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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 85

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 85

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 85

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 85 of the classical Mahābhārata with 12 verses.

Total: 12 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.85.1–12 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । बृहस्पतेश्च संवादं शक्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥
English Translation
Regarding it is cited the old story about the discourse between Pururavas the son of Aila and Matarishvan.
किं स्विदेकपदं ब्रह्मन्पुरुषः सम्यगाचरन् । प्रमाणं सर्वभूतानां यशश्चैवाप्नुयान्महत् ॥
English Translation
What is that one act, O twice-born one, by finishing which with care, a person may be respected by all creatures and become famous.
सान्त्वमेकपदं शक्र पुरुषः सम्यगाचरन् । प्रमाणं सर्वभूतानां यशश्चैवाप्नुयान्महत् ॥
English Translation
What is that one act, O twice-born one, by finishing which with care, a person may be respected by all creatures and become famous.
एतदेकपदं शक्र सर्वलोकसुखावहम् । आचरन्सर्वभूतेषु प्रियो भवति सर्वदा ॥
English Translation
This is the one thing, O Shakra, which yields happiness to all. By practising it, one may always secure the love of all creatures.
यो हि नाभाषते किंचित्सततं भ्रुकुटीमुखः । द्वेष्यो भवति भूतानां स सान्त्वमिह नाचरन् ॥
English Translation
The person who does not speak a word and whose face is always marked with frowns is hated of all. Want of sweet speeches makes him so.
यस्तु पूर्वमभिप्रेक्ष्य पूर्वमेवाभिभाषते । स्मितपूर्वाभिभाषी च तस्य लोकः प्रसीदति ॥
English Translation
That person who, on seeing others, speaks to them first with smiles, succeeds in winning over every one.
दानमेव हि सर्वत्र सान्त्वेनानभिजल्पितम् । न प्रीणयति भूतानि निर्व्यञ्जनमिवाशनम् ॥
English Translation
Even gifts, if not made with sweet speeches, do not please the recipients, like rice without curry.
अदाता ह्यपि भूतानां मधुरामीरयन्गिरम् । सर्वलोकमिमं शक्र सान्त्वेन कुरुते वशे ॥
English Translation
If even the wealth of men, O Shakra, be snatched away with sweet speeches, such sweetness of conduct can even propitiate the robbed.
तस्मात्सान्त्वं प्रकर्तव्यं दण्डमाधित्सतामिह । फलं च जनयत्येवं न चास्योद्विजते जनः ॥
English Translation
A king, therefore, who is desirous of even inflicting punishment, should use sweet words. Sweetness of speech never fails, while at the same time it never pains any heart.
सुकृतस्य हि सान्त्वस्य श्लक्ष्णस्य मधुरस्य च । सम्यगासेव्यमानस्य तुल्यं जातु न विद्यते ॥
English Translation
A person of good deeds and good, pleasant and sweet speeches, has no peer.
इत्युक्तः कृतवान्सर्वं तथा शक्रः पुरोधसा । तथा त्वमपि कौन्तेय सम्यगेतत्समाचर ॥
English Translation
Bhishma continued Thus addressed by his priest, Shakra began to follow those instructions. Do you also, O son of Kunti, practise this virtue.'
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