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Droṇa-vākya-parva (Droṇa's Word)4.26.7-10
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Mahabharata · 4.26.7-10
॥
Devanāgarī

सांप्रतं चैव यत् कार्यं तच् च क्षिप्रम् अकालिकम् ॥
क्रियतां साधु संचिन्त्य वासश् चैषां प्रचिन्त्यताम् ॥
यथावत् पाण्डुपुत्राणां सर्वार्थेषु धृतात्मनाम् ॥
दुर्ज्ञेयाः खलु शूरास् ते अपापास् तपसा वृताः ॥
शुद्धात्मा गुणवान् पार्थः सत्यवान् नीतिमाञ् शुचिः ॥
तेजोराशिर् असंख्येयो गृह्णीयाद् अपि चक्षुषी ॥
विज्ञाय क्रियतां तस्माद् भूयश् च मृगयामहे ॥
ब्राह्मणैश् चारकैः सिद्धैर् ये चान्ये तद्विदो जनाः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sāṃprataṃ caiva yat kāryaṃ tac ca kṣipram akālikam ||
kriyatāṃ sādhu saṃcintya vāsaś caiṣāṃ pracintyatām ||
yathāvat pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ sarvārtheṣu dhṛtātmanām ||
durjñeyāḥ khalu śūrās te apāpās tapasā vṛtāḥ ||
śuddhātmā guṇavān pārthaḥ satyavān nītimāñ śuciḥ ||
tejorāśir asaṃkhyeyo gṛhṇīyād api cakṣuṣī ||
vijñāya kriyatāṃ tasmād bhūyaś ca mṛgayāmahe ||
brāhmaṇaiś cārakaiḥ siddhair ye cānye tadvido janāḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सांप्रतंsāṃprataṃnow, at present
चैवcaivaand indeed
यत्yatwhat, which
कार्यंkāryaṃtask, that which should be done
तच्tacthis
चcaand
क्षिप्रम्kṣipramquickly
अकालिकम्akālikamform of "akālikam"
क्रियतांkriyatāṃform of "kriyatāṃ"
साधुsādhuwell
संचिन्त्यsaṃcintyaform of "saṃcintya"
वासश्vāsaśclothing, dwelling
चैषांcaiṣāṃand their
प्रचिन्त्यताम्pracintyatāmlet it be considered
यथावत्yathāvatform of "yathāvat"
पाण्डुपुत्राणांpāṇḍuputrāṇāṃson
सर्वार्थेषुsarvārtheṣuform of "sarvārtheṣu"
धृतात्मनाम्dhṛtātmanāmform of "dhṛtātmanām"
दुर्ज्ञेयाःdurjñeyāḥform of "durjñeyāḥ"
खलुkhaluindeed
शूरास्śūrāsform of "śūrās"
तेtethey; to you
अपापास्apāpāsform of "apāpās"
तपसाtapasāform of "tapasā"
वृताःvṛtāḥform of "vṛtāḥ"
शुद्धात्माśuddhātmāform of "śuddhātmā"
गुणवान्guṇavānform of "guṇavān"
पार्थःpārthaḥPartha
सत्यवान्satyavānform of "satyavān"
नीतिमाञ्nītimāñform of "nītimāñ"
शुचिःśuciḥform of "śuciḥ"
तेजोराशिर्tejorāśirform of "tejorāśir"
असंख्येयोasaṃkhyeyoform of "asaṃkhyeyo"
गृह्णीयाद्gṛhṇīyādform of "gṛhṇīyād"
अपिapialso, even
चक्षुषीcakṣuṣīform of "cakṣuṣī"
विज्ञायvijñāyato know
क्रियतांkriyatāṃform of "kriyatāṃ"
तस्माद्tasmādtherefore
भूयश्bhūyaśform of "bhūyaś"
चcaand
मृगयामहेmṛgayāmaheform of "mṛgayāmahe"
ब्राह्मणैश्brāhmaṇaiśbrahmin
चारकैःcārakaiḥform of "cārakaiḥ"
सिद्धैर्siddhairform of "siddhair"
येyewho
चान्येcānyeand others
तद्विदोtadvidoform of "tadvido"
जनाःjanāḥpeople
Translation

'And what must be done now must be done quickly and in good time, after careful thought; their dwelling place, too, must be considered. The sons of Pandu, steadfast in themselves in all matters, are truly hard to recognize: these heroes are sinless and wrapped in austerity. Pure of soul, endowed with virtues, truthful, wise, and clean, Partha is an immeasurable mass of splendor; he could even seize one's sight. Therefore they must be sought out and searched for again -- with brahmins, wandering ascetics, perfected beings, and other people who know this task.'

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