pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: प्रशाधि पृथिवीं राजन् यदि तेऽनुग्रहो भवेत्। प्रासादं शयनं यानं वासांस्याभरणानि च॥
English: If you wish to show your favour, rule then this Earth! They who seeks happiness but are very poor and abandoned by friends may adopt Renunciation.
Sanskrit: श्रिया विहीनैरधनैस्त्यक्तमित्रैरकिंचनैः। सौखिकैः सम्भृतानर्थान् यः संत्यजति किं नु तत्॥
English: But he who imitates those men by leaving off palatial edifices and beds and vehicles and dresses and ornaments, acts improperly, indeed.
Sanskrit: योऽत्यन्तं प्रतिगृह्णीयाद् यश्च दद्यात् सदैव हि। तयोस्त्वमन्तरं विद्धि श्रेयांस्ताभ्यां क उच्यते॥
English: One always accepts gifts from others, while another always makes gifts. You know the difference between the two, Who, indeed, of these two should be considered superior?
Sanskrit: सदैव याचमानेषु तथा दम्भान्वितेषु च। एतेषु दक्षिणा दत्ता दावाग्नाविव दुर्हतम्॥
English: If a gift is made to one who always accepts gifts, or to one who is proud, that gift, becomes useless like the clarified butter that is poured upon a forest-fire.
Sanskrit: जातवेदा यथा राजन् नादग्ध्वैवोपशाम्यति। सदैव याचमानो हि तथा शाम्यति न द्विजः॥
English: As a fire, o king, never dies till it has consumed all that has been thrown into it, even so a beggar is silenced till he receives something.
Sanskrit: सतां वै ददतोऽन्नं च लोकेऽस्मिन् प्रकृतिर्बुवा। न चेद् राजा भवेद् दाता कुतः स्युर्मोक्षकाक्षिणः।।२७
English: In this world, the food given by a charitable person, is the support of the pious. If, therefore, the king does not give (food), where will the pious go to, who aspire for salvation.
Sanskrit: अन्नाद् गृहस्था लोकेऽस्मिन् भिक्षवस्तत एव च। अन्नात् प्राणः प्रभवति अन्नदः प्राणदो भवेत्॥
English: They that have food (in their houses) are householders. Mendicants are supported by them. Life is kept up by food. Therefore, the giver of food is the giver of life.
Sanskrit: गृहस्थेभ्योऽपि निर्मुक्ता गृहस्थानेव संश्रिताः। प्रभवं च प्रतिष्ठां च दान्ता विन्दन्त आसते॥
English: Coming out from among those who live as householders, mendicants depend upon those very persons from whom they come. By doing this, those self-controlled men acquire and enjoy fame and power.
Sanskrit: त्यागान भिक्षुकं विद्यान्न मौढ्यान्न च याचनात्। ऋजुस्तु योऽर्थं त्यजति नसुखं विद्धि भिक्षुकम्॥
English: One cannot be called a mendicant for his having only renounced his worldly possessions, or for his having only led a life of dependence on charity. He who forsakes sincerely the possessions and pleasures of the world to be regarded a true mendicant.
Sanskrit: असक्तः सक्तवद् गच्छन् निःसङ्गो मुक्तवन्धनः। समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च स वै मुक्तो महीपते॥
English: Unattachment at heart though showing attachment outwardly, standing aloof from the world, having broken all his fetters, regarding friend and foe in the same light, such a man, O king, is regarded to be liberated.
Sanskrit: परिव्रजन्ति दानार्थं मुण्डाः काषायवाससः। सिता बहुविधै पाशैः संचिन्वन्तो वृथामिषम्॥
English: Having shaved their heads clean and put on the brown robe, people rove like mendicants, though fettered by various ties and though always seeking useless wealth.
Sanskrit: त्रयीं च नाम वार्ता च त्यक्त्वा पुत्रान् व्रजन्ति ये। त्रिविष्टब्धं च वासश्च प्रतिगृह्णन्त्यबुद्धयः॥
English: They who, casting off the three Vedas, their usual avocations and children, live like mendicants by taking up the triple-headed rod and the brown robe, are really persons of weak understanding.
Sanskrit: अनिष्कषाये काषायमीहार्थमिति विद्धि तम्। धर्मध्वजानां मुण्डानां वृत्त्यर्थमिति मे मितिः॥
English: Without having cast off anger and other passions, wearing only the brown robe, O king, is due to the desire of earning the means of livelihood. Those persons of clean-shaved heads who hold up the banner of virtue, have the acquisition of sustenance for their only object in life.
Sanskrit: काषायैरजिनैश्चीरैर्नग्नान् मुण्डान् जटाधरान्। बिभ्रत् साधून महाराज जय लोकान् जितेन्द्रियः॥
English: Therefore, O king, controlling your passions do you secure blissful regions for yourself hereafter by maintaining them that are truly pious amongst those having matted locks or clean-shaved heads, naked or clad in rags, or skins or brown clothes.
Sanskrit: अग्न्याधेयानि गुर्वर्थं क्रतूनपि सुदक्षिणान्। ददात्यहरहः पूर्वं को नु धर्मरतस्ततः॥
English: Who is there that is more virtuous then he who maintains his sacred fire, who celebrates sacrifices with presents of animals and money, and who administers charity day and night?
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच तत्त्वज्ञो जनको राजा लोकेऽस्मिन्निति गीयते। सोऽप्यासीन्मोहसम्पन्नो मा मोहवशमन्वगाः॥
English: Arjuna said King Janaka was known as a truth-knowing person in the world. Even he, was bewildered in the ascertainment of duty. Do not yield to stupefaction.
Sanskrit: एवं धर्ममनुक्रान्ताः सदा दानतपःपरा। आनृशंस्यगुणोपेताः कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः॥ प्रजानां पालने युक्ता दानमुत्तममास्थिताः। इष्टॉल्लोकानवाप्स्यामो गुरुवृद्धोपचायिनः॥
English: The duties of a householder are observed by person practising charity. By abstaining from all sorts of injuries, by casting off desire and anger, by being engaged in protecting all creatures, by making charities and lastly by making elders and aged persons, we shall succeed in attaining such blissful regions as are after our hearts.
Sanskrit: देवतातिथिभूतानां निर्वपन्तो यथाविधि। स्थानमिष्टमवाप्स्यामो ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः॥
English: By duly satisfying gods, guests, and all creatures, by adoring Brahmanas, and by truthfulness of speech, we shall certainly attain to desirable regions of bliss.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच वेदाहं तात शास्त्राणि अपराणि पराणि च। उभयं वेदवचनं कुरु कर्म त्यजेति च॥
English: Yudhishthira said I know both the Vedas and the scriptures that lead to the attainment of Brahma. In the Vedas there are both kinds of precepts, viz., those that preach action and those that preach the renouncement of action,
Sanskrit: आकुलानि च शास्त्राणि हेतुभिश्चिन्तितानि च। निश्चयश्चैव यो मन्त्रे वेदाहं तं यथाविधि॥
English: The scriptures are conflicting and their conclusions are based upon reasons. The truth of the mantras is duly known to me.
Sanskrit: त्वं तु केवलमस्त्रज्ञो वीरव्रतसमन्वितः। शास्त्रार्थं तत्त्वतो गन्तुं न समर्थः कथंचन॥
English: You are conversant only with weapons and the practices of heroes. You are unable to understand correctly the meaning of the scriptures.
Sanskrit: शास्त्रार्थसूक्ष्मदर्शी यो धर्मनिश्चयकोविदः। तेनाप्येवं न वाच्योऽहं यदि धर्मं प्रपश्यसि॥
English: If you were really acquainted with duty, then you could have understood that words like these ought not to have been addressed to me by one possessing the true knowledge of the scriptures and acquainted with the truths of religion.
Sanskrit: भ्रातृसौहृदमास्थाय यदुक्तं वचनं त्वया। न्याय्यं युक्तं च कौन्तेय प्रीतोऽहं तेन तेऽर्जुन॥
English: What, however, you have said to me out of fraternal affection, has been fit and proper, O son of Kunti. I am, therefore, gratified with thee, O Arjuna.
Sanskrit: युद्धधर्मेषु सर्वेषु क्रियाणां नैपुणेषु च। न त्वया सदृशः कश्चित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते॥
English: There is no one equal to you in the three worlds in all duties connected with battle and in skill in various kinds of acts,
Sanskrit: धर्मं सूक्ष्मतरं वाच्यं तत्र दुष्प्रतरं त्वया। धनंजय न मे बुद्धिमभिशङ्कितुमर्हसि।॥
English: You are, therefore, competent to speak of the niceties of those subjects, that are not understood by others. You should not, however, O Dhananjaya, doubt my intelligence.
Sanskrit: युद्धशास्त्रविदेव त्वं न वृद्धाः सेवितास्त्वया। संक्षिप्तविस्तरविदां न तेषां वेत्सि निश्चयम्॥ तपस्त्यागोऽविधिरिति निश्चयस्त्वेष धीमताम्। परं परं ज्याय एषां येषां नैश्रेयसी मतिः॥
English: You are, a master of the science of battle, but you have never waited upon the aged. You know not the conclusions arrived at by those that have studied the subject briefly and fully. The conclusion of intelligent men who want salvation, is that of ascetic penances, renunciation, and knowledge of Brahma, the second is superior to the first, and the third is superior to the second.
Sanskrit: यस्त्वेतन्मन्यसे पार्थन ज्यायोऽस्ति धनादिति। तत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथा नैतत् प्रधानतः॥
English: Your conclusion, that there is nothing superior to wealth, is a mistake. I will convince you of it, so that you may not again regard wealth in that light.
Sanskrit: तप:स्वाध्यायशीला हि दृश्यन्ते धार्मिका जनाः। ऋषयस्तपसा युक्ता येषां लोकाः सनातनाः॥
English: All righteous men are seen to be devoted to ascetic penances and the study of the Vedas, The Rishis also, that have many eternal regions for them, enjoy the merit of penances.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रवो धीरास्तथान्ये वनवासिनः। अरण्ये बहवश्चैव स्वाध्यायेन दिवं गताः॥
English: Others possessed equanimity of soul, having no enemies, and dwelling in the forest have, through penances and study of the Vedas, proceeded to heaven.
Sanskrit: उत्तरेण तु पन्थानमार्या विषयनिग्रहात्। अबुद्धिजं तमस्त्यक्त्वा लोकांस्त्यागवतां गताः॥
English: By controlling desire for worldly objects and casting off the darkness of sin, pious men proceed northward to the regions reserved for those who practise Renunciation.
Sanskrit: दक्षिणेन तु पन्थानं यं भास्वन्तं प्रचक्षते। एते क्रियावतां लोका ये श्मशानानि जिरे॥
English: The path that lies to the south and leads to regions of light is reserved for men devoted to action. These are acquired by persons subject to birth and death.
Sanskrit: अनिर्देश्चा गतिः सा तु यां प्रपश्यन्ति मोक्षिणः। तस्माद् योगः प्रधानेष्टः स तु दुःखं प्रवेदितुम्॥
English: That end, however, which persons who wishing to have salvation cannot be described. Yoga is the best means for attaining to it. It is not easy to explain it.
Sanskrit: अनुस्मृत्य तु शास्त्राणि कवयः समवस्थिताः। अपीह स्यादपीह स्यात् सारासारदिदृक्षया॥
English: Those that are learned live, meditating on the scriptures for finding out what is unreal. They, however, jump at this and that in the belief that the object of their search exists in this and that.
Sanskrit: वेदवादानतिक्रम्य शास्त्राण्यारण्यकानि च। विपाट्य कदलीस्तम्भं सारं ददृशिरे न ते॥
English: Having studied, however, the Vedas the Aranyakas, and the other scriptures, they miss the real like men failing to find solid timber in an uprooted Banana plant.
Sanskrit: अथैकान्तव्युदासेन शरीरे पाञ्चभौतिके। इच्छाद्वेषसमासक्तमात्मानं प्राहुरिङ्गित्तैः॥
English: There are some who, disbelieving in its oneness, consider the Soul, dwelling in the physical body consisting of the five elements, possessing the attributes of desire and hatred.
Sanskrit: अग्राह्यं चक्षुषा सूक्ष्ममनिर्देश्यं च तद्गिरा। कर्महेतुपुरस्कारं भूतेषु परिवर्तते।१९।।
English: Unseen by the eye, highly subtile, and indescribable by words, it goes on in a round (of rebirths) among the creatures of the Earth, keeping before it that which is the root of action.
Sanskrit: कल्याणगोचरं कृत्वा मनस्तृष्णां निगृह्य च। कर्मसंततिमुत्सृज्य स्थानिरालम्बनः सुखी।॥
English: Having made the Soul gradually come towards itself which is the root of all bliss, having controlled all mental desires, and having cast off all kinds of action, one may become perfectly independent and happy.
Sanskrit: अस्मिन्नेवं सूक्ष्मगम्ये मार्गे सद्भिर्निषेविते। कथमर्थमनाढ्यमर्जुन त्वं प्रशंससि॥
English: When there is such a path that is followed by the righteous and that is attainable by Knowledge, why, O Arjuna, do you speak highly of wealth which is full of all sorts of dangers?
Sanskrit: पूर्वशास्त्रविदोऽप्येवं जनाः पश्यन्ति भारत। क्रियासु निरता नित्यं दाने यज्ञे च कर्मणि॥
English: Men of olden times who were conversant with the scriptures, O Bharata,-men who were always engaged in gifts and sacrifices and action, held this view, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: भवन्ति सुदुरावर्ता हेतुमन्तोऽपि पण्डिताः। दृढपूर्वे स्मृता मूढा नैतदस्तीतिवादिनः॥
English: There are some fools who, accomplished in the science of logic, deny the existence of the Soul, for the strength of their convictions of a pristine life. It is very difficult to make them accept this truth about final liberation.
Sanskrit: अनृतस्यावमन्तारो वक्तारो जनसंसदि। चरन्ति वसुधां कृत्स्नां वावदूका बहुश्रुताः॥
English: Those wicked men, though highly learned, travel all over the Earth, delivering lectures in assemblies, and deprecating the true doctrine about liberation.
Sanskrit: पार्थ यान्न विजानीमः कस्ताज्ञातुमिहार्हति। एवं प्राज्ञाः श्रुताश्चापि महान्तः शास्त्रवित्तमाः॥
English: O Partha, who else can understand what we do not understand? Similarly they do not succeed in knowing those wise and pious persons who are truly great and who are wellread in the scriptures.
Sanskrit: तपसा महदाप्नोति बुद्ध्या वै विन्दते महत्। त्यागेन सुखम् प्राप्नोति सदा कौन्तेय तत्त्ववित्॥
English: O son of Kunti, men acquainted with truth attain to Brahma by asceticism and intelligence, and great happiness by Renunciation.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अस्मिन् वाक्यान्तरे वक्ता देवस्थानो महातपाः। अभिनीततरं वाक्यमित्युवाच युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said After Yudhishthira had stopped, the great and eloquent ascetic Devasthana, said these words pregnant with reason to the king.
Sanskrit: देवस्थान उवाच यद् वचः फाल्गुनेनोक्तं न ज्यायोऽस्ति धनादिति। अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि तदेकान्तमनाः शृणु॥
English: Devasthana said *Phalguna has told you that there is nothing superior to wealth. I shall speak to you on that subject. Listen to me with rapt attention.
Sanskrit: अजातशत्रो धर्मेण कृत्स्ना ते वसुधा जिता। तां जित्वा च वृथा राजन् न परित्यक्तुनर्हसि॥
English: O you, having no enemy you have righteously conquered the Earth. Having won her, you should not, () king, abandon her without cause.
Sanskrit: चतुष्पदी हि नि:श्रेणी ब्रह्मण्येव प्रतिष्ठिता। तां क्रमेण महाबाहो यथावज्जय पार्थिव॥
English: Four modes of life and laid down in the Vedas. Do you, O king, duly pass through them one after another.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् पार्थ महायज्ञैर्यजस्व बहुदक्षिणैः। स्वाध्याययज्ञा ऋषयो ज्ञानयज्ञास्तथापरे॥
English: At present you should, therefore, celebrate great sacrifices with profuse presents. Amongst the very Rishis, some celebrate the sacrifice represented by Vedic study, and some that represented by knowledge.
Sanskrit: कर्मनिष्ठांश्च बुद्ध्येथास्तपोनिष्ठांश्च पार्थिव। वैखानसानां कौन्तेय वचनं श्रूयते यथा॥ ईहेत धनहेतोर्यस्तस्यानीहा गरीयसी। भूयान् दोषो हि वर्धेत् यस्तं धनमुपाश्रयेत्॥
English: Therefore, O Bharata, you must know that even the very ascetics also are devoted to action. The Vaikhanasas, however, are said to preach that he who does not seek for wealth is superior to him that seeks for it. I think that he who would follow that precept would be visited by many shortcomings.
Sanskrit: कृच्छ्राच्च द्रव्यसंहारं कुर्वन्ति धनकारणात्। धनेन तृषितोऽबुद्ध्या भ्रूणहत्यां न बुद्ध्यते॥
English: Men collect together various articles (for the celebration of sacrifices) according to the Vedic prescription. He who, impelled by his own foolish understanding, gives away wealth to an undeserving person without giving it to the deserving, does not know that he incurs the sin of killing a foetus.
Sanskrit: अनर्हते यद् ददाति न ददाति यदर्हते। अनिर्हापरिज्ञानाद् दानधर्मोऽपि दुष्करः॥
English: The distribution of charities after discriminating the deserving from the undeserving is not easy.
Sanskrit: यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञोद्दिष्टः पुरुषो रक्षिता च। तस्मात् सर्वं यज्ञ एवोपयोज्यं धनं ततोऽनन्तर एव कामः॥
English: The Supreme Creator created wealth for Sacrifice, and He created man also for taking care of that wealth and for celebrating Sacrifice. For this reason, the entire wealth of a man should be devoted to the celebration of a sacrifice. This would beget pleasure as a matter of course.
Sanskrit: यज्ञैरिन्द्रो विविधै रत्नवर्द्धि र्देवान्सर्वानभ्ययाद् भूरितेजाः। तेनेन्द्रत्वं प्राप्य विभ्राजतेऽसौ तस्माद्यज्ञे सर्वमेवोपयोज्यम्॥
English: By the performance of various sacrifices with profuse gifts of valuables, the highly energetic Indra excelled all the gods. Having thus become their king, he shines in heaven. Therefore, everything should be given to Sacrifices.
Sanskrit: महादेवः सर्वयज्ञे महात्मा हुत्वाऽऽत्मानं देवदेवो बभूव। विश्वाल्लोकान् व्याप्य विष्टभ्य कीर्त्या विराजते द्युतिमान् कृत्तिवासाः॥
English: Clad in deer-skin the great Mahadeva, having poured his own self as a libation in the sacrifice called Sarva, become the first of gods, and excelling all creatures in the universe and reigning Supreme over them thereby, shines in resplendence.
Sanskrit: आविक्षितः पार्थिवोऽसौ मरुत्तो वृद्ध्या शक्रं योऽजयद् देवराजम्। यज्ञे यस्य श्रीः स्वयं संनिविश यस्मिन् भाण्डं काञ्चनं सर्वमासीत्॥
English: King Marutta, the son of a Avikshit by the profusion of his wealth, defeated Shakra ! himself, the king of the gods. In great sacrifice he performed, all the vessels were made of gold, and the Goddess of Prosperity herself came in person.
Sanskrit: हरिश्चन्द्रः पार्थिवेन्द्रः श्रुतस्ते यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा पुण्यभाग् वीतशोकः। ऋद्ध्या शक्रं योऽजयन्मानुषः सं स्तस्माद् यज्ञे सर्वमेवोपयोज्यम्॥
English: You have heard that the great king Harishchandra, having celebrated sacrifices, earned great merit and great happiness. Though a man, he nevertheless defeated Shakra by wealth. For this reason everything should be given to Sacrifice.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। इन्द्रेण समये पृष्टो यदुवाच बृहस्पतिः॥
English: Regarding this subject is cited an old history, viz., the discourse that Brihaspati, asked by Indra, delivered to him.
Sanskrit: बृहस्पति उवाच संतोषो वै स्वर्गतमः संतोषः परमं सुखम्। तुष्टेन किंचित् परतः सा सम्यक् प्रतितिष्ठति॥
English: Brihaspati said 'Contentment is the highest heaven, and the greatest bliss. There is nothing superior to Contentment. Contentment heads all.
Sanskrit: यदा संहरते कामान् कूर्मोऽङ्गानीव सर्वशः। तदऽऽत्मज्योतिरचिरात् स्वात्मन्येव प्रसीदति॥
English: When one contracts all his desires like a tortoise drawing in all his limbs, then the native cffulgence of his soul soon manifests itself.
Sanskrit: न बिभेति यदा चायं यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति। कामद्वेषौ च जयति तदाऽऽत्मानं च पश्यति॥
English: When one does not fear any creature, nor any creature is frightened at one, when one contracts onc's desire and hatred, then is one said to see one's soul.
Sanskrit: यदासौ सर्वभूतानां न दुह्यति न काङ्क्षति। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
English: When one, seeks to injure nobody in deed, word, and thought, and cherishes no desire, he is said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: एवं कौन्तेय भूतानि तं तं धर्मं तथा तथा। तदाऽऽत्मना प्रपश्यन्ति तस्माद् बुद्ध्यस्व भारत॥
English: Thus, O son of Kunti, creatures reap fruits according to the religion they follow-Awaken yourself by this thought, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: अन्ये साम प्रशंसन्ति व्यायामभपरे जनाः। नैकं न चापरं केचिदुभयं च तथापरे॥ यज्ञमेव प्रशंसन्ति संन्यासमपरे जनाः। दानमेके प्रशंसन्ति केचिच्चैव प्रतिग्रहम्॥
English: Some laud Peacefulness; some laud Activity; some laud Contemplation; some speak high of both Peacefulness and Activity. Some speak high of Sacrifice; others, Renunciation. some speak high of Gifts, others, Acceptance.
Sanskrit: केचित् सर्वं परित्यज्य तूष्णीं ध्यायन्त आसते। राज्यमेके प्रशंसन्ति प्रजानां परिपालनम्॥ हत्वा छित्त्वा च भित्त्वा च केचिदेकान्तशीलिनः। एतत् सर्वं समालोक्य बुधानामेष निश्चयः॥ अद्रोहेणैव भूतानां यो धर्मः स सतां मतः। अद्रोहः सत्यवचनं संविभागो दया दमः॥ प्रजनं स्वेषु दारेषु मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्। एवं धर्मं प्रधानेष्टं मनः स्वाम्यभुवोऽब्रवीत्॥ तस्मादेतत् प्रयत्नेन कौन्तेय प्रतिपालय।
English: Some leaving off every thing, live in silent meditation. Some speak of sovereignty and the caring after subjects, after killing, cutting, and piercing (foes). Some prefer spending their days in retirement. Observing all this, the learned hold that religion which consists is not injuring any creature is the one approved of by the righteous. The practice of abstention from injury, truthfulness of speech, justice, compassion, self-control, procreation (of offspring) upon one's own wives, amiability, modesty, patience, is the best of all religious as said by the self-born Manu himself. Therefore, O son of Kunti, do you practise this religion!
Sanskrit: यो हि राज्ये स्थितः शश्वद् वशी तुल्यप्रियाप्रियः॥ क्षत्रियो यज्ञशिष्टाशी राजा शास्त्रार्थतत्त्ववित्। असाधुनिग्रहरतः साधूनां प्रग्रहे रतः॥ धर्मवर्त्मनि संस्थाप्य प्रजा वर्तेत धर्मतः। पुत्रसंक्रामितश्रीश्च वने वन्येन वर्तयन्॥ विधिना श्रावणेनैव कुर्यात् कर्माण्यतन्द्रितः। य एवं वर्तते राजन् स राजा धर्मनिश्चितः॥ तस्यायं च परश्चैव लोकः स्यात् सफलोदयः। निर्वाणं हि सुदुष्प्राप्यं बहुविघ्नं च मे मतम्॥
English: That Kshatriya, who, knowing. well the royal duties, take sovereignty upon himself, controlling his soul at all times, regarding that which is dear and that which is not in the same light and living upon the residue of sacrificial feats, who is engaged in restraining the wicked and cherishing the righteous, who compels his subjects to follow the path of virtue and who himself follows that path, who at last hands over his crown to his son and retires into the forest, there to live on the products of the forest and act according to the ordinances of the Vedas after having thrown off all idleness, that Kshatriya who acts thus, following the well-known duties of kings,-is sure to reap excellent fruits in both this world and the next. The final emancipation, you speak of, is lightly difficult to obtain, and its pursuit is attended with many obstacles.
Sanskrit: एवं धर्ममनुक्रान्ताः सत्यदानतपःपराः। आनृशंस्यगुणैर्युक्ताः कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः॥ प्रजानां पालने युक्ता धर्ममुत्तममास्थिताः। गोब्राह्मणार्थे युध्यन्त प्राप्ता गतिमनुत्तमाम्॥
English: They who follow such duties and practise charity and ascetic penances, penances, who are compassionate and are freed from desire and anger, who are engaged in ruling their subjects with righteousness and fighting for the sake of kine and Brahmanas, attain hereafter to a high end.
Sanskrit: एवं रुद्राः सवसवस्तथाऽऽदित्याः परंतप। साध्या राजर्षिसंघाश्च धर्ममेतं समाश्रिताः। अप्रमत्तास्ततः स्वर्गं प्राप्ताः पुण्यैः स्वकर्मभिः॥
English: For this the Rudras, with the Vasus and the Adityas, O destroyer of foes, and the Sadhyas and innumerable other kings adopt this religion. practising carefully the duties laid down by that religion, they attain to heaven through those acts of theirs.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अस्मिन्नेवान्तरे वाक्ये पुनरेवार्जुनोऽब्रवीत्। निविण्णमनसं ज्येष्ठमिदं भ्रातरमच्युतम्॥
English: After this, Arjuna again said to his eldest brother of unfading glory, king Yudhishthira of cheerless heart :
Sanskrit: क्षत्रधर्मेण धर्मज्ञ प्राप्य राज्यं सुदुर्लभम्। जित्वा चारीन् नरश्रेष्ठ तप्यते किं भृशं भवान्॥
English: 'O you who are conversant with every kind of duty, having by the practise of Kshatriya duties acquired sovereignty that is so very difficult of acquisition, and having defeated all your foes, why do you grieve.
Sanskrit: क्षत्रियाणां महाराज संग्रामे निधनं मतम्। विशिष्टं बहुभिर्यज्ञैः क्षत्रधर्ममंनुस्मर॥
English: O king, as regards Kshatriyas, death in battle is regarded more meritorious for them than the celebration of various sacrifices. it is so laid down in the ordinance that describes the duties of Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणानां तपस्त्यागः प्रेत्य धर्मविधिः स्मृतः। क्षत्रियाणां च निधनं संग्रामे विहितं प्रभो॥
English: Penances and Renunciation constitute the duties of Brahmanas. Such is also the ordinance about the next world, Indeed, O powerful one, death in battle is laid down for Kshatriyas.
Sanskrit: क्षात्रधर्मो महारौद्रःशस्त्रनित्य इति स्मृतः। वधश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ काले शस्त्रेण संयुगे॥
English: The duties of Kshatriyas are highly dreadful and are always connected with the use of weapons, and it has been ordained, O chief of the Bharatas, that they should, when the time comes, die by weapons on the field of battle.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणस्यापि चेद् राजन् क्षत्रधर्मेण वर्ततः। प्रशस्तं जीवितं लोके क्षत्रं हि ब्रह्मसम्भवम्॥
English: The life of even a Brahmana, O king, who follows the observances of a Kshatriya, is not blameable, for Kshatriyas also have originated from Brahman.
Sanskrit: न त्यागो न पुनर्यज्ञो न तपो मनुजेश्वर। क्षत्रियस्य विधीयन्ते न परस्वोपजीवनम्॥
English: Neither Renunciation, nor Sacrifice, nor Penances, nor dependence on the wealth of others, O king, has been laid down for Kshatriyas.