The Orders of Life Within the King's Duty

Verse 1 (12.65.1)

श्रुता मे कथिताः पूर्वं चत्वारो मानवाश्रमाः । व्याख्यानमेषामाचक्ष्व पृच्छतो मे पितामह ॥

śrutā me kathitāḥ pūrvaṃ catvāro mānavāśramāḥ | vyākhyānameṣāmācakṣva pṛcchato me pitāmaha

I have heard what was told before of the four human stages of life; explain them to me, grandfather, as I ask.

Verse 2 (12.65.2)

विदिताः सर्व एवेह धर्मास्तव युधिष्ठिर । यथा मम महाबाहो विदिताः साधुसंमताः ॥

viditāḥ sarva eveha dharmāstava yudhiṣṭhira | yathā mama mahābāho viditāḥ sādhusaṃmatāḥ

All these dharmas are already known to you, Yudhishthira, just as they are known to me, mighty-armed one, approved by the good.

Verse 3 (12.65.3)

यत्तु लिङ्गान्तरगतं पृच्छसे मां युधिष्ठिर । धर्मं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ तन्निबोध नराधिप ॥

yattu liṅgāntaragataṃ pṛcchase māṃ yudhiṣṭhira | dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha tannibodha narādhipa

But as for what you ask me about the dharma that lies in another guise, Yudhishthira, best of those who uphold dharma, hear that, lord of men.

Verse 4 (12.65.4)

सर्वाण्येतानि कौन्तेय विद्यन्ते भरतर्षभ । साध्वाचारप्रवृत्तानां चातुराश्रम्यकर्मणाम् ॥

sarvāṇyetāni kaunteya vidyante bharatarṣabha | sādhvācārapravṛttānāṃ cāturāśramyakarmaṇām

All these are found, son of Kunti, best of the Bharatas, in those who act with good conduct and perform the duties of the four stages of life.

Note on the text: Wikisource भरतर्षभ for CE manujarṣabha is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 5 (12.65.5)

अकामद्वेषसंयुक्तो दण्डनीत्या युधिष्ठिर । समदर्शी च भूतेषु भैक्ष्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

akāmadveṣasaṃyukto daṇḍanītyā yudhiṣṭhira | samadarśī ca bhūteṣu bhaikṣyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

One who is free of desire and hatred, who rules by the policy of punishment, Yudhishthira, and looks on all beings with an equal eye, holds the rank of the mendicant's order.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width joiner inside दण्‍डनीत्या. Wikisource अकामद्वेषसंयुक्तो … समदर्शी for CE akāmadveṣayuktasya … samekṣiṇaḥ and भैक्ष्याश्रमपदं for CE bhaikṣāśramapadam are valid readings and kept.

Verse 6 (12.65.6)

वेत्ति दानं विसर्गं च विग्रहानुग्रहौ तथा । यथोक्तवृत्तो धीरश्च क्षमाश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

vetti dānaṃ visargaṃ ca vigrahānugrahau tathā | yathoktavṛtto dhīraśca kṣamāśramapadaṃ bhavet

One who knows giving and letting go, and punishment and favour, who lives as prescribed, steadfast and wise, holds the rank of the order of forbearance.

Note on the text: Wikisource दानं विसर्गं च … धीरश्च क्षमाश्रमपदं for CE ādānavisargaṃ … vīrasya kṣemāśramapadam are valid readings and kept.

Verse 7 (12.65.7)

अर्हान्पूजयतो नित्यं संविभागेन पाण्डव । सर्वतस्तस्य कौन्तेय भैक्ष्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

arhānpūjayato nityaṃ saṃvibhāgena pāṇḍava | sarvatastasya kaunteya bhaikṣyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who always honours the worthy, sharing with them, Pandava, in every way, son of Kunti, the rank of the mendicant's order is his.

Note on the text: Both lines are the CE star passage 12.66.6d*0146_01-02 (arhān pūjayato nityaṃ saṃvibhāgena pāṇḍava / sarvatas tasya kaunteya bhaikṣyāśramapadaṃ bhavet; Wikisource भैक्ष्याश्रमपदं for bhaikṣyā-).

Verse 8 (12.65.8)

ज्ञातिसंबन्धिमित्राणि व्यापन्नानि युधिष्ठिर । समभ्युद्धरमाणस्य दीक्षाश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

jñātisaṃbandhimitrāṇi vyāpannāni yudhiṣṭhira | samabhyuddharamāṇasya dīkṣāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who rescues relatives, connections and friends fallen into misfortune, Yudhishthira, the rank of the order of consecration is his.

Verse 9 (12.65.9)

लोकमुख्येषु सत्कारं लिङ्गिमुख्येषु चासकृत् । कुर्वतस्तस्य कौन्तेय वन्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

lokamukhyeṣu satkāraṃ liṅgimukhyeṣu cāsakṛt | kurvatastasya kaunteya vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who constantly shows honour to the chief persons of the world and to the chief wearers of the marks of orders, son of Kunti, the rank of the forest order is his.

Note on the text: Both lines are the CE star passage 12.66.7d*0147_01-02 (lokamukhyeṣu satkāraṃ liṅgimukhyeṣu cāsakṛt / kurvatas tasya kaunteya vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet).

Verse 10 (12.65.10)

आह्निकं पितृयज्ञांश्च भूतयज्ञान्समानुषान् । कुर्वतः पार्थ विपुलान्वन्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

āhnikaṃ pitṛyajñāṃśca bhūtayajñānsamānuṣān | kurvataḥ pārtha vipulānvanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who performs in great number the daily rite, the sacrifices to the ancestors, the sacrifices to beings, and the sacrifices to men, Partha, the rank of the forest order is his.

Verse 11 (12.65.11)

संविभागेन भूतानामतिथीनां तथाऽर्चनात् । देवयज्ञैश्च राजेन्द्र वन्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

saṃvibhāgena bhūtānāmatithīnāṃ tathā'rcanāt | devayajñaiśca rājendra vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

By sharing with beings, by honouring guests, and by sacrifices to the gods, O king of kings, the rank of the forest order is his.

Note on the text: Both lines are the first two lines of the CE star passage 12.66.8d*0148_01-02 (saṃvibhāgena bhūtānām atithīnāṃ tathārcanāt / devayajñaiś ca rājendra vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet).

Verse 12 (12.65.12)

मर्दनं परराष्ट्राणां शिष्टार्थं सत्यविक्रम । कुर्वतः पुरुषव्याघ्र वन्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

mardanaṃ pararāṣṭrāṇāṃ śiṣṭārthaṃ satyavikrama | kurvataḥ puruṣavyāghra vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who crushes the realms of enemies for the sake of the righteous, O man of true valour, tiger among men, the rank of the forest order is his.

Note on the text: Both lines are the last two lines of the CE star passage 12.66.8d*0148_03-04 (mardanaṃ pararāṣṭrāṇāṃ śiṣṭārthaṃ satyavikrama / kurvataḥ puruṣavyāghra vanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet).

Verse 13 (12.65.13)

पालनात्सर्वभूतानां स्वराष्ट्रपरिपालनात् । दीक्षा बहुविधा राजन्सत्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

pālanātsarvabhūtānāṃ svarāṣṭraparipālanāt | dīkṣā bahuvidhā rājansatyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

By protecting all beings and guarding his own realm, O king, through manifold consecration, the rank of the order of truth is his.

Note on the text: Wikisource सत्याश्रमपदं for CE vanyāśramapadam is a valid reading and kept (the page's footnote glosses सत्याश्रम as the Kshatriya order).

Verse 14 (12.65.14)

वेदाध्ययननित्यत्वं क्षमाऽथाचार्यपूजनम् । तथोपाध्यायशुश्रूषा ब्रह्माश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

vedādhyayananityatvaṃ kṣamā'thācāryapūjanam | tathopādhyāyaśuśrūṣā brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet

Constant study of the Veda, forbearance, honouring the teacher, and service to the preceptor: this is the rank of the order of Brahman.

Verse 15 (12.65.15)

आह्निकाञ्जपमानस्य देवान्पूजयतः सदा । धर्मेण पुरुषव्याघ्र धर्माश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

āhnikāñjapamānasya devānpūjayataḥ sadā | dharmeṇa puruṣavyāghra dharmāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who mutters the daily prayers and always worships the gods with dharma, tiger among men, the rank of the order of dharma is his.

Note on the text: Both lines are the first two lines of the CE star passage 12.66.10d*0149_01-02 (āhnikaṃ japamānasya devān pūjayataḥ sadā / dharmeṇa puruṣavyāghra dharmāśramapadaṃ bhavet; Wikisource आह्निकाञ्जपमानस्य).

Verse 16 (12.65.16)

मृत्युर्वा रक्षणं वेति यस्य राज्ञो विनिश्चयः । प्राणद्यूते व्यवस्थाप्य ब्रह्माश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

mṛtyurvā rakṣaṇaṃ veti yasya rājño viniścayaḥ | prāṇadyūte vyavasthāpya brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet

The king whose firm resolve is 'death or protection', and who stakes his life in the gamble of battle, holds the rank of the order of Brahman.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the third line of the CE star passage 12.66.10d*0149_03 (mṛtyur vā rakṣaṇaṃ veti yasya rājño viniścayaḥ); line 2 is *0149_04 (prāṇadyūte tatas tasya brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet), with Wikisource प्राणद्यूते व्यवस्थाप्य.

Verse 17 (12.65.17)

अजिह्नमशठं मार्गं वर्तमानस्य भारत । सर्वदा सर्वभूतेषु ब्रह्माश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

ajihnamaśaṭhaṃ mārgaṃ vartamānasya bhārata | sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu brahmāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who always follows the straight and honest road, Bharata, towards all beings, the rank of the order of Brahman is his.

Note on the text: Wikisource वर्तमानस्य for CE sevamānasya is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 18 (12.65.18)

वानप्रस्थेषु विप्रेषु त्रैविद्येषु च भारत । प्रयच्छतोऽर्थान्विपुलान्वन्याश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

vānaprastheṣu vipreṣu traividyeṣu ca bhārata | prayacchato'rthānvipulānvanyāśramapadaṃ bhavet

For one who gives great wealth to forest-dwelling brahmins and to brahmins learned in the three Vedas, Bharata, the rank of the forest order is his.

Verse 19 (12.65.19)

सर्वभूतेष्वनुक्रोशं कुर्वतस्तव भारत । आनृशंस्ये प्रवृत्तस्य नियतः पुण्यसंचयः ॥

sarvabhūteṣvanukrośaṃ kurvatastava bhārata | ānṛśaṃsye pravṛttasya niyataḥ puṇyasaṃcayaḥ

For you, Bharata, who show compassion to all beings and are given to mercy, there is a sure gathering of merit.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 12.66.13a (sarvabhūteṣv anukrośaṃ kurvatas tasya bhārata; Wikisource तव for tasya); line 2 differs from CE 13c (ānṛśaṃsyapravṛttasya sarvāvasthaṃ padaṃ bhavet): Wikisource has ... नियतः पुण्यसंचयः, while the page's footnote records सर्वावस्थं पदं भवेत् as a variant. Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 20 (12.65.20)

बालवृद्धेषु कौन्तेय सर्वावस्थं युधिष्ठिर । अनुक्रोशक्रिया पार्थ धर्म एष सनातनः ॥

bālavṛddheṣu kaunteya sarvāvasthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | anukrośakriyā pārtha dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ

Towards the young and the old, son of Kunti, in every condition, Yudhishthira, the practice of compassion, Partha, is the eternal dharma.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Line 1 is CE 12.66.14a (bālavṛddheṣu kauravya sarvāvasthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira; Wikisource कौन्तेय for kauravya); line 2 (अनुक्रोशक्रिया पार्थ धर्म एष सनातनः) differs from CE 14c (anukrośaṃ vidadhataḥ sarvāvasthaṃ padaṃ bhavet) and is vulgate-only.

Verse 21 (12.65.21)

बलात्कृतेषु भूतेषु परित्राणं कुरूद्वह । शरणागतेषु कौरव्य परं कारुण्यमाचर ॥

balātkṛteṣu bhūteṣu paritrāṇaṃ kurūdvaha | śaraṇāgateṣu kauravya paraṃ kāruṇyamācara

For beings wronged by force, protection, O chief of the Kurus; for those who have come for refuge, O Kaurava, practise the highest compassion.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 12.66.15a; line 2 (परं कारुण्यमाचर) differs from CE 15c (kurvan gārhasthyam āvaset) and is vulgate-only.

Verse 22 (12.65.22)

चराचराणां भूतानां रक्षणं चापि सर्वशः । यथार्हपूजां च तथा कुर्वन्गार्हस्थ्यमावसेत् ॥

carācarāṇāṃ bhūtānāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ cāpi sarvaśaḥ | yathārhapūjāṃ ca tathā kurvangārhasthyamāvaset

Protection of all things moving and unmoving in every way, and due worship likewise: doing this, a man may live as a householder.

Verse 23 (12.65.23)

ज्येष्ठानुज्येष्ठपत्नीनां भ्रातॄणां पुत्रनप्तृणाम् । निग्रहानुग्रहौ पार्थ गार्हस्थ्यममितं तपः ॥

jyeṣṭhānujyeṣṭhapatnīnāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ putranaptṛṇām | nigrahānugrahau pārtha gārhasthyamamitaṃ tapaḥ

Restraint and favour towards elders and juniors, wives, brothers, sons and grandsons, Partha: householdership is an immeasurable austerity.

Verse 24 (12.65.24)

साधूनामर्चनीयानां पूजासु विदितात्मनाम् । पालनं पुरुषव्याघ्र गृहाश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥

sādhūnāmarcanīyānāṃ pūjāsu viditātmanām | pālanaṃ puruṣavyāghra gṛhāśramapadaṃ bhavet

To protect the good who deserve worship and honour, those who know their own selves, tiger among men, is the rank of the householder's order.

Note on the text: Wikisource पूजासु for CE prajāsu is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 25 (12.65.25)

आश्रमस्थानि भूतानि यस्य वेश्मनि भारत । भुञ्जते विपुलं भोज्यं तद्गार्हस्थ्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥

āśramasthāni bhūtāni yasya veśmani bhārata | bhuñjate vipulaṃ bhojyaṃ tadgārhasthyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira

The man in whose house beings belonging to the orders partake of plentiful food, Bharata, practises householdership, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Wikisource आश्रमस्थानि भूतानि यस्य वेश्मनि भारत / भुञ्जते विपुलं भोज्यं for CE āśramasthāni sarvāṇi yas tu veśmani bhārata / ādadīteha bhojyena is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 26 (12.65.26)

यः स्थितः पुरुषो धर्मे धात्रा सृष्टे यथार्थवत् । आश्रमाणां हि सर्वेषां फलं प्राप्नोत्यनामयम् ॥

yaḥ sthitaḥ puruṣo dharme dhātrā sṛṣṭe yathārthavat | āśramāṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ phalaṃ prāpnotyanāmayam

The man who stands in dharma, as the Creator made it and as it truly is, gains the faultless fruit of all the orders.

Note on the text: Wikisource फलं प्राप्नोत्यनामयम् for CE phalaṃ prāpnoty anuttamam is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 27 (12.65.27)

यस्मिन्न नश्यन्ति गुणाः कौन्तेय पुरुषे सदा । आश्रमस्थं तमप्याहुर्नरश्रेष्ठं युधिष्ठिर ॥

yasminna naśyanti guṇāḥ kaunteya puruṣe sadā | āśramasthaṃ tamapyāhurnaraśreṣṭhaṃ yudhiṣṭhira

The man in whom virtues never perish, son of Kunti, they call too one established in an order, best of men, Yudhishthira.

Verse 28 (12.65.28)

स्थानमानं कुलेमानं वयोमानं तथैव च । कुर्वन्वसति सर्वेषु ह्याश्रमेषु युधिष्ठिर ॥

sthānamānaṃ kulemānaṃ vayomānaṃ tathaiva ca | kurvanvasati sarveṣu hyāśrameṣu yudhiṣṭhira

Showing regard for rank, for family and for age, he dwells in all the orders, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Wikisource कुलेमानं (CE kulamānam) is a valid locative-compound reading and kept.

Verse 29 (12.65.29)

देशधर्मांश्च कौन्तेय कुलधर्मास्तथैव च । पालयन्पुरुषव्याघ्र राजा सर्वाश्रमी भवेत् ॥

deśadharmāṃśca kaunteya kuladharmāstathaiva ca | pālayanpuruṣavyāghra rājā sarvāśramī bhavet

Guarding the customs of regions and the customs of families, son of Kunti, tiger among men, a king would be a man of all the orders.

Verse 30 (12.65.30)

काले विभूतिं भूतानामुपहारांस्तथैव च । अर्हयन्पुरुषव्याघ्र साधूनामाश्रमे वसेत् ॥

kāle vibhūtiṃ bhūtānāmupahārāṃstathaiva ca | arhayanpuruṣavyāghra sādhūnāmāśrame vaset

Honouring in due season the prosperity of beings and their offerings, tiger among men, he would live in the order of the good.

Verse 31 (12.65.31)

देशधर्मगतश्चापि यो धर्मं प्रत्यवेक्षते । सर्वलोकस्य कौन्तेय राजा भवति सोऽऽश्रमी ॥

deśadharmagataścāpi yo dharmaṃ pratyavekṣate | sarvalokasya kaunteya rājā bhavati so''śramī

He who, even following the customs of regions, looks to dharma on behalf of the whole world, son of Kunti, becomes a king who dwells in every order.

Note on the text: Corrected सोश्रमी → सोऽऽश्रमी (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is dropped, so that सोश्रमी reads 'so śramī' 'he who toils'; the page's footnote glosses it सः आश्रमी, CE so ''śramī). Wikisource देशधर्मगतश्चापि for CE daśadharmagataś cāpi is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 32 (12.65.32)

ये धर्मकुशला लोके धर्मं कुर्वन्ति भारत । पालिता यस्य विषये पादांशस्तस्य भूपतेः ॥

ye dharmakuśalā loke dharmaṃ kurvanti bhārata | pālitā yasya viṣaye pādāṃśastasya bhūpateḥ

Those who are skilled in dharma in the world and practise dharma, Bharata, when they are protected in a king's realm, a quarter share of it falls to that king.

Note on the text: Wikisource कुर्वन्ति भारत for CE kurvanti sādhavaḥ is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 33 (12.65.33)

धर्मारामान्धर्मपरान्ये न रक्षन्ति मानवान् । पार्थिवाः पुरुषव्याघ्र तेषां पापं हरन्ति ते ॥

dharmārāmāndharmaparānye na rakṣanti mānavān | pārthivāḥ puruṣavyāghra teṣāṃ pāpaṃ haranti te

Kings, tiger among men, who do not protect men who delight in dharma and are devoted to dharma, take on their sin.

Verse 34 (12.65.34)

ये च रक्षासहायाः स्युः पार्थिवानां युधिष्ठिर । ते चैवांशहराः सर्वे धर्मे परकृतेऽनघ ॥

ye ca rakṣāsahāyāḥ syuḥ pārthivānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira | te caivāṃśaharāḥ sarve dharme parakṛte'nagha

And those who help the kings in protecting, Yudhishthira, all of them share in the portion when the dharma is done by another, sinless one.

Verse 35 (12.65.35)

सर्वाश्रमपदेऽप्याहुर्गार्हस्थ्यं दीप्तनिर्णयम् । पावनं पुरुषव्याघ्र यद्वयं पर्युपास्महे ॥

sarvāśramapade'pyāhurgārhasthyaṃ dīptanirṇayam | pāvanaṃ puruṣavyāghra yadvayaṃ paryupāsmahe

They say that householdership, even among the stations of all the orders, is of blazing certainty and purifying, tiger among men, and it is what we ourselves attend upon.

Note on the text: Wikisource सर्वाश्रमपदेऽप्याहुः for CE sarvāśramapade hy āhuḥ is a valid reading and kept.

Verse 36 (12.65.36)

आत्मोपमस्तु भूतेषु यो वै भवति मानवः । न्यस्तदण्डो जितक्रोधः प्रेत्येह लभते सुखम् ॥

ātmopamastu bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati mānavaḥ | nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ pretyeha labhate sukham

The man who is like himself towards beings, who has laid aside the rod and conquered anger, gains happiness here and after death.

Verse 37 (12.65.37)

धर्मोच्छ्रिता सत्यजला शीलयष्टिर्दमध्वजा । त्यागवाताध्वगा शीघ्रा नौस्तया सन्तरिष्यति ॥

dharmocchritā satyajalā śīlayaṣṭirdamadhvajā | tyāgavātādhvagā śīghrā naustayā santariṣyati

A boat raised up by dharma, its water truth, its mast good conduct, its banner self-control, swift on the wind of renunciation: by it he will cross over.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match; the verse is CE 12.66.31 (dharmotthitā sattvavīryā dharmasetuvaṭākarā / tyāgavātādhvagā śīghrā naus tvā saṃtārayiṣyati), in different wording (the page's footnote records a variant closer to the CE). Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 38 (12.65.38)

यदा सर्वत्र निर्मुक्तः कामो नास्य हृदि स्थितः । यदा सत्यान्वितो वृत्तैस्तदा ब्रह्म समश्नुते ॥

yadā sarvatra nirmuktaḥ kāmo nāsya hṛdi sthitaḥ | yadā satyānvito vṛttaistadā brahma samaśnute

When he is freed from everything and no desire remains in his heart, when he is endowed with truth in his conduct, then he attains Brahman.

Note on the text: Corrected सम श्नुते → समश्नुते (misprint in Wikisource; a stray space splits the verb, CE samaśnute). The alignment found no match; the verse is CE 12.66.32 (yadā nivṛttaḥ sarvasmāt kāmo yo 'sya hṛdi sthitaḥ / tadā bhavati sattvasthas tato brahma samaśnute), in different wording; Wikisource's reading is kept.

Verse 39 (12.65.39)

सुप्रसन्नस्तु भावेन योगेन च नराधिप । धर्मं पुरुषशार्दूल प्राप्स्यसे पालने रतः ॥

suprasannastu bhāvena yogena ca narādhipa | dharmaṃ puruṣaśārdūla prāpsyase pālane rataḥ

Well pleased in disposition and by yoga, lord of men, you will attain dharma, tiger among men, delighting in protection.

Verse 40 (12.65.40)

वेदाध्ययनशीलानां विप्राणां साधुकर्मणाम् । पालने यत्नमातिष्ठ सर्वलोकस्य चानघ ॥

vedādhyayanaśīlānāṃ viprāṇāṃ sādhukarmaṇām | pālane yatnamātiṣṭha sarvalokasya cānagha

Make every effort to protect the brahmins who are devoted to study of the Veda and who do good deeds, and the whole world, sinless one.

Verse 41 (12.65.41)

वने चरन्ति ये धर्ममाश्रमेषु च भारत । रक्षणात्तच्छतगुणं धर्मं प्राप्नोति पार्थिवः ॥

vane caranti ye dharmamāśrameṣu ca bhārata | rakṣaṇāttacchataguṇaṃ dharmaṃ prāpnoti pārthivaḥ

Those who practise dharma in the forest and in the orders, Bharata: by protecting them the king gains a hundred times that dharma.

Verse 42 (12.65.42)

एष ते विविधो धर्मः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ कीर्तितः । युधिष्ठिर त्वमेनं वै पूर्वं दृष्टं सनातनम् ॥

eṣa te vividho dharmaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha kīrtitaḥ | yudhiṣṭhira tvamenaṃ vai pūrvaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ sanātanam

This manifold dharma has been declared to you, best of the Pandavas. Yudhishthira, follow it: it is the eternal course, seen by those of old.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 12.66.36a. Line 2 (युधिष्ठिर त्वमेनं वै पूर्वं दृष्टं सनातनम्) has no verb; CE 36c reads anutiṣṭha tvam enaṃ vai pūrvair dṛṣṭaṃ sanātanam. The text is left as printed and translated with the sense of the CE verb.

Verse 43 (12.65.43)

चातुराश्रम्यमैकाग्र्यं चातुर्वर्ण्यं च पाण्डव । धर्मं पुरुषशार्दूल प्राप्स्यसे पालने रतः ॥

cāturāśramyamaikāgryaṃ cāturvarṇyaṃ ca pāṇḍava | dharmaṃ puruṣaśārdūla prāpsyase pālane rataḥ

With single-minded devotion to the dharma of the four stages of life and of the four varnas, Pandava, you will attain dharma, tiger among men, delighting in protection.

Note on the text: Corrected पाण्डवं → पाण्डव (misprint in Wikisource; a stray anusvara on the vocative, CE pāṇḍava). Wikisource चातुराश्रम्यमैकाग्र्यं for CE cāturāśramyam ekāgraḥ is a valid reading and kept.