04046001a sAdhu pazyati vai droNaH kRpaH sAdhv anupazyati 'droNa's son observeth well, and kRpa, too observeth rightly.
04046001c karNas tu kSatradharmeNa yathAvad yoddhum icchati As for karNa, it is only out of regard for the duties of the kSatriya order that he desireth to fight.
04046002a AcAryo nAbhiSaktavyaH puruSeNa vijAnatA No man of wisdom can blame the preceptor.
04046002c dezakAlau tu samMprekSya yoddhavyam iti me matiH I, however, am of opinion that we should fight considering both the time and the place.
04046003a yasya sUryasamAH paJca sapatnAH syuH prahAriNaH He who hath five adversaries effulgent as five suns, who are heroic combatants and who have just emerged from adversity,
04046003c katham abhyudaye teSAnM na pramuhyeta paNDitaH why should not that man be bewildered?
04046004a svArthe sarve vimuhyanti ye 'pi dharmavido janAH Even those conversant with morality are bewildered in respect of their own interests.
04046004c tasmAd rAjan bravImy eSa vAkyanM te yadi rocate It is for this, O king, that I tell thee this, whether my words be acceptable to you or not.
04046005a karNo yad abhyavocan nas tejasHsaJMjananAya tat What karNa said unto thee was only for raising our (drooping) courage.
04046005c AcAryaputraH kSamatAM mahat kAryam upasthitam As regards thyself, O preceptor's son, forgive everything. The business at hand is very grave.
