Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददर्श चैनं देवानां देवमिन्द्र शचीपतिम्

English

kingdom during the region of thy sire, O king, I performed many penances (for driving it off), abandoning every other business. From my affection for thee I say this unto thee so that thou mayst not again commit the fault (of reposing confidence on undeserving persons). Thou hast obtained a kingdom

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षेम्यमात्मवतां मार्गमास्थिता हस्तदक्षिणम्

English

[Bhishma said:] "Self-control alone the elders praise, those with concentration on scripture, for all classes, especially the brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रखनेवाले योगियोंको ही प्राप्त होनेयोग्य मार्गपर आरूढ़ होते हैं

English

For one who is not self-controlled action is not rightly accomplished; action, austerity and the Vedas are all founded on self-control.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तद्विधास्ते मनुष्याणां येषां धर्मो न कारणम्

English

Self-control increases energy and is called a purifier; the self-controlled man, free of sin and fear, gains the great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शेते सह शयानेन येन येन यथा कृतम्

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

करोति कुर्वतः कर्म च्छायेवानुविधीयते

English

Energy is held by self-control; the sharp one does not reach it; he sees many enemies in himself, one by one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्तदेकतरो भुड्क्ते नित्यं विहितमात्मना

English

As beings always fear flesh-eaters, so they fear the not self-controlled; to restrain them the Self-born made a king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किये हुए उन कर्मोंका फल सदा अकेला ही भोगता है

English

In all the stages of life self-control alone is excellent; the fruit in dharma in them is said to be greater in the self-controlled.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वं काल॑ नातिवर्तन्ते तथा कर्म पुरा कृतम्

English

I shall tell the marks of those of whom self-control is the sum: freedom from meanness, from violent effort, contentment, faith.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुज्ञातस्तु तेनाथ प्रविवेश स्‍्वमालयम्

English

trouble. Reflect upon everything connected with its weal and woe. Thou hast ministers in thy kingdom. But why, O king, shouldst thou be guilty of heedlessness?' After this, the king of Kosala took a minister from the Kshatriya order, and appointed that bull among Brahmanas (viz., the sage Kalakavrikshiya) as his Purohita. After these changes had been effected, the king of Kosala subjugated the whole earth and acquired great fame. The sage Kalakavrikshiya worshipped the gods in many grand sacrifices performed for the king. Having listened to his beneficial counsels, the king of Kosala conquered the whole earth and conducted himself in every respect as the sage directed.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुरूणां वापि शुश्रूषा तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

has wounded it places miles of distance between himself and the reptile. The people of this country, therefore, always kill a snake outright and burn it in fire if they ever take it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका कुछ फल होता है तो वह मुझे बताइये

English

Making no enmity, hospitable, equal to blame and praise, of good conduct, with character, serene of self, self-possessed and wise, he gains honour in the world and goes to heaven after death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मृतेभ्य: प्रमृतं यान्ति दरिद्रा: पापकारिण:

English

Intent on the good of all beings, he does not hate anyone through agreement; like a great lake unshaken, he is content and serene with wisdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुओंसे भी अधिक मृतकतुल्य हो जाते हैं

English

The self-controlled one, from whom all beings have no fear and through whom none has fear, becomes worthy of salutation by all beings, a knower.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्धधानाश् दान्ताश्न धनाढ्या: शुभकारिण:

English

He does not rejoice in great gain nor grieve in calamity; he of measured wisdom is called self-controlled, twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्सवको, स्वर्गसे अधिक स्वर्गको तथा सुखसे अधिक सुखको प्राप्त करते हैं

English

Endowed with learning by deeds, auspicious, practised by the good, ever joined with self-control, he enjoys great fruit of it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हस्तावापेन गच्छन्ति नास्तिका: किमत: परम्

English

Freedom from envy, forbearance, calm, contentment, pleasant speech, truth, giving, freedom from toil: this is not the way of the evil-minded.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदिके भयसे भरे हुए होते हैं। इससे बढ़कर उन्हें और क्या दण्ड मिल सकता है?

English

Having brought desire and anger under control, a celibate, master of his senses, exerting himself in fierce austerity, the brahmana of strict vows, awaiting the time, would roam the worlds like a self-possessed man without harm."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रवृत्ता विनिवर्तन्ते विधानान्ते पुनः पुन:

English

" Yudhishthira said, 'What should be the characteristics, O grandsire, of the legislators, the ministers of war, the courtiers, the generalissimos, and the counsellors of a king!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये हैं, उनके सम्पूर्ण मनोरथ सफल हो जाते हैं

English

[Bhishma said:] "Those endowed with vows not stated in the Veda, eating and doing their business, those who eat what the Veda prescribes, have broken vows, Yudhishthira."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पद यथा न दृश्येत तथा ज्ञानविदां गति:

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "This which ordinary people call austerity, fasting: is this austerity, great king, or what is austerity?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

पेशलं चानुरूपं च कर्तव्यं हितमात्मन:

English

[Bhishma said:] "What people think austerity by fasting for months and fortnights is injury to one's own self-governance; the good do not hold it as austerity. Renunciation and humility remain the highest austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रलये च कमभ्येति तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

One should always be fasting, always a celibate, always a sage, always a brahmana, and always worship the deity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है? प्रलयकालमें यह किसमें लीन होता है? यह मुझे बताइये

English

A householder devoted to dharma, ever with sleep, Bharata, should always be a non-eater of meat, and always mutter the purifying prayer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभूमि: साग्निपवनो लोकोयं केन निर्मित:

English

He should always eat nectar and never eat poison; always eat the remains of the offering, and always be fond of guests."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगुणाभिहितं शास्त्र भरद्वाजाय पृच्छते

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "How can one always be fasting, how a celibate, how an eater of remains, and how always fond of guests?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिया करते हैं, जिसमें भरद्वाजके प्रश्न करनेपर भूगुके उपदेशका उल्लेख हुआ है

English

[Bhishma said:] "Between the morning and evening meal, he who eats at no other time is ever fasting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गर्भशय्यामुपादाय भुज्यते पौर्वदेहिकम्

English

"Bhishma said, 'Such persons as are possessed of modesty, self-restraint, truth, sincerity, and courage to say what is proper, should be thy legislators. They that are always by thy side, that are possessed of great courage, that are of the regenerate caste, possessed of great learning, well pleased with thee, and endued with perseverance in all acts, should, O son of Kunti, be desired by thee for becoming thy ministers of war at all seasons of distress, O Bharata! One who is of high descent, who, treated with honour by thee, always exerts his powers to the utmost on thy behalf, and who will never abandon thee in weal or woe, illness or death, should be entertained by thee as a courtier. They that are of high birth, that are born in thy kingdom, that have wisdom, beauty of form and features, great learning, and dignity of behaviour, and that are, besides, devoted to thee, should be employed as officers of thy army. Persons of tow descent and covetous dispositions, who are cruet and shameless would court thee, O sire, as long as their hands would remain wet. I They that are of good birth and good behaviour, that can read all signs and gestures, that are destitute of cruelty, that know what the requirements are of place and time, that always seek the good of their master in all acts, should be appointed as ministers by the king in all his affairs. They that have been won over with gifts of wealth, honours, regardful receptions, and means of procuring felicity, and who on that account may be regarded by thee as persons inclined to benefit thee in all thy affairs, should always be made sharers of thy happiness. They that are unchangeable in conduct, possessed of learning and good behaviour, observant of excellent vows, large-hearted, and truthful in speech, will always be attentive to thy affairs and will never abandon thee, They, on the other

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपभोग करने लगता है

English

hand, that are disrespectable, that are not observant of restraints, that are of wicked souls, and that have fallen away from good practices, should always be compelled by thee to observe all wholesome restraints. When the question is which of two sides should be adopted, thou shouldst not abandon the many for adopting the side of one. When, however, that one person transcends the many in consequence of the possession of many accomplishments, then thou shouldst, for that one, abandon the many. These are regarded as marks of superiority, viz., prowess, devotion to pursuits that bring fame, and observance of wholesome restraints. He, again, that honours all persons possessed of ability, that never indulges in feelings of rivalry with persons possessed of no merit, that never abandons righteousness from lust or fear or wrath or covetousness, that is adorned with humility, that is truthful in speech and forgiving in temper, that has his soul under control, that has a sense of dignity, and that has been tried in every situation, should be employed by thee as thy counsellor. High descent, purity of blood, forgiveness, cleverness, and purity of soul, bravery, gratefulness, and truth, are, O son of Pritha marks of superiority

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यां तस्यामवस्थायां तत् फलं प्रतिपद्यते

English

He who eats after servants and guests have eaten, Yudhishthira, enjoys all the nectar; know this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा पूर्वकृतं कर्म कर्तारमनुगच्छति

English

The twice-born who never eats while others have not eaten wins heaven by that not-eating.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहलेका किया हुआ कर्म भी अपने कर्ताके पास पहुँच जाता है

English

He who eats what remains after gods, ancestors, servants and guests is called an eater of remains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपवासै: प्रतप्तानां दीर्घ सुखमनन्तकम्

English

For them there are endless worlds in the abode with Brahma; the dwellers of heaven come to them with apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मनिर्धूतपापानां सम्पद्यन्ते मनोरथा:

English

Those who enjoy with gods and ancestors and delight with sons and grandsons have the highest goal."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगुं महर्षिमासीनं भरद्वाजोन्वपृच्छत

English

and goodness. A wise man who conducts himself in this way, l succeeds in disarming his very foes of their hostility and converting them into friend. A king that has his soul under restraint, that is possessed of wisdom, and that is desirous of prosperity, should carefully examine the merits and demerits of his ministers. A king desirous of prosperity and of shining in the midst of his contemporaries, should have for ministers persons connected with his trusted friends, possessed of high birth born in his own kingdom, incapable of being corrupted, unstained by adultery and similar vices, well tested, belonging to good families, possessed of learning, sprung from sires and grandsires that held similar offices, and adorned with humility. The king should employ five such persons to look after his affairs as are possessed of intelligence unstained by pride, a disposition that is good, energy, patience, forgiveness, purity, loyalty, firmness, and courage, whose merits and faults have been well tested, who are of mature years, who are capable of bearing burthens, and who are free from deceit. Men that are wise in speech, that are possessed of heroism, that are full of resources under difficulties, that are of high birth, that are truthful, that can read signs, that are free from cruelty, that are conversant with the requirements of place and time, and that desire the good of their masters, should be employed by the king as his ministers in all affairs of the kingdom. One who is bereft of energy and who has been abandoned by friends can never work with perseverance. Such a man, if employed, fails in almost every business. A minister possessed of little learning, even if blessed with high birth and attentive to virtue, profit, and pleasure, becomes incompetent in choosing proper courses of action. Similarly, a person of low descent, even if possessed of great learning, always errs, like a blind man without a guide, in all acts requiring dexterity and foresight. A person, again, who is of infirm purposes, even if possessed of intelligence and learning, and even if conversant with means,

हिन्दी अर्थ

महत्तत्त्वस्वरूप भगवानने अहंकार (समष्टि अहंकार) की सृष्टि की

English

[Yudhishthira said:] "I doubt whether the Person is the doer of that or not; I wish to hear this in truth from you, grandsire."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र देवा: स्वयं दीप्ता भास्वराभाग्निवर्चस:

English

[Bhishma said:] "Here too they cite this ancient tale, the dialogue of Prahlada and Indra, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संरक्षणार्थ भूतानां सृष्ट प्रथणतो जलम्

English

Unattached, his sins shaken off, born in a good family, much learned, free of stiffness and ego, abiding in goodness, devoted to law,

हिन्दी अर्थ

परित्यक्ताश्न नश्यन्ति तेनेदं सर्वमावृतम्

English

equal in blame and praise, self-controlled, dwelling in an empty house, knowing the origin and dissolution of the moving and the unmoving,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मिलनेसे प्राणी नष्ट हो जाते हैं। उसीने इस सम्पूर्ण जगत्के व्याप्त कर रखा है

English

not angry, not glad, among the unpleasant and the pleasant, with equal vision toward gold or clod,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्व तद् वारुणं ज्ञेयमापस्तस्तम्भिरे यत:

English

steady in knowledge of his own highest good, of settled resolve, knowing high and low among beings, omniscient and of equal vision,

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए; क्योंकि जलने ही उन सबको स्थिर कर रखा है

English

Shakra, wishing to know, approached Prahlada sitting alone with senses restrained, and, coming to his wisdom, said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं वा मेदिनी सूष्टेत्यत्र मे संशयो महान्

English

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

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभूमि: साग्निपवनो लोकोयं केन निर्मित:

English

cannot long act with success. A man of wicked heart and possessed of no learning may set his hand to work but he fails to ascertain what the results will be of his work. A king should never repose trust on a minister that is not devoted to him. He should, therefore, never disclose his counsels to a minister that is not devoted to him. Such a wicked minister, combining with the other ministers of the king, may ruin his master, like a fire consuming a tree by entering its entrails through the holes in its body with the aid of the wind. Giving way to wrath, a master may one day pull down a servant from his office or reprove him, from rage, in harsh words, and restore him to power again. None but a servant devoted to the master can bear and forgive such treatment. Ministers also become sometime highly offended with their royal masters. That one, however, amongst them, who subdues his wrath from desire of doing good to his master,— that person who is a sharer with the king of his weal and woe,— should be consulted by the king in all his affairs. A person who is of crooked heart, even if he be devoted to his master and possessed of wisdom and adorned with, numerous virtues, should never be consulted by the king. One who is allied with foes and who does not regard the interests of the king's subjects, should be known as an enemy. The king should never consult with him. One who is possessed of no learning, who is not pure, who is stained with pride, who pays court to the king's enemies, who indulges in brag, who is unfriendly, wrathful, and covetous should not be consulted by the king. One who is a stranger, even if he be devoted to the king and possessed of great learning, may be honoured by the king and gratified with assignment of the means of sustenance, but the king should never consult him in his affairs. A person whose sire was unjustly banished by royal edict should not be consulted by the king even if the king may

हिन्दी अर्थ

शौचाशौचं कथं तेषां धर्माधर्मविधि: कथम्

English

Bound by snares, fallen from your place, come under the power of your foes, deprived of fortune, Prahlada, you do not grieve over what is to be grieved.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परलोकमिमं चापि सर्व शंसितुमरहसि

English

Is it from gain of wisdom, Daitya, or from steadiness, Prahlada, that you are in your natural state though seeing your own calamity?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोक और परलोक कैसा है? यह सब मुझे बतानेकी कृपा करें”

English

Thus urged by him, the steadfast one of settled resolve answered in gentle speech, describing his own wisdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रद्मर्षिब्रह्मसंकाश: सर्व तस्मै ततोडब्रवीत्

English

"He who does not understand the activity and withdrawal of beings would have stiffness from childishness; there is no stiffness for one who sees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवान् भृगुने उन्हें सब कुछ बताया

English

By nature they proceed and by nature they withdraw, all states, as states; there is no human purpose.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनादिनिधनो देवस्तथाभेद्योडजरामर:

English

In the absence of human purpose there is no one who is the doer by himself; one who does by himself might here have pride.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यतः सृष्टानि भूतानि जायन्ते च म्रियन्ति च

English

But he who thinks of himself as the doer of good and bad, his wisdom is faulty, I think, ignorant of its own form.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्पन्न सब प्राणी जन्मते और मरते रहते हैं

English

If the Person were the doer, Shakra, for his own good, his undertakings would surely succeed, and he would never be overcome.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महान् ससर्जाहँंकारं स चापि भगवानथ

English

For the turning away of the undesired and the non-turning away of the dear are seen; so where is human purpose in those who strive?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निमारुतसंयोगात् ततः समभवन्मही

English

We see the coming of the undesired and the arrival of the desired without effort, by nature, for some.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और वायुके संयोगसे इस पृथ्वीका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ-

English

Some are seen to wear the appearance of the best minds, while seeking gain of wealth from the ugly and the dull.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मात् पद्मात् समभवद् ब्रह्मा वेदमयो निधि:

English

When all qualities, prompted by nature, enter good and bad, what then is the cause of pride in him?

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसी कमलसे वेदमय निधिरूप ब्रह्माजी प्रकट हुए

English

All that is by nature: so I am firmly resolved; my wisdom rests in the self; I have no other view.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समुद्रास्तस्य रुधिरमाकाशमुदरं तथा

English

But I think good and bad are joined with fruit as born of action; I shall tell the whole sphere of actions; hear it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्विज्ञेयो ह्मचिन्त्यात्मा सिद्धेरपि न संशय:

English

As someone, a crow speaking, may know rice, so all actions are marks of nature alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्थो दुर्विज्ञेयोडकृतात्मभि:

English

He who knows only the modifications and not supreme nature would have stiffness from childishness; there is no stiffness for one who sees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत: समभवद् विश्व पृष्टो5हं यदिह त्वया

English

For one who understands that all states here arise by nature, what will pride or conceit do?

हिन्दी अर्थ

रम्यं नानाश्रयाकीर्ण यस्यान्तो नाधिगम्यते

English

I know the whole rule of dharma and the impermanence of beings; therefore, Shakra, I do not grieve, for all this has an end.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इतना महान् है कि कहीं इसका अन्त नहीं मिलता

English

Free of mine-ness, free of ego, free of effort, with bonds released, at ease, detached, I see the origin and dissolution of beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्गमत्वादनन्तत्वादिति मे विद्धि मानद

English

For one of trained wisdom, self-controlled, free of craving and hope, there is no toil, Shakra, to one who sees with the knowledge of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदन्ते पुनराकाशमाकाशान्ते पुनर्जलम्

English

I have no love for nature or its modifications, nor hatred; I do not see any hater who today holds me as his.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नामधेयानुरूपस्य मानसस्य महात्मन:

English

I desire nothing, Shakra, upward, downward or sideways; in knowledge, in the knowable and in ignorance there is no ease."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कोडन्यस्तद्वेदितुं शक्तो योडपि स्यात् तद्विधोडपर:

English

[Shakra said:] "By what is this wisdom gained, and by what is peace attained? Tell me that means, Prahlada, truly, as I ask."

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मा धर्ममय: पूर्व: प्रजापतिरनुत्तम:

English

[Prahlada said:] "By honesty, heedfulness, serenity, self-possession and service to the elders, Shakra, a man gains the great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्माणं पूर्वजं चाह भवान् संदेह एव मे

English

By nature one gains wisdom, by nature reaches peace; by nature is all that you see."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मेरुमध्ये स्थितो ब्रह्मा तद् ब्रूहि द्विजसत्तम

English

[Bhishma said:] "Thus addressed by the lord of the Daityas, Shakra was astonished, and, pleased then, king, he honoured that speech.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकारकी प्रजासृष्टि कैसे करते हैं, यह मुझे बताइये?

English

Then, having honoured the lord of the Daityas, the lord of the three worlds took leave of the king of the asuras and went to his own dwelling."

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार हुई तथा पृथ्वीकी भी रचना कैसे की गयी, इस विषयमें मुझे महान् संदेह है

English

have subsequently bestowed honours upon him and assigned to him the means of sustenance. A well- wisher whose property was once confiscated for a slight transgression, even if he be possessed of every accomplishment should not still be consulted by the king. A person possessed of wisdom, intelligence, and learning, who is born within the kingdom, who is pure and righteous in all his acts, deserves to be consulted by the king. One who is endued with knowledge and wisdom, who is acquainted with the dispositions of his friends and foes, who is such a friend of the king as to be his second self, deserves to be consulted. One who is truthful in speech and modest and mild and who is a hereditary servant of the king, deserves to be consulted. One who is contented and honoured, who is truthful and dignified, who hates wickedness and wicked men, who is conversant with policy and the requirements of time, and who is courageous, deserves to be consulted by the king. One who is competent to win over all men by conciliation should be consulted, O monarch, by the king that is desirous of ruling according to the dictates of the science of chastisement. One upon whom the inhabitants of both the capital and the provinces repose confidence for his righteous conduct, who is competent to fight and conversant with the rules of policy, deserves to be consulted by the king. Therefore, men possessed of such qualities, men conversant with the dispositions of all and desirous of achieving high acts, should be honoured by the king and made his ministers. Their number also should not be less

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोडग्निमारुतसंयोगाद् घनत्वमुपपद्यते

English

[Bhishma said:] "Here too they cite this ancient tale, the dialogue of Vasava and Bali, son of Virochana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृक्षाणां नोपलभ्यन्ते शरीरे पजच धातव:

English

Having conquered all the asuras, Vasava approached the Grandfather, bowed with folded hands and asked about Bali.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न च स्पर्श विजानन्ति ते कथं पाउ्चभौतिका:

English

"Bali, whose wealth never fails him as he gives it: I cannot find that Bali; tell me of Bali, Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही ज्ञान होता है; फिर वे पाउ्चभौतिक कैसे कहे जाते हैं?

English

He it was who set, who lit the quarters, who rained rains in due time, tirelessly: I cannot find that Bali; tell me of Bali, Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाश कस्याप्रमेयत्वाद् वृक्षाणां नास्ति भौतिकम्

English

He was the wind and Varuna, the sun and the moon, he was the fire that warms beings, and the earth: I cannot find that Bali; tell me of Bali, Brahma."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषां पुष्पफलव्यक्तिर्नित्यं समुपपद्यते

English

[Brahma said:] "This is not well that you ask, Maghavan; asked, one should not speak falsely; therefore I shall tell you of Bali.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुरझाकर झड़ जाते हैं; इससे उनमें स्पर्शका होना भी सिद्ध होता है

English

Among camels, or cows, or asses, or horses, lord of Shachi, he will be the best of creatures in an empty house."

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रोत्रेण गृहते शब्दस्तस्माच्छुण्वन्ति पादपा:

English

[Shakra said:] "If I meet Bali in an empty house, Brahma, should I kill him or not? Instruct me, Brahma."

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकसम्भवसंदेह: समुत्पन्नो महात्मनाम्

English

than three, l Ministers should be employed in observing the laches of their masters, of themselves, of the subjects, and of the foes of their master. The kingdom has its root in the counsels of policy that flow from ministers, and its growth proceeds from the same source. Ministers should act in such a way that the enemies of their master may not be able to detect his laches. On the other hand, when their laches become visible, they should then be assailed. Like the tortoise protecting its limbs by withdrawing them within its shell, ministers should protect their own counsels. They should, even thus, conceal their own laches. Those ministers of a kingdom that succeed in concealing their counsels are said to be possessed of wisdom. Counsels constitute the armour of a king, and the limbs of his subjects and officers. A kingdom is said to have its roots in spies and secret agents, and its strength is said to lie in counsels of policy. If masters and ministers follow each other for deriving support from each other, subduing pride and wrath, and vanity and envy, they may then both become happy. A king should also consult with such ministers as are free from the five kinds of deceit. Ascertaining well, in the first instance, the different opinions of the three amongst them whom he has consulted, the king should, for subsequent deliberation, repair to his preceptor for informing him of those opinions and his own. His preceptor should be a Brahmana well versed in all matters of virtue, profit, and pleasure. Repairing, for such subsequent deliberation, to him, the king should, with collected mind, ask his opinion. When a decision is arrived at after deliberation with him, the king should then, without attachment, carry it out into practice. They that are conversant with the conclusions of the science of consultation say that kings should always hold consultation in this way. Having settled counsels in this way, they should then be reduced to practice, for then they will be able to win over all the subjects. There should be no dwarfs, no humpbacked persons, no one of an emaciated constitution, no one who is lame or blind, no one who is an idiot, no woman, and no eunuch, at the spot where the king holds his consultations. Nothing should move there before or behind, above or below, or in transverse directions. Getting up on a boat, or repairing to an open space destitute of grass or grassy bushes and whence the surrounding land may be

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाशसे दिव्य सरस्वती प्रकट हुई थी

English

[Bhishma said:] Thus addressed by the blessed one, Mahendra roamed the earth then, mounting Airavata's shoulder, surrounded with splendour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नष्टचन्द्रार्कपवनं प्रसुप्तमिव सम्बभौ

English

Then he saw Bali covered in the form of an ass, as the blessed one had told, dwelling in an empty house.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्माच्च सलिलोत्पीडादुदतिष्ठत मारुत:

English

[Shakra said:] "You have been reborn in an ass's womb, Danava, eating chaff; this womb of yours is low, a drying one; do you not grieve?

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ हो। उस जलप्रवाहसे वायुका उत्थान हुआ

English

Alas, I see an unseen thing: one come under the power of foes, bereft of fortune and friends, fallen from valour and prowess.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्चाम्भसा पूर्यमाणं सशब्दं कुरुतेडनिल:

English

You who went, surrounded by kinsmen in thousands of vehicles, scorching all the worlds, disregarding us,

हिन्दी अर्थ

जल भरा जाता है, तब वायु उसमें आवाज प्रकट कर देती है

English

the Daityas stood facing you, in your command; the earth yielded without tilling in your sovereignty; this is your calamity now; do you grieve or not?

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाश स्थानमासाद्य प्रशान्तिं नाधिगच्छति

English

When you stood on the eastern shore of the ocean, tasting and sharing wealth among kinsmen, how was your mind then?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाशके किसी भी स्थानमें पहुँचकर वह शान्त नहीं हुई

English

When a thousand divine women danced for you, for many years of pleasure, as you blazed with fortune,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रादुरभूदूर्ध्वशिख: कृत्वा निस्तिमिरं नभ:

English

all wearing lotus garlands, all shining like gold: what was your mind then, and what is it now, lord of the Danavas?

हिन्दी अर्थ

और वायुके संयोगसे घनीभूत हो गया

English

You had a great golden parasol adorned with gems, where the gandharvas danced, seven thousand in seven groups.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स संघातत्वमापन्नो भूमित्वमनुगच्छति

English

You had a great sacrificial post, wholly of gold, as you conquered, where you gave away tens of thousands of thousands of cows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मानसभूतोत्पत्तिकथने त-यशीत्यधिकशततमोध्याय:

English

When you, sacrificing, went around the whole earth by the throw of the staff according to rule, what was then in your heart?

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्माने सृष्टिके आदिमें रचा था। ये ही इन समस्त लोकोंमें व्याप्त हैं

English

I do not see your golden pitcher, your parasol or your fan; and I do not see the garland Brahma gave you, lord of the asuras."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पञ्चानामेव भूतत्वं कथं समुपपद्यते

English

[Bali said:] "You do not see my pitcher, parasol or fan, nor will you see the garland Brahma gave me, Vasava.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाँचको ही “भूत” कहना कहाँतक युक्तिसंगत है?

English

You ask me about my jewels hidden in a cave; when my time comes, then you will see them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तेषां महाभूतशब्दोडयमुपपद्यते

English

This is not fitting for your fame or your family, that one of full fortune should boast to one without fortune.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथिवी चात्र संघात: शरीरं पाज्चभौतिकम्

English

The wise, who have trained wisdom, are satisfied with knowledge, patient and good, neither grieve in sorrows nor rejoice in prosperity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थावराणां न दृश्यन्ते शरीरे पजच धातव:

English

You, Purandara, boast with a common mind; when you become as I am, you will not speak so."