pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तस्मात् प्राज्ञो नरः सद्यस्तादृशं पापचेतसम्। वर्जयेत् साधुभिर्वयं सारमेयामिषं यथा।॥
English: A wise man, therefore, should unhesitatingly avoid such a sinful person who should always be shunned by all honest men, as he would avoid the flesh of the dog.
Sanskrit: परिवादं ब्रुवाणो हि दुरात्मा वै महाजने। प्रकाशयति दोषांस्तु सर्पः फणमिवोच्छ्रितम्॥
English: That wicked wretch, who mentions the faults of a high-souled person, really displays his own evil nature even as a snake shows his hood.
Sanskrit: तं स्वकर्माणि कुर्वाणं प्रतिकर्तुं य इच्छति। भस्मकूट इवाबुद्धिः खरो रजसि सज्जति॥
English: The sensible man, who tries to oppose such a back-biter always engaged in doing a work congenial to himself, finds himself in the painful situation of a stupid ass sunk in a heap of ashes.
Sanskrit: मनुष्यशालावृकमप्रशान्तं जनापवादे सततं निविष्टम्। मातङ्गमुन्मत्तमिवोन्नदन्तं त्यजेत तं श्वानमिवातिरौद्रम्॥
English: A man who always speaks ill of others, should be shunned like a furious wolf, or an infuriate elephant roaring madly, or a fierce dog.
Sanskrit: अधीरजुष्टे पथि वर्तमान दमादपेतं विनयाच्च पापम्। अरिव्रतं नित्यमभूतिकामं धिगस्तु तं पापमति मनुष्यम्॥
English: Fie on that sinful wretch, who has followed the footsteps of the foolish who has transgressed all healthy restraints and modesty, who always injures others, and who does not care for his own prosperity.
Sanskrit: प्रत्युच्यमानस्त्वभिभूय एर्भि र्निशाम्य मा भूस्त्वमथार्तरूपः। उच्चस्य नीचेन हि सम्प्रयोगं विगर्हयन्ति स्थिरबुद्धयो ये॥
English: If an honest man wishes to speak to such wretches when they try to humiliate him, he should thus be advised,-Do not allow yourself to be afflicted. A wordy torrents between a high and a low person is always disapproved by persons of sober intelligence.
Sanskrit: क्रुद्धो दशार्धेन हि ताडयेद् वा स पांसुभिर्वा विकिरेत् तुषैर्वा। विवृत्य दन्तांश्च विभीषयेद् वा सद्ध हि मूढे कुपिते नृशंसे॥
English: A slanderous wretch, when influenced by an anger, may strike another with his palms, or throw dust or chaff at another, or frighten another by showing or grinding his teeth. But all this is well-known.
Sanskrit: विगर्हणां परमदुरात्मना कृतां सहेत यः संसदि दुर्जनान्नरः। पठेदिदं चापि निदर्शनं सदा न वाड्मयं स लभति किंचिदप्रियम्॥
English: That man, who bears the reproaches and slanders of wicked men uttered in assemblies, or who reads frequently these instructions, never suffers any pain from words.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। निदर्शनं परं लोके सज्जनाचरिते सदा॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the following ancient history. That history is considered as one of the greatest precedent amongst good and wisemen.
Sanskrit: अस्यैवार्थस्य सदृशं यच्छ्रुतं मे तपोवने। जामदग्न्यस्य रामस्य यदुक्तमृषिसत्तमैः॥
English: That history is connected with the present subject. I heard it in the asylum of Rama the son of Jamadagni, recited by many foremost of Rishis.
Sanskrit: वने महति कस्मिंश्चिदमनुष्यनिषेविते। ऋषिर्मूलफलाहारो नियतो नियतेन्द्रियः॥
English: In a certain large forest uninhabited by human beings, there lived an ascetic upon fruits and roots, practising rigid vows and with his senses under restraint.
Sanskrit: दीक्षादमपरः शान्तः स्वाध्यायपरमः शुचिः। उपवासविशुद्धात्मा सततं सत्त्वमास्थितः॥
English: Observing strict regulations and selfrestraint, of great and pure soul, always making Vedic recitations, and of heart purified by facts, he treated all creatures with goodness.
Sanskrit: तस्य संदृश्य सद्भावमुपविश्स्य धीमतः। सर्वे सत्त्वाः समीपस्था भवन्ति वनचारिणः॥
English: Highly intelligent, as he was, as he sat on his seat, the goodness of his conduct having been known to all the creatures that dwelt in that forest, they used to approach him with affection.
Sanskrit: सिंहव्याघ्रगणाः क्रूरा मत्ताश्चैव महागजाः। द्वीपिनः खङ्गभल्लूका ये चान्ये भीमदर्शनाः॥ ते सुखप्रश्नदाः सर्वे भवन्ति क्षतजाशनाः। तस्यर्षे: शिष्यवच्चैव न्यग्भूताः प्रियकारिणः॥
English: Dreadful lions and tigers, infuriate elephants of huge body, leopards, rhinoceroses, bears, and other dreadful animals, living upon blood, used to come to the Rishi and question him politely. Indeed, all of them behaved towards him like disciples and slaves and always did what was agreeable to him.,
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा च ते सुखप्रश्नं सर्वे यान्ति यथागतम्। ग्राम्यस्त्वेकः पशुस्तत्रनाजहात् स महामुनिम्॥
English: Coming to him they made enquiries, and then went away to their respective habitations. One domestic animal, however, resided there permanently, never, leaving the ascetic at any time.
Sanskrit: भक्तोऽनुरक्तः सततमुपवासकृशोऽबलः। फलमूलोदकाहारः शान्तः शिष्टाकृतिर्यथा॥
English: He was greatly attached to the saint. Weak and emaciated with fasts, he lived upon fruits and roots and water, and was tranquil and of inoffensive character.
Sanskrit: तस्यर्षेरुपविश्स्य पादमूले महामते। मनुष्यवद्गतो भावो स्नेहबद्धोऽभवद् भृशम्॥
English: Lying at the feet of that great Rishi as the latter sat, the dog, with a humane heart, become greatly attached to him for the affection with which he was treated.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्ययान्महावीर्यो द्वीपी क्षतजभोजनः। स्वार्थमत्यन्तसंतुष्टः क्रूरकाल इवान्तकः॥
English: One day a very strong leopard came there, leaving upon blood. Of a cruel nature and always delighted at the prospect of prey, the dreadful animal looked like a second Yama.
Sanskrit: लेलिह्यमानस्तृषितः पुच्छास्फोटनतत्परः। व्यादितास्यः क्षुधाभुग्नः प्रार्थयानस्तदामिषम्॥
English: Licking the corners of his mouth with the tongue, and lashing his tail furiously, the leopard came there, stricken with hunger and thirst, with wide open jaws, desirous of catching the dog as his prey.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा तं क्रूरमायान्तं जीवितार्थी नराधिप। प्रोवाच श्वा मुनिं तत्र तच्छृणुष्व विशाम्पते॥
English: Seeing that dreadful animal coming, O king, the dog, in fear of his life, spoke to the ascetic as follows. Listen to them, O king!-
Sanskrit: श्वशत्रुर्भगवन्नेष द्वीपी मां हन्तुमिच्छति। त्वत्प्रसादाद् भयं न स्यादस्मान्मम महामुने॥ तथा कुरु महाबाहो सर्वज्ञस्त्वं न संशयः।
English: O Rishi, this leopard is an enemy of the dogs, It wishes to kill me. O great sage, do you so act that all my fears from this animal may be removed through your favour. O you of mighty arms, forsooth, you are omniscient.
Sanskrit: स मुनिस्तस्य विज्ञाय भावज्ञो भयकारणम्। रुतज्ञः सर्वसत्त्वानां तमैश्वर्यसमन्वितः॥
English: Reading the thoughts of all creatures, the sage felt that the dog had sufficient cause for fear. Endued with the six attributes and capable of reading the voices of all animals, the sage said as follows.
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच न भयं द्वीपीनः कार्यं मृत्युतस्ते कथंचन। एष श्वरूपरहितो द्वीपी भवसि पुत्रक॥
English: The sage said You shall have no fear of death from leopards any longer! Let your natural from disappear and be you a leopard, O son!
Sanskrit: ततः श्वा द्वीपितां नीतो जाम्बूनदनिभाकृतिः। चित्राङ्गो विस्फुरदंष्ट्रो वने वसति निर्भयः॥
English: Thereat, the dog was metamorphosed into a leopard with skin bright as gold. With stripes on his body and with huge teeth, thenceforth he began to live in that forest fearlessly.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा सम्मुखे द्वीपी आत्मनः सदृशं पशुम्। अविरुद्धस्ततस्तस्य क्षणेन समपद्यत॥
English: Meanwhile, seeing before him an animal of his own species, the leopard, forthwith renounced all feelings of enmity towards it.
Sanskrit: ततोऽभ्ययान्महारौद्रो व्यादितास्यः क्षुधान्वितः। द्वीपीनं लेलिहद्वको व्याघ्रो रुधिरलालसः॥
English: Sometime after, there came into that asylum a dreadful and hungry tiger with mouth wide open. Licking the corners of his mouth with the tongue, and eagerly desirous of drinking blood, that tiger began to approach the animal that had been metamorphosed into a leopard.
Sanskrit: व्याघ्रं दृष्ट्वा क्षुधाभुग्नं दंष्ट्रिणं वनगोचरम्। द्वीपी जीवितरक्षार्थमृषिं शरणमेयिवान्॥
English: Seeing the hungry tiger of dreadful teeth approach that forest, the leopard sought the Rishi's protection for saving his life.
Sanskrit: संवासजं परं स्नेहमृषिणा कुर्वता तदा। स द्वीपी व्याघ्रतां नीतो रिपूणां बलवत्तरः॥
English: The sage, who had great affection for the leopard for its living in the same place with him, immediately transformed his leopard into a tiger powerful for all enemies.
Sanskrit: ततो दृष्ट्वा स शार्दूलो नाहनत् तं विशाम्पते। स तु श्वा व्याघ्रतां प्राप्य बलवान् पिशिताशनः॥ न मूलफलभोगेषु स्पृहामप्यकरोत् तदा।
English: The tiger seeing a beast of his own species did not injure him, O king. Having in course of time been metamorphosed into a powerful tiger living upon flesh and blood, the dog, abstained from his former food of fruits and roots.
Sanskrit: यथा मृगपतिर्नित्यं प्रकाइक्षति वनौकसः। तथैव स महाराज व्याघ्रः समभवत् तदा॥
English: Indeed, from that time, O king, the transformed tiger lived, living upon the other animals of the forest, like a true king of beasts.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच व्याघ्रश्चोटजमूलस्थस्तृप्तः सुप्तो हतैर्मृगैः। नागश्चागात् तमुद् देशं मत्तो मेघ इवोद्धतः॥
English: Bhishma said Gratified with the flesh of killed beasts, the dog metamorphosed into a tiger, slept at his ease. One day as he lay on the yard of the asylum, an infuriate elephant came there, resembling a cloud.
Sanskrit: प्रभिन्नकरटः प्रांशुः पद्मी विततकुम्भकः। सुविषाणो महाकायो मेघगम्भीरनिःस्वनः॥
English: Possessed of a huge stature, and rent cheeks, and having signs of the louts of his body, and with broad frontal globes, the animal had huge tusks and a voice deep as the muttering of the clouds.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा कुञ्जरं मत्तमायान्तं बलगर्वितम्। व्याघ्रो हस्तिभयात् त्रस्तस्तमृषि शरणं ययौ।॥
English: Seeing that infuriate elephant, proud of his strength, approach him, the tiger, moved with fear, sought refuge with the Rishi.
Sanskrit: ततोऽनयत् कुञ्जरत्वं व्यानं तमृषिसत्तमः। महामेघनिभं दृष्ट्वा स भीतो ह्यभवद् गजः॥
English: Thereupon that foremost of sages transformed the tiger into an elephant. Seeing an animal of his own species, the real elephant, huge as a mass of clouds, became afraid.
Sanskrit: ततः कमलपण्डानि शल्लकीगहनानि च। व्यचरत् स मुदायुक्तः पद्मरेणुविभूषितः॥
English: The Rishi's elephant then, covered with the filaments of lotus, dived gladly into lakes abounding with lotuses and walked by their banks filled with rabbit holes.
Sanskrit: कदाचिद् भ्रममाणस्य हस्तिनः सम्मुखं तदा। ऋषे स्तस्योटजस्थस्य कालोऽगच्छन्निशानिशम्॥ अथाजगाम तं देशं केसरी केसरारुणः। गिरिकन्दरजो भीमः सिंहो नागकुलान्तकः॥
English: Sufficient time passed away in this way. One day as the elephant was gladly passing along the vicinity of the asylum, there came before him a maned lion born in a mountain cave and accustomed to kill elephants.
Sanskrit: तं दृष्ट्वा सिंहमायान्तं नागः सिंहभयार्दितः। ऋषि शरणमापेदे वेपमानो भयातुरः॥
English: Seeing the lion coming, the Rishi's elephant, from fear of life, began to tremble and sought refuge with the sage,
Sanskrit: स ततः सिंहतां नीतो नागेन्द्रो मुनिना तदा। वन्यं नागणयत् सिंहं तुल्यजातिसमन्वयात्॥ दृष्ट्वा च सोऽभवत् सिंहो वन्यो भयसमन्वितः। स चाश्रमेऽवसत् सिंहस्तस्मिन्नेव महावने।॥
English: Thereupon the sage metamorphosed that prince of elephants into a lion. As the wild lion was an animal of the same species with him, the Rishi's lion no longer feared him. On the other hand, seeing a stronger beast of his own species before him, the wild lion became afraid.
Sanskrit: तद्भयात् पशवो नान्ये तपोवनसमीपतः। व्यदृश्यन्त तदा त्रस्ता जीविताकाक्षिणस्तथा॥
English: The Rishi's lion began to live in that asylumn within the forest. From fear of that animal, the other animals no longer ventured to approach the asylum. Indeed, they all seemed to be stricken with fear about the safety of their lives.
Sanskrit: कदाचित् कालयोगेन सर्वप्राणिविहिंसकः। बलवान् क्षतजाहारो नानासत्त्वभयंकरः॥ अष्टपादूर्ध्वनयनः शरभो वनगोचरः। तं सिहं हन्तुमागच्छन्मुनेस्तस्य निवेशनम्॥
English: Sometime after, one day a destroyer of all animals, endued with great strength, terrorising all creatures, having eight legs and eyes on the forehead, viz., a Sharabha, came there. He came to that very asylum for slaying the Rishi's lion.
Sanskrit: तं मुनिः शरभं चक्र बलोत्कटमरिंदम। ततः स शरभो वन्यो मुनेः शरभमग्रतः॥ दृष्ट्वा बलिनमत्युग्रं दुतं सम्प्राद्रवद् वनात्।
English: Seeing this, the sage transformed his lion into a very strong Sharabha. Seeing the Rishi's Sharabha before him more powerful than himself, the wild Sharabha forthwith fled away from that forest.
Sanskrit: स एवं शरभस्थाने संन्यस्तो मुनिना तदा॥ मुनेः पार्श्वगतो नित्यं शरभः सुखमाप्तवान्।
English: Having been thus metamorphosed into a Sharabha by the saint, the animal lived happily by the side of his transformer.
Sanskrit: ततः शरभसंत्रस्ताः सर्वे मृगगणास्तदा।॥ दिशः सम्प्राद्रवन् राजन् भयाज्जीवितकाक्षिणः।
English: All the animals then that lived in the neighbourhood were stricken with fear of that Sharabha. Their fear and the desire of saving their lives made them all fly away from that forest.
Sanskrit: शरभोऽन्प्यतिसंहष्टो नित्यं प्राणिवधे रतः॥ फलमूलाशनं कर्तुं नैच्छत् स पिशिताशनः।
English: Filled with delight, the Sharabha continued daily to kill animals for his food. Metamorphosed into a carnivorous beast, he no longer liked fruits and roots upon which he had lived before.
Sanskrit: ततो रुधिरतर्षेण बलिना शरभोऽन्वितः॥ इयेष तं मुनि हन्तुमकृतज्ञःश्वयोनिजः।
English: One day that ungrateful beast who had first been a dog but who was now metamorphosed into a Sharabha, eagerly thirsting for blood, wished to kill the sage.
Sanskrit: ततस्तेन तपःशक्त्या विदितो ज्ञानचक्षुषा॥ विज्ञाय स महाप्राज्ञो मुनिः श्वानं तमुक्तवान्।
English: The latter saw it all by his spiritual vision and ascetic power. Highly wise the sage, having learnt the object of the beast spoke to him these words.
Sanskrit: श्वा त्वं द्वीपित्वमापन्नो द्वीपी व्याघ्रत्वमागतः॥ व्याघ्रान्नागो मदपटुर्नागः सिंहत्वमागतः।
English: The sage said O dog, you were first metamorphosed into a leopard. From a leopard you were then made a tiger. From a tiger you became an elephant with the temporal juice trickling adown your cheeks. You were then transformed into a lion.
Sanskrit: सिंहस्त्वं बलमापन्नो भूयः शरभतां गतः॥ मया स्नेहपरीतेन विसृष्टो न कुलान्वयः।
English: From a powerful lion, you were then transformed into a Sharabha. Filled with love for you, it was I who transformed you into these various forms You did not, and do not belong by birth, to any of those species.
Sanskrit: यस्मादेवमपापं मां पाप हिंसितुमिच्छसि। तस्मात् स्वयोनिमापन्नः श्वैव त्वं हि भविष्यसि॥
English: Since, however, O sinful wretch, you wish to kill me who have done no injury to you, you will assume the form of your own species and be a dog again.
Sanskrit: ततो मुनिजनद्वेष्टा दुष्टात्मा प्राकृतोऽबुधः। ऋषिणा शरभः शप्तस्तद्रूपं पुनराप्तवान्॥
English: After this, that mean, foolish, and wicked animal, transformed into a Sharabha, again for the Rishi's curse, put on his own proper form of a dog.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच स श्वाप्रकृतिमापन्नः परं दैन्यमुपागतः। ऋषिणा हुकृतः पापस्तपोवनबहिष्कृतः॥
English: Having once more assumed his proper form, the dog became very dispirited. Chiding him the Rishi drove the sinful creature from his asylum.
Sanskrit: एवं राज्ञा मतिमता विदित्वा सत्यशौचताम्। आर्जवं प्रकृतिं सत्यं श्रुतं वृत्तं कुलं दमम्॥ अनुक्रोशं बलं वीर्यं प्रभावं प्रश्रयं क्षमाम्। भृत्याये यत्र योग्याः स्युस्तत्र स्थाप्या: सुरक्षिताः॥
English: Following this example an intelligent king should appoint servants, each fit for the office assigned to him, and exercise proper control over them, having first ascertained their qualifications of truthfulness, purity, sincerity, general disposition, knowledge of the scriptures, conduct, birth, self-control, mercy, ' strength, energy, dignity, and forgiveness.
Sanskrit: नापरीक्ष्य महीपाल: सचिवं कर्तुमर्हति। अकुलीननराकीर्णो न राजा सुखमेधते॥
English: A king should never appoint a minister without first having examined him. If a king has about him low-born persons he can never be happy.
Sanskrit: कुलजः प्राकृतो राज्ञा स्वकुलीनतया सदा। न पापे कुरुते बुद्धि भिद्यमानोऽप्यनागसि॥
English: Even if persecuted without any fault by his master, a person of high birth never thinks of, in consequence of the respectability of his blood, injuring his master.
Sanskrit: अकुलीनस्तु पुरुषः प्राकृतः साधुसंश्रयात्। दुर्लभैश्वर्यतां प्राप्तो निन्दितः शत्रुतां व्रजेत्॥
English: A mean and low-born individual, however, having obtained ever great riches from his connection with some honest men, becomes an enemy of the latter if he is merely reproached.
Sanskrit: सचिवं यः प्रकुरुते न चैनमवमन्यते। तस्य विस्तीर्यते राज्यं ज्योत्स्ना ग्रहपतेरिव॥
English: That king, who gets such a minister can never be humiliated or defeated by any one. Indeed, his kingdom by and by spreads over the Earth like the light of the moon.
Sanskrit: एतैरेव गुणैर्युक्तो राजा शास्त्रविशारदः। एष्टव्यो धर्मपरमः प्रजापालनतत्परः॥
English: A king, again, who is well-read in the scriptures, who considers righteousness as being superior to everything, who always protects his subjects, and who is endued with the following virtues, secures the love of all. eftit wat ufarkingur: Gordt gelateral
Sanskrit: शुश्रूषुः श्रुतवाश्रोता ऊहापोहविशारदः॥ मेधावी धारणायुक्तो यथान्यायोपपादकः। दान्तः सदा प्रियाभाषी क्षमावांश्च विपर्यये॥ दानाच्छेदे स्वयंकारी श्रद्धालुः सुखदर्शनः। आर्तहस्तप्रदो नित्यमाप्तामात्यो नये रतः॥ नाहंवादी न निर्द्वन्द्वो न यत्किचनकारकः। कृते कर्मण्यमात्यानां कर्ता भृत्यजनप्रियः॥
English: He should be patient, forgiving, of pure conduct, severe when necessity requires it, know the virtues of manliness, respectful towards his elder, possessed of a knowledge of the scriptures, ready to listen to the instructions and advice of competent men, capable of judging correctly from amongst the various course of action suggested to him, intelligent, of a retentive memory, ready to do what is just, self-controlled, always sweet-speeched, forgiving even to enemies, practising charity personally, possessed of faith, of lovely features, ready to help distressed persons, having ministers who always seek his wellbeing, free from egoism, never without a wife, and undisposed to do anything hastily. He should always reward his ministers when they perform anything great. He should love those who are devoted to him.
Sanskrit: संगृहीतजनोऽस्तब्धः प्रसन्नवदनः सदा। सदा भृत्यजनापेक्षी न क्रोधी सुमहामनाः॥
English: Avoiding idleness, he should always win over men by doing them good. He should always be cheerful in appearance. He should always look to the wants of his servants and never yield to anger. He should should be magnanimous.
Sanskrit: युक्तदण्डो न निर्दण्डो धर्मकार्यानुशासनः। चारनेत्रः प्रजावेक्षी धर्मार्थकुशलः सदा॥ राजा गुणशताकीर्ण एष्टव्यस्तादृशो भवेत्। योधाश्चैव मनुष्येन्द्र सर्वे गुणगणैर्वृताः॥
English: Without laying aside the rod of Punishment he should hold it with propriety. He should make all men about him act fairly. Having spies for his eyes, he should always look after the affairs of his subjects, and should be a master of all matters relating to virtue and wealth. A king, who endued with these hundred qualifications, acquires the love of all. Every king should attempt to be such. of
Sanskrit: अन्वेष्टव्याः सुपुरुषाः सहाया राज्यधारणे। न विमानयितव्यास्ते राज्ञा वृद्धिमभीप्सता॥ योधाः समरशौटीराः कृतज्ञाः शस्त्रकोविदाः। धर्मशास्त्रसमायुक्ताः पदातिजनसंवृताः॥ अभया गजपृष्ठस्था रथचर्याविशारदाः। इष्वस्त्रकुशला यस्य तस्येयं नृपतेमही॥
English: The king should also, O king, seek out good warriors possessed the necessary qualifications, for helping him in protecting his kingdom. A king, who seeks his own advancement, should never disregard his army. That king, whose soldiers are brave in battle, grateful in conduct, and well-read in the scriptures, whose army consists of infantry thoroughly versed in the works on religion and duty, whose elephant-warriors are brave, whose car-warriors are skilled in their own mode of fighting and well-versed in discharging arrows and in holding other weapons, succeeds in subjugating the whole Earth.
Sanskrit: सर्वसंग्रहणे युक्तो नृपो भवति यः सदा। उत्थानशीलो मित्राढ्यः स राजा राजसत्तमः॥
English: That king, who always tries to win over men to himself, who is ready for work, who is rich in friends and allies, becomes the foremost of king.
Sanskrit: शक्या चाश्वसहस्रेण वीरारोहेण भारत। संगृहीतमनुष्येण कृत्स्ना जेतुं वसुन्धरा॥
English: A king, who has won over all men to himself, may, O Bharata, with the help of even a thousand brave horsemen, succeed in conquering the entire Earth.'
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवं गुणयुतान् भृत्यान् स्वे स्वे स्थाने नराधिपः। नियोजयति कृत्येषु स राज्यफलमश्नुते॥ न श्वा स्वं स्थानमुत्क्रम्य प्रमाणमभिसत्कृतः। आरोष्यः श्वा स्वकात्स्थानादुत्क्रम्यान्यत् प्रमाद्यति॥
English: Bhishma said Following the lesson drawn from the story of the dog, that king, who appoints his servants to offices for which each is, competent, enjoys the happiness of sovereignty. A dog should not, with becoming honours, be posted in a position far above that for which he is fit. If a dog be posted above that situation which is fit for him, he becomes inebriate with haughtiness.
Sanskrit: स्वजातिगुणसम्पन्नाः स्वेषु कर्मसु संस्थिताः। प्रकर्तव्या ह्यमात्यास्तु नास्थाने प्रक्रिया क्षमा।॥
English: Ministers should be appointed to offices for which they are competent and should possess accomplishments necessary for the same. Appointment of unworthy persons is not at all approved.
Sanskrit: अनुरूपाणि कर्माणि भृत्येभ्यो यः प्रयच्छति। स भृत्यगुणसम्पन्नो राजा फलमुपाश्नुते॥
English: That king, who appoints servants to offices for which each is competent, succeeds, for such merit, to enjoy the happiness of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: शरभः शरभस्थाने सिंहः सिंह इवोर्जितः। व्याघ्रो व्याघ्र इव स्थाप्यो द्वीपी द्वीपी यथा तथा॥
English: A Sharabha should occupy the position of Sharabha; a lion should be elated with the power of lion; a tiger; should be placed in the position of a tiger, and a leopard should be placed in that of a leopard.
Sanskrit: कर्मस्विहानुरूपेषु न्यस्या भृत्या यथाविधि। प्रतिलोमं न भृत्यास्ते स्थाप्याः कर्मफलैषिणा॥
English: Servants should according to the scriptural injunction, be appointed to offices for which each is competent. If you wish to achieve success, you should never appoint servants in offices higher than what they deserve.
Sanskrit: यः प्रमाणमतिक्रम्य प्रतिलोमं नराधिपः। भृत्यान् स्थापयतेऽबुद्धिर्न स रञ्जयते प्रजाः॥
English: That foolish king, who, disregarding precedent, appoints servants to offices for which they are not fit, fails to please his people.
Sanskrit: न बालिशा न च क्षुद्रा नाप्राज्ञा नाजितेन्द्रियाः। नाकुलीना नराः सर्वे स्थाप्या गुणगणैषिणा॥
English: A king, who wishes to have accomplished servants should never appoint persons who are shorn of intelligence, who are low-minded, who are without wisdom, who are not masters of their senses, and who are not highly born.
Sanskrit: साधवः कुलजाः शूरा ज्ञानवन्तोऽनसूयकाः। अक्षुद्राः शुचयो दक्षाः स्युनरा: पारिपार्श्वकाः॥
English: Men, who are honest, born in high family, brave, learned, shorn of malice and envy, noble, pure in conduct, and clever in business, deserve to be appointed as minister.
Sanskrit: न्यग्भूतास्तत्पराः शान्ताश्चौक्षाः प्रकृतिजैः शुभाः। स्वस्थानानपक्रुष्टा ये ते स्यू राज्ञा बहिश्चराः॥
English: Persons, who are humble, always ready to perform their duties, of a peaceful nature, pure in mind, adorned with various other gifts of nature, and are never spoken ill of for the offices they hold should be the intimate companions of the king.
Sanskrit: सिंहस्य सततं पार्वे सिंह एवानुगो भवेत्। असिंहः सिंहसहितः सिंहवल्लभते फलम्॥
English: A lion should always associate with a lion, If one that is not a lion associates with a lion, it acquires all the advantages that belong to a lion.
Sanskrit: यस्य सिंहः श्रुभिः कीर्णः सिंहकर्मफले रतः। न स सिंहफलं भोक्तुं शक्तः श्वभिरुपासितः॥
English: That lion, however who while performing the duties of a lion, has a pack of dogs only for his companions, never succeeds for such companionship, in performing those duties.
Sanskrit: एवमेतन्मनुष्येन्द्र शूरैः प्राज्ञैर्बहुश्रुतैः। कुलीनैः सह शक्येत कृत्स्ना जेतुं वसुन्धरा॥
English: Thus, O monarch, a king may succeed in subjugating the entire Earth if he has for his ministers men endued with courage, wisdom, great learning, and high-birth.
Sanskrit: नाविद्यो नानृजुः पार्श्वे नाप्राज्ञो नामहाधनः। संग्राह्यो वसुधापालै त्यो भृत्यवतां वर॥
English: O foremost of kings, kings should never keep a servant who is shorn of learning, sincerity, wisdom and great wealth.