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vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tato ghorataraḥ śabdo vane samabhavattadā। bhīmasenārjunau dṛṣṭvā kṣatriyāṇām amarṣiṇām ॥03-254-1॥
Then, at that moment, a more terrible sound arose in the forest after Bhīmasena and Arjuna were seen by the wrathful kṣatriyas. (03-254-1)
teṣāṃ dhvajāgrāṇy abhivīkṣya rājā; svayaṃ durātmā kurupuṅgavānām। jayadratho yājñasenīm uvāca; rathe sthitāṃ bhānumatīṃ hataujāḥ॥03-254-2॥
Jayadratha, the wicked-souled king and foremost among the Kurus, having looked upon their standard-tops, spoke to Yājñasenī (Draupadī), who stood radiant yet exhausted in the chariot. (03-254-2)
āyāntīme pañca rathā mahānto; manye ca kṛṣṇe patayastavaite. sā jānatī khyāpaya naḥ sukeśi; paraṃ paraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ rathastham ॥03-254-3॥
These five great chariots are approaching; I think, O Krishna, these are your lords. O Sukeśi, you who know, tell us, each of the Pāṇḍavas seated in the chariot. (03-254-3)
draupady uvāca॥
Draupadī said.
kiṁ te jñātair mūḍha mahādhanurdharaiḥ; raṇa-āyuṣyaṁ karma kṛtvāti-ghoram. ete vīrāḥ patayo me sametā; na vaḥ śeṣaḥ kaścid iha asti yuddhe ॥03-254-4॥
What is the use to you of your kinsmen, confused great bow-bearers, having performed a most terrible deed in battle? These heroes, my lords, have assembled; none of you remain here in battle. (03-254-4)
ākhyātavyaṁ tveva sarvaṁ mumūrṣo; rmayā tubhyaṁ pṛṣṭayā dharma eṣaḥ. na me vyathā vidyate tvadbhayaṁ vā; sampaśyantyāḥ sānujaṁ dharmarājam ॥03-254-5॥
Everything that is to be declared must indeed be told to you by me, one who is about to die, when you have asked; this is righteousness. There is no pain or fear of you for me, as I behold Dharmarāja with his brothers. (03-254-5)
yasya dhvajāgre nadato mṛdaṅgau; nandopanandau madhurau yuktarūpau। etaṃ svadharmārthaviniścayajñaṃ; sadā janāḥ kṛtyavanto'nuyānti ॥03-254-6॥
People who have duties always follow him—whose banner's top has two drums, Nanda and Upananda, sounding sweetly and fittingly arranged, who knows the determination of right conduct and purpose. (03-254-6)
ya eṣa jāmbūnadaśuddhagauraḥ; pracaṇḍaghoṇastanurāyatākṣaḥ. etaṃ kuruśreṣṭhatamaṃ vadanti; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dharmasutaṃ patiṃ me ॥03-254-7॥
This man who is of pure golden complexion, with a prominent nose, slender and broad-eyed— they call him Yudhishthira, the foremost Kuru, the son of Dharma, my lord. (03-254-7)
apyeṣa śatroḥ śaraṇāgatasya; dadyāt prāṇān dharmacārī nṛvīraḥ. paraiḥ hi enaṃ mūḍha javena bhūtaye; tvam ātmanaḥ prāñjalir nyastaśastraḥ ॥03-254-8॥
Even this one, although an enemy, having sought refuge, should receive his life from a righteous and heroic man. This deluded person would quickly be destroyed by others; therefore, you, with joined palms and having laid down your weapons, act for your own welfare. (03-254-8)
athāpyenaṃ paśyasi yaṃ rathasthaṃ; mahābhujaṃ śālamiva pravṛddham। saṃdaṣṭoṣṭhaṃ bhrukuṭīsaṃhatabhruvaṃ; vṛkodaro nāma patirmamaiṣaḥ ॥03-254-9॥
Even now, you see the one on the chariot, with mighty arms, tall as a śāla tree, his lips clenched in anger, his brows knit together; this is Vṛkodara by name, my lord. (3-254-9)
ājāneyā balinaḥ sādhu dāntā; mahābalāḥ śūramudāvahanti. etasya karmāṇyatimānuṣāṇi; bhīmeti śabdo'sya gataḥ pṛthivyām ॥03-254-10॥
The horses are strong, well-trained, and gentle; they draw forth a mighty hero. His deeds are superhuman; on earth, the name "Bhima" has spread as his (reputation). (03-254-10)
nāsyāparāddhāḥ śeṣam ihāpnuvanti; nāpy asya vairaṃ vismarate kadācit. vairasyāntaṃ saṃvidhāyopayāti; paścāc chāntiṃ na ca gacchaty atīva ॥03-254-11॥
His offenders here do not obtain the remainder; nor does he ever forget enmity. Even after determining the end of enmity, he pursues it, and afterwards he does not attain peace at all. (03-254-11)
mṛdurvadānyo dhṛtimānyaśasvī; jitendriyo vṛddhasevī nṛvīraḥ. bhrātā ca śiṣyaśca yudhiṣṭhirasya; dhanañjayo nāma patirmamaiṣaḥ ॥03-254-12॥
He who is gentle, generous, resolute, illustrious, self-controlled, a servant of elders, and a hero among men—he, who is both the brother and disciple of Yudhishthira, is named Dhananjaya, and he is my husband. (03-254-12)
yo vai na kāmān na bhayān na lobhāt; tyajed dharmaṃ na nṛśaṃsaṃ ca kuryāt. sa eṣa vaiśvānaratulyatejāḥ; kuntīsutaḥ śatrusahaḥ pramāthī ॥03-254-13॥
He who does not abandon dharma from desire, fear, or greed, nor acts cruelly—he, the son of Kuntī, with brilliance equal to Vaiśvānara, who endures and overwhelms enemies, is described here. (03-254-13)
yaḥ sarva-dharmārtha-viniścaya-jñaḥ; bhayārtānāṃ bhaya-hartā manīṣī. yasya uttamaṃ rūpam āhuḥ pṛthivyām; yaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ parirakṣanti sarve ॥03-254-14॥
He who knows the resolution of all righteous duties and goals, who removes fear for the fearful, who is wise; whose supreme form is said to exist on earth, and whom all the Pāṇḍavas protect. (03-254-14)
prāṇair garīyāṁs amanuvrataṁ vai; sa eṣa vīro nakulaḥ patir me. yaḥ khaḍgayodhī laghucitrahasto; mahāṁś ca dhīmān sahadevo'dvitīyaḥ ॥03-254-15॥
Nakula, this heroic man, who is more devoted than life itself, is my husband. And Sahadeva, who is a sword-fighter with a light and skillful hand, is great, wise, and without equal. (03-254-15)
yasyādya karma drakṣyase mūḍhasattva; śatakratorvā daityasenāsu saṅkhye। śūraḥ kṛtāstro matimānmanīṣī; priyaṅkaro dharmasutasya rājñaḥ ॥03-254-16॥
O deluded-minded one, today you will witness the deed—whether of Śatakratu (Indra) or among the armies of the Daityas in battle—of the hero who is master of weapons, intelligent, wise, and a delight to King Yudhishthira. (03-254-16)
ya eṣa candrārkasamānatējā; jaghanyajaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ priyaś ca. buddhyā samo yasya naro na vidyate; vaktā tathā satsu viniścayajñaḥ ॥03-254-17॥
He who is this one, whose radiance is like that of the moon and sun, the youngest of the Pāṇḍavas and beloved by them, for whose intellect there is no equal among men, who is also an expert speaker among the virtuous and skilled in discernment. (03-254-17)
sa eṣa śūro nityam amarṣaṇaś ca; dhīmān prājñaḥ sahadevaḥ patir me. tyajet prāṇān praviśet dhavyavāham; na tu eva eṣa vyāharet dharma-bāhyam ॥03-254-18॥
He—this heroic, ever-patient, intelligent and wise Sahadeva, my husband—might give up his very life, or enter the fire; but he would certainly never say anything that is contrary to dharma. (03-254-18)
sadā manasvī kṣatradharme niviṣṭaḥ; kuntyāḥ prāṇair iṣṭatamo nṛvīraḥ ॥03-254-18॥
He was always thoughtful and steadfast in the kṣatriya’s duty; the hero among men, most dear to Kuntī, even dearer than her own life. (03-254-18)
viśīryantīṃ nāvam ivārṇavānte; ratnābhipūrṇāṃ makarasya pṛṣṭhe. senāṃ tavemāṃ hata-sarva-yodhāṃ; vikṣobhitāṃ drakṣyasi pāṇḍu-putraiḥ ॥03-254-19॥
You will see this army of yours, agitated and with all its warriors slain by the sons of Pandu, falling apart like a gem-filled boat on the back of a makara at the end of the ocean. (03-254-19)
ityete vai kathitāḥ pāṇḍuputrā; yāṃstvaṃ mohād avamanya pravṛttaḥ. yadyetais tvaṃ mucyase'riṣṭadehaḥ; punarjanma prāpsyase jīva eva ॥03-254-20॥
Thus, these sons of Pāṇḍu have been described, whom you, out of delusion, have disregarded and confronted. If you are released by them while still in your unsubdued body, you will indeed experience rebirth as an individual soul. (03-254-20)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tataḥ pārthāḥ pañca pañcendrakalpā; styaktvā trastān prāñjalīṁs tān padātīn. rathānīkaṁ śaravarṣāndhakāraṁ; cakruḥ kruddhāḥ sarvataḥ saṁnigṛhya ॥03-254-21॥
Then the five sons of Pṛthā, like five Indras, having left behind those frightened foot-soldiers with folded hands, fiercely surrounded the whole chariot division and made it dark with showers of arrows. (03-254-21)
