तैरयुद्धं साधु मन्ये कुरवस्तन्निबोधत। युद्धे विनाशः कृत्स्नस्य कुलस्य भविता ध्रुवम्
Therefore, I consider peace preferable to war with them, O Kurus; know this—war will surely bring the destruction of the entire lineage.
एषा मे परमा बुद्धिर्यया शाम्यति मे मनः । यदि त्वयुद्धमिष्टं वो वयं शान्त्यै यतामहे
This is my highest counsel, by which my mind finds peace; if you desire peace without war, let us strive for reconciliation.
न तु नः क्लिश्यमानानामुपेक्षेत युधिष्ठिरः। जुगुप्सति ह्यधर्मेण मामेवोद्दिश्य कारणम्
But Yudhiṣṭhira would not overlook our suffering; he despises unrighteousness, especially when I am the cause.
एवमेतन्महाराज यथावदसि भारत। युद्धे विनाशः क्षत्रस्य गाण्डीवेन प्रदृश्यते
So it is, O great king, as you have said, descendant of Bharata; the destruction of the kṣatriya order in battle is evident through Arjuna's bow.
इदं तु नाभिजानामि तव धीरस्य नित्यशः। यत्पुत्रवशमागच्छेस्तत्त्वज्ञः सव्यसाचिनः
But this I do not understand about you, steadfast one: that you, wise as you are, have come under the sway of your son.
नैष कालो महाराज तव शश्वत्कृतागसः। त्वया ह्येवादितः पार्था निकृता भरतर्षभ
This is not the time, O great king, for you, who have always committed wrongs; for from the beginning, O bull of the Bharatas, you have deceived the Pāṇḍavas.
पिता श्रेष्ठः सुहृद्यश्च सम्यक्प्रणिहितात्मवान्। आस्थेयं हि हितं तेन न द्रोग्धा गुरुरुच्यते
A father is the highest friend, truly devoted and well-intentioned; what he advises for your good should be followed, for a teacher is not one who would betray you.
इदं जितमिदं लब्धमिति श्रुत्वा पराजितान्। द्यूतकाले महाराज स्मरसे स्म कुमारवत्
When you heard, 'This is won, this is gained,' and the others were defeated at the game, O great king, you remembered it like a child.
परुषाण्युच्यमानांश्च पुरा पार्थानुपेक्षसे। कृत्स्नं राज्यं जयन्तीति प्रपातं नानुपश्यसि
When harsh words were spoken before, you ignored the sons of Pandu, thinking the entire kingdom would be yours in victory, not seeing the downfall ahead.
पित्र्यं राज्यं महाराज कुरवस्ते सजाङ्गलाः। अथ वीरैर्जितामुर्वीमखिलां प्रत्यपद्यथाः
The ancestral kingdom, O great king, of the Kurus with their lands, and then the whole earth conquered by heroes, you accepted.
बाहुवीर्यार्जिता भूमिस्तव पार्थैर्निवेदिता। मयेदं कृतमित्येव मन्यसे राजसत्तम
The land won by the strength of their arms was offered to you by the sons of Pandu; yet you, best of kings, think, 'This was done by me alone.'
ग्रस्तान्गन्धर्वराजेन मज्जतो ह्यप्लवेऽम्भसि। आनिनाय पुनः पार्थः पुत्रांस्ते राजसत्तम
When your sons were seized by the king of the Gandharvas and were drowning in the water with no escape, it was Partha who brought them back, O best of kings.
कुमारवच्च स्मयसे द्यूते विनिकृतेषु यत्। पाण्डवेषु वने राजन्प्रव्रजत्सु पुनःपुनः
Like a child, you smiled when the Pandavas were defeated at dice, O king, and again and again when they went into exile in the forest.
प्रवर्षतः शरव्रातानर्जुनस्य शितान्बहून्। अप्यर्णवा विशुष्येयुः किं पुनर्मासयोनयः
Even the oceans would dry up before the many sharp arrows Arjuna showers; how much more so the rivers that flow only for a month.
अस्यतां फाल्गुनः श्रेष्ठो गाण्डीवं धनुषां वरम्। केशवः सर्वभूतानामायुधानां सुदर्शनम् । वानरो रोचमानश्च केतुः केतुमतां वरः
Let Phalguna, the best of archers, string Gandiva, the foremost bow; let Keshava, the Sudarshana among all weapons, and the radiant monkey-banner, the best of standards, be present.
एवमेतानि स रथो वहते सह यो रणे। क्षपयिष्यति नो राजन्कालचक्रमिवोद्यतम्
Such is the chariot that bears them together in battle; he will destroy us, O king, like the wheel of time set in motion.
तस्याद्य वसुधा राजन्निखिला भरतर्षभ। यस्य भीमार्जिनौ योधौ स राजा राजसत्तम
Today, O king, the entire earth belongs to him whose warriors are Bhima and Arjuna; that king, best of kings, is truly sovereign.
तथा भीमहतप्रायां मञ्जन्तीं तव वाहिनीम् । दुर्योधनमुखा दृष्ट्वा क्षयं यास्यन्ति कौरवाः
Seeing your army, led by Duryodhana, sinking as if struck by Bhima's might, the Kauravas will meet their destruction.
न भीमार्जुनयोर्भीता लप्स्यन्ते विजयं विभो। तव पुत्रा महाराज राजानश्चानुसारिणः
Your sons, O great king, and the kings who follow them, will not win victory, for they fear neither Bhima nor Arjuna.
मत्स्यास्त्वामद्य नार्चन्ति पञ्चालाश्च सकेकयाः। साल्वेयाः शूरसेनाश्च सर्वे त्वामवजानते
Today the Matsyas do not honor you, nor the Panchalas with the Kekayas, nor the Salveyas and Shurasenas; all of them disregard you.
पार्थं ह्येते गताः सर्वे वीर्यज्ञास्तस्य धीमतः। भक्त्या ह्यस्य विरुध्यन्ते तव पुत्रैः सदैव ते
All these, knowing the valor of that wise Partha, have gone to him; out of devotion to him, they always oppose your sons.
अनर्हानेव तु वधे धर्मयुक्तान्विकर्मणा। योऽक्लेशयत्पाण्डुपुत्रान्यो विद्वेष्ट्यधुनापि वै
He who tormented the sons of Pandu with wrongful acts, who even now hates them, seeks to kill the righteous as if they were unworthy.
सर्वोपायैर्नियन्तव्यः सानुगः पापपुरुषः। तव पुत्रो महाराज नानुशोचितुमर्हसि
By every means, that sinful man and his followers must be restrained; your son, O great king, is not to be pitied.
अपरोहं महाराज साक्षाच्चैनं ब्रवीम्यहम्। द्यूतकाले मया चोक्तं विदुरेण च धीमता
I declare this to you directly, O great king: at the time of the dice game, I and the wise Vidura both spoke these words.
यदिदं ते विलपितं पाण्डवान्प्रति भारत। अनीशेनैव राजेन्द्र सर्वमेतन्निरर्थकम्
O Bharata, all this lamentation of yours regarding the Pandavas, O king, is entirely meaningless, for you are powerless.
न भेतव्यं महाराज न शोच्या भवतां वयम्। समर्थाः स्म पराञ्जेतुं बलिनः समरे विभो
Do not be afraid, O great king; you need not grieve for us. We are strong enough to defeat our enemies in battle, O lord.
वने प्रव्राजितान्पार्थान्यदायान्मधुसूदनः । महता बलचक्रेण परराष्ट्रावमर्दिना
When the Pandavas were exiled to the forest, Madhusudana came to them with a mighty army, crushing hostile kingdoms.
केकया धृष्टकेतुश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षत। राजानश्चान्वयुः पार्थान्बहवोऽन्येऽनुयायिनः
The Kekaya prince, Dhrishtaketu, Dhrishtadyumna the son of Drupada, and many other kings followed the Pandavas as their allies.
इन्द्रप्रस्थस्य चादूरात्समाजग्मुर्महारथाः । व्यगर्हयंश्च संगम्य भवन्तं कुरुभिः सह
From near Indraprastha, great chariot-warriors gathered and, joining with the Kurus, reproached you.
ते युधिष्ठिरमासीनमजिनैः प्रतिवासितम्। कृष्णप्रधानाः संहत्य पर्युपासन्त भारत
Those chiefs, led by Krishna, assembled around Yudhishthira, who was seated clad in deer-skin, and attended upon him, O Bharata.