Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

पौरजानपदाश्ैव गोप्तव्यास्ते यथासुखम्

English

consequences of his own achievements , ascended to heaven, the earth, O son of Pritha, will look like a moonless night. Therefore, O Yudhishthira, submissively approaching Ganga's son, viz., Bhishma of terrible prowess, question him about what thou mayst desire to learn. O lord of the earth, enquire of him about the four branches of knowledge (in respect of morality, profit., pleasure and salvation), about the sacrifices and the rites laid down for the four orders, about the four modes of life, and about the kingly duties in full. When Bhishma, that foremost one of Kuru's race, will disappear from the world, every kind of knowledge will disappear with him. It is for this that I urge thee (to go to him now).' Hearing these beneficial words of high import from Vasudeva, the righteous Yudhishthira, with voice choked in tears, answered Janardana, saying, 'What thou hast said, O Madhava, about the eminence of Bhishma, is perfectly true. I have not the slightest doubt regarding it. Indeed, I had heard of the high blessedness, as also the greatness, of the illustrious Bhishma from high-souled Brahmanas discoursing upon it. Thou, O slayer of foes, art the Creator of all the worlds. There cannot, therefore, O delighter of the Yadavas, be the slightest doubt in what thou sayest. If thy heart be inclined to show grace, O Madhava, then we shall go unto Bhishma with thyself at our head. When the divine Surya shall have turned towards the north, Bhishma will leave (this world), for those regions of bliss that he has won. That descendant of Kuru's race, therefore, O mighty-armed one, deserves to have a sight of thee. (If thou grantest my prayer), Bhishma will then obtain a sight of thee that art the first of Gods, of thee that art destructible and indestructible. Indeed, O lord, thou it is that art the vast receptacle of Brahma.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

नास्यच्छिद्रं पर: पश्येच्छिद्रेषु परमन्वियात्

English

"Truth and falsehood both stand pervading the worlds; of these, which should a man firm in dharma practise, king?

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसे किस प्रकार बर्ताव करना चाहिए? यह मैं आपसे पूछता हूँ; आप मुझे बताइये

English

What is truth, what falsehood, what is the eternal dharma? At what time should he speak truth, and at what time falsehood?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

महर्षि परिपप्रच्छ वामदेवं तपस्विनम्

English

[Bhishma said:] "Speaking truth is good; there is nothing higher than truth; what is very hard to know on earth, that I shall tell you, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

येन वृत्तेन वै तिष्ठन् न हीयेय॑ं स्वधर्मत:

English

Sometimes truth should not be spoken and falsehood should be spoken; where falsehood would be truth, or truth would be falsehood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आप अपने अर्थ और धर्मयुक्त वचनोंद्वारा मुझे इसी बातका उपदेश दीजिये”

English

In such a case the childish are bewildered, where truth is not settled; having ascertained truth and falsehood, one then becomes a knower of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हेमवर्ण सुखासीनं ययातिमिव नाहुषम्

English

Even an ignoble man, of untrained understanding, quite cruel, may gain very great merit, like Balaka from killing the blind one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बैठे हुए सुवर्णकी-सी कान्तिवाले राजा वसुमनासे कहा

English

What wonder that a fool, desiring dharma yet ignorant of it, may gain very great sin, like Kaushika at the Ganga?

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मे स्थिता हि राजानो जयन्ति पृथिवीमिमाम्

English

Such is this question, in which dharma is very hard to state, difficult to determine, and is settled here by reasoning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भारो हि सुमहांस्तात राज्यं नाम सुदुष्करम्

English

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Hearing these words of king Yudhishthira the just, the slayer of Madhu addressed Satyaki who was sitting beside him, saying, 'Let my car be yoked.' At this, Satyaki quickly left Kesava's presence and going out, commanded Daruka, saying, 'Let Krishna's car be made

हिन्दी अर्थ

राज्यका संचालनरूप अत्यंत दुष्कर कार्य बहुत बड़ा भार है

English

ready.' Hearing the words of Satyaki, Daruka speedily yoked Krishna's car. That foremost of vehicles, adorned with gold, decked with a profusion of emeralds, and moon-gems and sun-gems, furnished with wheels covered with gold, possessed of effulgence, fleet as the wind, set in the middle with diverse other kinds of jewels, beautiful as the morning sun, equipped with a beautiful standard topped by Garuda, and gay with numerous banners, had those foremost of steeds, fleet as thought, viz., Sugriva and Saivya and the other two, in trappings of gold, yoked unto it. Having yoked it, O tiger, among kings, Daruka, with joined hands, informed Krishna of the fact.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि शक्‍्यमदण्डेन क्लीबेनाबुद्धिनापि वा

English

the Asura Vali and depriving him of universal sovereignty.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बुद्धिहीन नरेश कदापि राज्यकी रक्षा नहीं कर सकता

English

sleep. The fourth state, realisable by Yogins alone, is called Turiya. It is the state of perfect

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वदेशे परदेशे वा न ते धर्मो विनड्क्ष्यति

English

If release is possible by not crying out, one should not cry out at all; or if one must cry out, or they would suspect from silence...

हिन्दी अर्थ

या परदेशमें, कहीं भी तुम्हारा धर्म नष्ट नहीं होगा

English

In such a case it is better to speak falsehood than truth, so it is held: one who is freed from association with sinners by an oath.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मिल्लोके परे चैव धर्मात्मा सुखमेधते

English

Nor should wealth be given to them in any way when it is possible not to; wealth given to sinners would torment even the giver.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुष इहलोकमें और परलोकमें भी सुख भोगता है

English

Those witnesses who, wishing to take a boon at the cost of their own bodies, say anything anywhere to gain assent to truth without saying what ought to be said there—all are speakers of falsehood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संग्रहश्चैव भूतानां दानं च मधुरा च वाक्ू

English

When life is at stake and at a marriage, falsehood may be spoken, to protect wealth, or for the dharma of others; one who desires the dharma of others would be a base beggar of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतेभ्यश्वैव मान्धातः सततं मा प्रमादिथा:

English

What has been promised should be given, but tomorrow it is to be done under compulsion; whoever has fallen from the agreement of dharma and stands in adharma,

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजर्षीणां च सर्वेषां तत् त्वमप्यनुपालय

English

the rogue who gives up his own dharma and wishes to live by it, the sinner who lives by fraud, is to be slain by all means.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आतिष्ठ दिव्यं पन्थानमल्नाय पुरुषर्षभ

English

Wealth is the settled aim of all sinners here; those who are unbearable, not to dine with, fallen by fraud,

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवर्षिपितृगन्धर्वा: कीर्तयन्ति महौजस:

English

fallen from gods and men, are like the dead; separation from life is more painful than taking their wealth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मपरायण राजाके यशका गान करते रहते हैं

English

"May this dharma please you"—it should be said with effort; but there is no dharma for sinners—this is certain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतवानविशड्कश्न एक: प्राप च मेदिनीम्

English

One who slays such a person is not stained by sin; he slays one slain by his own deed, and the slain is slain indeed. Whoever makes an agreement with those of ruined mind...

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्म कृत्वा महीं रक्ष स्वर्गे स्थानमवाप्स्यसि

English

Like the crow and the vulture are those who live by deceit; after release from the body they are born in such wombs.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृच्छामि त्वां कुरुश्रेष्ठ तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

As a man behaves toward one, so should one behave toward him—that is dharma; one of deceitful conduct is to be dealt with by deceit; one of good conduct is to be met with good."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वस्तु नहीं है; क्योंकि धर्ममें स्थित रहनेवाले राजा इस सारी पृथ्वीको जीत लेते हैं

English

unconsciousness of this world, when the soul, abstracted within itself, is said to be fixed upon the Supreme Being or some single object.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साहसप्रकृती राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति

English

[Bhishma said:] "Twice-born who, restrained in self, live as prescribed in the stages as prescribed, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नचिरेण प्रिय: स स्याद् यो5प्रिय: प्रियमाचरेत्

English

Those who do not mutter from hypocrisy, whose livelihood is concealed and who restrain the objects of sense, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न कामाज्न च संरम्भान्न द्वेषाद् धर्ममुत्सूजेत्

English

Those who always lodge guests and are free from envy, always given to study, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न त्वरेत न चासूयेत् तथा संगृहाते पर:

English

Those who, knowing dharma, behave dutifully toward mother and father and avoid sleep by day, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तप्येदर्थकृच्छेषु प्रजाहितमनुस्मरन्

English

Those who, in the proper season each time, go to their own wives in lawful conduct and are devoted to the agnihotra, being good, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य कर्माणि सिद्धयन्ति न च संत्यज्यते श्रिया

English

Kings, clouded by passion, who do not take wealth out of greed, and guard their lands, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और सम्पत्ति कभी उसका साथ नहीं छोड़ती

English

Those who are heroes in battles, giving up fear of death and desiring victory by dharma, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भक्त भजेत नृपति: सहैव सुसमाहित:

English

Those who do no sins by deed, mind or speech, and lay down the rod toward beings, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृद्धयां च कुरुते बुद्धि स धर्मेण विराजते

English

the Understanding or the cognitive faculties of the Kantian school. The Bombay reading of the second line is correct. It is Gunadevah Kshetrajne etc. Nilakantha correctly explains it as Savdadiguna- bhajodevah, i.e., the senses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षिप्रमेवापयातो5स्मादुभौ प्रथममध्यमौ

English

Brahmanas who do not neglect study on non-study days, ever devoted to austerity and of fine austerity, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहैव परिवारेण क्षिप्रमेवावसीदति

English

Those whose deeds are not for show, whose speech is truthful and kind, and whose wealth is for good ends, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि सर्वा महीं लब्ध्वा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति

English

Those who practise austerity, celibate from youth, bathed in knowledge and Vedic vows, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, वह सारी पृथ्वीका राज्य पाकर भी शीघ्र ही नष्ट हो जाता है

English

Those whose passion is stilled and whose darkness is stilled, great souls established in truth, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्धते मतिमान् राजा स्रोतोभिरिव सागर:

English

Those of whom no one is afraid and who are afraid of no one, for whom the world is like themselves, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बुद्धितो मित्रतश्नापि सततं वसुधाधिप:

English

The good, bulls among men, who are not pained by another's prosperity and who have turned from village food, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतानि शृण्वँल्लभते यश: कीर्ति श्रियं प्रजा:

English

Those who bow to all the gods, hear all the dharmas, and have faith and self-control, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजाको यश, कीर्ति, लक्ष्मी और प्रजाकी प्राप्ति होती है

English

Those who do not desire honour but honour others, and when honoured do not think themselves so, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

फलका भागी होता है

English

Those who, desiring offspring, perform shraddhas on each lunar day with a very pure mind, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यसन स्वमिवोत्पन्नं विजिघांसन्ति मानवा:

English

Those who never become angry, who calm the angry, and are not angry at servants, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समझता है, वह चिरकालतक सुखका उपभोग करता है

English

Men who here always avoid honey, meat and, from birth, strong drink, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तां वृत्तिमुपजीवन्ति ये भवन्ति तदन्वया:

English

Those whose eating is for the journey of life, whose union is for offspring, and whose speech is for the speaking of truth, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीविकाका साधन बना लेते हैं

English

Devotees of Narayana, lord of all beings, the origin and dissolution of the world, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अविनीतमनुष्यं तत् क्षिप्रं राष्ट्र विनश्यति

English

This red-lotus-eyed, yellow-robed, mighty-armed Achyuta is your friend, brother, companion and relative.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदेव विषमस्थस्य स्वजनोपि न मृष्यते

English

He, lord of inconceivable self, Govinda, the Supreme Person, who could wrap all these worlds like a skin if he wished,

हिन्दी अर्थ

अशास्त्रलक्षणो राजा क्षिप्रमेव विनश्यति

English

stands in the pleasure and welfare of Jishnu, bull among men; and for you too, king, the unassailable Vaikuntha, Supreme Person.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पालन नहीं करने देता) वह क्षत्रिय-धर्मसे गिर जाता है

English

Those who here take refuge in Narayana Hari with devotion cross over difficulties here; I have no doubt of this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यो न मानयते द्वेषात क्षत्रधर्मादपैति सः

English

Those who read this passage on crossing difficulties, make others hear it, and have it recited to Brahmanas, cross over difficulties.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रियो भवति भूतानां न च विश्रश्यते श्रिय:

English

Thus the summary of duty has been recounted to you by me, sinless one, by which a man may cross difficulties hereafter and here."