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यदि न स्युः मनुष्येषु क्षमिणः पृथिवीसमाः न स्यात् संधिः मनुष्याणाम् क्रोधमूलः हि विग्रहःyadi na syuḥ manuṣyeṣu kṣamiṇaḥ pṛthivīsamāḥ na syāt saṃdhiḥ manuṣyāṇām krodhamūlaḥ hi vigrahaḥif among men there were none patient, equal to the earth, there would be no bond among men, for strife is rooted in anger
अभिषक्तः हि अभिषजेत् आहन्यात् गुरुणा हतः एवम् विनाशः भूतानाम् अधर्मः प्रथितः भवेत्abhiṣaktaḥ hi abhiṣajet āhanyāt guruṇā hataḥ evam vināśaḥ bhūtānām adharmaḥ prathitaḥ bhavetthe insulted would insult in return, the struck would strike back when hit by an elder; thus the destruction of beings and unrighteousness would spread
आक्रुष्टः पुरुषः सर्वः प्रत्याक्रोशेत् अनन्तरम् प्रतिहन्यात् हतः च एव तथा हिंस्यात् च हिंसितःākruṣṭaḥ puruṣaḥ sarvaḥ pratyākrośet anantaram pratihanyāt hataḥ ca eva tathā hiṃsyāt ca hiṃsitaḥevery man who was reviled would revile back at once, the struck would strike in return, and the injured would injure
हन्युः हि पितरः पुत्रान् पुत्राः च अपि तथा पितॄन् हन्युः च पतयः भार्याः पतीन् भार्याः तथा एव चhanyuḥ hi pitaraḥ putrān putrāḥ ca api tathā pitṝn hanyuḥ ca patayaḥ bhāryāḥ patīn bhāryāḥ tathā eva cafathers would kill sons, and sons likewise fathers; husbands would kill wives, and wives likewise husbands
एवम् संकुपिते लोके जन्म कृष्णे न विद्यते प्रजानाम् संधिमूलम् हि जन्म विद्धि शुभाननेevam saṃkupite loke janma kṛṣṇe na vidyate prajānām saṃdhimūlam hi janma viddhi śubhānanethus, in a world so enraged, O Krishna, there would be no birth; know, O fair-faced one, that the birth of creatures is rooted in bonding
ताः क्षीयेरन् प्रजाः सर्वाः क्षिप्रम् द्रौपदि तादृशे तस्मात् मन्युः विनाशाय प्रजानाम् अभवाय चtāḥ kṣīyeran prajāḥ sarvāḥ kṣipram draupadi tādṛśe tasmāt manyuḥ vināśāya prajānām abhavāya cain such a world all creatures would quickly perish, Draupadi; therefore wrath leads to the destruction and non-being of creatures
यस्मात् तु लोके दृश्यन्ते क्षमिणः पृथिवीसमाः तस्मात् जन्म च भूतानाम् भवः च प्रतिपद्यतेyasmāt tu loke dṛśyante kṣamiṇaḥ pṛthivīsamāḥ tasmāt janma ca bhūtānām bhavaḥ ca pratipadyatebut since patient ones equal to the earth are seen in the world, therefore the birth and continuance of beings goes on
क्षन्तव्यम् पुरुषेण इह सर्वासु आपत्सु शोभने क्षमा भवः हि भूतानाम् जन्म च एव प्रकीर्तितम्kṣantavyam puruṣeṇa iha sarvāsu āpatsu śobhane kṣamā bhavaḥ hi bhūtānām janma ca eva prakīrtitama man should forbear here in all misfortunes, O beautiful one; forbearance is proclaimed as the being and birth of creatures
आक्रुष्टः ताडितः क्रुद्धः क्षमते यः बलीयसा यः च नित्यम् जितक्रोधः विद्वान् उत्तमपूरुषःākruṣṭaḥ tāḍitaḥ kruddhaḥ kṣamate yaḥ balīyasā yaḥ ca nityam jitakrodhaḥ vidvān uttamapūruṣaḥone who, reviled, struck, and enraged by someone stronger, still forbears, and one who has always conquered anger, the knowing one — such is the highest man
प्रभाववान् अपि नरः तस्य लोकाः सनातनाः क्रोधनः तु अल्पविज्ञानः प्रेत्य च इह च नश्यतिprabhāvavān api naraḥ tasya lokāḥ sanātanāḥ krodhanaḥ tu alpavijñānaḥ pretya ca iha ca naśyatito such a man, even if powerful, belong eternal worlds; but the wrathful one, of little understanding, perishes both after death and here
स्युर्syuroriginal form "syur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संधिर्saṃdhiroriginal form "saṃdhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मनुष्याणांmanuṣyāṇāṃoriginal form "manuṣyāṇāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधमूलोkrodhamūlooriginal form "krodhamūlo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभिषक्तोabhiṣaktooriginal form "abhiṣakto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अभिषजेद्abhiṣajedoriginal form "abhiṣajed", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आहन्याद्āhanyādoriginal form "āhanyād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंevaṃoriginal form "evaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विनाशोvināśooriginal form "vināśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रथितोprathitooriginal form "prathito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रत्याक्रोशेद्pratyākrośedoriginal form "pratyākrośed", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रतिहन्याद्pratihanyādoriginal form "pratihanyād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धतश्dhataśoriginal form "dhataś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिंस्याच्hiṃsyācoriginal form "hiṃsyāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हन्युर्hanyuroriginal form "hanyur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुत्राश्putrāśoriginal form "putrāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चापिcāpioriginal form "cāpi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हन्युश्hanyuśoriginal form "hanyuś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पतयोpatayooriginal form "patayo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भार्यास्bhāryāsoriginal form "bhāryās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंevaṃoriginal form "evaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजानांprajānāṃoriginal form "prajānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संधिमूलंsaṃdhimūlaṃoriginal form "saṃdhimūlaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षिप्रंkṣipraṃoriginal form "kṣipraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्मान्tasmānoriginal form "tasmān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मन्युर्manyuroriginal form "manyur", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तस्माज्tasmājoriginal form "tasmāj", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूतानांbhūtānāṃoriginal form "bhūtānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवश्bhavaśoriginal form "bhavaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षन्तव्यंkṣantavyaṃoriginal form "kṣantavyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषेणेहpuruṣeṇehaoriginal form "puruṣeṇeha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वास्व्sarvāsvoriginal form "sarvāsv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवोbhavooriginal form "bhavo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूतानांbhūtānāṃoriginal form "bhūtānāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आक्रुष्टस्ākruṣṭasoriginal form "ākruṣṭas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
योyooriginal form "yo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यश्yaśoriginal form "yaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नित्यंnityaṃoriginal form "nityaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जितक्रोधोjitakrodhooriginal form "jitakrodho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नरस्narasoriginal form "naras", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रोधनस्krodhanasoriginal form "krodhanas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्व्tvoriginal form "tv", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेहcehaoriginal form "ceha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Yudhishthira thinks not only of himself and his enemies. He sees the social fabric: if everyone answers blow with blow, the world ceases to bring forth life. Forbearance sustains the very possibility of relationship.