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Mahābhārata • Parva 1 (Ādiparva) • Adhyāya 69

Ādiparva Adhyāya 69

आदिपर्व • अध्यायः 69

Ādiparva Adhyāya 69 of the classical Mahābhārata with 52 verses.

Total: 52 Verses • Citations: MBh 1.69.1–52 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
राजन्सर्षपमात्राणि परच्छिद्राणि पश्यसि । आत्मनो बिल्वमात्राणि पश्यन्नपि न पश्यसि ॥
English Translation
Shakuntala said: O king, you (can) see the faults of others, though they may be as small as the mustard seed. But you can not see your own faults, though they are as big as the Bilva fruit.
मेनका त्रिदशेष्वेव त्रिदशाश्चानु मेनकाम् । ममैवोद्रिच्यते जन्म दुःषन्त तव जन्मतः ॥
English Translation
Menaka is a celestial, (nay) Menaka is considered to be the best of celestial. O Dushyanta, my birth is noble than your own.
क्षितावटसि राजंस्त्वमन्तरिक्षे चराम्यहम् । आवयोरन्तरं पश्य मेरुसर्षपयोरिव ॥
English Translation
O great king, you walk on earth, but I roam in the sky. Know that the difference between you and me is like that of a mustard seed and the Meru (mountain).
महेन्द्रस्य कुबेरस्य यमस्य वरुणस्य च । भवनान्यनुसंयामि प्रभावं पश्य मे नृप ॥
English Translation
O king, behold, I can go to the abodes of Indra, Kubera, Yama and Varuna.
सत्यश्चापि प्रवादोऽयं यं प्रवक्ष्यामि तेऽनघ । निदर्शनार्थं न द्वेषात्तच्छ्रुत्वा क्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
O sinless man, there is a proverb which I am going to mention to you; (but I am not doing it) from any evil motive, but only as an example. Therefore, kindly pardon me for referring to it.
विरूपो यावदादर्शे नात्मनः पश्यते मुखम् । मन्यते तावदात्मानमन्येभ्यो रूपवत्तरम् ॥
English Translation
The ugly man, until he sees his face in a mirror, considers himself more handsome than others.
यदा तु मुखमादर्शे विकृतं सोऽभिवीक्षते । तदेतरं विजानाति आत्मानं नेतरं जनम् ॥
English Translation
But when he sees his own face in the mirror, it is then that he perceives the difference between himself and others.
अतीव रूपसंपन्नो न किंचिदवमन्यते । अतीव जल्पन्दुर्वाचो भवतीह विहेठकः ॥
English Translation
He, who is really very handsome, never taunts others. He, who too much vilifies others, is only considered to be a reviler.
मूर्खो हि जल्पतां पुंसां श्रुत्वा वाचः शुभाशुभाः । अशुभं वाक्यमादत्ते पुरीषमिव सूकरः ॥
English Translation
As the swine seeks for the dirt and filth even when it is in a flower-garden, so does a wicked man chose only evil out of the evil and the good that others speak.
प्राज्ञस्तु जल्पतां पुंसां श्रुत्वा वाचः शुभाशुभाः । गुणवद्वाक्यमादत्ते हंसः क्षीरमिवाम्भसः ॥
English Translation
But as the geese always extract milk, though inixed with water, so does a wise man accept only what is good from the speech that is intermixed with both good and evil.
अन्यान्परिवदन्साधुर्यथा हि परितप्यते । तथा परिवदन्नन्यांस्तुष्टो भवति दुर्जनः ॥
English Translation
Honest men always feel pain to speak ill of others, but wicked men always derive pleasure in doing it.
अभिवाद्य यथा वृद्धान्सन्तो गच्छन्ति निर्वृतिम् । एवं सज्जनमाक्रुश्य मूर्खो भवति निर्वृतः ॥
English Translation
Honest men always feel pleasure in showing respect towards the old (good men), but the fools always feel pleasure in abusing them. Honest men are happy in not seeking others' fault, but the fools are happy in doing it. The wicked always speak ill of honest men, but honest men never injure the wicked, even if injured by them.
सुखं जीवन्त्यदोषज्ञा मूर्खा दोषानुदर्शिनः । यत्र वाच्याः परैः सन्तः परानाहुस्तथाविधान् ॥
English Translation
Honest men always feel pleasure in showing respect towards the old (good men), but the fools always feel pleasure in abusing them. Honest men are happy in not seeking others' fault, but the fools are happy in doing it. The wicked always speak ill of honest men, but honest men never injure the wicked, even if injured by them.
अतो हास्यतरं लोके किंचिदन्यन्न विद्यते । यत्र दुर्जन इत्याह दुर्जनः सज्जनं स्वयम् ॥
English Translation
What could be more ridiculous in the world than this, that those that are wicked should represent really honest men as wicked.
सत्यधर्मच्युतात्पुंसः क्रुद्धादाशीविषादिव । अनास्तिकोऽप्युद्विजते जनः किं पुनरास्तिकः ॥
English Translation
Even atheists are afraid of those who have fallen from truth and virtue, as all men are afraid of the snakes of virulent poison. (When such is the case with an atheist), what shall I speak of me who is atheist?
स्वयमुत्पाद्य वै पुत्रं सदृशं योऽवमन्यते । तस्य देवाः श्रियं घ्नन्ति न च लोकानुपाश्नुते ॥
English Translation
The man, who having begotten a son who is his own image, does not look after him, never gains the higher worlds. The celestial destroy his good fortune an wealth.
कुलवंशप्रतिष्ठां हि पितरः पुत्रमब्रुवन् । उत्तमं सर्वधर्माणां तस्मात्पुत्रं न संत्यजेत् ॥
English Translation
The Pitris (ancestors) have said that the son continues the race and supports the relations; therefore, to give birth to a son is the best of all pious acts. Therefore, your this son should not be abandoned.
स्वपत्नीप्रभवान्पञ्च लब्धान्क्रीतान्विवर्धितान् । कृतानन्यासु चोत्पन्नान्पुत्रान्वै मनुरब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
Manu has said that there are five kinds of sons, namely those begotten by one on his wife, those obtained from others, those purchased for a price, those reared out of affection and those begotten on other women.
धर्मकीर्त्यावहा नॄणां मनसः प्रीतिवर्धनाः । त्रायन्ते नरकाज्जाताः पुत्रा धर्मप्लवाः पितॄन् ॥
English Translation
Sons support the religion and achievements of men; they increase their happiness; they rescue the dead ancestor from hell.
स त्वं नृपतिशार्दूल न पुत्रं त्यक्तुमर्हसि । आत्मानं सत्यधर्मौ च पालयानो महीपते । नरेन्द्रसिंह कपटं न वोढुं त्वमिहार्हसि ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O best of kings, it is not proper for you to abandon your son. O king of the earth, cherish your own self, truth and virtue, more more (by cherishing your this son). () best of the kings, it is not proper for you to play hypocrite's in this matter.
वरं कूपशताद्वापी वरं वापीशतात्क्रतुः । वरं क्रतुशतात्पुत्रः सत्यं पुत्रशताद्वरम् ॥
English Translation
The dedication of a tank is meritorious than that of one hundred wells. A sacrifice is meritorious than the dedication of a tank. But (to beget a son) is inore meritorious than the celebration of sacrifices. Truth (however) is more meritorious than the birth of one hundred sons.
अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् । अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते ॥
English Translation
If one thousand horse-sacrifices and truth were weighed, truth would be found heavier than one thousand horse-sacrifices.
सर्ववेदाधिगमनं सर्वतीर्थावगाहनम् । सत्यं च वदतो राजन्समं वा स्यान्न वा समम् ॥
English Translation
O king, I tell you, truth is equal to the study of the entire Vedas and ablutions in all the sacred pilgrimages.
नास्ति सत्यात्परो धर्मो न सत्याद्विद्यते परम् । न हि तीव्रतरं किंचिदनृतादिह विद्यते ॥
English Translation
There is no virtue equal to truth, there is nothing (in this world) superior to truth. And there is nothing (again) more sinful than falsehood.
राजन्सत्यं परं ब्रह्म सत्यं च समयः परः । मा त्याक्षीः समयं राजन्सत्यं संगतमस्तु ते ॥
English Translation
O king, truth is the great Brahma, truth is the great vow; therefore, O king, do not violate your pledge. Let truth and yourself be ever united.
अनृते चेत्प्रसङ्गस्ते श्रद्दधासि न चेत्स्वयम् । आत्मनो हन्त गच्छामि त्वादृशे नास्ति संगतम् ॥
English Translation
If, however, you are united with falsehood, li you do not place any credence on my word, I shall go away from this place of my own accord. Your companionship should not be sought after.
ऋतेऽपि त्वयि दुःषन्त शैलराजावतंसकाम् । चतुरन्तामिमामुर्वीं पुत्रो मे पालयिष्यति ॥
English Translation
But, ( Dushyanta, (know this for a certainty), that when you are dead, my this son shall rule the whole earth, surrounded by the four seas and adorned by the king of mountains.
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं प्रातिष्ठत शकुन्तला । अथान्तरिक्षे दुःषन्तं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी । ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्यैर्मन्त्रिभिश्चावृतं तदा ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said : Having said all this to the king, Shakuntala turned her back. Thereupon a voice from the sky, coming from one who had no visible shape, addressed Dushyanta who was sitting, surrounded by his ministers, priests and Ritvikas.
भस्त्रा माता पितुः पुत्रो येन जातः स एव सः । भरस्व पुत्रं दुःषन्त मावमंस्थाः शकुन्तलाम् ॥
English Translation
(It said), “O Dushyanta, the mother is but a sheath of flesh (within which the son dwells). The son, sprung from the father, is the father himself. Therefore, cherish your son and do not insult Shakuntala. O best of men, the son begotten by one's own self, rescues him from the abode of Yama. You are the father of this son. Shakuntala has spoken the truth. The husband divides his body in two parts and is born in the womb of his wife as the son.
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