तत्राहूतागताः सर्वे सुनीथप्रमुखा गणाः. समदृश्यन्त सङ्क्रुद्धा विवर्णवदनास्तथा
There, all the groups led by Sunītha, having been summoned, arrived. They appeared furious, their faces pale.
युधिष्ठिराभिषेकं च वासुदेवस्य चार्हणम्। न स्याद्यथा तथा कार्यमेवं सर्वे तदाऽब्रुवन्
The consecration of Yudhiṣṭhira and the honoring of Vāsudeva should not have happened as they did; all said this at that time.
निष्कर्षान्निश्चयात्सर्वे राजानः क्रोधमूर्छिताः। अब्रुवंस्तत्र राजानो निर्वेदादात्मनिश्चयात्
All the kings, overcome with anger and firm in their resolve, spoke there out of disillusionment and personal conviction.
सुहृद्भिर्वार्यमाणानां तेषां हि वपुराबभौ। आमिषादपकृष्टानां सिहानामिव गर्जताम्
As their friends tried to restrain them, their appearance was like that of enraged lions, drawn by bait, roaring together.
तं बलौघमपर्यन्तं राजसागारमक्षयम्। कुर्वाणं समयं कृष्णो युद्धाय बुबुधे तदा
Kṛṣṇa then understood that this endless, unfailing mass of royal power, forming an alliance for battle, was like a flood.
ततः सागरसङ्काशं दृष्ट्वा नृपतिमण्डलम्। संवर्तवाताभिहतं भीमं क्षुब्धमिवार्णवम्
Then, seeing the assembly of kings like an ocean, struck by the winds of destruction, Bhīma, it was like a stormy sea.
रोषात्प्रचलितं सर्वमिदमाह युधिष्ठिरः। भीष्मं मतिमतां मुख्यं वृद्धं कुरुपितामहम्। बृहस्पतिं बृहत्तेजाः पुरुहूत इवारिहा
Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing all this agitated with anger, spoke to Bhīṣma, the foremost of the wise, the aged grandsire of the Kurus, radiant like Bṛhaspati, the destroyer of foes, like Indra.
असौ रोषात्प्रचलितो महान्नृपतिसागरः। अत्र यत्प्रतिपत्तव्यं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह
This great ocean of kings has been stirred up in anger; tell me, grandsire, what should be done here.
यज्ञस्य च न विघ्नः स्यात्प्रजानां च हितं भवेत्। यथा सर्वत्र तत्सर्वं ब्रूहि मेऽद्य पितामह
Let there be no obstruction to the sacrifice, and let it be for the good of the people; tell me today, grandsire, how all this may be accomplished everywhere.
इत्युक्तवति धर्मज्ञे धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे। उवाचेदं वचो भीष्मस्ततः कुरुपितामहः
When the righteous king Yudhiṣṭhira, knower of dharma, had spoken thus, then Bhīṣma, the grandsire of the Kurus, spoke these words.
मा भैस्त्वं कुरुशार्दूल श्वा सिंहं हन्तुमर्हति। शिवः पन्थाः सुनीतोऽत्र मया पूर्वतरं वृतः
Do not fear, tiger among the Kurus; a dog may wish to kill a lion. The path here is auspicious and well chosen, and I have taken it before.
प्रसुप्ते हि यथा सिंहे श्वानस्तात समागताः। भषेयुः सहिताः सर्वे तथेमे वसुधाधिपाः
Just as, when the lion is asleep, dogs may gather together and all bark at once, so are these lords of the earth.
वृष्णिसिंहस्य सुप्तस्य तथाऽमी प्रमुके स्थिताः। भषन्ते तात सङ्क्रुद्धाः श्वानः सिंहस्य सन्निधौ
Just as these angry dogs bark in the presence of a sleeping lion, so too do they stand before the lion of the Vrishni clan as he sleeps.
न हि सम्बुध्यते यावत्सुप्तः सिंह इवाच्युतः। ` तदिदं ज्ञातपूर्वं हि तव संस्तोतुमिच्छसि'। तेन सिंहीकरोत्येतानसिंहश्चेदिपुङ्गवः
For, O Achyuta, like a lion asleep, he does not awaken; and you, knowing this from before, wish to praise him. Therefore, if the best of men, the lion, should awaken, he would make these men into lions as well.
पार्थिवान्पार्थिवश्रेष्ठ शिशुपालोऽल्पचेतनः। सर्वान्सर्वात्मना तात नेतुकामो यमक्षयम्
O best of kings, the weak-minded Shishupala desires with all his being to lead all these kings to the abode of Yama.
नूनमेतत्समादातुं पुनरिच्छत्यधोक्षजः। यदस्य शिशुपालस्य तेजस्तिष्ठति भारत
Surely, O Bharata, the Unmanifest One wishes again to take away the energy that remains in this Shishupala.
विप्लुता चास्य भद्रं ते बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतां वर। चेदिराजस्य कौन्तेय सर्वेषां च महीक्षितम्
The wisdom of the Chedi king, O best of the wise, and of all these rulers of the earth, has indeed been overthrown, O son of Kunti.
आदातुं च नरव्याघ्रो यं यमिच्छत्ययं तदा। तस्य विप्लवते बुद्धिरेवं चेदिपतेर्यथा
Whenever this tiger among men desires to take someone, then that person's understanding is confounded, just as it has been for the king of Chedi.
चतुर्विधानां भूतानां त्रिषु लोकेषु माधवः। प्रभवश्चैव सर्वेषां निधनं च युधिष्ठिर
O Yudhishthira, Madhava is the origin and end of all beings of four kinds in the three worlds.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा ततश्चेदिपतिर्नृपः। भीष्मं रूक्षाक्षरा वाचः श्रावयामास भारत
Hearing these words, O Bharata, the king of Chedi then addressed Bhishma with harsh and cutting speech.
बिभीषिकाभिर्बह्वीभिर्भीषयन्भीष्म पार्थिवान्। न व्यपत्रपसे कस्माद्वृद्धः सन्कुलपांसनः
O Bhishma, you frighten the kings with many terrifying threats; why do you, old and destroyer of your lineage, not feel shame?
युक्तमेतत्तृतीयायां प्रकृतौ वर्तता त्वया। वक्तुं धर्मादपेतार्थं त्वं हि सर्वकुरूत्तमः
It is fitting for you, who act according to a third nature, to speak words that are contrary to righteousness, for you are the foremost of all the Kurus.
नावि नौरिव सम्बद्धा यथान्धो वान्धमन्वियात्। तथाभूता हि कौरव्या येषां भीष्म त्वमग्रणीः
Just as a blind man follows another blind man, or as a boat is tied to another boat, so too are the Kauravas, for whom you, Bhishma, are the leader.
पूतनाघातपूर्वाणि कर्माण्यस्य विशेषतः। त्वया कीर्तयताऽस्माकं भूयः प्रव्यथितं मनः
By recounting his deeds—especially those performed before slaying Putana—you have further disturbed our minds.
अवलिप्तस्य मूर्शस्य केशवं स्तोतुमिच्छतः। कथं भीष्म न ते जिह्वा शतधेयं विदीर्यते
How is it, Bhishma, that your tongue does not split into a hundred pieces when you, proud and deluded, wish to praise Keshava?
यत्र कुत्सा प्रयोक्तव्या भीष्म बालतरैर्नरैः। तमिमं ज्ञानवृद्धः सन्गोपं संस्तोतुमिच्छसि
Where insults should be spoken by the youngest and most foolish, you, wise and cautious, wish to praise this man.
यद्यनेन हता बाल्ये शकुनिश्चित्रमत्र किम्। तौ वाऽश्ववृषभौ भीष्ण यौ न युद्धविशारदौ
If he killed Shakuni in his childhood, what is remarkable in that? Or those two horses, Bhishma, who were not skilled in battle?
चेतनारहितं काष्ठं यद्यनेन निपातितम्। पादेन शकटं भीष्ण तत्र किं कृतमद्भुतम्
If he struck down a senseless log, or overturned a cart with his foot, Bhishma, what is wonderful or extraordinary in that?
अर्कप्रमाणौ तौ वृक्षौ यद्यनेन निपातितौ। ' नागश्च दमितोऽनेन तत्र को विस्मयः कृतः
If he felled two trees the size of the sun, or subdued an elephant, what cause for amazement is there in that?
वल्मीकमात्रः सप्ताहं यद्यनेन धृतोऽचलः। तदा गोवर्धनो भीष्म न तच्चित्रं मतं मम
If he held up a mountain the size of an anthill for seven days, Bhishma, even Govardhana, I do not consider that to be remarkable.