Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.49
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4.49.1
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा नीतिशास्त्रविशारदः ।
आचार्यः कुरुवीराणां कृपः शारद्वतोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ४.४९.१ ॥
Hearing his words, Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat, expert in the science of policy and teacher of the Kuru heroes, spoke.
4.49.2
सदैव तव राधेय युद्धे क्रूरतरा मतिः ।
नार्थानां प्रकृतिं वेत्सि नानुबन्धमवेक्षसे ॥ ४.४९.२ ॥
O son of Rādhā, your mind in war is always most cruel; you do not know the nature of aims, nor do you heed their consequences.
4.49.3
नया हि बहवः सन्ति शास्त्राण्याश्रित्य चिन्तिताः ।
तेषां युद्धं सुपापिष्ठं वेदयन्ति पुराविदः ॥ ४.४९.३ ॥
Many policies have been devised by relying on the treatises, and of these the ancient sages declare war to be the most sinful.
4.49.4
देशकालेन संयुक्तं युद्धं विजयदं भवेत् ।
हीनकालं तदेवेह अनर्थायोपकल्पते ॥ ४.४९.४ ॥
War united with the right place and time brings victory; but that same war at an unfit time here leads to ruin.
4.49.5
देशे काले च विक्रान्तं कल्याणाय विधीयते ।
आनुकूल्येन कार्याणामुत्तरं तु विधीयते ॥ ४.४९.५ ॥
Valour displayed in the right place and time is ordained for welfare, and the course that follows is determined by the favourableness of the undertakings.
4.49.6
भारं हि रथकारस्य न व्यवस्यन्ति पण्डिताः ।
परिचिन्त्य तु पार्थेन संनिपातो न नः क्षमः ॥ ४.४९.६ ॥
Wise men do not take up the burden of a chariot-maker; and without careful thought about Pārtha, our confrontation is not fitting for us.
4.49.7
एको हि शत्रून्समरे समर्थः प्रतिबाधितुम् ।
एकः कुरूनभ्यरक्षदेकश्चाग्निमतर्पयत् ॥ ४.४९.७ ॥
For he alone was able to hold back the enemies in battle; alone he protected the Kurus, and alone he satisfied the fire.
4.49.8
एकश्च पञ्च वर्षाणि ब्रह्मचर्यमधारयत् ।
एकः सुभद्रामारोप्य द्वैरथे कृष्णमाह्वयम् ॥ ४.४९.८ ॥
And alone he kept the vow of celibacy for five years; alone, having set Subhadrā upon his chariot, he challenged Kṛṣṇa to a duel of chariots.
4.49.9
सैन्धवं वनवासे तु जित्वा कृष्णामथानयत् ।
एकश्च पञ्च वर्षाणि शक्रादस्राण्यशिक्षत ॥ ४.४९.९ ॥
In forest exile, having conquered the Sindhu king, he brought back Kṛṣṇā; and alone for five years he learned the weapons from Śakra.
4.49.10
एकः सपत्नाञ्जित्वा तु कुरूणामकरोद्यशः ।
एको गन्धर्वराजानं चित्रसेनमरिन्दमः ।
विजिग्ये तरसा सङ्ख्ये सेनां चास्य सुदुर्जयाम् ॥ ४.४९.१० ॥
Alone, having conquered his enemies, he won glory for the Kurus. That subduer of foes alone swiftly conquered Citrasena, king of the Gandharvas in battle, and his invincible army.
4.49.11
पाञ्चाली श्रीमती प्राप्ता क्षत्रं जित्वा स्वयंवरे ।
आदाय गतवान्पार्थो भवान्क्वनु गतस्तदा ॥ ४.४९.११ ॥
In the swayamvara, having defeated the warriors, Pārtha obtained the glorious Pāñcālī and took her away. Where, then, had you gone?
4.49.12
तथा निवातकवचाः कालकेयाश्च दानवाः ।
दैवतैरप्यवध्यास्ते एकेन युधि पातिताः ॥ ४.४९.१२ ॥
Likewise the Nivātakavacas and the Kālakeya Dānavas, who could not be slain even by the gods, were felled in battle by one man alone.
4.49.13
एकेन हि त्वया कर्ण किं नामेह कृतं पुरा ।
एकैकेन यथा तेषां भूमिपाला वशे कृताः ॥ ४.४९.१३ ॥
O Karṇa, what did you ever accomplish alone here before, as the earth's protectors were brought under control one by one?
4.49.14
इन्द्रोपि हि न पार्थेन संयुगे योद्धुमर्हति ।
यस्तेनाशंसते योद्धुं कर्तव्यं तस्य भेषजम् ॥ ४.४९.१४ ॥
In battle not even Indra is able to fight with Pārtha; for one who desires to fight with him, the remedy must be prepared.
4.49.15
आशीविषस्य क्रुद्धस्य पाणिमुद्यम्य दक्षिणम् ।
अवमुच्य प्रदेशिन्या दंष्ट्रामादातुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.४९.१५ ॥
You wish, by raising the right hand of an angry venomous serpent, to pull its fang out with your index finger.
4.49.16
अथवा कुञ्जरं मत्तमेकमेकचरं वने ।
निरङ्कुशं समारुह्य नगरं यातुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.४९.१६ ॥
Or you wish to mount a single frenzied elephant wandering alone in the forest, without a goad, and ride it into the city.
4.49.17
समिद्धं पावकं चापि घृतमेदोवसाहुतम् ।
घृताक्तश्चीरवासास्त्वं मध्येनोत्सर्तुमिच्छसि ॥ ४.४९.१७ ॥
You wish, smeared with ghee and clad in bark garments, to pass through the middle of a blazing fire offered with ghee, fat and marrow.
4.49.18
आत्मानं यः समाबध्य कण्ठे बद्ध्वा तथा शिलाम् ।
समुद्रं प्रतरेद्दोर्भ्यां तत्र किं कर्ण पौरुषम् ॥ ४.४९.१८ ॥
What manliness is there, O Karṇa, in one who binds himself fast, ties a stone around his neck, and crosses the ocean with his arms?
4.49.19
अकृतास्त्रः कृतास्त्रं वै बलवन्तं सुदुर्बलः ।
तादृशं कर्ण यः पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छेत्स दुर्मतिः ॥ ४.४९.१९ ॥
He who is untrained in weapons and very weak, O Karṇa, who wishes to fight with Pārtha, mighty and trained in weapons, such a man is ill-minded.
4.49.20
अस्माभिरेव निकृतो वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश ।
सिंहः पाशविनिर्मुक्तो न नः शेषं करिष्यति ॥ ४.४९.२० ॥
We ourselves have wronged him here for thirteen years. The lion freed from the snare will leave nothing of us remaining.
4.49.21
एकान्ते पार्थमासीनं कूपेऽग्निमिव संवृतम् ।
अज्ञानादभ्यवस्कन्द्य प्राप्ताः स्मो भयमुत्तमम् ॥ ४.४९.२१ ॥
Having attacked Pārtha, who sat alone like a fire hidden in a well, out of ignorance, we have incurred supreme danger.
4.49.22
उत्सृष्टं तूलराशौ तु एकोऽग्निं शमयेत्कथम् ।
सह युद्ध्यामहे पार्थमागतं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥ ४.४९.२२ ॥
How could one alone extinguish a fire flung upon a heap of cotton? Let us all fight together with Pārtha, who has come intoxicated with the pride of battle.
4.49.23
यत्ता वयं पराक्रान्ता व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः ।
युद्धायावस्थितं पार्थमागतं पाकशासनिम् ॥ ४.४९.२३ ॥
We are all alert, valiant warriors who have arrayed our forces to strike. We shall face Pārtha, the son of Indra, who has come and stands ready for battle.
4.49.24
यत्ताः सर्वे रथश्रेष्ठं परिवार्य समन्ततः ।
षड्रथाः परिकीर्यन्तां वज्रपाणिमिवासुराः ॥ ४.४९.२४ ॥
Let all of us, alert, surround the best of chariot-warriors on every side; let six chariot-warriors encircle him, as demons encircle Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt.
4.49.25
द्रोणो दुर्योधनो भीष्मो भवान्द्रौणिस्तथा वयम् ।
सर्वे युद्ध्यामहे पार्थं कर्ण मा साहसं कृथाः ॥ ४.४९.२५ ॥
Droṇa, Duryodhana, Bhīṣma, you, the son of Droṇa, and all of us together will fight Pārtha. Karṇa, do not act rashly.
4.49.26
न ह्यसंगत्य समरे पार्थं जेष्यामहे वयम् ।
संगत्य समरे पार्थं सर्वे जेष्यमाहे वयम् ॥ ४.४९.२६ ॥
Indeed, if we fight apart, we shall not conquer Pārtha in battle; joined together in battle, we all shall conquer Pārtha.