THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA TRANSLATE BY SABHA PARVA AND VANA PARVA

 I hope that the physicians engaged in looking after thy health are all well conversant with the eight kinds of treatment and are all attached and devoted to thee- Happeneth it ever, O monarch, that from covetousness or folly or pride thoufailest to decide between the plaintiff and the defendant who have come to thee ? Deprivest thou, through covetousness or folly, of their pensions the proteges who have sought thy shelter from trustfulness or love ? Do the people that inhabit thy realm, bought by thy foes, ever seek to raise disputes with thee, uniting themselves with one another ? Are those amongst thy foes that are feeble always repressed by the help of troops that are strong, by the help of both counsels and troops ? Are all the principal chieftains (of thy empire) all devoted to thee ? Are they ready to lay down their lives for thy sake, commanded by thee ? Dost thou worship Brahmanas and wise men according to their merits in respect of various branches of learning ? I tell thee, such worship is without doubt, highly beneficial to thee. Hast thou faith in the religion based on the three Vedas and practised by men who have gone before thee ? Dost thou carefully follow the practices that were followed by them ? Are accomplished Brahmanas entertained in thy house and in thy presence with nutritive and excellent food, and do they also obtain pecuniary gifts at the conclusion of those feasts ? —THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA TRANSLATE BY SABHA PARVA AND VANA PARVA