Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.134
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12.134.1
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
अत्र कामन्दवचनं कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः।
प्रत्यक्षावेव धर्मार्थौ क्षत्रियस्य विजानतः ॥ १२.१३४.१ ॥
Here too they recite this ancient tale. Here those who know the old lore recount the saying of Kāmandaka: for a kṣatriya who understands, dharma and wealth are directly visible.
12.134.2
तौ तु न व्यवधातव्यौ परोक्षा धर्मयातना ।
अधर्मो धर्म इत्येतद्यथा वृक्षफलं तथा ॥ १२.१३४.२ ॥
But the two should not be separated; the torment of dharma is unseen. Adharma and dharma, just like the fruit of a tree, (ripen in that way).
12.134.3
धर्माधर्मफले जातु ददर्शेह न कश्चन ।
वुभूषेद्बलमेवैतत्सर्वं बलवतो वशे ॥ १२.१३४.३ ॥
No one has ever seen the fruits of dharma and adharma here. Therefore one should desire strength alone, for all this is in the power of the mighty.
12.134.4
श्रियं बलममात्यांश्च बलवानिह विन्दति ।
यो ह्यनाढ्यः स पतितस्तदुच्छिष्टं यदल्पकम् ॥ १२.१३४.४ ॥
Here the strong man alone obtains fortune, strength and ministers. He who is without wealth is fallen; what is small is the leftover (of the mighty).
12.134.5
बह्वपथ्ये बलवति न किंचित्क्रियते भयात् ।
उभौ सत्याधिकारौ तौ त्रायेते महतो भयात् ॥ १२.१३४.५ ॥
When the mighty one does many harmful things, no one does anything out of fear. These two, holding authority over truth, protect from great fear.
12.134.6
अति धर्माद्बलं मन्ये बलाद्धर्मः प्रवर्तते ।
बले प्रतिष्ठितो धर्मो धरण्यामिव जंगमः ॥ १२.१३४.६ ॥
I hold strength to be beyond dharma, for dharma arises from strength; dharma established in strength is like a living being moving on the earth.
12.134.7
धूमो वायोरिव वशे बलं धर्मोऽनुवर्तते ।
अनीश्वरो बलं धर्मो द्रुमं वल्लीव संश्रिता ॥ १२.१३४.७ ॥
As smoke follows the wind, dharma follows power. Power and dharma, without a master, cling as a creeper clings to a tree.
12.134.8
वशे बलवतां धर्मः सुखं भोगवतामिव ।
नास्त्यसाध्यं बलवतां सर्वं बलवता जितम् ॥ १२.१३४.८ ॥
As happiness belongs to those who enjoy it, dharma lies under the control of the powerful. Nothing is unattainable for the powerful; all is conquered by the mighty.
12.134.9
दुराचारः क्षीणबलः परिमाणं न गच्छति ।
अथ तस्मादुद्विजते सर्वो लोको वृकादिव ॥ १२.१३४.९ ॥
A man of wicked conduct, weakened in strength, does not keep to measure. Therefore all people shrink in fear from him, as from a wolf.
12.134.10
अपध्वस्तो ह्यवमतो दुःखं जीवति जीवितम् ।
जीवितं यदधिक्षिप्तं यथैव मरणं तथा ॥ १२.१३४.१० ॥
One who is cast down and held in contempt lives a life of sorrow. A life that is reviled is no different from death.
12.134.11
यदेवमाहुः पापेन चारित्रेण विवक्षितम् ।
सुभृशं तप्यते तेन वाक्शल्येन परिक्षतः ॥ १२.१३४.११ ॥
When such things are said of a man of wicked conduct, he is deeply tormented, wounded by the dart of speech.
12.134.12
अत्रैतदाहुराचार्याः पापस्य परिमोक्षणे ।
त्रयीं विद्यामुपासीत तथोपासीत वै द्विजान् ॥ १२.१३४.१२ ॥
On this point the teachers say, for release from sin: one should revere the threefold knowledge, and likewise one should serve the twice-born.
12.134.13
प्रसादयेन्मधुरया वाचा चाप्यथ कर्मणा ।
महामनाश्चैव भवेद्विवहेच्च महाकुले ॥ १२.१३४.१३ ॥
He should conciliate others with sweet speech and by his deeds, be great-minded, and marry into a great family.
12.134.14
इत्यस्तीति वदेदेव परेषां कीर्तयेद्गुणान् ।
जपेदुदकशीलः स्यात्पेशलो नातिजल्पकः ॥ १२.१३४.१४ ॥
He should say only 'it is', praise the virtues of others, recite prayers, be devoted to bathing, be gentle, and not talk too much.
12.134.15
ब्रह्म क्षत्रं संप्रविशेद्बहु कृत्वा सुदुष्करम् ।
उच्यमानो हि लोकेन बहु तत्तदचिन्तयन् ॥ १२.१३४.१५ ॥
Having performed very difficult deeds, he should enter the priestly or warrior class; though people speak much about him, he should not dwell on those things.
12.134.16
उपप्राप्यैवमाचारं क्षिप्रं बहुमतो भवेत् ।
सुखं च वित्तं भुञ्जीत वृत्तेनैकेन गोपयेत् ॥ १२.१३४.१६ ॥
Having adopted such conduct, he will quickly be held in high regard; he should enjoy happiness and wealth, but conceal himself by a single kind of conduct.
12.134.17
अपि तेभ्यो मृगान्हत्वा नयेच्च सततं वने ।
यस्मिन्न प्रतिगृह्णन्ति दस्युभोजनशङ्कया।
लोके च लभते पूजां परत्रेह महत्फलम् ॥ १२.१३४.१७ ॥
Even from them, he should constantly bring the slain deer into the forest, and take that which people would not accept for fear of a thief's food. In this world he obtains honor, and in the next world and here he gains great fruit.