Mahabharata 1.74.132 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 74, Shloka 132
अध्याय ७४: अक्रोध–क्षमा–निवासनीति
Chapter 74: Non-anger, Forbearance, and the Ethics of Residence
भरतस्यान्ववाये हि देवकल्पा महौजस: । बभूवुर्ब्रह्म कल्पा श्व बहवो राजसत्तमा:
bharatasyānvavāye hi devakalpā mahaujasaḥ | babhūvur brahmakalpāś ca bahavo rājasattamāḥ ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນສາຍວົງຂອງ ພະພາຣະຕະ ໄດ້ມີກະສັດຊັ້ນສູງເກີດຂຶ້ນຫຼາຍອົງ—ມີພະລັງດັ່ງເທວະ ແລະ ສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງ ພຣະພຣົມ. ຊື່ຂອງພວກເຂົາທັງໝົດບໍ່ອາດນັບໃຫ້ຄົບໄດ້. ໂອ ຈະນະເມຊະຍະ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເລົ່າໃຫ້ເຈົ້າຟັງແຕ່ອົງທີ່ໂດດເດັ່ນທີ່ສຸດ. ກະສັດຜູ້ມີບຸນຫຼາຍເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ມີສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງເທວະ ແລະ ໝັ້ນຄົງໃນທຳ—ອຸທິດໃຈໃຫ້ແກ່ຄວາມຈິງ ຄວາມຕົງ ແລະ ຄຸນທຳອື່ນໆ.
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Excellence in kingship is measured not only by power and splendor but by steadfast commitment to dharma—truthfulness, simplicity, and moral discipline—presented as the defining virtues of exemplary rulers.
Vaiśampāyana, addressing King Janamejaya, introduces the greatness of Bharata’s descendants, noting that they are too numerous to list fully and announcing that he will name only the principal kings renowned for their divine-like prowess and ethical conduct.
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