Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.135
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12.135.1
अत्राप्युदाहन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
यथा दस्युः समर्यादो दस्युत्वात्सिद्धिमाप्तवान् ॥ १२.१३५.१ ॥
Here too they relate this ancient story: how a robber, without restraint, attained perfection through robbery.
12.135.2
प्रहर्ता मतिमाञ्शूरः श्रुतवान्सुनृशंसवान् ।
अक्षन्नाश्रमिणां धर्मं ब्रह्मण्यो गुरुपूजकः ॥ १२.१३५.२ ॥
He was wise, brave, learned, and very compassionate; he did not violate the duty of those dwelling in the stages of life; he was devoted to brahmins and honoured his teachers.
12.135.3
अनिषाद्यां क्षत्रियाज्जातः क्षत्रधर्मानुपालकः ।
कापच्यो नाम नैषादिर्दस्युत्वात्सिद्धिमाप्तवान् ॥ १२.१३५.३ ॥
Born of a kshatriya man and a non-Niṣāda woman, Kāpacya, a Niṣāda who kept the duty of a warrior, attained perfection through robbery.
12.135.4
अरण्ये सायं पूर्वाह्णे मृगयूथप्रकोपिता ।
वेधिज्ञो मृगजातीनां नैषादानां च कोविदः ॥ १२.१३५.४ ॥
In the forest, at evening and in the forenoon, he would rouse the herds of deer; he knew the kinds of deer and was skilled in the craft of the Niṣādas.
12.135.5
सर्वकाननदेशज्ञः पारियात्रचरः सदा ।
धर्मज्ञः सर्ववर्णानाममोघेषुर्दृढायुधः ॥ १२.१३५.५ ॥
He knew all the regions of the forest, always roamed the Pāriyātra mountains, knew the duty of all social classes; his arrows never missed and his weapon was firm.
12.135.6
अप्यनेकशतां सेनामेक एव जिगाय सः ।
स वृद्धावम्बपितरौ महारण्येऽभ्यपूजयत् ॥ १२.१३५.६ ॥
Alone he conquered even hundreds upon hundreds of armies; and in the great forest he honoured his aged mother and father.
12.135.7
मधुमांसैर्मूलफलैरन्नैरुच्चावचैरपि ।
सत्कृत्य भोजयामास सम्यक्परिचचार ह ॥ १२.१३५.७ ॥
With honey, meat, roots, fruits and foods of every kind, high and low, he honored them and fed them, and he attended upon them well.
12.135.8
आरण्यकान्प्रव्रजितान्ब्राह्मणान्परिपालयन् ।
अपि तेभ्यो मृगान्हत्वा निनाय सततं वने ॥ १२.१३५.८ ॥
Protecting the forest-dwelling and wandering brahmins, he also killed deer for them, and constantly provided for them in the forest.
12.135.9
येऽस्मान्न प्रतिगृह्णन्ति दस्युभोजनशङ्कया ।
तेषामासज्य गेहेषु कल्य एव स गच्छति ॥ १२.१३५.९ ॥
Those who would not receive us, fearing food from robbers, he would place in their houses, and at dawn he would move on.
12.135.10
तं बहूनि सहस्राणि ग्रामणीत्वेऽभिवव्रिरे ।
निर्मर्यादानि दस्यूनां निरनुक्रोशवर्तिनाम् ॥ १२.१३५.१० ॥
Many thousands of robbers, lawless and acting without compassion, chose him as the leader of their band.
12.135.11
मुहूर्तदेशकालज्ञः प्राज्ञः शूरो दृढव्रतः ।
ग्रामणीर्भव नो मुख्यः सर्वेपामेव संमतः ॥ १२.१३५.११ ॥
You who know the moment, place and time, wise, brave and firm in your vows, be our village-leader; be our chief, acceptable to all.
12.135.12
यथायथा वक्ष्यसि नः करिष्यामस्तथातथा ।
पालयास्मान्यथान्यायं यथा माता यथा पिता ॥ १२.१३५.१२ ॥
Just as you tell us, so we shall do; protect us justly, as a mother and as a father would.
12.135.13
मा वधीस्त्वं स्त्रियं भीरुं मा शिशुं मा तपस्विनम् ।
नायुध्यमानो हन्तव्यो न च ग्राह्या बलात्स्त्रियः ॥ १२.१३५.१३ ॥
Do not kill a woman, a timid one, a child, or an ascetic. One who is not fighting should not be killed, and women should not be seized by force.
12.135.14
सर्वथा स्त्री न हन्तव्या सर्वसत्वेषु बुध्यत ।
नित्यं गोब्राह्मणे स्वस्ति योद्धव्यं च तदर्थतः ॥ १२.१३५.१४ ॥
A woman must never be killed in any way; understand this regarding all beings. For the welfare of cows and brahmins one must always fight, for their sake.
12.135.15
सत्यं च नापि हर्तव्यं सारविघ्नं च मा कृथाः ।
पूज्यन्ते यत्र देवाश्च पितरोऽतिथयश्च ह ॥ १२.१३५.१५ ॥
Truth itself must not be taken away, and do not obstruct the essence. Where gods, ancestors, and guests are honored, so it must be.
12.135.16
सर्वभूतेष्वपि वरो ब्राह्मणो मोक्षमर्हति ।
कार्या चापचितिस्तेषां सर्वस्वेनापि भावयेत् ॥ १२.१३५.१६ ॥
Among all beings the best, the brahmin, deserves release. Honor must be paid to them, and one should cherish them even with all one's wealth.
12.135.17
यस्य त्वेते संप्रदुष्टास्तस्य विद्यात्पराभवम् ।
न तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु त्राता भवति कस्चन ॥ १२.१३५.१७ ॥
But know that ruin comes to him upon whom these are thoroughly offended; in the three worlds there is no protector for him.
12.135.18
यो ब्राह्मणान्परिभवेद्विनाशं चापि रोचयेत् ।
सूर्योदय इव ध्वान्ते ध्रुवं तस्य पराभवः ॥ १२.१३५.१८ ॥
He who insults brahmins and even desires their destruction—surely his downfall comes, as sunrise comes upon darkness.
12.135.19
इहैव फलमासीनः प्रत्याकाङ्क्षेत सर्वशः ।
येये नो न प्रदास्यन्ति तांस्तांस्तेनाभियास्यसि ॥ १२.१३५.१९ ॥
Sitting right here, one should expect the fruit in every way. Those who will not give to us, those very ones you will attack.
12.135.20
शिष्ट्यर्थं विहितो दण्डो न वधार्थं विधीयते ।
ये च शिष्टान्प्रबाधन्ते धर्मस्तेषां वधः स्मृतः ॥ १२.१३५.२० ॥
Punishment is ordained for the protection of the virtuous, not for killing. Those who oppress the virtuous — their slaying is remembered as dharma.
12.135.21
ये च राष्ट्रोपरोधेन वृद्धिं कुर्वन्ति केचन ।
तानेवानुम्रियेरंस्ते कुणपं कृमयो यथा ॥ १२.१३५.२१ ॥
Those who, by oppressing the realm, make some gain for themselves — after those very ones they shall perish, as worms after a corpse.
12.135.22
ये पुनर्धर्मशास्त्रेण वर्तेरन्निह दस्यवः ।
अपि ते दस्यवो भूत्वा क्षिप्रं सिद्धिमवाप्नुयुः। ॥ १२.१३५.२२ ॥
Those who here conduct themselves according to the science of dharma — even if they become robbers, they would quickly attain success.
12.135.23
ते सर्वमेवानुचक्रुः कापच्यस्यानुशासनम् ।
वृद्धिं च लेभिरे सर्वे पापेभ्यश्चाप्युपारमन् ॥ १२.१३५.२३ ॥
They all followed Kāpacya's entire instruction; all obtained prosperity, and they also refrained from sins.
12.135.24
कापच्यः कर्मणा तेन महतीं सिद्धिमाप्तवान् ।
साधूनामाचरन्क्षेमं दस्यून्पापान्निवर्तयन् ॥ १२.१३५.२४ ॥
By that deed Kāpacya attained great success, securing welfare for the good and turning the wicked robbers back from their ways.
12.135.25
इदं कापच्यचरितं यो नित्यमनुचिन्तयेत् ।
नारण्येभ्योऽपि भूतेभ्यो भयमृच्छेत्कथंचन ॥ १२.१३५.२५ ॥
He who constantly reflects on this conduct of Kāpacya will never meet fear, in any way, even from the creatures of the forest.
12.135.26
न भयं तस्य मर्त्येभ्यो नामर्त्येभ्यः कथंचन ।
न सतो नासतो राजन्स ह्यरण्येषु गोपतिः ॥ १२.१३५.२६ ॥
He has no fear from mortals, nor from immortals, in any way. O king, not from what is or what is not. He is indeed the lord of cattle (gopati) in the forests.