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निकारा मनुजश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवैस्त्वत्प्रतीक्षया । अनुभूताः सहामात्यैर्निकृतैरधिदेवने॥५-१५६-११॥
O best of men, the Pāṇḍavas—waiting upon you—endured humiliations, together with their ministers, through deceit in the gambling match.
english translation
हयानां च गजानां च राज्ञां चामिततेजसाम् । वैशसं समरे वृत्तं यत्तन्मे शृणु सर्वशः॥५-१५६-१२॥
Listen from me in full to the severe devastation that occurred in the clash of war—affecting horses, elephants, and kings of immeasurable prowess.
english translation
स्थिरो भूत्वा महाराज सर्वलोकक्षयोदयम् । यथाभूतं महायुद्धे श्रुत्वा मा विमना भव॥५-१५६-१३॥
Be steadfast, O great king; having heard, as it truly occurred in the great war, the rise and decline that befall all peoples, do not sink into despondency.
english translation
न ह्येव कर्ता पुरुषः कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः । अस्वतन्त्रो हि पुरुषः कार्यते दारुयन्त्रवत्॥५-१५६-१४॥
For a person is not, in an absolute sense, the autonomous doer of actions, whether auspicious or sinful; lacking full independence, one is made to act like a wooden mechanism.
english translation
केचिदीश्वरनिर्दिष्टाः केचिदेव यदृच्छया । पूर्वकर्मभिरप्यन्ये त्रैधमेतद्विकृष्यते॥५-१५६-१५॥
Some hold that events are determined by the Lord’s ordinance; some, that they occur by chance; and others, that they arise from prior actions (karma)—thus this matter is drawn in three directions.
english translation