अव्यापारः परार्थेषु नित्योद्योगः स्वकर्मसु ॥
उद्यमो रक्षणे स्वेषाम् एतद् वैभवलक्षणम् ॥
विपत्तिष्व् अव्यथो दक्षो नित्यम् उत्थानवान् नरः ॥
अप्रमत्तो विनीतात्मा नित्यं भद्राणि पश्यति ॥
अन्तर्वेद्यां ददद् वित्तं कामान् अनुभवन् प्रियान् ॥
क्रीडन् स्त्रीभिर् निरातङ्कः प्रशाम्य भरतर्षभ ॥
avyāpāraḥ parārtheṣu nityodyogaḥ svakarmasu ||
udyamo rakṣaṇe sveṣām etad vaibhavalakṣaṇam ||
vipattiṣv avyatho dakṣo nityam utthānavān naraḥ ||
apramatto vinītātmā nityaṃ bhadrāṇi paśyati ||
antarvedyāṃ dadad vittaṃ kāmān anubhavan priyān ||
krīḍan strībhir nirātaṅkaḥ praśāmya bharatarṣabha ||
Non-interference in others' affairs, constant diligence in one's own, effort in protecting one's own [people] — this is the mark of prosperity. A man unperturbed in adversity, skillful, ever active, vigilant and humble in soul — he always sees what is good. Giving away wealth at the sacrificial ground, enjoying pleasant delights, sporting with women free of care — be at peace, O bull of the Bharatas.
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Dhritarashtra paints the image of the prosperous man: occupied with his own affairs, not meddling in another's, unperturbed in misfortune, vigilant. It is significant that his good lies not in seizure but in the faithful doing of his own work: happiness comes through diligence toward one's own duty, not through encroaching on another's portion. The verse teaches that peace of soul is born from concentration on one's own field: whoever has ceased to count another's possessions has enough of his own. And the counsel 'be at peace' (prashamya) is the highest medicine — not to gain more, but to still the thirst for more. Yet it is bitter that the one counseling peace does not himself hold firm to it; and his words, however wise, will break against the resolve of a son who seeks not peace but ascendancy.