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एकमेवाद्वितीयं तद्यद्राजन्नावबुध्यसे । सत्यं स्वर्गस्य सोपानं पारावारस्य नौरिव॥५-३३-४६॥
This is the single, unrivaled principle that you, O king, should understand: truth is the ladder to heaven, like a boat for crossing to the far shore.
english translation
एकः क्षमावतां दोषो द्वितीयो नोपलभ्यते । यदेनं क्षमया युक्तमशक्तं मन्यते जनः॥५-३३-४७॥
Those who are patient have only one fault—no second is found: people deem a person endowed with forbearance to be weak.
english translation
एको धर्मः परं श्रेयः क्षमैका शान्तिरुत्तमा । विद्यैका परमा दृष्टिरहिंसैका सुखावहा॥५-३३-४८॥
Dharma alone is the highest good; forbearance alone is the best peace. Knowledge alone is the highest vision; non-violence alone bears well-being.
english translation
द्वाविमौ ग्रसते भूमिः सर्पो बिलशयानिव । राजानं चाविरोद्धारं ब्राह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम्॥५-३३-४९॥
The earth ‘swallows’ these two, as a serpent swallows creatures that dwell in holes: a king who does not restrain wrongdoing, and a brāhmaṇa who does not travel for study and discipline.
english translation
द्वे कर्मणी नरः कुर्वन्नस्मिंल्लोके विरोचते । अब्रुवन्परुषं किंचिदसतो नार्थयंस्तथा॥५-३३-५०॥
A person shines in this world by doing two things: speaking no harsh word, and seeking no gain from what is untrue or dishonest.
english translation