Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.134
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5.134.1
अथैतस्यामवस्थायां पौरुषं हातुमिच्छसि ।
निहीनसेवितं मार्गं गमिष्यस्यचिरादिव ॥ ५.१३४.१ ॥
Now, in this condition, you wish to abandon manly courage, and soon you will walk the path followed by the base.
5.134.2
यो हि तेजो यथाशक्ति न कर्शयति विक्रमात् ।
क्षत्रियो जीविताकाङ्क्षी स्तेन इत्येव तं विदुः ॥ ५.१३४.२ ॥
The kṣatriya who, desiring life, does not diminish his vigor through valor according to his strength, people know him as a thief indeed.
5.134.3
अर्थवन्त्युपपन्नानि वाक्यानि गुणवन्ति च ।
नैव संप्राप्नुवन्ति त्वां मुमूर्षुमिव भेषजम् ॥ ५.१३४.३ ॥
Words that are meaningful, well-reasoned and virtuous do not even reach you, like medicine not reaching one who is dying.
5.134.4
सन्ति वै सिन्धुराजस्य सन्तुष्टा न तथा जनाः ।
दौर्बल्यादासते मूढा व्यसतौघपतीक्षिणः ॥ ५.१३४.४ ॥
Indeed, there are people of the king of Sindhu who are not so contented; foolish men sit in weakness, awaiting a flood of calamities.
5.134.5
सहायोपचितिं कृत्वा व्यवसाय्य ततस्ततः ।
अनुदुष्येयुरपरे पश्यन्तस्तव पौरुषम् ॥ ५.१३४.५ ॥
Having gathered allies and organized themselves here and there, others, seeing your manly valor, would turn against you.
5.134.6
तैः कृत्वा सह संघातं गिरिदुर्गालयं चर ।
काले व्यसनमाकाङ्क्षन्नैवायमजरामरः ॥ ५.१३४.६ ॥
Forming an alliance with them, dwell in a mountain fortress and await the calamity at the right time; this one is not ageless and undying.
5.134.7
सञ्जयो नामतश्च त्वं न च पश्यामि तत्त्वयि ।
अन्वर्थनामा भव मे पुत्र मा व्यर्थनामकः ॥ ५.१३४.७ ॥
You bear the name Sañjaya, but I do not see that in you. Son, be one whose name fits its meaning; do not become one whose name is meaningless.
5.134.8
सम्यग्दृष्टिर्महाप्राज्ञो बालं त्वां ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत् ।
अयं प्राप्य महत्कृच्छ्रं पुनर्वृद्धिं गमिष्यति ॥ ५.१३४.८ ॥
The brahmin of right vision and great wisdom spoke of you, the child: 'This one, having met with great hardship, will again go to prosperity.'
5.134.9
तस्य स्मरन्ती वचनमाशंसे विजयं तव ।
तस्मात्तात ब्रवीमि त्वां वक्ष्यामि च पुनःपुनः ॥ ५.१३४.९ ॥
Remembering his words, I hope for your victory. Therefore, dear son, I speak to you, and I will say it again and again.
5.134.10
यस्य ह्यर्थाभिनिर्वृत्तौ भवन्त्याप्यायिताः परे ।
तस्यार्थसिद्धिर्नियता नयेष्वर्थानुसारिणः ॥ ५.१३४.१० ॥
For the one in whose accomplishment of aims others also are strengthened, success of aims is certain for him who follows the aim by means of sound policies.
5.134.11
समृद्धिरसमृद्धिर्वा पूर्वेषां मम सञ्जय ।
एवं विद्वान्युद्धमना भव मा प्रत्युपाहरः ॥ ५.१३४.११ ॥
O Sañjaya, whether my ancestors' fortune was prosperous or adverse, knowing this, set your mind on battle and do not draw back.
5.134.12
नातः पापीयसीं कांचिदवस्थां शम्बरोऽब्रवीत् ।
यत्र नैवाद्य न प्रातर्भोजनं प्रतिदृश्यते ॥ ५.१३४.१२ ॥
Śambara said there is no more wicked condition than this, where no food is seen either today or tomorrow morning.
5.134.13
पतिपुत्रवधादेतत्परमं दुःखमब्रवीत् ।
दारिद्र्यमिति यत्प्रोक्तं पर्यायमरणं हि तत् ॥ ५.१३४.१३ ॥
She said this is a greater grief than the slaying of husband and son. What is called poverty is indeed a kind of death.
5.134.14
अहं महाकुले जाता ह्रदाद्ध्रदमिवागता ।
ईश्वरी सर्वकल्याणी भर्त्रा परमपूजिता ॥ ५.१३४.१४ ॥
I was born into a great family and came as one lake comes to another. Mistress, all-auspicious, greatly honored by my husband.
5.134.15
महार्हमाल्याभरणां सुमृष्टाम्बरवाससम् ।
पुरा हृष्टः सुहृद्वर्गो मामपश्यत्सुहृद्गताम् ॥ ५.१३४.१५ ॥
Formerly, adorned with precious garlands and ornaments and clothed in finely polished garments, I was looked upon with delight by my circle of friends when I came among them.
5.134.16
यदा मां चैव भार्यां च द्रष्टासि भृशदुर्बलाम् ।
न तदा जीवितेनार्थो भविता तव सञ्जय ॥ ५.१३४.१६ ॥
Sañjaya, when you see me and your wife grown extremely weak, then your life will have no purpose.
5.134.17
दासकर्मकरान्भृत्यानाचार्यर्त्विक्पुरोहितान् ।
अवृत्त्याऽस्मान्प्रजहतो दृष्ट्वा किं जीवितेन ते ॥ ५.१३४.१७ ॥
Seeing us abandon servants who do servile work, teachers, sacrificing priests and household priests for want of livelihood, what is the use of your life?
5.134.18
यदि कृत्यं न पश्यामि तवाद्याहं यथा पुरा ।
श्लाघनीयं यशस्यं च का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥ ५.१३४.१८ ॥
If today I do not see in you the duty that is praiseworthy and brings fame, as I did before, what peace can there be for my heart?
5.134.19
नेति चेद्ब्राह्मणं ब्रूयां दीर्येत हृदयं मम ।
न ह्यद न च मे भर्ता नेति ब्राह्मणमुक्तवान् ॥ ५.१३४.१९ ॥
If I were to say 'no' to the Brahmin, my heart would break. Today I have neither a son nor a husband, and no 'no' has been spoken to the Brahmin.
5.134.20
वयमाश्रयणीयाः स्म न श्रोतारः परस्य च ।
अन्यमासाद्य जीवन्ती परित्यक्ष्यामि जीवितम् ॥ ५.१३४.२० ॥
We are those to be relied upon, not listeners to another. Having gone to another and living on, I would rather abandon my life.
5.134.21
अपारे भव नः पारमप्लवे भव नः प्लवः ।
कुरुष्व स्थानमस्थाने मृतान्सञ्जीवयस्व नः ॥ ५.१३४.२१ ॥
Be a shore for us in the shoreless; be a raft for us in the raftless. Make a place of the unfit place; revive us who are dead.
5.134.22
सर्वे ते शत्रवः शक्या न चेञ्जीवितुमर्हसि ।
अथ चेदीदृशीं वृत्तिं क्लीबामभ्युपपद्यसे ॥ ५.१३४.२२ ॥
All your enemies can be overcome, if you wish to live, and you ought to do so. But if instead you adopt such an unmanly way of life,
5.134.23
निर्विण्णात्मा हतमना मुञ्चैतां पापजीविकाम् ।
एकशत्रुवधेनैव शूरो गच्छति विश्रुतिम् ॥ ५.१३४.२३ ॥
With a dejected spirit and a crushed mind, cast off this sinful livelihood. By slaying a single enemy alone, a hero attains renown.
5.134.24
इन्द्रो वृत्रवधेनैव महेन्द्रः समपद्यत ।
माहेन्द्रं च ग्रहं लेभे लोकानां चेश्वरोऽभवत् ॥ ५.१३४.२४ ॥
Indra became Mahendra through the slaying of Vṛtra alone. He obtained the dignity of Mahendra and became lord of the worlds.
5.134.25
नाम विश्राव्य वै शङ्ख्ये शत्रूनाहूय दंशितान् ।
सेनाग्रं चापि विद्राव्य हत्वा वा पुरुषं वरम् ॥ ५.१३४.२५ ॥
Having proclaimed one's name in battle, having challenged the armoured enemies, having routed the vanguard of the army, or having slain some excellent man—
5.134.26
यदैव लभते वीरः सुयुद्धेन महद्यशः ।
तदैव प्रव्यथन्तेऽस्य शत्रवो विनमन्ति च ॥ ५.१३४.२६ ॥
When the hero wins great fame through a good fight, then indeed his enemies are shaken and bow down.
5.134.27
त्यक्त्वात्मानं रणे दक्षं शूरं कापुरुषा जनाः ।
अवशास्तर्पयन्ति स्म सर्वकामसमृद्धिभिः ॥ ५.१३४.२७ ॥
Those base men who, helpless, gratify the skilled hero who has given up his life in battle with an abundance of every desire.
5.134.28
राज्यं चाप्युग्रवि भ्रंशं संशयो जीवितस्य वा ।
न लब्धस्य हि शत्रोर्वै शेषं कुर्वन्ति साधवः ॥ ५.१३४.२८ ॥
Even if the kingdom is terribly lost, or life is in doubt, the good do not leave any remainder of an enemy once he has been won.
5.134.29
स्वर्गद्वारोपमं राज्यमथवाप्यमृतोपमम् ।
रुद्धमेकायनं मत्वा पतोल्मुक इवारिषु ॥ ५.१३४.२९ ॥
Regard a kingdom, which is like the gate of heaven or like nectar, as the single road to be held fast, like a falling firebrand among enemies.
5.134.30
जहि शत्रून्रणे राजन्स्वधर्मनुपालय ।
मा त्वा दृशं सुकृपणं शत्रूणां भयवर्धनम् ॥ ५.१३४.३० ॥
Slay the enemies in battle, O king, and uphold your own duty; let not the enemies see you as a most pitiable one who increases their fear.
5.134.31
अस्मदीयैश्च शोचिद्भिर्नदद्भिश्च परैर्वृतम् ।
अपि त्वां नानुपश्येयं दीनाद्दीनमिवास्थितम् ॥ ५.१३४.३१ ॥
Surrounded by our own people weeping and enemies roaring, may I never see you standing like the most wretched of the wretched.
5.134.32
हृप्य सौवीरकन्याभिः श्लाघस्वार्थैर्यथा पुरा ।
मा च सैन्धवकन्यानामवसन्नो वशं गमः ॥ ५.१३४.३२ ॥
Take pleasure with the maidens of Sauvīra, and rejoice in your wealth as before; but do not, sunk low, fall under the control of the maidens of Sindh.
5.134.33
युवा रूपेण संपन्नो विद्ययाभिजनेन च ।
यत्त्वादृशो विकुर्वीत यशस्वी लोकविश्रुतः ॥ ५.१३४.३३ ॥
Would a young man like you, endowed with beauty, learning and noble birth, famed and renowned in the world, behave in such a way?
5.134.34
अधुर्यवच्च वोढव्ये मन्ये मरणमेव तत् ।
यदि त्वामनुपश्यामि परस्य प्रियवादिनम् ॥ ५.१३४.३४ ॥
If I see you speaking pleasantly to another's liking, I hold that as death itself, like an ox unfit to bear the yoke.
5.134.35
पृष्ठतोऽनुव्रजन्तं वा का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ।
नास्मिञ्जातु कुले जातो गच्छेद्योन्यस्य पृष्ठतः । ॥ ५.१३४.३५ ॥
What peace would my heart have seeing you following behind another? No one born in this family ever goes behind another.
5.134.36
न त्वं परस्यानुचरस्तात जीवितुमर्हसि ।
अहं हि क्षत्रहृदयं वेद यत्परिशाश्वतम् ॥ ५.१३४.३६ ॥
Dear son, you are not fit to live as another's follower. I know that a warrior's heart is eternally thus.
5.134.37
पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैः प्रोक्तं परैः परतरैरपि ।
शाश्वतं चाव्ययं चैव प्रजापतिविनिर्मितम् ॥ ५.१३४.३७ ॥
Declared by those of old, and by those yet more ancient, and by those later and yet later still: it is eternal and imperishable, created by the Lord of creatures.
5.134.38
यो वै कश्चिदिहाजातः क्षत्रियः क्षत्रधर्मवित् ।
भयाद्वृत्तिसमीक्षो वा न नमेदिह कस्यचित् ॥ ५.१३४.३८ ॥
Whatever kṣatriya is born here, knowing the warrior's duty, should not bow to anyone here out of fear, or by weighing his livelihood.
5.134.39
उद्यच्छेदेव न नमेदुद्यमो ह्येव पौरुषम् ।
अप्यपर्वणि भज्येत न नमेतेह कस्यचित् ॥ ५.१३४.३९ ॥
He should rise up and not bow; for exertion itself is manliness. Even if he breaks at a joint at an unpropitious time, he should not bow to anyone here.
5.134.40
मातङ्गो मत्त इव च परीयात्स महामनाः ।
ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमेन्नित्यं धर्मायैव च सञ्जय ॥ ५.१३४.४० ॥
Like a maddened elephant may that great-minded man move about; and he should always bow to brahmins for the sake of dharma alone, O Sañjaya.
5.134.41
नियच्छन्नितरान्वर्णान्विनिघ्नन्सर्वदुष्कृतः ।
ससहायोऽसहायो वा यावज्जीवं तथा भवेत् ॥ ५.१३४.४१ ॥
Restraining the other classes and striking down all wrongdoers, with allies or without allies, so may he be for as long as he lives.