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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

प्रियः सर्वस्य लोकस्य सर्वसत्त्वाभिनन्दिता। गुणैः सर्वैरुपेतश्च को न्वस्ति भुवि मानवः ॥१२-२२३-१॥

priyaḥ sarvasya lokasya sarvasattvābhinanditā। guṇaiḥ sarvairupetaśca ko nvasti bhuvi mānavaḥ ॥12-223-1॥

[प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; सर्वसत्त्वाभिनन्दिता (sarvasattvābhinanditā) - welcomed by all beings; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with virtues; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed; च (ca) - and; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; अस्ति (asti) - is; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human;]

(Dear to all, of the world, welcomed by all beings, with virtues, with all, endowed and who indeed is on earth (as a) human?)

Who is there on earth, as a human, who is dear to all, welcomed by all beings, and endowed with all virtues?

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

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

(Bhīṣma said;)

Bhīṣma said.

अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि पृच्छतो भरतर्षभ। उग्रसेनस्य संवादं नारदे केशवस्य च ॥१२-२२३-२॥

atra te vartayiṣyāmi pṛcchato bharatarṣabha। ugrasenasya saṃvādaṃ nārade keśavasya ca ॥12-223-2॥

[अत्र (atra) - here; ते (te) - to you; वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall narrate; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - (as you are) asking; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; उग्रसेनस्य (ugrasenasya) - of Ugrasena; संवादं (saṃvādam) - conversation; नारदे (nārade) - in (the presence of) Nārada; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; च (ca) - and;]

(Here to you I shall narrate, as you are asking, O bull among the Bharatas, the conversation of Ugrasena and Keśava in (the presence of) Nārada.)

O best of the Bharatas, here, as you ask, I will recount to you the conversation between Ugrasena and Keśava that took place in the presence of Nārada.

उग्रसेन उवाच॥

ugrasena uvāca॥

[उग्रसेन (ugrasena) - Ugrasena (name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Ugrasena said.)

Ugrasena said.

पश्य सङ्कल्पते लोको नारदस्य प्रकीर्तने। मन्ये स गुणसम्पन्नो ब्रूहि तन्मम पृच्छतः ॥१२-२२३-३॥

paśya saṅkalpate loko nāradasya prakīrtane। manye sa guṇasampanno brūhi tanmama pṛcchataḥ ॥12-223-3॥

[पश्य (paśya) - see; सङ्कल्पते (saṅkalpate) - intends; लोको (loko) - the people; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; प्रकीर्तने (prakīrtane) - in the praise; मन्ये (manye) - I think; स (sa) - he; गुणसम्पन्नः (guṇasampannaḥ) - endowed with virtues; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking;]

(See, the people intend in the praise of Nārada. I think he is endowed with virtues. Speak that to me who is asking.)

See, people are eager to praise Nārada. I think he is endowed with virtues. Tell me that, as I am asking you.

वासुदेव उवाच॥

vāsudeva uvāca॥

[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; (a name of Kṛṣṇa) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vāsudeva said;)

Vāsudeva said.

कुकुराधिप यान्मन्ये शृणु तान्मे विवक्षतः। नारदस्य गुणान्साधून्सङ्क्षेपेण नराधिप ॥१२-२२३-४॥

kukurādhipa yān manye śṛṇu tān me vivakṣataḥ। nāradasya guṇān sādhūn saṅkṣepena narādhipa ॥12-223-4॥

[कुकुराधिप (kukurādhipa) - lord of the Kukura (clan); यान् (yān) - whom; whomsoever; which; whom (accusative plural); मन् (man) - I think; I consider; I believe; ये (ye) - who; those who; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; listen; तान् (tān) - those; them; मे (me) - my; to me; विवक्षतः (vivakṣataḥ) - desiring to speak; wishing to express; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; virtues; साधून् (sādhūn) - good; virtuous; righteous; सङ्क्षेपेण (saṅkṣepena) - in brief; concisely; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; lord of men;]

(O lord of the Kukura, whom I consider, hear those whom I wish to speak of— the good qualities of Nārada, O king, in brief.)

O lord of the Kukura, listen to those whom I consider and wish to speak of— the virtues of Nārada, O king, in brief.

न चारित्रनिमित्तोऽस्याहङ्कारो देहपातनः। अभिन्नश्रुतचारित्रस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-५॥

na cāritranimitto'syāhaṅkāro dehapātanaḥ। abhinnaśrutacāritrastas mātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-5॥

[न (na) - not; चारित्रनिमित्तः (cāritranimittaḥ) - caused by character; अस्य (asya) - his; अहङ्कारः (ahaṅkāraḥ) - ego; देहपातनः (dehapātanaḥ) - fall of the body; अभिन्नश्रुतचारित्रः (abhinnaśrutacāritraḥ) - one whose conduct and learning are undivided; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Not caused by character is his ego, the fall of the body; one whose conduct and learning are undivided, therefore, everywhere honored.)

His ego and the fall of his body are not due to his character; therefore, one whose conduct and learning are undivided is honored everywhere.

तपस्वी नारदो बाढं वाचि नास्य व्यतिक्रमः। कामाद्वा यदि वा लोभात्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-६॥

tapasvī nārado bāḍhaṃ vāci nāsya vyatikramaḥ। kāmādvā yadi vā lobhāttasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-6॥

[तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic; one who practices austerity; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; (the sage's name); बाढम् (bāḍham) - indeed; certainly; वाचि (vāci) - in speech; in words; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - his; व्यतिक्रमः (vyatikramaḥ) - transgression; violation; कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; revered;]

(Ascetic Nārada indeed, in speech, there is not his transgression; from desire or if or from greed, therefore everywhere honored.)

The ascetic Nārada is indeed one whose speech is never transgressed; whether from desire or from greed, therefore he is honored everywhere.

अध्यात्मविधितत्त्वज्ञः क्षान्तः शक्तो जितेन्द्रियः। ऋजुश्च सत्यवादी च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-७॥

adhyātmavidhitattvajñaḥ kṣāntaḥ śakto jitendriyaḥ। ṛjuśca satyavādī ca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-7॥

[अध्यात्म (adhyātma) - pertaining to the self; विधि (vidhi) - method; तत्त्व (tattva) - principle; ज्ञः (jñaḥ) - knower; क्षान्तः (kṣāntaḥ) - forbearing; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has conquered the senses; ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - upright; च (ca) - and; सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - speaker of truth; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(One who knows the principle and method of the self, is forbearing, capable, has conquered the senses, is upright and a speaker of truth, therefore is honored everywhere.)

He who knows the principle and method of the self, is patient, capable, self-controlled, upright, and truthful, is therefore honored everywhere.

तेजसा यशसा बुद्ध्या नयेन विनयेन च। जन्मना तपसा वृद्धस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-८॥

tejasā yaśasā buddhyā nayena vinayena ca। janmanā tapasā vṛddhastasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-8॥

[तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; नयेन (nayena) - by policy; विनयेन (vinayena) - by humility; च (ca) - and; जन्मना (janmanā) - by birth; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an elder; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(By brilliance, by fame, by intellect, by policy, by humility, and by birth, by austerity, an elder, therefore, everywhere, honored.)

An elder who possesses brilliance, fame, intellect, policy, humility, birth, and austerity is therefore honored everywhere.

सुखशीलः सुसम्भोगः सुभोज्यः स्वादरः शुचिः। सुवाक्यश्चाप्यनीर्ष्यश्च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-९॥

sukhaśīlaḥ susambhogaḥ subhojyaḥ svādaraḥ śuciḥ। suvākyaścāpyanīrṣyaśca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-9॥

[सुखशीलः (sukhaśīlaḥ) - of happy nature; सुसम्भोगः (susambhogaḥ) - having good enjoyment; सुभोज्यः (subhojyaḥ) - easily enjoyable; स्वादरः (svādaraḥ) - with respect; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; सुवाक्यः (suvākyaḥ) - of good speech; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनीर्ष्यः (anīrṣyaḥ) - without envy; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Of happy nature, having good enjoyment, easily enjoyable, with respect, pure, of good speech and also without envy and therefore everywhere honored.)

One who is of happy nature, enjoys well, is pleasant to be with, respectful, pure, speaks well, is free from envy, and therefore is honored everywhere.

कल्यानं कुरुते बाढं पापमस्मिन्न विद्यते। न प्रीयते परानर्थैस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१०॥

kalyānaṃ kurute bāḍhaṃ pāpamasminna vidyate। na prīyate parānarthaistasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-10॥

[कल्यानम् (kalyānam) - welfare; benefit; auspiciousness; कुरुते (kurute) - does; performs; बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; indeed; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; evil; अस्मिन्न (asmin) - in this (person); न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; न (na) - not; प्रीयते (prīyate) - is pleased; delights; परानर्थैः (parānarthaiḥ) - by others' misfortunes; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - is honored; is respected;]

(Welfare does certainly; sin in this (person) does not exist; is not pleased by others' misfortunes; therefore everywhere is honored;)

He certainly does good; there is no sin in him; he does not delight in the misfortunes of others; therefore, he is honored everywhere.

वेदश्रुतिभिराख्यानैरर्थानभिजिगीषते। तितिक्षुरनवज्ञश्च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-११॥

vedaśrutibhir ākhyānair arthān abhijigīṣate. titikṣur anavajñaś ca tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-11॥

[वेदश्रुतिभिः (vedaśrutibhiḥ) - by the Veda-hearings; आख्यानैः (ākhyānaiḥ) - by the narratives; अर्थान् (arthān) - meanings; अभिजिगीषते (abhijigīṣate) - desires to conquer; तितिक्षुः (titikṣuḥ) - the patient one; अनवज्ञः (anavajñaḥ) - not contemptuous; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(By the Veda-hearings and narratives, he desires to conquer the meanings. The patient one, not contemptuous, and therefore, everywhere honored.)

He seeks to understand the meanings through Vedic teachings and stories. Because he is patient and without contempt, he is honored everywhere.

समत्वाद्धि प्रियो नास्ति नाप्रियश्च कथञ्चन। मनोनुकूलवादी च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१२॥

samatvāddhi priyo nāsti nāpriyaśca kathañcana। manonukūlavādī ca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-12॥

[समत्वात् (samatvāt) - from equanimity; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear one; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - exists; न (na) - not; अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - unpleasant one; च (ca) - and; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; अनुकूलवादी (anukūlavādī) - one who speaks agreeably; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(From equanimity indeed dear one does not exist, nor unpleasant one in any way; one who speaks agreeably to the mind, therefore, is honored everywhere.)

Because of equanimity, there is neither anyone especially dear nor anyone especially disliked in any way; therefore, one who speaks agreeably to the mind is honored everywhere.

बहुश्रुतश्चैत्रकथः पण्डितोऽनलसोऽशठः। अदीनोऽक्रोधनोऽलुब्धस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१३॥

bahuśrutaś caitrakathaḥ paṇḍito'nalaso'śaṭhaḥ। adīno'krodhano'lubdhas tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-13॥

[बहुश्रुतः (bahuśrutaḥ) - much-heard; learned; च (ca) - and; ऐत्रकथः (caitrakathaḥ) - having stories of Chaitra; पण्डितः (paṇḍitaḥ) - wise; scholar; अनलसः (analasaḥ) - not lazy; अशठः (aśaṭhaḥ) - not deceitful; अदीनः (adīnaḥ) - not miserable; अक्रोधनः (akrodhanaḥ) - not angry; अलुब्धः (alubdhaḥ) - not greedy; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Much-heard and having stories of Chaitra, wise, not lazy, not deceitful, not miserable, not angry, not greedy, therefore everywhere honored.)

One who is learned, versed in stories, wise, energetic, honest, content, calm, and free from greed is therefore honored everywhere.

नार्थे न धर्मे कामे वा भूतपूर्वोऽस्य विग्रहः। दोषाश्चास्य समुच्छिन्नास्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१४॥

nārtʰe na dʰarme kāme vā bhūtapūrvō'sya vigrahaḥ। dōṣāś cāsya samucchinnās tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-14॥

[न (na) - not; अर्थे (arthe) - in wealth; न (na) - not; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; कामे (kāme) - in desire; वा (vā) - or; भूतपूर्वः (bhūtapūrvaḥ) - previously occurred; अस्य (asya) - of him; विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict; दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - of him; समुच्छिन्नाः (samucchinnāḥ) - completely removed; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Not in wealth, not in righteousness, nor in desire has there previously been conflict for him. And his faults are completely removed; therefore, he is honored everywhere.)

He has never had conflict before, whether for wealth, righteousness, or desire. All his faults have been completely removed; therefore, he is honored everywhere.

दृढभक्तिरनिन्द्यात्मा श्रुतवाननृशंसवान्। वीतसंमोहदोषश्च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१५॥

dṛḍhabhaktiranindyātmā śrutavānanṛśaṃsavān। vītasammohadoṣaśca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-15॥

[दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; भक्ति (bhakti) - devotion; अनिन्द्य (anindya) - blameless; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - one who has heard (learned); अनृशंस (anṛśaṃsa) - not cruel; वान् (vān) - possessing; वीत (vīta) - free from; संमोह (sammoha) - delusion; दोष (doṣa) - fault; श् (ś) - and; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Firm in devotion, blameless in self, learned, not cruel, free from the fault of delusion, and therefore honored everywhere.)

He is firm in devotion, blameless in his nature, learned, compassionate, free from the fault of delusion, and therefore honored everywhere.

असक्तः सर्वसङ्गेषु सक्तात्मेव च लक्ष्यते। अदीर्घसंशयो वाग्मी तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१६॥

asaktaḥ sarvasaṅgeṣu saktātmeva ca lakṣyate। adīrghasaṃśayo vāgmī tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-16॥

[असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached; सर्वसङ्गेषु (sarvasaṅgeṣu) - in all associations; सक्तात्मा (saktātmā) - attached in mind; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed; अदीर्घसंशयः (adīrghasaṃśayaḥ) - one whose doubts are not prolonged; वाग्मी (vāgmī) - eloquent; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Unattached in all associations, one whose mind is indeed attached is also observed; one whose doubts are not prolonged, eloquent, therefore is honored everywhere.)

One who remains unattached in all associations, yet whose mind is sometimes seen to be attached, who is free from prolonged doubts and eloquent, is therefore honored everywhere.

समाधिर्नास्य मानार्थे नात्मानं स्तौति कर्हिचित्। अनीर्ष्युर्दृढसम्भाषस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१७॥

samādhir nāsya mānārthe nātmānaṃ stauti karhicit| anīrṣyur dṛḍhasambhāṣas tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-17॥

[समाधिः (samādhiḥ) - concentration; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - of him; मानार्थे (mānārthe) - for the sake of pride; न (na) - not; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; स्तौति (stauti) - praises; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time; अनीर्ष्युः (anīrṣyuḥ) - free from envy; दृढसम्भाषः (dṛḍhasambhāṣaḥ) - firm in speech; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Concentration is not for him for the sake of pride; he never praises himself at any time. Free from envy, firm in speech, therefore he is honored everywhere.)

He does not maintain concentration for the sake of pride, nor does he ever praise himself. Being free from envy and firm in speech, therefore, he is honored everywhere.

लोकस्य विविधं वृत्तं प्रकृतेश्चाप्यकुत्सयन्। संसर्गविद्याकुशलस्तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१८॥

lokasya vividhaṃ vṛttaṃ prakṛteścāpyakutsayan। saṃsargavidyākuśalastas mātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-18॥

[लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; विविधं (vividham) - varied; वृत्तं (vṛttam) - conduct; प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - of nature; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अकुत्सयन् (akutsayan) - not despising; संसर्गविद्याकुशलः (saṃsargavidyākuśalaḥ) - skilled in the knowledge of association; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Of the world varied conduct and of nature also not despising, skilled in the knowledge of association, therefore everywhere honored.)

He, not despising the varied conduct of the world and of nature, skilled in the knowledge of association, is therefore honored everywhere.

नासूयत्यागमं कञ्चित्स्वं तपो नोपजीवति। अवन्ध्यकालो वश्यात्मा तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-१९॥

nāsūyatyāgamaṃ kañcitsvaṃ tapo nopajīvati। avandhyakālo vaśyātmā tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-19॥

[न (na) - not; असूयति (asūyati) - envies; आगमं (āgamam) - scripture; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any; स्वं (svam) - own; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; न (na) - not; उपजीवति (upajīvati) - lives by; अवन्ध्यकालः (avandhyakālaḥ) - one whose time is not fruitless; वश्यात्मा (vaśyātmā) - self-controlled; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Not envies any scripture, does not live by own austerity, one whose time is not fruitless, self-controlled, therefore everywhere honored.)

He who does not envy any scripture, does not subsist on his own austerity, whose time is never wasted, and who is self-controlled, is therefore honored everywhere.

कृतश्रमः कृतप्रज्ञो न च तृप्तः समाधितः। नियमस्थोऽप्रमत्तश्च तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-२०॥

kṛtaśramaḥ kṛtaprajño na ca tṛptaḥ samādhitaḥ। niyamastho'pramattaśca tasmātsarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-20॥

[कृतश्रमः (kṛtaśramaḥ) - one who has exerted; कृतप्रज्ञः (kṛtaprajñaḥ) - one who has attained wisdom; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied; समाधितः (samādhitaḥ) - absorbed in concentration; नियमस्थः (niyamasthaḥ) - established in discipline; अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - not negligent; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(One who has exerted, one who has attained wisdom, and not satisfied, absorbed in concentration, established in discipline, not negligent and therefore honored everywhere.)

One who has made effort, gained wisdom, is not content, is absorbed in meditation, established in discipline, and is vigilant, is therefore honored everywhere.

सापत्रपश्च युक्तश्च सुनेयः श्रेयसे परैः। अभेत्ता परगुह्यानां तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-२१॥

sāpatrapaś ca yuktaś ca suneyaḥ śreyase paraiḥ। abhettā paraguhyānāṃ tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ॥12-223-21॥

[सापत्रपः (sāpatrapaḥ) - ashamed; च (ca) - and; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; च (ca) - and; सुनेयः (suneyaḥ) - well-conducted; श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for welfare; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; अभेत्ता (abhettā) - not a betrayer; परगुह्यानाम् (paraguhyānām) - of others' secrets; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(Ashamed and endowed, well-conducted for welfare by others, not a betrayer of others' secrets, therefore everywhere honored.)

He who is ashamed, endowed, well-conducted for the welfare of others, does not betray others' secrets; therefore, he is honored everywhere.

न हृष्यत्यर्थलाभेषु नालाभेषु व्यथत्यपि। स्थिरबुद्धिरसक्तात्मा तस्मात्सर्वत्र पूजितः ॥१२-२२३-२२॥

na hṛṣyaty arthalābheṣu nālābheṣu vyathaty api। sthirabuddhir asaktātmā tasmāt sarvatra pūjitaḥ ॥12-223-22॥

[न (na) - not; हृष्यति (hṛṣyati) - rejoices; अर्थलाभेषु (arthalābheṣu) - in gains of wealth; न (na) - not; अलाभेषु (alābheṣu) - in losses; व्यथति (vyathati) - is distressed; अपि (api) - even; स्थिरबुद्धिः (sthirabuddhiḥ) - one whose intellect is steady; असक्तात्मा (asaktātmā) - one whose self is unattached; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - is honored;]

(Not rejoices in gains of wealth, not is distressed even in losses; one whose intellect is steady, whose self is unattached, therefore everywhere is honored.)

He neither rejoices in the gain of wealth nor is distressed by its loss; with a steady intellect and unattached self, therefore, he is honored everywhere.

तं सर्वगुणसम्पन्नं दक्षं शुचिमकातरम्। कालज्ञं च नयज्ञं च कः प्रियं न करिष्यति ॥१२-२२३-२३॥

taṃ sarvaguṇasampannaṃ dakṣaṃ śucimakātaram। kālajñaṃ ca nayajñaṃ ca kaḥ priyaṃ na kariṣyati ॥12-223-23॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; सर्वगुणसम्पन्नं (sarvaguṇasampannaṃ) - endowed with all virtues; दक्षं (dakṣaṃ) - skilful; शुचिम् (śucim) - pure; अकातरम् (akātaram) - undaunted; कालज्ञम् (kālajñam) - knower of time; च (ca) - and; नयज्ञम् (nayajñam) - knower of policy; च (ca) - and; कः (kaḥ) - who; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; न (na) - not; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will make (as);]

(Him endowed with all virtues, skilful, pure, undaunted, knower of time, and knower of policy—who will not make (him) dear?)

Who would not hold dear one who is endowed with all virtues, skilful, pure, undaunted, a knower of time and policy?