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द्रुपद उवाच॥
drupada uvāca॥
[द्रुपद (drupada) - Drupada; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drupada said:)
Drupada spoke:
भूतानां प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठाः प्राणिनां बुद्धिजीविनः। बुद्धिमत्सु नराः श्रेष्ठा नराणां तु द्विजातयः ॥५-६-१॥
bhūtānāṃ prāṇinaḥ śreṣṭhāḥ prāṇināṃ buddhijīvinaḥ। buddhimatsu narāḥ śreṣṭhā narāṇāṃ tu dvijātayaḥ ॥5-6-1॥
[भूतानां (bhūtānāṃ) - of beings; प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living entities; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - are the best; प्राणिनां (prāṇināṃ) - of living entities; बुद्धिजीविनः (buddhijīvinaḥ) - intelligent ones; बुद्धिमत्सु (buddhimatsu) - among the intelligent; नराः (narāḥ) - humans; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - are the best; नराणां (narāṇāṃ) - of humans; तु (tu) - but; द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born;]
(Among beings, living entities are the best; among living entities, the intelligent ones are the best. Among the intelligent, humans are the best; among humans, the twice-born are the best.)
Among all beings, living entities are considered superior; among living entities, those with intelligence are superior. Among the intelligent, humans hold the highest position; and among humans, the twice-born are regarded as the most esteemed.
द्विजेषु वैद्याः श्रेयांसो वैद्येषु कृतबुद्धयः। स भवान्कृतबुद्धीनां प्रधान इति मे मतिः ॥५-६-२॥
dvijeṣu vaidyāḥ śreyāṃso vaidyeṣu kṛtabuddhayaḥ। sa bhavānkṛtabuddhīnāṃ pradhāna iti me matiḥ ॥5-6-2॥
[द्विजेषु (dvijeṣu) - among the twice-born; वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians; श्रेयांसः (śreyāṃsaḥ) - superior; वैद्येषु (vaidyeṣu) - among physicians; कृतबुद्धयः (kṛtabuddhayaḥ) - wise ones; स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; कृतबुद्धीनां (kṛtabuddhīnāṃ) - of the wise ones; प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ) - chief; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Among the twice-born, physicians are superior; among physicians, the wise ones. You are the chief of the wise ones, thus is my opinion.)
Among the twice-born, physicians are considered superior, and among physicians, those who are wise are esteemed. You are regarded as the chief among the wise, this is my opinion.
कुलेन च विशिष्टोऽसि वयसा च श्रुतेन च। प्रज्ञयानवमश्चासि शुक्रेणाङ्गिरसेन च ॥५-६-३॥
kulena ca viśiṣṭo'si vayasā ca śrutena ca। prajñayānavamaścāsi śukreṇāṅgirasena ca ॥5-6-3॥
[कुलेन (kulena) - by family; च (ca) - and; विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished; असि (asi) - are; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; च (ca) - and; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning; च (ca) - and; प्रज्ञया (prajñayā) - by wisdom; अनवमः (anavamaḥ) - unexcelled; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - are; शुक्रेण (śukreṇa) - by Śukra; अङ्गिरसेन (aṅgirasena) - by Aṅgiras; च (ca) - and;]
(You are distinguished by family, by age, and by learning; unexcelled by wisdom, and by Śukra and Aṅgiras.)
You are distinguished by your family, age, and learning, and you are unmatched in wisdom, as well as by Śukra and Aṅgiras.
विदितं चापि ते सर्वं यथावृत्तः स कौरवः। पाण्डवश्च यथावृत्तः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥५-६-४॥
viditaṁ cāpi te sarvaṁ yathāvṛttaḥ sa kauravaḥ। pāṇḍavaśca yathāvṛttaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥5-6-4॥
[विदितं (viditam) - known; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - to you; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; यथावृत्तः (yathāvṛttaḥ) - as it happened; सः (saḥ) - he; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; च (ca) - and; यथावृत्तः (yathāvṛttaḥ) - as it happened; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(All this is known to you as it happened: the Kaurava and the Pandava, as it happened, the son of Kunti, Yudhishthira.)
You are aware of everything as it transpired, both the Kaurava and the Pandava, especially Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti.
धृतराष्ट्रस्य विदिते वञ्चिताः पाण्डवाः परैः। विदुरेणानुनीतोऽपि पुत्रमेवानुवर्तते ॥५-६-५॥
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vidite vañcitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ paraiḥ। vidureṇānunīto'pi putramevānuvartate ॥5-6-5॥
[धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; विदिते (vidite) - known; वञ्चिताः (vañcitāḥ) - deceived; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; अनुनीतः (anunītaḥ) - persuaded; अपि (api) - even; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; एव (eva) - only; अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows;]
(Known to Dhritarashtra, the Pandavas were deceived by others. Even though persuaded by Vidura, he only follows his son.)
Dhritarashtra was aware that the Pandavas were deceived by others. Despite Vidura's persuasion, he continued to follow only his son.
शकुनिर्बुद्धिपूर्वं हि कुन्तीपुत्रं समाह्वयत्। अनक्षज्ञं मताक्षः सन्क्षत्रवृत्ते स्थितं शुचिम् ॥५-६-६॥
śakunirbuddhipūrvaṃ hi kuntīputraṃ samāhvayat। anakṣajñaṃ matākṣaḥ sankṣatravṛtte sthitaṃ śucim ॥5-6-6॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; बुद्धिपूर्वम् (buddhipūrvam) - with prior intelligence; हि (hi) - indeed; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Kunti's son; समाह्वयत् (samāhvayat) - called; अनक्षज्ञम् (anakṣajñam) - not knowing dice; मताक्षः (matākṣaḥ) - with a mind's eye; सन् (san) - being; क्षत्रवृत्ते (kṣatravṛtte) - in the warrior's duty; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; शुचिम् (śucim) - pure;]
(Shakuni, with prior intelligence, indeed called Kunti's son, who was not knowing dice, with a mind's eye, being situated in the warrior's duty, pure.)
Shakuni, with prior knowledge, indeed called upon Kunti's son, who was unaware of the game of dice, possessing insight, and was steadfast in his warrior duties, pure at heart.
ते तथा वञ्चयित्वा तु धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। न कस्याञ्चिदवस्थायां राज्यं दास्यन्ति वै स्वयम् ॥५-६-७॥
te tathā vañcayitvā tu dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। na kasyāñcidavasthāyāṃ rājyaṃ dāsyanti vai svayam ॥5-6-7॥
[ते (te) - they; तथा (tathā) - thus; वञ्चयित्वा (vañcayitvā) - having deceived; तु (tu) - but; धर्मपुत्रं (dharmaputraṃ) - Dharmaputra; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; न (na) - not; कस्याञ्चिदवस्थायां (kasyāñcidavasthāyāṃ) - in any situation; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give; वै (vai) - indeed; स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves;]
(They, having thus deceived Dharmaputra Yudhishthira, will not give the kingdom in any situation themselves indeed.)
They have deceived Dharmaputra Yudhishthira in such a way that they will not give the kingdom to him under any circumstances by themselves.
भवांस्तु धर्मसंयुक्तं धृतराष्ट्रं ब्रुवन्वचः। मनांसि तस्य योधानां ध्रुवमावर्तयिष्यति ॥५-६-८॥
bhavāṃstu dharmasaṃyuktaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ bruvanvacaḥ। manāṃsi tasya yodhānāṃ dhruvamāvartayiṣyati ॥5-6-8॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; तु (tu) - but; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; संयुक्तं (saṃyuktaṃ) - joined; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - minds; तस्य (tasya) - his; योधानां (yodhānāṃ) - of the warriors; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; आवर्तयिष्यति (āvartayiṣyati) - will turn;]
(You, however, speaking words joined with righteousness to Dhritarashtra, will certainly turn the minds of his warriors.)
You, however, speaking words of righteousness to Dhritarashtra, will certainly influence the minds of his warriors.
विदुरश्चापि तद्वाक्यं साधयिष्यति तावकम्। भीष्मद्रोणकृपाणां च भेदं सञ्जनयिष्यति ॥५-६-९॥
viduraś cāpi tadvākyaṃ sādhayiṣyati tāvakam। bhīṣmadroṇakṛpāṇāṃ ca bhedaṃ sañjanayiṣyati ॥5-6-9॥
[विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; साधयिष्यति (sādhayiṣyati) - will accomplish; तावकम् (tāvakam) - your; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कृपाणां (kṛpāṇāṃ) - of Kripa; च (ca) - and; भेदं (bhedaṃ) - division; सञ्जनयिष्यति (sañjanayiṣyati) - will cause;]
(Vidura also will accomplish that speech of yours and will cause division among Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa.)
Vidura will also fulfill your command and create discord among Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa.
अमात्येषु च भिन्नेषु योधेषु विमुखेषु च। पुनरेकाग्रकरणं तेषां कर्म भविष्यति ॥५-६-१०॥
amātyeṣu ca bhinneṣu yodheṣu vimukheṣu ca। punarekāgrakaraṇaṃ teṣāṃ karma bhaviṣyati ॥5-6-10॥
[अमात्येषु (amātyeṣu) - among ministers; च (ca) - and; भिन्नेषु (bhinneṣu) - divided; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors; विमुखेषु (vimukheṣu) - disheartened; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एकाग्रकरणं (ekāgrakaraṇam) - unification; तेषां (teṣām) - their; कर्म (karma) - duty; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Among ministers and divided warriors who are disheartened, their duty will be unification again.)
When ministers are divided and warriors are disheartened, their duty will be to unify once more.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थाः सुखमेकाग्रबुद्धयः। सेनाकर्म करिष्यन्ति द्रव्याणां चैव सञ्चयम् ॥५-६-११॥
etasminnantare pārthāḥ suk hamekāgrabuddhayaḥ। senākarma kariṣyanti dravyāṇāṃ caiva sañcayam ॥5-6-11॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; सुखम् (sukham) - happily; एकाग्रबुद्धयः (ekāgrabuddhayaḥ) - with focused minds; सेनाकर्म (senākarma) - military duties; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will perform; द्रव्याणाम् (dravyāṇām) - of resources; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सञ्चयम् (sañcayam) - accumulation;]
(In this interval, the sons of Pritha, with focused minds, will happily perform military duties and indeed the accumulation of resources.)
During this time, the sons of Pritha, with their minds focused, will happily engage in their military duties and gather resources.
भिद्यमानेषु च स्वेषु लम्बमाने च वै त्वयि। न तथा ते करिष्यन्ति सेनाकर्म न संशयः ॥५-६-१२॥
bhidyamāneṣu ca sveṣu lambamāne ca vai tvayi। na tathā te kariṣyanti senākarma na saṃśayaḥ ॥5-6-12॥
[भिद्यमानेषु (bhidyamāneṣu) - being broken; च (ca) - and; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in own; लम्बमाने (lambamāne) - hanging; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; न (na) - not; तथा (tathā) - thus; ते (te) - they; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will do; सेनाकर्म (senākarma) - army work; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(When their own are being broken and hanging indeed in you, they will not thus perform army work, no doubt.)
When their own forces are breaking and relying on you, they will not perform their military duties, without a doubt.
एतत्प्रयोजनं चात्र प्राधान्येनोपलभ्यते। सङ्गत्या धृतराष्ट्रश्च कुर्याद्धर्म्यं वचस्तव ॥५-६-१३॥
etatprayojanaṃ cātra prādhānyenopalabhyate। saṅgatyā dhṛtarāṣṭraśca kuryāddharmyaṃ vacastava ॥5-6-13॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; प्रयोजनं (prayojanaṃ) - purpose; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; प्राधान्येन (prādhānyena) - primarily; उपलभ्यते (upalabhyate) - is obtained; सङ्गत्या (saṅgatyā) - by association; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; तव (tava) - your;]
(This purpose is primarily obtained here. By association, Dhritarashtra should do your righteous speech.)
The main purpose here is achieved primarily. Through association, Dhritarashtra should follow your righteous advice.
स भवान्धर्मयुक्तश्च धर्म्यं तेषु समाचरन्। कृपालुषु परिक्लेशान्पाण्डवानां प्रकीर्तयन् ॥५-६-१४॥
sa bhavāndharmayuktaśca dharmyaṃ teṣu samācaran। kṛpāluṣu parikleśānpāṇḍavānāṃ prakīrtayan ॥5-6-14॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; धर्मयुक्तः (dharmayuktaḥ) - righteous; च (ca) - and; धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - righteous; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; समाचरन् (samācaran) - acting; कृपालुषु (kṛpāluṣu) - towards the compassionate; परिक्लेशान् (parikleśān) - sufferings; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; प्रकीर्तयन् (prakīrtayan) - praising;]
(He, being righteous, acting righteously among them, praises the sufferings of the Pandavas towards the compassionate.)
He, being righteous and acting righteously among them, praises the sufferings of the Pandavas towards the compassionate.
वृद्धेषु कुलधर्मं च ब्रुवन्पूर्वैरनुष्ठितम्। विभेत्स्यति मनांस्येषामिति मे नात्र संशयः ॥५-६-१५॥
vṛddheṣu kuladharmaṃ ca bruvanpūrvairanuṣṭhitam। vibhetsyati manāṃsyeṣāmiti me nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥5-6-15॥
[वृद्धेषु (vṛddheṣu) - in the elders; कुलधर्मं (kuladharmaṃ) - family duty; च (ca) - and; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancestors; अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - practiced; विभेत्स्यति (vibhetsyati) - will fear; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - minds; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(In the elders, the family duty and speaking practiced by the ancestors will fear the minds of these, thus my not here doubt.)
There is no doubt in my mind that the family duties and traditions practiced by the ancestors and spoken of by the elders will instill fear in the minds of these people.
न च तेभ्यो भयं तेऽस्ति ब्राह्मणो ह्यसि वेदवित्। दूतकर्मणि युक्तश्च स्थविरश्च विशेषतः ॥५-६-१६॥
na ca tebhyo bhayaṃ te'sti brāhmaṇo hyasi vedavit। dūtakarmaṇi yuktaśca sthaviraśca viśeṣataḥ ॥5-6-16॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; ते (te) - your; अस्ति (asti) - is; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; वेदवित् (vedavit) - knower of the Vedas; दूतकर्मणि (dūtakarmaṇi) - in the duty of a messenger; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; च (ca) - and; स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - elder; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(And there is no fear for you from them, for you are indeed a Brahmin, a knower of the Vedas, engaged in the duty of a messenger, and especially an elder.)
You have no reason to fear them, as you are a Brahmin, knowledgeable in the Vedas, and particularly because you are an elder engaged in the duty of a messenger.
स भवान्पुष्ययोगेन मुहूर्तेन जयेन च। कौरवेयान्प्रयात्वाशु कौन्तेयस्यार्थसिद्धये ॥५-६-१७॥
sa bhavān puṣyayogena muhūrtena jayena ca। kauraveyān prayātv āśu kaunteyasyārthasiddhaye ॥5-6-17॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; पुष्ययोगेन (puṣyayogena) - with the auspicious time; मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - with the moment; जयेन (jayena) - with victory; च (ca) - and; कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the Kauravas; प्रयातु (prayātu) - should go; आशु (āśu) - quickly; कौन्तेयस्य (kaunteyasya) - of the son of Kunti; अर्थसिद्धये (arthasiddhaye) - for the accomplishment of the purpose;]
(He, with the auspicious time, moment, and victory, should quickly go to the Kauravas for the accomplishment of the son of Kunti's purpose.)
You should quickly go to the Kauravas with the auspicious time, moment, and victory for the accomplishment of the son of Kunti's purpose.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
तथानुशिष्टः प्रययौ द्रुपदेन महात्मना। पुरोधा वृत्तसम्पन्नो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥५-६-१८॥
tathānuśiṣṭaḥ prayayau drupadena mahātmanā। purodhā vṛttasampanno nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam ॥5-6-18॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; द्रुपदेन (drupadena) - by Drupada; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; पुरोधा (purodhā) - priest; वृत्तसम्पन्नः (vṛttasampannaḥ) - virtuous; नगरम् (nagaram) - city; नागसाह्वयम् (nāgasāhvayam) - named Nāgasāhvaya;]
(Thus instructed by the great soul Drupada, the virtuous priest departed to the city named Nāgasāhvaya.)
Having been instructed by the noble Drupada, the virtuous priest set out for the city known as Nāgasāhvaya.
