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वैशंपायन उवाच । तेष्वासीनेषु सर्वेषु तूष्णींभूतेषु राजसु । वाक्यमभ्याददे कृष्णः सुदंष्ट्रो दुन्दुभिस्वनः॥५-९३-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: When all the kings were seated and had fallen silent, Kṛṣṇa began to speak—steadfast in resolve, his voice resounding like a drum.
english translation
जीमूत इव घर्मान्ते सर्वां संश्रावयन्सभाम् । धृतराष्ट्रमभिप्रेक्ष्य समभाषत माधवः॥५-९३-२॥
Like a rain-cloud at the end of the hot season, drawing the whole assembly to attentive hearing, Mādhava spoke while looking toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
english translation
कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च शमः स्यादिति भारत । अप्रयत्नेन वीराणामेतद्यतितुमागतः॥५-९३-३॥
“O Bhārata, may there be reconciliation between the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas. With this aim—to secure peace for the warriors without coercion—I have come here to make the effort.”
english translation
राजन्नान्यत्प्रवक्तव्यं तव निःश्रेयसं वचः । विदितं ह्येव ते सर्वं वेदितव्यमरिंदम॥५-९३-४॥
O King, there is nothing else to say to you except the word that conduces to your highest good. For indeed you already know all that ought to be known, O subduer of foes.
english translation
इदमद्य कुलं श्रेष्ठं सर्वराजसु पार्थिव । श्रुतवृत्तोपसंपन्नं सर्वैः समुदितं गुणैः॥५-९३-५॥
This lineage is today the foremost among all royal houses, O ruler—endowed with learning and proper conduct, and enriched with every excellence.
english translation