05.134
Library: Kunti concludes the story of Vibhavari and Sanjaya
मातोवाच॥
mātovāca॥
[माता (mātā) - mother; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Mother said:)
The mother spoke:
नैव राज्ञा दरः कार्यो जातु कस्याञ्चिदापदि । अथ चेदपि दीर्णः स्यान्नैव वर्तेत दीर्णवत् ॥५-१३४-१॥
naiva rājñā daraḥ kāryo jātu kasyāñcidāpadi । atha cedapi dīrṇaḥ syānnaiva varteta dīrṇavat ॥5-134-1॥
[नैव (naiva) - never; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; दरः (daraḥ) - fear; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be made; जातु (jātu) - at any time; कस्याञ्चित् (kasyāñcit) - in any situation; आपदि (āpadi) - in adversity; अथ (atha) - but; चेत् (cet) - if; अपि (api) - even; दीर्णः (dīrṇaḥ) - broken; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; नैव (naiva) - never; वर्तेत (varteta) - should act; दीर्णवत् (dīrṇavat) - as broken;]
(Never should fear be made by the king at any time in any situation of adversity. But if even broken, he should never act as broken.)
A king should never show fear in any adverse situation. However, even if he is broken, he should not behave as if he is defeated.
दीर्णं हि दृष्ट्वा राजानं सर्वमेवानुदीर्यते । राष्ट्रं बलममात्याश्च पृथक्कुर्वन्ति ते मतिम् ॥५-१३४-२॥
dīrṇaṃ hi dṛṣṭvā rājānaṃ sarvamevānudīryate । rāṣṭraṃ balamamātyāśca pṛthakkurvanti te matim ॥5-134-2॥
[दीर्णम् (dīrṇam) - torn; हि (hi) - indeed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अनुदीर्यते (anudīryate) - is declared; राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; बलम् (balam) - army; अमात्याः (amātyāḥ) - ministers; च (ca) - and; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - make; ते (te) - they; मतिम् (matim) - decision;]
(Indeed, having seen the torn king, all is declared. The kingdom, army, and ministers make their decision separately.)
Upon seeing the king in distress, everything is announced. The kingdom, army, and ministers each make their own decisions separately.
शत्रूनेके प्रपद्यन्ते प्रजहत्यपरे पुनः । अन्वेके प्रजिहीर्षन्ति ये पुरस्ताद्विमानिताः ॥५-१३४-३॥
śatrūneke prapadyante prajahatyapare punaḥ । anveke prajihīrṣanti ye purastādvimānitāḥ ॥5-134-3॥
[शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; एके (eke) - some; प्रपद्यन्ते (prapadyante) - surrender; प्रजहति (prajahati) - abandon; अपरे (apare) - others; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अन्वेके (anveke) - some others; प्रजिहीर्षन्ति (prajihīrṣanti) - wish to abandon; ये (ye) - who; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; विमानिताः (vimānitāḥ) - insulted;]
(Some enemies surrender, others abandon again. Some others wish to abandon those who were insulted before.)
Some enemies surrender, others abandon again. Some others wish to abandon those who were previously insulted.
य एवात्यन्तसुहृदस्त एनं पर्युपासते । अशक्तयः स्वस्तिकामा बद्धवत्सा इडा इव ॥ शोचन्तमनुशोचन्ति प्रतीतानिव बान्धवान् ॥५-१३४-४॥
ya evātyantasuhṛdasta enaṃ paryupāsate । aśaktayaḥ svastikāmā baddhavatsā iḍā iva ॥ śocantamanuśocanti pratītāniva bāndhavān ॥5-134-4॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; एव (eva) - indeed; अत्यन्तसुहृदः (atyantasuhṛdaḥ) - true friends; ते (te) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - worship; अशक्तयः (aśaktayaḥ) - powerless; स्वस्तिकामाः (svastikāmāḥ) - desiring welfare; बद्धवत्साः (baddhavatsāḥ) - like cows with calves tied; इडा (iḍā) - Ida; इव (iva) - like; शोचन्तम् (śocantam) - grieving; अनुशोचन्ति (anuśocanti) - grieve after; प्रतीतान् (pratītān) - those who have gone; इव (iva) - like; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - relatives;]
(Those who are indeed true friends worship him. Powerless, desiring welfare, like cows with calves tied, like Ida, they grieve after the grieving, like relatives grieve after those who have gone.)
True friends indeed worship him. Even those who are powerless and desire welfare, like cows with calves tied, grieve after him as relatives grieve for those who have departed.
अपि ते पूजिताः पूर्वमपि ते सुहृदो मताः । ये राष्ट्रमभिमन्यन्ते राज्ञो व्यसनमीयुषः ॥ मा दीदरस्त्वं सुहृदो मा त्वां दीर्णं प्रहासिषुः ॥५-१३४-५॥
api te pūjitāḥ pūrvamapi te suhṛdo matāḥ । ye rāṣṭramabhimanyante rājño vyasanamīyuṣaḥ ॥ mā dīdarastvaṃ suhṛdo mā tvāṃ dīrṇaṃ prahāsiṣuḥ ॥5-134-5॥
[अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - respected; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; मताः (matāḥ) - considered; ये (ye) - who; राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; अभिमन्यन्ते (abhimanyante) - desire; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - calamity; ईयुषः (īyuṣaḥ) - approaching; मा (mā) - do not; दीदरः (dīdarah) - be seen; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; मा (mā) - do not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; दीर्णम् (dīrṇam) - broken; प्रहासिषुः (prahāsiṣuḥ) - laugh at;]
(Also, your respected friends, formerly considered, who desire the kingdom, approaching the calamity of the king, do not be seen, you friends, do not let them laugh at you broken.)
Even your respected friends, who were once considered close, now desire the kingdom and approach the king's calamity. Do not let yourself be seen by them, lest they laugh at you in your broken state.
प्रभावं पौरुषं बुद्धिं जिज्ञासन्त्या मया तव । उल्लपन्त्या समाश्वासं बलवानिव दुर्बलम् ॥५-१३४-६॥
prabhāvaṃ pauruṣaṃ buddhiṃ jijñāsantyā mayā tava । ullapantyā samāśvāsaṃ balavāniva durbalam ॥5-134-6॥
[प्रभावं (prabhāvam) - influence; पौरुषं (pauruṣam) - manliness; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - intellect; जिज्ञासन्त्या (jijñāsantyā) - inquiring; मया (mayā) - by me; तव (tava) - your; उल्लपन्त्या (ullapantyā) - uttering; समाश्वासं (samāśvāsam) - consolation; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; इव (iva) - like; दुर्बलम् (durbalam) - weak;]
(Inquiring about your influence, manliness, and intellect by me, uttering consolation like a strong one to a weak one.)
I was inquiring about your influence, manliness, and intellect, while uttering words of consolation as if a strong person to a weak one.
यद्येतत्संविजानासि यदि सम्यग्ब्रवीम्यहम् । कृत्वासौम्यमिवात्मानं जयायोत्तिष्ठ सञ्जय ॥५-१३४-७॥
yadyetatsaṃvijānāsi yadi samyagbravīmyaham । kṛtvāsaumyamivātmānaṃ jayāyottiṣṭha sañjaya ॥5-134-7॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एतत् (etat) - this; संविजानासि (saṃvijānāsi) - you understand; यदि (yadi) - if; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; अहम् (aham) - I; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सौम्यम् (saumyām) - gentle; इव (iva) - like; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - stand up; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(If you understand this, if I speak properly, having made yourself gentle like, stand up for victory, Sanjaya.)
If you understand this and if I am speaking correctly, then make yourself gentle and rise for victory, Sanjaya.
अस्ति नः कोशनिचयो महानविदितस्तव । तमहं वेद नान्यस्तमुपसम्पादयामि ते ॥५-१३४-८॥
asti naḥ kośanicayo mahānaviditastava । tamahaṃ veda nānyastamupasampādayāmi te ॥5-134-8॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; नः (naḥ) - our; कोशनिचयः (kośanicayaḥ) - treasure collection; महान् (mahān) - great; अविदितः (aviditaḥ) - unknown; तव (tava) - to you; तम् (tam) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; वेद (veda) - know; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; तम् (tam) - that; उपसम्पादयामि (upasampādayāmi) - acquire; ते (te) - for you;]
(There is our great treasure collection unknown to you. I know that, not another acquires that for you.)
We have a great collection of treasures unknown to you. I am the one who knows it, and no one else can acquire it for you.
सन्ति नैकशता भूयः सुहृदस्तव सञ्जय । सुखदुःखसहा वीर शतार्हा अनिवर्तिनः ॥५-१३४-९॥
santi naikaśatā bhūyaḥ suhṛdastava sañjaya । sukhaduḥkhasahā vīra śatārhā anivartinaḥ ॥5-134-9॥
[सन्ति (santi) - are; नैकशता (naikaśatā) - many hundreds; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तव (tava) - your; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; सुखदुःखसहा (sukhaduḥkhasahā) - sharing joy and sorrow; वीर (vīra) - hero; शतार्हाः (śatārhāḥ) - worthy of hundreds; अनिवर्तिनः (anivartinaḥ) - non-retreating;]
(There are many hundreds more of your friends, Sanjaya, sharing joy and sorrow, heroes worthy of hundreds, non-retreating.)
There are many hundreds of your friends, Sanjaya, who share in joy and sorrow, are heroic, worthy of hundreds, and do not retreat.
तादृशा हि सहाया वै पुरुषस्य बुभूषतः । ईषदुज्जिहतः किञ्चित्सचिवाः शत्रुकर्शनाः ॥५-१३४-१०॥
tādṛśā hi sahāyā vai puruṣasya bubhūṣataḥ । īṣadujjihataḥ kiñcitsacivāḥ śatrukarśanāḥ ॥5-134-10॥
[तादृशाः (tādṛśāḥ) - such; हि (hi) - indeed; सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers; वै (vai) - truly; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man; बुभूषतः (bubhūṣataḥ) - desiring; ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly; उज्जिहतः (ujjihataḥ) - rising; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little; सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers; शत्रुकर्शनाः (śatrukarśanāḥ) - destroyers of enemies;]
(Such indeed are the helpers truly of a man desiring slightly rising a little ministers destroyers of enemies.)
Such indeed are the helpers of a man who desires to rise slightly, the ministers who are destroyers of enemies.
पुत्र उवाच॥
putra uvāca॥
[पुत्र (putra) - son; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Son said:)
The son spoke:
कस्य त्वीदृशकं वाक्यं श्रुत्वापि स्वल्पचेतसः । तमो न व्यपहन्येत सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम् ॥५-१३४-११॥
kasya tvīdṛśakaṃ vākyaṃ śrutvāpi svalpacetasaḥ । tamo na vyapahanyeta sucitrārthapadākṣaram ॥5-134-11॥
[कस्य (kasya) - whose; त्व (tvi) - indeed; ईदृशकं (īdṛśakaṃ) - such a kind; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; अपि (api) - even; स्वल्पचेतसः (svalpacetasaḥ) - of little intelligence; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; न (na) - not; व्यपहन्येत (vyapahanyeta) - would be dispelled; सुचित्रार्थपदाक्षरम् (sucitrārthapadākṣaram) - with well-constructed words and meanings;]
(Whose indeed such a kind of speech, having heard even by one of little intelligence, the darkness would not be dispelled with well-constructed words and meanings.)
Even a person of little intelligence, upon hearing such a well-constructed speech, would not have their ignorance dispelled.
उदके धूरियं धार्या सर्तव्यं प्रवणे मया । यस्य मे भवती नेत्री भविष्यद्भूतदर्शिनी ॥५-१३४-१२॥
udake dhūriyaṃ dhāryā sartavyaṃ pravaṇe mayā । yasya me bhavatī netrī bhaviṣyadbhūtadarśinī ॥5-134-12॥
[उदके (udake) - in water; धूरियम् (dhūriyam) - burden; धार्या (dhāryā) - to be borne; सर्तव्यम् (sartavyam) - to be crossed; प्रवणे (pravaṇe) - in slope; मया (mayā) - by me; यस्य (yasya) - whose; मे (me) - my; भवती (bhavatī) - lady; नेत्री (netrī) - guide; भविष्यद्भूतदर्शिनी (bhaviṣyadbhūtadarśinī) - seer of future and past;]
(In water, the burden is to be borne, to be crossed in slope by me, whose lady is my guide, seer of future and past.)
In the water, I must bear the burden and cross the slope, guided by my lady who sees both the future and the past.
अहं हि वचनं त्वत्तः शुश्रूषुरपरापरम् । किञ्चित्किञ्चित्प्रतिवदंस्तूष्णीमासं मुहुर्मुहुः ॥५-१३४-१३॥
ahaṁ hi vacanaṁ tvattaḥ śuśrūṣuraparāparam । kiñcitkiñcitprativadaṁstūṣṇīmāsaṁ muhurmuhuḥ ॥5-134-13॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - eager to hear; अपरापरम् (aparāparam) - again and again; किञ्चित्किञ्चित् (kiñcitkiñcit) - little by little; प्रतिवदन् (prativadan) - replying; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently; आसं (āsam) - remained; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(I indeed, eager to hear words from you, remained silently replying little by little, again and again.)
I was indeed eager to hear words from you, and I kept replying little by little, remaining silent again and again.
अतृप्यन्नमृतस्येव कृच्छ्राल्लब्धस्य बान्धवात् । उद्यच्छाम्येष शत्रूणां नियमाय जयाय च ॥५-१३४-१४॥
atṛpyannamṛtasyeva kṛcchrāllabdhasya bāndhavāt । udyacchāmyeṣa śatrūṇāṃ niyamāya jayāya ca ॥5-134-14॥
[अतृप्यन् (atṛpyan) - not satisfied; अमृतस्य (amṛtasya) - of nectar; इव (iva) - like; कृच्छ्रात् (kṛcchrāt) - with difficulty; लब्धस्य (labdhasya) - obtained; बान्धवात् (bāndhavāt) - from a relative; उद्यच्छामि (udyacchāmi) - I rise; एष (eṣa) - this; शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies; नियमाय (niyamāya) - for control; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; च (ca) - and;]
(Not satisfied like nectar obtained with difficulty from a relative, I rise for the control and victory over enemies.)
Just as one is not satisfied with nectar obtained with difficulty from a relative, I rise to control and conquer the enemies.
कुन्त्युवाच॥
kuntyuvāca॥
[कुन्ति (kunti) - Kunti; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kunti said:)
Kunti spoke:
सदश्व इव स क्षिप्तः प्रणुन्नो वाक्यसायकैः । तच्चकार तथा सर्वं यथावदनुशासनम् ॥५-१३४-१५॥
sadaśva iva sa kṣiptaḥ praṇunno vākyasāyakaiḥ । taccakāra tathā sarvaṃ yathāvadanuśāsanam ॥5-134-15॥
[सदश्व (sadaśva) - like a good horse; इव (iva) - as; सः (saḥ) - he; क्षिप्तः (kṣiptaḥ) - hurled; प्रणुन्नः (praṇunnaḥ) - driven; वाक्यसायकैः (vākyasāyakaiḥ) - by verbal arrows; तत् (tat) - that; चकार (cakāra) - did; तथा (tathā) - thus; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; अनुशासनम् (anuśāsanam) - instruction;]
(He, like a good horse, was hurled, driven by verbal arrows. He did all that was instructed properly.)
He was driven like a good horse by verbal arrows and did everything as instructed properly.
इदमुद्धर्षणं भीमं तेजोवर्धनमुत्तमम् । राजानं श्रावयेन्मन्त्री सीदन्तं शत्रुपीडितम् ॥५-१३४-१६॥
idamuddharṣaṇaṃ bhīmaṃ tejovardhanamuttamam । rājānaṃ śrāvayenmantrī sīdantaṃ śatrupīḍitam ॥5-134-16॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; उद्धर्षणम् (uddharṣaṇam) - encouraging; भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible; तेजोवर्धनम् (tejovardhanam) - energy-increasing; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; श्रावयेत् (śrāvayet) - should make hear; मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister; सीदन्तम् (sīdantam) - suffering; शत्रुपीडितम् (śatrupīḍitam) - oppressed by enemies;]
(This excellent, terrible, energy-increasing encouragement should be made heard to the king by the minister who is suffering and oppressed by enemies.)
The minister should convey this excellent and formidable encouragement to the king, who is suffering and oppressed by enemies.
जयो नामेतिहासोऽयं श्रोतव्यो विजिगीषुणा । महीं विजयते क्षिप्रं श्रुत्वा शत्रूंश्च मर्दति ॥५-१३४-१७॥
jayo nāmetihāso'yaṃ śrotavyo vijigīṣuṇā । mahīṃ vijayate kṣipraṃ śrutvā śatrūṃśca mardati ॥5-134-17॥
[जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; नाम (nāma) - named; इतिहासः (itihāsaḥ) - history; अयम् (ayam) - this; श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - to be heard; विजिगीषुणा (vijigīṣuṇā) - by one desiring to conquer; महीम् (mahīm) - earth; विजयते (vijayate) - conquers; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; च (ca) - and; मर्दति (mardati) - crushes;]
(Victory named history this to be heard by one desiring to conquer. Earth conquers quickly having heard enemies and crushes.)
This history named 'Victory' should be heard by one who desires to conquer. By hearing it, one quickly conquers the earth and crushes enemies.
इदं पुंसवनं चैव वीराजननमेव च । अभीक्ष्णं गर्भिणी श्रुत्वा ध्रुवं वीरं प्रजायते ॥५-१३४-१८॥
idaṃ puṃsavanaṃ caiva vīrājananameva ca । abhīkṣṇaṃ garbhiṇī śrutvā dhruvaṃ vīraṃ prajāyate ॥5-134-18॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; पुंसवनं (puṃsavanaṃ) - male-producing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वीराजननं (vīrājananaṃ) - hero-producing; अभिक्ष्णं (abhīkṣṇam) - frequently; गर्भिणी (garbhiṇī) - pregnant woman; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; वीरं (vīram) - a hero; प्रजायते (prajāyate) - is born;]
(This is indeed male-producing and hero-producing; hearing frequently, a pregnant woman certainly gives birth to a hero.)
This ritual, known as Puṃsavana, is indeed for producing males and heroes; when a pregnant woman frequently hears about it, she is certain to give birth to a hero.
विद्याशूरं तपःशूरं दमशूरं तपस्विनम् । ब्राह्म्या श्रिया दीप्यमानं साधुवादेन संमतम् ॥५-१३४-१९॥
vidyāśūraṃ tapaḥśūraṃ damaśūraṃ tapasvinam । brāhmyā śriyā dīpyamānaṃ sādhuvādena saṃmatam ॥5-134-19॥
[विद्याशूरं (vidyāśūraṃ) - heroic in knowledge; तपःशूरं (tapaḥśūraṃ) - heroic in penance; दमशूरं (damaśūraṃ) - heroic in self-control; तपस्विनम् (tapasvinam) - ascetic; ब्राह्म्या (brāhmyā) - with Brahmanic; श्रिया (śriyā) - splendor; दीप्यमानं (dīpyamānaṃ) - shining; साधुवादेन (sādhuvādena) - with praise; संमतम् (saṃmatam) - approved;]
(Heroic in knowledge, heroic in penance, heroic in self-control, ascetic, shining with Brahmanic splendor, approved with praise.)
The one who is heroic in knowledge, penance, and self-control, an ascetic shining with Brahmanic splendor, is approved and praised.
अर्चिष्मन्तं बलोपेतं महाभागं महारथम् । धृष्टवन्तमनाधृष्यं जेतारमपराजितम् ॥५-१३४-२०॥
arciṣmantaṃ balopetaṃ mahābhāgaṃ mahāratham । dhṛṣṭavantamanādhṛṣyaṃ jetāramaparājitam ॥5-134-20॥
[अर्चिष्मन्तं (arciṣmantaṃ) - radiant; बलोपेतं (balopetaṃ) - endowed with strength; महाभागं (mahābhāgaṃ) - highly fortunate; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; धृष्टवन्तम् (dhṛṣṭavantam) - bold; अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - invincible; जेतारम् (jetāram) - conqueror; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - undefeated;]
(Radiant, endowed with strength, highly fortunate, a great chariot-warrior, bold, invincible, a conqueror, undefeated.)
He is radiant and endowed with strength, a highly fortunate and great chariot-warrior. Bold and invincible, he is a conqueror who remains undefeated.
नियन्तारमसाधूनां गोप्तारं धर्मचारिणाम् । तदर्थं क्षत्रिया सूते वीरं सत्यपराक्रमम् ॥५-१३४-२१॥
niyantāramasādhūnāṃ goptāraṃ dharmacāriṇām । tadarthaṃ kṣatriyā sūte vīraṃ satyaparākramam ॥5-134-21॥
[नियन्तारम् (niyantāram) - controller; असाधूनाम् (asādhūnām) - of the wicked; गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector; धर्मचारिणाम् (dharmacāriṇām) - of the righteous; तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for that purpose; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - a Kshatriya woman; सूते (sūte) - gives birth; वीरम् (vīram) - a hero; सत्यपराक्रमम् (satyaparākramam) - of true valor;]
(The controller of the wicked, protector of the righteous; for that purpose, a Kshatriya woman gives birth to a hero of true valor.)
A Kshatriya woman gives birth to a hero of true valor, who is the controller of the wicked and protector of the righteous.
