01.181
Core-Pancharatra: Bhima and Arjuna repulse the angered kings.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac' - to speak, past tense singular);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
अजिनानि विधुन्वन्तः करकांश्च द्विजर्षभाः। ऊचुस्तं भीर्न कर्तव्या वयं योत्स्यामहे परान् ॥१-१८१-१॥
ajināni vidhunvantaḥ karakāṁś ca dvijarṣabhāḥ। ūcus taṁ bhīr na kartavyā vayaṁ yotsyāmahe parān ॥1-181-1॥
[अजिनानि (ajināni) - deerskins; विधुन्वन्तः (vidhunvantaḥ) - shaking off; करकान् (karakān) - staffs; च (ca) - and; द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - best of twice-born; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; तम् (tam) - to him; भीः (bhīḥ) - fear; न (na) - not; कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - to be had; वयम् (vayam) - we; योत्स्यामहे (yotsyāmahe) - shall fight; परान् (parān) - enemies;]
(The best of twice-born, shaking off their deerskins and staffs, said to him: "Fear is not to be had; we shall fight the enemies.")
The foremost of the twice-born, shaking off their deerskins and staffs, said to him: "Do not be afraid; we will fight the enemies."
तानेवं वदतो विप्रानर्जुनः प्रहसन्निव। उवाच प्रेक्षका भूत्वा यूयं तिष्ठत पार्श्वतः ॥१-१८१-२॥
tānevaṃ vadato viprānarjunaḥ prahasanniva। uvāca prekṣakā bhūtvā yūyaṃ tiṣṭhata pārśvataḥ ॥1-181-2॥
[तान् (tān) - them; (accusative plural of 'tat') एवं (evaṃ) - thus; in this manner; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; (genitive singular of 'vadat') विप्रान् (viprān) - brāhmaṇas; (accusative plural of 'vipra') अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; (nominative singular) प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; (prahasan + iva; 'prahasan' = smiling, 'iva' = as if;) उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect tense, 3rd person singular of 'vac') प्रेक्षका (prekṣakā) - as a spectator; (nominative singular, 'prekṣaka' = observer, spectator;) भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; (absolutive of 'bhū') यूयम् (yūyam) - you; (nominative plural) तिष्ठत (tiṣṭhata) - stand; (imperative, 2nd person plural of 'sthā') पार्श्वतः (pārśvataḥ) - at the side; (ablative singular of 'pārśva');]
(Arjuna, as if smiling, said thus to the brāhmaṇas who were speaking: Having become a spectator, you stand at the side.)
Arjuna, smiling, addressed the brāhmaṇas who were speaking: "You, having become spectators, stand aside."
अहमेनानजिह्माग्रैः शतशो विकिरञ्शरैः। वारयिष्यामि सङ्क्रुद्धान्मन्त्रैराशीविषानिव ॥१-१८१-३॥
aham enān ajihmāgraiḥ śataśo vikirañ śaraiḥ। vārayiṣyāmi saṅkruddhān mantrair āśīviṣān iva॥1-181-3॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; एतान् (enān) - these; अजिह्म-अग्रैः (ajihma-agraiḥ) - with straight-pointed; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; वारयिष्यामि (vārayiṣyāmi) - I shall ward off; सङ्क्रुद्धान् (saṅkruddhān) - enraged; मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras; आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - serpents; इव (iva) - like;]
(I, scattering these with straight-pointed arrows by hundreds, shall ward off the enraged ones like serpents with mantras.)
I will ward off these enraged ones, scattering them by hundreds with straight-pointed arrows, just as serpents are repelled by mantras.
इति तद्धनुरादाय शुल्कावाप्तं महारथः। भ्रात्रा भीमेन सहितस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥१-१८१-४॥
iti taddhanur-ādāya śulkāvāptaṃ mahārathaḥ। bhrātrā bhīmena sahitas tasthau girir ivācalah ॥1-181-4॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; शुल्क (śulka) - bride-price; आवाप्तम् (āvāptam) - obtained; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by (his) brother; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhīma; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable;]
(Thus, having taken that bow, the great chariot-warrior, having obtained the bride-price, stood accompanied by his brother Bhīma, like an immovable mountain.)
Thus, having taken that bow and having obtained the bride-price, the great chariot-warrior stood with his brother Bhīma, firm as an immovable mountain.
ततः कर्णमुखान्क्रुद्धान्क्षत्रियांस्तान्रुषोत्थितान्। सम्पेततुरभीतौ तौ गजौ प्रतिगजानिव ॥१-१८१-५॥
tataḥ karṇamukhān kruddhān kṣatriyāṃs tān ruṣotthitān। sampetatur abhītau tau gajau pratigajān iva॥1-181-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णमुखान् (karṇamukhān) - towards the ears and faces; क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - angry; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors; तान् (tān) - those; रुषोत्थितान् (ruṣotthitān) - arisen from wrath; सम्पेततुः (sampetatuḥ) - rushed at; अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless; तौ (tau) - those two; गजौ (gajau) - elephants; प्रतिगजान् (pratigajān) - against other elephants; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then, towards the ears and faces, those angry warriors arisen from wrath, those two fearless elephants rushed at (them) like (elephants) against other elephants.)
Then, those two fearless ones rushed at those angry warriors, arisen from wrath, towards their ears and faces, like elephants against other elephants.
ऊचुश्च वाचः परुषास्ते राजानो जिघांसवः। आहवे हि द्विजस्यापि वधो दृष्टो युयुत्सतः ॥१-१८१-६॥
ūcuś ca vācaḥ paruṣās te rājāno jighāṃsavaḥ। āhave hi dvijasya api vadho dṛṣṭo yuyutsataḥ॥1-181-6॥
[ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said; च (ca) - and; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; परुषाः (paruṣāḥ) - harsh; ते (te) - those; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; जिघांसवः (jighāṃsavaḥ) - intent on killing; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; हि (hi) - indeed; द्विजस्य (dvijasya) - of a twice-born (brāhmaṇa); अपि (api) - even; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - is seen; युयुत्सतः (yuyutsataḥ) - of one wishing to fight;]
(And those kings, intent on killing, spoke harsh words. Indeed, in battle, even the killing of a twice-born who wishes to fight is seen.)
Those kings, intent on killing, spoke harsh words. In battle, it is indeed seen that even a brāhmaṇa who wishes to fight may be killed.
ततो वैकर्तनः कर्णो जगामार्जुनमोजसा। युद्धार्थी वाशिताहेतोर्गजः प्रतिगजं यथा ॥१-१८१-७॥
tato vaikartanaḥ karṇo jagāmārjunamojasā। yuddhārthī vāśitāhetorgajaḥ pratigajaṃ yathā ॥1-181-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana (Karna); कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; ओजसा (ojasā) - with energy; युद्धार्थी (yuddhārthī) - desiring battle; वा (vā) - or; अशिताहेतोः (aśitāhetoḥ) - for the sake of food; गजः (gajaḥ) - an elephant; प्रतिगजम् (pratigajam) - towards another elephant; यथा (yathā) - just as;]
(Then the son of Vikartana, Karna, went to Arjuna with energy, desiring battle, just as an elephant (goes) towards another elephant for the sake of food.)
Then Karna, the son of Vikartana, energetically approached Arjuna, eager for battle, like an elephant charging at another elephant for food.
भीमसेनं ययौ शल्यो मद्राणामीश्वरो बली। दुर्योधनादयस्त्वन्ये ब्राह्मणैः सह सङ्गताः ॥ मृदुपूर्वमयत्नेन प्रत्ययुध्यंस्तदाहवे ॥
bhīmasenaṃ yayau śalyo madrāṇām īśvaro balī। duryodhanādayas tv anye brāhmaṇaiḥ saha saṅgatāḥ ॥ mṛdupūrvamayatnena pratyayudhyaṃs tadāhave ॥
[भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena (accusative); ययौ (yayau) - went; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya (nominative); मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; बली (balī) - strong; दुर्योधनादयः (duryodhanādayaḥ) - Duryodhana and others; त्वन्ये (tv anye) - but others; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with the Brāhmaṇas; सह (saha) - together; सङ्गताः (saṅgatāḥ) - assembled; मृदुपूर्वम् (mṛdupūrvam) - with gentleness; अयत्नेन (ayatnena) - without effort; प्रत्ययुध्यन् (pratyayudhyan) - fought back; तदाहवे (tadāhave) - in that battle;]
(Śalya, the strong lord of the Madras, went towards Bhīmasena. But Duryodhana and others, assembled together with the Brāhmaṇas, fought back in that battle with gentleness and without effort.)
Śalya, the powerful king of the Madras, advanced towards Bhīmasena. Meanwhile, Duryodhana and the others, together with the Brāhmaṇas, joined forces and fought back in that battle gently and without exertion.
ततोऽर्जुनः प्रत्यविध्यदापतन्तं त्रिभिः शरैः। कर्णं वैकर्तनं धीमान्विकृष्य बलवद्धनुः ॥१-१८१-९॥
tato'rjunaḥ pratyavidhyadāpatantaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ। karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ dhīmānvikṛṣya balavaddhanuḥ ॥1-181-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; वैकर्तनम् (vaikartanam) - son of Vikartana; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]
(Then Arjuna, the wise one, having drawn his strong bow, pierced the rushing Karna, the son of Vikartana, with three arrows.)
Then Arjuna, wise and resolute, drew his mighty bow and struck the advancing Karna, son of Vikartana, with three arrows.
तेषां शराणां वेगेन शितानां तिग्मतेजसाम्। विमुह्यमानो राधेयो यत्नात्तमनुधावति ॥१-१८१-१०॥
teṣāṃ śarāṇāṃ vegena śitānāṃ tigmatejasām। vimuhyamāno rādheyo yatnāt tam anudhāvati ॥1-181-10॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those; (plural, genitive) शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; (plural, genitive) वेगेन (vegena) - by the speed; (instrumental singular) शितानाम् (śitānām) - of sharp; (plural, genitive) तिग्मतेजसाम् (tigmatejasām) - of keen-brightness; (plural, genitive) विमुह्यमानः (vimuhyamānaḥ) - being bewildered; (nominative singular masculine) राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Rādheya; (Karna, son of Radha; nominative singular masculine) यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; (ablative singular) तम् (tam) - him; (accusative singular masculine) अनुधावति (anudhāvati) - pursues; (third person singular present) ॥१-१८१-१०॥ (॥1-181-10॥) - ;]
(By the speed of those arrows, of sharp, of keen-brightness, being bewildered, Rādheya with effort pursues him.)
Bewildered by the speed of those sharp and keenly bright arrows, Rādheya (Karna) makes an effort to pursue him.
तावुभावप्यनिर्देश्यौ लाघवाज्जयतां वरौ। अयुध्येतां सुसंरब्धावन्योन्यविजयैषिणौ ॥१-१८१-११॥
tāvubhāv apyanirdeśyau lāghavāj jayatāṃ varau। ayudhyetāṃ susaṃrabdhāv anyonyavijayeṣiṇau ॥1-181-11॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; अपि (api) - also; अनिर्देश्यौ (anirdeśyau) - indescribable; लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - due to swiftness; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victorious; वरौ (varau) - the best; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; सुसंरब्धौ (susaṃrabdhau) - very enraged; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - each other; विजयैषिणौ (vijayeṣiṇau) - desiring victory;]
(Those two, both also indescribable due to swiftness, the best among the victorious, fought, very enraged, each desiring victory over the other.)
Those two, both of whom were indescribable due to their swiftness and were the best among the victorious, fought with great fury, each seeking victory over the other.
कृते प्रतिकृतं पश्य पश्य बाहुबलं च मे। इति शूरार्थवचनैराभाषेतां परस्परम् ॥१-१८१-१२॥
kṛte pratikṛtaṃ paśya paśya bāhubalaṃ ca me। iti śūrārthavacanairābhāṣetāṃ parasparam ॥1-181-12॥
[कृते (kṛte) - when done; accomplished; प्रतिकृतं (pratikṛtam) - retaliated; reciprocated; पश्य (paśya) - see; behold; पश्य (paśya) - see; behold; बाहुबलं (bāhubalam) - strength of arm; physical power; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; इति (iti) - thus; so; शूरार्थवचनैः (śūrārthavacanaiḥ) - with words of heroic intent; आभाषेताम् (ābhāṣetām) - they addressed (each other); परस्परम् (parasparam) - one another;]
(When done, retaliated, see, see, the strength of my arm and thus, with words of heroic intent, they addressed one another.)
When one act was done, the other was reciprocated; 'See, see my strength of arm!'—thus, with words of heroic intent, they addressed each other.
ततोऽर्जुनस्य भुजयोर्वीर्यमप्रतिमं भुवि। ज्ञात्वा वैकर्तनः कर्णः संरब्धः समयोधयत् ॥१-१८१-१३॥
tato'rjunasya bhujayor vīryam apratimaṃ bhuvi। jñātvā vaikartanaḥ karṇaḥ saṃrabdhaḥ samayodhayat ॥1-181-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; भुयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the two arms; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unmatched; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - the son of Vikartana (Karna); कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; संरब्धः (saṃrabdhaḥ) - enraged; समयोधयत् (samayodhayat) - challenged to battle;]
(Then, having known the unmatched strength of Arjuna's two arms on earth, the son of Vikartana, Karna, enraged, challenged (him) to battle.)
Then, realizing the unparalleled strength of Arjuna's arms on earth, Karna, the son of Vikartana, angrily challenged him to battle.
अर्जुनेन प्रयुक्तांस्तान्बाणान्वेगवतस्तदा। प्रतिहत्य ननादोच्चैः सैन्यास्तमभिपूजयन् ॥१-१८१-१४॥
arjunena prayuktāṃs tān bāṇān vegavatas tadā। pratihatya nanādo uccaiḥ sainyāḥ tam abhipūjayan ॥1-181-14॥
[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; प्रयुक्तान् (prayuktān) - discharged; तान् (tān) - those; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; वेगवतः (vegavataḥ) - swift; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रतिहत्य (pratihatya) - having repelled; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - the armies; तम् (tam) - him; अभिपूजयन् (abhipūjayan) - honored;]
(Then, the armies, having repelled those swift arrows discharged by Arjuna, roared loudly and honored him.)
Then, having repelled those swift arrows shot by Arjuna, the armies roared loudly and honored him.
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karṇa; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Karṇa said;)
Karṇa said.
तुष्यामि ते विप्रमुख्य भुजवीर्यस्य संयुगे। अविषादस्य चैवास्य शस्त्रास्त्रविनयस्य च ॥१-१८१-१५॥
tuṣyāmi te vipramukhya bhujavīryasya saṃyuge। aviṣādasya caivāsya śastrāstravinayasya ca ॥1-181-15॥
[तुष्यामि (tuṣyāmi) - I am pleased; (from √tuṣ, to be pleased) ते (te) - with you; (instrumental singular of tvam) विप्रमुख्य (vipramukhya) - O foremost of Brāhmaṇas; (vocative singular) भुजवीर्यस्य (bhujavīryasya) - of the strength of the arm; (genitive singular) संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; (locative singular) अविषादस्य (aviṣādasya) - of non-despondency; (genitive singular) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; (genitive singular) शस्त्रास्त्रविनयस्य (śastrāstravinayasya) - of discipline in weapons and missiles; (genitive singular) च (ca) - and;]
(I am pleased with you, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, for the strength of the arm in battle, for the non-despondency indeed of this, and for the discipline in weapons and missiles.)
I am pleased with you, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, for your strength in battle, your steadfastness, and your discipline in the use of weapons and missiles.
किं त्वं साक्षाद्धनुर्वेदो रामो वा विप्रसत्तम। अथ साक्षाद्धरिहयः साक्षाद्वा विष्णुरच्युतः ॥१-१८१-१६॥
kiṃ tvaṃ sākṣāddhanurvedo rāmo vā viprasattama| atha sākṣāddharihayaḥ sākṣādvā viṣṇuracyutaḥ ॥1-181-16॥
[किं (kiṃ) - what; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - science of archery; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; वा (vā) - or; विप्रसत्तम (viprasattama) - O best of Brahmins; अथ (atha) - or; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; हरिहयः (harihayaḥ) - Hari's steed; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; वा (vā) - or; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - the infallible;]
(What, you directly the science of archery, Rama or, O best of Brahmins? Or directly Hari's steed, or directly Viṣṇu the infallible?)
Are you yourself the very science of archery, or Rama, O best of Brahmins? Or are you directly Hari's steed, or even Viṣṇu the infallible himself?
आत्मप्रच्छादनार्थं वै बाहुवीर्यमुपाश्रितः। विप्ररूपं विधायेदं ततो मां प्रतियुध्यसे ॥१-१८१-१७॥
ātmapracchādanārthaṃ vai bāhuvīryamupāśritaḥ। viprarūpaṃ vidhāyedaṃ tato māṃ pratiyudhyase ॥1-181-17॥
[आत्म (ātma) - self; प्रच्छादन (pracchādana) - concealment; अर्थं (arthaṃ) - for the purpose; वै (vai) - indeed; बाहु (bāhu) - arm; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having resorted to; विप्र (vipra) - Brāhmaṇa; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; विधाय (vidhāya) - having assumed; इदं (idaṃ) - this; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मां (māṃ) - me; प्रतियुध्यसे (pratiyudhyase) - you fight against;]
(For the purpose of concealing the self indeed, having resorted to the strength of the arm, having assumed this Brāhmaṇa form, then you fight against me.)
Indeed, for the purpose of hiding your true self, you have taken on the strength of the arm and assumed this Brāhmaṇa form; thus, you now fight against me.
न हि मामाहवे क्रुद्धमन्यः साक्षाच्छचीपतेः। पुमान्योधयितुं शक्तः पाण्डवाद्वा किरीटिनः ॥१-१८१-१८॥
na hi māmāhave kruddhamanyaḥ sākṣācchacīpateḥ। pumānyodhayituṃ śaktaḥ pāṇḍavādvā kirīṭinaḥ॥1-181-18॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; शचीपतेः (śacīpateḥ) - of the lord of Śacī (Indra); पुमान् (pumān) - man; योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able; पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - than the Pāṇḍava; वा (vā) - or; किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - of the one with the crown (Arjuna);]
(Not indeed me in battle, angry, any other directly of the lord of Śacī (Indra), man to fight able, than the Pāṇḍava or of the one with the crown (Arjuna).)
Indeed, no one else, not even Indra himself, can fight with me in battle when I am angry, except for the Pāṇḍava, the one with the crown (Arjuna).
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तमेवंवादिनं तत्र फल्गुनः प्रत्यभाषत। नास्मि कर्ण धनुर्वेदो नास्मि रामः प्रतापवान् ॥ ब्राह्मणोऽस्मि युधां श्रेष्ठः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः ॥१-१८१-१९॥
tam evaṃvādinam tatra phalgunaḥ pratyabhāṣata। nāsmi karṇa dhanurvedo nāsmi rāmaḥ pratāpavān॥ brāhmaṇo'smi yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ॥1-181-19॥
[तम् (tam) - him; एवंवादिनम् (evaṃvādinam) - thus-speaking; तत्र (tatra) - there; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna (Arjuna); प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied; न (na) - not; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - knower of archery; न (na) - not; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (Parashurama); प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon-bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost;]
(Him thus-speaking there Phalguna (Arjuna) replied: "I am not Karna, the knower of archery; I am not Rama (Parashurama), the mighty. I am a Brahmin, the best of warriors, the foremost of all weapon-bearers.")
To him who spoke thus, Phalguna (Arjuna) replied: "I am not Karna, the master of archery, nor am I Rama (Parashurama), the mighty. I am a Brahmin, the best among warriors, the foremost among all wielders of weapons."
ब्राह्मे पौरंदरे चास्त्रे निष्ठितो गुरुशासनात्। स्थितोऽस्म्यद्य रणे जेतुं त्वां वीराविचलो भव ॥१-१८१-२०॥
brāhme paurandare cāstre niṣṭhito guruśāsanāt। sthito'smyadya raṇe jetuṃ tvāṃ vīrāvicalo bhava ॥1-181-20॥
[ब्राह्मे (brāhme) - in the weapon of Brahmā; पौरंदरे (paurandare) - in the weapon of Purandara (Indra); च (ca) - and; अस्त्रे (astre) - in the missile; निष्ठितः (niṣṭhitaḥ) - established; गुरुशासनात् (guruśāsanāt) - by the command of the teacher; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अद्य (adya) - today; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वीर (vīra) - O hero; अविचलः (avicalaḥ) - unshaken; भव (bhava) - be;]
(In the weapon of Brahmā, in the weapon of Purandara, and in the missile, established by the command of the teacher, I am standing today in battle to conquer you; O hero, be unshaken.)
I am established in the weapons of Brahmā and Purandara, as instructed by my teacher, and today I stand in battle to defeat you. O hero, remain steadfast and unshaken.
एवमुक्तस्तु राधेयो युद्धात्कर्णो न्यवर्तत। ब्रह्मं तेजस्तदाजय्यं मन्यमानो महारथः ॥१-१८१-२१॥
evam-uktas tu rādhēyo yuddhāt karṇo nyavartata। brahmaṃ tejas tad ājayyaṃ manyamāno mahārathaḥ ॥1-181-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been spoken; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - son of Radha (Karna); युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - withdrew; ब्रह्मम् (brahmam) - divine; तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor; तत् (tat) - that; अजय्यम् (ajayyam) - invincible; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Thus having been spoken to, but Rādheya (Karna) withdrew from battle, thinking that divine splendor was invincible, the great chariot-warrior.)
Thus addressed, Karna, the son of Radha, withdrew from the battle, believing that the divine splendor was invincible.
युद्धं तूपेयतुस्तत्र राजञ्शल्यवृकोदरौ। बलिनौ युगपन्मत्तौ स्पर्धया च बलेन च ॥१-१८१-२२॥
yuddhaṃ tūpeyatus tatra rājañ śalya-vṛkodarau। balinau yugapad-mattau spardhayā ca balena ca॥1-181-22॥
[युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तु (tu) - but; उपेयतुः (upeyatuḥ) - approached; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शल्यवृकोदरौ (śalya-vṛkodarau) - Śalya and Vṛkodara; बलिनौ (balinau) - the strong ones; युगपन् (yugapad) - simultaneously; मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated; स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - with rivalry; च (ca) - and; बलेन (balena) - with strength; च (ca) - and;]
(Battle but approached there O king Śalya and Vṛkodara, the strong ones, simultaneously, intoxicated, with rivalry and with strength and.)
O king, Śalya and Vṛkodara, both strong and intoxicated, approached the battle there at the same time, driven by rivalry and strength.
अन्योन्यमाह्वयन्तौ तौ मत्ताविव महागजौ। मुष्टिभिर्जानुभिश्चैव निघ्नन्तावितरेतरम् ॥ मुहूर्तं तौ तथान्योन्यं समरे पर्यकर्षताम् ॥१-१८१-२३॥
anyonyam āhvayantau tau mattāv iva mahāgajau। muṣṭibhir jānubhiś caiva nighnantau itaretaram॥ muhūrtaṃ tau tathā anyonyam samare paryakarṣatām॥1-181-23॥
[अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आह्वयन्तौ (āhvayantau) - calling (to challenge); तौ (tau) - those two; मत्तौ (mattau) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; महागजौ (mahāgajau) - great elephants; मुष्टिभिः (muṣṭibhiḥ) - with fists; जानुभिः (jānubhiḥ) - with knees; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; निघ्नन्तौ (nighnantau) - striking; इतरम् (itaram) - the other; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; तौ (tau) - those two; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; समरे (samare) - in battle; पर्यकर्षताम् (paryakarṣatām) - dragged around;]
(Those two, calling each other (to challenge), like intoxicated great elephants, striking each other with fists and knees, for a moment, those two thus dragged each other around in battle.)
Those two, like intoxicated great elephants, challenged each other and struck one another with fists and knees; for a moment, they dragged each other around in battle.
ततो भीमः समुत्क्षिप्य बाहुभ्यां शल्यमाहवे। न्यवधीद्बलिनां श्रेष्ठो जहसुर्ब्राह्मणास्ततः ॥१-१८१-२४॥
tato bhīmaḥ samutkṣipya bāhubhyāṃ śalyamāhave। nyavadhīdbalināṃ śreṣṭho jahasurbrāhmaṇāstataḥ ॥1-181-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted up; बाहुभ्यां (bāhubhyām) - with (his) two arms; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; न्यवधीद् (nyavadhīd) - killed; बलिनां (balinām) - of the strong; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; जहसुः (jahasuḥ) - rejoiced; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brāhmaṇas; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Then Bhīma, having lifted up Śalya with (his) two arms in battle, killed (him); the best of the strong. The Brāhmaṇas then rejoiced.)
Then Bhīma, the mightiest among the strong, lifted Śalya with both arms in battle and killed him. The Brāhmaṇas then rejoiced.
तत्राश्चर्यं भीमसेनश्चकार पुरुषर्षभः। यच्छल्यं पतितं भूमौ नाहनद्बलिनं बली ॥१-१८१-२५॥
tatrāścaryaṃ bhīmasenaś cakāra puruṣarṣabhaḥ। yac chalyaṃ patitaṃ bhūmau nāhanad balinaṃ balī॥1-181-25॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; आश्चर्यं (āścaryam) - wonder; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; चकार (cakāra) - did; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men; यत् (yat) - which; शल्यं (śalyam) - Śalya; पतितं (patitam) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; न (na) - not; अहनत् (ahanat) - struck; बलिनं (balinam) - the strong one; बली (balī) - the strong (Bhīma);]
(There, Bhīmasena, the bull among men, did a wonder: though Śalya, the strong one, had fallen on the ground, the strong (Bhīma) did not strike him.)
There, Bhīmasena, the foremost among men, performed a wondrous act: though Śalya, the mighty, had fallen to the ground, the powerful Bhīma did not strike him.
पातिते भीमसेनेन शल्ये कर्णे च शङ्किते। शङ्किताः सर्वराजानः परिवव्रुर्वृकोदरम् ॥१-१८१-२६॥
pātite bhīmasenena śalye karṇe ca śaṅkite। śaṅkitāḥ sarvarājānaḥ parivavruḥ vṛkodaram ॥1-181-26॥
[पातिते (pātite) - having been struck down; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; च (ca) - and; शङ्किते (śaṅkite) - being alarmed; शङ्किताः (śaṅkitāḥ) - alarmed; सर्वराजानः (sarvarājānaḥ) - all the kings; परिवव्रुर्वृकोदरम् (parivavruḥ vṛkodaram) - surrounded Vṛkodara (Bhīma);]
(Śalya having been struck down by Bhīmasena, and Karna being alarmed; all the kings, alarmed, surrounded Vṛkodara (Bhīma).)
When Śalya was struck down by Bhīmasena and Karna was alarmed, all the kings, being alarmed, surrounded Vṛkodara (Bhīma).
ऊचुश्च सहितास्तत्र साध्विमे ब्राह्मणर्षभाः। विज्ञायन्तां क्वजन्मानः क्वनिवासास्तथैव च ॥१-१८१-२७॥
ūcuś ca sahitās tatra sādhv ime brāhmaṇaṛṣabhāḥ। vijñāyantāṃ kvajanmānaḥ kvanivāsās tathaiva ca ॥1-181-27॥
[ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said; च (ca) - and; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; तत्र (tatra) - there; साधु (sādhu) - well; इमे (ime) - these; ब्राह्मणर्षभाः (brāhmaṇaṛṣabhāḥ) - bulls among Brāhmaṇas; विज्ञायन्ताम् (vijñāyantām) - let it be known; क्व (kva) - where; जन्मानः (janmānaḥ) - births; क्व (kva) - where; निवासाः (nivāsāḥ) - residences; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and;]
(And together there, these bulls among Brāhmaṇas said: "Let it be known, where are the births, where are the residences, and likewise.")
Then, together at that place, these eminent Brāhmaṇas said: "Let it be known where the births are, where the residences are, and likewise."
को हि राधासुतं कर्मं शक्तो योधयितुं रणे। अन्यत्र रामाद्द्रोणाद्वा कृपाद्वापि शरद्वतः ॥१-१८१-२८॥
ko hi rādhāsutaṃ karmaṃ śakto yodhayituṃ raṇe। anyatra rāmāddroṇādvā kṛpādvāpi śaradvataḥ ॥1-181-28॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; राधासुतम् (rādhasutam) - son of Radha (Karna); कर्म (karma) - deed; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except; रामात् (rāmāt) - from Rāma; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa; वा (vā) - or; कृपात् (kṛpāt) - from Kṛpa; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; शरद्वतः (śaradvataḥ) - of Śaradvat (i.e., Kṛpa, son of Śaradvat);]
(Who indeed is capable of fighting with the son of Radha (Karna) in battle, except for Rāma, Droṇa, or even Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat?)
Who indeed is capable of contending with Karna, the son of Radha, in battle, except for Rāma, Droṇa, or even Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat?
कृष्णाद्वा देवकीपुत्रात्फल्गुनाद्वा परन्तपात्। को वा दुर्योधनं शक्तः प्रतियोधयितुं रणे ॥१-१८१-२९॥
kṛṣṇādvā devakīputrātfalgunādvā parantapāt। ko vā duryodhanaṃ śaktaḥ pratiyodhayituṃ raṇe ॥1-181-29॥
[कृष्णात् (kṛṣṇāt) - from Kṛṣṇa; वा (vā) - or; देवकीपुत्रात् (devakīputrāt) - from the son of Devakī; फलगुनात् (phalgunāt) - from Phalguna (Arjuna); वा (vā) - or; परन्तपात् (parantapāt) - from Parantapa (Arjuna, the scorcher of foes); कः (kaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; प्रति-योधयितुम् (prati-yodhayitum) - to oppose in battle; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(From Kṛṣṇa or from the son of Devakī, from Phalguna or from Parantapa; who indeed is capable of opposing Duryodhana in battle?)
Whether from Kṛṣṇa, the son of Devakī, or from Phalguna, the scorcher of foes, who indeed is capable of opposing Duryodhana in battle?
तथैव मद्रराजानं शल्यं बलवतां वरम्। बलदेवादृते वीरात्पाण्डवाद्वा वृकोदरात् ॥१-१८१-३०॥
tathaiva madrarājānaṃ śalyaṃ balavatāṃ varam। baladevādr̥te vīrātpāṇḍavādvā vr̥kodarāt ॥1-181-30॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; मद्रराजानम् (madrarājānam) - the king of Madra; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; बलवताम् (balavatām) - of the strong; वरम् (varam) - the best; बलदेवात् (baladevāt) - than Baladeva; ऋते (ṛte) - except; वीरात् (vīrāt) - from the hero; पाण्डवाद् (pāṇḍavād) - from the Pāṇḍava; वा (vā) - or; वृकोदरात् (vr̥kodarāt) - from Vṛkodara (Bhīma);]
(In the same way, Śalya, the king of Madra, the best of the strong, except for Baladeva, from the hero, from the Pāṇḍava, or from Vṛkodara (Bhīma).)
Likewise, Śalya, the king of Madra, who is the best among the strong, is not to be surpassed except by Baladeva, or by a hero among the Pāṇḍavas, or by Vṛkodara (Bhīma).
क्रियतामवहारोऽस्माद्युद्धाद्ब्राह्मणसंयुतात्। अथैनानुपलभ्येह पुनर्योत्स्यामहे वयम् ॥१-१८१-३१॥
kriyatām avahāraḥ asmād yuddhāt brāhmaṇa-saṃyutāt। atha enān upalabhya iha punar yotsyāmahe vayam ॥1-181-31॥
[क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; अवहारः (avahāraḥ) - withdrawal; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - battle; ब्राह्मणसंयुतात् (brāhmaṇa-saṃyutāt) - accompanied by Brāhmaṇas; अथ (atha) - then; एनान् (enān) - these (enemies); उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having found; इह (iha) - here; पुनः (punar) - again; योत्स्यामहे (yotsyāmahe) - we shall fight; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(Let withdrawal from this battle accompanied by Brāhmaṇas be done; then, having found these (enemies) here again, we shall fight.)
Let us withdraw from this battle with the Brāhmaṇas; then, when we find these enemies here again, we shall fight them.
तत्कर्म भीमस्य समीक्ष्य कृष्णः; कुन्तीसुतौ तौ परिशङ्कमानः। निवारयामास महीपतींस्ता; न्धर्मेण लब्धेत्यनुनीय सर्वान् ॥१-१८१-३२॥
tat-karma bhīmasya samīkṣya kṛṣṇaḥ; kuntī-sutau tau pariśaṅkamānaḥ। nivārayāmāsa mahī-patīṃs-tāndharmeṇa labdhety-anunīya sarvān ॥1-181-32॥
[तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhīma; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kuntī; सुतौ (sutau) - the two sons; तौ (tau) - those two; परिशङ्कमानः (pariśaṅkamānaḥ) - being suspicious; निवारयामास (nivārayāmāsa) - prevented; महीपतīn् (mahīpatīn) - the kings; तान् (tān) - those; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; लब्धा (labdhā) - obtained; इति (iti) - thus; अनुनीय (anunīya) - having persuaded; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all;]
(That action of Bhīma having observed, Kṛṣṇa, being suspicious of those two sons of Kuntī, prevented those kings, having persuaded all by righteousness, saying "it is obtained by dharma".)
Having observed that act of Bhīma, Kṛṣṇa, suspecting the two sons of Kuntī, restrained those kings, persuading all by saying "it is obtained by righteousness".
त एवं संनिवृत्तास्तु युद्धाद्युद्धविशारदाः। यथावासं ययुः सर्वे विस्मिता राजसत्तमाः ॥१-१८१-३३॥
ta evaṃ saṃnivṛttās tu yuddhād yuddhaviśāradāḥ। yathāvāsaṃ yayuḥ sarve vismitā rājasattamāḥ ॥1-181-33॥
[त (ta) - they; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; संनिवृत्ताः (saṃnivṛttāḥ) - having withdrawn; तु (tu) - but; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; युद्धविशारदाः (yuddhaviśāradāḥ) - skilled in battle; यथावासम् (yathāvāsam) - to their respective abodes; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; राजसत्तमाः (rājasattamāḥ) - best of kings;]
(They, thus having withdrawn from battle, but skilled in battle, all the best of kings, astonished, went to their respective abodes.)
Thus, all the best of kings, skilled in battle, withdrew from the fight and, astonished, returned to their respective abodes.
वृत्तो ब्रह्मोत्तरो रङ्गः पाञ्चाली ब्राह्मणैर्वृता। इति ब्रुवन्तः प्रययुर्ये तत्रासन्समागताः ॥१-१८१-३४॥
vṛtto brahmottaro raṅgaḥ pāñcālī brāhmaṇair vṛtā। iti bruvantaḥ prayayur ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ॥1-181-34॥
[वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened; ब्रह्मोत्तरः (brahmottaraḥ) - supreme among Brahmins; रङ्गः (raṅgaḥ) - arena; पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Panchali (Draupadi); ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins; वृता (vṛtā) - chosen; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन्तः (bruvantaḥ) - saying; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - departed; ये (ye) - those who; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसन् (āsan) - were; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled;]
(Happened, the arena supreme among Brahmins; Panchali was chosen by Brahmins. Thus saying, those who were assembled there departed.)
It happened that in the arena, Panchali was chosen by the Brahmins. Thus, those assembled there said this and departed.
ब्राह्मणैस्तु प्रतिच्छन्नौ रौरवाजिनवासिभिः। कृच्छ्रेण जग्मतुस्तत्र भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ ॥१-१८१-३५॥
brāhmaṇais tu praticchannau rauravājinavāsibhiḥ। kṛcchreṇa jagmatus tatra bhīmasenadhanañjayau ॥1-181-35॥
[ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brāhmaṇas; तु (tu) - but; प्रतिच्छन्नौ (praticchannau) - concealed; रौरवाजिनवासिभिः (rauravājinavāsibhiḥ) - by those wearing raurava (deer-skin) garments; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; जग्मतु (jagmatu) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ (bhīmasenadhanañjayau) - Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya;]
(But concealed by Brāhmaṇas wearing raurava (deer-skin) garments, Bhīmasena and Dhanañjaya went there with difficulty.)
Bhīmasena and Arjuna, disguised by Brāhmaṇas clad in raurava deer-skin garments, made their way there with great difficulty.
विमुक्तौ जनसम्बाधाच्छत्रुभिः परिविक्षतौ। कृष्णयानुगतौ तत्र नृवीरौ तौ विरेजतुः ॥१-१८१-३६॥
vimuktau janasaṃbādhāc chatrubhiḥ parivikṣatau। kṛṣṇayānugatau tatra nṛvīrau tau virejatuḥ॥1-181-36॥
[विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - liberated; (dual) जनसम्बाधात् (janasaṃbādhāt) - from the crowd of people; छत्रुभिः (chatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; परिविक्षतौ (parivikṣatau) - surrounded; (dual) कृष्णयानुगतौ (kṛṣṇayānugatau) - having followed Krishna's path; (dual) तत्र (tatra) - there; नृवीरौ (nṛvīrau) - heroic men; (dual) तौ (tau) - those two; विरेजतुः (virejatuḥ) - shone; (dual);]
(Liberated from the crowd of people, surrounded by enemies, having followed Krishna's path, there those two heroic men shone.)
Freed from the crowd and surrounded by enemies, those two heroic men, following Krishna's path, shone there.
तेषां माता बहुविधं विनाशं पर्यचिन्तयत्। अनागच्छत्सु पुत्रेषु भैक्षकालेऽतिगच्छति ॥१-१८१-३७॥
teṣāṃ mātā bahuvidhaṃ vināśaṃ paryacintayat। anāgacchatsu putreṣu bhaikṣakāle'tigacchati ॥1-181-37॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; माता (mātā) - mother; बहुविधं (bahuvidhaṃ) - of many kinds; विनाशं (vināśaṃ) - destruction; पर्यचिन्तयत् (paryacintayat) - pondered; अनागच्छत्सु (anāgacchatsu) - when not returning; पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - sons; भैक्षकाले (bhaikṣakāle) - at the time for alms; अतिगच्छति (atigacchati) - was passing; ॥१-१८१-३७॥ (॥1-181-37॥) - ;]
(Their mother pondered many kinds of destruction. When the sons did not return, the time for alms was passing.)
Their mother thought of various calamities. As her sons did not return, the time for receiving alms was passing by.
धार्तराष्ट्रैर्हता न स्युर्विज्ञाय कुरुपुङ्गवाः। मायान्वितैर्वा रक्षोभिः सुघोरैर्दृढवैरिभिः ॥१-१८१-३८॥
dhārtarāṣṭrair hatā na syur vijñāya kurupuṅgavāḥ। māyānvitair vā rakṣobhiḥ sughorair dṛḍhavairibhiḥ ॥1-181-38॥
[धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; हता (hatā) - killed; न (na) - not; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - knowing; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - the foremost of the Kurus; मायान्वितैः (māyānvitaiḥ) - endowed with illusion; वा (vā) - or; रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - by demons; सुघोरैः (sughoraiḥ) - very terrible; दृढवैरिभिः (dṛḍhavairibhiḥ) - with firm enmity;]
(The foremost of the Kurus would not be killed by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, knowing, or by demons endowed with illusion, very terrible, with firm enmity.)
The foremost of the Kurus would not be slain by the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra knowingly, nor by demons endowed with powerful illusions and fierce, steadfast enmity.
विपरीतं मतं जातं व्यासस्यापि महात्मनः। इत्येवं चिन्तयामास सुतस्नेहान्विता पृथा ॥१-१८१-३९॥
viparītaṃ mataṃ jātaṃ vyāsasyāpi mahātmanaḥ। ityevaṃ cintayāmāsa sutasnehānvitā pṛthā ॥1-181-39॥
[विपरीतं (viparītam) - opposite; reversed; contrary; मतं (matam) - opinion; view; thought; जातं (jātam) - arisen; become; occurred; व्यासस्यापि (vyāsasya-api) - of Vyāsa-also; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled; of the noble one; इति (iti) - thus; so; in this way; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; in this manner; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - she thought; she pondered; सुतस्नेहान्विता (sutasnehānvitā) - endowed with affection for her son; पृथा (pṛthā) - Pṛthā; Kuntī;]
(An opposite opinion has arisen even of the great-souled Vyāsa; thus, endowed with affection for her son, Pṛthā thought in this manner.)
Pṛthā, filled with affection for her son, thought thus: "Even the great-souled Vyāsa's opinion has turned contrary."
महत्यथापराह्णे तु घनैः सूर्य इवावृतः। ब्राह्मणैः प्राविशत्तत्र जिष्णुर्ब्रह्मपुरस्कृतः ॥१-१८१-४०॥
mahaty athāparāhṇe tu ghnaiḥ sūrya ivāvṛtaḥ। brāhmaṇaiḥ prāviśat tatra jiṣṇur brahmapuraskṛtaḥ ॥1-181-40॥
[महति (mahati) - in the great; अथ (atha) - then; अपराह्णे (aparāhṇe) - afternoon; तु (tu) - but; घनैः (ghnaiḥ) - by clouds; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the Sun; इव (iva) - like; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered; ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brāhmaṇas; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; तत्र (tatra) - there; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - the victorious one; ब्रह्मपुरस्कृतः (brahmapuraskṛtaḥ) - preceded by Brāhmaṇas;]
(In the great afternoon then, but, by clouds, the Sun, like, covered; by Brāhmaṇas, entered, there, the victorious one, preceded by Brāhmaṇas.)
Then, in the great afternoon, the victorious one, preceded by Brāhmaṇas, entered there, like the Sun covered by clouds.
