Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.133
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12.133.1
स्वराष्ट्रात्परराष्ट्राच्च कोशं संजनयेन्नृपः ।
कोशाद्धि धर्मः कौन्तेय राज्यमूलं प्रवर्तते ॥ १२.१३३.१ ॥
A king should amass a treasury from his own realm and from foreign realms. O son of Kuntī, dharma proceeds from the treasury; it is the root of kingship.
12.133.2
तस्मात्संजनयेत्कोशं सत्कृत्य परिपालयेत् ।
परिपाल्यानुगृह्णीयादेव धर्मः सनातनः ॥ १२.१३३.२ ॥
Therefore he should accumulate a treasury, guard it with honour, and, having guarded it, use it to show favour. This is the eternal dharma.
12.133.3
स कोशः शुद्धभावेन न नृशंसेन जायते ।
मध्यमं पदमास्थाय कोशसंग्रहणं चरेत् ॥ १२.१३३.३ ॥
That treasury is gained through pure intent, not through cruelty. Adopting the middle course, let him gather his treasure.
12.133.4
अबलस्य कुतः कोशो ह्यकोशस्य कुतो बलम् ।
अबलस्य कुतो राज्यमराज्ये श्रीर्भवेत्कुतः ॥ १२.१३३.४ ॥
Whence treasure for the powerless? Whence strength for the treasureless? Whence kingdom for the powerless, and whence fortune for one without a kingdom?
12.133.5
उच्चैर्वृत्तेः श्रियो हानिर्यथैव मरणं तथा ।
तस्मात्कोशं बलं मित्रमथ राजा विवर्धयेत् ॥ १२.१३३.५ ॥
For one of lofty conduct, the loss of fortune is as good as death. Therefore a king should increase his treasury, his strength, and his allies.
12.133.6
हीनकोशं हि राजानमवमन्यन्ति शत्रवः ।
न चास्याल्पे तुष्यन्ति कर्मणाऽप्युत्सहन्ति च ॥ १२.१३३.६ ॥
Enemies despise a king whose treasury is depleted. They are not content even with his small deeds, but dare to press upon him.
12.133.7
श्रियो हि कारणाद्राजा सत्क्रियां लभते पराम् ।
साऽस्य गूहति पापानि वासो गुह्यमिव स्त्रियाः ॥ १२.१३३.७ ॥
Because of wealth a king obtains supreme honour, and that same wealth conceals his faults, as a woman's hidden garment conceals her secret parts.
12.133.8
ऋद्धिमस्यानुतप्यन्ते पुरा विप्रकृता नराः ।
सालावृका इवाजस्नं जिघांसूनेव विन्दति।
ईदृशस्य कुतो राज्यं सुखं भरतसत्तम ॥ १२.१३३.८ ॥
Men who were once wronged grieve over his prosperity; like sal-trees and wolves, he constantly meets only those who wish to kill him. How can such a man obtain kingdom and happiness, best of the Bharatas?
12.133.9
उद्यच्छेदेव न ग्लायेदुद्यमो ह्येव पौरुषम् ।
अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेतेह कस्यचित् ॥ १२.१३३.९ ॥
One should exert oneself and not grow weary, for exertion itself is manly strength. Even if one breaks at a place without a joint, one should not bow to anyone here.
12.133.10
अप्यरण्यं समाश्रित्य चरेन्मृगगणैः सह ।
न त्वेवोद्रिक्तमर्यादैर्दस्युभिः सहितश्चरेत् ॥ १२.१३३.१० ॥
A man may even take refuge in the forest and live with herds of deer, but he should never live together with robbers who have transgressed all bounds.
12.133.11
दस्यूनां सुलभा सेना रौद्रकर्मसु भारत ।
एकान्ततो ह्यमर्यादात्सर्वोऽप्युद्विजते जनः ॥ १२.१३३.११ ॥
O Bhārata, an army of robbers is easily gathered for cruel deeds; and because of their utter lawlessness, all the people live in fear of them.
12.133.12
दस्यवोऽप्यभिशङ्कन्ते निरनुक्रोशकारिणः ॥ १२.१३३.१२ ॥
Even robbers who act without compassion are suspected and feared in turn.
12.133.13
स्थापयेदेव मर्यादां जनचित्तप्रसादिनीम् ।
अल्पाप्यर्थेषु मर्यादा लोके भवति पूजिता ॥ १२.१३३.१३ ॥
One should indeed establish a boundary that pleases the minds of people; even a small restraint in matters of wealth is honored in the world.
12.133.14
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न पर इति व्यवसितो जनः ।
नालं गन्तुमिहाश्वासं नास्तिक्यभयशङ्कितैः ॥ १२.१३३.१४ ॥
A person who has resolved that 'this world alone exists, there is no other' cannot, troubled by the fear and doubt of unbelief, attain any comfort here.
12.133.15
यथा सद्भिः परादानमहिंसा दस्युभिस्तथा ।
अनुरज्यन्ति भूतानि समर्यादेषु दस्युषु ॥ १२.१३३.१५ ॥
Just as the good do not take another's wealth and practice non-violence, so creatures grow fond of those robbers who keep a code among robbers.
12.133.16
अयुध्यमानस्यादानं दारामर्शः कृतघ्नता ।
ब्रह्मवित्तस्य चादानं निःशेषकरणं तथा ॥ १२.१३३.१६ ॥
Taking from one who does not fight, dishonoring a wife, ingratitude, taking a Brahmin's wealth, and likewise wiping out everything — these are of the same kind.
12.133.17
स्त्रिया मोषः पथिस्थानं साधुष्वेव विगर्हितम् ।
सदोष एव भवति दस्युरेतानि वर्जयेत् ॥ १२.१३३.१७ ॥
Stealing a woman and lying in ambush on the road are condemned even among the good. A robber is always at fault; one should avoid these things.
12.133.18
अभिसंदधते ये च विनाशायास्य भारत ।
सशेषमेवोपलभ्य कुर्वन्तीति विनिश्चयः ॥ १२.१३३.१८ ॥
O Bhārata, those who plot its destruction, and who seize it while something is still left over — this is the firm conclusion.
12.133.19
तस्मात्सशेषं कर्तव्यं स्वाधीनमपि दस्युभिः ।
न बलस्थोऽहमस्मीति नृशंसानि समाचरेत् ॥ १२.१३३.१९ ॥
Therefore, even when one's own possessions are held by robbers, one should act leaving something remaining. Thinking "I am established in strength," one should not commit cruel deeds.
12.133.20
सशेषकारिणस्तत्र शेषं पश्यन्ति सर्वशः ।
निःशेषकारिणो नित्यं निःशेषकरणाद्भयम् ॥ १२.१३३.२० ॥
Those who act leaving a remainder always see a remainder on every side; but those who act toward total destruction always live in fear of total ruin.