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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said:
अव्याहरति कौन्तेये धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे। भ्रातॄणां ब्रुवतां तांस्तान्विविधान्वेदनिश्चयान् ॥१२-१४-१॥
avyāharati kaunteye dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire। bhrātṝṇāṃ bruvatāṃ tāṃstān vividhān vedaniścayān ॥12-14-1॥
[अव्याहरति (avyāharati) - does not utter; कौन्तेये (kaunteye) - in the son of Kunti; धर्मराजे (dharmarāje) - in the king of dharma; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhishthira; भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of the brothers; ब्रुवतां (bruvatāṃ) - of those speaking; तांस्तान् (tāṃstān) - those various; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; वेदनिश्चयान् (vedaniścayān) - decisions regarding knowledge;]
(Does not utter, in the son of Kunti, in the king of dharma, in Yudhishthira, of the brothers, of those speaking, those various, various, decisions regarding knowledge.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti and king of dharma, does not utter any of the various decisions regarding knowledge spoken by his brothers.
महाभिजनसम्पन्ना श्रीमत्यायतलोचना। अभ्यभाषत राजेन्द्रं द्रौपदी योषितां वरा ॥१२-१४-२॥
mahābhijanasampannā śrīmatyāyatalocanā। abhyabhāṣata rājendraṃ draupadī yoṣitāṃ varā ॥12-14-2॥
[महाभिजनसम्पन्ना (mahābhijanasampannā) - endowed with great lineage; श्रीमती (śrīmatī) - prosperous; आयतलोचना (āyatalocanā) - wide-eyed; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; राजेन्द्रम् (rājendram) - O king; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; योषितां (yoṣitām) - among women; वरा (varā) - the foremost;]
(Endowed with great lineage, prosperous, wide-eyed, Draupadī, the foremost among women, addressed O king.)
Draupadī, endowed with great lineage, prosperity, and wide eyes, the foremost among women, addressed the king.
आसीनमृषभं राज्ञां भ्रातृभिः परिवारितम्। सिंहशार्दूलसदृशैर्वारणैरिव यूथपम् ॥१२-१४-३॥
āsīnam ṛṣabhaṃ rājñāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritam। siṃha-śārdūla-sadṛśair vāraṇair iva yūthapam ॥12-14-3॥
[आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; ऋषभम् (ṛṣabham) - bull; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; शार्दूल (śārdūla) - tiger; सदृशैः (sadṛśaiḥ) - like; वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants; इव (iva) - like; यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader of the herd;]
(Seated bull of kings, surrounded by brothers, like a leader of the herd by lions, tigers, and elephants.)
He, the foremost among kings, was seated like a bull, surrounded by his brothers, resembling a leader of the herd encircled by lions, tigers, and elephants.
अभिमानवती नित्यं विशेषेण युधिष्ठिरे। लालिता सततं राज्ञा धर्मज्ञा धर्मदर्शिनी ॥१२-१४-४॥
abhimānavatī nityaṃ viśeṣeṇa yudhiṣṭhire. lālitā satataṃ rājñā dharmajñā dharmadarśinī ॥12-14-4॥
[अभिमानवती (abhimānavatī) - possessed of pride; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira; लालिता (lālitā) - caressed; सततं (satataṃ) - constantly; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; धर्मज्ञा (dharmajñā) - knower of dharma; धर्मदर्शिनी (dharmadarśinī) - one who perceives dharma;]
(Possessed of pride, always especially in Yudhiṣṭhira; caressed constantly by the king; knower of dharma, perceiver of dharma.)
She was proud, always especially towards Yudhiṣṭhira; constantly cherished by the king, and was a knower and perceiver of dharma.
आमन्त्र्य विपुलश्रोणी साम्ना परमवल्गुना। भर्तारमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१२-१४-५॥
āmantrya vipulaśroṇī sāmnā paramavalgunā। bhartāram abhisamprekṣya tato vacanam abravīt ॥12-14-5॥
[आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; विपुलश्रोणी (vipulaśroṇī) - broad-hipped (woman); साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words; परमवल्गुना (paramavalgunā) - with utmost sweetness; भर्तारम् (bhartāram) - her husband; अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having looked at; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke;]
(Having addressed (him), the broad-hipped (woman), with gentle words and utmost sweetness, having looked at her husband, then spoke these words.)
Having addressed her husband with utmost sweetness and gentle words, the broad-hipped lady looked at him and then spoke.
इमे ते भ्रातरः पार्थ शुष्यन्त स्तोकका इव। वावाश्यमानास्तिष्ठन्ति न चैनानभिनन्दसे ॥१२-१४-६॥
ime te bhrātaraḥ pārtha śuṣyanta stokakā iva। vāvāśyamānās tiṣṭhanti na ca enān abhinandase ॥12-14-6॥
[इमे (ime) - these; ते (te) - your; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; शुष्यन्त (śuṣyanta) - drying up; स्तोकका (stokakāḥ) - small birds; इव (iva) - like; वावाश्यमानाः (vāvāśyamānāḥ) - panting; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - them; अभिनन्दसे (abhinandase) - you greet;]
(These your brothers, O son of Pṛthā, drying up like small birds, panting, stand; and you do not greet them.)
O Pārtha, these brothers of yours are standing, drying up and panting like small birds, and you do not even greet them.
नन्दयैतान्महाराज मत्तानिव महाद्विपान्। उपपन्नेन वाक्येन सततं दुःखभागिनः ॥१२-१४-७॥
nandayaitān mahārāja mattān iva mahādvipān। upapannena vākyena satataṃ duḥkhabhāginaḥ ॥12-14-7॥
[नन्दय (nandaya) - cause to rejoice; एतान् (etān) - these; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मत्तानिव (mattān iva) - like intoxicated; महाद्विपान् (mahādvipān) - great elephants; उपपन्नेन (upapannena) - with appropriate; वाक्येन (vākyena) - speech; सततम् (satatam) - always; दुःखभागिनः (duḥkhabhāginaḥ) - those who partake of sorrow;]
(O great king, cause these, who are always partakers of sorrow, to rejoice with appropriate speech, like (one would) great elephants who are intoxicated.)
O great king, always cheer up these sorrowful ones with suitable words, just as one would soothe intoxicated elephants.
कथं द्वैतवने राजन्पूर्वमुक्त्वा तथा वचः। भ्रातॄनेतान्स्म सहिताञ्शीतवातातपार्दितान् ॥१२-१४-८॥
kathaṁ dvaitavane rājan pūrvam uktvā tathā vacaḥ। bhrātṝn etān sma sahitān śīta-vāta-ātapa-ārditān ॥12-14-8॥
[कथं (katham) - how; द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Dvaita forest; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तथा (tathā) - thus; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; एतान् (etān) - these; स्म (sma) - indeed; सहितान् (sahitān) - together; शीत (śīta) - cold; वात (vāta) - wind; आतप (ātapa) - heat; आर्दितान् (ārditān) - afflicted;]
(How, in the Dvaita forest, O king, having previously spoken thus words, these brothers, indeed, together, afflicted by cold, wind, and heat?)
O king, how, in the Dvaita forest, after having previously spoken thus, were these brothers, together, afflicted by cold, wind, and heat?
वयं दुर्योधनं हत्वा मृधे भोक्ष्याम मेदिनीम्। सम्पूर्णां सर्वकामानामाहवे विजयैषिणः ॥१२-१४-९॥
vayaṃ duryodhanaṃ hatvā mṛdhe bhokṣyāma medinīm। sampūrṇāṃ sarvakāmānāmāhave vijayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥12-14-9॥
[वयं (vayaṃ) - we; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; भोक्ष्याम (bhokṣyāma) - we shall enjoy; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth; सम्पूर्णां (sampūrṇāṃ) - entire; सर्वकामानाम् (sarvakāmānām) - of all desires; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; विजयैषिणः (vijayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory;]
(We, having slain Duryodhana in battle, shall enjoy the earth, entire and full of all desires, in battle, desiring victory.)
We, desiring victory, say: "Having slain Duryodhana in battle, we shall enjoy the entire earth, full of every pleasure."
विरथांश्च रथान्कृत्वा निहत्य च महागजान्। संस्तीर्य च रथैर्भूमिं ससादिभिररिंदमाः ॥१२-१४-१०॥
virathāṃś ca rathān kṛtvā nihatya ca mahā-gajān। saṃstīrya ca rathaiḥ bhūmiṃ sa-sādibhiḥ ariṃ-damāḥ ॥12-14-10॥
[विरथान् (virathān) - deprived of chariots; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; च (ca) - and; महागजान् (mahā-gajān) - great elephants; संस्तीर्य (saṃstīrya) - having covered; च (ca) - and; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the ground; ससादिभिः (sa-sādibhiḥ) - with their riders; अरिंदमाः (ariṃ-damāḥ) - subduers of foes;]
(Having made the chariots deprived of their riders and having slain the great elephants, and having covered the ground with chariots along with their riders, the subduers of foes (did thus).)
The subduers of foes, having made the chariots riderless and slain the great elephants, covered the ground with chariots and their riders.
यजतां विविधैर्यज्ञैः समृद्धैराप्तदक्षिणैः। वनवासकृतं दुःखं भविष्यति सुखाय नः ॥१२-१४-११॥
yajatāṃ vividhairyajñaiḥ samṛddhairāptadakṣiṇaiḥ। vanavāsakṛtaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati sukhāya naḥ ॥12-14-11॥
[यजतां (yajatām) - of those who perform sacrifices; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; समृद्धैः (samṛddhaiḥ) - abundant; आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with obtained gifts; वनवासकृतं (vanavāsakṛtaṃ) - caused by forest dwelling; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - suffering; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness; नः (naḥ) - for us;]
(The suffering caused by forest dwelling will become for our happiness, for us, like the abundant sacrifices performed with various sacrifices and obtained gifts.)
The suffering we endure from living in the forest will, for us, turn into happiness, just as the abundant sacrifices performed with various offerings and gifts bring blessings.
इत्येतानेवमुक्त्वा त्वं स्वयं धर्मभृतां वर। कथमद्य पुनर्वीर विनिहंसि मनांस्युत ॥१२-१४-१२॥
ity etān eva muktvā tvaṃ svayaṃ dharma-bhṛtāṃ vara| katham adya punar vīra vinihaṃsi manāṃsy uta ॥12-14-12॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एतान् (etān) - these; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; धर्मभृताम् (dharma-bhṛtām) - of the upholders of dharma; वर (vara) - best; कथम् (katham) - how; अद्य (adya) - today; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वीर (vīra) - hero; विनिहंसि (vinihaṃsi) - do you destroy; मनांसि (manāṃsi) - minds; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Thus, having spoken these in this way, you yourself, best of the upholders of dharma, how today again, O hero, do you destroy minds indeed?)
Having spoken thus, O best of the upholders of dharma, how is it that today, O hero, you again destroy the minds (of others)?
न क्लीबो वसुधां भुङ्क्ते न क्लीबो धनमश्नुते। न क्लीबस्य गृहे पुत्रा मत्स्याः पङ्क इवासते ॥१२-१४-१३॥
na klībo vasudhāṃ bhuṅkte na klībo dhanam aśnute। na klībasya gṛhe putrā matsyāḥ paṅka ivāsate ॥12-14-13॥
[न (na) - not; क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - an unmanly person; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth; भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys; न (na) - not; क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - an unmanly person; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; अश्नुते (aśnute) - obtains; न (na) - not; क्लीबस्य (klībasya) - of an unmanly person; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - fishes; पङ्क (paṅka) - mud; इव (iva) - like; आसते (āsate) - remain;]
(An unmanly person does not enjoy the earth, an unmanly person does not obtain wealth. In the house of an unmanly person, sons remain like fishes in mud.)
A weak-willed man neither enjoys the earth nor acquires wealth. In the house of such a man, sons remain like fish in mud.
नादण्डः क्षत्रियो भाति नादण्डो भूतिमश्नुते। नादण्डस्य प्रजा राज्ञः सुखमेधन्ति भारत ॥१२-१४-१४॥
nādaṇḍaḥ kṣatriyo bhāti nādaṇḍo bhūtimaśnute। nādaṇḍasya prajā rājñaḥ sukhamedhanti bhārata ॥12-14-14॥
[न (na) - not; अदण्डः (adaṇḍaḥ) - without punishment; क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - the kṣatriya; (warrior/king) भाति (bhāti) - shines; न (na) - not; अदण्डः (adaṇḍaḥ) - without punishment; भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity; अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains; न (na) - not; अदण्डस्य (adaṇḍasya) - of one without punishment; प्रजा (prajā) - subjects; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; एधन्ति (edhanti) - prosper; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(The kṣatriya without punishment does not shine, the one without punishment does not attain prosperity; the subjects of a king without punishment do not prosper in happiness, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, a kṣatriya who does not wield punishment does not shine, nor does he attain prosperity; the subjects of a king who does not enforce punishment do not flourish in happiness.
मित्रता सर्वभूतेषु दानमध्ययनं तपः। ब्राह्मणस्यैष धर्मः स्यान्न राज्ञो राजसत्तम ॥१२-१४-१५॥
mitratā sarvabhūteṣu dānamadhyayanaṃ tapaḥ। brāhmaṇasyaiṣa dharmaḥ syānna rājño rājasattama ॥12-14-15॥
[मित्रता (mitratā) - friendship; सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings; दान (dāna) - giving; अध्ययनं (adhyayanaṃ) - study; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brāhmaṇa; एष (eṣa) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; न (na) - not; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings;]
(Friendship among all beings, giving, study, austerity—this should be the duty of a Brāhmaṇa, not of a king, O best of kings.)
O best of kings, friendship with all beings, charity, study, and austerity are the duties of a Brāhmaṇa, not of a king.
असतां प्रतिषेधश्च सतां च परिपालनम्। एष राज्ञां परो धर्मः समरे चापलायनम् ॥१२-१४-१६॥
asatāṃ pratiṣedhaś ca satāṃ ca paripālanam। eṣa rājñāṃ paro dharmaḥ samare cāpalāyanam ॥12-14-16॥
[असताम् (asatām) - of the unrighteous; प्रतिषेधः (pratiṣedhaḥ) - prevention; च (ca) - and; सताम् (satām) - of the righteous; च (ca) - and; परिपालनम् (paripālanam) - protection; एष (eṣa) - this; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; परः (paraḥ) - supreme; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; समरे (samare) - in battle; च (ca) - and; अपलायनम् (apalāyanam) - not fleeing;]
(Prevention of the unrighteous and protection of the righteous; this is the supreme duty of kings, and in battle, not fleeing.)
The highest duty of kings is to prevent the unrighteous and protect the righteous; and in battle, not to flee.
यस्मिन्क्षमा च क्रोधश्च दानादाने भयाभये। निग्रहानुग्रहौ चोभौ स वै धर्मविदुच्यते ॥१२-१४-१७॥
yasmin kṣamā ca krodhaś ca dānādāne bhayābhaye | nigrahānugrahau ca ubhau sa vai dharmavid ucyate ॥12-14-17॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forbearance; च (ca) - and; क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger; च (ca) - and; दान (dāna) - giving; अदाने (adāne) - not-giving; भय (bhaya) - fear; अभये (abhaye) - fearlessness; निग्रह (nigraha) - restraint; अनुग्रहौ (anugrahau) - and favor; च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; धर्मविद् (dharmavid) - knower of dharma; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]
(In whom forbearance and anger, giving and not-giving, fear and fearlessness, restraint and favor, both, exist—he indeed is called a knower of dharma.)
He in whom forbearance and anger, giving and withholding, fear and fearlessness, restraint and favor, both are found—he indeed is called a knower of dharma.
न श्रुतेन न दानेन न सान्त्वेन न चेज्यया। त्वयेयं पृथिवी लब्धा नोत्कोचेन तथाप्युत ॥१२-१४-१८॥
na śrutena na dānena na sāntvena na cejyayā। tvayeyaṃ pṛthivī labdhā notkocena tathāpyuta ॥12-14-18॥
[न (na) - not; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning (Vedic knowledge); न (na) - not; दानेन (dānena) - by giving (charity); न (na) - not; सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; इज्यया (ijyayā) - by sacrifice; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; इयम् (iyam) - this; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; लब्धा (labdhā) - obtained; न (na) - not; उत्कोचेन (utkocena) - by bribery; तथा (tathā) - thus; अपि (api) - even; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Not by learning, not by giving, not by conciliation, nor by sacrifice; by you, this earth was obtained, not by bribery, thus even indeed.)
This earth was not gained by you through learning, charity, conciliation, or sacrifice; nor by bribery, but even so, you have obtained it.
यत्तद्बलममित्राणां तथा वीरसमुद्यतम्। हस्त्यश्वरथसम्पन्नं त्रिभिरङ्गैर्महत्तरम् ॥१२-१४-१९॥
yattadbalam amitrāṇāṃ tathā vīrasamudyatam। hastyaśvarathasampannaṃ tribhiraṅgair mahattaram ॥12-14-19॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; बलम् (balam) - strength; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies; तथा (tathā) - also; वीर (vīra) - heroic; समुद्यतम् (samudyatam) - raised; हस्ति (hasti) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; सम्पन्नम् (sampannam) - endowed with; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - divisions; महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater;]
(That strength of the enemies, also heroically raised, endowed with elephants, horses, and chariots, with three divisions, is greater.)
The strength of the enemies, which is heroically raised and endowed with elephants, horses, and chariots, is greater with its three divisions.
रक्षितं द्रोणकर्णाभ्यामश्वत्थाम्ना कृपेण च। तत्त्वया निहतं वीर तस्माद्भुङ्क्ष्व वसुन्धराम् ॥१२-१४-२०॥
rakṣitaṃ droṇa-karṇābhyām aśvatthāmnā kṛpeṇa ca। tat tvayā nihataṃ vīra tasmād bhuṅkṣva vasundharām ॥12-14-20॥
[रक्षितं (rakṣitam) - protected; द्रोणकर्णाभ्याम् (droṇa-karṇābhyām) - by Droṇa and Karṇa; अश्वत्थाम्ना (aśvatthāmnā) - by Aśvatthāman; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; वीर (vīra) - hero; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(Protected by Droṇa and Karṇa, by Aśvatthāman and by Kṛpa, that (which was) slain by you, O hero, therefore enjoy the earth.)
O hero, the earth which was protected by Droṇa, Karṇa, Aśvatthāman, and Kṛpa has been slain by you; therefore, enjoy the kingdom.
जम्बूद्वीपो महाराज नानाजनपदायुतः। त्वया पुरुषशार्दूल दण्डेन मृदितः प्रभो ॥१२-१४-२१॥
jambūdvīpo mahārāja nānājanapadāyutaḥ। tvayā puruṣaśārdūla daṇḍena mṛditaḥ prabho ॥12-14-21॥
[जम्बूद्वीपः (jambūdvīpaḥ) - the Jambū continent; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नाना-जनपद-आयुतः (nānā-janapada-āyutaḥ) - endowed with many regions; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुरुष-शार्दूल (puruṣa-śārdūla) - tiger among men; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the rod (of punishment); मृदितः (mṛditaḥ) - subdued; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(The Jambū continent, O great king, endowed with many regions, by you, O tiger among men, by the rod (of punishment), has been subdued, O lord.)
O great king, the Jambū continent, with its many regions, has been subdued by your rod of punishment, O tiger among men, O lord.
जम्बूद्वीपेन सदृशः क्रौञ्चद्वीपो नराधिप। अपरेण महामेरोर्दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥१२-१४-२२॥
jambūdvīpena sadṛśaḥ krauñcadvīpo narādhipa| apareṇa mahāmeror daṇḍena mṛditas tvayā ॥12-14-22॥
[जम्बूद्वीपेन (jambūdvīpena) - by Jambūdvīpa; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar; क्रौञ्चद्वीपः (krauñcadvīpaḥ) - Krauncha island; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; महामेरोः (mahāmeroḥ) - of great Meru; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the staff; मृदितः (mṛditaḥ) - crushed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(O king, the Krauncha island, similar to Jambūdvīpa, was crushed by you with another staff of the great Meru.)
O king, you crushed the Krauncha island, which was similar to Jambūdvīpa, with another staff of the great Meru.
क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन सदृशः शाकद्वीपो नराधिप। पूर्वेण तु महामेरोर्दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥१२-१४-२३॥
krauñcadvīpena sadṛśaḥ śākadvīpo narādhipa। pūrveṇa tu mahāmerordaṇḍena mṛditastvayā ॥12-14-23॥
[क्रौञ्चद्वीपेन (krauñcadvīpena) - by the island of Krauncha; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - similar; शाकद्वीपः (śākadvīpaḥ) - the island of Shaka; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; पूर्वेण (pūrveṇa) - on the east; तु (tu) - but; महामेरोः (mahāmeroḥ) - of the great Meru; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the staff; मृदितः (mṛditaḥ) - crushed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(O king, the island of Shaka is similar to the island of Krauncha; but on the east, the staff of the great Meru has been crushed by you.)
O king, the island of Shaka resembles the island of Krauncha; but on the east, the staff of the great Meru has been destroyed by you.
उत्तरेण महामेरोः शाकद्वीपेन संमितः। भद्राश्वः पुरुषव्याघ्र दण्डेन मृदितस्त्वया ॥१२-१४-२४॥
uttareṇa mahāmeroḥ śākadvīpena saṃmitaḥ| bhadrāśvaḥ puruṣavyāghra daṇḍena mṛditastvayā ॥12-14-24॥
[उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - by the north; by the northern side; महामेरोः (mahāmeroḥ) - of Mahāmeru; of the great Meru; शाकद्वीपेन (śākadvīpena) - by Śākadvīpa; by the Śāka island; संमितः (saṃmitaḥ) - measured; compared; भद्राश्वः (bhadrāśvaḥ) - Bhadrāśva; the king Bhadrāśva; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; O best among men; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - by the staff; by punishment; मृदितः (mṛditaḥ) - crushed; subdued; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(By the northern side of the great Meru, measured by Śākadvīpa, Bhadrāśva, O tiger among men, was subdued by you with the staff.)
O best among men, Bhadrāśva, situated to the north of the great Meru and measured by Śākadvīpa, was subdued by you with punishment.
द्वीपाश्च सान्तरद्वीपा नानाजनपदालयाः। विगाह्य सागरं वीर दण्डेन मृदितास्त्वया ॥१२-१४-२५॥
dvīpāś ca sāntarad-vīpā nānā-janapadālayāḥ। vigāhya sāgaraṃ vīra daṇḍena mṛditās tvayā॥12-14-25॥
[द्वीपाः (dvīpāḥ) - islands; च (ca) - and; सान्तरद्वीपाः (sāntarad-vīpāḥ) - with inner islands; नानाजनपदालयाः (nānā-janapadālayāḥ) - abodes of various peoples; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean; वीर (vīra) - hero; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with the staff; मृदिताः (mṛditāḥ) - crushed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(And the islands with inner islands, abodes of various peoples, having entered the ocean, O hero, have been crushed by you with the staff.)
O hero, you have subdued the islands, including those with inner islands and abodes of various peoples, having entered the ocean, with your staff.
एतान्यप्रतिमानि त्वं कृत्वा कर्माणि भारत। न प्रीयसे महाराज पूज्यमानो द्विजातिभिः ॥१२-१४-२६॥
etāny apratimāni tvaṃ kṛtvā karmāṇi bhārata। na prīyase mahārāja pūjyamāno dvijātibhiḥ ॥12-14-26॥
[एतानि (etāni) - these; (neuter plural) अप्रतिमानि (apratimāni) - incomparable; (neuter plural) त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; (neuter plural) भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; न (na) - not; प्रीयसे (prīyase) - you are pleased; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being honored; द्विजातिभिः (dvijātibhiḥ) - by the twice-born;]
(These incomparable actions having been done by you, O Bhārata, you are not pleased, O great king, though being honored by the twice-born.)
O Bhārata, even after performing these incomparable deeds, you are not pleased, O great king, though you are honored by the twice-born.
स त्वं भ्रातॄनिमान्दृष्ट्वा प्रतिनन्दस्व भारत। ऋषभानिव संमत्तान्गजेन्द्रानूर्जितानिव ॥१२-१४-२७॥
sa tvaṃ bhrātṝn imān dṛṣṭvā pratinandasva bhārata। ṛṣabhān iva saṃmattān gajendrān ūrjitān iva ॥12-14-27॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; इमान् (imān) - these; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्रतिनन्दस्व (pratinandasva) - greet; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; ऋषभान् (ṛṣabhān) - bulls; इव (iva) - like; संमत्तान् (saṃmattān) - intoxicated; गजेन्द्रान् (gajendrān) - lordly elephants; ऊर्जितान् (ūrjitān) - powerful; इव (iva) - like;]
(He, you, these brothers having seen, greet, O Bhārata, like bulls, like intoxicated, lordly elephants, powerful.)
O Bhārata, having seen these brothers, greet them as one would greet powerful, intoxicated lordly elephants, like bulls.
अमरप्रतिमाः सर्वे शत्रुसाहाः परन्तपाः। एकोऽपि हि सुखायैषां क्षमः स्यादिति मे मतिः ॥१२-१४-२८॥
amarapratimāḥ sarve śatrusāhāḥ parantapāḥ। eko'pi hi sukhāyaiṣāṃ kṣamaḥ syāditi me matiḥ ॥12-14-28॥
[अमरप्रतिमाः (amarapratimāḥ) - immortal-like; सर्वे (sarve) - all; शत्रुसाहाः (śatrusāhāḥ) - enemy-conquerors; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - foes-distressers; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अपि (api) - even; हि (hi) - indeed; सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; क्षमः (kṣamaḥ) - capable; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(All are like immortals, conquerors of enemies, distresser of foes; even one might indeed be capable of bringing happiness to these—thus is my thought.)
All are like immortals, conquerors of enemies, and distresser of foes; yet, I think even one among them might be capable of bringing happiness to these.
किं पुनः पुरुषव्याघ्राः पतयो मे नरर्षभाः। समस्तानीन्द्रियाणीव शरीरस्य विचेष्टने ॥१२-१४-२९॥
kiṃ punaḥ puruṣavyāghrāḥ patayo me nararṣabhāḥ। samastānīndriyāṇīva śarīrasya viceṣṭane ॥12-14-29॥
[किं (kiṃ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords; मे (me) - my; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; समस्तानि (samastāni) - all; इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - senses; इव (iva) - like; शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body; विचेष्टने (viceṣṭane) - in activity;]
(What again (are) the tigers among men, my lords, bulls among men, like all the senses in the activity of the body?)
What then of my lords, the tigers among men, the bulls among men? They are like all the senses in the activity of the body.
अनृतं माब्रवीच्छ्वश्रूः सर्वज्ञा सर्वदर्शिनी। युधिष्ठिरस्त्वां पाञ्चालि सुखे धास्यत्यनुत्तमे ॥१२-१४-३०॥
anṛtaṃ mābravīcchvaśrūḥ sarvajñā sarvadarśinī। yudhiṣṭhiras tvāṃ pāñcāli sukhe dhāsyaty anuttame ॥12-14-30॥
[अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth; falsehood; मा (mā) - do not; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; श्वश्रूः (śvaśrūḥ) - mother-in-law; सर्वज्ञा (sarvajñā) - all-knowing; सर्वदर्शिनी (sarvadarśinī) - all-seeing; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; पाञ्चालि (pāñcāli) - O Pāñcālī; सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness; धास्यति (dhāsyati) - will place; अनुत्तमे (anuttame) - in unsurpassed (state);]
(The mother-in-law, all-knowing, all-seeing, did not speak untruth. Yudhishthira, O Pāñcālī, will place you in unsurpassed happiness.)
Your mother-in-law, who is all-knowing and all-seeing, did not speak falsehood. O Pāñcālī, Yudhishthira will give you the highest happiness.
हत्वा राजसहस्राणि बहून्याशुपराक्रमः। तद्व्यर्थं सम्प्रपश्यामि मोहात्तव जनाधिप ॥१२-१४-३१॥
hatvā rājasahasrāṇi bahūny āśu-parākramaḥ। tad vyarthaṃ samprapaśyāmi mohāt tava janādhipa॥12-14-31॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; राजसहस्राणि (rājasahasrāṇi) - thousands of kings; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; आशु (āśu) - quick; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valorous one; तत् (tat) - that; व्यर्थं (vyarthaṃ) - in vain; सम्प्रपश्यामि (samprapaśyāmi) - I see clearly; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; तव (tava) - your; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of people;]
(Having slain many thousands of kings, O quick and valorous one, I see that as in vain, out of delusion, O lord of people, your (action).)
O lord of people, I see clearly that your slaying of many thousands of kings, though quick and valorous, is in vain, due to delusion.
येषामुन्मत्तको ज्येष्ठः सर्वे तस्योपचारिणः। तवोन्मादेन राजेन्द्र सोन्मादाः सर्वपाण्डवाः ॥१२-१४-३२॥
yeṣām unmattaḥ ca jyēṣṭhaḥ sarvē tasya upacāriṇaḥ। tava unmādena rājendra sa-unmādāḥ sarva-pāṇḍavāḥ ॥12-14-32॥
[येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; उन्मत्तः (unmattaḥ) - mad; deluded; च (ca) - and; ज्येष्ठः (jyēṣṭhaḥ) - the eldest; सर्वे (sarvē) - all; तस्य (tasya) - his; उपचारिणः (upacāriṇaḥ) - attendants; those who serve; तव (tava) - by your; उन्मादेन (unmādena) - by madness; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सः (saḥ) - they; उन्मादाः (unmādāḥ) - mad; deluded; सर्व (sarva) - all; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Of whom the eldest is mad, all are his attendants; by your madness, O king, all the Pāṇḍavas are mad.)
Where the eldest is mad, all others serve him; by your madness, O king, all the Pāṇḍavas have become mad.
यदि हि स्युरनुन्मत्ता भ्रातरस्ते जनाधिप। बद्ध्वा त्वां नास्तिकैः सार्धं प्रशासेयुर्वसुन्धराम् ॥१२-१४-३३॥
yadi hi syur anunmattā bhrātaras te janādhipa। baddhvā tvāṃ nāstikaiḥ sārdhaṃ praśāseyur vasundharām ॥12-14-33॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; अनुन्मत्ता (anunmattāḥ) - not insane; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; ते (te) - your; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - with atheists; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; प्रशासेयुः (praśāseyuḥ) - might rule; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(If indeed your brothers, O ruler of people, were not insane, having bound you together with atheists, they might rule the earth.)
If your brothers were sane, O ruler, they would have bound you with the atheists and ruled the earth.
कुरुते मूढमेवं हि यः श्रेयो नाधिगच्छति। धूपैरञ्जनयोगैश्च नस्यकर्मभिरेव च ॥ भेषजैः स चिकित्स्यः स्याद्य उन्मार्गेण गच्छति ॥१२-१४-३४॥
kurute mūḍham evaṃ hi yaḥ śreyo nādhigacchati। dhūpair añjanayogaiś ca nasyakarmabhir eva ca ॥ bheṣajaiḥ sa cikitsyaḥ syād ya unmārgeṇa gacchati ॥12-14-34॥
[कुरुते (kurute) - does; performs; मूढम् (mūḍham) - deluded; confused; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; in this way; हि (hi) - indeed; surely; यः (yaḥ) - who; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - the better; the good; न (na) - not; अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - attains; reaches; धूपैः (dhūpaiḥ) - by fumigations; with incense; अञ्जनयोगैः (añjanayogaiḥ) - by collyrium-applications; with ointment-combinations; च (ca) - and; नस्यकर्मभिः (nasyakarmabhiḥ) - by nasal therapies; एव (eva) - only; indeed; च (ca) - and; भेषजैः (bheṣajaiḥ) - by medicines; सः (saḥ) - he; चिकित्स्यः (cikitsyaḥ) - to be treated; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; may be; यः (yaḥ) - who; उन्मार्गेण (unmārgeṇa) - by wrong path; by improper way; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; proceeds;]
(He who, being deluded, acts thus indeed, does not attain the better; by fumigations, collyrium-applications, and nasal therapies only, and by medicines, he should be treated, who goes by the wrong path.)
One who acts in this way out of delusion does not attain the good; such a person, who proceeds on the wrong path, should be treated with fumigations, ointments, nasal therapies, and medicines.
साहं सर्वाधमा लोके स्त्रीणां भरतसत्तम। तथा विनिकृतामित्रैर्याहमिच्छामि जीवितुम् ॥१२-१४-३५॥
sāhaṃ sarvā-dhamā loke strīṇāṃ bharata-sattama। tathā vinikṛtā-mitrair yāham icchāmi jīvitum ॥12-14-35॥
[सा (sā) - she; अहम् (aham) - I; सर्वाधमा (sarvā-dhamā) - most degraded; लोके (loke) - in the world; स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women; भरतसत्तम (bharata-sattama) - O best of the Bharatas; तथा (tathā) - thus; विनिकृतामित्रैः (vinikṛtā-mitraiḥ) - by deceiving friends; या (yā) - who; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live;]
(She, I, most degraded, in the world, of women, O best of the Bharatas, thus, by deceiving friends, who, I, wish, to live.)
O best of the Bharatas, I, who am the most degraded among women in the world, thus, having been deceived by friends, wish to live.
एतेषां यतमानानामुत्पद्यन्ते तु सम्पदः। त्वं तु सर्वां महीं लब्ध्वा कुरुषे स्वयमापदम् ॥१२-१४-३६॥
eteṣāṃ yatamānānām utpadyante tu sampadaḥ। tvaṃ tu sarvāṃ mahīṃ labdhvā kuruṣe svayam āpadam ॥12-14-36॥
[एतेषां (eteṣām) - of these; यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of those striving; उत्पद्यन्ते (utpadyante) - arise; तु (tu) - but; सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - prosperities; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - you make; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; आपदम् (āpadam) - misfortune;]
(Of these striving ones, prosperities indeed arise; but you, having obtained the whole earth, bring misfortune upon yourself.)
While prosperities arise for those who strive, you, having gained the entire earth, bring misfortune upon yourself.
यथास्तां संमतौ राज्ञां पृथिव्यां राजसत्तमौ। मान्धाता चाम्बरीषश्च तथा राजन्विराजसे ॥१२-१४-३७॥
yathāstāṃ saṃmatau rājñāṃ pṛthivyāṃ rājasattamau। māndhātā cāmbarīṣaśca tathā rājanvirājase ॥12-14-37॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; अस्तां (astāṃ) - let them be; संमतौ (saṃmatau) - approved; राज्ञां (rājñām) - of kings; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyām) - on earth; राजसत्तमौ (rājasattamau) - the best among kings; मान्धाता (māndhātā) - Māndhātā; च (ca) - and; अम्बरीषः (ambarīṣaḥ) - Ambarīṣa; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - so; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विराजसे (virājase) - you shine;]
(Just as Māndhātā and Ambarīṣa, the best among kings approved by kings on earth, so you shine, O king.)
Just as Māndhātā and Ambarīṣa, who were the best among kings and were approved by all kings on earth, so too, O king, you shine.
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं देवीं प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्। सपर्वतवनद्वीपां मा राजन्विमना भव ॥१२-१४-३८॥
praśādhi pṛthivīṃ devīṃ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan। saparvatavanadvīpāṃ mā rājan vimanā bhava ॥12-14-38॥
[प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; देवीं (devīṃ) - goddess; प्रजा (prajā) - subjects; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by dharma; पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting; सपर्वतवनद्वीपां (sa-parvata-vana-dvīpāṃ) - with mountains, forests, and islands; मा (mā) - do not; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विमना (vimanā) - disheartened; भव (bhava) - be;]
(Rule the earth, the goddess, protecting the subjects by dharma; (the earth) with mountains, forests, and islands; O king, do not be disheartened.)
Rule the earth, O king, as a goddess, protecting your subjects by dharma; do not be disheartened regarding the earth with its mountains, forests, and islands.
यजस्व विविधैर्यज्ञैर्जुह्वन्नग्नीन्प्रयच्छ च। पुराणि भोगान्वासांसि द्विजातिभ्यो नृपोत्तम ॥१२-१४-३९॥
yajasva vividhairyajñair juhvannagnīn prayaccha ca. purāṇi bhogān vāsāṃsi dvijātibhyo nṛpottama ॥12-14-39॥
[यजस्व (yajasva) - sacrifice; (imperative, you must perform yajña); विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - with various; (instrumental plural); यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; (instrumental plural); जुह्वन् (juhvan) - offering; (present participle, offering oblations); अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires; (accusative plural); प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; (imperative, you must give); च (ca) - and; पुराणि (purāṇi) - old; (accusative plural, ancient); भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments; (accusative plural); वासांसि (vāsāṃsi) - garments; (accusative plural); द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born; (dative plural); नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - O best of kings; (vocative singular);]
(Sacrifice with various sacrifices, offering fires, and give old enjoyments and garments to the twice-born, O best of kings.)
O best of kings, perform sacrifices of various kinds, offer oblations into the fires, and give old enjoyments and garments to the twice-born.
