यदोपहूतो भवनं प्रविष्टो मन्त्राय पृष्ट: 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.
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.