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Pancharatra-Ext: Shalya and Karna continue to exchange insults at each other.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः पुनर्महाराज मद्रराजमरिंदमम्। अभ्यभाषत राधेयः संनिवार्योत्तरं वचः ॥८-३०-१॥
tataḥ punarmahārāja madrarājamariṃdamam। abhyabhāṣata rādheyaḥ saṃnivāryottaraṃ vacaḥ ॥8-30-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - subduer of enemies; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; संनिवार्य (saṃnivārya) - restraining; उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - reply; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, O great king, the subduer of enemies, Radheya, addressed the king of Madra again, restraining his reply words.)
Then, O great king, Radheya, the subduer of enemies, addressed the king of Madra again, restraining his words of reply.
यत्त्वं निदर्शनार्थं मां शल्य जल्पितवानसि। नाहं शक्यस्त्वया वाचा विभीषयितुमाहवे ॥८-३०-२॥
yattvaṁ nidarśanārthaṁ māṁ śalya jalpitavānasi। nāhaṁ śakyastvayā vācā vibhīṣayitumāhave ॥8-30-2॥
[यत् (yat) - that; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; निदर्शनार्थं (nidarśanārthaṁ) - for the sake of example; माम् (mām) - me; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; जल्पितवानसि (jalpitavānasi) - have spoken; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वाचा (vācā) - by words; विभीषयितुम् (vibhīṣayitum) - to frighten; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(That you have spoken to me, Śalya, for the sake of example, I cannot be frightened by you with words in battle.)
You, Śalya, have spoken to me as an example, but I cannot be intimidated by your words in battle.
यदि मां देवताः सर्वा योधयेयुः सवासवाः। तथापि मे भयं न स्यात्किमु पार्थात्सकेशवात् ॥८-३०-३॥
yadi māṁ devatāḥ sarvā yodhayeyuḥ savāsavāḥ। tathāpi me bhayaṁ na syātkimu pārthātsakeśavāt ॥8-30-3॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; मां (māṁ) - me; देवताः (devatāḥ) - gods; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; योधयेयुः (yodhayeyuḥ) - would fight; सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - with Indra; तथापि (tathāpi) - still; मे (me) - my; भयं (bhayaṁ) - fear; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - from Arjuna; सकेशवात् (sakeśavāt) - with Keshava;]
(If all the gods, along with Indra, were to fight me, still my fear would not be; what to say of from Arjuna with Keshava.)
Even if all the gods, including Indra, were to fight against me, I would still have no fear; what then of facing Arjuna with Keshava?
नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यो वाङ्मात्रेण कथञ्चन। अन्यं जानीहि यः शक्यस्त्वया भीषयितुं रणे ॥८-३०-४॥
nāhaṁ bhīṣayituṁ śakyo vāṅmātreṇa kathañcana। anyaṁ jānīhi yaḥ śakyastvayā bhīṣayituṁ raṇe ॥8-30-4॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; भीषयितुम् (bhīṣayitum) - to frighten; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able; वाक्-मात्रेण (vāk-mātreṇa) - by words alone; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; जानीहि (jānīhi) - know; यः (yaḥ) - who; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भीषयितुम् (bhīṣayitum) - to frighten; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(I am not able to be frightened by words alone in any way. Know another who is able to be frightened by you in battle.)
"I cannot be frightened merely by words. Find someone else who can be intimidated by you in battle."
नीचस्य बलमेतावत्पारुष्यं यत्त्वमात्थ माम्। अशक्तोऽस्मद्गुणान्प्राप्तुं वल्गसे बहु दुर्मते ॥८-३०-५॥
nīcasya balametāvatpāruṣyaṃ yattvamāttha mām। aśakto'smadguṇānprāptuṃ valgase bahu durmate ॥8-30-5॥
[नीचस्य (nīcasya) - of the low; बलम् (balam) - strength; एतावत् (etāvat) - this much; पारुष्यं (pāruṣyaṃ) - harshness; यत् (yat) - which; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्थ (āttha) - say; माम् (mām) - to me; अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - unable; अस्मद् (asmad) - our; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; प्राप्तुं (prāptuṃ) - to attain; वल्गसे (valgase) - you boast; बहु (bahu) - much; दुर्मते (durmate) - O wicked-minded;]
(The strength of the low is this much harshness which you say to me. Unable to attain our qualities, you boast much, O wicked-minded.)
"The strength of the lowly is only in their harsh words," you say to me. Unable to attain our virtues, you boast excessively, O wicked-minded one.
न हि कर्णः समुद्भूतो भयार्थमिह मारिष। विक्रमार्थमहं जातो यशोर्थं च तथैव च ॥८-३०-६॥
na hi karṇaḥ samudbhūto bhayārtham iha māriṣa। vikramārtham ahaṃ jāto yaśortham ca tathaiva ca ॥8-30-6॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; समुद्भूतः (samudbhūtaḥ) - born; भयार्थम् (bhayārtham) - for fear; इह (iha) - here; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; विक्रमार्थम् (vikramārtham) - for valor; अहम् (aham) - I; जातः (jātaḥ) - am born; यशोर्थम् (yaśortham) - for fame; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and;]
(Karna was not born here for fear, O sir. I am born for valor, for fame, and likewise.)
Karna was not born out of fear, O sir. I am born for valor and fame, and so it is.
इदं तु मे त्वमेकाग्रः शृणु मद्रजनाधिप। संनिधौ धृतराष्ट्रस्य प्रोच्यमानं मया श्रुतम् ॥८-३०-७॥
idaṁ tu me tvamekāgraḥ śṛṇu madrajanādhipa। sannidhau dhṛtarāṣṭrasya procyamānaṁ mayā śrutam ॥8-30-7॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एकाग्रः (ekāgraḥ) - attentive; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मद्रजनाधिप (madrajanādhipa) - O king of Madra; संनिधौ (sannidhau) - in the presence; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; प्रोच्यमानं (procyamānaṁ) - being spoken; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard;]
(This, however, my attentive one, listen, O king of Madra. In the presence of Dhritarashtra, being spoken by me, heard.)
"But now, listen attentively, O king of Madra, to what I have heard being spoken in the presence of Dhritarashtra."
देशांश्च विविधांश्चित्रान्पूर्ववृत्तांश्च पार्थिवान्। ब्राह्मणाः कथयन्तः स्म धृतराष्ट्रमुपासते ॥८-३०-८॥
deśāṃś ca vividhāṃś citrān pūrvavṛttāṃś ca pārthivān। brāhmaṇāḥ kathayantaḥ sma dhṛtarāṣṭram upāsate ॥8-30-8॥
[देशान् (deśān) - countries; च (ca) - and; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; चित्रान् (citrān) - wonderful; पूर्ववृत्तान् (pūrvavṛttān) - ancient events; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating; स्म (sma) - indeed; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; उपासते (upāsate) - worship;]
(The Brahmins, narrating the countries, various wonderful ancient events, and kings, indeed worship Dhritarashtra.)
The Brahmins were narrating various wonderful ancient events, countries, and kings, and they indeed worshipped Dhritarashtra.
तत्र वृद्धः पुरावृत्ताः कथाः काश्चिद्द्विजोत्तमः। बाह्लीकदेशं मद्रांश्च कुत्सयन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥८-३०-९॥
tatra vṛddhaḥ purāvṛttāḥ kathāḥ kāścid dvijottamaḥ। bāhlīkadeśaṃ madrāṃś ca kutsayan vākyam abravīt ॥8-30-9॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - an elder; पुरावृत्ताः (purāvṛttāḥ) - ancient; कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories; काश्चित् (kāścit) - some; द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - best of the twice-born; बाह्लीकदेशम् (bāhlīkadeśam) - Bahlika region; मद्रान् (madrān) - Madras; च (ca) - and; कुत्सयन् (kutsayan) - criticizing; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(There, an elder, the best of the twice-born, narrated some ancient stories, criticizing the Bahlika region and the Madras.)
There, an elder, revered among the twice-born, recounted some ancient tales, expressing criticism towards the Bahlika region and the Madras.
बहिष्कृता हिमवता गङ्गया च तिरस्कृताः। सरस्वत्या यमुनया कुरुक्षेत्रेण चापि ये ॥८-३०-१०॥
bahiṣkṛtā himavatā gaṅgayā ca tiraskṛtāḥ। sarasvatyā yamunayā kurukṣetreṇa cāpi ye ॥8-30-10॥
[बहिष्कृता (bahiṣkṛtā) - banished; हिमवता (himavatā) - by the Himalayas; गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by the Ganges; च (ca) - and; तिरस्कृताः (tiraskṛtāḥ) - disregarded; सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - by the Sarasvati; यमुनया (yamunayā) - by the Yamuna; कुरुक्षेत्रेण (kurukṣetreṇa) - by Kurukshetra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ये (ye) - those who;]
(Banished by the Himalayas, disregarded by the Ganges, by the Sarasvati, by the Yamuna, and also by Kurukshetra, those who.)
Those who were banished by the Himalayas and disregarded by the Ganges, Sarasvati, Yamuna, and Kurukshetra.
पञ्चानां सिन्धुषष्ठानां नदीनां येऽन्तराश्रिताः। तान्धर्मबाह्यानशुचीन्बाह्लीकान्परिवर्जयेत् ॥८-३०-११॥
pañcānāṃ sindhuṣaṣṭhānāṃ nadīnāṃ ye'ntarāśritāḥ। tāndharmabāhyānaśucīnbāhlīkānparivarjayet ॥8-30-11॥
[पञ्चानां (pañcānāṃ) - of the five; सिन्धुषष्ठानां (sindhuṣaṣṭhānāṃ) - of the Sindhu and the sixth; नदीनां (nadīnāṃ) - of the rivers; ये (ye) - who; अन्तराश्रिताः (antarāśritāḥ) - inhabit between; तान् (tān) - them; धर्मबाह्यान् (dharmabāhyān) - outside of dharma; अशुचीन् (aśucīn) - impure; बाह्लीकान् (bāhlīkān) - Bahlika people; परिवर्जयेत् (parivarjayet) - should avoid;]
(Of the five, of the Sindhu and the sixth rivers, who inhabit between, them, outside of dharma, impure, the Bahlika people, should avoid.)
One should avoid the Bahlika people, who are considered impure and outside of dharma, living between the five and the sixth rivers, including the Sindhu.
गोवर्धनो नाम वटः सुभाण्डं नाम चत्वरम्। एतद्राजकुलद्वारमाकुमारः स्मराम्यहम् ॥८-३०-१२॥
govardhano nāma vaṭaḥ subhāṇḍaṃ nāma catvaram। etadrājakuladvāramākumāraḥ smarāmyaham ॥8-30-12॥
[गोवर्धनः (govardhanaḥ) - Govardhana; नाम (nāma) - named; वटः (vaṭaḥ) - banyan tree; सुभाण्डम् (subhāṇḍam) - Subhanda; नाम (nāma) - named; चत्वरम् (catvaram) - square; एतत् (etat) - this; राजकुलद्वारम् (rājakuladvāram) - royal palace gate; आकुमारः (ākumāraḥ) - as a boy; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Govardhana named banyan tree, Subhanda named square. This royal palace gate, as a boy, I remember.)
I remember the banyan tree named Govardhana and the square named Subhanda. This is the gate of the royal palace that I recall from my childhood.
कार्येणात्यर्थगाढेन बाह्लीकेषूषितं मया। तत एषां समाचारः संवासाद्विदितो मम ॥८-३०-१३॥
kāryeṇātyarthagāḍhena bāhlīkeṣūṣitaṃ mayā। tata eṣāṃ samācāraḥ saṃvāsādvidito mama ॥8-30-13॥
[कार्येण (kāryeṇa) - by the task; अत्यर्थ (atyartha) - exceedingly; गाढेन (gāḍhena) - intense; बाह्लीकेषु (bāhlīkeṣu) - among the Bahlika people; उषितं (uṣitaṃ) - resided; मया (mayā) - by me; तत (tata) - therefore; एषां (eṣāṃ) - their; समाचारः (samācāraḥ) - news; संवासात् (saṃvāsāt) - from living together; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; मम (mama) - to me;]
(By the exceedingly intense task, I resided among the Bahlika people. Therefore, their news is known to me from living together.)
Due to the exceedingly intense task, I lived among the Bahlika people, and thus, I have come to know their news from our time together.
शाकलं नाम नगरमापगा नाम निम्नगा। जर्तिका नाम बाह्लीकास्तेषां वृत्तं सुनिन्दितम् ॥८-३०-१४॥
śākalaṁ nāma nagaramāpaga nāma nimnagā। jartikā nāma bāhlīkāsteṣāṁ vṛttaṁ suninditam ॥8-30-14॥
[शाकलं (śākalaṁ) - Śākala; नाम (nāma) - named; नगरम् (nagaram) - city; आपगा (āpaga) - river; नाम (nāma) - named; निम्नगा (nimnagā) - flowing; जर्तिका (jartikā) - Jartikā; नाम (nāma) - named; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bāhlīkas; तेषां (teṣāṁ) - their; वृत्तं (vṛttaṁ) - conduct; सुनिन्दितम् (suninditam) - well-praised;]
(Śākala is the name of a city, Āpaga is the name of a flowing river. Jartikā is the name of the Bāhlīkas, their conduct is well-praised.)
The city named Śākala is known for the river Āpaga that flows through it. The Bāhlīkas, known as Jartikā, are praised for their commendable conduct.
धानागौडासवे पीत्वा गोमांसं लशुनैः सह। अपूपमांसवाट्यानामाशिनः शीलवर्जिताः ॥८-३०-१५॥
dhānāgauḍāsave pītvā gomāṁsaṁ laśunaiḥ saha। apūpamāṁsavāṭyānāmāśinaḥ śīlavarjitāḥ ॥8-30-15॥
[धान (dhāna) - rice; गौड (gauḍa) - molasses; आसवे (āsave) - liquor; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; गोमांसं (gomāṁsaṁ) - beef; लशुनैः (laśunaiḥ) - with garlic; सह (saha) - together; अपूप (apūpa) - cakes; मांस (māṁsa) - meat; वाट्यानाम् (vāṭyānām) - of the huts; आशिनः (āśinaḥ) - eaters; शील (śīla) - conduct; वर्जिताः (varjitāḥ) - devoid of;]
(Having drunk liquor made from rice and molasses, eating beef with garlic, cakes, and meat from the huts, devoid of conduct.)
Those who consume liquor made from rice and molasses, eat beef with garlic, cakes, and meat from the huts, are devoid of good conduct.
हसन्ति गान्ति नृत्यन्ति स्त्रीभिर्मत्ता विवाससः। नगरागारवप्रेषु बहिर्माल्यानुलेपनाः ॥८-३०-१६॥
hasanti gānti nṛtyanti strībhirmattā vivāsasaḥ। nagarāgāravapreṣu bahirmālyānulepanāḥ ॥8-30-16॥
[हसन्ति (hasanti) - laugh; गान्ति (gānti) - sing; नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - dance; स्त्रीभिः (strībhiḥ) - with women; मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated; विवाससः (vivāsasaḥ) - without clothes; नगर (nagara) - city; आगार (āgāra) - houses; वप्रेषु (vapreṣu) - on the terraces; बहि: (bahiḥ) - outside; माल्य (mālya) - garlands; अनुलेपनाः (anulepanāḥ) - with ointments;]
(Laugh, sing, and dance with women, intoxicated and without clothes, on the terraces of city houses, adorned with garlands and ointments.)
They laugh, sing, and dance with women, intoxicated and without clothes, on the terraces of city houses, adorned with garlands and ointments.
मत्तावगीतैर्विविधैः खरोष्ट्रनिनदोपमैः। आहुरन्योन्यमुक्तानि प्रब्रुवाणा मदोत्कटाः ॥८-३०-१७॥
mattāvagītairvividhaiḥ kharoṣṭraninadopamaiḥ। āhuranyonyamuktāni prabruvāṇā madotkaṭāḥ ॥8-30-17॥
[मत्त (matta) - intoxicated; अवगीतैः (avagītaiḥ) - with songs; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; खर (khara) - donkey; उष्ट्र (uṣṭra) - camel; निनद (ninada) - sounds; उपमैः (upamaiḥ) - comparable; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - to each other; उक्तानि (uktāni) - spoken; प्रब्रुवाणाः (prabruvāṇāḥ) - speaking; मद (mada) - intoxication; उत्कटाः (utkaṭāḥ) - excessive;]
(Intoxicated with various songs comparable to the sounds of donkeys and camels, they spoke to each other, speaking excessively in intoxication.)
Intoxicated by various songs that resembled the braying of donkeys and camels, they conversed with each other, speaking excessively under the influence of intoxication.
हा हते हा हतेत्येव स्वामिभर्तृहतेति च। आक्रोशन्त्यः प्रनृत्यन्ति मन्दाः पर्वस्वसंयताः ॥८-३०-१८॥
hā hate hā hatetyeva svāmibhartṛhateti ca। ākrośantyaḥ pranṛtyanti mandāḥ parvasvasaṃyatāḥ ॥8-30-18॥
[हा (hā) - alas; हते (hate) - killed; हा (hā) - alas; हतेत्येव (hatetyeva) - killed indeed; स्वामिभर्तृहतेति (svāmibhartṛhateti) - master and husband killed; च (ca) - and; आक्रोशन्त्यः (ākrośantyaḥ) - crying out; प्रनृत्यन्ति (pranṛtyanti) - dance; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - slow; पर्वस्वसंयताः (parvasvasaṃyatāḥ) - controlled during festivals;]
(Alas, killed, alas, indeed killed, master and husband killed, and crying out, they dance slowly, controlled during festivals.)
The women, lamenting 'Alas, killed, alas, indeed killed, master and husband killed,' cry out and dance slowly, restrained during the festivals.
तेषां किलावलिप्तानां निवसन्कुरुजाङ्गले। कश्चिद्बाह्लीकमुख्यानां नातिहृष्टमना जगौ ॥८-३०-१९॥
teṣāṃ kilāvaliptānāṃ nivasankurujāṅgale। kaścidbāhlīkamukhyānāṃ nātihṛṣṭamanā jagau ॥8-30-19॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; किल (kila) - indeed; अवलिप्तानाम् (avaliptānām) - arrogant; निवसन् (nivasan) - living; कुरुजाङ्गले (kurujāṅgale) - in Kurujangala; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; बाह्लीकमुख्यानाम् (bāhlīkamukhyānām) - of the leaders of Bahlika; न (na) - not; अतिहृष्टमना (atihṛṣṭamanā) - very pleased; जगौ (jagau) - sang;]
(Of them, indeed, arrogant, living in Kurujangala, someone of the leaders of Bahlika, not very pleased, sang.)
Among them, indeed, someone from the arrogant leaders of Bahlika, residing in Kurujangala, sang with a mind not very pleased.
सा नूनं बृहती गौरी सूक्ष्मकम्बलवासिनी। मामनुस्मरती शेते बाह्लीकं कुरुवासिनम् ॥८-३०-२०॥
sā nūnaṃ bṛhatī gaurī sūkṣmakambalavāsinī। māmanusmaratī śete bāhlīkaṃ kuruvāsinam ॥8-30-20॥
[सा (sā) - she; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; बृहती (bṛhatī) - great; गौरी (gaurī) - fair; सूक्ष्मकम्बलवासिनी (sūkṣmakambalavāsinī) - wearing a thin blanket; माम् (mām) - me; अनुस्मरती (anusmaratī) - remembering; शेते (śete) - lies; बाह्लीकम् (bāhlīkam) - Bahlika; कुरुवासिनम् (kuruvāsinam) - dweller of Kuru;]
(She indeed, the great fair one, wearing a thin blanket, lies remembering me, the Bahlika, dweller of Kuru.)
She, the great fair lady, wearing a thin blanket, is indeed lying down remembering me, the Bahlika, who dwells in Kuru.
शतद्रुकनदीं तीर्त्वा तां च रम्यामिरावतीम्। गत्वा स्वदेशं द्रक्ष्यामि स्थूलशङ्खाः शुभाः स्त्रियः ॥८-३०-२१॥
śatadrukanadīṃ tīrtvā tāṃ ca ramyāmirāvatīm। gatvā svadeśaṃ drakṣyāmi sthūlaśaṅkhāḥ śubhāḥ striyaḥ ॥8-30-21॥
[शतद्रुकनदीं (śatadrukanadīṃ) - the river Śatadru; तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed; तां (tāṃ) - that; च (ca) - and; रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful; इरावतीम् (irāvatīm) - Irāvatī; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; स्वदेशं (svadeśaṃ) - to my own country; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I shall see; स्थूलशङ्खाः (sthūlaśaṅkhāḥ) - large conch-shells; शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women;]
(Having crossed the river Śatadru and that beautiful Irāvatī, having gone to my own country, I shall see large conch-shells and auspicious women.)
After crossing the river Śatadru and the beautiful Irāvatī, I will return to my homeland and witness the large conch-shells and auspicious women.
मनःशिलोज्ज्वलापाङ्गा गौर्यस्त्रिककुदाञ्जनाः। केवलाजिनसंवीताः कूर्दन्त्यः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥८-३०-२२॥
manaḥśilojjvalāpāṅgā gauryastrikakudāñjanāḥ। kevalājinasaṁvītāḥ kūrdantyaḥ priyadarśanāḥ ॥8-30-22॥
[मनःशिलोज्ज्वलापाङ्गा (manaḥśilojjvalāpāṅgā) - with eyes bright as cinnabar; गौर्यः (gauryaḥ) - fair-complexioned ones; त्रिककुदाञ्जनाः (trikakudāñjanāḥ) - with triple-braided hair; केवल (kevala) - only; अजिनसंवीताः (ajinasamvītāḥ) - clad in deer-skins; कूर्दन्त्यः (kūrdantyaḥ) - playful ones; प्रियदर्शनाः (priyadarśanāḥ) - pleasant to look at;]
(With eyes bright as cinnabar, fair-complexioned ones with triple-braided hair, only clad in deer-skins, playful ones, pleasant to look at.)
The fair-complexioned ones, with eyes bright as cinnabar and triple-braided hair, clad only in deer-skins, are playful and pleasant to look at.
मृदङ्गानकशङ्खानां मर्दलानां च निस्वनैः। खरोष्ट्राश्वतरैश्चैव मत्ता यास्यामहे सुखम् ॥८-३०-२३॥
mṛdaṅgānakaśaṅkhānāṃ mardalānāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ। kharoṣṭrāśvataraiścaiva mattā yāsyāmahe sukham ॥8-30-23॥
[मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - drums; अनक (anaka) - kettledrums; शङ्खानां (śaṅkhānāṃ) - of conch shells; मर्दलानां (mardalānāṃ) - of tabors; च (ca) - and; निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds; खर (khara) - donkeys; उष्ट्र (uṣṭra) - camels; अश्वतरैः (aśvataraiḥ) - mules; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated; यास्यामहे (yāsyāmahe) - we shall go; सुखम् (sukham) - happily;]
(By the sounds of drums, kettledrums, conch shells, and tabors, and certainly by the donkeys, camels, and mules, we shall go happily, intoxicated.)
Intoxicated by the sounds of drums, kettledrums, conch shells, and tabors, as well as the braying of donkeys, camels, and mules, we shall proceed happily.
शमीपीलुकरीराणां वनेषु सुखवर्त्मसु। अपूपान्सक्तुपिण्डीश्च खादन्तो मथितान्विताः ॥८-३०-२४॥
śamīpīlukarīrāṇāṃ vaneṣu sukhavartmasu। apūpānsaktupiṇḍīśca khādanto mathitānvitāḥ ॥8-30-24॥
[शमी (śamī) - Shami tree; पीलु (pīlu) - Pilu tree; करीराणां (karīrāṇāṃ) - of the Karira trees; वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests; सुखवर्त्मसु (sukhavartmasu) - on the pleasant paths; अपूपान् (apūpān) - cakes; सक्तुपिण्डीः (saktupiṇḍīḥ) - balls of flour; च (ca) - and; खादन्तः (khādantaḥ) - eating; मथितान्विताः (mathitānvitāḥ) - with buttermilk;]
(In the forests of Shami, Pilu, and Karira trees, on the pleasant paths, eating cakes and balls of flour with buttermilk.)
In the forests where Shami, Pilu, and Karira trees grow, travelers enjoy the pleasant paths while eating cakes and flour balls accompanied by buttermilk.
पथिषु प्रबला भूत्वा कदासमृदितेऽध्वनि। खलोपहारं कुर्वाणास्ताडयिष्याम भूयसः ॥८-३०-२५॥
pathiṣu prabalā bhūtvā kadāsamṛdite'dhvani। khalopahāraṃ kurvāṇāstāḍayiṣyāma bhūyasaḥ ॥8-30-25॥
[पथिषु (pathiṣu) - on paths; प्रबला (prabalā) - strong; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; कदा (kadā) - when; समृदिते (samṛdite) - crushed; अध्वनि (adhvani) - on the road; खल (khala) - wicked; उपहारं (upahāraṃ) - offering; कुर्वाणाः (kurvāṇāḥ) - doing; ताडयिष्याम (tāḍayiṣyāma) - we will strike; भूयसः (bhūyasaḥ) - again;]
(On paths, having become strong, when crushed on the road, doing wicked offerings, we will strike again.)
"When we become strong on the paths and are crushed on the road, we will strike back at the wicked offerings again."
एवं हीनेषु व्रात्येषु बाह्लीकेषु दुरात्मसु। कश्चेतयानो निवसेन्मुहूर्तमपि मानवः ॥८-३०-२६॥
evaṃ hīneṣu vrātyeṣu bāhlīkeṣu durātmasu। kaścetayāno nivasenmuhūrtamapi mānavaḥ ॥8-30-26॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; हीनेषु (hīneṣu) - among the lowly; व्रात्येषु (vrātyeṣu) - among the outcasts; बाह्लीकेषु (bāhlīkeṣu) - among the people of Bahlika; दुरात्मसु (durātmasu) - among the wicked; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; एयानः (etayānaḥ) - wandering; निवसेत् (nivaset) - should dwell; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; अपि (api) - even; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being;]
(Thus, among the lowly, outcasts, people of Bahlika, and the wicked, should a wandering human being dwell even for a moment.)
A wandering human being should not dwell even for a moment among the lowly, outcasts, people of Bahlika, and the wicked.
ईदृशा ब्राह्मणेनोक्ता बाह्लीका मोघचारिणः। येषां षड्भागहर्ता त्वमुभयोः शुभपापयोः ॥८-३०-२७॥
īdṛśā brāhmaṇenoktā bāhlīkā moghacāriṇaḥ। yeṣāṃ ṣaḍbhāgahartā tvamubhayoḥ śubhapāpayoḥ ॥8-30-27॥
[ईदृशा (īdṛśā) - such; ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by a Brahmin; उक्ता (uktā) - spoken; बाह्लीका (bāhlīkā) - Bahlika; मोघचारिणः (moghacāriṇaḥ) - vainly acting; येषां (yeṣāṃ) - whose; षड्भागहर्ता (ṣaḍbhāgahartā) - receiver of six parts; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; शुभपापयोः (śubhapāpayoḥ) - good and bad;]
(Such words were spoken by a Brahmin to Bahlika, who acts in vain, you are the receiver of six parts of both good and bad.)
A Brahmin spoke these words to Bahlika, who acts in vain: "You are the receiver of six parts of both good and bad deeds."
इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणः साधुरुत्तरं पुनरुक्तवान्। बाह्लीकेष्वविनीतेषु प्रोच्यमानं निबोधत ॥८-३०-२८॥
ityuktvā brāhmaṇaḥ sādhuruttaraṃ punaruktavān। bāhlīkeṣvavinīteṣu procyamānaṃ nibodhata ॥8-30-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin; साधुः (sādhuḥ) - good; उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - reply; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; बाह्लीकेषु (bāhlīkeṣu) - among the Bahlika people; अविनीतेषु (avinīteṣu) - in the undisciplined; प्रोच्यमानं (procyamānaṃ) - being spoken; निबोधत (nibodhata) - listen; ॥८-३०-२८॥ (॥8-30-28॥) - (verse number);]
(Thus, having spoken, the good Brahmin again said the reply. Listen to what is being spoken among the undisciplined Bahlika people.)
Thus, the Brahmin, having spoken, reiterated his reply. He urged them to listen to what was being said among the undisciplined Bahlika people.
तत्र स्म राक्षसी गाति सदा कृष्णचतुर्दशीम्। नगरे शाकले स्फीते आहत्य निशि दुन्दुभिम् ॥८-३०-२९॥
tatra sma rākṣasī gāti sadā kṛṣṇacaturdaśīm। nagare śākale sphīte āhatya niśi dundubhim ॥8-30-29॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness; गाति (gāti) - sings; सदा (sadā) - always; कृष्णचतुर्दशीम् (kṛṣṇacaturdaśīm) - the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight; नगरे (nagare) - in the city; शाकले (śākale) - of Śākala; स्फीते (sphīte) - prosperous; आहत्य (āhatya) - striking; निशि (niśi) - at night; दुन्दुभिम् (dundubhim) - drum;]
(There indeed the demoness always sings on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, striking the drum at night in the prosperous city of Śākala.)
In the prosperous city of Śākala, there was a demoness who would always sing on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, striking the drum at night.
कदा वा घोषिका गाथाः पुनर्गास्यन्ति शाकले। गव्यस्य तृप्ता मांसस्य पीत्वा गौडं महासवम् ॥८-३०-३०॥
kadā vā ghoṣikā gāthāḥ punargāsyanti śākale। gavyasya tṛptā māṁsasya pītvā gauḍaṁ mahāsavam ॥8-30-30॥
[कदा (kadā) - when; वा (vā) - or; घोषिका (ghoṣikā) - heralds; गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - songs; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गास्यन्ति (gāsyanti) - will sing; शाकले (śākale) - in Shakala; गव्यस्य (gavyasya) - of milk; तृप्ता (tṛptā) - satisfied; मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; गौडं (gauḍaṁ) - wine; महासवम् (mahāsavam) - great feast;]
(When will the heralds sing songs again in Shakala, satisfied with milk and meat, having drunk wine at the great feast?)
When will the heralds sing their songs again in Shakala, having been satisfied with milk and meat, and having drunk wine at the great feast?
गौरीभिः सह नारीभिर्बृहतीभिः स्वलङ्कृताः। पलाण्डुगण्डूषयुतान्खादन्ते चैडकान्बहून् ॥८-३०-३१॥
gaurībhiḥ saha nārībhiḥ bṛhatībhiḥ svalaṅkṛtāḥ। palāṇḍugaṇḍūṣayutān khādante caiḍakān bahūn ॥8-30-31॥
[गौरीभिः (gaurībhiḥ) - with fair women; सह (saha) - together with; नारीभिः (nārībhiḥ) - with women; बृहतीभिः (bṛhatībhiḥ) - with large ones; स्वलङ्कृताः (svalaṅkṛtāḥ) - well-adorned; पलाण्डु (palāṇḍu) - onion; गण्डूष (gaṇḍūṣa) - mouthful; युतान् (yutān) - filled with; खादन्ते (khādante) - they eat; च (ca) - and; एडकान् (eḍakān) - cakes; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(With fair women, together with women, with large ones, well-adorned, they eat many cakes filled with mouthfuls of onion.)
The well-adorned women, both fair and large, enjoy eating many cakes filled with mouthfuls of onion.
वाराहं कौक्कुटं मांसं गव्यं गार्दभमौष्ट्रकम्। ऐडं च ये न खादन्ति तेषां जन्म निरर्थकम् ॥८-३०-३२॥
vārāhaṁ kaukkuṭaṁ māṁsaṁ gavyaṁ gārdabhamauṣṭrakam। aiḍaṁ ca ye na khādanti teṣāṁ janma nirarthakam ॥8-30-32॥
[वाराहम् (vārāham) - pork; कौक्कुटम् (kaukkuṭam) - chicken; मांसम् (māṁsam) - meat; गव्यम् (gavyam) - beef; गार्दभम् (gārdabham) - donkey meat; औष्ट्रकम् (auṣṭrakam) - camel meat; ऐडम् (aiḍam) - ram meat; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; न (na) - not; खादन्ति (khādanti) - eat; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; जन्म (janma) - birth; निरर्थकम् (nirarthakam) - useless;]
(Pork, chicken, meat, beef, donkey meat, camel meat, and ram meat — those who do not eat, their birth is useless.)
The birth of those who do not consume pork, chicken, beef, donkey meat, camel meat, and ram meat is considered useless.
इति गायन्ति ये मत्ताः शीधुना शाकलावतः। सबालवृद्धाः कूर्दन्तस्तेषु वृत्तं कथं भवेत् ॥८-३०-३३॥
iti gāyanti ye mattāḥ śīdhunā śākalāvataḥ। sabālavṛddhāḥ kūrdantasteṣu vṛttaṃ kathaṃ bhavet ॥8-30-33॥
[इति (iti) - thus; गायन्ति (gāyanti) - sing; ये (ye) - who; मत्ताः (mattāḥ) - intoxicated; शीधुना (śīdhunā) - with wine; शाकलावतः (śākalāvataḥ) - of the people of Shakala; स (sa) - with; बाल (bāla) - children; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders; कूर्दन्तः (kūrdantaḥ) - playing; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - conduct; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Thus sing those who are intoxicated with wine, the people of Shakala, with children and elders playing among them, how would the conduct be?)
"Thus, those intoxicated with wine, the people of Shakala, sing along with children and elders playing among them. How would their conduct be?"
इति शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। यदन्योऽप्युक्तवानस्मान्ब्राह्मणः कुरुसंसदि ॥८-३०-३४॥
iti śalya vijānīhi hanta bhūyo bravīmi te। yadanyo'pyuktavānasmānbrāhmaṇaḥ kurusaṁsadi ॥8-30-34॥
[इति (iti) - thus; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; हन्त (hanta) - indeed; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; यत् (yat) - that; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; अपि (api) - also; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; अस्मान् (asmān) - to us; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly;]
(Thus, O Śalya, know indeed, I speak to you again. That which another also said to us, the Brahmin in the Kuru assembly.)
Thus, O Śalya, understand that I am telling you again what another Brahmin also told us in the Kuru assembly.
पञ्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र पीलुवनान्यपि। शतद्रुश्च विपाशा च तृतीयेरावती तथा ॥ चन्द्रभागा वितस्ता च सिन्धुषष्ठा बहिर्गताः ॥८-३०-३५॥
pañca nadyo vahantyetā yatra pīluvanānyapi। śatadruśca vipāśā ca tṛtīyerāvatī tathā ॥ candrabhāgā vitastā ca sindhuṣaṣṭhā bahirgatāḥ ॥8-30-35॥
[पञ्च (pañca) - five; नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers; वहन्ति (vahanti) - flow; एता (etā) - these; यत्र (yatra) - where; पीलुवनानि (pīluvanāni) - Pīlu forests; अपि (api) - also; शतद्रुः (śatadruḥ) - Śatadru; च (ca) - and; विपाशा (vipāśā) - Vipāśā; च (ca) - and; तृतीय (tṛtīya) - third; इरावती (irāvatī) - Irāvatī; तथा (tathā) - thus; चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā) - Candrabhāgā; वितस्ता (vitastā) - Vitastā; च (ca) - and; सिन्धुः (sindhuḥ) - Sindhu; षष्ठा (ṣaṣṭhā) - sixth; बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone;]
(Five rivers flow here where there are also Pīlu forests. Śatadru, Vipāśā, the third Irāvatī, thus Candrabhāgā, Vitastā, and the sixth Sindhu have gone outside.)
Five rivers flow through the land where the Pīlu forests are also found. These rivers are Śatadru, Vipāśā, Irāvatī, Candrabhāgā, Vitastā, and the Sindhu, which is the sixth river flowing beyond.
आरट्टा नाम ते देशा नष्टधर्मान्न तान्व्रजेत्। व्रात्यानां दासमीयानां विदेहानामयज्वनाम् ॥८-३०-३६॥
āraṭṭā nāma te deśā naṣṭadharmānna tānvrajet। vrātyānāṃ dāsamīyānāṃ videhānāmayajvanām ॥8-30-36॥
[आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - Āraṭṭa; नाम (nāma) - named; ते (te) - those; देशा (deśā) - lands; नष्टधर्मान् (naṣṭadharmān) - lost righteousness; न (na) - not; तान् (tān) - them; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should approach; व्रात्यानाम् (vrātyānām) - of the outcasts; दासमीयानाम् (dāsamīyānām) - of the servile; विदेहानाम् (videhānām) - of the Videhas; अयज्वनाम् (ayajvanām) - of the non-sacrificers;]
(The lands named Āraṭṭa, those with lost righteousness, should not be approached; of the outcasts, of the servile, of the Videhas, of the non-sacrificers.)
The lands known as Āraṭṭa, where righteousness is lost, should not be approached. These are the lands of outcasts, servile people, Videhas, and those who do not perform sacrifices.
न देवाः प्रतिगृह्णन्ति पितरो ब्राह्मणास्तथा। तेषां प्रनष्टधर्माणां बाह्लीकानामिति श्रुतिः ॥८-३०-३७॥
na devāḥ pratigṛhṇanti pitaro brāhmaṇāstathā। teṣāṃ pranaṣṭadharmāṇāṃ bāhlīkānāmiti śrutiḥ ॥8-30-37॥
[न (na) - not; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; प्रतिगृह्णन्ति (pratigṛhṇanti) - accept; पितरः (pitaro) - ancestors; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; तथा (tathā) - also; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; प्रनष्टधर्माणाम् (pranaṣṭadharmāṇām) - of those whose dharma is lost; बाह्लीकानाम् (bāhlīkānām) - of the Bahlika people; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is heard;]
(The gods, ancestors, and Brahmins do not accept (offerings) of those Bahlika people whose dharma is lost, thus it is heard.)
It is said that the gods, ancestors, and Brahmins do not accept offerings from the Bahlika people, as their dharma is considered lost.
ब्राह्मणेन तथा प्रोक्तं विदुषा साधुसंसदि। काष्ठकुण्डेषु बाह्लीका मृण्मयेषु च भुञ्जते ॥
brāhmaṇena tathā proktaṃ viduṣā sādhusaṃsadi। kāṣṭhakuṇḍeṣu bāhlīkā mṛṇmayeṣu ca bhuñjate ॥
[ब्राह्मणेन (brāhmaṇena) - by the Brahmin; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रोक्तं (proktaṃ) - spoken; विदुषा (viduṣā) - by the wise; साधुसंसदि (sādhusaṃsadi) - in the assembly of the virtuous; काष्ठकुण्डेषु (kāṣṭhakuṇḍeṣu) - in wooden vessels; बाह्लीका (bāhlīkā) - Bahlika people; मृण्मयेषु (mṛṇmayeṣu) - in earthen ones; च (ca) - and; भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - eat;]
(Thus spoken by the Brahmin, by the wise, in the assembly of the virtuous, the Bahlika people eat in wooden and earthen vessels.)
In the assembly of the virtuous, the wise Brahmin spoke thus: the Bahlika people eat in wooden and earthen vessels.
आविकं चौष्ट्रिकं चैव क्षीरं गार्दभमेव च। तद्विकारांश्च बाह्लीकाः खादन्ति च पिबन्ति च ॥८-३०-३९॥
āvikaṁ cauṣṭrikaṁ caiva kṣīraṁ gārdabhameva ca। tadvikārāṁśca bāhlīkāḥ khādanti ca pibanti ca ॥8-30-39॥
[आविकम् (āvikaṁ) - sheep's milk; च (ca) - and; उष्ट्रिकम् (uṣṭrikaṁ) - camel's milk; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; क्षीरम् (kṣīraṁ) - milk; गार्दभम् (gārdabham) - donkey's milk; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - those; विकारान् (vikārān) - derivatives; च (ca) - and; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bahlika people; खादन्ति (khādanti) - eat; च (ca) - and; पिबन्ति (pibanti) - drink; च (ca) - and;]
(Sheep's milk, camel's milk, and donkey's milk, and their derivatives, the Bahlika people eat and drink.)
The Bahlika people consume sheep's, camel's, and donkey's milk and their derivatives.
पुत्रसङ्करिणो जाल्माः सर्वान्नक्षीरभोजनाः। आरट्टा नाम बाह्लीका वर्जनीया विपश्चिता ॥८-३०-४०॥
putrasaṅkariṇo jālmāḥ sarvānnakṣīrabhojanāḥ। āraṭṭā nāma bāhlīkā varjanīyā vipaścitā ॥8-30-40॥
[पुत्रसङ्करिणः (putrasaṅkariṇaḥ) - those causing confusion of progeny; जाल्माः (jālmāḥ) - wicked; सर्वान्न (sarvānna) - all food; क्षीर (kṣīra) - milk; भोजनाः (bhojanāḥ) - eaters; आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - Āraṭṭas; नाम (nāma) - named; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bāhlīkas; वर्जनीयाः (varjanīyāḥ) - to be avoided; विपश्चिता (vipaścitā) - by the wise;]
(Those causing confusion of progeny, wicked, eaters of all food and milk, named Āraṭṭas and Bāhlīkas, are to be avoided by the wise.)
The wicked ones who cause confusion of progeny and consume all food and milk, known as Āraṭṭas and Bāhlīkas, should be avoided by the wise.
उत शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। यदन्योऽप्युक्तवान्सभ्यो ब्राह्मणः कुरुसंसदि ॥८-३०-४१॥
uta śalya vijānīhi hanta bhūyo bravīmi te। yadanyo'pyuktavānsabhyo brāhmaṇaḥ kurusaṁsadi ॥8-30-41॥
[उत (uta) - and; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; हन्त (hanta) - indeed; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you; यत् (yat) - what; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; अपि (api) - also; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; सभ्यः (sabhyaḥ) - noble; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; संसदि (saṁsadi) - assembly;]
(And Śalya, know indeed, again I say to you. What another noble Brahmin also said in the Kuru assembly.)
And Śalya, understand this, I tell you once more. What another noble Brahmin also mentioned in the Kuru assembly.
युगन्धरे पयः पीत्वा प्रोष्य चाप्यच्युतस्थले। तद्वद्भूतिलये स्नात्वा कथं स्वर्गं गमिष्यति ॥८-३०-४२॥
yugandhare payaḥ pītvā proṣya cāpy acyutasthale। tadvad bhūtilaye snātvā kathaṁ svargaṁ gamiṣyati ॥8-30-42॥
[युगन्धरे (yugandhare) - in Yugandhara; पयः (payaḥ) - water; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; प्रोष्य (proṣya) - having stayed; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अच्युतस्थले (acyutasthale) - in Acyutasthala; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; भूतिलये (bhūtilaye) - in Bhūtilaya; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; स्वर्गं (svargam) - heaven; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go;]
(In Yugandhara, having drunk water and stayed in Acyutasthala, similarly having bathed in Bhūtilaya, how will (he) go to heaven?)
In Yugandhara, after drinking water and staying in Acyutasthala, and similarly bathing in Bhūtilaya, how will one ascend to heaven?
पञ्च नद्यो वहन्त्येता यत्र निःसृत्य पर्वतात्। आरट्टा नाम बाह्लीका न तेष्वार्यो द्व्यहं वसेत् ॥८-३०-४३॥
pañca nadyo vahantyetā yatra niḥsṛtya parvatāt। āraṭṭā nāma bāhlīkā na teṣvāryo dvyahaṃ vaset ॥8-30-43॥
[पञ्च (pañca) - five; नद्यः (nadyaḥ) - rivers; वहन्ति (vahanti) - flow; एता (etā) - these; यत्र (yatra) - where; निःसृत्य (niḥsṛtya) - having emerged; पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain; आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - Āraṭṭā; नाम (nāma) - named; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bāhlīkas; न (na) - not; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; आर्यः (āryaḥ) - a noble person; द्व्यहम् (dvyaham) - for two days; वसेत् (vaset) - should stay;]
(Five rivers flow here, having emerged from the mountain. Named Āraṭṭā and Bāhlīkas, a noble person should not stay among them for two days.)
Five rivers flow from the mountains here, known as Āraṭṭā and Bāhlīkas, and it is advised that a noble person should not reside among them for more than two days.
बहिश्च नाम ह्लीकश्च विपाशायां पिशाचकौ। तयोरपत्यं बाह्लीका नैषा सृष्टिः प्रजापतेः ॥८-३०-४४॥
bahiśca nāma hlīkaśca vipāśāyāṃ piśācakau। tayorapatyaṃ bāhlīkā naiṣā sṛṣṭiḥ prajāpateḥ ॥8-30-44॥
[बहिः (bahiḥ) - Bahiḥ; च (ca) - and; नाम (nāma) - named; ह्लीकः (hlīkaḥ) - Hlīkaḥ; च (ca) - and; विपाशायाम् (vipāśāyām) - in Vipāśā; पिशाचकौ (piśācakau) - two Piśācas; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; अपत्यं (apatyaṃ) - offspring; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bāhlīkas; न (na) - not; एषा (eṣā) - this; सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭiḥ) - creation; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati;]
(Bahiḥ and Hlīkaḥ, two Piśācas in Vipāśā. Their offspring are the Bāhlīkas. This is not the creation of Prajāpati.)
Bahiḥ and Hlīkaḥ were two Piśācas residing in Vipāśā. Their descendants are known as the Bāhlīkas. This lineage is not attributed to the creation of Prajāpati.
कारस्करान्महिषकान्कलिङ्गान्कीकटाटवीन्। कर्कोटकान्वीरकांश्च दुर्धर्मांश्च विवर्जयेत् ॥८-३०-४५॥
kāraskarān mahiṣakān kaliṅgān kīkaṭāṭavīn। karkoṭakān vīrakāṃś ca durdharmāṃś ca vivarjayet ॥8-30-45॥
[कारस्करान् (kāraskarān) - inhabitants of Karaskara; महिषकान् (mahiṣakān) - inhabitants of Mahishaka; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - inhabitants of Kalinga; कीकटाटवीन् (kīkaṭāṭavīn) - forests of Kīkaṭa; कर्कोटकान् (karkoṭakān) - inhabitants of Karkotaka; वीरकान् (vīrakān) - heroes; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्मान् (durdharmān) - wicked ones; च (ca) - and; विवर्जयेत् (vivarjayet) - should avoid;]
(One should avoid the inhabitants of Karaskara, Mahishaka, Kalinga, the forests of Kīkaṭa, the inhabitants of Karkotaka, heroes, and the wicked ones.)
It is advised to steer clear of the people from Karaskara, Mahishaka, Kalinga, the forests of Kīkaṭa, as well as the inhabitants of Karkotaka, heroes, and those who are wicked.
इति तीर्थानुसर्तारं राक्षसी काचिदब्रवीत्। एकरात्रा शमीगेहे महोलूखलमेखला ॥८-३०-४६॥
iti tīrthānusartāraṃ rākṣasī kācidabravīt। ekarātrā śamīgehe maholūkhalamekhalā ॥8-30-46॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तीर्थानुसर्तारं (tīrthānusartāraṃ) - pilgrim; राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness; काचित् (kācit) - a certain; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; एकरात्रा (ekarātrā) - one night; शमीगेहे (śamīgehe) - in the house of Śamī; महो (maho) - great; उलूखल (ulūkhala) - mortar; मेखला (mekhalā) - girdle;]
(Thus, a certain demoness said to the pilgrim: "One night in the house of Śamī, with a great mortar as a girdle.")
Thus, a certain demoness addressed the pilgrim, saying: "Spend one night in the house of Śamī, where a great mortar serves as a girdle."
आरट्टा नाम ते देशा बाह्लीका नाम ते जनाः। वसातिसिन्धुसौवीरा इति प्रायो विकुत्सिताः ॥८-३०-४७॥
āraṭṭā nāma te deśā bāhlīkā nāma te janāḥ। vasātisindhusauvīrā iti prāyo vikutsitāḥ ॥8-30-47॥
[आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - Āraṭṭā; नाम (nāma) - named; ते (te) - those; देशा (deśā) - lands; बाह्लीका (bāhlīkā) - Bāhlīka; नाम (nāma) - named; ते (te) - those; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; वसातिसिन्धुसौवीरा (vasātisindhusauvīrā) - Vasātisindhusauvīra; इति (iti) - thus; प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly; विकुत्सिताः (vikutsitāḥ) - despised;]
(Āraṭṭā are those lands, Bāhlīka are those people. Vasātisindhusauvīra are mostly despised.)
The lands known as Āraṭṭā and the people called Bāhlīka are generally referred to as Vasātisindhusauvīra and are mostly looked down upon.
उत शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। उच्यमानं मया सम्यक्तदेकाग्रमनाः शृणु ॥८-३०-४८॥
uta śalya vijānīhi hanta bhūyo bravīmi te। ucyamānaṃ mayā samyaktadekāgramanāḥ śṛṇu ॥8-30-48॥
[उत (uta) - and; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; हन्त (hanta) - indeed; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; उच्यमानम् (ucyamānam) - being spoken; मया (mayā) - by me; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; तत् (tad) - that; एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with concentrated mind; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]
(And Śalya, know indeed, I speak to you again. Listen with a concentrated mind to what is being spoken by me properly.)
And Śalya, understand this: I am speaking to you once more. Listen carefully with full attention to what I am saying.
ब्राह्मणः शिल्पिनो गेहमभ्यगच्छत्पुरातिथिः। आचारं तत्र सम्प्रेक्ष्य प्रीतः शिल्पिनमब्रवीत् ॥८-३०-४९॥
brāhmaṇaḥ śilpino gehamabhyagacchatpurātithiḥ। ācāraṃ tatra samprekṣya prītaḥ śilpinamabravīt ॥8-30-49॥
[ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin; शिल्पिनः (śilpinaḥ) - of the artisan; गहम् (geham) - house; अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - approached; पुरातिथिः (purātithiḥ) - old guest; आचारम् (ācāram) - conduct; तत्र (tatra) - there; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - observing; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; शिल्पिनम् (śilpinam) - to the artisan; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(The Brahmin, an old guest, approached the artisan's house. Observing the conduct there, he was pleased and said to the artisan.)
An old Brahmin guest visited the artisan's house. After observing the conduct there, he expressed his pleasure to the artisan.
मया हिमवतः शृङ्गमेकेनाध्युषितं चिरम्। दृष्टाश्च बहवो देशा नानाधर्मसमाकुलाः ॥८-३०-५०॥
mayā himavataḥ śṛṅgamekenādhyuṣitaṃ ciram। dṛṣṭāśca bahavo deśā nānādharmasamākulāḥ ॥8-30-50॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; एकेन (ekena) - one; अध्युषितं (adhyuṣitaṃ) - inhabited; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; देशाः (deśāḥ) - lands; नानाधर्म (nānādharma) - various customs; समाकुलाः (samākulāḥ) - filled with;]
(By me, the peak of the Himalayas was inhabited for a long time. Many lands filled with various customs were also seen.)
I have lived for a long time on one peak of the Himalayas. I have also seen many lands filled with diverse customs.
न च केन च धर्मेण विरुध्यन्ते प्रजा इमाः। सर्वे हि तेऽब्रुवन्धर्मं यथोक्तं वेदपारगैः ॥८-३०-५१॥
na ca kena ca dharmeṇa virudhyante prajā imāḥ। sarve hi te'bruvandharmaṃ yathoktaṃ vedapāragaiḥ ॥8-30-51॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; केन (kena) - by any; च (ca) - and; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by dharma; विरुध्यन्ते (virudhyante) - are opposed; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; इमाः (imāḥ) - these; सर्वे (sarve) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; यथोक्तं (yathoktaṃ) - as stated; वेदपारगैः (vedapāragaiḥ) - by those who have mastered the Vedas;]
(And these subjects are not opposed by any dharma. Indeed, all of them spoke of dharma as stated by those who have mastered the Vedas.)
The subjects here are not opposed by any form of dharma. All of them indeed spoke of the dharma as it was stated by the masters of the Vedas.
अटता तु सदा देशान्नानाधर्मसमाकुलान्। आगच्छता महाराज बाह्लीकेषु निशामितम् ॥८-३०-५२॥
aṭatā tu sadā deśānnānādharmasamākulān। āgacchatā mahārāja bāhlīkeṣu niśāmitam ॥8-30-52॥
[अटता (aṭatā) - wandering; तु (tu) - but; सदा (sadā) - always; देशान् (deśān) - countries; नानाधर्मसमाकुलान् (nānādharmasamākulān) - filled with various unrighteousness; आगच्छता (āgacchatā) - coming; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बाह्लीकेषु (bāhlīkeṣu) - in Bahlika; निशामितम् (niśāmitam) - observed;]
(Wandering but always in countries filled with various unrighteousness, O great king, it was observed in Bahlika while coming.)
While wandering through various countries filled with unrighteousness, it was observed in Bahlika, O great king, as you were coming.
तत्रैव ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा ततो भवति क्षत्रियः। वैश्यः शूद्रश्च बाह्लीकस्ततो भवति नापितः ॥८-३०-५३॥
tatraiva brāhmaṇo bhūtvā tato bhavati kṣatriyaḥ। vaiśyaḥ śūdraśca bāhlīkastato bhavati nāpitaḥ ॥8-30-53॥
[तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya; वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya; शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra; च (ca) - and; बाह्लीकः (bāhlīkaḥ) - a Bahlika; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; नापितः (nāpitaḥ) - a barber;]
(There itself, having become a Brahmin, then becomes a Kshatriya. A Vaishya, a Shudra, and a Bahlika, then becomes a barber.)
In that very place, one transforms from a Brahmin to a Kshatriya, then to a Vaishya, a Shudra, and a Bahlika, eventually becoming a barber.
नापितश्च ततो भूत्वा पुनर्भवति ब्राह्मणः। द्विजो भूत्वा च तत्रैव पुनर्दासोऽपि जायते ॥८-३०-५४॥
nāpitaśca tato bhūtvā punarbhavati brāhmaṇaḥ। dvijo bhūtvā ca tatraiva punardāso'pi jāyate ॥8-30-54॥
[नापितः (nāpitaḥ) - barber; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुनः (punar) - again; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; पुनः (punar) - again; दासः (dāsaḥ) - a servant; अपि (api) - also; जायते (jāyate) - is born;]
(The barber, having become that, again becomes a Brahmin. Having become a twice-born, there indeed again becomes a servant also.)
A barber, after becoming a Brahmin, is reborn as a servant. Similarly, a twice-born, after becoming a Brahmin, is reborn as a servant in the same place.
भवत्येकः कुले विप्रः शिष्टान्ये कामचारिणः। गान्धारा मद्रकाश्चैव बाह्लीकाः केऽप्यचेतसः ॥८-३०-५५॥
bhavatyekaḥ kule vipraḥ śiṣṭānye kāmacāriṇaḥ। gāndhārā madrakāścaiva bāhlīkāḥ ke'pyacetasaḥ ॥8-30-55॥
[भवति (bhavati) - there is; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; कुले (kule) - in the family; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a learned person; शिष्टाः (śiṣṭāḥ) - cultured ones; अन्ये (anye) - others; कामचारिणः (kāmacāriṇaḥ) - following desires; गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - people of Gandhara; मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - people of Madra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - people of Bahlika; के (ke) - some; अपि (api) - also; अचेतसः (acetasaḥ) - foolish;]
(In a family, there is one learned person, others are cultured, following desires. The people of Gandhara, Madra, and Bahlika are some foolish ones.)
In a family, there is usually one learned person, while others follow their desires. The people of Gandhara, Madra, and Bahlika are considered to be among the foolish.
एतन्मया श्रुतं तत्र धर्मसङ्करकारकम्। कृत्स्नामटित्वा पृथिवीं बाह्लीकेषु विपर्ययः ॥८-३०-५६॥
etanmayā śrutaṃ tatra dharmasaṅkarakārakam। kṛtsnāmaṭitvā pṛthivīṃ bāhlīkeṣu viparyayaḥ ॥8-30-56॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; तत्र (tatra) - there; धर्म (dharma) - duty; सङ्कर (saṅkara) - confusion; कारकम् (kārakam) - causing; कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire; अटित्वा (aṭitvā) - having wandered; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; बाह्लीकेषु (bāhlīkeṣu) - in Bahlika; विपर्ययः (viparyayaḥ) - reversal;]
(This was heard by me there, causing confusion of duty. Having wandered the entire earth, there is a reversal in Bahlika.)
"I heard this there, which causes confusion of duty. After wandering the entire earth, there is a reversal in Bahlika."
उत शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। यदप्यन्योऽब्रवीद्वाक्यं बाह्लीकानां विकुत्सितम् ॥८-३०-५७॥
uta śalya vijānīhi hanta bhūyo bravīmi te। yadapyanyo'bravīdvākyaṃ bāhlīkānāṃ vikutsitam ॥8-30-57॥
[उत (uta) - and; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; हन्त (hanta) - indeed; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; यत् (yat) - what; अपि (api) - also; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; बाह्लीकानाम् (bāhlīkānām) - of the Bahlika people; विकुत्सितम् (vikutsitam) - disparaging;]
(And Śalya, know indeed, again I speak to you. What another also said, words of the Bahlika people, disparaging.)
And Śalya, understand this: I am telling you again what another person said, which were disparaging words about the Bahlika people.
सती पुरा हृता काचिदारट्टा किल दस्युभिः। अधर्मतश्चोपयाता सा तानभ्यशपत्ततः ॥८-३०-५८॥
satī purā hṛtā kācidāraṭṭā kila dasyubhiḥ। adharmataścopayātā sā tānabhyaśapattataḥ ॥8-30-58॥
[सती (satī) - a virtuous woman; पुरा (purā) - formerly; हृता (hṛtā) - abducted; काचित् (kācit) - a certain; आरट्टा (āraṭṭā) - woman from the Aratta region; किल (kila) - indeed; दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by robbers; अधर्मतः (adharmataḥ) - unrighteously; च (ca) - and; उपयाता (upayātā) - approached; सा (sā) - she; तान् (tān) - them; अभ्यशपत् (abhyaśapat) - cursed; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(A virtuous woman from the Aratta region was once abducted by robbers. Approaching them unrighteously, she then cursed them.)
Once, a virtuous woman from the Aratta region was abducted by robbers. She approached them in an unrighteous manner and cursed them.
बालां बन्धुमतीं यन्मामधर्मेणोपगच्छथ। तस्मान्नार्यो भविष्यन्ति बन्धक्यो वै कुलेषु वः ॥ न चैवास्मात्प्रमोक्ष्यध्वं घोरात्पापान्नराधमाः ॥८-३०-५९॥
bālāṁ bandhumatīṁ yanmāmadharmeṇopagacchatha। tasmānnāryo bhaviṣyanti bandhakyo vai kuleṣu vaḥ ॥ na caivāsmātpramokṣyadhvaṁ ghorātpāpānnarādhamāḥ ॥8-30-59॥
[बालाम् (bālām) - young girl; बन्धुमतीम् (bandhumatīm) - related one; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; उपगच्छथ (upagacchatha) - approach; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; न (na) - not; आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble women; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; बन्धक्यः (bandhakyaḥ) - captives; वै (vai) - indeed; कुलेषु (kuleṣu) - in families; वः (vaḥ) - your; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; प्रमोक्ष्यध्वम् (pramokṣyadhvam) - will be released; घोरात् (ghorāt) - terrible; पापात् (pāpāt) - sin; नराधमाः (narādhamāḥ) - worst of men;]
(You approach me, a young girl related one, unrighteously. Therefore, noble women will not be captives in your families. And certainly, you will not be released from this terrible sin, worst of men.)
"You have approached me, a young girl of noble lineage, unrighteously. Therefore, noble women will not become captives in your families. And certainly, you will not be released from this terrible sin, you worst of men."
कुरवः सहपाञ्चालाः शाल्वा मत्स्याः सनैमिषाः। कोसलाः काशयोऽङ्गाश्च कलिङ्गा मगधास्तथा ॥८-३०-६०॥
kuravaḥ sahapāñcālāḥ śālvā matsyāḥ sanaimiṣāḥ। kosalāḥ kāśayo'ṅgāśca kaliṅgā magadhāstathā ॥8-30-60॥
[कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सहपाञ्चालाः (sahapāñcālāḥ) - along with the Panchalas; शाल्वा (śālvā) - Shalvas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; सनैमिषाः (sanaimiṣāḥ) - with the Naimishas; कोसलाः (kosalāḥ) - Kosalas; काशयः (kāśayaḥ) - Kashis; अङ्गाः (aṅgāḥ) - Angas; च (ca) - and; कलिङ्गाः (kaliṅgāḥ) - Kalingas; मगधाः (magadhāḥ) - Magadhas; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(The Kurus along with the Panchalas, Shalvas, Matsyas, with the Naimishas, Kosalas, Kashis, Angas, and also the Kalingas and Magadhas.)
The Kurus, along with the Panchalas, Shalvas, Matsyas, Naimishas, Kosalas, Kashis, Angas, Kalingas, and Magadhas, were all present.
चेदयश्च महाभागा धर्मं जानन्ति शाश्वतम्। नानादेशेषु सन्तश्च प्रायो बाह्या लयादृते ॥८-३०-६१॥
cedayaśca mahābhāgā dharmaṃ jānanti śāśvatam। nānādeśeṣu santaśca prāyo bāhyā layādṛte ॥8-30-61॥
[चेदयः (cedayaḥ) - the Chedis; च (ca) - and; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate ones; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal; नानादेशेषु (nānādeśeṣu) - in various regions; सन्तः (santaḥ) - saints; च (ca) - and; प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly; बाह्याः (bāhyāḥ) - external; लयादृते (layādṛte) - except dissolution;]
(The Chedis and the greatly fortunate ones know the eternal dharma. In various regions, the saints are mostly external except dissolution.)
The Chedis and the greatly fortunate ones understand the eternal dharma. In various regions, the saints are generally external except for dissolution.
आ मत्स्येभ्यः कुरुपाञ्चालदेश्या; आ नैमिषाच्चेदयो ये विशिष्टाः। धर्मं पुराणमुपजीवन्ति सन्तो; मद्रानृते पञ्चनदांश्च जिह्मान् ॥८-३०-६२॥
ā matsyebhyaḥ kurupāñcāladeśyā; ā naimiṣāccedayo ye viśiṣṭāḥ। dharmaṃ purāṇamupajīvanti santo; madrānṛte pañcanadāṃśca jihmān ॥8-30-62॥
[आ (ā) - from; मत्स्येभ्यः (matsyebhyaḥ) - the Matsyas; कुरुपाञ्चालदेश्या (kurupāñcāladeśyā) - from the land of the Kurus and Panchalas; आ (ā) - from; नैमिषात् (naimiṣāt) - from Naimisha; च (ca) - and; एदयो (edayā) - the Chedis; ये (ye) - who; विशिष्टाः (viśiṣṭāḥ) - are distinguished; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient; उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - live by; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the virtuous; मद्रान् (madrān) - the Madras; ऋते (ṛte) - except; पञ्चनदान् (pañcanadān) - the people of the five rivers; च (ca) - and; जिह्मान् (jihmān) - crooked;]
(From the Matsyas, from the land of the Kurus and Panchalas, from Naimisha and the Chedis who are distinguished, the virtuous live by the ancient dharma, except the Madras and the crooked people of the five rivers.)
The virtuous people from the regions of Matsyas, Kurus, Panchalas, Naimisha, and Chedis, who are distinguished, live by the ancient dharma, except for the Madras and the deceitful people of the five rivers.
एवं विद्वन्धर्मकथांश्च राजं; स्तूष्णीम्भूतो जडवच्छल्य भूयाः। त्वं तस्य गोप्ता च जनस्य राजा; षड्भागहर्ता शुभदुष्कृतस्य ॥८-३०-६३॥
evaṃ vidvandharmakathāṃśca rājaṃ; stūṣṇīmbhūto jaḍavacchalya bhūyāḥ। tvaṃ tasya goptā ca janasya rājā; ṣaḍbhāgahartā śubhaduṣkṛtasya ॥8-30-63॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विद्वन् (vidvan) - wise one; धर्मकथाम् (dharmakathām) - stories of righteousness; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्तूष्णीम् (stūṣṇīm) - silent; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - become; जडवत् (jaḍavat) - like an inert thing; शल्य (śalya) - thorn; भूयाः (bhūyāḥ) - you should be; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तस्य (tasya) - of him; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; च (ca) - and; जनस्य (janasya) - of the people; राजा (rājā) - king; षड्भागहर्ता (ṣaḍbhāgahartā) - receiver of one-sixth; शुभदुष्कृतस्य (śubhaduṣkṛtasya) - of good and bad deeds;]
(Thus, O wise king, you should become silent like an inert thing, a thorn. You are the protector of him and the king of the people, the receiver of one-sixth of good and bad deeds.)
Thus, O wise king, you should remain silent and indifferent like a thorn. You are the protector of your people and their king, receiving a portion of their good and bad deeds.
अथ वा दुष्कृतस्य त्वं हर्ता तेषामरक्षिता। रक्षिता पुण्यभाग्राजा प्रजानां त्वं त्वपुण्यभाक् ॥८-३०-६४॥
atha vā duṣkṛtasya tvaṃ hartā teṣāmarakṣitā। rakṣitā puṇyabhāgrājā prajānāṃ tvaṃ tvapuṇyabhāk ॥8-30-64॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; दुष्कृतस्य (duṣkṛtasya) - of the sinful; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हर्ता (hartā) - remover; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अरक्षिता (arakṣitā) - non-protector; रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - protector; पुण्यभाग्राजा (puṇyabhāgrājā) - king enjoying virtue; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the subjects; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; त्व (tva) - indeed; अपुण्यभाक् (apuṇyabhāk) - non-enjoyer of virtue;]
(Then or you are the remover of the sinful, the non-protector of them. Protector, king enjoying virtue, of the subjects, you indeed are the non-enjoyer of virtue.)
Then, either you are the remover of the sinful and their non-protector, or you are the protector and virtuous king of the subjects, yet you are indeed the non-enjoyer of virtue.
पूज्यमाने पुरा धर्मे सर्वदेशेषु शाश्वते। धर्मं पाञ्चनदं दृष्ट्वा धिगित्याह पितामहः ॥८-३०-६५॥
pūjyamāne purā dharme sarvadeśeṣu śāśvate। dharmaṃ pāñcanadaṃ dṛṣṭvā dhigityāha pitāmahaḥ ॥8-30-65॥
[पूज्यमाने (pūjyamāne) - being revered; पुरा (purā) - formerly; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; सर्वदेशेषु (sarvadeśeṣu) - in all regions; शाश्वते (śāśvate) - eternal; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; पाञ्चनदं (pāñcanadaṃ) - Panchanada; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; धिगिति (dhigiti) - alas; आह (āha) - said; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire;]
(Being revered formerly in dharma in all regions eternal, seeing dharma in Panchanada, the grandsire said alas.)
In ancient times, when dharma was revered in all eternal regions, seeing the state of dharma in Panchanada, the grandsire exclaimed 'alas!'
व्रात्यानां दाशमीयानां कृतेऽप्यशुभकर्मणाम्। इति पाञ्चनदं धर्ममवमेने पितामहः ॥ स्वधर्मस्थेषु वर्णेषु सोऽप्येतं नाभिपूजयेत् ॥८-३०-६६॥
vrātyānāṃ dāśamīyānāṃ kṛte'py aśubhakarmaṇām। iti pāñcanadaṃ dharmam avamene pitāmahaḥ ॥ svadharmastheṣu varṇeṣu so'py etaṃ nābhipūjayet ॥8-30-66॥
[व्रात्यानाम् (vrātyānām) - of the outcasts; दाशमीयानाम् (dāśamīyānām) - of the Dasyus; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake; अपि (api) - even; अशुभकर्मणाम् (aśubhakarmaṇām) - of those who perform evil deeds; इति (iti) - thus; पाञ्चनदम् (pāñcanadam) - the region of five rivers; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; अवमेने (avamene) - disregarded; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; स्वधर्मस्थेषु (svadharmastheṣu) - in their own duties; वर्णेषु (varṇeṣu) - among the classes; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - even; एतम् (etam) - this; न (na) - not; अभिपूजयेत् (abhipūjayet) - should honor;]
(For the sake of the outcasts, the Dasyus, and those who perform evil deeds, the grandsire disregarded the duty of the region of five rivers. Even among the classes in their own duties, he should not honor this.)
The grandsire disregarded the duty of the region of five rivers for the sake of the outcasts, the Dasyus, and those who perform evil deeds. Even among the classes in their own duties, he should not honor this.
उत शल्य विजानीहि हन्त भूयो ब्रवीमि ते। कल्माषपादः सरसि निमज्जन्राक्षसोऽब्रवीत् ॥८-३०-६७॥
uta śalya vijānīhi hanta bhūyo bravīmi te। kalmāṣapādaḥ sarasi nimajjanrākṣaso'bravīt ॥8-30-67॥
[उत (uta) - and; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; हन्त (hanta) - alas; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; कल्माषपादः (kalmāṣapādaḥ) - Kalmashapada; सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake; निमज्जन् (nimajjan) - immersing; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(And Śalya, know, alas, again I speak to you. Kalmashapada, immersing in the lake, the demon said:)
And Śalya, know this: Alas, I speak to you once more. Kalmashapada, while immersing in the lake, the demon spoke.
क्षत्रियस्य मलं भैक्षं ब्राह्मणस्यानृतं मलम्। मलं पृथिव्या बाह्लीकाः स्त्रीणां मद्रस्त्रियो मलम् ॥८-३०-६८॥
kṣatriyasya malaṃ bhaikṣaṃ brāhmaṇasyānṛtaṃ malam। malaṃ pṛthivyā bāhlīkāḥ strīṇāṃ madastriyo malam ॥8-30-68॥
[क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a Kshatriya; मलं (malaṃ) - impurity; भैक्षं (bhaikṣaṃ) - begging; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - falsehood; मलम् (malam) - impurity; मलं (malaṃ) - impurity; पृथिव्या (pṛthivyā) - of the earth; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bahlika people; स्त्रीणां (strīṇāṃ) - of women; मद्रस्त्रियः (madrastriyaḥ) - Madra women; मलम् (malam) - impurity;]
(For a Kshatriya, begging is an impurity; for a Brahmin, falsehood is an impurity. The Bahlika people are the impurity of the earth; the Madra women are the impurity of women.)
Begging is considered an impurity for a Kshatriya, while falsehood is seen as an impurity for a Brahmin. The Bahlika people are regarded as the impurity of the earth, and the Madra women are viewed as the impurity of women.
निमज्जमानमुद्धृत्य कश्चिद्राजा निशाचरम्। अपृच्छत्तेन चाख्यातं प्रोक्तवान्यन्निबोध तत् ॥८-३०-६९॥
nimajjamānamuddhṛtya kaścidrājā niśācaram। apṛcchattena cākhyātaṃ proktavānyannibodha tat ॥8-30-69॥
[निमज्जमानम् (nimajjamānam) - immersing; उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having lifted; कश्चित् (kaścit) - some; राजा (rājā) - king; निशाचरम् (niśācaram) - night-wanderer; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - was told; प्रोक्तवान् (proktavān) - said; यत् (yat) - what; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Having lifted the immersing night-wanderer, some king asked, and by him was told, "Understand what was said:")
A certain king, having lifted the drowning night-wanderer, asked him, and he replied, "Listen to what was said:"
मानुषाणां मलं म्लेच्छा म्लेच्छानां मौष्टिका मलम्। मौष्टिकानां मलं शण्डाः शण्डानां राजयाजकाः ॥८-३०-७०॥
mānuṣāṇāṃ malaṃ mlecchā mlecchānāṃ mauṣṭikā malam। mauṣṭikānāṃ malaṃ śaṇḍāḥ śaṇḍānāṃ rājayājakāḥ ॥8-30-70॥
[मानुषाणां (mānuṣāṇāṃ) - of humans; मलम् (malaṃ) - impurity; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - foreigners; म्लेच्छानां (mlecchānāṃ) - of foreigners; मौष्टिकाः (mauṣṭikāḥ) - thieves; मलम् (malam) - impurity; मौष्टिकानां (mauṣṭikānāṃ) - of thieves; मलम् (malaṃ) - impurity; शण्डाः (śaṇḍāḥ) - eunuchs; शण्डानां (śaṇḍānāṃ) - of eunuchs; राजयाजकाः (rājayājakāḥ) - royal priests;]
(Of humans, impurity is foreigners; of foreigners, impurity is thieves; of thieves, impurity is eunuchs; of eunuchs, impurity is royal priests.)
For humans, the impurity is foreigners; for foreigners, it is thieves; for thieves, it is eunuchs; and for eunuchs, it is the royal priests.
राजयाजकयाज्यानां मद्रकाणां च यन्मलम्। तद्भवेद्वै तव मलं यद्यस्मान्न विमुञ्चसि ॥८-३०-७१॥
rājayājakayājyānāṃ madrakāṇāṃ ca yanmalam। tadbhavedvai tava malaṃ yadyasmānna vimuñcasi ॥8-30-71॥
[राजयाजकयाज्यानां (rājayājakayājyānāṃ) - of the royal priests and sacrifices; मद्रकाणां (madrakāṇāṃ) - of the Madras; च (ca) - and; यन्मलम् (yanmalam) - whatever impurity; तत् (tat) - that; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; वै (vai) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; मलम् (malam) - impurity; यदि (yadi) - if; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; न (na) - not; विमुञ्चसि (vimuñcasi) - you release;]
(The impurity of the royal priests and sacrifices, and of the Madras, would indeed be your impurity if you do not release us.)
The impurities associated with the royal priests, sacrifices, and the Madras will become your own if you do not set us free.
इति रक्षोपसृष्टेषु विषवीर्यहतेषु च। राक्षसं भेषजं प्रोक्तं संसिद्धं वचनोत्तरम् ॥८-३०-७२॥
iti rakṣopasṛṣṭeṣu viṣavīryahateṣu ca। rākṣasaṃ bheṣajaṃ proktaṃ saṃsiddhaṃ vacanottaram ॥8-30-72॥
[इति (iti) - thus; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demons; उपसृष्टेषु (upasṛṣṭeṣu) - afflicted; विष (viṣa) - poison; वीर्य (vīrya) - potency; हतेषु (hateṣu) - destroyed; च (ca) - and; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṃ) - demonic; भेषजं (bheṣajaṃ) - medicine; प्रोक्तं (proktaṃ) - declared; संसिद्धं (saṃsiddhaṃ) - perfected; वचन (vacana) - speech; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply;]
(Thus, when the demons were afflicted and destroyed by the potency of poison, the perfected demonic medicine was declared as a reply.)
Thus, it was declared that the perfected medicine for the demons afflicted and destroyed by the potency of poison was a response to their condition.
ब्राह्मं पाञ्चालाः कौरवेयाः स्वधर्मः; सत्यं मत्स्याः शूरसेनाश्च यज्ञः। प्राच्या दासा वृषला दाक्षिणात्याः; स्तेना बाह्लीकाः सङ्करा वै सुराष्ट्राः ॥८-३०-७३॥
brāhmaṃ pāñcālāḥ kauraveyāḥ svadharmaḥ; satyaṃ matsyāḥ śūrasenāśca yajñaḥ। prācyā dāsā vṛṣalā dākṣiṇātyāḥ; stenā bāhlīkāḥ saṅkarā vai surāṣṭrāḥ ॥8-30-73॥
[ब्राह्मं (brāhmaṃ) - Brahman; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; कौरवेयाः (kauraveyāḥ) - Kauravas; स्वधर्मः (svadharmaḥ) - own duty; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; शूरसेनाः (śūrasenāḥ) - Shurasenas; च (ca) - and; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; प्राच्या (prācyā) - Easterners; दासा (dāsā) - servants; वृषला (vṛṣalā) - outcastes; दाक्षिणात्याः (dākṣiṇātyāḥ) - Southerners; स्तेना (stenā) - thieves; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bahlika; सङ्करा (saṅkarā) - mixed; वै (vai) - indeed; सुराष्ट्राः (surāṣṭrāḥ) - Saurashtras;]
(Brahman, Panchalas, Kauravas, own duty; truth, Matsyas, Shurasenas and sacrifice. Easterners, servants, outcastes, Southerners; thieves, Bahlika, mixed indeed Saurashtras.)
The Brahman, Panchalas, and Kauravas adhere to their own duties; truth is upheld by the Matsyas, and the Shurasenas perform sacrifices. The Easterners are servants and outcastes, the Southerners are thieves, and the Bahlikas are mixed, indeed the Saurashtras.
कृतघ्नता परवित्तापहारः; सुरापानं गुरुदारावमर्शः। येषां धर्मस्तान्प्रति नास्त्यधर्म; आरट्टकान्पाञ्चनदान्धिगस्तु ॥८-३०-७४॥
kṛtaghnatā paravittāpahāraḥ; surāpānaṃ gurudārāvarmaśaḥ। yeṣāṃ dharmastānprati nāstyadharma; āraṭṭakānpāñcanadāndhigastu ॥8-30-74॥
[कृतघ्नता (kṛtaghnatā) - ingratitude; परवित्तापहारः (paravittāpahāraḥ) - theft of others' wealth; सुरापानं (surāpānaṃ) - drinking of liquor; गुरुदारावमर्शः (gurudārāvarmaśaḥ) - violation of the teacher's wife; येषां (yeṣāṃ) - whose; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; तान् (tān) - them; प्रति (prati) - towards; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - non-righteousness; आरट्टकान् (āraṭṭakān) - people of the Aratta region; पाञ्चनदान् (pāñcanadān) - people of the Punjab region; धिगस्तु (dhigastu) - let there be contempt;]
(Ingratitude, theft of others' wealth, drinking of liquor, violation of the teacher's wife; for whom these are duties, towards them there is no non-righteousness; let there be contempt for the people of the Aratta and Punjab regions.)
Ingratitude, theft, drinking, and violation of sacred relationships are considered duties by some, and for them, there is no unrighteousness. Let there be contempt for the people of the Aratta and Punjab regions.
आ पाञ्चालेभ्यः कुरवो नैमिषाश्च; मत्स्याश्चैवाप्यथ जानन्ति धर्मम्। कलिङ्गकाश्चाङ्गका मागधाश्च; शिष्टान्धर्मानुपजीवन्ति वृद्धाः ॥८-३०-७५॥
ā pāñcālebhyaḥ kuravo naimiṣāśca; matsyāścaivāpyatha jānanti dharmam। kaliṅgakāścāṅgakā māgadhāśca; śiṣṭāndharmānupajīvanti vṛddhāḥ ॥8-30-75॥
[आ (ā) - from; पाञ्चालेभ्यः (pāñcālebhyaḥ) - the Pāñcālas; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kurus; नैमिषाः (naimiṣāḥ) - the Naimiṣas; च (ca) - and; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - the Matsyas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - then; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; कलिङ्गकाः (kaliṅgakāḥ) - the Kaliṅgas; च (ca) - and; अङ्गकाः (aṅgakāḥ) - the Aṅgas; मागधाः (māgadhāḥ) - the Māgadhas; च (ca) - and; शिष्टान् (śiṣṭān) - the learned; धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas; उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - live by; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - the elders;]
(From the Pāñcālas, the Kurus, and the Naimiṣas; the Matsyas also indeed then know dharma. The Kaliṅgas, Aṅgas, and Māgadhas; the learned dharmas live by the elders.)
The Pāñcālas, Kurus, Naimiṣas, and Matsyas know dharma. The Kaliṅgas, Aṅgas, and Māgadhas live by the learned dharmas of the elders.
प्राचीं दिशं श्रिता देवा जातवेदःपुरोगमाः। दक्षिणां पितरो गुप्तां यमेन शुभकर्मणा ॥८-३०-७६॥
prācīṃ diśaṃ śritā devā jātavedaḥpurogamāḥ। dakṣiṇāṃ pitaro guptāṃ yamena śubhakarmaṇā ॥8-30-76॥
[प्राचीम् (prācīm) - eastern direction; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - having resorted to; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; जातवेदः (jātavedaḥ) - Agni; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; गुप्ताम् (guptām) - protected; यमेन (yamena) - by Yama; शुभकर्मणा (śubhakarmaṇā) - by virtuous deeds;]
(The gods, led by Agni, have resorted to the eastern direction; the ancestors, protected by Yama through virtuous deeds, to the southern.)
The gods, with Agni at the forefront, have taken refuge in the east, while the ancestors, safeguarded by Yama's virtuous actions, reside in the south.
प्रतीचीं वरुणः पाति पालयन्नसुरान्बली। उदीचीं भगवान्सोमो ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणैः सह ॥८-३०-७७॥
pratīcīṃ varuṇaḥ pāti pālayan nasurān balī। udīcīṃ bhagavān somo brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaiḥ saha ॥8-30-77॥
[प्रतीचीं (pratīcīṃ) - westward; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; पाति (pāti) - protects; पालयन् (pālayan) - guarding; असुरान् (asurān) - demons; बली (balī) - strong; उदीचीं (udīcīṃ) - northward; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahman; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with the Brahmins; सह (saha) - together;]
(Varuna, strong and guarding the demons, protects the westward direction. The blessed Soma, devoted to Brahman, is together with the Brahmins in the northward direction.)
Varuna, the strong guardian of the demons, protects the west, while the blessed Soma, devoted to Brahman, resides with the Brahmins in the north.
रक्षःपिशाचान्हिमवान्गुह्यकान्गन्धमादनः। ध्रुवः सर्वाणि भूतानि विष्णुर्लोकाञ्जनार्दनः ॥८-३०-७८॥
rakṣaḥpiśācānhimavānguhyakāngandhamādanaḥ। dhruvaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni viṣṇurlokāñjanārdanaḥ ॥8-30-78॥
[रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demons; पिशाचान् (piśācān) - ghosts; हिमवान् (himavān) - Himavan; गुह्यकान् (guhyakān) - secret beings; गन्धमादनः (gandhamādanaḥ) - Gandhamadana; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - Dhruva; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana;]
(Demons, ghosts, Himavan, secret beings, Gandhamadana, Dhruva, all beings, Vishnu, worlds, Janardana.)
Vishnu, known as Janardana, is the lord of all beings, including demons, ghosts, Himavan, secret beings, Gandhamadana, and Dhruva, and he governs all worlds.
इङ्गितज्ञाश्च मगधाः प्रेक्षितज्ञाश्च कोसलाः। अर्धोक्ताः कुरुपाञ्चालाः शाल्वाः कृत्स्नानुशासनाः ॥ पार्वतीयाश्च विषमा यथैव गिरयस्तथा ॥८-३०-७९॥
iṅgitajñāśca magadhāḥ prekṣitajñāśca kosalāḥ। ardhoktāḥ kurupāñcālāḥ śālvāḥ kṛtsnānuśāsanāḥ ॥ pārvatīyāśca viṣamā yathaiva girayastathā ॥8-30-79॥
[इङ्गितज्ञाः (iṅgitajñāḥ) - those who understand gestures; च (ca) - and; मगधाः (magadhāḥ) - Magadhas; प्रेक्षितज्ञाः (prekṣitajñāḥ) - those who understand looks; च (ca) - and; कोसलाः (kosalāḥ) - Kosalas; अर्धोक्ताः (ardhoktāḥ) - half-spoken; कुरुपाञ्चालाः (kurupāñcālāḥ) - Kurus and Panchalas; शाल्वाः (śālvāḥ) - Shalvas; कृत्स्नानुशासनाः (kṛtsnānuśāsanāḥ) - complete instructions; पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - mountainous people; च (ca) - and; विषमा (viṣamā) - uneven; यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; गिरयः (girayaḥ) - mountains; तथा (tathā) - so too;]
(The Magadhas understand gestures, and the Kosalas understand looks. The Kurus and Panchalas speak in half-words, and the Shalvas give complete instructions. The mountainous people are uneven, just like the mountains themselves.)
The Magadhas are adept at understanding gestures, while the Kosalas excel in interpreting looks. The Kurus and Panchalas communicate in half-spoken words, and the Shalvas provide comprehensive guidance. The people from the mountains are as rugged as the terrain they inhabit.
सर्वज्ञा यवना राजञ्शूराश्चैव विशेषतः। म्लेच्छाः स्वसञ्ज्ञानियता नानुक्त इतरो जनः ॥८-३०-८०॥
sarvajñā yavanā rājañśūrāścaiva viśeṣataḥ। mlecchāḥ svasañjñāniyatā nānukta itaro janaḥ ॥8-30-80॥
[सर्वज्ञाः (sarvajñāḥ) - omniscient; यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - foreigners; राजन् (rājan) - king; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - brave; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - barbarians; स्वसञ्ज्ञानियता (svasañjñāniyatā) - self-identified; न (na) - not; अनुक्तः (anuktaḥ) - unmentioned; इतरो (itaraḥ) - other; जनः (janaḥ) - people;]
(Omniscient are the foreigners, O king, and the brave ones indeed, especially the barbarians, self-identified, not unmentioned are the other people.)
The foreigners, known for their omniscience, O king, and the brave ones, especially the barbarians, are self-identified and not unmentioned among other people.
प्रतिरब्धास्तु बाह्लीका न च केचन मद्रकाः। स त्वमेतादृशः शल्य नोत्तरं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥८-३०-८१॥
pratirabdhāstu bāhlīkā na ca kecana madrakāḥ। sa tvametādṛśaḥ śalya nottaraṃ vaktumarhasi ॥8-30-81॥
[प्रतिरब्धाः (pratirabdhāḥ) - attacked; तु (tu) - but; बाह्लीकाः (bāhlīkāḥ) - Bahlika people; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; केचन (kecana) - any; मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - Madraka people; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एतादृशः (etādṛśaḥ) - such; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; न (na) - not; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; ॥८-३०-८१॥ (॥8-30-81॥) - (verse number);]
(The Bahlika people were attacked, but not any Madraka people. You, Shalya, being such, should not reply.)
The Bahlika people were attacked, but none of the Madraka people were. Therefore, Shalya, you should not respond in such a manner.
एतज्ज्ञात्वा जोषमास्स्व प्रतीपं मा स्म वै कृथाः। स त्वां पूर्वमहं हत्वा हनिष्ये केशवार्जुनौ ॥८-३०-८२॥
etaj jñātvā joṣam āssva pratīpaṃ mā sma vai kṛthāḥ। sa tvāṃ pūrvam ahaṃ hatvā haniṣye keśavārjunau ॥8-30-82॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; जोषम् (joṣam) - quietly; आस्स्व (āssva) - remain; प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - opposing; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - indeed; वै (vai) - certainly; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - do; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; अहम् (aham) - I; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; हनिष्ये (haniṣye) - will kill; केशव-अर्जुनौ (keśava-arjunau) - Keshava and Arjuna;]
(Having known this, remain quietly; do not certainly act opposing. I, having killed you before, will kill Keshava and Arjuna.)
Having understood this, stay calm and do not act against it. I have already defeated you before and will defeat Keshava and Arjuna.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya said:
आतुराणां परित्यागः स्वदारसुतविक्रयः। अङ्गेषु वर्तते कर्ण येषामधिपतिर्भवान् ॥८-३०-८३॥
āturāṇāṃ parityāgaḥ svadārasutavikrayaḥ। aṅgeṣu vartate karṇa yeṣāmadhipatirbhavān ॥8-30-83॥
[आतुराणां (āturāṇāṃ) - of the distressed; परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment; स्व (sva) - own; दार (dāra) - wife; सुत (suta) - son; विक्रयः (vikrayaḥ) - sale; अङ्गेषु (aṅgeṣu) - in the limbs; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - lord; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
(The abandonment of the distressed, the sale of one's own wife and son, exists in the limbs of those whose lord is Karna.)
The distressed are abandoned, and one's own wife and son are sold, in the realm of those whose lord is Karna.
रथातिरथसङ्ख्यायां यत्त्वा भीष्मस्तदाब्रवीत्। तान्विदित्वात्मनो दोषान्निर्मन्युर्भव मा क्रुधः ॥८-३०-८४॥
rathātirathasaṅkhyāyāṃ yattvā bhīṣmastadābravīt। tānviditvātmano doṣānnirmanyurbhava mā krudhaḥ ॥8-30-84॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अतिरथ (atiratha) - great chariot-warrior; सङ्ख्यायाम् (saṅkhyāyām) - in the enumeration; यत् (yat) - which; त्वा (tvā) - you; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तदा (tadā) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तान् (tān) - them; विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; दोषान् (doṣān) - faults; निर्मन्युः (nirmanyuḥ) - without anger; भव (bhava) - be; मा (mā) - do not; क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - be angry;]
(In the enumeration of charioteers and great chariot-warriors, Bhishma then said to you: Knowing their own faults, be without anger, do not be angry.)
In the enumeration of charioteers and great chariot-warriors, Bhishma then addressed you: Knowing their own faults, remain calm and do not be angry.
सर्वत्र ब्राह्मणाः सन्ति सन्ति सर्वत्र क्षत्रियाः। वैश्याः शूद्रास्तथा कर्ण स्त्रियः साध्व्यश्च सुव्रताः ॥८-३०-८५॥
sarvatra brāhmaṇāḥ santi santi sarvatra kṣatriyāḥ। vaiśyāḥ śūdrāstathā karṇa striyaḥ sādhvyaśca suvratāḥ ॥8-30-85॥
[सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; सन्ति (santi) - are; सन्ति (santi) - are; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas; शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Shudras; तथा (tathā) - and; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; साध्व्यः (sādhvyaḥ) - virtuous; च (ca) - and; सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - of good vows;]
(Everywhere there are Brahmins, everywhere there are Kshatriyas. Vaishyas, Shudras, and Karna, women, virtuous and of good vows.)
Everywhere, there are Brahmins and Kshatriyas. Likewise, there are Vaishyas, Shudras, and Karna, along with virtuous women of good vows.
रमन्ते चोपहासेन पुरुषाः पुरुषैः सह। अन्योन्यमवतक्षन्तो देशे देशे समैथुनाः ॥८-३०-८६॥
ramante copahāsena puruṣāḥ puruṣaiḥ saha। anyonyamavatakṣanto deśe deśe samaithunāḥ ॥8-30-86॥
[रमन्ते (ramante) - enjoy; च (ca) - and; उपहासेन (upahāsena) - with mockery; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - with men; सह (saha) - together; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अवतक्षन्तः (avatakṣantaḥ) - insulting; देशे (deśe) - in place; देशे (deśe) - in place; समैथुनाः (samaithunāḥ) - engaging in sexual acts;]
(Men enjoy with mockery together with men, insulting each other, engaging in sexual acts in place after place.)
Men indulge in mockery and insult each other while engaging in sexual acts with other men, moving from place to place.
परवाच्येषु निपुणः सर्वो भवति सर्वदा। आत्मवाच्यं न जानीते जानन्नपि विमुह्यति ॥८-३०-८७॥
paravācyeṣu nipuṇaḥ sarvo bhavati sarvadā। ātmavācyaṃ na jānīte jānannapi vimuhyati ॥8-30-87॥
[परवाच्येषु (paravācyeṣu) - in others' matters; निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - skilled; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - everyone; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always; आत्मवाच्यम् (ātmavācyam) - in one's own matter; न (na) - not; जानीते (jānīte) - knows; जानन् (jānann) - knowing; अपि (api) - even; विमुह्यति (vimuhyati) - gets confused;]
(Everyone is always skilled in others' matters; in one's own matter, even knowing, does not know and gets confused.)
People are always adept at handling others' affairs, but when it comes to their own, they often find themselves confused, even if they are aware.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
कर्णोऽपि नोत्तरं प्राह शल्योऽप्यभिमुखः परान्। पुनः प्रहस्य राधेयः पुनर्याहीत्यचोदयत् ॥८-३०-८८॥
karṇo'pi nottaraṃ prāha śalyo'pyabhimukhaḥ parān। punaḥ prahasya rādheyaḥ punaryāhītyacodayat ॥8-30-88॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; प्राह (prāha) - said; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; अपि (api) - also; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing; परान् (parān) - enemies; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; याहि (yāhi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(Karna also did not reply, Shalya too facing the enemies. Again, smiling, Radheya urged again, "Go thus.")
Karna did not respond, and Shalya, facing the enemies, also remained silent. Smiling again, Radheya urged once more, "Go ahead."
