वासुदेव उवाच एवमुक्ते तु भीष्मेण द्रोणेन विदुरेण च। गान्धार्या धृतराष्ट्रेण न वै मन्दोऽन्वबुद्ध्यत॥
Vasudeva said Though thus spoken to by Bhishma and Drona and Vidura and Gandhari and Dhritarashtra, the fool was yet not brought to his senses.
अवधूयोत्थितो मन्दः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। अन्वद्रवन्त तं पश्चाद् राजानस्त्यक्तजीविताः॥
On the other hand that fool, with his eyes red with anger, disregarding them all, went away; and after him the kings who had abandoned all hopes of life followed.
आज्ञापयच्च राज्ञस्तान् पार्थिवान् नष्टचेतसः। प्रयाध्वं वै कुरुक्षेत्रं पुष्योऽद्येति पुनः पुनः॥
The king also again and again said to these rulers of men who had lost their senses: "Go to: the Kurukshetra, today is the constellation Pushya on the ascendant.
ततस्ते पृथिवीपालाः प्रययुः सहसैनिकाः। भीष्मं सेनापतिं कृत्वा संहृष्टाः कालचोदिताः॥
Then did those rulers of the earth along with their commander. They looked cheerful as if urged by death himself.
अक्षोहिण्यो दशैका च कौरवाणां समागताः। तासां प्रमुखतो भीष्मस्तालकेतुळरोचत॥
Eleven Akshauhinis have assembled for the Kurus and in the foremost ranks of those is shining Bhishma who has a flag-staff as high as a palm tree.
यदत्र युक्तं प्राप्तं च तद् विधत्स्व विशाम्पते। उक्तं भीष्मेण यद् वाक्यं द्रोणेन विदुरेण च॥
Do that, O lord, which is suitable in this crisis, and under the present circumstances. The worlds that had been said by Bhishma, those by Drona and by Vidura,
गान्धार्या धृतराष्ट्रेण समक्षं मम भारत। एतत् ते कथितं राजन् यद् वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि।॥
And by Gandhari and by Dhritarashtra in my presence, O Bharata, in fact every thing that took place in the assembly of the Kurus, I have told you, O king.
साम्यमादौ प्रयुक्तं मे राजन् सौभ्रात्रमिच्छता। अभेदायास्य वंशस्य प्रजानां च विवृद्धये॥
All the means commencing with conciliation have been employed by me, desirous of bringing on brotherly feelings among you, so that there might not be a dispute and a destruction of the human race.
पुनर्भेदश्च मे युक्तो यदा साम न गृह्यते। कर्मानुकीर्तनं चैव देवमानुषसंहितम्॥
When I saw that conciliation was not acceptable, I employed "disunion” (i.e. I sought to effect my purpose by creating disunion among his warriors) and I described your deeds, ordinary and superhuman.
यदा नाद्रियते वाक्यं सामपूर्वं सुयोधनः। तदा मया समानीय भेदिताः सर्वपार्थिवाः॥
When I saw that Suyodhana did not accept my words of conciliation, I had all the rulers of the earth brought before me and tried to create disunion among them.
अद्भुतानि च घोराणि दारुणानि च भारत। अमानुषाणि कर्माणि दर्शितानि मया विभो॥
0 lord, strange, fierce and hard manifestations beyond human capabilities were shown by me, O Bharata.
निर्भर्त्सयित्वा राज्ञस्तांस्तृणीकृत्य सुयोधनम्। राधेयं भीषयित्वा च सौबलं च पुनः पुनः॥
Finding fault with these and holding up Suyodhana to ridicule, describing him as a straw again and again I tried to frighten the son of Radha and the son of Subala.
द्युततो धार्तराष्ट्राणां निन्दां कृत्वा तथा पुनः। भेदयित्वा नृपान् सर्वान् वाग्भिर्मन्त्रेण चासकृत्॥
Then again finding fault with the match at dice of the sons of Dhritarashtra I tried to create disunion among those rulers of the earth by means of eloquence and by intrigues.
पुनः सामाभिसंयुक्तं सम्प्रदानमथाब्रुवम्। अभेदात् कुरुवंशस्य कार्ययोगात् तथैव च॥ ते
Then again did I speak of conciliation and then of gifts so that there might not be any disunion in the race of the Kurus and our object be accomplished.
शूरा धृतराष्ट्रस्य भीष्मस्य विदुरस्य च। तिष्ठेयुः पाण्डवाः सर्वे हित्वा मानमधश्चराः॥
I said-"Those heroes, the sons of Pandu, will remain dependent on Dhritarashtra, Bhishma and Vidura as their subordinates, abandoning their pride.
प्रयच्छन्तु च ते राज्यमनीशास्ते भवन्तु च। यथाऽऽह राजा गाङ्गेयो विदुरश्च हितं तव॥
Let the kingdom be given to you and let them not be lords of the kingdom. What the king (Dhritarashtra) and the son of Ganga and Vidura said is beneficial to you.
सर्वं भवतु ते राज्यं पञ्च ग्रामान् विसर्जय। अवश्यं भरणीया हि पितुस्ते राजसत्तम॥
Let the entire kingdom be yours but give up only five villages; for surely they ought to be supported be your father, O best of kings.
एवमुक्तोऽपि दुष्टात्मा नैव भागं व्यमुञ्चत। दण्डं चतुर्थं पश्यामि तेषु पापेषु नान्यथा॥
Even thus spoken to the wicked-souled one did not give up any share and I can only see the forth means (punishment) for these wickedsouled ones and nothing else.
निर्याताश्च विनाशाय कुरुक्षेत्रं नराधिपाः। एतत् ते कथितं राजन् यद् वृत्तं कुरुसंसदि॥
The lords of men have set out for Kurukshetra-only to meet with destruction; I have now toid you what happened in the assembly of the Kurus.
न ते राज्यं प्रयच्छन्ति विना युद्धेन पाण्डव। विनाशहेतवः सर्वे प्रत्युपस्थितमृत्यवः॥
They will not give up the kingdom without war, O son of Pandu. All, of them being the cause of a universal massacre, are coming within the very pale of death.