02.063
Core-Pancharatra: Bhima owes to break Duryodhana’s thighs
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karṇa; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Karṇa said;)
Karṇa said.
त्रयः किलेमे अधना भवन्ति; दासः शिष्यश्चास्वतन्त्रा च नारी। दासस्य पत्नी त्वं धनमस्य भद्रे; हीनेश्वरा दासधनं च दासी ॥२-६३-१॥
trayaḥ kileme adhanā bhavanti; dāsaḥ śiṣyaścāsvatantrā ca nārī. dāsasya patnī tvaṃ dhanamasya bhadre; hīneśvarā dāsadhanaṃ ca dāsī ॥2-63-1॥
[त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; किल (kil) - indeed; इमे (ime) - these; अधना (adhanā) - without wealth; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple; च (ca) - and; अस्वतन्त्रा (asvatantrā) - not independent; च (ca) - and; नारी (nārī) - woman; दासस्य (dāsasya) - of the servant; पत्नी (patnī) - wife; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; अस्य (asya) - of him; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; हीन-ईश्वराः (hīneśvarāḥ) - those without a master; दासधनम् (dāsadhanam) - servant's wealth; च (ca) - and; दासी (dāsī) - maidservant;]
(Three indeed these are without wealth: servant, disciple, and woman not independent. Of the servant, wife you are, O auspicious one, the wealth of him. Those without a master, servant's wealth and maidservant.)
There are three who are truly without wealth: the servant, the disciple, and the woman who is not independent. O auspicious one, you are the wife of the servant, the wealth of him. Those without a master, the servant's wealth, and the maidservant. (2-63-1)
प्रविश्य सा नः परिचारैर्भजस्व; तत्ते कार्यं शिष्टमावेश्य वेश्म। ईशाः स्म सर्वे तव राजपुत्रि; भवन्ति ते धार्तराष्ट्रा न पार्थाः ॥२-६३-२॥
praviśya sā naḥ paricārairbhajasva; tatte kāryaṃ śiṣṭamāveśya veśma. īśāḥ sma sarve tava rājaputri; bhavanti te dhārtarāṣṭrā na pārthāḥ ॥2-63-2॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; सा (sā) - she; नः (naḥ) - our; परिचारैः (paricāraiḥ) - with attendants; भजस्व (bhajasva) - serve; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - your; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; शिष्टम् (śiṣṭam) - remaining; आवेश्य (āveśya) - having placed; वेश्म (veśma) - house; ईशाः (īśāḥ) - lords; स्म (sma) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तव (tava) - your; राजपुत्रि (rājaputri) - O princess; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; ते (te) - your; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; न (na) - not; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha (Pandavas);]
(Having entered, she, with our attendants, serve; then, having placed your remaining duty in the house. All the lords, indeed, O princess, become yours—the sons of Dhritarashtra, not the sons of Pritha (Pandavas).)
Enter, and with our attendants, serve; then, having entrusted your remaining duty to the house. All the lords, O princess, will be yours—the sons of Dhritarashtra, not the Pandavas. (2-63-2)
अन्यं वृणीष्व पतिमाशु भामिनि; यस्माद्दास्यं न लभसे देवनेन। अनवद्या वै पतिषु कामवृत्ति; र्नित्यं दास्ये विदितं वै तवास्तु ॥२-६३-३॥
anyaṃ vṛṇīṣva patim āśu bhāmini; yasmād dāsyaṃ na labhase devanena. anavadyā vai patiṣu kāmavṛttir nityaṃ dāsye viditaṃ vai tavāstu ॥2-63-3॥
[अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; पतिम् (patim) - husband; आशु (āśu) - quickly; भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; दास्यम् (dāsyaṃ) - servitude; न (na) - not; लभसे (labhase) - you obtain; देवनेन (devanena) - by this (me, the) Deva; अनवद्या (anavadyā) - blameless; वै (vai) - indeed; पतिषु (patiṣu) - among husbands; कामवृत्तिः (kāmavṛttiḥ) - sexual conduct; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; दास्ये (dāsye) - in service; विदितं (viditaṃ) - known; वै (vai) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; अस्तु (astu) - let it be;]
(Choose another husband quickly, O beautiful lady; because you do not obtain servitude by this Deva. Blameless indeed is sexual conduct among husbands; always in service, let your known (nature) indeed be yours.)
O beautiful lady, quickly choose another husband, for you will not obtain servitude from this Deva. Among husbands, sexual conduct is indeed blameless; let your known nature of always being in service be yours. (2-63-3)
पराजितो नकुलो भीमसेनो; युधिष्ठिरः सहदेवोऽर्जुनश्च। दासीभूता प्रविश याज्ञसेनि; पराजितास्ते पतयो न सन्ति ॥२-६३-४॥
parājito nakulo bhīmaseno; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sahadevo'rjunaśca. dāsībhūtā praviśa yājñaseni; parājitāste patayo na santi ॥2-63-4॥
[पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; दासीभूताः (dāsībhūtāḥ) - become a servant; प्रविश (praviśa) - enter; याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - O daughter of Yajñasena; पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - defeated; ते (te) - your; पतयः (patayaḥ) - husbands; न (na) - not; सन्ति (santi) - are;]
(Defeated are Nakula, Bhīmasena, Yudhiṣṭhira, Sahadeva, and Arjuna; become a servant, enter, O daughter of Yajñasena; your husbands are defeated, they are not (your) lords. (2-63-4))
Nakula, Bhīmasena, Yudhiṣṭhira, Sahadeva, and Arjuna have been defeated; O Yājñaseni, become a servant and enter (the house); your husbands are defeated and are no longer your lords. (2-63-4)
प्रयोजनं चात्मनि किं नु मन्यते; पराक्रमं पौरुषं चेह पार्थः। पाञ्चाल्यस्य द्रुपदस्यात्मजामिमां; सभामध्ये योऽतिदेवीद्ग्लहेषु ॥२-६३-५॥
prayojanaṃ cātmani kiṃ nu manyate; parākramaṃ pauruṣaṃ ceha pārthaḥ. pāñcālyasya drupadasyātmajāmimāṃ; sabhāmadhye yo'tidevīdglaheṣu ॥2-63-5॥
[प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam) - purpose; च (ca) - and; आत्मनि (ātmani) - in oneself; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna); पाञ्चाल्यस्य (pāñcālyasya) - of the son of Pāñcālī; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; आत्मजाम् (ātmajām) - daughter; इमाम् (imām) - this; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the midst of the assembly; यः (yaḥ) - who; अतिदेवीत् (atidevīt) - insulted exceedingly; ग्लहेषु (glaheṣu) - in the games (of dice);]
(And what purpose does he think in himself? What valor, what manliness does Pārtha have here? Of the son of Pāñcālī, of Drupada, this daughter—who in the midst of the assembly was exceedingly insulted in the games (of dice).)
What does he consider his purpose to be? What valor or manliness does Arjuna show here? This daughter of Drupada and Pāñcālī, who was so grievously insulted in the midst of the assembly during the dice game. (2-63-5)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तद्वै श्रुत्वा भीमसेनोऽत्यमर्षी; भृशं निशश्वास तदार्तरूपः। राजानुगो धर्मपाशानुबद्धो; दहन्निवैनं कोपविरक्तदृष्टिः ॥२-६३-६॥
tad vai śrutvā bhīmaseno’tyamarṣī; bhṛśaṃ niśaśvāsa tadārtarūpaḥ। rājānugo dharmapāśānubaddho; dahannivainaṃ kopaviraktadṛṣṭiḥ ॥2-63-6॥
[तत् (tat) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; अत्य्-अमर्षी (aty-amarṣī) - exceedingly indignant; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; निशश्वास (niśaśvāsa) - sighed; तत्-आर्त-रूपः (tat-ārta-rūpaḥ) - with that distressed appearance; राजा-अनुगः (rājā-anugaḥ) - following the king; धर्म-पाश-अनुबद्धः (dharma-pāśa-anubaddhaḥ) - bound by the fetters of dharma; दहन्-इव (dahan-iva) - as if burning; एनम् (enam) - him; कोप-विरक्त-दृष्टिः (kopa-virakta-dṛṣṭiḥ) - with a gaze turned away in anger;]
(That indeed having heard, Bhīmasena, exceedingly indignant, greatly sighed, with that distressed appearance. Following the king, bound by the fetters of dharma, as if burning, at him, with a gaze turned away in anger. (2-63-6))
Upon hearing that, Bhīmasena, deeply enraged, sighed heavily, appearing greatly distressed. Following the king, bound by the bonds of dharma, he looked at him as if burning, his gaze averted in anger. (2-63-6)
भीम उवाच॥
bhīma uvāca॥
[भीम (bhīma) - Bhīma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīma said;)
Bhīma said.
नाहं कुप्ये सूतपुत्रस्य राज; न्नेष सत्यं दासधर्मः प्रविष्टः। किं विद्विषो वाद्य मां धारयेयु; र्नादेवीस्त्वं यद्यनया नरेन्द्र ॥२-६३-७॥
nāhaṃ kupye sūtaputrasya rājan; neṣa satyaṃ dāsadharmaḥ praviṣṭaḥ. kiṃ vidviṣo vādyamāṃ dhārayeyur; nādevīstvaṃ yadyanayā narendra ॥2-63-7॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; कुप्ये (kupye) - become angry; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; एष (eṣa) - this; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; दासधर्मः (dāsadharmaḥ) - servant's duty; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; किं (kiṃ) - what; विद्विषः (vidviṣaḥ) - enemies; वाद्य (vādya) - should speak; माम् (mām) - me; धारयेयुः (dhārayeyuḥ) - should consider; न (na) - not; देवी (devī) - queen; त्वम् (tvam) - you; यदि (yadi) - if; अनया (anayā) - by this (conduct); नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king;]
(Not I become angry at the charioteer's son, O king; not this is truth, servant's duty has entered. What enemies should speak, me should consider; not queen you if by this, O king.)
O king, I am not angry at the charioteer's son; this is not true, but the duty of a servant has entered me. What would enemies say, how should they regard me? You are not a queen if you act thus, O king. (2-63-7)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
राधेयस्य वचः श्रुत्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं तूष्णीम्भूतमचेतसम् ॥२-६३-८॥
rādheyasya vacaḥ śrutvā rājā duryodhanastadā। yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṃ tūṣṇīṃbhūtamacetasaṃ ॥2-63-8॥
[राधेयस्य (rādheya-sya) - of Rādheya (Karna); वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; राजा (rājā) - the king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; भूतम् (bhūtam) - having become; अचेतसम् (acetasaṃ) - unconscious; ॥२-६३-८॥ (॥2-63-8॥) - (2-63-8);]
(Having heard the words of Rādheya (Karna), then King Duryodhana said this to Yudhishthira, who had become silent and unconscious.)
When King Duryodhana heard Karna's words, he addressed Yudhishthira, who had become silent and senseless. (2-63-8)
भीमार्जुनौ यमौ चैव स्थितौ ते नृप शासने। प्रश्नं प्रब्रूहि कृष्णां त्वमजितां यदि मन्यसे ॥२-६३-९॥
bhīmārjunau yamau caiva sthitau te nṛpa śāsane। praśnaṃ prabrūhi kṛṣṇāṃ tvam ajitāṃ yadi manyase ॥2-63-9॥
[भीम-अर्जुनौ (bhīma-arjunau) - Bhīma and Arjuna; यमौ (yamau) - the two sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; ते (te) - they; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; शासने (śāsane) - in command; प्रश्नं (praśnam) - question; प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - speak; कृष्णां (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); त्वम् (tvam) - you; अजितां (ajitām) - unconquered; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
(Bhīma and Arjuna, the two sons of Yama, and indeed standing in your command, O king; speak the question to Kṛṣṇā, the unconquered one, if you think (so).)
Bhīma and Arjuna, as well as Nakula and Sahadeva, are standing under your command, O king. If you think it proper, ask your question to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), the unconquered one. (2-63-9)
एवमुक्त्वा स कौन्तेयमपोह्य वसनं स्वकम्। स्मयन्निवैक्षत्पाञ्चालीमैश्वर्यमदमोहितः ॥२-६३-१०॥
evam-uktvā sa kaunteyam apohya vasanaṃ svakam। smayannivaīkṣat-pāñcālīm aiśvarya-mada-mohitaḥ ॥2-63-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - Kunti's son; अपोह्य (apohya) - having removed; वसनम् (vasanam) - garment; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; ईक्षत् (īkṣat) - looked at; पाञ्चालीम् (pāñcālīm) - Panchali (Draupadi); ऐश्वर्य (aiśvarya) - prosperity; मद (mada) - pride; मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - deluded;]
(Thus having spoken, he, having removed his own garment, as if smiling, looked at Panchali, deluded by the pride of prosperity.)
Having said this, he removed his own garment and, as if with a smile, looked at Panchali, being deluded by the pride of prosperity. (2-63-10)
कदलीदण्डसदृशं सर्वलक्षणपूजितम्। गजहस्तप्रतीकाशं वज्रप्रतिमगौरवम् ॥२-६३-११॥
kadalī-daṇḍa-sadṛśaṃ sarva-lakṣaṇa-pūjitam। gaja-hasta-pratīkāśaṃ vajra-pratima-gauravam ॥2-63-11॥
[कदली (kadalī) - banana plant; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - stem; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - like; सर्व (sarva) - all; लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) - marks; पूजितम् (pūjitam) - honored; गज (gaja) - elephant; हस्त (hasta) - hand; प्रतीकाशं (pratīkāśaṃ) - resembling; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; प्रतिम (pratima) - like; गौरवम् (gauravam) - dignity;]
(Like the stem of a banana plant, honored by all marks, resembling the hand of an elephant, possessing the dignity like a thunderbolt.)
It is like the stem of a banana plant, revered for all auspicious marks, resembling the hand of an elephant, and possessing the dignity of a thunderbolt. (2-63-11)
अभ्युत्स्मयित्वा राधेयं भीममाधर्षयन्निव। द्रौपद्याः प्रेक्षमाणायाः सव्यमूरुमदर्शयत् ॥२-६३-१२॥
abhyutsmayitvā rādheyaṃ bhīmamādharṣayanniva। draupadyāḥ prekṣamāṇāyāḥ savyamūrumadarśayat ॥2-63-12॥
[अभ्युत्स्मयित्वा (abhyutsmayitvā) - having smiled at; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Rādheya (Karna); भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma; आधर्षयन् (ādharṣayan) - provoking; इव (iva) - as if; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadī; प्रेक्षमाणायाः (prekṣamāṇāyāḥ) - who was looking; सव्यम् (savyam) - left; ऊरुम् (ūrum) - thigh; अदर्शयत् (adarśayat) - showed;]
(Having smiled at Karna, as if provoking Bhīma, he showed his left thigh to Draupadī who was looking.)
He smiled at Karna, as if to provoke Bhīma, and showed his left thigh to Draupadī, who was watching. (2-63-12)
वृकोदरस्तदालोक्य नेत्रे उत्फाल्य लोहिते। प्रोवाच राजमध्ये तं सभां विश्रावयन्निव ॥२-६३-१३॥
vṛkodaras tad ālokya netre utphālya lohite। provāca rājamadhye taṃ sabhāṃ viśrāvayann iva ॥2-63-13॥
[वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - wolf-bellied (Bhīma); तत् (tat) - that; आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; उत्फाल्य (utphālya) - having widened; लोहिते (lohite) - reddened; प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke; राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - in the midst of kings; तम् (tam) - him; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; विश्रावयन् (viśrāvayan) - making heard; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Vṛkodara, having seen that, having widened his reddened eyes, spoke in the midst of kings to him, making the assembly hear, as if.)
Vṛkodara (Bhīma), upon seeing that, widened his bloodshot eyes and, as if making the whole assembly hear, spoke to him in the midst of the kings. (2-63-13)
पितृभिः सह सालोक्यं मा स्म गच्छेद्वृकोदरः। यद्येतमूरुं गदया न भिन्द्यां ते महाहवे ॥२-६३-१४॥
pitṛbhiḥ saha sālokkyaṃ mā sma gacched vṛkodaraḥ। yady etam ūruṃ gadayā na bhindyāṃ te mahāhave ॥2-63-14॥
[पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - with the ancestors; सह (saha) - together with; सालोक्यं (sālokkyaṃ) - same world (state of being in the same world); मा (mā) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma, 'wolf-bellied'); यदि (yadi) - if; एतम् (etam) - this; ऊरुं (ūruṃ) - thigh; गदया (gadayā) - with the mace; न (na) - not; भिन्द्यां (bhindyām) - I break; ते (te) - your; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(Vṛkodara should not indeed go to the same world together with the ancestors, if I do not break your thigh with the mace in the great battle.)
If I do not break your thigh with the mace in the great battle, Vṛkodara should not indeed attain the same world as the ancestors. (2-63-14)
क्रुद्धस्य तस्य स्रोतोभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पावकार्चिषः। वृक्षस्येव विनिश्चेरुः कोटरेभ्यः प्रदह्यतः ॥२-६३-१५॥
kruddhasya tasya srotobhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāvakārciṣaḥ। vṛkṣasyeva viniśceruḥ koṭarebhyaḥ pradahyataḥ ॥2-63-15॥
[क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - of the enraged one; तस्य (tasya) - his; स्रोतोभ्यः (srotobhyaḥ) - from the streams; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - from all; पावकार्चिषः (pāvakārciṣaḥ) - flames of fire; वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree; इव (iva) - like; विनिश्चेरुः (viniśceruḥ) - issued forth; कोटरेभ्यः (koṭarebhyaḥ) - from the hollows; प्रदह्यतः (pradahyataḥ) - being burnt;]
(From the streams of the enraged one, from all, flames of fire issued forth, like from the hollows of a tree being burnt.)
From all the streams of his body, as he was enraged, flames of fire burst forth, just as from the hollows of a burning tree. (2-63-15)
विदुर उवाच॥
vidura uvāca॥
[विदुर (vidura) - Vidura; (name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vidura said;)
Vidura said.
परं भयं पश्यत भीमसेना; द्बुध्यध्वं राज्ञो वरुणस्येव पाशात्। दैवेरितो नूनमयं पुरस्ता; त्परोऽनयो भरतेषूदपादि ॥२-६३-१६॥
paraṃ bhayaṃ paśyata bhīmasenā; dbudhyadhvaṃ rājño varuṇasyeva pāśāt। daiverito nūnamayaṃ purastā; tparo'nayo bharateṣūdapādi ॥2-63-16॥
[परम् (param) - supreme; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; पश्यत (paśyata) - see; भीमसेना (bhīmasenā) - O Bhīmasena; द्बुध्यध्वम् (dbudhyadhvam) - awaken; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuṇa; इव (iva) - like; पाशात् (pāśāt) - from the noose; दैव-इति (daiva-iti) - by fate; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; परः (paraḥ) - another; अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune; भरतेषु (bharateṣu) - among the Bharatas; उपपादि (upapādi) - has arisen;]
(See the supreme fear, O Bhīmasena; awaken from the noose of the king Varuṇa, as if by fate, certainly this misfortune has arisen before among the Bharatas.)
O Bhīmasena, behold the greatest danger; awaken as if from the noose of King Varuṇa. Surely, by fate, this calamity has arisen before among the Bharatas. (2-63-16)
अतिद्यूतं कृतमिदं धार्तराष्ट्रा; येऽस्यां स्त्रियं विवदध्वं सभायाम्। योगक्षेमो दृश्यते वो महाभयः; पापान्मन्त्रान्कुरवो मन्त्रयन्ति ॥२-६३-१७॥
atid-yūtaṃ kṛtam idaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrā; ye'syāṃ striyaṃ vivadadhvaṃ sabhāyām. yoga-kṣemo dṛśyate vo mahābhayaḥ; pāpān mantrān kuravo mantrayanti ॥2-63-17॥
[अति (ati) - excessively; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling; कृतम् (kṛtam) - has been done; इदम् (idam) - this; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; ये (ye) - who; अस्याम् (asyām) - in this; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; विवदध्वम् (vivadadhvam) - you dispute; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; योगक्षेमः (yoga-kṣemaḥ) - welfare and security; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; वः (vaḥ) - for you; महाभयः (mahābhayaḥ) - great danger; पापात् (pāpāt) - from evil; मन्त्रान् (mantrān) - counsels; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; मन्त्रयन्ति (mantrayanti) - are deliberating;]
(Excessive gambling has been done, O sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; you who dispute about this woman in the assembly. Welfare and security for you is seen as great danger; the Kurus are deliberating evil counsels.)
O sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, this excessive gambling has been done; you are disputing about this woman in the assembly. Your welfare and security now appear as great danger; the Kurus are deliberating on evil counsels. (2-63-17)
इमं धर्मं कुरवो जानताशु; दुर्दृष्टेऽस्मिन्परिषत्सम्प्रदुष्येत्। इमां चेत्पूर्वं कितवोऽग्लहीष्य; दीशोऽभविष्यदपराजितात्मा ॥२-६३-१८॥
imaṃ dharmaṃ kuravo jānatāśu; durdṛṣṭe'smin pariṣat sampraduṣyet. imāṃ cet pūrvaṃ kitavo'glahīṣya; dīśo'bhaviṣyad aparājitātmā ॥2-63-18॥
[इमं (imaṃ) - this; (accusative singular masculine) धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; law; righteousness; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; (subject plural) जानत (jānat) - know; (imperative plural) आशु (āśu) - quickly; दुर्दृष्टे (durdṛṣṭe) - ill-seen; inauspicious; (locative singular masculine) अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; (locative singular masculine) परिषद् (pariṣat) - assembly; सम्प्रदुष्येत् (sampraduṣyet) - would be greatly corrupted; (optative singular) इमां (imāṃ) - this; (accusative singular feminine) चेत् (cet) - if; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; previously; कितवः (kitavaḥ) - gambler; cheat; अग्लहीष्य (aglahīṣya) - had not claimed; (optative singular) दीशः (dīśaḥ) - king; lord; अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been; (future perfect singular) अपराजितात्मा (aparājitātmā) - with unconquered self; undefeated in spirit;]
(Let the Kurus quickly know this duty; in this ill-seen assembly would be greatly corrupted. If before the gambler had not claimed this, the king with unconquered self would have been undefeated.)
Let the Kurus quickly recognize this duty; otherwise, this ill-fated assembly would be thoroughly corrupted. If earlier the gambler had not staked this, the king, undefeated in spirit, would have remained unconquered. (2-63-18)
स्वप्ने यथैतद्धि धनं जितं स्यात्तदेवं मन्ये यस्य दीव्यत्यनीशः। गान्धारिपुत्रस्य वचो निशम्य धर्मादस्मात्कुरवो मापयात ॥२-६३-१९॥
svapne yathaitaddhi dhanaṃ jitaṃ syāttadevaṃ manye yasya dīvyatyanīśaḥ। gāndhāriputrasya vaco niśamya dharmādasmātkuravo māpayāta ॥2-63-19॥
[स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream; यथा (yathā) - just as; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; जितम् (jitam) - won; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; तत् (tat) - that; एवम् (evam) - so; मन्ये (manye) - I think; यस्स्य (yasya) - of whom; दीव्यति (dīvyati) - plays dice; अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - powerless; गान्धारिपुत्रस्य (gāndhāriputrasya) - of the son of Gandhari; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from righteousness; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; मापयात (māpayāta) - should not deviate;]
(In a dream, just as this wealth might be won, so I think is the case for one who, powerless, plays dice. Having heard the words of the son of Gandhari, let not the Kurus deviate from this righteousness.)
Just as wealth won in a dream is unreal, so I think is the case for one who, powerless, plays at dice. Having heard the words of the son of Gandhari, let the Kurus not stray from righteousness. (2-63-19)
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Duryodhana said;)
Duryodhana said.
भीमस्य वाक्ये तद्वदेवार्जुनस्य; स्थितोऽहं वै यमयोश्चैवमेव। युधिष्ठिरं चेत्प्रवदन्त्यनीश; मथो दास्यान्मोक्ष्यसे याज्ञसेनि ॥२-६३-२०॥
bhīmasya vākye tadvad evārjunasya; sthito'ham vai yamayoś caiva meva. yudhiṣṭhiraṃ cet pravadanty anīśa; matho dāsyān mokṣyase yājñaseni ॥2-63-20॥
[भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhīma; वाक्ये (vākye) - in the words; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; अहम् (aham) - I; वै (vai) - indeed; यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - of the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मेव (meva) - just so; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; चेत् (cet) - if; प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they say; अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - powerless; मथः (mathaḥ) - then; दास्यान् (dāsyān) - from slavery; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will be released; याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - O Yājñaseni (Draupadī);]
(In the words of Bhīma, and similarly of Arjuna, I am indeed situated just so in the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva). If they say Yudhiṣṭhira is powerless, then, O Yājñaseni, you will be released from slavery.)
I stand by the words of Bhīma and Arjuna, and likewise by those of the twins. If they declare Yudhiṣṭhira powerless, then, O Yājñaseni, you will be freed from servitude. (2-63-20)
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
ईशो राजा पूर्वमासीद्ग्लहे नः; कुन्तीपुत्रो धर्मराजो महात्मा। ईशस्त्वयं कस्य पराजितात्मा; तज्जानीध्वं कुरवः सर्व एव ॥२-६३-२१॥
īśo rājā pūrvam āsīd glāhe naḥ; kuntī-putro dharma-rājo mahātmā. īśas tv ayaṃ kasya parājitātmā; taj jānīdhvaṃ kuravaḥ sarva eva ॥2-63-21॥
[ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; राजा (rājā) - king; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; ग्लहे (glāhe) - in conflict; नः (naḥ) - our; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntī-putraḥ) - son of Kuntī; धर्मराजः (dharma-rājaḥ) - king of dharma; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अयम् (ayam) - this; कस्य (kasya) - of whom; पराजितात्मा (parājita-ātmā) - defeated in spirit; तत् (tat) - that; जानीध्वम् (jānīdhvam) - know; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed;]
(The lord king was formerly in conflict with us; the son of Kuntī, the king of dharma, the great-souled one. This lord here, whose spirit is defeated—know that, O Kurus, all of you indeed.)
The lordly king was once our adversary; the son of Kuntī, the righteous king, the great-souled one. This lord here, whose spirit is now defeated—know this, O Kurus, all of you. (2-63-21)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो राज्ञो धृतराष्ट्रस्य गेहे; गोमायुरुच्चैर्व्याहरदग्निहोत्रे। तं रासभाः प्रत्यभाषन्त राज; न्समन्ततः पक्षिणश्चैव रौद्राः ॥२-६३-२२॥
tato rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya gehe; gomāyur uccair vyāharad agnihotre. taṃ rāsabhāḥ pratyabhāṣanta rāja;nsamantataḥ pakṣiṇaś caiva raudrāḥ ॥2-63-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; गेहे (gehe) - in the house; गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; व्याहरत् (vyāharat) - cried; अग्निहोत्रे (agnihotre) - at the fire-sacrifice; तम् (tam) - him; रासभाः (rāsabhāḥ) - asses; प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - responded; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce;]
(Then, in the house of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a jackal loudly cried at the fire-sacrifice; asses responded to him, O king, and all around, fierce birds indeed (cried).)
Then, in the house of King Dhritarashtra, a jackal loudly howled at the fire-sacrifice; asses responded to it, O king, and all around, fierce birds also cried out. (2-63-22)
तं च शब्दं विदुरस्तत्त्ववेदी; शुश्राव घोरं सुबलात्मजा च। भीष्मद्रोणौ गौतमश्चापि विद्वा; न्स्वस्ति स्वस्तीत्यपि चैवाहुरुच्चैः ॥२-६३-२३॥
taṃ ca śabdaṃ viduras-tattvavedī; śuśrāva ghoraṃ subalātmajā ca। bhīṣmadroṇau gautamaścāpi vidvān; svasti svastītyapi caivāhuruccaiḥ ॥2-63-23॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; शब्दं (śabdam) - sound; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; तत्त्ववेदी (tattvavedī) - knower of truth; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; सुबलात्मजा (subalātmajā) - daughter of Subala; च (ca) - and; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; इति (iti) - thus; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; आहुः (āhuḥ) - said; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - aloud;]
(Him and the sound Vidura, the knower of truth, heard; the terrible (sound) the daughter of Subala also (heard). Bhishma and Drona, Gautama also, the wise, 'svasti svasti' thus also and indeed said aloud.)
Vidura, the knower of truth, and the daughter of Subala heard that terrible sound. Bhishma, Drona, and the wise Gautama also loudly uttered 'svasti svasti' (well-being, well-being). (2-63-23)
ततो गान्धारी विदुरश्चैव विद्वां; स्तमुत्पातं घोरमालक्ष्य राज्ञे। निवेदयामासतुरार्तवत्तदा; ततो राजा वाक्यमिदं बभाषे ॥२-६३-२४॥
tato gāndhārī viduraścaiva vidvāṃ; stamutpātaṃ ghoramālakṣya rājñe. nivedayāmāsaturārtavattadā; tato rājā vākyamidaṃ babhāṣe ॥2-63-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विद्वान् (vidvān) - the wise one; तम् (tam) - that; उत्पातम् (utpātam) - evil omen; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having observed; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; निवेदयामासतुः (nivedayāmāsatuḥ) - they reported; आर्तवत् (ārtavat) - with distress; तदा (tadā) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word; इदं (idaṃ) - this; बभाषे (babhāṣe) - spoke;]
(Then Gandhari and Vidura, indeed the wise one, having observed that terrible evil omen, reported it to the king with distress at that time; then the king spoke this word.)
Then Gandhari and Vidura, the wise ones, observed that terrible evil omen and reported it to the king with distress; then the king spoke these words. (2-63-24)
हतोऽसि दुर्योधन मन्दबुद्धे; यस्त्वं सभायां कुरुपुङ्गवानाम्। स्त्रियं समाभाषसि दुर्विनीत; विशेषतो द्रौपदीं धर्मपत्नीम् ॥२-६३-२५॥
hato'si duryodhana mandabuddhe; yas tvaṃ sabhāyāṃ kurupuṅgavānām. striyaṃ samābhāṣasi durvinīta; viśeṣato draupadīṃ dharmapatnīm ॥2-63-25॥
[हतः (hataḥ) - slain; destroyed; असि (asi) - you are; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; मन्दबुद्धे (mandabuddhe) - dull-witted; foolish; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् (kurupuṅgavānām) - of the foremost of Kurus; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; समाभाषसि (samābhāṣasi) - you address; दुर्विनीत (durvinīta) - ill-mannered; rude; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī; धर्मपत्नीम् (dharmapatnīm) - righteous wife;]
(Slain you are, O Duryodhana, dull-witted; who, in the assembly of the foremost of Kurus, you address a woman, ill-mannered, especially Draupadī, the righteous wife.)
You are destroyed, Duryodhana, foolish one; for you, in the assembly of the foremost Kurus, rudely addressed a woman—especially Draupadī, the virtuous wife. (2-63-25)
एवमुक्त्वा धृतराष्ट्रो मनीषी; हितान्वेषी बान्धवानामपायात्। कृष्णां पाञ्चालीमब्रवीत्सान्त्वपूर्वं; विमृश्यैतत्प्रज्ञया तत्त्वबुद्धिः ॥२-६३-२६॥
evam-uktvā dhṛtarāṣṭro manīṣī; hitānveṣī bāndhavānām apāyāt. kṛṣṇāṃ pāñcālīm abravīt sāntvapūrvaṃ; vimṛśya etat prajñayā tattvabuddhiḥ ॥2-63-26॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषी (manīṣī) - the wise one; हित-अन्वेषी (hita-anveṣī) - seeker of welfare; बान्धवानाम् (bāndhavānām) - of relatives; अपायात् (apāyāt) - departed; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); पाञ्चालीम् (pāñcālīm) - the Pāñcālī (Draupadī); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - with gentle words; विमृश्य (vimṛśya) - having considered; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - with wisdom; तत्त्वबुद्धिः (tattvabuddhiḥ) - one who knows the truth;]
(Thus having spoken, Dhritarashtra, the wise one, seeker of the welfare of his relatives, departed. To Kṛṣṇā, the Pāñcālī, he spoke with gentle words; having considered this with wisdom, the one who knows the truth.)
Having thus spoken, Dhritarashtra, wise and seeking the welfare of his kin, departed. Then, to Kṛṣṇā, the Pāñcālī, he addressed gentle words, having reflected on this with wisdom as one who knows the truth. (2-63-26)
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of the king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra said;)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said.
वरं वृणीष्व पाञ्चालि मत्तो यदभिकाङ्क्षसि। वधूनां हि विशिष्टा मे त्वं धर्मपरमा सती ॥२-६३-२७॥
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva pāñcāli matto yadabhikāṅkṣasi। vadhūnāṃ hi viśiṣṭā me tvaṃ dharmaparamā satī ॥2-63-27॥
[वरम् (varam) - boon; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Pāñcālī; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me; यत् (yat) - which; अभिकाङ्क्षसि (abhikāṅkṣasi) - you desire; वधूनाम् (vadhūnām) - of brides; हि (hi) - indeed; विशिष्टा (viśiṣṭā) - distinguished; मे (me) - to me; त्वम् (tvam) - you; धर्मपरमा (dharmaparamā) - supremely devoted to dharma; सती (satī) - chaste woman;]
(O Pāñcālī, choose a boon from me, whatever you desire. Among brides, indeed, you are distinguished to me, you are supremely devoted to dharma, a chaste woman.)
O Pāñcālī, ask a boon of me—whatever you wish. Among all brides, you are especially dear to me, being supremely devoted to righteousness and a chaste woman. (2-63-27)
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Draupadī said;)
Draupadī said.
ददासि चेद्वरं मह्यं वृणोमि भरतर्षभ। सर्वधर्मानुगः श्रीमानदासोऽस्तु युधिष्ठिरः ॥२-६३-२८॥
dadāsi ced varaṃ mahyaṃ vṛṇomi bharatarṣabha। sarvadharmānugaḥ śrīmān dāso'stu yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥2-63-28॥
[ददासि (dadāsi) - you give; (from root dā, to give) चेत् (cet) - if; वरम् (varam) - boon; महि (mahyaṃ) - to me; वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; सर्वधर्मानुगः (sarvadharmānugaḥ) - follower of all dharmas; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; अस्तु (astu) - let him be; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(If you give a boon to me, O best of the Bharatas, I choose: let Yudhishthira, prosperous and follower of all dharmas, be a servant.)
If you grant me a boon, O best of the Bharatas, then I choose that Yudhishthira, who is prosperous and follows all dharmas, should become a servant. (2-63-28)
मनस्विनमजानन्तो मा वै ब्रूयुः कुमारकाः। एष वै दासपुत्रेति प्रतिविन्ध्यं तमागतम् ॥२-६३-२९॥
manasvinam ajānanto mā vai brūyuḥ kumārakāḥ। eṣa vai dāsaputreti prativindhyaṃ tam āgatam ॥2-63-29॥
[मनस्विनम् (manasvinam) - high-minded one; spirit-possessing; अजानन्तः (ajānantaḥ) - not knowing; ignorant; मा (mā) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - should say; may speak; कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - boys; young ones; एष (eṣa) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; दासपुत्र (dāsaputra) - servant's son; इति (iti) - thus; प्रतिविन्ध्यम् (prativindhyam) - Prativindhya; (proper name); तम् (tam) - him; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; come;]
(Not knowing the high-minded one, let not the boys indeed say, "This is the servant's son," thus to Prativindhya, him who has arrived.)
Let not the boys, being ignorant, say to Prativindhya who has come, "This is the servant's son." (2-63-29)
राजपुत्रः पुरा भूत्वा यथा नान्यः पुमान्क्वचित्। लालितो दासपुत्रत्वं पश्यन्नश्येद्धि भारत ॥२-६३-३०॥
rājaputraḥ purā bhūtvā yathā nānyaḥ pumān kvacit। lālito dāsaputratvaṃ paśyann aśyed dhi bhārata ॥2-63-30॥
[राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - king's son; prince; पुरा (purā) - formerly; in the past; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; यथा (yathā) - just as; as; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; other; पुमान् (pumān) - man; person; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; at any time; लालितः (lālitaḥ) - pampered; cherished; दासपुत्रत्वं (dāsaputratvaṃ) - state of being a servant's son; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; observing; अश्येत् (aśyet) - could eat; might eat; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; descendant of Bharata;]
(The king's son, having formerly become (a king's son), just as no other man anywhere, being pampered, seeing the state of being a servant's son, indeed, O Bhārata, could eat (food).)
O Bhārata, a prince, who has always been pampered and has never seen another man in any other condition, if he were to see himself in the state of a servant's son, would surely not be able to eat. (2-63-30)
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of the king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra said;)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said.
द्वितीयं ते वरं भद्रे ददामि वरयस्व माम्। मनो हि मे वितरति नैकं त्वं वरमर्हसि ॥२-६३-३१॥
dvitīyaṃ te varaṃ bhadre dadāmi varayasva mām। mano hi me vitarati naikaṃ tvaṃ varam arhasi ॥2-63-31॥
[द्वितीयं (dvitīyam) - second; ते (te) - to you; वरं (varam) - boon; भद्रे (bhadre) - O auspicious one; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose; माम् (mām) - me; मनो (mano) - mind; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; वितरति (vitarati) - grants; न (na) - not; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वरम् (varam) - boon; अर्हसि (arhasi) - deserve;]
(A second boon to you, O auspicious one, I give; choose me. My mind indeed grants (it); you do not deserve only one boon.)
O auspicious one, I grant you a second boon; choose me. My mind indeed wishes to grant; you deserve not just one boon. (2-63-31)
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Draupadī said;)
Draupadī said.
सरथौ सधनुष्कौ च भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ। नकुलं सहदेवं च द्वितीयं वरये वरम् ॥२-६३-३२॥
sarathau sadhanuṣkau ca bhīmasenadhanañjayau। nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca dvitīyaṃ varaye varam ॥2-63-32॥
[सरथौ (sarathau) - with chariots; सधनुष्कौ (sadhanuṣkau) - with bows; च (ca) - and; भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ (bhīmasenadhanañjayau) - Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya; नकुलं (nakulaṃ) - Nakula; सहदेवं (sahadevaṃ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; द्वितीयं (dvitīyaṃ) - second; वरये (varaye) - I choose; वरम् (varam) - boon;]
(With chariots, with bows, and Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya; Nakula, Sahadeva and the second boon I choose.)
I choose as my second boon Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya, equipped with chariots and bows, as well as Nakula and Sahadeva. (2-63-32)
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of the king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra said;)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said:
तृतीयं वरयास्मत्तो नासि द्वाभ्यां सुसत्कृता। त्वं हि सर्वस्नुषाणां मे श्रेयसी धर्मचारिणी ॥२-६३-३३॥
tṛtīyaṃ varayāsmatto nāsi dvābhyāṃ susatkṛtā। tvaṃ hi sarvasnuṣāṇāṃ me śreyasī dharmacāriṇī ॥2-63-33॥
[तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - third; वरया (varayā) - by the chosen (wife); अस्मत्तः (asmattah) - from me; न (na) - not; असि (asi) - you are; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by the two; सुसत्कृता (susatkṛtā) - well-honored; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्वस्नुषाणाम् (sarvasnuṣāṇām) - of all daughters-in-law; मे (me) - my; श्रेयसी (śreyasī) - most excellent; धर्मचारिणी (dharmacāriṇī) - righteous-conducting (one);]
(You are not the third chosen by me; you have not been well-honored by the two. Indeed, among all my daughters-in-law, you are the most excellent, the one who follows righteousness.)
You are not the third chosen by me, nor have you been well-honored by the other two. Truly, among all my daughters-in-law, you are the most excellent and the one who follows righteousness. (2-63-33)
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Draupadī said;)
Draupadī said.
लोभो धर्मस्य नाशाय भगवन्नाहमुत्सहे। अनर्हा वरमादातुं तृतीयं राजसत्तम ॥२-६३-३४॥
lobho dharmasya nāśāya bhagavannāhamutsahē. anarhā varamādātuṃ tṛtīyaṃ rājasattama ॥2-63-34॥
[लोभः (lobhaḥ) - greed; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; नाशाय (nāśāya) - for destruction; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one; अहम् (aham) - I; उत्सहे (utsahē) - am able; अनर्हा (anarhā) - unworthy; वरम् (varam) - boon; आदातुम् (ādātum) - to accept; तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - the third; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(Greed for the destruction of dharma, O revered one, I am able. Unworthy to accept the boon, the third, O best of kings.)
O revered one, I am able to destroy dharma out of greed. Being unworthy, I am unable to accept the third boon, O best of kings. (2-63-34)
एकमाहुर्वैश्यवरं द्वौ तु क्षत्रस्त्रिया वरौ। त्रयस्तु राज्ञो राजेन्द्र ब्राह्मणस्य शतं वराः ॥२-६३-३५॥
ekam āhur vaiśya-varaṃ dvau tu kṣatrastriyā varau। trayas tu rājño rājendra brāhmaṇasya śataṃ varāḥ॥2-63-35॥
[एकम् (ekam) - one; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; वैश्यवरम् (vaiśya-varam) - the boon of a Vaiśya; द्वौ (dvau) - two; तु (tu) - but; क्षत्रस्त्रिया (kṣatrastriyā) - of a Kṣatriya woman; वरौ (varau) - boons; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; तु (tu) - but; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brāhmaṇa; शतम् (śatam) - a hundred; वराः (varāḥ) - boons;]
(One they say is the boon of a Vaiśya; two but are the boons of a Kṣatriya woman; three but of a king, O king; of a Brāhmaṇa, a hundred boons.)
It is said that a Vaiśya is entitled to one boon, a Kṣatriya woman to two boons, a king to three boons, O king, and a Brāhmaṇa to a hundred boons. (2-63-35)
पापीयांस इमे भूत्वा सन्तीर्णाः पतयो मम। वेत्स्यन्ति चैव भद्राणि राजन्पुण्येन कर्मणा ॥२-६३-३६॥
pāpīyāṁsa ime bhūtvā santīrṇāḥ patayo mama। vetsyanti caiva bhadrāṇi rājan puṇyena karmaṇā ॥2-63-36॥
[पापीयांस (pāpīyāṁsa) - more sinful; इमे (ime) - these; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; सन्तीर्णाः (santīrṇāḥ) - having crossed over; पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords; मम (mama) - my; वेत्स्यन्ति (vetsyanti) - will know; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भद्राणि (bhadrāṇi) - auspicious things; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुण्येन (puṇyena) - by virtue; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action;]
(Having become more sinful, these my lords, having crossed over, will indeed know auspicious things, O king, by virtuous action.)
O king, these my lords, having become more sinful, having crossed over, will indeed come to know auspicious things through virtuous actions. (2-63-36)
