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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 31

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 31

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 31

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 31 of the classical Mahābhārata with 14 verses.

Total: 14 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.31.1–14 • 250 Lexicon Terms
त्रयो वै रिपवो लोके नव वै गुणतः स्मृताः । हर्षः स्तम्भोऽभिमानश्च त्रयस्ते सात्त्विका गुणाः ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said There are three enemies in the world. They are said to be minefield, according to their qualities. Exultation, satisfaction, and joy, these three qualities belong to Goodness.
शोकः क्रोधोऽतिसंरम्भो राजसास्ते गुणाः स्मृताः । स्वप्नस्तन्द्री च मोहश्च त्रयस्ते तामसा गुणाः ॥
English Translation
Cupidity, anger and hatred, these three qualitics said to belong Darkness. Lassitude, procrastination and delusion, these three qualities belong to Ignorance.
एतान्निकृत्य धृतिमान्बाणसंघैरतन्द्रितः । जेतुं परानुत्सहते प्रशान्तात्मा जितेन्द्रियः ॥
English Translation
Cutting these with showers of arrows, the intelligent man, free from idleness possessed of a tranquil soul, and with his senses under control, ventures to defeat others.
अत्र गाथाः कीर्तयन्ति पुराकल्पविदो जनाः । अम्बरीषेण या गीता राज्ञा राज्यं प्रशासता ॥
English Translation
About it, persons conversant with ancient cycles recite some verses which were sung formerly by king Ambarisha who had acquired a tranquil soul.
समुदीर्णेषु दोषेषु वध्यमानेषु साधुषु । जग्राह तरसा राज्यमम्बरीष इति श्रुतिः ॥
English Translation
When various kinds of faults were reigning supreme and when the righteous were afflicted, the illustrious Ambarisha put forth his strength for assuming sovereignty.
स निगृह्य महादोषान्साधून्समभिपूज्य च । जगाम महतीं सिद्धिं गाथां चेमां जगाद ह ॥
English Translation
Subduing his own faults and adoring the righteous, he acquired great success and sang these verses.
भूयिष्ठं मे जिता दोषा निहताः सर्वशत्रवः । एको दोषोऽवशिष्टस्तु वध्यः स न हतो मया ॥
English Translation
I have controlled many faults. I have slain all enemies. But there is one, the greatest, vice which deserves to be destroyed but which has not been destroyed be me.
येन युक्तो जन्तुरयं वैतृष्ण्यं नाधिगच्छति । तृष्णार्त इव निम्नानि धावमानो न बुध्यते ॥
English Translation
Urged by that fault, this individual soul fails to attain to freedom from desire. Possessed by desire, one runs into ditches without knowing it.
अकार्यमपि येनेह प्रयुक्तः सेवते नरः । तं लोभमसिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्निकृन्तन्तं निकृन्तत ॥
English Translation
Urged by that fault, one induigcs in forbidden deeds. Do you cut off, cut off, that cupidity with sharp-edged swords.
लोभाद्धि जायते तृष्णा ततश्चिन्ता प्रसज्यते । स लिप्समानो लभते भूयिष्ठं राजसान्गुणान् ॥
English Translation
From cupidity originates desire. From desire originates anxiety. The man who yields to desire acquires many qualities which bclong 10 Darkness,
स तैर्गुणैः संहतदेहबन्धनः; पुनः पुनर्जायति कर्म चेहते । जन्मक्षये भिन्नविकीर्णदेहः; पुनर्मृत्युं गच्छति जन्मनि स्वे ॥
English Translation
When these have been acquired, he gets many qualities which belong to ignorance. On account of the qualities, he repeatedly takes birth, with the fetters of body united, and is moved to action. Upon the expiration of life, with body becoming separated and scattered, he once mects with death which is due to birth itself.
तस्मादेनं सम्यगवेक्ष्य लोभं; निगृह्य धृत्यात्मनि राज्यमिच्छेत् । एतद्राज्यं नान्यदस्तीति विद्या;द्यस्त्वत्र राजा विजितो ममैकः ॥
English Translation
Hence, duly understanding this, and governing cupidity by intelligence, one should desire for sovereignty in his soul. This is (true) sovereignty. There is no other sovereignty here. The soul properly understood, is the king.
इति राज्ञाम्बरीषेण गाथा गीता यशस्विना । आधिराज्यं पुरस्कृत्य लोभमेकं निकृन्तता ॥
English Translation
Even these were thc verses sung by the illustrious king Ambarisha, on the subject of sovereignty which he kept before him, that king who had severed the one foremost fault, viz.. cupidity.
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