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वाल्मीकि-रामायणम्       vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-2, chapter-94

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आघ्राय रामस्तं मूर्ध्नि परिष्वज्य च राघवः ।
अङ्के भरतमारोप्य पर्यपृच्छत् समाहितः ॥१॥
1. āghrāya rāmastaṃ mūrdhni pariṣvajya ca rāghavaḥ ,
aṅke bharatamāropya paryapṛcchat samāhitaḥ.
1. āghrāya rāmaḥ tam mūrdhni pariṣvajya ca rāghavaḥ
aṅke bharatam āropya paryapṛcchat samāhitaḥ
1. rāghavaḥ rāmaḥ tam mūrdhni āghrāya ca pariṣvajya
aṅke bharatam āropya samāhitaḥ paryapṛcchat
1. The descendant of Raghu, Rama, after kissing him on the head and embracing him, seated Bharata on his lap and attentively questioned him.
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क्व नु ते ऽभूत् पिता तात यदरण्यं त्वमागतः ।
न हि त्वं जीवतस्तस्य वनमागन्तुमर्हसि ॥२॥
2. kva nu te'bhūt pitā tāta yadaraṇyaṃ tvamāgataḥ ,
na hi tvaṃ jīvatastasya vanamāgantumarhasi.
2. kva nu te abhūt pitā tāta yat araṇyam tvam āgataḥ
na hi tvam jīvataḥ tasya vanam āgantum arhasi
2. tāta kva nu te pitā abhūt yat tvam araṇyam āgataḥ
hi tvam tasya jīvataḥ vanam āgantum na arhasi
2. My dear one, where is your father, since you have come to the forest? You certainly should not come to the forest while he is alive.
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चिरस्य बत पश्यामि दूराद्भरतमागतम् ।
दुष्प्रतीकमरण्ये ऽस्मिन् किं तात वनमागतः ॥३॥
3. cirasya bata paśyāmi dūrādbharatamāgatam ,
duṣpratīkamaraṇye'smin kiṃ tāta vanamāgataḥ.
3. cirasya bata paśyāmi dūrāt bharatam āgatam
duṣpratīkam araṇye asmin kim tāta vanam āgataḥ
3. bata cirasya dūrāt āgatam duṣpratīkam bharatam asmin araṇye paśyāmi.
tāta kim vanam āgataḥ?
3. Alas, after such a long time I see Bharata, who has arrived from afar and looks distressed in this forest. My dear one, why have you come to the forest?
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कच्चिद्दशरथो राजा कुशली सत्यसंगरः ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधानामाहर्ता धर्मनिश्चयः ॥४॥
4. kacciddaśaratho rājā kuśalī satyasaṃgaraḥ ,
rājasūyāśvamedhānāmāhartā dharmaniścayaḥ.
4. kaccit daśarathaḥ rājā kuśalī satyasaṅgaraḥ
rājasūyāśvamedhānām āhartā dharmanिश्चayaḥ
4. kaccit satyasaṅgaraḥ rājā daśarathaḥ kuśalī.
rājasūyāśvamedhānām āhartā dharmanिश्चayaḥ.
4. Is King Dasharatha well, he whose promises are true? Is he, the institutor of the Rajasuya and Ashwamedha (yajña) sacrifices, firm in his commitment to natural law (dharma)?
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स कच्चिद्ब्राह्मणो विद्वान्धर्मनित्यो महाद्युतिः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणामुपाध्यायो यथावत्तात पूज्यते ॥५॥
5. sa kaccidbrāhmaṇo vidvāndharmanityo mahādyutiḥ ,
ikṣvākūṇāmupādhyāyo yathāvattāta pūjyate.
5. saḥ kaccit brāhmaṇaḥ vidvān dharmanityaḥ mahādyutiḥ
ikṣvākūṇām upādhyāyaḥ yathāvat tāta pūjyate
5. tāta saḥ vidvān mahādyutiḥ dharmanityaḥ ikṣvākūṇām
upādhyāyaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kaccit yathāvat pūjyate
5. O dear one, is that learned, greatly effulgent Brahmin, who is ever steadfast in his natural law (dharma) and is the preceptor of the Ikṣvākus, duly honored?
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तात कच्चिच्च कौसल्या सुमित्रा च प्रजावती ।
सुखिनी कच्चिदार्या च देवी नन्दति कैकयी ॥६॥
6. tāta kaccicca kausalyā sumitrā ca prajāvatī ,
sukhinī kaccidāryā ca devī nandati kaikayī.
6. tāta kaccit ca kausalyā sumitrā ca prajāvatī
sukhinī kaccit āryā ca devī nandati kaikeyī
6. tāta kausalyā ca sumitrā ca prajāvatī kaccit
sukhinī ca āryā devī kaikeyī kaccit nandati
6. O dear one, are Kauśalyā and Sumitrā, who are blessed with children, well and happy? And does the noble Queen Kaikeyī also rejoice?
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कच्चिद्विनय संपन्नः कुलपुत्रो बहुश्रुतः ।
अनसूयुरनुद्रष्टा सत्कृतस्ते पुरोहितः ॥७॥
7. kaccidvinaya saṃpannaḥ kulaputro bahuśrutaḥ ,
anasūyuranudraṣṭā satkṛtaste purohitaḥ.
7. kaccit vinayasaṃpannaḥ kulaputraḥ bahuśrutaḥ
anasūyuḥ anudraṣṭā satkṛtaḥ te purohitaḥ
7. kaccit te vinayasaṃpannaḥ kulaputraḥ bahuśrutaḥ
anasūyuḥ anudraṣṭā purohitaḥ satkṛtaḥ
7. Is your family priest (purohita), who is endowed with humility, of noble birth, very learned, non-envious, and a keen observer, well-honored?
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कच्चिदग्निषु ते युक्तो विधिज्ञो मतिमानृजुः ।
हुतं च होष्यमाणं च काले वेदयते सदा ॥८॥
8. kaccidagniṣu te yukto vidhijño matimānṛjuḥ ,
hutaṃ ca hoṣyamāṇaṃ ca kāle vedayate sadā.
8. kaccit agniṣu te yuktaḥ vidhijñaḥ matimān ṛjuḥ
hutam ca hoṣyamāṇam ca kāle vedayate sadā
8. kaccit te yuktaḥ vidhijñaḥ matimān ṛjuḥ agniṣu
hutam ca hoṣyamāṇam ca kāle sadā vedayate
8. Is it true that your devoted, ritual-knowing, intelligent, and honest priest always informs you, at the proper time, about both the offerings already made and those yet to be made in the sacrificial fires?
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इष्वस्त्रवरसंपन्नमर्थशास्त्रविशारदम् ।
सुधन्वानमुपाध्यायं कच्चित्त्वं तात मन्यसे ॥९॥
9. iṣvastravarasaṃpannamarthaśāstraviśāradam ,
sudhanvānamupādhyāyaṃ kaccittvaṃ tāta manyase.
9. iṣvastravarasampannam arthaśāstraviśāradam
sudhanvānam upādhyāyam kaccit tvam tāta manyase
9. tāta kaccit tvam iṣvastravarasampannam
arthaśāstraviśāradam sudhanvānam upādhyāyam manyase
9. My dear son, I hope you consider Sudhanvan - who is accomplished in the best of archery and an expert in the science of statecraft (arthaśāstra) - to be your preceptor.
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कच्चिदात्म समाः शूराः श्रुतवन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः ।
कुलीनाश्चेङ्गितज्ञाश्च कृतास्ते तात मन्त्रिणः ॥१०॥
10. kaccidātma samāḥ śūrāḥ śrutavanto jitendriyāḥ ,
kulīnāśceṅgitajñāśca kṛtāste tāta mantriṇaḥ.
10. kaccit ātma samāḥ śūrāḥ śrutavantaḥ jitendriyāḥ
kulīnāḥ ca iṅgitajñāḥ ca kṛtāḥ te tāta mantriṇaḥ
10. tāta kaccit te mantriṇaḥ ātma samāḥ śūrāḥ śrutavantaḥ
jitendriyāḥ kulīnāḥ ca iṅgitajñāḥ ca kṛtāḥ
10. My dear son, I hope that your counselors (mantrin), whom you have appointed, are equal to yourself (ātman), brave, learned, self-controlled (jitendriya), of noble birth, and perceptive of intentions.
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मन्त्रो विजयमूलं हि राज्ञां भवति राघव ।
सुसंवृतो मन्त्रधरैरमात्यैः शास्त्रकोविदैः ॥११॥
11. mantro vijayamūlaṃ hi rājñāṃ bhavati rāghava ,
susaṃvṛto mantradharairamātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ.
11. mantraḥ vijayamūlam hi rājñām bhavati rāghava
susaṃvṛtaḥ mantradharaiḥ amātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ
11. rāghava hi rājñām mantraḥ vijayamūlam bhavati
mantradharaiḥ amātyaiḥ śāstrakovidaiḥ susaṃvṛtaḥ
11. Indeed, O Rāghava, for kings, counsel (mantra) is the very foundation of victory, provided it is well-guarded by ministers who uphold the counsel and are proficient in the treatises.
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कच्चिन्निद्रावशं नैषि कच्चित् काले विबुध्यसे ।
कच्चिंश्चापररात्रिषु चिन्तयस्यर्थनैपुणम् ॥१२॥
12. kaccinnidrāvaśaṃ naiṣi kaccit kāle vibudhyase ,
kacciṃścāpararātriṣu cintayasyarthanaipuṇam.
12. kaccit nidrāvaśam na eṣi kaccit kāle vibudhyase
kaccit ca apararātriṣu cintayasi arthanaipuṇam
12. kaccit nidrāvaśam na eṣi kaccit kāle vibudhyase
ca kaccit apararātriṣu arthanaipuṇam cintayasi
12. I hope you do not fall under the sway of sleep, and that you wake up at the opportune time. Do you also, in the latter parts of the night, contemplate matters of policy and skill in governance?
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कच्चिन्मन्त्रयसे नैकः कच्चिन्न बहुभिः सह ।
कच्चित्ते मन्त्रितो मन्त्रो राष्ट्रं न परिधावति ॥१३॥
13. kaccinmantrayase naikaḥ kaccinna bahubhiḥ saha ,
kaccitte mantrito mantro rāṣṭraṃ na paridhāvati.
13. kaccit mantrayase na ekaḥ kaccit na bahubhiḥ saha
kaccit te mantritaḥ mantraḥ rāṣṭram na paridhāvati
13. kaccit (tvam) na ekaḥ mantrayase kaccit na bahubhiḥ saha
(mantrayase) kaccit te mantritaḥ mantraḥ rāṣṭram na paridhāvati
13. Surely you do not deliberate alone, nor with too many people? And I hope that the counsel (mantra) you have deliberated upon does not become public knowledge throughout the kingdom.
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कच्चिदर्थं विनिश्चित्य लघुमूलं महोदयम् ।
क्षिप्रमारभसे कर्तुं न दीर्घयसि राघव ॥१४॥
14. kaccidarthaṃ viniścitya laghumūlaṃ mahodayam ,
kṣipramārabhase kartuṃ na dīrghayasi rāghava.
14. kaccit artham viniścitya laghumūlam mahodayam
kṣipram ārabhasē kartum na dīrghayasi rāghava
14. rāghava kaccit (tvam) laghumūlam mahodayam artham
viniścitya kṣipram kartum ārabhasē na dīrghayasi
14. O Rāghava, I hope that after you have firmly determined an undertaking that requires little initial effort but promises great success, you begin it quickly and do not procrastinate.
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कच्चित्तु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः ।
विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः ॥१५॥
15. kaccittu sukṛtānyeva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ ,
viduste sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ.
15. kaccit tu sukṛtāni eva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ
viduḥ te sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ
15. kaccit tu pārthivāḥ te sarvakāryāṇi sukṛtāni eva
vā kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ na kartavyāni (ca) viduḥ
15. Surely, the rulers (pārthivāḥ) do not know all your undertakings, whether those well-executed, or those merely appearing to be executed, or even those that are not to be undertaken/revealed?
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कच्चिन्न तर्कैर्युक्त्वा वा ये चाप्यपरिकीर्तिताः ।
त्वया वा तव वामात्यैर्बुध्यते तात मन्त्रितम् ॥१६॥
16. kaccinna tarkairyuktvā vā ye cāpyaparikīrtitāḥ ,
tvayā vā tava vāmātyairbudhyate tāta mantritam.
16. kaccit na tarkaiḥ yuktvā vā ye ca api aparikīrtitāḥ
tvayā vā tava vā amātyaiḥ budhyate tāta mantritam
16. tāta kaccit mantritam (yat) tvayā vā tava amātyaiḥ vā
(kṛtam) na budhyate tarkaiḥ yuktvā vā ye ca api aparikīrtitāḥ
16. O dear one (tāta), I hope that the counsel (mantra) deliberated by you or by your ministers is not understood either through reasoning and inferences, or through things that remain unspoken or undisclosed.
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कच्चित् सहस्रान्मूर्खाणामेकमिच्छसि पण्डितम् ।
पण्डितो ह्यर्थकृच्छ्रेषु कुर्यान्निःश्रेयसं महत् ॥१७॥
17. kaccit sahasrānmūrkhāṇāmekamicchasi paṇḍitam ,
paṇḍito hyarthakṛcchreṣu kuryānniḥśreyasaṃ mahat.
17. kaccit sahasrāt mūrkhāṇām ekam icchasi paṇḍitam |
paṇḍitaḥ hi artha-kṛcchreṣu kuryāt niḥśreyasam mahat
17. kaccit mūrkhāṇām sahasrāt ekam paṇḍitam icchasi.
hi paṇḍitaḥ artha-kṛcchreṣu mahat niḥśreyasam kuryāt.
17. I hope you prefer one learned person over a thousand fools. Indeed, a learned person can bring about great ultimate welfare in times of financial difficulty.
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सहस्राण्यपि मूर्खाणां यद्युपास्ते महीपतिः ।
अथ वाप्ययुतान्येव नास्ति तेषु सहायता ॥१८॥
18. sahasrāṇyapi mūrkhāṇāṃ yadyupāste mahīpatiḥ ,
atha vāpyayutānyeva nāsti teṣu sahāyatā.
18. sahasrāṇi api mūrkhāṇām yadi upāste mahīpatiḥ
| atha vā api ayutāni eva na asti teṣu sahāyatā
18. yadi mahīpatiḥ mūrkhāṇām sahasrāṇi api upāste,
atha vā api ayutāni eva (upāste),
teṣu sahāyatā na asti.
18. If a king relies upon even thousands of fools, or indeed upon tens of thousands, there will be no assistance (sahāyatā) from them.
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एको ऽप्यमात्यो मेधावी शूरो दक्षो विचक्षणः ।
राजानं राजमात्रं वा प्रापयेन्महतीं श्रियम् ॥१९॥
19. eko'pyamātyo medhāvī śūro dakṣo vicakṣaṇaḥ ,
rājānaṃ rājamātraṃ vā prāpayenmahatīṃ śriyam.
19. ekaḥ api amātyaḥ medhāvī śūraḥ dakṣaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ
| rājānam rāja-mātram vā prāpayet mahatīm śriyam
19. ekaḥ api medhāvī śūraḥ dakṣaḥ vicakṣaṇaḥ amātyaḥ rājānam vā rāja-mātram mahatīm śriyam prāpayet.
19. Even a single minister who is intelligent, brave, skillful, and discerning can enable a king, or even a mere ruler, to achieve great prosperity.
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कच्चिन्मुख्या महत्स्वेव मध्यमेषु च मध्यमाः ।
जघन्याश्च जघन्येषु भृत्याः कर्मसु योजिताः ॥२०॥
20. kaccinmukhyā mahatsveva madhyameṣu ca madhyamāḥ ,
jaghanyāśca jaghanyeṣu bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ.
20. kaccit mukhyāḥ mahatsu eva madhyameṣu ca madhyamāḥ
| jaghanyāḥ ca jaghanyeṣu bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ
20. kaccit bhṛtyāḥ karmasu yojitāḥ? mukhyāḥ mahatsu eva (yojitāḥ),
madhyamāḥ ca madhyameṣu (yojitāḥ),
jaghanyāḥ ca jaghanyeṣu (yojitāḥ).
20. I hope that your principal servants are indeed assigned to important tasks, those of middling capability to intermediate tasks, and the least capable to lesser tasks.
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अमात्यानुपधातीतान्पितृपैतामहाञ् शुचीन् ।
श्रेष्ठाञ् श्रेष्ठेषु कच्चित्त्वं नियोजयसि कर्मसु ॥२१॥
21. amātyānupadhātītānpitṛpaitāmahāñ śucīn ,
śreṣṭhāñ śreṣṭheṣu kaccittvaṃ niyojayasi karmasu.
21. amātyān upadhātītān pitṛpaitāmahān śucīn śreṣṭhān
śreṣṭheṣu kaccit tvam niyojayasi karmasu
21. kaccit tvam amātyān upadhātītān pitṛpaitāmahān
śucīn śreṣṭhān śreṣṭheṣu karmasu niyojayasi
21. Do you appoint as ministers those who are hereditary, pure, and have passed the tests of integrity, specifically assigning the best among them to the most important duties?
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कच्चित्त्वां नावजानन्ति याजकाः पतितं यथा ।
उग्रप्रतिग्रहीतारं कामयानमिव स्त्रियः ॥२२॥
22. kaccittvāṃ nāvajānanti yājakāḥ patitaṃ yathā ,
ugrapratigrahītāraṃ kāmayānamiva striyaḥ.
22. kaccit tvām na avajānanti yājakāḥ patitam
yathā ugrapratigrahītāram kāmayānam iva striyaḥ
22. kaccit yājakāḥ tvām patitam yathā na avajānanti striyaḥ
ugrapratigrahītāram kāmayānam iva (na avajānanti)
22. I hope priests do not disrespect you as they would a fallen person, nor do women (disrespect you) as they would a man desirous of women who accepts severe gifts.
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उपायकुशलं वैद्यं भृत्यसंदूषणे रतम् ।
शूरमैश्वर्यकामं च यो न हन्ति स वध्यते ॥२३॥
23. upāyakuśalaṃ vaidyaṃ bhṛtyasaṃdūṣaṇe ratam ,
śūramaiśvaryakāmaṃ ca yo na hanti sa vadhyate.
23. upāyakuśalam vaidyam bhṛtyasaṃdūṣaṇe ratam
śūram aiśvaryakāmam ca yaḥ na hanti saḥ vadhyate
23. yaḥ upāyakuśalam vaidyam bhṛtyasaṃdūṣaṇe ratam śūram aiśvaryakāmam ca na hanti,
saḥ vadhyate
23. He who does not eliminate an expert in stratagems, a person intent on corrupting servants, or a brave man desirous of supreme power, is himself destroyed.
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कच्चिद्धृष्टश्च शूरश्च धृतिमान्मतिमाञ् शुचिः ।
कुलीनश्चानुरक्तश्च दक्षः सेनापतिः कृतः ॥२४॥
24. kacciddhṛṣṭaśca śūraśca dhṛtimānmatimāñ śuciḥ ,
kulīnaścānuraktaśca dakṣaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ.
24. kaccit dhṛṣṭaḥ ca śūraḥ ca dhṛtimān matimān śuciḥ
kulīnaḥ ca anuraktaḥ ca dakṣaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ
24. kaccit dhṛṣṭaḥ ca śūraḥ ca dhṛtimān matimān śuciḥ
kulīnaḥ ca anuraktaḥ ca dakṣaḥ senāpatiḥ kṛtaḥ
24. I hope that a commander-in-chief, who is bold, brave, resolute, intelligent, pure, of noble lineage, loyal, and capable, has been appointed.
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बलवन्तश्च कच्चित्ते मुख्या युद्धविशारदाः ।
दृष्टापदाना विक्रान्तास्त्वया सत्कृत्य मानिताः ॥२५॥
25. balavantaśca kaccitte mukhyā yuddhaviśāradāḥ ,
dṛṣṭāpadānā vikrāntāstvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥ.
25. balavantaḥ ca kaccit te mukhyāḥ yuddhaviśāradāḥ
dṛṣṭāpadānāḥ vikrāntāḥ tvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥ
25. kaccit te mukhyāḥ balavantaḥ yuddhaviśāradāḥ
dṛṣṭāpadānāḥ vikrāntāḥ ca tvayā satkṛtya mānitāḥ
25. Are your chief, strong, and valiant warriors, renowned for their deeds and skilled in warfare, properly honored and respected by you?
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क चिद्बलस्य भक्तं च वेतनं च यथोचितम् ।
संप्राप्तकालं दातव्यं ददासि न विलम्बसे ॥२६॥
26. ka cidbalasya bhaktaṃ ca vetanaṃ ca yathocitam ,
saṃprāptakālaṃ dātavyaṃ dadāsi na vilambase.
26. kaccit balasya bhaktam ca vetanam ca yathocitam
samprāptakālam dātavyam dadāsi na vilambase
26. kaccit balasya yathocitam samprāptakālam
bhaktam ca vetanam ca dadāsi na vilambase
26. Do you, without delay, provide the army with its appropriate food and wages when they become due?
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कालातिक्रमणे ह्येव भक्त वेतनयोर्भृताः ।
भर्तुः कुप्यन्ति दुष्यन्ति सो ऽनर्थः सुमहान् स्मृतः ॥२७॥
27. kālātikramaṇe hyeva bhakta vetanayorbhṛtāḥ ,
bhartuḥ kupyanti duṣyanti so'narthaḥ sumahān smṛtaḥ.
27. kālātīkrameṇe hi eva bhaktavetanayoḥ bhṛtāḥ bhartuḥ
kupyanti duṣyanti saḥ anarthaḥ sumahān smṛtaḥ
27. hi eva kālātīkrameṇe bhaktavetanayoḥ bhṛtāḥ bhartuḥ
kupyanti duṣyanti saḥ sumahān anarthaḥ smṛtaḥ
27. Indeed, when there is a delay in providing food and wages, employees become angry with their master and grow disloyal. That is considered a very great misfortune.
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कच्चित् सर्वे ऽनुरक्तास्त्वां कुलपुत्राः प्रधानतः ।
कच्चित् प्राणांस्तवार्थेषु संत्यजन्ति समाहिताः ॥२८॥
28. kaccit sarve'nuraktāstvāṃ kulaputrāḥ pradhānataḥ ,
kaccit prāṇāṃstavārtheṣu saṃtyajanti samāhitāḥ.
28. kaccit sarve anuraktāḥ tvām kulaputrāḥ pradhānataḥ
kaccit prāṇān tava artheṣu samtyajanti samāhitāḥ
28. kaccit sarve kulaputrāḥ pradhānataḥ tvām anuraktāḥ
kaccit samāhitāḥ tava artheṣu prāṇān samtyajanti
28. Are all your noblemen chiefly loyal to you? Do they, with resolve, sacrifice their lives for your cause?
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कच्चिज्जानपदो विद्वान्दक्षिणः प्रतिभानवान् ।
यथोक्तवादी दूतस्ते कृतो भरत पण्डितः ॥२९॥
29. kaccijjānapado vidvāndakṣiṇaḥ pratibhānavān ,
yathoktavādī dūtaste kṛto bharata paṇḍitaḥ.
29. kaccit jānapadaḥ vidvān dakṣiṇaḥ pratibhānavān
yathoktavādī dūtaḥ te kṛtaḥ bharata paṇḍitaḥ
29. bharata,
kaccit te dūtaḥ jānapadaḥ vidvān dakṣiṇaḥ pratibhānavān yathoktavādī paṇḍitaḥ kṛtaḥ?
29. O Bharata, I hope the envoy you have appointed is a native of the country, learned, skillful, intelligent, truthful in his reports, and wise.
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कच्चिदष्टादशान्येषु स्वपक्षे दश पञ्च च ।
त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरविज्ञातैर्वेत्सि तीर्थानि चारकैः ॥३०॥
30. kaccidaṣṭādaśānyeṣu svapakṣe daśa pañca ca ,
tribhistribhiravijñātairvetsi tīrthāni cārakaiḥ.
30. kaccit aṣṭādaśa anyeṣu svapakṣe daśa pañca ca
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ avijñātaiḥ vetsi tīrthāni cārakaiḥ
30. kaccit anyeṣu aṣṭādaśa,
svapakṣe daśa pañca ca tīrthāni,
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ avijñātaiḥ cārakaiḥ vetsi?
30. I hope you ascertain the eighteen vital points (tīrthas) in the enemy's territories and the fifteen in your own domain, employing agents (cārakas) in groups of three for each, who remain undetected.
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कच्चिद्व्यपास्तानहितान्प्रतियातांश्च सर्वदा ।
दुर्बलाननवज्ञाय वर्तसे रिपुसूदन ॥३१॥
31. kaccidvyapāstānahitānpratiyātāṃśca sarvadā ,
durbalānanavajñāya vartase ripusūdana.
31. kaccit vyapāstān ahitān pratiyātān ca sarvadā
durbalān anavajñāya vartase ripusūdana
31. ripusūdana,
kaccit vyapāstān ahitān ca pratiyātān durbalān sarvadā anavajñāya vartase?
31. O Destroyer of Enemies, I hope you always treat your defeated foes and those who have returned to your side, even the weak ones, without contempt.
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कच्चिन्न लोकायतिकान्ब्राह्मणांस्तात सेवसे ।
अनर्थ कुशला ह्येते बालाः पण्डितमानिनः ॥३२॥
32. kaccinna lokāyatikānbrāhmaṇāṃstāta sevase ,
anartha kuśalā hyete bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ.
32. kaccit na lokāyatikān brāhmaṇān tāta sevase
anartha kuśalāḥ hi ete bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ
32. tāta,
kaccit lokāyatikān brāhmaṇān na sevase? hi ete anarthakuśalāḥ bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ.
32. O dear one, I hope you do not associate with materialistic Brahmins, for these are indeed proficient in mischief and futility, mere fools who consider themselves learned.
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धर्मशास्त्रेषु मुख्येषु विद्यमानेषु दुर्बुधाः ।
बुद्धिमान् वीक्षिकीं प्राप्य निरर्थं प्रवदन्ति ते ॥३३॥
33. dharmaśāstreṣu mukhyeṣu vidyamāneṣu durbudhāḥ ,
buddhimān vīkṣikīṃ prāpya nirarthaṃ pravadanti te.
33. dharmaśāstreṣu mukhyeṣu vidyamāneṣu durbudhāḥ
buddhimān vīkṣikīṃ prāpya nirarthaṃ pravadanti te
33. mukhyeṣu dharmaśāstreṣu vidyamāneṣu (api) buddhimān
vīkṣikīṃ prāpya (api) durbudhāḥ te nirarthaṃ pravadanti
33. Even when the principal sacred law texts (dharmaśāstra) are available, and though an intelligent person (buddhimān) might engage in critical inquiry (vīkṣikī), these foolish people (durbudhāḥ) speak meaninglessly.
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वीरैरध्युषितां पूर्वमस्माकं तात पूर्वकैः ।
सत्यनामां दृढद्वारां हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाम् ॥३४॥
34. vīrairadhyuṣitāṃ pūrvamasmākaṃ tāta pūrvakaiḥ ,
satyanāmāṃ dṛḍhadvārāṃ hastyaśvarathasaṃkulām.
34. vīraiḥ adhyuṣitām pūrvam asmākam tāta pūrvakaiḥ
satyanāmām dṛḍhadvārām hastyaśvarathasaṅkulām
34. tāta pūrvam asmākam vīraiḥ pūrvakaiḥ adhyuṣitām
satyanāmām dṛḍhadvārām hastyaśvarathasaṅkulām (ayodhyām)
34. O dear father (tāta), [I speak of Ayodhya] which was formerly inhabited by our heroic ancestors (pūrvakaiḥ), whose name is truly fitting (satyanāmām), with strong gates (dṛḍhadvārām), and teeming with elephants, horses, and chariots (hastyaśvarathasaṅkulām).
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ब्राह्मणैः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः स्वकर्मनिरतैः सदा ।
जितेन्द्रियैर्महोत्साहैर्वृतामात्यैः सहस्रशः ॥३५॥
35. brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyaiḥ svakarmanirataiḥ sadā ,
jitendriyairmahotsāhairvṛtāmātyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ.
35. brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ vaiśyaiḥ svakarmanirataiḥ sadā
jitendriyaiḥ mahotsāhaiḥ vṛtām amātyaiḥ sahasraśaḥ
35. brāhmaṇaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ vaiśyaiḥ sadā svakarmanirataiḥ
jitendriyaiḥ mahotsāhaiḥ sahasraśaḥ amātyaiḥ vṛtām (ayodhyām)
35. Surrounded by thousands of ministers (amātyaiḥ) who are Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas, always dedicated to their own intrinsic nature (sva-karma), having mastered their senses (jitendriyaiḥ), and endowed with great enthusiasm (mahotsāhaiḥ).
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प्रासादैर्विविधाकारैर्वृतां वैद्यजनाकुलाम् ।
कच्चित् समुदितां स्फीतामयोध्यां परिरक्षसि ॥३६॥
36. prāsādairvividhākārairvṛtāṃ vaidyajanākulām ,
kaccit samuditāṃ sphītāmayodhyāṃ parirakṣasi.
36. prāsādaiḥ vividhākāraiḥ vṛtām vaidya jana ākulām
kaccit samuditām sphītām ayodhyām parirakṣasi
36. kaccit samuditām sphītām vividhākāraiḥ prāsādaiḥ
vṛtām vaidyajanākulām ayodhyām parirakṣasi
36. Are you protecting flourishing (samuditām) and thriving (sphītām) Ayodhya, which is surrounded by palaces (prāsādaiḥ) of various forms (vividhākāraiḥ), and teeming with physicians and knowledgeable people (vaidyajanākulām)?
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कच्चिच्चैत्यशतैर्जुष्टः सुनिविष्टजनाकुलः ।
देवस्थानैः प्रपाभिश्च तडागैश्चोपशोभितः ॥३७॥
37. kacciccaityaśatairjuṣṭaḥ suniviṣṭajanākulaḥ ,
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiśca taḍāgaiścopaśobhitaḥ.
37. kaccit caitya-śataiḥ juṣṭaḥ su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiḥ ca taḍāgaiḥ ca upaśobhitaḥ
37. kaccit janapadaḥ caitya-śataiḥ juṣṭaḥ su-niviṣṭa-jana-ākulaḥ
devasthānaiḥ prapābhiḥ ca taḍāgaiḥ ca upaśobhitaḥ
37. I hope that the region is adorned with hundreds of shrines, bustling with well-settled people, and beautified by temples, watering places, and ponds.
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प्रहृष्टनरनारीकः समाजोत्सवशोभितः ।
सुकृष्टसीमा पशुमान् हिंसाभिरभिवर्जितः ॥३८॥
38. prahṛṣṭanaranārīkaḥ samājotsavaśobhitaḥ ,
sukṛṣṭasīmā paśumān hiṃsābhirabhivarjitaḥ.
38. pra-hṛṣṭa-nara-nārīkaḥ samāja-utsava-śobhitaḥ
su-kṛṣṭa-sīmā paśu-mān hiṃsābhiḥ abhivarjitaḥ
38. kaccit janapadaḥ pra-hṛṣṭa-nara-nārīkaḥ samāja-utsava-śobhitaḥ
su-kṛṣṭa-sīmā paśu-mān hiṃsābhiḥ abhivarjitaḥ
38. Is it populated by joyful men and women, adorned with social gatherings and festivals, possessing well-cultivated fields and abundant livestock, and entirely free from acts of violence?
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अदेवमातृको रम्यः श्वापदैः परिवर्जितः ।
कच्चिज्जनपदः स्फीतः सुखं वसति राघव ॥३९॥
39. adevamātṛko ramyaḥ śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ ,
kaccijjanapadaḥ sphītaḥ sukhaṃ vasati rāghava.
39. a-deva-mātṛkaḥ ramyaḥ śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ
kaccit janapadaḥ sphītaḥ sukham vasati rāghava
39. rāghava kaccit janapadaḥ a-deva-mātṛkaḥ ramyaḥ
śvāpadaiḥ parivarjitaḥ sphītaḥ sukham vasati
39. Rāghava, I hope that the region (janapada) is not solely dependent on rain (a-deva-mātṛka), is charming, free from wild beasts, prosperous, and dwells in comfort.
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कच्चित्ते दयिताः सर्वे कृषिगोरक्षजीविनः ।
वार्तायां संश्रितस्तात लोको हि सुखमेधते ॥४०॥
40. kaccitte dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣigorakṣajīvinaḥ ,
vārtāyāṃ saṃśritastāta loko hi sukhamedhate.
40. kaccit te dayitāḥ sarve kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ
vārtāyām saṃśritaḥ tāta lokaḥ hi sukham edhate
40. tāta kaccit te sarve kṛṣi-go-rakṣa-jīvinaḥ
dayitāḥ hi vārtāyām saṃśritaḥ lokaḥ sukham edhate
40. Dear son, I hope that all those who subsist on agriculture and cattle-rearing are dear to you, for indeed, people who rely on these livelihoods (vārtā) prosper happily.
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तेषां गुप्तिपरीहारैः कच्चित्ते भरणं कृतम् ।
रक्ष्या हि राज्ञा धर्मेण सर्वे विषयवासिनः ॥४१॥
41. teṣāṃ guptiparīhāraiḥ kaccitte bharaṇaṃ kṛtam ,
rakṣyā hi rājñā dharmeṇa sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ.
41. teṣām guptiparīhāraiḥ kaccit te bharaṇam kṛtam
rakṣyāḥ hi rājñā dharmeṇa sarve viṣayavāsinaḥ
41. I hope that you have provided for their maintenance through protection and by averting dangers. Indeed, all inhabitants of the land must be protected by the king in accordance with natural law (dharma).
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कच्चित् स्त्रियः सान्त्वयसि कच्चित्ताश्च सुरक्षिताः ।
कच्चिन्न श्रद्दधास्यासां कच्चिद्गुह्यं न भाषसे ॥४२॥
42. kaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccittāśca surakṣitāḥ ,
kaccinna śraddadhāsyāsāṃ kaccidguhyaṃ na bhāṣase.
42. kaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccit tāḥ ca surakṣitāḥ
kaccit na śraddadhāsi āsām kaccit guhyam na bhāṣase
42. I hope you console the women, and that they are well-protected. I hope you do not place too much trust (śraddhā) in them, and that you do not reveal confidential matters.
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कच्चिन्नागवनं गुप्तं कुञ्जराणां च तृप्यसि ।
कच्चिद्दर्शयसे नित्यं मनुष्याणां विभूषितम् ।
उत्थायोत्थाय पूर्वाह्णे राजपुत्रो महापथे ॥४३॥
43. kaccinnāgavanaṃ guptaṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca tṛpyasi ,
kacciddarśayase nityaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ vibhūṣitam ,
utthāyotthāya pūrvāhṇe rājaputro mahāpathe.
43. kaccit nāgavanam guptam kuñjarāṇām
ca tṛpyasi kaccit darśayase nityam
manuṣyāṇām vibhūṣitam utthāya
utthāya pūrvāhṇe rājaputraḥ mahāpathe
43. I hope the elephant forest is guarded, and that you keep the elephants satisfied. And I hope, O Prince, that you regularly present yourself adorned to the people on the main road, rising repeatedly in the early morning.
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कच्चित् सर्वाणि दुर्गाणि धनधान्यायुधोदकैः ।
यन्त्रैश्च परिपूर्णानि तथा शिल्पिधनुर्धरैः ॥४४॥
44. kaccit sarvāṇi durgāṇi dhanadhānyāyudhodakaiḥ ,
yantraiśca paripūrṇāni tathā śilpidhanurdharaiḥ.
44. kaccit sarvāṇi durgāṇi dhanadhānyāyudhodakaiḥ
yantraiḥ ca paripūrṇāni tathā śilpidhanurdharaiḥ
44. I hope that all your fortresses are well-supplied with wealth, grain, weapons, and water, as well as with war-machines, and similarly, with skilled artisans and archers.
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आयस्ते विपुलः कच्चित् कच्चिदल्पतरो व्ययः ।
अपात्रेषु न ते कच्चित् कोशो गच्छति राघव ॥४५॥
45. āyaste vipulaḥ kaccit kaccidalpataro vyayaḥ ,
apātreṣu na te kaccit kośo gacchati rāghava.
45. āyaḥ te vipulaḥ kaccit kaccit alpataraḥ vyayaḥ
apātreṣu na te kaccit kośaḥ gacchati rāghava
45. rāghava! te āyaḥ vipulaḥ kaccit? vyayaḥ alpataraḥ
kaccit? te kośaḥ apātreṣu na gacchati kaccit?
45. O Rāghava, I hope your income is substantial and your expenditure is less. I also hope your treasury does not go to unworthy individuals.
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देवतार्थे च पित्रर्थे ब्राह्मणाभ्यागतेषु च ।
योधेषु मित्रवर्गेषु कच्चिद्गच्छति ते व्ययः ॥४६॥
46. devatārthe ca pitrarthe brāhmaṇābhyāgateṣu ca ,
yodheṣu mitravargeṣu kaccidgacchati te vyayaḥ.
46. devatārthe ca pitrarthe brāhmaṇābhyāgateṣu ca
yodheṣu mitravargeṣu kaccit gacchati te vyayaḥ
46. te vyayaḥ devatārthe ca pitrarthe ca brāhmaṇābhyāgateṣu
yodheṣu mitravargeṣu kaccit gacchati?
46. I hope your expenditure is directed towards divine purposes, ancestral rites, Brahmins, guests, warriors, and your circle of friends.
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कच्चिदार्यो विशुद्धात्मा क्षारितश्चोरकर्मणा ।
अपृष्टः शास्त्रकुशलैर्न लोभाद्बध्यते शुचिः ॥४७॥
47. kaccidāryo viśuddhātmā kṣāritaścorakarmaṇā ,
apṛṣṭaḥ śāstrakuśalairna lobhādbadhyate śuciḥ.
47. kaccit āryaḥ viśuddhātmā kṣāritaḥ corakarmaṇā
apṛṣṭaḥ śāstrakuśalaiḥ na lobhāt badhyate śuciḥ
47. kaccit āryaḥ viśuddhātmā śuciḥ corakarmaṇā kṣāritaḥ,
śāstrakuśalaiḥ apṛṣṭaḥ (san),
lobhāt na badhyate?
47. I hope that a noble, pure-souled (ātman) person, accused of a crime of theft, is not punished out of greed without being properly questioned by those skilled in legal texts (śāstra).
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गृहीतश्चैव पृष्टश्च काले दृष्टः सकारणः ।
कच्चिन्न मुच्यते चोरो धनलोभान्नरर्षभ ॥४८॥
48. gṛhītaścaiva pṛṣṭaśca kāle dṛṣṭaḥ sakāraṇaḥ ,
kaccinna mucyate coro dhanalobhānnararṣabha.
48. gṛhītaḥ ca eva pṛṣṭaḥ ca kāle dṛṣṭaḥ sakāraṇaḥ
kaccit na mucyate coraḥ dhanalobhāt nararṣabha
48. nararṣabha! kaccit gṛhītaḥ ca pṛṣṭaḥ ca kāle
sakāraṇaḥ dṛṣṭaḥ coraḥ dhanalobhāt na mucyate?
48. O best of men, I hope that a thief, once apprehended and questioned, and found guilty with sufficient evidence at the appropriate time, is not released due to greed for wealth.
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व्यसने कच्चिदाढ्यस्य दुगतस्य च राघव ।
अर्थं विरागाः पश्यन्ति तवामात्या बहुश्रुताः ॥४९॥
49. vyasane kaccidāḍhyasya dugatasya ca rāghava ,
arthaṃ virāgāḥ paśyanti tavāmātyā bahuśrutāḥ.
49. vyasane kaccit āḍhyasya durgatasya ca rāghava
artham virāgāḥ paśyanti tava amātyāḥ bahuśrutāḥ
49. rāghava kaccit tava bahuśrutāḥ virāgāḥ amātyāḥ
vyasane āḍhyasya durgatasya ca artham paśyanti
49. O Rāghava, I hope that your highly learned and impartial ministers consider the welfare of both the wealthy and the distressed during times of calamity.
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यानि मिथ्याभिशस्तानां पतन्त्यस्राणि राघव ।
तानि पुत्रपशून् घ्नन्ति प्रीत्यर्थमनुशासतः ॥५०॥
50. yāni mithyābhiśastānāṃ patantyasrāṇi rāghava ,
tāni putrapaśūn ghnanti prītyarthamanuśāsataḥ.
50. yāni mithyābhiśastānām patanti asrāṇi rāghava
tāni putrapaśūn ghnanti prītyartham anuśāsataḥ
50. rāghava yāni mithyābhiśastānām asrāṇi patanti
tāni anuśāsataḥ prītyartham putrapaśūn ghnanti
50. O Rāghava, the tears that fall from those who have been falsely accused destroy the children and livestock of a ruler who governs for his own gratification.
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कच्चिद्वृधांश्च बालांश्च वैद्यमुख्यांश्च राघव ।
दानेन मनसा वाचा त्रिभिरेतैर्बुभूषसे ॥५१॥
51. kaccidvṛdhāṃśca bālāṃśca vaidyamukhyāṃśca rāghava ,
dānena manasā vācā tribhiretairbubhūṣase.
51. kaccit vṛddhān ca bālān ca vaidyamukhyān ca
rāghava dānena manasā vācā tribhiḥ etaiḥ bubhūṣase
51. rāghava kaccit dānena manasā vācā etaiḥ tribhiḥ
vṛddhān ca bālān ca vaidyamukhyān ca bubhūṣase
51. O Rāghava, I hope you strive to nourish and protect the elders, children, and chief physicians through these three means: generosity (dāna), your thoughts, and your words.
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कच्चिद्गुरूंश्च वृद्धांश्च तापसान्देवतातिथीन् ।
चैत्यांश्च सर्वान् सिद्धार्थान्ब्राह्मणांश्च नमस्यसि ॥५२॥
52. kaccidgurūṃśca vṛddhāṃśca tāpasāndevatātithīn ,
caityāṃśca sarvān siddhārthānbrāhmaṇāṃśca namasyasi.
52. kaccit gurūn ca vṛddhān ca tāpasān devatātithīn
caityān ca sarvān siddhārthān brāhmaṇān ca namasyasi
52. rāghava kaccit gurūn ca vṛddhān ca tāpasān devatātithīn
caityān ca sarvān siddhārthān brāhmaṇān ca namasyasi
52. O Rāghava, I hope you honor your teachers (guru), elders, ascetics, deities, guests, all accomplished individuals, and Brahmins.
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कच्चिदर्थेन वा धर्मं धर्मं धर्मेण वा पुनः ।
उभौ वा प्रीतिलोभेन कामेन न विबाधसे ॥५३॥
53. kaccidarthena vā dharmaṃ dharmaṃ dharmeṇa vā punaḥ ,
ubhau vā prītilobhena kāmena na vibādhase.
53. kaccit arthena vā dharmam dharmam dharmeṇa vā
punaḥ ubhau vā prīti-lobhena kāmena na vibādhase
53. kaccit (tvam) arthena dharmam na vibādhase vā,
punaḥ dharmeṇa dharmam na vibādhase vā,
vā prīti-lobhena kāmena ubhau na vibādhase
53. I hope that you do not obstruct your natural law (dharma) by material gain, nor (do you obstruct material gain) by natural law (dharma). I also hope you do not hinder both (natural law and material gain) through affection, greed, or excessive desire.
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कच्चिदर्थं च धर्मं च कामं च जयतां वर ।
विभज्य काले कालज्ञ सर्वान्भरत सेवसे ॥५४॥
54. kaccidarthaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca kāmaṃ ca jayatāṃ vara ,
vibhajya kāle kālajña sarvānbharata sevase.
54. kaccit artham ca dharmam ca kāmam ca jayatām
vara kāle vibhajya kālajña sarvān bharata sevase
54. kaccit he jayatām vara,
he kālajña,
he bharata,
(tvam) artham ca dharmam ca kāmam ca sarvān kāle vibhajya sevase
54. O best among conquerors, O knower of time, O Bharata, I hope that, having appropriately allocated (your efforts towards) all three - material prosperity (artha), natural law (dharma), and desire (kāma) - you pursue them at the right times.
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कच्चित्ते ब्राह्मणाः शर्म सर्वशास्त्रार्थकोविदः ।
आशंसन्ते महाप्राज्ञ पौरजानपदैः सह ॥५५॥
55. kaccitte brāhmaṇāḥ śarma sarvaśāstrārthakovidaḥ ,
āśaṃsante mahāprājña paurajānapadaiḥ saha.
55. kaccit te brāhmaṇāḥ śarma sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ
āśaṃsante mahāprājña paura-jānapadaiḥ saha
55. kaccit he mahāprājña,
te sarva-śāstrārtha-kovidaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ paura-jānapadaiḥ saha (tava) śarma āśaṃsante
55. O greatly wise one, I hope that your Brahmins, who are skilled in the meanings of all scriptures, wish for your welfare, along with the citizens and countryfolk.
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नास्तिक्यमनृतं क्रोधं प्रमादं दीर्घसूत्रताम् ।
अदर्शनं ज्ञानवतामालस्यं पञ्चवृत्तिताम् ॥५६॥
56. nāstikyamanṛtaṃ krodhaṃ pramādaṃ dīrghasūtratām ,
adarśanaṃ jñānavatāmālasyaṃ pañcavṛttitām.
56. nāstikyam anṛtam krodham pramādam dīrgha-sūtratām
adarśanam jñānavatām ālasyam pañca-vṛttitām
56. nāstikyam,
anṛtam,
krodham,
pramādam,
dīrgha-sūtratām,
jñānavatām adarśanam,
ālasyam,
pañca-vṛttitām (tyajasi - implied verb)
56. Disbelief (nāstikya), untruthfulness, anger, heedlessness, procrastination, disregard for (or not consulting) the knowledgeable ones, idleness, and a fivefold indulgence (pañca-vṛttitā) (are to be avoided).
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एकचिन्तनमर्थानामनर्थज्ञैश्च मन्त्रणम् ।
निश्चितानामनारम्भं मन्त्रस्यापरिलक्षणम् ॥५७॥
57. ekacintanamarthānāmanarthajñaiśca mantraṇam ,
niścitānāmanārambhaṃ mantrasyāparilakṣaṇam.
57. eka-cintanam arthānām anartha-jñaiḥ ca mantraṇam
niścitānām anārambham mantrasya aparilakṣaṇam
57. mantrasya aparilakṣaṇam eka-cintanam arthānām ca
anartha-jñaiḥ mantraṇam niścitānām anārambham
57. Focusing exclusively on single matters, consulting with those who do not understand what is detrimental, and failing to initiate actions that have been decided upon – these are the characteristic flaws in counsel (mantra).
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मङ्गलस्याप्रयोगं च प्रत्युत्थानं च सर्वशः ।
कच्चित्त्वं वर्जयस्येतान् राजदोषांश्चतुर्दश ॥५८॥
58. maṅgalasyāprayogaṃ ca pratyutthānaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ,
kaccittvaṃ varjayasyetān rājadoṣāṃścaturdaśa.
58. maṅgalasya aprayogam ca pratyutthānam ca sarvaśaḥ
kaccit tvam varjayasi etān rājadoṣān caturdaśa
58. kaccit tvam etān caturdaśa rājadoṣān (maṅgalasya
aprayogam ca pratyutthānam ca sarvaśaḥ) varjayasi
58. Do you avoid these fourteen royal faults: the non-performance of auspicious ceremonies, and showing indiscriminate deference to everyone?
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कच्चित् स्वादुकृतं भोज्यमेको नाश्नासि राघव ।
कच्चिदाशंसमानेभ्यो मित्रेभ्यः संप्रयच्छसि ॥५९॥
59. kaccit svādukṛtaṃ bhojyameko nāśnāsi rāghava ,
kaccidāśaṃsamānebhyo mitrebhyaḥ saṃprayacchasi.
59. kaccit svādukṛtam bhojyam ekaḥ na aśnāsi rāghava
kaccit āśaṃsamānebhyaḥ mitrebhyaḥ samprayacchasi
59. rāghava kaccit ekaḥ svādukṛtam bhojyam na aśnāsi?
kaccit āśaṃsamānebhyaḥ mitrebhyaḥ samprayacchasi
59. O Rāghava, I hope you do not eat delicious food all by yourself? I hope you distribute it properly to your friends who are expecting it.
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