प्रबोध्यते मागधसूतपुत्रै- र्नित्यं स्तुवद्भिः स्वयमिन्द्रकल्पः। पतत्रिसङ्घैः स जघन्यरात्रे प्रबोध्यते नूनमिलातलस्थः
He, who was daily awakened by the bards of Magadha and Suta, praised as equal to Indra, is now roused in the dead of night by the cries of birds, lying upon the earth.
कथंनु वातातपकर्शिताङ्गो वृकोदरः कोपपरिप्लुताङ्गः। शेते पृथिव्यामतथोचिताङ्गः कृष्णासमक्षं वसुधातलस्थः
How does Bhima, his body emaciated by wind and sun, his limbs inflamed with anger, lie on the ground—so unaccustomed to such hardship—before Krishna, upon the bare earth?
तथाऽर्जुनः सुकुमारो मनस्वी वशे स्थितो धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञः। विदूयमानैरिव सर्वगात्रै- र्ध्रुवं न शेते वसतीरमर्षात्
And Arjuna, delicate and high-minded, always obedient to the king Yudhishthira, surely does not sleep in the dwelling, tormented in every limb by indignation.
यमौ च कृष्णां च युधिष्ठिरं च भीमं च दृष्ट्वा सुखविप्रयुक्तान्। विनिःश्वसन्सर्प इवोग्रतेजा ध्रुवं न शेते वसतीरमर्षात्
Seeing the twins, Krishna, Yudhishthira, and Bhima deprived of comfort, he, fierce in energy, sighs like a serpent and surely does not sleep in the dwelling, consumed by wrath.
तथा यमौ चाप्यसुखौ सुखार्हौ समृद्धरीपावमरौ दिवीव। प्रजागरस्थौ ध्रुवमप्रशान्तौ क्रोधेन सत्येन च वार्यमाणौ
So too the twins, though deserving happiness, are without joy, splendid as gods, lying awake and restless, restrained only by truth and self-control from their anger.
समीरणेनाथ समो बलेन समीरणस्यैवसुतो बलीयान्। स धर्मपासेन सितोऽग्रजेन ध्रुवं विनिःश्वस्य सहत्यमर्षम्
Bhima, equal in strength to the wind and even more powerful, son of the wind-god, is held back by the bonds of righteousness by his elder brother, surely sighing as he endures his wrath.
स चापिभूमौ परिवर्तमानो वधं सुतानां मम काङ्क्षमाणः। सत्येन धर्मेण च वार्यमाणः कालंप्रतीक्षत्यधिको रणेऽन्यैः
He, rolling on the ground, longing for the destruction of my sons, is restrained by truth and righteousness, yet waits for the right time, surpassing others in battle.
अजातशत्रौ तु जिते निकृत्या दुःशासनो यत्परुषाण्यवोचत्। तानि प्रविष्टानि वृकोदराङ्गं दहन्ति कक्षाग्निरिवेन्धनानि
The harsh words that Duhshasana spoke to Yudhishthira, who was defeated by deceit, have entered Bhima’s body and burn within him like fire fed by fuel.
न पापकं ध्यास्यति धर्मपुत्रो धनंजयश्चाप्यनुवर्त्स्यते तम्। अरण्यवासेन विवर्धते तु भीमस्य कोपोऽग्निरिवानिलेन
The son of Dharma will not contemplate evil, and Dhananjaya will follow him; but through their forest exile, Bhima’s anger grows like fire fanned by the wind.
स तेन कोपेन विदीर्यमाणः करं करेणाभिनिपीड्यवीरः। विनिःश्वसत्युष्णमतीव घोरं दहन्निवेमां मम पुत्रसेनाम्
Tormented by that anger, the hero crushes his hand with his own, sighing fiercely and hotly, as if burning up my sons’ army.
गाण्डीवधन्वा च वृकोदरश्च संरम्भिणावन्तककालकल्पौ। न शेषयेतां युधि शत्रुसेनां शरान्किरन्तावनिप्रकाशान्
Arjuna, wielder of Gandiva, and Bhima, both fierce as Death itself, would not leave any enemy force remaining in battle, showering arrows that blaze like fire.
दुर्योधनः शकुनिः सूतपुत्रो दुःशासनश्चापि सुमन्दचेताः। मधु प्रपश्यन्ति न तु प्रपातं वृकोदरं चैव धनंजयं च
Duryodhana, Shakuni, Karna, and Duhshasana, their minds clouded, see only honey, not the precipice ahead—nor Bhima and Arjuna.
शुभाशुभं कर्म नरोहि कृत्वा प्रतीक्षतेचेत्स फलंविपाके। सतेन युज्यत्यवशः फलेन मोक्षः कथं स्यात्पुरुषस्य तस्मात्
When a man, having done good or evil, awaits the ripening of its fruit, he is inevitably bound to its result; how then can there be liberation for a person?
क्षेत्रे सुकृष्टे ह्युपिते च बीजे देवेच वर्षत्यृतुकालयुक्तम्। न स्यात्फलंतस्य कुतः प्रसिद्धि- रन्यत्रदैवादिति नास्ति हेतुः
Even when a field is well-plowed and good seed is sown, and the gods send timely rain, if there is no fruit, what can be the cause except fate? Thus, there is no other reason.
कृतं मताक्षेण यथा न साधु साधुप्रवृत्तेन च पाण्डवेन। मया च दुष्पुत्रवशानुगेन कृतः कुरूणामयमन्तकालः
Just as what was done by me at the dice was not right, nor was what the virtuous Pandava did; compelled by my evil sons, I have brought about the destruction of the Kurus.
ध्रुवं प्रशाम्यत्यसमीरितोऽग्नि- र्ध्रुवं प्रजास्यत्युत गर्भिणी या। ध्रुवं दिनादौ रजनीप्रणाश- स्तथा क्षपादौ च दिनप्रणाशः
Surely, fire dies out when not fanned; surely, a pregnant woman will give birth; surely, night ends at dawn, and day ends at dusk.
कृतेच कस्मान्न परेच कुर्यु- र्दत्ते च दद्युः पुरुषाः कथंस्वित्। प्राप्यार्थकालं च भवेदनर्थः कथंचन स्यादितितत्कुतः स्यात्
Why, after having done so, would others not act similarly? Why would people not give when something has been given? If the proper time for receiving has come, how could harm arise in any way? From where could such a thing come?
कथं न भिद्येत न च स्रवेत न च प्रसिच्येदितिरक्षितव्यम्। अरक्ष्यमाणं शतधा प्रकीर्ये- द्भ्रुवं न नाशोऽस्ति कृतस्य लोके
How could it not be divided, not leak away, nor be scattered? Therefore, it must be protected. If left unprotected, it would be dispersed in a hundred ways; yet, in this world, there is no destruction of what has been rightly done.
गतो ह्यरण्यादपिशक्रलोकं धनंजयः पशय्त वीर्यमस्य। अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि चतुर्विधानि ज्ञात्वा पुनर्लोकमिमं प्रपन्नः
Indeed, Dhananjaya went from the forest to the realm of Indra; behold his prowess. Having learned the four kinds of divine weapons, he has returned again to this world.
स्वर्गं हि गत्वा सशरीर एव को मानुषः पुनरागन्तुमिच्छेत्। अन्यत्रकालोपहताननेका- न्समीक्षमाणस्तुकुरून्मुमूर्षून्
Who, having gone bodily to heaven, would wish to return to the human world, except one who, seeing many Kurus struck down by fate and desiring their death, would come back?
धनुर्ग्राहश्चार्जुनः सव्यसाची धनुश्च तद्गाण्डिवं भीमवेगम्। अस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च तानि तस्य त्रयस्य तेजः प्रसहेत कोऽत्र
Arjuna, the ambidextrous wielder of the bow, holds the mighty Gandiva, swift as Bhima; those divine weapons are his. Who here could withstand the energy of these three?
निशम्य तद्वचनं पार्थिवस्य दुर्योधनं रहिते सौबलोऽथ। अबोधयत्कर्णमुपेत्य सर्वं स चाप्यहृष्टोऽभवदल्पचेताः
Hearing those words of the king, Saubala approached Duryodhana in private and informed Karna of everything; but Karna, with a troubled mind, was not pleased.
धृतराष्ट्रस्य तद्वाक्यं निशम्य शकुनिस्तदा। दुर्योधनमिदं काले कर्णेन सहितोऽब्रवीत्
Hearing those words of Dhritarashtra, Shakuni then spoke to Duryodhana at the right moment, together with Karna.
प्रव्राज्य पाण्डवान्वीरान्स्वेन वीर्येण भारत। भुङ्क्ष्वेमां पृथिवीमेको दिवि शम्बरहायथा
Having exiled the heroic Pandavas by your own strength, O Bharata, enjoy this earth alone, as the slayer of Shambara did in heaven.
तवाद्यपृथिवी राजन्नखिला सागराम्बरा। सपर्वतवनाकारा सहस्थावरजङ्गमा
Today, O king, the entire earth, girdled by the sea, with its mountains, forests, and all that moves and is still, is yours together with your brothers.
प्राच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्याश्च पतीच्योदीच्यवासिनः। कृताः करप्रदाः सर्वे राजानस्ते नाराधिप
The kings dwelling in the east, south, west, and north have all been made tributaries to you, O lord of men.
या हि सा दीप्यमानेव पाण्डवान्भजते पुरा। साऽद्यलक्ष्मीस्त्वया राजन्नवाप्ता भ्रातृभिः सह
That fortune which once, shining brightly, favored the Pandavas, O king, has now, together with your brothers, come to you.
इन्द्रप्रस्थगते यां तां दीप्यमानां युधिष्ठिरे। अपश्याम श्रियं राजन्सुचिरं शोककर्शिताः
When Yudhishthira was at Indraprastha, we saw that radiant prosperity for a long time, O king, though we were consumed by sorrow.
सा तु बुद्धिबलेनेयं राज्ञस्तस्मात्तथाविधात्। त्वयाक्षिप्ता महाबाहो दीप्यमानेव दृश्यते
But now, through the strength of your intellect, O mighty-armed king, that same shining fortune, seized by you, is seen to be yours.
तथैव तव राजेन्द्रराजानः परवीरहन्। शासनेऽधिष्ठिताः सर्वेकिं कुर्म इति वादिनः
In the same way, O king of kings, all the other kings, destroyers of enemy heroes, are established under your command, saying, 'What shall we do?'