09.003
Pancharatra and Core: Kripa advises Duryodhana to make peace with Yudhishthira, so that he will forgive and appoint him as the king for half the kingdom.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
शृणु राजन्नवहितो यथा वृत्तो महान्क्षयः। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥९-३-१॥
śṛṇu rājannavahito yathā vṛtto mahānkṣayaḥ। kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca samāsādya parasparam ॥9-3-1॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अवहितः (avahitaḥ) - attentively; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened; महान् (mahān) - great; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Listen, O king, attentively, as the great destruction happened, having approached each other, of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.)
Listen attentively, O King, to how the great destruction occurred when the Kauravas and the Pandavas confronted each other.
निहते सूतपुत्रे तु पाण्डवेन महात्मना। विद्रुतेषु च सैन्येषु समानीतेषु चासकृत् ॥९-३-२॥
nihate sūtaputre tu pāṇḍavena mahātmanā। vidruteṣu ca sainyeṣu samānīteṣu cāsakṛt ॥9-3-2॥
[निहते (nihate) - killed; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - son of a charioteer; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; विद्रुतेषु (vidruteṣu) - scattered; च (ca) - and; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - armies; समानीतेषु (samānīteṣu) - gathered; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly;]
(When the son of the charioteer was killed by the great-souled Pandava, and the armies were scattered and gathered repeatedly.)
After the son of the charioteer was slain by the noble Pandava, the armies were repeatedly scattered and regrouped.
विमुखे तव पुत्रे तु शोकोपहतचेतसि। भृशोद्विग्नेषु सैन्येषु दृष्ट्वा पार्थस्य विक्रमम् ॥९-३-३॥
vimukhe tava putre tu śokopahatacetasi। bhṛśodvigneṣu sainyeṣu dṛṣṭvā pārthasya vikramam ॥9-3-3॥
[विमुखे (vimukhe) - turned away; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; तु (tu) - but; शोक (śoka) - grief; उपहत (upahata) - overcome; चेतसि (cetasi) - mind; भृश (bhṛśa) - greatly; उद्विग्नेषु (udvigneṣu) - distressed; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - among the soldiers; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess;]
(When your son turned away, his mind overcome with grief, and the soldiers greatly distressed, seeing Arjuna's prowess.)
When your son turned away, overwhelmed by grief, and the soldiers were greatly distressed upon seeing Arjuna's prowess.
ध्यायमानेषु सैन्येषु दुःखं प्राप्तेषु भारत। बलानां मथ्यमानानां श्रुत्वा निनदमुत्तमम् ॥९-३-४॥
dhyāyamāneṣu sainyeṣu duḥkhaṃ prāpteṣu bhārata। balānāṃ mathyamānānāṃ śrutvā ninadamuttamam ॥9-3-4॥
[ध्यायमानेषु (dhyāyamāneṣu) - meditating; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - among the armies; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - sorrow; प्राप्तेषु (prāpteṣu) - having obtained; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; बलानां (balānāṃ) - of the forces; मथ्यमानानां (mathyamānānāṃ) - being agitated; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदम् (ninadam) - the sound; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Among the armies meditating, having obtained sorrow, O Bharata, having heard the excellent sound of the forces being agitated.)
O Bharata, amidst the armies meditating and having obtained sorrow, upon hearing the excellent sound of the agitated forces.
अभिज्ञानं नरेन्द्राणां विकृतं प्रेक्ष्य संयुगे। पतितान्रथनीडांश्च रथांश्चापि महात्मनाम् ॥९-३-५॥
abhijñānaṃ narendrāṇāṃ vikṛtaṃ prekṣya saṃyuge। patitānrathanīḍāṃśca rathāṃścāpi mahātmanām ॥9-3-5॥
[अभिज्ञानं (abhijñānaṃ) - recognition; नरेन्द्राणां (narendrāṇāṃ) - of the kings; विकृतं (vikṛtaṃ) - distorted; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; पतितान् (patitān) - fallen; रथनीडान् (rathanīḍān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls;]
(Seeing the distorted recognition of the kings in battle, and the fallen chariots and chariots of the great souls.)
Upon witnessing the distorted recognition of the kings in battle, along with the fallen chariots and those of the great souls, a profound realization dawned.
रणे विनिहतान्नागान्दृष्ट्वा पत्तींश्च मारिष। आयोधनं चातिघोरं रुद्रस्याक्रीडसंनिभम् ॥९-३-६॥
raṇe vinihatānnāgāndṛṣṭvā pattīṃśca māriṣa। āyodhanaṃ cātighoraṃ rudrasyākrīḍasaṃnibham ॥9-3-6॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विनिहतान् (vinihatān) - slain; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पत्तीन् (pattīn) - infantry; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battle; च (ca) - and; अतिघोरम् (atighoram) - very terrible; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; आक्रीडसंनिभम् (ākrīḍasaṃnibham) - like a sport;]
(In battle, having seen the slain elephants and infantry, O lord, and the very terrible battle like a sport of Rudra.)
O lord, upon seeing the slain elephants and infantry in the battle, and the very terrible battle resembling a sport of Rudra.
अप्रख्यातिं गतानां तु राज्ञां शतसहस्रशः। कृपाविष्टः कृपो राजन्वयःशीलसमन्वितः ॥९-३-७॥
aprakhyātiṃ gatānāṃ tu rājñāṃ śatasahasraśaḥ। kṛpāviṣṭaḥ kṛpo rājanvayaḥśīlasamanvitaḥ ॥9-3-7॥
[अप्रख्यातिं (aprakhyātim) - unknown; गतानां (gatānām) - gone; तु (tu) - but; राज्ञां (rājñām) - of kings; शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - hundreds of thousands; कृपाविष्टः (kṛpāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with compassion; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; राजन्वयः (rājanvayaḥ) - royal lineage; शीलसमन्वितः (śīlasamanvitaḥ) - endowed with good character;]
(Unknown to the hundreds of thousands of kings, but filled with compassion, Kṛpa, endowed with good character and of royal lineage.)
Kṛpa, filled with compassion and endowed with good character, though unknown to the hundreds of thousands of kings, belonged to a royal lineage.
अब्रवीत्तत्र तेजस्वी सोऽभिसृत्य जनाधिपम्। दुर्योधनं मन्युवशाद्वचनं वचनक्षमः ॥९-३-८॥
abravīttatra tejasvī so'bhisṛtya janādhipam। duryodhanaṃ manyuvaśādvacanaṃ vacanakṣamaḥ ॥9-3-8॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the radiant one; सः (saḥ) - he; अभिसृत्य (abhisṛtya) - approaching; जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - the king; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; मन्युवशात् (manyuvaśāt) - out of anger; वचनं (vacanam) - words; वचनक्षमः (vacanakṣamaḥ) - capable of speech;]
(The radiant one, having approached the king Duryodhana there, said words out of anger, capable of speech.)
The radiant one approached King Duryodhana there and, driven by anger, spoke words with eloquence.
दुर्योधन निबोधेदं यत्त्वा वक्ष्यामि कौरव। श्रुत्वा कुरु महाराज यदि ते रोचतेऽनघ ॥९-३-९॥
duryodhana nibodhedaṁ yattvā vakṣyāmi kaurava। śrutvā kuru mahārāja yadi te rocate'nagha ॥9-3-9॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; निबोध (nibodha) - understand; इदं (idaṁ) - this; यत् (yat) - which; त्वा (tvā) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कुरु (kuru) - do; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; रोचते (rocate) - pleases; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Duryodhana, understand this which I will speak to you, Kaurava. Having heard, do, O great king, if it pleases you, O sinless one.)
"Duryodhana, listen to what I am about to say to you, Kaurava. If it pleases you, O great king, act upon it, O sinless one, after hearing."
न युद्धधर्माच्छ्रेयान्वै पन्था राजेन्द्र विद्यते। यं समाश्रित्य युध्यन्ते क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ ॥९-३-१०॥
na yuddhadharmācchreyān vai panthā rājendra vidyate। yaṃ samāśritya yudhyante kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabha ॥9-3-10॥
[न (na) - not; युद्धधर्मात् (yuddhadharmāt) - from the duty of war; श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better; वै (vai) - indeed; पन्था (panthā) - path; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; यम् (yam) - which; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to; युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - O best of the warriors;]
(O king of kings, indeed, there exists no path better than the duty of war, which having resorted to, the warriors fight, O best of the warriors.)
O king of kings, there is truly no path superior to the duty of war, which the warriors undertake and fight, O best of the warriors.
पुत्रो भ्राता पिता चैव स्वस्रेयो मातुलस्तथा। सम्बन्धिबान्धवाश्चैव योध्या वै क्षत्रजीविना ॥९-३-११॥
putro bhrātā pitā caiva svasreyo mātulastathā। sambandhibāndhavāścaiva yodhyā vai kṣatrajīvinā ॥9-3-11॥
[पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; पिता (pitā) - father; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वस्रियः (svasriyaḥ) - sisters; मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle; तथा (tathā) - also; सम्बन्धि (sambandhi) - relatives; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; योध्याः (yodhyāḥ) - warriors; वै (vai) - certainly; क्षत्रजीविनः (kṣatrajīvinaḥ) - those who live by the sword;]
(Son, brother, father, and indeed sisters, maternal uncle also, relatives, kinsmen, and indeed warriors, certainly those who live by the sword.)
The son, brother, father, sisters, maternal uncle, relatives, and kinsmen, as well as the warriors, are certainly those who live by the sword.
वधे चैव परो धर्मस्तथाधर्मः पलायने। ते स्म घोरां समापन्ना जीविकां जीवितार्थिनः ॥९-३-१२॥
vadhe caiva paro dharmastathādharmḥa palāyane। te sma ghorāṃ samāpannā jīvikāṃ jīvitārthinaḥ ॥9-3-12॥
[वधे (vadhe) - in killing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परः (paraḥ) - superior; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; तथा (tathā) - also; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - wrong; पलायने (palāyane) - in fleeing; ते (te) - they; स्म (sma) - indeed; घोरां (ghorāṃ) - terrible; समापन्नाः (samāpannāḥ) - engaged in; जीविकां (jīvikāṃ) - livelihood; जीवितार्थिनः (jīvitārthinaḥ) - desiring life;]
(In killing, indeed, superior is duty, and also wrong in fleeing. They indeed engaged in terrible livelihood desiring life.)
In the act of killing, duty is considered superior, while fleeing is seen as wrong. They were indeed engaged in a terrible livelihood, desiring to live.
तत्र त्वां प्रतिवक्ष्यामि किञ्चिदेव हितं वचः। हते भीष्मे च द्रोणे च कर्णे चैव महारथे ॥९-३-१३॥
tatra tvāṃ prativakṣyāmi kiñcideva hitaṃ vacaḥ। hate bhīṣme ca droṇe ca karṇe caiva mahārathe ॥9-3-13॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्रतिवक्ष्यामि (prativakṣyāmi) - I will speak; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something; एव (eva) - indeed; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; हते (hate) - slain; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; च (ca) - and; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथे (mahārathe) - great chariot-warrior;]
(There, I will speak to you some beneficial words indeed, with Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, the great chariot-warriors, slain.)
There, I will tell you something truly beneficial, now that Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, the great warriors, have been slain.
जयद्रथे च निहते तव भ्रातृषु चानघ। लक्ष्मणे तव पुत्रे च किं शेषं पर्युपास्महे ॥९-३-१४॥
jayadrathe ca nihate tava bhrātṛṣu cānagha। lakṣmaṇe tava putre ca kiṃ śeṣaṃ paryupāsmahe ॥9-3-14॥
[जयद्रथे (jayadrathe) - in Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - slain; तव (tava) - your; भ्रातृषु (bhrātṛṣu) - among brothers; चानघ (cānagha) - O sinless one; लक्ष्मणे (lakṣmaṇe) - in Lakshmana; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; च (ca) - and; किं (kiṃ) - what; शेषं (śeṣaṃ) - remains; पर्युपास्महे (paryupāsmahe) - do we wait for;]
(In Jayadratha and your brothers being slain, O sinless one, in Lakshmana, your son, and what remains do we wait for?)
O sinless one, with Jayadratha and your brothers slain, and your son Lakshmana gone, what is left for us to wait for?
येषु भारं समासज्य राज्ये मतिमकुर्महि। ते सन्त्यज्य तनूर्याताः शूरा ब्रह्मविदां गतिम् ॥९-३-१५॥
yeṣu bhāraṃ samāsajya rājye matimakurmahi। te santyajya tanūryātāḥ śūrā brahmavidāṃ gatim ॥9-3-15॥
[येषु (yeṣu) - in whom; भारं (bhāram) - burden; समासज्य (samāsajya) - having placed; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; मतिमकुर्महि (matimakurmahi) - we placed our trust; ते (te) - they; सन्त्यज्य (santyajya) - having abandoned; तनूः (tanūḥ) - bodies; याताः (yātāḥ) - have gone; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; ब्रह्मविदां (brahmavidāṃ) - of the knowers of Brahman; गतिम् (gatim) - the path;]
(In whom we placed the burden and trust in the kingdom, they, having abandoned their bodies, have gone to the path of the knowers of Brahman, the heroes.)
The heroes, in whom we placed our trust and burden in the kingdom, have left their bodies and attained the path of the knowers of Brahman.
वयं त्विह विनाभूता गुणवद्भिर्महारथैः। कृपणं वर्तयिष्याम पातयित्वा नृपान्बहून् ॥९-३-१६॥
vayaṁ tviha vinābhūtā guṇavadbhirmahārathaiḥ। kṛpaṇaṁ vartayiṣyāma pātayitvā nṛpānbahūn ॥9-3-16॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; तु (tu) - but; इह (iha) - here; विनाभूताः (vinābhūtāḥ) - deprived; गुणवद्भिः (guṇavadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - miserably; वर्तयिष्याम (vartayiṣyāma) - we shall live; पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having killed; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(We, here, deprived of the virtuous great charioteers, shall live miserably, having killed many kings.)
We find ourselves here without the support of the virtuous great charioteers, and thus, having slain many kings, we shall live in misery.
सर्वैरपि च जीवद्भिर्बीभत्सुरपराजितः। कृष्णनेत्रो महाबाहुर्देवैरपि दुरासदः ॥९-३-१७॥
sarvairapi ca jīvadbhirbībhatsuraparājitaḥ। kṛṣṇanetro mahābāhurdevairapi durāsadaḥ ॥9-3-17॥
[सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; जीवद्भिः (jīvadbhiḥ) - by the living; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - fearsome; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated; कृष्णनेत्रः (kṛṣṇanetraḥ) - dark-eyed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - difficult to approach;]
(By all, even by the living, fearsome and undefeated; dark-eyed, mighty-armed, even by the gods, difficult to approach.)
He is fearsome and undefeated by all living beings; dark-eyed and mighty-armed, even the gods find him difficult to approach.
इन्द्रकार्मुकवज्राभमिन्द्रकेतुमिवोच्छ्रितम्। वानरं केतुमासाद्य सञ्चचाल महाचमूः ॥९-३-१८॥
indrakārmukavajrābhamindraketumivocchritam। vānaraṃ ketumāsādya sañcacāla mahācamūḥ ॥9-3-18॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; कार्मुक (kārmuka) - bow; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; आभम् (ābham) - resembling; इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; केतुम् (ketum) - banner; इव (iva) - like; उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised; वानरम् (vānaram) - monkey; केतुम् (ketum) - banner; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; सञ्चचाल (sañcacāla) - moved; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army;]
(The great army moved, having reached the monkey banner, raised like the banner of Indra, resembling the bow and thunderbolt of Indra.)
The great army advanced towards the monkey banner, which was raised high like Indra's banner, resembling Indra's bow and thunderbolt.
सिंहनादेन भीमस्य पाञ्चजन्यस्वनेन च। गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषात्संहृष्यन्ति मनांसि नः ॥९-३-१९॥
siṃhanādena bhīmasya pāñcajanyasvanena ca। gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣātsaṃhṛṣyanti manāṃsi naḥ ॥9-3-19॥
[सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - by the lion's roar; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; पाञ्चजन्यस्वनेन (pāñcajanyasvanena) - by the sound of the Panchajanya; च (ca) - and; गाण्डीवस्य (gāṇḍīvasya) - of the Gandiva; च (ca) - and; निर्घोषात् (nirghoṣāt) - by the twang; संहृष्यन्ति (saṃhṛṣyanti) - thrill; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - the hearts; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(By the lion's roar of Bhima and the sound of the Panchajanya, and by the twang of the Gandiva, our hearts thrill.)
Our hearts are thrilled by the lion's roar of Bhima, the sound of the Panchajanya, and the twang of the Gandiva.
चरन्तीव महाविद्युन्मुष्णन्ति नयनप्रभाम्। अलातमिव चाविद्धं गाण्डीवं समदृश्यत ॥९-३-२०॥
carantīva mahāvidyunmuṣṇanti nayanaprabhām। alātamiva cāviddhaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ samadṛśyata ॥9-3-20॥
[चरन्तीव (carantīva) - moving as if; महाविद्युत् (mahāvidyut) - great lightning; मुष्णन्ति (muṣṇanti) - stealing; नयनप्रभाम् (nayanaprabhām) - eye's light; अलातमिव (alātamiva) - like a firebrand; च (ca) - and; अविद्धम् (aviddham) - pierced; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata) - appeared;]
(Moving as if great lightning, stealing the eye's light. Like a pierced firebrand, the Gandiva bow appeared.)
The Gandiva bow appeared as if it was moving like great lightning, stealing the brilliance of the eyes, and like a pierced firebrand.
जाम्बूनदविचित्रं च धूयमानं महद्धनुः। दृश्यते दिक्षु सर्वासु विद्युदभ्रघनेष्विव ॥९-३-२१॥
jāmbūnadavicitraṃ ca dhūyamānaṃ mahaddhanuḥ। dṛśyate dikṣu sarvāsu vidyudabhraghaneṣviva ॥9-3-21॥
[जाम्बूनदविचित्रं (jāmbūnadavicitraṃ) - decorated with gold; च (ca) - and; धूयमानं (dhūyamānaṃ) - being shaken; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - everywhere; विद्युदभ्रघनेषु (vidyudabhra-ghaneṣu) - among clouds with lightning; इव (iva) - like;]
(A great bow, decorated with gold and being shaken, is seen in all directions, everywhere, like among clouds with lightning.)
A magnificent bow, adorned with gold and trembling, appears in every direction, resembling lightning among the clouds.
उह्यमानश्च कृष्णेन वायुनेव बलाहकः। तावकं तद्बलं राजन्नर्जुनोऽस्त्रविदां वरः ॥ गहनं शिशिरे कक्षं ददाहाग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥९-३-२२॥
uhyamānaśca kṛṣṇena vāyuneva balāhakaḥ। tāvakaṃ tadbalaṃ rājannarjuno'stravidāṃ varaḥ ॥ gahanaṃ śiśire kakṣaṃ dadāhāgnirivotthitaḥ ॥9-3-22॥
[उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried; च (ca) - and; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; वायुन (vāyuna) - by wind; इव (iva) - like; बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud; तावकं (tāvakaṃ) - your; तद्बलम् (tadbalaṃ) - that force; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अस्त्रविदाम् (astravidām) - of those skilled in weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - best; गहनं (gahanaṃ) - dense; शिशिरे (śiśire) - in winter; कक्षं (kakṣaṃ) - forest; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen;]
(Being carried by Krishna like a cloud by the wind, your force, O king, Arjuna, the best of those skilled in weapons, burned the dense forest in winter like a fire arisen.)
Arjuna, the best among those skilled in weaponry, was carried by Krishna like a cloud by the wind. O king, your force burned the dense forest in winter like a fire that has arisen.
गाहमानमनीकानि महेन्द्रसदृशप्रभम्। धनञ्जयमपश्याम चतुर्दन्तमिव द्विपम् ॥९-३-२३॥
gāhamānam anīkāni mahendra-sadṛśa-prabham। dhanañjayam apaśyāma catur-dantam iva dvipam ॥9-3-23॥
[गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - entering; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - like Indra; सदृश (sadṛśa) - similar; प्रभम् (prabham) - splendor; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; चतुर्दन्तम् (catur-dantam) - four-tusked; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant;]
(We saw Dhananjaya entering the armies, with splendor similar to that of Indra, like a four-tusked elephant.)
We saw Dhananjaya, with a splendor like that of Indra, entering the armies like a majestic four-tusked elephant.
विक्षोभयन्तं सेनां ते त्रासयन्तं च पार्थिवान्। धनञ्जयमपश्याम नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरम् ॥९-३-२४॥
vikṣobhayantaṃ senāṃ te trāsayantaṃ ca pārthivān। dhanañjayamapaśyāma nalinīmiva kuñjaram ॥9-3-24॥
[विक्षोभयन्तं (vikṣobhayantam) - agitating; सेनां (senām) - army; ते (te) - your; त्रासयन्तं (trāsayantam) - frightening; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant;]
(We saw Dhananjaya agitating your army and frightening the kings, like an elephant in a lotus pond.)
We observed Dhananjaya causing turmoil in your army and instilling fear in the kings, much like an elephant in a lotus pond.
त्रासयन्तं तथा योधान्धनुर्घोषेण पाण्डवम्। भूय एनमपश्याम सिंहं मृगगणा इव ॥९-३-२५॥
trāsayantaṃ tathā yodhāndhanurghoṣeṇa pāṇḍavam। bhūya enamapaśyāma siṃhaṃ mṛgagaṇā iva ॥9-3-25॥
[त्रासयन्तम् (trāsayantam) - frightening; तथा (tathā) - thus; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; धनुःघोषेण (dhanuḥghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of the bow; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एनम् (enam) - him; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - like a herd of deer; इव (iva) - like;]
(Frightening thus the warriors with the sound of the bow, we saw the Pāṇḍava again, like a lion among a herd of deer.)
Thus frightening the warriors with the sound of his bow, we saw the Pāṇḍava again, like a lion among a herd of deer.
सर्वलोकमहेष्वासौ वृषभौ सर्वधन्विनाम्। आमुक्तकवचौ कृष्णौ लोकमध्ये विरेजतुः ॥९-३-२६॥
sarvalokamaheṣvāsau vṛṣabhau sarvadhanvinām। āmuktakavacau kṛṣṇau lokamadhye virejatuḥ ॥9-3-26॥
[सर्वलोकमहेष्वासौ (sarvalokamaheṣvāsau) - the greatest archers of all worlds; वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) - the bulls; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all bowmen; आमुक्तकवचौ (āmuktakavacau) - wearing armor; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the Krishnas; लोकमध्ये (lokamadhye) - in the midst of the world; विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - shone;]
(The greatest archers of all worlds, the bulls of all bowmen, wearing armor, the Krishnas shone in the midst of the world.)
The Krishnas, the greatest archers and the foremost among all bowmen, wearing their armor, shone brilliantly in the midst of the world.
अद्य सप्तदशाहानि वर्तमानस्य भारत। सङ्ग्रामस्यातिघोरस्य वध्यतां चाभितो युधि ॥९-३-२७॥
adya saptadaśāhāni vartamānasya bhārata। saṅgrāmasyātighorasya vadhyatāṃ cābhito yudhi ॥9-3-27॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; सप्तदशाहानि (saptadaśāhāni) - seventeen days; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of the ongoing; भारत (bhārata) - of India; सङ्ग्रामस्य (saṅgrāmasya) - of the war; अतिघोरस्य (atighorasya) - extremely fierce; वध्यतां (vadhyatāṃ) - slaughter; च (ca) - and; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - all around; युधि (yudhi) - in the battle;]
(Today, seventeen days of the ongoing war of India, extremely fierce slaughter all around in the battle.)
Today marks the seventeenth day of the ongoing, extremely fierce war in India, with slaughter occurring all around in the battle.
वायुनेव विधूतानि तवानीकानि सर्वशः। शरदम्भोदजालानि व्यशीर्यन्त समन्ततः ॥९-३-२८॥
vāyunēva vidhūtāni tavānīkāni sarvaśaḥ। śaradambhodajālāni vyaśīryanta samantataḥ ॥9-3-28॥
[वायुणा (vāyunā) - by the wind; इव (iva) - like; विधूतानि (vidhūtāni) - scattered; तव (tava) - your; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; शरद् (śarad) - autumn; अम्भोद (ambhoda) - clouds; जालानि (jālāni) - clusters; व्यशीर्यन्त (vyaśīryanta) - were dispersed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Your armies were scattered completely by the wind, like clusters of autumn clouds dispersed all around.)
Your armies were scattered everywhere by the wind, just like clusters of autumn clouds are dispersed in all directions.
तां नावमिव पर्यस्तां भ्रान्तवातां महार्णवे। तव सेनां महाराज सव्यसाची व्यकम्पयत् ॥९-३-२९॥
tāṁ nāvam iva paryastāṁ bhrāntavātāṁ mahārṇave। tava senāṁ mahārāja savyasācī vyakampayat ॥9-3-29॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; नावम् (nāvam) - boat; इव (iva) - like; पर्यस्ताम् (paryastām) - overturned; भ्रान्तवाताम् (bhrāntavātām) - by swirling winds; महार्णवे (mahārṇave) - in the great ocean; तव (tava) - your; सेनाम् (senām) - army; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; व्यक्षम्पयत् (vyakampayat) - shook;]
(Like a boat overturned by swirling winds in the great ocean, Arjuna shook your army, O great king.)
Arjuna, like a boat caught in a stormy sea, shook your army, O great king.
क्व नु ते सूतपुत्रोऽभूत्क्व नु द्रोणः सहानुगः। अहं क्व च क्व चात्मा ते हार्दिक्यश्च तथा क्व नु ॥ दुःशासनश्च भ्राता ते भ्रातृभिः सहितः क्व नु ॥९-३-३०॥
kva nu te sūtaputro'bhūtkva nu droṇaḥ sahānugaḥ। ahaṃ kva ca kva cātmā te hārdikyaśca tathā kva nu ॥ duḥśāsanaśca bhrātā te bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ kva nu ॥9-3-30॥
[क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; ते (te) - your; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of Suta; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सहानुगः (sahānugaḥ) - with followers; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; ते (te) - your; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; च (ca) - and; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; ते (te) - your; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed;]
(Where indeed was your son of Suta? Where indeed was Drona with followers? Where was I and where was your self, and also Hārdikya? Where indeed was Duḥśāsana, your brother, together with brothers?)
Where indeed was your son of Suta? Where indeed was Drona with his followers? Where was I, and where was your self, and also Hārdikya? Where indeed was Duḥśāsana, your brother, along with his brothers?
बाणगोचरसम्प्राप्तं प्रेक्ष्य चैव जयद्रथम्। सम्बन्धिनस्ते भ्रातॄंश्च सहायान्मातुलांस्तथा ॥९-३-३१॥
bāṇagocarasamprāptaṃ prekṣya caiva jayadratham। sambandhinaste bhrātṝṃśca sahāyānmātulāṃstathā ॥9-3-31॥
[बाणगोचरसम्प्राप्तं (bāṇagocarasamprāptaṃ) - having come within arrow range; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; सम्बन्धिनः (sambandhinaḥ) - relatives; ते (te) - your; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; सहायान् (sahāyān) - allies; मातुलान् (mātulān) - uncles; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Having come within arrow range, seeing Jayadratha, indeed, your relatives, brothers, allies, and uncles also.)
Seeing Jayadratha within the range of arrows, your relatives, brothers, allies, and uncles also came forward.
सर्वान्विक्रम्य मिषतो लोकांश्चाक्रम्य मूर्धनि। जयद्रथो हतो राजन्किं नु शेषमुपास्महे ॥९-३-३२॥
sarvānvikramya miṣato lokāṃścākramya mūrdhani। jayadratho hato rājankiṃ nu śeṣamupāsmahe ॥9-3-32॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having conquered; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - unaware; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; च (ca) - and; आक्रम्य (ākramya) - having attacked; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remains; उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - do we wait for;]
(Having conquered all and attacked the worlds unaware on the head, Jayadratha is slain, O king, what indeed remains do we wait for?)
Having conquered all the worlds and attacked them unaware, Jayadratha has been slain, O king. What indeed remains for us to wait for?
को वेह स पुमानस्ति यो विजेष्यति पाण्डवम्। तस्य चास्त्राणि दिव्यानि विविधानि महात्मनः ॥ गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषो वीर्याणि हरते हि नः ॥९-३-३३॥
ko veha sa pumānasati yo vijeṣyati pāṇḍavam। tasya cāstrāṇi divyāni vividhāni mahātmanaḥ ॥ gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣo vīryāṇi harate hi naḥ ॥9-3-33॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; वेह (veha) - here; सः (saḥ) - he; पुमान् (pumān) - man; अस्ति (asti) - is; यः (yaḥ) - who; विजेष्यति (vijeṣyati) - will conquer; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; गाण्डीवस्य (gāṇḍīvasya) - of the Gāṇḍīva; च (ca) - and; निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - sound; वीर्याणि (vīryāṇi) - strengths; हरते (harate) - takes away; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(Who here is the man who will conquer the Pāṇḍava? His weapons are divine and various, of the great soul. The sound of the Gāṇḍīva indeed takes away our strengths.)
Who here can defeat the Pāṇḍava? His weapons are divine and varied, belonging to a great soul. The sound of the Gāṇḍīva bow indeed diminishes our strength.
नष्टचन्द्रा यथा रात्रिः सेनेयं हतनायका। नागभग्नद्रुमा शुष्का नदीवाकुलतां गता ॥९-३-३४॥
naṣṭacandrā yathā rātriḥ seneyaṃ hatanāyakā। nāgabhagnadrumā śuṣkā nadīvākulatāṃ gatā ॥9-3-34॥
[नष्टचन्द्रा (naṣṭacandrā) - moonless; यथा (yathā) - like; रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night; सेना (senā) - army; इयम् (iyam) - this; हतनायका (hatanāyakā) - leaderless; नाग (nāga) - elephant; भग्न (bhagna) - broken; द्रुमा (drumā) - trees; शुष्का (śuṣkā) - dry; नदी (nadī) - river; आकुलतां (ākulatāṃ) - confusion; गता (gatā) - gone;]
(Like a night without the moon, this army is leaderless. With elephants and trees broken, it has gone into a state of confusion like a dry river.)
The army, like a moonless night, is without its leader. It resembles a dry river with broken elephants and trees, having descended into chaos.
ध्वजिन्यां हतनेत्रायां यथेष्टं श्वेतवाहनः। चरिष्यति महाबाहुः कक्षेऽग्निरिव सञ्ज्वलन् ॥९-३-३५॥
dhvajinyāṃ hatanetrāyāṃ yatheṣṭaṃ śvetavāhanaḥ। cariṣyati mahābāhuḥ kakṣe'gniriva sañjvalan ॥9-3-35॥
[ध्वजिन्यां (dhvajinyāṃ) - in the army; हतनेत्रायां (hatanetrāyāṃ) - blinded; यथेष्टं (yatheṣṭam) - as desired; श्वेतवाहनः (śvetavāhanaḥ) - Śvetavāhana; चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will move; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कक्षे (kakṣe) - in the vicinity; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; सञ्ज्वलन् (sañjvalan) - blazing;]
(In the army, blinded, as desired, Śvetavāhana, the mighty-armed, will move in the vicinity like a blazing fire.)
In the army, where the vision is obscured, Śvetavāhana, the mighty-armed, will move freely, blazing like a fire in the vicinity.
सात्यकेश्चैव यो वेगो भीमसेनस्य चोभयोः। दारयेत गिरीन्सर्वाञ्शोषयेत च सागरान् ॥९-३-३६॥
sātyakeścaiva yo vego bhīmasenasya cobhayoḥ। dārayeta girīnsarvāñśoṣayeta ca sāgarān ॥9-3-36॥
[सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - which; वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; दारयेत (dārayeta) - would tear apart; गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; शोषयेत (śoṣayeta) - would dry up; च (ca) - and; सागरान् (sāgarān) - oceans;]
(The speed of both Satyaki and Bhimasena would tear apart all mountains and would dry up the oceans.)
The combined force of Satyaki and Bhimasena is so immense that it could shatter mountains and dry up the seas.
उवाच वाक्यं यद्भीमः सभामध्ये विशां पते। कृतं तत्सकलं तेन भूयश्चैव करिष्यति ॥९-३-३७॥
uvāca vākyaṃ yadbhīmaḥ sabhāmadhye viśāṃ pate। kṛtaṃ tatsakalaṃ tena bhūyaścaiva kariṣyati ॥9-3-37॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; यत् (yat) - which; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the assembly; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; तत् (tat) - that; सकलम् (sakalaṃ) - all; तेन (tena) - by him; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do;]
(Said the words which Bhima in the assembly, O lord of men. All that was done by him, he will indeed do again.)
Bhima said those words in the assembly, O lord of men. All that was done by him, he will indeed do again.
प्रमुखस्थे तदा कर्णे बलं पाण्डवरक्षितम्। दुरासदं तथा गुप्तं गूढं गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥९-३-३८॥
pramukhaste tadā karṇe balaṃ pāṇḍavarakṣitam। durāsadaṃ tathā guptaṃ gūḍhaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥9-3-38॥
[प्रमुखस्थे (pramukhaste) - in the forefront; तदा (tadā) - then; कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; पाण्डवरक्षितम् (pāṇḍavarakṣitam) - protected by the Pandavas; दुरासदं (durāsadaṃ) - formidable; तथा (tathā) - and; गुप्तं (guptaṃ) - hidden; गूढं (gūḍhaṃ) - concealed; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gandiva bow;]
(In the forefront then in Karna, the strength protected by the Pandavas, formidable and hidden, concealed by the wielder of the Gandiva bow.)
Then, in the forefront, Karna's strength, protected by the Pandavas, was formidable and hidden, concealed by Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow.
युष्माभिस्तानि चीर्णानि यान्यसाधूनि साधुषु। अकारणकृतान्येव तेषां वः फलमागतम् ॥९-३-३९॥
yuṣmābhistāni cīrṇāni yānyasādhūni sādhuṣu। akāraṇakṛtānyeva teṣāṃ vaḥ phalamāgatam ॥9-3-39॥
[युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you all; तानि (tāni) - those; चीर्णानि (cīrṇāni) - performed; यानि (yāni) - which; असाधूनि (asādhūni) - unrighteous; साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - towards the righteous; अकारणकृतानि (akāraṇakṛtāni) - done without reason; एव (eva) - indeed; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; वः (vaḥ) - your; फलम् (phalam) - result; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come.;]
(By you all, those acts which were performed unrighteously towards the righteous, done without reason, indeed, their result has come to you.)
The consequences of your unjust actions towards the righteous, which were done without any reason, have indeed come upon you.
आत्मनोऽर्थे त्वया लोको यत्नतः सर्व आहृतः। स ते संशयितस्तात आत्मा च भरतर्षभ ॥९-३-४०॥
ātmano'rthe tvayā loko yatnataḥ sarva āhṛtaḥ। sa te saṃśayitastāta ātmā ca bharatarṣabha ॥9-3-40॥
[आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for self; अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - diligently; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all; आहृतः (āhṛtaḥ) - brought; सः (saḥ) - he; ते (te) - your; संशयितः (saṃśayitaḥ) - doubtful; तात (tāta) - dear; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(For the purpose of self, the entire world was diligently brought by you. He, your self, is doubtful, dear, O best of the Bharatas.)
"O best of the Bharatas, for your own purpose, you have diligently gathered the entire world. Yet, dear one, your own self remains in doubt."
रक्ष दुर्योधनात्मानमात्मा सर्वस्य भाजनम्। भिन्ने हि भाजने तात दिशो गच्छति तद्गतम् ॥९-३-४१॥
rakṣa duryodhanātmānamātmā sarvasya bhājanam। bhinne hi bhājane tāta diśo gacchati tadgatam ॥9-3-41॥
[रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; भाजनम् (bhājanam) - vessel; भिन्ने (bhinne) - broken; हि (hi) - indeed; भाजने (bhājane) - vessel; तात (tāta) - dear; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; तत् (tat) - that; गतम् (gatam) - gone;]
(Protect Duryodhana, the self, the vessel of all. Indeed, when the vessel is broken, dear, that which is contained goes in all directions.)
"Protect Duryodhana, for he is the vessel of all. When the vessel is broken, dear one, its contents scatter in all directions."
हीयमानेन वै सन्धिः पर्येष्टव्यः समेन च। विग्रहो वर्धमानेन नीतिरेषा बृहस्पतेः ॥९-३-४२॥
hīyamānena vai sandhiḥ paryeṣṭavyaḥ samena ca। vigraho vardhamānena nītireṣā bṛhaspateḥ ॥9-3-42॥
[हीयमानेन (hīyamānena) - with the declining; वै (vai) - indeed; सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - alliance; पर्येष्टव्यः (paryeṣṭavyaḥ) - should be sought; समेन (samena) - with an equal; च (ca) - and; विग्रहो (vigraho) - conflict; वर्धमानेन (vardhamānena) - with the increasing; नीतिरेषा (nītireṣā) - this policy; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati;]
(With the declining, indeed, alliance should be sought with an equal, and conflict with the increasing; this is the policy of Bṛhaspati.)
When one is declining, an alliance should be sought with an equal, and when one is increasing, conflict is advisable; this is the policy of Bṛhaspati.
ते वयं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यो हीनाः स्वबलशक्तितः। अत्र ते पाण्डवैः सार्धं सन्धिं मन्ये क्षमं प्रभो ॥९-३-४३॥
te vayaṁ pāṇḍuputrebhyo hīnāḥ svabalaśaktitaḥ। atra te pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṁ sandhiṁ manye kṣamaṁ prabho ॥9-3-43॥
[ते (te) - they; वयम् (vayam) - we; पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यः (pāṇḍuputrebhyaḥ) - to the sons of Pandu; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived; स्वबलशक्तितः (svabalaśaktitaḥ) - of own strength; अत्र (atra) - here; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; सन्धिम् (sandhim) - peace; मन््ये (manye) - I think; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(They, we, deprived of our own strength, here, with the Pandavas, together, peace, I think, proper, O lord.)
O lord, I think it is proper for us, who are deprived of our own strength, to make peace here with the Pandavas.
न जानीते हि यः श्रेयः श्रेयसश्चावमन्यते। स क्षिप्रं भ्रश्यते राज्यान्न च श्रेयोऽनुविन्दति ॥९-३-४४॥
na jānīte hi yaḥ śreyaḥ śreyasaścāvamanyate। sa kṣipraṁ bhraśyate rājyānna ca śreyo'nuvindati ॥9-3-44॥
[न (na) - not; जानीते (jānīte) - knows; हि (hi) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - of the better; च (ca) - and; अवमन्यते (avamanyate) - despises; सः (saḥ) - he; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṁ) - quickly; भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - falls; राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; अनुविन्दति (anuvindati) - obtains;]
(He who indeed does not know what is better and despises what is better, quickly falls from the kingdom and does not obtain what is better.)
He who does not recognize what is truly beneficial and looks down upon it will soon lose his kingdom and fail to achieve true prosperity.
प्रणिपत्य हि राजानं राज्यं यदि लभेमहि। श्रेयः स्यान्न तु मौढ्येन राजन्गन्तुं पराभवम् ॥९-३-४५॥
praṇipatya hi rājānaṃ rājyaṃ yadi labhemahi। śreyaḥ syānna tu mauḍhyena rājangantuṃ parābhavam ॥9-3-45॥
[प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed; हि (hi) - indeed; राजानं (rājānam) - to the king; राज्यं (rājyaṃ) - kingdom; यदि (yadi) - if; लभेमहि (labhemahi) - we may obtain; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मौढ्येन (mauḍhyena) - by foolishness; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गन्तुं (gantuṃ) - to go; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat;]
(Having bowed to the king, indeed, if we may obtain the kingdom, it would be better; but not by foolishness, O king, to go to defeat.)
"Indeed, having bowed to the king, it would be better if we could obtain the kingdom; but not through foolishness, O king, to go towards defeat."
वैचित्रवीर्यवचनात्कृपाशीलो युधिष्ठिरः। विनियुञ्जीत राज्ये त्वां गोविन्दवचनेन च ॥९-३-४६॥
vaicitravīryavacanātkṛpāśīlo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। viniyuñjīta rājye tvāṃ govindavacanena ca ॥9-3-46॥
[वैचित्रवीर्यवचनात् (vaicitravīryavacanāt) - from the words of Vaicitravīrya; कृपाशीलः (kṛpāśīlaḥ) - compassionate nature; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; विनियुञ्जीत (viniyuñjīta) - should appoint; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; गोविन्दवचनेन (govindavacanena) - by the words of Govinda; च (ca) - and;]
(From the words of Vaicitravīrya, compassionate Yudhishthira should appoint you in the kingdom by the words of Govinda and.)
Yudhishthira, known for his compassionate nature, should appoint you to the kingdom following the counsel of Vaicitravīrya and Govinda.
यद्ब्रूयाद्धि हृषीकेशो राजानमपराजितम्। अर्जुनं भीमसेनं च सर्वं कुर्युरसंशयम् ॥९-३-४७॥
yadbrūyāddhi hṛṣīkeśo rājānamaparājitam। arjunaṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca sarvaṃ kuryurasaṃśayam ॥9-3-47॥
[यत् (yat) - if; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - he should say; हि (hi) - indeed; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena; च (ca) - and; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; कुर्युः (kuryuḥ) - would do; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(If indeed Hṛṣīkeśa should say to the unconquered king, Arjuna and Bhīmasena would do all without doubt.)
If Hṛṣīkeśa were to instruct the unconquered king, Arjuna and Bhīmasena would undoubtedly comply with everything.
नातिक्रमिष्यते कृष्णो वचनं कौरवस्य ह। धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्येऽहं नापि कृष्णस्य पाण्डवः ॥९-३-४८॥
nātikramiṣyate kṛṣṇo vacanaṃ kauravasya ha। dhṛtarāṣṭrasya manye'haṃ nāpi kṛṣṇasya pāṇḍavaḥ ॥9-3-48॥
[न (na) - not; अतिक्रमिष्यते (atikramiṣyate) - transgress; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of Kaurava; ह (ha) - indeed; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; मन् (man) - think; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(Krishna will not transgress the word of Kaurava. I think neither will the Pandava transgress the word of Dhritarashtra nor of Krishna.)
Krishna will not go against the words of the Kaurava. I believe that the Pandava will not go against the words of either Dhritarashtra or Krishna.
एतत्क्षममहं मन्ये तव पार्थैरविग्रहम्। न त्वा ब्रवीमि कार्पण्यान्न प्राणपरिरक्षणात् ॥ पथ्यं राजन्ब्रवीमि त्वां तत्परासुः स्मरिष्यसि ॥९-३-४९॥
etat kṣamam ahaṃ manye tava pārthair avigraham। na tvā bravīmi kārpaṇyān na prāṇaparirakṣaṇāt॥ pathyaṃ rājan bravīmi tvāṃ tat parāsuḥ smariṣyasi॥9-3-49॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; तव (tava) - your; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pṛthā; अविग्रहम् (avigraham) - non-conflict; न (na) - not; त्वा (tvā) - you; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; कार्पण्यात् (kārpaṇyāt) - out of pity; न (na) - not; प्राणपरिरक्षणात् (prāṇaparirakṣaṇāt) - for the protection of life; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - beneficial; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; तत् (tat) - that; परासुः (parāsuḥ) - when dead; स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - you will remember;]
(I think this non-conflict with the sons of Pṛthā is proper for you. I do not say this out of pity or for the protection of life. I say what is beneficial to you, O king, and you will remember that when dead.)
I believe that avoiding conflict with the sons of Pṛthā is wise for you. I am not saying this out of pity or to save lives. I am advising you for your own good, O king, and you will remember this advice when you are no longer alive.
इति वृद्धो विलप्यैतत्कृपः शारद्वतो वचः। दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य शुशोच च मुमोह च ॥९-३-५०॥
iti vṛddho vilapyaitatkṛpaḥ śāradvato vacaḥ। dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya śuśoca ca mumoha ca ॥9-3-50॥
[इति (iti) - thus; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - the old man; विलप्य (vilapya) - lamenting; एतत् (etat) - this; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - son of Śaradvat; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - hot; च (ca) - and; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; शुशोच (śuśoca) - grieved; च (ca) - and; मुमोह (mumoha) - became unconscious; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus, the old man Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, lamenting these words, sighed long and hot, grieved and became unconscious.)
Thus, the elderly Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, lamented these words, sighed deeply and hotly, grieved, and then fainted.
