लप्स्यसे वीरशयनं काममेतदवाप्स्यसि। स्थिरो भव सहामात्यो विमर्दो भविता महान्
You will attain the hero's bed; indeed, you may obtain this as you wish. Be steadfast with your ministers; a great conflict will arise.
यच्चैतन्मन्यसे मूढ न मे कश्चिद्व्यतिक्रमः। पाण्डवेष्विति तत्सर्वं निबोध त्वं नराधिप
What you think, fool, that I have committed no transgression against the Pāṇḍavas—know all that, O king.
श्रियां संतप्यमानेन पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । त्वया दुर्मन्त्रितं द्यूतं सौबलेन च भारत
While you, scorched by the prosperity of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, with evil counsel and with Saubala, arranged the dice game, O Bhārata.
कथं च ज्ञातयस्तात श्रेयांसः साधुसंमताः । तथाऽन्याय्यमुपस्थातुं जिह्मेनाजिह्मचारिणः
How could kinsmen, O father, who are superior and esteemed by the virtuous, come to such unrighteousness, being crooked towards the straightforward?
अक्षद्यूतं महाप्रज्ञ सतां मतिविनाशनम् । असतां तत्र जायन्ते भेदाश्च व्यसनानि च
The game of dice, O wise one, is the ruin of the good; among the wicked, there arise divisions and calamities there.
तदिदं व्यसनं घोरं त्वया द्यूतमुखं कृतम् । असमीक्ष्य सदाचारान्सार्धं पापानुबन्धनैः
This terrible calamity, the dice game, has been brought about by you, disregarding good conduct and accompanied by sinful consequences.
कश्चान्यो भ्रातृभार्यां वै विप्रकर्तृं तथार्हति। आनीय च सभां व्यक्तं यथोक्ता द्रौपदी त्वया
Who else would deserve to insult a brother's wife, and, having brought Draupadī openly into the assembly, speak as you did?
कुलीना शीलसंपन्ना प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी । महिषी पाण्डुपुत्राणां तथा विनिकृता त्वया
Noble-born, endowed with virtue, esteemed even more than life, the queen of the sons of Pāṇḍu—she was thus humiliated by you.
जानन्ति कुरवः सर्वे यथोक्ताः कुरुसंसदि । दुःशासनेन कौन्तेयाः प्रव्रजन्तः परन्तपाः
All the Kurus present in the assembly know well how the sons of Kunti, scorcher of foes, were exiled by Duhshasana.
सम्यग्वृत्तेष्वलुब्धेषु सततं धर्मचारिषु । स्वेषु बन्धुषु कः साधुश्चरेदेवमसांप्रतम्
Who among one's own virtuous, ever-upright, and self-controlled kinsmen would act so unrighteously as this?
नृशंसानामनार्याणां तथा परुषभाषणम् । कर्णदुःशासनाभ्यां च त्वया च बहुशः कृतम्
Cruel and ignoble words have often been spoken by Karna, Duhshasana, and you as well.
सह मात्रा प्रदग्धुं तान्बालकान्वारणावते । आस्थितः परमो यत्नो न समृद्धश्च तत्तव
With your mother, you made a great effort to burn those boys in the house at Varanavata, but your plan did not succeed.
ऊषुश्च सुचिरं कालं प्रच्छन्नाः पाण्डवास्तदा। मात्रा सहैकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने
Then the Pandavas lived for a long time in hiding with their mother, in the house of a Brahmin at Ekachakra.
विषेण सर्पबन्धैश्च यतिताः पाण्डवास्त्वया । सर्वोपायैर्विनाशाय न समृद्धं च तत्तव
You tried to destroy the Pandavas by poison and by binding them with serpents, using every means, but your efforts did not succeed.
एवंबुद्धिः पाण्डवेषु मिथ्यावृत्तिः सदा भवान् । कथं ते नापराधोऽस्ति पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु
Such has always been your attitude toward the Pandavas—deceitful and false; how can you claim to have committed no offense against those great souls?
एवंवृत्तः कथं राज्ये स्थातुमर्हसि पापकृत्। स राज्याच्च सुखाच्चैव हास्यसे कुलपांसन
How can you, who act so wickedly, deserve to remain in the kingdom? You will be cast out from both the kingdom and happiness, O stain of your lineage.
यच्चैभ्यो याचमानेभ्यः पित्र्यमंशं न दित्सति । तच्च पाप प्रदाताऽसि भ्रष्टैश्वर्यो निपातितः
And when they begged for their rightful paternal share, you did not give it; in this, you are sinful, deprived of prosperity, and fallen.
कृत्वा बहून्यकार्याणि पाण्डवेषु नृशंसवत्। मिथ्यावृत्तिरनार्यः सन्नद्य विप्रतिपद्यसे
Having committed many cruel and wrongful acts against the Pandavas, you persist in falsehood and ignobility, and yet you oppose them further.
मातापितृभ्यां भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च। शाम्येति मुहुरुक्तोसि न च शाम्यसि पार्थिव
You have been repeatedly told by your mother, father, Bhishma, Drona, and Vidura to make peace, but you do not heed them, O king.
शमे हि सुमहाँल्लाभस्तव पार्थस्य चोभयोः । न च रोचयसे राजन्किमन्यद्बुद्धिलाघवात्
Great gain would come to both you and Partha from peace, but you do not accept it, O king—what else is this but lack of understanding?
न शर्म प्राप्स्यसे राजन्नुत्क्रम्य सुहृदां वचः। अधर्म्यमयशस्यं च क्रियते पार्थिव त्वया
You will not find happiness, O king, by rejecting the advice of friends; you are acting unrighteously and bringing disgrace upon yourself.
एवं ब्रुवति दाशार्हे दुर्योधनममर्षणम् । दुःशासन इदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्करुसंसदि
As the descendant of Dasharha spoke thus to the unyielding Duryodhana, Duhshasana spoke these words in the Kuru assembly.
न चेत्सन्धास्यसे राजन्स्वेन कामेन पाण्डवैः। बद्ध्वा किल त्वां दास्यन्ति कुन्तीपुत्राय कौरवाः
If you, O king, do not make peace with the Pandavas of your own will, the Kauravas will bind you and hand you over to Kunti's son.
वैकर्तनं त्वां च मां च त्रीनेतान्मनुजर्षभ । पाण्डवेभ्यः प्रदास्यन्ति भीष्मो द्रोणः पिता च ते
Bhishma, Drona, and your father will deliver Karna, you, and me—these three—to the Pandavas, O bull among men.
भ्रातुरेतद्वचः श्रुत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः । क्रुद्धः प्रातिष्ठतोत्थाय महानाग इव श्वसन्
Hearing these words from his brother, Suyodhana, son of Dhritarashtra, rose up in anger, breathing like a great serpent.
विदुरं च सोमदत्तं च महाराजं च बाह्लिकम्। कृपं च सोमदत्तं च भीष्मं द्रोणं जनार्दनम्
He then addressed Vidura, Somadatta, King Bahlika, Kripa, Somadatta, Bhishma, Drona, and Janardana.
सर्वानेताननादृत्य दुर्मतिर्निरपत्रपः। अशिष्टवदमर्यादो मानी मान्यावमानिता
Disregarding all elders, this wicked-minded, shameless one, lacking in discipline and decorum, proud, has insulted those worthy of honor.
तं प्रस्थितमभिप्रेक्ष्य भ्रातरो मनुजर्षभम्। अनुजग्मुः सहामात्या राजानश्चापि सर्वशः
Seeing that bull among men setting out, his brothers, along with their ministers, and all the kings, followed after him.
सभायामुत्थितं क्रुद्धं प्रस्थितं भ्रातृभिः सह। दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत्
Beholding Duryodhana, angry and rising from the assembly, departing with his brothers, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, spoke.
धर्मार्थावभिसन्त्यज्य संरम्भं योऽनुमन्यते । हसन्ति व्यसने तस्य दुर्हृदो नचिरादिव
He who abandons righteousness and profit, and approves of anger, soon becomes the object of laughter for wicked-hearted men in his misfortune.