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उपायं धर्ममेवाहुस्त्रिवर्गस्य विशां पते । लिप्समानो हि तेनाशु कक्षेऽग्निरिव वर्धते॥५-१२२-३६॥
They declare dharma to be the effective means for attaining the three aims of life; by it, one who seeks them grows swiftly—like fire in a thicket.
english translation
स त्वं तातानुपायेन लिप्ससे भरतर्षभ । आधिराज्यं महद्दीप्तं प्रथितं सर्वराजसु॥५-१२२-३७॥
Yet you, dear one, seek—by an improper method—an eminent and illustrious overlordship, renowned among all kings, O bull of the Bharatas.
english translation
आत्मानं तक्षति ह्येष वनं परशुना यथा । यः सम्यग्वर्तमानेषु मिथ्या राजन्प्रवर्तते॥५-१२२-३८॥
A person who acts falsely among those who conduct themselves rightly harms his own self—like one who hews a forest with an axe, O king.
english translation
न तस्य हि मतिं छिन्द्याद्यस्य नेच्छेत्पराभवम् । अविच्छिन्नस्य धीरस्य कल्याणे धीयते मतिः॥५-१२२-३९॥
One should not disrupt the judgment of a person who does not wish for defeat; for the steady and resolute, whose purpose is unbroken, directs his mind toward what is beneficial.
english translation
त्यक्तात्मानं न बाधेत त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत । अप्यन्यं प्राकृतं किंचित्किमु तान्पाण्डवर्षभान्॥५-१२२-४०॥
One who has abandoned self-discipline cannot subdue anyone in the three worlds, O Bhārata—how much less those eminent Pāṇḍavas, bulls among men.
english translation