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आत्मजेषु परं स्नेहं सर्वभूतानि कुर्वते । प्रियाणि चैषां कुर्वन्ति यथाशक्ति हितानि च॥५-५९-६॥
All beings show the greatest affection toward their own offspring; they do what is pleasing for them and, to the extent of their ability, what is beneficial as well.
english translation
एवमेवोपकर्तॄणां प्रायशो लक्षयामहे । इच्छन्ति बहुलं सन्तः प्रतिकर्तुं महत्प्रियम्॥५-५९-७॥
So too, in the case of benefactors, we commonly observe that good people strongly wish to reciprocate with a significant act of goodwill.
english translation
अग्निः साचिव्यकर्ता स्यात्खाण्डवे तत्कृतं स्मरन् । अर्जुनस्यातिभीमेऽस्मिन्कुरुपाण्डुसमागमे॥५-५९-८॥
Agni may well become Arjuna’s ally in this exceedingly formidable Kuru–Pāṇḍu confrontation, remembering what was done for him in the Khāṇḍava episode.
english translation
जातगृध्याभिपन्नाश्च पाण्डवानामनेकशः । धर्मादयो भविष्यन्ति समाहूता दिवौकसः॥५-५९-९॥
Many celestial beings, stirred by keen interest, will come to the Pāṇḍavas—Dharma and others—when summoned from the heavenly realms.
english translation
भीष्मद्रोणकृपादीनां भयादशनिसंमितम् । रिरक्षिषन्तः संरम्भं गमिष्यन्तीति मे मतिः॥५-५९-१०॥
In my view, out of apprehension regarding Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, and others, they will advance with a thunderbolt-like intensity, seeking to safeguard their own resolve and standing.
english translation