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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Yudhishthira said;)
Yudhishthira said:
मुहूर्तं तावदेकाग्रो मनःश्रोत्रेऽन्तरात्मनि। धारयित्वापि ते श्रुत्वा रोचतां वचनं मम ॥१२-९-१॥
muhūrtaṃ tāvadekāgro manaḥśrotre'ntarātmani। dhārayitvāpi te śrutvā rocatāṃ vacanaṃ mama ॥12-9-1॥
[मुहूर्तं (muhūrtaṃ) - a moment; तावत् (tāvat) - for so long; एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - one-pointed; मनःश्रोत्रे (manaḥśrotre) - in mind and ear; अन्तरात्मनि (antarātmani) - in the inner self; धारयित्वा (dhārayitvā) - having held; अपि (api) - even; ते (te) - your; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; रोचताम् (rocatām) - let it be pleasing; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; मम (mama) - my;]
(For a moment, being one-pointed in mind and ear, having held (attention) in the inner self, even after hearing, let my speech be pleasing to you.)
For a moment, focus your mind and ear, hold your attention within, and after listening, may my words be pleasing to you.
सार्थगम्यमहं मार्गं न जातु त्वत्कृते पुनः। गच्छेयं तद्गमिष्यामि हित्वा ग्राम्यसुखान्युत ॥१२-९-२॥
sārthagamyamahaṃ mārgaṃ na jātu tvatkṛte punaḥ। gaccheyaṃ tadgamiṣyāmi hitvā grāmyasukhānyuta ॥12-9-2॥
[सार्थगम्यम् (sārthagamyam) - fit for a caravan; suitable for travel; अहम् (aham) - I; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; way; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; at any time; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गच्छेयं (gaccheyaṃ) - I would go; तत् (tat) - that; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; ग्राम्यसुखानि (grāmyasukhāni) - worldly pleasures; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(I would not ever again go on a path fit for a caravan for your sake; that I will go, having abandoned worldly pleasures indeed.)
I will never again take the well-traveled road for your sake; I will go that way, having left behind all worldly pleasures.
क्षेम्यश्चैकाकिना गम्यः पन्थाः कोऽस्तीति पृच्छ माम्। अथ वा नेच्छसि प्रष्टुमपृच्छन्नपि मे शृणु ॥१२-९-३॥
kṣemyaś caikākinā gamyaḥ panthāḥ ko'stīti pṛccha mām| atha vā necchasi praṣṭum apṛcchann api me śṛṇu ||12-9-3||
[क्षेम्यः (kṣemyaḥ) - safe; auspicious; च (ca) - and; एकाकिना (ekākinā) - by one alone; गम्यः (gamyaḥ) - to be gone; to be traversed; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; way; कः (kaḥ) - who; what; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask; माम् (mām) - me; अथ (atha) - or; then; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask; अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - without asking; अपि (api) - even; मे (me) - to me; my; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; listen;]
(And the safe path to be traversed by one alone—which is it? Ask me. Or, if you do not wish to ask, even without asking, listen to me.)
Ask me which is the safe path that can be traversed alone. Or, if you do not wish to ask, then even without asking, listen to me.
हित्वा ग्राम्यसुखाचारं तप्यमानो महत्तपः। अरण्ये फलमूलाशी चरिष्यामि मृगैः सह ॥१२-९-४॥
hitvā grāmyasukhācāraṃ tapyamāno mahattapaḥ। araṇye phalamūlāśī cariṣyāmi mṛgaiḥ saha ॥12-9-4॥
[हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; ग्राम्यसुखाचारं (grāmyasukhācāram) - the conduct of worldly pleasures; तप्यमानः (tapyamānaḥ) - practising austerity; महत् (mahat) - great; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; फलमूलाशी (phalamūlāśī) - subsisting on fruits and roots; चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - I shall live; मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with the deer; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having abandoned the conduct of worldly pleasures, practising great penance, in the forest, subsisting on fruits and roots, I shall live together with the deer.)
Having given up the ways of worldly pleasure, I will practice great austerity in the forest, living on fruits and roots, together with the deer.
जुह्वानोऽग्निं यथाकालमुभौ कालावुपस्पृशन्। कृशः परिमिताहारश्चर्मचीरजटाधरः ॥१२-९-५॥
juhvāno'gniṃ yathākālamubhau kālāvupaspṛśan। kṛśaḥ parimitāhāraś carmacīrajaṭādharaḥ ॥12-9-5॥
[जुह्वानः (juhvānaḥ) - offering (oblations); अग्निम् (agniṃ) - fire; यथा (yathā) - as; कालम् (kālam) - time; उभौ (ubhau) - both; कालौ (kālau) - times; उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching (with water, i.e., purifying); कृशः (kṛśaḥ) - thin; परिमित (parimita) - measured; आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food; चर्म (carma) - skin; चीर (cīra) - bark garment; जटा (jaṭā) - matted hair; धरः (dharaḥ) - wearing;]
(Offering oblations to fire at the proper times, touching water at both times, thin, with measured food, wearing skin, bark garment, and matted hair.)
He offered oblations to fire at the proper times, purified himself at both periods, was thin due to measured food, and wore skin, bark garments, and matted hair.
शीतवातातपसहः क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमक्षमः। तपसा विधिदृष्टेन शरीरमुपशोषयन् ॥१२-९-६॥
śītavātātapasahaḥ kṣutpipāsāśramakṣamaḥ। tapasā vidhidṛṣṭena śarīramupaśoṣayan ॥12-9-6॥
[शीत (śīta) - cold; वात (vāta) - wind; आतप (ātapa) - heat; सहः (sahaḥ) - enduring; क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger; पिपासा (pipāsā) - thirst; आश्रम (āśrama) - fatigue; क्षमः (kṣamaḥ) - capable; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; विधि (vidhi) - by rule; दृष्टेन (dṛṣṭena) - as prescribed; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; उपशोषयन् (upaśoṣayan) - drying up;]
(Enduring cold, wind, and heat, capable of bearing hunger, thirst, and fatigue, by austerity as prescribed by rule, drying up the body.)
He endured cold, wind, and heat, was capable of bearing hunger, thirst, and fatigue, and by performing austerities as prescribed, he dried up his body.
मनःकर्णसुखा नित्यं शृण्वन्नुच्चावचा गिरः। मुदितानामरण्येषु वसतां मृगपक्षिणाम् ॥१२-९-७॥
manaḥ-karṇa-sukhā nityaṃ śṛṇvan-nuccāvacā giraḥ। muditānām araṇyeṣu vasatāṃ mṛga-pakṣiṇām ॥12-9-7॥
[मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कर्ण (karṇa) - ear; सुखा (sukhā) - pleasing; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing; उच्चावचा (uccāvacā) - loud and low; गिरः (giraḥ) - voices; मुदितानाम् (muditānām) - of the joyful; अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in the forests; वसताम् (vasatām) - dwelling; मृग (mṛga) - animals; पक्षिणाम् (pakṣiṇām) - birds;]
(Always pleasing to the mind and ear, hearing the loud and low voices of the joyful animals and birds dwelling in the forests.)
He always delighted in hearing the various calls of joyful animals and birds living in the forests, which were pleasing to his mind and ears.
आजिघ्रन्पेशलान्गन्धान्फुल्लानां वृक्षवीरुधाम्। नानारूपान्वने पश्यन्रमणीयान्वनौकसः ॥१२-९-८॥
ājighran peśalān gandhān phullānāṃ vṛkṣa-vīrudhām। nānā-rūpān vane paśyan ramaṇīyān vanaukasaḥ ॥12-9-8॥
[आजिघ्रन् (ājighran) - smelling; (he) smelled; पेशलान् (peśalān) - pleasant; (the) pleasant; गन्धान् (gandhān) - fragrances; scents; फुल्लानाम् (phullānām) - of blossomed; of blooming; वृक्ष (vṛkṣa) - trees; वीरुधाम् (vīrudhām) - of creepers; of plants; नानारूपान् (nānārūpān) - various forms; of various shapes; वने (vane) - in the forest; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; (he) seeing; रमणीयान् (ramaṇīyān) - beautiful; delightful; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers; those living in the forest;]
(Smelling the pleasant fragrances of the blossomed trees and creepers, seeing the various beautiful forms of the forest-dwellers in the forest.)
He smelled the pleasant scents of the blooming trees and creepers, and saw the various beautiful forms of the forest-dwellers in the forest.
वानप्रस्थजनस्यापि दर्शनं कुलवासिनः। नाप्रियाण्याचरिष्यामि किं पुनर्ग्रामवासिनाम् ॥१२-९-९॥
vānaprasthajanasya api darśanaṃ kulavāsinaḥ। na apriyāṇi ācariṣyāmi kiṃ punaḥ grāmavāsinām ॥12-9-9॥
[वानप्रस्थजनस्य (vānaprasthajanasya) - of the forest-dwelling people; अपि (api) - even; दर्शनं (darśanam) - sight; कुलवासिनः (kulavāsinaḥ) - of the householders; न (na) - not; अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things; आचरिष्यामि (ācariṣyāmi) - I will do; किं (kiṃ) - how much more; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; ग्रामवासिनाम् (grāmavāsinām) - of the village-dwellers;]
(Even the sight of the forest-dwelling people by the householders—I will not do unpleasant things; how much more (so) for the village-dwellers.)
Even householders should not do anything unpleasant to the forest-dwellers; how much more so to the village-dwellers.
एकान्तशीली विमृशन्पक्वापक्वेन वर्तयन्। पितॄन्देवांश्च वन्येन वाग्भिरद्भिश्च तर्पयन् ॥१२-९-१०॥
ekāntaśīlī vimṛśan pakvāpakvena vartayan। pitṝn devāṃś ca vanyena vāgbhir adbhiś ca tarpayan ॥12-9-10॥
[एकान्त-शीली (ekānta-śīlī) - having solitary disposition; विमृशन् (vimṛśan) - reflecting; पक्व-अपक्वेन (pakva-apakvena) - with ripe and unripe (food); वर्तयन् (vartayan) - sustaining; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors; देवान् (devān) - the gods; च (ca) - and; वन्येन (vanyena) - with forest produce; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; अद्भिः (adbhiḥ) - with water; च (ca) - and; तर्पयन् (tarpayan) - satisfying;]
(Having a solitary disposition, reflecting, sustaining (himself) with ripe and unripe (food), satisfying the ancestors and the gods with forest produce, with words, and with water.)
He, being solitary and reflective, lived on both ripe and unripe food, and satisfied the ancestors and gods with offerings of forest produce, words, and water.
एवमारण्यशास्त्राणामुग्रमुग्रतरं विधिम्। सेवमानः प्रतीक्षिष्ये देहस्यास्य समापनम् ॥१२-९-११॥
evam-āraṇya-śāstrāṇām ugram ugrataraṃ vidhim। sevamānaḥ pratīkṣiṣye dehasya asya samāpanam ॥12-9-11॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आरण्य (āraṇya) - of the forest; शास्त्राणाम् (śāstrāṇām) - of the scriptures; उग्रम् (ugram) - severe; उग्रतरम् (ugrataraṃ) - more severe; विधिम् (vidhim) - rule; सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - observing; प्रतीक्षिष्ये (pratīkṣiṣye) - I shall await; देहस्य (dehasya) - of the body; अस्य (asya) - of this; समापनम् (samāpanam) - end;]
(Thus, observing the severe and more severe rule of the forest scriptures, I shall await the end of this body.)
Thus, by observing the most severe rules of the forest scriptures, I shall wait for the end of this body.
अथ वैकोऽहमेकाहमेकैकस्मिन्वनस्पतौ। चरन्भैक्ष्यं मुनिर्मुण्डः क्षपयिष्ये कलेवरम् ॥१२-९-१२॥
atha vaiko'ham-ekāham-ekaikasmin vanaspatau। caran bhaikṣyam munir muṇḍaḥ kṣapayiṣye kalevaram ॥12-9-12॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; one; अहम् (aham) - I; एकाहम् (ekāham) - one day at a time; for one day; एकैकस्मिन् (ekaikasmin) - in each; in every single; वनस्पतौ (vanaspatau) - tree; in a tree; चरन् (caran) - wandering; moving; भैक्ष्यम् (bhaikṣyam) - alms; food obtained by begging; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage; ascetic; मुण्डः (muṇḍaḥ) - shaven-headed; bald; क्षपयिष्ये (kṣapayiṣye) - I shall wear away; I shall destroy; कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body; physical frame;]
(Now indeed, alone, I, for one day at a time, in each tree, wandering, alms, the sage, shaven-headed, I shall wear away the body.)
Now, indeed, I shall live alone, spending each day in a different tree, wandering for alms, and as a shaven-headed sage, I shall gradually wear away my body.
पांसुभिः समवच्छन्नः शून्यागारप्रतिश्रयः। वृक्षमूलनिकेतो वा त्यक्तसर्वप्रियाप्रियः ॥१२-९-१३॥
pāṃsubhiḥ samavacchannaḥ śūnyāgārapratiśrayaḥ। vṛkṣamūlaniketo vā tyaktasarvapriyāpriyaḥ ॥12-9-13॥
[पांसुभिः (pāṃsubhiḥ) - with dust; समवच्छन्नः (samavacchannaḥ) - completely covered; शून्यागारप्रतिश्रयः (śūnyāgārapratiśrayaḥ) - taking shelter in an empty house; वृक्षमूलनिकेतः (vṛkṣamūlaniketaḥ) - dwelling at the root of a tree; वा (vā) - or; त्यक्तसर्वप्रियाप्रियः (tyaktasarvapriyāpriyaḥ) - having abandoned all that is dear and not dear;]
(Covered with dust, taking shelter in an empty house, or dwelling at the root of a tree, having abandoned all that is dear and not dear.)
Covered with dust, residing in an empty house or at the root of a tree, having renounced all attachments and aversions.
न शोचन्न प्रहृष्यंश्च तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः। निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा निर्द्वंद्वो निष्परिग्रहः ॥१२-९-१४॥
na śocan na prahṛṣyaṃś ca tulya-nindātma-saṃstutiḥ। nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ ॥12-9-14॥
[न (na) - not; शोचन् (śocan) - grieving; न (na) - not; प्रहृष्यन् (prahṛṣyan) - rejoicing; च (ca) - and; तुल्य (tulya) - equal; निन्दा (nindā) - blame; आत्म (ātma) - self; संस्तुतिः (saṃstutiḥ) - praise; निराशीः (nirāśīḥ) - without expectation; निर्ममः (nirmamaḥ) - without possessiveness; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; निर्द्वंद्वः (nirdvandvaḥ) - free from dualities; निष्परिग्रहः (niṣparigrahaḥ) - without acquisition;]
(Not grieving, not rejoicing, equal in blame and self-praise, without expectation, without possessiveness, having become free from dualities, without acquisition.)
One who neither grieves nor rejoices, who is equal in blame and self-praise, who is free from expectation and possessiveness, who is established in freedom from dualities and acquisition.
आत्मारामः प्रसन्नात्मा जडान्धबधिराकृतिः। अकुर्वाणः परैः काञ्चित्संविदं जातु केनचित् ॥१२-९-१५॥
ātmārāmaḥ prasannātmā jaḍāndhabadhirākṛtiḥ। akurvāṇaḥ paraiḥ kāñcit saṃvidaṃ jātu kenacit ॥12-9-15॥
[आत्मारामः (ātmārāmaḥ) - one who delights in the Self; प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - of clear mind; जड (jaḍa) - dull; अन्ध (andha) - blind; बधिर (badhira) - deaf; आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - in the form; अकुर्वाणः (akurvāṇaḥ) - not engaging (in action); परैः (paraiḥ) - with others; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; संविदं (saṃvidaṃ) - communication; जातु (jātu) - ever; केनचित् (kenacit) - with anyone;]
(One who delights in the Self, of clear mind, in the form of dull, blind, and deaf, not engaging in any communication with others at any time with anyone.)
He delights in his own Self, his mind is serene, and he appears as if dull, blind, and deaf. He never engages in any communication with anyone at any time.
जङ्गमाजङ्गमान्सर्वान्नविहिंसंश्चतुर्विधान्। प्रजाः सर्वाः स्वधर्मस्थाः समः प्राणभृतः प्रति ॥१२-९-१६॥
jaṅgamājaṅgamān sarvān na vihiṁsaṁ caturvidhān। prajāḥ sarvāḥ svadharmasthāḥ samaḥ prāṇabhṛtaḥ prati ॥12-9-16॥
[जङ्गम (jaṅgama) - moving; अजङ्गमान् (ajaṅgamān) - non-moving; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; न (na) - not; विहिंसन् (vihiṁsan) - harming; चतुर्विधान् (caturvidhān) - of four kinds; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; स्वधर्मस्थाः (svadharmasthāḥ) - established in their own duty; समः (samaḥ) - equal; प्राणभृतः (prāṇabhṛtaḥ) - towards living beings; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Not harming any of the moving or non-moving, all four kinds of beings; all creatures established in their own duty, equal towards living beings.)
One should not harm any moving or non-moving beings of all four kinds; all creatures, established in their own duties, should be equal towards all living beings.
न चाप्यवहसन्कञ्चिन्न कुर्वन्भ्रुकुटीं क्वचित्। प्रसन्नवदनो नित्यं सर्वेन्द्रियसुसंयतः ॥१२-९-१७॥
na cāpyavahasan kañcin na kurvan bhrukuṭīṃ kvacit। prasannavadano nityaṃ sarvendriyasusaṃyataḥ ॥12-9-17॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अवहसन् (avahasan) - laughing at; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; न (na) - not; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making; भ्रुकुटीं (bhrukuṭīm) - frown; क्वचित् (kvacit) - at any time; प्रसन्नवदनः (prasannavadanaḥ) - with a cheerful face; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सर्वेन्द्रिय (sarva-indriya) - all senses; सुसंयतः (su-saṃyataḥ) - well-restrained;]
(Not laughing at anyone, not making a frown at any time, always with a cheerful face, well-restrained in all senses.)
He never laughed at anyone, nor did he ever frown; he was always cheerful and had complete control over all his senses.
अपृच्छन्कस्यचिन्मार्गं व्रजन्येनैव केनचित्। न देशं न दिशं काञ्चिद्गन्तुमिच्छन्विशेषतः ॥१२-९-१८॥
apṛcchan kasya-cin mārgaṃ vrajan yena eva kenacit। na deśaṃ na diśaṃ kāñcid gantum icchan viśeṣataḥ ॥12-9-18॥
[अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - not asking; कस्यचित् (kasya-cit) - of anyone; मार्गं (mārgaṃ) - the path; व्रजन् (vrajan) - going; येनैव (yena-eva) - by whom indeed; केनचित् (kena-cit) - by anyone; न (na) - not; देशं (deśaṃ) - country; न (na) - not; दिशं (diśaṃ) - direction; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(Not asking anyone, going on the path by whomever indeed, not desiring especially to go to any country or any direction.)
He did not ask anyone about the path, and as he went, he did not particularly wish to go to any country or direction.
गमने निरपेक्षश्च पश्चादनवलोकयन्। ऋजुः प्रणिहितो गच्छंस्त्रसस्थावरवर्जकः ॥१२-९-१९॥
gamane nirapekṣaś ca paścād anavalokayan। ṛjuḥ praṇihito gacchan trasasthāvaravarjakaḥ ॥12-9-19॥
[गमने (gamane) - in going; निरपेक्षः (nirapekṣaḥ) - indifferent; च (ca) - and; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; अनवलोकयन् (anavalokayan) - not looking; ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - straight; प्रणिहितः (praṇihitaḥ) - intent; गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; त्रसस्थावरवर्जकः (trasasthāvaravarjakaḥ) - avoiding moving and unmoving beings;]
(In going, indifferent and not looking behind, straight, intent, going, avoiding moving and unmoving beings.)
While going, he is indifferent, does not look back, proceeds straight and intent, avoiding both moving and unmoving beings.
स्वभावस्तु प्रयात्यग्रे प्रभवन्त्यशनान्यपि। द्वंद्वानि च विरुद्धानि तानि सर्वाण्यचिन्तयन् ॥१२-९-२०॥
svabhāvastu prayātyagre prabhavantyaśanānyapi। dvaṃdvāni ca viruddhāni tāni sarvāṇyacintayan ॥12-9-20॥
[स्वभावः (svabhāvaḥ) - own-nature; essence; तु (tu) - but; प्रयाति (prayāti) - proceeds; goes; अग्रे (agre) - ahead; forward; प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - arise; come into being; अशनानि (aśanāni) - foods; eatables; अपि (api) - also; even; द्वंद्वानि (dvaṃdvāni) - pairs; dualities; च (ca) - and; विरुद्धानि (viruddhāni) - opposed; contrary; तानि (tāni) - those; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - not considering; disregarding;]
(But own-nature proceeds ahead; foods also arise; and pairs, opposed, those all, not considering.)
But one's own nature proceeds forward; even foods arise; and all those pairs of opposites, disregarding them.
अल्पं वास्वादु वा भोज्यं पूर्वालाभेन जातु चित्। अन्येष्वपि चरँल्लाभमलाभे सप्त पूरयन् ॥१२-९-२१॥
alpaṃ vāsvādu vā bhojyaṃ pūrvālābhena jātu cit | anyeṣv api caraṃllābhamalābhe sapta pūrayan ॥12-9-21॥
[अल्पम् (alpaṃ) - little; वा (vā) - or; स्वादु (svādu) - pleasant; वा (vā) - or; भोज्यम् (bhojyaṃ) - food; पूर्वालाभेन (pūrvālābhena) - by previous gain; जातु (jātu) - ever; चित् (cit) - at all; अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others; अपि (api) - also; चरन् (caran) - moving; लाभम् (lābham) - gain; अलाभे (alābhe) - in non-gain; सप्त (sapta) - seven; पूरयन् (pūrayan) - fulfilling;]
(Little or pleasant or food, by previous gain, ever at all; in others also, moving, in gain and non-gain, seven fulfilling.)
Whether the food is little or pleasant, or whatever is obtained previously, at any time; even while moving among others, in gain and loss, fulfilling the seven (obligations).
विधूमे न्यस्तमुसले व्यङ्गारे भुक्तवज्जने। अतीतपात्रसञ्चारे काले विगतभिक्षुके ॥१२-९-२२॥
vidhūme nyastamusale vyaṅgāre bhuktavajjane। atītapātrasañcāre kāle vigatabhikṣuke ॥12-9-22॥
[विधूमे (vidhūme) - in a place without smoke; न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; मुसले (musale) - the pestle; व्यङ्गारे (vyaṅgāre) - with the fire extinguished; भुक्तवत् (bhuktavat) - as if eaten; जने (jane) - with people; अतीत (atīta) - passed; पात्र (pātra) - the bowl; सञ्चारे (sañcāre) - when movement has ceased; काले (kāle) - at the time; विगत (vigata) - departed; भिक्षुके (bhikṣuke) - the mendicant;]
(In a place without smoke, with the pestle laid down, with the fire extinguished, as if people have eaten, when the bowl has been put away, at the time when the mendicant has departed.)
When there is no smoke, the pestle is set aside, the fire is out, people have eaten, the bowl is put away, and the mendicant has left.
एककालं चरन्भैक्ष्यं गृहे द्वे चैव पञ्च च। स्पृहापाशान्विमुच्याहं चरिष्यामि महीमिमाम् ॥१२-९-२३॥
ekakālaṃ caranbhaikṣyaṃ gṛhe dve caiva pañca ca। spṛhāpāśānvimucyāhaṃ cariṣyāmi mahīmimām ॥12-9-23॥
[एककालम् (ekakālam) - one time; चरन् (caran) - wandering; भैक्ष्यम् (bhaikṣyam) - alms; गृहे (gṛhe) - in house; द्वे (dve) - two; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; स्पृहा (spṛhā) - desire; पाशान् (pāśān) - bonds; विमुच्य (vimucya) - having released; अहम् (aham) - I; चरिष्यामि (cariṣyāmi) - shall wander; महीम् (mahīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(Wandering for alms at one time, in two or five houses indeed, having released the bonds of desire, I shall wander this earth.)
I will wander this earth, seeking alms at one time in two or five houses, having freed myself from the bonds of desire.
न जिजीविषुवत्किञ्चिन्न मुमूर्षुवदाचरन्। जीवितं मरणं चैव नाभिनन्दन्न च द्विषन् ॥१२-९-२४॥
na jijīviṣuvat kiñcin na mumūrṣuvad ācaran। jīvitam maraṇaṃ caiva nābhinandan na ca dviṣan ॥12-9-24॥
[न (na) - not; जिजीविषुवत् (jijīviṣuvat) - like one wishing to live; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; न (na) - not; मुमूर्षुवत् (mumūrṣuvat) - like one wishing to die; आचरन् (ācaran) - acting; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; अभिनन्दन् (abhinandan) - rejoicing; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्विषन् (dviṣan) - hating;]
(Not acting like one wishing to live, nor like one wishing to die; life and death indeed neither rejoicing nor hating.)
He acted neither with the desire to live nor the wish to die; he neither rejoiced in life nor hated death.
वास्यैकं तक्षतो बाहुं चन्दनेनैकमुक्षतः। नाकल्याणं न कल्याणं चिन्तयन्नुभयोस्तयोः ॥१२-९-२५॥
vāsy ekaṃ takṣato bāhuṃ candanenai kam ukṣataḥ| nākalyāṇaṃ na kalyāṇaṃ cintayann ubhayos tayoḥ ॥12-9-25॥
[वास्य (vāsy) - of the fragrance; of the scent; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; single; तक्षतः (takṣataḥ) - carving; cutting; बाहुं (bāhuṃ) - arm; चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood; एकम् (ekam) - one; single; उक्षतः (ukṣataḥ) - anointing; smearing; न (na) - not; अकल्याणं (akalyāṇaṃ) - unfortunate; inauspicious; न (na) - not; कल्याणं (kalyāṇaṃ) - fortunate; auspicious; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; considering; उभयोः (ubhayos) - of both; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them;]
(Of the fragrance, carving one arm, with sandalwood anointing one, not thinking of the inauspicious nor the auspicious, of both of them.)
He carved one arm for the fragrance, anointed the other with sandalwood, thinking neither of the inauspicious nor the auspicious in either case.
याः काश्चिज्जीवता शक्याः कर्तुमभ्युदयक्रियाः। सर्वास्ताः समभित्यज्य निमेषादिव्यवस्थितः ॥१२-९-२६॥
yāḥ kāścid jīvatā śakyāḥ kartum abhyudaya-kriyāḥ। sarvāḥ tāḥ samabhityajya nimeṣa-ādi-vyavasthitaḥ ॥12-9-26॥
[याः (yāḥ) - which; (feminine, plural, nominative); काश्चित् (kāścit) - some; (feminine, plural, nominative); जीवता (jīvatā) - by living; (instrumental singular); शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - possible; (feminine, plural, nominative); कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; (infinitive); अभ्युदयक्रियाः (abhyudaya-kriyāḥ) - actions of prosperity; (feminine, plural, nominative); सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; (feminine, plural, nominative); ताः (tāḥ) - those; (feminine, plural, accusative); समभित्यज्य (samabhityajya) - having completely abandoned; (absolutive); निमेषादि (nimeṣa-ādi) - from a wink onwards; (compound, instrumental singular); व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - remained; (masculine, singular, nominative);]
(Whichsoever actions of prosperity are possible to be done by living, all those, having completely abandoned, (he) remained from a wink onwards.)
He abandoned all actions of prosperity that could be accomplished by living, and remained motionless even for the time of a wink.
तेषु नित्यमसक्तश्च त्यक्तसर्वेन्द्रियक्रियः। सुपरित्यक्तसङ्कल्पः सुनिर्णिक्तात्मकल्मषः ॥१२-९-२७॥
teṣu nityamasaktaśca tyaktasarvendriyakriyaḥ। suparityaktasaṅkalpaḥ sunirṇiktātmakalmaṣaḥ ॥12-9-27॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; (locative plural of 'tat') नित्यम् (nityam) - always; (adverb) असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached; (nominative singular masculine of 'asakta') च (ca) - and; (conjunction) त्यक्त (tyakta) - abandoned; (past participle of 'tyaj') सर्व (sarva) - all; (adjective) इन्द्रिय (indriya) - senses; (noun) क्रियः (kriyaḥ) - actions; (nominative singular masculine of 'kriyā') सुपरित्यक्त (suparityakta) - well-abandoned; (past participle with prefix 'su-') सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolves; (nominative singular masculine of 'saṅkalpa') सुनिर्णिक्त (sunirṇikta) - well-cleansed; (past participle with prefix 'su-') आत्म (ātma) - self; (noun) कल्मषः (kalmaṣaḥ) - impurities; (nominative singular masculine of 'kalmaṣa');]
(In those, always unattached and having abandoned all actions of the senses, with resolves well-abandoned, with the self's impurities well-cleansed.)
Among them, always unattached, having renounced all actions of the senses, with all resolves well abandoned, and with the impurities of the self thoroughly cleansed.
विमुक्तः सर्वसङ्गेभ्यो व्यतीतः सर्ववागुराः। न वशे कस्यचित्तिष्ठन्सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः ॥१२-९-२८॥
vimuktaḥ sarvasaṅgebhyo vyatītaḥ sarvavāgurāḥ। na vaśe kasyacittiṣṭhansadharmā mātariśvanaḥ ॥12-9-28॥
[विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - completely released; सर्वसङ्गेभ्यः (sarvasaṅgebhyaḥ) - from all attachments; व्यतीतः (vyatītaḥ) - having crossed beyond; सर्ववागुराः (sarvavāgurāḥ) - all snares; न (na) - not; वशे (vaśe) - under the control; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - abiding; सधर्मा (sadharmā) - having the same nature; मातरिश्वनः (mātariśvanaḥ) - as Mātariśvan (Wind);]
(Completely released from all attachments, having crossed beyond all snares, not abiding under the control of anyone, having the same nature as Mātariśvan (Wind).)
Freed from all attachments and beyond all snares, not under anyone's control, he abides with the same nature as Mātariśvan, the Wind.
वीतरागश्चरन्नेवं तुष्टिं प्राप्स्यामि शाश्वतीम्। तृष्णया हि महत्पापमज्ञानादस्मि कारितः ॥१२-९-२९॥
vītarāgaś caran nevaṃ tuṣṭiṃ prāpsyāmi śāśvatīm। tṛṣṇayā hi mahatpāpam ajñānād asmi kāritaḥ ॥12-9-29॥
[वीतरागः (vītarāgaḥ) - one who is free from passion; चरन् (caran) - moving; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तुष्टिम् (tuṣṭim) - contentment; प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall attain; शाश्वतीम् (śāśvatīm) - eternal; तृष्णया (tṛṣṇayā) - by thirst (desire); हि (hi) - indeed; महत् (mahat) - great; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; कारितः (kāritaḥ) - caused;]
(Moving thus as one free from passion, I shall attain eternal contentment. Indeed, by desire, I have been caused to commit great sin out of ignorance.)
Living in this way, free from passion, I will attain everlasting contentment. Truly, it is because of desire that I have been made to commit great sin out of ignorance.
कुशलाकुशलान्येके कृत्वा कर्माणि मानवाः। कार्यकारणसंश्लिष्टं स्वजनं नाम बिभ्रति ॥१२-९-३०॥
kuśalākuśalāny eke kṛtvā karmāṇi mānavāḥ। kāryakāraṇasaṃśliṣṭaṃ svajanaṃ nāma bibhrati ॥12-9-30॥
[कुशल (kuśala) - auspicious; skillful; अकुशलानि (akuśalāni) - inauspicious; unskillful; एके (eke) - some; certain ones; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; after doing; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; deeds; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; men; कार्य (kārya) - effect; action; कारण (kāraṇa) - cause; संश्लिष्टं (saṃśliṣṭaṃ) - joined; connected; स्वजनं (svajanaṃ) - one's own people; relatives; नाम (nāma) - by name; called; बिभ्रति (bibhrati) - bear; carry;]
(Some humans, having performed auspicious and inauspicious actions, bear those called their own people, joined with cause and effect.)
Some people, after performing good and bad deeds, carry those called their own relatives, who are bound together by cause and effect.
आयुषोऽन्ते प्रहायेदं क्षीणप्रायं कलेवरम्। प्रतिगृह्णाति तत्पापं कर्तुः कर्मफलं हि तत् ॥१२-९-३१॥
āyuṣo'nte prahāyedaṃ kṣīṇaprāyaṃ kalevaram। pratigṛhṇāti tatpāpaṃ kartuḥ karmaphalaṃ hi tat ॥12-9-31॥
[आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; प्रहाय (prahāya) - having abandoned; इदम् (idam) - this; क्षीणप्रायम् (kṣīṇaprāyam) - almost exhausted; कलेवरम् (kalevaram) - body; प्रतिगृह्णाति (pratigṛhṇāti) - receives; तत् (tat) - that; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer; कर्मफलं (karmaphalam) - fruit of action; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]
(At the end of life, having abandoned this almost exhausted body, it receives that sin, indeed that is the fruit of action of the doer.)
At the end of life, when this body is almost exhausted and abandoned, the doer receives the result of his actions, which is indeed his own sin.
एवं संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन्व्याविद्धे रथचक्रवत्। समेति भूतग्रामोऽयं भूतग्रामेण कार्यवान् ॥१२-९-३२॥
evaṃ saṃsāracakre'smin vyāviddhe rathacakravat। sameti bhūtagrāmo'yaṃ bhūtagrāmeṇa kāryavān ॥12-9-32॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; संसारचक्रे (saṃsāracakre) - in the wheel of saṃsāra; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; व्याविद्धे (vyāviddhe) - scattered; रथचक्रवत् (rathacakravat) - like a chariot wheel; समेति (sameti) - comes together; भूतग्रामः (bhūtagrāmaḥ) - the group of beings; अयम् (ayam) - this; भूतग्रामेण (bhūtagrāmeṇa) - with the group of beings; कार्यवान् (kāryavān) - endowed with action;]
(Thus, in this wheel of saṃsāra, scattered like a chariot wheel, the group of beings, this, comes together with the group of beings, endowed with action.)
Thus, in this wheel of saṃsāra, scattered like a chariot wheel, this group of beings comes together with other beings, driven by their actions.
जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिवेदनाभिरुपद्रुतम्। असारमिममस्वन्तं संसारं त्यजतः सुखम् ॥१२-९-३३॥
janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vyādhi-vedanābhir-upadrutam। asāram-imam-asvantaṃ saṃsāraṃ tyajataḥ sukham ॥12-9-33॥
[जन्म (janma) - birth; मृत्यु (mṛtyu) - death; जरा (jarā) - old age; व्याधि (vyādhi) - disease; वेदनाभिः (vedanābhiḥ) - by pains; उपद्रुतम् (upadrutam) - afflicted; असारम् (asāram) - without essence; इमम् (imam) - this; अस्वन्तम् (asvantam) - restless; संसारम् (saṃsāram) - worldly existence; त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - of one who abandons; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness;]
(Afflicted by birth, death, old age, disease, and pains, this restless, essence-less worldly existence—happiness is for one who abandons it.)
Happiness comes to one who abandons this restless, unsubstantial worldly existence, which is afflicted by birth, death, old age, disease, and suffering.
दिवः पतत्सु देवेषु स्थानेभ्यश्च महर्षिषु। को हि नाम भवेनार्थी भवेत्कारणतत्त्ववित् ॥१२-९-३४॥
divaḥ patatsu deveṣu sthānebhyaśca maharṣiṣu। ko hi nāma bhavenārthī bhavetkāraṇatattvavit ॥12-9-34॥
[दिवः (divaḥ) - of heaven; पतत्सु (patatsu) - among those who fall; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; स्थानेभ्यः (sthānebhyaḥ) - from the places; च (ca) - and; महर्षिषु (maharṣiṣu) - among the great sages; को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - truly; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; अर्थी (arthī) - a seeker; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; कारणतत्त्ववित् (kāraṇatattvavit) - knower of the principle of cause;]
(Of heaven, among those who fall, among the gods, from the places, and among the great sages, who indeed truly would be a seeker, would be a knower of the principle of cause?)
Among those who fall from heaven, among the gods, from their places, and among the great sages, who indeed would truly be a seeker, a knower of the principle of cause?
कृत्वा हि विविधं कर्म तत्तद्विविधलक्षणम्। पार्थिवैर्नृपतिः स्वल्पैः कारणैरेव बध्यते ॥१२-९-३५॥
kṛtvā hi vividhaṃ karma tattad-vividha-lakṣaṇam। pārthivair nṛpatiḥ svalpaiḥ kāraṇair eva badhyate ॥12-9-35॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; हि (hi) - indeed; विविधं (vividham) - various; कर्म (karma) - actions; तत्तत् (tattat) - each and every; विविध (vividha) - various; लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristics; पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by kings; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; स्वल्पैः (svalpaiḥ) - by small; कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - causes; एव (eva) - only; बध्यते (badhyate) - is bound;]
(Having performed indeed various actions, each with various characteristics, the king is bound by kings by only small causes.)
Indeed, after performing various actions of different kinds, the king is bound by other kings even for small reasons.
तस्मात्प्रज्ञामृतमिदं चिरान्मां प्रत्युपस्थितम्। तत्प्राप्य प्रार्थये स्थानमव्ययं शाश्वतं ध्रुवम् ॥१२-९-३६॥
tasmāt-prajñāmṛtam-idaṃ cirān-māṃ pratyupasthitam। tat-prāpya prārthaye sthānam-avyayaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvam ॥12-9-36॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; प्रज्ञामृतम् (prajñāmṛtam) - nectar of wisdom; इदं (idaṃ) - this; चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time; माम् (mām) - to me; प्रत्युपस्थितम् (pratyupasthitam) - has come before; तत् (tat) - that; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; प्रार्थये (prārthaye) - I request; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - fixed;]
(Therefore, this nectar of wisdom has come to me after a long time. Having attained that, I request the imperishable, eternal, fixed abode.)
Therefore, after a long time, this nectar of wisdom has come to me. Having attained that, I request the imperishable, eternal, and fixed abode.
एतया सततं वृत्त्या चरन्नेवम्प्रकारया। देहं संस्थापयिष्यामि निर्भयं मार्गमास्थितः ॥१२-९-३७॥
etayā satataṃ vṛttyā carannevamprakārayā। dehaṃ saṃsthāpayiṣyāmi nirbhayaṃ mārgamāsthitaḥ ॥12-9-37॥
[एतया (etayā) - by this; (instrumental singular, feminine) सततं (satataṃ) - constantly; always; वृत्त्या (vṛttyā) - by conduct; by way of living; चरन् (caran) - moving; practicing; behaving; एवम् (evam) - thus; in this way; प्रकारया (prakārayā) - by manner; by method; (instrumental singular, feminine) देहं (dehaṃ) - body; (accusative singular) संस्थापयिष्यामि (saṃsthāpayiṣyāmi) - I shall establish; I will set; निर्भयं (nirbhayaṃ) - fearlessly; without fear; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; way; (accusative singular) आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to; having taken up; (nominative singular, masculine);]
(By this constant conduct, behaving in this manner, I shall establish the body fearlessly, having taken up the path.)
By always following this way of conduct, behaving thus, I will establish my body without fear, having taken up the path.
