05.005
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
उपपन्नमिदं वाक्यं सोमकानां धुरन्धरे। अर्थसिद्धिकरं राज्ञः पाण्डवस्य महौजसः ॥५-५-१॥
upapannamidaṁ vākyaṁ somakānāṁ dhurandhare। arthasiddhikaram rājñaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahaujasaḥ ॥5-5-1॥
[उपपन्नम् (upapannam) - appropriate; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyaṁ) - statement; सोमकानाम् (somakānām) - of the Somakas; धुरन्धरे (dhurandhare) - leader; अर्थसिद्धिकरम् (arthasiddhikaram) - goal-achieving; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great energy;]
(This statement is appropriate for the leader of the Somakas, achieving the goal of the king, the Pandava of great energy.)
This statement is fitting for the leader of the Somakas, fulfilling the purpose of the mighty Pandava king.
एतच्च पूर्वकार्यं नः सुनीतमभिकाङ्क्षताम्। अन्यथा ह्याचरन्कर्म पुरुषः स्यात्सुबालिशः ॥५-५-२॥
etacca pūrvakāryaṃ naḥ sunītamabhikāṅkṣatām। anyathā hyācarankarma puruṣaḥ syātsubāliśaḥ ॥5-5-2॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; च (ca) - and; पूर्वकार्यं (pūrvakāryaṃ) - previous duty; नः (naḥ) - our; सुनीतम् (sunītam) - well-guided; अभिकाङ्क्षताम् (abhikāṅkṣatām) - desires; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; हि (hi) - indeed; आचरन् (ācaran) - acting; कर्म (karma) - action; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; सुबालिशः (subāliśaḥ) - very foolish;]
(This and our previous duty desires to be well-guided. Otherwise, indeed, acting on action, a man would be very foolish.)
This and our previous duty should be well-guided. Otherwise, indeed, if a man acts without proper guidance, he would be very foolish.
किं तु सम्बन्धकं तुल्यमस्माकं कुरुपाण्डुषु। यथेष्टं वर्तमानेषु पाण्डवेषु च तेषु च ॥५-५-३॥
kiṁ tu sambandhakaṁ tulyamasmākaṁ kurupāṇḍuṣu। yatheṣṭaṁ vartamāneṣu pāṇḍaveṣu ca teṣu ca ॥5-5-3॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; तु (tu) - but; सम्बन्धकम् (sambandhakam) - relation; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; कुरुपाण्डुषु (kurupāṇḍuṣu) - among Kuru and Pandu; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired; वर्तमानेषु (vartamāneṣu) - existing; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among Pandavas; च (ca) - and; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; च (ca) - and;]
(But what relation is equal among us in Kuru and Pandu, as desired among the existing Pandavas and them?)
However, what relationship is equal between us and the Kuru and Pandu, as desired among the Pandavas and them?
ते विवाहार्थमानीता वयं सर्वे यथा भवान्। कृते विवाहे मुदिता गमिष्यामो गृहान्प्रति ॥५-५-४॥
te vivāhārtham ānītā vayaṃ sarve yathā bhavān। kṛte vivāhe muditā gamiṣyāmo gṛhān prati ॥5-5-4॥
[ते (te) - they; विवाहार्थम् (vivāhārtham) - for marriage; आनीता (ānītā) - brought; वयम् (vayam) - we; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यथा (yathā) - as; भवान् (bhavān) - you; कृते (kṛte) - after completion; विवाहे (vivāhe) - of marriage; मुदिता (muditā) - happy; गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we will go; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to homes; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(They have been brought for marriage, we all, as you. After the marriage is completed, happy, we will go towards homes.)
They have been brought here for marriage, as you wished. Once the marriage is completed, we will all happily return to our homes.
भवान्वृद्धतमो राज्ञां वयसा च श्रुतेन च। शिष्यवत्ते वयं सर्वे भवामेह न संशयः ॥५-५-५॥
bhavānvṛddhatamo rājñāṃ vayasā ca śrutena ca। śiṣyavatte vayaṃ sarve bhavāmeha na saṃśayaḥ ॥5-5-5॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; वृद्धतमः (vṛddhatamaḥ) - most senior; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; च (ca) - and; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by knowledge; च (ca) - and; शिष्यवत् (śiṣyavat) - like a disciple; ते (te) - to you; वयम् (vayam) - we; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भवाम (bhavāma) - become; इह (iha) - here; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(You are the most senior among kings by age and by knowledge. Like a disciple, we all become to you here, no doubt.)
You are the most senior among the kings in both age and knowledge. We all regard ourselves as your disciples here, without any doubt.
भवन्तं धृतराष्ट्रश्च सततं बहु मन्यते। आचार्ययोः सखा चासि द्रोणस्य च कृपस्य च ॥५-५-६॥
bhavantaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraśca satataṁ bahu manyate। ācāryayoḥ sakhā cāsi droṇasya ca kṛpasya ca ॥5-5-6॥
[भवन्तं (bhavantaṁ) - you; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; सततम् (satatam) - always; बहु (bahu) - much; मन्यते (manyate) - respects; आचार्ययोः (ācāryayoḥ) - of the teachers; सखा (sakhā) - friend; च (ca) - and; असि (asi) - you are; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; च (ca) - and; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kripa;]
(Dhritarashtra always respects you much. You are a friend of the teachers, of Drona and of Kripa.)
Dhritarashtra holds you in high regard at all times. You are a close friend of the teachers, Drona and Kripa.
स भवान्प्रेषयत्वद्य पाण्डवार्थकरं वचः। सर्वेषां निश्चितं तन्नः प्रेषयिष्यति यद्भवान् ॥५-५-७॥
sa bhavān preṣayatv adya pāṇḍavārthakaraṃ vacaḥ। sarveṣāṃ niścitaṃ tan naḥ preṣayiṣyati yad bhavān ॥5-5-7॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; प्रेषयतु (preṣayatu) - send; अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डवार्थकरं (pāṇḍavārthakaram) - for the benefit of the Pandavas; वचः (vacaḥ) - message; सर्वेषां (sarveṣām) - of all; निश्चितं (niścitam) - decided; तत् (tat) - that; नः (naḥ) - to us; प्रेषयिष्यति (preṣayiṣyati) - will send; यत् (yat) - which; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
(He, you send today the message for the benefit of the Pandavas. It is decided by all that you will send it to us.)
You should send the message today for the benefit of the Pandavas. It is decided by everyone that you will send it to us.
यदि तावच्छमं कुर्यान्न्यायेन कुरुपुङ्गवः। न भवेत्कुरुपाण्डूनां सौभ्रात्रेण महान्क्षयः ॥५-५-८॥
yadi tāvacchamaṃ kuryānnyāyena kurupuṅgavaḥ। na bhavetkurupāṇḍūnāṃ saubhrātreṇa mahānkṣayaḥ ॥5-5-8॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तावत् (tāvat) - so much; शमं (śamam) - peace; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; न्यायेन (nyāyena) - justly; कुरुपुङ्गवः (kurupuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Kurus; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; कुरुपाण्डूनां (kurupāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Kuru and Pandu families; सौभ्रात्रेण (saubhrātreṇa) - by brotherhood; महान् (mahān) - great; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction;]
(If the best of the Kurus would make peace justly, there would not be great destruction of the Kuru and Pandu families by brotherhood.)
If the best of the Kurus were to act justly and make peace, there would not be a great destruction of the Kuru and Pandu families due to their brotherhood.
अथ दर्पान्वितो मोहान्न कुर्याद्धृतराष्ट्रजः। अन्येषां प्रेषयित्वा च पश्चादस्मान्समाह्वयेः ॥५-५-९॥
atha darpānvito mohānna kuryāddhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ। anyeṣāṃ preṣayitvā ca paścādasmānsamāhvayeḥ ॥5-5-9॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दर्पान्वितः (darpānvitaḥ) - filled with pride; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; न (na) - not; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; धृतराष्ट्रजः (dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - others; प्रेषयित्वा (preṣayitvā) - having sent; च (ca) - and; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; समाह्वयेः (samāhvayeḥ) - should challenge;]
(Then, filled with pride, the son of Dhritarashtra, out of delusion, should not act. Having sent others, he should challenge us afterwards.)
Then, in his pride and delusion, the son of Dhritarashtra should refrain from acting. After sending others, he should challenge us later.
ततो दुर्योधनो मन्दः सहामात्यः सबान्धवः। निष्ठामापत्स्यते मूढः क्रुद्धे गाण्डीवधन्वनि ॥५-५-१०॥
tato duryodhano mandaḥ sahāmātyaḥ sabāndhavaḥ। niṣṭhāmāpatsyate mūḍhaḥ kruddhe gāṇḍīvadhanvani ॥5-5-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish; सहामात्यः (sahāmātyaḥ) - with ministers; सबान्धवः (sabāndhavaḥ) - with relatives; निष्ठाम् (niṣṭhām) - end; आपत्स्यते (āpatsyate) - will reach; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded; क्रुद्धे (kruddhe) - angry; गाण्डीवधन्वनि (gāṇḍīvadhanvani) - at Arjuna;]
(Then foolish Duryodhana, with his ministers and relatives, will meet his end, deluded, when Arjuna is angry.)
Then the foolish Duryodhana, along with his ministers and relatives, will meet his end, being deluded, when Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, is enraged.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
ततः सत्कृत्य वार्ष्णेयं विराटः पृथिवीपतिः। गृहान्प्रस्थापयामास सगणं सहबान्धवम् ॥५-५-११॥
tataḥ satkṛtya vārṣṇeyaṃ virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ। gṛhānprasthāpayāmāsa sagaṇaṃ sahabāndhavam ॥5-5-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored; वार्ष्णेयं (vārṣṇeyam) - Vārṣṇeya; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa; पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - the king; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to the houses; प्रस्थापयामास (prasthāpayāmāsa) - sent; सगणं (sagaṇam) - with the group; सहबान्धवम् (sahabāndhavam) - with relatives;]
(Then, having honored Vārṣṇeya, King Virāṭa sent him to the houses with the group and relatives.)
Then, after honoring Vārṣṇeya, King Virāṭa sent him along with his group and relatives to their homes.
द्वारकां तु गते कृष्णे युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः। चक्रुः साङ्ग्रामिकं सर्वं विराटश्च महीपतिः ॥५-५-१२॥
dvārakāṃ tu gate kṛṣṇe yudhiṣṭhirapurogamāḥ। cakruḥ sāṅgrāmikaṃ sarvaṃ virāṭaśca mahīpatiḥ ॥
[द्वारकां (dvārakām) - to Dvaraka; तु (tu) - but; गते (gate) - having gone; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - Krishna; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - leading; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - did; साङ्ग्रामिकं (sāṅgrāmikam) - military; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; च (ca) - and; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king;]
(To Dvaraka, but having gone Krishna, Yudhishthira leading, did military all, Virata and king.)
When Krishna went to Dvaraka, Yudhishthira and others, along with King Virata, prepared everything for the battle.
ततः सम्प्रेषयामास विराटः सह बान्धवैः। सर्वेषां भूमिपालानां द्रुपदश्च महीपतिः ॥५-५-१३॥
tataḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ। sarveṣāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ drupadaśca mahīpatiḥ ॥5-5-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सम्प्रेषयामास (saṃpreṣayāmāsa) - sent; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; सह (saha) - with; बान्धवैः (bāndhavaiḥ) - relatives; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; भूमिपालानां (bhūmipālānāṃ) - of the kings; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king;]
(Then Virata, along with his relatives, sent Drupada, the king of all the kings.)
Then King Virata, along with his relatives, sent Drupada, the king, to all the other kings.
वचनात्कुरुसिंहानां मत्स्यपाञ्चालयोश्च ते। समाजग्मुर्महीपालाः सम्प्रहृष्टा महाबलाः ॥५-५-१४॥
vacanātkurusiṃhānāṃ matsyapāñcālayośca te। samājagmurmahīpālāḥ samprahṛṣṭā mahābalāḥ ॥5-5-14॥
[वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the command; कुरु-सिंहानां (kuru-siṃhānāṃ) - of the Kuru lions; मत्स्य-पाञ्चालयोः (matsya-pāñcālayoḥ) - of the Matsyas and the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - the kings; सम्प्रहृष्टाः (samprahṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty;]
(From the command of the Kuru lions and the Matsyas and the Panchalas, they, the kings, assembled, joyful and mighty.)
Upon the command of the Kuru leaders, the kings of the Matsyas and Panchalas gathered, filled with joy and strength.
तच्छ्रुत्वा पाण्डुपुत्राणां समागच्छन्महद्बलम्। धृतराष्ट्रसुतश्चापि समानिन्ये महीपतीन् ॥५-५-१५॥
tacchrutvā pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samāgacchanmahadbalam। dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaścāpi samāninye mahīpatīn ॥5-5-15॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; समागच्छत् (samāgacchat) - assembled; महद् (mahad) - great; बलम् (balam) - force; धृतराष्ट्रसुतः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ) - the son of Dhritarashtra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समानिन्ये (samāninye) - brought together; महीपतीन् (mahīpatīn) - kings;]
(Having heard that, a great force of the sons of Pandu assembled. The son of Dhritarashtra also brought together the kings.)
Upon hearing this, the sons of Pandu gathered a great army. Meanwhile, the son of Dhritarashtra also assembled the kings.
समाकुला मही राजन्कुरुपाण्डवकारणात्। तदा समभवत्कृत्स्ना सम्प्रयाणे महीक्षिताम् ॥५-५-१६॥
samākulā mahī rājan kurupāṇḍavakāraṇāt। tadā samabhavatkṛtsnā samprayāṇe mahīkṣitām ॥5-5-16॥
[समाकुला (samākulā) - distressed; मही (mahī) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरुपाण्डवकारणात् (kurupāṇḍavakāraṇāt) - due to the Kuru and Pandava; तदा (tadā) - then; समभवत् (samabhavat) - became; कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire; सम्प्रयाणे (samprayāṇe) - in the expedition; महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the rulers;]
(The earth, O king, was distressed due to the Kuru and Pandava. Then the entire expedition of the rulers took place.)
O King, the earth was in distress because of the Kuru and Pandava. At that time, the entire expedition of the rulers occurred.
बलानि तेषां वीराणामागच्छन्ति ततस्ततः। चालयन्तीव गां देवीं सपर्वतवनामिमाम् ॥५-५-१७॥
balāni teṣāṃ vīrāṇām āgacchanti tatas tataḥ। cālayantīva gāṃ devīṃ saparvatavanām imām ॥5-5-17॥
[बलानि (balāni) - strengths; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes; आगच्छन्ति (āgacchanti) - come; ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there; ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there; चालयन्ति (cālayanti) - shake; इव (iva) - as if; गाम् (gām) - the earth; देवीम् (devīm) - goddess; सपर्वतवनाम् (saparvatavanām) - with mountains and forests; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(The strengths of those heroes come from here and there, as if shaking this goddess earth with mountains and forests.)
The strengths of those heroes seem to come from all directions, shaking the earth, the goddess with its mountains and forests, as if in a divine dance.
ततः प्रज्ञावयोवृद्धं पाञ्चाल्यः स्वपुरोहितम्। कुरुभ्यः प्रेषयामास युधिष्ठिरमते तदा ॥५-५-१८॥
tataḥ prajñāvayovṛddhaṃ pāñcālyaḥ svapurohitam। kurubhyaḥ preṣayāmāsa yudhiṣṭhiramate tadā ॥5-5-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रज्ञावयोवृद्धं (prajñāvayovṛddhaṃ) - wise and aged; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the son of Panchala; स्वपुरोहितम् (svapurohitam) - his own priest; कुरुभ्यः (kurubhyaḥ) - to the Kauravas; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; युधिष्ठिरमते (yudhiṣṭhiramate) - with Yudhishthira's consent; तदा (tadā) - at that time;]
(Then, the son of Panchala, wise and aged, sent his own priest to the Kauravas with Yudhishthira's consent at that time.)
At that time, the wise and aged son of Panchala sent his own priest to the Kauravas with Yudhishthira's approval.
