Mahabharat
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कर्शनार्थॊ हि यॊ धर्मॊ मित्राणाम आत्मनस तथा वयसनं नाम तद राजन न सा धर्मः कुधर्म तत ॥ ३-३४-२१ ॥
'O king, that so-called virtue which causes suffering to oneself and one’s friends is no true virtue, but rather a vice that brings calamity.' ॥ 3-34-21 ॥
english translation
karzanArthò hi yò dharmò mitrANAma Atmanasa tathA vayasanaM nAma tada rAjana na sA dharmaH kudharma tata ॥ 3-34-21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसर्वथा धर्मनित्यं तु पुरुषं धर्मदुर्बलम जहतस तात धर्मार्थौ परेतं दुःखसुखे यथा ॥ ३-३४-२२ ॥
'Virtue can sometimes be the weakness of men. Even if such a man is constantly devoted to righteousness, both virtue and profit abandon him, just as pleasure and pain leave a person who is dead.' ॥ 3-34-22 ॥
english translation
sarvathA dharmanityaM tu puruSaM dharmadurbalama jahatasa tAta dharmArthau paretaM duHkhasukhe yathA ॥ 3-34-22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयस्य धर्मॊ हि धर्मार्थं कलेशभान न स पण्डितः न स धर्मस्य वेदार्थं सूर्यस्यान्धः परभाम इव ॥ ३-३४-२३ ॥
'One who practices virtue solely for virtue’s sake always endures suffering. Such a person can scarcely be called wise, for he does not understand the true purpose of virtue, much like a blind man who cannot perceive the sunlight.' ॥ 3-34-23 ॥
english translation
yasya dharmò hi dharmArthaM kalezabhAna na sa paNDitaH na sa dharmasya vedArthaM sUryasyAndhaH parabhAma iva ॥ 3-34-23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयस्य चार्थार्थम एवार्थः स च नार्थस्य कॊविदः रक्षते भृतकॊ ऽरण्यं यथा सयात तादृग एव सः ॥ ३-३४-२४ ॥
'One who views wealth as existing solely for his own benefit scarcely comprehends its true purpose.' ॥ 3-34-24 ॥
english translation
yasya cArthArthama evArthaH sa ca nArthasya kòvidaH rakSate bhRtakò 'raNyaM yathA sayAta tAdRga eva saH ॥ 3-34-24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअतिवेलं हि यॊ ऽरथार्थी नेतराव अनुतिष्ठति स वध्यः सर्वभूतानां बरह्महेव जुगुप्सितः ॥ ३-३४-२५ ॥
'He who, excessively greedy for wealth, Neglects his other duties, Is worthy of death in the eyes of all beings, And is despised like a Brahmin-killer.' ॥ 3-34-25 ॥
english translation
ativelaM hi yò 'rathArthI netarAva anutiSThati sa vadhyaH sarvabhUtAnAM barahmaheva jugupsitaH ॥ 3-34-25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript