 | Book 12 Chapter 15
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | yājñasenyā vacaḥ śrutvā punar evārjuno 'bravīt
anumānya mahābāhuṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ bhrātaram īśvaram
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| 2 | daṇḍaḥ śāsti prajāḥ sarvā daṇḍa evābhirakṣati
daṇḍaḥ supteṣu jāgarti daṇḍaṃ dharmaṃ vidur budhāḥ
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| 3 | dharmaṃ saṃrakṣate daṇḍas tathaivārthaṃ narādhipa
kāmaṃ saṃrakṣate daṇḍas trivargo daṇḍa ucyate
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| 4 | daṇḍena rakṣyate dhānyaṃ dhanaṃ daṇḍena rakṣyate
etad vidvann upādatsva svabhāvaṃ paśya laukikam
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| 5 | rājadaṇḍabhayād eke pāpāḥ pāpaṃ na kurvate
yamadaṇḍabhayād eke paralokabhayād api
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| 6 | parasparabhayād eke pāpāḥ pāpaṃ na kurvate
evaṃ sāṃsiddhike loke sarvaṃ daṇḍe pratiṣṭhitam
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| 7 | daṇḍasyaiva bhayād eke na khādanti parasparam
andhe tamasi majjeyur yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 8 | yasmād adāntān damayaty aśiṣṭān daṇḍayaty api
damanād daṇḍanāc caiva tasmād daṇḍaṃ vidur budhāḥ
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| 9 | vāci daṇḍo brāhmaṇānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ bhujārpaṇam
dānadaṇḍaḥ smṛto vaiśyo nirdaṇḍaḥ śūdra ucyate
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| 10 | asaṃmohāya martyānām arthasaṃrakṣaṇāya ca
maryādā sthāpitā loke daṇḍasaṃjñā viśāṃ pate
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| 11 | yatra śyāmo lohitākṣo daṇḍaś carati sūnṛtaḥ
prajās tatra na muhyanti netā cet sādhu paśyati
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| 12 | brahmacārī gṛhasthaś ca vānaprastho 'tha bhikṣukaḥ
daṇḍasyaiva bhayād ete manuṣyā vartmani sthitāḥ
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| 13 | nābhīto yajate rājan nābhīto dātum icchati
nābhītaḥ puruṣaḥ kaś cit samaye sthātum icchati
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| 14 | nācchittvā paramarmāṇi nākṛtvā karma dāruṇam
nāhatvā matsyaghātīva prāpnoti mahatīṃ śriyam
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| 15 | nāghnataḥ kīrtir astīha na vittaṃ na punaḥ prajāḥ
indro vṛtravadhenaiva mahendraḥ samapadyata
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| 16 | ya eva devā hantāras tāṃl loko 'rcayate bhṛśam
hantā rudras tathā skandaḥ śakro 'gnir varuṇo yamaḥ
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| 17 | hantā kālas tathā vāyur mṛtyur vaiśravaṇo raviḥ
vasavo marutaḥ sādhyā viśvedevāś ca bhārata
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| 18 | etān devān namasyanti pratāpapraṇatā janāḥ
na brahmāṇaṃ na dhātāraṃ na pūṣāṇaṃ kathaṃ cana
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| 19 | madhyasthān sarvabhūteṣu dāntāñ śamaparāyaṇān
yajante mānavāḥ ke cit praśāntāḥ sarvakarmasu
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| 20 | na hi paśyāmi jīvantaṃ loke kaṃ cid ahiṃsayā
sattvaiḥ sattvāni jīvanti durbalair balavattarāḥ
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| 21 | nakulo mūṣakān atti biḍālo nakulaṃ tathā
biḍālam atti śvā rājañ śvānaṃ vyālamṛgas tathā
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| 22 | tān atti puruṣaḥ sarvān paśya dharmo yathāgataḥ
prāṇasyānnam idaṃ sarvaṃ jaṅgamaṃ sthāvaraṃ ca yat
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| 23 | vidhānaṃ devavihitaṃ tatra vidvān na muhyati
yathā sṛṣṭo 'si rājendra tathā bhavitum arhasi
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| 24 | vinītakrodhaharṣā hi mandā vanam upāśritāḥ
vinā vadhaṃ na kurvanti tāpasāḥ prāṇayāpanam
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| 25 | udake bahavaḥ prāṇāḥ pṛthivyāṃ ca phaleṣu ca
na ca kaś cin na tān hanti kim anyat prāṇayāpanāt
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| 26 | sūkṣmayonīni bhūtāni tarkagamyāni kāni cit
pakṣmaṇo 'pi nipātena yeṣāṃ syāt skandhaparyayaḥ
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| 27 | grāmān niṣkramya munayo vigatakrodhamatsarāḥ
vane kuṭumbadharmāṇo dṛśyante parimohitāḥ
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| 28 | bhūmiṃ bhittvauṣadhīś chittvā vṛkṣādīn aṇḍajān paśūn
manuṣyās tanvate yajñāṃs te svargaṃ prāpnuvanti ca
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| 29 | daṇḍanītyāṃ praṇītāyāṃ sarve sidhyanty upakramāḥ
kaunteya sarvabhūtānāṃ tatra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ
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| 30 | daṇḍaś cen na bhavel loke vyanaśiṣyann imāḥ prajāḥ
śūle matsyān ivāpakṣyan durbalān balavattarāḥ
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satyaṃ cedaṃ brahmaṇā pūrvam uktaṃ; daṇḍaḥ prajā rakṣati sādhu nītaḥ
paśyāgnayaś ca pratiśāmyanty abhītāḥ; saṃtarjitā daṇḍabhayāj jvalanti
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| 32 | andhaṃ tama ivedaṃ syān na prajñāyeta kiṃ cana
daṇḍaś cen na bhavel loke vibhajan sādhvasādhunī
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| 33 | ye 'pi saṃbhinnamaryādā nāstikā vedanindakāḥ
te 'pi bhogāya kalpante daṇḍenopanipīḍitāḥ
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| 34 | sarvo daṇḍajito loko durlabho hi śucir naraḥ
daṇḍasya hi bhayād bhīto bhogāyeha prakalpate
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| 35 | cāturvarṇyāpramohāya sunītanayanāya ca
daṇḍo vidhātrā vihito dharmārthāv abhirakṣitum
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| 36 | yadi daṇḍān na bibhyeyur vayāṃsi śvāpadāni ca
adyuḥ paśūn manuṣyāṃś ca yajñārthāni havīṃṣi ca
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| 37 | na brahmacāry adhīyīta kalyāṇī gaur na duhyate
na kanyodvahanaṃ gacched yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 38 | viśvalopaḥ pravarteta bhidyeran sarvasetavaḥ
mamatvaṃ na prajānīyur yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 39 | na saṃvatsarasatrāṇi tiṣṭheyur akutobhayāḥ
vidhivad dakṣiṇāvanti yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 40 | careyur nāśrame dharmaṃ yathoktaṃ vidhim āśritāḥ
na vidyāṃ prāpnuyāt kaś cid yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 41 | na coṣṭrā na balīvardā nāśvāśvataragardabhāḥ
yuktā vaheyur yānāni yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 42 | na preṣyā vacanaṃ kuryur na bālo jātu karhi cit
tiṣṭhet pitṛmate dharme yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 43 | daṇḍe sthitāḥ prajāḥ sarvā bhayaṃ daṇḍaṃ vidur budhāḥ
daṇḍe svargo manuṣyāṇāṃ loko 'yaṃ ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ
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| 44 | na tatra kūṭaṃ pāpaṃ vā vañcanā vāpi dṛṣyate
yatra daṇḍaḥ suvihitaś caraty arivināśanaḥ
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| 45 | haviḥ śvā prapibed dhṛṣṭo daṇḍaś cen nodyato bhavet
haret kākaḥ puroḍāśaṃ yadi daṇḍo na pālayet
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| 46 | yad idaṃ dharmato rājyaṃ vihitaṃ yady adharmataḥ
kāryas tatra na śoko vai bhuṅkṣva bhogān yajasva ca
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| 47 | sukhena dharmaṃ śrīmantaś caranti śucivāsasaḥ
saṃvasantaḥ priyair dārair bhuñjānāś cānnam uttamam
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| 48 | arthe sarve samārambhāḥ samāyattā na saṃśayaḥ
sa ca daṇḍe samāyattaḥ paśya daṇḍasya gauravam
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| 49 | lokayātrārtham eveha dharmapravacanaṃ kṛtam
ahiṃsā sādhuhiṃseti śreyān dharmaparigrahaḥ
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| 50 | nātyantaguṇavān kaś cin na cāpy atyantanirguṇaḥ
ubhayaṃ sarvakāryeṣu dṛśyate sādhv asādhu ca
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| 51 | paśūnāṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ chittvā tato bhindanti nastakān
kṛṣanti bahavo bhārān badhnanti damayanti ca
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| 52 | evaṃ paryākule loke vipathe jarjarīkṛte
tais tair nyāyair mahārāja purāṇaṃ dharmam ācara
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| 53 | yaja dehi prajā rakṣa dharmaṃ samanupālaya
amitrāñ jahi kaunteya mitrāṇi paripālaya
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| 54 | mā ca te nighnataḥ śatrūn manyur bhavatu bhārata
na tatra kilbiṣaṃ kiṃ cit kartur bhavati bhārata
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| 55 | ātatāyī hi yo hanyād ātatāyinam āgatam
na tena bhrūṇahā sa syān manyus taṃ manyum ṛcchati
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| 56 | avadhyaḥ sarvabhūtānām antarātmā na saṃśayaḥ
avadhye cātmani kathaṃ vadhyo bhavati kena cit
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| 57 | yathā hi puruṣaḥ śālāṃ punaḥ saṃpraviśen navām
evaṃ jīvaḥ śarīrāṇi tāni tāni prapadyate
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| 58 | dehān purāṇān utsṛjya navān saṃpratipadyate
evaṃ mṛtyumukhaṃ prāhur ye janās tattvadarśinaḥ
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