Mahabharata
Bhagavad-yāna (092) (Kṛṣṇa's Embassy to the Kurus, Chapters 71-137)5.92.21-25
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Mahabharata · 5.92.21-25
Devanāgarī

प्रवीराः सर्वलोकस्य युवानः सिंहविक्रमाः ॥
परिवार्य रथं शौरेर् अगच्छन्त परंतपाः ॥
ततो ऽन्ये बहुसाहस्रा विचित्राद्भुतवाससः ॥
असिप्रासायुधधराः कृष्णस्यासन् पुरःसराः ॥
गजाः परःशतास् तत्र वराश् चाश्वाः सहस्रशः ॥
प्रयान्तम् अन्वयुर् वीरं दाशार्हम् अपराजितम् ॥
पुरं कुरूणां संवृत्तं द्रष्टुकामं जनार्दनम् ॥
सवृद्धबालं सस्त्रीकं रथ्यागतम् अरिंदमम् ॥
वेदिकापाश्रिताभिश् च समाक्रान्तान्य् अनेकशः ॥
प्रचलन्तीव भारेण योषिद्भिर् भवनान्य् उत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

pravīrāḥ sarvalokasya yuvānaḥ siṃhavikramāḥ ||
parivārya rathaṃ śaurer agacchanta paraṃtapāḥ ||
tato 'nye bahusāhasrā vicitrādbhutavāsasaḥ ||
asiprāsāyudhadharāḥ kṛṣṇasyāsan puraḥsarāḥ ||
gajāḥ paraḥśatās tatra varāś cāśvāḥ sahasraśaḥ ||
prayāntam anvayur vīraṃ dāśārham aparājitam ||
puraṃ kurūṇāṃ saṃvṛttaṃ draṣṭukāmaṃ janārdanam ||
savṛddhabālaṃ sastrīkaṃ rathyāgatam ariṃdamam ||
vedikāpāśritābhiś ca samākrāntāny anekaśaḥ ||
pracalantīva bhāreṇa yoṣidbhir bhavanāny uta ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रवीराःpravīrāḥgreat heroes; the finest warriors
सर्वलोकस्यsarvalokasyaof the whole world; of all people
युवानःyuvānaḥyoung; youthful
सिंहविक्रमाःsiṃhavikramāḥwith lion-like valor; heroic as lions
परिवार्यparivāryasurrounding; encircling; going around
रथंrathaṃchariot; car
शौरेर्śaurerof Shauri; of Krishna
अगच्छन्तagacchantawent; moved
परंतपाःparaṃtapāḥscorchers of foes; vanquishers of enemies
ततोtatothen; after that
ऽन्ये'nyeothers; the rest
बहुसाहस्राbahusāhasrāmany thousands; by the thousand
विचित्राद्भुतवाससःvicitrādbhutavāsasaḥin varied and wondrous garments; clad in marvelous attire
असिप्रासायुधधराःasiprāsāyudhadharāḥbearing swords, lances, and weapons; armed with swords and javelins
कृष्णस्यासन्kṛṣṇasyāsanwere Krishna's; attended upon Krishna
पुरःसराःpuraḥsarāḥgoing before; leaders
गजाःgajāḥelephants; war elephants
परःशतास्paraḥśatāsmore than a hundred; by the hundred
तत्रtatrathere; thither
वराश्varāśthe finest; the excellent
चाश्वाःcāśvāḥand horses; and steeds
सहस्रशःsahasraśaḥby the thousand; in multitudes of thousands
प्रयान्तम्prayāntamdeparting; setting out
अन्वयुर्anvayurfollowed; accompanied
वीरंvīraṃthe hero; the valiant one
दाशार्हम्dāśārhamDasharha; the descendant of the Dasharhas
अपराजितम्aparājitamunconquered; unvanquished
पुरंpuraṃcity; citadel; fortified place
कुरूणांkurūṇāṃof the Kurus; of the descendants of Kuru
संवृत्तंsaṃvṛttaṃhad become; had turned into
द्रष्टुकामंdraṣṭukāmaṃdesiring to see; eager to behold
जनार्दनम्janārdanamJanardana; Krishna
सवृद्धबालंsavṛddhabālaṃwith the old and the young; together with elders and children
सस्त्रीकंsastrīkaṃwith the women; together with the women
रथ्यागतम्rathyāgatamcome out onto the streets; come upon the roads
अरिंदमम्ariṃdamamthe subduer of foes; the queller of enemies
वेदिकापाश्रिताभिश्vedikāpāśritābhiśleaning on balconies; standing by the platforms
caand; also
समाक्रान्तान्य्samākrāntānyfilled; crowded
अनेकशःanekaśaḥrepeatedly; many times over
प्रचलन्तीवpracalantīvaas if swaying; as though trembling
भारेणbhāreṇaunder the weight; under the burden
योषिद्भिर्yoṣidbhirwith women; with young women
भवनान्य्bhavanānybuildings; houses
उतutaand even; also
Translation

Like a brahmana before an assembly of Chandalas, your words, O Madhava, would win no respect among those ignorant and wicked wretches who feel no reverence for anything worthy of reverence. The fool, so long as he has strength, will never submit to your counsel. Whatever words you speak to him will be entirely useless. It seems to me improper, O Krishna, that you should enter the midst of those malevolent wretches seated together. It does not seem proper to me, O Krishna, that in going there you should speak words to those wicked, foolish, and unrighteous beings, so numerous as they are.

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