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bhīṣma uvāca / (1.1) Par.?

atra gāthā brahmagītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ / (1.2) Par.?

yena mārgeṇa rājānaḥ kośaṃ saṃjanayanti ca // (1.3) Par.?

na dhanaṃ yajñaśīlānāṃ hāryaṃ devasvam eva tat / (2.1) Par.?

dasyūnāṃ niṣkriyāṇāṃ ca kṣatriyo hartum arhati // (2.2) Par.?

imāḥ prajāḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ rakṣyāścādyāśca bhārata / (3.1) Par.?

dhanaṃ hi kṣatriyasyeha dvitīyasya na vidyate // (3.2) Par.?

tad asya syād balārthaṃ vā dhanaṃ yajñārtham eva vā / (4.1) Par.?

abhogyā hy oṣadhīśchittvā bhogyā eva pacantyuta // (4.2) Par.?

yo vai na devānna pitṝnna martyān haviṣārcati / (5.1) Par.?

ānantikāṃ tāṃ dhanitām āhur vedavido janāḥ // (5.2) Par.?

haret tad draviṇaṃ rājan dhārmikaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ / (6.1) Par.?

na hi tat prīṇayel lokānna kośaṃ tadvidhaṃ nṛpaḥ // (6.2) Par.?

asādhubhyo nirādāya sādhubhyo yaḥ prayacchati / (7.1) Par.?

ātmānaṃ saṃkramaṃ kṛtvā manye dharmavid eva saḥ // (7.2) Par.?

audbhijjā jantavaḥ kecid yuktavāco yathā tathā / (8.1) Par.?

aniṣṭataḥ sambhavanti tathāyajñaḥ pratāyate // (8.2) Par.?

yathaiva daṃśamaśakaṃ yathā cāṇḍapipīlikam / (9.1) Par.?

saiva vṛttir ayajñeṣu tathā dharmo vidhīyate // (9.2) Par.?

yathā hyakasmād bhavati bhūmau pāṃsutṛṇolapam / (10.1) Par.?

tathaiveha bhaved dharmaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sūkṣmataro 'pi ca // (10.2) Par.?