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अव्याधिजं कटुकं शीर्षरोगं पापानुबन्धं परुषं तीक्ष्णमुग्रम् । सतां पेयं यन्न पिबन्त्यसन्तो मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य॥५-३६-६६॥
Anger is a bitter affliction not born of bodily disease—like a headache—linked with wrongdoing, harsh, sharp, and severe. It is a ‘drink’ that the virtuous do not drink; O great king, drink down anger by pacifying it.
english translation
रोगार्दिता न फलान्याद्रियन्ते न वै लभन्ते विषयेषु तत्त्वम् । दुःखोपेता रोगिणो नित्यमेव न बुध्यन्ते धनभोगान्न सौख्यम्॥५-३६-६७॥
Those afflicted by illness do not value outcomes, nor do they discern the reality of sense-objects. Persistently burdened by suffering, the sick do not recognize that there is no genuine ease in mere enjoyment of wealth.
english translation
पुरा ह्युक्तो नाकरोस्त्वं वचो मे द्यूते जितां द्रौपदीं प्रेक्ष्य राजन् । दुर्योधनं वारयेत्यक्षवत्यां कितवत्वं पण्डिता वर्जयन्ति॥५-३६-६८॥
Formerly, O King, though I had counseled you, you did not act upon my words when you witnessed Draupadī won in the dice-game. In that assembly Duryodhana should have been restrained; the wise shun the vice of gambling and the ways of the cheat.
english translation
न तद्बलं यन्मृदुना विरुध्यते मिश्रो धर्मस्तरसा सेवितव्यः । प्रध्वंसिनी क्रूरसमाहिता श्रीर्मृदुप्रौढा गच्छति पुत्रपौत्रान्॥५-३६-६९॥
That is not true strength which is opposed by mere gentleness. A balanced dharma—firm yet measured—should be practiced with resolve. Prosperity secured through cruelty is unstable and collapses; prosperity grounded in mildness and maturity endures through sons and grandsons.
english translation
धार्तराष्ट्राः पाण्डवान्पालयन्तु पाण्डोः सुतास्तव पुत्रांश्च पान्तु । एकारिमित्राः कुरवो ह्येकमन्त्रा जीवन्तु राजन्सुखिनः समृद्धाः॥५-३६-७०॥
Let the Dhārtarāṣṭras protect the Pāṇḍavas, and let the sons of Pāṇḍu protect your sons. Let the Kurus, sharing the same allies and adversaries and guided by one counsel, live—O King—happily and in prosperity.
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