अकार्यकरणाद् भीतः कार्याणां च विवर्जनात् ॥
अकाले मन्त्रभेदाच् च येन माद्येन् न तत् पिबेत् ॥
विद्यामदो धनमदस् तृतीयो ऽभिजनो मदः ॥
एते मदावलिप्तानाम् एत एव सतां दमाः ॥
असन्तो ऽभ्यर्थिताः सद्भिः किं चित् कार्यं कदा चन ॥
मन्यन्ते सन्तम् आत्मानम् असन्तम् अपि विश्रुतम् ॥
गतिर् आत्मवतां सन्तः सन्त एव सतां गतिः ॥
असतां च गतिः सन्तो न त्व् असन्तः सतां गतिः ॥
जिता सभा वस्त्रवता समाशा गोमता जिता ॥
अध्वा जितो यानवता सर्वं शीलवता जितम् ॥
akāryakaraṇād bhītaḥ kāryāṇāṃ ca vivarjanāt ||
akāle mantrabhedāc ca yena mādyen na tat pibet ||
vidyāmado dhanamadas tṛtīyo 'bhijano madaḥ ||
ete madāvaliptānām eta eva satāṃ damāḥ ||
asanto 'bhyarthitāḥ sadbhiḥ kiṃ cit kāryaṃ kadā cana ||
manyante santam ātmānam asantam api viśrutam ||
gatir ātmavatāṃ santaḥ santa eva satāṃ gatiḥ ||
asatāṃ ca gatiḥ santo na tv asantaḥ satāṃ gatiḥ ||
jitā sabhā vastravatā samāśā gomatā jitā ||
adhvā jito yānavatā sarvaṃ śīlavatā jitam ||
He who, without having conquered his five inborn foes of mental origin, desires to conquer other adversaries, is in fact conquered by them. Many an ill-fated king is seen to perish through his own deeds, driven by lust for territory, because of his inability to master his senses. As damp fuel burns together with dry, so a blameless man is punished equally with a sinner because of constant association with him.
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The fragment 5.34.41-45 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: an effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.