Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.115
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12.115.1
पितामह महाप्राज्ञ संशयो मे महानयम् ।
संछेत्तव्यस्त्वया राजन्भवान्कुलकरो हि नः ॥ १२.११५.१ ॥
Grandfather, O man of great wisdom, this great doubt of mine must be resolved by you, O king, for you are the protector of our family.
12.115.2
पुरुषाणामयं तात दुर्वृत्तानां दुरात्मनाम् ।
कथितो वाक्यसंचारस्ततो विज्ञापयामि ते ॥ १२.११५.२ ॥
Dear one, concerning the course of speech that has been told about wicked men of evil conduct and evil mind, I make this request of you.
12.115.3
यद्धितं राज्यतन्त्रस्य कुलस्य च सुखोदयम् ।
अयत्यां च तदात्वे च क्षेमवृद्धिकरं च तत् ॥ १२.११५.३ ॥
Tell me what is beneficial to the machinery of kingship and to the family, what brings the rise of happiness, and what increases security both in the future and in the present.
12.115.4
पुत्रपौत्राभिरामं च राष्ट्रवृद्धिकरं च यत् ।
अन्नपाने शरीरे च हितं यत्तद्ब्रवीहि मे ॥ १२.११५.४ ॥
Tell me what delights sons and grandsons, what causes the growth of the realm, and what is beneficial for food, drink and the body.
12.115.5
अभिषिक्तो हि यो राजा राज्यस्थो मित्रसंवृत ।
समुहृत्समुपेतो वा स कथं रञ्जयेत्प्रजाः ॥ १२.११५.५ ॥
How should a king who has been anointed, who is established in the kingdom, surrounded by friends and joined by well-wishers, please his subjects?
12.115.6
यो ह्यसत्प्रग्रहरतिः स्नेहरागबलात्कृतः ।
इन्द्रियाणामनीशत्वादसज्जनबुभूषकः ॥ १२.११५.६ ॥
He who delights in wrongful grasping, who is driven by the force of affection and attachment, and who, lacking mastery over the senses, desires to serve wicked men:
12.115.7
तस्य भृत्या विमुखतां यान्ति सर्वे कुलोद्गताः ।
न च भृत्यबलैरर्थैः स राजा संप्रयुज्यते ॥ १२.११५.७ ॥
All his servants born of good families turn away from him, and that king is not supported by the strength of servants nor by wealth.
12.115.8
एतन्मे चिन्तयानस्य राजधर्मान्दिवानिशम् ।
बृहस्पतिसमो बुद्ध्या भवाञ्शंसितुमर्हति ॥ १२.११५.८ ॥
For me, who think about the duties of kings day and night, you, equal to Bṛhaspati in wisdom, are fit to declare this.
12.115.9
शासता पुरुषव्याघ्र त्वं नः कुलहिते रतः ।
क्षत्ता चैको महाप्राज्ञो यो नः शंसति सर्वदा ॥ १२.११५.९ ॥
O tiger among men, you who delight in the welfare of our family, and the great-minded steward (Vidura) alone, who always counsels us.
12.115.10
त्वत्तः कुलहितं वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राज्यहितोदयम् ।
अमृतस्याव्ययस्येव तृप्तः स्वप्स्याम्यहं सुखम् ॥ १२.११५.१० ॥
Having heard from you words that bring the welfare of the family and the rising of the kingdom's good, I shall sleep happily, as if satisfied with imperishable nectar.
12.115.11
कीदृशाः सन्निकर्षस्था भृत्याः सर्वगुणान्विताः ।
कीदृशैः किं कुलीनैर्वा सह यात्रा विधीयते ॥ १२.११५.११ ॥
What kind of servants, standing near and endowed with all good qualities? And with what kind of well-born men is the undertaking (journey) to be arranged?
12.115.12
न ह्येको भृत्यरहितो राजा भवति रक्षिता ।
राज्यं चेदं जनः सर्वस्तत्कुलीनः प्रशासति ॥ १२.११५.१२ ॥
A king alone, without servants, does not become a protector; and this kingdom and all its people are governed by those of noble birth.
12.115.13
न च प्रशास्तुं राज्यं हि शक्यमेकेन भारत ॥ १२.११५.१३ ॥
O Bhārata, one man alone cannot govern a kingdom.
12.115.14
असहायवता तात नैवार्थाः केचिदप्युत ।
लब्धुं लब्धा ह्यपि सदा रक्षितुं भरतर्षभ ॥ १२.११५.१४ ॥
Dear son, one without helpers can achieve no aims at all, and even when he has gained them, cannot always keep them safe, O bull of the Bharatas.
12.115.15
यस्य भृत्यजनः सर्वो ज्ञानविज्ञानकोविदः ।
हितैषी कुलजः स्निग्धः स राज्यफलमश्नुते ॥ १२.११५.१५ ॥
He whose servants are all skilled in knowledge and science, well-wishers, born in good families and affectionate, he enjoys the fruit of kingship.
12.115.16
मन्त्रिणो यस्य कुलजा असंहार्याः सहोषिताः ।
नृपतेर्मतिमाप्सन्ते सत्पथज्ञानकोविदाः ॥ १२.११५.१६ ॥
The ministers of a king who are born in good families, incorruptible, long associated with him, and skilled in knowing the righteous path, they win the king sound judgment.
12.115.17
अनागतविधातारः कालज्ञानविशारदाः ।
अतिक्रान्तमशोचन्तः स राज्यफलमश्नुते ॥ १२.११५.१७ ॥
Those who provide for what is to come, are skilled in knowing time, and do not grieve over what is past, he enjoys the fruit of kingship.
12.115.18
समदुःखसुखा यस्य सहायाः प्रियकारिणः ।
अर्थचिन्तापराः सभ्याः स राज्यफलमश्नुते ॥ १२.११५.१८ ॥
He whose companions share alike in sorrow and joy, do what is dear to him, are intent on the affairs of the realm and fit for the assembly, he enjoys the fruit of kingship.
12.115.19
यस्य नार्तो जनपदः सन्निकर्षगतः सदा ।
अक्षुद्रः सत्पथालम्बी स राजा राज्यभाग्भवेत् ॥ १२.११५.१९ ॥
The king whose realm, always near to him, is not afflicted, who is not petty and holds to the good path, he becomes a sharer in the fruit of kingship.
12.115.20
कोशोऽक्षपटलं यस्य कोशवृद्धिकरैर्नरैः ।
आप्तैस्तुष्टैश्च पृष्टैश्च धार्यते स नृपोत्तमः ॥ १२.११५.२० ॥
The king whose treasury and ledger are kept by men who increase the treasury, trusted, content, and tested, he is the best of kings.
12.115.21
कोष्ठागारमसंहार्यैराप्तैः संचयतत्परैः ।
पात्रभूतैरलुब्धैश्च पाल्यमानं गुणी भवेत् ॥ १२.११५.२१ ॥
The king whose granary is guarded by men who cannot be seduced, trusted, intent on storing, worthy and free from greed, he becomes virtuous.
12.115.22
व्यवहारश्च नगरे यस्य धर्मफलोदयः ।
दृश्यते शङ्खलिखितः स धर्मफलभाङ् नृपः ॥ १२.११५.२२ ॥
The king in whose city legal business is seen to follow the rule of Śaṅkha and Likhita, and in which the fruit of dharma rises, he is a sharer in the fruit of dharma.
12.115.23
संगृहीतमनुष्यश्च यो राजा राजधर्मवित् ।
षङ्भागं परिगृह्णाति स धर्मफलमश्नुते ॥ १२.११५.२३ ॥
The king who has gathered his people to him, who knows the duty of kingship, and who takes the sixth part, he enjoys the fruit of dharma.