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Pancharatra-core: Pandavas’s response and the final preparations, night before the war.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दुर्योधनस्य तद्वाक्यं निशम्य भरतर्षभः। नेत्राभ्यामतिताम्राभ्यां कैतव्यं समुदैक्षत ॥५-१६०-१॥
duryodhanasya tadvākyaṃ niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ। netrābhyāmatitāmrābhyāṃ kaitavyaṃ samudaikṣata ॥5-160-1॥
[दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; तद्वाक्यं (tadvākyaṃ) - those words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas; नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - with eyes; अतिताम्राभ्याम् (atitāmrābhyām) - very red; कैतव्यम् (kaitavyam) - to Kaitavya; समुदैक्षत (samudaikṣata) - looked at;]
(Having heard those words of Duryodhana, the best of the Bharatas looked at Kaitavya with very red eyes.)
Upon hearing Duryodhana's words, the distinguished Bharata turned his very red eyes towards Kaitavya.
स केशवमभिप्रेक्ष्य गुडाकेशो महायशाः। अभ्यभाषत कैतव्यं प्रगृह्य विपुलं भुजम् ॥५-१६०-२॥
sa keśavam abhiprekṣya guḍākeśo mahāyaśāḥ। abhyabhāṣata kaitavyaṃ pragṛhya vipulaṃ bhujam ॥5-160-2॥
[स (sa) - he; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having looked at; गुडाकेशः (guḍākeśaḥ) - Gudakesha; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; कैतव्यम् (kaitavyam) - to Kaitavya; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; विपुलम् (vipulam) - large; भुजम् (bhujam) - arm;]
(He, having looked at Keshava, Gudakesha, greatly renowned, spoke to Kaitavya, having taken the large arm.)
Gudakesha, the greatly renowned, looked at Keshava and spoke to Kaitavya, holding his large arm.
स्ववीर्यं यः समाश्रित्य समाह्वयति वै परान्। अभीतः पूरयञ्शक्तिं स वै पुरुष उच्यते ॥५-१६०-३॥
svavīryaṃ yaḥ samāśritya samāhvayati vai parān। abhītaḥ pūrayañśaktiṃ sa vai puruṣa ucyate ॥5-160-3॥
[स्ववीर्यं (svavīryaṃ) - own strength; यः (yaḥ) - who; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying upon; समाह्वयति (samāhvayati) - challenges; वै (vai) - indeed; परान् (parān) - others; अभीतः (abhītaḥ) - fearlessly; पूरयञ्शक्तिं (pūrayañśaktiṃ) - filling strength; स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man; उच्यते (ucyate) - is called;]
(He who, relying upon his own strength, indeed challenges others, fearlessly filling strength, he indeed is called a man.)
A man is one who, relying on his own strength, fearlessly challenges others and fills himself with power.
परवीर्यं समाश्रित्य यः समाह्वयते परान्। क्षत्रबन्धुरशक्तत्वाल्लोके स पुरुषाधमः ॥५-१६०-४॥
paravīryaṃ samāśritya yaḥ samāhvayate parān। kṣatrabandhuraśaktatvālloke sa puruṣādhamaḥ ॥5-160-4॥
[परवीर्यं (paravīryaṃ) - others' strength; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying on; यः (yaḥ) - who; समाह्वयते (samāhvayate) - challenges; परान् (parān) - others; क्षत्रबन्धुः (kṣatrabandhuḥ) - a kshatriya in name only; अशक्तत्वात् (aśaktatvāt) - due to incapability; लोके (loke) - in the world; सः (saḥ) - he; पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - the lowest among men;]
(Relying on others' strength, who challenges others, is a kshatriya in name only due to incapability, in the world he is the lowest among men.)
He who relies on the strength of others to challenge them is considered the lowest among men, a mere kshatriya in name, due to his incapability.
स त्वं परेषां वीर्येण मन्यसे वीर्यमात्मनः। स्वयं कापुरुषो मूढः परांश्च क्षेप्तुमिच्छसि ॥५-१६०-५॥
sa tvaṃ pareṣāṃ vīryeṇa manyase vīryamātmanaḥ। svayaṃ kāpuruṣo mūḍhaḥ parāṃśca kṣeptumicchasi ॥5-160-5॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṃ) - yourself; परेषां (pareṣāṃ) - of others; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by strength; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - yourself; कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - coward; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; परान् (parān) - others; च (ca) - and; क्षेप्तुम् (kṣeptum) - to blame; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(You think the strength of others is your own strength. Being a coward and foolish yourself, you wish to blame others.)
You mistakenly believe that the strength of others is your own. Being a coward and foolish, you desire to blame others.
यस्त्वं वृद्धं सर्वराज्ञां हितबुद्धिं जितेन्द्रियम्। मरणाय महाबुद्धिं दीक्षयित्वा विकत्थसे ॥५-१६०-६॥
yastvaṁ vṛddhaṁ sarvarājñāṁ hitabuddhiṁ jitendriyam। maraṇāya mahābuddhiṁ dīkṣayitvā vikatthase ॥5-160-6॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वृद्धं (vṛddhaṁ) - elder; सर्वराज्ञां (sarvarājñāṁ) - of all kings; हितबुद्धिं (hitabuddhiṁ) - wise and beneficial; जितेन्द्रियम् (jitendriyam) - one who has conquered the senses; मरणाय (maraṇāya) - for death; महाबुद्धिं (mahābuddhiṁ) - great wisdom; दीक्षयित्वा (dīkṣayitvā) - having initiated; विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast;]
(Who, you, the elder of all kings, wise and beneficial, having conquered the senses, having initiated great wisdom for death, you boast.)
You, who are the elder among all kings, possessing wisdom and beneficial intellect, having mastered your senses, initiated into great wisdom for the purpose of death, now you boast.
भावस्ते विदितोऽस्माभिर्दुर्बुद्धे कुलपांसन। न हनिष्यन्ति गङ्गेयं पाण्डवा घृणयेति च ॥५-१६०-७॥
bhāvas te vidito'smābhir durbuddhe kulapāṁsana। na haniṣyanti gaṅgeyāṁ pāṇḍavā ghṛṇayeti ca ॥5-160-7॥
[भावः (bhāvaḥ) - intention; ते (te) - your; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - evil-minded; कुलपांसन (kulapāṁsana) - disgrace of the family; न (na) - not; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; गङ्गेयम् (gaṅgeyām) - Ganga's son; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; घृणया (ghṛṇayā) - out of compassion; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and;]
(Your intention is known to us, evil-minded disgrace of the family. The Pandavas will not kill Ganga's son out of compassion, thus and.)
Your intentions are clear to us, you evil-minded disgrace to the family. The Pandavas will not kill the son of Ganga out of compassion.
यस्य वीर्यं समाश्रित्य धार्तराष्ट्र विकत्थसे। हन्तास्मि प्रथमं भीष्मं मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥५-१६०-८॥
yasya vīryaṃ samāśritya dhārtarāṣṭra vikatthase| hantāsmi prathamaṃ bhīṣmaṃ miṣatāṃ sarvadhanvinām ॥5-160-8॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying upon; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra's son; विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - you boast; हन्तास्मि (hantāsmi) - I will kill; प्रथमं (prathamaṃ) - first; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; मिषतां (miṣatāṃ) - in the presence; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers;]
(Relying upon whose strength, you, Dhritarashtra's son, boast. I will first kill Bhishma in the presence of all archers.)
Relying on the strength of whom you boast, O son of Dhritarashtra, I will first slay Bhishma in the sight of all the archers.
कैतव्य गत्वा भरतान्समेत्य; सुयोधनं धार्तराष्ट्रं ब्रवीहि। तथेत्याह अर्जुनः सव्यसाची; निशाव्यपाये भविता विमर्दः ॥५-१६०-९॥
kaitavya gatvā bharatānsametya; suyodhanaṃ dhārtarāṣṭraṃ bravīhi| tathetyāha arjunaḥ savyasācī; niśāvyapāye bhavitā vimardaḥ ॥5-160-9॥
[कैतव्य (kaitavya) - O Kaitavya; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; भरतान् (bharatān) - the Bharatas; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; सुयोधनं (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; धार्तराष्ट्रं (dhārtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra's son; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - speak; तथेत्याह (tathetyāha) - thus said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - the ambidextrous one; निशाव्यपाये (niśāvyapāye) - at the end of the night; भविता (bhavitā) - there will be; विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - a conflict;]
(O Kaitavya, having gone and met the Bharatas, speak to Suyodhana, Dhritarashtra's son. Thus said Arjuna, the ambidextrous one; at the end of the night, there will be a conflict.)
O Kaitavya, go and meet the Bharatas and speak to Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra. Arjuna, the ambidextrous one, said this; there will be a conflict at the end of the night.
यद्वोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमदीनसत्त्वो; मध्ये कुरूणां हर्षयन्सत्यसन्धः। अहं हन्ता पाण्डवानामनीकं; शाल्वेयकांश्चेति ममैष भारः ॥५-१६०-१०॥
yadvo'bravīdvākyamadīnasattvo; madhye kurūṇāṃ harṣayansatyasandhaḥ| ahaṃ hantā pāṇḍavānāmanīkaṃ; śālveyakāṃśceti mamaeṣa bhāraḥ ॥5-160-10॥
[यत् (yat) - that; वः (vaḥ) - your; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अदीन (adīna) - undaunted; सत्त्वः (sattvaḥ) - spirit; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; शाल्वेयकान् (śālveyakān) - of the Shalveyakas; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; मम (mama) - my; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden;]
(That speech, undaunted in spirit, was said by your truthful one in the midst of the Kurus, gladdening them: "I am the killer of the Pandavas' army and the Shalveyakas; thus, this is my burden.")
In the midst of the Kurus, your undaunted and truthful one spoke words that gladdened them, declaring that he bears the burden of being the destroyer of the Pandavas' army and the Shalveyakas.
हन्यामहं द्रोणमृते हि लोकं; न ते भयं विद्यते पाण्डवेभ्यः। ततो हि ते लब्धतमं च राज्यं; क्षयं गताः पाण्डवाश्चेति भावः ॥५-१६०-११॥
hanyāmahaṃ droṇamṛte hi lokaṃ; na te bhayaṃ vidyate pāṇḍavebhyaḥ| tato hi te labdhatamaṃ ca rājyaṃ; kṣayaṃ gatāḥ pāṇḍavāśceti bhāvaḥ ॥5-160-11॥
[हन्याम (hanyām) - I would kill; अहम् (aham) - I; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; ऋते (ṛte) - except; हि (hi) - indeed; लोकम् (lokam) - world; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; पाण्डवेभ्यः (pāṇḍavebhyaḥ) - from the Pāṇḍavas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; लब्धतमम् (labdhatamam) - most obtained; च (ca) - and; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; भावः (bhāvaḥ) - meaning;]
(I would kill Droṇa, except indeed the world; your fear does not exist from the Pāṇḍavas. Then indeed your most obtained kingdom; the Pāṇḍavas have gone to destruction, thus is the meaning.)
I would kill Droṇa, except indeed the world; you have no fear from the Pāṇḍavas. Then indeed your kingdom is most secure; the Pāṇḍavas have been destroyed, thus is the meaning.
स दर्पपूर्णो न समीक्षसे त्व; मनर्थमात्मन्यपि वर्तमानम्। तस्मादहं ते प्रथमं समूहे; हन्ता समक्षं कुरुवृद्धमेव ॥५-१६०-१२॥
sa darpapūrṇo na samīkṣase tva; manarthamātmanyapi vartamānam. tasmādahaṃ te prathamaṃ samūhe; hantā samakṣaṃ kuruvṛddhameva ॥5-160-12॥
[स (sa) - he; दर्पपूर्णः (darpapūrṇaḥ) - full of pride; न (na) - not; समीक्षसे (samīkṣase) - you see; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मनर्थम् (manartham) - disaster; आत्मनि (ātmani) - in yourself; अपि (api) - even; वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - existing; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अहम् (aham) - I; ते (te) - your; प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; समूहे (samūhe) - in the assembly; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in front; कुरुवृद्धम् (kuruvṛddham) - the elder of the Kurus; एव (eva) - indeed;]
(He, full of pride, you do not see the disaster existing in yourself. Therefore, I, your first killer in the assembly, in front of the elder of the Kurus, indeed.)
You, full of pride, fail to see the disaster that exists within you. Therefore, I will be your first adversary in the assembly, right in front of the elder of the Kurus.
सूर्योदये युक्तसेनः प्रतीक्ष्य; ध्वजी रथी रक्ष च सत्यसन्धम्। अहं हि वः पश्यतां द्वीपमेनं; रथाद्भीष्मं पातयितास्मि बाणैः ॥५-१६०-१३॥
sūryodaye yuktasenaḥ pratīkṣya; dhvajī rathī rakṣa ca satyasandham। ahaṃ hi vaḥ paśyatāṃ dvīpamenaṃ; rathādbhīṣmaṃ pātayitāsmi bāṇaiḥ ॥5-160-13॥
[सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; युक्तसेनः (yuktasenaḥ) - Yuktasena; प्रतीक्ष्य (pratīkṣya) - waiting; ध्वजी (dhvajī) - with a flag; रथी (rathī) - charioteer; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; च (ca) - and; सत्यसन्धम् (satyasandham) - truthful; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; वः (vaḥ) - your; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - seeing; द्वीपम् (dvīpam) - island; एनम् (enam) - this; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; पातयितास्मि (pātayitāsmi) - will cause to fall; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(At sunrise, Yuktasena, waiting with a flag, charioteer, protect the truthful. Indeed, I will cause Bhishma to fall from the chariot with arrows, as you see this island.)
At sunrise, Yuktasena, waiting with a flag, as a charioteer, protect the truthful. Indeed, I will make Bhishma fall from the chariot with arrows, as you all see this island.
श्वोभूते कत्थनावाक्यं विज्ञास्यति सुयोधनः। अर्दितं शरजालेन मया दृष्ट्वा पितामहम् ॥५-१६०-१४॥
śvobhūte katthanāvākyaṃ vijñāsyati suyodhanaḥ। arditaṃ śarajālena mayā dṛṣṭvā pitāmaham ॥5-160-14॥
[श्वोभूते (śvobhūte) - tomorrow; कत्थनावाक्यं (katthanāvākyaṃ) - boastful words; विज्ञास्यति (vijñāsyati) - will know; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; अर्दितं (arditaṃ) - afflicted; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - by the shower of arrows; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Tomorrow, Suyodhana will know the boastful words, having seen the grandfather afflicted by the shower of arrows by me.)
Tomorrow, Suyodhana will realize the emptiness of his boastful words when he sees his grandfather struck down by my shower of arrows.
यदुक्तश्च सभामध्ये पुरुषो ह्रस्वदर्शनः। क्रुद्धेन भीमसेनेन भ्राता दुःशासनस्तव ॥५-१६०-१५॥
yaduktaśca sabhāmadhye puruṣo hrasvadarśanaḥ। kruddhena bhīmasenena bhrātā duḥśāsanastava ॥5-160-15॥
[यत् (yat) - that; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said; च (ca) - and; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; ह्रस्वदर्शनः (hrasvadarśanaḥ) - short-sighted; क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the angry; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - Bhimasena; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तव (tava) - your;]
(That which was said in the middle of the assembly by the short-sighted man, your brother Duhshasana, by the angry Bhimasena.)
In the assembly, your brother Duhshasana, who is short-sighted, was addressed by the angry Bhimasena.
अधर्मज्ञो नित्यवैरी पापबुद्धिर्नृशंसकृत्। सत्यां प्रतिज्ञां नचिराद्रक्ष्यसे तां सुयोधन ॥५-१६०-१६॥
adharmajño nityavairī pāpabuddhirnṛśaṁsakṛt। satyāṁ pratijñāṁ nacirādrakṣyase tāṁ suyodhana ॥5-160-16॥
[अधर्मज्ञः (adharmajñaḥ) - knower of unrighteousness; नित्यवैरी (nityavairī) - eternal enemy; पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - wicked-minded; नृशंसकृत् (nṛśaṁsakṛt) - cruel deed; सत्याम् (satyām) - true; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise; नचिरात् (nacirāt) - soon; रक्ष्यसे (rakṣyase) - you will protect; ताम् (tām) - that; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(O Suyodhana, knower of unrighteousness, eternal enemy, wicked-minded, cruel deed, you will soon protect that true promise.)
O Suyodhana, you, who are known for unrighteousness, eternal enmity, and wickedness, will soon uphold that true promise.
अभिमानस्य दर्पस्य क्रोधपारुष्ययोस्तथा। नैष्ठुर्यस्यावलेपस्य आत्मसम्भावनस्य च ॥५-१६०-१७॥
abhimānasya darpasya krodhapāruṣyayostathā। naiṣṭhuryasyāvalepasya ātmasambhāvanasya ca ॥5-160-17॥
[अभिमानस्य (abhimānasya) - of pride; दर्पस्य (darpasya) - of arrogance; क्रोधपारुष्ययोः (krodhapāruṣyayoḥ) - of anger and harshness; तथा (tathā) - and; नैष्ठुर्यस्य (naiṣṭhuryasya) - of cruelty; आवलेपस्य (āvalepasya) - of conceit; आत्मसम्भावनस्य (ātmasambhāvanasya) - of self-conceit; च (ca) - and;]
(Of pride, of arrogance, of anger and harshness, and of cruelty, of conceit, and of self-conceit.)
This verse describes the negative qualities such as pride, arrogance, anger, harshness, cruelty, conceit, and self-conceit.
नृशंसतायास्तैक्ष्ण्यस्य धर्मविद्वेषणस्य च। अधर्मस्यातिवादस्य वृद्धातिक्रमणस्य च ॥५-१६०-१८॥
nṛśaṁsatāyāstaikṣṇyasya dharmavidveṣaṇasya ca। adharmasyātivādasya vṛddhātikramaṇasya ca ॥5-160-18॥
[नृशंसतायाः (nṛśaṁsatāyāḥ) - of cruelty; तैक्ष्ण्यस्य (taikṣṇyasya) - of sharpness; धर्मविद्वेषणस्य (dharmavidveṣaṇasya) - of hatred towards righteousness; च (ca) - and; अधर्मस्य (adharmasya) - of unrighteousness; अतिवादस्य (ativādasya) - of excessive speech; वृद्धातिक्रमणस्य (vṛddhātikramaṇasya) - of transgression against the elderly; च (ca) - and;]
(Of cruelty, of sharpness, of hatred towards righteousness, and of unrighteousness, of excessive speech, of transgression against the elderly, and.)
This verse speaks about the qualities of cruelty, sharpness, hatred towards righteousness, unrighteousness, excessive speech, and transgression against the elderly.
दर्शनस्य च वक्रस्य कृत्स्नस्यापनयस्य च। द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं फलं तीव्रमचिरेण सुयोधन ॥५-१६०-१९॥
darśanasya ca vakrasya kṛtsnasyāpanayasya ca। drakṣyasi tvaṃ phalaṃ tīvramacireṇa suyodhana ॥5-160-19॥
[दर्शनस्य (darśanasya) - of vision; च (ca) - and; वक्रस्य (vakrasya) - of crookedness; कृत्स्नस्यापनयस्य (kṛtsnasyāpanayasya) - of complete removal; च (ca) - and; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - O Suyodhana;]
(Of vision and of crookedness, and of complete removal, you will see the intense fruit soon, O Suyodhana.)
O Suyodhana, you will soon witness the intense consequences of your crooked vision and complete removal.
वासुदेवद्वितीये हि मयि क्रुद्धे नराधिप। आशा ते जीविते मूढ राज्ये वा केन हेतुना ॥५-१६०-२०॥
vāsudevadvitīye hi mayi kruddhe narādhipa। āśā te jīvite mūḍha rājye vā kena hetunā ॥5-160-20॥
[वासुदेवद्वितीये (vāsudevadvitīye) - in the second of Vāsudeva; हि (hi) - indeed; मयि (mayi) - in me; क्रुद्धे (kruddhe) - angry; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; आशा (āśā) - hope; ते (te) - your; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; मूढ (mūḍha) - foolish; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; वा (vā) - or; केन (kena) - by what; हेतुना (hetunā) - reason;]
(In the second of Vāsudeva, indeed, when I am angry, O king, your hope in life or in the kingdom, foolish one, by what reason?)
O King, when I, the second of Vāsudeva, am angry, what reason do you have, foolish one, to hope for life or kingdom?
शान्ते भीष्मे तथा द्रोणे सूतपुत्रे च पातिते। निराशो जीविते राज्ये पुत्रेषु च भविष्यसि ॥५-१६०-२१॥
śānte bhīṣme tathā droṇe sūtaputre ca pātite। nirāśo jīvite rājye putreṣu ca bhaviṣyasi ॥5-160-21॥
[शान्ते (śānte) - at peace; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; तथा (tathā) - and; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - son of a charioteer; च (ca) - and; पातिते (pātite) - fallen; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - hopeless; जीविते (jīvite) - in life; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in sons; च (ca) - and; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be;]
(At peace with Bhishma, Drona, and the son of a charioteer fallen, hopeless in life, in the kingdom, and in sons, you will be.)
When Bhishma, Drona, and Karna have fallen, you will find yourself hopeless in life, in your kingdom, and with your sons.
भ्रातॄणां निधनं दृष्ट्वा पुत्राणां च सुयोधन। भीमसेनेन निहतो दुष्कृतानि स्मरिष्यसि ॥५-१६०-२२॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ nidhanaṃ dṛṣṭvā putrāṇāṃ ca suyodhana। bhīmasenena nihato duṣkṛtāni smariṣyasi ॥5-160-22॥
[भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; च (ca) - and; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; दुष्कृतानि (duṣkṛtāni) - evil deeds; स्मरिष्यसि (smariṣyasi) - you will remember;]
(Having seen the death of brothers and sons, O Suyodhana, killed by Bhimasena, you will remember the evil deeds.)
Upon witnessing the demise of your brothers and sons, Suyodhana, slain by Bhimasena, you will recall the wrongdoings.
न द्वितीयां प्रतिज्ञां हि प्रतिज्ञास्यति केशवः। सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहं ह्येतत्सर्वं सत्यं भविष्यति ॥५-१६०-२३॥
na dvitīyāṃ pratijñāṃ hi pratijñāsyati keśavaḥ। satyaṃ bravīmyahaṃ hyetatsarvaṃ satyaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥5-160-23॥
[न (na) - not; द्वितीयां (dvitīyāṃ) - second; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - promise; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रतिज्ञास्यति (pratijñāsyati) - will promise; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Keshava will indeed not make a second promise. I speak the truth, indeed this all will be true.)
Keshava will not make a second promise. I assure you, this will all come true.
इत्युक्तः कैतवो राजंस्तद्वाक्यमुपधार्य च। अनुज्ञातो निववृते पुनरेव यथागतम् ॥५-१६०-२४॥
ityuktaḥ kaitavo rājaṃstadvākyamupadhārya ca| anujñāto nivavṛte punareva yathāgatam ॥5-160-24॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; कैतवः (kaitavaḥ) - deceiver; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; उपधार्य (upadhārya) - having understood; च (ca) - and; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; निववृते (nivavṛte) - returned; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; आगतम् (āgatam) - came;]
(Thus spoken, the deceiver, O king, having understood that speech and being permitted, returned again indeed as he came.)
The deceiver, having been addressed thus, O king, understood the words and, having been permitted, returned the same way he had come.
उपावृत्य तु पाण्डुभ्यः कैतव्यो धृतराष्ट्रजम्। गत्वा यथोक्तं तत्सर्वमुवाच कुरुसंसदि ॥५-१६०-२५॥
upāvṛtya tu pāṇḍubhyaḥ kaitavyo dhṛtarāṣṭrajam। gatvā yathoktaṃ tatsarvamuvāca kurusaṃsadi ॥5-160-25॥
[उपावृत्य (upāvṛtya) - having approached; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डुभ्यः (pāṇḍubhyaḥ) - to the Pandavas; कैतव्यः (kaitavyaḥ) - Kaitavya; धृतराष्ट्रजम् (dhṛtarāṣṭrajam) - son of Dhritarashtra; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; यथोक्तं (yathoktaṃ) - as instructed; तत्सर्वम् (tatsarvam) - all that; उवाच (uvāca) - said; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly;]
(Having approached the Pandavas, Kaitavya, the son of Dhritarashtra, went and said all that was instructed in the Kuru assembly.)
Kaitavya, the son of Dhritarashtra, approached the Pandavas and conveyed everything as instructed in the Kuru assembly.
केशवार्जुनयोर्वाक्यं निशम्य भरतर्षभः। दुःशासनं च कर्णं च शकुनिं चाभ्यभाषत ॥५-१६०-२६॥
keśavārjunayorvākyaṃ niśamya bharatarṣabhaḥ। duḥśāsanaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca śakuniṃ cābhyabhāṣata ॥5-160-26॥
[केशव (keśava) - Krishna; अर्जुनयोः (arjunayoḥ) - of Arjuna; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas; दुःशासनं (duḥśāsanaṃ) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; शकुनिं (śakuniṃ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(Having heard the speech of Krishna and Arjuna, the best of the Bharatas addressed Duhshasana, Karna, and Shakuni.)
Upon hearing the words of Krishna and Arjuna, the noble Bharata addressed Duhshasana, Karna, and Shakuni.
आज्ञापयत राज्ञश्च बलं मित्रबलं तथा। यथा प्रागुदयात्सर्वा युक्ता तिष्ठत्यनीकिनी ॥५-१६०-२७॥
ājñāpayata rājñaśca balaṃ mitrabalaṃ tathā। yathā prāgudayātsarvā yuktā tiṣṭhatyanīkinī ॥5-160-27॥
[आज्ञापयत (ājñāpayata) - commanded; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; च (ca) - and; बलं (balaṃ) - army; मित्रबलं (mitrabalaṃ) - allied forces; तथा (tathā) - also; यथा (yathā) - as; प्राक् (prāk) - before; उदयात् (udayāt) - sunrise; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; युक्ता (yuktā) - arranged; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army;]
(Commanded the king's army and allied forces also, as before sunrise all arranged stands the army.)
The king commanded both his own army and the allied forces to be ready and in position before sunrise, ensuring that the entire army was properly arranged.
ततः कर्णसमादिष्टा दूताः प्रत्वरिता रथैः। उष्ट्रवामीभिरप्यन्ये सदश्वैश्च महाजवैः ॥५-१६०-२८॥
tataḥ karṇasamādiṣṭā dūtāḥ pratvaritā rathaiḥ। uṣṭravāmībhirapyanye sadaśvaiśca mahājavaiḥ ॥5-160-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णसमादिष्टा (karṇasamādiṣṭā) - ordered by Karna; दूताः (dūtāḥ) - messengers; प्रत्वरिता (pratvaritā) - hurried; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots; उष्ट्रवामीभिः (uṣṭravāmībhiḥ) - by camel riders; अपि (api) - also; अन्ये (anye) - others; सदश्वैः (sadaśvaiḥ) - by good horses; च (ca) - and; महाजवैः (mahājavaiḥ) - with great speed;]
(Then, the messengers ordered by Karna hurried by chariots, also others by camel riders and by good horses with great speed.)
Then, as ordered by Karna, the messengers hurriedly set out in chariots, while others used camels and fine horses, all moving with great speed.
तूर्णं परिययुः सेनां कृत्स्नां कर्णस्य शासनात्। आज्ञापयन्तो राज्ञस्तान्योगः प्रागुदयादिति ॥५-१६०-२९॥
tūrṇaṃ pariyayuḥ senāṃ kṛtsnāṃ karṇasya śāsanāt| ājñāpayanto rājñastānyogaḥ prāgudayāditi ॥5-160-29॥
[तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; परिययुः (pariyayuḥ) - they went around; सेनाम् (senām) - army; कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the order; आज्ञापयन्तः (ājñāpayantaḥ) - commanding; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तान् (tān) - them; योगः (yogaḥ) - union; प्राक् (prāk) - before; उदयात् (udayāt) - rising; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Quickly they went around the entire army by the order of Karna, commanding them of the king, union before rising thus.)
Quickly, by Karna's order, they circled the entire army, commanding them on behalf of the king, before the rise of the sun.
