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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
क्षत्रतेजा ब्रह्मचारी कौमारादपि पाण्डवः। तेन संयुगमेष्यन्ति मन्दा विलपतो मम ॥५-५७-१॥
kṣatratejā brahmacārī kaumārādapi pāṇḍavaḥ। tena saṃyugameṣyanti mandā vilapato mama ॥5-57-1॥
[क्षत्रतेजा (kṣatratejā) - with the brilliance of a warrior; ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - celibate; कौमारादपि (kaumārādapi) - even from childhood; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; तेन (tena) - by him; संयुगम् (saṃyugam) - battle; एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - will come; मन्दा (mandā) - foolish ones; विलपतः (vilapataḥ) - lamenting; मम (mama) - my;]
(The Pandava, with the brilliance of a warrior and celibate even from childhood, will come to battle by him, the foolish ones lamenting my.)
The Pandava, known for his warrior-like brilliance and celibacy from a young age, will engage in battle, leaving the foolish ones lamenting my fate.
दुर्योधन निवर्तस्व युद्धाद्भरतसत्तम। न हि युद्धं प्रशंसन्ति सर्वावस्थमरिंदम ॥५-५७-२॥
duryodhana nivartasva yuddhād bharatasattama। na hi yuddhaṃ praśaṃsanti sarvāvastham ariṃdama ॥5-57-2॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṃsanti) - praise; सर्वावस्थम् (sarvāvastham) - in all situations; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Duryodhana, turn back from battle, O best of the Bharatas. Indeed, they do not praise battle in all situations, O subduer of enemies.)
Duryodhana, retreat from the battle, O noble Bharata. Battles are not praised in every situation, O conqueror of foes.
अलमर्धं पृथिव्यास्ते सहामात्यस्य जीवितुम्। प्रयच्छ पाण्डुपुत्राणां यथोचितमरिंदम ॥५-५७-३॥
alam ardhaṃ pṛthivyās te sahāmātyasya jīvitum। prayaccha pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ yathocitam ariṃdama ॥5-57-3॥
[अलम् (alam) - enough; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth; ते (te) - for you; सह (saha) - with; अमात्यस्य (amātyasya) - minister's; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - to the sons of Pandu; यथोचितम् (yathocitam) - as appropriate; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Enough for you is half of the earth to live with the minister. Give to the sons of Pandu as appropriate, O subduer of enemies.)
It is enough for you to live with half of the earth and your minister. Give the appropriate share to the sons of Pandu, O subduer of enemies.
एतद्धि कुरवः सर्वे मन्यन्ते धर्मसंहितम्। यत्त्वं प्रशान्तिमिच्छेथाः पाण्डुपुत्रैर्महात्मभिः ॥५-५७-४॥
etaddhi kuravaḥ sarve manyante dharmasaṃhitam। yattvaṃ praśāntimicchethāḥ pāṇḍuputrairmahātmabhiḥ ॥5-57-4॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मन्यन्ते (manyante) - consider; धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṃhitam) - righteousness-bound; यत् (yat) - that; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्रशान्तिम् (praśāntim) - peace; इच्छेथाः (icchethāḥ) - desire; पाण्डुपुत्रैः (pāṇḍuputraiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls;]
(Indeed, all the Kurus consider this as righteousness-bound. You desire peace with the great-souled sons of Pandu.)
The Kurus all believe this to be in accordance with righteousness. You wish for peace with the noble sons of Pandu.
अङ्गेमां समवेक्षस्व पुत्र स्वामेव वाहिनीम्। जात एव तव स्रावस्त्वं तु मोहान्न बुध्यसे ॥५-५७-५॥
aṅgemāṃ samavekṣasva putra svāmeva vāhinīm। jāta eva tava srāvastvaṃ tu mohānna budhyase ॥5-57-5॥
[अङ्गे (aṅge) - in the body; इमां (imāṃ) - this; समवेक्षस्व (samavekṣasva) - observe; पुत्र (putra) - son; स्वाम् (svām) - own; एव (eva) - only; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; जात (jāta) - born; एव (eva) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; स्रावः (srāvaḥ) - flow; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion; न (na) - not; बुध्यसे (budhyase) - understand;]
(In the body, observe this, son, your own army. Born indeed is your flow, but due to delusion, you do not understand.)
"Observe this, son, your own army in the body. Your flow is indeed born, but you do not understand due to delusion."
न ह्यहं युद्धमिच्छामि नैतदिच्छति बाह्लिकः। न च भीष्मो न च द्रोणो नाश्वत्थामा न सञ्जयः ॥५-५७-६॥
na hyahaṁ yuddhamicchāmi naitadichchhati bāhlikaḥ। na ca bhīṣmo na ca droṇo nāśvatthāmā na sañjayaḥ ॥5-57-6॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छति (icchati) - wishes; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bahlika; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; न (na) - not; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; न (na) - not; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya;]
(Indeed, I do not wish for war, nor does Bahlika wish for this. Neither Bhishma, nor Drona, nor Ashwatthama, nor Sanjaya.)
I do not wish for war, and neither do Bahlika, Bhishma, Drona, Ashwatthama, or Sanjaya.
न सोमदत्तो न शल्यो न कृपो युद्धमिच्छति। सत्यव्रतः पुरुमित्रो जयो भूरिश्रवास्तथा ॥५-५७-७॥
na somadatto na śalyo na kṛpo yuddhamicchati। satyavrataḥ purumitro jayo bhūriśravāstathā ॥5-57-7॥
[न (na) - not; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; न (na) - not; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; न (na) - not; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; सत्यव्रतः (satyavrataḥ) - Satyavrata; पुरुमित्रः (purumitraḥ) - Purumitra; जयः (jayaḥ) - Jaya; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravā; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Neither Somadatta, nor Śalya, nor Kṛpa desires battle. Satyavrata, Purumitra, Jaya, and Bhūriśravā also.)
Neither Somadatta, Śalya, nor Kṛpa wishes to fight. Likewise, Satyavrata, Purumitra, Jaya, and Bhūriśravā do not wish to engage in battle.
येषु सम्प्रतितिष्ठेयुः कुरवः पीडिताः परैः। ते युद्धं नाभिनन्दन्ति तत्तुभ्यं तात रोचताम् ॥५-५७-८॥
yeṣu sampratitiṣṭheyuḥ kuravaḥ pīḍitāḥ paraiḥ। te yuddhaṃ nābhinandanti tattubhyaṃ tāta rocatām ॥5-57-8॥
[येषु (yeṣu) - in which; सम्प्रतितिष्ठेयुः (sampratitiṣṭheyuḥ) - would stand firmly; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - oppressed; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; ते (te) - they; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; न (na) - not; अभिनन्दन्ति (abhinandanti) - welcome; तत्तुभ्यं (tattubhyaṃ) - that to you; तात (tāta) - dear; रोचताम् (rocatām) - may it be pleasing;]
(In which the Kurus, oppressed by others, would stand firmly, they do not welcome war. May that be pleasing to you, dear.)
The Kurus, when oppressed by others, do not welcome war. May this decision be agreeable to you, dear one.
न त्वं करोषि कामेन कर्णः कारयिता तव। दुःशासनश्च पापात्मा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः ॥५-५७-९॥
na tvaṃ karoṣi kāmena karṇaḥ kārayitā tava। duḥśāsanaśca pāpātmā śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ ॥5-57-9॥
[न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; करोषि (karoṣi) - do; कामेन (kāmena) - by desire; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कारयिता (kārayitā) - instigator; तव (tava) - your; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - wicked soul; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala;]
(Not you do by desire; Karna is your instigator. Duhshasana and the wicked soul Shakuni, also the son of Subala.)
You do not act out of your own desire; it is Karna who instigates you. Duhshasana and the wicked Shakuni, the son of Subala, are also involved.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
नाहं भवति न द्रोणे नाश्वत्थाम्नि न सञ्जये। न विकर्णे न काम्बोजे न कृपे न च बाह्लिके ॥५-५७-१०॥
nāhaṃ bhavati na droṇe nāśvatthāmni na sañjaye। na vikarṇe na kāmboje na kṛpe na ca bāhlike ॥5-57-10॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; भवति (bhavati) - become; न (na) - not; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; न (na) - not; अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - in Ashwatthama; न (na) - not; सञ्जये (sañjaye) - in Sanjaya; न (na) - not; विकर्णे (vikarṇe) - in Vikarna; न (na) - not; काम्बोजे (kāmboje) - in Kamboja; न (na) - not; कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; बाह्लिके (bāhlike) - in Bahlika;]
(I do not become in Drona, nor in Ashwatthama, nor in Sanjaya, nor in Vikarna, nor in Kamboja, nor in Kripa, nor in Bahlika.)
I am not present in Drona, Ashwatthama, Sanjaya, Vikarna, Kamboja, Kripa, or Bahlika.
सत्यव्रते पुरुमित्रे भूरिश्रवसि वा पुनः। अन्येषु वा तावकेषु भारं कृत्वा समाह्वये ॥५-५७-११॥
satyavrate purumitre bhūriśravasi vā punaḥ। anyeṣu vā tāvakeṣu bhāraṃ kṛtvā samāhvaye ॥5-57-11॥
[सत्यव्रते (satyavrate) - in Satyavrata; पुरुमित्रे (purumitre) - in Purumitra; भूरिश्रवसि (bhūriśravasi) - in Bhurishravas; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others; वा (vā) - or; तावकेषु (tāvakeṣu) - in your men; भारं (bhāram) - burden; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; समाह्वये (samāhvaye) - I challenge;]
(In Satyavrata, Purumitra, Bhurishravas, or again, in others or in your men, having placed the burden, I challenge.)
I challenge you by placing the burden on Satyavrata, Purumitra, Bhurishravas, or again on others or your men.
अहं च तात कर्णश्च रणयज्ञं वितत्य वै। युधिष्ठिरं पशुं कृत्वा दीक्षितौ भरतर्षभ ॥५-५७-१२॥
ahaṃ ca tāta karṇaśca raṇayajñaṃ vitatya vai। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ paśuṃ kṛtvā dīkṣitau bharatarṣabha ॥5-57-12॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; च (ca) - and; तात (tāta) - O father; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; च (ca) - and; रणयज्ञं (raṇayajñaṃ) - battle-sacrifice; वितत्य (vitatya) - having spread; वै (vai) - indeed; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; पशुं (paśuṃ) - as the sacrificial animal; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; दीक्षितौ (dīkṣitau) - initiated; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(I and Karṇa, O father, having spread the battle-sacrifice, indeed, having made Yudhiṣṭhira the sacrificial animal, were initiated, O bull among the Bharatas.)
O father, both Karṇa and I prepared for the battle as a sacrifice, with Yudhiṣṭhira as the chosen offering, and we were initiated, O noble Bharata.
रथो वेदी स्रुवः खड्गो गदा स्रुक्कवचं सदः। चातुर्होत्रं च धुर्या मे शरा दर्भा हविर्यशः ॥५-५७-१३॥
ratho vedī sruvaḥ khaḍgo gadā srukkavacaṃ sadaḥ। cāturhotraṃ ca dhuryā me śarā darbhā haviryaśaḥ ॥5-57-13॥
[रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; वेदी (vedī) - altar; स्रुवः (sruvaḥ) - ladle; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword; गदा (gadā) - mace; स्रुक्कवचम् (srukkavacam) - armor; सदः (sadaḥ) - assembly; चातुर्होत्रम् (cāturhotram) - fourfold sacrifice; च (ca) - and; धुर्याः (dhuryāḥ) - beasts of burden; मे (me) - my; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; दर्भाः (darbhāḥ) - sacred grass; हविः (haviḥ) - offering; यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory;]
(The chariot is the altar, the ladle is the sword, the mace is the armor, the assembly is the fourfold sacrifice, and the beasts of burden are my arrows, sacred grass, offering, and glory.)
The chariot serves as the altar, the ladle as the sword, the mace as the armor, and the assembly as the fourfold sacrifice. My beasts of burden are the arrows, sacred grass, offering, and glory.
आत्मयज्ञेन नृपते इष्ट्वा वैवस्वतं रणे। विजित्य स्वयमेष्यावो हतामित्रौ श्रिया वृतौ ॥५-५७-१४॥
ātmayajñena nṛpate iṣṭvā vaivasvataṃ raṇe। vijitya svayameṣyāvo hatāmitrau śriyā vṛtau ॥5-57-14॥
[आत्मयज्ञेन (ātmayajñena) - by self-sacrifice; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having worshipped; वैवस्वतं (vaivasvatam) - Vaivasvata; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; एष्यावः (eṣyāvaḥ) - we shall return; हतामित्रौ (hatāmitrau) - with enemies slain; श्रिया (śriyā) - with glory; वृतौ (vṛtau) - enveloped;]
(By self-sacrifice, O king, having worshipped Vaivasvata in battle, having conquered, we shall return ourselves with enemies slain, enveloped in glory.)
O king, by performing self-sacrifice and worshipping Vaivasvata in battle, we shall return victorious, having slain our enemies and enveloped in glory.
अहं च तात कर्णश्च भ्राता दुःशासनश्च मे। एते वयं हनिष्यामः पाण्डवान्समरे त्रयः ॥५-५७-१५॥
ahaṁ ca tāta karṇaśca bhrātā duḥśāsanaśca me। ete vayaṁ haniṣyāmaḥ pāṇḍavānsamare trayaḥ ॥5-57-15॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; च (ca) - and; तात (tāta) - father; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; एते (ete) - these; वयम् (vayam) - we; हनिष्यामः (haniṣyāmaḥ) - will kill; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; समरे (samare) - in battle; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three;]
(I and father Karna and my brother Duhshasana, these three of us will kill the Pandavas in battle.)
I, along with my father Karna and brother Duhshasana, will be the three to defeat the Pandavas in battle.
अहं हि पाण्डवान्हत्वा प्रशास्ता पृथिवीमिमाम्। मां वा हत्वा पाण्डुपुत्रा भोक्तारः पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥५-५७-१६॥
ahaṁ hi pāṇḍavānhatvā praśāstā pṛthivīmimām। māṁ vā hatvā pāṇḍuputrā bhoktāraḥ pṛthivīmimām ॥5-57-16॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; प्रशास्ता (praśāstā) - ruler; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; माम् (mām) - me; वा (vā) - or; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pandu; भोक्तारः (bhoktāraḥ) - enjoyers; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(I indeed, having killed the Pandavas, will be the ruler of this earth. Or, having killed me, the sons of Pandu will be the enjoyers of this earth.)
I will be the ruler of this earth if I kill the Pandavas. Alternatively, if they kill me, the sons of Pandu will enjoy this earth.
त्यक्तं मे जीवितं राजन्धनं राज्यं च पार्थिव। न जातु पाण्डवैः सार्धं वसेयमहमच्युत ॥५-५७-१७॥
tyaktaṁ me jīvitaṁ rājandhanaṁ rājyaṁ ca pārthiva। na jātu pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṁ vaseyamahamacyuta ॥5-57-17॥
[त्यक्तं (tyaktam) - abandoned; मे (me) - my; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धनं (dhanam) - wealth; राज्यं (rājyam) - kingdom; च (ca) - and; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O prince; न (na) - not; जातु (jātu) - ever; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; वसेयम् (vaseyam) - would I live; अहम् (aham) - I; अच्युत (acyuta) - O infallible one;]
(Abandoned are my life, wealth, and kingdom, O king, O prince. Never would I live together with the Pandavas, O infallible one.)
I have given up my life, wealth, and kingdom, O king and prince. I would never live with the Pandavas, O infallible one.
यावद्धि सूच्यास्तीक्ष्णाया विध्येदग्रेण मारिष। तावदप्यपरित्याज्यं भूमेर्नः पाण्डवान्प्रति ॥५-५७-१८॥
yāvaddhi sūcyāstīkṣṇāyā vidhyedagreṇa māriṣa। tāvadaparityājyaṃ bhūmernaḥ pāṇḍavānprati ॥5-57-18॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; हि (hi) - indeed; सूच्याः (sūcyāḥ) - of the needle; तीक्ष्णायाः (tīkṣṇāyāḥ) - sharp; विध्येत् (vidhyet) - pierces; अग्रेण (agreṇa) - with the tip; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; अपि (api) - also; अपरित्याज्यम् (aparityājyam) - not to be abandoned; भूमेः (bhūmeḥ) - of the land; नः (naḥ) - our; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(As long as the sharp needle pierces with its tip, O honorable one, so long also is it not to be abandoned, our land towards the Pandavas.)
O honorable one, just as a sharp needle pierces with its tip, we must not abandon our land to the Pandavas.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
सर्वान्वस्तात शोचामि त्यक्तो दुर्योधनो मया। ये मन्दमनुयास्यध्वं यान्तं वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥५-५७-१९॥
sarvānvastāta śocāmi tyakto duryodhano mayā। ye mandamanuyāsyadhvaṃ yāntaṃ vaivasvatakṣayam ॥5-57-19॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; वस्तात् (vastāt) - from the dwelling; शोचामि (śocāmi) - I lament; त्यक्तः (tyaktaḥ) - abandoned; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; मया (mayā) - by me; ये (ye) - who; मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly; अनुयास्यध्वम् (anuyāsyadhvam) - will follow; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; वैवस्वतक्षयम् (vaivasvatakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(I lament all from the dwelling, Duryodhana, abandoned by me. Those who will slowly follow, going to the abode of Yama.)
I lament for all those who have left the dwelling, as Duryodhana has been abandoned by me. Those who will follow slowly are going to the abode of Yama.
रुरूणामिव यूथेषु व्याघ्राः प्रहरतां वराः। वरान्वरान्हनिष्यन्ति समेता युधि पाण्डवाः ॥५-५७-२०॥
Rurūṇām iva yūtheṣu vyāghrāḥ praharatāṃ varāḥ। varān varān haniṣyanti sametā yudhi pāṇḍavāḥ ॥5-57-20॥
[रुरूणाम् (rurūṇām) - of deer; इव (iva) - like; यूथेषु (yūtheṣu) - in herds; व्याघ्राः (vyāghrāḥ) - tigers; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - of attackers; वराः (varāḥ) - best; वरान् (varān) - best ones; वरान् (varān) - best ones; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will slay; समेता (sametā) - assembled; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(Like tigers among herds of deer, the best attackers, the assembled Pāṇḍavas will slay the best ones in battle.)
The Pāṇḍavas, assembled for battle, will slay the best warriors like tigers attacking herds of deer.
प्रतीपमिव मे भाति युयुधानेन भारती। व्यस्ता सीमन्तिनी त्रस्ता प्रमृष्टा दीर्घबाहुना ॥५-५७-२१॥
pratīpam iva me bhāti yuyudhānena bhāratī। vyastā sīmantinī trastā pramṛṣṭā dīrghabāhunā ॥5-57-21॥
[प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - against; इव (iva) - like; मे (me) - my; भाति (bhāti) - appears; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana; भारती (bhāratī) - speech; व्यस्ता (vyastā) - disheveled; सीमन्तिनी (sīmantinī) - lady; त्रस्ता (trastā) - frightened; प्रमृष्टा (pramṛṣṭā) - touched; दीर्घबाहुना (dīrghabāhunā) - by long-armed;]
(Like against my appears by Yuyudhana speech disheveled lady frightened touched by long-armed.)
The speech appears to me as if it is against me, disheveled and frightened by Yuyudhana, touched by the long-armed lady.
सम्पूर्णं पूरयन्भूयो बलं पार्थस्य माधवः। शैनेयः समरे स्थाता बीजवत्प्रवपञ्शरान् ॥५-५७-२२॥
sampūrṇaṃ pūrayanbhūyo balaṃ pārthasya mādhavaḥ। śaineyaḥ samare sthātā bījavatpravapañśarān ॥5-57-22॥
[सम्पूर्णं (sampūrṇaṃ) - complete; पूरयन्भूयः (pūrayanhūyaḥ) - filling again; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Sini; समरे (samare) - in battle; स्थाता (sthātā) - standing; बीजवत् (bījavat) - like seeds; प्रवपञ्शरान् (pravapañśarān) - sowing arrows;]
(Madhava, filling again the strength of Partha, the son of Sini stands in battle, sowing arrows like seeds.)
Madhava, replenishing Partha's strength, stands firm in battle, while the son of Sini showers arrows like seeds.
सेनामुखे प्रयुद्धानां भीमसेनो भविष्यति। तं सर्वे संश्रयिष्यन्ति प्राकारमकुतोभयम् ॥५-५७-२३॥
senāmukhe prayuddhānāṃ bhīmaseno bhaviṣyati। taṃ sarve saṃśrayiṣyanti prākāramakutobhayam ॥5-57-23॥
[सेनामुखे (senāmukhe) - in the forefront of the army; प्रयुद्धानां (prayuddhānāṃ) - of those who are fighting; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; तम् (tam) - him; सर्वे (sarve) - all; संश्रयिष्यन्ति (saṃśrayiṣyanti) - will take refuge; प्राकारम् (prākāram) - fortification; अकुतोभयम् (akutobhayam) - fearless from any direction;]
(In the forefront of the army, Bhimasena will be among those who are fighting. All will take refuge in him as a fearless fortification.)
In the forefront of the army, Bhimasena will be among those who are fighting. Everyone will seek refuge in him as a fearless fortification.
यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भीमेन कुञ्जरान्विनिपातितान्। विशीर्णदन्तान्गिर्याभान्भिन्नकुम्भान्सशोणितान् ॥५-५७-२४॥
yadā drakṣyasi bhīmena kuñjarānvinipātitān। viśīrṇadantāngiryābhānbhinnakumbhānsaśoṇitān ॥5-57-24॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; विनिपातितान् (vinipātitān) - felled; विशीर्णदन्तान् (viśīrṇadantān) - with broken tusks; गिर्याभान् (giryābhān) - mountain-like; भिन्नकुम्भान् (bhinnakumbhān) - with shattered temples; सशोणितान् (saśoṇitān) - bloody;]
(When you will see the elephants felled by Bhima, with broken tusks, mountain-like, with shattered temples, bloody.)
When you witness the elephants, resembling mountains, brought down by Bhima, their tusks broken, temples shattered, and covered in blood.
तानभिप्रेक्ष्य सङ्ग्रामे विशीर्णानिव पर्वतान्। भीतो भीमस्य संस्पर्शात्स्मर्तासि वचनस्य मे ॥५-५७-२५॥
tānabhiprekṣya saṅgrāme viśīrṇāniva parvatān। bhīto bhīmasya saṃsparśātsmartāsi vacanasya me ॥5-57-25॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; विशीर्णान् (viśīrṇān) - scattered; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; संस्पर्शात् (saṃsparśāt) - by the touch; स्मर्तासि (smartāsi) - you will remember; वचनस्य (vacanasya) - the words; मे (me) - my;]
(Having seen them scattered in the battle like mountains, afraid by the touch of Bhima, you will remember my words.)
Seeing them scattered in the battlefield like mountains, you will recall my words, being afraid of Bhima's touch.
निर्दग्धं भीमसेनेन सैन्यं हतरथद्विपम्। गतिमग्नेरिव प्रेक्ष्य स्मर्तासि वचनस्य मे ॥५-५७-२६॥
nirdagdhaṁ bhīmasenena sainyaṁ hatarathadvipam। gatimagneriva prekṣya smartāsi vacanasya me ॥5-57-26॥
[निर्दग्धं (nirdagdham) - burnt; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - army; हत (hata) - killed; रथ (ratha) - chariots; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephants; गतिम् (gatim) - movement; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire; इव (iva) - like; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; स्मर्तासि (smartāsi) - you will remember; वचनस्य (vacanasya) - of the words; मे (me) - my;]
(Seeing the army burnt by Bhimasena, with chariots and elephants killed, like the movement of fire, you will remember my words.)
You will recall my words when you see the army scorched by Bhimasena, with its chariots and elephants destroyed, resembling the path of a fire.
महद्वो भयमागामि न चेच्छाम्यथ पाण्डवैः। गदया भीमसेनेन हताः शममुपैष्यथ ॥५-५७-२७॥
mahadvō bhayamāgāmi na cecchāmyatha pāṇḍavaiḥ। gadayā bhīmasenena hatāḥ śamamupaiṣyatha ॥5-57-27॥
[महत् (mahat) - great; वः (vaḥ) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आगामि (āgāmi) - approaching; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; शाम्यथ (śāmyatha) - you cease; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; गदया (gadayā) - by the mace; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; शमम् (śamam) - peace; उपैष्यथ (upaiṣyatha) - you will attain;]
(A great fear is approaching you if you do not cease by the Pandavas; killed by the mace of Bhimasena, you will attain peace.)
A great fear is coming your way if you do not make peace with the Pandavas. You will find peace only after being killed by Bhimasena's mace.
महावनमिव छिन्नं यदा द्रक्ष्यसि पातितम्। बलं कुरूणां सङ्ग्रामे तदा स्मर्तासि मे वचः ॥५-५७-२८॥
mahāvanam iva chinnaṃ yadā drakṣyasi pātitam। balaṃ kurūṇāṃ saṅgrāme tadā smartāsi me vacaḥ ॥5-57-28॥
[महावनम् (mahāvanam) - great forest; इव (iva) - like; छिन्नम् (chinnam) - cut down; यदा (yadā) - when; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; पातितम् (pātitam) - fallen; बलम् (balam) - the strength; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; स्मर्तासि (smartāsi) - you will remember; मे (me) - my; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(When you will see the strength of the Kurus fallen like a great forest cut down in battle, then you will remember my words.)
When you witness the might of the Kuru warriors fallen in battle like a great forest that has been cut down, then you will recall my words.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एतावदुक्त्वा राजा तु स सर्वान्पृथिवीपतीन्। अनुभाष्य महाराज पुनः पप्रच्छ सञ्जयम् ॥५-५७-२९॥
etāvad uktvā rājā tu sa sarvān pṛthivīpatīn। anubhāṣya mahārāja punaḥ papraccha sañjayam ॥5-57-29॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; राजा (rājā) - the king; तु (tu) - but; सः (saḥ) - he; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पृथिवीपतीन् (pṛthivīpatīn) - the lords of the earth; अनुभाष्य (anubhāṣya) - addressing; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - Sanjaya;]
(Thus having spoken, the king, addressing all the lords of the earth, O great king, again asked Sanjaya.)
After speaking thus, the king addressed all the lords of the earth and then asked Sanjaya once more, O great king.
