Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.81
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1.81.1
स्वर्गतः स तु राजेन्द्रो निवसन्देववेश्मनि ।
पूजितस्त्रिदशैः साध्यैर्मरुद्भिर्वसुभिस्तथा ॥ १.८१.१ ॥
Having gone to heaven, that lord of kings, dwelling in the abode of the gods, was honoured by the thirty gods, the Sādhyas, the Maruts and the Vasus.
1.81.2
देवलोकं ब्रह्मलोकं संचरन्पुण्यकृद्वशी ।
अवसत्पृथिवीपालो दीर्घकालमिति श्रुतिः ॥ १.८१.२ ॥
Moving through the world of the gods and the world of Brahmā, that protector of the earth, who had done meritorious deeds and was self-controlled, dwelt there for a long time, so tradition tells.
1.81.3
स कदाचिन्नृपश्रेष्ठो ययातिः शक्रमागमत् ।
कथान्ते तत्र शक्रेण स पृष्टः पृथिवीपतिः ॥ १.८१.३ ॥
Once Yayāti, best of kings, came to Indra. At the end of their talk there, Indra asked that lord of the earth a question.
1.81.4
यदा स पूरुस्तव रूपेण राज-
ञ्जरां गृहीत्वा प्रचचार भूमौ।
तदा च राज्यं संप्रदायैव तस्मै ।
त्वया किमुक्तः कथयेह सत्यम् ॥ १.८१.४ ॥
O king, when Pūru, taking on your form and carrying old age, wandered upon the earth, then you handed the kingdom over to him. What did you say to him? Tell the truth here.
1.81.5
गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्ये कृत्स्नोयं विषयस्तव ।
मध्ये पृथिव्यास्त्वं राजा भ्रातरोऽन्त्याधिपास्तव ॥ १.८१.५ ॥
Between the Ganges and the Yamunā, this whole realm is yours. At the centre of the earth you are king, and your brothers are lords of the outlying regions.
1.81.6
न च कुर्यान्नरो दैन्यं शाठ्यं क्रोधं तथैव च ।
जैहयं च मत्सरं वैरं सर्वत्रेदं न कारयेत् ॥ १.८१.६ ॥
A man should not practise meanness, deceit, anger, pride in victory, envy or enmity; nor should he cause these to be done anywhere.
1.81.7
मातरं पितरं ज्येष्ठं विद्वांसं च तपोधनम् ।
क्षमावन्तं च राजेन्द्र नावमन्येत बुद्धिमान् ॥ १.८१.७ ॥
O lord of kings, a wise man should not disrespect his mother, his father, his elder, the learned, the wealth of asceticism, or the forbearing.
1.81.8
ळशक्तस्तु क्षमते नित्यमशक्तः क्रुध्यते नरः ।
दुर्जनः सुजनं द्वेष्टि दुर्बलो बलवत्तरम् ॥ १.८१.८ ॥
The capable man always forgives; the incapable man grows angry. The wicked hate the good; the weak hate the stronger.
1.81.9
रूपवन्तमरूपी च धनवन्तं च निर्धनः ।
अकर्मी कर्मिणं द्वेष्टि धार्मिकं च नधार्मिकः ॥ १.८१.९ ॥
The ugly hates the beautiful, the poor hates the rich, the idle hates the active, and the unrighteous hates the righteous.
1.81.10
निर्गुणो गुणवन्तं च पुत्रैतत्कलिलक्षणम् ।
विपरीतं च राजेन्द्र एतेषु कृतलक्षणम् ॥ १.८१.१० ॥
O son, the unvirtuous hating the virtuous is the mark of Kali; and, O lord of kings, the reverse of this is the mark of the Kṛta age.
1.81.11
ब्राह्मणो वाथ वा राजा वैश्यो वा शूद्र एव वा ।
प्रशस्तेषु प्रसक्ताश्चेत्प्रशस्यन्ते यशस्विनः ॥ १.८१.११ ॥
Whether a brahmin, a king, a merchant, or indeed a servant, if he is devoted to the praiseworthy, the renowned praise him.
1.81.12
तस्मात्प्रशस्ते राजेन्द्र नरः सक्तमना भवेत् ।
अलोकज्ञा ह्यप्रशस्ता भ्रातरस्ते ह्यबुद्धयः ॥ १.८१.१२ ॥
Therefore, O lord of kings, a man should set his mind on the praiseworthy; your brothers, ignorant of the world and unpraised, are indeed foolish.
1.81.13
अन्त्याधिपतयः सर्वे ह्यभवन्गुरुशासनात् ।
त्वं हि धर्मविदो राजन्कत्थसे धर्मसुत्तमम्।
कथयस्व पुनर्मेऽद्य लोकवृत्तान्तमुत्तमम् ॥ १.८१.१३ ॥
All the lords of the lowest castes came to be by their teacher's instruction. O king, you who know dharma boast of the supreme dharma. Now tell me again the supreme account of the worlds.
1.81.14
अक्रोधनः क्रोधनेभ्यो विशिष्ट-
स्तथा तितिक्षुरतितिक्षोर्विशिष्टः।
अमानुषेभ्यो मानुषाश्च प्रधाना ।
विद्वांस्तथैवाविदुषः प्रधानः ॥ १.८१.१४ ॥
The one without anger is superior to the angry; likewise the patient is superior to the impatient. Humans are foremost among non-humans; the learned is foremost over the unlearned.
1.81.15
आक्रुश्यमानो नाकोशेन्मन्युरेव तितिक्षतः ।
आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति ॥ १.८१.१५ ॥
When reviled, one should not revile in return; the anger of the patient man itself burns the reviler, and it takes on his merit.
1.81.16
नारुन्तुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी ।
न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत।
ययाऽस्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत ।
न तां वदेद्रुशतीं पापलोक्याम् ॥ १.८१.१६ ॥
One should not be one who wounds with words, nor a speaker of cruel speech; one should not take the best thing from the lowly. Do not utter that harsh speech by which another is distressed, the speech that leads to the worlds of sin.
1.81.17
अरुन्तुदं पुरुषं तीक्ष्णवाचं ।
वाक्कण्टकैर्वितुदन्तं मनुष्यन्।
विद्यादलक्ष्मीकतमं जनानां ।
मुखे निबद्धां निर्ऋतिं वहन्तम् ॥ १.८१.१७ ॥
Know the man who is sharp-tongued and wounds people with the thorns of his words to be the most inauspicious among people, carrying misfortune bound in his mouth.
1.81.18
सद्भिः पुरस्तादभिपूजितः स्या-
त्सद्भिस्तथा पृष्ठतो रक्षितः स्यात्।
सदाऽसतामतिवादांस्तितिक्षे-
त्सतां वृत्तं चाददीतार्यवृत्तः ॥ १.८१.१८ ॥
Let him be honored in front by good men and protected from behind by good men. Let him always bear the harsh words of the wicked, and let him take up the conduct of the good, being one of noble conduct.
1.81.19
वाक्सायका वदनान्निष्पतन्ति ।
यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि।
परस्य ये मर्मसु संपतन्ति ।
तान्पण्डितो नावसृजेत्परेषु ॥ १.८१.१९ ॥
Arrows of speech fly forth from the mouth; struck by them a man grieves night and day. Those that fall upon the vital spots of another, the wise man should not loose upon others.
1.81.20
नहीदृशं संवननं त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ।
दया मैत्री च भूतेषु दानं च मधुरा च वाक् ॥ १.८१.२० ॥
There is no bond like this in the three worlds: compassion and friendship toward beings, giving, and sweet speech.
1.81.21
तस्मात्सान्त्वं सदा वाच्यं न वाच्यं परुषं क्वचित् ।
पूज्यान्संपूजयेद्दद्यान्न च याचेत्कदाचन ॥ १.८१.२१ ॥
Therefore one should always speak words of comfort, and never harsh words. One should honor those worthy of honor, give gifts, and never beg.