05.128
Pancharatra:Pre-empting the evil plans of Duryodhana to capture lord Krishna; Vidura and Dhritarashtra advise against such a move.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
तत्तु वाक्यमनादृत्य सोऽर्थवन्मातृभाषितम् । पुनः प्रतस्थे संरम्भात्सकाशमकृतात्मनाम् ॥५-१२८-१॥
tattu vākyamanādṛtya so'rthavanmātṛbhāṣitam । punaḥ pratasthe saṁrambhātsakāśamakṛtātmanām ॥5-128-1॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; सः (saḥ) - he; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; मातृ (mātṛ) - mother; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - set out; संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - in anger; सकाशम् (sakāśam) - towards; अकृतात्मनाम् (akṛtātmanām) - of the undisciplined;]
(But disregarding that meaningful speech spoken by his mother, he again set out in anger towards the undisciplined.)
Ignoring his mother's meaningful words, he angrily proceeded towards those who lack discipline.
ततः सभाया निर्गम्य मन्त्रयामास कौरवः । सौबलेन मताक्षेण राज्ञा शकुनिना सह ॥५-१२८-२॥
tataḥ sabhāyā nirgamya mantrayāmāsa kauravaḥ । saubalena matākṣeṇa rājñā śakuninā saha ॥5-128-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सभाया (sabhāyā) - from the assembly; निर्गम्य (nirgamya) - having exited; मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - consulted; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; सौबलेन (saubalena) - with Saubala; मताक्षेण (matākṣeṇa) - with the wise; राज्ञा (rājñā) - with the king; शकुनिना (śakuninā) - with Shakuni; सह (saha) - together;]
(Then, having exited from the assembly, Kaurava consulted with Saubala, with the wise king, together with Shakuni.)
After leaving the assembly, Kaurava held a consultation with Saubala, the wise king, and Shakuni.
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च । दुःशासनचतुर्थानामिदमासीद्विचेष्टितम् ॥५-१२८-३॥
duryodhanasya karṇasya śakuneḥ saubalasya ca . duḥśāsanacaturthānām idam āsīd viceṣṭitam ॥5-128-3॥
[दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Shakuni; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala; च (ca) - and; दुःशासनचतुर्थानाम् (duḥśāsanacaturthānām) - of Duhshasana as the fourth; इदम् (idam) - this; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विचेष्टितम् (viceṣṭitam) - the action;]
(This was the action of Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, Saubala, and Duhshasana as the fourth.)
This describes the actions taken by Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, Saubala, and Duhshasana, highlighting their collective involvement.
पुरायमस्मान्गृह्णाति क्षिप्रकारी जनार्दनः । सहितो धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शान्तनवेन च ॥५-१२८-४॥
purāyam asmān gṛhṇāti kṣiprakārī janārdanaḥ । sahito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāntanavena ca ॥5-128-4॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; अयम् (ayam) - this; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; गृह्णाति (gṛhṇāti) - takes; क्षिप्रकारी (kṣiprakārī) - quick-acting; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - with Dhritarashtra; राज्ञा (rājñā) - with the king; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - with Shantanu; च (ca) - and;]
(Formerly, this quick-acting Janardana takes us together with Dhritarashtra, the king, and Shantanu.)
In the past, this swift Janardana, along with King Dhritarashtra and Shantanu, takes us.
वयमेव हृषीकेशं निगृह्णीम बलादिव । प्रसह्य पुरुषव्याघ्रमिन्द्रो वैरोचनिं यथा ॥५-१२८-५॥
vayameva hṛṣīkeśaṃ nigṛhṇīma balādiva । prasahya puruṣavyāghramindro vairocaniṃ yathā ॥5-128-5॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; एव (eva) - indeed; हृषीकेशम् (hṛṣīkeśam) - Hṛṣīkeśa; निगृह्णीम (nigṛhṇīma) - we seize; बलात् (balāt) - by force; इव (iva) - as if; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - having overpowered; पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - the tiger among men; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; वैरोचनिम् (vairocanim) - Virocana; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(We indeed seize Hṛṣīkeśa by force, as if having overpowered, like Indra (seized) Virocana, the tiger among men.)
We will seize Hṛṣīkeśa by force, overpowering him just as Indra once overpowered Virocana, the tiger among men.
श्रुत्वा गृहीतं वार्ष्णेयं पाण्डवा हतचेतसः । निरुत्साहा भविष्यन्ति भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः ॥५-१२८-६॥
śrutvā gṛhītaṃ vārṣṇeyaṃ pāṇḍavā hatacetasaḥ । nirutsāhā bhaviṣyanti bhagnadaṃṣṭrā ivoragāḥ ॥5-128-6॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गृहीतं (gṛhītam) - captured; वार्ष्णेयं (vārṣṇeyam) - son of Vṛṣṇi; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; हतचेतसः (hatacetasaḥ) - disheartened; निरुत्साहाः (nirutsāhāḥ) - without enthusiasm; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; भग्नदंष्ट्राः (bhagnadaṃṣṭrāḥ) - broken-fanged; इव (iva) - like; उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents;]
(Having heard that the son of Vṛṣṇi has been captured, the Pāṇḍavas, disheartened, will become without enthusiasm, like serpents with broken fangs.)
Upon hearing that the son of Vṛṣṇi has been captured, the Pāṇḍavas will lose heart and become dispirited, like serpents whose fangs have been broken.
अयं ह्येषां महाबाहुः सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च । अस्मिन्गृहीते वरदे ऋषभे सर्वसात्वताम् ॥ निरुद्यमा भविष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः सोमकैः सह ॥५-१२८-७॥
ayaṁ hyeṣāṁ mahābāhuḥ sarveṣāṁ śarma varma ca । asmingṛhīte varade ṛṣabhe sarvasātvatām ॥ nirudyamā bhaviṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ somakaiḥ saha ॥5-128-7॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; शर्म (śarma) - protection; वर्म (varma) - armor; च (ca) - and; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; गृहीते (gṛhīte) - held; वरदे (varade) - bestower of boons; ऋषभे (ṛṣabhe) - bull; सर्वसात्वताम् (sarvasātvatām) - of all Yadavas; निरुद्यमा (nirudyamā) - without effort; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - with Somakas; सह (saha) - together;]
(This mighty-armed one is indeed the protection and armor of all these. When this bestower of boons, the bull among all Yadavas, is held, the Pandavas will become without effort together with the Somakas.)
This mighty-armed hero is truly the protector and shield for everyone. When this boon-giving leader, the foremost among all Yadavas, is engaged, the Pandavas will effortlessly unite with the Somakas.
तस्माद्वयमिहैवैनं केशवं क्षिप्रकारिणम् । क्रोशतो धृतराष्ट्रस्य बद्ध्वा योत्स्यामहे रिपून् ॥५-१२८-८॥
tasmād vayam ihaiva enaṃ keśavaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam । krośato dhṛtarāṣṭrasya baddhvā yotsyāmahe ripūn ॥5-128-8॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वयम् (vayam) - we; इह (iha) - here; एव (eva) - only; एनम् (enam) - this; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava; क्षिप्रकारिणम् (kṣiprakāriṇam) - quick-acting; क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - shouting; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; योत्स्यामहे (yotsyāmahe) - we will fight; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies;]
(Therefore, we here only this Keshava quick-acting shouting of Dhritarashtra having bound we will fight enemies.)
Therefore, we will bind this quick-acting Keshava here and fight the enemies, while Dhritarashtra shouts.
तेषां पापमभिप्रायं पापानां दुष्टचेतसाम् । इङ्गितज्ञः कविः क्षिप्रमन्वबुध्यत सात्यकिः ॥५-१२८-९॥
teṣāṃ pāpamabhiprāyaṃ pāpānāṃ duṣṭacetasām । iṅgitajñaḥ kaviḥ kṣipramanvabudhyata sātyakiḥ ॥5-128-9॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - their; पापमभिप्रायं (pāpamabhiprāyaṃ) - evil intention; पापानां (pāpānāṃ) - of the wicked; दुष्टचेतसाम् (duṣṭacetasām) - of evil-minded; इङ्गितज्ञः (iṅgitajñaḥ) - knower of gestures; कविः (kaviḥ) - poet; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अन्वबुध्यत (anvabudhyata) - understood; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki;]
(Satyaki, the knower of gestures, quickly understood their evil intention of the wicked and evil-minded.)
Satyaki, being perceptive and wise, quickly grasped the malicious intentions of those wicked and malevolent individuals.
तदर्थमभिनिष्क्रम्य हार्दिक्येन सहास्थितः । अब्रवीत्कृतवर्माणं क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम् ॥५-१२८-१०॥
tadartham abhiniṣkramya hārdikyena sahāsthitaḥ । abravīt kṛtavarmāṇaṃ kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm ॥5-128-10॥
[तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for that purpose; अभिनिष्क्रम्य (abhiniṣkramya) - having gone out; हार्दिक्येन (hārdikyena) - with Hārdikya; सह (saha) - together; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - stood; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - to Kṛtavarmā; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; योजय (yojaya) - arrange; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - the army;]
(For that purpose, having gone out with Hārdikya, he stood and said to Kṛtavarmā, "Quickly arrange the army.")
For that purpose, he went out with Hārdikya and stood, then said to Kṛtavarmā, "Quickly arrange the army."
व्यूढानीकः सभाद्वारमुपतिष्ठस्व दंशितः । यावदाख्याम्यहं चैतत्कृष्णायाक्लिष्टकर्मणे ॥५-१२८-११॥
vyūḍhānīkaḥ sabhādvāramupatiṣṭhasva daṃśitaḥ । yāvadākhyāmyahaṃ caitatkṛṣṇāyākliṣṭakarmaṇe ॥5-128-11॥
[व्यूढानीकः (vyūḍhānīkaḥ) - arrayed; सभाद्वारम् (sabhādvāram) - assembly door; उपतिष्ठस्व (upatiṣṭhasva) - stand near; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - adorned; यावत् (yāvat) - until; आख्यामि (ākhyāmi) - I tell; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; कृष्णाय (kṛṣṇāya) - to Krishna; अक्लिष्टकर्मणे (akliṣṭakarmaṇe) - to the unwearied actor;]
(Arrayed, stand near the assembly door adorned, until I tell this to Krishna, the unwearied actor.)
Stand adorned at the assembly door, arrayed in formation, until I convey this to Krishna, the tireless performer.
स प्रविश्य सभां वीरः सिंहो गिरिगुहामिव । आचष्ट तमभिप्रायं केशवाय महात्मने ॥५-१२८-१२॥
sa praviśya sabhāṃ vīraḥ siṃho giriguhāmiva । ācaṣṭa tamabhiprāyaṃ keśavāya mahātmane ॥5-128-12॥
[स (sa) - he; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; गिरिगुहाम् (giriguhām) - mountain cave; इव (iva) - like; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - expressed; तम् (tam) - that; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Keshava; महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great soul;]
(He, having entered the assembly like a lion into a mountain cave, expressed that intention to Keshava, the great soul.)
The hero entered the assembly as a lion enters a mountain cave and expressed his intention to Keshava, the revered one.
धृतराष्ट्रं ततश्चैव विदुरं चान्वभाषत । तेषामेतमभिप्रायमाचचक्षे स्मयन्निव ॥५-१२८-१३॥
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ tataścaiva viduraṃ cānvabhāṣata । teṣāmetamabhiprāyamācacakṣe smayanniva ॥5-128-13॥
[धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ) - Dhritarashtra; ततश्च (tataśca) - then and; एव (eva) - indeed; विदुरं (viduraṃ) - Vidura; च (ca) - and; अन्वभाषत (anvabhāṣata) - addressed; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; एतम् (etam) - this; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - explained; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Dhritarashtra then indeed addressed Vidura and explained their intention, as if smiling.)
Dhritarashtra then addressed Vidura and explained their intention with a smile, as if he was amused.
धर्मादपेतमर्थाच्च कर्म साधुविगर्हितम् । मन्दाः कर्तुमिहेच्छन्ति न चावाप्यं कथञ्चन ॥५-१२८-१४॥
dharmādapetamarthācca karma sādhuvigarhitam । mandāḥ kartum ihecchanti na cāvāpyaṃ kathaṃcana ॥5-128-14॥
[धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from righteousness; अपेतम् (apetam) - deviated; अर्थात् (arthāt) - from purpose; च (ca) - and; कर्म (karma) - action; साधु (sādhu) - good; विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - fools; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; इह (iha) - here; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - wish; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अवाप्यम् (avāpyam) - attainable; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Fools wish to perform here an action that is deviated from righteousness and purpose, and is condemned by the good, which is not attainable in any way.)
Fools here desire to undertake actions that deviate from righteousness and purpose, actions condemned by the wise, and such actions are never truly attainable.
पुरा विकुर्वते मूढाः पापात्मानः समागताः । धर्षिताः काममन्युभ्यां क्रोधलोभवशानुगाः ॥५-१२८-१५॥
purā vikurvate mūḍhāḥ pāpātmānaḥ samāgatāḥ । dharṣitāḥ kāmamanyubhyāṃ krodhalobhavaśānugāḥ ॥5-128-15॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; विकुर्वते (vikurvate) - act wrongly; मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools; पापात्मानः (pāpātmānaḥ) - sinful souls; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; धर्षिताः (dharṣitāḥ) - overpowered; काममन्युभ्यां (kāmamanyubhyāṃ) - by desire and anger; क्रोधलोभवशानुगाः (krodhalobhavaśānugāḥ) - subject to wrath and greed;]
(Formerly, fools, sinful souls, assembled, act wrongly, overpowered by desire and anger, subject to wrath and greed.)
In the past, foolish and sinful individuals gathered and acted wrongly, being overpowered by their desires and anger, and were subject to wrath and greed.
इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षं जिघृक्षन्त्यल्पचेतसः । पटेनाग्निं प्रज्वलितं यथा बाला यथा जडाः ॥५-१२८-१६॥
imaṁ hi puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ jighṛkṣantyalpacetasaḥ । paṭenāgniṁ prajvalitaṁ yathā bālā yathā jaḍāḥ ॥5-128-16॥
[इमं (imam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; पुण्डरीकाक्षं (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - lotus-eyed; जिघृक्षन्ति (jighṛkṣanti) - desire to seize; अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - of little intelligence; पटेन (paṭena) - with cloth; अग्निं (agniṁ) - fire; प्रज्वलितं (prajvalitam) - kindled; यथा (yathā) - like; बाला (bālā) - children; यथा (yathā) - like; जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - fools;]
(Indeed, those of little intelligence desire to seize this lotus-eyed one, like children or fools trying to cover a kindled fire with cloth.)
Indeed, those with little understanding attempt to capture the lotus-eyed being, just as children or fools might try to cover a blazing fire with a cloth.
सात्यकेस्तद्वचः श्रुत्वा विदुरो दीर्घदर्शिवान् । धृतराष्ट्रं महाबाहुमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि ॥५-१२८-१७॥
sātyakestadvacaḥ śrutvā viduro dīrghadarśivān । dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ mahābāhumabravītkurusaṃsadi ॥5-128-17॥
[सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; तत् (tat) - that; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; दीर्घदर्शिवान् (dīrghadarśivān) - far-sighted; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly;]
(Having heard that speech of Satyaki, the far-sighted Vidura said to the mighty-armed Dhritarashtra in the Kuru assembly.)
Upon hearing Satyaki's words, the wise Vidura addressed the strong-armed Dhritarashtra in the Kuru assembly.
राजन्परीतकालास्ते पुत्राः सर्वे परन्तप । अयशस्यमशक्यं च कर्म कर्तुं समुद्यताः ॥५-१२८-१८॥
rājanparītakālāste putrāḥ sarve parantapa । ayaśasyamaśakyaṃ ca karma kartuṃ samudyatāḥ ॥5-128-18॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; परीतकालाः (parītakālāḥ) - surrounded by time; ते (te) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; सर्वे (sarve) - all; परन्तप (parantapa) - scorcher of foes; अयशस्यम् (ayaśasyam) - inglorious; अशक्यं (aśakyaṃ) - impossible; च (ca) - and; कर्म (karma) - deed; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; समुद्यताः (samudyatāḥ) - prepared;]
(O king, your sons, all scorcher of foes, surrounded by time, are prepared to do an inglorious and impossible deed.)
O King, your sons, all of them, are ready to undertake a deed that is both inglorious and impossible, as they are surrounded by the inevitable passage of time, O scorcher of foes.
इमं हि पुण्डरीकाक्षमभिभूय प्रसह्य च । निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छन्ति सहिता वासवानुजम् ॥५-१२८-१९॥
imaṁ hi puṇḍarīkākṣamabhibhūya prasahya ca । nigrahītuṁ kilecchanti sahitā vāsavānujam ॥5-128-19॥
[इमं (imaṁ) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - lotus-eyed; अभिभूय (abhibhūya) - overpowering; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; च (ca) - and; निग्रहीतुं (nigrahītuṁ) - to restrain; किल (kil) - indeed; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - wish; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; वासव (vāsava) - Indra; अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother;]
(Indeed, they wish to overpower and forcibly restrain this lotus-eyed one together with the younger brother of Indra.)
Indeed, they desire to overpower and forcibly restrain this lotus-eyed one along with Indra's younger brother.
इमं पुरुषशार्दूलमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम् । आसाद्य न भविष्यन्ति पतङ्गा इव पावकम् ॥५-१२८-२०॥
imaṁ puruṣaśārdūlamapradhṛṣyaṁ durāsadam । āsādya na bhaviṣyanti pataṅgā iva pāvakam ॥5-128-20॥
[इमं (imam) - this; पुरुषशार्दूलम् (puruṣaśārdūlam) - tiger among men; अप्रधृष्यम् (apradhṛṣyam) - invincible; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - unapproachable; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; न (na) - not; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; पतङ्गा (pataṅgā) - moths; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(Having approached this invincible and unapproachable tiger among men, they will not be like moths to a flame.)
Upon confronting this formidable and unyielding warrior, they will not meet their end like moths drawn to a fire.
अयमिच्छन्हि तान्सर्वान्यतमानाञ्जनार्दनः । सिंहो मृगानिव क्रुद्धो गमयेद्यमसादनम् ॥५-१२८-२१॥
ayam icchan hi tān sarvān yatamānān janārdanaḥ । siṃho mṛgān iva kruddho gamayed yamasādanam ॥5-128-21॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this one; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; हि (hi) - indeed; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; यतमानान् (yatamānān) - striving; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; गमयेत् (gamayet) - would send; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(This one, indeed desiring them all, Janardana, like an angry lion, would send the striving ones to the abode of Yama.)
Janardana, desiring to conquer all those who strive against him, would, like an angry lion, send them to the abode of Yama.
न त्वयं निन्दितं कर्म कुर्यात्कृष्णः कथञ्चन । न च धर्मादपक्रामेदच्युतः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥५-१२८-२२॥
na tvayaṃ ninditaṃ karma kuryāt kṛṣṇaḥ kathañcana । na ca dharmādapakrāmed acyutaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥5-128-22॥
[न (na) - not; त् (tvam) - you; अयम् (ayam) - this; निन्दितम् (ninditam) - blameworthy; कर्म (karma) - action; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from righteousness; अपक्रामेत् (apakrāmet) - should deviate; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - Purushottama;]
(Krishna should not perform this blameworthy action in any way, nor should Acyuta, the best of men, deviate from righteousness.)
Krishna, under no circumstances, should engage in any blameworthy action, nor should Acyuta, the supreme being, ever stray from the path of righteousness.
विदुरेणैवमुक्ते तु केशवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । धृतराष्ट्रमभिप्रेक्ष्य सुहृदां शृण्वतां मिथः ॥५-१२८-२३॥
vidureṇaivamukte tu keśavo vākyamabravīt । dhṛtarāṣṭramabhiprekṣya suhṛdāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ mithaḥ ॥5-128-23॥
[विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; तु (tu) - but; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - listening; मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually;]
(When thus spoken by Vidura, Keshava said words, looking at Dhritarashtra, while friends were listening mutually.)
After Vidura spoke, Keshava addressed Dhritarashtra, ensuring that all friends present were listening to the conversation.
राजन्नेते यदि क्रुद्धा मां निगृह्णीयुरोजसा । एते वा मामहं वैनाननुजानीहि पार्थिव ॥५-१२८-२४॥
rājannete yadi kruddhā māṃ nigṛhṇīyurojasā । ete vā māmahaṃ vainānanujānīhi pārthiva ॥5-128-24॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; एते (ete) - these; यदि (yadi) - if; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; माम् (mām) - me; निगृह्णीयुः (nigṛhṇīyuḥ) - would seize; ओजसा (ojasā) - with strength; एते (ete) - these; वा (vā) - or; माम् (mām) - me; अहम् (aham) - I; वैनान् (vainān) - these; अनुजानीहि (anujānīhi) - permit; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O prince;]
(O king, if these angry ones would seize me with strength, or I permit these, O prince.)
O king, if these angry ones were to seize me with their strength, or if I were to permit these actions, O prince.
एतान्हि सर्वान्संरब्धान्नियन्तुमहमुत्सहे । न त्वहं निन्दितं कर्म कुर्यां पापं कथञ्चन ॥५-१२८-२५॥
etān hi sarvān saṁrabdhān niyantum aham utsahe । na tv ahaṁ ninditaṁ karma kuryāṁ pāpaṁ kathañcana ॥5-128-25॥
[एतान् (etān) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; संरब्धान् (saṁrabdhān) - excited; नियन्तुम् (niyantum) - to control; अहम् (aham) - I; उत्सहे (utsahe) - am able; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; अहम् (aham) - I; निन्दितम् (ninditaṁ) - blameworthy; कर्म (karma) - action; कुर्याम् (kuryāṁ) - would do; पापम् (pāpaṁ) - sinful; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Indeed, I am able to control all these excited ones, but I would not perform any blameworthy or sinful action in any way.)
I am indeed capable of controlling all these agitated individuals, but I would never engage in any action that is blameworthy or sinful in any manner.
पाण्डवार्थे हि लुभ्यन्तः स्वार्थाद्धास्यन्ति ते सुताः । एते चेदेवमिच्छन्ति कृतकार्यो युधिष्ठिरः ॥५-१२८-२६॥
pāṇḍavārthe hi lubhyantaḥ svārthāddhāsyanti te sutāḥ । ete cedevamichanti kṛtakāryo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥5-128-26॥
[पाण्डवार्थे (pāṇḍavārthe) - for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas; हि (hi) - indeed; लुभ्यन्तः (lubhyantaḥ) - desiring; स्वार्थात् (svārthāt) - from their own interest; हास्यन्ति (hāsyanti) - will abandon; ते (te) - those; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; एते (ete) - these; चेत् (cet) - if; एवम् (evam) - thus; इच्छन्ति (ichanti) - wish; कृतकार्यः (kṛtakāryaḥ) - having accomplished his task; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Indeed, desiring for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas, those sons will abandon their own interest. If these wish thus, Yudhiṣṭhira, having accomplished his task.)
Indeed, in their desire to support the Pāṇḍavas, those sons will forsake their own interests. If this is their wish, Yudhiṣṭhira has achieved his purpose.
अद्यैव ह्यहमेतांश्च ये चैताननु भारत । निगृह्य राजन्पार्थेभ्यो दद्यां किं दुष्कृतं भवेत् ॥५-१२८-२७॥
adyaiva hy aham etāṁś ca ye caitān anu bhārata । nigṛhya rājan pārthebhyo dadyāṁ kiṁ duṣkṛtaṁ bhavet ॥5-128-27॥
[अद्यैव (adyaiva) - today itself; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; एतान् (etān) - these; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; एतान् (etān) - these; अनु (anu) - after; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पार्थेभ्यः (pārthebhyaḥ) - to the sons of Pṛthā; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; किम् (kim) - what; दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - wrong; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Today itself, indeed, I would seize these and those who follow them, O Bhārata, and give them to the sons of Pṛthā, O king; what wrong would there be?)
Today itself, I would capture these people and those who follow them, O Bhārata, and hand them over to the sons of Pṛthā, O king; what wrong would there be in doing so?
इदं तु न प्रवर्तेयं निन्दितं कर्म भारत । संनिधौ ते महाराज क्रोधजं पापबुद्धिजम् ॥५-१२८-२८॥
idaṃ tu na pravarteyaṃ ninditaṃ karma bhārata । saṃnidhau te mahārāja krodhajaṃ pāpabuddhijam ॥5-128-28॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; प्रवर्तेयं (pravarteyaṃ) - should engage; निन्दितं (ninditaṃ) - condemned; कर्म (karma) - action; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - in the presence; ते (te) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; क्रोधजं (krodhajaṃ) - born of anger; पापबुद्धिजम् (pāpabuddhijam) - of sinful intent;]
(But this condemned action should not be engaged in, O Bhārata, in your presence, O great king, born of anger and of sinful intent.)
O Bhārata, this condemned action, born of anger and sinful intent, should not be undertaken in your presence, O great king.
एष दुर्योधनो राजन्यथेच्छति तथास्तु तत् । अहं तु सर्वान्समयाननुजानामि भारत ॥५-१२८-२९॥
eṣa duryodhano rājanyathecchati tathāstu tat । ahaṃ tu sarvānsamayānanujānāmi bhārata ॥5-128-29॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; तथा (tathā) - so; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; तत् (tat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; तु (tu) - however; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; समयान् (samayān) - agreements; अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - approve; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(This Duryodhana, O king, as desires, so let it be that. However, I approve all agreements, O Bhārata.)
O King, let it be as Duryodhana desires. However, I approve all the agreements, O Bhārata.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु विदुरं धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत । क्षिप्रमानय तं पापं राज्यलुब्धं सुयोधनम् ॥५-१२८-३०॥
etacchrutvā tu viduraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhyabhāṣata । kṣipramānaya taṃ pāpaṃ rājyalubdhaṃ suyodhanam ॥5-128-30॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; विदुरम् (viduram) - to Vidura; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; आनय (ānaya) - bring; तम् (tam) - that; पापम् (pāpam) - wicked; राज्यलुब्धम् (rājyalubdham) - greedy for the kingdom; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(Having heard this, Dhritarashtra spoke to Vidura: "Quickly bring that wicked, kingdom-greedy Suyodhana.")
Upon hearing this, Dhritarashtra addressed Vidura, instructing him to swiftly bring Suyodhana, who was greedy for the kingdom and considered wicked.
सहमित्रं सहामात्यं ससोदर्यं सहानुगम् । शक्नुयां यदि पन्थानमवतारयितुं पुनः ॥५-१२८-३१॥
sahamitram sahāmātyaṃ sasodaryaṃ sahānugam । śaknuyāṃ yadi panthānamavatārayituṃ punaḥ ॥5-128-31॥
[सहमित्रं (sahamitram) - with friend; सहामात्यं (sahāmātyam) - with minister; ससोदर्यं (sasodaryam) - with brother; सहानुगम् (sahānugam) - with follower; शक्नुयां (śaknuyāṃ) - I could; यदि (yadi) - if; पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; अवतारयितुं (avatārayituṃ) - to bring down; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(With friend, with minister, with brother, with follower, I could if bring down the path again.)
If I could, I would bring down the path again with my friend, minister, brother, and follower.
ततो दुर्योधनं क्षत्ता पुनः प्रावेशयत्सभाम् । अकामं भ्रातृभिः सार्धं राजभिः परिवारितम् ॥५-१२८-३२॥
tato duryodhanaṁ kṣattā punaḥ prāveśayatsabhām । akāmaṁ bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṁ rājabhiḥ parivāritam ॥5-128-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the charioteer; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - caused to enter; सभाम् (sabhām) - the assembly; अकामम् (akāmam) - unwilling; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded;]
(Then the charioteer caused Duryodhana to enter the assembly again, unwilling, together with his brothers, surrounded by kings.)
Then, the charioteer brought Duryodhana back into the assembly, unwillingly, along with his brothers, surrounded by the kings.
अथ दुर्योधनं राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽभ्यभाषत । कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च राजभिश्चाभिसंवृतम् ॥५-१२८-३३॥
atha duryodhanaṁ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'bhyabhāṣata । karṇaduḥśāsanābhyāṁ ca rājabhiścābhisaṁvṛtam ॥5-128-33॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; दुःशासनाभ्यां (duḥśāsanābhyām) - with Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings; च (ca) - and; अभिसंवृतम् (abhisaṁvṛtam) - surrounded;]
(Then King Dhritarashtra addressed Duryodhana, surrounded by Karna, Duhshasana, and the kings.)
Then King Dhritarashtra spoke to Duryodhana, who was surrounded by Karna, Duhshasana, and other kings.
नृशंस पापभूयिष्ठ क्षुद्रकर्मसहायवान् । पापैः सहायैः संहत्य पापं कर्म चिकीर्षसि ॥५-१२८-३४॥
nṛśaṃsa pāpabhūyiṣṭha kṣudrakarmasahāyavān । pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ saṃhatya pāpaṃ karma cikīrṣasi ॥5-128-34॥
[नृशंस (nṛśaṃsa) - cruel; पापभूयिष्ठ (pāpabhūyiṣṭha) - most sinful; क्षुद्रकर्मसहायवान् (kṣudrakarmasahāyavān) - having vile deeds as companions; पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - with sins; सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - with companions; संहत्य (saṃhatya) - together; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sin; कर्म (karma) - action; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you intend;]
(Cruel, most sinful, having vile deeds as companions, with sins, with companions, together, sin, action, you intend.)
You, who are cruel and most sinful, intend to commit a sinful act together with vile companions.
अशक्यमयशस्यं च सद्भिश्चापि विगर्हितम् । यथा त्वादृशको मूढो व्यवस्येत्कुलपांसनः ॥५-१२८-३५॥
aśakyamayaśasyaṃ ca sadbhiścāpi vigarhitam । yathā tvādṛśako mūḍho vyavasyetkulapāṃsanaḥ ॥5-128-35॥
[अशक्यम् (aśakyam) - impossible; अयशस्यं (ayaśasyaṃ) - disgraceful; च (ca) - and; सद्भिः (sadbhih) - by the good; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वादृशः (tvādṛśaḥ) - like you; कः (kaḥ) - who; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; व्यवस्येत् (vyavasyet) - would decide; कुलपांसनः (kulapāṃsanaḥ) - disgrace to the family;]
(Impossible, disgraceful, and condemned by the good, as a foolish person like you would decide, a disgrace to the family.)
It is impossible, disgraceful, and condemned by the wise, as only a fool like you, a disgrace to the family, would decide.
त्वमिमं पुण्डरीकाक्षमप्रधृष्यं दुरासदम् । पापैः सहायैः संहत्य निग्रहीतुं किलेच्छसि ॥५-१२८-३६॥
tvam imaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣam apradhṛṣyaṃ durāsadam । pāpaiḥ sahāyaiḥ saṃhatya nigrahītuṃ kilecchasi ॥5-128-36॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; इमम् (imam) - this; पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - lotus-eyed one; अप्रधृष्यम् (apradhṛṣyam) - invincible; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach; पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by sinners; सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - with companions; संहत्य (saṃhatya) - together; निग्रहीतुं (nigrahītuṃ) - to subdue; किल (kil) - indeed; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(You wish to subdue this lotus-eyed one, invincible and difficult to approach, together with sinners and companions, indeed.)
You desire to conquer this invincible and formidable lotus-eyed being, along with your sinful allies.
यो न शक्यो बलात्कर्तुं देवैरपि सवासवैः । तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे मन्द बालश्चन्द्रमसं यथा ॥५-१२८-३७॥
yo na śakyo balātkartuṃ devairapi savāsavaiḥ । taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase manda bālaścandramasaṃ yathā ॥5-128-37॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; बलात्कर्तुम् (balātkartum) - to be forced; दैवैः (daivaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra; तम् (tam) - him; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - desire; मन्द (manda) - foolish; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - moon; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(Who cannot be forced even by gods with Indra, him you desire, foolish child, like the moon.)
You, foolish child, desire someone who cannot be compelled even by the gods along with Indra, just as one might desire the moon.
देवैर्मनुष्यैर्गन्धर्वैरसुरैरुरगैश्च यः । न सोढुं समरे शक्यस्तं न बुध्यसि केशवम् ॥५-१२८-३८॥
devairmanuṣyairgandharvairasurairuragaiśca yaḥ । na soḍhuṃ samare śakyastaṃ na budhyasi keśavam ॥5-128-38॥
[दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by humans; गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by celestial musicians; असुरैः (asuraiḥ) - by demons; उरगैः (uragaiḥ) - by serpents; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; सोढुं (soḍhuṃ) - to withstand; समरे (samare) - in battle; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able; तम् (tam) - him; न (na) - not; बुध्यसि (budhyasi) - you know; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava;]
(By gods, humans, celestial musicians, demons, and serpents, who is not able to be withstood in battle, him you do not know as Keshava.)
You do not recognize Keshava, who cannot be withstood in battle by gods, humans, celestial musicians, demons, or serpents.
दुर्ग्रहः पाणिना वायुर्दुःस्पर्शः पाणिना शशी । दुर्धरा पृथिवी मूर्ध्ना दुर्ग्रहः केशवो बलात् ॥५-१२८-३९॥
durgrahaḥ pāṇinā vāyurduḥsparśaḥ pāṇinā śaśī । durdharā pṛthivī mūrdhnā durgrahaḥ keśavo balāt ॥5-128-39॥
[दुर्ग्रहः (durgrahaḥ) - difficult to hold; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by hand; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; दुःस्पर्शः (duḥsparśaḥ) - difficult to touch; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by hand; शशी (śaśī) - moon; दुर्धरा (durdharā) - difficult to hold; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; मूर्ध्ना (mūrdhnā) - by head; दुर्ग्रहः (durgrahaḥ) - difficult to hold; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava (Krishna); बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(The wind is difficult to hold by hand, the moon is difficult to touch by hand; the earth is difficult to hold by head, Keshava is difficult to hold by force.)
The wind cannot be grasped by hand, the moon cannot be touched by hand; the earth cannot be held by head, and Keshava (Krishna) cannot be compelled by force.
इत्युक्ते धृतराष्ट्रेण क्षत्तापि विदुरोऽब्रवीत् । दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य धार्तराष्ट्रममर्षणम् ॥५-१२८-४०॥
ityukte dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa kṣattāpi viduro'bravīt . duryodhanamabhiprekṣya dhārtarāṣṭramamarṣaṇam ॥5-128-40॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been said; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the charioteer; अपि (api) - also; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - the son of Dhritarashtra; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - impatient;]
(Thus having been said by Dhritarashtra, the charioteer Vidura also said, looking at Duryodhana, the impatient son of Dhritarashtra.)
After Dhritarashtra spoke, Vidura, the charioteer, addressed Duryodhana, the impatient son of Dhritarashtra, while looking at him.
सौभद्वारे वानरेन्द्रो द्विविदो नाम नामतः । शिलावर्षेण महता छादयामास केशवम् ॥५-१२८-४१॥
saubhadvāre vānarendro dvivido nāma nāmataḥ । śilāvarṣeṇa mahatā chādayāmāsa keśavam ॥5-128-41॥
[सौभद्वारे (saubhadvāre) - at the gate of Saubha; वानरेन्द्रः (vānarendraḥ) - monkey chief; द्विविदः (dvividaḥ) - Dvivida; नाम (nāma) - by name; नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by reputation; शिलावर्षेण (śilāvarṣeṇa) - with a shower of stones; महता (mahatā) - great; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava;]
(At the gate of Saubha, the monkey chief named Dvivida, by reputation, covered Keshava with a great shower of stones.)
At the gate of Saubha, the renowned monkey chief Dvivida attacked Keshava with a massive barrage of stones.
ग्रहीतुकामो विक्रम्य सर्वयत्नेन माधवम् । ग्रहीतुं नाशकत्तत्र तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात् ॥५-१२८-४२॥
grahītukāmo vikramya sarvayatnena mādhavam । grahītuṃ nāśakattatra taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt ॥5-128-42॥
[ग्रहीतुकामः (grahītukāmaḥ) - desiring to seize; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having exerted; सर्वयत्नेन (sarvayatnena) - with all effort; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; ग्रहीतुं (grahītuṃ) - to seize; नाशकत् (nāśakat) - was unable; तत्र (tatra) - there; तं (taṃ) - him; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - are requesting; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Desiring to seize Madhava, having exerted all effort, you were unable to seize him there, and you are requesting by force.)
Desiring to capture Madhava with all your might, you tried but failed to seize him there, and now you are trying to forcefully request him.
निर्मोचने षट्सहस्राः पाशैर्बद्ध्वा महासुराः । ग्रहीतुं नाशकंश्चैनं तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात् ॥५-१२८-४३॥
nirmocane ṣaṭsahasrāḥ pāśairbaddhvā mahāsurāḥ । grahītuṃ nāśakaṃścainaṃ taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt ॥5-128-43॥
[निर्मोचने (nirmocane) - in liberation; षट्सहस्राः (ṣaṭsahasrāḥ) - six thousand; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - with nooses; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; महासुराः (mahāsurāḥ) - great demons; ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize; नाशकन् (nāśakan) - were unable; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; तम् (tam) - him; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - are requesting; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(In liberation, six thousand great demons, having bound with nooses, were unable to seize him, and you are requesting him by force.)
In the act of liberation, six thousand great demons, having bound him with nooses, were unable to capture him, and now you are forcefully requesting him.
प्राग्ज्योतिषगतं शौरिं नरकः सह दानवैः । ग्रहीतुं नाशकत्तत्र तं त्वं प्रार्थयसे बलात् ॥५-१२८-४४॥
prāgjyotiṣagataṃ śauriṃ narakaḥ saha dānavaiḥ । grahītuṃ nāśakattatra taṃ tvaṃ prārthayase balāt ॥5-128-44॥
[प्राग्ज्योतिषगतं (prāgjyotiṣagataṃ) - gone to Prāgjyotiṣa; शौरिं (śauriṃ) - Śauri; नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka; सह (saha) - with; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - demons; ग्रहीतुं (grahītuṃ) - to seize; नाशकत्तत्र (nāśakattatra) - was unable there; तं (taṃ) - him; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - desire; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Naraka, with the demons, was unable to seize Śauri who had gone to Prāgjyotiṣa; you desire him by force.)
Naraka, along with his demon allies, could not capture Śauri in Prāgjyotiṣa; yet you wish to take him by force.
अनेन हि हता बाल्ये पूतना शिशुना तथा । गोवर्धनो धारितश्च गवार्थे भरतर्षभ ॥५-१२८-४५॥
anena hi hatā bālye pūtanā śiśunā tathā । govardhano dhāritaśca gavārthe bharatarṣabha ॥5-128-45॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; हि (hi) - indeed; हता (hatā) - killed; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; पूतना (pūtanā) - Pūtanā; शिशुना (śiśunā) - by the child; तथा (tathā) - also; गोवर्धनः (govardhanaḥ) - Govardhana; धारितः (dhāritaḥ) - was held; च (ca) - and; गवार्थे (gavārthe) - for the sake of cows; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(By this indeed, Pūtanā was killed in childhood by the child; also, Govardhana was held for the sake of cows, O best of the Bharatas.)
In his childhood, the child indeed killed Pūtanā; and also, O best of the Bharatas, he held up Govardhana for the protection of the cows.
अरिष्टो धेनुकश्चैव चाणूरश्च महाबलः । अश्वराजश्च निहतः कंसश्चारिष्टमाचरन् ॥५-१२८-४६॥
ariṣṭo dhenukaścaiva cāṇūraśca mahābalaḥ । aśvarājaśca nihataḥ kaṃsaścāriṣṭamācaran ॥5-128-46॥
[अरिष्टः (ariṣṭaḥ) - Ariṣṭa; धेनुकः (dhenukaḥ) - Dhenuka; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; चाणूरः (cāṇūraḥ) - Cāṇūra; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty; अश्वराजः (aśvarājaḥ) - Aśvarāja; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; कंसः (kaṃsaḥ) - Kaṃsa; च (ca) - and; अरिष्टम् (ariṣṭam) - Ariṣṭa; आचरन् (ācaran) - performed;]
(Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka, and indeed Cāṇūra, the mighty, Aśvarāja, and Kaṃsa were slain, and Ariṣṭa performed.)
Ariṣṭa, Dhenuka, Cāṇūra, the mighty Aśvarāja, and Kaṃsa were all slain, and Ariṣṭa performed his duty.
जरासन्धश्च वक्रश्च शिशुपालश्च वीर्यवान् । बाणश्च निहतः सङ्ख्ये राजानश्च निषूदिताः ॥५-१२८-४७॥
jarāsandhaśca vakraśca śiśupālaśca vīryavān । bāṇaśca nihataḥ saṅkhye rājānaśca niṣūditāḥ ॥5-128-47॥
[जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; च (ca) - and; वक्रः (vakraḥ) - Vakra; च (ca) - and; शिशुपालः (śiśupālaḥ) - Śiśupāla; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - Bāṇa; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; निषूदिताः (niṣūditāḥ) - destroyed;]
(Jarāsandha and Vakra and Śiśupāla, the mighty, and Bāṇa were slain in battle, and the kings were destroyed.)
Jarāsandha, Vakra, Śiśupāla, and the mighty Bāṇa were all slain in battle, and the kings were destroyed.
वरुणो निर्जितो राजा पावकश्चामितौजसा । पारिजातं च हरता जितः साक्षाच्छचीपतिः ॥५-१२८-४८॥
varuṇo nirjito rājā pāvakaścāmitaujasā । pārijātaṃ ca haratā jitaḥ sākṣācchacīpatiḥ ॥5-128-48॥
[वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered; राजा (rājā) - king; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; च (ca) - and; अमितौजसा (amitaujasā) - by the one of immeasurable energy; पारिजातम् (pārijātam) - Parijata tree; च (ca) - and; हरता (haratā) - by the one who took away; जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - lord of Shachi;]
(Varuna, the king, was conquered by the one of immeasurable energy, and the fire was conquered by the one who took away the Parijata tree, directly by the lord of Shachi.)
Varuna, the king, was defeated by someone with immeasurable energy, and the fire was subdued by the one who took the Parijata tree, directly by the lord of Shachi.
एकार्णवे शयानेन हतौ तौ मधुकैटभौ । जन्मान्तरमुपागम्य हयग्रीवस्तथा हतः ॥५-१२८-४९॥
ekārṇave śayānena hatau tau madhukaiṭabhau । janmāntaramupāgamya hayagrīvastathā hataḥ ॥5-128-49॥
[एकार्णवे (ekārṇave) - in the one ocean; शयानेन (śayānena) - by the one who is lying; हतौ (hatau) - were killed; तौ (tau) - those two; मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau) - Madhu and Kaitabha; जन्मान्तरम् (janmāntaram) - another birth; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having attained; हयग्रीवः (hayagrīvaḥ) - Hayagriva; तथा (tathā) - thus; हतः (hataḥ) - was killed;]
(In the one ocean, by the one who is lying, those two, Madhu and Kaitabha, were killed. Having attained another birth, Hayagriva was thus killed.)
In the great ocean, while lying down, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha were slain. After being reborn, Hayagriva was also killed in a similar manner.
अयं कर्ता न क्रियते कारणं चापि पौरुषे । यद्यदिच्छेदयं शौरिस्तत्तत्कुर्यादयत्नतः ॥५-१२८-५०॥
ayaṁ kartā na kriyate kāraṇaṁ cāpi pauruṣe । yadyadicchedayaṁ śauristattatkurvādayatnataḥ ॥5-128-50॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; न (na) - not; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - cause; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - in human effort; यद्यदिच्छेत् (yadyadicchet) - whatever he desires; अयं (ayaṁ) - this; शौरिः (śauriḥ) - hero; तत्तत् (tattat) - that; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; अयत्नतः (ayatnataḥ) - effortlessly;]
(This doer is not made a cause even in human effort. Whatever this hero desires, he should do that effortlessly.)
This person is not made a cause in human efforts. Whatever this hero desires, he should accomplish it effortlessly.
तं न बुध्यसि गोविन्दं घोरविक्रममच्युतम् । आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं तेजोराशिमनिर्जितम् ॥५-१२८-५१॥
taṁ na budhyasi govindaṁ ghoravikramamacyutam । āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṁ tejorāśimanirjitam ॥5-128-51॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; न (na) - not; बुध्यसि (budhyasi) - you know; गोविन्दं (govindaṁ) - Govinda; घोरविक्रमम् (ghoravikramam) - of terrible prowess; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - the infallible; आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - like a serpent; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; तेजोराशिम् (tejorāśim) - mass of energy; अनिर्जितम् (anirjitam) - unconquered;]
(You do not know him, Govinda, of terrible prowess, the infallible, like an angry serpent, an unconquered mass of energy.)
You are unaware of Govinda, who possesses immense power and is infallible, like an enraged serpent, an unconquered source of energy.
प्रधर्षयन्महाबाहुं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम् । पतङ्गोऽग्निमिवासाद्य सामात्यो न भविष्यसि ॥५-१२८-५२॥
pradharṣayan mahābāhuṃ kṛṣṇam akliṣṭakāriṇam । pataṅgo'gnim ivāsādya sāmātyo na bhaviṣyasi ॥5-128-52॥
[प्रधर्षयन् (pradharṣayan) - attacking; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - mighty-armed; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; अक्लिष्टकारिणम् (akliṣṭakāriṇam) - effortless-doer; पतङ्गः (pataṅgaḥ) - moth; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; इव (iva) - like; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; सामात्यः (sāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; न (na) - not; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be;]
(Attacking the mighty-armed Krishna, the effortless-doer, like a moth approaching fire, you will not exist with your ministers.)
By attacking the mighty-armed Krishna, who performs his duties effortlessly, you will meet your end like a moth that flies into a flame, and neither you nor your ministers will survive.
