pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तेषां सान्त्वं क्रूरमिश्रं प्रणेतव्यं पुनः पुनः। सम्पीड्यमाना हि पर्योगमायान्ति सर्वतः॥
English: A king should, therefore, at all times, use the means of conciliation, accompanied with hard measures. When people are assailed by enemies they always display a tendency to come to terms.
Sanskrit: आन्तराणां च भेदार्थं चरानभ्यवचारयेत्। यश्च तस्मात् परो राजा तेन सन्धिः प्रशस्यते॥
English: Secret agents should be sent for creating disunion amongst the allies of the enemy. Having created disunion, it is very desirable that peace should then be made with that king who is more powerful than the enemy.
Sanskrit: न हि तस्यान्यथा पीडा शक्या कर्तुं तथाविधा। यथा सार्धममित्रेण सर्वतः प्रतिबाधनम्॥
English: If the invader does not act thus, he can never succeed in crushing his enemy completely. In dealing with the foe, care should be taken for attacking him from all sides.
Sanskrit: क्षमा वै साधुमायाति न ह्यसाधूक्षमा सदा। क्षमायाश्चाक्षमायाश्च पार्थ विद्धि प्रयोजनम्॥
English: Forgiveness always comes to the good. It never comes to the bad. Listen now, O Partha, to the uses of forgiveness and of hardness.
Sanskrit: विजित्य क्षममाणस्य यशो राज्ञो विवर्धते। महापराधे हाप्यस्मिन् विश्वसन्त्यपि शत्रवः॥
English: The fame of a king who shows forgiveness after conquest spreads more widely. The very enemies of a forgiving person trust him even when he becomes guilty of a heinous crime.
Sanskrit: मन्यते कर्षयित्वा तु क्षमा साध्वीति शम्बरः। असंतप्तं तु यद् दारु प्रत्येति प्रकृति पुनः॥
English: Shamvara has said that having assailed an enemy, forgiveness should be shown afterwards, for a wooden pole, if made straight without heat, very soon assumes its former state.
Sanskrit: नैतत् प्रशंसन्त्याचार्या न च साधुनिदर्शनम्। अक्रोधेनाविनाशेन नियन्तव्याः स्वपुत्रवत्॥
English: Persons conversant with the scriptures do not, however, praise this. Nor do they consider this a characteristic of a good king. On the other hand, they say that an enemy should be subdued and restrained like a father subduing and checking a son, without anger and without killing him.
Sanskrit: द्वेष्यो भवति भूतानामुग्रो राजा युधिष्ठिर। मृदुमप्यवमन्यन्ते तस्मादुभयमाचरेत्॥
English: If, O Yudhishthira, a king becomes severe, he is hated of all creatures. If, on the other hand, he becomes mild, he is disregarded by all. Do you, therefore, practise both severity and mildness.
Sanskrit: प्रहरिष्यन् ब्रूयात् प्रहरन्नापि भारत। प्रहत्य च कृपायीत शोचन्निव रुदनिवा॥
English: Before striking, O Bharata, and while sticking, utter sweet words; and while striking, utter sweet words; and after having beaten them, show them mercy and let them understand that you are grieving and weeping for them.
Sanskrit: न मे प्रियं यनिहताः संग्रामे मामकैनरैः। न च कुर्वन्ति मे वाक्यमुच्यमानाः पुनः पुनः॥
English: Having defeated an army, the king should address the survivors saying-I am not at all glad that so many have been killed by my men. Alas, the latter, through repeatedly dissuaded by me, have not obeyed my orders.
Sanskrit: अहो जीवितमाकाक्षेन्नेदृशो वधमर्हति! सुदुर्लभाः सुपुरुषाः संग्रामेष्वपलायिनः॥
English: I wish they were all alive. They do not deserve such death. They were all good and sincere men, and unretreating from battle. Such inan, indeed, are rare.
Sanskrit: कृतं ममाप्रियं तेन येनायं निहतो मधे। इति वाचा वदन् हन्तुन् पूजयेत रहोगतः॥
English: He that has killed such a hero in battle, has surely done that which I do not like.-Having said so before the survivors of the defeated enemy, the king should in secret honour those amongst his own troops that have bravely killed the foe.
Sanskrit: हन्तृणामाहतानां च यत् कुर्युरपराधिनः। क्रोशेद् बाहुं प्रगृह्यापि चिकीर्षन् जनसंग्रहम्॥
English: For comforting the wounded slayers for their sufferings at the hand of enemy, the king, desirous of securing their devotion to himself, should even weep, catching their hands affectionately.
Sanskrit: एवं सर्वास्ववस्थासु सान्त्वपूर्वं समाचरेत्। प्रियो भवति भूतानां धर्मज्ञो वीतभीनृपः॥
English: The king should thus, under all circumstances, behave with conciliation. A fearless and virtuous king, is loved by all creatures.
Sanskrit: विश्वासं चात्र गच्छन्ति सर्वभूतानि भारत। विश्वस्तः शक्यते भोक्तुं यथाकाममुपस्थितः॥
English: All creatures also, O Bharata, trust such a king. Winning their confidence, he succeeds in enjoying the Earth as he pleases.
Sanskrit: तस्माद् विश्वासयेद् राजा सर्वभूतान्यमायया। सर्वतः परिरक्षेच्च यो महीं भोक्तुमिच्छति॥
English: The king should, therefore, by casting off deceitfulness, seek to secure the confidence of all creatures. He should also try to protect his subjects from all fears if he seeks to enjoy the Earth.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच धार्मिकोऽर्थानसम्प्राप्य राजामात्यैः प्रबाधितः। च्युतः कोशाच्च दण्डाच्च सुखमिच्छन् कथं चरेत्॥
English: How should a righteous king, who is proposed by his own officers whose treasury and army are not under his control, and who has no wealth, act for acquiring happiness?"
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्रायं क्षेमदर्शीय इतिहासोऽनुगीयते। तत् तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर।॥
English: Bhishma said “Regarding it the story of Kshemadarshin is often related. I shall describe that story to you. Listen to it, O Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: क्षेमदर्शी नृपसुतो यत्र क्षीणबलः पुरा। मुनि कालकवृक्षीयमाजगामेति नः श्रुतम्। तं पप्रच्छानुसंगृह्य कृच्छ्रामापदमास्थितः॥
English: We have heard that in days of yore, when prince Kshemadarshin had become weak in strength and fallen into great distress, he went to the sage Kalakavrikshiva and saluting him humbly, said him these words,
Sanskrit: राजोवाच अर्थेषु भागी पुरुष ईहमानः पुनः पुनः। अलब्ध्वा मद्विधो राज्यं ब्रह्मन् किं कर्तुमर्हति॥ अन्यत्र मरणाद् दैन्यादन्यत्र परसंश्रयात्। क्षुद्रादन्यत्र चाचारात् तन्ममाचक्ष्व सत्तम॥
English: What should a person like me who is worthy to have wealth, but who has, after repeated attempts, failed to regain his kingdom, do, O Brahmana, excepting suicide, thieving and robbery, secking refuge with others, and other acts of meanness of a similar nature? O best of men, tell me this.
Sanskrit: व्याधिना चाभिपन्नस्य मानसेनेतरेण वा। धर्मज्ञश्च कृतज्ञश्च त्वद्विधः शरणं भवेत्॥
English: One like you who are conversant with morality and full of gratefulness is the refuge of a person suffering from disease mental or physical.
Sanskrit: निर्विद्यति नरः कामानिर्विद्य सुखमेधते। त्यक्त्वा प्रीतिं च शोकं च लब्ध्वा बुद्धिमयं वसु॥
English: Man should renounce his desires. By acting in that way, by casting off joy and sorrow, and acquiring the wealth of knowledge, he succeeds in acquiring happiness.
Sanskrit: सुखपाश्रयं येषामनुशोचामि तानहम्। मम ह्यर्थाः सुबहवो नष्टाः स्वप्न इवागताः॥
English: I am sorry for them who follow worldly happiness accruing from wealth. All that, however, disappears like a dream.
Sanskrit: दुष्करं बत कुर्वन्ति महतोऽस्त्यिजन्ति ये। वयं त्वेतान् परित्यक्तुमसतोऽपि न शक्नुमः॥
English: They who can renounce vast wealth achieve a most difficult task. As for ourselves we are unable to renounce that wealth which exists no longer.
Sanskrit: इमामवस्थां सम्प्राप्तं दीनमार्तं श्रिया च्युतम्। यदन्यत् सुखमस्तीह तद् ब्रह्मन्ननुशाधि माम्॥
English: I am shorn of prosperity and have been reduced to a miserable and unhappy plight! Instruct me, O Brahmana, what happiness I may yet try to secure.
Sanskrit: कौसल्येनैवमुक्तस्तु राजपुत्रेण धीमता। मुनिः कालकवृक्षीयः प्रत्युवाच महाद्युतिः॥
English: Thus accosted by the intelligent prince of Koshala, the sage Kalakavrikshiya gave the following answer,
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच पुरस्तादेव ते बुद्धिरियं कार्या विजानता। अनित्यं सर्वमेवैतदहं च मम चास्ति यत्॥
English: The sage said-You have, it appears, already understood it. Endued with knowledge as you are, you should act as you think. Your belief is correct, namely,-All this that I see is brittle, myself as also everything that I have!
Sanskrit: यत् किंचिन्मन्यसेऽस्तीति सर्वं नास्तीति विद्धि तत्। एवं न व्यथते प्राज्ञः कृच्छ्रामप्यापदं गतः॥
English: Know, O prince, that those things which you consider as existing do not in reality exist. The wise know this very well, and are, therefore, never pained with the distress whatever that may be.
Sanskrit: यद्धि भूतं भविष्यं च सर्वं तन्न भविष्यति। एवं विदितवेद्यस्त्वमधर्मेभ्यः प्रमोक्ष्यसे॥
English: What has taken place and what will bring to pass are all unreal, When you will know this which should be known by all, you will be shorn of unrighteousness.
Sanskrit: यच्च पूर्वं समाहारे यच्च पूर्वं परे परे। सर्वं तन्नास्ति ते चैव तज्ज्ञात्वा कोऽनुसंज्वरेत्॥
English: Whatever things had been acquired by those that came before, and whatever acquired by their successors, have all perished. Thinking of all this, who is there that will give way to grief?
Sanskrit: भूत्वा च न भवत्येतदभूत्वा च भविष्यति। शोके न ह्यस्ति सामर्थ्यं शोकं कुर्यात् कथंचन॥
English: Things that were, are no more. Things that are, will again be no more. Grief cannot restore them. One should not, therefore, succumb to grief.
Sanskrit: क्व नु तेऽद्य पिता राजन् क्व नु तेऽद्य पितामहः। न त्वं पश्यसि तानद्य न त्वां पश्यन्ति तेऽपि च॥
English: Where, O king, is your father to-day and where your grandfather? To-day you see them not, nor do they now see you!
Sanskrit: आत्मनोऽध्रुवतां पश्यंस्तांस्त्वं किमनुशोचसि। बुद्ध्या चैवानुबुद्ध्यस्व ध्रुवं हि न भविष्यसि॥
English: Meditating on your own instability, why do you grieve for them? Think with the help of your intelligence, and you will understand that you will cease to be!
Sanskrit: अहं च त्वं च नृपते सुहृदः शत्रवश्च ते। अवश्यं न भविष्यामः सर्वं च न भविष्यति॥
English: Myself, yourself, O king, your friends, and your foes, shall forsooth, cease to be. Indeed, everything will cease to be.
Sanskrit: ये तु विंशतिवर्षा वै त्रिंशद्वर्षाश्च मानवाः। अर्वागेव हि ते सर्वे मरिष्यन्ति शरच्छतात्॥
English: Those men who are now twenty or thirty years old, will, forsooth, all die within the next hundred years.
Sanskrit: अपि चेन्महतो वित्तान्न प्रमुच्येत पूरुषः। नैतन्ममेति तन्मत्वा कुर्वीत प्रियमात्मनः॥
English: If a man cannot willingly relinquish his immense wealth, he should then try to think that his belongings, are not his own and by that means seek to do good to himself.
Sanskrit: अनागतं यन्न ममेति विद्यादतिक्रान्तं यन्न ममेति विद्यात्। दिष्टं बलीय इति मन्यमार्ना स्ते पण्डितास्तत्सतां स्थानमाहुः॥
English: Future acquisitions should be considered by one as not one's own. Lost properties, should also be regarded by one as not his own. Destiny should be deemed as all powerful. They who think in this wise are considered wise. This mood of regarding all things is an attribute of the good.
Sanskrit: अनाढ्याश्चापि जीवन्ति राज्यं चाप्यनुशासति। बुद्धिपौरुषसम्पन्नास्त्वया तुल्याधिका जनाः॥
English: Many persons who are equal of superior to you in intelligence and inanliness, though bereft of wealth, are not kings but are still alive.
Sanskrit: न च त्वमिव शोचन्ति तस्मात् त्वमपि मा शुचः। किं न त्वं तैनरैः श्रेयांस्तुल्यो वा बुद्धिपौरुषैः॥
English: They are not, like you. They do not indulge in grief like you. Therefore, ceases to grieve in this wise! Are you not superior to those men, or at least equal to them in intelligence and inanliness?
Sanskrit: राजोवाच यादृच्छिकं सर्वमासीत् तद् राज्यमिति चिन्तये। ह्रियते सर्वमेवेदं कालेन महता द्विज॥
English: The king said I consider the kingdom which I had with all its parapharnalia to have been acquired by me without any exertion. Omnipotent Time, however, twice-born one, has swept it away.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव ह्रियमाणस्य स्त्रोतसेव तपोधन। फलमेतत् प्रपश्यामि यथालब्धेन वर्तयन्॥
English: The result, however, that I see, of my kingdom having been carried away by Time as by a stream, is that I am obliged to subsist upon whatever I get as alms.
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच अनागतमतीतं च याथातथ्यविनिश्चयात्। नानुशोचेत कौसल्य सर्वार्थेषु तथा भव॥
English: The sage said Actuated by the knowledge of what is true, one should never grieve for either the past or the future. Be you of such a mood of mind, o prince of Koshala, regarding every affair that may arrest your attention!
Sanskrit: अवाप्यान् कामयन्नर्थान् नानवाप्यान् कदाचन प्रत्युत्पन्नाननुभवनं मा शुचस्त्वमनागतान्॥
English: Wishing to possess only that which is obtainable and not what is unobtainable, do you enjoy your present belongings and never grieve for what is absent.
Sanskrit: यथालब्धोपपन्नाथस्तथा कौसल्य रंस्यसे। कच्चिच्छुद्धस्वभावेन श्रिया हीनो न शोचसि॥
English: Be you satisfied, O prince of Koshala, with whatever you can easily get. Even if divested of prosperity, do not grieve for it but try to maintain a pure character.
Sanskrit: पुरस्ताद् भूतपूर्वत्वाद्धीनभाग्यो हि दुर्मतिः। धातारं गर्हते नित्यं लब्धार्थश्च न मृष्यते॥
English: Only an unfortunate and foolish wight when divested of former prosperity, blames the supreme Ordainer, without being contented with his present position.
Sanskrit: अनर्हानपि चैवान्यान्मन्यते श्रीमतो जनान्। एतस्मात् कारणादेतद् दुःखं भूयोऽनुवर्तते॥ ईर्ष्याभिमानसम्पत्रा राजन् पुरुषमानिनः। कच्चित् त्वं न तथा राजन् मत्सरी कोसलाधिप।॥
English: Such a person consider others however undeserving, as men blessed with prosperity. Therefore, those who are possessed of malice and vanity and puffed up with a sense of egoism, suffer more misery still. You however, O king, are not sullied by such vices.
Sanskrit: सहस्व श्रियमन्येषां यद्यपि त्वयि नास्ति सा। अन्यत्रापि सती लक्ष्मी कुशला भुञ्जते सदा॥
English: Bear the prosperity of others, inspite of your being divested of the same. Clever and expert men succeed in enjoying the prosperity of their enemies.
Sanskrit: श्रियं च पुत्रपौत्रं च मनुष्या धर्मचारिणः। योगधर्मविदो धीराः स्वयमेव त्यजन्त्युत॥
English: Prosperity relinquishes the person that hates others. Pious and wise men conversant with the duties of Yoga renounce prosperity and sons and grandsons of their own accord.
Sanskrit: बहुसंकुसुकं दृष्ट्वा विधित्सासाधनेन च। तथान्ये संत्यजन्त्येव मत्वा परमदुर्लभम्॥
English: Others, considering earthly possessions to be exceedingly unstable and unobtainable, and dependent upon continued exertion, are also scen to renounce it.
Sanskrit: त्त्वं पुनः प्राज्ञरूप: सन् कृपणं परितप्यसे। अकाम्यान् कामयानोऽर्थान् पराधीनानुपद्रवान्॥
English: You seem to be endued with wisdom. Why, then, do you grieve so piteously, seeking for things which should not be sought for, since they are unstable and dependent on others?
Sanskrit: तां बुद्धिमुपजिज्ञासुस्त्क्मेवैतान् परित्यज। अनर्थाश्चार्थरूपेण ह्यश्चानर्थरूपिणः॥
English: You wish to know the temperament of mind which would give you happiness. The advice I give you is to renounce all objects of desire! Objects which should be discarded appear to one as those which he should seek to secure, while those which should be secured appear to him as objects which should be avoided.
Sanskrit: अर्थायैव हि केषांचिद् धननाशो भवत्युत। आनन्त्यं तत्सुखं मत्वा श्रियमन्यः परीप्सति॥
English: Some loss their wealth while seeking the same. Others consider wealth, as the source of endless happiness, and, therefore pursue it eagerly.
Sanskrit: रममाणः श्रिया कश्चिन्नान्यच्छ्रेयोऽभिमन्यते। तथा तस्येहमानस्य समारम्भो विनश्यति॥
English: Some again, overjoyed with wealth, think that there is nothing superior to it. While cagerly seeking for the acquisition of wealth, such a person loses all other objects of life. renounce
Sanskrit: कृच्छाल्लब्धमभिप्रेतं यदि कौसल्य नश्यति। तदा निर्विद्यते सोऽर्थात् परिभग्नक्रमो नरः॥
English: If, O prince of Koshala, a person loses that wealth which had been acquired with difficulty and after which he had hankered, he then, overcome by despair, gives up all desire of wealth.
Sanskrit: धर्ममेकेऽभिपद्यन्ते कल्याणाभिजना नराः। परत्र सुखमिच्छन्तो निर्विद्येयुश्च लौकिकात्॥
English: Some righteous and highly-born persons devote themselves to the acquisitions of virtue. These every king of worldly happiness from securing the same in the other world.
Sanskrit: जीवितं संत्यजन्त्येके धनलोभपरा जनाः। न जीवितार्थं मन्यन्ते पुरुषा हि धनादृते॥
English: Some persons sacrifice life itself, actuated by the desire of acquiring wealth. These do not think that life without wealth has any use.
Sanskrit: पश्य तेषां कृपणतां पश्य तेषामबुद्धिताम्। अध्रुवे जीविते मोहादर्थदृष्टिमुपाश्रिताः॥
English: Mark at their pitiable condition! Witness their foolishness! When life is so short and uncertain, these men, actuated by ignorance, seek wealth.
Sanskrit: संचये च विनाशान्ते मरणान्ते च जीवित। संयोगे च वियोगान्ते को नु विप्रणयेन्मनः॥
English: Who is there that would busy himself with boarding when destruction is its end, hanker after life when death is its end, and after union when separation is its end?
Sanskrit: धनं वा पुरुषो राजन् पुरुषं वा पुनर्धनम्। अवश्यं प्रजहात्येव तद् विद्वान् कोऽनुसंज्वरेत्॥ अन्येषामपि नश्यन्ति सुहृदश्च धनानि च।
English: Sometimes man renounces wealth, and sometimes wealth renounces man. What man endued with knowledge is there who would grieve at the loss of wealth? There are many other persons in the world who lose wealth and friends.
Sanskrit: पश्य वुद्ध्या मनुष्याणां राजन्नापदमात्मनः॥ नियच्छ यच्छ संयच्छ इन्द्रियाणि मनो गिरम्।
English: See, O king, with your intelligence, and you will come to learn that the calamities which befall men are all owing to their own conduct! Do you, therefore, control your senses, mind and speech.
Sanskrit: प्रतिषेद्धा न चाप्येषु दुर्बलेष्वहितेष्वपि॥ प्राप्तिसृष्टेषु भावेषु व्यपकृष्टेष्वसम्भवे। प्रज्ञानतृप्तो विक्रान्तस्त्वद्विधो नानुशोचति॥
English: For, if these become weak and productive of evil there is no man who can stand aloof from temptation of external objects by which he is always surrounded. As no one can from a good idea of the past nor of the future, there being many intervals of time and place, a person like you who are endued with such wisdom and such prowess, never grieve for union and separation, for good or evil.
Sanskrit: अल्पमिच्छन्नचपलो मृदुर्दान्तः सुनिश्चितः। ब्रह्मचर्योपपन्नश्च त्वद्विधो नैव शोचति॥
English: A person so mild by nature, of controlled self, and settled conclusions, and observant of Brahmacharya vows, never grieve and never becomes restless from the desire of acquiring from the fear of losing anything insignificant.
Sanskrit: न त्वेव जाल्मी कापाली वृत्तिमेषितुमर्हसि। नृशंसवृत्तिं पापिष्ठां दुष्टां कापुरुषोचिताम्॥
English: It is not proper that such a man should follow a deceitful life of mendicancy, a life that is sinful and wicked and cruel and which benefits only a human wretch.
Sanskrit: अपि मूलफलाजीवो रमस्वैको महावने। वाग्यतः संगृहीतात्मा सर्वभूतदयान्वितः॥
English: Do you go to the great forest and lead a life of happiness there, all alone and subsisting upon fruits and roots, restraining words and soul, and filled with mercy for all creatures.
Sanskrit: सदृशं पण्डितस्यैतदीषादन्तेन दन्तिना। यदेको रमतेऽरण्येष्वारण्ये नैव तुष्यति॥
English: Or He, who cheerfully leads such a life in the forest, having elephants of large tusks for companions, with no human being by his side, and contented with the produce of the forest, is said to follow the footsteps of the wise.
Sanskrit: महाह्रदः संक्षुभित आत्मनैव प्रसीदति। एतदेवंगतस्याहं सुखं पश्यामि जीवितुम्॥
English: A large lake, when it becomes disturbed, becomes silent itself. Likewise, a wise men, when disturbed in such matters, becomes tranquil of himself. I see that a person, who has been reduced to such a plight as yours, may live happily even thus.
Sanskrit: असम्भवे श्रियो राजन् हीनस्य सचिवादिभिः। दैवे प्रतिनिविष्टे च किं श्रेयो मन्यते भवान्॥
English: When it is impossible for you to recover your prosperity and when you are without ministers and counsellors, such a course is open to you. Do you expect to reap any benefit by depending upon destiny?
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच अथ चेत् पौरुषं किंचित् क्षत्रियात्मनि पश्यसि। ब्रवीमि तां तु ते नीति राज्यस्य प्रतिपत्तये।।।।
English: If, on the other hand, O Kshatriya, you think that you still possess any prowess, I shall describe to you about that line of policy which you may follow for recovering your kingdom.
Sanskrit: तां चेच्छक्नोषि निर्मातुं कर्म चैव करिष्यसि। शृणु सर्वमशेषेण यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि तत्त्वतः॥
English: If you can adopt that policy and try to exert yourself, you can still regain your prosperity. Listen attentively to all that I say to you fully.
Sanskrit: आचरिष्यसि चेत् कर्म महतोऽर्थानवाप्स्यसि। राज्यं राज्यस्य मन्त्रं वा महतीं वा पुनः श्रियम्॥ अथैतद् रोचते राजन् पुनर्वृहि ब्रवीमि ते।
English: If you act according to those counsels, you may acquire immense wealth, your kingdom and kingly power and great prosperity. If you like it, O king, tell me, for then I shall describe to you that policy.
Sanskrit: राजोवाच ब्रवीतु भगवान्नीतिमुपपन्नोऽस्म्यहं प्रभो॥ अमोघोऽयं भवत्वद्य त्वया सह समागमः।
English: The king said Tell me, O holy one, what you wish to say. I am willing to hear and act according to your advice. Let this my meeting with you to-day produce mighty results.
Sanskrit: मुनिरुवाच हित्वा दम्भं च कामं च क्रोधं हर्ष भयं तथा॥ अप्यमित्राणि सेवस्व प्रणिपत्य कृताञ्जलिः।
English: Casting off pride, desire, anger and joy and fear, wait upon your very foes, humbling yourself and joining your hands.
Sanskrit: तमुत्तमेन शौचेन कर्मणा चाभिधारय॥ दातुमर्हति ते वित्तं वैदेहः सत्यसंगरः।
English: Do you wait upon Janaka the king of Mithila, always performing good and pure acts. The highly truthful king of Videha will, forsooth, give you great wealth.
Sanskrit: प्रमाणं सर्वभूतेषु प्रग्रहं च भविष्यसि॥ ततः सहायान् सोत्साहान् ल्लप्स्यसेऽव्यसनाशुचीन्।
English: You will then become the right arm of that king and secure the confidence of all persons. As an outcome of this, you will win over many courageous and persevering allies, pure in behaviour, and free from the seven cardinal faults.
Sanskrit: वर्तमानः स्वशास्त्रेण संयतात्मा जितेन्द्रियः॥ अभ्युद्धरति चात्मानं प्रसादयति च प्रजाः।
English: By following his duties, à person of subdued self and having his senses under control, succeeds in raising himself and cheering others.
Sanskrit: तेनैवत्व धृतिमता श्रीमता चाभिसत्कृतः॥ प्रमाणं सर्वभूतेषु गत्वा च ग्रहणं महत्।
English: Honoured by Janaka enducd with intelligence and prosperity, you will certainly become the right hand of that king and enjoy the confidence of all.
Sanskrit: ततः सुहृद्बलं लब्ध्वा मन्त्रयित्वा सुमन्त्रिभिः॥ आन्तरैर्भेदयित्वारीन् बिल्वं बिल्वेन भेदय। परैर्वा संविदं कृत्वा बलमप्यस्य घातय॥
English: Having then mustered a large force and held consultations with good ministers, do you create dissensions among your enemies, and setting them against one another, break them all like a person breaking a Vilva with a Vilva. Or, making peace with the enemies of your foe, destroy the latter's power.
Sanskrit: अलभ्या ये शुभा भावाः स्त्रियश्चाच्छादनानि च। शय्यासनानि यानानि महार्हाणि गृहाणि च॥ पक्षिणो मृगजातानि रसगन्धः फलानि च। तेष्वेव सज्जयेथास्त्वं यथा नश्यत्वयं परः॥
English: You will then cause your enemies to be attached to such good things as are not easily · got at, to beautiful women and clothes, beds and seats and cars, all very costly, and houses, and birds and animals of various species, and juices and perfumes and fruits, so that your foe may be ruined of himself.
Sanskrit: यद्येवं प्रतिषेद्धव्यो यापेक्षणमर्हति। न जातु विवृतः कार्यः शत्रुः सुनयमिच्छता॥
English: If one's enemy be thus managed, or if he is treated in differently, one, who wishes to act according to good policy, should never allow that foe to know it at all.
Sanskrit: रमस्व परमामित्रे विषये प्राज्ञसम्मतः। भजस्व श्वेतकाकीयैर्मित्रधर्ममनर्थकैः॥
English: Following the conduct approved of the wise, do you enjoy every king of pleasure in the territories of your enemy, and imitating the conduct of the dog, the deer and the crow, be outwardly a friend to your enemies.
Sanskrit: आरम्भांश्चास्य महतो दुश्चरांश्च प्रयोजय। नदीवच्च विरोधांश्च बलवद्भिर्विरुध्यताम्॥
English: Make them undertake works which are difficult of accomplishment. See also that they enter into hostilities with powerful enemies.
Sanskrit: उद्यानानि महार्हाणि शयनान्यासनानि च। प्रतिभोगसुखेनैव कोशमस्य विरेचय॥
English: Making them attached to pleasure gardens and rich beds and seats, do you, by offering such objects of enjoyment, exhaust your eneiny's treasury.
Sanskrit: यज्ञदाने प्रशाध्यस्मै ब्राह्मणाननुवर्ण्य तान्। ते त्वां प्रतिकरिष्यन्ति तं भोक्ष्यन्ति वृका इव॥
English: Advising your enemy to celebrate sacrifices and making gifts, do you please the Brahmanas. The latter will do good to you in return, and devour your enemy like wolves.