Mahabharata
Bhagavad-yāna (080) (Kṛṣṇa's Embassy to the Kurus, Chapters 71-137)5.80.41-45
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Mahabharata · 5.80.41-45
Devanāgarī

विदीर्यते मे हृदयं भीमवाक्शल्यपीडितम् ॥
यो ऽयम् अद्य महाबाहुर् धर्मं समनुपश्यति ॥
इत्य् उक्त्वा बाष्पसन्नेन कण्ठेनायतलोचना ॥
रुरोद कृष्णा सोत्कम्पं सस्वरं बाष्पगद्गदम् ॥
स्तनौ पीनायतश्रोणी सहिताव् अभिवर्षती ॥
द्रवीभूतम् इवात्युष्णम् उत्सृजद् वारि नेत्रजम् ॥
ताम् उवाच महाबाहुः केशवः परिसान्त्वयन् ॥
अचिराद् द्रक्ष्यसे कृष्णे रुदतीर् भरतस्त्रियः ॥
एवं ता भीरु रोत्स्यन्ति निहतज्ञातिबान्धवाः ॥
हतमित्रा हतबला येषां क्रुद्धासि भामिनि ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

vidīryate me hṛdayaṃ bhīmavākśalyapīḍitam ||
yo 'yam adya mahābāhur dharmaṃ samanupaśyati ||
ity uktvā bāṣpasannena kaṇṭhenāyatalocanā ||
ruroda kṛṣṇā sotkampaṃ sasvaraṃ bāṣpagadgadam ||
stanau pīnāyataśroṇī sahitāv abhivarṣatī ||
dravībhūtam ivātyuṣṇam utsṛjad vāri netrajam ||
tām uvāca mahābāhuḥ keśavaḥ parisāntvayan ||
acirād drakṣyase kṛṣṇe rudatīr bharatastriyaḥ ||
evaṃ tā bhīru rotsyanti nihatajñātibāndhavāḥ ||
hatamitrā hatabalā yeṣāṃ kruddhāsi bhāmini ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
विदीर्यतेvidīryateis torn apart; is rent asunder
मेmemy; of mine
हृदयंhṛdayaṃheart; core
भीमवाक्शल्यपीडितम्bhīmavākśalyapīḍitamwounded by the barb of Bhima's words; tormented by Bhima's biting words
योyowho; the one who
ऽयम्'yamthis; he
अद्यadyatoday; now
महाबाहुर्mahābāhurmighty-armed; strong-armed
धर्मंdharmaṃdharma; righteous duty
समनुपश्यतिsamanupaśyatibeholds; regards
इत्य्itythus; having said this
उक्त्वाuktvāhaving said; having spoken
बाष्पसन्नेनbāṣpasannenachoked with tears; constricted by weeping
कण्ठेनायतलोचनाkaṇṭhenāyatalocanāthe long-eyed one, with her voice; the wide-eyed one, in throat
रुरोदrurodawept; burst into tears
कृष्णाkṛṣṇāKrishna-Draupadi; the dark-skinned queen
सोत्कम्पंsotkampaṃwith trembling; shaking
सस्वरंsasvaraṃaloud; with a voice
बाष्पगद्गदम्bāṣpagadgadambroken by sobs; choked with tears
स्तनौstanaubreasts; the two breasts
पीनायतश्रोणीpīnāyataśroṇīwith full broad hips; wide-hipped
सहिताव्sahitāvjoined together; side by side
अभिवर्षतीabhivarṣatīdrenching; showering
द्रवीभूतम्dravībhūtamturned liquid; melted
इवात्युष्णम्ivātyuṣṇamas if very hot; as though scalding
उत्सृजद्utsṛjadshed; poured forth
वारिvāriwater; tears
नेत्रजम्netrajamborn of the eyes; of tears
ताम्tāmher; that one
उवाचuvācasaid; spoke
महाबाहुःmahābāhuḥthe mighty-armed one; the strong-armed one
केशवःkeśavaḥKeshava; Krishna
परिसान्त्वयन्parisāntvayanconsoling; gently soothing
अचिराद्acirādsoon; before long
द्रक्ष्यसेdrakṣyaseyou will see; you shall behold
कृष्णेkṛṣṇeof Krishna; at Krishna's
रुदतीर्rudatīrweeping; crying
भरतस्त्रियःbharatastriyaḥthe women of the Bharatas; the wives of the Bharata race
एवंevaṃthus; in this way
ताthey; those women
भीरुbhīruO timid one; O fearful one
रोत्स्यन्तिrotsyantiwill weep; will cry
निहतज्ञातिबान्धवाःnihatajñātibāndhavāḥwith kin and kinsmen slain; bereft of family and relatives
हतमित्राhatamitrābereft of friends; with allies slain
हतबलाhatabalābereft of strength; with their army destroyed
येषांyeṣāṃwhose; of whom
क्रुद्धासिkruddhāsiyou are enraged; you are angered
भामिनिbhāminiO radiant one; O lovely one
Translation

They will urge the ruler of men, Dhritarashtra, and the sinful-natured Suyodhana, and his counselors, to act in accordance with wise counsel. When you, O Janardana, are the speaker and Vidura the listener, what matter cannot be set forth smoothly and clearly?'

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