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Book 12 – Chapter 020
BORI CE: 12-020-001 वैशंपायन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 07-020-001 वैशम्पायन उवाच अस्मिन् वाक्यान्तरे वक्ता देवस्थानो महातपाः |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said After Yudhishthira had stopped, the great and eloquent ascetic Devasthana, said these words pregnant with reason to the king. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-002 यद्वचः फल्गुनेनोक्तं न ज्यायोऽस्ति धनादिति |
MN DUTT: 07-020-002 देवस्थान उवाच यद् वचः फाल्गुनेनोक्तं न ज्यायोऽस्ति धनादिति |
M. N. Dutt: Devasthana said *Phalguna has told you that there is nothing superior to wealth. I shall speak to you on that subject. Listen to me with rapt attention. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-003 अजातशत्रो धर्मेण कृत्स्ना ते वसुधा जिता |
MN DUTT: 07-020-003 अजातशत्रो धर्मेण कृत्स्ना ते वसुधा जिता |
M. N. Dutt: O you, having no enemy you have righteously conquered the Earth. Having won her, you should not, () king, abandon her without cause. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-004 चतुष्पदी हि निःश्रेणी कर्मण्येषा प्रतिष्ठिता |
MN DUTT: 07-020-004 चतुष्पदी हि नि:श्रेणी ब्रह्मण्येव प्रतिष्ठिता |
M. N. Dutt: Four modes of life and laid down in the Vedas. Do you, O king, duly pass through them one after another. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-005 तस्मात्पार्थ महायज्ञैर्यजस्व बहुदक्षिणैः |
MN DUTT: 07-020-005 तस्मात् पार्थ महायज्ञैर्यजस्व बहुदक्षिणैः |
M. N. Dutt: At present you should, therefore, celebrate great sacrifices with profuse presents. Amongst the very Rishis, some celebrate the sacrifice represented by Vedic study, and some that represented by knowledge. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-006 कर्मनिष्ठांस्तु बुध्येथास्तपोनिष्ठांश्च भारत BORI CE: 12-020-007 ईहते धनहेतोर्यस्तस्यानीहा गरीयसी |
MN DUTT: 07-020-006 कर्मनिष्ठांश्च बुद्ध्येथास्तपोनिष्ठांश्च पार्थिव |
M. N. Dutt: Therefore, O Bharata, you must know that even the very ascetics also are devoted to action. The Vaikhanasas, however, are said to preach that he who does not seek for wealth is superior to him that seeks for it. I think that he who would follow that precept would be visited by many shortcomings. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-008 कृच्छ्राच्च द्रव्यसंहारं कुर्वन्ति धनकारणात् |
MN DUTT: 07-020-007 कृच्छ्राच्च द्रव्यसंहारं कुर्वन्ति धनकारणात् |
M. N. Dutt: Men collect together various articles (for the celebration of sacrifices) according to the Vedic prescription. He who, impelled by his own foolish understanding, gives away wealth to an undeserving person without giving it to the deserving, does not know that he incurs the sin of killing a foetus. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-009 अनर्हते यद्ददाति न ददाति यदर्हते |
MN DUTT: 07-020-008 अनर्हते यद् ददाति न ददाति यदर्हते |
M. N. Dutt: The distribution of charities after discriminating the deserving from the undeserving is not easy. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-010 यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा; यष्टादिष्टः पुरुषो रक्षिता च |
MN DUTT: 07-020-009 यज्ञाय सृष्टानि धनानि धात्रा यज्ञोद्दिष्टः पुरुषो रक्षिता च |
M. N. Dutt: The Supreme Creator created wealth for Sacrifice, and He created man also for taking care of that wealth and for celebrating Sacrifice. For this reason, the entire wealth of a man should be devoted to the celebration of a sacrifice. This would beget pleasure as a matter of course. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-011 यज्ञैरिन्द्रो विविधैरन्नवद्भि;र्देवान्सर्वानभ्ययान्महौजाः |
MN DUTT: 07-020-010 यज्ञैरिन्द्रो विविधै रत्नवर्द्धि र्देवान्सर्वानभ्ययाद् भूरितेजाः |
M. N. Dutt: By the performance of various sacrifices with profuse gifts of valuables, the highly energetic Indra excelled all the gods. Having thus become their king, he shines in heaven. Therefore, everything should be given to Sacrifices. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-012 महादेवः सर्वमेधे महात्मा; हुत्वात्मानं देवदेवो विभूतः |
MN DUTT: 07-020-011 महादेवः सर्वयज्ञे महात्मा हुत्वाऽऽत्मानं देवदेवो बभूव |
M. N. Dutt: Clad in deer-skin the great Mahadeva, having poured his own self as a libation in the sacrifice called Sarva, become the first of gods, and excelling all creatures in the universe and reigning Supreme over them thereby, shines in resplendence. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-013 आविक्षितः पार्थिवो वै मरुत्तः; स्वृद्ध्या मर्त्यो योऽजयद्देवराजम् |
MN DUTT: 07-020-012 आविक्षितः पार्थिवोऽसौ मरुत्तो वृद्ध्या शक्रं योऽजयद् देवराजम् |
M. N. Dutt: King Marutta, the son of a Avikshit by the profusion of his wealth, defeated Shakra ! himself, the king of the gods. In great sacrifice he performed, all the vessels were made of gold, and the Goddess of Prosperity herself came in person. |
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BORI CE: 12-020-014 हरिश्चन्द्रः पार्थिवेन्द्रः श्रुतस्ते; यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा पुण्यकृद्वीतशोकः |
MN DUTT: 07-020-013 हरिश्चन्द्रः पार्थिवेन्द्रः श्रुतस्ते यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा पुण्यभाग् वीतशोकः |
M. N. Dutt: You have heard that the great king Harishchandra, having celebrated sacrifices, earned great merit and great happiness. Though a man, he nevertheless defeated Shakra by wealth. For this reason everything should be given to Sacrifice. |
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