05.132
Library: The story of Vibhavari continued...
विदुरोवाच॥
vidurovāca॥
[विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vidura said:)
Vidura spoke:
अथैतस्यामवस्थायां पौरुषं हातुमिच्छसि । निहीनसेवितं मार्गं गमिष्यस्यचिरादिव ॥५-१३२-१॥
athaitasyāmavasthāyāṃ pauruṣaṃ hātumicchasi । nihīnasevitaṃ mārgaṃ gamiṣyasyacirādiva ॥5-132-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एतस्याम् (etasyām) - this; अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - state; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; हातुम् (hātum) - to abandon; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; निहीनसेवितम् (nihīnasevitam) - followed by the lowly; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go; अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then, in this state, you wish to abandon manliness. You will soon go the path followed by the lowly, like.)
Then, in this state, if you wish to abandon your manliness, you will soon follow the path taken by the lowly.
यो हि तेजो यथाशक्ति न दर्शयति विक्रमात् । क्षत्रियो जीविताकाङ्क्षी स्तेन इत्येव तं विदुः ॥५-१३२-२॥
yo hi tejo yathāśakti na darśayati vikramāt । kṣatriyo jīvitakāṅkṣī stena ityeva taṃ viduḥ ॥5-132-2॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; तेजः (tejaḥ) - strength; यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability; न (na) - not; दर्शयति (darśayati) - shows; विक्रमात् (vikramāt) - from valor; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a warrior; जीविताकाङ्क्षी (jīvitakāṅkṣī) - desirous of life; स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; विदुः (viduḥ) - they know;]
(Who indeed does not show strength according to ability from valor, a warrior desirous of life, they know him as a thief thus indeed.)
A warrior who does not display his strength according to his ability and valor, and is desirous of life, is indeed known as a thief.
अर्थवन्त्युपपन्नानि वाक्यानि गुणवन्ति च । नैव सम्प्राप्नुवन्ति त्वां मुमूर्षुमिव भेषजम् ॥५-१३२-३॥
arthavantyupapannāni vākyāni guṇavanti ca । naiva samprāpnuvanti tvāṃ mumūrṣumiva bheṣajam ॥5-132-3॥
[अर्थवन्ति (arthavanti) - meaningful; उपपन्नानि (upapannāni) - appropriate; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - statements; गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - virtuous; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; सम्प्राप्नुवन्ति (samprāpnuvanti) - reach; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; मुमूर्षुम् (mumūrṣum) - dying; इव (iva) - like; भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine;]
(Meaningful, appropriate statements and virtuous do not indeed reach you, like medicine to a dying person.)
Meaningful and appropriate statements, even if virtuous, do not reach you, just as medicine does not reach a dying person.
सन्ति वै सिन्धुराजस्य सन्तुष्टा बहवो जनाः । दौर्बल्यादासते मूढा व्यसनौघप्रतीक्षिणः ॥५-१३२-४॥
santi vai sindhurājasya santuṣṭā bahavo janāḥ । daurbalyādāsate mūḍhā vyasanaughapratīkṣiṇaḥ ॥5-132-4॥
[सन्ति (santi) - are; वै (vai) - indeed; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of Sindhuraja; सन्तुष्टा (santuṣṭā) - satisfied; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; दौर्बल्यात् (daurbalyāt) - due to weakness; आसते (āsate) - sit; मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools; व्यसनौघ (vyasanaugha) - of misfortunes; प्रतीक्षिणः (pratīkṣiṇaḥ) - awaiting;]
(There are indeed many satisfied people of Sindhuraja. Due to weakness, fools sit awaiting misfortunes.)
There are indeed many people satisfied with Sindhuraja. However, due to weakness, fools sit idly, awaiting a multitude of misfortunes.
सहायोपचयं कृत्वा व्यवसाय्य ततस्ततः । अनुदुष्येयुरपरे पश्यन्तस्तव पौरुषम् ॥५-१३२-५॥
sahāyopacayaṃ kṛtvā vyavasāya tataḥ tataḥ । anuduṣyeyurapare paśyantas tava pauruṣam ॥5-132-5॥
[सहायोपचयं (sahāyopacayaṃ) - accumulation of allies; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; व्यवसाय्य (vyavasāya) - endeavoring; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अनुदुष्येयुः (anuduṣyeyuḥ) - would not be envious; अपरे (apare) - others; पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing; तव (tava) - your; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor;]
(Having accumulated allies and endeavoring then and then, others would not be envious seeing your valor.)
After gathering allies and making efforts repeatedly, others would not envy you upon seeing your valor.
तैः कृत्वा सह सङ्घातं गिरिदुर्गालयांश्चर । काले व्यसनमाकाङ्क्षन्नैवायमजरामरः ॥५-१३२-६॥
taiḥ kṛtvā saha saṅghātaṃ giridurgālayāṃścara । kāle vyasanamākāṅkṣannaivāyamajarāmaraḥ ॥5-132-6॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सह (saha) - with; सङ्घातम् (saṅghātam) - a group; गिरिदुर्गालयान् (giridurgālayān) - mountain fortresses; चर (cara) - move; काले (kāle) - in time; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - disaster; आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अयम् (ayam) - this; अजरामरः (ajarāmaraḥ) - immortal;]
(By them, having made a group with mountain fortresses, move. In time, desiring disaster, not indeed this immortal.)
By forming alliances with mountain fortresses, they move, desiring disaster in time, yet this one is not immortal.
सञ्जयो नामतश्च त्वं न च पश्यामि तत्त्वयि । अन्वर्थनामा भव मे पुत्र मा व्यर्थनामकः ॥५-१३२-७॥
sañjayo nāmataśca tvaṃ na ca paśyāmi tattvayi । anvarthanāmā bhava me putra mā vyarthanāmakaḥ ॥5-132-7॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name; च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; तत्त्वयि (tattvayi) - in reality; अन्वर्थनामः (anvarthanāmaḥ) - true to your name; भव (bhava) - be; मे (me) - my; पुत्र (putra) - son; मा (mā) - do not; व्यर्थनामकः (vyarthanāmakaḥ) - false to your name;]
(Sanjaya, by name, and you, I do not see in reality. Be true to your name, my son, do not be false to your name.)
Sanjaya, you are known by name, but I do not see that in reality. My son, be true to your name and do not be one who is falsely named.
सम्यग्दृष्टिर्महाप्राज्ञो बालं त्वां ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत् । अयं प्राप्य महत्कृच्छ्रं पुनर्वृद्धिं गमिष्यति ॥५-१३२-८॥
samyagdṛṣṭirmahāprājño bālaṃ tvāṃ brāhmaṇo'bravīt . ayaṃ prāpya mahatkṛcchraṃ punarvṛddhiṃ gamiṣyati ॥5-132-8॥
[सम्यग्दृष्टिः (samyagdṛṣṭiḥ) - right view; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - great wisdom; बालम् (bālam) - child; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अयम् (ayam) - this; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; महत्कृच्छ्रम् (mahatkṛcchram) - great difficulty; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - growth; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will attain;]
(The Brahmin with great wisdom said to you, the child, "This one, having obtained great difficulty, will again attain growth.")
The wise Brahmin told you, the child, that after facing great difficulties, this person will grow again.
तस्य स्मरन्ती वचनमाशंसे विजयं तव । तस्मात्तात ब्रवीमि त्वां वक्ष्यामि च पुनः पुनः ॥५-१३२-९॥
tasya smarantī vacanam āśaṁse vijayaṁ tava । tasmāttāta bravīmi tvāṁ vakṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-132-9॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; स्मरन्ती (smarantī) - remembering; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; आशंसे (āśaṁse) - hope; विजयम् (vijayam) - victory; तव (tava) - your; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; तात (tāta) - dear; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Remembering his words, I hope for your victory. Therefore, dear, I say to you, I will speak again and again.)
Recalling his words, I am hopeful for your success. Hence, dear one, I tell you, I will continue to speak repeatedly.
यस्य ह्यर्थाभिनिर्वृत्तौ भवन्त्याप्यायिताः परे । तस्यार्थसिद्धिर्नियता नयेष्वर्थानुसारिणः ॥५-१३२-१०॥
yasya hyarthābhinirvṛttau bhavantyāpyāyitāḥ pare । tasyārthasiddhirniyatā nayeṣvarthānusāriṇaḥ ॥5-132-10॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; हि (hi) - indeed; अर्थाभिनिर्वृत्तौ (arthābhinirvṛttau) - in the accomplishment of purpose; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; आप्यायिताः (āpyāyitāḥ) - nourished; परे (pare) - others; तस्य (tasya) - his; अर्थसिद्धिः (arthasiddhiḥ) - success in purpose; नियता (niyatā) - is certain; नयेषु (nayeṣu) - in policies; अर्थानुसारिणः (arthānusāriṇaḥ) - aligned with purpose;]
(Indeed, whose purpose is accomplished, others become nourished; his success in purpose is certain in policies aligned with purpose.)
Indeed, when others are nourished in the accomplishment of one's purpose, success is assured in policies that align with that purpose.
समृद्धिरसमृद्धिर्वा पूर्वेषां मम सञ्जय । एवं विद्वान्युद्धमना भव मा प्रत्युपाहर ॥५-१३२-११॥
samṛddhirasamṛddhirvā pūrveṣāṃ mama sañjaya । evaṃ vidvānyuddhamanā bhava mā pratyupāhara ॥5-132-11॥
[समृद्धिः (samṛddhiḥ) - prosperity; असमृद्धिः (asamṛddhiḥ) - non-prosperity; वा (vā) - or; पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; एवम् (evam) - thus; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise one; युद्धमना (yuddhamanā) - with a mind for battle; भव (bhava) - be; मा (mā) - do not; प्रत्युपाहर (pratyupāhara) - counteract;]
(Prosperity or non-prosperity of the ancestors, my Sanjaya, thus, wise one, with a mind for battle, be, do not counteract.)
O Sanjaya, whether there is prosperity or not from our ancestors, be wise and ready for battle, do not counteract.
नातः पापीयसीं काञ्चिदवस्थां शम्बरोऽब्रवीत् । यत्र नैवाद्य न प्रातर्भोजनं प्रतिदृश्यते ॥५-१३२-१२॥
nātaḥ pāpīyasīṃ kāñcidavasthāṃ śambaro'bravīt । yatra naivādya na prātarbhojanaṃ pratidṛśyate ॥5-132-12॥
[न (na) - not; अतः (ataḥ) - from this; पापीयसीं (pāpīyasīṃ) - worse; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; अवस्थां (avasthāṃ) - condition; शम्बरः (śambaraḥ) - Śambara; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; यत्र (yatra) - where; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; प्रातर् (prātar) - in the morning; भोजनं (bhojanaṃ) - food; प्रतिदृश्यते (pratidṛśyate) - is seen;]
(Śambara said, "There is no worse condition than this, where neither today nor in the morning food is seen.")
Śambara lamented the dire situation, noting that there was no worse condition than the current one, where food was not available either today or in the morning.
पतिपुत्रवधादेतत्परमं दुःखमब्रवीत् । दारिद्र्यमिति यत्प्रोक्तं पर्यायमरणं हि तत् ॥५-१३२-१३॥
patiputravadhādetatparamaṃ duḥkhamabravīt । dāridryamiti yatproktaṃ paryāyamaraṇaṃ hi tat ॥5-132-13॥
[पतिपुत्रवधात् (patiputravadhāt) - from the killing of husband and son; एतत् (etat) - this; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दारिद्र्यम् (dāridryam) - poverty; इति (iti) - thus; यत् (yat) - which; प्रोक्तं (proktaṃ) - is said; पर्याय (paryāya) - synonym; मरणं (maraṇaṃ) - death; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]
(From the killing of husband and son, this supreme sorrow was said. Poverty, which is said to be a synonym, is indeed that death.)
The supreme sorrow from the killing of husband and son was expressed. It is said that poverty is indeed synonymous with death.
अहं महाकुले जाता ह्रदाद्ध्रदमिवागता । ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणैर्भर्त्रा परमपूजिता ॥५-१३२-१४॥
ahaṁ mahākule jātā hradāddhradamivāgatā । īśvarī sarvakalyāṇairbhartrā paramapūjitā ॥5-132-14॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; महाकुले (mahākule) - in a great family; जाता (jātā) - born; ह्रदात् (hradāt) - from the lake; ह्रदम् (hradam) - to the lake; इव (iva) - like; आगता (āgatā) - come; ईश्वरी (īśvarī) - goddess; सर्वकल्याणैः (sarvakalyāṇaiḥ) - with all auspiciousness; भर्त्रा (bhartrā) - by the husband; परमपूजिता (paramapūjitā) - greatly revered;]
(I, born in a great family, have come like from the lake to the lake. The goddess, greatly revered by the husband with all auspiciousness.)
I was born into a noble family and have transitioned seamlessly, like moving from one lake to another. As a goddess, I am greatly revered by my husband, who embodies all that is auspicious.
महार्हमाल्याभरणां सुमृष्टाम्बरवाससम् । पुरा दृष्ट्वा सुहृद्वर्गो मामपश्यत्सुदुर्गताम् ॥५-१३२-१५॥
mahārhamālyābharaṇāṃ sumṛṣṭāmbaravāsasam । purā dṛṣṭvā suhṛdvargo māmapaśyatsudurgatām ॥5-132-15॥
[महार्ह (mahārha) - very costly; माल्य (mālya) - garlands; आभरणां (ābharaṇāṃ) - ornaments; सुमृष्ट (sumṛṣṭa) - well-cleaned; अम्बर (ambara) - clothes; वाससम् (vāsasam) - attired; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सुहृद् (suhṛd) - friends; वर्गः (vargaḥ) - group; माम् (mām) - me; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; सुदुर्गताम् (sudurgatām) - in a very bad condition;]
(Having seen me formerly attired in very costly garlands and ornaments, and well-cleaned clothes, the group of friends saw me in a very bad condition.)
Once, when my friends saw me adorned with expensive garlands and ornaments, dressed in clean clothes, they later saw me in a very poor state.
यदा मां चैव भार्यां च द्रष्टासि भृशदुर्बले । न तदा जीवितेनार्थो भविता तव सञ्जय ॥५-१३२-१६॥
yadā māṃ caiva bhāryāṃ ca draṣṭāsi bhṛśadurbale । na tadā jīvitena artho bhavitā tava sañjaya ॥5-132-16॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; मां (māṃ) - me; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; च (ca) - and; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; भृशदुर्बले (bhṛśadurbale) - very weak; न (na) - not; तदा (tadā) - then; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; तव (tava) - your; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(When you see me and my wife very weak, then there will be no purpose for your life, Sanjaya.)
When you see both me and my wife in a very weakened state, Sanjaya, you will find no purpose in life.
दासकर्मकरान्भृत्यानाचार्यर्त्विक्पुरोहितान् । अवृत्त्यास्मान्प्रजहतो दृष्ट्वा किं जीवितेन ते ॥५-१३२-१७॥
dāsakarmakarānbhṛtyānācāryartvikpurohitān । avṛttyāsmānprajahato dṛṣṭvā kiṃ jīvitena te ॥5-132-17॥
[दास (dāsa) - servants; कर्मकरान् (karmakarān) - laborers; भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - dependents; आचार्य (ācārya) - teachers; ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - priests; पुरोहितान् (purohitān) - family priests; अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - without livelihood; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; प्रजहतः (prajahataḥ) - abandoning; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; किं (kiṃ) - what; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; ते (te) - your;]
(Seeing servants, laborers, dependents, teachers, priests, and family priests abandoning us without livelihood, what is your life?)
Seeing the servants, laborers, dependents, teachers, priests, and family priests abandoning us without any means of livelihood, what is the point of your life?
यदि कृत्यं न पश्यामि तवाद्येह यथा पुरा । श्लाघनीयं यशस्यं च का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥५-१३२-१८॥
yadi kṛtyaṃ na paśyāmi tavādyeha yathā purā । ślāghanīyaṃ yaśasyaṃ ca kā śāntirhṛdayasya me ॥5-132-18॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) - duty; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; तव (tava) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; इह (iha) - here; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - before; श्लाघनीयं (ślāghanīyaṃ) - praiseworthy; यशस्यं (yaśasyaṃ) - glorious; च (ca) - and; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of heart; मे (me) - my;]
(If I do not see your duty here today as before, what praiseworthy glory and peace of heart is mine?)
If I do not see your duty here today as it was before, what praiseworthy glory and peace of heart can I have?
नेति चेद्ब्राह्मणान्ब्रूयां दीर्यते हृदयं मम । न ह्यहं न च मे भर्ता नेति ब्राह्मणमुक्तवान् ॥५-१३२-१९॥
neti ced brāhmaṇān brūyāṃ dīryate hṛdayaṃ mama । na hy ahaṃ na ca me bhartā neti brāhmaṇam uktavān ॥5-132-19॥
[नेति (neti) - thus not; चेत् (cet) - if; ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - to the Brahmins; ब्रूयाम् (brūyām) - I would say; दीर्यते (dīryate) - is torn; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; भर्ता (bhartā) - husband; नेति (neti) - thus not; ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to the Brahmin; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; ॥५-१३२-१९॥ (॥5-132-19॥) - (verse number);]
(If I were to say to the Brahmins, "Thus not," my heart is torn. Indeed, I am not, and my husband is not, thus said to the Brahmin.)
If I were to tell the Brahmins, "No, it is not so," it would break my heart. Indeed, neither I nor my husband said this to the Brahmin.
वयमाश्रयणीयाः स्म नाश्रितारः परस्य च । सान्यानाश्रित्य जीवन्ती परित्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम् ॥५-१३२-२०॥
vayam āśrayaṇīyāḥ sma nāśritāraḥ parasya ca । sānyān āśritya jīvantī parityakṣyāmi jīvitam ॥5-132-20॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; आश्रयणीयाः (āśrayaṇīyāḥ) - to be dependent; स्म (sma) - were; न (na) - not; आश्रितारः (āśritāraḥ) - dependent; परस्य (parasya) - of another; च (ca) - and; सान्यान् (sānyān) - others; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - depending; जीवन्ती (jīvantī) - living; परित्यक्ष्यामि (parityakṣyāmi) - I will abandon; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(We were to be dependent, not dependent on another; depending on others living, I will abandon life.)
We were meant to rely on ourselves, not be dependent on others. Depending on others for living, I will abandon life.
अपारे भव नः पारमप्लवे भव नः प्लवः । कुरुष्व स्थानमस्थाने मृतान्सञ्जीवयस्व नः ॥५-१३२-२१॥
apāre bhava naḥ pāramaplave bhava naḥ plavaḥ । kuruṣva sthānamasthāne mṛtānsañjīvayasva naḥ ॥5-132-21॥
[अपारे (apāre) - in the boundless; भव (bhava) - be; नः (naḥ) - our; पारमप्लवे (pāramaplave) - in the shoreless boat; भव (bhava) - be; नः (naḥ) - our; प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - make; स्थानमस्थाने (sthānamasthāne) - place in the placeless; मृतान् (mṛtān) - the dead; सञ्जीवयस्व (sañjīvayasva) - revive; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(In the boundless, be our shoreless boat; make a place in the placeless, revive our dead.)
Be our boundless boat in the shoreless sea; create a place where there is none, and bring our dead back to life.
सर्वे ते शत्रवः सह्या न चेज्जीवितुमिच्छसि । अथ चेदीदृशीं वृत्तिं क्लीबामभ्युपपद्यसे ॥५-१३२-२२॥
sarve te śatravaḥ sahyā na cejjīvitumicchasi । atha cedīdṛśīṃ vṛttiṃ klībāmabhyupapadyase ॥5-132-22॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - those; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; सह्या (sahyā) - bearable; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; अथ (atha) - then; चेत् (cet) - if; ईदृशीम् (īdṛśīm) - such; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; क्लीबाम् (klībām) - unmanly; अभ्युपपद्यसे (abhyupapadyase) - you adopt;]
(All those enemies are bearable if you do not wish to live. Then, if you adopt such unmanly conduct.)
All those enemies can be endured if you do not wish to live. However, if you choose to adopt such cowardly behavior.
निर्विण्णात्मा हतमना मुञ्चैतां पापजीविकाम् । एकशत्रुवधेनैव शूरो गच्छति विश्रुतिम् ॥५-१३२-२३॥
nirviṇṇātmā hatamanā muñcaitāṃ pāpajīvikām । ekaśatruvadhenaiva śūro gacchati viśrutim ॥5-132-23॥
[निर्विण्णात्मा (nirviṇṇātmā) - disheartened; हतमना (hatamanā) - dejected; मुञ्च (muñca) - abandon; एतां (etāṃ) - this; पापजीविकाम् (pāpajīvikām) - sinful livelihood; एक (eka) - one; शत्रु (śatru) - enemy; वधेन (vadhena) - by killing; एव (eva) - only; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; गच्छति (gacchati) - attains; विश्रुतिम् (viśrutim) - fame;]
(Disheartened and dejected, abandon this sinful livelihood. A hero attains fame only by killing one enemy.)
Disheartened and dejected, you should abandon this sinful way of living. A hero gains fame by defeating even a single enemy.
इन्द्रो वृत्रवधेनैव महेन्द्रः समपद्यत । माहेन्द्रं च ग्रहं लेभे लोकानां चेश्वरोऽभवत् ॥५-१३२-२४॥
indro vṛtravadhenaiva mahendraḥ samapadyata । māhendraṃ ca grahaṃ lebhe lokānāṃ ceśvaro'bhavat ॥5-132-24॥
[इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; वृत्रवधेन (vṛtravadhena) - by killing Vṛtra; एव (eva) - indeed; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - great Indra; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became; माहेन्द्रम् (māhendram) - Māhendra; च (ca) - and; ग्रहम् (graham) - position; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; च (ca) - and; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Indra indeed became the great Indra by killing Vṛtra. He obtained the Māhendra position and became the lord of the worlds.)
Indra, by killing Vṛtra, truly became the great Indra. He acquired the position of Māhendra and became the lord of all worlds.
नाम विश्राव्य वा सङ्ख्ये शत्रूनाहूय दंशितान् । सेनाग्रं वापि विद्राव्य हत्वा वा पुरुषं वरम् ॥५-१३२-२५॥
nāma viśrāvya vā saṅkhye śatrūnāhūya daṃśitān । senāgraṃ vāpi vidrāvya hatvā vā puruṣaṃ varam ॥5-132-25॥
[नाम (nāma) - name; विश्राव्य (viśrāvya) - announcing; वा (vā) - or; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; आहूय (āhūya) - calling; दंशितान् (daṃśitān) - provoked; सेनाग्रं (senāgram) - army front; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - scattering; हत्वा (hatvā) - killing; वा (vā) - or; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - man; वरम् (varam) - best;]
(Announcing the name or calling the provoked enemies in battle, or scattering the army front, or killing the best man.)
Announce the name or call the provoked enemies in battle, scatter the army front, or kill the best man.
यदैव लभते वीरः सुयुद्धेन महद्यशः । तदैव प्रव्यथन्तेऽस्य शत्रवो विनमन्ति च ॥५-१३२-२६॥
yadaiva labhate vīraḥ suyuddhena mahadyaśaḥ । tadaiva pravyathante'sya śatravo vinamanti ca ॥5-132-26॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; एव (eva) - indeed; लभते (labhate) - obtains; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by good battle; महत् (mahat) - great; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रव्यथन्ते (pravyathante) - are distressed; अस्य (asya) - his; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; विनमन्ति (vinamanti) - bow down; च (ca) - and;]
(When indeed the hero obtains great fame by good battle, then indeed his enemies are distressed and bow down.)
When a hero gains great fame through a noble battle, his enemies become distressed and bow down to him.
त्यक्त्वात्मानं रणे दक्षं शूरं कापुरुषा जनाः । अवशाः पूरयन्ति स्म सर्वकामसमृद्धिभिः ॥५-१३२-२७॥
tyaktvāt mānaṃ raṇe dakṣaṃ śūraṃ kāpuruṣā janāḥ । avaśāḥ pūrayanti sma sarvakāmasamṛddhibhiḥ ॥5-132-27॥
[त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - self; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दक्षं (dakṣaṃ) - capable; शूरं (śūraṃ) - heroic; कापुरुषा (kāpuruṣā) - cowardly men; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; अवशाः (avaśāḥ) - helpless; पूरयन्ति (pūrayanti) - fulfill; स्म (sma) - indeed; सर्वकामसमृद्धिभिः (sarvakāmasamṛddhibhiḥ) - with all desires fulfilled;]
(Having abandoned self in battle, capable and heroic cowardly men indeed fulfill with all desires fulfilled.)
Cowardly men, having abandoned their capable and heroic selves in battle, helplessly fulfill all desires.
राज्यं वाप्युग्रविभ्रंशं संशयो जीवितस्य वा । प्रलब्धस्य हि शत्रोर्वै शेषं कुर्वन्ति साधवः ॥५-१३२-२८॥
rājyaṃ vāpyugravibhraṃśaṃ saṃśayo jīvitasya vā । pralabdhasya hi śatrorvai śeṣaṃ kurvanti sādhavaḥ ॥5-132-28॥
[राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; उग्रविभ्रंशम् (ugravibhraṃśam) - great downfall; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; वा (vā) - or; प्रलब्धस्य (pralabdhasya) - of the deceived; हि (hi) - indeed; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy; वै (vai) - truly; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remainder; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the virtuous;]
(The virtuous indeed make the remainder of the kingdom or great downfall or doubt of life or of the deceived enemy.)
The virtuous indeed manage what remains of a kingdom, a great downfall, a doubt of life, or the deception of an enemy.
स्वर्गद्वारोपमं राज्यमथ वाप्यमृतोपमम् । रुद्धमेकायने मत्वा पतोल्मुक इवारिषु ॥५-१३२-२९॥
svargadvāropamaṃ rājyamatha vāpyamṛtopamam । ruddhamekāyane matvā patolmuka ivāriṣu ॥5-132-29॥
[स्वर्गद्वारोपमं (svargadvāropamaṃ) - like the gate of heaven; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; अप्यमृतोपमम् (apyamṛtopamam) - like nectar; रुद्धम् (ruddham) - blocked; एकायने (ekāyane) - in one path; मत्वा (matvā) - considering; पतोल्मुकः (patolmukaḥ) - like a blazing firebrand; इव (iva) - like; अरिषु (ariṣu) - among enemies;]
(The kingdom, like the gate of heaven or like nectar, blocked in one path, considering like a blazing firebrand among enemies.)
The kingdom, resembling the gate of heaven or like nectar, was blocked in a single path, perceived as a blazing firebrand among enemies.
जहि शत्रून्रणे राजन्स्वधर्ममनुपालय । मा त्वा पश्येत्सुकृपणं शत्रुः श्रीमान्कदाचन ॥५-१३२-३०॥
jahi śatrūn raṇe rājan svadharmam anupālaya । mā tvā paśyet sukṛpaṇaṃ śatruḥ śrīmān kadācana ॥5-132-30॥
[जहि (jahi) - conquer; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - own duty; अनुपालय (anupālaya) - uphold; मा (mā) - do not; त्वा (tvā) - you; पश्येत् (paśyet) - be seen; सुकृपणम् (sukṛpaṇam) - as pitiable; शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - prosperous; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(Conquer the enemies in battle, O king, uphold your own duty. Do not let the enemy ever see you as pitiable, O prosperous one.)
O king, conquer your enemies in battle and uphold your duty. Never let the enemy see you as pitiable, O prosperous one.
अस्मदीयैश्च शोचद्भिर्नदद्भिश्च परैर्वृतम् । अपि त्वां नानुपश्येयं दीना दीनमवस्थितम् ॥५-१३२-३१॥
asmadīyaiśca śocadbhirnadadbhiśca parairvṛtam । api tvāṃ nānupaśyeyaṃ dīnā dīnamavasthitam ॥5-132-31॥
[अस्मदीयैः (asmadīyaiḥ) - by our people; च (ca) - and; शोचद्भिः (śocadbhiḥ) - lamenting; नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - crying; च (ca) - and; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; अपि (api) - even; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; न (na) - not; अनुपश्येयम् (anupaśyeyam) - I would see; दीना (dīnā) - distressed; दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - situated;]
(Surrounded by our lamenting and crying people and by others, even you I would not see, distressed and miserable, situated.)
Even amidst our lamenting and crying people and others, I would not see you, distressed and miserable, in such a state.
उष्य सौवीरकन्याभिः श्लाघस्वार्थैर्यथा पुरा । मा च सैन्धवकन्यानामवसन्नो वशं गमः ॥५-१३२-३२॥
uṣya sauvīrakanyābhiḥ ślāghasvārthairyathā purā । mā ca saindhavakanyānāmavasanno vaśaṃ gamaḥ ॥5-132-32॥
[उष्य (uṣya) - having stayed; सौवीरकन्याभिः (sauvīrakanyābhiḥ) - with the daughters of Sauvīra; श्लाघस्वार्थैः (ślāghasvārthaiḥ) - with praises and purposes; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - before; मा (mā) - do not; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवकन्यानाम् (saindhavakanyānām) - of the daughters of Sindhu; अवसन्नः (avasannaḥ) - depressed; वशं (vaśam) - control; गमः (gamaḥ) - go;]
(Having stayed with the daughters of Sauvīra with praises and purposes as before, do not go under the control of the daughters of Sindhu, being depressed.)
After staying with the daughters of Sauvīra, praised and with purpose as before, do not fall under the control of the daughters of Sindhu, feeling downcast.
युवा रूपेण सम्पन्नो विद्ययाभिजनेन च । यस्त्वादृशो विकुर्वीत यशस्वी लोकविश्रुतः ॥ वोढव्ये धुर्यनडुवन्मन्ये मरणमेव तत् ॥५-१३२-३३॥
yuvā rūpeṇa sampanno vidyayābhijanena ca । yastvādṛśo vikurvīta yaśasvī lokaviśrutaḥ ॥ voḍhavye dhuryanaḍuvanmanyē maraṇameva tat ॥5-132-33॥
[युवा (yuvā) - young; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form; सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - endowed; विद्यया (vidyayā) - with knowledge; अभिजनेन (abhijanena) - by noble birth; च (ca) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वादृशः (tvādṛśaḥ) - like you; विकुर्वीत (vikurvīta) - would act; यशस्वी (yaśasvī) - famous; लोकविश्रुतः (lokaviśrutaḥ) - renowned in the world; वोढव्ये (voḍhavye) - in bearing; धुर्यनडुवत् (dhuryanaḍuvat) - like a beast of burden; मन्ये (manyē) - I think; मरणमेव (maraṇameva) - death itself; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Young, endowed by form, with knowledge and noble birth, who like you would act, famous and renowned in the world, in bearing like a beast of burden, I think that is death itself.)
A young man, endowed with beauty, knowledge, and noble birth, who acts like you, is famous and renowned in the world. Bearing burdens like a beast of burden, I think that is akin to death itself.
यदि त्वामनुपश्यामि परस्य प्रियवादिनम् । पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजन्तं वा का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥५-१३२-३४॥
yadi tvāmanupaśyāmi parasya priyavādinam । pṛṣṭhato'nuvrajantaṃ vā kā śāntirhṛdayasya me ॥5-132-34॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - see; परस्य (parasya) - of another; प्रियवादिनम् (priyavādinam) - speaking pleasantly; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; अनुव्रजन्तं (anuvrajantam) - following; वा (vā) - or; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of heart; मे (me) - my;]
(If I see you speaking pleasantly to another or following behind, what peace is there in my heart?)
If I see you speaking pleasantly to someone else or following them, how can my heart be at peace?
नास्मिञ्जातु कुले जातो गच्छेद्योऽन्यस्य पृष्ठतः । न त्वं परस्यानुधुरं तात जीवितुमर्हसि ॥५-१३२-३५॥
nāsmiñ jātu kule jāto gacched yo'nyasya pṛṣṭhataḥ । na tvaṃ parasyānudhuraṃ tāta jīvitum arhasi ॥5-132-35॥
[न (na) - not; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; जातु (jātu) - ever; कुले (kule) - family; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go; यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्यस्य (anyasya) - another's; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; न (na) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; परस्य (parasya) - another's; अनुधुरं (anudhuram) - yoke; तात (tāta) - dear; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; अर्हसि (arhasi) - deserve;]
(In this family, one who is born should never go behind another. Dear, you do not deserve to live under another's yoke.)
In this family, no one born should ever follow behind another. Dear son, you should not live under the control of another.
अहं हि क्षत्रहृदयं वेद यत्परिशाश्वतम् । पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैः प्रोक्तं परैः परतरैरपि ॥५-१३२-३६॥
ahaṁ hi kṣatrahṛdayaṁ veda yatpariśāśvatam । pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ proktaṁ paraiḥ paratarairapi ॥5-132-36॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षत्रहृदयं (kṣatrahṛdayaṁ) - the heart of a warrior; वेद (veda) - know; यत् (yat) - which; परिशाश्वतम् (pariśāśvatam) - eternal; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients; पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraiḥ) - by the more ancient; प्रोक्तं (proktaṁ) - spoken; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; परतरैरपि (paratarairapi) - by the most ancient also;]
(I indeed know the heart of a warrior, which is eternal, spoken by the ancients, by the more ancient, by others, and by the most ancient also.)
I truly understand the eternal essence of a warrior's heart, as spoken by the ancients, the more ancient, others, and even the most ancient.
यो वै कश्चिदिहाजातः क्षत्रियः क्षत्रधर्मवित् । भयाद्वृत्तिसमीक्षो वा न नमेदिह कस्यचित् ॥५-१३२-३७॥
yo vai kaścidihājātaḥ kṣatriyaḥ kṣatradharmavit । bhayādvṛttisamīkṣo vā na namediha kasyacit ॥5-132-37॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; इह (iha) - here; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior; क्षत्रधर्मवित् (kṣatradharmavit) - knower of warrior's duty; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; वृत्तिसमीक्षः (vṛttisamīkṣaḥ) - observant of conduct; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; नमेत् (namet) - should bow; इह (iha) - here; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone;]
(Whoever is born here as a warrior, a knower of warrior's duty, should not bow to anyone here out of fear or observance of conduct.)
Any warrior born here, who understands the duty of a warrior, should not bow to anyone out of fear or mere observance of conduct.
उद्यच्छेदेव न नमेदुद्यमो ह्येव पौरुषम् । अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेदिह कस्यचित् ॥५-१३२-३८॥
udyacchedeva na namedudyamo hyeva pauruṣam । apyaparvaṇi bhajyeta na namediha kasyacit ॥5-132-38॥
[उद्यच्छेदेव (udyacchedeva) - like the rising; न (na) - not; नमेत् (namet) - should bow; उद्यमः (udyamaḥ) - effort; हि (hi) - indeed; एव (eva) - certainly; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; अपि (api) - even; अपर्वणि (aparvaṇi) - in adversity; भज्येत (bhajyeta) - may break; न (na) - not; नमेत् (namet) - should bow; इह (iha) - here; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - to anyone;]
(Like the rising, effort should not bow, indeed certainly manliness. Even in adversity, may break, should not bow here to anyone.)
Effort should be like the rising sun, never bowing down, as it represents true manliness. Even in adversity, it may break but should not bow to anyone here.
मातङ्गो मत्त इव च परीयात्सुमहामनाः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमेन्नित्यं धर्मायैव च सञ्जय ॥५-१३२-३९॥
mātaṅgo matta iva ca parīyātsumahāmanāḥ । brāhmaṇebhyo namennityaṃ dharmāyaiva ca sañjaya ॥5-132-39॥
[मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - elephant; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; परियाति (pariyāti) - wanders; सुमहामनाः (sumahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; नमेत् (namet) - should bow; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; धर्माय (dharmāya) - to Dharma; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(The great-minded one should wander like an intoxicated elephant and always bow to the Brahmins and indeed to Dharma, O Sanjaya.)
The wise person, like an intoxicated elephant, should roam freely and consistently show respect to the Brahmins and uphold Dharma, O Sanjaya.
नियच्छन्नितरान्वर्णान्विनिघ्नन्सर्वदुष्कृतः । ससहायोऽसहायो वा यावज्जीवं तथा भवेत् ॥५-१३२-४०॥
niyacchannitarānvarṇānvinighnansarvaduṣkṛtaḥ । sasahāyo'sahāyo vā yāvajjīvaṃ tathā bhavet ॥5-132-40॥
[नियच्छन् (niyacchan) - controlling; इतरान् (itarān) - others; वर्णान् (varṇān) - colors; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - destroying; सर्वदुष्कृतः (sarvaduṣkṛtaḥ) - all misdeeds; ससहायः (sasahāyaḥ) - with help; असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - without help; वा (vā) - or; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; जीवं (jīvaṃ) - life; तथा (tathā) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be;]
(Controlling others' colors, destroying all misdeeds, with or without help, thus should be as long as life.)
One should control others' appearances and destroy all misdeeds, whether with help or without, for as long as one lives.
