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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107

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युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
शतायुरुक्तः पुरुषः शतवीर्यश्च वैदिके ।
कस्मान्म्रियन्ते पुरुषा बाला अपि पितामह ॥१॥
1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
śatāyuruktaḥ puruṣaḥ śatavīryaśca vaidike ,
kasmānmriyante puruṣā bālā api pitāmaha.
1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca śatāyuḥ uktaḥ puruṣaḥ śatavīryaḥ ca
vaidike kasmāt mriyante puruṣāḥ bālāḥ api pitāmaha
1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca pitāmaha vaidike puruṣaḥ śatāyuḥ
śatavīryaḥ ca uktaḥ kasmāt bālāḥ api puruṣāḥ mriyante
1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "Grandfather, in the Vedic (scriptures), a person is said to possess a lifespan of a hundred years and a hundred powers. Why then do people die, even children?"
आयुष्मान्केन भवति स्वल्पायुर्वापि मानवः ।
केन वा लभते कीर्तिं केन वा लभते श्रियम् ॥२॥
2. āyuṣmānkena bhavati svalpāyurvāpi mānavaḥ ,
kena vā labhate kīrtiṁ kena vā labhate śriyam.
2. āyuṣmān kena bhavati svalpāyuḥ vā api mānavaḥ
kena vā labhate kīrtim kena vā labhate śriyam
2. mānavaḥ kena āyuṣmān bhavati ? vā api kena svalpāyuḥ
(bhavati) ? kena vā kīrtim labhate ? kena vā śriyam labhate ?
2. By what means does a human become long-lived, or conversely, short-lived? By what does one achieve renown, and by what does one attain prosperity?
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण जपैर्होमैस्तथौषधैः ।
जन्मना यदि वाचारात्तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥३॥
3. tapasā brahmacaryeṇa japairhomaistathauṣadhaiḥ ,
janmanā yadi vācārāttanme brūhi pitāmaha.
3. tapasā brahmacaryeṇa japaiḥ homaiḥ tathā auṣadhaiḥ
janmanā yadi vā ācārāt tat me brūhi pitāmaha
3. pitāmaha me tat brūhi yadi tapasā brahmacaryeṇa
japaiḥ homaiḥ tathā auṣadhaiḥ vā janmanā vā ācārāt
3. Grandfather, tell me, is it through ascetic practice (tapas), celibacy (brahmacarya), chanting (japa), Vedic fire rituals (homa), or medicines? Or is it by birth, or by one's conduct (ācāra)?
भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यन्मां त्वमनुपृच्छसि ।
अल्पायुर्येन भवति दीर्घायुर्वापि मानवः ॥४॥
4. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra te vartayiṣyāmi yanmāṁ tvamanupṛcchasi ,
alpāyuryena bhavati dīrghāyurvāpi mānavaḥ.
4. bhīṣma uvāca atra te vartayiṣyāmi yat mām tvam
anupṛcchasi alpayuḥ yena bhavati dīrghāyuḥ vā api mānavaḥ
4. bhīṣma uvāca atra te vartayiṣyāmi yat tvam mām
anupṛcchasi yena mānavaḥ alpayuḥ vā api dīrghāyuḥ bhavati
4. Bhīṣma said: "Regarding that which you ask of me, I shall now explain here how a human being becomes short-lived or long-lived."
येन वा लभते कीर्तिं येन वा लभते श्रियम् ।
यथा च वर्तन्पुरुषः श्रेयसा संप्रयुज्यते ॥५॥
5. yena vā labhate kīrtiṁ yena vā labhate śriyam ,
yathā ca vartanpuruṣaḥ śreyasā saṁprayujyate.
5. yena vā labhate kīrtim yena vā labhate śriyam
yathā ca vartan puruṣaḥ śreyasā saṃprayujyate
5. puruṣaḥ yena vā kīrtim labhate,
yena vā śriyam labhate,
ca yathā vartan,
śreyasā saṃprayujyate
5. By which one gains fame and by which one gains prosperity; the way a person conducts himself, he becomes associated with welfare.
आचाराल्लभते ह्यायुराचाराल्लभते श्रियम् ।
आचारात्कीर्तिमाप्नोति पुरुषः प्रेत्य चेह च ॥६॥
6. ācārāllabhate hyāyurācārāllabhate śriyam ,
ācārātkīrtimāpnoti puruṣaḥ pretya ceha ca.
6. ācārāt labhate hi āyuḥ ācārāt labhate śriyam
ācārāt kīrtim āpnoti puruṣaḥ pretya ca iha ca
6. puruṣaḥ ācārāt hi āyuḥ labhate,
ācārāt śriyam labhate,
ācārāt ca pretya iha ca kīrtim āpnoti
6. Through proper conduct (ācāra), one obtains longevity, and through proper conduct, one obtains prosperity. A person attains fame through proper conduct both after death and in this world.
दुराचारो हि पुरुषो नेहायुर्विन्दते महत् ।
त्रसन्ति यस्माद्भूतानि तथा परिभवन्ति च ॥७॥
7. durācāro hi puruṣo nehāyurvindate mahat ,
trasanti yasmādbhūtāni tathā paribhavanti ca.
7. durācāraḥ hi puruṣaḥ na iha āyuḥ vindate mahat
trasanti yasmāt bhūtāni tathā paribhavanti ca
7. hi,
durācāraḥ puruṣaḥ iha mahat āyuḥ na vindate.
yasmāt bhūtāni trasanti tathā ca paribhavanti
7. Indeed, a person of bad conduct does not attain great longevity in this world. This is because living beings fear him and also despise him.
तस्मात्कुर्यादिहाचारं य इच्छेद्भूतिमात्मनः ।
अपि पापशरीरस्य आचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम् ॥८॥
8. tasmātkuryādihācāraṁ ya icchedbhūtimātmanaḥ ,
api pāpaśarīrasya ācāro hantyalakṣaṇam.
8. tasmāt kuryāt iha ācāram yaḥ icchet bhūtim
ātmanaḥ api pāpaśarīrasya ācāraḥ hanti alakṣaṇam
8. tasmāt yaḥ ātmanaḥ bhūtim icchet,
saḥ iha ācāram kuryāt.
api pāpaśarīrasya ācāraḥ alakṣaṇam hanti
8. Therefore, whoever desires his own welfare (ātman) should practice proper conduct (ācāra) in this world. Even for a person with a sinful body, proper conduct (ācāra) destroys inauspicious signs.
आचारलक्षणो धर्मः सन्तश्चाचारलक्षणाः ।
साधूनां च यथा वृत्तमेतदाचारलक्षणम् ॥९॥
9. ācāralakṣaṇo dharmaḥ santaścācāralakṣaṇāḥ ,
sādhūnāṁ ca yathā vṛttametadācāralakṣaṇam.
9. ācāralakṣaṇaḥ dharmaḥ santaḥ ca ācāralakṣaṇāḥ
sādhūnām ca yathā vṛttam etat ācāralakṣaṇam
9. dharmaḥ ācāralakṣaṇaḥ santaḥ ca ācāralakṣaṇāḥ
ca sādhūnām yathā vṛttam etat ācāralakṣaṇam
9. Good conduct defines the natural law (dharma); virtuous individuals are themselves characterized by good conduct. The behavior of noble persons is indeed the very essence of good conduct.
अप्यदृष्टं श्रुतं वापि पुरुषं धर्मचारिणम् ।
भूतिकर्माणि कुर्वाणं तं जनाः कुर्वते प्रियम् ॥१०॥
10. apyadṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ vāpi puruṣaṁ dharmacāriṇam ,
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇaṁ taṁ janāḥ kurvate priyam.
10. api adṛṣṭam śrutam vā api puruṣam dharmacāriṇam
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇam tam janāḥ kurvate priyam
10. janāḥ adṛṣṭam vā śrutam api api dharmacāriṇam
bhūtikarmāṇi kurvāṇam tam puruṣam priyam kurvate
10. People hold dear even a person who is unseen or unheard, provided he follows natural law (dharma) and performs actions conducive to prosperity.
ये नास्तिका निष्क्रियाश्च गुरुशास्त्रातिलङ्घिनः ।
अधर्मज्ञा दुराचारास्ते भवन्ति गतायुषः ॥११॥
11. ye nāstikā niṣkriyāśca guruśāstrātilaṅghinaḥ ,
adharmajñā durācārāste bhavanti gatāyuṣaḥ.
11. ye nāstikāḥ niṣkriyāḥ ca guruśāstrātilaṅghinaḥ
adharmajñāḥ durācārāḥ te bhavanti gatāyuṣaḥ
11. ye nāstikāḥ ca niṣkriyāḥ guruśāstrātilaṅghinaḥ
adharmajñāḥ durācārāḥ te gatāyuṣaḥ bhavanti
11. Those who are atheists, inactive in good deeds, who transgress the teachings of gurus and scriptures, who are ignorant of natural law (dharma), and who practice bad conduct - they become short-lived.
विशीला भिन्नमर्यादा नित्यं संकीर्णमैथुनाः ।
अल्पायुषो भवन्तीह नरा निरयगामिनः ॥१२॥
12. viśīlā bhinnamaryādā nityaṁ saṁkīrṇamaithunāḥ ,
alpāyuṣo bhavantīha narā nirayagāminaḥ.
12. viśīlāḥ bhinnamaryādāḥ nityam saṃkīrṇamaithunāḥ
alpāyuṣaḥ bhavanti iha narāḥ nirayagāminaḥ
12. iha viśīlāḥ bhinnamaryādāḥ nityam saṃkīrṇamaithunāḥ
narāḥ alpāyuṣaḥ nirayagāminaḥ bhavanti
12. Men who are of immoral character, who transgress established boundaries, and who constantly engage in impure sexual acts, become short-lived in this world and are destined for hell.
सर्वलक्षणहीनोऽपि समुदाचारवान्नरः ।
श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति ॥१३॥
13. sarvalakṣaṇahīno'pi samudācāravānnaraḥ ,
śraddadhāno'nasūyaśca śataṁ varṣāṇi jīvati.
13. sarvalakṣaṇahīnaḥ api samudācāravān naraḥ
śraddadhānaḥ anasūyuḥ ca śatam varṣāṇi jīvati
13. naraḥ sarvalakṣaṇahīnaḥ api samudācāravān
śraddadhānaḥ ca anasūyuḥ śatam varṣāṇi jīvati
13. A person, even if devoid of all auspicious physical characteristics, but who possesses good conduct, is full of faith (śraddhā), and free from envy, lives for a hundred years.
अक्रोधनः सत्यवादी भूतानामविहिंसकः ।
अनसूयुरजिह्मश्च शतं वर्षाणि जीवति ॥१४॥
14. akrodhanaḥ satyavādī bhūtānāmavihiṁsakaḥ ,
anasūyurajihmaśca śataṁ varṣāṇi jīvati.
14. akrodhanaḥ satyavādī bhūtānām avihiṃsakaḥ
anasūyuḥ ajihmaḥ ca śatam varṣāṇi jīvati
14. akrodhanaḥ satyavādī bhūtānām avihiṃsakaḥ
anasūyuḥ ca ajihmaḥ (saḥ) śatam varṣāṇi jīvati
14. A person who is not prone to anger, speaks the truth, does not harm living beings, is free from envy, and is honest, lives for a hundred years.
लोष्टमर्दी तृणच्छेदी नखखादी च यो नरः ।
नित्योच्छिष्टः संकुसुको नेहायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१५॥
15. loṣṭamardī tṛṇacchedī nakhakhādī ca yo naraḥ ,
nityocchiṣṭaḥ saṁkusuko nehāyurvindate mahat.
15. loṣṭamardī tṛṇacchedī nakhakhādī ca yaḥ naraḥ nitya
ucchiṣṭaḥ saṃkusukaḥ na iha āyuḥ vindate mahat
15. yaḥ naraḥ loṣṭamardī tṛṇacchedī nakhakhādī ca nitya ucchiṣṭaḥ saṃkusukaḥ,
(saḥ) iha mahat āyuḥ na vindate
15. That person who crushes clods of earth, tears at grass, and bites their nails, who is always unclean and prone to complaining, does not attain a great lifespan in this world.
ब्राह्मे मुहूर्ते बुध्येत धर्मार्थौ चानुचिन्तयेत् ।
उत्थायाचम्य तिष्ठेत पूर्वां संध्यां कृताञ्जलिः ॥१६॥
16. brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau cānucintayet ,
utthāyācamya tiṣṭheta pūrvāṁ saṁdhyāṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ.
16. brāhme muhūrte budhyeta dharmārthau ca anucintayet
utthāya ācamya tiṣṭheta pūrvām saṃdhyām kṛtāñjaliḥ
16. (janaḥ) brāhme muhūrte budhyeta ca dharmārthau anucintayet
(saḥ) utthāya ācamya kṛtāñjaliḥ pūrvām saṃdhyām tiṣṭheta
16. One should awaken during the brāhma muhūrta (the auspicious hour before dawn) and contemplate the goals of righteousness (dharma) and material prosperity. Having risen and performed ritual sipping, one should stand with clasped hands for the morning twilight ritual.
एवमेवापरां संध्यां समुपासीत वाग्यतः ।
नेक्षेतादित्यमुद्यन्तं नास्तं यान्तं कदाचन ॥१७॥
17. evamevāparāṁ saṁdhyāṁ samupāsīta vāgyataḥ ,
nekṣetādityamudyantaṁ nāstaṁ yāntaṁ kadācana.
17. evam eva aparām sandhyām samupāsīta vāgyataḥ na
īkṣeta ādityam udyantam na astam yāntam kadācana
17. Likewise, one should observe the other twilight ritual (sandhyā), controlling one's speech. One should never gaze upon the rising sun, nor upon the setting sun.
ऋषयो दीर्घसंध्यत्वाद्दीर्घमायुरवाप्नुवन् ।
तस्मात्तिष्ठेत्सदा पूर्वां पश्चिमां चैव वाग्यतः ॥१८॥
18. ṛṣayo dīrghasaṁdhyatvāddīrghamāyuravāpnuvan ,
tasmāttiṣṭhetsadā pūrvāṁ paścimāṁ caiva vāgyataḥ.
18. ṛṣayaḥ dīrghasandhyatvāt dīrgham āyuḥ avāpnuvan
tasmāt tiṣṭhet sadā pūrvām paścimām ca eva vāgyataḥ
18. Sages (ṛṣi) attained long life due to their prolonged observance of the twilight ritual (sandhyā). Therefore, one should always remain, controlling one's speech, for both the morning and evening twilight rituals.
ये च पूर्वामुपासन्ते द्विजाः संध्यां न पश्चिमाम् ।
सर्वांस्तान्धार्मिको राजा शूद्रकर्माणि कारयेत् ॥१९॥
19. ye ca pūrvāmupāsante dvijāḥ saṁdhyāṁ na paścimām ,
sarvāṁstāndhārmiko rājā śūdrakarmāṇi kārayet.
19. ye ca pūrvām upāsante dvijāḥ sandhyām na paścimām
sarvān tān dhārmikaḥ rājā śūdrakarmāṇi kārayet
19. And those twice-born (dvija) who observe the morning twilight ritual (sandhyā) but not the evening one, a king dedicated to natural law (dharma) should compel all of them to perform the duties of a śūdra (śūdra).
परदारा न गन्तव्याः सर्ववर्णेषु कर्हिचित् ।
न हीदृशमनायुष्यं लोके किंचन विद्यते ।
यादृशं पुरुषस्येह परदारोपसेवनम् ॥२०॥
20. paradārā na gantavyāḥ sarvavarṇeṣu karhicit ,
na hīdṛśamanāyuṣyaṁ loke kiṁcana vidyate ,
yādṛśaṁ puruṣasyeha paradāropasevanam.
20. paradārāḥ na gantavyāḥ sarvavarṇeṣu
karhicit na hi īdṛśam anāyuṣyam
loke kim cana vidyate yādṛśam
puruṣasya iha paradāropasevanam
20. The wives of others should never be approached, regardless of social class. For indeed, there is nothing in this world that shortens life as much as a man's sexual intercourse with another's wife.
प्रसाधनं च केशानामञ्जनं दन्तधावनम् ।
पूर्वाह्ण एव कुर्वीत देवतानां च पूजनम् ॥२१॥
21. prasādhanaṁ ca keśānāmañjanaṁ dantadhāvanam ,
pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta devatānāṁ ca pūjanam.
21. prasādhanam ca keśānām añjanam dantadhāvanam
pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta devatānām ca pūjanam
21. keśānām prasādhanam ca añjanam dantadhāvanam
ca devatānām pūjanam pūrvāhṇa eva kurvīta
21. One should perform the grooming of hair, the application of collyrium, cleaning of teeth, and the worship of deities in the forenoon itself.
पुरीषमूत्रे नोदीक्षेन्नाधितिष्ठेत्कदाचन ।
उदक्यया च संभाषां न कुर्वीत कदाचन ॥२२॥
22. purīṣamūtre nodīkṣennādhitiṣṭhetkadācana ,
udakyayā ca saṁbhāṣāṁ na kurvīta kadācana.
22. purīṣamūtre na udīkṣet na adhitiṣṭhet kadācana
udakyayā ca saṃbhāṣām na kurvīta kadācana
22. kadācana purīṣamūtre na udīkṣet na adhitiṣṭhet
ca kadācana udakyayā saṃbhāṣām na kurvīta
22. One should never look at or step over excrement and urine. Also, one should never engage in conversation with a menstruating woman.
नोत्सृजेत पुरीषं च क्षेत्रे ग्रामस्य चान्तिके ।
उभे मूत्रपुरीषे तु नाप्सु कुर्यात्कदाचन ॥२३॥
23. notsṛjeta purīṣaṁ ca kṣetre grāmasya cāntike ,
ubhe mūtrapurīṣe tu nāpsu kuryātkadācana.
23. na utsṛjeta purīṣam ca kṣetre grāmasya ca antike
ubhe mūtrapurīṣe tu na apsu kuryāt kadācana
23. kṣetre grāmasya ca antike ca purīṣam na utsṛjeta
tu kadācana ubhe mūtrapurīṣe apsu na kuryāt
23. One should not discharge excrement in a field or near a village. Furthermore, one should never relieve oneself (both urine and excrement) in water.
प्राङ्मुखो नित्यमश्नीयाद्वाग्यतोऽन्नमकुत्सयन् ।
प्रस्कन्दयेच्च मनसा भुक्त्वा चाग्निमुपस्पृशेत् ॥२४॥
24. prāṅmukho nityamaśnīyādvāgyato'nnamakutsayan ,
praskandayecca manasā bhuktvā cāgnimupaspṛśet.
24. prāṅmukhaḥ nityam aśnīyāt vāgyataḥ annam akutsayan
praskandayet ca manasā bhuktvā ca agnim upaspr̥śet
24. prāṅmukhaḥ nityam vāgyataḥ annam akutsayan aśnīyāt
ca manasā praskandayet ca bhuktvā agnim upaspr̥śet
24. One should always eat, facing east, with controlled speech, and without reviling the food. One should mentally sprinkle a portion (as an offering) and, having eaten, should touch water while invoking "agni" (fire).
आयुष्यं प्राङ्मुखो भुङ्क्ते यशस्यं दक्षिणामुखः ।
धन्यं पश्चान्मुखो भुङ्क्ते ऋतं भुङ्क्ते उदङ्मुखः ॥२५॥
25. āyuṣyaṁ prāṅmukho bhuṅkte yaśasyaṁ dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ ,
dhanyaṁ paścānmukho bhuṅkte ṛtaṁ bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ.
25. āyuṣyam prāṅmukhaḥ bhuṅkte yaśasyam dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
dhanyam paścānmukhaḥ bhuṅkte ṛtam bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ
25. prāṅmukhaḥ āyuṣyam bhuṅkte dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ yaśasyam (bhuṅkte)
paścānmukhaḥ dhanyam bhuṅkte udaṅmukhaḥ ṛtam bhuṅkte
25. One who eats facing east achieves a long life. One who eats facing south gains fame. One who eats facing west attains prosperity. One who eats facing north partakes of truth and righteousness.
नाधितिष्ठेत्तुषाञ्जातु केशभस्मकपालिकाः ।
अन्यस्य चाप्युपस्थानं दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥२६॥
26. nādhitiṣṭhettuṣāñjātu keśabhasmakapālikāḥ ,
anyasya cāpyupasthānaṁ dūrataḥ parivarjayet.
26. na adhitiṣṭhet tuṣān jātu keśa bhasma kapālikāḥ
anyasya ca api upasthānam dūrataḥ parivarjayet
26. jātu tuṣān keśa bhasma kapālikāḥ (ca) na adhitiṣṭhet
ca api anyasya upasthānam dūrataḥ parivarjayet
26. One should never step on husks, hair, ashes, or skull fragments. Furthermore, one should completely avoid another's personal space by keeping a distance.
शान्तिहोमांश्च कुर्वीत सावित्राणि च कारयेत् ।
निषण्णश्चापि खादेत न तु गच्छन्कथंचन ॥२७॥
27. śāntihomāṁśca kurvīta sāvitrāṇi ca kārayet ,
niṣaṇṇaścāpi khādeta na tu gacchankathaṁcana.
27. śāntihomān ca kurvīta sāvitrāṇi ca kārayet
niṣaṇṇaḥ ca api khādet na tu gacchan kathaṁcana
27. śāntihomān ca kurvīta ca sāvitrāṇi kārayet
niṣaṇṇaḥ ca api khādet tu gacchan kathaṁcana na
27. One should perform Vedic fire rituals (homa) for peace and have Sāvitrī recitations or rituals performed. One should eat only while seated, and never while walking.
मूत्रं न तिष्ठता कार्यं
न भस्मनि न गोव्रजे ॥२८॥
28. mūtraṁ na tiṣṭhatā kāryaṁ
na bhasmani na govraje.
28. mūtram na tiṣṭhatā kāryam
na bhasmani na govraje
28. mūtram tiṣṭhatā na kāryam na bhasmani
(kāryam) na govraje (kāryam)
28. Urinating should not be done while standing, nor on ashes, nor in a cow pen.
आर्द्रपादस्तु भुञ्जीत नार्द्रपादस्तु संविशेत् ।
आर्द्रपादस्तु भुञ्जानो वर्षाणां जीवते शतम् ॥२९॥
29. ārdrapādastu bhuñjīta nārdrapādastu saṁviśet ,
ārdrapādastu bhuñjāno varṣāṇāṁ jīvate śatam.
29. ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjīta na ārdrapādaḥ tu saṃviśet
ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjānaḥ varṣāṇām jīvate śatam
29. ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjīta na tu ārdrapādaḥ saṃviśet
ārdrapādaḥ tu bhuñjānaḥ varṣāṇām śatam jīvate
29. One should eat with wet feet, but one should not go to sleep with wet feet. Indeed, a person who eats with wet feet lives for a hundred years.
त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट आलभेत कदाचन ।
अग्निं गां ब्राह्मणं चैव तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते ॥३०॥
30. trīṇi tejāṁsi nocchiṣṭa ālabheta kadācana ,
agniṁ gāṁ brāhmaṇaṁ caiva tathāsyāyurna riṣyate.
30. trīṇi tejāṃsi na ucchiṣṭaḥ ālabheta kadācana agnim
gām brāhmaṇam ca eva tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
30. ucchistaḥ na trīṇi tejāṃsi ālabheta kadācana agnim
gām brāhmaṇam ca eva tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
30. One who is defiled by remnants of food should never touch these three radiant entities: fire, a cow, or a brahmin. If one follows this rule, their lifespan will not be diminished.
त्रीणि तेजांसि नोच्छिष्ट उदीक्षेत कदाचन ।
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ चैव नक्षत्राणि च सर्वशः ॥३१॥
31. trīṇi tejāṁsi nocchiṣṭa udīkṣeta kadācana ,
sūryācandramasau caiva nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ.
31. trīṇi tejāṃsi na ucchiṣṭaḥ udīkṣeta kadācana
sūryācandramasau ca eva nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ
31. ucchistaḥ na trīṇi tejāṃsi udīkṣeta kadācana
sūryācandramasau ca eva nakṣatrāṇi ca sarvaśaḥ
31. One who is ritually impure (after eating) should never gaze upon these three radiant entities: the sun, the moon, and all the constellations.
ऊर्ध्वं प्राणा ह्युत्क्रामन्ति यूनः स्थविर आयति ।
प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादाभ्यां पुनस्तान्प्रतिपद्यते ॥३२॥
32. ūrdhvaṁ prāṇā hyutkrāmanti yūnaḥ sthavira āyati ,
pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṁ punastānpratipadyate.
32. ūrdhvam prāṇāḥ hi utkramanti yūnaḥ sthavire āyati
pratyutthānābhivādābhyām punar tān pratipadyate
32. hi prāṇāḥ yūnaḥ sthavire āyati ūrdhvam utkramanti
pratyutthānābhivādābhyām punar tān pratipadyate
32. Indeed, the vital breaths (prāṇāḥ) of a young man rise upwards when an elder approaches. By rising up to greet and showing reverence, one regains those vital breaths.
अभिवादयेत वृद्धांश्च आसनं चैव दापयेत् ।
कृताञ्जलिरुपासीत गच्छन्तं पृष्ठतोऽन्वियात् ॥३३॥
33. abhivādayeta vṛddhāṁśca āsanaṁ caiva dāpayet ,
kṛtāñjalirupāsīta gacchantaṁ pṛṣṭhato'nviyāt.
33. abhivādayeta vṛddhān ca āsanam ca eva dāpayet
kṛtāñjaliḥ upāsīta gacchantam pṛṣṭhataḥ anviyāt
33. vṛddhān abhivādayeta ca āsanam ca eva dāpayet
kṛtāñjaliḥ upāsīta gacchantam pṛṣṭhataḥ anviyāt
33. One should greet elders and offer them a seat. One should sit near them with folded hands, and follow behind them when they depart.
न चासीतासने भिन्ने भिन्नं कांस्यं च वर्जयेत् ।
नैकवस्त्रेण भोक्तव्यं न नग्नः स्नातुमर्हति ।
स्वप्तव्यं नैव नग्नेन न चोच्छिष्टोऽपि संविशेत् ॥३४॥
34. na cāsītāsane bhinne bhinnaṁ kāṁsyaṁ ca varjayet ,
naikavastreṇa bhoktavyaṁ na nagnaḥ snātumarhati ,
svaptavyaṁ naiva nagnena na cocchiṣṭo'pi saṁviśet.
34. na ca āsīta āsane bhinne bhinnam kāṃsyam
ca varjayet na ekavastreṇa bhoktavyam
na nagnaḥ snātum arhati suptavyam na
eva nagnena na ca ucchiṣṭaḥ api saṃviśet
34. āsane bhinne na ca āsīta bhinnam kāṃsyam
ca varjayet ekavastreṇa na bhoktavyam
nagnaḥ na snātum arhati nagnena na eva
suptavyam ucchiṣṭaḥ api na ca saṃviśet
34. One should not sit on a broken seat and should avoid a broken metal vessel. One should not eat wearing a single garment, nor should one bathe naked. One should certainly not sleep naked, and one should not lie down while impure from eating.
उच्छिष्टो न स्पृशेच्छीर्षं सर्वे प्राणास्तदाश्रयाः ।
केशग्रहान्प्रहारांश्च शिरस्येतान्विवर्जयेत् ॥३५॥
35. ucchiṣṭo na spṛśecchīrṣaṁ sarve prāṇāstadāśrayāḥ ,
keśagrahānprahārāṁśca śirasyetānvivarjayet.
35. ucchiṣṭaḥ na spṛśet śīrṣam sarve prāṇāḥ tadāśrayāḥ
keśagrahān prahārān ca śirasi etān vivarjayet
35. ucchiṣṭaḥ śīrṣam na spṛśet sarve prāṇāḥ tadāśrayāḥ
śirasi etān keśagrahān ca prahārān ca vivarjayet
35. One who is impure from eating should not touch their head, for all vital energies (prāṇa) reside there. One should avoid hair-pulling and blows to the head.
न पाणिभ्यामुभाभ्यां च कण्डूयेज्जातु वै शिरः ।
न चाभीक्ष्णं शिरः स्नायात्तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते ॥३६॥
36. na pāṇibhyāmubhābhyāṁ ca kaṇḍūyejjātu vai śiraḥ ,
na cābhīkṣṇaṁ śiraḥ snāyāttathāsyāyurna riṣyate.
36. na pāṇibhyām ubhābhyām ca kaṇḍūyet jātu vai śiraḥ na
ca abhīkṣṇam śiraḥ snāyāt tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
36. na jātu vai ubhābhyām pāṇibhyām ca śiraḥ kaṇḍūyet na
ca abhīkṣṇam śiraḥ snāyāt tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
36. One should never scratch the head with both hands. Nor should one frequently bathe the head, for then one's lifespan will not be diminished.
शिरःस्नातश्च तैलेन नाङ्गं किंचिदुपस्पृशेत् ।
तिलपिष्टं न चाश्नीयात्तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥३७॥
37. śiraḥsnātaśca tailena nāṅgaṁ kiṁcidupaspṛśet ,
tilapiṣṭaṁ na cāśnīyāttathāyurvindate mahat.
37. śiraḥsnātaḥ ca tailena na aṅgam kiñcit upaspr̥śet
tilapiṣṭam na ca aśnīyāt tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
37. śiraḥsnātaḥ ca tailena kiñcit aṅgam na upaspr̥śet
ca tilapiṣṭam na aśnīyāt tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
37. A person who has bathed their head with oil should not touch any part of their body. They should also not eat sesame paste. By following these rules, one obtains a long life.
नाध्यापयेत्तथोच्छिष्टो नाधीयीत कदाचन ।
वाते च पूतिगन्धे च मनसापि न चिन्तयेत् ॥३८॥
38. nādhyāpayettathocchiṣṭo nādhīyīta kadācana ,
vāte ca pūtigandhe ca manasāpi na cintayet.
38. na adhyāpayet tathā ucchiṣṭaḥ na adhīyīta kadācana
vāte ca pūtigandhe ca manasā api na cintayet
38. ucchiṣṭaḥ tathā na adhyāpayet ca kadācana na adhīyīta
ca vāte ca pūtigandhe manasā api na cintayet
38. One should not teach while ritually impure (ucchiṣṭa), nor should one ever study. Moreover, one should not even think (of sacred matters) in a windy or foul-smelling place.
अत्र गाथा यमोद्गीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
आयुरस्य निकृन्तामि प्रजामस्याददे तथा ॥३९॥
39. atra gāthā yamodgītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ ,
āyurasya nikṛntāmi prajāmasyādade tathā.
39. atra gāthā yama udgītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ
āyuḥ asya nikr̥ntāmi prajām asya ādade tathā
39. atra purāvidaḥ yama udgītāḥ gāthāḥ kīrtayanti
asya āyuḥ nikr̥ntāmi tathā asya prajām ādade
39. Regarding this (matter), those who know the ancient lore (purāvidaḥ) recite verses (gāthāḥ) that were proclaimed by Yama: "I sever his life (āyus), and likewise I take away his progeny."
य उच्छिष्टः प्रवदति स्वाध्यायं चाधिगच्छति ।
यश्चानध्यायकालेऽपि मोहादभ्यस्यति द्विजः ।
तस्माद्युक्तोऽप्यनध्याये नाधीयीत कदाचन ॥४०॥
40. ya ucchiṣṭaḥ pravadati svādhyāyaṁ cādhigacchati ,
yaścānadhyāyakāle'pi mohādabhyasyati dvijaḥ ,
tasmādyukto'pyanadhyāye nādhīyīta kadācana.
40. yaḥ ucchiṣṭaḥ pravadati svādhyāyam ca
adhigacchati yaḥ ca anadhyāyakāle api
mohāt abhyasyati dvijaḥ tasmāt yuktaḥ
api anadhyāye na adhīyīta kadācana
40. yaḥ dvijaḥ ucchiṣṭaḥ pravadati ca
svādhyāyam adhigacchati ca yaḥ mohāt
anadhyāyakāle api abhyasyati tasmāt yuktaḥ
api anadhyāye kadācana na adhīyīta
40. The twice-born (dvija) who speaks while ritually impure (ucchiṣṭa) and also engages in sacred study (svādhyāya), and who, even during a period forbidden for study (anadhyāyakāla), practices due to delusion (moha) – for this reason, even if otherwise prepared, one should never study during such a forbidden period.
प्रत्यादित्यं प्रत्यनिलं प्रति गां च प्रति द्विजान् ।
ये मेहन्ति च पन्थानं ते भवन्ति गतायुषः ॥४१॥
41. pratyādityaṁ pratyanilaṁ prati gāṁ ca prati dvijān ,
ye mehanti ca panthānaṁ te bhavanti gatāyuṣaḥ.
41. prati ādityam prati anilam prati gām ca prati dvijān
ye mehanti ca panthānam te bhavanti gatāyuṣaḥ
41. ye ādityam prati anilam prati gām ca prati dvijān
prati panthānam ca mehanti te gatāyuṣaḥ bhavanti
41. Those who urinate facing the sun, the wind, a cow, or a twice-born (dvija), or upon a road, will have their lifespan shortened.
उभे मूत्रपुरीषे तु दिवा कुर्यादुदङ्मुखः ।
दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते ॥४२॥
42. ubhe mūtrapurīṣe tu divā kuryādudaṅmukhaḥ ,
dakṣiṇābhimukho rātrau tathāsyāyurna riṣyate.
42. ubhe mūtrapurīṣe tu divā kuryāt udaṅmukhaḥ
dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ rātrau tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
42. divā udaṅmukhaḥ rātrau dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ tu ubhe
mūtrapurīṣe kuryāt tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
42. One should pass both urine and feces facing north during the day, and facing south during the night. In this way, one's lifespan is not diminished.
त्रीन्कृशान्नावजानीयाद्दीर्घमायुर्जिजीविषुः ।
ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियं सर्पं सर्वे ह्याशीविषास्त्रयः ॥४३॥
43. trīnkṛśānnāvajānīyāddīrghamāyurjijīviṣuḥ ,
brāhmaṇaṁ kṣatriyaṁ sarpaṁ sarve hyāśīviṣāstrayaḥ.
43. trīn kṛśān na avajānīyāt dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ
brāhmaṇam kṣatriyam sarpam sarve hi āśīviṣāḥ trayaḥ
43. dīrgham āyuḥ jijīviṣuḥ trīn kṛśān na avajānīyāt
brāhmaṇam kṣatriyam sarpam hi sarve trayaḥ āśīviṣāḥ
43. A person desiring a long lifespan should not disregard three 'weak' ones: a twice-born (brāhmaṇa), a warrior (kṣatriya), and a snake. For all three are truly venomous.
दहत्याशीविषः क्रुद्धो यावत्पश्यति चक्षुषा ।
क्षत्रियोऽपि दहेत्क्रुद्धो यावत्स्पृशति तेजसा ॥४४॥
44. dahatyāśīviṣaḥ kruddho yāvatpaśyati cakṣuṣā ,
kṣatriyo'pi dahetkruddho yāvatspṛśati tejasā.
44. dahati āśīviṣaḥ kruddhaḥ yāvat paśyati cakṣuṣā
kṣatriyaḥ api dahet kruddhaḥ yāvat spṛśati tejasā
44. kruddhaḥ āśīviṣaḥ yāvat cakṣuṣā paśyati dahati
api kruddhaḥ kṣatriyaḥ yāvat tejasā spṛśati dahet
44. An enraged venomous serpent burns [with its venom] as long as it gazes with its eye. Similarly, an enraged warrior (kṣatriya) can burn [others] as long as he touches [them] with his fiery energy.
ब्राह्मणस्तु कुलं हन्याद्ध्यानेनावेक्षितेन च ।
तस्मादेतत्त्रयं यत्नादुपसेवेत पण्डितः ॥४५॥
45. brāhmaṇastu kulaṁ hanyāddhyānenāvekṣitena ca ,
tasmādetattrayaṁ yatnādupaseveta paṇḍitaḥ.
45. brāhmaṇaḥ tu kulam hanyāt dhyānena avekṣitena ca
| tasmāt etat trayam yatnāt upaseveta paṇḍitaḥ
45. Indeed, a brāhmaṇa can destroy a family (kula) through contemplation (dhyāna) and even by a mere glance. Therefore, a wise person (paṇḍita) should carefully guard these three (mind, speech, and body).
गुरुणा वैरनिर्बन्धो न कर्तव्यः कदाचन ।
अनुमान्यः प्रसाद्यश्च गुरुः क्रुद्धो युधिष्ठिर ॥४६॥
46. guruṇā vairanirbandho na kartavyaḥ kadācana ,
anumānyaḥ prasādyaśca guruḥ kruddho yudhiṣṭhira.
46. guruṇā vaira-nirbandhaḥ na kartavyaḥ kadācana |
anumānyaḥ prasādyaḥ ca guruḥ kruddhaḥ yudhiṣṭhira
46. A persistent enmity with a teacher (guru) should never be established. An angered teacher (guru) must be persuaded and appeased, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
सम्यङ्मिथ्याप्रवृत्तेऽपि वर्तितव्यं गुराविह ।
गुरुनिन्दा दहत्यायुर्मनुष्याणां न संशयः ॥४७॥
47. samyaṅmithyāpravṛtte'pi vartitavyaṁ gurāviha ,
gurunindā dahatyāyurmanuṣyāṇāṁ na saṁśayaḥ.
47. samyak mithyā-pravṛtte api vartitavyam gurau iha
| guru-nindā dahati āyuḥ manuṣyāṇām na saṃśayaḥ
47. Even if a teacher (guru) behaves wrongly, one should still act properly towards him in this world. There is no doubt that criticism of a teacher (guru) diminishes the lifespan of human beings.
दूरादावसथान्मूत्रं दूरात्पादावसेचनम् ।
उच्छिष्टोत्सर्जनं चैव दूरे कार्यं हितैषिणा ॥४८॥
48. dūrādāvasathānmūtraṁ dūrātpādāvasecanam ,
ucchiṣṭotsarjanaṁ caiva dūre kāryaṁ hitaiṣiṇā.
48. dūrāt āvasathāt mūtram dūrāt pāda-avasecanam |
ucchiṣṭa-utsarjanam ca eva dūre kāryam hitaiṣiṇā
48. Urination should be done far from the dwelling, and the washing of feet far away. Similarly, the disposal of food remnants should also be done at a distance by one who desires his own well-being.
नातिकल्पं नातिसायं न च मध्यंदिने स्थिते ।
नाज्ञातैः सह गच्छेत नैको न वृषलैः सह ॥४९॥
49. nātikalpaṁ nātisāyaṁ na ca madhyaṁdine sthite ,
nājñātaiḥ saha gaccheta naiko na vṛṣalaiḥ saha.
49. na atikalpam na atisāyam na ca madhyaṃdine sthite
na ajñātaiḥ saha gaccheta na ekaḥ na vṛṣalaiḥ saha
49. na atikalpam na atisāyam na ca madhyaṃdine sthite
na ajñātaiḥ saha na ekaḥ na vṛṣalaiḥ saha gaccheta
49. One should not travel too early (before dawn), nor too late in the evening (after dusk), nor at noon. One should not go with unknown people, nor alone, nor with those of low status.
पन्था देयो ब्राह्मणाय गोभ्यो राजभ्य एव च ।
वृद्धाय भारतप्ताय गर्भिण्यै दुर्बलाय च ॥५०॥
50. panthā deyo brāhmaṇāya gobhyo rājabhya eva ca ,
vṛddhāya bhārataptāya garbhiṇyai durbalāya ca.
50. panthāḥ deyaḥ brāhmaṇāya gobhyaḥ rājabhyaḥ eva
ca vṛddhāya bhārataptāya garbhiṇyai durbalāya ca
50. panthāḥ deyaḥ brāhmaṇāya gobhyaḥ rājabhyaḥ eva
ca vṛddhāya bhārataptāya garbhiṇyai durbalāya ca
50. The right of way should be given to a brahmin, to cows, and to kings. Also (it should be given) to the elderly, to those burdened, to a pregnant woman, and to the weak.
प्रदक्षिणं च कुर्वीत परिज्ञातान्वनस्पतीन् ।
चतुष्पथान्प्रकुर्वीत सर्वानेव प्रदक्षिणान् ॥५१॥
51. pradakṣiṇaṁ ca kurvīta parijñātānvanaspatīn ,
catuṣpathānprakurvīta sarvāneva pradakṣiṇān.
51. pradakṣiṇam ca kurvīta parijñātān vanaspatīn
catuṣpathān prakurvīta sarvān eva pradakṣiṇān
51. parijñātān vanaspatīn pradakṣiṇam ca kurvīta
sarvān eva catuṣpathān pradakṣiṇān prakurvīta
51. One should perform clockwise circumambulation (pradakṣiṇa) around well-known trees. And one should always treat all crossroads with clockwise circumambulation.
मध्यंदिने निशाकाले मध्यरात्रे च सर्वदा ।
चतुष्पथान्न सेवेत उभे संध्ये तथैव च ॥५२॥
52. madhyaṁdine niśākāle madhyarātre ca sarvadā ,
catuṣpathānna seveta ubhe saṁdhye tathaiva ca.
52. madhyaṃdine niśākāle madhyarātre ca sarvadā
catuṣpathān na seveta ubhe saṃdhye tathā eva ca
52. sarvadā madhyaṃdine niśākāle madhyarātre ca
ubhe saṃdhye ca tathaiva catuṣpathān na seveta
52. One should never frequent crossroads at midday, during the night, or at midnight. Similarly, one should avoid them at both twilight periods (dawn and dusk).
उपानहौ च वस्त्रं च धृतमन्यैर्न धारयेत् ।
ब्रह्मचारी च नित्यं स्यात्पादं पादेन नाक्रमेत् ॥५३॥
53. upānahau ca vastraṁ ca dhṛtamanyairna dhārayet ,
brahmacārī ca nityaṁ syātpādaṁ pādena nākramet.
53. upānahau ca vastram ca dhṛtam anyaiḥ na dhārayet
brahmacārī ca nityam syāt pādam pādena na ākramet
53. brahmacārī anyaiḥ dhṛtam upānahau ca vastram ca na
dhārayet ca nityam syāt pādam pādena na ākramet
53. A student (brahmacārin) should not wear sandals or clothes that have been used by others. He should always maintain strict adherence to his vows and should not step on another's foot with his own.
अमावास्यां पौर्णमास्यां चतुर्दश्यां च सर्वशः ।
अष्टम्यां सर्वपक्षाणां ब्रह्मचारी सदा भवेत् ॥५४॥
54. amāvāsyāṁ paurṇamāsyāṁ caturdaśyāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
aṣṭamyāṁ sarvapakṣāṇāṁ brahmacārī sadā bhavet.
54. amāvāsyām paurṇamāsyām caturdaśyām ca sarvaśaḥ
aṣṭamyām sarvapakṣāṇām brahmacārī sadā bhavet
54. brahmacārī amāvāsyām paurṇamāsyām caturdaśyām
ca sarvaśaḥ sarvapakṣāṇām aṣṭamyām sadā bhavet
54. One should always observe the vow of celibacy (brahmacarya) on the new moon day, the full moon day, the fourteenth day of both fortnights, and the eighth day of all fortnights.
वृथा मांसं न खादेत पृष्ठमांसं तथैव च ।
आक्रोशं परिवादं च पैशुन्यं च विवर्जयेत् ॥५५॥
55. vṛthā māṁsaṁ na khādeta pṛṣṭhamāṁsaṁ tathaiva ca ,
ākrośaṁ parivādaṁ ca paiśunyaṁ ca vivarjayet.
55. vṛthā māṃsam na khādet pṛṣṭhamāṃsam tathā eva
ca ākrośam parivādam ca paiśunyam ca vivarjayet
55. vṛthā māṃsam na khādet tathā eva ca pṛṣṭhamāṃsam
ca ākrośam ca parivādam ca paiśunyam vivarjayet
55. One should not eat meat unnecessarily, nor should one engage in slander. He should avoid abuse, censure, and malicious tale-bearing.
नारुंतुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत ।
ययास्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत न तां वदेद्रुशतीं पापलोक्याम् ॥५६॥
56. nāruṁtudaḥ syānna nṛśaṁsavādī; na hīnataḥ paramabhyādadīta ,
yayāsya vācā para udvijeta; na tāṁ vadedruśatīṁ pāpalokyām.
56. na arumtudaḥ syāt na nṛśaṃsavādī
na hīnataḥ param abhyādadīta
yayā asya vācā paraḥ udvijeta
na tām vadet ruśatīm pāpalokyām
56. na arumtudaḥ syāt na nṛśaṃsavādī
na hīnataḥ param abhyādadīta
yayā asya vācā paraḥ udvijeta
tām ruśatīm pāpalokyām na vadet
56. One should not be a tormentor, nor speak cruelly, nor should one assail another from a position of inferiority. One should not utter such harsh, condemnation-provoking speech by which another person might be agitated.
वाक्सायका वदनान्निष्पतन्ति यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि ।
परस्य नामर्मसु ते पतन्ति तान्पण्डितो नावसृजेत्परेषु ॥५७॥
57. vāksāyakā vadanānniṣpatanti; yairāhataḥ śocati rātryahāni ,
parasya nāmarmasu te patanti; tānpaṇḍito nāvasṛjetpareṣu.
57. vāksāyakāḥ vadanāt niṣpatanti
yaiḥ āhataḥ śocati rātrī ahāni
parasya na amarmasu te patanti
tān paṇḍitaḥ na avasṛjet pareṣu
57. vāksāyakāḥ vadanāt niṣpatanti yaiḥ āhataḥ rātrī ahāni śocati.
te parasya na amarmasu patanti.
paṇḍitaḥ tān pareṣu na avasṛjet.
57. Word-arrows shoot forth from the mouth; those struck by them grieve day and night. Such arrows penetrate the vital points of another. Therefore, a wise person should not unleash them upon others.
रोहते सायकैर्विद्धं वनं परशुना हतम् ।
वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम् ॥५८॥
58. rohate sāyakairviddhaṁ vanaṁ paraśunā hatam ,
vācā duruktaṁ bībhatsaṁ na saṁrohati vākkṣatam.
58. rohate sāyakaiḥ viddham vanam paraśunā hatam
vācā duruktam bībhatsam na saṃrohati vākkṣatam
58. sāyakaiḥ viddham paraśunā hatam vanam rohate.
vācā duruktam bībhatsam vākkṣatam na saṃrohati.
58. A forest, even if pierced by arrows or cut down by an axe, grows back. But a wound from words (vākkṣatam), harsh and offensive, does not heal.
हीनाङ्गानतिरिक्ताङ्गान्विद्याहीनान्वयोधिकान् ।
रूपद्रविणहीनांश्च सत्त्वहीनांश्च नाक्षिपेत् ॥५९॥
59. hīnāṅgānatiriktāṅgānvidyāhīnānvayodhikān ,
rūpadraviṇahīnāṁśca sattvahīnāṁśca nākṣipet.
59. hīnāṅgān atiriktāṅgān vidyāhīnān vayaḥadhikān
rūpadraviṇahīnān ca sattvahīnān ca na ākṣipet
59. (ekaḥ) hīnāṅgān atiriktāṅgān vidyāhīnān vayaḥadhikān rūpadraviṇahīnān ca sattvahīnān ca na ākṣipet.
59. One should not insult those who are deficient in limbs, or possess extra limbs, or are devoid of knowledge, or are elderly; nor those lacking beauty, wealth, or inner strength (sattva).
नास्तिक्यं वेदनिन्दां च देवतानां च कुत्सनम् ।
द्वेषस्तम्भाभिमानांश्च तैक्ष्ण्यं च परिवर्जयेत् ॥६०॥
60. nāstikyaṁ vedanindāṁ ca devatānāṁ ca kutsanam ,
dveṣastambhābhimānāṁśca taikṣṇyaṁ ca parivarjayet.
60. nāstikyam vedanindām ca devatānām ca kutsanam
dveṣastambhābhimānān ca taikṣṇyam ca parivarjayet
60. (ekaḥ) nāstikyam vedanindām ca devatānām ca kutsanam dveṣastambhābhimānān ca taikṣṇyam ca parivarjayet.
60. One should avoid atheism, condemnation of the Vedas, and defamation of deities. Furthermore, hatred, stubbornness, arrogance, and harshness should be completely shunned.
परस्य दण्डं नोद्यच्छेत्क्रोद्धो नैनं निपातयेत् ।
अन्यत्र पुत्राच्छिष्याद्वा शिक्षार्थं ताडनं स्मृतम् ॥६१॥
61. parasya daṇḍaṁ nodyacchetkroddho nainaṁ nipātayet ,
anyatra putrācchiṣyādvā śikṣārthaṁ tāḍanaṁ smṛtam.
61. parasya daṇḍam na udyacchet kroddhaḥ na enam nipātayet
anyatra putrāt śiṣyāt vā śikṣārtham tāḍanam smṛtam
61. One should not raise a rod against another, nor should one strike him in anger. Chastisement for the purpose of instruction is traditionally remembered (smṛtam) as permissible only for a son or a disciple.
न ब्राह्मणान्परिवदेन्नक्षत्राणि न निर्दिशेत् ।
तिथिं पक्षस्य न ब्रूयात्तथास्यायुर्न रिष्यते ॥६२॥
62. na brāhmaṇānparivadennakṣatrāṇi na nirdiśet ,
tithiṁ pakṣasya na brūyāttathāsyāyurna riṣyate.
62. na brāhmaṇān parivadet na nakṣatrāṇi na nirdiśet
tithim pakṣasya na brūyāt tathā asya āyuḥ na riṣyate
62. One should not revile brahmins (brāhmaṇa), nor should one prognosticate by (mentioning) the constellations. One should not declare the lunar day (tithi) of the fortnight, for by observing these, one's life (āyus) will not be harmed.
कृत्वा मूत्रपुरीषे तु रथ्यामाक्रम्य वा पुनः ।
पादप्रक्षालनं कुर्यात्स्वाध्याये भोजने तथा ॥६३॥
63. kṛtvā mūtrapurīṣe tu rathyāmākramya vā punaḥ ,
pādaprakṣālanaṁ kuryātsvādhyāye bhojane tathā.
63. kṛtvā mūtrapurīṣe tu rathyām ākramya vā punaḥ
pādaprakṣālanam kuryāt svādhyāye bhojane tathā
63. After urinating and defecating, or after having stepped onto a street, one should perform foot-washing before (Vedic) recitation (svādhyāya) and eating.
त्रीणि देवाः पवित्राणि ब्राह्मणानामकल्पयन् ।
अदृष्टमद्भिर्निर्णिक्तं यच्च वाचा प्रशस्यते ॥६४॥
64. trīṇi devāḥ pavitrāṇi brāhmaṇānāmakalpayan ,
adṛṣṭamadbhirnirṇiktaṁ yacca vācā praśasyate.
64. trīṇi devāḥ pavitrāṇi brāhmaṇānām akalpayan
adṛṣṭam adbhiḥ nirṇiktam yat ca vācā praśasyate
64. The gods (deva) ordained three purifiers for brahmins (brāhmaṇa): the unseen, that which is cleansed by water, and that which is praised by speech.
संयावं कृसरं मांसं शष्कुली पायसं तथा ।
आत्मार्थं न प्रकर्तव्यं देवार्थं तु प्रकल्पयेत् ॥६५॥
65. saṁyāvaṁ kṛsaraṁ māṁsaṁ śaṣkulī pāyasaṁ tathā ,
ātmārthaṁ na prakartavyaṁ devārthaṁ tu prakalpayet.
65. saṃyāvam kṛsaram māṃsam śaṣkulī pāyasam tathā
ātmaratham na prakartavyam devārtham tu prakalpayet
65. saṃyāvam kṛsaram māṃsam śaṣkulī pāyasam tathā
ātmaratham na prakartavyam devārtham tu prakalpayet
65. Samyāva, kṛsara, meat, śaṣkulī, and pāyasa should not be prepared for one's own sake (ātman); rather, one should prepare them for the sake of the deities.
नित्यमग्निं परिचरेद्भिक्षां दद्याच्च नित्यदा ।
वाग्यतो दन्तकाष्ठं च नित्यमेव समाचरेत् ।
न चाभ्युदितशायी स्यात्प्रायश्चित्ती तथा भवेत् ॥६६॥
66. nityamagniṁ paricaredbhikṣāṁ dadyācca nityadā ,
vāgyato dantakāṣṭhaṁ ca nityameva samācaret ,
na cābhyuditaśāyī syātprāyaścittī tathā bhavet.
66. nityam agnim paricaret bhikṣām dadyāt
ca nityadā vāgyataḥ dantakāṣṭham ca
nityam eva samācaret na ca abhyuditaśāyī
syāt prāyaścittī tathā bhavet
66. nityam agnim paricaret nityadā bhikṣām
ca dadyāt vāgyataḥ dantakāṣṭham ca
nityam eva samācaret na ca abhyuditaśāyī
syāt tathā prāyaścittī bhavet
66. One should constantly attend to the sacred fire (agni) and always offer alms. With controlled speech, one should always use a tooth-stick. One should not remain sleeping after sunrise; otherwise, one would become liable for expiation.
मातापितरमुत्थाय पूर्वमेवाभिवादयेत् ।
आचार्यमथ वाप्येनं तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥६७॥
67. mātāpitaramutthāya pūrvamevābhivādayet ,
ācāryamatha vāpyenaṁ tathāyurvindate mahat.
67. mātāpitaram utthāya pūrvam eva abhivādayet
ācāryam atha vā api enam tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
67. utthāya pūrvam eva mātāpitaram abhivādayet atha vā api
enam ācāryam (abhivādayet) tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
67. Having risen, one should first and foremost greet one's mother and father. Or, one should similarly greet one's preceptor (ācārya), and thereby attain a long life.
वर्जयेद्दन्तकाष्ठानि वर्जनीयानि नित्यशः ।
भक्षयेच्छास्त्रदृष्टानि पर्वस्वपि च वर्जयेत् ॥६८॥
68. varjayeddantakāṣṭhāni varjanīyāni nityaśaḥ ,
bhakṣayecchāstradṛṣṭāni parvasvapi ca varjayet.
68. varjayet dantakāṣṭhāni varjanīyāni nityaśaḥ
bhakṣayet śāstradṛṣṭāni parvasu api ca varjayet
68. nityaśaḥ varjanīyāni dantakāṣṭhāni varjayet
śāstradṛṣṭāni bhakṣayet parvasu api ca varjayet
68. One should avoid those tooth-sticks that are always to be avoided. One should use only those sanctioned by the sacred texts, and even those should be avoided on holy days (parvan).
उदङ्मुखश्च सततं शौचं
कुर्यात्समाहितः ॥६९॥
69. udaṅmukhaśca satataṁ
śaucaṁ kuryātsamāhitaḥ.
69. udaṅmukhaḥ ca satataṃ
śaucam kuryāt samāhitaḥ
69. udaṅmukhaḥ samāhitaḥ ca
satataṃ śaucam kuryāt
69. One should always perform purification rituals while facing north and maintaining full concentration.
अकृत्वा देवतापूजां नान्यं गच्छेत्कदाचन ।
अन्यत्र तु गुरुं वृद्धं धार्मिकं वा विचक्षणम् ॥७०॥
70. akṛtvā devatāpūjāṁ nānyaṁ gacchetkadācana ,
anyatra tu guruṁ vṛddhaṁ dhārmikaṁ vā vicakṣaṇam.
70. akṛtvā devatāpūjām na anyam gacchet kadācana |
anyatra tu gurum vṛddham dhārmikam vā vicakṣaṇam
70. devatāpūjām akṛtvā anyam kadācana na gacchet anyatra
tu gurum vṛddham dhārmikam vā vicakṣaṇam (gacchet)
70. Without first performing the worship of deities, one should never go anywhere else, except, however, to a teacher (guru), an elder, a righteous person (dhārmika), or a wise person.
अवलोक्यो न चादर्शो मलिनो बुद्धिमत्तरैः ।
न चाज्ञातां स्त्रियं गच्छेद्गर्भिणीं वा कदाचन ॥७१॥
71. avalokyo na cādarśo malino buddhimattaraiḥ ,
na cājñātāṁ striyaṁ gacchedgarbhiṇīṁ vā kadācana.
71. avalokyaḥ na ca ādarśaḥ malinaḥ buddhimattaraiḥ |
na ca ajñātām striyam gacchet garbhiṇīm vā kadācana
71. buddhimattaraiḥ malinaḥ ādarśaḥ na avalokyaḥ ca
ajñātām striyam garbhiṇīm vā ca kadācana na gacchet
71. Intelligent people should not look at a dirty mirror. And one should never approach an unknown woman, or a pregnant woman (for intimacy).
उदक्शिरा न स्वपेत तथा प्रत्यक्शिरा न च ।
प्राक्शिरास्तु स्वपेद्विद्वानथ वा दक्षिणाशिराः ॥७२॥
72. udakśirā na svapeta tathā pratyakśirā na ca ,
prākśirāstu svapedvidvānatha vā dakṣiṇāśirāḥ.
72. udakśirāḥ na svapeta tathā pratyakśirāḥ na ca |
prākśirāḥ tu svapet vidvān atha vā dakṣiṇāśirāḥ
72. udakśirāḥ na svapeta tathā ca pratyakśirāḥ na (svapeta)
tu vidvān prākśirāḥ (svapet) atha vā dakṣiṇāśirāḥ svapet
72. One should not sleep with their head facing north, nor similarly with their head facing west. However, a learned person should sleep with their head facing east, or alternatively, facing south.
न भग्ने नावदीर्णे वा शयने प्रस्वपेत च ।
नान्तर्धाने न संयुक्ते न च तिर्यक्कदाचन ॥७३॥
73. na bhagne nāvadīrṇe vā śayane prasvapeta ca ,
nāntardhāne na saṁyukte na ca tiryakkadācana.
73. na bhagne na avadīrṇe vā śayane prasvapeta ca na
antardhāne na saṃyukte na ca tiryakt kadācana
73. One should not sleep on a broken or torn bed, nor in a concealed place, nor entangled (with others inappropriately), nor ever lying diagonally.
न नग्नः कर्हिचित्स्नायान्न निशायां कदाचन ।
स्नात्वा च नावमृज्येत गात्राणि सुविचक्षणः ॥७४॥
74. na nagnaḥ karhicitsnāyānna niśāyāṁ kadācana ,
snātvā ca nāvamṛjyeta gātrāṇi suvicakṣaṇaḥ.
74. na nagnaḥ karhicit snāyāt na niśāyām kadācana
snātvā ca na avamṛjyeta gātrāṇi suvicakṣaṇaḥ
74. One should never bathe naked, nor at night. And after bathing, a discerning person should not rub their limbs (too vigorously).
न चानुलिम्पेदस्नात्वा स्नात्वा वासो न निर्धुनेत् ।
आर्द्र एव तु वासांसि नित्यं सेवेत मानवः ।
स्रजश्च नावकर्षेत न बहिर्धारयेत च ॥७५॥
75. na cānulimpedasnātvā snātvā vāso na nirdhunet ,
ārdra eva tu vāsāṁsi nityaṁ seveta mānavaḥ ,
srajaśca nāvakarṣeta na bahirdhārayeta ca.
75. na ca anulimpet asnātvā snātvā vāsaḥ
na nirdhunet ārdraḥ eva tu vāsāṃsi
nityam seveta mānavaḥ srajaḥ ca
na avakarṣeta na bahiḥ dhārayeta ca
75. One should not anoint oneself without having bathed. After bathing, one should not shake out (dry) their garments. Rather, a person should always wear garments while they are still wet. Furthermore, one should not pull off garlands, nor wear them outside.
रक्तमाल्यं न धार्यं स्याच्छुक्लं धार्यं तु पण्डितैः ।
वर्जयित्वा तु कमलं तथा कुवलयं विभो ॥७६॥
76. raktamālyaṁ na dhāryaṁ syācchuklaṁ dhāryaṁ tu paṇḍitaiḥ ,
varjayitvā tu kamalaṁ tathā kuvalayaṁ vibho.
76. raktamālyam na dhāryam syāt śuklam dhāryam tu
paṇḍitaiḥ varjayitvā tu kamalam tathā kuvalayam vibho
76. Red garlands should not be worn, but white ones should be worn by the wise. This rule, however, excludes the lotus and the blue water lily, O lord.
रक्तं शिरसि धार्यं तु तथा वानेयमित्यपि ।
काञ्चनी चैव या माला न सा दुष्यति कर्हिचित् ।
स्नातस्य वर्णकं नित्यमार्द्रं दद्याद्विशां पते ॥७७॥
77. raktaṁ śirasi dhāryaṁ tu tathā vāneyamityapi ,
kāñcanī caiva yā mālā na sā duṣyati karhicit ,
snātasya varṇakaṁ nityamārdraṁ dadyādviśāṁ pate.
77. raktaṃ śirasi dhāryaṃ tu tathā vāneyam
iti api kāñcanī ca eva yā mālā
na sā duṣyati karhicit snātasya
varṇakaṃ nityam ārdraṃ dadyāt viśām pate
77. viśām pate,
śirasi raktaṃ tu dhāryaṃ,
tathā vāneyam api iti.
yā kāñcanī mālā ca eva,
sā karhicit na duṣyati.
snātasya nityam ārdraṃ varṇakaṃ dadyāt.
77. O lord of the people, a red mark or garment should be placed on the head, and similarly, an ornament of forest origin. Moreover, any golden garland never becomes impure. One should always offer moist fragrant paste to a person who has just bathed.
विपर्ययं न कुर्वीत वाससो बुद्धिमान्नरः ।
तथा नान्यधृतं धार्यं न चापदशमेव च ॥७८॥
78. viparyayaṁ na kurvīta vāsaso buddhimānnaraḥ ,
tathā nānyadhṛtaṁ dhāryaṁ na cāpadaśameva ca.
78. viparyayam na kurvīta vāsasaḥ buddhimān naraḥ
tathā na anyadhṛtam dhāryaṃ na ca āpadaśam eva ca
78. buddhimān naraḥ vāsasaḥ viparyayam na kurvīta.
tathā anyadhṛtam na dhāryaṃ,
ca āpadaśam eva ca na.
78. A wise person should not wear garments improperly (e.g., inside out or back to front). Similarly, a garment worn by another should not be worn, nor should an incomplete or damaged one.
अन्यदेव भवेद्वासः शयनीये नरोत्तम ।
अन्यद्रथ्यासु देवानामर्चायामन्यदेव हि ॥७९॥
79. anyadeva bhavedvāsaḥ śayanīye narottama ,
anyadrathyāsu devānāmarcāyāmanyadeva hi.
79. anyat eva bhavet vāsas śayanīye narottama
anyat rathyāsu devānām arcāyām anyat eva hi
79. narottama,
śayanīye vāsas anyat eva bhavet.
rathyāsu anyat,
devānām arcāyām ca anyat eva hi.
79. O best of men, a different garment should be worn for sleeping. Another kind (of garment) for the streets, and yet another indeed for the worship of the gods.
प्रियङ्गुचन्दनाभ्यां च बिल्वेन तगरेण च ।
पृथगेवानुलिम्पेत केसरेण च बुद्धिमान् ॥८०॥
80. priyaṅgucandanābhyāṁ ca bilvena tagareṇa ca ,
pṛthagevānulimpeta kesareṇa ca buddhimān.
80. priyaṅgu-candanābhyām ca bilvena tagareṇa ca
pṛthak eva anulimpeta kesareṇa ca buddhimān
80. buddhimān priyaṅgu-candanābhyām ca bilvena ca tagareṇa ca kesareṇa ca pṛthak eva anulimpeta.
80. A wise person should anoint themselves separately with priyaṅgu, sandalwood, bael, tagara, and saffron.
उपवासं च कुर्वीत स्नातः शुचिरलंकृतः ।
पर्वकालेषु सर्वेषु ब्रह्मचारी सदा भवेत् ॥८१॥
81. upavāsaṁ ca kurvīta snātaḥ śuciralaṁkṛtaḥ ,
parvakāleṣu sarveṣu brahmacārī sadā bhavet.
81. upavāsam ca kurvīta snātaḥ śuciḥ alaṃkṛtaḥ
parvakāleṣu sarveṣu brahmacārī sadā bhavet
81. snātaḥ śuciḥ alaṃkṛtaḥ ca upavāsam kurvīta
sarveṣu parvakāleṣu sadā brahmacārī bhavet
81. One should undertake a fast (upavāsa), having bathed, purified, and adorned. On all festive occasions, one should always remain a celibate student (brahmacārī).
नालीढया परिहतं भक्षयीत कदाचन ।
तथा नोद्धृतसाराणि प्रेक्षतां नाप्रदाय च ॥८२॥
82. nālīḍhayā parihataṁ bhakṣayīta kadācana ,
tathā noddhṛtasārāṇi prekṣatāṁ nāpradāya ca.
82. na āliḍhayā parihṛtam bhakṣayīta kadācana
tathā na uddhṛtasārāṇi prekṣatām na apradāya ca
82. āliḍhayā parihṛtam kadācana na bhakṣayīta
tathā ca uddhṛtasārāṇi na apradāya na prekṣatām
82. One should never eat food that has been licked (by another) or rejected. Likewise, one should not merely look at food from which the best portion has not been offered (to others), nor should one fail to make an offering.
न संनिकृष्टो मेधावी नाशुचिर्न च सत्सु च ।
प्रतिषिद्धान्न धर्मेषु भक्षान्भुञ्जीत पृष्ठतः ॥८३॥
83. na saṁnikṛṣṭo medhāvī nāśucirna ca satsu ca ,
pratiṣiddhānna dharmeṣu bhakṣānbhuñjīta pṛṣṭhataḥ.
83. na saṃnikṛṣṭaḥ medhāvī na aśuciḥ na ca satsu ca
pratiṣiddhānnadharmeṣu bhakṣān bhuñjīta pṛṣṭhataḥ
83. medhāvī saṃnikṛṣṭaḥ aśuciḥ satsu ca
pratiṣiddhānnadharmeṣu pṛṣṭhataḥ bhakṣān na bhuñjīta
83. A wise person (medhāvī) should not eat while being too close (to the food), nor while impure, nor in the presence of good people. He should not eat forbidden foods in the context of food-related religious duties (dharma), nor secretly.
पिप्पलं च वटं चैव शणशाकं तथैव च ।
उदुम्बरं न खादेच्च भवार्थी पुरुषोत्तमः ॥८४॥
84. pippalaṁ ca vaṭaṁ caiva śaṇaśākaṁ tathaiva ca ,
udumbaraṁ na khādecca bhavārthī puruṣottamaḥ.
84. pippalam ca vaṭam ca eva śaṇaśākam tathā eva ca
udumbaram na khādet ca bhavārthī puruṣottamaḥ
84. bhavārthī puruṣottamaḥ pippalam ca vaṭam ca eva
śaṇaśākam tathā eva ca udumbaram ca na khādet
84. A superior man (puruṣottama) who desires welfare should not eat pippala (holy fig), vaṭa (banyan), hemp-greens, or udumbara (cluster fig).
आजं गव्यं च यन्मांसं मायूरं चैव वर्जयेत् ।
वर्जयेच्छुष्कमांसं च तथा पर्युषितं च यत् ॥८५॥
85. ājaṁ gavyaṁ ca yanmāṁsaṁ māyūraṁ caiva varjayet ,
varjayecchuṣkamāṁsaṁ ca tathā paryuṣitaṁ ca yat.
85. ājam gavyam ca yat māṃsam māyūram ca eva varjayet
varjayet śuṣkamāṃsam ca tathā paryuṣitam ca yat
85. yat ājam māṃsam gavyam ca māyūram eva ca varjayet
tathā yat śuṣkamāṃsam ca paryuṣitam ca varjayet
85. One should avoid goat meat, beef, and peacock meat. Similarly, one should avoid dried meat and any meat that is stale.
न पाणौ लवणं विद्वान्प्राश्नीयान्न च रात्रिषु ।
दधिसक्तून्न भुञ्जीत वृथामांसं च वर्जयेत् ॥८६॥
86. na pāṇau lavaṇaṁ vidvānprāśnīyānna ca rātriṣu ,
dadhisaktūnna bhuñjīta vṛthāmāṁsaṁ ca varjayet.
86. na pāṇau lavaṇam vidvān prāśnīyāt na ca rātriṣu
dadhisaktūn na bhuñjīta vṛthāmāṃsam ca varjayet
86. vidvān pāṇau lavaṇam na prāśnīyāt ca rātriṣu na
dadhisaktūn na bhuñjīta ca vṛthāmāṃsam varjayet
86. A learned person should not eat salt from their hand, nor should they eat during the nights. One should not eat curds mixed with roasted flour, and should avoid meat eaten without purpose.
वालेन तु न भुञ्जीत परश्राद्धं तथैव च ।
सायं प्रातश्च भुञ्जीत नान्तराले समाहितः ॥८७॥
87. vālena tu na bhuñjīta paraśrāddhaṁ tathaiva ca ,
sāyaṁ prātaśca bhuñjīta nāntarāle samāhitaḥ.
87. vālena tu na bhuñjīta paraśrāddham tathā eva ca
sāyam prātas ca bhuñjīta na antarāle samāhitaḥ
87. vālena tu na bhuñjīta tathā eva ca paraśrāddham
samāhitaḥ sāyam ca prātas ca bhuñjīta antarāle na
87. Indeed, one should not eat food that contains hair. Similarly, one should not partake in the ancestor worship (śrāddha) of others. One should eat in the evening and morning, but not in between these times, remaining self-controlled.
वाग्यतो नैकवस्त्रश्च नासंविष्टः कदाचन ।
भूमौ सदैव नाश्नीयान्नानासीनो न शब्दवत् ॥८८॥
88. vāgyato naikavastraśca nāsaṁviṣṭaḥ kadācana ,
bhūmau sadaiva nāśnīyānnānāsīno na śabdavat.
88. vāgyataḥ na ekavastraḥ ca na asaṃviṣṭaḥ kadācana
bhūmau sadā eva na aśnīyāt na anāsīnaḥ na śabdavat
88. kadācana vāgyataḥ na ekavastraḥ ca na asaṃviṣṭaḥ
bhūmau sadā eva na aśnīyāt na anāsīnaḥ na śabdavat
88. One should eat with controlled speech, not wearing only one garment, and never while reclining. One should always avoid eating directly on the ground. One should eat while seated, and not noisily.
तोयपूर्वं प्रदायान्नमतिथिभ्यो विशां पते ।
पश्चाद्भुञ्जीत मेधावी न चाप्यन्यमना नरः ॥८९॥
89. toyapūrvaṁ pradāyānnamatithibhyo viśāṁ pate ,
paścādbhuñjīta medhāvī na cāpyanyamanā naraḥ.
89. toyapūrvam pradāya annam atithibhyaḥ viśām pate
paścāt bhuñjīta medhāvī na ca api anyamanā naraḥ
89. viśām pate medhāvī naraḥ atithibhyaḥ toyapūrvam
annam pradāya paścāt bhuñjīta ca api anyamanā na
89. O lord of the people, an intelligent person should first offer food with water to guests and only then partake of food. A person whose mind is distracted, however, should not eat.
समानमेकपङ्क्त्यां तु भोज्यमन्नं नरेश्वर ।
विषं हालाहलं भुङ्क्ते योऽप्रदाय सुहृज्जने ॥९०॥
90. samānamekapaṅktyāṁ tu bhojyamannaṁ nareśvara ,
viṣaṁ hālāhalaṁ bhuṅkte yo'pradāya suhṛjjane.
90. samānam ekapaṅktyām tu bhojyam annam nareśvara
viṣam hālāhalam bhuṅkte yaḥ apradāya suhṛjjane
90. nareśvara yaḥ ekapaṅktyām samānam bhojyam annam
suhṛjjane apradāya tu hālāhalam viṣam bhuṅkte
90. O lord of men, one who eats the same food in a common line without offering it to his well-wishers, indeed consumes deadly poison (hālāhalam).
पानीयं पायसं सर्पिर्दधिसक्तुमधून्यपि ।
निरस्य शेषमेतेषां न प्रदेयं तु कस्यचित् ॥९१॥
91. pānīyaṁ pāyasaṁ sarpirdadhisaktumadhūnyapi ,
nirasya śeṣameteṣāṁ na pradeyaṁ tu kasyacit.
91. pānīyam pāyasam sarpiḥ dadhisaktumadhūni api
nirasya śeṣam eteṣām na pradeyam tu kasyacit
91. pānīyam pāyasam sarpiḥ dadhisaktumadhūni api
eteṣām śeṣam nirasya tu kasyacit na pradeyam
91. Drinking water, rice pudding, ghee, curds, barley meal, and honey - the remnants of these, once set aside, should certainly not be offered to anyone.
भुञ्जानो मनुजव्याघ्र नैव शङ्कां समाचरेत् ।
दधि चाप्यनुपानं वै न कर्तव्यं भवार्थिना ॥९२॥
92. bhuñjāno manujavyāghra naiva śaṅkāṁ samācaret ,
dadhi cāpyanupānaṁ vai na kartavyaṁ bhavārthinā.
92. bhuñjānaḥ manujavyāghra na eva śaṅkām samācaret
dadhi ca api anupānam vai na kartavyam bhavārthinā
92. manujavyāghra bhuñjānaḥ na eva śaṅkām samācaret ca
api bhavārthinā dadhi vai anupānam na kartavyam
92. O tiger among men, one who is eating should certainly not harbor any doubt. And indeed, curds should not be consumed as an after-drink by one who desires prosperity (bhava).
आचम्य चैव हस्तेन परिस्राव्य तथोदकम् ।
अङ्गुष्ठं चरणस्याथ दक्षिणस्यावसेचयेत् ॥९३॥
93. ācamya caiva hastena parisrāvya tathodakam ,
aṅguṣṭhaṁ caraṇasyātha dakṣiṇasyāvasecayet.
93. ācamya ca eva hastena parisrāvyā tathā udakam
aṅguṣṭham caraṇasya atha dakṣiṇasya avasecayet
93. hastena ācamya ca eva udakam parisrāvyā tathā,
atha dakṣiṇasya caraṇasya aṅguṣṭham avasecayet
93. Having performed the ritual sipping of water (ācamana) and drained water with the hand, one should then pour water over the big toe of the right foot.
पाणिं मूर्ध्नि समाधाय स्पृष्ट्वा चाग्निं समाहितः ।
ज्ञातिश्रैष्ठ्यमवाप्नोति प्रयोगकुशलो नरः ॥९४॥
94. pāṇiṁ mūrdhni samādhāya spṛṣṭvā cāgniṁ samāhitaḥ ,
jñātiśraiṣṭhyamavāpnoti prayogakuśalo naraḥ.
94. pāṇim mūrdhni samādhāya spṛṣṭvā ca agnim samāhitaḥ
jñātiśraiṣṭhyam avāpnoti prayogakuśalaḥ naraḥ
94. samāhitaḥ prayogakuśalaḥ naraḥ mūrdhni pāṇim
samādhāya ca agnim spṛṣṭvā jñātiśraiṣṭhyam avāpnoti
94. A person, composed and skilled in the practice, who places his hand on his head and touches the fire, attains pre-eminence among his relatives.
अद्भिः प्राणान्समालभ्य नाभिं पाणितलेन च ।
स्पृशंश्चैव प्रतिष्ठेत न चाप्यार्द्रेण पाणिना ॥९५॥
95. adbhiḥ prāṇānsamālabhya nābhiṁ pāṇitalena ca ,
spṛśaṁścaiva pratiṣṭheta na cāpyārdreṇa pāṇinā.
95. adbhiḥ prāṇān samālabhya nābhim pāṇitalena ca
spṛśan ca eva pratiṣṭheta na ca api ārdreṇa pāṇinā
95. adbhiḥ prāṇān samālabhya,
ca pāṇitalena nābhim spṛśan eva (saḥ) pratiṣṭheta,
ca api ārdreṇa pāṇinā na
95. Having touched the vital airs (prāṇas) with water and the navel with the palm of the hand, one should indeed then set forth, but not with a wet hand.
अङ्गुष्ठस्यान्तराले च ब्राह्मं तीर्थमुदाहृतम् ।
कनिष्ठिकायाः पश्चात्तु देवतीर्थमिहोच्यते ॥९६॥
96. aṅguṣṭhasyāntarāle ca brāhmaṁ tīrthamudāhṛtam ,
kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāttu devatīrthamihocyate.
96. aṅguṣṭhasya antarāle ca brāhmam tīrtham udāhṛtam
kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāt tu devatīrtham iha ucyate
96. aṅguṣṭhasya antarāle ca brāhmam tīrtham udāhṛtam,
tu iha kaniṣṭhikāyāḥ paścāt devatīrtham ucyate
96. The space between the thumb and index finger is declared to be the brāhma tīrtha (sacred zone for brahmins). However, here, the area behind the little finger is called the deva-tīrtha (sacred zone for the gods).
अङ्गुष्ठस्य च यन्मध्यं प्रदेशिन्याश्च भारत ।
तेन पित्र्याणि कुर्वीत स्पृष्ट्वापो न्यायतस्तथा ॥९७॥
97. aṅguṣṭhasya ca yanmadhyaṁ pradeśinyāśca bhārata ,
tena pitryāṇi kurvīta spṛṣṭvāpo nyāyatastathā.
97. aṅguṣṭhasya ca yat madhyam pradeśinyāḥ ca bhārata
tena pitryāṇi kurvīta spṛṣṭvā āpaḥ nyāyatas tathā
97. bhārata aṅguṣṭhasya ca pradeśinyāḥ ca yat madhyam
tena āpaḥ spṛṣṭvā nyāyatas tathā pitryāṇi kurvīta
97. O Bhārata, one should perform ancestral rites properly by using the middle part between the thumb and the index finger, after having touched water.
परापवादं न ब्रूयान्नाप्रियं च कदाचन ।
न मन्युः कश्चिदुत्पाद्यः पुरुषेण भवार्थिना ॥९८॥
98. parāpavādaṁ na brūyānnāpriyaṁ ca kadācana ,
na manyuḥ kaścidutpādyaḥ puruṣeṇa bhavārthinā.
98. parāpavādam na brūyāt na apriyam ca kadācana
na manyuḥ kaścit utpādyaḥ puruṣeṇa bhavārthinā
98. puruṣeṇa bhavārthinā parāpavādam na brūyāt na
ca apriyam kadācana na kaścit manyuḥ utpādyaḥ
98. One should never speak slander of others or anything unpleasant. A person desiring prosperity should not generate any anger (manyu).
पतितैस्तु कथां नेच्छेद्दर्शनं चापि वर्जयेत् ।
संसर्गं च न गच्छेत तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥९९॥
99. patitaistu kathāṁ neccheddarśanaṁ cāpi varjayet ,
saṁsargaṁ ca na gaccheta tathāyurvindate mahat.
99. patitaiḥ tu kathām na icchet darśanam ca api varjayet
saṃsargam ca na gaccheta tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
99. patitaiḥ tu kathām na icchet ca darśanam api varjayet
ca saṃsargam na gaccheta tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
99. One should not desire conversation with outcasts, and should also avoid seeing them. One should not associate with them; by doing so, one obtains a long life.
न दिवा मैथुनं गच्छेन्न कन्यां न च बन्धकीम् ।
न चास्नातां स्त्रियं गच्छेत्तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१००॥
100. na divā maithunaṁ gacchenna kanyāṁ na ca bandhakīm ,
na cāsnātāṁ striyaṁ gacchettathāyurvindate mahat.
100. na divā maithunam gacchet na kanyām na ca bandhakīm na
ca asnātām striyam gacchet tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
100. divā na maithunam gacchet na kanyām na ca bandhakīm ca
na asnātām striyam gacchet tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
100. One should not engage in sexual intercourse during the day, nor with a maiden, nor with an unchaste woman. One should also not engage with an unbathed woman; by observing these rules, one obtains a long life.
स्वे स्वे तीर्थे समाचम्य कार्ये समुपकल्पिते ।
त्रिः पीत्वापो द्विः प्रमृज्य कृतशौचो भवेन्नरः ॥१०१॥
101. sve sve tīrthe samācamya kārye samupakalpite ,
triḥ pītvāpo dviḥ pramṛjya kṛtaśauco bhavennaraḥ.
101. sve sve tīrthe samācamya kārye samupakalpite triḥ
pītvā āpaḥ dviḥ pramṛjya kṛtaśaucaḥ bhavet naraḥ
101. naraḥ sve sve tīrthe samācamya kārye samupakalpite
triḥ āpaḥ pītvā dviḥ pramṛjya kṛtaśaucaḥ bhavet
101. When a ritual is about to be performed, a person, having sipped water at their own designated pure spot (tīrtha), and having drunk water three times and wiped their mouth twice, becomes ritually purified.
इन्द्रियाणि सकृत्स्पृश्य त्रिरभ्युक्ष्य च मानवः ।
कुर्वीत पित्र्यं दैवं च वेददृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥१०२॥
102. indriyāṇi sakṛtspṛśya trirabhyukṣya ca mānavaḥ ,
kurvīta pitryaṁ daivaṁ ca vedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā.
102. indriyāṇi sakṛt spṛśya triḥ abhyukṣya ca mānavaḥ
kurvīta pitryam daivam ca vedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā
102. mānavaḥ indriyāṇi sakṛt spṛśya ca triḥ abhyukṣya
vedadṛṣṭena karmaṇā pitryam daivam ca kurvīta
102. And a person, having touched their sense organs once and sprinkled water three times, should perform the ancestral rites and divine rites through actions (karma) prescribed by the Vedas.
ब्राह्मणार्थे च यच्छौचं तच्च मे शृणु कौरव ।
प्रवृत्तं च हितं चोक्त्वा भोजनाद्यन्तयोस्तथा ॥१०३॥
103. brāhmaṇārthe ca yacchaucaṁ tacca me śṛṇu kaurava ,
pravṛttaṁ ca hitaṁ coktvā bhojanādyantayostathā.
103. brāhmaṇārthe ca yat śaucam tat ca me śṛṇu kaurava
pravṛttam ca hitam ca uktvā bhojanādyantayoḥ tathā
103. kaurava me brāhmaṇārthe yat śaucam tat ca śṛṇu
tathā bhojanādyantayoḥ pravṛttam ca hitam ca uktvā
103. O Kaurava, listen from me concerning the purification (śauca) that pertains to brahmins. And likewise, (one should obtain purification) by speaking what is prescribed and beneficial at the beginning and end of meals.
सर्वशौचेषु ब्राह्मेण तीर्थेन समुपस्पृशेत् ।
निष्ठीव्य तु तथा क्षुत्वा स्पृश्यापो हि शुचिर्भवेत् ॥१०४॥
104. sarvaśauceṣu brāhmeṇa tīrthena samupaspṛśet ,
niṣṭhīvya tu tathā kṣutvā spṛśyāpo hi śucirbhavet.
104. sarvaśauceṣu brāhmeṇa tīrthena samupaspṛśet
niṣṭhīvya tu tathā kṣutvā spṛśya āpaḥ hi śuciḥ bhavet
104. sarvaśauceṣu brāhmeṇa tīrthena samupaspṛśet tu
tathā niṣṭhīvya kṣutvā hi āpaḥ spṛśya śuciḥ bhavet
104. In all acts of purification (śauca), one should perform ablution using the brahminical method (brāhmaṇa tīrtha). Indeed, after spitting, or similarly after sneezing, one should touch water to become ritually pure.
वृद्धो ज्ञातिस्तथा मित्रं दरिद्रो यो भवेदपि ।
गृहे वासयितव्यास्ते धन्यमायुष्यमेव च ॥१०५॥
105. vṛddho jñātistathā mitraṁ daridro yo bhavedapi ,
gṛhe vāsayitavyāste dhanyamāyuṣyameva ca.
105. vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ tathā mitram daridraḥ yaḥ bhavet
api gṛhe vāsayitavyāḥ te dhanyam āyuṣyam eva ca
105. vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ tathā mitram yaḥ daridraḥ api bhavet,
te gṛhe vāsayitavyāḥ.
(etat karma) dhanyam āyuṣyam eva ca (bhavati).
105. Old relatives, friends, and even those who may be poor, should be given residence in one's home. This certainly brings blessings and longevity.
गृहे पारावता धन्याः शुकाश्च सहसारिकाः ।
गृहेष्वेते न पापाय तथा वै तैलपायिकाः ॥१०६॥
106. gṛhe pārāvatā dhanyāḥ śukāśca sahasārikāḥ ,
gṛheṣvete na pāpāya tathā vai tailapāyikāḥ.
106. gṛhe pārāvatāḥ dhanyāḥ śukāḥ ca saha-sārikāḥ
gṛheṣu ete na pāpāya tathā vai tailapāyikāḥ
106. gṛhe pārāvatāḥ śukāḥ ca saha-sārikāḥ dhanyāḥ (santi).
gṛheṣu ete tathā vai tailapāyikāḥ (ca) pāpāya na (bhavanti).
106. Pigeons, parrots, and mynas are considered auspicious in a home. Similarly, these and bats do not bring misfortune or sin (pāpa) to houses.
उद्दीपकाश्च गृध्राश्च कपोता भ्रमरास्तथा ।
निविशेयुर्यदा तत्र शान्तिमेव तदाचरेत् ॥१०७॥
107. uddīpakāśca gṛdhrāśca kapotā bhramarāstathā ,
niviśeyuryadā tatra śāntimeva tadācaret.
107. uddīpakāḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca kapotāḥ bhramarāḥ tathā
niviśeyuḥ yadā tatra śāntim eva tadā ācaret
107. yadā uddīpakāḥ ca gṛdhrāḥ ca kapotāḥ tathā bhramarāḥ tatra niviśeyuḥ,
tadā śāntim eva ācaret.
107. When ominous birds, vultures, (kapota) doves, and bees take residence there, then one should certainly perform a pacification (śānti) ritual.
अमङ्गल्यानि चैतानि तथाक्रोशो महात्मनाम् ।
महात्मनां च गुह्यानि न वक्तव्यानि कर्हिचित् ॥१०८॥
108. amaṅgalyāni caitāni tathākrośo mahātmanām ,
mahātmanāṁ ca guhyāni na vaktavyāni karhicit.
108. amaṅgalyāni ca etāni tathā ākrośaḥ mahātmanām
mahātmanām ca guhyāni na vaktavyāni karhicit
108. etāni ca amaṅgalyāni (santi).
tathā mahātmanām ākrośaḥ ca mahātmanām guhyāni karhicit na vaktavyāni.
108. These (omens from the previous verse) are inauspicious. Similarly, abuses (ākrośa) against great-souled individuals (mahātman) and their confidential matters (guhya) should never be revealed.
अगम्याश्च न गच्छेत राजपत्नीः सखीस्तथा ।
वैद्यानां बालवृद्धानां भृत्यानां च युधिष्ठिर ॥१०९॥
109. agamyāśca na gaccheta rājapatnīḥ sakhīstathā ,
vaidyānāṁ bālavṛddhānāṁ bhṛtyānāṁ ca yudhiṣṭhira.
109. agamyāḥ ca na gaccheta rājapatnīḥ sakhīḥ tathā
vaidyānām bālavṛddhānām bhṛtyānām ca yudhiṣṭhira
109. yudhiṣṭhira agamyāḥ ca rājapatnīḥ sakhīḥ tathā
vaidyānām bālavṛddhānām bhṛtyānām ca na gaccheta
109. One should not approach forbidden women (agamyāḥ), nor the wives of kings and friends. Similarly, O Yudhiṣṭhira, [one should avoid improper relations with the womenfolk] of physicians, children, elders, and servants.
बन्धूनां ब्राह्मणानां च तथा शारणिकस्य च ।
संबन्धिनां च राजेन्द्र तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥११०॥
110. bandhūnāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ ca tathā śāraṇikasya ca ,
saṁbandhināṁ ca rājendra tathāyurvindate mahat.
110. bandhūnām brāhmaṇānām ca tathā śāraṇikasya ca
sambandhinām ca rājendra tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
110. rājendra bandhūnām brāhmaṇānām ca tathā śāraṇikasya ca sambandhinām ca [agamyāḥ na gaccheta].
tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate.
110. And similarly, O best of kings (rājendra), [one should avoid improper relations with the womenfolk] of relatives, Brahmins (brāhmaṇa), and those seeking protection, as well as kinsfolk. Thus, one attains a long life.
ब्राह्मणस्थपतिभ्यां च निर्मितं यन्निवेशनम् ।
तदावसेत्सदा प्राज्ञो भवार्थी मनुजेश्वर ॥१११॥
111. brāhmaṇasthapatibhyāṁ ca nirmitaṁ yanniveśanam ,
tadāvasetsadā prājño bhavārthī manujeśvara.
111. brāhmaṇasthapatibhyām ca nirmitam yat niveśanam
tat āvaset sadā prājñaḥ bhavārthī manujeśvara
111. manujeśvara,
bhavārthī prājñaḥ,
yat brāhmaṇasthapatibhyām ca nirmitam niveśanam,
tat sadā āvaset.
111. O lord of men (manujeśvara), a wise person seeking welfare should always reside in a dwelling that has been constructed by Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) and architects.
संध्यायां न स्वपेद्राजन्विद्यां न च समाचरेत् ।
न भुञ्जीत च मेधावी तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥११२॥
112. saṁdhyāyāṁ na svapedrājanvidyāṁ na ca samācaret ,
na bhuñjīta ca medhāvī tathāyurvindate mahat.
112. sandhyāyām na svapet rājan vidyām na ca samācaret
na bhuñjīta ca medhāvī tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
112. rājan,
medhāvī sandhyāyām na svapet,
ca vidyām na samācaret,
ca na bhuñjīta.
tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate.
112. O king, a wise person should not sleep during twilight (sandhyā), nor should they engage in study, nor should they eat. Thus, one attains a long life.
नक्तं न कुर्यात्पित्र्याणि भुक्त्वा चैव प्रसाधनम् ।
पानीयस्य क्रिया नक्तं न कार्या भूतिमिच्छता ॥११३॥
113. naktaṁ na kuryātpitryāṇi bhuktvā caiva prasādhanam ,
pānīyasya kriyā naktaṁ na kāryā bhūtimicchatā.
113. naktam na kuryāt pitryāṇi bhuktvā ca eva prasādhanam
pānīyasya kriyā naktam na kāryā bhūtim icchatā
113. naktam pitryāṇi na kuryāt ca eva bhuktvā prasādhanam (na kuryāt).
bhūtim icchatā naktam pānīyasya kriyā na kāryā.
113. One should not perform ancestral rites at night, nor should one adorn oneself after eating. A person desiring prosperity should not perform water rituals at night.
वर्जनीयाश्च वै नित्यं सक्तवो निशि भारत ।
शेषाणि चावदातानि पानीयं चैव भोजने ॥११४॥
114. varjanīyāśca vai nityaṁ saktavo niśi bhārata ,
śeṣāṇi cāvadātāni pānīyaṁ caiva bhojane.
114. varjanīyāḥ ca vai nityam saktavaḥ niśi bhārata
śeṣāṇi ca avadātāni pānīyam ca eva bhojane
114. bhārata! niśi nityam saktavaḥ ca vai varjanīyāḥ.
ca avadātāni śeṣāṇi ca eva bhojane pānīyam (varjanīyāḥ).
114. O Bhārata, parched grain flour should always be avoided at night. Also, leftover pure foods and water taken with a meal should not be consumed at night.
सौहित्यं च न कर्तव्यं रात्रौ नैव समाचरेत् ।
द्विजच्छेदं न कुर्वीत भुक्त्वा न च समाचरेत् ॥११५॥
115. sauhityaṁ ca na kartavyaṁ rātrau naiva samācaret ,
dvijacchedaṁ na kurvīta bhuktvā na ca samācaret.
115. sauhityam ca na kartavyam rātrau na eva samācaret
dvijacchedam na kurvīta bhuktvā na ca samācaret
115. rātrau sauhityam ca na kartavyam eva na samācaret.
bhuktvā dvijacchedam na kurvīta ca na samācaret.
115. One should not consume food to the point of full satiety at night, nor should one engage in such conduct (at night). One should not clean one's teeth, nor engage in such conduct after eating.
महाकुलप्रसूतां च प्रशस्तां लक्षणैस्तथा ।
वयःस्थां च महाप्राज्ञ कन्यामावोढुमर्हति ॥११६॥
116. mahākulaprasūtāṁ ca praśastāṁ lakṣaṇaistathā ,
vayaḥsthāṁ ca mahāprājña kanyāmāvoḍhumarhati.
116. mahākulaprasūtām ca praśastām lakṣaṇaiḥ tathā
vayaḥsthām ca mahāprājña kanyām āvoḍhum arhati
116. mahāprājña,
mahākulaprasūtām ca lakṣaṇaiḥ praśastām tathā vayaḥsthām ca kanyām āvoḍhum arhati.
116. O greatly wise one, one should marry a maiden who is born in a noble family, endowed with auspicious characteristics, and of suitable age.
अपत्यमुत्पाद्य ततः प्रतिष्ठाप्य कुलं तथा ।
पुत्राः प्रदेया ज्ञानेषु कुलधर्मेषु भारत ॥११७॥
117. apatyamutpādya tataḥ pratiṣṭhāpya kulaṁ tathā ,
putrāḥ pradeyā jñāneṣu kuladharmeṣu bhārata.
117. apatyam utpādya tataḥ pratiṣṭhāpya kulam tathā
putrāḥ pradeyā jñāneṣu kuladharmeṣu bhārata
117. bhārata apatyam utpādya tataḥ tathā kulam
pratiṣṭhāpya putrāḥ jñāneṣu kuladharmeṣu pradeyā
117. O Bhārata, having begotten offspring and thereby established the family line, sons should then be educated in various branches of knowledge and in the family's traditional observances (kuladharma).
कन्या चोत्पाद्य दातव्या कुलपुत्राय धीमते ।
पुत्रा निवेश्याश्च कुलाद्भृत्या लभ्याश्च भारत ॥११८॥
118. kanyā cotpādya dātavyā kulaputrāya dhīmate ,
putrā niveśyāśca kulādbhṛtyā labhyāśca bhārata.
118. kanyā ca utpādya dātavyā kulaputrāya dhīmate putrāḥ
niveśyāḥ ca kulāt bhṛtyāḥ labhyāḥ ca bhārata
118. bhārata ca kanyā utpādya dhīmate kulaputrāya
dātavyā ca putrāḥ niveśyāḥ ca kulāt bhṛtyāḥ labhyāḥ
118. O Bhārata, after having a daughter, she should be given in marriage to an intelligent man from a respectable family. Sons should be settled, and servants should be acquired from other families.
शिरःस्नातोऽथ कुर्वीत दैवं पित्र्यमथापि च ।
नक्षत्रे न च कुर्वीत यस्मिञ्जातो भवेन्नरः ।
न प्रोष्ठपदयोः कार्यं तथाग्नेये च भारत ॥११९॥
119. śiraḥsnāto'tha kurvīta daivaṁ pitryamathāpi ca ,
nakṣatre na ca kurvīta yasmiñjāto bhavennaraḥ ,
na proṣṭhapadayoḥ kāryaṁ tathāgneye ca bhārata.
119. śiraḥsnātaḥ atha kurvīta daivam pitryam
atha api ca nakṣatre na ca kurvīta
yasmin jātaḥ bhavet naraḥ na proṣṭhapadayoḥ
kāryam tathā āgneye ca bhārata
119. bhārata atha śiraḥsnātaḥ daivam pitryam
atha api ca kurvīta ca yasmin naraḥ
jātaḥ bhavet nakṣatre na kurvīta ca
proṣṭhapadayoḥ tathā āgneye na kāryam
119. O Bhārata, after taking a ritual head-bath, one should then perform rites dedicated to the gods and ancestors. However, one should not perform these rites in the specific lunar mansion (nakṣatra) in which one was born. Similarly, these rites should not be performed during the Proṣṭhapada lunar mansions nor in the Agneya (Kṛttikā) lunar mansion.
दारुणेषु च सर्वेषु प्रत्यहं च विवर्जयेत् ।
ज्योतिषे यानि चोक्तानि तानि सर्वाणि वर्जयेत् ॥१२०॥
120. dāruṇeṣu ca sarveṣu pratyahaṁ ca vivarjayet ,
jyotiṣe yāni coktāni tāni sarvāṇi varjayet.
120. dāruṇeṣu ca sarveṣu pratyaham ca vivarjayet
jyotiṣe yāni ca uktāni tāni sarvāṇi varjayet
120. ca sarveṣu dāruṇeṣu ca pratyaham vivarjayet
jyotiṣe yāni ca uktāni tāni sarvāṇi varjayet
120. One should also avoid (these rites) daily in all inauspicious (dāruṇa) astrological periods. Furthermore, all those times specified as inauspicious in the astrological texts should be avoided.
प्राङ्मुखः श्मश्रुकर्माणि कारयेत समाहितः ।
उदङ्मुखो वा राजेन्द्र तथायुर्विन्दते महत् ॥१२१॥
121. prāṅmukhaḥ śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta samāhitaḥ ,
udaṅmukho vā rājendra tathāyurvindate mahat.
121. prāṅmukhaḥ śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta samāhitaḥ
udaṅmukhaḥ vā rājendra tathā āyuḥ vindate mahat
121. rājendra samāhitaḥ prāṅmukhaḥ vā udaṅmukhaḥ
śmaśrukarmāṇi kārayeta tathā mahat āyuḥ vindate
121. O king of kings, one should perform activities related to grooming the beard, such as shaving, while facing east, with full concentration. Alternatively, by facing north, one attains a long life.
परिवादं न च ब्रूयात्परेषामात्मनस्तथा ।
परिवादो न धर्माय प्रोच्यते भरतर्षभ ॥१२२॥
122. parivādaṁ na ca brūyātpareṣāmātmanastathā ,
parivādo na dharmāya procyate bharatarṣabha.
122. parivādam na ca brūyāt pareṣām ātmanaḥ tathā
parivādaḥ na dharmāya procyate bharatarṣabha
122. bharatarṣabha pareṣām ca ātmanaḥ parivādam na
brūyāt tathā parivādaḥ dharmāya na procyate
122. One should not speak ill of others, nor of oneself. Indeed, O best of Bharatas, such blame is not conducive to one's intrinsic nature (dharma).
वर्जयेद्व्यङ्गिनीं नारीं तथा कन्यां नरोत्तम ।
समार्षां व्यङ्गितां चैव मातुः स्वकुलजां तथा ॥१२३॥
123. varjayedvyaṅginīṁ nārīṁ tathā kanyāṁ narottama ,
samārṣāṁ vyaṅgitāṁ caiva mātuḥ svakulajāṁ tathā.
123. varjayet vyaṅginīm nārīm tathā kanyām narottama
samārṣām vyaṅgitām ca eva mātuḥ svakulajām tathā
123. narottama vyaṅginīm nārīm tathā kanyām varjayet ca
eva samārṣām vyaṅgitām tathā mātuḥ svakulajām varjayet
123. O best of men, one should avoid a physically defective woman, and likewise, a maiden. Furthermore, one should avoid a woman from the same ancestral lineage, one who is physically disabled, and one who belongs to the mother's own clan.
वृद्धां प्रव्रजितां चैव तथैव च पतिव्रताम् ।
तथातिकृष्णवर्णां च वर्णोत्कृष्टां च वर्जयेत् ॥१२४॥
124. vṛddhāṁ pravrajitāṁ caiva tathaiva ca pativratām ,
tathātikṛṣṇavarṇāṁ ca varṇotkṛṣṭāṁ ca varjayet.
124. vṛddhām pravrajitām ca eva tathā eva ca pativratām
tathā atikṛṣṇavarṇām ca varṇotkṛṣṭām ca varjayet
124. vṛddhām ca eva pravrajitām tathā eva ca pativratām
tathā ca atikṛṣṇavarṇām ca varṇotkṛṣṭām varjayet
124. One should avoid an aged woman, and indeed, a renunciate woman; similarly, one should also avoid a woman devoted to another husband. Furthermore, one should shun a woman of excessively dark complexion and a woman belonging to a higher social class (varṇa).
अयोनिं च वियोनिं च न गच्छेत विचक्षणः ।
पिङ्गलां कुष्ठिनीं नारीं न त्वमावोढुमर्हसि ॥१२५॥
125. ayoniṁ ca viyoniṁ ca na gaccheta vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
piṅgalāṁ kuṣṭhinīṁ nārīṁ na tvamāvoḍhumarhasi.
125. ayoniṃ ca viyoniṃ ca na gaccheta vicakṣaṇaḥ
piṅgalāṃ kuṣṭhinīṃ nārīṃ na tvam āvoḍhum arhasi
125. vicakṣaṇaḥ ayoniṃ ca viyoniṃ ca na gaccheta
tvam piṅgalāṃ kuṣṭhinīṃ nārīṃ na āvoḍhum arhasi
125. A discerning person should not marry a woman of ignoble or improper birth. You should not marry a woman who is pale or afflicted with leprosy.
अपस्मारिकुले जातां निहीनां चैव वर्जयेत् ।
श्वित्रिणां च कुले जातां त्रयाणां मनुजेश्वर ॥१२६॥
126. apasmārikule jātāṁ nihīnāṁ caiva varjayet ,
śvitriṇāṁ ca kule jātāṁ trayāṇāṁ manujeśvara.
126. apasmārikule jātāṃ nihīnāṃ ca eva varjayet
śvitriṇāṃ ca kule jātāṃ trayāṇāṃ manujeśvara
126. manujeśvara apasmārikule jātāṃ ca nihīnāṃ ca eva
śvitriṇāṃ ca kule jātāṃ trayāṇāṃ (etāḥ nārīḥ) varjayet
126. One should avoid a woman born in a family afflicted with epilepsy, as well as a woman of degraded status. And, O lord of men (manujeśvara), one should avoid a woman born in a family with vitiligo - these three types.
लक्षणैरन्विता या च प्रशस्ता या च लक्षणैः ।
मनोज्ञा दर्शनीया च तां भवान्वोढुमर्हति ॥१२७॥
127. lakṣaṇairanvitā yā ca praśastā yā ca lakṣaṇaiḥ ,
manojñā darśanīyā ca tāṁ bhavānvoḍhumarhati.
127. lakṣaṇaiḥ anvitā yā ca praśastā yā ca lakṣaṇaiḥ
manojñā darśanīyā ca tāṃ bhavān voḍhum arhati
127. yā lakṣaṇaiḥ anvitā ca yā ca lakṣaṇaiḥ praśastā (asti)
manojñā darśanīyā ca (asti) tāṃ bhavān voḍhum arhati
127. She who is endowed with auspicious features and is praised for her good signs, who is charming and beautiful to behold - her you, your honor (bhavān), should marry.
महाकुले निवेष्टव्यं सदृशे वा युधिष्ठिर ।
अवरा पतिता चैव न ग्राह्या भूतिमिच्छता ॥१२८॥
128. mahākule niveṣṭavyaṁ sadṛśe vā yudhiṣṭhira ,
avarā patitā caiva na grāhyā bhūtimicchatā.
128. mahākule niveṣṭavyam sadṛśe vā yudhiṣṭhira
avarā patitā ca eva na grāhyā bhūtim icchatā
128. yudhiṣṭhira (nārī) mahākule vā sadṛśe (kule) niveṣṭavyam
bhūtim icchatā avarā ca patitā ca eva na grāhyā (asti)
128. One should marry into a noble family or one of equal standing, O Yudhiṣṭhira. An inferior or degraded (patitā) woman should not be accepted by one who desires prosperity.
अग्नीनुत्पाद्य यत्नेन क्रियाः सुविहिताश्च याः ।
वेदेषु ब्राह्मणैः प्रोक्तास्ताश्च सर्वाः समाचरेत् ॥१२९॥
129. agnīnutpādya yatnena kriyāḥ suvihitāśca yāḥ ,
vedeṣu brāhmaṇaiḥ proktāstāśca sarvāḥ samācaret.
129. agnīn utpādya yatnena kriyāḥ suvihitāḥ ca yāḥ
vedeṣu brāhmaṇaiḥ proktāḥ tāḥ ca sarvāḥ samācaret
129. yatnena agnīn utpādya,
yāḥ ca suvihitāḥ kriyāḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ vedeṣu proktāḥ,
tāḥ ca sarvāḥ samācaret.
129. One should carefully kindle the sacred fires and perform all those well-ordained rituals that are declared by the Brahmins in the Vedas.
न चेर्ष्या स्त्रीषु कर्तव्या दारा रक्ष्याश्च सर्वशः ।
अनायुष्या भवेदीर्ष्या तस्मादीर्ष्यां विवर्जयेत् ॥१३०॥
130. na cerṣyā strīṣu kartavyā dārā rakṣyāśca sarvaśaḥ ,
anāyuṣyā bhavedīrṣyā tasmādīrṣyāṁ vivarjayet.
130. na ca īrṣyā strīṣu kartavyā dārāḥ rakṣyāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ
anāyuṣyā bhavet īrṣyā tasmāt īrṣyām vivarjayet
130. strīṣu īrṣyā na ca kartavyā,
dārāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ rakṣyāḥ.
īrṣyā anāyuṣyā bhavet,
tasmāt īrṣyām vivarjayet.
130. One should not harbor jealousy (īrṣyā) towards wives, and wives should be protected in every way. Jealousy is detrimental to longevity, therefore one should abandon jealousy.
अनायुष्यो दिवास्वप्नस्तथाभ्युदितशायिता ।
प्रातर्निशायां च तथा ये चोच्छिष्टाः स्वपन्ति वै ॥१३१॥
131. anāyuṣyo divāsvapnastathābhyuditaśāyitā ,
prātarniśāyāṁ ca tathā ye cocchiṣṭāḥ svapanti vai.
131. anāyuṣyaḥ divāsvapnaḥ tathā abhyuditaśāyitā prātaḥ
niśāyām ca tathā ye ca ucchiṣṭāḥ svapanti vai
131. divāsvapnaḥ tathā abhyuditaśāyitā anāyuṣyaḥ [bhavet].
tathā ca ye prātaḥ ca niśāyām ucchiṣṭāḥ vai svapanti [te api anāyuṣyāḥ bhavanti].
131. Daytime sleep, and likewise sleeping until after sunrise, is detrimental to longevity. Similarly, those who sleep at dawn or at night while in a state of ritual impurity from having eaten (ucchiṣṭa) also shorten their life.
पारदार्यमनायुष्यं नापितोच्छिष्टता तथा ।
यत्नतो वै न कर्तव्यमभ्यासश्चैव भारत ॥१३२॥
132. pāradāryamanāyuṣyaṁ nāpitocchiṣṭatā tathā ,
yatnato vai na kartavyamabhyāsaścaiva bhārata.
132. pāradāryam anāyuṣyam nāpitocciṣṭatā tathā
yatnataḥ vai na kartavyam abhyāsaḥ ca eva bhārata
132. pāradāryam anāyuṣyam [bhavati],
tathā nāpitocciṣṭatā [api].
Bhārata,
etat yatnataḥ vai na kartavyam,
ca abhyāsaḥ eva [na kartavyaḥ].
132. Adultery (pāradārya) is detrimental to longevity, and similarly, the ritual impurity (ucchiṣṭatā) from a barber. O Bhārata, these should certainly not be practiced at all, nor should one cultivate their repetition.
संध्यां न भुञ्जेन्न स्नायान्न पुरीषं समुत्सृजेत् ।
प्रयतश्च भवेत्तस्यां न च किंचित्समाचरेत् ॥१३३॥
133. saṁdhyāṁ na bhuñjenna snāyānna purīṣaṁ samutsṛjet ,
prayataśca bhavettasyāṁ na ca kiṁcitsamācaret.
133. sandhyām na bhuñjet na snāyāt na purīṣam samutsṛjet
prayataḥ ca bhavet tasyām na ca kiñcit samācaret
133. sandhyām na bhuñjet,
na snāyāt,
na purīṣam samutsṛjet; ca tasyām prayataḥ bhavet,
ca kiñcit na samācaret.
133. During twilight (sandhyā), one should not eat, nor bathe, nor evacuate feces. One should be self-controlled at that time and should not engage in any activity.
ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेच्चापि तथा स्नात्वा नराधिप ।
देवांश्च प्रणमेत्स्नातो गुरूंश्चाप्यभिवादयेत् ॥१३४॥
134. brāhmaṇānpūjayeccāpi tathā snātvā narādhipa ,
devāṁśca praṇametsnāto gurūṁścāpyabhivādayet.
134. brāhmaṇān pūjayet ca api tathā snātvā narādhipa
devān ca praṇamet snātaḥ gurūn ca api abhivādayet
134. tathā narādhipa,
snātvā brāhmaṇān pūjayet ca api; snātaḥ devān ca praṇamet,
gurūn ca api abhivādayet.
134. Also, O ruler of men, having bathed, one should worship Brahmins (brāhmaṇa). Having bathed, one should also bow down to the gods and greet the preceptors.
अनिमन्त्रितो न गच्छेत यज्ञं गच्छेत्तु दर्शकः ।
अनिमन्त्रिते ह्यनायुष्यं गमनं तत्र भारत ॥१३५॥
135. animantrito na gaccheta yajñaṁ gacchettu darśakaḥ ,
animantrite hyanāyuṣyaṁ gamanaṁ tatra bhārata.
135. animantritaḥ na gaccheta yajñam gacchet tu darśakaḥ
animantrite hi anāyuṣyam gamanam tatra bhārata
135. animantritaḥ na gaccheta; tu darśakaḥ yajñam gacchet.
hi bhārata,
animantrite gamanam tatra anāyuṣyam.
135. One who is uninvited should not go; but an observer may indeed go to the Vedic ritual (yajña). O Bhārata, going there uninvited shortens life.
न चैकेन परिव्राज्यं न गन्तव्यं तथा निशि ।
अनागतायां संध्यायां पश्चिमायां गृहे वसेत् ॥१३६॥
136. na caikena parivrājyaṁ na gantavyaṁ tathā niśi ,
anāgatāyāṁ saṁdhyāyāṁ paścimāyāṁ gṛhe vaset.
136. na ca ekena parivrājyam na gantavyam tathā niśi
anāgatāyām sandhyāyām paścimāyām gṛhe vaset
136. ekena ca na parivrājyam; tathā niśi na gantavyam.
paścimāyām anāgatāyām sandhyāyām gṛhe vaset.
136. One should not wander (parivrājya) alone, nor should one travel at night. One should remain in one's home when the western twilight (sandhyā) has not yet arrived.
मातुः पितुर्गुरूणां च कार्यमेवानुशासनम् ।
हितं वाप्यहितं वापि न विचार्यं नरर्षभ ॥१३७॥
137. mātuḥ piturgurūṇāṁ ca kāryamevānuśāsanam ,
hitaṁ vāpyahitaṁ vāpi na vicāryaṁ nararṣabha.
137. mātuḥ pituḥ gurūṇām ca kāryam eva anuśāsanam
hitam vā api ahitam vā api na vicāryam nararṣabha
137. nararṣabha mātuḥ pituḥ gurūṇām ca anuśāsanam
hitam vā api ahitam vā api eva kāryam na vicāryam
137. O best of men, the instruction (anuśāsanam) of mother, father, and teachers must certainly be followed; whether it is beneficial or even harmful, it should not be deliberated upon.
धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च यत्नः कार्यो नराधिप ।
हस्तिपृष्ठेऽश्वपृष्ठे च रथचर्यासु चैव ह ।
यत्नवान्भव राजेन्द्र यत्नवान्सुखमेधते ॥१३८॥
138. dhanurvede ca vede ca yatnaḥ kāryo narādhipa ,
hastipṛṣṭhe'śvapṛṣṭhe ca rathacaryāsu caiva ha ,
yatnavānbhava rājendra yatnavānsukhamedhate.
138. dhanurvede ca vede ca yatnaḥ kāryaḥ
narādhipa hastipṛṣṭhe aśvapṛṣṭhe ca
rathacaryāsu ca eva ha yatnavān
bhava rājendra yatnavān sukham edhate
138. narādhipa dhanurvede vede ca
hastipṛṣṭhe aśvapṛṣṭhe ca rathacaryāsu
ca eva ha yatnaḥ kāryaḥ rājendra
yatnavān bhava yatnavān sukham edhate
138. O king (narādhipa), effort must be made in the science of archery (dhanurveda) and in the Vedas. And on the backs of elephants and horses, and in charioteering, you must indeed be diligent, O supreme ruler (rājendra)! A diligent person prospers in happiness.
अप्रधृष्यश्च शत्रूणां भृत्यानां स्वजनस्य च ।
प्रजापालनयुक्तश्च न क्षतिं लभते क्वचित् ॥१३९॥
139. apradhṛṣyaśca śatrūṇāṁ bhṛtyānāṁ svajanasya ca ,
prajāpālanayuktaśca na kṣatiṁ labhate kvacit.
139. apradhṛṣyaḥ ca śatrūṇām bhṛtyānām svajanasya ca
prajāpālanayuktaḥ ca na kṣatim labhate kvacit
139. yaḥ apradhṛṣyaḥ ca śatrūṇām bhṛtyānām svajanasya ca
prajāpālanayuktaḥ ca saḥ kvacit kṣatim na labhate
139. One who is invincible to enemies, servants, and one's own people, and who is engaged in the protection of the subjects, never suffers harm.
युक्तिशास्त्रं च ते ज्ञेयं शब्दशास्त्रं च भारत ।
गन्धर्वशास्त्रं च कलाः परिज्ञेया नराधिप ॥१४०॥
140. yuktiśāstraṁ ca te jñeyaṁ śabdaśāstraṁ ca bhārata ,
gandharvaśāstraṁ ca kalāḥ parijñeyā narādhipa.
140. yuktiśāstram ca te jñeyam śabdaśāstram ca bhārata
gandharvaśāstram ca kalāḥ parijñeyā narādhipa
140. bhārata te yuktiśāstram ca śabdaśāstram ca jñeyam
narādhipa gandharvaśāstram ca kalāḥ ca parijñeyāḥ
140. O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata), you must also understand the science of logic (yuktiśāstra) and the science of grammar (śabdaśāstra). And O king (narādhipa), the science of music (gandharvaśāstra) and the (sixty-four) arts (kalāḥ) must also be thoroughly known.
पुराणमितिहासाश्च तथाख्यानानि यानि च ।
महात्मनां च चरितं श्रोतव्यं नित्यमेव ते ॥१४१॥
141. purāṇamitihāsāśca tathākhyānāni yāni ca ,
mahātmanāṁ ca caritaṁ śrotavyaṁ nityameva te.
141. purāṇam itihāsāḥ ca tathā ākhyānāni yāni ca
mahātmanām ca caritam śrotavyam nityam eva te
141. te nityam eva purāṇam ca itihāsāḥ ca tathā
yāni ākhyānāni ca mahātmanām caritam śrotavyam
141. You should always listen to the ancient tales (purāṇas) and the epics (itihāsas), as well as other narratives and the life stories of great souls.
पत्नीं रजस्वलां चैव नाभिगच्छेन्न चाह्वयेत् ।
स्नातां चतुर्थे दिवसे रात्रौ गच्छेद्विचक्षणः ॥१४२॥
142. patnīṁ rajasvalāṁ caiva nābhigacchenna cāhvayet ,
snātāṁ caturthe divase rātrau gacchedvicakṣaṇaḥ.
142. patnīm rajasvalām ca eva na abhigacchet na ca āhvayet
snātām caturthe divase rātrau gacchet vicakṣaṇaḥ
142. patnīm rajasvalām ca eva na abhigacchet na ca āhvayet
vicakṣaṇaḥ snātām caturthe divase rātrau gacchet
142. One should not approach or call a wife during her menstruation. A discerning man should approach her at night on the fourth day after she has bathed.
पञ्चमे दिवसे नारी षष्ठेऽहनि पुमान्भवेत् ।
एतेन विधिना पत्नीमुपगच्छेत पण्डितः ॥१४३॥
143. pañcame divase nārī ṣaṣṭhe'hani pumānbhavet ,
etena vidhinā patnīmupagaccheta paṇḍitaḥ.
143. pañcame divase nārī ṣaṣṭhe ahani pumān bhavet
etena vidhinā patnīm upagaccheta paṇḍitaḥ
143. pañcame divase nārī bhavet ṣaṣṭhe ahani pumān
bhavet paṇḍitaḥ etena vidhinā patnīm upagaccheta
143. On the fifth day (after menstruation), a female child may be conceived, and on the sixth day, a male child. A discerning person should approach his wife according to this prescribed method.
ज्ञातिसंबन्धिमित्राणि पूजनीयानि नित्यशः ।
यष्टव्यं च यथाशक्ति यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः ।
अतऊर्ध्वमरण्यं च सेवितव्यं नराधिप ॥१४४॥
144. jñātisaṁbandhimitrāṇi pūjanīyāni nityaśaḥ ,
yaṣṭavyaṁ ca yathāśakti yajñairvividhadakṣiṇaiḥ ,
ataūrdhvamaraṇyaṁ ca sevitavyaṁ narādhipa.
144. jñātisambandhimitrāṇi pūjanīyāni
nityaśaḥ yaṣṭavyam ca yathāśakti
yajñaiḥ vividhadakṣiṇaiḥ ataḥ
ūrdhvam araṇyam ca sevitavyam narādhipa
144. narādhipa jñātisambandhimitrāṇi
nityaśaḥ pūjanīyāni ca yathāśakti
vividhadakṣiṇaiḥ yajñaiḥ yaṣṭavyam
ataḥ ūrdhvam ca araṇyam sevitavyam
144. Relatives, kinsmen, and friends should always be honored. Vedic rituals (yajñas) should be performed according to one's capacity, along with various gifts. Thereafter, O king, one should resort to the forest (araṇyam).
एष ते लक्षणोद्देश आयुष्याणां प्रकीर्तितः ।
शेषस्त्रैविद्यवृद्धेभ्यः प्रत्याहार्यो युधिष्ठिर ॥१४५॥
145. eṣa te lakṣaṇoddeśa āyuṣyāṇāṁ prakīrtitaḥ ,
śeṣastraividyavṛddhebhyaḥ pratyāhāryo yudhiṣṭhira.
145. eṣaḥ te lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ āyuṣyāṇām prakīrtitaḥ śeṣaḥ
traividyavṛddhebhyaḥ pratyāhāryaḥ yudhiṣṭhira
145. eṣaḥ te āyuṣyāṇām lakṣaṇoddeśaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
yudhiṣṭhira śeṣaḥ traividyavṛddhebhyaḥ pratyāhāryaḥ
145. This outline of characteristics regarding things that promote longevity has been proclaimed to you. The rest, O Yudhiṣṭhira, should be learned from those elders proficient in the knowledge of the three Vedas.
आचारो भूतिजनन आचारः कीर्तिवर्धनः ।
आचाराद्वर्धते ह्यायुराचारो हन्त्यलक्षणम् ॥१४६॥
146. ācāro bhūtijanana ācāraḥ kīrtivardhanaḥ ,
ācārādvardhate hyāyurācāro hantyalakṣaṇam.
146. ācāraḥ bhūtijananaḥ ācāraḥ kīrtivardhanaḥ
ācārāt vardhate hi āyuḥ ācāraḥ hanti alakṣaṇam
146. ācāraḥ bhūtijananaḥ ācāraḥ kīrtivardhanaḥ hi
āyuḥ ācārāt vardhate ācāraḥ alakṣaṇam hanti
146. Good conduct generates prosperity; good conduct increases fame. Indeed, longevity increases from good conduct, and good conduct destroys misfortune.
आगमानां हि सर्वेषामाचारः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते ।
आचारप्रभवो धर्मो धर्मादायुर्विवर्धते ॥१४७॥
147. āgamānāṁ hi sarveṣāmācāraḥ śreṣṭha ucyate ,
ācāraprabhavo dharmo dharmādāyurvivardhate.
147. āgamānām hi sarveṣām ācāraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ucyate
ācāraprabhavaḥ dharmaḥ dharmāt āyuḥ vivardhate
147. hi sarveṣām āgamānām ācāraḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ucyate
dharmaḥ ācāraprabhavaḥ dharmāt āyuḥ vivardhate
147. Indeed, among all traditions, good conduct is declared to be the best. The natural law (dharma) originates from good conduct, and from this natural law (dharma), longevity greatly increases.
एतद्यशस्यमायुष्यं स्वर्ग्यं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ।
अनुकम्पता सर्ववर्णान्ब्रह्मणा समुदाहृतम् ॥१४८॥
148. etadyaśasyamāyuṣyaṁ svargyaṁ svastyayanaṁ mahat ,
anukampatā sarvavarṇānbrahmaṇā samudāhṛtam.
148. etat yaśasyam āyuṣyam svargyam svastyayanam
mahat anukampatā sarvavarṇān brahmaṇā samudāhṛtam
148. etat yaśasyam āyuṣyam svargyam mahat svastyayanam
brahmaṇā anukampatā sarvavarṇān samudāhṛtam
148. This, which is glorious, conducive to longevity, leading to heaven, and a great source of welfare, has been proclaimed by Brahmā, out of compassion, for all social classes.

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