Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजयुक्तापहारांश्व सर्वान् बुद्ध्वा ततस्तत:

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'At the time the Parthas entered the city, thousands upon thousands of the citizens came out to behold the sight. The well-adorned squares and streets, with crowd swelling at each moment looked beautiful like the ocean swelling at the rise of the moon. The large mansions that stood on the street-sides, decked with every ornament and full of ladies, seemed to shake, O Bharata, with their weight. With soft and modest voices they uttered the praises of Yudhishthira, of Bhima and Arjuna, and of the two sons of Madri. And they said, 'Worthy of all praise art thou. O blessed princess of Panchala, that waitest by the side of those foremost of men even like Gautami by the side of the (seven) Rishis. Thy acts and vows have borne their fruits, O lady!' In this strain, O monarch, the ladies praised the princess Krishna. In consequence of those praises, O Bharata, and their speeches with one another, and the shouts of joy (uttered by the men' ), the city became filled with a loud uproar. Having passed through the streets with such behaviour as befitted him, Yudhishthira then entered the beautiful palace (of the Kurus) adorned with every ornament. The people belonging to the city and the provinces, approaching the palace, uttered speeches that were agreeable to his ears, 'By good luck, O foremost of kings, thou hast vanquished thy enemies, O slayer of foes! By good luck, thou hast recovered thy kingdom through virtue and prowess. Be, O foremost of kings, our monarch for a hundred years, and protect thy subjects virtuously like Indra protecting the denizens of heaven.' Thus adored at the palace-gate with blessed speeches, and accepting the benedictions uttered by the Brahmanas from every side, the king, graced with victory and the blessings of the people, entered the palace that resembled the mansion of Indra himself, and then descended from his car. Entering the apartments, blessed Yudhishthira approached the household gods and worshipped them with gems and scents and floral wreaths. Possessed of great fame and prosperity, the king came out once more and beheld a number of Brahmanas waiting with auspicious articles in their hands (for pronouncing benedictions on him). Surrounded by those Brahmanas desirous of uttering benedictions on him, the king looked beautiful like the spotless moon in the midst of the stars. Accompanied by his priest Dhaumya and his eldest uncle, the son of Kunti cheerfully worshipped, with due rites, those Brahmanas with (gift of) sweets, gems, and gold in profusion, and kine and robes, O monarch, and with diverse other articles that each desired. Then loud shouts of 'This is a blessed day' arose, filling the entire welkin, O Bharata. Sweet to the ear, that sacred sound was highly gratifying to the friends and well-wishers (of the Pandavas). The king heard that sound uttered by those learned Brahmanas and that was as loud and clear as the sound of a flock of swans. He listened also to the speeches, fraught with melodious words and grave import, of those persons well conversant with the Vedas. Then, O king, the peal of drums and the delightful blare of conchs, indicative of triumph, arose. A little while after when the Brahmanas had become silent, a Rakshasa of the

हिन्दी अर्थ

कस्मादहं न क्षमेयमाकाड्क्षन्नात्मनो हितम्

English

"By what deed does a king conquer the worlds? Tell me, wise bull of the Bharatas, who wish to know."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभूतिकामा भूतानां तादृशैमेंडभिसंहितम्

English

"By restraining sinners and gathering the good, by sacrifices and gifts, kings become pure and spotless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तैहि मे संधितो बाण: काके निपतित: प्रभो

English

Kings, wishing victory, oppress beings; those same, having won, make the subjects flourish again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही बाणका संधान किया था; किंतु वह उस कौएपर जा गिरा

English

They throw off sins by the strength of gifts, sacrifices and austerity; by favour to beings their merit increases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

काकेन बालिशेनेमां यामतार्षमहं नदीम्

English

As a field-weeder weeding the field at once destroys the weeds and grain and yet the grain is not lost,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुरासदां दुष्प्रसहां गुहां हैमवतीमिव

English

so those who release weapons slay those to be slain at once; their atonement is complete, and the fostering of beings again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजदुर्गावतरणे नोपायं पण्डिता विदु:

English

He who protects beings from loss of wealth, from slaying and torment, from robbers, by giving life, the wealth-giver, happiness-giver, is a Virat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेह विश्वसिंतु शक्‍्यं भवतापि कुतो मया

English

A king who has sacrificed with all sacrifices with fees of fearlessness, having enjoyed good things here, attains Indra's world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वज्ञोडस्मीति वचन ब्रूवाण: संशितव्रत:

English

One who comes forth and fights when a Brahmana's need arises, raising himself as a sacrificial post, his is a sacrifice with endless fees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राह काकस्य वचनादमुत्रेदं त्वया कृतम्

English

Fearless, scattering enemies and receiving arrows, the gods see nothing better than this on earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमाख्याति काकोयं तच्छीघ्रमनुगम्यताम्

English

As many weapons as split his skin in battle, so many worlds he gains, yielding all desires, imperishable.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चास्य वचन किंचिदनृतं श्रूयते क्वचित्

English

The blood does not flow from his limbs from the wounds; by that very blood he is freed from all sins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वह्नि ब्राह्मणो वाक्‍्यं क्षेमदर्शिनमब्रवीत्

English

The sufferings he bears in the burning of wounds—there is no austerity greater than this, so the knowers of dharma know.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुज्ञातस्त्वया ब्रूयां वचनं भवतो हितम्

English

The cowardly, vilest of men, stay behind in battle, seeking refuge from the brave as livelihood from the rain-cloud.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हूँ। यदि आज्ञा हो तो मैं आपके हितकी बात कहूँ

English

If the brave one protected in peace as in fear, people would do likewise; but it is not so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अयं तवार्थों ह्वियते यो ब्रूयादक्षमान्वित:

English

If, knowing what he has done, they always bowed to him and did right and just, but it is not so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतिमन्युप्रसक्तो हि प्रसह हितकारणात्

English

Among men who are equals a great difference is seen in battle at the hour of the line, when shouts rise and they rush forward.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐश्वर्यमिच्छता नित्यं पुरुषेण बुभूषता

English

The brave falls facing the enemy; the coward flees, taking a path that does not lead to heaven, abandoning his companions in difficulty."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अगतीकगतिहांषा पापा राजोपसेविनाम्

English

"Dear one, may you not beget such vile men, who abandon their helpers in battle and go home in safety.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहुमित्राश्व॒ राजानो बह्नमित्रास्तथैव च

English

The gods led by Indra work ill for them: he who wishes to save his own life by abandoning his helpers,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथैषां राजतो राजन् मुहूतदिव भीर्भवेत्

English

they should kill with sticks and clods, or burn in a fire of straw, or slay like an animal—such kshatriyas as these.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नतु प्रमाद: कर्तव्य: कथंचिद् भूतिमिच्छता

English

This is unrighteous for a kshatriya, that he should die on a bed, discharging phlegm and bile, lamenting piteously.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असभ्यता अथवा बेअदबी न हो जाय, इसके लिये सदा सतर्क रहना चाहिए

English

The kshatriya who meets his end with an unwounded body—the ancient sages do not praise that deed of his.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ भूयांसमेवार्थ करिष्यामि पुन: पुन:

English

Death at home is not praised for kshatriyas, dear one; for the heroic it is unheroic, unrighteous and pitiable.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बारंबार आपके महान् अर्थका साधन करूँगा ही

English

"This is sorrow, oh, this is misery, this is worse," he groans, his face distorted, foul, grieving greatly for his ministers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वायसस्त्वेष मे राजन् ननु कार्याभिसंहित:

English

He envies the healthy and even longs for death again and again; a hero, proud and self-respecting, does not deserve such a death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिताहितांस्तु बुद्धयेथा मा परोक्षमतिर्भवे:

English

Having wrought slaughter in battles, surrounded by kinsmen, sorely hurt by sharp weapons, the kshatriya deserves death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आँखोंसे देखिये। दूसरोंकी देख-भालपर विश्वास न कीजिये

English

For the hero, filled with truth and anger, fights fiercely; his limbs being cut by the enemy, he does not even notice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आन्तरैरभिसंधाय राजन् सिद्धयति नान्यथा

English

Meeting death in battle, praised and honoured by the world, having attained his own great dharma, he goes to Shakra's world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सकता है; अन्यथा नहीं (अत: आपको सावधान हो जाना चाहिए)

English

Every warrior, possessed with the resolve to give up his life, attains Indra's world, the hero who never shows his back."

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस राज्यपर विश्वास नहीं कर सकते; फिर मैं कैसे करूँगा

English

name of Charvaka, who had disguised himself as a Brahmana, addressed the king. He was a friend of Duryodhana and stood therein the garb of a religious mendicant. With a rosary, with a tuft of hair on his head, and with the triple staff in his hand, he stood proudly and fearlessly in the midst of all those Brahmanas that had come there for pronouncing benedictions (upon the king), numbering by thousands, O king, and all of whom were devoted to penances and vows. That wicked wight, desirous of evil unto the high-souled Pandavas and without having consulted those Brahmanas, said these words unto the

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्तःसर्प इवागारे वीरपत्न्या इवालये

English

On this too they recite this ancient history, Yudhishthira—the conversation of Ambarisha and Indra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा समीक्ष्य भगवन् श्रेयसे विनियुड्धक्ष्व माम्

English

Ambarisha, son of Nabhaga, having gone to heaven so hard to reach, saw his own general, the lord, together with Shakra in the world of the gods,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा च कृतवान् राजा यथोक्त तेन भारत

English

seated in a splendid divine aerial car, all radiant, going higher and higher.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थमानार्घ्यसत्कारैभोगिरुच्चावचै: प्रियान्

English

Seeing the general going above him, the high-minded one, astonished at Sudeva's prosperity, spoke to Vasava:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेभ्य: परिजुगुप्सेथा ये चापि समयच्युता:

English

"Having ruled the whole earth to its ocean boundary according to rule, I acted among the four classes according to the scriptures, desiring dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सावधान रहना चाहिए

English

By fierce celibacy and service to my teacher's household, having studied the Vedas in dharma and the science of kings alone,

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्त्वेको बहुभि: श्रेयान् काम तेन गणं त्यजेत्

English

with food and drink for guests, with offerings for the ancestors, with study and vows for the sages, with the highest sacrifices for the gods,

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहनेवाले पुरुषको उस एकके लिये समूहको त्याग देना चाहिए

English

established in kshatriya dharma, according to scripture and rule, I conquered armies in battle, Vasava, looking on them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वधो होवात्र सुकृते दुष्कृते न च संशय:

English

"Charvaka said, 'All these Brahmanas, making me their spokesman, are saying, 'Fie on thee! Thou art a wicked king. Thou art a slayer of kinsmen. What shalt thou gain, O son of Kunti, by having thus exterminated thy race? Having slain also thy superiors and preceptor, it is proper for thee to cast away thy life.' Hearing these words of that wicked Rakshasa the Brahmanas there became deeply agitated. Stung by that speech, they made a loud uproar. And all of them, with king Yudhishthira. O monarch, became speechless from anxiety and shame.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेह युक्त स्थिरं स्थातुं जवेनैवाव्रजेदू् बुध:

English

"Yudhishthira said, 'I bow down to you and beseech you humbly, be gratified with me. It doth not behove you to cry fie on me. I shall soon lay down my life.' I

हिन्दी अर्थ

अति शीघ्र हट जाना चाहिए

English

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Then all those Brahmanas, O king, loudly said, 'These are not our words. Prosperity to thee, O monarch!' Those high-souled persons, conversant with the Vedas, with understanding rendered clear by penances, then penetrated the disguise of the speaker by means of their spiritual sight.' And they said, 'This is the Rakshasa Charvaka, the friend of Duryodhana. Having put on the garb of a religious mendicant, he seeks the good of his friend Duryodhana. We have not, O thou of righteous soul, said anything of the kind. Let this anxiety of thine be dispelled. Let prosperity attend upon thee with thy brothers.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथोपमामिमां मन्ये वागुरां सर्वधातिनीम्

English

"Vaisampayana continued, 'These Brahmanas then, insensate with rage, uttered the sound Hun. Cleansed of all sins, they censured the sinful Rakshasa and slew him there (with that very sound). Consumed by the energy of those utterers of Brahma, Charvaka fell down dead, like a tree with all its sprouts blasted by the thunder of Indra. Duly worshipped, the Brahmanas went away, having gladdened the king with their benedictions. The royal son of Pandu also, with all his friends, felt great happiness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असतामिव ते भावो वर्तते न सतामिव

English

mine' (for whose sake only I am for accepting sovereignty). This is certainly very fanciful. The plain meaning is, 'I am about to lay down my life.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्वगृध्रगोमायुयुतो राजहंससमो हासि

English

The officiating priests were elephants there, the adhvaryus horses; the oblations were flesh, and blood was the ghee.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तं संवृणोत्येव तमतीत्य च वर्धते

English

Jackals, vultures and crows were the assembly-members and sacrificers there; they drink the remains of the ghee and eat the offering at the rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथोपमा ह्ामात्यास्ते राजंस्तान्ू परिशोधय

English

Heaps of lances and javelins, swords, spears and axes, blazing, sharp, and drinking, were his ladles, and then the sacrificers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवन्तमभिसंधाय जिधघांसन्ति भवत्प्रियम्

English

An arrow, drawn by the bow's force, sharp, piercing the enemy's body, straight, well whetted and drinking, is his great ladle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कपटभाव रखकर आपके ही हितका विनाश करना चाहते हैं

English

A sword bound in leopard hide, with a hilt made of elephant's tusk, held in the elephant's trunk, is his spatula in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजिज्ञासुरिह प्राप्तस्तवाहं राजसत्तम

English

With blazing, sharp, drinking lances, spears and axes, with iron-made darts, a sharp blow would be the wealth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमात्या मे न रोचन्ते वितृष्णस्य यथोदकम्

English

The blood that flows in battle from the rush upon the ground is his full oblation, rich for the hotri, granting all desires.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अच्छे नहीं जान पड़ते हैं

English

He in whose van it is heard "Cut! Split!"—the Sama singers sing the Samas of that man in Yama's abode.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्यते कारणं नान्यदिति मे नात्र संशय:

English

The enemies' van is called his oblation-shed; the heap of elephants, horses and armoured men is, they say, the fire called Shyenachit, which is arranged at his sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुझे अपने इस कथनकी सत्यतामें कोई संदेह नहीं है

English

A headless trunk rises there when a thousand are slain; that is the sacrificial post of that hero, of khadira wood, eight-cornered, it is said.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अरेहिं दुर्ह्वदाद् भेयं भग्नपुच्छादिवोरगात्

English

Elephants driven by goads cry out the Ida invocation; with the din of the bowstring and the vashat-call, O king, in your battle the Udgatri is the three-fold sama, and the drum is remembered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए (इसलिये अब मैं यहाँ रहना नहीं चाहता)

English

He who, when a Brahmana's wealth is being seized, gives up his dear body in battle, raising himself as the sacrificial post, his sacrifice has endless fees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूजितो ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ भूयो वस गृहे मम

English

The hero who strikes in the van for his master's sake and does not turn back from fear, his worlds are like mine.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्मानित हो बहुत कालतक मेरे महलमें निवास कीजिये

English

He for whom the altar is spread with swords like dark crescent moons and arms like iron clubs, his worlds are like mine.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवतैव हि तज्ज्ञेयं यत्तदेषामनन्तरम्

English

He who, standing in victory, looks to no helper at all, plunging into the midst of the army, his worlds are like mine.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत: कारणमाज्ञाय पुरुष पुरुषं जहि

English

He for whom the masses of lances are the drum, frogs and tortoises, the heroes' bones the gravel, difficult the mud of flesh and blood,

हिन्दी अर्थ

विरोधियोंके वधकी सलाह दे रहा हूँ

English

the river with swords and shields for rafts, with hair for moss and grass, bridged by horses, elephants and chariots broken,

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वस्ति चेच्छाम भवत: परेषां च यथा55त्मन:

English

with banners and standards for reeds, with slain mounts as its army, full of flowing blood, hard to cross for men who would cross,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दयालु होते हैं; अत: अपने ही समान आपका और दूसरोंका भी भला चाहते हैं

English

with slain elephants for great crocodiles, bearing to the other world, inauspicious, with spears, swords and flags for its boats, with vultures, herons and ducks for rafts,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनि: कालकवृक्षीय इत्येवमभिसंज्ञित:

English

haunted by flesh-eaters, bringing faintness to cowards—that river is the concluding bath at the warrior's great sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यापन्ने भवतो राज्ये राजन् पितरि संस्थिते

English

He whose altar is strewn with the heads of his enemies, with horses' shoulders and elephants' shoulders, his worlds are like mine.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्नेहात् त्वां तु ब्रवीम्येतन्‍्मा भूयो विभ्रमेदिति

English

He who has made the enemy's van his wife's hall, and his own army the oblation-shed, the wise say that is his rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरोहितकुले चैव सम्प्राप्ते ब्राह्मणर्षभे

English

The assembly-hall and, within, the warrior-fire, and the Agnidhra to the north—the enemy host as his wife—all worlds are not far from him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजपरिवारमें मंगलपाठ एवं आनन्दोत्सव होने लगा

English

When on both sides the cry is raised and the sky is before him, that is his altar in the sacrifice; the three Vedas and fires are ever there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुनि: कालकवृक्षीय ईजे क्रतुभिरुत्तमै:

English

The warrior who turns away, terrified, and is slain by the enemy, goes to a hell without foothold; there is no doubt in this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैसा ही किया। इससे उन्होंने समस्त भूमण्डलपर विजय प्राप्त कर ली

English

He for whom a river is flooded by the force of blood, mixed with hair, flesh and bones, goes to the highest goal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कालकवृक्षीयोपाख्याने द्ायशीतितमोडध्याय:

English

He who, having slain the general, mounts his vehicle, has the stride of Vishnu, a sacrifice equal to Brihaspati.

हिन्दी अर्थ

(सेनापति आदि) तथा मन्त्री कैसे होने चाहिए?

English

He who seizes alive a leader or a measure of authority, or one honoured there, his worlds are like mine.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्ता: कथयितुं सम्यक् ते तव स्यु: सभासद:

English

One should never grieve for a hero slain in battle; the slain hero is not to be grieved for, and is exalted in heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुलीन: पूजितो नित्यं न हि शक्ति निगूहति

English

No food or water, no bath nor impurity, they wish to do for him who is slain; hear from me his worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आवर्तयति भूयिष्ठं तदेव हुनुपालितम्

English

Thousands of excellent apsarases run hurrying to the hero slain in the fight, saying, "Let him be my husband."

हिन्दी अर्थ

और अनुरक्त हों, वे ही तुम्हारे परिच्छद (सेनापति आदि) होने चाहिए

English

This is austerity and merit and eternal dharma, and the four stages of life belong to him who does not flee in battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते त्वां तात निषेवेयुर्यावदार्द्रकपाणय:

English

One should not slay the old, a child, nor a woman, nor a Brahmana, nor one who says "I am yours" with grass in his mouth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करेंगे, जबतक उनके हाथ गीले रहेंगे

English

I slew Vritra, Bala, Paka, Shatamaya, Virochana, the unstoppable Namuchi, and Shambara of many illusions,

हिन्दी अर्थ

देशकालविधाननज्ञान् भर्त॒कार्यहितैषिण:

English

Vipraichitti the Daitya, the sons of Danu in every way, and Prahlada, in battle, and then I became lord of the gods."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा जो श्रेष्ठ और सत्यवादी हैं, वे कभी तुम्हारा साथ नहीं छोड़ सकते

English

Hearing and accepting this speech of Shakra, Ambarisha attained the accomplishment of warriors for himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कीर्तिप्रधानो यश्व स्थात् समये यश्न तिषछति

English

" Vaisampayana said, 'Then Devaki's son Janardana of universal knowledge addressed king Yudhishthira who stood there with his brothers, saying, 'In this world, O sire, Brahmanas are always the objects of worship with me. They are gods on earth having poison in their speech, and are exceedingly easy to gratify. Formerly, in the Krita age, O king, a Rakshasa of the name of Charvaka, O mighty-armed one, performed austere penances for many years in Vadari. Brahman repeatedly solicited him to ask for boons. At last the Rakshasa solicited the boon, O Bharata, of immunity from fear at the hand of every being in the universe. The Lord of the universe gave that high boon of immunity from fear at the hands of all creatures, subject to the only limitation that he should be careful of how he offended the Brahmanas. Having obtained that boon, the sinful and mighty Rakshasa of fierce deeds and great prowess began to give pain to the gods. The gods, persecuted by the might of the Rakshasa, assembling together, approached Brahman, for compassing their foe's destruction. The eternal and unchangeable god answered them, O Bharata, saying, 'I have already arranged the means by which the death of this Rakshasa may soon be brought about. There will be a king of the name of Duryodhana. Among men, he will be the friend of this wight. Bound by affection towards him, the Rakshasa will insult the Brahmanas. Stung by the wrong he will inflict upon them, the Brahmanas, whose might consists in speech, will in wrath censure him at which he will meet with destruction. Even that Rakshasa Charvaka, O foremost of kings, slain by the curse of the Brahmanas, lies there deprived of life. Do not, O bull of Bharata's race, give way to grief. The kinsmen, O king, have all perished in the observance of Kshatriya duties. Those butts among Kshatriyas, those high-souled heroes, have all gone to heaven. Do thou attend to thy duties now. O thou of unfading glory, let no grief be thine. Stay thy foes, protect thy subjects, and worship the Brahmanas.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

नित्यमर्थेषु सर्वेषु राजन् कुर्वीत मन्त्रिण:

English

Janaka of Mithila, wearing the sacred thread in battle, roused the warriors; hear that, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवश्यं जनयत्येव सर्वकर्मसु संशयम्

English

Janaka, king of Mithila, the great-souled knower of all truths, showed his own warriors heaven and hell alike.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जाता है--कर्तव्याकर्तव्यका विवेक नहीं कर पाता

English

"These shining worlds are for the fearless—behold!—full of Gandharva maidens, yielding all desires, imperishable.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपायज्ञोडपि नाल॑ स कर्म प्रापयितुं चिरम्

English

These hells await those who flee, and lasting infamy, and a fall straight after.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परामर्शो विशेषाणामश्रुतस्येह दुर्मते:

English

Seeing them, conquer the foe, with minds resolved to renounce; do not come under the sway of the hell without foothold."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मारुतोपहितच्छिद्रे: प्रविश्याग्निरिव द्रुमम्

English

"Renunciation is the root for heroes, the highest door to heaven"—thus the king told those warriors, scourge of foes,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भस्म कर डालती है

English

and they conquered their enemies in battle, gladdening the lord of men. Therefore the self-controlled man should always stand at the head of battle.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाचा क्षिपति संरब्ध: पुन: पश्चात् प्रसीदति

English

Chariot-warriors in the midst of elephants, horsemen behind the chariots, and between the horsemen the armoured footmen should be stationed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च कामाद् भयात् क्रोधाल्लोभाद् वा धर्ममुत्सूजेत्

English

The king who arrays thus always conquers his foes; therefore, Yudhishthira, it should always be done so.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शूर: कृतज्ञः सत्यश्न श्रेयस: पार्थ लक्षणम्

English

All, desiring merit and very wrathful in good fighting, should shake the enemy ranks as sea-monsters churn the ocean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अमित्रा: सम्प्रसीदन्ति तथा मित्रीभवन्त्यपि

English

They should cheer the despondent, arranging one another, and guard the conquered ground; one should not pursue the broken.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थापित कर लेते हैं

English

The onrush of those turning back and hopeless of life is not easy to bear, O king; therefore one should not pursue.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संयतात्मा कृतप्रज्ञो भूतिकामश्न भूमिप:

English

For heroes do not wish to strike those fleeing in fear; therefore let there be no pursuit of the fleeing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मन्त्रियोंक गुण और अवगुणकी परीक्षा करे

English

The immobile are food of the mobile, the fangless of the fanged, the handless of the handed; the cowards are food of the hero.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्तव्या भूतिकामेन पुरुषेण बुभूषता

English

With the same back, belly, hands and feet, the cowards follow the hero from behind; then, stricken with fear, bowing again, with joined palms they wait on the heroes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पज्चोपधाव्यतीतांश्व॒ कुर्याद् राजार्थकारिण:

English

This world hangs on the hero's arms like a son always; therefore in all conditions the hero deserves honour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुलीनात् सत्त्वसम्पन्नानिज्धितज्ञाननिष्ठरान्

English

There is nothing higher than heroism in the three worlds; the hero protects all; everything is established in the hero."