pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच तमब्रुवन् प्रजा मा भैः कर्तृनेनो गमिष्यति। पशूनामधिपञ्चाशद्धिरण्यस्य तथैव च।॥ धान्यस्य दशमं भागं दास्यामः कोशवर्धनम्। कन्यां शुल्के चारुरूपां विवाहेषूद्यतासु च॥
English: Bhishma said The denizens of the Earth then said to him.-Do not fear. The sins that men commit will affect those only that commit them. For the increase of your wealth, we will give you a fiftieth part of our animals and precious metals and a tenth part of our gain. When our maidens also will become desirous of marrying we shall, when the question of marriage comes up, give you the most beautiful ones among them.
Sanskrit: मुखेन शस्त्रपत्रेण ये मनुष्या: प्रधानतः। भवन्तं तेऽनुयास्यन्ति महेन्द्रमिव देवताः॥
English: Those amongst men who will become the foremost of all in the use of weapons and in riding animals, and other conveyances, shall go behind you like the deities behind Indra.
Sanskrit: स त्वं जातबलो राजा दुष्प्रधर्षः प्रतापवान्। सुखे धास्यसि नः सर्वान् कुबेर इव नैर्ऋतान्॥
English: With your strength increased in this way, and becoming invincible and endued with great power, you will be our king and protect us happily like Kuvera protecting the Yakshas and the Rakshasas.
Sanskrit: यं च धर्मं चरिष्यन्ति प्रजा राज्ञा सुरक्षिताः। चतुर्थं तस्य धर्मस्य त्वत्संस्थं वै भविष्यति॥
English: A fourth part of the merit which men will acquire under your protection will belong to you.
Sanskrit: तेन धर्मेण महता सुखं लब्धेन भावितः। पाह्यस्मान् सर्वतो राजन् देवानिव शतक्रतुः॥
English: Strengthened by that merit so easily acquired by you do you protect us, o king, like Indra of a hundred sacrifices protecting the gods.
Sanskrit: विजयाय हि निर्याहि प्रतपन् रश्मिवानिव। मानं विधम शत्रूणां जयोऽस्तु तव सर्वदा॥
English: Like the Sun burning down everything with his rays, do you set out acquiring victories. Crush the pride of enemies and let righteousness always be victorious (in the world).
Sanskrit: स निर्ययौ महातेजा बलेन महता वृतः। महाभिजनसम्पन्नस्तेजसा प्रज्वलनिव॥
English: Thus addressed by those denizens of the Earth, Manu, endued with great energy, proceeded, accompanied by a large army-Born of a great family he seemed then to shine with power.
Sanskrit: तस्य दृष्ट्वा महत्त्वं ते महेन्द्रस्येव देवताः। अपतत्रसिरे सर्वे स्वधर्मे च ददुर्मनः॥ ततो महीं परिययौ पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्। शमयन् सर्वतः पापान् स्वकर्मसु च योजयन्॥
English: Seeing the power of Manu, like the gods seeing the might of Indra, the inhabitants of the Earth became stricken with fear and began to follow their respective duties. Manu then went round the world suppressing everywhere all acts of wickedness and compelling all men to follow their respective duties, like a cloud surcharged with rain.
Sanskrit: एवं ये भूतिमिच्छेयुः पृथिव्यां मानवाः क्वचित्। कुर्दू राजानमेवाग्रे प्रजानुग्रहकारणात्॥
English: 'Thus, O Yudhishthira, men on Earth seeking prosperity should first elect and crown a king for the protection of all.
Sanskrit: नमस्येरंश्च तं भक्त्या शिष्या इव गुरुं सदा। देवा इव च देवेन्द्रं तत्र राजानमन्तिके॥
English: Like disciples bowing themselves down before their preceptors or the gods before Indra, all men should humble themselves before the king.
Sanskrit: सत्कृतं स्वजनेनेह परोऽपि बहु मन्यते। स्वजनेन त्ववज्ञातं परे परिभवन्त्युत॥
English: One who is respected by his own people becomes an object of esteem with his enemies also, while one who is disregarded by his own is set at naught by enemies.
Sanskrit: राज्ञः परैः परिभवः सर्वेषामसुखावहः। तस्माच्छत्रं च पत्रं च वासांस्याभरणानि च॥ भोजनान्यथ पानानि राज्ञे दधुर्गृहाणि च। आसनानि च शय्याश्च सर्वोपकरणानि च॥
English: If the king be disregarded by his enemies, all his subjects become unhappy. Therefore, umbrellas, vehicles, external ornaments, foods, drinks, palaces, seats, beds, and all utensils for use and show, should be dedicated to the king.
Sanskrit: गोप्ता तस्माद् दुराधर्षः स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषिता। आभाषितश्च मधुरं प्रत्याभाषेत मानवान्॥
English: By such means, the king will better discharge his duties of protection and become irresistible. He should always smilingly be spoken to by others and he should speak to others sweetly.
Sanskrit: कृतज्ञो दृढभक्तिः स्यात् संविभागी जितेन्द्रियः। ईक्षितः प्रतिवीक्षेत मृदु वल्गु च सुष्ठु च॥
English: Grateful, firmly devoted, and with subdued passions, he should give to others their due. Eyed by others, he should look at them mildly, sweetly, and beautifully.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच पार्थिवेन विशेषेण किं कार्यमवशिष्यते। कथं रक्ष्यो जनपदः कथं जेयाश्च शत्रवः॥
English: Yudhishthira said 'What other special duties remain for the king to satisfy? How should he protect his kingdom and how vanquish his foes.
Sanskrit: कथं चारं प्रयुञ्जीत वर्णान् विश्वासयेत् कथम्। कथं भृत्यान् कथं दारान् कथं पुत्रांश्च भारत॥
English: How should he engage his spies? How should he create confidence in the four orders of his subjects, his own servants, wives, and sons, O Bharata?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच राजवृत्तं महाराज शृणुष्वावहितोऽखिलम्। यत् कार्यं पार्थिवेनादौ पार्थिवप्रकृतेन वा॥
English: Bhishma said 'Listen, O king, with attention to the various duties of kings,-to those acts which the king or one who is in his position should first do.
Sanskrit: आत्मा जेयः सदा राज्ञा ततो जेयाश्च शत्रवः। अजितात्मा नरपतिविजयेत कथं रिपून्॥
English: The king should first conquer himself and then try to subdue his enemies. He can a king who has not been able to conquer his own self be able to conquer his enemies?
Sanskrit: एतावानात्मविजयः पञ्चवर्गविनिग्रहः। जितेन्द्रियो नरपतिर्बाधितुं शक्नुयादरी॥
English: The conquest of these, viz., the five objects, is tantamount to the conquest of self. The king who has governed his senses is capable to resist his enemies.
Sanskrit: न्यसेत गुल्मान् दुर्गेषु सन्धौ च कुरुनन्दन। नगरोपवने चैव पुरोद्यानेषु चैव ह॥ संस्थानेषु च सर्वेषु पुरेषु नगरेषु च। मध्ये च नरशार्दूल तथा राजनिवेशने॥
English: He should place infantry in his forts, frontiers, towns, parks, and pleasure gardens, O delighter of the Kurus, as also, in all places where he himself goes, and within his own palace, O foremost of men.
Sanskrit: प्रणिधींश्च ततः कुर्याज्जडान्धबधिराकृतीन्। पुंसः परीक्षितान् प्राज्ञान् क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमक्षयान्॥
English: He should appoint as spies men looking like idiots or like those who are blind and deaf. These should all be well-tried persons who are endued with wisdom, and who are able to bear hunger and thirst.
Sanskrit: अमात्येषु च सर्वेषु मित्रेषु विविधेषु च। पुत्रेषु च महाराज प्रणिदध्यात् समाहितः॥ पुरे जनपदे चैव तथा सामन्तराजसु। यथा न विद्युरन्योन्यं प्रणिधेयास्तथा हि ते॥
English: With proper attention the king should engage his spies to watch the actions of all his counsellors and friends and sons, in his city and the provinces, and in the territories of feudatory chiefs. His spies should be so employed that they may not know one another.
Sanskrit: चारांश्च विद्यात् प्रहितान् पुरेण भरतर्षभ। आपणेषु विहारेषु समाजेषु च भिक्षुषु॥ आरामेषु तथोद्याने पण्डितानां समागमे। देशेषु चत्वरे चैव सभास्वावसथेषु च॥
English: He should also, O foremost of Bharatas, know the spies of his enemies by himself placing spies in shops and places of amusement, amid gatherings of people, among beggars, in his pleasure gardens and parks, in meetings and assemblages of the learned, in the country, in public places, in the court, and in the houses of the citizens.
Sanskrit: एवं विचिनुयाद् राजा परचारं विचक्षणः। चारे हि विदिते पूर्वं हितं भवति पाण्डव॥
English: An intelligent king may thus ascertain the spies sent by his enemies. If these be known, the king may derive iinmense benefit, O son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: यदा तु हीनं नृपतिर्विद्यादात्मानमात्मना। अमात्यैः सह सम्मन्त्र्य कुर्यात् संधि बलीयसा॥
English: When the king, after seeing everything finds himself weak, he should then, consulting with his ministers make peace with a stronger foe.
Sanskrit: अज्ञायमाने हीनत्वे संधिं कुर्यात् परेण वै। लिप्सुर्वा कंचिदेवार्थं त्वरमाणो विचक्षणः॥
English: The wise king should quickly make peace with enemies even when he knows that he is not weak, if he can derive any advantage out of it.
Sanskrit: गुणवन्तो महोत्साहा धर्मज्ञाः साधवश्च ये। संदधीत नृपस्तैश्च राष्ट्र धर्मेण पालयन्॥
English: Engaged in protecting his kingdom piously the king should make peace with accomplished persons capable of great work, virtuous and honest.
Sanskrit: उच्छिद्यमानमात्मानं ज्ञात्वा राजा महामतिः। पूर्वापकारिणो हन्याल्लोकद्विशंश्च सर्वशः॥
English: When the king finds himself overtaken with danger and about to be ruined, he should kill all offenders whom he had overlooked before and all such persons as are marked out by the people.
Sanskrit: यो नोपकर्तुं शक्नोति नोपकर्तुं महीपतिः। न शक्यरूपश्चोद्धर्तुमुपेक्ष्यस्तादृशो भवेत्॥
English: A king should not deal with a person who can neither benefit nor injure him, or with one who cannot save himself from distress,
Sanskrit: यात्रायां यदि विज्ञातमनाक्रन्दमनन्तरम्। व्यासक्तं च प्रमत्तं च दुर्बलं च विचक्षणः॥ यात्रामाज्ञापयेद् वीरः कल्यः पुष्टबलः सुखी। पूर्वं कृत्वा विधानं च यात्रायां नगरे तथा॥
English: As regards military operations, a king, who knows his own strength, should, commanding a large army cheerfully and courageously give the order to march, without announcing his destination, against one shorn of allies and friends or already at war with another and hence careless or one weaker than himself, having first made arrangements for the protection of his own city.
Sanskrit: न च वश्यो भवेदस्य नृपो यश्चातिवीर्यवान्। हीनश्च बलवीर्याभ्यां कर्षयंस्तत्परो वसेत्॥
English: A king should not for ever live under a more powerful king. Though weak, he should try to assail the stronger and resolved upon this continue to rule his own.
Sanskrit: राष्ट्रं च पीडयेत् तस्य शस्त्राग्निविषमूर्च्छनैः। अमात्यवल्लभानां च विवादास्तस्य कारयेत्॥
English: He should assail the kingdom of the stronger one by neans of weapons fire, and the administering of poison. He should also create dissensions amongst his ministers and servants.
Sanskrit: वर्जनीयं सदा युद्धं राज्यकामेन धीमता। उपायैस्त्रिभिरादानमर्थस्याह बृहस्पतिः॥
English: Brihaspati has said that an intelligent king should always avoid war for the acquisition of territory. The acquisition of territories should be made by the three well-known means (of conciliation, gift, and dissension).
Sanskrit: सान्त्वेन तु प्रदानेन भेदेन च नराधिप। यदर्थं शक्नुयात् प्राप्तुं तेन तुष्येत पण्डितः॥
English: The wise king should be satisfied with those acquisitions that are made by means of conciliation, gift, and dissension.
Sanskrit: आददीत बलिं चापि प्रजाभ्यः कुरुनन्दन। स षड्भागमपि प्राज्ञस्तासामेवाभिगुप्तये॥
English: The king, O delighter of the Kurus, should take a sixth of the incomes of his subjects as tribute for performing the duties of their protection.
Sanskrit: दशधर्मतेभ्यो यद् वसु बह्वल्पमेव च। तदाददीत सहसा पौराणां रक्षणाय वै॥
English: He should also take away by force the wealth, much or little, of the ten sorts of offenders mentioned in the scriptures, for the protection of his subjects.
Sanskrit: यथा पुत्रास्तथा पौत्रा द्रष्टव्यास्ते न संशयः। भक्तिश्चैषां न कर्तव्या व्यवहारे प्रदर्शिते॥
English: A king should, forsooth, consider his subjects as his own children. In settling their disputes, however, he should not show any mercy.
Sanskrit: श्रोतुं चैव न्यसेद् राजा प्राज्ञान् सर्वार्थदर्शिनः। व्यवहारेषु सततं तत्र राज्यं प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: For hearing the charges and defences in judicial suits, the king should always appoint wise persons endued with a knowledge of worldly affairs, for the state really depends upon a proper administration of justice.
Sanskrit: आकरे लवणे शुल्के तरे नागबले तथा। न्यसेदमात्यान् नृपतिः स्वाप्तान् वा पुरुषान् हितान्।।२९
English: The king should appoint honest and trustworthy men to look after his mines, salt, grain, ferries, and elephant corps.
Sanskrit: सम्यग्दण्डधरो नित्यं राजा धर्ममवाप्नुयात्। नृपस्य सततं दण्डः सम्यग् धर्मः प्रशस्यते॥
English: The king, who always judiciously holds the rod of punishment, acquires great merit. The proper regulation of punishment is the great duty of kings and deserves great praise.
Sanskrit: वेदवेदाङ्गवित् प्राज्ञः सुतपस्वी नृपो भवेत्। दानशीलश्च सततं यज्ञशीलश्च भारत॥
English: The king should master the Vedas and their auxiliaries, be possessed of wisdom, engaged in penances, charitable, and devoted to the celebration of sacrifices.
Sanskrit: एते गुणाः समस्ताः स्युपस्य सततं स्थिराः। व्यवहारलोपे नृपतेः कुतः स्वर्गः कुतो यशः॥
English: All these qualities should always be in a king. If the king fails to administer justice, he can neither acquire heaven nor fame.
Sanskrit: यदा तु पीडितो राजा भवेद् राजा बलीयसा। तदाभिसंश्रयेद् दुर्गं बुद्धिमान् पृथिवीपतिः॥
English: If a king be attacked by a stronger one, the former, if intelligent, should seek refuge in a fort.
Sanskrit: विधावाक्रम्य मित्राणि विधानमुपकल्पयेत्। सामभेदान् विरोधार्थं विधानमुपकल्पयेत्॥
English: Collecting his friends for consultation, he should devise proper means. Adopting the policy of conciliation and of creating dissensions, he should devise means for fighting with the assailants.
Sanskrit: घोषान् न्यसेत मार्गेषु ग्रामानुत्थापयेदपि। प्रवेशयेच्च तान् सर्वान् शाखानगरकेष्वपि॥
English: He should place the inhabitants of the woods on the high roads, and, it, necessary, cause whole villages to be removed, removing all the inhabitants of minor towns or on the outskirts of great cities.
Sanskrit: ये गुप्ताश्चैव दुर्गाश्च देशास्तेषु प्रवेशयेत्। धनिनो बलमुख्यांश्च सान्त्वयित्वा पुनः पुनः॥
English: Giving repeated assurances to his wealthy subjects and the principal officers of the army, he should make the dwellers of the open country to take refuge in well-protected forts.
Sanskrit: शस्याभिहारं कुर्याच्च स्वयमेव नराधिपः। असम्भवे प्रवेशस्य दहेद् दावाग्निना भृशम्॥
English: He should deposit all sorts of grain in his forts. If that is impossible, he should destroy them completely by fire.
Sanskrit: क्षेत्रस्थेषु च सस्येषु शत्रोरुपजयेन्नरान्। विनाशयेद् वा तत् सर्वं बलेनाथ स्वकेन वा॥
English: He should engage men for destroying the crops on the fields of the enemy. Failing to do this, he should destroy those crops to do this, he should destroy those crops by means of his own men.
Sanskrit: नदीमार्गेषु च तथा संक्रमानवसादयेत्। जलं विस्त्रावयेत् सर्वमविस्त्राव्यं च दूषयेत्॥
English: He should destroying all the bridges over the rivers in his kingdom. He should draw out the waters of all the tanks in his territories, or, if incapable to do so, cause them to be poisoned.
Sanskrit: तदात्वेनायतीभिश्च निवसेद् भूम्यनन्तरम्। प्रतीघातं परस्याजौ मित्रकार्येऽप्युपस्थिते।॥
English: Disregarding the duty of protecting his friends, he should, considering present and future circumstances, seek the protection of another king who may happen to be the foe of his foe and who may be capable to fight with his enemy on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: दुर्गाणां चाभितो राजा मूलच्छेदं प्रकारयेत्। सर्वेषां क्षुद्रवृक्षाणां चैत्यवृक्षान् विवर्जयेत्॥
English: He should demolish all the minor forts in his kingdom. He should also cut down all the smaller trees except those called Chaitya.
Sanskrit: प्रवृद्धानां च वृक्षाणां शाखां प्रच्छेदयेत् तथा। चैत्यानां सर्वथा त्याज्यमपि पत्रस्य पातनम्॥
English: He should cause the branches of all large threes to be cut off, but he should not touch the very leaves of Chaitya ones.
Sanskrit: प्रगण्डीः कारयेत् सम्यगाकाशजननीस्तदा। आपूरयेच्च परिखां स्थाणुनक्रझषाकुलाम्॥
English: He should erect outer ramparts round his forts, and fill his trenches with water, putting pointed stakes at their bottom and filling them with crocodiles and sharks.
Sanskrit: संकटद्वारकाणि स्युरुच्छ्वासार्थं पुरस्य च। तेषां च द्वारवद् गुप्तिः कार्या सर्वात्मना भवेत्॥
English: He should keep small outlets in his walls for firing guns from his fort, and carefully make arrangements for their defence like that of the greater gates.
Sanskrit: द्वारेषु च गुरूण्येव यन्त्राणि स्थापयेत् सदा। आरोपयेच्छतघ्नीश्च स्वाधीनानि च कारयेत्॥
English: In all his gates he should place destructive engines. He should place on ramparts Shataghnis and other weapons.
Sanskrit: काष्ठानि चाभिहार्याणि तथा कूपांश्च खानयेत्। संशोधयेत् तथा कूपान् कृतपूर्वान् पयोऽर्थिभिः॥
English: He should lay by wood for fuel and dig and repair wells for supply of water to the garrison.
Sanskrit: तृणच्छन्नानि वेश्मानि पङ्केनाथ प्रलेपयेत्। निहरेच्च तृणं मासि चैत्रे वह्निभयात् तथा॥
English: He should have all houses made of grass and straw plastered over with mud, and if it is summer, he should, from fear of fire, collect in a safe place all the stores of grass and straw.
Sanskrit: नक्तमेव च भक्तानि पाचयेत नराधिपः। न दिवा ज्वालयेदग्निं वर्जयित्वाऽऽग्निहोत्रिकम्॥
English: He should order all food to be cooked at night. No fire should be lighted during the day, except for the daily Homa.
Sanskrit: कर्मारारिश्शालासु ज्वलेदग्निः सुरक्षितः। गृहाणि च प्रवेश्यान्तर्विधेयः स्याद्भुताशनः॥
English: Particular care should be taken of the fires lighted in smitheries and lying-in chambers. Fires in the houses of the inhabitants should be well covered.
Sanskrit: महादण्डश्च तस्य स्याद् यस्याग्निवै दिवा भवेत्। प्रघोषयेदथैवं च रक्षणार्थं पुरस्य च॥
English: For the better protection of the city, it should be announced that a person, lighting fires in the day time, will be sufficiently punished.
Sanskrit: भिक्षुकांश्चाक्रिकांश्चैव क्लीवोन्मत्तान् कुशीलवान्। बाह्यान् कुर्यान्नरश्रेष्ठ दोषाय स्युर्हि तेऽन्यथा॥
English: During such times, all beggars, cartmen, eunuchs, lunatics, should, O foremost of men, be driven out of the town, for if they are allowed to remain, evil will come.
Sanskrit: चत्वरेष्वथ तीर्थेषु सभास्वावसथेषु च। यथार्थवर्णं प्रणिधिं कुर्यात् सर्वस्य पार्थिवः॥
English: In places of public resort, in Tirthas, in assemblies and in the houses of the citizens, the king should keep capable spies.
Sanskrit: विशालान् राजमार्गाश्च कारयीत नराधिपः। प्रपाश्च विपणांश्चैव यथोद्देशं समाविशेत्॥
English: The king should have wide roads constructed, and open up shops, and places for the distribution of water, at proper stations.
Sanskrit: भाण्डागारायुधागारान् योधागारांश्च सर्वशः। अश्वागारान् गजागारान् बलाधिकरणानि च॥ परिखाश्चैव कौरव्य प्रतोलीनिष्कुटानि च। न जात्वन्यः प्रपश्येत मुह्यमेतद् युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Shops of necessary articles, arsenals, camps and quarters for soldiers, stables for horses and elephants, encampments, of soldiers, trenches, streets and lanes, houses and pleasure gardens should be so made that their situations may not be known to others, O Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: अर्थसंनिचयं कुर्याद् राजा परबलार्दितः। तैलं वसा मधु घृतमौषधानि च सर्वशः॥
English: A king, who is attacked by a hostile army, should collect wealth, and store oil and fat and honey, and clarified butter, and medicines of all sorts,
Sanskrit: अङ्गारकुशमुजानां पलाशशरवर्णिनाम्। यवसेन्धनादिग्धानां कारयीत च संचयान्॥ आयुधानां च सर्वेषां शक्त्य॒श्विासवर्मणाम्। संचयानेवमादीनां कारयीत नराधिपः॥
English: And charcoal and munja grass, leaves, arrows, scribes and draftsmen, grass, fuel, poisoned arrows, weapons of all sorts such as darts, swords, lances and others, The king should store such articles.
Sanskrit: औषधानि च सर्वाणि मूलानि च फलानि च। चतुर्विधांश्च वैद्यान् वै संगृह्णीयाद् विशेषतः॥ नटांश्च नर्तकांश्चैव मल्लान् मायाविनस्तथा। शोभयेयुः पुरवरं मोदयेयुश्च सर्वशः॥
English: He should especially keep ready various drugs, roots and fruits, the four kinds of physicians, actors and dancers, athletes, and persons capable of assuming various disguises. He should adorn his capital and please all his subjects.
Sanskrit: यतः शङ्का भवेच्चापि भृत्यतोऽथापि मन्त्रितः। पौरेभ्यो नृपतेर्वापि स्वाधीनान् कारयीत तान्॥
English: The king should speedily subjugate such persons as may cause fear, be they his servants or counsellors or citizens or neighbouring kings.
Sanskrit: कृते कर्मणि राजेन्द्र पूजयेद् धनसंचयैः। दानेन च यथार्हेण सान्त्वेन विविधेन च॥
English: Whenever any of his work is done the king should reward those who have helped in its accomplishment with wealth and other becoming presents and grateful speeches.
Sanskrit: निर्वेदयित्वा तु परं हत्वा वा कुरुनन्दन। ततोऽनृणो भवेद् राजा यथा शास्त्रे निदर्शितम्॥
English: It has been laid down in the scriptures, O delighter of the Kurus, that a king satisfies his debt when he defeats his foe or kills him at once.
Sanskrit: राज्ञा सप्तैव रक्ष्याणि तानि चैव निबोध मे। आत्मामात्याश्च कोशाश्च दण्डो मित्राणि चैव हि॥ तथा जनपदाश्चैव पुरं च कुरुनन्दन। एतत् सप्तात्मकं राज्यं परिपाल्यं प्रयत्नतः॥
English: A king should take care of seven things. Listen to me as I name them. They are his own self, his ministers, his treasury, his servants for inflicting punishments, his friends, his provinces, and his capital. He should carefully protect his kingdom consisting of these seven limbs.
Sanskrit: पाङ्गद्धण्यं त्रिवर्गं च त्रिवर्गपरमं तथा। यो वेत्ति पुरुषव्याघ्र स भुक्कते पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
English: That king, O foremost of man, who is conversant with the collection of six and three objects, and the high collection of three, gains the sovereignty of the whole Earth.
Sanskrit: पाड्गुण्यमिति यत् प्रोक्तं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर। संधानासनमित्येव यात्रासंधानमेव च॥ विगृह्यासनमित्येव यात्रां सम्परिगृह्य च। द्वैधीभावस्तथान्येषां संश्रयोऽथ परस्य च॥
English: Hear, O Yudhishthira, what is called the aggregate of six. They are ruling peacefully after making a treaty (with the foe), marching to battle, creating disunion among the enemy, concentration of army for filling the enemy with fear, preparation for war with readiness for peace, and alliances with others.
Sanskrit: त्रिवर्गश्चापि यः प्रोक्तस्तमिहैकमनाः शृणु। क्षयः स्थानं च वृद्धिश्च त्रिवर्गः परमस्तथा॥ धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च सेवितव्योऽथ कालतः। धर्मेण च महीपालश्चिरं पालयते महीम्॥
English: Listen now with attention to what are the triple objects. They are decrease, maintenance of what is, and growth. The great three fold objects consist of religion, Profit and Pleasure. These should be followed judiciously. By the help of religion a king succeeds in ruling the Earth for ever.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नर्थे च श्लोकौ द्वौ गीतावङ्गिरसा स्वयम्। यादवीपुत्र भद्रं ते तावपि श्रोतुमर्हसि॥
English: Regarding this matter, Angirasa's son Brihaspati himself has recited two verses. Blessed be you, O son of Devaki, you should
Sanskrit: कृत्वा सर्वाणि कार्याणि सम्यक् सम्पाल्य मेदिनीम्। पालयित्वा तथा पौरान् परत्र सुखमेधते॥
English: 'Having satisfied all his duties and having protected the Earth, and having also protected the cities, a king enjoys great happiness in heaven.
Sanskrit: किं तस्य तपसा राज्ञः किं च तस्याध्वरैरपि। सुपालितप्रजो यः स्यात् सर्वधर्मविदेव सः॥
English: Of what use are penances to that king, and what need has he of sacrifices who protects his people properly? Such a king should be known as one conversant with every virtue.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच दण्डनीतिश्च राजा च समस्तौ तावुभावपि। कस्य किं कुर्वतः सिद्ध्येत् तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said There is the science of punishment; there is the king, and there are the subjects. Tell me, O grandfather, what advantage is derived by one of those from the others.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच महाभाग्यं दण्डनीत्याः सिद्धः शब्दैः सहेतुकैः। शृणु मे शंसतो राजन् यथावदिह भारत॥
English: Bhishma said Listen to me, O king, as I describe, O Bharata, the great virtues of the science of punishment in weighty and sacred words.
Sanskrit: दण्डनीतिः स्वधर्मेभ्यश्चातुर्वण्र्यं नियच्छति। प्रयुक्ता स्वामिना सम्यगधर्मेभ्यो नियच्छति॥
English: The science of punishment compels all men to satisfy the duties of their respective orders. Properly administered, it compels people to perform virtuous acts.
Sanskrit: चातुर्वर्ण्य स्वकर्मस्थे मर्यादानामसंकरे। दण्डनीतिकृते क्षेमे प्रजानामकुतोभये॥ स्वाम्ये प्रयत्नं कुर्वन्ति त्रयो वर्णा यथाविधि। तस्मादेव मनुष्याणां सुखं विद्धि समाहितम्॥
English: When the four orders perform their respective duties, when all healthy restrictions are kept up, when peace and happiness emanate from the science of punishment when the people are shorn of all fear, and the three higher orders try according to their respective duties, to preserve harmony people become truly happy at such times.
Sanskrit: कालो वा कारणं राज्ञो राजा वा कालकारणम्। इति ते संशयो मा भूद् राजा कालस्य कारणम्।।७९।
English: You should not doubt whether it is the king that makes the age, or, it is the age that makes the king; the truth is that the king makes the age.
Sanskrit: दण्डनीत्यां यदा राजा सम्यक् कात्स्न्येन वर्तते। तदा कृतयुगं नाम कालसृष्टं प्रवर्तते॥
English: When the king rules depending entirely on the science of punishment the foremost of ages called Krita is then said flourish.