The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 5.29.28

Bhāratabhāvadīpa 5.29.28

Language: Sanskrit

5.29.28

tasmāt rājñaḥ śreyān praśastataraḥ abhijñātaḥ jñānataḥ dharmataśca yadi kaścidasti sa taṃ yudhiṣṭhiraṃ prajānāṃ karmaṇi ṣaṣṭhīprajāḥ draṣṭuṃ rājyaṃ prāptumityarthaḥ | anuśiṣyan anuśāsitumicchan etanmaduktaṃ dharmajātaṃ yudhiṣṭhire'stīti budhyet | na ca tasminnasādhuḥ yudhiṣṭhire'sādhudharmo na cāstītyapi budhyet | yadvā evaṃ satyapi tasminnanuśāstari rājā sādhurna iti na api tu sādhureva | yadi tena ito'dhikaṃ jñāyate ucyate ca tarhi tasyāpi vacanaṃ kariṣyatyevetyarthaḥ | anuśiṣyāt prajānāṃ na cedgṛdhyediti tasminnasādhviti pāṭhe śreyāṃścet draṣṭuṃ dharmaṃ darśayitumanuśiṣyāt na cetprajānāṃ prajāḥ rājyaṃ na gṛdhyediti hetostasmin yudhiṣṭhire sādhveva vartata iti śeṣaḥ ||

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit