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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
यदब्रूतां महात्मानौ वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ शुश्रूषे वचनं तव ॥५-५८-१॥
yadabrūtāṃ mahātmānau vāsudevadhanañjayau। tanme brūhi mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṃ tava ॥5-58-1॥
[यत् (yat) - what; अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - said; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; धनञ्जयौ (dhanañjayau) - Dhananjaya; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O wise one; शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) - I am eager to hear; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; तव (tava) - your;]
(What the great souls Vasudeva and Dhananjaya said, tell me that, O wise one, I am eager to hear your words.)
O wise one, please tell me what the great souls Vasudeva and Dhananjaya said, as I am eager to hear your words.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
शृणु राजन्यथा दृष्टौ मया कृष्णधनञ्जयौ। ऊचतुश्चापि यद्वीरौ तत्ते वक्ष्यामि भारत ॥५-५८-२॥
śṛṇu rājanyathā dṛṣṭau mayā kṛṣṇadhanañjayau। ūcatuścāpi yadvīrau tatte vakṣyāmi bhārata ॥5-58-2॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; दृष्टौ (dṛṣṭau) - seen; मया (mayā) - by me; कृष्णधनञ्जयौ (kṛṣṇadhanañjayau) - Krishna and Dhananjaya; ऊचतुश् (ūcatuś) - said; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यद् (yad) - what; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Listen, O king, as I have seen Krishna and Dhananjaya. I will tell you what those heroes also said, O Bharata.)
Listen, O king, to what I have seen and heard from Krishna and Dhananjaya. I will recount to you the words of those heroes, O Bharata.
पादाङ्गुलीरभिप्रेक्षन्प्रयतोऽहं कृताञ्जलिः। शुद्धान्तं प्राविशं राजन्नाख्यातुं नरदेवयोः ॥५-५८-३॥
pādāṅgulīrabhiprekṣanprayato'haṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ। śuddhāntaṁ prāviśaṁ rājannākhyātuṁ naradevayoḥ ॥5-58-3॥
[पादाङ्गुलीः (pādāṅgulīḥ) - toes; अभिप्रेक्षन् (abhiprekṣan) - looking at; प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - devoted; अहम् (aham) - I; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; शुद्धान्तम् (śuddhāntam) - pure end; प्राविशम् (prāviśam) - entered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell; नरदेवयोः (naradevayoḥ) - of the two lords of men;]
(Looking at the toes, devoted, I with folded hands entered the pure end, O king, to tell of the two lords of men.)
With a focused mind and folded hands, I looked at my toes and entered the pure chamber to report to the two kings.
नैवाभिमन्युर्न यमौ तं देशमभियान्ति वै। यत्र कृष्णौ च कृष्णा च सत्यभामा च भामिनी ॥५-५८-४॥
naivābhimanyurna yamau taṃ deśamabhiyānti vai। yatra kṛṣṇau ca kṛṣṇā ca satyabhāmā ca bhāminī ॥5-58-4॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; न (na) - not; यमौ (yamau) - the two Yamas; तं (taṃ) - that; देशम् (deśam) - place; अभियान्ति (abhiyānti) - approach; वै (vai) - indeed; यत्र (yatra) - where; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas; च (ca) - and; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; सत्यभामा (satyabhāmā) - Satyabhama; च (ca) - and; भामिनी (bhāminī) - the illustrious lady;]
(Neither Abhimanyu nor the two Yamas approach that place, where the two Krishnas, Krishna, Satyabhama, and the illustrious lady are.)
Neither Abhimanyu nor the two Yamas can reach the place where the two Krishnas, Krishna, Satyabhama, and the illustrious lady reside.
उभौ मध्वासवक्षीबावुभौ चन्दनरूषितौ। स्रग्विणौ वरवस्त्रौ तौ दिव्याभरणभूषितौ ॥५-५८-५॥
ubhau madhvāsavakṣībāvubhau candanarūṣitau। sragviṇau varavastrau tau divyābharaṇabhūṣitau ॥5-58-5॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; मधु (madhu) - honey; आसव (āsava) - liquor; क्षीबौ (kṣībāv) - intoxicated; उभौ (ubhau) - both; चन्दन (candana) - sandalwood; रूषितौ (rūṣitau) - smeared; स्रग्विणौ (sragviṇau) - wearing garlands; वर (vara) - excellent; वस्त्रौ (vastrau) - clothes; तौ (tau) - they; दिव्य (divya) - divine; आभरण (ābharaṇa) - ornaments; भूषितौ (bhūṣitau) - adorned;]
(Both intoxicated with honey-liquor, both smeared with sandalwood, wearing garlands, excellent clothes, they adorned with divine ornaments.)
Both were intoxicated with honey-liquor and smeared with sandalwood paste. They wore garlands and excellent clothes, adorned with divine ornaments.
नैकरत्नविचित्रं तु काञ्चनं महदासनम्। विविधास्तरणास्तीर्णं यत्रासातामरिंदमौ ॥५-५८-६॥
naikaratnavicitraṁ tu kāñcanaṁ mahadāsanam। vividhāstaraṇāstīrṇaṁ yatrāsātāmariṁdamau ॥5-58-6॥
[नैक (naika) - many; रत्न (ratna) - gems; विचित्रं (vicitraṁ) - variegated; तु (tu) - but; काञ्चनं (kāñcanaṁ) - golden; महत् (mahat) - great; आसनम् (āsanam) - seat; विविध (vividhā) - various; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - coverings; अस्तीर्णं (astīrṇaṁ) - spread; यत्र (yatra) - where; आसाताम् (āsātām) - sat; अरिंदमौ (ariṁdamau) - the subduers of enemies;]
(A great golden seat, variegated with many gems, with various coverings spread, where the subduers of enemies sat.)
The two subduers of enemies sat on a great golden seat, adorned with various coverings and inlaid with many gems.
अर्जुनोत्सङ्गगौ पादौ केशवस्योपलक्षये। अर्जुनस्य च कृष्णायां सत्यायां च महात्मनः ॥५-५८-७॥
arjunotsaṅgagau pādau keśavasyopalakṣaye। arjunasya ca kṛṣṇāyāṃ satyāyāṃ ca mahātmanaḥ ॥5-58-7॥
[अर्जुनोत्सङ्गगौ (arjunotsaṅgagau) - in Arjuna's lap; पादौ (pādau) - feet; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I see; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; कृष्णायां (kṛṣṇāyāṃ) - in Krishna; सत्यायां (satyāyāṃ) - in truth; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(I see the feet of Keshava in Arjuna's lap, and of Arjuna in Krishna, in truth, and of the great soul.)
I observe the feet of Keshava resting in Arjuna's lap, and those of Arjuna in Krishna, truly reflecting the great soul.
काञ्चनं पादपीठं तु पार्थो मे प्रादिशत्तदा। तदहं पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा ततो भूमावुपाविशम् ॥५-५८-८॥
kāñcanaṁ pādapīṭhaṁ tu pārtho me prādiśattadā। tadahaṁ pāṇinā spṛṣṭvā tato bhūmāvupāviśam ॥5-58-8॥
[काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden; पादपीठम् (pādapīṭham) - footstool; तु (tu) - but; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; मे (me) - to me; प्रादिशत् (prādiśat) - gave; तदा (tadā) - then; तत् (tat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with hand; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - touching; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; उपाविशम् (upāviśam) - sat;]
(Arjuna then gave me a golden footstool. Touching it with my hand, I then sat on the ground.)
Arjuna offered me a golden footstool, but after touching it with my hand, I chose to sit on the ground.
ऊर्ध्वरेखतलौ पादौ पार्थस्य शुभलक्षणौ। पादपीठादपहृतौ तत्रापश्यमहं शुभौ ॥५-५८-९॥
ūrdhvarekhatlau pādau pārthasya śubhalakṣaṇau। pādapīṭhādapahṛtau tatrāpaśyamahaṃ śubhau ॥5-58-9॥
[ऊर्ध्वरेखतलौ (ūrdhvarekhatlau) - with upward lines; पादौ (pādau) - feet; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; शुभलक्षणौ (śubhalakṣaṇau) - auspicious signs; पादपीठात् (pādapīṭhāt) - from the footrest; अपहृतौ (apahṛtau) - removed; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw; अहम् (aham) - I; शुभौ (śubhau) - auspicious;]
(The feet of Arjuna, with upward lines and auspicious signs, were removed from the footrest; there I saw the auspicious ones.)
I saw the auspicious feet of Arjuna, marked with upward lines and auspicious signs, removed from the footrest.
श्यामौ बृहन्तौ तरुणौ शालस्कन्धाविवोद्गतौ। एकासनगतौ दृष्ट्वा भयं मां महदाविशत् ॥५-५८-१०॥
śyāmau bṛhantau taruṇau śālaskandhāvivotgatau। ekāsanagatau dṛṣṭvā bhayaṃ māṃ mahādāviśat ॥5-58-10॥
[श्यामौ (śyāmau) - dark; बृहन्तौ (bṛhantau) - huge; तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young; शालस्कन्धाविवोद्गतौ (śālaskandhāvivotgatau) - like two strong trees; एकासनगतौ (ekāsanagatau) - seated together; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; माम् (mām) - me; महदाविशत् (mahādāviśat) - greatly entered;]
(Dark, huge, young, like two strong trees, seated together, seeing, fear greatly entered me.)
Seeing the two young, dark, and huge figures seated together like strong trees, a great fear entered me.
इन्द्रविष्णुसमावेतौ मन्दात्मा नावबुध्यते। संश्रयाद्द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां कर्णस्य च विकत्थनात् ॥५-५८-११॥
indraviṣṇusamāvetau mandātmā nāvabudhyate। saṃśrayāddroṇabhīṣmābhyāṃ karṇasya ca vikatthanāt ॥5-58-11॥
[इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; विष्णु (viṣṇu) - Vishnu; समावेतौ (samāvetau) - united; मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-minded; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands; संश्रयात् (saṃśrayāt) - due to reliance; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; भीष्माभ्यां (bhīṣmābhyāṃ) - and Bhishma; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; च (ca) - and; विकत्थनात् (vikatthanāt) - boasting;]
(The dull-minded does not understand the union of Indra and Vishnu, due to reliance on Drona, Bhishma, and the boasting of Karna.)
The dull-minded person fails to comprehend the alliance of Indra and Vishnu, being misled by reliance on Drona, Bhishma, and the boasts of Karna.
निदेशस्थाविमौ यस्य मानसस्तस्य सेत्स्यते। सङ्कल्पो धर्मराजस्य निश्चयो मे तदाभवत् ॥५-५८-१२॥
nideśasthāvimau yasya mānasastasya setsyate। saṅkalpo dharmarājasya niścayo me tadābhavat ॥5-58-12॥
[निदेशस्थाविमौ (nideśasthāvimau) - under command; these two; यस्य (yasya) - whose; मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mind; तस्य (tasya) - his; सेत्स्यते (setsyate) - will be; सङ्कल्पः (saṅkalpaḥ) - resolve; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - determination; मे (me) - my; तदा (tadā) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Under command, these two whose mind will be, the resolve of Dharmaraja, my determination then became.)
The resolve of Dharmaraja, whose mind these two are under command, became my determination then.
सत्कृतश्चान्नपानाभ्यामाच्छन्नो लब्धसत्क्रियः। अञ्जलिं मूर्ध्नि सन्धाय तौ संदेशमचोदयम् ॥५-५८-१३॥
satkṛtaścānnapānābhyāmācchanno labdhasatkriyaḥ। añjaliṃ mūrdhni sandhāya tau saṃdeśamacodayam ॥5-58-13॥
[सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; अन्नपानाभ्याम् (annapānābhyām) - with food and drink; आच्छन्नः (ācchannaḥ) - covered; लब्धसत्क्रियः (labdhasatkriyaḥ) - having received due honors; अञ्जलिम् (añjalim) - with folded hands; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; सन्धाय (sandhāya) - placing; तौ (tau) - those two; संदेशम् (saṃdeśam) - message; अचोदयम् (acodayam) - I urged;]
(Honored and covered with food and drink, having received due honors, placing folded hands on the head, I urged those two with the message.)
Having been honored with food and drink and having received due respects, I placed my folded hands on my head and urged those two with the message.
धनुर्बाणोचितेनैकपाणिना शुभलक्षणम्। पादमानमयन्पार्थः केशवं समचोदयत् ॥५-५८-१४॥
dhanurbāṇocitenaikapāṇinā śubhalakṣaṇam। pādamānayam pārtḥaḥ keśavaṃ samacodayat ॥5-58-14॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; उचितेन (ucitena) - suitable; एक (eka) - one; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by hand; शुभ (śubha) - auspicious; लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic; पाद (pāda) - foot; मानयन् (mānayan) - honoring; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; केशवम् (keśavam) - Krishna; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged;]
(With a bow and arrow in one hand, possessing auspicious characteristics, Arjuna, honoring Krishna, urged him.)
Arjuna, holding a bow and arrow in one hand and possessing auspicious characteristics, respectfully urged Krishna.
इन्द्रकेतुरिवोत्थाय सर्वाभरणभूषितः। इन्द्रवीर्योपमः कृष्णः संविष्टो माभ्यभाषत ॥५-५८-१५॥
indraketurivotthāya sarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ। indravīryopamaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃviṣṭo mābhyabhāṣata ॥5-58-15॥
[इन्द्रकेतुः (indraketuḥ) - Indra-bannered; इव (iva) - like; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; सर्व (sarva) - all; आभरण (ābharaṇa) - ornaments; भूषितः (bhūṣitaḥ) - adorned; इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; उपमः (upamaḥ) - equal to; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; संविष्टः (saṃviṣṭaḥ) - seated; माम् (mām) - me; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(Like Indra-bannered, having risen, adorned with all ornaments, equal to Indra in strength, Krishna, seated, addressed me.)
Krishna, adorned with all ornaments and equal in strength to Indra, rose like the Indra-bannered and addressed me while seated.
वाचं स वदतां श्रेष्ठो ह्लादिनीं वचनक्षमाम्। त्रासनीं धार्तराष्ट्राणां मृदुपूर्वां सुदारुणाम् ॥५-५८-१६॥
vācaṃ sa vadatāṃ śreṣṭho hlādinīṃ vacanakṣamām। trāsanīṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ mṛdupūrvāṃ sudāruṇām ॥5-58-16॥
[वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; स (sa) - he; वदतां (vadatāṃ) - of speakers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; ह्लादिनीं (hlādinīṃ) - pleasing; वचनक्षमाम् (vacanakṣamām) - capable of words; त्रासनीं (trāsanīṃ) - frightening; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; मृदुपूर्वां (mṛdupūrvāṃ) - soft at first; सुदारुणाम् (sudāruṇām) - very harsh;]
(He, the best of speakers, uttered speech that was pleasing, capable of words, frightening to the sons of Dhritarashtra, soft at first and very harsh.)
He, the best among speakers, spoke words that were initially gentle but ultimately very harsh, pleasing yet terrifying to the sons of Dhritarashtra.
वाचं तां वचनार्हस्य शिक्षाक्षरसमन्विताम्। अश्रौषमहमिष्टार्थां पश्चाद्धृदयशोषिणीम् ॥५-५८-१७॥
vācaṃ tāṃ vacanārhasya śikṣākṣarasamanvitām। aśrauṣamahamiṣṭārthāṃ paścāddhṛdayaśoṣiṇīm ॥5-58-17॥
[वाचम् (vācam) - speech; ताम् (tām) - that; वचनार्हस्य (vacanārhasya) - of one worthy of speech; शिक्षा (śikṣā) - instruction; अक्षर (akṣara) - syllables; समन्विताम् (samanvitām) - endowed with; अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard; अहम् (aham) - I; इष्टार्थाम् (iṣṭārthām) - desired meaning; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; हृदयशोषिणीम् (hṛdayaśoṣiṇīm) - heart-drying;]
(I heard that speech of one worthy of speech, endowed with instructional syllables, which afterwards dried the heart.)
I heard the speech of a worthy person, full of instructional syllables, which later left my heart dry.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
सञ्जयेदं वचो ब्रूया धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम्। शृण्वतः कुरुमुख्यस्य द्रोणस्यापि च शृण्वतः ॥५-५८-१८॥
sañjayedam vaco brūyā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ manīṣiṇam। śṛṇvataḥ kurumukhyasya droṇasyāpi ca śṛṇvataḥ ॥5-58-18॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; इदं (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - should say; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - wise one; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - listening; कुरुमुख्यस्य (kurumukhyasya) - of the chief of the Kurus; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Sanjaya should say this speech to the wise Dhritarashtra, listening to the chief of the Kurus and also to Drona.)
Sanjaya should convey this message to the wise King Dhritarashtra, while both the chief of the Kurus and Drona are listening.
यजध्वं विपुलैर्यज्ञैर्विप्रेभ्यो दत्त दक्षिणाः। पुत्रैर्दारैश्च मोदध्वं महद्वो भयमागतम् ॥५-५८-१९॥
yajadhvaṁ vipulairyajñairviprebhyo datta dakṣiṇāḥ। putrairdāraiśca modadhvaṁ mahadvo bhayamāgatam ॥5-58-19॥
[यजध्वं (yajadhvaṁ) - perform; विपुलैः (vipulaiḥ) - abundant; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to the priests; दत्त (datta) - give; दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - gifts; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with sons; दारैः (dāraiḥ) - with wives; च (ca) - and; मोदध्वं (modadhvaṁ) - rejoice; महत् (mahat) - great; वः (vaḥ) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come;]
(Perform abundant sacrifices, give gifts to the priests; rejoice with sons and wives, your great fear has come.)
Perform abundant sacrifices and give gifts to the priests. Rejoice with your sons and wives, for a great fear has come upon you.
अर्थांस्त्यजत पात्रेभ्यः सुतान्प्राप्नुत कामजान्। प्रियं प्रियेभ्यश्चरत राजा हि त्वरते जये ॥५-५८-२०॥
arthāṁstyajata pātrebhyaḥ sutānprāpnuta kāmajān। priyaṁ priyebhyaścarata rājā hi tvarate jaye ॥5-58-20॥
[अर्थान् (arthān) - wealth; त्यजत (tyajata) - abandon; पात्रेभ्यः (pātrebhyaḥ) - to the deserving; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; प्राप्नुत (prāpnuta) - obtain; कामजान् (kāmajān) - born of desire; प्रियं (priyaṁ) - dear; प्रियेभ्यः (priyebhyaḥ) - to the beloved; चरत (carata) - act; राजा (rājā) - king; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वरते (tvarate) - hastens; जये (jaye) - to victory;]
(Abandon wealth to the deserving, obtain sons born of desire. Act dear to the beloved, for the king indeed hastens to victory.)
Abandon wealth to those who deserve it, gain sons born of desire. Act lovingly towards the beloved, for the king indeed hastens to victory.
ऋणमेतत्प्रवृद्धं मे हृदयान्नापसर्पति। यद्गोविन्देति चुक्रोश कृष्णा मां दूरवासिनम् ॥५-५८-२१॥
ṛṇametatpravṛddhaṃ me hṛdayānnāpasarpati। yadgovindeti cukrośa kṛṣṇā māṃ dūravāsinam ॥5-58-21॥
[ऋणम् (ṛṇam) - debt; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रवृद्धं (pravṛddhaṃ) - increased; मे (me) - my; हृदयात् (hṛdayāt) - from heart; न (na) - not; अपसर्पति (apasarpati) - departs; यत् (yat) - as; गोविन्देति (govindeti) - Govinda; चुक्रोश (cukrośa) - cried; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā; मां (māṃ) - me; दूरवासिनम् (dūravāsinam) - living far away;]
(This increased debt does not depart from my heart, as Kṛṣṇā cried out 'Govinda' to me living far away.)
Kṛṣṇā, feeling the burden of this growing debt, cried out 'Govinda' to me, who was living far away, expressing her deep longing and distress.
तेजोमयं दुराधर्षं गाण्डीवं यस्य कार्मुकम्। मद्द्वितीयेन तेनेह वैरं वः सव्यसाचिना ॥५-५८-२२॥
tejomayaṃ durādharṣaṃ gāṇḍīvaṃ yasya kārmukam। maddvitīyena teneha vairaṃ vaḥ savyasācinā ॥5-58-22॥
[तेजोमयं (tejomayaṃ) - full of brilliance; दुराधर्षं (durādharṣaṃ) - invincible; गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; यस्य (yasya) - whose; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; मद्द्वितीयेन (maddvitīyena) - with me as the second; तेन (tena) - by him; इह (iha) - here; वैरं (vairaṃ) - enmity; वः (vaḥ) - your; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasachi (Arjuna);]
(Full of brilliance and invincible is the Gandiva bow, whose bow, with me as the second, by him here is your enmity by Savyasachi (Arjuna).)
The Gandiva bow, full of brilliance and invincible, belongs to him whose bow, with me as his ally, is the source of your enmity here, wielded by Savyasachi (Arjuna).
मद्द्वितीयं पुनः पार्थं कः प्रार्थयितुमिच्छति। यो न कालपरीतो वाप्यपि साक्षात्पुरंदरः ॥५-५८-२३॥
maddvitīyaṃ punaḥ pārthaṃ kaḥ prārthayitumicchati। yo na kālaparīto vāpyapi sākṣātpuraṃdaraḥ ॥5-58-23॥
[मद्द्वितीयं (maddvitīyaṃ) - my second; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; कः (kaḥ) - who; प्रार्थयितुम् (prārthayitum) - to request; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; कालपरीतः (kālaparītaḥ) - overcome by time; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra;]
(Who desires to request Arjuna, my second, again? Who is not overcome by time, or even directly Indra?)
Who would wish to seek Arjuna, my second self, once more? Who is not overtaken by time, or even by Indra himself?
बाहुभ्यामुद्वहेद्भूमिं दहेत्क्रुद्ध इमाः प्रजाः। पातयेत्त्रिदिवाद्देवान्योऽर्जुनं समरे जयेत् ॥५-५८-२४॥
bāhubhyām udvahed bhūmiṃ dahet kruddha imāḥ prajāḥ। pātayet tridivād devān yo'rjunaṃ samare jayet ॥5-58-24॥
[बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with both arms; उद्वहेत् (udvahet) - could lift; भूमिम् (bhūmiṃ) - the earth; दहेत् (dahet) - could burn; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; इमाः (imāḥ) - these; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; पातयेत् (pātayet) - could bring down; त्रिदिवात् (tridivāt) - from heaven; देवान् (devān) - the gods; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; जयेत् (jayet) - could conquer;]
(With both arms, he could lift the earth, could burn these creatures in anger, could bring down the gods from heaven, who could conquer Arjuna in battle.)
With his might, he could lift the earth with both arms, burn all creatures in his wrath, bring down the gods from heaven, and conquer Arjuna in battle.
देवासुरमनुष्येषु यक्षगन्धर्वभोगिषु। न तं पश्याम्यहं युद्धे पाण्डवं योऽभ्ययाद्रणे ॥५-५८-२५॥
devāsuramanuṣyeṣu yakṣagandharvabhogiṣu। na taṃ paśyāmyahaṃ yuddhe pāṇḍavaṃ yo'bhyayādraṇe ॥5-58-25॥
[देव (deva) - god; असुर (asura) - demon; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among humans; यक्ष (yakṣa) - yaksha; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharva; भोगिषु (bhogiṣu) - among enjoyers; न (na) - not; तम् (tam) - him; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; अहम् (aham) - I; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; यः (yaḥ) - who; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield;]
(Among gods, demons, humans, yakshas, gandharvas, and enjoyers, I do not see him in battle, the Pandava who approached in the battlefield.)
Among gods, demons, humans, yakshas, gandharvas, and enjoyers, I do not see any Pandava who approached in the battlefield.
यत्तद्विराटनगरे श्रूयते महदद्भुतम्। एकस्य च बहूनां च पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥५-५८-२६॥
yattadvirāṭanagare śrūyate mahadadbhutam। ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam ॥5-58-26॥
[यत् (yat) - that which; तत् (tat) - that; विराटनगरे (virāṭanagare) - in the city of Virata; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; महद् (mahad) - great; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; च (ca) - and; बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many; च (ca) - and; पर्याप्तम् (paryāptam) - sufficient; तत् (tat) - that; निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - example;]
(That which is heard in the city of Virata is a great wonder; it is an example of sufficiency for one and many.)
The great wonder heard in the city of Virata serves as an example of sufficiency for both one and many.
एकेन पाण्डुपुत्रेण विराटनगरे यदा। भग्नाः पलायन्त दिशः पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम् ॥५-५८-२७॥
ekena pāṇḍuputreṇa virāṭanagare yadā। bhagnāḥ palāyanta diśaḥ paryāptaṃ tannidarśanam ॥5-58-27॥
[एकेन (ekena) - by one; पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - by the son of Pandu; विराटनगरे (virāṭanagare) - in the city of Virata; यदा (yadā) - when; भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken; पलायन्त (palāyanta) - fleeing; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; पर्याप्तं (paryāptaṃ) - sufficient; तन्निदर्शनम् (tannidarśanam) - that is the indication;]
(By one son of Pandu, in the city of Virata, when broken, fleeing in all directions, sufficient, that is the indication.)
When one son of Pandu broke them in the city of Virata, they fled in all directions; that is sufficient indication.
बलं वीर्यं च तेजश्च शीघ्रता लघुहस्तता। अविषादश्च धैर्यं च पार्थान्नान्यत्र विद्यते ॥५-५८-२८॥
balaṁ vīryaṁ ca tejaśca śīghratā laghuhastatā। aviṣādaśca dhairyaṁ ca pārthānnānyatra vidyate ॥5-58-28॥
[बलम् (balam) - strength; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor; च (ca) - and; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; च (ca) - and; शीघ्रता (śīghratā) - swiftness; लघुहस्तता (laghuhastatā) - dexterity; अविषादः (aviṣādaḥ) - fearlessness; च (ca) - and; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; च (ca) - and; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - from Arjuna; न (na) - not; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Strength, valor, brilliance, swiftness, dexterity, fearlessness, and courage are found only in Arjuna, not elsewhere.)
Strength, valor, brilliance, swiftness, dexterity, fearlessness, and courage are qualities unique to Arjuna and are not found elsewhere.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
इत्यब्रवीद्धृषीकेशः पार्थमुद्धर्षयन्गिरा। गर्जन्समयवर्षीव गगने पाकशासनः ॥५-५८-२९॥
ity abravīd dhṛṣīkeśaḥ pārtham uddharṣayan girā। garjan samayavarṣīva gagane pākaśāsanaḥ ॥5-58-29॥
[इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृषीकेशः (dhṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hrishikesha; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Partha; उद्धर्षयन् (uddharṣayan) - encouraging; गिरा (girā) - with words; गर्जन् (garjan) - roaring; समयवर्षी (samayavarṣī) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; गगने (gagane) - in the sky; पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra;]
(Thus Hrishikesha said to Partha, encouraging with words, roaring like a cloud in the sky, Indra.)
Thus, Hrishikesha, encouraging Partha with his words, roared like Indra, the cloud-bearer, in the sky.
केशवस्य वचः श्रुत्वा किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः। अर्जुनस्तन्महद्वाक्यमब्रवील्लोमहर्षणम् ॥५-५८-३०॥
keśavasya vacaḥ śrutvā kirīṭī śvetavāhanaḥ। arjunastanmahadvākyamabravīllomaharṣaṇam ॥5-58-30॥
[केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with the crown; श्वेतवाहनः (śvetavāhanaḥ) - the one with the white horses; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तत् (tat) - that; महद्वाक्यम् (mahadvākyam) - great statement; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(Having heard the words of Keshava, the crowned one with white horses, Arjuna, said that great hair-raising statement.)
Upon hearing the words of Keshava, Arjuna, the one with the crown and white horses, spoke a statement that was truly hair-raising.
