Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.33
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3.33.1
याज्ञसेन्या वचः श्रुत्वा भीमसेनो ह्यमर्षणः ।
निश्वसन्नुपसंगम्य क्रुद्धो राजानमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.३३.१ ॥
Having heard the words of Yājñasenī, the intolerant Bhīmasena, sighing and angry, approached the king and spoke.
3.33.2
राजन्सत्पदवीं धर्म्यां व्रज सत्पुरुषोचिताम् ।
धर्मकामार्थहीनानां किं नो वस्तुं तपोवने ॥ ३.३३.२ ॥
O king, follow the righteous path fit for good men. What use is it for us, bereft of dharma, desire and wealth, to dwell in this forest of asceticism?
3.33.3
नैव धर्मेण तद्राज्यं नार्जवेण न चौजसा ।
अक्षकूटमधिष्ठाय हृतं दुर्योधनेन वै ॥ ३.३३.३ ॥
That kingdom was seized by Duryodhana not by dharma, nor by straightforwardness, nor by force, but by resorting to crooked dice.
3.33.4
गोमायुनेव सिंहानां दिर्बलेन बलीयसाम् ।
आमिपं विघसाशेन तद्वद्राज्यं हि नो हृतम् ॥ ३.३३.४ ॥
As a weak jackal, hoping for scraps, snatches prey from powerful lions, so has our kingdom been taken away.
3.33.5
धर्मलेशप्रतिच्छन्नः प्रभवं धर्मकामयोः ।
अर्थमुत्सृज्य किं राजन्दुःखेन परितप्यसे ॥ ३.३३.५ ॥
O king, veiled by a mere trace of dharma, why do you torment yourself with sorrow, having abandoned wealth, the source of both dharma and desire?
3.33.6
भवतोऽनुविधानेन राज्यं नः पश्यतां हृतम् ।
अहार्यमपि शक्रेण गुप्तं गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥ ३.३३.६ ॥
Through your compliance our kingdom was taken away while we looked on, though it was guarded by the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow and could not be seized even by Indra.
3.33.7
कुणीनामिव बिल्वानि पङ्गूनामिव धेनवः ।
हृतमैश्वर्यमस्माकं जीवतां भवतः कृते ॥ ३.३३.७ ॥
As the bael fruits of the one-armed man and the cows of the lame are taken away, so our sovereignty was seized while we were still alive, on your account.
3.33.8
भवतः प्रियमित्येवं महद्व्यसनमीदृशम् ।
धर्मकामे प्रतीतस्य प्रतिपन्नाः स्म भारत ॥ ३.३३.८ ॥
For your pleasure we have fallen into such a great calamity; trusting in you, who desired dharma, O descendant of Bharata, we have been caught in it.
3.33.9
कर्शयामः स्वमित्राणि नन्दयामश्च शात्रवान् ।
आत्मानं भवतः शास्त्रैर्नियम्य भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.३३.९ ॥
We weaken our own friends and gladden our enemies, restraining ourselves by your rules, O bull of the Bharatas.
3.33.10
यद्वयं न तदैवैतान्धार्तराष्ट्रान्निहन्म हि ।
भवतः शास्त्रमादाय तन्नस्तपति दुष्कृतम् ॥ ३.३३.१० ॥
That we did not slay these sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra at that very time — having taken up your teaching, that wrong deed now burns us.
3.33.11
अथैनामन्ववेक्षस्व मृगचर्यामिवात्मनः ।
अवीराचरितां राजन्नबलस्थैर्निषेविताम् ॥ ३.३३.११ ॥
Now look upon this, as upon your own wandering like a deer, O king — a life practised by the unheroic, resorted to by the weak in their endurance.
3.33.12
यां न कृष्णो न बीभत्सुर्नाभिमन्युर्न सृञ्जयाः ।
न चाहमभिनन्दामि न च माद्रीसुतावुभौ ॥ ३.३३.१२ ॥
Which neither Kṛṣṇa, nor Bībhatsu (Arjuna), nor Abhimanyu, nor the Sṛñjayas, nor I myself approve, nor the two sons of Mādrī.
3.33.13
भवान्धर्मो धर्म इति सततं व्रतकर्शितः ।
कच्चिद्राजन्न निर्वेदादापन्नः क्लीबजीविकाम् ॥ ३.३३.१३ ॥
You have always been worn down by vows, saying 'dharma, dharma.' O king, have you fallen from despair into the livelihood of a eunuch?
3.33.14
दुर्मनुष्या हि निर्वेदमफलं सर्वघातकम् ।
अशक्ताः श्रियमाहर्तुमात्मनः कुर्वते प्रियम् ॥ ३.३३.१४ ॥
Base men take hold of despair, which is fruitless and destroys everything. The powerless, unable to seize fortune, do what is pleasing to themselves.
3.33.15
स भवान्दृष्टिमाञ्शक्तः पश्यन्नस्मासु पौरुषम् ।
आनृशंस्यपरो राजन्नात्मार्थमवबुध्यसे ॥ ३.३३.१५ ॥
You are far-sighted and capable, seeing manly effort in us. O king, intent on gentleness, you understand only your own interest.
3.33.16
अस्मानमी धार्तराष्ट्राः क्षममाणानहिंसतः ।
अशक्तानेव मन्यन्ते तद्दुःखं नाहवे वधः ॥ ३.३३.१६ ॥
These sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra think us powerless, seeing us forbearing and not harming. That is the sorrow; not death in battle.
3.33.17
तत्रचेद्युध्यमानानामजिह्ममनिवर्तिनाम् ।
सर्वशो हि वधः श्रेयान्प्रेत्य लोकांल्लभेमहि ॥ ३.३३.१७ ॥
If, fighting there straightforwardly and not turning back, they are entirely slain, that is better, for after death we may attain the worlds.
3.33.18
अधवा वयमेवैतान्निहत्य भरतर्षभ ।
आददीमहि गां सर्वां तथापि श्रेय एव नः ॥ ३.३३.१८ ॥
Or, O bull of the Bharatas, having slain these men, we might take the whole earth; even so, that would be good for us.
3.33.19
सर्वथा कार्यमेतन्नः स्वधर्ममनुतिष्ठताम् ।
काङ्खतां विषुलां कीर्ति वैरं प्रतिचिकीर्षताम् ॥ ३.३३.१९ ॥
For us, who follow our own duty, who desire vast fame and wish to requite the enmity, this is to be done in every way.
3.33.20
आत्मार्थं युध्यमानानां जीविते कृत्यलक्षणे ।
अन्यैरपि हृते राज्ये प्रशंसैव न गर्हणा ॥ ३.३३.२० ॥
For those who fight for their own sake in the course of life, even when others have seized the kingdom, it is praise and not blame.
3.33.21
कर्शनार्थो हि यो धर्मो विप्राणामात्मनस्तथा ।
व्यसनं नाम तद्राजन्न धर्मः स कुवर्त्मतत् ॥ ३.३३.२१ ॥
That duty which aims at afflicting brahmins and oneself, O king, is indeed calamity and not dharma; it is a wicked path.
3.33.22
सर्वथा धर्मनित्यं तु पुरुषं धर्मदुर्बलम् ।
जहतस्तात धर्मार्थौ प्रेतं दुःखसुखे यथा ॥ ३.३३.२२ ॥
But, dear one, dharma and wealth abandon a man who is ever devoted to dharma yet weak in dharma, just as pleasure and pain abandon the dead.
3.33.23
यस्य धर्मो हि धर्मार्थँ क्लेशभाङ्ग स पण्डितः ।
न स धर्मस्य वेदार्थं सूर्यस्यान्धः प्रभामिव ॥ ३.३३.२३ ॥
He whose dharma is indeed enduring hardship for the sake of dharma is no wise man; he does not know the meaning of dharma, as a blind man does not know the light of the sun.
3.33.24
यस्य चार्थार्थ एवार्थः स च नार्थस्य कोविदः ।
रक्ष्यते भृतकः पुण्यं यथा स्यात्तादृगेव सः ॥ ३.३३.२४ ॥
He for whom wealth is only for the sake of wealth is not skilled in wealth; he is just like a hired servant who guards merit, and of such a kind is he.
3.33.25
अतिवेलं हि योऽर्थार्थी नेतरावनुतिष्ठति ।
स वध्यः सर्वभूतानां ब्रह्महेव जुगुप्सितः ॥ ३.३३.२५ ॥
He who, eager beyond measure for wealth, does not attend to the other two aims, is to be slain by all beings, detested like a slayer of a Brahmin.
3.33.26
सततं यश्च कामार्थी नेतरावनुतिष्ठति ।
मित्राणि तस्य नश्यन्ति धर्मार्थाभ्यां च हीयते ॥ ३.३३.२६ ॥
He who constantly seeks pleasure and wealth and does not attend to the other two, his friends perish and he is deprived of both dharma and wealth.
3.33.27
तस्य धर्मार्थहीनस्य कामान्ते निधनं ध्रुवम् ।
कामतो रममाणस्य मीनस्येवाम्भसः क्षये ॥ ३.३३.२७ ॥
For him bereft of dharma and wealth, destruction is certain at the end of his desire, like a fish delighting in water when the water dries up.
3.33.28
तस्माद्धर्मार्थयोर्नित्यं न प्रमान्द्यन्ति पण्डिताः ।
प्रकृतिः सा हि कामस्य पावकस्यारणिर्यथा ॥ ३.३३.२८ ॥
Therefore the wise never neglect dharma and wealth, for that is the source of desire, as the fire-stick is the source of fire.
3.33.29
सर्वथा धर्ममूलोऽर्थो धर्मश्चार्थपरिग्रहः ।
इतरेतरयोर्नीतौ विद्धि मेघोदधी यथा ॥ ३.३३.२९ ॥
Wealth is in every way rooted in dharma, and dharma rests on the acquisition of wealth; know them to be like cloud and ocean, each leading to the other.
3.33.30
द्रव्यार्थस्पर्शसंयोगे या प्रीतिरुपजायते ।
स कामश्चित्तसंकल्पः शरीरं नास्य दृश्यते ॥ ३.३३.३० ॥
The delight that arises from the contact of objects, wealth and touch is desire, a resolve of the mind; no body of it is seen.
3.33.31
अर्थार्थी पुरुषो राजन्बृहन्तं धर्ममिच्छति ।
अर्थमिच्छति कामार्थीन कामादन्यमिच्छति ॥ ३.३३.३१ ॥
O king, a man seeking wealth desires great dharma. He desires wealth; one seeking pleasure desires something other than pleasure.
3.33.32
न हि कामेन कामोऽन्यः सिध्यते फलमेव तत् ।
उषयोगात्फलस्यैव काष्ठाद्भस्मेव पण्डितः ॥ ३.३३.३२ ॥
Desire is not fulfilled by desire; it is only the fruit. Through the enjoyment of the fruit alone, as ash comes from wood, the wise man understands it.
3.33.33
इमाञ्शकुनकान्राजन्हन्ति वैतंसिको यथा ।
एतद्रूपमधर्मस्य भूतेषु च विहिंसनम् ॥ ३.३३.३३ ॥
O king, just as the bird-catcher kills these birds, such is the form of unrighteousness, and such is the harming of living beings.
3.33.34
कामाल्लोभाच्च धर्मस्य प्रवृत्तिं यो न पश्ति ।
स वध्यः सर्वभूतानां प्रेत्य चेहैच दुर्मतिः ॥ ३.३३.३४ ॥
He who, from desire and greed, does not see the course of dharma, that ill-minded man deserves to be slain by all beings, both after death and here.
3.33.35
व्यक्तं ते विदितो राजन्नर्थो द्रव्यपरिग्रहः ।
प्रकृतिं चापि वेत्थास्य विकृतिं चापि भूयसीम् ॥ ३.३३.३५ ॥
O king, you clearly know wealth and the gathering of goods. You know its nature, and also its many transformations.
3.33.36
तस्य नाशं विनाशं वा जरया मरणेन वा ।
अनर्थ इति मन्यन्ते सोयमस्मासु वर्तते ॥ ३.३३.३६ ॥
Its loss or destruction, by old age or by death, people regard as misfortune. That very thing exists in us.
3.33.37
इन्द्रियाणां च पञ्चानां मनसो हृदयस्य च ।
विपये वर्तमानानां या प्रीतिरुपजायते ॥ ३.३३.३७ ॥
The pleasure that arises in the five senses, the mind and the heart when they are engaged with their objects.
3.33.38
स काम इति मे बुद्धिः कर्मणां फलमुत्तमम् ।
एवमेव पृथग्दृष्ट्वा धर्मार्थौ काममेव च ॥ ३.३३.३८ ॥
My judgment is that this is desire, the highest fruit of actions. Thus, seeing dharma, artha and desire each separately,
3.33.39
न धर्मपर एव स्यान्न चार्थपरमो नरः ।
न कामपरमो वा स्यात्सर्वान्सेवेत सर्वदा ॥ ३.३३.३९ ॥
A man should not be intent on dharma alone, nor on wealth alone, nor on desire alone; he should always pursue all of them.
3.33.40
धर्मं पूर्वे धनं मध्ये जघन्ये काममाचरेत् ।
अहन्यनुचरेदेवमेष शास्त्रकृतो विधिः ॥ ३.३३.४० ॥
In the first part of life let him practise dharma, in the middle wealth, and in the last desire; so let him follow day by day. This is the rule laid down by the scriptures.
3.33.41
कामं पूर्वे धनं मध्ये जघन्ये धर्ममाचरेत् ।
वयस्यनुचरेदेवमेष शास्त्रकृतो विधिः ॥ ३.३३.४१ ॥
In the first part of life let him practise desire, in the middle wealth, and in the last dharma; so let him follow according to his stage of life. This is the rule laid down by the scriptures.
3.33.42
धर्मं चार्थं च कामं च यथावद्वदतांवर ।
विभज्य काले कालज्ञः सर्वान्सेवेत पण्डितः ॥ ३.३३.४२ ॥
O best of speakers, having rightly divided dharma, wealth and desire, the wise man who knows the right time should pursue all of them in their proper season.
3.33.43
मोक्षो वा परमं श्रेय एष राजन्सुखार्थिनाम् ।
प्राप्तिं वा बुद्धिमास्थाय सोपायां कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.३३.४३ ॥
O king, for those who seek happiness, liberation is the supreme good; or else, having resorted to wisdom, its attainment together with its means, O delight of the Kurus.
3.33.44
तद्वाऽऽशु क्रियतां राजन्प्राप्तिर्वाप्यधिगम्यताम् ।
जीवितं ह्यातुरस्येव दुःखमन्तरवर्तिनः ॥ ३.३३.४४ ॥
Therefore, O king, let it be done quickly, or let its attainment be achieved; for life, like that of a sick man, lies within suffering.
3.33.45
विदितश्चैव मे धर्मः सततं चरितश्च ते ।
जानन्तस्त्वयि शंसन्ति सुहृदः कर्मचोदनाम् ॥ ३.३३.४५ ॥
Dharma is well known to me, and you have constantly practised it; knowing you, your friends urge you toward action.
3.33.46
दानं यज्ञाः सतां पूजा वेदधारणमार्जवम् ।
एष धर्मः परो राजन्फलवान्प्रेत्य चेंह च ॥ ३.३३.४६ ॥
Giving, sacrifices, honouring the good, upholding the Vedas, and uprightness — this is the supreme dharma, O king, which bears fruit both after death and here.
3.33.47
एष नार्थविहीनेन शक्यो राजन्निपेवितुम् ।
अखिलाः पुरुषव्याघ्र गुणाः स्युर्यद्यपीनरे ॥ ३.३३.४७ ॥
This dharma cannot be practised by one without wealth, O king, O tiger among men, even if all virtues were present in a man.
3.33.48
धर्ममूलं जगद्राजन्नान्यद्धर्माद्विशिष्यते ।
धर्मश्चार्थेन महता शक्यो राजन्निषेवितुम् ॥ ३.३३.४८ ॥
The world is rooted in dharma, O king; nothing is superior to dharma. And dharma itself can be practised only with great wealth, O king.
3.33.49
न चार्थो भैक्ष्यचर्येण नापि क्लैब्येन कर्हिचित् ।
वेत्तुं शक्यस्तथा राजन्केवलं धर्मबुद्धिना ॥ ३.३३.४९ ॥
Neither by a life of begging, nor ever by impotence, O king, is wealth to be obtained; O king, it is to be attained only by a mind intent on dharma.
3.33.50
प्रतिष्द्धा हि ते याच्ञा यया सिध्यति वै द्विजः ।
तेजसैवार्थलिप्सायां यतस्व पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ३.३३.५० ॥
For begging is forbidden to you, by which a twice-born man may succeed; in the desire for wealth, O best of men, strive only with your vigour.
3.33.51
भैक्ष्यचर्या न विहिता न च विट्शूद्रजीविका ।
क्षत्रियस् विशेषेण धर्मस्तु बलमौरसम् ॥ ३.३३.५१ ॥
A life of begging is not prescribed, nor the livelihood of the vaiśya and śūdra; for a kṣatriya in particular, dharma is his own inborn strength.
3.33.52
स्वधर्मं प्रतिपद्यस्व जहि शत्रून्समागतान् ।
धार्तराष्ट्रवनं पार्थ मया पार्थेन नाशय ॥ ३.३३.५२ ॥
Take up your own dharma and strike down the enemies who have assembled; O Pārtha, with me and with the son of Pṛthā, destroy the forest of the Dhārtarāṣṭras.
3.33.53
उदारमेव विद्वांसो धर्मं प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।
उदारं प्रतिपद्यस्व नावरे स्थातुमर्हसि ॥ ३.३३.५३ ॥
The wise sages declare dharma itself to be noble; embrace nobility — you ought not to remain in a lowly state.
3.33.54
अनुबुध्यस्व राजेन्द्र वेत्थ धर्मान्सनातनान् ।
क्रूरकर्माऽभिजातोसि यस्मादुद्विजते जनः ॥ ३.३३.५४ ॥
Understand and know the eternal dharmas, O lord of kings; you were born into a cruel-acting lineage, and therefore people are alarmed at you.
3.33.55
प्रजापालनसंभूतं फलं तव न गर्हितम् ।
एष ते विहितो राजन्धात्रा धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ३.३३.५५ ॥
The fruit born of protecting the subjects is not blameworthy for you. This eternal duty, O king, has been ordained for you by the creator.
3.33.56
तस्माद्विचलितः पार्थ लोके हास्यं गमिष्यसि ।
स्वधर्माद्धि मनुष्याणां चलनं न प्रशस्यते ॥ ३.३३.५६ ॥
Therefore, O son of Pṛthā, if you swerve from your duty you will become a laughingstock in the world. For men to deviate from their own duty is not praised.
3.33.57
स क्षात्रं हृदयं कृत्वा त्यक्त्वेदं शिथिलं मनः ।
वीर्यमास्थाय कौरव्य धुरमुद्वह धुर्यवत् ॥ ३.३३.५७ ॥
O descendant of Kuru, take on a warrior's heart, cast off this slackened mind, rely on your valour, and bear the yoke like a draught ox.
3.33.58
न हि केवलधर्मात्मा पृथिवीं जातु कश्चन ।
पार्थिवो व्यजयद्राजन्न भूतिं न पुनः श्रियम् ॥ ३.३३.५८ ॥
No king who was purely righteous of soul ever conquered the earth. O king, he gained neither prosperity nor glory again.
3.33.59
जिह्वां दत्ता बहूनां हि क्षुद्राणां लुब्धचेतसाम् ।
निकृत्या लभते राज्यमाहारमिव शल्यकः ॥ ३.३३.५९ ॥
By giving his tongue to many petty, greedy-minded people, he gains a kingdom through deceit, as a porcupine gains its food.
3.33.60
भ्रातर पूर्वजाताश्च सुसमृद्धाश्च सर्वशः ।
निकृत्या निर्जिता देवैरसुराः पाण्डवर्षभ ॥ ३.३३.६० ॥
O bull among the Pāṇḍavas, the asuras, elder brothers and very prosperous in every way, were defeated by the gods through deceit.
3.33.61
एवं बलवतः सर्वमिति बुद्ध्वा महीपते ।
जहि शत्रून्महाबाहो परां निकृतिमास्थितान् ॥ ३.३३.६१ ॥
Knowing that for the mighty all is thus, O lord of the earth, strike down the enemies, O mighty-armed one, who have resorted to supreme treachery.
3.33.62
न ह्यर्जुनसमः कश्चिद्युधि योद्धा धनुर्धरः ।
भविता वा पुमान्कश्चिन्मत्समो वा गदाधरः ॥ ३.३३.६२ ॥
Indeed, there is no warrior bow-bearer in battle equal to Arjuna, nor will there be any man equal to me, the mace-bearer.
3.33.63
सत्वेन कुरुते युद्धं राजन्सुबलवानपि ।
न प्रमाणेन नोत्साहात्सत्वस्थो भव पाण्डव ॥ ३.३३.६३ ॥
O king, even a very strong man wages battle by inner steadfastness, not by sheer measure nor by eagerness. Be steadfast in your inner strength, O Pāṇḍava.
3.33.64
सत्वं हि मूलमर्थस् यवितथं यदतोऽन्यथा ।
न तु प्रसक्तं भवति वृक्षच्छायेन हैमनी ॥ ३.३३.६४ ॥
Inner strength is indeed the unfailing root of success, and it is not otherwise. Yet it does not cling like the shade of a tree in winter.
3.33.65
अर्थत्यागोऽपि कार्यः स्यादर्थं श्रेयांसमिच्छता ।
बीजौपम्यन कौन्तेय मा ते भूदत्र संशयः ॥ ३.३३.६५ ॥
One who desires the greater good must even give up wealth; understand this by the analogy of the seed. O son of Kuntī, let there be no doubt in you about this.
3.33.66
अर्थेन तु समोऽनर्थो यत्र लब्धो महोदयः ।
न तत्र विपणः कार्यः खरकण्डूयनं हि तत् ॥ ३.३३.६६ ॥
Where a loss equal to wealth is incurred, even though great gain is obtained, one should not engage in trade there; for that is like a donkey scratching itself.
3.33.67
एवमेव मनुष्येन्द्र धर्मं त्यक्त्वाऽल्पकं नरः ।
बृहन्तं धर्ममाप्नोति स बुद्ध इति निश्चितम् ॥ ३.३३.६७ ॥
O lord of men, in just this way a man who abandons a lesser dharma attains a greater dharma; he is certainly wise.
3.33.68
अमित्रं मित्रसंपन्नं मित्रैर्भिन्दन्ति पण्डितः ।
भिन्नैर्मित्रैः परित्यक्तं दुर्बलं कुरुते वशे ॥ ३.३३.६८ ॥
The wise split an enemy who is rich in friends by means of his friends; once the friends have divided and abandoned him, they bring the weakened man under their control.
3.33.69
सत्वेन कुरुते युद्धं राजन्सुबलवानपि ।
नोद्यमेन न होत्राभिः सर्वाः स्वीकुरुते प्रजाः ॥ ३.३३.६९ ॥
O king, even a very strong man wages war through inner strength, not through effort or sacrifices; by it he brings all the subjects under his sway.
3.33.70
सर्वथा संहतैरेव दुर्बलैर्बलवानपि ।
अमित्रः शक्यते हन्तुं मधुहा भ्रमरैरिव ॥ ३.३३.७० ॥
Only when united in every way can the weak slay even a powerful enemy, as bees slay the thief of honey.
3.33.71
यथा राजन्प्रजाः सर्वाः सूर्यः पाति गभस्तिभिः ।
हन्ति चैव तथैव त्वं सदृशः सवितुर्भव ॥ ३.३३.७१ ॥
O king, just as the sun protects all subjects with his rays and also strikes them down, so too may you become like Savitṛ, the sun.
3.33.72
एतच्चापि तपो पाजन्पुराणमिति नः श्रुतम् ।
विधिना पालनं भूमेर्यत्कृतं नः पितामहैः ॥ ३.३३.७२ ॥
O protector, we have heard in the ancient lore that this too is a form of austerity; this is how our forefathers guarded the earth according to rule.
3.33.73
न तथा तपसा राजँल्लोकान्प्राप्नोति क्षत्रियः ।
यथा सृष्टेन युद्धेन विजयेनेतरेण वा ॥ ३.३३.७३ ॥
O king, a kṣatriya does not attain those worlds by asceticism as he does by a battle joined, by victory, or by any other means.
3.33.74
अपेयात्किल भा सूर्याल्लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रमसस्तथा ।
इतिलोको व्यवसितो दृष्ट्वेमां भवतोव्यथाम् ॥ ३.३३.७४ ॥
Seeing this distress of you two, the people resolved that the light of the sun and the splendour of the moon had been, as it were, drunk away.
3.33.75
भवतश्च प्रशंसाभिर्निन्दाभिरितरस्य च ।
कथयन्त्यः परिषदः पृथग्राजन्समागताः ॥ ३.३३.७५ ॥
O king, separate assemblies gathered and spoke, praising you and blaming the other.
3.33.76
इदमभ्यधिकं राजन्ब्राह्मणाः कुरवश्च ते ।
समेताः कथयन्तीह मुदिताः सत्यसन्धताम् ॥ ३.३३.७६ ॥
O king, this is exceeding: the brahmins gathered here and your Kurus speak with delight of your steadfastness in truth.
3.33.77
यन्न मोहान्न कार्पण्यान्न लोभान्न भयादपि ।
अनृतं किंचिदुक्तं ते न कामान्नार्थकारणात् ॥ ३.३३.७७ ॥
You have never spoken any falsehood, not from delusion, nor from meanness, nor from greed, nor even from fear; not from desire, nor for the sake of wealth.
3.33.78
यदेनः कुरुते किंचिद्राजा भूमिमवाप्नुवन् ।
सर्वं तन्नुदते पश्चाद्यज्ञैर्विपुलदक्षिणैः ॥ ३.३३.७८ ॥
Whatever sin a king commits, having obtained the earth, he afterwards removes it all by sacrifices with abundant fees.
3.33.79
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददद्ग्रामान्गाश्च राजन्सहस्रशः ।
मुच्यते वीर पापेभ्यस्तमोभ्य इव चन्द्रमाः ॥ ३.३३.७९ ॥
O king, one who gives thousands of villages and cows to brahmins, O hero, is freed from sins as the moon is freed from darkness.
3.33.80
पौरजानपदाः सर्वे प्रायशः कुरुनन्दन ।
सवृद्धबालाः सहिताः शंसन्ति त्वां युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.३३.८० ॥
O joy of the Kurus, nearly all the people of city and countryside, together with elders and children, praise you, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
3.33.81
श्वदृतौ क्षीरमासक्तं ब्रह्म वा वृषले यथा ।
सत्यं स्तेने बलं नार्यां राज्यं दुर्योधने तथा ॥ ३.३३.८१ ॥
As milk placed in a dog's skin, or the Veda in a śūdra, as truth in a thief, as strength in a woman, so is kingship in Duryodhana.
3.33.82
इतिलोके निर्वचनं पुरश्चरति भारत ।
अपि चैताः स्त्रियो बालाः स्वाध्यायमधिकुर्वते ॥ ३.३३.८२ ॥
O Bhārata, this saying goes before in the world, and even these women and children take up the study of the Veda.
3.33.83
इमामवस्थां च गते सहास्माभिररिंदम् ।
हन्त नष्टाः स्म सर्वे वै भवतोपद्रवे सति ॥ ३.३३.८३ ॥
O subduer of foes, having come to this state together with us, alas, we have all been ruined by this calamity, while you were present.
3.33.84
स भवान्रथमास्थाय सर्वोपकरणान्वितम् ।
त्वरमाणोऽभिनिर्यातु विप्रेभ्योऽर्थविभावकः ॥ ३.३३.८४ ॥
Let you mount a chariot equipped with all its accessories, and hastening forth, become a distributor of wealth to the brahmins.
3.33.85
वाचयित्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठानद्यैव गजसाह्वयम् ।
अस्त्रविद्भिः परिवृतोभ्रातृभिर्दृढधन्विभिः ॥ ३.३३.८५ ॥
Having had the best of twice-born brahmins recite blessings today itself, and surrounded by brothers skilled in weapons and firm of bow, set out for Gajasāhvaya (Hāstinapura).
3.33.86
आशीविषसमैर्वीरैर्मरुद्भिरिव वृत्रहा ।
अमित्रांस्तेजसा मृद्गन्नसुरानिव वृत्रहा।
श्रियमादत्स्व कौन्तेय धार्तराष्ट्रान्महाबल ॥ ३.३३.८६ ॥
With heroes like venomous serpents, along with the Maruts, like Indra the slayer of Vṛtra, crushing enemies with your power as the slayer of Vṛtra crushed the asuras. Son of Kuntī, mighty one, take fortune from the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
3.33.87
न हि गाण्डीवमुक्तानां शराणां गार्ध्रवाससाम् ।
स्पर्शमाशीविषाभानां मर्त्यः कश्चन संसहेत् ॥ ३.३३.८७ ॥
No mortal could endure even the touch of arrows released from the Gāṇḍīva, feathered with vulture plumes, like venomous snakes.
3.33.88
न स वीरो न मातङ्गो न च सोऽश्वोस्ति भारत ।
यः सहेत गदावेगं मम क्रुद्धस्य संयुगे ॥ ३.३३.८८ ॥
Bhārata, there is no hero, nor elephant, nor that horse, that could endure the force of my mace when I am enraged in battle.
3.33.89
सृञ्जयैः सहकैकेयैर्वृष्णीनां वृषभेण च ।
कथंस्विद्युधि कौन्तेय न राज्यं प्राप्नुयामहे ॥ ३.३३.८९ ॥
Together with the Sṛñjayas, the Kaikeyas, and the bull of the Vṛṣṇis, how could we not obtain the kingdom in battle, son of Kuntī?
3.33.90
शत्रुहस्तगतां राजन्कथंस्विन्नाहरेर्महीम् ।
इह यत्नमुपाहृत्य बलेन महताऽन्वितः ॥ ३.३३.९० ॥
O king, how could we not recover the earth that has fallen into enemy hands? Making a determined effort here, endowed with great force.