Brihadyatra 30: adhyāyaḥ 30
Bṛhadyātrā 30
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adhyāyaḥ 30
30.1
adhyāyaḥ - 30 abhiyojya
Chapter 30: The Enemy to Be Attacked
30.2
akṣepaśīlaḥ paruṣābhidhāyī viraktabhṛtyaḥ paradāragāmī.
One of insulting conduct, speaking harshly, whose servants are alienated, who pursues another's wife,
30.3
lubdho'sahāyo vyasanī kṛtaghnaḥ sthitiprabhettā karaśīrṇarāṣṭraḥ..
greedy, without allies, addicted to vices, ungrateful, a breaker of established customs, whose realm is ruined by taxation,
30.4
visrambhahā krodhavaśo nṛśaṃsaḥ kṣudraḥ pramādī na bahuśrutaś ca.
a destroyer of trust, subject to anger, cruel, mean-spirited, negligent, and not widely learned,
30.5
divyāntarikṣakṣitijair vikārair nipīḍito yaḥ sa tu daivahīnaḥ..
and he who is afflicted by celestial, atmospheric, and terrestrial portents—he is devoid of fate.
30.6
ato viparyastaguṇena rājñā tādṛgvidho'ristv abhiyuktamātraḥ.
An enemy of such a kind, when merely attacked by a king endowed with the opposite qualities,
30.7
tarur ghunair jagdha ivāttavīryo mahān api kṣipram upaiti bhaṅgam..E3
even if great, quickly goes to ruin, like a tree whose vitality is destroyed when eaten by woodworms.
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Linked texts (3)
- Text after D. Pingree's edition (1972) — Sanskrit
- Ṭikkanikayātrā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Yakṣeśvamedhīyayātrā — Sanskrit