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 by Sanscript

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 by Sanscript