05.137
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एवमुक्तस्तु विमनास्तिर्यग्दृष्टिरधोमुखः । संहत्य च भ्रुवोर्मध्यं न किञ्चिद्व्याजहार ह ॥५-१३७-१॥
evamuktastu vimanāstiryagdṛṣṭiradhomukhaḥ । saṃhatya ca bhruvormadhyaṃ na kiñcidvyājahāra ha ॥5-137-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - dejected; तिर्यक्-दृष्टिः (tiryak-dṛṣṭiḥ) - side-glancing; अधोमुखः (adhomukhaḥ) - head down; संहत्य (saṃhatya) - joining; च (ca) - and; भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows; मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle; न (na) - not; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - uttered; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus spoken, but dejected, with side-glancing eyes and head down, joining the middle of the eyebrows, he did not utter anything indeed.)
Having been thus addressed, he was dejected, glanced sideways, and with his head down, joining his eyebrows, he did not say anything at all.
तं वै विमनसं दृष्ट्वा सम्प्रेक्ष्यान्योन्यमन्तिकात् । पुनरेवोत्तरं वाक्यमुक्तवन्तौ नरर्षभौ ॥५-१३७-२॥
taṁ vai vimanasaṁ dṛṣṭvā samprekṣyānyonyamantikāt । punarevottaraṁ vākyamuktavantau nararṣabhau ॥5-137-2॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; वै (vai) - indeed; विमनसं (vimanasaṁ) - disheartened; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - looking at; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - nearby; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; उत्तरं (uttaraṁ) - reply; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; उक्तवन्तौ (uktavantau) - said; नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - the best among men;]
(Seeing him indeed disheartened, looking at each other nearby, the best among men again indeed said a reply speech.)
Seeing him disheartened, the two best among men looked at each other nearby and again spoke a reply.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
शुश्रूषुमनसूयं च ब्रह्मण्यं सत्यसङ्गरम् । प्रतियोत्स्यामहे पार्थमतो दुःखतरं नु किम् ॥५-१३७-३॥
śuśrūṣumanasūyaṃ ca brahmaṇyaṃ satyasaṅgaram । pratiyotsyāmahe pārthamatō duḥkhataraṃ nu kim ॥5-137-3॥
[शुश्रूषु (śuśrūṣu) - desiring to serve; अनसूयम् (anasūyam) - without envy; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मण्यम् (brahmaṇyam) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यसङ्गरम् (satyasaṅgaram) - truthful in battle; प्रतियोत्स्यामहे (pratiyotsyāmahe) - we will fight against; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataraṃ) - more painful; नु (nu) - indeed; किम् (kim) - what;]
(Desiring to serve, without envy, and devoted to Brahman, truthful in battle, we will fight against Arjuna; therefore, what indeed is more painful?)
Desiring to serve without envy and being devoted to Brahman, truthful in battle, we will fight against Arjuna. Therefore, what indeed could be more painful?
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
अश्वत्थाम्नि यथा पुत्रे भूयो मम धनञ्जये । बहुमानः परो राजन्संनतिश्च कपिध्वजे ॥५-१३७-४॥
aśvatthāmni yathā putre bhūyo mama dhanañjaye । bahumānaḥ paro rājansannatiśca kapidhvaje ॥5-137-4॥
[अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - in Ashvatthama; यथा (yathā) - as; पुत्रे (putre) - in the son; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - more; मम (mama) - my; धनञ्जये (dhanañjaye) - in Dhananjaya; बहुमानः (bahumānaḥ) - respect; परः (paraḥ) - great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संनतिः (sannatiḥ) - reverence; च (ca) - and; कपिध्वजे (kapidhvaje) - in the one with the monkey banner;]
(In Ashvatthama, as in the son, more my respect and reverence are in Dhananjaya, O king, and in the one with the monkey banner.)
O king, my respect and reverence for Dhananjaya, the one with the monkey banner, are even greater than for Ashvatthama, as they are for my own son.
तं चेत्पुत्रात्प्रियतरं प्रतियोत्स्ये धनञ्जयम् । क्षत्रधर्ममनुष्ठाय धिगस्तु क्षत्रजीविकाम् ॥५-१३७-५॥
taṃ cetputrātpriyataraṃ pratiyotsye dhanañjayam । kṣatradharmamanuṣṭhāya dhigastu kṣatrajīvikām ॥5-137-5॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; चेत् (cet) - if; पुत्रात् (putrāt) - than son; प्रियतरं (priyataram) - dearer; प्रतियोत्स्ये (pratiyotsye) - I will fight; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; अनुष्ठाय (anuṣṭhāya) - following; धिगस्तु (dhigastu) - shame be; क्षत्रजीविकाम् (kṣatrajīvikām) - warrior's life;]
(If I fight Arjuna, who is dearer than my son, following the warrior's duty, shame be upon the warrior's life.)
If I must fight Arjuna, who is dearer to me than my own son, by following the warrior's duty, then shame on the life of a warrior.
यस्य लोके समो नास्ति कश्चिदन्यो धनुर्धरः । मत्प्रसादात्स बीभत्सुः श्रेयानन्यैर्धनुर्धरैः ॥५-१३७-६॥
yasya loke samo nāsti kaścidanyo dhanurdharaḥ । matprasādāts bībhatsuḥ śreyānanyairdhanurdharaiḥ ॥5-137-6॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; लोके (loke) - in the world; समः (samaḥ) - equal; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer; मत्प्रसादात् (matprasādāt) - by my grace; सः (saḥ) - he; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - than others; धनुर्धरैः (dhanurdharaiḥ) - archers;]
(In the world, there is no one equal to him as an archer; by my grace, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) is superior to other archers.)
In the world, there is no archer equal to him; by my grace, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) surpasses all other archers.
मित्रध्रुग्दुष्टभावश्च नास्तिकोऽथानृजुः शठः । न सत्सु लभते पूजां यज्ञे मूर्ख इवागतः ॥५-१३७-७॥
mitradhṛugduṣṭabhāvaśca nāstiko'thānṛjuḥ śaṭhaḥ । na satsu labhate pūjāṃ yajñe mūrkha ivāgataḥ ॥5-137-7॥
[मित्रध्रुक् (mitradhṛuk) - betrayer of friends; दुष्टभावः (duṣṭabhāvaḥ) - evil-minded; च (ca) - and; नास्तिकः (nāstikaḥ) - atheist; अथ (atha) - then; अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - dishonest; शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - deceitful; न (na) - not; सत्सु (satsu) - among the good; लभते (labhate) - obtains; पूजाम् (pūjām) - respect; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in sacrifice; मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - fool; इव (iva) - like; आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived;]
(The betrayer of friends, evil-minded, atheist, then dishonest and deceitful does not obtain respect among the good, like a fool arrived in sacrifice.)
A betrayer of friends, who is evil-minded, atheist, dishonest, and deceitful, does not receive respect among the virtuous, just as a fool does not gain honor when he arrives at a sacrifice.
वार्यमाणोऽपि पापेभ्यः पापात्मा पापमिच्छति । चोद्यमानोऽपि पापेन शुभात्मा शुभमिच्छति ॥५-१३७-८॥
vāryamāṇo'pi pāpebhyaḥ pāpātmā pāpam icchati । codyamāno'pi pāpena śubhātmā śubham icchati ॥5-137-8॥
[वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; अपि (api) - even; पापेभ्यः (pāpebhyaḥ) - from sins; पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - sinful soul; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; चोद्यमानः (codyamānaḥ) - being urged; अपि (api) - even; पापेन (pāpena) - by sin; शुभात्मा (śubhātmā) - virtuous soul; शुभम् (śubham) - virtue; इच्छति (icchati) - desires;]
(Even when restrained from sins, the sinful soul desires sin. Even when urged by sin, the virtuous soul desires virtue.)
Even when restrained from sins, a sinful person desires sin, while a virtuous person, even when urged by sin, desires virtue.
मिथ्योपचरिता ह्येते वर्तमाना ह्यनु प्रिये । अहितत्वाय कल्पन्ते दोषा भरतसत्तम ॥५-१३७-९॥
mithyopacaritā hyete vartamānā hyanu priye । ahitatvāya kalpante doṣā bharatasattama ॥5-137-9॥
[मिथ्योपचरिता (mithyopacaritā) - falsely-conducted; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; वर्तमाना (vartamānā) - existing; हि (hi) - indeed; अनु (anu) - after; प्रिये (priye) - beloved; अहितत्वाय (ahitatvāya) - for harm; कल्पन्ते (kalpante) - are meant; दोषा (doṣā) - faults; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(These faults, indeed falsely conducted, existing indeed after the beloved, are meant for harm, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, these faults, which are indeed falsely conducted and exist after the beloved, are intended for harm.
त्वमुक्तः कुरुवृद्धेन मया च विदुरेण च । वासुदेवेन च तथा श्रेयो नैवाभिपद्यसे ॥५-१३७-१०॥
tvam uktaḥ kuruvṛddhena mayā ca vidureṇa ca । vāsudevena ca tathā śreyo naivābhipadyase ॥5-137-10॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; कुरुवृद्धेन (kuruvṛddhena) - by the elder of the Kurus; मया (mayā) - by me; च (ca) - and; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; च (ca) - and; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - good; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिपद्यसे (abhipadyase) - you attain;]
(You were told by the elder of the Kurus, by me, by Vidura, and also by Vāsudeva, yet you do not attain good indeed.)
You have been advised by the elder of the Kurus, by me, by Vidura, and also by Vāsudeva, yet you do not follow the path of righteousness.
अस्ति मे बलमित्येव सहसा त्वं तितीर्षसि । सग्राहनक्रमकरं गङ्गावेगमिवोष्णगे ॥५-१३७-११॥
asti me balamityeva sahasā tvaṃ titīrṣasi । sagrāhanakramakaraṃ gaṅgāvegamivoṣṇage ॥5-137-11॥
[अस्ति (asti) - there is; मे (me) - my; बलम् (balam) - strength; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तितीर्षसि (titīrṣasi) - wish to cross; सग्राहन (sagrāhana) - with crocodiles; क्रमकरम् (kramakaram) - step-making; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganges; वेगम् (vegam) - current; इव (iva) - like; उष्णगे (uṣṇage) - in the hot season;]
(There is my strength, thus indeed suddenly you wish to cross like the Ganges current with crocodiles in the hot season.)
You claim to have strength, yet you suddenly wish to cross the Ganges' current, filled with crocodiles, as if it were the hot season.
वास एव यथा हि त्वं प्रावृण्वानोऽद्य मन्यसे । स्रजं त्यक्तामिव प्राप्य लोभाद्यौधिष्ठिरीं श्रियम् ॥५-१३७-१२॥
vāsa eva yathā hi tvaṃ prāvṛṇvāno'dya manyase । srajaṃ tyaktāmiva prāpya lobhādyaudhiṣṭhirīṃ śriyam ॥5-137-12॥
[वास (vāsa) - clothing; एव (eva) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - for; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रावृण्वानः (prāvṛṇvānaḥ) - wearing; अद्य (adya) - today; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; स्रजं (srajaṃ) - garland; त्यक्ताम् (tyaktām) - abandoned; इव (iva) - as if; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed; यौधिष्ठिरीं (yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ) - of Yudhishthira; श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity;]
(Just as you think today, wearing clothes, having obtained the abandoned garland out of greed, the prosperity of Yudhishthira.)
Just as you think today, wearing clothes, having obtained the abandoned garland out of greed, the prosperity of Yudhishthira.
द्रौपदीसहितं पार्थं सायुधैर्भ्रातृभिर्वृतम् । वनस्थमपि राज्यस्थः पाण्डवं कोऽतिजीवति ॥५-१३७-१३॥
draupadīsahitaṃ pārthaṃ sāyudhairbhrātṛbhirvṛtam । vanasthamapi rājyasthaḥ pāṇḍavaṃ ko'tijīvati ॥5-137-13॥
[द्रौपदीसहितं (draupadīsahitaṃ) - with Draupadi; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; सायुधैः (sāyudhaiḥ) - with weapons; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; वनस्थम् (vanastham) - dwelling in the forest; अपि (api) - even; राज्यस्थः (rājyasthaḥ) - like a king; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; कः (kaḥ) - who; अतिजीवति (atijīvati) - survives;]
(With Draupadi, Arjuna surrounded by brothers with weapons, dwelling in the forest, even like a king, who survives the Pandava?)
Who can survive the Pandava, who, even while dwelling in the forest with Draupadi and surrounded by his brothers with weapons, appears like a king?
निदेशे यस्य राजानः सर्वे तिष्ठन्ति किङ्कराः । तमैलविलमासाद्य धर्मराजो व्यराजत ॥५-१३७-१४॥
nideśe yasya rājānaḥ sarve tiṣṭhanti kiṅkarāḥ । tamailavilamāsādya dharmarājo vyarājata ॥5-137-14॥
[निदेशे (nideśe) - in the command; यस्य (yasya) - of whom; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; किङ्कराः (kiṅkarāḥ) - as servants; तम् (tam) - him; ऐलविलम् (ailavilam) - Ailavila; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; व्याराजत (vyarājata) - shone;]
(In the command of whom all kings stand as servants, having approached Ailavila, Dharmaraja shone.)
Dharmaraja, having approached Ailavila, shone in whose command all kings stand as servants.
कुबेरसदनं प्राप्य ततो रत्नान्यवाप्य च । स्फीतमाक्रम्य ते राष्ट्रं राज्यमिच्छन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥५-१३७-१५॥
kuberasadanaṃ prāpya tato ratnānyavāpya ca । sphītamākramya te rāṣṭraṃ rājyamicchanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥5-137-15॥
[कुबेरसदनम् (kuberasadanam) - Kubera's abode; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having acquired; च (ca) - and; स्फीतम् (sphītam) - prosperous; आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having conquered; ते (te) - they; राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; राज्यम् (rājyam) - sovereignty; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(Having obtained Kubera's abode and having acquired gems, the Pandavas, having conquered the prosperous kingdom, desire sovereignty.)
The Pandavas, after reaching Kubera's abode and acquiring gems, aspire to rule the prosperous kingdom.
दत्तं हुतमधीतं च ब्राह्मणास्तर्पिता धनैः । आवयोर्गतमायुश्च कृतकृत्यौ च विद्धि नौ ॥५-१३७-१६॥
dattaṃ hutam adhītaṃ ca brāhmaṇās tarpitā dhanaiḥ । āvayor gatam āyuś ca kṛtakṛtyau ca viddhi nau ॥5-137-16॥
[दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; हुतम् (hutam) - offered in sacrifice; अधीतम् (adhītam) - studied; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; तर्पिताः (tarpitāḥ) - satisfied; धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - with wealth; आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us both; गतं (gatam) - gone; आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; च (ca) - and; कृतकृत्यौ (kṛtakṛtyau) - having accomplished duties; च (ca) - and; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; नौ (nau) - us;]
(Given, offered in sacrifice, studied, and Brahmins satisfied with wealth; of us both, life is gone, and having accomplished duties, know us.)
Know that we have given, offered sacrifices, studied, and satisfied the Brahmins with wealth; our life is gone, and we have accomplished our duties.
त्वं तु हित्वा सुखं राज्यं मित्राणि च धनानि च । विग्रहं पाण्डवैः कृत्वा महद्व्यसनमाप्स्यसि ॥५-१३७-१७॥
tvaṁ tu hitvā sukhaṁ rājyaṁ mitrāṇi ca dhanāni ca । vigrahaṁ pāṇḍavaiḥ kṛtvā mahadvyasanamāpsyasi ॥5-137-17॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तु (tu) - but; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; सुखं (sukhaṁ) - happiness; राज्यं (rājyaṁ) - kingdom; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; च (ca) - and; धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth; च (ca) - and; विग्रहं (vigrahaṁ) - conflict; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; महत् (mahat) - great; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - calamity; आप्स्यसि (āpsyasi) - you will obtain;]
(But you, having abandoned happiness, kingdom, friends, and wealth, having made conflict with the Pandavas, will obtain a great calamity.)
However, by forsaking happiness, your kingdom, friends, and wealth, and engaging in conflict with the Pandavas, you will bring upon yourself a great disaster.
द्रौपदी यस्य चाशास्ते विजयं सत्यवादिनी । तपोघोरव्रता देवी न त्वं जेष्यसि पाण्डवम् ॥५-१३७-१८॥
drau·padī yasya cā·śāste vijayaṃ satya·vādinī । tapo·ghora·vratā devī na tvaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam ॥5-137-18॥
[द्रौपदी (drau·padī) - Draupadi; यस्य (yasya) - whose; च (ca) - and; आशास्ते (ā·śāste) - desires; विजयम् (vijayam) - victory; सत्यवादिनी (satya·vādinī) - truth-speaking; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; घोरव्रता (ghora·vratā) - terrible vow; देवी (devī) - goddess; न (na) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; जेष्यसि (jeṣyasi) - will conquer; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(Draupadi, who desires victory, truth-speaking, with terrible vow of austerity, goddess, you will not conquer Pandava.)
Draupadi, the truth-speaking goddess with a terrible vow of austerity, desires victory. You will not conquer the Pandava.
मन्त्री जनार्दनो यस्य भ्राता यस्य धनञ्जयः । सर्वशस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठं कथं जेष्यसि पाण्डवम् ॥५-१३७-१९॥
mantrī janārdano yasya bhrātā yasya dhanañjayaḥ । sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ kathaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam ॥5-137-19॥
[मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna; यस्य (yasya) - whose; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; यस्य (yasya) - whose; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; सर्वशस्त्रभृतां (sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ) - of all warriors; श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭhaṃ) - the best; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; जेष्यसि (jeṣyasi) - will you conquer; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(The minister Janardana, whose brother is Dhananjaya, how will you conquer the best of all warriors, the Pandava?)
How will you conquer the Pandava, whose minister is Krishna and brother is Arjuna, the best among all warriors?
सहाया ब्राह्मणा यस्य धृतिमन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः । तमुग्रतपसं वीरं कथं जेष्यसि पाण्डवम् ॥५-१३७-२०॥
sahāyā brāhmaṇā yasya dhṛtimanto jitendriyāḥ । tamugratapasaṃ vīraṃ kathaṃ jeṣyasi pāṇḍavam ॥5-137-20॥
[सहाया (sahāyā) - helpers; ब्राह्मणा (brāhmaṇā) - brāhmaṇas; यस्य (yasya) - whose; धृतिमन्तः (dhṛtimantaḥ) - steadfast; जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - self-controlled; तम् (tam) - him; उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - of severe austerities; वीरम् (vīram) - heroic; कथम् (katham) - how; जेष्यसि (jeṣyasi) - will you conquer; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava;]
(How will you conquer the Pāṇḍava, whose helpers are brāhmaṇas, who are steadfast and self-controlled, and who is heroic and of severe austerities?)
How do you plan to defeat the Pāṇḍava, who is supported by brāhmaṇas that are steadfast and self-controlled, and who himself is heroic and practices severe austerities?
पुनरुक्तं च वक्ष्यामि यत्कार्यं भूतिमिच्छता । सुहृदा मज्जमानेषु सुहृत्सु व्यसनार्णवे ॥५-१३७-२१॥
punaruktaṃ ca vakṣyāmi yatkāryaṃ bhūtimicchatā । suhṛdā majjamāneṣu suhṛtsu vyasanārṇave ॥5-137-21॥
[पुनरुक्तं (punaruktaṃ) - repeated; च (ca) - and; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; यत्कार्यं (yatkāryaṃ) - what is to be done; भूतिमिच्छता (bhūtimicchatā) - by one desiring prosperity; सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend; मज्जमानेषु (majjamāneṣu) - when drowning; सुहृत्सु (suhṛtsu) - among friends; व्यसनार्णवे (vyasanārṇave) - in the ocean of distress;]
(I will speak again what is to be done by one desiring prosperity, by a friend, when drowning among friends in the ocean of distress.)
I will reiterate what should be done by someone seeking prosperity, especially by a friend, when friends are drowning in the ocean of troubles.
अलं युद्धेन तैर्वीरैः शाम्य त्वं कुरुवृद्धये । मा गमः ससुतामात्यः सबलश्च पराभवम् ॥५-१३७-२२॥
alaṁ yuddhena tairvīraiḥ śāmya tvaṁ kuruvṛddhaye । mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyaḥ sabalaśca parābhavam ॥5-137-22॥
[अलं (alaṁ) - enough; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with war; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - heroes; शाम्य (śāmya) - cease; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; कुरुवृद्धये (kuruvṛddhaye) - for the prosperity of the Kuru; मा (mā) - do not; गमः (gamaḥ) - go; ससुतामात्यः (sasuta-amātyaḥ) - with sons and ministers; सबलः (sabalḥ) - with army; च (ca) - and; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat;]
(Enough with war by those heroes; cease you for the prosperity of the Kuru. Do not go with sons, ministers, and army to defeat.)
Enough of war with those heroes; you should cease for the prosperity of the Kuru dynasty. Do not proceed with your sons, ministers, and army towards defeat.
