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?'
ते वयं पृथिवी राजन्निखिला सागराम्बरा। सपर्वतवना देवी सग्रामनगराकरा
Thus, O king, we possess the entire earth, girdled by the sea, with its mountains, forests, towns, and villages, together with its armies.
नानावनोद्देशवती पत्तनैरुपशोभिता। `नानाजनपदाकीर्णा स्फीतराष्ट्रा महाहला
Adorned with many fortresses, filled with various forests, and crowded with people of many lands, the earth is rich in great realms and abundant harvests.
नन्द्यमानो द्विजै राजन्भासि नक्षत्रराडिव। पौरुषाद्दिवि देवेषु भ्राजसे रश्मिवानिव
Honored by the twice-born, O king, you shine like the lord of stars; by your valor among the gods, you blaze like the radiant sun.
रुद्रैरिव यमो राजा मरुद्भिरिव वासवः। कुरुभिस्त्वं वृतो राजन्भासि नक्षत्रराडिव
Like Yama among the Rudras, like Indra among the Maruts, so among the Kurus, O king, surrounded by your kin, you shine like the lord of stars.
यैः स्म ते नाद्रियेताज्ञा न च ये शासने स्थिताः। पश्यामस्ताञ्श्रिया हीनान्पाण्डवान्वनवासिनः
Those whose commands you once disregarded, who did not remain under your rule—behold them now, the Pandavas, deprived of prosperity and dwelling in the forest.
श्रूयते हि महाराजसरो द्वैतवनं प्रति। वसन्तः पाण्डवाः सार्धं ब्राह्मणैर्वनवासिभिः
It is heard, O great king, that the Pandavas are living in the Dvaita forest together with Brahmanas and other forest-dwellers.
सप्रयाहि महाराज श्रिया परमया युतः। तापयन्पाण्डुपुत्रांस्त्वं रश्मिवानिव तेजसा
Go forth, O king, endowed with supreme splendor, and torment the sons of Pandu with your brilliance, as the sun scorches with its rays.
स्तितोराज्येऽच्युतान्राज्याच्छियाहीनाञ्छ्रियावृतः असमृद्धान्समृद्धार्थः पश्य पाण्डुसुतान्नृप
Established in sovereignty, unshaken from your kingdom and surrounded by prosperity, see, O king, the sons of Pandu bereft of fortune, you who are prosperous among the unprosperous.
महाभिजनसंपन्नं भद्रे महति संस्थितम्। पाण्डवास्त्वाऽभिवीक्षन्तु ययातिमिव नाहुषां
Let the Pandavas, who are of noble lineage and once held great status, now look upon you, O blessed one, as the descendants of Nahusha once looked upon Yayati.
यां श्रियं सुहृदश्चैव दुर्हृदश्च विशांपते। पश्यन्ति पौरुषैर्दीप्तां सा समर्था भवत्युत
That prosperity, O lord of the people, which both friends and foes behold, shining through valor—indeed, it becomes truly effective.