 | Book 12 Chapter 89
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | yadā rājā samartho 'pi kośārthī syān mahāmate
kathaṃ pravarteta tadā tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | yathādeśaṃ yathākālam api caiva yathābalam
anuśiṣyāt prajā rājā dharmārthī taddhite rataḥ
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| 3 | yathā tāsāṃ ca manyeta śreya ātmana eva ca
tathā dharmyāṇi sarvāṇi rājā rāṣṭre pravartayet
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| 4 | madhudohaṃ duhed rāṣṭraṃ bhramarān na vipātayet
vatsāpekṣī duhec caiva stanāṃś ca na vikuṭṭayet
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| 5 | jalaukāvat pibed rāṣṭraṃ mṛdunaiva narādhipa
vyāghrīva ca haret putram adaṣṭvā mā pated iti
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| 6 | alpenālpena deyena vardhamānaṃ pradāpayet
tato bhūyas tato bhūyaḥ kāmaṃ vṛddhiṃ samācaret
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| 7 | damayann iva damyānāṃ śaśvad bhāraṃ pravardhayet
mṛdupūrvaṃ prayatnena pāśān abhyavahārayet
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| 8 | sakṛt pāśāvakīrṇās te na bhaviṣyanti durdamāḥ
ucitenaiva bhoktavyās te bhaviṣyanti yatnataḥ
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| 9 | tasmāt sarvasamārambho durlabhaḥ puruṣavrajaḥ
yathāmukhyān sāntvayitvā bhoktavya itaro janaḥ
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| 10 | tatas tān bhedayitvātha parasparavivakṣitān
bhuñjīta sāntvayitvaiva yathāsukham ayatnataḥ
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| 11 | na cāsthāne na cākāle karān ebhyo 'nupātayet
ānupūrvyeṇa sāntvena yathākālaṃ yathāvidhi
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| 12 | upāyān prabravīmy etān na me māyā vivakṣitā
anupāyena damayan prakopayati vājinaḥ
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| 13 | pānāgārāṇi veśāś ca veśaprāpaṇikās tathā
kuśīlavāḥ sakitavā ye cānye ke cid īdṛśāḥ
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| 14 | niyamyāḥ sarva evaite ye rāṣṭrasyopaghātakāḥ
ete rāṣṭre hi tiṣṭhanto bādhante bhadrikāḥ prajāḥ
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| 15 | na kena cid yācitavyaḥ kaś cit kiṃ cid anāpadi
iti vyavasthā bhūtānāṃ purastān manunā kṛtā
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| 16 | sarve tathā na jīveyur na kuryuḥ karma ced iha
sarva eva trayo lokā na bhaveyur asaṃśayam
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| 17 | prabhur niyamane rājā ya etān na niyacchati
bhuṅkte sa tasya pāpasya caturbhāgam iti śrutiḥ
tathā kṛtasya dharmasya caturbhāgam upāśnute
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| 18 | sthānāny etāni saṃgamya prasaṅge bhūtināśanaḥ
kāmaprasaktaḥ puruṣaḥ kim akāryaṃ vivarjayet
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| 19 | āpady eva tu yāceran yeṣāṃ nāsti parigrahaḥ
dātavyaṃ dharmatas tebhyas tv anukrośād dayārthinā
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| 20 | mā te rāṣṭre yācanakā mā te bhūyuś ca dasyavaḥ
iṣṭādātāra evaite naite bhūtasya bhāvakāḥ
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| 21 | ye bhūtāny anugṛhṇanti vardhayanti ca ye prajāḥ
te te rāṣṭre pravartantāṃ mā bhūtānām abhāvakāḥ
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| 22 | daṇḍyās te ca mahārāja dhanādānaprayojanāḥ
prayogaṃ kārayeyus tān yathā balikarāṃs tathā
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| 23 | kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṃ yac cānyat kiṃ cid īdṛśam
puruṣaiḥ kārayet karma bahubhiḥ saha karmibhiḥ
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| 24 | naraś cet kṛṣigorakṣyaṃ vāṇijyaṃ cāpy anuṣṭhitaḥ
saṃśayaṃ labhate kiṃ cit tena rājā vigarhyate
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| 25 | dhaninaḥ pūjayen nityaṃ yānācchādanabhojanaiḥ
vaktavyāś cānugṛhṇīdhvaṃ pūjāḥ saha mayeti ha
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| 26 | aṅgam etan mahad rājñāṃ dhanino nāma bhārata
kakudaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ dhanastho nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 27 | prājñaḥ śūro dhanasthaś ca svāmī dhārmika eva ca
tapasvī satyavādī ca buddhimāṃś cābhirakṣati
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| 28 | tasmād eteṣu sarveṣu prītimān bhava pārthiva
satyam ārjavam akrodham ānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca pālaya
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| 29 | evaṃ daṇḍaṃ ca kośaṃ ca mitraṃ bhūmiṃ ca lapsyase
satyārjavaparo rājan mitrakośasamanvitaḥ
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