05.023
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
राज्ञस्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रस्य सञ्जयः। उपप्लव्यं ययौ द्रष्टुं पाण्डवानमितौजसः ॥५-२३-१॥
rājñastu vacanaṃ śrutvā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya sañjayaḥ। upaplavyaṃ yayau draṣṭuṃ pāṇḍavānamitaujasaḥ ॥5-23-1॥
[राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उपप्लव्यं (upaplavyaṃ) - to Upaplavya; ययौ (yayau) - went; द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṃ) - to see; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immeasurable energy;]
(But having heard the words of the king Dhritarashtra, Sanjaya went to Upaplavya to see the Pandavas of immeasurable energy.)
Upon hearing King Dhritarashtra's words, Sanjaya proceeded to Upaplavya to meet the Pandavas, who were of immense strength.
स तु राजानमासाद्य धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। प्रणिपत्य ततः पूर्वं सूतपुत्रोऽभ्यभाषत ॥५-२३-२॥
sa tu rājānam āsādya dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। praṇipatya tataḥ pūrvaṃ sūtaputro'bhyabhāṣata ॥5-23-2॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - righteous; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(He, having approached the righteous king Yudhishthira, bowed down and then first the son of a charioteer spoke.)
He approached the righteous King Yudhishthira, bowed down, and then the son of a charioteer spoke first.
गावल्गणिः सञ्जयः सूतसूनु; रजातशत्रुमवदत्प्रतीतः। दिष्ट्या राजंस्त्वामरोगं प्रपश्ये; सहायवन्तं च महेन्द्रकल्पम् ॥५-२३-३॥
gāvalgaṇiḥ sañjayaḥ sūtasūnu; rajātaśatrumavadatpratītaḥ। diṣṭyā rājaṃstvāmarogaṃ prapaśye; sahāyavantaṃ ca mahendrakalpam ॥5-23-3॥
[गावल्गणिः (gāvalgaṇiḥ) - Gāvalgaṇi; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sañjaya; सूतसूनु (sūtasūnu) - son of a charioteer; रजातशत्रुम् (rajātaśatrum) - to the enemy of silver; अवदत् (avadat) - said; प्रतीतः (pratītaḥ) - confidently; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अरोगम् (arogam) - healthy; प्रपश्ये (prapaśye) - I see; सहायवन्तम् (sahāyavantam) - with allies; च (ca) - and; महेन्द्रकल्पम् (mahendrakalpam) - like the great Indra;]
(Gāvalgaṇi Sañjaya, son of a charioteer, confidently said to the enemy of silver: Fortunately, O king, I see you healthy and with allies like the great Indra.)
Sañjaya, the son of a charioteer, confidently addressed the enemy of silver, saying: "O king, it is fortunate that I see you in good health and accompanied by allies, resembling the great Indra."
अनामयं पृच्छति त्वाम्बिकेयो; वृद्धो राजा धृतराष्ट्रो मनीषी। कच्चिद्भीमः कुशली पाण्डवाग्र्यो; धनञ्जयस्तौ च माद्रीतनूजौ ॥५-२३-४॥
anāmayaṃ pṛcchati tvāmbikeyo; vṛddho rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro manīṣī। kaccidbhīmaḥ kuśalī pāṇḍavāgryo; dhanañjayastau ca mādrītanūjau ॥5-23-4॥
[अनामयं (anāmayaṃ) - well-being; पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - asks; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अम्बिकेयः (ambikeyaḥ) - son of Ambika; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; पाण्डव-अग्र्यः (pāṇḍava-agryaḥ) - foremost of the Pandavas; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; माद्री-तनूजौ (mādrī-tanūjau) - sons of Madri;]
(The wise old king Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika, asks you about the well-being. Whether Bhima, the foremost of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya, and those two sons of Madri are well.)
The wise old king Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika, inquires about your well-being. He asks whether Bhima, the foremost of the Pandavas, Dhananjaya, and the two sons of Madri are doing well.
कच्चित्कृष्णा द्रौपदी राजपुत्री; सत्यव्रता वीरपत्नी सपुत्रा। मनस्विनी यत्र च वाञ्छसि त्व; मिष्टान्कामान्भारत स्वस्तिकामः ॥५-२३-५॥
kaccitkṛṣṇā draupadī rājaputrī; satyavratā vīrapatnī saputrā। manasvinī yatra ca vāñchasi tva; miṣṭānkāmānbhārata svastikāmaḥ ॥5-23-5॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess; सत्यव्रता (satyavratā) - of true vows; वीरपत्नी (vīrapatnī) - wife of a hero; सपुत्रा (saputrā) - with sons; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - high-minded; यत्र (yatra) - where; च (ca) - and; वाञ्छसि (vāñchasi) - you desire; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मिष्टान् (miṣṭān) - delicious; कामान् (kāmān) - desires; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; स्वस्तिकामः (svastikāmaḥ) - wishing well-being;]
(Whether Kṛṣṇā, Draupadī, the princess of true vows, wife of a hero, with sons, high-minded, where and you desire delicious desires, O Bhārata, wishing well-being.)
O Bhārata, is Kṛṣṇā, Draupadī, the princess, who is true to her vows, the wife of a hero, and blessed with sons, doing well wherever you desire her to be, wishing for her well-being?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
गावल्गणे सञ्जय स्वागतं ते; प्रीतात्माहं त्वाभिवदामि सूत। अनामयं प्रतिजाने तवाहं; सहानुजैः कुशली चास्मि विद्वन् ॥५-२३-६॥
gāvalgaṇe sañjaya svāgataṃ te; prītātmāhaṃ tvābhivadāmi sūta। anāmayaṃ pratijāne tavāhaṃ; sahānujaiḥ kuśalī cāsmi vidvan ॥5-23-6॥
[गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - O Gāvalgaṇa; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - pleased at heart; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वा (tvā) - you; अभिवदामि (abhivadāmi) - greet; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; अनामयं (anāmayaṃ) - well-being; प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I assure; तव (tava) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; सहानुजैः (sahānujaiḥ) - with brothers; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; च (ca) - and; अस्मि (asmi) - am; विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one;]
(O Gāvalgaṇa, Sañjaya, welcome to you; pleased at heart, I greet you, O charioteer. I assure your well-being; with brothers, I am well, O learned one.)
O Gāvalgaṇa, Sañjaya, welcome to you; I am pleased at heart and greet you, O charioteer. I assure you of your well-being; I am well with my brothers, O learned one.
चिरादिदं कुशलं भारतस्य; श्रुत्वा राज्ञः कुरुवृद्धस्य सूत। मन्ये साक्षाद्दृष्टमहं नरेन्द्रं; दृष्ट्वैव त्वां सञ्जय प्रीतियोगात् ॥५-२३-७॥
cirādidaṃ kuśalaṃ bhāratasya; śrutvā rājñaḥ kuruvṛddhasya sūta। manye sākṣāddṛṣṭamahaṃ narendraṃ; dṛṣṭvaiva tvāṃ sañjaya prītiyogāt ॥5-23-7॥
[चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time; इदम् (idam) - this; कुशलम् (kuśalam) - welfare; भारतस्य (bhāratasya) - of Bharata; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; कुरुवृद्धस्य (kuruvṛddhasya) - of the elder of the Kuru; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; मन्ये (manye) - I think; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; अहम् (aham) - I; नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - the king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; प्रीतियोगात् (prītiyogāt) - out of affection;]
(After a long time, having heard of the welfare of Bharata from the king, the elder of the Kuru, O charioteer, I think I have directly seen the king, having indeed seen you, Sanjaya, out of affection.)
After a long time, hearing about the welfare of Bharata from the king, the elder of the Kuru, O charioteer, I feel as if I have directly seen the king himself, having seen you, Sanjaya, due to my affection.
पितामहो नः स्थविरो मनस्वी; महाप्राज्ञः सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः। स कौरव्यः कुशली तात भीष्मो; यथापूर्वं वृत्तिरप्यस्य कच्चित् ॥५-२३-८॥
pitāmaho naḥ sthaviro manasvī; mahāprājñaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ। sa kauravyaḥ kuśalī tāta bhīṣmo; yathāpūrvaṃ vṛttirapyasya kaccit ॥5-23-8॥
[पितामहो (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; नः (naḥ) - our; स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - elder; मनस्वी (manasvī) - wise; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise; सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः (sarvadharmopapannaḥ) - endowed with all virtues; सः (saḥ) - he; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; तात (tāta) - dear; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before; वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - his; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether;]
(Our grandfather, the elder, wise, greatly wise, endowed with all virtues, he, the descendant of Kuru, dear Bhishma, is well. His conduct is also as before, whether?)
Our grandfather, the venerable and wise Bhishma, who is greatly wise and endowed with all virtues, is well, dear descendant of Kuru. Is his conduct as before?
कच्चिद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्रो; वैचित्रवीर्यः कुशली महात्मा। महाराजो बाह्लिकः प्रातिपेयः; कच्चिद्विद्वान्कुशली सूतपुत्र ॥५-२३-९॥
kaccidrājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputro; vaicitravīryaḥ kuśalī mahātmā। mahārājo bāhlikaḥ prātipeyaḥ; kaccidvidvānkuśalī sūtaputra ॥5-23-9॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons; वैचित्रवीर्यः (vaicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravirya; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bahlika; प्रातिपेयः (prātipeyaḥ) - son of Pratipa; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer;]
(Whether King Dhritarashtra with his sons, Vicitravirya, the great soul, is well; whether the great King Bahlika, son of Pratipa, is well; whether the wise son of a charioteer is well.)
Is King Dhritarashtra, along with his sons and Vicitravirya, the noble soul, doing well? Is the great King Bahlika, son of Pratipa, doing well? Is the wise son of a charioteer doing well?
स सोमदत्तः कुशली तात कच्चिद्भूरिश्रवाः सत्यसन्धः शलश्च। द्रोणः सपुत्रश्च कृपश्च विप्रो; महेष्वासाः कच्चिदेतेऽप्यरोगाः ॥५-२३-१०॥
sa somadattaḥ kuśalī tāta kaccidbhūriśravāḥ satyasandhaḥ śalaśca। droṇaḥ saputraśca kṛpaśca vipro; maheṣvāsāḥ kaccidete'pyarogāḥ ॥5-23-10॥
[स (sa) - he; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; तात (tāta) - father; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful; शलः (śalaḥ) - Śala; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with son; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - wise; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; एते (ete) - these; अपि (api) - also; अरोगाः (arogāḥ) - healthy;]
(He, Somadatta, is well, father, whether Bhūriśravāḥ, truthful Śala, and Droṇa with son, and Kṛpa, the wise, great archers, whether these also are healthy.)
Is Somadatta well, father? Are Bhūriśravāḥ, the truthful Śala, Droṇa with his son, and Kṛpa, the wise archer, also healthy?
महाप्राज्ञाः सर्वशास्त्रावदाता; धनुर्भृतां मुख्यतमाः पृथिव्याम्। कच्चिन्मानं तात लभन्त एते; धनुर्भृतः कच्चिदेतेऽप्यरोगाः ॥५-२३-११॥
mahāprājñāḥ sarvaśāstrāvadātā; dhanurbhṛtāṃ mukhyatamāḥ pṛthivyām। kaccinmānaṃ tāta labhanta ete; dhanurbhṛtaḥ kaccidete'pyarogāḥ ॥5-23-11॥
[महाप्राज्ञाः (mahāprājñāḥ) - greatly wise; सर्वशास्त्रावदाता (sarvaśāstrāvadātā) - versed in all scriptures; धनुर्भृतां (dhanurbhṛtāṃ) - among archers; मुख्यतमाः (mukhyatamāḥ) - foremost; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; मानम् (mānam) - honor; तात (tāta) - dear; लभन्ते (labhante) - receive; एते (ete) - these; धनुर्भृतः (dhanurbhṛtaḥ) - archers; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; एते (ete) - these; अपि (api) - also; अरोगाः (arogāḥ) - healthy;]
(The greatly wise, versed in all scriptures, are the foremost among archers on earth. Dear, do these archers receive honor? Are these also healthy?)
The greatly wise, who are versed in all scriptures, are the foremost among archers on earth. Dear, do these archers receive honor? Are they also in good health?
सर्वे कुरुभ्यः स्पृहयन्ति सञ्जय; धनुर्धरा ये पृथिव्यां युवानः। येषां राष्ट्रे निवसति दर्शनीयो; महेष्वासः शीलवान्द्रोणपुत्रः ॥५-२३-१२॥
sarve kurubhyaḥ spṛhayanti sañjaya; dhanurdharā ye pṛthivyāṃ yuvānaḥ। yeṣāṃ rāṣṭre nivasati darśanīyo; maheṣvāsaḥ śīlavāndroṇaputraḥ ॥5-23-12॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुरुभ्यः (kurubhyaḥ) - to the Kurus; स्पृहयन्ति (spṛhayanti) - aspire; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; धनुर्धराः (dhanurdharāḥ) - archers; ये (ye) - who; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - young; येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom; निवसति (nivasati) - resides; दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; शीलवान् (śīlavān) - virtuous; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona;]
(All aspire to the Kurus, O Sanjaya; the archers who are young on earth. In whose kingdom resides the handsome, great archer, the virtuous son of Drona.)
Everyone desires to be like the Kurus, Sanjaya; the young archers of the earth. In their kingdom resides the handsome and virtuous great archer, the son of Drona.
वैश्यापुत्रः कुशली तात कच्चि; न्महाप्राज्ञो राजपुत्रो युयुत्सुः। कर्णोऽमात्यः कुशली तात कच्चि; त्सुयोधनो यस्य मन्दो विधेयः ॥५-२३-१३॥
vaiśyāputraḥ kuśalī tāta kacci; nmahāprājño rājaputro yuyutsuḥ। karṇo'mātyaḥ kuśalī tāta kacci; tsuyodhano yasya mando vidheyaḥ ॥5-23-13॥
[वैश्यापुत्रः (vaiśyāputraḥ) - son of a merchant; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; तात (tāta) - father; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; युयुत्सुः (yuyutsuḥ) - eager to fight; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - minister; कुशली (kuśalī) - well; तात (tāta) - father; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - slow; विधेयः (vidheyaḥ) - obedient;]
(Son of a merchant, are you well, father? Is the greatly wise prince eager to fight? Is Karna, the minister, well, father? Is Suyodhana, in whom the slow is obedient?)
O father, is the son of a merchant well? Is the greatly wise prince eager to fight? Is Karna, the minister, well? Is Suyodhana, in whom the slow is obedient, doing well?
स्त्रियो वृद्धा भारतानां जनन्यो; महानस्यो दासभार्याश्च सूत। वध्वः पुत्रा भागिनेया भगिन्यो; दौहित्रा वा कच्चिदप्यव्यलीकाः ॥५-२३-१४॥
striyo vṛddhā bhāratānāṃ jananyo; mahānāsyo dāsabhāryāśca sūta। vadhvaḥ putrā bhāgineyā bhaginyo; dauhitrā vā kaccidapyavyalīkāḥ ॥5-23-14॥
[स्त्रियो (striyaḥ) - women; वृद्धा (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly; भारतानां (bhāratānām) - of the Bharatas; जनन्यः (jananyaḥ) - mothers; महानस्यः (mahānāsyaḥ) - of the great ones; दासभार्याः (dāsabhāryāḥ) - wives of servants; च (ca) - and; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; वध्वः (vadhvaḥ) - brides; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; भागिनेयाः (bhāgineyāḥ) - nephews; भगिन्यः (bhaginyaḥ) - sisters; दौहित्राः (dauhitrāḥ) - grandsons; वा (vā) - or; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; अपि (api) - also; अव्यलीकाः (avyalīkāḥ) - unharmed;]
(Women, elderly, mothers of the Bharatas; of the great ones, wives of servants and charioteer. Brides, sons, nephews, sisters; grandsons or whether also unharmed.)
Are the women, elderly, and mothers of the Bharatas; the great ones, wives of servants, and charioteers, as well as the brides, sons, nephews, sisters, and grandsons, all unharmed?
कच्चिद्राजा ब्राह्मणानां यथाव; त्प्रवर्तते पूर्ववत्तात वृत्तिम्। कच्चिद्दायान्मामकान्धार्तराष्ट्रो; द्विजातीनां सञ्जय नोपहन्ति ॥५-२३-१५॥
kaccidrājā brāhmaṇānāṃ yathāvat pravartate pūrvavattāta vṛttim। kacciddāyānmāmakāndhārtarāṣṭro dvijātīnāṃ sañjaya nopahanti ॥5-23-15॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; राजा (rājā) - the king; ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmanas; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - acts; पूर्ववत् (pūrvavat) - as before; तात (tāta) - O dear; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; दायान् (dāyān) - inheritance; मामकान् (māmakān) - my; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sanjaya; न (na) - not; उपहन्ति (upahanti) - harms;]
(Whether the king acts properly towards the Brahmanas as before, O dear, in conduct? Whether Dhritarashtra's son does not harm my inheritance of the twice-born, O Sanjaya?)
O Sanjaya, does the king continue to act properly towards the Brahmanas as before, and does Dhritarashtra's son not harm my inheritance meant for the twice-born?
कच्चिद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्र; उपेक्षते ब्राह्मणातिक्रमान्वै। कच्चिन्न हेतोरिव वर्त्मभूत; उपेक्षते तेषु स न्यूनवृत्तिम् ॥५-२३-१६॥
kaccidrājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputra; upekṣate brāhmaṇātikramān vai। kaccinna hetoriva vartmabhūta; upekṣate teṣu sa nyūnavṛttim ॥5-23-16॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सपुत्र (saputra) - with sons; उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - neglects; ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmins; अतिक्रमान् (atikramān) - transgressions; वै (vai) - indeed; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for reason; इव (iva) - like; वर्त्मभूत (vartmabhūta) - pathway; उपेक्षते (upekṣate) - neglects; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; सः (saḥ) - he; न्यूनवृत्तिम् (nyūnavṛttim) - deficiency;]
(Does King Dhritarashtra, with his sons, neglect the transgressions of the Brahmins? Does he not, like a pathway, neglect the deficiency in them?)
Is King Dhritarashtra, along with his sons, ignoring the wrongdoings of the Brahmins? Does he, like a path, overlook their shortcomings for any reason?
एतज्ज्योतिरुत्तमं जीवलोके; शुक्लं प्रजानां विहितं विधात्रा। ते चेल्लोभं न नियच्छन्ति मन्दाः; कृत्स्नो नाशो भविता कौरवाणाम् ॥५-२३-१७॥
etajjyotiruttamaṁ jīvaloke; śuklaṁ prajānāṁ vihitaṁ vidhātrā। te cellobhaṁ na niyacchanti mandāḥ; kṛtsno nāśo bhavitā kauravāṇām ॥5-23-17॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of the living; शुक्लम् (śuklam) - pure; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained; विधात्रा (vidhātrā) - by the creator; ते (te) - they; चेत् (cet) - if; लोभम् (lobham) - greed; न (na) - not; नियच्छन्ति (niyacchanti) - restrain; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish; कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - complete; नाशः (nāśaḥ) - destruction; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas;]
(This supreme light in the world of the living, pure and ordained by the creator for beings; if they, the foolish, do not restrain greed, complete destruction will be of the Kauravas.)
This supreme light in the world of the living is pure and ordained by the creator for beings. If the foolish do not restrain their greed, it will lead to the complete destruction of the Kauravas.
कच्चिद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्रो; बुभूषते वृत्तिममात्यवर्गे। कच्चिन्न भेदेन जिजीविषन्ति; सुहृद्रूपा दुर्हृदश्चैकमित्राः ॥५-२३-१८॥
kaccidrājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputro; bubhūṣate vṛttimamātyavarge। kaccinna bhedena jijīviṣanti; suhṛdrūpā durhṛdaścaikamitrāḥ ॥5-23-18॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons; बुभूषते (bubhūṣate) - desires; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - prosperity; अमात्यवर्गे (amātyavarge) - among ministers; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; भेदेन (bhedena) - by division; जिजीविषन्ति (jijīviṣanti) - they desire to live; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friends; रूपा (rūpā) - in the form of; दुर्हृदः (durhṛdaḥ) - enemies; च (ca) - and; एकमित्राः (ekamitrāḥ) - one ally;]
(Whether King Dhritarashtra with his sons desires prosperity among ministers; whether friends in the form of enemies and one ally do not desire to live by division.)
Is King Dhritarashtra, along with his sons, seeking prosperity among his ministers? Are those who appear as friends but are actually enemies, and a single ally, not trying to survive through division?
कच्चिन्न पापं कथयन्ति तात; ते पाण्डवानां कुरवः सर्व एव। कच्चिद्दृष्ट्वा दस्युसङ्घान्समेता; न्स्मरन्ति पार्थस्य युधां प्रणेतुः ॥५-२३-१९॥
kaccinna pāpaṃ kathayanti tāta; te pāṇḍavānāṃ kuravaḥ sarva eva। kacciddṛṣṭvā dasyusaṅghānsametā; nsmaranti pārthasya yudhāṃ praṇetuḥ ॥5-23-19॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - speak; तात (tāta) - father; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दस्युसङ्घान् (dasyusaṅghān) - groups of bandits; समता (sametā) - assembled; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles; प्रणेतुः (praṇetuḥ) - leader;]
(Whether they, the Kurus, indeed speak no sin, father; all of the Pandavas. Whether, having seen the groups of bandits assembled, they remember Partha, the leader of battles.)
Father, do the Kurus speak no ill of the Pandavas? Do they remember Partha, the leader of battles, when they see the assembled groups of bandits?
मौर्वीभुजाग्रप्रहितान्स्म तात; दोधूयमानेन धनुर्धरेण। गाण्डीवमुक्तान्स्तनयित्नुघोषा; नजिह्मगान्कच्चिदनुस्मरन्ति ॥५-२३-२०॥
maurvībhujāgraprahitānsma tāta; dodhūyamānena dhanurdhareṇa। gāṇḍīvamuktānstanayitnughoṣā; najihmagānkaccidanusmaranti ॥5-23-20॥
[मौर्वी (maurvī) - bowstring; भुजाग्र (bhujāgra) - tip of the arm; प्रहितान् (prahitān) - sent; स्म (sma) - indeed; तात (tāta) - father; दोधूयमानेन (dodhūyamānena) - by the shaking; धनुर्धरेण (dhanurdhareṇa) - by the archer; गाण्डीवमुक्तान् (gāṇḍīvamuktān) - released from the Gandiva; स्तनयित्नुघोषा (stanayitnughoṣā) - thunderous sound; नजिह्मगान् (najihmagān) - not crooked; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; अनुस्मरन्ति (anusmaranti) - remember;]
(The bowstring sent from the tip of the arm, indeed, father; by the shaking of the archer. Released from the Gandiva, the thunderous sound; perhaps they remember not crooked.)
Father, do they remember the arrows released from the Gandiva bow, which made a thunderous sound, and were sent straight from the tip of the arm by the shaking of the archer?
न ह्यपश्यं कञ्चिदहं पृथिव्यां; श्रुतं समं वाधिकमर्जुनेन। यस्यैकषष्टिर्निशितास्तीक्ष्णधाराः; सुवाससः संमतो हस्तवापः ॥५-२३-२१॥
na hyapaśyaṃ kañcidahaṃ pṛthivyāṃ; śrutaṃ samaṃ vādhikamarjunena। yasyaikaṣaṣṭirniśitāstīkṣṇadhārāḥ; suvāsasaḥ saṃmato hastavāpaḥ ॥5-23-21॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; अहम् (aham) - I; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; समम् (samam) - equal; वा (vā) - or; अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; यस्य (yasya) - whose; एकषष्टिः (ekaṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty-one; निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharp; तीक्ष्णधाराः (tīkṣṇadhārāḥ) - keen-edged; सुवाससः (suvāsasaḥ) - well-dressed; संमतः (saṃmataḥ) - respected; हस्तवापः (hastavāpaḥ) - archer;]
(Indeed, I saw no one on earth; heard equal or greater by Arjuna. Whose sixty-one sharp, keen-edged, well-dressed, respected archer.)
Indeed, I have not seen anyone on earth, nor heard of anyone equal to or greater than Arjuna, whose sixty-one sharp and keen-edged arrows are well-dressed and respected.
गदापाणिर्भीमसेनस्तरस्वी; प्रवेपयञ्शत्रुसङ्घाननीके। नागः प्रभिन्न इव नड्वलासु; चङ्क्रम्यते कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥५-२३-२२॥
gadāpāṇirbhīmasenastarasvī; pravepayañśatrusaṅghānanīke। nāgaḥ prabhinna iva naḍvalāsu; caṅkramyate kaccidenaṃ smaranti ॥5-23-22॥
[गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty; प्रवेपयन् (pravepayan) - shaking; शत्रुसङ्घान् (śatrusaṅghān) - enemy troops; अनीके (anīke) - in the battlefield; नागः (nāgaḥ) - an elephant; प्रभिन्नः (prabhinnaḥ) - broken; इव (iva) - like; नड्वलासु (naḍvalāsu) - in the reeds; चङ्क्रम्यते (caṅkramyate) - roams; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; एनम् (enam) - him; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember;]
(With mace in hand, mighty Bhimasena shakes the enemy troops in the battlefield; like a broken elephant roams in the reeds, perhaps they remember him.)
Mighty Bhimasena, with his mace in hand, shakes the enemy troops on the battlefield; like a broken elephant wandering through the reeds, perhaps they remember him.
माद्रीपुत्रः सहदेवः कलिङ्गा; न्समागतानजयद्दन्तकूरे। वामेनास्यन्दक्षिणेनैव यो वै; महाबलं कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥५-२३-२३॥
mādrīputraḥ sahadevaḥ kaliṅgā; nsamāgatānajayaddantakūre। vāmenāsyandakṣiṇenaiva yo vai; mahābalaṃ kaccidenaṃ smaranti ॥5-23-23॥
[माद्रीपुत्रः (mādrīputraḥ) - son of Madri; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - Kalingas; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; दन्तकूरे (dantakūre) - at Dantakura; वामेन (vāmena) - by the left; अस्य (asya) - his; दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - by the right; एव (eva) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - great strength; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; एनम् (enam) - him; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember;]
(The son of Madri, Sahadeva, conquered the assembled Kalingas at Dantakura. By the left and by the right, indeed, who indeed has great strength, perhaps they remember him.)
Sahadeva, the son of Madri, defeated the gathered Kalingas at Dantakura. With his left and right, he showed great strength, and perhaps they still remember him.
उद्यन्नयं नकुलः प्रेषितो वै; गावल्गणे सञ्जय पश्यतस्ते। दिशं प्रतीचीं वशमानयन्मे; माद्रीसुतं कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥५-२३-२४॥
udyannayaṁ nakulaḥ preṣito vai; gāvalgaṇe sañjaya paśyataste। diśaṁ pratīcīṁ vaśamānayanme; mādrīsutaṁ kaccidenaṁ smaranti ॥5-23-24॥
[उद्यम् (udyam) - rising; अयम् (ayam) - this; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - sent; वै (vai) - indeed; गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - Gāvalgaṇa; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing; ते (te) - your; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; प्रतीचीम् (pratīcīm) - west; वशम् (vaśam) - control; आनयन् (ānayan) - bringing; मे (me) - my; माद्रीसुतम् (mādrīsutam) - Mādrī's son; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; एनम् (enam) - him; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember;]
(Rising, this Nakula was indeed sent; Gāvalgaṇa, Sañjaya, seeing your direction west, bringing under control my Mādrī's son, perhaps they remember him.)
As Nakula rises, he was indeed sent by Gāvalgaṇa. Sañjaya, as you see towards the west, bringing under control my Mādrī's son, perhaps they remember him.
अभ्याभवो द्वैतवने य आसी; द्दुर्मन्त्रिते घोषयात्रागतानाम्। यत्र मन्दाञ्शत्रुवशं प्रयाता; नमोचयद्भीमसेनो जयश्च ॥५-२३-२५॥
abhyābhavo dvaitavane ya āsī; ddurmantrite ghoṣayātrāgatānām। yatra mandāñśatruvaśaṃ prayātā; namocayadbhīmaseno jayaśca ॥5-23-25॥
[अभ्याभवः (abhyābhavaḥ) - overcoming; द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Dvaita forest; यः (yaḥ) - who; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; दुर्मन्त्रिते (durmantrite) - in the ill-advised; घोषयात्रागतानाम् (ghoṣayātrāgatānām) - of those who came to the cow-pen; यत्र (yatra) - where; मन्दान् (mandān) - the slow-witted; शत्रुवशम् (śatruvaśam) - to the enemy's control; प्रयातान् (prayātān) - gone; नमोचयत् (namocayat) - did not release; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; च (ca) - and;]
(Overcoming in the Dvaita forest, who was in the ill-advised, of those who came to the cow-pen, where the slow-witted had gone to the enemy's control, Bhimasena did not release and victory.)
In the Dvaita forest, Bhimasena overcame those who were ill-advised and had come to the cow-pen, where the slow-witted had fallen under enemy control, ensuring victory.
अहं पश्चादर्जुनमभ्यरक्षं; माद्रीपुत्रौ भीमसेनश्च चक्रे। गाण्डीवभृच्छत्रुसङ्घानुदस्य; स्वस्त्यागमत्कच्चिदेनं स्मरन्ति ॥५-२३-२६॥
ahaṁ paścādarjunamabhyarakṣaṁ; mādrīputrau bhīmasenaśca cakre। gāṇḍīvabhṛcchatrusaṅghānudasya; svastyāgamatkaccidenaṁ smaranti ॥5-23-26॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अभ्यरक्षं (abhyarakṣaṁ) - protected; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; चक्रे (cakre) - did; गाण्डीवभृत् (gāṇḍīvabhṛt) - the wielder of Gandiva; शत्रुसङ्घान् (śatrusaṅghān) - enemy groups; उदस्य (udasya) - having driven away; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; आगमत् (āgamat) - came; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; एनम् (enam) - him; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember;]
(I protected Arjuna afterwards; Bhimasena and the sons of Madri did. The wielder of Gandiva, having driven away the enemy groups, came to well-being; whether they remember him.)
I protected Arjuna afterwards, and Bhimasena along with the sons of Madri did the same. The wielder of Gandiva, after driving away the enemy groups, returned safely; I wonder if they remember him.
न कर्मणा साधुनैकेन नूनं; कर्तुं शक्यं भवतीह सञ्जय। सर्वात्मना परिजेतुं वयं चे; न्न शक्नुमो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रम् ॥५-२३-२७॥
na karmaṇā sādhunaikena nūnaṃ; kartuṃ śakyaṃ bhavatīha sañjaya। sarvātmanā parijetuṃ vayaṃ ce; nna śaknumo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putram ॥5-23-27॥
[न (na) - not; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; साधुना (sādhunā) - by a good person; एकेन (aikena) - alone; नूनं (nūnam) - indeed; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; भवती (bhavatī) - becomes; इह (iha) - here; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all effort; परिजेतुं (parijetuṃ) - to conquer; वयं (vayam) - we; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; शक्नुमः (śaknumaḥ) - are able; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रम् (putram) - son;]
(Not by action alone of a good person indeed; it becomes possible to do here, Sanjaya. With all effort to conquer, we and are not able the son of Dhritarashtra.)
Indeed, Sanjaya, it is not possible to achieve anything here by the action of a good person alone. We are unable to conquer the son of Dhritarashtra with all our efforts.
