Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.6
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5.6.1
भूतानां प्राणिनः श्रेष्ठाः प्राणिनां बुद्धिजीविनः ।
बुद्धिमत्सु नराः श्रेष्ठा नरेष्वपि द्विजातयः ॥ ५.६.१ ॥
Among beings, the living are best; among the living, those who live by intellect are best. Among the intelligent, men are best; and among men, the twice-born are best.
5.6.2
द्विजेषु वैद्याः श्रेयांसो वैद्येषु कृतबुद्धयः ।
कृतबुद्धिषु कर्तारः कर्तृषु ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ ५.६.२ ॥
Among the twice-born, the learned are superior; among the learned, those of settled understanding are superior. Among those of settled understanding, the doers are superior; and among the doers, the speakers of the Veda are superior.
5.6.3
स भवान्कृबुद्धीनां प्रधान इति मे मतिः ।
कुलेन च विशिष्टोऽसि वयसा च श्रुतेन च।
प्रज्ञया सदृशश्चासि शुक्रेणाङ्गिरसेन च ॥ ५.६.३ ॥
In my opinion, you are indeed the foremost among those of ill-settled understanding. You are distinguished by lineage, by age and by learning; and in wisdom you are equal to Śukra and Aṅgiras.
5.6.4
विदितं चापि ते सर्वं यथावृत्तः स कौरवः ।
पाण्डवश्च यथावृत्तः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ५.६.४ ॥
You know all of it: how the Kaurava conducted himself, and how the Pāṇḍavas conducted themselves, and Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kuntī.
5.6.5
धृतराष्ट्रस्य विदिते वञ्चिताः पाण्डवाः परैः ।
विदुरेणानुनीतोऽपि पुत्रमेवानुवर्तते ॥ ५.६.५ ॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra knows that the Pāṇḍavas have been cheated by others. Even when entreated by Vidura, he still follows only his son.
5.6.6
शकुनिर्बुद्धिपूर्वं हि कुन्तीपुत्रं समाह्वयत् ।
अनक्षज्ञं मताक्षः सन्क्षत्रवृत्ते स्थितं शुचिम् ॥ ५.६.६ ॥
Śakuni, deliberately, challenged the son of Kuntī, who was ignorant of dice and steadfast and pure in the duty of a warrior, though Śakuni himself was skilled at dice.
5.6.7
ते तथा वञ्चयित्वा तु धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
न कस्यांचिदवस्थायां राज्यं दास्यन्ति वै स्वयम् ॥ ५.६.७ ॥
Having thus deceived Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, they will never of their own accord give him the kingdom, in any circumstance.
5.6.8
भवांस्तु धर्मसंयुक्तं धृतराष्ट्रं ब्रुवन्वचः ।
मनांसि तस्य योधानां ध्रुवमावर्तयिष्यति ॥ ५.६.८ ॥
You, speaking words endowed with dharma to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, will surely turn the minds of his warriors around.
5.6.9
विदुरश्चापि तद्वाक्यं साधयिष्यति तावकम् ।
भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां भेदं संजनयिष्यति ॥ ५.६.९ ॥
Vidura too will accomplish your words, and will sow division among Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa and the others.
5.6.10
अमात्येषु च भिन्नेषु योधेषु विमुखेषु च ।
पुनरेकत्र करणं तेषां कर्म भविष्यति ॥ ५.६.१० ॥
When the ministers are divided and the warriors turn away, their task will become gathering them together again in one place.
5.6.11
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थाः सुखमेकाग्रबुद्धयः ।
सेनाकर्म करिष्यन्ति द्रव्याणां चैव सञ्चयम् ॥ ५.६.११ ॥
In the meantime the sons of Pṛthā, with contented and single-minded intellects, will do the work of the army and also gather wealth.
5.6.12
भिद्यमानेषु च स्वेषु लम्बमाने तथा त्वयि ।
न तथा ते करिष्यन्ति सेनाकर्म न संशयः ॥ ५.६.१२ ॥
When your own people are divided and you yourself hang back, they will not carry out the army's work in the same way; there is no doubt.
5.6.13
एतत्प्रयोजनं चात्र प्राधान्येनोपलभ्यते ।
संगत्या धृतराष्ट्रश्च कुर्याद्धर्म्यं वचस्तव ॥ ५.६.१३ ॥
This, above all, seems to be the purpose here: through meeting, Dhṛtarāṣṭra will heed your righteous words.
5.6.14
स भवान्धर्मयुक्तश्च धर्म्यं तेषु समाचरन् ।
कृपालुषु परिक्लेशान्पाण्डवीयान्प्रकीर्तयन् ॥ ५.६.१४ ॥
You are steadfast in dharma; acting righteously toward them, recount the sufferings of the Pāṇḍavas before the compassionate.
5.6.15
वृद्धेषु कुलधर्मं च ब्रुवन्पूर्वैरनुष्ठितम् ।
विभेत्स्यति मनांस्येषमिति मे नात्र संशयः ॥ ५.६.१५ ॥
Speaking to the elders of the family-duty practised by the ancestors, you will stir their hearts; of this I have no doubt.
5.6.16
न च तेभ्यो भयं तेऽस्ति ब्राह्मणो ह्यसि वेदवित् ।
दूतकर्मणि युक्तश्च स्थविरश्च विशेषतः ॥ ५.६.१६ ॥
You have no fear from them, for you are a brahmin, a knower of the Vedas, fit for the work of a messenger, and especially aged.
5.6.17
स भवान्पुष्ययोगेन मुहूर्तेन जयेन च ।
कौरवेयान्प्रयात्वाशु कौन्तेयस्यार्थसिद्धये ॥ ५.६.१७ ॥
Go quickly to the Kauravas, under the Puṣya conjunction, at the auspicious moment and under the Jaya conjunction, for the accomplishment of the aim of the son of Kuntī.
5.6.18
तथाऽनुशिष्टः प्रययौ द्रुपदेन महात्मना ।
पुरोधा वृत्तसंपन्नो नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥ ५.६.१८ ॥
Thus instructed by the great-souled Drupada, the household priest, endowed with good conduct, set out for the city called Nāgasāhvaya.
5.6.19
शिष्यैः परिवृतो विद्वान्नीतिशास्त्रार्थकोविदः ।
पाण्डवानां हितार्थाय कौरवान्प्रतिजग्मिवान् ॥ ५.६.१९ ॥
Surrounded by his disciples, the learned man, expert in the meaning of the science of statecraft, went to the Kauravas for the welfare of the Pāṇḍavas.