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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
धर्मे नित्या पाण्डव ते विचेष्टा; लोके श्रुता दृश्यते चापि पार्थ। महास्रावं जीवितं चाप्यनित्यं; सम्पश्य त्वं पाण्डव मा विनीनशः ॥५-२७-१॥
dharme nityā pāṇḍava te viceṣṭā; loke śrutā dṛśyate cāpi pārtha। mahāsrāvaṃ jīvitaṃ cāpyanityaṃ; sampaśya tvaṃ pāṇḍava mā vinīnaśaḥ ॥5-27-1॥
[धर्मे (dharme) - in duty; नित्या (nityā) - eternal; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pandu; ते (te) - your; विचेष्टा (viceṣṭā) - efforts; लोके (loke) - in the world; श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - seen; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; महास्रावं (mahāsrāvaṃ) - great flow; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनित्यं (anityaṃ) - impermanent; सम्पश्य (sampaśya) - see; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pandu; मा (mā) - do not; विनीनशः (vinīnaśaḥ) - perish;]
(In duty, eternal are your efforts, O son of Pandu; heard and seen in the world, O son of Pritha. Life is a great flow and also impermanent; see this, O son of Pandu, do not perish.)
O son of Pandu, your efforts in duty are eternal, as heard and seen in the world, O son of Pritha. Life is a great flow and impermanent; realize this, O son of Pandu, and do not perish.
न चेद्भागं कुरवोऽन्यत्र युद्धात्प्रयच्छन्ते तुभ्यमजातशत्रो। भैक्षचर्यामन्धकवृष्णिराज्ये श्रेयो मन्ये न तु युद्धेन राज्यम् ॥५-२७-२॥
na ced bhāgaṃ kuravo'nyatra yuddhāt prayacchante tubhyam ajātaśatro। bhaikṣacaryām andhaka-vṛṣṇi-rājye śreyo manye na tu yuddhena rājyam ॥5-27-2॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - otherwise; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; प्रयच्छन्ते (prayacchante) - they give; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; अजातशत्रो (ajātaśatro) - O Ajatashatru; भैक्षचर्याम् (bhaikṣacaryām) - life of mendicancy; अन्धकवृष्णिराज्ये (andhaka-vṛṣṇi-rājye) - in the kingdom of the Andhakas and Vrishnis; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; मन्ये (manye) - I think; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by fighting; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom;]
(If the Kurus do not give you your share from the battle, O Ajatashatru, I think it is better to live a life of mendicancy in the kingdom of the Andhakas and Vrishnis, rather than to fight for the kingdom.)
O Ajatashatru, if the Kurus do not grant you your rightful share from the battle, I believe it is more honorable to live as a mendicant in the lands of the Andhakas and Vrishnis than to wage war for a kingdom.
अल्पकालं जीवितं यन्मनुष्ये; महास्रावं नित्यदुःखं चलं च। भूयश्च तद्वयसो नानुरूपं; तस्मात्पापं पाण्डव मा प्रसार्षीः ॥५-२७-३॥
alpakālaṁ jīvitaṁ yanmanuṣye; mahāsrāvaṁ nityaduḥkhaṁ calaṁ ca। bhūyaśca tadvayaso nānurūpaṁ; tasmātpāpaṁ pāṇḍava mā prasārṣīḥ ॥5-27-3॥
[अल्पकालं (alpakālam) - short-lived; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; यत् (yat) - which; मनुष्ये (manuṣye) - in humans; महास्रावं (mahāsrāvam) - great flow; नित्यदुःखं (nityaduḥkham) - constant sorrow; चलं (calam) - unstable; च (ca) - and; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - moreover; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; वयसो (vayaso) - of age; न (na) - not; अनुरूपं (anurūpam) - appropriate; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पापं (pāpam) - sin; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pandava; मा (mā) - do not; प्रसार्षीः (prasārṣīḥ) - engage in;]
(Life in humans is short-lived, with great flow, constant sorrow, and instability. Moreover, it is not appropriate for that age. Therefore, O Pandava, do not engage in sin.)
Human life is fleeting, filled with constant sorrow and instability. It is not suitable for one's age. Therefore, O Pandava, refrain from sinful actions.
कामा मनुष्यं प्रसजन्त एव; धर्मस्य ये विघ्नमूलं नरेन्द्र। पूर्वं नरस्तान्धृतिमान्विनिघ्नँ; ल्लोके प्रशंसां लभतेऽनवद्याम् ॥५-२७-४॥
kāmā manuṣyaṃ prasajanta eva; dharmasya ye vighnamūlaṃ narendra। pūrvaṃ narastāndhṛtimānvinighnaँ; lloke praśaṃsāṃ labhate'navadyām ॥5-27-4॥
[कामा (kāmā) - desires; मनुष्यं (manuṣyaṃ) - man; प्रसजन्त (prasajanta) - attach; एव (eva) - indeed; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of duty; ये (ye) - which; विघ्नमूलं (vighnamūlaṃ) - obstacles; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; नरः (naraḥ) - man; तान् (tān) - them; धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - steadfast; विनिघ्नँल्लोके (vinighnaँlloke) - destroying in the world; प्रशंसां (praśaṃsāṃ) - praise; लभते (labhate) - obtains; अनवद्याम् (anavadyām) - blameless.;]
(Desires indeed attach a man; O king, those which are the root of obstacles to duty, a steadfast man destroys them beforehand in the world; obtains blameless praise.)
Desires indeed attach a man, O king. Those which are the root of obstacles to duty, a steadfast man destroys them beforehand in the world and obtains blameless praise.
निबन्धनी ह्यर्थतृष्णेह पार्थ; तामेषतो बाध्यते धर्म एव। धर्मं तु यः प्रवृणीते स बुद्धः; कामे गृद्धो हीयतेऽर्थानुरोधात् ॥५-२७-५॥
nibandhanī hyarthatṛṣṇeha pārtha; tāmeṣato bādhyate dharma eva। dharmaṃ tu yaḥ pravṛṇīte sa buddhaḥ; kāme gṛddho hīyate'rthānurodhāt ॥5-27-5॥
[निबन्धनी (nibandhanī) - binding; हि (hi) - indeed; अर्थतृष्णा (arthatṛṣṇā) - desire for wealth; इह (iha) - here; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Partha; ताम् (tām) - that; एषतः (eṣataḥ) - by effort; बाध्यते (bādhyate) - is overcome; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; एव (eva) - alone; धर्मम् (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्रवृणीते (pravṛṇīte) - chooses; स (sa) - he; बुद्धः (buddhaḥ) - is wise; कामे (kāme) - in desires; गृद्धः (gṛddhaḥ) - greedy; हीयते (hīyate) - is diminished; अर्थानुरोधात् (arthānurodhāt) - due to pursuit of wealth;]
(Indeed, the desire for wealth is binding here, O Partha; it is overcome by effort alone through righteousness. But he who chooses righteousness is wise; the greedy one is diminished due to pursuit of wealth.)
O Partha, the desire for wealth binds one here, but it can be overcome by effort through righteousness alone. The wise choose righteousness, while those greedy for desires are diminished by their pursuit of wealth.
धर्मं कृत्वा कर्मणां तात मुख्यं; महाप्रतापः सवितेव भाति। हानेन धर्मस्य महीमपीमां; लब्ध्वा नरः सीदति पापबुद्धिः ॥५-२७-६॥
dharmaṁ kṛtvā karmaṇāṁ tāta mukhyaṁ; mahāpratāpaḥ saviteva bhāti। hānena dharmasya mahīm apīmāṁ; labdhvā naraḥ sīdati pāpabuddhiḥ ॥5-27-6॥
[धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - duty; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; कर्मणां (karmaṇāṁ) - of actions; तात (tāta) - O dear; मुख्यं (mukhyaṁ) - chief; महाप्रतापः (mahāpratāpaḥ) - great splendor; सविता (savita) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; भाति (bhāti) - shines; हानेन (hānena) - by loss; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of duty; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; अपि (api) - even; इमां (imāṁ) - this; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; नरः (naraḥ) - man; सीदति (sīdati) - sinks; पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded;]
(Having performed duty, O dear, the chief of actions; great splendor shines like the sun. By loss of duty, even having obtained this earth, the evil-minded man sinks.)
O dear, by performing one's duty, one achieves the chief of actions and shines with great splendor like the sun. However, by neglecting duty, even if one gains the entire earth, an evil-minded person will ultimately fall.
वेदोऽधीतश्चरितं ब्रह्मचर्यं; यज्ञैरिष्टं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च दत्तम्। परं स्थानं मन्यमानेन भूय; आत्मा दत्तो वर्षपूगं सुखेभ्यः ॥५-२७-७॥
vedo'dhītaścaritaṃ brahmacaryaṃ; yajñairiṣṭaṃ brāhmaṇebhyaśca dattam। paraṃ sthānaṃ manyamānena bhūya; ātmā datto varṣapūgaṃ sukhebhyaḥ ॥5-27-7॥
[वेदः (vedaḥ) - Veda; अधीतः (adhītaḥ) - studied; चरितं (caritaṃ) - conducted; ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṃ) - celibacy; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - with sacrifices; इष्टं (iṣṭaṃ) - performed; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; च (ca) - and; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; परं (param) - supreme; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - place; मन्यमानेन (manyamānena) - considering; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; वर्षपूगं (varṣapūgaṃ) - for many years; सुखेभ्यः (sukhebhyaḥ) - to pleasures;]
(The Veda was studied, celibacy was practiced; sacrifices were performed and given to the Brahmins. Considering the supreme place, the self was given again for many years to pleasures.)
The Vedas were studied and celibacy was practiced; sacrifices were performed and offerings were made to the Brahmins. Considering the supreme state, the self was repeatedly devoted to pleasures for many years.
सुखप्रिये सेवमानोऽतिवेलं; योगाभ्यासे यो न करोति कर्म। वित्तक्षये हीनसुखोऽतिवेलं; दुःखं शेते कामवेगप्रणुन्नः ॥५-२७-८॥
sukhapriye sevamāno'tivelaṁ; yogābhyāse yo na karoti karma। vittakṣaye hīnasukho'tivelaṁ; duḥkhaṁ śete kāmavegapraṇunnaḥ ॥5-27-8॥
[सुखप्रिये (sukhapriye) - O lover of happiness; सेवमानः (sevamānaḥ) - serving; अतिवेलं (ativelaṁ) - excessively; योगाभ्यासे (yogābhyāse) - in the practice of yoga; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; करोति (karoti) - does; कर्म (karma) - action; वित्तक्षये (vittakṣaye) - in the loss of wealth; हीनसुखः (hīnasukhaḥ) - deprived of happiness; अतिवेलं (ativelaṁ) - excessively; दुःखं (duḥkhaṁ) - suffering; शेते (śete) - sleeps; कामवेगप्रणुन्नः (kāmavegapraṇunnaḥ) - driven by the force of desire;]
(O lover of happiness, serving excessively; who does not perform action in the practice of yoga. In the loss of wealth, deprived of happiness excessively; sleeps suffering, driven by the force of desire.)
O lover of happiness, one who serves excessively but does not engage in the practice of yoga, when faced with the loss of wealth, becomes deprived of happiness and excessively suffers, sleeping in distress driven by the force of desire.
एवं पुनरर्थचर्याप्रसक्तो; हित्वा धर्मं यः प्रकरोत्यधर्मम्। अश्रद्दधत्परलोकाय मूढो; हित्वा देहं तप्यते प्रेत्य मन्दः ॥५-२७-९॥
evaṃ punararthacaryāprasakto; hitvā dharmaṃ yaḥ prakaro'tyadharmam। aśraddadhatparalokāya mūḍho; hitvā dehaṃ tapyate pretya mandaḥ ॥5-27-9॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अर्थचर्या (arthacaryā) - pursuit of wealth; प्रसक्तः (prasaktaḥ) - attached; हित्वा (hitvā) - abandoning; धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्रकरोति (prakaroti) - does; अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness; अश्रद्दधत् (aśraddadhat) - without faith; परलोकाय (paralokāya) - for the other world; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; हित्वा (hitvā) - abandoning; देहम् (deham) - body; तप्यते (tapyate) - suffers; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - dull-witted;]
(Thus, again attached to the pursuit of wealth, abandoning righteousness, who does unrighteousness, without faith for the other world, foolish, abandoning the body, suffers after death, dull-witted.)
Thus, a person who is attached to the pursuit of wealth, abandoning righteousness and engaging in unrighteousness without faith in the afterlife, is foolish and suffers after death, having abandoned the body.
न कर्मणां विप्रणाशोऽस्त्यमुत्र; पुण्यानां वाप्यथ वा पापकानाम्। पूर्वं कर्तुर्गच्छति पुण्यपापं; पश्चात्त्वेतदनुयात्येव कर्ता ॥५-२७-१०॥
na karmaṇāṃ vipraṇāśo'styamutra; puṇyānāṃ vāpyatha vā pāpakānām। pūrvaṃ karturgacchati puṇyapāpaṃ; paścāttvetadanuyātyeva kartā ॥5-27-10॥
[न (na) - not; कर्मणां (karmaṇāṃ) - of actions; विप्रणाशः (vipraṇāśaḥ) - destruction; अस्ति (asti) - is; अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world; पुण्यानां (puṇyānāṃ) - of good deeds; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पापकानाम् (pāpakānām) - of bad deeds; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - first; कर्तुः (kartuḥ) - of the doer; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; पुण्यपापं (puṇyapāpaṃ) - good and bad deeds; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; तु (tu) - but; एतत् (etat) - this; अनुयाति (anuyāti) - follows; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्ता (kartā) - the doer;]
(There is no destruction of actions in the other world; neither of good deeds nor of bad deeds. First, the good and bad deeds go to the doer; afterwards, the doer indeed follows this.)
In the other world, actions do not perish; neither good nor bad deeds are destroyed. Initially, the results of good and bad deeds go to the doer, and subsequently, the doer follows these results.
न्यायोपेतं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यदन्नं; श्रद्धापूतं गन्धरसोपपन्नम्। अन्वाहार्येषूत्तमदक्षिणेषु; तथारूपं कर्म विख्यायते ते ॥५-२७-११॥
nyāyopetaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yadannaṃ; śraddhāpūtaṃ gandharasopapannam। anvāhāryeṣūttamadakṣiṇeṣu; tathārūpaṃ karma vikhyāyate te ॥5-27-11॥
[न्यायोपेतं (nyāyopetam) - endowed with justice; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; यत् (yat) - which; अन्नं (annam) - food; श्रद्धापूतं (śraddhāpūtam) - purified by faith; गन्धरसोपपन्नम् (gandharasopapannam) - endowed with fragrance and taste; अन्वाहार्येषु (anvāhāryeṣu) - in the sacrifices; उत्तमदक्षिणेषु (uttamadakṣiṇeṣu) - with excellent gifts; तथारूपं (tathārūpam) - such; कर्म (karma) - act; विख्यायते (vikhyāyate) - is known; ते (te) - your;]
(The food which is endowed with justice, given to the Brahmins, purified by faith, endowed with fragrance and taste, in the sacrifices with excellent gifts, such an act is known as yours.)
The act of offering food, which is just, given to Brahmins, purified by faith, and endowed with fragrance and taste, in sacrifices with excellent gifts, is recognized as your deed.
इह क्षेत्रे क्रियते पार्थ कार्यं; न वै किञ्चिद्विद्यते प्रेत्य कार्यम्। कृतं त्वया पारलोक्यं च कार्यं; पुण्यं महत्सद्भिरनुप्रशस्तम् ॥५-२७-१२॥
iha kṣetre kriyate pārtha kāryaṁ; na vai kiñcidvidyate pretya kāryam। kṛtaṁ tvayā pāralokyaṁ ca kāryaṁ; puṇyaṁ mahatsadbhiranupraśastam ॥5-27-12॥
[इह (iha) - here; क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the field; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - duty; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; कार्यं (kāryam) - duty; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पारलोक्यं (pāralokyaṁ) - for the other world; च (ca) - and; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - duty; पुण्यं (puṇyaṁ) - virtue; महत् (mahat) - great; सद्भिः (sadbhih) - by the good; अनुप्रशस्तम् (anuprashastam) - praised;]
(Here in the field, O son of Pritha, duty is performed; indeed, nothing exists after death as duty. What has been done by you for the other world is duty; great virtue is praised by the good.)
In this field, O Arjuna, duties are performed, and nothing remains as duty after death. The actions you have done for the afterlife are considered duties, and great virtues are praised by the wise.
जहाति मृत्युं च जरां भयं च; न क्षुत्पिपासे मनसश्चाप्रियाणि। न कर्तव्यं विद्यते तत्र किं चि; दन्यत्र वै इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् ॥५-२७-१३॥
jahāti mṛtyuṃ ca jarāṃ bhayaṃ ca; na kṣutpipāse manasaścāpriyāṇi। na kartavyaṃ vidyate tatra kiṃ ci; danyatra vai indriyaprīṇanārthāt ॥5-27-13॥
[जहाति (jahāti) - abandons; मृत्यं (mṛtyuṃ) - death; च (ca) - and; जरां (jarāṃ) - old age; भयं (bhayaṃ) - fear; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; क्षुत्पिपासे (kṣutpipāse) - hunger and thirst; मनसश्च (manasaśca) - and of the mind; अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṃ) - duty; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; तत्र (tatra) - there; किं (kiṃ) - anything; चि (ci) - at all; दन्यत्र (danyatra) - except; वै (vai) - indeed; इन्द्रियप्रीणनार्थात् (indriyaprīṇanārthāt) - for the satisfaction of the senses;]
(Abandons death and old age and fear; not hunger and thirst and unpleasant things of the mind. There exists no duty at all except indeed for the satisfaction of the senses.)
One transcends death, old age, and fear; neither hunger nor thirst nor unpleasant things of the mind affect them. There is no duty except for the satisfaction of the senses.
एवंरूपं कर्मफलं नरेन्द्र; मात्रावता हृदयस्य प्रियेण। स क्रोधजं पाण्डव हर्षजं च; लोकावुभौ मा प्रहासीश्चिराय ॥५-२७-१४॥
evaṁrūpaṁ karmaphalaṁ narendra; mātrāvatā hṛdayasya priyeṇa। sa krodhajaṁ pāṇḍava harṣajaṁ ca; lokāvubhau mā prahāsīścirāya ॥5-27-14॥
[एवंरूपं (evaṁrūpaṁ) - of such form; कर्मफलं (karmaphalaṁ) - fruit of action; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; मात्रावता (mātrāvatā) - with measure; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart; प्रियेण (priyeṇa) - by the beloved; स (sa) - he; क्रोधजं (krodhajaṁ) - born of anger; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pandu; हर्षजं (harṣajaṁ) - born of joy; च (ca) - and; लोकावुभौ (lokāvubhau) - both worlds; मा (mā) - do not; प्रहासीः (prahāsīḥ) - abandon; चिराय (cirāya) - for long;]
(O king, the fruit of action of such form, with measure by the beloved of the heart. O son of Pandu, he born of anger and born of joy; do not abandon both worlds for long.)
O King, the results of actions are of such a nature, measured by the beloved of the heart. O son of Pandu, do not forsake both worlds, those born of anger and joy, for a long time.
अन्तं गत्वा कर्मणां या प्रशंसा; सत्यं दमश्चार्जवमानृशंस्यम्। अश्वमेधो राजसूयस्तथेष्टः; पापस्यान्तं कर्मणो मा पुनर्गाः ॥५-२७-१५॥
antaṁ gatvā karmaṇāṁ yā praśaṁsā; satyaṁ damaścārjavamānṛśaṁsyam। aśvamedho rājasūyastatheṣṭaḥ; pāpasyāntaṁ karmaṇo mā punargāḥ ॥5-27-15॥
[अन्तं (antaṁ) - end; गत्वा (gatvā) - having reached; कर्मणां (karmaṇāṁ) - of actions; या (yā) - which; प्रशंसा (praśaṁsā) - praise; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; दमः (damaḥ) - self-control; च (ca) - and; आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty; अनृशंस्यम् (anṛśaṁsyam) - non-cruelty; अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - horse sacrifice; राजसूयः (rājasūyaḥ) - royal consecration; तथा (tathā) - and; इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin; अन्तं (antaṁ) - end; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; मा (mā) - do not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गाः (gāḥ) - go;]
(Having reached the end of actions, which is praised; truth, self-control, honesty, non-cruelty. The horse sacrifice, royal consecration, and desired; do not go again to the end of sinful action.)
Having achieved the ultimate goal of actions, which is praised as truth, self-control, honesty, and non-cruelty, the horse sacrifice and royal consecration are desired. Do not return to sinful actions.
तच्चेदेवं देशरूपेण पार्थाः; करिष्यध्वं कर्म पापं चिराय। निवसध्वं वर्षपूगान्वनेषु; दुःखं वासं पाण्डवा धर्महेतोः ॥५-२७-१६॥
taccedevaṃ deśarūpeṇa pārthāḥ; kariṣyadhvaṃ karma pāpaṃ cirāya। nivasadhvaṃ varṣapūgānvaneṣu; duḥkhaṃ vāsaṃ pāṇḍavā dharmahetoḥ ॥5-27-16॥
[तत् (tat) - that; चेत् (cet) - if; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; देशरूपेण (deśarūpeṇa) - in the form of a country; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; करिष्यध्वं (kariṣyadhvaṃ) - you will do; कर्म (karma) - action; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sinful; चिराय (cirāya) - for a long time; निवसध्वं (nivasadhvaṃ) - you will dwell; वर्षपूगान् (varṣapūgān) - for many years; वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - suffering; वासं (vāsaṃ) - residence; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; धर्महेतोः (dharmahetoḥ) - for the sake of righteousness;]
(If thus, in the form of a country, O sons of Pritha, you will perform sinful actions for a long time. You will dwell for many years in the forests, suffering residence, O Pandavas, for the sake of righteousness.)
If you act in this manner, O sons of Pritha, you will commit sinful deeds for a long time. You will live in the forests for many years, enduring hardships, O Pandavas, for the sake of righteousness.
अप्रव्रज्ये योजयित्वा पुरस्ता; दात्माधीनं यद्बलं ते तदासीत्। नित्यं पाञ्चालाः सचिवास्तवेमे; जनार्दनो युयुधानश्च वीरः ॥५-२७-१७॥
apravrajye yojayitvā purastā; dātmādhīnaṃ yad balaṃ te tad āsīt। nityaṃ pāñcālāḥ sacivās taveme; janārdano yuyudhānaś ca vīraḥ ॥5-27-17॥
[अप्रव्रज्ये (apravrajye) - in the absence of exile; योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having united; पुरस्ता (purastā) - before; दात्माधीनं (dātmādhīnaṃ) - under one's own control; यद्बलं (yad balaṃ) - that strength; ते (te) - your; तदासीत् (tad āsīt) - that was; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers; तवेमे (taveme) - these of yours; जनार्दनो (janārdano) - Janardana; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; च (ca) - and; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero.;]
(In the absence of exile, having united before, that strength under one's own control was yours. Always, the Panchalas, these ministers of yours, Janardana and Yuyudhana, are heroes.)
Before the exile, having united, that strength was under your control. The Panchalas, your ministers, along with Janardana and the hero Yuyudhana, are always with you.
मत्स्यो राजा रुक्मरथः सपुत्रः; प्रहारिभिः सह पुत्रैर्विराटः। राजानश्च ये विजिताः पुरस्ता; त्त्वामेव ते संश्रयेयुः समस्ताः ॥५-२७-१८॥
matsyo rājā rukmarathaḥ saputraḥ; prahāribhiḥ saha putrairvirāṭaḥ। rājānaśca ye vijitāḥ purastā; ttvāmeva te saṃśrayeyuḥ samastāḥ ॥5-27-18॥
[मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - Matsya; राजा (rājā) - king; रुक्मरथः (rukmarathaḥ) - Rukmaratha; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with son; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - with warriors; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - sons; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एव (eva) - only; ते (te) - they; संश्रयेयुः (saṃśrayeyuḥ) - would seek refuge; समस्ताः (samastāḥ) - all;]
(Matsya king Rukmaratha with son; with warriors and sons Virata. Kings and who conquered before; you only they would seek refuge all.)
King Matsya, Rukmaratha with his son, and Virata with his sons and warriors; and all the kings who were conquered before would seek refuge in you.
महासहायः प्रतपन्बलस्थः; पुरस्कृतो वासुदेवार्जुनाभ्याम्। वरान्हनिष्यन्द्विषतो रङ्गमध्ये; व्यनेष्यथा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दर्पम् ॥५-२७-१९॥
mahāsahāyaḥ pratapanbalasthaḥ; puraskṛto vāsudevārjunābhyām। varān haniṣyan dviṣato raṅgamadhye; vyaneṣyathā dhārtarāṣṭrasya darpam ॥5-27-19॥
[महासहायः (mahāsahāyaḥ) - greatly assisted; प्रतपन् (pratapan) - shining; बलस्थः (balasthaḥ) - situated in strength; पुरस्कृतः (puraskṛtaḥ) - preceded; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - by Vasudeva; अर्जुनाभ्याम् (arjunābhyām) - and Arjuna; वरान् (varān) - boons; हनिष्यन् (haniṣyan) - intending to slay; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; रङ्गमध्ये (raṅgamadhye) - in the midst of the arena; व्यनेष्यथा (vyaneṣyathā) - you will destroy; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; दर्पम् (darpam) - pride;]
(Greatly assisted, shining, situated in strength; preceded by Vasudeva and Arjuna, intending to slay the enemies in the midst of the arena; you will destroy the pride of Dhritarashtra's.)
With great assistance and shining strength, preceded by Vasudeva and Arjuna, you will slay the enemies in the arena and destroy the pride of Dhritarashtra.
बलं कस्माद्वर्धयित्वा परस्य; निजान्कस्मात्कर्शयित्वा सहायान्। निरुष्य कस्माद्वर्षपूगान्वनेषु; युयुत्ससे पाण्डव हीनकालम् ॥५-२७-२०॥
balaṁ kasmādvardhayitvā parasya; nijānkasmātkarśayitvā sahāyān। niruṣya kasmādvarṣapūgānvaneṣu; yuyutsase pāṇḍava hīnakālam ॥5-27-20॥
[बलं (balaṁ) - strength; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; वर्धयित्वा (vardhayitvā) - increasing; परस्य (parasya) - of others; निजान् (nijān) - own; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; कर्शयित्वा (karśayitvā) - weakening; सहायान् (sahāyān) - allies; निरुष्य (niruṣya) - having endured; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; वर्षपूगान् (varṣapūgān) - many years; वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in forests; युयुत्ससे (yuyutsase) - you wish to fight; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pandava; हीनकालम् (hīnakālam) - inopportune time;]
(Why, having increased the strength of others and weakened your own allies, having endured many years in the forests, do you wish to fight, O Pandava, at an inopportune time?)
O Pandava, why do you wish to engage in battle at a time that is not favorable, after having strengthened your enemies and weakened your own allies, and having spent many years in the forests?
अप्रज्ञो वा पाण्डव युध्यमानो; अधर्मज्ञो वा भूतिपथाद्व्यपैति। प्रज्ञावान्वा बुध्यमानोऽपि धर्मं; संरम्भाद्वा सोऽपि भूतेरपैति ॥५-२७-२१॥
aprajño vā pāṇḍava yudhyamānaḥ; adharmājño vā bhūtipathād vyapaiti। prajñāvān vā budhyamāno'pi dharmaṃ; saṃrambhād vā so'pi bhūter apaiti ॥5-27-21॥
[अप्रज्ञः (aprajñaḥ) - ignorant; वा (vā) - or; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; अधर्मज्ञः (adharmajñaḥ) - ignorant of righteousness; वा (vā) - or; भूतिपथात् (bhūtipathāt) - from the path of prosperity; व्यपैति (vyapaiti) - deviates; प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise; वा (vā) - or; बुध्यमानः (budhyamānaḥ) - understanding; अपि (api) - even; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - righteousness; संरम्भात् (saṃrambhāt) - due to anger; वा (vā) - or; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; भूतेः (bhūteḥ) - from existence; अपैति (apaiti) - departs;]
(An ignorant person, O Pāṇḍava, while fighting, or one ignorant of righteousness, deviates from the path of prosperity. A wise person, even while understanding righteousness, due to anger, also departs from existence.)
O Pāṇḍava, an ignorant person fighting or one who is unaware of righteousness deviates from the path of prosperity. Similarly, a wise person, even when understanding righteousness, may depart from existence due to anger.
नाधर्मे ते धीयते पार्थ बुद्धि; र्न संरम्भात्कर्म चकर्थ पापम्। अद्धा किं तत्कारणं यस्य हेतोः; प्रज्ञाविरुद्धं कर्म चिकीर्षसीदम् ॥५-२७-२२॥
nādhārme te dhīyate pārtha buddhi; rna saṁrambhātkarma cakartha pāpam। addhā kiṁ tatkāraṇaṁ yasya hetoḥ; prajñāviruddhaṁ karma cikīrṣasīdam ॥5-27-22॥
[न (na) - not; अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness; ते (te) - your; धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; बुद्धि (buddhi) - intelligence; र्न (rna) - nor; संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from anger; कर्म (karma) - action; चकर्थ (cakartha) - you did; पापम् (pāpam) - sinful; अद्धा (addhā) - certainly; किं (kiṁ) - what; तत् (tat) - that; कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - reason; यस (yasya) - whose; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - cause; प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom; विरुद्धं (viruddhaṁ) - opposed; कर्म (karma) - action; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you intend; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(Your intelligence is not placed in unrighteousness, O son of Pritha, nor did you commit sinful action out of anger. Certainly, what is the reason for which you intend to perform this action opposed to wisdom?)
O son of Pritha, your intelligence is not inclined towards unrighteousness, nor have you committed sinful acts out of anger. So, what is the reason that you wish to undertake this action that goes against wisdom?
अव्याधिजं कटुकं शीर्षरोगं; यशोमुषं पापफलोदयं च। सतां पेयं यन्न पिबन्त्यसन्तो; मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य ॥५-२७-२३॥
avyādhijaṃ kaṭukaṃ śīṣarogaṃ; yaśomuṣaṃ pāpaphalodayaṃ ca। satāṃ peyaṃ yanna pibantyasanto; manyuṃ mahārāja piba praśāmya ॥5-27-23॥
[अव्याधिजं (avyādhijaṃ) - born of disease; कटुकं (kaṭukaṃ) - bitter; शीर्षरोगं (śīṣarogaṃ) - headache; यशोमुषं (yaśomuṣaṃ) - fame-stealing; पापफलोदयं (pāpaphalodayaṃ) - sinful fruit arising; च (ca) - and; सतां (satāṃ) - of the good; पेयं (peyaṃ) - drinkable; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; पिबन्ति (pibanti) - drink; असन्तः (asantaḥ) - the wicked; मन्युं (manyuṃ) - anger; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पिब (piba) - drink; प्रशाम्य (praśāmya) - be calmed;]
(Born of disease, bitter, headache; fame-stealing, sinful fruit arising and. Of the good, drinkable, which not drink the wicked; anger, O great king, drink, be calmed.)
O great king, drink the anger which is born of disease, bitter, and causes headache; it steals fame and gives rise to sinful fruits. It is drinkable by the good, but the wicked do not drink it. Be calmed.
पापानुबन्धं को नु तं कामयेत; क्षमैव ते ज्यायसी नोत भोगाः। यत्र भीष्मः शान्तनवो हतः स्या; द्यत्र द्रोणः सहपुत्रो हतः स्यात् ॥५-२७-२४॥
pāpānubandhaṁ ko nu taṁ kāmayeta; kṣamaiva te jyāyasī nota bhogāḥ। yatra bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo hataḥ syā; dyatra droṇaḥ sahaputro hataḥ syāt ॥5-27-24॥
[पापानुबन्धं (pāpānubandhaṁ) - consequence of sin; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; तं (taṁ) - that; कामयेत (kāmayeta) - would desire; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - your; ज्यायसी (jyāyasī) - greater; न (na) - not; उत (uta) - than; भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - pleasures; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; यत्र (yatra) - where; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सहपुत्रः (sahaputraḥ) - with son; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; स्यात् (syāt) - would be;]
(Who indeed would desire that which is the consequence of sin? Forgiveness is indeed greater for you than pleasures. Where Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, would be slain; where Drona with his son would be slain.)
Who would desire the consequences of sin? Forgiveness is greater than pleasures. In a place where Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, is slain, and where Drona along with his son is slain.
कृपः शल्यः सौमदत्तिर्विकर्णो; विविंशतिः कर्णदुर्योधनौ च। एतान्हत्वा कीदृशं तत्सुखं स्या; द्यद्विन्देथास्तदनुब्रूहि पार्थ ॥५-२७-२५॥
kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ saumadattirvikarṇo; viviṁśatiḥ karṇaduryodhanau ca। etānhatvā kīdṛśaṁ tatsukhaṁ syā; dyadvindethāstadanubrūhi pārtha ॥5-27-25॥
[कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - Viviṁśati; कर्णदुर्योधनौ (karṇaduryodhanau) - Karṇa and Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; एतान् (etān) - these; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; कीदृशं (kīdṛśaṁ) - what kind; तत् (tat) - that; सुखं (sukhaṁ) - happiness; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; यत् (yat) - which; विन्देथाः (vindethāḥ) - you would find; तत् (tat) - that; अनुब्रूहि (anubrūhi) - tell; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha;]
(Kṛpa, Śalya, Saumadatti, Vikarṇa, Viviṁśati, Karṇa and Duryodhana; having killed these, what kind of happiness would that be which you would find; tell that, O Pārtha.)
O Pārtha, tell me what kind of happiness you would find after having killed Kṛpa, Śalya, Saumadatti, Vikarṇa, Viviṁśati, Karṇa, and Duryodhana.
लब्ध्वापीमां पृथिवीं सागरान्तां; जरामृत्यू नैव हि त्वं प्रजह्याः। प्रियाप्रिये सुखदुःखे च राज; न्नेवं विद्वान्नैव युद्धं कुरुष्व ॥५-२७-२६॥
labdhvā-pīmāṁ pṛthivīṁ sāgarāntāṁ; jarāmṛtyū naiva hi tvaṁ prajahyaḥ। priyāpriye sukhaduḥkhe ca rāja; n-nevaṁ vidvānnaiva yuddhaṁ kuruṣva ॥5-27-26॥
[लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; अपि (api) - even; इमां (imāṁ) - this; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṁ) - earth; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; अन्तां (antāṁ) - bounded; जरामृत्यू (jarāmṛtyū) - old age and death; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; प्रजह्याः (prajahyaḥ) - should abandon; प्रिय (priya) - pleasant; अप्रिय (apriya) - unpleasant; सुख (sukha) - happiness; दुःखे (duḥkhe) - sorrow; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - war; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - engage in;]
(Having obtained this earth bounded by the ocean, you should not abandon old age and death. O king, in pleasant and unpleasant, happiness and sorrow, thus the wise do not engage in war.)
Even if you obtain this earth bounded by the ocean, you should not abandon old age and death. O king, in both pleasure and pain, happiness and sorrow, thus the wise do not engage in war.
अमात्यानां यदि कामस्य हेतो; रेवंयुक्तं कर्म चिकीर्षसि त्वम्। अपाक्रमेः सम्प्रदाय स्वमेभ्यो; मा गास्त्वं वै देवयानात्पथोऽद्य ॥५-२७-२७॥
amātyānāṃ yadi kāmasya heto; revaṃyuktaṃ karma cikīrṣasi tvam। apākrameḥ sampradāya svamebhyo; mā gāstvaṃ vai devayānātpatho'dya ॥5-27-27॥
[अमात्यानां (amātyānāṃ) - of the ministers; यदि (yadi) - if; कामस्य (kāmasya) - of desire; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake; रेवंयुक्तं (revaṃyuktaṃ) - thus engaged; कर्म (karma) - action; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you wish to do; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपाक्रमेः (apākrameḥ) - from deviation; सम्प्रदाय (sampradāya) - tradition; स्वमेभ्यः (svamebhyaḥ) - to your own; मा (mā) - do not; गाः (gāḥ) - go; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; देवयानात् (devayānāt) - from the path of the gods; पथः (pathaḥ) - path; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(If you, for the sake of desire, wish to perform such an action of the ministers, do not deviate from the tradition of your own; do not go today from the path of the gods.)
If you, for the sake of desire, wish to perform such an action of the ministers, do not deviate from your own tradition; do not stray today from the path of the gods.
