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मनीषिणां तत्त्वविच्छेदनाय विधीयते सत्सु वृत्तिः सदैव । अब्राह्मणाः सन्ति तु ये न वैद्याः सर्वोच्छेदं साधु मन्येत तेभ्यः॥५-२८-६॥
For the discerning, so that truth may be rightly distinguished, a proper discipline of conduct among the good is ever enjoined. Yet there are non-brāhmaṇas who are no competent authorities; from them, complete rejection of their counsel is deemed fitting.
english translation
तदर्था नः पितरो ये च पूर्वे पितामहा ये च तेभ्यः परेऽन्ये । प्रज्ञैषिणो ये च हि कर्म चक्रुर्नास्त्यन्ततो नास्ति नास्तीति मन्ये॥५-२८-७॥
For that very purpose our earlier forefathers—fathers, grandfathers, and those before them—who sought wisdom, undertook action. I hold that, in the final analysis, it is not the case that ‘nothing exists’—not ‘nothing, nothing.’
english translation
यत्किंचिदेतद्वित्तमस्यां पृथिव्यां यद्देवानां त्रिदशानां परत्र । प्राजापत्यं त्रिदिवं ब्रह्मलोकं नाधर्मतः संजय कामये तत्॥५-२८-८॥
Whatever wealth exists on this earth, and whatever belongs to the gods—the Thirty—in the hereafter; even the Prajāpati realm, heaven, and Brahmaloka: I do not desire any of that through adharma, Sañjaya.
english translation
धर्मेश्वरः कुशलो नीतिमांश्चाप्युपासिता ब्राह्मणानां मनीषी । नानाविधांश्चैव महाबलांश्च राजन्यभोजाननुशास्ति कृष्णः॥५-२८-९॥
Kṛṣṇa is a lord of dharma, competent and skilled in policy; he is a thoughtful man who has attended upon the brāhmaṇas. He instructs kings and rulers of many kinds, O king, including those of great power.
english translation
यदि ह्यहं विसृजन्स्यामगर्ह्यो युध्यमानो यदि जह्यां स्वधर्मम् । महायशाः केशवस्तद्ब्रवीतु वासुदेवस्तूभयोरर्थकामः॥५-२८-१०॥
If, by relinquishing my position, I would be blameless; or if, while engaged in conflict, I would abandon my own duty—let the greatly renowned Keśava state what is proper. Vāsudeva seeks the welfare of both sides.
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