02.066
Core-Pancharatra: Succumbing to Duryodhana, Dhritarastra sends messengers to bring back Pandavas for a game of dice.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (proper noun, name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Janamejaya said;)
Janamejaya said.
अनुज्ञातांस्तान्विदित्वा सरत्नधनसञ्चयान्। पाण्डवान्धार्तराष्ट्राणां कथमासीन्मनस्तदा ॥२-६६-१॥
anujñātāṃstānviditvā saratnadhanasañcayān। pāṇḍavāndhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ kathamāsīnmanastadā ॥2-66-1॥
[अनुज्ञातान् (anujñātān) - permitted; approved; तान् (tān) - them; those; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; having understood; स-रत्न-धन-सञ्चयान् (sa-ratna-dhana-sañcayān) - with collections of jewels and wealth; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; कथम् (katham) - how; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]
(Having permitted them, having known the collections of jewels and wealth, of the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, how was the mind then?)
Having permitted them and knowing the collections of jewels and wealth of the Pāṇḍavas and the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, how was the mind at that time? (2-66-1)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
अनुज्ञातांस्तान्विदित्वा धृतराष्ट्रेण धीमता। राजन्दुःशासनः क्षिप्रं जगाम भ्रातरं प्रति ॥२-६६-२॥
anujñātāṃstānviditvā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa dhīmatā। rājanduḥśāsanaḥ kṣipraṃ jagāma bhrātaraṃ prati ॥2-66-2॥
[अनुज्ञातान् (anujñātān) - permitted; approved; तान् (tān) - them; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भ्रातरं (bhrātaraṃ) - to brother; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having known that they were permitted by the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra, O king, Duḥśāsana quickly went towards his brother.)
O king, after realizing that the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra had permitted them, Duḥśāsana quickly went to his brother. (2-66-2)
दुर्योधनं समासाद्य सामात्यं भरतर्षभ। दुःखार्तो भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२-६६-३॥
duryodhanaṃ samāsādya sāmātyaṃ bharatarṣabha। duḥkhārto bharataśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanam abravīt ॥2-66-3॥
[दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; (accusative singular) समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; (absolutive of sam-āsad, to approach) सामात्यम् (sāmātyam) - with his ministers; (saha + amātya, with ministers) भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; (vocative singular) दुःखार्तः (duḥkhārtaḥ) - afflicted by sorrow; (nominative singular) भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - best of the Bharatas; (vocative singular) इदम् (idam) - this; (accusative singular neuter) वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; (accusative singular neuter) अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; (third person singular perfect of √brū, to speak);]
(Having approached Duryodhana with his ministers, O bull among the Bharatas, the best of the Bharatas, afflicted by sorrow, spoke this speech.)
O best of the Bharatas, having approached Duryodhana along with his ministers, the illustrious descendant of Bharata, afflicted by sorrow, spoke these words. (2-66-3)
दुःखेनैतत्समानीतं स्थविरो नाशयत्यसौ। शत्रुसाद्गमयद्द्रव्यं तद्बुध्यध्वं महारथाः ॥२-६६-४॥
duḥkhenaitat-samānītaṃ sthaviro nāśayatyasau। śatrusādgamayad-dravyaṃ tadbudhyadhvaṃ mahārathāḥ ॥2-66-4॥
[दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by suffering; एतत् (etat) - this; समानीतम् (samānītam) - brought together; स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - the old one; नाशयति (nāśayati) - destroys; असौ (asau) - he; शत्रु (śatru) - enemy; साद्गमयत् (sādgamayat) - having led to ruin; द्रव्यं (dravyaṃ) - wealth; तत् (tat) - that; बुध्यध्वं (budhyadhvaṃ) - know; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - O great chariot-warriors;]
(By suffering, this brought-together (wealth) the old one destroys; the enemy, having led the wealth to ruin, that know, O great chariot-warriors.)
O great chariot-warriors, know that the old one destroys this wealth, which has been brought together by suffering, and the enemy, having led the wealth to ruin. (2-66-4)
अथ दुर्योधनः कर्णः शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। मिथः सङ्गम्य सहिताः पाण्डवान्प्रति मानिनः ॥२-६६-५॥
atha duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ śakuniś cāpi saubalaḥ। mithaḥ saṅgamya sahitāḥ pāṇḍavān prati māninaḥ ॥2-66-5॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala (i.e., Śakuni); मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having assembled; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - towards the Pāṇḍavas; प्रति (prati) - towards; मानिनः (māninaḥ) - the proud ones;]
(Then Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Śakuni also, the son of Subala, having mutually assembled together, towards the Pāṇḍavas, the proud ones.)
Then Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Śakuni, the son of Subala, having come together, proudly advanced towards the Pāṇḍavas. (2-66-5)
वैचित्रवीर्यं राजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। अभिगम्य त्वरायुक्ताः श्लक्ष्णं वचनमब्रुवन् ॥२-६६-६॥
vaicitravīryaṃ rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇam। abhigamya tvarāyuktāḥ ślakṣṇaṃ vacanam abruvan ॥2-66-6॥
[वैचित्रवीर्यं (vaicitravīryam) - descendant of Vicitravīrya; राजानं (rājānam) - king; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - wise; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; त्वरायुक्ताः (tvarāyuktāḥ) - endowed with haste; श्लक्ष्णं (ślakṣṇam) - gentle; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke;]
(Having approached the wise king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, descendant of Vicitravīrya, endowed with haste, they spoke gentle speech.)
They quickly approached the wise king Dhṛtarāṣṭra, descendant of Vicitravīrya, and addressed him with gentle words. (2-66-6)
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Duryodhana said;)
Duryodhana said.
न त्वयेदं श्रुतं राजन्यज्जगाद बृहस्पतिः। शक्रस्य नीतिं प्रवदन्विद्वान्देवपुरोहितः ॥२-६६-७॥
na tvayedam śrutaṃ rājanya j-jagāda bṛhaspatiḥ। śakrasya nītiṃ pravadān vidvān deva-purohitaḥ ॥2-66-7॥
[न (na) - not; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; इदं (idam) - this; श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यत् (yat) - which; जगाद (jagāda) - spoke; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Śakra; नीतिं (nītiṃ) - policy; प्रवदन् (pravadan) - expounding; विद्वान् (vidvān) - the learned one; देवपुरोहितः (deva-purohitaḥ) - the priest of the gods;]
(Not by you this heard, O king, which spoke Bṛhaspati, of Śakra the policy expounding, the learned one, the priest of the gods.)
O king, this has not been heard by you, which Bṛhaspati, the learned priest of the gods, spoke while expounding the policy of Śakra. (2-66-7)
सर्वोपायैर्निहन्तव्याः शत्रवः शत्रुकर्षण। पुरा युद्धाद्बलाद्वापि प्रकुर्वन्ति तवाहितम् ॥२-६६-८॥
sarvopāyairnihantavyāḥ śatravaḥ śatrukarṣaṇa. purā yuddhādbalādvāpi prakurvanti tavāhitam ॥2-66-8॥
[सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means; निहन्तव्याः (nihantavyāḥ) - are to be destroyed; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; शत्रुकर्षण (śatrukarṣaṇa) - O subduer of enemies; पुरा (purā) - before; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; बलात् (balāt) - by force; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; प्रकुर्वन्ति (prakurvanti) - they do; तव (tava) - to you; अहितम् (ahitam) - harm;]
(By all means, enemies are to be destroyed, O subduer of enemies. Before the battle, even by force or otherwise, they do harm to you.)
O subduer of enemies, enemies must be destroyed by all means. Before the battle, they may cause you harm by force or by other means. (2-66-8)
ते वयं पाण्डवधनैः सर्वान्सम्पूज्य पार्थिवान्। यदि तान्योधयिष्यामः किं वा नः परिहास्यति ॥२-६६-९॥
te vayaṃ pāṇḍavadhanaīḥ sarvānsampūjya pārthivān। yadi tānyodhayiṣyāmaḥ kiṃ vā naḥ parihāsyati ॥2-66-9॥
[ते (te) - they; वयम् (vayam) - we; पाण्डवधनैः (pāṇḍavadhanaīḥ) - by the wealth of the Pāṇḍavas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having honored; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; यदि (yadi) - if; तान् (tān) - them; योधयिष्यामः (yodhayiṣyāmaḥ) - we will fight; किं (kiṃ) - what; वा (vā) - or; नः (naḥ) - to us; परिहास्यति (parihāsyati) - will ridicule;]
(They, we, by the wealth of the Pāṇḍavas, all having honored the kings. If we fight them, what or to us will ridicule.)
We, having honored all the kings with the wealth of the Pāṇḍavas, if we fight them, what ridicule will come to us? (2-66-9)
अहीनाशीविषान्क्रुद्धान्दंशाय समुपस्थितान्। कृत्वा कण्ठे च पृष्ठे च कः समुत्स्रष्टुमर्हति ॥२-६६-१०॥
ahīnāśī-viṣān kruddhān daṃśāya samupasthitān। kṛtvā kaṇṭhe ca pṛṣṭhe ca kaḥ samutsraṣṭum arhati॥2-66-10॥
[अहीन (ahīn) - without removing; आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous serpents; क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - angry; दंशाय (daṃśāya) - for biting; समुपस्थितान् (samupasthitān) - present; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; च (ca) - and; कः (kaḥ) - who; समुत्स्रष्टुम् (samutsraṣṭum) - to release; अर्हति (arhati) - is able;]
(Without removing angry venomous serpents, present for biting, having placed on the neck and on the back, who is able to release?)
Who, having placed angry venomous serpents ready to bite on his neck and back, would be able to release them? (2-66-10)
आत्तशस्त्रा रथगताः कुपितास्तात पाण्डवाः। निःशेषं नः करिष्यन्ति क्रुद्धा ह्याशीविषा यथा ॥२-६६-११॥
āttaśastrā rathagatāḥ kupitāstāta pāṇḍavāḥ। niḥśeṣaṃ naḥ kariṣyanti kruddhā hyāśīviṣā yathā ॥2-66-11॥
[आत्तशस्त्राः (āttaśastrāḥ) - having taken up weapons; रथगताः (rathagatāḥ) - mounted on chariots; कुपिताः (kupitāḥ) - angry; तात (tāta) - O father; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - entirely; नः (naḥ) - us; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will destroy; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - enraged; हि (hi) - indeed; आशीविषाः (āśīviṣāḥ) - like venomous serpents; यथा (yathā) - just as;]
(Having taken up weapons, mounted on chariots, angry, O father, the Pāṇḍavas, entirely us will destroy, enraged indeed like venomous serpents just as.)
O father, the Pāṇḍavas, having taken up weapons and mounted on their chariots, angry and enraged like venomous serpents, will indeed destroy us completely, just as serpents do. (2-66-11)
संनद्धो ह्यर्जुनो याति विवृत्य परमेषुधी। गाण्डीवं मुहुरादत्ते निःश्वसंश्च निरीक्षते ॥२-६६-१२॥
saṁnaddho hy arjuno yāti vivṛtya parameṣudhī। gāṇḍīvaṁ muhur ādatte niḥśvasaṁś ca nirīkṣate ॥2-66-12॥
[संनद्धः (saṁnaddhaḥ) - armed; ready; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; याति (yāti) - goes; proceeds; विवृत्य (vivṛtya) - having opened; परमेषुधी (parameṣudhī) - the supreme archer; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow); मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again and again; आदत्ते (ādatte) - takes up; grasps; निःश्वसंश् (niḥśvasaṁś) - sighing; च (ca) - and; निरीक्षते (nirīkṣate) - looks; observes;]
(Arjuna, indeed armed, proceeds, having opened (his chariot), the supreme archer. He repeatedly takes up the Gāṇḍīva, sighing and looking around.)
Arjuna, fully armed, moves forward after opening (his chariot), as the supreme archer. He repeatedly grasps his Gāṇḍīva bow, sighs, and surveys the surroundings. (2-66-12)
गदां गुर्वीं समुद्यम्य त्वरितश्च वृकोदरः। स्वरथं योजयित्वाशु निर्यात इति नः श्रुतम् ॥२-६६-१३॥
gadāṃ gurvīṃ samudyamya tvaritaś ca vṛkodaraḥ। sva-rathaṃ yojayitvā āśu niryāta iti naḥ śrutam ॥2-66-13॥
[गदां (gadām) - mace; (accusative singular) गुर्वीं (gurvīṃ) - heavy; (accusative singular feminine) समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having lifted up; (absolutive) त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift; (nominative singular masculine) च (ca) - and; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara; (epithet of Bhīma; nominative singular masculine) स्वरथं (sva-rathaṃ) - his own chariot; (accusative singular) योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked; (absolutive) आशु (āśu) - quickly; निर्यात् (niryāt) - departed; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard;]
(Having lifted the heavy mace, and being swift, Vṛkodara, having yoked his own chariot quickly, departed—thus has been heard by us.)
We have heard that Vṛkodara, after lifting his heavy mace and swiftly yoking his own chariot, departed quickly. (2-66-13)
नकुलः खड्गमादाय चर्म चाप्यष्टचन्द्रकम्। सहदेवश्च राजा च चक्रुराकारमिङ्गितैः ॥२-६६-१४॥
nakulaḥ khaḍgam-ādāya carma cāpy-aṣṭacandrakam। sahadevaś-ca rājā ca cakrur-ākāram-iṅgitaiḥ ॥2-66-14॥
[नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakulah; (proper noun, name of a person); खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; चर्म (carma) - shield; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अष्टचन्द्रकम् (aṣṭacandrakam) - with eight-moon (ornament); सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; (proper noun, name of a person); च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made; आकारम् (ākāram) - form; इङ्गितैः (iṅgitaiḥ) - by gestures;]
(Nakulah, having taken a sword, a shield, and also the eight-moon (ornament); Sahadeva and the king also made a form by gestures.)
Nakulah took up his sword, shield, and the eight-moon ornament; Sahadeva and the king also made a formation by gestures. (2-66-14)
ते त्वास्थाय रथान्सर्वे बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदान्। अभिघ्नन्तो रथव्रातान्सेनायोगाय निर्ययुः ॥२-६६-१५॥
te tvāsthāya rathān sarve bahuśastraparicchadān। abhighnanto rathavrātān senāyogāya niryayuḥ ॥2-66-15॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदान् (bahuśastraparicchadān) - with many weapons and armours; अभिघ्नन्तः (abhighnantaḥ) - striking; रथव्रातान् (rathavrātān) - groups of chariots; सेनायोगाय (senāyogāya) - for the array of the army; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - set out;]
(They but having mounted all chariots with many weapons and armours, striking groups of chariots, for the array of the army, set out.)
But they all mounted their chariots equipped with many weapons and armours, and, striking at groups of chariots, set out for the battle array. (2-66-15)
न क्षंस्यन्ते तथास्माभिर्जातु विप्रकृता हि ते। द्रौपद्याश्च परिक्लेशं कस्तेषां क्षन्तुमर्हति ॥२-६६-१६॥
na kṣaṁsyante tathāsmābhir jātu viprakṛtā hi te. draupadyāś ca parikleśaṁ kas teṣāṁ kṣantum arhati ॥2-66-16॥
[न (na) - not; क्षंस्यन्ते (kṣaṁsyante) - will be forgiven; तथा (tathā) - thus; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; जातु (jātu) - ever; विप्रकृता (viprakṛtā) - wronged; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; परिक्लेशं (parikleśam) - distress; कः (kaḥ) - who; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive; अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy; ॥२-६६-१६॥ (॥2-66-16॥) -;]
(Not will be forgiven thus by us ever (those) wronged indeed they. Of Draupadī and (her) distress who of them to forgive is worthy.)
Those who have wronged us will never be forgiven by us. Who among them is worthy to forgive the distress caused to Draupadī? (2-66-16)
पुनर्दीव्याम भद्रं ते वनवासाय पाण्डवैः। एवमेतान्वशे कर्तुं शक्ष्यामो भरतर्षभ ॥२-६६-१७॥
punardīvyāma bhadraṃ te vanavāsāya pāṇḍavaiḥ। evametānvaśe kartuṃ śakṣyāmo bharatarṣabha ॥2-66-17॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दीव्याम (dīvyāma) - let us sport; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspiciousness; ते (te) - to you; वनवासाय (vanavāsāya) - for the forest-dwelling; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas; एवम् (evam) - thus; एतान् (etān) - these; वशे (vaśe) - under control; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; शक्ष्यामः (śakṣyāmaḥ) - we shall be able; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Again let us sport, auspiciousness to you, for the forest-dwelling by the Pāṇḍavas. Thus, these (matters) under control to do we shall be able, O bull among the Bharatas.)
Let us once again enjoy ourselves; may good befall you during the Pāṇḍavas' exile. In this way, we shall be able to keep these matters under control, O best of the Bharatas. (2-66-17)
ते वा द्वादश वर्षाणि वयं वा द्यूतनिर्जिताः। प्रविशेम महारण्यमजिनैः प्रतिवासिताः ॥२-६६-१८॥
te vā dvādaśa varṣāṇi vayaṃ vā dyūtanirjitāḥ। praviśema mahāraṇyam ajinaiḥ prativāsitāḥ ॥2-66-18॥
[ते (te) - they; वा (vā) - or; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; वयम् (vayam) - we; वा (vā) - or; द्यूतनिर्जिताः (dyūtanirjitāḥ) - defeated in dice; प्रविशेम (praviśema) - may enter; महारण्यम् (mahāraṇyam) - great forest; अजिनैः (ajinaiḥ) - with skins; प्रतिवासिताः (prativāsitāḥ) - clothed;]
(They or twelve years we or defeated in dice may enter the great forest clothed with skins.)
Whether it is they or we who must spend twelve years, having been defeated in dice, let us enter the great forest clothed in skins. (2-66-18)
त्रयोदशं च सजने अज्ञाताः परिवत्सरम्। ज्ञाताश्च पुनरन्यानि वने वर्षाणि द्वादश ॥२-६६-१९॥
trayodaśaṃ ca sajane ajñātāḥ parivatsaram| jñātāś ca punar anyāni vane varṣāṇi dvādaśa ॥2-66-19॥
[त्रयोदशम् (trayodaśam) - thirteenth; च (ca) - and; सजने (sajane) - among people; अज्ञाताः (ajñātāḥ) - unknown; परिवत्सरम् (parivatsaram) - one year; ज्ञाताः (jñātāḥ) - known; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punar) - again; अन्यानि (anyāni) - other; वने (vane) - in the forest; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve;]
(Thirteenth and among people unknown one year; known and again other in the forest years twelve;)
They spent the thirteenth year unknown among people, and the other twelve years known in the forest. (2-66-19)
निवसेम वयं ते वा तथा द्यूतं प्रवर्तताम्। अक्षानुप्त्वा पुनर्द्यूतमिदं दीव्यन्तु पाण्डवाः ॥२-६६-२०॥
nivasēma vayaṃ te vā tathā dyūtaṃ pravartatām। akṣānuptvā punardyutamidaṃ dīvyantu pāṇḍavāḥ ॥2-66-20॥
[निवसेम (nivasēma) - let us dwell; वयम् (vayam) - we; ते (te) - your; वा (vā) - or; तथा (tathā) - thus; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - dice-game; प्रवर्तताम् (pravartatām) - let it proceed; अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice; उप्त्वा (uptvā) - having sown; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - dice-game; इदम् (idam) - this; दीव्यन्तु (dīvyantu) - let them play; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(Let us dwell, we, or you, thus; let the dice-game proceed. Having sown the dice, again, this dice-game, let the Pāṇḍavas play.)
Let us live here, or you may; otherwise, let the dice-game proceed. Having cast the dice, let the Pāṇḍavas play this game of dice again. (2-66-20)
एतत्कृत्यतमं राजन्नस्माकं भरतर्षभ। अयं हि शकुनिर्वेद सविद्यामक्षसम्पदम् ॥२-६६-२१॥
etatkṛtyatamaṃ rājannasmākaṃ bharatarṣabha। ayaṃ hi śakunirveda savidyāmakṣasampadam ॥2-66-21॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; कृत्यतमं (kṛtyatamaṃ) - most important to be done; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; अयम् (ayam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; वेद (veda) - knows; स (sa) - he; विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge; अक्षसम्पदम् (akṣasampadam) - mastery of dice;]
(This is the most important thing to be done, O king, for us, bull among the Bharatas. This Śakuni indeed knows, he has the knowledge and mastery of dice. (2-66-21))
O king, this is the most important thing for us to do, bull among the Bharatas. Śakuni indeed knows this; he possesses the knowledge and mastery of dice. (2-66-21)
दृढमूला वयं राज्ये मित्राणि परिगृह्य च। सारवद्विपुलं सैन्यं सत्कृत्य च दुरासदम् ॥२-६६-२२॥
dṛḍhamūlā vayaṃ rājye mitrāṇi parigṛhya ca| sāravadvipulaṃ sainyaṃ satkṛtya ca durāsadam ॥2-66-22॥
[दृढमूला (dṛḍhamūlā) - firm-rooted; वयम् (vayam) - we; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having gathered; च (ca) - and; सारवत् (sāravat) - substantial; विपुलम् (vipulam) - abundant; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored; च (ca) - and; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to assail;]
(We, being firm-rooted in the kingdom, having gathered friends and having honored a substantial and abundant army, (are) difficult to assail.)
We, firmly established in the kingdom, having gathered friends and honored a strong and abundant army, are difficult to overcome. (2-66-22)
ते च त्रयोदशे वर्षे पारयिष्यन्ति चेद्व्रतम्। जेष्यामस्तान्वयं राजन्रोचतां ते परन्तप ॥२-६६-२३॥
te ca trayodaśe varṣe pārayiṣyanti ced vratam। jeṣyāmas tān vayaṃ rājan rocatāṃ te parantapa ॥2-66-23॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; त्रयोदशे (trayodaśe) - in the thirteenth; वर्षे (varṣe) - year; पारयिष्यन्ति (pārayiṣyanti) - will complete; चेत् (cet) - if; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; जेष्याम (jeṣyāma) - we shall conquer; स्तान् (stān) - them; वयम् (vayam) - we; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रोचताम् (rocatām) - let it be pleasing; ते (te) - to you; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes;]
(They and in the thirteenth year will complete if the vow. We shall conquer them, we, O king. Let it be pleasing to you, O scorcher of foes.)
If they complete the vow in the thirteenth year, O king, then we shall conquer them. Let this be pleasing to you, O scorcher of foes. (2-66-23)
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; (name of the king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra said;)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said.
तूर्णं प्रत्यानयस्वैतान्कामं व्यध्वगतानपि। आगच्छन्तु पुनर्द्यूतमिदं कुर्वन्तु पाण्डवाः ॥२-६६-२४॥
tūrṇaṃ pratyānayasvaitānkāmaṃ vyadhvagatānapi। āgacchantu punardyūtamidaṃ kurvantu pāṇḍavāḥ ॥2-66-24॥
[तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; प्रत्य्-आ-नय (praty-ā-naya) - bring back; एतान् (etān) - these; कामम् (kāmam) - as desired; व्यध्व-गतान् (vyadhva-gatān) - who have gone on the road; अपि (api) - even; आ-गच्छन्तु (ā-gacchantu) - let them come; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - dice game; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them do; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Quickly bring these back as desired, even those who have gone on the road; let them come, let the Pāṇḍavas play this dice game again.)
Quickly bring them back as desired, even those who have already departed; let the Pāṇḍavas return and play this dice game again. (2-66-24)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततो द्रोणः सोमदत्तो बाह्लीकश्च महारथः। विदुरो द्रोणपुत्रश्च वैश्यापुत्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥२-६६-२५॥
tato droṇaḥ somadatto bāhlīkaś ca mahārathaḥ। viduro droṇaputraś ca vaiśyāputraś ca vīryavān ॥2-66-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; बाह्लीकः (bāhlīkaḥ) - Bāhlīka; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa; च (ca) - and; वैश्यापुत्रः (vaiśyāputraḥ) - son of a Vaiśya; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Then Droṇa, Somadatta, Bāhlīka and the great chariot-warrior; Vidura, the son of Droṇa, the son of a Vaiśya, and the powerful one.)
Then Droṇa, Somadatta, Bāhlīka, and the great chariot-warrior, along with Vidura, the son of Droṇa, the son of a Vaiśya, and the powerful one, were present. (2-66-25)
भूरिश्रवाः शान्तनवो विकर्णश्च महारथः। मा द्यूतमित्यभाषन्त शमोऽस्त्विति च सर्वशः ॥२-६६-२६॥
bhūriśravāḥ śāntanavo vikarṇaś ca mahārathaḥ। mā dyūtam ity abhāṣanta śamo 'stv iti ca sarvaśaḥ ॥2-66-26॥
[भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; (a warrior's name); शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; (a warrior's name); च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; मा (mā) - do not; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling; इति (iti) - thus; अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - they spoke; शमः (śamaḥ) - peace; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - by all;]
(Bhūriśravāḥ, son of Śāntanu, Vikarṇa and the great chariot-warrior spoke thus: "Do not gamble"; and also, "Let there be peace" by all.)
Bhūriśravāḥ, the son of Śāntanu, Vikarṇa, and the great chariot-warrior all said: "Do not gamble" and also, "Let there be peace" by everyone. (2-66-26)
अकामानां च सर्वेषां सुहृदामर्थदर्शिनाम्। अकरोत्पाण्डवाह्वानं धृतराष्ट्रः सुतप्रियः ॥२-६६-२७॥
akāmānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ suhṛdām arthadarśinām। akarot pāṇḍavāhvānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sutapriyaḥ ॥2-66-27॥
[अकामानाम् (akāmānām) - of those who are unwilling; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; अर्थदर्शिनाम् (arthadarśinām) - of those who see the meaning; अकरोत् (akarot) - he did; पाण्डव-अह्वानम् (pāṇḍava-ahvānam) - invitation to the Pāṇḍavas; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; सुतप्रियः (sutapriyaḥ) - fond of his son;]
(Dhṛtarāṣṭra, fond of his son, made the invitation to the Pāṇḍavas, though all the friends who see the meaning were unwilling.)
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was fond of his son, extended the invitation to the Pāṇḍavas, even though all the well-wishing and discerning friends were unwilling. (2-66-27)
अथाब्रवीन्महाराज धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्। पुत्रहार्दाद्धर्मयुक्तं गान्धारी शोककर्शिता ॥२-६६-२८॥
athābravīn mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram। putrahārdād dharmayuktaṃ gāndhārī śokakarśitā ॥2-66-28॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; जनेश्वरम् (janeśvaram) - lord of men; पुत्रहार्दात् (putrahārdāt) - from affection for her son; धर्मयुक्तम् (dharmayuktam) - endowed with righteousness; गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; शोककर्शिता (śokakarśitā) - emaciated by grief;]
(Then Gandhari, emaciated by grief, endowed with righteousness, from affection for her son, spoke to the great king Dhritarashtra, the lord of men.)
Then Gandhari, worn down by grief and filled with righteousness, out of affection for her son, addressed the great king Dhritarashtra, the lord of men. (2-66-28)
जाते दुर्योधने क्षत्ता महामतिरभाषत। नीयतां परलोकाय साध्वयं कुलपांसनः ॥२-६६-२९॥
jāte duryodhone kṣattā mahāmatirabhāṣata। nīyatāṃ paralokāya sādhvayaṃ kulapāṃsanaḥ ॥2-66-29॥
[जाते (jāte) - having gone; having departed; दुर्योधने (duryodhone) - Duryodhana; (locative) in Duryodhana; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the charioteer; (here, Vidura; nominative singular masculine); महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great-minded; wise; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; said; नीयताम् (nīyatām) - let him be led; let him be taken; परलोकाय (paralokāya) - to the other world; for the next world; साधु (sādhu) - well; rightly; अयम् (ayam) - this (one); कुलपांसनः (kulapāṃsanaḥ) - the disgrace of the family; (nominative singular masculine);]
(When Duryodhana had departed, the charioteer, the wise one, spoke: Let this disgrace of the family rightly be led to the other world.)
After Duryodhana had left, the wise charioteer (Vidura) said, "Let this disgrace of the family be justly taken to the next world." (2-66-29)
वयनदज्जातमात्रो हि गोमायुरिव भारत। अन्तो नूनं कुलस्यास्य कुरवस्तन्निबोधत ॥२-६६-३०॥
vyanadajjātamātro hi gomāyuriva bhārata। anto nūnaṃ kulasyāsya kuravastannibodhata ॥2-66-30॥
[वयनदत् (vyanadat) - cried out; जातमात्रः (jātamātraḥ) - just born; हि (hi) - indeed; गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; अस्य (asya) - of this; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; तत् (tat) - that; निबोधत (nibodhata) - know;]
(Indeed, just born, cried out like a jackal, O Bhārata. Certainly, the end of this family's Kurus, know that.)
O Bhārata, just as a newborn jackal cries out, so too, know that this marks the certain end of the Kurus of this family. (2-66-30)
मा बालानामशिष्टानामभिमंस्था मतिं प्रभो। मा कुलस्य क्षये घोरे कारणं त्वं भविष्यसि ॥२-६६-३१॥
mā bālānāmaśiṣṭānāmabhimaṃsthā matiṃ prabho। mā kulasya kṣaye ghore kāraṇaṃ tvaṃ bhaviṣyasi ॥2-66-31॥
[मा (mā) - do not; बालानाम् (bālānām) - of the children; अशिष्टानाम् (aśiṣṭānām) - of the ill-mannered; अभिमंस्था (abhimaṃsthā) - consider; मतिं (matiṃ) - opinion; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; मा (mā) - do not; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; क्षये (kṣaye) - in destruction; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - will become;]
(Do not, of the children, of the ill-mannered, consider, opinion, O lord. Do not, of the family, in destruction, terrible, cause, you, will become.)
O lord, do not consider the opinion of ill-mannered children. Do not become the terrible cause of the destruction of the family. (2-66-31)
बद्धं सेतुं को नु भिन्द्याद्धमेच्छान्तं च पावकम्। शमे धृतान्पुनः पार्थान्कोपयेत्को नु भारत ॥२-६६-३२॥
baddhaṃ setuṃ ko nu bhindyāddham-icchāntaṃ ca pāvakam | śame dhṛtān punaḥ pārthān kopayet ko nu bhārata ||2-66-32||
[बद्धं (baddham) - bound; fixed; सेतुं (setum) - bridge; को (ko) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; भिन्द्यात् (bhindyāt) - would break; धम् (dham) - extinguished; इच्छान्तं (icchāntam) - desiring to end; च (ca) - and; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; शमे (śame) - in peace; धृतान् (dhṛtān) - those who are steadfast; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pṛthā (Arjuna and his brothers); कोपयेत् (kopayet) - would anger; को (ko) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Who indeed would break a fixed bridge, or desire to extinguish fire? Who would again anger the steadfast sons of Pṛthā in peace, O Bhārata?)
O Bhārata, who would break a constructed bridge, or wish to put out a fire? Who would again provoke the steadfast sons of Pṛthā when they are at peace? (2-66-32)
स्मरन्तं त्वामाजमीढ स्मारयिष्याम्यहं पुनः। शास्त्रं न शास्ति दुर्बुद्धिं श्रेयसे वेतराय वा ॥२-६६-३३॥
smarantaṃ tvām ājamīḍha smārayiṣyāmy ahaṃ punaḥ। śāstraṃ na śāsti durbuddhiṃ śreyase vetarāya vā ॥2-66-33॥
[स्मरन्तं (smarantaṃ) - remembering; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - O descendant of Jamīḍha; स्मारयिष्यामि (smārayiṣyāmi) - I will remind; अहम् (aham) - I; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शास्त्रं (śāstraṃ) - scripture; न (na) - not; शास्ति (śāsti) - teaches; दुर्बुद्धिं (durbuddhiṃ) - one of poor understanding; श्रेयसे (śreyase) - for good; वेतराय (vetarāya) - for the opposite; वा (vā) - or;]
(Remembering you, O descendant of Jamīḍha, I will remind again. Scripture does not teach one of poor understanding, either for good or for the opposite.)
O descendant of Jamīḍha, as you remember, I will remind you again. The scripture does not instruct a person of poor understanding, whether for his good or otherwise. (2-66-33)
न वै वृद्धो बालमतिर्भवेद्राजन्कथञ्चन। त्वन्नेत्राः सन्तु ते पुत्रा मा त्वां दीर्णाः प्रहासिषुः ॥२-६६-३४॥
na vai vṛddho bālamatir bhaved rājan kathaṃcana। tvannetrāḥ santu te putrā mā tvāṃ dīrṇāḥ prahāsiṣuḥ ॥2-66-34॥
[न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an old man; बालमति: (bālamatiḥ) - child-minded; (having the mind of a child); भवेत् (bhavet) - should be; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; त्वन्नेत्राः (tvannetrāḥ) - under your guidance; (your led; your directed;) सन्तु (santu) - let them be; ते (te) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; मा (mā) - not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; दीर्णाः (dīrṇāḥ) - distressed; (torn; afflicted;) प्रहासिषुः (prahāsiṣuḥ) - should laugh at; (should ridicule; mock;) ॥२-६६-३४॥ (॥2-66-34॥) - (2-66-34);]
(Not indeed should an old man be child-minded, O king, in any way. Let your sons be under your guidance; let them not, distressed, laugh at you. (2-66-34))
O king, an old man should never be childish in mind. May your sons remain under your guidance; let them not, in distress, ridicule you. (2-66-34)
शमेन धर्मेण परस्य बुद्ध्या; जाता बुद्धिः सास्तु ते मा प्रतीपा। प्रध्वंसिनी क्रूरसमाहिता श्री; र्मृदुप्रौढा गच्छति पुत्रपौत्रान् ॥२-६६-३५॥
śamena dharmeṇa parasya buddhyā; jātā buddhiḥ sāstu te mā pratīpā. pradhvaṃsinī krūrasamāhitā śrīḥ; mṛduprauḍhā gacchati putrapautrān ॥2-66-35॥
[शमेन (śamena) - by tranquility; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; परस्य (parasya) - of another; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; जाता (jātā) - arisen; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - understanding; सा (sā) - that; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; ते (te) - to you; मा (mā) - not; प्रतीपा (pratīpā) - adverse; प्रध्वंसिनी (pradhvaṃsinī) - destroying; क्रूरसमाहिता (krūrasamāhitā) - with cruel intent; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; मृदुप्रौढा (mṛduprauḍhā) - gentle and mature; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; पुत्रपौत्रान् (putrapautrān) - to sons and grandsons;]
(By tranquility, by righteousness, by another's intellect; arisen understanding, let that be to you, not adverse. Destroying, with cruel intent, prosperity, gentle and mature, goes to sons and grandsons.)
May the understanding that arises from tranquility, righteousness, and another's intellect be yours and not adverse. Prosperity, when accompanied by cruelty and destruction, departs even from the gentle and mature, going to the sons and grandsons. (2-66-35)
अथाब्रवीन्महाराजो गान्धारीं धर्मदर्शिनीम्। अन्तः कामं कुलस्यास्तु न शक्ष्यामि निवारितुम् ॥२-६६-३६॥
athābravīn mahārājo gāndhārīṃ dharmadarśinīm। antaḥ kāmaṃ kulasyāstu na śakṣyāmi nivāritum ॥2-66-36॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - to Gāndhārī; धर्मदर्शिनीम् (dharmadarśinīm) - one who sees dharma; अन्तः (antaḥ) - within; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; न (na) - not; शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - I am able; निवारितुम् (nivāritum) - to restrain;]
(Then the great king said to Gāndhārī, the one who sees dharma: Within, let there be desire of the family; I am not able to restrain (it).)
Then the great king said to Gāndhārī, the one who perceives dharma: 'Let the desire for the family remain within; I am unable to restrain it.' (2-66-36)
यथेच्छन्ति तथैवास्तु प्रत्यागच्छन्तु पाण्डवाः। पुनर्द्यूतं प्रकुर्वन्तु मामकाः पाण्डवैः सह ॥२-६६-३७॥
yathecchanti tathaivāstu pratyāgacchantu pāṇḍavāḥ। punardyūtaṃ prakurvantu māmakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥2-66-37॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; in whatever manner; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire; तथा (tathā) - so; in that manner; एव (eva) - indeed; just; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; प्रत्यागच्छन्तु (pratyāgacchantu) - let them return; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - dice-game; प्रकुर्वन्तु (prakurvantu) - let them perform; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my people; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(As they desire, so indeed let it be; let the Pāṇḍavas return. Let my people again perform the dice-game together with the Pāṇḍavas.)
Let it be as they wish; let the Pāṇḍavas return. Let my people play dice again together with the Pāṇḍavas. (2-66-37)
