Dhaumya's Counsel on Life in a King's Service

Verse 1 (4.5.1)

कर्माण्युक्तानि युष्माभिर्यानि तानि चरिष्यथ । मम चापि यथा बुद्धिरुचिता हि विनिश्चयात् ॥

karmāṇyuktāni yuṣmābhiryāni tāni cariṣyatha | mama cāpi yathā buddhirucitā hi viniścayāt

"You have each named the work you will do. Mine too has been settled, as my judgment found fitting after deliberation.

Verse 2 (4.5.2)

पुरोहितोऽयमस्माकमग्निहोत्राणि रक्षतु । सूतपौरोगवैः सार्धं द्रुपदस्य निवेशने ॥

purohito'yamasmākamagnihotrāṇi rakṣatu | sūtapaurogavaiḥ sārdhaṃ drupadasya niveśane

Let our family priest here tend our sacred fires in Drupada's house, together with the charioteers and cooks.

Verse 3 (4.5.3)

इन्द्रसेनमुखाश्चेमे रथानादाय केवलान् । यान्तु द्वारवतीं शीघ्रमिति मे वर्तते मतिः ॥

indrasenamukhāśceme rathānādāya kevalān | yāntu dvāravatīṃ śīghramiti me vartate matiḥ

And let these men, with Indrasena at their head, take the empty chariots and go quickly to Dvaravati. That is my judgment.

Verse 4 (4.5.4)

इमाश्च नार्यो द्रौपद्याः सर्वाश्च परिचारिकाः । पाञ्चालानेव गच्छन्तु सूतपौरोगवैः सह ॥

imāśca nāryo draupadyāḥ sarvāśca paricārikāḥ | pāñcālāneva gacchantu sūtapaurogavaiḥ saha

And let these women, all of them Draupadi's maids, go to the Panchalas together with the charioteers and cooks.

Note on the text: Corrected परिचारिका → परिचारिकाः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped visarga, the nominative plural agrees with नार्यः, as in the CE's paricārikāḥ).

Verse 5 (4.5.5)

सर्वैरपि च वक्तव्यं न प्रज्ञायन्त पाण्डवाः । अर्धरात्रे महात्मानो भिक्षादान्ब्राह्मणानपि । गता ह्यस्मानपाहाय सर्वे द्वैतवनादिति ॥

sarvairapi ca vaktavyaṃ na prajñāyanta pāṇḍavāḥ | ardharātre mahātmāno bhikṣādānbrāhmaṇānapi | gatā hyasmānapāhāya sarve dvaitavanāditi

And all of you must say: 'We do not know where the Pandavas are. In the middle of the night the great-souled ones left us, and the brahmins who live on alms as well, and went away from Dvaitavana, all of them.'"

Note on the text: Corrected प्राज्ञायन्त → प्रज्ञायन्त (misprint in Wikisource; the verb is प्र-ज्ञा, as in the CE's prajñāyanta). The middle line is not in the critical edition's text (its apparatus has it as 4.4.5b*0102).

Verse 6 (4.5.6)

एवं तेऽन्योन्यमामन्त्र्य कर्माण्युक्त्वा पृथक्पृथक् । धौम्यमामन्त्रयामासुः स च तान्मन्त्रमब्रवीत् ॥

evaṃ te'nyonyamāmantrya karmāṇyuktvā pṛthakpṛthak | dhaumyamāmantrayāmāsuḥ sa ca tānmantramabravīt

Having taken counsel together in this way and named their tasks one by one, they consulted Dhaumya, and he gave them his counsel.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.5d*0103.

Verse 7 (4.5.7)

तानन्वशात्स धर्मात्मा सर्वधर्मविशेषवित् । धौम्यः पुरोहितो राजन्पाण्डवान्पुरुषर्षभान् ॥

tānanvaśātsa dharmātmā sarvadharmaviśeṣavit | dhaumyaḥ purohito rājanpāṇḍavānpuruṣarṣabhān

Dhaumya the family priest, righteous and versed in the finer points of every duty, instructed the Pandavas, those bulls among men, O king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.5d*0104.

Verse 8 (4.5.8)

विदितं वै यथा सर्वं लोके वृत्तमिदं नृप । विदिते चापि वक्तव्यं सुहृद्भिरनुरागतः ॥

viditaṃ vai yathā sarvaṃ loke vṛttamidaṃ nṛpa | vidite cāpi vaktavyaṃ suhṛdbhiranurāgataḥ

"You all know, O king, how things go in this world. Yet even what is known should be spoken by friends, out of affection.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of the apparatus line 4.4.6*0106; the second is CE 4.4.6a.

Verse 9 (4.5.9)

अतोऽहमभिवक्ष्यामि हेतुमात्रं निबोधत । हन्तेमां राजवसतिं राजपुत्रा ब्रवीमि वः । यथा राजकुलं प्राप्य चरन्प्रोष्य न रिष्यति ॥

ato'hamabhivakṣyāmi hetumātraṃ nibodhata | hantemāṃ rājavasatiṃ rājaputrā bravīmi vaḥ | yathā rājakulaṃ prāpya caranproṣya na riṣyati

So I shall speak; take in just the gist of it. Come, princes, I shall tell you about life in a king's household — how one who has entered a royal court, living there far from home, may come to no harm.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.6c; the other two are CE 4.4.7 (Wikisource reads प्रोष्य, "living away from home", where the CE has preṣyo, "a servant").

Verse 10 (4.5.10)

दुर्वासमेव कौरव्य जातेन कुरुवेश्मनि । अमानितेन मानार्ह गूढेन परिवत्सरम् ॥

durvāsameva kauravya jātena kuruveśmani | amānitena mānārha gūḍhena parivatsaram

For one born in the house of the Kurus, O Kauravya, it is hard indeed to live a full year unhonoured and in hiding, you who deserve honour.

Verse 11 (4.5.11)

दिष्टद्वारो लभेद्द्रष्टुं राजस्वेषु न विश्वसेत् । न चानुशिष्याद्राजानमपृच्छन्तं कदाचन ॥

diṣṭadvāro labheddraṣṭuṃ rājasveṣu na viśvaset | na cānuśiṣyādrājānamapṛcchantaṃ kadācana

One should go in to see the king only when shown the door, and should not make free with what belongs to the king. One should never instruct the king when he has not asked.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.9a (compare verse 22); the second is CE 4.4.12a.

Verse 12 (4.5.12)

तूष्णीं त्वेनमुपासीत काले समभिपूजयेत् ॥

tūṣṇīṃ tvenamupāsīta kāle samabhipūjayet

Rather, one should wait on him in silence and honour him at the proper time.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints this verse as a single line; it is CE 4.4.12c, completing the line that ends the previous verse.

Verse 13 (4.5.13)

असूयन्ति हि राजानो जनाननृतवादिनः । तथैव चावमन्यन्ते मन्त्रिणं वादिनं मृषा ॥

asūyanti hi rājāno janānanṛtavādinaḥ | tathaiva cāvamanyante mantriṇaṃ vādinaṃ mṛṣā

For kings resent people who speak falsely, and they likewise despise a counsellor who tells untruths.

Verse 14 (4.5.14)

विदिते चास्य कुर्वीत कार्याणि सुलघून्यपि । एवं विचरतो राज्ञि न क्षतिर्जायते क्वचित् ॥

vidite cāsya kurvīta kāryāṇi sulaghūnyapi | evaṃ vicarato rājñi na kṣatirjāyate kvacit

One should do even the smallest tasks with the king's knowledge. Whoever conducts himself thus toward the king never comes to harm.

Verse 15 (4.5.15)

पाण्डवाग्निरयं लोके सर्वशस्त्रमयो महान् । भर्ता गोप्ता च भूतानां राजा पुरुषविग्रहः ॥

pāṇḍavāgnirayaṃ loke sarvaśastramayo mahān | bhartā goptā ca bhūtānāṃ rājā puruṣavigrahaḥ

O Pandava, the king is a fire in this world, great and made of all weapons; he is the sustainer and protector of beings, a fire that has taken the form of a man.

Note on the text: Corrected महान → महान् (misprint in Wikisource; missing virama). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0109.

Verse 16 (4.5.16)

सर्वात्मना वर्तमानं यथा दोषो न संस्पृशेत् । राजानमुपतिष्ठन्तं तस्य वृत्तं निबोधत ॥

sarvātmanā vartamānaṃ yathā doṣo na saṃspṛśet | rājānamupatiṣṭhantaṃ tasya vṛttaṃ nibodhata

Learn now the conduct of one who attends on the king, so that no fault touches him though he serves with his whole being.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0110.

Verse 17 (4.5.17)

क्षत्रियं चैव सर्पं च ब्राह्मणं च बहुश्रुतम् । नावमन्येत मेधावी कृशानपि कदाचन ॥

kṣatriyaṃ caiva sarpaṃ ca brāhmaṇaṃ ca bahuśrutam | nāvamanyeta medhāvī kṛśānapi kadācana

A wise man should never despise a kshatriya, a snake or a learned brahmin, even when they seem weak.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0111, lines 1–2.

Verse 18 (4.5.18)

एतत्त्रयं च पुरुषं निर्दहेदवमानितम् । राजा तस्माद्बुधैर्नित्यं पूजनीयः प्रयत्नतः ॥

etattrayaṃ ca puruṣaṃ nirdahedavamānitam | rājā tasmādbudhairnityaṃ pūjanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ

These three, when slighted, can burn a man to ashes. Therefore the wise should always honour the king with care.

Note on the text: Corrected एतत्रयं → एतत्त्रयं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped त्, the apparatus reads etat trayaṃ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0111, lines 3–4.

Verse 19 (4.5.19)

नातिवर्तेत मर्यादां पुरुषो राजसंमतः । व्यवहारं पुनर्लोके मर्यादां पण्डिता विदुः ॥

nātivarteta maryādāṃ puruṣo rājasaṃmataḥ | vyavahāraṃ punarloke maryādāṃ paṇḍitā viduḥ

A man in the king's favour should not overstep the bounds. The wise know that the bounds are the customs established in the world.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0112.

Verse 20 (4.5.20)

न हि पुत्रं न नप्तारं न भ्रातरमरिन्दम । समतिक्रान्तमर्यादं पूजयन्ति पराधिपाः ॥

na hi putraṃ na naptāraṃ na bhrātaramarindama | samatikrāntamaryādaṃ pūjayanti parādhipāḥ

For kings, O tamer of foes, do not honour even a son, a grandson or a brother who has overstepped the bounds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0113, lines 3–4.

Verse 21 (4.5.21)

गच्छन्नपि परां भूतिं भूमिपालनियोजितः । जात्यन्ध इव मन्येत मर्यादामनुचिन्तयन् ॥

gacchannapi parāṃ bhūtiṃ bhūmipālaniyojitaḥ | jātyandha iva manyeta maryādāmanucintayan

Even when he rises to great prosperity at the king's appointment, he should think of himself as one born blind, ever mindful of the bounds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.8d*0113, lines 1–2.

Verse 22 (4.5.22)

धृष्टो द्वारं सदा पश्यन्न च राजसु विश्वसेत् । तदेवासनमन्विच्छेद्यत्र नाभिलषेत्परः ॥

dhṛṣṭo dvāraṃ sadā paśyanna ca rājasu viśvaset | tadevāsanamanvicchedyatra nābhilaṣetparaḥ

He may be confident, but he should always mind the door and put no trust in kings. He should seek out a seat that no one else covets.

Verse 23 (4.5.23)

यत्रोपविष्टः संकल्पं नोपहन्याद्बलीयसः । तदासनं राजकुले ईप्सेत पुरुषो वसन् ॥

yatropaviṣṭaḥ saṃkalpaṃ nopahanyādbalīyasaḥ | tadāsanaṃ rājakule īpseta puruṣo vasan

A man living in a royal household should look for a seat where, once seated, he does not thwart the wishes of anyone more powerful.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 1–2.

Verse 24 (4.5.24)

यथैनं यत्र चासीनं शङ्कयेद्दुष्टचारिणम् । न तत्रोपविशेज्जातु यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

yathainaṃ yatra cāsīnaṃ śaṅkayedduṣṭacāriṇam | na tatropaviśejjātu yo rājavasatiṃ vaset

One who lives in a king's household should never sit where anyone, seeing him seated there, might suspect him of wrongdoing.

Note on the text: Corrected दुष्टचरिणम् → दुष्टचारिणम् (misprint in Wikisource; the word is -चारिन्, as in the CE's duṣṭacāriṇaḥ). A variant of CE 4.4.11, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 3–4.

Verse 25 (4.5.25)

स्वभूमौ काममासीत तिष्ठेद्वा राजसन्निधौ । न त्वेवासनमन्यस्य प्रार्थयेत कदाचन ॥

svabhūmau kāmamāsīta tiṣṭhedvā rājasannidhau | na tvevāsanamanyasya prārthayeta kadācana

He may sit as he pleases in his own place or stand in the king's presence, but he should never ask for another man's seat.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 5–6.

Verse 26 (4.5.26)

परासनगतं ह्येनं परस्य परिचारकाः । परिषद्यपकर्षेयुः परिहास्येत शत्रुभिः ॥

parāsanagataṃ hyenaṃ parasya paricārakāḥ | pariṣadyapakarṣeyuḥ parihāsyeta śatrubhiḥ

For if he takes another's seat, that man's attendants may drag him from it in the assembly, and his enemies will laugh at him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 7–8.

Verse 27 (4.5.27)

नित्यं विप्रतिषिद्धं तत्पुरस्तादासनं मतम् । अर्थार्थं हि यदा भृत्यो राजानमुपतिष्ठते ॥

nityaṃ vipratiṣiddhaṃ tatpurastādāsanaṃ matam | arthārthaṃ hi yadā bhṛtyo rājānamupatiṣṭhate

A seat directly in front of the king is held to be always forbidden when a servant waits upon the king for his own ends.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.22e; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 9–10.

Verse 28 (4.5.28)

दक्षिणं वाऽथ वामं वा भागमाश्रित्य पण्डितः । तिष्ठेद्विनीतवद्राजन्न पुरस्तान्न पृष्ठतः । रक्षिणामात्तशस्त्राणां पश्चात्स्थानं विधीयते ॥

dakṣiṇaṃ vā'tha vāmaṃ vā bhāgamāśritya paṇḍitaḥ | tiṣṭhedvinītavadrājanna purastānna pṛṣṭhataḥ | rakṣiṇāmāttaśastrāṇāṃ paścātsthānaṃ vidhīyate

The wise man should take a place on the right or the left and stand there modestly, O king, neither in front nor behind; the place behind is laid down for the armed guards.

Note on the text: Corrected राक्षिणाम् → रक्षिणाम् (misprint in Wikisource; the CE reads rakṣiṇām). The first and third lines are variants of CE 4.4.22a and 22c; the middle line is not in the critical edition's text (the whole verse is in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 11–13).

Verse 29 (4.5.29)

मातृगोत्रे स्वगोत्रे वा नाम्ना शीलेन वा पुनः । संग्रहार्थं मनुष्याणां नित्यमाभाषिता भवेत् ॥

mātṛgotre svagotre vā nāmnā śīlena vā punaḥ | saṃgrahārthaṃ manuṣyāṇāṃ nityamābhāṣitā bhavet

To win people over, he should always address them by their mother's lineage or their own, by name, or by their character.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 14–15.

Verse 30 (4.5.30)

पूज्यमानोपि यो राज्ञा नरो न प्रतिपूजयेत् । नैनमाराधयेज्जातु शास्ता शिष्यानिवालसान् ॥

pūjyamānopi yo rājñā naro na pratipūjayet | nainamārādhayejjātu śāstā śiṣyānivālasān

When a man is honoured by the king and does not return that honour, the king will never show him favour, just as a teacher has no favour for idle pupils.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 16–17.

Verse 31 (4.5.31)

नास्य युग्यं न पर्यङ्कं नासनं न रथं तथा । आरोहेत्संमतोऽस्मीति यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

nāsya yugyaṃ na paryaṅkaṃ nāsanaṃ na rathaṃ tathā | ārohetsaṃmato'smīti yo rājavasatiṃ vaset

One who lives in a king's household should not mount the king's carriage, couch, seat or chariot, thinking, 'I am in favour.'

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.10, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 18–19.

Verse 32 (4.5.32)

यो वै गृहेभ्यः प्रवसन्क्रियमाणमनुस्मरन् । उत्थाने नित्यसंकल्पो निस्तन्द्रीः संयतात्मवान् ॥

yo vai gṛhebhyaḥ pravasankriyamāṇamanusmaran | utthāne nityasaṃkalpo nistandrīḥ saṃyatātmavān

He who, living away from home, keeps in mind the work to be done, who is ever set on effort, unwearying and self-controlled,

Note on the text: Corrected संघतात्मवान् → संयतात्मवान् (misprint in Wikisource; the apparatus reads saṃyatātmavān). The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.40a; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 20–21.

Verse 33 (4.5.33)

परीतः क्षुत्पिपासाभ्यां विहाय परिदेवनम् । दुःखेन सुखमन्विच्छेद्यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

parītaḥ kṣutpipāsābhyāṃ vihāya paridevanam | duḥkhena sukhamanvicchedyo rājavasatiṃ vaset

who, when gripped by hunger and thirst, gives up complaining and seeks happiness through hardship — he is the one who can live in a king's household.

Note on the text: The second line is a variant of CE 4.4.40c; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 22–23.

Verse 34 (4.5.34)

अन्येषु प्रेष्यमाणेषु पुरस्ताद्धीर उत्पतेत् । करिष्याम्यहमित्येव यः स राजसु सिध्यति ॥

anyeṣu preṣyamāṇeṣu purastāddhīra utpatet | kariṣyāmyahamityeva yaḥ sa rājasu sidhyati

When others are being sent on an errand, the steady man who springs forward first, saying 'I will do it' — he succeeds with kings.

Note on the text: Restored the first line from the critical edition's apparatus (4.4.43d*0120, line 24): Wikisource prints this verse's first line (its 34a) as a blank row. The verse is a variant of CE 4.4.38 and appears in the apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 24–25.

Verse 35 (4.5.35)

उष्णे वा यदि वा शीते रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवा । आदिष्टो न विकल्पेत यः स राजसु सिद्ध्यति ॥

uṣṇe vā yadi vā śīte rātrau vā yadi vā divā | ādiṣṭo na vikalpeta yaḥ sa rājasu siddhyati

Whether in heat or cold, by night or by day, he who does not hesitate when given an order succeeds with kings.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.39, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 26–27.

Verse 36 (4.5.36)

नैव प्राप्तोऽवमन्येत सदाऽमात्यो विशारदः । मानं प्राप्तो न हृष्येत न व्यथेच्च विमानितः । ऋजुर्मृदुः सत्यवादी यः स राजसु सिद्ध्यति ॥

naiva prāpto'vamanyeta sadā'mātyo viśāradaḥ | mānaṃ prāpto na hṛṣyeta na vyathecca vimānitaḥ | ṛjurmṛduḥ satyavādī yaḥ sa rājasu siddhyati

A capable minister who has risen should never be disdainful. He should not be elated when honoured, nor pained when slighted. He who is upright, gentle and truthful succeeds with kings.

Note on the text: Corrected ऋदुः → ऋजुः and सत्यवादो → सत्यवादी (misprints in Wikisource; the apparatus reads ṛjur mṛduḥ satyavādī). The first and third lines are in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 28–29 (the third a variant of CE 4.4.37c); the middle line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 37 (4.5.37)

नैव लाभाद्धर्षमियान्न व्यथेच्च विमानितः । समः पूर्णतुलेव स्याद्यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

naiva lābhāddharṣamiyānna vyathecca vimānitaḥ | samaḥ pūrṇatuleva syādyo rājavasatiṃ vaset

He should not rejoice at gain nor be pained when slighted; he should stay level, like a balance evenly loaded. Such is the man who can live in a king's household.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.31, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 30–31.

Verse 38 (4.5.38)

अल्पेच्छो धृतिमान्राजञ्छायेवानुगतः सदा । दक्षः प्रदक्षिणो धीरः स राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

alpeccho dhṛtimānrājañchāyevānugataḥ sadā | dakṣaḥ pradakṣiṇo dhīraḥ sa rājavasatiṃ vaset

Wanting little and steadfast, O king, following always like a shadow, capable, courteous and steady — such a man may live in a king's household.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.37a; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 32–33.

Verse 39 (4.5.39)

इतिहासपुराणज्ञः कुशलः सत्कथासु च । वदान्यः सत्यवाक्चापि यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

itihāsapurāṇajñaḥ kuśalaḥ satkathāsu ca | vadānyaḥ satyavākcāpi yo rājavasatiṃ vaset

One who knows the histories and the Puranas, who is skilled in good conversation, generous and truthful — such a man may live in a king's household.

Note on the text: Corrected सत्यवाक्वापि → सत्यवाक्चापि (misprint in Wikisource; the apparatus reads satyavāk cāpi). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 34–35.

Verse 40 (4.5.40)

न मिथो भाषितं राज्ञो मनुष्येषु प्रकाशयेत् । यं चासूयन्ति राजानः पुरुषं नो वदेच्च तम् ॥

na mitho bhāṣitaṃ rājño manuṣyeṣu prakāśayet | yaṃ cāsūyanti rājānaḥ puruṣaṃ no vadecca tam

He should not reveal to others what the king has said in private, and he should not talk with a man whom kings dislike.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.24, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 36–37.

Verse 41 (4.5.41)

नैषां कर्मसु संयुक्तो धनं किंचिदुपस्पृशेत् । प्राप्नुयादाददानो वा बन्धं वा वधमेव वा ॥

naiṣāṃ karmasu saṃyukto dhanaṃ kiṃcidupaspṛśet | prāpnuyādādadāno vā bandhaṃ vā vadhameva vā

When employed in their affairs, he should not touch any of their wealth; one who takes it may meet with chains, or even with death.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.42, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 38–39.

Verse 42 (4.5.42)

तुल्योपस्थितयोः पश्य मम चान्यस्य चोभयोः । अन्यं पुष्णाति मद्धीनमिति धीरो न मुह्यति ॥

tulyopasthitayoḥ paśya mama cānyasya cobhayoḥ | anyaṃ puṣṇāti maddhīnamiti dhīro na muhyati

Consider: when two stand on an equal footing, oneself and another, and the king favours the other, who is less than oneself — the steady man is not troubled by it.

Note on the text: Corrected हुल्योपस्थितयोः → तुल्योपस्थितयोः (misprint in Wikisource; the apparatus reads tulyopasthitayoḥ). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 40–41.

Verse 43 (4.5.43)

श्रेयांसं हि परित्यज्य वैद्यं कर्मणिकर्मणि । पापीयांसं प्रकुर्वीरञ्शीलमेषां तथाविधम् ॥

śreyāṃsaṃ hi parityajya vaidyaṃ karmaṇikarmaṇi | pāpīyāṃsaṃ prakurvīrañśīlameṣāṃ tathāvidham

For in task after task kings may pass over the better and more knowledgeable man and advance a worse one; such is their nature.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 42–43.

Verse 44 (4.5.44)

नैषां दारेषु कुर्वीत प्राज्ञो मैत्रीं कथंचन । रक्षणं तु न सेवेत यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

naiṣāṃ dāreṣu kurvīta prājño maitrīṃ kathaṃcana | rakṣaṇaṃ tu na seveta yo rājavasatiṃ vaset

A wise man should never form a friendship with their wives, and one who lives in a king's household should not frequent the guarded quarters.

Note on the text: The first line is CE 4.4.14a; the second line is not in the critical edition's text (the verse is in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 44–45).

Verse 45 (4.5.45)

यदा ह्यभिसमीक्षेत प्रेष्यं स्त्रीभिः समागतम् । बुद्धिः परिभवेत्तस्य राजा शङ्केत वा पुनः ॥

yadā hyabhisamīkṣeta preṣyaṃ strībhiḥ samāgatam | buddhiḥ paribhavettasya rājā śaṅketa vā punaḥ

For when the king sees a servant in the company of the women, his mind turns to contempt for him, or else he grows suspicious.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 46–47.

Verse 46 (4.5.46)

शङ्कितस्य पुनः स्त्रीषु कस्य भृत्यस्य भूमिपः । जीवितं साधु मन्येत प्रकृतिस्थो बलात्कृतः ॥

śaṅkitasya punaḥ strīṣu kasya bhṛtyasya bhūmipaḥ | jīvitaṃ sādhu manyeta prakṛtistho balātkṛtaḥ

And once a servant is suspected with regard to the women, what king — however calm his nature, once he is driven to it — would think well of letting that servant live?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 48–49.

Verse 47 (4.5.47)

हर्षवस्तुषु चाप्यत्र वर्तमानेषु केषु चित् । नातिगाढं प्रहृष्येत तान्येवास्यानुपूजयेत् ॥

harṣavastuṣu cāpyatra vartamāneṣu keṣu cit | nātigāḍhaṃ prahṛṣyeta tānyevāsyānupūjayet

And when there are occasions for merriment here, he should not be carried away with delight; he should simply show regard for the king's pleasures.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.29, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 50–51.

Verse 48 (4.5.48)

हर्षाद्धि मन्दः पुरुषः स्वैरं कुर्वीत वैकृतम् । तदस्यान्तःपुरे वृत्तमीक्षां कुर्वीत भूमिपः ॥

harṣāddhi mandaḥ puruṣaḥ svairaṃ kurvīta vaikṛtam | tadasyāntaḥpure vṛttamīkṣāṃ kurvīta bhūmipaḥ

For a foolish man in his elation may behave improperly as he pleases, and then the king will keep watch on his conduct in the inner apartments.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 52–53.

Verse 49 (4.5.49)

अन्तःपुरगतं ह्येनं स्त्रियः क्लीबाश्च सर्वतः । वर्तमानं यथावच्च कुत्सयेयुरसंशयम् ॥

antaḥpuragataṃ hyenaṃ striyaḥ klībāśca sarvataḥ | vartamānaṃ yathāvacca kutsayeyurasaṃśayam

For when he goes into the inner apartments, the women and eunuchs on every side will without doubt find fault with him, however properly he behaves.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 54–55.

Verse 50 (4.5.50)

तस्माद्गम्भीरमात्मानं कृत्वा हर्षं नियम्य च । नित्यमन्तःपुरे राज्ञो न वृत्तं कीर्तयेद्बहिः ॥

tasmādgambhīramātmānaṃ kṛtvā harṣaṃ niyamya ca | nityamantaḥpure rājño na vṛttaṃ kīrtayedbahiḥ

So, keeping himself grave and holding his delight in check, he should never speak outside of what goes on in the king's inner apartments.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 56–57.

Verse 51 (4.5.51)

यथा हि सुमहामन्त्रो भिद्यमानो हरेत्सुखम् । एवमन्तःपुरे वृत्तं श्रूयमाणं बहिर्भवेत् ॥

yathā hi sumahāmantro bhidyamāno haretsukham | evamantaḥpure vṛttaṃ śrūyamāṇaṃ bahirbhavet

For just as a great secret, once broken open, destroys happiness, so does what happens in the inner apartments once it is heard outside.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 58–59.

Verse 52 (4.5.52)

या तु वृत्तिरबाह्यानां बाह्यानामपि केवलम् । उभयेषां समस्तानां शृणु राजोपजीविनाम् ॥

yā tu vṛttirabāhyānāṃ bāhyānāmapi kevalam | ubhayeṣāṃ samastānāṃ śṛṇu rājopajīvinām

Now hear the conduct proper to those who live by serving the king — to those within, to those outside, and to both alike.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 60–61.

Verse 53 (4.5.53)

न स्त्रियो जातु मन्येत बाह्ये वाभ्यन्तरेऽपि वा । अनुजीविनां नरेन्द्रस्तु सृजेद्धि सुमहद्भयम् ॥

na striyo jātu manyeta bāhye vābhyantare'pi vā | anujīvināṃ narendrastu sṛjeddhi sumahadbhayam

Whether outside or within, he should never set his thoughts on the women; for then the lord of men would bring very great fear upon those who depend on him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 62–63.

Verse 54 (4.5.54)

मत्वाऽस्य प्रियमात्मानं राजरत्नानि राजवत् । अराजा राजयोग्यानि नोपयुञ्जीत पण्डितः ॥

matvā'sya priyamātmānaṃ rājaratnāni rājavat | arājā rājayogyāni nopayuñjīta paṇḍitaḥ

A wise man who is not a king should not, thinking himself dear to the king, make use like a king of the king's treasures and of things fit for kings.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 64–65.

Verse 55 (4.5.55)

अराजानं हि रत्नानि राजकान्तानि राजवत् । भुञ्जानं तं नरं राजा न तितिक्षेत जीवितम् ॥

arājānaṃ hi ratnāni rājakāntāni rājavat | bhuñjānaṃ taṃ naraṃ rājā na titikṣeta jīvitam

For when a man who is no king enjoys, as a king would, the precious things that kings love, the king will not suffer him to live.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 66–67.

Verse 56 (4.5.56)

तस्मादव्यक्तभोगेन भोक्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता । तुल्यभोगं हि राजा तु भृत्यं कोपेन योजयेत् ॥

tasmādavyaktabhogena bhoktavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā | tulyabhogaṃ hi rājā tu bhṛtyaṃ kopena yojayet

So one who wishes to prosper should enjoy things without display; for a king will turn his anger on a servant whose enjoyments equal his own.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 68–69.

Verse 57 (4.5.57)

न चापत्येन संप्रीतिं राज्ञः कुर्वीत केनचित् । अधिक्षिप्तमनर्थं च द्वेष्यं च परिवर्जयेत् ॥

na cāpatyena saṃprītiṃ rājñaḥ kurvīta kenacit | adhikṣiptamanarthaṃ ca dveṣyaṃ ca parivarjayet

He should not become intimate with any of the king's children, and he should keep away from anyone in disgrace, anyone who brings harm, and anyone the king dislikes.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 70–71.

Verse 58 (4.5.58)

एतां हि सेवमानस्य नरसीमां चतुर्विधाम् । द्विधा विच्छिद्यते मूलं राजमूलोपसेविनः ॥

etāṃ hi sevamānasya narasīmāṃ caturvidhām | dvidhā vicchidyate mūlaṃ rājamūlopasevinaḥ

For one who lives in service at the king's foot and keeps company with these four kinds of men, the boundaries he must not cross, his root is cut in two.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 72–73.

Verse 59 (4.5.59)

एतैस्तु विपरीता या नरसीमा नराधमैः । तथा कुर्वीत संसर्गं न विरोधं कथंचन ॥

etaistu viparītā yā narasīmā narādhamaiḥ | tathā kurvīta saṃsargaṃ na virodhaṃ kathaṃcana

But with the kind of men who are the opposite of these base ones, he should keep company in like manner, and never be at odds with them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 74–75.

Verse 60 (4.5.60)

बन्धुभिश्च नरेन्द्रस्य बलवद्भिश्च मानवैः । साधु मन्येत संसर्गं न विरोधं कथंचन ॥

bandhubhiśca narendrasya balavadbhiśca mānavaiḥ | sādhu manyeta saṃsargaṃ na virodhaṃ kathaṃcana

He should think it good to keep company with the king's kinsmen and with powerful men, and never be at odds with them.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 76–77.

Verse 61 (4.5.61)

ताभ्यां तु नरसीमाभ्यां विरुद्धस्याल्पतेजसः । प्रथमं छिद्यते मूलं द्वितीयं जायते भयम् ॥

tābhyāṃ tu narasīmābhyāṃ viruddhasyālpatejasaḥ | prathamaṃ chidyate mūlaṃ dvitīyaṃ jāyate bhayam

For a man of little power who sets himself against these two kinds of men, first his root is cut, and then fear arises.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 78–79. (Wikisource reads मूलं, "root", in the second line where the apparatus has nidrā, "sleep"; its own footnote records that variant.)

Verse 62 (4.5.62)

उद्धतानां च यो वेषः कुहकानां च यो भवेत् । राजवेषं च विस्पष्टं सेवमानो न वर्धते । इतराभ्यां तु वेषाभ्यां परिहास्येत बान्धवैः ॥

uddhatānāṃ ca yo veṣaḥ kuhakānāṃ ca yo bhavet | rājaveṣaṃ ca vispaṣṭaṃ sevamāno na vardhate | itarābhyāṃ tu veṣābhyāṃ parihāsyeta bāndhavaiḥ

There is the dress of the arrogant, the dress of tricksters, and the unmistakable dress of a king. One who wears the king's dress does not prosper, and for wearing either of the other two he will be mocked by his own kin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 80–82, with a different second line (its 4.4.43d*0122 is closer to Wikisource's).

Verse 63 (4.5.63)

अपुंभिश्चैव पुंभिश्च स्त्रीभिः स्त्रीदर्शिभिर्नरैः । शक्ये सति न संभाषां जातु कुर्वीत कर्हिचित् ॥

apuṃbhiścaiva puṃbhiśca strībhiḥ strīdarśibhirnaraiḥ | śakye sati na saṃbhāṣāṃ jātu kurvīta karhicit

As far as he can, he should never hold conversation with eunuchs, with women, or with men who keep their eyes on women.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 83–84.

Verse 64 (4.5.64)

प्रतिसंभाषमाणो हि त्रिभिरेतैरचेतनः । श्येनः पेशीमिवादत्ते पुरुषो भूतिमात्मनः ॥

pratisaṃbhāṣamāṇo hi tribhiretairacetanaḥ | śyenaḥ peśīmivādatte puruṣo bhūtimātmanaḥ

For the thoughtless man who keeps talking with these three loses his fortune, as a hawk carries off a piece of meat.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 85–86.

Verse 65 (4.5.65)

ये च राज्ञाऽभिसत्कारं लभेरन्कारणादिव । तैश्च सामन्तदूतैश्च न संसज्येत कर्हिचित् ॥

ye ca rājñā'bhisatkāraṃ labherankāraṇādiva | taiśca sāmantadūtaiśca na saṃsajyeta karhicit

And with those who receive honours from the king as if for some hidden purpose, and with the envoys of neighbouring kings, he should never become involved.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 87–88, with a different second line.

Verse 66 (4.5.66)

न चान्याचरितां भूमिमसंदिष्टो महीपतेः । उपसेवेत मेधावी यो राजवसतिं वसेत् ॥

na cānyācaritāṃ bhūmimasaṃdiṣṭo mahīpateḥ | upaseveta medhāvī yo rājavasatiṃ vaset

Nor should a wise man who lives in a king's household frequent ground that others occupy, unless the king directs him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 89–90.

Verse 67 (4.5.67)

न च संदर्शने राज्ञां प्रबन्धमभिसंजपेत् । अपि चैतद्दरिद्राणां व्यलीकस्थानमुत्तमम् ॥

na ca saṃdarśane rājñāṃ prabandhamabhisaṃjapet | api caitaddaridrāṇāṃ vyalīkasthānamuttamam

Nor should he keep up a stream of muttered talk in the king's sight; this, above all, is what makes the poor offensive.

Note on the text: A variant of CE 4.4.23, closest to the apparatus passage 4.4.43d*0120, lines 91–92.

Verse 68 (4.5.68)

अर्थकामा च या नारी राजानं स्यादुपस्थिता । अनुजीवी तथायुक्तां निध्यायन्दुष्यते च सः ॥

arthakāmā ca yā nārī rājānaṃ syādupasthitā | anujīvī tathāyuktāṃ nidhyāyanduṣyate ca saḥ

And when a woman seeking wealth has come before the king, the dependant who stares at her is tainted.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 93–94.

Verse 69 (4.5.69)

तस्मान्नारीं न निध्यायेत्तथायुक्तां विचक्षणः । तथा क्षुतं च वातं च निष्ठीवं चाचरेच्छनैः ॥

tasmānnārīṃ na nidhyāyettathāyuktāṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ | tathā kṣutaṃ ca vātaṃ ca niṣṭhīvaṃ cācarecchanaiḥ

So a discerning man should not stare at such a woman. Likewise he should sneeze, break wind and spit discreetly.

Note on the text: The second line is a variant of CE 4.4.28c; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 95–96.

Verse 70 (4.5.70)

न नर्मसु हसेज्जातु मूढवृत्तिर्हि सा स्मृता । स्मितं तु मृदुपूर्वेण दर्शयीत प्रसादजम् ॥

na narmasu hasejjātu mūḍhavṛttirhi sā smṛtā | smitaṃ tu mṛdupūrveṇa darśayīta prasādajam

He should never laugh aloud at jests, for that is held to be the conduct of a fool; rather he should show a gentle smile born of good humour.

Note on the text: The second line is CE 4.4.30c; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 97–98.

Verse 71 (4.5.71)

न चाक्षौ न भुजौ जातु न च वाक्यं समाक्षिपेत् । न च तिर्यगवेक्षेत चक्षुर्भ्यां सम्यगाचरेत् ॥

na cākṣau na bhujau jātu na ca vākyaṃ samākṣipet | na ca tiryagavekṣeta cakṣurbhyāṃ samyagācaret

He should never roll his eyes or toss his arms about, nor cut short what others say; nor should he look sidelong, but use his eyes with propriety.

Note on the text: The first line is a variant of CE 4.4.28a; the verse as a whole is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 99–100.

Verse 72 (4.5.72)

भ्रुकुटिं च न कुर्वीत न चाङ्गुष्ठैर्लिखेन्महीम् । न च गाढं विजृम्भेत जातु राज्ञः समीपतः ॥

bhrukuṭiṃ ca na kurvīta na cāṅguṣṭhairlikhenmahīm | na ca gāḍhaṃ vijṛmbheta jātu rājñaḥ samīpataḥ

He should not frown, nor scratch the ground with his toes, nor ever yawn widely when near the king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 101–102.

Verse 73 (4.5.73)

न प्रशंसेन्न चासूयेत्प्रियेषु च हितेषु च । स्तूयमानेषु वा तत्र दूष्यमानेषु वा पुनः ॥

na praśaṃsenna cāsūyetpriyeṣu ca hiteṣu ca | stūyamāneṣu vā tatra dūṣyamāneṣu vā punaḥ

He should neither praise nor find fault with matters pleasing or beneficial to the king while they are being lauded or criticised there.

Note on the text: Corrected ना चासूयेत् → न चासूयेत् (misprint in Wikisource; the negative particle is न, as in the apparatus). Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 103–104.

Verse 74 (4.5.74)

अथ संदृश्यमानेषु प्रियेषु च हितेषु च । श्रूयमाणेषु वाक्येषु वर्णयेदमृतं यथा ॥

atha saṃdṛśyamāneṣu priyeṣu ca hiteṣu ca | śrūyamāṇeṣu vākyeṣu varṇayedamṛtaṃ yathā

But when pleasing and beneficial things are plainly seen, and such words are heard, he should speak of them as though they were nectar.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 105–106.

Verse 75 (4.5.75)

न राज्ञः प्रतिकूलानि सेवमानः सुखी भवेत् । पुत्रो वा यदि वा भ्राता यद्यप्यात्मसमो भवेत् ॥

na rājñaḥ pratikūlāni sevamānaḥ sukhī bhavet | putro vā yadi vā bhrātā yadyapyātmasamo bhavet

No one who does what displeases the king will be happy, be he son or brother, or even as dear to the king as his own self.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 107–108.

Verse 76 (4.5.76)

अप्रमत्तो हि राजानं रञ्जयेच्छीलसंपदा । उत्थानेन तु मेधावी शौचेन विविधेन च ॥

apramatto hi rājānaṃ rañjayecchīlasaṃpadā | utthānena tu medhāvī śaucena vividhena ca

So, ever watchful, the wise man should win the king's favour by the wealth of his good character, by his diligence, and by purity of every kind.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 109–110.

Verse 77 (4.5.77)

स्नानं हि वस्त्रशुद्धिश्च शारीरं शौचमुच्यते । असक्तिः प्राकृतार्थेषु द्वितीयं शौचमुच्यते ॥

snānaṃ hi vastraśuddhiśca śārīraṃ śaucamucyate | asaktiḥ prākṛtārtheṣu dvitīyaṃ śaucamucyate

Bathing and clean clothes are called purity of the body; freedom from attachment to worldly things is called the second purity.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 111–112.

Verse 78 (4.5.78)

राजा भोजो विराट् सम्राट् क्षत्रियो भूपतिर्नृपः । य एतैः स्तूयते शब्दैः कस्तं नार्चितुमर्हति ॥

rājā bhojo virāṭ samrāṭ kṣatriyo bhūpatirnṛpaḥ | ya etaiḥ stūyate śabdaiḥ kastaṃ nārcitumarhati

Raja, Bhoja, Virat, Samrat, Kshatriya, Bhupati, Nripa — who would not honour one who is hailed by these titles?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 113–114.

Verse 79 (4.5.79)

तस्माद्भक्त्या च युक्तः सन्सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः । मेधावी धृतिमान्प्राज्ञः संश्रयीत महीपतिम् ॥

tasmādbhaktyā ca yuktaḥ sansatyavādī jitendriyaḥ | medhāvī dhṛtimānprājñaḥ saṃśrayīta mahīpatim

So, joined to him in loyalty, truthful and master of his senses, intelligent, steadfast and wise, a man should take refuge with the lord of the earth.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 115–116.

Verse 80 (4.5.80)

कृतज्ञं प्राज्ञमक्षुद्रं दृढभक्तिं जितेन्द्रियम् । वर्धमानं स्थितं स्थाने संश्रयीत महीपतिम् ॥

kṛtajñaṃ prājñamakṣudraṃ dṛḍhabhaktiṃ jitendriyam | vardhamānaṃ sthitaṃ sthāne saṃśrayīta mahīpatim

He should take refuge with a king who is grateful, wise and free of meanness, firm in his attachments, master of his senses, growing in power and secure in his place.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 117–118.

Verse 81 (4.5.81)

एष वः समुदाचारः समुद्दिष्टो यथाविधि । यथार्थान्संप्रपत्स्यन्ते पार्थ राजोपजीविनः ॥

eṣa vaḥ samudācāraḥ samuddiṣṭo yathāvidhi | yathārthānsaṃprapatsyante pārtha rājopajīvinaḥ

This is the code of conduct I have set out for you in due order; by following it, son of Pritha, those who live by serving a king attain their aims.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.43d*0120, lines 119–120.

Verse 82 (4.5.82)

संवत्सरमिमं तावदेवंशीला बुभूषवः । ततः स्वविषयं प्राप्य यथाकामं चरिष्यथ ॥

saṃvatsaramimaṃ tāvadevaṃśīlā bubhūṣavaḥ | tataḥ svaviṣayaṃ prāpya yathākāmaṃ cariṣyatha

For this one year, then, resolve to live in this way; after that, when you have regained your own realm, you will live as you please."

Note on the text: Corrected बुभूषथः → बुभूषवः (misprint in Wikisource; "बुभूषथः" is not a valid form, the CE reads bubhūṣavaḥ).

Verse 83 (4.5.83)

तं तथेत्यब्रुवन्पार्थाः पितृकल्पं यशस्विनम् । प्रहृष्टाश्चाभिवाद्यैनमुपातिष्ठन्परंतपाः ॥

taṃ tathetyabruvanpārthāḥ pitṛkalpaṃ yaśasvinam | prahṛṣṭāścābhivādyainamupātiṣṭhanparaṃtapāḥ

The sons of Pritha said "So be it" to that illustrious man, who was like a father to them; and those scorchers of foes, delighted, saluted him and stood before him.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.44d*0123, lines 1–2.

Verse 84 (4.5.84)

तेषां प्रतिष्ठमानानां मन्त्रांश्च ब्राह्मणोऽजपत् । भवाय राज्यलाभाय वीर्याय विजयाय च ॥

teṣāṃ pratiṣṭhamānānāṃ mantrāṃśca brāhmaṇo'japat | bhavāya rājyalābhāya vīryāya vijayāya ca

As they were setting out, the brahmin murmured mantras for their welfare, for the winning of the kingdom, for valour and for victory.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.44d*0123, lines 3–4.

Verse 85 (4.5.85)

ततोऽब्रवीदसौ विप्रो वाचमाशीः प्रयुज्य च । स्वद्रव्यप्रतिलाभाय शत्रूणां मर्दनाय च ॥

tato'bravīdasau vipro vācamāśīḥ prayujya ca | svadravyapratilābhāya śatrūṇāṃ mardanāya ca

Then that brahmin spoke, pronouncing a blessing for the recovery of their own wealth and the crushing of their enemies:

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.44d*0124, lines 1–2.

Verse 86 (4.5.86)

स्वस्ति वोस्तु शिवः पन्था द्रक्ष्यामि पुनरागतान् । इत्युक्ता हृष्टमनसो गुरुणा तेन धीमता । युधिष्ठिरमुखाः सर्वे गन्तुं समुपचक्रमुः ॥

svasti vostu śivaḥ panthā drakṣyāmi punarāgatān | ityuktā hṛṣṭamanaso guruṇā tena dhīmatā | yudhiṣṭhiramukhāḥ sarve gantuṃ samupacakramuḥ

"Fare you well; may your path be auspicious. I shall see you again when you return." So addressed by their wise teacher, all of them, with Yudhishthira at their head, set out with glad hearts.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.4.44d*0124, lines 3–5.