12.133
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। यथा दस्युः समर्यादः प्रेत्यभावे न नश्यति ॥१२-१३३-१॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। yathā dasyuḥ samaryādaḥ pretyabhāve na naśyati ॥12-133-1॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; यथा (yathā) - as; दस्युः (dasyuḥ) - robber; समर्यादः (samaryādaḥ) - with conduct; प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the state after death; न (na) - not; नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history. As the robber with conduct does not perish in the state after death.)
Here too, they narrate this ancient story: Just as a robber who has proper conduct does not perish after death.
प्रहर्ता मतिमाञ्शूरः श्रुतवाननृशंसवान्। रक्षन्नक्षयिणं धर्मं ब्रह्मण्यो गुरुपूजकः ॥१२-१३३-२॥
prahartā matimāñśūraḥ śrutavānanṛśaṃsavān। rakṣannakṣayiṇaṃ dharmaṃ brahmaṇyo gurupūjakaḥ ॥12-133-2॥
[प्रहर्ता (prahartā) - one who strikes; मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent; शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave; श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - learned; अनृशंसवान् (anṛśaṃsavān) - compassionate; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; अक्षयिणम् (akṣayiṇam) - imperishable; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - dharma; ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahman; गुरुपूजकः (gurupūjakaḥ) - one who worships the guru;]
(One who strikes, intelligent, brave, learned, compassionate, protecting imperishable dharma, devoted to Brahman, one who worships the guru.)
He is a striker, intelligent, brave, learned, compassionate, protector of the imperishable dharma, devoted to Brahman, and worshipper of the guru.
निषाद्यां क्षत्रियाज्जातः क्षत्रधर्मानुपालकः। कापव्यो नाम नैषादिर्दस्युत्वात्सिद्धिमाप्तवान् ॥१२-१३३-३॥
niṣādyāṃ kṣatriyāj jātaḥ kṣatradharmānupālakaḥ। kāpavyo nāma naiṣādir dasyutvāt siddhim āptavān ॥12-133-3॥
[निषाद्यां (niṣādyām) - in Niṣādī (woman of Niṣāda tribe); क्षत्रियात् (kṣatriyāt) - from a Kṣatriya; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; क्षत्रधर्म (kṣatradharma) - Kṣatriya duty; अनुपालकः (anupālakaḥ) - protector; कापव्यो (kāpavyo) - Kāpayva (name); नाम (nāma) - named; नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - descendant of Niṣāda; दस्युत्वात् (dasyutvāt) - due to being a robber; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - attained;]
(Born from a Kṣatriya in a Niṣādī woman, a protector of Kṣatriya duty, Kāpayva by name, a descendant of Niṣāda, attained success due to being a robber.)
Kāpayva, born to a Kṣatriya and a Niṣādī woman, who upheld the duties of a Kṣatriya, was known as a Naiṣādi. Because of his life as a robber, he attained success.
अरण्ये सायपूर्वाह्णे मृगयूथप्रकोपिता। विधिज्ञो मृगजातीनां निपानानां च कोविदः ॥१२-१३३-४॥
araṇye sāyapūrvāhṇe mṛgayūthaprakopitā। vidhijño mṛgajātīnāṃ nipānānāṃ ca kovidaḥ ॥12-133-4॥
[अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; सायपूर्वाह्णे (sāyapūrvāhṇe) - in the early afternoon; मृगयूथप्रकोपिता (mṛgayūthaprakopitā) - agitated by herds of deer; विधिज्ञः (vidhijñaḥ) - knower of rules; मृगजातीनाम् (mṛgajātīnām) - of the species of deer; निपानानाम् (nipānānām) - of the watering places; च (ca) - and; कोविदः (kovidaḥ) - expert;]
(In the forest, in the early afternoon, agitated by herds of deer, a knower of rules, expert in the species of deer and the watering places.)
In the forest, in the early afternoon, agitated by herds of deer, there was an expert who knew the rules regarding the species of deer and their watering places.
सर्वकाननदेशज्ञः पारियात्रचरः सदा। धर्मज्ञः सर्वभूतानाममोघेषुर्दृढायुधः ॥१२-१३३-५॥
sarvakānanadeśajñaḥ pāriyātracaraḥ sadā। dharmajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmamogheṣurdṛḍhāyudhaḥ ॥12-133-5॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; कानन (kānana) - forest; देश (deśa) - region; ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower; पारियात्र (pāriyātra) - Pāriyātra (a mountain range); चरः (caraḥ) - wanderer; सदा (sadā) - always; धर्म (dharma) - dharma; ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; अमोघ (amogha) - unfailing; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; आयुधः (āyudhaḥ) - weaponed;]
(Knower of all forest regions, wanderer of Pāriyātra, always; knower of dharma, of all beings, with unfailing arrows, firmly weaponed.)
He knows all the forest regions, always wanders in the Pāriyātra mountains; he is knowledgeable in dharma, knows all beings, has unfailing arrows, and is firmly armed.
अप्यनेकशताः सेना एक एव जिगाय सः। स वृद्धावन्धपितरौ महारण्येऽभ्यपूजयत् ॥१२-१३३-६॥
apy anekaśatāḥ senā eka eva jigāya saḥ। sa vṛddhāvandhapitarau mahāraṇye'bhya pūjayat॥12-133-6॥
[अपि (api) - even; अनेकशताः (anekaśatāḥ) - hundreds of many; सेना (senā) - armies; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; जिगाय (jigāya) - conquered; सः (saḥ) - he; सः (saḥ) - he; वृद्ध (vṛddha) - aged; अन्ध (andha) - blind; पितरौ (pitarau) - parents (dual); महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest; अभ्यपूजयत् (abhyapūjayat) - honored;]
(Even hundreds of armies, he alone indeed conquered. He honored his aged and blind parents in the great forest.)
He alone conquered even hundreds of armies. In the great forest, he honored his aged and blind parents.
मधुमांसैर्मूलफलैरन्नैरुच्चावचैरपि। सत्कृत्य भोजयामास सम्यक्परिचचार च ॥१२-१३३-७॥
madhumāṁsair mūlaphalair annair uccāvacair api। satkṛtya bhojayāmāsa samyak paricacāra ca ॥12-133-7॥
[मधु (madhu) - honey; मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - with meats; मूल (mūla) - roots; फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits; अन्नैः (annaiḥ) - with foods; उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - of various kinds; अपि (api) - also; सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored; भोजयामास (bhojayāmāsa) - fed; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; परिचचार (paricacāra) - served; च (ca) - and;]
(With honey, meats, roots, fruits, foods of various kinds also, having honored (them), (he) fed (them) properly and served (them).)
He honored them and fed them properly with honey, meats, roots, fruits, and various kinds of foods, and also served them well.
आरण्यकान्प्रव्रजितान्ब्राह्मणान्परिपालयन्। अपि तेभ्यो मृगान्हत्वा निनाय च महावने ॥१२-१३३-८॥
āraṇyakān pravrajitān brāhmaṇān paripālayan। api tebhyo mṛgān hatvā nināya ca mahāvane ॥12-133-8॥
[आरण्यकान् (āraṇyakān) - forest-dwellers; प्रव्रजितान् (pravrajitān) - ascetics; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brāhmaṇas; परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - protecting; अपि (api) - also; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - for them; मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; निनाय (nināya) - brought; च (ca) - and; महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest;]
(Protecting the forest-dwelling ascetic Brāhmaṇas, and also, having killed deer for them, (he) brought (them) in the great forest.)
He protected the forest-dwelling ascetic Brāhmaṇas, and also brought them deer, having killed (the deer) for them, in the great forest.
ये स्म न प्रतिगृह्णन्ति दस्युभोजनशङ्कया। तेषामासज्य गेहेषु काल्य एव स गच्छति ॥१२-१३३-९॥
ye sma na pratigṛhṇanti dasyubhojanaśaṅkayā। teṣām āsajya geheṣu kālya eva sa gacchati ॥12-133-9॥
[ये (ye) - who; (those) who; स्म (sma) - indeed; certainly; न (na) - not; प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - accept; receive; दस्यु (dasyu) - robber; bandit; भोजन (bhojana) - food; meal; शङ्कया (śaṅkayā) - with suspicion; due to doubt; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; their; आसज्य (āsajya) - having attached; having placed upon; गेहेषु (geheṣu) - in the houses; काल्य (kālya) - in the morning; एव (eva) - indeed; only; स (sa) - he; that; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; departs;]
(Those who indeed do not accept (food) out of suspicion of robber's food, having placed it in their houses, in the morning, that (food) indeed goes (away).)
Those who, out of suspicion that the food is from robbers, do not accept it—if such food is kept in their houses, it departs by morning.
तं बहूनि सहस्राणि ग्रामणित्वेऽभिवव्रिरे। निर्मर्यादानि दस्यूनां निरनुक्रोशकारिणाम् ॥१२-१३३-१०॥
taṃ bahūni sahasrāṇi grāmaṇitve'bhivavrire। nirmaryādāni dasyūnāṃ niranukrośakāriṇām ॥12-133-10॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; ग्रामणित्वे (grāmaṇitve) - in the position of village head; अभिवव्रिरे (abhivavrire) - they chose; निर्मर्यादानि (nirmaryādāni) - without boundaries; दस्यूनाम् (dasyūnām) - of the robbers; निरनुक्रोशकारिणाम् (niranukrośakāriṇām) - of those who act without compassion;]
(Him many thousands in the position of village head they chose; without boundaries of the robbers, of those who act without compassion.)
Many thousands chose him as the village head among the robbers, who were without boundaries and acted without compassion.
दस्यव ऊचुः॥
dasyava ūcuḥ॥
[दस्यव (dasyava) - robbers; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(robbers said;)
The robbers said.
मुहूर्तदेशकालज्ञ प्राज्ञ शीलदृढायुध। ग्रामणीर्भव नो मुख्यः सर्वेषामेव संमतः ॥१२-१३३-११॥
muhūrtadeśakālajña prājña śīladṛḍhāyudha। grāmaṇīrbhava no mukhyaḥ sarveṣāmeva saṃmataḥ ॥12-133-11॥
[मुहूर्त (muhūrta) - moment; auspicious time; देश (deśa) - place; region; कालज्ञ (kālajña) - knower of time; प्राज्ञ (prājña) - wise; learned; शील (śīla) - conduct; character; दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; steadfast; आयुध (āyudha) - weapon; ग्रामणीः (grāmaṇīḥ) - leader of the village; भव (bhava) - be; become; नो (no) - for us; मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief; principal; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; only; संमतः (saṃmataḥ) - approved; accepted;]
(Knower of the moment, place, and time, wise, firm in conduct and weapon; be the leader of the village for us, chief, indeed approved by all.)
Be the chief leader for us, one who knows the right moment, place, and time, wise, steadfast in conduct and arms, and accepted by all.
यथा यथा वक्ष्यसि नः करिष्यामस्तथा तथा। पालयास्मान्यथान्यायं यथा माता यथा पिता ॥१२-१३३-१२॥
yathā yathā vakṣyasi naḥ kariṣyāmas tathā tathā। pālayāsmān yathā nyāyaṃ yathā mātā yathā pitā ॥12-133-12॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; as per; in whatever way; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; as per; in whatever way; वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will say; you will instruct; नः (naḥ) - us; to us; करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will do; we shall perform; तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; likewise; तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; likewise; पालय (pālaya) - protect; preserve; maintain; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; as per; in whatever way; न्यायम् (nyāyam) - justice; propriety; fairness; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; as per; in whatever way; माता (mātā) - mother; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; as per; in whatever way; पिता (pitā) - father;]
(As, as you will say to us, so, so we shall do. Protect us according to justice, as a mother, as a father.)
Whatever you instruct us, we shall act accordingly. Please protect us justly, as a mother or a father would.
कापव्य उवाच॥
kāpavya uvāca॥
[कापव्य (kāpavya) - Kāpavya; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Kāpavya said;)
Kāpavya said.
मा वधीस्त्वं स्त्रियं भीरुं मा शिशुं मा तपस्विनम्। नायुध्यमानो हन्तव्यो न च ग्राह्या बलात्स्त्रियः ॥१२-१३३-१३॥
mā vadhīstvaṃ striyaṃ bhīruṃ mā śiśuṃ mā tapasvinam। nāyudhyamāno hantavyo na ca grāhyā balātstriyaḥ ॥12-133-13॥
[मा (mā) - do not; वधीः (vadhīḥ) - kill; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; स्त्रियं (striyaṃ) - woman; भीरुं (bhīruṃ) - fearful; मा (mā) - do not; शिशुं (śiśuṃ) - child; मा (mā) - do not; तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - ascetic; न (na) - not; अयुध्यमानः (ayudhyamānaḥ) - not fighting; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ग्राह्या (grāhyā) - to be seized; बलात् (balāt) - by force; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women;]
(Do not kill a woman, a fearful one, do not (kill) a child, do not (kill) an ascetic. One not fighting is not to be killed, and women are not to be seized by force.)
Do not kill a woman, a fearful person, a child, or an ascetic. One who is not fighting should not be killed, and women should not be seized by force.
सर्वथा स्त्री न हन्तव्या सर्वसत्त्वेषु युध्यता। नित्यं गोब्राह्मणे स्वस्ति योद्धव्यं च तदर्थतः ॥१२-१३३-१४॥
sarvathā strī na hantavyā sarvasattveṣu yudhyatā। nityaṃ gobrāhmaṇe svasti yoddhavyaṃ ca tadarthataḥ ॥12-133-14॥
[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; स्त्री (strī) - woman; न (na) - not; हन्तव्या (hantavyā) - should be killed; सर्वसत्त्वेषु (sarvasattveṣu) - among all beings; युध्यता (yudhyatā) - while fighting; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; गोब्राह्मणे (gobrāhmaṇe) - cow and Brāhmaṇa; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; योद्धव्यं (yoddhavyaṃ) - should be fought; च (ca) - and; तदर्थतः (tadarthataḥ) - for that purpose;]
(In every way, a woman should not be killed; among all beings, while fighting, always for the welfare of cows and Brāhmaṇas, fighting should be done for that purpose.)
Under all circumstances, a woman must never be killed; even in battle among all beings, one must always fight for the welfare of cows and Brāhmaṇas, and fight only for that purpose.
सस्यं च नापहन्तव्यं सीरविघ्नं च मा कृथाः। पूज्यन्ते यत्र देवाश्च पितरोऽतिथयस्तथा ॥१२-१३३-१५॥
sasyaṃ ca nāpahantavyaṃ sīravighnaṃ ca mā kṛthāḥ। pūjyante yatra devāśca pitaro'tithayastathā ॥12-133-15॥
[सस्यं (sasyaṃ) - crop; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अपहन्तव्यं (apahantavyam) - to be destroyed; सीरविघ्नं (sīravighnam) - obstruction to ploughing; च (ca) - and; मा (mā) - do not; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do; पूज्यन्ते (pūjyante) - are worshipped; यत्र (yatra) - where; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; पितरः (pitarāḥ) - ancestors; अतिथयः (atithayaḥ) - guests; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Crop and not to be destroyed, obstruction to ploughing and do not do. Are worshipped where gods and ancestors, guests likewise.)
Do not destroy crops or cause obstruction to ploughing. In places where gods, ancestors, and guests are worshipped likewise.
सर्वभूतेष्वपि च वै ब्राह्मणो मोक्षमर्हति। कार्या चापचितिस्तेषां सर्वस्वेनापि या भवेत् ॥१२-१३३-१६॥
sarvabhūteṣv api ca vai brāhmaṇo mokṣam arhati। kāryā cāpacitīs teṣāṃ sarvasvenāpi yā bhavet ॥12-133-16॥
[सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - in all beings; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brāhmaṇa; मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; च (ca) - and; अपचितिः (apacitiḥ) - reverence; तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them; सर्वस्वेन (sarvasvena) - with all one's possessions; अपि (api) - even; या (yā) - which; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be;]
(In all beings even and indeed, the brāhmaṇa deserves liberation. And reverence should be done to them, even with all one's possessions, which may be.)
A brāhmaṇa, even among all beings, truly deserves liberation. Reverence should be shown to them, even if it requires all of one's possessions.
यस्य ह्येते सम्प्ररुष्टा मन्त्रयन्ति पराभवम्। न तस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु त्राता भवति कश्चन ॥१२-१३३-१७॥
yasya hy ete sampraruṣṭā mantrayanti parābhavam। na tasya triṣu lokeṣu trātā bhavati kaścana ॥12-133-17॥
[यस्य (yasya) - of whom; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; सम्प्ररुष्टा (sampraruṣṭā) - thoroughly enraged; मन्त्रयन्ति (mantrayanti) - counsel; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - ruin; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - for him; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; त्राता (trātā) - protector; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone;]
(Of whom indeed these thoroughly enraged counsel ruin, not for him in the three worlds does any protector become.)
If these people, being thoroughly enraged, plot ruin for someone, then in all the three worlds, there is no one who can protect him.
यो ब्राह्मणान्परिभवेद्विनाशं वापि रोचयेत्। सूर्योदय इवावश्यं ध्रुवं तस्य पराभवः ॥१२-१३३-१८॥
yo brāhmaṇān paribhaved vināśaṃ vāpi rocayet। sūryodaya iva avaśyaṃ dhruvaṃ tasya parābhavaḥ ॥12-133-18॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brāhmaṇas; परिभवेत् (paribhavet) - insults; विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; रोचयेत् (rocayet) - desires; सूर्योदय (sūryodaya) - sunrise; इव (iva) - like; अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - surely; तस्य (tasya) - his; पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - ruin;]
(Who insults Brāhmaṇas or even desires their destruction, like sunrise, certainly, surely, his ruin (is certain).)
Whoever insults Brāhmaṇas or even wishes for their destruction, his downfall is as certain and inevitable as the sunrise.
इहैव फलमासीनः प्रत्याकाङ्क्षति शक्तितः। ये ये नो न प्रदास्यन्ति तांस्तान्सेनाभियास्यति ॥१२-१३३-१९॥
ihaiva phalam-āsīnaḥ pratyākāṅkṣati śaktitaḥ। ye ye no na pradāsyanti tāṃs tān senābhiyāsyati ॥12-133-19॥
[इहैव (ihaiva) - here itself; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; result; आसीनः (āsīnaḥ) - seated; waiting; प्रत्याकाङ्क्षति (pratyākāṅkṣati) - expects; waits for; शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to ability; ये ये (ye ye) - whoever; whoever; नो (no) - to us; न (na) - not; प्रदास्यन्ति (pradāsyanti) - will give; तान् (tān) - them; तान् (tān) - those; सेना (senā) - army; अभियास्यति (abhiyāsyati) - will march against; will attack;]
(Here itself, seated for the result, he expects according to ability. Whoever, whoever will not give to us, those, those the army will march against.)
He waits here itself for the result, expecting as per his ability. Whoever does not give to us, the army will march against them.
शिष्ट्यर्थं विहितो दण्डो न वधार्थं विनिश्चयः। ये च शिष्टान्प्रबाधन्ते धर्मस्तेषां वधः स्मृतः ॥१२-१३३-२०॥
śiṣṭyarthaṃ vihito daṇḍo na vadhārthaṃ viniścayaḥ। ye ca śiṣṭān prabādhante dharmas teṣāṃ vadhaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥12-133-20॥
[शिष्ट्यर्थम् (śiṣṭyartham) - for the sake of the disciplined; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - prescribed; दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment; न (na) - not; वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing; विनिश्चयः (viniścayaḥ) - decision; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; शिष्टान् (śiṣṭān) - the disciplined; प्रबाधन्ते (prabādhante) - oppress; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered;]
(Punishment is prescribed for the sake of the disciplined, not for the purpose of killing, this is the decision. And those who oppress the disciplined, for them, killing is considered righteousness.)
Punishment is instituted for the protection of the virtuous, not for the purpose of killing; but those who harm the virtuous, for them, killing is considered righteous.
ये हि राष्ट्रोपरोधेन वृत्तिं कुर्वन्ति केचन। तदेव तेऽनु मीयन्ते कुणपं कृमयो यथा ॥१२-१३३-२१॥
ye hi rāṣṭroparodhana vṛttiṃ kurvanti kecana। tadeva te'nu mīyante kuṇapaṃ kṛmayo yathā ॥12-133-21॥
[ये (ye) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; राष्ट्रोपरोधेन (rāṣṭroparodhana) - by harming the kingdom; वृत्तिं (vṛttiṃ) - livelihood; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - perform; केचन (kecana) - some; तदेव (tadeva) - that very; ते (te) - they; अनु (anu) - after; मीयन्ते (mīyante) - are measured; कुणपं (kuṇapam) - corpse; कृमयः (kṛmayaḥ) - worms; यथा (yathā) - just as;]
(Who indeed by harming the kingdom perform livelihood some, that very (thing) they after are measured (like) corpse worms just as.)
Those who make their living by harming the kingdom are regarded just like worms in a corpse.
ये पुनर्धर्मशास्त्रेण वर्तेरन्निह दस्यवः। अपि ते दस्यवो भूत्वा क्षिप्रं सिद्धिमवाप्नुयुः ॥१२-१३३-२२॥
ye punar dharmaśāstreṇa varteran iha dasyavaḥ। api te dasyavo bhūtvā kṣipraṃ siddhim avāpnuyuḥ॥12-133-22॥
[ये (ye) - who; (those) which; पुनः (punar) - again; moreover; धर्मशास्त्रेण (dharmaśāstreṇa) - by the dharmaśāstra; by the treatise on dharma; वर्तेरन् (varteran) - would conduct themselves; would behave; इह (iha) - here; in this world; दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers; thieves; अपि (api) - even; also; ते (te) - they; दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - robbers; thieves; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; having turned into; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; swiftly; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success; accomplishment; spiritual perfection; अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - would attain; would obtain;]
(Who, moreover, here, if robbers would conduct themselves by the dharmaśāstra, even they, having become robbers, would quickly attain success.)
Even if robbers here were to conduct themselves according to the dharmaśāstra, they too, having become robbers, would quickly attain success.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
तत्सर्वमुपचक्रुस्ते कापव्यस्यानुशासनम्। वृत्तिं च लेभिरे सर्वे पापेभ्यश्चाप्युपारमन् ॥१२-१३३-२३॥
tatsarvam upacakrus te kāpavyasyānuśāsanam। vṛttiṃ ca lebhire sarve pāpebhyaś cāpy upāraman ॥12-133-23॥
[तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; उपचक्रुः (upacakruḥ) - undertook; performed; ते (te) - they; कापव्यस्य (kāpavyasya) - of Kāpavya; अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood; च (ca) - and; लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पापेभ्यः (pāpebhyaḥ) - from sins; from the sinful; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उपारमन् (upāraman) - ceased; withdrew;]
(That all they undertook, the instruction of Kāpavya; and all obtained livelihood and also withdrew from sins.)
They all followed the instruction of Kāpavya; everyone obtained their livelihood and also refrained from sinful acts.
कापव्यः कर्मणा तेन महतीं सिद्धिमाप्तवान्। साधूनामाचरन्क्षेमं दस्यून्पापान्निवर्तयन् ॥१२-१३३-२४॥
kāpavyaḥ karmaṇā tena mahatīṃ siddhim āptavān। sādhūnām ācaran kṣemaṃ dasyūn pāpān nivartayan ॥12-133-24॥
[कापव्यः (kāpavyaḥ) - Kāpavya (name); कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; by deed; तेन (tena) - by him; by that; महतीं (mahatīm) - great; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - accomplishment; attainment; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained; achieved; साधूनाम् (sādhūnām) - of the virtuous; of the good; आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing; performing; क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare; security; दस्यून् (dasyūn) - robbers; bandits; पापान् (pāpān) - evil; wicked; निवर्तयन् (nivartayan) - turning away; removing;]
(Kāpavya, by action, by him, great accomplishment obtained; of the virtuous practicing welfare, robbers evil turning away.)
Kāpavya achieved great accomplishment by his actions; he ensured the welfare of the virtuous by turning away evil robbers.
इदं कापव्यचरितं यो नित्यमनुकीर्तयेत्। नारण्येभ्यः स भूतेभ्यो भयमार्छेत्कदाचन ॥१२-१३३-२५॥
idaṃ kāpavyacaritam yo nityam anukīrtayet। nāraṇyebhyaḥ sa bhūtebhyo bhayam ārcchet kadācana ॥12-133-25॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; कापव्यचरितं (kāpavya-caritam) - Kāpavya's conduct; यः (yaḥ) - who; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अनुकीर्तयेत् (anukīrtayet) - repeats; नारण्येभ्यः (nāraṇyebhyaḥ) - from the forests; सः (saḥ) - he; भूतेभ्यः (bhūtebhyaḥ) - from beings; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आर्च्छेत् (ārcchet) - should obtain; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(This Kāpavya's conduct who always repeats, from the forests he from beings fear should obtain ever.)
Whoever always recites this account of Kāpavya will never experience fear from the forests or from any beings at any time.
भयं तस्य न मर्त्येभ्यो नामर्त्येभ्यः कथञ्चन। न सतो नासतो राजन्स ह्यरण्येषु गोपतिः ॥१२-१३३-२६॥
bhayaṃ tasya na martyebhyo nāmartyebhyaḥ kathaṃcana। na sato nāsato rājans hyaraṇyeṣu gopatiḥ ॥12-133-26॥
[भयम् (bhayam) - fear; तस्य (tasya) - of him; न (na) - not; मर्त्येभ्यः (martyebhyaḥ) - from mortals; न (na) - not; अमर्त्येभ्यः (amartyebhyaḥ) - from immortals; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; न (na) - not; सतः (sataḥ) - from the existent; न (na) - not; असतः (asataḥ) - from the non-existent; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हि (hi) - indeed; अरण्येषु (araṇyeṣu) - in the forests; गोपतिः (gopatiḥ) - the lord of cows;]
(Fear of him is not from mortals, nor from immortals, in any way; not from the existent, nor from the non-existent, O king; indeed, in the forests, the lord of cows.)
O king, the lord of cows has no fear from mortals or immortals, nor from the existent or the non-existent, in any way, even in the forests.
