05.004
द्रुपद उवाच॥
drupada uvāca॥
[द्रुपद (drupada) - Drupada; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drupada said:)
Drupada said:
एवमेतन्महाबाहो भविष्यति न संशयः। न हि दुर्योधनो राज्यं मधुरेण प्रदास्यति ॥५-४-१॥
evam etan mahābāho bhaviṣyati na sanśayaḥ। na hi duryodhanō rājyaṁ madhurēṇa pradāsyati ॥5-4-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; न (na) - not; संशयः (sanśayaḥ) - doubt; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; मधुरेण (madhurēṇa) - with sweetness; प्रदास्यति (pradāsyati) - will give;]
(Thus, O mighty-armed one, there will be no doubt. Indeed, Duryodhana will not give the kingdom with sweetness.)
Thus, O mighty-armed one, there is no doubt that Duryodhana will not willingly give up the kingdom.
अनुवर्त्स्यति तं चापि धृतराष्ट्रः सुतप्रियः। भीष्मद्रोणौ च कार्पण्यान्मौर्ख्याद्राधेयसौबलौ ॥५-४-२॥
anuvartsyati taṁ cāpi dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ sutapriyaḥ। bhīṣmadroṇau ca kārpaṇyānmaurkhyādrādheyasaubalau ॥5-4-2॥
[अनुवर्त्स्यति (anuvartsyati) - will follow; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सुतप्रियः (sutapriyaḥ) - fond of his son; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; च (ca) - and; कार्पण्यान् (kārpaṇyān) - out of pity; मौर्ख्यात् (maurkhyāt) - out of foolishness; राधेय (rādheya) - Radheya (Karna); सौबलौ (saubalau) - and Saubala (Shakuni);]
(Dhritarashtra, fond of his son, will also follow him; Bhishma and Drona, out of pity and foolishness, Radheya and Saubala.)
Dhritarashtra, who is fond of his son, will also follow him. Bhishma and Drona, due to their compassion and lack of wisdom, along with Radheya (Karna) and Saubala (Shakuni), will do the same.
बलदेवस्य वाक्यं तु मम ज्ञाने न युज्यते। एतद्धि पुरुषेणाग्रे कार्यं सुनयमिच्छता ॥५-४-३॥
baladevasya vākyaṃ tu mama jñāne na yujyate। etaddhi puruṣeṇāgre kāryaṃ sunayam icchatā ॥5-4-3॥
[बलदेवस्य (baladevasya) - of Baladeva; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; तु (tu) - but; मम (mama) - my; ज्ञाने (jñāne) - in knowledge; न (na) - not; युज्यते (yujyate) - fits; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; पुरुषेण (puruṣeṇa) - by a person; अग्रे (agre) - first; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; सुनयम् (sunayam) - good policy; इच्छता (icchatā) - desiring;]
(But the statement of Baladeva does not fit in my knowledge. Indeed, this is the duty of a person desiring good policy first.)
However, Baladeva's statement does not align with my understanding. This is indeed the foremost duty of a person who desires good governance.
न तु वाच्यो मृदु वचो धार्तराष्ट्रः कथञ्चन। न हि मार्दवसाध्योऽसौ पापबुद्धिर्मतो मम ॥५-४-४॥
na tu vācyaḥ mṛdu vaco dhārtarāṣṭraḥ kathaṃcana। na hi mārdavasādhyo'sau pāpabuddhirmato mama ॥5-4-4॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be spoken; मृदु (mṛdu) - soft; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मार्दव (mārdava) - gentleness; साध्यः (sādhyaḥ) - to be accomplished; असौ (asau) - he; पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मम (mama) - by me;]
(But Dhritarashtra's son is not to be spoken to with soft words in any way. Indeed, he is not to be accomplished with gentleness, as he is considered evil-minded by me.)
However, Dhritarashtra's son should never be addressed with gentle words, as he cannot be won over by gentleness; he is deemed evil-minded by me.
गर्दभे मार्दवं कुर्याद्गोषु तीक्ष्णं समाचरेत्। मृदु दुर्योधने वाक्यं यो ब्रूयात्पापचेतसि ॥५-४-५॥
gardabhe mārdavaṃ kuryādgoṣu tīkṣṇaṃ samācaret। mṛdu duryodhane vākyaṃ yo brūyātpāpacetasi ॥5-4-5॥
[गर्दभे (gardabhe) - in a donkey; मार्दवं (mārdavaṃ) - gentleness; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; तीक्ष्णं (tīkṣṇaṃ) - harshness; समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should practice; मृदु (mṛdu) - soft; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - to Duryodhana; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; यः (yaḥ) - who; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should speak; पापचेतसि (pāpacetasi) - to a wicked mind;]
(One should show gentleness to a donkey, harshness to cows; soft words to Duryodhana, who should speak to a wicked mind.)
One should be gentle with a donkey, harsh with cows; speak softly to Duryodhana, and address a wicked mind appropriately.
मृदु वै मन्यते पापो भाष्यमाणमशक्तिजम्। जितमर्थं विजानीयादबुधो मार्दवे सति ॥५-४-६॥
mṛdu vai manyate pāpo bhāṣyamāṇamaśaktijam। jitamarthaṃ vijānīyādabudho mārdave sati ॥5-4-6॥
[मृदु (mṛdu) - soft; वै (vai) - indeed; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinner; भाष्यमाणम् (bhāṣyamāṇam) - being spoken; अशक्तिजम् (aśaktijam) - from weakness; जितम् (jitam) - conquered; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - should know; अबुधः (abudhaḥ) - fool; मार्दवे (mārdave) - in gentleness; सति (sati) - being;]
(The sinner indeed thinks that the soft-spoken one is weak. A fool should know the purpose is conquered when gentleness is present.)
The sinner perceives the gentle speaker as weak. A fool should realize that the goal is achieved through gentleness.
एतच्चैव करिष्यामो यत्नश्च क्रियतामिह। प्रस्थापयाम मित्रेभ्यो बलान्युद्योजयन्तु नः ॥५-४-७॥
etaccaiva kariṣyāmo yatnaśca kriyatāmiha। prasthāpayāma mitrebhyo balānyudyojayantu naḥ ॥5-4-7॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - we will do; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; च (ca) - and; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; इह (iha) - here; प्रस्थापयाम (prasthāpayāma) - we will send; मित्रेभ्यः (mitrebhyaḥ) - to friends; बलानि (balāni) - forces; उद्योजयन्तु (udyojayantu) - let them mobilize; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(This indeed we will do, and effort let it be done here. We will send to friends, let them mobilize our forces.)
We will indeed do this, and make efforts here. Let us send word to our friends to mobilize our forces.
शल्यस्य धृष्टकेतोश्च जयत्सेनस्य चाभिभोः। केकयानां च सर्वेषां दूता गच्छन्तु शीघ्रगाः ॥५-४-८॥
śalyasya dhṛṣṭaketośca jayatsenasya cābhibhoḥ। kekayānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ dūtā gacchantu śīghragāḥ ॥5-4-8॥
[शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; धृष्टकेतोः (dhṛṣṭaketoḥ) - of Dhṛṣṭaketu; च (ca) - and; जयत्सेनस्य (jayatsenasya) - of Jayatsena; च (ca) - and; अभिभोः (abhibhoḥ) - of Abhibhu; केकयानां (kekayānāṃ) - of the Kekayas; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers; गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go; शीघ्रगाः (śīghragāḥ) - swiftly;]
(Let the messengers of Śalya, Dhṛṣṭaketu, Jayatsena, Abhibhu, and all the Kekayas go swiftly.)
Let the swift messengers of Śalya, Dhṛṣṭaketu, Jayatsena, Abhibhu, and all the Kekayas proceed quickly.
स तु दुर्योधनो नूनं प्रेषयिष्यति सर्वशः। पूर्वाभिपन्नाः सन्तश्च भजन्ते पूर्वचोदकम् ॥५-४-९॥
sa tu duryodhano nūnaṃ preṣayiṣyati sarvaśaḥ। pūrvābhipannāḥ santaśca bhajante pūrvacodakam ॥5-4-9॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; प्रेषयिष्यति (preṣayiṣyati) - will send; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; पूर्वाभिपन्नाः (pūrvābhipannāḥ) - those who have previously agreed; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people; च (ca) - and; भजन्ते (bhajante) - serve; पूर्वचोदकम् (pūrvacodakam) - previous instigator;]
(But he, Duryodhana, will certainly send everywhere. Those who have previously agreed, the good people, also serve the previous instigator.)
However, Duryodhana will surely send his message everywhere. Those who have previously agreed, the virtuous ones, also follow the previous instigator.
तत्त्वरध्वं नरेन्द्राणां पूर्वमेव प्रचोदने। महद्धि कार्यं वोढव्यमिति मे वर्तते मतिः ॥५-४-१०॥
tattvaradhvaṃ narendrāṇāṃ pūrvameva pracodane। mahaddhi kāryaṃ voḍhavyamiti me vartate matiḥ ॥5-4-10॥
[तत्त्वरध्वं (tattvaradhvaṃ) - act swiftly; नरेन्द्राणां (narendrāṇāṃ) - of the kings; पूर्वमेव (pūrvameva) - beforehand; प्रचोदने (pracodane) - in urging; महत् (mahat) - great; हि (hi) - indeed; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; वोढव्यम् (voḍhavyam) - to be undertaken; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(Act swiftly, O kings, in urging beforehand. Indeed, a great task is to be undertaken, thus exists my thought.)
O kings, act swiftly in urging beforehand, for indeed, there is a great task to be undertaken, and this is my thought.
शल्यस्य प्रेष्यतां शीघ्रं ये च तस्यानुगा नृपाः। भगदत्ताय राज्ञे च पूर्वसागरवासिने ॥५-४-११॥
śalyasya preṣyatāṃ śīghraṃ ye ca tasyānugā nṛpāḥ। bhagadattāya rājñe ca pūrvasāgaravāsine ॥5-4-11॥
[शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; प्रेष्यतां (preṣyatāṃ) - let be sent; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; अनुगा (anugā) - followers; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; भगदत्ताय (bhagadattāya) - to Bhagadatta; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; च (ca) - and; पूर्वसागरवासिने (pūrvasāgaravāsine) - dweller of the eastern sea;]
(Let Śalya's followers and the kings who are his followers be sent quickly to King Bhagadatta, the dweller of the eastern sea.)
Send Śalya's followers and the accompanying kings swiftly to King Bhagadatta, who resides by the eastern sea.
अमितौजसे तथोग्राय हार्दिक्यायाहुकाय च। दीर्घप्रज्ञाय मल्लाय रोचमानाय चाभिभो ॥५-४-१२॥
amitaujase tathogrāya hārdikyāyāhukāya ca। dīrghaprajñāya mallāya rocamānāya cābhibho ॥5-4-12॥
[अमितौजसे (amitaujase) - to the one with immense energy; तथ (tatha) - and; उग्राय (ugrāya) - to the fierce one; हार्दिक्याय (hārdikyāya) - to the descendant of Hridika; आहुकाय (āhukāya) - to Ahuka; च (ca) - and; दीर्घप्रज्ञाय (dīrghaprajñāya) - to the one with profound wisdom; मल्लाय (mallāya) - to the wrestler; रोचमानाय (rocamānāya) - to the shining one; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(To the one with immense energy, and to the fierce one, to the descendant of Hridika, to Ahuka, and to the one with profound wisdom, to the wrestler, to the shining one, and O lord.)
To the one with immense energy, fierce and wise, descendant of Hridika, Ahuka, the wrestler, and the shining lord.
आनीयतां बृहन्तश्च सेनाबिन्दुश्च पार्थिवः। पापजित्प्रतिविन्ध्यश्च चित्रवर्मा सुवास्तुकः ॥५-४-१३॥
ānīyatāṃ bṛhantaśca senābinduśca pārthivaḥ। pāpajitprativindhyaśca citravarmā suvāstukaḥ ॥5-4-13॥
[आनीयतां (ānīyatāṃ) - let it be brought; बृहन्तः (bṛhantaḥ) - Bṛhant; च (ca) - and; सेनाबिन्दुः (senābinduḥ) - Senābindu; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; पापजित् (pāpajit) - Pāpajit; प्रतिविन्ध्यः (prativindhyaḥ) - Prativindhya; च (ca) - and; चित्रवर्मा (citravarmā) - Citravarmā; सुवास्तुकः (suvāstukaḥ) - Suvāstuka;]
(Let Bṛhant, Senābindu, the king, Pāpajit, Prativindhya, Citravarmā, and Suvāstuka be brought.)
Bring Bṛhant, Senābindu, the king, Pāpajit, Prativindhya, Citravarmā, and Suvāstuka.
बाह्लीको मुञ्जकेशश्च चैद्याधिपतिरेव च। सुपार्श्वश्च सुबाहुश्च पौरवश्च महारथः ॥५-४-१४॥
bāhlīko muñjakeśaśca caidyādhipatireva ca। supārśvaśca subāhuśca pauravaśca mahārathaḥ ॥5-4-14॥
[बाह्लीकः (bāhlīkaḥ) - Bahlika; मुञ्जकेशः (muñjakeśaḥ) - Munakesha; च (ca) - and; चैद्याधिपतिः (caidyādhipatiḥ) - the king of the Chedis; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; सुपार्श्वः (supārśvaḥ) - Suparshva; सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subahu; च (ca) - and; पौरवः (pauravaḥ) - Paurava; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Bahlika, Munakesha, and the king of the Chedis indeed, and Suparshva, Subahu, and Paurava, the great chariot-warrior.)
Bahlika, Munakesha, the king of the Chedis, Suparshva, Subahu, and Paurava were all great chariot-warriors.
शकानां पह्लवानां च दरदानां च ये नृपाः। काम्बोजा ऋषिका ये च पश्चिमानूपकाश्च ये ॥५-४-१५॥
śakānāṃ pahlavānāṃ ca daradānāṃ ca ye nṛpāḥ। kāmbojā ṛṣikā ye ca paścimānūpakāśca ye ॥5-4-15॥
[शकानां (śakānāṃ) - of the Śakas; पह्लवानां (pahlavānāṃ) - of the Pahlavas; च (ca) - and; दरदानां (daradānāṃ) - of the Daradas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; काम्बोजा (kāmbojā) - Kambojas; ऋषिका (ṛṣikā) - Ṛṣikas; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; पश्चिमानूपकाः (paścimānūpakāḥ) - Western Anupakas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who;]
(The kings of the Śakas, Pahlavas, and Daradas; the Kambojas, Ṛṣikas, and those who are the Western Anupakas.)
The kings of the Śakas, Pahlavas, and Daradas, along with the Kambojas, Ṛṣikas, and the Western Anupakas, are mentioned here.
जयत्सेनश्च काश्यश्च तथा पञ्चनदा नृपाः। क्राथपुत्रश्च दुर्धर्षः पार्वतीयाश्च ये नृपाः ॥५-४-१६॥
jayatsenaśca kāśyaśca tathā pañcanadā nṛpāḥ। krāthaputraśca durdharṣaḥ pārvatīyāśca ye nṛpāḥ ॥5-4-16॥
[जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - Jayatsena; च (ca) - and; काश्यः (kāśyaḥ) - Kāśya; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; पञ्चनदाः (pañcanadāḥ) - Pañcanada; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; क्राथपुत्रः (krāthaputraḥ) - Krāthaputra; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - Durdharṣa; पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - mountainous regions; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings;]
(Jayatsena and Kāśya, as well as the kings of Pañcanada; Krāthaputra and Durdharṣa, and the kings from the mountainous regions.)
Jayatsena, Kāśya, and the kings of Pañcanada, along with Krāthaputra and Durdharṣa, were the rulers from the mountainous regions.
जानकिश्च सुशर्मा च मणिमान्पौतिमत्स्यकः। पांसुराष्ट्राधिपश्चैव धृष्टकेतुश्च वीर्यवान् ॥५-४-१७॥
jānikiśca suśarmā ca maṇimānpautimatsyakaḥ। pāṃsurāṣṭrādhipaścaiva dhṛṣṭaketuśca vīryavān ॥5-4-17॥
[जानकि (jāniki) - Janaki; च (ca) - and; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; च (ca) - and; मणिमान् (maṇimān) - Maniman; पौतिमत्स्यकः (pautimatsyakaḥ) - Pautimatsyaka; पांसुराष्ट्राधिपः (pāṃsurāṣṭrādhipaḥ) - the ruler of Pamsurashtra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhrishtaketu; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the valiant one;]
(Janaki and Susharma and Maniman, Pautimatsyaka, the ruler of Pamsurashtra, and indeed Dhrishtaketu, the valiant one.)
Janaki, Susharma, Maniman, Pautimatsyaka, the ruler of Pamsurashtra, and Dhrishtaketu, the valiant one, were present.
औड्रश्च दण्डधारश्च बृहत्सेनश्च वीर्यवान्। अपराजितो निषादश्च श्रेणिमान्वसुमानपि ॥५-४-१८॥
auḍraśca daṇḍadhāraśca bṛhatsenaśca vīryavān। aparājito niṣādaśca śreṇimānvasumānapi ॥5-4-18॥
[औड्रः (auḍraḥ) - a person from the region of Oḍra; च (ca) - and; दण्डधारः (daṇḍadhāraḥ) - one who holds a staff; च (ca) - and; बृहत्सेनः (bṛhatsenaḥ) - Bṛhatsena; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated; निषादः (niṣādaḥ) - Niṣāda; च (ca) - and; श्रेणिमान् (śreṇimān) - Śreṇimān; वसुमान् (vasumān) - Vasumān; अपि (api) - also;]
(The person from Oḍra, the staff-holder, Bṛhatsena, the powerful one, the undefeated, Niṣāda, Śreṇimān, and also Vasumān.)
The person from the region of Oḍra, along with the staff-holder, Bṛhatsena, who is powerful and undefeated, Niṣāda, Śreṇimān, and Vasumān, were all present.
बृहद्बलो महौजाश्च बाहुः परपुरञ्जयः। समुद्रसेनो राजा च सह पुत्रेण वीर्यवान् ॥५-४-१९॥
bṛhadbalo mahaujāśca bāhuḥ parapurañjayaḥ। samudraseno rājā ca saha putreṇa vīryavān ॥5-4-19॥
[बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; महौजाः (mahaujāḥ) - mighty; च (ca) - and; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - Bahu; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities; समुद्रसेनः (samudrasenaḥ) - Samudrasena; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - son; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Brihadbala, mighty, and Bahu, conqueror of enemy cities. Samudrasena, the king, and powerful with his son.)
Brihadbala, who is mighty, and Bahu, the conqueror of enemy cities, along with King Samudrasena, who is powerful with his son.
अदारिश्च नदीजश्च कर्णवेष्टश्च पार्थिवः। समर्थश्च सुवीरश्च मार्जारः कन्यकस्तथा ॥५-४-२०॥
adāriśca nadījaśca karṇaveṣṭaśca pārthivaḥ। samarthaśca suvīraśca mārjāraḥ kanyakastathā ॥5-4-20॥
[अदारिः (adāriḥ) - Adari; नदीजः (nadījaḥ) - Nadija; कर्णवेष्टः (karṇaveṣṭaḥ) - Karnaveshta; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - Parthiva; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - Samartha; सुवीरः (suvīraḥ) - Suveera; मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) - Marjara; कन्यकः (kanyakah) - Kanyaka; तथा (tathā) - and;]
(Adari, Nadija, Karnaveshta, Parthiva, Samartha, Suveera, Marjara, and Kanyaka.)
Adari, Nadija, Karnaveshta, Parthiva, Samartha, Suveera, Marjara, and Kanyaka were all present.
महावीरश्च कद्रुश्च निकरस्तुमुलः क्रथः। नीलश्च वीरधर्मा च भूमिपालश्च वीर्यवान् ॥५-४-२१॥
mahāvīraśca kadruśca nikarastumulaḥ krathaḥ। nīlaśca vīradharmā ca bhūmipālaśca vīryavān ॥5-4-21॥
[महावीरः (mahāvīraḥ) - great hero; च (ca) - and; कद्रुः (kadruḥ) - Kadru; च (ca) - and; निकरः (nikaraḥ) - multitude; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; क्रथः (krathaḥ) - Kratha; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; च (ca) - and; वीरधर्मा (vīradharmā) - heroic duty; च (ca) - and; भूमिपालः (bhūmipālaḥ) - king; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(The great hero and Kadru, the tumultuous multitude, Kratha, Nila, and the king with heroic duty and power.)
The great hero Mahavira, Kadru, the tumultuous multitude, Kratha, Nila, and the powerful king with heroic duty.
दुर्जयो दन्तवक्त्रश्च रुक्मी च जनमेजयः। आषाढो वायुवेगश्च पूर्वपाली च पार्थिवः ॥५-४-२२॥
durjayo dantavaktraśca rukmī ca janamejayaḥ। āṣāḍho vāyuvegaśca pūrvapālī ca pārthivaḥ ॥5-4-22॥
[दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - invincible; दन्तवक्त्रः (dantavaktraḥ) - Dantavaktra; च (ca) - and; रुक्मी (rukmī) - Rukmi; च (ca) - and; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya; आषाढः (āṣāḍhaḥ) - Āṣāḍha; वायुवेगः (vāyuvegaḥ) - Vāyuvega; च (ca) - and; पूर्वपाली (pūrvapālī) - Pūrvapālī; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king;]
(Invincible, Dantavaktra, and Rukmi, and Janamejaya; Āṣāḍha, Vāyuvega, and Pūrvapālī, and king.)
Invincible Dantavaktra, Rukmi, Janamejaya, Āṣāḍha, Vāyuvega, and Pūrvapālī were all kings.
भूरितेजा देवकश्च एकलव्यस्य चात्मजः। कारूषकाश्च राजानः क्षेमधूर्तिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥५-४-२३॥
bhūritejā devakaśca ekalavyasya cātmajaḥ। kārūṣakāśca rājānaḥ kṣemadhūrtiśca vīryavān ॥5-4-23॥
[भूरितेजा (bhūritejā) - of great splendor; देवकः (devakaḥ) - Devaka; च (ca) - and; एकलव्यस्य (ekalavyasya) - of Ekalavya; च (ca) - and; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; कारूषकाः (kārūṣakāḥ) - Kārūṣakas; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; क्षेमधूर्तिः (kṣemadhūrtiḥ) - Kṣemadhūrti; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty;]
(Of great splendor, Devaka and the son of Ekalavya; the Kārūṣakas and kings, Kṣemadhūrti and the mighty one.)
Devaka, the son of Ekalavya, the Kārūṣakas, and the mighty king Kṣemadhūrti, all of great splendor.
उद्भवः क्षेमकश्चैव वाटधानश्च पार्थिवः। श्रुतायुश्च दृढायुश्च शाल्वपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥५-४-२४॥
udbhavaḥ kṣemakaścaiva vāṭadhānaśca pārthivaḥ। śrutāyuśca dṛḍhāyuśca śālvaputraśca vīryavān ॥5-4-24॥
[उद्भवः (udbhavaḥ) - Udbhava; क्षेमकः (kṣemakaḥ) - Kṣemaka; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वाटधानः (vāṭadhānaḥ) - Vāṭadhāna; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Śrutāyu; च (ca) - and; दृढायुः (dṛḍhāyuḥ) - Dṛḍhāyu; च (ca) - and; शाल्वपुत्रः (śālvaputraḥ) - son of Śālva; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty;]
(Udbhava, Kṣemaka, and indeed Vāṭadhāna, the king; Śrutāyu, Dṛḍhāyu, and the mighty son of Śālva.)
Udbhava, Kṣemaka, Vāṭadhāna, the king, along with Śrutāyu, Dṛḍhāyu, and the mighty son of Śālva, were present.
कुमारश्च कलिङ्गानामीश्वरो युद्धदुर्मदः। एतेषां प्रेष्यतां शीघ्रमेतद्धि मम रोचते ॥५-४-२५॥
kumāraśca kaliṅgānāmīśvaro yuddhadurmadaḥ। eteṣāṃ preṣyatāṃ śīghrametaddhi mama rocate ॥5-4-25॥
[कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince; च (ca) - and; कलिङ्गानाम् (kaliṅgānām) - of the Kalingas; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle; एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these; प्रेष्यताम् (preṣyatām) - to be sent; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; मम (mama) - to me; रोचते (rocate) - pleases;]
(The prince and lord of the Kalingas, arrogant in battle, should be sent quickly; this indeed pleases me.)
The prince, who is the lord of the Kalingas and is known for his arrogance in battle, should be sent quickly; this indeed pleases me.
अयं च ब्राह्मणः शीघ्रं मम राजन्पुरोहितः। प्रेष्यतां धृतराष्ट्राय वाक्यमस्मिन्समर्प्यताम् ॥५-४-२६॥
ayaṃ ca brāhmaṇaḥ śīghraṃ mama rājanpurohitaḥ। preṣyatāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrāya vākyamasminsamarpayatām ॥5-4-26॥
[अयं (ayaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; मम (mama) - my; राजन्पुरोहितः (rājanpurohitaḥ) - royal priest; प्रेष्यतां (preṣyatāṃ) - should be sent; धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhritarashtra; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - message; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; समर्प्यताम् (samarpayatām) - should be delivered;]
(This Brahmin, my royal priest, should be sent quickly to Dhritarashtra; the message should be delivered in this.)
This Brahmin, who is my royal priest, should be sent quickly to King Dhritarashtra to deliver this message.
यथा दुर्योधनो वाच्यो यथा शान्तनवो नृपः। धृतराष्ट्रो यथा वाच्यो द्रोणश्च विदुषां वरः ॥५-४-२७॥
yathā duryodhano vācyo yathā śāntanavo nṛpaḥ। dhṛtarāṣṭro yathā vācyo droṇaśca viduṣāṃ varaḥ ॥5-4-27॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; वाच्यः (vācyah) - to be addressed; यथा (yathā) - as; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra; यथा (yathā) - as; वाच्यः (vācyah) - to be addressed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the wise; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(As Duryodhana is to be addressed, as the son of Śantanu is the king, as Dhṛtarāṣṭra is to be addressed, and Droṇa is the best of the wise.)
Duryodhana should be addressed appropriately, just as the son of Śantanu is recognized as king, Dhṛtarāṣṭra should be addressed properly, and Droṇa is acknowledged as the best among the wise.
