Book 12 Chapter 120 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | rājavṛttāny anekāni tvayā proktāni bhārata
pūrvaiḥ pūrvaniyuktāni rājadharmārthavedibhiḥ |
2 | tad eva vistareṇoktaṃ pūrvair dṛṣṭaṃ satāṃ matam
praṇayaṃ rājadharmāṇāṃ prabrūhi bharatarṣabha |
3 | bhīṣma uvāca |
3 | rakṣaṇaṃ sarvabhūtānām iti kṣatre paraṃ matam
tad yathā rakṣaṇaṃ kuryāt tathā śṛṇu mahīpate |
4 | yathā barhāṇi citrāṇi bibharti bhujagāśanaḥ
tathā bahuvidhaṃ rājā rūpaṃ kurvīta dharmavit |
5 | taikṣṇyaṃ jihmatvam ādāntyaṃ satyam ārjavam eva ca
madhyasthaḥ sattvam ātiṣṭhaṃs tathā vai sukham ṛcchati |
6 | yasminn arthe hitaṃ yat syāt tad varṇaṃ rūpam āviśet
bahurūpasya rājño hi sūkṣmo 'py artho na sīdati |
7 | nityaṃ rakṣitamantraḥ syād yathā mūkaḥ śaracchikhī
ślakṣṇākṣaratanuḥ śrīmān bhavec chāstraviśāradaḥ |
8 | āpaddvāreṣu yattaḥ syāj jalaprasravaṇeṣv iva
śailavarṣodakānīva dvijān siddhān samāśrayet |
9 | arthakāmaḥ śikhāṃ rājā kuryād dharmadhvajopamām
nityam udyatadaṇḍaḥ syād ācarec cāpramādataḥ loke cāyavyayau dṛṣṭvā vṛkṣād vṛkṣam ivāplavan |
10 | mṛjāvān syāt svayūthyeṣu bhāvāni caraṇaiḥ kṣipet
jātapakṣaḥ parispanded rakṣed vaikalyam ātmanaḥ |
11 | doṣān vivṛṇuyāc chatroḥ parapakṣān vidhūnayet
kānaneṣv iva puṣpāṇi barhīvārthān samācaret |
12 | ucchritān āśrayet sphītān narendrān acalopamān
śrayec chāyām avijñātāṃ guptaṃ śaraṇam āśrayet |
13 | prāvṛṣīvāsitagrīvo majjeta niśi nirjane
māyūreṇa guṇenaiva strībhiś cālakṣitaś caret na jahyāc ca tanutrāṇaṃ rakṣed ātmānam ātmanā |
14 | cārabhūmiṣv abhigamān pāśāṃś ca parivarjayet
pīḍayec cāpi tāṃ bhūmiṃ praṇaśyed gahane punaḥ |
15 | hanyāt kruddhān ativiṣān ye jihmagatayo 'hitān
nāśrayed bālabarhāṇi sannivāsāni vāsayet |
16 | sadā barhinibhaḥ kāmaṃ prasaktikṛtam ācaret
sarvataś cādadet prajñāṃ pataṃgān gahaneṣv iva evaṃ mayūravad rājā svarāṣṭraṃ paripālayet |
17 | ātmavṛddhikarīṃ nītiṃ vidadhīta vicakṣaṇaḥ
ātmasaṃyamanaṃ buddhyā parabuddhyāvatāraṇam buddhyā cātmaguṇaprāptir etac chāstranidarśanam |
18 | paraṃ cāśvāsayet sāmnā svaśaktiṃ copalakṣayet
ātmanaḥ parimarśena buddhiṃ buddhyā vicārayet sāntvayogamatiḥ prājñaḥ kāryākāryavicārakaḥ |
19 | nigūḍhabuddhir dhīraḥ syād vaktavye vakṣyate tathā
saṃnikṛṣṭāṃ kathāṃ prājño yadi buddhyā bṛhaspatiḥ svabhāvam eṣyate taptaṃ kṛṣṇāyasam ivodake |
20 | anuyuñjīta kṛtyāni sarvāṇy eva mahīpatiḥ
āgamair upadiṣṭāni svasya caiva parasya ca |
21 | kṣudraṃ krūraṃ tathā prājñaṃ śūraṃ cārthaviśāradam
svakarmaṇi niyuñjīta ye cānye vacanādhikāḥ |
22 | apy adṛṣṭvā niyuktāni anurūpeṣu karmasu
sarvāṃs tān anuvarteta svarāṃs tantrīr ivāyatā |
23 | dharmāṇām avirodhena sarveṣāṃ priyam ācaret
mamāyam iti rājā yaḥ sa parvata ivācalaḥ |
24 | vyavasāyaṃ samādhāya sūryo raśmim ivāyatām
dharmam evābhirakṣeta kṛtvā tulye priyāpriye |
25 | kulaprakṛtideśānāṃ dharmajñān mṛdubhāṣiṇaḥ
madhye vayasi nirdoṣān hite yuktāñ jitendriyān |
26 | alubdhāñ śikṣitān dāntān dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitān
sthāpayet sarvakāryeṣu rājā dharmārtharakṣiṇaḥ |
27 | etenaiva prakāreṇa kṛtyānām āgatiṃ gatim
yuktaḥ samanutiṣṭheta tuṣṭaś cārair upaskṛtaḥ |
28 | amoghakrodhaharṣasya svayaṃ kṛtyānvavekṣiṇaḥ
ātmapratyayakośasya vasudhaiva vasuṃdharā |
29 | vyaktaś cānugraho yasya yathārthaś cāpi nigrahaḥ
guptātmā guptarāṣṭraś ca sa rājā rājadharmavit |
30 | nityaṃ rāṣṭram avekṣeta gobhiḥ sūrya ivotpatan
cārāṃś ca nacarān vidyāt tathā buddhyā na saṃjvaret |
31 | kālaprāptam upādadyān nārthaṃ rājā prasūcayet
ahany ahani saṃduhyān mahīṃ gām iva buddhimān |
32 | yathā krameṇa puṣpebhyaś cinoti madhu ṣaṭpadaḥ
tathā dravyam upādāya rājā kurvīta saṃcayam |
33 | yad dhi guptāvaśiṣṭaṃ syāt tad dhitaṃ dharmakāmayoḥ
saṃcayānuvisargī syād rājā śāstravid ātmavān |
34 | nālpam arthaṃ paribhaven nāvamanyeta śātravān
buddhyāvabudhyed ātmānaṃ na cābuddhiṣu viśvaset |
35 | dhṛtir dākṣyaṃ saṃyamo buddhir agryā; dhairyaṃ śauryaṃ deśakālo 'pramādaḥ
svalpasya vā mahato vāpi vṛddhau; dhanasyaitāny aṣṭa samindhanāni |
36 | agnistoko vardhate hy ājyasikto; bījaṃ caikaṃ bahusāhasram eti
kṣayodayau vipulau saṃniśāmya; tasmād alpaṃ nāvamanyeta vidvān |
37 | bālo 'bālaḥ sthaviro vā ripur yaḥ; sadā pramattaṃ puruṣaṃ nihanyāt
kālenānyas tasya mūlaṃ hareta; kālajñātā pārthivānāṃ variṣṭhaḥ |
38 | haret kīrtiṃ dharmam asyoparundhyād; arthe dīrghaṃ vīryam asyopahanyāt
ripur dveṣṭā durbalo vā balī vā; tasmāc chatrau naiva heḍed yatātmā |
39 | kṣayaṃ śatroḥ saṃcayaṃ pālanaṃ cāpy; ubhau cārthau sahitau dharmakāmau
ataś cānyan matimān saṃdadhīta; tasmād rājā buddhimantaṃ śrayeta |
40 | buddhir dīptā balavantaṃ hinasti; balaṃ buddhyā vardhate pālyamānam
śatrur buddhyā sīdate vardhamāno; buddheḥ paścāt karma yat tat praśastam |
41 | sarvān kāmān kāmayāno hi dhīraḥ; sattvenālpenāplute hīnadehaḥ
yathātmānaṃ prārthayate 'rthamānaiḥ; śreyaḥpātraṃ pūrayate hy analpam |
42 | tasmād rājā pragṛhītaḥ pareṣu; mūlaṃ lakṣmyāḥ sarvato 'bhyādadīta
dīrghaṃ kālam api saṃpīḍyamāno; vidyutsaṃpātam iva mānorjitaḥ syāt |
43 | vidyā tapo vā vipulaṃ dhanaṃ vā; sarvam etad vyavasāyena śakyam
brahma yattaṃ nivasati dehavatsu; tasmād vidyād vyavasāyaṃ prabhūtam |
44 | yatrāsate matimanto manasvinaḥ; śakro viṣṇur yatra sarasvatī ca
vasanti bhūtāni ca yatra nityaṃ; tasmād vidvān nāvamanyeta deham |
45 | lubdhaṃ hanyāt saṃpradānena nityaṃ; lubdhas tṛptiṃ paravittasya naiti
sarvo lubdhaḥ karmaguṇopabhoge; yo 'rthair hīno dharmakāmau jahāti |
46 | dhanaṃ bhojyaṃ putradāraṃ samṛddhiṃ; sarvo lubdhaḥ prārthayate pareṣām
lubdhe doṣāḥ saṃbhavantīha sarve; tasmād rājā na pragṛhṇīta lubdhān |
47 | saṃdarśane satpuruṣaṃ jaghanyam api codayet
ārambhān dviṣatāṃ prājñaḥ sarvān arthāṃs tu sūdayet |
48 | dharmānviteṣu vijñāto mantrī guptaś ca pāṇḍava
āpto rājan kulīnaś ca paryāpto rājyasaṃgrahe |
49 | vidhipravṛttān naradevadharmān; uktān samāsena nibodha buddhyā
imān vidadhyād vyanusṛtya yo vai; rājā mahīṃ pālayituṃ sa śaktaḥ |
50 | anītijaṃ yady avidhānajaṃ sukhaṃ; haṭhapraṇītaṃ vividhaṃ pradṛśyate
na vidyate tasya gatir mahīpater; na vidyate rāṣṭrajam uttamaṃ sukham |
51 | dhanair viśiṣṭān matiśīlapūjitān; guṇopapannān yudhi dṛṣṭavikramān
guṇeṣu dṛṣṭān acirād ihātmavān; sato 'bhisaṃdhāya nihanti śātravān |
52 | paśyed upāyān vividhaiḥ kriyāpathair; na cānupāyena matiṃ niveśayet
śriyaṃ viśiṣṭāṃ vipulaṃ yaśo dhanaṃ; na doṣadarśī puruṣaḥ samaśnute |
53 | prītipravṛttau vinivartane tathā; suhṛtsu vijñāya nivṛtya cobhayoḥ
yad eva mitraṃ gurubhāram āvahet; tad eva susnigdham udāhared budhaḥ |
54 | etān mayoktāṃs tava rājadharmān; nṛṇāṃ ca guptau matim ādadhatsva
avāpsyase puṇyaphalaṃ sukhena; sarvo hi lokottamadharmamūlaḥ |