12.135

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]

(Bhīṣma said;)

Bhīṣma said.

अत्रैव चेदमव्यग्रः शृण्वाख्यानमनुत्तमम्। दीर्घसूत्रं समाश्रित्य कार्याकार्यविनिश्चये ॥१२-१३५-१॥

atraiva cedamavyagraḥ śṛṇvākhyanamanuttamam। dīrghasūtraṃ samāśritya kāryākāryaviniścaye ॥12-135-1॥

[अत्रैव (atraiva) - right here; चेत् (cet) - if; इदम् (idam) - this; अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - undistracted; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed; दीर्घसूत्रम् (dīrghasūtram) - long-threaded (prolix, elaborate); समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to; कार्य (kārya) - duty; अकार्य (akārya) - non-duty; विनिश्चये (viniścaye) - in the determination;]

(Right here, if undistracted, listen to this unsurpassed narrative, having resorted to the long-threaded (elaborate) explanation, in the determination of duty and non-duty.)

If you are undistracted right here, listen to this unsurpassed narrative, which, by resorting to a detailed explanation, determines what is duty and what is not.

नातिगाधे जलस्थाये सुहृदः शकुलास्त्रयः। प्रभूतमत्स्ये कौन्तेय बभूवुः सहचारिणः ॥१२-१३५-२॥

nātigādhe jalasthāye suhṛdaḥ śakulāstrayaḥ। prabhūtamatsye kaunteya babhūvuḥ sahacāriṇaḥ॥12-135-2॥

[न (na) - not; अति (ati) - very; गाधे (gādhe) - deep; जलस्थाये (jalasthāye) - in water-dwelling; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; शकुलाः (śakulāḥ) - fishes; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; प्रभूत (prabhūta) - abundant; मत्स्ये (matsye) - in fish; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; सहचारिणः (sahacāriṇaḥ) - companions;]

(Not very deep in the water-dwelling, friends, three fishes, in abundant fish, O son of Kunti, became companions.)

O son of Kunti, in a not very deep pond, three fish who were friends lived together among many other fish.

अत्रैकः प्राप्तकालज्ञो दीर्घदर्शी तथापरः। दीर्घसूत्रश्च तत्रैकस्त्रयाणां जलचारिणाम् ॥१२-१३५-३॥

atraikaḥ prāptakālajño dīrghadarśī tathāparaḥ। dīrghasūtraśca tatraikastrayāṇāṃ jalacāriṇām ॥12-135-3॥

[अत्र (atra) - here; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; प्राप्तकालज्ञः (prāptakālajñaḥ) - knower of the right time; दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - far-sighted; तथा (tathā) - likewise; परः (paraḥ) - another; दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; जलचारिणाम् (jalacāriṇām) - of the water-dwellers;]

(Here, one is a knower of the right time, far-sighted; likewise, another is a procrastinator; and there, one among the three water-dwellers.)

Here, among the three water-dwellers, one is a knower of the right time and far-sighted, another is a procrastinator.

कदाचित्तज्जलस्थायं मत्स्यबन्धाः समन्ततः। निःस्रावयामासुरथो निम्नेषु विविधैर्मुखैः ॥१२-१३५-४॥

kadācittajjalasthāyaṃ matsyabandhāḥ samantataḥ। niḥsrāvayāmāsuratho nimneṣu vividhairmukhaiḥ ॥12-135-4॥

[कदाचित् (kadācit) - at some time; तत् (tat) - that; जलस्थायम् (jalasthāyam) - in the water-dwelling; मत्स्यबन्धाः (matsyabandhāḥ) - fishermen; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; निःस्रावयामासुः (niḥsrāvayāmāsuḥ) - caused to flow out; अथ (atha) - then; निम्नेषु (nimneṣu) - into the low places; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various; मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - mouths;]

(At some time, the fishermen, all around, caused that water-dwelling (creature) to flow out into the low places by various mouths.)

Once, the fishermen all around caused the water-dwelling creature to be drained out into the low places through various openings.

प्रक्षीयमाणं तं बुद्ध्वा जलस्थायं भयागमे। अब्रवीद्दीर्घदर्शी तु तावुभौ सुहृदौ तदा ॥१२-१३५-५॥

prakṣīyamāṇaṃ taṃ buddhvā jalasthāyaṃ bhayāgame। abravīddīrghadarśī tu tāvubhau suhṛdau tadā ॥12-135-5॥

[प्रक्षीयमाणं (prakṣīyamāṇam) - being diminished; (from kṣi, to diminish, with pra-upasarga and present participle passive) तम् (tam) - him; (accusative singular of saḥ, he) बुद्ध्वा (buddhvā) - having understood; (absolutive of budh, to know) जलस्थायम् (jalasthāyam) - dwelling in water; (jalasthā, one who stays in water, accusative singular) भयागमे (bhayāgame) - at the coming of danger; (bhaya, danger + āgama, arrival) अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; (3rd person singular perfect of brū, to speak) दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - the farsighted one; (dīrgha, long + darśin, seeing) तु (tu) - but; (particle) तौ (tau) - those two; (nominative dual of saḥ, he) उभौ (ubhau) - both; (nominative dual masculine of ubha, both) सुहृदौ (suhṛdau) - friends; (nominative dual of suhṛd, friend) तदा (tadā) - then; (adverb);]

(Being diminished him having understood, dwelling in water at the coming of danger, said the farsighted one but those two both friends then.)

But then, the farsighted one, having understood that he was being diminished, dwelling in water at the coming of danger, spoke to those two friends.

इयमापत्समुत्पन्ना सर्वेषां सलिलौकसाम्। शीघ्रमन्यत्र गच्छामः पन्था यावन्न दुष्यति ॥१२-१३५-६॥

iyam āpat samutpannā sarveṣāṃ salilaukāsām। śīghram anyatra gacchāmaḥ panthā yāvan na duṣyati॥12-135-6॥

[इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine); आपत् (āpat) - calamity; समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - has arisen; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; सलिलौकसाम् (salilaukāsām) - of the water-dwellers; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - let us go; पन्था (panthā) - the path; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; न (na) - not; दुष्यति (duṣyati) - is ruined;]

(This calamity has arisen for all the water-dwellers. Let us quickly go elsewhere, as long as the path is not ruined.)

This calamity has arisen for all the water-dwellers. Let us quickly go elsewhere before the path is ruined.

अनागतमनर्थं हि सुनयैर्यः प्रबाधते। न स संशयमाप्नोति रोचतां वां व्रजामहे ॥१२-१३५-७॥

anāgatamanarthaṃ hi sunayair yaḥ prabādhate। na sa saṃśayam āpnoti rocatāṃ vāṃ vrajāmahe॥12-135-7॥

[अनागतम् (anāgatam) - not yet come; अनर्थम् (anartham) - misfortune; हि (hi) - indeed; सुनयैः (sunayaiḥ) - by good policies; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्रबाधते (prabādhate) - prevents; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains; रोचताम् (rocatām) - pleasing; वाम् (vām) - to you two; व्रजामहे (vrajāmahe) - let us go;]

(Who indeed prevents misfortune not yet come by good policies, he does not attain doubt. Let us go to what is pleasing to you two.)

He who, by good policies, prevents misfortune before it arrives, never falls into doubt. Let us go to what pleases you both.

दीर्घसूत्रस्तु यस्तत्र सोऽब्रवीत्सम्यगुच्यते। न तु कार्या त्वरा यावदिति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥१२-१३५-८॥

dīrghasūtrastu yastatra so'bravītsamyagucyate। na tu kāryā tvarā yāvaditi me niścitā matiḥ ॥12-135-8॥

[दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - one of long thread; (metaphorically) procrastinator; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; तत्र (tatra) - there; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; त्वरा (tvarā) - haste; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]

(But the one who is a procrastinator there, he said properly is said. But haste should not be done as long as thus my determined thought.)

But as for the procrastinator there, he is said to have spoken properly. However, one should not act with haste as long as this is my determined thought.

अथ सम्प्रतिपत्तिज्ञः प्राब्रवीद्दीर्घदर्शिनम्। प्राप्ते काले न मे किञ्चिन्न्यायतः परिहास्यते ॥१२-१३५-९॥

atha sampratipattijñaḥ prābravīddīrghadarśinam। prāpte kāle na me kiñcinnyāyataḥ parihāsyate ॥12-135-9॥

[अथ (atha) - then; सम्प्रतिपत्तिज्ञः (sampratipattijñaḥ) - one who knows the proper procedure; प्राब्रवीत् (prābravīt) - said; दीर्घदर्शिनम् (dīrghadarśinam) - to the farsighted one; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - when arrived; काले (kāle) - at the time; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - rightly; परिहास्यते (parihāsyate) - will be ridiculed;]

(Then the one who knows the proper procedure said to the farsighted one: When the time arrives, nothing of mine will rightly be ridiculed.)

Then the one who understood the proper procedure said to the farsighted person: "When the time comes, nothing of mine will be rightly ridiculed."

एवमुक्तो निराक्रामद्दीर्घदर्शी महामतिः। जगाम स्रोतसैकेन गम्भीरसलिलाशयम् ॥१२-१३५-१०॥

evam-ukto nirākrāmad dīrghadarśī mahāmatiḥ। jagāma srotasaikena gambhīrasalilāśayam ॥12-135-10॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been addressed; निराक्रामत् (nirākrāmat) - departed; दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - far-seeing; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded one; जगाम (jagāma) - went; स्रोतसा (srotasā) - by the current; एकेन (ekena) - by one; गम्भीर (gambhīra) - deep; सलिलाशयम् (salilāśayam) - water-reservoir;]

(Thus having been addressed, the far-seeing, great-minded one departed; he went by one current to the deep water-reservoir.)

Thus addressed, the far-seeing and wise one departed; he went by a single current to the deep reservoir of water.

ततः प्रस्रुततोयं तं समीक्ष्य सलिलाशयम्। बबन्धुर्विविधैर्योगैर्मत्स्यान्मत्स्योपजीविनः ॥१२-१३५-११॥

tataḥ prasrutato'yaṃ taṃ samīkṣya salilāśayam। babandhur vividhair yogair matsyān matsyopajīvinaḥ ॥12-135-11॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रस्रुत (prasruta) - flowed; तोयम् (toyam) - water; तं (taṃ) - that; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; सलिलाशयम् (salilāśayam) - water-reservoir; बबन्धुः (babandhuḥ) - bound; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various; योगैः (yogaiḥ) - means; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - fishes; मत्स्योपजीविनः (matsyopajīvinaḥ) - those living by fish;]

(Then, having observed that water-reservoir with water flowing, those living by fish bound the fishes by various means.)

Then, seeing that the water-reservoir was overflowing, the fishermen caught the fishes there by various methods.

विलोड्यमाने तस्मिंस्तु स्रुततोये जलाशये। अगच्छद्ग्रहणं तत्र दीर्घसूत्रः सहापरैः ॥१२-१३५-१२॥

vilōḍyamāne tasmiṃstu srutatōyē jalāśayē। agacchadgrahaṇaṃ tatra dīrghasūtraḥ sahāparaiḥ ॥12-135-12॥

[विलोड्यमाने (vilōḍyamāne) - being agitated; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; स्रुत (sruta) - flowed; तोये (tōyē) - water; जलाशये (jalāśayē) - in the reservoir; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - did not go; ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - catching; तत्र (tatra) - there; दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - the procrastinator; सह (saha) - with; अपरैः (aparaiḥ) - others;]

(While it was being agitated, in that but flowed water reservoir, the catching did not happen there by the procrastinator with others.)

While the reservoir of water was being agitated, the procrastinator, along with others, did not manage to catch anything there.

उद्दानं क्रियमाणं च मत्स्यानां वीक्ष्य रज्जुभिः। प्रविश्यान्तरमन्येषामग्रसत्प्रतिपत्तिमान् ॥१२-१३५-१३॥

uddānaṃ kriyamāṇaṃ ca matsyānāṃ vīkṣya rajjubhiḥ। praviśyāntaramanyeṣām agrasat pratipattimān ॥12-135-13॥

[उद्दानम् (uddānam) - lifting; (from ud-√dā, to lift up;) क्रियमाणम् (kriyamāṇam) - being done; (present participle of √kṛ, to do;) च (ca) - and; मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the fishes; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen; (absolutive of √īkṣ, to see;) रज्जुभिः (rajjubhiḥ) - with ropes; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; (absolutive of pra-√viś, to enter;) अन्तरम् (antaram) - the inside; (interior;) अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of the others; अग्रसत् (agrasat) - ate; (from √gras, to eat;) प्रतिपत्तिमान् (pratipattimān) - one possessing discernment; (pratipatti, understanding + mān, possessing;);]

(Having seen the lifting being done of the fishes with ropes, having entered the inside of the others, the one possessing discernment ate.)

Seeing the fishes being lifted with ropes, the discerning one entered inside the others and ate.

ग्रस्तमेव तदुद्दानं गृहीत्वास्त तथैव सः। सर्वानेव तु तांस्तत्र ते विदुर्ग्रथिता इति ॥१२-१३५-१४॥

grastameva taduddānaṃ gṛhītvāsta tathaiva saḥ। sarvāneva tu tāṃstatra te vidurgrathitā iti॥12-135-14॥

[ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - seized; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; उद्दानम् (uddānam) - summary; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; अस्त (asta) - remained; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; सः (saḥ) - he; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; विदुः (viduḥ) - knew; ग्रथिताः (grathitāḥ) - bound; इति (iti) - thus;]

(Seized indeed that summary having taken remained just so he. All indeed but them there they knew bound thus.)

He, having seized that summary, remained just so. But there, they knew all those to be bound thus.

ततः प्रक्षाल्यमानेषु मत्स्येषु विमले जले। त्यक्त्वा रज्जुं विमुक्तोऽभूच्छीघ्रं सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान् ॥१२-१३५-१५॥

tataḥ prakṣālyamāneṣu matsyeṣu vimale jale। tyaktvā rajjuṃ vimukto'bhūcchīghraṃ sampratipattimān ॥12-135-15॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रक्षाल्यमानेषु (prakṣālyamāneṣu) - being washed; मत्स्येषु (matsyeṣu) - in the fishes; विमले (vimale) - clear; जले (jale) - in the water; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having left; रज्जुं (rajjuṃ) - the rope; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान् (sampratipattimān) - one who has regained composure;]

(Then, as the fishes were being washed in the clear water, having left the rope, he became freed, quickly regaining composure.)

Then, as the fishes were being washed in the clear water, he let go of the rope and was quickly freed, regaining his composure.

दीर्घसूत्रस्तु मन्दात्मा हीनबुद्धिरचेतनः। मरणं प्राप्तवान्मूढो यथैवोपहतेन्द्रियः ॥१२-१३५-१६॥

dīrghasūtrastu mandātmā hīnabuddhiracētanaḥ। maraṇaṃ prāptavānmūḍho yathaivopahatēndriyaḥ ॥12-135-16॥

[दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator; (one with long threads, i.e., one who delays); तु (tu) - but; मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-minded; (one with a slow self); हीनबुद्धिः (hīnabuddhiḥ) - deficient in intellect; अचेतनः (acētanaḥ) - unconscious; (without awareness); मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - has attained; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded; (confused one); यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; उपहत (upahata) - afflicted; इन्द्रियः (indriyaḥ) - senses; ॥१२-१३५-१६॥ (॥12-135-16॥) -;]

(But the procrastinator, the dull-minded, deficient in intellect, and unconscious, the deluded one has attained death, just as indeed one whose senses are afflicted.)

But the procrastinator, dull-minded, lacking intellect and awareness, is as good as dead, just like one whose senses are impaired.

एवं प्राप्ततमं कालं यो मोहान्नावबुध्यते। स विनश्यति वै क्षिप्रं दीर्घसूत्रो यथा झषः ॥१२-१३५-१७॥

evaṃ prāptatamaṃ kālaṃ yo mohānnāvabudhyate। sa vinaśyati vai kṣipraṃ dīrghasūtro yathā jhaṣaḥ ॥12-135-17॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; प्राप्ततमं (prāptatamam) - fully-arrived; कालं (kālam) - time; यः (yaḥ) - who; मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - perceives; सः (saḥ) - he; विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator; यथा (yathā) - like; झषः (jhaṣaḥ) - fish;]

(Thus, who does not perceive the fully-arrived time due to delusion, he indeed perishes quickly, like a procrastinator (perishes) like a fish.)

He who, out of delusion, does not recognize the time when it has fully arrived, perishes quickly, just as a procrastinator perishes like a fish.

आदौ न कुरुते श्रेयः कुशलोऽस्मीति यः पुमान्। स संशयमवाप्नोति यथा सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान् ॥१२-१३५-१८॥

ādau na kurute śreyaḥ kuśalo'smīti yaḥ pumān। sa saṃśayam avāpnoti yathā sampratipattimān ॥12-135-18॥

[आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning; न (na) - not; कुरुते (kurute) - does; performs; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - auspicious act; good deed; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; यः (yaḥ) - who; पुमान् (pumān) - man; person; सः (saḥ) - he; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; अवाप्नोति (avāpnoti) - attains; reaches; यथा (yathā) - just as; like; सम्प्रतिपत्तिमान् (sampratipattimān) - one who has right understanding;]

(In the beginning, not does auspicious act, (thinking) 'I am skilled' thus, who man; he doubt attains, just as one who has right understanding.)

A man who, thinking 'I am skilled,' does not perform a good deed at the outset, attains doubt, just like one who truly understands.

अनागतविधानं तु यो नरः कुरुते क्षमम्। श्रेयः प्राप्नोति सोऽत्यर्थं दीर्घदर्शी यथा ह्यसौ ॥१२-१३५-१९॥

anāgatavidhānaṃ tu yo naraḥ kurute kṣamam। śreyaḥ prāpnoti so'tyarthaṃ dīrghadarśī yathā hyasau ॥12-135-19॥

[अनागतविधानम् (anāgatavidhānam) - arrangement for the future; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; नरः (naraḥ) - man; कुरुते (kurute) - does; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - properly; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - prosperity; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains; सः (saḥ) - he; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly; दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - far-sighted; यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - that one;]

(But the man who makes proper arrangements for the future attains prosperity exceedingly, just as that one who is far-sighted indeed.)

A man who prudently plans for the future attains great prosperity, just like one who is truly far-sighted.

कलाः काष्ठा मुहूर्ताश्च दिना नाड्यः क्षणा लवाः। पक्षा मासाश्च ऋतवस्तुल्याः संवत्सराणि च ॥१२-१३५-२०॥

kalāḥ kāṣṭhā muhūrtāś ca dinā nāḍyaḥ kṣaṇā lavāḥ। pakṣā māsāś ca ṛtavas tulyāḥ saṃvatsarāṇi ca ॥12-135-20॥

[कलाः (kalāḥ) - parts (of time); काष्ठाः (kāṣṭhāḥ) - wooden sticks (units of time); मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - muhurtas (time periods); च (ca) - and; दिना (dinā) - days; नाड्यः (nāḍyaḥ) - nāḍis (units of time); क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) - moments; लवाः (lavāḥ) - instants; पक्षाः (pakṣāḥ) - fortnights; मासाः (māsāḥ) - months; च (ca) - and; ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons; तुल्याः (tulyāḥ) - equal; संवत्सराणि (saṃvatsarāṇi) - years; च (ca) - and;]

(Parts (of time), wooden sticks (units of time), muhurtas (time periods), and days, nāḍis (units of time), moments, instants, fortnights, months, and seasons, equal, and years.)

Parts of time, kāṣṭhās, muhūrtas, days, nāḍis, moments, instants, fortnights, months, seasons, and years are all equal (in their respective measures).

पृथिवी देश इत्युक्तः कालः स च न दृश्यते। अभिप्रेतार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं न्यायतो यच्च तत्तथा ॥१२-१३५-२१॥

pṛthivī deśa ity uktaḥ kālaḥ sa ca na dṛśyate। abhipretārthasiddhyarthaṃ nyāyato yac ca tat tathā ॥12-135-21॥

[पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; देश (deśa) - region; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; अभिप्रेतार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं (abhipretārthasiddhyarthaṃ) - for the purpose of attaining the intended object; न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - according to rule; यत् (yat) - that which; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus;]

(Earth region thus said time he and not is seen. For the purpose of attaining the intended object, according to rule, that which and that thus.)

The earth is called a region, but time is not seen. For the accomplishment of the intended purpose, whatever is according to rule, that is so.

एतौ धर्मार्थशास्त्रेषु मोक्षशास्त्रेषु चर्षिभिः। प्रधानाविति निर्दिष्टौ कामेशाभिमतौ नृणाम् ॥१२-१३५-२२॥

etau dharmārthaśāstreṣu mokṣaśāstreṣu carṣibhiḥ। pradhānāviti nirdiṣṭau kāmeśābhimatau nṛṇām ॥12-135-22॥

[एतौ (etau) - these two; धर्मार्थशास्त्रेषु (dharmārthaśāstreṣu) - in the treatises on dharma and artha; मोक्षशास्त्रेषु (mokṣaśāstreṣu) - in the treatises on mokṣa; च (ca) - and; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; प्रधानौ (pradhānau) - principal; इति (iti) - thus; निर्दिष्टौ (nirdiṣṭau) - declared; कामेशाभिमतौ (kāmeśābhimatau) - desired by those who seek pleasure; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men;]

(These two, in the treatises on dharma and artha, in the treatises on mokṣa, and by the sages, are declared as principal, thus, desired by those who seek pleasure, of men.)

These two are regarded as principal in the treatises on dharma, artha, and mokṣa, and are declared so by the sages as being desirable for men who seek pleasure.

परीक्ष्यकारी युक्तस्तु सम्यक्समुपपादयेत्। देशकालावभिप्रेतौ ताभ्यां फलमवाप्नुयात् ॥१२-१३५-२३॥

parīkṣyakārī yuktastu samyaksamupapādayet। deśakālāvabhipretau tābhyāṃ phalamavāpnuyāt ॥12-135-23॥

[परीक्ष्यकारी (parīkṣyakārī) - one who acts after examination; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; तु (tu) - but; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; समुपपादयेत् (samupapādayet) - should accomplish; देश (deśa) - place; काल (kāla) - time; अवभिप्रेतौ (avabhipretau) - intended (two things); ताभ्यां (tābhyāṃ) - by those two; फलम् (phalam) - result; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - should obtain;]

(But one who acts after examination, being engaged, should properly accomplish (the task). In the intended place and time, by those two, he should obtain the result.)

But a person who acts after careful examination, being properly engaged, should accomplish the task correctly. When the place and time are appropriate, he will obtain the desired result from them.