05.048
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
समवेतेषु सर्वेषु तेषु राजसु भारत। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-४८-१॥
samaveteṣu sarveṣu teṣu rājasu bhārata। duryodhanamidaṃ vākyaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'bravīt ॥5-48-1॥
[समवेतेषु (samaveteṣu) - assembled; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; तेषु (teṣu) - those; राजसु (rājasu) - kings; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(In the assembly of all those kings, O Bharata, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, said this speech to Duryodhana.)
In the assembly of all the gathered kings, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, addressed Duryodhana with these words, O Bharata.
बृहस्पतिश्चोशना च ब्रह्माणं पर्युपस्थितौ। मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण वसवश्च सहाश्विनौ ॥५-४८-२॥
bṛhaspatiścośanā ca brahmāṇaṃ paryupasthitau। marutaśca sahendreṇa vasavaśca sahāśvinau ॥5-48-2॥
[बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; उशना (uśanā) - Uśanā; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्माणं (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā; पर्युपस्थितौ (paryupasthitau) - attended; मरुतः (marutaḥ) - Maruts; च (ca) - and; सहेन्द्रेण (sahendreṇa) - with Indra; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; च (ca) - and; सहाश्विनौ (sahāśvinau) - with Aśvins;]
(Bṛhaspati and Uśanā attended Brahmā. The Maruts with Indra and the Vasus with the Aśvins.)
Bṛhaspati and Uśanā attended upon Brahmā, along with the Maruts with Indra and the Vasus with the Aśvins.
आदित्याश्चैव साध्याश्च ये च सप्तर्षयो दिवि। विश्वावसुश्च गन्धर्वः शुभाश्चाप्सरसां गणाः ॥५-४८-३॥
ādityāścaiva sādhyāśca ye ca saptaṛṣayo divi। viśvāvasuśca gandharvaḥ śubhāścāpsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ ॥5-48-3॥
[आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - the Adityas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sadhyas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; सप्तर्षयः (saptaṛṣayaḥ) - the seven sages; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - the Gandharva; शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups;]
(The Adityas, indeed, and the Sadhyas, and who are the seven sages in heaven; Viśvāvasu and the Gandharva, and the auspicious groups of the Apsaras.)
The Adityas, the Sadhyas, the seven sages in heaven, Viśvāvasu the Gandharva, and the auspicious groups of Apsaras are all present.
नमस्कृत्वोपजग्मुस्ते लोकवृद्धं पितामहम्। परिवार्य च विश्वेशं पर्यासत दिवौकसः ॥५-४८-४॥
namaskṛtvopajagmuste lokavṛddhaṃ pitāmaham। parivārya ca viśveśaṃ paryāsata divaukasaḥ ॥5-48-4॥
[नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having saluted; उपजग्मुः (upajagmuḥ) - approached; ते (te) - they; लोकवृद्धम् (lokavṛddham) - the elder of the world; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; च (ca) - and; विश्वेशम् (viśveśam) - the lord of the universe; पर्यासत (paryāsata) - sat around; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the celestials;]
(Having saluted, they approached the elder of the world, the grandfather. Surrounding and sitting around the lord of the universe, the celestials.)
After offering their salutations, they approached the revered elder and grandfather of the worlds. The celestials then surrounded and sat around the lord of the universe.
तेषां मनश्च तेजश्चाप्याददानौ दिवौकसाम्। पूर्वदेवौ व्यतिक्रान्तौ नरनारायणावृषी ॥५-४८-५॥
teṣāṃ manaśca tejaścāpyādādānau divaukasām। pūrvadevau vyatikrāntau naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī ॥5-48-5॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - their; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; च (ca) - and; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; आददानौ (ādādānau) - receiving; दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods; पूर्वदेवौ (pūrvadevau) - ancient gods; व्यतिक्रान्तौ (vyatikrāntau) - surpassed; नरनारायणावृषी (naranārāyaṇāvṛṣī) - Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages;]
(Receiving the mind and splendor of the gods, the ancient gods Nara and Nārāyaṇa sages surpassed.)
Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the ancient sages, received the mind and splendor of the gods, surpassing them.
बृहस्पतिश्च पप्रच्छ ब्राह्मणं काविमाविति। भवन्तं नोपतिष्ठेते तौ नः शंस पितामह ॥५-४८-६॥
bṛhaspatiśca papraccha brāhmaṇaṃ kāvimāviti। bhavantaṃ nopatiṣṭhete tau naḥ śaṃsa pitāmaha ॥5-48-6॥
[बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; च (ca) - and; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - the Brahmin; काविम् (kāvim) - the sage; आविति (āviti) - thus; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; न (na) - not; उपतिष्ठेते (upatiṣṭhete) - approach; तौ (tau) - they; नः (naḥ) - us; शंस (śaṃsa) - tell; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather;]
(Bṛhaspati asked the Brahmin, the sage, thus: "Do they not approach you? Tell us, O grandfather.")
Bṛhaspati inquired of the Brahmin sage, "Do they not come to you? Please tell us, O grandfather."
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Brahma said:)
Brahma spoke:
यावेतौ पृथिवीं द्यां च भासयन्तौ तपस्विनौ। ज्वलन्तौ रोचमानौ च व्याप्यातीतौ महाबलौ ॥५-४८-७॥
yāvetau pṛthivīṃ dyāṃ ca bhāsayantau tapasvinau। jvalantau rocamānau ca vyāpyātītau mahābalau ॥5-48-7॥
[यावेतौ (yāvetau) - these two; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; द्यां (dyāṃ) - sky; च (ca) - and; भासयन्तौ (bhāsayantau) - illuminating; तपस्विनौ (tapasvinau) - ascetics; ज्वलन्तौ (jvalantau) - shining; रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - radiant; च (ca) - and; व्याप्यातीतौ (vyāpyātītau) - pervading; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty;]
(These two ascetics, illuminating the earth and sky, shining and radiant, pervading, are mighty.)
These two mighty ascetics illuminate both the earth and the sky, shining brightly and radiantly, and their presence is all-pervading.
नरनारायणावेतौ लोकाल्लोकं समास्थितौ। ऊर्जितौ स्वेन तपसा महासत्त्वपराक्रमौ ॥५-४८-८॥
naranārāyaṇāvetau lokāllokaṃ samāsthitau। ūrjitau svena tapasā mahāsattvaparākramau ॥5-48-8॥
[नर (nara) - man; नारायणौ (nārāyaṇau) - Narayana; एतौ (etau) - these two; लोकात् (lokāt) - from the world; लोकं (lokam) - world; समास्थितौ (samāsthitau) - established; ऊर्जितौ (ūrjitau) - powerful; स्वेन (svena) - by own; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; महासत्त्व (mahāsattva) - great strength; पराक्रमौ (parākramau) - valourous;]
(These two, Nara and Narayana, established from world to world, are powerful by their own penance, possessing great strength and valour.)
Nara and Narayana, these two sages, are established across worlds, empowered by their own penance, and possess immense strength and courage.
एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकान्नन्दयामासतुर्ध्रुवौ। असुराणामभावाय देवगन्धर्वपूजितौ ॥५-४८-९॥
etau hi karmaṇā lokān nandayām āsatur dhruvau। asurāṇām abhāvāya deva-gandharva-pūjitau ॥5-48-9॥
[एतौ (etau) - these two; हि (hi) - indeed; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; नन्दयामासतुः (nandayām āsatuḥ) - made happy; ध्रुवौ (dhruvau) - the two steadfast ones; असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons; अभावाय (abhāvāya) - for the destruction; देवगन्धर्वपूजितौ (deva-gandharva-pūjitau) - worshipped by gods and celestial beings;]
(These two indeed, by their actions, made the worlds happy, the two steadfast ones, for the destruction of the demons, worshipped by gods and celestial beings.)
These two steadfast beings, through their actions, brought joy to the worlds and were revered by gods and celestial beings for the destruction of the demons.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
जगाम शक्रस्तच्छ्रुत्वा यत्र तौ तेपतुस्तपः। सार्धं देवगणैः सर्वैर्बृहस्पतिपुरोगमैः ॥५-४८-१०॥
jagāma śakras tac chrutvā yatra tau tepatus tapaḥ। sārdhaṃ devagaṇaiḥ sarvair bṛhaspatipurogamaiḥ ॥5-48-10॥
[जगाम (jagāma) - went; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; यत्र (yatra) - where; तौ (tau) - those two; तेपतुः (tepatuḥ) - performed penance; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with; देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - with all the groups of gods; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; बृहस्पतिपुरोगमैः (bṛhaspatipurogamaiḥ) - led by Brihaspati;]
(Indra went there, having heard that, where those two performed penance, along with all the groups of gods led by Brihaspati.)
Upon hearing the news, Indra, accompanied by all the groups of gods led by Brihaspati, went to the place where the two were performing their penance.
तदा देवासुरे घोरे भये जाते दिवौकसाम्। अयाचत महात्मानौ नरनारायणौ वरम् ॥५-४८-११॥
tadā devāsure ghore bhaye jāte divaukasām। ayācata mahātmānau naranārāyaṇau varam ॥5-48-11॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; देवासुरे (devāsure) - gods and demons; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; भये (bhaye) - fear; जाते (jāte) - arose; दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the inhabitants of heaven; अयाचत (ayācata) - requested; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the great souls; नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana; वरम् (varam) - boon;]
(Then, when a terrible fear arose among the inhabitants of heaven, the great souls Nara and Narayana requested a boon.)
At that time, when a dreadful fear arose among the gods and demons, the great souls Nara and Narayana requested a boon from the inhabitants of heaven.
तावब्रूतां वृणीष्वेति तदा भरतसत्तम। अथैतावब्रवीच्छक्रः साह्यं नः क्रियतामिति ॥५-४८-१२॥
tāvabrūtāṃ vṛṇīṣveti tadā bharatasattama। athaitāvabravīcchakraḥ sāhyaṃ naḥ kriyatāmiti ॥5-48-12॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - said; वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose; इति (iti) - thus; तदा (tadā) - then; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; अथ (atha) - then; एतौ (etau) - these two; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help; नः (naḥ) - our; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - be done; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Those two said, "Choose," then, O best of the Bharatas. Then these two said, "Let help be done for us," said Indra.)
Those two addressed, "Choose," at that time, O best of the Bharatas. Then Indra said to those two, "Let assistance be rendered to us."
ततस्तौ शक्रमब्रूतां करिष्यावो यदिच्छसि। ताभ्यां च सहितः शक्रो विजिग्ये दैत्यदानवान् ॥५-४८-१३॥
tatastau śakramabrūtāṃ kariṣyāvo yadicchasi। tābhyāṃ ca sahitaḥ śakro vijigye daityadānavān ॥5-48-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - said; करिष्यावः (kariṣyāvaḥ) - we will do; यत् (yat) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; ताभ्यां (tābhyām) - with them; च (ca) - and; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; विजिग्ये (vijigye) - conquered; दैत्यदानवान् (daityadānavān) - demons and giants;]
(Then those two said to Indra, "We will do what you wish." Together with them, Indra conquered the demons and giants.)
Then those two said to Indra, "We will do what you wish." With their help, Indra defeated the demons and giants.
नर इन्द्रस्य सङ्ग्रामे हत्वा शत्रून्परन्तपः। पौलोमान्कालखञ्जांश्च सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥५-४८-१४॥
nara indrasya saṅgrāme hatvā śatrūnparantapaḥ। paulomānkālakhañjāṃśca sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ॥5-48-14॥
[नर (nara) - man; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; पौलोमान् (paulomān) - Paulomas; कालखञ्जान् (kālakhañjān) - Kalakhanjas; च (ca) - and; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and;]
(The man, scorcher of foes, having slain the enemies of Indra in battle, and the Paulomas and Kalakhanjas, thousands and hundreds.)
The warrior, who is a terror to his enemies, defeated the foes of Indra in battle, along with the Paulomas and Kalakhanjas, in their thousands and hundreds.
एष भ्रान्ते रथे तिष्ठन्भल्लेनापहरच्छिरः। जम्भस्य ग्रसमानस्य यज्ञमर्जुन आहवे ॥५-४८-१५॥
eṣa bhrānte rathe tiṣṭhanbhallenāpaharacchiraḥ। jambhasya grasamānasya yajñamarjuna āhave ॥5-48-15॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; भ्रान्ते (bhrānte) - in the confused; रथे (rathe) - chariot; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; अपहरत् (apaharat) - took away; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; जम्भस्य (jambhasya) - of Jambha; ग्रसमानस्य (grasamānasya) - devouring; यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(This Arjuna, standing on the confused chariot, took away the head of Jambha with an arrow while he was devouring the sacrifice in battle.)
Arjuna, while standing on the chaotic chariot, severed the head of Jambha with an arrow as he was consuming the sacrifice during the battle.
एष पारे समुद्रस्य हिरण्यपुरमारुजत्। हत्वा षष्टिसहस्राणि निवातकवचान्रणे ॥५-४८-१६॥
eṣa pāre samudrasya hiraṇyapuramārujat। hatvā ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi nivātakavacānraṇe ॥5-48-16॥
[एष (eṣa) - this one; पारे (pāre) - on the other side; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; हिरण्यपुरम् (hiraṇyapuram) - Hiranyapura; आरुजत् (ārūjat) - ascended; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; षष्टि (ṣaṣṭi) - sixty; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; निवातकवचान् (nivātakavacān) - Nivatakavachas; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(This one ascended Hiranyapura on the other side of the ocean, having slain sixty thousand Nivatakavachas in battle.)
He crossed to the other side of the ocean and ascended Hiranyapura, after defeating sixty thousand Nivatakavachas in battle.
एष देवान्सहेन्द्रेण जित्वा परपुरञ्जयः। अतर्पयन्महाबाहुरर्जुनो जातवेदसम् ॥ नारायणस्तथैवात्र भूयसोऽन्याञ्जघान ह ॥५-४८-१७॥
eṣa devānsahendreṇa jitvā parapurañjayaḥ। atarpayanmahābāhurarjuno jātavedasam ॥ nārāyaṇastathaivātra bhūyaso'nyāñjaghāna ha ॥5-48-17॥
[एष (eṣa) - this one; देवान् (devān) - gods; सहेन्द्रेण (sahendreṇa) - with Indra; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities; अतर्पयत् (atarpayat) - satisfied; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - Agni; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; अत्र (atra) - here; भूयसः (bhūyasaḥ) - many others; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(This one, having conquered the gods with Indra, the conqueror of enemy cities, mighty-armed Arjuna satisfied Agni. Similarly, Narayana here killed many others indeed.)
This mighty-armed Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, having conquered the gods with Indra, satisfied Agni. Similarly, Narayana here killed many others indeed.
एवमेतौ महावीर्यौ तौ पश्यत समागतौ। वासुदेवार्जुनौ वीरौ समवेतौ महारथौ ॥५-४८-१८॥
evametau mahāvīryau tau paśyata samāgatau। vāsudevārjunau vīrau samavetau mahārathau ॥5-48-18॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतौ (etau) - these two; महावीर्यौ (mahāvīryau) - of great valor; तौ (tau) - they; पश्यत (paśyata) - see; समागतौ (samāgatau) - assembled; वासुदेव-अर्जुनौ (vāsudeva-arjunau) - Vasudeva and Arjuna; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; समवेतौ (samavetau) - united; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers;]
(Thus, see these two of great valor assembled: Vasudeva and Arjuna, the heroes united as great charioteers.)
Behold these two mighty warriors, Vasudeva and Arjuna, who have come together as great charioteers.
नरनारायणौ देवौ पूर्वदेवाविति श्रुतिः। अजेयौ मानुषे लोके सेन्द्रैरपि सुरासुरैः ॥५-४८-१९॥
naranārāyaṇau devau pūrvadevāviti śrutiḥ। ajeyau mānuṣe loke sendrairapi surāsuraiḥ ॥5-48-19॥
[नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana; देवौ (devau) - gods; पूर्वदेवौ (pūrvadevau) - ancient gods; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - is heard; अजेयौ (ajeyau) - invincible; मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human; लोके (loke) - world; सेन्द्रैः (sendraiḥ) - with Indra; अपि (api) - even; सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and demons;]
(Nara and Narayana are gods, thus it is heard, ancient gods, invincible in the human world, even with Indra, by gods and demons.)
Nara and Narayana are revered as ancient gods, known to be invincible in the human world, even by gods and demons along with Indra.
एष नारायणः कृष्णः फल्गुनस्तु नरः स्मृतः। नारायणो नरश्चैव सत्त्वमेकं द्विधाकृतम् ॥५-४८-२०॥
eṣa nārāyaṇaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ phalgunastu naraḥ smṛtaḥ। nārāyaṇo naraścaiva sattvamekaṃ dvidhākṛtam ॥5-48-20॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; फल्गुनः (phalguṇaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; नरः (naraḥ) - man; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana; नरः (naraḥ) - man; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - essence; एकम् (ekam) - one; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; कृतम् (kṛtam) - made;]
(This Narayana is Krishna, but Arjuna is remembered as a man. Narayana and man indeed are one essence made in two.)
This Narayana is Krishna, and Arjuna is remembered as a man. Narayana and man are indeed one essence divided into two.
एतौ हि कर्मणा लोकानश्नुवातेऽक्षयान्ध्रुवान्। तत्र तत्रैव जायेते युद्धकाले पुनः पुनः ॥५-४८-२१॥
etau hi karmaṇā lokānaśnuvāte'kṣayāndhruvān। tatra tatraiva jāyete yuddhakāle punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-48-21॥
[एतौ (etau) - these two; हि (hi) - indeed; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अश्नुवाते (aśnuvāte) - attain; अक्षयान् (akṣayān) - imperishable; ध्रुवान् (dhruvān) - eternal; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - only; जायेते (jāyete) - are born; युद्धकाले (yuddhakāle) - at the time of war; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(These two indeed attain the imperishable and eternal worlds by action. There, there only, they are born at the time of war again and again.)
These two, by their actions, attain the eternal and imperishable worlds. In those worlds, they are reborn at the time of war, repeatedly.
तस्मात्कर्मैव कर्तव्यमिति होवाच नारदः। एतद्धि सर्वमाचष्ट वृष्णिचक्रस्य वेदवित् ॥५-४८-२२॥
tasmātkarmaiva kartavyamiti hovāca nāradaḥ। etaddhi sarvamācaṣṭa vṛṣṇicakrasya vedavit ॥5-48-22॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; कर्म (karma) - action; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done; इति (iti) - thus; होवाच (hovāca) - said; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - explained; वृष्णिचक्रस्य (vṛṣṇicakrasya) - of the Vṛṣṇi circle; वेदवित् (vedavit) - knower of the Vedas;]
(Therefore, action indeed should be done, thus said Nārada. This indeed all explained the knower of the Vedas of the Vṛṣṇi circle.)
Therefore, Nārada said that action must indeed be performed. The knower of the Vedas explained all this to the Vṛṣṇi circle.
शङ्खचक्रगदाहस्तं यदा द्रक्ष्यसि केशवम्। पर्याददानं चास्त्राणि भीमधन्वानमर्जुनम् ॥५-४८-२३॥
śaṅkhacakragadāhastaṃ yadā drakṣyasi keśavam। paryādadānaṃ cāstrāṇi bhīmadhanvānamarjunam ॥5-48-23॥
[शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; चक्र (cakra) - discus; गदा (gadā) - mace; हस्तं (hastaṃ) - hand; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava; पर्याददानं (paryādadānaṃ) - holding; च (ca) - and; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; भीमधन्वानम् (bhīmadhanvānam) - mighty archer; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna;]
(When you will see Keshava with conch, discus, and mace in hand, and Arjuna, the mighty archer, holding weapons.)
When you see Keshava holding the conch, discus, and mace, and Arjuna, the mighty archer, wielding his weapons.
सनातनौ महात्मानौ कृष्णावेकरथे स्थितौ। दुर्योधन तदा तात स्मर्तासि वचनं मम ॥५-४८-२४॥
sanātanau mahātmānau kṛṣṇāvekarathe sthitau। duryodhana tadā tāta smartāsi vacanaṃ mama ॥5-48-24॥
[सनातनौ (sanātanau) - eternal; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Krishna and; एकरथे (ekarathe) - on one chariot; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; तात (tāta) - dear; स्मर्तासि (smartāsi) - you remember; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; मम (mama) - my;]
(Eternal great souls Krishna and Arjuna standing on one chariot. Duryodhana, then dear, you remember my words.)
The eternal great souls, Krishna and Arjuna, stood together on one chariot. Duryodhana, at that time, dear one, you should remember my words.
नो चेदयमभावः स्यात्कुरूणां प्रत्युपस्थितः। अर्थाच्च तात धर्माच्च तव बुद्धिरुपप्लुता ॥५-४८-२५॥
no cedayamabhāvaḥ syātkurūṇāṃ pratyupasthitaḥ। arthācca tāta dharmācca tava buddhirupaplutā ॥5-48-25॥
[नः (naḥ) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; अयम् (ayam) - this; अभावः (abhāvaḥ) - absence; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; प्रत्युपस्थितः (pratyupasthitaḥ) - present; अर्थात् (arthāt) - from wealth; च (ca) - and; तात (tāta) - dear; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from duty; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; उपप्लुता (upaplutā) - overwhelmed;]
(If this absence were not present among the Kurus, dear, your intellect would be overwhelmed by wealth and duty.)
If this situation had not arisen among the Kurus, dear, your judgment would have been clouded by both wealth and duty.
न चेद्ग्रहीष्यसे वाक्यं श्रोतासि सुबहून्हतान्। तवैव हि मतं सर्वे कुरवः पर्युपासते ॥५-४८-२६॥
na cedgrahīṣyase vākyaṃ śrotāsi subahūn hatān। tavaiva hi mataṃ sarve kuravaḥ paryupāsate ॥5-48-26॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; ग्रहीष्यसे (grahīṣyase) - you will accept; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - word; श्रोतासि (śrotāsi) - you will hear; सुबहून् (subahūn) - many; हतान् (hatān) - killed; तव (tava) - your; एव (eva) - only; हि (hi) - indeed; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - are serving;]
(If you do not accept the word, you will hear that many have been killed. Indeed, all the Kurus are serving only your opinion.)
If you do not heed the advice, you will hear of many deaths. Indeed, all the Kurus are acting according to your opinion.
त्रयाणामेव च मतं तत्त्वमेकोऽनुमन्यसे। रामेण चैव शप्तस्य कर्णस्य भरतर्षभ ॥५-४८-२७॥
trayāṇāmeva ca mataṃ tattvameko'numanyase। rāmeṇa caiva śaptasya karṇasya bharatarṣabha ॥5-48-27॥
[त्रयाणाम् (trayāṇām) - of the three; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; मतं (mataṃ) - opinion; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अनुमन्यसे (anumanyase) - you approve; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - only; शप्तस्य (śaptasya) - of the cursed; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(You approve the opinion of only one of the three truths, O bull among the Bharatas, of the cursed Karna by Rama.)
O bull among the Bharatas, you approve only one of the three truths, which is the opinion of the cursed Karna by Rama.
दुर्जातेः सूतपुत्रस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। तथा क्षुद्रस्य पापस्य भ्रातुर्दुःशासनस्य च ॥५-४८-२८॥
durjāteḥ sūtaputrasya śakuneḥ saubalasya ca। tathā kṣudrasya pāpasya bhrāturduḥśāsanasya ca ॥5-48-28॥
[दुर्जातेः (durjāteḥ) - of the ill-born; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Shakuni; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of the son of Subala; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; क्षुद्रस्य (kṣudrasya) - of the mean; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the sinful; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duhshasana; च (ca) - and;]
(Of the ill-born, the charioteer's son, Shakuni, the son of Subala, and also of the mean, sinful brother Duhshasana.)
This refers to the ill-born, the charioteer's son, Shakuni, the son of Subala, and also to the mean and sinful brother Duhshasana.
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Karna said:)
Karna said:
नैवमायुष्मता वाच्यं यन्मामात्थ पितामह। क्षत्रधर्मे स्थितो ह्यस्मि स्वधर्मादनपेयिवान् ॥५-४८-२९॥
naivamāyuṣmatā vācyaṃ yanmāmāttha pitāmaha। kṣatradharme sthito hyasmi svadharmādanapeyivān ॥5-48-29॥
[न (na) - not; एवम् (evam) - thus; आयुष्मता (āyuṣmatā) - by you, O venerable one; वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be spoken; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - to me; आत्थ (āttha) - you said; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather; क्षत्रधर्मे (kṣatradharme) - in the duty of a warrior; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; स्वधर्मात् (svadharmāt) - from own duty; अनपेयिवान् (anapeyivān) - not deviating;]
(O venerable one, what you said to me, O grandfather, should not be spoken thus. I am indeed situated in the duty of a warrior, not deviating from my own duty.)
O venerable one, what you have said to me, O grandfather, is not appropriate. I am firmly established in the duty of a warrior and do not deviate from my own duty.
किं चान्यन्मयि दुर्वृत्तं येन मां परिगर्हसे। न हि मे वृजिनं किञ्चिद्धार्तराष्ट्रा विदुः क्वचित् ॥५-४८-३०॥
kiṁ cānyanmayi durvṛttaṁ yena māṁ parigarhase। na hi me vṛjinaṁ kiñciddhārtarāṣṭrā viduḥ kvacit ॥5-48-30॥
[किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; मयि (mayi) - in me; दुर्वृत्तम् (durvṛttam) - misconduct; येन (yena) - by which; माम् (mām) - me; परिगर्हसे (parigarhase) - you blame; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; वृजिनम् (vṛjinam) - sin; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; विदुः (viduḥ) - know; क्वचित् (kvacit) - at any time;]
(What other misconduct is there in me, by which you blame me? Indeed, the sons of Dhritarashtra do not know any sin of mine at any time.)
What other misconduct do I have that you blame me for? Indeed, the sons of Dhritarashtra do not know of any sin of mine at any time.
राज्ञो हि धृतराष्ट्रस्य सर्वं कार्यं प्रियं मया। तथा दुर्योधनस्यापि स हि राज्ये समाहितः ॥५-४८-३१॥
rājño hi dhṛtarāṣṭrasya sarvaṃ kāryaṃ priyaṃ mayā। tathā duryodhanasyāpi sa hi rājye samāhitaḥ ॥5-48-31॥
[राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; हि (hi) - indeed; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; कार्यं (kāryam) - duty; प्रियं (priyam) - dear; मया (mayā) - by me; तथा (tathā) - also; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; सः (saḥ) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - engaged;]
(Indeed, all duties of King Dhritarashtra are dear to me. Also, of Duryodhana, he is indeed engaged in the kingdom.)
Indeed, I am devoted to fulfilling all the duties of King Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana, as he is truly engaged in the kingdom.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
कर्णस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा भीष्मः शान्तनवः पुनः। धृतराष्ट्रं महाराजमाभाष्येदं वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-४८-३२॥
karṇasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ punaḥ। dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahārājamābhāṣyedaṃ vaco'bravīt ॥5-48-32॥
[कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; महाराजम् (mahārājam) - great king; आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - addressing; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having heard the words of Karna, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, again addressed these words to King Dhritarashtra.)
Upon hearing Karna's words, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, once again spoke to King Dhritarashtra.
यदयं कत्थते नित्यं हन्ताहं पाण्डवानिति। नायं कलापि सम्पूर्णा पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥५-४८-३३॥
yadayaṁ katthate nityaṁ hantāhaṁ pāṇḍavāniti। nāyaṁ kalāpi sampūrṇā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām ॥5-48-33॥
[यद (yad) - when; अयम् (ayam) - this; कत्थते (katthate) - boasts; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - of the Pandavas; इति (iti) - thus; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; कलापि (kalāpi) - even a fraction; सम्पूर्णा (sampūrṇā) - complete; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls;]
(When this one always boasts, "I am the killer of the Pandavas," he is not even a fraction complete of the great souls of the Pandavas.)
When he always boasts, "I am the slayer of the Pandavas," he is not even a fraction of the greatness of the Pandavas.
अनयो योऽयमागन्ता पुत्राणां ते दुरात्मनाम्। तदस्य कर्म जानीहि सूतपुत्रस्य दुर्मतेः ॥५-४८-३४॥
anayo yo'yamāgantā putrāṇāṃ te durātmanām। tadasya karma jānīhi sūtaputrasya durmateḥ ॥5-48-34॥
[अनयो (anayo) - of these two; यः (yaḥ) - who; अयम् (ayam) - this; आगन्ता (āgantā) - visitor; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; ते (te) - your; दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - wicked; तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; कर्म (karma) - deed; जानीहि (jānīhi) - know; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of evil mind;]
(Of these two, who is this visitor of your wicked sons? Know that this is the deed of the charioteer's son of evil mind.)
Among these two, who is this visitor of your wicked sons? Understand that this is the act of the charioteer's son, who has an evil mind.
एनमाश्रित्य पुत्रस्ते मन्दबुद्धिः सुयोधनः। अवमन्यत तान्वीरान्देवपुत्रानरिंदमान् ॥५-४८-३५॥
enam āśritya putras te mandabuddhiḥ suyodhanaḥ। avamanyata tān vīrān devaputrān ariṃdamān ॥5-48-35॥
[एनम् (enam) - this one; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having relied upon; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; अवमन्यत (avamanyata) - disrespected; तान् (tān) - those; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; देवपुत्रान् (devaputrān) - sons of gods; अरिंदमान् (ariṃdamān) - subduers of enemies;]
(Having relied upon this one, your dull-witted son Suyodhana disrespected those heroes, the sons of gods, subduers of enemies.)
Relying on this person, your foolish son Suyodhana showed disrespect towards those heroic sons of gods, who are subduers of enemies.
किं चाप्यनेन तत्कर्म कृतं पूर्वं सुदुष्करम्। तैर्यथा पाण्डवैः सर्वैरेकैकेन कृतं पुरा ॥५-४८-३६॥
kiṁ cāpyanena tatkarma kṛtaṁ pūrvaṁ suduṣkaram। tairyathā pāṇḍavaiḥ sarvairekaikena kṛtaṁ purā ॥5-48-36॥
[किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनेन (anena) - by him; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; यथा (yathā) - as; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; एकैकेन (ekaikena) - individually; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; पुरा (purā) - in the past;]
(What also by him that action done before very difficult by them as by the Pandavas all individually done in the past.)
What is more, that very difficult task was accomplished by him in the past, just as it was done individually by all the Pandavas.
दृष्ट्वा विराटनगरे भ्रातरं निहतं प्रियम्। धनञ्जयेन विक्रम्य किमनेन तदा कृतम् ॥५-४८-३७॥
dṛṣṭvā virāṭanagare bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ priyam। dhanañjayena vikramya kimanena tadā kṛtam ॥5-48-37॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विराटनगरे (virāṭanagare) - in the city of Virata; भ्रातरं (bhrātaraṃ) - brother; निहतं (nihataṃ) - slain; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having conquered; किम् (kim) - what; अनेन (anena) - by him; तदा (tadā) - then; कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done;]
(Having seen his dear brother slain in the city of Virata by Dhananjaya, what was done by him then?)
Upon witnessing his beloved brother killed in the city of Virata by Dhananjaya, what actions did he take at that time?
सहितान्हि कुरून्सर्वानभियातो धनञ्जयः। प्रमथ्य चाच्छिनद्गावः किमयं प्रोषितस्तदा ॥५-४८-३८॥
sahitān hi kurūn sarvān abhiyāto dhanañjayaḥ। pramathya cācchinad gāvaḥ kim ayaṃ proṣitas tadā ॥
[सहितान् (sahitān) - together; हि (hi) - indeed; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अभियातः (abhiyātaḥ) - approached; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having crushed; च (ca) - and; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; किम् (kim) - what; अयम् (ayam) - this; प्रोषितः (proṣitaḥ) - absent; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Dhananjaya indeed approached all the Kurus together; having crushed and cut off the cows, what is this, then, when he was absent?)
Dhananjaya indeed approached all the Kurus together; having crushed and cut off the cows, what happened then when he was absent?
गन्धर्वैर्घोषयात्रायां ह्रियते यत्सुतस्तव। क्व तदा सूतपुत्रोऽभूद्य इदानीं वृषायते ॥५-४८-३९॥
gandharvairghoṣayātrāyāṃ hriyate yatsutastava। kva tadā sūtaputro'bhūdy idānīṃ vṛṣāyate ॥5-48-39॥
[गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the Gandharvas; घोषयात्रायां (ghoṣayātrāyāṃ) - in the festive procession; ह्रियते (hriyate) - is being taken away; यत् (yat) - which; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; क्व (kva) - where; तदा (tadā) - then; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the charioteer's son; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; यः (yaḥ) - who; इदानीं (idānīṃ) - now; वृषायते (vṛṣāyate) - is being praised;]
(By the Gandharvas, in the festive procession, your son is being taken away. Where was the charioteer's son then, who is now being praised?)
In the festive procession, your son is being taken away by the Gandharvas. Where was the charioteer's son then, who is now being praised?
ननु तत्रापि पार्थेन भीमेन च महात्मना। यमाभ्यामेव चागम्य गन्धर्वास्ते पराजिताः ॥५-४८-४०॥
nanu tatrāpi pārthena bhīmena ca mahātmanā। yamābhyāmeva cāgamya gandharvāste parājitāḥ ॥5-48-40॥
[ननु (nanu) - indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - by the two Yamas; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; आगम्य (āgamya) - having come; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - the Gandharvas; ते (te) - they; पराजिताः (parājitāḥ) - were defeated;]
(Indeed, there also, having come by Arjuna, Bhima, and the great soul, by the two Yamas, the Gandharvas were defeated.)
Indeed, even there, the Gandharvas were defeated by Arjuna, Bhima, and the great soul, along with the two Yamas.
एतान्यस्य मृषोक्तानि बहूनि भरतर्षभ। विकत्थनस्य भद्रं ते सदा धर्मार्थलोपिनः ॥५-४८-४१॥
etāny asya mṛṣoktāni bahūni bharatarṣabha। vikatthanasya bhadraṃ te sadā dharmārthalopinaḥ ॥5-48-41॥
[एतानि (etāni) - these; अस्य (asya) - his; मृषोक्तानि (mṛṣoktāni) - false words; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas; विकत्थनस्य (vikatthanasya) - of the boaster; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - welfare; ते (te) - to you; सदा (sadā) - always; धर्मार्थलोपिनः (dharmārthalopinaḥ) - one who neglects duty and wealth;]
(These are his many false words, O best of Bharatas. Welfare to you always, of the boaster who neglects duty and wealth.)
These are many false words of his, O best of Bharatas. May welfare always be yours, from the boaster who neglects duty and wealth.
भीष्मस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा भारद्वाजो महामनाः। धृतराष्ट्रमुवाचेदं राजमध्येऽभिपूजयन् ॥५-४८-४२॥
bhīṣmasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā bhāradvājo mahāmanāḥ। dhṛtarāṣṭramuvācedaṃ rājamadhye'bhipūjayan ॥5-48-42॥
[भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - in the midst of the kings; अभिपूजयन् (abhipūjayan) - honoring;]
(Having heard the words of Bhishma, the great-minded Bharadvaja said this to Dhritarashtra, honoring him in the midst of the kings.)
Upon hearing Bhishma's words, the wise Bharadvaja addressed Dhritarashtra, showing him respect among the assembled kings.
यदाह भरतश्रेष्ठो भीष्मस्तत्क्रियतां नृप। न काममर्थलिप्सूनां वचनं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥५-४८-४३॥
yadāha bharataśreṣṭho bhīṣmastatkriyatāṃ nṛpa। na kāmamarthalipsūnāṃ vacanaṃ kartumarhasi ॥5-48-43॥
[यत् (yat) - what; आह (āha) - said; भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - O best of the Bharatas; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तत् (tat) - that; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - should be done; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; न (na) - not; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; अर्थलिप्सूनाम् (arthalipsūnām) - of those desiring wealth; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(What Bhishma, the best of the Bharatas, said, that should be done, O king. You should not act on the words of those desiring wealth.)
O King, you should follow what Bhishma, the best of the Bharatas, has advised. Do not heed the words of those who are driven by desire for wealth.
पुरा युद्धात्साधु मन्ये पाण्डवैः सह सङ्गमम्। यद्वाक्यमर्जुनेनोक्तं सञ्जयेन निवेदितम् ॥५-४८-४४॥
purā yuddhātsādhu manye pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṅgamam। yadvākyamarjunenoktaṃ sañjayena niveditam ॥5-48-44॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; साधु (sādhu) - good; मnye (manye) - I think; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; सङ्गमम् (saṅgamam) - meeting; यत् (yat) - which; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; सञ्जयेन (sañjayena) - by Sanjaya; निवेदितम् (niveditam) - reported;]
(Formerly, I think the meeting with the Pandavas after the battle was good; the statement spoken by Arjuna was reported by Sanjaya.)
I believe that the meeting with the Pandavas after the battle was favorable, as the statement made by Arjuna was conveyed by Sanjaya.
सर्वं तदभिजानामि करिष्यति च पाण्डवः। न ह्यस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु सदृशोऽस्ति धनुर्धरः ॥५-४८-४५॥
sarvaṁ tadabhijānāmi kariṣyati ca pāṇḍavaḥ। na hyasya triṣu lokeṣu sadṛśo'sti dhanurdharaḥ ॥5-48-45॥
[सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; तत् (tat) - that; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I know; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; अस्ति (asti) - is; धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer;]
(I know all that, and Pāṇḍava will do it. Indeed, there is no archer equal to him in the three worlds.)
I am aware of everything, and Pāṇḍava will accomplish it. Truly, there is no archer like him in all the three worlds.
अनादृत्य तु तद्वाक्यमर्थवद्द्रोणभीष्मयोः। ततः स सञ्जयं राजा पर्यपृच्छत पाण्डवम् ॥५-४८-४६॥
anādṛtya tu tadvākyamarthavaddroṇabhīṣmayoḥ। tataḥ sa sañjayaṃ rājā paryapṛcchata pāṇḍavam ॥5-48-46॥
[अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; तु (tu) - but; तद्वाक्यम् (tadvākyam) - those words; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; भीष्मयोः (bhīṣmayoḥ) - of Bhishma; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - Sanjaya; राजा (rājā) - the king; पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchata) - inquired; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - about the Pandavas;]
(Disregarding those meaningful words of Drona and Bhishma, then he, the king, inquired Sanjaya about the Pandavas.)
Ignoring the meaningful advice of Drona and Bhishma, the king then asked Sanjaya about the Pandavas.
तदैव कुरवः सर्वे निराशा जीवितेऽभवन्। भीष्मद्रोणौ यदा राजा न सम्यगनुभाषते ॥५-४८-४७॥
tadaiva kuravaḥ sarve nirāśā jīvite'bhavan। bhīṣmadroṇau yadā rājā na samyaganubhāṣate ॥5-48-47॥
[तदैव (tadaiva) - then only; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निराशा (nirāśā) - despairing; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; यदा (yadā) - when; राजा (rājā) - the king; न (na) - not; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; अनुभाषते (anubhāṣate) - addresses;]
(Then only all the Kurus became despairing in life when the king does not properly address Bhishma and Drona.)
At that very moment, all the Kurus lost hope in life because the king failed to properly address Bhishma and Drona.
