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न हि अर्जुनसमः कः चित् युधि योद्धा धनुर्धरः भविता वा पुमान् कः चित् मत्समः वा गदाधरःna hi arjunasamaḥ kaḥ cit yudhi yoddhā dhanurdharaḥ bhavitā vā pumān kaḥ cit matsamaḥ vā gadādharaḥthere is no warrior in battle, no archer, equal to Arjuna, nor will there be; and there is no man equal to me with the mace
सत्त्वेन कुरुते युद्धम् राजन् सुबलवान् अपि न प्रमाणेन न उत्साहात् सत्त्वस्थः भव पाण्डवsattvena kurute yuddham rājan subalavān api na pramāṇena na utsāhāt sattvasthaḥ bhava pāṇḍavaeven one who is very strong wages war through steadfastness, o king, not through size and not through mere zeal; be grounded in steadfastness, o Pandava
सत्त्वम् हि मूलम् अर्थस्य वितथम् यत् अतः अन्यथा न तु प्रसक्तम् भवति वृक्षच्छाया इव हैमनीsattvam hi mūlam arthasya vitatham yat ataḥ anyathā na tu prasaktam bhavati vṛkṣacchāyā iva haimanīsteadfastness is the root of success; anything else is false; but it does not hold on its own, like a tree's shade in winter
अर्थत्यागः हि कार्यः स्यात् अर्थम् श्रेयांसम् इच्छता बीजौपम्येन कौन्तेय मा ते भूत् अत्र संशयःarthatyāgaḥ hi kāryaḥ syāt artham śreyāṃsam icchatā bījaupamyena kaunteya mā te bhūt atra saṃśayaḥone desiring the greater good must be ready to give up a lesser gain, by the analogy of the seed, o Kaunteya; have no doubt of this
अर्थेन तु समः अनर्थः यत्र लभ्येत न उदयः न तत्र विपणः कार्यः खरकण्डूयितम् हि तत्arthena tu samaḥ anarthaḥ yatra labhyeta na udayaḥ na tatra vipaṇaḥ kāryaḥ kharakaṇḍūyitam hi tatbut where the harm is equal to the gain and there is no rise, there one should not bargain; that is like the scratching of a donkey
एवम् एव मनुष्येन्द्र धर्मम् त्यक्त्वा अल्पकम् नरः बृहन्तम् धर्मम् आप्नोति स बुद्धः इति निश्चितःevam eva manuṣyendra dharmam tyaktvā alpakam naraḥ bṛhantam dharmam āpnoti sa buddhaḥ iti niścitaḥjust so, o lord of men, a man who gives up a small dharma attains a great dharma; he is deemed wise — this is certain
अमित्रम् मित्रसंपन्नम् मित्रैः भिन्दन्ति पण्डिताः भिन्नैः मित्रैः परित्यक्तम् दुर्बलम् कुरुते वशेamitram mitrasaṃpannam mitraiḥ bhindanti paṇḍitāḥ bhinnaiḥ mitraiḥ parityaktam durbalam kurute vaśethe wise split an enemy rich in friends through his friends; deserted by his broken friends and weakened, they bring him under their power
सत्त्वेन कुरुते युद्धम् राजन् सुबलवान् अपि न उद्यमेन न होत्राभिः सर्वाः स्वीकुरुते प्रजाःsattvena kurute yuddham rājan subalavān api na udyamena na hotrābhiḥ sarvāḥ svīkurute prajāḥeven one who is very strong wages war through steadfastness, o king; it is not through effort alone, nor through offerings, that he wins over all the people
सर्वथा संहतैः एव दुर्बलैः बलवान् अपि अमित्रः शक्यते हन्तुम् मधुहा भ्रमरैः इवsarvathā saṃhataiḥ eva durbalaiḥ balavān api amitraḥ śakyate hantum madhuhā bhramaraiḥ ivain every way, even a strong enemy can be slain by the weak when they are wholly united, as a honey-thief is slain by bees
यथा राजन् प्रजाः सर्वाः सूर्यः पाति गभस्तिभिः अत्ति च एव तथा एव त्वम् सवितुः सदृशः भवyathā rājan prajāḥ sarvāḥ sūryaḥ pāti gabhastibhiḥ atti ca eva tathā eva tvam savituḥ sadṛśaḥ bhavaas the sun, o king, protects all creatures with its rays and also consumes them, so too should you be like the sun
एतत् हि अपि तपः राजन् पुराणम् इति नः श्रुतम् विधिना पालनम् भूमेः यत् कृतम् नः पितामहैःetat hi api tapaḥ rājan purāṇam iti naḥ śrutam vidhinā pālanam bhūmeḥ yat kṛtam naḥ pitāmahaiḥthis too, o king, is an ancient austerity, as we have heard: the rightful protection of the earth practiced by our forefathers
अपेयात् किल भाः सूर्यात् लक्ष्मीः चन्द्रमसः तथा इति लोकः व्यवसितः दृष्ट्वा इमाम् भवतः व्यथाम्apeyāt kila bhāḥ sūryāt lakṣmīḥ candramasaḥ tathā iti lokaḥ vyavasitaḥ dṛṣṭvā imām bhavataḥ vyathāmseeing this suffering of yours, the world has concluded: the sun's radiance might well depart from it, and so too the moon's beauty
भवतः च प्रशंसाभिः निन्दाभिः इतरस्य च कथायुक्ताः परिषदः पृथक् राजन् समागताःbhavataḥ ca praśaṃsābhiḥ nindābhiḥ itarasya ca kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthak rājan samāgatāḥdifferent assemblies, o king, gather everywhere, filled with talk that praises you and blames the other
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कश्kaśoriginal form "kaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्cinoriginal form "cin", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मत्समोmatsamooriginal form "matsamo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युद्धंyuddhaṃoriginal form "yuddhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोत्साहात्notsāhātoriginal form "notsāhāt", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्त्वस्थोsattvasthooriginal form "sattvastho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सत्त्वंsattvaṃoriginal form "sattvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वितथंvitathaṃoriginal form "vitathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतोatooriginal form "ato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽन्यथा'nyathāoriginal form "'nyathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रसक्तंprasaktaṃoriginal form "prasaktaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृक्षच्छायेवvṛkṣacchāyevaoriginal form "vṛkṣacchāyeva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थत्यागोarthatyāgooriginal form "arthatyāgo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्याद्syādoriginal form "syād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थंarthaṃoriginal form "arthaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूद्bhūdoriginal form "bhūd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समोsamooriginal form "samo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽनर्थो'narthooriginal form "'nartho", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोदयःnodayaḥoriginal form "nodayaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
खरकण्डूयितंkharakaṇḍūyitaṃoriginal form "kharakaṇḍūyitaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धर्मंdharmaṃoriginal form "dharmaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्यक्त्वाल्पकंtyaktvālpakaṃoriginal form "tyaktvālpakaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बृहन्तंbṛhantaṃoriginal form "bṛhantaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धbuddhaoriginal form "buddha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अमित्रंamitraṃoriginal form "amitraṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मित्रसंपन्नंmitrasaṃpannaṃoriginal form "mitrasaṃpannaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मित्रैर्mitrairoriginal form "mitrair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भिन्नैर्bhinnairoriginal form "bhinnair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परित्यक्तंparityaktaṃoriginal form "parityaktaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुर्बलंdurbalaṃoriginal form "durbalaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युद्धंyuddhaṃoriginal form "yuddhaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोद्यमेनnodyamenaoriginal form "nodyamena", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
संहतैर्saṃhatairoriginal form "saṃhatair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुर्बलैर्durbalairoriginal form "durbalair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हन्तुंhantuṃoriginal form "hantuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भ्रमरैर्bhramarairoriginal form "bhramarair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवtathaivaoriginal form "tathaiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सदृशोsadṛśooriginal form "sadṛśo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ध्य्dhyoriginal form "dhy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तपोtapooriginal form "tapo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पालनंpālanaṃoriginal form "pālanaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूमेर्bhūmeroriginal form "bhūmer", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कृतंkṛtaṃoriginal form "kṛtaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूर्याल्sūryāloriginal form "sūryāl", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लक्ष्मीश्lakṣmīśoriginal form "lakṣmīś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चन्द्रमसस्candramasasoriginal form "candramasas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
लोकोlokooriginal form "loko", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
व्यवसितोvyavasitooriginal form "vyavasito", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दृष्ट्वेमांdṛṣṭvemāṃoriginal form "dṛṣṭvemāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवतोbhavatooriginal form "bhavato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भवतश्bhavataśoriginal form "bhavataś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रशंसाभिर्praśaṃsābhiroriginal form "praśaṃsābhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निन्दाभिर्nindābhiroriginal form "nindābhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पृथग्pṛthagoriginal form "pṛthag", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Bhima joins military strategy with royal symbolism. A king must be like the sun: nourishing, and, when needed, burning. In his speech sounds a demand not merely for revenge, but for the restoration of the visible strength of righteous order.