Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 224
MBh 3 224.1
वैशम्पायन उवाच वासुदेवस्य तद् वाक्यमनुस्मृत्य युधिष्ठिरः। पुनः पप्रच्छ वार्ष्णेयं कथं मन्दोऽब्रवीदिदम्॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca vāsudevasya tad vākyamanusmṛtya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| punaḥ papraccha vārṣṇeyaṃ kathaṃ mando'bravīdidam||
Vaishampayana said Yudhishthira, remembering these words of Vasudeva again asked the scion of the Vrishni race as to how that fool could say it.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.2
अस्मिन्नभ्यागते काले किं च नः क्षममच्युत। कथं च वर्तमाना वै स्वधर्मान्न च्यवेमहि॥
asminnabhyāgate kāle kiṃ ca naḥ kṣamamacyuta| kathaṃ ca vartamānā vai svadharmānna cyavemahi||
"Under the present circumstances which have developed before us, what should we do, O you who never go away from the right path; and by shaping our course in what way shall we not fall off from the duties of our class.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.3
दुर्योधनस्य कर्णस्य शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। वासुदेव मतक्षोऽसि मम सभ्रातृकस्य च॥
duryodhanasya karṇasya śakuneḥ saubalasya ca| vāsudeva matakṣo'si mama sabhrātṛkasya ca||
O Vasudeva, you know the minds of Duryodhana, Karma, Shakuni and the son of Subala as also of myself along with my brothers.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.4
विदुरस्यापि तद् वाक्यं श्रुतं भीष्मस्य चोभयोः। कुन्त्याश्च विपुलप्रज्ञ प्रज्ञा कात्स्न्येन ते श्रुता॥
vidurasyāpi tad vākyaṃ śrutaṃ bhīṣmasya cobhayoḥ| kuntyāśca vipulaprajña prajñā kātsnyena te śrutā||
The words of Vidura have been heard by you as also those of Bhishma, as also the entire wisdom of the greatly wise Kunti, as embodied in her words.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.5
सर्वमेतदतिक्रम्य विचार्य च पुनः पुनः। क्षमं यन्नो महाबाहो तद् ब्रवीह्यविचारयन्॥
sarvametadatikramya vicārya ca punaḥ punaḥ| kṣamaṃ yanno mahābāho tad bravīhyavicārayan||
Reviewing in your mind all this and reflecting again and again, speak unhesitatingly what our capabilities are, O you of along arms.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.6
श्रुत्वैतद् धर्मराजस्य धर्मार्थसहितं वचः। मेघदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कृष्णो वाक्यमथाब्रवीत्॥
śrutvaitad dharmarājasya dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ| meghadundubhinirghoṣaḥ kṛṣṇo vākyamathābravīt||
Hearing these words of the virtuous king consistent with both virtue and worldly profit, Krishna said these words with the voice resembling the roar of clouds and beat of drums.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.7
कृष्ण उवाच उक्तवानस्मि यद् वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्। न तु तन्निकृतिप्रज्ञे कौरव्ये प्रतितिष्ठति।७॥
kṛṣṇa uvāca uktavānasmi yad vākyaṃ dharmārthasahitaṃ hitam| na tu tannikṛtiprajñe kauravye pratitiṣṭhati|7||
Krishna said The words that you have said consistent with virtue and profit and are indeed to your benefit but then these do not seem acceptable to the son of Kuru, with whom ignorance has now become wisdom.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.8
न च भीष्मस्य दुर्मेधाः शृणोति विदुरस्य वा। मम वा भाषितं किंचित् सर्वमेवातिवर्तते॥
na ca bhīṣmasya durmedhāḥ śṛṇoti vidurasya vā| mama vā bhāṣitaṃ kiṃcit sarvamevātivartate||
That man of bad intellect does not even listen to the words of Bhima nor to those of Vidura nor even the words spoken by me-he disobeys all.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.9
नैष कामयते धर्म नैष कामयते यशः। जितं स मन्यते सर्वं दुरात्मा कर्णमाश्रितः॥
naiṣa kāmayate dharma naiṣa kāmayate yaśaḥ| jitaṃ sa manyate sarvaṃ durātmā karṇamāśritaḥ||
He does not seek virtue, nor does he see renown, under the protection of Karna, that evil souled one considers everything as conquered.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.10
बन्धमाज्ञापयामास मम चापि सुयोधनः। न च तं लब्धवान् कामं दुरात्मा पापनिश्चयः॥
bandhamājñāpayāmāsa mama cāpi suyodhanaḥ| na ca taṃ labdhavān kāmaṃ durātmā pāpaniścayaḥ||
Suyodhana even ordered for my capture; but that evil-souled one of sinful determination did not succeed in his desire.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.11
न च भीष्मो न च द्रोणो युक्तं तत्राहतुर्वचः। सर्वे तमनुवर्तन्ते ऋते विदुरमच्युत॥
na ca bhīṣmo na ca droṇo yuktaṃ tatrāhaturvacaḥ| sarve tamanuvartante ṛte viduramacyuta||
In that case neither Bhishma nor Drona said anything-in fact all follow him more or less save Vidura, O you who never swerve from your duties.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.12
शकुनिः सौबलश्चैव कर्णदुःशासनावपि। त्यय्युक्तान्यभाषन्त मूढा मूढममर्षणम्॥
śakuniḥ saubalaścaiva karṇaduḥśāsanāvapi| tyayyuktānyabhāṣanta mūḍhā mūḍhamamarṣaṇam||
Shakuni, the son of Subala, Karna and Dushasana-all these fools, spoke of you in a way you did not deserve, to that wrathful one.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.13
किं च तेन मयोक्तेन यान्यभाषत कौरवः। संक्षेपेण दुरात्मासौ न युक्तं त्वयि वर्तते॥
kiṃ ca tena mayoktena yānyabhāṣata kauravaḥ| saṃkṣepeṇa durātmāsau na yuktaṃ tvayi vartate||
What is the use of my repeating everything that the son of Kuru said; in brief that evilsouled one does not hold the opinion, you deserve, of yourself.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.14
पार्थिवेषु न सर्वेषु य इमे तव सैनिकाः। यत् पापं यन्नकल्याणं सर्वं तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम्॥
pārthiveṣu na sarveṣu ya ime tava sainikāḥ| yat pāpaṃ yannakalyāṇaṃ sarvaṃ tasmin pratiṣṭhitam||
Not even in all these rulers of the earth who constitute your army combined is there the same wickedness and the want of righteousness as is rooted in him.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.15
न चापि वयमत्यर्थं परित्यागेन कहिंचित्। कौरवैः शममिच्छामस्तत्र युद्धमनन्तरम्॥
na cāpi vayamatyarthaṃ parityāgena kahiṃcit| kauravaiḥ śamamicchāmastatra yuddhamanantaram||
We do not desire peace with the sons of Kuru, at the sacrifice of our own interest and therefore war is what we should follow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.16
वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थिवाः सर्वे वासुदेवस्य भाषितम्। अब्रुवन्तो मुखं राज्ञःसमुदैक्षन्त भारत॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca tacchrutvā pārthivāḥ sarve vāsudevasya bhāṣitam| abruvanto mukhaṃ rājñaḥsamudaikṣanta bhārata||
Vaishampayana said Hearing those words spoken by Vasudeva all the kings looked on the face of the king Yudhishthira, without saying anything, O Bharata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.17
युधिष्ठिरस्त्वभिप्रायमभिलक्ष्य महीक्षिताम्। योगमाज्ञापयामास भीमार्जुनयमैः सह॥
yudhiṣṭhirastvabhiprāyamabhilakṣya mahīkṣitām| yogamājñāpayāmāsa bhīmārjunayamaiḥ saha||
Yudhishthira too having divined the intentions of those kings ordered for the arraying of the troops along with Bhima and Arjuna and the twins.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.18
ततः किलकिलाभूतमनीकं पाण्डवस्य ह। आज्ञापिते तदा योगे समहष्यन्त सैनिकाः॥
tataḥ kilakilābhūtamanīkaṃ pāṇḍavasya ha| ājñāpite tadā yoge samahaṣyanta sainikāḥ||
Then was there a din in the army of the Pandavas, and on the order of the arraying troops being given the soldiers became cheerful.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.19
अवध्यानां वधं पश्यन् धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। निःश्वसन भीमसेनं च विजयं चेदमब्रवीत्॥
avadhyānāṃ vadhaṃ paśyan dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| niḥśvasana bhīmasenaṃ ca vijayaṃ cedamabravīt||
The virtuous king Yudhishthira, now seeing that a slaughter of innocent men was unavoidable, began to sign repeatedly and said these words to Bhimasena and Vijaya.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.20
यदर्थं वनवासश्च प्राप्तं दुःखं च यन्मया। सोऽयमस्मानुपैत्येव परोऽनर्थः प्रयत्नतः॥
yadarthaṃ vanavāsaśca prāptaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca yanmayā| so'yamasmānupaityeva paro'narthaḥ prayatnataḥ||
The very thing to avoid which (a war) I went to exile in the forest and experienced other troubles-that Very calamity overtakes us as if with a set purpose.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.21
तस्मिन् यत्नः कृतोऽस्माभिः स नो हीनः प्रयत्नतः। अकृते तु प्रयत्नेऽस्मानुपावृत्तः कलिर्महान्॥
tasmin yatnaḥ kṛto'smābhiḥ sa no hīnaḥ prayatnataḥ| akṛte tu prayatne'smānupāvṛttaḥ kalirmahān||
The object, for which we took so much care, leaves as for our wishing it; and without our wishing for it has the mighty Kali come.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.22
कथं ह्यवध्यैः संग्रामः कार्यः सह भविष्यति। कथं हत्वा गुरून् वृद्धान् विजयो नो भविष्यति॥
kathaṃ hyavadhyaiḥ saṃgrāmaḥ kāryaḥ saha bhaviṣyati| kathaṃ hatvā gurūn vṛddhān vijayo no bhaviṣyati||
How shall we fight with these who cannot be slain and who lead honorable lives and how now can we expect victory by slaying aged men our elders?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.23
तच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य सव्यसाची परंतपः। यदुक्तं वासुदेवेन श्रावयामास तद् वचः॥
tacchrutvā dharmarājasya savyasācī paraṃtapaḥ| yaduktaṃ vāsudevena śrāvayāmāsa tad vacaḥ||
Savyasachin that chastiser of foes, hearing these words of the virtuous king, repeated before him the words said by Vasudeva (in this connection).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.24
उक्तवान् देवकीपुत्रः कुन्त्याच विदुरस्य च। वचनं तत् त्वया राजन् निखिलेनावधारितम्॥
uktavān devakīputraḥ kuntyāca vidurasya ca| vacanaṃ tat tvayā rājan nikhilenāvadhāritam||
(He said addressing Yudhishthira), you have, O king, understood the words spoken by Kunti and Vidura in their entirely as repeated before you by the son of Devaki.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.25
न च तौ वक्ष्यतोऽधर्ममिति मे नैष्ठिकी मतिः। नापि युक्तं च कौन्तेय निवर्तितुमयुध्यतः॥
na ca tau vakṣyato'dharmamiti me naiṣṭhikī matiḥ| nāpi yuktaṃ ca kaunteya nivartitumayudhyataḥ||
I firmly adhere to the opinion that they will not say what is unrighteous, not is it proper, O son of Kunti, that we should turn back without enjoying war."
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.26
तच्छ्रुत्वा वासुदेवोऽपि सव्यसाचिवचस्तदा। स्मयमानोऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं पार्थमेवमिति ब्रुवन्॥
tacchrutvā vāsudevo'pi savyasācivacastadā| smayamāno'bravīd vākyaṃ pārthamevamiti bruvan||
Vasudeva too hearing those words of Savyasachin, said laughingly to the son of Pritha (Arjuna) “It is as you have said.”
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 224.27
ततस्ते धृतसंकल्पा युद्धाय सहसैनिकाः। पाण्डवेया महाराज तां रात्रिं सुखमावसन्॥
tataste dhṛtasaṃkalpā yuddhāya sahasainikāḥ| pāṇḍaveyā mahārāja tāṃ rātriṃ sukhamāvasan||
Then did those sons of Pandu make up their minds for war, O great king, and passed the night with their soldiers without any mental agitation. um f
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)