pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तथा धर्मविरोधेन प्रियमिथ्याभिधायिना। श्मशानवासिना नित्यं रात्रिं मृगयता नृप॥ ततो मध्यस्थतां नीता वचनैरमृतोपमैः। जम्बुकेन स्वकार्यार्थं बान्धवास्तस्य धिष्ठिताः॥
English: Bhishma said Thus, O king, the kinsmen of the dead child, unable to settle what they should do, were, for fulfilling his own purpose, induced by that sinful jackal who uttered sweet falsehoods-that dweller of the crematorium who went there every night in search of food.
Sanskrit: गृध्र उवाच अयं प्रेतसमाकीर्णो यक्षराक्षससेवितः। दारुणः काननोद्देशः कौशिकैरभिनादितः॥
English: Dreadful is that spot, this wilderness, which resounds with the screams of owls and is filled with spirits and Yakshas and Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: भीमः सुघोरश्च तथा नीलमेघसमप्रभः। अस्मिञ्छवं परित्यज्य प्रेतकार्याण्युपासत॥
English: It appears dreadful like a mass of blue clouds. Casting off the body, perform the funeral rites.
Sanskrit: भानुवत् प्रयात्यस्तं यावच्च विमला दिशः। तावदेनं परित्यज्य प्रेतकार्याण्युपासत॥
English: Throwing away the body, perform those rites before the sun sets and before the points of compass are covered with darkness.
Sanskrit: नदन्ति परुषं श्येना: शिवाः क्रोशन्ति दारुणम्। मृगेन्द्राः प्रतिनन्दन्ति रविरस्तं च गच्छति॥
English: The hawks are uttering hideous cries. Jackals are howling hideously. Lions are roaring. The sun is setting.
Sanskrit: चिताधूमेन नीलेन संरज्यन्ते च पादपाः। श्मशाने च निराहारा: प्रतिनर्दन्ति देहिनः॥
English: The trees on the crematorium are appearing dark for the blue smoke of the funeral pyres. Stricken with hunger the carnivorous animals are yelling in rage.
Sanskrit: सर्वे विकृतदेहाश्चाप्यस्मिन् देशे सुदारुणे। युष्मान् प्रधर्षयिष्यन्ति विकृता मांसभोजिनः॥१००।
English: All those creatures of dreadful forms which live in this fearful place, all those grim-visaged animals that haunt this desert, will soon attack you.
Sanskrit: क्रूरश्चायं वनोद्देशो भयमद्य भविष्यति। त्यज्यतां काष्ठभूतोऽयं मृष्यतां जाम्बुकं वचः॥ यदि जम्बुकवाक्यानि निष्फलान्यनृतानि च। श्रोष्यथ भ्रष्टविज्ञानास्ततः सर्वे विनइक्ष्यथ॥
English: This forest is certainly dreadful. Danger will beset you. The child is like a dry wood. Indeed, if you listen to these false and useless words of the jackal against your own good sense, all of your will surely meet with death.
Sanskrit: जम्बुक उवाच स्थीयतां नेह भेतव्यं यावत् तपति भास्करः। तावदस्मिन् सुते स्नेहादनिर्वेदेन वर्तत॥
English: Remain where you are. There is no fear even in this desert as long as the sun shines. Do you remain herc hopefully, moved by parental affection till the sun sets.
Sanskrit: स्वैरं रुदन्तो विश्रब्धाश्चिरं स्नेहेन पश्यत। (दारुणेऽस्मिन् वनोद्देशे भयं वो न भरिष्यति। अयं सौम्यो वनोद्देशः पितॄणां निधनाकरः।) स्थीयतां यावदादित्यः किं च क्रव्यादभाषितैः॥
English: Without any fear, bewailing as you please, continue to look at this child with loving eyes. Though this forest is dreadful, no danger will overtake you. In sooth, this wilderness is quiet and peaceful. It is here that the Pitris by thousands departed from the world. Wait as long as the sun shines. Of what avail are this vulture's words to you?
Sanskrit: यदि गृध्रस्य वाक्यानि तीव्राणि रभसानि च। गृह्णीत मोहितात्मानः सुतो वो न भविष्यति॥
English: If, being stupefied, you follow the cruel and harsh words of the vulture, then your child will never regain life.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच गृध्रोऽस्तमित्याह गतो गतो नेति च जम्बुकः। मृतस्य तं परिजनमूचतुस्तौ क्षुधान्वितौ॥
English: Bhishma said The vulture then said to those men, that the sun had set. The jackal said that it was not so. Both the vulture and the jackal fell hungry and thus addressed thc kinsmen of the dead child.
Sanskrit: स्वकार्यबद्धकक्षौ तौ राजन् गृध्रोऽथ जम्बुकः। क्षुत्पिपासापरिश्रान्तौ शास्त्रमालम्ब्य जल्पतः॥
English: Both of them were deterinined upon accomplishing their respective purposes. Exhausted with hunger and thirst, they thus quarrelled, taking advantage of the scriptures.
Sanskrit: तयोविज्ञानविदुषोईयोर्मुगपतत्रिणोः। वाक्यैरमृतकल्पैस्तैः प्रतिष्ठन्ति व्रजन्ति च॥
English: Moved by these words, sweet as ambrosia, of those two creatures, viz., the bird and the beast, both of whom had wisdom and knowledge, the kinsmen at one time desired to go away and at another to remain there.
Sanskrit: शोकदैन्यसमाविष्टा रुदन्तस्तस्थिरे तदा। स्वकार्यकुशलाभ्यां ते सम्भ्राम्यन्ते ह नैपुणात्॥
English: At last, actuated by sorrow and depression, they waited there, bewailing piteously. They did not know that the beast and the bird, very clever in achieving their ends, had only stupefied them (by their words).
Sanskrit: तथा तयोर्विवदतोर्विज्ञानविदुषोईयोः। बान्धवानां स्थितानां चाप्युपातिष्ठत शङ्करः॥
English: While both the bird and the beast were thus disputing and while the kinsmen of the dead child sat listening to them, the great god Shankara, urged by his divine consort (Uma), arrived there with eyes bathed in tears of mercy.
Sanskrit: देव्या प्रणोदितो देवः कारुण्यार्दीकृतेक्षणः। ततस्तानाह मनुजान वरदोऽस्मीति शङ्करः॥ ते प्रत्यूचुरिदं वाक्यं दुःखिताः प्रणताः स्थिताः। एकपुत्रविहीनानां सर्वेषां जीवितार्थिनाम्॥ पुत्रस्य नो जीवदानाज्जीवितं दातुमर्हसि।
English: Addressing the kinsmen of the dead child, the god said,-I am Shankara the granter of boons!-With hearts laden with grief, those men laid themselves low before the great god and said to him in reply,-Bereft of this our only child, all of us are on the brink of death. Be you pleased to grant us life by granting life to this our son.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स भगवान् वारिपूर्णेन चक्षुषा॥ जीवितं स्म कुमाराय प्रादाद् वर्षशतानि वै।
English: Thus begged, the illustrious god, taking up some water in his hands, granted to that dead child life extending for a hundred years.
Sanskrit: तथा गोमायुगृध्राभ्यां प्राददत् क्षुद्विनाशनम्॥ वरं पिनाकी भगवान् सर्वभूतहिते रतः।
English: Ever engaged in the behoof of all creatures, the illustrious holder of Pinaka granted a boon to both the jackal and the vulture for which their hunger was appeased.
Sanskrit: कृतकृत्याः सुखं हृष्टाः प्रातिष्ठन्त तदा विभो। अनिर्वेदेन दीर्पण निश्चयेन ध्रुवेण च॥ देवदेवप्रसादाच्च क्षिप्रं फलमवाप्यते। ततः प्रणम्य ते देवं प्रायो हर्षसमन्विताः॥
English: Filled with joy and having gained great prosperity, the men bowed to the god. Gaining success, they then, O king, left that spot in great glee. Through continued hopefulness and firm determination and the grace of the great god, the fruits of one's acts are gained forthwith.
Sanskrit: पश्य दैवस्य संयोगं बान्धवानां च निश्चयम्॥ कृपणानां तु रुदतां कृतमश्रुप्रमार्जनम्।
English: Mark the combination of circumstances and the determination of those kinsmen. While crying with heavy hearts, their tears were wiped and dried up.
Sanskrit: पश्य चाल्पेन कालेन निश्चयान्वेषणेन च॥ प्रसादं शङ्करात् प्राप्य दुःखिताः सुखमाप्नुवन्।
English: See, how within only a short time, through their firmness of resolution, they gained the grace of Shankara, and their sorrows removed, they were made happy.
Sanskrit: ते विस्मिताः प्रहृष्टाश्च पुत्रसंजीवनात् पुनः॥ बभूवुर्भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रसादाच्छङ्करस्य वै।
English: Indeed, through Shankara's favour, O chief of the Bharatas, those sorrowing kinsmen were filled with wonder and joy at the restoration of their child to life.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते त्वरिता राजंस्त्यक्त्वा शोकं शिशूद्भवम्॥ विविशुः पुत्रमादाय नगरं हृष्टमानसाः। एषा बुद्धिः समस्तानां चातुर्वण्र्ये निदर्शिता॥
English: Then, O king, shaking off that grief caused by their child, those Brahmanas, filled with joy, quickly returned to their town; taking the restored child with them. Such a conduct has been laid down for all the four castes.
Sanskrit: धर्मार्थमोक्षसंयुक्तमितिहासमिमं शुभम्। श्रुत्वा मनुष्यः सततमिहामुत्र च मोदते॥
English: By frequently listening to this auspicious story fraught with virtue, profit, and emancipation, a man acquires happiness both in this world and the next.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच बलिनः पत्यमित्रस्य नित्यमासन्नवर्तिनः। उपकारापकाराभ्यां समर्थस्योद्यतस्य च॥ मोहाद् विकत्थनामात्रैरसारोऽल्पबलो लघुः। वाग्भिरप्रतिरूपाभिरभिद्रुह्य पितामह॥ आत्मनो बलमास्थाय कथं वर्तेत मानवः। आगच्छतोऽतिक्रुद्धस्य तस्योद्धरणरकाम्यया॥
English: Yudhishthira said If a weak, worthless and light-hearted person, O grandfather, does from folly excite, by improper and boastful words, a powerful enemy always living near him, capable of doing good and chastising and always ready for action, how should the former, relying on his own strength, act when the later proceeds against him in anger for extirpating him?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। संवादं भरतश्रेष्ठ शाल्मले: पवनस्य च॥
English: Bhishma said-'Regarding it is cited, O chief of the Bharatas, the old discourse between Shalmali and Pavana.
Sanskrit: हिमवन्तं समासाद्य महानासीद् वनस्पतिः। वर्षपूगाभिसंवृद्धः शाखी स्कन्धी पलाशवान्॥
English: There was a huge (Shalmali) tree on one of the peaks of Himavat. Having grown for many hundred years, he had spread out his branches wide around. His trunk also was huge and his twigs and leaves were numberless.
Sanskrit: तत्र स्म मत्तमातङ्गा धर्मार्ताः श्रमकर्शिताः। विश्राम्यन्ति महाबाहो तथान्या मृगजातयः॥
English: Under his shade elephants, exhausted and covered with temporal juice and sweat, used to rest, and as also many other animals.
Sanskrit: नल्वमात्रपरीणाहो घनच्छायो वनस्पतिः। सारिकाशुकसंजुष्टः पुष्पवान् फलवानपि॥
English: The circumference of his trunk was four hundred cubits, and the shade of his branches and leaves was dense. Laden with flowers and fruits, it was the abode of numberless parrots male and female.
Sanskrit: सार्थिका वणिजश्चापि तापसाश्च वनौकसः। वसन्ति तत्र मार्गस्थाः सुरम्ये नगसत्तमे॥
English: While travelling, caravans of merchants and traders, and ascetics living in the forest, used to rest under the shade of that charming king of the forest.
Sanskrit: तस्य ता विपुला: शाखा दृष्ट्वा स्कन्धं च सर्वशः। अभिगम्याब्रवीदेनं नारदो भरतर्षभ॥ अहो नु रमणीयस्त्वमहो चासि मनोहरः। प्रीयामहे त्वया नित्यं तरुप्रवर शाल्मले॥
English: One day, O foremost of Bharata's race, seeing the wide-extending and numberless branches of that tree and the circumference of his trunk, the sage Narada, approached and addressed him, saying,-O, you are delightful! O, you are charming! O foremost of trees, O Shalmali, I am always pleased to see you.
Sanskrit: सदैव शकुनास्तात मृगाश्चाथ तथा गजाः। वसन्ति तव संहृष्टा मनोहर मनोहराः॥
English: O charming tree, beautiful birds of various kinds, and elephants and other animals gladly live on your branches and under their shade.
Sanskrit: तव शाखा महाशाख स्कन्धांश्च विपुलांस्तथा। न वै प्रभग्नान् पश्यामि मारुतेन कथंचन॥
English: Your branches, O wide-branched king of the forest, are lofty and majestic as huge is your trunk! I never see any of them broken by the god of wind.
Sanskrit: किं नु ते पवनस्तात प्रीतिमानथवा सुहृत्। त्वां रक्षति सदा येन वनेऽत्र पवनो ध्रुवम्॥
English: Is it, O child, because that Wind-god is pleased with you and is your friend so that he protects you always in these woods?
Sanskrit: भगवान् पवन: स्थानाद् वृक्षानुच्चावचानपि। पर्वतानां च शिखराण्याचालयति वेगवान्॥
English: The illustrious Pavana of great speed and force unfixes the tallest and strongest trees, and even mountain summits.
Sanskrit: शोषयत्येव पातालं वहन् गन्धवहः शुचिः। सरांसि सरितश्चैव सागरांश्च तथैव च।॥
English: That sacred carrier of perfumes, blowing at his pleasure dries up rivers, lakes and seas, including the very nether region.
Sanskrit: संरक्षति त्वां पवनः सखित्वेन न संशयः। तस्मात् त्वं बहुशाखोऽपि पर्णवान् पुष्पवानपि॥
English: Forsooth, Pavana protects you out of friendship. It is, therefore, that, though possessed of numberless branches, you have still leaves and flowers.
Sanskrit: इदं च रमणीयं ते प्रतिभाति वनस्पते। यदिमे विहगास्तात रमन्ते मुदितास्त्वयि॥
English: O king of the forest, this your hue is delightful since these birds, O child, filled with joy, sport on your twigs and branches.
Sanskrit: एषा पृथक् समस्तानां श्रूयते मधुरस्वरः। पुष्पसम्मोदने काले वाशतां सुमनोहरम्॥
English: When you put forth your blossoms, the sweet notes of all these dwellers of your branches are heard separately when they sing their melodious songs.
Sanskrit: तथेमे गर्जिता नागा: स्वयूथकुलशोभिताः। धर्मास्त्विां समासाद्य सुखं विन्दन्ति शाल्मले॥
English: Again, O Shalmali, these most beautiful elephants, bathed in sweat and indulging in cries (of joy), approach you and enjoy happiness here.
Sanskrit: तथैव मृगजातीभिरन्याभिरभिशोभसे। तथा सर्वाधिवासैश्च शोभसे मेरुवद्रुम्॥
English: Similarly various other animals living in the woods, also adorn you. Indeed, O tree, you appear beautiful even like the mountains of Meru, peopled by all creatures.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणैश्च तपःसिद्धेस्तापसैः श्रमणैस्तथा। त्रिविष्टपसमं मन्ये तवायतनमेव हि॥
English: Resorted to also by Brahmanas endued with ascetic success, by others engaged in penances, and by Yatis devoted to meditation this your region, I think, is like the celestial region itself.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्त्वा तु राजेन्द्र शाल्मलिं ब्रह्मवित्तमः। नारदः पवने सर्वं शाल्मलेर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: Bhishma said-Having said these words to the Shalmali, that foremost of all persons conversant with Brahma, viz., Narada, communicated to the Wind-god all that the Shalmali had said about him.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच हिमवत्पृष्ठजः कश्चिच्छाल्मलिः परिवारवान्। बृहन्मूलो बृहच्छायः स त्वां वायोऽवमन्यते॥
English: Narada said There is a a certain Shalmali on the Himalaya, adorned with branches and leaves. His roots have gone deep into the Earth and its branches have spread wide around. That tree, O Wind-god, disrespects you.
Sanskrit: बहुव्याक्षेपयुक्तानि त्वामाह वचनानि सः। न युक्तानि मया वायो तानि वक्तुं तवाग्रतः॥
English: He spoke many insulting words against yourself. It is not meet, O Wind, that I should repeat them in your hearing.
Sanskrit: जानामि त्वामहं वायो सर्वप्राणभृतां वरम्। वरिष्ठं च गरिष्ठं च क्रोधे वैवस्वतं यथा॥
English: I know, O Wind, that you are greatest of all created things. I know too that you are a very superior and very powerful being, and that in anger you resemble the Destroyer himself.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतत् तु वचनं श्रुत्वा नारदस्य समीरणः। शाल्मलिं तमुपागम्य क्रुद्धो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing these words of Narada, the Windgod going to that Shalmali, said to him angrily as follows.
Sanskrit: वायुरुवाच शाल्मले नारदो गच्छंस्त्वयोक्तो मद्विगर्हणम्। अहं वायुः प्रभावं ते दर्शयाम्यात्मनो बलम्॥
English: The Wind-god said O Shalmali, you have uttered derogatory words against me before Narada, know that I am the God of wind. I shall certainly show you my power and might.
Sanskrit: अहं त्वामभिजानामि विदितश्चासि मे दुम। पितामहः प्रजासर्गे त्वयि विश्रान्तवान् प्रभुः॥
English: I know you well. You are no stranger to me. While creating the world, the powerful Grandfather had for a time rested under you.
Sanskrit: तस्य विश्रमणादेष प्रसादो मत्कृतस्तव। रक्ष्यसे तेन दुर्बुद्धे नात्मवीर्याद् दुमाधम॥ यन्मां त्वमवजानीषे यथान्यं प्राकृतं तथा। दर्शयाम्येष चात्मानं यथा मां नावमन्यसे॥
English: For this incident I have hitherto shown you favour. O worst of trees, it is for this that you stand uninjured and not for your own power. You consider me lightly as if I were a vulgar thing. I shall, however, appear to you in such a way that you may not disrespect me again.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततः प्राह शाल्मलिः प्रहसन्निव। पवन त्वं च मे क्रुद्धो दर्शयात्मानमात्मना॥
English: Thus addressed, the Shalmali laughed in contempt and replied, saying,-O Wind-god, you are angry with me. Do not stop showing the extent of your power.
Sanskrit: मयि वै त्यज्यतां क्रोधः किं मे क्रुद्धः करिष्यसि। न ते बिभेमि पवन यद्यपि त्वं स्वयं प्रभुः॥
English: Do you vomit all your anger upon me. By becoming angry, what will you do to me? Even if your power had been all your own, I would not still have been afraid of you. I am superior to you in power. I am not afraid of you.
Sanskrit: बलाधिकोऽहं त्वत्तश्च न भी: कार्या मया तव। ये तु बुद्ध्या हि बलिनस्ते भवन्ति बलीयसः॥
English: Those who are strong in understanding are strong in reality. Those who endued with only physical strength are not to be regarded strong.
Sanskrit: प्राणमात्रबला ये वै नैव ते बलिनो मताः। इत्येवमुक्तः पवनः श्व इत्येवाब्रवीद् वचः॥
English: Thus addressed, the Wind-god said,Tomorrow I shall test your strength,Thereafter night came.
Sanskrit: दर्शयिष्यामि ते तेजस्ततो रात्रिरुपागमत्। अथ निश्चित्य मनसा शाल्मलिर्वातकारितम्॥
English: Determining in his mind the extent of the Wind's might and seeing his ownself to be inferior to the god, the Shalmali began to say aside,
Sanskrit: पश्यमानस्तदाऽऽत्मानमसमं मातरिश्वना। नारदे यन्मया प्रोक्तं वचनं प्रति तन्मृषा॥
English: All that I said to Narada is untrue. I am, forsooth, inferior in power to the Wind. Verily, he is superior in strength.
Sanskrit: असमर्थो ह्यहं वायोर्बलेन बलवान् हि सः। मारुतो बलवान् नित्यं यथा वै नारदोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: The Wind, as Narada said, is always powerful. Forsooth, I am weaker than other trees.
Sanskrit: अहं तु दुर्बलोऽन्येभ्यो वृक्षेभ्यो नात्र संशयः। किं तु बुद्ध्या समो नास्ति मया कश्चिद् वनस्पतिः।।१७।
English: But in intelligence no tree is equal to me. Therefore, depending upon my intelligence I shall view this fear which arises from the wind.
Sanskrit: तदहं बुद्धिमास्थाय भयं मोक्ष्ये समीरणात्। यदि तां बुद्धिमास्थाय तिष्ठेयुः पर्णिनो वने॥
English: If the other trees in the forest all depend upon the same kind of intelligence, then, no injury can come to them from the Wind-god when he is irate.
Sanskrit: अरिष्टाः स्युः सदा क्रुद्धात् पवनान्नात्र संशयः। ते तु बाला न जानन्ति यथा वै तान् समीरणः। समीरयति संक्रुद्धो यथा जानाम्यहं तथा॥
English: All of them, however, are shorn of understanding, and, therefore, they do not know, as I know, why or how the Wind succeeds in shaking and tearing them up.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततो निश्चित्य मनसा शाल्मलिः क्षुभितस्तदा। शाखा: स्कन्धान प्रशाखाश्च स्वयमेव व्यशातयत्॥
English: Bhishma said Having thus deterinined, the Shalmali, himself sorrowfully caused all his branches, man and minor, to be cut off.
Sanskrit: स परित्यज्य शाखाश्च पत्राणि कुसुमानि च। प्रभाते वायुमायान्तं प्रत्यक्षत वनस्पतिः॥
English: Casting off his branches, leaves and flowers, in the morning the tree looked firmly at the Wind as he came towards him.
Sanskrit: ततः क्रुद्धः श्वसन् वायुः पातयन् व महादुमान्। आजगामाथ तं देशमास्ते यत्र स शाल्मलिः॥
English: Filled with anger and breathing hard, the Wind came, felling large trees, where the Shalmali stood.
Sanskrit: तं हीनपर्णं पतिताग्रशाखं निशीर्णपुष्पं प्रसमीक्ष्य वायुः। उवाच वाक्यं स्मयमान एवं मुदा युतः शाल्मलिमुग्रशाखम्॥
English: Seeing him divested of top, branches, leaves and flowers, the Wind, filled with joy, smilingly said to that lord of the forest which had before such a huge appearance.
Sanskrit: वायुरुवाच अहमप्येवमेव त्वां कुर्वाण: शाल्मले रुषा। आत्मना यत्कृतं कृच्छ्रे शाखानामपकर्षणम्॥
English: The Wind said-Filled with anger, O Shalmali, I would have done to you exactly what you have done to yourself by cutting off all your branches.
Sanskrit: हीनपुष्पाग्रशाखस्त्वं शीर्णाकुरपलाशकः। आत्मदुर्मन्त्रितेनेह मद्वीर्यवशगः कृतः॥
English: You are now shorn of your proud top and flowers, and you are now without your shoots and leaves. For your own bad counsels, you have been brought under my control.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो वायोः शाल्मलिीडितस्तदा। अतप्यत वचः स्मृत्वा नारदो यत् तदाब्रवीत्॥
English: Hearing these words of the Wind, the Shalmali feit great shame. Remembering also the words of Narada, he began to repent greatly for his mistake.
Sanskrit: एवं हि राजशार्दूल दुर्बलः सन् बलीयसा। वैरमारभते बालस्तप्यते शाल्मलिर्यथा॥ तस्माद् वैरं न कुर्वीत दुर्बलो बलवत्तरैः। शोचेद्धि वैरं कुर्वाणो यथा वै शाल्मलिस्तथा॥
English: Thus, O foremost of kings, a weak and foolish person, by exciting the enmity of a powerful enemy, is at last compelled to repent like the Shalmali in story. Therefore, a weak person should not behave hostility with a strong person.
Sanskrit: न हि वैरं महात्मानो विवृण्वन्त्यपकारिषु। शनैः शनैर्महाराज दर्शयन्ति स्म ते बलम्॥
English: Even when gifted with equal might, people do not suddenly create enmities with those who have injured them. On the other hand, they show their power gradually, O king.
Sanskrit: वैरं न कुर्वीत नरो दुर्बुद्धिर्बुद्धिजीविना। बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतो याति तृणेष्विव हुताशनः॥
English: A foolish person should never excite the hostility of an intelligent person. In such cases the intelligence of the intelligent man works like fire penetrating a heap of dry grass.
Sanskrit: न हि बुद्ध्या समं किंचिद् विद्यते पुरुषे नृप। तथा बलेन राजेन्द्र न समोऽस्तीह कश्चन॥
English: Intelligence is the most valuable thing that a person can have. Likewise, O king, a man can have nothing here more valuable than power.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् क्षमेत बालाय जडान्धबधिराय च। बलाधिकाय राजेन्द्र तद् दृष्टं त्वयि शत्रुहन्॥
English: One should, therefore, pass over the wrongs inflicted by a person possessed of superior strength, as one should overlook the acts of a child, an idiot, or one who is blind or deaf. The wisdom of this saying is seen in your case, O slayer of foes.
Sanskrit: अक्षौहिण्यो दशैका च सप्त चैव महाद्युते। बलेन न समा राजन्नर्जुनस्य महात्मनः॥
English: The eleven Akshauhinis (of Duryodhana), and the seven (collected by yourself), were not, in power, equal to the single-handed Arjuna of great soul.
Sanskrit: निहताश्चैव भग्नाश्च पाण्डवेन यशस्विना। चरत बलमास्थाय पाकशासनिना मृधे॥
English: All the troops (of Duryodhana), therefore, were dispersed and killed by that illustrious Pandava, that son of Paka's chastiser, as he moved about in the field of battle, depending on his own strength.
Sanskrit: उक्ताश्च ते राजधर्मा आपद्धर्माश्च भारत। विस्तरेण महाराज किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि॥
English: I have, O Bharata, described to you the duties of kings and ethics of con-in detail. What else, O king, do you wish to hear.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पापस्य यदधिष्ठानं यतः पापं प्रवर्तते। एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ॥
English: Yudhishthira said-I wish, O foremost of Bharata's race, to hear fully the source from which sin proceeds and the basis upon which it depends.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच पापस्य यदधिष्ठानं तच्छृणुष्व नराधिप। एको लोभो महाग्राहो लोभात् पापं प्रवर्तते॥
English: Bhishma said Hear, O king, what is the origin of sin! Covetousness alone is a great destroyer. From covetousness originates sin.
Sanskrit: अतः पापमधर्मश्च तथा दुःखमनुत्तमम्। निकृत्या मूलमेतद्धि येन पापकृतो जनाः॥
English: Sin and impiety proceed from this source, along with great misery. This covetousness is the root of also all the cunning and hypocrisy in the world. It is covetousness that makes men perpetrate sin.
Sanskrit: लोभात् क्रोधः प्रभवति लोभात् कामः प्रवर्तते। लोभान्मोहच माया च मानः स्तम्भः परासुता॥ अक्षमा ह्रीपरित्यागः श्रीनाशो धर्मसंक्षयः। अभिध्याप्रख्यता चैव सर्वं लोभात् प्रवर्तते॥
English: From covetousness originates anger, from covetousness grows lust; and it is covetousness which begets loss of judgement, decision, pride, haughtiness, malice, vindictiveness shamelessness, loss of prosperity, loss of virtue, anxiety, and infamy.
Sanskrit: अत्यागश्चातितर्षश्च विकर्मसु च याः क्रियाः। कुलविद्यामदश्चैव रूपैश्वर्यमदस्तथा॥ सर्वभूतेष्वभिद्रोहः सर्वभूतेष्वसत्कृतिः। सर्वभूतेष्वविश्वासः सर्वभूतेष्वनार्जवम्॥ हरणं परवित्तानां परदाराभिमर्शनम्। वाग्वेगो मनसो वेगो निन्दावेगस्तथैव च॥ उपस्थोदरयोर्वेगो मृत्युवेगश्च दारुणः। ईर्ष्यावेगश्च बलवान् मिथ्यावेगश्च दुर्जयः॥ रसवेगश्च दुर्वार्यः श्रोत्रवेगश्च दुःसहः। कुत्सा विकत्था मात्सर्यं पापं दुष्करकारिता॥
English: Covetousness also begets miserliness, cupidity, inclination for every sort of improper deed, pride of birth, pride of learning, pride of beauty, pride of riches, mercilessness for all creatures, malevolence towards all, trustlessness in respect of all, insincerity towards all, appropriation of other people's property, ravishment of other people's wives, harshness of speech, anxiety, desire to speak ill of others, strong lustful desire, gluttony, liability to premature death, strong inclination to malice, strong desire for falsehood, irrepressible desire for indulging the passions, insatiable desire for indulging the ear, evilspeaking, bostfulness, arrogance, neglect of duties, rashness, and perpetration of every kind of evil deed.
Sanskrit: साहसानां च सर्वेषामकार्याणां क्रियास्तथा। जातौ बाल्ये च कौमारे यौवने चापि मानवाः॥
English: Men are unable, whether infants or youths or men, to cast off covetousness in life. Such is the nature of covetousness that it never disappears even with the loss of life.