Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 1.224
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1.224.1
राजन्निःसंशयं श्रेयो वाच्यस्त्वमसि बान्धवैः ।
न त्वशुश्रूषमाणे वै वाक्यं संप्रति तिष्ठति ॥ १.२२४.१ ॥
O king, without doubt the good counsel should be spoken to you by your kinsmen; but to one who will not listen, that word now carries no weight.
1.224.2
प्रियं हितं च तद्वाक्यमुक्तवान्कुरुसत्तमः ।
भीष्मः शान्तनवो राजन्प्रतिगृह्णासि तन्न च ॥ १.२२४.२ ॥
O king, Bhīṣma, son of Śantanu and best of the Kurus, spoke words both pleasing and beneficial, yet you do not accept them.
1.224.3
तथा द्रोणेन बहुधा भाषितं हितमुत्तमम् ।
तच्च राधासुतः कर्णो मन्यते न हितं तव ॥ १.२२४.३ ॥
Likewise Droṇa many times spoke excellent and beneficial words, but Karṇa, son of Rādhā, does not consider them beneficial for you.
1.224.4
चिन्तयंश्च न पश्यामि राजंस्तव सुहृत्तमम् ।
आभ्यां पुरुषसिंहाभ्यां यो वा स्यात्प्रज्ञयाधिकः ॥ १.२२४.४ ॥
O king, pondering it, I see no greatest well-wisher of yours who is wiser in judgment than these two lions among men.
1.224.5
इमौ हि वृद्धौ वयसा प्रज्ञया च श्रुतेन च ।
समौ च त्वयि राजेन्त्र तथा पाण्डुसुतेषु च ॥ १.२२४.५ ॥
O lord of kings, these two are elders in age, wisdom and learning, and equal in regard to you and likewise to the sons of Pāṇḍu.
1.224.6
धर्मे चानवरौ राजन्सत्यतायां च भारत ।
रामाद्दाशरथेश्चैव गयाच्चैव न संशयः ॥ १.२२४.६ ॥
O king, O Bhārata, in dharma and in truthfulness these two are not inferior to Rāma, son of Daśaratha, nor to Gaya; of this there is no doubt.
1.224.7
न चोक्तवन्तावश्रेयः पुरस्तादपि किंचन ।
न चाप्यपकृतं किंचिदनयोर्लक्ष्यते त्वयि ॥ १.२२४.७ ॥
Neither of them has ever spoken anything unbeneficial to you before, nor is any wrong by either of them towards you seen.
1.224.8
तावुभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रावनागसि नृपे त्वयि ।
न मन्त्रयेतां त्वच्छ्रेयः कथं सत्यपराक्रमौ ॥ १.२२४.८ ॥
How could those two tigers among men, true in valour, deliberate against your welfare, you the blameless king?
1.224.9
प्रज्ञावन्तौ नरश्रेष्ठावस्मिँल्लोके नराधिप ।
त्वन्निमित्तमतो नेमौ किंचिज्जिह्मं वदिष्यतः ॥ १.२२४.९ ॥
O lord of men, these two are wise, best of men in this world; on your account they will speak nothing crooked.
1.224.10
इति मे नैष्ठिकी बुद्धिर्वर्तते कुरुनन्दन ।
न चार्थहेतोर्धर्मज्ञौ वक्ष्यतः पक्षसंश्रितम् ॥ १.२२४.१० ॥
Thus is my settled judgment, O joy of the Kurus: for the sake of wealth, these two knowers of dharma will not speak in support of a faction.
1.224.11
एतद्धि परमं श्रेयो मन्येऽहं तव भारत ।
दुर्योधनप्रभृतयः पुत्रा राजन्यथा तव ॥ १.२२४.११ ॥
O Bhārata, I think this is your supreme welfare: as Duryodhana and the other sons are yours, O king.
1.224.12
तथैव पाण्डवेयास्ते पुत्रा राजन्न संशयः ।
तेषु चेदहितं किंचिन्मन्त्रयेयुरतद्विदः ॥ १.२२४.१२ ॥
Likewise the Pāṇḍava sons are your sons, O king, without doubt; if they should deliberate anything harmful to them, they would be those who do not know this truth.
1.224.13
मन्त्रिणस्ते न च श्रेयः प्रपश्यन्ति विशेषतः ।
अथ ते हृदये राजन्विशेषः स्वेषु वर्तते।
अन्तरस्थं विवृण्वानाः श्रेयः कुर्युर्न ते ध्रुवम् ॥ १.२२४.१३ ॥
Your counselors do not especially see what is good, O king. And there is a partiality in your heart toward your own sons. Revealing what is hidden within, they will surely not do what is good.
1.224.14
एतदर्थमिमौ राजन्महात्मानौ महाद्युती ।
नोचतुर्विवृतं किंचिन्न ह्येष तव निश्चयः ॥ १.२२४.१४ ॥
For this very reason, O king, these two great-souled and greatly radiant ones did not speak anything openly, for this is your resolve.
1.224.15
यच्चाप्यशक्यतां तेषामाहतुः पुरुषर्षभौ ।
तत्तथा पुरुषव्याघ्र तव तद्भद्रमस्तु ते ॥ १.२२४.१५ ॥
And whatever those two bulls among men said was impossible for them, may it be so, O tiger among men. May that be well for you.
1.224.16
कथं हि पाण्डवः श्रीमान्सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः ।
शक्यो विजेतुं संग्रामे राजन्मघवतापि हि ॥ १.२२४.१६ ॥
How, indeed, can the glorious Pāṇḍava Savyasācin, Dhanañjaya, be conquered in battle, O king, even by Indra?
1.224.17
भीमसेनो महाबाहुर्नागायुतबलो महान् ।
राक्षसानां भयकरो बाहुशाली महाबलः ॥ १.२२४.१७ ॥
Bhīmasena, the mighty-armed, of the strength of ten thousand elephants, great, a terror to the rākṣasas, strong-armed and of great might.
1.224.18
हिडिम्बो निहतो येन बाहुयुद्धेन भारत ।
यो रावणसमो युद्धे तथा च बकराक्षसः ॥ १.२२४.१८ ॥
O Bhārata, by whom Hiḍimba was slain in hand-to-hand combat, who is equal to Rāvaṇa in battle, and likewise the rākṣasa Baka.
1.224.19
स युध्यमानो राजेन्द्र भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ।
कथं स्म युधि शक्येत विजेतुममरैरपि ॥ १.२२४.१९ ॥
O lord of kings, how could Bhīma of terrible prowess, fighting in battle, be conquered in war even by the immortals?
1.224.20
तथैव कृतिनौ युद्धे यमौ यमसुताविव ।
कथं विजेतुं शक्यौ तौ रणे जीवितुमिच्छता ॥ १.२२४.२० ॥
Likewise, how could those skilled twins, like the sons of Yama, be conquered in battle by one who wishes to live?
1.224.21
यस्मिन्धृतिरनुक्रोशः क्षमा सत्यं पराक्रमः ।
नित्यानि पाण्डवे ज्येष्ठे स जीयेत रणे कथम् ॥ १.२२४.२१ ॥
How could the eldest Pāṇḍava, in whom steadfastness, compassion, forbearance, truth and valor are ever present, be conquered in battle?
1.224.22
येषां पक्षधरो रामो येषां मन्त्री जनार्दनः ।
किं नु तैरजितं सङ्ख्ये येषां पक्षे च सात्यकिः ॥ १.२२४.२२ ॥
For those whose supporter is Rāma, whose counselor is Janārdana, and on whose side is Sātyaki—by whom in battle could they not be unconquered?
1.224.23
द्रुपदः श्वशुरो येषां येषां स्यालाश्च पार्षताः ।
धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा वीरा भ्रातरो द्रुपदात्मजाः ॥ १.२२४.२३ ॥
Drupada is their father-in-law, the Pārṣatas are their brothers-in-law, the heroes led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and the sons of Drupada are their brothers—
1.224.24
चैद्यश्च येषां भ्राता च शिशुपालो महारथः ।
सोऽशक्यतां च विज्ञाय तेषामग्रे च भारत।
दायाद्यतां च धर्मेण सम्यक्तेषु समाचर ॥ १.२२४.२४ ॥
Caidya, and Śiśupāla, the great charioteer, whose brother he is—O Bhārata, knowing their invincibility, deal rightly with them, granting their share of inheritance according to dharma.
1.224.25
इदं निर्दिष्टमयशः पुरोचनकृतं महत् ।
तेषामनुग्रहेणाद्य राजन्प्रक्षालयात्मनः ॥ १.२२४.२५ ॥
This great disgrace, wrought by Purocana, has been pointed out. O king, today, by their favor, wash yourself clean of it.
1.224.26
तेषामनुग्रहश्चायं सर्वेषां चैव नः कुले ।
जीवितं च परं श्रेयः क्षत्रस्य च विवर्धनम् ॥ १.२२४.२६ ॥
This favor of theirs extends to all of our family; it is the supreme good, both for life and for the increase of the warrior class.
1.224.27
द्रुपदोऽपि महान्राजा कृतवैरश्च नः पुरा ।
तस्य संग्रहणं राजन्स्वपक्षस्य विवर्धनम् ॥ १.२२४.२७ ॥
Drupada, too, is a great king who once bore enmity toward us. O king, to win him over is to increase one's own side.
1.224.28
बलवन्तश्च दाशार्हा बहवश्च विशांपते ।
यतः कृष्णस्ततः सर्वे यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः ॥ १.२२४.२८ ॥
The Dāśārhas are strong and numerous, O lord of men. Where Kṛṣṇa is, there all are; where Kṛṣṇa is, there is victory.
1.224.29
यच्च साम्नैव शक्येत कार्यं साधयितुं नृप ।
को दैवशप्तस्तत्कार्यं विग्रहेण समाचरेत् ॥ १.२२४.२९ ॥
What task could be accomplished by conciliation alone, O king? Who, cursed by fate, would undertake it through war?
1.224.30
श्रुत्वा च जीवतः पार्थान्पौरजानपदा जनाः ।
बलवद्दर्शने हृष्टास्तेषां राजन्प्रियं कुरु ॥ १.२२४.३० ॥
Hearing that the sons of Pṛthā are alive, the people of the city and countryside will be greatly delighted to see them; O king, do what is dear to them.
1.224.31
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः ।
अधर्मयुक्ता दुष्प्रज्ञा बाला मैषां वचः कृथाः ॥ १.२२४.३१ ॥
Duryodhana, Karṇa, and also Śakuni, the son of Subala, are joined to unrighteousness, of wicked understanding, foolish children; do not follow their words.
1.224.32
उक्तमेतत्पुरा राजन्मया गुणवतस्तव ।
दुर्योधनापराधेन प्रजेयं वै विनङ्क्ष्यति ॥ १.२२४.३२ ॥
O king, I told this to you, the virtuous one, long ago: through the fault of Duryodhana this people will indeed perish.