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2. धो मातेष पुष्णाति, धर्मः पाति पितेव च धर्मः सखेष प्रोणाति, धर्मः स्निहयति बन्धुषत् ॥२॥
Trishashthi, त्रिषष्ठि पर्व-१. 2. Dharmo mateva pusnāti, dharmah pati pitava ca%3;
Dharwad sakhova priņāti, dharmah snihayati bandhuvat.
2 Dharma nourishes like a mother, aud dbarwa protects like a father, dharma pleases like a friend; and dharma shows affection like a brother.
3. धनदो धनार्थिनां प्रोक्तः कामितां सर्वकामदः । घमे एवापवर्गस्य पारम्पर्येण साधकः ॥३॥
Dharma Bindu-धर्मबिन्दु 3. Dhanado dhanárthiuām proktah kāwinăm sarva kāmadab;
Dhrāma dvăpavargasya páramparyèņa sādhakah.
3. Dharma is said to be Dhanada -Giver of Wealth(Kubera कुबेर ) to persons desirous of wealth, Kamada कामद granting all desires to those desirous of fulfilling their desires, and dharma alone is useful in accomplishing Final Beatitude by uninterrupted succession. 4. धर्मो दुःखदवानलस्य जलदः सौख्यक चिन्तामणिः
धर्मश्शोकमहोरगस्य गरुडो धर्मा विपत्त्रायकः । धर्म प्रौढपदप्रदर्शनपटुर्धोऽद्वितीयः सखा
धर्मो जन्मजरामृतिक्षयकरो धर्मो हि मोक्षप्रदः ॥४॥ 4. Dharmo duhkkhadavānalasya jaladab saukhyaika Cintamanin;
Dharmasoka mahoragasya Garudo dharmo vipat-trāyakah; Dharmah prauŅhapadapradarsanapatu-r-dharmo a-dvitiyab sakhā, Dharmo janmajarāmritikşayakaro dharmo hi Moksa pradah.
4. Dharma is a shower of rain to the burning flame of misery, the only Cintamani Ratna, चिंतामणि,-the magical thoughtgem fulfilling its possessor's every wish-of happiness; Dharma is a Garuda गरुड-an Eagle-King of the feathered race-to the great
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