Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.139
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12.139.1
उक्तो मन्त्रो महाबाहो विश्वासो नास्ति शत्रुषु ।
कथं हि राजा वर्तेत यदि सर्वत्र नाश्वसेत् ॥ १२.१३९.१ ॥
O mighty-armed one, you have spoken of counsel, but there is no trust among enemies. How should a king conduct himself if he trusts nowhere?
12.139.2
विश्वासाद्धि परं राजन्राज्ञामुत्पद्यते भयम् ।
कथं हि नाश्वसन्राजा शत्रूञ्जयति पार्थिवः ॥ १२.१३९.२ ॥
O king, from trust indeed great fear arises among kings. How can a king who does not trust conquer his enemies?
12.139.3
एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि मनो मे संप्रमुह्यति ।
अविश्वासे कथामेतामुपाश्रित्य पितामह ॥ १२.१३९.३ ॥
O grandsire, cut away this doubt of mine, for my mind is utterly confused. Relying on this account of distrust, please explain.
12.139.4
शृणुष्व राजन्यो वृत्तो ब्रह्मदत्तनिवेशने ।
पूजन्या सह संवादो ब्रह्मदत्तस्य भूपतेः ॥ १२.१३९.४ ॥
Listen, O king, to what occurred in the palace of Brahmadatta: the conversation of the lord of the earth Brahmadatta with Pūjanī.
12.139.5
काम्पिल्ये ब्रह्मदत्तस्य त्वन्तः पुरनिवासिनी ।
पूजी नाम शकुनिर्दीर्घकालं सहोपिता। ॥ १२.१३९.५ ॥
In Kāmpilya, in the inner apartments of Brahmadatta, a mynah bird named Pūjī lived with him for a long time.
12.139.6
रुदज्ञा सर्वभूतानां यथा वै जीवजीवकः ।
सर्वज्ञा सर्वतत्त्वज्ञा तिर्यग्योनिं गताऽपि स ॥ १२.१३९.६ ॥
As the jīvajīvaka bird understands the cries of all creatures, so she was all-knowing and knew all truths, though she had taken birth in an animal womb.
12.139.7
अभिप्रजाता सा तत्र पुत्रमेकं सुवर्चसम् ।
समकालं च राज्ञोऽपि देव्यां पुत्रो व्यजायत ॥ १२.१३९.७ ॥
There she brought forth one radiant son; at the same time, a son was also born to the king's queen.
12.139.8
तयोरर्थे कृतज्ञा तु खेचरी पूजनी सदा ।
समद्रतीरं सा गत्वा आजहार फलद्वयम् ॥ १२.१३९.८ ॥
For the sake of those two, the grateful sky-wandering bird always honoured them; going to the sea-shore, she brought two fruits.
12.139.9
अष्ट्यर्थं च स्वपुत्रस्य राजपुत्रस्य चैव ह ।
लमेकं सुतायादाद्राजपुत्राय चापरम् ॥ १२.१३९.९ ॥
For the nourishment of her own son and of the prince, she gave one to her son and the other to the prince.
12.139.10
…मृतास्यादसदृशं बलतेजोभिवर्धनम् ।
आदायादाय सैवाशु तयोः प्रादात्पुनः पुनः ॥ १२.१३९.१० ॥
…(food) from this, extraordinary, increasing strength and vigour. Taking it again and again, she herself quickly gave it to those two, again and again.
12.139.11
ततोऽगच्छत्परां वृद्धिं राजपुत्रः फलाशनात् ।
ततः स धात्र्या कक्षेण उह्यमानो नृपात्मजः ॥ १२.१३९.११ ॥
Then the prince grew to supreme size by eating the fruit; then the king's son was carried on the nurse's hip.
12.139.12
ददर्श तं पक्षिसुतं बाल्यादागत्य बालकः ।
ततो बाल्याच्च यत्नेन तेनाक्रीडत पक्षिणा ॥ १२.१३९.१२ ॥
The child, coming in childhood, saw that bird's offspring; then, out of childishness, he carefully began to play with that bird.
12.139.13
शून्ये च तमुपादाय पक्षिणं समजातकम् ।
हत्वा ततः स राजेन्द्र धात्र्या हस्तमुपागतः ॥ १२.१३९.१३ ॥
O lord of kings, taking that bird and its young one of the same kind to an empty place and killing them, the boy then returned into the hands of the nurse.
12.139.14
अथ सा पूजनी राजन्नागमत्फलहारिणी ।
अपश्यन्निहतं पुत्रं तेन बालेन भूतले ॥ १२.१३९.१४ ॥
Then, O king, the nurse came bearing fruits and saw her son lying slain on the ground by that child.
12.139.15
बाष्पपूर्णमुखी दीना दृष्ट्वा तं पतितं सुतम् ।
पूजनी दुःखसंतप्ता रुदन्ती वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १२.१३९.१५ ॥
With her face full of tears, wretched and tormented by grief, the nurse, seeing her fallen son, wept and spoke these words.
12.139.16
क्षत्रिये संगतं नास्ति न प्रीतिर्न च सौहृदम् ।
कारणे सान्त्वयन्त्येते कृतार्थाः संत्यजन्ति च ॥ १२.१३९.१६ ॥
In a kṣatriya there is no companionship, no affection, and no friendship. For some reason they soothe, and once their aim is accomplished, they abandon.
12.139.17
क्षत्रियेषु न विश्वासः कार्यः सर्वापकारिषु ।
अपकृत्यापि सततं सान्त्वयन्ति निरर्थकम् ॥ १२.१३९.१७ ॥
One should not place trust in kṣatriyas, especially in those who harm everyone. Even after harming, they constantly offer useless consolation.
12.139.18
इयमस्य करोम्यद्य सदृशीं वैरयातनाम् ।
कृतघ्नस्य नृशंसस्य भृशं विश्वासघातिनः ॥ १२.१३९.१८ ॥
Now I shall exact a fitting vengeance for this enmity upon him: the ungrateful, cruel, and utterly treacherous one.
12.139.19
सहसंजातवृद्धस्य तथैव सहभोजिनः ।
शरण्यस्य वधश्चैव त्रिविधं तस्य किल्विषम् ॥ १२.१३९.१९ ॥
To kill one born and grown together with him, likewise one who eats with him, and one who has sought refuge—this threefold sin is his.
12.139.20
इत्युक्त्वा चरणाभ्यां तु नेत्रे नृपसुतस्य सा ।
हृत्वा स्वस्था तत इदं पूजनी वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ १२.१३९.२० ॥
Having said this, she tore out the prince's eyes with her feet; then, composed, the Pūjanī spoke these words.
12.139.21
इच्छयेह कृतं पापं सद्य एवोपसर्पति ।
कृतं प्रतिकृतं येषां न नश्यति शुभाशुभम् ॥ १२.१३९.२१ ॥
Sin committed here by one's own will comes back at once; for those whose deed and its requital—good and evil—are not lost.
12.139.22
पापं कर्म कृतं किंचिद्यदि तस्मिन्न दृश्यते ।
निपात्यतेऽस्य पुत्रेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च नप्नृषु ॥ १२.१३९.२२ ॥
If no sinful deed done by him is seen, it is made to fall upon his sons, upon his grandsons, and even upon his great-grandsons.
12.139.23
ब्रह्मदत्तः सुतं दृष्ट्वा पूजन्या हृतलोचनम् ।
कृतप्रतिकृतं मत्वा पूजनीमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ १२.१३९.२३ ॥
Brahmadatta, seeing his son with eyes taken away by the Pūjanī, reflecting that it was deed and requital, spoke this to the Pūjanī.
12.139.24
अस्ति वै कृतमस्माभिरस्ति प्रतिकृतं त्वया ।
उभयं तत्समीभूतं वस पूजनि मा गमः ॥ १२.१३९.२४ ॥
We have done our deed, and you have given its requital; both have become equal. Stay here, O Pūjanī, do not go.
12.139.25
सकृत्कृतापराधस्य तत्रैव परिलम्बतः ।
न तद्बुधाः प्रशंसन्ति श्रेयस्तत्रापसर्पणम् ॥ १२.१३९.२५ ॥
The wise do not praise one who, having once committed an offence, lingers right there; withdrawing from that place is the better course.
12.139.26
सान्त्वे प्रयुक्ते विवृते वैरे चैव न विश्वसेत् ।
क्षिप्रं स हन्यते मूढो न हि वैरं प्रशाम्यति ॥ १२.१३९.२६ ॥
Even when conciliatory words are spoken and enmity has been revealed, one should not trust; the fool is quickly slain, for enmity is not appeased.
12.139.27
अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां पुत्रपौत्रं नियच्छति ।
पुत्रपौत्रविनाशे च परलोकं नियच्छति ॥ १२.१३९.२७ ॥
The enmity of those who have harboured hostility toward one another seizes their sons and grandsons; and when sons and grandsons are destroyed, it leads on even to the other world.
12.139.28
सर्वेषां कृतवैराणामविश्वासः सुखावहः ।
एकान्ततो न विश्वासः कार्यो विश्वासघातके ॥ १२.१३९.२८ ॥
Distrust toward all who have made enmity brings happiness; one should by no means place complete trust in a betrayer of trust.
12.139.29
न विश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद्भयमुत्पन्नमपि मूलं निकृन्तति।
कामं विश्वासयेदन्यान्परेषां च न विश्वसेत् ॥ १२.१३९.२९ ॥
One should not trust one who is not to be trusted, nor place excessive trust even in one who is trusted; fear arising from trust cuts even the root. One may, if one wishes, make others trust; but one should not trust others.
12.139.30
माता पिता बान्धवानां वरिष्ठौ ।
भार्या क्षेत्रं बीजमात्रं तु पुत्रः।
भ्राता शत्रुः क्लिन्नपाणिर्वयस्य ।
आत्मा ह्येकः सुखदुःखस्य भोक्ता ॥ १२.१३९.३० ॥
Mother and father are the foremost of kinsmen; a wife is the field, a son only the seed. A brother may become an enemy, a friend one with wet hands (a deceiver). The self alone is the experiencer of pleasure and pain.
12.139.31
अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां न संधिरुपपद्यते ।
स च हेतुरतिक्रान्तो यदर्थमहमावसम् ॥ १२.१३९.३१ ॥
Between those who have done enmity to one another, reconciliation is not possible. And the reason for which I dwelt here has also passed away.
12.139.32
पूजितस्यार्थमानाभ्यां सान्त्वं पूर्वापकारिणः ।
हृदयं भवत्यविश्वस्तं कर्म त्रासयते बलात् ॥ १२.१३९.३२ ॥
Though honored with wealth and respect, the heart of one who was earlier harmed becomes distrustful of soothing words from the one who wronged him; and his deed forcibly terrifies.
12.139.33
पूर्वं संमानना यत्र पश्चाच्चैव विमानना ।
जह्यात्स सत्ववान्वासं संमानितविमानितः ॥ १२.१३९.३३ ॥
Where there is honor first and dishonor afterwards, the steadfast man should abandon that dwelling; so should one who, having been honored, is then dishonored.
12.139.34
उषिताऽस्मि तवागारे दीर्घकालमहिंसिता ।
तदिदं वैरमुत्पन्नं सुखमास्ख व्रजाम्यहम् ॥ १२.१३९.३४ ॥
I have dwelt in your house for a long time, unharmed. Now this enmity has arisen; sit at ease, for I am going.
12.139.35
यः कृते प्रतिकुर्याद्वै न स तत्रापराध्नुयात् ।
अनृणस्तेन भवति वस पूजनि मागमः ॥ १२.१३९.३५ ॥
He who repays the deed done to him does not commit an offense there; by that he becomes free of debt. O Pūjanī, dwell here, do not go.
12.139.36
न कृतस्य तु कर्तुश्च सख्यं संधीयते पुनः ।
हृदयं तत्र जानाति कर्तुश्चैव कृतस्य च ॥ १२.१३९.३६ ॥
Friendship is not restored again between the deed done and the doer. There the heart knows both the doer and the deed done.
12.139.37
कृतस्य चैव कर्तुश्च सख्यं संधीयते पुनः ।
वैरस्योपशमो दृष्टः पापं नोपाश्नुते पुनः ॥ १२.१३९.३७ ॥
Friendship between the one wronged and the one who wronged can be joined again; the quieting of enmity is seen, and such a man no longer incurs sin.
12.139.38
नास्ति वैरमतिक्रान्तं सान्त्वितोऽस्मीति नाश्वसेत् ।
विश्वासाद्बध्यते लोकस्तस्माच्छ्रेयोप्यदर्शनम् ॥ १२.१३९.३८ ॥
Thinking "the enmity is not gone; I have been pacified," one should not be reassured. Men are bound by trust; therefore not showing oneself is better.
12.139.39
तरसा ये न शक्यन्ते शस्त्रैः सुनिसितैरपि ।
साम्ना तेऽपि निगृह्यते गजा इव करेणुभिः ॥ १२.१३९.३९ ॥
Those who cannot be restrained by force, even with very sharp weapons, can be restrained by conciliation, as bull elephants are restrained by she-elephants.
12.139.40
संवासाज्जायते स्नेहो जीवितान्तकरेष्वपि ।
अन्योन्यस्य हि विश्वासः श्वानश्वपचयोरिव ॥ १२.१३९.४० ॥
From living together affection arises, even among those who are death to life; mutual trust arises too, as between dogs and dog-cookers (outcastes).
12.139.41
अन्योन्यकृतवैराणां संवासान्मृदुतां गतम् ।
नैव तिष्ठति तद्वैरं पुष्करस्थमिवोदकम् ॥ १२.१३९.४१ ॥
The enmity of those who have wronged each other grows gentle through living together; it does not remain, like water resting on a lotus leaf.
12.139.42
वैरं पञ्चसमुत्थानं तच्च बुध्यन्ति पण्डिताः ।
स्त्रीकृतं वास्तुजं वाग्जं स्वसपत्नापराधजम् ॥ १२.१३९.४२ ॥
Enmity has five origins, and the wise understand them: arising from a woman, arising from land (property), arising from words, and arising from the offence of one's own rival.
12.139.43
तत्र दाता न हन्तव्यः क्षत्रियेण विशेषतः ।
प्रकाशं वाऽप्रकाशं वा बुद्ध्वा दोषबलाबलम् ॥ १२.१३९.४३ ॥
There a giver must not be slain, especially by a kṣatriya, whether openly or in secret, having understood the strength and weakness of the fault.
12.139.44
कृतवैरे न विश्वासः कार्यस्त्विह सुहृद्यपि ।
प्रच्छन्नं तिष्ठते वैरं गूढोऽग्निरिव दारुषु ॥ १२.१३९.४४ ॥
One who has made enmity must not be trusted, nor even a friend here; enmity remains hidden, like a fire concealed in wood.
12.139.45
न वित्तेन न पारुष्यैर्न च सान्त्वेन च श्रुतैः ।
वैराग्निः शाम्यते राजन्निमग्नोऽग्निरिवार्णवे ॥ १२.१३९.४५ ॥
Not by wealth, nor by harsh words, nor by conciliation or learning is the fire of enmity quenched, O king — like a fire submerged in the ocean.
12.139.46
न हि वैराग्निरुद्धूतः कर्म चाप्यपराधजम् ।
शाम्यत्यदग्ध्वा नृपते विना ह्येकतरक्षयात् ॥ १२.१३९.४६ ॥
When the fire of enmity has been kindled, and the deed born of offence, it is not quenched, O king, without burning — except through the destruction of one of the two.
12.139.47
सत्कृतस्यार्थामनाभ्यां तत्र पूर्वापकारिणः ।
नैव शान्तिर्न विश्वासः कर्मणा जायते बलात् ॥ १२.१३९.४७ ॥
Toward one who previously did harm, even if honoured with gifts and respect, neither peace nor trust arises there; they are not born through action or by force.
12.139.48
नैवापकारे कस्मिंश्चिदहं त्वयि तथा भवान् ।
उषितावाऽपि चक्रितं नेदानीं विश्वसाम्यहम् ॥ १२.१३९.४८ ॥
In no harm at all have I done to you, nor you to me, though we have dwelt together so; yet having been wary, I do not trust now.
12.139.49
कालेन क्रियते कार्यं तथैव विविधाः क्रियाः ।
कालेनैव प्रवर्तन्ते कः कस्येत्यपराध्यति ॥ १२.१३९.४९ ॥
By time action is done, and likewise various deeds; by time alone they proceed. Who then offends whom?
12.139.50
तुल्यं चोभे प्रवर्तेते मरणं जन्म चैव हि ।
कार्यते चैव कालेन तन्निमित्तं न जीवति ॥ १२.१३९.५० ॥
Death and birth both proceed alike; time is what brings them about, and by its agency no one lives on.
12.139.51
बध्यन्ते युगपत्केचिदेकैकं चापरे तथा ।
कालो दहति भूतानि संप्राप्तोऽग्निरिवेन्धनम् ॥ १२.१३९.५१ ॥
Some are bound all at once, and others one by one; so time burns beings, as a fire that has come upon fuel.
12.139.52
नाहं प्रमाणं नैव त्वभन्योन्यं कारणं शुभे ।
कालो नित्यमुपादत्ते सुखं दुःखं च देहिनाम् ॥ १२.१३९.५२ ॥
O gracious one, I am not the authority, nor are you the cause for one another; time always takes up pleasure and pain for embodied beings.
12.139.53
एवं वसेह सन्नेहा यथाकाममहिंसिता ।
यत्कृतं तत्तु मे क्षान्तं त्वं च वै क्षम पूजनि ॥ १२.१३९.५३ ॥
Thus dwell here in affection, as you wish, unharmed. What was done by me I have forgiven; and you too, forgive, O honored one.
12.139.54
यदि कालः प्रमाणं ते न वैरं कस्यचिद्भवेत् ।
कस्मादपचितिं यान्ति बान्धवा बान्धवे हते ॥ १२.१३९.५४ ॥
If time is your authority, and no one should have enmity, why do kinsmen seek retribution when a kinsman is slain by a kinsman?
12.139.55
कस्माद्देवासुराः सर्वे अन्योन्यमभिजघ्निरे ।
यदि कालेन निर्याणं सुखदुःखे भवाभवौ ॥ १२.१३९.५५ ॥
If departure, pleasure and pain, and existence and non-existence all come by time, why did the gods and demons strike one another?
12.139.56
भिषजो भैषजं कर्तुं कस्मादिच्छन्ति रोगिणः ।
यदि कालेन पच्यन्ते भेषजैः किं प्रयोजनम् ॥ १२.१३९.५६ ॥
If the sick are ripened and destroyed by time, why do physicians wish to give medicine and the sick desire it? What use is medicine?
12.139.57
प्रलापः सुमहान्कस्मात्क्रियते शोकमूर्च्छितैः ।
यदि कालः प्रमाणं ते कस्माद्धर्मोऽस्ति कर्तृषु ॥ १२.१३९.५७ ॥
Why do those stunned with grief make such great lamentation? If time is your measure, why is there duty among those who act?
12.139.58
तव पुत्रो ममापत्यं हतवान्हिंसितो मया ।
अनन्तरं त्वयाहं च बाधितव्या महीपते ॥ १२.१३९.५८ ॥
Your son slew my offspring, and I injured him. O lord of the earth, afterwards you must harm me, and I must harm you.
12.139.59
अहं हि पुत्रशोकेन कृतपापा तवात्मजे ।
तथा त्वया प्रहर्तव्यं मयि तत्त्वं च मे शृणु ॥ १२.१३९.५९ ॥
Indeed, in grief for my son I committed a sin against your child. Therefore you should strike me. Now hear my truth.
12.139.60
भक्षार्थं क्रीडनार्थं च नरा वाञ्छन्ति पक्षिणः ।
तृतीयो नास्ति संयोगो वधबन्धादृते क्षमः ॥ १२.१३९.६० ॥
Men desire birds for food and for sport. There is no third connection apart from killing and binding, nor is it suitable.
12.139.61
वधबन्धभयादेके मोक्षतन्त्रमुपाश्रिताः ।
जनीमरणजं दुःखं प्राहुर्वेदविदो जनाः ॥ १२.१३९.६१ ॥
Out of fear of killing and bondage, some take refuge in the doctrine of liberation. The knowers of the Vedas declare the suffering born of birth and death.
12.139.62
सर्वस्य दयिताः प्राणाः सर्वस्य दयिताः सुताः ।
दुःखादुद्विजते सर्वं सर्वस्य सुखमीप्सितम् ॥ १२.१३९.६२ ॥
Life is dear to everyone, and sons are dear to everyone. From suffering everything recoils; happiness is what everyone desires.
12.139.63
दुःखं जरा ब्रह्मदत्त दुःखमर्थविपर्ययः ।
दुःखं चानिष्टसंवासो दुःखमिष्टवियोजनम् ॥ १२.१३९.६३ ॥
O Brahmadatta, old age is suffering; reversal of fortune is suffering. Living with the unwanted is suffering, and separation from the beloved is suffering.
12.139.64
वैरबन्धकृतं दुःखं स्त्रीकृतं सह तथा ।
दुःखं दुःखेन सततं विवर्धति… धिप ॥ १२.१३९.६४ ॥
Suffering caused by enmity and bondage, and likewise suffering caused by women; suffering constantly grows through suffering… dhip.
12.139.65
न दुःखं परदुःखे वै केचिदाहुर…यः ।
यो दुःखं नाभिजानाति स जल्पति माहाजने ॥ १२.१३९.६५ ॥
Some say that there is no suffering in another's suffering… He who does not know suffering babbles in the great assembly.
12.139.66
यस्तु शोचति दुःखार्ताः स कथं वक्तमुत्सहेत ।
रसज्ञः सर्वदुःखस्य यथाऽऽत्मनि तथा परे ॥ १२.१३९.६६ ॥
How could he who grieves for those afflicted with suffering dare to speak? He who knows the essence of all suffering knows it in others as in himself.
12.139.67
भिन्ना श्लिष्टा न सज्यन्ते शस्त्रैः सुनिशितैरपि ।
साम्ना तेऽपि निगृह्यन्ते गजा इव करेणुभिः ॥ १२.१३९.६७ ॥
Things broken and joined do not hold fast, not even with the sharpest weapons; yet even they are restrained by conciliation, as elephants are restrained by she-elephants.
12.139.68
यत्कृतं ते मया राजंस्त्वया च मम यत्कृतम् ।
न तद्वर्षशतैः शक्यं व्यपोहितुमरिंदम् ॥ १२.१३९.६८ ॥
O king, what you did to me and what I did to you cannot be undone even in a hundred years, O subduer of enemies.
12.139.69
आवयोः कृतमन्योन्यं तस्य संधिर्न विद्यते ।
स्मृत्वास्मृत्वा हि ते पुत्रं नवं वैरं भविष्यति ॥ १२.१३९.६९ ॥
What we two have done to each other admits no reconciliation; remembering your son, or forgetting him, a new enmity will arise.
12.139.70
वैरमन्तिकमासाद्य यः प्रीतिं कर्तुमिच्छति ।
मृण्मयस्येव भग्नस्य तस्य संधिर्न विद्यते ॥ १२.१३९.७० ॥
For him who, once enmity has come near, wishes to make friendship, there is no reconciliation, like a broken clay pot.
12.139.71
निश्चयः स्वार्थशास्त्रेषु न विश्वासः सुखोदयः ।
उशना चैव गाथे द्वे प्रह्लादायाब्रवीत्पुरा ॥ १२.१३९.७१ ॥
Certainty lies in the treatises on one's own interest; trust is not the source of happiness. Uśanas once spoke these two verses to Prahlāda.
12.139.72
ये वैरिणः श्रद्दधते सत्ये सत्येतरेऽपि वा ।
वध्यन्ते श्रद्दधाना हि मधु शुष्कतृणैरिव ॥ १२.१३९.७२ ॥
Those enemies who put trust in truth or even in untruth — the trusting ones are slain, as honey is by dry grass.
12.139.73
न हि वैराणि शाम्यन्ति कुलेष्वादशमाद्युगात् ।
आख्यातारश्च विद्यन्ते कुले चेज्जायते पुमान् ॥ १२.१३९.७३ ॥
Enmities are not pacified in families even up to the tenth generation; and if a man is born in the family, there are also tellers of it.
12.139.74
उपगृह्य तु वैराणि सान्त्वयन्ति नराधिपाः ।
अथैनं प्रतिहिंसन्ति पूर्णं घटमिवाश्मनि ॥ १२.१३९.७४ ॥
Kings embrace enmities and pretend to soothe them; then they strike back at him, like a full pot dashed against a stone.
12.139.75
सदा न विश्वसेद्राजन्पापं कृत्वेह कस्यचित् ।
अपकृत्य परेषां हि विश्वासाद्दुःखमश्नुते ॥ १२.१३९.७५ ॥
O king, one who has done wrong to anyone here should never trust; for one who has wronged others suffers sorrow through trust.
12.139.76
नाविश्वासाच्चिनोत्यर्थमीहते चापि किंचन ।
भयात्त्वेकतरं मित्रं कृतकृत्या भवत्विह ॥ १२.१३९.७६ ॥
One without distrust does not gather wealth nor strive for anything; but out of fear, let one make one of the two a friend and be successful here.
12.139.77
यस्येह व्रणिनौ पादौ पभ्द्यां च परिधावतः ।
क्षिण्येते तस्य तौ पादौ सुगुप्तमपि धावतः ॥ १२.१३९.७७ ॥
Here, for one whose feet are wounded, those feet waste away as he runs about on foot, even if he runs well-guarded.
12.139.78
नेत्राभ्यां सरुजाभ्यां यः प्रतिवातमुदीक्षते ।
तस्य वायुरुजाऽत्यर्थं नेत्रयोर्भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.१३९.७८ ॥
For one who looks against the wind with painful eyes, the pain of the wind surely becomes exceedingly great in his eyes.
12.139.79
दुष्टं पन्थानमासाद्य यो मोहादभिपद्यते ।
आत्मनो बलमज्ञात्वा तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम् ॥ १२.१३९.७९ ॥
He who, having come upon a bad path, goes onto it out of delusion, not knowing his own strength, for him life ends at that path's end.
12.139.80
यस्तु वर्षमविज्ञाय क्षेत्रं कर्षति कर्षकः ।
हीनः पुरुषकारेण तस्य वै नाप्नुते फलम् ॥ १२.१३९.८० ॥
But the farmer who plows his field without knowing the rainy season, lacking human effort, indeed does not obtain the fruit.
12.139.81
यस्तु तिक्तं कषायं वा स्वादु वा मधुरं हितम् ।
आहारं कुरुते नित्यं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते ॥ १२.१३९.८१ ॥
He who always takes food that is bitter, astringent, or sweet, pleasant, sweet and wholesome, he is fit for immortality.
12.139.82
पथ्यं मुक्त्वा तु यो मोहाद्दुष्टमश्नाति भोजनम् ।
परिणाममविज्ञाय तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम् ॥ १२.१३९.८२ ॥
He who, abandoning wholesome food, out of delusion eats harmful food, not knowing its consequence, for him life ends at that end.
12.139.83
दैवं पुरुषकारश्च स्थितावन्योन्यसंश्रयात् ।
उदात्तं कर्म वै तत्र दैवं क्लीबा उपासते ॥ १२.१३९.८३ ॥
Fate and human effort stand in mutual dependence; there the lofty deed is indeed the thing; the weak worship fate.
12.139.84
कर्म चात्महितं कार्यं तीक्ष्णं वा यदि वा मृदु ।
ग्रस्यतेऽकर्मशीलस्तु सदाऽनर्थैरकिंचनः ॥ १२.१३९.८४ ॥
One should perform the deed beneficial to oneself, whether it be sharp or gentle; the one who is not active is always seized by misfortunes and becomes destitute.
12.139.85
तस्मात्संशयितव्येऽर्थे कार्य एव पराक्रमः ।
सर्वस्वमपि संत्यज्य कार्यमात्महितं नरैः ॥ १२.१३९.८५ ॥
Therefore, in a doubtful affair, one should show valour alone; men should do what benefits themselves, even giving up all their wealth.
12.139.86
विद्या शौचं च दाक्ष्यं च बलं शौर्यं च पञ्चमम् ।
मित्राणि सहजान्याहुर्वर्तयन्तीह यैर्बुधाः ॥ १२.१३९.८६ ॥
Learning, purity, skill, strength, and fifth, heroism: these the wise call natural friends, by which they bring about their aims here.
12.139.87
निवेशनं च कुप्यं च क्षेत्रं भार्यां सुहृज्जनम् ।
एतान्युपचितान्याहुः सर्वत्र लभते पुमान् ॥ १२.१३९.८७ ॥
A dwelling, household goods, land, a wife, and well-wishing people: these are called accumulated wealth, and a man obtains them everywhere.
12.139.88
सर्वत्र रमते प्राज्ञः सर्वत्र च विरोचते ।
न विभीषयते किंचिद्भीषितो न बिभेति च ॥ १२.१३९.८८ ॥
The wise man finds delight everywhere and shines everywhere. He frightens no one, and though frightened, he does not fear.
12.139.89
नित्यं बुद्धिमतोऽप्यर्थः स्वल्पकोऽपि विवर्धते ।
दाक्ष्येण कुर्वतां कर्मं संयमात्प्रतितिष्ठति ॥ १२.१३९.८९ ॥
For the intelligent man, wealth, however small, always increases; for those who act with skill, it becomes established through self-restraint.
12.139.90
गृहस्नेहावबद्धानां नराणामल्पमेधसाम् ।
कुस्त्री खादति मांसानि माघमां सेगवा इव ॥ १२.१३९.९० ॥
A bad wife devours the flesh of men of little understanding who are bound by love of home, as the month of Māgha devours cattle together with them.
12.139.91
गृहं क्षेत्राणि मित्राणि स्वदेश इति चापरे ।
इत्येवमवसीदन्ति नरा बुद्धिविपर्यये ॥ १२.१३९.९१ ॥
Some say: house, fields, friends, one's own country. Thus, when understanding is turned upside down, men sink into ruin.
12.139.92
उत्पथाच्च विमानाच्च देशाद्दुर्भिक्षपीडितात् ।
अन्यत्र वसतिं गच्छेद्वसेद्वा नित्यमानितः ॥ १२.१३९.९२ ॥
From a wrong path, from dishonour, or from a land afflicted by famine, one should go to dwell elsewhere; or one should live where one is always honoured.
12.139.93
तस्मादन्यत्र यास्यामि वस्तुं नाहमिहोत्सहे ।
कृतमेतदनाहार्यं तव पुत्रे च पार्थिव ॥ १२.१३९.९३ ॥
Therefore I shall go to dwell elsewhere; I have no mind to stay here. O king, what you and your sons have done cannot be borne.
12.139.94
कुभार्यां च कुपुत्रं च कुराजानं कुसौहृदम् ।
कुसंबन्धं कुदेशं च दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥ १२.१३९.९४ ॥
A bad wife, a bad son, a bad king, a bad friend, a bad kinship, and a bad country, one should shun from afar.
12.139.95
कुमित्रे नास्ति विश्वासः कुभार्यायां कुतो रतिः ।
कुराज्ये निर्वृतिर्नास्ति कुदेशे नास्ति जीविका ॥ १२.१३९.९५ ॥
There is no trust in a bad friend; how can there be delight in a bad wife? There is no peace in a bad kingdom; there is no livelihood in a bad country.
12.139.96
कुपुत्रे सौहृदं नास्ति नित्यमस्थिरसौहृदम् ।
अवमानः कुंसबन्धे भवत्यर्थविपर्यये ॥ १२.१३९.९६ ॥
There is no affection for a bad son; his affection is always unstable. In a bad relation dishonour arises when wealth is reversed.
12.139.97
सा भार्या या प्रियं ब्रूते स पुत्रो यत्र निर्वृतिः ।
तन्मित्रं यत्र विश्वासः स देशो यत्र जीवति ॥ १२.१३९.९७ ॥
She is the wife who speaks what is pleasing; he is the son in whom there is contentment; that is the friend in whom there is trust; that is the country where one lives.
12.139.98
यत्र नास्ति बलात्कारः स राजा तीव्रशासनः ।
स च यौनाभिसंबन्धो यः सतोऽपि बुभूषति ॥ १२.१३९.९८ ॥
The king is he of stern rule where there is no force; and that is the marriage-bond which, even among the good, seeks to endure.
12.139.99
भार्या देशोऽथ मित्राणि पुत्रसंबन्धिबान्धवाः ।
एते सर्वे गुणवति धर्मनेत्रे महीपतौ ॥ १२.१३९.९९ ॥
Wife, land, friends, sons, relatives and kin — all of these rest upon a virtuous lord of the earth whose guide is dharma.
12.139.100
अधर्मज्ञस्य विषये प्रजा नश्यन्ति निग्रहात् ।
राजा मूलं त्रिवर्गस्य अप्रमत्तोऽनुपालयन् ॥ १२.१३९.१०० ॥
In a realm whose ruler does not know dharma, subjects perish through oppression; the king is the root of the threefold aims, and must protect his people with unfailing vigilance.
12.139.101
बलिषङ्भागमुद्धृत्य फलं समुपयोजयेत् ।
न रक्षति प्रजाः सम्यग्यः स पार्थिवतस्करः ॥ १२.१३९.१०१ ॥
Taking the sixth part of the produce as tax, one should apply it properly; the king who does not rightly protect his subjects is a thief in royal form.
12.139.102
दत्वाऽभयं यः स्वयमेव राजा ।
न तत्प्रमाणं कुरुतेऽर्थलोभात्।
स सर्वलोकादुपलभ्य पाप ।
मधर्मबुद्धिर्निरयं प्रयाति ॥ १२.१३९.१०२ ॥
The king who, having himself granted safety, out of greed for wealth does not hold that pledge as binding, obtains evil from all worlds and, with an unrighteous mind, goes to hell.
12.139.103
दत्त्वाऽभयं स्वयं राजा प्रमाणं कुरुते यदि ।
स सर्वं सुखमाप्नोति प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् ॥ १२.१३९.१०३ ॥
A king who himself gives safety and, protecting his subjects by dharma, upholds the standard, obtains all happiness.
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पिता भ्राता गुरुः शास्ता वह्निर्वैश्रवणो यमः ।
सप्त राज्ञो गुणानेतान्मनुराह प्रजापतिः ॥ १२.१३९.१०४ ॥
Father, brother, teacher, ruler, fire, Kubera and Yama — these seven are the qualities of a king, so said Manu, lord of creatures.
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पिता हि राजा लोकस्य प्रजानां योऽनुकम्पिता ।
तस्मिन्मिथ्यापनीते हि तिर्यग्भवति मानवः ॥ १२.१३९.१०५ ॥
The king is indeed the father of the world's subjects, one who is compassionate toward them; when he is falsely removed, a man goes crooked.
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संभावयति मातेव दीनमप्युपपद्यते ।
दहत्यग्निरिवानिष्टान्यमयत्यहितांस्तदा ॥ १२.१३९.१०६ ॥
Like a mother he honours even the wretched and provides for them; like fire he burns up what is harmful and afflicts the enemies.
12.139.107
इष्टेषु विसृजन्नर्थान्कुबेर इव कामदः ।
गुरुर्धर्मोपदे… गोप्ता च परिपालनात् ॥ १२.१३९.१०७ ॥
Bestowing wealth on the beloved, he is like Kubera, the granter of desires; in teaching dharma he is a teacher, and by guarding well he is a protector.
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यस्तु रञ्जयते … पौरजानपदान्गुणैः ।
न तस्य भ्रश्यते…ज्यं गुणधर्मानुपालनात् ॥ १२.१३९.१०८ ॥
But the king who pleases the townsfolk and country people by his good qualities — his … kingship does not fall away, through the upholding of the duties of good qualities.
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यः सम्यक्प्रति…ह्णाति पौरजानपदार्चनम् ।
स सुखं प्रेक्षते राजा इह लोके परत्र च ॥ १२.१३९.१०९ ॥
The king who duly honours the townspeople and the country folk sees happiness both in this world and in the next.
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नित्योद्विग्नाः प्रजा यस्य करुभारप्रपीडिताः ।
अनर्थैर्विप्रलुप्यन्ते स गच्छति पराभवम् ॥ १२.१३९.११० ॥
The king whose subjects are always anxious and oppressed by the burden of taxes is ruined by calamities; he goes to defeat.
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प्रजा यस्य विवर्धन्ते सरसीव महोत्पलम् ।
स राजा सर्वसुखदः स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १२.१३९.१११ ॥
The king whose subjects flourish like great lotuses in a lake, the giver of happiness to all, is honoured in the heavenly world.
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बलिना विग्रहो राजन्न कदाचित्प्रशस्यते ।
बलिना विग्रही तस्य कुतो राज्यं कुतः सुखम् ॥ १२.१३९.११२ ॥
O king, a quarrel with the strong is never praised. For one who quarrels with the strong, where is the kingdom, and where is happiness?
12.139.113
सैवमुक्त्वा शकुनिका ब्रह्मदत्तं नराधिपम् ।
राजानं समनुज्ञाप्य जगामाभीप्सितां दिशम् ॥ १२.१३९.११३ ॥
Having spoken thus, Śakunikā took leave of the king Brahmadatta and went off in the direction she desired.
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एतत्ते ब्रह्मदत्तस्य पूजन्या सह भाषितम् ।
मयोक्तं भरतश्रेष्ठ किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १२.१३९.११४ ॥
This conversation of Brahmadatta with Pūjanī has been told to you by me, O best of the Bharatas. What else do you wish to hear?