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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 92

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 92

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 92

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 92 of the classical Mahābhārata with 57 verses.

Total: 57 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.92.1–57 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
कालवर्षी च पर्जन्यो धर्मचारी च पार्थिवः । संपद्यदैषा भवति सा बिभर्ति सुखं प्रजाः ॥
English Translation
Utatthya said If the god of the clouds pours rain in season and the king acts virtuously, the prosperity that comes keeps the subjects in happiness.
यो न जानाति निर्हन्तुं वस्त्राणां रजको मलम् । रक्तानि वा शोधयितुं यथा नास्ति तथैव सः ॥
English Translation
That washerman who does not know how to wash away the dirt of cloth without destroying its dye, is very unskilful in his profession.
एवमेव द्विजेन्द्राणां क्षत्रियाणां विशामपि । शूद्राश्चतुर्णां वर्णानां नानाकर्मस्ववस्थिताः ॥
English Translation
That person among Brahmanas Kshatriyas or Vaishyas who, having deviated from the proper duties of his caste, has become a Shudra, is truly to be compared to such a washerman.
कर्म शूद्रे कृषिर्वैश्ये दण्डनीतिश्च राजनि । ब्रह्मचर्यं तपो मन्त्राः सत्यं चापि द्विजातिषु ॥
English Translation
Menial service is the duty of the Shudra; agriculture is that of the Vaishya; the science of punishment of the Kshatriya and Brahmacharya, penances, Mantras, and truth, belong to the Brahmana. or
तेषां यः क्षत्रियो वेद वस्त्राणामिव शोधनम् । शीलदोषान्विनिर्हन्तुं स पिता स प्रजापतिः ॥
English Translation
That Kshatriya who knows how to correct the wrong-doings of the other castes and to wash them clean like a washerman, is really their father and deserves to be their king.
कृतं त्रेता द्वापरश्च कलिश्च भरतर्षभ । राजवृत्तानि सर्वाणि राजैव युगमुच्यते ॥
English Translation
The various cycles called Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali, O foremost of Bharata's race, all depend on the conduct of the king. It is the king who makes the cycles.
चातुर्वर्ण्यं तथा वेदाश्चातुराश्रम्यमेव च । सर्वं प्रमुह्यते ह्येतद्यदा राजा प्रमाद्यति ॥
English Translation
The four castes, the Vedas, and the duties of the four modes of life, all suffer from confusion and weakness when the king becomes heedless.
राजैव कर्ता भूतानां राजैव च विनाशकः । धर्मात्मा यः स कर्ता स्यादधर्मात्मा विनाशकः ॥
English Translation
The king is the creator of all creatures, and is their destroyer. That righteous king is regarded as the creator, while the sinful one is regarded as the destroyer.
राज्ञो भार्याश्च पुत्राश्च बान्धवाः सुहृदस्तथा । समेत्य सर्वे शोचन्ति यदा राजा प्रमाद्यति ॥
English Translation
The king's wives, sons, kinsmen, and friends, all become unhappy and grieve when the king becomes careless.
हस्तिनोऽश्वाश्च गावश्चाप्युष्ट्राश्वतरगर्दभाः । अधर्मवृत्ते नृपतौ सर्वे सीदन्ति पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
Elephants, horses, kine, camels, mules, asses and other animals all lose their vigour when the king becomes sinful.
दुर्बलार्थं बलं सृष्टं धात्रा मान्धातरुच्यते । अबलं तन्महद्भूतं यस्मिन्सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
English Translation
It is said, O Mandhatri, that the Creator created Power for for protecting Weakness. Weakness is, really, a great being, for every thing depends upon it.
यच्च भूतं स भजते भूता ये च तदन्वयाः । अधर्मस्थे हि नृपतौ सर्वे सीदन्ति पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
All creatures adore the king. All creatures are the children of the king. If, therefore, O monarch, the king becomes unrighteous, all creatures meet with ruin.
दुर्बलस्य हि यच्चक्षुर्मुनेराशीविषस्य च । अविषह्यतमं मन्ये मा स्म दुर्बलमासदः ॥
English Translation
The eyes of the Weak, of the Muni, and of the venomous snake, should be considered as unbearable. Do not, therefore, meet the Weak as you would do an enemy.
दुर्बलांस्तात बुध्येथा नित्यमेवाविमानितान् । मा त्वां दुर्बलचक्षूंषि प्रदहेयुः सबान्धवम् ॥
English Translation
You should regard the Weak as being subject to humiliation. Take care that the eyes of the Weak do not burn you with your kinsmen.
न हि दुर्बलदग्धस्य कुले किंचित्प्ररोहति । आमूलं निर्दहत्येव मा स्म दुर्बलमासदः ॥
English Translation
In a family scorched by the eyes of the Weak, no children are born. Such eyes burn the family to its very roots. Do not, therefore, treat the weak inimically.
अबलं वै बलाच्छ्रेयो यच्चातिबलवद्बलम् । बलस्याबलदग्धस्य न किंचिदवशिष्यते ॥
English Translation
Weakness is more powerful than even the greatest Power, for that Power which is scorched by Weakness is absolutely rotted out.
विमानितो हतोत्क्रुष्टस्त्रातारं चेन्न विन्दति । अमानुषकृतस्तत्र दण्डो हन्ति नराधिपम् ॥
English Translation
If a person, who has been humiliated or struck, fails, while crying for help, to get a protector, divine punishment over takes the king and brings about his fall.
मा स्म तात बले स्थेया बाधिष्ठा मापि दुर्बलम् । मा त्वा दुर्बलचक्षूंषि धक्ष्यन्त्यग्निरिवाश्रयम् ॥
English Translation
Do not, 'O sire, while excersing Power, take wealth from the Weak, Take care that the eyes of the Weak do not burn you like a burning fire.
यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यश्रूणि रोदताम् । तानि पुत्रान्पशून्घ्नन्ति तेषां मिथ्याभिशासताम् ॥
English Translation
The tears shed by weeping men afflicted with falsehood kill the children and animals of those that have uttered those lies.
यदि नात्मनि पुत्रेषु न चेत्पौत्रेषु नप्तृषु । न हि पापं कृतं कर्म सद्यः फलति गौरिव ॥
English Translation
Like a cow a sinful act does not yield immediate truits. If the fruit is not seen in the perpetrator himself, it is seen in his son or in his grand-son or daughter's son.
यत्राबलो वध्यमानस्त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति । महान्दैवकृतस्तत्र दण्डः पतति दारुणः ॥
English Translation
When a Weak person fails to find a protector the great rod of divine punishment overtakes the king.
युक्ता यदा जानपदा भिक्षन्ते ब्राह्मणा इव । अभीक्ष्णं भिक्षुदोषेण राजानं घ्नन्ति तादृशाः ॥
English Translation
When all the subjects of a king are compelled by distress to live like Brahmanas, by begging, such mendicancy brings destruction upon the king.
राज्ञो यदा जनपदे बहवो राजपूरुषाः । अनयेनोपवर्तन्ते तद्राज्ञः किल्बिषं महत् ॥
English Translation
When all the officers of the king living in the provinces unite together and act unfairly, the king is then said to bring about a state of unredeeming evil upon his kingdom.
यदा युक्ता नयन्त्यर्थान्कामादर्थवशेन वा । कृपणं याचमानानां तद्राज्ञो वैशसं महत् ॥
English Translation
When the officers of the king extort money, hy unfair mean, or acting from lust or avarice, from persons pitcously praying for mercy, a great destruct' on, jorsooth, be.ails the king.
महावृक्षो जायते वर्धते च; तं चैव भूतानि समाश्रयन्ति । यदा वृक्षश्छिद्यते दह्यते वा; तदाश्रया अनिकेता भवन्ति ॥
English Translation
A huge tree, just growing, assumes large proportions, Numberless creatures then come and seek its shelter. When, however, it is cut down or burnt, those who had taken its shelter become all houseless.
यदा राष्ट्रे धर्ममग्र्यं चरन्ति; संस्कारं वा राजगुणं ब्रुवाणाः । तैरेवाधर्मश्चरितो धर्ममोहा;त्तूर्णं जह्यात्सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च ॥
English Translation
When the denizens of a kingdom perform pious acts and all religious rites, and praise the good qualities, of the king, the latter acquires riches. When, however, the residents, out of ignorance forsake righteousness and act unrighteously, the king suffers from misery.
यत्र पापा ज्ञायमानाश्चरन्ति; सतां कलिर्विन्दति तत्र राज्ञः । यदा राजा शास्ति नरान्नशिष्या;न्न तद्राज्यं वर्धते भूमिपाल ॥
English Translation
When sinful men of known acts are allowed to move among the righteous, Kali then overtakes the kings of those kingdoms. When the king punishes all wicked people, his kingdom prospers.
यश्चामात्यं मानयित्वा यथार्हं; मन्त्रे च युद्धे च नृपो नियुञ्ज्यात् । प्रवर्धते तस्य राष्ट्रं नृपस्य; भुङ्क्ते महीं चाप्यखिलां चिराय ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, the kingdom of that king certainly prospers who honours his ministers and employs them in policy and in battles. Such a king enjoys the wide Earth or ever.
अत्रापि सुकृतं कर्म वाचं चैव सुभाषिताम् । समीक्ष्य पूजयन्राजा धर्मं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
That king who duly honours at good acts and good speeches acquires great merit.
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