देवर्षिर्वासवागुरुर्देवराजाय धीमते। यत्प्राह शास्त्रं भगवान्बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः। तद्दे विदुरः सर्वं सरहस्यं महाकविः
The divine sage Brihaspati, of noble intellect, taught the scripture to the wise king of the gods; Vidura, the great poet, knows all its secrets.
स्थितस्तु वचने तस्य सदाऽहमपि पुत्रक। विदुरो वापि मेधावी कुरूणां प्रवरो मतः
I always abide by his words, son; Vidura, the intelligent, is regarded as foremost among the Kurus.
उद्धवो वा महाबुद्धिर्वृष्णीनामर्चितो नृप। तदलं पुत्र द्यूतेन द्यूते भेदो हि दृश्यते
Or Uddhava, of great wisdom, honored among the Vrishnis, O king; therefore, son, enough of dice, for division is seen in gambling.
भेदे विनाशो राज्यस्य तत्पुत्र परिवर्जय
Division brings ruin to the kingdom; therefore, son, avoid it.
पित्रा मात्रा च पुत्रस्य यद्वै कार्यं परं स्मृतम्। प्राप्तस्त्वमसि तन्नाम पितृपैतामहं पदम्
Whatever is considered the highest duty of a son to his father and mother, you have attained that, the ancestral position.
अधीतवान्कृती शास्त्रे लालितः सततं गृहे। भ्रातृज्येष्ठः स्थितो राज्ये विन्दसरे किं न शोभनम्
Learned in scripture, accomplished, always cherished at home, eldest among brothers, established in the kingdom—what is not fitting for you in Vinda Lake?
पृथग्जनैरलभ्यं यद्भोजनाच्छादनं परम्। तत्प्राप्तोसि महाबाहो कस्माच्छोनसि पुत्रक
O mighty-armed one, you have obtained that highest food and clothing which is unattainable for ordinary people; why then, my son, do you grieve?
स्फीतं राष्ट्रं महाबाहो पितृपैतामहं महत्। नित्यमाज्ञापयन्भासि दिवि देवेश्वरो यथा
O mighty-armed one, your prosperous kingdom, inherited from your fathers and grandfathers, is great; you appear, always commanding, like the lord of the gods in heaven.
यादृशं च तवैश्वर्यं तदन्येषां सुदुर्लभम्। ये चोपभोगास्ते राजन्मया ते परिकीर्तिताः
Such is your sovereignty—rare indeed for others; and, O king, all those enjoyments have been recounted by me to you.
तस्य ते विदितप्रज्ञ शोकमूलमिदं कथम्। समुत्थितं दुःखकरं तन्मे शंसितुमर्हसि
Therefore, O wise one, how has this root of sorrow, causing pain, arisen for you? You ought to tell me this.
अश्नाम्याच्छादयामीति प्रपश्यन्हीनपौरुषः। नामर्षं कुरुते यस्तु पुरुषः सोऽधमः स्मृतः
He who, seeing himself eating and clothed, does not feel indignation at his own lack of manliness, is regarded as the lowest of men.
न मां प्रीणाति राजेन्द्र लक्ष्मीः साधारणी विभो। ज्वलितामेव कौन्येये श्रियं दृष्ट्वा च विव्यथे
O king of kings, that common prosperity does not please me, O mighty one; seeing the blazing wealth of Kauṇeya, I was distressed.
सर्वां च पृथिवीं चैव युधिष्ठिरवशानुगाम्। स्थिरोऽस्मि योऽहं जीवामि दुःखादेतद्ब्रवीमि ते
Though the entire earth is under Yudhishthira's command, I remain steadfast and alive; it is from this sorrow that I speak to you.
आवर्जिता इवाभान्ति नीपाश्चित्रककौकुराः। कारस्कारा लोहजङ्घा युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने
In Yudhishthira's palace, the Nipas, Citraka, Kakaukara, Karaskara, and Lohajangha trees appear as if they have been gathered together.
हिमवत्सागरानुपाः सर्वे रत्नाकरास्तथा। अन्त्याः सर्वे पर्युदस्ता युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने
All the treasures from the slopes of the Himalayas and the shores of the ocean, indeed all the greatest gems, have been brought together in Yudhishthira's palace.
ज्येष्ठोऽयमिति मां मत्वा श्रेष्ठश्चेति विशाम्पते। युधिष्ठिरेण सत्कृत्य युक्तो रत्नपरिग्रहे
Thinking, 'He is the eldest, and the best,' O lord of men, Yudhishthira honored me and entrusted me with the collection of gems.
उपस्थितानां रत्नानां श्रेष्ठानामर्घहारिणाम्। नादृश्यत परः पारो नापरस्तत्र भारत
Among the assembled gems, the best and most precious, no boundary was seen—neither farther nor nearer, O Bharata.
न मे हस्तः समभवद्वसु तत्प्रतिगृह्णतः। अतिष्ठन्त मयि श्रान्ते गृग्य दूराहृतं वसु
As I received that wealth, my hand could not contain it; O Gṛgya, the treasures brought from afar overflowed as I grew weary.
कृतां बिन्दुसरोरत्नैर्मयेन स्फाटिकच्छदाम्। अपश्यं नलिनीं पूर्णामुदकस्येव भारत
With the gems from the Bindusara lake, I saw a lotus pond with a crystal surface, filled as if with water, O Bharata.
वस्त्रमुत्कर्षति मयि प्राहसत्स वृकोदरः। शत्रोर्ऋद्धिविशेषेण विमूढ रत्तवर्जितम्
As I was lifting a garment, Bhimasena laughed at me, bewildered by the enemy's extraordinary prosperity, devoid of gems.
तत्र स्म यदि शक्तः स्यं पातयेऽहं वृकोदरम्। यदि कुर्यां समारम्भं भीमं हन्तुं नराधिप
There, if I had been able, I would have struck down Bhimasena; if I had made the attempt to kill Bhima, O king of men.
शिशुपाल इवास्माकं गतिः स्यान्नात्र संशयः। सपत्नेनावहासो मे स मां दहति भारत
Our fate would have been like that of Shishupala—of this there is no doubt; the mockery by my rival burns me, O Bharata.
पुनश्च तादृशीमेव वापीं जलजशालिनीम्। मत्वा शिलासमां तोये पतितोऽस्मि नराधिप
Again, thinking the same, I fell into a pond full of lotuses, believing the water to be solid stone, O king of men.
तत्र मां प्राहसत्कृष्णः पार्थेन सह सुस्वरम्। द्रौपदी च सह स्त्रीभिर्व्यथयन्ती मनो मम
There Krishna, together with Partha, laughed at me in a melodious voice; and Draupadi, along with the women, tormented my mind.
क्लिन्नवस्त्रस्य तु जले किङ्करा राजनोदिताः। ददुर्वासांसि मेऽन्यानि तच्च दुःखं परं मम
O King, when my clothes became wet in the water, the attendants ordered by the king gave me other garments, and that brought me great distress.
प्रलम्भं च शृणुष्वान्यद्वदतो मे नराधिप। अद्वारेण विनिर्गच्छन्द्वारसंस्थानरूपिणा। अभिहत्य शिलां भूयो ललाटेनास्मि विक्षतः
Hear also another hardship I endured, O ruler of men: as I was leaving by a side door, shaped like the main entrance, I struck my forehead against a stone and was wounded again.
तत्र मां यमजौ दूरादालोक्याभिहतं तदा। बाहुभिः परिगृह्णीतां शोचन्तौ सहितावुभौ
There, the twin sons of Yama saw me from afar, injured at that time, and both together, grieving, embraced me with their arms.
उवाच सहदेवस्तु तत्र मां विस्मयन्निव। इद द्वारं धार्तराष्ट्र मा गच्छेति पुनः पुनः
Then Sahadeva spoke to me there, as if in amazement: 'Do not go through this door, son of Dhritarashtra,' he said again and again.
भीमसेनेन तत्रोक्तो धृतराष्ट्रात्मजेति च। सम्बोध्य प्रहसित्वा च इतो द्वारं नराधिप
Bhimasena also addressed me there, calling me 'son of Dhritarashtra,' and, smiling after greeting me, said, 'This is the door, O ruler of men.'
नामधेयानि रत्नानां पुरस्तान्न श्रुतानि मे। यानि दृष्टानि मे तस्यां मनस्तपति तच्च मे
I had not heard before the names of the jewels that I saw there; my mind is troubled by what I saw in that place.