SanskritIASTMeaning
मायोपधःmāyopadhaḥwith deceit and pretense; cunning and dissembling; cloaked in guile
प्रणिधानार्जवाभ्यांpraṇidhānārjavābhyāṃwith attentiveness and uprightness; with concentration and honesty; with watchfulness and sincerity
तपोदमाभ्यांtapodamābhyāṃwith austerity and self-restraint; with asceticism and discipline; with tapas and dama
धर्मगुप्त्याdharmaguptyāby upholding dharma; by protecting righteousness; by safeguarding duty
बलेनbalenaby force; by might
सत्यंsatyaṃby truth; by veracity
ब्रुवन्bruvanspeaking; mentioning
प्रीतियुक्त्यानृतेनprītiyuktyānṛtenawith falsehood joined to affection; with a pleasant ruse and untruth; with gentle but false speech
तितिक्षमाणःtitikṣamāṇaḥenduring; bearing patiently; tolerating insults
क्लिश्यमानोkliśyamānotormented; suffering; worn down
ऽतिवेलम्'tivelamexcessively; too greatly
यदाyadāwhen; if
ज्येष्ठःjyeṣṭhaḥeldest; foremost
पाण्डवःpāṇḍavaḥthe Pandava; the son of Pandu
संशितात्माsaṃśitātmāself-controlled; strict of spirit
क्रोधंkrodhaṃanger; wrath
यत्yatwhat; which
तंtaṃthat; him
वर्षपूगान्varṣapūgānfor many years; for successive years
सुघोरम्sughoramvery terrible; extremely dreadful; fierce
अवस्रष्टाavasraṣṭāwill release; will pour forth; will let loose
कुरुषूद्वृत्तचेतास्kuruṣūdvṛttacetāswith mind incensed against the Kurus; having turned his wrath upon the Kurus; with heart risen against the Kurus
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
कृष्णवर्त्मेवkṛṣṇavartmevalike fire that leaves a black trail; like a flame
ज्वलितःjvalitaḥblazing; kindled; burning
समिद्धोsamiddhokindled; blazing; ignited
यथाyathāas; in what manner
दहेत्dahetwould burn; would destroy
कक्षम्kakṣamdry grass; a thicket
अग्निर्agnirAgni; the god of fire
निदाघेnidāghein the hot season; in summer; in the heat
एवंevaṃthus; in this way
दग्धाdagdhāburned; scorched; charred
धार्तराष्ट्रस्यdhārtarāṣṭrasyaof the son of Dhritarashtra; of Duryodhana
सेनांsenāṃarmy; host
युधिष्ठिरःyudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira; King Yudhishthira
क्रोधदीप्तोkrodhadīptokindled by anger; blazing with fury; inflamed with wrath
ऽनुवीक्ष्य'nuvīkṣyahaving seen; beholding; looking upon
यदाyadāwhen; if
द्रष्टाdraṣṭāwill see; will behold; will witness
भीमसेनंbhīmasenaṃBhimasena; Bhima
रणस्थंraṇasthaṃstanding in battle; present on the battlefield; engaged in war
गदाहस्तंgadāhastaṃwith mace in hand; holding a mace; armed with a mace
क्रोधविषंkrodhaviṣaṃthe poison of anger; the venom of fury; deadly wrath
वमन्तम्vamantamspewing forth; emitting; casting out
दुर्मर्षणंdurmarṣaṇaṃunbearable; invincible; hard to restrain
पाण्डवंpāṇḍavaṃthe Pandava; the son of Pandu; the descendant of Pandu
भीमवेगंbhīmavegaṃof terrible swiftness; with a fearsome onslaught; of ferocious impetus
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
महासिंहोmahāsiṃhoa great lion; an enormous lion; a lion-like hero
गावgāvacows; herds; cattle
इवivaas; like
प्रविश्यpraviśyahaving entered; having penetrated
गदापाणिर्gadāpāṇirwith mace in hand; holding a mace
धार्तराष्ट्रान्dhārtarāṣṭrānthe sons of Dhritarashtra; the Dhartarashtras
उपेत्यupetyahaving approached; having drawn near; having attacked
यदाyadāwhen; if
भीमोbhīmoBhima; terrible; fearsome
भीमरूपोbhīmarūpoof terrible form; dreadful in appearance; fearsome
निहन्ताnihantāslayer; striker; destroyer
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
This passage (5.47.11–15) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: Krishna, the Pandavas, war, dharma. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.