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Jayadratha-vadha-parva (Droṇa Rebukes Duḥśāsana)7.98.8–11
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Mahabharata · 7.98.8–11
॥
Devanāgarī

शोच्येयं भारती सेना राजा चैव सुयोधनः ॥
यस्य त्वं कर्कशो भ्राता पलायनपरायणः ॥
ननु नाम त्वया वीर दीर्यमाणा भयार्दिता ॥
स्वबाहुबलम् आस्थाय रक्षितव्या ह्य् अनीकिनी ॥
स त्वम् अद्य रणं त्यक्त्वा भीतो हर्षयसे परान् ॥
विद्रुते त्वयि सैन्यस्य नायके शत्रुसूदन ॥
को ऽन्यः स्थास्यति संग्रामे भीतो भीते व्यपाश्रये ॥
एकेन सात्वतेनाद्य युध्यमानस्य चानघ ॥
पलायने तव मतिः संग्रामाद् धि प्रवर्तते ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śocyeyaṃ bhāratī senā rājā caiva suyodhanaḥ ||
yasya tvaṃ karkaśo bhrātā palāyanaparāyaṇaḥ ||
nanu nāma tvayā vīra dīryamāṇā bhayārditā ||
svabāhubalam āsthāya rakṣitavyā hy anīkinī ||
sa tvam adya raṇaṃ tyaktvā bhīto harṣayase parān ||
vidrute tvayi sainyasya nāyake śatrusūdana ||
ko 'nyaḥ sthāsyati saṃgrāme bhīto bhīte vyapāśraye ||
ekena sātvatenādya yudhyamānasya cānagha ||
palāyane tava matiḥ saṃgrāmād dhi pravartate ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
शोच्या इयम् भारती सेनाśocyā iyam bhāratī senāpitiable this army of the Bharatas; pitiable is this army of the Bharatas
राजा च एव सुयोधनःrājā ca eva suyodhanaḥand the king himself, Suyodhana; and King Suyodhana himself
यस्य त्वम् कर्कशः भ्राताyasya tvam karkaśaḥ bhrātāwhose harsh brother you are; whose harsh brother you are
पलायनपरायणःpalāyanaparāyaṇaḥintent on flight; given to flight
ननु नाम त्वया वीरnanu nāma tvayā vīrasurely indeed, by you, O hero; surely indeed, by you, O hero
दीर्यमाणा भयार्दिताdīryamāṇā bhayārditātorn, afflicted by fear; torn, tormented by fear
स्वबाहुबलम् आस्थायsvabāhubalam āsthāyarelying on the strength of your own arms; relying on the might of your own arms
रक्षितव्या हि अनीकिनीrakṣitavyā hi anīkinīthe army must be protected; it befits you to protect the host
विद्रुते त्वयि सैन्यस्यvidrute tvayi sainyasyawhen you flee, the army's; when you flee, of the troops
नायके शत्रुसूदनnāyake śatrusūdanaleader, O slayer of foes; leader, O destroyer of enemies
कः अन्यः स्थास्यति संग्रामेkaḥ anyaḥ sthāsyati saṃgrāmewho else will stand in battle; who else will stand in the fight
भीतः भीते व्यपाश्रयेbhītaḥ bhīte vyapāśrayefrightened, [when the] frightened's support; [if] the frightened is support to the frightened
एकेन सात्वतेन अद्यekena sātvatena adyawith one Sātvata now; with a single Sātvata now
युध्यमानस्य च अनघyudhyamānasya ca anaghafighting, O sinless one; in fighting, O blameless one
पलायने तव मतिःpalāyane tava matiḥto flight your mind; your mind [inclines] to flight
संग्रामात् हि प्रवर्ततेsaṃgrāmāt hi pravartateindeed turns away from battle; indeed turns away from the fight
Translation

"Pitiable is this army of the Bharatas, and King Suyodhana himself, whose harsh brother you are, given to flight. Surely, O hero, you ought to protect the host — torn and tormented by fear — relying on the might of your own arms. When you, the army's leader, O slayer of foes, flee, who else will stand in battle, if the frightened is support to the frightened? Fighting now with a single Sātvata, O blameless one, your mind inclines to flight, turning away from the battle."

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