04.029

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

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

(Vaiśampāyana said;)

Vaiśampāyana said.

अथ राजा त्रिगर्तानां सुशर्मा रथयूथपः। प्राप्तकालमिदं वाक्यमुवाच त्वरितो भृशम् ॥०४-२९-१॥

atha rājā trigartānāṃ suśarmā rathayūthapaḥ। prāptakālam idaṃ vākyam uvāca tvarito bhṛśam ॥04-29-1॥

[अथ (atha) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; त्रिगर्तानां (trigartānāṃ) - of the Trigartas; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarman; रथयूथपः (rathayūthapaḥ) - leader of chariot-warriors; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - at the proper time; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurriedly; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]

(Then the king of the Trigartas, Suśarman, leader of chariot-warriors, at the proper time, this speech, spoke, hurriedly, intensely.)

Then King Suśarman, the leader of the chariot-warriors of the Trigartas, at the proper time, spoke this speech very hurriedly and with great intensity. (04-29-1)

असकृन्निकृतः पूर्वं मत्स्यैः साल्वेयकैः सह। सूतेन चैव मत्स्यस्य कीचकेन पुनः पुनः ॥०४-२९-२॥

asakṛn-nikṛtaḥ pūrvaṃ matsyaiḥ sālveyakaiḥ saha। sūtena caiva matsyasya kīcakena punaḥ punaḥ॥04-29-2॥

[असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; often; निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - deceived; cheated; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - formerly; before; मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - by the Matsyas; साल्वेयकैः (sālveyakaiḥ) - by the Salveyakas; सह (saha) - with; सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of Matsya; कीचकेन (kīcakena) - by Kīcaka; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again;]

(Repeatedly deceived before by the Matsyas with the Salveyakas, and indeed by the charioteer of Matsya, by Kīcaka again and again.)

He was repeatedly deceived before by the Matsyas together with the Salveyakas, and by Kīcaka, the charioteer of Matsya, again and again. (04-29-2)

बाधितो बन्धुभिः सार्धं बलाद्बलवता विभो। स कर्णमभ्युदीक्ष्याथ दुर्योधनमभाषत ॥०४-२९-३॥

bādhito bandhubhiḥ sārdhaṃ balād balavatā vibho। sa karṇam abhyudīkṣyātha duryodhanam abhāṣata ॥04-29-3॥

[बाधितः (bādhitaḥ) - oppressed; hindered; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by his kinsmen; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; बलात् (balāt) - by force; बलवता (balavatā) - by the powerful; विभो (vibho) - O master; सः (saḥ) - he; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; अभ्युदीक्ष्य (abhyudīkṣya) - having looked at; अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]

(Oppressed by his kinsmen together with (them), by force, by the powerful, O master, he, having looked at Karna, then spoke to Duryodhana.)

Oppressed by his kinsmen along with them, forcibly by the powerful, O master, he then looked at Karna and spoke to Duryodhana. (04-29-3)

असकृन्मत्स्यराज्ञा मे राष्ट्रं बाधितमोजसा। प्रणेता कीचकश्चास्य बलवानभवत्पुरा ॥०४-२९-४॥

asakṛn matsyarājñā me rāṣṭraṃ bādhitam ojasā। praṇetā kīcakaś ca asya balavān abhavat purā॥04-29-4॥

[असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; मत्स्यराज्ञा (matsyarājñā) - by the king of the Matsyas; मे (me) - my; राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; बाधितम् (bādhitam) - oppressed; ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength; प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader; कीचकः (kīcakaḥ) - Kīcaka; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]

(Repeatedly, by the king of the Matsyas, my kingdom was oppressed by strength. Leader Kīcaka also of his was strong formerly.)

My kingdom was repeatedly oppressed by the king of the Matsyas with his power. Formerly, Kīcaka, his leader, was also strong. (04-29-4)

क्रूरोऽमर्षी स दुष्टात्मा भुवि प्रख्यातविक्रमः। निहतस्तत्र गन्धर्वैः पापकर्मा नृशंसवान् ॥०४-२९-५॥

krūro'marṣī sa duṣṭātmā bhuvi prakhyātavikramaḥ। nihatastatra gandharvaiḥ pāpakarmā nṛśaṃsavān॥04-29-5॥

[क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel; अमर्षी (amarṣī) - intolerant; सः (saḥ) - he; दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-minded; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth; प्रख्यातविक्रमः (prakhyātavikramaḥ) - famous for valor; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; तत्र (tatra) - there; गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by the gandharvas; पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - having evil deeds; नृशंसवान् (nṛśaṃsavān) - cruel-hearted;]

(Cruel, intolerant he, wicked-minded, on the earth, famous for valor; slain there by the gandharvas, having evil deeds, cruel-hearted.)

He, cruel and intolerant, wicked-minded and famous for valor on earth, was slain there by the gandharvas—he who performed evil deeds and was cruel-hearted. (04-29-5)

तस्मिंश्च निहते राजन्हीनदर्पो निराश्रयः। भविष्यति निरुत्साहो विराट इति मे मतिः ॥०४-२९-६॥

tasmiṁś ca nihate rājan hīna-darpo nirāśrayaḥ। bhaviṣyati nirutsāho virāṭ iti me matiḥ॥04-29-6॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - when slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हीनदर्पः (hīna-darpaḥ) - deprived of pride; निराश्रयः (nirāśrayaḥ) - without support; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; निरुत्साहः (nirutsāhaḥ) - devoid of enthusiasm; विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]

(And when he is slain, O king, deprived of pride, without support, will become devoid of enthusiasm, Virāṭ—thus my thought.)

O king, when he is slain, Virāṭ, deprived of pride and support, will become dispirited—such is my opinion. (04-29-6)

तत्र यात्रा मम मता यदि ते रोचतेऽनघ। कौरवाणां च सर्वेषां कर्णस्य च महात्मनः ॥०४-२९-७॥

tatra yātrā mama matā yadi te rocate’nagha। kauravāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥04-29-7॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; यात्रा (yātrā) - proceeding; journey; मम (mama) - my; मता (matā) - opinion; view; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; रोचते (rocaté) - pleases; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषां (sarveṣām) - of all; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the high-souled (one);]

(There journey my opinion if to you pleases O sinless one and of the Kauravas of all and of Karṇa of the high-souled (one).)

O sinless one, if my suggestion of proceeding there is agreeable to you, and also to all the Kauravas and the noble Karṇa. (4-29-7)

एतत्प्राप्तमहं मन्ये कार्यमात्ययिकं हितम्। राष्ट्रं तस्याभियात्वाशु बहुधान्यसमाकुलम् ॥०४-२९-८॥

etatprāptamahaṃ manye kāryamātyayikaṃ hitam। rāṣṭraṃ tasyābhiyātvāśu bahudhānyasamākulam ॥04-29-8॥

[एतत् (etat) - this; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - attained; acquired; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; regard; कार्यम् (kāryam) - action; task; objective; आत्ययिकम् (ātyayikam) - urgent; pressing; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; good; राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom; country; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; अभियात्वा (abhiyātvā) - having approached; having gone to; आशु (āśu) - quickly; at once; बहुधा (bahudhā) - abundant; much; अन्यसमाकुलम् (dhānyasamākulam) - filled with grain; rich in grain;]

(This I attained, I think, an urgent and beneficial task. The kingdom of him, having approached quickly, (which is) filled with abundant grain.)

I consider this task I have obtained to be urgent and beneficial. Let us quickly approach his kingdom, which is rich in abundant grain. (04-29-8)

आददामोऽस्य रत्नानि विविधानि वसूनि च। ग्रामान्राष्ट्राणि वा तस्य हरिष्यामो विभागशः ॥०४-२९-९॥

ādadāmo'sya ratnāni vividhāni vasūni ca. grāmānrāṣṭrāṇi vā tasya hariṣyāmo vibhāghaśaḥ ॥04-29-9॥

[आददामः (ādadāmaḥ) - let us take; अस्य (asya) - of him; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels; विविधानि (vividhāni) - of every kind; वसूनि (vasūni) - treasures; च (ca) - and; ग्रामान् (grāmān) - villages; राष्ट्राणि (rāṣṭrāṇi) - kingdoms; वा (vā) - or; तस्य (tasya) - of him; हरिष्यामः (hariṣyāmaḥ) - we will take away; विभागशः (vibhāghaśaḥ) - in portions;]

(Let us take of him jewels of every kind and treasures; villages, kingdoms or of him we will take away in portions.)

Let us seize from him all kinds of jewels and treasures; let us also take away his villages and kingdoms, dividing them among ourselves. (04-29-9)

अथ वा गोसहस्राणि बहूनि च शुभानि च। विविधानि हरिष्यामः प्रतिपीड्य पुरं बलात् ॥०४-२९-१०॥

atha vā go-sahasrāṇi bahūni ca śubhāni ca. vividhāni hariṣyāmaḥ pratipīḍya puraṃ balāt.॥04-29-10॥

[अथ (atha) - now; then; वा (vā) - or; गोसहस्राणि (go-sahasrāṇi) - thousands of cows; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; शुभानि (śubhāni) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; हरिष्यामः (hariṣyāmaḥ) - we shall take away; प्रतिपीड्य (pratipīḍya) - having oppressed; पुरं (puraṃ) - the city; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]

(Now or thousands of cows, many and auspicious and various, we shall take away having oppressed the city by force.)

Otherwise, we will seize by force thousands of cows and many other various auspicious things, after laying siege to the city. (04-29-10)

कौरवैः सह सङ्गम्य त्रिगर्तैश्च विशां पते। गास्तस्यापहरामाशु सह सर्वैः सुसंहताः ॥०४-२९-११॥

kauravaiḥ saha saṅgamya trigartaiś ca viśāṃ pate। gās tasyāpaharām āśu saha sarvaiḥ susaṃhatāḥ॥04-29-11॥

[कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas; by the descendants of Kuru; सह (saha) - together with; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having united; त्रिगर्तैः (trigartaiḥ) - by the Trigartas; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; of the people; (vocative plural); पते (pate) - O lord; O king; गाः (gāḥ) - the cows; तस्य (tasya) - his; अपहराम (apaharāma) - let us take away; let us carry off; आशु (āśu) - quickly; सह (saha) - together with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all (men); सुसंहताः (susaṃhatāḥ) - well united; closely joined together;]

(By the Kauravas, having united together with the Trigartas, O lord of men, let us quickly carry off his cows together with all, being well united.)

Having joined forces with the Kauravas and the Trigartas, O lord of men, let us quickly seize his cows along with everyone, being firmly united. (04-29-11)

सन्धिं वा तेन कृत्वा तु निबध्नीमोऽस्य पौरुषम्। हत्वा चास्य चमूं कृत्स्नां वशमन्वानयामहे ॥०४-२९-१२॥

sandhiṃ vā tena kṛtvā tu nibadhnīmo'sya pauruṣam. hatvā cāsya camūṃ kṛtsnāṃ vaśamanvānayāmahe ॥04-29-12॥

[सन्धिं (sandhiṃ) - agreement; वा (vā) - or; तेन (tena) - with him; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तु (tu) - but; निबध्नीमः (nibadhnīmaḥ) - we bind; अस्य (asya) - his; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; चमूं (camūṃ) - army; कृत्स्नां (kṛtsnām) - whole; वशम् (vaśam) - under control; अन्वानयामहे (anvānayāmahe) - we bring;]

(Agreement or with him having made but we bind his manliness. Having slain and his army whole, under control we bring.)

But either by making an agreement with him we bind his manliness, or by slaying his entire army we bring (everything) under our control. (04-29-12)

तं वशे न्यायतः कृत्वा सुखं वत्स्यामहे वयम्। भवतो बलवृद्धिश्च भविष्यति न संशयः ॥०४-२९-१३॥

taṁ vaśe nyāyataḥ kṛtvā sukhaṁ vatsyāmahe vayam। bhavato balavṛddhiś ca bhaviṣyati na saṁśayaḥ ॥04-29-13॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; वशे (vaśe) - under control; न्यायतः (nyāyataḥ) - according to justice; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सुखं (sukham) - happily; वत्स्यामहे (vatsyāmahe) - we shall live; वयम् (vayam) - we; भवत: (bhavataḥ) - your; बलवृद्धिः (balavṛddhiḥ) - increase of strength; च (ca) - and; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]

(Having made him under control according to justice, happily we shall live; your increase of strength also will be, not doubt.)

By bringing him under control in a just manner, we shall live happily; there is no doubt that your strength will also increase. (04-29-13)

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य कर्णो राजानमब्रवीत्। सूक्तं सुशर्मणा वाक्यं प्राप्तकालं हितं च नः ॥०४-२९-१४॥

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya karṇo rājānam abravīt। sūktaṃ suśarmaṇā vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ ca naḥ ॥04-29-14॥

[तत् (tad) (tad) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) (śrutvā) - having heard; वचनम् (vacanam) (vacanam) - speech; तस्य (tasya) (tasya) - his; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; राजानम् (rājānam) (rājānam) - to the king; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) (abravīt) - said; सूक्तम् (sūktam) (sūktam) - well spoken; सुशर्मणा (suśarmaṇā) (suśarmaṇā) - by Suśarman; वाक्यम् (vākyam) (vākyam) - sentence; प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) (prāptakālam) - timely; हितम् (hitam) (hitam) - beneficial; च (ca) (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) (naḥ) - for us;]

(That having heard his speech Karṇa to the king said. Well spoken by Suśarman was the sentence, timely and beneficial for us.)

Hearing his words, Karṇa said to the king: "The statement made by Suśarman is well spoken, timely, and beneficial for us." (04-29-14)

तस्मात्क्षिप्रं विनिर्यामो योजयित्वा वरूथिनीम्। विभज्य चाप्यनीकानि यथा वा मन्यसेऽनघ ॥०४-२९-१५॥

tasmātkṣipraṃ viniryāmo yojayitvā varūthinīm। vibhajya cāpyanīkāni yathā vā manyase'nagha ॥04-29-15॥

[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; विनिर्यामः (viniryāmaḥ) - let us go out; योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having arranged; वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - the battle array; विभज्य (vibhajya) - having divided; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनīkानि (anīkāni) - the troops; यथा (yathā) - as; वा (vā) - or; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; अनघ (anagha) - O faultless one;]

(Therefore quickly let us go out, having arranged the battle array, having also divided the troops, as or you think, O faultless one.)

Therefore, let us quickly march out after arranging the battle array, and also dividing the troops, in whatever way you think fit, O faultless one. (04-29-15)

प्रज्ञावान्कुरुवृद्धोऽयं सर्वेषां नः पितामहः। आचार्यश्च तथा द्रोणः कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा ॥०४-२९-१६॥

prajñāvān kuruvṛddho'yaṁ sarveṣāṁ naḥ pitāmahaḥ। ācāryaś ca tathā droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatas tathā ॥04-29-16॥

[प्रज्ञावान् (prajñāvān) - wise; कुरुवृद्धः (kuruvṛddhaḥ) - the elder of the Kuru (family); अयम् (ayam) - this (person); सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; नः (naḥ) - our; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - the son of Śarada; तथा (tathā) - also;]

(Wise, elder of the Kuru (family), this (person), of all, our, grandfather; teacher and also Droṇa, Kṛpa, son of Śarada also.)

This wise elder of the Kuru family is the grandfather of all of us, as well as the teacher, and also Droṇa, and Kṛpa, the son of Śarada. (04-29-16)

मन्यन्ते ते यथा सर्वे तथा यात्रा विधीयताम्। संमन्त्र्य चाशु गच्छामः साधनार्थं महीपतेः ॥०४-२९-१७॥

manyante te yathā sarve tathā yātrā vidhīyatām। saṁmantrya ca āśu gacchāmaḥ sādhanārthaṁ mahīpateḥ ॥04-29-17॥

[मन्यन्ते (manyante) - (they) think; ते (te) - they; यथा (yathā) - as; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथा (tathā) - so; thus; यात्रा (yātrā) - journey; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be arranged; संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - having consulted; च (ca) - and; आशु (āśu) - quickly; गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - we shall go; साधनार्थं (sādhanārtham) - for the purpose of accomplishment; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king;]

(As they all think, so let the journey be arranged. Having consulted, and quickly, we shall go for the purpose of accomplishment of the king.)

Let the journey be arranged just as all of them think. After consultation, let us proceed quickly for the king's objective. (04-29-17)

किं च नः पाण्डवैः कार्यं हीनार्थबलपौरुषैः। अत्यर्थं वा प्रनष्टास्ते प्राप्ता वापि यमक्षयम् ॥०४-२९-१८॥

kiṁ ca naḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ kāryaṁ hīnārtha-bala-pauruṣaiḥ. atyarthaṁ vā pranaṣṭās te prāptā vāpi yamakṣayam ॥04-29-18॥

[किं (kiṁ) - what; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - to us; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; कार्यं (kāryam) - to be done; हीनार्थबलपौरुषैः (hīnārtha-bala-pauruṣaiḥ) - lacking wealth, strength, and valor; अत्यर्थं (atyartham) - utterly; वा (vā) - or; प्रनष्टाः (pranaṣṭāḥ) - destroyed; ते (te) - they; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - attained; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - the abode of Yama (death);]

(What and to us with the Pāṇḍavas, to be done, lacking wealth, strength, and valor? Utterly or destroyed they, attained or even the abode of Yama.)

And what business do we have with the Pāṇḍavas, who are lacking in wealth, strength, and valor? They are either utterly destroyed or have even reached the abode of Yama (the realm of death). (04-29-18)

यामो राजन्ननुद्विग्ना विराटविषयं वयम्। आदास्यामो हि गास्तस्य विविधानि वसूनि च ॥०४-२९-१९॥

yāmo rājan nanudvignā virāṭaviṣayaṃ vayam। ādāsyāmo hi gās tasya vividhāni vasūni ca॥04-29-19॥

[यामः (yāmaḥ) - we shall go; राजन् (rājan) - O King; अनुद्विग्नाः (anudvignāḥ) - unperturbed; विराटविषयम् (virāṭaviṣayam) - the domain of Virāṭa; वयम् (vayam) - we; आदास्यामः (ādāsyāmaḥ) - we shall take; हि (hi) - indeed; गाः (gāḥ) - cows; तस्य (tasya) - his; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; वसूनि (vasūni) - treasures; च (ca) - and;]

(We shall go, O King, unperturbed to the domain of Virāṭa. Indeed, we shall take his cows and various treasures and.)

O King, we shall go without anxiety to the realm of Virāṭa and indeed seize his cows and various treasures. (04-29-19)

ततो दुर्योधनो राजा वाक्यमादाय तस्य तत्। वैकर्तनस्य कर्णस्य क्षिप्रमाज्ञापयत्स्वयम् ॥०४-२९-२०॥

tato duryodano rājā vākyam-ādāya tasya tat। vaikartanasya karṇasya kṣipram-ājñāpayat svayam ॥04-29-20॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - the king; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; वैकर्तनस्य (vaikartanasya) - son of Vikartana; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karṇa; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; आज्ञापयत् (ājñāpayat) - he ordered; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]

(Then Duryodhana the king, having taken that speech of his, quickly himself ordered Karṇa, the son of Vikartana.)

Then King Duryodhana, having received that speech of his, personally and quickly gave the order to Karṇa, the son of Vikartana. (04-29-20)

शासने नित्यसंयुक्तं दुःशासनमनन्तरम्। सह वृद्धैस्तु संमन्त्र्य क्षिप्रं योजय वाहिनीम् ॥०४-२९-२१॥

śāsane nityasaṃyuktaṃ duḥśāsanamanantaram। saha vṛddhaistu saṃmantrya kṣipraṃ yojaya vāhinīm॥04-29-21॥

[शासने (śāsane) - in administration; in governing; in ruling; नित्यसंयुक्तं (nityasaṃyuktam) - constantly associated; ever-connected; दुःशासनमनन्तरम् (duḥśāsanamanantaram) - next to Duḥśāsana; immediately after Duḥśāsana; सह (saha) - with; वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - with elders; with aged ones; तु (tu) - but; however; संमन्त्र्य (saṃmantrya) - having consulted; after consulting; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; योजय (yojaya) - deploy; make join; set (to action); वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; force;]

(In administration, constantly associated, (the one who is) next after Duḥśāsana, with the elders but, after consulting, quickly deploy the army.)

In governance, after consulting with the elders, quickly deploy the army with that person who is always engaged in administration and is next after Duḥśāsana. (04-29-21)

यथोद्देशं च गच्छामः सहिताः सर्वकौरवैः। सुशर्मा तु यथोद्दिष्टं देशं यातु महारथः ॥०४-२९-२२॥

yathoddeśaṃ ca gacchāmaḥ sahitāḥ sarvakauravaiḥ। suśarmā tu yathoddiṣṭaṃ deśaṃ yātu mahārathaḥ॥04-29-22॥

[यथोद्देशं (yathoddeśam) - as designated; as assigned; as directed; च (ca) - and; गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - we go; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; united; सर्वकौरवैः (sarvakauravaiḥ) - with all the Kauravas; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarmā; (proper noun; name of a warrior); तु (tu) - but; यथोद्दिष्टं (yathoddiṣṭam) - as instructed; देशं (deśam) - region; place; यातु (yātu) - may he go; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior;]

(As designated and we go together with all the Kauravas. Suśarmā but as instructed region may he go the great chariot-warrior. (04-29-22))

We proceed as designated, together with all the Kauravas; as for Suśarmā, the great chariot-warrior, let him go to the region as instructed. (04-29-22)

त्रिगर्तैः सहितो राजा समग्रबलवाहनः। प्रागेव हि सुसंवीतो मत्स्यस्य विषयं प्रति ॥०४-२९-२३॥

trigartaiḥ sahito rājā samagrabalavāhanaḥ। prāgeva hi susaṁvīto matsyasya viṣayaṁ prati ॥04-29-23॥

[त्रिगर्तैः (trigartaiḥ) - with the Trigartas; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; राजा (rājā) - the king; समग्रबलवाहनः (samagra-balavāhanaḥ) - with complete army and vehicles; प्रागेव (prāg eva) - even before (previously); हि (hi) - indeed; सुसंवीतः (susaṁvītaḥ) - well-equipped; मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of Matsya; विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(With the Trigartas accompanied, the king, with complete army and vehicles, even previously indeed well-equipped, towards the territory of Matsya.)

The king, accompanied by the Trigartas and his full army, had already set out, well-equipped, towards the territory of Matsya. (04-29-23)

जघन्यतो वयं तत्र यास्यामो दिवसान्तरम्। विषयं मत्स्यराजस्य सुसमृद्धं सुसंहताः ॥०४-२९-२४॥

jaghanyato vayaṃ tatra yāsyāmo divasāntaram। viṣayaṃ matsyarājasya susamṛddhaṃ susaṃhatāḥ ॥04-29-24॥

[जघन्यतः (jaghanyataḥ) - at dawn; वयम् (vayam) - we; तत्र (tatra) - there; यास्यामः (yāsyāmaḥ) - will go; दिवसान्तरम् (divasāntaram) - after some days; विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory; मत्स्यराजस्य (matsyarājasya) - of the fish-king; सुसमृद्धम् (susamṛddham) - well-endowed; सुसंहताः (susaṃhatāḥ) - well-united (we),;]

(At dawn we there will go after some days; the territory of the fish-king, well-endowed, well-united (we).)

At dawn, after a few days, we will go there—united—to the well-provided land of the fish-king. (04-29-24)

ते यात्वा सहसा तत्र विराटनगरं प्रति। क्षिप्रं गोपान्समासाद्य गृह्णन्तु विपुलं धनम् ॥०४-२९-२५॥

te yātvā sahasā tatra virāṭanagaraṃ prati। kṣipraṃ gopānsamāsādya gṛhṇantu vipulaṃ dhanam ॥04-29-25॥

[ते (te) - they; यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone; सहसा (sahasā) - quickly; तत्र (tatra) - there; विराटनगरं (virāṭanagaram) - Virata's city; प्रति (prati) - towards; क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; गोपान् (gopān) - cowherds; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; गृह्णन्तु (gṛhṇantu) - let them seize; विपुलं (vipulam) - abundant; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth;]

(They having gone quickly there towards Virata's city, quickly having approached the cowherds, let them seize abundant wealth.)

Let them go quickly there towards Virata's city, swiftly approach the cowherds, and seize abundant wealth. (04-29-25)

गवां शतसहस्राणि श्रीमन्ति गुणवन्ति च। वयमपि निगृह्णीमो द्विधा कृत्वा वरूथिनीम् ॥०४-२९-२६॥

gavāṁ śatasahasrāṇi śrī-manti guṇavanti ca। vayam api nigṛhṇīmo dvidhā kṛtvā varūthinīm॥04-29-26॥

[गवां (gavām) - of cows; शतसहस्राणि (śata-sahasrāṇi) - hundred thousands; श्रीमन्ति (śrī-manti) - possessing prosperity; गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - possessing qualities; च (ca) - and; वयम् (vayam) - we; अपि (api) - also; निगृह्णीमः (nigṛhṇīmaḥ) - we take; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two (parts); कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - herd;]

(Of cows, hundred thousands, prosperous, virtuous and; we also take, having made in two (parts), the herd.)

There are hundreds of thousands of cows, prosperous and of good quality; let us too seize the herd by dividing it into two (groups). (04-29-26)

स स्म गत्वा यथोद्दिष्टां दिशं वह्नेर्महीपतिः। आदत्त गाः सुशर्माथ घर्मपक्षस्य सप्तमीम् ॥०४-२९-२७॥

sa sma gatvā yathoddiṣṭāṃ diśaṃ vahnermahīpatiḥ। ādatta gāḥ suśarmātha gharmapakṣasya saptamīm ॥04-29-27॥

[स (sa) - he; स्म (sma) - indeed; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; यथोद्दिष्टां (yathoddiṣṭām) - as indicated; दिशं (diśam) - direction; वह्नेः (vahneḥ) - of Agni; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; गाः (gāḥ) - cows; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarman; अथ (atha) - then; घर्मपक्षस्य (gharmapakṣasya) - of the side (party) of the sacrificial fire; सप्तमीम् (saptamīm) - the seventh (one/female);]

(He indeed, having gone in the direction as indicated by Agni, the king took the cows, and then Suśarman (took) the seventh (female) of the side of the sacrificial fire.)

Having gone, the king, as directed by Agni, took the cows, and then Suśarman took the seventh (cow) from the side related to the sacrificial fire. (04-29-27)

अपरं दिवसं सर्वे राजन्सम्भूय कौरवाः। अष्टम्यां तान्यगृह्णन्त गोकुलानि सहस्रशः ॥०४-२९-२८॥

aparaṁ divasaṁ sarve rājansambhūya kauravāḥ। aṣṭamyāṁ tānyagṛhṇanta gokulāni sahasraśaḥ ॥04-29-28॥

[अपरं (aparaṁ) - next; (the) other; another; दिवसं (divasaṁ) - day; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सम्भूय (sambhūya) - having assembled; coming together; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas; अष्टम्यां (aṣṭamyāṁ) - on the eighth (day); तानि (tāni) - those; अगृह्णन्त (agṛhṇanta) - seized; took; गोकुलानि (gokulāni) - herds of cows; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; in thousands;]

(Another day all O king having assembled the Kauravas on the eighth they seized those herds of cows by thousands.)

O king, on another day, all the Kauravas, having assembled, on the eighth day, seized those herds of cows by the thousands. (04-29-28)