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वैशंपायन उवाच । तस्मिन्नभिहिते वाक्ये केशवेन महात्मना । स्तिमिता हृष्टरोमाण आसन्सर्वे सभासदः॥५-९४-१॥
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: When that statement had been delivered by the great-souled Keśava, all the members of the assembly became motionless, with hair standing on end.
english translation
कः स्विदुत्तरमेतस्माद्वक्तुमुत्सहते पुमान् । इति सर्वे मनोभिस्ते चिन्तयन्ति स्म पार्थिवाः॥५-९४-२॥
“Who, indeed, is able to speak a reply to this?”—thus all those kings reflected within their minds.
english translation
तथा तेषु च सर्वेषु तूष्णींभूतेषु राजसु । जामदग्न्य इदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि॥५-९४-३॥
When all those kings had thus fallen silent, Jāmadagnya spoke these words in the Kuru assembly.
english translation
इमामेकोपमां राजञ्शृणु सत्यामशङ्कितः । तां श्रुत्वा श्रेय आदत्स्व यदि साध्विति मन्यसे॥५-९४-४॥
O king, listen without hesitation to this single, truthful analogy. Having heard it, adopt what is better, if you judge it to be sound.
english translation
राजा दम्भोद्भवो नाम सार्वभौमः पुराभवत् । अखिलां बुभुजे सर्वां पृथिवीमिति नः श्रुतम्॥५-९४-५॥
There was formerly a universal monarch named Dambhodbhava; we have heard that he enjoyed dominion over the entire earth.
english translation