Mahabharat
अधर्मयुक्तं च न कामयेत; राज्यं सुराणाम अपि धर्मराजः धर्मार्थयुक्तं च महीपतित्वं; गरामे ऽपि कस्मिंश चिद अयं बुभूषेत ॥ ५-१-१४ ॥
‘The virtuous King Yudhishthira would never covet even the celestial kingdom by unrighteous means. Yet, righteously, he would accept the rule of even a single village.’ ॥ 5-1-14 ॥
english translation
adharmayuktaM ca na kAmayeta; rAjyaM surANAma api dharmarAjaH dharmArthayuktaM ca mahIpatitvaM; garAme 'pi kasmiMza cida ayaM bubhUSeta ॥ 5-1-14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअधर्मयुक्तं च न कामयेत; राज्यं सुराणाम अपि धर्मराजः धर्मार्थयुक्तं च महीपतित्वं; गरामे ऽपि कस्मिंश चिद अयं बुभूषेत ॥ ५-१-१४ ॥
‘The virtuous King Yudhishthira would never covet even the celestial kingdom by unrighteous means. Yet, righteously, he would accept the rule of even a single village.’ ॥ 5-1-14 ॥
english translation
adharmayuktaM ca na kAmayeta; rAjyaM surANAma api dharmarAjaH dharmArthayuktaM ca mahIpatitvaM; garAme 'pi kasmiMza cida ayaM bubhUSeta ॥ 5-1-14 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript