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Library: Requested, Vyasa asks Vaishampaya to narrate Mahabharata.
सूत उवाच॥
sūta uvāca॥
[सूत (sūta) - Sūta; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sūta said:)
Sūta said:
श्रुत्वा तु सर्पसत्राय दीक्षितं जनमेजयम्। अभ्यागच्छदृषिर्विद्वान्कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा ॥१-५४-१॥
śrutvā tu sarpasatrāya dīkṣitaṃ janamejayam। abhyāgacchadṛṣirvidvān kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā ॥1-54-1॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; सर्पसत्राय (sarpasatrāya) - for the snake sacrifice; दीक्षितं (dīkṣitam) - consecrated; जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya; अभ्यागच्छत् (abhyāgacchat) - approached; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having heard, but for the snake sacrifice consecrated Janamejaya, approached the wise sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana then.)
Upon hearing that Janamejaya was consecrated for the snake sacrifice, the wise sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana approached him.
जनयामास यं काली शक्तेः पुत्रात्पराशरात्। कन्यैव यमुनाद्वीपे पाण्डवानां पितामहम् ॥१-५४-२॥
janayāmāsa yaṃ kālī śakteḥ putrātparāśarāt। kanyaiva yamunādvīpe pāṇḍavānāṃ pitāmaham ॥1-54-2॥
[जनयामास (janayāmāsa) - bore; यम् (yam) - whom; काली (kālī) - Kali; शक्तेः (śakteḥ) - of Shakti; पुत्रात् (putrāt) - from the son; पराशरात् (parāśarāt) - from Parashara; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; एव (eva) - indeed; यमुनाद्वीपे (yamunādvīpe) - in the Yamuna island; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Kali bore whom, from Shakti's son Parashara, indeed a daughter in the Yamuna island, the grandfather of the Pandavas.)
Kali gave birth to the grandfather of the Pandavas, whom she bore from Parashara, the son of Shakti, as a daughter in the Yamuna island.
जातमात्रश्च यः सद्य इष्ट्या देहमवीवृधत्। वेदांश्चाधिजगे साङ्गान्सेतिहासान्महायशाः ॥१-५४-३॥
jātamātraśca yaḥ sadya iṣṭyā dehamavīvṛdhat. vedāṃścādhijage sāṅgānsetihāsānmahāyaśāḥ ॥1-54-3॥
[जातमात्रः (jātamātraḥ) - just born; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; सद्य (sadya) - immediately; इष्ट्या (iṣṭyā) - by sacrifice; देहम् (deham) - body; अवीवृधत् (avīvṛdhat) - grew; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; च (ca) - and; अधिजगे (adhijage) - mastered; साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - with limbs; स (sa) - with; इतिहासान् (itihāsān) - histories; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(Just born and who immediately grew his body by sacrifice, mastered the Vedas with limbs and histories, greatly renowned.)
The one who, just after being born, immediately grew his body through sacrifice, and mastered the Vedas along with their limbs and histories, is greatly renowned.
यं नातितपसा कश्चिन्न वेदाध्ययनेन च। न व्रतैर्नोपवासैश्च न प्रसूत्या न मन्युना ॥१-५४-४॥
yaṃ nātitapasā kaścinna vedādhyayanena ca। na vratairnopavāsaiśca na prasūtyā na manyunā ॥1-54-4॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; न (na) - not; अतितपसा (atitapasā) - by excessive austerity; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; न (na) - not; वेदाध्ययनेन (vedādhyayanena) - by study of the Vedas; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by vows; न (na) - not; उपवासैः (upavāsaiḥ) - by fasting; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; प्रसूत्या (prasūtyā) - by birth; न (na) - not; मन्युना (manyunā) - by anger;]
(Whom not by excessive austerity anyone, not by study of the Vedas, and not by vows, not by fasting, and not by birth, not by anger.)
Whom no one can know by excessive austerity, study of the Vedas, vows, fasting, birth, or anger.
विव्यासैकं चतुर्धा यो वेदं वेदविदां वरः। परावरज्ञो ब्रह्मर्षिः कविः सत्यव्रतः शुचिः ॥१-५४-५॥
vivyāsaikaṃ caturdhā yo vedaṃ vedavidāṃ varaḥ। parāvarajño brahmarṣiḥ kaviḥ satyavrataḥ śuciḥ ॥1-54-5॥
[विव्यास (vivyāsa) - divided; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - into four; यः (yaḥ) - who; वेदं (vedaṃ) - Veda; वेदविदां (vedavidāṃ) - of the knowers of Veda; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; परावरज्ञः (parāvarajñaḥ) - knower of the past and future; ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - sage among the Brahmins; कविः (kaviḥ) - poet; सत्यव्रतः (satyavrataḥ) - truthful vow; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure;]
(He who divided the one Veda into four, the best among the knowers of Veda, knower of the past and future, sage among the Brahmins, poet, truthful vow, pure.)
Vyasa, the sage, divided the single Veda into four parts. He is the best among those who know the Vedas, a knower of past and future, a sage among Brahmins, a poet, and one who is pure and truthful in his vows.
यः पाण्डुं धृतराष्ट्रं च विदुरं चाप्यजीजनत्। शन्तनोः सन्ततिं तन्वन्पुण्यकीर्तिर्महायशाः ॥१-५४-६॥
yaḥ pāṇḍuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca viduraṃ cāpyajījanat। śantanoḥ santatiṃ tanvanpuṇyakīrtirmahāyaśāḥ ॥1-54-6॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; पाण्डुं (pāṇḍum) - Pandu; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; विदुरं (viduram) - Vidura; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - begot; शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Shantanu; सन्ततिं (santatim) - progeny; तन्वन् (tanvan) - extending; पुण्यकीर्तिः (puṇyakīrtiḥ) - of virtuous fame; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(Who begot Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and also Vidura, extending the progeny of Shantanu, of virtuous fame, greatly renowned.)
He who begot Pandu, Dhritarashtra, and Vidura, extending the lineage of Shantanu, was of virtuous fame and great renown.
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेः स तद्यज्ञसदस्तदा। विवेश शिष्यैः सहितो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः ॥१-५४-७॥
janamejayasya rājarṣeḥ sa tadyajñasadastadā। viveśa śiṣyaiḥ sahito vedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ ॥1-54-7॥
[जनमेजयस्य (janamejayasya) - of Janamejaya; राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; यज्ञसदः (yajñasadaḥ) - sacrificial assembly; तदा (tadā) - then; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - with disciples; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; वेदवेदाङ्गपारगैः (vedavedāṅgapāragaiḥ) - by those proficient in Vedas and Vedangas;]
(He, of Janamejaya, the royal sage, then entered that sacrificial assembly, accompanied by disciples proficient in Vedas and Vedangas.)
The royal sage Janamejaya, accompanied by his disciples who were proficient in the Vedas and Vedangas, entered the sacrificial assembly at that time.
तत्र राजानमासीनं ददर्श जनमेजयम्। वृतं सदस्यैर्बहुभिर्देवैरिव पुरंदरम् ॥१-५४-८॥
tatra rājānam āsīnaṃ dadarśa janamejayam। vṛtaṃ sadasyaiḥ bahubhir devair iva puraṃdaram ॥1-54-8॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by members; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; देवैः (devaiḥ) - gods; इव (iva) - like; पुरंदरम् (puraṃdaram) - Indra;]
(There, King Janamejaya, seated, saw, surrounded by many members, like Indra by gods.)
There, King Janamejaya was seen seated, surrounded by many members, like Indra among the gods.
तथा मूर्धावसिक्तैश्च नानाजनपदेश्वरैः। ऋत्विग्भिर्देवकल्पैश्च कुशलैर्यज्ञसंस्तरे ॥१-५४-९॥
tathā mūrdhāvasiktaiśca nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ| ṛtvigbhirdevakalpaiśca kuśalairyajñasaṃstare ॥1-54-9॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; मूर्धावसिक्तैः (mūrdhāvasiktaiḥ) - anointed on the head; च (ca) - and; नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by various regional lords; ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - by priests; देवकल्पैः (devakalpaiḥ) - god-like; च (ca) - and; कुशलैः (kuśalaiḥ) - by skilled ones; यज्ञसंस्तरे (yajñasaṃstare) - in the sacrificial session;]
(Thus, anointed on the head by various regional lords, by priests god-like and by skilled ones in the sacrificial session.)
Thus, the sacrificial session was attended by various regional lords who were anointed on the head, along with god-like priests and skilled individuals.
जनमेजयस्तु राजर्षिर्दृष्ट्वा तमृषिमागतम्। सगणोऽब्युद्ययौ तूर्णं प्रीत्या भरतसत्तमः ॥१-५४-१०॥
janamejayastu rājarṣirdṛṣṭvā tamṛṣimāgatam। sagaṇo'bhyudyayau tūrṇaṃ prītyā bharatasattamaḥ ॥1-54-10॥
[जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; तु (tu) - but; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with his retinue; अभ्युद्ययौ (abhyudyayau) - went forth; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection; भरतसत्तमः (bharatasattamaḥ) - best of the Bharatas;]
(Janamejaya, the royal sage, having seen that sage arrived, went forth quickly with his retinue with affection, O best of the Bharatas.)
Janamejaya, the royal sage, upon seeing the sage arrive, quickly went forth with his retinue, filled with affection, O best of the Bharatas.
काञ्चनं विष्टरं तस्मै सदस्यानुमते प्रभुः। आसनं कल्पयामास यथा शक्रो बृहस्पतेः ॥१-५४-११॥
kāñcanaṃ viṣṭaraṃ tasmai sadasyānumate prabhuḥ| āsanaṃ kalpayāmāsa yathā śakro bṛhaspateḥ ॥1-54-11॥
[काञ्चनं (kāñcanam) - golden; विष्टरं (viṣṭaram) - seat; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सदस्य (sadasya) - of the assembly; अनुमते (anumate) - with permission; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; आसनं (āsanam) - seat; कल्पयामास (kalpayāmāsa) - arranged; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Brihaspati;]
(The lord arranged a golden seat for him with the permission of the assembly, as Indra did for Brihaspati.)
The lord, with the assembly's consent, arranged a golden seat for him, just as Indra did for Brihaspati.
तत्रोपविष्टं वरदं देवर्षिगणपूजितम्। पूजयामास राजेन्द्रः शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥१-५४-१२॥
tatropaviṣṭaṃ varadaṃ devarṣigaṇapūjitam। pūjayāmāsa rājendraḥ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā ॥1-54-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; उपविष्टं (upaviṣṭaṃ) - seated; वरदं (varadaṃ) - boon-giver; देवर्षिगणपूजितम् (devarṣigaṇapūjitam) - worshipped by the sages; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - O king; शास्त्रदृष्टेन (śāstradṛṣṭena) - as per scriptures; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - with actions;]
(There, seated, the boon-giver, worshipped by the sages, was worshipped by the king with actions as per scriptures.)
There, the king worshipped the boon-giver, who was seated and revered by the sages, following the scriptural rites.
पाद्यमाचमनीयं च अर्घ्यं गां च विधानतः। पितामहाय कृष्णाय तदर्हाय न्यवेदयत् ॥१-५४-१३॥
pādyam ācamanīyaṃ ca arghyaṃ gāṃ ca vidhānataḥ। pitāmahāya kṛṣṇāya tadarhāya nyavedayat ॥1-54-13॥
[पाद्यम् (pādyam) - water for washing feet; आचमनीयम् (ācamanīyam) - water for sipping; च (ca) - and; अर्घ्यम् (arghyam) - offering; गाम् (gām) - cow; च (ca) - and; विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to the rules; पितामहाय (pitāmahāya) - to the grandfather; कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya) - to Krishna; तदर्हाय (tadarhāya) - to the deserving one; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - offered;]
(He offered water for washing feet, water for sipping, an offering, and a cow according to the rules to the grandfather, to Krishna, to the deserving one.)
He presented the ceremonial offerings, including water for washing feet, sipping water, an offering, and a cow, to the grandfather and Krishna, following the prescribed rituals.
प्रतिगृह्य च तां पूजां पाण्डवाज्जनमेजयात्। गां चैव समनुज्ञाय व्यासः प्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ॥१-५४-१४॥
pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ pāṇḍavājjanamejayāt। gāṃ caiva samanujñāya vyāsaḥ prīto'bhavattadā ॥1-54-14॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - that; पूजां (pūjāṃ) - worship; पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - from the Pandava; जनमेजयात् (janamejayāt) - from Janamejaya; गां (gāṃ) - cow; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; समनुज्ञाय (samanujñāya) - having granted permission; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having accepted that worship from the Pandava Janamejaya and having granted permission for the cow, Vyasa then became pleased.)
Vyasa was pleased after accepting the worship from Janamejaya, the Pandava, and granting permission for the cow.
तथा सम्पूजयित्वा तं यत्नेन प्रपितामहम्। उपोपविश्य प्रीतात्मा पर्यपृच्छदनामयम् ॥१-५४-१५॥
tathā sampūjayitvā taṃ yatnena prapitāmaham। upopaviśya prītātmā paryapṛcchadanāmayam ॥1-54-15॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; सम्पूजयित्वा (sampūjayitvā) - having worshipped; तं (taṃ) - him; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; प्रपितामहम् (prapitāmaham) - great-grandfather; उपोपविश्य (upopaviśya) - having sat near; प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - with a pleased mind; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked; अनामयम् (anāmayam) - about welfare;]
(Thus, having worshipped him with effort, the great-grandfather, having sat near with a pleased mind, asked about welfare.)
Thus, having worshipped his great-grandfather with great care, he sat nearby with a pleased heart and inquired about his well-being.
भगवानपि तं दृष्ट्वा कुशलं प्रतिवेद्य च। सदस्यैः पूजितः सर्वैः सदस्यानभ्यपूजयत् ॥१-५४-१६॥
bhagavān api taṃ dṛṣṭvā kuśalaṃ prativedya ca। sadasyaiḥ pūjitaḥ sarvaiḥ sadasyān abhyapūjayat ॥1-54-16॥
[भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being; प्रतिवेद्य (prativedya) - having informed; च (ca) - and; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by the members; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; सदस्यान् (sadasyān) - the members; अभ्यपूजयत् (abhyapūjayat) - honored back;]
(The Lord, having seen him, informed of his well-being, and honored by all the members, honored the members back.)
The Lord, upon seeing him, inquired about his well-being and after being honored by all the members, he honored them back.
ततस्तं सत्कृतं सर्वैः सदस्यैर्जनमेजयः। इदं पश्चाद्द्विजश्रेष्ठं पर्यपृच्छत्कृताञ्जलिः ॥१-५४-१७॥
tatastaṃ satkṛtaṃ sarvaiḥ sadasyaiḥ janamejayaḥ। idaṃ paścād dvijaśreṣṭhaṃ paryapṛcchat kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥1-54-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; सत्कृतम् (satkṛtam) - honored; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - members; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; इदम् (idam) - this; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; द्विजश्रेष्ठम् (dvijaśreṣṭham) - to the best of the twice-born; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands;]
(Then Janamejaya, having been honored by all the members, afterwards asked the best of the twice-born with folded hands.)
Then, after being honored by all the members, Janamejaya respectfully asked the best of the Brahmins with folded hands.
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च भवान्प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्। तेषां चरितमिच्छामि कथ्यमानं त्वया द्विज ॥१-५४-१८॥
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhavānpratyakṣadarśivān। teṣāṃ caritamicchāmi kathyamānaṃ tvayā dvija ॥1-54-18॥
[कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; भवान् (bhavān) - you; प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् (pratyakṣadarśivān) - direct witness; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; चरितम् (caritam) - deeds; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; कथ्यमानम् (kathyamānam) - being narrated; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin;]
(Of the Kurus and the Pandavas, you are a direct witness. I wish their deeds to be narrated by you, O Brahmin.)
You have directly witnessed the events of the Kurus and the Pandavas. I wish for you to narrate their story, O Brahmin.
कथं समभवद्भेदस्तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। तच्च युद्धं कथं वृत्तं भूतान्तकरणं महत् ॥१-५४-१९॥
kathaṁ samabhavadbhedasteṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām। tacca yuddhaṁ kathaṁ vṛttaṁ bhūtāntakaraṇaṁ mahat ॥1-54-19॥
[कथं (katham) - how; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् (akliṣṭakarmaṇām) - of those with unwearied actions; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कथं (katham) - how; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened; भूतान्तकरणम् (bhūtāntakaraṇam) - destructive to beings; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(How did the division occur among those with unwearied actions? And how did that great battle happen, destructive to beings?)
How did the division occur among those with unwearied actions? And how did that great battle, destructive to beings, take place?
पितामहानां सर्वेषां दैवेनाविष्टचेतसाम्। कार्त्स्न्येनैतत्समाचक्ष्व भगवन्कुशलो ह्यसि ॥१-५४-२०॥
pitāmahānāṃ sarveṣāṃ daivenāviṣṭacetasām। kārtsnyenaitatsamācakṣva bhagavankuśalo hyasi ॥1-54-20॥
[पितामहानां (pitāmahānāṃ) - of the ancestors; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; दैवेन (daivena) - by fate; आविष्टचेतसाम् (āviṣṭacetasām) - whose minds are possessed; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely; एतत् (etat) - this; समाचक्ष्व (samācakṣva) - explain; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are;]
(Of the ancestors of all whose minds are possessed by fate, explain this completely, O Lord, you are indeed skilled.)
O Lord, you are indeed skilled to explain this completely, as the minds of all ancestors are possessed by fate.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा। शशास शिष्यमासीनं वैशम्पायनमन्तिके ॥१-५४-२१॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā। śaśāsa śiṣyamāsīnaṁ vaiśampāyanamantike ॥1-54-21॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṁ) - that word; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana; तदा (tadā) - then; शशास (śaśāsa) - instructed; शिष्यम् (śiṣyam) - disciple; आसीनं (āsīnam) - seated; वैशम्पायनम् (vaiśampāyanam) - Vaiśampāyana; अन्तिके (antike) - near;]
(Having heard his words, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana then instructed the seated disciple Vaiśampāyana nearby.)
Upon hearing those words, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana instructed his disciple Vaiśampāyana, who was seated nearby.
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च यथा भेदोऽभवत्पुरा। तदस्मै सर्वमाचक्ष्व यन्मत्तः श्रुतवानसि ॥१-५४-२२॥
kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yathā bhedo'bhavatpurā| tadasmai sarvamācakṣva yanmattaḥ śrutavānasi ॥1-54-22॥
[कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तत् (tat) - that; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; यत् (yat) - what; मतः (mataḥ) - from me; श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - heard; असि (asi) - you are;]
(Tell him everything as the division between the Kurus and the Pandavas happened formerly, what you have heard from me.)
Tell him everything about how the division between the Kurus and the Pandavas happened in the past, as you have heard it from me.
गुरोर्वचनमाज्ञाय स तु विप्रर्षभस्तदा। आचचक्षे ततः सर्वमितिहासं पुरातनम् ॥१-५४-२३॥
guror vacanam ājñāya sa tu viprarṣabhas tadā। ācacakṣe tataḥ sarvam itihāsaṃ purātanam ॥1-54-23॥
[गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; विप्रर्षभः (viprarṣabhaḥ) - the best among the Brahmins; तदा (tadā) - then; आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - explained; ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient;]
(Having understood the teacher's word, he, the best among the Brahmins, then explained all the ancient history thereafter.)
Upon understanding the teacher's instruction, the eminent Brahmin then narrated the entire ancient history.
तस्मै राज्ञे सदस्येभ्यः क्षत्रियेभ्यश्च सर्वशः। भेदं राज्यविनाशं च कुरुपाण्डवयोस्तदा ॥१-५४-२४॥
tasmai rājñe sadasyebhyaḥ kṣatriyebhyaśca sarvaśaḥ| bhedaṃ rājyavināśaṃ ca kurupāṇḍavayostadā ॥1-54-24॥
[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; सदस्येभ्यः (sadasyebhyaḥ) - to the members; क्षत्रियेभ्यः (kṣatriyebhyaḥ) - to the warriors; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; भेदं (bhedaṃ) - division; राज्यविनाशं (rājyavināśaṃ) - destruction of the kingdom; च (ca) - and; कुरुपाण्डवयोः (kurupāṇḍavayoḥ) - of the Kuru and Pandavas; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(To him, to the king, to the members, to the warriors, and all, division and destruction of the kingdom of the Kuru and Pandavas then.)
Then, to the king, the members, and the warriors, the division and destruction of the kingdom of the Kuru and Pandavas was revealed.
