Chapter 128

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
mitraiḥ prahīyamāṇasya bahvamitrasya kā gatiḥ |
rājñaḥ saṃkṣīṇakośasya balahīnasya bhārata || 1 ||
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duṣṭāmātyasahāyasya srutamantrasya sarvataḥ |
rājyātpracyavamānasya gatimanyāmapaśyataḥ || 2 ||
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paracakrābhiyātasya durbalasya balīyasā |
asaṃvihitarāṣṭrasya deśakālāvajānataḥ || 3 ||
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aprāpyaṃ ca bhavetsāntvaṃ bhedo vāpyatipīḍanāt |
jīvitaṃ cārthahetorvā tatra kiṃ sukṛtaṃ bhavet || 4 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
guhyaṃ mā dharmamaprākṣīratīva bharatarṣabha |
apṛṣṭo notsahe vaktuṃ dharmamenaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 5 ||
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dharmo hyaṇīyānvacanādbuddheśca bharatarṣabha |
śrutvopāsya sadācāraiḥ sādhurbhavati sa kvacit || 6 ||
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karmaṇā buddhipūrveṇa bhavatyāḍhyo na vā punaḥ |
tādṛśo'yamanupraśnaḥ sa vyavasyastvayā dhiyā || 7 ||
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upāyaṃ dharmabahulaṃ yātrārthaṃ śṛṇu bhārata |
nāhametādṛśaṃ dharmaṃ bubhūṣe dharmakāraṇāt |
duḥkhādāna ihāḍhyeṣu syāttu paścātkṣamo mataḥ || 8 ||
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anugamya gatīnāṃ ca sarvāsāmeva niścayam |
yathā yathā hi puruṣo nityaṃ śāstramavekṣate |
tathā tathā vijānāti vijñānaṃ cāsya rocate || 9 ||
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avijñānādayogaśca puruṣasyopajāyate |
avijñānādayogo hi yogo bhūtikaraḥ punaḥ || 10 ||
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aśaṅkamāno vacanamanasūyuridaṃ śṛṇu |
rājñaḥ kośakṣayādeva jāyate balasaṃkṣayaḥ || 11 ||
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kośaṃ saṃjanayedrājā nirjalebhyo yathā jalam |
kālaṃ prāpyānugṛhṇīyādeṣa dharmo'tra sāṃpratam || 12 ||
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upāyadharmaṃ prāpyainaṃ pūrvairācaritaṃ janaiḥ |
anyo dharmaḥ samarthānāmāpatsvanyaśca bhārata || 13 ||
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prākkośaḥ procyate dharmo buddhirdharmādgarīyasī |
dharmaṃ prāpya nyāyavṛttimabalīyānna vindati || 14 ||
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yasmāddhanasyopapattirekāntena na vidyate |
tasmādāpadyadharmo'pi śrūyate dharmalakṣaṇaḥ || 15 ||
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adharmo jāyate yasminniti vai kavayo viduḥ |
anantaraḥ kṣatriyasya iti vai vicikitsase || 16 ||
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yathāsya dharmo na glāyenneyācchatruvaśaṃ yathā |
tatkartavyamihetyāhurnātmānamavasādayet || 17 ||
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sannātmā naiva dharmasya na parasya na cātmanaḥ |
sarvopāyairujjihīrṣedātmānamiti niścayaḥ || 18 ||
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tatra dharmavidāṃ tāta niścayo dharmanaipuṇe |
udyamo jīvanaṃ kṣatre bāhuvīryāditi śrutiḥ || 19 ||
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kṣatriyo vṛttisaṃrodhe kasya nādātumarhati |
anyatra tāpasasvācca brāhmaṇasvācca bhārata || 20 ||
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yathā vai brāhmaṇaḥ sīdannayājyamapi yājayet |
abhojyānnāni cāśnīyāttathedaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ || 21 ||
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pīḍitasya kimadvāramutpatho nidhṛtasya vā |
advārataḥ pradravati yadā bhavati pīḍitaḥ || 22 ||
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tasya kośabalajyānyā sarvalokaparābhavaḥ |
bhaikṣacaryā na vihitā na ca viṭśūdrajīvikā || 23 ||
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svadharmānantarā vṛttiryānyānanupajīvataḥ |
vahataḥ prathamaṃ kalpamanukalpena jīvanam || 24 ||
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āpadgatena dharmāṇāmanyāyenopajīvanam |
api hyetadbrāhmaṇeṣu dṛṣṭaṃ vṛttiparikṣaye || 25 ||
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kṣatriye saṃśayaḥ kaḥ syādityetanniścitaṃ sadā |
ādadīta viśiṣṭebhyo nāvasīdetkathaṃcana || 26 ||
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hantāraṃ rakṣitāraṃ ca prajānāṃ kṣatriyaṃ viduḥ |
tasmātsaṃrakṣatā kāryamādānaṃ kṣatrabandhunā || 27 ||
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anyatra rājanhiṃsāyā vṛttirnehāsti kasyacit |
apyaraṇyasamutthasya ekasya carato muneḥ || 28 ||
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na śaṅkhalikhitāṃ vṛttiṃ śakyamāsthāya jīvitum |
viśeṣataḥ kuruśreṣṭha prajāpālanamīpsatā || 29 ||
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parasparābhisaṃrakṣā rājñā rāṣṭreṇa cāpadi |
nityameveha kartavyā eṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 30 ||
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rājā rāṣṭraṃ yathāpatsu dravyaughaiḥ parirakṣati |
rāṣṭreṇa rājā vyasane parirakṣyastathā bhavet || 31 ||
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kośaṃ daṇḍaṃ balaṃ mitraṃ yadanyadapi saṃcitam |
na kurvītāntaraṃ rāṣṭre rājā parigate kṣudhā || 32 ||
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bījaṃ bhaktena saṃpādyamiti dharmavido viduḥ |
atraitacchambarasyāhurmahāmāyasya darśanam || 33 ||
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dhiktasya jīvitaṃ rājño rāṣṭre yasyāvasīdati |
avṛttyāntyamanuṣyo'pi yo vai veda śibervacaḥ || 34 ||
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rājñaḥ kośabalaṃ mūlaṃ kośamūlaṃ punarbalam |
tanmūlaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ dharmamūlāḥ punaḥ prajāḥ || 35 ||
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nānyānapīḍayitveha kośaḥ śakyaḥ kuto balam |
tadarthaṃ pīḍayitvā ca doṣaṃ na prāptumarhati || 36 ||
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akāryamapi yajñārthaṃ kriyate yajñakarmasu |
etasmātkāraṇādrājā na doṣaṃ prāptumarhati || 37 ||
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arthārthamanyadbhavati viparītamathāparam |
anarthārthamathāpyanyattatsarvaṃ hyarthalakṣaṇam |
evaṃ buddhyā saṃprapaśyenmedhāvī kāryaniścayam || 38 ||
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yajñārthamanyadbhavati yajñe nārthastathāparaḥ |
yajñasyārthārthamevānyattatsarvaṃ yajñasādhanam || 39 ||
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upamāmatra vakṣyāmi dharmatattvaprakāśinīm |
yūpaṃ chindanti yajñārthaṃ tatra ye paripanthinaḥ || 40 ||
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drumāḥ kecana sāmantā dhruvaṃ chindanti tānapi |
te cāpi nipatanto'nyānnighnanti ca vanaspatīn || 41 ||
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evaṃ kośasya mahato ye narāḥ paripanthinaḥ |
tānahatvā na paśyāmi siddhimatra paraṃtapa || 42 ||
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dhanena jayate lokāvubhau paramimaṃ tathā |
satyaṃ ca dharmavacanaṃ yathā nāstyadhanastathā || 43 ||
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sarvopāyairādadīta dhanaṃ yajñaprayojanam |
na tulyadoṣaḥ syādevaṃ kāryākāryeṣu bhārata || 44 ||
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naitau saṃbhavato rājankathaṃcidapi bhārata |
na hyaraṇyeṣu paśyāmi dhanavṛddhānahaṃ kvacit || 45 ||
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yadidaṃ dṛśyate vittaṃ pṛthivyāmiha kiṃcana |
mamedaṃ syānmamedaṃ syādityayaṃ kāṅkṣate janaḥ || 46 ||
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na ca rājyasamo dharmaḥ kaścidasti paraṃtapa |
dharmaṃ śaṃsanti te rājñāmāpadarthamito'nyathā || 47 ||
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dānena karmaṇā cānye tapasānye tapasvinaḥ |
buddhyā dākṣyeṇa cāpyanye cinvanti dhanasaṃcayān || 48 ||
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adhanaṃ durbalaṃ prāhurdhanena balavānbhavet |
sarvaṃ dhanavataḥ prāpyaṃ sarvaṃ tarati kośavān |
kośāddharmaśca kāmaśca paro lokastathāpyayam || 49 ||
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