05.162
Pancharatra-Core: Asked by Duryodhana, Bhishma describes the army of Vauravas.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
प्रतिज्ञाते फल्गुनेन वधे भीष्मस्य सञ्जय। किमकुर्वन्त मे मन्दाः पुत्रा दुर्योधनादयः ॥५-१६२-१॥
pratijñāte phalgunena vadhe bhīṣmasya sañjaya। kimakurvanta me mandāḥ putrā duryodhanādayaḥ ॥5-162-1॥
[प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - promised; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - by Arjuna; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; किमकुर्वन्त (kimakurvanta) - what did (they) do; मे (me) - my; मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish; पुत्रा (putrā) - sons; दुर्योधनादयः (duryodhanādayaḥ) - Duryodhana and others;]
(Sanjaya, when it was promised by Arjuna to kill Bhishma, what did my foolish sons, Duryodhana and others, do?)
Sanjaya, when Arjuna had vowed to kill Bhishma, what actions did my foolish sons, including Duryodhana, take?
हतमेव हि पश्यामि गाङ्गेयं पितरं रणे। वासुदेवसहायेन पार्थेन दृढधन्वना ॥५-१६२-२॥
hatam eva hi paśyāmi gāṅgeyaṃ pitaraṃ raṇe। vāsudevasahāyena pārthena dṛḍhadhanvanā ॥5-162-2॥
[हतम् (hatam) - killed; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Ganga's son; पितरम् (pitaraṃ) - father; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वासुदेवसहायेन (vāsudevasahāyena) - with Vasudeva's help; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; दृढधन्वना (dṛḍhadhanvanā) - with the strong bow;]
(I see indeed Ganga's son, the father, killed in battle by Partha with Vasudeva's help and with the strong bow.)
I see that Bhishma, the son of Ganga and my father, has been killed in battle by Arjuna, who was aided by Krishna and wielded a strong bow.
स चापरिमितप्रज्ञस्तच्छ्रुत्वा पार्थभाषितम्। किमुक्तवान्महेष्वासो भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः ॥५-१६२-३॥
sa cāparimitaprajñastacchrutvā pārthabhāṣitam। kimuktavānmaheṣvāso bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ॥5-162-3॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपरिमितप्रज्ञः (aparimitaprajñaḥ) - of unlimited wisdom; तत् (tac) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पार्थभाषितम् (pārthabhāṣitam) - words of Partha; किम् (kim) - what; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of the fighters; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(He, of unlimited wisdom, having heard the words of Partha, what did the great archer Bhishma, the best of the fighters, say?)
Upon hearing the words of Partha, the wise and great archer Bhishma, the best among warriors, responded thoughtfully. What did he say?
सेनापत्यं च सम्प्राप्य कौरवाणां धुरन्धरः। किमचेष्टत गाङ्गेयो महाबुद्धिपराक्रमः ॥५-१६२-४॥
senāpatyaṃ ca samprāpya kauravāṇāṃ dhurandharaḥ। kimaceṣṭata gāṅgeyo mahābuddhiparākramaḥ ॥5-162-4॥
[सेनापत्यं (senāpatyam) - generalship; च (ca) - and; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having obtained; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; धुरन्धरः (dhurandharaḥ) - leader; किमचेष्टत (kimaceṣṭata) - what did he do; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; महाबुद्धिपराक्रमः (mahābuddhiparākramaḥ) - great wisdom and valor;]
(Having obtained the generalship of the Kauravas, what did the son of Ganga, known for great wisdom and valor, do?)
After becoming the commander of the Kauravas, what actions did the wise and valiant son of Ganga take?
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
ततस्तत्सञ्जयस्तस्मै सर्वमेव न्यवेदयत्। यथोक्तं कुरुवृद्धेन भीष्मेणामिततेजसा ॥५-१६२-५॥
tatastatsañjayastasmai sarvameva nyavedayat। yathoktaṃ kuruvṛddhena bhīṣmeṇāmitatejasā ॥5-162-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; एव (eva) - indeed; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - reported; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as told; कुरुवृद्धेन (kuruvṛddhena) - by the elder of the Kurus; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - of immeasurable splendor;]
(Then Sanjaya reported everything to him, as told by the elder of the Kurus, Bhishma of immeasurable splendor.)
Then Sanjaya conveyed all the details to him, exactly as narrated by the venerable Bhishma, the elder of the Kuru dynasty, who possessed immeasurable splendor.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सेनापत्यमनुप्राप्य भीष्मः शान्तनवो नृप। दुर्योधनमुवाचेदं वचनं हर्षयन्निव ॥५-१६२-६॥
senāpatyamanuprāpya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo nṛpa। duryodhanamuvācedaṃ vacanaṃ harṣayanniva ॥5-162-6॥
[सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - commandership; अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having obtained; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; नृप (nṛpa) - king; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Having obtained the commandership, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, said these words to King Duryodhana, as if gladdening him.)
Upon assuming command, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, addressed King Duryodhana with words that seemed to cheer him.
नमस्कृत्वा कुमाराय सेनान्ये शक्तिपाणये। अहं सेनापतिस्तेऽद्य भविष्यामि न संशयः ॥५-१६२-७॥
namaskṛtvā kumārāya senānye śaktipāṇaye। ahaṃ senāpatiste'dya bhaviṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ ॥5-162-7॥
[नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having saluted; कुमाराय (kumārāya) - to the prince; सेनान्ये (senānye) - to the general; शक्तिपाणये (śaktipāṇaye) - with a spear in hand; अहम् (aham) - I; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - commander; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - will become; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Having saluted the prince, the general with a spear in hand, I will become your commander today, no doubt.)
After saluting the prince and the general who holds a spear, I shall undoubtedly become your commander today.
सेनाकर्मण्यभिज्ञोऽस्मि व्यूहेषु विविधेषु च। कर्म कारयितुं चैव भृतानप्यभृतांस्तथा ॥५-१६२-८॥
senākarmaṇyabhijño'smi vyūheṣu vividheṣu ca। karma kārayituṃ caiva bhṛtānapyabhṛtāṃstathā ॥5-162-8॥
[सेना (senā) - army; कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in duties; अभिज्ञः (abhijñaḥ) - expert; अस्मि (asmi) - am; व्यूहेषु (vyūheṣu) - in formations; विविधेषु (vididheṣu) - various; च (ca) - and; कर्म (karma) - tasks; कारयितुं (kārayituṃ) - to execute; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भृतान् (bhṛtān) - paid; अपि (api) - also; अभृतान् (abhṛtān) - unpaid; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(I am expert in army duties and various formations, and indeed to execute tasks with both paid and unpaid (people).)
I am skilled in military duties and various formations, and I can execute tasks with both paid and unpaid personnel.
यात्रायानेषु युद्धेषु लब्धप्रशमनेषु च। भृशं वेद महाराज यथा वेद बृहस्पतिः ॥५-१६२-९॥
yātrāyāneṣu yuddheṣu labdhapraśamaneṣu ca। bhṛśaṃ veda mahārāja yathā veda bṛhaspatiḥ ॥5-162-9॥
[यात्रायानेषु (yātrāyāneṣu) - in journeys; युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles; लब्धप्रशमनेषु (labdhapraśamaneṣu) - in obtaining peace; च (ca) - and; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; वेद (veda) - knows; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यथा (yathā) - as; वेद (veda) - knows; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati;]
(In journeys, in battles, and in obtaining peace, O great king, knows greatly as Bṛhaspati knows.)
O great king, you are as knowledgeable in journeys, battles, and achieving peace as Bṛhaspati himself.
व्यूहानपि महारम्भान्दैवगान्धर्वमानुषान्। तैरहं मोहयिष्यामि पाण्डवान्व्येतु ते ज्वरः ॥५-१६२-१०॥
vyūhān api mahārambhān daivagāndharvamānuṣān। tair ahaṃ mohayişyāmi pāṇḍavān vyetu te jvaraḥ ॥5-162-10॥
[व्यूहान् (vyūhān) - formations; अपि (api) - also; महारम्भान् (mahārambhān) - great undertakings; दैवगान्धर्वमानुषान् (daivagāndharvamānuṣān) - divine, celestial, and human; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अहम् (aham) - I; मोहयिष्यामि (mohayiṣyāmi) - will delude; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; व्येतु (vyetu) - let it go; ते (te) - your; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever;]
(I will delude the Pandavas with formations, great undertakings, divine, celestial, and human. Let your fever go.)
I will use formations and great undertakings, both divine and human, to confuse the Pandavas. Let your anxiety be relieved.
सोऽहं योत्स्यामि तत्त्वेन पालयंस्तव वाहिनीम्। यथावच्छास्त्रतो राजन्व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥५-१६२-११॥
so'haṁ yotsyāmi tattvena pālayaṁstava vāhinīm। yathāvacchāstrato rājanvyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ॥5-162-11॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - will fight; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; पालयन् (pālayaṁ) - protecting; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to the scriptures; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्येतु (vyetu) - let go; ते (te) - your; मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mental; ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever;]
(He, I will fight truly, protecting your army. Properly according to the scriptures, O king, let your mental fever go.)
O king, I will truly fight while protecting your army. Let your mental anguish be relieved properly according to the scriptures.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana spoke:
न विद्यते मे गाङ्गेय भयं देवासुरेष्वपि। समस्तेषु महाबाहो सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥५-१६२-१२॥
na vidyate me gāṅgeya bhayaṃ devāsureṣvapi। samasteṣu mahābāho satyametadbravīmi te ॥5-162-12॥
[न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; मे (me) - my; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; भयं (bhayaṃ) - fear; देवासुरेषु (devāsureṣu) - among gods and demons; अपि (api) - even; समस्तेषु (samasteṣu) - among all; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(There is no fear for me, O son of Ganga, even among gods and demons. Among all, O mighty-armed one, this truth I speak to you.)
O son of Ganga, I have no fear even among gods and demons. This is the truth I tell you, O mighty-armed one.
किं पुनस्त्वयि दुर्धर्षे सेनापत्ये व्यवस्थिते। द्रोणे च पुरुषव्याघ्रे स्थिते युद्धाभिनन्दिनि ॥५-१६२-१३॥
kiṁ punastvayi durdharṣe senāpatye vyavasthite। droṇe ca puruṣavyāghre sthite yuddhābhinandini ॥5-162-13॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; दुर्धर्षे (durdharṣe) - invincible; सेनापत्ये (senāpatye) - in the general; व्यवस्थिते (vyavasthite) - situated; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; च (ca) - and; पुरुषव्याघ्रे (puruṣavyāghre) - tiger among men; स्थिते (sthite) - situated; युद्धाभिनन्दिनि (yuddhābhinandini) - rejoicing in battle;]
(What again in you, invincible, situated in the general, and in Drona, the tiger among men, situated, rejoicing in battle.)
What then, when you, the invincible, are positioned as the general, and Drona, the tiger among men, stands rejoicing in battle?
भवद्भ्यां पुरुषाग्र्याभ्यां स्थिताभ्यां विजयो मम। न दुर्लभं कुरुश्रेष्ठ देवराज्यमपि ध्रुवम् ॥५-१६२-१४॥
bhavadbhyāṃ puruṣāgryābhyāṃ sthitābhyāṃ vijayo mama। na durlabhaṃ kuruśreṣṭha devarājyamapi dhruvam ॥5-162-14॥
[भवद्भ्यां (bhavadbhyāṃ) - by you both; पुरुषाग्र्याभ्यां (puruṣāgryābhyāṃ) - by the foremost of men; स्थिताभ्यां (sthitābhyāṃ) - by the standing; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of Kurus; देवराज्यम् (devarājyam) - divine kingdom; अपि (api) - even; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(By you both, the foremost of men, standing, my victory is not difficult to obtain, O best of Kurus, even the divine kingdom is certainly.)
With you both, the greatest of men, standing firm, my victory is assured, O best of the Kurus, even the divine kingdom is within reach.
रथसङ्ख्यां तु कार्त्स्न्येन परेषामात्मनस्तथा। तथैवातिरथानां च वेत्तुमिच्छामि कौरव ॥५-१६२-१५॥
rathasaṅkhyāṃ tu kārtsnyena pareṣāmātmanastathā। tathaivātirathānāṃ ca vettumicchāmi kaurava ॥5-162-15॥
[रथसङ्ख्यां (rathasaṅkhyām) - number of chariots; तु (tu) - but; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; तथा (tathā) - also; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; अतिरथानाम् (atirathānām) - of the great charioteers; च (ca) - and; वेत्तुम् (vettum) - to know; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(I wish to know completely the number of chariots of the enemies and of oneself, and similarly of the great charioteers, O Kaurava.)
O Kaurava, I wish to know the complete number of chariots of both the enemies and ourselves, as well as the great charioteers.
पितामहो हि कुशलः परेषामात्मनस्तथा। श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वैः सहैभिर्वसुधाधिपैः ॥५-१६२-१६॥
pitāmaho hi kuśalaḥ pareṣāmātmanastathā। śrotumicchāmyahaṃ sarvaiḥ sahaibhirvasudhādhipaiḥ ॥5-162-16॥
[पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; हि (hi) - indeed; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; तथा (tathā) - also; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; सहैभिः (sahaibhiḥ) - together with; वसुधाधिपैः (vasudhādhipaiḥ) - with the lords of the earth;]
(Grandfather is indeed skilled in the matters of others and oneself. I wish to hear with all the lords of the earth together.)
The grandfather is indeed skilled in understanding both others and himself. I wish to listen along with all the kings of the earth.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
गान्धारे शृणु राजेन्द्र रथसङ्ख्यां स्वके बले। ये रथाः पृथिवीपाल तथैवातिरथाश्च ये ॥५-१६२-१७॥
gāndhāre śṛṇu rājendra rathasaṅkhyāṃ svake bale| ye rathāḥ pṛthivīpāla tathaivātirathāśca ye ॥5-162-17॥
[गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; रथसङ्ख्यां (rathasaṅkhyāṃ) - chariot count; स्वके (svake) - in own; बले (bale) - army; ये (ye) - which; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of earth; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great charioteers; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - which;]
(In Gandhara, listen O king, to the chariot count in your own army; which chariots, O protector of earth, and also which great charioteers.)
O King, listen in Gandhara to the count of chariots in your own army; which chariots and great charioteers, O protector of the earth.
बहूनीह सहस्राणि प्रयुतान्यर्बुदानि च। रथानां तव सेनायां यथामुख्यं तु मे शृणु ॥५-१६२-१८॥
bahūnīha sahasrāṇi prayutānyarbudāni ca। rathānāṃ tava senāyāṃ yathāmukhyaṃ tu me śṛṇu ॥5-162-18॥
[बहूनि (bahūni) - many; इह (iha) - here; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; प्रयुतानि (prayutāni) - tens of millions; अर्बुदानि (arbudāni) - hundreds of millions; च (ca) - and; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; तव (tava) - your; सेनायाम् (senāyām) - in the army; यथा (yathā) - as; मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - chief; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]
(Here, there are many thousands, tens of millions, and hundreds of millions of chariots in your army; but listen to my chief.)
Here, in your army, there are numerous thousands, tens of millions, and hundreds of millions of chariots; however, listen to my chief directive.
भवानग्रे रथोदारः सह सर्वैः सहोदरैः। दुःशासनप्रभृतिभिर्भ्रातृभिः शतसंमितैः ॥५-१६२-१९॥
bhavānagre rathodāraḥ saha sarvaiḥ sahodaraiḥ। duḥśāsanaprabhṛtibhirbhrātṛbhiḥ śatasaṁmitaiḥ ॥5-162-19॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; अग्रे (agre) - in front; रथ-उदारः (ratha-udāraḥ) - chariot-excellent; सह (saha) - with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; सहोदरैः (sahodaraiḥ) - brothers; दुःशासन-प्रभृतिभिः (duḥśāsana-prabhṛtibhiḥ) - Duhshasana and others; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - brothers; शत-संमितैः (śata-saṁmitaiḥ) - hundred in number;]
(You, in front, with the excellent chariot, with all brothers, with Duhshasana and others, brothers, hundred in number.)
You are at the forefront with the grand chariot, accompanied by all your brothers, including Duhshasana and others, numbering a hundred.
सर्वे कृतप्रहरणाश्छेद्यभेद्यविशारदाः। रथोपस्थे गजस्कन्धे गदायुद्धेऽसिचर्मणि ॥५-१६२-२०॥
sarve kṛtapraharaṇāś chedyabhedyaviśāradāḥ। rathopasthe gajaskandhe gadāyuddhe'sicarmaṇi ॥5-162-20॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; कृतप्रहरणाः (kṛtapraharaṇāḥ) - armed; छेद्य (chedya) - cutting; भेद्य (bhedya) - piercing; विशारदाः (viśāradāḥ) - skilled; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on chariots; गजस्कन्धे (gajaskandhe) - on elephants; गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace fighting; असिचर्मणि (asicarmaṇi) - in sword and shield;]
(All are armed, skilled in cutting and piercing, on chariots, on elephants, in mace fighting, in sword and shield.)
All are equipped with weapons, skilled in cutting and piercing, adept on chariots and elephants, and proficient in mace and sword-shield combat.
संयन्तारः प्रहर्तारः कृतास्त्रा भारसाधनाः। इष्वस्त्रे द्रोणशिष्याश्च कृपस्य च शरद्वतः ॥५-१६२-२१॥
saṁyantāraḥ prahartāraḥ kṛtāstrā bhārasādhanāḥ। iṣvastrae droṇaśiṣyāśca kṛpasya ca śaradvataḥ ॥5-162-21॥
[संयन्तारः (saṁyantāraḥ) - controllers; प्रहर्तारः (prahartāraḥ) - attackers; कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weapons; भारसाधनाः (bhārasādhanāḥ) - bearers of burden; इष्वस्त्रे (iṣvastrae) - in archery; द्रोणशिष्याः (droṇaśiṣyāḥ) - students of Drona; च (ca) - and; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kripa; च (ca) - and; शरद्वतः (śaradvataḥ) - of Sharadvata;]
(Controllers, attackers, skilled in weapons, bearers of burden, in archery, students of Drona, and of Kripa and of Sharadvata.)
The controllers and attackers, skilled in weaponry and bearers of burden, are students of Drona, Kripa, and Sharadvata, proficient in archery.
एते हनिष्यन्ति रणे पाञ्चालान्युद्धदुर्मदान्। कृतकिल्बिषाः पाण्डवेयैर्धार्तराष्ट्रा मनस्विनः ॥५-१६२-२२॥
ete haniṣyanti raṇe pāñcālānyuddhadurmadān। kṛtakilbiṣāḥ pāṇḍaveyairdhārtarāṣṭrā manasvinaḥ ॥5-162-22॥
[एते (ete) - these; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will slay; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; युद्धदुर्मदान् (yuddhadurmadān) - arrogant in war; कृतकिल्बिषाः (kṛtakilbiṣāḥ) - having committed sins; पाण्डवेयैः (pāṇḍaveyaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - proud;]
(These proud sons of Dhritarashtra, having committed sins, will slay the arrogant Panchalas in battle by the Pandavas.)
The proud sons of Dhritarashtra, having committed sins, will be slain by the Pandavas in the battle against the arrogant Panchalas.
ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ सर्वसेनापतिस्तव। शत्रून्विध्वंसयिष्यामि कदर्थीकृत्य पाण्डवान् ॥ न त्वात्मनो गुणान्वक्तुमर्हामि विदितोऽस्मि ते ॥५-१६२-२३॥
tato'haṁ bharataśreṣṭha sarvasenāpatistava। śatrūnvidhvaṁsayiṣyāmi kadarthīkṛtya pāṇḍavān ॥ na tvātmano guṇānvaktumarhāmi vidito'smi te ॥5-162-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; सर्वसेनापतिः (sarvasenāpatiḥ) - commander of all armies; तव (tava) - your; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विध्वंसयिष्यामि (vidhvaṁsayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - humiliating; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of myself; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हामि (arhāmi) - I am worthy; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; ते (te) - to you;]
(Then I, O best of the Bharatas, your commander of all armies, will destroy the enemies, humiliating the Pandavas. But I am not worthy to speak of my own qualities, as I am known to you.)
Then, O best of the Bharatas, I, your commander of all armies, will destroy the enemies by humiliating the Pandavas. However, I am not worthy of speaking about my own qualities, as you already know them.
कृतवर्मा त्वतिरथो भोजः प्रहरतां वरः। अर्थसिद्धिं तव रणे करिष्यति न संशयः ॥५-१६२-२४॥
kṛtavarmā tvatiratho bhojaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ। arthasiddhiṃ tava raṇe kariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ॥5-162-24॥
[कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; त्वतिरथः (tvatirathaḥ) - mighty chariot-warrior; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - among fighters; वरः (varaḥ) - best; अर्थसिद्धिं (arthasiddhiṃ) - success; तव (tava) - your; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will achieve; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Kritavarma, the mighty chariot-warrior Bhoja, the best among fighters, will achieve your success in battle, no doubt.)
Kritavarma, the mighty chariot-warrior of the Bhojas, is the best among fighters and will undoubtedly secure your victory in battle.
अस्त्रविद्भिरनाधृष्यो दूरपाती दृढायुधः। हनिष्यति रिपूंस्तुभ्यं महेन्द्रो दानवानिव ॥५-१६२-२५॥
astravidbhiranādhṛṣyo dūrapātī dṛḍhāyudhaḥ। haniṣyati ripūṃstubhyaṃ mahendro dānavāniva ॥5-162-25॥
[अस्त्रविद्भिः (astravidbhiḥ) - by those skilled in weapons; अनाधृष्यः (anādhṛṣyaḥ) - invincible; दूरपाती (dūrapātī) - one who strikes from afar; दृढायुधः (dṛḍhāyudhaḥ) - with firm weapons; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will slay; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - for you; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons; इव (iva) - like;]
(By those skilled in weapons, invincible, one who strikes from afar, with firm weapons, Mahendra will slay the enemies for you like demons.)
Mahendra, who is invincible and skilled in weaponry, will destroy your enemies from afar with his mighty weapons, just as he would vanquish demons.
मद्रराजो महेष्वासः शल्यो मेऽतिरथो मतः। स्पर्धते वासुदेवेन यो वै नित्यं रणे रणे ॥५-१६२-२६॥
madrarājo maheṣvāsaḥ śalyo me'tiratho mataḥ| spardhate vāsudevena yo vai nityaṃ raṇe raṇe ॥5-162-26॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; मे (me) - my; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - with Vāsudeva; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(The king of Madra, the great archer Śalya, is considered by me as a great chariot-warrior. He competes with Vāsudeva, who indeed always in battle.)
The king of Madra, Śalya, known for his great archery skills, is regarded by me as an exceptional chariot-warrior. He constantly challenges Vāsudeva in every battle.
भागिनेयान्निजांस्त्यक्त्वा शल्यस्ते रथसत्तमः। एष योत्स्यति सङ्ग्रामे कृष्णं चक्रगदाधरम् ॥५-१६२-२७॥
bhāgineyān nijāṁs tyaktvā śalyas te rathasattamaḥ। eṣa yotsyati saṅgrāme kṛṣṇaṁ cakragadādharam ॥5-162-27॥
[भागिनेयान् (bhāgineyān) - nephews; निजान् (nijān) - own; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; ते (te) - your; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - best of charioteers; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; योत्स्यति (yotsyati) - will fight; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; चक्रगदाधरम् (cakragadādharam) - the holder of discus and mace;]
(Having abandoned his own nephews, your Shalya, the best of charioteers, will fight in battle against Krishna, the holder of discus and mace.)
Shalya, having forsaken his own nephews, will engage in battle against Krishna, the wielder of the discus and mace, as the finest of charioteers.
सागरोर्मिसमैर्वेगैः प्लावयन्निव शात्रवान्। भूरिश्रवाः कृतास्त्रश्च तव चापि हितः सुहृत् ॥५-१६२-२८॥
sāgarormisamairvegaiḥ plāvayanniva śātravān। bhūriśravāḥ kṛtāstraśca tava cāpi hitaḥ suhṛt ॥5-162-28॥
[सागर (sāgara) - ocean; उर्मिसमैः (urmisamaiḥ) - with waves; वेगैः (vegaiḥ) - with speed; प्लावयन् (plāvayan) - flooding; इव (iva) - as if; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; कृत (kṛta) - skilled; अस्त्रः (astraḥ) - in weapons; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हितः (hitaḥ) - beneficial; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend;]
(Bhūriśravāḥ, skilled in weapons, like the ocean with waves and speed, flooding the enemies, is your beneficial friend.)
Bhūriśravāḥ, a skilled warrior, is like an ocean with waves and speed, overwhelming the enemies, and he is your beneficial friend.
सौमदत्तिर्महेष्वासो रथयूथपयूथपः। बलक्षयममित्राणां सुमहान्तं करिष्यति ॥५-१६२-२९॥
saumadattirmaheṣvāso rathayūthapayūthapaḥ| balakṣayamamitrāṇāṃ sumahāntaṃ kariṣyati ॥5-162-29॥
[सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - leader of chariot groups; बलक्षयम् (balakṣayam) - destruction of forces; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies; सुमहान्तम् (sumahāntam) - very great; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do;]
(Saumadatti, the great archer and leader of chariot groups, will cause a very great destruction of the enemies' forces.)
Saumadatti, a renowned archer and commander of chariot divisions, will inflict significant losses on the enemy forces.
सिन्धुराजो महाराज मतो मे द्विगुणो रथः। योत्स्यते समरे राजन्विक्रान्तो रथसत्तमः ॥५-१६२-३०॥
sindhurājo mahārāja mato me dviguṇo rathaḥ। yotsyate samare rājanvikrānto rathasattamaḥ ॥5-162-30॥
[सिन्धुराजः (sindhurājaḥ) - Sindhuraja; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मे (me) - my; द्विगुणः (dviguṇaḥ) - twice as much; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - best of chariots;]
(Sindhuraja, the great king, my chariot is considered twice as much. O king, the valiant best of chariots will fight in battle.)
Sindhuraja, the great king, is considered to have a chariot twice as powerful. O king, the valiant best of chariots will engage in battle.
द्रौपदीहरणे पूर्वं परिक्लिष्टः स पाण्डवैः। संस्मरंस्तं परिक्लेशं योत्स्यते परवीरहा ॥५-१६२-३१॥
draupadīharaṇe pūrvaṃ parikliṣṭaḥ sa pāṇḍavaiḥ| saṃsmaraṃstaṃ parikleśaṃ yotsyate paravīrahā ॥5-162-31॥
[द्रौपदीहरणे (draupadīharaṇe) - in the abduction of Draupadi; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; परिक्लिष्टः (parikliṣṭaḥ) - afflicted; स (sa) - he; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; संस्मरंस्तं (saṃsmaraṃstaṃ) - remembering that; परिक्लेशं (parikleśaṃ) - affliction; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(In the abduction of Draupadi, before, afflicted he by the Pandavas, remembering that affliction, will fight, destroyer of enemy heroes.)
Before the abduction of Draupadi, he, afflicted by the Pandavas, remembering that affliction, will fight as the destroyer of enemy heroes.
एतेन हि तदा राजंस्तप आस्थाय दारुणम्। सुदुर्लभो वरो लब्धः पाण्डवान्योद्धुमाहवे ॥५-१६२-३२॥
etena hi tadā rājanstapa āsthāya dāruṇam। sudurlabho varo labdhaḥ pāṇḍavānyoddhumāhave ॥5-162-32॥
[एतेन (etena) - by this; हि (hi) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - undertaking; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - severe; सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - very difficult to obtain; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; लब्धः (labdhaḥ) - obtained; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(By this indeed then, O king, undertaking severe penance, a very difficult to obtain boon was obtained to fight the Pandavas in battle.)
By undertaking severe penance, O king, a boon that was very difficult to obtain was granted to fight against the Pandavas in battle.
स एष रथशार्दूलस्तद्वैरं संस्मरन्रणे। योत्स्यते पाण्डवांस्तात प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान् ॥५-१६२-३३॥
sa eṣa rathaśārdūlastadvairaṃ saṃsmaranraṇe। yotsyate pāṇḍavāṃstāta prāṇāṃstyaktvā sudustyajān ॥5-162-33॥
[स (sa) - he; एष (eṣa) - this; रथशार्दूलः (rathaśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among charioteers; तत् (tat) - that; वैरं (vairaṃ) - enmity; संस्मरन् (saṃsmaran) - remembering; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; तात (tāta) - dear father; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having given up; सुदुस्त्यजान् (sudustyajān) - very difficult to renounce;]
(He, this tiger among charioteers, remembering that enmity in battle, will fight the Pandavas, dear father, having given up lives very difficult to renounce.)
This valiant warrior, a tiger among charioteers, recalling the old enmity, will engage in battle with the Pandavas, dear father, even at the cost of his life, which is so hard to forsake.
