Mahabharat

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धर्मलेश परतिच्छन्नः परभवं धर्मकामयॊः अर्थम उत्सृज्य किं राजन दुर्गेषु परितप्यसे ।। ३-३४-५ ।।

sanskrit

'O monarch, why do you endure such distress by adhering to the empty merit of keeping a promise, while forsaking the wealth that sustains both virtue and pleasure?' ।। 3-34-5 ।।

english translation

dharmaleza paraticchannaH parabhavaM dharmakAmayòH arthama utsRjya kiM rAjana durgeSu paritapyase || 3-34-5 ||

hk transliteration

siva.sh/mahabharat/vana-parva/34/5

धर्मलेश परतिच्छन्नः परभवं धर्मकामयॊः अर्थम उत्सृज्य किं राजन दुर्गेषु परितप्यसे ।। ३-३४-५ ।।

sanskrit

'O monarch, why do you endure such distress by adhering to the empty merit of keeping a promise, while forsaking the wealth that sustains both virtue and pleasure?' ।। 3-34-5 ।।

english translation

dharmaleza paraticchannaH parabhavaM dharmakAmayòH arthama utsRjya kiM rAjana durgeSu paritapyase || 3-34-5 ||

hk transliteration