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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 70

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 70

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 70

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 70 of the classical Mahābhārata with 94 verses.

Total: 94 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.70.1–94 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
स तदात्मापराधेन संप्राप्तो व्यसनं महत् । सेन्द्रान्गर्हयते देवान्नात्मानं च कथंचन ॥
English Translation
The man steeped in gigantic difficulties by his own short comings blames the gods with Indra and rarely himself.
न चास्मिन्सर्वशास्त्राणि प्रतरन्ति निगर्हणाम् । सोऽभिक्रुध्यति भृत्यानां सुहृदश्चाभ्यसूयति ॥
English Translation
His intimacy with all the holy books cannot procure him a mitigation of his sufferings. Sometimes he feels wrathful towards his servants; and afterwards he envies his friends.
तं तदा मन्युरेवैति स भूयः संप्रमुह्यति । स मोहवशमापन्नः क्रूरं कर्म निषेवते ॥
English Translation
Ever subject to outbursts of passion, he sometimes loses his senses and getting himself under the control of his folly he attaches himself to the performance of evil deeds.
पापकर्मात्ययायैव संकरं तेन पुष्यति । संकरो नरकायैव सा काष्ठा पापकर्मणाम् ॥
English Translation
From his evil deeds spring confusion of castes; and a mixing up of castes is the way to hell, for it is the very culminating point of sinful deeds.
न चेत्प्रबुध्यते कृष्ण नरकायैव गच्छति । तस्य प्रबोधः प्रज्ञैव प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्न रिष्यति ॥
English Translation
If he does not awake, he goes to hell O Krishna, wisdom alone is his awakening; the ey.es of wisdom alone can rescue him.
प्रज्ञालाभे हि पुरुषः शास्त्राण्येवान्ववेक्षते । शास्त्रनित्यः पुनर्धर्मं तस्य ह्रीरङ्गमुत्तमम् ॥
English Translation
A man on obtaining the gift of wisdom follows the holy books. Observance of what is enjoyed in the holy books is the best virtue and modesty is the beautiful accompaniment of such a life.
ह्रीमान्हि पापं प्रद्वेष्टि तस्य श्रीरभिवर्धते । श्रीमान्स यावद्भवति तावद्भवति पूरुषः ॥
English Translation
A man endued with a senses of shame despises sins and his prosperity ever increases. When he becomes endued with prosperity, then he is a man.
धर्मनित्यः प्रशान्तात्मा कार्ययोगवहः सदा । नाधर्मे कुरुते बुद्धिं न च पापेषु वर्तते ॥
English Translation
That clam soul, ever engaged in the practice of virtue and ever attached to action after mature thought, never turns his mind towards vice, nor ever turns to sin.
अह्रीको वा विमूढो वा नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् । नास्याधिकारो धर्मेऽस्ति यथा शूद्रस्तथैव सः ॥
English Translation
The one without a sense of shame is neither a woman nor a man. He has no claims upon virtue; he is as a Shudra.
ह्रीमानवति देवांश्च पितॄनात्मानमेव च । तेनामृतत्वं व्रजति सा काष्ठा पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥
English Translation
The man endued with a sense of shame pleases the gods, the Pitris and his own self; and by this does he obtain immortality which is the goal of men attached to virtuous acts.
तदिदं मयि ते दृष्टं प्रत्यक्षं मधुसूदन । यथा राज्यात्परिभ्रष्टो वसामि वसतीरिमाः ॥
English Translation
All this has been seen by you in me, o slayer of Madhu, namely, how I have lived these years, deprived of our kingdom.
ते वयं न श्रियं हातुमलं न्यायेन केनचित् । अत्र नो यतमानानां वधश्चेदपि साधु तत् ॥
English Translation
There is no need for us to abandon that prosperity. In this case the death of ourselves, struggling to obtain back our prosperity, would be better.
तत्र नः प्रथमः कल्पो यद्वयं ते च माधव । प्रशान्ताः समभूताश्च श्रियं तामश्नुवीमहि ॥
English Translation
With regard to that our intention the first thing is to enjoy that prosperity, themselves and ourselves united in peace and with the same interests, O Madhava.
तत्रैषा परमा काष्ठा रौद्रकर्मक्षयोदया । यद्वयं कौरवान्हत्वा तानि राष्ट्राण्यशीमहि ॥
English Translation
It is the greatest of all vicious deeds for us to prosper after this destruction-that we should obtain the kingdoms after slaying the sons of Kuru.
ये पुनः स्युरसंबद्धा अनार्याः कृष्ण शत्रवः । तेषामप्यवधः कार्यः किं पुनर्ये स्युरीदृशाः ॥
English Translation
Those that are not related to us, O Krishna, those dishonourable foes-the refrainment of slaying them too is our duty. What then is our duty towards those who are so closely related to us.
ज्ञातयश्च हि भूयिष्ठाः सहाया गुरवश्च नः । तेषां वधोऽतिपापीयान्किं नु युद्धेऽस्ति शोभनम् ॥
English Translation
We have many cousins; and our elders are supporters (on both sides). Their destruction is extremely vicious. What then is the good in engaging in battle?
पापः क्षत्रियधर्मोऽयं वयं च क्षत्रबान्धवाः । स नः स्वधर्मोऽधर्मो वा वृत्तिरन्या विगर्हिता ॥
English Translation
These practices of the Kshatriyas are sinful; but, alas, we are born in Kshatriya families and whether such practices are virtuous or the reverse; any other course of life would not be right!
शूद्रः करोति शुश्रूषां वैश्या विपणिजीविनः । वयं वधेन जीवामः कपालं ब्राह्मणैर्वृतम् ॥
English Translation
A Shudra serves (the other classes); a Vaishya lives by trade and commerce; we live by massacre; and the wooden plate (profession of begging) has been selected by the Brahmanas.
क्षत्रियः क्षत्रियं हन्ति मत्स्यो मत्स्येन जीवति । श्वा श्वानं हन्ति दाशार्ह पश्य धर्मो यथागतः ॥
English Translation
A Kshatriya kills another Kshatriya; a fish lives on another fish; a dog kills another dog. See how each follows his rule of life, O you of the Dasharha race.
युद्धे कृष्ण कलिर्नित्यं प्राणाः सीदन्ति संयुगे । बलं तु नीतिमात्राय हठे जयपराजयौ ॥
English Translation
In battle, O Krishna, Kali is ever present; in a battle lives are lost; but, in spite of fixed policy applied to fighting, success and defeat.
नात्मच्छन्देन भूतानां जीवितं मरणं तथा । नाप्यकाले सुखं प्राप्यं दुःखं वापि यदूत्तम ॥
English Translation
Are not dependent on the will (of the combatants); as life and death are independent of the will of creatures. Until the right time happiness cannot be attained, nor misery, O you best of the Yadu race.
एको ह्यपि बहून्हन्ति घ्नन्त्येकं बहवोऽप्युत । शूरं कापुरुषो हन्ति अयशस्वी यशस्विनम् ॥
English Translation
One man kills many; and many also united kill one. A coward kills a real hero, known to fame, a renowned warrior.
जयश्चैवोभयोर्दृष्ट उभयोश्च पराजयः । तथैवापचयो दृष्टो व्यपयाने क्षयव्ययौ ॥
English Translation
Both parties cannot live to behold victory nor can both parties live to see defeat but the waste and the loss may be seen to be on both sides. To a man attempting to fly there come both loss (of life, and expense.
सर्वथा वृजिनं युद्धं को घ्नन्न प्रतिहन्यते । हतस्य च हृषीकेश समौ जयपराजयौ ॥
English Translation
In all cases fight is an evil. Who that strikes is not struck in return? But victory and defeat, O Hrishikesha, are of the same moment to one that is killed.
पराजयश्च मरणान्मन्ये नैव विशिष्यते । यस्य स्याद्विजयः कृष्ण तस्याप्यपचयो ध्रुवम् ॥
English Translation
Defeat is not very much better than death I think; he on whose side victory is declared, O Krishna, also has surely to meet with a loss.
अन्ततो दयितं घ्नन्ति केचिदप्यपरे जनाः । तस्याङ्ग बलहीनस्य पुत्रान्भ्रातॄनपश्यतः । निर्वेदो जीविते कृष्ण सर्वतश्चोपजायते ॥
English Translation
At least the men on the other side kill some one who is dear; and a man, thus rendered weak, O adorable one and not seeing his sons and brothers.
ये ह्येव वीरा ह्रीमन्त आर्याः करुणवेदिनः । त एव युद्धे हन्यन्ते यवीयान्मुच्यते जनः ॥
English Translation
Lives on, O Krishna, as if in unconsciousness and his purposes are foiled at every step. Those who are modest, prudent, honourable, kind and wise are killed in battle; while a wicked avoids defeat. Even after killing the enemy we become a prey to repentance, OJanardana.
हत्वाप्यनुशयो नित्यं परानपि जनार्दन । अनुबन्धश्च पापोऽत्र शेषश्चाप्यवशिष्यते ॥
शेषो हि बलमासाद्य न शेषमवशेषयेत् । सर्वोच्छेदे च यतते वैरस्यान्तविधित्सया ॥
जयो वैरं प्रसृजति दुःखमास्ते पराजितः । सुखं प्रशान्तः स्वपिति हित्वा जयपराजयौ ॥
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