05.146
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
भीष्मेणोक्ते ततो द्रोणो दुर्योधनमभाषत । मध्ये नृपाणां भद्रं ते वचनं वचनक्षमः ॥५-१४६-१॥
bhīṣmeṇokte tato droṇo duryodhanamabhāṣata । madhye nṛpāṇāṃ bhadraṃ te vacanaṃ vacanakṣamaḥ ॥5-146-1॥
[भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - to Duryodhana; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; नृपाणाम् (nṛpāṇām) - of kings; भद्रम् (bhadram) - well; ते (te) - to you; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; वचनक्षमः (vacanakṣamaḥ) - capable of speech;]
(By Bhishma having been spoken, then Drona spoke to Duryodhana in the midst of kings, "Well to you, capable of speech.")
After Bhishma had spoken, Drona addressed Duryodhana among the kings, saying, "May you be well, capable of speech."
प्रातीपः शन्तनुस्तात कुलस्यार्थे यथोत्थितः । तथा देवव्रतो भीष्मः कुलस्यार्थे स्थितोऽभवत् ॥५-१४६-२॥
prātīpaḥ śantanustāta kulasyārthe yathotthitaḥ । tathā devavrato bhīṣmaḥ kulasyārthe sthito'bhavat ॥5-146-2॥
[प्रातीपः (prātīpaḥ) - Pratipa; शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Śantanu; तात (tāta) - father; कुलस्य (kulasyā) - of the family; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; यथा (yathā) - as; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arose; तथा (tathā) - so; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; कुलस्य (kulasyā) - of the family; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Pratipa, Śantanu's father, arose for the sake of the family. Similarly, Devavrata Bhishma stood for the sake of the family.)
Pratipa, the father of Śantanu, rose for the family's sake. Similarly, Devavrata, known as Bhishma, stood firm for the family's cause.
ततः पाण्डुर्नरपतिः सत्यसन्धो जितेन्द्रियः । राजा कुरूणां धर्मात्मा सुव्रतः सुसमाहितः ॥५-१४६-३॥
tataḥ pāṇḍurnarapatiḥ satyasanndho jitendriyaḥ । rājā kurūṇāṃ dharmātmā suvrataḥ susamāhitaḥ ॥5-146-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu; नरपतिः (narapatiḥ) - king; सत्यसन्धः (satyasanndhaḥ) - truthful; जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - self-controlled; राजा (rājā) - king; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous; सुव्रतः (suvrataḥ) - of good vows; सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-composed;]
(Then Pandu, the king, truthful and self-controlled, the righteous king of the Kurus, of good vows, well-composed.)
Then Pandu, the king of the Kurus, known for his truthfulness and self-control, was righteous, committed to good vows, and well-composed.
ज्येष्ठाय राज्यमददाद्धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते । यवीयसस्तथा क्षत्तुः कुरुवंशविवर्धनः ॥५-१४६-४॥
jyeṣṭhāya rājyamadadāddhṛtarāṣṭrāya dhīmate । yavīyasastathā kṣattuḥ kuruvaṃśavivardhanaḥ ॥5-146-4॥
[ज्येष्ठाय (jyeṣṭhāya) - to the elder; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अददात् (adadāt) - gave; धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhritarashtra; धीमते (dhīmate) - wise; यवीयसः (yavīyasaḥ) - to the younger; तथा (tathā) - also; क्षत्तुः (kṣattuḥ) - of Vidura; कुरुवंशविवर्धनः (kuruvaṃśavivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of the Kuru dynasty;]
(He gave the kingdom to the elder, wise Dhritarashtra; also to the younger, Vidura, enhancer of the Kuru dynasty.)
The kingdom was given to the wise elder Dhritarashtra and also to the younger Vidura, who was an enhancer of the Kuru dynasty.
ततः सिंहासने राजन्स्थापयित्वैनमच्युतम् । वनं जगाम कौरव्यो भार्याभ्यां सहितोऽनघ ॥५-१४६-५॥
tataḥ siṃhāsane rājansthāpayitvainamacyutam । vanaṃ jagāma kauravyo bhāryābhyāṃ sahito'nagha ॥5-146-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सिंहासने (siṃhāsane) - on the throne; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having placed; एनम् (enam) - him; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta; वनं (vanaṃ) - to the forest; जगाम (jagāma) - went; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava; भार्याभ्यां (bhāryābhyāṃ) - with his wives; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; अनघ (anagha) - sinless;]
(Then, having placed Acyuta on the throne, O king, the Kaurava went to the forest together with his wives, sinless one.)
Then, O king, the sinless Kaurava placed Acyuta on the throne and went to the forest with his wives.
नीचैः स्थित्वा तु विदुर उपास्ते स्म विनीतवत् । प्रेष्यवत्पुरुषव्याघ्रो वालव्यजनमुत्क्षिपन् ॥५-१४६-६॥
nīcaiḥ sthitvā tu vidura upāste sma vinītavat । preṣyavatpuruṣavyāghro vālavyajanamutkṣipan ॥5-146-6॥
[नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - low; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having remained; तु (tu) - but; विदुर (vidura) - Vidura; उपास्ते (upāste) - serves; स्म (sma) - indeed; विनीतवत् (vinītavat) - humbly; प्रेष्यवत् (preṣyavat) - like a servant; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; वालव्यजनम् (vālavyajanam) - fan; उत्क्षिपन् (utkṣipan) - waving;]
(Having remained low, Vidura indeed serves humbly, like a servant, waving a fan, the tiger among men.)
Vidura, the noble and humble man, serves with dedication, waving a fan like a devoted servant, embodying humility and respect.
ततः सर्वाः प्रजास्तात धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् । अन्वपद्यन्त विधिवद्यथा पाण्डुं नराधिपम् ॥५-१४६-७॥
tataḥ sarvāḥ prajās tāta dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram । anvapadyanta vidhivad yathā pāṇḍuṃ narādhipam ॥5-146-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; तात (tāta) - O dear; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; जनेश्वरम् (janeśvaram) - king; अन्वपद्यन्त (anvapadyanta) - followed; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; यथा (yathā) - as; पाण्डुम् (pāṇḍum) - Pandu; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king;]
(Then all the subjects, O dear, followed Dhritarashtra, the king, according to rule, as they did Pandu, the king.)
Then, O dear, all the subjects followed King Dhritarashtra according to the rules, just as they had followed King Pandu.
विसृज्य धृतराष्ट्राय राज्यं स विदुराय च । चचार पृथिवीं पाण्डुः सर्वां परपुरञ्जयः ॥५-१४६-८॥
visṛjya dhṛtarāṣṭrāya rājyaṃ sa vidurāya ca । cacāra pṛthivīṃ pāṇḍuḥ sarvāṃ parapurañjayaḥ ॥5-146-8॥
[विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having relinquished; धृतराष्ट्राय (dhṛtarāṣṭrāya) - to Dhritarashtra; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; स (sa) - he; विदुराय (vidurāya) - to Vidura; च (ca) - and; चचार (cacāra) - wandered; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandava; सर्वां (sarvāṃ) - entire; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities;]
(Having relinquished the kingdom to Dhritarashtra and Vidura, Pandu, the conqueror of enemy cities, wandered the entire earth.)
Pandu, after giving up the kingdom to Dhritarashtra and Vidura, roamed the whole earth as the conqueror of enemy cities.
कोशसञ्जनने दाने भृत्यानां चान्ववेक्षणे । भरणे चैव सर्वस्य विदुरः सत्यसङ्गरः ॥५-१४६-९॥
kośasañjanane dāne bhṛtyānāṃ cānvavekṣaṇe । bharaṇe caiva sarvasya viduraḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ ॥5-146-9॥
[कोशसञ्जनने (kośasañjanane) - in treasury management; दाने (dāne) - in giving; भृत्यानां (bhṛtyānāṃ) - of servants; च (ca) - and; अन्ववेक्षणे (anvavekṣaṇe) - in supervision; भरणे (bharaṇe) - in maintenance; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; सत्यसङ्गरः (satyasaṅgaraḥ) - truthful in battle;]
(In treasury management, in giving, of servants and in supervision, in maintenance and indeed of all, Vidura is truthful in battle.)
Vidura is known for his truthfulness in battle, his skills in managing the treasury, giving, supervising servants, and maintaining everything.
सन्धिविग्रहसंयुक्तो राज्ञः संवाहनक्रियाः । अवैक्षत महातेजा भीष्मः परपुरञ्जयः ॥५-१४६-१०॥
sandhivigrahasaṃyukto rājñaḥ saṃvāhanakriyāḥ । avaikṣata mahātejā bhīṣmaḥ parapurañjayaḥ ॥5-146-10॥
[सन्धिविग्रहसंयुक्तः (sandhivigrahasaṃyuktaḥ) - engaged in diplomacy and war; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; संवाहनक्रियाः (saṃvāhanakriyāḥ) - acts of service; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - observed; महातेजा (mahātejā) - the great radiant one; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities;]
(Engaged in diplomacy and war, acts of service of the king were observed by the great radiant one, Bhishma, the conqueror of enemy cities.)
Bhishma, the great and radiant conqueror of enemy cities, observed the acts of service related to the king's diplomacy and warfare.
सिंहासनस्थो नृपतिर्धृतराष्ट्रो महाबलः । अन्वास्यमानः सततं विदुरेण महात्मना ॥५-१४६-११॥
siṃhāsanastho nṛpatirdhṛtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ । anvāsyamānaḥ satataṃ vidureṇa mahātmanā ॥5-146-11॥
[सिंहासनस्थः (siṃhāsanasthaḥ) - seated on the throne; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength; अन्वास्यमानः (anvāsyamānaḥ) - being advised; सततम् (satatam) - constantly; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul;]
(King Dhritarashtra, of great strength, seated on the throne, was constantly being advised by the great soul Vidura.)
King Dhritarashtra, powerful and seated on his throne, was continuously counseled by the wise Vidura.
कथं तस्य कुले जातः कुलभेदं व्यवस्यसि । सम्भूय भ्रातृभिः सार्धं भुङ्क्ष्व भोगाञ्जनाधिप ॥५-१४६-१२॥
kathaṁ tasya kule jātaḥ kulabhedaṁ vyavasyasi । sambhūya bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṁ bhuṅkṣva bhogāñjanādhipa ॥5-146-12॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; तस्य (tasya) - his; कुले (kule) - in family; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; कुलभेदं (kulabhedaṁ) - family division; व्यवस्यसि (vyavasyasi) - you decide; सम्भूय (sambhūya) - together; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सार्धं (sārdhaṁ) - along with; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; भोगान् (bhogān) - pleasures; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of people;]
(How do you decide on the family division being born in his family? Together with your brothers, enjoy the pleasures, O lord of people.)
How can you decide on dividing the family when you are born in it? Enjoy the pleasures together with your brothers, O lord of the people.
ब्रवीम्यहं न कार्पण्यान्नार्थहेतोः कथञ्चन । भीष्मेण दत्तमश्नामि न त्वया राजसत्तम ॥५-१४६-१३॥
bravīmyahaṃ na kārpaṇyānnārthahetoḥ kathaṃcana । bhīṣmeṇa dattamaśnāmi na tvayā rājasattama ॥5-146-13॥
[ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - out of miserliness; न (na) - not; अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of wealth; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; अश्नामि (aśnāmi) - I eat; न (na) - not; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(I say, not out of miserliness, nor for the sake of wealth, in any way. I eat what is given by Bhishma, not by you, O best of kings.)
I declare that I do not act out of miserliness or for the sake of wealth in any way. I consume what has been given by Bhishma, not by you, O noble king.
नाहं त्वत्तोऽभिकाङ्क्षिष्ये वृत्त्युपायं जनाधिप । यतो भीष्मस्ततो द्रोणो यद्भीष्मस्त्वाह तत्कुरु ॥५-१४६-१४॥
nāhaṃ tvatto'bhikāṅkṣiṣye vṛttyupāyaṃ janādhipa । yato bhīṣmastato droṇo yadbhīṣmastvāha tatkuru ॥5-146-14॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; अभिकाङ्क्षिष्ये (abhikāṅkṣiṣye) - will desire; वृत्ति-उपायम् (vṛtti-upāyam) - means of livelihood; जन-अधिप (jana-adhipa) - O ruler of men; यतः (yataḥ) - where; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; ततः (tataḥ) - there; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; यत् (yat) - what; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; त्वा (tvā) - to you; आह (āha) - said; तत् (tat) - that; कुरु (kuru) - do.;]
(I will not desire from you the means of livelihood, O ruler of men. Where Bhishma is, there is Drona. What Bhishma said to you, do that.)
I do not seek any means of livelihood from you, O king. Wherever Bhishma is, there is Drona. Do what Bhishma has told you.
दीयतां पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो राज्यार्धमरिकर्शन । सममाचार्यकं तात तव तेषां च मे सदा ॥५-१४६-१५॥
dīyatāṃ pāṇḍuputrebhyo rājyārdhamarikarśana । samamācāryakaṃ tāta tava teṣāṃ ca me sadā ॥5-146-15॥
[दीयतां (dīyatāṃ) - let it be given; पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यः (pāṇḍuputrebhyaḥ) - to the sons of Pandu; राज्य-अर्धम् (rājya-ardham) - half of the kingdom; अरि-कर्तन (ari-karśana) - O slayer of foes; समम् (samam) - equally; आचार्यकम् (ācāryakam) - with the guidance of the teacher; तात (tāta) - dear father; तव (tava) - your; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Let half of the kingdom be given to the sons of Pandu, O slayer of foes, equally with the guidance of the teacher, dear father, your and their and my always.)
O dear father, let half of the kingdom be given to the sons of Pandu, O slayer of foes, equally under the guidance of the teacher, always considering both your interests and theirs along with mine.
अश्वत्थामा यथा मह्यं तथा श्वेतहयो मम । बहुना किं प्रलापेन यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥५-१४६-१६॥
aśvatthāmā yathā mahyaṃ tathā śvetahayo mama । bahunā kiṃ pralāpena yato dharmastato jayaḥ ॥5-146-16॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; यथा (yathā) - as; मह्यं (mahyaṃ) - to me; तथा (tathā) - so; श्वेतहयः (śvetahayaḥ) - Shvetahaya; मम (mama) - my; बहुना (bahunā) - much; किम् (kim) - what; प्रलापेन (pralāpena) - by prattle; यतः (yataḥ) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Ashwatthama is to me as Shvetahaya is to my much; what by prattle, where dharma, there victory.)
Ashwatthama is as important to me as Shvetahaya is. Why indulge in much prattle? Where there is dharma, there is victory.
एवमुक्ते महाराज द्रोणेनामिततेजसा । व्याजहार ततो वाक्यं विदुरः सत्यसङ्गरः ॥ पितुर्वदनमन्वीक्ष्य परिवृत्य च धर्मवित् ॥५-१४६-१७॥
evamukte mahārāja droṇenāmitatejasā । vyājahāra tato vākyaṃ viduraḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ ॥ piturvadanamanvīkṣya parivṛtya ca dharmavit ॥5-146-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - of immeasurable splendor; व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - spoke; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; सत्यसङ्गरः (satyasaṅgaraḥ) - true to his vow; पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father; वदनम् (vadanam) - face; अन्वीक्ष्य (anvīkṣya) - having seen; परिवृत्य (parivṛtya) - having turned around; च (ca) - and; धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma;]
(Thus having been spoken by Droṇa of immeasurable splendor, O great king, Vidura, true to his vow, then spoke these words, having seen his father's face and having turned around, the knower of dharma.)
After Droṇa, of immeasurable splendor, had spoken thus, Vidura, who was true to his vow and a knower of dharma, addressed the king, having looked at his father's face and turned around.
देवव्रत निबोधेदं वचनं मम भाषतः । प्रनष्टः कौरवो वंशस्त्वयायं पुनरुद्धृतः ॥५-१४६-१८॥
devavrata nibodhedaṃ vacanaṃ mama bhāṣataḥ । pranaṣṭaḥ kauravo vaṃśastvayāyaṃ punaruddhṛtaḥ ॥5-146-18॥
[देवव्रत (devavrata) - Devavrata; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; मम (mama) - my; भाषतः (bhāṣataḥ) - speaking; प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - destroyed; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; वंशः (vaṃśaḥ) - dynasty; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उद्धृतः (uddhṛtaḥ) - restored;]
(Devavrata, understand this word of mine speaking: The Kaurava dynasty, destroyed, by you this again restored.)
Devavrata, understand these words of mine: The Kaurava dynasty, which was destroyed, has been restored by you.
तन्मे विलपमानस्य वचनं समुपेक्षसे । कोऽयं दुर्योधनो नाम कुलेऽस्मिन्कुलपांसनः ॥५-१४६-१९॥
tanme vilapamānasya vacanaṃ samupekṣase । ko'yaṃ duryodhano nāma kule'sminkulapāṃsanaḥ ॥5-146-19॥
[तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; विलपमानस्य (vilapamānasya) - lamenting; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; समुपेक्षसे (samupekṣase) - you ignore; कः (kaḥ) - who; अयम् (ayam) - this; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; नाम (nāma) - by name; कुले (kule) - in the family; अस्मिन् (asmin) - this; कुलपांसनः (kulapāṃsanaḥ) - disgrace of the family;]
(You ignore my lamenting words. Who is this Duryodhana by name, the disgrace of this family?)
You are ignoring my lamenting words. Who is this Duryodhana, known as the disgrace of this family?
यस्य लोभाभिभूतस्य मतिं समनुवर्तसे । अनार्यस्याकृतज्ञस्य लोभोपहतचेतसः ॥ अतिक्रामति यः शास्त्रं पितुर्धर्मार्थदर्शिनः ॥५-१४६-२०॥
yasya lobhābhibhūtasya matiṁ samanuvartase । anāryasyākṛtajñasya lobhopahatacetasaḥ ॥ atikrāmati yaḥ śāstraṁ piturdharmārthadarśinaḥ ॥5-146-20॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; लोभाभिभूतस्य (lobhābhibhūtasya) - overcome by greed; मतिं (matiṁ) - mind; समनुवर्तसे (samanuvartase) - you follow; अनार्यस्य (anāryasya) - of the ignoble; अकृतज्ञस्य (akṛtajñasya) - ungrateful; लोभोपहतचेतसः (lobhopahatacetasaḥ) - whose mind is corrupted by greed; अतिक्रामति (atikrāmati) - transgresses; यः (yaḥ) - who; शास्त्रं (śāstraṁ) - scripture; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; धर्मार्थदर्शिनः (dharmārthadarśinaḥ) - who sees righteousness and purpose;]
(Whose mind, overcome by greed, you follow; of the ignoble, ungrateful, whose mind is corrupted by greed. Who transgresses the scripture of the father who sees righteousness and purpose.)
You follow the mind of one who is overcome by greed, ignoble, and ungrateful, whose mind is corrupted by greed. Such a person transgresses the teachings of a father who understands righteousness and purpose.
एते नश्यन्ति कुरवो दुर्योधनकृतेन वै । यथा ते न प्रणश्येयुर्महाराज तथा कुरु ॥५-१४६-२१॥
ete naśyanti kuravo duryodhanakṛtena vai । yathā te na praṇaśyeyurmahārāja tathā kuru ॥5-146-21॥
[एते (ete) - these; नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - perish; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; दुर्योधनकृतेन (duryodhanakṛtena) - by Duryodhana's act; वै (vai) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - so that; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; प्रणश्येयुः (praṇaśyeyuḥ) - perish; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(These Kurus indeed perish by Duryodhana's act. So that they do not perish, O great king, thus do.)
These Kurus are perishing because of Duryodhana's actions. Therefore, O great king, act in such a way that they do not perish.
मां चैव धृतराष्ट्रं च पूर्वमेव महाद्युते । चित्रकार इवालेख्यं कृत्वा मा स्म विनाशय ॥ प्रजापतिः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा यथा संहरते तथा ॥५-१४६-२२॥
māṁ caiva dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca pūrvameva mahādyute । citrakāra ivālekhyaṁ kṛtvā mā sma vināśaya ॥ prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā yathā saṁharate tathā ॥5-146-22॥
[मां (māṁ) - me; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great one; चित्रकारः (citrakāraḥ) - painter; इव (iva) - like; आलेख्यम् (ālekhyaṁ) - a painting; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - indeed; विनाशय (vināśaya) - destroy; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created; यथा (yathā) - as; संहरते (saṁharate) - withdraws; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥५-१४६-२२॥ (॥5-146-22॥) - (verse number);]
(Me and Dhritarashtra, indeed before, O great one, like a painter having made a painting, do not indeed destroy. Prajapati, having created creatures, as withdraws, so.)
O great one, do not destroy me and Dhritarashtra, just as a painter does not destroy a painting after creating it. Just as Prajapati creates and then withdraws creatures, so should you act.
नोपेक्षस्व महाबाहो पश्यमानः कुलक्षयम् । अथ तेऽद्य मतिर्नष्टा विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते ॥ वनं गच्छ मया सार्धं धृतराष्ट्रेण चैव ह ॥५-१४६-२३॥
nopekṣasva mahābāho paśyamānaḥ kulakṣayam । atha te'dya matirnaṣṭā vināśe pratyupasthite ॥ vanaṃ gaccha mayā sārdhaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa caiva ha ॥5-146-23॥
[नोपेक्षस्व (nopekṣasva) - do not neglect; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing; कुलक्षयम् (kulakṣayam) - destruction of the family; अथ (atha) - then; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; मतिः (matiḥ) - mind; नष्टा (naṣṭā) - lost; विनाशे (vināśe) - in destruction; प्रत्युपस्थिते (pratyupasthite) - imminent; वनम् (vanam) - to the forest; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - with Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(Do not neglect, O mighty-armed one, seeing the destruction of the family. Then your mind is lost today in the imminent destruction. Go to the forest with me together with Dhritarashtra indeed.)
O mighty-armed one, do not ignore the destruction of the family you see. Today, your mind is lost as destruction approaches. Go to the forest with me and Dhritarashtra.
बद्ध्वा वा निकृतिप्रज्ञं धार्तराष्ट्रं सुदुर्मतिम् । साध्विदं राज्यमद्यास्तु पाण्डवैरभिरक्षितम् ॥५-१४६-२४॥
baddhvā vā nikṛtiprajñaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ sudurmatim । sādhvidaṃ rājyamadyāstu pāṇḍavairabhirakṣitam ॥5-146-24॥
[बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; वा (vā) - or; निकृतिप्रज्ञं (nikṛtiprajñaṃ) - deceitful and wise; धार्तराष्ट्रं (dhārtarāṣṭraṃ) - son of Dhritarashtra; सुदुर्मतिम् (sudurmatim) - very wicked; साधु (sādhu) - well; इदं (idaṃ) - this; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अद्य (adya) - today; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; अभिरक्षितम् (abhirakṣitam) - protected;]
(Having bound the deceitful and wise son of Dhritarashtra, or the very wicked one, let this kingdom today be well protected by the Pandavas.)
Having captured the deceitful and cunning son of Dhritarashtra, or the very wicked one, let the Pandavas protect this kingdom well today.
प्रसीद राजशार्दूल विनाशो दृश्यते महान् । पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च राज्ञां चामिततेजसाम् ॥५-१४६-२५॥
prasīda rājaśārdūla vināśo dṛśyate mahān । pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca rājñāṃ cāmitatejasām ॥5-146-25॥
[प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; महान् (mahān) - great; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; च (ca) - and; अमिततेजसाम् (amitatejasām) - of immeasurable energy;]
(Be gracious, O tiger among kings; great destruction is seen of the Pandavas, the Kauravas, and the kings of immeasurable energy.)
Please be kind, O tiger among kings; a great destruction is visible among the Pandavas, the Kauravas, and the kings of immense power.
विररामैवमुक्त्वा तु विदुरो दीनमानसः । प्रध्यायमानः स तदा निःश्वसंश्च पुनः पुनः ॥५-१४६-२६॥
virarāmaivamuktvā tu viduro dīnamānasaḥ । pradhyāyamānaḥ sa tadā niḥśvasaṃśca punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-146-26॥
[विरराम (virarāma) - ceased; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; दीनमानसः (dīnamānasaḥ) - with a distressed mind; प्रध्यायमानः (pradhyāyamānaḥ) - contemplating; सः (saḥ) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; निःश्वसंश्च (niḥśvasaṃśca) - sighing; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Vidura, with a distressed mind, ceased thus having spoken, contemplating, he then sighed again and again.)
Vidura, deeply troubled, stopped speaking and repeatedly sighed as he pondered over the situation.
ततोऽथ राज्ञः सुबलस्य पुत्री; धर्मार्थयुक्तं कुलनाशभीता । दुर्योधनं पापमतिं नृशंसं; राज्ञां समक्षं सुतमाह कोपात् ॥५-१४६-२७॥
tato'tha rājñaḥ subalasya putrī; dharmārthayuktaṃ kulanāśabhītā . duryodhanaṃ pāpamatiṃ nṛśaṃsaṃ; rājñāṃ samakṣaṃ sutamāha kopāt ..5-146-27..
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अथ (atha) - thereafter; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; पुत्री (putrī) - daughter; धर्मार्थयुक्तं (dharmārthayuktaṃ) - endowed with righteousness and purpose; कुलनाशभीता (kulanāśabhītā) - fearful of family destruction; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; पापमतिं (pāpamatiṃ) - wicked-minded; नृशंसं (nṛśaṃsaṃ) - cruel; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - in the presence of kings; समक्षं (samakṣaṃ) - before; सुतम् (sutam) - son; आह (āha) - said; कोपात् (kopāt) - in anger;]
(Then thereafter, the daughter of King Subala, endowed with righteousness and purpose, fearful of family destruction, said to Duryodhana, the wicked-minded and cruel one, in the presence of kings, before her son, in anger.)
Then, the daughter of King Subala, fearing the destruction of her family and endowed with righteousness, angrily addressed her son Duryodhana, known for his wickedness and cruelty, in the presence of the kings.
ये पार्थिवा राजसभां प्रविष्टा; ब्रह्मर्षयो ये च सभासदोऽन्ये । शृण्वन्तु वक्ष्यामि तवापराधं; पापस्य सामात्यपरिच्छदस्य ॥५-१४६-२८॥
ye pārthivā rājasabhāṃ praviṣṭā; brahmarṣayo ye ca sabhāsado'nye । śṛṇvantu vakṣyāmi tavāparādhaṃ; pāpasya sāmātyaparicchadasya ॥5-146-28॥
[ये (ye) - those who; पार्थिवा (pārthivā) - kings; राजसभां (rājasabhāṃ) - royal assembly; प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered; ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - sages; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - members of the assembly; अन्ये (anye) - others; शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - listen; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; तव (tava) - your; अपराधं (aparādhaṃ) - offense; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the sinful; सामात्यपरिच्छदस्य (sāmātyaparicchadasya) - with ministers and attendants;]
(Those kings who entered the royal assembly, the sages and other members of the assembly, listen, I will speak of your offense, of the sinful with ministers and attendants.)
Those kings who have entered the royal assembly, along with the sages and other members present, listen as I speak of your offense, committed by the sinful along with their ministers and attendants.
राज्यं कुरूणामनुपूर्वभोग्यं; क्रमागतो नः कुलधर्म एषः । त्वं पापबुद्धेऽतिनृशंसकर्म; न्राज्यं कुरूणामनयाद्विहंसि ॥५-१४६-२९॥
rājyaṃ kurūṇāmanupūrvabhogyaṃ; kramāgato naḥ kuladharma eṣaḥ । tvaṃ pāpabuddhe'tinṛśaṃsakarma; nrājyaṃ kurūṇāmanayādvihaṃsi ॥5-146-29॥
[राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अनुपूर्वभोग्यम् (anupūrvabhogyam) - to be enjoyed in succession; क्रमागतः (kramāgataḥ) - obtained by succession; नः (naḥ) - our; कुलधर्मः (kuladharmaḥ) - family duty; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this is; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पापबुद्धे (pāpabuddhe) - wicked-minded; अतिनृशंसकर्म (atinṛśaṃsakarma) - extremely cruel deeds; न (na) - not; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अनयात् (anayāt) - by misconduct; विहंसि (vihaṃsi) - you destroy;]
(The kingdom of the Kurus is to be enjoyed in succession; this is our family duty obtained by succession. You, wicked-minded, by extremely cruel deeds, do not destroy the kingdom of the Kurus by misconduct.)
The kingdom of the Kurus is meant to be enjoyed in succession as per our family duty. You, with wicked intentions and extremely cruel actions, should not destroy the kingdom of the Kurus through misconduct.
राज्ये स्थितो धृतराष्ट्रो मनीषी; तस्यानुजो विदुरो दीर्घदर्शी । एतावतिक्रम्य कथं नृपत्वं; दुर्योधन प्रार्थयसेऽद्य मोहात् ॥५-१४६-३०॥
rājye sthito dhṛtarāṣṭro manīṣī; tasyānujo viduro dīrghadarśī . etāvatikramya kathaṃ nṛpatvaṃ; duryodhana prārthayase'dya mohāt . 5-146-30
[राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise; तस्य (tasya) - his; अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; दीर्घदर्शी (dīrghadarśī) - far-sighted; एतावत् (etāvat) - this much; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - transgressing; कथम् (katham) - how; नृपत्वम् (nṛpatvam) - kingship; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you desire; अद्य (adya) - today; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion;]
(In the kingdom, Dhritarashtra, the wise, is situated; his younger brother Vidura, the far-sighted. Transgressing this much, how do you desire kingship, Duryodhana, today out of delusion?)
In the kingdom, wise Dhritarashtra is established, and his younger brother Vidura is far-sighted. Despite this, how can you, Duryodhana, desire kingship today out of delusion?
राजा च क्षत्ता च महानुभावौ; भीष्मे स्थिते परवन्तौ भवेताम् । अयं तु धर्मज्ञतया महात्मा; न राज्यकामो नृवरो नदीजः ॥५-१४६-३१॥
rājā ca kṣattā ca mahānubhāvau; bhīṣme sthite paravantau bhavetām । ayaṃ tu dharmajñatayā mahātmā; na rājyakāmo nṛvaro nadījaḥ ॥5-146-31॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - minister; च (ca) - and; महानुभावौ (mahānubhāvau) - great souls; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - in Bhishma; स्थिते (sthite) - standing; परवन्तौ (paravantau) - obedient; भवेताम् (bhavetām) - may become; अयं (ayaṃ) - this; तु (tu) - but; धर्मज्ञतया (dharmajñatayā) - by knowledge of dharma; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; न (na) - not; राज्यकामः (rājyakāmaḥ) - desirous of kingdom; नृवरः (nṛvaraḥ) - best among men; नदीजः (nadījaḥ) - born of the river;]
(The king and the minister, both great souls, may become obedient while Bhishma stands. But this great soul, by knowledge of dharma, is not desirous of the kingdom, the best among men, born of the river.)
The king and the minister, both of great stature, may become subservient in the presence of Bhishma. However, this noble soul, known for his understanding of dharma, is not desirous of ruling the kingdom, being the best among men and born of the river.
राज्यं तु पाण्डोरिदमप्रधृष्यं; तस्याद्य पुत्राः प्रभवन्ति नान्ये । राज्यं तदेतन्निखिलं पाण्डवानां; पैतामहं पुत्रपौत्रानुगामि ॥५-१४६-३२॥
rājyaṃ tu pāṇḍoridamapradhṛṣyaṃ; tasyādya putrāḥ prabhavanti nānye . rājyaṃ tadetannikhilaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ; paitāmahaṃ putrapautrānugāmi ॥5-146-32॥
[राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pandu; इदम् (idam) - this; अप्रधृष्यम् (apradhṛṣyam) - unassailable; तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्य (adya) - today; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - prevail; न (na) - not; अन्ये (anye) - others; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; तत् (tat) - that; एतत् (etat) - this; निखिलम् (nikhilam) - entire; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; पैतामहम् (paitāmaham) - ancestral; पुत्रपौत्रानुगामि (putrapautrānugāmi) - inherited by sons and grandsons;]
(The kingdom of Pandu is unassailable; today his sons prevail, not others. This entire kingdom of the Pandavas is ancestral, inherited by sons and grandsons.)
The kingdom of Pandu is unassailable; today, it is ruled by his sons, not by others. This entire kingdom belongs to the Pandavas, passed down from their ancestors to their sons and grandsons.
यद्वै ब्रूते कुरुमुख्यो महात्मा; देवव्रतः सत्यसन्धो मनीषी । सर्वं तदस्माभिरहत्य धर्मं; ग्राह्यं स्वधर्मं परिपालयद्भिः ॥५-१४६-३३॥
yadvai brūte kurumukhyo mahātmā; devavrataḥ satyasaṅdho manīṣī । sarvaṁ tadasmābhirahatyadharmaṁ; grāhyaṁ svadharmaṁ paripālayadbhiḥ ॥5-146-33॥
[यद्वै (yadvai) - whatever; ब्रूते (brūte) - speaks; कुरुमुख्यः (kurumukhyaḥ) - chief of the Kurus; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; सत्यसन्धः (satyasaṅdhaḥ) - truthful; मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; तत् (tat) - that; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; अहत्य (ahatya) - without exception; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be accepted; स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - own duty; परिपालयद्भिः (paripālayadbhiḥ) - by those who uphold;]
(Whatever the chief of the Kurus, the great soul Devavrata, who is truthful and wise, speaks, all that should be accepted by us without exception as duty, by those who uphold their own duty.)
Whatever the noble Devavrata, the chief of the Kurus, who is known for his truthfulness and wisdom, declares, it should be accepted by us entirely as our duty, especially by those who are committed to upholding their own responsibilities.
अनुज्ञया चाथ महाव्रतस्य; ब्रूयान्नृपो यद्विदुरस्तथैव । कार्यं भवेत्तत्सुहृद्भिर्नियुज्य; धर्मं पुरस्कृत्य सुदीर्घकालम् ॥५-१४६-३४॥
anujñayā cātha mahāvratasya; brūyānnṛpo yadvidurastathaiva । kāryaṃ bhavettatsuhr̥dbhirniyujya; dharmaṃ puraskṛtya sudīrghakālam ॥5-146-34॥
[अनुज्ञया (anujñayā) - with permission; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - then; महाव्रतस्य (mahāvratasya) - of the great vow; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; यत् (yat) - what; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be; तत् (tat) - that; सुहृद्भिः (suhr̥dbhiḥ) - by friends; नियुज्य (niyujya) - assigning; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - keeping in front; सुदीर्घकालम् (sudīrghakālam) - for a long time;]
(With permission and then of the great vow, the king should say what Vidura, in the same way, duty should be that by friends assigning, keeping dharma in front for a long time.)
With the permission of the great vow, the king should say exactly what Vidura says. The duty should be assigned to friends, keeping dharma in mind for a long time.
न्यायागतं राज्यमिदं कुरूणां; युधिष्ठिरः शास्तु वै धर्मपुत्रः । प्रचोदितो धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा; पुरस्कृतः शान्तनवेन चैव ॥५-१४६-३५॥
nyāyāgataṃ rājyamidaṃ kurūṇāṃ; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śāstu vai dharmaputraḥ . pracodito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā; puraskṛtaḥ śāntanavena caiva ||5-146-35||
[न्यायागतं (nyāyāgatam) - rightfully obtained; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; इदम् (idam) - this; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; शास्तु (śāstu) - should rule; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; प्रचोदितः (pracoditaḥ) - urged; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; पुरस्कृतः (puraskṛtaḥ) - appointed; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Santanu's descendant; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also;]
(This kingdom of the Kurus, rightfully obtained, should indeed be ruled by Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, urged by King Dhritarashtra and appointed by Santanu's descendant.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, should indeed rule this rightfully obtained kingdom of the Kurus, as urged by King Dhritarashtra and appointed by Santanu's descendant.
