05.126
Pancharatra: When Krishna advises the King to override Duryodhana, Duryodhana departs. Then Krishna recommends sacrificing Duryodhana and his aids for the welfare of others.
शवैशम्पायन उवाच॥
śavaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[शवैशम्पायन (śavaiśampāyana) - Śavaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śavaiśampāyana said:)
Śavaiśampāyana spoke:
ततः प्रहस्य दाशार्हः क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणः । दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि ॥५-१२६-१॥
tataḥ prahasya dāśārhaḥ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ । duryodhanamidaṃ vākyamabravītkurusaṃsadi ॥5-126-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - descendant of the Daśārhas; क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणः (krodhaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ) - with eyes agitated by anger; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the assembly of the Kurus;]
(Then, smiling, the descendant of the Daśārhas, with eyes agitated by anger, said this speech to Duryodhana in the assembly of the Kurus.)
Then, with a smile and eyes filled with anger, the descendant of the Daśārhas addressed Duryodhana in the Kuru assembly.
लप्स्यसे वीरशयनं काममेतदवाप्स्यसि । स्थिरो भव सहामात्यो विमर्दो भविता महान् ॥५-१२६-२॥
lapsyase vīraśayanaṃ kāmam etad avāpsyasi । sthiro bhava sahāmātyo vimardo bhavitā mahān ॥5-126-2॥
[लप्स्यसे (lapsyase) - you will obtain; वीरशयनं (vīraśayanaṃ) - hero's bed; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; एतद् (etad) - this; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will achieve; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भव (bhava) - be; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - conflict; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(You will obtain the hero's bed, you will achieve this desire. Be steady with ministers, the conflict will be great.)
You will achieve your desire of obtaining the hero's bed. Be steady with your ministers, as the conflict will be significant.
यच्चैवं मन्यसे मूढ न मे कश्चिद्व्यतिक्रमः । पाण्डवेष्विति तत्सर्वं निबोधत नराधिपाः ॥५-१२६-३॥
yaccaivaṃ manyase mūḍha na me kaścidvyatikramaḥ । pāṇḍaveṣviti tatsarvaṃ nibodhata narādhipāḥ ॥5-126-3॥
[यत् (yat) - that; च (ca) - and; एवम् (evam) - thus; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; व्यतिक्रमः (vyatikramaḥ) - transgression; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; निबोधत (nibodhata) - understand; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O kings;]
(That which you think, O foolish one, that there is no transgression of mine among the Pandavas, understand all that, O kings.)
O kings, understand that everything you think, O foolish one, about there being no transgression of mine among the Pandavas, is indeed so.
श्रिया सन्तप्यमानेन पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । त्वया दुर्मन्त्रितं द्यूतं सौबलेन च भारत ॥५-१२६-४॥
śriyā santapyamānena pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām । tvayā durmantritaṃ dyūtaṃ saubalena ca bhārata ॥5-126-4॥
[श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth; सन्तप्यमानेन (santapyamānena) - being tormented; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दुर्मन्त्रितं (durmantritaṃ) - ill-advised; द्यूतं (dyūtaṃ) - gambling; सौबलेन (saubalena) - by Saubala; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(By wealth being tormented, of the Pāṇḍavas, great souls, by you, ill-advised gambling, by Saubala and, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, the great souls of the Pāṇḍavas were tormented by wealth due to the ill-advised gambling by you and Saubala.
कथं च ज्ञातयस्तात श्रेयांसः साधुसंमताः । तथान्याय्यमुपस्थातुं जिह्मेनाजिह्मचारिणः ॥५-१२६-५॥
kathaṁ ca jñātayastāta śreyāṁsaḥ sādhu-saṁmatāḥ । tathānyāyyamupasthātuṁ jihmenājihmacāriṇaḥ ॥5-126-5॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives; तात (tāta) - dear father; श्रेयांसः (śreyāṁsaḥ) - better; साधु (sādhu) - good; संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - approved; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्याय्यम् (anyāyyam) - unjust; उपस्थातुम् (upasthātum) - to approach; जिह्मेन (jihmena) - by crookedness; अजिह्मचारिणः (ajihmacāriṇaḥ) - those who do not act crookedly;]
(How, dear father, can relatives who are considered better and approved by the good, thus approach the unjust by crookedness, those who do not act crookedly?)
Dear father, how can relatives, who are esteemed and approved by the virtuous, resort to unjust means through deceit, against those who act righteously?
अक्षद्यूतं महाप्राज्ञ सतामरतिनाशनम् । असतां तत्र जायन्ते भेदाश्च व्यसनानि च ॥५-१२६-६॥
akṣadyūtaṃ mahāprājña satāmaratināśanam । asatāṃ tatra jāyante bhedāśca vyasanāni ca ॥5-126-6॥
[अक्षद्यूतं (akṣadyūtaṃ) - dice-game; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O wise one; सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous; अरति (arati) - pleasure; नाशनम् (nāśanam) - destroyer; असताम् (asatām) - of the unvirtuous; तत्र (tatra) - there; जायन्ते (jāyante) - arise; भेदाः (bhedāḥ) - divisions; च (ca) - and; व्यसनानि (vyasanāni) - calamities; च (ca) - and;]
(Dice-game, O wise one, is the destroyer of the pleasure of the virtuous. There, of the unvirtuous, arise divisions and calamities.)
O wise one, the game of dice destroys the pleasure of the virtuous. Among the unvirtuous, it leads to divisions and calamities.
तदिदं व्यसनं घोरं त्वया द्यूतमुखं कृतम् । असमीक्ष्य सदाचारैः सार्धं पापानुबन्धनैः ॥५-१२६-७॥
tadidaṃ vyasanaṃ ghoraṃ tvayā dyūtamukhaṃ kṛtam । asamīkṣya sadācāraiḥ sārdhaṃ pāpānubandhanaiḥ ॥5-126-7॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; व्यसनं (vyasanaṃ) - calamity; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; द्यूतमुखं (dyūtamukhaṃ) - gambling-related; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; असमीक्ष्य (asamīkṣya) - without considering; सदाचारैः (sadācāraiḥ) - with good conduct; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - along with; पापानुबन्धनैः (pāpānubandhanaiḥ) - with sinful consequences;]
(That this terrible calamity related to gambling was done by you without considering, along with good conduct and with sinful consequences.)
This terrible calamity related to gambling was caused by you without considering the consequences, along with good conduct and sinful consequences.
कश्चान्यो ज्ञातिभार्यां वै विप्रकर्तुं तथार्हति । आनीय च सभां वक्तुं यथोक्ता द्रौपदी त्वया ॥५-१२६-८॥
kaścānyo jñātibhāryāṃ vai viprakartuṃ tathārhati । ānīya ca sabhāṃ vaktuṃ yathoktā draupadī tvayā ॥5-126-8॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; ज्ञाति (jñāti) - relative; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; वै (vai) - indeed; विप्रकर्तुं (viprakartuṃ) - to insult; तथार्हति (tathārhati) - thus deserves; आनीय (ānīya) - having brought; च (ca) - and; सभां (sabhāṃ) - assembly; वक्तुं (vaktuṃ) - to speak; यथोक्ता (yathoktā) - as instructed; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Who else indeed deserves to insult a relative's wife, having brought Draupadi to the assembly to speak as instructed by you?)
Who else would dare to insult a relative's wife, having brought Draupadi to the assembly to speak as you instructed?
कुलीना शीलसम्पन्ना प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां तथा विनिकृता त्वया ॥५-१२६-९॥
kulīnā śīlasampannā prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī । mahiṣī pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ tathā vinikṛtā tvayā ॥5-126-9॥
[कुलीना (kulīnā) - noble-born; शीलसम्पन्ना (śīlasampannā) - endowed with virtue; प्राणेभ्यः (prāṇebhyaḥ) - than life; अपि (api) - even; गरीयसी (garīyasī) - more esteemed; महिषी (mahiṣī) - queen; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the Pandu's sons; तथा (tathā) - thus; विनिकृता (vinikṛtā) - insulted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Noble-born, endowed with virtue, more esteemed even than life, the queen of the Pandu's sons, thus insulted by you.)
The noble-born queen, endowed with virtue and more esteemed than life itself, of the Pandu's sons, has been insulted by you.
जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे यथोक्ताः कुरुसंसदि । दुःशासनेन कौन्तेयाः प्रव्रजन्तः परन्तपाः ॥५-१२६-१०॥
jānanti kuravaḥ sarve yathoktāḥ kurusaṁsadi । duḥśāsanena kaunteyāḥ pravrajantaḥ parantapāḥ ॥5-126-10॥
[जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यथोक्ताः (yathoktāḥ) - as said; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṁsadi) - in the Kuru assembly; दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duhshasana; कौन्तेयाः (kaunteyāḥ) - sons of Kunti; प्रव्रजन्तः (pravrajantaḥ) - departing; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of foes;]
(The Kurus all know, as said in the Kuru assembly, by Duhshasana, the sons of Kunti, departing, scorchers of foes.)
All the Kurus, as mentioned in the Kuru assembly, know that the sons of Kunti, led by Duhshasana, are departing, being the scorchers of foes.
सम्यग्वृत्तेष्वलुब्धेषु सततं धर्मचारिषु । स्वेषु बन्धुषु कः साधुश्चरेदेवमसाम्प्रतम् ॥५-१२६-११॥
samyagvṛtteṣvalubdheṣu satataṃ dharmacāriṣu । sveṣu bandhuṣu kaḥ sādhuścaredevamasāmpratam ॥5-126-11॥
[सम्यग्वृत्तेषु (samyagvṛtteṣu) - in those who are of good conduct; अलुब्धेषु (alubdheṣu) - in those who are not greedy; सततं (satataṃ) - always; धर्मचारिषु (dharmacāriṣu) - in those who practice dharma; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in one's own; बन्धुषु (bandhuṣu) - among relatives; कः (kaḥ) - who; साधुः (sādhuḥ) - a virtuous person; चरेत् (caret) - should act; एवम् (evam) - thus; असाम्प्रतम् (asāmpratam) - not in the present time;]
(Who should act thus among one's own relatives, always in those who are of good conduct, not greedy, and practice dharma, not in the present time?)
Who among one's own relatives should act thus, always in those who are of good conduct, not greedy, and practice dharma, not in the present time?
नृशंसानामनार्याणां परुषाणां च भाषणम् । कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च त्वया च बहुशः कृतम् ॥५-१२६-१२॥
nṛśaṁsānāmanāryāṇāṁ paruṣāṇāṁ ca bhāṣaṇam । karṇaduḥśāsanābhyāṁ ca tvayā ca bahuśaḥ kṛtam ॥5-126-12॥
[नृशंसानाम् (nṛśaṁsānām) - of cruel; अनार्याणाम् (anāryāṇām) - of ignoble; परुषाणाम् (paruṣāṇām) - of harsh; च (ca) - and; भाषणम् (bhāṣaṇam) - speech; कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां (karṇaduḥśāsanābhyām) - by Karna and Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; च (ca) - and; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done;]
(The speech of cruel, ignoble, and harsh (people) was done many times by Karna, Duhshasana, and you.)
The harsh and ignoble words were often spoken by Karna, Duhshasana, and you.
सह मात्रा प्रदग्धुं तान्बालकान्वारणावते । आस्थितः परमं यत्नं न समृद्धं च तत्तव ॥५-१२६-१३॥
saha mātrā pradagdhuṃ tānbālakānvāraṇāvate । āsthitaḥ paramaṃ yatnaṃ na samṛddhaṃ ca tattava ॥5-126-13॥
[सह (saha) - with; मात्रा (mātrā) - mother; प्रदग्धुम् (pradagdhum) - to burn; तान् (tān) - those; बालकान् (bālakān) - boys; वारणावते (vāraṇāvate) - in Varanavata; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - undertook; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; न (na) - not; समृद्धं (samṛddhaṃ) - successful; च (ca) - and; तत्तव (tattava) - that;]
(With the mother to burn those boys in Varanavata, a great effort was undertaken, but it was not successful.)
A great effort was made to burn the boys along with their mother in Varanavata, but it was not successful.
ऊषुश्च सुचिरं कालं प्रच्छन्नाः पाण्डवास्तदा । मात्रा सहैकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने ॥५-१२६-१४॥
ūṣuśca suciraṃ kālaṃ pracchannāḥ pāṇḍavāstadā । mātrā sahaikacakrāyāṃ brāhmaṇasya niveśane ॥5-126-14॥
[ऊषुः (ūṣuḥ) - lived; च (ca) - and; सुचिरं (suciraṃ) - for a long time; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; प्रच्छन्नाः (pracchannāḥ) - hidden; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; तदा (tadā) - then; मात्रा (mātrā) - with mother; सह (saha) - together; एकचक्रायां (ekacakrāyāṃ) - in Ekacakrā; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin; निवेशने (niveśane) - in the house;]
(The Pāṇḍavas lived hidden for a long time then, together with their mother, in the house of a Brahmin in Ekacakrā.)
The Pāṇḍavas, along with their mother, stayed concealed for a considerable period in the Brahmin's house at Ekacakrā.
विषेण सर्पबन्धैश्च यतिताः पाण्डवास्त्वया । सर्वोपायैर्विनाशाय न समृद्धं च तत्तव ॥५-१२६-१५॥
viṣeṇa sarpabandhaiśca yatitāḥ pāṇḍavāstvayā । sarvopāyairvināśāya na samṛddhaṃ ca tattava ॥5-126-15॥
[विषेण (viṣeṇa) - with poison; सर्पबन्धैः (sarpabandhaiḥ) - with snake traps; च (ca) - and; यतिताः (yatitāḥ) - attempted; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; न (na) - not; समृद्धं (samṛddhaṃ) - successful; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; तव (tava) - your;]
(With poison and snake traps, the Pāṇḍavas were attempted by you for destruction by all means; not successful was that of yours.)
You attempted to destroy the Pāṇḍavas using poison and snake traps by all means, but your efforts were not successful.
एवम्बुद्धिः पाण्डवेषु मिथ्यावृत्तिः सदा भवान् । कथं ते नापराधोऽस्ति पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ॥५-१२६-१६॥
evambuddhiḥ pāṇḍaveṣu mithyāvṛttiḥ sadā bhavān । kathaṁ te nāparādho'sti pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu ॥5-126-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct; सदा (sadā) - always; भवान् (bhavān) - you; कथम् (katham) - how; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - fault; अस्ति (asti) - is; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great souls;]
(Thus, intelligence among the Pandavas is always false conduct by you. How is it not your fault among the great-souled Pandavas?)
You always have a false understanding among the Pandavas. How is it not your fault among these great souls?
कृत्वा बहून्यकार्याणि पाण्डवेषु नृशंसवत् । मिथ्यावृत्तिरनार्यः सन्नद्य विप्रतिपद्यसे ॥५-१२६-१७॥
kṛtvā bahūnyakāryāṇi pāṇḍaveṣu nṛśaṃsavat । mithyāvṛttiranāryaḥ sannadya vipratipadyase ॥5-126-17॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - improper acts; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - towards the Pāṇḍavas; नृशंसवत् (nṛśaṃsavat) - cruelly; मिथ्यावृत्तिः (mithyāvṛttiḥ) - false conduct; अनार्यः (anāryaḥ) - ignoble; सन् (san) - being; अद्य (adya) - now; विप्रतिपद्यसे (vipratipadyase) - you behave;]
(Having done many improper acts towards the Pāṇḍavas cruelly, being of false conduct and ignoble, now you behave.)
Having committed many improper and cruel acts against the Pāṇḍavas, and being of false and ignoble conduct, you now behave in this manner.
मातापितृभ्यां भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च । शाम्येति मुहुरुक्तोऽसि न च शाम्यसि पार्थिव ॥५-१२६-१८॥
mātāpitr̥bhyāṁ bhīṣmeṇa droṇena vidureṇa ca । śāmyeti muhurukto'si na ca śāmyasi pārthiva ॥5-126-18॥
[मातापितृभ्यां (mātāpitr̥bhyāṁ) - by mother and father; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; च (ca) - and; शाम्य (śāmya) - be calm; इति (iti) - thus; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; असि (asi) - you are; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शाम्यसि (śāmyasi) - you calm down; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(By mother and father, by Bhishma, by Drona, and by Vidura, you are repeatedly told 'be calm', but you do not calm down, O king.)
O king, despite being repeatedly advised by your mother, father, Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura to remain calm, you do not heed their advice.
शमे हि सुमहानर्थस्तव पार्थस्य चोभयोः । न च रोचयसे राजन्किमन्यद्बुद्धिलाघवात् ॥५-१२६-१९॥
śame hi sumahānarthastava pārthasya cobhayoḥ । na ca rocayase rājankimanyadbuddhilāghavāt ॥5-126-19॥
[शमे (śame) - in peace; हि (hi) - indeed; सुमहानर्थः (sumahānarthaḥ) - great harm; तव (tava) - your; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; रोचयसे (rocayase) - you approve; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; बुद्धिलाघवात् (buddhilāghavāt) - due to lack of wisdom;]
(Indeed, in peace, there is great harm for both you and Arjuna. O king, you do not approve, what else due to lack of wisdom?)
Indeed, maintaining peace causes great harm to both you and Arjuna. O king, you do not approve of this, perhaps due to a lack of wisdom.
न शर्म प्राप्स्यसे राजन्नुत्क्रम्य सुहृदां वचः । अधर्म्यमयशस्यं च क्रियते पार्थिव त्वया ॥५-१२६-२०॥
na śarma prāpsyase rājannutkramya suhṛdāṃ vacaḥ । adharmyamayaśasyaṃ ca kriyate pārthiva tvayā ॥5-126-20॥
[न (na) - not; शर्म (śarma) - happiness; प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will obtain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उत्क्रम्य (utkramya) - transgressing; सुहृदां (suhṛdāṃ) - of friends; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; अधर्म्यम् (adharmyam) - unrighteous; अयशस्यं (ayaśasyaṃ) - inglorious; च (ca) - and; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O prince; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(O king, by transgressing the words of friends, you will not obtain happiness. Unrighteous and inglorious acts are done by you, O prince.)
O king, you will not find happiness by ignoring the advice of your friends. The actions you undertake are unrighteous and bring dishonor, O prince.
एवं ब्रुवति दाशार्हे दुर्योधनममर्षणम् । दुःशासन इदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि ॥५-१२६-२१॥
evaṃ bruvati dāśārhe duryodhanamarṣaṇam । duḥśāsana idaṃ vākyamabravītkurusaṃsadi ॥5-126-21॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; दाशार्हे (dāśārhe) - to the descendant of the Daśārha; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - angry; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly;]
(Thus, while the descendant of the Daśārha was speaking to the angry Duryodhana, Duḥśāsana said this speech in the Kuru assembly.)
As the descendant of the Daśārha spoke to the enraged Duryodhana, Duḥśāsana addressed the assembly of the Kurus with these words.
न चेत्सन्धास्यसे राजन्स्वेन कामेन पाण्डवैः । बद्ध्वा किल त्वां दास्यन्ति कुन्तीपुत्राय कौरवाः ॥५-१२६-२२॥
na cetsandhāsyase rājansvena kāmena pāṇḍavaiḥ । baddhvā kila tvāṃ dāsyanti kuntīputrāya kauravāḥ ॥5-126-22॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; सन्धास्यसे (sandhāsyase) - you will make peace; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वेन (svena) - with your own; कामेन (kāmena) - desire; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; किल (kila) - indeed; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - they will give; कुन्तीपुत्राय (kuntīputrāya) - to Kunti's son; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas;]
(If you, O king, do not make peace with your own desire with the Pandavas, indeed having bound you, the Kauravas will give you to Kunti's son.)
O king, if you do not make peace with the Pandavas according to your own desire, the Kauravas will indeed bind you and hand you over to Kunti's son.
वैकर्तनं त्वां च मां च त्रीनेतान्मनुजर्षभ । पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रदास्यन्ति भीष्मो द्रोणः पिता च ते ॥५-१२६-२३॥
vaikartanaṁ tvāṁ ca māṁ ca trīnetānmanujarṣabha । pāṇḍavebhyaḥ pradāsyanti bhīṣmo droṇaḥ pitā ca te ॥5-126-23॥
[वैकर्तनम् (vaikartanam) - Karna; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; च (ca) - and; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; एतान् (etān) - these; मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O best of men; पाण्डवेभ्यः (pāṇḍavebhyaḥ) - to the Pandavas; प्रदास्यन्ति (pradāsyanti) - will give; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your;]
(Karna, you, and me, these three, O best of men, to the Pandavas will give Bhishma, Drona, and your father.)
O best of men, Bhishma, Drona, and your father will give Karna, you, and me to the Pandavas.
भ्रातुरेतद्वचः श्रुत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः । क्रुद्धः प्रातिष्ठतोत्थाय महानाग इव श्वसन् ॥५-१२६-२४॥
bhrāturetadvacaḥ śrutvā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanaḥ । kruddhaḥ prātiṣṭhatotthāya mahānāga iva śvasan ॥5-126-24॥
[भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of brother; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रातिष्ठत (prātiṣṭhata) - set out; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; महानागः (mahānāgaḥ) - like a great serpent; इव (iva) - like; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing;]
(Having heard these words of his brother, Dhritarashtra's son Suyodhana, angry, set out, having risen, like a great serpent breathing.)
Upon hearing his brother's words, Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, rose in anger and departed, breathing like a great serpent.
विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रं च महाराजं च बाह्लिकम् । कृपं च सोमदत्तं च भीष्मं द्रोणं जनार्दनम् ॥५-१२६-२५॥
viduraṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca mahārājaṁ ca bāhlikam । kṛpaṁ ca somadattaṁ ca bhīṣmaṁ droṇaṁ janārdanam ॥5-126-25॥
[विदुरं (viduram) - Vidura; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; महाराजं (mahārājam) - king; च (ca) - and; बाह्लिकम् (bāhlikam) - Bahlika; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; सोमदत्तं (somadattam) - Somadatta; च (ca) - and; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana;]
(Vidura, Dhritarashtra, and the king, and Bahlika, Kripa, and Somadatta, and Bhishma, Drona, Janardana.)
Vidura, Dhritarashtra, the king, Bahlika, Kripa, Somadatta, Bhishma, Drona, and Janardana were present.
सर्वानेताननादृत्य दुर्मतिर्निरपत्रपः । अशिष्टवदमर्यादो मानी मान्यावमानिता ॥५-१२६-२६॥
sarvān etān anādṛtya durmatir nirapatrapaḥ । aśiṣṭavad amaryādo mānī mānyāvamānitā ॥5-126-26॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एतान् (etān) - these; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded; निर्पत्रपः (nirapatrapaḥ) - shameless; अशिष्टवद् (aśiṣṭavad) - speaking rudely; अमर्यादः (amaryādaḥ) - without respect; मानी (mānī) - proud; मान्यावमानिता (mānyāvamānitā) - disrespecting the respected;]
(Disregarding all these, the evil-minded and shameless one, speaking rudely and without respect, proud, disrespecting the respected.)
Ignoring all these, the wicked and shameless person, who speaks rudely and without respect, is proud and disrespects those who are worthy of respect.
तं प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातरो मनुजर्षभम् । अनुजग्मुः सहामात्या राजानश्चापि सर्वशः ॥५-१२६-२७॥
taṃ prasthitamabhiprekṣya bhrātaro manujarṣabham । anujagmuḥ sahāmātyā rājānaścāpi sarvaśaḥ ॥5-126-27॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - departed; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; मनुजर्षभम् (manujarṣabham) - best of men; अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed; सह (saha) - with; अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Having seen him departed, the brothers, the best of men, followed with ministers and kings also, all.)
Seeing him depart, the brothers, who were the best among men, along with all the ministers and kings, followed him.
सभायामुत्थितं क्रुद्धं प्रस्थितं भ्रातृभिः सह । दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-१२६-२८॥
sabhāyām utthitaṃ kruddhaṃ prasthitaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha । duryodhanam abhiprekṣya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'bravīt ॥5-126-28॥
[सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - risen; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - set out; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(In the assembly, risen, angry, set out together with brothers, looking at Duryodhana, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, said.)
In the assembly, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, noticed the angry Duryodhana rising and setting out with his brothers, and he spoke.
धर्मार्थावभिसन्त्यज्य संरम्भं योऽनुमन्यते । हसन्ति व्यसने तस्य दुर्हृदो नचिरादिव ॥५-१२६-२९॥
dharmārthāvabhisantyajya saṁrambhaṁ yo'numanyate । hasanti vyasane tasya durhṛdo nacirādiva ॥5-126-29॥
[धर्म (dharma) - duty; अर्थ (artha) - wealth; अवभिसन्त्यज्य (avabhisantyajya) - having completely abandoned; संरम्भं (saṁrambhaṁ) - anger; यः (yaḥ) - who; अनुमन्यते (anumanyate) - approves; हसन्ति (hasanti) - laugh; वसने (vyasane) - in distress; तस्य (tasya) - his; दुर्हृदः (durhṛdaḥ) - ill-wishers; न (na) - not; चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time; इव (iva) - like;]
(Abandoning duty and wealth, he who approves anger, his ill-wishers laugh at him in distress, not after a long time, like.)
Those who abandon their duties and wealth and approve of anger will soon find that their ill-wishers laugh at them in their distress.
दुरात्मा राजपुत्रोऽयं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽनुपायवित् । मिथ्याभिमानी राज्यस्य क्रोधलोभवशानुगः ॥५-१२६-३०॥
durātmā rājaputro'yaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nupāyavit । mithyābhimānī rājyasya krodhalobhavaśānugaḥ ॥5-126-30॥
[दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked-souled; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; अयम् (ayam) - this; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अनुपायवित् (anupāyavit) - devoid of proper means; मिथ्याभिमानी (mithyābhimānī) - falsely proud; राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom; क्रोधलोभवशानुगः (krodhalobhavaśānugaḥ) - subject to anger and greed;]
(This wicked-souled prince, Dhritarashtra's son, devoid of proper means, falsely proud, of the kingdom, is subject to anger and greed.)
This wicked prince, the son of Dhritarashtra, is devoid of proper means and falsely proud. He is subject to anger and greed, affecting the kingdom.
कालपक्वमिदं मन्ये सर्वक्षत्रं जनार्दन । सर्वे ह्यनुसृता मोहात्पार्थिवाः सह मन्त्रिभिः ॥५-१२६-३१॥
kālapakvamidaṃ manye sarvakṣatraṃ janārdana . sarve hyanusṛtā mohātpārthivāḥ saha mantribhiḥ ..5-126-31..
[कालपक्वम् (kālapakvam) - ripened by time; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मन्ये (manye) - I think; सर्वक्षत्रम् (sarvakṣatram) - all the kshatriyas; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; सर्वे (sarve) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; अनुसृता (anusṛtā) - followed; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - the kings; सह (saha) - with; मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - the ministers;]
(I think this is ripened by time, O Janardana. Indeed, all the kshatriyas, the kings, have followed out of delusion with the ministers.)
O Janardana, I believe that all the kshatriyas have matured over time. Indeed, all the kings, along with their ministers, have acted out of delusion.
भीष्मस्याथ वचः श्रुत्वा दाशार्हः पुष्करेक्षणः । भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्सर्वानभ्यभाषत वीर्यवान् ॥५-१२६-३२॥
bhīṣmasyātha vacaḥ śrutvā dāśārhaḥ puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ । bhīṣmadroṇamukhānsarvānabhyabhāṣata vīryavān ॥5-126-32॥
[भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; अथ (atha) - then; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of Dasharha; पुष्करेक्षणः (puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ) - lotus-eyed; भीष्मद्रोणमुखान् (bhīṣmadroṇamukhān) - Bhishma, Drona, and others; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful;]
(Then, having heard the words of Bhishma, the lotus-eyed descendant of Dasharha addressed all, including Bhishma, Drona, and others, powerfully.)
Upon hearing Bhishma's words, the lotus-eyed descendant of Dasharha, with great strength, addressed everyone including Bhishma and Drona.
सर्वेषां कुरुवृद्धानां महानयमतिक्रमः । प्रसह्य मन्दमैश्वर्ये न नियच्छत यन्नृपम् ॥५-१२६-३३॥
sarveṣāṃ kuruvṛddhānāṃ mahānayamatikramaḥ । prasahya mandamaiśvarye na niyacchata yannṛpam ॥5-126-33॥
[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; कुरुवृद्धानाम् (kuruvṛddhānām) - of the elders of the Kuru; महानयम् (mahānayam) - great policy; अतिक्रमः (atikramaḥ) - transgression; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; मन्दमैश्वर्ये (mandamaiśvarye) - in weak sovereignty; न (na) - not; नियच्छत (niyacchata) - restraining; यत् (yat) - which; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(The transgression of the great policy of all the elders of the Kuru, forcibly in weak sovereignty, not restraining the king which.)
The elders of the Kuru have witnessed a great transgression of policy, as the king, in his weak sovereignty, is not being restrained.
तत्र कार्यमहं मन्ये प्राप्तकालमरिंदमाः । क्रियमाणे भवेच्छ्रेयस्तत्सर्वं शृणुतानघाः ॥५-१२६-३४॥
tatra kāryamahaṃ manye prāptakālamariṃdamāḥ । kriyamāṇe bhavecchreyastatsarvaṃ śṛṇutānaghaḥ ॥5-126-34॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - right time; अरिंदमाः (ariṃdamāḥ) - O subduers of enemies; क्रियमाणे (kriyamāṇe) - being done; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - benefit; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - hear; अनघाः (anaghāḥ) - O sinless ones;]
(There, I think it is the right time for duty, O subduers of enemies. When it is done, it will be beneficial; hear all that, O sinless ones.)
I believe it is the right time to act, O subduers of enemies. When the action is taken, it will bring benefit; listen to everything, O sinless ones.
प्रत्यक्षमेतद्भवतां यद्वक्ष्यामि हितं वचः । भवतामानुकूल्येन यदि रोचेत भारताः ॥५-१२६-३५॥
pratyakṣametadbhavatāṃ yadvakṣyāmi hitaṃ vacaḥ । bhavatāmānukūlyena yadi roceta bhāratāḥ ॥5-126-35॥
[प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly; एतत् (etat) - this; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; यत् (yat) - which; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; अनुकूल्येन (ānukūlyena) - favorably; यदि (yadi) - if; रोचेत (roceta) - pleases; भारताः (bhāratāḥ) - descendants of Bharata;]
(Directly this of you which I will speak beneficial words. Of you favorably if pleases, descendants of Bharata.)
I will directly speak these beneficial words to you. If it pleases you, O descendants of Bharata, accept them favorably.
भोजराजस्य वृद्धस्य दुराचारो ह्यनात्मवान् । जीवतः पितुरैश्वर्यं हृत्वा मन्युवशं गतः ॥५-१२६-३६॥
bhojarājasya vṛddhasya durācāro hyanātmavān । jīvataḥ pituraiśvaryaṃ hṛtvā manyuvaśaṃ gataḥ ॥5-126-36॥
[भोजराजस्य (bhojarājasya) - of Bhojaraja; वृद्धस्य (vṛddhasya) - of the old; दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - bad conduct; हि (hi) - indeed; अनात्मवान् (anātmavān) - unwise; जीवतः (jīvataḥ) - living; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - wealth; हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having taken away; मन्युवशं (manyuvaśaṃ) - under the control of anger; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(Indeed, the unwise Bhojaraja of old, having taken away the wealth of his living father, has gone under the control of anger.)
The unwise Bhojaraja, despite being old, took away his living father's wealth and succumbed to anger.
उग्रसेनसुतः कंसः परित्यक्तः स बान्धवैः । ज्ञातीनां हितकामेन मया शस्तो महामृधे ॥५-१२६-३७॥
ugrasenasutaḥ kaṃsaḥ parityaktaḥ sa bāndhavaiḥ । jñātīnāṃ hitakāmena mayā śasto mahāmṛdhe ॥5-126-37॥
[उग्रसेनसुतः (ugrasenasutaḥ) - son of Ugrasena; कंसः (kaṃsaḥ) - Kamsa; परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned; स (sa) - he; बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - by relatives; ज्ञातीनां (jñātīnāṃ) - of the kinsmen; हितकामेन (hitakāmena) - for the welfare; मया (mayā) - by me; शस्तः (śastaḥ) - killed; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle;]
(The son of Ugrasena, Kamsa, was abandoned by his relatives. For the welfare of the kinsmen, he was killed by me in the great battle.)
Kamsa, the son of Ugrasena, was forsaken by his family. For the benefit of his kin, I slew him in the great war.
आहुकः पुनरस्माभिर्ज्ञातिभिश्चापि सत्कृतः । उग्रसेनः कृतो राजा भोजराजन्यवर्धनः ॥५-१२६-३८॥
āhukaḥ punarasmbhijñātibhiścāpi satkṛtaḥ । ugrasenaḥ kṛto rājā bhojarājanyavardhanaḥ ॥5-126-38॥
[आहुकः (āhukaḥ) - Ahuka; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored; उग्रसेनः (ugrasenaḥ) - Ugrasena; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; राजा (rājā) - king; भोजराजन्यवर्धनः (bhojarājanyavardhanaḥ) - enhancer of the Bhoja dynasty;]
(Ahuka was again honored by us and by relatives. Ugrasena was made king, enhancer of the Bhoja dynasty.)
Ahuka was once more honored by us and our relatives. Ugrasena was made king, the one who enhances the Bhoja dynasty.
कंसमेकं परित्यज्य कुलार्थे सर्वयादवाः । सम्भूय सुखमेधन्ते भारतान्धकवृष्णयः ॥५-१२६-३९॥
kaṁsamekaṁ parityajya kulārthe sarvayādavāḥ । sambhūya sukhamedhante bhāratāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ ॥5-126-39॥
[कंसम् (kaṁsam) - Kamsa; एकम् (ekam) - one; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family; सर्वयादवाः (sarvayādavāḥ) - all the Yadavas; सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having united; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; एधन्ते (edhante) - prosper; भारत (bhārata) - Bharata; अन्धकवृष्णयः (andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ) - Andhakas and Vrishnis;]
(Abandoning Kamsa alone for the sake of the family, all the Yadavas, having united, prosper in happiness, O Bharata, the Andhakas and Vrishnis.)
The Yadavas, after abandoning Kamsa for the welfare of their clan, united and prospered happily, O Bharata, along with the Andhakas and Vrishnis.
अपि चाप्यवदद्राजन्परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः । व्यूढे देवासुरे युद्धेऽभ्युद्यतेष्वायुधेषु च ॥५-१२६-४०॥
api cāpyavadadrājanparameṣṭhī prajāpatiḥ । vyūḍhe devāsure yuddhe'bhyudyateṣvāyudheṣu ca ॥5-126-40॥
[अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अवदत् (avadat) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - the supreme one; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - the lord of creatures; व्यूढे (vyūḍhe) - arrayed; देवासुरे (devāsure) - gods and demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; अभ्युद्यतेषु (abhyudyateṣu) - when raised; आयुधेषु (āyudheṣu) - weapons; च (ca) - and;]
(Also, the supreme one, the lord of creatures, said, O king, when the gods and demons were arrayed in battle and the weapons were raised.)
Moreover, the supreme lord of creatures addressed the king when the gods and demons were arrayed for battle and the weapons were raised.
द्वैधीभूतेषु लोकेषु विनश्यत्सु च भारत । अब्रवीत्सृष्टिमान्देवो भगवाँल्लोकभावनः ॥५-१२६-४१॥
dvaidhībhūteṣu lokeṣu vinaśyatsu ca bhārata । abravītsṛṣṭimāndewo bhagavāṁllokabhāvanaḥ ॥5-126-41॥
[द्वैधीभूतेषु (dvaidhībhūteṣu) - in the divided; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विनश्यत्सु (vinaśyatsu) - perishing; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सृष्टिमान् (sṛṣṭimān) - the creator; देवः (devaḥ) - god; भगवाँल्लोकभावनः (bhagavāṁllokabhāvanaḥ) - the blessed one, the protector of the worlds;]
(In the divided and perishing worlds, O Bharata, the creator god, the blessed one, the protector of the worlds, said.)
In the divided and perishing worlds, O Bharata, the creator god, the blessed one, who protects the worlds, spoke.
पराभविष्यन्त्यसुरा दैतेया दानवैः सह । आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा भविष्यन्ति दिवौकसः ॥५-१२६-४२॥
parābhaviṣyantyasurā daiteyā dānavaiḥ saha । ādityā vasavo rudrā bhaviṣyanti divaukasaḥ ॥5-126-42॥
[पराभविष्यन्ति (parābhaviṣyanti) - will be defeated; असुरा (asurā) - demons; दैतेया (daiteyā) - descendants of Diti; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - with Danavas; सह (saha) - together; आदित्या (ādityā) - Adityas; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - heavenly beings;]
(The demons, descendants of Diti, will be defeated together with the Danavas. The Adityas, Vasus, and Rudras will become heavenly beings.)
The demons, including the descendants of Diti and the Danavas, will face defeat. The Adityas, Vasus, and Rudras will ascend to become heavenly beings.
देवासुरमनुष्याश्च गन्धर्वोरगराक्षसाः । अस्मिन्युद्धे सुसंयत्ता हनिष्यन्ति परस्परम् ॥५-१२६-४३॥
devāsuramanuṣyāśca gandharvoragarākṣasāḥ । asminyuddhe susaṃyattā haniṣyanti parasparam ॥5-126-43॥
[देव (deva) - god; असुर (asura) - demon; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - human; च (ca) - and; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; उरग (uraga) - serpent; राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; सुसंयत्ता (susaṃyattā) - well-prepared; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Gods, demons, humans, celestial musicians, serpents, and demons, well-prepared in this battle, will kill each other.)
In this battle, gods, demons, humans, celestial musicians, serpents, and demons are well-prepared to fight and will kill each other.
इति मत्वाब्रवीद्धर्मं परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः । वरुणाय प्रयच्छैतान्बद्ध्वा दैतेयदानवान् ॥५-१२६-४४॥
iti matvābravīddharmaṃ parameṣṭhī prajāpatiḥ । varuṇāya prayacchaitānbaddhvā daiteyadānavān ॥5-126-44॥
[इति (iti) - thus; मत्वा (matvā) - having considered; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; परमेष्ठी (parameṣṭhī) - the supreme one; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuna; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - offer; एतान् (etān) - these; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; दैतेयदानवान् (daiteyadānavān) - the Daityas and Danavas;]
(Thus, having considered, the supreme one, Prajapati, said to Varuna, "Offer these Daityas and Danavas, having bound them.")
Prajapati, the supreme deity, after contemplation, instructed Varuna to bind and offer the Daityas and Danavas.
एवमुक्तस्ततो धर्मो नियोगात्परमेष्ठिनः । वरुणाय ददौ सर्वान्बद्ध्वा दैतेयदानवान् ॥५-१२६-४५॥
evamuktastato dharmo niyogātparameṣṭhinaḥ । varuṇāya dadau sarvānbaddhvā daiteyadānavān ॥5-126-45॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by the command; परमेष्ठिनः (parameṣṭhinaḥ) - of the supreme lord; वरुणाय (varuṇāya) - to Varuna; ददौ (dadau) - gave; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; दैतेयदानवान् (daiteyadānavān) - the Daityas and Danavas;]
(Thus spoken, then Dharma, by the command of the supreme lord, gave all the Daityas and Danavas, having bound them, to Varuna.)
Thus, having been instructed, Dharma, following the command of the supreme lord, handed over all the Daityas and Danavas, after binding them, to Varuna.
तान्बद्ध्वा धर्मपाशैश्च स्वैश्च पाशैर्जलेश्वरः । वरुणः सागरे यत्तो नित्यं रक्षति दानवान् ॥५-१२६-४६॥
tānbaddhvā dharmapāśaiśca svaaiśca pāśairjaleśvaraḥ । varuṇaḥ sāgare yatto nityaṃ rakṣati dānavān ॥5-126-46॥
[तान् (tān) - them; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; धर्मपाशैः (dharmapāśaiḥ) - with the bonds of righteousness; च (ca) - and; स्वैः (svaiḥ) - with his own; च (ca) - and; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - bonds; जलेश्वरः (jaleśvaraḥ) - the lord of waters; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - attentive; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; रक्षति (rakṣati) - protects; दानवान् (dānavān) - the demons;]
(Having bound them with the bonds of righteousness and with his own bonds, the lord of waters, Varuna, always protects the demons in the ocean.)
Varuna, the lord of waters, diligently protects the demons in the ocean, having bound them with both the bonds of righteousness and his own.
तथा दुर्योधनं कर्णं शकुनिं चापि सौबलम् । बद्ध्वा दुःशासनं चापि पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रयच्छत ॥५-१२६-४७॥
tathā duryodhanaṃ karṇaṃ śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam । baddhvā duḥśāsanaṃ cāpi pāṇḍavebhyaḥ prayacchata ॥5-126-47॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; शकुनिं (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलम् (saubalam) - the son of Subala; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डवेभ्यः (pāṇḍavebhyaḥ) - to the Pandavas; प्रयच्छत (prayacchata) - offer;]
(Thus, having bound Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, the son of Subala, and also Duhshasana, offer them to the Pandavas.)
Thus, bind Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, the son of Subala, and Duhshasana, and hand them over to the Pandavas.
त्यजेत्कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् । ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥५-१२६-४८॥
tyajet kulārthe puruṣaṃ grāmārthe kulaṃ tyajet । grāmaṃ janapadārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṃ tyajet ॥5-126-48॥
[त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should renounce; कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - a person; ग्रामस्यार्थे (grāmārthe) - for the sake of the village; कुलं (kulaṃ) - the family; त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should renounce; ग्रामं (grāmaṃ) - the village; जनपदस्यार्थे (janapadārthe) - for the sake of the country; आत्मार्थे (ātmārthe) - for the sake of the self; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - the earth; त्यजेत् (tyajet) - should renounce;]
(One should renounce a person for the sake of the family; the family for the sake of the village; the village for the sake of the country; and the earth for the sake of the self.)
For the welfare of the family, a person should be sacrificed; for the welfare of the village, a family should be sacrificed; for the welfare of the country, a village should be sacrificed; and for one's own welfare, the earth should be sacrificed.
राजन्दुर्योधनं बद्ध्वा ततः संशाम्य पाण्डवैः । त्वत्कृते न विनश्येयुः क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ॥५-१२६-४९॥
rājanduryodhanaṃ baddhvā tataḥ saṃśāmya pāṇḍavaiḥ । tvatkṛte na vinaśyeyuḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ॥5-126-49॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; ततः (tataḥ) - then; संशाम्य (saṃśāmya) - having reconciled; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; न (na) - not; विनश्येयुः (vinaśyeyuḥ) - would perish; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the Kshatriyas; क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of the Kshatriyas;]
(O king, having bound Duryodhana, then having reconciled with the Pandavas, for your sake, the Kshatriyas would not perish, O best of the Kshatriyas.)
O king, if Duryodhana were captured and reconciled with the Pandavas, then for your sake, the Kshatriyas would not face destruction, O best of the Kshatriyas.
