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मार्कण्डेय उवाचmārkaṇḍeya uvācaMarkandeya said
न तात हृष्यामि न च स्मयामि प्रहर्षजः माम् भजते न दर्पः तव आपदम् तु अद्य समीक्ष्य रामम् सत्यव्रतम् दाशरथिम् स्मरामिna tāta hṛṣyāmi na ca smayāmi praharṣajaḥ mām bhajate na darpaḥ tava āpadam tu adya samīkṣya rāmam satyavratam dāśarathim smarāmino, child, I do not rejoice nor do I smile; pride born of delight does not touch me; seeing your calamity today, I recall Rama, son of Dasharatha, true to his vow
स च अपि राजा सह लक्ष्मणेन वने निवासम् पितुः एव शासनात् धन्वी चरन् पार्थ पुरा मया एव दृष्टः गिरेः ऋष्यमूकस्य सानौsa ca api rājā saha lakṣmaṇena vane nivāsam pituḥ eva śāsanāt dhanvī caran pārtha purā mayā eva dṛṣṭaḥ gireḥ ṛṣyamūkasya sānauand that king, together with Lakshmana, dwelling in the forest by his father's command alone, wandering bow in hand, o Partha -- I myself saw him before on the ridge of Mount Rishyamuka
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमः महात्मा मयस्य जेता नमुचेः च हन्ता पितुः निदेशात् अनघः स्वधर्मम् वने वासम् दाशरथिः चकारsahasranetrapratimaḥ mahātmā mayasya jetā namuceḥ ca hantā pituḥ nideśāt anaghaḥ svadharmam vane vāsam dāśarathiḥ cakārathe great soul, equal to the thousand-eyed one, the conqueror of Maya and slayer of Namuchi, the sinless son of Dasharatha, by his father's command, carried out his own dharma of dwelling in the forest
स च अपि शक्रस्य समप्रभावः महानुभावः समरेषु अजेयः विहाय भोगान् अचरत् वनेषु न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्sa ca api śakrasya samaprabhāvaḥ mahānubhāvaḥ samareṣu ajeyaḥ vihāya bhogān acarat vaneṣu na īśe balasya iti caret adharmamand he, equal in splendor to Shakra, of great might, unconquerable in battles, having abandoned pleasures, wandered in the forests: one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
नृपाः च नाभागभगीरथादयः महीम् इमाम् सागरान्ताम् विजित्य सत्येन ते अपि अजयन् तात लोकान् न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्nṛpāḥ ca nābhāgabhagīrathādayaḥ mahīm imām sāgarāntām vijitya satyena te api ajayan tāta lokān na īśe balasya iti caret adharmamand kings such as Nabhaga and Bhagiratha, having conquered this earth to its ocean bounds, conquered the worlds by truth, child; one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
अलर्कम् आहुः नरवर्य सन्तम् सत्यव्रतम् काशिकरूषराजम् विहाय राष्ट्राणि वसूनि च एव न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्alarkam āhuḥ naravarya santam satyavratam kāśikarūṣarājam vihāya rāṣṭrāṇi vasūni ca eva na īśe balasya iti caret adharmamthey say of Alarka, best of men, the saintly one, true to his vow, king of Kashi and Karusha, that he abandoned his kingdoms and riches; one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
धात्रा विधिः यः विहितः पुराणः तम् पूजयन्तः नरवर्य सन्तः सप्तर्षयः पार्थ दिवि प्रभान्ति न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्dhātrā vidhiḥ yaḥ vihitaḥ purāṇaḥ tam pūjayantaḥ naravarya santaḥ saptarṣayaḥ pārtha divi prabhānti na īśe balasya iti caret adharmamthe saintly Seven Sages, o Partha, honoring the ancient ordinance established by Dhatri, shine in heaven; one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
महाबलान् पर्वतकूटमात्रान् विषाणिनः पश्य गजान् नरेन्द्र स्थितान् निदेशे नरवर्य धातुः न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्mahābalān parvatakūṭamātrān viṣāṇinaḥ paśya gajān narendra sthitān nideśe naravarya dhātuḥ na īśe balasya iti caret adharmambehold, o king, the mighty tusked elephants, huge as mountain peaks, standing fixed in the ordinance of Dhatri; one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
सर्वाणि भूतानि नरेन्द्र पश्य यथा यथावत् विहितम् विधात्रा स्वयोनितः तत् कुरुते प्रभावान् न ईशे बलस्य इति चरेत् अधर्मम्sarvāṇi bhūtāni narendra paśya yathā yathāvat vihitam vidhātrā svayonitaḥ tat kurute prabhāvān na īśe balasya iti caret adharmambehold, o king, all beings act according to what has been duly ordained by the Ordainer; each, from its own origin, manifests its powers; one should not commit adharma thinking that strength grants the right to rule
सत्येन धर्मेण यथार्हवृत्त्या ह्रिया तथा सर्वभूतानि अतीत्य यशः च तेजः च तव अपि दीप्तम् विभावसोः भास्करस्य इव पार्थsatyena dharmeṇa yathārhavṛttyā hriyā tathā sarvabhūtāni atītya yaśaḥ ca tejaḥ ca tava api dīptam vibhāvasoḥ bhāskarasya iva pārthaby truth, by dharma, by conduct becoming one's station, and likewise by modesty, you have surpassed all beings, and your fame and splendor, o Partha, blaze like fire and the sun
यथाप्रतिज्ञम् च महानुभाव कृच्छ्रम् वने वासम् इमम् निरुष्य ततः श्रियम् तेजसा स्वेन दीप्ताम् आदास्यसे पार्थिव कौरवेभ्यःyathāpratijñam ca mahānubhāva kṛcchram vane vāsam imam niruṣya tataḥ śriyam tejasā svena dīptām ādāsyase pārthiva kauravebhyaḥhaving fulfilled your vow, o magnanimous one, and having endured this hard forest dwelling, then by your own might you shall reclaim the shining royal fortune from the Kauravas, o king
प्रहर्षजोpraharṣajooriginal form "praharṣajo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मांmāṃoriginal form "māṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवापदंtavāpadaṃoriginal form "tavāpadaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
रामंrāmaṃoriginal form "rāmaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्यव्रतंsatyavrataṃoriginal form "satyavrataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दाशरथिंdāśarathiṃoriginal form "dāśarathiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निवासंnivāsaṃoriginal form "nivāsaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितुर्pituroriginal form "pitur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मयैवmayaivaoriginal form "mayaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्टोdṛṣṭooriginal form "dṛṣṭo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गिरेर्gireroriginal form "girer", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सहस्रनेत्रप्रतिमोsahasranetrapratimooriginal form "sahasranetrapratimo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जेतjetaoriginal form "jeta", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नमुचेश्namuceśoriginal form "namuceś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पितुर्pituroriginal form "pitur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निदेशाद्nideśādoriginal form "nideśād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वधर्मंsvadharmaṃoriginal form "svadharmaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वासंvāsaṃoriginal form "vāsaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दाशरथिश्dāśarathiśoriginal form "dāśarathiś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समप्रभावोsamaprabhāvooriginal form "samaprabhāvo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समरेष्व्samareṣvoriginal form "samareṣv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अचरद्acaradoriginal form "acarad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नृपाश्nṛpāśoriginal form "nṛpāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नाभागभगीरथादयोnābhāgabhagīrathādayooriginal form "nābhāgabhagīrathādayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इमांimāṃoriginal form "imāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सागरान्तांsāgarāntāṃoriginal form "sāgarāntāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽप्य्'pyoriginal form "'py", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अजयंस्ajayaṃsoriginal form "ajayaṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहुर्āhuroriginal form "āhur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सन्तंsantaṃoriginal form "santaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्यव्रतंsatyavrataṃoriginal form "satyavrataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विधिर्vidhiroriginal form "vidhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुराणस्purāṇasoriginal form "purāṇas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तंtaṃoriginal form "taṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पूजयन्तोpūjayantooriginal form "pūjayanto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धातुर्dhāturoriginal form "dhātur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
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यथावद्yathāvadoriginal form "yathāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विहितंvihitaṃoriginal form "vihitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वयोनितस्svayonitasoriginal form "svayonitas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नेशेneśeoriginal form "neśe", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बलस्येतिbalasyetioriginal form "balasyeti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चरेद्caredoriginal form "cared", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वभूतान्य्sarvabhūtānyoriginal form "sarvabhūtāny", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यशश्yaśaśoriginal form "yaśaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेजश्tejaśoriginal form "tejaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवापिtavāpioriginal form "tavāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दीप्तंdīptaṃoriginal form "dīptaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विभावसोर्vibhāvasororiginal form "vibhāvasor", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भास्करस्येवbhāskarasyevaoriginal form "bhāskarasyeva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथाप्रतिज्ञंyathāpratijñaṃoriginal form "yathāpratijñaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृच्छ्रंkṛcchraṃoriginal form "kṛcchraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इमंimaṃoriginal form "imaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रियंśriyaṃoriginal form "śriyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Markandeya guards Yudhishthira against the temptation of strength. His thought is simple and exacting: the ability to win does not yet grant the right to break one's word. Dharma turns waiting not into weakness but into the gathering of true strength.