Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.22
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12.22.1
अस्मिन्नेवान्तरे वाक्यं पुनरेवार्जुनोऽब्रवीत् ।
निर्विण्णमनसं ज्येष्ठमिदं भ्रातरमच्युतम् ॥ १२.२२.१ ॥
Meanwhile Arjuna again spoke these words to his elder brother, the steadfast one, whose mind was dejected.
12.22.2
क्षत्रधर्मेण धर्मज्ञ प्राप्य राज्यं सुदुर्लभम् ।
जित्वा चारीन्नरश्रेष्ठ तप्यते किं भृशं भवान् ॥ १२.२२.२ ॥
O knower of dharma, best of men, having obtained a kingdom so hard to win through the duty of the warrior, and having conquered your enemies, why do you grieve so greatly?
12.22.3
क्षत्रियाणां महाराज संग्रामे निधनं मतम् ।
विशिष्टं बहुभिर्यज्ञैः क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मर ॥ १२.२२.३ ॥
O great king, for warriors death in battle is held to be superior to many sacrifices. Remember the duty of the warrior.
12.22.4
ब्राह्मणानां तपस्त्यागः प्रेत्य धर्मविधिः स्मृतः ।
क्षत्रियाणां च निधनं संग्रामे विहितं प्रभो ॥ १२.२२.४ ॥
For brahmins, austerity and renunciation are taught as the rule of dharma after death; and for warriors, death in battle is prescribed, O lord.
12.22.5
क्षात्रधर्मो महारौद्रः शस्त्रनित्य इति स्मृतः ।
वधश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ काले शस्त्रेण संयुगे ॥ १२.२२.५ ॥
The duty of the warrior is said to be most terrible and always bound to weapons; and, O best of the Bharatas, killing with a weapon in battle at the proper time is part of it.
12.22.6
ब्राह्मणस्यापि चेद्राजन्क्षत्रधर्मेण वर्ततः ।
प्रशस्तं जीवितं लोके क्षत्रं हि ब्रह्मसंभवम् ॥ १२.२२.६ ॥
O king, even if a brahmin conducts himself by the duty of the warrior, his life is praiseworthy in the world, for the warrior class too was born from Brahman.
12.22.7
न त्यागो न पुनर्यज्ञो न तपो मनुजेश्वर ।
क्षत्रियस्य विधीयन्ते न परस्वोपजीवनम् ॥ १२.२२.७ ॥
O lord of men, for a kṣatriya, renunciation, sacrifice again, and austerity are not prescribed, nor is living off another's wealth.
12.22.8
स भवान्सर्वधर्मज्ञो धर्मात्मा भरतर्षभ ।
राजा मनीषी निपुणो लोके दृष्टपरावरः ॥ १२.२२.८ ॥
You, knower of all dharma, righteous-souled bull of the Bharatas, are a king, wise, skilled, one who has seen the high and the low in the world.
12.22.9
त्यक्त्वा संतापजं शोकं दंशितो भव कर्मणि ।
क्षत्रियस्य विशेषेण हृदयं वज्रसन्निभम् ॥ १२.२२.९ ॥
Having abandoned grief born of distress, be girded for action; the heart of a kṣatriya, especially, is like a thunderbolt.
12.22.10
जित्वाऽरीन्क्षत्रधर्मेण प्राप्य राज्यमकण्टकम् ।
विजितात्मा मनुष्येन्द्र यज्ञदानपरो भव ॥ १२.२२.१० ॥
Having conquered enemies by the duty of the warrior and obtained a kingdom free of thorns, lord of men, be self-mastered and devoted to sacrifice and giving.
12.22.11
इन्द्रो वै ब्रह्मणः पुत्रः क्षत्रियः कर्मणाऽभवत् ।
ज्ञातीनां पापवृत्तीनां जघान नवतीर्नव ॥ १२.२२.११ ॥
Indra, indeed the son of Brahmā, became a kṣatriya by his deeds, and struck down ninety-nine of his evil-living kinsmen.
12.22.12
तच्चास्य कर्म पूज्यं च प्रशस्यं च विशांपते ।
तेनेन्द्रत्वं समापेदे देवानामिति नः श्रुतम् ॥ १२.२२.१२ ॥
And that deed of his is worthy of honor and praise, lord of the people; by it, we have heard, he attained the lordship of Indra among the gods.
12.22.13
स त्वं यज्ञैर्महाराज यजस्व बहुदक्षिणैः ।
यथैवेन्द्रो मनुष्येन्द्र चिराय विगतज्वरः ॥ १२.२२.१३ ॥
Therefore, great king, perform sacrifices with abundant gifts, so that, like Indra, lord of men, you may remain free from distress for a long time.
12.22.14
मा त्वमेवं गते किंचिच्छोचेथाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ।
गतास्ते क्षत्रधर्मेण शस्त्रपूताः परां गतिम् ॥ १२.२२.१४ ॥
Do not grieve at all, bull among kṣatriyas, now that they have gone thus; they have gone to the supreme destination, purified by the warrior's duty and by weapons.
12.22.15
भवितव्यं तथा तच्च यद्वृत्तं भरतर्षभ ।
दिष्टं हि राजशार्दूल न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम् ॥ १२.२२.१५ ॥
What has happened had to happen just so, bull of the Bharatas; for fate, tiger among kings, cannot be overcome.