04045001a na ca tAvaj jitA gAvo na ca sImAntaraGM gatAH
04045001c na hAstinapuramM prAptAs tvaJM ca karNa vikatthase 'azvatthAman said, 'The kine, O karNa, have not yet been won, nor have they yet crossed the boundary (of their owner's dominions), nor have they yet reached hAstinapura. Why dost thou, therefore, boast of thyself?
04045002a saGMgrAmAn subahUJ jitvA labdhvA ca vipulanM dhanam
04045002c vijitya ca parAmM bhUminM nAhuH kiM cana pauruSam Having won numerous battles, and acquired enormous wealth, and vanquished hostile hosts, men of true heroism speak not a word of their prowess.
04045003a pacaty agnir avAkyas tu tUSNImM bhAti divAkaraH
04045003c tUSNInM dhArayate lokAn vasudhA sacarAcarAn Fire burneth mutely and mutely doth the sun shine. Mutely also doth the Earth bear creatures, both mobile and immobile.
04045004a cAturvarNyasya karmANi vihitAni manISibhiH The Self-existent hath sanctioned such offices for the four orders
04045004c dhanaM yair adhigantavyaM yac ca kurvan na duSyati so that having recourse to them each may acquire wealth without being censurable.
04045005a adhItya brAhmaNo vedAn yAjayeta yajeta ca A brAhmaNa, having studied the Vedas, should perform sacrifices himself, and officiate at the sacrifices of others.
04045005c kSatriyo dhanur Azritya yajetaiva na yAjayet And a kSatriya, depending upon the bow, should perform sacrifices himself but should never officiate at the sacrifices of others.
04045005e vaizyo 'dhigamya dravyANi brahmakarmANi kArayet And of vaizya, having earned wealth, should cause the rites enjoined in the Vedas to be performed for himself.
04045005g zUdrazH zuzrUSaNaGM kuryAt triSu varNeSu nityazaH A zUdra should always wait upon and serve the other three orders.
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04045005i vandanAyogavidhibhir vaitasIM vRttim AsthitaH As regards those that live by practising the profession of flowers and vendors of meat, they may earn wealth by expedients fraught with deceit and fraud.
04045006a vartamAnA yathAzAstramM prApya cApi mahIm imAm Always acting according to the dictates of the scriptures, the exalted sons of pANDu acquired the sovereignty of the whole earth,
04045006c sat kurvanti mahAbhAgA gurUn suviguNAn api and they always act respectfully towards their superiors, even if the latter prove hostile to them.
04045007a prApya dyUtena ko rAjyaGM kSatriyas toSTum arhati What kSatriya is there that expressed delight at having obtained a kingdom by means of dice,
04045007c tathA nRzaMsarUpeNa yathAnyaH prAkRto janaH like this wicked and shameless son of dhRtarASTra?
04045008a tathAvApteSu vitteSu ko vikatthed vicakSaNaH
04045008c nikRtyA vaJcanAyogaiz caran vaitaMsiko yathA Having acquired wealth in this way by deceit and fraud like a vendor of meat, who that is wise boast of it?
04045009a katamad dvairathaM yuddhaM yatrAjaiSIr dhanaJMjayam In what single combat didst thou vanquish dhanaJjaya,
04045009c nakulaM sahadevaJM ca dhanaM yeSAnM tvayA hRtam or nakula, or Sahadeva, although thou hast robbed them of their wealth?
04045010a yudhiSThiro jitaH kasmin bhImaz ca balinAM varaH In what battle didst thou defeat yudhiSThira, or bhIma that foremost of strong men?
04045010c indraprasthanM tvayA kasmin saGMgrAme nirjitamM purA In what battle was Indraprastha conquered by thee?
04045011c ekavastrA sabhAnM nItA duSTakarman rajasvalA What thou hast done, however, O thou of wicked deeds, is to drag that princess to court while she was ill and had but one raiment on?
