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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 161

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 161

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 161

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 161 of the classical Mahābhārata with 49 verses.

Total: 49 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.161.1–49 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 19 shown)
वेदोपवादेष्वपरे युक्ताः स्वाध्यायपारगाः । श्राद्धयज्ञक्रियायां च तथा दानप्रतिग्रहे ॥
English Translation
Others endued with Vedic learning always read the Vedas and their auxiliaries or perform rites of faith and sacrificial acts, or make gifts or accept them.
वणिजः कर्षका गोपाः कारवः शिल्पिनस्तथा । दैवकर्मकृतश्चैव युक्ताः कामेन कर्मसु ॥
English Translation
Traders, agriculturists, cattle-keepers, artists and artisans, and those who are engaged in rites of propitiation, all act from Desire.
समुद्रं चाविशन्त्यन्ये नराः कामेन संयुताः । कामो हि विविधाकारः सर्वं कामेन संततम् ॥
English Translation
There are some who go into the depths of the ocean, actuated by Desire. Desire, indeed, assumes various forms. Everything is permeated by the principle of Desire.
नास्ति नासीन्नाभविष्यद्भूतं कामात्मकात्परम् । एतत्सारं महाराज धर्मार्थावत्र संश्रितौ ॥
English Translation
A man who has no Desire never is, was, or will be, seen in this world. This, O king, is the truth. Both Virtue and Wealth depend upon Desire.
नवनीतं यथा दध्नस्तथा कामोऽर्थधर्मतः । श्रेयस्तैलं च पिण्याकाद्घृतं श्रेय उदश्वितः ॥
English Translation
As butter is the essence of curds, so is Desire the essence of Profit and Virtue. Oil is better than oil-seeds. Clarified butter is better than sour milk.
श्रेयः पुष्पफलं काष्ठात्कामो धर्मार्थयोर्वरः । पुष्पतो मध्विव रसः कामात्संजायते सुखम् ॥
English Translation
Flowers and fruits are better than wood. Likewise, Desire is better than Virtue and Profit. As honey is extracted from flowers, so is desire from these two. Desire is the father of Virtue and profit. Desire is the soul of these two.
सुचारुवेषाभिरलंकृताभि;र्मदोत्कटाभिः प्रियवादिनीभिः । रमस्व योषाभिरुपेत्य कामं; कामो हि राजंस्तरसाभिपाती ॥
English Translation
Approaching beautiful women clad in excellent robes, decorated with ornaments and up with sweet wines, do you sport with them. Desire, O king, is the foremost of the three with us.
बुद्धिर्ममैषा परिषत्स्थितस्य; मा भूद्विचारस्तव धर्मपुत्र । स्यात्संहितं सद्भिरफल्गुसारं; समेत्य वाक्यं परमानृशंस्यम् ॥
English Translation
Thinking upon the question to its very roots, I have arrived at this conclusion. Do not hesitate to accept this conclusion, O son of Dharma! These words of mine are not shallow. Fair as they are, they will be acceptable to all good men.
धर्मार्थकामाः सममेव सेव्या; यस्त्वेकसेवी स नरो जघन्यः । द्वयोस्तु दक्षं प्रवदन्ति मध्यं; स उत्तमो यो निरतस्त्रिवर्गे ॥
English Translation
Virtue, Profit, and Desire should all be equally pursued. That man who follows only one of them is certainly not a superior person. He is middling who follows only two of them. He, on the other hand, is the best who follows all the three.
प्राज्ञः सुहृच्चन्दनसारलिप्तो; विचित्रमाल्याभरणैरुपेतः । ततो वचः संग्रहविग्रहेण; प्रोक्त्वा यवीयान्विरराम भीमः ॥
English Translation
Having said these words both briefly and fully, to those heroes, Bhima endued with wisdom, surrounded by friends smeared with sandal-paste, and decorated with beautiful garlands and ornaments, remained silent.
ततो मुहूर्तादथ धर्मराजो; वाक्यानि तेषामनुचिन्त्य सम्यक् । उवाच वाचावितथं स्मयन्वै; बहुश्रुतो धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठः ॥
English Translation
Then the just king Yudhishthira, that foremost of virtuous men, endued with great of you learning, thinking only for some time upon the words spoken by all of them, and thinking all those speeches to be false philosophy himself spoken as follows:
निःसंशयं निश्चितधर्मशास्त्राः; सर्वे भवन्तो विदितप्रमाणाः । विज्ञातुकामस्य ममेह वाक्य;मुक्तं यद्वै नैष्ठिकं तच्छ्रुतं मे । इह त्ववश्यं गदतो ममापि; वाक्यं निबोधध्वमनन्यभावाः ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said Forsooth, all have settled conclusions regarding the scriptures, and all of you know well the authorities. I have heard these words.
यो वै न पापे निरतो न पुण्ये; नार्थे न धर्मे मनुजो न कामे । विमुक्तदोषः समलोष्टकाञ्चनः; स मुच्यते दुःखसुखार्थसिद्धेः ॥
English Translation
Listen now, with rapt attention, to what I say to you. He who is not employed in virtue or in sin, he who does not attend to Profit, or Virtue, or Desire, who is above all shortcomings, who regards gold and a clod of Earth with equal eyes, becomes freed from pleasure and pain and the necessity of accomplishing his purposes.
भूतानि जातीमरणान्वितानि; जराविकारैश्च समन्वितानि । भूयश्च तैस्तैः प्रतिबोधितानि; मोक्षं प्रशंसन्ति न तं च विद्मः ॥
English Translation
All creatures are subject to birth and death. All are liable to decay and change. Risen to their senses by the various benefits and evils of life, all of them speak highly of liberation. We do not know, however, what liberation is.
स्नेहे नबद्धस्य न सन्ति तानी;त्येवं स्वयंभूर्भगवानुवाच । बुधाश्च निर्वाणपरा वदन्ति; तस्मान्न कुर्यात्प्रियमप्रियं च ॥
English Translation
The Self-sprung and divine Brahman has said that there is no liberation for him who is fettered with ties of attachment and love. The learned, however, seek Extinction. Therefore, one should never regard anything as either pleasant or unpleasant.
एतत्प्रधानं न तु कामकारो; यथा नियुक्तोऽस्मि तथा चरामि । भूतानि सर्वाणि विधिर्नियुङ्क्ते; विधिर्बलीयानिति वित्त सर्वे ॥
English Translation
This view seems to be the best. Not one in this world can act as he likes. I act precisely as I am made to do. The great Creator makes all creatures move as He wills. The Creator is Supreme. Know this, all of you.
न कर्मणाप्नोत्यनवाप्यमर्थं; यद्भावि सर्वं भवतीति वित्त । त्रिवर्गहीनोऽपि हि विन्दतेऽर्थं; तस्मादिदं लोकहिताय गुह्यम् ॥
English Translation
No one can, by his deed, acquire what is unobtainable. That which is to be, occurs. Know this. And since one who has withdrawn himself from the three-fold objects may acquire liberation, it seems, therefore, that liberation yields the highest good,
ततस्तदग्र्यं वचनं मनोनुगं; समस्तमाज्ञाय ततोऽतिहेतुमत् । तदा प्रणेदुश्च जहर्षिरे च ते; कुरुप्रवीराय च चक्रुरञ्जलीन् ॥
English Translation
Having heard all these most significant reasonable and pleasant words, Bhima and others were filled with joy and joining their hands, bowed to that prince of Kuru's race.
सुचारुवर्णाक्षरशब्दभूषितां; मनोनुगां निर्धुतवाक्यकण्टकाम् । निशम्य तां पार्थिव पार्थभाषितां; गिरं नरेन्द्राः प्रशशंसुरेव ते । पुनश्च पप्रच्छ सरिद्वरासुतं; ततः परं धर्ममहीनसत्त्वः ॥
English Translation
O king, having heard those sweet words of the king, acceptable to the heart, and divested of dissonant sounds and words, indeed, those foremost of men began to speak highly of Yudhishthira.
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