Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा बच्चेके लिये माँके समान दूसरी कोई प्रिय वस्तु नहीं है अड्जानां वर्धनादम्बा वीरसूत्वेन वीरसू:

English

the son of Vyasa. To quote a saying of Suka (or, as he was called Sukadeva Goswamin), if Vyasa was the real writer of this passage, is rather suspicious.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रहता है (अत: माताका गौरव पितासे भी अधिक है)

English

[Bhishma said:] "Honouring the teacher always, attending the aged, and hearing the sciences: this is called the firm good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आवयोश्िरसंतापाददवेक्ष्य चिरकारिक: चिरकारेिं ददर्शाथ पुत्र स्थितमथान्तिके

English

Here too they cite this ancient tale, the dialogue of Galava and the divine sage Narada.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषको दीर्घकालतक पश्चात्ताप नहीं करना पड़ता

English

Galava said to Narada, a brahmana free of delusion and weariness, satisfied with knowledge, master of senses, wishing the good, self-controlled:

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकयात्रा न चैव स्यादथ चेद् वेत्थ शंस नः इसका कोई समाधान जानते हो, तो मुझसे बताओ

English

'By whatever qualities a man among men is esteemed in the world, I see all those qualities in you without fail.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा विसर्गमर्हन्ति न यथा प्रथमे तथा उल्लंघन नहीं किया जाता (तबतक ही वहाँ ऐसी व्यवस्था कर लेनी चाहिए)

English

You, being such, can cut our doubt, unbewildered among those long bewildered, not knowing the truth of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वे पूर्वतरे चैव सुशास्या हुभवन् जना:

English

For knowledge to make activity, one must know what should and should not be done; tell us what we do not determine to do.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुराधिग्दण्ड एवासीद् वाग्दण्डस्तदनन्तरम् वधेनापि न शक्‍्यन्ते नियन्तुमपरे जना:

English

Blessed one, all the stages of life, seeing separate conduct, run in different ways, saying "this is the good, this is the good."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न गन्धर्वपितृणां च कः कस्येह न कश्चन

English

Seeing them set out differently, each delighting in its shastras and content with its own shastras, we do not find the good.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

चेतनावान् नरो हन्याद् यस्य नासुषिरं शिर:

English

the blessedness of tranquillity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माताकी हत्या नहीं कर सकता त॑ माता च पिता चेति भूतार्थो मातरि स्थित:

English

gratification is sought, the form it assumes is that of determination or will. If, however, Kama be taken as the formulated desire after specific objects, then, perhaps, the Will may be regarded as its foundation, at least, in respect of the distress and difficulties that come in its train.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिष्ठित होती है

English

Bhutagramam (accusative sing.). The Yah is Kamah. It is Desire that is exhorted to go away whithersoever it chooses. If the elements be thus exhorted, then it is death that the speaker desires. This would be inconsistent with the spirit of the passage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मातुर्भरणमात्रेण प्रीति: स्नेह: पितु: प्रजा: स्नेह और प्रेम होता है। पिताका तो अपनी संतानपर प्रभुत्वमात्र है

English

plain, however, that it refers to all attributes that are founded on Rajas and Tamas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदा यास्यन्ति पुरुषा: स्त्रियो नार्हन्ति वाच्यताम्

English

never taking them as distinct and separated from me: in other words, professing and practising the principle of universal love.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्त्रियोंको दोषी नहीं ठहराया जा सकता गुणस्यास्य निवृत्ती तु न भर्ता न पुन: पति:

English

no real happiness in affluence. Hence Nilakantha is right in supposing that the last word of the first line is not dhane but adhane the Sandhi being Arsha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महान् पाप पुरुष ही करता है, इसलिये वही अपराधी है

English

[Narada said:] 'Turning away from sinful action, constant merit-minded conduct, and good behaviour with the good: this is the good, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यात्मना तु सदृशमात्मानं परमं ददौ सर्वकार्यापराध्यत्वान्नापराध्यन्ति चाड़ना:

English

Gentleness toward all beings, honesty in dealings, and sweet speech: this is the good, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य स्मारयतो व्यक्तमधर्मो नास्ति संशय:

English

Sharing with gods and ancestors, and with guests, and not abandoning servants: this is the good, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवध्यां तु विजानीयु: पशवोप्यविचक्षणा: मर्त्यानां देवतानां च स्नेहादभ्येति मातरम्

English

Speaking truth is good; knowing truth is hard; what is utterly for the good of beings, that I call truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमृश्य तेन कालेन पत्न्या: संस्थाव्यतिक्रमम् श्रुतधैर्यप्रसादेन पश्चात्तापमुपागत:

English

Giving up ego, restraint of attachment, contentment and solitary living are called the firm good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्घ्य॑ पाद्यं यथान्यायं मया च प्रतिपादित:

English

Study of the Veda by dharma, of the limbs of the Veda, and the inquiry into the aims of learning: this is the good, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अत्र चाकुशले जाते स्त्रिया नास्ति व्यतिक्रम: सत्रीका कोई अपराध नहीं

English

One wishing the good, scourge of foes, should not overindulge in sound, form, taste, touch and smell alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपराध्यति धर्मस्य प्रमादस्त्वपराध्यति

English

Night-roaming, sleeping by day, sloth, backbiting, pride, excess and neglect: one wishing the good should give these up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्त्रीवधरूप प्रमाद हुआ है, वही इस अपराधकी जड़ है ईर्ष्यया त्वहमाक्षिप्तो मग्नो दुष्कृतसागरे

English

One should not seek eminence of action by blaming others; one should seek distinction from the common man by one's own virtues.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुझे पापके समुद्रमें ठकेल दिया है और मैं उसमें डूब गया हूँ

English

Mostly it is the virtueless who think highly of themselves; they cast others with virtues down by faults, to diminish their own virtues.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भर्तव्यत्वेन भार्यां च को नु मां तारयिष्यति यद्यद्य चिरकारी स्यात् स मां त्रायेत पातकात्

English

And unspoken to again, puffed up with their own conceit, they think themselves better than great men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यद्यद्य चिरकारी त्वं ततो5सि चिरकारिक:

English

Saying no blame of anyone and not describing his own worship, the wise man endowed with virtue gains great fame.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समय सफल हो। आज तू वास्तवमें चिरकारी बन सफल चिरकारित्वं कुरु त्वं चिरकारिक

English

Without speaking, the pure fragrance of flowers blows; so without sounding, the spotless sun shines in the sky.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरकारिताको सफल कर ले

English

These and other things given up by the wise blaze with fame in the world, though they do not speak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्र त्यक्त्वा ततो मूर्ध्ना प्रसादायोपचक्रमे

English

A fool does not shine in the world by praise of himself; the learned shines even when hidden in a pit.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पत्नीं चैव निराकारां परामभ्यागमन्मुदम् निश्चेष्ट खड़ी है। यह देखकर उन्हें बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई

English

A bad sound, though uttered loudly, dies down; but good speech shines slowly in the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजने चाश्रमस्थेन पुत्रश्नापि समाहित:

English

The much talk of the foolish and the puffed up is empty; it shows the inner self as the sun shows form by day.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकाग्रचित्त पुत्र चिरकारीको कभी अपनेसे अलग नहीं किया विनीते प्रसवत्यर्थे विवासे चात्मकर्मसु

English

For this reason they seek wisdom of various kinds; gain of wisdom seems to me the best gain for beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शस्त्रग्रहणचापल्यं संवृूणोति भयादिति

English

One should speak to no one unasked, nor to one who asks improperly; though learned and wise, he should behave in the world like a dullard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरं दोर्भ्या परिष्वज्य चिरं जीवेत्युदाह्यत: अभिनन्द्य महाप्राज्ञ इंदे वचनमब्रवीत्

English

Then one should examine a dwelling among the good, ever constant in dharma, among generous men devoted to their own dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिराय यदि ते सौम्य चिरमस्मि न दुःखित:

English

One wishing the good should in no way live where mixing of dharma among the four classes occurs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरकारिषु धीरेषु गुणोद्देशसमाश्रया: चिरेण हि कृतं मित्र चिरं धारणमर्हति

English

Here, even one who undertakes nothing, living on what comes, would gain merit among the meritorious and sin among the sinful, spotless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, उसकी प्रशंसा की जाती है

English

As one feels the touch of water, fire and moon, so we find the touch of sin and merit in both.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्मणा तेन कौरव्य चिरकारितया तथा चिरेण निश्चयं कृत्वा चिरं न परितप्यते

English

Those eating the remains, not seeing the object of food, enjoy it; know the object of enjoyed food as the object of actions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरं धर्म निषेवेत कुर्याच्चान्वेषणं चिरम् चिरं विनीय चात्मानं चिरं यात्यनवज्ञताम्

English

Where those who come are asked with disrespect and one would say the dharma of a brahmana, the self-possessed should leave that country.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्मानका भागी होता है

English

Where the livelihood of teacher and disciple is well collected and endowed with scripture, who would leave that country?

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरं पृष्टोडपि च ब्रूयाच्चिरं न परितप्यते समा: स्वर्ग गतो विप्र: पुत्रेण सहितस्तदा

English

Where those standing in the sky would surely speak a fault of the wise out of desire for self-worship, what sage would live there?

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिरकारीके साथ ही स्वर्गलोकको सिधारे

English

Where the bridges of dharma are mostly broken by the greedy, like the edge of a blazing mountain, who would not leave that country?

हिन्दी अर्थ

षट्षष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो5 ध्याय: पृच्छामि त्वां सतां श्रेष्ठ तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

Where people practise dharma without fear, free of envy, there one should go and live among the good of holy character.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बतानेकी कृपा करें

English

Where people practise dharma for the sake of wealth, one should never live with them, for they are doers of sin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्युमत्सेनस्य संवाद राज्ञा सत्यवता सह वधायोजन्नीयमानेषु पितुरेवानुशासनात्

English

Where people live by sinful action, wishing to live, one should quickly run away, as from a snake, from the refuge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बात कही, जो पहले किसीने नहीं कही थी

English

The deed by which one climbs a cot and then repents should not be done at all by one wishing his own prosperity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वधो नाम भवेद् धर्मो नैतद् भवितुमहति करना भी धर्म हो--ऐसा कदापि नहीं हो सकता”

English

The self-possessed should leave the kingdom where the king and the king's men next in line are first eaters of the householders' food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दस्यवश्नेन्न हन्येरन् सत्यवन् संकरो भवेत्

English

One should dwell in the kingdom where learned brahmanas are first to eat, eternal in dharma, devoted to officiating and teaching.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मपाशनिबद्धानामन्योप्येवं चरिष्यति

English

Where svaha, svadha and vashat are rightly performed and go on unceasingly, one should live there without deliberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अयं मे न शृणोतीति तस्मिन् राजा प्रधारयेत् उसी व्यक्तिको दण्ड दे

English

Where one sees impure brahmanas worn by livelihood, he should leave that kingdom, as a bait that has been touched.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असमीक्ष्यैव कर्माणि नीतिशास्त्रं यथाविधि

English

Where people give unasked, pleased, one should live with settled mind, as one self-possessed whose work is done.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परेणापकृतो राजा तस्मात् सम्यक् प्रधारयेत् साधोश्चवापि हासाधुभ्य: शोभना जायते प्रजा

English

Where punishment is for the undisciplined and honour for the self-trained, there one should go and live among the good of holy character.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषोंकी संतानें भी अच्छी निकल जाती हैं

English

For the afflicted, the unrestrained, the ill-conducted, the wicked, the undisciplined and the greedy, the great rod is kept.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि स्वल्पवधेनैव प्रायश्षित्तं विधीयते अपराधीके पापोंका प्रायश्चित हो जाता है

English

Where the king is constant in dharma and attends to the kingdom, giving up desires, the lord of desires, one should live there without deliberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वधदण्डेन ते क्लिश्या न पुरोहितसंसदि

English

For kings of such character quickly join all dwellers of the land to the good when the good is at hand.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरणमें जा चुके हों तो भी राजा उन्हें दण्ड न दे करिष्याम: पुनर्ब्रह्ममू न पापमिति वादिन:

English

This good was told by me to you as you asked, dear; for the good of the self cannot be counted by the chief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिभ्रद् दण्डाजिन मुण्डो ब्राह्मणो5हति शासनम्

English

For one so acting, with a concentrated self, the good will become plain through austerity alone.'"