 | Book 5 Chapter 34
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | jāgrato dahyamānasya yat kāryam anupaśyasi
tad brūhi tvaṃ hi nas tāta dharmārthakuśalaḥ śuciḥ
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| 2 | tvaṃ māṃ yathāvad vidura praśādhi; prajñāpūrvaṃ sarvam ajātaśatroḥ
yan manyase pathyam adīnasattva; śreyaskaraṃ brūhi tad vai kurūṇām
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| 3 | pāpāśaṅkī pāpam evānupaśyan; pṛcchāmi tvāṃ vyākulenātmanāham
kave tan me brūhi sarvaṃ yathāvan; manīṣitaṃ sarvam ajātaśatroḥ
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| 4 | vidura uvāca
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| 4 | śubhaṃ vā yadi vā pāpaṃ dveṣyaṃ vā yadi vā priyam
apṛṣṭas tasya tad brūyād yasya necchet parābhavam
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| 5 | tasmād vakṣyāmi te rājan bhavam icchan kurūn prati
vacaḥ śreyaskaraṃ dharmyaṃ bruvatas tan nibodha me
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| 6 | mithyopetāni karmāṇi sidhyeyur yāni bhārata
anupāyaprayuktāni mā sma teṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ
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| 7 | tathaiva yogavihitaṃ na sidhyet karma yan nṛpa
upāyayuktaṃ medhāvī na tatra glapayen manaḥ
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| 8 | anubandhān avekṣeta sānubandheṣu karmasu
saṃpradhārya ca kurvīta na vegena samācaret
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| 9 | anubandhaṃ ca saṃprekṣya vipākāṃś caiva karmaṇām
utthānam ātmanaś caiva dhīraḥ kurvīta vā na vā
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| 10 | yaḥ pramāṇaṃ na jānāti sthāne vṛddhau tathā kṣaye
kośe janapade daṇḍe na sa rājye 'vatiṣṭhate
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| 11 | yas tv etāni pramāṇāni yathoktāny anupaśyati
yukto dharmārthayor jñāne sa rājyam adhigacchati
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| 12 | na rājyaṃ prāptam ity eva vartitavyam asāṃpratam
śriyaṃ hy avinayo hanti jarā rūpam ivottamam
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| 13 | bhakṣyottamapraticchannaṃ matsyo baḍiśam āyasam
rūpābhipātī grasate nānubandham avekṣate
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| 14 | yac chakyaṃ grasituṃ grasyaṃ grastaṃ pariṇamec ca yat
hitaṃ ca pariṇāme yat tad adyaṃ bhūtim icchatā
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| 15 | vanaspater apakvāni phalāni pracinoti yaḥ
sa nāpnoti rasaṃ tebhyo bījaṃ cāsya vinaśyati
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| 16 | yas tu pakvam upādatte kāle pariṇataṃ phalam
phalād rasaṃ sa labhate bījāc caiva phalaṃ punaḥ
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| 17 | yathā madhu samādatte rakṣan puṣpāṇi ṣaṭpadaḥ
tadvad arthān manuṣyebhya ādadyād avihiṃsayā
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| 18 | puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vicinvīta mūlacchedaṃ na kārayet
mālākāra ivārāme na yathāṅgārakārakaḥ
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| 19 | kiṃ nu me syād idaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ nu me syād akurvataḥ
iti karmāṇi saṃcintya kuryād vā puruṣo na vā
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| 20 | anārabhyā bhavanty arthāḥ ke cin nityaṃ tathāgatāḥ
kṛtaḥ puruṣakāro 'pi bhaved yeṣu nirarthakaḥ
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| 21 | kāṃś cid arthān naraḥ prājño laghumūlān mahāphalān
kṣipram ārabhate kartuṃ na vighnayati tādṛśān
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| 22 | ṛju paśyati yaḥ sarvaṃ cakṣuṣānupibann iva
āsīnam api tūṣṇīkam anurajyanti taṃ prajāḥ
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| 23 | cakṣuṣā manasā vācā karmaṇā ca caturvidham
prasādayati lokaṃ yaḥ taṃ loko 'nuprasīdati
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| 24 | yasmāt trasyanti bhūtāni mṛgavyādhān mṛgā iva
sāgarāntām api mahīṃ labdhvā sa parihīyate
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| 25 | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ prāptavān svena tejasā
vāyur abhram ivāsādya bhraṃśayaty anaye sthitaḥ
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| 26 | dharmam ācarato rājñaḥ sadbhiś caritam āditaḥ
vasudhā vasusaṃpūrṇā vardhate bhūtivardhanī
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| 27 | atha saṃtyajato dharmam adharmaṃ cānutiṣṭhataḥ
pratisaṃveṣṭate bhūmir agnau carmāhitaṃ yathā
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| 28 | ya eva yatnaḥ kriyate pararāṣṭrāvamardane
sa eva yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ svarāṣṭraparipālane
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| 29 | dharmeṇa rājyaṃ vindeta dharmeṇa paripālayet
dharmamūlāṃ śriyaṃ prāpya na jahāti na hīyate
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| 30 | apy unmattāt pralapato bālāc ca parisarpataḥ
sarvataḥ sāram ādadyād aśmabhya iva kāñcanam
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| 31 | suvyāhṛtāni sudhiyāṃ sukṛtāni tatas tataḥ
saṃcinvan dhīra āsīta śilāhārī śilaṃ yathā
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| 32 | gandhena gāvaḥ paśyanti vedaiḥ paśyanti brāhmaṇāḥ
cāraiḥ paśyanti rājānaś cakṣurbhyām itare janāḥ
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| 33 | bhūyāṃsaṃ labhate kleśaṃ yā gaur bhavati durduhā
atha yā suduhā rājan naiva tāṃ vinayanty api
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| 34 | yad ataptaṃ praṇamati na tat saṃtāpayanty api
yac ca svayaṃ nataṃ dāru na tat saṃnāmayanty api
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| 35 | etayopamayā dhīraḥ saṃnameta balīyase
indrāya sa praṇamate namate yo balīyase
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| 36 | parjanyanāthāḥ paśavo rājāno mitrabāndhavāḥ
patayo bāndhavāḥ strīṇāṃ brāhmaṇā vedabāndhavāḥ
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| 37 | satyena rakṣyate dharmo vidyā yogena rakṣyate
mṛjayā rakṣyate rūpaṃ kulaṃ vṛttena rakṣyate
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| 38 | mānena rakṣyate dhānyam aśvān rakṣaty anukramaḥ
abhīkṣṇadarśanād gāvaḥ striyo rakṣyāḥ kucelataḥ
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| 39 | na kulaṃ vṛttahīnasya pramāṇam iti me matiḥ
antyeṣv api hi jātānāṃ vṛttam eva viśiṣyate
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| 40 | ya īrṣyuḥ paravitteṣu rūpe vīrye kulānvaye
sukhe saubhāgyasatkāre tasya vyādhir anantakaḥ
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| 41 | akāryakaraṇād bhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ ca vivarjanāt
akāle mantrabhedāc ca yena mādyen na tat pibet
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| 42 | vidyāmado dhanamadas tṛtīyo 'bhijano madaḥ
ete madāvaliptānām eta eva satāṃ damāḥ
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| 43 | asanto 'bhyarthitāḥ sadbhiḥ kiṃ cit kāryaṃ kadā cana
manyante santam ātmānam asantam api viśrutam
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| 44 | gatir ātmavatāṃ santaḥ santa eva satāṃ gatiḥ
asatāṃ ca gatiḥ santo na tv asantaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ
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| 45 | jitā sabhā vastravatā samāśā gomatā jitā
adhvā jito yānavatā sarvaṃ śīlavatā jitam
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| 46 | śīlaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣe tad yasyeha praṇaśyati
na tasya jīvitenārtho na dhanena na bandhubhiḥ
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| 47 | āḍhyānāṃ māṃsaparamaṃ madhyānāṃ gorasottaram
lavaṇottaraṃ daridrāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ bharatarṣabha
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| 48 | saṃpannataram evānnaṃ daridrā bhuñjate sadā
kṣut svādutāṃ janayati sā cāḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā
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| 49 | prāyeṇa śrīmatāṃ loke bhoktuṃ śaktir na vidyate
daridrāṇāṃ tu rājendra api kāṣṭhaṃ hi jīryate
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| 50 | avṛttir bhayam antyānāṃ madhyānāṃ maraṇād bhayam
uttamānāṃ tu martyānām avamānāt paraṃ bhayam
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| 51 | aiśvaryamadapāpiṣṭhā madāḥ pānamadādayaḥ
aiśvaryamadamatto hi nāpatitvā vibudhyate
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| 52 | indriyair indriyārtheṣu vartamānair anigrahaiḥ
tair ayaṃ tāpyate loko nakṣatrāṇi grahair iva
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| 53 | yo jitaḥ pañcavargeṇa sahajenātmakarśinā
āpadas tasya vardhante śuklapakṣa ivoḍurāṭ
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| 54 | avijitya ya ātmānam amātyān vijigīṣate
amitrān vājitāmātyaḥ so 'vaśaḥ parihīyate
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| 55 | ātmānam eva prathamaṃ deśarūpeṇa yo jayet
tato 'mātyān amitrāṃś ca na moghaṃ vijigīṣate
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| 56 | vaśyendriyaṃ jitāmātyaṃ dhṛtadaṇḍaṃ vikāriṣu
parīkṣyakāriṇaṃ dhīram atyantaṃ śrīr niṣevate
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| 57 | rathaḥ śarīraṃ puruṣasya rājan; nātmā niyantendriyāṇy asya cāśvāḥ
tair apramattaḥ kuśalaḥ sadaśvair; dāntaiḥ sukhaṃ yāti rathīva dhīraḥ
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| 58 | etāny anigṛhītāni vyāpādayitum apy alam
avidheyā ivādāntā hayāḥ pathi kusārathim
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| 59 | anartham arthataḥ paśyann arthaṃ caivāpy anarthataḥ
indriyaiḥ prasṛto bālaḥ suduḥkhaṃ manyate sukham
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| 60 | dharmārthau yaḥ parityajya syād indriyavaśānugaḥ
śrīprāṇadhanadārebhya kṣipraṃ sa parihīyate
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| 61 | arthānām īśvaro yaḥ syād indriyāṇām anīśvaraḥ
indriyāṇām anaiśvaryād aiśvaryād bhraśyate hi saḥ
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| 62 | ātmanātmānam anvicchen manobuddhīndriyair yataiḥ
ātmaiva hy ātmano bandhur ātmaiva ripur ātmanaḥ
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| 63 | kṣudrākṣeṇeva jālena jhaṣāv apihitāv ubhau
kāmaś ca rājan krodhaś ca tau prajñānaṃ vilumpataḥ
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| 64 | samavekṣyeha dharmārthau saṃbhārān yo 'dhigacchati
sa vai saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāraḥ satataṃ sukham edhate
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| 65 | yaḥ pañcābhyantarāñ śatrūn avijitya matikṣayān
jigīṣati ripūn anyān ripavo 'bhibhavanti tam
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| 66 | dṛśyante hi durātmāno vadhyamānāḥ svakarmabhiḥ
indriyāṇām anīśatvād rājāno rājyavibhramaiḥ
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| 67 | asaṃtyāgāt pāpakṛtām apāpāṃs; tulyo daṇḍaḥ spṛśate miśrabhāvāt
śuṣkeṇārdraṃ dahyate miśrabhāvāt; tasmāt pāpaiḥ saha saṃdhiṃ na kuryāt
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| 68 | nijān utpatataḥ śatrūn pañca pañcaprayojanān
yo mohān na nigṛhṇāti tam āpad grasate naram
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| 69 | anasūyārjavaṃ śaucaṃ saṃtoṣaḥ priyavāditā
damaḥ satyam anāyāso na bhavanti durātmanām
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| 70 | ātmajñānam anāyāsas titikṣā dharmanityatā
vāk caiva guptā dānaṃ ca naitāny antyeṣu bhārata
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| 71 | ākrośaparivādābhyāṃ vihiṃsanty abudhā budhān
vaktā pāpam upādatte kṣamamāṇo vimucyate
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| 72 | hiṃsā balam asādhūnāṃ rājñāṃ daṇḍavidhir balam
śuśrūṣā tu balaṃ strīṇāṃ kṣamā guṇavatāṃ balam
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| 73 | vāksaṃyamo hi nṛpate suduṣkaratamo mataḥ
arthavac ca vicitraṃ ca na śakyaṃ bahu bhāṣitum
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| 74 | abhyāvahati kalyāṇaṃ vividhā vāk subhāṣitā
saiva durbhāṣitā rājann anarthāyopapadyate
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| 75 | saṃrohati śarair viddhaṃ vanaṃ paraśunā hatam
vācā duruktaṃ bībhatsaṃ na saṃrohati vākkṣatam
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| 76 | karṇinālīkanārācā nirharanti śarīrataḥ
vākśalyas tu na nirhartuṃ śakyo hṛdiśayo hi saḥ
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| 77 | vāksāyakā vadanān niṣpatanti; yair āhataḥ śocati rātryahāni
parasya nāmarmasu te patanti; tān paṇḍito nāvasṛjet pareṣu
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| 78 | yasmai devāḥ prayacchanti puruṣāya parābhavam
buddhiṃ tasyāpakarṣanti so 'pācīnāni paśyati
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| 79 | buddhau kaluṣabhūtāyāṃ vināśe pratyupasthite
anayo nayasaṃkāśo hṛdayān nāpasarpati
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| 80 | seyaṃ buddhiḥ parītā te putrāṇāṃ tava bhārata
pāṇḍavānāṃ virodhena na cainām avabudhyase
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| 81 | rājā lakṣaṇasaṃpannas trailokyasyāpi yo bhavet
śiṣyas te śāsitā so 'stu dhṛtarāṣṭra yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
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| 82 | atīva sarvān putrāṃs te bhāgadheyapuraskṛtaḥ
tejasā prajñayā caiva yukto dharmārthatattvavit
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| 83 | ānṛśaṃsyād anukrośād yo 'sau dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
gauravāt tava rājendra bahūn kleśāṃs titikṣati
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