03.253

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

ततो दिशः सम्प्रविहृत्य पार्था; मृगान्वराहान्महिषांश्च हत्वा। धनुर्धराः श्रेष्ठतमाः पृथिव्यां; पृथक्चरन्तः सहिता बभूवुः ॥०३-२५३-१॥

tato diśaḥ sampravihṛtya pārthāḥ; mṛgān varāhān mahiṣāṁś ca hatvā. dhanur-dharāḥ śreṣṭhatamāḥ pṛthivyām; pṛthak-carantaḥ sahitā babhūvuḥ ॥03-253-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सम्प्रविहृत्य (sampravihṛtya) - spreading out; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pṛthā; मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer; वराहान् (varāhān) - boars; महिषान् (mahiṣān) - buffaloes; च (ca) - and; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; धनुर्धराः (dhanur-dharāḥ) - bow-bearers; श्रेष्ठतमाः (śreṣṭhatamāḥ) - utterly best; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyām) - on earth; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - moving; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became;]

(Then, spreading out in the directions, the sons of Pṛthā, having slain deer, boars, and buffaloes, the bow-bearers, the very best, on earth, moving separately, together, became.)

Then, the sons of Pṛthā, the best of bowmen, having spread out in all directions and slain deer, boars, and buffaloes, moved about the earth separately, yet together. (03-253-1)

ततो मृगव्यालगणानुकीर्णं; महावनं तद्विहगोपघुष्टम्। भ्रातॄंश्च तानभ्यवदद्युधिष्ठिरः; श्रुत्वा गिरो व्याहरतां मृगाणाम् ॥०३-२५३-२॥

tato mṛgavyālaganānukīrṇaṃ; mahāvanaṃ tadvihagopaghuṣṭam. bhrātṝṃś ca tān abhyavadad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ; śrutvā giro vyāharatāṃ mṛgāṇām ॥03-253-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मृगव्यालगणानुकीर्णं (mṛgavyālaganānukīrṇam) - filled with flocks of deer and wild beasts; महावनं (mahāvanam) - great forest; तद्-विहग-उपघुष्टम् (tad-vihaga-upaghuṣṭam) - that (tad), by birds (vihaga), resounded (upaghuṣṭam); भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - those; अभ्यवदद् (abhyavadat) - addressed; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गिरः (giraḥ) - voices; व्याहरताम् (vyāharatām) - uttering; मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of the deer;]

(Then, the great forest filled with flocks of deer and wild beasts, that resounded with birds, Yudhishthira addressed those brothers, having heard the voices of the deer uttering.)

Then, in that great forest teeming with herds of deer and wild beasts, and resounding with birds, Yudhishthira, having heard the calls uttered by the deer, addressed his brothers. (03-253-2)

आदित्यदीप्तां दिशमभ्युपेत्य; मृगद्विजाः क्रूरमिमे वदन्ति। आयासमुग्रं प्रतिवेदयन्तो; महाहवं शत्रुभिर्वावमानम् ॥०३-२५३-३॥

ādityadīptāṃ diśam-abhyupetya; mṛga-dvijāḥ krūram-ime vadanti. āyāsam-ugraṃ prativedayanto; mahāhavam śatrubhir-vāvamānam ॥03-253-3॥

[आदित्यदीप्तां (ādityadīptāṃ) - lit by the sun; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; अभ्युपेत्य (abhyupetya) - having approached; मृगद्विजाः (mṛga-dvijāḥ) - animals and birds; क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel; इमे (ime) - these; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak; आयासम् (āyāsam) - hardship; उग्रं (ugram) - intense; प्रतिवेदयन्तः (prativedayantaḥ) - reporting; महाहवम् (mahāhavam) - great battle; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; वावमानम् (vāvamānam) - humiliated;]

(Having approached the sun-lit direction, these animals and birds speak cruel; reporting intense hardship, (and) the great battle humiliated by enemies.)

Having reached the direction brightened by the sun, these animals and birds utter cruel sounds, reporting severe hardship and the distressful state of the great battle, humiliated by the enemies. (03-253-3)

क्षिप्रं निवर्तध्वमलं मृगैर्नो; मनो हि मे दूयति दह्यते च। बुद्धिं समाच्छाद्य च मे समन्यु; रुद्धूयते प्राणपतिः शरीरे ॥०३-२५३-४॥

kṣipraṃ nivartadhvam alaṃ mṛgair no; mano hi me dūyati dahyate ca. buddhiṃ samācchādya ca me samanyu; ruddhūyate prāṇapatiḥ śarīre ॥03-253-4॥

[क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; निवर्तध्वम् (nivartadhvam) - turn back (you all); अलम् (alam) - enough; मृगैः (mṛgaiḥ) - with the deer; नः (naḥ) - for us; मन्: (manas) - mind; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; दूयति (dūyati) - is tormented; दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned; च (ca) - and; बुद्धिं (buddhiṃ) - understanding; समाच्छाद्य (samācchādya) - having covered; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; समन्यु (samanyu) - anger; रुद्धूयते (ruddhūyate) - is obstructed; प्राणपतिः (prāṇapatiḥ) - the lord of life-breath (soul); शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body;]

(Quickly turn back, enough with the deer for us; for indeed my mind is tormented and is burned. Covering my understanding and anger, and my lord of life-breath is obstructed in the body.)

Quickly turn back, enough of following the deer for us; my mind is truly tormented and burning. My anger covers my understanding, and the lord of my life-breath feels obstructed in my body. (03-253-4)

सरः सुपर्णेन हृतोरगं यथा; राष्ट्रं यथाराजकमात्तलक्ष्मि। एवंविधं मे प्रतिभाति काम्यकं; शौण्डैर्यथा पीतरसश्च कुम्भः ॥०३-२५३-५॥

saraḥ suparṇena hṛtoragaṃ yathā; rāṣṭraṃ yathā-rājakam-ātta-lakṣmi. evaṃ-vidhaṃ me pratibhāti kāmyakaṃ; śauṇḍaiḥ yathā pīta-rasaś ca kumbhaḥ ॥03-253-5॥

[सरः (saraḥ) - lake; सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparṇa (Garuḍa, the divine eagle); हृत (hṛta) - taken; carried away; उरगं (uragam) - snake; यथा (yathā) - just as; राष्ट्रं (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; यथाराजकम् (yathā-rājakam) - without a king; आत्त (ātta) - taken; deprived; लक्ष्मि (lakṣmi) - fortune; prosperity; एवंविधं (evaṃ-vidham) - of such a kind; मे (me) - to me; प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; seems; काम्यकं (kāmyakam) - Kamyaka (name of the forest); शौण्डैः (śauṇḍaiḥ) - by drunkards; यथा (yathā) - just as; पीतरसः (pīta-rasaḥ) - the sap having been drunk; च (ca) - and; कुम्भः (kumbhaḥ) - pot; pitcher;]

(Just as a lake from which a snake has been taken away by Suparṇa (Garuḍa); as a kingdom deprived of its fortune without a king; of such a kind to me appears Kamyaka, just as a pot, its sap having been drunk by drunkards.)

Kamyaka seems to me just like a lake after Garuḍa has carried away its snake, or a kingdom deprived of fortune without a king, or like a pitcher from which drunkards have drained the sap. (03-253-5)

ते सैन्धवैरत्यनिलौघवेगै; र्महाजवैर्वाजिभिरुह्यमानाः। युक्तैर्बृहद्भिः सुरथैर्नृवीरा; स्तदाश्रमायाभिमुखा बभूवुः ॥०३-२५३-६॥

te saindhavair aty-anila-augha-vegair mahā-javair vājibhir uhyamānāḥ। yuktair bṛhadbhiḥ surathair nṛvīrāḥ; tat āśramāya abhimukhā babhūvuḥ॥03-253-6॥

[ते (te) - they; सैन्धवैः (saindhavaiḥ) - with Sindhu-born (horses); अत्यनिलौघवेगैः (aty-anila-augha-vegaiḥ) - with exceeding wind-stream speed; महाजवैः (mahā-javaiḥ) - very swift; वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - with horses; उह्यमानाः (uhyamānāḥ) - being drawn (carried along); युक्तैः (yuktaiḥ) - yoked (with); बृहद्भिः (bṛhadbhiḥ) - with great (large); सुरथैः (surathaiḥ) - with noble chariots; नृवीराः (nṛ-vīrāḥ) - heroic men; तत् (tat) - that; आश्रमाय (āśramāya) - toward the hermitage; अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing (towards, heading for); बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became (were, proceeded);]

(They, with Sindhu-born horses of surpassing wind-stream speed, very swift, being drawn by yoked great noble chariots, heroic men, that (way) toward the hermitage, headed, became.)

They, heroic men, drawn by swift Sindhu horses and great noble chariots, proceeded towards the hermitage. (03-253-6)

तेषां तु गोमायुरनल्पघोषो; निवर्ततां वाममुपेत्य पार्श्वम्। प्रव्याहरत्तं प्रविमृश्य राजा; प्रोवाच भीमं च धनञ्जयं च ॥०३-२५३-७॥

teṣāṃ tu gomāyur analpa-ghoṣaḥ; nivartatāṃ vāmam upetya pārśvam। pravyāharat taṃ pravimṛśya rājā; provāca bhīmaṃ ca dhanañjayaṃ ca ॥03-253-7॥

[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; गोमायुः (gomāyuḥ) - jackal; अनल्पघोषः (analpa-ghoṣaḥ) - of great sound; निवर्तताम् (nivartatām) - while returning; वामम् (vāmam) - left; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; प्रव्याहरत् (pravyāharat) - cried out; तं (taṃ) - that; प्रविमृश्य (pravimṛśya) - considering; राजा (rājā) - the king; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; भीमं (bhīmam) - to Bhīma; च (ca) - and; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayaṃ) - to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna); च (ca) - and;]

(Of them, but the jackal of great sound, while returning, approaching the left side, cried out; that, considering, the king said to Bhīma and to Dhanañjaya and.)

But as they were returning, a loud-voiced jackal approached their left side and cried out. Considering this, the king spoke to Bhīma and to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna). (03-253-7)

यथा वदत्येष विहीनयोनिः; शालावृको वाममुपेत्य पार्श्वम्। सुव्यक्तमस्मानवमन्य पापैः; कृतोऽभिमर्दः कुरुभिः प्रसह्य ॥०३-२५३-८॥

yathā vadatyeṣa vihīnayoniḥ; śālāvṛko vāmamupetya pārśvam. suvyaktamasmānavamanya pāpaiḥ; kṛto'bhimardaḥ kurubhiḥ prasahya ॥03-253-8॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; वदति (vadati) - he speaks; एष (eṣa) - this one; विहीनयोनिः (vihīnayoniḥ) - deprived of (noble) origin; शालावृकः (śālāvṛkaḥ) - jackal; वामम् (vāmam) - to the left; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - clearly; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अवमन्य (avamanya) - disregarding; पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by wicked ones; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - has been done; अभिमर्दः (abhimardaḥ) - overpowering; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kauravas; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - by force;]

(As this one of base birth speaks; the jackal approaching the left side. Clearly us, disregarding, by the wicked ones; has been overpowered by the Kauravas by force.)

Just as this base-born one speaks, the jackal approaching from the left—clearly, we have been contemptuously overpowered by the wicked Kauravas by force. (03-253-8)

इत्येव ते तद्वनमाविशन्तो; महत्यरण्ये मृगयां चरित्वा। बालामपश्यन्त तदा रुदन्तीं; धात्रेयिकां प्रेष्यवधूं प्रियायाः ॥०३-२५३-९॥

ityeva te tadvanam āviśanto; mahaty araṇye mṛgayāṃ caritvā. bālām apaśyanta tadā rudantīṃ; dhātreyikāṃ preṣyavadhūṃ priyāyāḥ ॥03-253-9॥

[इति एव (iti eva) - thus indeed; ते (te) - they; तत् वनम् (tat vanam) - that forest; आविशन्तः (āviśantaḥ) - entering; महति अरण्ये (mahaty araṇye) - in the great forest; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunt; चरित्वा (caritvā) - having roamed; बालाम् (bālām) - the young girl; अपश्यन्त (apaśyanta) - they saw; तदा (tadā) - then; रुदन्तीम् (rudantīm) - weeping; धात्रेयिकाम् (dhātreyikām) - nurse's daughter; प्रेष्यवधूम् (preṣyavadhūm) - servant's wife; प्रियायाः (priyāyāḥ) - of (their) beloved;]

(Thus indeed they, entering that forest, having roamed in the great wilderness for hunting, then saw the young girl, the weeping nurse's daughter's servant's wife of their beloved.)

Thus indeed, entering that forest, they, after roaming in the great wilderness on a hunt, then saw the young girl—the weeping servant-wife, daughter of the nurse, of their beloved. (03-253-9)

तामिन्द्रसेनस्त्वरितोऽभिसृत्य; रथादवप्लुत्य ततोऽभ्यधावत्। प्रोवाच चैनां वचनं नरेन्द्र; धात्रेयिकामार्ततरस्तदानीम् ॥०३-२५३-१०॥

tām indrasenas tvarito'bhisṛtya; rathād avalplutya tato'bhyadhāvat। provāca caināṃ vacanaṃ narendra; dhātreyikām ārtataras tadānīm ॥03-253-10॥

[ताम् (tām) - her; इन्द्रसेनः (indrasenaḥ) - Indrasena; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - swift; अभिसृत्य (abhisṛtya) - having approached; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवप्लुत्य (avalplutya) - having leaped down; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; च (ca) - and; एनाम् (enām) - to her; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; नरेन्द्रः (narendraḥ) - the king; धात्रेयिकाम् (dhātreyikām) - Dhātreyikā (the daughter of Dhātri); आर्ततरः (ārtataraḥ) - most distressed; तदानीम् (tadānīm) - at that time;]

(Her Indrasena, swift, having approached, from the chariot having leaped down, then rushed towards. Said and to her word the king, Dhātreyikā, most distressed at that time.)

Indrasena swiftly approached her, leapt down from the chariot and then rushed towards her. The king, being most distressed at that time, spoke a word to Dhātreyikā. (03-253-10)

किं रोदिषि त्वं पतिता धरण्यां; किं ते मुखं शुष्यति दीनवर्णम्। कच्चिन्न पापैः सुनृशंसकृद्भिः; प्रमाथिता द्रौपदी राजपुत्री ॥ अनिन्द्यरूपा सुविशालनेत्रा; शरीरतुल्या कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् ॥०३-२५३-११॥

kiṁ rodiṣi tvaṁ patitā dharaṇyāṁ; kiṁ te mukhaṁ śuṣyati dīnavarṇam. kaccinna pāpaiḥ sunṛśaṁsakṛdbhiḥ; pramāthitā draupadī rājaputrī ॥ anindyarūpā suviśālanetrā; śarīratulyā kurupuṅgavānām ॥03-253-11॥

[किं (kiṁ) - why; रोदिषि (rodiṣi) - are you weeping; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; धरण्यां (dharaṇyāṁ) - on the earth; किं (kiṁ) - why; ते (te) - your; मुखं (mukhaṁ) - face; शुष्यति (śuṣyati) - is drying up; दीनवर्णम् (dīnavarṇam) - with depressed color; कच्चिन्न (kaccinna) - surely not; पापैः (pāpaiḥ) - by the wicked; सुनृशंसकृद्भिः (sunṛśaṁsakṛdbhiḥ) - by the doers of great cruelty; प्रमाथिता (pramāthitā) - afflicted; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess; अनिन्द्यरूपा (anindyārūpā) - of irreproachable form; सुविशालनेत्रा (suviśālanetrā) - with very large eyes; शरीरतुल्या (śarīratulyā) - equal in body; कुरुपुङ्गवानाम् (kurupuṅgavānām) - of the foremost among the Kurus;]

(Why are you weeping, you fallen on the earth? Why your face is drying up with a depressed color? Surely not by the wicked, doers of great cruelty, has been afflicted Draupadī the princess? Of irreproachable form, with very large eyes, equal in body to the foremost among the Kurus. (03-253-11))

Why are you crying, you who have fallen to the ground? Why is your face so dried and discolored? Surely, Draupadī, princess of irreproachable beauty and large eyes, equal in form to the best of the Kurus, has not been assaulted by wicked men of cruel deeds? (03-253-11)

यद्येव देवी पृथिवीं प्रविष्टा; दिवं प्रपन्नाप्यथ वा समुद्रम्। तस्या गमिष्यन्ति पदं हि पार्था; स्तथा हि सन्तप्यति धर्मराजः ॥०३-२५३-१२॥

yadyeva devī pṛthivīṃ praviṣṭā; divaṃ prapannāpyatha vā samudram। tasyā gamiṣyanti padaṃ hi pārthā; tathā hi santapyati dharmarājaḥ ॥03-253-12॥

[यद्येव (yadyeva) - if indeed; देवी (devī) - the goddess; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth (accusative singular); प्रविष्टा (praviṣṭā) - entered; दिवं (divaṃ) - heaven; प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - attained; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean; तस्या (tasyā) - her; गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - will go; पदं (padaṃ) - step, place; हि (hi) - indeed; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pṛthā (Arjuna and his brothers); तथा (tathā) - so; हि (hi) - indeed; सन्तप्यति (santapyati) - grieves; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira);]

(If indeed the goddess has entered the earth; or also attained heaven or the ocean, to her place the Pārthas will indeed go; so indeed Dharmarāja grieves.)

If the goddess has entered the earth, or gone to heaven, or to the ocean, then the Pārthas will surely go to her; thus indeed the king of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira) is grieving. (03-253-12)

को हीदृशानामरिमर्दनानां; क्लेशक्षमाणामपराजितानाम्। प्राणैः समामिष्टतमां जिहीर्षे; दनुत्तमं रत्नमिव प्रमूढः ॥ न बुध्यते नाथवतीमिहाद्य; बहिश्चरं हृदयं पाण्डवानाम् ॥०३-२५३-१३॥

ko hīdṛśānām arimardanānām; kleśakṣamāṇām aparājitānām। prāṇaiḥ samāmiṣṭatamāṃ jihīrṣe; danuttamaṃ ratnam iva pramūḍhaḥ ॥ na budhyate nāthavatīm ihādya; bahiścaraṃ hṛdayaṃ pāṇḍavānām ॥03-253-13॥

[को (ko) (ko) - who; हि (hi) (hi) - indeed; ईदृशानाम् (īdṛśānām) (īdṛśānām) - of such; अरिमर्दनानाम् (arimardanānām) (arimardanānām) - of slayers of enemies; क्लेशक्षमाणाम् (kleśakṣamāṇām) (kleśakṣamāṇām) - of those who are able to endure hardship; अपराजितानाम् (aparājitānām) (aparājitānām) - of the unconquered; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) (prāṇaiḥ) - with lives; समामिष्टतमाम् (samāmiṣṭatamām) (samāmiṣṭatamām) - most equal and dear (as one's own life); जिहीर्षे (jihīrṣe) (jihīrṣe) - desires to take away; दनुत्तमम् (danuttamam) (danuttamam) - the highest wealth; रत्नम् (ratnam) (ratnam) - jewel; इव (iva) (iva) - like; प्रमूढः (pramūḍhaḥ) (pramūḍhaḥ) - deluded; न (na) (na) - not; बुध्यते (budhyate) (budhyate) - understands; नाथवतीम् (nāthavatīm) (nāthavatīm) - possessed of protectors; इह (iha) (iha) - here; अद्य (adya) (adya) - today; बहिःचरम् (bahiścaram) (bahiścaram) - outward-moving; हृदयम् (hṛdayam) (hṛdayam) - heart; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas;]

(Who indeed, of such slayers of enemies, of those able to endure hardship and unconquered, desires to take away one most dear as life itself, the highest wealth, just as a deluded one (seeks) a jewel? (He) does not understand (that she is) possessed of protectors here today, the outward-moving heart of the Pāṇḍavas.)

Who, indeed, among such unconquered slayers of enemies, endurers of hardship, would desire to take away, as if deluded, the greatest treasure—one as dear as life itself—just as one seeks a jewel? He does not realize that, here today, she who possesses protectors is, in truth, the outward-going heart of the Pāṇḍavas. (03-253-13)

कस्याद्य कायं प्रतिभिद्य घोरा; महीं प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति शिताः शराग्र्याः। मा त्वं शुचस्तां प्रति भीरु विद्धि; यथाद्य कृष्णा पुनरेष्यतीति ॥ निहत्य सर्वान्द्विषतः समग्रा; न्पार्थाः समेष्यन्त्यथ याज्ञसेन्या ॥०३-२५३-१४॥

kasyādya kāyaṃ pratibhidya ghorā; mahīṃ pravekṣyanti śitāḥ śarāgryāḥ. mā tvaṃ śucastāṃ prati bhīru viddhi; yathādya kṛṣṇā punareṣyatīti ॥ nihatya sarvān-dviṣataḥ samagrāḥ pārthāḥ sameṣyantyatha yājñasenyā ॥03-253-14॥

[कस्य (kasya) - of whom; अद्य (adya) - today; कायं (kāyaṃ) - body; प्रतिभिद्य (pratibhidya) - having pierced; घोरा (ghorāḥ) - terrible; महीं (mahīṃ) - the earth; प्रवेक्ष्यन्ति (pravekṣyanti) - will enter; शिताः (śitāḥ) - sharp; शराग्र्याः (śarāgryāḥ) - arrow-tips; मा (mā) - do not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; शुचः (śucas) - grieve; तां (tāṃ) - for her; प्रति (prati) - about; भीरु (bhīru) - fearful one; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; यथा (yathā) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एष्यति (eṣyati) - will come; इति (iti) - thus; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; समग्रान् (samagrān) - whole (all together); पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas); समेष्यन्ति (sameṣyanti) - will unite; अथ (atha) - then; याज्ञसेन्या (yājñasenyā) - with Yājñasenī (Draupadī);]

(Of whom today body having pierced terrible; the earth will enter sharp arrow-tips. Do not you grieve for her about, fearful one, know; that today Kṛṣṇā again will come thus. Having killed all enemies, the Pāṇḍavas wholly will unite then with Yājñasenī.)

Today, whose body will be pierced by terrible, sharp arrow-tips and will enter the earth? Do not grieve for her, fearful one; know that today Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī) will return again. When all enemies are slain, the Pāṇḍavas will be wholly reunited with Yājñasenī (Draupadī). (03-253-14)

अथाब्रवीच्चारुमुखं प्रमृज्य; धात्रेयिका सारथिमिन्द्रसेनम्। जयद्रथेनापहृता प्रमथ्य; पञ्चेन्द्रकल्पान्परिभूय कृष्णा ॥०३-२५३-१५॥

athābravīc cārumukhaṃ pramṛjya; dhātreyikā sārathim indrasenam। jayadrathenāpahṛtā pramathya; pañcendrakalpān paribhūya kṛṣṇā ॥03-253-15॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; चारुमुखं (cārumukham) - to one with a beautiful face; प्रमृज्य (pramṛjya) - having consoled; धात्रेयिका (dhātreyikā) - daughter of Dhātreya; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; इन्द्रसेनम् (indrasenam) - Indrasena; जयद्रथेन (jayadrathena) - by Jayadratha; अपहृता (apahṛtā) - carried away; प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - after overpowering; पञ्च (pañca) - the five; इन्द्रकल्पान् (indrakalpān) - equal to Indra; परिभूय (paribhūya) - having overcome; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī);]

(Then spoke to the one with a beautiful face, having consoled, Dhātreyikā (daughter of Dhātreya), to the charioteer Indrasena: 'By Jayadratha was carried away, after overpowering and having overcome the five who were equal to Indra, Kṛṣṇā.')

Then Dhātreyikā, having consoled the one with a beautiful face, spoke to the charioteer Indrasena: 'Kṛṣṇā was carried away by Jayadratha after overpowering and defeating the five who were equal to Indra.' (03-253-15)

तिष्ठन्ति वर्त्मानि नवान्यमूनि; वृक्षाश्च न म्लान्ति तथैव भग्नाः। आवर्तयध्वं ह्यनुयात शीघ्रं; न दूरयातैव हि राजपुत्री ॥०३-२५३-१६॥

tiṣṭhanti vartmāni navāny amūni; vṛkṣāś ca na mlānti tathaiva bhagnāḥ. āvartayadhvaṃ hy anuyāta śīghraṃ; na dūrayātaiva hi rājaputrī ॥03-253-16॥

[तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they remain; वर्त्मानि (vartmāni) - paths; नवानि (navāni) - new; अमूनि (amūni) - these; वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; म्लान्ति (mlānti) - wither; तथैव (tathaiva) - just so; भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken; आवर्तयध्वं (āvartayadhvaṃ) - turn back; हि (hi) - indeed; अनुयात (anuyāta) - go after; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; न (na) - not; दूरयाता (dūrayātā) - has gone far; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly; राजपुत्री (rājaputrī) - princess;]

(They remain the paths new these; trees and not wither just so broken. Turn back indeed go after quickly; not has gone far indeed certainly princess (03-253-16))

These new paths remain; and the trees, even when broken, do not wither. Turn back and follow quickly, for the princess indeed has not gone far. (03-253-16)

संनह्यध्वं सर्व एवेन्द्रकल्पा; महान्ति चारूणि च दंशनानि। गृह्णीत चापानि महाधनानि; शरांश्च शीघ्रं पदवीं व्रजध्वम् ॥०३-२५३-१७॥

saṁnahyadhvaṁ sarva evendrakalpā; mahānti cāruṇi ca daṁśanāni. gṛhṇīta cāpāni mahādhanāni; śarāṁś ca śīghraṁ padavīṁ vrajad hvam ॥03-253-17॥

[संनह्यध्वं (saṁnahyadhvam) - equip yourselves; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; इन्द्रकल्पा (indrakalpāḥ) - like Indra; महान्ति (mahānti) - great; चारूणि (cāruṇi) - beautiful; च (ca) - and; दंशनानि (daṁśanāni) - armors; गृह्णीत (gṛhṇīta) - take; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; महाधनानि (mahādhanāni) - with great cords; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; शीघ्रं (śīghram) - quickly; पदवीं (padavīm) - the path; व्रजध्वम् (vrajadhvam) - go; ॥०३-२५३-१७॥ (॥03-253-17॥) - ;]

(Equip yourselves, all indeed like Indra; great and beautiful armors. Take bows with great cords, and arrows; quickly the path go.)

All of you, equip yourselves like Indra; put on great and beautiful armors. Take powerful bows and arrows, and quickly proceed on the path. (03-253-17)

पुरा हि निर्भर्त्सनदण्डमोहिता; प्रमूढचित्ता वदनेन शुष्यता। ददाति कस्मैचिदनर्हते तनुं; वराज्यपूर्णामिव भस्मनि स्रुचम् ॥०३-२५३-१८॥

purā hi nirbhartsanadaṇḍamohitā; pramūḍhacittā vadanena śuṣyatā. dadāti kasmaicidanarhate tanuṃ; varājyapūrṇāmiva bhasmani srucam ॥03-253-18॥

[पुरा (purā) - formerly; long ago; हि (hi) - indeed; for; निर्भर्त्सनदण्डमोहिता (nirbhartsana-daṇḍa-mohitā) - bewildered by reproach and punishment; प्रमूढचित्ता (pramūḍhacittā) - having a deluded mind; वदनेन (vadanena) - by the mouth; शुष्यता (śuṣyatā) - by dryness; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; कस्मैचित् (kasmaicit) - to someone; अनर्हते (anarhate) - unworthy; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; व (va) - as if; राज्यपूर्णाम् (rājyapūrṇām) - filled with clarified butter; इव (iva) - like; भस्मनि (bhasmani) - upon ashes; स्रुचम् (srucam) - offering-ladle;]

(Formerly, indeed, bewildered by reproach and punishment, with a deluded mind, by the dryness of the mouth, she gives her body to someone unworthy, like (giving) an offering-ladle filled with clarified butter upon ashes.)

Long ago, truly, deluded by reproach and punishment, with her mind confused and mouth parched, she gives her body to someone unworthy—just like offering a ladle filled with clarified butter onto ashes. (03-253-18)

पुरा तुषाग्नाविव हूयते हविः; पुरा श्मशाने स्रगिवापविध्यते। पुरा च सोमोऽध्वरगोऽवलिह्यते; शुना यथा विप्रजने प्रमोहिते ॥ महत्यरण्ये मृगयां चरित्वा; पुरा शृगालो नलिनीं विगाहते ॥०३-२५३-१९॥

purā tuṣāgnāviva hūyate haviḥ; purā śmaśāne sragivāpavidhyate. purā ca somo'dhvarago'valihyate; śunā yathā viprajane pramohite ॥ mahatyaraṇye mṛgayāṃ caritvā; purā śṛgālo nalinīṃ vigāhate ॥03-253-19॥

[पुरा (purā) - formerly; previously; तुषाग्नौ (tuṣāgnau) - in the fire of chaff; इव (iva) - like; as if; हूयते (hūyate) - is offered; is sacrificed; हविः (haviḥ) - oblation; offering; पुरा (purā) - formerly; previously; श्मशाने (śmaśāne) - in the cremation ground; cemetery; स्रग् (srag) - garland; इव (iva) - like; as if; अपविध्यते (apavidhyate) - is thrown away; पुरा (purā) - formerly; previously; च (ca) - and; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma (the sacrificial drink or moon); अध्वरगः (adhvaragaḥ) - who goes to the sacrifice; related to the sacrifice; अवलिह्यते (avalihyate) - is licked up; is consumed; शुना (śunā) - by a dog; यथा (yathā) - as; like; विप्रजने (viprajane) - when people are absent; when deserted; प्रमोहिते (pramohite) - when deluded; confused; महत्या (mahatyā) - in the great; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting; chase; चरित्वा (caritvā) - having roamed; having wandered; पुरा (purā) - formerly; previously; शृगालः (śṛgālaḥ) - jackal; नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus-pond; विगाहते (vigāhate) - enters; plunges into;]

(Formerly, as the offering is sacrificed in the fire of chaff; formerly, a garland is thrown away in the cremation ground. Previously, even Soma, gone to the sacrifice, is licked up by a dog as when people are deluded. In the great forest, after the hunt is finished, formerly the jackal enters the lotus-pond.)

Once, an offering is poured into the chaff-fire; once, a garland is discarded in the cremation ground. Previously, even the Soma meant for sacrifice is licked up by a dog when people are confused. After a great hunt in the forest, the jackal, in earlier times, enters the lotus pond. (03-253-19)

मा वः प्रियायाः सुनसं सुलोचनं; चन्द्रप्रभाच्छं वदनं प्रसन्नम्। स्पृश्याच्छुभं कश्चिदकृत्यकारी; श्वा वै पुरोडाशमिवोपयुङ्क्षीत् ॥ एतानि वर्त्मान्यनुयात शीघ्रं; मा वः कालः क्षिप्रमिहात्यगाद्वै ॥०३-२५३-२०॥

mā vaḥ priyāyāḥ sunasaṃ sulocanaṃ; candraprabhācchaṃ vadanaṃ prasannam। spṛśyāc chubhaṃ kaścid akṛtyakārī; śvā vai puroḍāśam ivopayuṅkṣīta॥ etāni vartmāny anuyāta śīghraṃ; mā vaḥ kālaḥ kṣipram ihātyagād vai॥ 03-253-20॥

[मा (mā) - do not; वः (vaḥ) - your; प्रियायाः (priyāyāḥ) - of (your) beloved (woman); सुनसं (sunasaṃ) - beautiful-nosed; सुलोचनं (sulocanam) - with lovely eyes; चन्द्रप्रभाच्छं (candraprabhācchaṃ) - moon-lustre shining; वदनं (vadanaṃ) - face; प्रसन्नम् (prasannam) - pleasing; स्पृश्यात् (spṛśyāt) - should touch; शुभं (śubham) - auspicious; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; अकृत्यकारी (akṛtyakārī) - evil-doer; श्वा (śvā) - dog; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरोडाशम् (puroḍāśam) - sacrificial cake; इव (iva) - like; उपयुङ्क्षीत् (upayuṅkṣīta) - might devour; एतानि (etāni) - these; वर्त्मानि (vartmāni) - paths; अनुयात (anuyāta) - follow; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; मा (mā) - do not; वः (vaḥ) - for you; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - swiftly; इह (iha) - here; अत्यगात् (atyagāt) - should pass; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(Do not let someone evil-doer touch the beautiful-nosed, lovely-eyed, moon-lustre-shining, pleasing face of your beloved; just as a dog might devour the sacrificial cake. Quickly follow these paths; do not let time swiftly pass for you here indeed. (03-253-20))

Let not an evil-doer touch the lovely-nosed, beautiful-eyed, moon-bright and pleasant face of your beloved, as a dog would consume the sacrificial cake. Follow these paths quickly; do not let your time here pass swiftly. (03-253-20)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥

[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]

(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)

Yudhiṣṭhira said.

भद्रे तूष्णीमास्स्व नियच्छ वाचं; मास्मत्सकाशे परुषाण्यवोचः। राजानो वा यदि वा राजपुत्रा; बलेन मत्ता वञ्चनां प्राप्नुवन्ति ॥०३-२५३-२१॥

bhadre tūṣṇīm āssva niyaccha vācaṃ; māsmatsakāśe paruṣāṇyavocaḥ. rājāno vā yadi vā rājaputrā; balena mattā vañcanāṃ prāpnuvanti ॥03-253-21॥

[भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently; आस्स्व (āssva) - remain; नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain; वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; मा (mā) - do not; अस्मत्सकाशे (asmat-sakāśe) - in our presence; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh (words); अवोचः (avocaḥ) - you speak; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; बलेन (balena) - by force; मत्ता (mattāḥ) - intoxicated; वञ्चनाम् (vañcanām) - deception; प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - achieve;]

(O gentle lady, remain silently, restrain speech; do not speak harsh (words) in our presence. Kings or, if or, princes, by force, intoxicated, deception achieve.)

O gentle lady, be silent, restrain your speech; do not speak harshly in our presence. Kings or princes, intoxicated by power, achieve deception. (03-253-21)

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

एतावदुक्त्वा प्रययुर्हि शीघ्रं; तान्येव वर्त्मान्यनुवर्तमानाः। मुहुर्मुहुर्व्यालवदुच्छ्वसन्तो; ज्यां विक्षिपन्तश्च महाधनुर्भ्यः ॥०३-२५३-२२॥

etāvad uktvā prayayur hi śīghram; tān eva vartmāny anuvartamānāḥ. muhur muhur vyālava d ucchvasanto; jyāṃ vikṣipantaś ca mahādhanurbhyaḥ ॥03-253-22॥

[एतावत् (etāvat) - so much; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - they went; हि (hi) - indeed; शीघ्रं (śīghram) - quickly; तानि (tāni) - those; एव (eva) - indeed; वर्त्मानि (vartmāni) - paths; अनुवर्तमानाः (anuvartamānāḥ) - following; मुहुर्मुहु: (muhur muhuḥ) - again and again; व्यालवत् (vyālavat) - like a serpent; उच्छ्वसन्तः (ucchvasantaḥ) - breathing out; ज्याम् (jyām) - the bowstring; विक्षिपन्तः (vikṣipantaḥ) - twanging; च (ca) - and; महाधनुर्भ्यः (mahādhanurbhyaḥ) - great bows;]

(Having spoken thus much, they indeed went quickly, following those very paths. Again and again, breathing out like serpents, and twanging the bowstring from their great bows.)

After having said this much, they quickly set out, following exactly those paths, and again and again, like serpents breathing out, they sounded the bowstrings of their mighty bows. (03-253-22)

ततोऽपश्यंस्तस्य सैन्यस्य रेणु; मुद्धूतं वै वाजिखुरप्रणुन्नम्। पदातीनां मध्यगतं च धौम्यं; विक्रोशन्तं भीममभिद्रवेति ॥०३-२५३-२३॥

tato'paśyaṃstasya sainyasya reṇu; muddhootaṃ vai vājikhurapraṇunnam। padātīnāṃ madhyagataṃ ca dhaumyaṃ; vikrośantaṃ bhīmamabhidrāvīti ॥03-253-23॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यं (apaśyam) - I saw; तस्य (tasya) - of his; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - army; रेणु (reṇu) - dust; मुद्धूतं (muddhūtam) - raised; वै (vai) - indeed; वाजिखुरप्रणुन्नम् (vāji-khura-praṇunnam) - stirred up by horses' hooves; पदातीनां (padātīnām) - of foot soldiers; मध्यगतं (madhyagatam) - situated in the midst; च (ca) - and; धौम्यं (dhaumyam) - Dhaumya; विक्रोशन्तं (vikrośantam) - shouting; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma; अभिद्रवेति (abhidrāvīti) - 'charge';]

(Then I saw the dust of his army, indeed raised up, stirred by the horses' hooves. Dhaumya, situated in the midst of the foot soldiers, shouting 'Bhīma, charge!')

Then I saw the dust of his army, indeed raised by the hoofbeats of the horses. In the midst of the foot soldiers was Dhaumya, shouting, 'Bhīma, charge!' (03-253-23)

ते सान्त्व्य धौम्यं परिदीनसत्त्वाः; सुखं भवानेत्विति राजपुत्राः। श्येना यथैवामिषसम्प्रयुक्ता; जवेन तत्सैन्यमथाभ्यधावन् ॥०३-२५३-२४॥

te sāntvya dhaumyaṃ paridīnasattvāḥ; sukhaṃ bhavānetviti rājaputrāḥ. śyenā yathaivāmiṣasamprayuktā; javena tatsainyamathābhyadhāvan ॥03-253-24॥

[ते (te) - they; सान्त्व्य (sāntvya) - after consoling; धौम्यम् (dhaumyam) - Dhaumya (the priest); परिदीनसत्त्वाः (paridīnasattvāḥ) - with distressed spirits; सुखं (sukham) - comfortably; भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific); एत्विति (etv iti) - may go, thus; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - the princes; श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - kites; यथा (yathā) - just as; एव (eva) - indeed; आमिषसम्प्रयुक्ताः (āmiṣasamprayuktāḥ) - urged by desire for flesh; जवेन् (javena) - with speed; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अथ (atha) - then; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - rushed at;]

(They, consoling Dhaumya, with distressed hearts; "Go comfortably, O revered one," thus the princes said. Just as kites indeed urged by desire for flesh; with speed they then rushed at that army.)

The princes, after consoling Dhaumya with their distressed hearts, said, "Go safely, O revered one." Then, just as kites urged by the desire for flesh, they swiftly rushed against that army. (03-253-24)

तेषां महेन्द्रोपमविक्रमाणां; संरब्धानां धर्षणाद्याज्ञसेन्याः। क्रोधः प्रजज्वाल जयद्रथं च; दृष्ट्वा प्रियां तस्य रथे स्थितां च ॥०३-२५३-२५॥

teṣāṃ mahendropama-vikramāṇāṃ; saṃrabdhānāṃ dharṣaṇād yājñasenyāḥ. krodhaḥ prajajvāla jayadrathaṃ ca; dṛṣṭvā priyāṃ tasya rathe sthitāṃ ca ॥03-253-25॥

[तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; महेन्द्रोपमविक्रमाणां (mahendropama-vikramāṇāṃ) - of those whose valor is like great Indra; संरब्धानां (saṃrabdhānāṃ) - enraged; धर्षणात् (dharṣaṇāt) - because of the outrage; याज्ञसेन्याः (yājñasenyāḥ) - of Draupadi; क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed up; जयद्रथं (jayadrathaṃ) - at Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - on seeing; प्रियां (priyām) - his beloved (Draupadi); तस्य (tasya) - his; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितां (sthitāṃ) - standing (seated); च (ca) - and;]

(Of them, of those whose valor is like great Indra, enraged, because of the outrage of Draupadi, anger blazed up at Jayadratha and on seeing his beloved standing on his chariot too.)

Among them, whose valor was equal to Indra and who were enraged by the outrage upon Draupadi, anger blazed at Jayadratha as they saw their beloved standing upon his chariot. (03-253-25)

प्रचुक्रुशुश्चाप्यथ सिन्धुराजं; वृकोदरश्चैव धनञ्जयश्च। यमौ च राजा च महाधनुर्धरा; स्ततो दिशः संमुमुहुः परेषाम् ॥०३-२५३-२६॥

pracukruśuś cāpy atha sindhurājaṃ; vṛkodaraś caiva dhanañjayaś ca. yamau ca rājā ca mahādhanurdharāḥ; tato diśaḥ saṃmumuḥuḥ pareṣām ॥03-253-26॥

[प्रचुक्रुशुः (pracukruśuḥ) - cried out; shouted; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - then; सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - king of elephants; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara; (Bhīma; literally 'wolf-bellied'); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; (Arjuna; 'conqueror of wealth'); च (ca) - and; यमौ (yamau) - the two sons of Yama; (Nakula and Sahadeva; 'twins'); च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; (Yudhishthira); च (ca) - and; महाधनुर्धराः (mahādhanurdharāḥ) - great bowmen; स्ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; (tatas); दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; quarters; संमुमुहुः (saṃmumuḥuḥ) - became confused; lost orientation; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies;]

(Cried out also then the king of elephants; Vṛkodara and indeed Dhanañjaya and the twins and the king and great bowmen; then, the directions of the enemies became confused.)

Then, the king of elephants cried out; Vṛkodara (Bhīma), Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), the twin sons of Yama (Nakula and Sahadeva), and the king (Yudhishthira), all great bowmen, shouted, and thus the directions of the enemy became confused. (03-253-26)