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Mahābhārata • Parva 5 (Udyogaparva) • Adhyāya 85

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 85

उद्योगपर्व • अध्यायः 85

Udyogaparva Adhyāya 85 of the classical Mahābhārata with 18 verses.

Total: 18 Verses • Citations: MBh 5.85.1–18 • 250 Lexicon Terms
राजन्बहुमतश्चासि त्रैलोक्यस्यापि सत्तमः । संभावितश्च लोकस्य संमतश्चासि भारत ॥
English Translation
Vidura said O king, you are thought very well of in the there worlds, indeed as, the best of men. You are beloved by the world and respected as well, OBharata.
यत्त्वमेवंगते ब्रूयाः पश्चिमे वयसि स्थितः । शास्त्राद्वा सुप्रतर्काद्वा सुस्थिरः स्थविरो ह्यसि ॥
English Translation
Having reached the setting part of your life, whatever you say under these circumstances can never be against the holy books, nor against the dictates the dictates of reason; for your mind is clam, as you are aged.
लेखाश्मनीव भाः सूर्ये महोर्मिरिव सागरे । धर्मस्त्वयि महान्राजन्निति व्यवसिताः प्रजाः ॥
English Translation
The subjects are confident that virtue resides in you, O king permanently even as marks on the stone or as rays in the sun and waves in the sea.
सदैव भावितो लोको गुणौघैस्तव पार्थिव । गुणानां रक्षणे नित्यं प्रयतस्व सबान्धवः ॥
English Translation
O ruler of the earth one is ever beloved in this world owing to your large number of good qualities. Take pains always, therefore, with your friends in the preservation of your noble traits.
आर्जवं प्रतिपद्यस्व मा बाल्याद्बहुधा नशीः । राज्यं पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्च सुहृदश्चापि सुप्रियान् ॥
English Translation
Be simple-minded. Do not out of childishness destroy, o king, your sons and grandsons and good and dearly beloved friends.
यत्त्वं दित्ससि कृष्णाय राजन्नतिथये बहु । एतदन्यच्च दाशार्हः पृथिवीमपि चार्हति ॥
English Translation
What you desire to present your guest Krishna with is much; but the scion of the Dasharha race deserves all this and much more or indeed the whole earth.
न तु त्वं धर्ममुद्दिश्य तस्य वा प्रियकारणात् । एतदिच्छसि कृष्णाय सत्येनात्मानमालभे ॥
English Translation
For the sake of virtue or for desire of pleasing him however you do not give all this to Krishna; and I speak truly that you do this for the gain of yourself.
मायैषातत्त्वमेवैतच्छद्मैतद्भूरिदक्षिण । जानामि ते मतं राजन्गूढं बाह्येन कर्मणा ॥
English Translation
It is true that this proceeds out of deception and insincerity and therefore it is cxceedingly improper. I know your secret intentions, O king from your outward acts.
पञ्च पञ्चैव लिप्सन्ति ग्रामकान्पाण्डवा नृप । न च दित्ससि तेभ्यस्तांस्तच्छमं कः करिष्यति ॥
English Translation
The five Pandavas, O king desire only five villages. If you do not give them those they will not conclude peace.
अर्थेन तु महाबाहुं वार्ष्णेयं त्वं जिहीर्षसि । अनेनैवाभ्युपायेन पाण्डवेभ्यो बिभित्ससि ॥
English Translation
You desire to win the son of Vrishnis to your own side by wealth; and by this means you want to create gull between himself and the Pandavas.
न च वित्तेन शक्योऽसौ नोद्यमेन न गर्हया । अन्यो धनंजयात्कर्तुमेतत्तत्त्वं ब्रवीमि ते ॥
English Translation
He cannot, however be separated from Dhananjaya by wealth or by exertions, nor by speaking all about the Pandavas. I tell this you in all sincerity.
वेद कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं वेदास्य दृढभक्तिताम् । अत्याज्यमस्य जानामि प्राणैस्तुल्यं धनंजयम् ॥
English Translation
I know the noble-mindedness of Krishna and I know his firm devotion and I know that Dhananjaya is inseparable from him even as life itself.
अन्यत्कुम्भादपां पूर्णादन्यत्पादावसेचनात् । अन्यत्कुशलसंप्रश्नान्नैषिष्यति जनार्दनः ॥
English Translation
On anything else besides a pot full water and water for washing his feet and interrogations on his health even cast his eyes.
यत्त्वस्य प्रियमातिथ्यं मानार्हस्य महात्मनः । तदस्मै क्रियतां राजन्मानार्हो हि जनार्दनः ॥
English Translation
Show him however, that hospitality which is acceptable to that large-souled one deserving of honour. O king, that Janardana is the proper party for showing honour to.
आशंसमानः कल्याणं कुरूनभ्येति केशवः । येनैव राजन्नर्थेन तदेवास्मा उपाकुरु ॥
English Translation
Keshava comes here expecting to do good to the Kurus. Do that, О king, by which that object may be gained.
शममिच्छति दाशार्हस्तव दुर्योधनस्य च । पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तदस्य वचनं कुरु ॥
English Translation
The scion of the Dasharha race desires peace for yourself and for Duryodhana and for the Pandavas as well, O chief among kings; do you therefore, what he says.
पितासि राजन्पुत्रास्ते वृद्धस्त्वं शिशवः परे । वर्तस्व पितृवत्तेषु वर्तन्ते ते हि पुत्रवत् ॥
English Translation
O king you are father and they are your sons. you are aged and others are children. Act therefore as befits a father and let them act as your children.
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