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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥

[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Dhritarashtra said:)

Dhritarashtra spoke:

पृच्छामि त्वां सञ्जय राजमध्ये; किमब्रवीद्वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वः। धनञ्जयस्तात युधां प्रणेता; दुरात्मनां जीवितच्छिन्महात्मा ॥५-४७-१॥

pṛcchāmi tvāṃ sañjaya rājamadhye; kimabravīdvākyamadīnasattvaḥ। dhanañjayastāta yudhāṃ praṇetā; durātmanāṃ jīvitacchinmahātmā ॥5-47-1॥

[पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - in the midst of kings; किमब्रवीत् (kimabravīt) - what did he say; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अदीनसत्त्वः (adīnasattvaḥ) - of undepressed spirit; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; तात (tāta) - O dear; युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles; प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader; दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of the wicked; जीवितच्छिन् (jīvitacchin) - destroyer of life; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]

(I ask you, Sanjaya, in the midst of kings; what did the undepressed spirit say? Dhananjaya, O dear, the leader of battles; the destroyer of life of the wicked, the great soul.)

I ask you, Sanjaya, in the midst of the kings, what did the undepressed spirit say? O dear, what did Dhananjaya, the leader of battles and the destroyer of the wicked, the great soul, say?

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

दुर्योधनो वाचमिमां शृणोतु; यदब्रवीदर्जुनो योत्स्यमानः। युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते महात्मा; धनञ्जयः शृण्वतः केशवस्य ॥५-४७-२॥

duryodhano vācimimāṃ śṛṇotu; yadabravīdarjuno yotsyamānaḥ। yudhiṣṭhirasyānumate mahātmā; dhanañjayaḥ śṛṇvataḥ keśavasya ॥5-47-2॥

[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; वाचम् (vācām) - speech; इमाम् (imām) - this; शृणोतु (śṛṇotu) - let him hear; यत् (yat) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - while fighting; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; अनुमते (anumate) - with the consent; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - hearing; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava;]

(Let Duryodhana hear this speech; what Arjuna said while fighting. With the consent of Yudhishthira, the great soul Dhananjaya, hearing of Keshava.)

Let Duryodhana hear the words spoken by Arjuna during the battle. With Yudhishthira's consent, the noble Dhananjaya, in the presence of Keshava, listened.

अन्वत्रस्तो बाहुवीर्यं विदान; उपह्वरे वासुदेवस्य धीरः। अवोचन्मां योत्स्यमानः किरीटी; मध्ये ब्रूया धार्तराष्ट्रं कुरूणाम् ॥५-४७-३॥

anvatras to bāhuvīryaṃ vidāna; upahvare vāsudevasya dhīraḥ। avocan māṃ yotsyamānaḥ kirīṭī; madhye brūyā dhārtarāṣṭraṃ kurūṇām ॥5-47-3॥

[अन्वत्रस्तः (anvatras taḥ) - fearless; बाहुवीर्यम् (bāhuvīryam) - strength of arms; विदान (vidāna) - knowing; उपह्वरे (upahvare) - in the vicinity; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; धीरः (dhīraḥ) - wise; अवोचत् (avocat) - said; माम् (mām) - to me; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - about to fight; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say; धार्तराष्ट्रम् (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra's; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru;]

(Fearless, knowing the strength of arms, the wise one in the vicinity of Vāsudeva said to me, the one with a crown, about to fight, "In the midst, should say to Dhritarashtra's Kurus.")

The wise one, fearless and knowing the strength of arms, in the vicinity of Vāsudeva, said to me, the crowned one about to fight, "In the midst, convey this to the Kurus of Dhritarashtra."

ये वै राजानः पाण्डवायोधनाय; समानीताः शृण्वतां चापि तेषाम्। यथा समग्रं वचनं मयोक्तं; सहामात्यं श्रावयेथा नृपं तम् ॥५-४७-४॥

ye vai rājānaḥ pāṇḍavāyodhanāya; samānītāḥ śṛṇvatāṃ cāpi teṣām। yathā samagraṃ vacanaṃ mayoktaṃ; sahāmātyaṃ śrāvayethā nṛpaṃ tam ॥5-47-4॥

[ये (ye) - those who; वै (vai) - indeed; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; पाण्डवायोधनाय (pāṇḍavāyodhanāya) - for the battle with the Pandavas; समानीताः (samānītāḥ) - assembled; शृण्वतां (śṛṇvatāṃ) - listening; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; यथा (yathā) - as; समग्रं (samagraṃ) - entire; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - speech; मया (mayā) - by me; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - spoken; सहामात्यं (sahāmātyaṃ) - with ministers; श्रावयेथा (śrāvayethā) - you should make hear; नृपं (nṛpaṃ) - king; तम् (tam) - that;]

(Those kings who were assembled for the battle with the Pandavas, and also listening among them, as the entire speech was spoken by me, you should make that king hear it with the ministers.)

The kings who were gathered for the battle against the Pandavas, and who were listening, should be informed of the entire speech I delivered, along with their ministers.

यथा नूनं देवराजस्य देवाः; शुश्रूषन्ते वज्रहस्तस्य सर्वे। तथाशृण्वन्पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयाश्च; किरीटिना वाचमुक्तां समर्थाम् ॥५-४७-५॥

yathā nūnaṃ devarājasya devāḥ; śuśrūṣante vajrahastasya sarve। tathāśṛṇvanpāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāśca; kirīṭinā vācamuktāṃ samarthām ॥5-47-5॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; देवराजस्य (devarājasya) - of the king of gods; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; शुश्रूषन्ते (śuśrūṣante) - serve; वज्रहस्तस्य (vajrahastasya) - of the one with the thunderbolt in hand; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथा (tathā) - so; अशृण्वन् (aśṛṇvan) - listening; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; वाचम् (vācam) - speech; उक्ताम् (uktām) - spoken; समर्थाम् (samarthām) - capable;]

(As indeed all the gods serve the king of gods, the one with the thunderbolt in hand, so the Pandavas and the Srinjayas listened to the capable speech spoken by the crowned one.)

Just as all the gods serve Indra, the king of gods who wields the thunderbolt, so too did the Pandavas and the Srinjayas listen attentively to the powerful words spoken by Arjuna, the one with the crown.

इत्यब्रवीदर्जुनो योत्स्यमानो; गाण्डीवधन्वा लोहितपद्मनेत्रः। न चेद्राज्यं मुञ्चति धार्तराष्ट्रो; युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञः ॥ अस्ति नूनं कर्म कृतं पुरस्ता; दनिर्विष्टं पापकं धार्तराष्ट्रैः ॥५-४७-६॥

ity abravīd arjuno yotsyamānaḥ; gāṇḍīvadhanvā lohitapadmanetraḥ। na ced rājyaṃ muñcati dhārtarāṣṭro; yudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasya rājñaḥ ॥ asti nūnaṃ karma kṛtaṃ purastā; danirviṣṭaṃ pāpakaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ ॥5-47-6॥

[इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - about to fight; गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - the wielder of the Gandiva bow; लोहितपद्मनेत्रः (lohitapadmanetraḥ) - red-lotus-eyed; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; मुञ्चति (muñcati) - releases; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya) - of the unblemished; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - king; अस्ति (asti) - there is; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; कर्म (karma) - action; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; पुरस्ता (purastā) - before; दनिर्विष्टम् (danirviṣṭam) - settled; पापकम् (pāpakam) - sinful; धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra;]

(Thus spoke Arjuna, about to fight, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, red-lotus-eyed: 'If Dhritarashtra's son does not release the kingdom of King Yudhishthira, the unblemished, indeed, there is an action done before, settled as sinful by the sons of Dhritarashtra.')

Arjuna, ready for battle and wielding the Gandiva bow with eyes like red lotuses, declared: 'If the son of Dhritarashtra does not return the kingdom to the rightful King Yudhishthira, it is certain that a sinful act committed in the past by the sons of Dhritarashtra is now settled.'

येषां युद्धं भीमसेनार्जुनाभ्यां; तथाश्विभ्यां वासुदेवेन चैव। शैनेयेन ध्रुवमात्तायुधेन; धृष्टद्युम्नेनाथ शिखण्डिना च ॥ युधिष्ठिरेणेन्द्रकल्पेन चैव; योऽपध्यानान्निर्दहेद्गां दिवं च ॥५-४७-७॥

yeṣāṃ yuddhaṃ bhīmasenārjunābhyāṃ; tathāśvibhyāṃ vāsudevena caiva। śaineyena dhruvamāttāyudhena; dhṛṣṭadyumnenātha śikhaṇḍinā ca ॥ yudhiṣṭhireṇendrakalpena caiva; yo'padhyānānnirdahedgāṃ divaṃ ca ॥5-47-7॥

[येषां (yeṣāṃ) - whose; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; भीमसेनार्जुनाभ्यां (bhīmasenārjunābhyāṃ) - by Bhimasena and Arjuna; तथाश्विभ्यां (tathāśvibhyāṃ) - and also by the Ashvins; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vasudeva; चैव (caiva) - and indeed; शैनेयेन (śaineyena) - by Satyaki; ध्रुवमात्तायुधेन (dhruvamāttāyudhena) - with firm weapons; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; अथ (atha) - and; शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhishthira; इन्द्रकल्पेन (indrakalpena) - like Indra; चैव (caiva) - and indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; अपध्यानात् (apadhyānāt) - from distraction; निर्दहेत् (nirdahet) - would burn; गां (gāṃ) - the earth; दिवं (divaṃ) - the heaven; च (ca) - and;]

(Whose battle was fought by Bhimasena and Arjuna, and also by the Ashvins, by Vasudeva, indeed by Satyaki with firm weapons, by Dhrishtadyumna, and by Shikhandi; by Yudhishthira, like Indra, indeed who would burn the earth and the heaven from distraction.)

The battle, fought by Bhimasena, Arjuna, the Ashvins, Vasudeva, Satyaki, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and Yudhishthira, who was like Indra, was so intense that it could burn the earth and the heavens if distracted.

तैश्चेद्युद्धं मन्यते धार्तराष्ट्रो; निर्वृत्तोऽर्थः सकलः पाण्डवानाम्। मा तत्कार्षीः पाण्डवार्थाय हेतो; रुपैहि युद्धं यदि मन्यसे त्वम् ॥५-४७-८॥

taiś cedyuddhaṃ manyate dhārtarāṣṭro; nirvṛtto'rthaḥ sakalaḥ pāṇḍavānām। mā tatkārṣīḥ pāṇḍavārthāya heto; rupaihi yuddhaṃ yadi manyase tvam ॥5-47-8॥

[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; चेत् (cet) - if; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; निर्वृत्तः (nirvṛttaḥ) - accomplished; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; सकलः (sakalaḥ) - entire; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; मा (mā) - do not; तत् (tat) - that; कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - do; पाण्डव-अर्थाय (pāṇḍava-arthāya) - for the sake of the Pandavas; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the reason; उपैहि (upaihi) - approach; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; त्वम् (tvam) - you;]

(If Dhritarashtra's son thinks that by them war is accomplished, the entire purpose of the Pandavas; do not do that for the sake of the Pandavas; approach war if you think.)

If Dhritarashtra's son believes that war is the means to fulfill the Pandavas' entire purpose, do not engage in it for the Pandavas' sake; instead, approach war if you deem it necessary.

यां तां वने दुःखशय्यामुवास; प्रव्राजितः पाण्डवो धर्मचारी। आशिष्यते दुःखतरामनर्था; मन्त्यां शय्यां धार्तराष्ट्रः परासुः ॥५-४७-९॥

yāṃ tāṃ vane duḥkhaśayyāmuvāsa; pravrājitaḥ pāṇḍavo dharmacārī। āśiṣyate duḥkhatārāmanarthā; mantyāṃ śayyāṃ dhārtarāṣṭraḥ parāsuḥ ॥5-47-9॥

[याम् (yām) - which; ताम् (tām) - that; वने (vane) - in the forest; दुःखशय्याम् (duḥkhaśayyām) - bed of sorrow; उवास (uvāsa) - dwelt; प्रव्राजितः (pravrājitaḥ) - exiled; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; धर्मचारी (dharmacārī) - righteous; आशिष्यते (āśiṣyate) - will rest; दुःखतराम् (duḥkhatārām) - more sorrowful; अनर्था (anarthā) - calamities; मन्त्याम् (mantyām) - in the mind; शय्याम् (śayyām) - bed; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhārtarāṣṭra; परासुः (parāsuḥ) - lifeless;]

(Which bed of sorrow in the forest the exiled, righteous Pāṇḍava dwelt; Dhārtarāṣṭra, lifeless, will rest on a more sorrowful bed of calamities in the mind.)

The righteous Pāṇḍava, who was exiled, lived on a sorrowful bed in the forest; Dhārtarāṣṭra, now lifeless, will find himself on a bed of even greater sorrow and calamity in his mind.

ह्रिया ज्ञानेन तपसा दमेन; क्रोधेनाथो धर्मगुप्त्या धनेन। अन्यायवृत्तः कुरुपाण्डवेया; नध्यातिष्ठद्धार्तराष्ट्रो दुरात्मा ॥५-४७-१०॥

hriyā jñānena tapasā damena; krodhenātho dharmaguptyā dhanena। anyāyavṛttaḥ kurupāṇḍaveyā; nadhyātiṣṭhaddhārtarāṣṭro durātmā ॥5-47-10॥

[ह्रिया (hriyā) - by modesty; ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; दमेन (damena) - by self-restraint; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - by anger; अथ (atha) - then; धर्मगुप्त्या (dharmaguptyā) - by protection of righteousness; धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth; अन्यायवृत्तः (anyāyavṛttaḥ) - unjustly acting; कुरुपाण्डवेया (kurupāṇḍaveyā) - Kurus and Pandavas; न (na) - not; अध्यातिष्ठत् (adhyātiṣṭhat) - remained; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul;]

(By modesty, knowledge, penance, self-restraint, anger, then by protection of righteousness, and wealth; unjustly acting, the Kurus and Pandavas did not remain, Dhritarashtra's wicked son.)

Dhritarashtra's wicked son, acting unjustly, did not remain with the Kurus and Pandavas, despite modesty, knowledge, penance, self-restraint, anger, protection of righteousness, and wealth.

मायोपधः प्रणिधानार्जवाभ्यां; तपोदमाभ्यां धर्मगुप्त्या बलेन। सत्यं ब्रुवन्प्रीतियुक्त्यानृतेन; तितिक्षमाणः क्लिश्यमानोऽतिवेलम् ॥५-४७-११॥

māyopadhaḥ praṇidhānārjavābhyāṃ; tapodamābhyāṃ dharmaguptyā balena। satyaṃ bruvanprītiyuktyānṛtena; titikṣamāṇaḥ kliśyamāno'tivelam ॥5-47-11॥

[मायोपधः (māyopadhaḥ) - with deceit; प्रणिधानार्जवाभ्यां (praṇidhānārjavābhyāṃ) - by meditation and straightforwardness; तपोदमाभ्यां (tapodamābhyāṃ) - by penance and self-restraint; धर्मगुप्त्या (dharmaguptyā) - by protection of righteousness; बलेन (balena) - by strength; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; प्रीतियुक्त्या (prītiyuktyā) - with affectionate reasoning; अनृतेन (anṛtena) - with falsehood; तितिक्षमाणः (titikṣamāṇaḥ) - enduring; क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - being tormented; अतिवेलम् (ativelam) - excessively;]

(With deceit, by meditation and straightforwardness; by penance and self-restraint, by protection of righteousness, by strength; speaking truth with affectionate reasoning and falsehood; enduring while being excessively tormented.)

With deceit and through meditation and straightforwardness, by penance and self-restraint, and by protecting righteousness with strength, one speaks truth with affectionate reasoning and falsehood, enduring excessive torment.

यदा ज्येष्ठः पाण्डवः संशितात्मा; क्रोधं यत्तं वर्षपूगान्सुघोरम्। अवस्रष्टा कुरुषूद्वृत्तचेता; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-१२॥

yadā jyeṣṭhaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ saṃśitātmā; krodhaṃ yattaṃ varṣapūgānsughoram। avasraṣṭā kuruṣūdvṛttacetā; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-12॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; संशितात्मा (saṃśitātmā) - firm-minded; क्रोधं (krodhaṃ) - anger; यत्तं (yattaṃ) - controlled; वर्षपूगान् (varṣapūgān) - for many years; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very terrible; अवस्रष्टा (avasraṣṭā) - will unleash; कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - on the Kuru; उद्वृत्तचेता (udvṛttacetā) - with agitated mind; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhārtarāṣṭra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the eldest Pāṇḍava, firm-minded, unleashes the very terrible anger controlled for many years on the Kuru with an agitated mind, then Dhārtarāṣṭra will regret the war.)

When the firm-minded eldest Pāṇḍava releases his long-controlled and terrible anger upon the Kuru, Dhārtarāṣṭra will regret the war.

कृष्णवर्त्मेव ज्वलितः समिद्धो; यथा दहेत्कक्षमग्निर्निदाघे। एवं दग्धा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सेनां; युधिष्ठिरः क्रोधदीप्तोऽनुवीक्ष्य ॥५-४७-१३॥

kṛṣṇavartmeva jvalitaḥ samiddho; yathā dahetkakṣamagniḥnidāghe। evaṃ dagdhā dhārtarāṣṭrasya senāṃ; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ krodhadīpto'nuvīkṣya ॥5-47-13॥

[कृष्णवर्त्मेव (kṛṣṇavartmeva) - like the path of Krishna; ज्वलितः (jvalitaḥ) - blazing; समिद्धः (samiddhaḥ) - kindled; यथा (yathā) - as; दहेत् (dahet) - would burn; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - the forest; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; निदाघे (nidāghe) - in summer; एवम् (evam) - thus; दग्धा (dagdhā) - burned; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; क्रोधदीप्तः (krodhadīptaḥ) - inflamed with anger; अनुवीक्ष्य (anuvīkṣya) - having seen;]

(Like the path of Krishna, blazing and kindled, as fire would burn the forest in summer, thus Yudhishthira, inflamed with anger, having seen, burned the army of Dhritarashtra.)

Yudhishthira, inflamed with anger like a blazing fire in summer, observed and destroyed the army of Dhritarashtra, just as a fire would consume a forest.

यदा द्रष्टा भीमसेनं रणस्थं; गदाहस्तं क्रोधविषं वमन्तम्। दुर्मर्षणं पाण्डवं भीमवेगं; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-१४॥

yadā draṣṭā bhīmasenaṃ raṇasthaṃ; gadāhastaṃ krodhaviṣaṃ vamantam। durmarṣaṇaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ bhīmavegaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-14॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; रणस्थं (raṇasthaṃ) - standing in the battlefield; गदाहस्तं (gadāhastaṃ) - with a mace in hand; क्रोधविषं (krodhaviṣaṃ) - with anger as poison; वमन्तम् (vamantam) - spewing; दुर्मर्षणं (durmarṣaṇaṃ) - unbearable; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavaṃ) - Pandava; भीमवेगं (bhīmavegaṃ) - with the speed of Bhima; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When Bhimasena, standing in the battlefield with a mace in hand, spewing anger as poison, unbearable, the Pandava with the speed of Bhima, is seen, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

When Bhimasena, the Pandava, stands in the battlefield with a mace in hand, spewing anger like poison and moving with the speed of Bhima, Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.

महासिंहो गाव इव प्रविश्य; गदापाणिर्धार्तराष्ट्रानुपेत्य। यदा भीमो भीमरूपो निहन्ता; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-१५॥

mahāsiṃho gāva iva praviśya; gadāpāṇirdhārtarāṣṭrānupeṭya। yadā bhīmo bhīmarūpo nihantā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-15॥

[महासिंहः (mahāsiṃhaḥ) - great lion; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; इव (iva) - like; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - mace-wielder; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - Dhritarashtra's sons; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; यदा (yadā) - when; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भीमरूपः (bhīmarūpaḥ) - terrible form; निहन्ता (nihantā) - killer; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(The great lion, like cows entering, the mace-wielder approaching Dhritarashtra's sons. When Bhima, in terrible form, the killer; then the battle Dhritarashtra's son will regret.)

The great lion, like cows entering, the mace-wielder approached Dhritarashtra's sons. When Bhima, in his terrible form, becomes the killer, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.

महाभये वीतभयः कृतास्त्रः; समागमे शत्रुबलावमर्दी। सकृद्रथेन प्रतियाद्रथौघा; न्पदातिसङ्घान्गदयाभिनिघ्नन् ॥५-४७-१६॥

mahābhaye vītabhayaḥ kṛtāstraḥ; samāgame śatrubalāvamardī। sakṛdrathena pratiyādrathaughā; npadātisaṅghān gadayābhinighnan ॥5-47-16॥

[महाभये (mahābhaye) - in great fear; वीतभयः (vītabhayaḥ) - fearless; कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - armed; समागमे (samāgame) - in battle; शत्रुबलावमर्दी (śatrubalāvamardī) - crusher of enemy forces; सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; रथेन (rathena) - with a chariot; प्रतियात् (pratiyāt) - opposing; रथौघा (rathaughā) - chariot formations; पदातिसङ्घान् (padātisaṅghān) - infantry groups; गदयाभिनिघ्नन् (gadayābhinighnan) - striking with a mace;]

(In great fear, fearless and armed; in battle, crusher of enemy forces. Once with a chariot opposing chariot formations; striking infantry groups with a mace.)

In the midst of great fear, he stood fearless and armed, crushing enemy forces in battle. Once, with his chariot, he opposed the formations of enemy chariots and struck down groups of infantry with his mace.

सैन्याननेकांस्तरसा विमृद्न; न्यदा क्षेप्ता धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्यम्। छिन्दन्वनं परशुनेव शूर; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-१७॥

sainyān anekāṁs tarasā vimṛdna; nyadā kṣeptā dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyam। chindan vanaṁ paraśuneva śūra; stadā yuddhaṁ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-17॥

[सैन्यान् (sainyān) - armies; अनेकान् (anekān) - many; तरसा (tarasā) - quickly; विमृद्न (vimṛdna) - crushing; न्यदा (nyadā) - when; क्षेप्ता (kṣeptā) - destroyer; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; छिन्दन् (chindan) - cutting; वनम् (vanam) - forest; परशुना (paraśunā) - with an axe; इव (iva) - like; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(Crushing many armies quickly; when the destroyer of Dhritarashtra's army, cutting the forest like a hero with an axe; then Dhritarashtra will regret the battle.)

When the hero swiftly crushes many armies and destroys Dhritarashtra's forces like cutting a forest with an axe, then Dhritarashtra will regret the battle.

तृणप्रायं ज्वलनेनेव दग्धं; ग्रामं यथा धार्तराष्ट्रः समीक्ष्य। पक्वं सस्यं वैद्युतेनेव दग्धं; परासिक्तं विपुलं स्वं बलौघम् ॥५-४७-१८॥

tṛṇaprāyaṃ jvalaneneva dagdhaṃ; grāmaṃ yathā dhārtarāṣṭraḥ samīkṣya। pakvaṃ sasyaṃ vaidyuteneva dagdhaṃ; parāsiktaṃ vipulaṃ svaṃ balaugham ॥5-47-18॥

[तृणप्रायं (tṛṇaprāyaṃ) - like dry grass; ज्वलनेन (jvalanena) - by fire; इव (iva) - as if; दग्धं (dagdhaṃ) - burnt; ग्रामं (grāmaṃ) - village; यथा (yathā) - as; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen; पक्वं (pakvaṃ) - ripe; सस्यं (sasyaṃ) - crop; वैद्युतेन (vaidyutena) - by lightning; इव (iva) - as if; दग्धं (dagdhaṃ) - burnt; परासिक्तं (parāsiktaṃ) - sprinkled; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - abundant; स्वं (svaṃ) - own; बलौघम् (balaugham) - army;]

(The village, like dry grass, was burnt by fire; as Dhritarashtra's son watched. The ripe crop was burnt by lightning; his own abundant army was sprinkled.)

The village was consumed by fire as if it were dry grass, observed by Dhritarashtra's son. Similarly, the ripe crops were struck by lightning, and his vast army was scattered.

हतप्रवीरं विमुखं भयार्तं; पराङ्मुखं प्रायशोऽधृष्टयोधम्। शस्त्रार्चिषा भीमसेनेन दग्धं; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-१९॥

hatapravīraṃ vimukhaṃ bhayārtaṃ; parāṅmukhaṃ prāyaśo'dhṛṣṭayodham। śastrārciṣā bhīmasenena dagdhaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-19॥

[हतप्रवीरम् (hatapravīram) - having slain heroes; विमुखम् (vimukham) - dispirited; भयार्तम् (bhayārtam) - afflicted by fear; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned away; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; अधृष्टयोधम् (adhṛṣṭayodham) - unassailable warriors; शस्त्रार्चिषा (śastrārciṣā) - by the flame of weapons; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; दग्धम् (dagdham) - burnt; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - regretted;]

(Having slain heroes, dispirited, afflicted by fear, turned away, mostly unassailable warriors, burnt by the flame of weapons by Bhimasena, then Dhritarashtra's sons regretted the battle.)

The sons of Dhritarashtra, having lost their heroes and being dispirited and fearful, mostly turned away from the battle, which was fiercely fought by Bhimasena with the flame of his weapons, and they regretted their actions.

उपासङ्गादुद्धरन्दक्षिणेन; परःशतान्नकुलश्चित्रयोधी। यदा रथाग्र्यो रथिनः प्रचेता; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२०॥

upāsaṅgāduddharandakṣiṇena; paraḥśatānnakulaścitrayodhī। yadā rathāgryo rathinaḥ pracetā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-20॥

[उपासङ्गात् (upāsaṅgāt) - from close proximity; उद्धरन् (uddharan) - lifting; दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - with the right (hand); परः (paraḥ) - superior; शतान् (śatān) - hundreds; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - a skilled warrior; यदा (yadā) - when; रथाग्र्यः (rathāgryaḥ) - the foremost of charioteers; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; प्रचेता (pracetā) - wise; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(From close proximity, lifting with the right (hand), superior to hundreds, Nakula, a skilled warrior. When the foremost of charioteers, wise charioteers, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

Nakula, a skilled warrior, lifting his weapon with his right hand from close proximity, superior to hundreds, will cause Dhritarashtra's son to regret the battle when the foremost and wise charioteers engage.

सुखोचितो दुःखशय्यां वनेषु; दीर्घं कालं नकुलो यामशेत। आशीविषः क्रुद्ध इव श्वसन्भृशं; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२१॥

sukhocito duḥkhaśayyāṃ vaneṣu; dīrghaṃ kālaṃ nakulo yāmaśeta। āśīviṣaḥ kruddha iva śvasanbhṛśaṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-21॥

[सुखोचितः (sukhocitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort; दुःखशय्याम् (duḥkhaśayyām) - bed of sorrow; वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; कालम् (kālam) - time; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakul; यामशेत (yāmaśeta) - would sleep; आशीविषः (āśīviṣaḥ) - like a serpent; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; इव (iva) - like; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - would regret;]

(Accustomed to comfort, Nakul would sleep for a long time on a bed of sorrow in the forests. Like an angry serpent breathing intensely, then Dhritarashtra's son would regret the war.)

Accustomed to comfort, Nakul would endure long periods of hardship in the forests, sleeping on beds of sorrow. Meanwhile, like an angry serpent breathing heavily, Dhritarashtra's son would come to regret the war.

त्यक्तात्मानः पार्थिवायोधनाय; समादिष्टा धर्मराजेन वीराः। रथैः शुभ्रैः सैन्यमभिद्रवन्तो; दृष्ट्वा पश्चात्तप्स्यते धार्तराष्ट्रः ॥५-४७-२२॥

tyaktātmānaḥ pārthivāyodhanāya; samādiṣṭā dharmarājena vīrāḥ। rathaiḥ śubhraiḥ sainyamabhidravanto; dṛṣṭvā paścāttapsyate dhārtarāṣṭraḥ ॥5-47-22॥

[त्यक्तात्मानः (tyaktātmānaḥ) - having renounced self; पार्थिवायोधनाय (pārthivāyodhanāya) - for the battle of kings; समादिष्टा (samādiṣṭā) - ordered; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmaraja; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; शुभ्रैः (śubhraiḥ) - white; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अभिद्रवन्तः (abhidravantaḥ) - charging; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पश्चात्तप्स्यते (paścāttapsyate) - will regret; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son;]

(Having renounced self, the heroes ordered by Dharmaraja for the battle of kings, charging with white chariots, seeing the army, Dhritarashtra's son will regret.)

The heroes, having renounced their personal concerns, were ordered by Dharmaraja to engage in the battle of kings. As they charge with their white chariots, seeing the army, Dhritarashtra's son will come to regret his actions.

शिशून्कृतास्त्रानशिशुप्रकाशा; न्यदा द्रष्टा कौरवः पञ्च शूरान्। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्केकयानाद्रवन्त; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२३॥

śiśūnkṛtāstrānaśiśuprakāśā; nyadā draṣṭā kauravaḥ pañca śūrān। tyaktvā prāṇānkekayānādravanta; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-23॥

[शिशून् (śiśūn) - children; कृत (kṛta) - made; अस्त्रान् (astrān) - weapons; अशिशु (aśiśu) - not-childlike; प्रकाशा (prakāśā) - manifest; न्यदा (nyadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seen; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; पञ्च (pañca) - five; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; आद्रवन्त (ādravanta) - ran; स्तदा (stadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - regretted;]

(The children, made into warriors, not childlike in appearance; when seen by the Kaurava, the five heroes, having abandoned their lives, the Kekayas ran; then in battle, Dhritarashtra's son regretted.)

The children, transformed into warriors and appearing mature, were seen by the Kaurava. The five heroic Kekayas, having sacrificed their lives, ran into battle. Then, Dhritarashtra's son felt regret.

यदा गतोद्वाहमकूजनाक्षं; सुवर्णतारं रथमाततायी। दान्तैर्युक्तं सहदेवोऽधिरूढः; शिरांसि राज्ञां क्षेप्स्यते मार्गणौघैः ॥५-४७-२४॥

yadā gatodvāhamakūjanākṣaṃ; suvarṇatāraṃ rathamātatāyī। dāntairyuktaṃ sahadevo'dhirūḍhaḥ; śirāṃsi rājñāṃ kṣepsyate mārgaṇaughaiḥ ॥5-47-24॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; गत-उद्वाहम् (gata-udvāham) - gone for marriage; अकूजन-आक्षम् (akūjana-ākṣam) - silent-eyed; सुवर्णतारम् (suvarṇatāram) - golden-starred; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आततायी (ātatāyī) - warrior; दान्तैः (dāntaiḥ) - with tamed; युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; अधिरूढः (adhirūḍhaḥ) - mounted; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; क्षेप्स्यते (kṣepsyate) - will be thrown; मार्गण-ओघैः (mārgaṇa-oghaiḥ) - by a multitude of arrows;]

(When the silent-eyed warrior, Sahadeva, mounted the golden-starred chariot yoked with tamed horses, the heads of kings will be thrown by a multitude of arrows.)

When Sahadeva, the silent-eyed warrior, ascends the golden-starred chariot drawn by tamed horses, he will unleash a torrent of arrows upon the heads of kings.

महाभये सम्प्रवृत्ते रथस्थं; विवर्तमानं समरे कृतास्त्रम्। सर्वां दिशं सम्पतन्तं समीक्ष्य; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२५॥

mahābhaye sampravṛtte rathasthaṃ; vivartamānaṃ samare kṛtāstram। sarvāṃ diśaṃ sampatantaṃ samīkṣya; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-25॥

[महाभये (mahābhaye) - in great danger; सम्प्रवृत्ते (sampravṛtte) - having commenced; रथस्थं (rathasthaṃ) - standing on the chariot; विवर्तमानं (vivartamānaṃ) - turning around; समरे (samare) - in battle; कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - having prepared weapons; सर्वां (sarvāṃ) - all; दिशं (diśaṃ) - directions; समपतन्तं (sampatantaṃ) - approaching; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - regretted;]

(In great danger, having commenced, standing on the chariot, turning around in battle, having prepared weapons, observing all directions approaching, then Dhritarashtra's son regretted the battle.)

In the midst of great danger, as the battle commenced, standing on his chariot and turning around, having prepared his weapons, and observing all directions approaching, Dhritarashtra's son regretted the battle.

ह्रीनिषेधो निपुणः सत्यवादी; महाबलः सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः। गान्धारिमार्च्छंस्तुमुले क्षिप्रकारी; क्षेप्ता जनान्सहदेवस्तरस्वी ॥५-४७-२६॥

hrīniṣedho nipuṇaḥ satyavādī; mahābalaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ। gāndhārimārcchaṃstumule kṣiprakārī; kṣeptā janānsahadevastarasvī ॥5-47-26॥

[ह्री (hrī) - modesty; निषेधः (niṣedhaḥ) - negation; निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - skillful; सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - great strength; सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः (sarvadharmopapannaḥ) - endowed with all virtues; गान्धारिम् (gāndhārim) - Gandhari; आर्च्छन् (ārcchan) - approaching; तुमुले (tumule) - in tumult; क्षिप्रकारी (kṣiprakārī) - quick-acting; क्षेप्ता (kṣeptā) - thrower; जनान् (janān) - people; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - energetic;]

(Modesty negation skillful truth-speaker; great strength endowed with all virtues. Approaching Gandhari in tumult quick-acting; thrower of people Sahadeva energetic.)

Sahadeva, endowed with great strength and all virtues, skillful and a speaker of truth, approached Gandhari in the tumult, acting quickly and energetically, as a thrower of people.

यदा द्रष्टा द्रौपदेयान्महेषू; ञ्शूरान्कृतास्त्रान्रथयुद्धकोविदान्। आशीविषान्घोरविषानिवायत; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२७॥

yadā draṣṭā draupadeyānmaheṣū; ñśūrānkṛtāstrānrathayuddhakovidān। āśīviṣānghoraviṣānivāyata; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-27॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadi; महेषू (maheṣū) - great archers; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; कृतास्त्रान् (kṛtāstrān) - skilled in weapons; रथयुद्धकोविदान् (rathayuddhakovidān) - experts in chariot warfare; आशीविषान् (āśīviṣān) - venomous snakes; घोरविषान् (ghoraviṣān) - with terrible poison; इव (iva) - like; आयत (āyata) - approaching; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the sons of Draupadi, great archers, heroes, skilled in weapons, experts in chariot warfare, like venomous snakes with terrible poison, approach, then Dhritarashtra's sons will regret the war.)

When the sons of Draupadi, who are great archers and heroes skilled in weapons and chariot warfare, approach like venomous snakes with terrible poison, then the sons of Dhritarashtra will regret the war.

यदाभिमन्युः परवीरघाती; शरैः परान्मेघ इवाभिवर्षन्। विगाहिता कृष्णसमः कृतास्त्र; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२८॥

yadābhimanyuḥ paravīraghātī; śaraiḥ parānamegha ivābhivarṣan। vigāhitā kṛṣṇasamaḥ kṛtāstra; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-28॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; पर (para) - enemy; वीर (vīra) - hero; घाती (ghātī) - killer; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; परान् (parān) - enemies; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; अभिवर्षन् (abhivarṣan) - showering; विगाहिता (vigāhitā) - entering; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; समः (samaḥ) - equal; कृत (kṛta) - skilled; अस्त्रः (astraḥ) - in weapons; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhartarashtra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - regretted;]

(When Abhimanyu, the killer of enemy heroes, showered arrows on the enemies like a cloud, entering the battle equal to Krishna and skilled in weapons, then Dhartarashtra regretted the battle.)

When Abhimanyu, the valiant son of Arjuna, attacked the enemy forces with his arrows like a cloud pouring rain, showing prowess equal to Krishna and mastery in warfare, it was then that the sons of Dhritarashtra regretted engaging in the battle.

यदा द्रष्टा बालमबालवीर्यं; द्विषच्चमूं मृत्युमिवापतन्तम्। सौभद्रमिन्द्रप्रतिमं कृतास्त्रं; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-२९॥

yadā draṣṭā bālamabālavīryaṃ; dviṣaccamūṃ mṛtyumivāpatantam। saubhadramindrapratimaṃ kṛtāstraṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-29॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer; बालम् (bālam) - boy; अबालवीर्यम् (abālavīryam) - with youthful vigor; द्विषत् (dviṣat) - enemy; चमूम् (camūm) - army; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; इव (iva) - like; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - son of Subhadra; इन्द्रप्रतिमम् (indrapratimam) - like Indra; कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - armed; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the seer sees the boy with youthful vigor, the enemy army approaching like death, the son of Subhadra, like Indra, armed, then Dhritarashtra's sons will regret the battle.)

When the seer observes the youthful Abhimanyu, with vigor beyond his years, charging towards the enemy army like death itself, armed and resembling Indra, then the sons of Dhritarashtra will regret engaging in battle.

प्रभद्रकाः शीघ्रतरा युवानो; विशारदाः सिंहसमानवीर्याः। यदा क्षेप्तारो धार्तराष्ट्रान्ससैन्यां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३०॥

prabhadrakāḥ śīghratarā yuvāno; viśāradāḥ siṃhasamānavīryāḥ। yadā kṣeptāro dhārtarāṣṭrānsasainyāṃ; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-30॥

[प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - Prabhadrakas; शीघ्रतरा (śīghratarā) - swifter; युवानः (yuvānaḥ) - youths; विशारदाः (viśāradāḥ) - skilled; सिंहसमानवीर्याः (siṃhasamānavīryāḥ) - lion-like strength; यदा (yadā) - when; क्षेप्तारः (kṣeptāraḥ) - hurlers; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - Dhartarashtras; ससैन्यं (sasainyaṃ) - with army; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhartarashtra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(The Prabhadrakas, swifter youths, skilled, with lion-like strength; when the hurlers attack the Dhartarashtras with their army, then the Dhartarashtra will regret the war.)

The Prabhadrakas, who are swift and youthful, skilled and possessing the strength of lions, when they attack the Dhartarashtras with their army, then the Dhartarashtra will regret engaging in the war.

वृद्धौ विराटद्रुपदौ महारथौ; पृथक्चमूभ्यामभिवर्तमानौ। यदा द्रष्टारौ धार्तराष्ट्रान्ससैन्यां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३१॥

vṛddhau virāṭadrupadau mahārathau; pṛthakcamūbhyāmabhivartamānau। yadā draṣṭārau dhārtarāṣṭrānsasainyāṃ; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-31॥

[वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - the aged; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; पृथक्चमूभ्याम् (pṛthakcamūbhyām) - with separate armies; अभिवर्तमानौ (abhivartamānau) - advancing; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टारौ (draṣṭārau) - will see; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; ससैन्यां (sasainyāṃ) - with their army; स्तदा (stadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's side; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(The aged Virata and Drupada, great charioteers, advancing with separate armies, when they will see the sons of Dhritarashtra with their army, then Dhritarashtra's side will regret the battle.)

The aged Virata and Drupada, both great charioteers, are advancing with their separate armies. When they see the sons of Dhritarashtra with their army, then the side of Dhritarashtra will regret engaging in the battle.

यदा कृतास्त्रो द्रुपदः प्रचिन्व; ञ्शिरांसि यूनां समरे रथस्थः। क्रुद्धः शरैश्छेत्स्यति चापमुक्तै; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३२॥

yadā kṛtāstro drupadaḥ pracinva; ñśirāṃsi yūnāṃ samare rathasthaḥ। kruddhaḥ śaraiśchetsyati cāpamuktai; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-32॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - skilled in weapons; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; प्रचिन्व (pracinva) - gathers; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; यूनाम् (yūnām) - of the young men; समरे (samare) - in battle; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; छेत्स्यति (chetsyati) - will cut off; चापमुक्तैः (cāpamuktaiḥ) - released from the bow; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When Drupada, skilled in weapons, standing on the chariot, gathers the heads of the young men in battle, angry, he will cut them off with arrows released from the bow; then Dhritarashtra's sons will regret the battle.)

When Drupada, skilled in weaponry and standing on his chariot, angrily gathers and cuts off the heads of young warriors in battle with arrows released from his bow, it is then that Dhritarashtra's sons will regret engaging in the battle.

यदा विराटः परवीरघाती; मर्मान्तरे शत्रुचमूं प्रवेष्टा। मत्स्यैः सार्धमनृशंसरूपै; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३३॥

yadā virāṭaḥ paravīraghātī; marmāntare śatrucamūṃ praveṣṭā। matsyaiḥ sārdhamanṛśaṃsarūpai; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-33॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; परवीरघाती (paravīraghātī) - slayer of enemy heroes; मर्मान्तरे (marmāntare) - in the midst; शत्रुचमूं (śatrucamūṃ) - of the enemy army; प्रवेष्टा (praveṣṭā) - entering; मत्स्यैः (matsyaiḥ) - with the Matsyas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अनृशंसरूपै (anṛśaṃsarūpai) - in the form of righteousness; स्तदा (stadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When Virata, the slayer of enemy heroes, enters the midst of the enemy army with the Matsyas in the form of righteousness, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the war.)

When Virata, known for defeating enemy heroes, enters the enemy's army with the righteous Matsyas, Dhritarashtra's son will regret the war.

ज्येष्ठं मात्स्यानामनृशंसरूपं; विराटपुत्रं रथिनं पुरस्तात्। यदा द्रष्टा दंशितं पाण्डवार्थे; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३४॥

jyeṣṭhaṃ mātsyānāmanṛśaṃsarūpaṃ; virāṭaputraṃ rathinaṃ purastāt। yadā draṣṭā daṃśitaṃ pāṇḍavārthe; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-34॥

[ज्येष्ठं (jyeṣṭham) - eldest; मात्स्यानाम् (mātsyānām) - of the Matsyas; अनृशंसरूपं (anṛśaṃsarūpam) - compassionate form; विराटपुत्रं (virāṭaputram) - son of Virata; रथिनं (rathinam) - charioteer; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; दंशितं (daṃśitam) - bitten; पाण्डवार्थे (pāṇḍavārthe) - for the sake of the Pandavas; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddham) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(The eldest of the Matsyas, in compassionate form, the son of Virata, a charioteer in front; when he will see the bitten one for the sake of the Pandavas, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the war.)

The eldest of the Matsyas, who is compassionate and the son of Virata, will be seen as a charioteer in front. When he sees the one who has been harmed for the sake of the Pandavas, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the war.

रणे हते कौरवाणां प्रवीरे; शिखण्डिना सत्तमे शन्तनूजे। न जातु नः शत्रवो धारयेयु; रसंशयं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ॥५-४७-३५॥

raṇe hate kauravāṇāṃ pravīre; śikhaṇḍinā sattame śantanūje। na jātu naḥ śatravo dhārayeyu; rasaṃśayaṃ satyametadbravīmi ॥5-47-35॥

[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हते (hate) - slain; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; प्रवीरे (pravīre) - heroic; शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by Śikhaṇḍin; सत्तमे (sattame) - the best; शन्तनूजे (śantanūje) - son of Śantanu; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; नः (naḥ) - our; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; धारयेयु (dhārayeyu) - would bear; रसंशयं (rasaṃśayaṃ) - without doubt; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak;]

(In battle, the heroic Kaurava was slain by Śikhaṇḍin, the best son of Śantanu. Never would our enemies bear this without doubt. This is the truth I speak.)

In the battle, the heroic Kaurava was killed by Śikhaṇḍin, the best among the sons of Śantanu. Our enemies would never bear this without doubt. I speak this truth.

यदा शिखण्डी रथिनः प्रचिन्व; न्भीष्मं रथेनाभियाता वरूथी। दिव्यैर्हयैरवमृद्नन्रथौघां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३६॥

yadā śikhaṇḍī rathinaḥ pracinva; nbhīṣmaṃ rathenābhiyātā varūthī। divyairhayairavamṛdnanrathaughāṃ; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-36॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteer; प्रचिन्व (pracinva) - approaching; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhīṣma; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; अभियाता (abhiyātā) - attacking; वरूथी (varūthī) - protector; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; अवमृद्नन् (avamṛdnan) - crushing; रथौघान् (rathaughān) - chariots; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhārtarāṣṭra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - regretted;]

(When Śikhaṇḍī, the charioteer, approached Bhīṣma with his chariot, attacking as a protector with divine horses crushing the chariots, then Dhārtarāṣṭra regretted the battle.)

When Śikhaṇḍī, the charioteer, advanced towards Bhīṣma with his chariot, acting as a protector with divine horses trampling the chariots, Dhārtarāṣṭra regretted the battle.

यदा द्रष्टा सृञ्जयानामनीके; धृष्टद्युम्नं प्रमुखे रोचमानम्। अस्त्रं यस्मै गुह्यमुवाच धीमा; न्द्रोणस्तदा तप्स्यति धार्तराष्ट्रः ॥५-४७-३७॥

yadā draṣṭā sṛñjayānāmanīke; dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ pramukhe rocamānam। astraṃ yasmai guhyamuvāca dhīmā; ndroṇastadā tapsyati dhārtarāṣṭraḥ ॥5-47-37॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer; सृञ्जयानामनीके (sṛñjayānāmanīke) - among the army of the Sṛñjayas; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - at the front; रोचमानम् (rocamānam) - shining; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom; गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; उवाच (uvāca) - said; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तदा (tadā) - then; तप्स्यति (tapsyati) - will suffer; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhārtarāṣṭra.;]

(When the seer sees Dhṛṣṭadyumna shining at the front among the army of the Sṛñjayas, to whom the wise Droṇa had imparted the secret weapon, then Dhārtarāṣṭra will suffer.)

When the seer observes Dhṛṣṭadyumna, shining at the forefront of the Sṛñjayas' army, to whom the wise Droṇa had revealed the secret weapon, then the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra will face suffering.

यदा स सेनापतिरप्रमेयः; पराभवन्निषुभिर्धार्तराष्ट्रान्। द्रोणं रणे शत्रुसहोऽभियाता; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-३८॥

yadā sa senāpatiraprameyaḥ; parābhavanniṣubhirdhārtarāṣṭrān। droṇaṃ raṇe śatrusahobhiyātā; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-38॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; स (sa) - he; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - general; अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable; पराभवन् (parābhavan) - defeating; निषुभिः (niṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रुसहः (śatrusahaḥ) - capable of facing enemies; अभियाता (abhiyātā) - approached; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - the son of Dhritarashtra; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the immeasurable general, defeating the sons of Dhritarashtra with arrows, approached Drona in battle, then the son of Dhritarashtra will regret the battle.)

When the immeasurable general defeated the sons of Dhritarashtra with arrows and approached Drona in battle, the son of Dhritarashtra regretted the battle.

ह्रीमान्मनीषी बलवान्मनस्वी; स लक्ष्मीवान्सोमकानां प्रबर्हः। न जातु तं शत्रवोऽन्ये सहेर; न्येषां स स्यादग्रणीर्वृष्णिसिंहः ॥५-४७-३९॥

hrīmānmanīṣī balavānmanasvī; sa lakṣmīvānsomakānāṃ prabarhaḥ। na jātu taṃ śatravo'nye sahera; nyeṣāṃ sa syādagraṇīrvṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ ॥5-47-39॥

[ह्रीमान् (hrīmān) - modest; मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; मनस्वी (manasvī) - spirited; स (sa) - he; लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - prosperous; सोमकानाम् (somakānām) - of the Somakas; प्रबर्हः (prabarhaḥ) - chief; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; तम् (tam) - him; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; अन्ये (anye) - other; सहेरन् (saheran) - would endure; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; स (sa) - he; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader; वृष्णिसिंहः (vṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ) - lion of the Vrishnis;]

(Modest, wise, strong, and spirited; he is prosperous, the chief of the Somakas. Never would other enemies endure him; among these, he would be the leader, the lion of the Vrishnis.)

He is modest, wise, strong, and spirited; prosperous and the chief of the Somakas. No other enemies would ever endure him; among these, he would be the leader, the lion of the Vrishnis.

ब्रूयाच्च मा प्रवृणीष्वेति लोके; युद्धेऽद्वितीयं सचिवं रथस्थम्। शिनेर्नप्तारं प्रवृणीम सात्यकिं; महाबलं वीतभयं कृतास्त्रम् ॥५-४७-४०॥

brūyācca mā pravṛṇīṣveti loke; yuddhe'dvitīyaṃ sacivaṃ rathastham। śinernaptāraṃ pravṛṇīma sātyakiṃ; mahābalaṃ vītabhayaṃ kṛtāstram ॥5-47-40॥

[ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - he should say; च (ca) - and; मा (mā) - not; प्रवृणीष्व (pravṛṇīṣva) - choose; इति (iti) - thus; लोके (loke) - in the world; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; अद्वितीयं (advitīyaṃ) - unparalleled; सचिवं (sacivaṃ) - minister; रथस्थम् (rathastham) - standing on the chariot; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Shini; नप्तारं (naptāram) - grandson; प्रवृणीम (pravṛṇīma) - I choose; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; वीतभयम् (vītabhayam) - fearless; कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - skilled in weapons;]

(He should say, "Do not choose in the world; in battle, the unparalleled minister standing on the chariot, the grandson of Shini, I choose Satyaki, the mighty, fearless, skilled in weapons.")

He should say, "Do not choose anyone else in the world; in battle, I choose Satyaki, the unparalleled minister standing on the chariot, the mighty, fearless, and skilled in weapons grandson of Shini."

यदा शिनीनामधिपो मयोक्तः; शरैः परान्मेघ इव प्रवर्षन्। प्रच्छादयिष्यञ्शरजालेन योधां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-४१॥

yadā śinīnām adhipo mayoktaḥ; śaraiḥ parān megha iva pravarṣan। pracchādayiṣyañ śarajālena yodhān; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-41॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; शिनीनाम् (śinīnām) - of the Śinī family; अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - the lord; मया (mayā) - by me; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; परान् (parān) - enemies; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; प्रवर्षन् (pravarṣan) - pouring; प्रच्छादयिष्यन् (pracchādayiṣyan) - covering; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a net of arrows; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the lord of the Śinī family, addressed by me, pours arrows like a cloud on the enemies, covering the warriors with a net of arrows, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

When the lord of the Śinī family, whom I have addressed, showers arrows like a cloud upon the enemies, covering the warriors with a net of arrows, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret engaging in the battle.

यदा धृतिं कुरुते योत्स्यमानः; स दीर्घबाहुर्दृढधन्वा महात्मा। सिंहस्येव गन्धमाघ्राय गावः; संवेष्टन्ते शत्रवोऽस्माद्यथाग्नेः ॥५-४७-४२॥

yadā dhṛtiṃ kurute yotsyamānaḥ; sa dīrghabāhur dṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā। siṃhasyeva gandham āghrāya gāvaḥ; saṃveṣṭante śatravo'smād yathāgneḥ ॥5-47-42॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; धृतिं (dhṛtim) - firmness; कुरुते (kurute) - makes; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - about to fight; स (sa) - he; दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed; दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - with a strong bow; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - of a lion; इव (iva) - like; गन्धम् (gandham) - scent; आघ्राय (āghrāya) - having smelled; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; संवेष्टन्ते (saṃveṣṭante) - surround; शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from him; यथा (yathā) - as; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - from fire;]

(When he, the long-armed, firm-bowed great soul, prepares to fight, the enemies surround him like cows having smelled the scent of a lion, as from fire.)

When the great soul with long arms and a strong bow prepares for battle, the enemies encircle him as cows would a lion, sensing his presence like the scent of fire.

स दीर्घबाहुर्दृढधन्वा महात्मा; भिन्द्याद्गिरीन्संहरेत्सर्वलोकान्। अस्त्रे कृती निपुणः क्षिप्रहस्तो; दिवि स्थितः सूर्य इवाभिभाति ॥५-४७-४३॥

sa dīrghabāhur dṛḍhadhanvā mahātmā; bhindyād girīn saṃharet sarvalokān। astre kṛtī nipuṇaḥ kṣiprahasto; divi sthitaḥ sūrya ivābhibhāti ॥5-47-43॥

[स (sa) - he; दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed; दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - strong-bowed; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; भिन्द्यात् (bhindyāt) - would break; गिरीन् (girīn) - mountains; संहरेत् (saṃharet) - would destroy; सर्वलोकान् (sarvalokān) - all worlds; अस्त्रे (astre) - in weaponry; कृती (kṛtī) - skilled; निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - expert; क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - quick-handed; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; इव (iva) - like; अभिभाति (abhibhāti) - shines;]

(He, the long-armed, strong-bowed great soul, would break mountains and destroy all worlds. Skilled and expert in weaponry, quick-handed, he shines like the sun situated in the sky.)

He, with long arms and a strong bow, is a great soul capable of breaking mountains and destroying all worlds. Skilled and expert in weaponry, quick-handed, he shines like the sun in the sky.

चित्रः सूक्ष्मः सुकृतो यादवस्य; अस्त्रे योगो वृष्णिसिंहस्य भूयान्। यथाविधं योगमाहुः प्रशस्तं; सर्वैर्गुणैः सात्यकिस्तैरुपेतः ॥५-४७-४४॥

citraḥ sūkṣmaḥ sukṛto yādavasya; astre yogo vṛṣṇisiṃhasya bhūyān। yathāvidhaṃ yogamāhuḥ praśastaṃ; sarvairguṇaiḥ sātyakistairupetaḥ ॥5-47-44॥

[चित्रः (citraḥ) - wonderful; सूक्ष्मः (sūkṣmaḥ) - subtle; सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - well-done; यादवस्य (yādavasya) - of Yadava; अस्त्रे (astre) - in weaponry; योगः (yogaḥ) - skill; वृष्णिसिंहस्य (vṛṣṇisiṃhasya) - of the Vrishni lion; भूयान् (bhūyān) - abundant; यथाविधम् (yathāvidham) - as per rules; योगम् (yogam) - skill; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; प्रशस्तम् (praśastam) - excellent; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - qualities; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed.;]

(Wonderful, subtle, well-done is the skill in weaponry of Yadava; abundant is the skill of the Vrishni lion. As per rules, they say the skill is excellent; Satyaki is endowed with all those qualities.)

The skill in weaponry of Yadava is wonderfully subtle and well-executed; the Vrishni lion possesses abundant skill. According to the rules, this skill is considered excellent, and Satyaki is endowed with all these qualities.

हिरण्मयं श्वेतहयैश्चतुर्भि; र्यदा युक्तं स्यन्दनं माधवस्य। द्रष्टा युद्धे सात्यकेर्वै सुयोधन; स्तदा तप्स्यत्यकृतात्मा स मन्दः ॥५-४७-४५॥

hiraṇmayaṃ śvetahayaiścaturbhi; ryadā yuktaṃ syandanaṃ mādhasya। draṣṭā yuddhe sātyakervai suyodhana; stadā tapsyatyakṛtātmā sa mandaḥ ॥5-47-45॥

[हिरण्मयं (hiraṇmayaṃ) - golden; श्वेतहयैः (śvetahayaiḥ) - with white horses; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - four; यदा (yadā) - when; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - yoked; स्यन्दनं (syandanaṃ) - chariot; माधवस्य (mādhasya) - of Mādhava; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Sātyaki; वै (vai) - indeed; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; तप्स्यति (tapsyati) - will suffer; अकृतात्मा (akṛtātmā) - undisciplined; स (sa) - he; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish;]

(When the chariot of Mādhava, yoked with four white horses, is seen in battle by Suyodhana, then the undisciplined and foolish one will suffer.)

When Suyodhana sees the golden chariot of Mādhava, drawn by four white horses, in the battle, then the undisciplined and foolish one will suffer.

यदा रथं हेममणिप्रकाशं; श्वेताश्वयुक्तं वानरकेतुमुग्रम्। द्रष्टा रणे संयतं केशवेन; तदा तप्स्यत्यकृतात्मा स मन्दः ॥५-४७-४६॥

yadā rathaṃ hemamaṇiprakāśaṃ; śvetāśvayuktaṃ vānaraketumugram। draṣṭā raṇe saṃyataṃ keśavena; tadā tapsyatyakṛtātmā sa mandaḥ ॥5-47-46॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; हेममणिप्रकाशं (hemamaṇiprakāśaṃ) - gold and jewel shining; श्वेताश्वयुक्तं (śvetāśvayuktaṃ) - with white horses; वानरकेतुम् (vānaraketum) - monkey-bannered; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seeing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; संयतं (saṃyataṃ) - controlled; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keshava; तदा (tadā) - then; तप्स्यति (tapsyati) - will suffer; अकृतात्मा (akṛtātmā) - undisciplined; स (sa) - he; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish;]

(When the chariot, shining with gold and jewels, yoked with white horses and bearing a fierce monkey-banner, is seen in battle controlled by Keshava, then the undisciplined fool will suffer.)

When the chariot, resplendent with gold and jewels, drawn by white horses and bearing the fierce monkey-banner, is seen in the battlefield under the control of Keshava, then the undisciplined fool will face his suffering.

यदा मौर्व्यास्तलनिष्पेषमुग्रं; महाशब्दं वज्रनिष्पेषतुल्यम्। विधूयमानस्य महारणे मया; गाण्डीवस्य श्रोष्यति मन्दबुद्धिः ॥५-४७-४७॥

yadā maurvyāstala-niṣpeṣam-ugraṃ; mahāśabdaṃ vajraniṣpeṣa-tulyam। vidhūyamānasya mahāraṇe mayā; gāṇḍīvasya śroṣyati mandabuddhiḥ ॥5-47-47॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; मौर्व्याः (maurvyāḥ) - of the bowstring; तल (tala) - surface; निष्पेषम् (niṣpeṣam) - crushing; उग्रं (ugram) - fierce; महाशब्दं (mahāśabdam) - great sound; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; निष्पेष (niṣpeṣa) - crushing; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal to; विधूयमानस्य (vidhūyamānasya) - being shaken; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; मया (mayā) - by me; गाण्डीवस्य (gāṇḍīvasya) - of the Gandiva bow; श्रोष्यति (śroṣyati) - will hear; मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted one;]

(When the fierce crushing of the bowstring's surface, a great sound equal to the crushing of a thunderbolt, is being shaken in the great battle by me, the dull-witted one will hear the sound of the Gandiva bow.)

When I shake the Gandiva bow in the great battle, producing a fierce sound like the crushing of a thunderbolt, the dull-witted one will hear it.

तदा मूढो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्र; स्तप्ता युद्धे दुर्मतिर्दुःसहायः। दृष्ट्वा सैन्यं बाणवर्षान्धकारं; प्रभज्यन्तं गोकुलवद्रणाग्रे ॥५-४७-४८॥

tadā mūḍho dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putra; staptā yuddhe durmatirduḥsahāyaḥ। dṛṣṭvā sainyaṃ bāṇavarṣāndhakāraṃ; prabhajyantaṃ gokulavadraṇāgre ॥5-47-48॥

[तदा (tadā) - then; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; स्तप्तः (staptaḥ) - tormented; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded; दुःसहायः (duḥsahāyaḥ) - with unbearable pain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; बाणवर्ष (bāṇavarṣa) - shower of arrows; अन्धकारम् (andhakāram) - darkness; प्रभज्यमानम् (prabhajyamānam) - being destroyed; गोकुलवत् (gokulavat) - like Gokula; रणाग्रे (raṇāgre) - at the forefront of battle;]

(Then, the deluded son of Dhritarashtra, tormented in battle, evil-minded and with unbearable pain, seeing the army, the shower of arrows and darkness being destroyed like Gokula at the forefront of battle.)

Then, the deluded son of Dhritarashtra, tormented and evil-minded, witnessed the army being destroyed by a shower of arrows and darkness, reminiscent of the destruction of Gokula at the forefront of battle.

बलाहकादुच्चरन्तीव विद्यु; त्सहस्रघ्नी द्विषतां सङ्गमेषु। अस्थिच्छिदो मर्मभिदो वमेच्छरां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-४९॥

balāhakāduccarantīva vidyu; sahasraghnī dviṣatāṃ saṅgameṣu। asthicchido marmabhido vameccharāṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-49॥

[बलाहकात् (balāhakāt) - from the cloud; उच्चरन्ती (uccarantī) - rising; इव (iva) - like; विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning; सहस्रघ्नी (sahasraghnī) - killing thousands; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies; सङ्गमेषु (saṅgameṣu) - in battles; अस्थिच्छिदः (asthicchidaḥ) - bone-breaking; मर्मभिदः (marmabhidaḥ) - piercing vital parts; वमेत् (vamet) - would release; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - would suffer;]

(From the cloud, rising like lightning, killing thousands of enemies in battles, bone-breaking, piercing vital parts, would release arrows; then in battle, Dhritarashtra's son would suffer.)

From the cloud, rising like lightning, the arrows that could kill thousands of enemies in battles, breaking bones and piercing vital parts, would be released; then, in battle, Dhritarashtra's son would suffer.

यदा द्रष्टा ज्यामुखाद्बाणसङ्घा; न्गाण्डीवमुक्तान्पततः शिताग्रान्। नागान्हयान्वर्मिणश्चाददानां; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-५०॥

yadā draṣṭā jyāmukhādbāṇasaṅghā; ngaṇḍīvamuktānpatataḥ śitāgrān| nāgānhayānvarmiṇaścādadānāṃ; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-50॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer; ज्यामुखात् (jyāmukhāt) - from the bowstring; बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - groups of arrows; गाण्डीवमुक्तान् (gāṇḍīvamuktān) - released from the Gandiva; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; शिताग्रान् (śitāgrān) - sharp-pointed; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; हयान् (hayān) - horses; वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - armored; च (ca) - and; आददानाम् (ādadānām) - holding; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the seer sees groups of arrows released from the Gandiva, falling sharp-pointed from the bowstring, striking elephants, horses, and armored men, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

When the seer observes the arrows released from the Gandiva bow, falling sharply and striking elephants, horses, and armored warriors, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret engaging in the battle.

यदा मन्दः परबाणान्विमुक्ता; न्ममेषुभिर्ह्रियमाणान्प्रतीपम्। तिर्यग्विद्वांश्छिद्यमानान्क्षुरप्रै; स्तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-५१॥

yadā mandaḥ parabāṇānvimuktā; nmameṣubhirhriyamāṇānpratīpam। tiryagvidvāṃśchidyamānānkṣuraprai; stadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-51॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - slow; परबाणान् (parabāṇān) - enemy arrows; विमुक्तान् (vimuktān) - released; मम (mama) - my; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows; ह्रियमाणान् (hriyamāṇān) - being carried away; प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - against; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; छिद्यमानान् (chidyamānān) - being cut; क्षुरप्रैः (kṣurapraiḥ) - by sharp arrows; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the slow enemy arrows are released, my arrows carry them away sideways; the wise ones being cut by sharp arrows, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

When the slow enemy arrows are released and are being carried away sideways by my arrows, and the wise ones are being cut by sharp arrows, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.

यदा विपाठा मद्भुजविप्रमुक्ता; द्विजाः फलानीव महीरुहाग्रात्। प्रच्छेत्तार उत्तमाङ्गानि यूनां; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-५२॥

yadā vipāṭhā madbhujavipramuktā; dvijāḥ phalānīva mahīruhāgrāt। pracchettāra uttamāṅgāni yūnāṃ; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-52॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; विपाठा (vipāṭhā) - cut off; मद्भुजविप्रमुक्ता (madbhujavipramuktā) - released from my arms; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - birds; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; इव (iva) - like; महीरुहाग्रात् (mahīruhāgrāt) - from the top of a tree; प्रच्छेत्तारः (pracchettāraḥ) - cutters; उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads; यूनाम् (yūnām) - of the young; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the birds, like fruits cut off from the top of a tree, are released from my arms, then the cutters of the heads of the young will regret the war with Dhritarashtra's sons.)

When the birds are released from my arms like fruits cut from the top of a tree, then the young warriors who cut off heads will regret the war with Dhritarashtra's sons.

यदा द्रष्टा पततः स्यन्दनेभ्यो; महागजेभ्योऽश्वगतांश्च योधान्। शरैर्हतान्पातितांश्चैव रङ्गे; तदा युद्धं धार्तराष्ट्रोऽन्वतप्स्यत् ॥५-४७-५३॥

yadā draṣṭā patataḥ syandanebhyo; mahāgajebhyo'śvagatāṃśca yodhān। śarairhatānpātitāṃścaiva raṅge; tadā yuddhaṃ dhārtarāṣṭro'nvatapsyat ॥5-47-53॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - the seer; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; स्यन्दनेभ्यः (syandanebhyaḥ) - from chariots; महागजेभ्यः (mahāgajebhyaḥ) - from great elephants; अश्वगतान् (aśvagatān) - mounted on horses; च (ca) - and; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; हतान् (hatān) - killed; पातितान् (pātitān) - felled; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रङ्गे (raṅge) - in the arena; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अन्वतप्स्यत् (anvatapsyat) - will regret;]

(When the seer sees warriors falling from chariots, from great elephants, and mounted on horses, killed and felled by arrows in the arena, then Dhritarashtra's son will regret the battle.)

When the seer observes the warriors falling from their chariots, elephants, and horses, struck down by arrows in the battlefield, it is then that Dhritarashtra's son will lament the battle.

पदातिसङ्घान्रथसङ्घान्समन्ताद्व्यात्ताननः काल इवाततेषुः। प्रणोत्स्यामि ज्वलितैर्बाणवर्षैः शत्रूंस्तदा तप्स्यति मन्दबुद्धिः ॥५-४७-५४॥

padātisaṅghānrathasaṅghānsamantādvyāttānanaḥ kāla ivātateṣuḥ। praṇotsyāmi jvalitairbāṇavarṣaiḥ śatrūṃstadā tapsyati mandabuddhiḥ ॥5-47-54॥

[पदातिसङ्घान् (padātisaṅghān) - infantry groups; रथसङ्घान् (rathasaṅghān) - chariot groups; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; व्यात्ताननः (vyāttānanaḥ) - with open mouth; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; इव (iva) - like; आततेषुः (ātateṣuḥ) - spread; प्रणोत्स्यामि (praṇotsyāmi) - I will hurl; ज्वलितैः (jvalitaiḥ) - with blazing; बाणवर्षैः (bāṇavarṣaiḥ) - arrow showers; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; तदा (tadā) - then; तप्स्यति (tapsyati) - will suffer; मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - foolish one;]

(With open mouth like time, spread all around the infantry groups and chariot groups. I will hurl blazing arrow showers, then the foolish one will suffer.)

With his mouth wide open like time itself, he spread all around the infantry and chariot groups. I will unleash blazing showers of arrows, and then the foolish enemy will suffer.

सर्वा दिशः सम्पतता रथेन; रजोध्वस्तं गाण्डिवेनापकृत्तम्। यदा द्रष्टा स्वबलं सम्प्रमूढं; तदा पश्चात्तप्स्यति मन्दबुद्धिः ॥५-४७-५५॥

sarvā diśaḥ sampatatā rathena; rajodhvastaṃ gāṇḍivenāpakṛttam। yadā draṣṭā svabalaṃ sampramūḍhaṃ; tadā paścāttapsyati mandabuddhiḥ ॥5-47-55॥

[सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सम्पतता (sampatatā) - by the moving; रथेन (rathena) - by the chariot; रजोध्वस्तं (rajodhvastaṃ) - dust-scattered; गाण्डिवेन (gāṇḍivena) - by the Gandiva bow; अपकृत्तम् (apakṛttam) - cut off; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; स्वबलं (svabalaṃ) - his own army; सम्प्रमूढं (sampramūḍhaṃ) - confused; तदा (tadā) - then; पश्चात्तप्स्यति (paścāttapsyati) - will regret; मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - foolish;]

(All directions are covered by the moving chariot; the dust scattered by the Gandiva bow is cut off. When he sees his own army confused, then the foolish one will regret.)

All directions are enveloped by the advancing chariot, and the dust raised by the Gandiva bow is dispersed. When he observes his own army in disarray, the foolish one will then feel remorse.

कांदिग्भूतं छिन्नगात्रं विसञ्ज्ञं; दुर्योधनो द्रक्ष्यति सर्वसैन्यम्। हताश्ववीराग्र्यनरेन्द्रनागं; पिपासितं श्रान्तपत्रं भयार्तम् ॥५-४७-५६॥

kāṃdigbhūtaṃ chinnagātraṃ visañjñaṃ; duryodhano drakṣyati sarvasainyam। hatāśvavīrāgryanarendranāgaṃ; pipāsitaṃ śrāntapatraṃ bhayārtam ॥5-47-56॥

[कांदिग्भूतं (kāṃdigbhūtaṃ) - torn to pieces; छिन्नगात्रं (chinnagātraṃ) - with severed limbs; विसञ्ज्ञं (visañjñaṃ) - unconscious; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; द्रक्ष्यति (drakṣyati) - will see; सर्वसैन्यम् (sarvasainyam) - the entire army; हताश्व (hatāśva) - with dead horses; वीराग्र्य (vīrāgrya) - foremost of heroes; नरेन्द्रनागं (narendranāgaṃ) - king-elephant; पिपासितं (pipāsitaṃ) - thirsty; श्रान्तपत्रं (śrāntapatraṃ) - with drooping leaves; भयार्तम् (bhayārtam) - afflicted by fear;]

(Duryodhana will see the entire army torn to pieces, with severed limbs, unconscious; with dead horses, foremost of heroes, king-elephant; thirsty, with drooping leaves, afflicted by fear.)

Duryodhana will witness his entire army devastated, with severed limbs and unconscious soldiers; the horses dead, the foremost heroes fallen, the king-elephant thirsty and exhausted, all afflicted by fear.

आर्तस्वरं हन्यमानं हतं च; विकीर्णकेशास्थिकपालसङ्घम्। प्रजापतेः कर्म यथार्धनिष्ठितं; तदा दृष्ट्वा तप्स्यते मन्दबुद्धिः ॥५-४७-५७॥

ārtasvaraṃ hanyamānaṃ hataṃ ca; vikīrṇakeśāsthipālasaṅgham। prajāpateḥ karma yathārdhaniṣṭhitaṃ; tadā dṛṣṭvā tapsyate mandabuddhiḥ ॥5-47-57॥

[आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - distressed sound; हन्यमानम् (hanyamānam) - being killed; हतम् (hatam) - killed; च (ca) - and; विकीर्ण (vikīrṇa) - scattered; केश (keśa) - hair; अस्थि (asthi) - bones; कपाल (kapāla) - skulls; सङ्घम् (saṅgham) - group; प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajapati; कर्म (karma) - act; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्ध (ardha) - half; निष्ठितम् (niṣṭhitam) - completed; तदा (tadā) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तप्स्यते (tapsyate) - will perform penance; मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted;]

(Seeing the distressed sound being killed and killed; the scattered hair, bones, and skulls group; the act of Prajapati as half completed; then the dull-witted will perform penance.)

Upon witnessing the distressing cries and the massacre, along with the scattered hair, bones, and skulls, and seeing the act of Prajapati half completed, the dull-witted will then perform penance.

यदा रथे गाण्डिवं वासुदेवं; दिव्यं शङ्खं पाञ्चजन्यं हयांश्च। तूणावक्षय्यौ देवदत्तं च मां च; द्रष्टा युद्धे धार्तराष्ट्रः समेतान् ॥५-४७-५८॥

yadā rathe gāṇḍivaṃ vāsudevaṃ; divyaṃ śaṅkhaṃ pāñcajanyaṃ hayāṃśca। tūṇāvakṣayyau devadattaṃ ca māṃ ca; draṣṭā yuddhe dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sametān ॥5-47-58॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; गाण्डिवं (gāṇḍivaṃ) - Gandiva bow; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - Vasudeva; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; शङ्खं (śaṅkhaṃ) - conch; पाञ्चजन्यं (pāñcajanyaṃ) - Panchajanya; हयांश्च (hayāṃśca) - and horses; तूणावक्षय्यौ (tūṇāvakṣayyau) - inexhaustible quivers; देवदत्तं (devadattaṃ) - Devadatta; च (ca) - and; मां (māṃ) - me; च (ca) - and; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - will see; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's sons; समेतान् (sametān) - assembled;]

(When on the chariot, the Gandiva bow, Vasudeva, the divine conch Panchajanya, and horses; inexhaustible quivers, Devadatta and me; Dhritarashtra's sons will see assembled in battle.)

When on the chariot, Arjuna with his Gandiva bow, accompanied by Lord Krishna (Vasudeva), the divine conch Panchajanya, and the horses, along with inexhaustible quivers and the conch Devadatta, will be seen by the sons of Dhritarashtra assembled in battle.

उद्वर्तयन्दस्युसङ्घान्समेता; न्प्रवर्तयन्युगमन्यद्युगान्ते। यदा धक्ष्याम्यग्निवत्कौरवेयां; स्तदा तप्ता धृतराष्ट्रः सपुत्रः ॥५-४७-५९॥

udvartayandasyusaṅghānsametā; napravartayanyugamanyadyugānte। yadā dhakṣyāmyagnivatkauraveyāṃ; stadā taptā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ saputraḥ ॥5-47-59॥

[उद्वर्तयन् (udvartayan) - overturning; दस्यु (dasyu) - robbers; सङ्घान् (saṅghān) - groups; समेता (sametā) - together; न (na) - not; प्रवर्तयन् (pravartayan) - initiating; युगम् (yugam) - era; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the era; यदा (yadā) - when; धक्ष्यामि (dhakṣyāmi) - I will burn; अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire; कौरवेयाम् (kauraveyām) - the Kauravas; तदा (tadā) - then; तप्ताः (taptāḥ) - scorched; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with sons;]

(Overturning the groups of robbers together, not initiating another era at the end of the era. When I will burn like fire the Kauravas, then scorched will be Dhritarashtra with his sons.)

Overturning the groups of robbers together and not starting another era at its end, when I will burn the Kauravas like fire, then Dhritarashtra and his sons will be scorched.

सहभ्राता सहपुत्रः ससैन्यो; भ्रष्टैश्वर्यः क्रोधवशोऽल्पचेताः। दर्पस्यान्ते विहिते वेपमानः; पश्चान्मन्दस्तप्स्यति धार्तराष्ट्रः ॥५-४७-६०॥

sahabhrātā sahaputraḥ sasainyo; bhraṣṭaiśvaryaḥ krodhavaśo'lpacetāḥ। darpasyānte vihite vepamānaḥ; paścānmandastapsyati dhārtarāṣṭraḥ ॥5-47-60॥

[सहभ्राता (sahabhrātā) - with brother; सहपुत्रः (sahaputraḥ) - with son; ससैन्यो (sasainyo) - with army; भ्रष्टैश्वर्यः (bhraṣṭaiśvaryaḥ) - deprived of power; क्रोधवशः (krodhavaśaḥ) - under the control of anger; अल्पचेताः (alpacetāḥ) - of little intelligence; दर्पस्य (darpasya) - of pride; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; विहिते (vihite) - having been arranged; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish; तप्स्यति (tapsyati) - will suffer; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son;]

(With brother, with son, with army; deprived of power, under the control of anger, of little intelligence. At the end of pride, having been arranged, trembling; afterwards, foolish Dhritarashtra's son will suffer.)

Dhritarashtra's son, accompanied by his brother, son, and army, deprived of power and under the influence of anger, lacking intelligence, will tremble at the end of his pride and will suffer later.

पूर्वाह्णे मां कृतजप्यं कदा चि; द्विप्रः प्रोवाचोदकान्ते मनोज्ञम्। कर्तव्यं ते दुष्करं कर्म पार्थ; योद्धव्यं ते शत्रुभिः सव्यसाचिन् ॥५-४७-६१॥

pūrvāhṇe māṃ kṛtajapyaṃ kadā ci; dvipraḥ provācodakānte manojñam। kartavyaṃ te duṣkaraṃ karma pārtha; yoddhavyaṃ te śatrubhiḥ savyasācin ॥5-47-61॥

[पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the morning; मां (māṃ) - me; कृतजप्यं (kṛtajapyaṃ) - having performed the chants; कदा (kadā) - when; चि (ci) - ever; द्विप्रः (dvipraḥ) - the learned one; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; उदकान्ते (udakānte) - at the water's edge; मनोज्ञम् (manojñam) - pleasing; कर्तव्यं (kartavyam) - duty; ते (te) - your; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; कर्म (karma) - task; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; योद्धव्यं (yoddhavyaṃ) - to be fought; ते (te) - by you; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - with enemies; सव्यसाचिन् (savyasācin) - O ambidextrous one;]

(In the morning, having performed the chants, the learned one said to me at the water's edge, "Your duty, O son of Pritha, is a difficult task; it is to be fought by you with enemies, O ambidextrous one.")

In the morning, after completing the chants, the wise sage spoke to me at the riverbank, "Your duty, O Arjuna, is challenging; you must fight your enemies, O skillful warrior."

इन्द्रो वा ते हरिवान्वज्रहस्तः; पुरस्ताद्यातु समरेऽरीन्विनिघ्नन्। सुग्रीवयुक्तेन रथेन वा ते; पश्चात्कृष्णो रक्षतु वासुदेवः ॥५-४७-६२॥

indro vā te harivānvajrahastaḥ; purastādyātu samare'rīnvini ghnan। sugrīvayuktena rathena vā te; paścātkṛṣṇo rakṣatu vāsudevaḥ ॥5-47-62॥

[इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - your; हरिवान् (harivān) - having steeds; वज्रहस्तः (vajrahastaḥ) - with thunderbolt in hand; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; यातु (yātu) - may go; समरे (samare) - in battle; अरिन् (arin) - enemies; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - slaying; सुग्रीवयुक्तेन (sugrīvayuktena) - with Sugriva; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; वा (vā) - or; ते (te) - your; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; रक्षतु (rakṣatu) - may protect; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva;]

(Indra, having steeds and with thunderbolt in hand, may go in front in battle slaying enemies; or, with Sugriva and chariot, may Krishna, the Vasudeva, protect you from behind.)

May Indra, with his thunderbolt and steeds, lead you in battle, defeating enemies; or may Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, protect you from behind with Sugriva and his chariot.

वव्रे चाहं वज्रहस्तान्महेन्द्रा; दस्मिन्युद्धे वासुदेवं सहायम्। स मे लब्धो दस्युवधाय कृष्णो; मन्ये चैतद्विहितं दैवतैर्मे ॥५-४७-६३॥

vavre cāhaṃ vajrahastānmahendrā; dasminyuddhe vāsudevaṃ sahāyam। sa me labdho dasyuvadhāya kṛṣṇo; manye caitadvihitaṃ daivatairme ॥5-47-63॥

[वव्रे (vavre) - chose; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; वज्रहस्तान् (vajrahastān) - the one with the thunderbolt in hand; महेन्द्रा (mahendrā) - O great Indra; दस्मिन्युद्धे (dasminyuddhe) - in this battle; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - Vasudeva; सहायम् (sahāyam) - as help; स (sa) - he; मे (me) - my; लब्धो (labdho) - obtained; दस्युवधाय (dasyuvadhāya) - for the destruction of the enemies; कृष्णो (kṛṣṇo) - Krishna; मन्ये (manye) - I think; च (ca) - and; एतद्विहितं (etadvihitaṃ) - this is arranged; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods; मे (me) - for me;]

(I chose, O great Indra, the one with the thunderbolt in hand, Vasudeva as help in this battle. He, Krishna, has been obtained by me for the destruction of the enemies. I think this is arranged by the gods for me.)

I chose Vasudeva, the one with the thunderbolt in hand, as my ally in this battle, O great Indra. Krishna has come to aid me in destroying the enemies. I believe this has been ordained by the gods for my benefit.

अयुध्यमानो मनसापि यस्य; जयं कृष्णः पुरुषस्याभिनन्देत्। ध्रुवं सर्वान्सोऽभ्यतीयादमित्रा; न्सेन्द्रान्देवान्मानुषे नास्ति चिन्ता ॥५-४७-६४॥

ayudhyamāno manasāpi yasya; jayaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ puruṣasyābhinandet। dhruvaṃ sarvānsō'bhyatīyādamitrā; nsēndrāndēvān mānuṣē nāsti cintā ॥5-47-64॥

[अयुध्यमानः (ayudhyamānaḥ) - not fighting; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; अपि (api) - even; यस्य (yasya) - whose; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person; अभिनन्देत् (abhinandet) - would praise; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certainly; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यतीयात् (abhyatīyāt) - would surpass; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; सः (saḥ) - he; इन्द्रान् (indrān) - Indras; देवान् (devān) - gods; मानुषे (mānuṣe) - among humans; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is no; चिन्ता (cintā) - worry;]

(Even if one does not fight in mind, whose victory Krishna would praise, he would certainly surpass all enemies; among humans, there is no worry about surpassing Indras and gods.)

Even if a person does not engage in battle mentally, if Krishna praises his victory, he will certainly surpass all enemies; among humans, there is no concern about surpassing even the Indras and gods.

स बाहुभ्यां सागरमुत्तितीर्षे; न्महोदधिं सलिलस्याप्रमेयम्। तेजस्विनं कृष्णमत्यन्तशूरं; युद्धेन यो वासुदेवं जिगीषेत् ॥५-४७-६५॥

sa bāhubhyāṃ sāgaramuttitīrṣe; nmahodadhiṃ salilasyāprameyam। tejasvinaṃ kṛṣṇamatyantaśūraṃ; yuddhena yo vāsudevaṃ jigīṣet ॥5-47-65॥

[स (sa) - he; बाहुभ्यां (bāhubhyāṃ) - with arms; सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean; उत्तितीर्षे (uttitīrṣe) - desires to cross; महोदधिं (mahodadhiṃ) - great ocean; सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; तेजस्विनं (tejasvinam) - brilliant; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; अत्यन्तशूरं (atyantaśūram) - extremely brave; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - Vasudeva; जिगीषेत् (jigīṣet) - desires to conquer;]

(He desires to cross the ocean with his arms; the great ocean of immeasurable water. Who desires to conquer the brilliant, extremely brave Krishna, Vasudeva, by battle.)

He wishes to cross the vast, immeasurable ocean with his arms; who can hope to conquer the brilliant and extremely brave Krishna, Vasudeva, in battle?

गिरिं य इच्छेत तलेन भेत्तुं; शिलोच्चयं श्वेतमतिप्रमाणम्। तस्यैव पाणिः सनखो विशीर्ये; न चापि किञ्चित्स गिरेस्तु कुर्यात् ॥५-४७-६६॥

giriṁ ya icchet talena bhettuṁ; śilocchayaṁ śvetamatipramāṇam। tasyaiva pāṇiḥ sanakho viśīrye; na cāpi kiñcitsa girestu kuryāt ॥5-47-66॥

[गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; यः (yaḥ) - who; इच्छेत् (icchet) - wishes; तलेन (talena) - with the palm; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to break; शिलोच्चयम् (śilocchayam) - rocky mass; श्वेतम् (śvetam) - white; अतिप्रमाणम् (atipramāṇam) - very large; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; पाणिः (pāṇiḥ) - hand; सनखः (sanakhaḥ) - with nails; विशीर्येत् (viśīryet) - would shatter; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - even; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; सः (saḥ) - he; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; तु (tu) - but; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do;]

(He who wishes to break a mountain with the palm, a very large white rocky mass, only his hand with nails would shatter, and he would not do anything to the mountain.)

He who desires to break a massive white rocky mountain with his palm will find that only his hand with nails would shatter, and he would achieve nothing against the mountain.

अग्निं समिद्धं शमयेद्भुजाभ्यां; चन्द्रं च सूर्यं च निवारयेत। हरेद्देवानाममृतं प्रसह्य; युद्धेन यो वासुदेवं जिगीषेत् ॥५-४७-६७॥

agniṁ samiddhaṁ śamayedbhujābhyāṁ; candraṁ ca sūryaṁ ca nivārayet। hareddevānāmamṛtaṁ prasahya; yuddhena yo vāsudevaṁ jigīṣet ॥5-47-67॥

[अग्निं (agniṁ) - fire; समिद्धं (samiddhaṁ) - kindled; शमयेत् (śamayet) - should extinguish; भुजाभ्यां (bhujābhyāṁ) - with arms; चन्द्रं (candraṁ) - moon; च (ca) - and; सूर्यं (sūryaṁ) - sun; च (ca) - and; निवारयेत (nivārayet) - should block; हरेत् (haret) - should take away; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अमृतं (amṛtaṁ) - nectar; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - by force; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṁ) - Vasudeva; जिगीषेत् (jigīṣet) - desires to conquer;]

(One should extinguish the kindled fire with arms; should block the moon and the sun. One who desires to conquer Vasudeva should forcibly take away the nectar of the gods by battle.)

One should extinguish the kindled fire with one's arms, block the moon and the sun, and forcibly take away the nectar of the gods by battle if one desires to conquer Vasudeva.

यो रुक्मिणीमेकरथेन भोज्या; मुत्साद्य राज्ञां विषयं प्रसह्य। उवाह भार्यां यशसा ज्वलन्तीं; यस्यां जज्ञे रौक्मिणेयो महात्मा ॥५-४७-६८॥

yo rukmiṇīmekarathena bhojyā; mutsādya rājñāṃ viṣayaṃ prasahya। uvāha bhāryāṃ yaśasā jvalantīṃ; yasyāṃ jajñe raukmiṇeyo mahātmā ॥5-47-68॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; रुक्मिणीम् (rukmiṇīm) - Rukmini; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - with a single chariot; भोज्याः (bhojyāḥ) - of the Bhojas; मुत्साद्य (mutsādya) - having defeated; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; विषयम् (viṣayam) - territory; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; उवाह (uvāha) - married; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; यशसा (yaśasā) - with fame; ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - shining; यस्याम् (yasyām) - in whom; जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born; रौक्मिणेयः (raukmiṇeyaḥ) - son of Rukmini; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul;]

(Who, with a single chariot, having defeated the Bhojas, forcibly took away Rukmini, the wife shining with fame, in whom the great soul, the son of Rukmini, was born.)

Krishna, with a single chariot, defeated the Bhojas and took Rukmini, his illustrious wife, by force. In her, the noble son Pradyumna was born.

अयं गान्धारांस्तरसा सम्प्रमथ्य; जित्वा पुत्रान्नग्नजितः समग्रान्। बद्धं मुमोच विनदन्तं प्रसह्य; सुदर्शनीयं देवतानां ललामम् ॥५-४७-६९॥

ayaṁ gāndhārāṁstarasā sampramathya; jitvā putrānnagnajitaḥ samagrān। baddhaṁ mumoca vinadantaṁ prasahya; sudarśanīyaṁ devatānāṁ lalāmam ॥5-47-69॥

[अयं (ayaṁ) - this one; गान्धारान् (gāndhārān) - Gandharans; तरसा (tarasā) - quickly; सम्प्रमथ्य (sampramathya) - having crushed; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; नग्नजितः (nagnajitaḥ) - of Nagnajit; समग्रान् (samagrān) - all; बद्धम् (baddham) - bound; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; विनदन्तम् (vinadantam) - crying; प्रसह्य (prasaḥya) - forcibly; सुदर्शनीयम् (sudarśanīyam) - beautiful; देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the gods; ललामम् (lalāmam) - ornament;]

(This one, having quickly crushed the Gandharans, having conquered all the sons of Nagnajit, forcibly released the bound, crying beautiful ornament of the gods.)

This one swiftly defeated the Gandharans and conquered all the sons of Nagnajit, then forcibly released the beautiful ornament of the gods that was bound and crying.

अयं कवाटे निजघान पाण्ड्यं; तथा कलिङ्गान्दन्तकूरे ममर्द। अनेन दग्धा वर्षपूगान्विनाथा; वाराणसी नगरी सम्बभूव ॥५-४७-७०॥

ayaṁ kavāṭe nijaghāna pāṇḍyaṁ; tathā kaliṅgāndantakūre mamarda। anena dagdhā varṣapūgānvināthā; vārāṇasī nagarī sambabhūva ॥5-47-70॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this one; कवाटे (kavāṭe) - at the gate; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; पाण्ड्यम् (pāṇḍyam) - the Pandya king; तथा (tathā) - and; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - the Kalingas; दन्तकूरे (dantakūre) - at Dantakura; ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed; अनेन (anena) - by him; दग्धा (dagdhā) - burnt; वर्षपूगान् (varṣapūgān) - many years; विनाथा (vināthā) - without a protector; वाराणसी (vārāṇasī) - Varanasi; नगरी (nagarī) - city; सम्बभूव (sambabhūva) - became;]

(This one killed the Pandya king at the gate; and crushed the Kalingas at Dantakura. By him, Varanasi city, burnt and without a protector for many years, became.)

At the gate, this one killed the Pandya king and crushed the Kalingas at Dantakura. By his actions, the city of Varanasi, which had been burnt and without a protector for many years, was restored.

यं स्म युद्धे मन्यतेऽन्यैरजेय; मेकलव्यं नाम निषादराजम्। वेगेनेव शैलमभिहत्य जम्भः; शेते स कृष्णेन हतः परासुः ॥५-४७-७१॥

yaṁ sma yuddhe manyate'nyairajeya; mekalavyaṁ nāma niṣādarājam। vegeneva śailamabhihatya jambhaḥ; śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsuḥ ॥5-47-71॥

[यं (yaṁ) - whom; स्म (sma) - indeed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मन्यते (manyate) - is considered; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; अजेय (ajeya) - invincible; मेकलव्यं (mekalavyaṁ) - Mekalavya; नाम (nāma) - named; निषादराजम् (niṣādarājam) - king of the Nishadas; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; इव (iva) - like; शैलम् (śailam) - a mountain; अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck; जम्भः (jambhaḥ) - Jambha; शेते (śete) - lies; स (sa) - he; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; परासुः (parāsuḥ) - lifeless;]

(Whom indeed in battle is considered invincible by others, Mekalavya named king of the Nishadas; like a mountain struck with speed, Jambha lies killed by Krishna, lifeless.)

Mekalavya, the king of the Nishadas, who was considered invincible by others in battle, lies lifeless, struck down by Krishna with the speed of a mountain hitting. Jambha is dead.

तथोग्रसेनस्य सुतं प्रदुष्टं; वृष्ण्यन्धकानां मध्यगां तपन्तम्। अपातयद्बलदेवद्वितीयो; हत्वा ददौ चोग्रसेनाय राज्यम् ॥५-४७-७२॥

tathograsenasya sutaṃ praduṣṭaṃ; vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ madhyagāṃ tapantam। apātayadbaladevadvitīyo; hatvā dadau cograsenāya rājyam ॥5-47-72॥

[तथ (tath) - thus; उग्रसेनस्य (ugrasenasya) - of Ugrasena; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; प्रदुष्टं (praduṣṭaṃ) - corrupt; वृष्ण्यन्धकानां (vṛṣṇyandhakānāṃ) - of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas; मध्यगां (madhyagāṃ) - among; तपन्तम् (tapantam) - tormenting; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall; बलदेवद्वितीयः (baladevadvitīyaḥ) - with Baladeva as the second; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; ददौ (dadau) - gave; च (ca) - and; उग्रसेनाय (ugrasenāya) - to Ugrasena; राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom;]

(Thus, the corrupt son of Ugrasena, tormenting among the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, was caused to fall by the second Baladeva; having killed, he gave the kingdom to Ugrasena.)

Thus, the corrupt son of Ugrasena, who was causing trouble among the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, was overthrown by Baladeva and another. After killing him, they restored the kingdom to Ugrasena.

अयं सौभं योधयामास खस्थं; विभीषणं मायया शाल्वराजम्। सौभद्वारि प्रत्यगृह्णाच्छतघ्नीं; दोर्भ्यां क एनं विषहेत मर्त्यः ॥५-४७-७३॥

ayaṁ saubhaṁ yodhayāmāsa khasthaṁ; vibhīṣaṇaṁ māyayā śālvarājam। saubhadvāri pratyagṛhṇācchataghnīṁ; dorbhyāṁ ka enaṁ viṣaheta martyaḥ ॥5-47-73॥

[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; सौभं (saubhaṁ) - Saubha; योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - fought; खस्थं (khasthaṁ) - in the sky; विभीषणं (vibhīṣaṇaṁ) - Vibhishana; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; शाल्वराजम् (śālvarājam) - King Shalva; सौभद्वारि (saubhadvāri) - at the gate of Saubha; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; शतघ्नीं (śataghnīṁ) - a hundred-slaying weapon; दोर् (dor) - with arms; भ्यां (bhyāṁ) - by; कः (kaḥ) - who; एनं (enaṁ) - this; विषहेत (viṣaheta) - could withstand; मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal;]

(This Saubha fought in the sky; Vibhishana by illusion King Shalva. At the gate of Saubha received a hundred-slaying weapon; with arms who this could withstand mortal.)

Vibhishana, using illusion, fought King Shalva who was in the sky with his Saubha. At the gate of Saubha, he received a hundred-slaying weapon. Which mortal could withstand this with arms?

प्राग्ज्योतिषं नाम बभूव दुर्गं; पुरं घोरमसुराणामसह्यम्। महाबलो नरकस्तत्र भौमो; जहारादित्या मणिकुण्डले शुभे ॥५-४७-७४॥

prāgjyotiṣaṃ nāma babhūva durgaṃ; puraṃ ghoramasurāṇāmasahyam। mahābalo narakastatra bhaumo; jahārādityā maṇikuṇḍale śubhe ॥5-47-74॥

[प्राग्ज्योतिषम् (prāgjyotiṣam) - Pragjyotisha; नाम (nāma) - named; बभूव (babhūva) - became; दुर्गम् (durgaṃ) - fort; पुरम् (puram) - city; घोर (ghora) - terrible; असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of demons; असह्यम् (asahyam) - unassailable; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka; तत्र (tatra) - there; भौमः (bhaumaḥ) - son of Bhumi; जहार (jahāra) - stole; आदित्याः (ādityāḥ) - from Aditi; मणिकुण्डले (maṇikuṇḍale) - earrings; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious;]

(Pragjyotisha, named, became a fort; a terrible city of demons, unassailable. Mighty Naraka, there, son of Bhumi, stole from Aditi, the auspicious earrings.)

There was a fort named Pragjyotisha, a terrible and unassailable city of demons. The mighty Naraka, son of Bhumi, stole the auspicious earrings from Aditi.

न तं देवाः सह शक्रेण सेहिरे; समागता आहरणाय भीताः। दृष्ट्वा च ते विक्रमं केशवस्य; बलं तथैवास्त्रमवारणीयम् ॥५-४७-७५॥

na taṃ devāḥ saha śakreṇa sehire; samāgatā āharaṇāya bhītāḥ। dṛṣṭvā ca te vikramaṃ keśavasya; balaṃ tathaivāstramavāraṇīyam ॥5-47-75॥

[न (na) - not; तं (taṃ) - him; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सह (saha) - with; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - Indra; सेहिरे (sehire) - endured; समागता (samāgatā) - assembled; आहरणाय (āharaṇāya) - to take away; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - afraid; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; विक्रमं (vikramaṃ) - prowess; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अवारणीयम् (avāraṇīyam) - unstoppable;]

(The gods, along with Indra, could not endure him; assembled to take him away, they were afraid. Seeing the prowess of Keshava, his strength and unstoppable weapon.)

The gods, even with Indra, could not withstand him; they gathered in fear to take him away. Upon witnessing Keshava's prowess, his strength, and his invincible weapon, they were terrified.

जानन्तोऽस्य प्रकृतिं केशवस्य; न्ययोजयन्दस्युवधाय कृष्णम्। स तत्कर्म प्रतिशुश्राव दुष्कर; मैश्वर्यवान्सिद्धिषु वासुदेवः ॥५-४७-७६॥

jānanto'sya prakṛtiṃ keśavasya; nyayojayandasuyavadhāya kṛṣṇam। sa tatkarma pratiśuśrāva duṣkara; maiśvaryavānsiddhiṣu vāsudevaḥ ॥5-47-76॥

[जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing; अस्य (asya) - his; प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - nature; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; न्ययोजयन् (nyayojayan) - engaged; दस्युवधाय (dasyuvadhāya) - for the killing of the wicked; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa; सः (saḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - act; प्रतिशुश्राव (pratiśuśrāva) - promised; दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult; मैश्वर्यवान् (maiśvaryavān) - endowed with divine powers; सिद्धिषु (siddhiṣu) - in accomplishments; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva;]

(Knowing his nature, they engaged Kṛṣṇa for the killing of the wicked. He, endowed with divine powers, promised that difficult act, Vāsudeva in accomplishments.)

Understanding the nature of Keśava, they assigned Kṛṣṇa to destroy the wicked. Vāsudeva, endowed with divine powers, assured them of accomplishing that challenging task.

निर्मोचने षट्सहस्राणि हत्वा; सञ्छिद्य पाशान्सहसा क्षुरान्तान्। मुरं हत्वा विनिहत्यौघराक्षसं; निर्मोचनं चापि जगाम वीरः ॥५-४७-७७॥

nirmocane ṣaṭsahasrāṇi hatvā; sañchidya pāśānsahasā kṣurāntān। muraṃ hatvā vinihatyaugharākṣasaṃ; nirmocanaṃ cāpi jagāma vīraḥ ॥5-47-77॥

[निर्मोचने (nirmocane) - in liberation; षट्सहस्राणि (ṣaṭsahasrāṇi) - six thousand; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; सञ्छिद्य (sañchidya) - having cut; पाशान् (pāśān) - bonds; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; क्षुरान्तान् (kṣurāntān) - sharp-edged; मुरं (muraṃ) - Mura; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having destroyed; औघराक्षसं (augharākṣasaṃ) - Ougha demon; निर्मोचनं (nirmocanam) - liberation; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; जगाम (jagāma) - went; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero;]

(In liberation, having killed six thousand, having cut the sharp-edged bonds suddenly, having killed Mura and destroyed the Ougha demon, the hero also went to liberation.)

The hero, after liberating himself by killing six thousand, cutting the sharp-edged bonds suddenly, and defeating Mura and the Ougha demon, attained liberation.

तत्रैव तेनास्य बभूव युद्धं; महाबलेनातिबलस्य विष्णोः। शेते स कृष्णेन हतः परासु; र्वातेनेव मथितः कर्णिकारः ॥५-४७-७८॥

Tatraiva tenāsya babhūva yuddhaṁ; mahābalenātibalasya viṣṇoḥ। śete sa kṛṣṇena hataḥ parāsu; rvāteneiva mathitaḥ karṇikāraḥ ॥5-47-78॥

[तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; तेन (tena) - by him; अस्य (asya) - his; बभूव (babhūva) - became; युद्धं (yuddhaṁ) - battle; महाबलेन (mahābalena) - by the mighty; अतिबलस्य (atibalasya) - of the very strong; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu; शेते (śete) - lies; स (sa) - he; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; परासुः (parāsuḥ) - lifeless; वातेन (vātena) - by the wind; इव (iva) - like; मथितः (mathitaḥ) - shaken; कर्णिकारः (karṇikāraḥ) - Karnikara tree;]

(There itself, by him, his battle became; by the mighty, of the very strong Vishnu. He lies, killed by Krishna, lifeless; like a Karnikara tree shaken by the wind.)

There, a battle ensued between him and the mighty Vishnu. He lies lifeless, slain by Krishna, like a Karnikara tree shaken by the wind.

आहृत्य कृष्णो मणिकुण्डले ते; हत्वा च भौमं नरकं मुरं च। श्रिया वृतो यशसा चैव धीमा; न्प्रत्याजगामाप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥५-४७-७९॥

āhṛtya kṛṣṇo maṇikuṇḍale te; hatvā ca bhaumaṃ narakaṃ muraṃ ca। śriyā vṛto yaśasā caiva dhīmā; npatyājagāmāpratimaprabhāvaḥ ॥5-47-79॥

[आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having brought; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; मणिकुण्डले (maṇikuṇḍale) - earrings; ते (te) - those; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; च (ca) - and; भौमं (bhaumaṃ) - Bhauma; नरकं (narakaṃ) - Naraka; मुरं (muraṃ) - Mura; च (ca) - and; श्रिया (śriyā) - with wealth; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; यशसा (yaśasā) - with fame; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धीमाः (dhīmāḥ) - wise; प्रत्याजगाम (pratyājagāma) - returned; अप्रतिमप्रभावः (apratimaprabhāvaḥ) - of incomparable power;]

(Having brought those earrings, Krishna, having killed Bhauma, Naraka, and Mura, surrounded by wealth and fame, indeed wise, returned with incomparable power.)

Krishna, after retrieving the earrings and defeating Bhauma, Naraka, and Mura, returned, surrounded by wealth and fame, with unmatched power and wisdom.

तस्मै वरानददंस्तत्र देवा; दृष्ट्वा भीमं कर्म रणे कृतं तत्। श्रमश्च ते युध्यमानस्य न स्या; दाकाशे वा अप्सु चैव क्रमः स्यात् ॥५-४७-८०॥

tasmai varānadadaṃstatra devā; dṛṣṭvā bhīmaṃ karma raṇe kṛtaṃ tat। śramaśca te yudhyamānasya na syā; dākāśe vā apsu caiva kramaḥ syāt ॥5-47-80॥

[तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; वरान् (varān) - boons; अददंस् (adadaṃs) - gave; तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible; कर्म (karma) - deed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; तत् (tat) - that; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; दाकाशे (dākāśe) - in the sky; वा (vā) - or; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; क्रमः (kramaḥ) - progress; स्यात् (syāt) - should be;]

(To him, the gods gave boons there; having seen the terrible deed done in battle. And your fatigue while fighting should not be; progress should be in the sky or in the waters indeed.)

The gods granted him boons there, having witnessed the terrible deed done in battle. Your fatigue while fighting should not exist; progress should indeed be in the sky or in the waters.

शस्त्राणि गात्रे च न ते क्रमेर; न्नित्येव कृष्णश्च ततः कृतार्थः। एवंरूपे वासुदेवेऽप्रमेये; महाबले गुणसम्पत्सदैव ॥५-४७-८१॥

śastrāṇi gātre ca na te kramer; nnityeva kṛṣṇaśca tataḥ kṛtārthaḥ। evaṁrūpe vāsudeve'prameye; mahābale guṇasampatsadaiva ॥5-47-81॥

[शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; गात्रे (gātre) - on the body; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; क्रमेर (kramer) - would touch; नित्य (nitya) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; कृतार्थः (kṛtārthaḥ) - fulfilled; एवंरूपे (evaṁrūpe) - in such a form; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; अप्रमेये (aprameye) - immeasurable; महाबले (mahābale) - mighty; गुणसम्पत्सदा (guṇasampatsadā) - always endowed with virtues; एव (eva) - indeed;]

(Weapons would not touch your body; always indeed Kṛṣṇa is therefore fulfilled. In such a form, Vāsudeva, immeasurable, mighty, always endowed with virtues indeed.)

Weapons would never touch your body; thus, Kṛṣṇa is always fulfilled. In this form, Vāsudeva is immeasurable and mighty, always endowed with virtues.

तमसह्यं विष्णुमनन्तवीर्य; माशंसते धार्तराष्ट्रो बलेन। यदा ह्येनं तर्कयते दुरात्मा; तच्चाप्ययं सहतेऽस्मान्समीक्ष्य ॥५-४७-८२॥

tamasahyaṃ viṣṇumanantavīrya; māśaṃsate dhārtarāṣṭro balena. yadā hyenaṃ tarkayate durātmā; taccāpyayaṃ sahate'smānsamīkṣya ॥5-47-82॥

[तमसह्यं (tamasahyam) - unbearable; विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Viṣṇu; अनन्तवीर्य (anantavīrya) - of infinite strength; माशंसते (māśaṃsate) - hopes; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son; बलेन (balena) - by force; यदा (yadā) - when; हि (hi) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; तर्कयते (tarkayate) - considers; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अयम् (ayam) - this; सहते (sahate) - endures; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - considering;]

(The unbearable Viṣṇu of infinite strength is hoped for by Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son by force. When indeed the wicked soul considers him, this also endures us considering.)

Dhṛtarāṣṭra's son hopes to overpower the unbearable Viṣṇu of infinite strength. When the wicked soul considers him, he also endures us, taking everything into account.

पर्यागतं मम कृष्णस्य चैव; यो मन्यते कलहं सम्प्रयुज्य। शक्यं हर्तुं पाण्डवानां ममत्वं; तद्वेदिता संयुगं तत्र गत्वा ॥५-४७-८३॥

paryāgataṃ mama kṛṣṇasya caiva; yo manyate kalahaṃ samprayujya। śakyaṃ hartuṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mamatvaṃ; tadveditā saṃyugaṃ tatra gatvā ॥5-47-83॥

[पर्यागतं (paryāgatam) - arrived; मम (mama) - my; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Kṛṣṇa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; कलहं (kalahaṃ) - conflict; सम्प्रयुज्य (samprayujya) - engaging; शक्यं (śakyam) - possible; हर्तुं (hartuṃ) - to take away; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; ममत्वं (mamatvaṃ) - possession; तत् (tat) - that; वेदिता (veditā) - knower; संयुगं (saṃyugam) - battle; तत्र (tatra) - there; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone;]

(Arrived my Kṛṣṇa's indeed; who thinks engaging in conflict, possible to take away the Pāṇḍavas' possession; that knower, having gone there to the battle.)

Kṛṣṇa has arrived, and whoever thinks that by engaging in conflict it is possible to take away the Pāṇḍavas' possession, that person, having gone to the battle, knows the truth.

नमस्कृत्वा शान्तनवाय राज्ञे; द्रोणायाथो सहपुत्राय चैव। शारद्वतायाप्रतिद्वन्द्विने च; योत्स्याम्यहं राज्यमभीप्समानः ॥५-४७-८४॥

namaskṛtvā śāntanavāya rājñe; droṇāyātho sahaputrāya caiva। śāradvatāyāpratidvandvine ca; yotsyāmyahaṃ rājyamabhīpsamānaḥ ॥5-47-84॥

[नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having saluted; शान्तनवाय (śāntanavāya) - to Śāntanu's son; राज्ञे (rājñe) - to the king; द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Droṇa; अथ (atha) - then; सहपुत्राय (sahaputrāya) - with his son; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शारद्वताय (śāradvatāya) - to Śāradvata; अप्रतिद्वन्द्विने (apratidvandvine) - to the unrivaled one; च (ca) - and; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I shall fight; अहम् (aham) - I; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; अभीप्समानः (abhīpsamānaḥ) - desiring;]

(Having saluted Śāntanu's son, the king, Droṇa, then with his son indeed, and Śāradvata, the unrivaled one, I shall fight desiring the kingdom.)

After paying respects to Śāntanu's son, the king, Droṇa, and then with his son, and to Śāradvata, the unrivaled one, I am ready to fight, desiring the kingdom.

धर्मेणास्त्रं नियतं तस्य मन्ये; यो योत्स्यते पाण्डवैर्धर्मचारी। मिथ्याग्लहे निर्जिता वै नृशंसैः; संवत्सरान्द्वादश पाण्डुपुत्राः ॥५-४७-८५॥

dharmeṇāstraṃ niyataṃ tasya manye; yo yotsyate pāṇḍavairdharmacārī। mithyāglhe nirjitā vai nṛśaṃsaiḥ; saṃvatsarāndvādaśa pāṇḍuputrāḥ ॥5-47-85॥

[धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; नियतं (niyataṃ) - controlled; तस्य (tasya) - his; मন্যे (manye) - I think; यः (yaḥ) - who; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; धर्मचारी (dharmacārī) - righteous; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; अग्लहे (aglahe) - in the deceitful game; निर्जिता (nirjitā) - defeated; वै (vai) - indeed; नृशंसैः (nṛśaṃsaiḥ) - by the cruel ones; संवत्सरान् (saṃvatsarān) - years; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pandu;]

(By righteousness, his weapon is controlled, I think; who will fight with the Pandavas, righteous. In the false deceitful game, indeed defeated by the cruel ones, the sons of Pandu for twelve years.)

I believe that his weapon is controlled by righteousness; he who will fight with the Pandavas is righteous. The sons of Pandu were indeed defeated by the cruel ones in the deceitful game for twelve years.

अवाप्य कृच्छ्रं विहितं ह्यरण्ये; दीर्घं कालं चैकमज्ञातचर्याम्। ते ह्यकस्माज्जीवितं पाण्डवानां; न मृष्यन्ते धार्तराष्ट्राः पदस्थाः ॥५-४७-८६॥

avāpya kṛcchraṃ vihitaṃ hyaraṇye; dīrghaṃ kālaṃ caikamajñātacaryām। te hyakasmājjīvitaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ; na mṛṣyante dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ padasthāḥ ॥5-47-86॥

[अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; कृच्छ्रं (kṛcchraṃ) - difficulty; विहितं (vihitaṃ) - ordained; हि (hi) - indeed; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; दीर्घं (dīrghaṃ) - long; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; च (ca) - and; एकम् (ekam) - one; अज्ञातचर्याम् (ajñātacaryām) - incognito; ते (te) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; न (na) - not; मृष्यन्ते (mṛṣyante) - tolerate; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; पदस्थाः (padasthāḥ) - standing in position;]

(Having obtained the difficulty ordained in the forest, and a long time of one incognito, they indeed suddenly do not tolerate the life of the Pandavas, the sons of Dhritarashtra standing in position.)

Having endured the hardships ordained in the forest and the long period of incognito, the Pandavas' sudden return to life is intolerable to the sons of Dhritarashtra, who are firmly established in their position.

ते चेदस्मान्युध्यमानाञ्जयेयु; र्देवैरपीन्द्रप्रमुखैः सहायैः। धर्मादधर्मश्चरितो गरीया; निति ध्रुवं नास्ति कृतं न साधु ॥५-४७-८७॥

te ced asmān yudhyamānān jayeyuḥ; devair api indra-pramukhaiḥ sahāyaiḥ। dharmād adharmaś carito garīyān iti dhruvaṃ nāsti kṛtaṃ na sādhu ॥5-47-87॥

[ते (te) - they; चेत् (cet) - if; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; युध्यमानान् (yudhyamānān) - fighting; जयेयुः (jayeyuḥ) - conquer; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; इन्द्रप्रमुखैः (indra-pramukhaiḥ) - headed by Indra; सहायैः (sahāyaiḥ) - with allies; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - than righteousness; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; चरितः (caritaḥ) - conducted; गरीयान् (garīyān) - greater; इति (iti) - thus; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; न (na) - not; साधु (sādhu) - good;]

(If they conquer us who are fighting, even with allies headed by Indra, unrighteousness conducted is greater than righteousness; thus certainly, what is done is not good.)

If they, even with the help of gods led by Indra, conquer us who are fighting, then it is certain that unrighteousness is considered greater than righteousness; thus, what is done is not good.

न चेदिमं पुरुषं कर्मबद्धं; न चेदस्मान्मन्यतेऽसौ विशिष्टान्। आशंसेऽहं वासुदेवद्वितीयो; दुर्योधनं सानुबन्धं निहन्तुम् ॥५-४७-८८॥

na ced imaṃ puruṣaṃ karmabaddhaṃ; na ced asmān manyate'sau viśiṣṭān। āśaṃse'haṃ vāsudevadvitīyo; duryodhanaṃ sānubandhaṃ nihantum ॥5-47-88॥

[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; इमं (imaṃ) - this; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - man; कर्मबद्धं (karmabaddhaṃ) - bound by action; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; मन्यते (manyate) - considers; असौ (asau) - he; विशिष्टान् (viśiṣṭān) - distinguished; आशंसे (āśaṃse) - I hope; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; वासुदेवद्वितीयः (vāsudevadvitīyaḥ) - second to Vāsudeva; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; सानुबन्धं (sānubandham) - with his followers; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to slay;]

(If this man is not bound by action; if he does not consider us distinguished, I hope, second to Vāsudeva, to slay Duryodhana with his followers.)

If this man does not see us as distinguished and is not bound by action, I hope, as a follower of Vāsudeva, to defeat Duryodhana and his allies.

न चेदिदं कर्म नरेषु बद्धं; न विद्यते पुरुषस्य स्वकर्म। इदं च तच्चापि समीक्ष्य नूनं; पराजयो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य साधुः ॥५-४७-८९॥

na cedidaṁ karma nareṣu baddhaṁ; na vidyate puruṣasya svakarma. idaṁ ca taccāpi samīkṣya nūnaṁ; parājayo dhārtarāṣṭrasya sādhuḥ ॥5-47-89॥

[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; इदं (idaṁ) - this; कर्म (karma) - action; नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men; बद्धं (baddhaṁ) - bound; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man; स्वकर्म (svakarma) - own action; इदं (idaṁ) - this; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - considering; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - indeed; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; साधुः (sādhuḥ) - good;]

(If this action is not bound among men, a man's own action does not exist. Considering this and that indeed, the defeat of Dhritarashtra's son is good.)

If this action is not bound among men, then a man's own action does not exist. Considering this and that, indeed, the defeat of Dhritarashtra's son is appropriate.

प्रत्यक्षं वः कुरवो यद्ब्रवीमि; युध्यमाना धार्तराष्ट्रा न सन्ति। अन्यत्र युद्धात्कुरवः परीप्स; न्न युध्यतां शेष इहास्ति कश्चित् ॥५-४७-९०॥

pratyakṣaṃ vaḥ kuravo yadbravīmi; yudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi। anyatra yuddhātkuravaḥ parīps; nna yudhyatāṃ śeṣa ihāsti kaścit ॥5-47-90॥

[प्रत्यक्षं (pratyakṣam) - directly; वः (vaḥ) - to you; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; यद् (yad) - what; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; युध्यमानाः (yudhyamānāḥ) - fighting; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; न (na) - not; सन्ति (santi) - are; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting; शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remainder; इह (iha) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone;]

(Directly to you, O Kurus, what I say; the fighting sons of Dhritarashtra are not. Elsewhere from battle, O Kurus, desiring to protect, of those fighting, the remainder here is someone.)

I am telling you directly, O Kurus, that the fighting sons of Dhritarashtra are no more. Except for the battle, O Kurus, there is someone here who remains, desiring to protect those who are fighting.

हत्वा त्वहं धार्तराष्ट्रान्सकर्णा; न्राज्यं कुरूणामवजेता समग्रम्। यद्वः कार्यं तत्कुरुध्वं यथास्व; मिष्टान्दारानात्मजांश्चोपभुङ्क्त ॥५-४७-९१॥

hatvā tvahaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrānsakarṇā; nrājyaṁ kurūṇāmavajetā samagram। yadvaḥ kāryaṁ tatkurudhvaṁ yathāsva; miṣṭāndārānātmajāṁścopabhuṅkta ॥5-47-91॥

[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; सकर्णान् (sakarṇān) - along with Karna; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru dynasty; अवजेता (avajetā) - will conquer; समग्रम् (samagram) - completely; यत् (yat) - what; वः (vaḥ) - your; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - duty; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुध्वम् (kurudhvam) - do; यथास्वम् (yathāsvam) - as per your wish; मिष्टान् (miṣṭān) - delicious; दारान् (dārān) - wives; आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons; च (ca) - and; उपभुङ्क्त (upabhuṅkta) - enjoy.;]

(Having killed the sons of Dhritarashtra along with Karna, I will completely conquer the kingdom of the Kuru dynasty. Do your duty as per your wish and enjoy delicious wives and sons.)

After killing the sons of Dhritarashtra along with Karna, I will fully conquer the Kuru kingdom. You should do your duty as you wish and enjoy your delightful family.

अप्येवं नो ब्राह्मणाः सन्ति वृद्धा; बहुश्रुताः शीलवन्तः कुलीनाः। सांवत्सरा ज्योतिषि चापि युक्ता; नक्षत्रयोगेषु च निश्चयज्ञाः ॥५-४७-९२॥

apyevaṃ no brāhmaṇāḥ santi vṛddhā; bahuśrutāḥ śīlavantaḥ kulīnāḥ। sāṃvatsarā jyotiṣi cāpi yuktā; nakṣatrayogeṣu ca niścayajñāḥ ॥5-47-92॥

[अपि (api) - also; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; नः (naḥ) - our; ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; सन्ति (santi) - are; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders; बहुश्रुताः (bahuśrutāḥ) - well-learned; शीलवन्तः (śīlavantaḥ) - virtuous; कुलीनाः (kulīnāḥ) - noble; सांवत्सराः (sāṃvatsarāḥ) - yearly; ज्योतिषि (jyotiṣi) - in astrology; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; नक्षत्रयोगेषु (nakṣatrayogeṣu) - in star conjunctions; च (ca) - and; निश्चयज्ञाः (niścayajñāḥ) - experts; ॥५-४७-९२॥ (॥5-47-92॥) - (verse number);]

(Are there not Brahmins among us who are elders, well-learned, virtuous, noble, engaged yearly in astrology, and experts in star conjunctions?)

Are there not Brahmins among us who are wise, knowledgeable, virtuous, noble, and skilled in astrology and star conjunctions?

उच्चावचं दैवयुक्तं रहस्यं; दिव्याः प्रश्ना मृगचक्रा मुहूर्ताः। क्षयं महान्तं कुरुसृञ्जयानां; निवेदयन्ते पाण्डवानां जयं च ॥५-४७-९३॥

uccāvacaṃ daivayuktaṃ rahasyaṃ; divyāḥ praśnā mṛgacakrā muhūrtāḥ। kṣayaṃ mahāntaṃ kurusṛñjayānāṃ; nivedayante pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaṃ ca ॥5-47-93॥

[उच्चावचं (uccāvacaṃ) - high and low; दैवयुक्तं (daivayuktaṃ) - endowed with divine; रहस्यं (rahasyaṃ) - secret; दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine; प्रश्ना (praśnā) - questions; मृगचक्रा (mṛgacakrā) - deer circles; मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - moments; क्षयं (kṣayaṃ) - destruction; महान्तं (mahāntaṃ) - great; कुरुसृञ्जयानां (kurusṛñjayānāṃ) - of the Kurus and Srinjayas; निवेदयन्ते (nivedayante) - announce; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; च (ca) - and;]

(High and low, endowed with divine secret; divine questions, deer circles, moments. The great destruction of the Kurus and Srinjayas; announce the victory of the Pandavas and.)

The divine questions, omens, and moments indicate the great destruction of the Kurus and Srinjayas and announce the victory of the Pandavas.

तथा हि नो मन्यतेऽजातशत्रुः; संसिद्धार्थो द्विषतां निग्रहाय। जनार्दनश्चाप्यपरोक्षविद्यो; न संशयं पश्यति वृष्णिसिंहः ॥५-४७-९४॥

tathā hi no manyate'jātaśatruḥ; saṃsiddhārtho dviṣatāṃ nigrahāya। janārdanaścāpyaparokṣavidyo; na saṃśayaṃ paśyati vṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ ॥5-47-94॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; अजातशत्रुः (ajātaśatruḥ) - Ajatashatru; संसिद्धार्थः (saṃsiddhārthaḥ) - one who has achieved his purpose; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies; निग्रहाय (nigrahāya) - for the subjugation; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपरोक्षविद्यः (aparokṣavidyaḥ) - one with direct knowledge; न (na) - not; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; वृष्णिसिंहः (vṛṣṇisiṃhaḥ) - the lion of the Vrishnis;]

(Thus indeed, Ajatashatru thinks for the subjugation of our enemies, one who has achieved his purpose. Janardana, also one with direct knowledge, the lion of the Vrishnis, sees no doubt.)

Ajatashatru, who has achieved his purpose, indeed thinks of subjugating our enemies. Janardana, the lion of the Vrishnis, who possesses direct knowledge, sees no doubt.

अहं च जानामि भविष्यरूपं; पश्यामि बुद्ध्या स्वयमप्रमत्तः। दृष्टिश्च मे न व्यथते पुराणी; युध्यमाना धार्तराष्ट्रा न सन्ति ॥५-४७-९५॥

ahaṁ ca jānāmi bhaviṣyarūpaṁ; paśyāmi buddhyā svayamapramattaḥ। dṛṣṭiśca me na vyathate purāṇī; yudhyamānā dhārtarāṣṭrā na santi ॥5-47-95॥

[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; च (ca) - and; जानामि (jānāmi) - know; भविष्यरूपं (bhaviṣyarūpaṁ) - future form; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - unperturbed; दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; व्यथते (vyathate) - disturbed; पुराणी (purāṇī) - ancient; युध्यमाना (yudhyamānā) - fighting; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; न (na) - not; सन्ति (santi) - are;]

(I also know the future form; I see with intelligence myself unperturbed. My vision is not disturbed, ancient; the fighting sons of Dhritarashtra are not.)

I am aware of the future form and perceive it with a calm and intelligent mind. My ancient vision remains undisturbed, and the sons of Dhritarashtra, though engaged in battle, do not exist.

अनालब्धं जृम्भति गाण्डिवं धनु; रनालब्धा कम्पति मे धनुर्ज्या। बाणाश्च मे तूणमुखाद्विसृज्य; मुहुर्मुहुर्गन्तुमुशन्ति चैव ॥५-४७-९६॥

anālabdhaṃ jṛmbhati gāṇḍivaṃ dhanu; ranālabdhā kampati me dhanurjyā। bāṇāśca me tūṇamukhādvisṛjya; muhurmuhurgantumuśanti caiva ॥5-47-96॥

[अनालब्धं (anālabdhaṃ) - not obtained; जृम्भति (jṛmbhati) - stretches; गाण्डिवं (gāṇḍivaṃ) - Gandiva; धनु (dhanu) - bow; रणालब्धा (ranālabdhā) - not obtained in battle; कम्पति (kampati) - trembles; मे (me) - my; धनुर्ज्या (dhanurjyā) - bowstring; बाणाश्च (bāṇāśca) - arrows and; मे (me) - my; तूणमुखाद्विसृज्य (tūṇamukhādvisṛjya) - from the quiver's mouth releasing; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again; गन्तुमुशन्ति (gantumuśanti) - wish to go; चैव (caiva) - and indeed;]

(The Gandiva bow, not obtained, stretches; my bowstring, not obtained in battle, trembles. My arrows, releasing from the quiver's mouth, wish to go again and again, indeed.)

The Gandiva bow stretches without being used, and my bowstring trembles as if not tested in battle. My arrows, eager to be released, seem to want to fly repeatedly from the quiver.

सैक्यः कोशान्निःसरति प्रसन्नो; हित्वेव जीर्णामुरगस्त्वचं स्वाम्। ध्वजे वाचो रौद्ररूपा वदन्ति; कदा रथो योक्ष्यते ते किरीटिन् ॥५-४७-९७॥

saikyaḥ kośānniḥsarati prasanno; hitveva jīrṇāmuragastvacaṃ svām। dhvaje vāco raudrarūpā vadanti; kadā ratho yokṣyate te kirīṭin ॥5-47-97॥

[सैक्यः (saikyaḥ) - the charioteer; कोशात् (kośāt) - from the sheath; निःसरति (niḥsarati) - emerges; प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - clear; हित्वा (hitvā) - having left; इव (iva) - like; जीर्णाम् (jīrṇām) - worn-out; उरगः (uragaḥ) - serpent; त्वचं (tvacaṃ) - skin; स्वाम् (svām) - own; ध्वजे (dhvaje) - on the banner; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; रौद्ररूपाः (raudrarūpāḥ) - fierce-looking; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak; कदा (kadā) - when; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; योक्ष्यते (yokṣyate) - will be yoked; ते (te) - your; किरीटिन् (kirīṭin) - O crowned one;]

(The charioteer emerges from the sheath, clear, like a serpent having left its worn-out skin. On the banner, fierce-looking words speak: "When will your chariot be yoked, O crowned one?")

The charioteer emerges clearly from the sheath, akin to a serpent shedding its old skin. Fierce words on the banner proclaim: "When will your chariot be ready, O king with a crown?"

गोमायुसङ्घाश्च वदन्ति रात्रौ; रक्षांस्यथो निष्पतन्त्यन्तरिक्षात्। मृगाः शृगालाः शितिकण्ठाश्च काका; गृध्रा बडाश्चैव तरक्षवश्च ॥५-४७-९८॥

gomāyusaṅghāśca vadanti rātrau; rakṣāṃsyatho niṣpatantyantarikṣāt। mṛgāḥ śṛgālāḥ śitikaṇṭhāśca kākā; gṛdhrā baḍāścaiva tarakṣavaśca ॥5-47-98॥

[गोमायुसङ्घाः (gomāyusaṅghāḥ) - jackal groups; च (ca) - and; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; रक्षांसि (rakṣāṃsi) - demons; अथ (atha) - then; निष्पतन्ति (niṣpatanti) - emerge; अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; शृगालाः (śṛgālāḥ) - jackals; शितिकण्ठाः (śitikaṇṭhāḥ) - peacocks; च (ca) - and; काका (kākā) - crows; गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures; बडाः (baḍāḥ) - herons; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तरक्षवः (tarakṣavaḥ) - beasts of prey; च (ca) - and;]

(Jackal groups speak at night; then demons emerge from the sky. Deer, jackals, peacocks, and crows; vultures, herons, and indeed beasts of prey.)

At night, groups of jackals speak, and then demons emerge from the sky. Deer, jackals, peacocks, crows, vultures, herons, and beasts of prey are present.

सुपर्णपाताश्च पतन्ति पश्चा; द्दृष्ट्वा रथं श्वेतहयप्रयुक्तम्। अहं ह्येकः पार्थिवान्सर्वयोधा; ञ्शरान्वर्षन्मृत्युलोकं नयेयम् ॥५-४७-९९॥

suparṇapātāśca patanti paścā; ddṛṣṭvā rathaṃ śvetahayaprayuktam। ahaṃ hyekaḥ pārthivānsarvayodhā; ñśarānvarṣanmṛtyulokaṃ nayeyam ॥5-47-99॥

[सुपर्णपाताः (suparṇapātāḥ) - eagles; च (ca) - and; पतन्ति (patanti) - fly; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; श्वेतहयप्रयुक्तम् (śvetahayaprayuktam) - drawn by white horses; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; सर्वयोधान् (sarvayodhān) - all warriors; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; वर्षन् (varṣan) - raining; मृत्युलोकम् (mṛtyulokam) - to the world of death; नयेयम् (nayeyam) - would lead;]

(Eagles fly behind; seeing the chariot drawn by white horses. I indeed alone would lead kings, all warriors, raining arrows, to the world of death.)

Eagles fly behind as they see the chariot drawn by white horses. I alone, indeed, would lead all the kings and warriors, raining arrows, to the world of death.

समाददानः पृथगस्त्रमार्गा; न्यथाग्निरिद्धो गहनं निदाघे। स्थूणाकर्णं पाशुपतं च घोरं; तथा ब्रह्मास्त्रं यच्च शक्रो विवेद ॥५-४७-१००॥

samādadānaḥ pṛthagastramārgā; nyathāgniriddho gahanaṃ nidāghe। sthūṇākarṇaṃ pāśupataṃ ca ghoraṃ; tathā brahmāstraṃ yacca śakro viveda ॥5-47-100॥

[समाददानः (samādadānaḥ) - taking up; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; अस्त्रमार्गा (astramārgā) - paths of weapons; न्य (nya) - like; अथ (atha) - then; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इद्धः (iddhaḥ) - kindled; गहनं (gahanaṃ) - dense; निदाघे (nidāghe) - in summer; स्थूणाकर्णं (sthūṇākarṇaṃ) - pillar-eared; पाशुपतं (pāśupataṃ) - of Pashupata; च (ca) - and; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; तथा (tathā) - thus; ब्रह्मास्त्रं (brahmāstraṃ) - Brahma weapon; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; विवेद (viveda) - knew;]

(Taking up separately the paths of weapons, like a kindled fire in the dense summer, the pillar-eared, terrible Pashupata and thus the Brahma weapon which Indra knew.)

Taking up different paths of weapons, like a fire kindled in the dense summer, the terrible Pashupata weapon and the Brahma weapon, both of which Indra knew.

वधे धृतो वेगवतः प्रमुञ्च; न्नाहं प्रजाः किञ्चिदिवावशिष्ये। शान्तिं लप्स्ये परमो ह्येष भावः; स्थिरो मम ब्रूहि गावल्गणे तान् ॥५-४७-१०१॥

vadhe dhṛto vegavataḥ pramuñca; nnāhaṃ prajāḥ kiñcidivāvaśiṣye। śāntiṃ lapsye paramo hyeṣa bhāvaḥ; sthiro mama brūhi gāvalgaṇe tān ॥5-47-101॥

[वधे (vadhe) - in killing; धृतः (dhṛtaḥ) - held; वेगवतः (vegavataḥ) - of the swift one; प्रमुञ्च (pramuñca) - release; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; इव (iva) - as if; अवशिष्ये (avaśiṣye) - will remain; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; लप्स्ये (lapsye) - I will obtain; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; भावः (bhāvaḥ) - state; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; मम (mama) - my; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - O Gāvalgaṇa; तान् (tān) - them;]

(In killing, held of the swift one, release; not I people any as if will remain. Peace I will obtain, supreme indeed this state; firm my tell O Gāvalgaṇa them.)

Release the swift one held for killing; I will not leave any people as if remaining. I will obtain peace, for this is indeed the supreme state; tell them, O Gāvalgaṇa, that my resolve is firm.

नित्यं पुनः सचिवैर्यैरवोच; द्देवानपीन्द्रप्रमुखान्सहायान्। तैर्मन्यते कलहं सम्प्रयुज्य; स धार्तराष्ट्रः पश्यत मोहमस्य ॥५-४७-१०२॥

nityaṃ punaḥ sacivairyairavoca; ddevānapīndrapramukhānsahāyān। tairmanyate kalahaṃ samprayujya; sa dhārtarāṣṭraḥ paśyata mohamasya ॥5-47-102॥

[नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - by the ministers; यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom; अवोच (avoca) - said; देवान् (devān) - gods; अपि (api) - even; इन्द्रप्रमुखान् (indrapramukhān) - headed by Indra; सहायान् (sahāyān) - allies; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks; कलहं (kalahaṃ) - conflict; सम्प्रयुज्य (samprayujya) - having engaged; स (sa) - he; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; पश्यत (paśyata) - see; मोहम् (moham) - delusion; अस्य (asya) - his;]

(Always again by the ministers by whom it was said; even the gods headed by Indra as allies. By them he thinks conflict having engaged; he, Dhritarashtra's son, see his delusion.)

Dhritarashtra's son, always advised by his ministers, believes that even the gods led by Indra are his allies in conflict. See his delusion.

वृद्धो भीष्मः शान्तनवः कृपश्च; द्रोणः सपुत्रो विदुरश्च धीमान्। एते सर्वे यद्वदन्ते तदस्तु; आयुष्मन्तः कुरवः सन्तु सर्वे ॥५-४७-१०३॥

vṛddho bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ kṛpaśca; droṇaḥ saputro viduraśca dhīmān। ete sarve yadvadante tadastu; āyuṣmantaḥ kuravaḥ santu sarve ॥5-47-103॥

[वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सपुत्रः (saputraḥ) - with son; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; च (ca) - and; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; एते (ete) - these; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यद्वदन्ते (yadvadante) - what they say; तत् (tat) - that; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; आयुष्मन्तः (āyuṣmantaḥ) - long-lived; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सन्तु (santu) - may be; सर्वे (sarve) - all;]

(Old Bhishma, son of Shantanu, and Kripa; Drona with his son, and wise Vidura. Whatever all these say, let that be; may all the Kurus be long-lived.)

The wise and elderly Bhishma, son of Shantanu, along with Kripa, Drona and his son, and Vidura, express their wishes. May whatever they say come true, and may all the Kurus live long.