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सहजश्चेदिमत्स्यानां प्रचेतानां बृहद्बलः । धारणश्चेन्द्रवत्सानां मुकुटानां विगाहनः॥५-७२-१६॥
Sahaja among the Cedi–Matsyas, Bṛhadbala among the Pracetās, Dhāraṇa among the Indravatsas, and Vigāhana among the Mukuṭas—these too are enumerated by name.
english translation
शमश्च नन्दिवेगानामित्येते कुलपांसनाः । युगान्ते कृष्ण संभूताः कुलेषु पुरुषाधमाः॥५-७२-१७॥
And Śama among the Nandivegas—such men are called the “dust of their lineages”: at the end of an age, O Kṛṣṇa, they arise within families as degraded men.
english translation
अप्ययं नः कुरूणां स्याद्युगान्ते कालसंभृतः । दुर्योधनः कुलाङ्गारो जघन्यः पापपूरुषः॥५-७२-१८॥
Thus it is as though this Duryodhana has arisen for us Kurus at the end of an age, brought forth by Time—an “ember” that scorches the lineage, a base man stained in conduct.
english translation
तस्मान्मृदु शनैरेनं ब्रूया धर्मार्थसंहितम् । कामानुबन्धबहुलं नोग्रमुग्रपराक्रमम्॥५-७२-१९॥
Therefore address him gently and by degrees, with counsel grounded in dharma and artha; emphasize the consequences that follow in the wake of desire, and do not assume a harsh, confrontational stance.
english translation
अपि दुर्योधनं कृष्ण सर्वे वयमधश्चराः । नीचैर्भूत्वानुयास्यामो मा स्म नो भरता नशन्॥५-७२-२०॥
Even if, O Kṛṣṇa, we all must live in a diminished state, we would still follow Duryodhana with humble deference—only let the Bhāratas not fall to ruin.
english translation