Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

नच वक्चित् कृते कार्य कर्तारें समवेक्षते

English

desires to acquire religious merit should engage in battle. 2 Establishing all his subjects in the observance of their respective duties, it king should cause all of them to do everything according to the dictates of righteousness. Whether he does or does not do any other act, if only he protects his subjects, he is regarded to accomplish all religious acts and is called a Kshatriya and the foremost of men. I shall now tell thee, O Yudhishthira, what the eternal duties of the Vaisya are. A Vaisya should make gifts, study the Vedas, perform sacrifices, and acquire wealth by fair means. With proper attention he should also protect and rear all (domestic) animals as a sire protecting his sons. Anything else that he will do will be regarded as improper for him. By protecting the (domestic) animals, he would obtain great happiness. The Creator, having created the (domestic) animals, bestowed their care upon the Vaisya. Upon the Brahmana and the Kshatriya he conferred (the care of) all creatures. I shall tell thee what the Vaisya's profession is and how he is to earn the means of his sustenance. If he keeps (for others) six kine, he may take the milk of one cow as his remuneration; and if he keeps (for others) a hundred kine, he may take a single pair as such fee. If he trades with other's wealth, he may take a seventh part of the profits (as his share). A seventh also is his share in the profits arising from the trade in horns, but he should take a sixteenth if the trade

हिन्दी अर्थ

डरते-डरते यही कहा--“भैया चूहा! अब क्या करोगे?”

English

[Bhishma said:] "He who does sin out of ignorance and does not know what is fit for himself, and hates those of good conduct, comes to be spoken ill of by the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ तावपि संत्रस्तौ तं दृष्टवा घोरसंकुलम्

English

By ignorance one goes to hell, by ignorance to a bad end; by ignorance one meets affliction and sinks in calamities."

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलिनौ मतिमन्तौ च संघाते चाप्युपागतौ

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "The origin of ignorance, its seat, growth, rise and decay, its root, its yoga, its course, its time, cause and reason,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कार्यार्थे कृतसंधानौ दृष्टवा मार्जारमूषिकौ

English

I wish to hear in truth, as it is, here, lord of the earth; for this sorrow that is found here arises from ignorance."

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवासस्थानको चले गये

English

[Bhishma said:] "Attachment, aversion, delusion, joy, grief, pride, desire, anger, arrogance, drowsiness and sloth,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततश्रिच्छेद तं पाशं मार्जारस्थ च मूषिक:

English

wish, hatred, heat, increase and torment: this is declared to be ignorance, and the actions that are sinful.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगाम स स्वभवनं चाण्डालो भरतर्षभ

English

The course arising from it, and the growth and the rest that you ask about, hear in detail, mighty-armed, lord of the people.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बिलस्थं पादपाग्रस्थ: पलितं लोमशोडब्रवीत्

English

These two, ignorance and excessive greed, are equal in fruit and equal in fault, Bharata; know them as one, lord of the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

छिन्नं तु तन्तुबाहुल्‍यं तन्तुरेको5वशेषितः

English

be in hoofs. If he engages in cultivation with seeds supplied by others, he may take a seventh part of the yield. This should be his annual remuneration. A Vaisya should never desire that he should not tend cattle. If a Vaisya desires to tend cattle, no one else should be employed in that task. I should tell thee, O Bharata, what the duties of a Sudra are. The Creator intended the Sudra to become the servant of the other three orders. For this, the service of the three other classes is the duty of Sudra. By such service of the other three, a Sudra may obtain great happiness. He should wait upon the three other classes according to their order of seniority. A Sudra should never amass wealth, lest, by his wealth, he makes the members of the three superior classes obedient to him. By this he would incur sin. With the king's permission, however, a Sudra, for performing religious acts, may earn wealth. I shall now tell thee the profession he should follow and the means by which he may earn his livelihood. It is said that Sudras should certainly be maintained by the (three) other orders. Worn-out umbrellas, turbans, beds and seats, shoes, and fans, should be given to the Sudra servants, i Torn clothes which are no longer fit for wear, should be given away by the regenerate classes unto the Sudra. These are the latter's lawful acquisitions. Men conversant with morality say that if the Sudra approaches any one belonging to the three regenerate orders from desire of doing menial service, the latter should assign him proper work. Unto the sonless Sudra his master should offer the funeral cake. The weak and the old amongst them should be maintained. 2 The Sudra should never abandon his master, whatever the nature or degree of the distress into which the latter may fall. If the master loses his wealth, he should with excessive zeal be supported by the Sudra servant. A Sudra cannot have any wealth that is his own. Whatever he possesses belongs lawfully to his master. 3 Sacrifice has been laid down as a duty of the three other orders. It has been ordained for the Sudra also, O Bharata! A Sudra, however, is not competent to titter swaha and swadha or any other Vedic mantra. For this reason, the Sudra, without observing the vows laid down in the Vedas, should worship the gods in minor sacrifices called Paka-yajnas. The gift called Purna-patra is declared to be the Dakshina of such sacrifices. 4 It has been heard by us that in days of old a Sudra of the name of Paijavana gave a Dakshina (in one of his sacrifices) consisting of a hundred thousand

हिन्दी अर्थ

तयो: संवदतोरेवं तथैवापन्नयोर्द्रयो:

English

The root of great greed is time, whose nature is its course; whether greed is cut or not cut, time alone is the cause.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः प्रभातसमये विकृत:ः कृष्णपिड्रल

English

From ignorance of it comes greed, and from greed ignorance; all faults come from greed; therefore one should avoid greed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शंकुकर्णो महावक्त्रो मलिनो घोरदर्शन:

English

Janaka, Yuvanashva, Vrishadarbhi, Prasenajit, and other lords of men reached heaven through the destruction of greed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ दृष्टवा यमदूताभ॑ मार्जारिस्त्रस्तचेतन:

English

But, best of the Kurus, visibly, abandon greed here yourself; having abandoned greed, you will go happily in this world and the next."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतज्ञं कृतकर्माणं कच्चिन्मां नाभिशंकसे

English

Purnapatras, according to the ordinance called Aindragni. l Sacrifice (as has been already said), is as much laid down for the Sudra as for the three other classes. Of all sacrifices, devotion has been laid down to be the foremost. 2 Devotion is a high deity. It cleanses all sacrificers. Then again Brahmanas are the foremost of gods unto their respective Sudra attendants. They worship the gods in sacrifices, for obtaining the fruition of various wishes. The members of the three other classes have all sprung from the Brahmanas. 3 The Brahmanas are the gods of the very gods. Whatever they would say would be for thy great good. Therefore, all kinds of sacrifices naturally appertain to all the four orders. The obligation is not one whose discharge is optional. The Brahmana, who is conversant with Richs, Yajuses, and Samans, should always be worshipped as a god. The Sudra, who is without Richs and Yajuses and Samans, has Prajapati for his god. 4 Mental sacrifice. O sire, is laid down for all the orders, O Bharata! It is not true that the gods and other (Superior) persons do not manifest a desire to share the offerings in such sacrifices of even the Sudra. 5 For, this reason, the sacrifice that consists in devotion is laid down for all the classes. 6 The Brahmana is the foremost of gods. It is not true that they that belong to that order do not perform the sacrifices of the other orders. The fire called Vitana, though procured from Vaisyas and inspired with mantras, is still inferior. 7 The Brahmana is the performer or the sacrifices of the three other orders. For this reason all the four orders are holy. All the orders bear towards one another to relation of consanguinity, through the intermediate classes. They have all sprung from Brahmanas. In ascertaining (the priority or subsequence of men in respect of their creation) it will appear that amongst all the orders the Brahmana was created first. Originally Saman

हिन्दी अर्थ

ममापि तावद् ब्रुवतः शृणु यत् प्रतिभाति मे

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "In the many views of the world, tell me what you hold to be the highest good here, in this world and the next, grandsire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नविश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत्

English

This path of dharma is great and many-branched, Bharata; which of the dharmas is held to be the most fit to be practised?

हिन्दी अर्थ

यद्यपि भ्रातर: क्रुद्धा भार्या वा कारणान्तरे

English

Of the great dharma of many branches, king, what is the highest root in truth, dear? Tell me all, untiring."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रियो भवति दानेन प्रियवादेन चापर:

English

[Bhishma said:] "Well, I shall tell you that by which you will attain the highest good; as if drinking nectar, the wise one will be sated with knowledge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि नु तत् कारणं मन्ये येनाहं भवतः प्रिय:

English

The rules of dharma are many, each declared by the great sages according to their own knowledge; but self-control is the refuge of them all."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न त्वीदृशं त्वया वाच्यं विदुषि स्वार्थपण्डिते

English

The aged who see the settled truth call self-control the highest good; for a brahmana especially, self-control is eternal dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विषयमें मेरा विचार सुनिश्चित है

English

For one who is not self-controlled, no rite is rightly accomplished; self-control surpasses giving, sacrifices and study.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसीन्मैत्री तु तावन्नौ यावद्धेतुरभूत् पुरा

English

Self-control increases energy, and self-control is the supreme purifier; freed from sin and joined with energy, a man gains the great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

काम किया है। तुम्हें मेरी ओरसे कुछ शंका तो नहीं है?

English

was one; Yajus was one, and Rich was one. I In this connection, persons conversant with ancient histories cite a verse, O king, sung in praise of sacrifice by the Vaikhanasa Munis on the occasion of performing a sacrifice of theirs. Before or after sunrise a person of subdued senses, with heart filled with devotion, poureth libations on the (sacrificial) fire according to the ordinance. Devotion is a mighty agent. With regard to homas again, that variety which is called skanna is the initial one, while that which is called askanna is the last (but foremost in point of merit). Sacrifices are multifarious. Their rites and fruits again are multifarious. The Brahmana possessed of devotion who, endued with scriptural learning, who is acquainted with them all, is competent to perform sacrifices. That person who desires to perform a sacrifice is regarded as righteous even if he happens to be a thief, a sinner, or the worst of sinners. The Rishis applaud such a man. Without doubt they are right. This then is the conclusion that all the orders should always and by every means in their power perform sacrifices. There is nothing in the three worlds equal to sacrifice. Therefore, it has been said that every one with heart free from malice, should perform sacrifices, aided by devotion which is sacred, to the best of his power and according as he

हिन्दी अर्थ

मित्रोपभोगसमये कि मां त्वं नोपसर्पसि

English

Hereafter too, lord of men, he gains the highest happiness; joined with self-control, he attains great dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसको सहायता नहीं मिलती

English

The self-controlled sleeps happily and wakes happily; he moves happily through the worlds, and his mind is serene.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मां मित्रत्वमापन्नमुपभोक्तुं त्वमहसि

English

The man not self-controlled meets constant affliction, and puts forth many other evils born of his own faults.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वे त्वां पूजयिष्यन्ति शिष्या गुरुमिव प्रियम्

English

Among the four stages of life, self-control alone is called the highest vow; I shall tell its marks, of which self-control is the sum.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीवितस्य प्रदातारं कृतज्ञ: को न पूजयेत्

English

Forbearance, steadiness, non-violence, equanimity, truth, honesty, mastery of the senses, skill, gentleness, modesty, freedom from restlessness,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा कौन पुरुष होगा, जो अपने जीवनदाताकी पूजा न करे?

English

freedom from meanness, from violent effort, contentment, pleasant speech, freedom from contentiousness and from envy: self-control is the sum of these.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थानां चैव सर्वेषामनुशास्ता च मे भव

English

Honouring the teacher, Kauravya, compassion for beings, freedom from backbiting, avoiding gossip, lies, praise and blame,

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं मन्त्रबलयुक्तो हि दत्त्वा जीवितमद्य मे

English

desire, anger, greed, arrogance, stiffness, boasting, delusion, envy and contempt: the self-controlled does not indulge these.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच परमन्त्रज्ञ: श्लक्षणमात्महितं वच:

English

Unblamed, free of desire, of small wants and without envy, such a man is like the ocean, never filled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विचार स्फुरित हो रहा है उसे बतलाता हूँ, अतः मेरे इस कथनको भी सुन लो

English

"I am in you, you are in me, and I am in them": through earlier ties and connections, the self-controlled does not practise this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतत् सुसूक्ष्मं लोके5स्मिन् दृश्यते प्राज्ञ सम्मतम्

English

All the activities of village and forest in the world: he who relies on neither blame nor praise is freed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संधितास्ते न बुद्धयन्ते कामक्रोधवशं गता:

English

One who is friendly, endowed with good character, with good companions, and freed from the various attachments gains a great fruit hereafter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समझना असम्भव हो जाता है कि वे मित्रभावसे युक्त हैं या शत्रुभावसे?

English

One of good conduct, with good character, serene of soul, a knower of the self, the wise, gains honour here and reaches a good end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सामर्थ्ययोगाज्जायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा

English

The good deed done here and practised by the good: that same is the dharma of the sage joined with knowledge, and it does not fail.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स तस्य मित्र तावत् स्याद् यावन्न स्याद् विपर्यय:

English

Going forth and taking to the forest, joined with knowledge and master of the senses, awaiting the time, so roaming he becomes fit for Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थयुक्त्यानुजायन्ते मित्राणि रिपवस्तथा

English

He from whom beings have no fear, and through whom beings have no fear, released from the body, has no fear from any quarter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वार्थके सम्बन्धसे मित्र और शत्रु होते रहते हैं

English

He neither heaps up deeds nor gathers them; equal toward all beings, let him go the way of Maitrayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शन्रुश्न मित्रतामेति स्वार्थों हि बलवत्तर:

English

As the course of birds in the sky or of water creatures in water is not seen, so is his, without doubt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थयुक्तिमविज्ञाय य: प्रीती कुरुते मन:

English

The man who, leaving his house, king, turns to liberation alone, has radiant worlds appointed for him for everlasting years.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थयुकत्या हि जायन्ते पिता माता सुतस्तथा

English

Having renounced all actions, renounced austerity according to rule, renounced the various kinds of knowledge, and indeed renounced everything,

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्र हि मातापितरौ त्यजत: पतितं प्रियम्

English

not returning to desires, serene of soul, a knower of the self, pure, he gains honour here and reaches heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मिन् निलय एव त्वं न्यग्रोधादवतारित:

English

And the seat of the Grandfather, born of the mass of Brahman, hidden in the cave always, is reached by self-control.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मनश्वपलो नास्ति कुतोन्येषां भविष्यति

English

For the awakened one who delights in knowledge and is hostile to no being, there is no fear of return here; whence fear in the next world?

हिन्दी अर्थ

करेगा? अतः यह निश्चित है कि चपल पुरुष सब काम चौपट कर देता है

English

There is only one fault in self-control, and no second is found: that people regard one joined with forbearance as powerless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रवीषि मधुरं यच्च प्रियो मेडद्य भवानिति

English

But of this fault, greatly wise one, there is a very great merit: in forbearance are vast worlds, easy to gain for the patient.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कारणात् प्रियतामेति द्वेष्यो भवति कारणात्

English

What need has the self-controlled of the forest, and likewise the one not self-controlled, Bharata? Wherever the self-controlled man dwells, that is the forest, that is the hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सख्यं सोदर्ययोर्भ्रन्रोर्दम्पत्योर्वां परस्परम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hearing this speech of Bhishma, King Yudhishthira became delighted, as if sated with nectar.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसीके भी प्रेमको मैं निष्कारण (स्वार्थरहित) नहीं समझता

English

And he asked again Bhishma, best of those who uphold dharma, about austerity, and Bhishma told him everything, bull of the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं हि मे जातितः शत्रु: सामर्थ्यान्मित्रतां गत:

English

occasions, while the services of the latter are permanent and constant.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भक्ष्यार्थ हवबद्धस्त्वं स मुक्त: पीडित: क्षुधा

English

horses. In the case of this particular Sudra, that ordinance (without its mantras) was followed, and a hundred thousand Purnapatras were substituted for kine or horses of that number.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जानामि क्षुधितं तु त्वामाहारसमयश्च ते

English

sacrifices though he is not competent to utter mantras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं चापि पुत्रदारस्थों यत् संधिं सृजसे मयि

English

the Vedas and utter Vedic mantras, has Prajapati for his god whom he can worship with rites other than those laid down in the Vedas. The Brahmanas have Agni for their god, and the Kshatriyas, Indra. Upadravah means a servant or attendant, hence, a Sudra.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेरी सेवा करनेका यत्न करते हो, वह सब मेरे योग्य नहीं है

English

"Whatever is hard to obtain, hard to learn, hard to approach, hard to endure, all that can be won by austerity, for austerity is hard to surpass.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हर्षसे उललसित हो मुझे कैसे नहीं खा जायँगे?

English

The drinker of liquor, the taker of what is not approved, the killer of a foetus, the violator of a teacher's bed: a man is freed from sin by austerity well performed alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाहं त्वया समेष्यामि वृत्तो हेतु: समागमे

English

Austerity has many forms, proceeding by these and those doors; for one who lives in withdrawal, there is no austerity higher than fasting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रोरनार्य भूतस्य क्लिष्टस्य क्षुधितस्य च

English

Non-violence, truthful speech, giving, and restraint of the senses: from these, great king, there is no austerity higher than fasting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलवत्संनिकर्षो हि न कदाचित् प्रशस्थते

English

Nothing is harder than giving, no stage of life is beyond measure; there is nothing higher than the knowers of the three Vedas; renunciation is the supreme austerity."

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोहमेवं प्रणीतानि ज्ञात्वा शास्त्राणि तत्त्वतः

English

is applied to both beds and seats. The Hindu Upanaha had wooden soles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं हि सौम्य कृतार्थोड्द्य निर्वुत्तार्थास्तथा वयम्

English

unto his sonless master and support masters if old and weak. There can be little doubt that they are

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहमन्नं भवान् भोक्ता दुर्बलो5हं भवान् बली

English

that which is shown in supporting his own relations.' It cannot mean, as K.P. Sinha puts it, 'with the surplus left after supporting his own relations.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मन्येऊहं तव प्रज्ञां यन्मोक्षात् प्रत्यनन्तरम्

English

offered to the inferior deities called Viswadevas. A Purnapatra is literally a large dish or basket full of rice. It should consist of 256 handfuls. Beyond a Purnapatra, the Sudra should not give any other Dakshina in any sacrifice of his.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदि त्वं सुकृतं वेत्सि तत् सख्यमनुसारय

English

sacrifices by all the three. The Kshatriya and the Vaisya cannot perform sacrifices by means of their bodies. They must employ Brahmanas in their sacrifices. These two orders, however, can utter mantras and perform mental sacrifices. The Sudra alone cannot employ his body or utter mantras in sacrifices. The holy sacrifice in his case is the mental sacrifice. A mental sacrifice is a resolve to give away in honour of the gods or unto the gods without the aid of the Vedic ritual. The resolve must be followed by

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तु मामन्यथा साधो त्वं ग्रहीतुमिहाहसि

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "What is the mark of truth, king, or how is it attained? What comes of attaining truth, and how is it declared?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

नविश्वसेदविश्वस्ते विश्वस्ते नातिविश्वसेत्

English

[Bhishma said:] "A mixing of the duties of the four classes is not praised; truth is the least changeable among all classes, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात् सर्वास्ववस्थासु रक्षेज्जीवितमात्मन:

English

Truth is always the dharma among the good; truth is eternal dharma; one should bow to truth alone, for truth is the supreme goal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषको धन और संतान--सभी मिल जाते हैं

English

Truth is dharma and the practice of austerity; truth is eternal Brahman; truth is said to be the supreme sacrifice; everything is founded on truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संक्षेपो नीतिशास्त्राणामविश्वास: परो मत:

English

I shall tell you, in due order, the practices and the marks of truth here, in proper sequence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वध्यन्ते न हाविश्वस्ता: शत्रुभिर्दु्बला अपि

English

You should hear how truth is attained; truth is thirteenfold in all the worlds, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह डाली छोड़कर बड़े वेगसे तुरंत दूसरी ओर चला गया

English

Truth, equanimity, self-control, without doubt, freedom from envy, forbearance, modesty, endurance, freedom from malice,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अरिणापि समर्थन संधि कुर्वीत पण्डित:

English

renunciation, meditation, nobility, firmness ever steady, and non-violence, king of kings: these are the thirteen forms of truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मैनें तुम्हारा कोई उपकार किया है तो तुम मेरे प्रति सदा मैत्रीभाव बनाये रखना

English

created first, all the rest have sprung.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदि स्वार्थ न ते कार्य ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते

English

Equanimity toward oneself, toward the unwished, and toward the enemy; having reached the destruction of wish and aversion, and of desire and anger;

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मार्थे संततिस्त्याज्या राज्यं रत्नं धनानि च

English

self-control, no craving for others' things, steadiness and depth, fearlessness, calming of anger: this is gained by knowledge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐश्वर्यधनरत्नानां प्रत्यमित्रे निवर्तताम्

English

The wise call giving, and restraint in dharma, freedom from envy; one should be free of envy by being ever established in truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न त्वात्मन: सम्प्रदानं धनरत्नवदिष्यते

English

Of impatience and forbearance, pleasant and unpleasant things here, the good man bears all sides, and the truthful gains the good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मरक्षणतन्त्राणां सुपरीक्षितकारिणाम्

English

The modest man does good deeply and never boasts; he is ever calm of mind; modesty is gained from dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रून् सम्यग् विजानन्ति दुर्बला ये बलीयस:

English

Endurance bears for the sake of dharma and wealth; this is called patience, but for the support of the world it is gained by steadiness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्यभिव्यक्तमेवं स पलितेनाभिभर्त्सित:

English

Renunciation is the giving up of affection and likewise of objects; it comes to one free of attachment and aversion, not otherwise.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माजरि व्रीडितो भूत्वा मूषिकं वाक्यमब्रवीत्

English

Nobility is the doing, with effort, of good deeds toward beings, without form, and indeed freedom from attachment.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तन्मन्ये5हं तव प्रज्ञां यस्त्वं मम हिते रत:

English

Firmness is not undergoing change in pleasure or pain; the wise man who wishes his own prosperity should always cultivate it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मज्ञोडस्मि गुणज्ञोडस्मि कृतज्ञोडस्मि विशेषत:

English

One should be forbearing in every way, and devoted to truth; freed from joy, fear and anger, the wise man attains firmness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादेवं पुनः साधो मय्याचरितुमरहसि

English

Non-injury to all beings in deed, mind and speech, favour and giving: this is the eternal dharma of the good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हूँ। विद्वानोंने मुझ-जैसे मनस्वी पुरुषोंपर सदा विश्वास ही किया और देखा है

English

These thirteen forms, each marked by truth alone, resort to truth here and strengthen it, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति संस्तूयमानो5पि माजरिण स मूषिक:

English

The end of the virtues of truth cannot be told, Bharata; therefore brahmanas, with the ancestors and gods, praise truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साधुर्भवान् श्रुतार्थो5स्मि प्रीये च न च विश्वसे

English

There is no dharma higher than truth, no sin higher than falsehood; truth is the foundation of dharma; therefore one should not neglect truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नह्ामित्रे वशं यान्ति प्राज्ञा निष्कारणं सखे

English

From truth come giving, and sacrifices with gifts, vows, the fire-offering, the Vedas, and the other determinations of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शत्रुसाधारणे कृत्ये कृत्वा संधि बलीयसा

English

A thousand horse sacrifices and truth were weighed in the scales; and truth alone outweighed a thousand horse sacrifices."