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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 83

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 83

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 83

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 83 of the classical Mahābhārata with 68 verses.

Total: 68 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.83.1–68 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
दुर्व्याहृताच्छङ्कमानो दुष्कृताद्दुरधिष्ठितात् । दुरासिताद्दुर्व्रजितादिङ्गितादङ्गचेष्टितात् ॥
English Translation
If the king becomes pleased he can shower prosperity like a god. If he becomes angry he can consume to the very roots like a burning fire.
देवतेव हि सर्वार्थान्कुर्याद्राजा प्रसादितः । वैश्वानर इव क्रुद्धः समूलमपि निर्दहेत् । इति राजन्मयः प्राह वर्तते च तथैव तत् ॥
English Translation
This, O king, was said by Yama. Its truth is seen in the wordly affairs. I shall now do what would increase your prosperity.
अथ भूयांसमेवार्थं करिष्यामि पुनः पुनः । ददात्यस्मद्विधोऽमात्यो बुद्धिसाहाय्यमापदि ॥
वायसश्चैव मे राजन्नन्तकायाभिसंहितः । न च मेऽत्र भवान्गर्ह्यो न च येषां भवान्प्रियः । हिताहितांस्तु बुध्येथा मा परोक्षमतिर्भव ॥
ये त्वादानपरा एव वसन्ति भवतो गृहे । अभूतिकामा भूतानां तादृशैर्मेऽभिसंहितम् ॥
ये वा भवद्विनाशेन राज्यमिच्छन्त्यनन्तरम् । अन्तरैरभिसंधाय राजन्सिध्यन्ति नान्यथा ॥
तेषामहं भयाद्राजन्गमिष्याम्यन्यमाश्रमम् । तैर्हि मे संधितो बाणः काके निपतितः प्रभो ॥
English Translation
Through fear of those men, O king, I shall leave this kingdom for some other hermitage. I have no worldly desire, yet those deceitful persons have shot this arrow at my crow, and have, O lord, sent the bird to Yama's abode. I have seen this, O king, with eyes whose vision has been improved by ascetic penances.
छद्मना मम काकश्च गमितो यमसादनम् । दृष्टं ह्येतन्मया राजंस्तपोदीर्घेण चक्षुषा ॥
English Translation
With the help of this single crow I have crossed this kingdom of yours that is like a river consisting of alligators, shark, crocodiles and whales.
बहुनक्रझषग्राहां तिमिंगिलगणायुताम् । काकेन बडिशेनेमामतार्षं त्वामहं नदीम् ॥
English Translation
Indeed, with the help of that bird, I have passed through your dominions like Himalayan valley, impenetrable and inaccessible for these trunks of (fallen) trees and scattered rocks and thorny shrubs and lions and tigers and other beasts of prey.
स्थाण्वश्मकण्टकवतीं व्याघ्रसिंहगजाकुलाम् । दुरासदां दुष्प्रवेशां गुहां हैमवतीमिव ॥
English Translation
The learned hold that a region inaccessible for darkness can be passed through with the a help of a light, and an unfordable river can be crossed by means of a boat. No means, however, exist for penetrating through the labyrinth of royal affairs.
अग्निना तामसं दुर्गं नौभिराप्यं च गम्यते । राजदुर्गावतरणे नोपायं पण्डिता विदुः ॥
English Translation
Your kingdom is like an inaccessible forest covered with darkness. You cannot trust it. How then can I.
गहनं भवतो राज्यमन्धकारतमोवृतम् । नेह विश्वसितुं शक्यं भवतापि कुतो मया ॥
English Translation
Good and evil are seen here in the same light. To live here is not, therefore, safe. Here a righteous person meets with death, while an unrighteous man incurs no danger.
अतो नायं शुभो वासस्तुल्ये सदसती इह । वधो ह्येवात्र सुकृते दुष्कृते न च संशयः ॥
English Translation
For the sake of justice, a person of unrighteous deeds should be killed but never one who is righteous in his deeds. It is not proper, therefore, for one to live in this kingdom long. A sensible man should leave this country soon.
न्यायतो दुष्कृते घातः सुकृते स्यात्कथं वधः । नेह युक्तं चिरं स्थातुं जवेनातो व्रजेद्बुधः ॥
सीता नाम नदी राजन्प्लवो यस्यां निमज्जति । तथोपमामिमां मन्ये वागुरां सर्वघातिनीम् ॥
English Translation
There is a river, O king, of the name of Sita. Boats sink in it. This your kingdom is like that river. An all-destructive net appears to have been cast around it.
मधुप्रपातो हि भवान्भोजनं विषसंयुतम् । असतामिव ते भावो वर्तते न सतामिव । आशीविषैः परिवृतः कूपस्त्वमिव पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
You are like the fall which awaits the collectors of honey, or like attractive food containing poison. Your nature now resembles that of dishonest men and not that of the good. You are like a pit, o king, abounding with snakes of deadly venom.
दुर्गतीर्था बृहत्कूला करीरीवेत्रसंयुता । नदी मधुरपानीया यथा राजंस्तथा भवान् । श्वगृध्रगोमायुयुतो राजहंससमो ह्यसि ॥
English Translation
You resemble, O king, a river full of sweet water but difficult of access, with steep banks overgrown with Kariras and thorny canes. You are like a swan in the midst of dogs, vultures, and jackals.
यथाश्रित्य महावृक्षं कक्षः संवर्धते महान् । ततस्तं संवृणोत्येव तमतीत्य च वर्धते ॥
English Translation
Parasites, supported by a huge tree, grow luxuriously, and at last covering the tree itself overshadow it entirely. A forest fire sets in, and catching those grasses first, consumes the tree with them. Thy ministers, O king, resemble those parasites of which I speak, Do you check and correct them.
तेनैवोपेन्धनो नूनं दावो दहति दारुणः । तथोपमा ह्यमात्यास्ते राजंस्तान्परिशोधय ॥
भवतैव कृता राजन्भवता परिपालिताः । भवन्तं पर्यवज्ञाय जिघांसन्ति भवत्प्रियम् ॥
English Translation
They have been nourished by you, But making conspiracy against you, they are destroying your prosperity.
उषितं शङ्कमानेन प्रमादं परिरक्षता । अन्तःसर्प इवागारे वीरपत्न्या इवालये । शीलं जिज्ञासमानेन राज्ञश्च सहजीविना ॥
English Translation
Concealing the faults of your servants, I am living in your palace in constant dread of danger, even like a person living in a room with a snake within it or like the lover of a hero's wife. My object is to ascertain the behaviour of the king who lives with me.
कच्चिज्जितेन्द्रियो राजा कच्चिदभ्यन्तरा जिताः । कच्चिदेषां प्रियो राजा कच्चिद्राज्ञः प्रियाः प्रजाः ॥
जिज्ञासुरिह संप्राप्तस्तवाहं राजसत्तम । तस्य मे रोचसे राजन्क्षुधितस्येव भोजनम् ॥
अमात्या मे न रोचन्ते वितृष्णस्य यथोदकम् । भवतोऽर्थकृदित्येव मयि दोषो हि तैः कृतः । विद्यते कारणं नान्यदिति मे नात्र संशयः ॥
English Translation
They have found fault with me, because I seek your well-being. I have no doubt that there is no other cause for their hostility to me.
न हि तेषामहं द्रुग्धस्तत्तेषां दोषवद्गतम् । अरेर्हि दुर्हताद्भेयं भग्नपृष्ठादिवोरगात् ॥
English Translation
I do not cherish any hostility towards them. I am engaged in only ascertaining their faults. As one should fear a wounded snake, cvery one should fear a wicked foe.
भूयसा परिबर्हेण सत्कारेण च भूयसा । पूजितो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ भूयो वस गृहे मम ॥
English Translation
The king said Reside in my abode, O Brahmana. I shall always treat you with respect and honour, and always adore you.
ये त्वां ब्राह्मण नेच्छन्ति न ते वत्स्यन्ति मे गृहे । भवतैव हि तज्ज्ञेयं यदिदानीमनन्तरम् ॥
English Translation
They that will dislike you shall not live with me. Do you then yourself award what should be their proper sentence.
यथा स्याद्दुष्कृतो दण्डो यथा च सुकृतं कृतम् । तथा समीक्ष्य भगवञ्श्रेयसे विनियुङ्क्ष्व माम् ॥
English Translation
Do you see, O holy one, then that the rod of punishment is wielded properly and that everything is done well in my kingdom. Reflecting upon everything, do you guide me in such a way that I may acquire prosperity!
अदर्शयन्निमं दोषमेकैकं दुर्बलं कुरु । ततः कारणमाज्ञाय पुरुषं पुरुषं जहि ॥
English Translation
The sage said Closing your eyes first of all to this offence of theirs, do you weaken them one by one. Prove their faults then and punish them one after another.
एकदोषा हि बहवो मृद्नीयुरपि कण्टकान् । मन्त्रभेदभयाद्राजंस्तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥
English Translation
When many person become guilty of the same offence, they can, by acting in concert, soften the very points of the thorns. Lest your ministers (being suspected, act against you and) disclose your secret counsels, I advise you to proceed cautiously.
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