04.005
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ते वीरा बद्धनिस्त्रिंशास्ततायुधकलापिनः। बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्राणाः कालिन्दीमभितो ययुः ॥०४-५-१॥
te vīrā baddha-nistriṁśās tata āyudha-kalāpinaḥ | baddha-godhāṅguli-trāṇāḥ kālindīm abhito yayuḥ ॥04-5-1॥
[ते (te) - they; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; बद्ध-निस्त्रिंशाः (baddha-nistriṁśāḥ) - with fastened swords; तत (tata) - then; आयुध-कलापिनः (āyudha-kalāpinaḥ) - with weapons in quivers; बद्ध-गोधाङ्गुलित्राणाः (baddha-godhāṅguli-trāṇāḥ) - with fastened armguards (made of iguana skin); कालिन्दीम् (kālindīm) - (towards) the Yamunā (Kālindī) river; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - towards, around, on both sides; ययुः (yayuḥ) - they went;]
(They heroes with fastened swords, then with weapons in quivers, with fastened iguana-skin armguards, towards the Yamunā (Kālindī) river on both sides they went.)
Those heroes, with their swords fastened and armed with quivers and iguana-skin armguards, proceeded towards the Yamunā River from all sides. (04-5-1)
ततस्ते दक्षिणं तीरमन्वगच्छन्पदातयः। वसन्तो गिरिदुर्गेषु वनदुर्गेषु धन्विनः ॥०४-५-२॥
tataste dakṣiṇaṁ tīram anvagacchan padātayaḥ | vasanto giridurgeṣu vanadurgeṣu dhanvinaḥ ||04-5-2||
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; दक्षिणं (dakṣiṇam) - southern; तीरम् (tīram) - bank; अन्वगच्छन् (anvagacchan) - followed; पदातयः (padātayaḥ) - footmen; वसन्तः (vasantaḥ) - dwelling; गिरिदुर्गेषु (giridurgeṣu) - in mountain fortresses; वनदुर्गेषु (vanadurgeṣu) - in forest strongholds; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers;]
(Then they southern bank followed footmen, dwelling in mountain fortresses, in forest strongholds, archers.)
Then the foot soldiers, accompanied by archers dwelling in the mountain and forest strongholds, proceeded along the southern bank. (04-5-2)
विध्यन्तो मृगजातानि महेष्वासा महाबलाः। उत्तरेण दशार्णांस्ते पाञ्चालान्दक्षिणेन तु ॥०४-५-३॥
vidhyanto mṛgajā tāni maheṣvāsā mahābalāḥ। uttarēṇa daśārṇāṃstē pāñcālāndakṣiṇēna tu॥04-5-3॥
[विध्यन्तः (vidhyantaḥ) - shooting; मृगजातानि (mṛgajā tāni) - animal species; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - mighty-armed archers; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - to the north; दशार्णान् (daśārṇān) - the Daśārṇas (a people); ते (te) - they; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (a people); दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - to the south; तु (tu) - but;]
(Shooting animal species, the mighty-armed, very strong (men), to the north of the Daśārṇas, they (were), to the south (of) the Pāñcālas, but.)
Shooting wild animals, the mighty-armed and very strong men were to the north of the Daśārṇas and to the south of the Pāñcālas. (04-5-3)
अन्तरेण यकृल्लोमाञ्शूरसेनांश्च पाण्डवाः। लुब्धा ब्रुवाणा मत्स्यस्य विषयं प्राविशन्वनात् ॥०४-५-४॥
antareṇa yakṛllomāñśūrasenāṁś ca pāṇḍavāḥ। lubdhā bruvāṇā matsyasya viṣayaṁ prāviśan vanāt॥04-5-4॥
[अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - without; excluding; यकृल्लोमान् (yakṛllomān) - Yakṛlloman (a proper name); शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - Śūrasena (a proper name); च (ca) - and; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; sons of Paṇḍu; लुब्धा (lubdhā) - hunters; ब्रुवाणा (bruvāṇā) - speaking; saying; मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of Matsya; (the country of King Matsya;) विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory; region; प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest;]
(Without Yakṛlloman and Śūrasena, the Pāṇḍavas, being hunters and speaking, entered the territory of Matsya from the forest.)
Except for Yakṛlloman and Śūrasena, the Pāṇḍavas, disguised as hunters and talking, entered the kingdom of Matsya from the forest. (04-5-4)
ततो जनपदं प्राप्य कृष्णा राजानमब्रवीत्। पश्यैकपद्यो दृश्यन्ते क्षेत्राणि विविधानि च ॥०४-५-५॥
tato janapadaṁ prāpya kṛṣṇā rājānamabravīt। paśyaikapadyo dṛśyante kṣetrāṇi vividhāni ca ॥04-5-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter; जनपदम् (janapadam) - district; region; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; (proper noun, feminine, name); राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पश्य (paśya) - see; एकपद्यः (ekapadyaḥ) - (having) one foot; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; क्षेत्राणि (kṣetrāṇi) - fields; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(Thereafter, having reached the region, Kṛṣṇā said to the king: See, one-footed (creatures) are seen—and various fields also.)
Then, having arrived in the country, Kṛṣṇā said to the king: "Look, one-footed beings are seen and also diverse fields." (04-5-5)
व्यक्तं दूरे विराटस्य राजधानी भविष्यति। वसामेह परां रात्रिं बलवान्मे परिश्रमः ॥०४-५-६॥
vyaktaṃ dūre virāṭasya rājadhānī bhaviṣyati। vasāmeha parāṃ rātriṃ balavān me pariśramaḥ ॥04-5-6॥
[व्यक्तं (vyaktaṃ) - clearly; distinctly; दूरे (dūre) - at a distance; far away; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa; (genitive singular); राजधानी (rājadhānī) - capital city; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; shall be; वसाम् (vasām) - let us stay; (first person plural optative); इह (iha) - here; परां (parāṃ) - the further; long; (accusative singular feminine); रात्रिं (rātriṃ) - night; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; मे (me) - my; परिश्रमः (pariśramaḥ) - effort; exertion;]
(Clearly, at a distance will be Virāṭa's capital city. Let us stay here the further night; strong is my effort.)
It is clear that Virāṭa's capital city will be far away. Let us stay here the rest of the night; my effort has been considerable. (04-5-6)
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; (a proper noun); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (third person singular perfect of √vac, to speak);]
(Yudhishthira said;)
Yudhishthira said.
धनञ्जय समुद्यम्य पाञ्चालीं वह भारत। राजधान्यां निवत्स्यामो विमुक्ताश्च वनादितः ॥०४-५-७॥
dhanañjaya samudyamya pāñcālīṃ vaha bhārata। rājdhaānyāṃ nivatsyāmo vimuktāś ca vanāditaḥ॥04-5-7॥
[धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; समुद्यम्य (samudyamya) - having uplifted; पाञ्चालीं (pāñcālīm) - Panchali; वह (vaha) - carry (imperative); भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; राजधान्यां (rājdhaānyām) - in the capital; निवत्स्यामः (nivatsyāmaḥ) - we shall reside; विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - released; च (ca) - and; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; इतः (itaḥ) - from here;]
(O Dhananjaya, having uplifted (her), carry Panchali, O Bharata. In the capital we shall reside, released and from the forest from here.)
O Dhananjaya, O Bharata, having lifted Panchali, carry her. We shall reside in the capital, having been freed from the forest from here. (04-5-7)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun referring to the sage Vaiśampāyana); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (3rd person singular, perfect tense of 'vac', to speak);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तामादायार्जुनस्तूर्णं द्रौपदीं गजराडिव। सम्प्राप्य नगराभ्याशमवतारयदर्जुनः ॥०४-५-८॥
tām ādāyārjunaḥ tūrṇaṃ draupadīṃ gaja-rāḍ iva। samprāpya nagara-abhyāśam avatārayad arjunaḥ॥04-5-8॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadī; गजराट् (gaja-rāṭ) - the lord of elephants; इव (iva) - like; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; नगराभ्याशम् (nagara-abhyāśam) - the vicinity of the city; अवतारयत् (avatārayat) - made descend; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Her having taken Arjuna quickly Draupadī the lord of elephants like having reached the vicinity of the city made descend Arjuna.)
Having quickly taken Draupadī, Arjuna, like the lord of elephants, brought her down near the city. (04-5-8)
स राजधानीं सम्प्राप्य कौन्तेयोऽर्जुनमब्रवीत्। क्वायुधानि समासज्य प्रवेक्ष्यामः पुरं वयम् ॥०४-५-९॥
sa rādhānīṃ samprāpya kaunteyo'rjunam abravīt। kvāyudhāni samāsajya pravekṣyāmaḥ puraṃ vayam॥04-5-9॥
[स (sa) - he; राजधानीं (rādhānīṃ) - capital city (accusative singular); सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kuntī; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna (accusative singular); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; क्व (kva) - where; आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons; समासज्य (samāsajya) - having placed; प्रवेक्ष्यामः (pravekṣyāmaḥ) - shall enter; पुरं (puraṃ) - city; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(He, having reached the capital city, the son of Kuntī spoke to Arjuna: "Where, having placed the weapons, shall we enter the city?")
He, having arrived at the capital, the son of Kuntī spoke to Arjuna: "Where, after depositing our weapons, shall we enter the city?" (04-5-9)
सायुधाश्च वयं तात प्रवेक्ष्यामः पुरं यदि। समुद्वेगं जनस्यास्य करिष्यामो न संशयः ॥०४-५-१०॥
sāyudhāś ca vayaṃ tāta pravekṣyāmaḥ puraṃ yadi. samudvegaṃ janasyāsya kariṣyāmo na saṃśayaḥ ॥04-5-10॥
[सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - armed; with weapons; च (ca) - and; वयम् (vayam) - we; तात (tāta) - O dear one; प्रवेक्ष्यामः (pravekṣyāmaḥ) - shall enter; पुरम् (puram) - city; यदि (yadi) - if; समुद्वेगम् (samudvegam) - agitation; excitement; जनस्य (janasya) - of the people; अस्य (asya) - of this; करिष्यामः (kariṣyāmaḥ) - shall cause; न (na) - no; not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Armed and we, O dear one, shall enter the city, if. Agitation of the people of this we shall cause, not doubt.)
O dear one, if we, armed, enter this city, there is no doubt we will cause agitation among these people. (04-5-10)
ततो द्वादश वर्षाणि प्रवेष्टव्यं वनं पुनः। एकस्मिन्नपि विज्ञाते प्रतिज्ञातं हि नस्तथा ॥०४-५-११॥
tato dvādaśa varṣāṇi praveṣṭavyaṃ vanaṃ punaḥ। ekasminnapi vijñāte pratijñātaṃ hi nastathā ॥04-5-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - from then; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; प्रवेष्टव्यं (praveṣṭavyam) - to be entered; वनं (vanaṃ) - forest; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एकस्मिन् अपि (ekasmin api) - even by one; विज्ञाते (vijñāte) - if recognized; प्रतिज्ञातं (pratijñātam) - promised; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - by us; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(From then, twelve years the forest is to be entered again; even if by one recognized, thus indeed has been promised by us.)
Therefore, we must again enter the forest for twelve years; for even if one of us is recognized, such was indeed our promise. (04-5-11)
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; (proper noun, name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (perfect tense, 3rd person singular);]
(Arjuna said;)
Arjuna said.
इयं कूटे मनुष्येन्द्र गहना महती शमी। भीमशाखा दुरारोहा श्मशानस्य समीपतः ॥०४-५-१२॥
iyaṃ kūṭe manuṣyendra gahanā mahatī śamī। bhīmaśākhā durārohā śmaśānasya samīpataḥ ॥04-5-12॥
[इयं (iyaṃ) - this (feminine); कूटे (kūṭe) - upon the crag; मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O king of men; गहना (gahanā) - dense; महती (mahatī) - great; शमी (śamī) - śamī tree; भीमशाखा (bhīmaśākhā) - having terrible branches; दुरारोहा (durārohā) - difficult to climb; श्मशानस्य (śmaśānasya) - of the cremation ground; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near;]
(This, upon the crag, O king of men, dense, great śamī tree, having terrible branches, difficult to climb, is near the cremation ground.)
O king of men, this great, dense śamī tree stands upon the crag, with terrible branches, difficult to climb, near the cremation ground. (04-5-12)
न चापि विद्यते कश्चिन्मनुष्य इह पार्थिव। उत्पथे हि वने जाता मृगव्यालनिषेविते ॥०४-५-१३॥
na cāpi vidyate kaścin manuṣya iha pārthiva। utpathe hi vane jātā mṛgavyāla-niṣevite ॥04-5-13॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; even; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; someone; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - human; man; इह (iha) - here; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; उत्पथे (utpathe) - on the wrong path; on a track; हि (hi) - indeed; वने (vane) - in the forest; जाता (jātā) - born; arisen; मृगव्याल (mṛgavyāla) - of beasts and wild animals; निषेविते (niṣevite) - frequented; inhabited;]
(And not even any man exists here, O king. On the wrong path indeed in the forest, born and frequented by beasts and wild animals.)
O king, there is also not even a single human here. This is an off-path in the forest, inhabited by beasts and wild animals. (04-5-13)
समासज्यायुधान्यस्यां गच्छामो नगरं प्रति। एवमत्र यथाजोषं विहरिष्याम भारत ॥०४-५-१४॥
samāsajyāyudhānyasyāṁ gacchāmo nagaraṁ prati। evamatra yathājoṣaṁ vihariṣyāma bhārata॥04-5-14॥
[समासज्य (samāsajya) - having set down; placed; arranged; आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons; अस्याम् (asyām) - in this (area); गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - we go; नगरम् (nagaram) - city; प्रतिः (prati) - towards; एवम् (evam) - thus; in this way; अत्र (atra) - here; यथाजोषम् (yathājoṣam) - as one pleases; according to liking; विहरिष्याम (vihariṣyāma) - we shall roam; we shall enjoy; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; O descendant of Bharata;]
(Having set down the weapons in this (area), we go towards the city. Thus here as one pleases, we shall roam, O Bhārata. (04-5-14))
Having deposited our weapons here, let us go toward the city. Thus, here, as we please, we will wander about, O Bhārata. (04-5-14)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper noun; name of the sage/narrator); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (speaking in the past tense);]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
एवमुक्त्वा स राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्। प्रचक्रमे निधानाय शस्त्राणां भरतर्षभ ॥०४-५-१५॥
evam-uktvā sa rājānam dharm-ātmānam yudhiṣṭhiram। pracakrame nidhānāya śastrāṇām bharatarṣabha ॥04-5-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; सः (saḥ) - he; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - the righteous-souled; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he commenced; निधानाय (nidhānāya) - for depositing; शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of the Bharatas;]
(Thus, having said, he (addressed) the king, the righteous-souled Yudhishthira. He commenced for depositing of weapons, O bull of the Bharatas.)
Having thus spoken to king Yudhishthira, the righteous-souled, he began to deposit the weapons, O best of the Bharatas. (04-5-15)
येन देवान्मनुष्यांश्च सर्पांश्चैकरथोऽजयत्। स्फीताञ्जनपदांश्चान्यानजयत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥०४-५-१६॥
yena devān manuṣyāṁś ca sarpāṁś caikaratho'jayat. sphītāñ janapadāṁś cānyān ajayat kurunandanaḥ ॥04-5-16॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; देवान् (devān) - the gods; मनुष्यांश् (manuṣyāṁś) - humans; च (ca) - and; सर्पांश् (sarpāṁś) - serpents; च (ca) - and; एकरथः (ekarathaḥ) - the one-charioted (warrior); अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; स्फीतान् (sphītān) - prosperous; जनपदाञ् (janapadāṁś) - countries; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; अजयत् (ajayat) - he conquered; कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - the delight of the Kurus;]
(By whom the gods, humans, and serpents and the one-charioted (warrior) conquered; prosperous countries and others he conquered, the delight of the Kurus.)
By whom the gods, humans, and serpents were conquered, and who, as the one-charioted warrior, conquered prosperous and other countries—the delight of the Kurus. (04-5-16)
तदुदारं महाघोषं सपत्नगणसूदनम्। अपज्यमकरोत्पार्थो गाण्डीवमभयङ्करम् ॥०४-५-१७॥
tadudāraṃ mahāghoṣaṃ sapatnagaṇasūdanam। apajyamakarot pārtho gāṇḍīvam abhayaṅkaram ॥04-5-17॥
[तत् (tad) (tad) - that; उदारं (udāram) (udāram) - great; noble; महाघोषं (mahāghoṣam) (mahāghoṣam) - of great sound; mighty roar; सपत्नगणसूदनम् (sapatnagaṇasūdanam) (sapatnagaṇasūdanam) - destroyer of the hosts of enemies; अपज्यम् (apajyam) (apajyam) - unstrung; अकरोत् (akarot) (akarot) - made; did; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna); गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (the bow); अभयङ्करम् (abhayaṅkaram) (abhayaṅkaram) - remover of fear; frightening;]
(That great, noble, mighty-roaring, destroyer of the hosts of enemies, unstrung made Pārtha (Arjuna) the Gāṇḍīva (the bow), remover of fear.)
Pārtha (Arjuna) unstrung that great, mighty-roaring Gāṇḍīva bow, the destroyer of enemy hosts and remover of fear. (04-5-17)
येन वीरः कुरुक्षेत्रमभ्यरक्षत्परन्तपः। अमुञ्चद्धनुषस्तस्य ज्यामक्षय्यां युधिष्ठिरः ॥०४-५-१८॥
yena vīraḥ kurukṣetram abhyarakṣat parantapaḥ। amuñcad dhanuṣas tasya jyām akṣayyāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥04-5-18॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukṣetra; अभ्यरक्षत् (abhyarakṣat) - protected; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; अमुञ्चत् (amuñcat) - did not loosen; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; तस्य (tasya) - his; ज्याम् (jyām) - bow-string; अक्षय्याम् (akṣayyām) - unbreakable; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(By whom the hero, the destroyer of enemies, protected Kurukṣetra, Yudhishthira did not loosen from his bow the unbreakable bow-string of his.)
By whom the hero, the destroyer of enemies, protected Kurukṣetra, Yudhishthira did not loosen the unbreakable bow-string from his bow. (04-5-18)
पाञ्चालान्येन सङ्ग्रामे भीमसेनोऽजयत्प्रभुः। प्रत्यषेधद्बहूनेकः सपत्नांश्चैव दिग्जये ॥०४-५-१९॥
pāñcālān yena saṅgrāme bhīmaseno'jayat prabhuḥ। pratyaṣedhad bahūn ekaḥ sapatnāṁś caiva dig-jaye ॥04-5-19॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas; (a people/tribe) येन (yena) - by whom; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; (proper noun) अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the mighty one; the lord; प्रत्यषेधत् (pratyaṣedhat) - repelled; restrained; बहून् (bahūn) - many; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; सप्त्नान् (sapatnān) - rivals; enemies; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; दिग्जये (dig-jaye) - in the conquest of the quarters;]
(The Pāñcālas, by whom in battle Bhīmasena the mighty one conquered; repelled many (enemies), alone, and indeed rivals as well in the conquest of the quarters.)
By whom, in battle, the mighty Bhīmasena conquered the Pāñcālas; he alone repelled many rivals as well during the conquest of the directions. (04-5-19)
निशम्य यस्य विस्फारं व्यद्रवन्त रणे परे। पर्वतस्येव दीर्णस्य विस्फोटमशनेरिव ॥०४-५-२०॥
niśamya yasya visphāraṁ vyadravanta raṇe pare। parvatasyeva dīrṇasya visphoṭamaśaneriva ॥04-5-20॥
[निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; यस्य (yasya) - whose; विस्फारं (visphāram) - opening (or expansion, e.g. of a bow); व्यद्रवन्त (vyadravanta) - fled; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; परे (pare) - the others; पर्वतस्येव (parvatasyeva) - like that of a mountain; दीर्णस्य (dīrṇasya) - of the split; विस्फोटमशनेरिव (visphoṭamaśaneriva) - the cracking of a thunderbolt, as if;]
(Having heard whose opening, the others in battle fled, like the cracking of a split mountain as if by a thunderbolt.)
On hearing the twang of whose bow, the enemies in battle fled, as if it were the thunderous explosion when a mountain is split by a thunderbolt. (04-5-20)
सैन्धवं येन राजानं परामृषत चानघ। ज्यापाशं धनुषस्तस्य भीमसेनोऽवतारयत् ॥०४-५-२१॥
saindhavaṃ yena rājānaṃ parāmṛṣata cānagha। jyāpāśaṃ dhanuṣas tasya bhīmaseno'vatārayat॥04-5-21॥
[सैन्धवं (saindhavam) - Sindhu king (Jayadratha); येन (yena) - by whom; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; परामृषत (parāmṛṣata) - touched; च (ca) - and; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; ज्यापाशं (jyāpāśam) - the bowstring; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; तस्य (tasya) - his; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; अवतारयत् (avatārayat) - let loose;]
(Sindhu king by whom the king touched and O sinless one, the bowstring of the bow his Bhīmasena let loose.)
O sinless one, Bhimasena let loose the bowstring of his bow against the Sindhu king who had touched the king. (04-5-21)
अजयत्पश्चिमामाशां धनुषा येन पाण्डवः। तस्य मौर्वीमपाकर्षच्छूरः सङ्क्रन्दनो युधि ॥०४-५-२२॥
ajayat paścimām āśāṃ dhanuṣā yena pāṇḍavaḥ। tasya maurvīm apākarṣat śūraḥ saṅkrandano yudhi॥04-5-22॥
[अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - western; आशाम् (āśām) - direction; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with the bow; येन (yena) - by whom; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna); तस्य (tasya) - his; मौर्वीम् (maurvīm) - bowstring; अपाकर्षत् (apākarṣat) - drew back; शूरः (śūraḥ) - the hero; सङ्क्रन्दनः (saṅkrandanaḥ) - Saṅkrandana (another name for Bhīma); युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Conquered the western direction with the bow by whom the Pāṇḍava. His bowstring drew back the hero Saṅkrandana in battle.)
The Pāṇḍava (Arjuna), who conquered the western region with his bow—Saṅkrandana, the hero, drew back his bowstring in battle. (04-5-22)
दक्षिणां दक्षिणाचारो दिशं येनाजयत्प्रभुः। अपज्यमकरोद्वीरः सहदेवस्तदायुधम् ॥०४-५-२३॥
dakṣiṇāṁ dakṣiṇācāro diśaṁ yenājayatprabhuḥ। apajyamakarodvīraḥ sahadevastadāyudham ॥04-5-23॥
[दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - southern; (feminine accusative singular of dakṣiṇā); दक्षिणाचारः (dakṣiṇācāraḥ) - one who moves to the south; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; (accusative singular); येन (yena) - by whom; by which; (instrumental singular); अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; (3rd person singular past); प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; master; अपज्यम् (apajyam) - without string; unstrung; (accusative singular); अकरोत् (akarot) - made; did; (3rd person singular past); वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; warrior; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तत् (tat) - that; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; (accusative singular);]
(The southern, the one who moved south, direction, by whom, conquered, lord. Without string, made, hero, Sahadeva, that weapon.)
Sahadeva, the hero and lord who moved south and conquered the southern direction, made that weapon without a string. (04-5-23)
खड्गांश्च पीतान्दीर्घांश्च कलापांश्च महाधनान्। विपाठान्क्षुरधारांश्च धनुर्भिर्निदधुः सह ॥०४-५-२४॥
khaḍgāṁś ca pītān dīrghāṁś ca kalāpāṁś ca mahādhanān। vipāṭhān kṣuradhārāṁś ca dhanurbhir nidadhuḥ saha ॥04-5-24॥
[खड्गान् (khaḍgān) - swords; च (ca) - and; पीतान् (pītān) - yellow; दीर्घान् (dīrghān) - long; च (ca) - and; कलापान् (kalāpān) - quivers; च (ca) - and; महाधनान् (mahādhanān) - powerful bows; विपाठान् (vipāṭhān) - well-stretched (bows); क्षुरधारान् (kṣuradhārān) - razor-sharp (arrows); च (ca) - and; धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows; निदधुः (nidadhuḥ) - placed; सह (saha) - together;]
(swords and yellow long and quivers and powerful bows, well-stretched, razor-sharp and with bows placed together.)
They placed together swords, long yellow quivers, mighty well-stretched bows, and arrows with razor-sharp tips, with their bows. (04-5-24)
तामुपारुह्य नकुलो धनूंषि निदधत्स्वयम्। यानि तस्यावकाशानि दृढरूपाण्यमन्यत ॥०४-५-२५॥
tām upāruhya nakulo dhanuṃṣi nidadhat svayam। yāni tasyāvakāśāni dṛḍharūpāṇi amanyata ॥04-5-25॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; (that chariot); उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having mounted upon; (after ascending;) नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; (the proper noun;) धनूंषि (dhanuṃṣi) - bows; (plural of bow;) निदधत् (nidadhat) - placing; (setting down;) स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; (personally;) यानि (yāni) - which; (that which;) तस्य (tasya) - his; (of it;) आवकाशानि (āvakāśāni) - spaces; (places;) दृढरूपाणि (dṛḍharūpāṇi) - firm forms; (strong shaped; sturdy ones;) अमञ्यत् (amanyata) - he considered; (thought; regarded;);]
(Having mounted her, Nakula, himself placing the bows, considered which of its spaces are of firm forms.)
After mounting the chariot, Nakula himself placed the bows and considered which places in it were sturdy. (04-5-25)
यत्र चापश्यत स वै तिरो वर्षाणि वर्षति। तत्र तानि दृढैः पाशैः सुगाढं पर्यबन्धत ॥०४-५-२६॥
yatra cāpaśyat sa vai tiro varṣāṇi varṣati। tatra tāni dṛḍhaiḥ pāśaiḥ sugāḍhaṃ paryabandhata॥04-5-26॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; च (ca) - and; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw; स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; तिरः (tiro) - beyond; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; वर्षति (varṣati) - rains; तत्र (tatra) - there; तानि (tāni) - them; दृढैः (dṛḍhaiḥ) - with strong; पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - bonds; सुगाढम् (sugāḍham) - firmly; पर्यबन्धत् (paryabandhat) - he bound around;]
(Where and he saw, he indeed, beyond years rains. There them with strong bonds firmly he bound around.)
Where he saw, indeed, rains pouring beyond the years, there he firmly bound them with strong bonds. (04-5-26)
शरीरं च मृतस्यैकं समबध्नन्त पाण्डवाः। विवर्जयिष्यन्ति नरा दूरादेव शमीमिमाम् ॥ आबद्धं शवमत्रेति गन्धमाघ्राय पूतिकम् ॥०४-५-२७॥
śarīraṃ ca mṛtasyaikaṃ samabadhnanta pāṇḍavāḥ। vivarjayiṣyanti narā dūrādeva śamīmimām॥ ābaddhaṃ śavamatreti gandhamāghrāya pūtikam॥04-5-27॥
[शरीरं (śarīraṃ) - body; च (ca) - and; मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of a dead (man); एकं (ekaṃ) - one; समबध्नन्त (samabadhnanta) - they bind together; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; विवर्जयिष्यन्ति (vivarjayiṣyanti) - will avoid; नरा (narā) - men; दूरादेव (dūrādeva) - from afar indeed; शमीमिमाम् (śamīm imām) - this śamī tree; आबद्धं (ābaddhaṃ) - tied; शवम् (śavam) - corpse; अत्र (atra) - here; इति (iti) - thus; गन्धम् (gandham) - smell; आघ्राय (āghrāya) - smelling; पूतिकम् (pūtikam) - putrid;]
(Body and of the dead one the Pāṇḍavas bind; will avoid men from afar indeed this śamī tree. Tied corpse here thus, smelling the putrid odor.)
The Pāṇḍavas will tie up the body of the dead man, and men will avoid this śamī tree from afar. Here the corpse is tied; thus, on smelling the putrid odor. (04-5-27)
अशीतिशतवर्षेयं माता न इति वादिनः। कुलधर्मोऽयमस्माकं पूर्वैराचरितोऽपि च ॥ समासजाना वृक्षेऽस्मिन्निति वै व्याहरन्ति ते ॥०४-५-२८॥
aśītiśatav arṣeyaṁ mātā na iti vādināḥ. kuladharmo'ya masmākaṁ pūrvair ācarito'pi ca ॥ samāsajānā vṛkṣe'sminn iti vai vyāharanti te ॥04-5-28॥
[अशीतिशतवर्षे (aśītiśatav arṣe) - eighty-hundred years old; इयम् (iyam) - this (female); माता (mātā) - mother; न (na) - not; इति (iti) - thus; वादिनः (vādināḥ) - those who say; कुलधर्मः (kuladharmaḥ) - family custom; अयम् (ayam) - this; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by ancestors; आचरितः (ācaritaḥ) - practiced; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; समासजाना (samāsajānā) - those bringing together; वृक्षे (vṛkṣe) - on the tree; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed; व्याहरन्ति (vyāharanti) - they declare; ते (te) - they;]
(Eighty-hundred years old, this mother is not, thus sayers; the family custom this of ours practiced by ancestors also and. Those bringing together on the tree, in this, thus indeed they declare.)
Those who say 'this mother, though eighty-hundred years old, is not (to be kept),' this is our family custom, also practiced by our ancestors. Those bringing (her) to this tree, thus indeed they declare. (04-5-28)
आ गोपालाविपालेभ्य आचक्षाणाः परन्तपाः। आजग्मुर्नगराभ्याशं पार्थाः शत्रुनिबर्हणाः ॥०४-५-२९॥
ā gopālāvipālebhya ācakṣāṇāḥ parantapāḥ. ājagmur nagarābhyāśaṃ pārthāḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ ॥04-5-29॥
[आ (ā) - towards; गोपालाविपालेभ्य (gopālāvipālebhyaḥ) - from the cowherds and herdsmen; आचक्षाणाः (ācakṣāṇāḥ) - inquiring; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - scorchers of enemies; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came; नगराभ्याशं (nagarābhyāśam) - to the vicinity of the city; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pṛthā (Arjuna and his brothers); शत्रुनिबर्हणाः (śatrunibarhaṇāḥ) - destroyers of enemies;]
(Towards the cowherds and herdsmen, inquiring, the scorchers of enemies; they came to the vicinity of the city, the sons of Pṛthā, destroyers of enemies.)
The sons of Pṛthā, destroyers of enemies, approached the vicinity of the city, inquiring from the cowherds and herdsmen. (04-5-29)
जयो जयन्तो विजयो जयत्सेनो जयद्बलः। इति गुह्यानि नामानि चक्रे तेषां युधिष्ठिरः ॥०४-५-३०॥
jayo jayanto vijayo jayatsenō jayadbalaḥ। iti guh-yāni nāmāni cakre teṣāṁ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥04-5-30॥
[जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; जयन्तः (jayantaḥ) - conquering; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - complete victory; जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - having victorious army; जयद्बलः (jayadbalaḥ) - having victory as strength; इति (iti) - thus; गुह्यानि (guh-yāni) - secret; नामानि (nāmāni) - names; चक्रे (cakre) - made (assigned); तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Victory, conquering, complete victory, having victorious army, having victory as strength; thus secret names Yudhiṣṭhira made for them.)
Yudhiṣṭhira assigned the secret names "Victory, Conquering, Complete Victory, Victorious Army, Victorious Strength" to them. (04-5-30)
ततो यथाप्रतिज्ञाभिः प्राविशन्नगरं महत्। अज्ञातचर्यां वत्स्यन्तो राष्ट्रे वर्षं त्रयोदशम् ॥०४-५-३१॥
tato yathāpratijñābhiḥ prāviśannagaraṁ mahat। ajñātacaryāṁ vatsyanto rāṣṭre varṣaṁ trayodaśam ॥04-5-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; यथा-प्रतिज्ञाभिः (yathā-pratijñābhiḥ) - according to their vows; प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered; नगरं (nagaraṁ) - city; महत् (mahat) - great; अज्ञात-चर्याम् (ajñāta-caryām) - life in incognito; वत्स्यन्तः (vatsyantaḥ) - dwelling; राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom; वर्षम् (varṣam) - year; त्रयोदशम् (trayodaśam) - thirteenth;]
(Then according to their vows they entered the great city, to dwell in incognito in the kingdom for the thirteenth year.)
Then, as vowed, they entered the great city to live incognito in the kingdom for the thirteenth year. (04-5-31)
