Mahabharata
Bhagavad-yāna (088) (Kṛṣṇa's Embassy to the Kurus, Chapters 71-137)5.88.61-65
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Mahabharata · 5.88.61-65
Devanāgarī

पितरं त्व् एव गर्हेयं नात्मानं न सुयोधनम् ॥
येनाहं कुन्तिभोजाय धनं धूर्तैर् इवार्पिता ॥
बालां माम् आर्यकस् तुभ्यं क्रीडन्तीं कन्दुहस्तकाम् ॥
अददात् कुन्तिभोजाय सखा सख्ये महात्मने ॥
साहं पित्रा च निकृता श्वशुरैश् च परंतप ॥
अत्यन्तदुःखिता कृष्ण किं जीवितफलं मम ॥
यन् मा वाग् अब्रवीन् नक्तं सूतके सव्यसाचिनः ॥
पुत्रस् ते पृथिवीं जेता यशश् चास्य दिवं स्पृशेत् ॥
हत्वा कुरून् ग्रामजन्ये राज्यं प्राप्य धनंजयः ॥
भ्रातृभिः सह कौन्तेयस् त्रीन् मेधान् आहरिष्यति ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pitaraṃ tv eva garheyaṃ nātmānaṃ na suyodhanam ||
yenāhaṃ kuntibhojāya dhanaṃ dhūrtair ivārpitā ||
bālāṃ mām āryakas tubhyaṃ krīḍantīṃ kanduhastakām ||
adadāt kuntibhojāya sakhā sakhye mahātmane ||
sāhaṃ pitrā ca nikṛtā śvaśuraiś ca paraṃtapa ||
atyantaduḥkhitā kṛṣṇa kiṃ jīvitaphalaṃ mama ||
yan mā vāg abravīn naktaṃ sūtake savyasācinaḥ ||
putras te pṛthivīṃ jetā yaśaś cāsya divaṃ spṛśet ||
hatvā kurūn grāmajanye rājyaṃ prāpya dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaunteyas trīn medhān āhariṣyati ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पितरंpitaraṃof the father; to the father
त्व्tvindeed; but
एवevaindeed; indeed
गर्हेयंgarheyaṃI would reproach; I would blame
नात्मानंnātmānaṃnot myself; not his own person
nanot; no
सुयोधनम्suyodhanamSuyodhana; Duryodhana
येनाहंyenāhaṃby whom I; because of whom I
कुन्तिभोजायkuntibhojāyaKuntibhoja; to King Kuntibhoja
धनंdhanaṃproperty; wealth
धूर्तैर्dhūrtairby cheats; by rogues
इवार्पिताivārpitāas though given away; as if handed over
बालांbālāṃa little girl; the young girl
माम्māmto me; me
आर्यकस्āryakasgrandfather; venerable elder
तुभ्यंtubhyaṃto you; for you
क्रीडन्तींkrīḍantīṃplaying; amusing herself
कन्दुहस्तकाम्kanduhastakāmwith a ball in hand; playing with a ball
अददात्adadātgave; handed over
कुन्तिभोजायkuntibhojāyaKuntibhoja; to King Kuntibhoja
सखाsakhāfriend; companion
सख्येsakhyeto the friend; for friendship's sake
महात्मनेmahātmaneto the magnanimous one; great in spirit
साहंsāhaṃI, that very one; this very I
पित्राpitrāby her father; by her own father
caand; also
निकृताnikṛtādeceived; humiliated by trickery; placed at a disadvantage
श्वशुरैश्śvaśuraiśby her husband's kin; by the husband's kin
caand; also
परंतपparaṃtapaO crusher of foes; O scorcher of foes
अत्यन्तदुःखिताatyantaduḥkhitāextremely unhappy; worn out to the limit
कृष्णkṛṣṇaKrishna; Vasudeva
किंkiṃwhat; what
जीवितफलंjīvitaphalaṃthe fruit of life; the meaning of life
ममmamato me; mine
यन्yanwhat; which
माnot; let not
वाग्vāgspeech; word
अब्रवीन्abravīnsaid; spoke
नक्तंnaktaṃat night; at nighttime
सूतकेsūtakeat birth; in the birthing chamber
सव्यसाचिनःsavyasācinaḥSavyasachin; Arjuna; able to shoot with both hands
पुत्रस्putrasson; descendant
तेtethey; they
पृथिवींpṛthivīṃthe earth; the earthly world
जेताjetāthe victor; conqueror
यशश्yaśaśrenown; good renown
चास्यcāsyaand his; he too has
दिवंdivaṃheaven; the heavenly world
स्पृशेत्spṛśetwill touch; will reach; will touch
हत्वाhatvāhaving slain; having slain
कुरून्kurūnKuru; descendants of Kuru
ग्रामजन्येgrāmajanyein the village war; in the war of peoples
राज्यंrājyaṃkingdom; power
प्राप्यprāpyahaving obtained; having attained
धनंजयःdhanaṃjayaḥDhananjaya; Arjuna
भ्रातृभिःbhrātṛbhiḥwith the brothers; with the brothers
सहsahatogether with; together with
कौन्तेयस्kaunteyasKaunteya; son of Kunti
त्रीन्trīnthree; three
मेधान्medhānsacrifices; great sacrifices
आहरिष्यतिāhariṣyatiwill bring; will perform
Translation

"It is not you I would blame, nor myself, nor Suyodhana -- it is you, through whom I was given away like a piece of wealth by cheats to Kuntibhoja. As a little girl playing with a ball, my grandfather gave me to your friend Kuntibhoja, out of friendship for that great-souled man. I was thus deceived both by my father and by my husband's kin, O scorcher of foes; I am utterly wretched, O Krishna -- what is the fruit of my life? A voice spoke at night, at the birth of Savyasachin: 'Your son will conquer the earth, and his fame will touch heaven. Having slain the Kurus in a war among kinsmen and won the kingdom, Dhananjaya, together with his brothers, the son of Kunti, will offer three great sacrifices.'"

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