Mahabharata
Yāna-saṃdhi (070) (Conversations about Peace and War, Chapters 46-70)5.70.86-90
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Mahabharata · 5.70.86-90
Devanāgarī

न चापि मम पर्याप्ताः सहिताः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥
क्रुद्धस्य प्रमुखे स्थातुं सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगाः ॥
अथ चेत् ते प्रवर्तेरन् मयि किं चिद् असांप्रतम् ॥
निर्दहेयं कुरून् सर्वान् इति मे धीयते मतिः ॥
न जातु गमनं तत्र भवेत् पार्थ निरर्थकम् ॥
अर्थप्राप्तिः कदा चित् स्याद् अन्ततो वाप्य् अवाच्यता ॥
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
यत् तुभ्यं रोचते कृष्ण स्वस्ति प्राप्नुहि कौरवान् ॥
कृतार्थं स्वस्तिमन्तं त्वां द्रक्ष्यामि पुनरागतम् ॥
विष्वक्सेन कुरून् गत्वा भारताञ् शमयेः प्रभो ॥
यथा सर्वे सुमनसः सह स्यामः सुचेतसः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

na cāpi mama paryāptāḥ sahitāḥ sarvapārthivāḥ ||
kruddhasya pramukhe sthātuṃ siṃhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||
atha cet te pravarteran mayi kiṃ cid asāṃpratam ||
nirdaheyaṃ kurūn sarvān iti me dhīyate matiḥ ||
na jātu gamanaṃ tatra bhavet pārtha nirarthakam ||
arthaprāptiḥ kadā cit syād antato vāpy avācyatā ||
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
yat tubhyaṃ rocate kṛṣṇa svasti prāpnuhi kauravān ||
kṛtārthaṃ svastimantaṃ tvāṃ drakṣyāmi punarāgatam ||
viṣvaksena kurūn gatvā bhāratāñ śamayeḥ prabho ||
yathā sarve sumanasaḥ saha syāmaḥ sucetasaḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
nanot; no
चापिcāpiand also; and even
ममmamato me; mine
पर्याप्ताःparyāptāḥsufficient; able to withstand
सहिताःsahitāḥtogether; jointly
सर्वपार्थिवाःsarvapārthivāḥall the kings; all the lords of the earth
क्रुद्धस्यkruddhasyaof the enraged one; in wrath
प्रमुखेpramukheat the forefront; before the face of; in front
स्थातुंsthātuṃto stand; to withstand
सिंहस्येवेतरेsiṃhasyevetarelike other creatures before a lion; as other beasts before a lion
मृगाःmṛgāḥbeasts; wild animals; deer
अथathathen; or if
चेत्cetif; provided that
तेtethey; those
प्रवर्तेरन्pravarteranshould act; should behave
मयिmayitoward me; with me
किंkiṃwhat; which
चिद्cidindeed; in some
असांप्रतम्asāṃpratamimproperly; untimely
निर्दहेयंnirdaheyaṃI would burn; I would incinerate
कुरून्kurūnthe Kurus; the descendants of Kuru
सर्वान्sarvānall; every one
इतिitithus; so
मेmemy; of mine
धीयतेdhīyateis directed; is fixed
मतिःmatiḥthought; opinion
nanot; no
जातुjātuever; never
गमनंgamanaṃthe journey; the setting out
तत्रtatrathere; in that place
भवेत्bhavetwould be; let it be
पार्थpārthaO son of Pritha; O son of Pritha
निरर्थकम्nirarthakamuseless; futile
अर्थप्राप्तिःarthaprāptiḥattainment of the goal; the gaining of advantage
कदाkadāat some time; once
चित्citindeed; some
स्याद्syādwould be; let it be
अन्ततोantatoin the end; finally
वाप्य्vāpyor else; or too
अवाच्यताavācyatāfreedom from censure; the avoidance of blame
युधिष्ठिरyudhiṣṭhiraYudhishthira; O Yudhishthira
उवाचuvācasaid; spoke
यत्yatthat; which
तुभ्यंtubhyaṃto you; for you
रोचतेrocateis pleasing; seems right
कृष्णkṛṣṇaKrishna; Vasudeva
स्वस्तिsvastiwell-being; good fortune
प्राप्नुहिprāpnuhiattain; go forth to
कौरवान्kauravānthe Kauravas; the descendants of Kuru
कृतार्थंkṛtārthaṃhaving accomplished your purpose; having fulfilled your task
स्वस्तिमन्तंsvastimantaṃsafe and well; having concluded happily
त्वांtvāṃyou; to you
द्रक्ष्यामिdrakṣyāmiI shall see; I shall behold
पुनरागतम्punarāgatamreturned; come back
विष्वक्सेनviṣvaksenaO Vishvaksena; O Krishna, lord of the universal host
कुरून्kurūnthe Kurus; the descendants of Kuru
गत्वाgatvāhaving gone; having set out
भारताञ्bhāratāñthe Bharatas; the descendants of Bharata
शमयेःśamayeḥpacify; bring to peace
प्रभोprabhoO lord; master
यथाyathāso that; in such a way that
सर्वेsarveall; every one of them
सुमनसःsumanasaḥgood-hearted; cheerful-minded
सहsahatogether with; along with
स्यामःsyāmaḥwe might be; we might become
सुचेतसःsucetasaḥclear-minded; prudent
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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