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Library: The story of Mahabharata summarized.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
गुरवे प्राङ्नमस्कृत्य मनोबुद्धिसमाधिभिः। सम्पूज्य च द्विजान्सर्वांस्तथान्यान्विदुषो जनान् ॥१-५५-१॥
gurave prāṅnamaskṛtya manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ। sampūjya ca dvijānsarvāṃstathānyānviduṣo janān ॥1-55-1॥
[गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher; प्राङ् (prāṅ) - before; नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having saluted; मनोबुद्धिसमाधिभिः (manobuddhisamādhibhiḥ) - with mind, intellect, and concentration; सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped; च (ca) - and; द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - wise; जनान् (janān) - people;]
(To the teacher, having saluted before with mind, intellect, and concentration, having worshipped and all the twice-born, also other wise people.)
Having first saluted the teacher with mind, intellect, and concentration, and having worshipped all the twice-born and other wise people.
महर्षेः सर्वलोकेषु विश्रुतस्यास्य धीमतः। प्रवक्ष्यामि मतं कृत्स्नं व्यासस्यामिततेजसः ॥१-५५-२॥
maharṣeḥ sarvalokeṣu viśrutasya asya dhīmataḥ। pravakṣyāmi mataṃ kṛtsnaṃ vyāsasya amitatejasaḥ ॥1-55-2॥
[महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalokeṣu) - in all worlds; विश्रुतस्य (viśrutasya) - renowned; अस्य (asya) - his; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall tell; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; कृत्स्नं (kṛtsnaṃ) - entire; व्यासस्य (vyāsasya) - of Vyasa; अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable energy;]
(Of the great sage, renowned in all worlds, his wise opinion, I shall tell the entire opinion of Vyasa of immeasurable energy.)
I shall narrate the entire opinion of the wise and renowned great sage Vyasa, who possesses immeasurable energy, known throughout all worlds.
श्रोतुं पात्रं च राजंस्त्वं प्राप्येमां भारतीं कथाम्। गुरोर्वक्तुं परिस्पन्दो मुदा प्रोत्साहतीव माम् ॥१-५५-३॥
śrotuṃ pātraṃ ca rājaṃstvaṃ prāpyemāṃ bhāratīṃ kathām। gurorvaktuṃ parispando mudā protsāhatīva mām ॥1-55-3॥
[श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; पात्रम् (pātram) - worthy; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; इमाम् (imām) - this; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - eloquence; कथाम् (kathām) - story; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; परिस्पन्दः (parispandaḥ) - impulse; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; प्रोत्साहती (protsāhatī) - encourages; इव (iva) - as if; माम् (mām) - me;]
(O king, you are worthy to hear this eloquent story. Having obtained the impulse to speak from the teacher, it encourages me with joy as if.)
O King, you are worthy to hear this eloquent story. The impulse to speak, having been obtained from the teacher, encourages me with joy as if.
शृणु राजन्यथा भेदः कुरुपाण्डवयोरभूत्। राज्यार्थे द्यूतसम्भूतो वनवासस्तथैव च ॥१-५५-४॥
śṛṇu rājanyathā bhedaḥ kurupāṇḍavayorabhūt। rājyārthe dyūtasaṃbhūto vanavāsastathaiva ca ॥1-55-4॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - how; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; कुरु (kuru) - Kurus; पाण्डवयोः (pāṇḍavayoḥ) - and Pāṇḍavas; अभूत् (abhūt) - occurred; राज्यार्थे (rājyārthe) - for the sake of kingdom; द्यूत (dyūta) - gambling; सम्भूतः (saṃbhūtaḥ) - arose; वनवासः (vanavāsaḥ) - exile; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Listen, O king, how the division between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas occurred. For the sake of the kingdom, gambling arose and also exile.)
Listen, O king, to how the conflict between the Kurus and Pāṇḍavas began. It started with gambling for the kingdom and led to their exile.
यथा च युद्धमभवत्पृथिवीक्षयकारकम्। तत्तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि पृच्छते भरतर्षभ ॥१-५५-५॥
yathā ca yuddham abhavat pṛthivīkṣayakārakam। tat te'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi pṛcchate bharatarṣabha ॥1-55-5॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; क्षय (kṣaya) - destruction; कारकम् (kārakam) - causing; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि (sampravakṣyāmi) - will explain; पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - asking; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(As the war became causing destruction of the earth, that I will explain to you, asking, O best of the Bharatas.)
I will explain to you, O best of the Bharatas, how the war caused the destruction of the earth, as you are asking.
मृते पितरि ते वीरा वनादेत्य स्वमन्दिरम्। नचिरादिव विद्वांसो वेदे धनुषि चाभवन् ॥१-५५-६॥
mṛte pitari te vīrā vanād etya svamandiram। nacirād iva vidvāṃso vede dhanuṣi cābhavan ॥1-55-6॥
[मृते (mṛte) - dead; पितरि (pitari) - father; ते (te) - your; वीरा (vīrā) - heroes; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; एत्य (etya) - having returned; स्वमन्दिरम् (svamandiram) - own home; नचिरात् (nacirāt) - soon; इव (iva) - as if; विद्वांसः (vidvāṃsaḥ) - learned ones; वेधे (vede) - in Vedas; धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - in archery; च (ca) - and; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(When your father died, the heroes returned from the forest to their own home. Soon, they became learned ones in the Vedas and in archery.)
Upon the death of your father, the heroes came back from the forest to their home. In no time, they became scholars in the Vedas and masters of archery.
तांस्तथा रूपवीर्यौजःसम्पन्नान्पौरसंमतान्। नामृष्यन्कुरवो दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवाञ्श्रीयशोभृतः ॥१-५५-७॥
tāṃs tathā rūpavīryaujaḥsampannān paurasaṃmatān। nāmṛṣyan kuravo dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavāñ śrīyaśobhṛtaḥ ॥1-55-7॥
[तांस् (tāṃs) - them; तथा (tathā) - thus; रूप (rūpa) - form; वीर्य (vīrya) - valor; ओजः (ojaḥ) - energy; सम्पन्नान् (sampannān) - endowed with; पौर (paura) - citizens; संमतान् (saṃmatān) - approved; नामृष्यन् (nāmṛṣyan) - did not tolerate; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; श्रीय (śrīya) - glory; शोभृतः (śobhṛtaḥ) - bearing;]
(Thus, seeing them endowed with form, valor, and energy, approved by the citizens, the Kurus did not tolerate the Pandavas bearing glory.)
The Kurus, upon seeing the Pandavas, who were endowed with beauty, valor, and energy and approved by the citizens, could not tolerate their glory.
ततो दुर्योधनः क्रूरः कर्णश्च सहसौबलः। तेषां निग्रहनिर्वासान्विविधांस्ते समाचरन् ॥१-५५-८॥
tato duryodhanaḥ krūraḥ karṇaśca sahasaubalaḥ। teṣāṃ nigrahanirvāsānvividhāṃste samācaran ॥1-55-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; निग्रहनिर्वासान् (nigrahanirvāsān) - punishments and exiles; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; ते (te) - they; समाचरन् (samācaran) - performed;]
(Then Duryodhana, the cruel one, and Karna along with Saubala, performed various punishments and exiles for them.)
Then the cruel Duryodhana, along with Karna and Saubala, executed various punishments and exiles upon them.
ददावथ विषं पापो भीमाय धृतराष्ट्रजः। जरयामास तद्वीरः सहान्नेन वृकोदरः ॥१-५५-९॥
dadāvatha viṣaṃ pāpo bhīmāya dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ। jarayāmāsa tadvīraḥ sahānnena vṛkodaraḥ ॥1-55-9॥
[ददावथ (dadāvatha) - gave; विषं (viṣaṃ) - poison; पापो (pāpo) - wicked; भीमाय (bhīmāya) - to Bhima; धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; जरयामास (jarayāmāsa) - digested; तद्वीरः (tadvīraḥ) - that hero; सहान्नेन (sahānnena) - with food; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara;]
(The wicked son of Dhritarashtra gave poison to Bhima. That hero Vrikodara digested it with food.)
The wicked son of Dhritarashtra gave poison to Bhima, but the heroic Vrikodara digested it along with his food.
प्रमाणकोट्यां संसुप्तं पुनर्बद्ध्वा वृकोदरम्। तोयेषु भीमं गङ्गायाः प्रक्षिप्य पुरमाव्रजत् ॥१-५५-१०॥
pramāṇakoṭyāṃ saṃsuptaṃ punarbaddhvā vṛkodaram। toyeṣu bhīmaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ prakṣipya puramāvrajat ॥1-55-10॥
[प्रमाणकोट्यां (pramāṇakoṭyāṃ) - in the measure; संसुप्तं (saṃsuptaṃ) - asleep; पुनर्बद्ध्वा (punarbaddhvā) - having bound again; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara (Bhima); तोयेषु (toyeṣu) - in the waters; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of the Ganges; प्रक्षिप्य (prakṣipya) - having thrown; पुरम् (puram) - to the city; आव्रजत् (āvrajat) - returned;]
(In the measure, having bound Vrikodara (Bhima) again asleep, having thrown Bhima in the waters of the Ganges, returned to the city.)
After binding the sleeping Vrikodara (Bhima) once more, he threw him into the waters of the Ganges and returned to the city.
यदा प्रबुद्धः कौन्तेयस्तदा सञ्छिद्य बन्धनम्। उदतिष्ठन्महाराज भीमसेनो गतव्यथः ॥१-५५-११॥
yadā prabuddhaḥ kaunteyastadā sañchidya bandhanam। udatiṣṭhanmahārāja bhīmaseno gatavyathaḥ ॥1-55-11॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; प्रबुद्धः (prabuddhaḥ) - awakened; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; तदा (tadā) - then; सञ्छिद्य (sañchidya) - having cut off; बन्धनम् (bandhanam) - bondage; उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - stood up; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; गतव्यथः (gatavyathaḥ) - free from distress;]
(When awakened, O son of Kunti, having cut off the bondage, Bhimasena, free from distress, stood up, O great king.)
When Bhimasena, the son of Kunti, was awakened and freed from his bonds, he stood up without any distress, O great king.
आशीविषैः कृष्णसर्पैः सुप्तं चैनमदंशयत्। सर्वेष्वेवाङ्गदेशेषु न ममार च शत्रुहा ॥१-५५-१२॥
āśīviṣaiḥ kṛṣṇasarpaiḥ suptaṃ cainamadaṃśayat. sarveṣvevāṅgadeśeṣu na mamāra ca śatruhā ॥1-55-12॥
[आशीविषैः (āśīviṣaiḥ) - by venomous snakes; कृष्णसर्पैः (kṛṣṇasarpaiḥ) - by black serpents; सुप्तम् (suptam) - sleeping; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अदंशयत् (adaṃśayat) - bit; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; एव (eva) - indeed; अङ्गदेशेषु (aṅgadeśeṣu) - parts of the body; न (na) - not; ममार (mamāra) - died; च (ca) - and; शत्रुहा (śatruhā) - the enemy killer;]
(By venomous snakes and black serpents, him sleeping, bit. In all parts of the body, the enemy killer did not die.)
The enemy killer, while sleeping, was bitten by venomous black serpents, but he did not die despite being bitten all over his body.
तेषां तु विप्रकारेषु तेषु तेषु महामतिः। मोक्षणे प्रतिघाते च विदुरोऽवहितोऽभवत् ॥१-५५-१३॥
teṣāṃ tu viprakāreṣu teṣu teṣu mahāmatiḥ। mokṣaṇe pratighāte ca viduro'vahito'bhavat ॥1-55-13॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; विप्रकारेषु (viprakāreṣu) - in the disturbances; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one; मोक्षणे (mokṣaṇe) - in liberation; प्रतिघाते (pratighāte) - in opposition; च (ca) - and; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentive; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Of them, but in the disturbances, in those, in those, the great-minded one, in liberation, in opposition, and Vidura became attentive.)
Vidura, the great-minded one, became attentive to the disturbances and oppositions, focusing on liberation.
स्वर्गस्थो जीवलोकस्य यथा शक्रः सुखावहः। पाण्डवानां तथा नित्यं विदुरोऽपि सुखावहः ॥१-५५-१४॥
svargastho jīvalokasya yathā śakraḥ sukhāvahaḥ। pāṇḍavānāṃ tathā nityaṃ viduro'pi sukhāvahaḥ ॥1-55-14॥
[स्वर्गस्थः (svargasthaḥ) - situated in heaven; जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - of the world of the living; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; सुखावहः (sukhāvahaḥ) - bringer of happiness; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; तथा (tathā) - so; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; अपि (api) - also; सुखावहः (sukhāvahaḥ) - bringer of happiness;]
(Situated in heaven, as Indra is the bringer of happiness to the world of the living, so is Vidura always the bringer of happiness to the Pandavas.)
Just as Indra, who resides in heaven, brings happiness to the world of the living, Vidura always brings happiness to the Pandavas.
यदा तु विविधोपायैः संवृतैर्विवृतैरपि। नाशक्नोद्विनिहन्तुं तान्दैवभाव्यर्थरक्षितान् ॥१-५५-१५॥
yadā tu vividhopāyaiḥ saṁvṛtairvivṛtairapi। nāśaknodvinihantuṁ tāndaivabhāvyartharakṣitān ॥1-55-15॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; तु (tu) - but; विविधोपायैः (vividhopāyaiḥ) - by various means; संवृतैः (saṁvṛtaiḥ) - by concealed; विवृतैः (vivṛtaiḥ) - by open; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; अशक्नोत् (aśaknot) - was able; विनिहन्तुं (vinihantuṁ) - to destroy; तान् (tān) - them; दैव (daiva) - divine; भाव्य (bhāvya) - destined; अर्थ (artha) - purpose; रक्षितान् (rakṣitān) - protected;]
(When, however, by various means, both concealed and open, he was not able to destroy them, protected as they were by divine destined purpose.)
When he could not destroy them by any means, whether hidden or open, because they were protected by divine destiny.
ततः संमन्त्र्य सचिवैर्वृषदुःशासनादिभिः। धृतराष्ट्रमनुज्ञाप्य जातुषं गृहमादिशत् ॥१-५५-१६॥
tataḥ saṁmantrya sacivairvṛṣaduḥśāsanādibhiḥ| dhṛtarāṣṭramanujñāpya jātuṣaṁ gṛhamādiśat ॥1-55-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted; सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers; वृषदुःशासनादिभिः (vṛṣaduḥśāsanādibhiḥ) - with Vṛṣasena, Duḥśāsana, and others; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission; जातुषम् (jātuṣam) - lacquer; गृहम् (gṛham) - house; आदिशत् (ādiśat) - ordered;]
(Then, having consulted with ministers like Vṛṣasena and Duḥśāsana, and having obtained permission from Dhṛtarāṣṭra, he ordered the lacquer house.)
After consulting with his ministers, including Vṛṣasena and Duḥśāsana, and obtaining Dhṛtarāṣṭra's permission, he ordered the construction of the lacquer house.
तत्र तान्वासयामास पाण्डवानमितौजसः। अदाहयच्च विस्रब्धान्पावकेन पुनस्तदा ॥१-५५-१७॥
tatra tānvāsayāmāsa pāṇḍavānamitaujasaḥ। adāhayacca visrabdhānpāvakena punastadā ॥1-55-17॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तान् (tān) - them; वासयामास (vāsayāmāsa) - made to dwell; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable energy; अदाहयत् (adāhayat) - burned; च (ca) - and; विस्रब्धान् (visrabdhān) - confident; पावकेन (pāvakena) - with fire; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(There, he made the Pāṇḍavas of immeasurable energy dwell and burned the confident ones with fire again then.)
There, he settled the mighty Pāṇḍavas and once again burned the unsuspecting ones with fire.
विदुरस्यैव वचनात्खनित्री विहिता ततः। मोक्षयामास योगेन ते मुक्ताः प्राद्रवन्भयात् ॥१-५५-१८॥
vidurasyaiva vacanāt khanitrī vihitā tataḥ। mokṣayām āsa yogena te muktāḥ prādravan bhayāt ॥1-55-18॥
[विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura; एव (eva) - indeed; वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the words; खनित्री (khanitrī) - a digger; विहिता (vihitā) - was made; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मोक्षयामास (mokṣayām āsa) - released; योगेन (yogena) - by means of yoga; ते (te) - they; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - freed; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - ran away; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(From the words of Vidura, a digger was made then. By means of yoga, he released them, and they ran away out of fear.)
According to Vidura's advice, a digger was constructed. Through yoga, they were released and fled in fear.
ततो महावने घोरे हिडिम्बं नाम राक्षसम्। भीमसेनोऽवधीत्क्रुद्धो भुवि भीमपराक्रमः ॥१-५५-१९॥
tato mahāvane ghore hiḍimbaṃ nāma rākṣasam। bhīmaseno'vadhītkroddho bhuvi bhīmaparākramaḥ ॥1-55-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; हिडिम्बं (hiḍimbaṃ) - Hiḍimba; नाम (nāma) - named; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; अवधीद् (avadhīt) - killed; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of terrible prowess;]
(Then, in the great and terrible forest, Bhīmasena, angry and of terrible prowess, killed the demon named Hiḍimba on the ground.)
In the dreadful great forest, the mighty Bhīmasena, in his anger, slew the demon Hiḍimba on the ground.
अथ सन्धाय ते वीरा एकचक्रां व्रजंस्तदा। ब्रह्मरूपधरा भूत्वा मात्रा सह परन्तपाः ॥१-५५-२०॥
atha sandhāya te vīrā ekacakrāṃ vrajaṃstadā| brahmarūpadharā bhūtvā mātrā saha parantapāḥ ॥1-55-20॥
[अथ (atha) - then; सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having prepared; ते (te) - those; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; एकचक्राम् (ekacakrām) - Ekacakra; व्रजंस्तदा (vrajaṃstadā) - went then; ब्रह्मरूपधरा (brahmarūpadharā) - assuming divine forms; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मात्रा (mātrā) - with mother; सह (saha) - together; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of foes;]
(Then, having prepared, those heroes went to Ekacakra, assuming divine forms, having become together with their mother, scorchers of foes.)
Then, those valiant ones, having made preparations, went to Ekacakra, assuming divine forms, along with their mother, the scorchers of foes.
तत्र ते ब्राह्मणार्थाय बकं हत्वा महाबलम्। ब्राह्मणैः सहिता जग्मुः पाञ्चालानां पुरं ततः ॥१-५५-२१॥
tatra te brāhmaṇārthāya bakaṃ hatvā mahābalam। brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitā jagmuḥ pāñcālānāṃ puraṃ tataḥ ॥1-55-21॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; ब्राह्मणार्थाय (brāhmaṇārthāya) - for the sake of the Brahmin; बकं (bakaṃ) - Baka; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with the Brahmins; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Panchalas; पुरं (puraṃ) - city; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(There they, for the sake of the Brahmin, having killed the mighty Baka, went together with the Brahmins to the city of the Panchalas.)
There, for the sake of the Brahmin, they killed the mighty Baka and then went with the Brahmins to the city of the Panchalas.
ते तत्र द्रौपदीं लब्ध्वा परिसंवत्सरोषिताः। विदिता हास्तिनपुरं प्रत्याजग्मुररिंदमाः ॥१-५५-२२॥
te tatra draupadīṃ labdhvā parisaṃvatsaroṣitāḥ| viditā hāstinapuraṃ pratyājagmurariṃdamāḥ ॥1-55-22॥
[ते (te) - they; तत्र (tatra) - there; द्रौपदीं (draupadīṃ) - Draupadī; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; परिसंवत्सरोषिताः (parisaṃvatsaroṣitāḥ) - having stayed for a year; विदिता (viditā) - known; हास्तिनपुरं (hāstinapuraṃ) - Hastinapura; प्रत्याजग्मुः (pratyājagmuḥ) - returned; अरिंदमाः (ariṃdamāḥ) - subduers of enemies;]
(They, having obtained Draupadī there and having stayed for a year, known, returned to Hastinapura, subduers of enemies.)
The subduers of enemies, having won Draupadī and stayed there for a year, returned to Hastinapura, known to all.
त उक्ता धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च। भ्रातृभिर्विग्रहस्तात कथं वो न भवेदिति ॥ अस्माभिः खाण्डवप्रस्थे युष्मद्वासोऽनुचिन्तितः ॥१-५५-२३॥
ta uktā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāntanavena ca। bhrātṛbhirvigrahastāta kathaṃ vo na bhavediti ॥ asmābhiḥ khāṇḍavaprasathe yuṣmadvāso'nucintitaḥ ॥1-55-23॥
[त (ta) - that; उक्ता (uktā) - said; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Shantanu's son; च (ca) - and; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; विग्रहः (vigrahaḥ) - conflict; तात (tāta) - dear; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; वः (vaḥ) - your; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - be; इति (iti) - thus; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; खाण्डवप्रस्थे (khāṇḍavaprasathe) - in Khandavaprastha; युष्मद्वासः (yuṣmadvāsaḥ) - your residence; अनुचिन्तितः (anucintitaḥ) - considered; ॥१-५५-२३॥ (॥1-55-23॥) - (verse number);]
(That was said by Dhritarashtra, by the king, and by Shantanu's son: 'Dear brothers, how can there be no conflict for you?' We considered your residence in Khandavaprastha.)
Dhritarashtra, the king, and Shantanu's son expressed their concern: 'Dear brothers, how can you avoid conflict?' We have thought about your dwelling in Khandavaprastha.
तस्माज्जनपदोपेतं सुविभक्तमहापथम्। वासाय खाण्डवप्रस्थं व्रजध्वं गतमन्यवः ॥१-५५-२४॥
tasmājjānapadopetaṃ suvibhaktamahāpatham। vāsāya khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ vrajadhvaṃ gatamanyavaḥ ॥1-55-24॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; जनपदोपेतम् (janapadopetam) - surrounded by settlements; सुविभक्तमहापथम् (suvibhaktamahāpatham) - well-divided great roads; वासाय (vāsāya) - for dwelling; खाण्डवप्रस्थम् (khāṇḍavaprastham) - Khandavaprastha; व्रजध्वम् (vrajadhvam) - go; गतमन्यवः (gatamanyavaḥ) - with resolved minds;]
(Therefore, go to Khandavaprastha, surrounded by settlements and well-divided great roads, for dwelling, with resolved minds.)
Therefore, with your minds resolved, proceed to Khandavaprastha, a place surrounded by settlements and well-laid roads, for your dwelling.
तयोस्ते वचनाज्जग्मुः सह सर्वैः सुहृज्जनैः। नगरं खाण्डवप्रस्थं रत्नान्यादाय सर्वशः ॥१-५५-२५॥
tayoste vacanājjagmuḥ saha sarvaiḥ suhṛjjanaiḥ| nagaraṃ khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ ratnānyādāya sarvaśaḥ ॥1-55-25॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; ते (te) - they; वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the words; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; सह (saha) - with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; सुहृज्जनैः (suhṛjjanaiḥ) - friends; नगरम् (nagaram) - city; खाण्डवप्रस्थम् (khāṇḍavaprastham) - Khandavaprastha; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(From their words, they went with all their friends to the city of Khandavaprastha, taking all the jewels completely.)
Following their advice, they, along with all their friends, went to the city of Khandavaprastha, taking all the jewels with them.
तत्र ते न्यवसन्राजन्संवत्सरगणान्बहून्। वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन कुर्वन्तोऽन्यान्महीक्षितः ॥१-५५-२६॥
tatra te nyavasanrājansaṁvatsaragaṇānbahūn। vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvanto'nyānmahīkṣitaḥ ॥1-55-26॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; ते (te) - they; न्यवसन (nyavasan) - dwelt; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संवत्सरगणान् (saṁvatsaragaṇān) - years; बहून् (bahūn) - many; वशे (vaśe) - under control; शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - by the prowess of arms; कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - kings;]
(There they dwelt, O king, for many years, making other kings under control by the prowess of arms.)
There, O king, they lived for many years, subjugating other kings through their martial prowess.
एवं धर्मप्रधानास्ते सत्यव्रतपरायणाः। अप्रमत्तोत्थिताः क्षान्ताः प्रतपन्तोऽहितांस्तदा ॥१-५५-२७॥
evaṃ dharmapradhānāste satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ। apramattotthitāḥ kṣāntāḥ pratapanto'hitāṃstadā ॥1-55-27॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; धर्मप्रधानाः (dharmapradhānāḥ) - chiefly devoted to dharma; ते (te) - they; सत्यव्रतपरायणाः (satyavrataparāyaṇāḥ) - dedicated to truth and vows; अप्रमत्तोत्थिताः (apramattotthitāḥ) - arising with vigilance; क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - forgiving; प्रतपन्तः (pratapantaḥ) - tormenting; अहितान् (ahitān) - enemies; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus, they, chiefly devoted to dharma, dedicated to truth and vows, arising with vigilance, forgiving, were tormenting the enemies then.)
Thus, those who were chiefly devoted to dharma and dedicated to truth and vows, arose with vigilance and forgiveness, tormenting their enemies at that time.
अजयद्भीमसेनस्तु दिशं प्राचीं महाबलः। उदीचीमर्जुनो वीरः प्रतीचीं नकुलस्तथा ॥१-५५-२८॥
ajayadbhīmasenastu diśaṃ prācīṃ mahābalaḥ। udīcīmarjuno vīraḥ pratīcīṃ nakulastathā ॥1-55-28॥
[अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; दिशं (diśaṃ) - direction; प्राचीं (prācīṃ) - east; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; उदीचीं (udīcīṃ) - north; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; प्रतीचीं (pratīcīṃ) - west; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Bhimasena, the mighty, conquered the eastern direction; Arjuna, the hero, the northern; Nakula, also, the western.)
Bhimasena, the mighty warrior, conquered the east; Arjuna, the valiant hero, took the north; and Nakula, too, claimed victory in the west.
दक्षिणां सहदेवस्तु विजिग्ये परवीरहा। एवं चक्रुरिमां सर्वे वशे कृत्स्नां वसुन्धराम् ॥१-५५-२९॥
dakṣiṇāṃ sahadevastu vijigye paravīrahā। evaṃ cakrurimāṃ sarve vaśe kṛtsnāṃ vasundharām ॥1-55-29॥
[दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇām) - south; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; विजिग्ये (vijigye) - conquered; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; इमां (imāṃ) - this; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वशे (vaśe) - under control; कृत्स्नां (kṛtsnām) - entire; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth;]
(Sahadeva, the destroyer of enemy heroes, conquered the south. Thus, all made this entire earth under control.)
Sahadeva, known for his prowess in defeating enemy warriors, successfully conquered the southern regions. In this way, they brought the entire earth under their control.
पञ्चभिः सूर्यसङ्काशैः सूर्येण च विराजता। षट्सूर्येवाबभौ पृथ्वी पाण्डवैः सत्यविक्रमैः ॥१-५५-३०॥
pañcabhiḥ sūryasaṅkāśaiḥ sūryeṇa ca virājatā। ṣaṭsūryevābabhau pṛthvī pāṇḍavaiḥ satyavikramaiḥ ॥1-55-30॥
[पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; सूर्यसङ्काशैः (sūryasaṅkāśaiḥ) - sun-like; सूर्येण (sūryeṇa) - with the sun; च (ca) - and; विराजता (virājatā) - shining; षट्सूर्ये (ṣaṭsūrye) - six suns; इव (iva) - like; अबभौ (ababhau) - appeared; पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; सत्यविक्रमैः (satyavikramaiḥ) - with true valor;]
(With five sun-like ones and the shining sun, the earth appeared like with six suns by the Pandavas with true valor.)
The earth, adorned by the Pandavas of true valor, shone as if it had six suns, with the five sun-like Pandavas and the radiant sun.
ततो निमित्ते कस्मिंश्चिद्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। वनं प्रस्थापयामास भ्रातरं वै धनञ्जयम् ॥१-५५-३१॥
tato nimitte kasmiṁścid dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। vanaṁ prasthāpayāmāsa bhrātaraṁ vai dhanañjayam ॥1-55-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निमित्ते (nimitte) - for a reason; कस्मिंश्चित् (kasmiṁścit) - some; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; वनम् (vanam) - forest; प्रस्थापयामास (prasthāpayāmāsa) - sent; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; वै (vai) - indeed; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then, for some reason, King Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, sent his brother Dhananjaya to the forest.)
Then, for some reason, King Yudhishthira, known for his righteousness, sent his brother Arjuna to the forest.
स वै संवत्सरं पूर्णं मासं चैकं वनेऽवसत्। ततोऽगच्छद्धृषीकेशं द्वारवत्यां कदाचन ॥१-५५-३२॥
sa vai saṃvatsaraṃ pūrṇaṃ māsaṃ caikaṃ vane'vasat. tato'gacchaddhṛṣīkeśaṃ dvāravatyāṃ kadācana ॥1-55-32॥
[स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; संवत्सरं (saṃvatsaraṃ) - year; पूर्णं (pūrṇaṃ) - full; मासं (māsaṃ) - month; च (ca) - and; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; वने (vane) - in the forest; अवसत् (avasat) - lived; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; हृषीकेशं (hṛṣīkeśaṃ) - to Hṛṣīkeśa; द्वारवत्यां (dvāravatyāṃ) - in Dvārakā; कदाचन (kadācana) - once upon a time;]
(He indeed lived in the forest for a full year and one month. Then he went to Hṛṣīkeśa in Dvārakā once upon a time.)
He lived in the forest for a full year and one month. Then, once upon a time, he went to Hṛṣīkeśa in Dvārakā.
लब्धवांस्तत्र बीभत्सुर्भार्यां राजीवलोचनाम्। अनुजां वासुदेवस्य सुभद्रां भद्रभाषिणीम् ॥१-५५-३३॥
labdhavāṃstatra bībhatsurbhāryāṃ rājīvalocanām। anujāṃ vāsudevasya subhadrāṃ bhadrabhāṣiṇīm ॥1-55-33॥
[लब्धवांस्तत्र (labdhavāṃstatra) - obtained there; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; राजीवलोचनाम् (rājīvalocanām) - lotus-eyed; अनुजां (anujāṃ) - sister; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; सुभद्रां (subhadrāṃ) - Subhadrā; भद्रभाषिणीम् (bhadrabhāṣiṇīm) - auspiciously speaking;]
(There Bībhatsu obtained a wife, the lotus-eyed sister of Vāsudeva, Subhadrā, who speaks auspiciously.)
There, Bībhatsu married Subhadrā, the lotus-eyed sister of Vāsudeva, known for her auspicious speech.
सा शचीव महेन्द्रेण श्रीः कृष्णेनेव सङ्गता। सुभद्रा युयुजे प्रीता पाण्डवेनार्जुनेन ह ॥१-५५-३४॥
sā śacīva mahendreṇa śrīḥ kṛṣṇeneva saṅgatā। subhadrā yuyuje prītā pāṇḍavenārjunena ha ॥1-55-34॥
[सा (sā) - she; शची (śacī) - Śacī; इव (iva) - like; महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - with Mahendra; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - Śrī; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Kṛṣṇa; इव (iva) - like; सङ्गता (saṅgatā) - united; सुभद्रा (subhadrā) - Subhadrā; युयुजे (yuyuje) - was joined; प्रीता (prītā) - pleased; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - with the Pāṇḍava; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - Arjuna; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(She, like Śacī with Mahendra, like Śrī with Kṛṣṇa, was united. Subhadrā was joined, pleased, with the Pāṇḍava Arjuna indeed.)
Subhadrā, like Śacī with Indra and Śrī with Kṛṣṇa, was joyfully united with Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava.
अतर्पयच्च कौन्तेयः खाण्डवे हव्यवाहनम्। बीभत्सुर्वासुदेवेन सहितो नृपसत्तम ॥१-५५-३५॥
atarpayacca kaunteyaḥ khāṇḍave havyavāhanam। bībhatsurvāsudevena sahito nṛpasattama ॥1-55-35॥
[अतर्पयच्च (atarpayacca) - satisfied; and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in the Khandava; हव्यवाहनम् (havyavāhanam) - fire; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - with Vasudeva; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings;]
(And the son of Kunti satisfied the fire in the Khandava. Arjuna, together with Vasudeva, O best of kings.)
O best of kings, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, along with Vasudeva, satisfied the fire in the Khandava forest.
नातिभारो हि पार्थस्य केशवेनाभवत्सह। व्यवसायसहायस्य विष्णोः शत्रुवधेष्विव ॥१-५५-३६॥
nātibhāro hi pārthasya keśavenābhavatsaha। vyavasāyasahāyasya viṣṇoḥ śatruvadheṣviva ॥1-55-36॥
[नातिभारः (nātibhāraḥ) - not too heavy; हि (hi) - indeed; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna); केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keśava (Krishna); अभवत् (abhavat) - was; सह (saha) - with; व्यवसायसहायस्य (vyavasāyasahāyasya) - of the one who has determination as his ally; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; शत्रुवधेषु (śatruvadheṣu) - in the killing of enemies; इव (iva) - like;]
(Indeed, the burden was not too heavy for Pārtha (Arjuna) with Keśava (Krishna), like for Viṣṇu in the killing of enemies with determination as his ally.)
The burden was not too heavy for Arjuna because he had Krishna by his side, just as Viṣṇu, with determination as his ally, was effective in vanquishing his enemies.
पार्थायाग्निर्ददौ चापि गाण्डीवं धनुरुत्तमम्। इषुधी चाक्षयैर्बाणै रथं च कपिलक्षणम् ॥१-५५-३७॥
pārthāyāgnirdadau cāpi gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanuruttamam। iṣudhī cākṣayairbāṇai rathaṃ ca kapilakṣaṇam ॥1-55-37॥
[पार्थाय (pārthāya) - to Arjuna; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; ददौ (dadau) - gave; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; इषुधी (iṣudhī) - quivers; च (ca) - and; अक्षयैः (akṣayaiḥ) - inexhaustible; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; रथं (ratham) - chariot; च (ca) - and; कपिलक्षणम् (kapilakṣaṇam) - with tawny horses;]
(To Arjuna, Agni gave the Gandiva bow, an excellent bow, quivers with inexhaustible arrows, and a chariot with tawny horses.)
Agni gave Arjuna the Gandiva bow, which is an excellent bow, along with quivers filled with inexhaustible arrows and a chariot drawn by tawny horses.
मोक्षयामास बीभत्सुर्मयं तत्र महासुरम्। स चकार सभां दिव्यां सर्वरत्नसमाचिताम् ॥१-५५-३८॥
mokṣayāmāsa bībhatsurmayaṃ tatra mahāsuram। sa cakāra sabhāṃ divyāṃ sarvaratnasamācitām ॥1-55-38॥
[मोक्षयामास (mokṣayāmāsa) - released; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; मयम् (mayam) - Maya; तत्र (tatra) - there; महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - great demon; सः (saḥ) - he; चकार (cakāra) - made; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine; सर्वरत्नसमाचिताम् (sarvaratnasamācitām) - adorned with all jewels;]
(Bibhatsu released Maya, the great demon, there. He made a divine assembly adorned with all jewels.)
Bibhatsu freed the great demon Maya there. He then constructed a divine assembly hall adorned with all kinds of jewels.
तस्यां दुर्योधनो मन्दो लोभं चक्रे सुदुर्मतिः। ततोऽक्षैर्वञ्चयित्वा च सौबलेन युधिष्ठिरम् ॥१-५५-३९॥
tasyāṃ duryodhano mando lobhaṃ cakre sudurmatiḥ। tato'kṣairvañcayitvā ca saubalena yudhiṣṭhiram ॥1-55-39॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish; लोभम् (lobham) - greed; चक्रे (cakre) - made; सुदुर्मतिः (sudurmatiḥ) - wicked-minded; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with dice; वञ्चयित्वा (vañcayitvā) - deceiving; च (ca) - and; सौबलेन (saubalena) - by Saubala; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(In that, foolish Duryodhana, wicked-minded, made greed. Then, deceiving Yudhishthira with dice by Saubala.)
In that situation, the foolish and wicked-minded Duryodhana was overcome by greed. Then, with the help of Saubala, he deceitfully defeated Yudhishthira in a game of dice.
वनं प्रस्थापयामास सप्त वर्षाणि पञ्च च। अज्ञातमेकं राष्ट्रे च तथा वर्षं त्रयोदशम् ॥१-५५-४०॥
vanaṃ prasthāpayāmāsa sapta varṣāṇi pañca ca। ajñātamekaṃ rāṣṭre ca tathā varṣaṃ trayodaśam ॥1-55-40॥
[वनं (vanaṃ) - forest; प्रस्थापयामास (prasthāpayāmāsa) - sent; सप्त (sapta) - seven; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; अज्ञातम् (ajñātam) - unknown; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्षं (varṣaṃ) - year; त्रयोदशम् (trayodaśam) - thirteenth;]
(He sent to the forest for seven years and five, and one unknown in the kingdom, thus the thirteenth year.)
He sent them to the forest for twelve years and kept them unknown in the kingdom for the thirteenth year.
ततश्चतुर्दशे वर्षे याचमानाः स्वकं वसु। नालभन्त महाराज ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥१-५५-४१॥
tataś caturdaśe varṣe yācamānāḥ svakaṃ vasu। nālabhanta mahārāja tato yuddhamavartata ॥1-55-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चतुर्दशे (caturdaśe) - fourteenth; वर्षे (varṣe) - year; याचमानाः (yācamānāḥ) - begging; स्वकम् (svakam) - own; वसु (vasu) - wealth; न (na) - not; अलभन्त (alabhanta) - obtained; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred;]
(Then, in the fourteenth year, begging for their own wealth, they did not obtain it, O great king, then war occurred.)
In the fourteenth year, when they begged for their own wealth and did not receive it, O great king, a war ensued.
ततस्ते सर्वमुत्साद्य हत्वा दुर्योधनं नृपम्। राज्यं विद्रुतभूयिष्ठं प्रत्यपद्यन्त पाण्डवाः ॥१-५५-४२॥
tataste sarvamutsādya hatvā duryodhanaṃ nṛpam। rājyaṃ vidrutabhūyiṣṭhaṃ pratyapadyanta pāṇḍavāḥ ॥1-55-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; उत्साद्य (utsādya) - destroying; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; विद्रुतभूयिष्ठम् (vidrutabhūyiṣṭham) - scattered; प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - regained; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(Then they, having destroyed all and killed King Duryodhana, regained the scattered kingdom, the Pandavas.)
Then the Pandavas, after destroying everything and killing King Duryodhana, regained their scattered kingdom.
एवमेतत्पुरावृत्तं तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम्। भेदो राज्यविनाशश्च जयश्च जयतां वर ॥१-५५-४३॥
evametatpurāvṛttaṃ teṣāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām। bhedo rājyavināśaśca jayaśca jayatāṃ vara ॥1-55-43॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - happened; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् (akliṣṭakarmaṇām) - of those with unwearied actions; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; राज्यविनाशः (rājyavināśaḥ) - destruction of the kingdom; च (ca) - and; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; च (ca) - and; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victorious; वर (vara) - best;]
(Thus, this formerly happened to those with unwearied actions: division, destruction of the kingdom, and victory, O best of the victorious.)
In this way, this event occurred in the past to those who performed their duties tirelessly: there was division, the kingdom was destroyed, and victory was achieved, O best among the victorious.
