04.034
uttara uvāca॥
Uttara said.
adyā ham anugaccheyaṃ dṛḍha-dhanvā gavāṃ padam। yadi me sā rathiḥ kaścid bhaved aśveṣu kovidaḥ ॥04-34-1॥
Today I could follow the track of Dṛḍhadhanvā’s cows, if only I had a charioteer skilled with horses. (04-34-1)
tameva nādhigacchāmi yo me yantā bhavennaraḥ। paśyadhvaṃ sārathiṃ kṣipraṃ mama yuktaṃ prayāsyataḥ॥04-34-2॥
I do not find a man who would serve as my charioteer; look, all of you, at my charioteer who has quickly yoked my chariot and is about to depart. (04-34-2)
aṣṭāviṃśatirātraṃ vā māsaṃ vā nūnamantataḥ। yattadāsīnmahadyuddhaṃ tatra me sārathirhataḥ॥04-34-3॥
For twenty-eight nights, or for a month, or at least by the end, during that great battle, my charioteer was killed there. (04-34-3)
sa labheyaṁ yadi tva anyaṁ hayayānavidaṁ naram। tvarāvān adya yātu āham samucchritamahādhvajam॥04-34-4॥
If I should obtain another man not skilled in driving the chariot instead of you, I—being swift—will go today with the greatly raised banner. (04-34-4)
vigāhya tat-parānīkaṃ gaja-vāji-rathākulam। śastra-pratāpa-nirvīryān kurūn jitvā anaye paśūn ॥04-34-5॥
Enter that hostile army crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots; having conquered the Kurus whose valor was broken by the power of arms, bring back the cattle. (04-34-5)
duryodhanaṃ śāntanavaṃ karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ kṛpam। droṇaṃ ca saha putreṇa maheṣvāsānsamāgatān ॥04-34-6॥
Duryodhana, Bhīṣma (the son of Śantanu), Karṇa (the son of Vikartana), Kṛpa, Droṇa along with his son, and the great archers assembled there. (04-34-6)
vitrāsayitvā saṅgrāme dānavān iva vajrabhṛt| anenaiva muhūrtena punaḥ pratyānaye paśūn ॥04-34-7॥
Just as Indra, the bearer of the thunderbolt, terrifies the Dānavas in battle, so, having caused terror, I will bring back the cattle again within this very moment. (04-34-7)
śūnyam āsādya kuravaḥ prayānti ādāya go-dhanam। kiṃ nu śakyaṃ mayā kartum yad ahaṃ tatra na abhavam॥04-34-8॥
The Kurus, having found it empty, take away the cattle-wealth and go. What could I possibly do since I was not there? (04-34-8)
paśyeyur adya me vīryaṃ kuravas te samāgatāḥ। kiṃ nu pārtho 'rjunaḥ sākṣād ayam asmān prabādhate॥04-34-9॥
Let those assembled Kurus witness my power today. How is it that this Pārtha, Arjuna, is overpowering us directly? (04-34-9)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tasya tadvacanaṃ strīṣu bhāṣataḥ sma punaḥ punaḥ. nāmarṣayata pāñcālī bībhatsoḥ parikīrtanam ॥04-34-10॥
Panchali did not tolerate the repeated mention of Bibhatsu (Arjuna) by him as he spoke those words among the women. (04-34-10)
athainam upasaṅgamya strī-madhyāt sā tapasvinī। vrīḍamāneva śanakair idaṃ vacanam abravīt॥04-34-11॥
Then the ascetic woman, as if bashful, slowly approached him from among the women and spoke these words. (04-34-11)
yo'sau bṛhadvāraṇābho yuvā supriyadarśanaḥ। bṛhannaḍeti vikhyātaḥ pārthasyāsīts sārathiḥ॥04-34-12॥
That one who is like a great elephant, a young man of pleasing appearance, who is known as Bṛhannaḍa, was the charioteer of Pārtha (Arjuna). (04-34-12)
dhanuṣyanavaraś cāsīt tasya śiṣyo mahātmanaḥ। dṛṣṭapūrvo mayā vīra carantyā pāṇḍavānprati॥04-34-13॥
He was newly skilled in archery, and a disciple of that great-souled one. I have seen him before, O hero, while wandering towards the Pāṇḍavas. (04-34-13)
yadā tat-pāvako dāvam adahat khāṇḍavaṃ mahat। arjunasya tadā anena saṅgṛhītā hayottamāḥ ॥04-34-14॥
When that fire burned the great Khāṇḍava forest, at that time the excellent horses of Arjuna were gathered by him. (04-34-14)
tena sāraṭhinā pārthaḥ sarvabhūtāni sarvaśaḥ। ajayat khāṇḍavaprasthē na hi yantāsti tādṛśaḥ॥04-34-15॥
With that charioteer, Pārtha overcame all creatures completely at Khāṇḍavaprastha. Truly, there is no charioteer like him. (04-34-15)
yeyam kumārī suśroṇī bhaginī te yavīyasī। asyāḥ sa vacanaṃ vīra kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ॥04-34-16॥
This beautiful-hipped maiden, your younger sister—whatever she says, the hero will surely do, there is no doubt. (04-34-16)
yadi vai sārathiḥ sa syāt kurūn sarvān asaṃśayam। jitvā gāś ca samādāya dhruvam āgamanaṃ bhavet॥04-34-17॥
If indeed he were the charioteer, without doubt he would defeat all the Kurus, recover the cows, and certainly return. (04-34-17)
evam-uktaḥ sa sairandhryā bhaginīṁ pratyabhāṣata। gaccha tvam-anavadyāṅgi tām-ānaya bṛhannadām ॥04-34-18॥
Thus spoken to by Sairandhrī, he replied to his sister: "Go, O faultless-limbed one, bring Bṛhannadā." (04-34-18)
sā bhrātrā preṣitā śīghramagacchan nartanāgṛham। yatrāste sa mahābāhuś channaḥ satreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ॥04-34-19॥
She, having been sent quickly by her brother, went to the dancing hall where the mighty-armed Pāṇḍava, concealed by his vow, was staying. (04-34-19)
