SánscritoIASTSignificado
इत्य्itythus; having thus said
अब्रवीद्abravīdsaid; spoke
अर्जुनोarjunoArjuna; son of Pandu; Dhananjaya
योत्स्यमानोyotsyamānoabout to fight; preparing for battle; intent on war
गाण्डीवधन्वाgāṇḍīvadhanvābearer of the Gandiva bow; Arjuna
लोहितपद्मनेत्रःlohitapadmanetraḥwith eyes like red lotuses; red-lotus-eyed; with crimson lotus eyes
नnanot; no
चेद्cedif; should
राज्यंrājyaṃkingdom; dominion
मुञ्चतिmuñcatireleases; gives up; relinquishes
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्यyudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasyaof Yudhishthira of the line of Ajamidha; of King Yudhishthira; of Yudhishthira-Ajamidha
राज्ञःrājñaḥof the king; of the sovereign
अस्तिastithere is; there exists
नूनंnūnaṃsurely; certainly
कर्मkarmadeed; act
कृतंkṛtaṃdone; performed
पुरस्ताद्purastādahead; in first place
अनिर्विष्टंanirviṣṭaṃunatoned; unexpiated; not yet exhausted
पापकंpāpakaṃevil; sinful; wicked
धार्तराष्ट्रैःdhārtarāṣṭraiḥby the sons of Dhritarashtra; by the Dhartarashtras
येषांyeṣāṃwhose; of whom
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
भीमसेनार्जुनाभ्यांbhīmasenārjunābhyāṃwith Bhimasena and Arjuna; against Bhima and Arjuna; the two — Bhima and Arjuna
तथाश्विभ्यांtathāśvibhyāṃand also with the two Ashvins; and with the two sons of Madri; and with Nakula and Sahadeva
वासुदेवेनvāsudevenawith Vasudeva; with Krishna
चैवcaivaand also; and indeed
शैनेयेनśaineyenawith Shaineya; with Satyaki; the descendant of Shini
ध्रुवम्dhruvamsurely; certainly
आत्तायुधेनāttāyudhenawith weapon in hand; armed; with weapons taken up
धृष्टद्युम्नेनाथdhṛṣṭadyumnenāthaand with Dhrishtadyumna; then with Dhrishtadyumna; with Dhrishtadyumna also
शिखण्डिनाśikhaṇḍināwith Shikhandin; the warrior Shikhandin; the son of Drupada
चcaand; also
युधिष्ठिरेणेन्द्रकल्पेनyudhiṣṭhireṇendrakalpenawith Yudhishthira, like Indra; with Yudhishthira, equal to Indra; with Indra-like Yudhishthira
चैवcaivaand also; and indeed
योyowho; he who
ऽपध्यानान्'padhyānānfrom an evil thought; from a wicked contemplation; from a hostile thought
निर्दहेद्nirdahedwould burn; would incinerate; would destroy by fire
गांgāṃthe earth; a cow
दिवंdivaṃheaven; the celestial world
चcaand; also
तैश्taiświth them; by them
चेद्cedif; should
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
मन्यतेmanyateconsiders; believes
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
निर्वृत्तोnirvṛttoaccomplished; fulfilled; exhausted
ऽर्थः'rthaḥpurpose; goal; benefit
सकलःsakalaḥwhole; complete; entire
पाण्डवानाम्pāṇḍavānāmof the Pandavas; of the sons of Pandu
माmānot; let not
तत्tatthat; this
कार्षीःkārṣīḥdo; perform; act
पाण्डवार्थायpāṇḍavārthāyafor the sake of the Pandavas' cause; for the benefit of the Pandavas; because of the Pandavas
हेतोर्hetorby reason of; for the sake of
उपैहिupaihicome; approach
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
यदिyadiif; when
मन्यसेmanyaseyou consider; you believe
त्वम्tvamyou; you yourself
यांyāṃwhich; that which
तांtāṃher; that
वनेvanein the forest; in the wilderness
दुःखशय्याम्duḥkhaśayyāma bed of suffering; a tormenting couch; a bed of sorrow
उवासuvāsadwelt; stayed; spent time
प्रव्राजितःpravrājitaḥexiled; sent into banishment; deprived of home
पाण्डवोpāṇḍavothe Pandava; the son of Pandu
धर्मचारीdharmacārīfollowing dharma; living righteously; walking the path of duty
आशिष्यतेāśiṣyatewishes; invokes; will seek
दुःखतराम्duḥkhatarāmeven more tormenting; more grievous; more sorrowful
अनर्थाम्anarthāmcalamity; misfortune; ruin
अन्त्यांantyāṃfinal; last; mortal
शय्यांśayyāṃbed; couch; resting place
धार्तराष्ट्रःdhārtarāṣṭraḥson of Dhritarashtra; Duryodhana
परासुःparāsuḥdeprived of life; dead; with breath expired
ह्रियाhriyāby shame; by modesty; by a sense of honor
ज्ञानेनjñānenaby knowledge; by wisdom; by understanding
तपसाtapasāby austerity; by the power of asceticism
दमेनdamenaby self-restraint; by discipline; by taming of the senses
क्रोधेनाथोkrodhenāthoand by anger; then by fury; also by wrath
धर्मगुप्त्याdharmaguptyāby upholding dharma; by protecting righteousness; by safeguarding duty
धनेनdhanenaby wealth; by means
अन्यायवृत्तःanyāyavṛttaḥacting unjustly; behaving lawlessly; of unrighteous conduct
कुरुपाण्डवेयान्kurupāṇḍaveyānthe Kurus and Pandavas; the descendants of Kuru and Pandu; the kinsmen of Kuru-Pandu
अध्यातिष्ठद्adhyātiṣṭhaddominated; stood above; oppressed
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
दुरात्माdurātmāevil-souled; wicked-natured
This passage (5.47.6–10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: Krishna, the Pandavas, war, dharma. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.