01.197
Core-Pancharatra: Vidura asks Dhritarastra to follow the advice of Bheeshma and Drona.
विदुर उवाच॥
vidura uvāca॥
[विदुर (vidura) - Vidura; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]
(Vidura said;)
Vidura said.
राजन्निःसंशयं श्रेयो वाच्यस्त्वमसि बान्धवैः। न त्वशुश्रूषमाणेषु वाक्यं सम्प्रतितिष्ठति ॥१-१९७-१॥
rājan niḥsaṃśayaṃ śreyo vācyas tvam asi bāndhavaiḥ। na tvaśuśrūṣamāṇeṣu vākyaṃ sampratitiṣṭhati ॥1-197-1॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; निःसंशयम् (niḥsaṃśayam) - without doubt; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be said; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - by relatives; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; अशुश्रूषमाणेषु (aśuśrūṣamāṇeṣu) - in those not listening; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word; सम्प्रतितिष्ठति (sampratitiṣṭhati) - firmly abides;]
(O king, without doubt, you are to be called better by the relatives; but the word does not firmly abide in those not listening.)
O king, without doubt, you are considered superior by your relatives; however, words do not take root among those who do not listen.
हितं हि तव तद्वाक्यमुक्तवान्कुरुसत्तमः। भीष्मः शान्तनवो राजन्प्रतिगृह्णासि तन्न च ॥१-१९७-२॥
hitaṃ hi tava tadvākyam uktavān kurusattamaḥ। bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo rājan pratigṛhṇāsi tan na ca॥1-197-2॥
[हितम् (hitaṃ) - beneficial; हि (hi) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - has spoken; कुरुसत्तमः (kurusattamaḥ) - O best of the Kurus; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रतिगृह्णासि (pratigṛhṇāsi) - you accept; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and;]
(Indeed, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, O king, the best of the Kurus, has spoken that speech which is beneficial to you, but you do not accept that.)
O king, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and the best of the Kurus, has indeed spoken words that are beneficial to you, but you do not accept them.
तथा द्रोणेन बहुधा भाषितं हितमुत्तमम्। तच्च राधासुतः कर्णो मन्यते न हितं तव ॥१-१९७-३॥
tathā droṇena bahudhā bhāṣitaṃ hitam uttamam। tac ca rādhāsutaḥ karṇo manyate na hitaṃ tava॥1-197-3॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; भाषितं (bhāṣitam) - spoken; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; राधासुतः (rādhāsutaḥ) - son of Radha; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; मन्यते (manyate) - considers; न (na) - not; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; तव (tava) - for you;]
(Thus, by Droṇa, in many ways, spoken, beneficial, excellent; that and the son of Radha, Karṇa, considers not beneficial for you.)
Thus, although Droṇa has spoken many excellent and beneficial things, Karṇa, the son of Radha, does not consider them beneficial for you.
चिन्तयंश्च न पश्यामि राजंस्तव सुहृत्तमम्। आभ्यां पुरुषसिंहाभ्यां यो वा स्यात्प्रज्ञयाधिकः ॥१-१९७-४॥
cintayaṃś ca na paśyāmi rājaṃs tava suhṛttamam। ābhyāṃ puruṣasiṃhābhyāṃ yo vā syāt prajñayādhikaḥ ॥1-197-4॥
[चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; सुहृत्तमम् (suhṛttamam) - best friend; आभ्यां (ābhyām) - than these two; पुरुषसिंहाभ्यां (puruṣasiṃhābhyām) - lion among men (dual); यः (yaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - in wisdom; अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior;]
(Thinking and not do I see, O king, your best friend, than these two lions among men, who or may be in wisdom superior.)
O king, while thinking, I do not see your best friend who may be superior in wisdom to these two lions among men.
इमौ हि वृद्धौ वयसा प्रज्ञया च श्रुतेन च। समौ च त्वयि राजेन्द्र तेषु पाण्डुसुतेषु च ॥१-१९७-५॥
imau hi vṛddhau vayasā prajñayā ca śrutena ca। samau ca tvayi rājendra teṣu pāṇḍusutēṣu ca ॥1-197-5॥
[इमौ (imau) - these two; हि (hi) - indeed; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - aged; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom; च (ca) - and; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning; च (ca) - and; समौ (samau) - equal; च (ca) - and; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; पाण्डुसुतेषु (pāṇḍusutēṣu) - in the sons of Pāṇḍu; च (ca) - and;]
(These two indeed are aged by age, by wisdom, and by learning; and equal are you, O king, and in those sons of Pāṇḍu.)
These two are indeed aged in years, wisdom, and learning; you, O king, and the sons of Pāṇḍu are equal in these respects.
धर्मे चानवमौ राजन्सत्यतायां च भारत। रामाद्दाशरथेश्चैव गयाच्चैव न संशयः ॥१-१९७-६॥
dharme cānavamau rājan satyatāyāṃ ca bhārata। rāmād dāśaratheś caiva gayāc caiva na saṃśayaḥ ॥1-197-6॥
[धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; च (ca) - and; अनवमौ (anavamau) - not inferior; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सत्यतायां (satyatāyām) - in truthfulness; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; रामात् (rāmāt) - from Rāma; दाशरथेः (dāśaratheḥ) - from Daśarathi (son of Daśaratha); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गयात् (gayāt) - from Gaya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(In dharma and not inferior, O king, and in truthfulness, O descendant of Bharata, from Rāma, from Daśarathi, and indeed from Gaya, and indeed, there is no doubt.)
O Bharata, in dharma and truthfulness, there is no one inferior to Rāma, son of Daśaratha, or to Gaya; of this, O king, there is no doubt.
न चोक्तवन्तावश्रेयः पुरस्तादपि किञ्चन। न चाप्यपकृतं किञ्चिदनयोर्लक्ष्यते त्वयि ॥१-१९७-७॥
na coktavantāvaśreyaḥ purastādapi kiñcana। na cāpyapakṛtaṃ kiñcidanayorlakṣyate tvayi ॥1-197-7॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; उक्तवन्तौ (uktavantau) - the two who have spoken; अवश्रेयः (avaśreyaḥ) - unworthy; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; अपि (api) - even; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - wrong done; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed; त्वयि (tvayi) - by you;]
(And nothing unworthy was spoken by the two before, nor is any wrong done by these two observed by you.)
Neither of the two has spoken anything unworthy before, nor do you observe any wrong done by either of them.
ताविमौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावनागसि नृप त्वयि। न मन्त्रयेतां त्वच्छ्रेयः कथं सत्यपराक्रमौ ॥१-१९७-८॥
tāvimau puruṣavyāghrāvanāgasi nṛpa tvayi। na mantrayetāṃ tvacchreyaḥ kathaṃ satyaparākramau ॥1-197-8॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; इमौ (imau) - these; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger among men; अनागसि (anāgasi) - blameless; नृप (nṛpa) - king; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; न (na) - not; मन्त्रयेताम् (mantrayetām) - should consult; त्वत्-श्रेयः (tvat-śreyaḥ) - your welfare; कथम् (katham) - how; सत्य-पराक्रमौ (satya-parākramau) - truly valiant;]
(Those two, these tigers among men, O blameless king, in you, should not consult about your welfare, how (could they be) truly valiant?)
O blameless king, if those two tigers among men do not consult with you about your welfare, how can they be truly valiant?
प्रज्ञावन्तौ नरश्रेष्ठावस्मिँल्लोके नराधिप। त्वन्निमित्तमतो नेमौ किञ्चिज्जिह्मं वदिष्यतः ॥ इति मे नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्वर्तते कुरुनन्दन ॥१-१९७-९॥
prajñāvantau naraśreṣṭhāvasmiṃlloke narādhipa। tvannimittamato nemau kiñcijjihmaṃ vadiṣyataḥ ॥ iti me naiṣṭhikī buddhirvartate kurunandana ॥1-197-9॥
[प्रज्ञावन्तौ (prajñāvantau) - possessing wisdom; (dual); नरश्रेष्ठौ (naraśreṣṭhau) - best among men; (dual); अस्मिँल्लोके (asmiṃlloke) - in this world; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; त्वन्निमित्तम् (tvannimittam) - for your sake; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; न (na) - not; इमौ (imau) - these two; (dual); किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - even a little; जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crooked; deceitful; वदिष्यतः (vadiṣyataḥ) - will speak; (dual); इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; नैष्ठिकी (naiṣṭhikī) - firm; resolute; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - conviction; understanding; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus;]
(Possessing wisdom, best among men, in this world, O king, for your sake, therefore, not, these two, even a little, crooked, will speak. Thus, my firm conviction exists, O delight of the Kurus.)
O king, these two best among men, who are wise, will not speak even a little crookedly in this world for your sake. Thus, O delight of the Kurus, this is my firm conviction.
न चार्थहेतोर्धर्मज्ञौ वक्ष्यतः पक्षसंश्रितम्। एतद्धि परमं श्रेयो मेनाते तव भारत ॥१-१९७-१०॥
na cārthahetordharmajñau vakṣyataḥ pakṣasaṃśritam। etaddhi paramaṃ śreyo menāte tava bhārata ॥1-197-10॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of gain; धर्मज्ञौ (dharmajñau) - knowers of dharma; वक्ष्यतः (vakṣyataḥ) - will speak; पक्षसंश्रितम् (pakṣasaṃśritam) - taking sides; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good; मे (me) - to me; न (na) - not; अते (ate) - from you; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Not for the sake of gain do the knowers of dharma speak taking sides. This indeed is the supreme good to me, not from you, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, the knowers of dharma do not speak taking sides for the sake of gain. Indeed, this is the highest good for me, not from you.
दुर्योधनप्रभृतयः पुत्रा राजन्यथा तव। तथैव पाण्डवेयास्ते पुत्रा राजन्न संशयः ॥१-१९७-११॥
duryodhanaprabhṛtayaḥ putrā rājanyathā tava। tathaiva pāṇḍaveyāste putrā rājanna saṃśayaḥ ॥1-197-11॥
[दुर्योधनप्रभृतयः (duryodhanaprabhṛtayaḥ) - beginning with Duryodhana; etc.; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - just as; तव (tava) - your; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the sons of Pandu; ते (te) - they; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Beginning with Duryodhana, the sons, O king, just as yours; in the same way, the sons of Pandu, they are sons, O king, not doubt.)
O king, just as your sons, beginning with Duryodhana, so too are the sons of Pandu—there is no doubt about it.
तेषु चेदहितं किञ्चिन्मन्त्रयेयुरबुद्धितः। मन्त्रिणस्ते न ते श्रेयः प्रपश्यन्ति विशेषतः ॥१-१९७-१२॥
teṣu ced ahitaṃ kiñcin mantrayeyur abuddhitaḥ। mantriṇas te na te śreyaḥ prapaśyanti viśeṣataḥ॥1-197-12॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among them; चेत् (ced) - if; अहितम् (ahitam) - harmful; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; मन्त्रयेयुः (mantrayeyuḥ) - they might deliberate; अबुद्धितः (abuddhitaḥ) - without wisdom; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - counselors; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good; प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - perceive; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(Among them, if anything harmful they might deliberate without wisdom, those counselors—they do not perceive good, especially.)
If among them the counselors, lacking wisdom, deliberate on anything harmful, then they especially do not perceive what is truly beneficial.
अथ ते हृदये राजन्विशेषस्तेषु वर्तते। अन्तरस्थं विवृण्वानाः श्रेयः कुर्युर्न ते ध्रुवम् ॥१-१९७-१३॥
atha te hṛdaye rājan viśeṣas teṣu vartate। antarsthaṃ vivṛṇvānāḥ śreyaḥ kuryur na te dhruvam ॥1-197-13॥
[अथ (atha) - now; then; ते (te) - your; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in (the) heart; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction; specialness; तेषु (teṣu) - among those; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; abides; अन्तरस्थम् (antarstham) - internally placed; within; विवृण्वानाः (vivṛṇvānāḥ) - those who discern; those who reveal; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the better; the good; कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - may do; may perform; न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; surely;]
(Now, O king, in your heart, a distinction exists among those. Those who discern what is internally placed may perform the better, but not certainly for you.)
Now, O king, in your heart, there is a special distinction among them. Those who discern what is within may do what is better, but it is not certain for you.
एतदर्थमिमौ राजन्महात्मानौ महाद्युती। नोचतुर्विवृतं किञ्चिन्न ह्येष तव निश्चयः ॥१-१९७-१४॥
etadartham-imau rājan-mahātmānau mahādyutī। nocaturvivṛtaṃ kiñcinna hy eṣa tava niścayaḥ ॥1-197-14॥
[एतदर्थम् (etadartham) - for this purpose; इमौ (imau) - these two; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled; महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - of great splendor; न (na) - not; उचतुर्विवृतम् (ucaturvivṛtam) - anything openly declared; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एष (eṣa) - this; तव (tava) - your; निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - decision;]
(For this purpose, these two, O king, great-souled, of great splendor, have not openly declared anything; indeed, this is not your decision.)
O king, for this purpose, these two great-souled and splendid ones have not openly declared anything; indeed, this is not your decision.
यच्चाप्यशक्यतां तेषामाहतुः पुरुषर्षभौ। तत्तथा पुरुषव्याघ्र तव तद्भद्रमस्तु ते ॥१-१९७-१५॥
yaccāpy aśakyatāṃ teṣām āhatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau। tat tathā puruṣavyāghra tava tad bhadram astu te ॥1-197-15॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अशक्यता (aśakyatāṃ) - impossibility; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; आहतुः (āhatuḥ) - of striking; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; तव (tava) - your; तत् (tat) - that; भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; ते (te) - to you;]
(Which also the impossibility of striking of them, O bulls among men, that thus, O tiger among men, your that welfare let it be to you.)
O tiger among men, may that welfare which was the impossibility of striking those two bulls among men, be yours.
कथं हि पाण्डवः श्रीमान्सव्यसाची परन्तपः। शक्यो विजेतुं सङ्ग्रामे राजन्मघवता अपि ॥
kathaṁ hi pāṇḍavaḥ śrīmān savyasācī parantapaḥ। śakyo vijetuṁ saṅgrāme rājan maghavatā api॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - ambidextrous; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable (to be); विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to be conquered; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मघवता (maghavatā) - by Maghavat (Indra); अपि (api) - even;]
(How indeed the son of Pāṇḍu, prosperous, ambidextrous, scorcher of foes, is capable to be conquered in battle, O king, even by Maghavat (Indra)?)
O king, how indeed can the prosperous, ambidextrous son of Pāṇḍu, the scorcher of foes, be conquered in battle, even by Maghavat (Indra)?
भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्नागायुतबलो महान्। कथं हि युधि शक्येत विजेतुममरैरपि ॥१-१९७-१७॥
bhīmaseno mahābāhur nāgāyutabalo mahān। kathaṃ hi yudhi śakyeta vijetum amarair api ॥1-197-17॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; (name of a hero); महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; (having great arms); नागायुतबलः (nāgāyutabalaḥ) - having the strength of ten thousand elephants; (nāga = elephant, ayuta = ten thousand, bala = strength); महान् (mahān) - great; कथम् (katham) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; शक्येत (śakyeta) - could be possible; (might be able); विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer; (to defeat); अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by the immortals; (by the gods); अपि (api) - even;]
(Bhīmasena, mighty-armed, having the strength of ten thousand elephants, great. How indeed in battle could he be conquered even by the immortals?)
How could Bhīmasena, the mighty-armed and great hero with the strength of ten thousand elephants, possibly be defeated in battle, even by the gods themselves?
तथैव कृतिनौ युद्धे यमौ यमसुताविव। कथं विषहितुं शक्यौ रणे जीवितुमिच्छता ॥१-१९७-१८॥
tathaiva kṛtinau yuddhe yamau yamasutāviva। kathaṃ viṣahituṃ śakyau raṇe jīvitumicchatā ॥1-197-18॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; thus; कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - the two accomplished ones; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; यमौ (yamau) - the two Yamas; यमसुताविव (yamasutāviva) - like the sons of Yama; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; विषहितुं (viṣahituṃ) - to withstand; शक्यौ (śakyau) - are able; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; इच्छता (icchatā) - desiring;]
(In the same way, the two accomplished ones in battle, like the two Yamas, how are they able to withstand (and) to live in battle, desiring (to do so)?)
Just so, the two accomplished warriors in battle, like the sons of Yama, how could they possibly withstand and survive in battle, wishing to live?
यस्मिन्धृतिरनुक्रोशः क्षमा सत्यं पराक्रमः। नित्यानि पाण्डवश्रेष्ठे स जीयेत कथं रणे ॥१-१९७-१९॥
yasmin dhṛtir anukrośaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ parākramaḥ। nityāni pāṇḍava-śreṣṭhe sa jīyeta kathaṃ raṇe ॥1-197-19॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness; अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor; नित्यानि (nityāni) - are always; पाण्डवश्रेष्ठे (pāṇḍava-śreṣṭhe) - in the best of the Pāṇḍavas; सः (saḥ) - he; जीयेत (jīyeta) - would be conquered; कथम् (katham) - how; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(In whom steadfastness, compassion, forbearance, truth, and valor are always present, in the best of the Pāṇḍavas—how could he be conquered in battle?)
How could one in whom steadfastness, compassion, forbearance, truth, and valor are always present, especially in the best of the Pāṇḍavas, ever be conquered in battle?
येषां पक्षधरो रामो येषां मन्त्री जनार्दनः। किं नु तैरजितं सङ्ख्ये येषां पक्षे च सात्यकिः ॥१-१९७-२०॥
yeṣāṃ pakṣadharo rāmo yeṣāṃ mantrī janārdanaḥ। kiṃ nu tair ajitaṃ saṅkhye yeṣāṃ pakṣe ca sātyakiḥ ॥1-197-20॥
[येषां (yeṣām) - of whom; पक्षधरो (pakṣadharaḥ) - supporter; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rāma; येषां (yeṣām) - of whom; मन्त्री (mantrī) - counselor; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa); किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अजितं (ajitam) - not conquered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; येषां (yeṣām) - of whom; पक्षे (pakṣe) - on the side; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki;]
(Of whom Rāma is the supporter, of whom Janārdana is the counselor, what indeed is unconquered in battle by them, on whose side also is Sātyaki?)
How can anything remain unconquered in battle by those on whose side are Rāma as supporter, Janārdana as counselor, and Sātyaki as well?
द्रुपदः श्वशुरो येषां येषां श्यालाश्च पार्षताः। धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा वीरा भ्रातरो द्रुपदात्मजाः ॥१-१९७-२१॥
drupadaḥ śvaśuro yeṣāṃ yeṣāṃ śyālāś ca pārṣatāḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhā vīrā bhrātaro drupadātmajāḥ॥1-197-21॥
[द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; (proper noun, king of Pāñcāla); श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) - father-in-law; (of Draupadī, i.e., Drupada); येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; (plural, masculine, genitive); येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; (plural, masculine, genitive); श्यालाः (śyālāḥ) - brothers-in-law; (wife's brothers); च (ca) - and; पार्षताः (pārṣatāḥ) - descendants of Pṛṣata; (i.e., sons of Drupada); धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः (dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ) - headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna; (Dhṛṣṭadyumna and others); वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; द्रुपदात्मजाः (drupadātmajāḥ) - sons of Drupada;]
(Drupada (the king) is the father-in-law of whom, of whom the brothers-in-law also are the descendants of Pṛṣata; headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the heroic brothers, the sons of Drupada.)
Drupada is their father-in-law, and their brothers-in-law are the sons of Drupada, the heroic brothers headed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, descendants of Pṛṣata.
सोऽशक्यतां च विज्ञाय तेषामग्रेण भारत। दायाद्यतां च धर्मेण सम्यक्तेषु समाचर ॥१-१९७-२२॥
so'śakyatāṃ ca vijñāya teṣām agreṇa bhārata। dāyādyatāṃ ca dharmeṇa samyakteṣu samācara ॥1-197-22॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अशक्यताम् (aśakyatām) - impossibility; च (ca) - and; विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अग्रेण (agreṇa) - by the foremost; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; दायाद्यताम् (dāyādyatām) - succession; च (ca) - and; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; सम्यक्तेषु (samyakteṣu) - in the right ones; समाचर (samācara) - act; ॥१-१९७-२२॥ (॥1-197-22॥) - ;]
(He, having understood the impossibility of them by the foremost, O Bhārata, and the succession by righteousness, act among the right ones.)
O Bhārata, having understood what is impossible for them through the foremost, and succession according to righteousness, act properly among the worthy.
इदं निर्दिग्धमयशः पुरोचनकृतं महत्। तेषामनुग्रहेणाद्य राजन्प्रक्षालयात्मनः ॥१-१९७-२३॥
idaṃ nirdigdham-ayaśaḥ purocana-kṛtaṃ mahat। teṣām-anugraheṇa-adya rājan-prakṣālayātmanaḥ ॥1-197-23॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; निर्दिग्धम् (nirdigdhām) - unpierced; अयशः (ayaśaḥ) - iron; पुरोचनकृतम् (purocana-kṛtam) - made by Purocana; महत् (mahat) - great; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अनुग्रहेण (anugraheṇa) - by the favor; अद्य (adya) - today; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रक्षालय (prakṣālaya) - cleanse; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - yourself;]
(This unpierced iron (structure), great, made by Purocana; by their favor, today, O king, cleanse yourself.)
O king, today, by their favor, cleanse yourself in this great unpierced iron structure made by Purocana.
द्रुपदोऽपि महान्राजा कृतवैरश्च नः पुरा। तस्य सङ्ग्रहणं राजन्स्वपक्षस्य विवर्धनम् ॥१-१९७-२४॥
drupado'pi mahān rājā kṛtavairaś ca naḥ purā। tasya saṅgrahaṇaṃ rājansvapakṣasya vivardhanam ॥1-197-24॥
[द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; (proper noun, king's name); अपि (api) - also; महान् (mahān) - great; राजा (rājā) - king; कृतवैरः (kṛtavairaḥ) - having made enmity; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तस्य (tasya) - his; सङ्ग्रहणम् (saṅgrahaṇam) - gathering; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वपक्षस्य (svapakṣasya) - of one's own side; विवर्धनम् (vivardhanam) - increase;]
(Drupada also, the great king, who formerly made enmity with us; his gathering, O king, is an increase of one's own side.)
Drupada, the great king who was once our enemy, has now joined us; O king, his alliance strengthens our own side.
बलवन्तश्च दाशार्हा बहवश्च विशां पते। यतः कृष्णस्ततस्ते स्युर्यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः ॥१-१९७-२५॥
balavantaś ca dāśārhā bahavaś ca viśāṃ pate| yataḥ kṛṣṇas tataste syur yataḥ kṛṣṇas tato jayaḥ ॥1-197-25॥
[बलवन्तः (balavantaḥ) - strong ones; च (ca) - and; दाशार्हाः (dāśārhāḥ) - the Daśārhas; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; यतः (yataḥ) - where; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; ततः (tataḥ) - there; ते (te) - they; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; यतः (yataḥ) - where; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Strong ones and the Daśārhas and many, O lord of men; where Kṛṣṇa is, there they would be; where Kṛṣṇa is, there is victory.)
O lord of men, the strong and the Daśārhas and many others are present; wherever Kṛṣṇa is, they will be there; wherever Kṛṣṇa is, there is victory.
यच्च साम्नैव शक्येत कार्यं साधयितुं नृप। को दैवशप्तस्तत्कार्तुं विग्रहेण समाचरेत् ॥१-१९७-२६॥
yacca sāmnaiva śakyeta kāryaṃ sādhayituṃ nṛpa। ko daivaśaptastatkārtuṃ vigraheṇa samācaret ॥1-197-26॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation; एव (eva) - only; शक्येत (śakyeta) - can be accomplished; कार्यं (kāryam) - task; साधयितुं (sādhayitum) - to accomplish; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; कः (kaḥ) - who; दैवशप्तः (daivaśaptaḥ) - cursed by fate; तत् (tat) - that; कर्तुं (kartum) - to do; विग्रहेण (vigraheṇa) - by conflict; समाचरेत् (samācaret) - would undertake;]
(Which and by conciliation only can be accomplished task to accomplish, O king, who cursed by fate that to do by conflict would undertake?)
O king, whatever task can be accomplished by conciliation alone, who, being cursed by fate, would undertake to accomplish that by conflict?
श्रुत्वा च जीवतः पार्थान्पौरजानपदो जनः। बलवद्दर्शने गृध्नुस्तेषां राजन्कुरु प्रियम् ॥१-१९७-२७॥
śrutvā ca jīvataḥ pārthān paurajānapado janaḥ। balavad-darśane gṛdhnuḥ teṣāṃ rājan kuru priyam ॥1-197-27॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; जीवत: (jīvataḥ) - alive; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pṛthā; पौरजानपदः (paurajānapadaḥ) - citizens and country people; जनः (janaḥ) - people; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; दर्शने (darśane) - in seeing; गृध्नु: (gṛdhnuḥ) - desirous; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरु (kuru) - do; प्रियम् (priyam) - favourable (thing);]
(Having heard and (that) the sons of Pṛthā are alive, the citizens and country people, the people, strong in seeing, desirous of them, O king, do (something) favourable.)
O king, having heard that the sons of Pṛthā are alive, the citizens and country people, eager to see them, desire something favourable for them; do what is pleasing to them.
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। अधर्मयुक्ता दुष्प्रज्ञा बाला मैषां वचः कृथाः ॥१-१९७-२८॥
duryodhanaś ca karṇaś ca śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ। adharma-yuktā duṣprajñā bālā maiṣāṃ vacaḥ kṛthāḥ ॥1-197-28॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; (name of a person); च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; (name of a person); च (ca) - and; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; (name of a person); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; (son of Subala, i.e., Śakuni); अधर्मयुक्ताः (adharma-yuktāḥ) - joined with unrighteousness; दुष्प्रज्ञाः (duṣprajñāḥ) - of evil understanding; बालाः (bālāḥ) - immature; म (ma) - do not; एषां (eṣāṃ) - of these; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do (you) make;]
(Duryodhana and Karṇa and Śakuni also Saubala, joined with unrighteousness, of evil understanding, immature—do not make the words of these.)
Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Śakuni, the son of Subala, are joined with unrighteousness, of evil understanding, and immature; do not act upon the words of these.
उक्तमेतन्मया राजन्पुरा गुणवतस्तव। दुर्योधनापराधेन प्रजेयं विनशिष्यति ॥१-१९७-२९॥
uktam etan mayā rājan purā guṇavatas tava। duryodhanāparādhena prajā iyam vinaśiṣyati॥1-197-29॥
[उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; said; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुरा (purā) - formerly; before; गुणवतः (guṇavataḥ) - of the virtuous; तव (tava) - your; दुर्योधनापराधेन (duryodhanāparādhena) - by the offence of Duryodhana; प्रजा (prajā) - subjects; people; इयम् (iyam) - these; this; विनशिष्यति (vinaśiṣyati) - will perish;]
(This was spoken by me formerly, O king, to your virtuous self: by the offence of Duryodhana, these subjects will perish.)
O king, I had previously told you this: because of Duryodhana's offence, your virtuous people will perish.
