Draupadi Urges Yudhishthira to Wield the Rod

Verse 1 (12.14.1)

अव्याहरति कौन्तेये धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे । भ्रातृणां ब्रुवतां तांस्तान्विविधान्वेदनिश्चयान् ॥

avyāharati kaunteye dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire | bhrātṛṇāṃ bruvatāṃ tāṃstānvividhānvedaniścayān

While Yudhishthira, Kunti's son and the king of dharma, stayed silent, and his brothers spoke one after another of the various conclusions of the Vedas,

Verse 2 (12.14.2)

महाभिजनसंपन्ना श्रीमत्यायतलोचना । अभ्यभाषत राजानं द्रौपदी योषितां वरा ॥

mahābhijanasaṃpannā śrīmatyāyatalocanā | abhyabhāṣata rājānaṃ draupadī yoṣitāṃ varā

Draupadi, best of women, of noble birth, graceful and long-eyed, spoke to the king

Verse 3 (12.14.3)

आसीनमृषभं राज्ञां भ्रातृभिः परिवारितम् । सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्वारणैरिव यूथपम् ॥

āsīnamṛṣabhaṃ rājñāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritam | siṃhaśārdūlasadṛśairvāraṇairiva yūthapam

as he sat surrounded by his brothers, the bull among kings, like a leader of the herd among elephants that were like lions and tigers.

Verse 4 (12.14.4)

अभिमानवती नित्यं विशेषेण युधिष्ठिरे । लालिता सततं राज्ञा धर्माधर्मनिदर्शिनी ॥

abhimānavatī nityaṃ viśeṣeṇa yudhiṣṭhire | lālitā satataṃ rājñā dharmādharmanidarśinī

She was always proud, and especially so of Yudhishthira; the king had ever cherished her, and she could tell right from wrong.

Verse 5 (12.14.5)

आमन्त्रयित्वा सुश्रोणी साम्ना परमवल्गुना । भर्तारमभिसंप्रेक्ष्य ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

āmantrayitvā suśroṇī sāmnā paramavalgunā | bhartāramabhisaṃprekṣya tato vacanamabravīt

The fair-hipped lady addressed him in a most winning, gentle tone, looked at her husband, and then spoke these words.

Verse 6 (12.14.6)

इमे ते भ्रातरः पार्थ शुष्यन्ते स्तोकका इव । वावाश्यमानास्तिष्ठन्ति न चैनानभिनन्दसे ॥

ime te bhrātaraḥ pārtha śuṣyante stokakā iva | vāvāśyamānāstiṣṭhanti na cainānabhinandase

These brothers of yours, Partha, are wasting away like rain-birds, crying aloud as they stand there, and you do not welcome them.

Verse 7 (12.14.7)

नन्दयैतान्महाराज मत्तानिव महाद्विपान् । उपपन्नेन वाक्येन सततं दुःखभागिनः ॥

nandayaitānmahārāja mattāniva mahādvipān | upapannena vākyena satataṃ duḥkhabhāginaḥ

Cheer them, great king, as one cheers rutting elephants, with fitting words; they have shared your sorrow all along.

Verse 8 (12.14.8)

कथं द्वैतवने राजन्पूर्वमुक्त्वा तथा वचः । भ्रातॄनेतान्स्म सहिताञ्शीतवातातपार्दितान् ॥

kathaṃ dvaitavane rājanpūrvamuktvā tathā vacaḥ | bhrātṝnetānsma sahitāñśītavātātapārditān

O king, why did you say to these brothers in the Dvaita forest, when they were gathered together and tormented by cold, wind and heat:

Verse 9 (12.14.9)

वयं दुर्योधनं हत्वा मृधे भोक्ष्याम मेदिनीम् । संपूर्णां सर्वकामानामाहवे विजयैषिणः ॥

vayaṃ duryodhanaṃ hatvā mṛdhe bhokṣyāma medinīm | saṃpūrṇāṃ sarvakāmānāmāhave vijayaiṣiṇaḥ

"Having slain Duryodhana in battle, we shall enjoy the earth, full of every desirable thing, seeking victory in the fight;

Verse 10 (12.14.10)

नृवीरांश्च रथान्हत्वा निहत्य च महागजान् । संस्तीर्य च रथैर्भूमिं ससादिभिररिंदमाः ॥

nṛvīrāṃśca rathānhatvā nihatya ca mahāgajān | saṃstīrya ca rathairbhūmiṃ sasādibhirariṃdamāḥ

having struck down the warrior-heroes and their chariots, and killed the great elephants, having strewn the ground with chariots and horsemen, O tamers of foes,

Verse 11 (12.14.11)

यजेम विविधैर्यज्ञैः समृद्धैराप्तदक्षिणैः । वनवासकृतं दुःखं भविष्यति सुखाय नः ॥

yajema vividhairyajñaiḥ samṛddhairāptadakṣiṇaiḥ | vanavāsakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati sukhāya naḥ

we shall perform many sacrifices, richly furnished and with the proper fees paid; the sorrow of our forest life will turn into happiness for us."

Note on the text: Corrected यजेभ → यजेम (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म — यजेभ is not a valid verb form, the optative first person plural is यजेम; the critical edition reads yajatāṃ).

Verse 12 (12.14.12)

इत्येतानेवमुक्त्वा त्वं स्वयं धर्मभृतां वर । कथमद्य पुनर्वीर विनिहंसि मनांसि नः ॥

ityetānevamuktvā tvaṃ svayaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | kathamadya punarvīra vinihaṃsi manāṃsi naḥ

Having said all this to them yourself, best of those who uphold dharma, how is it that you now, hero, crush our hearts again?

Verse 13 (12.14.13)

न क्लीबो वसुधां भुङ्क्ते न क्लीबो धनमश्नुते । न क्लीबस्य गृहे पुत्रा मत्स्याः पङ्क इवासते ॥

na klībo vasudhāṃ bhuṅkte na klībo dhanamaśnute | na klībasya gṛhe putrā matsyāḥ paṅka ivāsate

A weakling does not enjoy the earth, a weakling wins no wealth; in a weakling's house the sons live like fish in the mud.

Verse 14 (12.14.14)

नादण्डः क्षत्रियो भाति नादण्डो भूमिमश्नुते । नादण्डस्य प्रजा राज्ञः सुखं विन्दन्ति भारत ॥

nādaṇḍaḥ kṣatriyo bhāti nādaṇḍo bhūmimaśnute | nādaṇḍasya prajā rājñaḥ sukhaṃ vindanti bhārata

Without the rod a kshatriya does not shine; without the rod he does not gain the earth; and the subjects of a king without the rod find no happiness, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Lines 14a and 14c of CE 12.14.14 (variants: भूमिमश्नुते for bhūtim aśnute, विन्दन्ति for edhanti). In the critical edition Appendix I passage 2 (12,014.014d@002_0001–0084) is inserted right after this couplet; the Wikisource text carries it on in verses 15–55, enclosed in quote marks.

Verse 15 (12.14.15)

सदेवासुरगन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिर्विभूषितम् । रक्षोभिर्गुह्यकैर्नागैर्मनुष्यैश्च विभूषितम् ॥

sadevāsuragandharvairapsarobhirvibhūṣitam | rakṣobhirguhyakairnāgairmanuṣyaiśca vibhūṣitam

This world, adorned with gods, asuras and gandharvas, with apsarases, with rakshasas, guhyakas, nagas and men,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0001–0002, lines 0001–0002 of 84. Corrected गन्घर्वैः → गन्धर्वैः (misprint in Wikisource; घ for ध, broken conjunct). Removed the stray backtick that opens the quoted passage.

Verse 16 (12.14.16)

त्रिवर्गेण च संपूर्णं त्रिवर्गस्यागमेन च । दण्डेनाभ्याहृतं सर्वं जगद्भोगाय कल्पते ॥

trivargeṇa ca saṃpūrṇaṃ trivargasyāgamena ca | daṇḍenābhyāhṛtaṃ sarvaṃ jagadbhogāya kalpate

and complete in the three aims of life and in the means of attaining them — all this world, brought under control by the rod, becomes fit for enjoyment.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0003–0004, lines 0003–0004 of 84.

Verse 17 (12.14.17)

स्वायंभुवं महीपाल आगमं शृणु शाश्वतम् । विप्राणां विदितश्चायं तव चैव विशांपते ॥

svāyaṃbhuvaṃ mahīpāla āgamaṃ śṛṇu śāśvatam | viprāṇāṃ viditaścāyaṃ tava caiva viśāṃpate

Hear, protector of the earth, the eternal tradition of Svayambhuva, known to brahmins and to you as well, O lord of the people.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0005–0006, lines 0005–0006 of 84.

Verse 18 (12.14.18)

अराजके हि लोकेऽस्मिन्सर्वतो विद्रुते भयात् । रक्षार्थमस्य लोकस्य राजानमसृजत्प्रभुः । महाकायं महावीर्यं पालने जगतः क्षमम् ॥

arājake hi loke'sminsarvato vidrute bhayāt | rakṣārthamasya lokasya rājānamasṛjatprabhuḥ | mahākāyaṃ mahāvīryaṃ pālane jagataḥ kṣamam

When this world was without a king and everywhere scattered in fear, the Lord created a king for its protection — huge in body, of great prowess, able to guard the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0007–0009, lines 0007–0009 of 84.

Verse 19 (12.14.19)

अनिलाग्नियमार्काणामिन्द्रस्य वरुणस्य च । चन्द्रवित्तेशयोश्चैव मात्रा निर्हृत्य शाश्वतीः ॥

anilāgniyamārkāṇāmindrasya varuṇasya ca | candravitteśayoścaiva mātrā nirhṛtya śāśvatīḥ

He drew out the eternal portions of Anila (the wind), Agni, Yama, Arka (the sun), Indra, Varuna, Chandra (the moon) and Kubera, lord of wealth,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0010–0011, lines 0010–0011 of 84.

Verse 20 (12.14.20)

यस्मादेषां सुरेन्द्राणां संभवत्यंशतो नृपः । तस्मादभिभवत्येष सर्वभूतानि तेजसा ॥

yasmādeṣāṃ surendrāṇāṃ saṃbhavatyaṃśato nṛpaḥ | tasmādabhibhavatyeṣa sarvabhūtāni tejasā

and because the king arises from a portion of these chiefs of the gods, he overpowers all beings with his radiance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0012–0013, lines 0012–0013 of 84.

Verse 21 (12.14.21)

तपत्यादित्यवच्चैव चक्षूंषि च मनांसि च । न चैनं भुवि शक्नोति कश्चिदप्यभिवीक्षितुम् ॥

tapatyādityavaccaiva cakṣūṃṣi ca manāṃsi ca | na cainaṃ bhuvi śaknoti kaścidapyabhivīkṣitum

Like the sun he burns the eyes and the minds of men, and no one on earth can even look at him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0014–0015, lines 0014–0015 of 84. Corrected च चैनं → न चैनं (misprint in Wikisource; च for न, the sense requires the negative; the critical edition reads na cainaṃ bhuvi śaknoti).

Verse 22 (12.14.22)

सोऽग्निर्भवति वायुश्च सोऽर्कः सोमश्च धर्मराट् । स कुबेरः स वरुणः स महेन्द्रः प्रतापवान् ॥

so'gnirbhavati vāyuśca so'rkaḥ somaśca dharmarāṭ | sa kuberaḥ sa varuṇaḥ sa mahendraḥ pratāpavān

He is Agni and Vayu, he is the Sun and the Moon, he is Dharmaraja; he is Kubera, he is Varuna, he is mighty Mahendra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0016–0017, lines 0016–0017 of 84.

Verse 23 (12.14.23)

पितामहस्य देवस्य विष्णोः शर्वस्य चैव हि । ऋषीणां चैव सर्वेषां तस्मिंस्तेजः प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥

pitāmahasya devasya viṣṇoḥ śarvasya caiva hi | ṛṣīṇāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ tasmiṃstejaḥ pratiṣṭhitam

In him dwells the splendour of the grandfather god Brahma, of Vishnu, of Shiva, and of all the sages.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0018–0019, lines 0018–0019 of 84.

Verse 24 (12.14.24)

बालोऽपि नावमन्तव्यो मनुष्य इति भूमिपः । महती देवता ह्येषा नररूपेण तिष्ठति ॥

bālo'pi nāvamantavyo manuṣya iti bhūmipaḥ | mahatī devatā hyeṣā nararūpeṇa tiṣṭhati

A king must not be slighted even as a boy, thinking "he is only a man"; he is a great deity standing in human form.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0020–0021, lines 0020–0021 of 84.

Verse 25 (12.14.25)

एकमेव दहत्यग्निर्नरं दुरुपसर्पिणम् । कुलं दहति राजाग्निः सपशुद्रव्यसंचयम् ॥

ekameva dahatyagnirnaraṃ durupasarpiṇam | kulaṃ dahati rājāgniḥ sapaśudravyasaṃcayam

Fire burns only the one man who comes too near it; the fire that is the king burns a whole family, with its cattle and its stores of wealth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0022–0023, lines 0022–0023 of 84.

Verse 26 (12.14.26)

धृतराष्ट्रकुलं दग्धं क्रोधोद्भूतेन वह्निना । प्रत्यक्षमेतल्लोकस्य संशयो हि न विद्यते ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭrakulaṃ dagdhaṃ krodhodbhūtena vahninā | pratyakṣametallokasya saṃśayo hi na vidyate

Dhritarashtra's family has been burned by the fire born of anger; this is plain before the eyes of the world, and there is no doubt of it.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0024–0025, lines 0024–0025 of 84.

Verse 27 (12.14.27)

कुलजो वृत्तसंपन्नो धार्मिकश्च महीपतिः । प्रजानां पालने युक्तः पूज्यते दैवतैरपि ॥

kulajo vṛttasaṃpanno dhārmikaśca mahīpatiḥ | prajānāṃ pālane yuktaḥ pūjyate daivatairapi

A king of good birth and good conduct, righteous and devoted to protecting his subjects, is honoured even by the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0026–0027, lines 0026–0027 of 84.

Verse 28 (12.14.28)

कार्यं योऽवेक्ष्य शक्तिं च देशकालौ च तत्वतः । कुरुते धर्मसिद्ध्यर्थं वैश्वरूप्यं पुनः पुनः ॥

kāryaṃ yo'vekṣya śaktiṃ ca deśakālau ca tatvataḥ | kurute dharmasiddhyarthaṃ vaiśvarūpyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ

He who, weighing the task, his own strength, and the place and time as they truly are, takes on again and again a different aspect to accomplish dharma —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0028–0029, lines 0028–0029 of 84.

Verse 29 (12.14.29)

तस्य प्रसादे पद्मा श्रीर्विजयश्च पराक्रमे । मृत्युश्च वसति क्रोधे सर्वतेजोमयो हि सः ॥

tasya prasāde padmā śrīrvijayaśca parākrame | mṛtyuśca vasati krodhe sarvatejomayo hi saḥ

in his favour dwells Lakshmi, the lotus-goddess, in his prowess victory, and in his wrath death; for he is made wholly of radiance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0030–0031, lines 0030–0031 of 84.

Verse 30 (12.14.30)

तं यस्तु द्वेष्टि संमोहात्स विनश्यति मानवः । तस्य ह्याशुविनाशाय राजाऽपि कुरुते मनः ॥

taṃ yastu dveṣṭi saṃmohātsa vinaśyati mānavaḥ | tasya hyāśuvināśāya rājā'pi kurute manaḥ

The man who hates him in his delusion perishes; for his swift ruin the king himself sets his mind.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0032–0033, lines 0032–0033 of 84.

Verse 31 (12.14.31)

तस्माद्धर्मं यदिष्टेषु स व्यवस्यति पार्थिवः । अनिष्टं चाप्यनिष्टेषु तद्धर्मं न विचालयेत् ॥

tasmāddharmaṃ yadiṣṭeṣu sa vyavasyati pārthivaḥ | aniṣṭaṃ cāpyaniṣṭeṣu taddharmaṃ na vicālayet

Therefore whatever that king settles as dharma for those who are dear to him, and the opposite for those who are not, let that ruling not be shaken.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0034–0035, lines 0034–0035 of 84.

Verse 32 (12.14.32)

तस्यार्थे सर्वभूतानां गोप्तारं धर्ममात्मजम् । ब्रह्मतेजोमयं दण्डमसृजत्पूर्वमीश्वरः ॥

tasyārthe sarvabhūtānāṃ goptāraṃ dharmamātmajam | brahmatejomayaṃ daṇḍamasṛjatpūrvamīśvaraḥ

For that purpose the Lord created in the beginning the rod: the protector of all beings, dharma itself, his own offspring, full of the radiance of Brahman.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0036–0037, lines 0036–0037 of 84.

Verse 33 (12.14.33)

तस्य सर्वाणि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च । भयाद्भोगाय कल्पन्ते धर्मान्न विचलन्ति च ॥

tasya sarvāṇi bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca | bhayādbhogāya kalpante dharmānna vicalanti ca

Through fear of it all beings, moving and unmoving, become fit for enjoyment and do not stray from dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0038–0039, lines 0038–0039 of 84.

Verse 34 (12.14.34)

देशकालौ च शक्तिं च कार्यं चावेक्ष्य तत्वतः । यथार्हतः संप्रणयेन्नरेष्वन्यायवर्तिषु ॥

deśakālau ca śaktiṃ ca kāryaṃ cāvekṣya tatvataḥ | yathārhataḥ saṃpraṇayennareṣvanyāyavartiṣu

Considering the place and time, his own strength and the task as they truly are, he should apply it as is fitting to men who act unjustly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0040–0041, lines 0040–0041 of 84.

Verse 35 (12.14.35)

स राजा पुरुषो दण्डः स नेता शासिता च सः । वर्णानामाश्रमाणां च धर्मप्रभुरथाव्ययः ॥

sa rājā puruṣo daṇḍaḥ sa netā śāsitā ca saḥ | varṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ ca dharmaprabhurathāvyayaḥ

That king is the person, the rod; he is the leader and the ruler; he is the imperishable lord of dharma over the classes and the stages of life.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0042–0043, lines 0042–0043 of 84.

Verse 36 (12.14.36)

दण्डः शास्ति प्रजाः सर्वा दण्ड एवाभिरक्षति । दण्डः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति दण्डं धर्मं विदुर्बुधाः ॥

daṇḍaḥ śāsti prajāḥ sarvā daṇḍa evābhirakṣati | daṇḍaḥ supteṣu jāgarti daṇḍaṃ dharmaṃ vidurbudhāḥ

The rod rules all subjects, the rod alone protects them; the rod stays awake while they sleep — the wise know the rod as dharma.

Note on the text: Couplet of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c, 12,014.014d@002_0044–0045), lines 0044–0045 of 84; the same couplet is also CE 12.15.2, the opening of Arjuna's reply in the next adhyaya, which is the ce_ref given.

Verse 37 (12.14.37)

सुसमीक्ष्य धृतो दण्डः सर्वा रञ्जयति प्रजाः । असमीक्ष्य प्रणीतस्तु विनाशयति सर्वशः ॥

susamīkṣya dhṛto daṇḍaḥ sarvā rañjayati prajāḥ | asamīkṣya praṇītastu vināśayati sarvaśaḥ

The rod, well considered and held, delights all subjects; applied without consideration, it destroys them utterly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0046–0047, lines 0046–0047 of 84.

Verse 38 (12.14.38)

यदि न प्रणयेद्राजा दण्डं दण्ड्येष्वतन्द्रितः । जले मत्स्यानिवाभक्ष्यन्दुर्बलान्बलवत्तराः ॥

yadi na praṇayedrājā daṇḍaṃ daṇḍyeṣvatandritaḥ | jale matsyānivābhakṣyandurbalānbalavattarāḥ

If a king, tireless, did not apply the rod to those who deserve it, the stronger would devour the weaker, as fish are devoured in water.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0048–0049, lines 0048–0049 of 84. Wikisource's जले मत्स्यानिवाभक्ष्यन् is a variant of the appendix's śūle matsyān ivādhakṣyan.

Verse 39 (12.14.39)

काकोऽद्याच्च पुरोडाशं श्वा चैवावलिहेद्धविः । स्वामित्वं न क्वचिच्च स्यात्प्रपद्येताधरोत्तरम् ॥

kāko'dyācca puroḍāśaṃ śvā caivāvaliheddhaviḥ | svāmitvaṃ na kvacicca syātprapadyetādharottaram

Crows would eat the sacrificial cake and dogs lick the offering; no one would be master of anything, and high and low would change places.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0050–0051, lines 0050–0051 of 84.

Verse 40 (12.14.40)

सर्वो दण्डजितो लोको दुर्लभस्तु शुचिर्नरः । दण्डस्य हि भयात्सर्वं जगद्भोगाय कल्पते ॥

sarvo daṇḍajito loko durlabhastu śucirnaraḥ | daṇḍasya hi bhayātsarvaṃ jagadbhogāya kalpate

The whole world is held in check by the rod, and a pure man is hard to find; it is through fear of the rod that the whole world serves for enjoyment.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0052–0053, lines 0052–0053 of 84. Related to CE 12.15.34a (a variant of the first line; the second line there differs: daṇḍasya hi bhayād bhīto bhogāyeha prakalpate).

Verse 41 (12.14.41)

देवदानवगन्धर्वा रक्षांसि पतगोरगाः । तेऽपि भोगाय कल्पन्ते दण्डेनैवाभिपीडिताः ॥

devadānavagandharvā rakṣāṃsi patagoragāḥ | te'pi bhogāya kalpante daṇḍenaivābhipīḍitāḥ

Gods, danavas, gandharvas, rakshasas, birds and serpents — even these become fit for enjoyment when pressed by the rod.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0054–0055, lines 0054–0055 of 84.

Verse 42 (12.14.42)

दूष्येयुः सर्ववर्णाश्च भिद्येरन्सर्वसेतवः । सर्वलोकप्रकोपश्च भवेद्दण्डस्य विभ्रमात् ॥

dūṣyeyuḥ sarvavarṇāśca bhidyeransarvasetavaḥ | sarvalokaprakopaśca bhaveddaṇḍasya vibhramāt

All classes would be corrupted, all boundaries would burst, and an upheaval of the whole world would follow from any lapse of the rod.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0056–0057, lines 0056–0057 of 84.

Verse 43 (12.14.43)

यत्र श्यामो लोहिताक्षो दण्डश्चरति पापहा । प्रजास्तत्र न मुह्यन्ति नेता चेत्साधु पश्यति ॥

yatra śyāmo lohitākṣo daṇḍaścarati pāpahā | prajāstatra na muhyanti netā cetsādhu paśyati

Where the rod moves, dark and red-eyed, destroying sin, the people are not bewildered, so long as its leader sees rightly.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0058–0059, lines 0058–0059 of 84. The couplet is also found in CE 12.15.11 (first line there reads sūnṛtaḥ for pāpahā).

Verse 44 (12.14.44)

आहुस्तस्य प्रणेतारं राजानं सत्यवादिनम् । समीक्ष्यकारिणं प्राज्ञं धर्मकामार्थकोविदम् ॥

āhustasya praṇetāraṃ rājānaṃ satyavādinam | samīkṣyakāriṇaṃ prājñaṃ dharmakāmārthakovidam

They call its wielder a king who is truthful, acts after weighing matters, is wise and skilled in dharma, desire and wealth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0060–0061, lines 0060–0061 of 84.

Verse 45 (12.14.45)

तं राजा प्रणयन्सम्यक्स्वर्गायाभिप्रवर्तते । कामात्मविषयी क्षुद्रो दण्डेनैव निहन्यते ॥

taṃ rājā praṇayansamyaksvargāyābhipravartate | kāmātmaviṣayī kṣudro daṇḍenaiva nihanyate

A king who wields it rightly rises toward heaven; but one who is self-indulgent, given to sense-objects and petty is struck down by the rod itself.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0062–0063, lines 0062–0063 of 84.

Verse 46 (12.14.46)

दण्डो हि सुमहातेजा दुर्धरश्चाकृतात्मभिः । धर्माद्विचलितं हन्ति नृपमेव सबान्धवम् ॥

daṇḍo hi sumahātejā durdharaścākṛtātmabhiḥ | dharmādvicalitaṃ hanti nṛpameva sabāndhavam

The rod is of great radiance and unbearable for those of unformed character; it kills the king who strays from dharma, together with his kin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0064–0065, lines 0064–0065 of 84.

Verse 47 (12.14.47)

ततो दुर्गं च राष्ट्रं च लोकं च सचराचरम् । अन्तरिक्षगतांश्चैव मुनीन्देवांश्च हिंसति ॥

tato durgaṃ ca rāṣṭraṃ ca lokaṃ ca sacarācaram | antarikṣagatāṃścaiva munīndevāṃśca hiṃsati

Then it harms his fortress and his realm, the world with all that moves and does not move, and the sages and gods who dwell in the sky.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0066–0067, lines 0066–0067 of 84.

Verse 48 (12.14.48)

सोऽसहायेन मूढेन लुब्धेनाकृतबुद्धिना । अशक्यो न्यायतो नेतुं विषयांश्चैव सेवता ॥

so'sahāyena mūḍhena lubdhenākṛtabuddhinā | aśakyo nyāyato netuṃ viṣayāṃścaiva sevatā

It cannot be rightly wielded by one who has no helpers, who is foolish, greedy, of untrained mind and given to sense-pleasures.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0068–0069, lines 0068–0069 of 84.

Verse 49 (12.14.49)

शुचिना सत्यसन्धेन नीतिशास्त्रानुसारिणा । दण्डः प्रणेतुं शक्यो हि सुसहायेन धीमता ॥

śucinā satyasandhena nītiśāstrānusāriṇā | daṇḍaḥ praṇetuṃ śakyo hi susahāyena dhīmatā

But the rod can be wielded by one who is pure, true to his word, follows the science of polity, is wise and has good helpers.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0070–0071, lines 0070–0071 of 84.

Verse 50 (12.14.50)

स्वराष्ट्रे न्यायवर्ती स्याद्भृशदण्डश्च शत्रुषु । सुहृत्स्वजिह्मः स्निग्धेषु ब्राह्मणेषु क्षमान्वितः ॥

svarāṣṭre nyāyavartī syādbhṛśadaṇḍaśca śatruṣu | suhṛtsvajihmaḥ snigdheṣu brāhmaṇeṣu kṣamānvitaḥ

Let him be just in his own realm, severe toward enemies, straightforward toward affectionate friends, and forbearing toward brahmins.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0072–0073, lines 0072–0073 of 84.

Verse 51 (12.14.51)

एवंवृत्तस्य राज्ञस्तु शिलोञ्छेनापि जीवतः । विस्तीर्येत यशो लोके तैलबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि ॥

evaṃvṛttasya rājñastu śiloñchenāpi jīvataḥ | vistīryeta yaśo loke tailabindurivāmbhasi

Of a king who conducts himself so, even if he lives on gleaned grain, fame spreads in the world like a drop of oil on water.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0074–0075, lines 0074–0075 of 84.

Verse 52 (12.14.52)

अतस्तु विपरीतस्य नृपतेरकृतात्मनः । संक्षिप्येत यशो लोके घृतबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि ॥

atastu viparītasya nṛpaterakṛtātmanaḥ | saṃkṣipyeta yaśo loke ghṛtabindurivāmbhasi

But for a king of the opposite kind, of unformed self, fame shrinks in the world like a drop of ghee in water.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0076–0077, lines 0076–0077 of 84. Corrected संक्षिप्येन → संक्षिप्येत (misprint in Wikisource; dropped final त of the optative; the critical edition reads saṃkṣipyeta).

Verse 53 (12.14.53)

देवदेवेन रुद्रेण ब्रह्मणा च महीपते । विष्णुना चैव देवेन शक्रेण च महात्मना ॥

devadevena rudreṇa brahmaṇā ca mahīpate | viṣṇunā caiva devena śakreṇa ca mahātmanā

By Rudra, god of gods, by Brahma, O lord of the earth, by the god Vishnu, and by great-souled Indra,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0078–0079, lines 0078–0079 of 84.

Verse 54 (12.14.54)

लोकपालैश्च भूतैश्च पाण्डवैश्च महात्मभिः । धर्माद्विचलिता राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रा निपातिताः । अधार्मिका दुराचाराः ससैन्या विनिपातिताः ॥

lokapālaiśca bhūtaiśca pāṇḍavaiśca mahātmabhiḥ | dharmādvicalitā rājandhārtarāṣṭrā nipātitāḥ | adhārmikā durācārāḥ sasainyā vinipātitāḥ

by the guardians of the world and the beings, and by the great-souled Pandavas, the sons of Dhritarashtra who had strayed from dharma were laid low, O king — the unrighteous, ill-behaved, felled together with their armies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0080–0082, lines 0080–0082 of 84.

Verse 55 (12.14.55)

तान्निहत्य न दोषस्ते स्वल्पोऽपि जगतीपते । छलेन मायया वाऽथ क्षत्रधर्मेण वा नृप ॥

tānnihatya na doṣaste svalpo'pi jagatīpate | chalena māyayā vā'tha kṣatradharmeṇa vā nṛpa

Having slain them, you incur no fault, not even a small one, O lord of the earth — whether by trickery, by illusion, or by the kshatriya's dharma, O king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 2 (printed inline after 12.14.14c), 12,014.014d@002_0083–0084, lines 0083–0084 of 84. Removed stray wiki marks (the closing quote mark and the doubled danda printed after नृप); they close the quoted passage that opens at verse 15.

Verse 56 (12.14.56)

मित्रता सर्वभूतेषु दानमध्ययनं तपः । ब्राह्मणस्यैव धर्मः स्यान्न राज्ञो राजसत्तम ॥

mitratā sarvabhūteṣu dānamadhyayanaṃ tapaḥ | brāhmaṇasyaiva dharmaḥ syānna rājño rājasattama

Friendliness to all beings, giving, study and austerity — this is the dharma of a brahmin, not of a king, best of kings.

Verse 57 (12.14.57)

असतां प्रतिषेधश्च सतां च परिपालनम् । एष राज्ञां परो धर्मः समरे चापलायनम् ॥

asatāṃ pratiṣedhaśca satāṃ ca paripālanam | eṣa rājñāṃ paro dharmaḥ samare cāpalāyanam

Restraining the wicked and protecting the good, and not turning back in battle — this is the highest dharma of kings.

Verse 58 (12.14.58)

यस्मिन्क्षमा च क्रोधश्च दानादाने भयाभये । निग्रहानुग्रहौ चोभौ स वै धर्मविदुच्यते ॥

yasminkṣamā ca krodhaśca dānādāne bhayābhaye | nigrahānugrahau cobhau sa vai dharmaviducyate

He in whom are both forbearance and wrath, giving and taking, fearlessness and fear, punishment and favour — he is truly called a knower of dharma.

Verse 59 (12.14.59)

न श्रुतेन न दानेन न सांत्वेन न चेज्यया । त्वयेयं पृथिवी लब्धा न संकोचेन चाप्युत ॥

na śrutena na dānena na sāṃtvena na cejyayā | tvayeyaṃ pṛthivī labdhā na saṃkocena cāpyuta

You did not win this earth by learning or by gifts, by conciliation or by sacrifice, nor by cringing petition either.

Verse 60 (12.14.60)

यत्तद्बलममित्राणां तथा वीरसमुद्यतम् । हस्त्यश्वरथसंपन्नं त्रिभिरङ्गैरनुत्तमम् ॥

yattadbalamamitrāṇāṃ tathā vīrasamudyatam | hastyaśvarathasaṃpannaṃ tribhiraṅgairanuttamam

That host of your enemies, raised up by heroes, rich in elephants, horses and chariots, the finest in all its three divisions,

Verse 61 (12.14.61)

रक्षितं द्रोणकर्णाभ्यामश्वत्थाम्ना कृपेण च । तत्त्वया निहतं वीर तस्माद्भुङ्क्ष्व वसुंधराम् ॥

rakṣitaṃ droṇakarṇābhyāmaśvatthāmnā kṛpeṇa ca | tattvayā nihataṃ vīra tasmādbhuṅkṣva vasuṃdharām

guarded by Drona and Karna, by Ashvatthaman and Kripa — that you destroyed, hero; therefore enjoy the earth.

Verse 62 (12.14.62)

जम्बूद्वीपो महाराज नानाजनपदैर्युतः । त्वया पुरुषशार्दूल दण्डेन मृदितः प्रभो ॥

jambūdvīpo mahārāja nānājanapadairyutaḥ | tvayā puruṣaśārdūla daṇḍena mṛditaḥ prabho

Jambudvipa, great king, with its many realms, has been trampled by you with the rod, tiger among men, my lord.

Verse 63 (12.14.63)

जम्बूद्वीपेन सदृशः क्रौञ्चद्वीपो नराधिप । अपरेण महामेरोर्दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥

jambūdvīpena sadṛśaḥ krauñcadvīpo narādhipa | apareṇa mahāmerordaṇḍena mṛditastvayā

West of great Meru lies Krauncha-dvipa, like Jambudvipa, O lord of men; you have trampled it with the rod.

Verse 64 (12.14.64)

क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन सदृशः शाकद्वीपो नराधिप । पूर्वेण तु महामेरोर्दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥

krauñcadvīpena sadṛśaḥ śākadvīpo narādhipa | pūrveṇa tu mahāmerordaṇḍena mṛditastvayā

East of great Meru lies Shaka-dvipa, like Krauncha-dvipa, O lord of men; you have trampled it with the rod.

Verse 65 (12.14.65)

उत्तरेण महामेरोः शाकद्वीपेन संमितः । भद्राश्वः पुरुषव्याघ्र दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥

uttareṇa mahāmeroḥ śākadvīpena saṃmitaḥ | bhadrāśvaḥ puruṣavyāghra daṇḍena mṛditastvayā

North of great Meru, comparable to Shaka-dvipa, lies Bhadrashva, tiger among men; you have trampled it with the rod.

Verse 66 (12.14.66)

द्वीपाश्च सान्तरद्वीपा नानाजनपदाश्रयाः । विगाह्य सागरं वीर दण्डेन मृदितास्त्वया ॥

dvīpāśca sāntaradvīpā nānājanapadāśrayāḥ | vigāhya sāgaraṃ vīra daṇḍena mṛditāstvayā

Having plunged into the ocean, hero, you have trampled with the rod all the islands and the lesser islands between them, the homes of many peoples.

Verse 67 (12.14.67)

एतान्यप्रतिमेयानि कृत्वा कर्माणि भारत । न प्रीयसे महाराज पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभिः ॥

etānyapratimeyāni kṛtvā karmāṇi bhārata | na prīyase mahārāja pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ

Having done such incomparable deeds, Bharata, you take no joy, great king, though brahmins honour you.

Verse 68 (12.14.68)

स त्वं भ्रातॄनिमान्दृष्ट्वा प्रतिनन्दस्व भारत । ऋषभानिव संमत्तान्गजेन्द्रान्गर्जितानिव ॥

sa tvaṃ bhrātṝnimāndṛṣṭvā pratinandasva bhārata | ṛṣabhāniva saṃmattāngajendrāngarjitāniva

So look on these brothers and take delight in them, Bharata — like rutting bulls, like roaring lordly elephants.

Verse 69 (12.14.69)

अमरप्रतिमाः सर्वे शत्रुसाहाः परंतपाः । एकैकोऽपि सुखायैषां मम स्यादिति मे मतिः ॥

amarapratimāḥ sarve śatrusāhāḥ paraṃtapāḥ | ekaiko'pi sukhāyaiṣāṃ mama syāditi me matiḥ

All are like immortals, able to withstand foes, scorchers of enemies; I think even one of them would be enough for my happiness.

Verse 70 (12.14.70)

किं पुनः पुरुषव्याघ्राः पतयो मे नरर्षभाः । समस्तानीन्द्रियाणीव शरीरस्य विचेष्टने ॥

kiṃ punaḥ puruṣavyāghrāḥ patayo me nararṣabhāḥ | samastānīndriyāṇīva śarīrasya viceṣṭane

How much more, then, my husbands, tigers among men, bulls among men — who are like all the senses together in the working of one body!

Verse 71 (12.14.71)

अनृतं नाब्रवीच्छ्वश्रूः सर्वज्ञा सर्वदर्शिनी । युधिष्ठिरस्त्वां पाञ्चालि सुखे धास्यत्यनुत्तमे ॥

anṛtaṃ nābravīcchvaśrūḥ sarvajñā sarvadarśinī | yudhiṣṭhirastvāṃ pāñcāli sukhe dhāsyatyanuttame

My mother-in-law, all-knowing and all-seeing, spoke no untruth: "Yudhishthira, Panchali, will set you in the highest happiness."

Verse 72 (12.14.72)

इत्वा राजसहस्राणि बहून्याशुपराक्रमः । तद्व्यर्थं संप्रपश्यामि मोहात्तव जनाधिप ॥

itvā rājasahasrāṇi bahūnyāśuparākramaḥ | tadvyarthaṃ saṃprapaśyāmi mohāttava janādhipa

Though he of swift valour has slain many thousands of kings, I see all that as in vain, because of your delusion, lord of men.

Verse 73 (12.14.73)

येषामुन्मत्तको ज्येष्ठः सर्वे तेऽप्यनुसारिणः । तवोन्मादान्महाराजसोन्मादाः सर्वपाण्डवाः ॥

yeṣāmunmattako jyeṣṭhaḥ sarve te'pyanusāriṇaḥ | tavonmādānmahārājasonmādāḥ sarvapāṇḍavāḥ

Those whose eldest brother is mad all follow him; through your madness, great king, all the Pandavas are mad.

Verse 74 (12.14.74)

यदि हि स्युरनुन्मत्ता भ्रातरस्ते नराधिप । बद्ध्वा त्वां नास्तिकैः सार्धं प्रशासेयुर्वसुंधराम् ॥

yadi hi syuranunmattā bhrātaraste narādhipa | baddhvā tvāṃ nāstikaiḥ sārdhaṃ praśāseyurvasuṃdharām

If your brothers were not mad, lord of men, they would bind you together with the atheists and rule the earth themselves.

Verse 75 (12.14.75)

कुरुते मूढ एवं हि यः श्रेयो नाधिगच्छति । धूपैरञ्जनयोगैश्च नस्यकर्मभिरेव च ॥

kurute mūḍha evaṃ hi yaḥ śreyo nādhigacchati | dhūpairañjanayogaiśca nasyakarmabhireva ca

Only a fool acts so, one who does not find what is good; with fumigations, applications of ointment and nasal treatments,

Note on the text: Lines 34a and 34c of CE 12.14.34 (variant: मूढ एवं for mūḍham evaṃ).

Verse 76 (12.14.76)

उन्मत्तिरपनेतव्या तव राजन्यदृच्छया । भेषजैः स चिकित्स्यः स्याद्य उन्मार्गेण गच्छति ॥

unmattirapanetavyā tava rājanyadṛcchayā | bheṣajaiḥ sa cikitsyaḥ syādya unmārgeṇa gacchati

"Your madness must be driven out, O king, in whatever way serves" — he who goes by the wrong path should be treated with remedies.

Note on the text: CE star passage *0014_01 (12,014.034f*, unmatched in the CE main text) followed by line 34e of CE 12.14.34; Wikisource prints the star line first. Removed stray wiki marks (backtick, closing quote mark and a stray danda around line 1).

Verse 77 (12.14.77)

साहं सर्वाधमा लोके स्त्रीणां भरतसत्तम । तथा विनिकृता पुत्रैर्याऽहमिच्छामि जीवितुम् ॥

sāhaṃ sarvādhamā loke strīṇāṃ bharatasattama | tathā vinikṛtā putrairyā'hamicchāmi jīvitum

I am the lowest of all women in the world, best of the Bharatas — so wronged by the sons, and still I wish to live.

Note on the text: Lines 35a and 35c of CE 12.14.35 (variant in line 2: पुत्रैर्याऽहमिच्छामि for amitrair yāham icchāmi). In the critical edition Appendix I passage 3 (12,014.035d@003_0001–0096) is inserted right after this couplet; the Wikisource text carries it on in verses 78–123, enclosed in quote marks.

Verse 78 (12.14.78)

धृतराष्ट्रसुता राजन्नित्यमुत्पथगामिनः । तादृशानां वधे दोषं नाहं पश्यामि कर्हिचित् ॥

dhṛtarāṣṭrasutā rājannityamutpathagāminaḥ | tādṛśānāṃ vadhe doṣaṃ nāhaṃ paśyāmi karhicit

Dhritarashtra's sons, O king, ever walk the wrong path; I never see any fault in killing such men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0001–0002, lines 0001–0002 of 96.

Verse 79 (12.14.79)

इमांश्चोशनसा गीताञ्श्लोकाञ्शृणु नराधिप ॥

imāṃścośanasā gītāñślokāñśṛṇu narādhipa

And hear these verses sung by Ushanas, O lord of men.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0003, line 0003 of 96. A single-line verse here, as in the critical edition. Corrected श्रृणु → शृणु (misprint in Wikisource; stray ृ after श्र; the critical edition reads śṛṇu).

Verse 80 (12.14.80)

आत्महन्ताऽर्थहन्ता च बन्धुहन्ता विषप्रदः । अकारणेन हन्ता च यश्च भार्यां परामृशेत् ॥

ātmahantā'rthahantā ca bandhuhantā viṣapradaḥ | akāraṇena hantā ca yaśca bhāryāṃ parāmṛśet

The self-destroyer, the plunderer of wealth, the slayer of kin, the poisoner, the one who kills without cause, and whoever lays hands on another's wife —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0004–0005, lines 0004–0005 of 96. Variant in line 2: अकारणेन हन्ता च for the appendix's ātharvaṇena hantā ca.

Verse 81 (12.14.81)

निर्दोषं वधमेतेषां षण्णामप्याततायिनाम् । ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच भगवान्भार्गवाय महात्मने ॥

nirdoṣaṃ vadhameteṣāṃ ṣaṇṇāmapyātatāyinām | brahmā provāca bhagavānbhārgavāya mahātmane

the killing of these six aggressors is without fault: so Lord Brahma told great-souled Bhargava.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0006–0007, lines 0006–0007 of 96.

Verse 82 (12.14.82)

ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां राजन्सत्पथे वर्तिनामपि । प्रसह्यागारमागम्य हन्तारं गरदं तथा ॥

brahmakṣatraviśāṃ rājansatpathe vartināmapi | prasahyāgāramāgamya hantāraṃ garadaṃ tathā

Even among brahmins, kshatriyas and vaishyas who keep to the good path, O king, one who bursts into a house by force to kill, and likewise a poisoner,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0008–0009, lines 0008–0009 of 96.

Verse 83 (12.14.83)

अभक्ष्यापेयदातारमग्निदं च निशातयेत् । मार्ग एष महीपानां गोब्राह्मणवधेषु च ॥

abhakṣyāpeyadātāramagnidaṃ ca niśātayet | mārga eṣa mahīpānāṃ gobrāhmaṇavadheṣu ca

one who gives forbidden food and drink, and one who sets fire — such a man one should cut down. This is the course for kings, even where cows and brahmins are being killed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0010–0011, lines 0010–0011 of 96.

Verse 84 (12.14.84)

केशग्रहे च नारीणामपि युध्येत्पितामहम् । ब्रह्माणं देवदेवेशं किं पुनः पापकारिणम् ॥

keśagrahe ca nārīṇāmapi yudhyetpitāmaham | brahmāṇaṃ devadeveśaṃ kiṃ punaḥ pāpakāriṇam

When women are dragged by the hair, one should fight even the grandfather, Brahma, lord of the gods of gods — how much more a doer of evil!

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0012–0013, lines 0012–0013 of 96.

Verse 85 (12.14.85)

गोब्राह्मणार्थे व्यसने च राज्ञां राष्ट्रोपमर्दे स्वशरीरहेतोः । स्त्रीणां च विक्रुष्टरुतानि श्रुत्वा विप्रोऽपि युध्येत महाप्रभावः ॥

gobrāhmaṇārthe vyasane ca rājñāṃ rāṣṭropamarde svaśarīrahetoḥ | strīṇāṃ ca vikruṣṭarutāni śrutvā vipro'pi yudhyeta mahāprabhāvaḥ

In calamity for cows and brahmins, when a kingdom is being ravaged, for the sake of his own body, and on hearing the cries of women in distress, even a brahmin of great power should fight.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0014–0017, lines 0014–0017 of 96. The two long lines of this verse hold four appendix lines (0014–0017: gobrāhmaṇārthe …, rāṣṭropamarde …, strīṇāṃ ca …, vipro 'pi yudhyeta …).

Verse 86 (12.14.86)

धर्माद्विचलितं विप्रं निहन्यादाततायिनम् । तस्यान्यत्र वधं विद्वान्मनसाऽपि न चिन्तयेत् ॥

dharmādvicalitaṃ vipraṃ nihanyādātatāyinam | tasyānyatra vadhaṃ vidvānmanasā'pi na cintayet

A brahmin who has fallen from dharma and become an aggressor may be killed; in any other case a wise man should not even think of killing him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0018–0019, lines 0018–0019 of 96.

Verse 87 (12.14.87)

गोब्राह्मणवधे वृत्तं मन्त्रत्राणार्थमेव च । निहन्यात्क्षत्रियो विप्रं स्वकुटुम्बस्य चाप्तये ॥

gobrāhmaṇavadhe vṛttaṃ mantratrāṇārthameva ca | nihanyātkṣatriyo vipraṃ svakuṭumbasya cāptaye

A kshatriya may kill a brahmin who is bent on the slaying of cows and brahmins, for the protection of the sacred formulas and to secure his own household.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0020–0021, lines 0020–0021 of 96.

Verse 88 (12.14.88)

तस्करेण नृशंसेन धर्मात्प्रचलितेन च । क्षत्रबन्धुः परं शक्त्या युध्येद्विप्रेण संयुगे ॥

taskareṇa nṛśaṃsena dharmātpracalitena ca | kṣatrabandhuḥ paraṃ śaktyā yudhyedvipreṇa saṃyuge

A kshatriya should fight with all his strength, in battle, a brahmin who is a cruel thief and has fallen from dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0022–0023, lines 0022–0023 of 96.

Verse 89 (12.14.89)

आततायिनमायान्तमपि वेदान्तपारगम् । जिघांसन्तं जिघांसीयान्न तेन भ्रूणहा भवेत् ॥

ātatāyinamāyāntamapi vedāntapāragam | jighāṃsantaṃ jighāṃsīyānna tena bhrūṇahā bhavet

Even if a master of the Vedanta comes at him as an aggressor, one who seeks to kill may be killed in turn; by that he does not become a slayer of an embryo.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0024–0025, lines 0024–0025 of 96.

Verse 90 (12.14.90)

ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वाऽप्यन्त्यजोपि वा । न हन्याद्ब्राह्मणं शान्तं तृणेनापि कदाचन ॥

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā'pyantyajopi vā | na hanyādbrāhmaṇaṃ śāntaṃ tṛṇenāpi kadācana

Brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra, or even one of the lowest birth — none should ever strike a peaceful brahmin, even with a blade of grass.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0026–0027, lines 0026–0027 of 96.

Verse 91 (12.14.91)

ब्राह्मणायावगुर्याद्यः स्पृष्ट्वा गुरुतरं महत् । वर्षाणां त्रिशतं पापः प्रतिष्ठां नाधिगच्छति ॥

brāhmaṇāyāvaguryādyaḥ spṛṣṭvā gurutaraṃ mahat | varṣāṇāṃ triśataṃ pāpaḥ pratiṣṭhāṃ nādhigacchati

He who threatens a brahmin and actually strikes him, which is a graver offence, that sinner for three hundred years finds no footing.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0028–0029, lines 0028–0029 of 96.

Verse 92 (12.14.92)

सहस्राणि च वर्षाणि निहत्य नरके पतेत् । तस्मान्नैवावगुर्याद्धि नैव शस्त्रं निपातयेत् ॥

sahasrāṇi ca varṣāṇi nihatya narake patet | tasmānnaivāvaguryāddhi naiva śastraṃ nipātayet

And if he kills him, he falls into hell for thousands of years; therefore let him neither threaten nor let a weapon fall.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0030–0031, lines 0030–0031 of 96.

Verse 93 (12.14.93)

शोणितं यावतः पांसून्गृह्णातीति हि धारणा । तावतीः स समाः पापो नरके परिवर्तते ॥

śoṇitaṃ yāvataḥ pāṃsūngṛhṇātīti hi dhāraṇā | tāvatīḥ sa samāḥ pāpo narake parivartate

As many grains of dust as the blood takes up — so runs the belief — for that many years the sinner turns in hell.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0032–0033, lines 0032–0033 of 96.

Verse 94 (12.14.94)

त्वगस्थिभेदं विप्रस्य यः कुर्यात्कारयेत वा । ब्रह्महा स तु विज्ञेयः प्रायश्चित्ती नराधमः ॥

tvagasthibhedaṃ viprasya yaḥ kuryātkārayeta vā | brahmahā sa tu vijñeyaḥ prāyaścittī narādhamaḥ

He who cuts through the skin and bone of a brahmin, or has it done, is to be known as a brahmin-killer; he is the lowest of men and must do penance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0034–0035, lines 0034–0035 of 96.

Verse 95 (12.14.95)

श्रोत्रियं ब्राह्मणं हत्वा तथाऽऽत्रेयीं च ब्राह्मणीम् । चतुर्विशतिवर्षाणि चरेद्ब्रह्महणो व्रतम् ॥

śrotriyaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ hatvā tathā''treyīṃ ca brāhmaṇīm | caturviśativarṣāṇi caredbrahmahaṇo vratam

Having killed a learned brahmin or an Atreyi brahmin woman, he should keep the brahmin-killer's vow for twenty-four years.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0036–0037, lines 0036–0037 of 96.

Verse 96 (12.14.96)

द्विगुणां ब्रह्महत्येयं सर्वैः प्रोक्ता महर्षिभिः । प्रायश्चित्तमकुर्वाणं कृताङ्कं विप्रवासयेत् ॥

dviguṇāṃ brahmahatyeyaṃ sarvaiḥ proktā maharṣibhiḥ | prāyaścittamakurvāṇaṃ kṛtāṅkaṃ vipravāsayet

This brahmin-murder is held to be double in such cases by all the great sages; one who does not do penance should be branded and banished.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0038–0039, lines 0038–0039 of 96.

Verse 97 (12.14.97)

ब्राह्मणं क्षत्रियं वैश्यं शूद्रं वा घातयेन्नृपः । ब्रह्मघ्नं तस्करं चैव माभूदेवं चरिष्यति ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ kṣatriyaṃ vaiśyaṃ śūdraṃ vā ghātayennṛpaḥ | brahmaghnaṃ taskaraṃ caiva mābhūdevaṃ cariṣyati

A king may have a brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya or shudra put to death if he is a brahmin-killer and a thief, so that no one will act so again.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0040–0041, lines 0040–0041 of 96.

Verse 98 (12.14.98)

छित्त्वा हस्तौ च पादौ च नासिकोष्ठौ च भूपतिः । ब्रह्मघ्नं चोत्तमं पापं नेत्रोद्धारेण योजयेत् ॥

chittvā hastau ca pādau ca nāsikoṣṭhau ca bhūpatiḥ | brahmaghnaṃ cottamaṃ pāpaṃ netroddhāreṇa yojayet

Having cut off his hands and feet, nose and lips, the king should visit the brahmin-killer, the worst of sinners, with the tearing out of his eyes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0042–0043, lines 0042–0043 of 96.

Verse 99 (12.14.99)

शूद्रस्यैव स्मृतो दण्डस्तद्वद्राजन्यवैश्ययोः । प्रायश्चित्तमकुर्वाणं ब्राह्मणं तु प्रवासयेत् ॥

śūdrasyaiva smṛto daṇḍastadvadrājanyavaiśyayoḥ | prāyaścittamakurvāṇaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tu pravāsayet

This is the penalty laid down for a shudra, and likewise for a kshatriya and a vaishya; but a brahmin who does not do penance he should banish.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0044–0045, lines 0044–0045 of 96.

Verse 100 (12.14.100)

क्षत्रियं वैश्यशूद्रौ च शस्त्रेणैव च घातयेत् । ब्रह्मघ्नान्ब्राह्मणान्राजा कृताङ्कान्विप्रवासयेत् ॥

kṣatriyaṃ vaiśyaśūdrau ca śastreṇaiva ca ghātayet | brahmaghnānbrāhmaṇānrājā kṛtāṅkānvipravāsayet

A kshatriya, vaishya or shudra he should have killed by the sword; brahmins who are brahmin-killers, once branded, the king should banish.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0046–0047, lines 0046–0047 of 96. Corrected ब्राह्मणात्राजा → ब्राह्मणान्राजा (misprint in Wikisource; त् for न्; the critical edition reads brāhmaṇān rājā).

Verse 101 (12.14.101)

विकलेन्द्रियांस्त्रिवर्णांश्च चण्डालैः सह वासयेत् । तैश्च यः संपिबेत्कश्चित्स पिबन्ब्रह्महा भवेत् ॥

vikalendriyāṃstrivarṇāṃśca caṇḍālaiḥ saha vāsayet | taiśca yaḥ saṃpibetkaścitsa pibanbrahmahā bhavet

He should make those of the three classes who are maimed in their senses live with outcastes; and anyone who drinks with them, drinking so, becomes a brahmin-killer.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0048–0049, lines 0048–0049 of 96.

Verse 102 (12.14.102)

प्रेतानां न च देयानि पिण्डदानानि केनचित् ॥

pretānāṃ na ca deyāni piṇḍadānāni kenacit

No one is to offer rice-balls to such men once dead.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0050, line 0050 of 96. A single-line verse here, as in the critical edition.

Verse 103 (12.14.103)

कृष्णवर्णा विरूपा च निर्णीता लम्बमूर्धजा । दुनोत्यदृष्ट्वा कर्तारं ब्रह्महत्येति तां विदुः ॥

kṛṣṇavarṇā virūpā ca nirṇītā lambamūrdhajā | dunotyadṛṣṭvā kartāraṃ brahmahatyeti tāṃ viduḥ

Dark in colour, ugly, long-haired — so she is described — she torments the doer without his seeing her; her they call Brahmin-murder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0051–0052, lines 0051–0052 of 96.

Verse 104 (12.14.104)

ब्रह्मघ्नेन पिबन्तश्च विप्रा देशाः पुराणि च । अचिरादेव पीड्यन्ते दुर्भिक्षव्याधितस्करैः ॥

brahmaghnena pibantaśca viprā deśāḥ purāṇi ca | acirādeva pīḍyante durbhikṣavyādhitaskaraiḥ

Brahmins, lands and cities that drink with a brahmin-killer are soon afflicted by famine, disease and thieves.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0053–0054, lines 0053–0054 of 96.

Verse 105 (12.14.105)

ब्राह्मणं पापकर्माणं विप्राणामाततायिनम् । क्षत्रियं वैश्यशूद्रौ च नेत्रोद्धारेण योजयेत् ॥

brāhmaṇaṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ viprāṇāmātatāyinam | kṣatriyaṃ vaiśyaśūdrau ca netroddhāreṇa yojayet

A brahmin of evil deeds who is an aggressor against brahmins, and likewise a kshatriya, vaishya or shudra, he should punish by the tearing out of the eyes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0055–0056, lines 0055–0056 of 96.

Verse 106 (12.14.106)

दुर्बलानां बलं राजा बलिनो ये च साधवः । बलिनां दुर्बलानां च पापानां मृत्युरिष्यते ॥

durbalānāṃ balaṃ rājā balino ye ca sādhavaḥ | balināṃ durbalānāṃ ca pāpānāṃ mṛtyuriṣyate

The king is the strength of the weak, and of the strong who are good; for sinners, strong or weak, death is prescribed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0057–0058, lines 0057–0058 of 96. Corrected मृत्त्युरिष्यते → मृत्युरिष्यते (misprint in Wikisource; doubled त; the critical edition reads mṛtyur iṣyate).

Verse 107 (12.14.107)

सदोषमपि यो हन्यादश्राव्य जगतीपते । दुर्बलं बलवन्तं वा स पराजयमर्हति ॥

sadoṣamapi yo hanyādaśrāvya jagatīpate | durbalaṃ balavantaṃ vā sa parājayamarhati

Whoever kills a man, though he be at fault, without announcing the charge, O lord of the earth, whether weak or strong, deserves to be found in the wrong.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0059–0060, lines 0059–0060 of 96.

Verse 108 (12.14.108)

राजाज्ञां प्राड्विवाकं च नेच्छेद्यच्चापि निष्पतेत् । साक्षिणं साधुवाक्यं च जितं तमपि निर्दिशेत् ॥

rājājñāṃ prāḍvivākaṃ ca necchedyaccāpi niṣpatet | sākṣiṇaṃ sādhuvākyaṃ ca jitaṃ tamapi nirdiśet

He should declare defeated whoever refuses the king's command and the judge, or slips away — the witness and the man of fair words as well.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0061–0062, lines 0061–0062 of 96.

Verse 109 (12.14.109)

बन्धनान्निष्पतेद्यच्च प्रतिभूर्न ददाति च । कुलजश्च धनाढ्यश्च स पराजयमर्हति ॥

bandhanānniṣpatedyacca pratibhūrna dadāti ca | kulajaśca dhanāḍhyaśca sa parājayamarhati

He who slips out of confinement and gives no surety, though well-born and wealthy, deserves to lose.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0063–0064, lines 0063–0064 of 96.

Verse 110 (12.14.110)

राजाज्ञया समाहूतो यो न गच्छेत्सभां नरः । बलवन्तमुपाश्रित्य सायुधः स पराजितः ॥

rājājñayā samāhūto yo na gacchetsabhāṃ naraḥ | balavantamupāśritya sāyudhaḥ sa parājitaḥ

A man who, summoned by the king's order, does not come to the court, but relies on a strong man and goes armed, is defeated.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0065–0066, lines 0065–0066 of 96.

Verse 111 (12.14.111)

तं दण्डेन विनिर्जित्य महासाहसिकं नरम् । वियुक्तदेहसर्वस्वं परलोकं विसर्जयेत् ॥

taṃ daṇḍena vinirjitya mahāsāhasikaṃ naram | viyuktadehasarvasvaṃ paralokaṃ visarjayet

Having subdued by the rod such a man of great violence, he should send him to the next world, stripped of his body and all his property.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0067–0068, lines 0067–0068 of 96.

Verse 112 (12.14.112)

मृतस्यापि न देयानि पिण्डदानानि केनचित् । दत्त्वा दण्डं प्रयच्छेत मध्यमं पूर्वसाहसम् ॥

mṛtasyāpi na deyāni piṇḍadānāni kenacit | dattvā daṇḍaṃ prayaccheta madhyamaṃ pūrvasāhasam

No one may offer rice-balls even to such a man once dead. Having imposed the sentence, let him levy the middle fine for violence of the first degree.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0069–0070, lines 0069–0070 of 96. Corrected पूर्वसाहयम् → पूर्वसाहसम् (misprint in Wikisource; ह for स; the critical edition reads pūrvasāhasam).

Verse 113 (12.14.113)

कुलस्त्रीव्यभिचारं च राष्ट्रस्य च विमर्दनम् । ब्रह्महत्यां च चौर्यं च राजद्रोहं च पञ्चमम् ॥

kulastrīvyabhicāraṃ ca rāṣṭrasya ca vimardanam | brahmahatyāṃ ca cauryaṃ ca rājadrohaṃ ca pañcamam

Adultery with a family woman, the devastation of the kingdom, killing a brahmin, theft, and treason against the king as the fifth —

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0071–0072, lines 0071–0072 of 96. The vulgate omits the appendix line 0073 (mahānti pātakāny āhur ṛṣayaḥ pātakāni ha), which stands between this verse and the next in the critical edition.

Verse 114 (12.14.114)

युद्धादन्यत्र हिंसायां सुरापस्य च कीर्तने । महान्तं गुरुतल्पे च मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥

yuddhādanyatra hiṃsāyāṃ surāpasya ca kīrtane | mahāntaṃ gurutalpe ca mitradrohe ca pātakam

in violence outside battle, in the case of one proclaimed a drinker of spirits, in violating the teacher's bed, and in betraying a friend, the sin is grave.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0074–0075, lines 0074–0075 of 96.

Verse 115 (12.14.115)

न कथंचिदुपेक्षेत महासाहसिकं नरम् । सर्वस्वमपहृत्याशु ततः प्राणैर्वियोजयेत् ॥

na kathaṃcidupekṣeta mahāsāhasikaṃ naram | sarvasvamapahṛtyāśu tataḥ prāṇairviyojayet

He should never overlook a man of great violence: let him quickly take all he owns and then part him from his life.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0076–0077, lines 0076–0077 of 96.

Verse 116 (12.14.116)

त्रिषु वर्णेषु यो दण्डः प्रणीतो ब्रह्मणा पुरा । महासाहसिकं विप्रं कृताङ्कं विप्रवासयेत् ॥

triṣu varṇeṣu yo daṇḍaḥ praṇīto brahmaṇā purā | mahāsāhasikaṃ vipraṃ kṛtāṅkaṃ vipravāsayet

The penalty that Brahma laid down long ago for the three classes: a brahmin guilty of great violence he should brand and banish.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0078–0079, lines 0078–0079 of 96.

Verse 117 (12.14.117)

साहस्रो वा भवेद्दण्डः काञ्चनो देहनिष्क्रिया । चतुर्णामपि वर्णानामेवमाहोशना कविः ॥

sāhasro vā bhaveddaṇḍaḥ kāñcano dehaniṣkriyā | caturṇāmapi varṇānāmevamāhośanā kaviḥ

Or the penalty may be a thousand, or gold as the ransom of the body; so Ushanas the poet declares for all four classes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0080–0081, lines 0080–0081 of 96.

Verse 118 (12.14.118)

नारीणां बालवृद्धानां गोपतेश्च महामतिः । पापानां दुर्विनीतानां प्राणान्तं च बृहस्पतिः । दण्डमाह महाभाग सर्वेषामाततायिनाम् ॥

nārīṇāṃ bālavṛddhānāṃ gopateśca mahāmatiḥ | pāpānāṃ durvinītānāṃ prāṇāntaṃ ca bṛhaspatiḥ | daṇḍamāha mahābhāga sarveṣāmātatāyinām

Brihaspati of great mind too has declared, O highly fortunate one, that for sinful and ill-bred men who attack women, children and the aged, or a cattle-owner, the rod is to end in death, as for all aggressors.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0082–0084, lines 0082–0084 of 96. Variant in line 1: गोपतेश्च for the appendix's goḥ pāte ca.

Verse 119 (12.14.119)

सर्वेषां पापबुद्धीनां पापकर्मैव कुर्वताम् । धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राणां दण्डो निर्दोष इष्यते । सौबलस्य च दुर्बुद्धेः कर्णस्य च दुरात्मनः ॥

sarveṣāṃ pāpabuddhīnāṃ pāpakarmaiva kurvatām | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāṇāṃ daṇḍo nirdoṣa iṣyate | saubalasya ca durbuddheḥ karṇasya ca durātmanaḥ

For all those of sinful mind who do nothing but evil deeds — for the sons of Dhritarashtra, for ill-minded Shakuni and for evil-souled Karna — the rod is held to be without fault.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0085–0087, lines 0085–0087 of 96. Corrected क्वुर्वताम् → कुर्वताम् (misprint in Wikisource; stray व; the critical edition reads kurvatām).

Verse 120 (12.14.120)

पश्यतां चैव शूराणां याऽहं द्यूते सभां तदा । रजस्वला समानीता भवतां पश्यतां नृप । वाससैकेन संवीता तव दोषेण भूपते ॥

paśyatāṃ caiva śūrāṇāṃ yā'haṃ dyūte sabhāṃ tadā | rajasvalā samānītā bhavatāṃ paśyatāṃ nṛpa | vāsasaikena saṃvītā tava doṣeṇa bhūpate

And I, who then at the dice-game was brought into the assembly in my courses, in the sight of heroes, O king, while you looked on, wearing a single cloth — by your fault, lord of the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0088–0090, lines 0088–0090 of 96.

Verse 121 (12.14.121)

माभूद्धर्मविलोपस्ते धृतराष्ट्रकुलक्षयात् । क्रोधाग्निना तु दग्धं च सपशुद्रव्यसंचयम् ॥

mābhūddharmavilopaste dhṛtarāṣṭrakulakṣayāt | krodhāgninā tu dagdhaṃ ca sapaśudravyasaṃcayam

May no lapse of dharma be yours from the destruction of Dhritarashtra's line; it has been burned by the fire of wrath, with its cattle and hoarded wealth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0091–0092, lines 0091–0092 of 96.

Verse 122 (12.14.122)

साऽहमेवंविधं दुःखं संप्राप्ता तव हेतुना । आदित्यस्य प्रसादेन न च प्राणैर्वियोजिता ॥

sā'hamevaṃvidhaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃprāptā tava hetunā | ādityasya prasādena na ca prāṇairviyojitā

Such sorrow have I met with on your account; and by the grace of the Sun I was not parted from my life.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0093–0094, lines 0093–0094 of 96.

Verse 123 (12.14.123)

रक्षिता देवदेवेन जगतः कालहेतुना । दिवाकरेण देवेन विवस्त्रा न कृता तदा ॥

rakṣitā devadevena jagataḥ kālahetunā | divākareṇa devena vivastrā na kṛtā tadā

I was protected by the god of gods, the cause of the world's seasons, the god Divakara; so I was not left unclothed then.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's main text; part of Appendix I passage 3 (printed inline after 12.14.35c), 12,014.035d@003_0095–0096, lines 0095–0096 of 96. Removed the stray closing quote mark after तदा (it closes the quoted passage that opens at verse 15).

Verse 124 (12.14.124)

एतेषां यतमानानां न मेऽद्य वचनं मृषा । त्वं तु सर्वां महीं त्यक्त्वा कुरुषे स्वयमापदम् ॥

eteṣāṃ yatamānānāṃ na me'dya vacanaṃ mṛṣā | tvaṃ tu sarvāṃ mahīṃ tyaktvā kuruṣe svayamāpadam

What I say of these men who strive is not false today; but you, having given up the whole earth, bring calamity on yourself.

Note on the text: Line 1 differs from CE 12.14.36ab (eteṣāṃ yatamānānām utpadyante tu saṃpadaḥ), and line 2 reads त्यक्त्वा for the CE's labdhvā; both are recension variants.

Verse 125 (12.14.125)

यथाऽऽस्तां संमतौ राज्ञां पृथिव्यां राजसत्तमौ । मांधाता चाम्बरीषश्च तथा राजन्विराजसे ॥

yathā''stāṃ saṃmatau rājñāṃ pṛthivyāṃ rājasattamau | māṃdhātā cāmbarīṣaśca tathā rājanvirājase

Just as those two best of kings, Mandhata and Ambarisha, were esteemed among the kings of the earth, so do you shine, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected राजसत्तम् → राजसत्तमौ (misprint in Wikisource; dropped dual ending, the verb आस्तां is dual and the critical edition reads rājasattamau).

Verse 126 (12.14.126)

प्रशाधि पृथिवीं देवीं प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन् । सपर्वतवनद्वीपां मा राजन्विमना भव ॥

praśādhi pṛthivīṃ devīṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan | saparvatavanadvīpāṃ mā rājanvimanā bhava

Rule the divine earth, protecting the people by dharma, with her mountains, forests and islands; do not be downcast, O king.

Verse 127 (12.14.127)

यजस्व विविधैर्यज्ञैर्युध्यस्वारीन्प्रयच्छ च । धनानि भोगान्वासांसि द्विजातिभ्यो नृपोत्तम ॥

yajasva vividhairyajñairyudhyasvārīnprayaccha ca | dhanāni bhogānvāsāṃsi dvijātibhyo nṛpottama

Sacrifice with many sacrifices, fight your foes, and give wealth, enjoyments and garments to the twice-born, O best of kings.