Mahabharata · 1.194.15–16
॥
Devanāgarī
यावन्न् आयाति वार्ष्णेयः कर्षन् यादववाहिनीम् ॥
राज्यार्थे पाण्डवेयानां तावद् एवाशु विक्रम ॥
वसूनि विविधान् भोगान् राज्यम् एव च केवलम् ॥
नात्याज्यम् अस्ति कृष्णस्य पाण्डवार्थे महीपते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yāvann āyāti vārṣṇeyaḥ karṣan yādavavāhinīm ||
rājyārthe pāṇḍaveyānāṃ tāvad evāśu vikrama ||
vasūni vividhān bhogān rājyam eva ca kevalam ||
nātyājyam asti kṛṣṇasya pāṇḍavārthe mahīpate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यावत् न आयाति वार्ष्णेयः कर्षन् यादववाहिनीम्yāvat na āyāti vārṣṇeyaḥ karṣan yādavavāhinīmwhile Varshneya [Krishna] has not yet come, leading the Yadava host,
राज्यार्थे पाण्डवेयानां तावत् एव आशु विक्रमrājyārthe pāṇḍaveyānāṃ tāvat eva āśu vikramafor the sake of the Pandavas' kingdom, show your valor at once;
वसूनि विविधान् भोगान् राज्यम् एव च केवलम्vasūni vividhān bhogān rājyam eva ca kevalamriches, manifold pleasures, and the kingdom entire —
न अत्याज्यम् अस्ति कृष्णस्य पाण्डवार्थे महीपतेna atyājyam asti kṛṣṇasya pāṇḍavārthe mahīpatethere is nothing Krishna would not give up for the Pandavas' sake, O lord of the earth;
यावन्न्yāvannoriginal form "yāvann", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तावद्tāvadoriginal form "tāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवाशुevāśuoriginal form "evāśu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नात्याज्यम्nātyājyamoriginal form "nātyājyam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"While Varshneya has not yet come, leading the Yadava host for the sake of the Pandavas' kingdom, show your valor at once; for there is nothing — no riches, no pleasures, not the kingdom entire — that Krishna would not give up for the Pandavas' sake, O lord of the earth."
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Here the enemy himself testifies to the Lord's boundless love for His own. Telling is Karna's admission: Krishna will give up everything for the Pandavas' sake — riches, pleasures, the kingdom itself. Here the highest truth is disclosed: the Lord spares nothing for His devotees, and so the enemy's fear at His coming is well founded. Thus the scripture reveals that Krishna Himself stands behind the Pandavas; and the foe, without meaning to, proclaims His devotion to His own.