02.062
Core-Pancharatra: Bhima says he is silent, because all of them consider Yudhisthira to be their lord.
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Draupadī said;)
Draupadī said.
पुरस्तात्करणीयं मे न कृतं कार्यमुत्तरम्। विह्वलास्मि कृतानेन कर्षता बलिना बलात् ॥२-६२-१॥
purastātkaraṇīyaṃ me na kṛtaṃ kāryamuttaram। vihvalāsmi kṛtānena karṣatā balinā balāt ॥2-62-1॥
[पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; previously; करणीयं (karaṇīyaṃ) - to be done; to be performed; मे (me) - by me; न (na) - not; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; कार्यं (kāryam) - task; duty; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - later; afterwards; विह्वला (vihvalā) - distressed; agitated; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; कृत (kṛta) - done; अनेन (anena) - by this; कर्षता (karṣatā) - dragging; pulling; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong; by force; बलात् (balāt) - by force; forcibly;]
(The task to be done before by me was not accomplished; the later duty (remains). I am distressed, having been dragged by this strong one by force.)
I did not accomplish the task that was to be done earlier; the later duty remains. I am now distressed, having been forcibly dragged by this strong one. (2-62-1)
अभिवादं करोम्येषां गुरूणां कुरुसंसदि। न मे स्यादपराधोऽयं यदिदं न कृतं मया ॥२-६२-२॥
abhivādaṃ karomyeṣāṃ gurūṇāṃ kurusaṃsadi। na me syādaparādho'yaṃ yadidaṃ na kṛtaṃ mayā ॥2-62-2॥
[अभिवादं (abhivādam) - salutation; करोमि (karomi) - I do; एषां (eṣām) - of these; गुरूणां (gurūṇām) - of the elders; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; संसदि (saṃsadi) - in the assembly; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - offence; अयम् (ayam) - this; यत् (yat) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; न (na) - not; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Salutation I do of these elders in the Kuru assembly. Not to me may be this offence that this was not done by me.)
I offer salutations to these elders in the Kuru assembly. Let it not be an offence to me that this was not done by me. (2-62-2)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
सा तेन च समुद्धूता दुःखेन च तपस्विनी। पतिता विललापेदं सभायामतथोचिता ॥२-६२-३॥
sā tena ca samuddhūtā duḥkhena ca tapasvinī। patitā vilalāpa idaṃ sabhāyām atathocitā ॥2-62-3॥
[सा (sā) - she; तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; समुद्धूता (samuddhūtā) - completely shaken; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow; च (ca) - and; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic woman; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented; इदं (idaṃ) - this; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; अथ (atha) - then; अचितोचिता (atathocitā) - unaccustomed;]
(She, by him and completely shaken, by sorrow and the ascetic woman, fallen, lamented this in the assembly, then unaccustomed.)
She, shaken by him and by sorrow, that ascetic woman, having fallen, lamented this in the assembly, being unaccustomed to such a situation. (2-62-3)
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Draupadī said;)
Draupadī said.
स्वयंवरे यास्मि नृपैर्दृष्टा रङ्गे समागतैः। न दृष्टपूर्वा चान्यत्र साहमद्य सभां गता ॥२-६२-४॥
svayaṃvare yāsmi nṛpairdṛṣṭā raṅge samāgataiḥ। na dṛṣṭapūrvā cānyatra sāhamadya sabhāṃ gatā ॥2-62-4॥
[स्वयंवरे (svayaṃvare) - in the self-choice ceremony; या (yā) - who; अस्मि (asmi) - am; नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - by kings; दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; रङ्गे (raṅge) - in the arena; समागतैः (samāgataiḥ) - assembled; न (na) - not; दृष्टपूर्वा (dṛṣṭapūrvā) - seen before; च (ca) - and; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; गता (gatā) - gone;]
(In the self-choice ceremony, I who was seen by the kings assembled in the arena, not seen before elsewhere, that I today have gone to the assembly.)
At the svayaṃvara, I, who was seen by the assembled kings in the arena and had not been seen before elsewhere, have today entered the assembly. (2-62-4)
यां न वायुर्न चादित्यो दृष्टवन्तौ पुरा गृहे। साहमद्य सभामध्ये दृश्यामि कुरुसंसदि ॥२-६२-५॥
yāṃ na vāyur na cādityo dṛṣṭavantau purā gṛhe। sāham adya sabhāmadhye dṛśyāmi kurusaṃsadi ॥2-62-5॥
[याम् (yām) - whom; (accusative singular, feminine) न (na) - not; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - the wind; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; दृष्टवन्तौ (dṛṣṭavantau) - have seen; पुरा (purā) - formerly; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the midst of the assembly; दृश्यामि (dṛśyāmi) - am seen; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly;]
(Whom neither the wind nor the sun had seen formerly in the house, she, I, today am seen in the midst of the assembly in the Kuru assembly.)
She, whom neither the wind nor the sun had ever seen before in the house, today I am seen in the midst of the assembly of the Kurus. (2-62-5)
यां न मृष्यन्ति वातेन स्पृश्यमानां पुरा गृहे। स्पृश्यमानां सहन्तेऽद्य पाण्डवास्तां दुरात्मना ॥२-६२-६॥
yāṃ na mṛṣyanti vātena spṛśyamānāṃ purā gṛhe। spṛśyamānāṃ sahante'dya pāṇḍavāstāṃ durātmanā ॥2-62-6॥
[याम् (yām) - whom; (accusative singular, feminine) न (na) - not; मृष्यन्ति (mṛṣyanti) - endure; (they) वातेन (vātena) - by the wind; स्पृश्यमानाम् (spṛśyamānām) - being touched; पुरा (purā) - formerly; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; स्पृश्यमानाम् (spṛśyamānām) - being touched; सहन्ते (sahante) - endure; (they) अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; ताम् (tām) - her; (accusative singular, feminine) दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the evil-minded; ॥२-६२-६॥ ((2-62-6)) - (2-62-6);]
(Whom not endure by the wind being touched formerly in the house, being touched endure today the Pāṇḍavas her by the evil-minded.)
She, whom even the wind could not touch in the house before, is now endured by the Pāṇḍavas as she is touched by the evil-minded today. (2-62-6)
मृष्यन्ते कुरवश्चेमे मन्ये कालस्य पर्ययम्। स्नुषां दुहितरं चैव क्लिश्यमानामनर्हतीम् ॥२-६२-७॥
mṛṣyante kuravaś ceme manye kālasya paryayam। snuṣāṃ duhitaraṃ caiva kliśyamānām anarhatīm ॥2-62-7॥
[मृष्यन्ते (mṛṣyante) - are being tolerated; (from √mṛṣ, to bear) कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; (elders of the Kuru dynasty) च (ca) - and; इमे (ime) - these; मन्ये (manye) - I think; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; पर्ययम् (paryayam) - change; (cycle, turn) स्नुषाम् (snuṣām) - daughter-in-law; दुहितरम् (duhitaram) - daughter; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; क्लिश्यमानाम् (kliśyamānām) - being afflicted; अनर्हतीम् (anarhatīm) - undeserving;]
(Are being tolerated the Kurus and these, I think, the change of time. The daughter-in-law and the daughter indeed, being afflicted, undeserving.)
I think these Kurus are enduring only because of the change of time. Both the daughter-in-law and the daughter, though suffering, do not deserve such hardship. (2-62-7)
किं त्वतः कृपणं भूयो यदहं स्त्री सती शुभा। सभामध्यं विगाहेऽद्य क्व नु धर्मो महीक्षिताम् ॥२-६२-८॥
kiṁ tvataḥ kṛpaṇaṁ bhūyo yadahaṁ strī satī śubhā। sabhāmadhyaṁ vigāhe'dya kva nu dharmo mahīkṣitām ॥2-62-8॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; त्वतः (tvataḥ) - from you; कृपणं (kṛpaṇam) - wretched; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - further; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; स्त्री (strī) - woman; सती (satī) - chaste; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; सभामध्यम् (sabhāmadhyam) - assembly's midst; विगाहे (vigāhe) - I enter; अद्य (adya) - today; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the kings;]
(What from you is more wretched, that I, a woman, chaste, auspicious, today enter the midst of the assembly; where indeed is righteousness of the kings?)
What could be more wretched from you, that I, a chaste and auspicious woman, must today enter the midst of the assembly? Where indeed is the righteousness of the kings? (2-62-8)
धर्म्याः स्त्रियः सभां पूर्वं न नयन्तीति नः श्रुतम्। स नष्टः कौरवेयेषु पूर्वो धर्मः सनातनः ॥२-६२-९॥
dharmyāḥ striyaḥ sabhāṃ pūrvaṃ na nayantīti naḥ śrutam। sa naṣṭaḥ kauraveyeṣu pūrvo dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥2-62-9॥
[धर्म्याः (dharmyāḥ) - righteous; in accordance with dharma; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; सभां (sabhām) - assembly; court; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - formerly; before; न (na) - not; नयन्ति (nayanti) - lead; bring; इति (iti) - thus; so; नः (naḥ) - to us; we have; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; सः (saḥ) - that; नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost; destroyed; कौरवेयेषु (kauraveyeṣu) - among the Kauravas; पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - former; earlier; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; righteousness; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; ancient;]
(Righteous women formerly did not lead to the assembly, thus we have heard. That former eternal dharma is lost among the Kauravas.)
We have heard that, in earlier times, righteous women were not brought into the assembly. That ancient and eternal dharma has now been lost among the Kauravas. (2-62-9)
कथं हि भार्या पाण्डूनां पार्षतस्य स्वसा सती। वासुदेवस्य च सखी पार्थिवानां सभामियाम् ॥२-६२-१०॥
kathaṁ hi bhāryā pāṇḍūnāṁ pārṣatasya svasā satī। vāsudevasya ca sakhī pārthivānāṁ sabhām iyām ॥2-62-10॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṁ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Pṛṣata (i.e., Draupadī); स्वसा (svasā) - sister; सती (satī) - chaste; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); च (ca) - and; सखी (sakhī) - friend; पार्थिवानां (pārthivānāṁ) - of the kings; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; इयाम् (iyām) - should enter;]
(How indeed the wife of the Pāṇḍavas, the sister of the son of Pṛṣata, chaste, and the friend of Vāsudeva, should enter the assembly of the kings.)
How can the wife of the Pāṇḍavas, Draupadī, who is the chaste sister of the son of Pṛṣata and friend of Vāsudeva, enter the assembly of the kings? (2-62-10)
तामिमां धर्मराजस्य भार्यां सदृशवर्णजाम्। ब्रूत दासीमदासीं वा तत्करिष्यामि कौरवाः ॥२-६२-११॥
tām imāṃ dharmarājasya bhāryāṃ sadṛśavarṇajām। brūta dāsīm adāsīṃ vā tat kariṣyāmi kauravāḥ ॥2-62-11॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; इमाम् (imām) - this; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmarāja; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; सदृशवर्णजाम् (sadṛśavarṇajām) - of similar complexion-born; ब्रूत (brūta) - tell; दासीम् (dāsīm) - slave-woman; अदासीम् (adāsīm) - not a slave-woman; वा (vā) - or; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas;]
(Her, this wife of Dharmarāja, of similar complexion-born, tell (whether) slave-woman or not a slave-woman, that I will do, O Kauravas.)
O Kauravas, tell me whether this wife of Dharmarāja, who is of similar complexion, is a slave-woman or not; I will do that.
अयं हि मां दृढं क्षुद्रः कौरवाणां यशोहरः। क्लिश्नाति नाहं तत्सोढुं चिरं शक्ष्यामि कौरवाः ॥२-६२-१२॥
ayaṃ hi māṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṣudraḥ kauravāṇāṃ yaśoharaḥ। kliśnāti nāhaṃ tatsoḍhuṃ ciraṃ śakṣyāmi kauravāḥ ॥2-62-12॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly; क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - petty; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; यशः-हरः (yaśo-haraḥ) - fame-destroyer; क्लिश्नाति (kliśnāti) - torments; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - that; सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure; चिरम् (ciram) - for long; शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - shall be able; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas;]
(This indeed me firmly petty of the Kauravas fame-destroyer torments; not I that to endure for long shall be able, O Kauravas.)
This petty destroyer of the Kauravas' fame torments me greatly; O Kauravas, I will not be able to endure this for long. (2-62-12)
जितां वाप्यजितां वापि मन्यध्वं वा यथा नृपाः। तथा प्रत्युक्तमिच्छामि तत्करिष्यामि कौरवाः ॥२-६२-१३॥
jitāṃ vāpy ajitāṃ vāpi manyadhvaṃ vā yathā nṛpāḥ। tathā pratyuktam icchāmi tat kariṣyāmi kauravāḥ ॥2-62-13॥
[जिताम् (jitām) - conquered; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; अजिताम् (ajitām) - unconquered; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - you may think; वा (vā) - or; यथा (yathā) - as; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; तथा (tathā) - so; प्रत्युक्तम् (pratyuktam) - replied; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas;]
(Conquered or even unconquered or as you may think, O kings, so replied I wish, that I will do, O Kauravas.)
Whether you consider us conquered or unconquered, O kings, I wish to reply in the same way; that I will do, O Kauravas. (2-62-13)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said.)
Bhīṣma said.
उक्तवानस्मि कल्याणि धर्मस्य तु परां गतिम्। लोके न शक्यते गन्तुमपि विप्रैर्महात्मभिः ॥२-६२-१४॥
uktavānasmi kalyāṇi dharmasya tu parāṃ gatim। loke na śakyate gantumapi viprairmahātmabhiḥ ॥2-62-14॥
[उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken; said; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; तु (tu) - but; पराम् (parām) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - state; path; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to attain; to go; अपि (api) - even; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the Brāhmaṇas; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones;]
(I have spoken, O auspicious one, but the supreme state of dharma in the world is not possible to attain even by Brāhmaṇas who are great-souled.)
I have told you, O auspicious one, that even the Brāhmaṇas of great soul cannot attain the supreme state of dharma in this world. (2-62-14)
बलवांस्तु यथा धर्मं लोके पश्यति पूरुषः। स धर्मो धर्मवेलायां भवत्यभिहितः परैः ॥२-६२-१५॥
balavāṃstu yathā dharmaṃ loke paśyati pūruṣaḥ। sa dharmo dharmavelāyāṃ bhavatyabhihitaḥ paraiḥ ॥2-62-15॥
[बलवान् (balavān) - strong; powerful; तु (tu) - but; यथा (yathā) - as; in the manner; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - dharma; righteousness; लोके (loke) - in the world; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - man; person; सः (saḥ) - that; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; righteousness; धर्मवेलायाम् (dharmavelāyām) - at the time of dharma; at the time of judgment; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; अभिहितः (abhihitaḥ) - declared; stated; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; by outsiders;]
(But the strong man, as he sees dharma in the world, that dharma at the time of dharma becomes declared by others.)
But as a powerful man perceives righteousness in the world, so that righteousness is declared by others at the time of judgment. (2-62-15)
न विवेक्तुं च ते प्रश्नमेतं शक्नोमि निश्चयात्। सूक्ष्मत्वाद्गहनत्वाच्च कार्यस्यास्य च गौरवात् ॥२-६२-१६॥
na vivēktuṃ ca tē praśnam etaṃ śaknōmi niścayāt। sūkṣmatvād gahanatvāc ca kāryasya asya ca gauravāt॥2-62-16॥
[न (na) - not; विवेक्तुं (vivēktum) - to distinguish; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question; एतं (etaṃ) - this; शक्नोमि (śaknōmi) - I am able; निश्चयात् (niścayāt) - with certainty; सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - due to subtlety; गहनत्वात् (gahanatvāt) - due to profundity; च (ca) - and; कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the action; अस्य (asya) - of this; च (ca) - and; गौरवात् (gauravāt) - due to gravity;]
(I am not able to distinguish this question of yours with certainty, due to the subtlety, profundity, and gravity of this action.)
I cannot definitively answer your question, because of the subtlety, profundity, and seriousness of this matter. (2-62-16)
नूनमन्तः कुलस्यास्य भविता नचिरादिव। तथा हि कुरवः सर्वे लोभमोहपरायणाः ॥२-६२-१७॥
nūnam antaḥ kulasyāsya bhavitā nacirādiva। tathā hi kuravaḥ sarve lobhamohaparāyaṇāḥ ॥2-62-17॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; अस्य (asya) - of this; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; नचिरात् (nacirāt) - soon; इव (iva) - as if; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; लोभ (lobha) - greed; मोह (moha) - delusion; परायणाः (parāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to;]
(Certainly the end of this family will be soon, as if thus indeed all the Kauravas are devoted to greed and delusion.)
Surely, the end of this family will come soon, for all the Kauravas are indeed wholly given over to greed and delusion. (2-62-17)
कुलेषु जाताः कल्याणि व्यसनाभ्याहता भृशम्। धर्म्यान्मार्गान्न च्यवन्ते यथा नस्त्वं वधूः स्थिता ॥२-६२-१८॥
kuleṣu jātāḥ kalyāṇi vyasanābhyāhatā bhṛśam। dharmyān mārgān na cyavante yathā nas tvaṃ vadhūḥ sthitā ॥2-62-18॥
[कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families; जाताः (jātāḥ) - born; कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O auspicious one; व्यसनाभ्याहता (vyasanābhyāhatā) - afflicted by misfortunes; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; धर्म्यान् (dharmyān) - righteous; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; न (na) - not; च्यवन्ते (cyavante) - deviate; यथा (yathā) - just as; नः (naḥ) - our; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वधूः (vadhūḥ) - bride; स्थिता (sthitā) - remained;]
(O auspicious one, those born in families, greatly afflicted by misfortunes, do not deviate from righteous paths, just as you, our bride, have remained.)
O blessed one, those born in noble families, even when greatly afflicted by misfortune, do not stray from the path of righteousness, just as you, our bride, have remained steadfast. (2-62-18)
उपपन्नं च पाञ्चालि तवेदं वृत्तमीदृशम्। यत्कृच्छ्रमपि सम्प्राप्ता धर्ममेवान्ववेक्षसे ॥२-६२-१९॥
upapannaṃ ca pāñcāli tavedam vṛttam īdṛśam। yat kṛcchram api samprāptā dharmam eva anvavekṣase॥2-62-19॥
[उपपन्नं (upapannam) - befitting; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Pāñcālī; तव (tava) - your; इदं (idam) - this; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; यत् (yat) - which; कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - difficulty; अपि (api) - even; सम्प्राप्ता (samprāptā) - having attained; धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness; एव (eva) - only; अन्ववेक्षसे (anvavekṣase) - you consider;]
(And befitting, O Pāñcālī, is this conduct of yours, which, even having attained difficulty, you consider only righteousness.)
O Pāñcālī, your conduct is indeed appropriate, for even in great difficulty, you look only to righteousness. (2-62-19)
एते द्रोणादयश्चैव वृद्धा धर्मविदो जनाः। शून्यैः शरीरैस्तिष्ठन्ति गतासव इवानताः ॥२-६२-२०॥
ete droṇādayaś caiva vṛddhā dharmavido janāḥ। śūnyaiḥ śarīraistiṣṭhanti gatāsava ivānatāḥ ॥2-62-20॥
[एते (ete) - these; द्रोणादयः (droṇādayaḥ) - Droṇa and others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders; धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of dharma; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; शून्यैः (śūnyaiḥ) - with empty; शरीरैः (śarīraiḥ) - bodies; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - with departed life-breaths; इव (iva) - like; अनताः (anatāḥ) - bent;]
(These, Droṇa and others, and indeed the elders, knowers of dharma, people, with empty bodies stand, with departed life-breaths, like bent (ones).)
These people—Droṇa and others, the elders, and the knowers of dharma—stand here with empty bodies, as if their life-breaths have departed, bent over. (2-62-20)
युधिष्ठिरस्तु प्रश्नेऽस्मिन्प्रमाणमिति मे मतिः। अजितां वा जितां वापि स्वयं व्याहर्तुमर्हति ॥२-६२-२१॥
yudhiṣṭhiras tu praśne 'smin pramāṇam iti me matiḥ। ajitāṃ vā jitāṃ vā api svayam vyāhartum arhati ॥2-62-21॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; तु (tu) - but; प्रश्ने (praśne) - in the question; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; अजिताम् (ajitām) - the unconquered; वा (vā) - or; जिताम् (jitām) - the conquered; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself; व्याहर्तुम् (vyāhartum) - to declare; अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy;]
(But Yudhishthira, in this question, (my) opinion is thus: as authority, whether unconquered or conquered, he himself is also worthy to declare.)
But as for Yudhishthira, in this matter, my opinion is that he himself is the authority to declare whether he is unconquered or conquered. (2-62-21)
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.
तथा तु दृष्ट्वा बहु तत्तदेवं; रोरूयमाणां कुररीमिवार्ताम्। नोचुर्वचः साध्वथ वाप्यसाधु; महीक्षितो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भीताः ॥२-६२-२२॥
tathā tu dṛṣṭvā bahu tattadevaṃ; rorūyamāṇāṃ kurarīm ivārtām। nŏcur vacaḥ sādhv atha vāpy asādhu; mahīkṣito dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhītāḥ ॥2-62-22॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; बहु (bahu) - much; तत्तदेवं (tattadevaṃ) - that and such; रोरूयमाणां (rorūyamāṇām) - crying loudly; कुररीम् (kurarīm) - female curlew; इव (iva) - like; आर्ताम् (ārtām) - afflicted; नोचुः (nŏcuḥ) - did not say; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; साधु (sādhu) - good; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; असाधु (asādhu) - not good; महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - kings; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid;]
(Thus but having seen much that and such, crying loudly like an afflicted female curlew, did not say word good or even not good, the kings, afraid of Dhritarashtra's son.)
Thus, seeing all that, the kings, frightened of Dhritarashtra's son, did not utter a word, good or bad, as she cried out like an afflicted female curlew. (2-62-22)
दृष्ट्वा तु तान्पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रां; स्तूष्णीम्भूतान्धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः। स्मयन्निवेदं वचनं बभाषे; पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतां तदानीम् ॥२-६२-२३॥
dṛṣṭvā tu tān pārthiva-putra-pautrān; stūṣṇīṃbhūtān dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraḥ. smayan nivedaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe; pāñcāla-rājasya sutāṃ tadānīm ॥2-62-23॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रान् (pārthiva-putra-pautrān) - kings', sons' and grandsons'; स्तूष्णीम् (stūṣṇīm) - silent; भूतान् (bhūtān) - having become; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; निवेदम् (nivedam) - as if; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; बभाषे (babhāṣe) - spoke; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcāla-rājasya) - of the king of Panchala; सुताम् (sutām) - daughter; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time;]
(Having seen those kings', sons' and grandsons' having become silent, the son of Dhritarashtra, smiling as if, spoke this word to the daughter of the king of Panchala at that time.)
Seeing those kings, princes, and grandsons fall silent, the son of Dhritarashtra, with a smile, addressed these words to the daughter of the king of Panchala at that moment. (2-62-23)
तिष्ठत्वयं प्रश्न उदारसत्त्वे; भीमेऽर्जुने सहदेवे तथैव। पत्यौ च ते नकुले याज्ञसेनि; वदन्त्वेते वचनं त्वत्प्रसूतम् ॥२-६२-२४॥
tiṣṭhatv ayaṃ praśna udārasattve; bhīme 'rjune sahadeve tathaiva। patyau ca te nakule yājñaseni; vadantv ete vacanaṃ tvatprasūtam ॥2-62-24॥
[तिष्ठतु (tiṣṭhatu) - let stand; (let it remain;) अयम् (ayam) - this; (he;) प्रश्न (praśna) - question; (query;) उदारसत्त्वे (udārasattve) - in the noble-minded; (in the magnanimous;) भीमे (bhīme) - in Bhīma; (to Bhīma;) अर्जुने (arjune) - in Arjuna; (to Arjuna;) सहदेवे (sahadeve) - in Sahadeva; (to Sahadeva;) तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; (in the same way;) पत्यौ (patyau) - in the husband; (to the husband;) च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; (of you;) नकुले (nakule) - in Nakula; (to Nakula;) याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - O Yājñaseni; (Draupadī;) वदन्तु (vadantu) - let them speak; (let them say;) एते (ete) - these; (they;) वचनम् (vacanam) - word; (speech;) त्वत्प्रसूतम् (tvatprasūtam) - produced by you; (originated from you;) ॥२-६२-२४॥ (॥2-62-24॥) - (2-62-24; verse number;);]
(Let this question remain among the noble-minded: in Bhīma, Arjuna, and Sahadeva likewise, and in your husband Nakula, O Yājñaseni. Let these speak the word produced by you. (2-62-24))
Let this question remain among the noble-hearted—Bhīma, Arjuna, Sahadeva, and your husband Nakula, O Yājñaseni. Let these men speak the word that has arisen from you. (2-62-24)
अनीश्वरं विब्रुवन्त्वार्यमध्ये; युधिष्ठिरं तव पाञ्चालि हेतोः। कुर्वन्तु सर्वे चानृतं धर्मराजं; पाञ्चालि त्वं मोक्ष्यसे दासभावात् ॥२-६२-२५॥
anīśvaraṃ vibruvantvāryamadhye; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tava pāñcāli hetoḥ। kurvantu sarve cānṛtaṃ dharmarājaṃ; pāñcāli tvaṃ mokṣyase dāsabhāvāt ॥2-62-25॥
[अनीश्वरम् (anīśvaram) - without a lord; विब्रुवन्तु (vibruvantu) - let them declare; आर्यमध्ये (āryamadhye) - in the midst of the noble; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; तव (tava) - your; पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Pāñcālī; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them make; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmarāja; पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Pāñcālī; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - will be released; दासभावात् (dāsabhāvāt) - from the state of servitude;]
(Let them declare Yudhishthira as without a lord in the midst of the noble for your sake, O Pāñcālī. Let all make Dharmarāja a falsehood, O Pāñcālī, you will be released from the state of servitude.)
Let them proclaim Yudhishthira as lordless among the noble for your sake, O Pāñcālī. Let all declare Dharmarāja to be false, O Pāñcālī; you will thus be freed from servitude. (2-62-25)
धर्मे स्थितो धर्मराजो महात्मा; स्वयं चेदं कथयत्विन्द्रकल्पः। ईशो वा ते यद्यनीशोऽथ वैष; वाक्यादस्य क्षिप्रमेकं भजस्व ॥२-६२-२६॥
dharme sthito dharmarājo mahātmā; svayaṃ cedaṃ kathayatvindrakalpaḥ। īśo vā te yadyanīśo'tha vaiṣa; vākyādasya kṣipramekaṃ bhajasva ॥2-62-26॥
[धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmarāja; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कथयतु (kathayatu) - may tell; इन्द्रकल्पः (indrakalpaḥ) - equal to Indra; ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - your; यदि (yadi) - if; अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - not lord; अथ (atha) - or; वैषः (vaiṣaḥ) - indeed he; वाक्यात् (vākyāt) - from the statement; अस्य (asya) - of this; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एकम् (ekam) - one; भजस्व (bhajasva) - choose;]
(Situated in dharma, Dharmarāja, the great-souled, himself and this may tell, equal to Indra. Lord or your, if not lord, or indeed he, from the statement of this, quickly one choose.)
Dharmarāja, the great-souled, established in dharma, himself, equal to Indra, may tell this. Whether he is your lord or not, from this statement, quickly choose one. (2-62-26)
सर्वे हीमे कौरवेयाः सभायां; दुःखान्तरे वर्तमानास्तवैव। न विब्रुवन्त्यार्यसत्त्वा यथाव; त्पतींश्च ते समवेक्ष्याल्पभाग्यान् ॥२-६२-२७॥
sarve hīme kauraveyāḥ sabhāyāṃ; duḥkhāntare vartamānāstavaiva. na vibruvantyāryasattvā yathāva; tpatīṃśca te samavekṣyālpabhāgyān ॥2-62-27॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; इमे (ime) - these; कौरवेयाः (kauraveyāḥ) - descendants of Kuru; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; दुःखान्तरे (duḥkhāntare) - in another sorrow; वर्तमानाः (vartamānāḥ) - existing; तव (tava) - your; एव (eva) - only; न (na) - not; विब्रुवन्ति (vibruvanti) - speak; आर्यसत्त्वाः (āryasattvāḥ) - noble-natured ones; यथावत् (yathāvat) - as is proper; पतीन् (patīn) - husbands; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; समवेक्ष्य (samavekṣya) - having observed; अल्पभाग्यान् (alpabhāgyān) - of little fortune;]
(All indeed these descendants of Kuru in the assembly, existing in another sorrow, are only yours. The noble-natured ones do not speak as is proper, having observed your husbands of little fortune.)
All these Kauravas in the assembly are indeed yours, now enduring another sorrow. The noble ones do not speak as they should, having seen your husbands, who are of little fortune. (2-62-27)
ततः सभ्याः कुरुराजस्य तत्र; वाक्यं सर्वे प्रशशंसुस्तदोच्चैः। चेलावेधांश्चापि चक्रुर्नदन्तो; हा हेत्यासीदपि चैवात्र नादः ॥ सर्वे चासन्पार्थिवाः प्रीतिमन्तः; कुरुश्रेष्ठं धार्मिकं पूजयन्तः ॥२-६२-२८॥
tataḥ sabhyāḥ kururājasya tatra; vākyaṃ sarve praśaśaṃsustadoccaiḥ। celāvedhāṃścāpi cakrurnadanto; hā hetyāsīdapi caivātra nādaḥ ॥ sarve cāsanpārthivāḥ prītimantaḥ; kuruśreṣṭhaṃ dhārmikaṃ pūjayantaḥ ॥2-62-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सभ्याः (sabhyāḥ) - members of the assembly; कुरुराजस्य (kururājasya) - of the king of the Kurus; तत्र (tatra) - there; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṃsuḥ) - praised; तत् (tat) - that; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; चेलावेधान् (celāvedhān) - waving of garments; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - shouting; हा (hā) - alas; हेति (heti) - exclamation; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; नादः (nādaḥ) - sound; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; आसन् (āsan) - were; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; प्रीतिमन्तः (prītimantaḥ) - full of joy; कुरुश्रेष्ठं (kuruśreṣṭham) - the best of the Kurus; धार्मिकं (dhārmikam) - righteous; पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring; ॥२-६२-२८॥ (2-62-28) - (2-62-28);]
(Then the members of the assembly of the king of the Kurus there, all praised that speech loudly; and also made waving of garments, shouting; alas, exclamation, there was also indeed here sound. All the kings were full of joy, honoring the best of the Kurus, the righteous one. (2-62-28);)
Then all the members of the Kuru king's assembly there loudly praised that speech; they waved their garments and shouted, and there arose cries of 'Alas!' and exclamations, and a great sound was heard. All the kings were full of joy, honoring the righteous best of the Kurus. (2-62-28)
युधिष्ठिरं च ते सर्वे समुदैक्षन्त पार्थिवाः। किं नु वक्ष्यति धर्मज्ञ इति साचीकृताननाः ॥२-६२-२९॥
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca te sarve samudaikṣanta pārthivāḥ। kiṃ nu vakṣyati dharmajña iti sācīkṛtānanāḥ ॥2-62-29॥
[युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; (accusative singular) च (ca) - and; ते (te) - those; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समुदैक्षन्त (samudaikṣanta) - looked at together; (3rd person plural, imperfect, middle) पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; इति (iti) - thus; साचीकृताननाः (sācīkṛtānanāḥ) - with attentive faces;]
(And all those kings looked at Yudhishthira together; (thinking) 'What indeed will the knower of dharma say?'—thus, with attentive faces.)
All the kings looked together at Yudhishthira, their faces attentive, wondering, 'What will the knower of dharma say?' (2-62-29)
किं नु वक्ष्यति बीभत्सुरजितो युधि पाण्डवः। भीमसेनो यमौ चेति भृशं कौतूहलान्विताः ॥२-६२-३०॥
kiṁ nu vakṣyati bībhatsurajito yudhi pāṇḍavaḥ। bhīmaseno yamau ceti bhṛśaṁ kautūhalānvitāḥ ॥2-62-30॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; बीभत्सु-रजितः (bībhatsu-rajitaḥ) - the conqueror of Bībhatsu (Arjuna); युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; यमौ (yamau) - the two sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva); च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; कौतूहल-अन्विताः (kautūhala-anvitāḥ) - filled with curiosity;]
(What indeed will the conqueror of Bībhatsu (Arjuna) say in battle, the Pāṇḍava? Bhīmasena and the two sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva) thus, greatly filled with curiosity.)
What will the Pāṇḍava, the conqueror of Bībhatsu (Arjuna), say in battle? Bhīmasena and the two sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva) are all greatly filled with curiosity. (2-62-30)
तस्मिन्नुपरते शब्दे भीमसेनोऽब्रवीदिदम्। प्रगृह्य विपुलं वृत्तं भुजं चन्दनरूषितम् ॥२-६२-३१॥
tasminn uparate śabde bhīmaseno'bravīd idam। pragṛhya vipulaṃ vṛttaṃ bhujaṃ candanarūṣitam ॥2-62-31॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; उपरते (uparate) - ceased; शब्दे (śabde) - sound; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; इदम् (idam) - this; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - broad; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - rounded; भुजं (bhujaṃ) - arm; चन्दनरूषितम् (candanarūṣitam) - smeared with sandalwood;]
(In that ceased sound, Bhīmasena said this, having taken his broad, rounded arm smeared with sandalwood.)
When the sound had ceased, Bhīmasena, taking his broad, rounded arm smeared with sandalwood, spoke these words. (2-62-31)
यद्येष गुरुरस्माकं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। न प्रभुः स्यात्कुलस्यास्य न वयं मर्षयेमहि ॥२-६२-३२॥
yadyeṣa gururasmākaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। na prabhuḥ syātkulasyāsya na vayaṃ marṣayemahi ॥2-62-32॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; गुरुः (guruḥ) - elder; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; न (na) - not; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; अस्य (asya) - of this; न (na) - not; वयम् (vayam) - we; मर्षयेमहि (marṣayemahi) - would tolerate;]
(If this elder of ours, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, were not the lord of this family, we would not tolerate (it).)
If this elder of ours, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, were not the lord of this family, we would not tolerate it. (2-62-32)
ईशो नः पुण्यतपसां प्राणानामपि चेश्वरः। मन्यते जितमात्मानं यद्येष विजिता वयम् ॥२-६२-३३॥
īśo naḥ puṇyatapasāṃ prāṇānām api ca īśvaraḥ। manyate jitam ātmānaṃ yadya eṣa vijitā vayam ॥2-62-33॥
[ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; नः (naḥ) - of us; पुण्यतपसाम् (puṇyatapasām) - of those with meritorious austerities; प्राणानाम् (prāṇānām) - of lives; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - master; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; यदि (yadi) - if; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(The lord of us, of those with meritorious austerities, and even of lives, the master, thinks the self is conquered if he—he being conquered—(it is) we (who are conquered).)
He, the lord of us, of those who have performed meritorious austerities, and even of lives, the master, thinks that the self is conquered if he is conquered—(but in truth) it is we who are conquered. (2-62-33)
न हि मुच्येत जीवन्मे पदा भूमिमुपस्पृशन्। मर्त्यधर्मा परामृश्य पाञ्चाल्या मूर्धजानिमान् ॥२-६२-३४॥
na hi mucyeta jīvan me padā bhūmim upaspṛśan। martyadharmā parāmṛśya pāñcālyā mūrdhajān imān ॥2-62-34॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - would be released; जीवत् (jīvat) - living; मे (me) - my; पदा (padā) - by the foot; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground; उपस्पृशन् (upaspṛśan) - touching; मर्त्यधर्मा (martyadharmā) - subject to mortal nature; परामृश्य (parāmṛśya) - having touched; पाञ्चाल्या (pāñcālyā) - of Pāñcālī (Draupadī); मूर्धजान् (mūrdhajān) - hair; इमान् (imān) - these;]
(Not indeed would be released living my by the foot the ground touching, subject to mortal nature, having touched of Pāñcālī hair these.)
Indeed, while alive, one who touches the ground with his foot and touches these hairs of Pāñcālī, subject to mortal nature, would not be released. (2-62-34)
पश्यध्वमायतौ वृत्तौ भुजौ मे परिघाविव। नैतयोरन्तरं प्राप्य मुच्येतापि शतक्रतुः ॥२-६२-३५॥
paśyadhvam āyatau vṛttau bhujau me parighāv iva। naitayor antaraṃ prāpya mucyeta api śatakratuḥ ॥2-62-35॥
[पश्यध्वम् (paśyadhvam) - see; (you all) आयतौ (āyatau) - long; (dual) वृत्तौ (vṛttau) - rounded; (dual) भुजौ (bhujau) - arms; (dual) मे (me) - my; परिघौ (parighau) - like iron bars; (dual) इव (iva) - as; like; न (na) - not; एतयोः (etayoḥ) - of these two; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; space; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - could be freed; अपि (api) - even; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra;]
(See my two long, rounded arms, like iron bars. Not even Indra, having reached the space between these two, could be freed.)
Behold my two long, rounded arms, like iron bars. Not even Indra could escape if he were caught between them. (2-62-35)
धर्मपाशसितस्त्वेवं नाधिगच्छामि सङ्कटम्। गौरवेण निरुद्धश्च निग्रहादर्जुनस्य च ॥२-६२-३६॥
dharmapāśasitastvevaṃ nādhigacchāmi saṅkaṭam। gauraveṇa niruddhaśca nigrahādarjunasya ca ॥2-62-36॥
[धर्म-पाश-सितः (dharma-pāśa-sitaḥ) - bound by the noose of dharma; त्व्-एवं (tv-evaṃ) - thus you; न (na) - not; अधिगच्छामि (adhigacchāmi) - I attain; सङ्कटम् (saṅkaṭam) - difficulty; गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - by respect; निरुद्धः (niruddhaḥ) - restrained; च (ca) - and; निग्रहात् (nigrahāt) - by restraint; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and;]
(Bound by the noose of dharma, thus I do not attain difficulty; restrained by respect and by the restraint of Arjuna.)
Because I am bound by the noose of dharma, I do not encounter difficulty; I am also restrained by respect and by Arjuna's control. (2-62-36)
धर्मराजनिसृष्टस्तु सिंहः क्षुद्रमृगानिव। धार्तराष्ट्रानिमान्पापान्निष्पिषेयं तलासिभिः ॥२-६२-३७॥
dharmarājanisṛṣṭastu siṃhaḥ kṣudramṛgāniva। dhārtarāṣṭrānimānpāpānniṣpiṣeyaṃ talāsibhiḥ ॥2-62-37॥
[धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - king Yudhiṣṭhira; निसृष्टः (nisṛṣṭaḥ) - sent forth; तु (tu) - but; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; क्षुद्रमृगान् (kṣudramṛgān) - small animals; इव (iva) - like; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; इमान् (imān) - these; पापान् (pāpān) - wicked; निष्पिषेयं (niṣpiṣeyaṃ) - I would crush; तलासिभिः (talāsibhiḥ) - with mace and sword;]
(But, sent forth by king Yudhiṣṭhira, like a lion (would crush) small animals, I would crush these wicked sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra with mace and sword.)
But, if sent forth by king Yudhiṣṭhira, I would crush these wicked sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra with my mace and sword, just as a lion crushes small animals. (2-62-37)
तमुवाच तदा भीष्मो द्रोणो विदुर एव च। क्षम्यतामेवमित्येवं सर्वं सम्भवति त्वयि ॥२-६२-३८॥
tamuvāca tadā bhīṣmo droṇo vidura eva ca। kṣamyatāmevamityevaṃ sarvaṃ sambhavati tvayi ॥2-62-38॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; तदा (tadā) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; क्षम्यताम् (kṣamyatām) - let it be forgiven; एवम् (evam) - thus; इति (iti) - so; एवम् (evam) - thus; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; सम्भवति (sambhavati) - becomes possible; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you;]
(Him said then Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Vidura indeed and; let it be forgiven thus so thus all becomes possible in you.)
Then Bhīṣma, Droṇa, and Vidura said to him, "Let it be forgiven; thus, everything becomes possible in you." (2-62-38)
