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सर्वे कौरवसैन्यस्य सपुत्रामात्यसैनिकाः संविभक्ताः हि मात्राभिः भोगैः अपि च सर्वशःsarve kauravasainyasya saputrāmātyasainikāḥ saṃvibhaktāḥ hi mātrābhiḥ bhogaiḥ api ca sarvaśaḥall of them, together with their sons, ministers and troops, received shares in the Kaurava army and in every enjoyment
दुर्योधनेन ते वीराः मानिताः च विशेषतः प्राणान् त्यक्ष्यन्ति संग्रामे इति मे निश्चिता मतिःduryodhanena te vīrāḥ mānitāḥ ca viśeṣataḥ prāṇān tyakṣyanti saṃgrāme iti me niścitā matiḥthese heroes have been especially honored by Duryodhana; I am certain in my mind that they will give up their lives in battle
समा यदि अपि भीष्मस्य वृत्तिः अस्मासु तेषु च द्रोणस्य च महाबाहो कृपस्य च महात्मनःsamā yadi api bhīṣmasya vṛttiḥ asmāsu teṣu ca droṇasya ca mahābāho kṛpasya ca mahātmanaḥeven though the conduct of Bhishma, Drona, and the great-souled Kripa toward us and toward them is equal, mighty-armed one
अवश्यम् राजपिण्डः तैः निर्वेश्यः इति मे मतिः तस्मात् त्यक्ष्यन्ति संग्रामे प्राणान् अपि सुदुस्त्यजान्avaśyam rājapiṇḍaḥ taiḥ nirveśyaḥ iti me matiḥ tasmāt tyakṣyanti saṃgrāme prāṇān api sudustyajānI think they must inevitably repay the king's bread; therefore in battle they will give up even lives that are hard to give up
सर्वे दिव्यास्त्रविद्वांसः सर्वे धर्मपरायणाः अजेयाः च इति मे बुद्धिः अपि देवैः सवासवैःsarve divyāstravidvāṃsaḥ sarve dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ajeyāḥ ca iti me buddhiḥ api devaiḥ savāsavaiḥall of them know the divine weapons, all are devoted to dharma, and in my judgment they are unconquerable even by the gods together with Vasava
अमर्षी नित्यसंहृष्टः तत्र कर्णः महारथः सर्वास्त्रवित् अनाधृष्यः अभेद्यकवचावृतःamarṣī nityasaṃhṛṣṭaḥ tatra karṇaḥ mahārathaḥ sarvāstravit anādhṛṣyaḥ abhedyakavacāvṛtaḥand there is Karna, the great chariot-warrior, intolerant of insult, ever exultant, knowing every weapon, unassailable, clad in impenetrable armor
अनिर्जित्य रणे सर्वान् एतान् पुरुषसत्तमान् अशक्यः हि असहायेन हन्तुम् दुर्योधनः त्वयाanirjitya raṇe sarvān etān puruṣasattamān aśakyaḥ hi asahāyena hantum duryodhanaḥ tvayāwithout conquering in battle all these best of men, it is impossible for you alone to slay Duryodhana
न निद्राम् अधिगच्छामि चिन्तयानः वृकोदर अति सर्वान् धनुर्ग्राहान् सूतपुत्रस्य लाघवम्na nidrām adhigacchāmi cintayānaḥ vṛkodara ati sarvān dhanurgrāhān sūtaputrasya lāghavamI find no sleep, Vrikodara, thinking of the swiftness of the charioteer's son, which surpasses all bowmen
एतत् वचनम् आज्ञाय भीमसेनः अत्यमर्षणः बभूव विमनाः त्रस्तः न च एव उवाच किं चनetat vacanam ājñāya bhīmasenaḥ atyamarṣaṇaḥ babhūva vimanāḥ trastaḥ na ca eva uvāca kiṃ canahearing this word, the exceedingly impatient Bhimasena grew dejected and troubled, and said nothing at all
संविभक्ताsaṃvibhaktāoriginal form "saṃvibhaktā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मात्राभिर्mātrābhiroriginal form "mātrābhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भोगैर्bhogairoriginal form "bhogair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वीराvīrāoriginal form "vīrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मानिताश्mānitāśoriginal form "mānitāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्राणांस्prāṇāṃsoriginal form "prāṇāṃs", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्य्yadyoriginal form "yady", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृत्तिर्vṛttiroriginal form "vṛttir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवश्यंavaśyaṃoriginal form "avaśyaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राजपिण्डस्rājapiṇḍasoriginal form "rājapiṇḍas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तैर्tairoriginal form "tair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निर्वेश्यnirveśyaoriginal form "nirveśya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अजेयाश्ajeyāśoriginal form "ajeyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चेतिcetioriginal form "ceti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बुद्धिर्buddhiroriginal form "buddhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नित्यसंहृष्टस्nityasaṃhṛṣṭasoriginal form "nityasaṃhṛṣṭas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कर्णोkarṇooriginal form "karṇo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सर्वास्त्रविद्sarvāstravidoriginal form "sarvāstravid", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनाधृष्यanādhṛṣyaoriginal form "anādhṛṣya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अशक्योaśakyooriginal form "aśakyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ह्य्hyoriginal form "hy", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हन्तुंhantuṃoriginal form "hantuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दुर्योधनस्duryodhanasoriginal form "duryodhanas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चिन्तयानोcintayānooriginal form "cintayāno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
एतद्etadoriginal form "etad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भीमसेनोbhīmasenooriginal form "bhīmaseno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽत्यमर्षणः'tyamarṣaṇaḥoriginal form "'tyamarṣaṇaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विमनास्vimanāsoriginal form "vimanās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
त्रस्तोtrastooriginal form "trasto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवोवाचcaivovācaoriginal form "caivovāca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Yudhishthira looks soberly at the cost of war. He does not fear for himself; what troubles him is the real strength of the enemy, and Karna above all. This is not a refusal to fight, but an acknowledgment that one must rise to it, both spiritually and militarily.