Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.112
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12.112.1
किं पार्थिवेन कर्तव्यं किंच कृत्वा सुखी भवेत् ।
तन्ममाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन सर्वधर्मभृतां वर ॥ १२.११२.१ ॥
What must a king do, and by doing what may he become happy? Best of all who bear dharma, tell me this truly.
12.112.2
हन्त तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु कार्यैकनिश्चयम् ।
यथा राज्ञेह कर्तव्यं यच्च कृत्वा सुखी भवेत् ॥ १२.११२.२ ॥
Very well, I will tell you. Listen, you whose resolve in action is single: how a king should conduct himself here, and by doing what he may become happy.
12.112.3
नचैवं वर्तितव्यं स्म यथेदमनुशुश्रुम् ।
उष्ट्रस्य तु महद्वृत्तं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ १२.११२.३ ॥
One should not behave in the way we have heard this. Yudhiṣṭhira, understand the great conduct of the camel.
12.112.4
जातिस्मरो महानुष्ट्रः प्रजापतिकुलोद्भवः ।
तपः सुमहदातिष्ठदरण्ये संशितव्रतः ॥ १२.११२.४ ॥
The great camel, who remembered his former births and was born of the lineage of Prajāpati, undertook a very great austerity in the forest, firm in his vows.
12.112.5
तपसस्तस्य चान्तेऽथ प्रीतिमानभवद्विभुः ।
वरेण च्छन्दयामास ततश्चैनं पितामहः ॥ १२.११२.५ ॥
At the end of his austerity the mighty grandfather became pleased with him, and he sought to please him with a boon.
12.112.6
भगवंस्त्वत्प्रसादान्मे दीर्घा ग्रीवा भवेदियम् ।
योजनानां शतं साग्रमिच्छेयं चारितुं विभो ॥ १२.११२.६ ॥
O blessed lord, by your grace let this neck of mine become long. O mighty one, I wish to roam more than a hundred yojanas.
12.112.7
एवमस्विति चोक्तः स वरदेन महात्मना ।
प्रतिलभ्य वरं श्रेष्ठं ययावुष्ट्रः स्वकं वनम् ॥ १२.११२.७ ॥
"So be it," said the great-souled giver of boons; having obtained the excellent boon, the camel went back to his own forest.
12.112.8
स चकार तदाऽऽलस्यं वरदानात्सुदुर्मतिः ।
न चैच्छच्चिरतुं गन्तुं दुरात्मा कालमोहितः ॥ १२.११२.८ ॥
Through the boon, that exceedingly foolish one became indolent; the wicked one, deluded by time, wished neither to linger long nor to go.
12.112.9
स कदाचित्प्रसार्यैव तां ग्रीवां शतयोजनाम् ।
चचार श्रान्तहृदयो वातश्चागात्ततो महान् ॥ १२.११२.९ ॥
At one time he wandered with that neck stretched out a hundred yojanas, his heart weary; then a great wind came.
12.112.10
स गुहायां शिरोग्रीवां निधाय पशुरात्मनः ।
आस्ते वर्षमथाभ्यागात्सुमहत्प्लावयज्जगत् ॥ १२.११२.१० ॥
That beast, having placed its head and neck in a cave, remained there; then a very great rain came, beginning to flood the world.
12.112.11
अथ शीतपरीताङ्गो जम्बुकः क्षुच्छ्रमान्वितः ।
सदारस्तां गुहामाशु प्रविवेश जलार्दितः ॥ १२.११२.११ ॥
Then a jackal, its body benumbed with cold, afflicted by hunger and weariness, tormented by the water, quickly entered that cave with its mate.
12.112.12
स दृष्ट्वा मांसजीवी तु सुभृशं क्षुच्छ्रमान्वितः ।
अभक्षयत्ततो ग्रीवामुष्ट्रस्य भरतर्षभ ॥ १२.११२.१२ ॥
That flesh-eater, greatly afflicted by hunger and weariness, saw the camel's neck and ate it, O bull of the Bharatas.
12.112.13
यदा त्वबुध्यतात्मानं भक्ष्यमाणं स वै पशु ।
तदा संकोचने यत्नमकरोद्भृशदुःखितः ॥ १२.११२.१३ ॥
When the beast perceived that it was being devoured, greatly distressed, it made an effort to draw itself in.
12.112.14
यावदूर्ध्वमधश्चैव ग्रीवां संक्षिपते पशुः ।
तावत्तेन सदारेण जम्बुकेन स भक्षितः ॥ १२.११२.१४ ॥
While the beast kept drawing its neck up and down, the jackal, together with his mate, devoured it.
12.112.15
स हत्वा भक्षयित्वा च तमुष्ट्रं जम्बुकस्तदा ।
विगते वातवर्पे तु निश्चक्राम गुहोदरात् ॥ १२.११२.१५ ॥
Having killed and eaten that camel, the jackal then came out from the belly of the cave when the storm of wind and rain had passed.
12.112.16
एवं दुर्बुद्धिना प्राप्तमुष्ट्रेण निधनं तदा ।
आलस्यस्य क्रमात्पश्य महान्तं दोषमागतम् ॥ १२.११२.१६ ॥
Thus the foolish camel met its death. Behold the great fault that comes from the course of laziness.
12.112.17
त्वमप्येवंविधं हित्वा योगेन नियतेन्द्रियः ।
वर्तस्व बुद्धिमूलं तु विजयं मनुरब्रवीत् ॥ १२.११२.१७ ॥
You too, abandoning such idleness, should conduct yourself with restrained senses through yoga; Manu has declared that victory is rooted in intellect.
12.112.18
बुद्धिश्रेष्ठानि कर्माणि बाहुमध्यानि भारत ।
तानि जङ्घाजघन्यानि भारप्रत्यवराणि च ॥ १२.११२.१८ ॥
O Bhārata, deeds that are best by intellect are those of the middle of the arms; those below the thighs are inferior in burden.
12.112.19
राज्यं तिष्ठति दक्षस्य संगृहीतेन्द्रियस्य च ।
आर्तस्य बुद्धिमूलं हि विजयं मनुरब्रवीत्।
गुप्तं मन्त्रं श्रुतवतः सुसहायस्य चानघ ॥ १२.११२.१९ ॥
The kingdom of the capable man who has restrained his senses endures. Manu said that for one in distress, victory is rooted in intelligence. O sinless one, the counsel of one who has learned the teachings and has good allies remains hidden.
12.112.20
असहायवतो ह्यर्था न तिष्ठन्ति कदाचन ।
परीक्षितसहायस्य तिष्ठन्तीह युधिष्ठिर।
सहाययुक्तेन मही कृत्स्ना शक्या प्रशासितुम् ॥ १२.११२.२० ॥
The affairs of one without allies never endure. Here, the affairs of one whose allies have been tested do endure. O Yudhiṣṭhira, by one endowed with allies the whole earth can be governed.
12.112.21
इदं हि सद्भिः कथितं विधिज्ञैः ।
पुरा महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः।
मयाऽपि चोक्तं तव शास्त्रदृष्ट्या ।
त्वमप्रमत्तः प्रचरस्व राजन् ॥ १२.११२.२१ ॥
This was said long ago by good men and by those who know the rules, whose power was equal to Indra's. I too have told you this in light of the scriptures. You, O king, should conduct yourself vigilantly.