Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.35
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3.35.1
सन्धिं कृत्वैव कालेन ह्यन्तकेन पतत्रिणा ।
अनन्तेनाप्रमेयेण स्रोतसा सर्वहारिणा ॥ ३.३५.१ ॥
Even having made a truce with time, with the Ender, the winged one, the endless, the immeasurable, the stream that carries off all.
3.35.2
प्रत्यक्षं मन्यसे कालं मर्त्यः सन्कालबन्धनः ।
फेनधर्मा महाराज फलधर्मा तथैव च ॥ ३.३५.२ ॥
Great king, you regard time as plainly before you; the mortal, though bound by time, has the nature of foam, and likewise the nature of fruit.
3.35.3
निमेषादपि कौन्तेय यस्यायुरपचीयते ।
सूच्येवाञ्जनचूर्णानि किमिति प्रतिपालयेत् ॥ ३.३५.३ ॥
Son of Kuntī, whose life wears away even in the blink of an eye, like powdered collyrium falling from a needle, why should one wait?
3.35.4
यो नूनममितायुः स्यादथवाऽऽयुःप्रमाणवित् ।
स कालं वै प्रतीक्षेत सर्वप्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् ॥ ३.३५.४ ॥
He who surely has immeasurable life, or who knows the measure of life, who sees all things before him, only he might indeed wait for time.
3.35.5
प्रतीक्ष्यमाणः कालो नः समा राजंस्त्रयोदश ।
आयुषोपचयं कृत्वा मरणायोपनेष्यति ॥ ३.३५.५ ॥
King, if we wait for time for thirteen years, it will, having increased our life, bring us near to death.
3.35.6
शरीरिणां हि मरणं शरीरे नित्यमाश्रितम् ।
प्रागेव मरणात्तस्माद्राज्यायैव घटामहे ॥ ३.३५.६ ॥
For the death of embodied beings always dwells in the body; therefore, before death itself, let us strive for the kingdom.
3.35.7
यो न याति प्रसंख्यानमस्पष्टो भूमिवर्धनः ।
अयातयित्वा वैराणि सोऽवसीदति गौरिव ॥ ३.३५.७ ॥
He who does not go forward in reckoning, who is unclear, who does not enlarge the land, sinks down like a cow without having made his enemies suffer.
3.35.8
यो न यातयते वैरमल्पसत्वोद्यमः पुमान् ।
अफलं जन्म तस्याहं मन्ये दुर्जातजीविनः ॥ ३.३५.८ ॥
I consider fruitless the birth of that man of little courage and effort who does not make his enemy suffer, the birth of one who lives an ill-starred life.
3.35.9
हैरण्यौ भवतो बाहू श्रुतिर्भवति पार्थिवी ।
हत्वा द्विषन्तं संग्रामे भुङ्क्ष्व बाहुजितं वसु ॥ ३.३५.९ ॥
Golden are your two arms, and your fame spreads over the earth. Having slain your hating enemy in battle, enjoy the wealth won by your arms.
3.35.10
हत्वा वै पुरुषो राजन्निकर्तारमरिंदम् ।
अह्नाय नरकं गच्छेत्स्वर्गेणास्य स संमितः ॥ ३.३५.१० ॥
O king, O subduer of enemies: a man who slays his enemy, the cutter, may go to hell for a day, but heaven equal to it is his.
3.35.11
अमर्षजो हि संतापः पावकाद्दीप्तिमत्तरः ।
येनाहमभिसंतप्तो न नक्तं न दिवा शये ॥ ३.३५.११ ॥
Torment born of indignation burns more fiercely than fire; tormented by it, I lie awake neither by night nor by day.
3.35.12
अयं च पार्थो बीभत्सुर्वरिष्ठो ज्याविकर्षणे ।
आस्ते परमसंतप्तो नूनं सिंह इवाशये ॥ ३.३५.१२ ॥
And this Pārtha Bībhatsu, foremost in drawing the bowstring, sits greatly tormented, surely like a lion in its lair.
3.35.13
योऽयमेको नुदेत्सर्वांल्लोके राजन्धनुर्भृतः ।
सोयमात्मजमूष्माणं ग्रहाहस्तीव यच्छति ॥ ३.३५.१३ ॥
O king, this one who alone could drive away all the bowmen of the world now holds back the heat of his own anger, as a driver holds back an elephant.
3.35.14
नकुलः सहदेवश्च वृद्धा माता च वीरसूः ।
तवैव प्रियमिच्छन्त आसते जडमूकवत् ॥ ३.३५.१४ ॥
Nakula and Sahadeva, and our aged mother who bore heroes, all sit like dull and mute men, wishing only for your pleasure.
3.35.15
सर्वे तेऽप्रियमिच्छन्ति बान्धवाः सह सृञ्जयैः ।
अहमेकश्च संतप्तो माता च प्रतिबिन्ध्यतः ॥ ३.३५.१५ ॥
All your kinsmen, together with the Sṛñjayas, wish you what is unpleasant; I alone am tormented, and our mother too, held back, is tormented.
3.35.16
प्रियमेव तु सर्वेषां यद्ब्रवीम्युत किंचन ।
सर्वे हि व्यसनं प्राप्ताः सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः ॥ ३.३५.१६ ॥
I speak only what is pleasing to all, or something; yet all have fallen into misfortune, and all of them rejoiced in war.
3.35.17
नातः पापीयसी काचिदापद्राजन्भविष्यति ।
यन्नो नीचैरल्पबलै राज्यमाच्छिद्य भुज्यते ॥ ३.३५.१७ ॥
O king, there will be no calamity more wicked than this, that our kingdom, seized, is enjoyed by base men of little strength.
3.35.18
शीलदोषाद्धृणाविष्ट आनृशंस्यात्परंतप ।
क्लेशांस्तितिक्षसे राजन्नान्यः कश्चित्प्रशंसति ॥ ३.३५.१८ ॥
O tormentor of enemies, O king, from a fault of character, seized by compassion and gentleness, you endure afflictions; no one else praises this.
3.35.19
श्रोत्रियस्येव ते राजन्मन्दकस्याविपश्चितः ।
अनुवाकहता बुद्धिर्नैषा तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनी ॥ ३.३५.१९ ॥
O king, you are like a learned Vedic scholar, dull and unlearned; your intellect is struck by mere recitation, and it does not see the true meaning of things.
3.35.20
घृणी ब्राह्मणरूपोसि कथं क्षत्रेष्वजायथाः ।
अस्यां हि योनौ जायन्ते प्रायशः क्रूरबुद्धयः ॥ ३.३५.२० ॥
You are compassionate and have the form of a brahmin; how were you born among the kshatriyas? In this lineage, those born are mostly of cruel minds.
3.35.21
अश्रौषीस्त्वं राजधर्मान्यथा वै मनुरब्रवीत् ।
क्रूरान्निकृतिसंपन्नान्विहितानशमात्मकान् ॥ ३.३५.२१ ॥
You have heard the duties of kings, as Manu declared: punishment is prescribed for the cruel, those endowed with deceit, and those of restless nature.
3.35.22
धार्तराष्ट्रान्महाराज क्षमसे किं दुरात्मनः ।
कर्तव्ये पुरुषव्याघ्र किमास्से पीठसर्पवत् ॥ ३.३५.२२ ॥
O great king, why do you forgive the evil-minded sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra? O tiger among men, when there is a duty to be done, why do you sit like a snake on a seat?
3.35.23
बुद्ध्या वीर्येण संयुक्तः श्रुतेनाभिजनेन च ।
तृणानां मुष्टिनैकेन हिमवन्तं च पर्वतम्।
छन्नमिच्छसि कौन्तेय योऽस्मान्संवर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ३.३५.२३ ॥
Endowed with intellect, valour, learning and noble birth, O son of Kuntī, you wish to cover us over as one might wish to cover the Himalaya mountain with a single fistful of grass.
3.35.24
अज्ञातचर्यागूढेन पृथिव्यां विश्रुतेन च ।
दिवीव पार्थ सूर्येण न शक्याऽऽचरितुं त्वया ॥ ३.३५.२४ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, you wish to live concealed in unknown conduct yet renowned upon the earth, but just as the sun in heaven cannot be hidden, this cannot be done by you.
3.35.25
बृहत्साल इवानूपे शाखापुष्पपलावान् ।
हस्ती श्वेत इवाज्ञातः कथं जिष्णुश्चरिष्ति ॥ ३.३५.२५ ॥
Like a great sāla tree in marshy ground, rich with branches, flowers and leaves, or a white elephant gone unrecognized, how will the victorious Arjuna live?
3.35.26
इमौ च सिंहसंकाशौ भ्रातरौ सहितौ शिशू ।
नकुलः सहदेवश्च कथं पार्थ चरिष्यतः ॥ ३.३५.२६ ॥
And these two brothers, lion-like, still boys, Nakula and Sahadeva, how will they live, O Pārtha?
3.35.27
पुण्यकीर्ती राजपुत्री द्रौपदी वीरसूरियम् ।
विश्रुता कथमज्ञाता कृष्णा पार्थ चरिष्यति ॥ ३.३५.२७ ॥
This princess of pure fame, mother of heroes, Draupadī, renowned, how will she live unrecognized, O Pārtha, Kṛṣṇā?
3.35.28
मां चापि राजञ्जानन्ति ह्याकुमारमिमाः प्रजाः ।
अज्ञातचर्यां पश्यन्ति मेरोरिव निगूहनम् ॥ ३.३५.२८ ॥
O king, these people, down to the children, know even me; they will see my unknown way of life as one would see Meru hidden.
3.35.29
तथैव बहव्रोऽस्माभी राष्ट्रेभ्यो विप्रवासिताः ।
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च धार्तराष्ट्रमनुव्रताः ॥ ३.३५.२९ ॥
Likewise, many kings and princes who followed the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra have been driven from their kingdoms by us.
3.35.30
न हि तेऽप्युपशाम्यन्ति निकृता वा निराकृताः ।
अवश्यं तैर्निकर्तव्यमस्माकं तत्प्रियैषिभिः ॥ ३.३५.३० ॥
Nor will they be pacified, having been wronged or humiliated; those who desire our welfare must surely take vengeance upon them.
3.35.31
तेऽप्यस्मासु प्रयुञ्जीरन्प्रच्छन्नान्सुबहूंश्चरान् ।
आचक्षीरंश्च नो ज्ञात्वा ततः स्यात्सुमहद्भयम् ॥ ३.३५.३१ ॥
They too may set many hidden spies against us, and if they learn of us and report it, great danger will follow.
3.35.32
अस्माभिरुषिताः सम्यग्वने मासास्त्रयोदश ।
परिमाणएन तान्पश्य तावतः परिवत्सरान् ॥ ३.३५.३२ ॥
We have dwelt in the forest for a full thirteen months; measure them and see that they amount to that many years.
3.35.33
अस्ति मासः प्रतिनिधिर्यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।
पूतिकानिव सोमस्य तथेदं क्रियतामिति ॥ ३.३५.३३ ॥
As the wise say that a substitute is set in place of soma—the pūtika plant—so let there be a substitute for this month, and let it be done so.
3.35.34
अथवाऽनडुहे राजन्साधने साधुवाहिने ।
सौहित्यदानादेतस्मादेनसः प्रतिमुच्यते ॥ ३.३५.३४ ॥
Or else, O king, by giving a good draught ox as a gift of sauhitya in the proper way, one is released from this sin.
3.35.35
तस्माच्छत्रुवधे राजन्क्रियतां निश्चयस्त्वया ।
क्षत्रियस्य हि सर्वस्य नान्यो धर्मोस्ति संयुगात् ॥ ३.३५.३५ ॥
Therefore, O king, make your resolve to slay the enemies; for for all kṣatriyas there is no other duty than battle.