Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृच्छे त्वां शुकमेनं त्वं कस्मान्न त्यजसि द्रुमम्

English

" Yudhishthira said, 'O grandsire, O wisest of men, O thou that art learned in all the scriptures, I have listened to this great story, O foremost of intelligent men. I am desirous of again hearing the recital of some history full of religious instruction, and it behoves thee to gratify me. O lord of Earth, tell me if any householder has ever succeeded in conquering Mrityu by the practice of virtue. Do thou recite this to me with all details!'

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुदीर्घमतिनि:श्वस्य दीनो वाक्यमुवाच ह

English

[Bhishma said:] Hear, Yudhishthira, the secret of the sages: by what goal is gained that is long wished in the next life.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुकस्य दृढ्भत्तित्वात् श्रीमत्तां प्राप स द्रुम:

English

With whatever body a man does whatever deed, with that body he enjoys the fruit of it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृढ़भक्तिके कारण वह वृक्ष पूर्ववत् श्रीसम्पन्न हो गया

English

In whatever state one does good or bad, in that state he enjoys it, birth after birth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आयुषोन्‍्ते महाराज प्राप शक्रसलोकताम्

English

Deeds done are never lost here by the five senses; they are always his witnesses, and the sixth is the self.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रलोकको प्राप्त हुआ

English

One may give the eye, give the mind, give kind speech, follow and attend: that is a sacrifice with five fees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वार्थसिद्धि लभते शुकं प्राप्य यथा द्रुम:

English

One who gives untroubled food to a weary traveller not seen before has great fruit of merit.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैवे पुरुषकारे च किंस्वित् श्रेष्ठतरं भवेत्

English

For those lying on bare ground there are houses and beds, for the one clad in bark and rags garments and ornaments,

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहण दिया जाता है

English

vehicles, seats and carriages for the ascetic, self-yoked; for one lying near the fires, human rulership is said.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुमसे पूछता हूँ कि अब इस वृक्षको क्‍यों नहीं छोड़ देते हो?”

English

"Bhishma said, 'This ancient history is recited as an illustration of the subject of the conquest by a householder, over Mrityu, through the practice of virtue. The Prajapati Manu had a son, O king, of the name of the Ikshwaku. Of that king, illustrious as Surya, were born a hundred sons. His tenth son, O Bharata, was named Dasaswa, and this virtuous prince of infallible prowess became the king of Mahismati. Dasaswa's son, O king, was a righteous prince whose mind was constantly devoted to the practice of truth and charity and devotion. He was known by the name of Madiraswa and ruled over the Earth as her lord. He was constantly devoted to the study of the Vedas as also of the science of arms. Madiraswa's son was the king named Dyutimat who possessed great good fortune and power and strength and energy. Dyutimat's son was the highly devout and pious king who was famous in all the worlds under the name of Suvira. His soul was intent on religion and he possessed wealth like another Indra, the lord of the deities. Suvira too had a son who was invincible in battle, and who was the best of all warriors and known by the name of Sudurjaya. And Durjya too, possessed of a body like that of Indra, had a son who beamed with splendour like that of fire. He was the great monarch named Duryodhana who was one of the foremost of royal sages. Indra used to pour rain profusely in the kingdom of this monarch, who never fled from the battlefield and was possessed of valour like unto Indra himself. The cities and the kingdom of this king were filled with riches and gems and cattle and grain of various kinds. There was no miser in his kingdom nor any person afflicted with distress or poverty. Nor was there in his kingdom any person that was weak in body or afflicted with disease. That king was very clever, smooth in speech, without envy, a

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहो विज्ञानमित्येवं मनसा पूजितस्तत:ः

English

master of his passions, of a righteous soul, full of compassion, endued with prowess, and not given to boasting. He performed sacrifices, and was self-restrained and intelligent, devoted to Brahmanas and Truth. He never humiliated others, and was charitable, and learned in the Vedas and the Vedanta. The celestial river Narmada, auspicious and sacred and of cool waters, in her own nature, O Bharata, courted him. He begot upon that river, a lotus-eyed daughter, by name Sudarsana, who was, O king, endued with great beauty. No creature, O Yudhisthira, had ever been born before among womankind, that was, possessed of such beauty as that excellent damsel who was the daughter of Duryodhana. The god Agni himself courted the beautiful princess Sudarsana, and taking the shape of a Brahmana, O monarch, sought her hand from the king. The king was unwilling to give his daughter in marriage to the Brahmana

हिन्दी अर्थ

है!” ऐसा कहकर उन्होंने मनसे ही उसका आदर किया

English

One should give foot-water, a seat, a lamp, food and shelter for the honouring of a guest: that is a sacrifice with five fees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विजानन्नपि तां प्रीतिं पप्रच्छ बलसूदन:

English

For one who practises hero's posture, hero's bed and hero's station, his worlds are imperishable and go with every desire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुभकर्म करनेवाले उस परम धर्मात्मा शुकसे पूछा--

English

One may gain wealth by giving, authority by silence, enjoyments by austerity, and life by celibacy, lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किमर्थ सेवसे वृक्ष यदा महदिदं वनम्

English

Beauty, lordship, health and non-violence are the fruit; for eaters of fruit and roots, kingship; and for eaters of leaves, heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सेवन किसलिये करते हो?

English

By fasting unto death, kingship and happiness everywhere are said; by truth one gains heaven; by initiation, an excellent family.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुभा: पर्याप्तसंचारा विद्यन्तेडस्मिन् महावने

English

Rich in cows by the vegetable initiation, going to heaven by eating grass, a woman who bathes three times and drinks air would gain a sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं, जो सुन्दर हैं तथा जिनपर पक्षियोंके संचारके लिये योग्य पर्याप्त स्थान हैं

English

One who lives on water, a twice-born always with fire, purified, kingship for one who undertakes the desert, the vault of heaven for the fasting.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विमृश्य प्रज्ञया धीर जहीम॑ स्थविरं द्रुमम्

English

Fasting, initiation and consecration, O king, done for twelve years, is distinguished from hero's station.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खींचकर दीनभावसे यह बात कही--

English

Having studied all the Vedas one is freed at once from sorrow; moving in mental dharma one would gain the world of heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्राभवत् तव प्रश्नस्तन्निबोध सुराधिप

English

The thirst that is hard for the evil-minded to leave, that does not age as one ages, that is the disease ending in death: to one who leaves it, there is happiness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनृशंस्याभियुक्तस्य भक्तस्यानन्यगस्य च

English

As among thousands of cows the calf finds its mother, so deeds done before follow the doer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सद्भावनाको व्यर्थ बनानेकी चेष्टा क्यों करते हैं?”

English

As flowers and fruits, unurged, do not pass their own season, so a deed done earlier.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुक्रोशश्व साधूनां सदा प्रीति प्रयच्छति

English

As one ages, hair ages, teeth age, eye and ear age, but thirst alone does not age.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शक्तिहीन हो गया तब इसे छोड़कर चल दूँ--यह कैसे हो सकता है?”

English

By what one pleases the father, by that Prajapati is pleased; by what one pleases the mother, by that earth is honoured; by what one pleases the teacher, by that Brahman is honoured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुककी दयालुतासे संतुष्ट हो उससे कहा--

English

All duties are honoured by him by whom these three are honoured; for him by whom these are not honoured, all rites are fruitless.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आनुृ्शंस्यपरो नित्यं तस्य वृक्षस्य सम्भवम्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Hearing Bhishma's words, the bulls of the Kurus were astonished and became glad in mind and full of joy.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहलेकी ही भाँति हरा-भरा हो जाय”

English

What is fruitless when applied in a mantra, what is fruitless when Soma is pressed, what is fruitless when poured in the fire, all that is fruitless when said.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने तुरंत ही उस वृक्षको अमृतसे सींच दिया

English

This is what was said by the sage; I have told it, lord; in the gaining of the fruit of good and bad, what more do you wish to hear?

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरा वसिष्ठो भगवान् पितामहमपृच्छत

English

who was poor and not of the same rank with himself. Thereupon Agni vanished from his great sacrifice. The king, grieved at heart, then addressed the Brahmanas, saying,— Of what sin have I, ye excellent Brahmanas, or you, been guilty, that Agni should disappear from this sacrifice, even as good done unto wicked men disappears from their estimation. Great, indeed, must that sin of ours be for which Agni has thus disappeared. Either must the sin be yours, or, it must be mine. Do you fully investigate the matter.— Then hearing the king's words, O foremost prince of Bharata's race, the Brahmanas, restraining speech, sought with concentrated faculties the protection of the god of fire. The divine carrier of oblations, resplendent as the autumnal Sun, appeared before them, enveloping his self in glorious refulgence. The high-souled Agni then addressed those excellent Brahmanas, saying,— I seek the daughter of Duryodhana for my own self. At this all those Brahmanas were struck with wonder, and rising on the morrow, they related to the king what had been said by the fire-god. The wise monarch, hearing the words of those utterers of Brahma, was delighted at heart, and said,— Be it so.— The king craved a boon of the illustrious fire-god as the marriage dower,— Do thou, O Agni, deign to remain always with us here.— Be it so— said the divine Agni to that lord of Earth. For this reason Agni has always been present in the kingdom of Mahismati to this day, and was seen by Sahadeva in course of his conquering expedition to the south. Then the king gave his daughter, dressed in new garments and decked with jewels, to the high-souled deity, and Agni too accepted, according to Vedic rites, the princess Sudarsana as his bride, even as he accepts libations of clarified butter at sacrifices, Agni was well pleased with her appearance, her beauty, grace, character, and nobility of birth, and was minded to beget offspring upon her. And a son by Agni, of the name of Sudarsana, was soon born of her. Sudarsana also was, in appearance, as beautiful as the full moon, and even in his childhood he attained to a knowledge of the supreme and everlasting Brahma. There was also a king of the name of Oghavat, who was the grandfather of Nriga. He had a daughter of the name of Oghavati, and a son too of the name of Ogharatha born unto him. King Oghavat gave his daughter Oghavati,

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वत्र ही फल देता है। बिना किये हुए कर्मका फल कहीं नहीं भोगा जाता

English

[Yudhishthira said:] Even in the highest distress, in what does your mind dwell, in the whole world of men, here and hereafter?

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाकर्मशीलं नाशूरं तथा नैवातपस्विनम्

English

[Bhishma said:] I envy the twice-born, whose wealth is the supreme Brahman, whose conviction is heaven, whose means are austerity and study.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स एष भगवान् विष्णु: समुद्रे तप्पते तप:

English

I envy those whose elders and children bear the burden of their fathers and grandfathers and do not sink.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विष्णु समुद्रमें रहकर तपस्या करते हैं

English

I envy those who are trained in the sciences, self-controlled, sweet-spoken, endowed with learning and conduct, and always knowers of syllables, the good,

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोको हैवं समालक्ष्य उदासीनो भवेन्ननु

English

whose speeches in assemblies, like flocks of swans, of auspicious form, lovely, with voices like divine thunder-clouds,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भाग्यको ही देखते हुए कर्म करनेसे उदासीन हो जायेँ

English

rightly pronounced, are heard, Yudhishthira, bringing happiness here and hereafter to the king who listens.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वृथा श्राम्यति सम्प्राप्प पतिं क्लीबमिवाड़्ना

English

And those who are their listeners, always honoured in the assembly, joined with the qualities of realisation, I envy them too.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा त्रिदशलोके हि भयमल्पेन जायते

English

And those who, restrained, always give brahmanas well-prepared, pure and good food to satisfy them, Yudhishthira, I envy them too, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और पुरुषार्थमें कौन श्रेष्ठ है?

English

beautiful as a goddess, to the learned Sudarsana for wife. Sudarsana, O king, leading the life of a householder with Oghavati, used to dwell in Kurukshetra with her. This intelligent prince of blazing energy took the vow, O lord, of conquering Death by leading the life of even a householder. The son of Agni, O king, said to Oghavati,— Do thou never act contrary to (the wishes of) those that seek our hospitality. Thou shouldst make no scruple about the means by which guests are to be welcomed, even if thou have to offer thy own person. O beautiful one, this vow is always present in the mind, since for householders, there is no higher virtue than hospitality accorded to guests. Do thou always bear this in mind without ever doubting it, if my words be any authority with thee. O sinless and blessed one, if thou hast any faith in me, do thou never disregard a guest whether I be at thy side or at a distance from thee! Unto him, with hands clasped and placed on her head, Oghavati replied, saying,— 'I shall leave nothing undone of what thou commandest me.— Then Mrityu, O king, desiring to over-reach Sudarsana, began to watch him for finding out his lathes. On a certain occasion, when the son of Agni went out to fetch firewood from the forest, a graceful Brahmana sought the hospitality of Oghavati with these words:— O beautiful lady, if thou hast any faith in the virtue of hospitality as prescribed for householders, then I would request thee to extend the rites of hospitality to me to-day.— The princess of great fame, thus addressed by that Brahmana, O king, welcomed him according to the rites prescribed in the Vedas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच मधुरं वाक्यमर्थवद्धेतुभूषितम्

English

I should be blessed if I were again even a brahmana, gentle one, born in a family whose course is dharma, whose end is austerity and learning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बीजादू बीज॑ प्रभवति बीजादेव फलं स्मृतम्

English

No one in this world is dearer to me than you, Pandava; and brahmanas are dearer to me than you, bull of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकट होता है और बीजसे ही फलकी उत्पत्ति मानी जाती है

English

As brahmins are dearer to me than you, lifter of the Kurus, by that truth may I go to the worlds where Shantanu is.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुकृते दुष्कृते वापि तादृश॑ लभते फलम्

English

Neither my father nor my father's father, nor other kinsmen, were dearer to me than brahmanas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार पुण्य या पाप--जैसा कर्म किया जाता है वैसा ही फल मिलता है

English

I know of no wrong of mine toward brahmanas here, small or large, known to the good by their deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा पुरुषकारेण विना हैवं न सिध्यति

English

By whatever I have done toward brahmanas, in deed, thought or word, scorcher of foes, I am not tormented today.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षेत्रत्रीणसमायोगात् ततः सस्यं समृद्ध्यते

English

They call me friend of brahmanas, and I am pleased by that speech; this is held to be the highest of all purifiers.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संसारमें प्रत्यक्ष दिखायी देती है

English

I see the spotless, pure worlds that brahmanas go to; to them I must go, soon and for long.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतं फलति सर्वत्र नाकृतं भुज्यते क्वचित्

English

As the husband is the refuge and dharma of women in the world, Yudhishthira, he is god, he is the goal and no other, so for a kshatriya are the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अकृती लभते भ्रष्ट: क्षते क्षारावसेचनम्

English

A hundred-year-old kshatriya and a ten-year-old brahmana are to be known as father and son; of them the brahmana is father.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्मानसे भ्रष्ट होकर घावपर नमक छिड़कनेके समान असहा दुःख भोगता है

English

A woman in the husband's absence takes the brother-in-law as husband; the earth, in lack of a brahmana, takes a kshatriya as husband.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्पते कर्मणा सर्व न हैवादकृतात्मना

English

Therefore brahmanas are to be protected like sons, served like teachers, and tended like fire, best of the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्व पुरुषकारेण कृतेनेहोपलभ्यते

English

The straight, the good, truthful, delighting in the good of all beings: one should always attend upon such twice-born, even when angry like venomous snakes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्यलोकसे देवलोकको गये हैं

English

One should always fear the splendour and the austerity, Yudhishthira; both, splendour and austerity, should be given up.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीक्षापि दुर्लभा भोक्तुं तथैवाकृतकर्मभि:

English

The effort of both of them is quick: angry ascetic brahmanas, great king, would kill.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपभोग नहीं कर सकते

English

More will be given in both if from a brahmana without anger; one should make the remainder from both, and not leave the remainder of what is given.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैश्य: पुरुषकारेण शूद्र: शुश्रूषया श्रियम्

English

As a herdsman with staff in hand is always steady among cows, so a kshatriya should protect brahmanas and Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पत्ति पाता है

English

Protect brahmanas of Brahman's splendour like sons, and look in their homes to see whether there is livelihood here.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसीको कुछ नहीं दे सकता

English

Having offered him a seat, and water to wash his feet, she enquired, saying,— What is thy business? What can I offer thee? The Brahmana said unto her,— My business is with thy person, O blessed one. Do thou act accordingly without any hesitation in thy mind. If the duties prescribed for householders be acceptable to thee, do thou, O princess, gratify me by offering up thy person to me.— Though tempted by the princess with offers of diverse other things, the Brahmana, however, did not ask for any other gift than the offer of her own person. Seeing him resolved, that lady, remembering the directions which had before been given to her by her husband, but overcome with shame, said, to that excellent Brahmana,— Be it so.— Remembering the words of her husband who was desirous of acquiring the virtue of householders, she cheerfully approached the regenerate Rishi. Meanwhile, the son of Agni, having collected his firewood, returned to his home. Mrityu, with his fierce and inexorable nature, was constantly by his side, even, as one attends upon one's devoted friend. When the son of Pavaka returned to his own hermitage, he called Oghavati by name, and (receiving no answer) repeatedly, exclaimed,— Whether art thou gone?— But the chaste lady, devoted to her husband, being then locked in the arms of that Brahmana, gave no reply to her husband. Indeed, that chaste woman, considering herself contaminated became speechless, overcome with shame. Sudarsana, addressing her again, exclaimed,— Where can my chaste wife be? Whither has she gone? Nothing can be of greater moment to me than this (her disappearance). Why does not that simple and truthful lady,

हिन्दी अर्थ

मिथ्याभिधानेनैकेन रसातलतलं गत:

English

[Yudhishthira said:] Tell me this in truth, best of upholders of dharma: the dharma of the wicked men who, having promised, do not give.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरा नृगश्न राजर्षि: कूकलासत्वमागत:

English

[Bhishma said:] He who, having promised, does not give, little or much, all his hopes are destroyed, like the fruit of a childless man.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुन: प्रत्याह्दतं चैव न हैवाद् भुजसंश्रयात्

English

In the night in which a sinner is born, and the night in which he dies, between these whatever good he did, Bharata, and whatever he offered, all of it is destroyed for him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कि ते हैवबलात् शापमुत्सृजन्ते न कर्मणा

English

On this, people who know the law books say these words; hearing them, best of Bharatas, with highest-applied understanding.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किसीको शाप देते हैं, पुरुषार्थके बलसे नहीं?

English

People who know the law books also recite this: he is freed by a thousand dark-eared horses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोभमोहसमापन्नं न हैवं त्रायते नरम्

English

On this they recite this ancient Itihasa, the conversation of a jackal and a monkey, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा कर्मसमायुक्त हैवं साधु विवर्धते

English

They were friends once in the human state, scorcher of foes, and were born into other wombs, a jackal and a monkey.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषार्थका सहारा पाकर हैवका बल विशेष बढ़ जाता है

English

Then, to the jackal eating corpses in the middle of a cremation ground, the monkey, looking and remembering their former birth, said:

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथं कर्म विना हैवं स्थास्यति स्थापयिष्यति

English

devoted to her husband, alas, answer to my call today as she used to do before with sweet smiles? Then that Brahmana, who was within the hut, thus replied to Sudarsana,— Do thou learn, O son of Pavaka, that a Brahmana guest has arrived, and though tempted by this thy wife with diverse other offers of welcome, I have, O best of Brahmanas, desired only her person, and this fair-faced lady is engaged in welcoming me with due rites. Thou art at liberty to do whatever thou thinkest to be suitable to this occasion. Mrityu, armed with the iron club, pursued the Rishi at that moment, desirous of compassing the destruction of one that would, he thought, deviate from his promise. Sudarsana was struck with wonder, but casting off all jealousy and anger by look, word, deed, or thought, said,— Do thou enjoy thyself, O Brahmana. It is a great pleasure to me. A householder obtain the highest merit by honouring a guest. It is said by the learned that, as regards the householder, there is no higher merit than what results unto him from a guest departing from his house after having been duly honoured by him. My life, my wife, and whatever other worldly possessions I have, are all dedicated to the use of my guests. Even this is the vow that I have taken. As I have truly made this statement, by that truth, O Brahmana, I shall attain to the knowledge of Self. O foremost of virtuous men, the five elements, viz., fire, air, earth, water, and sky, and the mind, the intellect and the Soul, and time and space and the ten organs of sense, are all present in the bodies of men, and always witness the good and evil deeds that men do. This truth has today been uttered by me, and let the gods bless me for it or destroy me if I have spoken falsely. At this, O Bharata, there arose in all directions, in repeated echoes, a voice, crying,— This is true, this is not false. Then that Brahmana came out of the hovel, and like the wind rising and encompassing both Earth and sky, and making the three worlds echo with Vedic sounds, and calling that virtuous man by name, and congratulating him said,— O sinless one, I am Dharma; All glory to thee. I came here, O truth-loving one, to try thee, and I am well pleased with thee by knowing thee to be virtuous. Thou hast subdued and conquered Mrityu who always has pursued thee, seeking thy laches? O best of men, no one in the three worlds has the

हिन्दी अर्थ

कैसे स्थिर रहेगा और कैसे वह दूसरोंको स्थिर रख सकेगा

English

Thus addressed, the jackal replied to the monkey: "Having promised a brahmana, I did not fulfil it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यासडूं जनयन्त्युग्रमात्माभिभवशड्कया

English

For that I have fallen into a sinful womb, monkey; therefore, hungry, I eat food of this kind."

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्ममें विघ्न उपस्थित हो जाय)

English

This I heard, king, said by a brahmana, a knower of dharma, telling an ancient holy story.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं त्रिदशलोकेपि प्राप्यन्ते बहवो गुणा:

English

I heard it also further from Krishna, lord of men, Pandava, telling a story to a brahmana before.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मैव हात्मन: साक्षी कृतस्याप्यकृतस्य च

English

Thus brahmanas always instruct me: what has been promised should be given; brahmanas should not be made to hope in vain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुण्यशील नर प्राप्य कि हैवं प्रकरिष्यति

English

A brahmana, by hope formerly aroused, lord of the earth, is remembered as like a fire well kindled and blazing.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाकर हैव क्‍या करेगा?

English

Whom he looks upon in anger, because of hope earlier aroused, he burns, king, like fire consuming dry grass.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनरारोपित: स्वर्ग दौहित्रै: पुण्यकर्मभि:

English

And when he is pleased, he welcomes with a word, and becomes like an antidote in his domain, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐल इत्यभिविख्यात: स्वर्ग प्राप्तो महीपति:

English

Sons, grandsons, animals, kinsmen, ministers, the city and the country flourish as if by a desired act of peace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भाषणके दोषसे रसातलको चले गये

English

This is seen as the highest splendour of a brahmana here, like the thousand-rayed sun on the surface of the earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरुषार्थसे वे पातालवासी बना दिये गये

English

Therefore, Yudhishthira, what has been promised must be given here, if one wishes to attain a good birth, best of Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रस्थित हुए, उस समय हैवने उसे आकर क्‍यों नहीं रोका

English

By a gift to a brahmana certainly the unsurpassed heaven can be attained, especially; for giving is a great act.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैशम्पायनविप्रर्षि: कि हैवेन न वारित:

English

From gifts here gods and ancestors live; therefore food should be given to brahmanas by one who knows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये थे तो भी हैवने उन्हें स्वर्ग जानेसे क्‍यों नहीं रोका

English

A brahmana is called a great sacred ford, best of Bharatas; at no time should a brahmana go away unhonoured.