Mahabharata
Yāna-saṃdhi (070) (Conversations about Peace and War, Chapters 46-70)5.70.71-75
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Mahabharata · 5.70.71-75
Devanāgarī

लाङ्गूलचालनं क्ष्वेडः प्रतिरावो विवर्तनम् ॥
दन्तदर्शनम् आरावस् ततो युद्धं प्रवर्तते ॥
तत्र यो बलवान् कृष्ण जित्वा सो ऽत्ति तद् आमिषम् ॥
एवम् एव मनुष्येषु विशेषो नास्ति कश् चन ॥
सर्वथा त्व् एतद् उचितं दुर्बलेषु बलीयसाम् ॥
अनादरो विरोधश् च प्रणिपाती हि दुर्बलः ॥
पिता राजा च वृद्धश् च सर्वथा मानम् अर्हति ॥
तस्मान् मान्यश् च पूज्यश् च धृतराष्ट्रो जनार्दन ॥
पुत्रस्नेहस् तु बलवान् धृतराष्ट्रस्य माधव ॥
स पुत्रवशम् आपन्नः प्रणिपातं प्रहास्यति ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

lāṅgūlacālanaṃ kṣveḍaḥ pratirāvo vivartanam ||
dantadarśanam ārāvas tato yuddhaṃ pravartate ||
tatra yo balavān kṛṣṇa jitvā so 'tti tad āmiṣam ||
evam eva manuṣyeṣu viśeṣo nāsti kaś cana ||
sarvathā tv etad ucitaṃ durbaleṣu balīyasām ||
anādaro virodhaś ca praṇipātī hi durbalaḥ ||
pitā rājā ca vṛddhaś ca sarvathā mānam arhati ||
tasmān mānyaś ca pūjyaś ca dhṛtarāṣṭro janārdana ||
putrasnehas tu balavān dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mādhava ||
sa putravaśam āpannaḥ praṇipātaṃ prahāsyati ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
लाङ्गूलचालनंlāṅgūlacālanaṃthe wagging of the tail; the movement of the tail
क्ष्वेडःkṣveḍaḥgrowling; howling cry
प्रतिरावोpratirāvoan answering bark; an answering cry
विवर्तनम्vivartanamcircling; turning
दन्तदर्शनम्dantadarśanambaring of teeth; a snarl
आरावस्ārāvasa roar; a loud cry
ततोtatothen; after that
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; war
प्रवर्ततेpravartateproceeds; ensues
तत्रtatrathere; in that place
योyowho; the one who
बलवान्balavānstrong; powerful
कृष्णkṛṣṇaKrishna; Vasudeva
जित्वाjitvāhaving conquered; having subdued
सोsothat one; he
ऽत्ति'ttieats; devours
तद्tadthat; this
आमिषम्āmiṣamthe prey; the bait-flesh
एवम्evamthus; even so
एवevaindeed; just
मनुष्येषुmanuṣyeṣuamong men; among people
विशेषोviśeṣodifference; distinction
नास्तिnāstithere is not; does not exist
कश्kaśany; some
चनcanawhatsoever; in any way
सर्वथाsarvathāin every case; by all means; entirely
त्व्tvindeed; but
एतद्etadthis; such
उचितंucitaṃfitting; proper
दुर्बलेषुdurbaleṣuamong the weak; toward the weak
बलीयसाम्balīyasāmof the stronger; of the more powerful
अनादरोanādarodisrespect; disregard
विरोधश्virodhaśopposition; enmity
caand; also
प्रणिपातीpraṇipātīsubmissive; one who humbly yields
हिhiindeed; for
दुर्बलःdurbalaḥweak; feeble
पिताpitāa father; a parent
राजाrājāa king; a ruler
caand; also
वृद्धश्vṛddhaśan elder; an aged one
caand; also
सर्वथाsarvathāin every case; by all means; entirely
मानम्mānamhonor; respect
अर्हतिarhatideserves; is fitting
तस्मान्tasmāntherefore; hence
मान्यश्mānyaśworthy of respect; honorable
caand; also
पूज्यश्pūjyaśworthy of veneration; venerable
caand; also
धृतराष्ट्रोdhṛtarāṣṭroDhritarashtra; King Dhritarashtra
जनार्दनjanārdanaO Janardana; O Krishna
पुत्रस्नेहस्putrasnehaslove for a son; attachment to a son
तुtuindeed; but
बलवान्balavānstrong; powerful
धृतराष्ट्रस्यdhṛtarāṣṭrasyaof Dhritarashtra; of King Dhritarashtra
माधवmādhavaO Madhava; O descendant of Madhu
sahe; this one
पुत्रवशम्putravaśaminto the power of his son; under his son's influence; into dependence on his son
आपन्नःāpannaḥhaving fallen into; having come to
प्रणिपातंpraṇipātaṃhumble submission; respectful bowing
प्रहास्यतिprahāsyatiwill reject; will laugh at
Translation

He makes the unreal seem real and thereby deludes all beings. Possessed of such qualities, ever devoted to righteousness and endowed with divinity, the slayer of Madhu, this mighty-armed one, incapable of decay, will come here to prevent the slaughter of the Kurus.

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