Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.187
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13.187.1
साम्नि चापि प्रदानेन च ज्यायः किं भवतो मतम् ।
प्रब्रूहि भरतश्रेष्ठ यदत्र व्यतिरिच्यते ॥ १३.१८७.१ ॥
Which is better, conciliation or giving gifts? What is your opinion? Tell me, best of the Bharatas, which of these is superior.
13.187.2
साम्ना प्रसाद्यते कश्चिद्दानेन च तथाऽपरः ।
पौरुषीं प्रकृतिं ज्ञात्वा तयोरेकतरं भजेत् ॥ १३.१८७.२ ॥
One man is won over by conciliation, another by a gift. Knowing a man's nature, one should resort to one or the other of these two.
13.187.3
गुणांस्तु शृणु वैराजन्त्सान्त्वस्य पुरुषर्षभ ।
दारुणान्यपि भूतानि सान्त्वेनाराधयेद्यथा ॥ १३.१८७.३ ॥
Listen now, O king, best of men, to the virtues of conciliation. By conciliation even fierce creatures may be propitiated.
13.187.4
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममिदिहासं पुरातनम् ।
गृहीत्वा रक्षसा मुक्तो द्विजातिः कानने यथा ॥ १३.१८७.४ ॥
Here too they cite this ancient story of a twice-born man who, seized by a rākṣasa in the forest, was set free.
13.187.5
कश्चित्तु बुद्धिसम्पन्नो ब्राह्मणो विजने वने ।
गृहीतः कृच्छ्रमापन्नो रक्षसा भक्षयिष्यता ॥ १३.१८७.५ ॥
Some wise brahmin, in a deserted forest, was seized by a rākṣasa and, fallen into distress, was about to be devoured by him.
13.187.6
सुबुद्धिः श्रुतिसम्पन्नो दृष्ट्वा तमतिभीषणम् ।
सामैवास्मै प्रयुञ्जानो न मुमोह न विव्यधे ॥ १३.१८७.६ ॥
That brahmin, of good judgment and learned in scripture, seeing that very terrible rākṣasa, applied conciliation to him alone; he was neither bewildered nor wounded.
13.187.7
रक्षस्तु वाचा सम्पूज्य प्रश्नं पप्रच्छ तं द्विजम् ।
मोक्ष्यसे ब्रूहि मे प्रश्नं केनास्मि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.७ ॥
The rakshasa, honouring the brahmin with words, asked him a question: "You will be released; tell me my question. By what cause am I emaciated like a deer?"
13.187.8
मुहूर्तमथ सञ्चिन्त्य ब्राह्मणिस्तं निरीक्ष्य सः ।
अभीतवदथाव्यग्रः प्रश्नं प्रतिजगाद ह ॥ १३.१८७.८ ॥
Having reflected for a moment and looked at him, the brahmin, as if unafraid and composed, gave his answer to the question.
13.187.9
विदेशस्थो विलोकस्थो विना नूनं सुहृज्जनैः ।
विषयानतुलान्भुङ्क्षे तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.९ ॥
Dwelling in a foreign land, in the sight of others and without your friends, you surely enjoy incomparable pleasures; therefore you are emaciated like a deer.
13.187.10
नूनं मित्राणि ते रक्षः साधूपचरितान्यपि ।
स्वदोषात्तु परित्यज्य तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१० ॥
O rakshasa, surely your friends, though you treated them well, have abandoned you through your own fault; therefore you are emaciated like a deer.
13.187.11
अवृत्त्या पीड्यमानोऽपि वृत्त्युपायान्विगर्हयन् ।
महार्थान्ध्यायसे नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.११ ॥
Though afflicted by lack of livelihood, reproaching the means of livelihood, you surely meditate on great aims; therefore you are emaciated like a deer.
13.187.12
परकार्याधिकारस्थाः सद्गुणैरधमा नराः ।
अवजानन्ति नूनं त्वां तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१२ ॥
Base men who hold office in others' affairs, lacking good qualities, surely despise you; therefore you are emaciated like a deer.
13.187.13
गुणवान्निर्गुणानन्यान्नूनं पश्यसि तत्कृतान् ।
प्राज्ञैरपि विनीतात्मा तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१३ ॥
Though you are virtuous, you surely see others without virtue as such because of their deeds; though humble in soul, even by the wise — therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.14
सम्पीड्यात्मानमार्यत्वात्त्वया कश्चिदुपस्कृतः ।
जितं त्वां मन्यते साधो तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१४ ॥
Having tormented yourself out of nobility, someone has been wronged by you; O good one, he thinks you have been conquered — therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.15
क्लिश्यमानान्विमार्गेषु कामक्रोधावृतात्मनः ।
मन्येऽनुध्यायसि जनांस्तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१५ ॥
I think you meditate upon people who are tormented on wrong paths, whose selves are enveloped by desire and anger; therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.16
प्राज्ञैरपुजितो नूनं प्राज्ञैरप्यभिनिन्दितः ।
ह्रीमानमर्षी दुर्वृत्तस्तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१६ ॥
Surely you are not honored by the wise, and even by the wise you are censured; modest, intolerant of insult, ill-conducted — therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.17
नूनं मित्रमुखः शत्रुः कश्चिदार्यवदाचरन् ।
वञ्चयित्वा गतस्त्वां वै तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१७ ॥
Surely some enemy with a friend's face, behaving like a noble one, has gone off having deceived you — therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.18
नूनमद्य सतां मध्ये तव वाक्यमनुत्तमम् ।
न भाति कालेऽभिहितं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१८ ॥
Surely today your unsurpassed speech, spoken among the good, does not seem fitting for the moment — therefore you have become thin like a deer.
13.187.19
दृष्टपूर्वाञ्श्रुतपूर्वान्कुपितान्हृदयप्रियान् ।
अनुनेतुं न शक्रोषि तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.१९ ॥
Those you have seen and heard of before, who are angry yet dear to your heart, you are unable to appease; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.20
नूनमासञ्जयित्वा त्वा कृत्ये कस्मिंश्चिदीप्सिते ।
कच्चिदर्थयते नित्यं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२० ॥
Surely, having bound you to some desired task, someone constantly asks you for help; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.21
परोक्षवादिभिर्मिथ्यादोषस्ते सम्प्रदर्शितः ।
तज्ज्ञैर्न पूज्यसे व्यक्तं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२१ ॥
Those who speak behind one's back have displayed false faults in you; you are not openly honoured by those who know them; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.22
नूनं त्वां सद्गुणापेक्षं पूजयानं सुहृत्प्रजाः ।
मायावीति च जानन्ति तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२२ ॥
Surely your friends and subjects, who honour you expecting good qualities, know you to be a deceiver; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.23
अन्तर्गतमभिप्रायंन न नूनं लज्जयेच्छसि ।
विवक्तुं प्राप्य शैथिल्यात्तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२३ ॥
Surely out of shame you do not wish to speak out the intention hidden within you; having had the chance, you hold back from saying it through hesitation; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.24
नानाबुद्धिरुचीँल्लोके मानुषान्नूनमिच्छसि ।
ग्रहीतुं स्वैर्गुणैः सर्वांस्तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२४ ॥
Surely you wish to win over all the people of the world, who have diverse minds and tastes, by your own qualities; therefore you are lean like a deer.
13.187.25
असत्सु विनिविष्टेषु न गुणान्वदतः स्वयम् ।
गुणास्ते न विराजन्ते तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२५ ॥
Among the wicked, one who is attached and speaks of his own virtues sees no virtue shine forth; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.26
धर्मवृत्तः श्रुतैर्हीनः पदं त्वं रजसान्वितः ।
महत्प्रार्थयसे नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२६ ॥
Though you follow dharma but lack learning, and are filled with passion, you surely desire a great position; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.27
तपःप्रणिहितात्मानं मन्ये त्वारण्यकाङ्क्षिणम् ।
बन्धुवर्गो निगृह्णाति तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२७ ॥
I think you, with your self devoted to austerity and desiring the forest life, are restrained by your circle of kin; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.28
इष्टभार्यस्य ते नूनं प्रातिवेश्यो महाधनः ।
युवा सुललितः कामी तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२८ ॥
The neighbor of your cherished wife is surely very wealthy, young, graceful and lustful; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.29
दुर्विनीतहतः पुत्रो जामाता वाऽप्रमार्जकः ।
दारा वा प्रतिकूलास्ते तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.२९ ॥
A son ruined by his unruliness, or a careless son-in-law, or wives who are hostile to you; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.30
भ्रातरोऽतीव विषमाः पिता वा क्षुत्क्षतो मृतः ।
माता ज्योष्ठो गुरुर्वाऽपि तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३० ॥
Your brothers are exceedingly harsh, or your father has died worn by hunger, or your mother, eldest brother or teacher; therefore you are as thin as a deer.
13.187.31
ब्राह्मणो वा हतो गौर्वा ब्रह्मस्वं वापहृतं पुरा ।
देवस्यं वा हृतं काले तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३१ ॥
Whether a brahmin or a cow was slain, or the wealth of a brahmin was stolen long ago, or the god's property was seized at the proper time—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.32
हृतदारोऽथ वृद्धो वा लोके द्विष्टोऽथवा नरैः ।
अविज्ञानेन वा वृद्धस्तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३२ ॥
Whether your wife has been taken, or you are old and hated by men in the world, or you have grown old through ignorance—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.33
वार्धकार्थं धनं दृष्ट्वा स्वा श्रीर्वाऽपि परैर्हृता ।
वृत्तिर्वा दुर्जनापेक्षा तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३३ ॥
Having seen wealth set aside for old age, your own fortune may have been seized by others, or your livelihood may depend on wicked men—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.34
सम्पत्कालेन ते धर्मः क्षीणस्तात सुहृद्बुवैः ।
असंन्यासमतिस्तत्र तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३४ ॥
O dear one, in the time of prosperity your dharma has been diminished by the words of those who speak as friends, and your mind is not inclined to renunciation there—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.35
अविद्वान्भीरुरल्पार्थे विद्याविक्रमदानजम् ।
यशः प्रार्थयसे नित्यं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३५ ॥
Though unlearned and timid, you constantly desire fame born of learning, valour and giving, for some small purpose—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.36
चिरहाभिलषितं किञ्चित्फलमप्राप्तमेव ते ।
कृतमन्यैरपहृतं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३६ ॥
A fruit you have long desired has not been obtained by you, and what you accomplished has been taken away by others—by that you have become thin as a deer.
13.187.37
नूनमात्मगतं दोषमपश्यन्किंचिदात्मनि ।
अकारणेऽभिशस्तो हि तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३७ ॥
Surely, not seeing even a trace of the fault within yourself, you were accused without cause; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.38
सुहृदां दुःखमार्तानां न प्रमोक्ष्यसि हानिजम् ।
अलमर्थगुणैर्हीनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३८ ॥
You will not be freed from the sorrow of friends, from the anguish of the afflicted, from grief born of loss; deprived of the virtues that wealth brings, you have wasted away; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.39
साधून्गृहस्थान्दृष्ट्वा च तथा साधून्वनेचरान् ।
मुक्तांश्चावसथे सक्तांस्तेनासि हरिमः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.३९ ॥
Having seen the virtuous householders, likewise the virtuous forest-dwellers, and those who are freed and those who are attached in their dwellings; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.40
धर्म्यमर्थ्यं च काम्यं च देशे च रहितं वचः ।
न प्रसिद्ध्यति ते नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.४० ॥
Speech that is lawful, useful and pleasing, if it is not spoken in its proper place, surely does not succeed for you; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.41
दत्तानकुशलैरर्थान्मनीषी संजिजीविषुः ।
प्राप्य वर्तयसे नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.४१ ॥
Having obtained wealth given by the unskilled, you, a wise man desiring to live, surely maintain yourself by it; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.42
परस्परविरुद्धानां प्रियं नूनं चिकीर्षसि ।
सुहृदामुपरोधेन तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.४२ ॥
You surely desire to please those who are mutually opposed, obstructing your friends; therefore, O deer, you have become thin.
13.187.43
पापान्विवर्धितान्दृष्ट्वा कल्याणांश्चावसीदतः ।
ध्रुवं गर्हयसे नूनं तेनासि हरिणः कृशः ॥ १३.१८७.४३ ॥
Seeing the wicked grow prosperous and the good decline, you surely blame them; therefore you have become lean like a deer.
13.187.44
एवं सम्पूजितं रक्षो विप्रं तं प्रत्यपूजयत् ।
सहायमकरोच्चैनं सम्पूज्यामुं मुमोच ह ॥ १३.१८७.४४ ॥
Thus honored, the rākṣasa in turn honored that brahmin; having made him an ally and having honored him, he released him.