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तेजस्वी इति यम् आहुः वै पण्डिताः दीर्घदर्शिनः न क्रोधः अभ्यन्तरः तस्य भवति इति विनिश्चितम्tejasvī iti yam āhuḥ vai paṇḍitāḥ dīrghadarśinaḥ na krodhaḥ abhyantaraḥ tasya bhavati iti viniścitamthe one whom far-seeing sages call strong is one in whom anger does not dwell within — thus it is decided
यः तु क्रोधम् समुत्पन्नम् प्रज्ञया प्रतिबाधते तेजस्विनम् तम् विद्वांसः मन्यन्ते तत्त्वदर्शिनःyaḥ tu krodham samutpannam prajñayā pratibādhate tejasvinam tam vidvāṃsaḥ manyante tattvadarśinaḥbut whoever checks anger once it has arisen by means of wisdom, him the knowing, who see the truth, consider truly strong
क्रुद्धः हि कार्यम् सुश्रोणि न यथावत् प्रपश्यति न कार्यम् न च मर्यादाम् नरः क्रुद्धः अनुपश्यतिkruddhaḥ hi kāryam suśroṇi na yathāvat prapaśyati na kāryam na ca maryādām naraḥ kruddhaḥ anupaśyatithe angry one, O fair-hipped one, does not see the matter as it truly is; an angry man perceives neither the task nor the boundary
हन्ति अवध्यान् अपि क्रुद्धः गुरून् रूक्षैः तुदति अपि तस्मात् तेजसि कर्तव्ये क्रोधः दूरात् प्रतिष्ठितःhanti avadhyān api kruddhaḥ gurūn rūkṣaiḥ tudati api tasmāt tejasi kartavye krodhaḥ dūrāt pratiṣṭhitaḥthe angry one kills even those who should not be killed and wounds elders with harsh words; therefore, when strength must be exercised, anger should stand far away
दाक्ष्यम् हि अमर्षः शौर्यम् च शीघ्रत्वम् इति तेजसः गुणाः क्रोधाभिभूतेन न शक्याः प्राप्तुम् अञ्जसाdākṣyam hi amarṣaḥ śauryam ca śīghratvam iti tejasaḥ guṇāḥ krodhābhibhūtena na śakyāḥ prāptum añjasāskill, intolerance of wrong, courage, and swiftness are the qualities of strength; one overcome by anger cannot easily attain them
क्रोधम् त्यक्त्वा तु पुरुषः सम्यक् तेजः अभिपद्यते कालयुक्तम् महाप्राज्ञे क्रुद्धैः तेजः सुदुःसहम्krodham tyaktvā tu puruṣaḥ samyak tejaḥ abhipadyate kālayuktam mahāprājñe kruddhaiḥ tejaḥ suduḥsahamhaving abandoned anger, a man rightly attains strength joined with time, O most wise one; the strength of the angry is hard to endure
क्रोधः तु अपण्डितैः शश्वत् तेजः इति अभिधीयते रजः तत् लोकनाशाय विहितम् मानुषान् प्रतिkrodhaḥ tu apaṇḍitaiḥ śaśvat tejaḥ iti abhidhīyate rajaḥ tat lokanāśāya vihitam mānuṣān pratithe anger of the ignorant is constantly called strength; but this is rajas, ordained for the destruction of the world among men
तस्मात् शश्वत् त्यजेत् क्रोधम् पुरुषः सम्यक् आचरन् श्रेयान् स्वधर्मानपगः न क्रुद्धः इति निश्चितम्tasmāt śaśvat tyajet krodham puruṣaḥ samyak ācaran śreyān svadharmānapagaḥ na kruddhaḥ iti niścitamtherefore a man acting rightly should always abandon anger; better is one who does not depart from his own dharma and does not grow angry — so it is decided
यदि सर्वम् अबुद्धीनाम् अतिक्रान्तम् अमेधसाम् अतिक्रमः मद्विधस्य कथम् स्वित् स्यात् अनिन्दितेyadi sarvam abuddhīnām atikrāntam amedhasām atikramaḥ madvidhasya katham svit syāt aninditeif all transgression belongs to the unwise and unintelligent, how then could transgression belong to one like me, O blameless one
तेजस्वीतिtejasvītioriginal form "tejasvīti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहुर्āhuroriginal form "āhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पण्डिताpaṇḍitāoriginal form "paṇḍitā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधोkrodhooriginal form "krodho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभ्यन्तरस्'bhyantarasoriginal form "'bhyantaras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवतीतिbhavatītioriginal form "bhavatīti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यस्yasoriginal form "yas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधंkrodhaṃoriginal form "krodhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समुत्पन्नंsamutpannaṃoriginal form "samutpannaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजस्विनंtejasvinaṃoriginal form "tejasvinaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्वांसोvidvāṃsooriginal form "vidvāṃso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धोkruddhooriginal form "kruddho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यंkāryaṃoriginal form "kāryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कार्यंkāryaṃoriginal form "kāryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मर्यादांmaryādāṃoriginal form "maryādāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धोkruddhooriginal form "kruddho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽनुपश्यति'nupaśyatioriginal form "'nupaśyati", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हन्त्य्hantyoriginal form "hanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धोkruddhooriginal form "kruddho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रूक्षैस्rūkṣaisoriginal form "rūkṣais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुदत्य्tudatyoriginal form "tudaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधोkrodhooriginal form "krodho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दाक्ष्यंdākṣyaṃoriginal form "dākṣyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शौर्यंśauryaṃoriginal form "śauryaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधंkrodhaṃoriginal form "krodhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजोtejooriginal form "tejo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽभिपद्यते'bhipadyateoriginal form "'bhipadyate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालयुक्तंkālayuktaṃoriginal form "kālayuktaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धैस्kruddhaisoriginal form "kruddhais", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधस्krodhasoriginal form "krodhas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजtejaoriginal form "teja", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इत्य्ityoriginal form "ity", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रजस्rajasoriginal form "rajas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तल्taloriginal form "tal", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विहितंvihitaṃoriginal form "vihitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माच्tasmācoriginal form "tasmāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छश्वत्chaśvatoriginal form "chaśvat", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधंkrodhaṃoriginal form "krodhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सम्यग्samyagoriginal form "samyag", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वधर्मानपगोsvadharmānapagooriginal form "svadharmānapago", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रुद्धkruddhaoriginal form "kruddha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतिक्रमोatikramooriginal form "atikramo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कथंkathaṃoriginal form "kathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याद्syādoriginal form "syād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Yudhishthira does not deny tejas; he purifies it of rajas. Strength without anger is not weaker but more precise: it perceives the boundary, the time, and the goal.