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अहं हि क्षत्रहृदयं वेद यत्परिशाश्वतम् । पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैः प्रोक्तं परैः परतरैरपि॥५-१३२-३६॥
For I know the kṣatriya’s heart as an enduring principle—spoken by the ancients and by those yet more ancient, and likewise affirmed by later authorities.
english translation
यो वै कश्चिदिहाजातः क्षत्रियः क्षत्रधर्मवित् । भयाद्वृत्तिसमीक्षो वा न नमेदिह कस्यचित्॥५-१३२-३७॥
Any kṣatriya born here who knows kṣatriya-dharma should bow to no one—neither out of fear nor from calculating livelihood and advantage.
english translation
उद्यच्छेदेव न नमेदुद्यमो ह्येव पौरुषम् । अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेदिह कस्यचित्॥५-१३२-३८॥
Even if he were cut down, he should not bow; for exertion itself is manliness. Even if he were to break before his time, he should not bow to anyone here.
english translation
मातङ्गो मत्त इव च परीयात्सुमहामनाः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमेन्नित्यं धर्मायैव च संजय॥५-१३२-३९॥
Let him move about like an intoxicated elephant, of very great spirit; yet let him always bow to the brāhmaṇas and to Dharma alone, O Saṃjaya.
english translation
नियच्छन्नितरान्वर्णान्विनिघ्नन्सर्वदुष्कृतः । ससहायोऽसहायो वा यावज्जीवं तथा भवेत्॥५-१३२-४०॥
Restraining the other varṇas and suppressing all wrongdoing—whether with allies or without—he should remain so throughout life.
english translation