pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: राष्ट्रे चरन्ति यं धर्म राज्ञा साध्वभिरक्षिताः॥ चतुर्थं तस्य धर्मस्य राजा भागं तु विन्दति।
English: The king shares a fourth part of those righteous acts which his subjects, wellprotected by him, perform in his kingdom.
Sanskrit: देवा मनुष्याः पितरो गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः॥ यज्ञमेवोपजीवन्ति नास्ति चेष्टमराजके।
English: The gods, men, Pitris, Gandharvas, Uragas, and Rakshasas, all derive their support from sacrifices. In a country having no king, their can be no sacrifice.
Sanskrit: इतो दत्तेन जीवन्ति देवताः पितरस्तथा॥ राजन्येवास्य धर्मस्य योगक्षेमः प्रतिष्ठितः।
English: The gods and the Pitris live upon the offerings made in sacrifices. Sacrifice, however, dependants upon the king.
Sanskrit: छायायामप्सु वायौ च सुखमुष्णेऽधिगच्छति॥ अग्नौ वाससि सूर्ये च सुखं शीतेऽधिगच्छति।
English: In summer, men seek comfort from the shade of trees, cool water, and cool breezes. In winter, they derive comfort from fire, warm clothing and the sun.
Sanskrit: शब्दे स्पर्शे रसे रूपे गन्धे च रमते मनः॥ तेषु भोगेषु सर्वेषु न भीतो लभते सुखम्।
English: The heart of man finds pleasure in sound, touch, taste, vision, and smell. The man, however, who is filled with fear, finds no pleasure in all these things.
Sanskrit: अभयस्य हि यो दाता तस्यैव सुमहत् फलम्। न हि प्राणसमं दानं त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते॥
English: That person, who removes the fears of men, acquires great merit. There is no present so valuable in three worlds as that of life.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रो राजा यमो राजा धर्मो राजा तथैव च। राजा बिभर्ति रूपाणि राज्ञा सर्वमिदं धृतम्॥
English: The king is Indra. The king is Yama. The king is Dharma. The king puts on different forms. The king preserves and supports every things.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच राज्ञा पुरोहितः कार्यो भवेद् विद्वान् बहुश्रुतः। उभौ समीक्ष्य धर्मार्थावप्रमेयावनन्तरम्॥
English: Bhishma said The king, observing both religious merit and profit which are very intricate, should, forthwith, appoint a priest learned and acquainted intimately with the Vedas and the (other) scriptures.
Sanskrit: धर्मात्मा मन्त्रविद् येषां राज्ञां राजन् पुरोहितः। राजा चैवंगुणो येषां कुशलं तेषु सर्वशः॥
English: Those kings, who have priests, who are pious and conversant with policy, and are possessed of good attributes, enjoy prosperity everywhere.
Sanskrit: उभौ प्रजा वर्धयतो देवान् सर्वान् सुतान् पितृन्। भवेयातां स्थितौ धर्मे श्रद्धेयौ सुतपस्विनौ॥
English: Both the priest and the king should have such qualities as arrest honour, and should observe the vows and penances. They would then succeed in supporting the subjects, the deities. the Pitris, and the children.
Sanskrit: परस्परस्य सुहृदौ विहितौ समचेतसौ। ब्रह्मक्षत्रस्य सम्मानात् प्रजा सुखमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: It is laid down that they should have similar hearts and should be each other's friends. For such friendship between Brahmana and Kshatriya, the subjects become happy.
Sanskrit: विमाननात् तयोरेव प्रजा नश्येयुरेव हि। ब्रह्मक्षत्रं हि सर्वेषां वर्णानां मूलमुच्यते॥
English: If they do not respect each other, destruction would befall the people. The Brahmana and the Kshatriya are said to be the creators of all men.
Sanskrit: अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। ऐलकश्यपसंवादं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Regarding it is cited the old story about the discourse between Aila's son and Kashyapa. Listen to it, О Yudhishthira.
Sanskrit: ऐल उवाच यदा हि ब्रह्म प्रजहाति क्षत्रं क्षत्रं यदा वा प्रजहाति ब्रह्मा अन्वरबलं कतमेऽस्मिन्भजन्ते तथा वर्णाः कतमेऽस्मिन् ध्रियन्ते॥
English: Aila's son said When the Brahmana forsakes the Kshatriya or the Kshatriya forsakes the Brahmana, who amongst them should be considered superior, and upon whom would the other orders depend and maintain themselves?
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच विद्धं राष्ट्र क्षत्रियस्य भवति। ब्रह्मक्षत्रं यत्र विरुद्ध्यतीह। अन्वग्बलं दस्यवस्तद्भजन्ते तथा वर्णं तत्र विदन्ति सन्तः॥
English: Kashyapa said Ruin befalls the kingdom of the Kshatriya when the Brahmana and Kshatriya fight with each other. Robbers attack that kingdom in which anarchy reigns and all good men regard the king as a Mlechchha.
Sanskrit: नैषां ब्रह्म च वर्धते नोत पुत्रा न गर्गरो मथ्यते नो यजन्ते। नैषां पुत्रा वेदमधीयते च यदा ब्रह्म क्षत्रियाः संत्यजन्ति॥
English: Their oxen do not thrive, nor do their children. Their pots (of milk) are not churned, and no sacrifices are celebrated there. The children do not study the Vedas in kingdoms where Brahmanas forsake Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: नैषामर्थो वर्धते जातु गेहे नाधीयते सुप्रजा नो यजन्ते। अपध्वस्ता दस्यु ताः भवन्ति ये ब्राह्मणान् क्षत्रियाः संत्यजन्ति॥
English: In their houses wealth does not multiply. There children do not become good and do not read the scriptures and celebrate sacrifices. Those Kshatriyas that forsake the Brahmanas become impure in blood.
Sanskrit: एतौ हि नित्यं संयुक्तावितरेतरधारणे। क्षत्रं वै ब्रह्मणो योनिोनिः क्षत्रस्य वै द्विजाः॥
English: The Brahmana and the Kshatriya are connected with each other by nature, and each protects the other. The Kshatriya is the root of the Brahmana's advancement and the Brahmana is the root of the Kshatriya's advancement.
Sanskrit: उभावेतौ नित्यमभिप्रपन्नौ सम्प्रापतुर्महतीं सम्प्रतिष्ठाम्! तयोः संधिर्भिद्यते चेत् पुराण स्ततः सर्वं भवति हि सम्प्रमूढम्॥
English: When each helps the other, both enjoy great prosperity. If their friendship, existing from days of yore, is snapped anarchy prevails everywhere.
Sanskrit: नात्र पारं लभते पारगामी महागाधे गौरिव सम्प्रपन्ना। चातुर्वण्र्यं भवति हि सम्प्रमूढं प्रजास्ततः क्षयसंस्था भवन्ति॥
English: No person, desirous of crossing the ocean of life, succeeds in his attempts like a small boat floating on the bosom of the sea. The four orders of men become confounded and meet with destruction,
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मवृक्षो रक्ष्यमाणो मधु हेम च वर्षति। अरक्ष्यमाण: सततमश्रु पापं च वर्षति॥
English: If the tree of a Brahmana is protected, it showers gold and honey. If on the other hand, it is not protected, it then showers tears and sin.
Sanskrit: न ब्रह्मचारी चरणादयेतो यदा ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि त्राणमिच्छेत्। आश्चर्यतो वर्षति तत्र देव स्तत्राभीक्ष्णं दुःसहाश्चाविशन्ति॥
English: When Brahmanas neglect the study of the Vedas and seek protection from the scriptures, then Indra does not pour rain in time and various sorts of calamities constantly assail the kingdom.
Sanskrit: स्त्रियं हत्वा ब्राह्मणं वापि पाप: सभायां यत्र लभतेऽनुवादम्। राज्ञः सकाशे न बिभेति चापि ततो भयं विद्यते क्षत्रियस्या॥
English: When a sinful wretch, having killed a woman or a Brahmana, does not incur censure in assemblies of fellowmen and does not fear the king, then danger threatens the Kshatriya king.
Sanskrit: पापैः पापे क्रियमाणे हि चैल ततो रुद्रो जायते देव एषः। पापैः पापा: संजनयन्ति रुद्र ततः सर्वान् साध्वसाधून् हिनस्ति॥
English: For the sins perpetrated by sinful men, the god Rudra appears in the kingdom. Indeed, the sinful by their sins invite that god of vengeance. He then kills all, the honest and the wicked alike.
Sanskrit: ऐल एवाच कुतो रुद्रः कीदृशो वापि रुद्रः सत्त्वैः सत्त्वं दृश्यते वध्यमानम्। एतत् सर्वं कश्यप मे प्रचक्ष्व कुतो रुद्रो जायते देव एषः॥
English: Aila said Whence does Rudra originate? What also is his form? Creatures are seen to be destroyed by creatures. Tell me all this, O Kashyapa, Whence does the god Rudra originate.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच आत्मा रुद्रो हृदयो मानवानां स्वं स्वं देहं परदेहं न हन्ति। वातोत्पातैः सदृशं रुद्रमार्ह र्देवैर्जीमूतैः सदृशं रूपमस्य॥
English: Kashyapa said Rudra exists in the hearts of men. He destroys the bodies themselves in which he lives as also the bodies of others. Rudra is like visitations of the sky and his form is like that of the wind-god.
Sanskrit: ऐल उवाच वातः परिवृणोति कर्थि न जीमूतो वर्षति नापि देवः। तथायुक्तो दृश्यते मानुषेषु कामद्वेषाद् बध्यते मुह्यते च॥ न वै
English: The Wind does not, by blowing, visible destroy men at all times, nor does Indra do so by purring rain. On the other hand, it is seen among men that they lose their senses and are killed through lust and malice.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच यथैकगेहे जातवेदाः प्रदीप्तः कृत्स्नं ग्रामं दहते चत्वरं वा। विमोहनं कुरुते देव एष ततः सर्वं स्पृश्यते पुण्यपापैः॥
English: Kashyapa said, Fire burning in one house, burns a whole quarter or an entire village. Likewise this deity stupefies the senses of some one and then that stupefaction affects all, the honest and the wicked alike, without any distinction.
Sanskrit: ऐल उवाच यदि दण्डः स्पृशतेऽपुण्यपापं पापैः पापे क्रियमाणे विशेषात्। सुकृतं नाम कुर्याद् दुष्कृतं वा कस्य हेतोर्न कुर्यात्॥ कस्य हेतोः
English: Aila Said: If punishment affects all, viz., the honest and the wicked alike, on account of the sins committed by the sinful, why should men, in that case, perform acts that are meritorious? Indeed, why should they abstain from wicked acts.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच असंत्यागात् पापकृतामपा स्तुल्यो दण्डः स्पृशते मिश्रभावात्। शुष्णा दह्यते मिश्रभार्वा न मिश्रः स्यात् पापकृद्भिः कथंचित्॥
English: By standing aloof from the sinful, one becomes pure and stainless. However, by being mixed with the sinful, the sinless are punished. Wet wood, if mixed with dry wood, is consumed by the fire for such mixture. The sinless, therefore, should never associate with the sinful.
Sanskrit: ऐल उवाच साध्वसाधून् धारयतीह भूमिः साध्वसाधूंस्तापयतीह सूर्यः। साध्वसाधूंश्चापि वातीह वायु रापस्तथा साध्वसाधून् पुनन्ति॥
English: Aila said The Earth contains the honest and the wicked. The sun warms the honest and the wicked. The wind blows equally for them. Water cleanses them equally.
Sanskrit: कश्यप उवाच एवमस्मिन्वर्तते लोक एव नामुत्रं वर्तते राजपुत्र। प्रेत्यैतयोरन्तरावान्विशेषो यो वै पुण्यं चरते यश्च पापम्॥
English: Kashyapa said Such, indeed, is the course of this world, O prince. It is not so, however, in another world. In the other world, there is a great difference between the person that acts virtuously and him that acts sinfully.
Sanskrit: पुण्यस्य लोको मधुमान् घृतार्चि हिरण्यज्योतिरमृतस्य नाभिः। तत्र प्रेत्य मोदते ब्रह्मचारी न तत्र मृत्युर्न जरा नोत दुःखम्॥
English: The regions which virtuous men acquire are full of honey and the splendour of gold or of fire upon which clarified butter has been poured. They are compared to the navel of ambrosia. The meritorious person enjoys great happiness there. Death, decrepitude, and sorrow are not there.
Sanskrit: पापस्य लोको निरयोऽप्रकाशो नित्यं दुःखं शोकभूयिष्ठमेवा तत्रात्मानं शोचति पापकर्मा बह्वीः समाः प्रतपन्नपतिष्ठः॥
English: The region for the sinful is hell. Darkness and constant pain are there, and it is full of sorrow. Sinking in infamy, the sinful man grieves for many years.
Sanskrit: मिथो भेदाब्राह्मणक्षत्रियाणां प्रजा दुःखं दुःसहं चाविशन्ति। एवं ज्ञात्वा कार्य एवेह नित्यं पुरोहितो नैकविद्यो नृपेणा॥
English: For a division between Brahmanas and Kshatriyas, numberless griefs assail the people. Knowing this, a king should appoint a (Brahmana) priest having experience and wide knowledge. owner
Sanskrit: तं चैवान्वभिषिच्येत तथा धर्मो विधीयते। अग्रयो हि ब्राह्मणः प्रोक्तः सर्वस्यैवेह धर्मतः॥
English: A king should first engage the priest in his office, and then perform his own coronation. This has bean laid down in the scriptures. The ordinance declare that the Brahmana is the foremost of all creatures. Men who know the Vedas say that the Brahinana was created first.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं हि ब्राह्मणः सृष्टिरिति ब्रह्मविदो विदुः। ज्येष्ठेनाभिजनेनास्य प्राप्तं पूर्वं यदुत्तरम्॥
English: For the precedence of his birth, all things that are good in this world are in him, the Brahmana, who is the of best productions of the creation, is also for such precedence, worthy of the respect and the worship of all creatures.
Sanskrit: तस्मान्यान्यश्च पूज्यश्च ब्राह्मणः प्रसृतागभुक्। सर्वं श्रेष्ठं विशिष्टं च निवेद्यं तस्य धर्मतः॥
English: A king, however powerful, powerful, should according to the injunctions of the scriptures confer upon the Brahmana whatever is best and superior to all others,
Sanskrit: अवश्यमेव कर्तव्यं राज्ञा बलवतापि हि। ब्रह्म वर्धयति क्षत्रं क्षत्रतो ब्रह्म वर्धते। एवं राज्ञा विशेषेण पूज्या ब्राह्मणाः सदा॥
English: The Brahmana contributes to the advancement of the Kshatriya, Kshatriya, and the Kshatriya to that of the Brahmana. Brahmana should, therefore, be especially and always adored by kings.'
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच योगक्षेमो हि राष्ट्रस्य राजन्यायत्त उच्यते। योगक्षेमो हि राज्ञो हि समायत्त पुरोहिते॥
English: Bhishma said It is said that the preservation and advancement of the kingdom depends upon the king. The preservation and advancement of the kings depends upon the king's priest.
Sanskrit: यत्रादृष्टं भयं ब्रह्म प्रजानां शमयत्युत। दृष्टं च राजा बाहुभ्यां तद् राज्यं सुखमेधते॥
English: That kingdom truly enjoys felicity where the invisible fears of the subjects, are removed by the Brahmana and all visible ones are suppressed by the king with the strength of his arin.
Sanskrit: अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। मुचुकुन्दस्य संवादं राज्ञो वैश्रवणस्य च॥
English: Regarding it is cited the old discourse between king Muchukunda and Vaishravana.
Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्दो विजित्येमां पृथिवीं पृथिवीपतिः। जिज्ञासमानः स्वबलमभ्ययादलकाधिपम्॥
English: King Muchukunda, having conquered the entire Earth, went to the lord of Alaka for testing his strength.
Sanskrit: ततो वैश्रवणो राजा राक्षसानसृजत् तदा। ते बलान्यवमृद्गन्त मुचुकुन्दस्य नैर्ऋताः॥
English: King Vaishravana created a large army of Rakshasas. These grinded the army led by Muchukunda.
Sanskrit: स हन्यमाने सैन्ये स्वे मुचुकुन्दो नराधिपः। गर्हयामास विद्वांसं पुरोहितमरिंदमः॥
English: Witnessing the destruction of his army, king Muchukunda, O chastiser of foes, began to remonstrate with his own feared priest Vasishtha.
Sanskrit: तत उग्रं तपस्तप्त्वा वसिष्ठो धर्मवित्तमः। रक्षांस्युपावधीत् तस्य पन्थानं चाप्यविन्दत॥
English: Thereupon that foremost of righteous persons, viz, Vasishtha, practised very austere penances, and, causing those Rakshasas to be killed, ascertained the true course which Muchukunda was following.
Sanskrit: ततो वैश्रवणो राजा मुचुकुन्दमदर्शयत्। वध्यमानेषु सैन्येषु वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥
English: When king Vaishravana's troops were being killed, he showed himself Muchukunda and said these words. to
Sanskrit: धनद उवाच बलवन्तस्त्वया पूर्वे राजानः सपुरोहिताः। न चैवं समवर्तन्त यथा त्वमिह वर्तसे॥
English: The Lord of Death said Many kings of yore, more powerful than you, aided by their priests, had never approached me thus.
Sanskrit: ते खल्वपि कृतास्त्राश्च बलवन्तश्च भूमिपाः। आगम्य पर्युपासन्ते मामीशं सुखदुःखयोः॥
English: All of them were clever in weapons and all of them were powerful. Knowing me as the giver of happiness and misery, they approached me for offering adorations.
Sanskrit: यद्यस्ति बाहुवीर्यं ते तद् दर्शयितुमर्हसि। किं ब्राह्मणबलेन त्वमतिमात्र प्रवर्तसे॥
English: In truth, if you have might of arms you should display it. Why do you act so proudly helped by Brahmana power.
Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्दस्ततः क्रुद्धः प्रत्युवाच धनेश्वरम्। न्यायपूर्वमसंरब्धमसम्भ्रान्तमिदं वचः॥
English: Enraged at these words, Muchukunda, shorn of pride and fear, said to the Lord of Death these words pregnant with reason and justice.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मक्षत्रमिदं सृष्टमेकयोनि स्वयम्भुवा। पृथग्बलविधानं तन्न लोकं परिपालयेत्॥
English: The Self-create Brahman created the Brahmana and the Kshatriya. They have a common origin. If they apply their energies separately, they would never be able to keep up the world.
Sanskrit: तपो मन्त्रबलं नित्यं ब्राह्मणेषु प्रतिष्ठितम्। अस्त्रबाहुबलं नित्यं क्षत्रियेषु प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
English: The power of penances and Mantras was given to the Brahmanas; the strength of arms and of weapons was conferred upon Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: ताभ्यां सम्भूय कर्तव्यं प्रजानां परिपालनम्। तथा च मां प्रवर्तन्तं किं गर्हस्यलकाधिप।॥
English: Helped by both kinds of strength, kings should protect their subjects. I am acting in that way. Why do you, O lord of Alaka, remonstrate with me then?
Sanskrit: ततोऽब्रवीद् वैश्रवणो राजानं सपुरोहितम्। नाहं राज्यमनिर्दिा कस्मैचिद् विदधाम्युत॥ नाच्छिन्दे चाप्यनिादमिति जानीहि पार्थिव।
English: Thus accosted, Vaishravana said to Muchukunda and his priest,-I never, without being ordered (by the Self-born) confr sovereignty upon any one. Nor do I ever, without his behest, snatch it away from any one. Know this, O king.
Sanskrit: प्रशाधि पृथिवीं कृत्स्ना मद्दत्तामखिलामिमाम्। एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच मुचुकुन्दो महीपतिः॥
English: Do you rule then the boundless Earth.—Thus addressed, king Muchukunda replied, saying.-
Sanskrit: मुचुकुन्द उवाच नाहं राज्यं भवद्दत्तं भोक्तुमिच्छामि पार्थिव। बाहुवीर्यार्जितं राज्यम श्नीयामिति कामये॥
English: I do not, O king, desire to enjoy sovereignty given by you as a gift. I desire to enjoy sovereignty secured by the power of my own arms.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच ततो वैश्रवणो राजा विस्मयं परमं ययौ। क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितं दृष्ट्वा मुचुकुन्दमसम्भ्रमम्॥
English: Bhishma said At these words of Muchukunda, Vaishravana, seeing the king undaunted in the observance of Kshatriya duties, was stricken with surprise.
Sanskrit: ततो राजा मुचुकुन्दः सोऽन्वशासद् वसुन्धराम्। बाहुवीर्यार्जितां सम्यक्षत्रधर्ममनुव्रतः॥
English: King Muchukunda, devoted to Kshatriya duties, continued to rule the entire Earth acquired by the power of his own arms.
Sanskrit: एवं यो धर्मविद् राजा ब्रह्मपूर्वं प्रवर्तते। जयत्यविजितामुर्वी यशश्च महदश्नुते॥
English: That virtuous king, who governs his kingdom, aided by and revering the Brahmana, succeeds in subjugating the whole Earth and acquiring great fame.
Sanskrit: नित्योदकी ब्राह्मणः स्यान्नित्यशस्त्रश्च क्षत्रियः। तयोहि सर्वमायत्तं यत् किञ्चिज्जगतीगतम्॥
English: The Brahmana should daily perform his religious rites and the Kshatriya should always be ready with weapons. They both are the rightful owners of everything in the world.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच यथा वृत्त्या महीपालो विवर्धयति मानवान्। पुण्यांश्च लोकान् जयति तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Describe to me, O grandfather, the conduct by which a king succeeds in advancing his subjects and earning regions of happiness in the other world.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच दानशीलो भवेद् राजा यज्ञशीलश्च भारत। उपवासतप:शीलः प्रजानां पालने रतः॥
English: Bhishma said "The king should be liberal and should celebrate sacrifices, O Bharata. He should observe vows and penances, and should be devoted to the duty of protecting his subjects.
Sanskrit: सर्वाश्चैव प्रजा नित्यं राजा धर्पण पालयन्। उत्थानेन प्रदानेन पूजयेच्चापि धार्मिकान्॥
English: Virtuously protecting all his subjects he should honour all pious persons by standing up when they come and by making presents to them.
Sanskrit: राज्ञा हि पूजितो धर्मस्ततः सर्वत्र पूज्यते। यद् यदाचरते राजा तत् प्रजानां स्म रोचते॥
English: If the king honours it, righteousness is honoured everywhere. Whatever acts and things a king likes they are liked by his subjects.
Sanskrit: नित्यमुद्यतदण्डश्च भवेन्मृत्युरिवारिषु। निहन्यात् सर्वतो दस्यून न कामात् कस्यचित् क्षमेत्॥५
English: The king should always be like Death to his enemies with the rod of punishment uplifted in his hands, He should root out robbers in his kingdom and never pardon any one capriciously.
Sanskrit: यं हि धर्मं चरन्तीह प्रजा राज्ञा सुरक्षिताः। चतुर्थं तस्य धर्मस्य राजा भारत विन्दति॥
English: The king, O Bharata, acquires a fourth part of merit that his subjects acquire under his shelter.
Sanskrit: यदधीते यद् ददाति यज्जुहोति यदर्चति। राजा चतुर्थभाक् तस्य प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥ यद् राष्ट्रेऽकुशलं किञ्चिद् राज्ञोऽरक्षयतः प्रजाः। चतुर्थं तस्य पापस्य राजा भारत विन्दति॥
English: By only protecting his subjects the king acquires a fourth part of merit that his subjects acquire by study, by gift, by pouring libations, and by adoring the gods. The king acquires a fourth part of also the sin that his subjects commit on account, any distress in the kingdom arising from the king's neglect in satisfying the duty of protection.
Sanskrit: अप्याहुः सर्वमेवेति भूयोऽर्धमिति निश्चयः। कर्मणः पृथिवीपाल नृशंसोऽनृतवागपि॥
English: Some say that the king earns a half, and some say the full measure, of whatever sin is caused by his becoming cruel and a liar.
Sanskrit: तादृशात् किल्बिषाद् राजा शृणु येन प्रमुच्यते। प्रत्याहर्तुमशक्यं स्याद् धनं चोरैर्हतं यदि। तत् स्वकोशात् प्रदेयं स्यादशक्तेनोपजीवतः॥
English: Listen now to the means by which the king may purge off such sins. If the king fails to restore to a subject the wealth that has been stolen away by thieves he should then make good the loss from his own treasury, or, in case of inability, with wealth taken from his dependants.
Sanskrit: सर्ववर्णः सदा रक्ष्यं ब्रह्मस्वं ब्राह्मणा यथा। न स्थेयं विषये तेन योऽपकुर्याद् द्विजातिषु॥
English: All the cases should protect the wealth of a Brahmana as well as his body and life. The person that offends against Brahmanas should be banished from the kingdom.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मस्वे रक्ष्यमाणे तु सर्वं भवति रक्षितम्। तस्मात् तेषां प्रसादेन कृतकृत्यो भवेन्नृपः॥
English: Everything is protected by protecting Brahmana's wealth. Through the favour of the Brahmanas, which may thus be secured, the king becomes crowned with success.
Sanskrit: पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि महाद्रुममिव द्विजाः। नरास्तमुपजीवन्ति नृपं सर्वार्थसाधकम्॥
English: Men seek the shelter of a capable king like creatures seeking relief from the clouds or birds seeking refuge in a large tree.
Sanskrit: न हि कामात्मना राज्ञा सततं कामबुद्धिना। नृशंसेनातिलुब्धेन शक्यं पालयितुं प्रजाः॥
English: A cruel and covetous king, always lustful and seeking the gratification of his desires can never protect his subject.'
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच नाहं राज्यसुखान्वेषी राज्यमिच्छाम्यपि क्षणम्। धर्मार्थं रोचये राज्यं धर्मश्चात्र न विद्यते॥
English: Yudhishthira said I do not, for a moment, seek the happiness of sovereignty itself for its own sake. I desire it, however, for the sake of the merit one may gain from it. It seems to me that it has no merit.
Sanskrit: तदलं मम राज्येन यत्र धर्मो न विद्यते। वनमेव गमिष्यामि तस्माद् धर्मचिकीर्षया॥ तत्र मेध्येष्वरण्येषु न्यस्तदण्डो जितेन्द्रियः। धर्ममाराधयिष्यामि मुनिर्मूलफलाशनः॥
English: There is no such necessity by which no merit can be acquired. I shall, therefore, retire. into the forest acquiring religious merit. Laying aside the rod of punishment and controlling my senses, I shall go to the forest which is sacred and seek to acquire the merit of righteousness by becoming an ascetic living upon fruits and roots."
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच वेदाहं तव या बुद्धिरानृशंस्यगुणैव सा। न च शुद्धनृशंस्येन शक्यं राज्यमुपासितम्॥
English: Bhishma said 'I know, O Yudhishthira, what the nature of your heart is, and how inoffensive you are. You will not, however, by inoffensiveness alone, succeed in governing your kingdom.
Sanskrit: अपि तु त्वां मृदुप्रज्ञमत्यार्यमतिधार्मिकम्। क्लीबं धर्मघृणायुक्तं न लोको बहु मन्यते॥
English: Your heart is mild by nature, you are merciful, and highly righteous. You are without energy, are virtuous and full of compassion. People, however, do not respect you.
Sanskrit: वृत्तं तु स्वमपेक्षस्व पितृपैतामहोचितम्। नैव राज्ञां तथा वृत्तं यथा त्वं स्थातुमिच्छसि॥
English: Follow the conduct of your father and grandfather. Kings should never follow the conduct which you seek to adopt.
Sanskrit: न हि वैक्लव्यसंसृष्टमानृशंस्यमिहास्थितः। प्रजापालनसम्भूतमाप्ता धर्मफलं ह्यसि॥
English: Never be affected by anxiety, and never adopt such inoffensive conduct. By becoming so, you would not earn that merit of righteousness which arises from protecting subjects.
Sanskrit: न ह्येतामाशिषं पाण्डुर्न च कुन्ती त्वयाचता तथैतत् प्रज्ञया तात यथाऽऽचरसि मेधया॥
English: The conduct you wish to follow urged on by your intelligence and wisdom, is not quiet of a piece with those blessings which your father Pandu or your mother Kunti used to solicit for you.
Sanskrit: शौर्य बलं च सत्यं च पिता तव सदाब्रवीत्। माहात्म्यं च महौदार्यं भवतः कुन्त्ययाचत॥
English: Your father always prayed for your courage, might, and truth. Kunti always prayed for your high-mindedness and liberality.
Sanskrit: नित्यं स्वाहा स्वधा नित्यं चोभे मानुषदैवते। पुढेष्वाशासते नित्यं पितरो दैवतानि च।॥
English: The offerings with Svaha and Svadha in Shraddhas and sacrifices are always solicited from children by the Pitris and the deities.
Sanskrit: दानमध्ययनं यज्ञं प्रजानां परिपालनम्। धर्ममेतदधर्मं वा जन्मनैवाभ्यजायथाः॥
English: Whether gifts, study, sacrifices and the protection of subjects, virtuous of sinful you are born to practise and perform them.
Sanskrit: काले धुरि च युक्तानां वहतां भारमाहितम्। सीदतामपि कौन्तेय न कीर्तिरवसीदति॥
English: The fame of men never suffers, even it they fail in bearing the burden which is placed on them and to which they are wedded for life.