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नृशंसेन च वो युक्तांस्त्यजेयं शाश्वतीः समाः । काले हि समनुप्राप्ते त्यक्तव्यमपि जीवितम् ॥५-८८-७६॥
And if you were to be associated with conduct deemed cruel, I would renounce you for all time. For when the proper time has fully arrived, even life itself may have to be relinquished.
english translation
माद्रीपुत्रौ च वक्तव्यौ क्षत्रधर्मरतौ सदा । विक्रमेणार्जितान्भोगान्वृणीतं जीवितादपि॥५-८८-७७॥
And the two sons of Mādrī should also be addressed—always devoted to kṣatriya-dharma: ‘Choose the enjoyments earned through valor, even over mere continuance of life.’
english translation
विक्रमाधिगता ह्यर्थाः क्षत्रधर्मेण जीवतः । मनो मनुष्यस्य सदा प्रीणन्ति पुरुषोत्तम॥५-८८-७८॥
Resources gained through disciplined initiative by one who lives according to kṣatriya-dharma ever satisfy a person’s mind, O Puruṣottama.
english translation
गत्वा ब्रूहि महाबाहो सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् । अर्जुनं पाण्डवं वीरं द्रौपद्याः पदवीं चर॥५-८८-७९॥
Go and speak to Arjuna—the Pāṇḍava hero, foremost among bearers of weapons—O mighty-armed one; proceed along the course aligned with Draupadī’s cause.
english translation
विदितौ हि तवात्यन्तं क्रुद्धाविव यथान्तकौ । भीमार्जुनौ नयेतां हि देवानपि परां गतिम्॥५-८८-८०॥
For Bhīma and Arjuna are thoroughly known to you—when provoked, they are like agents of termination; indeed, they could drive even the gods toward an extreme outcome.
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