09.004
Pancharatra and Core: Duryodhana rejects Kripa's proposal, as he thinks he will go to heaven and enjoy with the ladies after death.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा गौतमेन यशस्विना। निःश्वस्य दीर्घमुष्णं च तूष्णीमासीद्विशां पते ॥९-४-१॥
evamuktastato rājā gautamena yaśasvinā। niḥśvasya dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca tūṣṇīmāsīdviśāṃ pate ॥9-4-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; गौतमेन (gautamena) - by Gautama; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - illustrious; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - warm; च (ca) - and; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord;]
(Thus spoken, then the king, by the illustrious Gautama, sighing long and warm, was silent, O lord of the people.)
After being addressed in this way by the illustrious Gautama, the king sighed deeply and warmly, and remained silent, O lord of the people.
ततो मुहूर्तं स ध्यात्वा धार्तराष्ट्रो महामनाः। कृपं शारद्वतं वाक्यमित्युवाच परन्तपः ॥९-४-२॥
tato muhūrtaṃ sa dhyātvā dhārtarāṣṭro mahāmanāḥ। kṛpaṃ śāradvataṃ vākyamityuvāca parantapaḥ ॥9-4-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment; सः (saḥ) - he; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa; शारद्वतम् (śāradvataṃ) - son of Sharadvata; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; इति (iti) - thus; उवाच (uvāca) - said; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Then, having meditated for a moment, the great-minded son of Dhritarashtra said these words to Kripa, the son of Sharadvata.)
Then, after meditating for a moment, the wise son of Dhritarashtra addressed Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, with these words.
यत्किञ्चित्सुहृदा वाच्यं तत्सर्वं श्रावितो ह्यहम्। कृतं च भवता सर्वं प्राणान्सन्त्यज्य युध्यता ॥९-४-३॥
yatkiñcitsuhr̥dā vācyaṃ tatsarvaṃ śrāvito hyaham। kṛtaṃ ca bhavatā sarvaṃ prāṇānsantyajya yudhyatā ॥9-4-3॥
[यत्किञ्चित् (yatkiñcit) - whatever; सुहृदा (suhr̥dā) - by friend; वाच्यम् (vācyaṃ) - to be said; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; श्रावितः (śrāvitaḥ) - informed; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; च (ca) - and; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; सन्त्यज्य (santyajya) - having abandoned; युध्यता (yudhyatā) - fighting;]
(Whatever was to be said by a friend, I have indeed been informed of all that. And all has been done by you, having abandoned lives, fighting.)
I have been informed of everything that was to be said by a friend. You have done everything, even abandoning lives, to fight.
गाहमानमनीकानि युध्यमानं महारथैः। पाण्डवैरतितेजोभिर्लोकस्त्वामनुदृष्टवान् ॥९-४-४॥
gāhamānam anīkāni yudhyamānaṃ mahārathaiḥ। pāṇḍavair atitejobhir lokas tvām anudṛṣṭavān ॥9-4-4॥
[गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - immersed; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - in the armies; युध्यमानम् (yudhyamānam) - fighting; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - with great charioteers; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas; अतितेजोभिः (atitejobhiḥ) - with great prowess; लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अनुदृष्टवान् (anudṛṣṭavān) - has seen;]
(The world has seen you immersed in the armies, fighting with great charioteers, by the Pāṇḍavas with great prowess.)
The world witnessed you deeply engaged in the battle formations, fighting alongside the mighty charioteers, as the Pāṇḍavas, with their extraordinary prowess, observed you.
सुहृदा यदिदं वाच्यं भवता श्रावितो ह्यहम्। न मां प्रीणाति तत्सर्वं मुमूर्षोरिव भेषजम् ॥९-४-५॥
suhṛdā yadidaṃ vācyaṃ bhavatā śrāvito hyaham। na māṃ prīṇāti tatsarvaṃ mumūrṣoriva bheṣajam ॥9-4-5॥
[सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend; यत् (yat) - which; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be spoken; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; श्रावितः (śrāvitaḥ) - made to hear; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; प्रीणाति (prīṇāti) - pleases; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; मुमूर्षोः (mumūrṣoḥ) - of a dying person; इव (iva) - like; भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine;]
(By a friend, which is to be spoken, I was indeed made to hear by you. That does not please me at all, like medicine to a dying person.)
I was made to hear by you, my friend, what is to be spoken. However, none of it pleases me, just like medicine does not please a dying person.
हेतुकारणसंयुक्तं हितं वचनमुत्तमम्। उच्यमानं महाबाहो न मे विप्राग्र्य रोचते ॥९-४-६॥
hetukāraṇasaṁyuktaṁ hitaṁ vacanamuttamam। ucyamānaṁ mahābāho na me viprāgrya rocate ॥9-4-6॥
[हेतु (hetu) - cause; कारण (kāraṇa) - reason; संयुक्तं (saṁyuktaṁ) - combined; हितं (hitaṁ) - beneficial; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; उच्यमानं (ucyamānaṁ) - being spoken; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; विप्राग्र्य (viprāgrya) - best of the Brahmins; रोचते (rocate) - pleases;]
(The speech combined with cause and reason, beneficial and excellent, being spoken, O mighty-armed, does not please me, best of the Brahmins.)
O mighty-armed, the speech that is combined with cause and reason, though beneficial and excellent, does not please me, best of the Brahmins.
राज्याद्विनिकृतोऽस्माभिः कथं सोऽस्मासु विश्वसेत्। अक्षद्यूते च नृपतिर्जितोऽस्माभिर्महाधनः ॥ स कथं मम वाक्यानि श्रद्दध्याद्भूय एव तु ॥९-४-७॥
rājyādvinikṛto'smābhiḥ kathaṃ so'smāsu viśvaset। akṣadyūte ca nṛpatirjito'smābhirmahādhanaḥ ॥ sa kathaṃ mama vākyāni śraddadhyādbhūya eva tu ॥9-4-7॥
[राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom; विनिकृतः (vinikṛtaḥ) - deprived; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; कथम् (katham) - how; सः (saḥ) - he; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us; विश्वसेत् (viśvaset) - trust; अक्षद्यूते (akṣadyūte) - in dice game; च (ca) - and; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; जितः (jitaḥ) - defeated; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; महाधनः (mahādhanaḥ) - great wealth; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; मम (mama) - my; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; श्रद्दध्यात् (śraddadhyāt) - believe; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but;]
(Deprived of the kingdom by us, how can he trust us? And in the dice game, the king, defeated by us, with great wealth. How can he believe my words again, indeed?)
Having been deprived of his kingdom by us, how can he trust us? Moreover, the king, who was defeated by us in the dice game and lost great wealth, how can he believe my words again?
तथा दौत्येन सम्प्राप्तः कृष्णः पार्थहिते रतः। प्रलब्धश्च हृषीकेशस्तच्च कर्म विरोधितम् ॥ स च मे वचनं ब्रह्मन्कथमेवाभिमंस्यते ॥९-४-८॥
tathā dautyena samprāptaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pārthahite rataḥ। pralabdhaśca hṛṣīkeśastacca karma virodhitam ॥ sa ca me vacanaṃ brahmankathamevābhimaṃsyate ॥9-4-8॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; दौत्येन (dautyena) - by the duty of a messenger; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; पार्थहिते (pārthahite) - for the welfare of the son of Pritha; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; प्रलब्धः (pralabdhaḥ) - insulted; च (ca) - and; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hrishikesha; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; कर्म (karma) - action; विरोधितम् (virodhitam) - opposed; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; कथम् (katham) - how; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिमंस्यते (abhimaṃsyate) - will be considered;]
(Thus, Krishna, who arrived by the duty of a messenger, engaged in the welfare of the son of Pritha, was insulted, and Hrishikesha opposed that action. And how, O Brahman, will my word indeed be considered?)
Thus, Krishna, acting as a messenger, came for the welfare of the Pandavas but was insulted, and Hrishikesha opposed this action. O Brahman, how will my words be regarded?
विललाप हि यत्कृष्णा सभामध्ये समेयुषी। न तन्मर्षयते कृष्णो न राज्यहरणं तथा ॥९-४-९॥
vilalāpa hi yatkṛṣṇā sabhāmadhye sameyuṣī। na tanmarṣayate kṛṣṇo na rājyaharaṇaṃ tathā ॥9-4-9॥
[विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented; हि (hi) - indeed; यत् (yat) - that; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the assembly; समेयुषी (sameyuṣī) - present; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; मर्षयते (marṣayate) - forgives; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; न (na) - not; राज्यहरणम् (rājyaharaṇam) - kingdom's seizure; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Indeed, Kṛṣṇā lamented in the assembly; Kṛṣṇa does not forgive that, nor the seizure of the kingdom.)
Kṛṣṇā lamented in the assembly, and Kṛṣṇa does not forgive that act, nor does he forgive the seizure of the kingdom.
एकप्राणावुभौ कृष्णावन्योन्यं प्रति संहतौ। पुरा यच्छ्रुतमेवासीदद्य पश्यामि तत्प्रभो ॥९-४-१०॥
ekaprāṇāvubhau kṛṣṇāvanyonyaṃ prati saṃhatau। purā yacchrutamevāsīdadya paśyāmi tatprabho ॥9-4-10॥
[एकप्राणौ (ekaprāṇau) - one-souled; उभौ (ubhau) - both; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; प्रति (prati) - towards; संहतौ (saṃhatau) - united; पुरा (purā) - formerly; यत् (yat) - what; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; एव (eva) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; तत् (tat) - that; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Both Krishnas, one-souled, united towards each other. Formerly, what was heard, indeed, today I see that, O lord.)
Both Krishnas, who are like one soul, are united towards each other. What was once only heard of, today I see it, O lord.
स्वस्रीयं च हतं श्रुत्वा दुःखं स्वपिति केशवः। कृतागसो वयं तस्य स मदर्थं कथं क्षमेत् ॥९-४-११॥
svasrīyaṃ ca hataṃ śrutvā duḥkhaṃ svapiti keśavaḥ। kṛtāgaso vayaṃ tasya sa madarthaṃ kathaṃ kṣamet ॥9-4-11॥
[स्वस्रीयम् (svasrīyam) - sister's son; च (ca) - and; हतम् (hatam) - killed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - grief; स्वपिति (svapiti) - sleeps; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; कृतागसः (kṛtāgasaḥ) - having committed sins; वयम् (vayam) - we; तस्य (tasya) - his; सः (saḥ) - he; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; कथम् (katham) - how; क्षमेत् (kṣamet) - forgive;]
(Having heard that his sister's son was killed, Keshava sleeps in grief. How can he forgive us who have committed sins for my sake?)
Keshava, upon hearing of the death of his sister's son, is engulfed in sorrow and sleeps. How can he forgive us for the sins committed for my sake?
अभिमन्योर्विनाशेन न शर्म लभतेऽर्जुनः। स कथं मद्धिते यत्नं प्रकरिष्यति याचितः ॥९-४-१२॥
abhimanyorvināśena na śarma labhate'rjunaḥ। sa kathaṁ maddhite yatnaṁ prakariṣyati yācitaḥ ॥9-4-12॥
[अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; विनाशेन (vināśena) - by the destruction; न (na) - not; शर्म (śarma) - peace; लभते (labhate) - obtains; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; मद्धिते (maddhite) - for my benefit; यत्नं (yatnaṁ) - effort; प्रकरिष्यति (prakariṣyati) - will make; याचितः (yācitaḥ) - being requested;]
(Arjuna does not obtain peace by the destruction of Abhimanyu. How will he make an effort for my benefit when requested?)
Arjuna is unable to find peace after Abhimanyu's death. How will he, when asked, make an effort for my benefit?
मध्यमः पाण्डवस्तीक्ष्णो भीमसेनो महाबलः। प्रतिज्ञातं च तेनोग्रं स भज्येत न संनमेत् ॥९-४-१३॥
madhyamaḥ pāṇḍavastīkṣṇo bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। pratijñātaṃ ca tenograṃ sa bhajyeta na saṃnamet ॥9-4-13॥
[मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ) - middle; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; तीक्ष्णः (tīkṣṇaḥ) - sharp; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; उग्रं (ugraṃ) - fierce; सः (saḥ) - he; भज्येत (bhajyeta) - would break; न (na) - not; संनमेत् (saṃnamet) - would bend;]
(The middle Pāṇḍava, sharp Bhīmasena, mighty, promised by him fiercely, he would break, not bend.)
The middle Pāṇḍava, Bhīmasena, known for his sharpness and might, had fiercely promised that he would break but never bend.
उभौ तौ बद्धनिस्त्रिंशावुभौ चाबद्धकङ्कटौ। कृतवैरावुभौ वीरौ यमावपि यमोपमौ ॥९-४-१४॥
ubhau tau baddhanistriṁśāvubhau cābaddhakaṅkaṭau। kṛtavairāvubhau vīrau yamāvapi yamopamau ॥9-4-14॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; तौ (tau) - those two; बद्धनिस्त्रिंशौ (baddhanistriṁśau) - with swords drawn; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; अबद्धकङ्कटौ (abaddhakaṅkaṭau) - with armor untied; कृतवैरौ (kṛtavairau) - having enmity; उभौ (ubhau) - both; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; यमौ (yamau) - Yama; अपि (api) - also; यमोपमौ (yamopamau) - like Yama;]
(Both those two with swords drawn, both with armor untied, having enmity, both heroes, like Yama also.)
Both of them, with their swords drawn and armor untied, stood as fierce warriors, resembling Yama, the god of death, in their enmity.
धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च कृतवैरौ मया सह। तौ कथं मद्धिते यत्नं प्रकुर्यातां द्विजोत्तम ॥९-४-१५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca kṛtavairau mayā saha। tau kathaṃ maddhite yatnaṃ prakuryātāṃ dvijottama ॥9-4-15॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; च (ca) - and; कृतवैरौ (kṛtavairau) - having enmity; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together; तौ (tau) - they; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; मद्धिते (maddhite) - for my benefit; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; प्रकुर्यातां (prakuryātāṃ) - would make; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍī, having enmity with me, how would they make an effort for my benefit, O best of the twice-born?)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Śikhaṇḍī, who have enmity with me, how could they possibly make an effort for my benefit, O esteemed sage?
दुःशासनेन यत्कृष्णा एकवस्त्रा रजस्वला। परिक्लिष्टा सभामध्ये सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ॥९-४-१६॥
duḥśāsanena yatkṛṣṇā ekavastrā rajasvalā। parikliṣṭā sabhāmadhye sarvalokasya paśyataḥ ॥9-4-16॥
[दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duhshasana; यत् (yat) - that; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Draupadi; एकवस्त्रा (ekavastrā) - single-clothed; रजस्वला (rajasvalā) - in her period; परिक्लिष्टा (parikliṣṭā) - distressed; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the assembly; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all people; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching;]
(By Duhshasana, Draupadi, single-clothed and in her period, was distressed in the assembly while all people were watching.)
Duhshasana humiliated Draupadi, who was single-clothed and in her period, in the assembly in front of everyone.
तथा विवसनां दीनां स्मरन्त्यद्यापि पाण्डवाः। न निवारयितुं शक्याः सङ्ग्रामात्ते परन्तपाः ॥९-४-१७॥
tathā vivasanāṃ dīnāṃ smarantyadyāpi pāṇḍavāḥ। na nivārayituṃ śakyāḥ saṅgrāmātte parantapāḥ ॥9-4-17॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; विवसनाम् (vivasanām) - disrobed; दीनाम् (dīnām) - distressed; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember; अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; न (na) - not; निवारयितुम् (nivārayitum) - to prevent; शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - able; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; ते (te) - they; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Thus, the Pandavas, even today, remember the distressed and disrobed, and they are not able to prevent themselves from battle, O subduer of enemies.)
Even today, the Pandavas remember the distress and humiliation they faced, and they cannot refrain from engaging in battle, O subduer of enemies.
यदा च द्रौपदी कृष्णा मद्विनाशाय दुःखिता। उग्रं तेपे तपः कृष्णा भर्तॄणामर्थसिद्धये ॥ स्थण्डिले नित्यदा शेते यावद्वैरस्य यातना ॥९-४-१८॥
yadā ca draupadī kṛṣṇā madvināśāya duḥkhitā। ugraṃ tepe tapaḥ kṛṣṇā bhartṝṇāmarthasiddhaye ॥ sthaṇḍile nityadā śete yāvadvairasya yātanā ॥9-4-18॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; च (ca) - and; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Krishna; मद्विनाशाय (madvināśāya) - for my destruction; दुःखिता (duḥkhitā) - sorrowful; उग्रम् (ugram) - intense; तेपे (tepe) - performed; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Krishna; भर्तॄणाम् (bhartṝṇām) - for the husbands; अर्थसिद्धये (arthasiddhaye) - for the attainment of purpose; स्थण्डिले (sthaṇḍile) - on the bare ground; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always; शेते (śete) - lies; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; वैरस्य (vairasya) - of enmity; यातना (yātanā) - suffering;]
(When Draupadi, sorrowful for my destruction, performed intense penance, Krishna, for the attainment of her husbands' purpose, always lies on the bare ground as long as the suffering of enmity lasts.)
When Draupadi was sorrowful for my destruction, she performed intense penance. Krishna, for the attainment of her husbands' purpose, always lies on the bare ground as long as the suffering of enmity continues.
निक्षिप्य मानं दर्पं च वासुदेवसहोदरा। कृष्णायाः प्रेष्यवद्भूत्वा शुश्रूषां कुरुते सदा ॥९-४-१९॥
nikṣipya mānaṃ darpaṃ ca vāsudevasahodarā। kṛṣṇāyāḥ preṣyavadbhūtvā śuśrūṣāṃ kurute sadā ॥9-4-19॥
[निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having abandoned; मानं (mānaṃ) - pride; दर्पं (darpaṃ) - arrogance; च (ca) - and; वासुदेवसहोदरा (vāsudevasahodarā) - sister of Vasudeva; कृष्णायाः (kṛṣṇāyāḥ) - to Krishna; प्रेष्यवत् (preṣyavat) - like a servant; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; शुश्रूषां (śuśrūṣāṃ) - service; कुरुते (kurute) - does; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Having abandoned pride and arrogance, the sister of Vasudeva, having become like a servant to Krishna, always does service.)
The sister of Vasudeva, having set aside her pride and arrogance, serves Krishna like a devoted servant at all times.
इति सर्वं समुन्नद्धं न निर्वाति कथञ्चन। अभिमन्योर्विनाशेन स सन्धेयः कथं मया ॥९-४-२०॥
iti sarvaṃ samunnaddhaṃ na nirvāti kathaṃcana। abhimanyorvināśena sa sandheyaḥ kathaṃ mayā ॥9-4-20॥
[इति (iti) - thus; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; समुन्नद्धं (samunnaddhaṃ) - raised; न (na) - not; निर्वाति (nirvāti) - ceases; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; विनाशेन (vināśena) - by the destruction; सः (saḥ) - he; सन्धेयः (sandheyaḥ) - to be reconciled; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Thus, all that is raised does not cease in any way. How can he be reconciled by me with the destruction of Abhimanyu?)
Thus, everything that has been raised does not cease in any way. How can I reconcile him with the destruction of Abhimanyu?
कथं च नाम भुक्त्वेमां पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम्। पाण्डवानां प्रसादेन भुञ्जीयां राज्यमल्पकम् ॥९-४-२१॥
kathaṁ ca nāma bhuktvemāṁ pṛthivīṁ sāgarāmbarām। pāṇḍavānāṁ prasādena bhuñjīyāṁ rājyamalpakam ॥9-4-21॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; च (ca) - and; नाम (nāma) - indeed; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; इमाम् (imām) - this; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; सागराम्बराम् (sāgarāmbarām) - ocean-garmented; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by the grace; भुञ्जीयाम् (bhuñjīyām) - may I enjoy; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अल्पकम् (alpakam) - small;]
(How indeed, having enjoyed this earth garmented by the ocean, may I enjoy the small kingdom by the grace of the Pandavas.)
How could I, having enjoyed this vast earth surrounded by the ocean, now be content with ruling a small kingdom by the grace of the Pandavas?
उपर्युपरि राज्ञां वै ज्वलितो भास्करो यथा। युधिष्ठिरं कथं पश्चादनुयास्यामि दासवत् ॥९-४-२२॥
uparyupari rājñāṃ vai jvalito bhāskaro yathā। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ kathaṃ paścād anuyāsyāmi dāsavat ॥9-4-22॥
[उपर्युपरि (uparyupari) - above all; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; वै (vai) - indeed; ज्वलितः (jvalitaḥ) - shining; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun; यथा (yathā) - like; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; कथम् (katham) - how; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - shall follow; दासवत् (dāsavat) - like a servant;]
(Above all kings, like the shining sun, how shall I follow Yudhishthira afterwards like a servant?)
Just as the sun shines above all kings, how can I follow Yudhishthira afterwards like a servant?
कथं भुक्त्वा स्वयं भोगान्दत्त्वा दायांश्च पुष्कलान्। कृपणं वर्तयिष्यामि कृपणैः सह जीविकाम् ॥९-४-२३॥
kathaṁ bhuktvā svayaṁ bhogāndattvā dāyāṁśca puṣkalān। kṛpaṇaṁ vartayiṣyāmi kṛpaṇaiḥ saha jīvikām ॥9-4-23॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; स्वयं (svayaṁ) - oneself; भोगान् (bhogān) - pleasures; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; दायांश्च (dāyāṁśca) - shares and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant; कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṁ) - miserly; वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will live; कृपणैः (kṛpaṇaiḥ) - with misers; सह (saha) - with; जीविकाम् (jīvikām) - livelihood;]
(How, having enjoyed pleasures oneself and having given abundant shares, will I live miserly with misers for livelihood?)
How can I, after enjoying pleasures and giving away abundant shares, live a miserly life with other misers?
नाभ्यसूयामि ते वाक्यमुक्तं स्निग्धं हितं त्वया। न तु सन्धिमहं मन्ये प्राप्तकालं कथञ्चन ॥९-४-२४॥
nābhyasūyāmi te vākyamuktaṃ snigdhaṃ hitaṃ tvayā। na tu sandhimahaṃ manye prāptakālaṃ kathañcana ॥9-4-24॥
[न (na) - not; अभ्यसूयामि (abhyasūyāmi) - I envy; ते (te) - your; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; स्निग्धम् (snigdham) - affectionate; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; सन्धिम् (sandhim) - alliance; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - consider; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - timely; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(I do not envy your words spoken affectionately and beneficially by you. But I do not consider the alliance timely in any way.)
I do not resent your affectionate and beneficial words, but I do not think the alliance is timely in any way.
सुनीतमनुपश्यामि सुयुद्धेन परन्तप। नायं क्लीबयितुं कालः संयोद्धुं काल एव नः ॥९-४-२५॥
sunītamanupaśyāmi suyuddhena parantapa। nāyaṃ klībayituṃ kālaḥ saṃyoddhuṃ kāla eva naḥ ॥9-4-25॥
[सुनीतम् (sunītam) - good conduct; अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I see; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by good fight; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; क्लीबयितुं (klībayituṃ) - to weaken; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; संयोद्धुं (saṃyoddhuṃ) - to fight; काल (kāla) - time; एव (eva) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(I see good conduct by good fight, O scorcher of foes. This is not the time to weaken; it is indeed time for us to fight.)
"O scorcher of foes, I perceive that good conduct is through a noble fight. This is not the time for weakness; it is indeed the time for us to engage in battle."
इष्टं मे बहुभिर्यज्ञैर्दत्ता विप्रेषु दक्षिणाः। प्राप्ताः क्रमश्रुता वेदाः शत्रूणां मूर्ध्नि च स्थितम् ॥९-४-२६॥
iṣṭaṃ me bahubhiryañjairdattā vipreṣu dakṣiṇāḥ। prāptāḥ kramaśrutā vedāḥ śatrūṇāṃ mūrdhni ca sthitam ॥9-4-26॥
[इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; मे (me) - my; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; यज्ञैः (yañjaiḥ) - sacrifices; दत्ता (dattā) - given; विप्रेषु (vipreṣu) - to the priests; दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - gifts; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained; क्रमश्रुता (kramaśrutā) - systematically learned; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; शत्रूणाम् (śatrūṇām) - of enemies; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; च (ca) - and; स्थितम् (sthitam) - established;]
(Desired by me, given as gifts to the priests by many sacrifices, the Vedas systematically learned, obtained and established on the heads of enemies.)
The gifts desired by me were given to the priests through many sacrifices. The Vedas, systematically learned, were obtained and established on the heads of the enemies.
भृत्या मे सुभृतास्तात दीनश्चाभ्युद्धृतो जनः। यातानि परराष्ट्राणि स्वराष्ट्रमनुपालितम् ॥९-४-२७॥
bhṛtyā me subhṛtāstāta dīnaścābhyuddhṛto janaḥ। yātāni pararāṣṭrāṇi svarāṣṭramanupālitam ॥9-4-27॥
[भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants; मे (me) - my; सुभृताः (subhṛtāḥ) - well-maintained; तात (tāta) - dear father; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - the distressed; च (ca) - and; अभ्युद्धृतः (abhyuddhṛtaḥ) - uplifted; जनः (janaḥ) - people; यातानि (yātāni) - gone; परराष्ट्राणि (pararāṣṭrāṇi) - to other kingdoms; स्वराष्ट्रम् (svarāṣṭram) - own kingdom; अनुपालितम् (anupālitam) - well-governed;]
(My servants are well-maintained, dear father, and the distressed people have been uplifted. The other kingdoms have been visited, and the own kingdom is well-governed.)
"Dear father, my servants are well taken care of, the distressed people have been uplifted, other kingdoms have been visited, and my own kingdom is well-governed."
भुक्ताश्च विविधा भोगास्त्रिवर्गः सेवितो मया। पितॄणां गतमानृण्यं क्षत्रधर्मस्य चोभयोः ॥९-४-२८॥
bhuktāśca vividhā bhogāstrivargaḥ sevito mayā। pitṝṇāṃ gatamānṛṇyaṃ kṣatradharmasya cobhayoḥ ॥9-4-28॥
[भुक्ताः (bhuktāḥ) - enjoyed; च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; भोगाः (bhogāḥ) - pleasures; त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - threefold aim of life; सेवितः (sevitaḥ) - served; मया (mayā) - by me; पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of ancestors; गतम् (gatam) - gone; अनृण्यम् (anṛṇyam) - debtlessness; क्षत्रधर्मस्य (kṣatradharmasya) - of the warrior's duty; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both;]
(Enjoyed are the various pleasures, the threefold aim of life served by me. The debtlessness of ancestors and of the warrior's duty, both are gone.)
I have enjoyed various pleasures and served the threefold aim of life. I have fulfilled my duties towards my ancestors and the warrior's duty, both are now complete.
न ध्रुवं सुखमस्तीह कुतो राज्यं कुतो यशः। इह कीर्तिर्विधातव्या सा च युद्धेन नान्यथा ॥९-४-२९॥
na dhruvaṁ sukhamastīha kuto rājyaṁ kuto yaśaḥ। iha kīrtirvidhātavyā sā ca yuddhena nānyathā ॥9-4-29॥
[न (na) - not; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - permanent; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; अस्ति (asti) - is; इह (iha) - here; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; इह (iha) - here; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - glory; विधातव्या (vidhātavyā) - to be established; सा (sā) - that; च (ca) - and; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; न (na) - not; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Here, happiness is not permanent, where is the kingdom, where is the fame? Here, glory is to be established, and that by battle, not otherwise.)
In this world, happiness is not permanent, so where is the kingdom, and where is the fame? Here, glory must be established, and that can only be achieved through battle, not by any other means.
गृहे यत्क्षत्रियस्यापि निधनं तद्विगर्हितम्। अधर्मः सुमहानेष यच्छय्यामरणं गृहे ॥९-४-३०॥
gṛhe yatkṣatriyasyāpi nidhanaṃ tadvigarhitam। adharmaḥ sumahāneṣa yacchayyāmaraṇaṃ gṛhe ॥9-4-30॥
[गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; यत् (yat) - that; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a warrior; अपि (api) - even; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; तत् (tat) - that; विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - condemned; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; यत् (yat) - that; शय्या (śayyā) - bed; मरणं (maraṇaṃ) - death; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house;]
(In the house, even the death of a warrior is condemned. This is great unrighteousness, that death on the bed in the house.)
The death of a warrior in his own home is considered disgraceful. It is a great sin to die in bed at home.
अरण्ये यो विमुञ्चेत सङ्ग्रामे वा तनुं नरः। क्रतूनाहृत्य महतो महिमानं स गच्छति ॥९-४-३१॥
araṇye yo vimuñceta saṅgrāme vā tanuṃ naraḥ। kratūnāhṛtya mahato mahimānaṃ sa gacchati ॥9-4-31॥
[अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; यः (yaḥ) - who; विमुञ्चेत (vimuñceta) - abandons; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; वा (vā) - or; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; नरः (naraḥ) - man; क्रतून् (kratūn) - sacrifices; आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having performed; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; महिमानं (mahimānam) - glory; सः (saḥ) - he; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes;]
(In the forest, or in battle, the man who abandons his body, having performed great sacrifices, attains great glory.)
A man who sacrifices his body in the forest or in battle, after performing great sacrifices, attains great glory.
कृपणं विलपन्नार्तो जरयाभिपरिप्लुतः। म्रियते रुदतां मध्ये ज्ञातीनां न स पूरुषः ॥९-४-३२॥
kṛpaṇaṃ vilapannārto jarayābhipariplutaḥ। mriyate rudatāṃ madhye jñātīnāṃ na sa pūruṣaḥ ॥9-4-32॥
[कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - miserable; विलपन् (vilapan) - lamenting; आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - afflicted; जरया (jarayā) - by old age; अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed; म्रियते (mriyate) - dies; रुदताम् (rudatām) - of those who are crying; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - a man;]
(Miserable, lamenting, afflicted by old age, overwhelmed, he dies in the midst of crying relatives; he is not a man.)
A miserable person, lamenting and afflicted by old age, overwhelmed by it, dies in the midst of crying relatives; such a person is not considered a true man.
त्यक्त्वा तु विविधान्भोगान्प्राप्तानां परमां गतिम्। अपीदानीं सुयुद्धेन गच्छेयं सत्सलोकताम् ॥९-४-३३॥
tyaktvā tu vividhānbhogānprāptānāṃ paramāṃ gatim। apīdānīṃ suyuddhena gaccheyaṃ satsalokatām ॥9-4-33॥
[त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; तु (tu) - but; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; भोगान् (bhogān) - pleasures; प्राप्तानाम् (prāptānām) - attained; परमाम् (paramām) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - state; अपि (api) - also; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by noble battle; गच्छेयम् (gaccheyam) - may I attain; सत्सलोकताम् (satsalokatām) - the world of the virtuous;]
(Having abandoned various pleasures and attained the supreme state, now may I also attain the world of the virtuous by noble battle.)
Having given up various pleasures and reached the highest state, now I wish to attain the realm of the virtuous through honorable combat.
शूराणामार्यवृत्तानां सङ्ग्रामेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। धीमतां सत्यसन्धानां सर्वेषां क्रतुयाजिनाम् ॥९-४-३४॥
śūrāṇām āryavṛttānāṃ saṅgrāmeṣv anivartinām। dhīmatāṃ satyasandhānāṃ sarveṣāṃ kratuyājinām ॥9-4-34॥
[शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the brave; आर्यवृत्तानाम् (āryavṛttānām) - of noble conduct; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - non-retreating; धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise; सत्यसन्धानाम् (satyasandhānām) - truthful; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; क्रतुयाजिनाम् (kratuyājinām) - performers of sacrifices;]
(Of the brave, of noble conduct, non-retreating in battles, of the wise, truthful, of all performers of sacrifices.)
The brave ones of noble conduct, who do not retreat in battles, who are wise and truthful, and who perform all sacrifices.
शस्त्रावभृथमाप्तानां ध्रुवं वासस्त्रिविष्टपे। मुदा नूनं प्रपश्यन्ति शुभ्रा ह्यप्सरसां गणाः ॥९-४-३५॥
śastrāvabhṛthamāptānāṃ dhruvaṃ vāsastriviṣṭape। mudā nūnaṃ prapaśyanti śubhrā hyapsarasāṃ gaṇāḥ ॥9-4-35॥
[शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon; आवभृतम् (āvabhṛtam) - ceremony; आप्तानाम् (āptānām) - of those who have attained; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; वासः (vāsaḥ) - residence; त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in the heavenly abode; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they behold; शुभ्राः (śubhrāḥ) - the pure ones; हि (hi) - indeed; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the celestial nymphs; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups;]
(Certainly, the residence in the heavenly abode is attained by those who have completed the weapon ceremony; indeed, the pure groups of celestial nymphs behold with joy.)
The pure groups of celestial nymphs, indeed, behold with joy those who have certainly attained residence in the heavenly abode after completing the weapon ceremony.
पश्यन्ति नूनं पितरः पूजिताञ्शक्रसंसदि। अप्सरोभिः परिवृतान्मोदमानांस्त्रिविष्टपे ॥९-४-३६॥
paśyanti nūnaṃ pitaraḥ pūjitāñśakrasaṃsadi। apsarobhiḥ parivṛtānmodamānāṃstriviṣṭape ॥9-4-36॥
[पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - certainly; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; पूजितान् (pūjitān) - honored; शक्रसंसदि (śakrasaṃsadi) - in the assembly of Indra; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - with celestial nymphs; परिवृतान् (parivṛtān) - surrounded; मोदमानान् (modamānān) - rejoicing; त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in heaven;]
(The ancestors certainly see those honored in the assembly of Indra, surrounded by celestial nymphs, rejoicing in heaven.)
The ancestors certainly witness those who are honored in Indra's assembly, surrounded by celestial nymphs, rejoicing in the heavenly realm.
पन्थानममरैर्यातं शूरैश्चैवानिवर्तिभिः। अपि तैः सङ्गतं मार्गं वयमप्यारुहेमहि ॥९-४-३७॥
panthānam amarair yātaṃ śūraiś caiva anivartibhiḥ। api taiḥ saṅgataṃ mārgaṃ vayam api āruhemahi ॥9-4-37॥
[पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path; अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - by immortals; यातम् (yātam) - traveled; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroes; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अनिवर्तिभिः (anivartibhiḥ) - by those who do not turn back; अपि (api) - also; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - joined; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; वयम् (vayam) - we; अपि (api) - also; आरुहेमहि (āruhemahi) - may ascend;]
(The path traveled by immortals and heroes who do not turn back; may we also ascend the path joined by them.)
May we also ascend the path traveled by immortals and heroes who do not turn back, joining them in their journey.
पितामहेन वृद्धेन तथाचार्येण धीमता। जयद्रथेन कर्णेन तथा दुःशासनेन च ॥९-४-३८॥
pitāmahena vṛddhena tathācāryeṇa dhīmatā। jayadrathena karṇena tathā duḥśāsanena ca ॥9-4-38॥
[पितामहेन (pitāmahena) - by the grandfather; वृद्धेन (vṛddhena) - by the elder; तथा (tathā) - and; आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - by the teacher; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; जयद्रथेन (jayadrathena) - by Jayadratha; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; तथा (tathā) - and; दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duhshasana; च (ca) - and;]
(By the grandfather, the elder, and the wise teacher; by Jayadratha, Karna, and Duhshasana.)
The wise and elder grandfather, along with the teacher, Jayadratha, Karna, and Duhshasana, were involved.
घटमाना मदर्थेऽस्मिन्हताः शूरा जनाधिपाः। शेरते लोहिताक्ताङ्गाः पृथिव्यां शरविक्षताः ॥९-४-३९॥
ghaṭamānā madarthe'sminhatāḥ śūrā janādhipāḥ। śerate lohitāktāṅgāḥ pṛthivyāṃ śaravikṣatāḥ ॥9-4-39॥
[घटमाना (ghaṭamānā) - striving; मदर्थे (madarthe) - for my sake; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; जनाधिपाः (janādhipāḥ) - kings; शेरते (śerate) - lie; लोहिताक्ताङ्गाः (lohitāktāṅgāḥ) - with blood-stained limbs; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on the earth; शरविक्षताः (śaravikṣatāḥ) - wounded by arrows;]
(Striving for my sake, the heroes and kings killed in this lie on the earth with blood-stained limbs, wounded by arrows.)
The heroes and kings, striving for my sake, have been killed in this battle and now lie on the earth with their limbs stained with blood, wounded by arrows.
उत्तमास्त्रविदः शूरा यथोक्तक्रतुयाजिनः। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्यथान्यायमिन्द्रसद्मसु धिष्ठिताः ॥९-४-४०॥
uttamāstravidaḥ śūrā yathoktakratuyājinaḥ। tyaktvā prāṇānyathānyāyamindrasadmasu dhiṣṭhitāḥ ॥9-4-40॥
[उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अस्त्रविदः (astravidaḥ) - weapon-knowers; शूरा (śūrā) - heroes; यथोक्त (yathokta) - as stated; क्रतुयाजिनः (kratuyājinaḥ) - sacrificers; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; यथा (yathā) - as; अन्यायम् (anyāyam) - unjust; इन्द्रसद्मसु (indrasadmasu) - in Indra's abode; धिष्ठिताः (dhiṣṭhitāḥ) - situated;]
(Excellent weapon-knowers, heroes, sacrificers as stated, having abandoned lives unjustly, are situated in Indra's abode.)
The excellent warriors, skilled in weaponry and heroic in nature, who performed sacrifices as prescribed, having given up their lives unjustly, are now residing in the abode of Indra.
तैस्त्वयं रचितः पन्था दुर्गमो हि पुनर्भवेत्। सम्पतद्भिर्महावेगैरितो याद्भिश्च सद्गतिम् ॥९-४-४१॥
taistvayaṃ racitaḥ panthā durgamo hi punarbhavet। sampatadbhirmahāvegairito yādbhiśca sadgatim ॥9-4-41॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; त्वयम् (tvayam) - you; रचितः (racitaḥ) - constructed; पन्था (panthā) - path; दुर्गमः (durgamaḥ) - difficult; हि (hi) - indeed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; सम्पतद्भिः (sampatadbhiḥ) - by those who are flying; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; याद्भिः (yādbhiḥ) - by which; च (ca) - and; सद्गतिम् (sadgatim) - good path;]
(By them, the path you constructed becomes difficult indeed again. By those who are flying with great speed from here, by which and good path.)
The path you have constructed becomes difficult again, indeed, by those who are flying with great speed from here, leading to a good path.
ये मदर्थे हताः शूरास्तेषां कृतमनुस्मरन्। ऋणं तत्प्रतिमुञ्चानो न राज्ये मन आदधे ॥९-४-४२॥
ye madarthe hatāḥ śūrāsteṣāṃ kṛtamanusmaran। ṛṇaṃ tatpratimuñcāno na rājye mana ādadhe ॥9-4-42॥
[ये (ye) - those who; मदर्थे (madarthe) - for my sake; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; कृतम् (kṛtam) - deed; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering; ऋणं (ṛṇam) - debt; तत् (tat) - that; प्रतिमुञ्चानः (pratimuñcānaḥ) - releasing; न (na) - not; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; आदधे (ādadhe) - engaged;]
(Remembering the deed of those heroes who were killed for my sake, releasing that debt, my mind did not engage in the kingdom.)
Reflecting on the sacrifice of the heroes who died for me, I released that debt and did not focus my mind on ruling the kingdom.
पातयित्वा वयस्यांश्च भ्रातॄनथ पितामहान्। जीवितं यदि रक्षेयं लोको मां गर्हयेद्ध्रुवम् ॥९-४-४३॥
pātayitvā vayasyāṃśca bhrātṝnatha pitāmahān। jīvitaṃ yadi rakṣeyaṃ loko māṃ garhayed dhruvam ॥9-4-43॥
[पातयित्वा (pātayitvā) - having caused to fall; वयस्यान् (vayasyān) - friends; च (ca) - and; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; अथ (atha) - then; पितामहान् (pitāmahān) - grandfathers; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; यदि (yadi) - if; रक्षेयम् (rakṣeyam) - I would protect; लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world; माम् (mām) - me; गर्हयेत् (garhayet) - would blame; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(Having caused my friends, brothers, and grandfathers to fall, if I were to protect my life, the world would certainly blame me.)
If I were to save my life by causing the downfall of my friends, brothers, and grandfathers, the world would surely blame me.
कीदृशं च भवेद्राज्यं मम हीनस्य बन्धुभिः। सखिभिश्च सुहृद्भिश्च प्रणिपत्य च पाण्डवम् ॥९-४-४४॥
kīdṛśaṃ ca bhaved rājyaṃ mama hīnasya bandhubhiḥ। sakhibhiś ca suhṛdbhiś ca praṇipatya ca pāṇḍavam ॥9-4-44॥
[कीदृशम् (kīdṛśam) - what kind; च (ca) - and; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; मम (mama) - my; हीनस्य (hīnasya) - deprived; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives; सखिभिः (sakhibhiḥ) - by friends; च (ca) - and; सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by well-wishers; च (ca) - and; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to Pāṇḍava;]
(What kind of kingdom would be mine, deprived of relatives, friends, and well-wishers, having bowed down to Pāṇḍava?)
What kind of kingdom would I have, being deprived of my relatives, friends, and well-wishers, after bowing down to Pāṇḍava?
सोऽहमेतादृशं कृत्वा जगतोऽस्य पराभवम्। सुयुद्धेन ततः स्वर्गं प्राप्स्यामि न तदन्यथा ॥९-४-४५॥
so'hametādṛśaṃ kṛtvā jagato'sya parābhavam। suyuddhena tataḥ svargaṃ prāpsyāmi na tadanyathā ॥9-4-45॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; एतादृशम् (etādṛśam) - such; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; अस्य (asya) - of this; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by good fight; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall attain; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(He, having done such a defeat of this world, by good fight then I shall attain heaven, not otherwise.)
"Having caused such a defeat of this world, I shall attain heaven by a good fight; there is no other way."
एवं दुर्योधनेनोक्तं सर्वे सम्पूज्य तद्वचः। साधु साध्विति राजानं क्षत्रियाः सम्बभाषिरे ॥९-४-४६॥
evaṃ duryodhanenoktaṃ sarve sampūjya tadvacaḥ। sādhu sādhviti rājānaṃ kṣatriyāḥ sambabhāṣire ॥9-4-46॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having honored; तत् (tat) - that; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; साधु (sādhu) - well; साधु (sādhu) - well; इति (iti) - thus; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - the warriors; सम्बभाषिरे (sambabhāṣire) - addressed;]
(Thus, spoken by Duryodhana, all having honored that speech, the warriors addressed the king, saying "Well, well.")
Thus, after Duryodhana spoke, all the warriors honored his words and addressed the king, saying "Well done, well done."
पराजयमशोचन्तः कृतचित्ताश्च विक्रमे। सर्वे सुनिश्चिता योद्धुमुदग्रमनसोऽभवन् ॥९-४-४७॥
parājayamaśocantaḥ kṛtacittāśca vikrame। sarve suniścitā yoddhumudagramanaso'bhavan ॥9-4-47॥
[पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; अशोचन्तः (aśocantaḥ) - not lamenting; कृतचित्ताः (kṛtacittāḥ) - determined; च (ca) - and; विक्रमे (vikrame) - in action; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुनिश्चिताः (suniścitāḥ) - firmly resolved; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; उदग्रमनसः (udagramanasaḥ) - with uplifted spirits; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Not lamenting defeat, determined in action, all were firmly resolved to fight with uplifted spirits.)
Without lamenting their defeat and with determined minds, all were firmly resolved to fight with uplifted spirits.
ततो वाहान्समाश्वास्य सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। ऊने द्वियोजने गत्वा प्रत्यतिष्ठन्त कौरवाः ॥९-४-४८॥
tato vāhānsamāśvāsya sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ। ūne dviyojane gatvā pratyatiṣṭhanta kauravāḥ ॥9-4-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles; समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having reassured; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; अभिनन्दिनः (abhinandinaḥ) - rejoicing; ऊने (ūne) - less than; द्वियोजने (dviyojane) - two yojanas; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; प्रत्यतिष्ठन्त (pratyatiṣṭhanta) - stood firm; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas;]
(Then, having reassured the vehicles, all rejoicing in battle, having gone less than two yojanas, the Kauravas stood firm.)
Then, after reassuring their vehicles, all the Kauravas, who were rejoicing in the battle, proceeded less than two yojanas and stood firm.
आकाशे विद्रुमे पुण्ये प्रस्थे हिमवतः शुभे। अरुणां सरस्वतीं प्राप्य पपुः सस्नुश्च तज्जलम् ॥९-४-४९॥
ākāśe vidrume puṇye prasthe himavataḥ śubhe। aruṇāṃ sarasvatīṃ prāpya papuḥ sasnuśca tajjalam ॥9-4-49॥
[आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; विद्रुमे (vidrume) - in the coral; पुण्ये (puṇye) - in the holy; प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the plateau; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; अरुणां (aruṇām) - reddish; सरस्वतीं (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvati; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; पपुः (papuḥ) - they drank; सस्नुश्च (sasnuśca) - and bathed; तज्जलम् (tajjalam) - that water;]
(In the sky, in the coral, in the holy, on the plateau of the auspicious Himalayas, having reached the reddish Sarasvati, they drank and bathed in that water.)
In the sky, on the auspicious plateau of the Himalayas, they reached the reddish Sarasvati and drank and bathed in its waters.
तव पुत्राः कृतोत्साहाः पर्यवर्तन्त ते ततः। पर्यवस्थाप्य चात्मानमन्योन्येन पुनस्तदा ॥ सर्वे राजन्न्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाः कालचोदिताः ॥९-४-५०॥
tava putrāḥ kṛtotsāhāḥ paryavartanta te tataḥ। paryavasthāpya cātmānamanyonyena punastadā ॥ sarve rājannyavartanta kṣatriyāḥ kālacoditāḥ ॥9-4-50॥
[तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; कृतोत्साहाः (kṛtotsāhāḥ) - encouraged; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - turned back; ते (te) - they; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पर्यवस्थाप्य (paryavasthāpya) - having arranged; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - themselves; अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - with each other; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तदा (tadā) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - returned; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by time;]
(Your sons, encouraged, turned back then. Having arranged themselves with each other again then, all the warriors, O king, returned, impelled by time.)
Your sons, having been encouraged, turned back at that time. After arranging themselves with each other once more, all the warriors, O king, returned, driven by the force of time.
