05.131
Library: Kunti narrates the story of Vibhavari rebuking her son, encouraging him to fight.
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kuntyuvāca॥
[कुन्ति (kunti) - Kunti; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kunti said:)
Kunti spoke:
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । विदुरायाश्च संवादं पुत्रस्य च परन्तप ॥५-१३१-१॥
atrāpyudāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam । vidurāyāśca saṃvādaṃ putrasya ca parantapa ॥5-131-1॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासं (itihāsaṃ) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; विदुरायाः (vidurāyāḥ) - of Vidura; च (ca) - and; संवादं (saṃvādaṃ) - dialogue; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son; च (ca) - and; परन्तप (parantapa) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history, the dialogue of Vidura and the son, O subduer of enemies.)
Here is also cited an ancient story, the dialogue between Vidura and the son, O subduer of enemies.
अत्र श्रेयश्च भूयश्च यथा सा वक्तुमर्हति । यशस्विनी मन्युमती कुले जाता विभावरी ॥५-१३१-२॥
atra śreyaśca bhūyaśca yathā sā vaktumarhati । yaśasvinī manyumatī kule jātā vibhāvarī ॥5-131-2॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; च (ca) - and; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; सा (sā) - she; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - glorious; मन्युमती (manyumatī) - wise; कुले (kule) - in family; जाता (jātā) - born; विभावरी (vibhāvarī) - night;]
(Here, better and more, as she deserves to speak, glorious, wise, born in family, night.)
Here, the glorious and wise Vibhavari, born in a noble family, deserves to speak more and better.
क्षत्रधर्मरता धन्या विदुरा दीर्घदर्शिनी । विश्रुता राजसंसत्सु श्रुतवाक्या बहुश्रुता ॥५-१३१-३॥
kṣatradharmaratā dhanyā vidurā dīrghadarśinī । viśrutā rājasaṃsatsu śrutavākyā bahuśrutā ॥5-131-3॥
[क्षत्रधर्मरता (kṣatradharmaratā) - engaged in the duties of a warrior; धन्या (dhanyā) - fortunate; विदुरा (vidurā) - wise; दीर्घदर्शिनी (dīrghadarśinī) - far-sighted; विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned; राजसंसत्सु (rājasaṃsatsu) - in royal assemblies; श्रुतवाक्या (śrutavākyā) - eloquent; बहुश्रुता (bahuśrutā) - learned;]
(Engaged in the duties of a warrior, fortunate, wise, far-sighted, renowned in royal assemblies, eloquent, and learned.)
She is engaged in the duties of a warrior, fortunate, wise, and far-sighted. She is renowned in royal assemblies, eloquent, and learned.
विदुरा नाम वै सत्या जगर्हे पुत्रमौरसम् । निर्जितं सिन्धुराजेन शयानं दीनचेतसम् ॥ अनन्दनमधर्मज्ञं द्विषतां हर्षवर्धनम् ॥५-१३१-४॥
vidurā nāma vai satyā jagarhe putramaurasam । nirjitaṃ sindhurājena śayānaṃ dīnacetasam ॥ anandanamadharmajñaṃ dviṣatāṃ harṣavardhanam ॥5-131-4॥
[विदुरा (vidurā) - Vidura; नाम (nāma) - named; वै (vai) - indeed; सत्या (satyā) - Satyā; जगर्हे (jagarhe) - rebuked; पुत्रमौरसम् (putramaurasam) - son; निर्जितं (nirjitaṃ) - defeated; सिन्धुराजेन (sindhurājena) - by the king of Sindhu; शयानं (śayānaṃ) - lying; दीनचेतसम् (dīnacetasam) - dejected; अनन्दनम् (anandanam) - joyless; अधर्मज्ञं (adharmajñaṃ) - ignorant of righteousness; द्विषतां (dviṣatāṃ) - of enemies; हर्षवर्धनम् (harṣavardhanam) - delight increaser;]
(Vidura, indeed named Satyā, rebuked her son, defeated by the king of Sindhu, lying dejected, joyless, ignorant of righteousness, an increaser of delight for enemies.)
Vidura, known as Satyā, rebuked her son who was defeated by the king of Sindhu, lying there dejected and joyless, ignorant of righteousness, and a source of delight for his enemies.
न मया त्वं न पित्रासि जातः क्वाभ्यागतो ह्यसि । निर्मन्युरुपशाखीयः पुरुषः क्लीबसाधनः ॥५-१३१-५॥
na mayā tvaṃ na pitrāsi jātaḥ kvābhyāgato hyasi । nir-manyur-upaśākhīyaḥ puruṣaḥ klība-sādhanaḥ ॥5-131-5॥
[न (na) - not; मया (mayā) - by me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; असि (asi) - are; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; क्व (kva) - where; अभ्यागतः (abhyāgataḥ) - come from; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - are; निर्मन्युः (nir-manyuḥ) - without anger; उपशाखीयः (upaśākhīyaḥ) - branching out; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; क्लीबसाधनः (klība-sādhanaḥ) - effeminate means;]
(Not by me, you are not born by father. Where indeed have you come from? A man branching out without anger, with effeminate means.)
You are neither born of me nor of your father. Where indeed have you come from? You are a man branching out without anger, using effeminate means.
यावज्जीवं निराशोऽसि कल्याणाय धुरं वह । मात्मानमवमन्यस्व मैनमल्पेन बीभरः ॥ मनः कृत्वा सुकल्याणं मा भैस्त्वं प्रतिसंस्तभ ॥५-१३१-६॥
yāvajjīvaṃ nirāśo'si kalyāṇāya dhuraṃ vaha । mātmānamavamanyasva mainamalpena bībharaḥ ॥ manaḥ kṛtvā sukalyāṇaṃ mā bhaistvaṃ pratisaṃstabha ॥5-131-6॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; जीवम् (jīvam) - life; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - without hope; असि (asi) - you are; कल्याणाय (kalyāṇāya) - for welfare; धुरम् (dhuram) - burden; वह (vaha) - carry; मा (mā) - do not; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; अवमन्यस्व (avamanyasva) - disregard; मै (mai) - do not; एनम् (enam) - this; अल्पेन (alpena) - with little; बीभरः (bībharaḥ) - fear; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सुकल्याणम् (sukalyāṇam) - well-being; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्रतिसंस्तभ (pratisaṃstabha) - be firm;]
(As long as you are without hope, carry the burden for welfare. Do not disregard yourself, do not fear this with little. Having made your mind well-being, do not fear, be firm.)
As long as you live without hope, carry the burden for the welfare of others. Do not disregard yourself, and do not fear this small burden. Make your mind focused on well-being, do not be afraid, and remain steadfast.
उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा शेष्वैवं पराजितः । अमित्रान्नन्दयन्सर्वान्निर्मानो बन्धुशोकदः ॥५-१३१-७॥
uttiṣṭha he kāpuruṣa mā śeṣvaivaṃ parājitaḥ । amitrānnandayansarvānnirmāno bandhuśokadaḥ ॥5-131-7॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; हे (he) - O; कापुरुष (kāpuruṣa) - coward; मा (mā) - do not; शेषु (śeṣu) - sleep; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; नन्दयन् (nandayan) - delighting; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; निर्मानः (nirmānaḥ) - without pride; बन्धुशोकदः (bandhuśokadaḥ) - causing grief to relatives;]
(Arise, O coward, do not sleep thus defeated, delighting all enemies, without pride, causing grief to relatives.)
Arise, O coward, do not lie defeated like this, making all your enemies rejoice, devoid of pride, and causing sorrow to your family.
सुपूरा वै कुनदिका सुपूरो मूषिकाञ्जलिः । सुसन्तोषः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनापि तुष्यति ॥५-१३१-८॥
supūrā vai kunadikā supūro mūṣikāñjaliḥ । susantoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakenāpi tuṣyati ॥5-131-8॥
[सुपूरा (supūrā) - well-filled; वै (vai) - indeed; कुनदिका (kunadikā) - a small well; सुपूरः (supūraḥ) - well-filled; मूषिकाञ्जलिः (mūṣikāñjaliḥ) - a handful of mice; सुसन्तोषः (susantoṣaḥ) - great satisfaction; कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - a cowardly man; स्वल्पकेनापि (svalpakenāpi) - even with a little; तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied;]
(A small well is indeed well-filled with a handful of mice; a cowardly man is satisfied even with a little.)
A small well is indeed filled with a handful of mice; a cowardly man finds great satisfaction even with a little.
अप्यरेरारुजन्दंष्ट्रामाश्वेव निधनं व्रज । अपि वा संशयं प्राप्य जीवितेऽपि पराक्रम ॥५-१३१-९॥
apyarerārujandaṃṣṭrāmāśveva nidhanaṃ vraja । api vā saṃśayaṃ prāpya jīvite'pi parākrama ॥5-131-9॥
[अपि (api) - even; अरेः (areḥ) - of the enemy; आरुजन् (ārujan) - breaking; दंष्ट्राम् (daṃṣṭrām) - fang; आश्व (āśva) - like a horse; इव (iva) - like; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; व्रज (vraja) - go; अपि (api) - even; वा (vā) - or; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; अपि (api) - even; पराक्रम (parākrama) - valour;]
(Even breaking the enemy's fang, go to death like a horse. Or, having obtained doubt, even in life, valour.)
Even if you break the enemy's fang, proceed to death like a horse. Or, even if you encounter doubt, show valour in life.
अप्यरेः श्येनवच्छिद्रं पश्येस्त्वं विपरिक्रमन् । विनदन्वाथ वा तूष्णीं व्योम्नि वापरिशङ्कितः ॥५-१३१-१०॥
apyareḥ śyenavacchidraṃ paśyestvaṃ viparikraman । vinadanvātha vā tūṣṇīṃ vyomni vāpariśaṅkitaḥ ॥5-131-10॥
[अपि (api) - even; अरेः (areḥ) - of the enemy; श्येनवत् (śyenavat) - like a falcon; छिद्रं (chidraṃ) - weakness; पश्येः (paśyeḥ) - you should see; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; विपरिक्रमन् (viparikraman) - moving around; विनदन् (vinadan) - shouting; वा (vā) - or; अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; तूष्णीं (tūṣṇīṃ) - silently; व्योम्नि (vyomni) - in the sky; वा (vā) - or; परिशङ्कितः (pariśaṅkitaḥ) - being suspicious;]
(Even you, moving around like a falcon, should see the enemy's weakness, either shouting or silently, in the sky, being suspicious.)
Even as you move like a falcon, you should observe the enemy's weaknesses, whether you are shouting or silently, in the sky, while being cautious.
त्वमेवं प्रेतवच्छेषे कस्माद्वज्रहतो यथा । उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा शेष्वैवं पराजितः ॥५-१३१-११॥
tvamevaṃ pretavaccheṣe kasmādvajrahato yathā । uttiṣṭha he kāpuruṣa mā śeṣvaivaṃ parājitaḥ ॥5-131-11॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; एवम् (evam) - thus; प्रेतवत् (pretavat) - like a dead person; शेषे (śeṣe) - you remain; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; वज्रहतः (vajrahataḥ) - as if struck by a thunderbolt; यथा (yathā) - as; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - get up; हे (he) - O; कापुरुष (kāpuruṣa) - coward; मा (mā) - do not; शेष (śeṣa) - remain; एवम् (evam) - thus; पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated;]
(You thus remain like a dead person, why as if struck by a thunderbolt? Get up, O coward, do not remain thus defeated.)
Why do you lie there like a dead man, as if struck by a thunderbolt? Get up, O coward, do not remain thus defeated.
मास्तं गमस्त्वं कृपणो विश्रूयस्व स्वकर्मणा । मा मध्ये मा जघन्ये त्वं माधो भूस्तिष्ठ चोर्जितः ॥५-१३१-१२॥
māstaṃ gamastvaṃ kṛpaṇo viśrūyasva svakarmaṇā । mā madhye mā jaghanye tvaṃ mādho bhūstiṣṭha corjitaḥ ॥5-131-12॥
[मा (mā) - do not; अस्तं (astaṃ) - set; गमः (gamaḥ) - go; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कृपणः (kṛpaṇaḥ) - miserable; विश्रूयस्व (viśrūyasva) - be heard; स्वकर्मणा (svakarmaṇā) - by your own duty; मा (mā) - do not; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; मा (mā) - do not; जघन्ये (jaghanye) - in the worst; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; माधः (mādhaḥ) - in the lower; भूः (bhūḥ) - be; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; च (ca) - and; उर्जितः (urjitaḥ) - strong;]
(Do not go to the setting, you miserable one, be heard by your own duty. Do not be in the middle, do not be in the worst, you, be in the lower, stand strong.)
Do not set, you miserable one, be heard by your own duty. Do not be in the middle or the worst, but stand strong in the lower position.
अलातं तिन्दुकस्येव मुहूर्तमपि विज्वल । मा तुषाग्निरिवानर्चिः काकरङ्खा जिजीविषुः ॥ मुहूर्तं ज्वलितं श्रेयो न तु धूमायितं चिरम् ॥५-१३१-१३॥
alātaṃ tindukasyeva muhūrtamapi vijvala । mā tuṣāgnirivānarciḥ kākaraṅkhā jijīviṣuḥ ॥ muhūrtaṃ jvalitaṃ śreyo na tu dhūmāyitaṃ ciram ॥5-131-13॥
[अलातम् (alātam) - firebrand; तिन्दुकस्य (tindukasya) - of the Tinduka tree; इव (iva) - like; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; अपि (api) - even; विज्वल (vijvala) - shine; मा (mā) - do not; तुषाग्निः (tuṣāgniḥ) - chaff-fire; इव (iva) - like; अनर्चिः (anarciḥ) - without flame; काकरङ्खा (kākaraṅkhā) - crow's cry; जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; ज्वलितम् (jvalitam) - burning; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; धूमायितम् (dhūmāyitam) - smoking; चिरम् (ciram) - for long;]
(Shine like a firebrand of the Tinduka tree even for a moment. Do not be like a chaff-fire without flame, desiring to live like a crow's cry. Better to burn for a moment than to smoke for long.)
It is better to shine brightly for a short moment like a firebrand of the Tinduka tree than to exist like a chaff-fire without flame, longing to live like the cry of a crow. It is preferable to burn brightly for a moment than to smolder for a long time.
मा ह स्म कस्यचिद्गेहे जनी राज्ञः खरीमृदुः । कृत्वा मानुष्यकं कर्म सृत्वाजिं यावदुत्तमम् ॥ धर्मस्यानृण्यमाप्नोति न चात्मानं विगर्हते ॥५-१३१-१४॥
mā ha sma kasyacidgehe janī rājñaḥ kharīmṛduḥ । kṛtvā mānuṣyakaṃ karma sṛtvājiṃ yāvaduttamam ॥ dharmasyānṛṇyamāpnoti na cātmānaṃ vigarhate ॥5-131-14॥
[मा (mā) - do not; ह (ha) - indeed; स्म (sma) - remember; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; गेहे (gehe) - in the house; जनी (janī) - wife; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; खरीमृदुः (kharīmṛduḥ) - harsh and gentle; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; मानुष्यकम् (mānuṣyakam) - human; कर्म (karma) - deed; सृत्वा (sṛtvā) - having heard; अजिम् (ajim) - battle; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of duty; अनृण्यम् (anṛṇyam) - debt-free; आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; विगर्हते (vigarhate) - blames;]
(Do not indeed remember the wife of anyone in the house, harsh and gentle, having done human deed, having heard the battle as long as excellent. Attains debt-free of duty and does not blame self.)
One should not remember the wife of anyone in the house, whether harsh or gentle, after performing human duties and hearing of the battle as long as it is excellent. This way, one attains freedom from the debt of duty and does not blame oneself.
अलब्ध्वा यदि वा लब्ध्वा नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः । आनन्तर्यं चारभते न प्राणानां धनायते ॥५-१३१-१५॥
alabdhvā yadi vā labdhvā nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ । ānantaryaṃ cārabhate na prāṇānāṃ dhanāyate ॥5-131-15॥
[अलब्ध्वा (alabdhvā) - not obtaining; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - obtaining; न (na) - not; अनुशोचन्ति (anuśocanti) - lament; पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - wise ones; आनन्तर्यं (ānantaryaṃ) - immediacy; च (ca) - and; आरभते (ārabhate) - undertakes; न (na) - not; प्राणानां (prāṇānāṃ) - of lives; धनायते (dhanāyate) - for wealth;]
(Not obtaining or obtaining, the wise ones do not lament. They undertake immediacy and do not value lives for wealth.)
Whether they gain or not, the wise do not grieve. They act immediately and do not value life for the sake of wealth.
उद्भावयस्व वीर्यं वा तां वा गच्छ ध्रुवां गतिम् । धर्मं पुत्राग्रतः कृत्वा किंनिमित्तं हि जीवसि ॥५-१३१-१६॥
udbhāvayasva vīryaṃ vā tāṃ vā gaccha dhruvāṃ gatim । dharmaṃ putrāgrataḥ kṛtvā kiṃnimittaṃ hi jīvasi ॥5-131-16॥
[उद्भावयस्व (udbhāvayasva) - manifest; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; वा (vā) - or; तां (tāṃ) - that; वा (vā) - or; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; ध्रुवां (dhruvāṃ) - certain; गतिम् (gatim) - state; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - duty; पुत्राग्रतः (putrāgrataḥ) - before your son; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; किंनिमित्तं (kiṃnimittaṃ) - for what reason; हि (hi) - indeed; जीवसि (jīvasi) - do you live;]
(Manifest strength or go to that certain state. Having done your duty before your son, for what reason indeed do you live?)
Manifest your strength or proceed to that certain state. Having fulfilled your duty before your son, why indeed do you continue to live?
इष्टापूर्तं हि ते क्लीब कीर्तिश्च सकला हता । विच्छिन्नं भोगमूलं ते किंनिमित्तं हि जीवसि ॥५-१३१-१७॥
iṣṭāpūrtaṃ hi te klība kīrtiśca sakalā hatā । vicchinnaṃ bhogamūlaṃ te kiṃnimittaṃ hi jīvasi ॥5-131-17॥
[इष्टापूर्तम् (iṣṭāpūrtam) - sacrificial rites and charitable acts; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; क्लीब (klība) - coward; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame; च (ca) - and; सकला (sakalā) - entire; हता (hatā) - destroyed; विच्छिन्नम् (vicchinnam) - cut off; भोगमूलम् (bhogamūlam) - source of enjoyment; ते (te) - your; किंनिमित्तम् (kiṃnimittam) - for what reason; हि (hi) - indeed; जीवसि (jīvasi) - do you live;]
(Indeed, your sacrificial rites and charitable acts, O coward, and your entire fame are destroyed. Your source of enjoyment is cut off. For what reason indeed do you live?)
O coward, your sacrificial rites and charitable acts, as well as your entire fame, are destroyed. Your source of enjoyment is severed. For what reason do you continue to live?
शत्रुर्निमज्जता ग्राह्यो जङ्घायां प्रपतिष्यता । विपरिच्छिन्नमूलोऽपि न विषीदेत्कथञ्चन ॥ उद्यम्य धुरमुत्कर्षेदाजानेयकृतं स्मरन् ॥५-१३१-१८॥
śatrurnimajjata grāhyo jaṅghāyāṃ prapatiṣyatā । viparicchinnamūlo'pi na viṣīdetkathaṃcana ॥ udyamya dhuramutkarṣedājāneyakṛtaṃ smaran ॥5-131-18॥
[शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; निमज्जता (nimajjata) - sinking; ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be seized; जङ्घायाम् (jaṅghāyām) - by the leg; प्रपतिष्यता (prapatiṣyatā) - about to fall; विपरिच्छिन्नमूलः (viparicchinnamūlaḥ) - with roots cut off; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; विषीदेत् (viṣīdet) - should despair; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having lifted; धुरम् (dhuram) - the burden; उत्कर्षेत् (utkarṣet) - should pull; आजानेयकृतम् (ājāneyakṛtam) - done by Hanuman; स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering;]
(The enemy who is sinking should be seized by the leg when about to fall. Even with roots cut off, one should not despair in any way. Having lifted the burden, one should pull, remembering what was done by Hanuman.)
Seize the enemy who is sinking by the leg when they are about to fall. Even if one's roots are cut off, one should never despair. Lift the burden and pull, remembering the deeds of Hanuman.
कुरु सत्त्वं च मानं च विद्धि पौरुषमात्मनः । उद्भावय कुलं मग्नं त्वत्कृते स्वयमेव हि ॥५-१३१-१९॥
kuru sattvaṁ ca mānaṁ ca viddhi pauruṣamātmanaḥ । udbhāvaya kulaṁ magnaṁ tvatkṛte svayameva hi ॥5-131-19॥
[कुरु (kuru) - do; सत्त्वं (sattvaṁ) - strength; च (ca) - and; मानं (mānaṁ) - honor; च (ca) - and; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self; उद्भावय (udbhāvaya) - raise; कुलं (kulaṁ) - family; मग्नं (magnaṁ) - sunk; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; स्वयमेव (svayameva) - yourself; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Do strength and honor, know the manliness of self. Raise the family sunk for your sake yourself indeed.)
Cultivate strength and honor, recognize your own manliness. Indeed, you must personally uplift the family that has sunk because of you.
यस्य वृत्तं न जल्पन्ति मानवा महदद्भुतम् । राशिवर्धनमात्रं स नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् ॥५-१३१-२०॥
yasya vṛttaṃ na jalpanti mānavā mahadadbhutam । rāśivardhanamātraṃ sa naiva strī na punaḥ pumān ॥5-131-20॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - conduct; न (na) - not; जल्पन्ति (jalpanti) - speak; मानवा (mānavā) - men; महत् (mahat) - great; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; राशिवर्धनमात्रं (rāśivardhanamātram) - only an increaser of numbers; सः (saḥ) - he; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; स्त्री (strī) - woman; न (na) - not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुमान् (pumān) - man;]
(He whose conduct men do not speak of as great and wonderful is only an increaser of numbers; he is neither a woman nor again a man.)
A person whose deeds are not spoken of as great and wonderful by others is merely someone who adds to the population; such a person is neither truly a woman nor a man.
दाने तपसि शौर्ये च यस्य न प्रथितं यशः । विद्यायामर्थलाभे वा मातुरुच्चार एव सः ॥५-१३१-२१॥
dāne tapasi śaurye ca yasya na prathitaṃ yaśaḥ । vidyāyāmarthalābhe vā māturuccāra eva saḥ ॥5-131-21॥
[दाने (dāne) - in giving; तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity; शौर्ये (śaurye) - in valor; च (ca) - and; यस्य (yasya) - whose; न (na) - not; प्रथितं (prathitaṃ) - famous; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; विद्यायाम् (vidyāyām) - in knowledge; अर्थलाभे (arthalābhe) - in gaining wealth; वा (vā) - or; मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother; उच्चारः (uccāraḥ) - utterance; एव (eva) - only; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(He whose fame is not famous in giving, austerity, valor, knowledge, or gaining wealth, is only the utterance of the mother.)
A person whose fame is not recognized in acts of charity, austerity, valor, knowledge, or wealth acquisition is merely a mention by the mother.
श्रुतेन तपसा वापि श्रिया वा विक्रमेण वा । जनान्योऽभिभवत्यन्यान्कर्मणा हि स वै पुमान् ॥५-१३१-२२॥
śrutena tapasā vāpi śriyā vā vikrameṇa vā । janānyo'bhibhavatyanyānkarmaṇā hi sa vai pumān ॥5-131-22॥
[श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth; वा (vā) - or; विक्रमण (vikrameṇa) - by valor; वा (vā) - or; जनान् (janān) - people; यः (yaḥ) - who; अभिभवति (abhibhavati) - overcomes; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; हि (hi) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - truly; पुमान् (pumān) - a man;]
(By learning, austerity, wealth, or valor, he who overcomes others by action is indeed a man.)
A person who surpasses others through learning, austerity, wealth, valor, or action is truly a man.
न त्वेव जाल्मीं कापालीं वृत्तिमेषितुमर्हसि । नृशंस्यामयशस्यां च दुःखां कापुरुषोचिताम् ॥५-१३१-२३॥
na tveva jālmīṃ kāpālīṃ vṛttimeṣitumarhasi । nṛśaṃsyāmayaśasyāṃ ca duḥkhāṃ kāpuruṣocitām ॥5-131-23॥
[न (na) - not; तू (tu) - indeed; एव (eva) - certainly; जाल्मीं (jālmīṃ) - deceitful; कापालीं (kāpālīṃ) - skull-bearing; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; एषितुम् (eṣitum) - to pursue; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; नृशंस्याम् (nṛśaṃsyām) - cruel; अयशस्याम् (ayaśasyām) - inglorious; च (ca) - and; दुःखाम् (duḥkhām) - painful; कापुरुषोचिताम् (kāpuruṣocitām) - befitting a coward;]
(Indeed, you should not pursue a deceitful, skull-bearing conduct, cruel, inglorious, painful, and befitting a coward.)
You should not engage in deceitful and cruel actions that are inglorious, painful, and suited to a coward.
यमेनमभिनन्देयुरमित्राः पुरुषं कृशम् । लोकस्य समवज्ञातं निहीनाशनवाससम् ॥५-१३१-२४॥
yam enam abhinandeyur amitrāḥ puruṣaṃ kṛśam । lokasya samavajñātaṃ nihīnāśanavāsasam ॥5-131-24॥
[यम् (yam) - whom; एनम् (enam) - this; अभिनन्देयुः (abhinandeyuḥ) - would praise; अमित्राः (amitrāḥ) - enemies; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; कृशम् (kṛśam) - thin; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; समवज्ञातम् (samavajñātam) - despised; निहीन (nihīna) - deprived; आशन (āśana) - food; वाससम् (vāsasam) - clothing;]
(Whom this enemies would praise, the thin man despised by the world, deprived of food and clothing.)
Enemies would praise this thin man, who is despised by the world and deprived of food and clothing.
अहोलाभकरं दीनमल्पजीवनमल्पकम् । नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ॥५-१३१-२५॥
aholābhakaraṃ dīnamalpajīvanamalpakam । nedṛśaṃ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate ॥5-131-25॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; लाभकरम् (lābhakaram) - beneficial; दीनम् (dīnam) - poor; अल्पजीवनम् (alpajīvanam) - short-lived; अल्पकम् (alpakam) - insignificant; न (na) - not; इदृशम् (idṛśam) - such; बन्धुम् (bandhum) - relative; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained; बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - a kinsman; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; एधते (edhate) - grows;]
(Alas, beneficial is the poor, short-lived, insignificant. Not such a relative having obtained, a kinsman grows happiness.)
Alas, it is beneficial to have a poor, short-lived, insignificant relative. A kinsman does not find happiness in such a relative.
अवृत्त्यैव विपत्स्यामो वयं राष्ट्रात्प्रवासिताः । सर्वकामरसैर्हीनाः स्थानभ्रष्टा अकिञ्चनाः ॥५-१३१-२६॥
avṛttyaiva vipatsyāmo vayaṃ rāṣṭrātpravāsitāḥ । sarvakāmarasairhīnāḥ sthānabhraṣṭā akiñcanāḥ ॥5-131-26॥
[अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - by lack of livelihood; एव (eva) - indeed; विपत्स्यामः (vipatsyāmaḥ) - we will be in distress; वयम् (vayam) - we; राष्ट्रात् (rāṣṭrāt) - from the kingdom; प्रवासिताः (pravāsitāḥ) - exiled; सर्व (sarva) - all; कामरसैः (kāmarasaiḥ) - pleasures; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived of; स्थानभ्रष्टाः (sthānabhraṣṭāḥ) - displaced from position; अकिञ्चनाः (akiñcanāḥ) - destitute;]
(By lack of livelihood indeed we will be in distress, we exiled from the kingdom, deprived of all pleasures, displaced from position, destitute.)
Indeed, due to lack of livelihood, we will find ourselves in distress, exiled from the kingdom, deprived of all pleasures, displaced from our positions, and left destitute.
अवर्णकारिणं सत्सु कुलवंशस्य नाशनम् । कलिं पुत्रप्रवादेन सञ्जय त्वामजीजनम् ॥५-१३१-२७॥
avarṇakāriṇaṃ satsu kulavaṃśasya nāśanam । kaliṃ putrapravādena sañjaya tvāmajījanam ॥5-131-27॥
[अवर्णकारिणं (avarṇakāriṇam) - causing loss of caste; सत्सु (satsu) - among the virtuous; कुलवंशस्य (kulavaṃśasya) - of the family lineage; नाशनम् (nāśanam) - destruction; कलिं (kaliṃ) - Kali; पुत्रप्रवादेन (putrapravādena) - by the rumor of a son; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अजीजनम् (ajījanam) - I have begotten;]
(Causing loss of caste among the virtuous, the destruction of the family lineage, I have begotten you, O Sanjaya, as Kali by the rumor of a son.)
O Sanjaya, I have begotten you as Kali, who causes the destruction of family lineage and loss of caste among the virtuous, through the rumor of a son.
निरमर्षं निरुत्साहं निर्वीर्यमरिनन्दनम् । मा स्म सीमन्तिनी काचिज्जनयेत्पुत्रमीदृशम् ॥५-१३१-२८॥
niramārṣaṃ nirutsāhaṃ nirvīryamarinandanam । mā sma sīmantinī kācijjanayetputramīdṛśam ॥5-131-28॥
[निरमर्षम् (niramārṣam) - without anger; निरुत्साहम् (nirutsāham) - without enthusiasm; निर्वीर्यम् (nirvīryam) - without strength; अरिनन्दनम् (arinandanam) - enemy's delight; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - indeed; सीमन्तिनी (sīmantinī) - woman; काचित् (kācit) - any; जनयेत् (janayet) - give birth; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - like this;]
(Without anger, without enthusiasm, without strength, enemy's delight; do not indeed let any woman give birth to a son like this.)
Let no woman give birth to a son who is without anger, enthusiasm, or strength, and is a delight to enemies.
मा धूमाय ज्वलात्यन्तमाक्रम्य जहि शात्रवान् । ज्वल मूर्धन्यमित्राणां मुहूर्तमपि वा क्षणम् ॥५-१३१-२९॥
mā dhūmāya jvalātyantamākramya jahi śātravān । jvala mūrdhanyamitrāṇāṃ muhūrtamapi vā kṣaṇam ॥5-131-29॥
[मा (mā) - do not; धूमाय (dhūmāya) - to smoke; ज्वलात्यन्तम् (jvalātyantam) - burn intensely; आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having attacked; जहि (jahi) - destroy; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; ज्वल (jvala) - burn; मूर्धन्यमित्राणाम् (mūrdhanyamitrāṇām) - of the chief enemies; मुहूर्तमपि (muhūrtamapi) - even for a moment; वा (vā) - or; क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - instant;]
(Do not smoke; burn intensely, having attacked, destroy the enemies. Burn the chief enemies even for a moment or an instant.)
Do not produce smoke; instead, burn intensely and attack to destroy the enemies. Burn the chief enemies even if only for a moment or an instant.
एतावानेव पुरुषो यदमर्षी यदक्षमी । क्षमावान्निरमर्षश्च नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् ॥५-१३१-३०॥
etāvāneva puruṣo yadamarṣī yadakṣamī । kṣamāvānniramarṣaśca naiva strī na punaḥ pumān ॥5-131-30॥
[एतावान् (etāvān) - this much; एव (eva) - indeed; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; यत् (yat) - who; अमर्षी (amarṣī) - impatient; यत् (yat) - who; अक्षमः (akṣamaḥ) - incapable; क्षमावान् (kṣamāvān) - patient; निरमर्षः (niramarṣaḥ) - without impatience; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; स्त्री (strī) - woman; न (na) - not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुमान् (pumān) - man;]
(This much indeed is a man who is impatient, who is incapable. Patient and without impatience, neither a woman nor again a man.)
A true man is one who is patient and without impatience, not just a woman or a man.
सन्तोषो वै श्रियं हन्ति तथानुक्रोश एव च । अनुत्थानभये चोभे निरीहो नाश्नुते महत् ॥५-१३१-३१॥
santoṣo vai śriyaṃ hanti tathānukrośa eva ca । anutthānabhaye cobhe nirīho nāśnute mahat ॥5-131-31॥
[सन्तोषः (santoṣaḥ) - contentment; वै (vai) - indeed; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity; हन्ति (hanti) - destroys; तथा (tathā) - also; अनुक्रोशः (anukrośaḥ) - compassion; एव (eva) - certainly; च (ca) - and; अनुत्थानभये (anutthānabhaye) - fear of inactivity; च (ca) - and; उभे (ubhe) - both; निरीहः (nirīhaḥ) - indifferent; न (na) - not; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains; महत् (mahat) - greatness;]
(Contentment indeed destroys prosperity, and compassion certainly; both fear of inactivity and indifference do not attain greatness.)
Indeed, contentment destroys prosperity, and so does compassion. Both fear of inactivity and indifference do not lead to greatness.
एभ्यो निकृतिपापेभ्यः प्रमुञ्चात्मानमात्मना । आयसं हृदयं कृत्वा मृगयस्व पुनः स्वकम् ॥५-१३१-३२॥
ebhyo nikṛtipāpebhyaḥ pramuñcātmānamātmanā । āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā mṛgayasva punaḥ svakam ॥5-131-32॥
[एभ्यः (ebhyaḥ) - from these; निकृति (nikṛti) - deceit; पापेभ्यः (pāpebhyaḥ) - from sins; प्रमुञ्च (pramuñca) - release; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by self; आयसं (āyasaṃ) - iron; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मृगयस्व (mṛgayasva) - seek; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्वकम् (svakam) - own;]
(Release yourself from these deceitful sins by yourself. Having made your heart like iron, seek your own again.)
Free yourself from these deceitful sins by your own effort. Strengthen your heart like iron and seek your true self once more.
पुरं विषहते यस्मात्तस्मात्पुरुष उच्यते । तमाहुर्व्यर्थनामानं स्त्रीवद्य इह जीवति ॥५-१३१-३३॥
puraṁ viṣahate yasmāttasmātpuruṣa ucyate । tamāhurvyarthanāmānaṁ strīvadya iha jīvati ॥5-131-33॥
[पुरम् (puram) - city; विषहते (viṣahate) - endures; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called; तम् (tam) - him; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; व्यर्थनामानम् (vyarthanāmānam) - useless name; स्त्रीवत् (strīvat) - like a woman; इह (iha) - here; जीवति (jīvati) - lives;]
(Because he endures the city, therefore he is called a man. They say he lives here with a useless name, like a woman.)
A man is called so because he endures the city. They say he lives here with a useless name, like a woman.
शूरस्योर्जितसत्त्वस्य सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः । दिष्टभावं गतस्यापि विघसे मोदते प्रजा ॥५-१३१-३४॥
śūrasyōrjitasattvasya siṁhavikrāntagāminaḥ । diṣṭabhāvaṁ gatasyāpi vighase modate prajā ॥5-131-34॥
[शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; उर्जितसत्त्वस्य (urjitasattvasya) - of the one with strong character; सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः (siṁhavikrāntagāminaḥ) - one who moves with lion-like courage; दिष्टभावं (diṣṭabhāvam) - fate; गतस्य (gatasya) - of the one who has gone; अपि (api) - even; विघसे (vighase) - in adversity; मोदते (modate) - rejoices; प्रजा (prajā) - people;]
(Even when the hero with strong character and lion-like courage meets his fate, the people rejoice in adversity.)
The people find joy even in difficult times when a hero of strong character and lion-like courage meets his destined end.
य आत्मनः प्रियसुखे हित्वा मृगयते श्रियम् । अमात्यानामथो हर्षमादधात्यचिरेण सः ॥५-१३१-३५॥
ya ātmanaḥ priyasukhe hitvā mṛgayate śriyam । amātyānāmatho harṣamādadhātyacireṇa saḥ ॥5-131-35॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; प्रियसुखे (priyasukhe) - in dear comfort; हित्वा (hitvā) - abandoning; मृगयते (mṛgayate) - seeks; श्रियम् (śriyam) - wealth; अमात्यानाम् (amātyānām) - of ministers; अथो (atho) - and; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; आदधाति (ādadhāti) - gives; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(He who, abandoning his own dear comfort, seeks wealth, soon gives joy to the ministers.)
He who forsakes his own comfort in pursuit of wealth soon brings joy to his ministers.
पुत्र उवाच॥
putra uvāca॥
[पुत्र (putra) - son; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Son said:)
The son spoke:
किं नु ते मामपश्यन्त्याः पृथिव्या अपि सर्वया । किमाभरणकृत्यं ते किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥५-१३१-३६॥
kiṁ nu te māmapaśyantyāḥ pṛthivyā api sarvayā । kimābharaṇakṛtyaṁ te kiṁ bhogairjīvitena vā ॥5-131-36॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; ते (te) - your; मामपश्यन्त्याः (māmapaśyantyāḥ) - not seeing me; पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth; अपि (api) - even; सर्वया (sarvayā) - entire; किमाभरणकृत्यं (kimābharaṇakṛtyaṁ) - what use of ornaments; ते (te) - your; किं (kiṁ) - what; भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; वा (vā) - or;]
(What indeed is your use of the entire earth not seeing me? What use are ornaments, enjoyments, or life to you?)
What is the use of the entire earth to you if you cannot see me? What is the use of ornaments, enjoyments, or even life itself?
मातोवाच॥
mātovāca॥
[माता (mātā) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
किमद्यकानां ये लोका द्विषन्तस्तानवाप्नुयुः । ये त्वादृतात्मनां लोकाः सुहृदस्तान्व्रजन्तु नः ॥५-१३१-३७॥
kimadyakānāṃ ye lokā dviṣantastānavāpnuyuḥ । ye tvādṛtātmanāṃ lokāḥ suhṛdastānvrajantu naḥ ॥5-131-37॥
[किमद्यकानां (kimadyakānāṃ) - of the envious; ये (ye) - who; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; द्विषन्तः (dviṣantaḥ) - hating; तान् (tān) - them; अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - may attain; ये (ye) - who; तु (tu) - but; आदृतात्मनां (ādṛtātmanāṃ) - of the respectful; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तान् (tān) - them; व्रजन्तु (vrajantu) - may go; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(May those who hate attain the worlds of the envious; but may our friends go to the worlds of the respectful.)
May those who harbor envy reach the realms meant for the envious, while our friends journey to the realms of the respectful.
भृत्यैर्विहीयमानानां परपिण्डोपजीविनाम् । कृपणानामसत्त्वानां मा वृत्तिमनुवर्तिथाः ॥५-१३१-३८॥
bhṛtyairvihīyamānānāṃ parapiṇḍopajīvinām । kṛpaṇānāmasattvānāṃ mā vṛttimanuvartithāḥ ॥5-131-38॥
[भृत्यैः (bhṛtyaiḥ) - by servants; विहीयमानानाम् (vihīyamānānām) - being abandoned; परपिण्डोपजीविनाम् (parapiṇḍopajīvinām) - living on others' food; कृपणानाम् (kṛpaṇānām) - of the miserly; असत्त्वानाम् (asattvānām) - of the weak; मा (mā) - do not; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; अनुवर्तिथाः (anuvartithāḥ) - follow;]
(Do not follow the conduct of the weak, miserly, living on others' food, being abandoned by servants.)
Avoid adopting the ways of those who are weak, miserly, dependent on others for sustenance, and abandoned by their own servants.
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु ब्राह्मणाः सुहृदस्तथा । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि देवा इव शतक्रतुम् ॥५-१३१-३९॥
anu tvāṃ tāta jīvantu brāhmaṇāḥ suhṛdastathā । parjanyamiva bhūtāni devā iva śatakratum ॥5-131-39॥
[अनु (anu) - after; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; तात (tāta) - father; जीवन्तु (jīvantu) - may live; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तथा (tathā) - also; पर्जन्यम् (parjanyam) - rain; इव (iva) - like; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; इव (iva) - like; शतक्रतुम् (śatakratum) - Indra;]
(After you, father, may the Brahmins and friends live, like beings with rain, like gods with Indra.)
May the Brahmins and friends continue to thrive after you, dear father, just as beings flourish with rain and gods with Indra.
यमाजीवन्ति पुरुषं सर्वभूतानि सञ्जय । पक्वं द्रुममिवासाद्य तस्य जीवितमर्थवत् ॥५-१३१-४०॥
yamājīvanti puruṣaṃ sarvabhūtāni sañjaya । pakvaṃ drumamivāsādya tasya jīvitamarthavat ॥5-131-40॥
[यम (yam) - whom; आजीवन्ति (ājīvanti) - live; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - man; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; पक्वं (pakvaṃ) - ripe; द्रुमम् (drumam) - tree; इव (iva) - like; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; तस्य (tasya) - his; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful;]
(Whom all beings live, O Sanjaya, having reached the ripe tree, his life is meaningful.)
O Sanjaya, all beings live for the man who, like a ripe tree, having reached maturity, finds his life meaningful.
यस्य शूरस्य विक्रान्तैरेधन्ते बान्धवाः सुखम् । त्रिदशा इव शक्रस्य साधु तस्येह जीवितम् ॥५-१३१-४१॥
yasya śūrasya vikrāntairedhante bāndhavāḥ sukham । tridaśā iva śakrasya sādhu tasyeha jīvitam ॥5-131-41॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; विक्रान्तैः (vikrāntaiḥ) - by the courageous; एधन्ते (edhante) - prosper; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods; इव (iva) - like; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; साधु (sādhu) - good; तस्य (tasya) - his; इह (iha) - here; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(Whose relatives prosper with happiness by the courageous, like the gods of Indra, good is his life here.)
The life of a hero whose relatives thrive in happiness due to his courage is indeed good, just like the gods live under the rule of Indra.
स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य योऽभ्युज्जीवति मानवः । स लोके लभते कीर्तिं परत्र च शुभां गतिम् ॥५-१३१-४२॥
svabāhubalamāśritya yo'bhyujjīvati mānavaḥ । sa loke labhate kīrtiṃ paratra ca śubhāṃ gatim ॥5-131-42॥
[स्वबाहुबलम् (svabāhubalam) - own strength; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; यः (yaḥ) - who; अभ्युज्जीवति (abhyujjīvati) - thrives; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man; सः (saḥ) - he; लोके (loke) - in the world; लभते (labhate) - gains; कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame; परत्र (paratra) - beyond; च (ca) - and; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious; गतिम् (gatim) - path;]
(Relying on his own strength, the man who thrives gains fame in the world and an auspicious path beyond.)
A man who relies on his own strength and thrives will gain fame in this world and an auspicious path in the hereafter.
