Vidura (adjective) [from vid, cf. Sanskrit vidura] wise, clever Ja V 399 (= paṇḍita commentary). Cf. vidhura 2.
vidura a. [ vid-kurac P. III. 2. 162 ] Wise, intelligent. — raH 1 A wise or learned man. 2 A crafty man, an intriguer. 3 N. of the younger brother of Pāṇḍu. [When Satyavat; found that both the sons begotten by Vyāsa upon her two daughters-in-law ( pb ) were physically incapacitated for the throne-Dhṛtarāṣṭra being blind and Pāṇḍu pale and sickly-she asked them to seek the assistance of Vyāsa once more. But being frightened by the austere look of the sage, the elder widow sent one of her slave-girls dressed in her own clothes, and this girl became the mother of Vidura. He is remarkable for his great wisdom, righteousness, and strict impartiality. He particularly loved the Pāṇḍavas, and saved them from several critical dangers].