—compassionate;
duhkhitan— distressed; drastum—to see; aksamah—unable.

TRANSLATION

Compassionate Mahatma Vidura could not stand to see the Pandavas
distressed at any time. Therefore he did not disclose this unpalatable and
unbearable incidence because calamities come of their own accord.

PURPORT

According to Niti-sastra (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
Pandavas, 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

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kanicit kalam athavatsit
satkrto devavat sukham

bhratur jyesthasya sreyas-krt
sarvesam sukham avahan

kaficit—for a few days; kalam—time; atha—thus; avatsit—resided;
satkrtah—being well treated; devavat—just like a godly personality; sukham
—amenities; bhratuh—of the brother; jyesthasya—of the elder; sreyaskrt—
for doing good to him; sarvesam—all others; sukham—happiness; avahan—
made it possible.
