Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.24

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12.24.1

पुनरेव महर्षिस्तं कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽर्थवत् ।
अजातशत्रुं कौन्तेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ १२.२४.१ ॥

Again the great sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana spoke these meaningful words to Ajātaśatru, the son of Kuntī.

12.24.2

अरण्ये वसतां तात भ्रातॄणां ते मनिस्विनाम् ।
मनोरथा महाराज ये तत्रासन्युधिष्ठिर ॥ १२.२४.२ ॥

Dear son, O great king Yudhiṣṭhira, the wishes that your high-minded brothers had while they dwelt in the forest were there.

12.24.3

तानि मे भरतश्रेष्ठ प्राप्नुवन्तु महारथाः ।
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं पार्थ ययातिरिव नाहुषः ॥ १२.२४.३ ॥

Best of the Bharatas, let my great charioteers obtain those wishes. Son of Pṛthā, rule the earth like Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa.

12.24.4

अरण्ये दुःखवसतिरनुभूता तपस्विभिः ।
दुःखस्यान्ते नरव्याघ्र सुखान्यनुभवन्तु वै ॥ १२.२४.४ ॥

In the forest, the ascetics endured a dwelling of suffering. Tiger among men, at the end of suffering, let them now enjoy happiness.

12.24.5

धर्ममर्थं च कामं च भ्रातृभिः सह भारत ।
अनुभूय ततः पश्चात्प्रस्थाताऽसि विशांपते ॥ १२.२४.५ ॥

O descendant of Bharata, having enjoyed dharma, wealth and pleasure together with your brothers, then afterwards, O lord of the people, you will set out.

12.24.6

अर्थिनां च पितृणां च देवतानां च भारत ।
आनृण्यं गच्छ कौन्तेय ततः स्वर्गं गमिष्यसि ॥ १२.२४.६ ॥

O descendant of Bharata, be free from debt to those who seek, to the ancestors and to the gods, O son of Kuntī. Then you will go to heaven.

12.24.7

सर्वमेधाश्चमेधाभ्यां यजस्व कुरुनन्दन ।
ततः पश्चान्महाराज गमिष्यसि परां गतिम् ॥ १२.२४.७ ॥

Sacrifice with all the medha rites and with the horse sacrifice, joy of the Kurus; afterwards, great king, you will go to the supreme destination.

12.24.8

भ्रातृंश्च सर्वान्क्रतुभिः संयोज्य बहुदक्षिणैः ।
संप्राप्तः कीर्तिमतुलां पाण्डवेय गमिष्यसि ॥ १२.२४.८ ॥

Son of Pāṇḍu, having joined all your brothers in sacrifices with abundant fees, having won incomparable fame, you will go forth.

12.24.9

विझस्ते पुरुषव्याघ्र वचनं कुरुसत्तम ।
शृणुष्वैवं यथा कुर्वन्न धर्माच्च्यवसे नृप ॥ १२.२४.९ ॥

Best of men, best of the Kurus, I make known these words to you; listen, that by acting thus you will not fall from dharma, O king.

12.24.10

आददानस्य विजयं विग्रहं च युधिष्ठिर ।
समानधर्मकुशलाः स्थापयन्ति नरेश्वर ॥ १२.२४.१० ॥

Yudhiṣṭhira, for one who takes up victory and war, those skilled in the common dharma establish him, lord of men.

12.24.11

प्रत्यक्षमनुमानं च उपमानं तथाऽऽगमः ।
अर्थापत्तिस्तथैतिह्यं संशयो निर्णयस्तथा ॥ १२.२४.११ ॥

Perception, inference, comparison, testimony, postulation, tradition, doubt, and determination — likewise.

12.24.12

आकार इङ्गितं चैव गतिश्चेष्टा च भारत ।
प्रतिज्ञा चैव हेतुश्च दृष्टान्तोपनयस्तथा ॥ १२.२४.१२ ॥

Form, gesture, gait, and movement, O Bhārata; and the proposition, the reason, the example, and the application — likewise.

12.24.13

उक्तिर्निगमनं तेषां प्रमेयं च प्रयोजनम् ।
एतानि साधनान्याहुर्बहुवर्गप्रसिद्धये ॥ १२.२४.१३ ॥

Assertion, conclusion, their object of proof, and purpose — these are called the means for making things clear to many groups.

12.24.14

प्रत्यक्षमनुमानं च सर्वेषां योनिरुच्यते ।
प्रमाणज्ञो हि शक्नोति दण्डयोनौ विचक्षणः।
अप्रमाणवता नीतो दण्डो हन्यान्महीपतिम् ॥ १२.२४.१४ ॥

Direct perception and inference are said to be the source of all. The wise man who knows the means of valid knowledge is able to grasp the source of punishment. Punishment applied by one without valid knowledge may strike down the king himself.

12.24.15

देशकालप्रतीक्षी यो दस्यून्मर्षयते नृपः ।
शास्त्रजां बुद्धिमास्थाय युज्यते नैनसा हि सः ॥ १२.२४.१५ ॥

The king who, waiting for the right place and time, tolerates robbers, having resorted to understanding born of the scriptures, is not stained by sin.

12.24.16

आदाय बलिषङ्भागं यो राष्ट्रं नाभिरक्षति ।
प्रतिगृह्णाति तत्पापं चतुर्थांशेन भूमिपः ॥ १२.२४.१६ ॥

The king who takes the sixth share as tribute yet does not protect the realm, takes upon himself a quarter of that sin.

12.24.17

निबोध च यथाऽऽतिष्ठन्धर्मान्न च्यवते नृपः ।
निग्रहाद्धर्मशास्त्राणामनुरुद्ध्यन्नपेतभीः।
कामक्रोधावनादृत्य पितेव समदर्शनः ॥ १२.२४.१७ ॥

Learn how the king, abiding in the duties, does not fall away: following the restraint of the sacred law-books, fearless, disregarding desire and anger, seeing all alike as a father does.

12.24.18

दैवेनाभ्याहतो राजा कर्मकाले महाद्युते ।
न साधयति यत्कर्म न तत्राहुरतिक्रमम् ॥ १२.२४.१८ ॥

O radiant one, when the king, struck down by fate at the time of action, fails to accomplish the deed, they do not call that a transgression.

12.24.19

तरसा बुद्धिपूर्वं वा निग्राह्या एव शत्रवः ।
पापैः सह न संदध्याद्राज्यं पुण्यं च कारयेत् ॥ १२.२४.१९ ॥

Either by force or by deliberate design, enemies must surely be restrained. One should not make an alliance with the wicked, and should keep the kingdom righteous.

12.24.20

शूराश्चार्याश्च सत्कार्या विद्वांसश्च युधिष्ठिर ।
गोमिनो धनिनश्चैव परिपाल्या विशेषतः ॥ १२.२४.२० ॥

O Yudhiṣṭhira, heroes, noble men and the learned should be honored. Cattle-owners and the wealthy should be especially protected.

12.24.21

व्यवाहरेषु धर्मेषु योक्तव्याश्च बहुश्रुताः ।
प्रमाणज्ञा महीपाल न्यायशास्त्रावलम्बिनः ॥ १२.२४.२१ ॥

In legal proceedings and matters of duty, learned men well versed in many texts should be appointed. O protector of the earth, they should know the evidence and rely on the science of justice.

12.24.22

वेदार्थतत्त्वविद्राजंस्तर्कशास्त्रबहुश्रुताः ।
मन्त्रे च व्यवहारे च नियोक्तव्या विजानता ॥ १२.२४.२२ ॥

O king, learned men who know the true meaning of the Vedas and are well versed in the science of logic should be appointed to counsel and to legal affairs; a ruler who knows this should do so.

12.24.23

तर्कशास्त्रकृता बुद्धिर्धर्मशास्त्रकृता च या ।
दण्डनीतिकृता चैव त्रैलोक्यमपि साधयेत् ॥ १२.२४.२३ ॥

With intellect formed by the science of logic, by the science of dharma, and by the policy of punishment, a king can accomplish even the three worlds.

12.24.24

नियोज्या वेदतत्त्वज्ञा यज्ञकर्मसु पार्तिव ।
वेदज्ञा ये च शास्त्रज्ञास्ते च राजन्सुबुद्धयः ॥ १२.२४.२४ ॥

O king, those who know the truth of the Vedas should be appointed to the sacrificial rites. O king, those who know the Vedas and the sciences are men of good judgment.

12.24.25

आन्वीक्षकीत्रयीवार्तादण्डनीतिषु पारगाः ।
ते तु सर्वत्र योक्तव्यास्ते च बुद्धेः परं गताः ॥ १२.२४.२५ ॥

Those who have mastered reasoning (ānvīkṣikī), the three Vedas, livelihood (vārtā) and the science of government (daṇḍanīti) should be employed everywhere, as should those who have reached the utmost of wisdom.

12.24.26

गुणयुक्तेऽपि नैकस्मिन्विश्वसेत विचक्षणः ॥ १२.२४.२६ ॥

Even one endowed with good qualities should not be wholly trusted by a wise man.

12.24.27

अरक्षिता दुर्विनीतो मानी स्तब्धोऽभ्यसूयकः ।
एनसा युज्यते राजा दुर्दान्त इति चोच्यते ॥ १२.२४.२७ ॥

A king who is unguarded, ill-disciplined, proud, obstinate and fault-finding is bound by sin, and he is called hard to subdue.

12.24.28

ये रक्ष्यमाणा हीयन्ते दैवेनृभ्याहता नृप ।
तस्करैश्चापि हीयन्ते सर्वं तद्राजकिल्विषम् ॥ १२.२४.२८ ॥

O king, those who are lost, struck down by fate even while being protected, and those lost to thieves—all that is the king's fault.

12.24.29

सुमन्त्रिते सुनीते च सर्वतश्चोपपादिते ।
पौरुषे कर्मणि कृते नास्त्यधर्मो युधिष्ठिर ॥ १२.२४.२९ ॥

O Yudhiṣṭhira, when an action of human effort has been well counselled, well conducted and completed on every side, there is no unrighteousness.

12.24.30

विच्छिद्यन्ते समारब्धाः सिद्ध्यन्ते चापि दैवतः ।
कृते पुरुषकारे तु नैनः स्पृशति पार्थिवम् ॥ १२.२४.३० ॥

Undertakings are sometimes cut short and sometimes accomplished by fate; yet when human effort has been made, sin does not touch the king.

12.24.31

अत्र ते राजशार्दूल वर्तयिष्ये कथामिमाम् ।
यद्वृत्तं पूर्वराजर्षेर्हयग्रीवस्य पाण्डव ॥ १२.२४.३१ ॥

Here, tiger among kings, I shall tell you this story: the deeds of the former royal sage Hayagrīva, O Pāṇḍava.

12.24.32

शत्रून्हत्वा हतस्याजौ शूरस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
असहायस्य संग्रामे निर्जितस्य युधिष्ठिर ॥ १२.२४.३२ ॥

Of the hero who, having slain his foes, was himself slain in battle, whose deeds were tireless, who was defeated in the fight without any helper, O Yudhiṣṭhira.

12.24.33

यत्कर्म वै निग्रहे शात्रवाणां ।
योगश्चाग्र्यः पालने मानवानाम्।
कृत्वा कर्म प्राप्य कीर्ति स युद्धा ।
द्वाजिग्रीवो मोदते स्वर्गलोके ॥ १२.२४.३३ ॥

He whose deed was the foremost discipline in subduing enemies and protecting men — having performed that deed in battle and won fame, Hayagrīva rejoices in the world of heaven.

12.24.34

संत्यक्तात्मा समरेष्वाततायी ।
शस्त्रैश्छिन्नो दस्युभिर्वध्यमानः।
अश्वग्रीवः कर्मशीलो महात्मा ।
संसिद्धार्थो मोदते स्वर्गलोके ॥ १२.२४.३४ ॥

He who gave up his life in battles, fighting aggressors, cut down by weapons and slain by robbers — the great-souled, action-devoted Aśvagrīva, having fulfilled his aim, rejoices in the world of heaven.

12.24.35

धनुर्यूपो रशना ज्या शरः स्रु ।
क्स्रुवः खड्गो रुधिरं यत्र चाज्यम्।
रथो वेदी कामजो युद्धमग्नि ।
श्चातुर्होत्रं चतुरो वाजिमुख्याः ॥ १२.२४.३५ ॥

The bow is the sacrificial post, the cord the rope, the bowstring the cord, the arrow the sruk, the ladle and spoon and sword, where blood is the clarified butter; the chariot is the altar, the battle born of desire is the fire; the four chief horses are the fourfold sacrifice.