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श्रुत्वैतद्धर्मराजस्य धर्मार्थसहितं वचः । मेघदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषः कृष्णो वचनमब्रवीत्॥५-१५१-६॥
Having heard Dharmarāja’s statement—grounded in dharma and practical policy—Kṛṣṇa, whose voice resounded like a cloud and kettle-drum, spoke in reply.
english translation
उक्तवानस्मि यद्वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम् । न तु तन्निकृतिप्रज्ञे कौरव्ये प्रतितिष्ठति॥५-१५१-७॥
I have spoken words that are beneficial and aligned with dharma and prudent policy; yet they do not take hold in that Kaurava, whose understanding is oriented toward deception.
english translation
न च भीष्मस्य दुर्मेधाः शृणोति विदुरस्य वा । मम वा भाषितं किंचित्सर्वमेवातिवर्तते॥५-१५१-८॥
That man of perverted judgment listens neither to Bhīṣma nor to Vidura, nor even to anything I say; he casts it all aside.
english translation
न स कामयते धर्मं न स कामयते यशः । जितं स मन्यते सर्वं दुरात्मा कर्णमाश्रितः॥५-१५१-९॥
He desires neither dharma nor enduring renown; relying on Karṇa, that ill-intentioned man imagines everything already secured in his favor.
english translation
बन्धमाज्ञापयामास मम चापि सुयोधनः । न च तं लब्धवान्कामं दुरात्मा शासनातिगः॥५-१५१-१०॥
Suyodhana even ordered my detention; yet that ill-intentioned transgressor of restraint did not obtain the outcome he sought.
english translation