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धर्मसंशयः

dharma-saṃśayaḥ

[धर्म (dharma) - dharma; law; righteousness; duty; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; uncertainty;]

(dharma doubt;)

Doubt regarding dharma;

भीष्म उवाच॥

bhīṣma uvāca॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Bhīṣma said;)

Bhīṣma said.

कार्यते यच्च क्रियते सच्चासच्च कृतं ततः। तत्राश्वसीत सत्कृत्वा असत्कृत्वा न विश्वसेत् ॥१३-१५०-१॥

kāryate yac ca kriyate saccāsacca kṛtaṃ tataḥ। tatrāśvasīta satkṛtvā asatkṛtvā na viśvaset ॥13-150-1॥

[कार्यते (kāryate) - is done; (from kṛ, passive voice); यत् (yat) - which; (relative pronoun); च (ca) - and; क्रियते (kriyate) - is performed; (from kṛ, passive voice); सत् (sat) - true; good; existent; च (ca) - and; असत् (asat) - false; not good; non-existent; च (ca) - and; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; made; ततः (tataḥ) - from that; thereafter; तत्र (tatra) - there; आश्वसीत (āśvasīta) - should take courage; should trust; सत्कृत्वा (satkṛtvā) - considering as true; having regarded as true; असत्कृत्वा (asatkṛtvā) - considering as false; having regarded as false; न (na) - not; विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - should trust;]

(Which is done and which is performed, true and false, done, from that. There one should take courage, having considered as true, having considered as false, not should trust.)

Whatever is done or performed—whether true or false—having been done, from that, there one should take heart; having considered as true, but having considered as false, one should not trust. (13-150-1)

काल एवात्र कालेन निग्रहानुग्रहौ ददत्। बुद्धिमाविश्य भूतानां धर्मार्थेषु प्रवर्तते ॥१३-१५०-२॥

kāla eva atra kālena nigrahānugrahau dadat. buddhim āviśya bhūtānāṃ dharmārtheṣu pravartate ॥13-150-2॥

[काल (kāla) - time; एव (eva) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; कालेन (kālena) - by time; निग्रहानुग्रहौ (nigrahānugrahau) - restraint and favor; ददत् (dadat) - giving; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect; आविश्य (āviśya) - entering; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; धर्मार्थेषु (dharmārtheṣu) - in duties and aims; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - acts;]

(Time indeed here by time restraint and favor giving, intellect entering of beings in duties and aims acts.)

Here, time itself, giving restraint and favor by means of time, having entered the intellect of beings, acts in matters of duty and purpose. (13-150-2)

यदा त्वस्य भवेद्बुद्धिर्धर्म्या चार्थप्रदर्शिनी। तदाश्वसीत धर्मात्मादृढबुद्धिर्न विश्वसेत् ॥१३-१५०-३॥

yadā tvasya bhavedbuddhirdharmyā cārthapradarśinī। tadāśvasīta dharmātmādṛḍhabuddhirna viśvaset ॥13-150-3॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; तु (tu) - however; अस्य (asya) - his; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - understanding; धर्म्या (dharmyā) - righteous; च (ca) - and; अर्थप्रदर्शिनी (arthapradarśinī) - indicative of purpose; तदा (tadā) - then; आश्वसीत् (āśvasīt) - should feel confident; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous soul; दृढबुद्धिः (dṛḍhabuddhiḥ) - of firm understanding; न (na) - not; विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - should trust;]

(When however his understanding may become righteous and indicative of purpose, then should feel confident the righteous soul; one of firm understanding should not trust.)

When, however, his discernment becomes righteous and reveals the true purpose, then the virtuous person should feel confident; but one with firm judgment should not trust blindly. (13-150-3)

एतावन्मात्रमेतद्धि भूतानां प्राज्ञलक्षणम्। कालयुक्तोऽप्युभयविच्छेषमर्थं समाचरेत् ॥१३-१५०-४॥

etāvanmātram etad dhi bhūtānāṃ prājña-lakṣaṇam। kāla-yukto'py ubhaya-viccheṣam arthaṃ samācaret ॥13-150-4॥

[एतावन्मात्रम् (etāvanmātram) - just this much; only so much; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; प्राज्ञलक्षणम् (prājña-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of the wise; कालयुक्तः (kāla-yuktaḥ) - with regard to time; अपि (api) - even; उभयविच्छेषम् (ubhaya-viccheṣam) - the distinction between both; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should perform;]

(Just this much, this indeed of beings is the characteristic of the wise. With regard to time, even, the distinction between both, the purpose, one should perform.)

This alone is the mark of the wise among beings. Adjusting one's actions according to time, one should fulfill the purpose while discerning between both. (13-150-4)

यथा ह्युपस्थितैश्वर्याः पूजयन्ते नरा नरान्। एवमेवात्मनात्मानं पूजयन्तीह धार्मिकाः ॥१३-१५०-५॥

yathā hy upasthitaiśvaryāḥ pūjayante narā narān। evam evātmanātmānaṃ pūjayantīha dhārmikāḥ ॥13-150-5॥

[यथा (yathā) - just as; हि (hi) - indeed; उपस्थितैश्वर्याः (upasthita-aihvaryāḥ) - those endowed with present wealth; पूजयन्ते (pūjayante) - honor; नराः (narāḥ) - men; नरान् (narān) - men; एवम् (evam) - in the same manner; एव (eva) - just so; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by oneself; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself; पूजयन्ति (pūjayanti) - honor; इह (iha) - here; धार्मिकाः (dhārmikāḥ) - the righteous;]

(Just as indeed those endowed with present wealth, men honor men, in the same manner just so by oneself oneself honor here the righteous.)

Just as men honor those men who possess wealth, in the same way, here, the righteous honor themselves by themselves. (13-150-5)

न ह्यधर्मतया धर्मं दद्यात्कालः कथञ्चन। तस्माद्विशुद्धमात्मानं जानीयाद्धर्मचारिणम् ॥१३-१५०-६॥

na hy adharmatayā dharmaṃ dadyāt kālaḥ kathañcana। tasmād viśuddham ātmānaṃ jānīyād dharmacāriṇam॥ 13-150-6॥

[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अधर्मतया (adharmatayā) - by unrighteousness; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - purified; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself; जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - one should know; धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - engaged in righteousness;]

(Not indeed by unrighteousness would time give righteousness in any way. Therefore, purified oneself one should know as engaged in righteousness.)

Time never grants righteousness by means of unrighteousness. Therefore, know the truly pure person as one who follows righteousness. (13-150-6)

स्प्रष्टुमप्यसमर्थो हि ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्। अधर्मः सततो धर्मं कालेन परिरक्षितम् ॥१३-१५०-७॥

spraṣṭum-apy-asamartho hi jvalantam-iva pāvakam। adharmaḥ satato dharmaṃ kālena parirakṣitam ॥13-150-7॥

[स्प्रष्टुम् (spraṣṭum) - to touch; अपि (api) - even; असमर्थः (asamarthaḥ) - not able; हि (hi) - indeed; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - burning; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; सततः (satataḥ) - always; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; कालेन (kālena) - by time; परिरक्षितम् (parirakṣitam) - protected;]

(To touch even, not able indeed, burning like fire; unrighteousness always righteousness by time protected.)

Indeed, just as one is not able even to touch burning fire, so unrighteousness is never able to overcome righteousness, which is always protected by time. (13-150-7)

कार्यावेतौ हि कालेन धर्मो हि विजयावहः। त्रयाणामपि लोकानामालोककरणो भवेत् ॥१३-१५०-८॥

kāryāvetau hi kālena dharmo hi vijayāvahaḥ. trayāṇām api lokānām āloka-karaṇo bhavet ॥13-150-8॥

[कार्यावेतौ (kāryāvetau) - in these two actions; / in these two undertakings; हि (hi) - indeed; कालेन (kālena) - by time; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; / righteousness; हि (hi) - indeed; विजयावहः (vijayāvahaḥ) - bringing victory; त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; अपि (api) - even; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; आलोककरणः (āloka-karaṇaḥ) - producing illumination; / bringing to light; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; / would be;]

(In these two actions, indeed, by time, dharma indeed brings victory. Of the three worlds even, it may be (the cause of) illumination.)

In these two matters, indeed, by the influence of time, dharma truly brings victory. Indeed, it serves to illuminate even the three worlds. (13-150-8)

तत्र कश्चिन्नयेत्प्राज्ञो गृहीत्वैव करे नरम्। उह्यमानः स धर्मेण धर्मे बहुभयच्छले ॥१३-१५०-९॥

tatra kaścinnayetprājño gṛhītvai̱va kare naram। uhyamānaḥ sa dharmeṇa dharme bahubhayacchale ॥13-150-9॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; नयेत् (nayet) - may lead; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having seized; एव (eva) - indeed; करे (kare) - by the hand; नरम् (naram) - the man; उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried away; स (sa) - he; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; बहुभयच्छले (bahubhayacchale) - in the great trick of dangers;]

(There someone may lead, the wise, having indeed seized by the hand the man. Being carried away, he with righteousness, in righteousness, in the great trick of dangers.)

There, some wise person may lead the man, having firmly taken him by the hand. As he is being taken, he (must proceed) with righteousness amidst the many dangerous deceits in the path of righteousness. (13-150-9)