Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 136

MBh 3 136.1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच दुर्योधन विजानीहि यत् त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रका उत्पथं मन्यसे मार्गमनभिज्ञ इवाध्वगः॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca duryodhana vijānīhi yat tvāṃ vakṣyāmi putrakā utpathaṃ manyase mārgamanabhijña ivādhvagaḥ||

Dhritarashtra said O Duryodhana, think well on what I am telling you, my dear son. You think the wrong way to be the right one like an inexperienced wayfarer.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.2

पञ्चानां पाण्डुपुत्राणां यत् तेजः प्रजिहीर्षसि। पञ्चानामिव भूतानां महतां लोकधारिणाम्॥

pañcānāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yat tejaḥ prajihīrṣasi| pañcānāmiva bhūtānāṃ mahatāṃ lokadhāriṇām||

The energy of the five sons of Pandu, which you are desirous of eclipsing, is like the energy of the five elements in their subtle state supporting the universe.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.3

युधिष्ठिरं हि कौन्तेयं परं धर्ममिहास्थितम्। परां गतिमसम्प्रेत्य न त्वं जेतुमिहार्हसि॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ hi kaunteyaṃ paraṃ dharmamihāsthitam| parāṃ gatimasampretya na tvaṃ jetumihārhasi||

Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, is established on sound and strict virtue in this world. You are not fit to vanquish him without losing your life.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.4

भीमसेनं च कौन्तेयं यस्य नास्ति समो बले। रणान्तकं तर्जयसे महावातमिव दुमः॥

bhīmasenaṃ ca kaunteyaṃ yasya nāsti samo bale| raṇāntakaṃ tarjayase mahāvātamiva dumaḥ||

Bhimasena too whose equal there it none in strength, you are roaring at this one who is equal to Yama himself in battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.5

सर्वशस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठं मेरुं शिखरिणमिव। युधि गाण्डीवधन्वानं को नु युध्येत बुद्धिमान्॥

sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ meruṃ śikhariṇamiva| yudhi gāṇḍīvadhanvānaṃ ko nu yudhyeta buddhimān||

The foremost of the wielder of weapons, that Meru among the mountains, what intelligent man would fight with that wielder of the Gandiva bow.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.6

धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पाञ्चाल्यः कमिवाद्य न शातयेत्। शत्रुमध्ये शरान् मुञ्चन् देवराडशनीमिव॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pāñcālyaḥ kamivādya na śātayet| śatrumadhye śarān muñcan devarāḍaśanīmiva||

What man is there is this world whom Dhrishtadyumna cannot vanquish, shooting arrows among the enemy like the king of the gods hurling his thunderbolt.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.7

सात्यक्श्चिापि दुर्धर्षः सम्मतोऽन्धकवृष्णिषु। ध्वंसयिष्यत्ति ते सेनां पाण्डवेयहिते रतः॥

sātyakściāpi durdharṣaḥ sammato'ndhakavṛṣṇiṣu| dhvaṃsayiṣyatti te senāṃ pāṇḍaveyahite rataḥ||

Satyaki, too, that one hard to be vanquished, who is respected among the Andhakas and the Vrishnis, will destroy your host; for he is ever attached to what is good for the Pandavas.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.8

यः पुनः प्रतिमानेन त्रीनल्लोकानतिरिच्यते। तं कृष्णं पुण्डरीकाक्षं को नु युद्ध्येत बुद्धिमान्॥

yaḥ punaḥ pratimānena trīnallokānatiricyate| taṃ kṛṣṇaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ ko nu yuddhyeta buddhimān||

Then again, he who in measure of strength surpasses the three worlds, what intelligent man would fight with that Krishna, whose eyes are like lotuses.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.9

एकतो ह्यस्य दाराश्च ज्ञातयश्च सबान्धवाः। आत्मा च पृथिवी चेयमेकतश्च धनंजयः॥

ekato hyasya dārāśca jñātayaśca sabāndhavāḥ| ātmā ca pṛthivī ceyamekataśca dhanaṃjayaḥ||

Krishna considers his wives, cousins and his friends, his soul and the earth on one side equal to Dhananjaya on the other.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.10

वासुदेवोऽपि दुर्धर्षो यतात्मा यत्र पाण्डवः। अविषां पृथिव्यापि तद् बलं यत्र केशवः॥

vāsudevo'pi durdharṣo yatātmā yatra pāṇḍavaḥ| aviṣāṃ pṛthivyāpi tad balaṃ yatra keśavaḥ||

The son of Vasudeva too who is relied on by the son of Pandu, is hard to be vanquished and the army in which Keshava takes part is invincible even by the whole world.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.11

तिष्ठ तात सतां वाक्ये सुहृदामर्थवादिनाम्। वृद्धं शान्तनवं भीष्मं तितिक्षस्व पितामहम्॥

tiṣṭha tāta satāṃ vākye suhṛdāmarthavādinām| vṛddhaṃ śāntanavaṃ bhīṣmaṃ titikṣasva pitāmaham||

Abide then, my dear, by what your friends who tell you to do only what is conducive to your interests say. Accept the old Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and your grandfather as your guides.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.12

मां च ब्रुवाणं शुश्रूष कुरूणामर्थदर्शिनम्। द्रोणं कृपं विकर्णं च महाराजं च बाह्निकम्॥

māṃ ca bruvāṇaṃ śuśrūṣa kurūṇāmarthadarśinam| droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca mahārājaṃ ca bāhnikam||

Listen therefore to what these seekers of good to the Kurus-Drona, Kripa, Vikarna and the great king Bahlika, say and to myself as well.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.13

एते ह्यपि यथैवाहं मन्तुमर्हसि तांस्तथा। सर्वे धर्मविदो ह्येते तुल्यस्नेहाश्च भारत॥

ete hyapi yathaivāhaṃ mantumarhasi tāṃstathā| sarve dharmavido hyete tulyasnehāśca bhārata||

These stand in the same relation to you as I myself and it is proper that you should regard them in the same light. All of them know what virtue is and have the same degree of affection for you, O Bharata.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.14

यत् तद् विराटनगरे सह भ्रातृभिरग्रतः। उत्सृज्य गाः सुसंत्रस्तं बलं ते समशीर्यत॥

yat tad virāṭanagare saha bhrātṛbhiragrataḥ| utsṛjya gāḥ susaṃtrastaṃ balaṃ te samaśīryata||

Your host headed by your brothers fled from that city of Virata leaving the king to surrender.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.15

यच्चैव नगरे तस्मिञ्छूयते महदद्भुतम्। एकस्य च बहूनां च पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्॥

yaccaiva nagare tasmiñchūyate mahadadbhutam| ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam||

This tall story that we hear of what occurred in that city-the struggle between one and many is sufficient proof (of what I say regarding their superiority).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 3 136.16

अर्जुनस्तत् तथाकार्षीत् किं पुनः सर्व एव ते। स भ्रातृनभिजानीहि वृत्त्या तं प्रतिपादय॥

arjunastat tathākārṣīt kiṃ punaḥ sarva eva te| sa bhrātṛnabhijānīhi vṛttyā taṃ pratipādaya||

Such was the feat of Arjuna single; what will they all united not do? Treat them as your own brothers and give them their rights.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)