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नीचैः स्थित्वा तु विदुर उपास्ते स्म विनीतवत् । प्रेष्यवत्पुरुषव्याघ्रो वालव्यजनमुत्क्षिपन्॥५-१४६-६॥
Standing in a lowered posture, Vidura attended with the demeanor of a disciplined subordinate; that tiger among men, as if a servant, lifted and wielded the yak-tail fan.
english translation
ततः सर्वाः प्रजास्तात धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् । अन्वपद्यन्त विधिवद्यथा पाण्डुं नराधिपम्॥५-१४६-७॥
Then all the subjects, dear one, duly followed and acknowledged Dhṛtarāṣṭra as lord of the people, just as they had formerly done with Pāṇḍu, the ruler of men.
english translation
विसृज्य धृतराष्ट्राय राज्यं स विदुराय च । चचार पृथिवीं पाण्डुः सर्वां परपुरंजयः॥५-१४६-८॥
Having entrusted the kingdom to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and its administration also to Vidura, Pāṇḍu—conqueror of others’ strongholds—traversed the entire earth.
english translation
कोशसंजनने दाने भृत्यानां चान्ववेक्षणे । भरणे चैव सर्वस्य विदुरः सत्यसंगरः॥५-१४६-९॥
In building up the treasury, in disbursement, in supervising dependents, and in the maintenance of all—Vidura, steadfast in truth, was fully engaged.
english translation
संधिविग्रहसंयुक्तो राज्ञः संवाहनक्रियाः । अवैक्षत महातेजा भीष्मः परपुरंजयः॥५-१४६-१०॥
Bhīṣma, of great splendor—skilled in alliance and strategic opposition—supervised the king’s affairs of state and the routines of royal service.
english translation