Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

मान्यमानान् नमस्यन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'Hearing these words of Krishna fraught with Morality and profit, Santanu's Bhishma, answered him in the following words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्याप्रगोमायुसंवादं त॑ निबोध युधिछिर

English

"For one whose helpers are wicked ministers, whose counsel is leaked on all sides, who is falling from his kingdom and sees no other course,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इयं विप्रतिपत्तिस्ते यदा त्वं पिशिताशन:

English

who is invaded by an enemy host, hard to reach, by one stronger, whose realm is unprepared, who disregards place and time,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृत्वा55त्मसदृशीं पूजां साचिव्येडवरयत् स्वयम्

English

when conciliation cannot be had, or division by too much oppression, or life for the sake of wealth—what merit would there be there?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृती चामोघकर्तासि भाग्यैश्व समलंकृत:

English

[Bhishma said:] "You have asked a secret dharma, bull of the Bharatas, exceedingly so; unasked I would not venture to speak of this dharma, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्रतचर्या तु निःसंगा निर्भया वनवासिनाम्

English

Dharma is subtler than speech and intellect, bull of the Bharatas; having heard and attended it with good conduct, one sometimes becomes good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचार्य खलु पश्यामि तत्सुखं यत्र निर्वति:

English

By deed with forethought one may or may not become rich; such is this question, and it must be settled by your intellect.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपघातैर्यथा भृत्या दूषिता निधनं गता:

English

Hear the expedient, full of dharma, for the journey of life, Bharata; I do not wish such a dharma for the sake of dharma; taking from the wealthy here is painful, but afterwards held fit.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समयं कृतमिच्छामि वर्तितव्यं यथा मयि

English

Having followed the certainty of all the courses, the more a man constantly studies the scripture, the more he knows, and his knowledge pleases him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुविशुद्धेन मनसा दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

"Bhishma said, 'O master of all the worlds, O mighty-armed one, O Siva, O Narayana, O thou of unfading glory, hearing the words spoken by thee I have been filled with joy. But what words (of instruction), O master of speech, can I say in thy presence, when especially in all the subjects of speech have been dealt with in the speech? l Whatever in either world should be done or is done, proceeds from thy intelligent self, O god! That person who is competent to discourse on the subject of heaven in the presence of the chief of the gods himself is competent to discourse on the interpretation of morality and pleasure and profit and salvation in thy presence. My mind, O slayer of Madhu, is exceedingly agitated by the pain of arrow- wounds. My limbs are weak. My understanding is not clear. I am so afflicted, O Govinda, by these shafts resembling poison or fire that I have not power to utter anything. My strength is abandoning me. My life-breaths are hastening to leave me. The very vitals of my body are burning. My understanding is clouded. From weakness my utterance is becoming indistinct. How then can I venture to speak? O enhancer of (the glory of) Dasarha's race, be gratified with me. O mighty-armed one, I will not say anything. Pardon me (for my unwillingness). The very master of speech (Vrihaspati), in speaking in thy presence, will be overcome by hesitation. I cannot any longer distinguish the points of the compass, nor the sky from the earth! Through thy energy, O slayer of Madhu, I am only barely alive. Do thou, therefore, thyself speak for the good of king Yudhishthira the just, for thou art the ordainer of all the ordinances. How, O Krishna, when thou, the eternal creator of the universe, art present, can one like me speak (on such subjects) like a disciple in the presence of the preceptor?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्गम विपत्तिसे छुटकारा पा जाते हैं

English

" Vasudeva said, 'The words spoken by thee are worthy of thee that art the foremost one of Kuru's race, thee that art endued with great energy, thee that art of great soul, and thee that art possessed of great

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च कुप्यन्ति भूतानां दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

conversant with every subject. Regarding what hast thou said unto me about the pain of thy arrow- wounds, receive, O Bhishma, this boon that I grant thee, O puissant one, from my grace. Discomfort and stupefaction and burning and pain and hunger and thirst shall not, O son of Ganga, overcome thee, O thou of unfading glory! Thy perceptions and memory, O sinless one, shall be unclouded, l The understanding shall not fail thee. The mind, O Bhishma, freed from the qualities of passion and darkness, will always be subject to the quality of goodness, like the moon emerged from the clouds. Thy understanding will penetrate whatever subject connected with duty, morality, or profit, thou wilt think upon. O tiger among kings, obtaining celestial vision, thou wilt, O thou of immeasurable prowess,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जन्मप्रभृति मद्यं च दुर्गण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Having reached this expedient dharma practised by people before, there is one dharma for the capable and another in calamities, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाक् सत्यवचनार्थाय दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते

English

Dharma is called the first treasury; intellect is weightier than dharma; having obtained dharma, the weak do not find a just livelihood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साक्षात् नारायण हैं

English

Since wealth is not wholly obtainable, therefore even adharma is heard of in calamity as a mark of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इच्छापूर्वक चमड़ेकी भाँति आच्छादित किये हुए हैं

English

"That in which adharma is born"—so the wise know; you doubt whether it is next to the kshatriya.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजंस्तव च दुर्धर्षो वैकुण्ठ: पुरुषर्षभ

English

How his dharma may not decline and how he may not fall into the enemy's power—that is what must be done here, they say; one should not let oneself sink.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईदृशान् पुरुषांस्तात कथं विद्यामहे वयम्

English

A sunken self is not for dharma, nor for another, nor for itself; by all means one should lift oneself up—that is the decision.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ठीक-ठीक पहचान कैसे हो?

English

In that, dear one, the decision of those who know dharma lies in skill in dharma; effort and livelihood in the kshatriya come from the strength of arms, so it is heard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संवादरूप प्राचीन आख्यानका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं, उसे ध्यान देकर सुनो

English

When livelihood is blocked, whom may a kshatriya not take from, other than ascetics and Brahmanas, Bharata?

हिन्दी अर्थ

परहिंसारति: क्रूरो बभूव पुरुषाधम:

English

As a Brahmana in distress may sacrifice for one not fit to sacrifice and eat food not fit to eat, so this too; there is no doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिंसामें ही उसका मन लगता था

English

For one afflicted, what is no door? Or the path of one restrained? When he is afflicted he runs out where there is no door.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोमायुत्वं च सम्प्रातो दूषित: पूर्वकर्मणा

English

By the decay of his treasury and strength, there is the ruin of all the world; begging is not prescribed, nor the livelihood of Vaishya or Shudra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न भक्षयति मांसानि परैरुपहृतान्यपि

English

Livelihood next to one's own dharma, for one who does not live by others', bearing first the primary course, is living by a substitute.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैराग्य हुआ। अतः वह दूसरोंके द्वारा दिये हुए मांसको भी नहीं खाता था

English

Living unjustly in calamity from the dharmas is seen even among Brahmanas when livelihood has failed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स चकार यथाकालमाहारं पतितै: फलै:

English

What doubt can there be in the kshatriya? This is ever settled: he may take from the eminent and should never sink.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जन्मभूम्यनुरोधाच्च नान्यवासमरोचयत्

English

They know the kshatriya as the slayer and protector of the subjects; therefore a kshatriya protecting should take.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पंसद था। उसे और कहीं जाकर रहनेकी रुचि नहीं होती थी

English

Apart from violence, king, no one here has a livelihood—not even a lone sage ranging, risen from the forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसकी बुद्धिको विचलित करने लगे

English

One cannot live the livelihood of Shankha and Likhita, especially, best of the Kurus, wishing to protect the subjects.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करता है, फिर भी पवित्र आचार-विचारसे रहना चाहता है--यह विपरीत निश्चय है

English

Mutual protection by king and realm in calamity should be ever practised here; this is the eternal dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदासे भोजन रहा है, वही तेरा भी होना चाहिए”

English

As the king protects the realm in calamities with floods of wealth, so in distress the king should be protected by the realm.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वचनोंद्वारा इस प्रकार बोला--

English

Treasury, army, rod, friends and anything else amassed—the king should make no gap in the realm when it is overrun by hunger.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रार्थयामि च तत्कर्म येन विस्तीर्यते यश:

English

Seed must be provided with food, so those who know dharma say. On this they tell the teaching of Shambara of great illusion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिससे अपने वंशका यश बढ़े

English

Fie on the life of that king in whose realm the lowest man sinks for lack of livelihood, who knows the words of Shibi.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मा फलति कर्माणि नाश्रमो धर्मकारणम्

English

The treasury and strength are the root of the king; the treasury is the root of strength; that is the root of all dharmas, and the subjects are rooted in dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि तु तत्पातकं न स्यात् तद्धा दत्तं वृथा भवेत्

English

The treasury cannot be had here without oppressing others; how then strength? For that purpose, having oppressed, he is not liable to blame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुबन्धे त्रयो दोषास्तान् न पश्यन्ति मोहिता:

English

Even what should not be done is done for sacrifice in the sacrificial acts; for this reason a king is not liable to blame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो तीन दोष प्राप्त होते हैं, उनकी ओर मोहवश तुम्हारी दृष्टि नहीं जाती

English

One thing is for the sake of wealth, another contrary, another for the sake of non-wealth; all that is the mark of wealth; thus the wise should see by intellect the decision about the task.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इह चामुत्र चानिष्टां तस्माद् वृत्ति न रोचये

English

One thing is for the sake of sacrifice, another is not for sacrifice, and another is for the sake of the aim of the sacrifice; all that is a means of sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्रियन्तामीप्सिता भोगा: परिहार्याश्व पुष्कला:

English

I shall give an illustration here that shows the truth of dharma: those who obstruct cut the sacrificial post for the sacrifice,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मृदुपूर्व हितं चैव श्रेयश्चवाधिगमिष्यसि

English

and certain neighbouring trees they surely cut too; and they, falling, strike other trees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साधनमें लगे रहोगे तो अवश्य ही कल्याणके भागी होओगे

English

So those men who obstruct a great treasury—without slaying them I see no success here, scorcher of foes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोमायु: संश्रितं वाक्यं बभाषे किंचिदानत:

English

By wealth both this world and the next are conquered; truth and the word of dharma are not so for the poor.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होकर विनययुक्त वाणीमें कहा

English

By all means one should take wealth for the purpose of sacrifice; the fault is not equal in what is to be done and not done, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

(मन्त्रियों) की खोज कर रहे हैं, यह भी उचित ही है

English

These two do not arise, king, in any way, Bharata; I see no one anywhere in the forests grown rich.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुष्टामात्येन वा वीर शरीरपरिपन्थिना

English

Whatever wealth is seen here on earth, this man desires, 'May this be mine, may this be mine.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

परस्परमसंसृष्टान् विजिगीषूनलोलुपान्

English

There is no dharma equal to kingship, scourge of foes; they declare the dharma of kings for calamity otherwise than this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजयेथा महाभाग यथाचार्यान् यथा पितृन्

English

Some gather hoards of wealth by gifts and deeds, others by austerity as ascetics, and others by intellect and skill.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न कामये सुखान् भोगानैश्वर्य च तदाश्रयम्

English

They call the wealthless weak; by wealth one becomes strong; all is attainable by the wealthy; the possessor of a treasury crosses all; from the treasury come dharma and desire, and this world and the next."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नीतिमन्तः परीप्सन्तो वृथा ब्रूयु: परे मयि

English

succeed in beholding the four orders of created things. Endued with the eye of knowledge, thou wilt, O Bhishma, behold, like fishes in a limpid stream, all created things that thou mayst endeavour to recollect!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अशक्ता: किजि द्रव्यं गोमायुयन्त्रिता:

English

"Of one whose chiefs are suspected, whose counsel is leaked, Bharata, whose friends are not to be reckoned on, whose ministers are everywhere divided,

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनेन महता चैव बुद्धिरस्य विलोभ्यते

English

who is invaded by an enemy host, weak against the strong, of distressed mind—tell me what remains to be done."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथास्य समयं कृत्वा विनाशाय तथा परे

English

[Bhishma said:] "If he is an outsider seeking conquest, skilled in dharma and wealth, pure, he should make peace quickly, releasing the earlier ones first."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदनुसार प्रयत्न आरम्भ कर दिया

English

If the enemy is strong, bent on conquest by adharma and sinful in resolve, one should make peace with him by holding oneself back.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपनीय स्वयं तद्।ि तैन्यस्तं तस्य वेश्मनि

English

Or, leaving the capital, one may cross the calamity by some other means; and if that is so, preserving one's wealth, one may earn it again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थानसे हटाकर सियारके घरमें रख दिया

English

But as for what could be done by mere sacrifice, with the power to cross the calamity, what knower of artha and dharma would give up his very self beyond that?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य तद् विदितं सर्व कारणार्थ च मर्षितम्

English

One should be disgusted by confinement; what pity is there for an enemy's wealth? But the self must never be given up, so long as it is possible to avoid it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नोपघातत्त्वया कार्यो राजन् मैत्रीमिहेच्छता

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "When there is rage within, pressure from without, the treasury is spent and the counsel is leaked, what is left to be done?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

आप भी अपने जाति-भाइयोंके कार्योंमें मुझसे हिताहितकी बात न पूछियेगा

English

" Vaisampayana continued, 'Then those great Rishis, with Vyasa amongst them, adored Krishna with hymns from the Richs, the Yajuses, and the Samans. A celestial shower of flowers belonging to every season fell on that spot where he of Vrishni's race, with Ganga's son and the son of Pandu were. Celestial instruments of every kind played in the welkin and the tribes of Apsaras began to sing. Nothing of evil and no portent of any evil kind were seen there. An auspicious, pleasant, and pure breeze, bearing every kind of fragrance, began to blow. All the points of the compass became clear and quiet, and all the animals and birds began to rove in peace. Soon after, like a fire at the extremity of a great forest, the divine Surya of a thousand rays was seen to descend to the west. The great Rishis then, rising up, saluted Janardana and Bhishma and king Yudhishthira. Upon this, Kesava, and the sons of Pandu, and Satyaki, and Sanjaya, and Saradwata's son Kripa, bowed in reverence to those sages. Devoted to the practice of righteousness, those sages, thus worshipped by Kesava and others, speedily proceeded to their respective abodes, saying, 'We will return tomorrow.' After this, Kesava and the Pandavas, saluting Bhishma and circumambulating him, ascended their handsome cars. Those heroes then proceeded, accompanied by many other cars decked with golden Kuvaras, and infuriated elephants looking like mountains and steeds fleet as Garudas, and foot-soldiers armed with bows and weapons. That army, moving with great speed, proceeded in two divisions, one in the van and the other in the rear of those princes. The scene resembled the two currents of the great river Narmada at the point where it is divided by the Rikshavat mountains standing across it. Gladdening that great host, the divine Chandramas rose before it in the firmament, once more inspiring with moisture, by his own force, the terrestrial herbs and plants whose juice had been sucked up by the Sun. Then that bull of Yadu's race and the sons of Pandu, entering the (Kuru) city whose splendour resembled that of the city of Indra itself, proceeded

हिन्दी अर्थ

मदीयानां च कुपितो मा त्वं दण्डं निपातये:

English

to their respective mansions like tired lions seeking their caves.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्तवान् मतिसाचिव्यं गोमायुर्व्याप्रयोनित:

English

Slain, he ascends to heaven; victorious, he dwells on earth; giving up his life in battle, he attains the world of Shakra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाघराजाके बुद्धिदायक सचिवके पदपर प्रतिष्ठित हो गया

English

Having secured access to all the worlds, he may turn to gentleness and show humility out of trust, or else resolve upon his sandals (and flight).

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोषैस्तु समता नेतुमैच्छन्नशुभबुद्धय:

English

Or he may wish to withdraw and, as he pleases, conciliate; having signalled to a friend, he should then set forth himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भोजनायोपहर्तव्यं तन्मांसं नोपदृश्यते

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'The slayer of Madhu, retiring to his bed, slept happily. Awaking when half a Yama was wanting to usher in the day, he addressed himself to contemplation. Fixing all his senses, he meditated on the eternal Brahma. Then a batch of well-trained and sweet- voiced persons, conversant with hymns and the Puranas, began to utter the praises of Vasudeva, that lord of all creatures and creator of the universe. Others, marking time by clapping of hands, began to recite sweet hymns, and vocalists began to sing. Conch-shells and drums were blown and beaten by thousands. The delightful sound of Vinas, Panavas, and bamboo flutes was heard. The spacious mansion of Krishna, in consequence thereof, seemed to laugh with music. In the palace of king Yudhishthira also sweet voices were heard, uttering auspicious wishes, and the sound of songs too and musical instruments. Then he of Dasarha's race performed his ablutions. Joining his hands, the mighty-armed hero of unfading glory silently recited his secret mantras, and kindling a fire poured libations of clarified butter upon it. Giving away a thousand kine unto a thousand Brahmanas all of whom were fully conversant with the four Vedas, he caused them to utter benedictions upon him. Touching next diverse kinds of auspicious articles and beholding himself in a clear mirror, Krishna addressed Satyaki, saying, 'Go, O descendant of Sini, and repairing to Yudhishthira's abode, ascertain whether that king of great energy is dressed for visiting Bhishma.' At these words of Krishna, Satyaki, proceeding quickly to the royal son of Pandu, said unto him, 'The foremost of cars, belonging to Vasudeva of great intelligence, stands ready, O king, for Janardana will go to see Ganga's son. O righteous king of great splendour, he is waiting for thee. It behoveth thee now to do what should be done next.' Thus addressed, Dharma's son Yudhishthira answered as follows.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधार्मिकाणां धर्मिष्ठा विरूपाणां सुरूपिण:

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "By what may a brahmana live when a base time has come, without abandoning his sons and grandsons out of compassion, grandsire?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृश्यन्ते विविधा भावास्तेषु युक्त परीक्षणम्

English

[Bhishma said:] "Relying on the strength of knowledge one must live when matters have come to that; all this is for a good end, nothing at all is for a bad end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चैवास्ति तल॑ व्योम्नि खद्योते न हुताशन:

English

He who takes from the wicked and gives to the good, making himself the means of transfer, is a knower of all dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परीक्ष्य ज्ञापयन्नर्थान्न पश्चात् परितप्यते

English

Without unsettling his standing in the kingdom through his own great anger, king, he may take even what is not given, from the giver's wealth, thinking 'it is mine.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्लाघनीया यशस्या च लोके प्रभवतां क्षमा

English

One who, purified by the strength of knowledge, behaves even in ways that are blamed, a wise man who knows conduct: what can you say to him?

हिन्दी अर्थ

जाती है और उसीसे राजाओंका यश बढ़ता है

English

Those whose livelihood is made by strength do not like the ways of others; the strong, Yudhishthira, grow by their own energy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयं संदूषितामात्य: क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति

English

The scripture that one finds laid down without distinction, that the middling follow, and the intelligent follow what is higher still.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मात्मा तेन चाख्यातं यथैतत् कपटं कृतम्

English

One should not torment officiating priests, household priests and teachers who have been honoured with courtesies, nor brahmanas; whoever torments them incurs fault.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सरोषस्त्वथ शार्दटूल: श्रुत्वा गोमायुचापलम्

English

"Yudhishthira said, 'O Phalguna of unrivalled splendour, let my foremost of cars be made ready. We should not be accompanied (today) by the soldiers, but we shall proceed ourselves. That foremost of righteous persons, Bhishma, should not be vexed. Let the guards, therefore, O Dhananjaya, stop today. From this day Ganga's son will speak of things that are great mysteries. I do not therefore, O son of Kunti, wish that there should be a miscellaneous gathering (in Bhishma's presence).'

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिद्रं तु तस्य तद् दृष्टवा प्रोचुस्ते पूर्वमन्त्रिण:

English

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Hearing these words of the king, Kunti's son Dhananjaya, that foremost of men (went out and coming back) represented unto him that his best of cars stood harnessed for him. King Yudhishthira, and the twins, and Bhima and Arjuna, the five resembling the five elements, then proceeded towards Krishna's abode. While the high-souled

हिन्दी अर्थ

निश्चित्यैव पुनस्तस्य ते कर्माण्यपि वर्णयन्

English

Pandavas were coming, Krishna of great intelligence, accompanied by the grandson of Sini, mounted on his car. Saluting one another from their cars and each enquiring of the other whether the night had been passed happily by him, those bulls among men proceeded, without stopping on those

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मच्छद्मा हायं पापो वृथाचारपरिग्रह:

English

This is not the conduct of the good, slander and backbiting; the good, Yudhishthira, are speakers only of merits among the good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदि विप्रत्ययो होष तदिदं दर्शयाम ते

English

As two well-matched, well-tamed, good draught-animals bear a yoke by lifting it, so should a king act; and as helpers come to him while he bears the load, so do others also.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मांसापनयमन ज्ञात्वा व्याप्र: श्रुत्वा च तद्गबच:

English

Others hold conduct alone to be the weightier mark of dharma; those fond of Shankha and Likhita do not wish it so; out of softness or greed they might say such a word.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्र नैतत् त्वया ग्राह्मं कपटारम्भसंयुतम्

English

Here they see even the seers' precedent for the livelihood of one in wrongful action; yet nowhere is there any authority equal to the seers'.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नोच्छितं सहते कश्रित् प्रक्रिया वैरकारिका

English

Even the gods punish the lowest of men who stands in wrongful action; one who gains wealth by deceit falls away from dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहीं कर पाते। यही वैरभाव उत्पन्न करनेवाली प्रक्रिया है

English

The dharma that is honoured on every side by the good, for the causes of prosperity, and approved by the heart, that is the dharma one resolves upon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लुब्धानां शुचयो द्वेष्या: कातराणां तरस्विन:

English

He who knows dharma endowed with four qualities is a knower of dharma; like a snake's, the track of dharma is hard to seek.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुर्युदोषमदोषस्य बृहस्पतिमतेरपि

English

As a hunter follows the track of a wounded deer by the drops of blood at its flank, so should one follow the track of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेच्छते दीयमानं च साधु तावद् विमृश्यताम्

English

In this way, imperishable one, one must go by the path trodden by the good; know this as the conduct of royal sages, Yudhishthira."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सचिवको गलेसे लगाया

English

foremost of cars whose rattle resembled the roar of the clouds. Krishna's steeds, viz., Valahaka and Meghapushpa and Saivya and Sugriva were urged by Daruka. The animals, urged by him, O king, proceeded, indenting the earth with their hoofs. Endued with great strength and great speed, they flew onwards, devouring the very skies. Traversing the sacred field of Kuru, the princes proceeded to that spot where the puissant Bhishma on his bed of arrows was lying, surrounded by those great Rishis, like Brahman himself in the midst of the gods. Then Govinda and Yudhishthira and Bhima and the wielder of Gandiva and the twins and Satyaki, alighting from their vehicles, saluted the Rishis by raising their right hands. Surrounded by them, king Yudhishthira like the moon in the midst of the stars approached Ganga's son like Vasava proceeding towards Brahman. Overcome with fear, the king timidly cast his eyes on the mighty-armed hero lying on his bed of arrows like the Sun himself dropped from the

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्निग्धाश्वैव दुस्तोषा: कर्म चैतद् बहुच्छलम्

English

Therefore he should generate a treasury, gathering and protecting it; having protected it, he should show favour; this is eternal dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कपटसे भरा हुआ है

English

A treasury is not born of pure scrupulousness, nor of cruelty; resorting to the middle course, one should gather a treasury.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भिन्ना श्लिष्टा तु या प्रीतिर्न सा स्नेहेन वर्तते

English

How can the weak have a treasury? How can one without a treasury have strength? How can the weak have a kingdom? How can one without a kingdom have fortune?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अत्यन्त दुर्लभ हैं

English

For one who lives on high, the loss of fortune is like death; therefore a king should increase his treasury, strength and friends.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समर्थों वाप्पशड्को वा शतेष्वेकोडधिगम्यते

English

People look down on a king whose treasury is depleted; they are not pleased with his little, yet they bestir themselves over his business.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसादयित्वा राजानं गोमायुर्वनमभ्यगात्

English

By reason of fortune a king gains the highest honour; it hides his sins as a garment hides what is private in a woman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बाघराजाको प्रसन्न कर लिया और उसकी अनुमति लेकर वह वनमें चला गया

English

People he formerly wronged follow his prosperity, like jackals and wolves ever intent on killing; how can such a king have happiness, best of the Bharatas?

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोमायु: प्रायमास्थाय त्यक्त्वा देहं दिवं ययौ

English

One should exert oneself and not despair, for exertion is manliness; even at a place without a joint one may break, but one should never bow before anyone here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेनामर्षेण संतप्त: प्रायमासितुमैच्छत

English

One might even take shelter in the forest and roam with bands of robbers, but should not roam with robbers who have broken all limits; the armies of robbers are easy to find for cruel deeds, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपवास करके प्राण त्याग देनेका विचार किया

English

For everyone is alarmed by one without limits; even robbers are suspicious of those who act without mercy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवारयत् स धर्मिष्ठ पूजया प्रतिपूजयन्

English

He should establish a limit that gladdens people's minds; even a small limit becomes honoured in the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच प्रणतो वाक्‍्यं बाष्पगद्गदया गिरा

English

A man resolved that "there is no this world and no other" is not to be trusted; one cannot place trust in an unbeliever who is timid and full of suspicion.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हृतस्वा मानिनो ये च त्यक्तादाना महेप्सव:

English

As taking from the good is one thing, so non-harm is another among robbers; beings grow attached to robbers who keep their limits.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं यास्यसि विश्वासमहं तिष्ठामि वा कथम्

English

Killing one who is not fighting, molesting women, ingratitude, seizing the property of a knower of Brahman, leaving nothing remaining, theft from a woman, and persisting in these among robbers are condemned.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतं च समयं भित्त्वा त्वयाहमवमानितः

English

He who avoids these is the robber indeed; those who do not plot the ruin of such a one, though they reproach him, do not leave nothing remaining; this is certain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसके बाद अपनी की हुई प्रतिज्ञाको तोड़कर मेरा अपमान किया

English

Therefore, even when robbers are in command, something must be left remaining; one should not commit cruel acts thinking "I am strong."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न वाच्यं तस्य वैगुण्यं प्रतिज्ञां परिरक्षता

English

Those who leave something remaining, dear, see something remaining everywhere; for those who leave nothing, fear is constant, because nothing is left.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकादशाधिकशततमोध्याय:

English

"Janamejaya said, 'When that tiger among men, of righteous soul and great energy, firmly adhering to truth and with passions under complete control, viz., the son of Santanu and Ganga, named Devavrata or Bhishma of unfading glory, lay on a hero's bed with the sons of Pandu sitting around him, tell me, O great sage, what converse ensued in that meeting of heroes after the slaughter of the troops.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

माँगनेके लिये कहा

English

"Adharma, dharma": it is like a wolf's track; no one here has ever seen the fruits of dharma and adharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

योजनानां शतं साग्र॑ गच्छामि चरितुं विभो

English

The strong would wish to be everything; all lies in the power of the strong; the strong man gains fortune, force and ministers here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर पाकर ऊँट अपने वनमें चला गया

English

He who is not wealthy is fallen, and what little he has is a leftover; for the strong, much that is unwholesome is nothing, and nothing saves from fear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चैच्छच्चरितु गन्तुं दुरात्मा कालमोहितः

English

Both hold sovereignty over truth, and both save from great fear; I think strength greater than dharma, for from strength dharma proceeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुरात्मा कालसे मोहित होकर चरनेके लिये कहीं जाना ही नहीं चाहता था

English

Dharma is founded on strength, as the moving is founded on the earth; as smoke follows the wind, dharma follows strength.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चचार श्रान्तह्ृदयो वातश्नचागात् ततो महान्

English

Dharma depends on strength in one who is powerless as a creeper on a tree; dharma is subject to the strong, as pleasure to the enjoyers; nothing is impossible for the strong, and for the strong all is pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन चरनेसे कभी थकता ही नहीं था। इतनेमें ही बड़े जोरसे हवा चलने लगी

English

The ill-conducted, weak in strength, hold to a measure; then the whole world is alarmed at him as at a wolf.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्ते तु वर्षमभ्यागात् सुमहत् प्लावयज्जगत्

English

One cast down and despised lives a life of sorrow; a life that is slighted is like death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतदाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन सर्वधर्मभूतां वर

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'When Bhishma that chief of the Kurus, lay on his bed of arrows, many Rishis and Siddhas, O king, headed by Narada, came to that spot. The unslain remnant of the (assembled) kings with Yudhishthira at their head, and Dhritarashtra and Krishna and Bhima and Arjuna and the twins also came there. Those high-souled persons, approaching the grandsire of the Bharatas who looked like the Sun himself dropped from the firmament, indulged in lamentations for him. Then Narada of godlike features reflecting for a short while, addressed all the Pandavas and the unslain remnant of the kings saying, 'The time, I think, has come for you to question Bhishma (on subject of morality and religion), for Ganga's son is about to expire like the Sun that is on the point of setting. He is about to cast off his life-breaths. Do you all, therefore, solicit him to discourse to you? He is acquainted with the varied duties of all the four orders. Old in years, after abandoning his body he will obtain high regions of bliss. Solicit him, therefore, without delay, to clear the doubts that exists in your minds.' Thus addressed by

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्या करनेसे वह सुखी हो सकता है? यह मुझे यथार्थरूपसे बताइये?

English

princes approached Bhishma, but unable to ask him anything, looked at one another. Then Yudhishthira the son of Pandu, addressing Hrishikesa said, "There is no one else than Devaki's son that can question the grandsire. O foremost one of Yadu's race, do thou, therefore, O slayer of Madhu, speak first. Thou, O sire, art the foremost of us all and thou art conversant with every duty and practice." Thus addressed by the son of Pandu, the illustrious Kesava of unfading glory, approaching the unconquerable Bhishma, spoke unto him as follows.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा राज्ञेह कर्तव्यं यच्च कृत्वा सुखी भवेत्

English

" Vasudeva said, 'Hast thou, O best of kings, passed the night happily? Has thy understanding become unclouded? Does thy knowledge, O sinless one, shine in thee by inward light? I hope thy heart no longer feels pain and thy mind is no longer agitated.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैसा बर्ताव नहीं करना चाहिए

English

"Bhishma said, 'Burning, stupefaction, fatigue, exhaustion, illness, and pain, through thy grace, O thou of Vrishni's race, have all left me in a single day. O thou of incomparable splendour, all that is past, all that is future, and all that is present, I behold as clearly as a fruit placed in my hands. All the duties declared in the Vedas, all those laid down in the Vedantas, I behold clearly, O thou of unfading glory, in consequence of the boon thou hast granted to me. The duties that have been declared by persons of

हिन्दी अर्थ

तप: सुमहादातिष्ठदरण्ये संशितव्रत:

English

One should enter the brahma-kshatra way, having done much that is very hard, not minding what the world says about it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरेण च्छन्दयामास ततश्रनैनं पितामह:

English

Blameless, with such conduct he soon becomes highly esteemed; he may enjoy happiness and wealth and protect them by this conduct; in this world he gains honour, and in the next a great fruit.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलसे आप्लावित करती हुई बड़ी भारी वर्षा होने लगी

English

learning and righteous behaviour, dwell in my remembrance. I am conversant also, O Janardana, with the duties and practices prevailing in particular countries and among particular tribes and families. Everything relating again to the four modes of life has come back to my recollection. I am acquainted also, O Kesava, with the duties that relate to king-craft. Whatever should at whatever time be said, I would say, O Janardana! Through thy grace, I have acquired an auspicious understanding. Strengthened by meditation on thee, feel as if I have become a young man again. Through thy favour, O Janardana, I have become competent to discourse on what is beneficial (for the world). Why, however, O holy one, dost thou not thyself discourse to Pandu's son upon all that is good? What explanation hast thou to give in respect of this? Tell me quickly, O Madhava!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्तस्व बुद्धिमूलं तु विजयं मनुरब्रवीत्

English

A smiter, wise, heroic, learned and merciful, guarding imperishable dharma, devoted to brahmanas and honouring his teachers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजन! इसे अच्छी तरह समझकर इसीके अनुसार चलो

English

Born of a Nishada woman to a kshatriya, keeping to the dharma of the kshatriya, a Nishada's son named Kapavya attained perfection though a robber.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमित्रस्यातिवृद्धस्य कथं तिछेदसाधन:

English

In the forest, at evening and in the forenoon, he roused the herds of deer; he knew the ways of the deer kinds and was skilled in their watering-places.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सरितां चैव संवादं सागरस्य च भारत

English

Knowing every region of the forest, ever roaming Pariyatra, a knower of dharma toward all beings, of unerring arrows and firm weapons,

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक प्राचीन उपाख्यानका दृष्टान्त दिया करते हैं

English

Single-handed he conquered armies of many hundreds; and in the great forest he honoured his aged, blind parents.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पप्रच्छ सरित: सर्वा: संशयं जातमात्मन:

English

With honey, meat, roots, fruits and food of many kinds he honoured and fed them, and attended on them well.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नदियोंसे अपने मनका एक संदेह पूछा

English

Protecting the forest-dwelling brahmanas who had gone forth as ascetics, he would even bring them deer killed in the great forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युष्माभिरिह पूर्णाभिन्नद्यस्तत्र न वेतसम्

English

To those who would not accept it, fearing a robber's food, he would leave it at their houses and go away at dawn.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदारस्तां गुहामाशु प्रविवेश जलार्दित:

English

" Vasudeva said, 'Know, O thou of Kuru's race, that I am the root of fame and of everything that leads to good. All things, good or bad, proceed from me. Who on earth will wonder if the moon be said to be of cool rays? Similarly, who will wonder if I were described as one possessed of the full measure of fame? 1 1 have, however, resolved to enhance thy fame, O thou of great splendour! It is for this, O Bhishma, that I have just inspired thee with great intelligence. As long, O lord of earth, as the earth will last, so long will thy fame travel with undiminished lustre through all the worlds. Whatever, O Bhishma, thou wilt say unto the inquiring son of Pandu, will be regarded on earth to be as authoritative as the declarations of that Vedas. That person who will conduct himself here according to the authority of thy declarations, will obtain hereafter the reward of every meritorious act. For

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभक्षयत् ततो ग्रीवामुष्टस्य भरतर्षभ

English

this reason, O Bhishma, I have imparted to thee celestial understanding so that thy fame maybe enhanced on earth. As long as a man's fame lasts in the world, so long are his achievements said to live. The unslain remnant of the (assembled) kings are sitting around thee, desirous of listening to thy discourses on morality and duty. Do thou speak unto them, O Bharata! Thou art old in years and thy behaviour is consistent with the ordinance of the Srutis. Thou art well conversant with the duties of kings and with every other science of duty. No one has ever noticed the slightest transgression in thee from thy every birth. All the kings know thee to be conversant with all the sciences of morality and duty. Like a sire unto his sons do thou, therefore, O king, discourse unto them of high morality. Thou hast always worshipped the Rishis and the gods. It is obligatory on thee to discourse on these subjects in detail unto persons desirous of listening to discourse on morality and duty. A learned person, especially when solicited by the righteous, should discourse on the same. The sages have declared this to be a duty. O puissant one, if thou dost not speak on such subjects, thou wilt incur sin. Therefore, questioned by thy sons and grandsons, O learned one, about the eternal duties (of men), do thou, O bull among the Bharatas, discourse upon them on the subject.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऊँटकी गर्दनका मांस काट-काटकर खाना आरम्भ कर दिया

English

"As you tell us, so shall we do; protect us as is just, as a mother and as a father."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा संकोचने यत्नमकरोद् भृशदु:खित:

English

[Kapavya said:] "Do not kill a timid woman, nor a child, nor an ascetic; one who is not fighting is not to be slain, nor are women to be seized by force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुखी हो उसे समेटनेका प्रयत्न करने लगा

English

A woman is by no means to be killed by one who fights among all beings; always one must fight for the welfare of cows and brahmanas, and for their sake.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावत् तेन सदारेण जम्बुकेन स भक्षित:

English

Crops must not be destroyed, nor the plough obstructed, where gods, ancestors and guests are honoured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्रीसहित सियारने उसे काटकर खा लिया

English

Among all beings a brahmana deserves release, and honour must be paid to them even with all one's wealth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विगते वातवर्षे तु निश्चक्राम गुहामुखात्

English

For the man whose brahmanas, enraged, counsel his defeat, there is no protector in the three worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह गीदड़ गुफाके मुहानेसे निकल गया

English

He who insults brahmanas or desires their ruin meets a sure downfall, as surely as the sun rises.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आलस्यस्य क्रमात् पश्य महान्तं दोषमागतम्

English

Sitting here, one looks for the fruit hereafter according to one's ability; whoever will not give to us, against each of them we shall march with the force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानि जड्घाजघन्यानि भारप्रत्यवराणि च

English

Punishment is ordained for the sake of discipline, not for killing; for those who harass the disciplined, their slaying is declared to be dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ढोनेका कार्य सबसे निम्न श्रेणीका है

English

Those who make a living by obstructing the realm are inferred from that, like worms on a corpse.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आर्तस्य बुद्धिमूलं हि विजयं मनुरब्रवीत्

English

But robbers here who would live by the dharmashastra, even they, though robbers, would soon attain success."

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकटमें पड़े हुए राजाकी विजयका मूल बुद्धि-बल ही है

English

[Bhishma said:] "They all carried out Kapavya's instruction, found a livelihood, and ceased from sin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहाययुक्तेन मही कृत्स्ना शक्‍्या प्रशासितुम्

English

By that deed Kapavya attained great perfection, practising the welfare of the good and turning robbers away from sin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहायकोंसे सम्पन्न नरेश ही समूची पृथ्वीका शासन कर सकता है

English

He who ever recounts this deed of Kapavya will never meet fear from the beings of the forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथैव बुद्ध्वा प्रचरस्व राजन्

English

He has no fear from mortals, nor in any way from immortals, king; neither from the good nor the bad; he is indeed a protector in the forests."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रवाहमें बहा लाती हो; परंतु उनमें बेंतका कोई पेड़ नहीं दिखायी देता

English

"Vaisampayana said, 'Endued with great energy, the delighter of the Kurus (viz., Bhishma), said, 'I shall discourse on the subject of duty. My speech and mind have become steady, through thy grace, O Govinda, since thou art the eternal soul of every being. Let the righteous-souled Yudhishthira question me about morality and duty. I shall then be much gratified and shall speak of all duties. Let the son of Pandu, that royal sage of virtuous and great soul, upon whose birth all the Vrishnis were filled with joy, question me. Let the son of Pandu, who has no equal among all the Kurus, among all persons of righteous behaviour, and among men of great celebrity, put questions to me. Let the son of Pandu, in whom are intelligence, self-restraint, Brahmacharya, forgiveness, righteousness, mental vigour and energy, put questions to me. Let the son of Pandu, who always by his good offices honours his relatives and guests and servants and others that are dependent on him, put questions to me. Let the son of Pandu, in whom are truth and charity and penances, heroism, peacefulness, cleverness, and fearlessness, put questions to me. Let the righteous-souled son of Pandu, who would never commit a sin influenced by desire of Pleasure or Profit or from fear put questions to me. Let the son of Pandu, who is ever devoted to truth, to forgiveness, to knowledge and to guests, and who always makes gifts unto the righteous, put questions to me. Let the son of Pandu, who is ever engaged in sacrifices and study of the Vedas and the practice of morality and duty who is ever peaceful

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवहेलनावश उसे कभी नहीं लायीं अथवा उसने तुम्हारा कोई उपकार किया है?

English

" Vasudeva said, 'King Yudhishthira the just, overcome with great shame and fearful of (thy) curse, does not venture to approach thee. That lord of earth, O monarch, having caused a great slaughter, ventures not to approach thee from fear of (thy) curse. Having pierced with shafts those that deserved his worship, those that were devoted to him, those that were his preceptors, those that were his relatives and kinsmen and those that were worthy of his highest regard, he ventures not to approach thee.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा चेमानि कूलानि हित्वा नायाति वेतस:

English

"Bhishma said, 'As the duty of the Brahmanas consists of the practice of charity, study, and penances, so the duty of Kshatriyas is to cast away their bodies, O Krishna, in battle. A Kshatriya should stay sires and grandsires and brothers and preceptors and relatives and kinsmen that may engage with him in unjust battle. This is their declared duty. That Kshatriya, O Kesava, is said to be acquainted with his duty who slays in battle his very preceptors if they happen to be sinful and covetous and disregardful of restraints and vows. That Kshatriya is said to be acquainted with his duty who slays in battle the person that from covetousness disregards the eternal barriers of virtue. 1 That Kshatriya is said to be acquainted with duty who in battle makes the earth a lake of blood, having the hair of slain warriors for the grass and straw floating on it, and having elephants for its rocks, and standards for the trees on its banks. A

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्ष तुम्हारे इन तटोंको छोड़कर नहीं आता है?

English

That would be for his strength or for sacrifice; plants not fit to be enjoyed, once cut and cooked, become fit to be enjoyed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हेतुमद् ग्राहकं चैव सागरं सरिताम्पतिम्

English

He who worships with oblations neither gods, nor ancestors, nor men, the knowers of the Veda call such wealth calamitous.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युक्तियुक्त तथा मनको ग्रहण करनेवाली बात कही

English

A righteous lord of the earth should seize that wealth, king; such wealth would please neither the people nor the treasury.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते त्यजन्ति ततः स्थान प्रातिलोम्यान्न वेतस:

English

He who takes from the wicked and gives to the good, making himself the means of transfer, I think is a knower of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपना स्थान छोड़ना पड़ता है; परंतु बेंत ऐसा नहीं है

English

Some creatures are born of sprouts, and are spoken of fittingly; they come into being even unwished for; so sacrifice is extended.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सरिताओंका वेग शान्त होनेपर पुनः अपने स्थानमें ही स्थित हो जाता है

English

As with gnats and mosquitoes, and as with ants born of eggs, that same livelihood holds among the non-sacrificers; so dharma is ordained.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवज्ञया वा नानीतः कि च वा तेन वः कृतम्

English

and who has heard all mysteries, put questions to me.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुलोमस्तथास्तब्धस्तेन नाभ्येति वेतस:

English

Kshatriya, when challenged, should always fight in battle, since Manu has said that a righteous battle (in the case of a Kshatriya) leads to both heaven and fame on earth.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकविद्वेषमापन्नो निष्फलं प्रतिपद्यते

English

In a lake not very deep, three friends, fishes, Kaunteya, lived as companions among abundant fish.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्वान पुरुषको वह सब सह लेना चाहिए

English

Among those three water-dwellers one knew the right moment, another was far-sighted, and one was a procrastinator.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थात् कुछ भी नहीं कर सकेगा

English

Once the fishermen drained that water on every side, through various channels into the low places.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कोई प्रयोजन सिद्ध नहीं होगा

English

Seeing the lake draining at the coming of danger, the far-sighted one spoke then to the two friends.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मयूर इव कौपीन नृत्यं संदर्शयन्निव

English

"This calamity has arisen for all dwellers in the water; let us go quickly elsewhere while the path is not yet blocked.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाचं तेन न संदध्याच्छुचि: संश्लिष्टकर्मणा

English

He who by sound policy wards off a harm before it comes does not meet doubt; if it pleases you both, let us go."

हिन्दी अर्थ

परोक्षेणापवादी यस्तं नाशयति तत्क्षणात्

English

But the procrastinator among them said, "It is well said, but there need be no haste yet; so is my resolve."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्जयेत् साधुभिर्वज्य सारमेयामिषं यथा

English

Then the ready-witted one said to the far-sighted one, "When the time comes, nothing will be lost to me, by right means."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ओष ध्य: पादपा गुल्मा न ते यान्ति पराभवम्

English

"Vaisampayana continued, 'After Bhishma had spoken thus, Dharma's son Yudhishthira, with great humility, approached the Kuru hero and stood in his sight. He seized the feet of Bhishma who in return gladdened him with affectionate words. Smelling his head, Bhishma asked Yudhishthira to take his seat. Then Ganga's son, that foremost of bowmen, addressed Yudhishthira, saying, 'Do not fear, O best of the Kurus! Ask me, O child, without any anxiety.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

सिर उठाते हैं, उनका कभी पराभव नहीं होता

English

Then seeing that body of water draining, the fishermen bound the fish by various devices.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्व न सहते वेगं क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति

English

While the pond was being stirred, with its water flowing out, the procrastinator was caught together with the others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शीघ्र ही नष्ट हो जाता है

English

Seeing the net being drawn on the fish with ropes, the ready-witted one slipped in among the others and held on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जानन् विचरति प्राज्ञो न स याति पराभवम्

English

Having clamped on to that very net, he stayed just so; and they took all of them there to be tied up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके अनुसार बर्ताव करता है, उसकी कभी पराजय नहीं होती है

English

Then, when the fish were being washed in the clear water, the ready-witted one let go of the rope and was quickly freed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संश्रयेद् वैतसीं वृत्तिमेतत् प्रज्ञानलक्षणम्

English

But the procrastinator, dull-minded, poor in sense and unaware, met his death, deluded, like one whose senses are injured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपना ले; अर्थात् उसके सामने नतमस्तक हो जाय। यही बुद्धिमानीका लक्षण है

English

So whoever through delusion does not wake to the arrival of the time perishes quickly, like the procrastinating fish.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सदा सुचेता: सहते नरस्येहाल्पमेधस:

English

The man who does nothing good at the outset, thinking "I am clever," meets doubt, like the ready-witted fish.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुष्कृतं चात्मनो मर्षी रुष्यत्येवापमार्दि वै

English

But the man who makes provision for the future, doing what is fitting, gains the highest good, like the far-sighted fish.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसके सारे सत्कर्म निष्फल हो जायँगे

English

Kalas, kashthas, muhurtas, days, nadis, kshanas, lavas, fortnights, months, seasons and years alike,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इदमुक्तो मया कश्चित् सम्मतो जनसंसदि

English

Place is spoken of as a region of the earth, and time is not seen; for the accomplishment of the intended aim, by right means, and so too of what is so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्लाघन्नश्लाघनीयेन कर्मणा निरपत्रप:

English

These two are declared by the sages in the shastras of dharma and artha and the shastras of liberation to be chief, and are accepted among men by the lords of desire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यद् यद् ब्रूयादल्पमतिस्तत्तदस्य सहेद्बुध:

English

One who acts after examining, and is diligent, should accomplish things properly; by place and time as intended, he would gain the fruit.