स नैव व्यभवत् तच्छ्रेयो रूपमत्यसृजत धर्मम् ।तदेतत्क्षत्रस्य क्षत्रं यद्धर्मस्तस्माद्धर्मात् परं नास्त्यथो अबलीयान् बलीयाँसमाशँसते धर्मेण यथा राज्ञैवम् ।यो वै स धर्मः सत्यं वै तत् तस्मात्सत्यं वदन्तमाहुर्धर्मं वदतीति धर्मं वा वदन्तँ सत्यं वदतीत्येतद्ध्येवैतदुभयं भवति
sa naiva vyabhavat tacchreyo rūpamatyasṛjata dharmam | tadetatkṣatrasya kṣatraṃ yaddharmastasmāddharmāt paraṃ nāstyatho abalīyān balīyām̐samāśam̐sate dharmeṇa yathā rājñaivam | yo vai sa dharmaḥ satyaṃ vai tat tasmātsatyaṃ vadantamāhurdharmaṃ vadatīti dharmaṃ vā vadantam̐ satyaṃ vadatītyetaddhyevaitadubhayaṃ bhavati
अर्थMeaning
He was not strong enough. He created still further the most excellent Law (dharma). Law is the Kshatra (power) of the Kshatra , therefore there is nothing higher than the Law. Thenceforth even a weak man rules a stronger with the help of the Law, as with the help of a king. Thus the Law is what is called the true. And if a man declares what is true, they say he declares the Law; and if he declares the Law, they say he declares what is true. Thus both are the same.
Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.
व्याख्याVyakhya
फिर भी वह समर्थ नहीं हुआ। तब उसने श्रेष्ठ रूप धर्म को विशेष रूप से रचा। यह धर्म क्षत्र का भी क्षत्र (नियन्ता) है; इसलिए धर्म से बढ़कर कुछ नहीं है। इसी से निर्बल भी धर्म के बल से बलवान् को जीतने की आशा करता है, जैसे राजा के बल से। जो धर्म है, वही सत्य है। इसलिए सत्य बोलने वाले को कहते हैं कि 'यह धर्म बोलता है', और धर्म बोलने वाले को कहते हैं कि 'यह सत्य बोलता है'; क्योंकि ये दोनों एक ही हैं।
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