Mahābhārata 2.5.89–90

Sabhākriyā-parva (Nārada's Questions on the Duty of a King (Rājadharma))2.5.89–90

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Mahābhārata · 2.5.89–90

॥

Devanāgarī

कच्चित् क्रतून् एकचित्तो वाजपेयांश् च सर्वशः ॥
पुण्डरीकांश् च कार्त्स्न्येन यतसे कर्तुम् आत्मवान् ॥
कच्चिज् ज्ञातीन् गुरून् वृद्धान् दैवतांस् तापसान् अपि ॥
चैत्यांश् च वृक्षान् कल्याणान् ब्राह्मणांश् च नमस्यसि ॥

Transliteración (IAST)

kaccit kratūn ekacitto vājapeyāṃś ca sarvaśaḥ ||
puṇḍarīkāṃś ca kārtsnyena yatase kartum ātmavān ||
kaccij jñātīn gurūn vṛddhān daivatāṃs tāpasān api ||
caityāṃś ca vṛkṣān kalyāṇān brāhmaṇāṃś ca namasyasi ||

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कच्चित् क्रतून् एक-चित्तः वाजपेयान् च सर्वशःkaccit kratūn eka-cittaḥ vājapeyān ca sarvaśaḥI hope that, with a focused mind, the sacrifices—the vajapeyas—

पुण्डरीकान् च कार्त्स्न्येन यतसे कर्तुम् आत्म-वान्puṇḍarīkān ca kārtsnyena yatase kartum ātma-vānand the pundarikas, in their entirety, you strive to perform, being master of yourself;

कच्चित् ज्ञातीन् गुरून् वृद्धान् दैवतान् तापसान् अपिkaccit jñātīn gurūn vṛddhān daivatān tāpasān apiI hope that to kinsmen, teachers, elders, deities, ascetics,

चैत्यान् च वृक्षान् कल्याणान् ब्राह्मणान् च नमस्यसिcaityān ca vṛkṣān kalyāṇān brāhmaṇān ca namasyasito the auspicious [sacred] chaitya trees and to brahmins you pay homage?

एकचित्तोekacittooriginal form "ekacitto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

वाजपेयांश्vājapeyāṃśoriginal form "vājapeyāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

पुण्डरीकांश्puṇḍarīkāṃśoriginal form "puṇḍarīkāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

आत्मवान्ātmavānoriginal form "ātmavān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

कच्चिज्kaccijoriginal form "kaccij", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

दैवतांस्daivatāṃsoriginal form "daivatāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

चैत्यांश्caityāṃśoriginal form "caityāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

ब्राह्मणांश्brāhmaṇāṃśoriginal form "brāhmaṇāṃś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage

Traducción

"I hope that, with a focused mind and mastery over yourself, you strive to fully perform the [great] sacrifices—the vajapeyas and the pundarikas? I hope that you pay homage to your kinsmen, teachers, elders, deities, ascetics, the auspicious [sacred] trees, and brahmins?".

Comentario

Here the duty of governance is joined by the duty of reverence—through sacrifice and homage. It is significant that homage is paid not only to gods and brahmins but also to elders, ascetics, and even sacred trees: humility before the sacred in all its forms adorns the mighty. Thus the scripture shows piety as the crown of a king's virtues; what follows is the summation of the whole teaching.

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