04.046
bhīṣma uvāca॥
Bhīṣma said.
sādhu paśyati vai droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ sādhvanupaśyati। karṇastu kṣatradharmeṇa
yathāvadyoddhumicchati ॥04-46-1॥
Droṇa understands things correctly, and Kṛpa too reflects properly. But Karna, acting
according to the duty of a warrior, wishes to fight as is fitting. (04-46-1)
ācāryo nābhiṣaktavyaḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā. deśakālau tu samprekṣya yoddhavyam iti me matiḥ
॥04-46-2॥
A teacher should not be attacked by a person who understands; however, my view is that
fighting should be done after considering the place and time. (04-46-2)
yasya sūryasamāḥ pañca sapatnāḥ syuḥ prahāriṇaḥ। katham abhyudaye teṣāṃ na pramuhyeta
paṇḍitaḥ॥04-46-3॥
If someone has five enemies as powerful as the sun and aggressive, how could even a wise
person not be bewildered at their rise? (04-46-3)
svārthe sarve vimuḥyanti ye'pi dharmavido janāḥ। tasmādrājanbravīmyeṣa vākyaṁ te yadi
rocate ॥04-46-4॥
All people become deluded by self-interest, even those who know dharma. Therefore, O king,
I speak these words to you, if they please you. (04-46-4)
karṇo yad abhyavocan na tejaḥ sañjananāya tat. ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ mahat kāryam
upasthitam ॥04-46-5॥
What Karṇa spoke about was not for the generation of vigor. Let the teacher's son be
capable, as a great task has arrived. (04-46-5)
nāyaṁ kālo virodhasya kaunteye samupasthite। kṣantavyaṁ bhavatā sarvam-ācāryeṇa kṛpeṇa ca
॥04-46-6॥
This is not the time for opposition, O son of Kuntī, now that the moment has arrived.
Everything should be forgiven by you, by the teacher, and by Kṛpa. (04-46-6)
bhavatāṁ hi kṛtāstratvaṁ yathāditye prabhā tathā। yathā candramaso lakṣma sarvathā
nāpakṛṣyate ॥ evaṁ bhavatsu brāhmaṇyaṁ brahmāstraṁ ca pratiṣṭhitam ॥04-46-7॥
Indeed, the mastery of weapons is in you just as light is in the sun, just as lustre is
never separated from the moon in any way; thus, in you, Brahminhood and the Brahma-weapon
alike are firmly established. (04-46-7)
catvāra ekato vedāḥ kṣātram ekatra dṛśyate। naitat samastam ubhayaṃ kasmiṃścid
anuśuśrumaḥ॥04-46-8॥
We have seen the four Vedas on one side and the power of Kṣātra in one place, but we have
never heard that both these qualities are found entirely together in any one person.
(04-46-8)
anyatra bhāratācāryāt-saputrāditi me matiḥ। brahmāstraṃ caiva vedāśca naitadanyatra
dṛśyate ॥04-46-9॥
It is my opinion that, apart from Bhāratācārya and his son, the brahmāstra weapon and the
Vedas and such are not to be found elsewhere. (04-46-9)
ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ nāyaṃ kālaḥ svabhedane. sarve saṃhatya yudhyāmaḥ pākaśāsanimāgatam
॥04-46-10॥
The son of the teacher—may he forgive—this is not the time for discord. Let us all unite
and fight against Indra, who has arrived. (04-46-10)
balasya vyasanāni iha yāni uktāni manīṣibhiḥ। mukhyaḥ bhedaḥ hi teṣām vai pāpiṣṭhaḥ
viduṣām mataḥ ॥04-46-11॥
Among the calamities of strength described here by the wise, division is indeed regarded
by the learned as the chief and most sinful. (04-46-11)
aśvatthāmo vāca॥
Aśvatthāma said.
ācārya eva kṣamatāṃ śāntir atra vidhīyatām। abhiṣajyamāne hi gurau tadvṛttaṃ
roṣakāritam॥04-46-12॥
Let only the teacher grant forgiveness, and let peace be established here. When the
teacher is being reproached, that conduct is indeed born of anger. (04-46-12)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tato duryodhanо droṇaṃ kṣamayām āsa bhārata. saha karṇena bhīṣmeṇa kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā
॥04-46-13॥
Then Duryodhana, along with Karṇa, Bhīṣma, Kṛpa, and the noble-minded one, sought
forgiveness from Droṇa, O Bhārata. (04-46-13)
droṇa uvāca॥
Droṇa said.
yad eva prathamaṃ vākyaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'bravīt। tenaiva ahaṃ prasanno vai param atra
vidhīyatām॥04-46-14॥
Whatever speech Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, first spoke—by that I am truly pleased; let
that supreme thing here be done. (04-46-14)
yathā duryodhané' yatte nāgaḥ spṛśati sainikān। sāhasād yadi vā mohāt tathā nītir
vidhīyatām॥04-46-15॥
Just as, when dependent on Duryodhana, the elephant touches the soldiers either out of
boldness or delusion, so let the policy be determined. (04-46-15)
vanavāse hy anirvṛtte darśayen na dhanañjayaḥ। dhanaṃ vālabhamāno'tra nādya naḥ kṣantum
arhhati॥04-46-16॥
Since the forest exile is not yet completed, Dhanañjaya should not display wealth; anyone
wishing to seize it here today is not justified in forgiving us. (04-46-16)
yathā nāyaṁ samāyujyād-dhārtarāṣṭrān-kathaṁcana। yathā ca na parājayyāt-tathā
nītir-vidhīyatām ॥04-46-17॥
Arrange the policy so that he is not in any way joined with the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and
so that he may not be defeated. (04-46-17)
uktaṁ duryodhanenāpi purastād vākyam īdṛśam. tad anusmṛtya gāṅgeya yathāvat vaktum arhasi
॥04-46-18॥
O son of Gaṅgā, you ought to speak properly after recalling such words that were spoken by
Duryodhana before. (04-46-18)
