03.035
Pancharatra: Yudhisthira responds to Bhima, accepting his faults, but inability to take action now.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
असंशयं भारत सत्यमेत; द्यन्मा तुदन्वाक्यशल्यैः क्षिणोषि। न त्वा विगर्हे प्रतिकूलमेत; न्ममानयाद्धि व्यसनं व आगात् ॥३-३५-१॥
asaṁśayaṁ bhārata satyameta; dyanmā tudanvākyashalyaiḥ kṣiṇoṣi. na tvā vigarhe pratikūlameta; nmamānayāddhi vyasanaṁ va āgāt ॥3-35-1॥
[असंशयं (asaṁśayam) - without doubt; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; द्यन् (dyan) - indeed; मा (mā) - not; तुदन् (tudan) - piercing; वाक्यशल्यैः (vākyashalyaiḥ) - with the barbs of words; क्षिणोषि (kṣiṇoṣi) - you destroy; न (na) - not; त्वा (tvā) - you; विगर्हे (vigarhe) - I blame; प्रतिकूलम् (pratikūlam) - contrary; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; मम् (mam) - my; आनयात् (ānayāt) - by bringing; हि (hi) - indeed; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - misfortune; वा (vā) - or; आगात् (āgāt) - has come;]
(Without doubt, O Bhārata, this is truth; indeed, do not, piercing with the barbs of words, you destroy. Not you I blame, contrary this; not by my bringing indeed misfortune or has come.)
Without doubt, O Bhārata, this is true; indeed, do not destroy me by piercing words. I do not blame you for this contrary outcome; misfortune has not come because of my actions. (3-35-1)
अहं ह्यक्षानन्वपद्यं जिहीर्ष; न्राज्यं सराष्ट्रं धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रात्। तन्मा शठः कितवः प्रत्यदेवी; त्सुयोधनार्थं सुबलस्य पुत्रः ॥३-३५-२॥
ahaṃ hy akṣān anvapadyaṃ jihīrṣa; na rājyaṃ sarāṣṭraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāt. tan mā śaṭhaḥ kitavaḥ pratyadevī; t suyodhanārthaṃ subalasya putraḥ ॥3-35-2॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice; अन्वपद्यं (anvapadyaṃ) - having pursued; जिहीर्ष (jihīrṣa) - desiring to win; न (na) - not; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; स-राष्ट्रं (sa-rāṣṭraṃ) - with territory; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रात् (putrāt) - from the son; तत् (tat) - that; मा (mā) - me; शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - the deceitful one; कितवः (kitavaḥ) - gambler; प्रत्यदेवीत् (pratyadevīt) - challenged; सुयोधन-अर्थं (suyodhana-arthaṃ) - for Suyodhana's sake; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - the son;]
(I indeed, having pursued dice, desiring to win; not kingdom with territory from Dhritarashtra's son. That me the deceitful gambler challenged; for Suyodhana's sake, the son of Subala. (3-35-2))
I, indeed, pursued the game of dice desiring victory; not for the kingdom with its territories from Dhritarashtra's son. That deceitful gambler, the son of Subala, challenged me for Suyodhana's sake. (3-35-2)
महामायः शकुनिः पार्वतीयः; सदा सभायां प्रवपन्नक्षपूगान्। अमायिनं मायया प्रत्यदेवी; त्ततोऽपश्यं वृजिनं भीमसेन ॥३-३५-३॥
mahāmāyaḥ śakuniḥ pārvatīyaḥ; sadā sabhāyāṃ pravapannakṣapūgān. amāyinaṃ māyayā pratyadevī; tatto'paśyaṃ vṛjinaṃ bhīmasena ॥3-35-3॥
[महामायः (mahāmāyaḥ) - great illusionist; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; पार्वतीयः (pārvatīyaḥ) - of Parvata (tribe); सदा (sadā) - always; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; प्रवपन्न (pravapanna) - scattering; क्षपूगान् (kṣapūgān) - nuts (areca nuts); अमायिनम् (amāyinam) - the guileless one; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; प्रत्यदेवी (pratyadevī) - he opposed; त्ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यं (apaśyaṃ) - I saw; वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - the wicked one; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhīmasena;]
(Great illusionist Śakuni, of the Parvata tribe, always in the assembly scattering nuts. The guileless one he opposed by illusion; then I saw the wicked one, Bhīmasena. (3-35-3))
Śakuni, the great illusionist from the Parvata tribe, was always scattering nuts in the assembly. By his illusion, he opposed the guileless one; then I saw Bhīmasena confronting the wicked one. (3-35-3)
अक्षान्हि दृष्ट्वा शकुनेर्यथाव; त्कामानुलोमानयुजो युजश्च। शक्यं नियन्तुमभविष्यदात्मा; मन्युस्तु हन्ति पुरुषस्य धैर्यम् ॥३-३५-४॥
akṣān hi dṛṣṭvā śakuner yathāvat kāmānuloman yujas ca. śakyaṃ niyantum abhaviṣyad ātmā; manyus tu hanti puruṣasya dhairyam ॥3-35-4॥
[अक्षान् (akṣān) - dice; हि (hi) - indeed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of a bird; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; कामानुलोमान् (kāmānuloman) - according to desire; युजः (yujas) - yoked; च (ca) - and; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to restrain; अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger; तु (tu) - but; हन्ति (hanti) - destroys; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - fortitude;]
(Indeed, having seen the dice, just as a bird properly yoked according to desire, and yoked, it would have been possible to restrain the self; but anger destroys the fortitude of a man.)
Indeed, having seen the dice, just as a bird is properly yoked according to desire, and yoked, it would have been possible to restrain oneself; but anger destroys a man's fortitude. (3-35-4)
यन्तुं नात्मा शक्यते पौरुषेण; मानेन वीर्येण च तात नद्धः। न ते वाचं भीमसेनाभ्यसूये; मन्ये तथा तद्भवितव्यमासीत् ॥३-३५-५॥
yantuṃ nātmā śakyate pauruṣeṇa; mānena vīryeṇa ca tāta naddhaḥ. na te vācaṃ bhīmasenābhyasūye; manye tathā tadbhavitavyamāsīt ॥3-35-5॥
[यन्तुं (yantuṃ) - to restrain; to control; न (na) - not; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; soul; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; can be; पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by manliness; by strength; मानेन (mānena) - by pride; by honor; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by vigor; by energy; च (ca) - and; तात (tāta) - O dear one; O father; नद्धः (naddhaḥ) - bound; tied; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; words; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; अभ्यसूये (abhyasūye) - I blame; I find fault; मन्ये (manye) - I think; I consider; तथा (tathā) - thus; so; तद्भवितव्यम् (tadbhavitavyam) - that must happen; that is destined; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; became;]
(To restrain the self is not possible by manliness, by pride, or by vigor, O dear one, being bound. I do not blame your words, Bhimasena; I think thus, that must have been so.)
O dear one, the self cannot be restrained by manliness, pride, or strength, being bound as it is. I do not blame your words, Bhimasena; I think that is how it was destined to be. (3-35-5)
स नो राजा धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रो; न्यपातयद्व्यसने राज्यमिच्छन्। दास्यं च नोऽगमयद्भीमसेन; यत्राभवच्छरणं द्रौपदी नः ॥३-३५-६॥
sa no rājā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putro; nyapātayad vyasane rājyam icchan। dāsyaṃ ca no'gamayad bhīmasena; yatrābhavaccharaṇaṃ draupadī naḥ ॥3-35-6॥
[स (sa) - he; नः (naḥ) - us; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - cast down; व्यसने (vyasane) - in calamity; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; दास्यम् (dāsyaṃ) - servitude; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - us; अगमयत् (agamayat) - caused to go; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; यत्र (yatra) - where; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(He us king of Dhritarashtra son; cast down in calamity kingdom desiring; servitude and us caused to go Bhimasena; where became refuge Draupadi our. (3-35-6))
He, the king, son of Dhritarashtra, desiring the kingdom, cast us down into calamity; and Bhimasena caused us to servitude, where Draupadi became our refuge. (3-35-6)
त्वं चापि तद्वेत्थ धनञ्जयश्च; पुनर्द्यूतायागतानां सभां नः। यन्माब्रवीद्धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्र; एकग्लहार्थं भरतानां समक्षम् ॥३-३५-७॥
tvaṃ cāpi tadvettha dhanañjayaśca; punardyūtāyāgatānāṃ sabhāṃ naḥ। yanmābravīddhṛtarāṣṭrasya putra; ekaglahārthaṃ bharatānāṃ samakṣam ॥3-35-7॥
[त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; वेत्थ (vettha) - know; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्यूताय (dyūtāya) - for gambling; आगतानाम् (āgatānām) - of those who came; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; नः (naḥ) - our; यत् (yat) - which; मा (mā) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; एकग्लहार्थम् (ekaglahārtham) - for the sake of single defeat; भरतानाम् (bharatānām) - of the Bharatas; समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in the presence;]
(You and also Dhananjaya know that; again, of those who came for gambling, our assembly; which to me the son of Dhritarashtra said; for the sake of single defeat, in the presence of the Bharatas.)
You and Dhananjaya know that; again, in our assembly where we had come for gambling, what the son of Dhritarashtra said to me for the sake of a single defeat, in the presence of the Bharatas. (3-35-7)
वने समा द्वादश राजपुत्र; यथाकामं विदितमजातशत्रो। अथापरं चाविदितं चरेथाः; सर्वैः सह भ्रातृभिश्छद्मगूढः ॥३-३५-८॥
vane samā dvādaśa rājamputra; yathākāmaṃ viditam ajātaśatro. athāparaṃ cāviditaṃ carethāḥ; sarvaiḥ saha bhrātṛbhiś chadmagūḍhaḥ ॥3-35-8॥
[वने (vane) - in the forest; समा (samā) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; राजपुत्र (rājamputra) - O prince; यथाकामं (yathākāmaṃ) - as you desire; विदितम् (viditam) - known; अजातशत्रो (ajātaśatro) - O Ajātaśatru; अथ (atha) - then; अपरम् (aparam) - another; च (ca) - and; अविदितम् (aviditam) - unknown; चरेथाः (carethāḥ) - you should live; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; सह (saha) - together; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; छद्मगूढः (chadmagūḍhaḥ) - in disguise;]
(In the forest, years twelve, O prince; as you desire, known, O Ajātaśatru. Then another and unknown you should live; with all together with brothers in disguise. (3-35-8))
O prince, you should spend twelve years in the forest as you desire, O Ajātaśatru, in a manner known to all. Then, for another period, you should live in disguise, unknown, together with all your brothers. (3-35-8)
त्वां चेच्छ्रुत्वा तात तथा चरन्त; मवभोत्स्यन्ते भारतानां चराः स्म। अन्यांश्चरेथास्तावतोऽब्दांस्ततस्त्वं; निश्चित्य तत्प्रतिजानीहि पार्थ ॥३-३५-९॥
tvāṃ cecchrutvā tāta tathā caranta; mavabhotsyante bhāratānāṃ carāḥ sma. anyāṃścarethāstāvat o'bdāṃstatastvaṃ; niścitya tatpratijānīhi pārtha ॥3-35-9॥
[त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative); चेत् (cet) - if; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तात (tāta) - O dear one; तथा (tathā) - thus; चरन्त (caranta) - acting; मव (mava) - not; अभोत्स्यन्ते (abhotsyante) - will approve; भारतानाम् (bhāratānām) - of the Bharatas; चराः (carāḥ) - spies; स्म (sma) - indeed; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; चरेथाः (carethāḥ) - you should act; तावतः (tāvataḥ) - for so many; अब्दान् (abdān) - years; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वम् (tvam) - you; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained; तत् (tat) - that; प्रतिजानीहि (pratijānīhi) - promise; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha;]
(You if having heard, O dear one, thus acting, not will approve of the Bharatas spies indeed. Others you should act for so many years, then you, having ascertained that, promise, O son of Pritha.)
O dear one, if the spies of the Bharatas hear of you acting thus, they will not approve. Therefore, you should act among others for so many years; then, having ascertained that, make that promise, O son of Pritha. (3-35-9)
चरैश्चेन्नोऽविदितः कालमेतं; युक्तो राजन्मोहयित्वा मदीयान्। ब्रवीमि सत्यं कुरुसंसदीह; तवैव ता भारत पञ्च नद्यः ॥३-३५-१०॥
caraiś cenn o'aviditaḥ kālam etaṃ; yukto rājan mohayitvā madīyān। bravīmi satyaṃ kuru-saṃsadīha; tavaiva tā bhārata pañca nadyaḥ ॥3-35-10॥
[चरैः (caraiḥ) - by spies; चेत् (cet) - if; नः (naḥ) - to us; अविदितः (aviditaḥ) - unknown; कालम् (kālam) - time; एतं (etaṃ) - this; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having deluded; मदीयान् (madīyān) - my people; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; कुरुसंसदि (kuru-saṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly; इह (iha) - here; तव (tava) - your; एव (eva) - only; ता (tā) - those; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; पञ्च (pañca) - five; नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers;]
(If by spies this time was unknown to us; having engaged, O king, and having deluded my people, I speak the truth here in the Kuru assembly; those five rivers are indeed yours, O Bhārata.)
If, O king, this time was unknown to us because of your spies, and you have deceived my people, I declare the truth here in the Kuru assembly: those five rivers are indeed yours, O Bhārata. (3-35-10)
वयं चैवं भ्रातरः सर्व एव; त्वया जिताः कालमपास्य भोगान्। वसेम इत्याह पुरा स राजा; मध्ये कुरूणां स मयोक्तस्तथेति ॥३-३५-११॥
vayaṃ caivaṃ bhrātaraḥ sarva eva; tvayā jitāḥ kālam apāsya bhogān. vasema ity āha purā sa rājā; madhye kurūṇāṃ sa mayoktās tatheti ॥3-35-11॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; च (ca) - and; एवम् (evam) - thus; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; कालम् (kālam) - time; अपास्य (apāsya) - having set aside; भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments; वसेम (vasema) - we may dwell; इति (iti) - thus; आह (āha) - said; पुरा (purā) - formerly; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; स (sa) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - so;]
(We and thus brothers all indeed; by you conquered, having set aside time, enjoyments. We may dwell, thus said formerly he king; in the midst of the Kurus, he by me addressed, thus so.)
We, all the brothers, were thus conquered by you; having set aside the time for enjoyments. The king formerly said, 'Let us dwell,' thus he was addressed by me in the midst of the Kurus, so it was.
तत्र द्यूतमभवन्नो जघन्यं; तस्मिञ्जिताः प्रव्रजिताश्च सर्वे। इत्थं च देशाननुसञ्चरामो; वनानि कृच्छ्राणि च कृच्छ्ररूपाः ॥३-३५-१२॥
tatra dyūtam abhavan no jaghanyaṃ; tasmiñ jitāḥ pravrajitāś ca sarve। itthaṃ ca deśān anusañcarāmo; vanāni kṛcchrāṇi ca kṛcchrarūpāḥ ॥3-35-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; नः (naḥ) - for us; जघन्यं (jaghanyaṃ) - most base; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; जिताः (jitāḥ) - defeated; प्रव्रजिताः (pravrajitāḥ) - banished; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; इत्थं (itthaṃ) - thus; च (ca) - and; देशान् (deśān) - countries; अनुसञ्चरामः (anusañcarāmaḥ) - we wander; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; कृच्छ्राणि (kṛcchrāṇi) - hardships; च (ca) - and; कृच्छ्ररूपाः (kṛcchrarūpāḥ) - of the form of hardships;]
(There gambling became for us most base; in that (we were) defeated, and all banished. Thus and countries we wander; forests (with) hardships and of the form of hardships. (3-35-12))
There, gambling became most base for us; in that, we were defeated and all banished. Thus, we wander through countries and forests, enduring hardships and things of the nature of hardships. (3-35-12)
सुयोधनश्चापि न शान्तिमिच्छ; न्भूयः स मन्योर्वशमन्वगच्छत्। उद्योजयामास कुरूंश्च सर्वा; न्ये चास्य केचिद्वशमन्वगच्छन् ॥३-३५-१३॥
suyodhanaś cāpi na śāntim iccha; n bhūyaḥ sa manyor vaśam anvagacchat. udyojayām āsa kurūṃś ca sarvā; nye cāsya kecid vaśam anvagacchan ॥3-35-13॥
[सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; (proper name, Duryodhana); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; सः (saḥ) - he; मन्योः (manyoḥ) - of anger; वशम् (vaśam) - control; power; अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - went after; followed; उद्योजयाम् (udyojayām) - caused to be excited; incited; आस (āsa) - he did; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus; च (ca) - and; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; केचित् (kecit) - some; वशम् (vaśam) - control; power; अन्वगच्छन् (anvagacchan) - followed; went after;]
(Suyodhana also not peace desiring; again he of anger control went after. Caused to be excited the Kurus and all; and who his some control followed. (3-35-13))
Suyodhana also did not desire peace; again, he fell under the sway of anger. He incited all the Kurus, and some of his followers also came under his control. (3-35-13)
तं सन्धिमास्थाय सतां सकाशे; को नाम जह्यादिह राज्यहेतोः। आर्यस्य मन्ये मरणाद्गरीयो; यद्धर्ममुत्क्रम्य महीं प्रशिष्यात् ॥३-३५-१४॥
taṃ sandhim āsthāya satāṃ sakāśe; ko nāma jahyād iha rājyakhetoḥ. āryasya manye maraṇād garīyo; yad dharmam utkrāmya mahīṃ praśiṣyāt ॥3-35-14॥
[तं (taṃ) - that (agreement); सन्धिम् (sandhim) - treaty; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to; सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous; सकाशे (sakāśe) - in the presence; को (ko) - who; नाम (nāma) - indeed; जह्यात् (jahyāt) - would abandon; इह (iha) - here; राज्यहेतोः (rājyakhetoḥ) - for the sake of kingdom; आर्यस्य (āryasya) - of the noble; मnye (manye) - I think; मरणात् (maraṇāt) - than death; गरीयः (garīyaḥ) - more weighty; यत् (yat) - that which; धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness; उत्क्रम्य (utkrāmya) - transgressing; महीं (mahīṃ) - the earth; प्रशिष्यात् (praśiṣyāt) - would rule;]
(That treaty having resorted to in the presence of the virtuous; who indeed would abandon here for the sake of kingdom? Of the noble, I think, more weighty than death is that which, transgressing righteousness, would rule the earth.)
Having entered into that treaty in the presence of the virtuous, who indeed would abandon it here for the sake of the kingdom? For a noble person, I think, ruling the earth by transgressing righteousness is more grievous than death. (3-35-14)
तदैव चेद्वीरकर्माकरिष्यो; यदा द्यूते परिघं पर्यमृक्षः। बाहू दिधक्षन्वारितः फल्गुनेन; किं दुष्कृतं भीम तदाभविष्यत् ॥३-३५-१५॥
tadaiva ced vīrakarmā kariṣyo; yadā dyūte parighaṃ paryamṛkṣaḥ. bāhū didhakṣan vāritaḥ phalgunena; kiṃ duṣkṛtaṃ bhīma tadā bhaviṣyat (3-35-15)
[तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; चेत् (cet) - if; वीरकर्म (vīrakarma) - heroic deed; आकरिष्यः (ākariṣyaḥ) - you would have done; यदा (yadā) - when; द्यूते (dyūte) - in the dice-game; परिघम् (parigham) - iron club; पऱ्यमृक्षः (paryamṛkṣaḥ) - you would have seized; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - desiring to burn; वारितः (vāritaḥ) - restrained; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - by Phalguna; किम् (kim) - what; दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; तदा (tadā) - then; अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have happened;]
(Then indeed, if you would have performed a heroic deed; when in the dice-game you would have seized the iron club. Arms desiring to burn, restrained by Phalguna; what evil deed, Bhima, would have happened then.)
If at that very moment you had performed a heroic act—when, during the dice-game, you seized the iron club, and your arms, burning with anger, were restrained by Phalguna—what evil, Bhima, would have occurred then? (3-35-15)
प्रागेव चैवं समयक्रियायाः; किं नाब्रवीः पौरुषमाविदानः। प्राप्तं तु कालं त्वभिपद्य पश्चा; त्किं मामिदानीमतिवेलमात्थ ॥३-३५-१६॥
prāgeva caivaṃ samayakriyāyāḥ; kiṃ nābravīḥ pauruṣamāvidānaḥ। prāptaṃ tu kālaṃ tvabhipadya paścā; tkiṃ māmidānīmativelamāttha ॥3-35-16॥
[प्राग् (prāg) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; समयक्रियायाः (samayakriyāyāḥ) - of the timely action; किं (kiṃ) - why; न (na) - not; अब्रवीः (abravīḥ) - did you say; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; आविदानः (āvidānaḥ) - being aware; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained; तु (tu) - but; कालम् (kālam) - time; त्व (tv) - you; अभिपद्य (abhipadya) - having reached; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; किं (kiṃ) - why; माम् (mām) - me; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; अतिवेलम् (ativelam) - excessively late; आत्थ (āttha) - do you say;]
(Before indeed and thus of the timely action; why did you not say, being aware of manliness? But having attained the time, you having reached afterwards; why do you now say to me excessively late?)
Why did you not speak of manliness before, when it was time for timely action? But now, after the time has passed and you have reached this point, why do you tell me now, when it is already too late? (3-35-16)
भूयोऽपि दुःखं मम भीमसेन; दूये विषस्येव रसं विदित्वा। यद्याज्ञसेनीं परिकृष्यमाणां; संदृश्य तत्क्षान्तमिति स्म भीम ॥३-३५-१७॥
bhūyo'pi duḥkhaṃ mama bhīmasena; dūye viṣasyeva rasaṃ viditvā. yadyājñasenīṃ parikṛṣyamāṇāṃ; sandṛśya tatkṣāntamiti sma bhīma ॥3-35-17॥
[भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अपि (api) - also; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; मम (mama) - my; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhīmasena; दूये (dūye) - I am pained; विषस्य (viṣasya) - of poison; इव (iva) - like; रसं (rasaṃ) - taste; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; यदि (yadi) - if; आज्ञसेनीम् (ājñasenīm) - Draupadī (daughter of Drupada); परिकृष्यमाणाम् (parikṛṣyamāṇām) - being dragged; संदृश्य (sandṛśya) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; क्षान्तम् (kṣāntam) - forgiven; इति (iti) - thus; स्म (sma) - indeed; भीम (bhīma) - Bhīma;]
(Again also suffering my Bhīmasena; I am pained like of poison taste having known. If Draupadī being dragged having seen, that forgiven thus indeed Bhīma.)
Again, O Bhīmasena, my suffering increases; I am tormented as if having tasted poison. If, seeing Draupadī being dragged, that was forgiven—thus indeed, O Bhīma. (3-35-17)
न त्वद्य शक्यं भरतप्रवीर; कृत्वा यदुक्तं कुरुवीरमध्ये। कालं प्रतीक्षस्व सुखोदयस्य; पक्तिं फलानामिव बीजवापः ॥३-३५-१८॥
na tvadya śakyaṃ bharatapravīra; kṛtvā yad uktaṃ kuruvīramadhye. kālaṃ pratīkṣasva sukhodayasya; paktiṃ phalānām iva bījavāpaḥ ॥3-35-18॥
[न (na) - not; त्वद्य (tvadya) - today; शक्यं (śakyaṃ) - possible; भरतप्रवीर (bharatapravīra) - O foremost of the Bharatas; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; यदुक्तं (yad uktaṃ) - what was said; कुरुवीरमध्ये (kuruvīramadhye) - among the heroes of the Kurus; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; प्रतीक्षस्व (pratīkṣasva) - wait; सुखोदयस्य (sukhodayasya) - of the rise of happiness; पक्तिं (paktiṃ) - ripening; फलानाम् (phalānām) - of fruits; इव (iva) - like; बीजवापः (bījavāpaḥ) - the sower of seeds;]
(Not today possible, O foremost of the Bharatas; having done what was said among the heroes of the Kurus. Wait for the time of the rise of happiness; like the sower of seeds (waits) for the ripening of fruits. (3-35-18))
O foremost of the Bharatas, it is not possible today; having done what was said among the heroes of the Kurus, wait for the time when happiness will arise, just as a sower of seeds waits for the ripening of fruits. (3-35-18)
यदा हि पूर्वं निकृतो निकृत्या; वैरं सपुष्पं सफलं विदित्वा। महागुणं हरति हि पौरुषेण; तदा वीरो जीवति जीवलोके ॥३-३५-१९॥
yadā hi pūrvaṃ nikṛto nikṛtyā; vairaṃ sapuṣpaṃ saphalaṃ viditvā. mahāguṇaṃ harati hi pauruṣeṇa; tadā vīro jīvati jīvaloke ॥3-35-19॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; हि (hi) - indeed; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - deceived; निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; सपुष्पम् (sapuṣpam) - with flower; सफलम् (saphalam) - with fruit; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; महागुणम् (mahāguṇam) - great merit; हरति (harati) - removes; हि (hi) - indeed; पौरुषेण (pauruṣeṇa) - by manliness; तदा (tadā) - then; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; जीवति (jīvati) - lives; जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of the living;]
(When indeed before deceived by deceit, enmity with flower with fruit having known, great merit removes indeed by manliness, then hero lives in the world of the living.)
When a person, having previously been deceived by deceit, recognizes that enmity has blossomed and borne fruit, and then removes that great merit by his manliness, then the hero truly lives in the world of the living. (3-35-19)
श्रियं च लोके लभते समग्रां; मन्ये चास्मै शत्रवः संनमन्ते। मित्राणि चैनमतिरागाद्भजन्ते; देवा इवेन्द्रमनुजीवन्ति चैनम् ॥३-३५-२०॥
śriyaṃ ca loke labhate samagrāṃ; manye cāsmai śatravaḥ saṃnamante. mitrāṇi cainam atirāgād bhajante; devā iva indram anujīvanti cainam ॥3-35-20॥
[श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; च (ca) - and; लोके (loke) - in the world; लभते (labhate) - obtains; समग्राम् (samagrām) - entire; मन्ये (manye) - I think; च (ca) - and; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; संनमन्ते (saṃnamante) - bow down; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अति-रागात् (ati-rāgāt) - from great affection; भजन्ते (bhajante) - serve; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; इव (iva) - like; इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra; अनु-जीवन्ति (anu-jīvanti) - live after; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him;]
(He obtains entire prosperity in the world; I think also to him enemies bow down. Friends also serve him from great affection; the gods, like Indra, live after him also. (3-35-20))
He attains complete prosperity in the world; I believe even his enemies bow before him. His friends, out of deep affection, serve him; and the gods, just as they follow Indra, likewise follow him. (3-35-20)
मम प्रतिज्ञां च निबोध सत्यां; वृणे धर्मममृताज्जीविताच्च। राज्यं च पुत्राश्च यशो धनं च; सर्वं न सत्यस्य कलामुपैति ॥३-३५-२१॥
mama pratijñāṃ ca nibodha satyāṃ; vṛṇe dharmam amṛtāt jīvitāt ca. rājyaṃ ca putrāś ca yaśo dhanaṃ ca; sarvaṃ na satyasya kalām upaiti ॥3-35-21॥
[मम (mama) - my; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñām) - vow; च (ca) - and; निबोध (nibodha) - know; सत्यां (satyām) - true; वृणे (vṛṇe) - I choose; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; अमृतात् (amṛtāt) - over immortality; जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - over life; च (ca) - and; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; च (ca) - and; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; च (ca) - and; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; न (na) - not; सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth; कलाम् (kalām) - a fraction; उपैति (upaiti) - attains;]
(My vow and know true; I choose dharma over immortality, over life and; kingdom and sons and fame, wealth and; all not of truth a fraction attains.)
Know my vow to be true; I choose dharma over immortality and life. Kingdom, sons, fame, and wealth—all these do not attain even a fraction of truth. (3-35-21)
