Mahabharat

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राज्यस्य पदवीं धर्म्यां वरज सत्पुरुषॊचिताम धर्मकामार्थ हीनानां किं नॊ वस्तुं तपॊवने ।। ३-३४-२ ।।

sanskrit

'O monarch, follow the noble path that righteous kings before you have walked. What do we gain by living in an ascetic's retreat, deprived of virtue, pleasure, and prosperity?' ।। 3-34-2 ।।

english translation

rAjyasya padavIM dharmyAM varaja satpuruSòcitAma dharmakAmArtha hInAnAM kiM nò vastuM tapòvane || 3-34-2 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/34/2

राज्यस्य पदवीं धर्म्यां वरज सत्पुरुषॊचिताम धर्मकामार्थ हीनानां किं नॊ वस्तुं तपॊवने ।। ३-३४-२ ।।

sanskrit

'O monarch, follow the noble path that righteous kings before you have walked. What do we gain by living in an ascetic's retreat, deprived of virtue, pleasure, and prosperity?' ।। 3-34-2 ।।

english translation

rAjyasya padavIM dharmyAM varaja satpuruSòcitAma dharmakAmArtha hInAnAM kiM nò vastuM tapòvane || 3-34-2 ||

hk transliteration