पापं कुर्वन् पापकीर्तिः पापम् एवाश्नुते फलम् ॥
पुण्यं कुर्वन् पुण्यकीर्तिः पुण्यम् एवाश्नुते फलम् ॥
पापं प्रज्ञां नाशयति क्रियमाणं पुनः पुनः ॥
नष्टप्रज्ञः पापम् एव नित्यम् आरभते नरः ॥
पुण्यं प्रज्ञां वर्धयति क्रियमाणं पुनः पुनः ॥
वृद्धप्रज्ञः पुण्यम् एव नित्यम् आरभते नरः ॥
असूयको दन्दशूको निष्ठुरो वैरकृन् नरः ॥
स कृच्छ्रं महद् आप्नोति नचिरात् पापम् आचरन् ॥
अनसूयः कृतप्रज्ञः शोभनान्य् आचरन् सदा ॥
अकृच्छ्रात् सुखम् आप्नोति सर्वत्र च विराजते ॥
pāpaṃ kurvan pāpakīrtiḥ pāpam evāśnute phalam ||
puṇyaṃ kurvan puṇyakīrtiḥ puṇyam evāśnute phalam ||
pāpaṃ prajñāṃ nāśayati kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||
naṣṭaprajñaḥ pāpam eva nityam ārabhate naraḥ ||
puṇyaṃ prajñāṃ vardhayati kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ punaḥ ||
vṛddhaprajñaḥ puṇyam eva nityam ārabhate naraḥ ||
asūyako dandaśūko niṣṭhuro vairakṛn naraḥ ||
sa kṛcchraṃ mahad āpnoti nacirāt pāpam ācaran ||
anasūyaḥ kṛtaprajñaḥ śobhanāny ācaran sadā ||
akṛcchrāt sukham āpnoti sarvatra ca virājate ||
A sinful man, committing sin, is overtaken by evil consequences. A virtuous man, practicing virtue, reaps great happiness. Therefore a resolute man should abstain from sin. Sin, committed again and again, destroys the intellect; and a man who has lost his intellect sins again and again. Virtue, practiced again and again, increases the intellect; and a man whose intellect has increased practices virtue again and again. A virtuous man, practicing virtue, enters the regions of bliss. Therefore a man should firmly resolve to practice virtue. He who is envious, who wounds others deeply, who is cruel, who constantly quarrels, and who is deceitful will soon meet great suffering for committing these sins. He who is free of envy and possessed of wisdom, ever doing good, will never meet with great misfortune; rather, he shines forth everywhere. He who draws wisdom from the wise is truly learned and wise.
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This passage from 5.35.51-55 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.