Special Call Prof. Jay L. Garfield Commemorative Volume · Submissions Open
Announcements Newsletters About Us Contact
Search
MBh
Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 139

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 139

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 139

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 139 of the classical Mahābhārata with 95 verses.

Total: 95 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.139.1–95 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 4 of 4 (Verses 5 shown)
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु प्रववर्षाथ वासवः । संजीवयन्प्रजाः सर्वा जनयामास चौषधीः ॥
English Translation
Meanwhile, the king of the gods began to pour profusely. Reviving all creatures by those showers, he made plants and herbs grow once more.
विश्वामित्रोऽपि भगवांस्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः । कालेन महता सिद्धिमवाप परमाद्भुताम् ॥
English Translation
However, having completed the rites in honour of the gods and the Pitris and having pleased them duly, Vishvamitra, himself took that meat.
एवं विद्वानदीनात्मा व्यसनस्थो जिजीविषुः । सर्वोपायैरुपायज्ञो दीनमात्मानमुद्धरेत् ॥
English Translation
Thus, having the preservation of life itself in view, a high-souled person, endued with learning and acquainted with means, should rescue his own cheerless self when fallen into distress, by all means in his power.
एतां बुद्धिं समास्थाय जीवितव्यं सदा भवेत् । जीवन्पुण्यमवाप्नोति नरो भद्राणि पश्यति ॥
English Translation
With such a view one should always preserve his life. person, if alive, can acquire religious merit and enjoy happiness and prosperity.
तस्मात्कौन्तेय विदुषा धर्माधर्मविनिश्चये । बुद्धिमास्थाय लोकेऽस्मिन्वर्तितव्यं यतात्मना ॥
English Translation
Therefore, O son of Kunti, a person of purified soul and endued with learning should live and act in this world, depending upon his own intelligence in ascertaining virtue and vice.
← Previous (Ch. 1466) Full Table of Contents Next (Ch. 1468) →