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भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
ततश्चितां बकपतेः कारयामास राक्षसः। रत्नैर्गन्धैश्च बहुभिर्वस्त्रैश्च समलङ्कृताम् ॥१२-१६७-१॥
tataś citāṃ bakapateḥ kārayāmāsa rākṣasaḥ। ratnaiḥ gandhaiś ca bahubhir vastraiś ca samalaṅkṛtām ॥12-167-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चिताम् (citām) - funeral pyre; बकपतेः (bakapateḥ) - of the lord of Baka (Baka demon); कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to be made; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; रत्नैः (ratnaiḥ) - with jewels; गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - with perfumes; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ) - with garments; च (ca) - and; समलङ्कृताम् (samalaṅkṛtām) - well adorned;]
(Then the demon caused the funeral pyre of the lord of Baka to be made, well adorned with many jewels, perfumes, and garments.)
Then the demon had a funeral pyre constructed for the lord of Baka, richly decorated with many jewels, perfumes, and garments.
तत्र प्रज्वाल्य नृपते बकराजं प्रतापवान्। प्रेतकार्याणि विधिवद्राक्षसेन्द्रश्चकार ह ॥१२-१६७-२॥
tatra prajvālya nṛpate bakarājaṃ pratāpavān। pretakāryāṇi vidhivad rākṣasendraś cakāra ha ॥12-167-2॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; बकराजम् (bakarājam) - Baka, the king; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty; प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the injunction; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the lord of the rākṣasas; चकार (cakāra) - performed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(There, having kindled (the fire), O king, the mighty Baka, the lord of the rākṣasas, indeed performed the funeral rites according to the injunction.)
There, O king, the mighty lord of the rākṣasas performed the funeral rites for Baka according to the prescribed rules.
तस्मिन्कालेऽथ सुरभिर्देवी दाक्षायणी शुभा। उपरिष्टात्ततस्तस्य सा बभूव पयस्विनी ॥१२-१६७-३॥
tasmin kāle 'tha surabhir devī dākṣāyaṇī śubhā। upariṣṭāt tataḥ tasya sā babhūva payasvinī॥12-167-3॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; (locative singular of 'tat') काले (kāle) - time; (locative singular of 'kāla') अथ (atha) - then; सुरभिः (surabhiḥ) - Surabhi; (name of the divine cow) देवी (devī) - goddess; (feminine divine) दाक्षायणी (dākṣāyaṇī) - daughter of Dakṣa; (epithet of Surabhi) शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - from above; (ablative singular) ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - of him; (genitive singular of 'tat') सा (sā) - she; (feminine singular pronoun) बभूव (babhūva) - became; (3rd person singular perfect of 'bhū') पयस्विनी (payasvinī) - full of milk; (feminine, one who has milk);]
(In that time then Surabhi, the goddess, daughter of Dakṣa, auspicious, from above then of him she became full of milk.)
At that time, then, the auspicious goddess Surabhi, daughter of Dakṣa, from above, became full of milk for him.
तस्या वक्त्राच्च्युतः फेनः क्षीरमिश्रस्तदानघ। सोऽपतद्वै ततस्तस्यां चितायां राजधर्मणः ॥१२-१६७-४॥
tasyā vaktrāccyutaḥ phenaḥ kṣīramiśrastadānagha। so'patadvai tatastasyāṃ citāyāṃ rājadharmaṇaḥ ॥12-167-4॥
[तस्या (tasyā) - of her; वक्त्रात् (vaktrāt) - from the mouth; च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen; फेनः (phenaḥ) - foam; क्षीरमिश्रः (kṣīramiśraḥ) - mixed with milk; तदा (tadā) - then; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; सः (saḥ) - he; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; वै (vai) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; तस्याम् (tasyām) - on that; चितायाम् (citāyām) - funeral pyre; राजधर्मणः (rājadharmaṇaḥ) - of Rājadharmaṇaḥ;]
(Of her, from the mouth, fallen foam mixed with milk then, O sinless one; he indeed fell from there on that funeral pyre of Rājadharmaṇaḥ.)
O sinless one, then foam mixed with milk fell from her mouth and landed on the funeral pyre of Rājadharmaṇaḥ.
ततः सञ्जीवितस्तेन बकराजस्तदानघ। उत्पत्य च समेयाय विरूपाक्षं बकाधिपः ॥१२-१६७-५॥
tataḥ sañjīvitastena bakarājastadānagha। utpatya ca sameyāya virūpākṣaṃ bakādhipaḥ ॥12-167-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्जीवितः (sañjīvitaḥ) - revived; तेन (tena) - by him; बकराजः (bakarājaḥ) - the king of cranes; तदा (tadā) - at that time; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having risen; च (ca) - and; समेयाय (sameyāya) - approached; विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - Virupaksha; बकाधिपः (bakādhipaḥ) - the lord of cranes;]
(Then, revived by him, the king of cranes at that time, O sinless one, having risen, and approached Virupaksha, the lord of cranes.)
Then, O sinless one, the king of cranes, having been revived by him, rose up and approached Virupaksha.
ततोऽभ्ययाद्देवराजो विरूपाक्षपुरं तदा। प्राह चेदं विरूपाक्षं दिष्ट्यायं जीवतीत्युत ॥१२-१६७-६॥
tato'bhyayād devarājo virūpākṣapuraṃ tadā। prāha cedaṃ virūpākṣaṃ diṣṭyāyaṃ jīvatītyuta ॥12-167-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; देवराजः (devarājaḥ) - the king of the gods; विरूपाक्षपुरम् (virūpākṣapuram) - Virupaksha's city; तदा (tadā) - at that time; प्राह (prāha) - said; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - Virupaksha; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; अयम् (ayam) - this; जीवति (jīvati) - is alive; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Then the king of the gods approached Virupaksha's city at that time. And he said this to Virupaksha: "By fortune, this one is alive," indeed.)
Then Indra, the king of the gods, went to the city of Virupaksha at that time and said to Virupaksha, "By good fortune, he is alive."
श्रावयामास चेन्द्रस्तं विरूपाक्षं पुरातनम्। यथा शापः पुरा दत्तो ब्रह्मणा राजधर्मणः ॥१२-१६७-७॥
śrāvayāmāsa cendras taṃ virūpākṣaṃ purātanam। yathā śāpaḥ purā datto brahmaṇā rājadharmaṇaḥ ॥12-167-7॥
[श्रावयामास (śrāvayāmāsa) - caused to be heard; च (ca) - and; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; तम् (tam) - him; विरूपाक्षम् (virūpākṣam) - Virūpākṣa (the one with deformed eyes); पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; यथा (yathā) - as; शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; राजधर्मणः (rājadharmaṇaḥ) - to Rājadharma (the king's duty);]
(Indra also caused that ancient Virūpākṣa to hear, as formerly the curse was given by Brahmā to Rājadharma.)
Indra informed that ancient Virūpākṣa, just as Brahmā had once pronounced a curse upon Rājadharma.
यदा बकपती राजन्ब्रह्माणं नोपसर्पति। ततो रोषादिदं प्राह बकेन्द्राय पितामहः ॥१२-१६७-८॥
yadā bakapatī rājan brahmāṇaṃ nopasarpati। tato roṣād idaṃ prāha bakendrāya pitāmahaḥ ॥12-167-8॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; बकपती (bakapatī) - lord of Baka; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā; न (na) - not; उपसर्पति (upasarpati) - approaches; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रोषात् (roṣāt) - from anger; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्राह (prāha) - said; बकेन्द्राय (bakendrāya) - to the lord of Baka; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire (Brahmā);]
(When the lord of Baka, O king, does not approach Brahmā, then from anger, this the grandsire (Brahmā) said to the lord of Baka.)
O king, when the lord of Baka did not approach Brahmā, then, out of anger, the grandsire (Brahmā) spoke these words to the lord of Baka.
यस्मान्मूढो मम सदो नागतोऽसौ बकाधमः। तस्माद्वधं स दुष्टात्मा नचिरात्समवाप्स्यति ॥१२-१६७-९॥
yasmān mūḍho mama sadā na āgataḥ asau baka-adhamaḥ। tasmāt vadham sa duṣṭātmā na cirāt samavāpsyati॥12-167-9॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because of which; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded one; मम (mama) - my; सदा (sadā) - always; न (na) - not; आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come; असौ (asau) - that; बकाधमः (baka-adhamaḥ) - wicked Baka; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वधम् (vadham) - slaying; सः (saḥ) - he; दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - evil-minded; न (na) - not; चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time; समवाप्स्यति (samavāpsyati) - will obtain;]
(Because that deluded one, the wicked Baka, has never come to me, therefore that evil-minded one will not take long to obtain slaying.)
Because that deluded Baka has never come to me, therefore that evil-minded one will soon meet his death.
तदायं तस्य वचनान्निहतो गौतमेन वै। तेनैवामृतसिक्तश्च पुनः सञ्जीवितो बकः ॥१२-१६७-१०॥
tadāyaṃ tasya vacanānnihato gautamena vai। tenaivāmṛtasiktaśca punaḥ sañjīvito bakaḥ ॥12-167-10॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; अयम् (ayam) - this (one); तस्य (tasya) - his; वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the word; निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down; गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama; वै (vai) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; एव (eva) - indeed; अमृतसिक्तः (amṛtasiktaḥ) - sprinkled with nectar; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सञ्जीवितः (sañjīvitaḥ) - revived; बकः (bakaḥ) - the crane;]
(Then this (one), by his word, was struck down by Gautama indeed. By him, indeed, sprinkled with nectar and again revived, the crane.)
Then, by Gautama's word, the crane was struck down, but by him, sprinkled with nectar, the crane was revived again.
राजधर्मा ततः प्राह प्रणिपत्य पुरंदरम्। यदि तेऽनुग्रहकृता मयि बुद्धिः पुरंदर ॥ सखायं मे सुदयितं गौतमं जीवयेत्युत ॥१२-१६७-११॥
rājadharmā tataḥ prāha praṇipatya puraṃdaram। yadi te'nugrahakṛtā mayi buddhiḥ puraṃdara ॥ sakhāyaṃ me sudayitaṃ gautamaṃ jīvayet yuta ॥12-167-11॥
[राजधर्मा (rājadharmā) - kingly duties; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राह (prāha) - said; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down; पुरंदरम् (puraṃdaram) - Indra; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - your; अनुग्रहकृता (anugrahakṛtā) - made by favor; मयि (mayi) - towards me; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention; पुरंदर (puraṃdara) - O Indra; सखायम् (sakhāyam) - friend; मे (me) - my; सुदयितम् (sudayitam) - very dear; गौतमम् (gautamam) - Gautama; जीवयेत् (jīvayet) - may (you) make live; उत (yuta) - indeed;]
(Rājadharmā then said, having bowed down to Indra: If your intention towards me is made by favor, O Indra, may you indeed make my very dear friend Gautama live.)
Rājadharmā, after bowing to Indra, said: "If your intention towards me is out of favor, O Indra, then please bring my beloved friend Gautama back to life."
तस्य वाक्यं समाज्ञाय वासवः पुरुषर्षभ। सञ्जीवयित्वा सख्ये वै प्रादात्तं गौतमं तदा ॥१२-१६७-१२॥
tasya vākyaṃ samājñāya vāsavaḥ puruṣarṣabha। sañjīvayitvā sakhye vai prādāttaṃ gautamaṃ tadā ॥12-167-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; समाज्ञाय (samājñāya) - having understood; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; सञ्जीवयित्वा (sañjīvayitvā) - having revived; सख्ये (sakhye) - in friendship; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; तं (taṃ) - him; गौतमं (gautamaṃ) - Gautama; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Of him speech having understood, Indra, bull among men, having revived (him), in friendship indeed, gave him, Gautama, then.)
Having understood his words, Indra, the best among men, revived Gautama and then gave him back in friendship.
सभाण्डोपस्करं राजंस्तमासाद्य बकाधिपः। सम्परिष्वज्य सुहृदं प्रीत्या परमया युतः ॥१२-१६७-१३॥
sabhāṇḍopaskaraṃ rājaṃs tam āsādya bakādhipaḥ। sampariṣvajya suhṛdaṃ prītyā paramayā yutaḥ ॥12-167-13॥
[सभाण्डोपस्करम् (sabhāṇḍopaskaram) - with all vessels and implements; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तम् (tam) - him; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; बकाधिपः (bakādhipaḥ) - the lord of the herons; सम्परिष्वज्य (sampariṣvajya) - having embraced; सुहृदम् (suhṛdam) - friend; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed;]
(With all vessels and implements, O king, having approached him, the lord of the herons, having embraced his friend with supreme affection, endowed (with love).)
O king, the lord of the herons, having approached him with all his vessels and implements, embraced his friend with the utmost affection.
अथ तं पापकर्माणं राजधर्मा बकाधिपः। विसर्जयित्वा सधनं प्रविवेश स्वमालयम् ॥१२-१६७-१४॥
atha taṃ pāpakarmāṇaṃ rājadhamrā bakādhipaḥ। visarjayitvā sadhanaṃ praviveśa svamālayam ॥12-167-14॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तं (taṃ) - him; पापकर्माणं (pāpakarmāṇam) - of evil deeds; राजधर्मा (rājadhamrā) - righteous king; बकाधिपः (bakādhipaḥ) - lord of the herons; विसर्जयित्वा (visarjayitvā) - having dismissed; सधनं (sadhanaṃ) - with wealth; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; स्वमालयम् (svamālayam) - his own abode;]
(Then the righteous king, lord of the herons, having dismissed him of evil deeds with wealth, entered his own abode.)
Then the righteous king, lord of the herons, dismissed the evil-doer with his wealth and entered his own palace.
यथोचितं च स बको ययौ ब्रह्मसदस्तदा। ब्रह्मा च तं महात्मानमातिथ्येनाभ्यपूजयत् ॥१२-१६७-१५॥
yathocitaṃ ca sa bako yayau brahmasadastadā। brahmā ca taṃ mahātmānam ātithyenābhyapūjayat ॥12-167-15॥
[यथोचितं (yathocitam) - as appropriate; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; बकः (bakaḥ) - the crane; ययौ (yayau) - went; ब्रह्मसदः (brahmasadaḥ) - assembly of Brahmā; तदा (tadā) - then; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled one; आतिथ्येन (ātithyena) - with hospitality; अभ्यपूजयत् (abhyapūjayat) - honored; ॥१२-१६७-१५॥ (॥12-167-15॥) - ;]
(As appropriate and he the crane went to the assembly of Brahmā then. Brahmā and him the great-souled one with hospitality honored.)
Then, as appropriate, the crane went to the assembly of Brahmā. Brahmā honored that great-souled one with hospitality.
गौतमश्चापि सम्प्राप्य पुनस्तं शबरालयम्। शूद्रायां जनयामास पुत्रान्दुष्कृतकारिणः ॥१२-१६७-१६॥
gautamaś cāpi samprāpya punas taṃ śabarālayam। śūdrāyāṃ janayāmāsa putrān duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ ॥12-167-16॥
[गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; (proper noun, name of a sage); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तं (taṃ) - that; शबरालयम् (śabarālayam) - the abode of the Śabara (tribal); शूद्रायाम् (śūdrāyām) - in a Śūdra woman; जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - begot; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; दुष्कृतकारिणः (duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ) - doers of evil deeds;]
(Gautama also, having reached again that abode of the Śabara, begot sons in a Śūdra woman, doers of evil deeds.)
Gautama, having once again reached that abode of the Śabara, begot sons in a Śūdra woman, who became doers of evil deeds.
शापश्च सुमहांस्तस्य दत्तः सुरगणैस्तदा। कुक्षौ पुनर्भ्वां भार्यायां जनयित्वा चिरात्सुतान् ॥ निरयं प्राप्स्यति महत्कृतघ्नोऽयमिति प्रभो ॥१२-१६७-१७॥
śāpaś ca sumahāṁs tasya dattaḥ suragaṇais tadā। kukṣau punar bhvāṁ bhāryāyāṁ janayitvā cirāt sutān॥ nirayaṁ prāpsyati mahat kṛtaghno'yam iti prabho॥12-167-17॥
[शापः (śāpaḥ) - curse; च (ca) - and; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; तस्य (tasya) - of him; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; सुरगणैः (suragaṇaiḥ) - by the groups of gods; तदा (tadā) - then; कुक्षौ (kukṣau) - in the womb; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भ्वाम् (bhvāṁ) - of the earth; भार्यायाम् (bhāryāyām) - in the wife; जनयित्वा (janayitvā) - having begotten; चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; निरयम् (nirayam) - hell; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will attain; महत् (mahat) - great; कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - ungrateful; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord;]
(And a very great curse was given to him by the groups of gods then. Having begotten sons again in the womb of the wife of the earth after a long time, this ungrateful one will attain great hell, thus (it was said), O Lord.)
A very great curse was pronounced upon him by the hosts of gods at that time. After a long time, having begotten sons again in the womb of the earth's wife, this ungrateful one will attain great hell, O Lord.
एतत्प्राह पुरा सर्वं नारदो मम भारत। संस्मृत्य चापि सुमहदाख्यानं पुरुषर्षभ ॥ मयापि भवते सर्वं यथावदुपवर्णितम् ॥१२-१६७-१८॥
etat prāha purā sarvaṃ nārado mama bhārata। saṃsmṛtya cāpi sumahadākhyānaṃ puruṣarṣabha ॥ mayāpi bhavate sarvaṃ yathāvadupavarṇitam ॥12-167-18॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; प्राह (prāha) - spoke; पुरा (purā) - formerly; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; मम (mama) - to me; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; संस्मृत्य (saṃsmṛtya) - having remembered; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; मया (mayā) - by me; अपि (api) - also; भवते (bhavate) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as it is; उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - has been described;]
(This was spoken formerly, all, by Nārada to me, O Bhārata. Having remembered also the very great narrative, O best of men, by me also to you all as it is has been described.)
O Bhārata, this entire account was formerly spoken to me by Nārada. O best of men, having recalled that very great narrative, I too have described everything to you just as it was.
कुतः कृतघ्नस्य यशः कुतः स्थानं कुतः सुखम्। अश्रद्धेयः कृतघ्नो हि कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ॥१२-१६७-१९॥
kutaḥ kṛtaghnasya yaśaḥ kutaḥ sthānaṃ kutaḥ sukham। aśraddheyaḥ kṛtaghno hi kṛtaghne nāsti niṣkṛtiḥ ॥12-167-19॥
[कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; कृतघ्नस्य (kṛtaghnasya) - of the ungrateful; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - position; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; अश्रद्धेयः (aśraddheyaḥ) - untrustworthy; कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - the ungrateful; हि (hi) - indeed; कृतघ्ने (kṛtaghne) - for the ungrateful; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - atonement;]
(From where is fame for the ungrateful? From where is position? From where is happiness? The ungrateful is untrustworthy indeed; for the ungrateful, there is no atonement.)
How can the ungrateful have fame, position, or happiness? The ungrateful person is truly untrustworthy; for such a one, there is no redemption.
मित्रद्रोहो न कर्तव्यः पुरुषेण विशेषतः। मित्रध्रुङ्निरयं घोरमनन्तं प्रतिपद्यते ॥१२-१६७-२०॥
mitradroho na kartavyaḥ puruṣeṇa viśeṣataḥ। mitradhruṅnirayaṃ ghoramanantaṃ pratipadyate ॥12-167-20॥
[मित्रद्रोहः (mitradrohaḥ) - betrayal of a friend; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done; पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; मित्रध्रुक् (mitradhruk) - one who betrays a friend; निरयम् (nirayam) - hell; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains;]
(Betrayal of a friend should not be done by a person, especially; one who betrays a friend attains terrible, endless hell.)
One must never betray a friend, especially; for one who betrays a friend attains a terrible and endless hell.
कृतज्ञेन सदा भाव्यं मित्रकामेन चानघ। मित्रात्प्रभवते सत्यं मित्रात्प्रभवते बलम् ॥ सत्कारैरुत्तमैर्मित्रं पूजयेत विचक्षणः ॥१२-१६७-२१॥
kṛtajñena sadā bhāvyaṃ mitrakāmena cānagha। mitrātprabhavate satyaṃ mitrātprabhavate balam ॥ satkārairuttamairmitraṃ pūjayeta vicakṣaṇaḥ ॥12-167-21॥
[कृतज्ञेन (kṛtajñena) - by one who is grateful; सदा (sadā) - always; भाव्यं (bhāvyaṃ) - should be regarded; मित्रकामेन (mitrakāmena) - by one desiring friendship; च (ca) - and; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; मित्रात् (mitrāt) - from a friend; प्रभवते (prabhavate) - arises; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; मित्रात् (mitrāt) - from a friend; प्रभवते (prabhavate) - arises; बलम् (balam) - strength; सत्कारैः (satkāraiḥ) - with honours; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - by the best; मित्रं (mitraṃ) - a friend; पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should be honoured; विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - the wise one;]
(By one who is grateful, always should be regarded, by one desiring friendship and O sinless one. From a friend arises truth, from a friend arises strength. With the best honours, a friend should be honoured by the wise one.)
O sinless one, one who desires friendship should always be grateful. Truth and strength arise from friendship. The wise should honour a friend with the best of honours.
परित्याज्यो बुधैः पापः कृतघ्नो निरपत्रपः। मित्रद्रोही कुलाङ्गारः पापकर्मा नराधमः ॥१२-१६७-२२॥
parityājyo budhaiḥ pāpaḥ kṛtaghno nirapatrapaḥ। mitradrohī kulāṅgāraḥ pāpakarmā narādhamaḥ ॥12-167-22॥
[परित्याज्यः (parityājyaḥ) - to be abandoned; बुधैः (budhaiḥ) - by the wise; पापः (pāpaḥ) - wicked; कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - ungrateful; निरपत्रपः (nirapatrapaḥ) - shameless; मित्रद्रोही (mitradrohī) - betrayer of friends; कुलाङ्गारः (kulāṅgāraḥ) - disgrace of the family; पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - doer of evil deeds; नराधमः (narādhamaḥ) - vilest of men;]
(The wicked, the ungrateful, the shameless, the betrayer of friends, the disgrace of the family, the doer of evil deeds, the vilest of men—such a one is to be abandoned by the wise.)
The wise should abandon a person who is wicked, ungrateful, shameless, betrays friends, is a disgrace to the family, does evil deeds, and is the vilest among men.
एष धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ प्रोक्तः पापो मया तव। मित्रद्रोही कृतघ्नो वै किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥१२-१६७-२३॥
eṣa dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha proktaḥ pāpo mayā tava। mitradrohī kṛtaghno vai kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi॥12-167-23॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - the best; प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared; पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinner; मया (mayā) - by me; तव (tava) - to you; मित्रद्रोही (mitradrohī) - betrayer of a friend; कृतघ्नः (kṛtaghnaḥ) - ungrateful; वै (vai) - indeed; किम् (kim) - what; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(This, the best among the upholders of dharma, the sinner, has been declared by me to you. Betrayer of a friend, ungrateful indeed—what more do you wish to hear?)
This is the best among the upholders of dharma, the sinner, as declared by me to you. He is a betrayer of a friend, ungrateful indeed—what more do you wish to hear?
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तदा वाक्यं भीष्मेणोक्तं महात्मना। युधिष्ठिरः प्रीतमना बभूव जनमेजय ॥१२-१६७-२४॥
etat-śrutvā tadā vākyaṃ bhīṣmeṇoktaṃ mahātmanā। yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prītamanā babhūva janamejaya ॥12-167-24॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तदा (tadā) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - speech; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; प्रीतमना (prītamanā) - with a delighted mind; बभूव (babhūva) - became; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya;]
(O Janamejaya, having heard this speech then, spoken by the great-souled Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira became delighted in mind.)
O Janamejaya, when Yudhiṣṭhira heard these words spoken by the noble Bhīṣma, his heart was filled with joy.
