Mahabharata — Volume VI (Dutt edition) — Chapter 43

MBh 6 43.1

संजय उवाच ततः पुनर्महाराज मद्रराजमरिंदमः। अभ्यभाषत राधेयः संनिवार्योत्तरं वचः। ॥

saṃjaya uvāca tataḥ punarmahārāja madrarājamariṃdamaḥ| abhyabhāṣata rādheyaḥ saṃnivāryottaraṃ vacaḥ| ||

Sanjaya said Once more, O great king, thus silencing the king of Madras, the son of Radha, the chastiser of foes, said to him.

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

MBh 6 43.2

यत् त्वं निदर्शनार्थं मां शल्य जल्पितवानसि। नाहं शक्यस्त्वया वाचा बिभीषयितुमाहवे॥

yat tvaṃ nidarśanārthaṃ māṃ śalya jalpitavānasi| nāhaṃ śakyastvayā vācā bibhīṣayitumāhave||

As a rejoinder to what you have said to me, O Shalya, by way of examples I tell you that I am not to be frightened by you in battle with your words.

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

MBh 6 43.3

यदि मां देवताः सर्वा योधयेयुः सवासवाः। तथापि मे भयं न स्यात् किमु पार्थात् सकेशवात्॥

yadi māṃ devatāḥ sarvā yodhayeyuḥ savāsavāḥ| tathāpi me bhayaṃ na syāt kimu pārthāt sakeśavāt||

If all the gods with Vasava come to fight with me I will not fear them what to speak of my fear from Partha and Kesava.

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

MBh 6 43.4

नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यो वामात्रेण कथंचन। अन्यं जानिहि यः शक्यस्त्वया भीषयितुं रणे।॥

nāhaṃ bhīṣayituṃ śakyo vāmātreṇa kathaṃcana| anyaṃ jānihi yaḥ śakyastvayā bhīṣayituṃ raṇe|||

I am not to be frightened by mere words. O Shalya, he, whom you will be able to frighten in battle, is some other person.

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

MBh 6 43.5

नीचस्य बलमेतावत् पारुष्यं यत्त्वमात्थ माम्। अशक्तो मद्गुणान् वक्तुं वल्गसे बहु दुर्मते॥

nīcasya balametāvat pāruṣyaṃ yattvamāttha mām| aśakto madguṇān vaktuṃ valgase bahu durmate||

You have addressed many unpleasant words to me. Therein lies the strength of a mean person, O you of wicked soul; you can speak of my merits and so you say many unpleasant words.

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

MBh 6 43.6

न हि कर्णः समुद्भूतो भयार्थमिह मद्रका विक्रमार्थमहं जातो यशोऽर्थं च तथाऽऽत्मनः॥

na hi karṇaḥ samudbhūto bhayārthamiha madrakā vikramārthamahaṃ jāto yaśo'rthaṃ ca tathā''tmanaḥ||

Karna is not born for fear in battle, O Madraka. I am rather born to display my valour and achieve glory for my own self.

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

MBh 6 43.7

सखिभावेन सौहार्दान्मित्रभावेन चैव हि। कारणैस्त्रिभिरेतैस्त्वं शल्य जीवसि साम्प्रतम्॥

sakhibhāvena sauhārdānmitrabhāvena caiva hi| kāraṇaistribhiretaistvaṃ śalya jīvasi sāmpratam||

Out of friendship for you, out of my affection and on account of your being an ally-for these three reasons, you still live, O Shalya.

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

MBh 6 43.8

राशंश्च धार्तराष्ट्रस्य कार्यं सुमहदुद्यतम्। मयि तचाहितं शल्य तेन जीवसि मे क्षणम्॥

rāśaṃśca dhārtarāṣṭrasya kāryaṃ sumahadudyatam| mayi tacāhitaṃ śalya tena jīvasi me kṣaṇam||

A great work is now to be done for the king Dhritarashtra. This work depends on me, O Shalya and therefore you live for a moment,

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

MBh 6 43.9

कृतंश्च समयः पूर्वं क्षन्यव्यं विप्रियं तव। ऋते शल्यसहस्रेण विजयेयमहं परान्। मित्रद्रोहस्तु पापीयानिति जीवसि साम्प्रतम्॥

kṛtaṃśca samayaḥ pūrvaṃ kṣanyavyaṃ vipriyaṃ tava| ṛte śalyasahasreṇa vijayeyamahaṃ parān| mitradrohastu pāpīyāniti jīvasi sāmpratam||

I made this agreement with you formerly that I would forgive you for all your unpleasant words. This agreement I will observe and for this you still live. Without a thousand Shalyas I will vanquish my enemies. The injurer of a friend is sinful. It is for this you live for the present.

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