05.002
बलदेव उवाच॥
baladeva uvāca॥
[बलदेव (baladeva) - Baladeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Baladeva said:)
Baladeva spoke:
श्रुतं भवद्भिर्गदपूर्वजस्य; वाक्यं यथा धर्मवदर्थवच्च। अजातशत्रोश्च हितं हितं च; दुर्योधनस्यापि तथैव राज्ञः ॥५-२-१॥
śrutaṃ bhavadbhirgadapūrvajasya; vākyaṃ yathā dharmavadarthavacca। ajātaśatrośca hitaṃ hitaṃ ca; duryodhanasyāpi tathaiva rājñaḥ ॥5-2-1॥
[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you all; गदपूर्वजस्य (gadapūrvajasya) - of Gada's elder brother; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; यथा (yathā) - as; धर्मवत् (dharmavat) - righteous; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; अजातशत्रोः (ajātaśatroḥ) - of Ajatashatru; च (ca) - and; हितं (hitam) - beneficial; हितं (hitam) - beneficial; च (ca) - and; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king;]
(Heard by you all is the speech of Gada's elder brother, as it is righteous and meaningful, and beneficial to Ajatashatru and also similarly to Duryodhana, the king.)
You have heard the speech of Gada's elder brother, which is righteous and meaningful, beneficial to both Ajatashatru and Duryodhana, the king.
अर्धं हि राज्यस्य विसृज्य वीराः; कुन्तीसुतास्तस्य कृते यतन्ते। प्रदाय चार्धं धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः; सुखी सहास्माभिरतीव मोदेत् ॥५-२-२॥
ardhaṁ hi rājyasya visṛjya vīrāḥ; kuntīsutāstasya kṛte yatante। pradāya cārdhaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; sukhī sahāsmābhiratīva modet ॥5-2-2॥
[अर्धं (ardham) - half; हि (hi) - indeed; राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - relinquishing; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कुन्तीसुताः (kuntīsutāḥ) - sons of Kunti; तस्य (tasya) - for him; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake; यतन्ते (yatante) - strive; प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given; च (ca) - and; अर्धं (ardham) - half; धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; सुखी (sukhī) - happy; सह (saha) - with; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - us; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; मोदेत् (modet) - should rejoice;]
(Indeed, relinquishing half of the kingdom, the heroes, the sons of Kunti, strive for his sake. Having given half, the son of Dhritarashtra should be extremely happy with us.)
The sons of Kunti, being noble, are striving for the sake of the son of Dhritarashtra by relinquishing half of their kingdom. In return, the son of Dhritarashtra should be extremely happy with us.
लब्ध्वा हि राज्यं पुरुषप्रवीराः; सम्यक्प्रवृत्तेषु परेषु चैव। ध्रुवं प्रशान्ताः सुखमाविशेयु; स्तेषां प्रशान्तिश्च हितं प्रजानाम् ॥५-२-३॥
labdhvā hi rājyaṃ puruṣapravīrāḥ; samyakpravṛtteṣu pareṣu caiva। dhruvaṃ praśāntāḥ sukhamāviśeyu; steṣāṃ praśāntiśca hitaṃ prajānām ॥5-2-3॥
[लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; हि (hi) - indeed; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; पुरुषप्रवीराः (puruṣapravīrāḥ) - valiant men; सम्यक्प्रवृत्तेषु (samyakpravṛtteṣu) - well-disposed; परेषु (pareṣu) - towards others; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - surely; प्रशान्ताः (praśāntāḥ) - peaceful; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; आविशेयुः (āviśeyuḥ) - would enter; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; प्रशान्तिः (praśāntiḥ) - peace; च (ca) - and; हितं (hitaṃ) - welfare; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people;]
(Having obtained the kingdom, the valiant men, being well-disposed towards others, would surely enter happiness; their peace is certainly the welfare of the people.)
Having gained the kingdom, the brave men, being well-disposed towards others, would surely find peace and happiness; their tranquility is indeed beneficial for the people.
दुर्योधनस्यापि मतं च वेत्तुं; वक्तुं च वाक्यानि युधिष्ठिरस्य। प्रियं मम स्याद्यदि तत्र कश्चि; द्व्रजेच्छमार्थं कुरुपाण्डवानाम् ॥५-२-४॥
duryodhanasyāpi mataṃ ca vettuṃ; vaktuṃ ca vākyāni yudhiṣṭhirasya। priyaṃ mama syādyadi tatra kaści; dvrajechchamārthaṃ kurupāṇḍavānām ॥5-2-4॥
[दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; च (ca) - and; वेत्तुं (vettuṃ) - to know; वक्तुं (vaktuṃ) - to speak; च (ca) - and; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; मम (mama) - to me; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; यदि (yadi) - if; तत्र (tatra) - there; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - would go; क्षमार्थं (kṣamārthaṃ) - for reconciliation; कुरुपाण्डवानाम् (kurupāṇḍavānām) - of the Kuru and Pandavas.;]
(To know the opinion of Duryodhana also; to speak the words of Yudhishthira. It would be dear to me if someone would go there for reconciliation of the Kuru and Pandavas.)
It would please me greatly if someone could go there to reconcile the Kuru and Pandavas by understanding Duryodhana's opinion and conveying Yudhishthira's words.
स भीष्ममामन्त्र्य कुरुप्रवीरं; वैचित्रवीर्यं च महानुभावम्। द्रोणं सपुत्रं विदुरं कृपं च; गान्धारराजं च ससूतपुत्रम् ॥५-२-५॥
sa bhīṣmamāmantrya kurupravīraṃ; vaicitravīryaṃ ca mahānubhāvam। droṇaṃ saputraṃ viduraṃ kṛpaṃ ca; gāndhārarājaṃ ca sasūtaputram ॥5-2-5॥
[स (sa) - he; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; कुरुप्रवीरं (kurupravīraṃ) - the hero of the Kuru dynasty; वैचित्रवीर्यं (vaicitravīryaṃ) - son of Vichitravirya; च (ca) - and; महानुभावम् (mahānubhāvam) - great personality; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; सपुत्रं (saputram) - with his son; विदुरं (viduram) - Vidura; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kripa; गान्धारराजं (gāndhārarājam) - the king of Gandhara; ससूतपुत्रम् (sasūtaputram) - with the son of a charioteer;]
(He, having addressed Bhishma, the hero of the Kuru dynasty, son of Vichitravirya, and a great personality, along with Drona with his son, Vidura, Kripa, the king of Gandhara, and with the son of a charioteer.)
He addressed Bhishma, the hero of the Kuru dynasty, son of Vichitravirya, and a great personality, along with Drona and his son, Vidura, Kripa, the king of Gandhara, and the son of a charioteer.
सर्वे च येऽन्ये धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रा; बलप्रधाना निगमप्रधानाः। स्थिताश्च धर्मेषु यथा स्वकेषु; लोकप्रवीराः श्रुतकालवृद्धाः ॥५-२-६॥
sarve ca ye'nye dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā; balapradhānā nigamapradhānāḥ। sthitāśca dharmeṣu yathā svakeṣu; lokapravīrāḥ śrutakālavṛddhāḥ ॥5-2-6॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; अन्ये (anye) - others; धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रा (dhṛtarāṣṭraputrā) - sons of Dhritarashtra; बलप्रधाना (balapradhānā) - chief in strength; निगमप्रधानाः (nigamapradhānāḥ) - chief among assemblies; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established; च (ca) - and; धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in duties; यथा (yathā) - as; स्वकेषु (svakeṣu) - in their own; लोकप्रवीराः (lokapravīrāḥ) - heroes of the world; श्रुतकालवृद्धाः (śrutakālavṛddhāḥ) - wise with age and experience;]
(All those other sons of Dhritarashtra, chief in strength and assemblies, established in duties as in their own, heroes of the world, wise with age and experience.)
All the other sons of Dhritarashtra, who are chief in strength and assemblies, are established in their duties as they are in their own, and are heroes of the world, wise with age and experience.
एतेषु सर्वेषु समागतेषु; पौरेषु वृद्धेषु च सङ्गतेषु। ब्रवीतु वाक्यं प्रणिपातयुक्तं; कुन्तीसुतस्यार्थकरं यथा स्यात् ॥५-२-७॥
eteṣu sarveṣu samāgateṣu; paureṣu vṛddheṣu ca saṅgateṣu। bravītu vākyaṃ praṇipātayuktaṃ; kuntīsutasyārthakaraṃ yathā syāt ॥5-2-7॥
[एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; समागतेषु (samāgateṣu) - assembled; पौरेषु (paureṣu) - citizens; वृद्धेषु (vṛddheṣu) - elders; च (ca) - and; सङ्गतेषु (saṅgateṣu) - gathered; ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - let him speak; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; प्रणिपातयुक्तं (praṇipātayuktaṃ) - with respect; कुन्तीसुतस्य (kuntīsutasya) - of Kunti's son; अर्थकरं (arthakaraṃ) - beneficial; यथा (yathā) - so that; स्यात् (syāt) - it may be;]
(In these, all assembled; citizens, elders, and gathered. Let him speak words with respect; beneficial to Kunti's son so that it may be.)
In the assembly of all these gathered citizens and elders, let him speak words with respect that are beneficial to Kunti's son.
सर्वास्ववस्थासु च ते न कौट्या; द्ग्रस्तो हि सोऽर्थो बलमाश्रितैस्तैः। प्रियाभ्युपेतस्य युधिष्ठिरस्य; द्यूते प्रमत्तस्य हृतं च राज्यम् ॥५-२-८॥
sarvāsva-avasthāsu ca te na kauṭyā; dagrasto hi so'rtho balamāśritais taiḥ। priyābhyupetasya yudhiṣṭhirasya; dyūte pramattasya hṛtaṃ ca rājyam ॥5-2-8॥
[सर्वास्ववस्थासु (sarvāsva-avasthāsu) - in all conditions; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; कौट्या (kauṭyā) - by deceit; द्ग्रस्तः (dagrastaḥ) - seized; हि (hi) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - that; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; बलमाश्रितैः (balamāśritaiḥ) - by those relying on strength; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; प्रियाभ्युपेतस्य (priyābhyupetasya) - of the beloved Yudhishthira; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - Yudhishthira's; द्यूते (dyūte) - in gambling; प्रमत्तस्य (pramattasya) - of the careless one; हृतं (hṛtaṃ) - taken away; च (ca) - and; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom;]
(In all conditions, your wealth was not seized by deceit, but indeed by those relying on strength. The kingdom of the beloved Yudhishthira, who was careless in gambling, was taken away.)
In every situation, your wealth was not taken by deceit but by those who relied on strength. The kingdom of the beloved Yudhishthira, who was careless in gambling, was lost.
निवार्यमाणश्च कुरुप्रवीरैः; सर्वैः सुहृद्भिर्ह्ययमप्यतज्ज्ञः। गान्धारराजस्य सुतं मताक्षं; समाह्वयेद्देवितुमाजमीढः ॥५-२-९॥
nivāryamāṇaśca kurupravīraiḥ; sarvaiḥ suhṛdbhirhyayamapyatajjñaḥ। gāndhārarājasya sutaṃ matākṣaṃ; samāhvayeddevitumājamīḍhaḥ ॥5-2-9॥
[निवार्यमाणः (nivāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; च (ca) - and; कुरु-प्रवीरैः (kuru-pravīraiḥ) - by the Kuru heroes; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends; हि (hi) - indeed; अयम् (ayam) - this; अपि (api) - also; अतज्ज्ञः (atajjñaḥ) - ignorant; गान्धारराजस्य (gāndhārarājasya) - of the king of Gandhara; सुतम् (sutam) - son; मताक्षम् (matākṣam) - Madri's son; समाह्वयेत् (samāhvayet) - would challenge; देवितुम् (devitum) - to fight; आजमीढः (ājamīḍhaḥ) - Ajamidha;]
(Being restrained by the Kuru heroes, by all friends, indeed this ignorant one also would challenge the son of the king of Gandhara, Madri's son, to fight, Ajamidha.)
Despite being restrained by the Kuru heroes and all his friends, this ignorant one, Ajamidha, would still challenge the son of the king of Gandhara, Madri's son, to a fight.
दुरोदरास्तत्र सहस्रशोऽन्ये; युधिष्ठिरो यान्विषहेत जेतुम्। उत्सृज्य तान्सौबलमेव चायं; समाह्वयत्तेन जितोऽक्षवत्याम् ॥५-२-१०॥
durodarāstatra sahasraśo'nye; yudhiṣṭhiro yānviṣaheta jetum। utsṛjya tānsaubalameva cāyaṃ; samāhvayattena jito'kṣavatyām ॥5-2-10॥
[दुरोदराः (durodarāḥ) - warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; अन्ये (anye) - others; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; यान् (yān) - whom; विषहेत (viṣaheta) - could withstand; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving aside; तान् (tān) - them; सौबलम् (saubalam) - Saubala; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; समाह्वयत् (samāhvayat) - challenged; तेन (tena) - by him; जितः (jitaḥ) - was defeated; अक्षवत्याम् (akṣavatyām) - in the dice game;]
(There were warriors by thousands, others whom Yudhishthira could withstand to conquer. Leaving them aside, he challenged only Saubala and was defeated by him in the dice game.)
In that place, there were thousands of other warriors, whom Yudhishthira could have withstood and conquered. However, leaving them aside, he chose to challenge only Saubala and was defeated by him in the game of dice.
स दीव्यमानः प्रतिदेवनेन; अक्षेषु नित्यं सुपराङ्मुखेषु। संरम्भमाणो विजितः प्रसह्य; तत्रापराधः शकुनेर्न कश्चित् ॥५-२-११॥
sa dīvyamānaḥ pratidevanena; akṣeṣu nityaṃ suparāṅmukheṣu। saṃrambhamāṇo vijitaḥ prasahya; tatrāparādhaḥ śakunerna kaścit ॥5-2-11॥
[स (sa) - he; दीव्यमानः (dīvyamānaḥ) - gambling; प्रतिदेवनेन (pratidevanena) - with counter-gambling; अक्षेषु (akṣeṣu) - in dice; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सुपराङ्मुखेषु (suparāṅmukheṣu) - facing upwards; संरम्भमाणः (saṃrambhamāṇaḥ) - being agitated; विजितः (vijitaḥ) - defeated; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - fault; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of the dice; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone;]
(He, gambling with counter-gambling, always in dice facing upwards, being agitated, was forcibly defeated; there was no fault of the dice at all.)
He was constantly engaged in gambling with counter-gambling, always with the dice facing upwards. Being agitated, he was forcibly defeated; however, there was no fault of the dice at all.
तस्मात्प्रणम्यैव वचो ब्रवीतु; वैचित्रवीर्यं बहुसामयुक्तम्। तथा हि शक्यो धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः; स्वार्थे नियोक्तुं पुरुषेण तेन ॥५-२-१२॥
tasmātpraṇamyaiva vaco bravītu; vaicitravīryaṃ bahusāmayuktam। tathā hi śakyo dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ; svārthe niyoctuṃ puruṣeṇa tena ॥5-2-12॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having saluted; एव (eva) - indeed; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; ब्रवीतु (bravītu) - should speak; वैचित्रवीर्यं (vaicitravīryaṃ) - to Vicitravīrya; बहु (bahu) - many; साम (sāma) - with reconciliatory words; युक्तम् (yuktam) - endowed; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; स्वार्थे (svārthe) - for his own interest; नियोक्तुम् (niyoctum) - to engage; पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a man; तेन (tena) - by him;]
(Therefore, having saluted, he should indeed speak words to Vicitravīrya, endowed with many reconciliatory words. Thus, indeed, it is possible to engage Dhritarashtra's son for his own interest by a man like him.)
Therefore, after offering his respects, he should speak to Vicitravīrya with many conciliatory words. In this way, it is indeed possible for a man like him to engage Dhritarashtra's son in his own interest.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एवं ब्रुवत्येव मधुप्रवीरे; शिनिप्रवीरः सहसोत्पपात। तच्चापि वाक्यं परिनिन्द्य तस्य; समाददे वाक्यमिदं समन्युः ॥५-२-१३॥
evaṃ bruvaty eva madhupravīre; śinipravīraḥ sahasotpapāta। taccāpi vākyaṃ parinindya tasya; samādade vākyam idaṃ samanyuḥ ॥5-2-13॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; एव (eva) - indeed; मधुप्रवीरे (madhupravīre) - Madhu hero; शिनिप्रवीरः (śinipravīraḥ) - Śini hero; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; उत्पपात (utpapāta) - rose; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; परिनिन्द्य (parinindya) - criticizing; तस्य (tasya) - his; समाददे (samādade) - took up; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; इदम् (idam) - this; समन्युः (samanyuḥ) - angrily;]
(Thus, while the Madhu hero was indeed speaking, the Śini hero suddenly rose. Criticizing that speech of his, he angrily took up this speech.)
While the hero of the Madhu clan was speaking, the hero of the Śini clan suddenly stood up. Criticizing his words, he angrily began to speak.
