 | Book 5 Chapter 37
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| 1 | vidura uvāca
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| 1 | saptadaśemān rājendra manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo 'bravīt
vaicitravīrya puruṣān ākāśaṃ muṣṭibhir ghnataḥ
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| 2 | tān evendrasya hi dhanur anāmyaṃ namato 'bravīt
atho marīcinaḥ pādān anāmyān namatas tathā
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| 3 | yaś cāśiṣyaṃ śāsati yaś ca kupyate; yaś cātivelaṃ bhajate dviṣantam
striyaś ca yo 'rakṣati bhadram astu te; yaś cāyācyaṃ yācati yaś ca katthate
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| 4 | yaś cābhijātaḥ prakaroty akāryaṃ; yaś cābalo balinā nityavairī
aśraddadhānāya ca yo bravīti; yaś cākāmyaṃ kāmayate narendra
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| 5 | vadhvā hāsaṃ śvaśuro yaś ca manyate; vadhvā vasann uta yo mānakāmaḥ
parakṣetre nirvapati yaś ca bījaṃ; striyaṃ ca yaḥ parivadate 'tivelam
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| 6 | yaś caiva labdhvā na smarāmīty uvāca; dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ
yaś cāsataḥ sāntvam upāsatīha; ete 'nuyānty anilaṃ pāśahastāḥ
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| 7 | yasmin yathā vartate yo manuṣyas; tasmiṃs tathā vartitavyaṃ sa dharmaḥ
māyācāro māyayā vartitavyaḥ; sādhv ācāraḥ sādhunā pratyudeyaḥ
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| 8 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 8 | śatāyur uktaḥ puruṣaḥ sarvavedeṣu vai yadā
nāpnoty atha ca tat sarvam āyuḥ keneha hetunā
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| 9 | vidura uvāca
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| 9 | ativādo 'timānaś ca tathātyāgo narādhipa
krodhaś cātivivitsā ca mitradrohaś ca tāni ṣaṭ
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| 10 | eta evāsayas tīkṣṇāḥ kṛntanty āyūṃṣi dehinām
etāni mānavān ghnanti na mṛtyur bhadram astu te
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| 11 | viśvastasyaiti yo dārān yaś cāpi gurutalpagaḥ
vṛṣalīpatir dvijo yaś ca pānapaś caiva bhārata
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| 12 | śaraṇāgatahā caiva sarve brahmahaṇaiḥ samāḥ
etaiḥ sametya kartavyaṃ prāyaścittam iti śrutiḥ
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| 13 | gṛhī vadānyo 'napaviddhavākyaḥ; śeṣānnabhoktāpy avihiṃsakaś ca
nānarthakṛt tyaktakaliḥ kṛtajñaḥ; satyo mṛduḥ svargam upaiti vidvān
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| 14 | sulabhāḥ puruṣā rājan satataṃ priyavādinaḥ
apriyasya tu pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ
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| 15 | yo hi dharmaṃ vyapāśritya hitvā bhartuḥ priyāpriye
apriyāṇy āha pathyāni tena rājā sahāyavān
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| 16 | tyajet kulārthe puruṣaṃ grāmasyārthe kulaṃ tyajet
grāmaṃ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṃ tyajet
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| 17 | āpadarthaṃ dhanaṃ rakṣed dārān rakṣed dhanair api
ātmānaṃ satataṃ rakṣed dārair api dhanair api
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| 18 | uktaṃ mayā dyūtakāle 'pi rājan; naivaṃ yuktaṃ vacanaṃ prātipīya
tadauṣadhaṃ pathyam ivāturasya; na rocate tava vaicitravīrya
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kākair imāṃś citrabarhān mayūrān; parājaiṣṭhāḥ pāṇḍavān dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ
hitvā siṃhān kroṣṭukān gūhamānaḥ; prāpte kāle śocitā tvaṃ narendra
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| 20 | yas tāta na krudhyati sarvakālaṃ; bhṛtyasya bhaktasya hite ratasya
tasmin bhṛtyā bhartari viśvasanti; na cainam āpatsu parityajanti
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| 21 | na bhṛtyānāṃ vṛttisaṃrodhanena; bāhyaṃ janaṃ saṃjighṛkṣed apūrvam
tyajanti hy enam ucitāvaruddhāḥ; snigdhā hy amātyāḥ parihīnabhogāḥ
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| 22 | kṛtyāni pūrvaṃ parisaṃkhyāya sarvāṇy; āyavyayāv anurūpāṃ ca vṛttim
saṃgṛhṇīyād anurūpān sahāyān; sahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi
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| 23 | abhiprāyaṃ yo viditvā tu bhartuḥ; sarvāṇi kāryāṇi karoty atandrīḥ
vaktā hitānām anurakta āryaḥ; śaktijña ātmeva hi so 'nukampyaḥ
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| 24 | vākyaṃ tu yo nādriyate 'nuśiṣṭaḥ; pratyāha yaś cāpi niyujyamānaḥ
prajñābhimānī pratikūlavādī; tyājyaḥ sa tādṛk tvarayaiva bhṛtyaḥ
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| 25 | astabdham aklībam adīrghasūtraṃ; sānukrośaṃ ślakṣṇam ahāryam anyaiḥ
arogajātīyam udāravākyaṃ; dūtaṃ vadanty aṣṭaguṇopapannam
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| 26 | na viśvāsāj jātu parasya gehaṃ; gacchen naraś cetayāno vikāle
na catvare niśi tiṣṭhen nigūḍho; na rājanyāṃ yoṣitaṃ prārthayīta
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| 27 | na nihnavaṃ satragatasya gacchet; saṃsṛṣṭamantrasya kusaṃgatasya
na ca brūyān nāśvasāmi tvayīti; sakāraṇaṃ vyapadeśaṃ tu kuryāt
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| 28 | ghṛṇī rājā puṃścalī rājabhṛtyaḥ; putro bhrātā vidhavā bālaputrā
senājīvī coddhṛtabhakta eva; vyavahāre vai varjanīyāḥ syur ete
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| 29 | guṇā daśa snānaśīlaṃ bhajante; balaṃ rūpaṃ svaravarṇapraśuddhiḥ
sparśaś ca gandhaś ca viśuddhatā ca; śrīḥ saukumāryaṃ pravarāś ca nāryaḥ
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| 30 | guṇāś ca ṣaṇmitabhuktaṃ bhajante; ārogyam āyuś ca sukhaṃ balaṃ ca
anāvilaṃ cāsya bhaved apatyaṃ; na cainam ādyūna iti kṣipanti
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| 31 | akarmaśīlaṃ ca mahāśanaṃ ca; lokadviṣṭaṃ bahumāyaṃ nṛśaṃsam
adeśakālajñam aniṣṭaveṣam; etān gṛhe na prativāsayīta
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| 32 | kadaryam ākrośakam aśrutaṃ ca; varākasaṃbhūtam amānyamāninam
niṣṭhūriṇaṃ kṛtavairaṃ kṛtaghnam; etān bhṛśārto 'pi na jātu yācet
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| 33 | saṃkliṣṭakarmāṇam atipravādaṃ; nityānṛtaṃ cādṛḍhabhaktikaṃ ca
vikṛṣṭarāgaṃ bahumāninaṃ cāpy; etān na seveta narādhamān ṣaṭ
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| 34 | sahāyabandhanā hy arthāḥ sahāyāś cārthabandhanāḥ
anyonyabandhanāv etau vinānyonyaṃ na sidhyataḥ
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utpādya putrān anṛṇāṃś ca kṛtvā; vṛttiṃ ca tebhyo 'nuvidhāya kāṃ cit
sthāne kumārīḥ pratipādya sarvā; araṇyasaṃstho munivad bubhūṣet
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| 36 | hitaṃ yat sarvabhūtānām ātmanaś ca sukhāvaham
tat kuryād īśvaro hy etan mūlaṃ dharmārthasiddhaye
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| 37 | buddhiḥ prabhāvas tejaś ca sattvam utthānam eva ca
vyavasāyaś ca yasya syāt tasyāvṛttibhayaṃ kutaḥ
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| 38 | paśya doṣān pāṇḍavair vigrahe tvaṃ; yatra vyatherann api devāḥ saśakrāḥ
putrair vairaṃ nityam udvignavāso; yaśaḥpraṇāśo dviṣatāṃ ca harṣaḥ
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| 39 | bhīṣmasya kopas tava cendrakalpa; droṇasya rājñaś ca yudhiṣṭhirasya
utsādayel lokam imaṃ pravṛddhaḥ; śveto grahas tiryag ivāpatan khe
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| 40 | tava putraśataṃ caiva karṇaḥ pañca ca pāṇḍavāḥ
pṛthivīm anuśāseyur akhilāṃ sāgarāmbarām
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| 41 | dhārtarāṣṭrā vanaṃ rājan vyāghrāḥ pāṇḍusutā matāḥ
mā vanaṃ chindhi savyāghraṃ mā vyāghrān nīnaśo vanāt
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| 42 | na syād vanam ṛte vyāghrān vyāghrā na syur ṛte vanam
vanaṃ hi rakṣyate vyāghrair vyāghrān rakṣati kānanam
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| 43 | na tathecchanty akalyāṇāḥ pareṣāṃ vedituṃ guṇān
yathaiṣāṃ jñātum icchanti nairguṇyaṃ pāpacetasaḥ
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| 44 | arthasiddhiṃ parām icchan dharmam evāditaś caret
na hi dharmād apaity arthaḥ svargalokād ivāmṛtam
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| 45 | yasyātmā virataḥ pāpāt kalyāṇe ca niveśitaḥ
tena sarvam idaṃ buddhaṃ prakṛtir vikṛtiś ca yā
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| 46 | yo dharmam arthaṃ kāmaṃ ca yathākālaṃ niṣevate
dharmārthakāmasaṃyogaṃ so 'mutreha ca vindati
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| 47 | saṃniyacchati yo vegam utthitaṃ krodhaharṣayoḥ
sa śriyo bhājanaṃ rājan yaś cāpatsu na muhyati
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| 48 | balaṃ pañcavidhaṃ nityaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ nibodha me
yat tu bāhubalaṃ nāma kaniṣṭhaṃ balam ucyate
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| 49 | amātyalābho bhadraṃ te dvitīyaṃ balam ucyate
dhanalābhas tṛtīyaṃ tu balam āhur jigīṣavaḥ
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| 50 | yat tv asya sahajaṃ rājan pitṛpaitāmahaṃ balam
abhijātabalaṃ nāma tac caturthaṃ balaṃ smṛtam
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| 51 | yena tv etāni sarvāṇi saṃgṛhītāni bhārata
yad balānāṃ balaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tat prajñābalam ucyate
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| 52 | mahate yo 'pakārāya narasya prabhaven naraḥ
tena vairaṃ samāsajya dūrastho 'smīti nāśvaset
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| 53 | strīṣu rājasu sarpeṣu svādhyāye śatruseviṣu
bhoge cāyuṣi viśvāsaṃ kaḥ prājñaḥ kartum arhati
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| 54 | prajñāśareṇābhihatasya jantoś; cikitsakāḥ santi na cauṣadhāni
na homamantrā na ca maṅgalāni; nātharvaṇā nāpy agadāḥ susiddhāḥ
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| 55 | sarpaś cāgniś ca siṃhaś ca kulaputraś ca bhārata
nāvajñeyā manuṣyeṇa sarve te hy atitejasaḥ
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| 56 | agnis tejo mahal loke gūḍhas tiṣṭhati dāruṣu
na copayuṅkte tad dāru yāvan no dīpyate paraiḥ
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| 57 | sa eva khalu dārubhyo yadā nirmathya dīpyate
tadā tac ca vanaṃ cānyan nirdahaty āśu tejasā
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| 58 | evam eva kule jātāḥ pāvakopamatejasaḥ
kṣamāvanto nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhe 'gnir iva śerate
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| 59 | latādharmā tvaṃ saputraḥ śālāḥ pāṇḍusutā matāḥ
na latā vardhate jātu mahādrumam anāśritā
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| 60 | vanaṃ rājaṃs tvaṃ saputro 'mbikeya; siṃhān vane pāṇḍavāṃs tāta viddhi
siṃhair vihīnaṃ hi vanaṃ vinaśyet; siṃhā vinaśyeyur ṛte vanena
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