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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
पितुरेतद्वचः श्रुत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रोऽत्यमर्षणः। आधाय विपुलं क्रोधं पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत् ॥५-६०-१॥
pituretadvacaḥ śrutvā dhārtarāṣṭro'tyamarṣaṇaḥ। ādhāya vipulaṃ krodhaṃ punarevedamabravīt ॥5-60-1॥
[पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अत्यमर्षणः (atyamarṣaṇaḥ) - very angry; आधाय (ādhāya) - having taken; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; क्रोधं (krodhaṃ) - anger; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having heard these words of the father, Dhritarashtra's son, very angry, having taken great anger, again indeed spoke this.)
Upon hearing his father's words, Dhritarashtra's son, filled with intense anger, spoke again with great fury.
अशक्या देवसचिवाः पार्थाः स्युरिति यद्भवान्। मन्यते तद्भयं व्येतु भवतो राजसत्तम ॥५-६०-२॥
aśakyā devasacivāḥ pārthāḥ syuriti yadbhavān। manyate tadbhayaṃ vyetu bhavato rājasattama ॥5-60-2॥
[अशक्या (aśakyā) - impossible; देवसचिवाः (devasacivāḥ) - gods' ministers; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; इति (iti) - thus; यत् (yat) - that; भवान् (bhavān) - you; मन्यते (manyate) - think; तत् (tad) - that; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; व्येतु (vyetu) - let go; भवत: (bhavataḥ) - your; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(The gods' ministers, the sons of Pritha, would be impossible, thus you think. Let that fear of yours go, O best of kings.)
You think that the sons of Pritha, who are like the ministers of the gods, are impossible to defeat. Let go of that fear, O best of kings.
अकामद्वेषसंयोगाद्द्रोहाल्लोभाच्च भारत। उपेक्षया च भावानां देवा देवत्वमाप्नुवन् ॥५-६०-३॥
akāmadveṣasaṃyogāddrohāllobhācca bhārata। upekṣayā ca bhāvānāṃ devā devatvamāpnuvan ॥5-60-3॥
[अकाम (akāma) - without desire; द्वेष (dveṣa) - hatred; संयोगात् (saṃyogāt) - from association; द्रोहात् (drohāt) - from malice; लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; उपेक्षया (upekṣayā) - by neglect; च (ca) - and; भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of beings; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity; आप्नुवन् (āpnuvan) - attained;]
(Without desire, hatred, association, malice, greed, and by neglect of beings, O Bhārata, the gods attained divinity.)
O Bhārata, the gods attained divinity by being free from desire, hatred, association, malice, greed, and by neglecting beings.
इति द्वैपायनो व्यासो नारदश्च महातपाः। जामदग्न्यश्च रामो नः कथामकथयत्पुरा ॥५-६०-४॥
iti dvaipāyano vyāso nāradaśca mahātapāḥ। jāmadagnyaśca rāmo naḥ kathāmakathayatpurā ॥5-60-4॥
[इति (iti) - thus; द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Dvaipayana; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada; च (ca) - and; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Jamadagnya; च (ca) - and; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; नः (naḥ) - to us; कथाम् (kathām) - story; अकथयत् (akathayat) - narrated; पुरा (purā) - in ancient times;]
(Thus, Dvaipayana Vyasa, Narada, the great ascetic, and Jamadagnya Rama narrated the story to us in ancient times.)
In ancient times, the sages Dvaipayana Vyasa, Narada, and Jamadagnya Rama narrated this story to us.
नैव मानुषवद्देवाः प्रवर्तन्ते कदाचन। कामाल्लोभादनुक्रोशाद्द्वेषाच्च भरतर्षभ ॥५-६०-५॥
naiva mānuṣavaddevāḥ pravartante kadācana। kāmāllobhādanukrośāddveṣācca bharatarṣabha ॥5-60-5॥
[नैव (naiva) - never; मानुषवत् (mānuṣavat) - like humans; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - act; कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time; कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire; लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed; अनुक्रोशात् (anukrośāt) - out of compassion; द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - out of hatred; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(The gods never act like humans at any time, out of desire, greed, compassion, or hatred, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, the gods do not behave like humans at any time, driven by desire, greed, compassion, or hatred.
यदि ह्यग्निश्च वायुश्च धर्म इन्द्रोऽश्विनावपि। कामयोगात्प्रवर्तेरन्न पार्था दुःखमाप्नुयुः ॥५-६०-६॥
yadi hy agniś ca vāyuś ca dharma indro'śvināv api। kāmayogāt pravarteran na pārthā duḥkham āpnuyuḥ ॥5-60-6॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; च (ca) - and; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; च (ca) - and; धर्म (dharma) - dharma; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins; अपि (api) - also; कामयोगात् (kāmayogāt) - by the influence of desire; प्रवर्तेरन् (pravarteran) - would act; न (na) - not; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; आप्नुयुः (āpnuyuḥ) - would obtain;]
(If indeed fire and wind, dharma, Indra, and the Ashvins also, by the influence of desire, would act, the sons of Pritha would not obtain sorrow.)
If even the elements like fire and wind, along with dharma, Indra, and the Ashvins, were to act under the influence of desire, the sons of Pritha would not encounter sorrow.
तस्मान्न भवता चिन्ता कार्यैषा स्यात्कदाचन। दैवेष्वपेक्षका ह्येते शश्वद्भावेषु भारत ॥५-६०-७॥
tasmānna bhavatā cintā kāryaiṣā syātkadācana। daiveṣvapekṣakā hyete śaśvadbhāveṣu bhārata ॥5-60-7॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; न (na) - not; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; चिन्ता (cintā) - worry; कार्य (kārya) - should be done; एषा (eṣā) - this; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time; दैवेषु (daiveṣu) - in divine matters; अपेक्षकाः (apekṣakāḥ) - dependent; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always; भावेषु (bhāveṣu) - in situations; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Therefore, by you, worry should not be done at any time. Indeed, these are always dependent on divine matters, O Bharata.)
Therefore, O Bharata, you should never worry, as these situations are always dependent on divine matters.
अथ चेत्कामसंयोगाद्द्वेषाल्लोभाच्च लक्ष्यते। देवेषु देवप्रामाण्यं नैव तद्विक्रमिष्यति ॥५-६०-८॥
atha cet kāmasaṁyogād dveṣāl lobhāc ca lakṣyate। deveṣu devaprāmāṇyaṁ naiva tad vikramiṣyati ॥5-60-8॥
[अथ (atha) - now; चेत् (cet) - if; कामसंयोगात् (kāmasaṁyogāt) - due to union with desire; द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - due to hatred; लोभात् (lobhāt) - due to greed; च (ca) - and; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is observed; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; देवप्रामाण्यं (devaprāmāṇyaṁ) - authority of the gods; नैव (naiva) - not at all; तत् (tad) - that; विक्रमिष्यति (vikramiṣyati) - will overpower;]
(Now, if it is observed due to union with desire, hatred, and greed, the authority of the gods among the gods will not at all overpower that.)
Now, if it is observed that due to desire, hatred, and greed, the authority of the gods is questioned, it will not overpower that authority among the gods.
मयाभिमन्त्रितः शश्वज्जातवेदाः प्रशंसति। दिधक्षुः सकलाँल्लोकान्परिक्षिप्य समन्ततः ॥५-६०-९॥
mayābhimantritaḥ śaśvajjātavedāḥ praśaṁsati। didhakṣuḥ sakalāṁllokānparikṣipya samantataḥ ॥5-60-9॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; अभिमन्त्रितः (abhimantritaḥ) - enchanted; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always; जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - Agni (fire); प्रशंसति (praśaṁsati) - praises; दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn; सकलान् (sakalān) - all; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; परिक्षिप्य (parikṣipya) - surrounding; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(Enchanted by me, Agni always praises, desiring to burn all worlds, surrounding from all sides.)
Agni, enchanted by me, eternally praises and desires to consume all worlds, encircling them from every direction.
यद्वा परमकं तेजो येन युक्ता दिवौकसः। ममाप्यनुपमं भूयो देवेभ्यो विद्धि भारत ॥५-६०-१०॥
yadvā paramakaṁ tejo yena yuktā divaukasaḥ। mamāpyanupamaṁ bhūyo devebhyo viddhi bhārata ॥5-60-10॥
[यद्वा (yadvā) - or which; परमकं (paramakaṁ) - supreme; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; येन (yena) - by which; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; अनुपमं (anupamaṁ) - incomparable; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ) - than the gods; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Or which supreme splendor, by which the gods are endowed, my incomparable again than the gods, know, O Bhārata.)
Know, O Bhārata, that my splendor is supreme and incomparable, even greater than that of the gods, by which they are endowed.
प्रदीर्यमाणां वसुधां गिरीणां शिखराणि च। लोकस्य पश्यतो राजन्स्थापयाम्यभिमन्त्रणात् ॥५-६०-११॥
pradīryamāṇāṃ vasudhāṃ girīṇāṃ śikharāṇi ca। lokasya paśyato rājansthāpayāmyabhimantraṇāt ॥5-60-11॥
[प्रदीर्यमाणां (pradīryamāṇāṃ) - being shattered; वसुधां (vasudhāṃ) - earth; गिरीणां (girīṇāṃ) - of mountains; शिखराणि (śikharāṇi) - peaks; च (ca) - and; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्थापयामि (sthāpayāmi) - I establish; अभिमन्त्रणात् (abhimantraṇāt) - by incantation;]
(Being shattered, the earth and the peaks of the mountains, O king, I establish by incantation while the world watches.)
O king, while the world watches, I establish the shattered earth and mountain peaks by incantation.
चेतनाचेतनस्यास्य जङ्गमस्थावरस्य च। विनाशाय समुत्पन्नं महाघोरं महास्वनम् ॥५-६०-१२॥
cetanācetanasyāsya jaṅgamasthāvarasya ca। vināśāya samutpannaṃ mahāghoraṃ mahāsvanam ॥5-60-12॥
[चेतन (cetana) - conscious; अचेतनस्य (acetanasyasya) - unconscious; अस्य (asya) - of this; जङ्गम (jaṅgama) - moving; स्थावरस्य (sthāvarasya) - immovable; च (ca) - and; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; समुत्पन्नं (samutpannaṃ) - arisen; महाघोरं (mahāghoraṃ) - very terrible; महास्वनम् (mahāsvanam) - great sound;]
(A very terrible great sound has arisen for the destruction of this conscious and unconscious, moving and immovable.)
A very terrible and great sound has arisen to destroy all that is conscious and unconscious, moving and immovable.
अश्मवर्षं च वायुं च शमयामीह नित्यशः। जगतः पश्यतोऽभीक्ष्णं भूतानामनुकम्पया ॥५-६०-१३॥
aśmavarṣaṃ ca vāyuṃ ca śamayāmīha nityaśaḥ। jagataḥ paśyato'bhīkṣṇaṃ bhūtānāmanukampayā ॥5-60-13॥
[अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone-rain; च (ca) - and; वायुम् (vāyum) - wind; च (ca) - and; शमयामि (śamayāmi) - I pacify; इह (iha) - here; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing; अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - frequently; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; अनुकम्पया (anukampayā) - out of compassion;]
(I constantly pacify the stone-rain and wind here, frequently seeing the world out of compassion for beings.)
I constantly pacify the stone-rain and wind here, frequently observing the world out of compassion for all beings.
स्तम्भितास्वप्सु गच्छन्ति मया रथपदातयः। देवासुराणां भावानामहमेकः प्रवर्तिता ॥५-६०-१४॥
stambhitāsvapsu gacchanti mayā rathapadātayaḥ। devāsurāṇāṃ bhāvānāmaham ekaḥ pravartitā ॥5-60-14॥
[स्तम्भितासु (stambhitāsu) - stopped; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; मया (mayā) - by me; रथपदातयः (rathapadātayaḥ) - chariots and foot soldiers; देवासुराणां (devāsurāṇāṃ) - of gods and demons; भावानाम् (bhāvānām) - of the beings; अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - initiator;]
(In the stopped waters, the chariots and foot soldiers go by me; I alone am the initiator of the beings of gods and demons.)
In the halted waters, the chariots and foot soldiers proceed by my command; I alone am the initiator of the beings of gods and demons.
अक्षौहिणीभिर्यान्देशान्यामि कार्येण केनचित्। तत्रापो मे प्रवर्तन्ते यत्र यत्राभिकामये ॥५-६०-१५॥
akṣauhiṇībhiryāndeśānyāmi kāryeṇa kenacit। tatrāpo me pravartante yatra yatrābhikāmaye ॥5-60-15॥
[अक्षौहिणीभिः (akṣauhiṇībhiḥ) - with armies; यान् (yān) - which; देशान् (deśān) - regions; आमि (āmi) - I go; कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - for a purpose; केनचित् (kenacit) - by some; तत्र (tatra) - there; आपः (āpaḥ) - waters; मे (me) - my; प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - flow; यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; अभिकामये (abhikāmaye) - I desire;]
(With armies, I go to regions for some purpose. There, my waters flow wherever I desire.)
I travel with armies to various regions for certain purposes. There, my waters flow wherever I wish.
भयानि विषये राजन्व्यालादीनि न सन्ति मे। मत्तः सुप्तानि भूतानि न हिंसन्ति भयङ्कराः ॥५-६०-१६॥
bhayāni viṣaye rājanvyālādīni na santi me। mattaḥ suptāni bhūtāni na hiṁsanti bhayaṅkarāḥ ॥5-60-16॥
[भयानि (bhayāni) - fearful things; विषये (viṣaye) - in the domain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्यालादीनि (vyālādīni) - serpents and others; न (na) - not; सन्ति (santi) - are; मे (me) - my; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me; सुप्तानि (suptāni) - sleeping; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures; न (na) - not; हिंसन्ति (hiṁsanti) - harm; भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ) - fearsome ones;]
(Fearful things like serpents and others are not in my domain, O king. From me, sleeping creatures do not harm the fearsome ones.)
O king, in my domain, there are no fearful things like serpents and others. Even when I am asleep, creatures do not harm the fearsome ones.
निकामवर्षी पर्जन्यो राजन्विषयवासिनाम्। धर्मिष्ठाश्च प्रजाः सर्वा ईतयश्च न सन्ति मे ॥५-६०-१७॥
nikāmavarṣī parjanyo rājānviṣayavāsinām। dharmiṣṭhāśca prajāḥ sarvā ītayaśca na santi me ॥5-60-17॥
[निकामवर्षी (nikāmavarṣī) - abundant rain; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain god; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विषयवासिनाम् (viṣayavāsinām) - of the subjects; धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ) - righteous; च (ca) - and; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; ईतयः (ītayaḥ) - calamities; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; सन्ति (santi) - are; मे (me) - my;]
(The rain god provides abundant rain for the subjects, O king. All the subjects are righteous, and there are no calamities for me.)
O king, the rain god showers abundant rain upon the subjects. All the people are righteous, and there are no calamities affecting me.
अश्विनावथ वाय्वग्नी मरुद्भिः सह वृत्रहा। धर्मश्चैव मया द्विष्टान्नोत्सहन्तेऽभिरक्षितुम् ॥५-६०-१८॥
aśvināvatha vāyvagnī marudbhiḥ saha vṛtrahā। dharmaścaiva mayā dviṣṭānnotsahante'bhirakṣitum ॥5-60-18॥
[अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins; अथ (atha) - then; वाय्वग्नी (vāyvagnī) - Vayu and Agni; मरुद्भिः (marudbhiḥ) - with the Maruts; सह (saha) - together; वृत्रहा (vṛtrahā) - slayer of Vritra; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; द्विष्टान् (dviṣṭān) - those who are hated; न (na) - not; उत्सहन्ते (utsahante) - are able; अभिरक्षितुम् (abhirakṣitum) - to protect;]
(The Ashvins, then Vayu and Agni, together with the Maruts, the slayer of Vritra, and dharma indeed by me, are not able to protect those who are hated.)
The Ashvins, along with Vayu, Agni, and the Maruts, who are the slayers of Vritra, and dharma itself, cannot protect those whom I despise.
यदि ह्येते समर्थाः स्युर्मद्द्विषस्त्रातुमोजसा। न स्म त्रयोदश समाः पार्था दुःखमवाप्नुयुः ॥५-६०-१९॥
yadi hyete samarthāḥ syurmaddviṣastrātumojasā। na sma trayodaśa samāḥ pārthā duḥkhamavāpnuyuḥ ॥5-60-19॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; मत् (mat) - my; द्विषः (dviṣaḥ) - enemies; त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect; ओजसा (ojasā) - with strength; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen; समाः (samāḥ) - years; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - Pārthas; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering; अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - would have obtained;]
(If indeed these were capable of protecting my enemies with strength, the Pārthas would not have suffered for thirteen years.)
If these people were truly capable, my enemies, the Pārthas, would not have endured suffering for thirteen years.
नैव देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च राक्षसाः। शक्तास्त्रातुं मया द्विष्टं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥५-६०-२०॥
naiva devā na gandharvā nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ। śaktāstrātuṃ mayā dviṣṭaṃ satyametadbravīmi te ॥5-60-20॥
[नैव (naiva) - neither; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - nor; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial beings; न (na) - nor; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons; न (na) - nor; च (ca) - and; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - ogres; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect; मया (mayā) - by me; द्विष्टम् (dviṣṭam) - hated; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(Neither gods, nor celestial beings, nor demons, nor ogres are capable of protecting against what is hated by me. This is the truth I say to you.)
Neither gods, celestial beings, demons, nor ogres can protect against what I despise. This is the truth I tell you.
यदभिध्याम्यहं शश्वच्छुभं वा यदि वाशुभम्। नैतद्विपन्नपूर्वं मे मित्रेष्वरिषु चोभयोः ॥५-६०-२१॥
yadabhidhyāmyahaṃ śaśvacchubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham। naitadvipannapūrvaṃ me mitreṣvariṣu cobhayoḥ ॥5-60-21॥
[यत् (yat) - what; अभिध्यामि (abhidhyāmi) - I think; अहम् (aham) - I; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; विपन्नपूर्वम् (vipannapūrvam) - happened before; मे (me) - to me; मित्रेषु (mitreṣu) - among friends; अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - both;]
(What I always think, whether auspicious or inauspicious, this has not happened to me before, among friends or enemies, in both.)
Whatever I always contemplate, whether it is auspicious or inauspicious, such a situation has never occurred to me before, neither among friends nor among enemies, in both contexts.
भविष्यतीदमिति वा यद्ब्रवीमि परन्तप। नान्यथा भूतपूर्वं तत्सत्यवागिति मां विदुः ॥५-६०-२२॥
bhaviṣyatīdamiti vā yadbravīmi parantapa। nānyathā bhūtapūrvaṃ tatsatyavāgiti māṃ viduḥ ॥5-60-22॥
[भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; इदम् (idam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; वा (vā) - or; यत् (yat) - what; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; न (na) - not; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; भूतपूर्वम् (bhūtapūrvam) - has been before; तत् (tat) - that; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truth-speaker; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; विदुः (viduḥ) - know;]
("This will be," or what I say, O scorcher of foes, has never been otherwise before; they know me as a truth-speaker.)
O scorcher of foes, whatever I declare, "This will be," has never been otherwise before; they know me as one who speaks the truth.
लोकसाक्षिकमेतन्मे माहात्म्यं दिक्षु विश्रुतम्। आश्वासनार्थं भवतः प्रोक्तं न श्लाघया नृप ॥५-६०-२३॥
lokasākṣikametanme māhātmyaṃ dikṣu viśrutam। āśvāsanārthaṃ bhavataḥ proktaṃ na ślāghayā nṛpa ॥5-60-23॥
[लोकसाक्षिकम् (lokasākṣikam) - witnessed by the world; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyaṃ) - greatness; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - famous; आश्वासनार्थम् (āśvāsanārtham) - for reassurance; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - to you; प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken; न (na) - not; श्लाघया (ślāghayā) - out of pride; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(This greatness of mine, witnessed by the world, is famous in all directions. It is spoken to you for reassurance, O king, not out of pride.)
This greatness of mine is known throughout the world and is famous everywhere. I have spoken this to you, O king, for your reassurance, not out of pride.
न ह्यहं श्लाघनो राजन्भूतपूर्वः कदाचन। असदाचरितं ह्येतद्यदात्मानं प्रशंसति ॥५-६०-२४॥
na hyahaṁ ślāghano rājanbhūtapūrvaḥ kadācana। asadācaritaṁ hyetadyadātmānaṁ praśaṁsati ॥5-60-24॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; श्लाघनः (ślāghanaḥ) - boastful; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भूतपूर्वः (bhūtapūrvaḥ) - in the past; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; असदाचरितम् (asadācaritam) - improper conduct; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; यत् (yat) - that; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself; प्रशंसति (praśaṁsati) - praises;]
(I am not boastful, O king, ever in the past. Indeed, this is improper conduct that one praises oneself.)
I have never been boastful, O king, at any time in the past. It is indeed improper conduct for one to praise oneself.
पाण्डवांश्चैव मत्स्यांश्च पाञ्चालान्केकयैः सह। सात्यकिं वासुदेवं च श्रोतासि विजितान्मया ॥५-६०-२५॥
pāṇḍavāṃścaiva matsyāṃśca pāñcālānkekayaiḥ saha। sātyakiṃ vāsudevaṃ ca śrotāsi vijitānmaya ॥5-60-25॥
[पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; केकयैः (kekayaiḥ) - with the Kekayas; सह (saha) - together; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; श्रोतासि (śrotāsi) - you hear; विजितान् (vijitān) - conquered; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(The Pandavas and also the Matsyas, the Panchalas together with the Kekayas, Satyaki and Vasudeva, you hear, have been conquered by me.)
You hear that the Pandavas, Matsyas, Panchalas, along with the Kekayas, Satyaki, and Vasudeva, have been conquered by me.
सरितः सागरं प्राप्य यथा नश्यन्ति सर्वशः। तथैव ते विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति मामासाद्य सहान्वयाः ॥५-६०-२६॥
saritaḥ sāgaraṃ prāpya yathā naśyanti sarvaśaḥ। tathaiva te vinaṅkṣyanti māmāsādya sahānvayāḥ ॥5-60-26॥
[सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; सागरं (sāgaram) - ocean; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; यथा (yathā) - as; नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - perish; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; ते (te) - they; विनङ्क्ष्यन्ति (vinaṅkṣyanti) - will perish; माम् (mām) - me; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; सहान्वयाः (sahānvayāḥ) - with their followers;]
(Rivers, having reached the ocean, completely perish; in the same way, they will perish, having reached me, with their followers.)
Just as rivers completely disappear upon reaching the ocean, they too, along with their followers, will meet their end upon reaching me.
परा बुद्धिः परं तेजो वीर्यं च परमं मयि। परा विद्या परो योगो मम तेभ्यो विशिष्यते ॥५-६०-२७॥
parā buddhiḥ paraṃ tejo vīryaṃ ca paramaṃ mayi। parā vidyā paro yogo mama tebhyo viśiṣyate ॥5-60-27॥
[परा (parā) - supreme; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; च (ca) - and; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; मयि (mayi) - in me; परा (parā) - supreme; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; परः (paraḥ) - supreme; योगः (yogaḥ) - yoga; मम (mama) - my; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them; विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels;]
(The supreme intellect, supreme brilliance, and supreme strength are in me. Supreme knowledge and supreme yoga of mine excel them.)
The supreme intellect, brilliance, and strength reside in me. My supreme knowledge and yoga surpass them.
पितामहश्च द्रोणश्च कृपः शल्यः शलस्तथा। अस्त्रेषु यत्प्रजानन्ति सर्वं तन्मयि विद्यते ॥५-६०-२८॥
pitāmahaśca droṇaśca kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ śalastathā। astreṣu yatprajānanti sarvaṃ tanmayi vidyate ॥5-60-28॥
[पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; शलः (śalaḥ) - Shala; तथा (tathā) - also; अस्त्रेषु (astreṣu) - in weapons; यत् (yat) - what; प्रजानन्ति (prajānanti) - they know; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; तत् (tat) - that; मयि (mayi) - in me; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Grandfather and Drona and Kripa, Shalya, Shala also; what they know in weapons, all that exists in me.)
The knowledge of weapons that Grandfather, Drona, Kripa, Shalya, and Shala possess, all of it exists within me.
इत्युक्त्वा सञ्जयं भूयः पर्यपृच्छत भारत। ज्ञात्वा युयुत्सुः कार्याणि प्राप्तकालमरिंदम ॥५-६०-२९॥
ityuktvā sañjayaṃ bhūyaḥ paryapṛcchata bhārata। jñātvā yuyutsuḥ kāryāṇi prāptakālamariṃdama ॥5-60-29॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - to Sañjaya; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchata) - asked; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; युयुत्सुः (yuyutsuḥ) - desirous of fighting; कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - duties; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - appropriate time; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Thus, having spoken to Sañjaya again, O descendant of Bharata, knowing the duties at the appropriate time, O subduer of enemies.)
Having addressed Sañjaya once more, the descendant of Bharata, aware of the duties at the right time, O subduer of enemies, was eager to fight.
