Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 106
MBh 3 106.1
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच जाग्रतो दह्यमानस्य यत् कार्यमनुपश्यसि। तद् ब्रूहि त्वं हि नस्तात धर्मार्थकुशलो ह्यसि॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca jāgrato dahyamānasya yat kāryamanupaśyasi| tad brūhi tvaṃ hi nastāta dharmārthakuśalo hyasi||
Dhritarashtra said Tell me what you think ought to be done by a sleepless man and burning (with anxiety); you alone among us, are accomplished, both in the codes of morality and policy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.2
त्वं मां यथावदं विदुर प्रशाधिं प्रज्ञापूर्वं सर्वमजातशत्रोः। यन्मन्यसे पथ्यमदीनसत्त्व श्रेयस्करं ब्रूहि तद् वै कुरूणाम्॥
tvaṃ māṃ yathāvadaṃ vidura praśādhiṃ prajñāpūrvaṃ sarvamajātaśatroḥ| yanmanyase pathyamadīnasattva śreyaskaraṃ brūhi tad vai kurūṇām||
Tell me, O Vidura, as suits the occasion, after exercising your wisdom, all that you consider to be beneficial for Ajatashatru; tell speak also what conduces to the good of the Kurus.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.3
पापाशङ्की पापमेवानुपश्यन् पृच्छामि त्वां व्याकुलेनात्मनाहम्। न्मनीषितं सर्वमजातशत्रोः॥
pāpāśaṅkī pāpamevānupaśyan pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vyākulenātmanāham| nmanīṣitaṃ sarvamajātaśatroḥ||
Committing sin and looking back on my misdeeds, I ask you with anxious heart, O wise one, all that is the mind of Ajatashatru.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.4
विदुर उवाच शुभं वा यदि वा पापं द्वेष्यं वा यदि वा प्रियम्। अपृष्टस्तस्य तद् ब्रूयाद् यस्य नेच्छेत् पराभवम्॥
vidura uvāca śubhaṃ vā yadi vā pāpaṃ dveṣyaṃ vā yadi vā priyam| apṛṣṭastasya tad brūyād yasya necchet parābhavam||
Vidura said Good or bad, agreeable or disagreeable should one speak out, though unasked, to one whose downfall he dose not wish.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.5
तस्माद् वक्ष्यामि ते राजन् हितं यत् स्यात् कुरून् प्रति। वचः श्रेयस्करं धयं ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोध मे॥
tasmād vakṣyāmi te rājan hitaṃ yat syāt kurūn prati| vacaḥ śreyaskaraṃ dhayaṃ bruvatastannibodha me||
Therefore shall I say to you, O king, what is good for the Kurus, listen to me, (while I am) speaking words that are conducive to your interests and consistent with morality.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.6
मिथ्योपेतानि कर्माणि सिद्धेयुर्यानि भारत। अनुपायप्रयुक्तानि मा स्म तेषु मनः कृथाः॥
mithyopetāni karmāṇi siddheyuryāni bhārata| anupāyaprayuktāni mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ||
The misdeeds, that are attainable only by dishonest means, do not set your mind on, O Bharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.7
तथैव योगविहितं यत्तु तु कर्म न सिध्यति। उपाययुक्तं मेधावी न तत्र ग्लपयेन्मनः॥
tathaiva yogavihitaṃ yattu tu karma na sidhyati| upāyayuktaṃ medhāvī na tatra glapayenmanaḥ||
If an object cannot be attained, O king, even with-proper means, an intelligent man dose not distress his mind about it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.8
अनुबन्धानपेक्षेत सानुबन्धेषु कर्मसु। सम्प्रधार्य च कुर्वीत न वेगेन समाचरेत्॥
anubandhānapekṣeta sānubandheṣu karmasu| sampradhārya ca kurvīta na vegena samācaret||
The reasons of an act and its result should be carefully considered before it is done without due deliberation.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.9
अनुबन्धं च सम्प्रेक्ष्य विपाकं चैव कर्मणाम्। उत्थानमात्मनश्चैव धीरः कुर्वीत वा न वा॥
anubandhaṃ ca samprekṣya vipākaṃ caiva karmaṇām| utthānamātmanaścaiva dhīraḥ kurvīta vā na vā||
A wise man dose or dose not do an act after reflecting on the reasons of act and its results if done, as also the energy of his own self.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.10
यः प्रमाणं न जानाति स्थाने वृद्धौ तथा क्षये। कोशे जनपदे दण्डे न स राज्येऽवतिष्ठते॥
yaḥ pramāṇaṃ na jānāti sthāne vṛddhau tathā kṣaye| kośe janapade daṇḍe na sa rājye'vatiṣṭhate||
One (a king) who dose not know the measure of his territory, population and punishment, continue in (the enjoyment of) his kingdom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.11
यस्त्वेतनि प्रमाणानि यथोक्तान्यनुपश्यति। युक्तो धर्मार्थवोर्ज्ञाने स राज्यमधिगच्छति॥
yastvetani pramāṇāni yathoktānyanupaśyati| yukto dharmārthavorjñāne sa rājyamadhigacchati||
He who knows these prescribed in books) is versed in the sciene of morality and earthly good and retains his kingdom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.12
न राज्यं प्राप्तमित्येव वर्तितव्यमसाम्प्रतम्। श्रियं ह्यविनयो हन्ति जरा रूपमिवोत्तम्॥
na rājyaṃ prāptamityeva vartitavyamasāmpratam| śriyaṃ hyavinayo hanti jarā rūpamivottam||
One (a king) should not live a haughty life considering that he was already obtained a kingdom, for haughtiness destroys kingly prosperity, as old age (destroys) good appearance. measures as
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.13
भक्ष्योत्तमप्रतिच्छन्नं मत्स्यो बडिशमायसम्। लोभाभिपाति ग्रसते नानुबन्धमवेक्षते॥
bhakṣyottamapraticchannaṃ matsyo baḍiśamāyasam| lobhābhipāti grasate nānubandhamavekṣate||
A fish out of greediness dose not think about the result of an action and swallows up the iron hook concealed in a dainty morsel.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.14
यच्छक्यं ग्रसितुं चस्यं चस्तं परिणमेच्च यत्। हितं च परिणामे यत् तदाद्यं भूतिमिच्छता॥
yacchakyaṃ grasituṃ casyaṃ castaṃ pariṇamecca yat| hitaṃ ca pariṇāme yat tadādyaṃ bhūtimicchatā||
One who desire prosperity, should swallow only that which can be swallowed and which, being swallowed, can be digested and may contribute to benefit in the end.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.15
वनस्पतेरपक्वानि फलानि प्रचिनोति यः। स नाप्नोति रसं तेभ्यो बीजं चास्य विनश्यति॥
vanaspaterapakvāni phalāni pracinoti yaḥ| sa nāpnoti rasaṃ tebhyo bījaṃ cāsya vinaśyati||
He who plucks unripe fruits from tress, dose not get juice out of it; and moreover he destroys the seed.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.16
यस्तु पक्वमुपादत्ते काले परिणतं फलम्। फलाद् रसं स लभते बीजाच्चैव फलं पुनः॥
yastu pakvamupādatte kāle pariṇataṃ phalam| phalād rasaṃ sa labhate bījāccaiva phalaṃ punaḥ||
And he, who gets ripe fruit in the proper season, gets the juice of the fruits well as other fruits reproduced from the seeds.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.17
यथा मधु समादत्ते रक्षन् पुष्पाणि षट्पदः। तद्वदर्थान् मनुष्येभ्य आदद्यादविहिंसया॥
yathā madhu samādatte rakṣan puṣpāṇi ṣaṭpadaḥ| tadvadarthān manuṣyebhya ādadyādavihiṃsayā||
As the bees suck honey without injuring the flowers, so should wealth be taken from men (by king) without injuring them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.18
पुष्पं पुष्पं विचिन्वीत मूलच्छेदं न कारयेत्। मालाकार इवारामे न यथाऽङ्गारकारकः॥
puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vicinvīta mūlacchedaṃ na kārayet| mālākāra ivārāme na yathā'ṅgārakārakaḥ||
Carefully plucking the flowers, one should not hurt the roots of the plants, like a maker of garlands in garden in a garden and not like a seller of charcoal.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.19
केन्नु मे स्यादिदं कृत्वा किनु मे स्यादकुर्वतः। इति कर्माणि संचिन्त्य कुर्याद् वा पुरुषो न वा॥
kennu me syādidaṃ kṛtvā kinu me syādakurvataḥ| iti karmāṇi saṃcintya kuryād vā puruṣo na vā||
Having carefully considered what will befall me after doing an act or not doing it, a man should do things or not do them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.20
अनारभ्या भवन्त्याः केचिन्नित्यं तथागताः। कृतः पुरुषकारो हि भवेद् येषु निरर्थकः॥
anārabhyā bhavantyāḥ kecinnityaṃ tathāgatāḥ| kṛtaḥ puruṣakāro hi bhaved yeṣu nirarthakaḥ||
Acts should not be commenced, which cannot be done for certain and which, if commenced, render the exertions of a man fruitless.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.21
प्रसादो निष्फलो यस्य क्रोधश्चापि निरर्थकः। न तं भर्तारमिच्छन्ति षण्डं पतिमिव स्त्रियः॥
prasādo niṣphalo yasya krodhaścāpi nirarthakaḥ| na taṃ bhartāramicchanti ṣaṇḍaṃ patimiva striyaḥ||
Whose favour is useless and whose ire is impotent, the people do not wish that sort of man for a lord; as a woman dose not wise an impotent man to be her husband.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.22
कांश्चिदर्थान् नरः प्राज्ञोलघुमूलान् महाफलान्। क्षिप्रमारभते कर्तुं न विघ्नयति तादृशान्॥
kāṃścidarthān naraḥ prājñolaghumūlān mahāphalān| kṣipramārabhate kartuṃ na vighnayati tādṛśān||
A wise man dose not wait, but quickly commences doing such acts, as involve little labour but produce great results.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.23
ऋजु पश्यति यः सर्वं चक्षुषानुपिबन्निव। आसीनमपि तूष्णीकमनुरज्यन्ति तं प्रजाः॥
ṛju paśyati yaḥ sarvaṃ cakṣuṣānupibanniva| āsīnamapi tūṣṇīkamanurajyanti taṃ prajāḥ||
He (the king) who looks affectionately, as if drinking with his eyes, on all, though only sitting without any exertion-can inspire affection in all his subjects.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.24
सुपुष्पितः स्यादफल: फलित: स्याद् दुरारुहः। अपक्तः पक्वसंकाशो न तु शीर्येत कर्हिचित्॥
supuṣpitaḥ syādaphala: phalita: syād durāruhaḥ| apaktaḥ pakvasaṃkāśo na tu śīryeta karhicit||
If a tree is full of blossoms though the king look affectionately on this let it not be fruitful; and if it is fruitful let the tree be inaccessible; and if the fruits are unripe let them appear as ripe. A king, who acts thus, is never weakened.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.25
चक्षुषा मनसा वाचा कर्मणा च चतुर्विधम्। प्रसादयति यो लोकं लोकोऽनुप्रसीदति॥
cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham| prasādayati yo lokaṃ loko'nuprasīdati||
Society favours him, who pleases all in four ways viz., by the eyes, by the mind, by words and by the act.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.26
यस्मात् त्रस्यन्ति भूतानि मृगव्याधान्मृगा इव। सागरान्तामपि महीं लब्वा स परिहीयते॥
yasmāt trasyanti bhūtāni mṛgavyādhānmṛgā iva| sāgarāntāmapi mahīṃ labvā sa parihīyate||
He, whom all creatures dread as deer fear the hunter, loses it in the end even after acquiring the earth (for his kingdom) having the sea round it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.27
पितृपैतामहं राज्यं प्राप्तवान् स्वेन कर्मणा। वायुरभ्रमिवासाद्य भ्रंशयत्यनये स्थितः॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ prāptavān svena karmaṇā| vāyurabhramivāsādya bhraṃśayatyanaye sthitaḥ||
He (the king), who is addicted to unfairness, destroys by his own acts the kingdom inherited from his father and grandfather; even as the wind scatters away the clothing them.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.28
धर्ममाचरतो राज्ञः सद्धिश्चरितमादितः। वसुधा वसुसम्पूर्णा वर्धते भूतिवर्धिनी॥
dharmamācarato rājñaḥ saddhiścaritamāditaḥ| vasudhā vasusampūrṇā vardhate bhūtivardhinī||
The earth full of wealth increases the worldly prosperity of the king who practices virtue followed by good men from the ancient time.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.29
अथ संत्यजतो धर्ममधर्मं चानुतिष्ठतः। प्रतिसंवेष्टते भूमिरग्नौ चर्माहितं यथा।॥
atha saṃtyajato dharmamadharmaṃ cānutiṣṭhataḥ| pratisaṃveṣṭate bhūmiragnau carmāhitaṃ yathā|||
Again, the territories, that of king who leaving virtue practices unrighteousness, contract like a piece of leather thrown into the fire.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.30
य एव यत्नः क्रियते परराष्ट्रविमर्दने। स एव यत्नः कर्तव्यः स्वराष्ट्रपरिपालने॥
ya eva yatnaḥ kriyate pararāṣṭravimardane| sa eva yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ svarāṣṭraparipālane||
The care, that is bestowed on despoiling another of his kingdom, should be spent in protecting one's own kingdom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.31
धर्मेण राज्यं विन्देत धर्मेण परिपालयेत्। धर्ममूलां श्रियं प्राप्य न जहाति न हीयते॥
dharmeṇa rājyaṃ vindeta dharmeṇa paripālayet| dharmamūlāṃ śriyaṃ prāpya na jahāti na hīyate||
By means of virtue should a kingdom be attained; and by means of virtue should it be governed. The kingly prosperity, that has virtue for its basis, is never lost, nor it flies away.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.32
अप्युन्मत्तात् प्रलपतो बालाच्च परिजल्पतः। सर्वतः सारमादद्यादश्मभ्य इव काञ्चनम्॥
apyunmattāt pralapato bālācca parijalpataḥ| sarvataḥ sāramādadyādaśmabhya iva kāñcanam||
Enlightenment should be sought for from everything-even from the leavings of a lunatic and the prattles of a child, as gold from stones.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.33
सुव्याहृतानि सूक्तानि सुकृतानि ततस्ततः। संचिन्वन् धीर आसीत शिलाहारी शिलं यथा।॥
suvyāhṛtāni sūktāni sukṛtāni tatastataḥ| saṃcinvan dhīra āsīta śilāhārī śilaṃ yathā|||
A wise man should live, picking out good manners, good sayings and good deeds, even as one given up to the Shila mode of life picks grains of corn from the field.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.34
गन्धेन गावः पश्यन्ति वेदैः पश्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः। चारैः पश्यन्ति राजानश्चक्षुर्ष्यामितरे जनाः॥
gandhena gāvaḥ paśyanti vedaiḥ paśyanti brāhmaṇāḥ| cāraiḥ paśyanti rājānaścakṣurṣyāmitare janāḥ||
King see by means of smell, Brahmanas see by means of the Vedas, kings see by means of scouts and other people through eyes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.35
भूयांसं लभते क्लेशं या गौर्भवति दुर्दुहा। अथ या सुदुहा राजन् नैव तां वितुदन्त्यपि॥
bhūyāṃsaṃ labhate kleśaṃ yā gaurbhavati durduhā| atha yā suduhā rājan naiva tāṃ vitudantyapi||
The cow that is difficult to milk gets great trouble; but one that is easy to milk, O king, gets nothing.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.36
यदतप्तं प्रणमति न तत् संतापयन्त्यपि। यच्च स्वयं नतं दारु न तत् सन्तापयन्त्यपि॥
yadataptaṃ praṇamati na tat saṃtāpayantyapi| yacca svayaṃ nataṃ dāru na tat santāpayantyapi||
That which bends without being heated is not heated at all; the wood that bends of itself is never heated.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.37
एतयोपमया धीरः संनमेत बलीयसे। इन्द्राय स प्रणमते नमते यो बलीयसे॥
etayopamayā dhīraḥ saṃnameta balīyase| indrāya sa praṇamate namate yo balīyase||
Following this example, a wise man should bend to one stronger than himself and he who bends before the stronger bows down to Indra himself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.38
पर्जन्यनाथाः पशवो राजानो मन्त्रिवान्धवाः। पतयो बान्धवाः स्त्रीणां ब्राह्मणा वेदबान्धवाः॥
parjanyanāthāḥ paśavo rājāno mantrivāndhavāḥ| patayo bāndhavāḥ strīṇāṃ brāhmaṇā vedabāndhavāḥ||
Creatures depend on clouds; kings have the counsellors for their friends; husbands are the friends of women and the Brahmanas have the Vedas for their friends.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.39
सत्येन रक्ष्यते धर्मो विद्या योगेन रक्ष्यते। मृजया रक्ष्यते रूपं कुलं वृत्तेन रक्ष्यते॥
satyena rakṣyate dharmo vidyā yogena rakṣyate| mṛjayā rakṣyate rūpaṃ kulaṃ vṛttena rakṣyate||
Virtue is preserved by truthfulness; learning is preserved by exercise; beauty is preserved by toilet; and noble birth is preserved by good manners.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.40
मानेन रक्ष्यते धान्यमश्वान् रक्षत्यनुक्रमः। अभीक्ष्णदर्शनं गाश्च स्त्रियो रक्ष्याः कुचैलतः।। :॥
mānena rakṣyate dhānyamaśvān rakṣatyanukramaḥ| abhīkṣṇadarśanaṃ gāśca striyo rakṣyāḥ kucailataḥ|| :||
Corn is preserves by measure exercise preserves steeds; strict and constant supervision preserves horses; and women is preserved by ragged garments.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.41
न कुलं वृत्तहीनस्य प्रमाणमिति मे मतिः। अन्तेष्वपि हि जातानां वृत्तमेव विशिष्यते॥
na kulaṃ vṛttahīnasya pramāṇamiti me matiḥ| anteṣvapi hi jātānāṃ vṛttameva viśiṣyate||
It is my opinion that noble birth in one who is not of good behaviours dose not mean virtue; and that good manners in one born low should command respect.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.42
य ईर्षुः परवित्तेषु रूपे वीर्ये कुलान्वये। सुखसौभाग्यसत्कारे तस्य व्याधिरनन्तकः॥
ya īrṣuḥ paravitteṣu rūpe vīrye kulānvaye| sukhasaubhāgyasatkāre tasya vyādhiranantakaḥ||
He who is envious of other people's wealth, beauty, prowess, good birth, happiness, luck and reward, suffers a disease which has no cure.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.43
अकार्यकरणाद् भीतः कार्याणां च विवर्जनात्। अकाले मन्त्रभेदाच्च येन मायेन्न तत् पिबेत्॥
akāryakaraṇād bhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ ca vivarjanāt| akāle mantrabhedācca yena māyenna tat pibet||
He by whom is feared the doing of improper acts or the omission of proper acts or the premature disclosure of his intentions, should not drink that which inebriates.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.44
विद्यामदो धनमदस्तृतीयोऽभिजनो मदः। मदा एतेऽवलिप्तानामेत एव सतां दमाः॥
vidyāmado dhanamadastṛtīyo'bhijano madaḥ| madā ete'valiptānāmeta eva satāṃ damāḥ||
Pride of learning, pride of wealth, pride of connections the pride in these the good people should restrain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.45
तावन तस्य सुकृतं किंचित्कार्ये कदाचन। मन्यन्ते सन्तमात्मानमसन्तमपि विश्रुतम्॥
tāvana tasya sukṛtaṃ kiṃcitkārye kadācana| manyante santamātmānamasantamapi viśrutam||
Bad people, asked by honest ones to do something for them, consider themselves as honest after doing very doing very little of that, even though they are well-known to be dishonest.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.46
गतिरात्मवतां सन्तः सन्त एवं सतां गतिः। असतां च गतिः सन्तो न त्वसन्तः सतां गतिः॥
gatirātmavatāṃ santaḥ santa evaṃ satāṃ gatiḥ| asatāṃ ca gatiḥ santo na tvasantaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ||
The righteous are their own refuge and that of other righteous men. The righteous, too are the refuge of the unrighteous; and the unrighteous are never the refuge of the righteous.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.47
जिता सभा वस्त्रवता मिष्टाशा गोमता जिता। अध्वा जितो यानवता सर्वं शीलवता जितम्॥
jitā sabhā vastravatā miṣṭāśā gomatā jitā| adhvā jito yānavatā sarvaṃ śīlavatā jitam||
In (a debate in) an assembly, he who is well dressed, comes off victorious, he who is owner of king triumphs over the desire to eat sweets; and the road is triumphed over by one who has conveyances; and everything is subjugated by one of good behaviour.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.48
शीलं प्रधानं पुरुषे तद् यस्येह प्रणश्यति। न तस्य जीवितेनार्थो न धनेन न बन्धुभिः॥
śīlaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣe tad yasyeha praṇaśyati| na tasya jīvitenārtho na dhanena na bandhubhiḥ||
Good manner is the prime thing in a man; and he that has not got it in this life gains nothing by life, by wealth or by friends.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.49
आढ्यानां मांसपरमं मध्यानां गोरसोत्तरम्। तैलोत्तरं दरिद्राणां भोजनं भरतर्षभ॥
āḍhyānāṃ māṃsaparamaṃ madhyānāṃ gorasottaram| tailottaraṃ daridrāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ bharatarṣabha||
O bull of the race of Bharata, flesh is the chief food of the rich, milk that of the middle classes and oil that of the poor.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.50
सम्पन्नतरमेवान्नं दरिद्रा भुञ्जते सदा। क्षुत् स्वादुतां जनयति सा चाढ्येषु सुदुर्लभा॥
sampannataramevānnaṃ daridrā bhuñjate sadā| kṣut svādutāṃ janayati sā cāḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā||
The poor however ever take the most delicious food; for hunger imparts sweetness of taste to it; it (hunger) is ever rare among the opulent.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.51
प्रायेण श्रीमतां लोके भोक्तुं शक्तिर्न विद्यते। जीर्यन्त्यपि हि काष्ठानि दरिद्राणां महीपते॥
prāyeṇa śrīmatāṃ loke bhoktuṃ śaktirna vidyate| jīryantyapi hi kāṣṭhāni daridrāṇāṃ mahīpate||
In this, world the opulent mostly have no capacity, for eating, whiled O Lord of the earth, pieces of wood are digested by the poor.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.52
अवृत्तिर्भयमन्त्यानां मध्यानां मरणाद् भयम्। उत्तमानां तु मानामवमानात् परं भयम्॥
avṛttirbhayamantyānāṃ madhyānāṃ maraṇād bhayam| uttamānāṃ tu mānāmavamānāt paraṃ bhayam||
Loss of livelihood is feared by men of the lower classes; death is feared by the middle classes and insult is greatly feared by good men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.53
ऐश्वर्यमदपापिष्ठा मदाः पानमदादयः। ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तो हि नापतित्वा विबुध्यते॥
aiśvaryamadapāpiṣṭhā madāḥ pānamadādayaḥ| aiśvaryamadamatto hi nāpatitvā vibudhyate||
The devils who are proud of their wealth are worse than those intoxicated with wine; for he, who is intoxicated with the pride of wealth, is not brought to his senses unless he meet with the reverse.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.54
इन्द्रियैरिन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तमानैरनिग्रहैः। तैरयं ताप्यते लोको नक्षत्राणि चहैरिवा॥
indriyairindriyārtheṣu vartamānairanigrahaiḥ| tairayaṃ tāpyate loko nakṣatrāṇi cahairivā||
This world is affected by the senses directed to their own objects without any control in the same was as stars (are affected by the planets).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.55
यो जितः पञ्चवर्गेण सहजेनात्मकर्षिणा। आपदस्तस्य वर्धन्ते शुक्लपक्ष इवोडुराट्॥
yo jitaḥ pañcavargeṇa sahajenātmakarṣiṇā| āpadastasya vardhante śuklapakṣa ivoḍurāṭ||
In the life of one, who is subjugated by the five senses in their natural state ever impelling him towards action, calamities ever increase like the moon after the new moon.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.56
अविजित्य य आत्मानममात्यान् विजिगीषते। अमित्रान् वाजितामात्यः सोऽवशः परिहीयते॥
avijitya ya ātmānamamātyān vijigīṣate| amitrān vājitāmātyaḥ so'vaśaḥ parihīyate||
He who desires to bring his advisers under control without controlling himself, who desires to control his enemies without controlling his advisers, at last yields, deprived of strength.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.57
आत्मानमेव प्रथमं द्वेष्यरूपेण यो जयेत्। ततोऽमात्यानमित्रांश्च न मोघं विजिगीषते॥
ātmānameva prathamaṃ dveṣyarūpeṇa yo jayet| tato'mātyānamitrāṃśca na moghaṃ vijigīṣate||
He, therefore, who brings himself first under control thinking that his senses are his prime enemies, in the end subjugates as a matter of certainty, his advisers and his enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.58
वश्येन्द्रियं जितात्मानं धृतदण्डं विकारिषु। परीक्ष्य कारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीनिषेवते।।५८
vaśyendriyaṃ jitātmānaṃ dhṛtadaṇḍaṃ vikāriṣu| parīkṣya kāriṇaṃ dhīramatyantaṃ dhīramatyantaṃ śrīniṣevate||58
Great prosperity comes up on him who has controlled his senses or subjugated himself and who can hold the rod (of punishment) against all offenders without partiality and who acts with circumspection and who is patient.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.59
त्रात्मा नियन्तेन्द्रियाण्यस्य चाश्वाः। र्दान्तः सुखं याति रथीव धीरः॥
trātmā niyantendriyāṇyasya cāśvāḥ| rdāntaḥ sukhaṃ yāti rathīva dhīraḥ||
The body of a man, O king, is like the car; the soul, the driver; and the senses, the horses, Drawn by those excellent steeds when well trained, he that is wise and patient performs the journey in peace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.60
एतान्यनिगृहीतानि व्यापादयितुमप्यलम्। अविधेया इवादान्ता हयाः पथि कुसारथिम्॥
etānyanigṛhītāni vyāpādayitumapyalam| avidheyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim||
These (the senses) when untrained lead one to destruction; in the same way the untrained horses lead the unskillful drivers (to destruction.)
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.61
अनर्थमर्थतः पश्यन्नर्थ चैवाप्यनर्थतः। इन्द्रियैरजितैर्बाल: सुदुः :खं मन्यते सुखम्॥
anarthamarthataḥ paśyannartha caivāpyanarthataḥ| indriyairajitairbāla: suduḥ :khaṃ manyate sukham||
The inexperienced man, who wants to select evil from good and good from evil with the aid of his senses which he has not mastered, considers great misery to be happiness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.62
धर्मार्थो यः परित्यज्य स्यादिन्द्रियवशानुगः। श्रीप्राणधनदारेभ्यः क्षिप्रं स परिहीयते॥
dharmārtho yaḥ parityajya syādindriyavaśānugaḥ| śrīprāṇadhanadārebhyaḥ kṣipraṃ sa parihīyate||
He, who having forsaken both virtue and worldly gains, the follows, the lead of his senses, very soon comes to lose prosperity, life wealth and wife.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.63
अर्थानामीश्वरो यः स्यादिन्द्रियाणामनीश्वरः। इन्द्रियाणामनैश्वर्यादैश्वर्याद् भ्रश्यते हि सः॥
arthānāmīśvaro yaḥ syādindriyāṇāmanīśvaraḥ| indriyāṇāmanaiśvaryādaiśvaryād bhraśyate hi saḥ||
The lord of riches, who is a slave of his senses, loses his riches through his want of control over the senses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.64
आत्मनाऽऽत्मानमन्विच्छेन्मनोबुद्धीन्द्रियैर्यतैः। आत्मा ह्येवात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः॥
ātmanā''tmānamanvicchenmanobuddhīndriyairyataiḥ| ātmā hyevātmano bandhurātmaiva ripurātmanaḥ||
A man should try to see and know nimself by mastering his mind, intelligence and senses; for, he himself is his own friend and himself is his enemy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.65
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनैवात्माऽऽत्मना जितः। स एव नियतो बन्धुः स एव नियतो रिपुः॥
bandhurātmā''tmanastasya yenaivātmā''tmanā jitaḥ| sa eva niyato bandhuḥ sa eva niyato ripuḥ||
He, by whom self has been subjugated by self and has himself for his friend; for himself is ever his friend and himself is ever his enemy.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.66
क्षुद्राक्षेणेव जालेन झपावपिहितावुरू। कामश्च राजन् क्रोधश्च तौ प्रज्ञानं विलुम्पतः॥
kṣudrākṣeṇeva jālena jhapāvapihitāvurū| kāmaśca rājan krodhaśca tau prajñānaṃ vilumpataḥ||
In the same way, as a big fish breaks through a net of thin chords, so, O king, desire and anger cast wisdom in the shade.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.67
समवेक्ष्येह धर्मार्थो सम्भारान् योऽधिगच्छति। स वै सम्भृतसम्भारः सततः सुखमेधते॥
samavekṣyeha dharmārtho sambhārān yo'dhigacchati| sa vai sambhṛtasambhāraḥ satataḥ sukhamedhate||
He, who having paid due regard to virtue and worldly gains seeks the acquirement of success, gets what he wants and ever is in happiness.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.68
यः पञ्चाभ्यन्तराञ्छत्रूनविजित्य मनोमयान्। जिगीषति रिपूनन्यान् रिपवोऽभिभवन्ति तम्॥
yaḥ pañcābhyantarāñchatrūnavijitya manomayān| jigīṣati ripūnanyān ripavo'bhibhavanti tam||
He, who without subjugating the five enemies within that have their origin in the mind, desires to subdue other enemies, is vanquished by these enemies.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.69
दृश्यन्ते हि महात्मानो बध्यमानाः स्वकर्मभिः। इन्द्रियाणामनीशत्वाद् राजानो राज्यविभ्रमैः॥
dṛśyante hi mahātmāno badhyamānāḥ svakarmabhiḥ| indriyāṇāmanīśatvād rājāno rājyavibhramaiḥ||
Instances are seen in which noble hearted kings, out of lust of territory, are destroyed by acts sorely through the want of control over their senses.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.70
स्तुल्यो दण्डः स्पृशते मिश्रभावात्। शुष्केणार्दै दह्यते मिश्रभावात् तस्मात् पापैः सह सन्धिं न कुर्यात्॥
stulyo daṇḍaḥ spṛśate miśrabhāvāt| śuṣkeṇārdai dahyate miśrabhāvāt tasmāt pāpaiḥ saha sandhiṃ na kuryāt||
Equal punishment overtakes the sinless with the sinful, when these two constantly associate; even as the wet fuel burns with the dry. Therefore friendship should not be established with the sinful.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.71
निजानुत्पततः शत्रून् पञ्च पञ्चप्रयोजनान्। यो मोहान निगृह्णाति तमापद् ग्रसते नरम्॥
nijānutpatataḥ śatrūn pañca pañcaprayojanān| yo mohāna nigṛhṇāti tamāpad grasate naram||
Misery overtakes the man, who dose not subdue his five soaring foes out of ignorance which have five different objects.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.72
अनसूयाऽऽर्जवं शौचं संतोषः प्रियवादिता। दमः सत्यमनायासो न भवन्ति दुरात्मनाम्॥
anasūyā''rjavaṃ śaucaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ priyavāditā| damaḥ satyamanāyāso na bhavanti durātmanām||
Guilelessness, simplicity, sanctity. contentment, sweetness of speech, self-control, truthfulness and steadiness are never the attributes of the wicked.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.73
आत्मज्ञानमनायासीत्ततिक्षा धर्मनित्यता। वाक् चैव गुप्ता दानं च नैतान्यन्त्येषु भारत॥
ātmajñānamanāyāsīttatikṣā dharmanityatā| vāk caiva guptā dānaṃ ca naitānyantyeṣu bhārata||
Spiritual knowledge steadiness, patience, constancy in virtue, secret counsels and charity-these are not to be found in men of the lower, Odescendant of Bharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.74
आक्रोशपरिवादाभ्यां विहिंसन्त्यबुधा वुधान्। वक्ता पापमुपादत्ते क्षममाणो विमुच्यते॥
ākrośaparivādābhyāṃ vihiṃsantyabudhā vudhān| vaktā pāpamupādatte kṣamamāṇo vimucyate||
The ignorant seek to injure the wise by malice back-biting; and the speaker takes upon himself the load of his (wise man's) sins, which he (the wise man) casts off by forgiving the ignorant.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.75
हिंसा बलमसाधूनां राज्ञां दण्डविधिर्बलम्। शुश्रूषा तु बलं स्त्रीणां क्षमा गुणवतां बलम्॥
hiṃsā balamasādhūnāṃ rājñāṃ daṇḍavidhirbalam| śuśrūṣā tu balaṃ strīṇāṃ kṣamā guṇavatāṃ balam||
Malice is the strength of the unrighteous; the penal code is the strength of the kings; ministration to the sick is the strength of women; and forgiveness is the strength of the virtuous.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.76
वाक्संयमो हि नृपते सुदुष्करतमो मतः। अर्थवच्च विचित्रं च न शक्यं बहु भाषितुम्॥
vāksaṃyamo hi nṛpate suduṣkaratamo mataḥ| arthavacca vicitraṃ ca na śakyaṃ bahu bhāṣitum||
The control over speech, O lord of men, is thought to be most difficult; and it is not possible to speak much full of meaning in an entertaining way.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.77
अभ्यावहति कल्याणं विविधं वाक् सुभाषिता। सैव दुर्भाषिता राजन्ननायोपपद्यते॥
abhyāvahati kalyāṇaṃ vividhaṃ vāk subhāṣitā| saiva durbhāṣitā rājannanāyopapadyate||
Words spoken sweetly bring on several of the blessings; and the same (words) spoken harshly, O king generate evils.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.78
रोहते सायकैर्विद्धं वनं परशुना हतम्। वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम्॥
rohate sāyakairviddhaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā hatam| vācā duruktaṃ bībhatsaṃ na saṃrohati vākkṣatam||
A forest, pierced by arrows or cut down by scythes, grows again; but the heart pierced with words, harsh and rude, never recovers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.79
कर्णिनालीकनाराचान् निर्हरन्ति शरीरतः। वाक्शल्यस्तु न निर्हर्तुं शक्यो हृदिशयोहिसः॥
karṇinālīkanārācān nirharanti śarīrataḥ| vākśalyastu na nirhartuṃ śakyo hṛdiśayohisaḥ||
Arrows and darts can be extracted from the body; but the darts of words cannot be extracted from the depth of the heart.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.80
वाक्सायका वदनानिष्पतन्ति यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि। परस्य नामर्मसु ते पतन्ति तान् पण्डितो नावसृजेत् परेभ्यः॥
vāksāyakā vadanāniṣpatanti yairāhataḥ śocati rātryahāni| parasya nāmarmasu te patanti tān paṇḍito nāvasṛjet parebhyaḥ||
Arrows of words are shot from the mouth, wounded by which one grieves night and day; for they touch the innermost recesses of the hearts of others? Therefore a wise man should not fling on others.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.81
यस्मै देवाः प्रयच्छन्ति पुरुषाय पराभवम्। बुद्धि तस्यापकर्षन्ति सोऽवाचीनानि पश्यति॥
yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam| buddhi tasyāpakarṣanti so'vācīnāni paśyati||
That man, to whom defeat has been sent by the gods, has his senses lost; and, therefore, he does stoop to mean acts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.82
बुद्धौ कलुषभूतायां विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते। अनयो नयसंकाशो हृदयानापसर्पति॥
buddhau kaluṣabhūtāyāṃ vināśe pratyupasthite| anayo nayasaṃkāśo hṛdayānāpasarpati||
On intellect becoming dim and on the approach of ruin, wrong, in the disguise of right, dose not remove from the mind.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.83
सेयं बुद्धिः परीता ते पुत्राणां भरतर्षभ। पाण्डवानां विरोधेन न चैनानवबुध्यसे॥
seyaṃ buddhiḥ parītā te putrāṇāṃ bharatarṣabha| pāṇḍavānāṃ virodhena na cainānavabudhyase||
The dim intellect has overpowered your son, O bull of Bharata race; same now you do not clearly see it owing to your enmity against the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.84
राजा लक्षणसम्पन्नस्त्रैलोक्यस्यापि यो भवेत्। शिष्यस्ते शासिता सोऽस्तु धृतराष्ट्रा युधिष्ठिरः॥
rājā lakṣaṇasampannastrailokyasyāpi yo bhavet| śiṣyaste śāsitā so'stu dhṛtarāṣṭrā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||
A king with auspicious marks and the ruler of the three worlds, Yudhishthira waits on your commands, O Dhritarashtra; let him be the ruler of the earth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 106.85
अतीत्य सर्वान् पुत्रांस्ते भागधेयपुरस्कृतः। तेजसा प्रज्ञया चैव युक्तो धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित्॥ अनुक्रोशादानृशंस्याद् योऽसौ धर्मभृतां वरः। गौरवात् तव राजेन्द्र बहून् क्लेशांस्तितिक्षति॥
atītya sarvān putrāṃste bhāgadheyapuraskṛtaḥ| tejasā prajñayā caiva yukto dharmārthatattvavit|| anukrośādānṛśaṃsyād yo'sau dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ| gauravāt tava rājendra bahūn kleśāṃstitikṣati||
Endue with good qualities; he is, to the exclusion of all your sons, the fore-most among your heirs; he is endued with energy and wisdom and versed both in the codes of morality and earthly good. Out of kindness and simplicity that chief among virtuous men has patiently borne many a trouble in order to uphold your story.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)