04.060

वैशम्पायन उवाच॥

vaiśampāyana uvāca॥

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

(Vaiśampāyana said.)

Vaiśampāyana said.

भीष्मे तु सङ्ग्रामशिरो विहाय; पलायमाने धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः। उच्छ्रित्य केतुं विनदन्महात्मा; स्वयं विगृह्यार्जुनमाससाद ॥०४-६०-१॥

bhīṣme tu saṅgrāmaśiro vihāya; palāyamāne dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ. ucchṛtya ketuṃ vinadanmahātmā; svayaṃ vigṛhyārjunamāsasāda ॥04-60-1॥

[भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - when Bhīṣma (was) (in the battle); तु (tu) - but; सङ्ग्रामशिरः (saṅgrāmaśiraḥ) - the head of the battle; विहाय (vihāya) - having left; पलायमाने (palāyamāne) - fleeing; धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraputraḥ) - the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; उच्छ्रित्य (ucchṛtya) - having raised; केतुम् (kétum) - banner; विनदन् (vinadan) - shouting; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; विगृह्य (vigṛhya) - having advanced (for battle); अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached;]

(But when Bhīṣma, the head of the battle, was left; as the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra was fleeing; having raised the banner and shouting, the great-souled one himself, having advanced, approached Arjuna.)

But as Bhīṣma, the chief of the battle, was left behind and the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra was fleeing, the great-souled one himself, raising his banner and shouting, advanced and approached Arjuna. (04-60-1)

स भीमधन्वानमुदग्रवीर्यं; धनञ्जयं शत्रुगणे चरन्तम्। आकर्णपूर्णायतचोदितेन; भल्लेन विव्याध ललाटमध्ये ॥०४-६०-२॥

sa bhīmadhanvānamudagravīryaṃ; dhanañjayaṃ śatrugaṇe carantam। ākarṇapūrṇāyatacoditena; bhallena vivyādha lalāṭamadhye ॥04-60-2॥

[स (sa) (sa) - he; भीमधन्वानम् (bhīmadhanvānam) (bhīmadhanvānam) - formidable bowman; उदग्रवीर्यं (udagravīryam) (udagravīryaṃ) - of exalted strength; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) (dhanañjayaṃ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna); शत्रुगणे (śatrugaṇe) (śatrugaṇe) - among the host of enemies; चरन्तम् (carantam) (carantam) - moving; आकर्णपूर्णायतचोदितेन (ākarṇapūrṇāyatacoditena) (ākarṇapūrṇāyatacoditena) - by (an arrow) drawn to the ear and launched; भल्लेन (bhallena) (bhallena) - with a broad-headed arrow; विव्याध (vivyādha) (vivyādha) - pierced; ललाटमध्ये (lalāṭamadhye) (lalāṭamadhye) - in the middle of the forehead;]

(He, the formidable bowman of exalted strength, Arjuna, moving among the host of enemies, with (an arrow) drawn to the ear and launched, with a broad-headed arrow, pierced in the middle of the forehead.)

He, the mighty-armed bowman of lofty prowess, pierced Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), as he moved among the host of enemies, in the midst of the forehead with a broad-headed arrow drawn to the ear and skillfully discharged. (04-60-2)

स तेन बाणेन समर्पितेन; जाम्बूनदाभेन सुसंशितेन। रराज राजन्महनीयकर्मा; यथैकपर्वा रुचिरैकशृङ्गः ॥०४-६०-३॥

sa tena bāṇena samarpitena; jāmbūnadābhena susaṁśitena. rarāja rājan-mahanīyakarmā; yathaika-parvā ruciraika-śṛṅgaḥ ॥04-60-3॥

[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - with that; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with the arrow; समर्पितेन (samarpitena) - sent forth; जाम्बूनदाभेन (jāmbūnadābhena) - golden; सुसंशितेन (susaṁśitena) - well-sharpened; रराज (rarāja) - he shone; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महनीयकर्मा (mahanīyakarmā) - of great deeds; यथा (yathā) - just as; एकपर्वा (eka-parvā) - with a single joint; रुचिरैकशृङ्गः (ruciraika-śṛṅgaḥ) - with one beautiful horn;]

(He with that arrow sent forth, golden, well-sharpened, shone, O king, of great deeds, just as with a single joint, with one beautiful horn.)

With that well-sharpened, golden arrow sent forth, he of great deeds shone, O king, just like a single-jointed, beautifully single-horned being. (04-60-3)

अथास्य बाणेन विदारितस्य; प्रादुर्बभूवासृगजस्रमुष्णम्। सा तस्य जाम्बूनदपुष्पचित्रा; मालेव चित्राभिविराजते स्म ॥०४-६०-४॥

athāsya bāṇena vidāritasya; prādurbabhūvāsṛg-ajasram-uṣṇam. sā tasya jāmbūnada-puṣpa-citrā; māleva citrābhivirājate sma॥04-60-4॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; बाणेन (bāṇena) - by the arrow; विदारितस्य (vidāritasya) - having been pierced; प्रादुर्बभूव (prādurbabhūva) - manifested; असृक् (asṛk) - blood; अजस्रम् (ajasram) - unceasingly; उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - warm; सा (sā) - she/it; तस्य (tasya) - his; जाम्बूनदपुष्पचित्रा (jāmbūnada-puṣpa-citrā) - decorated with jambūnada (golden) flowers; माला (mālā) - garland; इव (iva) - like; चित्रा (citrā) - variegated; अभिविराजते (abhivirājate) - shines forth; स्म (sma) - indeed;]

(Then, from him, having been pierced by the arrow, warm blood unceasingly manifested. That (blood), like his garland decorated with jambūnada flowers, indeed shone forth variegated.)

Then, after he had been pierced by the arrow, warm blood flowed unceasingly from him; and that blood shone forth, splendid and variegated, like his garland decorated with golden flowers. (04-60-4)

स तेन बाणाभिहतस्तरस्वी; दुर्योधनेनोद्धतमन्युवेगः। शरानुपादाय विषाग्निकल्पा; न्विव्याध राजानमदीनसत्त्वः ॥०४-६०-५॥

sa tena bāṇābhihatastarasvī; duryodhanenoddhatamanyu-vegaḥ। śarān upādāya viṣāgnikalpān; vivyādha rājānam adīnasattvaḥ ॥04-60-5॥

[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - by him; बाणाभिहत (bāṇābhihata) - struck by arrows; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - vigorous; दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; उद्धतमन्यु (uddhatamanyu) - with exalted wrath; वेगः (vegaḥ) - impetus; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken up; विषाग्निकल्पान् (viṣāgnikalpān) - like poison-fire; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - one whose spirit is not dejected;]

(He, by him struck by arrows, vigorous, by Duryodhana with exalted wrath, having taken up arrows like poison-fire, pierced the king, one whose spirit is not dejected.)

Struck by Duryodhana's arrows, the vigorous one—his wrath aroused—took up arrows like fire of poison, and pierced the king whose spirit was undaunted. (04-60-5)

दुर्योधनश्चापि तमुग्रतेजाः; पार्थश्च दुर्योधनमेकवीरः। अन्योन्यमाजौ पुरुषप्रवीरौ; समं समाजघ्नतुराजमीढौ ॥०४-६०-६॥

duryodhanaś cāpi tam ugratejāḥ; pārthaś ca duryodhanam ekavīraḥ. anyonyam ājau puruṣa-pravīrau; samaṁ samājaghnatur ājamīḍhau ॥04-60-6॥

[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; उग्रतेजाः (ugratejāḥ) - of intense energy; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - the son of Pṛthā (Arjuna); च (ca) - and; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; एकवीरः (ekavīraḥ) - a matchless hero; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; पुरुषप्रवीरौ (puruṣa-pravīrau) - greatest among men; समम् (samam) - equally; समाजघ्नतुः (samājaghnatuḥ) - they struck; आजमीढौ (ājamīḍhau) - heroes in battle;]

(And Duryodhana also, that one of intense energy, and Partha, the matchless hero, Duryodhana; each other in battle, two foremost among men, equally, both struck, the battle-heroes.)

And Duryodhana, that one of fierce energy, and Partha, the matchless hero, both, being foremost among men, struck each other equally in the battle. (04-60-6)

ततः प्रभिन्नेन महागजेन; महीधराभेन पुनर्विकर्णः। रथैश्चतुर्भिर्गजपादरक्षैः; कुन्तीसुतं जिष्णुमथाभ्यधावत् ॥०४-६०-७॥

tataḥ prabhinnena mahāgajena; mahīdharābhena punar-vikarṇaḥ। rathaiś-caturbhir-gajapādarakṣaiḥ; kuntīsutaṃ jiṣṇum-athābhyadhāvat ॥04-60-7॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभिन्नेन (prabhinnena) - by the broken; महागजेन (mahāgajena) - great elephant; महीधराभेन (mahīdharābhena) - like a mountain; पुनः (punar) - again; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; गजपादरक्षैः (gajapādarakṣaiḥ) - protected by elephant-footed (guards); कुन्ती-सुतं (kuntīsutaṃ) - son of Kuntī; जिष्णुम् (jiṣṇum) - the victorious; अथ (atha) - then; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - approached;]

(Then by the broken great elephant, like a mountain, again Vikarṇa, with four chariots protected by elephant-footed guards, the son of Kuntī, the victorious, then approached.)

Then Vikarṇa, with a great elephant resembling a mountain, which was broken, and with four chariots protected by guards on elephant-back, again approached Kuntī’s son, the victorious one. (04-60-7)

तमापतन्तं त्वरितं गजेन्द्रं; धनञ्जयः कुम्भविभागमध्ये। आकर्णपूर्णेन दृढायसेन; बाणेन विव्याध महाजवेन ॥०४-६०-८॥

tam āpatantaṃ tvaritaṃ gajendraṃ; dhanañjayaḥ kumbhavibhāgamadhye। ākarṇapūrṇena dṛḍhāyasena; bāṇena vivyādha mahājavena ॥04-60-8॥

[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - rushing; त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly; गजेन्द्रम् (gajendram) - elephant-king; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); कुम्भविभागमध्ये (kumbhavibhāgamadhye) - in the middle of the forehead-section; आकर्णपूर्णेन (ākarṇapūrṇena) - drawn to the ear; दृढायसेन (dṛḍhāyasena) - of solid iron; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with the arrow; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; महाजवेन (mahājavena) - of great speed;]

(Him rushing quickly, the elephant-king, Dhananjaya in the middle of the forehead-section, with an arrow drawn to the ear, of solid iron, pierced with great speed.)

As the elephant-king rushed swiftly, Dhananjaya (Arjuna) pierced him in the middle of the forehead with a solid iron arrow, drawn to the ear, and shot with great speed. (04-60-8)

पार्थेन सृष्टः स तु गार्ध्रपत्र; आ पुङ्खदेशात्प्रविवेश नागम्। विदार्य शैलप्रवरप्रकाशं; यथाशनिः पर्वतमिन्द्रसृष्टः ॥०४-६०-९॥

pārthena sṛṣṭaḥ sa tu gārdhrapatra; ā puṅkhadeśāt praviveśa nāgam। vidārya śailapravara-prakāśaṃ; yathā aśaniḥ parvatam indrasṛṣṭaḥ ॥04-60-9॥

[पार्थेन (pārthena) (pārthena) - by Partha (Arjuna); सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) (sṛṣṭaḥ) - shot; स (sa) (sa) - he (it); तु (tu) (tu) - indeed; गार्ध्रपत्र (gārdhrapatra) (gārdhrapatra) - having vulture feathers (arrow); आ (ā) (ā) - from; पुङ्खदेशात् (puṅkhadeśāt) (puṅkhadeśāt) - from the feather-end; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) (praviveśa) - entered; नागम् (nāgam) (nāgam) - the serpent (elephant, contextually armoured figure); विदार्य (vidārya) (vidārya) - having split; शैलप्रवरप्रकाशं (śaila-pravara-prakāśam) (śaila-pravara-prakāśam) - shining like a best mountain; यथा (yathā) (yathā) - just as; अशनिः (aśaniḥ) (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt; पर्वतम् (parvatam) (parvatam) - mountain; इन्द्रसृष्टः (indra-sṛṣṭaḥ) (indra-sṛṣṭaḥ) - launched by Indra;]

(By Partha (Arjuna), shot, he (the arrow) indeed with vulture feathers; from the feather-end, entered the serpent. Having split the shining like a best mountain; just as a thunderbolt cast by Indra splits a mountain.)

Shot by Partha (Arjuna), that vulture-feathered arrow entered the serpent from the feather-end, splitting its brilliant mountain-like form, just as a thunderbolt cast by Indra splits a mountain. (04-60-9)

शरप्रतप्तः स तु नागराजः; प्रवेपिताङ्गो व्यथितान्तरात्मा। संसीदमानो निपपात मह्यां; वज्राहतं शृङ्गमिवाचलस्य ॥०४-६०-१०॥

śaraprataptaḥ sa tu nāgarājaḥ; pravepitāṅgo vyathitāntarātmā. saṃsīdamāno nipapāta mahyām; vajrāhataṃ śṛṅgam ivācalasya ॥04-60-10॥

[शरप्रतप्तः (śaraprataptaḥ) - scorched by arrows; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; नागराजः (nāgarājaḥ) - king of serpents; प्रवेपिताङ्गः (pravepitāṅgaḥ) - with trembling limbs; व्यथितान्तरात्मा (vyathitāntarātmā) - with agitated inner self; संसीदमानः (saṃsīdamānaḥ) - sinking; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; महि्याम् (mahyām) - on the ground; वज्राहतं (vajrāhatam) - struck by a thunderbolt; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; इव (iva) - like; अचलस्य (acalasya) - of a mountain;]

(Scorched by arrows, he but king of serpents, with trembling limbs, with agitated inner self, sinking, fell down on the ground; like a mountain's peak struck by a thunderbolt.)

But the king of serpents, scorched by arrows, his limbs trembling and inner self agitated, sank down and fell to the ground like the peak of a mountain struck by a thunderbolt. (04-60-10)

निपातिते दन्तिवरे पृथिव्यां; त्रासाद्विकर्णः सहसावतीर्य। तूर्णं पदान्यष्टशतानि गत्वा; विविंशतेः स्यन्दनमारुरोह ॥०४-६०-११॥

nipātite dantivare pṛthivyāṃ; trāsād vikarṇaḥ sahasāvatīrya। tūrṇaṃ padānyaṣṭaśatāni gatvā; viviṃśateḥ syandanam āruroha ॥04-60-11॥

[निपातिते (nipātite) - when struck down; when brought to the ground; दन्तिवरे (dantivare) - the excellent elephant; the best elephant; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on the earth; on the ground; त्रासात् (trāsāt) - out of fear; from terror; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa (proper noun); सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; immediately; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; having alighted; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; quickly; पदानि (padāni) - steps; अष्टशतानि (aṣṭaśatāni) - eight hundred; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; after going; विविंशतेः (viviṃśateḥ) - of (the) twenty; from the chariot numbered twenty; (i.e. the twentieth); स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; climbed up;]

(When the excellent elephant was struck down on the earth, out of fear Vikarṇa, suddenly having descended, swiftly having gone eight hundred steps, ascended the twentieth chariot.)

When the best elephant was brought down to the ground, Vikarṇa, in fear, quickly dismounted, ran eight hundred steps, and climbed into the twentieth chariot. (04-60-11)

निहत्य नागं तु शरेण तेन; वज्रोपमेनाद्रिवराम्बुदाभम्। तथाविधेनैव शरेण पार्थो; दुर्योधनं वक्षसि निर्बिभेद ॥०४-६०-१२॥

nihatya nāgaṃ tu śareṇa tena; vajropamenādrivarāmbudābham। tathāvidhenaiva śareṇa pārtho; duryodhanaṃ vakṣasi nirbibheda ॥04-60-12॥

[निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; नागं (nāgam) - the elephant; तु (tu) - but; शरेण (śareṇa) - with the arrow; तेन (tena) - with that; वज्रोपमेन (vajropamena) - like a thunderbolt; अद्रिवर-अम्बुदाभम् (adrivara-ambudābham) - resembling the foremost mountain and a rain-cloud; तथाविधेनैव (tathāvidhena eva) - with such a (kind of) (arrow) indeed; शरेण (śareṇa) - with the arrow; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna); दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced;]

(Having slain the elephant but with that arrow, like a thunderbolt, resembling the foremost mountain and a rain-cloud; with such a (kind of) arrow indeed, Pārtha pierced Duryodhana on the chest.)

After having slain the elephant with that arrow, which was like a thunderbolt and resembled a great mountain and rain-cloud, Pārtha (Arjuna) likewise with such an arrow pierced Duryodhana in the chest. (04-60-12)

ततो गजे राजनि चैव भिन्ने; भग्ने विकर्णे च सपादरक्षे। गाण्डीवमुक्तैर्विशिखैः प्रणुन्ना; स्ते योधमुख्याः सहसापजग्मुः ॥०४-६०-१३॥

tato gaje rājani caiva bhinne; bhagne vikarṇe ca sapādarakṣe. gāṇḍīvamuktairviśikhaiḥ praṇunnā; ste yodhamukhyāḥ sahasāpajagmuḥ ॥04-60-13॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गजे (gaje) - the elephant; राजनि (rājani) - the king (elephant); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भिन्ने (bhinne) - shattered; भग्ने (bhagne) - broken; विकर्णे (vikarṇe) - Vikarna (a proper noun); च (ca) - and; सपादरक्षे (sapādarakṣe) - with foot-guards; गाण्डीवमुक्तैः (gāṇḍīvamuktaiḥ) - released from the (bow) Gandiva; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; प्रणुन्नाः (praṇunnāḥ) - driven away; ते (te) - they; योधमुख्याः (yodhamukhyāḥ) - the chief warriors; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अपजग्मुः (apajagmuḥ) - fled away;]

(Then, when the elephant, the king, was shattered; when Vikarna, with his foot-guards, was broken; driven away by arrows released from Gandiva, those chief warriors suddenly fled away.)

Then, when the king-elephant was destroyed and Vikarna along with his foot-guards was broken, those leading warriors, struck by arrows shot from Gandiva, suddenly fled away. (04-60-13)

दृष्ट्वैव बाणेन हतं तु नागं; योधांश्च सर्वान्द्रवतो निशम्य। रथं समावृत्य कुरुप्रवीरो; रणात्प्रदुद्राव यतो न पार्थः ॥०४-६०-१४॥

dṛṣṭvaiva bāṇena hataṃ tu nāgaṃ; yodhāṃś ca sarvān dravato niśamya. rathaṃ samāvṛtya kurupravīro; raṇāt pradudrāva yato na pārthaḥ ॥04-60-14॥

[दृष्ट्वैव (dṛṣṭvaiva) - having seen indeed; बाणेन (bāṇena) - by the arrow; हतं (hataṃ) - slain; तु (tu) - but; नागं (nāgaṃ) - the elephant; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; च (ca) - and; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - fleeing; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; रथं (rathaṃ) - the chariot; समावृत्य (samāvṛtya) - having turned around; कुरुप्रवीरः (kurupravīraḥ) - the Kuru hero; रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle; प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - fled away; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; न (na) - not; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha (Arjuna);]

(Having seen indeed the elephant slain by the arrow, and having heard all the warriors fleeing, having turned around the chariot, the Kuru hero fled away from battle, from where Pārtha (Arjuna) was not.)

As soon as he saw the elephant slain by the arrow, and heard all the warriors fleeing, the Kuru hero turned his chariot and fled from the battlefield, away from where Arjuna was. (04-60-14)

तं भीमरूपं त्वरितं द्रवन्तं; दुर्योधनं शत्रुसहो निषङ्गी। प्राक्ष्वेडयद्योद्धुमनाः किरीटी; बाणेन विद्धं रुधिरं वमन्तम् ॥०४-६०-१५॥

taṁ bhīmarūpaṁ tvaritaṁ dravantaṁ; duryodhanaṁ śatrusaho niṣaṅgī। prākṣveḍayadyoddhumanāḥ kirīṭī; bāṇena viddhaṁ rudhiraṁ vamantam॥04-60-15॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; भीमरूपं (bhīmarūpam) - of terrible form; त्वरितं (tvaritam) - swift; द्रवन्तं (dravantam) - running; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; शत्रुसहः (śatrusahaḥ) - bearing enemies; निषङ्गी (niṣaṅgī) - sword-bearing; प्राक्ष्वेडयत् (prākṣveḍayat) - shouted aloud; योद्धुमनाः (yoddhumanāḥ) - intent to fight; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; विद्धं (viddham) - pierced; रुधिरं (rudhiram) - blood; वमन्तम् (vamantam) - vomiting;]

(Him of terrible form, swift, running, Duryodhana, bearing enemies, sword-bearing; shouted aloud, intent to fight, the one with a crown; with an arrow, pierced, blood, vomiting.)

The crowned one, intent on battle, shouted aloud to Duryodhana—him of terrible form, swift and running, sword-bearing, enduring enemies—who, pierced by an arrow, was vomiting blood. (04-60-15)

अर्जुन उवाच॥

arjuna uvāca॥

[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Arjuna said;)

Arjuna said;

विहाय कीर्तिं विपुलं यशश्च; युद्धात्परावृत्य पलायसे किम्। न तेऽद्य तूर्याणि समाहतानि; यथावदुद्यान्ति गतस्य युद्धे ॥०४-६०-१६॥

vihāya kīrtiṃ vipulaṃ yaśaś ca; yuddhāt parāvṛtya palāyase kim. na te 'dya tūryāṇi samāhatāni; yathāvad udyānti gatasya yuddhe ॥04-60-16॥

[विहाय (vihāya) (vihāya) - having abandoned; कीर्तिं (kīrtiṃ) (kīrtiṃ) - glory; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) (vipulaṃ) - great; यशश्च (yaśaś ca) (yaśaś ca) - and fame; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) (yuddhāt) - from battle; परावृत्य (parāvṛtya) (parāvṛtya) - having turned away; पलायसे (palāyase) (palāyase) - do you flee; किम् (kim) (kim) - why; न (na) (na) - not; ते (te) (te) - for you; अद्य (adya) (adya) - today; तूर्याणि (tūryāṇi) (tūryāṇi) - the war instruments; समाहतानि (samāhatāni) (samāhatāni) - well beaten; यथावद् (yathāvad) (yathāvad) - properly; उद्यान्ति (udyānti) (udyānti) - resound; गतस्य (gatasya) (gatasya) - of the one departed; युद्धे (yuddhe) (yuddhe) - in battle;]

(Having abandoned glory and great fame, from battle having turned away, why do you flee? Not for you today are the war instruments properly resounding as (they do) for one departed in battle.)

Why do you flee, turning away from battle, having abandoned glory and great fame? Today, the war instruments do not resound for you as they do for one who has departed heroically in battle. (04-60-16)

युधिष्ठिरस्यास्मि निदेशकारी; पार्थस्तृतीयो युधि च स्थिरोऽस्मि। तदर्थमावृत्य मुखं प्रयच्छ; नरेन्द्रवृत्तं स्मर धार्तराष्ट्र ॥०४-६०-१७॥

yudhiṣṭhirasya asmi nideśakārī; pārthaḥ tṛtīyaḥ yudhi ca sthiraḥ asmi. tadartham āvṛtya mukhaṃ prayaccha; narendra-vṛttaṃ smara dhārtarāṣṭra ॥04-60-17॥

[युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; निदेशकारी (nideśakārī) - one who acts on command; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha; तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - the third; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; च (ca) - and; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steadfast; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for that purpose; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - having covered; मुखम् (mukham) - mouth; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; नरेन्द्रवृत्तम् (narendra-vṛttam) - conduct of kings; स्मर (smara) - remember; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - O son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra;]

(Of Yudhiṣṭhira I am the one who acts on command; Pārtha the third, in battle and steadfast I am. For that purpose, having covered the mouth, give; conduct of kings remember, O son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (04-60-17))

I am the one who carries out Yudhiṣṭhira's commands; Pārtha is the third and I am steadfast in battle. Therefore, close your mouth and act—remember the conduct of kings, O son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (04-60-17)

मोघं तवेदं भुवि नामधेयं; दुर्योधनेतीह कृतं पुरस्तात्। न हीह दुर्योधनता तवास्ति; पलायमानस्य रणं विहाय ॥०४-६०-१८॥

moghaṃ tavedam bhuvi nāmadheyaṃ; duryodhanetīha kṛtaṃ purastāt. na hīha duryodhanatā tavāsti; palāyamānasya raṇaṃ vihāya ॥04-60-18॥

[मोघम् (mogham) - in vain; futile; तव (tava) - your; इदं (idam) - this; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; नामधेयम् (nāmadheyam) - name; designation; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; इति (iti) - thus; ‘Duryodhana’; इह (iha) - here; in this world; कृतम् (kṛtam) - has been made; given; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; previously; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; इह (iha) - here; दुर्योधनता (duryodhanatā) - quality of being Duryodhana; Duryodhana-ness; तव (tava) - in you; of you; अस्ति (asti) - is; पलायमानस्य (palāyamānasya) - of one fleeing; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; विहाय (vihāya) - abandoning; leaving;]

(Futile is this your name on earth; as 'Duryodhana' it was made here earlier. For indeed here the quality of Duryodhana is not in you—of one fleeing, abandoning battle.)

Your name on earth is in vain; 'Duryodhana' was once given to you. For you do not have the spirit of Duryodhana here, as you are fleeing, having abandoned the battle. (04-60-18)

न ते पुरस्तादथ पृष्ठतो वा; पश्यामि दुर्योधन रक्षितारम्। परैहि युद्धेन कुरुप्रवीर; प्राणान्प्रियान्पाण्डवतोऽद्य रक्ष ॥०४-६०-१९॥

na te purastād atha pṛṣṭhato vā; paśyāmi duryodhana rakṣitāram. paraiḥ hi yuddhena kuru-pravīra; prāṇān priyān pāṇḍavataḥ adya rakṣa ॥04-60-19॥

[न (na) - not; ते (te) - for you; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; अथ (atha) - or; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; वा (vā) - or; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; रक्षितारम् (rakṣitāram) - protector; परैः (paraiḥ) - by the enemies; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; कुरुप्रवीर (kuru-pravīra) - O mighty Kuru; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; प्रियान् (priyān) - dear; पाण्डवतः (pāṇḍavataḥ) - from the sons of Pāṇḍu; अद्य (adya) - today; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect;]

(Not for you in front or behind do I see, Duryodhana, a protector. From the enemies indeed, O mighty Kuru, by battle, dear lives from the sons of Pāṇḍu today protect.)

Duryodhana, I do not see any protector for you either in front or behind. O mighty Kuru, today defend your dear life from the Pāṇḍavas in battle against the enemies. (4-60-19)