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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
सर्व एते महोत्साहा ये त्वया परिकीर्तिताः। एकतस्त्वेव ते सर्वे समेता भीम एकतः ॥५-५०-१॥
sarva ete mahotsāhā ye tvayā parikīrtitāḥ। ekatastveva te sarve sametā bhīma ekataḥ ॥5-50-1॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; एते (ete) - these; महोत्साहा (mahotsāhā) - greatly enthusiastic; ये (ye) - who; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; परिकीर्तिताः (parikīrtitāḥ) - are praised; एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side; तु (tu) - but; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समेता (sametā) - assembled; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side;]
(All these greatly enthusiastic ones who are praised by you are on one side, but indeed they all are assembled with Bhima on the other side.)
All these warriors, praised by you for their great enthusiasm, are on one side, while Bhima stands alone on the other.
भीमसेनाद्धि मे भूयो भयं सञ्जायते महत्। क्रुद्धादमर्षणात्तात व्याघ्रादिव महारुरोः ॥५-५०-२॥
bhīmasenāddhi me bhūyo bhayaṃ sañjāyate mahat। kruddhādamarṣaṇāttāta vyāghrādiva mahāruroḥ ॥5-50-2॥
[भीमसेनात् (bhīmasenāt) - from Bhīmasena; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; सञ्जायते (sañjāyate) - arises; महत् (mahat) - great; क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from the angry; अमर्षणात् (amarṣaṇāt) - from the intolerant; तात (tāta) - O father; व्याघ्रात् (vyāghrāt) - from the tiger; इव (iva) - like; महारुरोः (mahāruroḥ) - from the great roar;]
(Indeed, from Bhīmasena, my great fear arises again, O father, like from the angry, intolerant tiger's great roar.)
O father, my great fear arises again from Bhīmasena, like from the great roar of an angry, intolerant tiger.
जागर्मि रात्रयः सर्वा दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वसन्। भीतो वृकोदरात्तात सिंहात्पशुरिवाबलः ॥५-५०-३॥
jāgarmi rātrayaḥ sarvā dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasan। bhīto vṛkodarāttāta siṃhātpaśurivābalaḥ ॥5-50-3॥
[जागर्मि (jāgarmi) - I am awake; रात्रयः (rātrayaḥ) - nights; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; उष्णं (uṣṇam) - hot; च (ca) - and; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - breathing; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Vrikodara; तात (tāta) - O father; सिंहात् (siṃhāt) - from a lion; पशुः (paśuḥ) - an animal; इव (iva) - like; अबलः (abalaḥ) - weak;]
(I am awake all nights, breathing long and hot, afraid like a weak animal from Vrikodara, O father, from a lion.)
I stay awake all night, breathing heavily and warmly, in fear of Vrikodara, like a weak animal afraid of a lion, O father.
न हि तस्य महाबाहोः शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः। सैन्येऽस्मिन्प्रतिपश्यामि य एनं विषहेद्युधि ॥५-५०-४॥
na hi tasya mahābāhoḥ śakrapratimatejasaḥ। sainye'sminpratipaśyāmi ya enaṃ viṣahedyudhi ॥5-50-4॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - his; महाबाहोः (mahābāhoḥ) - of the mighty-armed; शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः (śakrapratimatejasaḥ) - equal in splendor to Indra; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; प्रतिपश्यामि (pratipaśyāmi) - I see; यः (yaḥ) - who; एनम् (enam) - him; विषहेत् (viṣahet) - can withstand; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Indeed, I do not see anyone in this army who can withstand him, the mighty-armed, equal in splendor to Indra, in battle.)
I do not see anyone in this army who can match the mighty-armed warrior, whose splendor is equal to that of Indra, in battle.
अमर्षणश्च कौन्तेयो दृढवैरश्च पाण्डवः। अनर्महासी सोन्मादस्तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी महास्वनः ॥५-५०-५॥
amarṣaṇaśca kaunteyo dṛḍhavairaśca pāṇḍavaḥ। anarmahāsī sonmādastiryakprekṣī mahāsvanaḥ ॥5-50-5॥
[अमर्षणः (amarṣaṇaḥ) - impatient; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; दृढवैरः (dṛḍhavairaḥ) - firm enmity; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; अनर्महासी (anarmahāsī) - not laughing; सः (saḥ) - he; उन्मादः (unmādaḥ) - madness; तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी (tiryakprekṣī) - looking askance; महास्वनः (mahāsvanaḥ) - loud sound;]
(Impatient and the son of Kunti, with firm enmity, the Pandava, not laughing, he, with madness, looking askance, with a loud sound.)
The Pandava, son of Kunti, was impatient and harbored firm enmity. He was not laughing, appeared mad, looked askance, and made a loud sound.
महावेगो महोत्साहो महाबाहुर्महाबलः। मन्दानां मम पुत्राणां युद्धेनान्तं करिष्यति ॥५-५०-६॥
mahāvego mahotsāho mahābāhurmahābalaḥ। mandānāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ yuddhenāntaṃ kariṣyati ॥5-50-6॥
[महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - great speed; महोत्साहः (mahotsāhaḥ) - great enthusiasm; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; मन्दानाम् (mandānām) - of the slow; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - sons; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; अन्तम् (antam) - end; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will cause;]
(With great speed, enthusiasm, mighty arms, and strength, he will bring an end to the battle for my slow sons.)
He, with great speed, enthusiasm, mighty arms, and strength, will bring an end to the battle for my slow sons.
ऊरुग्राहगृहीतानां गदां बिभ्रद्वृकोदरः। कुरूणामृषभो युद्धे दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥५-५०-७॥
ūrugrāhagṛhītānāṃ gadāṃ bibhradvṛkodaraḥ। kurūṇāmṛṣabho yuddhe daṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ ॥5-50-7॥
[ऊरुग्राहगृहीतानां (ūrugrāhagṛhītānāṃ) - seized by a mighty grasp; गदां (gadām) - mace; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - bull; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - with a staff in hand; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama;]
(Vrikodara, bearing a mace seized by a mighty grasp, like Yama with a staff in hand, is the bull of the Kurus in battle.)
Vrikodara, wielding his mace with great strength, stood like Yama, the god of death, with a staff in hand, as the formidable warrior of the Kurus in battle.
शैक्यायसमयीं घोरां गदां काञ्चनभूषिताम्। मनसाहं प्रपश्यामि ब्रह्मदण्डमिवोद्यतम् ॥५-५०-८॥
śaikyāyasamayīṃ ghorāṃ gadāṃ kāñcanabhūṣitām। manasāhaṃ prapaśyāmi brahmadaṇḍamivodyatam ॥5-50-8॥
[शैक्यायसमयीं (śaikyāyasamayīṃ) - made of iron; घोरां (ghorāṃ) - terrible; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; काञ्चनभूषिताम् (kāñcanabhūṣitām) - adorned with gold; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - see; ब्रह्मदण्डम् (brahmadaṇḍam) - Brahma's staff; इव (iva) - like; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised;]
(I see in my mind a terrible mace made of iron, adorned with gold, raised like Brahma's staff.)
In my mind, I envision a formidable mace crafted from iron and embellished with gold, resembling the raised staff of Brahma.
यथा रुरूणां यूथेषु सिंहो जातबलश्चरेत्। मामकेषु तथा भीमो बलेषु विचरिष्यति ॥५-५०-९॥
yathā rurūṇāṃ yūtheṣu siṃho jātabalaścaret। māmakeṣu tathā bhīmo baleṣu vicariṣyati ॥5-50-9॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; रुरूणां (rurūṇāṃ) - of deer; यूथेषु (yūtheṣu) - among herds; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - a lion; जातबलः (jātabalaḥ) - born strong; चरेत् (caret) - moves; मामकेषु (māmakeṣu) - among my (people); तथा (tathā) - so; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; बलेषु (baleṣu) - among forces; विचरिष्यति (vicariṣyati) - will roam;]
(Just as a lion born strong moves among herds of deer, so will Bhima roam among my forces.)
Just as a lion moves fearlessly among herds of deer, Bhima will move among my forces with strength and confidence.
सर्वेषां मम पुत्राणां स एकः क्रूरविक्रमः। बह्वाशी विप्रतीपश्च बाल्येऽपि रभसः सदा ॥५-५०-१०॥
sarveṣāṃ mama putrāṇāṃ sa ekaḥ krūravikramaḥ। bahvāśī vipratīpaśca bālye'pi rabhasaḥ sadā ॥5-50-10॥
[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - sons; सः (saḥ) - he; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; क्रूरविक्रमः (krūravikramaḥ) - fierce warrior; बह्वाशी (bahvāśī) - voracious eater; विप्रतीपः (vipratīpaḥ) - hostile; च (ca) - and; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; अपि (api) - even; रभसः (rabhasaḥ) - impetuous; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Of all my sons, he is the one fierce warrior, a voracious eater, hostile, and even in childhood, always impetuous.)
Among all my sons, he stands out as a fierce warrior, known for his voracious appetite and hostility, and even as a child, he was always impetuous.
उद्वेपते मे हृदयं यदा दुर्योधनादयः। बाल्येऽपि तेन युध्यन्तो वारणेनेव मर्दिताः ॥५-५०-११॥
udvepate me hṛdayaṃ yadā duryodhanādayaḥ। bālye'pi tena yudhyanto vāraṇeneva marditāḥ ॥5-50-11॥
[उद्वेपते (udvepate) - trembles; मे (me) - my; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; यदा (yadā) - when; दुर्योधनादयः (duryodhanādayaḥ) - Duryodhana and others; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; अपि (api) - even; तेन (tena) - by him; युध्यन्तः (yudhyantaḥ) - fighting; वारणेन (vāraṇena) - by an elephant; इव (iva) - like; मर्दिताः (marditāḥ) - crushed;]
(My heart trembles when Duryodhana and others, even in childhood, were crushed like fighting by an elephant.)
My heart trembles at the thought of Duryodhana and others who, even in their childhood, were crushed as if fighting against an elephant.
तस्य वीर्येण सङ्क्लिष्टा नित्यमेव सुता मम। स एव हेतुर्भेदस्य भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ॥५-५०-१२॥
tasya vīryeṇa saṅkliṣṭā nityameva sutā mama। sa eva heturbhedasya bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ ॥5-50-12॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; सङ्क्लिष्टा (saṅkliṣṭā) - afflicted; नित्यमेव (nityameva) - always indeed; सुता (sutā) - daughter; मम (mama) - my; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; हेतुर्भेदस्य (heturbhedasya) - cause of division; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of terrible prowess;]
(By his strength, my daughter is always indeed afflicted. He is indeed the cause of division, Bhima of terrible prowess.)
Due to his strength, my daughter is perpetually troubled. He is the very reason for the discord, Bhima, who possesses formidable might.
ग्रसमानमनीकानि नरवारणवाजिनाम्। पश्यामीवाग्रतो भीमं क्रोधमूर्छितमाहवे ॥५-५०-१३॥
grasamānam anīkāni naravāraṇavājinām। paśyāmīvāgrato bhīmaṃ krodhamūrchitamāhave ॥5-50-13॥
[ग्रसमानम् (grasamānam) - devouring; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - troops; नर (nara) - men; वारण (vāraṇa) - elephants; वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - horses; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; इव (iva) - as if; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; मूर्छितम् (mūrchitam) - overwhelmed; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Devouring the troops of men, elephants, and horses, I see Bhima in front, overwhelmed with anger in battle.)
I see Bhima in front, as if devouring the troops of men, elephants, and horses, overwhelmed with anger in battle.
अस्त्रे द्रोणार्जुनसमं वायुवेगसमं जवे। सञ्जयाचक्ष्व मे शूरं भीमसेनममर्षणम् ॥५-५०-१४॥
astre droṇārjunasamaṃ vāyuvegasamaṃ jave। sañjayācakṣva me śūraṃ bhīmasenamamarṣaṇam ॥5-50-14॥
[अस्त्रे (astre) - in weapons; द्रोण (droṇa) - Droṇa; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; समं (samaṃ) - equal; वायुवेग (vāyuvega) - wind-speed; समं (samaṃ) - equal; जवे (jave) - in speed; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; मे (me) - me; शूरं (śūraṃ) - heroic; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhīmasena; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - impatient;]
(In weapons, equal to Droṇa and Arjuna, in speed, equal to the wind; O Sañjaya, tell me about the heroic and impatient Bhīmasena.)
In terms of weaponry, he is comparable to Droṇa and Arjuna, and in speed, he matches the wind. O Sañjaya, please tell me about the heroic and impatient Bhīmasena.
अतिलाभं तु मन्येऽहं यत्तेन रिपुघातिना। तदैव न हताः सर्वे मम पुत्रा मनस्विना ॥५-५०-१५॥
atilābhaṃ tu manye'haṃ yattena ripughātinā। tadaiva na hatāḥ sarve mama putrā manasvinā ॥5-50-15॥
[अतिलाभं (atilābhaṃ) - excessive gain; तु (tu) - but; मन्ये (manye) - I think; अहम् (aham) - I; यत् (yat) - that; तेन (tena) - by him; रिपुघातिना (ripughātinā) - by the enemy-slayer; तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; मनस्विना (manasvinā) - by the wise one;]
(I think excessive gain is that by the enemy-slayer; then indeed not all my sons were killed by the wise one.)
I believe it is an excessive gain that by the enemy-slayer, then indeed not all my sons were killed by the wise one.
येन भीमबला यक्षा राक्षसाश्च समाहताः। कथं तस्य रणे वेगं मानुषः प्रसहिष्यति ॥५-५०-१६॥
yena bhīmabalā yakṣā rākṣasāśca samāhatāḥ। kathaṃ tasya raṇe vegaṃ mānuṣaḥ prasahiṣyati ॥5-50-16॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; भीमबला (bhīmabalā) - of terrible strength; यक्षा (yakṣā) - Yakshas; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas; च (ca) - and; समाहताः (samāhatāḥ) - were struck; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; तस्य (tasya) - his; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वегं (vegaṃ) - speed; मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human; प्रसहिष्यति (prasahiṣyati) - will withstand;]
(By whom the Yakshas and Rakshasas of terrible strength were struck, how will a human withstand his speed in battle?)
The one who struck down the mighty Yakshas and Rakshasas, how can a mere human withstand his speed in battle?
न स जातु वशे तस्थौ मम बालोऽपि सञ्जय। किं पुनर्मम दुष्पुत्रैः क्लिष्टः सम्प्रति पाण्डवः ॥५-५०-१७॥
na sa jātu vaśe tasthau mama bālo'pi sañjaya। kiṃ punarmama duṣputraiḥ kliṣṭaḥ samprati pāṇḍavaḥ ॥5-50-17॥
[न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; जातु (jātu) - ever; वशे (vaśe) - under control; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; मम (mama) - my; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; अपि (api) - even; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; किं (kiṃ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मम (mama) - my; दुष्पुत्रैः (duṣputraiḥ) - with wicked sons; क्लिष्टः (kliṣṭaḥ) - afflicted; सम्प्रति (samprati) - now; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(He never stood under my control, even as a child, O Sanjaya. What then of the Pandava, afflicted now with my wicked sons?)
O Sanjaya, even as a child, he was never under my control. How then can the Pandava, now troubled by my wicked sons, be expected to be?
निष्ठुरः स च नैष्ठुर्याद्भज्येदपि न संनमेत्। तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी संहतभ्रूः कथं शाम्येद्वृकोदरः ॥५-५०-१८॥
niṣṭhuraḥ sa ca naiṣṭhuryādbhajyedapi na saṁnamet। tiryakprekṣī saṁhatabhrūḥ kathaṁ śāmyedvṛkodaraḥ ॥5-50-18॥
[निष्ठुरः (niṣṭhuraḥ) - harsh; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; नैष्ठुर्यात् (naiṣṭhuryāt) - from harshness; भज्येत् (bhajyet) - be broken; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; संनमेत् (saṁnamet) - bow down; तिर्यक्प्रेक्षी (tiryakprekṣī) - side-glancing; संहतभ्रूः (saṁhatabhrūḥ) - with knitted brows; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; शाम्येत् (śāmyet) - be pacified; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara;]
(Harsh he, and from harshness, even if broken, would not bow down. Side-glancing, with knitted brows, how would Vrikodara be pacified?)
He is harsh and would not bow down even if broken due to his harshness. With side-glancing eyes and knitted brows, how could Vrikodara be pacified?
बृहदंसोऽप्रतिबलो गौरस्ताल इवोद्गतः। प्रमाणतो भीमसेनः प्रादेशेनाधिकोऽर्जुनात् ॥५-५०-१९॥
bṛhadaṃso'pratibalo gaurastāla ivodgataḥ। pramāṇato bhīmasenaḥ prādeśenādhiko'rjunāt ॥5-50-19॥
[बृहदंसः (bṛhadaṃsaḥ) - of great strength; अप्रतिबलः (apratibalaḥ) - unmatched in power; गौरः (gauraḥ) - fair; तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree; इव (iva) - like; उद्गतः (udgataḥ) - risen; प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - in stature; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; प्रादेशेन (prādeśena) - by measure; अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - greater; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna;]
(Of great strength, unmatched in power, fair like a palm tree risen, in stature Bhimasena is greater by measure than Arjuna.)
Bhimasena, of immense strength and unmatched power, stands tall and fair like a palm tree, and is taller than Arjuna by measure.
जवेन वाजिनोऽत्येति बलेनात्येति कुञ्जरान्। अव्यक्तजल्पी मध्वक्षो मध्यमः पाण्डवो बली ॥५-५०-२०॥
javena vājino'tyeti balenātyeti kuñjarān। avyaktajalpī madhvakṣo madhyamaḥ pāṇḍavo balī ॥5-50-20॥
[जवेन (javena) - with speed; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horse; अत्येति (atyeti) - surpasses; बलेन (balena) - with strength; अत्येति (atyeti) - surpasses; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; अव्यक्तजल्पी (avyaktajalpī) - indistinct speaker; मध्वक्षः (madhvakṣaḥ) - sweet-eyed; मध्यमः (madhyamaḥ) - middle; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; बली (balī) - strong;]
(With speed, the horse surpasses; with strength, surpasses the elephants. The indistinct speaker, sweet-eyed, is the middle Pāṇḍava, strong.)
The swift horse surpasses others with its speed, and with strength, it surpasses elephants. The middle Pāṇḍava, who speaks indistinctly and has sweet eyes, is strong.
इति बाल्ये श्रुतः पूर्वं मया व्यासमुखात्पुरा। रूपतो वीर्यतश्चैव याथातथ्येन पाण्डवः ॥५-५०-२१॥
iti bālye śrutaḥ pūrvaṃ mayā vyāsamukhātpurā। rūpato vīryataścaiva yāthātathyena pāṇḍavaḥ ॥5-50-21॥
[इति (iti) - thus; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; मया (mayā) - by me; व्यासमुखात् (vyāsamukhāt) - from Vyasa's mouth; पुरा (purā) - formerly; रूपतः (rūpataḥ) - in form; वीर्यतः (vīryataḥ) - in valor; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; याथातथ्येन (yāthātathyena) - truly; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(Thus, in childhood, I heard before from Vyasa's mouth, formerly, about the Pandava, truly in form and valor.)
In my childhood, I had heard from Vyasa about the Pandava, who was truly remarkable in both form and valor.
आयसेन स दण्डेन रथान्नागान्हयान्नरान्। हनिष्यति रणे क्रुद्धो भीमः प्रहरतां वरः ॥५-५०-२२॥
āyasena sa daṇḍena rathānnāgānhayānnarān। haniṣyati raṇe kruddho bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ॥5-50-22॥
[आयसेन (āyasena) - with iron; स (sa) - he; दण्डेन (daṇḍena) - with a club; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; हयान् (hayān) - horses; नरान् (narān) - men; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will slay; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - of attackers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(With an iron club, he will slay chariots, elephants, horses, and men in battle, angry Bhima, the best of attackers.)
With his iron club, the furious Bhima, the best among warriors, will destroy chariots, elephants, horses, and men in the battle.
अमर्षी नित्यसंरब्धो रौद्रः क्रूरपराक्रमः। मम तात प्रतीपानि कुर्वन्पूर्वं विमानितः ॥५-५०-२३॥
amarṣī nityasaṁrabdho raudraḥ krūraparākramaḥ। mama tāta pratīpāni kurvanpūrvaṁ vimānitaḥ ॥5-50-23॥
[अमर्षी (amarṣī) - impatient; नित्यसंरब्धः (nityasaṁrabdhaḥ) - always enraged; रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - fierce; क्रूरपराक्रमः (krūraparākramaḥ) - cruel in prowess; मम (mama) - my; तात (tāta) - father; प्रतीपानि (pratīpāni) - hostile acts; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - before; विमानितः (vimānitaḥ) - insulted;]
(Impatient, always enraged, fierce, cruel in prowess, my father, doing hostile acts, was insulted before.)
My father, who was impatient, always enraged, fierce, and cruel in his prowess, was previously insulted while performing hostile acts.
निष्कीर्णामायसीं स्थूलां सुपर्वां काञ्चनीं गदाम्। शतघ्नीं शतनिर्ह्रादां कथं शक्ष्यन्ति मे सुताः ॥५-५०-२४॥
niṣkīrṇāmāyasīṃ sthūlāṃ suparvāṃ kāñcanīṃ gadām। śataghnīṃ śatanirhrādāṃ kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ ॥5-50-24॥
[निष्कीर्णामायसीं (niṣkīrṇāmāyasīṃ) - made of solid iron; स्थूलां (sthūlāṃ) - thick; सुपर्वां (suparvāṃ) - well-jointed; काञ्चनीं (kāñcanīṃ) - golden; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; शतघ्नीं (śataghnīṃ) - hundred-killer; शतनिर्ह्रादां (śatanirhrādāṃ) - making hundred sounds; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; शक्ष्यन्ति (śakṣyanti) - will be able; मे (me) - my; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons;]
(How will my sons be able to handle the thick, well-jointed, golden mace made of solid iron, which is a hundred-killer and makes hundred sounds?)
How will my sons be able to wield the heavy, well-crafted golden mace made of solid iron, known for its deadly impact and resonating sound?
अपारमप्लवागाधं समुद्रं शरवेगिनम्। भीमसेनमयं दुर्गं तात मन्दास्तितीर्षवः ॥५-५०-२५॥
apāramaplavāgādhaṃ samudraṃ śaraveginam। bhīmasenamayaṃ durgaṃ tāta mandāstitīrṣavaḥ ॥5-50-25॥
[अपारम् (apāram) - boundless; अप्लव (aplava) - without a boat; अगाधम् (agādham) - unfathomable; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; शरवेगिनम् (śaraveginam) - swift as an arrow; भीमसेनमयम् (bhīmasenamayam) - made of Bhimasena; दुर्गम् (durgam) - fort; तात (tāta) - father; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish; अस्तितीर्षवः (astitīrṣavaḥ) - desiring to cross;]
(The boundless, boatless, unfathomable ocean, swift as an arrow, the fort made of Bhimasena, O father, the foolish desire to cross.)
O father, the foolish ones desire to cross the boundless, boatless, unfathomable ocean, swift as an arrow, which is like a fort made of Bhimasena.
क्रोशतो मे न शृण्वन्ति बालाः पण्डितमानिनः। विषमं नावबुध्यन्ते प्रपातं मधुदर्शिनः ॥५-५०-२६॥
krośato me na śṛṇvanti bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ। viṣamaṃ nāvabudhyante prapātaṃ madhudarśinaḥ ॥5-50-26॥
[क्रोशतः (krośataḥ) - crying; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; शृण्वन्ति (śṛṇvanti) - hear; बालाः (bālāḥ) - children; पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - those who consider themselves wise; विषमं (viṣamam) - danger; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यन्ते (avabudhyante) - realize; प्रपातं (prapātam) - precipice; मधुदर्शिनः (madhudarśinaḥ) - those who see honey;]
(Crying, my children who consider themselves wise do not hear; they do not realize the danger of the precipice, seeing only the honey.)
My cries go unheard by the children who think themselves wise; they fail to perceive the danger of the precipice, being distracted by the sight of honey.
संयुगं ये करिष्यन्ति नररूपेण वायुना। नियतं चोदिता धात्रा सिंहेनेव महामृगाः ॥५-५०-२७॥
saṃyugaṃ ye kariṣyanti nararūpeṇa vāyunā। niyataṃ coditā dhātrā siṃheneva mahāmṛgāḥ ॥5-50-27॥
[संयुगं (saṃyugam) - battle; ये (ye) - who; करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - will do; नररूपेण (nararūpeṇa) - in human form; वायुना (vāyunā) - by Vayu; नियतं (niyatam) - certainly; चोदिता (coditā) - urged; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator; सिंहेन (siṃhena) - by the lion; इव (iva) - like; महामृगाः (mahāmṛgāḥ) - great beasts;]
(The battle which they will do in human form by Vayu, certainly urged by the creator, like great beasts by the lion.)
The battle that they will engage in, with Vayu in human form, is certainly urged by the creator, like great beasts are by the lion.
शैक्यां तात चतुष्किष्कुं षडस्रिममितौजसम्। प्रहितां दुःखसंस्पर्शां कथं शक्ष्यन्ति मे सुताः ॥५-५०-२८॥
śaikyāṃ tāta catuṣkiṣkuṃ ṣaḍasrimamitaujasam। prahitāṃ duḥkhasaṃsparśāṃ kathaṃ śakṣyanti me sutāḥ ॥5-50-28॥
[शैक्यां (śaikyāṃ) - in the iron; तात (tāta) - father; चतुष्किष्कुं (catuṣkiṣkuṃ) - four-cornered; षडस्रिममितौजसम् (ṣaḍasrimamitaujasam) - six-edged and immensely powerful; प्रहितां (prahitāṃ) - sent; दुःखसंस्पर्शां (duḥkhasaṃsparśāṃ) - touching sorrow; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; शक्ष्यन्ति (śakṣyanti) - will be able; मे (me) - my; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons;]
(In the iron, father, the four-cornered, six-edged and immensely powerful (weapon) sent, touching sorrow, how will my sons be able (to withstand)?)
Father, how will my sons be able to withstand the immensely powerful, four-cornered, six-edged weapon made of iron that brings sorrow?
गदां भ्रामयतस्तस्य भिन्दतो हस्तिमस्तकान्। सृक्किणी लेलिहानस्य बाष्पमुत्सृजतो मुहुः ॥५-५०-२९॥
gadāṁ bhrāmayatas tasya bhindato hastimastakān। sṛkkiṇī lelihānasya bāṣpam utsṛjato muhuḥ ॥5-50-29॥
[गदां (gadām) - mace; भ्रामयतः (bhrāmayataḥ) - whirling; तस्य (tasya) - his; भिन्दतः (bhindataḥ) - breaking; हस्तिमस्तकान् (hastimastakān) - elephant heads; सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - cheeks; लेलिहानस्य (lelihānasya) - licking; बाष्पम् (bāṣpam) - tears; उत्सृजतः (utsṛjataḥ) - releasing; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly;]
(Whirling his mace, breaking the elephant heads, licking his cheeks, releasing tears repeatedly.)
He whirled his mace, breaking the heads of elephants, while licking his cheeks and repeatedly shedding tears.
उद्दिश्य पातान्पततः कुर्वतो भैरवान्रवान्। प्रतीपान्पततो मत्तान्कुञ्जरान्प्रतिगर्जतः ॥५-५०-३०॥
uddiśya pātānpatataḥ kurvato bhairavānravān। pratīpānpatato mattānkuñjarānpratigarjataḥ ॥5-50-30॥
[उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - aiming at; पातान् (pātān) - falls; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - making; भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying; रवान् (ravān) - sounds; प्रतीपान् (pratīpān) - opposing; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; मत्तान् (mattān) - intoxicated; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; प्रतिगर्जतः (pratigarjataḥ) - roaring back;]
(Aiming at the falls, making terrifying sounds, opposing the falling intoxicated elephants roaring back.)
Aiming at the falls, the elephants, intoxicated and roaring back, make terrifying sounds as they oppose and fall.
विगाह्य रथमार्गेषु वरानुद्दिश्य निघ्नतः। अग्नेः प्रज्वलितस्येव अपि मुच्येत मे प्रजा ॥५-५०-३१॥
vigāhya rathamārgeṣu varānuddiśya nighnataḥ। agneḥ prajvalitasyeva api mucyeta me prajā ॥5-50-31॥
[विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - in the chariot paths; वरानुद्दिश्य (varānuddiśya) - aiming at the best; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - striking; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire; प्रज्वलितस्य (prajvalitasya) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; अपि (api) - even; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - would be released; मे (me) - my; प्रजा (prajā) - people;]
(Having entered the chariot paths, aiming at the best, striking, like the blazing of fire, even my people would be released.)
Having entered the paths of the chariots and aiming at the best, striking like the blazing fire, even my people would be released.
वीथीं कुर्वन्महाबाहुर्द्रावयन्मम वाहिनीम्। नृत्यन्निव गदापाणिर्युगान्तं दर्शयिष्यति ॥५-५०-३२॥
vīthīṃ kurvanmahābāhurdrāvayanmama vāhinīm। nṛtyanniva gadāpāṇiryugāntaṃ darśayiṣyati ॥5-50-32॥
[वीथीं (vīthīṃ) - path; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; द्रावयन् (drāvayan) - driving away; मम (mama) - my; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; युगान्तम् (yugāntam) - end of an era; दर्शयिष्यति (darśayiṣyati) - will show;]
(The mighty-armed one, making a path and driving away my army, as if dancing with mace in hand, will show the end of an era.)
The mighty-armed warrior, clearing a path through my forces as if in a dance with his mace, will reveal the end of an era.
प्रभिन्न इव मातङ्गः प्रभञ्जन्पुष्पितान्द्रुमान्। प्रवेक्ष्यति रणे सेनां पुत्राणां मे वृकोदरः ॥५-५०-३३॥
prabhinna iva mātaṅgaḥ prabhañjanpuṣpitāndrumān। pravekṣyati raṇe senāṃ putrāṇāṃ me vṛkodaraḥ ॥5-50-33॥
[प्रभिन्न (prabhinna) - broken; इव (iva) - like; मातङ्गः (mātaṅgaḥ) - elephant; प्रभञ्जन् (prabhañjan) - destroying; पुष्पितान् (puṣpitān) - flowering; द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees; प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; मे (me) - my; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima);]
(Like a broken elephant destroying flowering trees, my Vrikodara (Bhima) will enter the army of my sons in battle.)
My Vrikodara (Bhima), like a rampaging elephant breaking through flowering trees, will charge into the army of my sons in the battle.
कुर्वन्रथान्विपुरुषान्विध्वजान्भग्नपुष्करान्। आरुजन्पुरुषव्याघ्रो रथिनः सादिनस्तथा ॥५-५०-३४॥
kurvanrathānvipuruṣānvidhvajān bhagnapuṣkarān। ārujanpuruṣavyāghro rathinaḥ sādinastathā ॥5-50-34॥
[कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; विपुरुषान् (vipuruṣān) - menless; विध्वजान् (vidhvajān) - flagless; भग्नपुष्करान् (bhagnapuṣkarān) - with broken axles; आरुजन् (ārujan) - destroying; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Making chariots menless, flagless, with broken axles, destroying the charioteers and horsemen, the tiger among men.)
The tiger among men made the chariots devoid of men and flags, broke their axles, and destroyed the charioteers and horsemen.
गङ्गावेग इवानूपांस्तीरजान्विविधान्द्रुमान्। प्रवेक्ष्यति महासेनां पुत्राणां मम सञ्जय ॥५-५०-३५॥
gaṅgāvega ivānūpāṃstīrajānvividhāndrumān। pravekṣyati mahāsenāṃ putrāṇāṃ mama sañjaya ॥5-50-35॥
[गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; वेग (vega) - speed; इव (iva) - like; अनूपान् (anūpān) - riverbanks; तीरजान् (tīrajān) - born on the banks; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees; प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter; महासेनाम् (mahāsenām) - Mahasena; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Like the speed of Ganga, Sanjaya, my sons will enter the various trees born on the riverbanks of Mahasena.)
Sanjaya, like the swift flow of the Ganga, my sons will enter the diverse trees that grow along the riverbanks of Mahasena.
वशं नूनं गमिष्यन्ति भीमसेनबलार्दिताः। मम पुत्राश्च भृत्याश्च राजानश्चैव सञ्जय ॥५-५०-३६॥
vaśaṃ nūnaṃ gamiṣyanti bhīmasenabalārditāḥ। mama putrāśca bhṛtyāśca rājānaścaiva sañjaya ॥5-50-36॥
[वशं (vaśam) - control; नूनं (nūnam) - certainly; गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - will go; भीमसेनबलार्दिताः (bhīmasenabalārditāḥ) - afflicted by Bhimasena's strength; मम (mama) - my; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Certainly, afflicted by Bhimasena's strength, my sons, servants, and kings will go under control, O Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, certainly my sons, servants, and kings, afflicted by Bhimasena's strength, will come under control.
येन राजा महावीर्यः प्रविश्यान्तःपुरं पुरा। वासुदेवसहायेन जरासन्धो निपातितः ॥५-५०-३७॥
yena rājā mahāvīryaḥ praviśyāntaḥpuraṃ purā। vāsudevasahāyena jarāsandho nipātitaḥ ॥5-50-37॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; राजा (rājā) - the king; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - of great valor; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; अन्तःपुरं (antaḥpuraṃ) - the inner chambers; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वासुदेवसहायेन (vāsudevasahāyena) - with the help of Vasudeva; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was defeated;]
(By whom the king of great valor, having entered the inner chambers formerly, with the help of Vasudeva, Jarāsandha was defeated.)
The king of great valor, who once entered the inner chambers with the help of Vasudeva, defeated Jarāsandha.
कृत्स्नेयं पृथिवी देवी जरासन्धेन धीमता। मागधेन्द्रेण बलिना वशे कृत्वा प्रतापिता ॥५-५०-३८॥
kṛtsneyaṃ pṛthivī devī jarāsandhena dhīmatā। māgadhendreṇa balinā vaśe kṛtvā pratāpitā ॥5-50-38॥
[कृत्स्न (kṛtsna) - entire; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; देवी (devī) - goddess; जरासन्धेन (jarāsandhena) - by Jarasandha; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; मागधेन्द्रेण (māgadhendreṇa) - by the king of Magadha; बलिना (balinā) - powerful; वशे (vaśe) - under control; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; प्रतापिता (pratāpitā) - oppressed;]
(The entire earth, this goddess, was oppressed by Jarasandha, the wise and powerful king of Magadha, having brought it under control.)
The wise and powerful king of Magadha, Jarasandha, brought the entire earth under his control and oppressed it.
भीष्मप्रतापात्कुरवो नयेनान्धकवृष्णयः। ते न तस्य वशं जग्मुः केवलं दैवमेव वा ॥५-५०-३९॥
bhīṣmapratāpātkuravo nayenāndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ। te na tasya vaśaṃ jagmuḥ kevalaṃ daivameva vā ॥5-50-39॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; प्रतापात् (pratāpāt) - from the prowess; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; नयेन (nayena) - by policy; अन्धकवृष्णयः (andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ) - Andhakas and Vrishnis; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; तस्य (tasya) - his; वशं (vaśaṃ) - control; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; केवलं (kevalaṃ) - only; दैवम् (daivam) - fate; एव (eva) - indeed; वा (vā) - or;]
(Due to Bhishma's prowess, the Kurus, by policy, and the Andhakas and Vrishnis, they did not come under his control, only fate indeed or.)
Because of Bhishma's prowess, neither the Kurus through policy nor the Andhakas and Vrishnis came under his control; it was only fate or destiny.
स गत्वा पाण्डुपुत्रेण तरसा बाहुशालिना। अनायुधेन वीरेण निहतः किं ततोऽधिकम् ॥५-५०-४०॥
sa gatvā pāṇḍuputreṇa tarasā bāhuśālinā। anāyudhena vīreṇa nihataḥ kiṃ tato'dhikam ॥5-50-40॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - by the son of Pandu; तरसा (tarasā) - with force; बाहुशालिना (bāhuśālinā) - by the strong-armed one; अनायुधेन (anāyudhena) - without weapons; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; किं (kiṃ) - what; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अधिकम् (adhikam) - more;]
(He, having gone, was killed by the son of Pandu, the strong-armed one, with force, without weapons, by the hero. What more then?)
He went and was killed by the strong-armed son of Pandu, who was a hero even without weapons. What more is there to say?
दीर्घकालेन संसिक्तं विषमाशीविषो यथा। स मोक्ष्यति रणे तेजः पुत्रेषु मम सञ्जय ॥५-५०-४१॥
dīrghakālena saṃsiktaṃ viṣamāśīviṣo yathā। sa mokṣyati raṇe tejaḥ putreṣu mama sañjaya ॥5-50-41॥
[दीर्घकालेन (dīrghakālena) - for a long time; संसिक्तं (saṃsiktaṃ) - soaked; विषमाशीविषः (viṣamāśīviṣaḥ) - poisonous snake; यथा (yathā) - as; सः (saḥ) - he; मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - will release; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among sons; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Just as a poisonous snake soaked for a long time, he will release brilliance in battle among my sons, O Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, just as a venomous snake that has been soaked for a long time releases its poison, so will he release his brilliance in battle among my sons.
महेन्द्र इव वज्रेण दानवान्देवसत्तमः। भीमसेनो गदापाणिः सूदयिष्यति मे सुतान् ॥५-५०-४२॥
mahendra iva vajreṇa dānavāndevasattamaḥ। bhīmaseno gadāpāṇiḥ sūdayiṣyati me sutān ॥5-50-42॥
[महेन्द्र (mahendra) - like Indra; इव (iva) - like; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with the thunderbolt; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons; देवसत्तमः (devasattamaḥ) - O best of the gods; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; सूदयिष्यति (sūdayiṣyati) - will destroy; मे (me) - my; सुतान् (sutān) - sons;]
(Like Indra with the thunderbolt, O best of the gods, Bhimasena with mace in hand will destroy my sons.)
O best of the gods, just as Indra destroys demons with his thunderbolt, Bhimasena will annihilate my sons with his mace.
अविषह्यमनावार्यं तीव्रवेगपराक्रमम्। पश्यामीवातिताम्राक्षमापतन्तं वृकोदरम् ॥५-५०-४३॥
aviṣahyam anāvāryam tīvravega parākramam। paśyāmi iva atitāmrākṣam āpatantam vṛkodaram ॥5-50-43॥
[अविषह्यम् (aviṣahyam) - unbearable; अनावार्यम् (anāvāryam) - unstoppable; तीव्रवेगपराक्रमम् (tīvravega parākramam) - of intense speed and valor; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; इव (iva) - as if; अतिताम्राक्षम् (atitāmrākṣam) - with very red eyes; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara (Bhima);]
(I see Vrikodara (Bhima) approaching with unbearable, unstoppable, intense speed and valor, as if with very red eyes.)
I see Vrikodara (Bhima) coming towards us with an unstoppable and intense force, his eyes appearing very red.
अगदस्याप्यधनुषो विरथस्य विवर्मणः। बाहुभ्यां युध्यमानस्य कस्तिष्ठेदग्रतः पुमान् ॥५-५०-४४॥
agadasyāpyadhanuṣo virathasya vivarmaṇaḥ। bāhubhyāṃ yudhyamānasya kastiṣṭhedagrataḥ pumān ॥5-50-44॥
[अगदस्य (agadasya) - of the unarmed; अपि (api) - even; अधनुषः (adhanuṣaḥ) - without a bow; विरथस्य (virathasya) - without a chariot; विवर्मणः (vivarmaṇaḥ) - without armor; बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with arms; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; कः (kaḥ) - who; तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - would stand; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; पुमान् (pumān) - a man;]
(Even of the unarmed, without a bow, without a chariot, without armor, who would stand in front of a man fighting with arms?)
Who would dare to stand in front of a man fighting with his bare arms, even if he is unarmed, without a bow, chariot, or armor?
भीष्मो द्रोणश्च विप्रोऽयं कृपः शारद्वतस्तथा। जानन्त्येते यथैवाहं वीर्यज्ञस्तस्य धीमतः ॥५-५०-४५॥
bhīṣmo droṇaśca vipro'yaṃ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastathā। jānanti ete yathaiva ahaṃ vīryajñaḥ tasya dhīmataḥ ॥5-50-45॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - wise man; अयम् (ayam) - this; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - son of Sharadvata; तथा (tathā) - also; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; एते (ete) - these; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; वीर्यज्ञः (vīryajñaḥ) - knower of valor; तस्य (tasya) - his; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise one;]
(Bhishma, Drona, and this wise man Kripa, son of Sharadvata, also know as I indeed know the valor of that wise one.)
Bhishma, Drona, and Kripa, the son of Sharadvata, are wise men who know the valor of that wise one, just as I do.
आर्यव्रतं तु जानन्तः सङ्गरान्न बिभित्सवः। सेनामुखेषु स्थास्यन्ति मामकानां नरर्षभाः ॥५-५०-४६॥
āryavrataṃ tu jānantaḥ saṅgarānna bibhitsavaḥ। senāmukheṣu sthāsyanti māmakānāṃ nararṣabhāḥ ॥5-50-46॥
[आर्यव्रतं (āryavrataṃ) - noble vow; तु (tu) - but; जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing; सङ्गरान् (saṅgarān) - battles; न (na) - not; बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - fearful; सेनामुखेषु (senāmukheṣu) - in the front of the army; स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will stand; मामकानां (māmakānāṃ) - of my people; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men;]
(But knowing the noble vow, not fearful of battles, the bulls among men of my people will stand in the front of the army.)
The noble warriors, aware of their vows and unafraid of battles, will stand at the forefront of my army, like bulls among men.
बलीयः सर्वतो दिष्टं पुरुषस्य विशेषतः। पश्यन्नपि जयं तेषां न नियच्छामि यत्सुतान् ॥५-५०-४७॥
balīyaḥ sarvato diṣṭaṃ puruṣasya viśeṣataḥ। paśyannapi jayaṃ teṣāṃ na niyacchāmi yatsutān ॥5-50-47॥
[बलीयः (balīyaḥ) - stronger; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; दिष्टं (diṣṭaṃ) - fate; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of a man; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; पश्यन् (paśyan) - seeing; अपि (api) - even; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; न (na) - not; नियच्छामि (niyacchāmi) - I control; यत्सुतान् (yatsutān) - their sons;]
(Stronger is fate from all sides, especially for a man. Even seeing their victory, I do not control their sons.)
Fate is stronger from all directions, especially for a man. Even when I see their victory, I cannot control their sons.
ते पुराणं महेष्वासा मार्गमैन्द्रं समास्थिताः। त्यक्ष्यन्ति तुमुले प्राणान्रक्षन्तः पार्थिवं यशः ॥५-५०-४८॥
te purāṇaṃ maheṣvāsā mārgamaindraṃ samāsthitāḥ। tyakṣyanti tumule prāṇānrakṣantaḥ pārthivaṃ yaśaḥ ॥5-50-48॥
[ते (te) - they; पुराणं (purāṇam) - ancient; महेष्वासा (maheṣvāsā) - great archers; मार्गमैन्द्रं (mārgamaindraṃ) - path of Indra; समास्थिताः (samāsthitāḥ) - situated; त्यक्ष्यन्ति (tyakṣyanti) - will abandon; तुमुले (tumule) - in tumult; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; रक्षन्तः (rakṣantaḥ) - protecting; पार्थिवं (pārthivaṃ) - earthly; यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory;]
(They, the ancient great archers, situated on the path of Indra, will abandon their lives in tumult, protecting earthly glory.)
The ancient great archers, positioned on the path of Indra, will sacrifice their lives amidst the tumult to protect the earthly glory.
यथैषां मामकास्तात तथैषां पाण्डवा अपि। पौत्रा भीष्मस्य शिष्याश्च द्रोणस्य च कृपस्य च ॥५-५०-४९॥
yathaiṣāṃ māmakāstāta tathaaiṣāṃ pāṇḍavā api। pautrā bhīṣmasya śiṣyāśca droṇasya ca kṛpasya ca ॥5-50-49॥
[यथैषां (yathaiṣāṃ) - as these; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my own; तात (tāta) - dear; तथैषां (tathaaiṣāṃ) - so these; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; अपि (api) - also; पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples; च (ca) - and; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; च (ca) - and; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kripa; च (ca) - and;]
(As these are my own, so these are also the Pandavas, grandsons of Bhishma, and disciples of Drona and Kripa.)
Just as these are my own, so too are the Pandavas, who are grandsons of Bhishma and disciples of Drona and Kripa.
यत्त्वस्मदाश्रयं किञ्चिद्दत्तमिष्टं च सञ्जय। तस्यापचितिमार्यत्वात्कर्तारः स्थविरास्त्रयः ॥५-५०-५०॥
yattvasmadāśrayaṃ kiñciddattamiṣṭaṃ ca sañjaya। tasyāpacitimāryatvātkartāraḥ sthavirāstrayaḥ ॥5-50-50॥
[यत् (yat) - that which; त्वस्मदाश्रयम् (tvasmadāśrayam) - dependent on us; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something; दत्तम् (dattam) - given; इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अपचितिम् (apacitim) - honor; आर्यत्वात् (āryatvāt) - due to nobility; कर्तारः (kartāraḥ) - doers; स्थविराः (sthavirāḥ) - elders; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three;]
(That which is dependent on us, something given and desired, O Sanjaya, the honor of that due to nobility is done by the three elders.)
O Sanjaya, whatever is dependent on us, whether given or desired, the honor of that is upheld by the three noble elders.
आददानस्य शस्त्रं हि क्षत्रधर्मं परीप्सतः। निधनं ब्राह्मणस्याजौ वरमेवाहुरुत्तमम् ॥५-५०-५१॥
ādadānasya śastraṃ hi kṣatradharmaṃ parīpsataḥ। nidhanaṃ brāhmaṇasyājau varamevāhuruttamam ॥5-50-51॥
[आददानस्य (ādadānasya) - of one who is taking up; शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षत्रधर्मं (kṣatradharmam) - duty of a warrior; परीप्सतः (parīpsataḥ) - desiring to protect; निधनं (nidhanam) - death; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; वरम् (varam) - better; एव (eva) - indeed; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Indeed, for one who is taking up a weapon, desiring to protect the duty of a warrior, the death of a Brahmin in battle is said to be better and excellent.)
It is said that for a warrior who takes up arms to fulfill his duty, the death of a Brahmin in battle is considered the most noble and excellent.
स वै शोचामि सर्वान्वै ये युयुत्सन्ति पाण्डवान्। विक्रुष्टं विदुरेणादौ तदेतद्भयमागतम् ॥५-५०-५२॥
sa vai śocāmi sarvānvai ye yuyutsanti pāṇḍavān। vikruṣṭaṃ vidureṇādau tadetadbhayamāgatam ॥5-50-52॥
[स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; शोचामि (śocāmi) - I lament; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; वै (vai) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; युयुत्सन्ति (yuyutsanti) - wish to fight; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; विक्रुष्टं (vikruṣṭam) - shouted; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning; तत् (tat) - that; एतत् (etat) - this; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come;]
(He indeed laments for all those who wish to fight the Pāṇḍavas. Shouted by Vidura in the beginning, this fear has come.)
He indeed laments for all those who wish to fight the Pāṇḍavas. This fear, initially shouted by Vidura, has now come to pass.
न तु मन्ये विघाताय ज्ञानं दुःखस्य सञ्जय। भवत्यतिबले ह्येतज्ज्ञानमप्युपघातकम् ॥५-५०-५३॥
na tu manye vighātāya jñānaṃ duḥkhasya sañjaya। bhavatyatibale hyetajjñānamapyupaghātakam ॥5-50-53॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मन्ये (manye) - I think; विघाताय (vighātāya) - for the destruction; ज्ञानं (jñānaṃ) - knowledge; दुःखस्य (duḥkhasya) - of sorrow; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; अतिबले (atibale) - O mighty one; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; अपि (api) - also; उपघातकम् (upaghātakam) - harmful.;]
(But I do not think, O Sañjaya, that knowledge is for the destruction of sorrow. Indeed, O mighty one, this knowledge also becomes harmful.)
However, O Sañjaya, I believe that knowledge does not necessarily lead to the eradication of sorrow. In fact, O mighty one, this knowledge can also be detrimental.
ऋषयो ह्यपि निर्मुक्ताः पश्यन्तो लोकसङ्ग्रहान्। सुखे भवन्ति सुखिनस्तथा दुःखेन दुःखिताः ॥५-५०-५४॥
ṛṣayo hyapi nirmuktāḥ paśyanto lokasaṅgrahān। sukhe bhavanti sukhinastathā duḥkhena duḥkhitāḥ ॥5-50-54॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; हि (hi) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; निर्मुक्ताः (nirmuktāḥ) - liberated; पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing; लोकसङ्ग्रहान् (lokasaṅgrahān) - welfare of the world; सुखे (sukhe) - in happiness; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; सुखिनः (sukhinaḥ) - happy; तथा (tathā) - similarly; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - in sorrow; दुःखिताः (duḥkhitāḥ) - sorrowful;]
(Sages, indeed, even when liberated, seeing the welfare of the world, become happy in happiness and similarly sorrowful in sorrow.)
Even liberated sages, when they see the welfare of the world, become happy in happiness and sorrowful in sorrow.
किं पुनर्योऽहमासक्तस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रधा। पुत्रेषु राज्यदारेषु पौत्रेष्वपि च बन्धुषु ॥५-५०-५५॥
kiṁ punaryo'hamāsaktastatra tatra sahasradhā। putreṣu rājyadāreṣu pautreṣvapi ca bandhuṣu ॥5-50-55॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; यः (yaḥ) - who; अहम् (aham) - I; आसक्तः (āsaktaḥ) - attached; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - in thousands; पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in sons; राज्यदारेषु (rājyadāreṣu) - in kingdom and wives; पौत्रेषु (pautreṣu) - in grandsons; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; बन्धुषु (bandhuṣu) - in relatives;]
(What again, I who am attached here and there in thousands, in sons, in kingdom and wives, in grandsons, also and in relatives.)
What then, of me who is attached in thousands of ways to sons, kingdom, wives, grandsons, and relatives?
संशये तु महत्यस्मिन्किं नु मे क्षममुत्तमम्। विनाशं ह्येव पश्यामि कुरूणामनुचिन्तयन् ॥५-५०-५६॥
saṁśaye tu mahatyasmin kiṁ nu me kṣamam uttamam। vināśaṁ hyeva paśyāmi kurūṇām anucintayan ॥5-50-56॥
[संशये (saṁśaye) - in doubt; तु (tu) - but; महति (mahati) - great; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; मे (me) - my; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best; विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction; हि (hi) - indeed; एव (eva) - certainly; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अनुचिन्तयन् (anucintayan) - reflecting;]
(In doubt, but in this great (situation), what indeed is my best course of action? I see certainly the destruction of the Kurus, reflecting.)
In this great doubt, what indeed is the best course of action for me? Reflecting, I certainly see the destruction of the Kurus.
द्यूतप्रमुखमाभाति कुरूणां व्यसनं महत्। मन्देनैश्वर्यकामेन लोभात्पापमिदं कृतम् ॥५-५०-५७॥
dyūtapramukham ābhāti kurūṇāṃ vyasanaṃ mahat। mandena aiśvaryakāmena lobhāt pāpam idaṃ kṛtam ॥5-50-57॥
[द्यूत (dyūta) - gambling; प्रमुखम् (pramukham) - foremost; आभाति (ābhāti) - appears; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - vice; महत् (mahat) - great; मन्देन (mandena) - by the foolish; ऐश्वर्यकामेन (aiśvaryakāmena) - desiring wealth; लोभात् (lobhāt) - out of greed; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; इदम् (idam) - this; कृतम् (kṛtam) - was done;]
(Gambling appears as the foremost great vice of the Kurus. This sin was committed by the foolish, desiring wealth, out of greed.)
Gambling is seen as the greatest vice among the Kurus. This sin was committed by the foolish due to their greed and desire for wealth.
मन्ये पर्यायधर्मोऽयं कालस्यात्यन्तगामिनः। चक्रे प्रधिरिवासक्तो नास्य शक्यं पलायितुम् ॥५-५०-५८॥
manye paryāyadharmo'yaṃ kālasyātyantagāminaḥ। cakre pradhirivāsakto nāsya śakyaṃ palāyitum ॥5-50-58॥
[मन्ये (manye) - I think; पर्यायधर्मः (paryāyadharmaḥ) - the nature of change; अयम् (ayam) - this; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; अत्यन्तगामिनः (atyantagāminaḥ) - extremely transient; चक्रे (cakre) - in the wheel; प्रधिः (pradhiḥ) - an axle; इव (iva) - like; आसक्तः (āsaktaḥ) - attached; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - from it; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; पलायितुम् (palāyitum) - to escape;]
(I think this is the nature of change of time, extremely transient. Like an axle attached to the wheel, it is not possible to escape from it.)
I believe that the nature of time is ever-changing and transient. Just as an axle is fixed to a wheel, it is impossible to escape from it.
किं नु कार्यं कथं कुर्यां क्व नु गच्छामि सञ्जय। एते नश्यन्ति कुरवो मन्दाः कालवशं गताः ॥५-५०-५९॥
kiṁ nu kāryaṁ kathaṁ kuryāṁ kva nu gacchāmi sañjaya। ete naśyanti kuravo mandāḥ kālavaśaṁ gatāḥ ॥5-50-59॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; कुर्यां (kuryāṁ) - should do; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - should go; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; एते (ete) - these; नश्यन्ति (naśyanti) - are perishing; कुरवो (kuravo) - Kurus; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish; कालवशं (kālavaśaṁ) - under time's control; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone;]
(What task indeed should I do, how should I act, where indeed should I go, O Sanjaya? These foolish Kurus are perishing, gone under time's control.)
What should I do, Sanjaya? Where should I go? These foolish Kurus are perishing, succumbing to the inevitable passage of time.
अवशोऽहं पुरा तात पुत्राणां निहते शते। श्रोष्यामि निनदं स्त्रीणां कथं मां मरणं स्पृशेत् ॥५-५०-६०॥
avaśo'haṃ purā tāta putrāṇāṃ nihate śate। śroṣyāmi ninadaṃ strīṇāṃ kathaṃ māṃ maraṇaṃ spṛśet ॥5-50-60॥
[अवशः (avaśaḥ) - helpless; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तात (tāta) - O father; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; निहते (nihate) - slain; शते (śate) - hundred; श्रोष्यामि (śroṣyāmi) - I will hear; निनदम् (ninadam) - the cries; स्त्रीणाम् (strīṇām) - of women; कथम् (katham) - how; माम् (mām) - me; मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - touch;]
(Helpless I, formerly, O father, of sons slain hundred, will hear the cries of women, how me death touch.)
O father, once I was helpless when a hundred of my sons were slain. How can death touch me when I hear the cries of women?
यथा निदाघे ज्वलनः समिद्धो; दहेत्कक्षं वायुना चोद्यमानः। गदाहस्तः पाण्डवस्तद्वदेव; हन्ता मदीयान्सहितोऽर्जुनेन ॥५-५०-६१॥
yathā nidāghe jvalanaḥ samiddho; dahetkakṣaṃ vāyunā codyamānaḥ। gadāhastaḥ pāṇḍavastadvadeva; hantā madīyānsahito'rjunena ॥5-50-61॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; निदाघे (nidāghe) - in summer; ज्वलनः (jvalanaḥ) - fire; समिद्धः (samiddhaḥ) - kindled; दहेत् (dahet) - burns; कक्षं (kakṣaṃ) - forest; वायुना (vāyunā) - by wind; चोद्यमानः (codyamānaḥ) - urged; गदाहस्तः (gadāhastaḥ) - with mace in hand; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; तद्वत् (tadvat) - in that way; एव (eva) - indeed; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; मदीयान् (madīyān) - my people; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - with Arjuna;]
(As in summer, the kindled fire, urged by the wind, burns the forest; in that way indeed, the Pāṇḍava with mace in hand, together with Arjuna, is the killer of my people.)
Just as a kindled fire in summer, driven by the wind, consumes the forest, so too does the Pāṇḍava with his mace, alongside Arjuna, destroy my people.
