दानम् अध्ययनं यज्ञो लोभाद् एतत् प्रवर्तते ॥
सत्यात् प्रच्यवमानानां संकल्पो वितथो भवेत् ॥
ततो यज्ञः प्रतायेत सत्यस्यैवावधारणात् ॥
मनसान्यस्य भवति वाचान्यस्योत कर्मणा ॥
संकल्पसिद्धः पुरुषः संकल्पान् अधितिष्ठति ॥
अनैभृत्येन वै तस्य दीक्षितव्रतम् आचरेत् ॥
नामैतद् धातुनिर्वृत्तं सत्यम् एव सतां परम् ॥
ज्ञानं वै नाम प्रत्यक्षं परोक्षं जायते तपः ॥
विद्याद् बहु पठन्तं तु बहुपाठीति ब्राह्मणम् ॥
तस्मात् क्षत्रिय मा मंस्था जल्पितेनैव ब्राह्मणम् ॥
य एव सत्यान् नापैति स ज्ञेयो ब्राह्मणस् त्वया ॥
छन्दांसि नाम क्षत्रिय तान्य् अथर्वा; जगौ पुरस्ताद् ऋषिसर्ग एषः ॥
छन्दोविदस् ते य उ तान् अधीत्य; न वेद्यवेदस्य विदुर् न वेद्यम् ॥
dānam adhyayanaṃ yajño lobhād etat pravartate ||
satyāt pracyavamānānāṃ saṃkalpo vitatho bhavet ||
tato yajñaḥ pratāyeta satyasyaivāvadhāraṇāt ||
manasānyasya bhavati vācānyasyota karmaṇā ||
saṃkalpasiddhaḥ puruṣaḥ saṃkalpān adhitiṣṭhati ||
anaibhṛtyena vai tasya dīkṣitavratam ācaret ||
nāmaitad dhātunirvṛttaṃ satyam eva satāṃ param ||
jñānaṃ vai nāma pratyakṣaṃ parokṣaṃ jāyate tapaḥ ||
vidyād bahu paṭhantaṃ tu bahupāṭhīti brāhmaṇam ||
tasmāt kṣatriya mā maṃsthā jalpitenaiva brāhmaṇam ||
ya eva satyān nāpaiti sa jñeyo brāhmaṇas tvayā ||
chandāṃsi nāma kṣatriya tāny atharvā; jagau purastād ṛṣisarga eṣaḥ ||
chandovidas te ya u tān adhītya; na vedyavedasya vidur na vedyam ||
They have fallen away from Truth (Brahman) and pursue aims befitting their own condition, and so, relying on the truth of the Vedic texts, they perform sacrifices. Some perform sacrifice (or attain their end) through the mind (meditation), some through words (the recitation of certain prayers or japa), and some through deeds (the actual completion of the Jyotishtoma and other costly rites). But the man who seeks Brahman through Truth obtains the desired objects at home. Yet when a person's aims fail (for want of knowledge of the Self), he should undertake vows of silence and the like, called Dikshavrata. Indeed, Diksha derives from the root diksha, meaning the observance of vows. As for those who possess knowledge of the Self, for them Truth is the highest object of aspiration. The fruits of knowledge are visible; austerity bears fruit in the future. A brahmin who (without knowledge or austerity) has merely read much should be known only as a great reader. Therefore, O kshatriya, never think that one becomes a brahmin (a knower of Brahman) merely by reading the scriptures. Rather, know that he possesses knowledge of Brahman who does not depart from Truth. O kshatriya, the verses that Atharvan recited to the assembly of great sages in ancient times are known by the name of Chandas. Those who have merely read the Vedas without attaining knowledge of Him who is known through the Vedas are not reckoned as versed in the Chandas. The Chandas, O best of men, become a means of attaining Brahman independently, without need of anything external. On the other hand, by serving those versed in the Vedas, have not the righteous attained the Object knowable through the Vedas?
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This passage (5.43.26-30) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Vidura. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.