Incredible Wisdom of Bharat!

02.058
Core-Pancharatra: Yudhisthira loses his brothers, himself and Draupadi in the game of dice.

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

बहु वित्तं पराजैषीः पाण्डवानां युधिष्ठिर। आचक्ष्व वित्तं कौन्तेय यदि तेऽस्त्यपराजितम् ॥२-५८-१॥

bahu vittaṃ parājaiṣīḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira। ācakṣva vittaṃ kaunteya yadi te'styaparājitam ॥2-58-1॥

[बहु (bahu) - much; many; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; पराजैषीः (parājaiṣīḥ) - you have conquered; you have won over; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; declare; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - your; अस्ति (asti) - there is; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; undefeated;]

(Much wealth you have conquered of the Pāṇḍavas, Yudhiṣṭhira. Tell the wealth, O son of Kunti, if there is any unconquered by you. (2-58-1))

You have won much of the Pāṇḍavas' wealth, Yudhiṣṭhira. O son of Kunti, declare if there is any wealth left unconquered by you. (2-58-1)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

मम वित्तमसङ्ख्येयं यदहं वेद सौबल। अथ त्वं शकुने कस्माद्वित्तं समनुपृच्छसि ॥२-५८-२॥

mama vittamasaṅkhyeyaṃ yadahaṃ veda saubala। atha tvaṃ śakune kasmādvittaṃ samanupṛcchasi ॥2-58-2॥

[मम (mama) - my; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; असङ्ख्येयम् (asaṅkhyeyam) - innumerable; यत् (yat) - which; अहम् (aham) - I; वेद (veda) - know; सौबल (saubala) - O son of Subala; अथ (atha) - but; त्वम् (tvam) - you; शकुने (śakune) - O Śakuni; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; समनुपृच्छसि (samanupṛcchasi) - do you inquire;]

(My wealth is innumerable, which I know, O son of Subala. But you, O Śakuni, why do you inquire about wealth?)

My wealth is beyond count, as I know, O son of Subala. But why, O Śakuni, do you ask about wealth? (2-58-2)

अयुतं प्रयुतं चैव खर्वं पद्मं तथार्बुदम्। शङ्खं चैव निखर्वं च समुद्रं चात्र पण्यताम् ॥ एतन्मम धनं राजंस्तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥२-५८-३॥

ayutaṃ prayutaṃ caiva kharvaṃ padmaṃ tathārbudam। śaṅkhaṃ caiva nikharvaṃ ca samudraṃ cātra paṇyatām ॥ etanmama dhanaṃ rājaṃstena dīvyāmyahaṃ tvayā ॥2-58-3॥

[अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; प्रयुतम् (prayutam) - one hundred thousand; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; खर्वम् (kharvam) - ten million; पद्मम् (padmam) - one hundred million; तथा (tathā) - also; अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - one billion; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - one trillion; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; निखर्वम् (nikharvam) - one quadrillion; च (ca) - and; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; पण्यताम् (paṇyatām) - let it be wagered; एतत् (etat) - this; मम (mama) - my; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तेन (tena) - with that; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I gamble; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you;]

(Ten thousand, one hundred thousand, and indeed ten million, one hundred million, also one billion, one trillion, and indeed one quadrillion, and the ocean here let it be wagered. This is my wealth, O king; with that I gamble, I, with you. (2-58-3))

Ten thousand, a hundred thousand, ten million, a hundred million, a billion, a trillion, a quadrillion, and even the ocean—let all this be wagered here. This is my wealth, O king; with this I stake myself in the game with you. (2-58-3)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-४॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-iti-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-4॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; व्यवसितः (vyavasitaḥ) - resolved; निकृतिम् (nikṛtim) - deceit; समुपाश्रितः (samupāśritaḥ) - having resorted to; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]

(This having heard, resolved, deceit, having resorted to, conquered, thus indeed, Śakuni, Yudhiṣṭhira, spoke.)

Hearing this, having resolved upon deceit, Śakuni, having resorted to trickery, said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "You are conquered." (2-58-4)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhishthira said;)

Yudhishthira said.

गवाश्वं बहुधेनूकमसङ्ख्येयमजाविकम्। यत्किञ्चिदनुवर्णानां प्राक्सिन्धोरपि सौबल ॥ एतन्मम धनं राजंस्तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥२-५८-५॥

gavāśvaṃ bahudhenūkamasaṅkhyeyamajāvikam। yatkiñcidanuvarṇānāṃ prāksindhorapi saubala ॥ etanmama dhanaṃ rājaṃstena dīvyāmyahaṃ tvayā ॥2-58-5॥

[गवाश्वम् (gavāśvam) - cows and horses; बहुधेनूकम् (bahudhenūkam) - with many female calves; असङ्ख्येयम् (asaṅkhyeyam) - innumerable; अजाविकम् (ajāvikam) - goats and sheep; यत् (yat) - whatever; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; अनुवर्णानाम् (anuvarṇānām) - of those of similar color; प्राक् (prāk) - to the east; सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the Sindhu (Indus river); अपि (api) - even; सौबल (saubala) - O son of Subala; एतत् (etat) - this; मम (mama) - my; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तेन (tena) - with that; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (at dice); अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you;]

(Cows and horses, with many female calves, innumerable, goats and sheep, whatever little of those of similar color to the east of the Sindhu (Indus river), even O son of Subala, this is my wealth, O king; with that I play (at dice), I, with you.)

O son of Subala, all my wealth—cows and horses, countless goats and sheep, herds with many calves, and whatever little of similar kind that lies east of the Sindhu river—this is what I possess, O king; with this, I will stake myself in play with you. (2-58-5)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-६॥

etac chrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam ity eva śakunir yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ॥2-58-6॥

(Having heard this, having resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke thus to Yudhiṣṭhira: "Conquered.")

Hearing this, and having made up his mind to resort to deceit, Śakuni said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "You are conquered." (2-58-6)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

पुरं जनपदो भूमिरब्राह्मणधनैः सह। अब्राह्मणाश्च पुरुषा राजञ्शिष्टं धनं मम ॥ एतद्राजन्धनं मह्यं तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥२-५८-७॥

puraṃ janapado bhūmirabrāhmaṇadhanair saha। abrāhmaṇāś ca puruṣā rājañ chiṣṭaṃ dhanaṃ mama ॥ etad rājandhanaṃ mahyaṃ tena dīvyāmy ahaṃ tvayā ॥2-58-7॥

[पुरम् (puram) - city; जनपदः (janapadaḥ) - country; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - land; अब्राह्मणधनैः (abrāhmaṇadhanaiḥ) - with the wealth of non-Brahmins; सह (saha) - together with; अब्राह्मणाः (abrāhmaṇāḥ) - non-Brahmins; च (ca) - and; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - remaining; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; मम (mama) - my; एतत् (etat) - this; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; महि (mahyaṃ) - to me; तेन (tena) - by that; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (gamble); अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you;]

(City, country, land together with the wealth of non-Brahmins; non-Brahmins and men, O king, the remaining wealth is mine. This, O king, is my wealth; with that I gamble with you. (2-58-7))

The city, the country, the land, and the wealth of non-Brahmins; non-Brahmins and men, O king, all the remaining wealth is mine. This, O king, is my wealth; with that I gamble with you. (2-58-7)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-८॥

etacchrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitamityeva śakuniryudhiṣṭhiramabhāṣata ॥2-58-8॥

(Having heard this, having resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke thus to Yudhiṣṭhira: 'Conquered.')

Hearing this, Śakuni, having resolved and resorted to deceit, said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'Conquered.' (2-58-8)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

राजपुत्रा इमे राजञ्शोभन्ते येन भूषिताः। कुण्डलानि च निष्काश्च सर्वं चाङ्गविभूषणम् ॥ एतन्मम धनं राजंस्तेन दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥२-५८-९॥

rājaputrā ime rājañśobhante yena bhūṣitāḥ। kuṇḍalāni ca niṣkāśca sarvaṃ cāṅgavibhūṣaṇam ॥ etanmama dhanaṃ rājaṃstena dīvyāmyahaṃ tvayā ॥2-58-9॥

[राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - king's sons; इमे (ime) - these; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शोभन्ते (śobhante) - shine; येन (yena) - by which; भूषिताः (bhūṣitāḥ) - adorned; कुण्डलानि (kuṇḍalāni) - earrings; च (ca) - and; निष्काः (niṣkāḥ) - gold coins; च (ca) - and; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; च (ca) - and; अङ्गविभूषणम् (aṅgavibhūṣaṇam) - body ornaments; एतत् (etat) - this; मम (mama) - my; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तेन (tena) - with that; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (gamble); अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you;]

(These king's sons, O king, shine, adorned by which; earrings and gold coins and all body ornaments. This is my wealth, O king; with that I gamble with you.)

O king, these princes shine, adorned with earrings, gold coins, and all kinds of body ornaments. This is my wealth, O king; with this I gamble with you. (2-58-9)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-१०॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-iti-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-10॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; व्यवसितः (vyavasitaḥ) - resolved; निकृतिम् (nikṛtim) - deceit; समुपाश्रितः (samupāśritaḥ) - having resorted to; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]

(Having heard this, having resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'Conquered.')

Hearing this, and having made up his mind to resort to deceit, Śakuni said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'You are conquered.' (2-58-10)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

श्यामो युवा लोहिताक्षः सिंहस्कन्धो महाभुजः। नकुलो ग्लह एको मे यच्चैतत्स्वगतं धनम् ॥२-५८-११॥

śyāmo yuvā lohitākṣaḥ siṃhaskandho mahābhujaḥ। nakulo glaha eko me yaccaitatsvagataṃ dhanam ॥2-58-11॥

[श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned; युवा (yuvā) - young; लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed; सिंहस्कन्धः (siṃhaskandhaḥ) - lion-shouldered; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; ग्लहः (glahaḥ) - wrestler; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; मे (me) - my; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; स्वगतं (svagatam) - acquired; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth;]

(Dark-complexioned, young, red-eyed, lion-shouldered, mighty-armed; Nakula, wrestler, one, my, which, and, this, acquired, wealth.)

He is dark-complexioned, young, red-eyed, lion-shouldered, and mighty-armed; Nakula is a wrestler, and the only one among my acquired wealth. (2-58-11)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

प्रियस्ते नकुलो राजन्राजपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर। अस्माकं धनतां प्राप्तो भूयस्त्वं केन दीव्यसि ॥२-५८-१२॥

priyas te nakulo rājan rājaputro yudhiṣṭhira। asmākaṃ dhanatāṃ prāpto bhūyas tvaṃ kena dīvyasi ॥2-58-12॥

[प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; pleasant; beloved; ते (te) - to you; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; (proper noun, name of a person); राजन् (rājan) - O king; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; son of a king; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (proper noun, name of a person); अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; धनताम् (dhanatām) - wealth; prosperity; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; reached; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; further; moreover; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; केन (kena) - by what; by whom; दीव्यसि (dīvyasi) - do you play; do you gamble;]

(Dear to you is Nakula, O king, the prince Yudhishthira. Our wealth has been attained; again, by what do you gamble?)

Nakula, who is dear to you, O king Yudhishthira, is a prince. Our wealth has already been won; why do you continue to gamble further? (2-58-12)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एवमुक्त्वा तु शकुनिस्तानक्षान्प्रत्यपद्यत। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-१३॥

evam-uktvā tu śakuniḥ tān akṣān pratyapadyata। jitam iti eva śakuniḥ yudhiṣṭhiram abhāṣata ॥2-58-13॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; तान् (tān) - those; अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice; प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - took up; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]

(Thus having spoken, but Śakuni took up those dice. "Conquered," thus indeed Śakuni spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira. (2-58-13))

Having said this, Śakuni took up the dice. Śakuni then said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "Conquered." (2-58-13)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

अयं धर्मान्सहदेवोऽनुशास्ति; लोके ह्यस्मिन्पण्डिताख्यां गतश्च। अनर्हता राजपुत्रेण तेन; त्वया दीव्याम्यप्रियवत्प्रियेण ॥२-५८-१४॥

ayaṃ dharmān sahadevo'nuśāsti; loke hyasmin paṇḍitākhyāṃ gataś ca. anarhatā rājaputreṇa tena; tvayā dīvyāmyapriyavatpriyeṇa ॥2-58-14॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - instructs; लोके (loke) - in the world; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; पण्डिताख्याम् (paṇḍitākhyām) - the name 'wise'; गतः (gataḥ) - has attained; च (ca) - and; अनर्हता (anarhatā) - unworthiness; राजपुत्रेण (rājaputreṇa) - by the prince; तेन (tena) - by him; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (at dice); अप्रियवत् (apriyavat) - as with one not dear; प्रियेण (priyeṇa) - with the beloved;]

(This Sahadeva instructs dharmas; in this world indeed he has attained the name 'wise'. By that prince's unworthiness; by you, I play (at dice) as with one not dear, with the beloved.)

This Sahadeva instructs on dharma; in this world, he has indeed gained the reputation of being wise. Because of the unworthiness of that prince, I am playing dice with you, my beloved, as if you were not dear to me. (2-58-14)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-१५॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-iti-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-15॥

(Having heard this, resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke thus to Yudhiṣṭhira: "Conquered!")

Hearing this, and having resolved to resort to deceit, Śakuni said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "You are conquered!" (2-58-15)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

माद्रीपुत्रौ प्रियौ राजंस्तवेमौ विजितौ मया। गरीयांसौ तु ते मन्ये भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ ॥२-५८-१६॥

mādrīputrau priyau rājan tavemau vijitau mayā। garīyāṃsau tu te manye bhīmasenadhanañjayau ॥2-58-16॥

[माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Mādrī; प्रियौ (priyau) - dear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; इमौ (imau) - these two; विजितौ (vijitau) - conquered; मया (mayā) - by me; गरीयांसौ (garīyāṃsau) - superior; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - to you; मन्ये (manye) - I consider; भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ (bhīmasenadhanañjayau) - Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya;]

(The sons of Mādrī, dear O king, these two of yours have been conquered by me. But I consider Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya to be superior to you.)

O king, these two dear sons of Mādrī of yours have been conquered by me. But I consider Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya to be superior to them. (2-58-16)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

अधर्मं चरसे नूनं यो नावेक्षसि वै नयम्। यो नः सुमनसां मूढ विभेदं कर्तुमिच्छसि ॥२-५८-१७॥

adharmaṃ carase nūnaṃ yo nāvekṣasi vai nayam। yo naḥ sumanasāṃ mūḍha vibhedaṃ kartumicchasi ॥2-58-17॥

[अधर्मं (adharmaṃ) - unrighteousness; चरसे (carase) - you practice; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; अवेक्षसि (avekṣasi) - you consider; वै (vai) - indeed; नयम् (nayam) - conduct; यः (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - of us; सुमनसां (sumanasāṃ) - of the good-minded; मूढ (mūḍha) - deluded one; विभेदं (vibhedaṃ) - division; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]

(You practice unrighteousness indeed, who do not consider conduct indeed; who, O deluded one, wish to create division among us good-minded ones.)

Indeed, you act unrighteously, disregarding proper conduct; O deluded one, you wish to sow discord among us who are of good mind. (2-58-17)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

गर्ते मत्तः प्रपतति प्रमत्तः स्थाणुमृच्छति। ज्येष्ठो राजन्वरिष्ठोऽसि नमस्ते भरतर्षभ ॥२-५८-१८॥

garte mattaḥ prapatati pramattaḥ sthāṇumṛcchati। jyeṣṭho rājanvariṣṭho'si namaste bharatarṣabha ॥2-58-18॥

[गर्ते (garte) - in a pit; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - deluded; प्रपतति (prapatati) - falls; प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - careless; स्थाणुम् (sthāṇum) - a tree; ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - reaches; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - the best; असि (asi) - you are; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; ते (te) - to you; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]

(In a pit, the deluded falls, the careless reaches a tree. Eldest, O king, you are the best. Salutations to you, bull among the Bharatas. (2-58-18))

The deluded falls into a pit, the careless reaches a tree. O king, you are the eldest and the best. Salutations to you, bull among the Bharatas. (2-58-18)

स्वप्ने न तानि पश्यन्ति जाग्रतो वा युधिष्ठिर। कितवा यानि दीव्यन्तः प्रलपन्त्युत्कटा इव ॥२-५८-१९॥

svapne na tāni paśyanti jāgrato vā yudhiṣṭhira। kitavā yāni dīvyantaḥ pralapantyutkaṭā iva ॥2-58-19॥

[स्वप्ने (svapne) - in dream; न (na) - not; तानि (tāni) - those; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; जाग्रतः (jāgrataḥ) - when awake; वा (vā) - or; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira; कितवा (kitavā) - gamblers; यानि (yāni) - which; दीव्यन्तः (dīvyantaḥ) - playing dice; प्रलपन्ति (pralapanti) - babble; उत्कटा (utkaṭā) - intense; इव (iva) - like;]

(In dream not those see when awake or O Yudhiṣṭhira; gamblers which playing dice babble intense like.)

O Yudhiṣṭhira, those things which gamblers, intensely babbling while playing dice, see in their dreams, they do not see when awake. (2-58-19)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

यो नः सङ्ख्ये नौरिव पारनेता; जेता रिपूणां राजपुत्रस्तरस्वी। अनर्हता लोकवीरेण तेन; दीव्याम्यहं शकुने फल्गुनेन ॥२-५८-२०॥

yo naḥ saṅkhye nauriva pāranetā; jetā ripūṇāṃ rājaputrastarasvī. anarhatā lokavīreṇa tena; dīvyāmyahaṃ śakune phalgunena ॥2-58-20॥

[यो (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - our; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; नौः (nauḥ) - boat; इव (iva) - like; पारनेता (pāranetā) - one who leads across; जेता (jetā) - conqueror; रिपूणां (ripūṇāṃ) - of enemies; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - swift; अनर्हता (anarhatā) - unworthiness; लोकवीरेण (lokavīreṇa) - by the hero of the world; तेन (tena) - by him; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (at dice); अहम् (aham) - I; शकुने (śakune) - O Śakuni; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - with Phalguna (Arjuna);]

(Who, in battle, is our leader across like a boat; conqueror of enemies, the swift prince. By the unworthiness of that hero of the world, I play (at dice), O Śakuni, with Phalguna (Arjuna).)

He who is our leader in battle, like a boatman who ferries us across, the swift prince who conquers enemies—because of the unworthiness shown by that hero of the world, O Śakuni, I am playing at dice with Phalguna (Arjuna). (2-58-20)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-२१॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-iti-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-21॥

(This having heard, resolved, deceit, having resorted to, conquered, thus indeed, Śakuni to Yudhiṣṭhira spoke.)

Hearing this, having resolved upon deceit, Śakuni, having resorted to trickery, said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "You have been conquered." (2-58-21)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

अयं मया पाण्डवानां धनुर्धरः; पराजितः पाण्डवः सव्यसाची। भीमेन राजन्दयितेन दीव्य; यत्कैतव्यं पाण्डव तेऽवशिष्टम् ॥२-५८-२२॥

ayaṃ mayā pāṇḍavānāṃ dhanurdharaḥ; parājitaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ savyasācī. bhīmena rājandayitena dīvya; yatkaitavyaṃ pāṇḍava te'vaśiṣṭam ॥2-58-22॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer; पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Savyasācī (Arjuna); भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhīma; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दयितेन (dayitena) - by the beloved; दीव्य (dīvya) - sporting; यत् (yat) - which; कैतव्यम् (kaitavyam) - deceit; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; ते (te) - for you; अवशिष्टम् (avaśiṣṭam) - remains;]

(This archer of the Pāṇḍavas has been defeated by me; the Pāṇḍava Savyasācī. By Bhīma, O king, the beloved, sporting; whatever deceit, O Pāṇḍava, remains for you.)

This archer of the Pāṇḍavas, Savyasācī (Arjuna), has been defeated by me; O king, Bhīma, your beloved, is sporting. Whatever deceit remains for you, O Pāṇḍava. (2-58-22)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

यो नो नेता यो युधां नः प्रणेता; यथा वज्री दानवशत्रुरेकः। तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी संहतभ्रूर्महात्मा; सिंहस्कन्धो यश्च सदात्यमर्षी ॥२-५८-२३॥

yo no netā yo yudhāṃ naḥ praṇetā; yathā vajrī dānavaśatrurekaḥ. tiryakprekṣī saṃhatabhrūrmahātmā; siṃhaskandho yaśca sadātyamarṣī ॥2-58-23॥

[यो (yo) - who; नः (naḥ) - our; नेता (netā) - leader; यो (yo) - who; युधां (yudhām) - of battles; नः (naḥ) - our; प्रणेता (praṇetā) - guide; यथा (yathā) - as; वज्री (vajrī) - wielder of the thunderbolt; दानवशत्रुः (dānavaśatruḥ) - enemy of the Dānavas; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी (tiryakprekṣī) - side-glancing; संहतभ्रूः (saṃhatabhrūḥ) - with knitted brows; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; सिंहस्कन्धः (siṃhaskandhaḥ) - lion-shouldered; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; सदा (sadā) - always; अत्यमर्री (atyamarṣī) - very unyielding;]

(Who is our leader, who is our guide in battles; as the wielder of the thunderbolt, the sole enemy of the Dānavas. Side-glancing, with knitted brows, great-souled; lion-shouldered, and who is always very unyielding (2-58-23))

He who is our leader and guide in battle, like the wielder of the thunderbolt, the sole enemy of the Dānavas; who glances sideways, has knitted brows, is great-souled, lion-shouldered, and always very unyielding. (2-58-23)

बलेन तुल्यो यस्य पुमान्न विद्यते; गदाभृतामग्र्य इहारिमर्दनः। अनर्हता राजपुत्रेण तेन; दीव्याम्यहं भीमसेनेन राजन् ॥२-५८-२४॥

balena tulyo yasya pumān na vidyate; gadābhṛtām agrya ihāri-mardanaḥ. anarhatā rājaputreṇa tena; dīvyāmy ahaṃ bhīmasenena rājan ॥2-58-24॥

[बलेन (balena) - by strength; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; यस्य (yasya) - of whom; पुमान् (pumān) - man; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; गदाभृताम् (gadābhṛtām) - of mace-bearers; अग्र्यः (agryaḥ) - foremost; इह (iha) - here; अरिमर्दनः (ari-mardanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; अनर्हता (anarhatā) - unworthiness; राजपुत्रेण (rājaputreṇa) - by the prince; तेन (tena) - by him; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play (at dice); अहम् (aham) - I; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]

(By strength, equal to whom no man exists; among mace-bearers, the foremost here, destroyer of enemies. With unworthiness by the prince, by him, I play (at dice), I, by Bhīmasena, O king. (2-58-24))

There is no man equal to him in strength; among mace-bearers, he is the foremost here and the destroyer of enemies. Yet, O king, I am forced to play dice with Bhīmasena, the prince, though it is unworthy. (2-58-24)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-२५॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-iti-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-25॥

(Having heard this, resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, "Conquered!")

Hearing this, having made up his mind and resorted to deceit, Śakuni said to Yudhiṣṭhira, "You are conquered!" (2-58-25)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

बहु वित्तं पराजैषीर्भ्रातॄंश्च सहयद्विपान्। आचक्ष्व वित्तं कौन्तेय यदि तेऽस्त्यपराजितम् ॥२-५८-२६॥

bahu vittaṃ parājaiṣīrbhrātṝṃśca sahayadvipān। ācakṣva vittaṃ kaunteya yadi te'styaparājitam ॥2-58-26॥

[बहु (bahu) - much; many; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; पराजैषीः (parājaiṣīḥ) - you have conquered; you have defeated; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - together with; यद्विपान् (yadvipān) - elephants; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; declare; वित्तं (vittaṃ) - wealth; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; you have; अस्ति (asti) - there is; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; undefeated;]

(Much wealth, you have conquered, brothers and together with elephants. Tell (me) the wealth, O son of Kunti, if you have unconquered (wealth).)

You have conquered much wealth, your brothers, and elephants. O son of Kunti, tell me if you have any wealth that remains unconquered. (2-58-26)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

अहं विशिष्टः सर्वेषां भ्रातॄणां दयितस्तथा। कुर्यामस्ते जिताः कर्म स्वयमात्मन्युपप्लवे ॥२-५८-२७॥

ahaṃ viśiṣṭaḥ sarveṣāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ dayitastathā। kuryāmaste jitāḥ karma svayamātmanyupaplave ॥2-58-27॥

[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; तथा (tathā) - also; कुर्याम (kuryāma) - we should do; अस्ते (aste) - for you; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; कर्म (karma) - action; स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self; उपप्लवे (upaplave) - in calamity;]

(I distinguished of all brothers beloved also; we should do for you conquered action oneself in the self in calamity.)

I am the distinguished and beloved of all the brothers as well; we should perform the actions conquered for you, even in calamity, by oneself in the self. (2-58-27)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतच्छ्रुत्वा व्यवसितो निकृतिं समुपाश्रितः। जितमित्येव शकुनिर्युधिष्ठिरमभाषत ॥२-५८-२८॥

etat-śrutvā vyavasito nikṛtiṃ samupāśritaḥ। jitam-ity-eva śakunir-yudhiṣṭhiram-abhāṣata ॥2-58-28॥

(Having heard this, resolved, having resorted to deceit, Śakuni indeed spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'Conquered.')

Hearing this, and having resolved to resort to deceit, Śakuni said to Yudhiṣṭhira, 'You have been defeated.' (2-58-28)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

एतत्पापिष्ठमकरोर्यदात्मानं पराजितः। शिष्टे सति धने राजन्पाप आत्मपराजयः ॥२-५८-२९॥

etat-pāpiṣṭham akaror yad ātmānaṃ parājitaḥ। śiṣṭe sati dhane rājan pāpa ātma-parājayaḥ ॥2-58-29॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; पापिष्ठम् (pāpiṣṭham) - most sinful; अकरः (akarah) - you did; यत् (yat) - that; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated; शिष्टे (śiṣṭe) - remaining; सति (sati) - when; धने (dhane) - wealth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाप (pāpa) - sin; आत्मपराजयः (ātma-parājayaḥ) - self-defeat;]

(This most sinful act you did, that you yourself were defeated. When wealth remains, O king, sin is self-defeat.)

This is the most sinful thing you have done, that you have been defeated by yourself. When wealth still remains, O king, the greatest sin is self-defeat. (2-58-29)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एवमुक्त्वा मताक्षस्तान्ग्लहे सर्वानवस्थितान्। पराजयल्लोकवीरानाक्षेपेण पृथक्पृथक् ॥२-५८-३०॥

evam-uktvā matākṣas tān glāhe sarvān avasthitān। parājayal loka-vīrān ākṣepena pṛthak-pṛthak ॥2-58-30॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - Matākṣa (name); तान् (tān) - them; ग्लहे (glāhe) - in the contest; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अवस्थितान् (avasthitān) - standing; पराजयत् (parājayat) - defeated; लोकवीरान् (loka-vīrān) - worldly heroes; आक्षेपेण (ākṣepena) - by challenge; पृथक् पृथक् (pṛthak pṛthak) - separately; ॥२-५८-३०॥ (॥2-58-30॥) -;]

(Thus having spoken, Matākṣa in the contest defeated all those standing, the worldly heroes, by challenge, separately.)

Thus, after saying this, Matākṣa defeated all the assembled worldly heroes in the contest, challenging each one separately. (2-58-30)

शकुनिरुवाच॥

śakuniruvāca॥

[शकुनि (śakuni) - Shakuni; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak);]

(Shakuni said;)

Shakuni said.

अस्ति वै ते प्रिया देवी ग्लह एकोऽपराजितः। पणस्व कृष्णां पाञ्चालीं तयात्मानं पुनर्जय ॥२-५८-३१॥

asti vai te priyā devī glaha eko'parājitaḥ। paṇasva kṛṣṇāṃ pāñcālīṃ tayātmānaṃ punarjaya ॥2-58-31॥

[अस्ति (asti) - there is; exists; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; ते (te) - to you; for you; प्रिया (priyā) - beloved; dear; देवी (devī) - goddess; lady; ग्लह (glaha) - game; contest; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; single; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated; unconquered; पणस्व (paṇasva) - stake; wager; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; (Draupadī); पाञ्चालीम् (pāñcālīm) - Pāñcālī; (Draupadī); तया (tayā) - with her; by her; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; self; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; जय (jaya) - win; conquer;]

(There is indeed for you a beloved lady; the game is one, unconquered. Stake Kṛṣṇā, Pāñcālī; with her, yourself win again.)

You have a beloved lady, the goddess. There is one game that remains unconquered. Stake Kṛṣṇā, Pāñcālī, and with her, win yourself back again. (2-58-31)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

नैव ह्रस्वा न महती नातिकृष्णा न रोहिणी। सरागरक्तनेत्रा च तया दीव्याम्यहं त्वया ॥२-५८-३२॥

naiva hrasvā na mahatī nātikṛṣṇā na rohiṇī। sarāgaraktanetrā ca tayā dīvyāmyahaṃ tvayā ॥2-58-32॥

[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; ह्रस्वा (hrasvā) - short; न (na) - not; महती (mahatī) - tall; न (na) - not; अतिकृष्णा (atikṛṣṇā) - very dark; न (na) - not; रोहिणी (rohiṇī) - reddish; सरागरक्तनेत्रा (sarāgaraktanetrā) - with lake-like red eyes; च (ca) - and; तया (tayā) - with her; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I sport; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you;]

(Not indeed short, not tall, not very dark, not reddish; with lake-like red eyes and with her I sport, I, with you.)

She is neither short nor tall, neither very dark nor reddish; she has eyes red like a lake, and with her, I sport, O you. (2-58-32)

शारदोत्पलपत्राक्ष्या शारदोत्पलगन्धया। शारदोत्पलसेविन्या रूपेण श्रीसमानया ॥२-५८-३३॥

śāradotpalapatrākṣyā śāradotpalagandhayā। śāradotpalasevinyā rūpeṇa śrīsamanayā ॥2-58-33॥

[शारदोत्पल (śārada-utpala) - autumnal blue lotus; पत्र (patra) - leaf; अक्ष्या (akṣyā) - with eyes; शारदोत्पल (śārada-utpala) - autumnal blue lotus; गन्धया (gandhayā) - with fragrance; शारदोत्पल (śārada-utpala) - autumnal blue lotus; सेविन्या (sevinya) - by one who serves; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form; श्री (śrī) - Lakṣmī; समानया (samanayā) - equal to;]

(With eyes like the leaves of the autumnal blue lotus, with the fragrance of the autumnal blue lotus, by one who serves the autumnal blue lotus, by form equal to Lakṣmī.)

She whose eyes resemble the leaves of the autumnal blue lotus, who possesses the fragrance of the autumnal blue lotus, who serves the autumnal blue lotus, and whose beauty is equal to that of Lakṣmī. (2-58-33)

तथैव स्यादानृशंस्यात्तथा स्याद्रूपसम्पदा। तथा स्याच्छीलसम्पत्त्या यामिच्छेत्पुरुषः स्त्रियम् ॥२-५८-३४॥

tathaiva syād ānṛśaṁsyāt tathā syād rūpasampadā। tathā syāc chīlasampattyā yām icchet puruṣaḥ striyam ॥2-58-34॥

[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; thus; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; might be; आनृशंस्यात् (ānṛśaṁsyāt) - from compassion; from kindness; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; might be; रूपसम्पदा (rūpasampadā) - with beauty; with excellence of form; तथा (tathā) - so; likewise; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; might be; शीलसम्पत्त्या (śīlasampattyā) - with virtue; with excellence of character; याम् (yām) - whom; इच्छेत् (icchet) - he may desire; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman;]

(In the same way, there may be (a woman) from compassion, so there may be (a woman) with beauty, so there may be (a woman) with virtue, whom a man may desire as a wife.)

Similarly, a man may desire a woman for her compassion, her beauty, or her virtue. (2-58-34)

चरमं संविशति या प्रथमं प्रतिबुध्यते। आ गोपालाविपालेभ्यः सर्वं वेद कृताकृतम् ॥२-५८-३५॥

caramaṃ saṃviśati yā prathamaṃ pratibudhyate। ā gopālāvipālebhyaḥ sarvaṃ veda kṛtākṛtam ॥2-58-35॥

[चरमम् (caramam) - last; final; संविशति (saṃviśati) - enters; lies down; या (yā) - who; which; प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; earliest; प्रति-बुध्यते (prati-budhyate) - awakens; becomes aware; आ (ā) - up to; as far as; गोपाल-अविपाल-इभ्यः (gopāla-avipāla-ibhyaḥ) - from cowherds, shepherds, and elephant-keepers; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; everything; वेद (veda) - knows; कृत-अकृतम् (kṛta-akṛtam) - done and not done; accomplished and unaccomplished;]

(Who lies down last and awakens first, from cowherds, shepherds, and elephant-keepers, knows all that is done and not done.)

Whoever lies down last and wakes up first, from among cowherds, shepherds, and elephant-keepers, knows everything that is done and not done. (2-58-35)

आभाति पद्मवद्वक्त्रं सस्वेदं मल्लिकेव च। वेदीमध्या दीर्घकेशी ताम्राक्षी नातिरोमशा ॥२-५८-३६॥

ābhāti padmavad-vaktraṃ sasvedaṃ mallikeva ca। vedī-madhyā dīrgha-keśī tāmrākṣī nāti-romaśā ॥2-58-36॥

[आभाति (ābhāti) - shines; appears; पद्मवत् (padmavat) - like a lotus; वक्त्रं (vaktraṃ) - face; सस्वेदं (sasvedam) - with perspiration; मल्लिका (mallikā) - like jasmine; इव (iva) - as if; like; च (ca) - and; वेदीमध्या (vedī-madhyā) - altar-middle; having the middle like an altar; दीर्घकेशी (dīrgha-keśī) - long-haired; ताम्राक्षी (tāmrākṣī) - coppery-eyed; न (na) - not; अति (ati) - excessively; रोमशा (romaśā) - hairy;]

(Shines like a lotus the face, with perspiration like jasmine and; altar-middle, long-haired, coppery-eyed, not excessively hairy.)

Her face shines like a lotus, with perspiration like jasmine; her middle is like an altar, she has long hair, coppery eyes, and is not excessively hairy. (2-58-36)

तयैवंविधया राजन्पाञ्चाल्याहं सुमध्यया। ग्लहं दीव्यामि चार्वङ्ग्या द्रौपद्या हन्त सौबल ॥२-५८-३७॥

tayai-vaṃvidhayā rājan-pāñcālyāhaṃ sumadhyayā। glahaṃ dīvyāmi cārvaṅgyā draupadyā hanta saubala ॥2-58-37॥

[तया (tayā) - by her; एवंविधया (evaṃvidhayā) - of such kind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाञ्चाल्या (pāñcālyā) - by Pāñcālī; अहम् (aham) - I; सुमध्यया (sumadhyayā) - of slender waist; ग्लहं (glahaṃ) - dice-game; दीव्यामि (dīvyāmi) - I play; चार्वङ्ग्या (cārvaṅgyā) - with the beautiful one; द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - with Draupadī; हन्त (hanta) - alas; सौबल (saubala) - O son of Subala;]

(By her of such kind, O king, by Pāñcālī, I, of slender waist, the dice-game I play with the beautiful one, with Draupadī, alas, O son of Subala.)

O king, with such a woman as Pāñcālī, I, of slender waist, am playing the dice-game with the beautiful Draupadī—alas, O son of Subala! (2-58-37)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एवमुक्ते तु वचने धर्मराजेन भारत। धिग्धिगित्येव वृद्धानां सभ्यानां निःसृता गिरः ॥२-५८-३८॥

evam-ukte tu vacane dharmarājena bhārata। dhig-dhig-ity-eva vṛddhānāṃ sabhyānāṃ niḥsṛtā giraḥ ॥2-58-38॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; तु (tu) - but; वचने (vacane) - in the speech; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmarāja; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; धिक्-धिक् (dhig-dhig) - shame, shame; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders; सभ्यानाम् (sabhyānām) - of the assembly members; निःसृता (niḥsṛtā) - issued forth; गिरः (giraḥ) - words;]

(Thus, when the speech was spoken by Dharmarāja, O Bhārata, 'shame, shame'—thus indeed, from the elders and assembly members, words issued forth.)

O Bhārata, when Dharmarāja spoke these words, the elders and members of the assembly exclaimed 'shame, shame', and such words came forth from them. (2-58-38)

चुक्षुभे सा सभा राजन्राज्ञां सञ्जज्ञिरे कथाः। भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां स्वेदश्च समजायत ॥२-५८-३९॥

cukṣubhe sā sabhā rājan rājñāṃ sañjajñire kathāḥ। bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpa-ādīnāṃ svedaś ca samajāyata ॥2-58-39॥

[चुक्षुभे (cukṣubhe) - was agitated; सा (sā) - that; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राज्ञां (rājñām) - of the kings; सञ्जज्ञिरे (sañjajñire) - arose; कथाः (kathāḥ) - discussions; भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां (bhīṣma-droṇa-kṛpa-ādīnām) - of Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and others; स्वेदः (svedaḥ) - sweat; च (ca) - and; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose;]

(That assembly was agitated, O king; discussions arose among the kings. Sweat appeared on Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and others.)

O king, that assembly became agitated; the kings began to discuss. Sweat appeared on Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, and the others. (2-58-39)

शिरो गृहीत्वा विदुरो गतसत्त्व इवाभवत्। आस्ते ध्यायन्नधोवक्त्रो निःश्वसन्पन्नगो यथा ॥२-५८-४०॥

śiro gṛhītvā viduro gatasattva ivābhavat। āste dhyāyannadhovaktro niḥśvasanpannago yathā ॥2-58-40॥

[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; गतसत्त्वः (gatasattvaḥ) - one whose vitality has departed; इव (iva) - like; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; आस्ते (āste) - he sits; ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating; अधोवक्त्रः (adhovaktraḥ) - with face downcast; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - sighing; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent; यथा (yathā) - as;]

(Having taken his head, Vidura became like one whose vitality has departed. He sits meditating, with face downcast, sighing, as a serpent.)

Having taken his head in his hands, Vidura became as if bereft of life. He sits, meditating, his face cast down, sighing like a serpent. (2-58-40)

धृतराष्ट्रस्तु संहृष्टः पर्यपृच्छत्पुनः पुनः। किं जितं किं जितमिति ह्याकारं नाभ्यरक्षत ॥२-५८-४१॥

dhṛtarāṣṭras tu saṃhṛṣṭaḥ paryapṛcchat punaḥ punaḥ। kiṃ jitaṃ kiṃ jitam iti hy ākāraṃ nābhyarakṣata ॥2-58-41॥

[धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; (name of the king) तु (tu) - but; संहृष्टः (saṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - repeatedly asked; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again; किम् (kim) - what; जितम् (jitam) - has been won; किम् (kim) - what; जितम् (jitam) - has been won; इति (iti) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; आकारम् (ākāram) - expression; न (na) - not; अभ्यरक्षत् (abhyarakṣat) - restrained; (he) controlled;]

(But Dhritarashtra, delighted, repeatedly asked again and again, 'What has been won? What has been won?' Indeed, he did not restrain his expression.)

But Dhritarashtra, overjoyed, kept asking again and again, 'What has been won? What has been won?' Indeed, he could not conceal his excitement. (2-58-41)

जहर्ष कर्णोऽतिभृशं सह दुःशासनादिभिः। इतरेषां तु सभ्यानां नेत्रेभ्यः प्रापतज्जलम् ॥२-५८-४२॥

jaharṣa karṇo'tibhṛśaṃ saha duḥśāsanādibhiḥ। itareṣāṃ tu sabhyānāṃ netrebhyaḥ prāpatajjalam ॥2-58-42॥

[जहर्ष (jaharṣa) - rejoiced; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; अतिभृशम् (atibhṛśam) - exceedingly; सह (saha) - together with; दुःशासनादिभिः (duḥśāsanādibhiḥ) - with Duḥśāsana and others; इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of the others; तु (tu) - but; सभ्यानाम् (sabhyānām) - of the assembly members; नेत्रेभ्यः (netrebhyaḥ) - from the eyes; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; जलम् (jalam) - water;]

(Karṇa rejoiced exceedingly together with Duḥśāsana and others; but from the eyes of the other assembly members, water fell.)

Karṇa, along with Duḥśāsana and others, rejoiced greatly; but tears fell from the eyes of the other members of the assembly. (2-58-42)

सौबलस्त्वविचार्यैव जितकाशी मदोत्कटः। जितमित्येव तानक्षान्पुनरेवान्वपद्यत ॥२-५८-४३॥

saubalas tv avicāryaiva jitakāśī madotkaṭaḥ। jitam ity eva tān akṣān punar evānvapadyata ॥2-58-43॥

[सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; तु (tu) - but; अविचार्य (avicārya) - without considering; एव (eva) - indeed; जितकाशी (jitakāśī) - having conquered Kāśī; मदोत्कटः (madotkaṭaḥ) - intensely proud; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; तान् (tān) - those; अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - took up;]

(The son of Subala, but without considering, having conquered Kāśī, intensely proud, thinking 'conquered indeed', those dice again indeed took up.)

But the son of Subala, intensely proud after conquering Kāśī and without any consideration, thinking 'I have won', once again took up those dice. (2-58-43)