05.031
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
उत सन्तमसन्तं च बालं वृद्धं च सञ्जय। उताबलं बलीयांसं धाता प्रकुरुते वशे ॥५-३१-१॥
uta santamasantaṃ ca bālaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca sañjaya। utābalaṃ balīyāṃsaṃ dhātā prakurute vaśe ॥5-31-1॥
[उत (uta) - and; सन्तम् (santam) - existent; असन्तं (asantam) - non-existent; च (ca) - and; बालं (bālam) - child; वृद्धं (vṛddham) - old; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उत (uta) - and; अबलं (abalam) - weak; बलीयांसं (balīyāṃsam) - strong; धाता (dhātā) - creator; प्रकुरुते (prakurute) - makes; वशे (vaśe) - under control;]
(And existent and non-existent, child and old, Sanjaya, and weak and strong, the creator makes under control.)
Sanjaya, the creator brings both the existent and non-existent, the young and the old, the weak and the strong under control.
उत बालाय पाण्डित्यं पण्डितायोत बालताम्। ददाति सर्वमीशानः पुरस्ताच्छुक्रमुच्चरन् ॥५-३१-२॥
uta bālāya pāṇḍityaṃ paṇḍitāyota bālatām। dadāti sarvamīśānaḥ purastācchukramuccaran ॥5-31-2॥
[उत (uta) - and; बालाय (bālāya) - to the child; पाण्डित्यं (pāṇḍityaṃ) - wisdom; पण्डिताय (paṇḍitāya) - to the scholar; उत (uta) - and; बालताम् (bālatām) - childishness; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; ईशानः (īśānaḥ) - the Lord; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; शुक्रम् (śukram) - brightness; उच्चरन् (uccaran) - uttering;]
(And to the child, wisdom; to the scholar, childishness; gives everything, the Lord, in front, brightness uttering.)
The Lord grants wisdom to the child and childishness to the scholar, uttering brightness in front of everything.
अलं विज्ञापनाय स्यादाचक्षीथा यथातथम्। अथो मन्त्रं मन्त्रयित्वा अन्योन्येनातिहृष्टवत् ॥५-३१-३॥
alaṁ vijñāpanāya syādācakṣīthā yathātatham। atho mantraṁ mantrayitvā anyonyenātihṛṣṭavat ॥5-31-3॥
[अलं (alaṁ) - enough; विज्ञापनाय (vijñāpanāya) - for informing; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; आचक्षीथाः (ācakṣīthāḥ) - you should tell; यथा (yathā) - as; तथम् (tatham) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; मन्त्रं (mantraṁ) - counsel; मन्त्रयित्वा (mantrayitvā) - having consulted; अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - with each other; अतिहृष्टवत् (atihṛṣṭavat) - very delighted;]
(Enough for informing, you should tell as it is. Then, having consulted with each other, very delighted.)
"Enough of the notification, you should tell it as it is. Then, after consulting with each other, they were very delighted."
गावल्गणे कुरून्गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं महाबलम्। अभिवाद्योपसङ्गृह्य ततः पृच्छेरनामयम् ॥५-३१-४॥
gāvalgaṇe kurūṅgatvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahābalam। abhivādyopasaṅgṛhya tataḥ pṛccheranāmayam ॥5-31-4॥
[गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - in the assembly of the Kurus; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - having approached; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पृच्छेरन् (pṛccheran) - they should ask; आमयम् (āmayam) - about the welfare;]
(In the assembly of the Kurus, having gone to Dhritarashtra, the mighty, having saluted and approached, then they should ask about the welfare.)
In the assembly of the Kurus, after going to the mighty Dhritarashtra, and after saluting and approaching him, they should inquire about his welfare.
ब्रूयाश्चैनं त्वमासीनं कुरुभिः परिवारितम्। तवैव राजन्वीर्येण सुखं जीवन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥५-३१-५॥
brūyāś cainaṃ tvam āsīnaṃ kurubhiḥ parivāritam। tavaiva rājan vīryeṇa sukhaṃ jīvanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥5-31-5॥
[ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should say; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kauravas; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded; तव (tava) - your; एव (eva) - indeed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by the prowess; सुखम् (sukham) - happily; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(You should say this, seated and surrounded by the Kauravas: 'Indeed, O king, by your prowess, the Pandavas live happily.')
You should tell him, while seated among the Kauravas, that it is indeed by your strength, O king, that the Pandavas are living happily.
तव प्रसादाद्बालास्ते प्राप्ता राज्यमरिंदम। राज्ये तान्स्थापयित्वाग्रे नोपेक्षीर्विनशिष्यतः ॥५-३१-६॥
tava prasādādbālāste prāptā rājyamariṃdama। rājye tānsthāpayitvāgre nopekṣīrvinaśiṣyataḥ ॥5-31-6॥
[तव (tava) - by your grace; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the favor; बालाः (bālāḥ) - young ones; ते (te) - they; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - have obtained; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of foes; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; तान् (tān) - them; स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having established; अग्रे (agre) - in front; न (na) - not; उपेक्षीः (upekṣīḥ) - neglect; विनशिष्यतः (vinaśiṣyataḥ) - will perish;]
(By your grace, O subduer of foes, the young ones have obtained the kingdom. Having established them in the kingdom, do not neglect them, for they will perish.)
By your favor, O subduer of enemies, the young ones have gained the kingdom. Ensure they are established in the kingdom and do not neglect them, lest they perish.
सर्वमप्येतदेकस्य नालं सञ्जय कस्यचित्। तात संहत्य जीवामो मा द्विषद्भ्यो वशं गमः ॥५-३१-७॥
sarvamapyetadekasya nālaṃ sañjaya kasyacit। tāta saṃhatya jīvāmo mā dviṣadbhyo vaśaṃ gamaḥ ॥5-31-7॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अपि (api) - even; एतत् (etat) - this; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; न (na) - not; अलम् (alam) - enough; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; तात (tāta) - O father; संहत्य (saṃhatya) - together; जीवामः (jīvāmaḥ) - we live; मा (mā) - do not; द्विषद्भ्यः (dviṣadbhyaḥ) - to enemies; वशम् (vaśam) - control; गमः (gamaḥ) - go;]
(All this is not enough for one, O Sanjaya, of anyone. O father, we live together, do not go under the control of enemies.)
O Sanjaya, all this is not sufficient for any one person. O father, let us live together and not fall under the control of our enemies.
तथा भीष्मं शान्तनवं भारतानां पितामहम्। शिरसाभिवदेथास्त्वं मम नाम प्रकीर्तयन् ॥५-३१-८॥
tathā bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ bhāratānāṃ pitāmaham। śirasābhivadethāstvaṃ mama nāma prakīrtayan ॥5-31-8॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṃ) - son of Shantanu; भारतानां (bhāratānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; अभिवदेथाः (abhivadethāḥ) - you should salute; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मम (mama) - my; नाम (nāma) - name; प्रकीर्तयन् (prakīrtayan) - proclaiming;]
(Thus, you should salute Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, the grandfather of the Bharatas, with your head, proclaiming my name.)
Thus, you should bow your head and salute Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and the grandfather of the Bharatas, while proclaiming my name.
अभिवाद्य च वक्तव्यस्ततोऽस्माकं पितामहः। भवता शन्तनोर्वंशो निमग्नः पुनरुद्धृतः ॥५-३१-९॥
abhivādya ca vaktavyastato'smākaṃ pitāmahaḥ। bhavatā śantanorvaṃśo nimagnaḥ punaruddhṛtaḥ ॥5-31-9॥
[अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and; वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - to be spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Śantanu; वंशः (vaṃśaḥ) - dynasty; निमग्नः (nimagnaḥ) - submerged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उद्धृतः (uddhṛtaḥ) - raised;]
(Having saluted and to be spoken, then our grandfather, by you, the dynasty of Śantanu, submerged, again raised.)
After offering salutations, our grandfather said, "By you, the dynasty of Śantanu, which was submerged, has been raised again."
स त्वं कुरु तथा तात स्वमतेन पितामह। यथा जीवन्ति ते पौत्राः प्रीतिमन्तः परस्परम् ॥५-३१-१०॥
sa tvaṁ kuru tathā tāta svamatena pitāmaha। yathā jīvanti te pautrāḥ prītimantaḥ parasparam ॥5-31-10॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṁ) - yourself; कुरु (kuru) - do; तथा (tathā) - thus; तात (tāta) - dear father; स्वमतेन (svamatena) - by your own opinion; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; यथा (yathā) - so that; जीवन्ति (jīvanti) - live; ते (te) - your; पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons; प्रीतिमन्तः (prītimantaḥ) - affectionate; परस्परम् (parasparam) - with each other;]
(You yourself do thus, dear father, by your own opinion, grandfather, so that your grandsons live affectionately with each other.)
Dear father, act according to your own judgment, grandfather, so that your grandsons may live harmoniously and affectionately with one another.
तथैव विदुरं ब्रूयाः कुरूणां मन्त्रधारिणम्। अयुद्धं सौम्य भाषस्व हितकामो युधिष्ठिरः ॥५-३१-११॥
tathaiva viduraṃ brūyāḥ kurūṇāṃ mantradhāriṇam। ayuddhaṃ saumya bhāṣasva hitakāmo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥5-31-11॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; विदुरं (viduram) - to Vidura; ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should speak; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; मन्त्रधारिणम् (mantradhāriṇam) - the counselor; अयुद्धं (ayuddhaṃ) - non-fighting; सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one; भाषस्व (bhāṣasva) - speak; हितकामः (hitakāmaḥ) - desiring welfare; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(In the same way, you should speak to Vidura, the counselor of the Kurus, about non-fighting, gentle one, speak, desiring welfare, Yudhishthira.)
In the same way, Yudhishthira, desiring the welfare of all, should speak to Vidura, the counselor of the Kurus, about avoiding conflict, addressing him as a gentle one.
अथो सुयोधनं ब्रूया राजपुत्रममर्षणम्। मध्ये कुरूणामासीनमनुनीय पुनः पुनः ॥५-३१-१२॥
atho suyodhanaṁ brūyā rājaputramamarṣaṇam। madhye kurūṇāmāsīnamanunīya punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-31-12॥
[अथो (atho) - then; सुयोधनं (suyodhanaṁ) - Suyodhana; ब्रूया (brūyā) - should speak; राजपुत्रम् (rājaputram) - prince; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - impatient; मध्ये (madhye) - among; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - the Kurus; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; अनुनीय (anunīya) - having appeased; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Then, Suyodhana should speak to the impatient prince, seated among the Kurus, having appeased him again and again.)
Then, Suyodhana should repeatedly speak to the impatient prince, seated among the Kurus, after having appeased him multiple times.
अपश्यन्मामुपेक्षन्तं कृष्णामेकां सभागताम्। तद्दुःखमतितिक्षाम मा वधीष्म कुरूनिति ॥५-३१-१३॥
apaśyan mām upekṣantaṃ kṛṣṇām ekāṃ sabhāgatām। tad duḥkham atitikṣāma mā vadhīṣma kurūn iti ॥5-31-13॥
[अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - seeing; माम् (mām) - me; उपेक्षन्तं (upekṣantaṃ) - neglecting; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; एकाम् (ekām) - alone; सभागताम् (sabhāgatām) - in the assembly; तत् (tad) - that; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; अतितिक्षाम (atitikṣāma) - endure; मा (mā) - do not; वधीष्म (vadhīṣma) - kill; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Seeing me being neglected, Kṛṣṇā alone in the assembly, endure that sorrow, do not kill the Kurus thus.)
Seeing me being neglected and Kṛṣṇā alone in the assembly, endure that sorrow and do not kill the Kurus, thus he said:
एवं पूर्वापरान्क्लेशानतितिक्षन्त पाण्डवाः। यथा बलीयसः सन्तस्तत्सर्वं कुरवो विदुः ॥५-३१-१४॥
evaṁ pūrvāparānkleśānatitikṣanta pāṇḍavāḥ। yathā balīyasaḥ santastatsarvaṁ kuravo viduḥ ॥5-31-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; पूर्व (pūrva) - former; अपरान् (aparān) - later; क्लेशान् (kleśān) - afflictions; अतितिक्षन्त (atitikṣanta) - endured; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; यथा (yathā) - as; बलीयसः (balīyasaḥ) - stronger; सन्तः (santaḥ) - being; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; विदुः (viduḥ) - knew;]
(Thus, the Pandavas endured former and later afflictions, as the stronger being, all that the Kauravas knew.)
The Pandavas endured all the past and future hardships, as the stronger ones, which the Kauravas were aware of.
यन्नः प्राव्राजयः सौम्य अजिनैः प्रतिवासितान्। तद्दुःखमतितिक्षाम मा वधीष्म कुरूनिति ॥५-३१-१५॥
yannaḥ prāvrājayaḥ saumya ajinaiḥ prativāsitān। tadduḥkhamatitikṣāma mā vadhīṣma kurūniti ॥5-31-15॥
[यत् (yat) - that; नः (naḥ) - us; प्राव्राजयः (prāvrājayaḥ) - you exiled; सौम्य (saumya) - gentle one; अजिनैः (ajinaiḥ) - with deer skins; प्रतिवासितान् (prativāsitān) - clothed; तत् (tat) - that; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; अतितिक्षाम (atitikṣāma) - we endured; मा (mā) - do not; वधीष्म (vadhīṣma) - destroy; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus; इति (iti) - thus;]
(That suffering which you, gentle one, caused us to endure by exiling us clothed in deer skins, do not destroy the Kurus thus.)
Gentle one, do not destroy the Kurus for the suffering you caused us by exiling us in deer skins.
यत्तत्सभायामाक्रम्य कृष्णां केशेष्वधर्षयत्। दुःशासनस्तेऽनुमते तच्चास्माभिरुपेक्षितम् ॥५-३१-१६॥
yattatsabhāyāmākramya kṛṣṇāṃ keśeṣvadharṣayat। duḥśāsanaste'numate taccāsmābhirupekṣitam ॥5-31-16॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having seized; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair; अधर्षयत् (adharṣayat) - insulted; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; ते (te) - your; अनुमते (anumate) - with consent; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; उपेक्षितम् (upekṣitam) - was overlooked;]
(That, having seized Kṛṣṇā by the hair in the assembly, Duḥśāsana insulted with your consent, and that was overlooked by us.)
In the assembly, Duḥśāsana, with your consent, seized Kṛṣṇā by the hair and insulted her, and we overlooked that act.
यथोचितं स्वकं भागं लभेमहि परन्तप। निवर्तय परद्रव्ये बुद्धिं गृद्धां नरर्षभ ॥५-३१-१७॥
yathocitaṃ svakaṃ bhāgaṃ labhemahi parantapa। nivartaya paradravye buddhiṃ gṛddhāṃ nararṣabha ॥5-31-17॥
[यथोचितम् (yathocitam) - appropriate; स्वकम् (svakam) - own; भागम् (bhāgam) - share; लभेमहि (labhemahi) - we may obtain; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn away; परद्रव्ये (paradravye) - from others' wealth; बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - mind; गृद्धाम् (gṛddhām) - greedy; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men;]
(O scorcher of foes, we may obtain our appropriate share. Turn away the greedy mind from others' wealth, O best of men.)
O Arjuna, you should be content with your rightful share and not covet the wealth of others. Turn your mind away from greed, as it is not befitting of a noble person.
शान्तिरेवं भवेद्राजन्प्रीतिश्चैव परस्परम्। राज्यैकदेशमपि नः प्रयच्छ शममिच्छताम् ॥५-३१-१८॥
śāntirevaṃ bhavedrājanprītiścaiva parasparam। rājyaikadeśamapi naḥ prayaccha śamamicchatām ॥5-31-18॥
[शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; एवम् (evam) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutual; राज्य (rājya) - kingdom; एक (eka) - one; देशम् (deśam) - part; अपि (api) - even; नः (naḥ) - us; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant; शमम् (śamam) - peace; इच्छताम् (icchatām) - desiring;]
(Thus, O king, may there be peace and mutual affection. Grant us even a part of the kingdom, for we desire peace.)
O king, let there be peace and mutual affection. Please grant us even a part of the kingdom, as we desire peace.
कुशस्थलं वृकस्थलमासन्दी वारणावतम्। अवसानं भवेदत्र किञ्चिदेव तु पञ्चमम् ॥५-३१-१९॥
kuśasthalaṁ vṛkasthalamāsandī vāraṇāvatam। avasānaṁ bhavedatra kiñcideva tu pañcamam ॥5-31-19॥
[कुशस्थलम् (kuśasthalam) - Kushasthala; वृकस्थलम् (vṛkasthalam) - Vrikasthala; आसन्दी (āsandī) - Asandi; वारणावतम् (vāraṇāvatam) - Varanavata; अवसानम् (avasānam) - end; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; अत्र (atra) - here; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; पञ्चमम् (pañcamam) - fifth;]
(Kushasthala, Vrikasthala, Asandi, Varanavata. The end would be here, indeed, but some fifth.)
Kushasthala, Vrikasthala, Asandi, and Varanavata are mentioned. The end would be here, indeed, but there is something about a fifth place.
भ्रातॄणां देहि पञ्चानां ग्रामान्पञ्च सुयोधन। शान्तिर्नोऽस्तु महाप्राज्ञ ज्ञातिभिः सह सञ्जय ॥५-३१-२०॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ dehi pañcānāṃ grāmānpañca suyodhana। śāntirno'stu mahāprājña jñātibhiḥ saha sañjaya ॥5-31-20॥
[भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; देहि (dehi) - give; पञ्चानां (pañcānāṃ) - of five; ग्रामान् (grāmān) - villages; पञ्च (pañca) - five; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; नः (naḥ) - our; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O wise one; ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - with relatives; सह (saha) - together; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(O Suyodhana, give five villages to the five brothers. Let there be peace for us, O wise one, together with relatives, O Sanjaya.)
O Suyodhana, grant five villages to the five brothers so that we may have peace, O wise one, along with our relatives, O Sanjaya.
भ्राता भ्रातरमन्वेतु पिता पुत्रेण युज्यताम्। स्मयमानाः समायान्तु पाञ्चालाः कुरुभिः सह ॥५-३१-२१॥
bhrātā bhrātaram anvetu pitā putreṇa yujyatām। smayamānāḥ samāyāntu pāñcālāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ॥5-31-21॥
[भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; अन्वेतु (anvetu) - may follow; पिता (pitā) - father; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - with son; युज्यताम् (yujyatām) - may unite; स्मयमानाः (smayamānāḥ) - smiling; समायान्तु (samāyāntu) - may come together; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - with Kurus; सह (saha) - together;]
(Let brother follow brother, let father unite with son. Smiling, let the Panchalas come together with the Kurus.)
Let brothers follow each other, and fathers unite with their sons. Smiling, let the Panchalas and Kurus come together.
अक्षतान्कुरुपाञ्चालान्पश्येम इति कामये। सर्वे सुमनसस्तात शाम्याम भरतर्षभ ॥५-३१-२२॥
akṣatānkuru-pāñcālānpaśyema iti kāmaye। sarve sumanasastāta śāmyāma bharatarṣabha ॥5-31-22॥
[अक्षतान् (akṣatān) - unharmed; कुरु-पाञ्चालान् (kuru-pāñcālān) - Kurus and Panchalas; पश्येम (paśyema) - may we see; इति (iti) - thus; कामये (kāmaye) - I desire; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - good-minded; तात (tāta) - dear; शाम्याम (śāmyāma) - may we find peace; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(I desire thus: may we see the Kurus and Panchalas unharmed. O best of the Bharatas, may we all, good-minded, find peace.)
I wish that we may see the Kurus and Panchalas unharmed. O best of the Bharatas, may we all, with good intentions, find peace.
अलमेव शमायास्मि तथा युद्धाय सञ्जय। धर्मार्थयोरलं चाहं मृदवे दारुणाय च ॥५-३१-२३॥
alameva śamāyāsmi tathā yuddhāya sañjaya। dharmārthayoralaṃ cāhaṃ mṛdave dāruṇāya ca ॥5-31-23॥
[अलम् (alam) - enough; एव (eva) - indeed; शमाय (śamāya) - for peace; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तथा (tathā) - and; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for war; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya; धर्मार्थयोः (dharmārthayoḥ) - for righteousness and wealth; अलम् (alam) - enough; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; मृदवे (mṛdave) - for gentleness; दारुणाय (dāruṇāya) - for harshness; च (ca) - and;]
(Enough indeed I am for peace and for war, O Sañjaya. Enough I am for righteousness and wealth, for gentleness and harshness.)
I am equally prepared for peace and war, O Sañjaya. I am ready for righteousness and wealth, for gentleness and harshness.
