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Mahabharat

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त्वयापि प्रतिपत्तव्यं तथैव भरतर्षभ । स्वेषु बन्धुषु मुख्येषु मा मन्युवशमन्वगाः॥५-१२२-३१॥

You too should act in the same proper manner toward your foremost kinsmen, O best of the Bharatas; do not come under the control of anger.

english translation

त्रिवर्गयुक्ता प्राज्ञानामारम्भा भरतर्षभ । धर्मार्थावनुरुध्यन्ते त्रिवर्गासंभवे नराः॥५-१२२-३२॥

The undertakings of the wise are integrated with the tri-varga (dharma, artha, kāma), O best of the Bharatas; when all three cannot be simultaneously secured, people adhere to dharma and artha.

english translation

पृथक्तु विनिविष्टानां धर्मं धीरोऽनुरुध्यते । मध्यमोऽर्थं कलिं बालः काममेवानुरुध्यते॥५-१२२-३३॥

When these aims stand apart from one another, the steadfast person follows dharma; the middling person follows artha; the immature person follows kāma alone.

english translation

इन्द्रियैः प्रसृतो लोभाद्धर्मं विप्रजहाति यः । कामार्थावनुपायेन लिप्समानो विनश्यति॥५-१२२-३४॥

One who, driven outward by the senses through greed, abandons dharma—and seeks kāma and artha by improper means—comes to ruin.

english translation

कामार्थौ लिप्समानस्तु धर्ममेवादितश्चरेत् । न हि धर्मादपैत्यर्थः कामो वापि कदाचन॥५-१२२-३५॥

One who seeks kāma and artha should first practice dharma; for neither artha nor kāma ever truly departs from dharma.

english translation