यस्य बाहुबलं सर्वे पाण्डवाः पर्युपासते। स सर्वरथिनां श्रेष्ठः पाण्डवः सत्यविक्रमः
All the Pandavas honor his strength of arms; he, the best among all chariot-warriors, the Pandava of true valor.
यं गत्वाऽभिमुखः सङ्ख्ये न जीवन्तश्चिदाव्रजेत् । यो जेता सर्वभूतानामजेयो जिष्णुरच्युत
He whom none return alive after facing in battle, who conquers all beings, unconquerable Jishnu, O Achyuta—
योऽपाश्रयः पाण्डवानां देवानामिव वासवः । स ते भ्राता सखा चैव कथमद्य धनञ्जयः
He who is the refuge of the Pandavas, as Vasava is for the gods—he is your brother and friend; tell me, how is Dhananjaya today?
दयावान्सर्वभूतेषु ह्रीनिषेवो महास्रवित् । मृदुश्च सुकुमारश्च धार्मिकश्च प्रियश्च मे
Compassionate to all beings, devoted to modesty, of great purity, gentle and delicate, righteous and dear to me—
सहदेवो महेष्वासः शूरः समितिशोभनः । भ्रातृणां कृष्ण शुश्रूषुर्धर्मार्थकुशलो युवा
Sahadeva, mighty archer, heroic and splendid in battle, ever attentive to his brothers, skilled in dharma and wealth, youthful—
सदैव सहदेवस्य भ्रातरो मधुसूदन । वृत्तं कल्याणवृत्तस्य पूजयन्ति महात्मनः
The brothers of Sahadeva, O Madhusudana, always honor the conduct of that great-souled one, whose ways are virtuous.
ज्येष्ठोपचायिनं वीरं सहदेवं युधां पतिम्। शुश्रूषुं मम वार्ष्णेय माद्रीपुत्रं प्रचक्ष्व मे
Tell me, O descendant of Vrishni, about Sahadeva, the heroic and eldest-serving lord of battles, the son of Madri, who is devoted to me and attentive.
सुकुमारो युवा शूरो दर्शनीयश्च पाण्डवः। भ्रातॄणां चैव सर्वेषां प्रियः प्राणो बहिश्चरः
This son of Pandu is gentle, young, valiant, and handsome; he is dear to all his brothers, and his heart is open to all.
चित्रयोधी च नकुलो महेष्वासो महाबलः । कच्चित्स कुशली कृष्ण वत्सो मम सुखैधितः
Nakula, skilled in many kinds of warfare, mighty archer, and of great strength—O Krishna, tell me if my dear child is well and happy.
सुखोचितमदुःखार्हं सुकुमारं महारथम् । अपि जातु महाबाहो पश्येयं नकुलं पुनः
Nakula, who deserves comfort and is unfit for suffering, that tender and great chariot-warrior—O mighty-armed one, will I ever see him again?
पक्ष्मसंपातजे काले नकुलेन विनाकृता । न लभामि धृतिं वीर साऽद्य जीवामि पश्य माम्
Since the time when Nakula left, at the season when the birds migrate, I have found no peace, O hero; yet see, I still live today.
सर्वैः पुत्रैः प्रियतरा द्रौपदी मे जनार्दन । कुलीना रूपसंपन्ना सर्वैः समुदिता गुणैः
Draupadi is dearer to me than all my sons, O Janardana; noble, beautiful, and endowed with every virtue.
पुत्रलोकात्पतिलोकं वृण्वाना सत्यवादिनी। प्रियान्पुत्रान्परित्यज्य पाण्डवाननुरुध्यते
Truthful in speech, she chose the world of husbands over the world of sons, forsaking her beloved children and following the Pandavas.
महाभिजनसंपन्ना सर्वकामैः सुपूजिता। ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणी द्रौपदी कथमच्युत
Draupadi, of noble lineage, honored with every desire, sovereign and auspicious in all ways—how, O Achyuta, has she come to this?
पतिभिः पञ्चभिः शूरैरग्निकल्पैः प्रहारिभिः । उपपन्ना महेष्वासैर्द्रौपदी दुःखभागिनी
Draupadi, joined to five heroic husbands, equal to fire and skilled in battle, mighty archers all—yet she has become a sharer in sorrow.
चतुर्दशमिदं वर्षं यन्नापश्यमरिन्दम । पुत्रादिभिः परिद्यूनां द्रौपदीं सत्यवादिनीम्
This is the fourteenth year, O subduer of foes, since I have seen Draupadi, truthful and deprived of her sons and others.
न नूनं कर्मभिः पुण्यैरश्रुते पुरुषः सुखम् । द्रौपदी चेत्तथावृत्ता नाश्रुते सुखमव्ययम्
Surely, a person does not obtain happiness merely by good deeds, if Draupadi, having acted thus, has not found unending happiness.
न प्रियो मम कृष्णाया बीभत्सुर्न युधिष्ठिरः । भीमसेनो यमौ वापि यदपश्यं सभागताम्
Neither Arjuna nor Yudhishthira is dearer to Krishna than I am; nor Bhimasena, nor the twins, since I saw her in that assembly.
न मे दुःखतरं किंचिद्भूतपूर्वं ततोऽधिकम् । स्त्रीधर्मिणीं द्रौपदीं यच्छ्वशुराणां समीपगाम्
Nothing more painful has ever happened to me than this: Draupadi, devoted to the duties of a wife, brought near her fathers-in-law.
आनायितामनार्येण क्रोधलोभानुवर्तिना । सर्वे प्रैक्षन्त कुरव एकवस्त्रां सभागताम्
Brought into the assembly by the unrighteous, driven by anger and greed, all the Kurus saw her, clad in a single garment.
तत्रैव धृतराष्ट्रश्च महाराजश्च बाह्लिकः । कृपश्च कसोमदत्तश्च निर्विष्णाः कुरवस्तथा
There in that very hall were Dhritarashtra, King Bahlika, Kripa, Somadatta, and the Kurus, all silent and dejected.
तस्यां संसदि सर्वेषां क्षत्तारं पूजयाम्यहम् । वृत्तेन हि भवत्यार्यो न धनेन न विद्यया
In that assembly, before all, I honor Vidura; for one becomes noble by conduct, not by wealth or learning.
तस्य कृष्ण महाबुद्धेर्गम्भीरस्य महात्मनः। क्षत्तुःक शीलमलङ्कारो लोकान्विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति
The character of Vidura, O Krishna, wise, profound, and great-souled, is his true ornament, upholding the worlds.
सा शोकार्ता च हृष्टा च दृष्ट्वा गोविन्दमागतम्। नानाविधानि दुःखानि सर्वाण्येवान्वकीर्तयम्
Afflicted with sorrow and yet delighted at seeing Govinda arrive, she recounted to him all her various sufferings.
पूर्वैराचरितं यत्तत्कुराजभिररिन्दम । अक्षद्यूतं मृगवधः कच्चिदेषां सुखावहम्
O subduer of enemies, the dice game and the hunting of deer, which were practiced by former kings—do these bring happiness to them?
तन्मां दहति यत्कृष्णा सभायां कुरुसन्निधौ । धार्तराष्ट्रैः परिक्लिष्टा यथा न कुशलं तथा
What burns me is that Kṛṣṇā was tormented in the assembly before the Kurus by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, in such a way that no good could come of it.
निर्वासनं च नगरात्प्रव्रज्या च परन्तप । नानाविधानां दुःखानामावासोऽस्मि जनार्दन
O Janārdana, I am the dwelling place of many kinds of sorrows: exile from the city and wandering in the forest, O scorcher of foes.
अज्ञातचर्या बालानामवरोधश्च माधव । न मे क्लेशतमं तत्स्यात्पुत्रैः सह परन्तप
O Mādhava, the incognito life of my children and the seclusion of the women—none of this would be so grievous to me if my sons were with me, O subduer of foes.
दुर्योधनेन निकृता वर्षमद्य चतुर्दशम्। दुःखादपि सुखं नः स्याद्यदि पुण्यफलक्षयः
We have been deceived by Duryodhana for now fourteen years; if the fruit of our merit is exhausted, then perhaps even suffering will not bring us happiness.
न मे विशेपो जात्वासीद्धार्तराष्ट्रेषु पाण्डवैः । तेन सत्येन कृष्ण त्वां हतामित्रं श्रिया वृतम् । अस्माद्विमुक्तं सङ्ग्रामात्पश्येयं पाण्डवैः सह
Never have I had any affection for the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra over the Pāṇḍavas; by that truth, O Kṛṣṇa, may I see you, victorious over enemies and adorned with glory, freed from this battle together with the Pāṇḍavas.