Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.133
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5.133.1
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
विदुलायाश्च संवादं पुत्रस्य च परन्तप ॥ ५.१३३.१ ॥
Here they also recite this ancient tale, the dialogue of Vidulā and her son, O scorcher of foes.
5.133.2
ततः श्रेयश्च भूयश्च यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि ।
यशस्विनी मन्युमती कुले जाता विभावरी ॥ ५.१३३.२ ॥
Then you should speak rightly of what is better, and of more besides. Vibhāvarī, glorious and spirited, was born in a noble family.
5.133.3
क्षत्रधर्मरता दान्ता विदुला दीर्घदर्शिनी ।
विश्रुता राजसंसत्सु श्रुतवाक्या बहुश्रुता ॥ ५.१३३.३ ॥
Devoted to the duty of the warrior, self-controlled and far-seeing, Vidulā was renowned in royal assemblies; her words were heeded, and she was well-learned.
5.133.4
विदुला नाम राजन्या जगर्हे पुत्रमौरसम् ।
निर्जितं सिन्धुराजेन शयानं दीनचेतसम् ॥ ५.१३३.४ ॥
Vidulā, a princess of the warrior class, reproached her own son, born of her body, who lay defeated by the king of Sindhu, dejected in spirit.
5.133.5
अनन्दन मया जात द्विषतां हर्षवर्धन ।
न मया त्वं न पित्रा च जातः क्वाभ्यागतोह्यसि ॥ ५.१३३.५ ॥
O joyless one, increaser of the joy of enemies! You were not born of me, nor of your father. From where have you come?
5.133.6
निर्मन्युश्चाप्यसङ्ख्येयः पुरुषः क्लीबसाधनः ।
यावज्जीवं निराशोऽसि कल्याणाय धुरं वह ॥ ५.१३३.६ ॥
You are without spirit, of no account, relying on the means of eunuchs. All your life you are hopeless; bear the yoke for welfare.
5.133.7
माऽऽत्मानमवमन्यस्व मैनमल्पेन बीभरः ।
मनः कृत्वा सुकल्याणं मा भैस्त्वं प्रतिसंहर ॥ ५.१३३.७ ॥
Do not despise yourself, nor sustain this one with little. Making your mind wholly toward welfare, do not fear; hold it back.
5.133.8
उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा शेष्वैवं पराजितः ।
अमित्रान्नन्दयन्सर्वान्निर्मानो बन्धुशोकदः ॥ ५.१३३.८ ॥
Rise up, O coward! Do not lie defeated like this. Delighting all your enemies, without honor, do not become one who brings grief to your kin.
5.133.9
सुपूरा वै कुनदिका सुपूरो मुषिकाञ्जलिः ।
सुसंतोषः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनैव तुष्यति ॥ ५.१३३.९ ॥
A small pool is easily filled, and a mouse's handful is easily filled. The coward is very contented; he is satisfied with only a little.
5.133.10
अप्यहेरारुजन्दंष्ट्रामाश्वेव निधनं व्रज ।
अपि वा संशयं प्राप्य जीवितेऽपि पराक्रमेः ॥ ५.१३३.१० ॥
Even breaking the fangs of a serpent, go quickly to death; or, having come to risk, show your valor even in life.
5.133.11
अप्यरेः श्येनवच्छिद्रं पश्येस्त्वं विपरिक्रमन् ।
विवदन्वाऽथवा तूष्णीं व्योम्नीवापरिशङ्कितः ॥ ५.१३३.११ ॥
Circling about like a hawk, look for the enemy's gap; whether disputing or silent, remain unsuspected like the sky.
5.133.12
त्वमेवं प्रेतवच्छेषे कस्माद्वज्रहतो यथा ।
उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा स्वाप्सीः शत्रुनिर्जितः ॥ ५.१३३.१२ ॥
Why do you lie like a corpse, as if struck by a thunderbolt? Rise up, O coward! Do not sleep, conquered by your enemy.
5.133.13
माऽस्तं गमस्त्वं कृपणो वि श्रूयस्व स्वकर्मणा ।
मा मध्ये मा जघन्ये त्वं माऽधो भूस्तिष्ठ गर्जितः ॥ ५.१३३.१३ ॥
Do not set in wretchedness; become known through your own deed. Do not stay in the middle, nor at the rear, nor below; stand up, roaring.
5.133.14
अलातं तिन्दुकस्येव मुहूर्तमपि हि ज्वल ।
मा तुषाग्निरिवानर्चिर्धूमायस्व जिजीविषुः ॥ ५.१३३.१४ ॥
Burn, if only for a moment, like a firebrand of the tinduka tree; do not smoulder smokily without flame like a chaff-fire, desiring to live.
5.133.15
मुहूर्तं ज्वलितं श्रेयो न च धूमायितं चिरम् ।
मा ह स्म कस्यचिद्गेहे जनी राज्ञः स्वरीमृदुः ॥ ५.१३३.१५ ॥
Better to blaze for a moment than to smoulder long. Do not, in anyone's house, sit like a king's mother, gentle of voice.
5.133.16
कृत्वा मानुष्यकं कर्म सृत्वाऽऽजिं यावदुत्तमम् ।
धर्मस्यानृण्यमाप्नोति न चात्मानं विगर्हते ॥ ५.१३३.१६ ॥
Having performed a human deed and gone forth to battle to the highest measure, a man obtains freedom from dharma's debt and does not reproach himself.
5.133.17
अलब्ध्वा यदि वा लब्ध्वा नानुशोचति पण्डितः ।
आनन्तर्यं चारभते न प्राणानां धनायते ॥ ५.१३३.१७ ॥
Whether he fails to obtain or obtains, the wise man does not grieve; he takes up the next task, and does not treat his life-breaths as wealth.
5.133.18
उद्भावयस्वं वीर्यं वा तां वा गच्छ ध्रुवां गतिम् ।
धर्मं पुत्राग्रतः कृत्वा किंनिमित्तं हि जीवसि ॥ ५.१३३.१८ ॥
Display your valor, or go to that firm path. With dharma set before your sons, for what reason do you still live?
5.133.19
इष्टापूर्तं हि ते क्लीब कीर्तिश्च सकला हता ।
विच्छिन्नं भोगमूलं ते किंनिमित्तं हि जीवसि ॥ ५.१३३.१९ ॥
O eunuch, your sacrifices and charities and all your fame are destroyed; the root of your enjoyment is cut off. For what reason, then, do you still live?
5.133.20
शत्रुर्निमञ्जता ग्राह्यो जङ्घायां प्रपतिष्यता ।
विपरिच्छिन्नमूलोऽपि न विषीदेत्कथंचन ॥ ५.१३३.२० ॥
One who is sinking should seize the enemy by the thigh; even one who is falling, with his root cut off, should not despair in any way.
5.133.21
उद्यम्य धुरमुत्कर्षेदाजानेयकतं स्मरन् ।
कुरु सत्वं च मानं च विद्धि पौरुषमात्मनः । ॥ ५.१३३.२१ ॥
Lifting the yoke and remembering the deed of the thoroughbred, pull it up; keep courage and honor, and know your manly effort as your own.
5.133.22
उद्भावय कुलं मग्नं त्वत्कृते स्वयमेव हि ।
यस्य वृत्तं न जल्पन्ति मानवा महदद्भुतम् ॥ ५.१३३.२२ ॥
Raise up by yourself the family that has sunk through you; do not become one whose great and wondrous conduct men never speak of.
5.133.23
राशिवर्धनमात्रं स नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् ।
दाने तपसि सत्ये च यस्य नोच्चरितं यशः ॥ ५.१३३.२३ ॥
He is merely one who adds to heaps of wealth; he is neither woman nor man, whose fame is never spoken of in giving, austerity or truth.
5.133.24
विद्यायामर्थलाभे वा मातुरुच्चार एव सः ।
श्रुतेन तपसा वाऽपि श्रिया वा विक्रमेण वा ॥ ५.१३३.२४ ॥
He who gains nothing in learning or in wealth is merely his mother's excrement; likewise he who is not known by learning, austerity, prosperity or valor.
5.133.25
जनान्योऽभिभवत्यन्यान्कर्मणा हि स वै पुमान् ।
न त्वेव जाल्मीं कापालीं वृत्तिमेषितुमर्हसि ॥ ५.१३३.२५ ॥
A man is truly a man who surpasses others by his deeds. You should not seek a base, beggar's way of life.
5.133.26
नृशंस्यामयशस्यां च दुःखां कापुरुषोचिताम् ।
यमेनमभिनन्देयुरमित्राः पुरुषं कृशम् ॥ ५.१३३.२६ ॥
This is cruel, disgraceful, painful, and fit only for cowards. Enemies rejoice to see such a weak man.
5.133.27
लोकस्य समवज्ञातं निहीनासनवाससम् ।
अहोलाभकरं हीनमल्पजीवनमल्पकम् ॥ ५.१३३.२७ ॥
Despised by the world, with a base seat and clothing, bringing little gain, base, of short life, and small.
5.133.28
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ।
अवृत्त्यैव विपत्स्यामो वयं राष्ट्रात्प्रवासिताः ॥ ५.१३३.२८ ॥
Having such a kinsman, relatives do not prosper in happiness. Lacking livelihood, exiled from the kingdom, we shall perish.
5.133.29
सर्वकामरसैर्हीनाः स्थानभ्रष्टा अकिंचनाः ।
अवल्गुकारिण सत्सु कुलवंशस्य नाशनम् ॥ ५.१३३.२९ ॥
Deprived of all the delights of desire, fallen from our station, destitute, acting unbecomingly among the good, we shall bring ruin to the family and lineage.
5.133.30
कलिं पुत्रप्रवादेन सञ्जय त्वामजीजनम् ।
निरमर्षं निरुत्साहं निर्वीर्यमरिनन्दनम् ॥ ५.१३३.३० ॥
O Sañjaya, under the pretext of a son I have given birth to you as Kali, the ill-fortune: without indignation, without zeal, without valour, a gladdener of enemies.
5.133.31
मा स्म सीमन्तिनी काचिञ्जनयेत्पुत्रमीदृशम् ।
मा धूमाय ज्वलात्यन्तमाक्रम्य जहि शात्रवान् ॥ ५.१३३.३१ ॥
Let no noble woman bear a son like this. Do not smoulder like smoke; attack and strike down your enemies.
5.133.32
ज्वल मूर्धन्यमित्राणां मुहूर्तमपि वा क्षणम् ।
एतावानेव पुरुषो यदमर्षी यदक्षमी ॥ ५.१३३.३२ ॥
Blaze upon the heads of your enemies, even for a moment or an instant. This alone is what a man is: one who is quick to anger and does not forbear.
5.133.33
क्षमावान्निरमर्षश्च नैव स्त्री न पुनः पुमान् ।
संतोषो वै श्रियं हन्ति तथाऽनुक्रोश एव च ॥ ५.१३३.३३ ॥
The forbearing man who is free of resentment is neither a woman nor a man again. Contentment surely destroys fortune, and so does pity.
5.133.34
अनुत्थानभये चोभे निरीहो नाश्रुते महत् ।
एभ्यो निकृतिपापेभ्यः प्रमुञ्चात्मानमात्मना ॥ ५.१३३.३४ ॥
The inactive man, fearful of rising and beset by both (indolence and pity), attains nothing great. Free yourself by your own strength from these sinful deceptions.
5.133.35
आयसं हृदयं कृत्वा मृगयस्व पुनः स्वकम् ।
परं विषहते यस्मात्तस्मात्पुरुष उच्यते ॥ ५.१३३.३५ ॥
Make your heart of iron and seek your own self again, for the one who endures the other (the enemy) is called a man.
5.133.36
तमाहुर्व्यर्थनामानं स्त्रीवद्य इह जीवति ।
शूरस्योर्जितसत्वस्य सिंहविक्रान्तचारिणः ॥ ५.१३३.३६ ॥
Here, one who lives like a woman is called one with a meaningless name, while the hero of great strength who moves with the valor of a lion is the opposite.
5.133.37
दिष्टभावं गतस्यापि विषये मोदते प्रजा ।
य आत्मनः प्रियमुखे हित्वा मृगयते श्रियम् ॥ ५.१३३.३७ ॥
Even in the realm of one whose fate has turned, the people rejoice; but he who, abandoning the faces of those dear to him, seeks prosperity—
5.133.38
अमात्यानामथो हर्षमादधात्यचिरेण सः ॥ ५.१३३.३८ ॥
Then he soon brings joy to the ministers.
5.133.39
किं नु मे मामपश्यन्त्याः पृथिव्या अपि सर्वया ।
किमाभरणकृत्यं ते किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा । ॥ ५.१३३.३९ ॥
Of what use are your ornaments, when even the whole earth does not see me? What is the use of enjoyments, or of life?
5.133.40
पैरर्विहन्यमानस्य जीवितेनापि किं फलम् ।
निर्मन्युकानां ये लोका द्विषन्तस्तानवाप्नुयुः ।
ये त्वादृतात्मनां लोकाः सुहृदस्तान्व्रजन्तु नः ॥ ५.१३३.४० ॥
For one struck down by enemies, what is the use even of life? Let those who hate attain the worlds of the free from anger; and let our friends go to the worlds of those who hold themselves in honor.
5.133.41
भृत्यैर्विहीयमानानां परपिण्डोपजीविनाम् ।
कृपणानामसत्वानां मा वृत्तिमनुवर्तिथाः ॥ ५.१३३.४१ ॥
Do not follow the way of life of the wretched and weak-spirited, who live on others' food and are abandoned by their servants.
5.133.42
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु ब्राह्मणाः सुहृदस्तथा ।
पर्यन्यमिव भूतानि देवा इव शतक्रतुम् ॥ ५.१३३.४२ ॥
Dear son, may the brahmins and friends live by you, as creatures live by the rain-cloud and the gods by Indra, the hundred-sacrificer.
5.133.43
यमाजीवन्ति पुरुषं सर्वभूतानि संजय ।
पक्वं द्रुममिवासाद्य तस्य जीवितमर्थवत् ॥ ५.१३३.४३ ॥
O Sañjaya, the man on whom all creatures depend for their living, as living beings depend on a tree laden with ripe fruit—his life is meaningful.
5.133.44
यस्य शूरस्य विक्रान्तैरेधन्ते बान्धवाः सुखम् ।
त्रिदशा इव शक्रस्य साधु तस्येह जीवितम् ॥ ५.१३३.४४ ॥
Whose kinsmen thrive happily through the prowess of that valiant man, as the gods do through Indra—his life here is well lived.
5.133.45
स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य योहि जीवति मानवः ।
स लोके लभते कीर्तिं परत्र च शुभां गतिम् ॥ ५.१३३.४५ ॥
The man who lives relying on the strength of his own arms wins fame in this world and an auspicious destination in the next.