Mahabharata — Volume I (Dutt edition) — Chapter 288
MBh 1 288.1
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच त्वं वै ज्येष्ठो ज्यैष्ठिनेयः पुत्र मा पाण्डवान् द्विषः। द्वेष्टा ह्यसुखमादत्ते यथैव निधनं तथा॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca tvaṃ vai jyeṣṭho jyaiṣṭhineyaḥ putra mā pāṇḍavān dviṣaḥ| dveṣṭā hyasukhamādatte yathaiva nidhanaṃ tathā||
Dhritarashtra said You are my eldest son, born of my eldest wife. Therefore, O son, be not jealous of the Pandavas, He who is jealous is always unhappy and suffer the death pangs.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.2
अव्युत्पन्नं समानार्थं तुल्यमित्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। अद्विषन्तं कथं द्विष्यात् त्वादृशो भरतर्षभ॥
avyutpannaṃ samānārthaṃ tulyamitraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram| adviṣantaṃ kathaṃ dviṣyāt tvādṛśo bharatarṣabha||
O best of the Bharata race, Yudhishthira does not know what deception is; he possesses wealth equal to yours; he has your friends for his; and he is not jealous of you. Why then are you jealous of him?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.3
तुल्याभिजनवीर्यश्च कथं भ्रातुः श्रियं नृप। पुत्र कामयसे मोहान्मैवं भूः शाम्य मा शुचः॥
tulyābhijanavīryaśca kathaṃ bhrātuḥ śriyaṃ nṛpa| putra kāmayase mohānmaivaṃ bhūḥ śāmya mā śucaḥ||
O prince, you are equal to Yudhishthira in friends and allies. Why should you then out of folly covet the property of your cousin? Be not so. Cease to be jealous. Do not grieve.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.4
अथ यज्ञविभूतिं तां काङ्क्षसे भरतर्षभ। ऋत्विजस्तव तन्वन्तु सप्ततन्तुं महाध्वरम्॥
atha yajñavibhūtiṃ tāṃ kāṅkṣase bharatarṣabha| ṛtvijastava tanvantu saptatantuṃ mahādhvaram||
O best of the Bharata race, if you desire to possess the dignity of performing a sacrifice, let Ritvijas arrange for you the great sacrifice, called Saptatantu.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.5
आहरिष्यन्ति राजानस्तवापि विपुलं धनम्। प्रीत्या च बहुमानाच्च रत्नान्याभरणानि च।॥
āhariṣyanti rājānastavāpi vipulaṃ dhanam| prītyā ca bahumānācca ratnānyābharaṇāni ca|||
The kings will then gladly bring (for you) much wealth and many gems and ornaments.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.6
अनार्याचरितं तात परस्वस्पृहणं भृशम्। स्वसंतुष्टः स्वधर्मस्थो यः स वै सुखमेधते॥
anāryācaritaṃ tāta parasvaspṛhaṇaṃ bhṛśam| svasaṃtuṣṭaḥ svadharmastho yaḥ sa vai sukhamedhate||
O son, to covet other's property is exceedingly mean. He, who is contended and is engaged in the practices of his own order, enjoys happiness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.7
अव्यापारः परार्थेषु नित्योद्योगः स्वकर्मसु। रक्षणं समुपात्तानामेतद् वैभवलक्षणम्॥
avyāpāraḥ parārtheṣu nityodyogaḥ svakarmasu| rakṣaṇaṃ samupāttānāmetad vaibhavalakṣaṇam||
Not to try to get the wealth of others, to perseveres in one's own affairs and to protect what has been earned, these are the indications of true greatness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.8
विपत्तिष्वव्यथो दक्षो नित्यमुत्थानवान् नरः। अप्रमत्तो विनीतात्मा नित्यं भद्राणि पश्यति॥
vipattiṣvavyatho dakṣo nityamutthānavān naraḥ| apramatto vinītātmā nityaṃ bhadrāṇi paśyati||
He who is unmoved in calamity, is skilled in his own business, is ever exerting, vigilant, and humble will always meet with prosperity.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.9
बाहूनिवैतान् मा छेत्सीः पाण्डुपुत्रास्तथैव ते। भ्रातृणां तद्धनार्थं वै मित्रद्रोहं च मा कुरु॥
bāhūnivaitān mā chetsīḥ pāṇḍuputrāstathaiva te| bhrātṛṇāṃ taddhanārthaṃ vai mitradrohaṃ ca mā kuru||
The Pandavas are like your arms; do not chop off your those arms. do not plunge yourself into internal dissensions coveting the wealth of your brothers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.10
स्तथैव ते भ्रातृधनं समग्रम्। मित्रद्रोहे तात महानधर्मः पितामहा ये तव तेऽपि तेषाम्॥
stathaiva te bhrātṛdhanaṃ samagram| mitradrohe tāta mahānadharmaḥ pitāmahā ye tava te'pi teṣām||
O prince, do not be jealous of the Pandavas. Your wealth is equal to that of your cousins. To quarrel with one's own friends is a great sin. They who are your grandsires are their grandsires also.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 1 288.11
अन्तर्वेद्यां ददद् वित्तं कामाननुभवन् प्रियान्। क्रीडन् स्त्रीभिर्निरातङ्कः प्रशाम्य भरतर्षभ॥
antarvedyāṃ dadad vittaṃ kāmānanubhavan priyān| krīḍan strībhirnirātaṅkaḥ praśāmya bharatarṣabha||
O best of the Bharata race, give away (wealth) in charity on the occasions of sacrifices; gratify every dear object of your desire; sport freely in the company of women, and enjoy peace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)