Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.28
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5.28.1
असंशयं सञ्जय सत्यमेत-
द्धर्मो वरः कर्मणां यत्त्वमात्थ ।
ज्ञात्वा तु मां सञ्जय गर्हयेस्त्वं ।
यदि धर्मं यद्यधर्मं चरामि ॥ ५.२८.१ ॥
Without doubt, Sañjaya, what you have said is true: dharma is the best of deeds. Yet knowing this, Sañjaya, you may censure me, whether I practise dharma or adharma.
5.28.2
यत्राधर्मो धर्मरूपाणि धत्ते ।
धर्मः कृत्स्नो दृश्यतोऽधर्मरूपः।
बिभ्रद्धर्मो धर्मरूपं तथा च ।
विद्वांसस्तं संप्रपश्यन्ति बुद्ध्या ॥ ५.२८.२ ॥
Where adharma takes on the forms of dharma, and the whole of dharma appears in the form of adharma, while dharma likewise bears the form of dharma, the wise clearly perceive it by intellect.
5.28.3
एवं तथैवापदि लिङ्गमेत-
द्धर्माधर्मौ नित्यवृत्ती भजेताम्।
आद्यं लिङ्गं यस्य तस्य प्रमाण-
मापद्धर्मं सञ्जय तं निबोध ॥ ५.२८.३ ॥
Likewise, in calamity this is the mark: dharma and adharma each take on their constant conduct. For him in whom the first mark appears, the dharma of calamity is the proof; understand this, Sañjaya.
5.28.4
लुप्तायां तु प्रकृतौ येन कर्म ।
निष्पादयेत्तत्परीप्सेद्विहीनः।
प्रकृतिस्थश्चापदि वर्तमान ।
उभौ गर्ह्यौ भवतः सञ्जयैतौ ॥ ५.२८.४ ॥
But when the natural course is lost, one who lacks the means should seek whatever by which the duty can be accomplished; and one who, though established in his nature, acts in calamity, Sañjaya — both of these are blameworthy.
5.28.5
अविनाशमिच्छतां ब्राह्मणानां ।
प्रायश्चित्तं विहितं यद्विधात्रा।
संपश्येथाः कर्मसु वर्तमानान् ।
विकर्मस्थान्सञ्जय गर्हयेस्त्वम् ॥ ५.२८.५ ॥
Look well among those engaged in action for the expiation that the Creator prescribed for brahmins who desire imperishability. O Sañjaya, censure those who stand in wrong action.
5.28.6
मनीषिणां सत्त्विच्छेदनाय ।
विधियते सत्सु वृत्तिः सदैव।
अब्राह्मणाः सन्ति तु ये न वैद्याः ।
सर्वोत्सङ्गं साधु मन्येत तेभ्यः ॥ ५.२८.६ ॥
For the wise, livelihood among the good is ordained always, to avoid the cutting off of being. Those who are not brahmins and not learned — to them one should rightly consider one's whole lap, one's entire resources, as given.
5.28.7
तदध्वानः पितरो ये च पूर्वे ।
पितामहा ये च तेभ्यः परेऽन्ये।
यज्ञैषिणो ये च हि कर्म कुर्यु-
र्नान्यं ततो नास्तिकोऽस्मीति मन्ये ॥ ५.२८.७ ॥
The fathers who walk that path, the former grandfathers, and others after them, and those who seek sacrifice and perform rites — I hold none other than these; therefore I think I am not a non-believer.
5.28.8
यत्किंचनेदं वित्तमस्यां पृथिव्यां ।
यद्देवानां त्रिदशानां परं यत्।
प्राजापत्यं त्रिदिवं ब्रह्मलोकं ।
नाधर्मतः सञ्जय कामयेयम् ॥ ५.२८.८ ॥
Whatever wealth there is on this earth, and the supreme (splendour) of the gods and the thirty, the realm of Prajāpati, the triple heaven, the world of Brahmā — O Sañjaya, I would not desire these through unrighteousness.
5.28.9
धर्मेश्वरः कुशलो नीतिमांश्चा-
प्युपासिता ब्राह्मणानां मनीषी।
नानाविधांश्चैव महाबलांश्च ।
राजन्यभोजाननुशास्ति कृष्णः ॥ ५.२८.९ ॥
Kṛṣṇa, lord of dharma, skilled and wise in policy, honoured by the brahmins and a sage, rules the many kinds of mighty kṣatriyas and the Bhojas.
5.28.10
यदि ह्यहं विसृजत्साम गर्ह्यो ।
नियुध्यमानो यदि जह्यां स्वधर्मम् ।
महायशाः केशवस्तद्ब्रवीतु ।
वासुदेवस्तूभयोरर्थकामः ॥ ५.२८.१० ॥
If I were to abandon conciliation and become blameworthy, or if while fighting I were to forsake my own duty, let the glorious Keśava say so; Vāsudeva desires the welfare of both.
5.28.11
शैनेयोऽयं चेदयश्चान्धकाश्च ।
वार्ष्णेयभोजाः कुकुराः सृञ्जयाश्च ।
उपासीना वासुदेवस्य बुद्धिं ।
निगृह्य शत्रून्सुहृदो नन्दयन्ति ॥ ५.२८.११ ॥
If this Śaineya, the Ayas, the Andhakas, the Vārṣṇeya-Bhojas, the Kukuras and the Sṛñjayas, attending upon Vāsudeva's counsel, subdue their enemies and gladden their friends.
5.28.12
वृष्ण्यन्धका ह्युग्रसेनादयो वै ।
कृष्णप्रणीताः सर्व एवेन्द्रकल्पाः ।
मनस्विनः सत्यपरायणाश्च ।
महाबला यादवा भोगवन्तः ॥ ५.२८.१२ ॥
The Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, led by Ugrasena and the rest, all guided by Kṛṣṇa, are like Indra; the high-minded, truth-devoted, greatly mighty Yādavas are prosperous.
5.28.13
काश्यो बभ्रुः श्रियमुत्तमां गतो ।
लब्ध्वा कृष्णं भ्रातरमीशितारम् ।
यस्मै कामान्वर्षति वासुदेवो ।
ग्रीष्मात्यये मेघ इव प्रजाऽभ्यः ॥ ५.२८.१३ ॥
Babhru, the king of Kāśi, has attained supreme prosperity, having obtained Kṛṣṇa as brother and lord; Vāsudeva showers his desires upon him as a cloud showers upon the people at the end of summer.
5.28.14
ईदृशोऽयं केशवस्तात विद्वान् ।
विद्धि ह्येनं कर्मणां निश्चयज्ञम्।
प्रियश्च नः साधुतमश्च कृष्णो ।
नातिक्रामे वचनं केशवस्य ॥ ५.२८.१४ ॥
Dear friend, this Keśava is indeed such a wise one. Know him to be the one who knows the certainty of actions. Kṛṣṇa is dear to us and most upright; I will not transgress the word of Keśava.