Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

विनीतमाचार्यकुले सुयुक्त गुरुकर्मणि न मे विक्रोशतो राजन् हर्तुमहसि कुज्जरम्

English

only, those that live upon vision only, those that restrain their speech, those that restrain their minds, those that are pure, those that are capable of assuming diverse forms through Yoga-puissance, those deities that live on touch (as their food), those deities that subsist on vision and those that subsist upon the butter poured in sacrifices, those beings that are competent to create by fiats of their will the objects they require, they that are regarded as the foremost ones among the deities, and all the other deities, O descendant of Ajamila, the Suparnas, the Gandharvas, the Pisachas, the Danavas, Yakshas, the Charanas, the snakes, all that is gross and all that is exceedingly subtile, all that is soft and all that is not subtile, all sorrows and all joys, all sorrows that come after joy and all joy that comes after sorrow, the Sankhya philosophy, Yoga, and that which transcends objects which are regarded as foremost and very superior,— all adorable things, all the deities, and all the protectors of the universe who entering into the physical forces sustain and uphold this ancient creation of that illustrious Deity,— have sprung from that Creator of all creatures. All this that I have mentioned is grosser than that which the wise think of with the aid of Penances. Indeed, that subtile Brahma is the cause of life. I bow my head in reverence to it. Let that immutable and indestructible Master, always adored by us, grant us desirable boons. That person who, subjugating his senses and purifying himself, recites this hymn, without interruption in respect of his vow, for one month, succeeds in obtaining the merit that is attached to a Horse-sacrifice. By reciting this hymn the Brahmana succeeds in acquiring all the Vedas; the Kshatriya becomes crowned with victory, O son of Pritha; the Vaisya becomes successful in obtaining wealth and cleverness; and the Sudra, in winning happiness here and a good end hereafter. Persons of great fame, by reciting this prince of hymns that is competent to cleanse every sin and that is highly sacred and purifying, set their hearts on Rudra. A man by reciting this prince of hymns succeeds in living in heaven for as many years as there are pores in his body.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कितने ही मनुष्य बचपनमें ही मर जाते हैं। ऐसा क्‍यों होता है? केन वा लभते कीर्ति केन वा लभते श्रियम्

English

By what does a man become long-lived, or short-lived? By what does he gain fame, or gain prosperity?

हिन्दी अर्थ

नित्योच्छिष्ट: संकुसुको नेहायुर्विन्दते महत्

English

By austerity, by celibacy, by prayers, oblations and herbs, by birth or by conduct? Tell me that, Grandsire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सर्वश: आक्रोशं परिवादं च पैशुन्यं च विवर्जयेत्

English

[Bhishma] I shall tell you on this what you ask me: by what a man becomes short-lived or long-lived,

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदड़्मुखश्नव सततं शौचं कुर्यात् समाहित:

English

by what he gains fame or prosperity, and how a man by his conduct is joined to what is best.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धन्यं पश्चान्मुखो भुड्क्ते ऋतं भुड्क्ते उदडमुख: गात्राणि चैव सर्वाणि नाभिं पाणितले तथा

English

By conduct one gains long life, by conduct one gains prosperity, by conduct a man attains fame, in this world and after death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यश्चानध्यायकाले5पि मोहादभ्यस्यति द्विज:

English

A man of bad conduct does not gain great length of life here; beings fear him and so too they despise him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यदेव भवेद् वास: शयनीये नरोत्तम घूमनेके लिये दूसरा और देवताओंकी पूजाके लिये दूसरा ही वस्त्र रखना चाहिए

English

Therefore he who desires his own well-being should practise right conduct here; conduct removes the bad marks even of a sinful body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दधि चाप्यनुपान वै न कर्तव्यं भवार्थिना

English

Dharma is marked by conduct, and the good are marked by conduct; the way the good live is the mark of conduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि ब्राह्मणस्येह गजेन कृत्यम्

English

Even a man unseen, known only by report, who follows dharma and does works of prosperity, people hold dear.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तत्र त्वाहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये नित्योत्थिता गुरुकर्मस्वचोद्या:

English

Those who are unbelievers, inactive, who transgress teacher and scripture, ignorant of dharma and of bad conduct, become short-lived.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अश्रोंद्वारा यात्रा करता है, वहाँ जाकर मैं तुमसे अपना हाथी वापस लूँगा

English

Men of bad character, who break bounds, who always mix in sexual union, are short-lived here and go to hell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी लाँघकर ब्रह्मलोकमें जा पहुँचे कथं भगीरथागास्त्वमिमं लोकं॑ दुरासदम्

English

Even a man lacking all marks, if he has proper conduct, is faithful and free of envy, lives a hundred years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजित्य भूपतीन् सर्वानर्थरिष्टवा पितामह

English

One who is free of anger, truthful, harmless to beings, free of envy and straightforward, lives a hundred years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चैव तेषां देवेश फलेनाहमिहागमम्

English

The man who crushes clods, cuts grass, bites his nails, is always unclean from leavings and unsteady, does not gain long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इमं लोकमनुप्राप्तो मा भूत् ते5त्र विचारणा पूजयामास पूजा विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा

English

He should wake in the Brahma muhurta, reflect on dharma and wealth, rise, rinse his mouth, and stand with folded hands for the morning twilight prayer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शास्त्रोक्त विधिसे आदरणीय नरेशका विशेष आदर-सत्कार किया

English

In the same way he should attend the evening twilight, in silence. He should never gaze at the rising or the setting sun.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विप्राणां वचनात् सर्व परत्रेह च सिध्यति एतदेव परं गुह्मामलो भेन समाचर

English

The sages gained long life through long twilight devotions; therefore he should always attend both twilights in silence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कस्मान्म्रियन्ते पुरुषा बाला अपि पितामह

English

A righteous king should make those twice-born who attend the morning twilight but not the evening one do a shudra's work.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्मणा मनसा वाचा तने ब्रूहि पितामह

English

He should never go to another man's wife, in any class. Nothing in the world shortens life like a man's resorting to another's wife.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदिमेंसे किसका आश्रय ले, जिससे वह श्रेयका भागी हो, वह मुझे बताइये अल्पायुर्येन भवति दीर्घायुर्वापि मानव:

English

Dressing the hair, applying collyrium, cleaning the teeth, and worshipping the gods he should do in the forenoon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा वर्तयन् पुरुष: श्रेयसा सम्प्रयुज्यते

English

He should not look at faeces or urine, nor stand upon them; nor should he ever converse with a menstruating woman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आचारात् कीर्तिमाप्नोति पुरुष: प्रेत्य चेह च तथा सदाचारसे ही उसे इहलोक और परलोकमें भी कीर्तिकी प्राप्ति होती है

English

He should not pass faeces in a field or near a village; and never pass both urine and faeces in water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रसन्ति यस्माद् भूतानि तथा परिभवन्ति च

English

He should always eat facing east, in silence, not disparaging the food; he should offer a portion mentally and, having eaten, touch fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि पापशरीरस्य आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम् करे तो वह उसके शरीर और मनके बुरे लक्षणोंको दबा देता है

English

Eating facing east gives long life, facing south, fame; eating facing west gives wealth, and eating facing north gives truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साधूनां च यथावृत्तमेतदाचारलक्षणम्

English

He should never sit on husks, hair, ashes or skulls, and should avoid from afar attending on another's seat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जैसा बर्ताव करते हैं; वही सदाचारका स्वरूप अथवा लक्षण है अधर्मज्ञा दुराचारास्ते भवन्ति गतायुष:

English

He should perform pacifying oblations and have the Savitri rites performed; he may eat sitting, but never while walking.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्दधानो5नसूयुश्च॒ शतं वर्षाणि जीवति

English

He should not pass urine standing, nor on ashes, nor in a cow pen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दोषदृष्टिसे रहित होता है, वह सौ वर्षोतक जीवित रहता है कपटशून्य है, वह सौ वर्षोतक जीवित रहता है

English

He should eat with wet feet but not go to bed with wet feet; eating with wet feet, he lives a hundred years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्थायाचम्य तिषछेत पूर्वा संध्यां कृताज्जलि: हुए प्रात:कालकी संध्या करे

English

When unclean from leavings, he should never touch the three radiant things: fire, a cow and a brahmin; so his life will not be harmed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं नास्तं यान्तं कदाचन

English

Unclean from leavings, he should never look at the three radiant things: the sun and moon, and the stars everywhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्यकी ओर कदापि न देखे ऋषयो नित्यसंध्यत्वाद् दीर्घमायुरवाप्रुवन्

English

The vital breaths of a young man rise upward when an elder approaches; by rising and greeting he recovers them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये न पूर्वामुपासन्ते द्विजा: संध्यां न पश्चिमाम्

English

He should greet the aged, offer them a seat, wait on them with folded hands, and follow behind them as they go.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परदारा न गन्तव्या सर्ववर्णेषु कहिचित् यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम्

English

He should not sit on a broken seat and should avoid a broken bronze vessel; he should not eat in one garment, nor bathe naked, nor sleep naked, nor go to bed unclean from leavings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरकमें रहना पड़ता है

English

Unclean, he should not touch the head, in which all the vital breaths rest; he should avoid pulling the hair and blows on the head.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वाह्न एव कार्याणि देवतानां च पूजनम् नातिकल्यं नातिसायं न च मध्यन्दिने स्थिते

English

He should never scratch the head with both hands, nor bathe the head too often; thus his life will not be harmed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यात्रा करे, न शूद्रोंके साथ और न अकेला ही

English

After bathing the head with oil he should not touch any other limb with it, nor eat sesame paste; so he gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वीत परिज्ञातान् वनस्पतीन् मध्यन्दिने निशाकाले अर्धरात्रे च सर्वदा

English

Unclean, he should not teach nor ever study; in wind and foul smells he should not think of it even in mind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपानहौ च वस्त्र च धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत्

English

On this the wise of old recite verses sung by Yama: "I cut off his life, and take his offspring."

हिन्दी अर्थ

नतां वदेद् रुशतीं पापलोक्याम्

English

The twice-born who recites the Veda while unclean, or through folly studies even in a time of no study, therefore even if diligent should never study when study is forbidden.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जानेवाली होती है। अतः वैसी बात कभी न बोले तान् पण्डितो नावसूजेत् परेषु

English

Those who urinate toward the sun, the wind, a cow or the twice-born, or on the road, become short-lived.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाचा दुरुक्त बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम्

English

He should pass both urine and faeces facing north by day and facing south by night; so his life will not be harmed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्रसे किया हुआ भयंकर घाव कभी नहीं भरता है हृदयके भीतर चुभा होता है

English

One who wishes to live long should not despise three slender things: a brahmin, a kshatriya and a snake; for all three are venomous.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रूपद्रविणहीनांश्व सत्त्वहीनांश्व नाक्षिपेत्

English

An angry snake burns as far as it sees with its eye; a kshatriya, angered, burns as far as he touches with his might.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देषस्तम्भो5भिमानं च तैक्ष्ण्यं च परिवर्जयेत् अन्यत्र पुत्राच्छिष्याच्च शिक्षार्थ ताडनं स्मृतम्

English

A brahmin destroys a family by meditation and a glance; therefore a wise man should serve these three with care.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही गिरावे। हाँ, शिक्षाके लिये पुत्र या शिष्यको ताड़ना देना उचित माना गया है

English

One should never hold a feud against a teacher; an angry teacher, Yudhishthira, is to be honoured and appeased.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पादप्रक्षालनं कुर्यात् स्वाध्याये भोजने तथा आत्मार्थ न प्रकर्तव्यं देवार्थ तु प्रकल्पयेत्

English

Whether he acts rightly or wrongly, one must behave well toward the teacher here; reviling the teacher burns away men's lives, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाग्यतो दन्तकाषछं च नित्यमेव समाचरेत्

English

One who wishes his own good should put urine far from the dwelling, foot-washing far, and the casting away of leavings far.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मातापितरमुत्थाय पूर्वमेवाभिवादयेत् वर्जयेद् दन्‍तकाष्ठानि वर्जनीयानि नित्यश:

English

He should not travel too early, too late, or at noon, nor with strangers, nor alone, nor with low-born men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यत्र तु गुरुं वृद्ध धार्मिक वा विचक्षणम् अपरिचित तथा गर्भिणी स्त्रीके पास भी न जाय

English

Way should be given to a brahmin, to cows, to a king, to the old, to one carrying a burden, to a pregnant woman and to the weak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राकृशिरास्तु स्वपेद् विद्वानथवा दक्षिणाशिरा:

English

He should circle trees known to him, and should circle all crossroads, keeping them to his right.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ओर सिर करके ही सोना चाहिए उनके साथ यात्रा न करे। आसनको पैरसे खींचकर मनुष्य उसपर न बैठे

English

He should not resort to crossroads at noon, at night, at midnight, or at either twilight.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्नात्वा च नावमृज्येत गात्राणि सुविचक्षण:

English

He should not wear shoes or clothes worn by others. He should always be a celibate student and not step on one foot with another.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने अंगोंमें तैल आदिकी मालिश न करावे न चैवार्द्राणि वासांसि नित्यं सेवेत मानव:

English

On the new moon, the full moon, the fourteenth, and the eighth of every fortnight, he should always be a celibate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वस्त्र न झटकारे। मनुष्य भीगे वस्त्र कभी न पहने

English

He should not eat meat for no reason, nor eat it from behind; he should avoid abuse, slander and backbiting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदक्यया च सम्भाषां न कुर्वीत कदाचन सत्रीके साथ कभी बातचीत न करे

English

He should not be wounding, nor cruel in speech, nor take from a lowly man what is another's; he should not speak the harsh word by which another is distressed, which belongs to the sinful worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उभे मूत्रपुरीषे तु नाप्सु कुर्यात् कदाचन

English

Arrows of speech fly from the mouth; struck by them one grieves night and day. They strike another's vital places; the wise man does not loose them on others.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भुक्‍त्वा चान्न॑ तथैव त्रिर्द्धि: पुनः परिमार्जयेत् प्रस्कन्दयेच्च मनसा भुक्त्वा चाग्निमुपस्पृशेत्

English

A forest pierced by arrows grows again, and one cut by an axe; but a wound of ill words, ugly, does not heal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भोजन करके मन-ही-मन अग्निका स्मरण करे

English

He should not mock the maimed, those with extra limbs, the unlearned, the aged, the poor or ugly, or the weak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यस्य चाप्यवस्नातं॑ दूरत: परिवर्जयेत्

English

He should avoid unbelief, abuse of the Veda, contempt of the gods, hatred, stubbornness, arrogance and harshness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलका दूरसे ही त्याग कर दे निषण्णश्नापि खादेत न तु गच्छन् कदाचन

English

He should not raise the rod against another, nor strike him down in anger; except for a son or a pupil, beating for instruction is held proper.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करे, चलते-फिरते कदापि भोजन नहीं करना चाहिए

English

He should not speak ill of brahmins, nor point out the stars, nor mention the lunar day or fortnight; so his life will not be harmed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आर्द्रपादस्तु भुंजीत नार्द्रपादस्तु संविशेत् भोजन तो करे, परंतु शयन न करे

English

After passing urine or faeces, or after walking on a road, he should wash his feet, and before study and before eating.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट आलभेत कदाचन

English

The gods ordained three purifiers for brahmins: what is unseen, what is cleansed by water, and what is praised by speech.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट उदीक्षेत्र कदाचन ऊर्ध्व प्राणा ह्युत्क्रामन्ति यून: स्थविर आयति

English

Samyava, krisara, meat, shashkuli and payasa should not be prepared for oneself, but be prepared for the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिवादयीत वृद्धांश्व॒ दद्याच्चैवासनं स्वयम्

English

He should always tend the fire, always give alms, always practise silence and the use of the tooth-stick, and should not be one over whom the sun rises while he sleeps; if so, he should do penance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चासीतासने भिन्ने भिन्नकांस्यं च वर्जयेत् स्वप्तव्यं नैव नग्नेन न चोच्छिष्टोडपि संविशेत्

English

The mother should rise and greet the father first, or the teacher; so he gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करे; क्योंकि समस्त प्राण मस्तकके ही आश्रित हैं

English

He should avoid tooth-sticks that are always to be avoided, and use those seen in the scriptures, avoiding them on the parva days.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चाभीक्ष्णं शिर: स्नायात् तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते वाते च पूतिगन्धे च मनसापि न चिन्तयेत्

English

Facing north, he should always perform purification, attentive.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्माद् युक्तो हानध्याये नाधीयीत कदाचन ये मेहन्ति च पन्थानं ते भवन्ति गतायुष:

English

Without worshipping the gods he should never go to another, except to an old teacher, a righteous man or a wise one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ तथा हायुर्न रिष्यते

English

The very wise should not look at a dirty mirror, nor ever approach an unknown woman or a pregnant one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा करनेसे आयुका नाश नहीं होता ब्राह्मण क्षत्रियं सर्प सर्वे ह्याशीविषास्त्रय:

English

He should not sleep with head to the north, nor to the west; the wise man should sleep with head to the east or the south.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षत्रियोडपि दहेत् क्रुद्धो यावत् स्पृशति तेजसा

English

He should not lie on a broken or cracked bed, nor with something between, nor with another, nor ever crosswise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादेतत् त्रयं यत्नादुपसेवेत पण्डित: अनुमान्य: प्रसाद्यश्न गुरु: क्रुद्धो युधिष्ठिर

English

He should never bathe naked, nor at night; and having bathed, the very wise should not rub his limbs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरुनिन्दा दहत्यायुर्मनुष्याणां न संशय:

English

He should not anoint himself without bathing, nor shake out his clothes after bathing; a man should always wear damp garments, not drag a garland, nor wear it outside.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्योंकि गुरुनिन्दा मनुष्योंकी आयुको दग्ध कर देती है, इसमें संशय नहीं है उच्छिष्टोत्सर्जनं चैव दूरे कार्य हितैषिणा

English

A red garland should not be worn; the wise wear white, excepting the lotus and the blue water-lily, O lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कांचनीयापि माला या न सा दुष्यति कहिचित्

English

Red may be worn on the head, and also wild flowers; a golden garland never defiles. After bathing one should always apply moist unguent, O lord of the people.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहननेसे कभी अशुद्ध नहीं होती विपर्ययं न कुर्वीत वाससो बुद्धिमान् नर:

English

A wise man should not wear his clothes inside out, nor wear what others have worn, nor a garment without a fringe.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधोवस्त्रके स्थानमें और अधोवस्त्रको उत्तरीयके स्थानमें न पहने

English

One garment should be for the bed, O best of men, another for the roads, and another for the worship of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रियंगुचन्दना भ्यां च बिल्वेन तगरेण च

English

The wise man should anoint himself separately with priyangu and sandal, with bilva, with tagara and with saffron.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपवासं च कुर्वीत स्नात: शुचिरलंकृत: समानमेकपात्रे तु भुउ्जेन्नान्नं जनेश्वर

English

He should fast, bathed, pure and adorned; at all parva times he should always be celibate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा नोद्धृतसाराणि प्रेक्ष्यते नाप्रदाय च

English

He should never eat what has been licked, nor what has had its essence removed, nor in front of those who watch without giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिषिद्धान् नधर्मेषु भक्ष्यान् भुज्जीत पृष्ठत: पीठ पीछे छिपाकर भी न खाय

English

A wise man should not eat near another, nor when unclean, nor among the good; he should not eat from behind forbidden foods contrary to dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदुम्बरं न खादेच्च भवार्थी पुरुषोत्तम:

English

A man who wishes well-being should not eat the pipal, the banyan, the hemp-leaf vegetable, or the udumbara.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सागका सेवन नहीं करना चाहिए दधिसक्तून् न भुज्जीत वृथा मांसं च वर्जयेत्

English

He should avoid goat meat, beef and peacock; he should avoid dried meat, and what is stale.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वालेन तु न भुज्जीत परश्राद्धं तथैव च

English

A wise man should not take salt from his hand, nor eat curds and barley-meal at night; he should avoid meat without cause.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमौ सहैव नाश्नरीयान्नानासीनो न शब्दवत् बातचीत करते हुए कभी भोजन नहीं करना चाहिए

English

He should not eat in a pledged state nor at another's shraddha; he should eat attentively morning and evening, not between.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्चाद् भुज्जीत मेधावी न चाप्यन्यमना नर:

English

He should not eat in silence in one garment, nor unseated, nor ever on the ground, nor standing, nor with noise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुहृदजनोंको न देकर अकेला ही भोजन करता है, वह हालाहल विष ही खाता है निरस्य शेषमन्येषां न प्रदेयं तु कस्यचित्

English

O lord of the people, he should give food first to guests with water, and then the wise man should eat, and not with his mind elsewhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अंगुष्ठं चरणस्याथ दक्षिणस्यावसेचयेत् ज्ञातिश्रैष्ठयमवाप्रोति प्रयोगकुशलो नर:

English

Food to be shared in one row, O lord of men, he who eats without giving to his friends eats the Halahala poison.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्चादभाग (अग्रभाग) देवतीर्थ कहा जाता है

English

Water, payasa, ghee, curds, barley-meal and honey, having set aside the remainder, should not be given to anyone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेन पित्र्याणि कुर्वीत स्पृष्टवापो न्‍न्यायत: सदा संसर्ग च न गच्छेत तथायुर्विन्दते महत्

English

While eating, O tiger among men, he should not entertain doubt; and one who seeks well-being should not drink curds as an after-drink.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रिःपीत्वा5पो द्वि: प्रमूज्य कृतशौचो भवेन्नर:

English

Having rinsed his mouth, and let the water run off his hand, he should sprinkle the big toe of the right foot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बार ओठोंको पोंछ ले--ऐसा करनेसे मनुष्य शुद्ध हो जाता है कुर्वीत पित्र्यं हैवं च वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा

English

Placing his hand on his head and touching fire, attentive, a man skilled in practice gains pre-eminence among kinsmen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निष्ठीव्य तु तथा क्षुत्त्वा स्पृश्यापो हि शुचिर्भवेत्

English

Touching the vital breaths with water and the navel with the palm, he should stand touching, and not with a wet hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गृहे वासयितव्यास्ते धन्यमायुष्यमेव च गृहेष्वेते न पापाय तथा वै तैलपायिका:

English

The part between the thumb is called the Brahma tirtha; behind the little finger is the Deva tirtha here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमंगल्यानि चैतानि तथाक्रोशो महात्मनाम्

English

With the middle of the thumb and forefinger, O Bharata, he should perform the ancestral rites, touching water properly.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महात्माओंकी निन्‍्दा भी मनुष्यका अकल्याण करनेवाली है अगम्याश्न न गच्छेत राज्ञ: पत्नी सखीस्तथा

English

He should not speak ill of others nor ever speak what is unpleasant; and one who seeks well-being should not stir up anger in anyone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बन्धूनां ब्राह्मणानां च तथा शारणिकस्य च

English

He should not wish to converse with the fallen and should avoid even seeing them; he should not associate, and so gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथीका क्‍या काम है? किं ब्राह्मणस्येह धनेन कृत्यम्

English

He should not go to a woman by day, nor to a maiden, nor to a harlot, nor to an unbathed woman; so he gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तरह-तरहके धन तुम्हारे ही पास रहें। नरेन्द्र! ब्राह्मणके यहाँ धनका क्या काम है?

English

Having rinsed at his own tirtha when a rite is prepared, drinking three times and wiping twice, a man becomes purified.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नागश्रेष्ठ गौतमास्मान्निवर्त स्तत्र त्वाहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये

English

Touching the senses once and sprinkling three times, a man should perform the ancestral and divine rites by the action seen in the Veda.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथी वसूल करूँगा

English

Hear from me, O Kaurava, also the purification for brahmins: having spoken what is proper and good, at the beginning and end of a meal,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जानेवाला नहीं है सेवन करती हैं; वहाँ जाकर मैं तुमसे अपना हाथी वसूल करूँगा

English

in all purifications he should touch water with the Brahma tirtha; and after spitting or sneezing, touching water, he becomes pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मंदाकिनीं तेडपि विभूषयन्ति

English

An aged kinsman or a friend, even one who is poor, should be housed in the home; this brings wealth and long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धृतराष्ट्रको तो वहाँ भी नहीं जाना है) मध्वाहुत्या जुद्वति वै द्विजेभ्य:

English

Pigeons in the house bring wealth, as do parrots and mynas; these in houses are not for harm, nor are oil-drinkers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद् ब्रूहि त्वं त्वरितो होष यामि

English

Uddipakas, vultures, doves and bees, when they settle there, he should then perform a pacifying rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूतानां ये सर्वभूतात्म भूता: उनकी स्थिति है। वहाँ पहुँचकर मैं तुमसे अपना हाथी वापस लूँगा

English

These are inauspicious, as is the cursing of great souls; the secrets of great souls should never be told.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वातिथ्या: सुप्रसादा जनाश्व॒

English

He should not go to women forbidden, the wives of kings, nor friends' wives, nor those of physicians, children, the aged or servants, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तत्र त्वाहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये

English

Nor those of kinsmen, brahmins, or a refugee, nor of relatives, O king of kings; so he gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथाम्नायं त्रीणि वर्षाणि विप्रा: चलकर मैं आपसे अपने इस हाथीको वापस लूँगा

English

A house made by a brahmin and a builder, a wise man seeking well-being should always dwell in, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र

English

He should not sleep at twilight, O king, nor study, nor eat; the wise man so gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं, उन्हींके लिये प्रजापतिलोक हैं। धृतराष्ट्र वहाँ भी नहीं जायगा पज्चभ्यो वा दानशीलस्तथैकाम्

English

He should not perform ancestral rites by night, nor adorn himself after eating; one who desires prosperity should not draw water by night.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुण्यं च नैमिषं तीर्थ बाहुदां करतोयिनीम्

English

Barley-meal is always to be avoided at night, O Bharata, and the remains of food, white things, and water at a meal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृष्णां गंगां पजचनदं महाह्ददमथापि च सरस्वतीदृषद्धत्यौ यमुनां ये तु यान्ति च

English

He should not overeat; he should not do so at night; he should not cut a twice-born's bond, and should not do it after eating.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रयान्ति पुण्यगंधाढ्या धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र वै

English

O greatly wise one, one is fit to marry a maiden born of a great family, praised for her marks, and of fit age.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न क्षुत्पिपासे न ग्लानिर्न दुःखं न सुखं तथा न जरामरणे तत्र न पुण्यं न च पातकम्

English

Having begotten offspring and established the family, sons should be given to learning and the family's duties, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयम्भुभवने पुण्ये हस्तिनं मे प्रदास्यसि

English

A daughter, once born, should be given to a wise boy of good family; sons should be settled apart from the family, and servants may be obtained, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अध्यात्मयोगसंस्थानैर्युक्ता: स्वर्गगतिं गता: न तत्र धृतराष्ट्रस्ते शक्‍्यो द्रष्ट महामुने

English

Having bathed his head, he should perform the divine and ancestral rites; not on the star of his birth, nor on Proshthapada, nor on the Agneya, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दकार्ष ते मनसो5भिषंगात् कदाचित् वाणीद्वारा आपके प्रति कोई अपराध तो नहीं कर डाला?

English

He should avoid all dreadful ones, and daily, and should avoid all that is declared in astrology.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रवीषि यत् तत् करवाणि सर्वम्

English

Attentive, he should have his beard shaved facing east, or facing north, O king of kings; so he gains long life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्तव्यका उपदेश दें। आप जो-जो कहेंगे, वह सब करूँगा स्तमेव मे देहि सुरेन्द्र नागम्

English

He should not speak ill of others or of himself; for abuse is not said to be for dharma, O best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रेयो ममाध्याहि नमश्न ते5स्तु

English

He should avoid a deformed woman, and likewise a maiden, O best of men; one of the same sage lineage, and a deformed one, and one of his mother's own family.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वया दत्तं प्रतिगृह्ञामि नागम् आपके दिये हुए इस हाथीको ग्रहण करता हूँ

English

He should avoid an aged woman, an ascetic, a devoted wife of another, one very dark, and one of a higher class.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं हि प्राप्तु शुभाललोकानह्वाय च चिराय च

English

The wise man should not go to one without a womb or of a wrong womb, nor to a tawny woman, nor to a leper woman; you should not marry such.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिवमाचक्रमे वज्जी सद्धिः सह दुरासदम् स याति ब्रह्मणो लोकं ब्राह्मणो गौतमो यथा

English

He should avoid one born in a family with epilepsy, a very low one, and one born in a family of those with white leprosy, O lord of men; of these three.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह गौतम ब्राह्मणकी भाँति ब्रह्मलोकमें जायगा

English

She who is endowed with marks and praised for them, pleasing and good to look at, you are fit to marry.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वदारतुषटिश्लोक्ता ते फलं दानस्य चैव यत् तपसो यत्परं तेडद्य तन्नो व्याख्यातुमहसि

English

One should marry into a great family or an equal one, Yudhishthira; one who seeks well-being should not take a lower or a fallen one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

English

Having carefully kindled the fires, he should practise all the rites well ordained, as declared in the Vedas by brahmins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकमें तो आना बहुत ही कठिन है, तुम कैसे यहाँ आ पहुँचे

English

He should not be jealous of women, and wives are to be guarded in every way; jealousy shortens life, so he should avoid it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आयान्त्यतप्ततपस: कथं वै त्वमिहागत: कैसे यहाँ आ गये?”

English

Sleeping by day shortens life, as do sleeping after sunrise, and sleeping in the morning and evening, and those who sleep unclean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, परंतु उन यज्ञोंके फलसे भी मैं यहाँ नहीं आया हूँ

English

Adultery shortens life, as does the barber's leavings; these must be carefully avoided, and habit of them too, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुण्यके प्रभावसे भी मैं यहाँ नहीं आया हूँ पुष्करेषु द्विजातिभ्य: प्रादां शतसहस्रश:

English

At twilight he should not eat, bathe or pass faeces; he should be pure then and do nothing else.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जाम्बूनहैराभरणैर्न तेन

English

He should honour brahmins after bathing, O lord of men, bow to the gods when bathed, and greet his teachers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्णकांस्योपदुह्ाा न तेन प्रादां दशगुणं ब्रह्मनू न तेनाहमिहागत:

English

He should not go uninvited; a spectator may go to a sacrifice. Going uninvited shortens life, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्काणां हेममालानां न च तेनाहमागत:

English

He should not travel alone nor go at night. Before twilight has come, he should stay at home in the west.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकैकस्मिन् क्रतौ तेन फलेनाहं न चागत: प्रादां हेमस्रजां ब्रह्मन् कोटीर्दश च सप्त च

English

The command of mother, father and teachers must be done; whether good or bad, it should not be weighed, O best of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दक्षिणावयवा: केचिद् वेहैयें सम्प्रकीर्तिता:

English

Effort should be made in archery and the Veda, in riding on elephants and horses, and in the chariot's use. Be diligent, O king; the diligent prospers happily.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सबको मैंने दस वाजपेय यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करके दान किया था शक्रतुल्यप्रभावाणामिज्यया विक्रमेण ह

English

Unassailable by enemies, and in charge of servants and kinsmen and devoted to protecting subjects, he never suffers loss.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्रोतश्न यावद्गड्राकयाश्छन्नमासीज्जगत्पते कारण भी मैं इस लोकमें नहीं आया हूँ

English

You should know the science of reasoning and of grammar, O Bharata, the science of the gandharvas, and the arts, O lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपस्वी नियताहार: शममास्थाय वाग्यतः

English

You should always hear the Purana, the histories, the tales, and the lives of great souls.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तेनाप्यहमागच्छे फलेनेह पितामह सपौण्डरीकान्न च तेषां फलेन

English

He should not approach his wife when she is menstruating, nor summon her; bathed on the fourth day, the wise man may go to her at night.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विभूषित गौएँ भी मैंने दी थीं

English

On the fifth day a woman is conceived, on the sixth a man; by this rule the wise man should approach his wife.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धनधान्यसमृद्धा श्च ग्रामाश्चान्ये सहस्रश: इष्ट्वानेकैर्महायज्ञैब्राह्मणेभ्यो न तेन च

English

Kinsmen, relatives and friends should always be honoured, and he should sacrifice as he can with sacrifices of many fees; after that, O lord of men, the forest should be resorted to.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्तेषां फलेनेह न चागतो5स्मि

English

This is the account of the marks of long life told to you; the rest, Yudhishthira, you must take from the aged masters of the three Vedas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया; परंतु उन यज्ञोंके फलसे मैं इस लोकमें नहीं आया हूँ किंतु उस दानके फलसे भी मैं यहाँ नहीं आया हूँ

English

Conduct brings prosperity, conduct increases fame; by conduct life grows, and conduct removes bad marks.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिने दिने हाददं ब्राह्मणेभ्य:

English

Of all the traditions, conduct is called best; dharma arises from conduct, and from dharma life increases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिसमें प्रतिदिन नौ सौ गायें ब्राह्मणोंको दान देता था अष्टश्रि: सर्वमेधैश्व नरमेधैश्व॒ सप्तभि:

English

This is conducive to fame, long life and heaven, a great blessing; Brahma declared it with compassion for all classes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणस्थपतिभ्यां च निर्मितं यन्निवेशनम् संध्यायां न स्वपेद् राजन् विद्यां न च समाचरेत्

English

" Yudhishthira said, 'I ask, O chief of Bharata's race, what is the origin of the saying, about discharging all duties jointly at the time of a person's taking the hand of his spouse in marriage? Is that saying in respect of discharging all duties together, due only to what is laid down by the great Rishis in days of yore, or does it refer to the duty of begetting offspring from religious motives, or has it reference to only the carnal pleasure that is expected from such union? I he doubt that fills my mind in this respect is very great. What is spoken of as joint duties by the sages is in my

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्वित्रिणां च कुले जातां क्षयिणां मनुजेश्वर

English

[Bhishma] Behave, dear child, like an elder, for you are always the eldest; and the conduct of a pupil toward a teacher, O Bharata, is weightier.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनोज्ञां दर्शनीयां च तां भवान् वोढुमहति उसीके साथ तुम्हें विवाह करना चाहिए

English

A pupil cannot behave toward a teacher who lacks understanding; the teacher's far-sightedness is the pupil's, O Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवरा पतिता चैव न ग्राह्मा भूतिमिच्छता

English

One may be blind in a blind hour, or a fool, or even wise; when there is an offence among them, he should speak of it by way of avoidance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पूर्ण वेदविहित क्रियाओंका यत्नपूर्वक अनुष्ठान करना चाहिए अनायुष्या भवेदीर्ष्या तस्मादीर्ष्या विवर्जयेत्

English

Openly, men with divided hearts may divide what has been made, O son of Kunti; enemies tormented by prosperity and wanting division do the same.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रगे निशामाशु तथा नैवोच्छिष्टा: स्वपन्ति वै

English

An eldest son increases a family or destroys it again; an eldest son who is born into a family may destroy it all.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होकर ध्यान एवं उपासना करनी चाहिए। दूसरा कोई कार्य नहीं करना चाहिए देवांश्व प्रणमेत् स्नातो गुरूंश्वाप्पभिवादयेत्

English

If an elder brother wrongs his younger, he ceases to be the eldest, loses his share, and is to be restrained by kings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनर्चिते हानायुष्यं गमनं तत्र भारत

English

A deceitful man undoubtedly goes to sinful worlds; his flower is like that of the vidula, and is said to be fruitless to his begetter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनागतायां संध्यायां पश्चिमायां गृहे वसेत् जाय तो संध्या होनेके पहले ही घर लौट आना चाहिए

English

In a family where a sinful man is born, bringing all misfortune, he brings only disgrace and buries its fame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भोजन ही करे। ऐसा करनेसे वह बड़ी आयुको प्राप्त होता है

English

consideration incorrect. That which is called in this world the union for practising all duties together ceases with death and is not to be seen to subsist hereafter. This union for practising all duties together leads to heaven. But heaven, O grandsire, is attained to by persons that are dead. Of a married couple it is seen that only one dies at a time. Where does the other then remain? Do tell me this. Men attain to diverse kinds of fruits by practising diverse kinds of duties. The occupations again, to which men betake themselves are of diverse kinds. Diverse, again, are the hells to which they go in consequence of such diversity of duties and acts. Women, in particular, the Rishis have said, are false in behaviour. When human beings are such, and when women in particular have been declared in the ordinances to be false, how, O sire, can there be a union between the sexes for purposes of practising all duties together? In the very Vedas one may read that women are false. The word 'Duty', as used in the Vedas, seems to have been coined in the first instance for general application (so that it is applied to practices that have no merit in them). Hence the application of that word to the rites of marriage is, instead of being correct, only a form of speech forcibly applied where application it has none. 1 The subject seems to me to be inexplicable although I reflect upon it incessantly. O grandsire, O thou of great wisdom, it behoveth thee to expound this to me in detail, clearly and according to what has been laid down in the Sruti. In fact, do thou explain to me what its characteristics are, and the way in which it has come to pass!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

नक्तं न कुर्यात् पित्र्याणि भुक्त्वा चैव प्रसाधनम् महाकुले प्रसूतां च प्रशस्तां लक्षणैस्तथा

English

"Bhishma said, 'In this connection is cited the old narrative of the discourse between Ashtavakra and the lady known by the name of Disa. In days of yore Ashtavakra of severe penances, desirous of marriage, begged the high-souled Rishi Vadanya of his daughter. The name by which the damsel was known was Suprabha. In beauty she was unrivalled on Earth. In virtues, dignity, conduct, and manners, she was superior to all the girls. By a glance alone that girl of beautiful eyes had robbed him of his heart even as a delightful grove in spring, adorned with flowers, robs the spectator of his heart. The Rishi addressed Ashtavakra and said,— Yes, I shall bestow my daughter on thee. Listen, however, to me. Make a journey to the sacred North. Thou

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपत्यमुत्पाद्य तत: प्रतिष्ठाप्प कुलं तथा

English

If brothers who are undivided rise up together, a father should never give his sons an unequal share.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कन्या चोत्पाद्य दातव्या कुलपुत्राय धीमते शिर:स्नातोथ कुर्वीत हैवं पित्रमथापि च

English

He should not slight the eldest, whether wicked or virtuous; if a younger one sees what is better, he should act so, for dharma, say the knowers of dharma, is what is best.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न प्रोष्ठपदयो: कार्य तथाग्नेये च भारत

English

A teacher outweighs ten instructors, a father ten teachers, a mother ten fathers, or even the whole earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषे यानि चोक्तानि तानि सर्वाणि वर्जयेत् उदड्मुखो वा राजेन्द्र तथायुर्विन्दते महत्

English

By her weight she surpasses all; there is no teacher equal to a mother. Because the mother is weightier, people hold her so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा करनेसे बड़ी आयु प्राप्त होती है

English

An elder brother, when the father is dead, is equal to a father, O Bharata; he should be their provider and should protect them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समार्षा व्यड्धितां चैव मातु: स्वकुलजां तथा साथ विवाह नहीं करना चाहिए

English

All the younger ones, following his wish, should bow to him and live on him as on a father.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा निकृष्टवर्णा च वर्णोत्कृष्टां च वर्जयेत्

English

Father and mother create the body, O Bharata; the birth given by the teacher is true, unaging and deathless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिंगलां कुष्ठिनीं नारीं न त्वमुद्रोढुमर्हसि रोगवाली हो, उसके साथ तुम्हें विवाह नहीं करना चाहिए

English

An elder sister is like a mother, O best of the Bharatas, and so is a brother's wife, at whose breast one drank in infancy.