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वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (a proper noun, the name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
ततस्तेषां महाराज तत्रैवामिततेजसाम्। छद्मलिङ्गप्रविष्टानां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥०४-३०-१॥
tatasteṣāṃ mahārāja tatraivāmitatejasām। chadmalıṅgapraviṣṭānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām ॥04-30-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; अमिततेजसाम् (amitatejasām) - of limitless splendor; छद्मलिङ्गप्रविष्टानाम् (chadmalıṅgapraviṣṭānām) - of those having entered in disguise; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones;]
(Then, O great king, right there, of those of limitless splendor, of those having entered in disguise, of the Pāṇḍavas, of the great-souled ones.)
Then, O great king, right there were the Pāṇḍavas, those great-souled ones of limitless splendor, who had entered in disguise. (04-30-1)
व्यतीतः समयः सम्यग्वसतां वै पुरोत्तमे। कुर्वतां तस्य कर्माणि विराटस्य महीपतेः ॥०४-३०-२॥
vyatītaḥ samayaḥ samyag-vasatāṃ vai purottame। kurvatāṃ tasya karmāṇi virāṭasya mahīpateḥ ॥04-30-2॥
[व्यतीतः (vyatītaḥ) - elapsed; passed; gone by; समयः (samayaḥ) - time; सम्यग्-वसताम् (samyag-vasatām) - of those dwelling properly; of those well-residing; वै (vai) - indeed; truly; पुरोत्तमे (purottame) - in the best city (pura-uttama); in the foremost city; कुर्वताम् (kurvatām) - of those doing; of those performing; तस्य (tasya) - his; of him; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; deeds; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata; belonging to Virata; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king; of the lord of the earth;]
(Elapsed time, indeed, for those dwelling properly in the foremost city, doing the actions of him, of Virata, the king.)
The time passed as they resided well in the foremost city, carrying out the duties of King Virata. (04-30-2)
ततस्त्रयोदशस्यान्ते तस्य वर्षस्य भारत। सुशर्मणा गृहीतं तु गोधनं तरसा बहु ॥०४-३०-३॥
tatas trayodaśasyānte tasya varṣasya bhārata। suśarmaṇā gṛhītaṃ tu godhanaṃ tarasā bahu ॥04-30-3॥
[ततस् (tatas) - then; त्रयोदशस्य अन्ते (trayodaśasya ante) - at the end of the thirteenth; तस्य वर्षस्य (tasya varṣasya) - of that year; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सुशर्मणा (suśarmaṇā) - by Suśarman; गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - was seized; तु (tu) - but; गोधनम् (godhanam) - the herd of cattle; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; बहु (bahu) - much;]
(Then at the end of the thirteenth, of that year, O Bhārata, the herd of cattle was seized by Suśarman with force, much.)
Then, O Bhārata, at the end of that thirteenth year, the herd of cattle was forcefully seized in great numbers by Suśarman. (04-30-3)
ततो जवेन महता गोपाः पुरमथाव्रजत्। अपश्यन्मत्स्यराजं च रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य कुण्डली ॥०४-३०-४॥
tato javena mahatā gopāḥ puram athāvrajat। apaśyan matsyarājaṃ ca rathāt praskandya kuṇḍalī ॥04-30-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जवेन् (javena) - with speed; महताः (mahatā) - great; गोपाः (gopāḥ) - cowherds; पुरम् (puram) - the city; अथ (atha) - then; आव्रजत् (āvrajat) - they approached; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw; मत्स्यराजम् (matsyarājam) - the king of fish; च (ca) - and; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; प्रस्कन्द्य (praskandya) - having leaped down; कुण्डली (kuṇḍalī) - curled;]
(Then with great speed the cowherds approached the city; they saw the king of fish, and having leaped down from the chariot, the curled one.)
Then the cowherds, with great speed, approached the city. They saw the king of the fish and, having leaped down from the chariot, the coiled one. (04-30-4)
शूरैः परिवृतं योधैः कुण्डलाङ्गदधारिभिः। सद्भिश्च मन्त्रिभिः सार्धं पाण्डवैश्च नरर्षभैः ॥०४-३०-५॥
śūraiḥ parivṛtaṃ yodhaiḥ kuṇḍalāṅgada-dhāribhiḥ। sadbhiś ca mantribhiḥ sārdhaṃ pāṇḍavaiś ca nararṣabhaiḥ ॥04-30-5॥
[शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by the brave; परिवृतं (parivṛtam) - surrounded; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors; कुण्डलाङ्गदधारिभिः (kuṇḍalāṅgada-dhāribhiḥ) - by those wearing earrings and armlets; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous; च (ca) - and; मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - by counselors; सार्धं (sārdham) - together with; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; नरर्षभैः (nararṣabhaiḥ) - with the best of men;]
(Surrounded by the brave, by warriors, by those wearing earrings and armlets, by the virtuous and counselors together with the Pāṇḍavas and the best of men.)
He was surrounded by brave warriors wearing earrings and armlets, together with virtuous counselors and the Pāṇḍavas, the best of men. (04-30-5)
तं सभायां महाराजमासीनं राष्ट्रवर्धनम्। सोऽब्रवीदुपसङ्गम्य विराटं प्रणतस्तदा ॥०४-३०-६॥
taṃ sabhāyāṃ mahārājam āsīnaṃ rāṣṭravardhanam। saḥ abravīd upasaṅgamya virāṭam praṇataḥ tadā ॥04-30-6॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; महाराजम् (mahārājam) - great king; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; राष्ट्रवर्धनम् (rāṣṭravardhanam) - prosperer of the kingdom; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; उपसङ्गम्य (upasaṅgamya) - approaching; विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virata; प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - bowing; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Him in the assembly, the great king seated, the prosperer of the kingdom; he said, approaching Virata, bowing, then.)
He, seeing the great king and prosperer of the kingdom seated in the assembly, then, bowing, approached Virata and spoke to him. (04-30-6)
अस्मान्युधि विनिर्जित्य परिभूय सबान्धवान्। गवां शतसहस्राणि त्रिगर्ताः कालयन्ति ते ॥ तान्परीप्स मनुष्येन्द्र मा नेशुः पशवस्तव ॥०४-३०-७॥
asmān yudhi vinirjitya paribhūya sabāndhavān। gavāṃ śata-sahasrāṇi trigartāḥ kālayanti te ॥ tān parīpsa manuṣyendra mā neśuḥ paśavas tava ॥04-30-7॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) (asmān) - us; युधि (yudhi) (yudhi) - in battle; विनिर्जित्य (vinirjitya) (vinirjitya) - having completely conquered; परिभूय (paribhūya) (paribhūya) - having overpowered; स-बान्धवान् (sa-bāndhavān) (sa-bāndhavān) - along with kinsmen; गवां (gavām) (gavām) - of cows; शत-सहस्राणि (śata-sahasrāṇi) (śata-sahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; त्रिगर्ताः (trigartāḥ) (trigartāḥ) - the Trigartas; कालयन्ति (kālayanti) (kālayanti) - drive away; ते (te) (te) - your; तान् (tān) (tān) - those; परीप्स (parīpsa) (parīpsa) - to obtain; मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) (manuṣyendra) - O king among men; मा (mā) (mā) - do not; नेशुः (neśuḥ) (neśuḥ) - let go; पशवः (paśavaḥ) (paśavaḥ) - the animals; तव (tava) (tava) - your;]
(Us in battle having completely conquered, having overpowered along with kinsmen, of cows hundreds of thousands the Trigartas drive away your. Those to obtain, O king among men, do not let go the animals your.)
Having completely conquered us along with our kinsmen in battle, the Trigartas are driving away hundreds of thousands of your cows. O king among men, do not let your animals be taken; determine to recover them. (04-30-7)
तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिः सेनां मत्स्यानां समयोजयत्। रथनागाश्वकलिलां पत्तिध्वजसमाकुलाम् ॥०४-३०-८॥
tac chrutvā nṛpatiḥ senāṃ matsyānāṃ samayojayat। rathanāgāśvakalilāṃ pattidhvajasamākulām ॥04-30-8॥
[तत् (tat) - that;', श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard;', नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king;', सेनाम् (senām) - army;', मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas;', समयोजयत् (samayojayat) - he assembled;', रथ-नाग-अश्व-कलिलाम् (ratha-nāga-aśva-kalilām) - crowded with chariots, elephants, and horses;', पत्ति-ध्वज-समाकुलाम् (patti-dhvaja-samākulām) - thronged with infantry and banners;]
(That having heard, the king assembled the army of the Matsyas, crowded with chariots, elephants, and horses, thronged with infantry and banners.)
Upon hearing that, the king assembled the Matsya army, teeming with chariots, elephants, and horses, and crowded with infantry and banners. (04-30-8)
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च तनुत्राण्यत्र भेजिरे। भानुमन्ति विचित्राणि सूपसेव्यानि भागशः ॥०४-३०-९॥
rājāno rājaputrāś ca tanutrāṇy atra bhejire. bhānumanti vicitrāṇi sūpasevyāni bhāgaśaḥ ॥04-30-9॥
[राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; तनुत्राणि (tanutrāṇi) - thin coverings (delicate foods); अत्र (atra) - here; भेजिरे (bhejire) - partook; भानुमन्ति (bhānumanti) - shining; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - variegated; सूपसेव्यानि (sūpasevyāni) - to be eaten with soup (soup-accompanied dishes); भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - by portions;]
(Kings, princes, and (others) partook here of thin coverings; shining, variegated, to be eaten with soup, by portions.)
Kings and princes here partook of thin, shining, and variegated delicacies, to be eaten with soup, served in portions. (04-30-9)
सवज्रायसगर्भं तु कवचं तप्तकाञ्चनम्। विराटस्य प्रियो भ्राता शतानीकोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥०४-३०-१०॥
savajrāyasagarbhaṁ tu kavacaṁ taptakāñcanam। virāṭasya priyo bhrātā śatānīko'bhyāharayat ॥04-30-10॥
[सवज्रायसगर्भं (savajrāyasagarbhaṁ) - with core of thunderbolt-iron; तु (tu) - but; कवचं (kavacaṁ) - armor; तप्तकाञ्चनम् (taptakāñcanam) - molten gold; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; अभ्यहारयत् (abhyāharayat) - brought;]
(But armor with a core of thunderbolt-iron, molten gold—Virāṭa's dear brother Śatānīka brought.)
But Śatānīka, the beloved brother of Virāṭa, brought the armor made of molten gold with a core of thunderbolt-iron. (04-30-10)
सर्वपारसवं वर्म कल्याणपटलं दृढम्। शतानीकादवरजो मदिराश्वोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥०४-३०-११॥
sarvapārasavaṃ varma kalyāṇapaṭalaṃ dṛḍham। śatānīkād avara jo madirāśvo'bhyāharayat ॥04-30-11॥
[सर्वपारसवं (sarvapārasavam) - all-protecting; (sarva - all; pārasava - protection;) ; वर्म (varma) - armor; कल्याणपटलं (kalyāṇapaṭalam) - auspicious covering; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; शतानीकात् (śatānīkāt) - from Śatānīka; अवरजः (avarajaḥ) - younger brother; मदिराश्वः (madirāśvaḥ) - whose horses are spirited; अभ्यहारयत् (abhyāharayat) - brought near;]
(All-protecting armor, auspicious covering, firm, from Śatānīka, the younger brother, whose horses are spirited, brought near.)
The younger brother of Śatānīka, whose horses were spirited, brought near the firm, auspicious, all-protecting armor. (04-30-11)
शतसूर्यं शतावर्तं शतबिन्दु शताक्षिमत्। अभेद्यकल्पं मत्स्यानां राजा कवचमाहरत् ॥०४-३०-१२॥
śatasūryaṁ śatāvartaṁ śatabindu śatākṣimat। abhedyakalpaṁ matsyānāṁ rājā kavacamāharat ॥04-30-12॥
[शतसूर्यं (śatasūryam) - hundred-sunned; शतावर्तं (śatāvartam) - hundred-circled; शतबिन्दु (śatabindu) - hundred-spotted; शताक्षिमत् (śatākṣimat) - possessing hundred eyes; अभेद्यकल्पं (abhedyakalpam) - impervious-like; मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the fishes; राजा (rājā) - the king; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; आहरत् (āharat) - brought;]
(Hundred-sunned, hundred-circled, hundred-spotted, possessing hundred eyes, impervious-like armor of the fishes, the king brought.)
The king brought an armor of the fishes that was like one with a hundred suns, a hundred circles, a hundred spots, and a hundred eyes, and was impervious. (04-30-12)
उत्सेधे यस्य पद्मानि शतं सौगन्धिकानि च। सुवर्णपृष्ठं सूर्याभं सूर्यदत्तोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥०४-३०-१३॥
utsedhe yasya padmāni śataṃ saugandhikāni ca। suvarṇapṛṣṭhaṃ sūryābhaṃ sūryadatto'bhyāharayat॥04-30-13॥
[उत्सेधे (utsedhe) - in the reservoir; यस्य (yasya) - of whom; पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; सौगन्धिकानि (saugandhikāni) - fragrant (lotuses); च (ca) - and; सुवर्णपृष्ठम् (suvarṇapṛṣṭham) - with golden petals; सूर्याभम् (sūryābham) - shining like the sun; सूर्यदत्तः (sūryadattaḥ) - Suryadatta (proper noun); अभ्याहारयत् (abhyāharayat) - brought;]
(In the reservoir of whom lotuses, a hundred fragrant lotuses, and golden-petalled, sun-like (lotuses), Suryadatta brought.)
Suryadatta brought from the reservoir of that person a hundred fragrant lotuses, golden-petalled and shining like the sun. (04-30-13)
दृढमायसगर्भं तु श्वेतं वर्म शताक्षिमत्। विराटस्य सुतो ज्येष्ठो वीरः शङ्खोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥०४-३०-१४॥
dṛḍham-āyasa-garbhaṃ tu śvetaṃ varma śatākṣimat. virāṭasya suto jyeṣṭho vīraḥ śaṅkhaḥ abhyāharayat ॥04-30-14॥
[दृढमायसगर्भं (dṛḍham-āyasa-garbham) - firm; containing iron inside; तु (tu) - but; श्वेतं (śvetam) - white; वर्म (varma) - armor; शताक्षिमत् (śatākṣimat) - of Śatākṣimat (name); विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Śaṅkha (name); अभ्यहारयत् (abhyāharayat) - brought;]
(Firm, containing iron inside, but white armor of Śatākṣimat, Virāṭa's eldest, hero Śaṅkha brought.)
But the eldest son of Virāṭa, the hero Śaṅkha, brought the white armor with an iron core of Śatākṣimat. (04-30-14)
शतशश्च तनुत्राणि यथास्वानि महारथाः। योत्स्यमानाभ्यनह्यन्त देवरूपाः प्रहारिणः ॥०४-३०-१५॥
śataśaś ca tanutrāṇi yathāsvāni mahārathāḥ। yotsyamānābhyanahyanta devarūpāḥ prahāriṇaḥ॥04-30-15॥
[शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; तनुत्राणि (tanutrāṇi) - body-armors; यथास्वानि (yathāsvāni) - as their own; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors; योत्स्यमानाः (yotsyamānāḥ) - about to fight; अभ्यनह्यन्त (abhyanahyanta) - put on; देवरूपाः (devarūpāḥ) - having the appearance of gods; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - those who attack;]
(And hundreds of body-armors as their own, the great chariot-warriors, about to fight, put on—having the form of gods, those who attack.)
The great chariot-warriors, resplendent like gods and ready for battle, each donned their own hundreds of body-armors as they prepared to fight. (04-30-15)
सूपस्करेषु शुभ्रेषु महत्सु च महारथाः। पृथक्काञ्चनसंनाहान्रथेष्वश्वानयोजयन् ॥०४-३०-१६॥
sūpaskareṣu śubhreṣu mahatsu ca mahārathāḥ। pṛthak kāñcana-saṃnāhān ratheṣu aśvān ayojayan ॥04-30-16॥
[सूपस्करेषु (sūpaskareṣu) - in chariots equipped with all accessories; शुभ्रेषु (śubhreṣu) - in radiant (ones); महत्सु (mahatsu) - in great (ones); च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors; पृथक्काञ्चनसंनाहान् (pṛthak kāñcana-saṃnāhān) - separately (with) golden harnesses; रथेषु (ratheṣu) - to (their) chariots; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अयोजयन् (ayojayan) - they yoked;]
(In chariots equipped with all accessories, in radiant, in great (ones), and great chariot-warriors separately (with) golden harnesses to (their) chariots horses they yoked.)
The great chariot-warriors yoked the horses, each adorned with golden harnesses, to their large, shining, fully-equipped chariots. (04-30-16)
सूर्यचन्द्रप्रतीकाशो रथे दिव्ये हिरण्मयः। महानुभावो मत्स्यस्य ध्वज उच्छिश्रिये तदा ॥०४-३०-१७॥
sūryacandrapratīkāśo rathe divye hiraṇmayaḥ। mahānubhāvo matsyasya dhvaja ucchiśriye tadā ॥04-30-17॥
[सूर्यचन्द्रप्रतीकाशः (sūryacandrapratīkāśaḥ) - having the luster like the sun and moon; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; दिव्ये (divye) - divine; हिरण्मयः (hiraṇmayaḥ) - golden; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - possessing great majesty; मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish (Matsya); ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner; उच्छिश्रिये (ucchiśriye) - stood high; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having the luster like the sun and moon, on the divine golden chariot, the banner of Matsya, possessing great majesty, stood high then.)
Then, upon the divine golden chariot, the grandly majestic banner bearing Matsya, shining like the sun and moon, stood tall. (04-30-17)
अथान्यान्विविधाकारान्ध्वजान्हेमविभूषितान्। यथास्वं क्षत्रियाः शूरा रथेषु समयोजयन् ॥०४-३०-१८॥
athānyān vividhākārān dhvajān hema-vibhūṣitān। yathā-svaṁ kṣatriyāḥ śūrā ratheṣu samayojayan ॥04-30-18॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; विविधाकारान् (vividhākārān) - of various forms; ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - standards; banners; हेमविभूषितान् (hema-vibhūṣitān) - adorned with gold; यथास्वम् (yathāsvam) - according to each one; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; kṣatriyas; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; brave ones; रथेषु (ratheṣu) - on chariots; समयोजयन् (samayojayan) - they mounted; attached;]
(Then other variously shaped banners adorned with gold, according to each one, the warrior heroes on chariots mounted.)
Then the heroic kṣatriya warriors mounted banners of various forms, adorned with gold, on their respective chariots. (04-30-18)
अथ मत्स्योऽब्रवीद्राजा शतानीकं जघन्यजम्। कङ्कबल्लवगोपाला दामग्रन्थिश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ युध्येयुरिति मे बुद्धिर्वर्तते नात्र संशयः ॥०४-३०-१९॥
atha matsyo'bravīdrājā śatānīkaṃ jaghanyajam। kaṅka-ballava-gopālā dāmagrantiś ca vīryavān॥ yudhyeyur iti me buddhir vartate nātra saṃśayaḥ॥04-30-19॥
[अथ (atha) - then; मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - the Matsya (King of Matsya); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजा (rājā) - king; शतानीकं (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka (name); जघन्यजम् (jaghanyajam) - the youngest-born; कङ्क (kaṅka) - Kaṅka (name); बल्लव (ballava) - Ballava (name); गोपाला (gopālā) - Gopāla (name); दामग्रन्थिः (dāmagranthiḥ) - Dāmagranthi (name); च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; युध्येयुः (yudhyeyuḥ) - should fight; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - thought; वर्तते (vartate) - arises; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Then Matsya said, the king Śatānīka, the youngest-born, Kaṅka, Ballava, Gopāla, Dāmagranthi and the mighty one — should fight, thus my thought arises, not here (is) doubt.)
Then Matsya said, "King Śatānīka, the youngest one, Kaṅka, Ballava, Gopāla, Dāmagranthi and the mighty one should fight; this is my thought, and there is no doubt about it." (04-30-19)
एतेषामपि दीयन्तां रथा ध्वजपताकिनः। कवचानि विचित्राणि दृढानि च मृदूनि च ॥ प्रतिमुञ्चन्तु गात्रेषु दीयन्तामायुधानि च ॥०४-३०-२०॥
eteṣām api dīyantāṃ rathā dhvajapatākinaḥ। kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca॥ pratimuncaṃtu gātreṣu dīyantām āyudhāni ca॥ 04-30-20॥
[एतेषाम् अपि (eteṣām api) - to these also; दीयन्तां (dīyantāṃ) - let (them) be given; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; ध्वजपताकिनः (dhvajapatākinaḥ) - with banners and pennants; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - variegated; दृढानि (dṛḍhāni) - strong; च (ca) - and; मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft; च (ca) - and; प्रतिमुञ्चन्तु (pratimuncaṃtu) - let (them) put on; गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on bodies; दीयन्ताम् (dīyantām) - let (them) be given; आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons; च (ca) - and;]
(To these also let chariots with banners and pennants be given; armors variegated, strong and soft, and let them put on (armors) on (their) bodies. Let weapons also be given.)
Let chariots adorned with banners be given to these men as well. Let them be supplied with armors—varied, strong, and soft—and let them put them on their bodies. Weapons too should be distributed. (04-30-20)
वीराङ्गरूपाः पुरुषा नागराजकरोपमाः। नेमे जातु न युध्येरन्निति मे धीयते मतिः ॥०४-३०-२१॥
vīrāṅgarūpāḥ puruṣā nāgarājakaropamāḥ। neme jātu na yudhyeranniti me dhīyate matiḥ ॥04-30-21॥
[वीराङ्गरूपाः (vīrāṅgarūpāḥ) - having the form of heroic bodies; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; नागराजकरोपमाः (nāgarājakaropamāḥ) - resembling the hands (arms) of the king of serpents; नेमे (neme) - these; जातु (jātu) - ever; न (na) - not; युध्येरन् (yudhyeran) - would fight; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - to me; धीयते (dhīyate) - is considered; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(Having the form of heroic bodies, men, resembling the hands of the king of serpents; these ever not would fight—thus to me is considered thought.)
These men, heroic in form and with arms like the king of serpents, I do not ever think that they would not fight. (04-30-21)
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु नृपतेर्वाक्यं त्वरितमानसः। शतानीकस्तु पार्थेभ्यो रथान्राजन्समादिशत् ॥ सहदेवाय राज्ञे च भीमाय नकुलाय च ॥०४-३०-२२॥
etac chrutvā tu nṛpater vākyaṃ tvarita-mānasaḥ। śatānīkas tu pārthebhyo rathān rājan samādiśat ॥ sahadevāya rājñe ca bhīmāya nakulāya ca ॥04-30-22॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of the king; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; त्वरितमानसः (tvarita-mānasaḥ) - with hastened mind; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेभ्यः (pārathebhyaḥ) - to the sons of Pṛthā (i.e., the Pāṇḍavas); रथान् (rathān) - chariots; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समादिशत् (samādiśat) - ordered; सहदेवाय (sahadevāya) - to Sahadeva; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king (Yudhiṣṭhira); च (ca) - and; भीमाय (bhīmāya) - to Bhīma; नकुलाय (nakulāya) - to Nakula; च (ca) - and; ॥०४-३०-२२॥ (04-30-22) - (04-30-22);]
(This having heard but of the king's words, with hastened mind, Śatānīka but to the sons of Pṛthā chariots, O king, ordered; to Sahadeva, to the king and to Bhīma, to Nakula and. (04-30-22))
Hearing these words of the king, Śatānīka, his mind full of haste, ordered chariots for the sons of Pṛthā—Sahadeva, the king (Yudhiṣṭhira), Bhīma, and Nakula, O king. (04-30-22)
तान्प्रहृष्टास्ततः सूता राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः। निर्दिष्टान्नरदेवेन रथाञ्शीघ्रमयोजयन् ॥०४-३०-२३॥
tān prahṛṣṭās tataḥ sūtā rājabhakti-puraskṛtāḥ। nirdiṣṭān naradevena rathān śīghram ayojayan॥04-30-23॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सूता (sūtāḥ) - charioteers; राजभक्तिपुरस्कृताः (rājabhakti-puraskṛtāḥ) - honored with (inspired by) loyalty to the king; निर्दिष्टान् (nirdiṣṭān) - ordered; नरदेवेन (naradevena) - by the king; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; अयोजयन् (ayojayan) - they yoked;]
(Them delighted then charioteers honored with loyalty to the king, ordered by the king, the chariots quickly yoked.)
Then the delighted charioteers, honored due to their loyalty to the king, quickly yoked the chariots as ordered by the king. (04-30-23)
कवचानि विचित्राणि दृढानि च मृदूनि च। विराटः प्रादिशद्यानि तेषामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् ॥ तान्यामुच्य शरीरेषु दंशितास्ते परन्तपाः ॥०४-३०-२४॥
kavacāni vicitrāṇi dṛḍhāni ca mṛdūni ca। virāṭḥ prādiśadyāni teṣām akliṣṭa-karmaṇām॥ tāni āmuñca śarīreṣu daṃśitāḥ te parantapāḥ॥ 04-30-24॥
[कवचानि (kavacāni) - armours; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; दृढानि (dṛḍhāni) - strong; च (ca) - and; मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft; च (ca) - and; विराटः (virāṭḥ) - Virāṭ; प्रादिशत् (prādiśat) - gave; यानि (yāni) - which; तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them; अक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् (akliṣṭa-karmaṇām) - of faultless in action; तानि (tāni) - those; आमुच्य (āmuñca) - having put on; शरीरेषु (śarīreṣu) - on bodies; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - armed (with armours); ते (te) - they; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - destroyers of foes;]
(Armours various, strong and soft, Virāṭ gave which to them faultless in action; those having put on on bodies, armed, they destroyers of foes.)
Virāṭ gave them various armour—some strong, some soft—to those faultless in action. Putting these on their bodies, they, destroyers of their enemies, became armed. (4-30-24)
तरस्विनश्छन्नरूपाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः। विराटमन्वयुः पश्चात्सहिताः कुरुपुङ्गवाः ॥ चत्वारो भ्रातरः शूराः पाण्डवाः सत्यविक्रमाः ॥०४-३०-२५॥
tarasvinaś channarūpāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ। virāṭam anvayuḥ paścāt sahitāḥ kurupuṅgavāḥ॥ catvāro bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ satyavikramāḥ॥04-30-25॥
[तरस्विनः (tarasvinaḥ) - energetic ones; छन्नरूपाः (channarūpāḥ) - in disguised forms; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्धविशारदाः (yuddhaviśāradāḥ) - skilled in battle; विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virāṭa; अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they followed; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - best among the Kurus; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - valiant; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; सत्यविक्रमाः (satyavikramāḥ) - truly mighty;]
(Energetic ones, in disguised forms, all, skilled in battle, Virāṭa they followed, after, together, best among the Kurus. Four brothers, valiant, the Pāṇḍavas, truly mighty.)
All the energetic ones, skilled in battle and in disguise, together with the foremost among the Kurus, followed Virāṭa from behind. The four valiant brothers, the Pāṇḍavas of true might. (04-30-25)
भीमाश्च मत्तमातङ्गाः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः। क्षरन्त इव जीमूताः सुदन्ताः षष्टिहायनाः ॥०४-३०-२६॥
bhīmāś ca mattamātaṅgāḥ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ। kṣaranta iva jīmūtāḥ sudantāḥ ṣaṣṭihāyanāḥ ॥04-30-26॥
[भीमाः (bhīmāḥ) - terrible; powerful; च (ca) - and; मत्तमातङ्गाः (mattamātaṅgāḥ) - intoxicated elephants; प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः (prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ) - with broken tusks' mouths; क्षरन्त (kṣaranta) - flowing; इव (iva) - as if; like; जीमूताः (jīmūtāḥ) - clouds; सुदन्ताः (sudantāḥ) - with good teeth; षष्टिहायनाः (ṣaṣṭihāyanāḥ) - sixty years old;]
(Terrible and intoxicated elephants, with the mouths of broken tusks, flowing as if clouds, with good teeth, sixty years old.)
Terrible, intoxicated elephants, with mouths broken by tusks, streaming like clouds, sixty years old and having good teeth. (04-30-26)
स्वारूढा युद्धकुशलैः शिक्षितैर्हस्तिसादिभिः। राजानमन्वयुः पश्चाच्चलन्त इव पर्वताः ॥०४-३०-२७॥
svārūḍhā yuddhakuśalaiḥ śikṣitaiḥ hastisādibhiḥ। rājānam anvayuḥ paścāc calanta iva parvatāḥ ॥04-30-27॥
[स्वारूढा (svārūḍhā) - mounted; युद्धकुशलैः (yuddhakuśalaiḥ) - with those skilled in battle; शिक्षितैः (śikṣitaiḥ) - trained; हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - with elephants and others; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - followed; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; चलन्त (calanta) - moving; इव (iva) - like; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains;]
(Mounted, with those skilled in battle, trained, with elephants and others, the king they followed behind, moving like mountains.)
Mounted with trained and battle-skilled elephant riders and others, they followed the king from behind, moving like mountains. (04-30-27)
विशारदानां वश्यानां हृष्टानां चानुयायिनाम्। अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि दश नागशतानि च ॥ षष्टिश्चाश्वसहस्राणि मत्स्यानामभिनिर्ययुः ॥०४-३०-२८॥
viśāradānāṃ vaśyānāṃ hṛṣṭānāṃ cānuyāyinām। aṣṭau rathasahasrāṇi daśa nāgaśatāni ca ॥ ṣaṣṭiścāśvasahasrāṇi matsyānām abhiniryayuḥ ॥04-30-28॥
[विशारदानां (viśāradānāṃ) - of the skilled; वश्यानां (vaśyānāṃ) - of the obedient; हृष्टानां (hṛṣṭānāṃ) - of the joyful; च (ca) - and; अनुयायिनाम् (anuyāyinām) - of the followers; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - chariot-thousands; दश (daśa) - ten; नागशतानि (nāgaśatāni) - elephant-hundreds; च (ca) - and; षष्टिः (ṣaṣṭiḥ) - sixty; च (ca) - and; अश्वसहस्राणि (aśvasahasrāṇi) - horse-thousands; मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsyas; अभिनिर्ययुः (abhiniryayuḥ) - marched out;]
(Of the skilled, obedient, joyful and of the followers: eight thousand chariots, ten hundred elephants and sixty thousand horses of the Matsyas marched out.)
Eight thousand chariots, one thousand elephants, and sixty thousand horses of the Matsyas, all skilled, obedient, joyful, and loyal followers, marched out. (04-30-28)
तदनीकं विराटस्य शुशुभे भरतर्षभ। सम्प्रयातं महाराज निनीषन्तं गवां पदम् ॥०४-३०-२९॥
tadanīkaṃ virāṭasya śuśubhe bharatarṣabha। samprayātaṃ mahārāja ninīṣantaṃ gavāṃ padam ॥04-30-29॥
[तदनीकं (tadanīkaṃ) - that army; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; appeared splendid; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of the Bharatas; सम्प्रयातं (samprayātam) - setting out; departed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; निनीषन्तं (ninīṣantam) - desiring to go; गवां (gavāṃ) - of the cows; पदम् (padam) - track; path;]
(That army of Virāṭa, O bull of the Bharatas, appeared splendid, setting out, O great king, desiring to go to the track of the cows.)
O great king, O bull of the Bharatas, that army of Virāṭa appeared splendid as it set forth, desiring to follow the track of the cows. (04-30-29)
तद्बलाग्र्यं विराटस्य सम्प्रस्थितमशोभत। दृढायुधजनाकीर्णं गजाश्वरथसङ्कुलम् ॥०४-३०-३०॥
tadbalāgryaṃ virāṭasya samprasthitamaśobhata। dṛḍhāyudhajanākīrṇaṃ gajāśvarathasaṅkulam ॥04-30-30॥
[तत् (tat) - that; बलाग्र्यम् (balāgryam) - foremost part of the army; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virāṭa; सम्प्रस्थितम् (samprasthitam) - having marched forth; अशोभत (aśobhata) - appeared splendid; दृढायुध (dṛḍhāyudha) - with firm weapons; जनाकीर्णम् (janākīrṇam) - thronged with people; गज (gaja) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; सङ्कुलम् (saṅkulam) - crowded;]
(That foremost army of Virāṭa, having marched forth, appeared splendid, crowded with warriors bearing firm weapons, and thronged with elephants, horses, and chariots.)
The foremost army of Virāṭa, having set out, looked magnificent, filled with warriors bearing sturdy weapons, and crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots. (04-30-30)
