Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.26
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5.26.1
कां नु वाचं सञ्जय मे शृणोषि ।
युद्धैषिणीं येन युद्धाद्बिभेषि ।
अयुद्धं वै तात युद्धाद्गरीयः ।
कस्तल्लब्ध्वा जातु युद्ध्येत सूत ॥ ५.२६.१ ॥
Sañjaya, what speech is this you are hearing from me, that desires war, and by which you fear war? Dear one, non-war is weightier than war. Charioteer, who, having obtained that, would ever fight?
5.26.2
अकुर्वतश्चेत्पुरुषस्य सञ्जय ।
सिद्ध्येत्सङ्कल्पो मनसा यं यमिच्छेत्।
न कर्म कुर्याद्विदितं ममैत-
दन्यत्र युद्धाद्बहु यल्लघीयः ॥ ५.२६.२ ॥
Sañjaya, if the resolve of a man who does no action were accomplished by the mind alone, whatever he desired, then this is known to me: one should do no action. Apart from war, there is much else that is lighter.
5.26.3
कुतो युद्धं जातु नरोऽवगच्छे-
त्को देवशप्तो हि वृणीत युद्धम्।
सुखैषिणः कर्म कुर्वन्ति पार्था ।
धर्मादहीनं यच्च लोकस्य पथ्यम् ॥ ५.२६.३ ॥
How would a man ever understand war? Who, cursed by the gods, would choose war? The sons of Pṛthā, seekers of happiness, do the deed that does not depart from dharma and is wholesome for the world.
5.26.4
धर्मोदयं सुखमाशंसमानाः ।
कृच्छ्रोपायं तत्त्वतः कर्म दुःखम्।
सुखं प्रेप्सुर्विजिघांसुश्च दुःखं ।
कर्मारभेद्यच्च धर्मानपेतम् ॥ ५.२६.४ ॥
Those who hope for the rise of dharma and for happiness know in truth that action which is a means of hardship is suffering. One who desires to obtain happiness and desires to overcome suffering should begin an action that has not departed from dharma.
5.26.5
क इन्द्रियाणां प्रीतिवशानुरानां ।
कर्माभिज्ञः स्वशरीरं दुनोति।
यया प्रमुक्तो न करोति दुःखं ।
तृष्णां त्यजेत्सर्वधर्मादपेताम् ॥ ५.२६.५ ॥
Whoever follows the sway of the senses' pleasures, though he knows action, torments his own body. One should abandon that craving, by being freed from which one does not grieve, and which is apart from all dharma.
5.26.6
सहास्माभिर्धृतराष्ट्रस्य राज्ञः ॥ ५.२६.६ ॥
Together with us, under King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
5.26.7
कथं त्वस्मान्संप्रणुदेत्कुरुभ्यः ॥ ५.२६.७ ॥
How then could he drive us away from the Kurus?
5.26.8
अत्रैव स्यादवुधस्यैव कामः ।
प्रायः शरीरे हृदयं दुनोति ॥ ५.२६.८ ॥
Here indeed would be the desire of the fool; mostly it torments the heart within the body.
5.26.9
स्वयं राजा विषमस्थः परेषु ।
सामर्थ्यमन्विच्छति तन्न साधु।
यथाऽऽत्मनः पश्यति वृत्तमेव ।
तथा परेतामपि सोऽभ्युपैति ॥ ५.२६.९ ॥
A king who himself stands in an unjust position toward others seeks power; that is not good. As he sees his own conduct, so does he meet the conduct of others.
5.26.10
आसन्नमग्निं तु निदाघकाले ।
गम्भीरकक्षे गहने विसृज्य।
यथा विवृद्धं वायुवशेन शोचे-
त्क्षेमं मुमुक्षुः शिशिरव्यपाये ॥ ५.२६.१० ॥
Just as in the heat of summer, in a deep, thick thicket, one who has left a fire close by would grieve over it when it has grown great by the force of the wind, so does one who seeks safety when the cool season passes grieve in vain.
5.26.11
प्राप्तैश्वर्यो धृतराष्ट्रोऽद्य राजा ।
लालप्यते सञ्जय कस्य हेतोः ।
प्रगृह्य दुर्बुद्धिमनार्जवे रतं ।
पुत्रं मन्दं मूढममन्त्रिणं तु ॥ ५.२६.११ ॥
Sañjaya, why does King Dhṛtarāṣṭra now lament, having obtained sovereignty? Having embraced his son, ill-minded, delighting in crookedness, dull, deluded and without counselors, why does he weep?
5.26.12
अनाप्तवच्चाप्ततमस्य वाचः ।
सुयोधनो विदुरस्यावमत्य।
सुतस्य राजा धृतराष्ट्रः प्रियैषी ।
संबुध्यमानो विशतेऽधर्ममेव ॥ ५.२६.१२ ॥
Though he is warned, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, desiring his son's pleasure, disregards Suyodhana and despises the words of Vidura, the most trustworthy, as if they were untrustworthy, and enters into unrighteousness indeed.
5.26.13
मेधाविनं ह्यर्थकामं कुरूणां ।
बहुश्रुतं वाग्मिनं शीलवन्तम् ।
स तं राजा धृतराष्ट्रः कुरुभ्यो ।
न सस्मार विदुरं पुत्रकाम्यात् ॥ ५.२६.१३ ॥
King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, out of desire for his son, did not even remember Vidura before the Kurus: the wise one, desiring the good of the Kurus, learned in much, eloquent and of good conduct.
5.26.14
मानघ्नस्यासौ मानकामस्य चेर्षोः ।
संरम्भिणश्चार्थधर्मातिगस्य।
दुर्भाषिणो मन्युवशानुगस्य ।
कामात्मनो दौर्हृदैर्भावितस्य ॥ ५.२६.१४ ॥
He destroys honor, yet he desires honor; envious, violent, transgressing wealth and righteousness, speaking harshly, following the sway of anger, his self made of desire, influenced by ill-wishing.
5.26.15
अनेयस्याश्रेयसो दीर्घमन्यो-
र्मित्रद्रुहः सञ्जय पापबुद्धेः।
सुतस्य राजा धृतराष्ट्रः प्रियैषी ।
प्रपश्यमानः प्राजहाद्धर्मकामौ ॥ ५.२६.१५ ॥
O Sañjaya, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, seeking the pleasure of his son, who is unrestrained, does not seek the good, long nurses anger, betrays friends and is evil-minded, gave up righteousness and the desire for the good, though he saw it clearly.
5.26.16
तदैव मे सञ्जय दीव्यतोऽभू-
न्मतिः कुरूणामागतः स्यादभावः ।
काव्यां वाचं विदुरो भाषमाणो ।
न विन्दते यद्धार्तराष्ट्रात्प्रशंसाम् ॥ ५.२६.१६ ॥
O Sañjaya, at the very time I was gambling, the minds of the Kurus turned toward ruin; though Vidura spoke words of wisdom, he did not win praise from the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
5.26.17
क्षत्तुर्यदा नान्ववर्तन्त बुद्धिं ।
कृच्छ्रं कुरून्सूत तदाऽभ्याजगाम।
यावत्प्रज्ञामन्ववर्तन्त तस्य ।
तावत्तेषां राष्ट्रवृद्धिर्बभूव ॥ ५.२६.१७ ॥
O charioteer, when the Kurus did not follow Vidura's counsel, they came to grief; as long as they followed his wisdom, the growth of their kingdom continued.
5.26.18
तदर्थलुब्धस्य निबोध मेऽद्य ।
ये मन्त्रिणो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सूत।
दुःशासनः शकुनिः सूतपुत्रो ।
गावल्गणे पश्य संमोहमस्य ॥ ५.२६.१८ ॥
O charioteer, hear from me now who were the counselors of the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, greedy for that wealth — Duḥśāsana, Śakuni, and the son of the charioteer (Karṇa); O Gāvalgaṇi, behold his delusion.
5.26.19
सोऽहं न पश्यामि परीक्षमाणः ।
कथं स्वस्ति स्यात्कुरुसृञ्जयानाम् ।
आत्तैश्वर्यो धृतराष्ट्रः परेभ्यः ।
प्रव्राजिते विदुरे दीर्घदृष्टौ ॥ ५.२६.१९ ॥
I consider, yet I cannot see how there could be well-being for the Kurus and Sṛñjayas, now that Dhṛtarāṣṭra has taken sovereignty from others and Vidura, the far-sighted one, has been banished.
5.26.20
आशंसते वै धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्रो ।
महाराज्यमसपत्नं पृथिव्याम्।
तस्मिञ्शमः केवलं नोपलभ्यः ।
सर्वं स्वकं मद्गते मन्यतेऽर्थम् ॥ ५.२६.२० ॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, with his sons, aspires to a great kingdom without rival on the earth; in him peace alone is not to be found, and he regards everything that is mine as his own wealth.
5.26.21
यत्तत्कर्णो मन्यते पारणीयं ।
युद्धे गृहीतायुधमर्जुनं वै ।
आसंश्च युद्धानि पुरा महान्ति ।
कथं कर्णो नाभवद्द्वीप एषाम् ॥ ५.२६.२१ ॥
That which Karṇa thinks can be overcome — Arjuna, who takes up his weapon in battle — yet great battles have been fought between them before; how is it that Karṇa did not become their refuge?
5.26.22
कर्णश्च जानाति सुयोधनश्च ।
द्रोणश्च जानाति पितामहश्च।
अन्ये च ये कुग्वस्तत्र सन्ति ।
यथाऽर्जुनान्नाम्त्यपरो धनुर्धरः ॥ ५.२६.२२ ॥
Karṇa knows it, Duryodhana knows it, Droṇa knows it, and the grandfather knows it; and the others who are there also know that there is no other archer than Arjuna.
5.26.23
जानन्त्येतन्कुरवः सर्व एव ।
ये चाप्यन्ये भूमिपालाः समेताः।
दुर्योधने राज्यमिहाभवद्यथा ।
अरिन्दमे फाल्गुनेऽविद्यमाने ॥ ५.२६.२३ ॥
All the Kurus know this, and the other rulers gathered here know it too: that when Phālguna (Arjuna), the subduer of foes, is absent, the kingdom here would fall to Duryodhana.
5.26.24
तेनानुबन्धं मन्यते धार्तराष्ट्रः ।
शक्यं हर्तुं पाण्डवानां ममत्वम् ।
किरीटिना तालमात्रायुधेन ।
तद्वेदिना संयुगं तत्र गत्वा ॥ ५.२६.२४ ॥
Therefore the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra thinks that the possession of the Pāṇḍavas can be taken away, with Kirīṭin (Arjuna), whose weapon is the size of a palm tree; having gone there to battle, knowing this.
5.26.25
गाण्डीवविष्फारितशब्दमात्रं ।
श्रुत्वैव ते धार्तराष्ट्रा म्रियन्ते।
क्रुद्धं न चेदीक्षते भीमसेनं ।
सुयोधनो मन्यते सिद्धमर्थम् ॥ ५.२६.२५ ॥
Merely at the sound of the Gāṇḍīva bow being drawn, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra die; they do not even look at the angry Bhīmasena, yet Suyodhana thinks his aim is accomplished.
5.26.26
इन्द्रोऽप्येतन्नोत्सहेत्तात हर्तु-
मैश्वर्यं नो जीवति भीमसेने।
धनञ्जये नकुले चैव सूत ।
तथा वीरे सहदेवेऽसहिष्णौ ॥ ५.२६.२६ ॥
Dear friend, while Bhīmasena lives, not even Indra would dare to take away our sovereignty; and with Dhanañjaya, Nakula, and the hero Sahadeva too, who will not tolerate it.
5.26.27
सचेदेतां प्रतिपद्येत बुद्धिं ।
वृद्धो राजा सह पुत्रेण सूत।
एवं रणे पाण्डवकोपदग्धा ।
न नश्येयुः सञ्जय धार्तराष्ट्राः ॥ ५.२६.२७ ॥
If the aged king, together with his son, had adopted this resolve, O Sañjaya, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, burnt by the wrath of the Pāṇḍavas, would not have perished thus in battle.
5.26.28
जानामि त्वं क्लेशमस्मासु वृत्तं ।
त्वां पूजयन्मञ्जयाहं क्षमेयम्।
वच्चास्माकं कौरवैर्भृतपूर्वं ।
या नो वृत्तिधार्तराष्ट्रे तदाऽऽसीत् ॥ ५.२६.२८ ॥
Sañjaya, I know the hardship that has fallen upon us. Honoring you, I could forgive both the treatment the Kauravas once gave us and the conduct we then showed toward the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
5.26.29
अद्यापि सा तत्र तथैव वर्ततां ।
यान्ति गमिष्यामि यथा न्वमात्थ ।
द्वन्द्राप्रव्ये भवतु ममैव राज्यं ।
सूयोधनो यच्छतु भाग्नाग्र्यः ॥ ५.२६.२९ ॥
Let it remain there just as it is today. As you have said, I shall go. Let the kingdom that cannot be lost at dice be mine alone, and let the foremost Suyodhana give his share.