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तथा ब्रुवाणं धर्मात्मा प्राह राजा युधिष्ठिरः । तव धैर्यं च वीर्यं च पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह । सर्वे समधिरूढाः स्म संग्रामान्नः समुद्धर॥५-५६-५१॥
As he spoke thus, the righteous king Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Your steadiness and your prowess—together with the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍavas—are relied upon by us all. We are fully committed; carry us through the coming battle.”
english translation
जानामि त्वां महाबाहो क्षत्रधर्मे व्यवस्थितम् । समर्थमेकं पर्याप्तं कौरवाणां युयुत्सताम् । भवता यद्विधातव्यं तन्नः श्रेयः परंतप॥५-५६-५२॥
I know you, mighty-armed one, as firmly established in the kṣatriya dharma. You alone are competent and sufficient for the Kauravas who seek a deliberate engagement. Whatever course you ordain—let that be for our welfare, O scorcher of foes.
english translation
संग्रामादपयातानां भग्नानां शरणैषिणाम् । पौरुषं दर्शयञ्शूरो यस्तिष्ठेदग्रतः पुमान् । क्रीणीयात्तं सहस्रेण नीतिमन्नाम तत्पदम्॥५-५६-५३॥
When troops fall back from battle—broken and seeking refuge—the hero who stands in the forefront and displays steadfast courage: such a man would be ‘bought’ even for a thousand; that station is truly the mark of one skilled in nīti, the art of statecraft.
english translation
स त्वं शूरश्च वीरश्च विक्रान्तश्च नरर्षभ । भयार्तानां परित्राता संयुगेषु न संशयः॥५-५६-५४॥
You are indeed heroic, valiant, and bold, O bull among men; in battles, without doubt, you are the protector of those afflicted by fear.
english translation
एवं ब्रुवति कौन्तेये धर्मात्मनि युधिष्ठिरे । धृष्टद्युम्न उवाचेदं मां वचो गतसाध्वसः॥५-५६-५५॥
As Kuntī’s son Yudhiṣṭhira, righteous in spirit, was speaking thus, Dhṛṣṭadyumna—his anxiety dispelled—spoke these words to me.
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