Progress:0.6%
वैशंपायन उवाच । ततः पूर्वापरे संध्ये समीक्ष्य भगवानृषिः । सर्ववेदविदां श्रेष्ठो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः॥६-२-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then, at the juncture of dawn and dusk, the revered seer—Vyāsa, son of Satyavatī, foremost among all knowers of the Vedas—surveyed the situation.
english translation
भविष्यति रणे घोरे भरतानां पितामहः । प्रत्यक्षदर्शी भगवान्भूतभव्यभविष्यवित्॥६-२-२॥
In the dreadful battle, the grandsire of the Bhāratas will be present—the venerable one who sees directly and knows what has been, what will be, and what is yet to come.
english translation
वैचित्रवीर्यं राजानं स रहस्यं ब्रवीदिदम् । शोचन्तमार्तं ध्यायन्तं पुत्राणामनयं तदा॥६-२-३॥
Then to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, son of King Vaicitravīrya, he spoke this confidential matter, as the king grieved in distress, reflecting on the impending misfortune of his sons.
english translation
व्यास उवाच । राजन्परीतकालास्ते पुत्राश्चान्ये च भूमिपाः । ते हनिष्यन्ति संग्रामे समासाद्येतरेतरम्॥६-२-४॥
Vyāsa said: O King, your sons and the other rulers are encompassed by time’s turning. Meeting one another in battle, they will bring about each other’s destruction.
english translation
तेषु कालपरीतेषु विनश्यत्सु च भारत । कालपर्यायमाज्ञाय मा स्म शोके मनः कृथाः॥६-२-५॥
O Bhārata, when they are overtaken by time and are perishing, understanding the cycle of time, do not set your mind in grief.
english translation