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kṛpa uvāca॥
Kṛpa said.
sadāiva tava rādhēya yuddhē krūratara matiḥ। na arthānāṃ prakṛtiṃ vēttha na anubandham
avēkṣasē॥04-44-1॥
O son of Radha, your intention in battle is always more cruel. You do not understand the
nature of things, nor do you consider the consequences. (04-44-1)
nayā hi bahavaḥ santi śāstrāṇy āśritya cintitāḥ। teṣāṃ yuddhaṃ tu pāpiṣṭhaṃ vedayanti
purāvidaḥ॥04-44-2॥
Indeed, many new treatises, having been considered based on them, are declared by the
ancients to regard war as most sinful. (04-44-2)
deśakālena saṃyuktaṃ yuddhaṃ vijayadaṃ bhavet। hīnakālaṃ tadeveha phalavan na bhavatyuta ॥
deśe kāle ca vikrāntaṃ kalyāṇāya vidhīyate ॥04-44-3॥
A battle conducted at the right place and time may lead to victory; however, that very
same battle, if fought at the wrong time, does not yield results here. Bold action, in
proper place and time, is always undertaken for welfare. (04-44-3)
ānukūlyena kāryāṇām antaraṃ saṃvidhīyatām। bhāraṃ hi rathakārasya na vyavasyanti paṇḍitāḥ
॥04-44-4॥
Tasks should be arranged appropriately in accordance with their suitability; wise persons
do not assign the burden of a chariot-maker to others. (04-44-4)
paricintya tu pārthena saṁnipāto na naḥ kṣamaḥ। ekaḥ kurūn abhyarakṣad ekaś cāgnim
atarpayat ॥04-44-5॥
But, having considered, Pārtha (Arjuna) found that an attack was not possible for us. One
person protected the Kurus, and one (other) satisfied the fire. (04-44-5)
ekaś ca pañca varṣāṇi brahmacaryam adhārayat। ekaḥ subhadrām āropya dvairathe kṛṣṇam
āhvayat॥ asminn eva vane kṛṣṇo hṛtāṃ kṛṣṇām avājayat॥ 04-44-6॥
One of them practiced celibacy for five years; one, carrying Subhadrā, challenged Krishna
to a duel on chariots; and here in this very forest, Krishna recovered the abducted
Draupadī. (04-44-6)
ekaś ca pañca varṣāṇi śakrād astrāṇy aśikṣata. ekaḥ sāṃyaminīṃ jitvā kurūṇām akarod yaśaḥ
॥04-44-7॥
And one (of them) learned missiles from Śakra for five years; one, having conquered
Sāṃyamini, brought fame to the Kurus. (04-44-7)
eko gandharvarājānaṃ citrasenam ariṃdamaḥ। vijigye tarasā saṅkhye senāṃ cāsya
sudurjayām॥04-44-8॥
The subduer of enemies single-handedly conquered the king of the Gandharvas, Citraseṇa, by
strength in battle, along with his very difficult-to-defeat army. (04-44-8)
tathā nivātakavacāḥ kālakhañjāś ca dānavāḥ। daivatair api avadhyās te ekena yudhi
pātitāḥ॥04-44-9॥
Thus the Nivātakavaca, Kālakhañja, and Dānava demons—invincible even to the gods—were all
defeated by one (hero) in battle. (04-44-9)
ekena hi tvayā karṇa kiṃ nāma iha kṛtaṃ purā। ekaikena yathā teṣāṃ bhūmipālā
vaśīkṛtāḥ॥04-44-10॥
O Karṇa, what indeed have you alone accomplished here before, such that, by each one of
them, the kings were subdued? (04-44-10)
indro'pi hi na pārthena saṁyuge yoddhum arhati. yas tenāśaṁsate yoddhuṁ kartavyaṁ tasya
bheṣajam ॥04-44-11॥
Even Indra himself is not capable of fighting with Pārtha in battle. Whoever wishes to
fight with him must be given a remedy. (04-44-11)
āśīviṣasya kruddhasya pāṇim udyamya dakṣiṇam। avimṛśya pradeśinyā daṁṣṭrām ādātum
icchasi॥04-44-12॥
You wish to seize the fang of an angry venomous serpent with your right hand raised and
your index finger, without considering (the consequences). (04-44-12)
atha vā kuñjaraṃ mattam eka eva caran vane। anaṅkuśaṃ samāruhya nagaraṃ gantum icchasi
॥04-44-13॥
Or else, do you wish to go to the city riding alone upon an intoxicated elephant, roaming
in the forest without a goad? (04-44-13)
samiddhaṃ pāvakaṃ vāpi ghṛta-medau-vasāhutam। ghṛtāktaścīra-vāsāstvam madhyena uttartum
icchasi॥04-44-14॥
You, anointed with ghee and wearing bark cloth, desire to cross through the midst of the
kindled fire or even offerings of ghee, fat, and flesh. (04-44-14)
ātmānaṃ yaḥ samudbad hya kaṇṭhe baddhvā mahāśilām। samudraṃ pratared dorbhyāṃ tatra kiṃ
nāma pauruṣam॥04-44-15॥
If someone binds himself to a great stone at the neck, yet crosses the ocean by his own
two arms, what could possibly be called manliness in that?
akṛtāstraḥ kṛtāstraṃ vai balavantaṃ sudurbalaḥ। tādṛśaṃ karṇa yaḥ pārthaṃ yoddhum icchet
sa durmatiḥ॥04-44-16॥
One untrained in weapons and very weak who wishes to fight with Karna, who is powerful and
skilled in arms like Partha, is truly foolish. (04-44-16)
asmābhireṣa nikṛto varṣāṇīha trayodaśa। siṃhaḥ pāśavinirmukto na naḥ śeṣaṃ
kariṣyati॥04-44-17॥
This one, having been subdued by us for thirteen years here, the lion, now released from
bondage, will not do any harm to us. (04-44-17)
ekānte pārtham āsīnaṃ kūpe'gnim iva saṃvṛtam। ajñānād abhyavaskandya prāptāḥ smo bhayam
uttamam ॥04-44-18॥
By approaching Pārtha, who sat hidden in solitude like fire in a well, out of ignorance we
have incurred supreme fear. (04-44-18)
saha yudhyāmahe pārtham-āgatam yuddha-durmadam। sainyās tiṣṭhantu saṃnaddhā vyūḍha-ānikāḥ
prahāriṇaḥ॥ 04-44-19॥
Let us together fight Arjuna, who has arrived intoxicated by battle. Let the armies,
well-armored and arrayed in their divisions, stand ready to strike. (04-44-19)
droṇo duryodhanō bhīṣmō bhavān drauṇis tathā vayam। sarvē yudhyāmahē pārthaṃ karṇa mā
sāhasaṃ kṛthāḥ ॥04-44-20॥
Droṇa, Duryodhana, Bhīṣma, yourself, Drauṇi, and all of us fight against Arjuna. Karṇa, do
not act rashly. (04-44-20)
vayaṃ vyavasitaṃ pārthaṃ vajrapāṇimivodyatam। ṣaḍrathāḥ pratiyudhyema tiṣṭhema yadi
saṃhatāḥ ॥04-44-21॥
If we six chariot warriors unite, we could face Arjuna, who stands firm and ready like
Indra with upraised thunderbolt. (04-44-21)
vyūḍhānīkāni sainyāni yattāḥ paramadhanvinaḥ। yudhyāmahe'rjunaṃ saṅkhye dānavā vāsavaṃ
yathā॥04-44-22॥
Our armies, with arrayed divisions and supreme archers devoted, fight Arjuna in battle
just as the Dānavas fought Indra. (04-44-22)
