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सुखोचितो दुःखशय्यां वनेषु दीर्घं कालं नकुलो यामशेत । आशीविषः क्रुद्ध इव श्वसन्भृशं तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत्॥५-४७-२१॥
Nakula, accustomed to ease, lay for a long time on harsh bedding in the forests; breathing fiercely like an enraged venomous serpent—then Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) will regret the war.
english translation
त्यक्तात्मानः पार्थिवायोधनाय समादिष्टा धर्मराजेन वीराः । रथैः शुभ्रैः सैन्यमभिद्रवन्तो दृष्ट्वा पश्चात्तप्स्यते धार्तराष्ट्रः॥५-४७-२२॥
Heroes, setting aside all self-concern for the sake of royal battle, commanded by Dharmarāja, and charging the enemy host in bright white chariots—on seeing this, Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) will later repent.
english translation
शिशून्कृतास्त्रानशिशुप्रकाशान्यदा द्रष्टा कौरवः पञ्च शूरान् । त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्केकयानाद्रवन्तस्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत्॥५-४७-२३॥
When the Kaurava beholds five heroes—young in years yet in no way childlike in might, already trained in arms—the Kekayas rushing forward with their lives staked, then Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana) will regret the war.
english translation
यदा गतोद्वाहमकूजनाक्षं सुवर्णतारं रथमाततायी । दान्तैर्युक्तं सहदेवोऽधिरूढः शिरांसि राज्ञां क्षेप्स्यते मार्गणौघैः॥५-४७-२४॥
When Sahadeva, mounted upon his gold-adorned chariot—swift in onset and drawn by well-trained horses—advances as a relentless combatant, he will strike down the foremost kings with volleys of missiles.
english translation
महाभये संप्रवृत्ते रथस्थं विवर्तमानं समरे कृतास्त्रम् । सर्वां दिशं संपतन्तं समीक्ष्य तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत्॥५-४७-२५॥
When the great dread of battle is set in motion, seeing him upon his chariot—wheeling through the fight, fully trained in arms, and pressing in from every quarter—then Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son will regret the war.
english translation