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Mahabharata
Sabhākriyā-parva (Nārada's Questions on the Duty of a King (Rājadharma))2.5.72–74
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Mahabharata · 2.5.72–74
॥
Devanāgarī

कच्चिद् बलेनानुगताः समानि विषमाणि च ॥
पुराणचौराः साध्यक्षाश् चरन्ति विषये तव ॥
कच्चित् स्त्रियः सान्त्वयसि कच्चित् ताश् च सुरक्षिताः ॥
कच्चिन् न श्रद्दधास्य् आसां कच्चिद् गुह्यं न भाषसे ॥
कच्चिच् चारान् निशि श्रुत्वा तत् कार्यम् अनुचिन्त्य च ॥
प्रियाण्य् अनुभवञ् शेषे विदित्वाभ्यन्तरं जनम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaccid balenānugatāḥ samāni viṣamāṇi ca ||
purāṇacaurāḥ sādhyakṣāś caranti viṣaye tava ||
kaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccit tāś ca surakṣitāḥ ||
kaccin na śraddadhāsy āsāṃ kaccid guhyaṃ na bhāṣase ||
kaccic cārān niśi śrutvā tat kāryam anucintya ca ||
priyāṇy anubhavañ śeṣe viditvābhyantaraṃ janam ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कच्चित् बलेन अनुगताः समानि विषमाणि चkaccit balena anugatāḥ samāni viṣamāṇi caI hope that, with an escort, over level [ground] and uneven,
पुराण-चौराः स-अध्यक्षाः चरन्ति विषये तवpurāṇa-caurāḥ sa-adhyakṣāḥ caranti viṣaye tavaformer robbers, under the supervision [of overseers], patrol your domains;
कच्चित् स्त्रियः सान्त्वयसि कच्चित् ताः च सु-रक्षिताःkaccit striyaḥ sāntvayasi kaccit tāḥ ca su-rakṣitāḥI hope you comfort the women, and they are well guarded;
कच्चित् न श्रद्दधासि आसाम् कच्चित् गुह्यम् न भाषसेkaccit na śraddadhāsi āsām kaccit guhyam na bhāṣaseI hope you do not trust them [in counsel] and do not tell them secrets;
कच्चित् चारान् निशि श्रुत्वा तत् कार्यम् अनुचिन्त्य चkaccit cārān niśi śrutvā tat kāryam anucintya caI hope that, having listened to spies at night and pondered the matter at hand,
प्रियाणि अनुभवन् शेषे विदित्वा अभ्यन्तरम् जनम्priyāṇi anubhavan śeṣe viditvā abhyantaram janamenjoying what is pleasant, you [then] rest, having come to know the people around you?
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलेनानुगताःbalenānugatāḥoriginal form "balenānugatāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुराणचौराःpurāṇacaurāḥoriginal form "purāṇacaurāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साध्यक्षाश्sādhyakṣāśoriginal form "sādhyakṣāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ताश्tāśoriginal form "tāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुरक्षिताःsurakṣitāḥoriginal form "surakṣitāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिन्kaccinoriginal form "kaccin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रद्दधास्य्śraddadhāsyoriginal form "śraddadhāsy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आसांāsāṃoriginal form "āsāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिद्kaccidoriginal form "kaccid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गुह्यंguhyaṃoriginal form "guhyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कच्चिच्kaccicoriginal form "kaccic", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियाण्य्priyāṇyoriginal form "priyāṇy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुभवञ्anubhavañoriginal form "anubhavañ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विदित्वाभ्यन्तरंviditvābhyantaraṃoriginal form "viditvābhyantaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation

"I hope that former robbers, [now] under the supervision [of overseers] and with an escort, patrol your domains over level and uneven ground? I hope you comfort the women and they are well guarded, but that you do not trust them [in matters of counsel] and do not tell them secrets? I hope that, having listened at night to the reports of spies and pondered the matter at hand, you then, enjoying what is pleasant, rest, having [first] come to know those closest to you?".

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