SB 1.13.14

कञ्चित्कालमथावात्सीत्सत्कृतो देववत्सुखम् ।
भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य श्रेयस्कृत्सर्वेषां सुखमावहन् ॥ १४ ॥
kañcit kālam athāvātsīt sat-kṛto devavat sukham
bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya śreyas-kṛt sarveṣāṁ sukham āvahan

Synonyms

atha — thereafter [anantaram34]; sat-kṛtaḥ — being honored [bahu-mataḥ]; deva-vat — like a god [or like Īśvara Himself (īśvara-vat)]; avātsīt — [Vidura] remained there; sukham — happily; kañcit — [for] some; kālam — time; āvahan — bringing; sukham — joy; sarveṣām — to all; śreyaḥ-kṛt — [and] to benefit [śreyaḥ kartum]; jyeṣṭhasya — his elder; bhrātuḥ — brother [Dhṛtarāṣṭra, by instructing him in jñāna and vairāgya (jñāna-vairāgyopadeśena); or by instructing him in the matter of the ultimate truth (tattvam upadiśan)35].

Translation

Thereafter, being honored like a deva, Vidura remained there happily for some time, bringing joy to all, and to benefit his elder brother Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

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