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Book 15 – Chapter 012
BORI CE: 15-012-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |
MN DUTT: 09-267-001 धृतराष्ट्र उवाच संधिविग्रहमप्यत्र पश्येथा राजसत्तम |
M. N. Dutt: O best of kings you should, also, reflect properly on war and peacc. Each is of war kinds. The means are various, and the circumstances also, under which war or peace may be made, are various, O Yudhishthira. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-002 राजेन्द्र पर्युपासीथाश्छित्त्वा द्वैविध्यमात्मनः |
MN DUTT: 09-267-002 कौरव्य पर्युपासीथाः स्थित्वा द्वैविध्यमात्मनः |
M. N. Dutt: O you of Kuru's race, you should, with coolness, reflect on the two (viz., thy strength and weakness) with regard to yourself. You should not suddenly march against an enemy who has contented and healthy soldiers, and who is gifted with intelligence. On the other hand, you should think carefully of the means of defeating him. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-003 पर्युपासनकाले तु विपरीतं विधीयते |
MN DUTT: 09-267-003 पर्युपासनकाले तु विपरीतं विधीयते |
M. N. Dutt: You should march against an enemy who is not provided with contented and healthy combatants. When everything's is favourable, the enemy may be beaten. After that however, the victor should retire. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-004 व्यसनं भेदनं चैव शत्रूणां कारयेत्ततः |
MN DUTT: 09-267-004 व्यसनं भेदनं चैव शत्रूणां कारयेत् ततः |
M. N. Dutt: He should next cause the enemy to be plunged into various calamities, and show dissension's among his allies. He should afflict the enemy and inspire terror in his heart, and, attacking him, weaken his forces. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-005 प्रयास्यमानो नृपतिस्त्रिविधं परिचिन्तयेत् |
MN DUTT: 09-267-005 प्रयास्यमानो नृपतिस्त्रिविधां परिचिन्तयेत् |
M. N. Dutt: The king, conversant with the scriptures, who marches against an enemy should think of the three kinds of strength, and, indeed, reflect on his own strength and the strength of his enemy. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-006 उत्साहप्रभुशक्तिभ्यां मन्त्रशक्त्या च भारत |
MN DUTT: 09-267-006 उत्साहप्रभुशक्तिभ्यां मन्त्रशक्त्या च भारत |
M. N. Dutt: Only that king, O Bharata, who is gifted with alacrity, discipline, and strength of counsels should march against an enemy. When his position is otherwise, he should avoid offensive works. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-007 आददीत बलं राजा मौलं मित्रबलं तथा |
MN DUTT: 09-267-007 आददीत बलं राजा मौलं मित्रबलं तथा |
M. N. Dutt: The king should provide himself with power of wealth, power of allies, power of foresters, power of paid soldiery, and the inechanical and trading classes, powerful power of one. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-008 तत्र मित्रबलं राजन्मौलेन न विशिष्यते |
MN DUTT: 09-267-008 तत्र मित्रबलं राजन् मौलं चैव विशिष्यते |
M. N. Dutt: Among all these, power of allies and power of riches are superior to the rest. The power of classes and that of the standing army are equal. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-009 तथा चारबलं चैव परस्परसमं नृप |
MN DUTT: 09-267-009 तथाऽचारबलं चैव परस्परसमं नृप |
M. N. Dutt: The power of spies is considered by the king as equal in efficacy to either of the above, on many occasions, when the tiine comes for applying each. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-010 आपदश्चापि बोद्धव्या बहुरूपा नराधिप |
MN DUTT: 09-267-010 आपदश्चापि बोद्वव्या बहुरूपा नराधिप |
M. N. Dutt: Calamity, O king, with which rulers are overtaken, is of many forms. Listen, O you of Kuru's race, as to what those various forms are. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-011 विकल्पा बहवो राजन्नापदां पाण्डुनन्दन |
MN DUTT: 09-267-011 विकल्पा बहुधा राजन्नापदां पाण्डुनन्दन |
M. N. Dutt: Indeed, calamities, O son of Pandu, are many. You should, always, count them, distinguishing their forms, o king, and try to meet them by applying the well-known ways of conciliation and the rest. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-012 यात्रां यायाद्बलैर्युक्तो राजा षड्भिः परंतप |
MN DUTT: 09-267-012 यात्रां गच्छेद् बलैर्युक्तो राजा सद्भिः परंतप) युक्तश्च देशकालाभ्यां बलैरात्मगुणैस्तथा |
M. N. Dutt: The king should, when possessed of a good arıny, march (out against a foc), O scorcher of enemics. He should, also, mark the considerations of time and place, while preparing to march, as also the forces he has collected and his own merits. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-013 तुष्टपुष्टबलो यायाद्राजा वृद्ध्युदये रतः |
MN DUTT: 09-267-013 हृष्टपुष्टबलो गच्छेद् राजा वृद्ध्युदये रतः |
M. N. Dutt: That king who seeks his own growth and advancement should not march unless he has cheerful and healthy warriors. When strong, O son of Pandu, he may march in even an unfavourable season. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-014 स्थूणाश्मानं वाजिरथप्रधानां; ध्वजद्रुमैः संवृतकूलरोधसम् |
MN DUTT: 09-267-014 तूणाश्मानं वानिरथप्रवाहां ध्वजद्रुमैः संवृतकूलरोधसम् |
M. N. Dutt: The king should make a river having quivers for its stones, horses and cars for its current, and standards for the trees which cover its banks, and which is miry with foot-soldiers and elephants. Such a river should the king apply for the destruction of his enemy. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-015 अथोपपत्त्या शकटं पद्मं वज्रं च भारत |
MN DUTT: 09-267-015 अथोपपत्त्या शकटं पद्मवज्रं च भारत |
M. N. Dutt: According to the science known to Ushanas, arrays called Shakata, Padma, and Vajra, should be formed, O Bharata, for fighting the enemy. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-016 सादयित्वा परबलं कृत्वा च बलहर्षणम् |
MN DUTT: 09-267-016 चारयित्वा परबलं कृत्वा स्वबलदर्शनम् |
M. N. Dutt: Knowing every thing about the enemy's sirength through spies, and examining his own strength himself, the king should begin war either within his own territories or within those of his cncmy. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-017 लब्धं प्रशमयेद्राजा निक्षिपेद्धनिनो नरान् |
MN DUTT: 09-267-017 बलं प्रसादयेद् राजा निक्षिपेद् बलिनो नरान् |
M. N. Dutt: The king should, always, please, his army, and hurl all his strongest warriors (against the cncmy). First determine the state of his kingdom, he should apply conciliation or the other well-known mean. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-018 सर्वथैव महाराज शरीरं धारयेदिह |
MN DUTT: 09-267-018 सर्वथैव महाराज शरीरं धारयेदिह |
M. N. Dutt: By all means, O king, should the body be protected. One should do what is highly beneficial for one both in this world and in the next. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-019 एवं कुर्वञ्शुभा वाचो लोकेऽस्मिञ्शृणुते नृपः |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
Corresponding verse not found in M. N. Dutt's version. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 09-267-019 एवमेतन्महाराज राजा सम्यक् समाचरन् |
M. N. Dutt: The king, O monarch, by acting properly according to these ways, attains to Heaven hereafter, after ruling his subjects piously in this world. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-020 एवं त्वया कुरुश्रेष्ठ वर्तितव्यं प्रजाहितम् |
MN DUTT: 09-267-020 एवं त्वया कुरुश्रेष्ठ वर्तितव्यं प्रजाहितम् |
M. N. Dutt: O foremost one of Kurus' race, it is thus that you should always seek the well-being of your subjects for attaining to both the worlds. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-021 भीष्मेण पूर्वमुक्तोऽसि कृष्णेन विदुरेण च |
MN DUTT: 09-267-021 भीष्मेण सर्वमुक्तोऽसि कृष्णेन विदुरेण च |
M. N. Dutt: You have been instructed in all duties by Bhishma, by Krishna, and by Vidura, I should, also, O best of kings, from the affection I bear you, give you these instructions. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-022 एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं कुर्वीथा भूरिदक्षिण |
MN DUTT: 09-267-022 एतत् सर्वं यथान्यायं कुर्वीथा भूरिदक्षिणा प्रियस्तथा प्रजानां त्वं स्वर्गे सुखमवाप्स्यसि |
M. N. Dutt: O giver of profuse presents in sacrifices, you should duly do all this. You shall, by acting thus, become dear to your subjects and acquire happiness in the celestial region. |
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BORI CE: 15-012-023 अश्वमेधसहस्रेण यो यजेत्पृथिवीपतिः |
MN DUTT: 09-267-023 अश्वमेधसहस्रेण यो यजेत् पृथिवीपतिः |
M. N. Dutt: That king who worships the celestials in a hundred horse-sacrifices, and he who rules his subjects piously, acquire merit that is equal. |
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