Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Sarga 2.100
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2.100.1
जटिलं चीरवसनं प्राञ्जलिं पतितं भुवि ।
ददर्श रामो दुर्दर्शं युगान्ते भास्करं यथा ॥ २.१००.१ ॥
Rāma saw Bharata, matted-haired and clad in bark garments, his palms folded, fallen on the ground, hard to look upon as the sun at the end of an age.
2.100.2
कथञ्चिदभिविज्ञाय विवर्णवदनं कृशम् ।
भ्रातरं भरतं रामः परिजग्राह बाहुना ॥ २.१००.२ ॥
Recognizing him with difficulty, Rāma embraced his brother Bharata, pale-faced and emaciated, with his arm.
2.100.3
आघ्राय रामस्तं मूर्ध्नि परिष्वज्य च राघवः ।
अङ्के भरतमारोप्य पर्यपृच्छत् समाहितः ॥ २.१००.३ ॥
Rāghava Rāma, having kissed his head and embraced him, placed Bharata on his lap and, composed, asked him.
2.100.4
क्व नु ते ऽभूत् पिता तात यदरण्यं त्वमागतः ।
न हि त्वं जीवतस्तस्य वनमागन्तुमर्हसि ॥ २.१००.४ ॥
Dear one, where is your father, that you have come to the forest? While he lives, you ought not to have come to the forest.
2.100.5
चिरस्य बत पश्यामि दूराद्भरतमागतम् ।
दुष्प्रतीकमरण्ये ऽस्मिन् किं तात वनमागतः ॥ २.१००.५ ॥
Alas, after a long time I see Bharata coming from afar, hard to recognize in this forest. Dear one, why have you come to the forest?
2.100.6
कच्चिद्धारयते तात राजा यत्त्वमिहागतः ।
कच्चिन्न दीनः सहसा राजा लोकान्तरं गतः ॥ २.१००.६ ॥
Dear one, is the king still alive, that you have come here? Or has the king, distressed, suddenly passed to the other world?
2.100.7
कच्चित् सौम्य न ते राज्यं भ्रष्टं बालस्य शाश्वतम् ॥ २.१००.७ ॥
Gentle one, has your lasting kingdom not been lost by you, the youth?
2.100.8
कच्चिच्छुश्रूषसे तात पितरं सत्यविक्रमम् ॥ २.१००.८ ॥
Dear one, do you attend to your father, whose valor is true?
2.100.9
कच्चिद्दशरथो राजा कुशली सत्यसङ्गरः ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधानामाहर्त्ता धर्मनिश्चयः ॥ २.१००.९ ॥
Is King Daśaratha well, he who is true to his vows, who performed the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices, firm in dharma?
2.100.10
स कच्चिद् ब्राह्मणो विद्वान् धर्मनित्यो महाद्युतिः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणामुपाध्यायो यथावत्तात पूज्यते ॥ २.१००.१० ॥
Dear one, is that learned brahmin, constant in dharma, greatly radiant, the teacher of the Ikṣvākus, duly honored?
2.100.11
सा तात कच्चित्कौसल्या सुमित्रा च प्रजावती ।
सुखिनी कच्चिदार्य्या च देवी नन्दति कैकयी ॥ २.१००.११ ॥
Dear one, are Kausalyā and Sumitrā, blessed with offspring, happy? Does the noble queen Kaikeyī rejoice?
2.100.12
कच्चिद्विनयसम्पन्नः कुलपुत्रो बहुश्रुतः ।
अनसूयुरनुद्रष्टा सत्कृतस्ते पुरोहितः ॥ २.१००.१२ ॥
Is your household priest well — humble, of noble birth, deeply learned, free from envy, an instructor, honored by you?
2.100.13
कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः ।
हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा ॥ २.१००.१३ ॥
Do your priests attend faithfully to the sacred fires, knowing the rites, wise and upright? Do they always tell you at the proper time what has been offered and what is yet to be offered?
2.100.14
कच्चिद्देवान् पितऽन् मातऽर्गुरून् पितृसमानपि ।
वृद्धांश्च तत वैद्यांश्च ब्राह्मणांश्चाभिमन्यसे ॥ २.१००.१४ ॥
Do you honor the gods, the ancestors, the mothers, the teachers, those equal to a father, the elders, the physicians and the brahmins?
2.100.15
इष्वस्त्रवरसम्पन्नमर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् ।
सुधन्वानमुपाध्यायं कच्चित्त्वं तात मन्यसे ॥ २.१००.१५ ॥
Do you hold Sudhanvan, accomplished in the finest arrows and weapons and expert in the science of statecraft, as your teacher, dear one?
2.100.16
कच्चिदात्मसमाः शूराः श्रुतवन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः ।
कुलीनाश्चेङ्गितज्ञाश्च कृतास्ते तात मन्त्रिणः ॥ २.१००.१६ ॥
Have you appointed ministers who are brave like yourself, learned, self-controlled, of good family, and skilled in reading signs, dear one?
2.100.17
मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव ।
सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ॥ २.१००.१७ ॥
O Rāghava, counsel is indeed the root of kings' victory; it remains secure only when kept well guarded by ministers who hold secrets and are expert in the sciences.
2.100.18
कच्चिन्निद्रावशं नैषीः कच्चित्काले प्रबुध्यसे ।
कच्चिच्चापररात्रेषु चिन्तयस्यर्थनैपुणम् ॥ २.१००.१८ ॥
Do you not fall under the sway of sleep? Do you wake at the proper time? And in the last watches of the night do you reflect on the skill of governance?
2.100.19
कच्चिन्मन्त्रयसे नैकः कच्चिन्न बहुभिः सह ।
कच्चित्ते मन्त्रितो मन्त्रो राष्ट्रं न परिधावति ॥ २.१००.१९ ॥
Do you deliberate alone, or with many? Does your secret counsel not spread through the realm?
2.100.20
कच्चिदर्थं विनिश्चित्य लघुमूलं महोदयम् ।
क्षिप्रमारभसे कर्त्तुं न दीर्घयसि राघव ॥ २.१००.२० ॥
Having decided on a matter whose root is small but whose fruit is great, do you swiftly begin to act, and not delay, O Rāghava?
2.100.21
कच्चित्ते सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः ।
विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्त्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः ॥ २.१००.२१ ॥
Do the people know of your good deeds, whether already accomplished or yet to be done? O kings, are your undertakings not known beforehand, though they are still to be carried out?
2.100.22
कच्चिन्न तर्कैर्युक्त्या वा ये चाप्यपरिकीर्तिताः ।
त्वया वा वा ऽमात्यैर्बुध्यते तात मन्त्रितम् ॥ २.१००.२२ ॥
Dear one, is the counsel you and your ministers deliberate, which has not been declared, not learned by others through reasoning or argument?
2.100.23
कच्चित् सहस्रान् मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम् ।
पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्य्यान्निःश्रेयसं महत् ॥ २.१००.२३ ॥
Do you wish for one wise man in place of a thousand fools? For a wise man, in difficult matters, brings about the greatest good.
2.100.24
सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां यद्युपास्ते महीपतिः ।
अथवाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता ॥ २.१००.२४ ॥
Even if a king serves thousands of fools, or even tens of thousands, there is no help in them.
2.100.25
एकोप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दक्षो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजमात्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ॥ २.१००.२५ ॥
Even a single minister who is wise, brave, skilful and discerning can bring a king or a royal official to great prosperity.
2.100.26
कच्चिन्मुख्या महत्स्वेव मध्यमेषु च मध्यमाः ।
जघन्यास्तु जघन्येषु भृत्याः कर्मसु योजिताः ॥ २.१००.२६ ॥
Have you appointed the chief men to the great posts, the middling men to the middle posts, and the lowly servants to the lowly posts in their tasks?
2.100.27
अमात्यानुपधातीतान् पितृपैतामहाञ्छुचीन् ।
श्रेष्ठान् श्रेष्ठेषु कच्चित्त्वं नियोजयसि कर्मसु ॥ २.१००.२७ ॥
Do you appoint only the excellent ministers, hereditary from father and grandfather, tested, free from suspicion and pure, to the excellent tasks?
2.100.28
कच्चिन्नोग्रेण दण्डेन भृशमुद्वेजितप्रजम् ।
राष्ट्रं तवानुजानन्ति मन्त्रिणः कैकयीसुत ॥ २.१००.२८ ॥
O son of Kaikeyī, do your ministers approve of your kingdom, which has greatly distressed its subjects with harsh punishment, or not?
2.100.29
कच्चित्त्वां नावजानन्ति याजकाः पतितं यथा ।
उग्रप्रतिग्रहीतारं कामयानमिव स्त्रियः ॥ २.१००.२९ ॥
Do not the sacrificing priests despise you, as they would a fallen man who accepts forbidden gifts, or one who lusts after a woman?
2.100.30
उपायकुशलं वैद्यं भृत्यसन्दूषणे रतम् ।
शूरमैश्वर्यकामं च यो न हन्ति स वध्यते ॥ २.१००.३० ॥
He who does not slay an enemy who is skilled in stratagems, busy corrupting servants, brave, and desirous of power, is himself slain.
2.100.31
कच्चिद्धृष्टश्च शूरश्च मतिमान् धृतिमाञ्छुचिः ।
कुलीनश्चानुरक्तश्च दक्षः सेनापतिः कृतः ॥ २.१००.३१ ॥
Have you appointed as commander of the army a man who is bold, brave, intelligent, steadfast, pure, of noble birth, loyal and skilful?
2.100.32
बलवन्तश्च कच्चित्ते मुख्या युद्धविशारदाः ।
दृष्टापदाना विक्रान्तास्त्वया सत्कृत्य मानिताः ॥ २.१००.३२ ॥
Are your chief warriors, strong, skilled in battle, tested in adversity and valiant, honoured and respected by you?
2.100.33
कच्चिद्बलस्य भक्तं च वेतनं च यथोचितम् ।
सम्प्राप्तकालं दातव्यं ददासि न विलम्बसे ॥ २.१००.३३ ॥
Is the army's food and pay given as is fitting, at the proper time? Do you give it without delay?
2.100.34
कालातिक्रमणाच्चैव भक्तवेतनयोर्भृताः ।
भर्त्तुः कुप्यन्ति दुष्यन्ति सो ऽनर्थः सुमहान् स्मृतः ॥ २.१००.३४ ॥
When food and pay are delayed, hired soldiers grow angry at their master and become corrupt; this is held to be a very great calamity.
2.100.35
कच्चित् सर्वे ऽनुरक्तास्त्वां कुलपुत्राः प्रधानतः ।
कच्चित्प्राणांस्तवार्थेषु सन्त्यजन्ति समाहिताः ॥ २.१००.३५ ॥
Are all the sons of noble families, and especially the chief among them, devoted to you? Do they, with steadfast minds, stand ready to give up their lives for your undertakings?
2.100.36
कच्चिज्जानपदो विद्वान् दक्षिणः प्रतिभानवान् ।
यथोक्तवादी दूतस्ते कृतो भरत पण्डितः ॥ २.१००.३६ ॥
O Bharata, have you appointed as your envoy a learned man of the country, skilful, quick-witted, one who speaks exactly as instructed, a scholar?
2.100.37
कच्चिदष्टादशान्येषु स्वपक्षे दश पञ्च च ।
त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरविज्ञातैर्वेत्सि तीर्थानि चारकैः ॥ २.१००.३७ ॥
Do you know, through spies who are unknown to others, eighteen matters and fifteen places in your own realm, three by three?
2.100.38
कच्चिद्व्यपास्तानहितान् प्रतियातांश्च सर्वदा ।
दुर्बलाननवज्ञाय वर्त्तसे रिपुसूदन ॥ २.१००.३८ ॥
O destroyer of foes, do you always conduct yourself without disregarding the weak, those hostile to your welfare who have been dismissed, and those who have returned?
2.100.39
कच्चिन्न लोकायतिकान् ब्राह्मणांस्तात सेवसे ।
अनर्थकुशला ह्येते बालाः पण्डितमानिनः ॥ २.१००.३९ ॥
Dear one, you do not attend upon the materialist brahmins, do you? They are skilled in what is useless; foolish, they think themselves learned.
2.100.40
धर्मशास्त्रेषु मुख्येषु विद्यमानेषु दुर्बुधाः ।
बुद्धिमान्वीक्षिकीं प्राप्य निरर्थं प्रवदन्ति ते ॥ २.१००.४० ॥
Though the chief treatises of dharma exist, these ill-informed men, having obtained the science of reasoning, speak uselessly as if they were wise.
2.100.41
वीरैरध्युषितां पूर्वमस्माकं तात पूर्वकैः ।
सत्यनामां दृढद्वारां हस्त्यश्वरथसङ्कुलाम् ॥ २.१००.४१ ॥
Dear one, this city, formerly inhabited by our heroic ancestors, is true-named, has firm gates, and is crowded with elephants, horses and chariots.
2.100.42
ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्ऺित्रयैर्वैश्यैः स्वकर्मनिरतैः सदा ।
जितेन्द्रियैर्महोत्साहैर्वृतामार्यैः सहस्रशः ॥ २.१००.४२ ॥
This city is always surrounded by thousands of noble ones—brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas, devoted to their own duties, self-controlled, and of great energy.
2.100.43
प्रासादैर्विविधाकारैर्वृतां वैद्यजनाकुलाम् ।
कच्चित्सुमुदितां स्फीतामयोध्यां परिरक्षसि ॥ २.१००.४३ ॥
Are you well protecting Ayodhyā, surrounded by palaces of many forms, filled with physicians and people, joyful and prosperous?
2.100.44
कच्चिच्चित्यशतैर्जुष्टः सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः ।
देवस्थानैः प्रपाभिश्च तटाकैश्चोपशोभितः ॥ २.१००.४४ ॥
Is that city endowed with hundreds of shrines, full of well-settled people, and adorned with temples, water-stalls and ponds?
2.100.45
प्रहृष्टनरनारीकः समाजोत्सवशोभितः ।
सुकृष्टसीमा पशुमान् हिंसाभिः परिवर्जितः ॥ २.१००.४५ ॥
Is that city where men and women rejoice, adorned with festivals and gatherings, with well-tilled borders, rich in cattle, and free from violence?
2.100.46
अदेवमातृको रम्यः श्वापदैः परिवर्जितः ।
परित्यक्तो भयैः सर्वैः खनिभिश्चोपशोभितः ॥ २.१००.४६ ॥
Is that city, not dependent on rain alone, pleasant, free from beasts of prey, abandoned by all fears, and adorned with mines?
2.100.47
विवर्जितो नरैः पापैर्मम पूर्वैः सुरक्षितः ।
कच्चिज्जनपदः स्फीतः सुखं वसति राघव ॥ २.१००.४७ ॥
Is that realm, free from wicked men and well protected by my ancestors, prosperous and dwelling happily, O descendant of Raghu?
2.100.48
कच्चित्ते दयिताः सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः ।
वार्त्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते ॥ २.१००.४८ ॥
Are all your beloved people living by farming and tending cattle? Dear one, people who rely on husbandry and trade indeed thrive in happiness.
2.100.49
तेषां गुप्तिपरीहारैः कच्चित्ते भरणं कृतम् ।
रक्ष्या हि राज्ञा धर्मेण सर्वे विषयवासिनः ॥ २.१००.४९ ॥
Have you provided for them by protection and by remitting their levies? A king must protect all the inhabitants of the realm according to dharma.
2.100.50
कच्चित् स्त्रियः सान्त्वयसि कच्चित्ताश्च सुरक्षिताः ।
कच्चिन्न श्रद्दधास्यासां कच्चिद् गुह्यं न भाषसे ॥ २.१००.५० ॥
Do you console your women? Are they well protected? You do not place blind trust in them, do you? You do not speak secrets in their hearing, do you?
2.100.51
कच्चिन्नागवनं गुप्तं कच्चित्ते सन्ति धेनुकाः ।
कच्चिन्न गणिकाश्वानां कुञ्जराणां च तृप्यसि ॥ २.१००.५१ ॥
Is the elephant forest well guarded? Do you have milch cows? You are not satisfied with courtesans' horses and elephants, are you?
2.100.52
कच्चिद्दर्शयसे नित्यं मनुष्याणां विभूषितम् ।
उत्थायोत्थाय पूर्वाह्णे राजपुत्र महापथे ॥ २.१००.५२ ॥
Do you show yourself to the people every day, adorned? Prince, do you rise again and again in the forenoon and appear on the great road?
2.100.53
कच्चिन्न सर्वे कर्मान्ताः प्रत्यक्षास्ते ऽविशङ्कया ।
सर्वे वा पुनरुत्सृष्टा मध्यमेवात्र कारणम् ॥ २.१००.५३ ॥
Do you personally and fearlessly oversee all your tasks? Or is everything neglected? Here, the intermediaries are themselves the cause.
2.100.54
कच्चित् सर्वाणि दुर्गाणि धनधान्यायुधोदकैः ।
यन्त्रैश्च परिपूर्णानि तथा शिल्पिधनुर्द्धरै ॥ २.१००.५४ ॥
Are all your fortresses fully stocked with wealth, grain, weapons and water, with engines, craftsmen and archers?
2.100.55
आयस्ते विपुलः कच्चित् कच्चिदल्पतरो व्ययः ।
अपात्रेषु न ते कच्चित्कोशो गच्छति राघव ॥ २.१००.५५ ॥
O Rāghava, is your income vast and your expenditure less? Does your treasury not go to unworthy persons?
2.100.56
देवतार्थे च पित्रर्थे ब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु च ।
योधेषु मित्रवर्गेषु कच्चिद्गच्छति ते व्ययः ॥ २.१००.५६ ॥
Does your expenditure go to the gods and the ancestors, to brahmins and guests, to warriors and circles of friends?
2.100.57
कच्चिदार्य्यो विशुद्धात्मा ऽ ऽक्षारितश्चोरकर्मणा ।
अपृष्टः शास्त्रकुशलैर्न लोभाद्वध्यते शुचिः ॥ २.१००.५७ ॥
Is some noble, pure-souled man, falsely accused of theft and not questioned by the learned in the scriptures, not being put to death out of greed?
2.100.58
गृहीतश्चैव पृष्टश्च काले दृष्टः सकारणः ।
कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभान्नरर्षभ ॥ २.१००.५८ ॥
O best of men, is a thief who was seized, questioned in due time, and seen to be guilty with cause, not released out of greed for wealth?
2.100.59
व्यसने कच्चिदाढ्यस्य दुर्गतस्य च राघव ।
अर्थं विरागाः पश्यन्ति तवामात्या बहुश्रुताः ॥ २.१००.५९ ॥
O Rāghava, do your dispassionate and learned ministers look into the case of the rich man and the poor man in distress?
2.100.60
यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यस्राणि राघव ।
तानि पुत्रपशून् घ्नन्ति प्रीत्यर्थमनुशासतः ॥ २.१००.६० ॥
O Rāghava, the tears that fall from those falsely accused destroy the sons and cattle of a ruler who governs for his own pleasure.
2.100.61
कच्चिद् वृद्धांश्च बालांश्च वैद्यमुख्यांश्च राघव ।
दानेन मनसा वाचा त्रिभिरेतैर्बुभूषसे ॥ २.१००.६१ ॥
O Rāghava, do you honour the elders, the children, and the chief physicians with gifts, with your mind, and with your words — with these three?
2.100.62
कच्चिद्गुरूंश्च वृद्धांश्च तापसान् देवतातिथीन् ।
चैत्यांश्च सर्वान् सिद्धार्थान् ब्राह्मणांश्च नमस्यसि ॥ २.१००.६२ ॥
Do you bow to the teachers, the elders, the ascetics, the gods and guests, all the shrines, those whose aims are accomplished, and the brahmins?
2.100.63
कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्ममर्थं धर्मेण वा पुनः ।
उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन च न बाधसे ॥ २.१००.६३ ॥
Do you not harm dharma for the sake of wealth, nor wealth through dharma, nor both out of greed for pleasure or through desire?
2.100.64
कच्चिदर्थं च धर्मं च कामं च जयतां वर ।
विभज्य काले कालज्ञ सर्वान् वरद सेवसे ॥ २.१००.६४ ॥
O best of victors, knower of time, giver of boons, do you serve all, dividing wealth, dharma and desire in due time?
2.100.65
कच्चित्ते ब्राह्मणाः शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदाः ।
आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैः सह ॥ २.१००.६५ ॥
O very wise one, do your brahmins, learned in the meaning of all the scriptures, wish you well together with the townsfolk and the country folk?
2.100.66
नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम् ।
अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं पञ्चवृत्तिताम् ॥ २.१००.६६ ॥
Disbelief, falsehood, anger, carelessness, procrastination, not meeting the wise, and laziness — these are the five faults of conduct.
2.100.67
एकचिन्तनमर्थानामनर्थज्ञैश्च मन्त्रणम् ।
निश्चितानामनारम्भं मन्त्रस्यापरिरक्षणम् ॥ २.१००.६७ ॥
Not reflecting single-mindedly on matters, taking counsel with those who do not know what is unprofitable, not beginning what has been decided, and not guarding one's counsel.
2.100.68
मङ्गलस्याप्रयोगं च प्रत्युत्थानं च सर्वतः ।
कच्चित्त्वं वर्जयस्येतान् राजदोषांश्चतुर्दश ॥ २.१००.६८ ॥
Failing to perform auspicious rites, and rising up on every side in haste — do you avoid these fourteen faults of a king?
2.100.69
दश पञ्च चतुर्वर्गान् सप्तवर्गं च तत्त्वतः ।
अष्टवर्गं त्रिवर्गं च विद्यास्तिस्रश्च राघव ॥ २.१००.६९ ॥
Fifteen, the four groups, the group of seven, truly the group of eight, the triad, and the three sciences — O Rāghava.
2.100.70
इन्द्रियाणां जयं बुद्ध्वा षाङ्गुण्यं दैवमानुषम् ।
कृत्यं विंशतिवर्गञ्च तथा प्रकृतिमण्डलम् ॥ २.१००.७० ॥
Knowing the conquest of the senses, the sixfold policy, the divine and the human, the tasks of the group of twenty, and likewise the circle of the state's constituents.
2.100.71
यात्रादण्डविधानञ्च द्वियोनी सन्धिविग्रहौ ।
कच्चिदेतान् महाप्राज्ञ यथावदनुमन्यसे ॥ २.१००.७१ ॥
The rules of march and of punishment, the two sources, peace and war — O greatly wise one, do you rightly approve these?
2.100.72
मन्त्रिभिस्त्वं यथोद्दिष्टैश्चतुर्भिस्त्रिभिरेव वा ।
कच्चित् समस्तैर्व्यस्तैश्च मन्त्र मन्त्रयसे मिथः ॥ २.१००.७२ ॥
As prescribed, with your ministers — four or three of them, or all together, or each separately — do you deliberate in secret counsel?
2.100.73
कच्चित्ते सफला वेदाः कच्चित्ते सफलाः क्रियाः ।
कच्चित्ते सफला दाराः कच्चित्ते सफलं श्रुतम् ॥ २.१००.७३ ॥
Are your Vedas fruitful? Are your sacrificial rites fruitful? Are your wives fruitful? Is your learning fruitful?
2.100.74
कच्चिदेषैव ते बुद्धिर्यथोक्ता मम राघव ।
आयुष्या च यशस्या च धर्मकामार्थसंहिता ॥ २.१००.७४ ॥
O Rāghava, is your intellect indeed just as I have described it? It brings long life and glory, and is joined with dharma, desire and wealth.
2.100.75
यां वृत्तिं वर्त्तते तातो यां च नः प्रपितामहाः ।
तां वृत्तिं वर्त्तसे कच्चिद्या च सत्पथगा शुभा ॥ २.१००.७५ ॥
Do you follow that conduct which our father and our forefathers followed, which goes along the good path and is auspicious?
2.100.76
कच्चित् स्वादु कृतं भोज्यमेको नाश्नासि राघव ।
कच्चिदाशंसमानेभ्यो मित्रेभ्यः सम्प्रयच्छसि ॥ २.१००.७६ ॥
O Rāghava, do you not eat tasty food alone? Do you give it to friends who wait for it with hope?
2.100.77
राजा तु धर्मेण हि पालयित्वा महामतिर्दण्डधरः प्रजानाम् ।
अवाप्य कृत्स्नां वसुधां यथावदितश्च्युतः स्वर्गमुपैति विद्वान् ॥ २.१००.७७ ॥
A king who protects his subjects rightly, of great wisdom, bearing the rod of justice, having duly obtained the whole earth, when he departs from here, becomes wise and attains heaven.