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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 121

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 121

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 121

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 121 of the classical Mahābhārata with 58 verses.

Total: 58 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.121.1–58 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
अयं पितामहेनोक्तो राजधर्मः सनातनः । ईश्वरश्च महादण्डो दण्डे सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said O grandfather, you have now finished your discourse upon the duties of kings. From what you have said it appears that punishment occupies a high position and is the master of everything, for everything depends upon punishment.
देवतानामृषीणां च पितॄणां च महात्मनाम् । यक्षरक्षःपिशाचानां मर्त्यानां च विशेषतः ॥
सर्वेषां प्राणिनां लोके तिर्यक्ष्वपि निवासिनाम् । सर्वव्यापी महातेजा दण्डः श्रेयानिति प्रभो ॥
English Translation
It seems, O powerful one, that punishment, which is highly powerful and which is present everywhere, is the foremost of all beings among either gods and Rishis and great Pitris and Yakshas and Rakshasa and Pishachas and Sadhyas, or living beings in this world. consisting of beasts and birds.
इत्येतदुक्तं भवता सर्वं दण्ड्यं चराचरम् । दृश्यते लोकमासक्तं ससुरासुरमानुषम् ॥
English Translation
You have said that the entire universe, mobile and immobile, including gods, Asuras, and men, depends upon punishment.
एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ । को दण्डः कीदृशो दण्डः किंरूपः किंपरायणः ॥
English Translation
I now wish, O foremost of Bharata's race, to know truly who punishment is. Of what kind is he? What is his form? What is his nature?
किमात्मकः कथंभूतः कतिमूर्तिः कथंप्रभुः । जागर्ति स कथं दण्डः प्रजास्ववहितात्मकः ॥
कश्च पूर्वापरमिदं जागर्ति परिपालयन् । कश्च विज्ञायते पूर्वं कोऽपरो दण्डसंज्ञितः । किंसंस्थश्च भवेद्दण्डः का चास्य गतिरिष्यते ॥
English Translation
Who is he that remains perpetually awake, protecting this universe? Who is he that is known to be the greatest of all things? Who, indeed, is that high person called punishment? What is that upon which Punishment depends? And what is his movement?
शृणु कौरव्य यो दण्डो व्यवहार्यो यथा च सः । यस्मिन्हि सर्वमायत्तं स दण्ड इह केवलः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Listen, O scion of the Kurus, who is punishment and why is he also called Vyavahara. That upon whom all things depend is called punishment.
धर्मस्याख्या महाराज व्यवहार इतीष्यते । तस्य लोपः कथं न स्याल्लोकेष्ववहितात्मनः । इत्यर्थं व्यवहारस्य व्यवहारत्वमिष्यते ॥
English Translation
Punishment is that by which righteousness is maintained. He is sometimes called Vyavahara. Punishment is called as such so that the righteousness of a king who is wide awake may not suffer extinction.
अपि चैतत्पुरा राजन्मनुना प्रोक्तमादितः । सुप्रणीतेन दण्डेन प्रियाप्रियसमात्मना । प्रजा रक्षति यः सम्यग्धर्म एव स केवलः ॥
English Translation
It is, therefore, that the name Vyavahara is applied to it. In days of yore, Manu, O king, declared first of all this truth, viz.,-He who protects all creatures, the loved and the hated equally, by impartially holding the rod of punishment, is said to be the righteousness incarnate.
अथोक्तमेतद्वचनं प्रागेव मनुना पुरा । जन्म चोक्तं वसिष्ठेन ब्रह्मणो वचनं महत् ॥
English Translation
These words, that I have said, were, o king, first uttered in days of yore by Manu. They represent the great words of Brahmana.
प्रागिदं वचनं प्रोक्तमतः प्राग्वचनं विदुः । व्यवहारस्य चाख्यानाद्व्यवहार इहोच्यते ॥
English Translation
And because these words were spoken first, therefore, they are known as the first. And since Punishment which stops the misappropriation of other people's wealth, therefore, Punishment has come to be called by the name of Vyavahara.
दण्डात्त्रिवर्गः सततं सुप्रणीतात्प्रवर्तते । दैवं हि परमो दण्डो रूपतोऽग्निरिवोच्छिखः ॥
English Translation
The aggregate of three objects always depends well-applied Punishment. Punishment is a great god. In form he looks like a burning fire.
नीलोत्पलदलश्यामश्चतुर्दंष्ट्रश्चतुर्भुजः । अष्टपान्नैकनयनः शङ्कुकर्णोर्ध्वरोमवान् ॥
English Translation
His complexion is dark like that of the petals of the blue lotus. He has four teeth, four arms and eight legs and many eyes. His ears are pointed like arrows and his hair stands upright. on
जटी द्विजिह्वस्ताम्रास्यो मृगराजतनुच्छदः । एतद्रूपं बिभर्त्युग्रं दण्डो नित्यं दुरावरः ॥
English Translation
He has matted locks and two tongues. His face has the colour of copper, and he is clad in a lion's skin. That irresistible god assumes such a dreadful form.
असिर्गदा धनुः शक्तिस्त्रिशूलं मुद्गरः शरः । मुसलं परशुश्चक्रं प्रासो दण्डर्ष्टितोमराः ॥
सर्वप्रहरणीयानि सन्ति यानीह कानिचित् । दण्ड एव हि सर्वात्मा लोके चरति मूर्तिमान् ॥
English Translation
Assuming again the form of the sword, the bow, the mace, the dart, the trident, the mallet, the arrow, the thick and short club, the battleaxe, the discus, the noose, the heavy bludgeon, the rapier, the lance, and, in fact, of every sort of weapon that exist on Earth, Punishment moves in the world.
भिन्दंश्छिन्दन्रुजन्कृन्तन्दारयन्पाटयंस्तथा । घातयन्नभिधावंश्च दण्ड एव चरत्युत ॥
English Translation
Indeed, Punishment moves on Earth, piercing and cutting and assenting and looping off and dividing and striking and killing and rushing against its victims.
असिर्विशसनो धर्मस्तीक्ष्णवर्त्मा दुरासदः । श्रीगर्भो विजयः शास्ता व्यवहारः प्रजागरः ॥
शास्त्रं ब्राह्मणमन्त्रश्च शास्ता प्राग्वचनं गतः । धर्मपालोऽक्षरो देवः सत्यगो नित्यगो ग्रहः ॥
असङ्गो रुद्रतनयो मनुज्येष्ठः शिवंकरः । नामान्येतानि दण्डस्य कीर्तितानि युधिष्ठिर ॥
दण्डो हि भगवान्विष्णुर्यज्ञो नारायणः प्रभुः । शश्वद्रूपं महद्बिभ्रन्महापुरुष उच्यते ॥
English Translation
Punishment is the holy Vishnu. He is the powerful Narayana. And because he always puts on dreadful from, therefore he is called Mahapurusha.
यथोक्ता ब्रह्मकन्येति लक्ष्मीर्नीतिः सरस्वती । दण्डनीतिर्जगद्धात्री दण्डो हि बहुविग्रहः ॥
English Translation
His wife Morality passes by the names of Brahman's daughter, Lakshmi, Vritti, Sarasvati, and Mother of the universe. Punishment has thus many forms.
अर्थानर्थौ सुखं दुःखं धर्माधर्मौ बलाबले । दौर्भाग्यं भागधेयं च पुण्यापुण्ये गुणागुणौ ॥
कामाकामावृतुर्मासः शर्वरी दिवसः क्षणः । अप्रसादः प्रसादश्च हर्षः क्रोधः शमो दमः ॥
दैवं पुरुषकारश्च मोक्षामोक्षौ भयाभये । हिंसाहिंसे तपो यज्ञः संयमोऽथ विषाविषम् ॥
अन्तश्चादिश्च मध्यं च कृत्यानां च प्रपञ्चनम् । मदः प्रमादो दर्पश्च दम्भो धैर्यं नयानयौ ॥
अशक्तिः शक्तिरित्येव मानस्तम्भौ व्ययाव्ययौ । विनयश्च विसर्गश्च कालाकालौ च भारत ॥
अनृतं ज्ञाज्ञता सत्यं श्रद्धाश्रद्धे तथैव च । क्लीबता व्यवसायश्च लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ ॥
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