09.030
Core and Pancharatra: Yudhishthira asks the hiding Duryodhana to leave cowardice and fight; but Duryodhana want's to gift the kingdom to the Pandavas and wants to retire himself to the forest.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततस्तेष्वपयातेषु रथेषु त्रिषु पाण्डवाः। तं ह्रदं प्रत्यपद्यन्त यत्र दुर्योधनोऽभवत् ॥९-३०-१॥
tatasteṣvapayāteṣu ratheṣu triṣu pāṇḍavāḥ। taṃ hradaṃ pratyapadyanta yatra duryodhano'bhavat ॥9-30-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; अपयातेषु (apayāteṣu) - having departed; रथेषु (ratheṣu) - chariots; त्रिषु (triṣu) - three; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; तं (taṃ) - that; ह्रदं (hradaṃ) - lake; प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - approached; यत्र (yatra) - where; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अभवत् (abhavat) - was;]
(Then, when the three chariots had departed, the Pāṇḍavas approached the lake where Duryodhana was.)
After the three chariots had left, the Pāṇḍavas went to the lake where Duryodhana was present.
आसाद्य च कुरुश्रेष्ठ तदा द्वैपायनह्रदम्। स्तम्भितं धार्तराष्ट्रेण दृष्ट्वा तं सलिलाशयम् ॥ वासुदेवमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥९-३०-२॥
āsādya ca kuruśreṣṭha tadā dvaipāyanahradam। stambhitaṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa dṛṣṭvā taṃ salilāśayam ॥ vāsudevamidaṃ vākyamabravītkurunandanaḥ ॥9-30-2॥
[आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; च (ca) - and; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; तदा (tadā) - then; द्वैपायनह्रदम् (dvaipāyanahradam) - Dvaipayana lake; स्तम्भितं (stambhitaṃ) - blocked; धार्तराष्ट्रेण (dhārtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra's son; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तं (taṃ) - that; सलिलाशयम् (salilāśayam) - reservoir of water; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - to Vasudeva; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - descendant of Kuru;]
(Having reached, O best of the Kurus, then the Dvaipayana lake, blocked by Dhritarashtra's son, having seen that reservoir of water, to Vasudeva this speech said the descendant of Kuru.)
Upon reaching the Dvaipayana lake, which was blocked by Dhritarashtra's son, the best of the Kurus, having seen the reservoir, spoke this to Vasudeva: "O descendant of Kuru, here is what was said:"
पश्येमां धार्तराष्ट्रेण मायामप्सु प्रयोजिताम्। विष्टभ्य सलिलं शेते नास्य मानुषतो भयम् ॥९-३०-३॥
paśyemāṃ dhārtarāṣṭreṇa māyāmapsu prayojitām। viṣṭabhya salilaṃ śete nāsya mānuṣato bhayam ॥9-30-3॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; इमाम् (imām) - this; धार्तराष्ट्रेण (dhārtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra's son; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; अप्सु (apsu) - in the water; प्रयोजिताम् (prayojitām) - employed; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having pervaded; सलिलम् (salilam) - water; शेते (śete) - lies; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - his; मानुषतः (mānuṣataḥ) - from humans; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(See this illusion employed in the water by Dhritarashtra's son. Having pervaded the water, he lies without fear from humans.)
Observe this illusion created in the water by Dhritarashtra's son. He lies in the water, having pervaded it, without any fear from humans.
दैवीं मायामिमां कृत्वा सलिलान्तर्गतो ह्ययम्। निकृत्या निकृतिप्रज्ञो न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यते ॥९-३०-४॥
daivīṃ māyām imāṃ kṛtvā salilāntargato hy ayam। nikṛtyā nikṛtiprajño na me jīvan vimokṣyate ॥9-30-4॥
[दैवीं (daivīṃ) - divine; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; इमाम् (imām) - this; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सलिल (salila) - water; अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - entered; हि (hi) - indeed; अयम् (ayam) - this; निकृत्या (nikṛtyā) - by deceit; निकृति (nikṛti) - deceit; प्रज्ञः (prajñaḥ) - wise; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; विमोक्ष्यते (vimokṣyate) - will be released;]
(Having created this divine illusion, he indeed entered the water. By deceit, the wise in deceit will not be released alive by me.)
Having created this divine illusion, he has entered the water. By deceit, the one wise in deceit will not be released alive by me.
यद्यस्य समरे साह्यं कुरुते वज्रभृत्स्वयम्। तथाप्येनं हतं युद्धे लोको द्रक्ष्यति माधव ॥९-३०-५॥
yadyasya samare sāhyaṃ kurute vajrabhṛtsvayam। tathāpyenaṃ hataṃ yuddhe loko drakṣyati mādhava ॥9-30-5॥
[यत् (yat) - if; अस्य (asya) - his; समरे (samare) - in battle; साह्यम् (sāhyam) - assistance; कुरुते (kurute) - does; वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - Indra; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; तथापि (tathāpi) - still; एनम् (enam) - him; हतम् (hatam) - killed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world; द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will see; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]
(If Indra himself provides assistance in battle, still the world will see him killed in battle, O Mādhava.)
O Mādhava, even if Indra himself assists in the battle, the world will still witness his defeat.
श्रीवासुदेव उवाच॥
śrīvāsudeva uvāca॥
[श्री (śrī) - revered; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Revered Vasudeva said:)
Revered Vasudeva said:
मायाविन इमां मायां मायया जहि भारत। मायावी मायया वध्यः सत्यमेतद्युधिष्ठिर ॥९-३०-६॥
māyāvina imāṃ māyāṃ māyayā jahi bhārata। māyāvī māyayā vadhyaḥ satyam etad yudhiṣṭhira ॥9-30-6॥
[मायाविन (māyāvina) - of the deceiver; इमां (imāṃ) - this; मायां (māyāṃ) - illusion; मायया (māyayā) - with illusion; जहि (jahi) - conquer; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; मायावी (māyāvī) - the deceiver; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - to be defeated; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira;]
(O descendant of Bharata, conquer this illusion of the deceiver with illusion. The deceiver is to be defeated by illusion. This is the truth, Yudhishthira.)
O descendant of Bharata, use illusion to conquer the deceiver's illusion. Indeed, the deceiver can only be defeated by illusion. This is the truth, Yudhishthira.
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुलैर्मायामप्सु प्रयोज्य ह। जहि त्वं भरतश्रेष्ठ पापात्मानं सुयोधनम् ॥९-३०-७॥
kriyābhyupāyairbahulairmāyāmapsu prayojya ha। jahi tvaṃ bharataśreṣṭha pāpātmānaṃ suyodhanam ॥9-30-7॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - action; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; बहुलैः (bahulaiḥ) - various; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; अप्सु (apsu) - in water; प्रयोज्य (prayojya) - employing; ह (ha) - indeed; जहि (jahi) - destroy; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; पापात्मानं (pāpātmānaṃ) - sinful soul; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(By means of various actions, employing illusion in water, indeed, destroy you, O best of the Bharatas, the sinful soul Suyodhana.)
O best of the Bharatas, by employing various strategies and illusions in water, you must indeed destroy the sinful Suyodhana.
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण निहता दैत्यदानवाः। क्रियाभ्युपायैर्बहुभिर्बलिर्बद्धो महात्मना ॥९-३०-८॥
kriyābhyupāyairindreṇa nihatā daityadānavāḥ। kriyābhyupāyairbahubhirbalirbaddho mahātmanā ॥9-30-8॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - actions; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra; निहता (nihatā) - killed; दैत्य (daitya) - demons; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Danavas; क्रिया (kriyā) - actions; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; बलिः (baliḥ) - Bali; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(By means of actions, the demons and Danavas were killed by Indra. By many means, Bali was bound by the great soul.)
Through strategic actions, Indra defeated the demons and Danavas. Similarly, Bali was captured by the great soul through various means.
क्रियाभ्युपायैः पूर्वं हि हिरण्याक्षो महासुरः। हिरण्यकशिपुश्चैव क्रिययैव निषूदितौ ॥ वृत्रश्च निहतो राजन्क्रिययैव न संशयः ॥९-३०-९॥
kriyābhyupāyaiḥ pūrvaṃ hi hiraṇyākṣo mahāsuraḥ। hiraṇyakaśipuścaiva kriyayāiva niṣūditau ॥ vṛtraśca nihato rājankriyayāiva na saṃśayaḥ ॥9-30-9॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - action; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; हि (hi) - indeed; हिरण्याक्षः (hiraṇyākṣaḥ) - Hiranyaksha; महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - great demon; हिरण्यकशिपुः (hiraṇyakaśipuḥ) - Hiranyakashipu; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action; एव (eva) - certainly; निषूदितौ (niṣūditau) - were destroyed; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - was killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action; एव (eva) - certainly; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(By means of action, indeed, Hiranyaksha, the great demon, and Hiranyakashipu were certainly destroyed by action. Vritra was also killed by action, O king, without a doubt.)
Indeed, by means of action, the great demon Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu were destroyed. Vritra was also killed by action, O king, without a doubt.
तथा पौलस्त्यतनयो रावणो नाम राक्षसः। रामेण निहतो राजन्सानुबन्धः सहानुगः ॥ क्रियया योगमास्थाय तथा त्वमपि विक्रम ॥९-३०-१०॥
tathā paulastyatanayo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ। rāmeṇa nihato rājansānubandhaḥ sahānugaḥ ॥ kriyayā yogamāsthāya tathā tvamapi vikrama ॥9-30-10॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; पौलस्त्यतनयः (paulastyatanayaḥ) - son of Pulastya; रावणः (rāvaṇaḥ) - Ravana; नाम (nāma) - named; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सानुबन्धः (sānubandhaḥ) - with his followers; सहानुगः (sahānugaḥ) - with his retinue; क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action; योगम् (yogam) - yoga; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having resorted to; तथा (tathā) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; विक्रम (vikrama) - valor;]
(Thus, the demon named Ravana, son of Pulastya, was killed by Rama, O king, along with his followers and retinue. By action, having resorted to yoga, thus you also valor.)
Thus, O king, Ravana, the demon son of Pulastya, was slain by Rama along with his followers and retinue. You too, by resorting to yoga through action, should exhibit valor.
क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहतो मया राजन्पुरातने। तारकश्च महादैत्यो विप्रचित्तिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥९-३०-११॥
kriyābhyupāyairnihato mayā rājanpurātane। tārakaśca mahādaityo vipracittiśca vīryavān ॥9-30-11॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - action; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O King; पुरातने (purātane) - in ancient times; तारकः (tārakaḥ) - Tāraka; च (ca) - and; महादैत्यः (mahādaityaḥ) - great demon; विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(By means of action, I killed in ancient times the great demon Tāraka and the powerful Vipracitti, O King.)
In ancient times, by means of action, I, O King, killed the great demon Tāraka and the powerful Vipracitti.
वातापिरिल्वलश्चैव त्रिशिराश्च तथा विभो। सुन्दोपसुन्दावसुरौ क्रिययैव निषूदितौ ॥९-३०-१२॥
vātāpirilvalaścaiva triśirāśca tathā vibho। sundopasundāvasurau kriyayai'va niṣūditau ॥9-30-12॥
[वातापि (vātāpi) - Vātāpi; इल्वलः (ilvalaḥ) - Ilvala; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्रिशिराः (triśirāḥ) - Triśiras; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; विभो (vibho) - O lord; सुन्द (sunda) - Sunda; उपसुन्दौ (upasundau) - Upasunda; असुरौ (asurau) - demons; क्रियया (kriyayā) - by act; एव (eva) - indeed; निषूदितौ (niṣūditau) - were destroyed;]
(Vātāpi, Ilvala, and Triśiras, O lord, Sunda and Upasunda, the demons, were indeed destroyed by act.)
O lord, Vātāpi, Ilvala, Triśiras, as well as the demons Sunda and Upasunda, were destroyed by their own actions.
क्रियाभ्युपायैरिन्द्रेण त्रिदिवं भुज्यते विभो। क्रिया बलवती राजन्नान्यत्किञ्चिद्युधिष्ठिर ॥९-३०-१३॥
kriyābhyupāyairindreṇa tridivaṃ bhujyate vibho। kriyā balavatī rājannānyatkiñcidyudhiṣṭhira ॥9-30-13॥
[क्रिया (kriyā) - action; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra; त्रिदिवं (tridivam) - heaven; भुज्यते (bhujyate) - is enjoyed; विभो (vibho) - O lord; क्रिया (kriyā) - action; बलवती (balavatī) - powerful; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira;]
(By means of actions, heaven is enjoyed by Indra, O lord. Action is powerful, O king Yudhishthira, not anything else.)
O lord, heaven is enjoyed by Indra through actions. Action is powerful, O King Yudhishthira, and nothing else matters.
दैत्याश्च दानवाश्चैव राक्षसाः पार्थिवास्तथा। क्रियाभ्युपायैर्निहताः क्रियां तस्मात्समाचर ॥९-३०-१४॥
daityāśca dānavāścaiva rākṣasāḥ pārthivāstathā। kriyābhyupāyairnihatāḥ kriyāṃ tasmātsamācara ॥9-30-14॥
[दैत्याः (daityāḥ) - demons; च (ca) - and; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - Danavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - earthly kings; तथा (tathā) - also; क्रिया (kriyā) - by actions; अभ्युपायैः (abhyupāyaiḥ) - by means; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were destroyed; क्रियां (kriyām) - action; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; समाचर (samācara) - perform;]
(Demons, Danavas, Rakshasas, and earthly kings were destroyed by actions and means; therefore, perform action.)
Demons, Danavas, Rakshasas, and earthly kings were defeated through strategic actions; therefore, you should also act accordingly.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन पाण्डवः संशितव्रतः। जलस्थं तं महाराज तव पुत्रं महाबलम् ॥ अभ्यभाषत कौन्तेयः प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥९-३०-१५॥
ityukto vāsudevena pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ। jalasthaṃ taṃ mahārāja tava putraṃ mahābalam॥ abhyabhāṣata kaunteyaḥ prahasanniva bhārata॥9-30-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; संशितव्रतः (saṃśitavrataḥ) - firm in vows; जलस्थम् (jalastham) - in water; तम् (tam) - him; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Thus spoken by Vāsudeva, the Pāṇḍava, firm in vows, addressed your mighty son, who was in the water, O great king, as if smiling, O descendant of Bharata.)
Upon being addressed by Vāsudeva, the resolute Pāṇḍava spoke to your powerful son, who was in the water, with a smile, O great king, descendant of Bharata.
सुयोधन किमर्थोऽयमारम्भोऽप्सु कृतस्त्वया। सर्वं क्षत्रं घातयित्वा स्वकुलं च विशां पते ॥९-३०-१६॥
suyodhana kimartho'yamārambho'psu kṛtastvayā। sarvaṃ kṣatraṃ ghātayitvā svakulaṃ ca viśāṃ pate ॥9-30-16॥
[सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; किमर्थः (kimarthaḥ) - for what purpose; अयम् (ayam) - this; आरम्भः (ārambhaḥ) - beginning; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - kṣatriyas; घातयित्वा (ghātayitvā) - having killed; स्वकुलम् (svakulam) - own family; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Suyodhana, for what purpose has this beginning been made in the waters by you? Having killed all the kṣatriyas and your own family, O lord of the people.)
Suyodhana, why have you initiated this endeavor in the waters? After destroying all the kṣatriyas and your own family, O lord of the people.
जलाशयं प्रविष्टोऽद्य वाञ्छञ्जीवितमात्मनः। उत्तिष्ठ राजन्युध्यस्व सहास्माभिः सुयोधन ॥९-३०-१७॥
jalāśayaṃ praviṣṭo'dya vāñchañjīvitamātmanaḥ। uttiṣṭha rājanyudhyasva sahāsmābhiḥ suyodhana ॥9-30-17॥
[जलाशयं (jalāśayam) - into the water reservoir; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; अद्य (adya) - today; वाञ्छन् (vāñchan) - desiring; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; राजन् (rājan) - O king; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; सह (saha) - with; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - us; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(Having entered the water reservoir today, desiring life for oneself, arise, O king, and fight with us, Suyodhana.)
Today, having entered the water reservoir seeking to save his own life, arise, O King, and fight alongside us, Suyodhana.
स च दर्पो नरश्रेष्ठ स च मानः क्व ते गतः। यस्त्वं संस्तभ्य सलिलं भीतो राजन्व्यवस्थितः ॥९-३०-१८॥
sa ca darpo naraśreṣṭha sa ca mānaḥ kva te gataḥ। yastvaṃ saṃstabhya salilaṃ bhīto rājanvyavasthitaḥ ॥9-30-18॥
[स (sa) - that; च (ca) - and; दर्पः (darpaḥ) - pride; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men; स (sa) - that; च (ca) - and; मानः (mānaḥ) - honor; क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; संस्तभ्य (saṃstabhya) - holding back; सलिलं (salilaṃ) - water; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - standing;]
(And that pride, O best of men, and that honor, where have they gone? You, holding back water, stand fearful, O king.)
O best of men, where has your pride and honor gone? You stand fearful, holding back water, O king.
सर्वे त्वां शूर इत्येव जना जल्पन्ति संसदि। व्यर्थं तद्भवतो मन्ये शौर्यं सलिलशायिनः ॥९-३०-१९॥
sarve tvāṃ śūra ityeva janā jalpanti saṃsadi। vyarthaṃ tadbhavato manye śauryaṃ salilaśāyinaḥ ॥9-30-19॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; शूर (śūra) - hero; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; जल्पन्ति (jalpanti) - talk; संसदि (saṃsadi) - in the assembly; व्यर्थं (vyartham) - useless; तत् (tad) - that; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your; मन््ये (manye) - I think; शौर्यं (śauryaṃ) - valor; सलिलशायिनः (salilaśāyinaḥ) - of one lying on water;]
(All people indeed talk of you as a hero in the assembly. I think that your valor is useless, of one lying on water.)
In the assembly, everyone talks of you as a hero, but I believe that your valor is as useless as that of someone lying on water.
उत्तिष्ठ राजन्युध्यस्व क्षत्रियोऽसि कुलोद्भवः। कौरवेयो विशेषेण कुले जन्म च संस्मर ॥९-३०-२०॥
uttiṣṭha rājanyudhyasva kṣatriyo'si kulodbhavaḥ। kauraveyo viśeṣeṇa kule janma ca saṃsmara ॥9-30-20॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; राजन् (rājan) - O king; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - warrior; असि (asi) - you are; कुलोद्भवः (kulodbhavaḥ) - born of a noble family; कौरवेयः (kauraveyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; कुले (kule) - in the family; जन्म (janma) - birth; च (ca) - and; संस्मर (saṃsmara) - remember;]
(Arise, O king, fight, you are a warrior born of a noble family. Especially remember your birth in the Kuru family.)
Arise, O king, and fight, for you are a warrior born of a noble lineage. Remember your birth in the Kuru family, especially.
स कथं कौरवे वंशे प्रशंसञ्जन्म चात्मनः। युद्धाद्भीतस्ततस्तोयं प्रविश्य प्रतितिष्ठसि ॥९-३०-२१॥
sa kathaṁ kaurave vaṁśe praśaṁsañjanma cātmanaḥ। yuddhādbhītastatastoyaṁ praviśya pratitiṣṭhasi ॥9-30-21॥
[स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; कौरवे (kaurave) - in the Kaurava; वंशे (vaṁśe) - dynasty; प्रशंसन् (praśaṁsan) - praising; जन्म (janma) - birth; च (ca) - and; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तोयम् (toyam) - water; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; प्रतितिष्ठसि (pratitiṣṭhasi) - you stand;]
(He, praising his own birth in the Kaurava dynasty, afraid of battle, then enters the water and stands.)
He, while praising his own birth in the Kaurava dynasty, afraid of the battle, then enters the water and stands firm.
अयुद्धमव्यवस्थानं नैष धर्मः सनातनः। अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यं रणे राजन्पलायनम् ॥९-३०-२२॥
ayuddhamavyavasthānaṃ naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ। anāryajuṣṭamasvargyaṃ raṇe rājanpalāyanam ॥9-30-22॥
[अयुद्धम् (ayuddham) - non-fighting; अव्यवस्थानम् (avyavasthānam) - disorder; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; अनार्यजुष्टम् (anāryajuṣṭam) - unworthy of the noble; अस्वर्ग्यम् (asvargyam) - not leading to heaven; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पलायनम् (palāyanam) - fleeing;]
(Non-fighting and disorder are not this eternal duty; fleeing in battle, O king, is unworthy of the noble and does not lead to heaven.)
"O king, non-fighting and disorder are not the eternal duty; fleeing in battle is considered unworthy of the noble and does not lead to heaven."
कथं पारमगत्वा हि युद्धे त्वं वै जिजीविषुः। इमान्निपतितान्दृष्ट्वा पुत्रान्भ्रातॄन्पितॄंस्तथा ॥९-३०-२३॥
kathaṁ pāramagatvā hi yuddhe tvaṁ vai jijīviṣuḥ। imān nipatitān dṛṣṭvā putrān bhrātṝn pitṝṁs tathā ॥9-30-23॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; पारमगत्वा (pāramagatvā) - having reached the other shore; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live; इमान् (imān) - these; निपतितान् (nipatitān) - fallen; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(How, having reached the other shore, indeed in battle, you indeed desiring to live, having seen these fallen sons, brothers, fathers also.)
How can you, having reached the other shore of battle, still desire to live after seeing these fallen sons, brothers, and fathers?
सम्बन्धिनो वयस्यांश्च मातुलान्बान्धवांस्तथा। घातयित्वा कथं तात ह्रदे तिष्ठसि साम्प्रतम् ॥९-३०-२४॥
sambandhino vayasyāṃśca mātulān bāndhavāṃs tathā। ghātayitvā kathaṃ tāta hrade tiṣṭhasi sāmpratam ॥9-30-24॥
[सम्बन्धिनः (sambandhinaḥ) - relatives; वयस्यान् (vayasyān) - friends; च (ca) - and; मातुलान् (mātulān) - uncles; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - kinsmen; तथा (tathā) - also; घातयित्वा (ghātayitvā) - having killed; कथम् (katham) - how; तात (tāta) - dear father; ह्रदे (hrade) - in the lake; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - you stand; साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now;]
(Having killed relatives, friends, uncles, and kinsmen, how do you stand in the lake now, dear father?)
Dear father, after having killed your relatives, friends, uncles, and kinsmen, how can you stand in the lake now?
शूरमानी न शूरस्त्वं मिथ्या वदसि भारत। शूरोऽहमिति दुर्बुद्धे सर्वलोकस्य शृण्वतः ॥९-३०-२५॥
śūramānī na śūrastvaṃ mithyā vadasi bhārata। śūro'hamiti durbuddhe sarvalokasya śṛṇvataḥ ॥9-30-25॥
[शूरमानी (śūramānī) - one who thinks himself a hero; न (na) - not; शूरः (śūraḥ) - a hero; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; वदसि (vadasi) - you speak; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; शूरः (śūraḥ) - a hero; अहम् (aham) - I; इति (iti) - thus; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - O fool; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the people; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - hearing;]
(One who thinks himself a hero, you are not a hero, you speak falsely, O descendant of Bharata. O fool, I am a hero, thus hearing of all the people.)
"You, who think yourself a hero, are not truly a hero, O descendant of Bharata. You speak falsely. O fool, I am the hero, as all the people hear."
न हि शूराः पलायन्ते शत्रून्दृष्ट्वा कथञ्चन। ब्रूहि वा त्वं यया धृत्या शूर त्यजसि सङ्गरम् ॥९-३०-२६॥
na hi śūrāḥ palāyante śatrūndṛṣṭvā kathañcana। brūhi vā tvaṃ yayā dhṛtyā śūra tyajasi saṅgaram ॥9-30-26॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; पलायन्ते (palāyante) - flee; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; वा (vā) - or; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; यया (yayā) - by which; धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - determination; शूर (śūra) - hero; त्यजसि (tyajasi) - abandon; सङ्गरम् (saṅgaram) - battle;]
(Heroes do not flee upon seeing enemies in any way. Tell me, by what determination do you, a hero, abandon the battle?)
Heroes never flee upon seeing their enemies. Tell me, by what determination do you, a hero, abandon the battle?
स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व विनीय भयमात्मनः। घातयित्वा सर्वसैन्यं भ्रातॄंश्चैव सुयोधन ॥९-३०-२७॥
sa tvamuttiṣṭha yudhyasva vinīya bhayamātmanaḥ। ghātayitvā sarvasainyaṃ bhrātṝṃścaiva suyodhana ॥9-30-27॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; विनीय (vinīya) - removing; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself; घातयित्वा (ghātayitvā) - having killed; सर्वसैन्यम् (sarvasainyam) - all the army; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(You, arise and fight, removing fear from yourself. Having killed all the army and also the brothers, Suyodhana.)
Arise, O Suyodhana, and fight without fear. Defeat the entire army and your brothers.
नेदानीं जीविते बुद्धिः कार्या धर्मचिकीर्षया। क्षत्रधर्ममपाश्रित्य त्वद्विधेन सुयोधन ॥९-३०-२८॥
nedānīṃ jīvite buddhiḥ kāryā dharmacikīrṣayā। kṣatradharmamapāśritya tvadvidhena suyodhana ॥9-30-28॥
[नेदानीं (nedānīṃ) - now; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; कार्या (kāryā) - should be made; धर्मचिकीर्षया (dharmacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to perform duty; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; अपाश्रित्य (apāśritya) - resorting to; त्वद्विधेन (tvadvidhena) - by someone like you; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(Now, in life, intelligence should be made with the desire to perform duty, resorting to the warrior's duty by someone like you, Suyodhana.)
Now, Suyodhana, one should use intelligence in life with the desire to perform one's duty, adhering to the warrior's duty as someone like you would.
यत्तत्कर्णमुपाश्रित्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम्। अमर्त्य इव संमोहात्त्वमात्मानं न बुद्धवान् ॥९-३०-२९॥
yattatkarṇamupāśritya śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam। amartya iva saṃmohāttvamātmānaṃ na buddhavān ॥9-30-29॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; उपाश्रित्य (upāśritya) - having resorted to; शकुनिम् (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलम् (saubalam) - the son of Subala; अमर्त्यः (amartyaḥ) - immortal; इव (iva) - like; संमोहात् (saṃmohāt) - due to delusion; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; न (na) - not; बुद्धवान् (buddhavān) - realized;]
(Having resorted to Karna and also Shakuni, the son of Subala, you, like an immortal, did not realize yourself due to delusion.)
Relying on Karna and Shakuni, the son of Subala, you were deluded like an immortal and failed to recognize yourself.
तत्पापं सुमहत्कृत्वा प्रतियुध्यस्व भारत। कथं हि त्वद्विधो मोहाद्रोचयेत पलायनम् ॥९-३०-३०॥
tatpāpaṃ sumahatkṛtvā pratiyudhyasva bhārata। kathaṃ hi tvadvidho mohādrocayet palāyanam ॥9-30-30॥
[तत् (tat) - that; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sin; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; प्रतियुध्यस्व (pratiyudhyasva) - fight back; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वद्विधः (tvadvidhaḥ) - like you; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; अरोचयेत् (arocayet) - would prefer; पलायनम् (palāyanam) - retreat;]
(Having committed that great sin, fight back, O Bharata. How indeed would someone like you, out of delusion, prefer retreat?)
Having committed such a great sin, stand up and fight, O Bharata. How could someone like you, in delusion, choose to flee?
क्व ते तत्पौरुषं यातं क्व च मानः सुयोधन। क्व च विक्रान्तता याता क्व च विस्फूर्जितं महत् ॥९-३०-३१॥
kva te tatpauruṣaṃ yātaṃ kva ca mānaḥ suyodhana। kva ca vikrāntatā yātā kva ca visphūrjitaṃ mahat ॥9-30-31॥
[क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; तत् (tat) - that; पौरुषं (pauruṣaṃ) - valor; यातं (yātaṃ) - gone; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; मानः (mānaḥ) - pride; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तता (vikrāntatā) - bravery; याता (yātā) - gone; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; विस्फूर्जितं (visphūrjitaṃ) - splendor; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Where has your valor gone, and where is the pride, Suyodhana? Where has the bravery gone, and where is the great splendor?)
Where has your valor and pride gone, Suyodhana? Where is your bravery and great splendor now?
क्व ते कृतास्त्रता याता किं च शेषे जलाशये। स त्वमुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व क्षत्रधर्मेण भारत ॥९-३०-३२॥
kva te kṛtāstratā yātā kiṃ ca śeṣe jalāśaye। sa tvamuttiṣṭha yudhyasva kṣatradharmeṇa bhārata ॥9-30-32॥
[क्व (kva) - where; ते (te) - your; कृतास्त्रता (kṛtāstratā) - skill in weapons; याता (yātā) - gone; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; शेषे (śeṣe) - remains; जलाशये (jalāśaye) - in the water; स (sa) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; क्षत्रधर्मेण (kṣatradharmeṇa) - by the duty of a warrior; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Where has your skill in weapons gone, and what remains in the water? Arise, you must fight by the duty of a warrior, O descendant of Bharata.)
"Where has your skill in arms gone, and what remains in the water? Arise and fight according to the duty of a warrior, O Bharata."
अस्मान्वा त्वं पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्। अथ वा निहतोऽस्माभिर्भूमौ स्वप्स्यसि भारत ॥९-३०-३३॥
asmānvā tvaṃ parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīmimām। atha vā nihato'smābhirbhūmau svapsyasi bhārata ॥9-30-33॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; वा (vā) - or; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having conquered; प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; स्वप्स्यसि (svapsyasi) - you will sleep; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Either you conquer us and rule this earth, or slain by us, you will sleep on the ground, O Bharata.)
"O Bharata, either you will conquer us and rule this earth, or you will be slain by us and sleep on the ground."
एष ते प्रथमो धर्मः सृष्टो धात्रा महात्मना। तं कुरुष्व यथातथ्यं राजा भव महारथ ॥९-३०-३४॥
eṣa te prathamo dharmaḥ sṛṣṭo dhātrā mahātmanā। taṃ kuruṣva yathātathyaṃ rājā bhava mahāratha ॥9-30-34॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; ते (te) - your; प्रथमो (prathamo) - first; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; तं (taṃ) - that; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - perform; यथातथ्यम् (yathātathyam) - as it is; राजा (rājā) - king; भव (bhava) - become; महारथ (mahāratha) - great charioteer;]
(This is your first duty created by the creator, the great soul. Perform it as it is, become a king, a great charioteer.)
This is your foremost duty, established by the creator, the great soul. Fulfill it as it is, and become a king and a great charioteer.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
नैतच्चित्रं महाराज यद्भीः प्राणिनमाविशेत्। न च प्राणभयाद्भीतो व्यपयातोऽस्मि भारत ॥९-३०-३५॥
naitac citraṁ mahārāja yad bhīḥ prāṇinam āviśet। na ca prāṇabhayād bhīto vyapayāto'smi bhārata ॥9-30-35॥
[न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; चित्रं (citraṁ) - surprising; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यत् (yat) - that; भीः (bhīḥ) - fear; प्राणिनम् (prāṇinam) - living being; आविशेत् (āviśet) - enters; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; प्राणभयात् (prāṇabhayāt) - from fear of life; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; व्यपयातः (vyapayātaḥ) - departed; अस्मि (asmi) - am; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(This is not surprising, O great king, that fear enters a living being. And I have not departed out of fear for my life, O descendant of Bharata.)
It is not surprising, O great king, that fear can enter any living being. However, I have not fled out of fear for my life, O descendant of Bharata.
अरथश्चानिषङ्गी च निहतः पार्ष्णिसारथिः। एकश्चाप्यगणः सङ्ख्ये प्रत्याश्वासमरोचयम् ॥९-३०-३६॥
arathaś cāniṣaṅgī ca nihataḥ pārṣṇisārathiḥ। ekaś cāpy agaṇaḥ saṅkhye pratyāśvāsamarocayam ॥9-30-36॥
[अरथः (arathaḥ) - chariotless; च (ca) - and; अनिषङ्गी (aniṣaṅgī) - without a quiver; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; पार्ष्णिसारथिः (pārṣṇisārathiḥ) - charioteer; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अगणः (agaṇaḥ) - without a troop; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; प्रत्याश्वासम् (pratyāśvāsam) - reassurance; अरोचयम् (arocayam) - I found;]
(Chariotless and without a quiver, the charioteer was killed. Alone and without a troop, I found reassurance in battle.)
The charioteer was killed, leaving me without a chariot and quiver. Alone and without a troop, I found reassurance in the midst of battle.
न प्राणहेतोर्न भयान्न विषादाद्विशां पते। इदमम्भः प्रविष्टोऽस्मि श्रमात्त्विदमनुष्ठितम् ॥९-३०-३७॥
na prāṇahetor na bhayān na viṣādād viśāṁ pate। idam ambhaḥ praviṣṭo'smi śramāt tv idam anuṣṭhitam ॥9-30-37॥
[न (na) - not; प्राणहेतोः (prāṇahetoḥ) - for the sake of life; न (na) - not; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; न (na) - not; विषादात् (viṣādāt) - out of despair; विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; इदम् (idam) - this; अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; श्रमात् (śramāt) - out of fatigue; तु (tu) - but; इदम् (idam) - this; अनुष्ठितम् (anuṣṭhitam) - has been performed;]
(Not for the sake of life, nor out of fear, nor out of despair, O lord of the people, have I entered this water. It is out of fatigue that this has been performed.)
O lord of the people, I have entered this water not for the sake of life, nor out of fear or despair. It is merely out of fatigue that I have done this.
त्वं चाश्वसिहि कौन्तेय ये चाप्यनुगतास्तव। अहमुत्थाय वः सर्वान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि संयुगे ॥९-३०-३८॥
tvaṁ cāśvasihi kaunteya ye cāpyanugatāstava। ahamutthāya vaḥ sarvānpratiyotsyāmi saṁyuge ॥9-30-38॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; आश्वसिहि (āśvasihi) - be reassured; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - followers; तव (tava) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; उत्थाय (utthāya) - rising; वः (vaḥ) - you all; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - will fight back; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(You, O son of Kunti, and those who are your followers, be reassured. I will rise and fight back against all of them in battle.)
"O son of Kunti, be reassured along with your followers. I will rise and fight back against all in the battle."
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
आश्वस्ता एव सर्वे स्म चिरं त्वां मृगयामहे। तदिदानीं समुत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्वेह सुयोधन ॥९-३०-३९॥
āśvastā eva sarve sma ciraṃ tvāṃ mṛgayāmahe। tadidānīṃ samuttiṣṭha yudhyasveha suyodhana ॥9-30-39॥
[आश्वस्ता (āśvastā) - reassured; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्म (sma) - were; चिरं (ciraṃ) - for a long time; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; मृगयामहे (mṛgayāmahe) - have been searching; तदिदानीं (tadidānīṃ) - now then; समुत्तिष्ठ (samuttiṣṭha) - arise; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; इह (iha) - here; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(Reassured indeed, all were searching for you for a long time. Now then, arise here and fight, Suyodhana.)
"We were all reassured and have been searching for you for a long time. Now, Suyodhana, arise here and fight."
हत्वा वा समरे पार्थान्स्फीतं राज्यमवाप्नुहि। निहतो वा रणेऽस्माभिर्वीरलोकमवाप्स्यसि ॥९-३०-४०॥
hatvā vā samare pārthānsphītaṃ rājyamavāpnuhi। nihato vā raṇe'smābhirvīralokamavāpsyasi ॥9-30-40॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; वा (vā) - or; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; स्फीतं (sphītaṃ) - prosperous; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - you shall obtain; निहतः (nihataḥ) - being killed; वा (vā) - or; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; वीरलोकम् (vīralokam) - the world of heroes; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain;]
(Having killed the sons of Pritha in battle, you shall obtain a prosperous kingdom, or being killed by us in battle, you will attain the world of heroes.)
If you kill the sons of Pritha in battle, you will gain a prosperous kingdom; or if you are killed by us in battle, you will reach the world of heroes.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
यदर्थं राज्यमिच्छामि कुरूणां कुरुनन्दन। त इमे निहताः सर्वे भ्रातरो मे जनेश्वर ॥९-३०-४१॥
yadarthaṃ rājyamicchāmi kurūṇāṃ kurunandana। ta ime nihatāḥ sarve bhrātaro me janeśvara ॥9-30-41॥
[यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus; ते (te) - they; इमे (ime) - these; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; मे (me) - my; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of the people;]
(For which purpose I desire the kingdom of the Kurus, O joy of the Kurus, they, all my brothers, O lord of the people, are slain.)
O joy of the Kurus, for the sake of which I desired the kingdom, all my brothers, O lord of the people, are now slain.
क्षीणरत्नां च पृथिवीं हतक्षत्रियपुङ्गवाम्। नाभ्युत्सहाम्यहं भोक्तुं विधवामिव योषितम् ॥९-३०-४२॥
kṣīṇaratnāṃ ca pṛthivīṃ hatakṣatriyapuṅgavām। nābhyutsahāmyahaṃ bhoktuṃ vidhavāmiva yoṣitam ॥9-30-42॥
[क्षीणरत्नाम् (kṣīṇaratnām) - depleted of jewels; च (ca) - and; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; हतक्षत्रियपुङ्गवाम् (hatakṣatriyapuṅgavām) - devoid of great warriors; न (na) - not; अभ्युत्सहामि (abhyutsahāmi) - I am able; अहम् (aham) - I; भोक्तुम् (bhoktum) - to enjoy; विधवाम् (vidhavām) - widow; इव (iva) - like; योषितम् (yoṣitam) - woman;]
(I am not able to enjoy the earth, depleted of jewels and devoid of great warriors, like a widow woman.)
I do not wish to enjoy the earth, which is like a widow, depleted of its treasures and bereft of its great warriors.
अद्यापि त्वहमाशंसे त्वां विजेतुं युधिष्ठिर। भङ्क्त्वा पाञ्चालपाण्डूनामुत्साहं भरतर्षभ ॥९-३०-४३॥
adyāpi tvahamāśaṁse tvāṁ vijetuṁ yudhiṣṭhira। bhaṅktvā pāñcālapāṇḍūnāmut sāhaṁ bharatarṣabha ॥9-30-43॥
[अद्यापि (adyāpi) - even today; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; आशंसे (āśaṁse) - hope; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विजेतुम् (vijetuṁ) - to conquer; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; भङ्क्त्वा (bhaṅktvā) - having broken; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - of the Panchalas; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; उत्साहम् (utsāham) - enthusiasm; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of the Bharatas;]
(Even today, I hope to conquer you, Yudhishthira, having broken the enthusiasm of the Panchalas and the Pandavas, O bull of the Bharatas.)
Even today, I aspire to defeat you, Yudhishthira, by shattering the spirit of the Panchalas and the Pandavas, O noble one of the Bharatas.
न त्विदानीमहं मन्ये कार्यं युद्धेन कर्हिचित्। द्रोणे कर्णे च संशान्ते निहते च पितामहे ॥९-३०-४४॥
na tvidānīmahaṃ manye kāryaṃ yuddhena karhicit। droṇe karṇe ca saṃśānte nihate ca pitāmahe ॥9-30-44॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by fighting; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - at any time; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; च (ca) - and; संशान्ते (saṃśānte) - pacified; निहते (nihate) - killed; च (ca) - and; पितामहे (pitāmahe) - grandfather;]
(But now I think there is no duty by fighting at any time, with Drona, Karna pacified, and the grandfather killed.)
"But now, I believe there is no longer any duty to fight, as Drona and Karna have been pacified and the grandfather has been slain."
अस्त्विदानीमियं राजन्केवला पृथिवी तव। असहायो हि को राजा राज्यमिच्छेत्प्रशासितुम् ॥९-३०-४५॥
astvidānīmiyaṃ rājankevalā pṛthivī tava। asahāyo hi ko rājā rājyamicchetpraśāsitum ॥9-30-45॥
[अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; इयम् (iyam) - this; राजन् (rājan) - O king; केवला (kevalā) - only; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; तव (tava) - your; असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - without help; हि (hi) - indeed; कः (kaḥ) - who; राजा (rājā) - king; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; इच्छेत् (icchet) - would desire; प्रशासितुम् (praśāsitum) - to rule;]
(Let this earth be yours alone now, O king. Indeed, who would desire to rule a kingdom without help?)
"Now, O king, let this earth be yours alone. For who would wish to govern a kingdom without assistance?"
सुहृदस्तादृशान्हित्वा पुत्रान्भ्रातॄन्पितॄनपि। भवद्भिश्च हृते राज्ये को नु जीवेत मादृशः ॥९-३०-४६॥
suhṛdastādṛśānhitvā putrānbhrātṝnpitṝnapi। bhavadbhiśca hṛte rājye ko nu jīveta mādṛśaḥ ॥9-30-46॥
[सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तादृशान् (tādṛśān) - such; हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers; अपि (api) - even; भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you; च (ca) - and; हृते (hṛte) - taken away; राज्ये (rājye) - kingdom; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; जीवेत (jīveta) - would live; मादृशः (mādṛśaḥ) - like me;]
(Having abandoned such friends, sons, brothers, and even fathers, and with the kingdom taken away by you, who indeed would live like me?)
"Having abandoned such friends, sons, brothers, and even fathers, and with the kingdom taken away by you, who indeed would live like me?" This reflects a deep sense of loss and despair, questioning the possibility of survival under such circumstances.
अहं वनं गमिष्यामि ह्यजिनैः प्रतिवासितः। रतिर्हि नास्ति मे राज्ये हतपक्षस्य भारत ॥९-३०-४७॥
ahaṁ vanaṁ gamiṣyāmi hyajinaiḥ prativāsitaḥ। ratirhi nāsti me rājye hatapakṣasya bhārata ॥9-30-47॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; वनं (vanaṁ) - forest; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; ह्यजिनैः (hyajinaiḥ) - with deer skins; प्रतिवासितः (prativāsitaḥ) - clothed; रतिः (ratiḥ) - pleasure; हि (hi) - indeed; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; मे (me) - to me; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; हतपक्षस्य (hatapakṣasya) - of the one with broken wings; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(I will go to the forest clothed with deer skins. Indeed, there is no pleasure for me in the kingdom, O Bhārata, of the one with broken wings.)
I will go to the forest wearing deer skins, as I find no pleasure in ruling the kingdom, O Bhārata, when my wings are clipped.
हतबान्धवभूयिष्ठा हताश्वा हतकुञ्जरा। एषा ते पृथिवी राजन्भुङ्क्ष्वैनां विगतज्वरः ॥९-३०-४८॥
hatabāndhavabhūyiṣṭhā hatāśvā hatakuñjarā। eṣā te pṛthivī rājanbhuṅkṣvaināṃ vigatajvaraḥ ॥9-30-48॥
[हत (hata) - killed; बान्धव (bāndhava) - relatives; भूयिष्ठा (bhūyiṣṭhā) - mostly; हत (hata) - killed; अश्वा (aśvā) - horses; हत (hata) - killed; कुञ्जरा (kuñjarā) - elephants; एषा (eṣā) - this; ते (te) - your; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; एनाम् (enām) - this; विगत (vigata) - free from; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever;]
(Mostly with relatives killed, horses killed, elephants killed, this earth is yours, O king, enjoy it free from fever.)
O king, most of your relatives, horses, and elephants have been killed. Now, this earth is yours to enjoy without any distress.
वनमेव गमिष्यामि वसानो मृगचर्मणी। न हि मे निर्जितस्यास्ति जीवितेऽद्य स्पृहा विभो ॥९-३०-४९॥
vanameva gamiṣyāmi vasāno mṛgacaramaṇī। na hi me nirjitasyaasti jīvite'dya spṛhā vibho ॥9-30-49॥
[वनम् (vanam) - forest; एव (eva) - only; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will go; वसानः (vasānaḥ) - wearing; मृगचर्मणी (mṛgacaramaṇī) - deer skin; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - for me; निर्जितस्य (nirjitasya) - defeated; अस्ति (asti) - there is; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; अद्य (adya) - today; स्पृहा (spṛhā) - desire; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(I will go only to the forest, wearing deer skin. Indeed, for me, who is defeated, there is no desire in life today, O lord.)
I shall retreat to the forest, clad in deer skin, for today, O lord, I have no desire left in this life, having been defeated.
गच्छ त्वं भुङ्क्ष्व राजेन्द्र पृथिवीं निहतेश्वराम्। हतयोधां नष्टरत्नां क्षीणवप्रां यथासुखम् ॥९-३०-५०॥
gaccha tvaṁ bhuṅkṣva rājendra pṛthivīṁ nihateśvarām। hatayodhāṁ naṣṭaratnāṁ kṣīṇavaprāṁ yathāsukham ॥9-30-50॥
[गच्छ (gaccha) - go; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṁ) - earth; निहतेश्वराम् (nihateśvarām) - with slain lords; हतयोधां (hatayodhāṁ) - with slain warriors; नष्टरत्नां (naṣṭaratnāṁ) - devoid of jewels; क्षीणवप्रां (kṣīṇavaprāṁ) - with diminished ramparts; यथासुखम् (yathāsukham) - at your pleasure;]
(Go, you, enjoy, O king, the earth with slain lords, with slain warriors, devoid of jewels, with diminished ramparts, at your pleasure.)
"O King, go and enjoy the earth, which is now without its lords and warriors, stripped of its treasures and with its defenses weakened, at your leisure."
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
आर्तप्रलापान्मा तात सलिलस्थः प्रभाषथाः। नैतन्मनसि मे राजन्वाशितं शकुनेरिव ॥९-३०-५१॥
ārtapralāpānmā tāta salilasthaḥ prabhāṣathāḥ। naitanmanasi me rājanvāśitaṃ śakuneriva ॥9-30-51॥
[आर्तप्रलापात् (ārtapralāpāt) - from distressed lamentations; मा (mā) - do not; तात (tāta) - dear; सलिलस्थः (salilasthaḥ) - standing in water; प्रभाषथाः (prabhāṣathāḥ) - speak; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; मनसि (manasi) - in mind; मे (me) - my; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वाशितम् (vāśitam) - desired; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of a bird; इव (iva) - like;]
(Do not, dear, speak from distressed lamentations while standing in water. This is not desired in my mind, O king, like that of a bird.)
"Dear, do not speak from a place of distress while you stand in the water. Such words are not what I desire, O king, as they resemble the cries of a bird."
यदि चापि समर्थः स्यास्त्वं दानाय सुयोधन। नाहमिच्छेयमवनिं त्वया दत्तां प्रशासितुम् ॥९-३०-५२॥
yadi cāpi samarthaḥ syāstvaṃ dānāya suyodhana। nāhamiccheyamavaniṃ tvayā dattāṃ praśāsitum ॥9-30-52॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; स्याः (syāḥ) - you are; त्वम् (tvam) - you; दानाय (dānāya) - for giving; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - would wish; अवनिम् (avanīm) - the earth; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दत्ताम् (dattām) - given; प्रशासितुम् (praśāsitum) - to rule;]
(If you are also capable of giving, Suyodhana, I would not wish to rule the earth given by you.)
If you, Suyodhana, are indeed capable of giving, I would not wish to rule the earth that you have given.
अधर्मेण न गृह्णीयां त्वया दत्तां महीमिमाम्। न हि धर्मः स्मृतो राजन्क्षत्रियस्य प्रतिग्रहः ॥९-३०-५३॥
adharmeṇa na gṛhṇīyāṃ tvayā dattāṃ mahīmimām। na hi dharmaḥ smṛto rājankṣatriyasya pratigrahaḥ ॥9-30-53॥
[अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; न (na) - not; गृह्णीयां (gṛhṇīyāṃ) - I would accept; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दत्तां (dattāṃ) - given; महीमिमाम् (mahīmimām) - this earth; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a Kshatriya; प्रतिग्रहः (pratigrahaḥ) - acceptance;]
(By unrighteousness, I would not accept this earth given by you. Indeed, acceptance is not considered righteousness for a Kshatriya, O king.)
"I will not accept this land given by you through unrighteous means. For a Kshatriya, acceptance is not considered righteous, O king."
त्वया दत्तां न चेच्छेयं पृथिवीमखिलामहम्। त्वां तु युद्धे विनिर्जित्य भोक्तास्मि वसुधामिमाम् ॥९-३०-५४॥
tvayā dattāṃ na ceccheyaṃ pṛthivīmakhilāmaham। tvāṃ tu yuddhe vinirjitya bhoktāsmi vasudhāmimām ॥9-30-54॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; दत्तां (dattāṃ) - given; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; इयम् (iyam) - this; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; अखिलाम् (akhilām) - entire; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya) - having conquered; भोक्तास्मि (bhoktāsmi) - shall enjoy; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(If this entire earth is not given by you, I shall enjoy this earth having conquered you in battle.)
If you do not give me this entire earth, I will conquer you in battle and enjoy this land.
अनीश्वरश्च पृथिवीं कथं त्वं दातुमिच्छसि। त्वयेयं पृथिवी राजन्किं न दत्ता तदैव हि ॥९-३०-५५॥
anīśvaraśca pṛthivīṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ dātumicchasi। tvayeyam pṛthivī rājankiṃ na dattā tadaiva hi ॥9-30-55॥
[अनीश्वरः (anīśvaraḥ) - without a lord; च (ca) - and; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; इयम् (iyam) - this; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किं (kiṃ) - why; न (na) - not; दत्ता (dattā) - given; तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for;]
(Without a lord and the earth, how do you wish to give? By you, this earth, O king, why was it not given then indeed for?)
"O king, without a lord, how do you intend to give the earth? Why was this earth not given by you then itself?"
धर्मतो याचमानानां शमार्थं च कुलस्य नः। वार्ष्णेयं प्रथमं राजन्प्रत्याख्याय महाबलम् ॥९-३०-५६॥
dharmato yācamānānāṃ śamārthaṃ ca kulasya naḥ। vārṣṇeyaṃ prathamaṃ rājanpratyākhyāya mahābalam ॥9-30-56॥
[धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - for righteousness; याचमानानाम् (yācamānānām) - of those who are begging; शमर्थम् (śamartham) - for the sake of peace; च (ca) - and; कुलस्य (kulasya) - of the family; नः (naḥ) - our; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - Vārṣṇeya; प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रत्याख्याय (pratyākhyāya) - having rejected; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one;]
(For righteousness, of those who are begging, for the sake of peace, and of our family, having rejected Vārṣṇeya first, O king, the mighty one.)
For the sake of righteousness and peace, and for the honor of our family, O king, we first rejected the mighty Vārṣṇeya.
किमिदानीं ददासि त्वं को हि ते चित्तविभ्रमः। अभियुक्तस्तु को राजा दातुमिच्छेद्धि मेदिनीम् ॥९-३०-५७॥
kimidānīṃ dadāsi tvaṃ ko hi te cittavibhramaḥ। abhiyuktastu ko rājā dātumicched dhi medinīm ॥9-30-57॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; ददासि (dadāsi) - you give; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; चित्तविभ्रमः (cittavibhramaḥ) - mental confusion; अभियुक्तः (abhiyuktaḥ) - accused; तु (tu) - but; कः (kaḥ) - who; राजा (rājā) - king; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; इच्छेत् (icchet) - would wish; हि (hi) - indeed; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth;]
(What do you give now, and who indeed is your mental confusion? But who is the king accused who would indeed wish to give the earth?)
"What are you giving now, and who indeed is causing your mental confusion? But who is the king accused of wishing to give away the earth?"
न त्वमद्य महीं दातुमीशः कौरवनन्दन। आच्छेत्तुं वा बलाद्राजन्स कथं दातुमिच्छसि ॥ मां तु निर्जित्य सङ्ग्रामे पालयेमां वसुन्धराम् ॥९-३०-५८॥
na tvamadya mahīṁ dātumīśaḥ kauravanandana। ācchettuṁ vā balādrājansa kathaṁ dātumicchasi ॥ māṁ tu nirjitya saṅgrāme pālayemāṁ vasundharām ॥9-30-58॥
[न (na) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; महीं (mahīm) - earth; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; ईशः (īśaḥ) - capable; कौरव-नन्दन (kaurava-nandana) - O joy of the Kauravas; आच्छेत्तुम् (ācchettum) - to take away; वा (vā) - or; बलात् (balāt) - by force; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; माम् (mām) - me; तु (tu) - but; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; पालये (pālaye) - I shall protect; इमाम् (imām) - this; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth;]
(O joy of the Kauravas, today you are not capable of giving the earth, nor of taking it away by force, O king. How do you wish to give it? But having conquered me in battle, I shall protect this earth.)
O joy of the Kauravas, today you are not capable of giving the earth, nor of taking it away by force, O king. How do you wish to give it? But if you conquer me in battle, then I shall protect this earth.
सूच्यग्रेणापि यद्भूमेरपि ध्रीयेत भारत। तन्मात्रमपि नो मह्यं न ददाति पुरा भवान् ॥९-३०-५९॥
sūcyagreṇāpi yadbhūmerapi dhrīyeta bhārata। tanmātramapi no mahyaṃ na dadāti purā bhavān ॥9-30-59॥
[सूच्य (sūcya) - needle; अग्रेण (agreṇa) - by the tip; अपि (api) - even; यत् (yat) - which; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the earth; अपि (api) - even; ध्रीयेत (dhrīyeta) - could be held; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तत् (tat) - that; मात्रम् (mātram) - amount; अपि (api) - even; नः (naḥ) - to us; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; न (na) - not; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; पुरा (purā) - formerly; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
(O Bhārata, even that which could be held by the tip of a needle of the earth, even that amount you did not give to me formerly.)
O Bhārata, you did not give me even the smallest amount of land that could be held by the tip of a needle in the past.
स कथं पृथिवीमेतां प्रददासि विशां पते। सूच्यग्रं नात्यजः पूर्वं स कथं त्यजसि क्षितिम् ॥९-३०-६०॥
sa kathaṁ pṛthivīmetāṁ pradadāsi viśāṁ pate। sūcyagraṁ nātyajaḥ pūrvaṁ sa kathaṁ tyajasi kṣitim ॥9-30-60॥
[स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; एताम् (etām) - this; प्रददासि (pradadāsi) - you give; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; सूच्यग्रम् (sūcyagram) - needle's point; न (na) - not; अत्यजः (atyajaḥ) - you abandoned; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्यजसि (tyajasi) - you abandon; क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth;]
(He, how do you give this earth, O lord of the people? Not even a needle's point you abandoned before, how do you abandon the earth?)
How do you, O lord of the people, give away this earth? You did not abandon even a needle's point before, so how do you abandon the earth now?
एवमैश्वर्यमासाद्य प्रशास्य पृथिवीमिमाम्। को हि मूढो व्यवस्येत शत्रोर्दातुं वसुन्धराम् ॥९-३०-६१॥
evamaiśvaryamāsādya praśāsya pṛthivīmimām। ko hi mūḍho vyavasyeta śatrordātuṃ vasundharām ॥9-30-61॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained; प्रशास्य (praśāsya) - having ruled; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; व्यवस्येत (vyavasyeta) - would decide; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - to the enemy; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(Thus, having obtained sovereignty and ruled this earth, who indeed would be foolish to decide to give the earth to the enemy?)
Having attained such sovereignty and ruled this earth, who would be foolish enough to decide to hand over the earth to the enemy?
त्वं तु केवलमौर्ख्येण विमूढो नावबुध्यसे। पृथिवीं दातुकामोऽपि जीवितेनाद्य मोक्ष्यसे ॥९-३०-६२॥
tvaṁ tu kevalamaurkhyēṇa vimūḍhō nāvabudhyasē. pṛthivīṁ dātukāmō'pi jīvitēnādyamōkṣyasē ॥9-30-62॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; तु (tu) - but; केवल (kevala) - only; मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyēṇa) - by foolishness; विमूढः (vimūḍhaḥ) - deluded; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyasē) - you understand; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; दातुकामः (dātukāmaḥ) - desiring to give; अपि (api) - even; जीवितेन (jīvitēna) - with life; अद्य (adya) - today; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyasē) - you will be released;]
(But you, only by foolishness, deluded, do not understand. Desiring to give the earth, even with life, today you will be released.)
But you, in your sheer foolishness, are deluded and do not understand. Even though you wish to give away the earth, today you will lose your life.
अस्मान्वा त्वं पराजित्य प्रशाधि पृथिवीमिमाम्। अथ वा निहतोऽस्माभिर्व्रज लोकाननुत्तमान् ॥९-३०-६३॥
asmānvā tvaṃ parājitya praśādhi pṛthivīmimām। atha vā nihato'smābhirvraja lokānanuttamān ॥9-30-63॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; वा (vā) - or; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having conquered; प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; व्रज (vraja) - go; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - supreme;]
(Conquer us or rule this earth. Or, if killed by us, go to the supreme worlds.)
You may either conquer us and rule this earth, or if you are killed by us, you will attain the supreme worlds.
आवयोर्जीवतो राजन्मयि च त्वयि च ध्रुवम्। संशयः सर्वभूतानां विजये नो भविष्यति ॥९-३०-६४॥
āvayorjīvato rājanmayi ca tvayi ca dhruvam। saṃśayaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ vijaye no bhaviṣyati ॥9-30-64॥
[आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - of us both; जीवत: (jīvataḥ) - living; राजन् (rājan) - O King; मयि (mayi) - in me; च (ca) - and; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; च (ca) - and; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṃ) - of all beings; विजये (vijaye) - in victory; नः (naḥ) - our; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Of us both living, O King, in me and in you, there is certainly doubt of all beings in victory; our will be.)
O King, as long as both of us are alive, there will certainly be doubt among all beings about our victory.
जीवितं तव दुष्प्रज्ञ मयि सम्प्रति वर्तते। जीवयेयं त्वहं कामं न तु त्वं जीवितुं क्षमः ॥९-३०-६५॥
jīvitaṁ tava duṣprajña mayi samprati vartate। jīvayeyaṁ tvahaṁ kāmaṁ na tu tvaṁ jīvituṁ kṣamaḥ ॥9-30-65॥
[जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; तव (tava) - your; दुष्प्रज्ञ (duṣprajña) - foolish; मयि (mayi) - in me; सम्प्रति (samprati) - now; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; जीवयेयम् (jīvayeyam) - I could sustain; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; कामम् (kāmam) - willingly; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; क्षमः (kṣamaḥ) - capable; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live;]
(Your life, foolish one, now exists in me. I could sustain you willingly, but you are not capable of living.)
"Foolish one, your life is now in my hands. I could willingly keep you alive, but you are not capable of surviving on your own."
दहने हि कृतो यत्नस्त्वयास्मासु विशेषतः। आशीविषैर्विषैश्चापि जले चापि प्रवेशनैः ॥
dahane hi kṛto yatnastvayāsmāsu viśeṣataḥ। āśīviṣairviṣaiścāpi jale cāpi praveśanaiḥ॥
[दहने (dahane) - in burning; हि (hi) - indeed; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - on us; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; आशीविषैः (āśīviṣaiḥ) - with serpents; विषैः (viṣaiḥ) - with poisons; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; जले (jale) - in water; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रवेशनैः (praveśanaiḥ) - by immersions;]
(Indeed, effort was made by you on us especially in burning, with serpents, with poisons, and also by immersions in water.)
You made a special effort to harm us, especially by burning, using serpents, poisons, and immersing us in water.
एतस्मात्कारणात्पाप जीवितं ते न विद्यते। उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ युध्यस्व तत्ते श्रेयो भविष्यति ॥९-३०-६७॥
etasmātkāraṇātpāpa jīvitaṃ te na vidyate। uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha yudhyasva tatte śreyo bhaviṣyati ॥9-30-67॥
[एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - reason; पाप (pāpa) - sinful; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - your; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(From this reason, sinful life does not exist for you. Arise, arise, fight, that will be your welfare.)
Because of this reason, a sinful life does not exist for you. Arise and fight, for that will lead to your welfare.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवं तु विविधा वाचो जययुक्ताः पुनः पुनः। कीर्तयन्ति स्म ते वीरास्तत्र तत्र जनाधिप ॥९-३०-६८॥
evaṁ tu vividhā vāco jayayuktāḥ punaḥ punaḥ। kīrtayanti sma te vīrāstatra tatra janādhipa ॥9-30-68॥
[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; तु (tu) - but; विविधा (vividhā) - various; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; जययुक्ताः (jayayuktāḥ) - filled with victory; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - praise; स्म (sma) - indeed; ते (te) - they; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people;]
(Thus, various words filled with victory were praised again and again by those heroes there, O ruler of people.)
Thus, O ruler of people, those heroes repeatedly praised various victorious words in different places.
