 | Book 12 Chapter 18
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | tūṣṇīṃbhūtaṃ tu rājānaṃ punar evārjuno 'bravīt
saṃtaptaḥ śokaduḥkhābhyāṃ rājño vākśalyapīḍitaḥ
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| 2 | kathayanti purāvṛttam itihāsam imaṃ janāḥ
videharājñaḥ saṃvādaṃ bhāryayā saha bhārata
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| 3 | utsṛjya rājyaṃ bhaikṣārthaṃ kṛtabuddhiṃ janeśvaram
videharājaṃ mahiṣī duḥkhitā pratyabhāṣata
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| 4 | dhanāny apatyaṃ mitrāṇi ratnāni vividhāni ca
panthānaṃ pāvanaṃ hitvā janako mauṇḍyam āsthitaḥ
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| 5 | taṃ dadarśa priyā bhāryā bhaikṣyavṛttim akiṃcanam
dhānāmuṣṭim upāsīnaṃ nirīhaṃ gatamatsaram
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| 6 | tam uvāca samāgamya bhartāram akutobhayam
kruddhā manasvinī bhāryā vivikte hetumad vacaḥ
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| 7 | katham utsṛjya rājyaṃ svaṃ dhanadhānyasamācitam
kāpālīṃ vṛttim āsthāya dhānāmuṣṭir vane 'caraḥ
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| 8 | pratijñā te 'nyathā rājan viceṣṭā cānyathā tava
yad rājyaṃ mahad utsṛjya svalpe tuṣyasi pārthiva
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| 9 | naitenātithayo rājan devarṣipitaras tathā
śakyam adya tvayā bhartuṃ moghas te 'yaṃ pariśramaḥ
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| 10 | devatātithibhiś caiva pitṛbhiś caiva pārthiva
sarvair etaiḥ parityaktaḥ parivrajasi niṣkriyaḥ
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| 11 | yas tvaṃ traividyavṛddhānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ sahasraśaḥ
bhartā bhūtvā ca lokasya so 'dyānyair bhṛtim icchasi
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| 12 | śriyaṃ hitvā pradīptāṃ tvaṃ śvavat saṃprati vīkṣyase
aputrā jananī te 'dya kausalyā cāpatis tvayā
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| 13 | aśītir dharmakāmās tvāṃ kṣatriyāḥ paryupāsate
tvadāśām abhikāṅkṣantyaḥ kṛpaṇāḥ phalahetukāḥ
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| 14 | tāś ca tvaṃ viphalāḥ kurvan kāṃl lokān nu gamiṣyasi
rājan saṃśayite mokṣe paratantreṣu dehiṣu
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| 15 | naiva te 'sti paro loko nāparaḥ pāpakarmaṇaḥ
dharmyān dārān parityajya yas tvam icchasi jīvitum
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| 16 | srajo gandhān alaṃkārān vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca
kimartham abhisaṃtyajya parivrajasi niṣkriyaḥ
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| 17 | nipānaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ bhūtvā tvaṃ pāvanaṃ mahat
āḍhyo vanaspatir bhūtvā so 'dyānyān paryupāsase
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| 18 | khādanti hastinaṃ nyāse kravyādā bahavo 'py uta
bahavaḥ kṛmayaś caiva kiṃ punas tvām anarthakam
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| 19 | ya imāṃ kuṇḍikāṃ bhindyāt triviṣṭabdhaṃ ca te haret
vāsaś cāpaharet tasmin kathaṃ te mānasaṃ bhavet
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| 20 | yas tv ayaṃ sarvam utsṛjya dhānāmuṣṭiparigrahaḥ
yadānena samaṃ sarvaṃ kim idaṃ mama dīyate
dhānāmuṣṭir ihārthaś cet pratijñā te vinaśyati
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| 21 | kā vāhaṃ tava ko me tvaṃ ko 'dya te mayy anugrahaḥ
praśādhi pṛthivīṃ rājan yatra te 'nugraho bhavet
prāsādaṃ śayanaṃ yānaṃ vāsāṃsy ābharaṇāni ca
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| 22 | śriyā nirāśair adhanais tyaktamitrair akiṃcanaiḥ
saukhikaiḥ saṃbhṛtān arthān yaḥ saṃtyajasi kiṃ nu tat
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| 23 | yo 'tyantaṃ pratigṛhṇīyād yaś ca dadyāt sadaiva hi
tayos tvam antaraṃ viddhi śreyāṃs tābhyāṃ ka ucyate
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| 24 | sadaiva yācamāneṣu satsu dambhavivarjiṣu
eteṣu dakṣiṇā dattā dāvāgnāv iva durhutam
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| 25 | jātavedā yathā rājann ādagdhvaivopaśāmyati
sadaiva yācamāno vai tathā śāmyati na dvijaḥ
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| 26 | satāṃ ca vedā annaṃ ca loke 'smin prakṛtir dhruvā
na ced dātā bhaved dātā kutaḥ syur mokṣakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
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| 27 | annād gṛhasthā loke 'smin bhikṣavas tata eva ca
annāt prāṇaḥ prabhavati annadaḥ prāṇado bhavet
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| 28 | gṛhasthebhyo 'bhinirvṛttā gṛhasthān eva saṃśritāḥ
prabhavaṃ ca pratiṣṭhāṃ ca dāntā nindanta āsate
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| 29 | tyāgān na bhikṣukaṃ vidyān na mauṇḍyān na ca yācanāt
ṛjus tu yo 'rthaṃ tyajati taṃ sukhaṃ viddhi bhikṣukam
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| 30 | asaktaḥ saktavad gacchan niḥsaṅgo muktabandhanaḥ
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca sa vai mukto mahīpate
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| 31 | parivrajanti dānārthaṃ muṇḍāḥ kāṣāyavāsasaḥ
sitā bahuvidhaiḥ pāśaiḥ saṃcinvanto vṛthāmiṣam
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| 32 | trayīṃ ca nāma vārtāṃ ca tyaktvā putrāṃs tyajanti ye
triviṣṭabdhaṃ ca vāsaś ca pratigṛhṇanty abuddhayaḥ
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| 33 | aniṣkaṣāye kāṣāyam īhārtham iti viddhi tat
dharmadhvajānāṃ muṇḍānāṃ vṛttyartham iti me matiḥ
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| 34 | kāṣāyair ajinaiś cīrair nagnān muṇḍāñ jaṭādharān
bibhrat sādhūn mahārāja jaya lokāñ jitendriyaḥ
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| 35 | agnyādheyāni gurvarthān kratūn sapaśudakṣiṇān
dadāty aharahaḥ pūrvaṃ ko nu dharmataras tataḥ
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| 36 | tattvajño janako rājā loke 'sminn iti gīyate
so 'py āsīn mohasaṃpanno mā mohavaśam anvagāḥ
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| 37 | evaṃ dharmam anukrāntaṃ sadā dānaparair naraiḥ
ānṛśaṃsyaguṇopetaiḥ kāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ
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| 38 | pālayantaḥ prajāś caiva dānam uttamam āsthitāḥ
iṣṭāṃl lokān avāpsyāmo brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ
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