SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः माम् अब्रवीत् सूतः प्राञ्जलिः प्रणतः नृप साधु संपश्य वार्ष्णेय शाल्वम् सौभपतिं स्थितम्tataḥ mām abravīt sūtaḥ prāñjaliḥ praṇataḥ nṛpa sādhu saṃpaśya vārṣṇeya śālvam saubhapatiṃ sthitamThen the charioteer, joining his palms and bowing, said to me, O king: 'Look closely, Varshneya -- Shalva, lord of the Saubha, stands before you'
अलम् कृष्ण अवमन्यैनम् साधु यत्नम् समाचर मार्दवम् सखिताम् च एव शाल्वात् अद्य व्यपाहरalam kṛṣṇa avamanyainam sādhu yatnam samācara mārdavam sakhitām ca eva śālvāt adya vyapāhara'Enough, Krishna, of underestimating him; make a proper effort; set aside your gentleness and friendship toward Shalva today'
जहि शाल्वम् महाबाहो मा एनम् जीवय केशव सर्वैः पराक्रमैः वीर वध्यः शत्रुः अमित्रहन्jahi śālvam mahābāho mā enam jīvaya keśava sarvaiḥ parākramaiḥ vīra vadhyaḥ śatruḥ amitrahan'Kill Shalva, O mighty-armed one; do not let him live, Keshava; with all your might, O hero, the enemy must be slain, destroyer of foes'
न शत्रुः अवमन्तव्यः दुर्बलः अपि बलीयसा यः अपि स्यात् पीठगः कः चित् किम् पुनः समरे स्थितःna śatruḥ avamantavyaḥ durbalaḥ api balīyasā yaḥ api syāt pīṭhagaḥ kaḥ cit kim punaḥ samare sthitaḥ'An enemy must not be despised by the strong even if weak -- let alone one seated apart, still less one standing in battle'
स त्वम् पुरुषशार्दूल सर्वयत्नैः इमम् प्रभो जहि वृष्णिकुलश्रेष्ठ मा त्वाम् कालः अत्यगात् पुनःsa tvam puruṣaśārdūla sarvayatnaiḥ imam prabho jahi vṛṣṇikulaśreṣṭha mā tvām kālaḥ atyagāt punaḥ'So you, tiger among men, with all your might, O lord, kill him, best of the Vrishni race; let not time pass you by again'
न एष मार्दवसाध्यः वै मतः न अपि सखा तव येन त्वम् योधितः वीर द्वारका च अवमर्दिताna eṣa mārdavasādhyaḥ vai mataḥ na api sakhā tava yena tvam yodhitaḥ vīra dvārakā ca avamarditā'He is not one to be won over by gentleness, nor is he your friend, for he made war on you, O hero, and ravaged Dvaraka'
एवमादि तु कौन्तेय श्रुत्वा अहम् सारथेः वचः तत्त्वम् एतत् इति ज्ञात्वा युद्धे मतिम् अधारयम्evamādi tu kaunteya śrutvā aham sāratheḥ vacaḥ tattvam etat iti jñātvā yuddhe matim adhārayamHearing such words from the charioteer, O son of Kunti, I understood this to be the truth and fixed my mind on battle
वधाय शाल्वराजस्य सौभस्य च निपातने दारुकम् च अब्रुवम् वीर मुहूर्तम् स्थीयताम् इतिvadhāya śālvarājasya saubhasya ca nipātane dārukam ca abruvam vīra muhūrtam sthīyatām itiFor the killing of King Shalva and the destruction of the Saubha, I said to Daruka: 'Halt for a moment, O hero'
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणतोpraṇatooriginal form "praṇato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शाल्वंśālvaṃoriginal form "śālvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अलंalaṃoriginal form "alaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृष्णावमन्यैनंkṛṣṇāvamanyainaṃoriginal form "kṛṣṇāvamanyainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यत्नंyatnaṃoriginal form "yatnaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मार्दवंmārdavaṃoriginal form "mārdavaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सखितांsakhitāṃoriginal form "sakhitāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शाल्वाद्śālvādoriginal form "śālvād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शाल्वंśālvaṃoriginal form "śālvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मैनंmainaṃoriginal form "mainaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पराक्रमैर्parākramairoriginal form "parākramair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शत्रुर्śatruroriginal form "śatrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शत्रुर्śatruroriginal form "śatrur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवमन्तव्योavamantavyooriginal form "avamantavyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुर्बलोdurbalooriginal form "durbalo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपि'pioriginal form "'pi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽपि'pioriginal form "'pi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
किंkiṃoriginal form "kiṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वयत्नैर्sarvayatnairoriginal form "sarvayatnair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इमंimaṃoriginal form "imaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वांtvāṃoriginal form "tvāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कालोkālooriginal form "kālo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽत्यगात्'tyagātoriginal form "'tyagāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैषnaiṣaoriginal form "naiṣa", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मार्दवसाध्योmārdavasādhyooriginal form "mārdavasādhyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मतोmatooriginal form "mato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नापिnāpioriginal form "nāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योधितोyodhitooriginal form "yodhito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चावमर्दिताcāvamarditāoriginal form "cāvamarditā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रुत्वाहंśrutvāhaṃoriginal form "śrutvāhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सारथेर्sāratheroriginal form "sārather", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दारुकंdārukaṃoriginal form "dārukaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चाब्रुवंcābruvaṃoriginal form "cābruvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मुहूर्तंmuhūrtaṃoriginal form "muhūrtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Daruka reminds Krishna not of cruelty but of measure. Gentleness becomes a fault when shown to one who deliberately destroys and, given more time, will only do more harm. Mercy is not obliged to prolong violence.