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त्यजेत्कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् । ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत्॥५-३७-१६॥
For the good of a family one may relinquish a single man; for the good of a village, a family; for the good of a realm, a village; and for one’s own preservation, one may relinquish even the earth and sovereignty.
english translation
आपदर्थं धनं रक्षेद्दारान्रक्षेद्धनैरपि । आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद्दारैरपि धनैरपि॥५-३७-१७॥
Safeguard wealth for times of crisis; safeguard one’s family even by means of wealth; and always safeguard oneself, even at the cost of family and wealth.
english translation
उक्तं मया द्यूतकालेऽपि राजन्नैवं युक्तं वचनं प्रातिपीय । तदौषधं पथ्यमिवातुरस्य न रोचते तव वैचित्रवीर्य॥५-३७-१८॥
Even at the time of the dice calamity, O King, I spoke to you words of this kind—counsel grounded in reason. Yet, O Vaicitravīrya, it does not please you, as medicine and a wholesome regimen do not please the sick.
english translation
काकैरिमांश्चित्रबर्हान्मयूरान्पराजैष्ठाः पाण्डवान्धार्तराष्ट्रैः । हित्वा सिंहान्क्रोष्टुकान्गूहमानः प्राप्ते काले शोचिता त्वं नरेन्द्र॥५-३७-१९॥
O King, with the Dhārtarāṣṭras you have sought to defeat the Pāṇḍavas—like crows striving to overcome peacocks with variegated plumes. Casting aside lions and siding with jackals, you will grieve when the decisive hour arrives, O lord of men.
english translation
यस्तात न क्रुध्यति सर्वकालं भृत्यस्य भक्तस्य हिते रतस्य । तस्मिन्भृत्या भर्तरि विश्वसन्ति न चैनमापत्सु परित्यजन्ति॥५-३७-२०॥
O dear one, the master who is not ever wrathful toward a devoted servant intent on his lord’s welfare—such a lord is trusted by his servants, and they do not forsake him in times of crisis.
english translation