Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 157
MBh 3 157.1
विदुर उवाच राजन् बहुतमश्चासि त्रैलोक्यस्यापि सत्तमः। सम्भावितश्च लोकस्य सम्मतश्चासि भारत॥
vidura uvāca rājan bahutamaścāsi trailokyasyāpi sattamaḥ| sambhāvitaśca lokasya sammataścāsi bhārata||
Vidura said O king, you are thought very well of in the there worlds, indeed as, the best of men. You are beloved by the world and respected as well, OBharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.2
यत् त्वमेवंगते ब्रूयाः पश्चिमे वयसि स्थितः। शास्त्राद् वा सुप्रतर्काद् वा सुस्थिरः स्थविरोह्यसि॥
yat tvamevaṃgate brūyāḥ paścime vayasi sthitaḥ| śāstrād vā supratarkād vā susthiraḥ sthavirohyasi||
Having reached the setting part of your life, whatever you say under these circumstances can never be against the holy books, nor against the dictates the dictates of reason; for your mind is clam, as you are aged.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.3
लेखा शशिनि भा: सूर्ये महोर्मिरिव सागरे। धर्मस्त्वयि तथा राजनिति व्यवसिताः प्रजाः॥
lekhā śaśini bhā: sūrye mahormiriva sāgare| dharmastvayi tathā rājaniti vyavasitāḥ prajāḥ||
The subjects are confident that virtue resides in you, O king permanently even as marks on the stone or as rays in the sun and waves in the sea.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.4
सदैव भावितो लोको गुणौघेस्तव पार्थिव। गुणानां रक्षणे नित्यं प्रयतस्व सबान्धवः॥
sadaiva bhāvito loko guṇaughestava pārthiva| guṇānāṃ rakṣaṇe nityaṃ prayatasva sabāndhavaḥ||
O ruler of the earth one is ever beloved in this world owing to your large number of good qualities. Take pains always, therefore, with your friends in the preservation of your noble traits.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.5
आर्जवं प्रतिपद्यस्व मा बाल्याद् बहु नीनशः। राजन् पुत्रांश्च पौत्राश्च सुहृदश्चैव सुप्रियान्॥
ārjavaṃ pratipadyasva mā bālyād bahu nīnaśaḥ| rājan putrāṃśca pautrāśca suhṛdaścaiva supriyān||
Be simple-minded. Do not out of childishness destroy, o king, your sons and grandsons and good and dearly beloved friends.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.6
यत् त्वमिच्छसि कृष्णाय राजन्नतिथये बहु। एतदन्यश्च दाशार्हः पृथिवीमपि चार्हति॥
yat tvamicchasi kṛṣṇāya rājannatithaye bahu| etadanyaśca dāśārhaḥ pṛthivīmapi cārhati||
What you desire to present your guest Krishna with is much; but the scion of the Dasharha race deserves all this and much more or indeed the whole earth.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.7
न तु त्वं धर्ममुद्दिश्य तस्य वा प्रियकारणात्। एतद् दित्ससि कृष्णाय सत्येनात्मानमालभे॥
na tu tvaṃ dharmamuddiśya tasya vā priyakāraṇāt| etad ditsasi kṛṣṇāya satyenātmānamālabhe||
For the sake of virtue or for desire of pleasing him however you do not give all this to Krishna; and I speak truly that you do this for the gain of yourself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.8
मायैषा सत्यमेवैतच्छौतद् भूरिदक्षिण। जानामि त्वन्मतं राजन् गूढं बाह्येन कर्मणा॥
māyaiṣā satyamevaitacchautad bhūridakṣiṇa| jānāmi tvanmataṃ rājan gūḍhaṃ bāhyena karmaṇā||
It is true that this proceeds out of deception and insincerity and therefore it is cxceedingly improper. I know your secret intentions, O king from your outward acts.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.9
पञ्च पञ्चैव लिप्सन्ति ग्रामकान् पाण्डवा नृप। न च दित्ससि तेभ्यस्तांस्तच्छा न करिष्यसि॥
pañca pañcaiva lipsanti grāmakān pāṇḍavā nṛpa| na ca ditsasi tebhyastāṃstacchā na kariṣyasi||
The five Pandavas, O king desire only five villages. If you do not give them those they will not conclude peace.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.10
अर्थेन तु महाबाहुं वार्ष्णेयं त्वं जिहीर्षसि। अनेन चाप्युपायेन पाण्डवेभ्यो विभेत्स्यसि॥
arthena tu mahābāhuṃ vārṣṇeyaṃ tvaṃ jihīrṣasi| anena cāpyupāyena pāṇḍavebhyo vibhetsyasi||
You desire to win the son of Vrishnis to your own side by wealth; and by this means you want to create gull between himself and the Pandavas.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.11
न च वित्तेन शक्योऽसौ नोद्यमेन न गर्हया। अन्यो धनंजयात् कर्तुमेतत् तत्त्वं ब्रवीमि ते॥
na ca vittena śakyo'sau nodyamena na garhayā| anyo dhanaṃjayāt kartumetat tattvaṃ bravīmi te||
He cannot, however be separated from Dhananjaya by wealth or by exertions, nor by speaking all about the Pandavas. I tell this you in all sincerity.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.12
वेद कृष्णस्य माहात्म्यं वेदास्य दृढभक्तिताम्। अत्याज्ययस्य जानामि प्राणैस्तुल्यं धनंजयम्॥
veda kṛṣṇasya māhātmyaṃ vedāsya dṛḍhabhaktitām| atyājyayasya jānāmi prāṇaistulyaṃ dhanaṃjayam||
I know the noble-mindedness of Krishna and I know his firm devotion and I know that Dhananjaya is inseparable from him even as life itself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.13
अन्यत् कुम्भादपां पूर्णादन्यत् पादावसेचनात्। अन्यत् कुशलम्प्रश्नान्नैवेक्ष्यति जनार्दनः॥
anyat kumbhādapāṃ pūrṇādanyat pādāvasecanāt| anyat kuśalampraśnānnaivekṣyati janārdanaḥ||
On anything else besides a pot full water and water for washing his feet and interrogations on his health even cast his eyes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.14
यत् त्वस्य प्रियमातिथ्यं मानार्हस्य महात्मनः। तदस्मै क्रियतां राजन् मानार्होऽसौ जनार्दनः॥
yat tvasya priyamātithyaṃ mānārhasya mahātmanaḥ| tadasmai kriyatāṃ rājan mānārho'sau janārdanaḥ||
Show him however, that hospitality which is acceptable to that large-souled one deserving of honour. O king, that Janardana is the proper party for showing honour to.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.15
आशंसमानः कल्याणं कुरूनभ्येति केशवः। येनैव राजन्नर्थेन तदेवास्मा उपाकुरु॥
āśaṃsamānaḥ kalyāṇaṃ kurūnabhyeti keśavaḥ| yenaiva rājannarthena tadevāsmā upākuru||
Keshava comes here expecting to do good to the Kurus. Do that, О king, by which that object may be gained.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.16
शममिच्छति दाशार्हस्तव दुर्योधनस्य च। पाण्डवानां च राजेन्द्र तदस्य वचनं कुरु॥
śamamicchati dāśārhastava duryodhanasya ca| pāṇḍavānāṃ ca rājendra tadasya vacanaṃ kuru||
The scion of the Dasharha race desires peace for yourself and for Duryodhana and for the Pandavas as well, O chief among kings; do you therefore, what he says.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 157.17
पितासि राजन् पुत्रास्ते वृद्धस्त्वं शिशवः परे। वर्तस्व पितृवत् तेषु वर्तन्ते ते हि पुत्रवत्॥
pitāsi rājan putrāste vṛddhastvaṃ śiśavaḥ pare| vartasva pitṛvat teṣu vartante te hi putravat||
O king you are father and they are your sons. you are aged and others are children. Act therefore as befits a father and let them act as your children.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)