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बहुना अपि हि अविद्वांसः न एव तुष्यन्ति अबुद्धयः तेषाम् न धर्मजम् किं चित् प्रेत्य शर्म अस्ति कर्म वाbahunā api hi avidvāṃsaḥ na eva tuṣyanti abuddhayaḥ teṣām na dharmajam kiṃ cit pretya śarma asti karma vāthe ignorant and unwise are not satisfied even by much; for them there is, after death, no happiness or deed born of dharma
कर्मणाम् उत पुण्यानाम् पापानाम् च फलोदयः प्रभवः च अप्ययः च एव देवगुह्यानि भामिनिkarmaṇām uta puṇyānām pāpānām ca phalodayaḥ prabhavaḥ ca apyayaḥ ca eva devaguhyāni bhāminithe arising of the fruits of virtuous and sinful deeds, their coming into being and their passing away, are mysteries of the gods, O radiant one
न एतानि वेद यः कः चित् मुह्यन्ति अत्र प्रजाः इमाः रक्ष्याणि एतानि देवानाम् गूढमाया हि देवताःna etāni veda yaḥ kaḥ cit muhyanti atra prajāḥ imāḥ rakṣyāṇi etāni devānām gūḍhamāyā hi devatāḥno one fully knows these things; creatures here are bewildered by them; these are the guarded mysteries of the gods, for the deities possess a hidden power of illusion
कृशाङ्गाः सुव्रताः च एव तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषाः प्रसन्नैः मानसैः युक्ताः पश्यन्ति एतानि वै द्विजाःkṛśāṅgāḥ suvratāḥ ca eva tapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ prasannaiḥ mānasaiḥ yuktāḥ paśyanti etāni vai dvijāḥthose thin of body, of strict vows, whose sins have been burned away by austerity, endowed with serene minds, the twice-born, indeed see these things
न फलादर्शनात् धर्मः शङ्कितव्यः न देवताः यष्टव्यम् च अप्रमत्तेन दातव्यम् च अनसूयताna phalādarśanāt dharmaḥ śaṅkitavyaḥ na devatāḥ yaṣṭavyam ca apramattena dātavyam ca anasūyatāone should not doubt dharma or the gods merely because the fruit is not seen; one should sacrifice without negligence and give without envy
कर्मणाम् फलम् अस्ति इति तथा एतत् धर्मः शाश्वतम् ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच पुत्राणाम् यत् ऋषिः वेद कश्यपःkarmaṇām phalam asti iti tathā etat dharmaḥ śāśvatam brahmā provāca putrāṇām yat ṛṣiḥ veda kaśyapaḥthe fruit of actions exists, and such is the eternal dharma; Brahma declared this to his sons, and the sage Kashyapa knows it
तस्मात् ते संशयः कृष्णे नीहारः इव नश्यतु व्यवस्य सर्वम् अस्ति इति नास्तिक्यम् भावम् उत्सृजtasmāt te saṃśayaḥ kṛṣṇe nīhāraḥ iva naśyatu vyavasya sarvam asti iti nāstikyam bhāvam utsṛjatherefore let your doubt, Krishna, vanish like mist; resolve that everything exists, and abandon the state of unbelief
ईश्वरम् च अपि भूतानाम् धातारम् मा विचिक्षिपः शिक्षस्व एनम् नमस्व एनम् मा ते भूत् बुद्धिः ईदृशीīśvaram ca api bhūtānām dhātāram mā vicikṣipaḥ śikṣasva enam namasva enam mā te bhūt buddhiḥ īdṛśīand do not revile the Lord, the Ordainer of beings; learn from him, bow to him, let no such thought ever arise in you
यस्य प्रसादात् तद्भक्तः मर्त्यः गच्छति अमर्त्यताम् उत्तमम् दैवतम् कृष्णे मा अतिवोचः कथं चनyasya prasādāt tadbhaktaḥ martyaḥ gacchati amartyatām uttamam daivatam kṛṣṇe mā ativocaḥ kathaṃ canaby whose grace his devotee, though mortal, attains immortality — this is the supreme deity, Krishna; never speak ill of him in any way
बहुनापिbahunāpioriginal form "bahunāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अविद्वांसोavidvāṃsooriginal form "avidvāṃso", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैवnaivaoriginal form "naiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तुष्यन्त्य्tuṣyantyoriginal form "tuṣyanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेषांteṣāṃoriginal form "teṣāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मजंdharmajaṃoriginal form "dharmajaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शर्मास्तिśarmāstioriginal form "śarmāsti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुण्यानांpuṇyānāṃoriginal form "puṇyānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पापानांpāpānāṃoriginal form "pāpānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रभवश्prabhavaśoriginal form "prabhavaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्ययश्cāpyayaśoriginal form "cāpyayaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैतानिnaitānioriginal form "naitāni", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्cinoriginal form "cin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुह्यन्त्य्muhyantyoriginal form "muhyanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजाprajāoriginal form "prajā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रक्ष्याण्य्rakṣyāṇyoriginal form "rakṣyāṇy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
देवानांdevānāṃoriginal form "devānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सुव्रताश्suvratāśoriginal form "suvratāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रसन्नैर्prasannairoriginal form "prasannair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानसैर्mānasairoriginal form "mānasair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पश्यन्त्य्paśyantyoriginal form "paśyanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
फलादर्शनाद्phalādarśanādoriginal form "phalādarśanād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शङ्कितव्योśaṅkitavyooriginal form "śaṅkitavyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यष्टव्यंyaṣṭavyaṃoriginal form "yaṣṭavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाप्रमत्तेनcāpramattenaoriginal form "cāpramattena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दातव्यंdātavyaṃoriginal form "dātavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चानसूयताcānasūyatāoriginal form "cānasūyatā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्मणांkarmaṇāṃoriginal form "karmaṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्तीतिastītioriginal form "astīti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैतद्tathaitadoriginal form "tathaitad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मdharmaoriginal form "dharma", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्राणांputrāṇāṃoriginal form "putrāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऋषिर्ṛṣiroriginal form "ṛṣir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नीहारnīhāraoriginal form "nīhāra", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अस्तीतिastītioriginal form "astīti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नास्तिक्यंnāstikyaṃoriginal form "nāstikyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ईश्वरंīśvaraṃoriginal form "īśvaraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूतानांbhūtānāṃoriginal form "bhūtānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धातारंdhātāraṃoriginal form "dhātāraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शिक्षस्वैनंśikṣasvainaṃoriginal form "śikṣasvainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नमस्वैनंnamasvainaṃoriginal form "namasvainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूद्bhūdoriginal form "bhūd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धिर्buddhiroriginal form "buddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तद्भक्तोtadbhaktooriginal form "tadbhakto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मर्त्योmartyooriginal form "martyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गच्छत्य्gacchatyoriginal form "gacchaty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उत्तमंuttamaṃoriginal form "uttamaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दैवतंdaivataṃoriginal form "daivataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मातिवोचःmātivocaḥoriginal form "mātivocaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Yudhishthira does not resolve the problem of evil with a simple slogan. He acknowledges the concealment of the fruits and the mystery of divine maya, but asks that incomprehension not be turned into accusation. Where the mind cannot see everything, humility preserves the path.