शीलं प्रधानं पुरुषे तद् यस्येह प्रणश्यति ॥
न तस्य जीवितेनार्थो न धनेन न बन्धुभिः ॥
आढ्यानां मांसपरमं मध्यानां गोरसोत्तरम् ॥
लवणोत्तरं दरिद्राणां भोजनं भरतर्षभ ॥
संपन्नतरम् एवान्नं दरिद्रा भुञ्जते सदा ॥
क्षुत् स्वादुतां जनयति सा चाढ्येषु सुदुर्लभा ॥
प्रायेण श्रीमतां लोके भोक्तुं शक्तिर् न विद्यते ॥
दरिद्राणां तु राजेन्द्र अपि काष्ठं हि जीर्यते ॥
अवृत्तिर् भयम् अन्त्यानां मध्यानां मरणाद् भयम् ॥
उत्तमानां तु मर्त्यानाम् अवमानात् परं भयम् ॥
śīlaṃ pradhānaṃ puruṣe tad yasyeha praṇaśyati ||
na tasya jīvitenārtho na dhanena na bandhubhiḥ ||
āḍhyānāṃ māṃsaparamaṃ madhyānāṃ gorasottaram ||
lavaṇottaraṃ daridrāṇāṃ bhojanaṃ bharatarṣabha ||
saṃpannataram evānnaṃ daridrā bhuñjate sadā ||
kṣut svādutāṃ janayati sā cāḍhyeṣu sudurlabhā ||
prāyeṇa śrīmatāṃ loke bhoktuṃ śaktir na vidyate ||
daridrāṇāṃ tu rājendra api kāṣṭhaṃ hi jīryate ||
avṛttir bhayam antyānāṃ madhyānāṃ maraṇād bhayam ||
uttamānāṃ tu martyānām avamānāt paraṃ bhayam ||
Character is the foremost thing in a man; when it is lost, life, wealth, and kinsmen are of no avail to him. The wealthy prize meat above all, those of middling means prize dairy food, and for the poor, O bull among the Bharatas, food seasoned above all with salt is what they know. The poor always eat a more savory meal, for hunger itself produces sweetness of taste, and that is very hard to come by among the wealthy. Among the world's prosperous, for the most part, the very capacity to enjoy their food is lacking, while for the poor, O best of kings, even wood is readily digested. For the lowest, the fear is want of livelihood; for the middling, the fear is death; but for the highest among mortals, the greatest fear of all is disgrace.
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The fragment 5.34.46-50 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.