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इदं त्वामब्रवीद्राजा धार्तराष्ट्रो महामनाः । शृण्वतां कुरुवीराणां तन्निबोध नराधिप॥५-१५८-६॥
‘This is what the great-minded king Dhṛtarāṣṭra said to you, while the Kuru heroes listened—understand it, O lord of men.’
english translation
पराजितोऽसि द्यूतेन कृष्णा चानायिता सभाम् । शक्योऽमर्षो मनुष्येण कर्तुं पुरुषमानिना॥५-१५८-७॥
‘You were defeated in the dice-game, and Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) was brought into the assembly. A person who prides himself on manhood can indeed feel indignation at this.’
english translation
द्वादशैव तु वर्षाणि वने धिष्ण्याद्विवासिताः । संवत्सरं विराटस्य दास्यमास्थाय चोषिताः॥५-१५८-८॥
‘For twelve years you were made to live away from your royal seat in the forest; and for one year you stayed in Virāṭa’s realm, having assumed servile roles.’
english translation
अमर्षं राज्यहरणं वनवासं च पाण्डव । द्रौपद्याश्च परिक्लेशं संस्मरन्पुरुषो भव॥५-१५८-९॥
‘O Pāṇḍava, remembering the indignity, the seizure of the kingdom, the forest-dwelling, and Draupadī’s distress—be resolute as a man of agency.’
english translation
अशक्तेन च यच्छप्तं भीमसेनेन पाण्डव । दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं पीयतां यदि शक्यते॥५-१५८-१०॥
O Pāṇḍava, fulfill—if it is feasible—the vow Bhīmasena made when he was powerless: that Duḥśāsana’s blood be drunk.
english translation