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वैशंपायन उवाच । एवमुक्त्वा ययौ व्यासो धृतराष्ट्राय धीमते । धृतराष्ट्रोऽपि तच्छ्रुत्वा ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत॥६-५-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having spoken thus, Vyāsa departed from the wise Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Dhṛtarāṣṭra too, having heard it, entered alone into contemplation.
english translation
स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा विनिःश्वस्य मुहुर्मुहुः । संजयं संशितात्मानमपृच्छद्भरतर्षभ॥६-५-२॥
After contemplating for a brief while and repeatedly exhaling in distress, the bull among the Bhāratas questioned Sañjaya, whose self-mastery was disciplined.
english translation
संजयेमे महीपालाः शूरा युद्धाभिनन्दिनः । अन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नन्ति शस्त्रैरुच्चावचैरपि॥६-५-३॥
Sañjaya, these kings—valiant and delighting in war—are striking one another with weapons of many kinds.
english translation
पार्थिवाः पृथिवीहेतोः समभित्यक्तजीविताः । न च शाम्यन्ति निघ्नन्तो वर्धयन्तो यमक्षयम्॥६-५-४॥
The rulers, for the sake of territory, have together staked their lives. They do not relent as they strike one another down, thereby enlarging Yama’s domain—the tally of the dead.
english translation
भौममैश्वर्यमिच्छन्तो न मृष्यन्ते परस्परम् । मन्ये बहुगुणा भूमिस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व संजय॥६-५-५॥
Desiring earthly sovereignty, they cannot tolerate one another. I infer the land has many allurements; explain this to me, Sañjaya.
english translation