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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 82

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 82

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 82

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 82 of the classical Mahābhārata with 31 verses.

Total: 31 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.82.1–31 • 250 Lexicon Terms
एवमग्राह्यके तस्मिञ्ज्ञातिसंबन्धिमण्डले । मित्रेष्वमित्रेष्वपि च कथं भावो विभाव्यते ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said If one cannot thus win over one's kinsmen and relatives, the intending friends become foes. How should one, then, behave so that the hearts of both friends and enemies may be won?
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । वासुदेवस्य संवादं सुरर्षेर्नारदस्य च ॥
English Translation
Regarding it is cited the old story about the discourse between Pururavas the son of Aila and Matarishvan.
नासुहृत्परमं मन्त्रं नारदार्हति वेदितुम् । अपण्डितो वापि सुहृत्पण्डितो वापि नात्मवान् ॥
English Translation
Once on a time Vasudeva said-Neither an illiterate and foolish friend, nor a learned friend of fickle mind, deserves, O Narada, to know one's secret counsels.
स ते सौहृदमास्थाय किंचिद्वक्ष्यामि नारद । कृत्स्नां च बुद्धिं संप्रेक्ष्य संपृच्छे त्रिदिवंगम ॥
English Translation
Relying on your friendship for me, I shall say something to you, O sage! O you who can go to heaven at your pleasure, one should speak to another if he is convinced of the intelligence of that other.
दास्यमैश्वर्यवादेन ज्ञातीनां वै करोम्यहम् । अर्धभोक्तास्मि भोगानां वाग्दुरुक्तानि च क्षमे ॥
English Translation
I never behave with slavish tendency towards my kinsmen by flattering speeches about their prosperity, I give them half of what I have, and forgive their evil words.
अरणीमग्निकामो वा मथ्नाति हृदयं मम । वाचा दुरुक्तं देवर्षे तन्मे दहति नित्यदा ॥
English Translation
As a fire-stick is grinded by a person who seeks to get fire, so my heart is grinded by my kinsmen with their cruel words. Indeed, O celestial Rishi, those cruel words consume my heart every day.
बलं संकर्षणे नित्यं सौकुमार्यं पुनर्गदे । रूपेण मत्तः प्रद्युम्नः सोऽसहायोऽस्मि नारद ॥
English Translation
Power lives in Sankarshana; mildness in Gada; and as regards Pradyumna, he excels even myself in beauty. Still I am helpless, O Narada!
अन्ये हि सुमहाभागा बलवन्तो दुरासदाः । नित्योत्थानेन संपन्ना नारदान्धकवृष्णयः ॥
English Translation
Many others among the Andhakas and the Vrishnis are endued with great prosperity, might, daring courage and constant perseverance.
यस्य न स्युर्न वै स स्याद्यस्य स्युः कृच्छ्रमेव तत् । द्वाभ्यां निवारितो नित्यं वृणोम्येकतरं न च ॥
English Translation
He, with whom they do not side, meets with destruction. He, on the other hand, with whom they side, acquires everything. Dissuaded by both Ahuka and Akrura, I do not side either of them.
स्यातां यस्याहुकाक्रूरौ किं नु दुःखतरं ततः । यस्य वापि न तौ स्यातां किं नु दुःखतरं ततः ॥
English Translation
What can be more distressing for a person than to have both Ahuka and Akrura on his side? What, again, is more painful for one than not to have both of them on his side?
सोऽहं कितवमातेव द्वयोरपि महामुने । एकस्य जयमाशंसे द्वितीयस्यापराजयम् ॥
English Translation
I am like the mother of two brothers gambling against each other, praying for victory to both.
ममैवं क्लिश्यमानस्य नारदोभयतः सदा । वक्तुमर्हसि यच्छ्रेयो ज्ञातीनामात्मनस्तथा ॥
English Translation
I am thus, O Narada, afflicted by both. You should tell me that which is for the behoof of both myself and my kinsmen.
आपदो द्विविधाः कृष्ण बाह्याश्चाभ्यन्तराश्च ह । प्रादुर्भवन्ति वार्ष्णेय स्वकृता यदि वान्यतः ॥
English Translation
Narada said Calamities, O Krishna, are of two sorts, viz., external and internal. They are begotten, O you of Vrishni's race, by one's own acts or by the acts of others.
सेयमाभ्यन्तरा तुभ्यमापत्कृच्छ्रा स्वकर्मजा । अक्रूरभोजप्रभवाः सर्वे ह्येते तदन्वयाः ॥
English Translation
The calamity that has now overtaken you is an internal one and is begotten of your own acts. Valadeva and others, of the Bhoja race, are partisans of Akrura, and have sided him either for wealth, or for mere caprice, or actuated by words or by hatred. As for you, you have given away wealth obtained by you to another.
अर्थहेतोर्हि कामाद्वाद्वारा बीभत्सयापि वा । आत्मना प्राप्तमैश्वर्यमन्यत्र प्रतिपादितम् ॥
English Translation
Though having many friends, you have, however, by your own act, invited calamity over your head. You cannot take back that wealth, even as one cannot swallow again the food that he has vomited himself.
कृतमूलमिदानीं तज्जातशब्दं सहायवत् । न शक्यं पुनरादातुं वान्तमन्नमिव त्वया ॥
बभ्रूग्रसेनयो राज्यं नाप्तुं शक्यं कथंचन । ज्ञातिभेदभयात्कृष्ण त्वया चापि विशेषतः ॥
English Translation
The kingdom cannot be taken back from Babhru and Ugrasena. You, O Krishna, cannot, in particular, take it back from fear of creating intestine feuds.
तच्चेत्सिध्येत्प्रयत्नेन कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् । महाक्षयव्ययं वा स्याद्विनाशो वा पुनर्भवेत् ॥
English Translation
Supposing the attempt succeeds, it will do so after move trouble and after the achievement of the most difficult works. A great slaughter and a great loss of wealth will take place, perhaps, even total destruction.
अनायसेन शस्त्रेण मृदुना हृदयच्छिदा । जिह्वामुद्धर सर्वेषां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च ॥
English Translation
Use then a weapon which is not made of steel, which is very mild and yet capable of piercing all hearts. Sharpening that weapon again and again rectify the tongues of your kinsmen!
अनायसं मुने शस्त्रं मृदु विद्यामहं कथम् । येनैषामुद्धरे जिह्वां परिमृज्यानुमृज्य च ॥
English Translation
Use then a weapon which is not made of steel, which is very mild and yet capable of piercing all hearts. Sharpening that weapon again and again rectify the tongues of your kinsmen!
शक्त्यान्नदानं सततं तितिक्षा दम आर्जवम् । यथार्हप्रतिपूजा च शस्त्रमेतदनायसम् ॥
English Translation
Narada said The giving of food to the best of your ability, forgiveness, sincerity, mildness, and honour to whom honour is due,-these make a weapon which is not made of steel.
ज्ञातीनां वक्तुकामानां कटूनि च लघूनि च । गिरा त्वं हृदयं वाचं शमयस्व मनांसि च ॥
English Translation
With soft words alone turn away the anger of kinsmen about to utter cruel words, and please their hearts and minds and slanderous words.
नामहापुरुषः कश्चिन्नानात्मा नासहायवान् । महतीं धुरमादत्ते तामुद्यम्योरसा वह ॥
English Translation
None who is not a great man with purified soul and endued with accomplishments and having friends can bear a heavy burden. Take up this great weight and bear it on your shoulders.
सर्व एव गुरुं भारमनड्वान्वहते समे । दुर्गे प्रतीकः सुगवो भारं वहति दुर्वहम् ॥
English Translation
All oxen can carry heavy loads on a level road. The stronger ones only among them can carry such loads on a difficult road.
भेदाद्विनाशः संघानां संघमुख्योऽसि केशव । यथा त्वां प्राप्य नोत्सीदेदयं संघस्तथा कुरु ॥
English Translation
Disunion will create destruction which will befall all the Bhojas and the Vrishnis! You, O Keshava, are the foremost of them. Do you act in such a way that the Bhojas and the Vrishnis may not meet with destruction.
नान्यत्र बुद्धिक्षान्तिभ्यां नान्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात् । नान्यत्र धनसंत्यागाद्गणः प्राज्ञेऽवतिष्ठते ॥
English Translation
Nothing but intelligence and forgiveness, control of the senses, and liberality, reside in a person of wisdom.
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वपक्षोद्भावनं शुभम् । ज्ञातीनामविनाशः स्याद्यथा कृष्ण तथा कुरु ॥
English Translation
The advancement of one's own race is always praiseworthy and glorious and conducive to long life. Do you, O Krishna, act in such a way that destruction may not overtake your kinsmen.
आयत्यां च तदात्वे च न तेऽस्त्यविदितं प्रभो । षाड्गुण्यस्य विधानेन यात्रायानविधौ तथा ॥
English Translation
Use of the six qualities and riding on car (at the time of war), there is nothing about policy and art of war, O lord, which you do not know?
माधवाः कुकुरा भोजाः सर्वे चान्धकवृष्णयः । त्वय्यासक्ता महाबाहो लोका लोकेश्वराश्च ये ॥
English Translation
The Yadavas, the Kukuras, the Bhojas, the Andhakas, and the Vrishni, all depend on you even as all the worlds and all the regents of their quarters, O mighty-armed one! The Rishis, O Madhava always pray for your advancement.
उपासते हि त्वद्बुद्धिमृषयश्चापि माधव । त्वं गुरुः सर्वभूतानां जानीषे त्वं गतागतम् । त्वामासाद्य यदुश्रेष्ठमेधन्ते ज्ञातिनः सुखम् ॥
English Translation
You are the lord of all creatures. You know the past, the present, and the future. You are the foremost of all the Yadavas. Depending on you, they expect to live happily.
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