 | Book 14 Chapter 31
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| 1 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 1 | trayo vai ripavo loke nava vai guṇataḥ smṛtāḥ
harṣaḥ stambho 'bhimānaś ca trayas te sāttvikā guṇāḥ
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| 2 | śokaḥ krodho 'tisaṃrambho rājasās te guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ
svapnas tandrī ca mohaś ca trayas te tāmasā guṇāḥ
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| 3 | etān nikṛtya dhṛtimān bāṇasaṃghair atandritaḥ
jetuṃ parān utsahate praśāntātmā jitendriyaḥ
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| 4 | atra gāthāḥ kīrtayanti purākalpavido janāḥ
ambarīṣeṇa yā gītā rājñā rājyaṃ praśāsatā
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| 5 | samudīrṇeṣu doṣeṣu vadhyamāneṣu sādhuṣu
jagrāha tarasā rājyam ambarīṣa iti śrutiḥ
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| 6 | sa nigṛhya mahādoṣān sādhūn samabhipūjya ca
jagāma mahatīṃ siddhiṃ gāthāṃ cemāṃ jagāda ha
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| 7 | bhūyiṣṭhaṃ me jitā doṣā nihatāḥ sarvaśatravaḥ
eko doṣo 'vaśiṣṭas tu vadhyaḥ sa na hato mayā
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| 8 | yena yukto jantur ayaṃ vaitṛṣṇyaṃ nādhigacchati
tṛṣṇārta iva nimnāni dhāvamāno na budhyate
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| 9 | akāryam api yeneha prayuktaḥ sevate naraḥ
taṃ lobham asibhis tīkṣṇair nikṛntantaṃ nikṛntata
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| 10 | lobhād dhi jāyate tṛṣṇā tataś cintā prasajyate
sa lipsamāno labhate bhūyiṣṭhaṃ rājasān guṇān
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| 11 | sa tair guṇaiḥ saṃhatadehabandhanaḥ; punaḥ punar jāyati karma cehate
janmakṣaye bhinnavikīrṇadehaḥ; punar mṛtyuṃ gacchati janmani sve
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| 12 | tasmād enaṃ samyag avekṣya lobhaṃ; nigṛhya dhṛtyātmani rājyam icchet
etad rājyaṃ nānyad astīti vidyād; yas tv atra rājā vijito mamaikaḥ
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| 13 | iti rājñāmbarīṣeṇa gāthā gītā yaśasvinā
ādhirājyaṃ puraskṛtya lobham ekaṃ nikṛntatā
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