 | Book 12 Chapter 259
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kathaṃ rājā prajā rakṣen na ca kiṃ cit pratāpayet
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ satāṃ śreṣṭha tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
dyumatsenasya saṃvādaṃ rājñā satyavatā saha
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| 3 | avyāhṛtaṃ vyājahāra satyavān iti naḥ śrutam
vadhāya nīyamāneṣu pitur evānuśāsanāt
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| 4 | adharmatāṃ yāti dharmo yāty adharmaś ca dharmatām
vadho nāma bhaved dharmo naitad bhavitum arhati
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| 5 | dyumatsena uvāca
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| 5 | atha ced avadho dharmo dharmaḥ ko jātu cid bhavet
dasyavaś cen na hanyeran satyavan saṃkaro bhavet
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| 6 | mamedam iti nāsyaitat pravarteta kalau yuge
lokayātrā na caiva syād atha ced vettha śaṃsa naḥ
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| 7 | satyavān uvāca
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| 7 | sarva eva trayo varṇāḥ kāryā brāhmaṇabandhanāḥ
dharmapāśanibaddhānām alpo vyapacariṣyati
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| 8 | yo yas teṣām apacaret tam ācakṣīta vai dvijaḥ
ayaṃ me na śṛṇotīti tasmin rājā pradhārayet
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| 9 | tattvābhedena yac chāstraṃ tat kāryaṃ nānyathā vadhaḥ
asamīkṣyaiva karmāṇi nītiśāstraṃ yathāvidhi
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| 10 | dasyūn hinasti vai rājā bhūyaso vāpy anāgasaḥ
bhāryā mātā pitā putro hanyate puruṣe hate
pareṇāpakṛte rājā tasmāt samyak pradhārayet
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| 11 | asādhuś caiva puruṣo labhate śīlam ekadā
sādhoś cāpi hy asādhubhyo jāyate 'śobhanā prajā
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| 12 | na mūlaghātaḥ kartavyo naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
api khalv avadhenaiva prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate
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| 13 | udvejanena bandhena virūpakaraṇena ca
vadhadaṇḍena te kleśyā na puro 'hitasaṃpadā
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| 14 | yadā purohitaṃ vā te paryeyuḥ śaraṇaiṣiṇaḥ
kariṣyāmaḥ punar brahman na pāpam iti vādinaḥ
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| 15 | tadā visargam arhāḥ syur itīdaṃ nṛpaśāsanam
bibhrad daṇḍājinaṃ muṇḍo brāhmaṇo 'rhati vāsasam
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| 16 | garīyāṃso garīyāṃsam aparādhe punaḥ punaḥ
tathā visargam arhanti na yathā prathame tathā
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| 17 | dyumatsena uvāca
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| 17 | yatra yatraiva śakyeran saṃyantuṃ samaye prajāḥ
sa tāvat procyate dharmo yāvan na pratilaṅghyate
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| 18 | ahanyamāneṣu punaḥ sarvam eva parābhavet
pūrve pūrvatare caiva suśāsyā abhavañ janāḥ
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| 19 | mṛdavaḥ satyabhūyiṣṭhā alpadrohālpamanyavaḥ
purā dhigdaṇḍa evāsīd vāgdaṇḍas tadanantaram
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| 20 | āsīd ādānadaṇḍo 'pi vadhadaṇḍo 'dya vartate
vadhenāpi na śakyante niyantum apare janāḥ
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| 21 | naiva dasyur manuṣyāṇāṃ na devānām iti śrutiḥ
na gandharvapitṝṇāṃ ca kaḥ kasyeha na kaś cana
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| 22 | padmaṃ śmaśānād ādatte piśācāc cāpi daivatam
teṣu yaḥ samayaṃ kuryād ajñeṣu hatabuddhiṣu
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| 23 | satyavān uvāca
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| 23 | tān na śaknoṣi cet sādhūn paritrātum ahiṃsayā
kasya cid bhūtabhavyasya lābhenāntaṃ tathā kuru
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| 24 | dyumatsena uvāca
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| 24 | rājāno lokayātrārthaṃ tapyante paramaṃ tapaḥ
apatrapanti tādṛgbhyas tathāvṛttā bhavanti ca
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| 25 | vitrāsyamānāḥ sukṛto na kāmād ghnanti duṣkṛtīn
sukṛtenaiva rājāno bhūyiṣṭhaṃ śāsate prajāḥ
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| 26 | śreyasaḥ śreyasīm evaṃ vṛttiṃ loko 'nuvartate
sadaiva hi guror vṛttam anuvartanti mānavāḥ
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| 27 | ātmānam asamādhāya samādhitsati yaḥ parān
viṣayeṣv indriyavaśaṃ mānavāḥ prahasanti tam
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| 28 | yo rājño dambhamohena kiṃ cit kuryād asāṃpratam
sarvopāyair niyamyaḥ sa tathā pāpān nivartate
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| 29 | ātmaivādau niyantavyo duṣkṛtaṃ saṃniyacchatā
daṇḍayec ca mahādaṇḍair api bandhūn anantarān
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| 30 | yatra vai pāpakṛt kleśyo na mahad duḥkham archati
vardhante tatra pāpāni dharmo hrasati ca dhruvam
iti kāruṇyaśīlas tu vidvān vai brāhmaṇo 'nvaśāt
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| 31 | iti caivānuśiṣṭo 'smi pūrvais tāta pitāmahaiḥ
āśvāsayadbhiḥ subhṛśam anukrośāt tathaiva ca
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| 32 | etat prathamakalpena rājā kṛtayuge 'bhajat
pādonenāpi dharmeṇa gacchet tretāyuge tathā
dvāpare tu dvipādena pādena tv apare yuge
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| 33 | tathā kaliyuge prāpte rājñāṃ duścaritena ha
bhavet kālaviśeṣeṇa kalā dharmasya ṣoḍaśī
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| 34 | atha prathamakalpena satyavan saṃkaro bhavet
āyuḥ śaktiṃ ca kālaṃ ca nirdiśya tapa ādiśet
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| 35 | satyāya hi yathā neha jahyād dharmaphalaṃ mahat
bhūtānām anukampārthaṃ manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvo 'bravīt
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