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के चित् हि सौहृदात् एवke cit hi sauhṛdāt evafor some, out of friendship alone,
दोषम् न परिचक्षतेdoṣam na paricakṣatedo not point out a flaw,
अर्थ-हेतोः तथा एव अन्येartha-hetoḥ tathā eva anyefor the sake of gain, likewise others
प्रियम् एव वदन्ति उतpriyam eva vadanti utaspeak only what is pleasant;
प्रियम् एव परीप्सन्तेpriyam eva parīpsanteseek only their own pleasure
के चित् आत्मनि यत् हितम्ke cit ātmani yat hitamsome — whatever is good for themselves;
एवम्-प्रायाः च दृश्यन्तेevam-prāyāḥ ca dṛśyanteof such a kind appear
जन-वादाः प्रयोजनेjana-vādāḥ prayojanemen's opinions in a matter;
त्वम् तु हेतून् अतीत्य एतान्tvam tu hetūn atītya etānyou, however, having risen above these motives,
काम-क्रोधौ व्यतीत्य चkāma-krodhau vyatītya caand having risen above desire and anger,
परमम् नः क्षमम् लोकेparamam naḥ kṣamam lokewhat is supremely fitting for us in the world
यथावत् वक्तुम् अर्हसिyathāvat vaktum arhasiare worthy to declare as it should be."
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धिdhioriginal form "dhi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सौहृदाद्sauhṛdādoriginal form "sauhṛdād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दोषंdoṣaṃoriginal form "doṣaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अर्थहेतोस्arthahetosoriginal form "arthahetos", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथैवान्येtathaivānyeoriginal form "tathaivānye", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वदन्त्य्vadantyoriginal form "vadanty", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिद्cidoriginal form "cid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धितम्dhitamoriginal form "dhitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एवंप्रायाश्evaṃprāyāśoriginal form "evaṃprāyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
जनवादाःjanavādāḥoriginal form "janavādāḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्वंtvaṃoriginal form "tvaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतीत्यैतान्atītyaitānoriginal form "atītyaitān", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कामक्रोधौkāmakrodhauoriginal form "kāmakrodhau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परमंparamaṃoriginal form "paramaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्षमंkṣamaṃoriginal form "kṣamaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथावद्yathāvadoriginal form "yathāvad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here the king reveals why Krishna alone is the true counselor: every man judges out of friendship, gain, or his own advantage, and therefore speaks with bias. It is significant that only the Lord is called free of desire and anger: only the One who has no self-interest can speak the truth without admixture. Thus scripture reveals Krishna as the sole impartial guide — the image of the Lord in the heart as a conscience untouched by passion. Thus Yudhishthira's address concludes; and next Krishna will answer.