05.142
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
असिद्धानुनये कृष्णे कुरुभ्यः पाण्डवान्गते । अभिगम्य पृथां क्षत्ता शनैः शोचन्निवाब्रवीत् ॥५-१४२-१॥
asiddhānunaye kṛṣṇe kurubhyaḥ pāṇḍavāṅgate । abhigamya pṛthāṃ kṣattā śanaiḥ śocannivābravīt ॥5-142-1॥
[असिद्धानुनये (asiddhānunaye) - in the unsuccessful reconciliation; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - Krishna; कुरुभ्यः (kurubhyaḥ) - to the Kauravas; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; गते (gate) - having gone; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - approaching; पृथाम् (pṛthām) - Kunti; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the charioteer; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; शोचन (śocan) - lamenting; इव (iva) - as if; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(In the unsuccessful reconciliation, Krishna having gone to the Kauravas and the Pandavas, approaching Kunti, the charioteer slowly, as if lamenting, said.)
In the failed attempt at reconciliation, Krishna went to the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Approaching Kunti, the charioteer, as if lamenting, spoke slowly.
जानासि मे जीवपुत्रे भावं नित्यमनुग्रहे । क्रोशतो न च गृह्णीते वचनं मे सुयोधनः ॥५-१४२-२॥
jānāsi me jīvaputre bhāvaṃ nityamanugrahe । krośato na ca gṛhṇīte vacanaṃ me suyodhanaḥ ॥5-142-2॥
[जानासि (jānāsi) - you know; मे (me) - my; जीवपुत्रे (jīvaputre) - O son of Jiva; भावं (bhāvaṃ) - feeling; नित्यमनुग्रहे (nityamanugrahe) - always in favor; क्रोशतो (krośato) - crying; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; गृह्णीते (gṛhṇīte) - accepts; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; मे (me) - my; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana;]
(You know my feeling, O son of Jiva, always in favor. Crying, Suyodhana does not accept my words.)
You are aware of my constant favor, O son of Jiva. Despite my pleas, Suyodhana does not heed my words.
उपपन्नो ह्यसौ राजा चेदिपाञ्चालकेकयैः । भीमार्जुनाभ्यां कृष्णेन युयुधानयमैरपि ॥५-१४२-३॥
upapanno hyasau rājā cedipāñcālakekayaiḥ । bhīmārjunābhyāṃ kṛṣṇena yuyudhānayamairapi ॥5-142-3॥
[उपपन्नः (upapannaḥ) - endowed; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - this; राजा (rājā) - king; चेदिपाञ्चालकेकयैः (cedipāñcālakekayaiḥ) - with the Cedis, Panchalas, and Kekayas; भीमार्जुनाभ्याम् (bhīmārjunābhyām) - with Bhima and Arjuna; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Krishna; युयुधानयमैः (yuyudhānayamaiḥ) - with Yuyudhana and others; अपि (api) - also;]
(This king, indeed endowed, with the Cedis, Panchalas, and Kekayas, with Bhima and Arjuna, with Krishna, and also with Yuyudhana and others.)
This king is indeed endowed with the support of the Cedis, Panchalas, and Kekayas, along with Bhima, Arjuna, Krishna, and also Yuyudhana and others.
उपप्लव्ये निविष्टोऽपि धर्ममेव युधिष्ठिरः । काङ्क्षते ज्ञातिसौहार्दाद्बलवान्दुर्बलो यथा ॥५-१४२-४॥
upaplavye niviṣṭo'pi dharmameva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ । kāṅkṣate jñātisauhārdād balavān durbalo yathā ॥5-142-4॥
[उपप्लव्ये (upaplavye) - in Upaplavya; निविष्टः (niviṣṭaḥ) - settled; अपि (api) - even; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; एव (eva) - only; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; काङ्क्षते (kāṅkṣate) - desires; ज्ञातिसौहार्दात् (jñātisauhārdāt) - for kinship harmony; बलवान् (balavān) - the strong; दुर्बलः (durbalaḥ) - the weak; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Even settled in Upaplavya, Yudhishthira desires only dharma for kinship harmony, as the strong and the weak.)
Even while settled in Upaplavya, Yudhishthira desires only righteousness for the sake of kinship harmony, treating the strong and the weak alike.
राजा तु धृतराष्ट्रोऽयं वयोवृद्धो न शाम्यति । मत्तः पुत्रमदेनैव विधर्मे पथि वर्तते ॥५-१४२-५॥
rājā tu dhṛtarāṣṭro'yaṃ vayovṛddho na śāmyati । mattaḥ putramadenaiva vidharme pathi vartate ॥5-142-5॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; तु (tu) - but; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अयम् (ayam) - this; वयोवृद्धः (vayovṛddhaḥ) - aged; न (na) - not; शाम्यति (śāmyati) - calms down; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; पुत्रमदेन (putramadena) - by the pride of his son; एव (eva) - indeed; विधर्मे (vidharme) - in unrighteousness; पथि (pathi) - on the path; वर्तते (vartate) - walks;]
(The king, but this Dhritarashtra, aged, does not calm down. Intoxicated by the pride of his son, indeed, he walks on the path of unrighteousness.)
But King Dhritarashtra, though aged, does not calm down. He is intoxicated by the pride of his son and continues on the path of unrighteousness.
जयद्रथस्य कर्णस्य तथा दुःशासनस्य च । सौबलस्य च दुर्बुद्ध्या मिथोभेदः प्रवर्तते ॥५-१४२-६॥
jayadrathasya karṇasya tathā duḥśāsanasya ca । saubalasya ca durbuddhyā mithobhedaḥ pravartate ॥5-142-6॥
[जयद्रथस्य (jayadrathasya) - of Jayadratha; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; तथा (tathā) - and; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala; च (ca) - and; दुर्बुद्ध्या (durbuddhyā) - by evil counsel; मिथोभेदः (mithobhedaḥ) - mutual discord; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - is occurring;]
(Of Jayadratha, of Karna, and of Duhshasana, and of Saubala, by evil counsel, mutual discord is occurring.)
Mutual discord is occurring among Jayadratha, Karna, Duhshasana, and Saubala due to evil counsel.
अधर्मेण हि धर्मिष्ठं हृतं वै राज्यमीदृशम् । येषां तेषामयं धर्मः सानुबन्धो भविष्यति ॥५-१४२-७॥
adharmeṇa hi dharmiṣṭhaṃ hṛtaṃ vai rājyamīdṛśam । yeṣāṃ teṣāmayaṃ dharmaḥ sānubandho bhaviṣyati ॥5-142-7॥
[अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मिष्ठं (dharmiṣṭham) - righteous; हृतं (hṛtam) - taken away; वै (vai) - indeed; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; येषां (yeṣām) - whose; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अयम् (ayam) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; सानुबन्धः (sānubandhaḥ) - with consequences; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Indeed, by unrighteousness, such a righteous kingdom has been taken away. For those whose this righteousness will be with consequences.)
Indeed, the righteous kingdom has been taken away by unrighteous means. For those people, this act of righteousness will have consequences.
ह्रियमाणे बलाद्धर्मे कुरुभिः को न सञ्ज्वरेत् । असाम्ना केशवे याते समुद्योक्ष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥५-१४२-८॥
hriyamāṇe balāddharme kurubhiḥ ko na sañjvaret । asāmnā keśave yāte samudyokṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥5-142-8॥
[ह्रियमाणे (hriyamāṇe) - being taken away; बलात् (balāt) - by force; धर्मे (dharme) - righteousness; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kauravas; कः (kaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; सञ्ज्वरेत् (sañjvaret) - would not be agitated; असाम्ना (asāmnā) - without peace; केशवे (keśave) - when Keshava; याते (yāte) - has gone; समुद्योक्ष्यन्ति (samudyokṣyanti) - will rise; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(When righteousness is being taken away by force by the Kauravas, who would not be agitated? Without peace, when Keshava has gone, the Pandavas will rise.)
When the Kauravas forcibly take away righteousness, who would not be disturbed? Without peace and with Keshava gone, the Pandavas will prepare for action.
ततः कुरूणामनयो भविता वीरनाशनः । चिन्तयन्न लभे निद्रामहःसु च निशासु च ॥५-१४२-९॥
tataḥ kurūṇāmanayo bhavitā vīranāśanaḥ । cintayanna labhe nidrāmahaḥsu ca niśāsu ca ॥5-142-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अनयः (anayaḥ) - destruction; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; वीरनाशनः (vīranāśanaḥ) - destroyer of heroes; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; न (na) - not; लभे (labhe) - obtain; निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep; अहःसु (ahaḥsu) - in the days; च (ca) - and; निशासु (niśāsu) - in the nights; च (ca) - and;]
(Then, the destruction of the Kurus will be the destroyer of heroes. Thinking, I do not obtain sleep in the days and in the nights.)
Then, the destruction of the Kurus will lead to the downfall of heroes. While contemplating, I find no sleep either during the days or the nights.
श्रुत्वा तु कुन्ती तद्वाक्यमर्थकामेन भाषितम् । अनिष्टनन्ती दुःखार्ता मनसा विममर्श ह ॥५-१४२-१०॥
śrutvā tu kuntī tadvākyamarthakāmena bhāṣitam । aniṣṭanantī duḥkhārtā manasā vimamarśa ha ॥5-142-10॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; तद्वाक्यम् (tadvākyam) - those words; अर्थकामेन (arthakāmena) - with desire for meaning; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken; अनिष्टनन्ती (aniṣṭanantī) - lamenting; दुःखार्ता (duḥkhārtā) - afflicted with sorrow; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; विममर्श (vimamarśa) - reflected; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having heard those words spoken with desire for meaning, Kunti, lamenting and afflicted with sorrow, reflected in mind indeed.)
Upon hearing those words spoken with intent, Kunti, filled with sorrow and lament, pondered deeply in her mind.
धिगस्त्वर्थं यत्कृतेऽयं महाञ्ज्ञातिवधे क्षयः । वर्त्स्यते सुहृदां ह्येषां युद्धेऽस्मिन्वै पराभवः ॥५-१४२-११॥
dhigastvarthaṃ yatkṛte'yaṃ mahāñjñātivadhe kṣayaḥ । vartsyate suhṛdāṃ hyeṣāṃ yuddhe'sminvai parābhavaḥ ॥5-142-11॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake; यत् (yat) - which; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake; अयम् (ayam) - this; महान् (mahān) - great; ज्ञातिवधे (jñātivadhe) - in the slaughter of relatives; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction; वर्त्स्यते (vartsyate) - will occur; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; हि (hi) - indeed; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; वै (vai) - indeed; पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat;]
(Shame let it be for the sake which for the sake this great in the slaughter of relatives destruction will occur of friends indeed of these in battle in this indeed defeat.)
Shame on the purpose for which this great destruction in the slaughter of relatives will occur, indeed, the defeat of these friends in this battle.
पाण्डवाश्चेदिपाञ्चाला यादवाश्च समागताः । भारतैर्यदि योत्स्यन्ति किं नु दुःखमतः परम् ॥५-१४२-१२॥
pāṇḍavāścedipāñcālā yādavāśca samāgatāḥ । bhāratairyadi yotsyanti kiṃ nu duḥkhamataḥ param ॥5-142-12॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; एडिपाः (edipāḥ) - Chedis; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; यादवाः (yādavāḥ) - Yadavas; च (ca) - and; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; भारतैः (bhārataiḥ) - with the Bharatas; यदि (yadi) - if; योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - will fight; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; अतः (ataḥ) - than this; परम् (param) - greater;]
(Pandavas and Chedis and Panchalas and Yadavas have assembled. If they will fight with the Bharatas, what sorrow indeed is greater than this?)
The Pandavas, Chedis, Panchalas, and Yadavas have gathered together. If they engage in battle with the Bharatas, what sorrow could be greater than this?
पश्ये दोषं ध्रुवं युद्धे तथा युद्धे पराभवम् । अधनस्य मृतं श्रेयो न हि ज्ञातिक्षये जयः ॥५-१४२-१३॥
paśye doṣaṃ dhruvaṃ yuddhe tathā yuddhe parābhavam । adhanasya mṛtaṃ śreyo na hi jñātikṣaye jayaḥ ॥5-142-13॥
[पश्ये (paśye) - see; दोषं (doṣaṃ) - fault; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; तथा (tathā) - also; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat; अधनस्य (adhanasya) - of the poor; मृतं (mṛtaṃ) - death; श्रेयो (śreyo) - better; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ज्ञातिक्षये (jñātikṣaye) - in the destruction of relatives; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(See fault certain in battle, also in battle defeat. Of the poor, death is better, not indeed in the destruction of relatives victory.)
One should see the certain fault in battle, as well as the inevitable defeat. For the poor, death is preferable, for victory does not lie in the destruction of one's relatives.
पितामहः शान्तनव आचार्यश्च युधां पतिः । कर्णश्च धार्तराष्ट्रार्थं वर्धयन्ति भयं मम ॥५-१४२-१४॥
pitāmahaḥ śāntanava ācāryaśca yudhāṃ patiḥ । karṇaśca dhārtarāṣṭrārthaṃ vardhayanti bhayaṃ mama ॥5-142-14॥
[पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; शान्तनव (śāntanava) - son of Śantanu; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; च (ca) - and; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of battles; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; धार्तराष्ट्रार्थं (dhārtarāṣṭrārthaṃ) - for the sake of Dhritarashtra's sons; वर्धयन्ति (vardhayanti) - increase; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; मम (mama) - my;]
(Grandfather, the son of Śantanu, and the teacher, the lord of battles, and Karna, for the sake of Dhritarashtra's sons, increase my fear.)
My fear increases because of the grandfather, the son of Śantanu, the teacher, and Karna, who are all supporting the sons of Dhritarashtra in battle.
नाचार्यः कामवाञ्शिष्यैर्द्रोणो युध्येत जातु चित् । पाण्डवेषु कथं हार्दं कुर्यान्न च पितामहः ॥५-१४२-१५॥
nācāryaḥ kāmavāñśiṣyaiḥdroṇo yudhyeta jātu cit । pāṇḍaveṣu kathaṃ hārdaṃ kuryānna ca pitāmahaḥ ॥5-142-15॥
[न (na) - not; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; कामवाञ् (kāmavāñ) - desirous; शिष्यैः (śiṣyaiḥ) - with disciples; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight; जातु (jātu) - ever; चित् (cit) - at any time; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; हार्दं (hārdaṃ) - affection; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather;]
(The teacher Drona, desirous with disciples, would not ever fight. How could he show affection among the Pandavas, and not the grandfather?)
The teacher Drona, who is desirous with his disciples, would never fight. How could he show affection towards the Pandavas, and not the grandfather?
अयं त्वेको वृथादृष्टिर्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मतेः । मोहानुवर्ती सततं पापो द्वेष्टि च पाण्डवान् ॥५-१४२-१६॥
ayaṁ tvekō vṛthādṛṣṭirdhārtarāṣṭrasya durmateḥ । mohānuvartī satataṁ pāpō dveṣṭi ca pāṇḍavān ॥5-142-16॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this one; तु (tu) - but; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; वृथादृष्टिः (vṛthādṛṣṭiḥ) - vain vision; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of evil mind; मोहानुवर्ती (mohānuvartī) - deluded follower; सततम् (satatam) - always; पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful; द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(This one, but alone, vain vision of Dhritarashtra's son, of evil mind, deluded follower, always sinful, hates and the Pandavas.)
This one, however, is alone in his vain vision, being a deluded follower of Dhritarashtra's evil-minded son, and he always sinfully hates the Pandavas.
महत्यनर्थे निर्बन्धी बलवांश्च विशेषतः । कर्णः सदा पाण्डवानां तन्मे दहति साम्प्रतम् ॥५-१४२-१७॥
mahatyanarthe nirbandhī balavāṃśca viśeṣataḥ । karṇaḥ sadā pāṇḍavānāṃ tanme dahati sāmpratam ॥5-142-17॥
[महति (mahati) - great; अनर्थे (anarthe) - calamity; निर्बन्धी (nirbandhī) - insistent; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सदा (sadā) - always; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - me; दहति (dahati) - burns; साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now;]
(In the great calamity, insistent and especially strong, Karna always of the Pandavas, that burns me now.)
In this great calamity, Karna, who is insistent and especially strong, always opposes the Pandavas, and that burns me now.
आशंसे त्वद्य कर्णस्य मनोऽहं पाण्डवान्प्रति । प्रसादयितुमासाद्य दर्शयन्ती यथातथम् ॥५-१४२-१८॥
āśaṁse tvadya karṇasya mano'haṁ pāṇḍavānprati । prasādayitumāsādya darśayantī yathātatham ॥5-142-18॥
[आशंसे (āśaṁse) - I hope; त्व (tva) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; प्रति (prati) - towards; प्रसादयितुम् (prasādayitum) - to appease; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; दर्शयन्ती (darśayantī) - showing; यथा (yathā) - as; तथम् (tatham) - thus;]
(I hope today to influence Karna's mind towards the Pandavas, having approached, showing as thus.)
Today, I hope to influence Karna's mind towards the Pandavas by approaching and showing things as they truly are.
तोषितो भगवान्यत्र दुर्वासा मे वरं ददौ । आह्वानं देवसंयुक्तं वसन्त्याः पितृवेश्मनि ॥५-१४२-१९॥
toṣito bhagavānyatra durvāsā me varaṃ dadau । āhvānaṃ devasaṃyuktaṃ vasantyāḥ pitṛveśmani ॥5-142-19॥
[तोषितः (toṣitaḥ) - pleased; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; यत्र (yatra) - where; दुर्वासा (durvāsā) - Durvasa; मे (me) - to me; वरम् (varam) - a boon; ददौ (dadau) - gave; आह्वानम् (āhvānam) - invitation; देवसंयुक्तम् (devasaṃyuktam) - with the gods; वसन्त्याः (vasantyāḥ) - of Vasantya; पितृवेश्मनि (pitṛveśmani) - in the ancestral home;]
(Pleased, the Lord Durvasa gave me a boon where an invitation with the gods is in the ancestral home of Vasantya.)
The Lord Durvasa, being pleased, granted me a boon where an invitation involving the gods is present in the ancestral home of Vasantya.
साहमन्तःपुरे राज्ञः कुन्तिभोजपुरस्कृता । चिन्तयन्ती बहुविधं हृदयेन विदूयता ॥५-१४२-२०॥
sāham antaḥpure rājñaḥ kuntibhojapuraskṛtā । cintayantī bahuvidhaṃ hṛdayena vidūyatā ॥5-142-20॥
[सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; अन्तःपुरे (antaḥpure) - in the inner chambers; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; कुन्तिभोजपुरस्कृता (kuntibhojapuraskṛtā) - honored by Kuntibhoja; चिन्तयन्ती (cintayantī) - thinking; बहुविधम् (bahuvidham) - various things; हृदयेन (hṛdayena) - with a heart; विदूयता (vidūyatā) - distressed;]
(She, honored by Kuntibhoja, in the inner chambers of the king, thinking various things, with a distressed heart.)
She, honored by Kuntibhoja, was in the inner chambers of the king, contemplating various matters with a troubled heart.
बलाबलं च मन्त्राणां ब्राह्मणस्य च वाग्बलम् । स्त्रीभावाद्बालभावाच्च चिन्तयन्ती पुनः पुनः ॥५-१४२-२१॥
balābalaṃ ca mantrāṇāṃ brāhmaṇasya ca vāgbalam । strībhāvādbālabhāvācca cintayantī punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-142-21॥
[बलाबलं (balābalaṃ) - strength and weakness; च (ca) - and; मन्त्राणां (mantrāṇāṃ) - of the mantras; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin; च (ca) - and; वाग्बलम् (vāgbalam) - power of speech; स्त्रीभावात् (strībhāvāt) - from the nature of women; बालभावात् (bālabhāvāt) - from the nature of children; च (ca) - and; चिन्तयन्ती (cintayantī) - thinking; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Strength and weakness of the mantras and the power of speech of the Brahmin, thinking again and again from the nature of women and children.)
Reflecting repeatedly on the strengths and weaknesses of the mantras and the eloquence of the Brahmin, considering the nature of women and children.
धात्र्या विश्रब्धया गुप्ता सखीजनवृता तदा । दोषं परिहरन्ती च पितुश्चारित्ररक्षिणी ॥५-१४२-२२॥
dhātryā viśrabdhayā guptā sakhījanavṛtā tadā । doṣaṃ pariharantī ca pituścāritrarakṣiṇī ॥5-142-22॥
[धात्र्या (dhātryā) - by the nurse; विश्रब्धया (viśrabdhayā) - confidently; गुप्ता (guptā) - protected; सखीजनवृता (sakhījanavṛtā) - surrounded by friends; तदा (tadā) - then; दोषं (doṣaṃ) - fault; परिहरन्ती (pariharantī) - avoiding; च (ca) - and; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; चारित्ररक्षिणी (cāritrarakṣiṇī) - protector of character;]
(By the nurse, confidently protected, surrounded by friends then, avoiding fault and protector of the father's character.)
She was then confidently protected by the nurse, surrounded by friends, avoiding any fault, and safeguarding her father's reputation.
कथं नु सुकृतं मे स्यान्नापराधवती कथम् । भवेयमिति सञ्चिन्त्य ब्राह्मणं तं नमस्य च ॥५-१४२-२३॥
kathaṁ nu sukṛtaṁ me syānnāparādhavatī katham । bhaveyamiti sañcintya brāhmaṇaṁ taṁ namasya ca ॥5-142-23॥
[कथं (katham) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; सुकृतं (sukṛtam) - good deed; मे (me) - my; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; न (na) - not; अपराधवती (aparādhavatī) - faulty; कथम् (katham) - how; भवेयम् (bhaveyam) - I might become; इति (iti) - thus; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having thought; ब्राह्मणं (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmin; तं (tam) - him; नमस्य (namasya) - salute; च (ca) - and;]
(How indeed might my good deed be, not faulty? How might I become, having thought thus, salute that Brahmin and.)
Reflecting on how my actions could be virtuous and free from fault, I offer my respects to that Brahmin.
कौतूहलात्तु तं लब्ध्वा बालिश्यादाचरं तदा । कन्या सती देवमर्कमासादयमहं ततः ॥५-१४२-२४॥
kautūhalāttu taṃ labdhvā bāliśyādācaraṃ tadā । kanyā satī devamarkamāsādayamahaṃ tataḥ ॥5-142-24॥
[कौतूहलात् (kautūhalāt) - out of curiosity; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; बालिश्यात् (bāliśyāt) - out of foolishness; आचरं (ācaraṃ) - conducting; तदा (tadā) - then; कन्या (kanyā) - the maiden; सती (satī) - chaste; देवम् (devam) - god; अर्कम् (arkam) - sun; आसादयम् (āsādayam) - approached; अहम् (aham) - I; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Out of curiosity, but having obtained him, conducting out of foolishness, then the chaste maiden approached the sun god, then I.)
Out of curiosity, the chaste maiden, having obtained him and acting out of foolishness, then approached the sun god, and then I followed.
योऽसौ कानीनगर्भो मे पुत्रवत्परिवर्तितः । कस्मान्न कुर्याद्वचनं पथ्यं भ्रातृहितं तथा ॥५-१४२-२५॥
yo'sau kānīnagarbho me putravatparivartitaḥ । kasmānna kuryādvacanaṃ pathyaṃ bhrātṛhitaṃ tathā ॥5-142-25॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; कानीनगर्भः (kānīnagarbhaḥ) - born of an unmarried girl; मे (me) - my; पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like a son; परिवर्तितः (parivartitaḥ) - treated; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; न (na) - not; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - beneficial; भ्रातृहितम् (bhrātṛhitam) - brother's welfare; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(He who is born of an unmarried girl, treated by me like a son, why should he not do the word beneficial for brother's welfare thus?)
He who was born of an unmarried girl and whom I have treated like a son, why would he not follow the advice that is beneficial for his brother's welfare?
इति कुन्ती विनिश्चित्य कार्यं निश्चितमुत्तमम् । कार्यार्थमभिनिर्याय ययौ भागीरथीं प्रति ॥५-१४२-२६॥
iti kuntī viniścitya kāryaṃ niścitamuttamam । kāryārthamabhiniryāya yayau bhāgīrathīṃ prati ॥5-142-26॥
[इति (iti) - thus; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - having decided; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; निश्चितमुत्तमम् (niścitamuttamam) - determined as best; कार्यार्थम् (kāryārtham) - for the purpose of the task; अभिनिर्याय (abhiniryāya) - having set out; ययौ (yayau) - went; भागीरथीं (bhāgīrathīṃ) - to the Bhagirathi; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, Kunti, having decided the task determined as best, set out for the purpose of the task and went towards the Bhagirathi.)
Thus, having made up her mind about the best course of action, Kunti set out with determination towards the river Bhagirathi.
आत्मजस्य ततस्तस्य घृणिनः सत्यसङ्गिनः । गङ्गातीरे पृथाशृण्वदुपाध्ययननिस्वनम् ॥५-१४२-२७॥
ātmajasya tatastasya ghṛṇinaḥ satyasaṅginaḥ । gaṅgātīre pṛthāśṛṇvadupādhyayananisvanam ॥5-142-27॥
[आत्मजस्य (ātmajasya) - of the son; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; घृणिनः (ghṛṇinaḥ) - compassionate; सत्यसङ्गिनः (satyasaṅginaḥ) - truthful; गङ्गातीरे (gaṅgātīre) - on the bank of the Ganges; पृथाशृण्वत् (pṛthāśṛṇvat) - listening to Pṛthā; उपाध्ययन (upādhyayana) - recitation; निस्वनम् (nisvanam) - sound;]
(Then, of the son, his compassionate and truthful (nature), on the bank of the Ganges, listening to Pṛthā, the sound of recitation.)
Then, his son, known for his compassion and truthfulness, was on the bank of the Ganges, listening to the sound of Pṛthā's recitation.
प्राङ्मुखस्योर्ध्वबाहोः सा पर्यतिष्ठत पृष्ठतः । जप्यावसानं कार्यार्थं प्रतीक्षन्ती तपस्विनी ॥५-१४२-२८॥
prāṅmukhasyordhvabāhoḥ sā paryatiṣṭhata pṛṣṭhataḥ । japyāvasānaṃ kāryārthaṃ pratīkṣantī tapasvinī ॥5-142-28॥
[प्राङ्मुखस्य (prāṅmukhasya) - facing east; ऊर्ध्वबाहोः (ūrdhvabāhoḥ) - with raised arms; सा (sā) - she; पर्यतिष्ठत (paryatiṣṭhata) - stood; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; जप्यावसानं (japyāvasānaṃ) - end of the chanting; कार्यार्थं (kāryārthaṃ) - for the purpose; प्रतीक्षन्ती (pratīkṣantī) - waiting; तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - ascetic;]
(Facing east with raised arms, she stood behind, waiting for the end of the chanting for the purpose.)
The ascetic stood behind, facing east with her arms raised, waiting for the chanting to conclude for her purpose.
अतिष्ठत्सूर्यतापार्ता कर्णस्योत्तरवाससि । कौरव्यपत्नी वार्ष्णेयी पद्ममालेव शुष्यती ॥५-१४२-२९॥
atiṣṭhatsūryatāpārtā karṇasyottaravāsasi । kauravyapatnī vārṣṇeyī padmamāleva śuṣyatī ॥5-142-29॥
[अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; सूर्यतापार्ता (sūryatāpārtā) - afflicted by sun's heat; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; उत्तरवाससि (uttaravāsasi) - in the upper garment; कौरव्यपत्नी (kauravyapatnī) - wife of Kaurava; वार्ष्णेयी (vārṣṇeyī) - daughter of Vrishni; पद्ममालेव (padmamāleva) - like a lotus garland; शुष्यती (śuṣyatī) - withering;]
(Stood afflicted by sun's heat in Karna's upper garment, the wife of Kaurava, daughter of Vrishni, like a lotus garland, withering.)
The wife of the Kaurava, who was the daughter of Vrishni, stood in Karna's upper garment, afflicted by the sun's heat, withering like a lotus garland.
आ पृष्ठतापाज्जप्त्वा स परिवृत्य यतव्रतः । दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीमुपातिष्ठदभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः ॥ यथान्यायं महातेजा मानी धर्मभृतां वरः ॥५-१४२-३०॥
ā pṛṣṭhatāpājjaptvā sa parivṛtya yatavrataḥ । dṛṣṭvā kuntīmupātiṣṭhadabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥ yathānyāyaṃ mahātejā mānī dharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ॥5-142-30॥
[आ (ā) - towards; पृष्ठतापात् (pṛṣṭhatāpāt) - from the heat of the back; जप्त्वा (japtvā) - having muttered; स (sa) - he; परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned around; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one who has taken vows; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कुन्तीम् (kuntīm) - Kunti; उपातिष्ठत् (upātiṣṭhat) - approached; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - according to justice; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly radiant; मानी (mānī) - honorable; धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Towards the heat of the back, having muttered, he, having turned around, one who has taken vows, having seen Kunti, approached, having saluted, with folded hands, according to justice, greatly radiant, honorable, of the upholders of dharma, the best.)
He, having turned around after muttering towards the heat of the back, saw Kunti and approached her with folded hands, saluting her. He was greatly radiant, honorable, and the best among the upholders of dharma, acting according to justice.
