02.028
Pancharatra: Sahadeva’s conquest of the south Regions.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तथैव सहदेवोऽपि धर्मराजेन पूजितः। महत्या सेनया सार्धं प्रययौ दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥२-२८-१॥
tathaiva sahadevo'pi dharmarājena pūjitaḥ। mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ prayayau dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ॥2-28-1॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same manner; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; अपि (api) - also; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmarāja; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together with; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇāṃ) - southern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction;]
(In the same manner, Sahadeva also, honored by Dharmarāja, departed together with a great army to the southern direction.)
Likewise, Sahadeva, having been honored by Dharmaraja, set out with a large army towards the southern direction. (2-28-1)
स शूरसेनान्कार्त्स्न्येन पूर्वमेवाजयत्प्रभुः। मत्स्यराजं च कौरव्यो वशे चक्रे बलाद्बली ॥२-२८-२॥
sa śūrasenān kārtsnyena pūrvam evājayat prabhuḥ। matsyarājaṃ ca kauravyo vaśe cakre balād balī ॥2-28-2॥
[स (sa) - he; शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - the Śūrasenas; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - entirely; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; मत्स्यराजम् (matsyarājam) - the king of the Matsyas; च (ca) - and; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava; वशे (vaśe) - under control; चक्रे (cakre) - made; बलात् (balāt) - by force; बली (balī) - the powerful one;]
(He entirely conquered the Śūrasenas before indeed, the lord; and the Kaurava made the king of the Matsyas under control by force, the powerful one.)
He, the powerful lord, had previously conquered all the Śūrasenas; and the Kaurava, by force, brought the king of the Matsyas under his control. (2-28-2)
अधिराजाधिपं चैव दन्तवक्रं महाहवे। जिगाय करदं चैव स्वराज्ये संन्यवेशयत् ॥२-२८-३॥
adhirājādhipaṃ caiva dantavakraṃ mahāhave। jigāya karadaṃ caiva svarājye saṃnyaveśayat ॥2-28-3॥
[अधिराजाधिपम् (adhirājādhipam) - overlord of kings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; दन्तवक्रम् (dantavakram) - Dantavakra; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in great battle; जिगाय (jigāya) - conquered; करदम् (karadam) - tribute-payer; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वराज्ये (svarājye) - in his own kingdom; संन्यवेशयत् (saṃnyaveśayat) - installed;]
(He conquered Dantavakra, the overlord of kings, in the great battle, and also the tribute-payer, and indeed installed (him) in his own kingdom.)
He defeated Dantavakra, the overlord of kings, in the great battle, and also the tribute-payer, and then installed him in his own kingdom. (2-28-3)
सुकुमारं वशे चक्रे सुमित्रं च नराधिपम्। तथैवापरमत्स्यांश्च व्यजयत्स पटच्चरान् ॥२-२८-४॥
sukumāraṃ vaśe cakre sumitraṃ ca narādhipam। tathaivāparamatsyāṃśca vyajayatsa paṭaccarān ॥2-28-4॥
[सुकुमारम् (sukumāram) - very tender; वशे (vaśe) - under control; चक्रे (cakre) - made; सुमित्रम् (sumitram) - Sumitra; च (ca) - and; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; अपरे (apare) - other; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; विजयत् (vijayat) - conquered; सः (saḥ) - he; पटच्चरान् (paṭaccarān) - Pataccaras;]
(He made the very tender Sumitra and the king subject to his control; in the same way, he conquered the other Matsyas and the Pataccaras.)
He brought the gentle Sumitra and the king under his control; likewise, he defeated the other Matsyas and the Pataccaras. (2-28-4)
निषादभूमिं गोशृङ्गं पर्वतप्रवरं तथा। तरसा व्यजयद्धीमाञ्श्रेणिमन्तं च पार्थिवम् ॥२-२८-५॥
niṣādabhūmiṃ gośṛṅgaṃ parvatapravaraṃ tathā। tarasā vyajayaddhīmāñśreṇimantaṃ ca pārthivam ॥2-28-5॥
[निषादभूमिं (niṣādabhūmiṃ) - Niṣāda land; गोशृङ्गं (gośṛṅgam) - Gośṛṅga (name of a mountain); पर्वतप्रवरं (parvatapravaram) - foremost among mountains; तथा (tathā) - also; तरसा (tarasā) - by force; विजयत् (vyajayat) - conquered; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise one; श्रेणिमन्तं (śreṇimantam) - Śreṇimant (name of a king); च (ca) - and; पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the ruler;]
(Niṣāda land, Gośṛṅga, the foremost among mountains also; by force, the wise one conquered Śreṇimant and the ruler.)
The wise one also conquered the Niṣāda land, Gośṛṅga mountain, and the foremost of mountains, as well as Śreṇimant and the ruler, by force. (2-28-5)
नवराष्ट्रं विनिर्जित्य कुन्तिभोजमुपाद्रवत्। प्रीतिपूर्वं च तस्यासौ प्रतिजग्राह शासनम् ॥२-२८-६॥
navarāṣṭraṃ vinirjitya kuntibhojam-upādravat। prītipūrvaṃ ca tasyāsau pratijagrāha śāsanam ॥2-28-6॥
[नवराष्ट्रम् (navarāṣṭram) - new kingdom; विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya) - having completely conquered; कुन्तिभोजम् (kuntibhojam) - Kuntibhoja; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - approached; प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - with affection; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; असौ (asau) - he; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; शासनम् (śāsanam) - command;]
(Having completely conquered the new kingdom, he approached Kuntibhoja. And with affection, he accepted his command.)
After conquering the new kingdom, he approached Kuntibhoja and, with affection, accepted his command. (2-28-6)
ततश्चर्मण्वतीकूले जम्भकस्यात्मजं नृपम्। ददर्श वासुदेवेन शेषितं पूर्ववैरिणा ॥२-२८-७॥
tataś carmaṇvatī-kūle jambhakasya ātmajaṃ nṛpam। dadarśa vāsudevena śeṣitaṃ pūrva-vairiṇā ॥2-28-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चर्मण्वती (carmaṇvatī) - Carmaṇvatī (name of a river); कूले (kūle) - on the bank; जम्भकस्य (jambhakasya) - of Jambhaka; आत्मजं (ātmajam) - son; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; शेषितं (śeṣitam) - left (remaining); पूर्ववैरिणा (pūrvavairiṇā) - by the former enemy;]
(Then, on the bank of the Carmaṇvatī, the king, son of Jambhaka, left (remaining) by the former enemy, was seen by Vāsudeva.)
Then, on the bank of the Carmaṇvatī river, Vāsudeva saw the king, the son of Jambhaka, who had been left behind by his former enemy. (2-28-7)
चक्रे तत्र स सङ्ग्रामं सह भोजेन भारत। स तमाजौ विनिर्जित्य दक्षिणाभिमुखो ययौ ॥२-२८-८॥
cakre tatra sa saṅgrāmaṃ saha bhojena bhārata। sa tamājau vinirjitya dakṣiṇābhimukho yayau ॥2-28-8॥
[चक्रे (cakre) - he made; (from √kṛ, to do/make, with prefix 'ca') तत्र (tatra) - there; सः (saḥ) - he; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; (from sam + grāma, together + attack) सह (saha) - with; भोजेन (bhojena) - with Bhoja; (instrumental singular of Bhoja, a proper name) भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; (vocative, addressing Bhārata) सः (saḥ) - he; तम् (tam) - him; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; (locative of āja, battle) विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya) - having completely conquered; (vi + nir + √ji, to conquer) दक्षिणाभिमुखः (dakṣiṇābhimukhaḥ) - facing south; (dakṣiṇa + abhimukha, south + facing) ययौ (yayau) - he went; (from √yā, to go);]
(He made there a battle with Bhoja, O Bhārata. He, having completely conquered him in battle, went facing south. (2-28-8))
He engaged in battle there with Bhoja, O Bhārata. Having defeated him in battle, he proceeded southward. (2-28-8)
करांस्तेभ्य उपादाय रत्नानि विविधानि च। ततस्तैरेव सहितो नर्मदामभितो ययौ ॥२-२८-९॥
karāṃstebhya upādāya ratnāni vividhāni ca। tatastaireva sahito narmadāmbhito yayau॥2-28-9॥
[करान् (karān) - hands; (accusative plural) तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them; (ablative plural) उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; (absolutive) रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; (accusative plural) विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; (accusative plural) च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; (instrumental plural) एव (eva) - indeed; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; नर्मदा-अम्भितः (narmadā-ambhitaḥ) - towards the Narmadā river; (ambhitaḥ = towards, around) ययौ (yayau) - he went; (perfect tense);]
(Having taken the hands from them and various gems, then, indeed, accompanied by them, he went towards the Narmadā river.)
Having taken their hands and various gems, then, accompanied by them, he proceeded towards the Narmadā river. (2-28-9)
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ सैन्येन महता वृतौ। जिगाय समरे वीरावाश्विनेयः प्रतापवान् ॥२-२८-१०॥
vindānuvindāv-āvantyau sainyena mahatā vṛtau। jigāya samare vīrāv-āśvineyaḥ pratāpavān॥2-28-10॥
[विन्द (vinda) - Vinda (proper noun); अनुविन्द (anuvinda) - Anuvinda (proper noun); आवावन्त्यौ (āvāvantyau) - the two Avanti princes; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; महत् (mahat) - great; आ (ā) - towards; वृतौ (vṛtau) - surrounded; जिगाय (jigāya) - conquered; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes; आश्विनेयः (āśvineyaḥ) - the son of Aśvini (Nakula); प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant;]
(Vinda and Anuvinda, the two Avanti princes, surrounded by a great army, were conquered in battle by the valiant son of Aśvini, the two heroes.)
Vinda and Anuvinda, the princes of Avanti, surrounded by a mighty army, were defeated in battle by the valiant son of Aśvini (Nakula), who was a hero. (2-28-10)
ततो रत्नान्युपादाय पुरीं माहिष्मतीं ययौ। तत्र नीलेन राज्ञा स चक्रे युद्धं नरर्षभः ॥२-२८-११॥
tato ratnāny upādāya purīṃ māhiṣmatīṃ yayau। tatra nīlena rājñā sa cakre yuddhaṃ nararṣabhaḥ ॥2-28-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels; उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; पुरीम् (purīm) - city; माहिष्मतीम् (māhiṣmatīm) - Māhiṣmatī; ययौ (yayau) - he went; तत्र (tatra) - there; नीलेन (nīlena) - by Nīla; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; सः (saḥ) - he; चक्रे (cakre) - made; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(Then, having taken the jewels, he went to the city of Māhiṣmatī. There, the bull among men made battle with King Nīla.)
Then, taking the jewels, he proceeded to the city of Māhiṣmatī. There, the best of men engaged in battle with King Nīla. (2-28-11)
पाण्डवः परवीरघ्नः सहदेवः प्रतापवान्। ततोऽस्य सुमहद्युद्धमासीद्भीरुभयङ्करम् ॥२-२८-१२॥
pāṇḍavaḥ paravīraghnaḥ sahadevaḥ pratāpavān। tato'sya sumahadyuddham āsīd bhīrubhayaṅkaram ॥2-28-12॥
[पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - descendant of Paṇḍu; परवीरघ्नः (paravīraghnaḥ) - destroyer of enemy heroes; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भीरु (bhīru) - to the timid; भयङ्करम् (bhayaṅkaram) - terrifying; ॥२-२८-१२॥ (॥2-28-12॥) - ॥2-28-12॥;]
(The descendant of Paṇḍu, the destroyer of enemy heroes, Sahadeva, valiant; then his very great battle was, to the timid terrifying. "2-28-12")
Sahadeva, the valiant son of Paṇḍu and destroyer of enemy heroes, then fought a very great and terrifying battle that struck fear into the timid. (2-28-12)
सैन्यक्षयकरं चैव प्राणानां संशयाय च। चक्रे तस्य हि साहाय्यं भगवान्हव्यवाहनः ॥२-२८-१३॥
sainyakṣayakaraṃ caiva prāṇānāṃ saṃśayāya ca। cakre tasya hi sāhāyyaṃ bhagavānhavyavāhanaḥ ॥2-28-13॥
[सैन्य (sainya) - army; क्षय (kṣaya) - destruction; करं (karaṃ) - causing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्राणानां (prāṇānāṃ) - of lives; संशयाय (saṃśayāya) - to danger; च (ca) - and; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तस्य (tasya) - for him; हि (hi) - indeed; साहाय्यं (sāhāyyaṃ) - assistance; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; हव्यवाहनः (havyavāhanaḥ) - Agni (the fire-god);]
(And indeed causing the destruction of the army and danger to lives, Agni, the Lord, made assistance for him.)
Agni, the Lord, created assistance for him, bringing about the destruction of the army and endangering lives. (2-28-13)
ततो हया रथा नागाः पुरुषाः कवचानि च। प्रदीप्तानि व्यदृश्यन्त सहदेवबले तदा ॥२-२८-१४॥
tato hayā rathā nāgāḥ puruṣāḥ kavacāni ca। pradīptāni vyadṛśyanta sahadevabale tadā ॥2-28-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armours; च (ca) - and; प्रदीप्तानि (pradīptāni) - blazing; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; सहदेवबले (sahadevabale) - in the army of Sahadeva; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then horses, chariots, elephants, men, and armours, blazing, were seen in the army of Sahadeva then.)
At that time, blazing horses, chariots, elephants, men, and armours were seen in Sahadeva's army. (2-28-14)
ततः सुसम्भ्रान्तमना बभूव कुरुनन्दनः। नोत्तरं प्रतिवक्तुं च शक्तोऽभूज्जनमेजय ॥२-२८-१५॥
tataḥ susambhrāntamanā babhūva kurunandanaḥ। nottaraṃ prativaktuṃ ca śakto'bhūjjanamejaya ॥2-28-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुसम्भ्रान्तमना (susambhrāntamanā) - with greatly agitated mind; बभूव (babhūva) - became; कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; नोत्तरं (nottaraṃ) - not (having) answer; प्रतिवक्तुं (prativaktuṃ) - to reply; च (ca) - and; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya;]
(Then, with greatly agitated mind, the descendant of Kuru became (thus). Janamejaya was not able to reply with an answer.)
Then, the descendant of Kuru became greatly agitated in mind. Janamejaya was unable to give any reply. (2-28-15)
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (a proper noun, name of a king); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Janamejaya said;)
Janamejaya said.
किमर्थं भगवानग्निः प्रत्यमित्रोऽभवद्युधि। सहदेवस्य यज्ञार्थं घटमानस्य वै द्विज ॥२-२८-१६॥
kimarthaṃ bhagavān agniḥ pratyamitro 'bhavad yudhi। sahadevasya yajñārthaṃ ghaṭamānasya vai dvija ॥2-28-16॥
[किमर्थं (kimartham) - for what reason; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni (the fire god); प्रत्यमित्रः (pratyamitraḥ) - opponent; enemy; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सहदेवस्य (sahadevasya) - of Sahadeva; यज्ञार्थं (yajñārtham) - for the purpose of the sacrifice; घटमानस्य (ghaṭamānasya) - striving; making effort; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born (Brahmin);]
(For what reason did the revered Agni become an opponent in battle, indeed, O twice-born, to Sahadeva who was striving for the purpose of the sacrifice?)
O Brahmin, for what reason did the revered Agni become an enemy in battle to Sahadeva, who was striving for the purpose of the sacrifice? (2-28-16)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तत्र माहिष्मतीवासी भगवान्हव्यवाहनः। श्रूयते निगृहीतो वै पुरस्तात्पारदारिकः ॥२-२८-१७॥
tatra māhiṣmatīvāsī bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ। śrūyate nigṛhīto vai purastāt pāradhārikaḥ ॥2-28-17॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; माहिष्मतीवासी (māhiṣmatīvāsī) - resident of Māhiṣmatī; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered one; हव्यवाहनः (havyavāhanaḥ) - Agni (the fire-god); श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; निगृहीतः (nigṛhītaḥ) - was restrained; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - formerly; पारदारिकः (pāradhārikaḥ) - adulterer;]
(There, the resident of Māhiṣmatī, the revered Agni, is heard (to have been) restrained formerly as an adulterer, indeed.)
There, it is said that the revered Agni, resident of Māhiṣmatī, was once restrained in the past for adultery. (2-28-17)
नीलस्य राज्ञः पूर्वेषामुपनीतश्च सोऽभवत्। तदा ब्राह्मणरूपेण चरमाणो यदृच्छया ॥२-२८-१८॥
nīlasya rājñaḥ pūrveṣām upanītaś ca so'bhavat। tadā brāhmaṇarūpeṇa caramāṇo yadṛcchayā ॥2-28-18॥
[नीलस्य (nīlasya) - of Nīla; (genitive singular of Nīla) राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; (genitive singular of rājā) पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the former ones; (genitive plural of pūrva) उपनीतः (upanītaḥ) - brought near; (past participle of upa-ni-√i) च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; (3rd person singular past of √bhū) तदा (tadā) - then; ब्राह्मणरूपेण (brāhmaṇarūpeṇa) - in the form of a Brāhmaṇa; (instrumental singular) चरमाणः (caramāṇaḥ) - wandering; (present participle of √car) यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; (instrumental singular of yadṛcchā);]
(Of Nīla, of the king, of the former ones, brought near and he became. Then, in the form of a Brāhmaṇa, wandering by chance.)
He, who had been brought by the former kings of Nīla, then, wandering by chance in the form of a Brāhmaṇa, became (so). (2-28-18)
तं तु राजा यथाशास्त्रमन्वशाद्धार्मिकस्तदा। प्रजज्वाल ततः कोपाद्भगवान्हव्यवाहनः ॥२-२८-१९॥
taṃ tu rājā yathāśāstram anvaśād dhārmikas tadā। prajajvāla tataḥ kopād bhagavān havyavāhanaḥ ॥2-28-19॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तु (tu) - but; राजा (rājā) - the king; यथा (yathā) - according to; शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - the scripture; अन्वशात् (anvaśāt) - investigated; धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - the righteous; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed up; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कोपात् (kopāt) - from anger; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; हव्यवाहनः (havyavāhanaḥ) - Agni (the fire-god);]
(Him but the king according to the scripture investigated, the righteous then. Blazed up then from anger the revered Agni (the fire-god).)
But then the righteous king investigated him according to the scripture. Then, the revered Agni (the fire-god) blazed up in anger. (2-28-19)
तं दृष्ट्वा विस्मितो राजा जगाम शिरसा कविम्। चक्रे प्रसादं च तदा तस्य राज्ञो विभावसुः ॥२-२८-२०॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā vismito rājā jagāma śirasā kavim। cakre prasādaṃ ca tadā tasya rājño vibhāvasuḥ ॥2-28-20॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; राजा (rājā) - the king; जगाम (jagāma) - went; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (his) head; कविम् (kavim) - to the sage; चक्रे (cakre) - made; प्रसादं (prasādam) - favor; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - Agni (the Fire-god);]
(Having seen him, the astonished king went with (his) head to the sage; then Agni (the Fire-god) made favor to that king.)
Seeing him, the king was astonished and bowed his head to the sage; then Agni, the Fire-god, bestowed his favor upon that king. (2-28-20)
वरेण छन्दयामास तं नृपं स्विष्टकृत्तमः। अभयं च स जग्राह स्वसैन्ये वै महीपतिः ॥२-२८-२१॥
vareṇa chandhayāmāsa taṃ nṛpaṃ sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ। abhayaṃ ca sa jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ॥2-28-21॥
[वरेण (vareṇa) - by a boon; छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - he gratified; तं (taṃ) - him; नृपं (nṛpaṃ) - the king; स्विष्टकृत्तमः (sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ) - the foremost performer of sacrifices; अभयं (abhayaṃ) - fearlessness; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; जग्राह (jagrāha) - granted; स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - to his own army; वै (vai) - indeed; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the lord of the earth;]
(By a boon, the foremost performer of sacrifices gratified that king; and he granted fearlessness to his own army, indeed, the lord of the earth.)
By granting a boon, the foremost performer of sacrifices pleased the king; and the lord of the earth granted fearlessness to his own army. (2-28-21)
ततः प्रभृति ये केचिदज्ञानात्तां पुरीं नृपाः। जिगीषन्ति बलाद्राजंस्ते दह्यन्तीह वह्निना ॥२-२८-२२॥
tataḥ prabhṛti ye kecid ajñānāt tāṃ purīṃ nṛpāḥ। jigīṣanti balād rājaṃs te dahyantīha vahninā ॥2-28-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - from then; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - onwards; ये (ye) - who; केचित् (kecit) - some; अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance; तां (tāṃ) - that; पुरीम् (purīm) - city; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; जिगीषन्ति (jigīṣanti) - wish to conquer; बलात् (balāt) - by force; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ते (te) - they; दह्यन्ति (dahyanti) - are burned; इह (iha) - here; वह्निना (vahninā) - by fire;]
(From then onwards, whoever kings, out of ignorance, wish to conquer that city by force, O king, they are burned here by fire.)
From that time onwards, O king, any kings who, out of ignorance, attempt to conquer that city by force are here consumed by fire. (2-28-22)
तस्यां पुर्यां तदा चैव माहिष्मत्यां कुरूद्वह। बभूवुरनभिग्राह्या योषितश्छन्दतः किल ॥२-२८-२३॥
tasyāṃ puryāṃ tadā caiva māhiṣmatyāṃ kurūdvaha। babhūvuranabhigrāhyā yoṣitaśchandataḥ kila ॥2-28-23॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (city); पुर्याम् (puryām) - in the city; तदा (tadā) - then; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; माहिष्मत्याम् (māhiṣmatyām) - in Māhiṣmatī; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O best of the Kurus; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - there were; अनभिग्राह्याः (anabhigrāhyāḥ) - unapproachable; योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women; छन्दतः (chandataḥ) - at will; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(In that city, then indeed, in Māhiṣmatī, O best of the Kurus, there were women unapproachable at will, indeed.)
O best of the Kurus, at that time in the city of Māhiṣmatī, there were women who could not be approached at will. (2-28-23)
एवमग्निर्वरं प्रादात्स्त्रीणामप्रतिवारणे। स्वैरिण्यस्तत्र नार्यो हि यथेष्टं प्रचरन्त्युत ॥२-२८-२४॥
evam agnir varaṃ prādāt strīṇām aprativāraṇe। svairiṇyas tatra nāryo hi yatheṣṭaṃ pracaranti uta ॥2-28-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; अग्निः (agniḥ) - Agni; (the fire god) वरम् (varam) - boon; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - to women; अप्रतिवारणे (aprativāraṇe) - without opposition; स्वैरिण्यः (svairiṇyaḥ) - freedom; तत्र (tatra) - there; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; हि (hi) - indeed; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as they wish; प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - move about; उत (uta) - also;]
(Thus Agni gave a boon to women without opposition. There, women indeed move about freely as they wish also.)
Thus, Agni granted women a boon without opposition; there, women indeed move about freely as they wish. (2-28-24)
वर्जयन्ति च राजानस्तद्राष्ट्रं पुरुषोत्तम। भयादग्नेर्महाराज तदा प्रभृति सर्वदा ॥२-२८-२५॥
varjayanti ca rājānas tadrāṣṭraṃ puruṣottama. bhayād agner mahārāja tadā prabhṛti sarvadā ॥2-28-25॥
[वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - they avoid; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; तत्-राष्ट्रम् (tat-rāṣṭram) - that kingdom; पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of men; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni (fire); महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from that time; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always;]
(They avoid, and kings, that kingdom, O best of men, out of fear of Agni, O great king, then, from that time, always.)
O best of men, from that time onward, O great king, all kings have always avoided that kingdom out of fear of Agni. (2-28-25)
सहदेवस्तु धर्मात्मा सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा भयार्दितम्। परीतमग्निना राजन्नाकम्पत यथा गिरिः ॥२-२८-२६॥
sahadevastu dharmātmā sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhayārditam। parītamagninā rājannākampata yathā giriḥ ॥2-28-26॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भयार्दितम् (bhayārditam) - afflicted by fear; परीतम् (parītam) - surrounded; अग्निना (agninā) - by fire; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; अकम्पत (ākampata) - was shaken; यथा (yathā) - like; गिरिः (giriḥ) - a mountain;]
(Sahadeva but righteous-souled army having seen afflicted by fear surrounded by fire O king not was shaken like a mountain.)
But Sahadeva, the righteous-souled, seeing the army afflicted by fear and surrounded by fire, O king, was not shaken, like a mountain. (2-28-26)
उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा सोऽब्रवीत्पावकं ततः। त्वदर्थोऽयं समारम्भः कृष्णवर्त्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥२-२८-२७॥
upaspṛśya śucirbhūtvā so'bravītpāvakaṃ tataḥ। tvadartho'yaṃ samārambhaḥ kṛṣṇavartmannamo'stu te ॥2-28-27॥
[उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched near; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वदर्थः (tvadarthaḥ) - for your sake; अयम् (ayam) - this; समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking; कृष्णवर्त्मन् (kṛṣṇavartman) - O follower of Kṛṣṇa; नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; ते (te) - to you;]
(Having touched (water) and having become pure, he then said to the fire: "This undertaking is for your sake. O follower of Kṛṣṇa, let there be salutations to you." (2-28-27))
After purifying himself by touching water, he addressed the fire: "This endeavor is for your benefit. O follower of Kṛṣṇa, salutations to you." (2-28-27)
मुखं त्वमसि देवानां यज्ञस्त्वमसि पावक। पावनात्पावकश्चासि वहनाद्धव्यवाहनः ॥२-२८-२८॥
mukhaṃ tvam asi devānāṃ yajñas tvam asi pāvaka। pāvanāt pāvakaś cāsi vahanād dhavyavāhanaḥ ॥2-28-28॥
[मुखं (mukham) - mouth; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; पावक (pāvaka) - O Pāvaka (Agni); पावनात् (pāvanāt) - from the purifier; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - purifier; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - are; वहनात् (vahanāt) - from carrying; हव्यवाहनः (havyavāhanaḥ) - carrier of offerings;]
(You are the mouth of the gods, you are the sacrifice, O Pāvaka. From the purifier, you are the purifier, and from carrying, you are the carrier of offerings.)
You are the mouth of the gods and the sacrifice itself, O Pāvaka (Agni). You are the purifier, born from the purifier, and by your act of carrying, you are the carrier of offerings. (2-28-28)
वेदास्त्वदर्थं जाताश्च जातवेदास्ततो ह्यसि। यज्ञविघ्नमिमं कर्तुं नार्हस्त्वं हव्यवाहन ॥२-२८-२९॥
vedāstv-ad-arthaṃ jātāś-ca jātavedās-tato hy-asi। yajñavighnam-imaṃ kartuṃ nārhastvaṃ havyavāhana ॥2-28-29॥
[वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; त्वदर्थम् (tvad-artham) - for your sake; जाताः (jātāḥ) - have arisen; च (ca) - and; जातवेदाः (jātavedāḥ) - O Jātaveda (Agni); ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; यज्ञविघ्नम् (yajñavighnam) - obstacle to sacrifice; इमम् (imam) - this; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; न (na) - not; अर्हः (arhaḥ) - are worthy; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हव्यवाहन (havyavāhana) - O carrier of oblations (Agni);]
(The Vedas have arisen for your sake, and O Jātaveda, therefore indeed you are (so). You are not worthy to do this obstacle to sacrifice, O Havyavāhana.)
The Vedas have come into being for your sake, O Jātaveda; therefore, you are indeed so. You, O Havyavāhana, are not fit to cause this obstruction to the sacrifice. (2-28-29)
एवमुक्त्वा तु माद्रेयः कुशैरास्तीर्य मेदिनीम्। विधिवत्पुरुषव्याघ्रः पावकं प्रत्युपाविशत् ॥२-२८-३०॥
evam-uktvā tu mādreyaḥ kuśaiḥ āstīrya medinīm। vidhivat puruṣa-vyāghraḥ pāvakaṃ pratyupāviśat ॥2-28-30॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; माद्रेयः (mādreyaḥ) - the son of Madri; कुशैः (kuśaiḥ) - with kusa grass; आस्तीर्य (āstīrya) - having spread; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the ground; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣa-vyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; प्रत्युपाविशत् (pratyupāviśat) - sat near;]
(Thus having spoken, but the son of Madri, having spread kusa grass on the ground according to rule, the tiger among men sat near the fire.)
Having thus spoken, the son of Madri, after properly spreading kusa grass on the ground, sat near the fire like a tiger among men. (2-28-30)
प्रमुखे सर्वसैन्यस्य भीतोद्विग्नस्य भारत। न चैनमत्यगाद्वह्निर्वेलामिव महोदधिः ॥२-२८-३१॥
pramukhe sarvasainyasya bhītodvignasya bhārata। na cainamatyagādvahnirvelāmiva mahodadhiḥ ॥2-28-31॥
[प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - at the forefront; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army; भीतोद्विग्नस्य (bhītodvignasya) - of the frightened and agitated; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - crossed; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - the fire; वेलाम् (velām) - the boundary; इव (iva) - like; महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - the great ocean;]
(At the forefront of the entire army, of the frightened and agitated, O Bhārata, the fire did not cross him, like the great ocean (does not cross) its boundary.)
O Bhārata, at the head of the entire army, though he was frightened and agitated, the fire did not surpass him, just as the great ocean does not cross its shore. (2-28-31)
तमभ्येत्य शनैर्वह्निरुवाच कुरुनन्दनम्। सहदेवं नृणां देवं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः ॥२-२८-३२॥
tam abhyetya śanair vahnir uvāca kurunandanam। sahadevam nṛṇāṃ devam sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ ॥2-28-32॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - Agni (the Fire-god); उवाच (uvāca) - said; कुरुनन्दनम् (kurunandanam) - O delight of the Kurus; सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men; देवम् (devam) - god; सान्त्वपूर्वम् (sāntvapūrvam) - with conciliation; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Having approached him slowly, Agni said to the delight of the Kurus, to Sahadeva, the god among men, these words with conciliation.)
Agni slowly approached Sahadeva, the god among men, and spoke these conciliatory words to the delight of the Kurus. (2-28-32)
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ कौरव्य जिज्ञासेयं कृता मया। वेद्मि सर्वमभिप्रायं तव धर्मसुतस्य च ॥२-२८-३३॥
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha kauravya jijñāseyaṃ kṛtā mayā। vedmi sarvam abhiprāyaṃ tava dharmasutasya ca ॥2-28-33॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; (from the root √sthā, to stand) उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; (from the root √sthā, to stand) कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; जिज्ञासे (jijñāse) - I wish to know; (from the root √jñā, to know, with desiderative prefix) इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine); कृता (kṛtā) - has been done; (from the root √kṛ, to do) मया (mayā) - by me; वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know; (from the root √vid, to know) सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; (from abhi- + √prī, to go towards, aim) तव (tava) - your; धर्मसुतस्य (dharmasutasya) - of the son of Dharma; च (ca) - and;]
(Arise, arise, O Kauravya! This inquiry has been made by me. I know all the intention of you and of the son of Dharma.)
Arise, arise, O descendant of Kuru! I have made this inquiry. I know all the intentions of both you and the son of Dharma. (2-28-33)
मया तु रक्षितव्येयं पुरी भरतसत्तम। यावद्राज्ञोऽस्य नीलस्य कुलवंशधरा इति ॥ ईप्सितं तु करिष्यामि मनसस्तव पाण्डव ॥२-२८-३४॥
mayā tu rakṣitavyeyam purī bharatasattama। yāvad rājño'sya nīlasya kulavaṃśadharā iti ॥ īpsitaṃ tu kariṣyāmi manasas tava pāṇḍava ॥2-28-34॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; तु (tu) - but; रक्षितव्या (rakṣitavyā) - to be protected; इयम् (iyam) - this; पुरी (purī) - city; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; अस्य (asya) - his; नीलस्य (nīlasya) - Nila; कुलवंशधरा (kulavaṃśadharā) - bearing the family lineage; इति (iti) - thus; ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired; तु (tu) - but; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do; मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind; तव (tava) - your; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava;]
(But by me, this city, O best of the Bharatas, is to be protected as long as Nila, bearing the family lineage of this king, is (here), thus. But I shall do what is desired by your mind, O Pāṇḍava.)
O best of the Bharatas, I will protect this city as long as Nila, the bearer of this king's lineage, remains. Yet, O Pāṇḍava, I shall do what your heart desires. (2-28-34)
तत उत्थाय हृष्टात्मा प्राञ्जलिः शिरसानतः। पूजयामास माद्रेयः पावकं पुरुषर्षभः ॥२-२८-३५॥
tata utthāya hṛṣṭātmā prāñjaliḥ śirasānataḥ। pūjayāmāsa mādreyaḥ pāvakaṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥2-28-35॥
[तत् (tat) - then; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen; हृष्टात्मा (hṛṣṭātmā) - with delighted mind; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; शिरसा (śirasā) - with (his) head; अनतः (anataḥ) - bowed; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; माद्रेयः (mādreyaḥ) - the son of Madri; पावकं (pāvakaṃ) - Agni (the Fire-god); पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(Then, having arisen, with delighted mind, with joined palms, with (his) head bowed, the son of Madri, bull among men, worshipped Agni.)
Then, the son of Madri, the best among men, rose joyfully, bowed his head with joined palms, and worshipped Agni. (2-28-35)
पावके विनिवृत्ते तु नीलो राजाभ्ययात्तदा। सत्कारेण नरव्याघ्रं सहदेवं युधां पतिम् ॥२-२८-३६॥
pāvake vinivṛtte tu nīlo rājābhyayāttadā। satkāreṇa naravyāghraṃ sahadevaṃ yudhāṃ patim ॥2-28-36॥
[पावके (pāvake) - when the fire; विनिवृत्ते (vinivṛtte) - had ceased; तु (tu) - but; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; राजा (rājā) - the king; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तदा (tadā) - then; सत्कारेण (satkāreṇa) - with respect; नरव्याघ्रं (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; युधां (yudhām) - of the warriors; पतिम् (patim) - lord;]
(When the fire had ceased, then Nila the king approached Sahadeva, the tiger among men, lord of the warriors, with respect.)
When the fire was extinguished, King Nila respectfully approached Sahadeva, the tiger among men and lord of warriors. (2-28-36)
प्रतिगृह्य च तां पूजां करे च विनिवेश्य तम्। माद्रीसुतस्ततः प्रायाद्विजयी दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥२-२८-३७॥
pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ kare ca viniveśya tam। mādrīsutastataḥ prāyād vijayī dakṣiṇāṃ diśam ॥2-28-37॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having received; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - that; पूजां (pūjām) - honor; करे (kare) - in (his) hand; च (ca) - and; विनिवेश्य (viniveśya) - having placed; तम् (tam) - it; माद्रीसुतः (mādrīsutaḥ) - the son of Mādrī; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; विजयी (vijayī) - the victorious one; दक्षिणां (dakṣiṇām) - southern; दिशम् (diśam) - direction;]
(Having received that honor and having placed it in his hand, the son of Mādrī, the victorious one, then departed to the southern direction.)
Having accepted that honor and placing it in his hand, the victorious son of Mādrī then set out towards the southern direction. (2-28-37)
त्रैपुरं स वशे कृत्वा राजानममितौजसम्। निजग्राह महाबाहुस्तरसा पोतनेश्वरम् ॥२-२८-३८॥
traipuraṃ sa vaśe kṛtvā rājānamamitaujasam। nijagrāha mahābāhustarasā potaneśvaram ॥2-28-38॥
[त्रैपुरम् (traipuraṃ) - of Tripura; स (sa) - he; वशे (vaśe) - under control; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - of immeasurable energy; निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - seized; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; पोतनेश्वरम् (potaneśvaram) - the lord of the ship;]
(He, having brought the king of Tripura of immeasurable energy under control, the mighty-armed one seized the lord of the ship with force.)
He subdued the king of Tripura, who possessed immeasurable energy, and with his great strength, the mighty-armed hero forcefully captured the lord of the ship. (2-28-38)
आहृतिं कौशिकाचार्यं यत्नेन महता ततः। वशे चक्रे महाबाहुः सुराष्ट्राधिपतिं तथा ॥२-२८-३९॥
āhṛtiṃ kauśikācāryaṃ yatnena mahatā tataḥ। vaśe cakre mahābāhuḥ surāṣṭrādhipatiṃ tathā ॥2-28-39॥
[आहृतिं (āhṛtim) - bringing; offering; कौशिकाचार्यं (kauśikācāryam) - Kauśika teacher; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; महता (mahatā) - great; by great (means); ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; वशे (vaśe) - under control; in power; चक्रे (cakre) - made; placed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; सुराष्ट्राधिपतिं (surāṣṭrādhipatim) - the lord of Surāṣṭra; तथा (tathā) - likewise; in the same way;]
(Bringing the Kauśika teacher with great effort then, the mighty-armed made the lord of Surāṣṭra likewise under control.)
Then, having brought the Kauśika teacher with great effort, the mighty-armed one also brought the lord of Surāṣṭra under his control. (2-28-39)
सुराष्ट्रविषयस्थश्च प्रेषयामास रुक्मिणे। राज्ञे भोजकटस्थाय महामात्राय धीमते ॥२-२८-४०॥
surāṣṭraviṣayasthaś ca preṣayām āsa rukmiṇe। rājñe bhojakaṭasthāya mahāmātrāya dhīmate ॥2-28-40॥
[सुराष्ट्र (surāṣṭra) - Su-rāṣṭra; (a region in western India); विषयस्थः (viṣayasthaḥ) - residing in the territory; (viṣaya - territory, stha - residing); च (ca) - and; प्रेषयाम् (preṣayām) - sent; (from pra-√iṣ, to send forth); आस (āsa) - he; (from ās, to be, here as auxiliary); रुक्मिणे (rukmiṇe) - to Rukmiṇī; (dative case, to Rukmiṇī); राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; (dative case, rājñā - king); भोजकटस्थाय (bhojakaṭasthāya) - to the one residing in Bhojakaṭa; (bhojakaṭa - a city, sthāya - residing); महामात्राय (mahāmātrāya) - to the chief minister; (mahā - great, mātra - measure/minister); धीमते (dhīmate) - to the wise; (dhīmat - wise, dative singular);]
(And the one residing in the territory of Surāṣṭra sent (a message) to Rukmiṇī, to the king, to the one residing in Bhojakaṭa, to the chief minister, to the wise.)
The ruler of the Surāṣṭra region sent a message to Rukmiṇī, to the king, to the resident of Bhojakaṭa, to the chief minister, and to the wise one. (2-28-40)
भीष्मकाय स धर्मात्मा साक्षादिन्द्रसखाय वै। स चास्य ससुतो राजन्प्रतिजग्राह शासनम् ॥२-२८-४१॥
bhīṣmakāya sa dharmātmā sākṣādindrasakhāya vai। sa cāsya sasuto rājan pratijagrāha śāsanam ॥2-28-41॥
[भीष्मकाय (bhīṣmakāya) - to Bhīṣmaka; स (sa) - he; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; इन्द्रसखाय (indrasakhāya) - to the friend of Indra; वै (vai) - indeed; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; ससुतः (sasutaḥ) - with son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; शासनम् (śāsanam) - command;]
(To Bhīṣmaka, he, the righteous-souled, directly to the friend of Indra indeed; he and his son, O king, accepted the command.)
O king, that righteous-souled Bhīṣmaka, who was indeed a friend of Indra, along with his son, accepted the command. (2-28-41)
प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुर्वासुदेवमवेक्ष्य च। ततः स रत्नान्यादाय पुनः प्रायाद्युधां पतिः ॥२-२८-४२॥
prītipūrvaṃ mahābāhur vāsudevam avekṣya ca। tataḥ sa ratnāny ādāya punaḥ prāyād yudhāṃ patiḥ ॥2-28-42॥
[प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - with affection as the beginning; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having looked at; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; युधाम् (yudhām) - of the warriors; पतिः (patiḥ) - the lord;]
(With affection as the beginning, the mighty-armed, having looked at Vasudeva and then, he, having taken the gems, again departed, the lord of the warriors.)
With affection, the mighty-armed one looked at Vasudeva, and then, taking the gems, the lord of the warriors departed again. (2-28-42)
ततः शूर्पारकं चैव गणं चोपकृताह्वयम्। वशे चक्रे महातेजा दण्डकांश्च महाबलः ॥२-२८-४३॥
tataḥ śūrpārakaṃ caiva gaṇaṃ copakṛtāhvayam। vaśe cakre mahātejā daṇḍakāṃśca mahābalaḥ ॥2-28-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; शूर्पारकं (śūrpārakam) - Śūrpāraka (a region); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गणं (gaṇam) - group; assembly; च (ca) - and; उपकृताह्वयम् (upakṛtāhvayam) - Upakṛtāhvaya (a name); वशे (vaśe) - under control; in power; चक्रे (cakre) - he made; he brought; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great brilliance; दण्डकान् (daṇḍakān) - Daṇḍakas (a people/tribe); च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength;]
(Then Śūrpāraka and indeed the group called Upakṛtāhvaya, he of great brilliance and great strength brought the Daṇḍakas under control.)
Then, the mighty and radiant one brought Śūrpāraka, the group called Upakṛtāhvaya, and the Daṇḍakas under his control. (2-28-43)
सागरद्वीपवासांश्च नृपतीन्म्लेच्छयोनिजान्। निषादान्पुरुषादांश्च कर्णप्रावरणानपि ॥२-२८-४४॥
sāgaradvīpavāsāṃś ca nṛpatīn mlecchayonijān| niṣādān puruṣādāṃś ca karṇaprāvaraṇān api ॥2-28-44॥
[सागर (sāgara) - ocean; द्वीप (dvīpa) - island; वासान् (vāsān) - inhabitants; च (ca) - and; नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings; म्लेच्छ (mleccha) - barbarian; योनिजान् (yonijān) - born from womb; निषादान् (niṣādān) - Niṣādas; पुरुषादान् (puruṣādān) - man-eaters; च (ca) - and; कर्ण (karṇa) - ear; प्रावरणान् (prāvaraṇān) - coverers; अपि (api) - also;]
(And the inhabitants of ocean islands, kings born of barbarian wombs, Niṣādas, man-eaters, and also those who cover their ears.)
And also the inhabitants of ocean islands, kings of barbarian origin, Niṣādas, man-eaters, and even those who cover their ears. (2-28-44)
ये च कालमुखा नाम नरा राक्षसयोनयः। कृत्स्नं कोल्लगिरिं चैव मुरचीपत्तनं तथा ॥२-२८-४५॥
ye ca kālamukhā nāma narā rākṣasayonayaḥ। kṛtsnaṃ kollagiriṃ caiva muracīpattanaṃ tathā ॥2-28-45॥
[ये (ye) - who; (plural masculine nominative) च (ca) - and; कालमुखा (kālamukhā) - Kālamukhās; (name of a group) नाम (nāma) - by name; नरा (narā) - men; राक्षसयोनयः (rākṣasayonayaḥ) - of demonic origin; कृत्स्नं (kṛtsnam) - entire; कोल्लगिरिं (kollagiriṃ) - Kollagiri; (name of a mountain) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मुरचीपत्तनं (muracīpattanaṃ) - Murachīpattana; (name of a city) तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Who and the Kālamukhās by name, men of demonic origin; the entire Kollagiri and indeed Murachīpattana also.)
And those men called Kālamukhās, of demonic origin; the whole of Kollagiri and also Murachīpattana. (2-28-45)
द्वीपं ताम्राह्वयं चैव पर्वतं रामकं तथा। तिमिङ्गिलं च नृपतिं वशे चक्रे महामतिः ॥२-२८-४६॥
dvīpaṃ tāmrāhvayaṃ caiva parvataṃ rāmakaṃ tathā। timiṅgilaṃ ca nṛpatiṃ vaśe cakre mahāmatiḥ ॥2-28-46॥
[द्वीपं (dvīpaṃ) - island; ताम्राह्वयं (tāmrāhvayaṃ) - named Tāmra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पर्वतं (parvataṃ) - mountain; रामकं (rāmakaṃ) - named Rāma; तथा (tathā) - also; तिमिङ्गिलं (timiṅgilaṃ) - Timiṅgila (a whale); च (ca) - and; नृपतिं (nṛpatiṃ) - king; वशे (vaśe) - under control; चक्रे (cakre) - made; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - the great-minded one;]
(The great-minded one made the island named Tāmra, the mountain named Rāma, also Timiṅgila, and the king, under control.)
The great-minded one brought under his control the island called Tāmra, the mountain called Rāma, Timiṅgila, and the king. (2-28-46)
एकपादांश्च पुरुषान्केवलान्वनवासिनः। नगरीं सञ्जयन्तीं च पिच्छण्डं करहाटकम् ॥ दूतैरेव वशे चक्रे करं चैनानदापयत् ॥२-२८-४७॥
ekapādāṁś ca puruṣān kevalān vanavāsinaḥ। nagarīṁ sañjayantīṁ ca picchaṇḍaṁ karahāṭakam ॥ dūtair eva vaśe cakre karaṁ ca enān adāpayat ॥2-28-47॥
[एकपादान् (ekapādān) - one-footed; च (ca) - and; पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men; केवलान् (kevalān) - only; वनवासिनः (vanavāsinaḥ) - forest-dwellers; नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city; सञ्जयन्तीम् (sañjayantīm) - conquering; च (ca) - and; पिच्छण्डम् (picchaṇḍam) - Picchanda; करहाटकम् (karahāṭakam) - Karahataka; दूतैः (dūtaiḥ) - by messengers; एव (eva) - indeed; वशे (vaśe) - under control; चक्रे (cakre) - made; करम् (karam) - tribute; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - them; अदापयत् (adāpayat) - caused to give;]
(One-footed men and only forest-dwellers, and the city conquering, and Picchanda, Karahataka, he indeed brought under control by messengers, and caused them to give tribute.)
He brought under his control, by messengers, the one-footed men, the forest-dwellers, the city of Sanjaya, Picchanda, and Karahataka, and made them pay tribute. (2-28-47)
पाण्ड्यांश्च द्रविडांश्चैव सहितांश्चोड्रकेरलैः। अन्ध्रांस्तलवनांश्चैव कलिङ्गानोष्ट्रकर्णिकान् ॥२-२८-४८॥
pāṇḍyāṁś ca draviḍāṁś caiva sahitāṁś coḍra-keralaiḥ। andhrāṁs talavanāṁś caiva kaliṅgān oṣṭra-karṇikān ॥2-28-48॥
[पाण्ड्यान् (pāṇḍyān) - the Pāṇḍyas; च (ca) - and; द्रविडान् (draviḍān) - the Draviḍas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सहितान् (sahitān) - together with; च (ca) - and; उड्र-केरलैः (uḍra-keralaiḥ) - with the Uḍras and Keralas; अन्ध्रान् (andhrān) - the Andhras; तलवनान् (talavanān) - the Talavanas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - the Kaliṅgas; ओष्ट्र-कर्णिकान् (oṣṭra-karṇikān) - the Oṣṭra-Karṇikas;]
(the Pāṇḍyas and the Draviḍas indeed, together with the Uḍras and Keralas; the Andhras, the Talavanas indeed, the Kaliṅgas, the Oṣṭra-Karṇikas.)
The Pāṇḍyas and the Draviḍas, along with the Uḍras and Keralas; the Andhras, the Talavanas, the Kaliṅgas, and the Oṣṭra-Karṇikas. (2-28-48)
अन्ताखीं चैव रोमां च यवनानां पुरं तथा। दूतैरेव वशे चक्रे करं चैनानदापयत् ॥२-२८-४९॥
antākhīṃ caiva romāṃ ca yavanānāṃ puraṃ tathā। dūtair eva vaśe cakre karaṃ ca inānadāpayat ॥2-28-49॥
[अन्ताखीं (antākhīm) - Antākhī; (a city name); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रोमां (romām) - Romā; (a city name); च (ca) - and; यवनानाम् (yavanānām) - of the Yavanas; पुरम् (puram) - city; तथा (tathā) - likewise; दूतैः (dūtaiḥ) - by messengers; एव (eva) - indeed; वशे (vaśe) - under control; चक्रे (cakre) - he made; करम् (karam) - tribute; च (ca) - and; इनान् (inān) - these (people); अदापयत् (adāpayat) - caused to pay;]
(Antākhī and also Romā and likewise the city of the Yavanas, indeed by messengers he brought under control, and caused these to pay tribute.)
He brought Antākhī, Romā, and the city of the Yavanas under his control through messengers and made them pay tribute. (2-28-49)
भरुकच्छं गतो धीमान्दूतान्माद्रवतीसुतः। प्रेषयामास राजेन्द्र पौलस्त्याय महात्मने ॥ विभीषणाय धर्मात्मा प्रीतिपूर्वमरिंदमः ॥२-२८-५०॥
bharukacchaṃ gato dhīmāndūtānmādravatīsutaḥ। preṣayāmāsa rājendra paulastyāya mahātmane ॥ vibhīṣaṇāya dharmātmā prītipūrvamariṃdamaḥ ॥2-28-50॥
[भरुकच्छम् (bharukaccham) - to Bharukaccha; (a place name); गतः (gataḥ) - having gone; (gone); धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; (intelligent); दूतान् (dūtān) - messengers; (envoys); माद्रवतीसुतः (mādravatīsutaḥ) - son of Mādravatī; (Nakula); प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; (dispatched); राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; (king of kings); पौलस्त्याय (paulastyāya) - to Paulastya; (to Rāvaṇa); महात्मने (mahātmane) - to the great-souled; (noble one); विभीषणाय (vibhīṣaṇāya) - to Vibhīṣaṇa; (name); धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; (virtuous); प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - with affection; (with friendliness); अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; (conqueror of foes);]
(Having gone to Bharukaccha, the wise son of Mādravatī sent messengers, O king, to Paulastya, the great-souled one, to Vibhīṣaṇa, the righteous-souled, with affection, the destroyer of enemies.)
The wise son of Mādravatī, after reaching Bharukaccha, sent messengers with affection to the noble Vibhīṣaṇa, the righteous and enemy-subduing king, and to Paulastya (Rāvaṇa), O king. (2-28-50)
स चास्य प्रतिजग्राह शासनं प्रीतिपूर्वकम्। तच्च कालकृतं धीमानन्वमन्यत स प्रभुः ॥२-२८-५१॥
sa cāsya pratijagrāha śāsanaṃ prītipūrvakam। tac ca kālakṛtaṃ dhīmān anvamanyata sa prabhuḥ ॥2-28-51॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; शासनम् (śāsanam) - command; प्रीतिपूर्वकम् (prītipūrvakam) - with affection; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; कालकृतम् (kālakṛtam) - done at the proper time; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise one; अन्वमन्यत (anvamanyata) - approved; स (sa) - he; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(He and his accepted the command with affection. That, done at the proper time, the wise lord approved.)
He accepted his command with affection, and the wise lord approved that which was done at the proper time. (2-28-51)
ततः सम्प्रेषयामास रत्नानि विविधानि च। चन्दनागुरुमुख्यानि दिव्यान्याभरणानि च ॥२-२८-५२॥
tataḥ sampreṣayāmāsa ratnāni vividhāni ca। candanāgurumukhyāni divyānyābharaṇāni ca ॥2-28-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सम्प्रेषयामास (sampreṣayāmāsa) - sent forth; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; अगुरु (aguru) - aloeswood; मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - chief; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments; च (ca) - and;]
(Then he sent forth gems and various (other things), and chief sandalwood and aloeswood, and divine ornaments.)
Then he sent gems of various kinds, chief sandalwood and aloeswood, and divine ornaments. (2-28-52)
वासांसि च महार्हाणि मणींश्चैव महाधनान्। न्यवर्तत ततो धीमान्सहदेवः प्रतापवान् ॥२-२८-५३॥
vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi maṇīṃścaiva mahādhanān। nyavartata tato dhīmān sahadevaḥ pratāpavān ॥2-28-53॥
[वासांसि (vāsāṃsi) - garments; च (ca) - and; महार्हाणि (mahārhāṇi) - very precious; मणीन् (maṇīn) - gems; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाधनान् (mahādhanān) - great treasures; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - withdrew; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant;]
(Garments and very precious gems and indeed great treasures; withdrew from there the wise, Sahadeva, valiant;)
The wise and valiant Sahadeva withdrew from there, taking the garments, very precious gems, and great treasures. (2-28-53)
एवं निर्जित्य तरसा सान्त्वेन विजयेन च। करदान्पार्थिवान्कृत्वा प्रत्यागच्छदरिंदमः ॥२-२८-५४॥
evaṃ nirjitya tarasā sāntvena vijayena ca। karadān pārthivān kṛtvā pratyāgacchad ariṃdamaḥ ॥2-28-54॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; तरसा (tarasā) - by strength; सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliation; विजयेन (vijayena) - by victory; च (ca) - and; करदान् (karadān) - tribute-paying; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; प्रत्यागच्छत् (pratyāgacchat) - returned; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies;]
(Thus, having conquered by strength, by conciliation, and by victory, having made the kings pay tribute, the subduer of enemies returned.)
Thus, having conquered by strength, conciliation, and victory, and having made the kings pay tribute, the subduer of enemies returned. (2-28-54)
धर्मराजाय तत्सर्वं निवेद्य भरतर्षभ। कृतकर्मा सुखं राजन्नुवास जनमेजय ॥२-२८-५५॥
dharmarājāya tatsarvaṃ nivedya bharatarṣabha। kṛtakarmā sukhaṃ rājannuvasajanamejaya ॥2-28-55॥
[धर्मराजाय (dharmarājāya) - to Dharmarāja; (Yudhiṣṭhira) तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; निवेद्य (nivedya) - having reported; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; कृतकर्मा (kṛtakarmā) - having performed his duties; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - happily; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya;]
(To Dharmarāja, all that having reported, O best of the Bharatas, having performed his duties, happily, O king, dwelt Janamejaya.)
After reporting everything to Dharmarāja, O best of the Bharatas, Janamejaya, having fulfilled his duties, lived happily, O king. (2-28-55)
