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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 69

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 69

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 69

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 69 of the classical Mahābhārata with 72 verses.

Total: 72 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.69.1–72 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
वेदवेदाङ्गवित्प्राज्ञः सुतपस्वी नृपो भवेत् । दानशीलश्च सततं यज्ञशीलश्च भारत ॥
English Translation
The king should master the Vedas and their auxiliaries, be possessed of wisdom, engaged in penances, charitable, and devoted to the celebration of sacrifices.
एते गुणाः समस्ताः स्युर्नृपस्य सततं स्थिराः । क्रियालोपे तु नृपतेः कुतः स्वर्गः कुतो यशः ॥
English Translation
All these qualities should always be in a king. If the king fails to administer justice, he can neither acquire heaven nor fame.
यदा तु पीडितो राजा भवेद्राज्ञा बलीयसा । त्रिधा त्वाक्रन्द्य मित्राणि विधानमुपकल्पयेत् ॥
घोषान्न्यसेत मार्गेषु ग्रामानुत्थापयेदपि । प्रवेशयेच्च तान्सर्वाञ्शाखानगरकेष्वपि ॥
English Translation
He should place the inhabitants of the woods on the high roads, and, it, necessary, cause whole villages to be removed, removing all the inhabitants of minor towns or on the outskirts of great cities.
ये गुप्ताश्चैव दुर्गाश्च देशास्तेषु प्रवेशयेत् । धनिनो बलमुख्यांश्च सान्त्वयित्वा पुनः पुनः ॥
English Translation
Giving repeated assurances to his wealthy subjects and the principal officers of the army, he should make the dwellers of the open country to take refuge in well-protected forts.
सस्याभिहारं कुर्याच्च स्वयमेव नराधिपः । असंभवे प्रवेशस्य दाहयेदग्निना भृशम् ॥
English Translation
He should deposit all sorts of grain in his forts. If that is impossible, he should destroy them completely by fire.
क्षेत्रस्थेषु च सस्येषु शत्रोरुपजपेन्नरान् । विनाशयेद्वा सर्वस्वं बलेनाथ स्वकेन वै ॥
English Translation
He should engage men for destroying the crops on the fields of the enemy. Failing to do this, he should destroy those crops to do this, he should destroy those crops by means of his own men.
नदीषु मार्गेषु सदा संक्रमानवसादयेत् । जलं निस्रावयेत्सर्वमनिस्राव्यं च दूषयेत् ॥
English Translation
He should destroying all the bridges over the rivers in his kingdom. He should draw out the waters of all the tanks in his territories, or, if incapable to do so, cause them to be poisoned.
तदात्वेनायतीभिश्च विवदन्भूम्यनन्तरम् । प्रतीघातः परस्याजौ मित्रकालेऽप्युपस्थिते ॥
English Translation
Disregarding the duty of protecting his friends, he should, considering present and future circumstances, seek the protection of another king who may happen to be the foe of his foe and who may be capable to fight with his enemy on the field of battle.
दुर्गाणां चाभितो राजा मूलच्छेदं प्रकारयेत् । सर्वेषां क्षुद्रवृक्षाणां चैत्यवृक्षान्विवर्जयेत् ॥
English Translation
He should demolish all the minor forts in his kingdom. He should also cut down all the smaller trees except those called Chaitya.
प्रवृद्धानां च वृक्षाणां शाखाः प्रच्छेदयेत्तथा । चैत्यानां सर्वथा वर्ज्यमपि पत्रस्य पातनम् ॥
English Translation
He should cause the branches of all large threes to be cut off, but he should not touch the very leaves of Chaitya ones.
प्रकण्ठीः कारयेत्सम्यगाकाशजननीस्तथा । आपूरयेच्च परिखाः स्थाणुनक्रझषाकुलाः ॥
English Translation
He should erect outer ramparts round his forts, and fill his trenches with water, putting pointed stakes at their bottom and filling them with crocodiles and sharks.
कडङ्गद्वारकाणि स्युरुच्छ्वासार्थे पुरस्य ह । तेषां च द्वारवद्गुप्तिः कार्या सर्वात्मना भवेत् ॥
English Translation
He should keep small outlets in his walls for firing guns from his fort, and carefully make arrangements for their defence like that of the greater gates.
द्वारेषु च गुरूण्येव यन्त्राणि स्थापयेत्सदा । आरोपयेच्छतघ्नीश्च स्वाधीनानि च कारयेत् ॥
English Translation
In all his gates he should place destructive engines. He should place on ramparts Shataghnis and other weapons.
काष्ठानि चाभिहार्याणि तथा कूपांश्च खानयेत् । संशोधयेत्तथा कूपान्कृतान्पूर्वं पयोर्थिभिः ॥
English Translation
He should lay by wood for fuel and dig and repair wells for supply of water to the garrison.
तृणच्छन्नानि वेश्मानि पङ्केनापि प्रलेपयेत् । निर्हरेच्च तृणं मासे चैत्रे वह्निभयात्पुरः ॥
English Translation
He should have all houses made of grass and straw plastered over with mud, and if it is summer, he should, from fear of fire, collect in a safe place all the stores of grass and straw.
नक्तमेव च भक्तानि पाचयेत नराधिपः । न दिवाग्निर्ज्वलेद्गेहे वर्जयित्वाग्निहोत्रिकम् ॥
English Translation
He should order all food to be cooked at night. No fire should be lighted during the day, except for the daily Homa.
कर्मारारिष्टशालासु ज्वलेदग्निः समाहितः । गृहाणि च प्रविश्याथ विधेयः स्याद्धुताशनः ॥
English Translation
Particular care should be taken of the fires lighted in smitheries and lying-in chambers. Fires in the houses of the inhabitants should be well covered.
महादण्डश्च तस्य स्याद्यस्याग्निर्वै दिवा भवेत् । प्रघोषयेदथैवं च रक्षणार्थं पुरस्य वै ॥
English Translation
For the better protection of the city, it should be announced that a person, lighting fires in the day time, will be sufficiently punished.
भिक्षुकांश्चाक्रिकांश्चैव क्षीबोन्मत्तान्कुशीलवान् । बाह्यान्कुर्यान्नरश्रेष्ठ दोषाय स्युर्हि तेऽन्यथा ॥
English Translation
During such times, all beggars, cartmen, eunuchs, lunatics, should, O foremost of men, be driven out of the town, for if they are allowed to remain, evil will come.
चत्वरेषु च तीर्थेषु सभास्वावसथेषु च । यथार्हवर्णं प्रणिधिं कुर्यात्सर्वत्र पार्थिवः ॥
English Translation
In places of public resort, in Tirthas, in assemblies and in the houses of the citizens, the king should keep capable spies.
विशालान्राजमार्गांश्च कारयेत नराधिपः । प्रपाश्च विपणीश्चैव यथोद्देशं समादिशेत् ॥
English Translation
The king should have wide roads constructed, and open up shops, and places for the distribution of water, at proper stations.
भाण्डागारायुधागारान्धान्यागारांश्च सर्वशः । अश्वागारान्गजागारान्बलाधिकरणानि च ॥
परिखाश्चैव कौरव्य प्रतोलीः संकटानि च । न जातु कश्चित्पश्येत्तु गुह्यमेतद्युधिष्ठिर ॥
अथ संनिचयं कुर्याद्राजा परबलार्दितः । तैलं मधु घृतं सस्यमौषधानि च सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
A king, who is attacked by a hostile army, should collect wealth, and store oil and fat and honey, and clarified butter, and medicines of all sorts,
अङ्गारकुशमुञ्जानां पलाशशरपर्णिनाम् । यवसेन्धनदिग्धानां कारयेत च संचयान् ॥
English Translation
And charcoal and munja grass, leaves, arrows, scribes and draftsmen, grass, fuel, poisoned arrows, weapons of all sorts such as darts, swords, lances and others, The king should store such articles.
आयुधानां च सर्वेषां शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासवर्मणाम् । संचयानेवमादीनां कारयेत नराधिपः ॥
English Translation
And charcoal and munja grass, leaves, arrows, scribes and draftsmen, grass, fuel, poisoned arrows, weapons of all sorts such as darts, swords, lances and others, The king should store such articles.
औषधानि च सर्वाणि मूलानि च फलानि च । चतुर्विधांश्च वैद्यान्वै संगृह्णीयाद्विशेषतः ॥
English Translation
He should especially keep ready various drugs, roots and fruits, the four kinds of physicians, actors and dancers, athletes, and persons capable of assuming various disguises. He should adorn his capital and please all his subjects.
नटाश्च नर्तकाश्चैव मल्ला मायाविनस्तथा । शोभयेयुः पुरवरं मोदयेयुश्च सर्वशः ॥
English Translation
He should especially keep ready various drugs, roots and fruits, the four kinds of physicians, actors and dancers, athletes, and persons capable of assuming various disguises. He should adorn his capital and please all his subjects.
यतः शङ्का भवेच्चापि भृत्यतो वापि मन्त्रितः । पौरेभ्यो नृपतेर्वापि स्वाधीनान्कारयेत तान् ॥
English Translation
The king should speedily subjugate such persons as may cause fear, be they his servants or counsellors or citizens or neighbouring kings.
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