05.165
Pancharatra-core: Bhishma insults Karna as a half-charioteer while describing warriors. Because of this Karna refuses to engage, as long as Bhishma is the commander in chief.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
अचलो वृषकश्चैव भ्रातरौ सहितावुभौ। रथौ तव दुराधर्षौ शत्रून्विध्वंसयिष्यतः ॥५-१६५-१॥
acalo vṛṣakaścaiva bhrātarau sahitāvubhau। rathau tava durādharṣau śatrūnvidhvaṁsayiṣyataḥ ॥5-165-1॥
[अचलः (acalaḥ) - Acala; वृषकः (vṛṣakaḥ) - Vṛṣaka; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; उभौ (ubhau) - both; रथौ (rathau) - chariots; तव (tava) - your; दुराधर्षौ (durādharṣau) - invincible; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विध्वंसयिष्यतः (vidhvaṁsayiṣyataḥ) - will destroy;]
(Acala and Vṛṣaka, the two brothers together, your invincible chariots, will destroy the enemies.)
Acala and Vṛṣaka, the two brothers, together with your invincible chariots, will destroy the enemies.
बलवन्तौ नरव्याघ्रौ दृढक्रोधौ प्रहारिणौ। गान्धारमुख्यौ तरुणौ दर्शनीयौ महाबलौ ॥५-१६५-२॥
balavantau naravyāghrau dṛḍhakrodhau prahāriṇau। gāndhāramukhyau taruṇau darśanīyau mahābalau ॥5-165-2॥
[बलवन्तौ (balavantau) - strong; नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men; दृढक्रोधौ (dṛḍhakrodhau) - firm in anger; प्रहारिणौ (prahāriṇau) - strikers; गान्धारमुख्यौ (gāndhāramukhyau) - chiefs of Gandhara; तरुणौ (taruṇau) - young; दर्शनीयौ (darśanīyau) - handsome; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - very strong;]
(Strong, tigers among men, firm in anger, strikers, chiefs of Gandhara, young, handsome, very strong.)
The two strong and young warriors, who are like tigers among men, firm in their anger and skilled in striking, are the chiefs of Gandhara, handsome and very powerful.
सखा ते दयितो नित्यं य एष रणकर्कशः। प्रोत्साहयति राजंस्त्वां विग्रहे पाण्डवैः सह ॥५-१६५-३॥
sakhā te dayito nityaṃ ya eṣa raṇakarkaśaḥ। protsāhayati rājaṃstvāṃ vigrahe pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥5-165-3॥
[सखा (sakhā) - friend; ते (te) - your; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; यः (yaḥ) - who; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; रणकर्कशः (raṇakarkaśaḥ) - battle-hardened; प्रोत्साहयति (protsāhayati) - encourages; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विग्रहे (vigrahe) - in conflict; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Your friend, who is always beloved and battle-hardened, encourages you, O king, in conflict with the Pandavas.)
Your beloved friend, who is always battle-hardened, encourages you, O king, to engage in conflict with the Pandavas.
परुषः कत्थनो नीचः कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तव। मन्त्री नेता च बन्धुश्च मानी चात्यन्तमुच्छ्रितः ॥५-१६५-४॥
paruṣaḥ katthano nīcaḥ karṇo vaikartanastava। mantrī netā ca bandhuśca mānī cātyantamucchritaḥ ॥5-165-4॥
[परुषः (paruṣaḥ) - harsh; कत्थनः (katthanaḥ) - boastful; नीचः (nīcaḥ) - lowly; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; तव (tava) - your; मन्त्री (mantrī) - advisor; नेता (netā) - leader; च (ca) - and; बन्धुः (bandhuḥ) - relative; च (ca) - and; मानी (mānī) - proud; च (ca) - and; अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely; उच्छ्रितः (ucchritaḥ) - exalted;]
(Harsh, boastful, lowly Karṇa, son of Vikartana, your advisor, leader, and relative, proud and extremely exalted.)
Karṇa, the son of Vikartana, is harsh, boastful, and lowly. He is your advisor, leader, and relative, and is extremely proud and exalted.
एष नैव रथः पूर्णो नाप्येवातिरथो नृप। वियुक्तः कवचेनैष सहजेन विचेतनः ॥ कुण्डलाभ्यां च दिव्याभ्यां वियुक्तः सततं घृणी ॥५-१६५-५॥
eṣa naiva rathaḥ pūrṇo nāpyevātiratho nṛpa। viyuktaḥ kavacenaeṣa sahajena vicetanaḥ ॥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ ca divyābhyāṃ viyuktaḥ satataṃ ghṛṇī ॥5-165-5॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; पूर्णः (pūrṇaḥ) - full; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great charioteer; नृप (nṛpa) - king; वियुक्तः (viyuktaḥ) - deprived; कवचेन (kavacena) - of armor; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सहजेन (sahajena) - naturally; विचेतनः (vicetanaḥ) - unconscious; कुण्डलाभ्यां (kuṇḍalābhyāṃ) - of earrings; च (ca) - and; दिव्याभ्यां (divyābhyāṃ) - divine; वियुक्तः (viyuktaḥ) - deprived; सततं (satataṃ) - always; घृणी (ghṛṇī) - compassionate;]
(This chariot is neither full nor is it of a great charioteer, O king. Deprived of armor, this one is naturally unconscious. Deprived of divine earrings, always compassionate.)
This chariot is neither complete nor does it belong to a great charioteer, O king. It is without armor and naturally unconscious, and is always compassionate, lacking the divine earrings.
अभिशापाच्च रामस्य ब्राह्मणस्य च भाषणात्। करणानां वियोगाच्च तेन मेऽर्धरथो मतः ॥ नैष फल्गुनमासाद्य पुनर्जीवन्विमोक्ष्यते ॥५-१६५-६॥
abhiśāpācca rāmasya brāhmaṇasya ca bhāṣaṇāt। karaṇānāṃ viyogācca tena me'rdharatho mataḥ ॥ naiṣa phalgunamāsādya punarjīvanvimokṣyate ॥5-165-6॥
[अभिशापात् (abhiśāpāt) - from curse; च (ca) - and; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; च (ca) - and; भाषणात् (bhāṣaṇāt) - from speech; करणानां (karaṇānāṃ) - of actions; वियोगात् (viyogāt) - from separation; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; मे (me) - me; अर्धरथः (ardharathaḥ) - half-charioteer; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Phalguna; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; जीवन् (jīvan) - living; विमोक्ष्यते (vimokṣyate) - will be released;]
(From the curse and the speech of Rāma and the Brāhmaṇa, and from the separation of actions, by him I am considered a half-charioteer. This will not be released again having reached Phalguna living.)
Due to the curse and the words of Rāma and the Brāhmaṇa, and the separation from actions, I am deemed a half-charioteer by him. This will not be freed again after reaching Phalguna alive.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततोऽब्रवीन्महाबाहुर्द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वं न मिथ्यास्तीति किञ्चन ॥५-१६५-७॥
tato'bravīnmahābāhurdroṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। evametadyathāttha tvaṃ na mithyāstīti kiñcana ॥5-165-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the wielders of weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - best; एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; अत्थ (attha) - you said; त्वम् (tvam) - you; न (na) - not; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(Then the mighty-armed Droṇa, the best of the wielders of weapons, said: "Thus, as you said, there is nothing false.")
Then the mighty-armed Droṇa, the best among warriors, affirmed: "Indeed, as you have stated, nothing is untrue."
रणे रणेऽतिमानी च विमुखश्चैव दृश्यते। घृणी कर्णः प्रमादी च तेन मेऽर्धरथो मतः ॥५-१६५-८॥
raṇe raṇe'timānī ca vimukhaścaiva dṛśyate। ghṛṇī karṇaḥ pramādī ca tena me'rdharatho mataḥ ॥5-165-8॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अतिमानी (atimānī) - very proud; च (ca) - and; विमुखः (vimukhaḥ) - turned away; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; घृणी (ghṛṇī) - compassionate; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रमादी (pramādī) - careless; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; मे (me) - to me; अर्धरथः (ardharathaḥ) - half a chariot-warrior; मतः (mataḥ) - considered;]
(In battle, in battle, very proud and turned away indeed is seen. Compassionate Karna, careless and by him to me half a chariot-warrior considered.)
In every battle, Karna, though very proud, is seen to turn away. He is compassionate and careless, and thus I consider him only half a chariot-warrior.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राधेयः क्रोधादुत्फुल्ललोचनः। उवाच भीष्मं राजेन्द्र तुदन्वाग्भिः प्रतोदवत् ॥५-१६५-९॥
etacchrutvā tu rādheyaḥ krodhādutphullalocanaḥ। uvāca bhīṣmaṃ rājendra tudanvāgbhiḥ pratodavat ॥5-165-9॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; उत्फुल्ल (utphulla) - wide open; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhishma; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तुदन् (tudan) - piercing; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; प्रतोदवत् (pratodavat) - like a goad;]
(Having heard this, Radheya, with eyes wide open from anger, said to Bhishma, O king, piercing with words like a goad.)
Upon hearing this, Radheya, his eyes wide with anger, addressed Bhishma, O king, with words that pierced like a goad.
पितामह यथेष्टं मां वाक्षरैरुपकृन्तसि। अनागसं सदा द्वेषादेवमेव पदे पदे ॥ मर्षयामि च तत्सर्वं दुर्योधनकृतेन वै ॥५-१६५-१०॥
pitāmaha yatheṣṭaṃ māṃ vākṣarairupakṛntasi। anāgasaṃ sadā dveṣādevameva pade pade ॥ marṣayāmi ca tatsarvaṃ duryodhanakṛtena vai ॥5-165-10॥
[पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; यथेष्टं (yatheṣṭaṃ) - as you wish; मां (māṃ) - me; वाक्षरैः (vākṣaraiḥ) - with harsh words; उपकृन्तसि (upakṛntasi) - you cut; अनागसं (anāgasaṃ) - innocent; सदा (sadā) - always; द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - out of hatred; एव (eva) - indeed; एव (eva) - thus; पदे (pade) - at every step; पदे (pade) - at every step; मर्षयामि (marṣayāmi) - I tolerate; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; दुर्योधनकृतेन (duryodhanakṛtena) - because of Duryodhana; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Grandfather, as you wish, you cut me with harsh words. Always out of hatred, indeed, thus, at every step. I tolerate all that because of Duryodhana, indeed.)
Grandfather, you criticize me harshly as you wish, always out of hatred, at every step. I endure all this because of Duryodhana.
त्वं तु मां मन्यसेऽशक्तं यथा कापुरुषं तथा। भवानर्धरथो मह्यं मतो नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥५-१६५-११॥
tvaṁ tu māṁ manyase'śaktaṁ yathā kāpuruṣaṁ tathā। bhavān ardharatho mahyaṁ mato nāstyatra sanśayaḥ ॥5-165-11॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तु (tu) - but; मां (māṁ) - me; मन्यसे (manyase) - think; अशक्तं (aśaktaṁ) - incapable; यथा (yathā) - as; कापुरुषं (kāpuruṣaṁ) - a coward; तथा (tathā) - so; भवान् (bhavān) - you; अर्धरथः (ardharathaḥ) - a half-warrior; मम (mama) - to me; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (sanśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(You, however, think me incapable, like a coward. You are considered a half-warrior to me; there is no doubt here.)
You think of me as incapable, like a coward, but I see you as only half a warrior. There is no doubt about this.
सर्वस्य जगतश्चैव गाङ्गेय न मृषा वदे। कुरूणामहितो नित्यं न च राजावबुध्यते ॥५-१६५-१२॥
sarvasya jagataścaiva gāṅgeya na mṛṣā vade। kurūṇāmahito nityaṃ na ca rājāvabudhyate ॥5-165-12॥
[सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; न (na) - not; मृषा (mṛṣā) - false; वदे (vade) - I speak; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अहितः (ahitaḥ) - enemy; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - the king; अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands;]
(O son of Ganga, I do not speak false of all the world. Always the enemy of the Kurus, the king does not understand.)
O son of Ganga, I speak nothing false about the entire world. The king, always an enemy of the Kurus, does not understand.
को हि नाम समानेषु राजसूदात्तकर्मसु। तेजोवधमिमं कुर्याद्विभेदयिषुराहवे ॥ यथा त्वं गुणनिर्देशादपराधं चिकीर्षसि ॥५-१६५-१३॥
ko hi nāma samāneṣu rājasūdāttakarmasu। tejovadhamimaṃ kuryādvibhedayiṣurāhave ॥ yathā tvaṃ guṇanirdeśādaparādhaṃ cikīrṣasi ॥5-165-13॥
[को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; समानेषु (samāneṣu) - in equal; राजसूदात्तकर्मसु (rājasūdāttakarmasu) - in royal and noble deeds; तेजोवधम् (tejovadham) - destruction of energy; इमं (imaṃ) - this; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; विभेदयिषुः (vibhedayiṣuḥ) - desiring to divide; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; गुणनिर्देशात् (guṇanirdeśāt) - by pointing out qualities; अपराधं (aparādhaṃ) - offense; चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - intend to do;]
(Who indeed by name in equal royal and noble deeds would do this destruction of energy desiring to divide in battle, as you intend to do offense by pointing out qualities.)
Who indeed, in equal royal and noble deeds, would cause this destruction of energy desiring to divide in battle, as you intend to commit an offense by pointing out qualities?
न हायनैर्न पलितैर्न वित्तैर्न च बन्धुभिः। महारथत्वं सङ्ख्यातुं शक्यं क्षत्रस्य कौरव ॥५-१६५-१४॥
na hāyanairna palitairna vittairna ca bandhubhiḥ। mahārathatvaṃ saṅkhyātuṃ śakyaṃ kṣatrasya kaurava ॥5-165-14॥
[न (na) - not; हायनैः (hāyanaiḥ) - by years; न (na) - not; पलितैः (palitaiḥ) - by gray hairs; न (na) - not; वित्तैः (vittaiḥ) - by wealth; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives; महारथत्वं (mahārathatvaṃ) - great warrior status; सङ्ख्यातुम् (saṅkhyātum) - to be counted; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of a warrior; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(Not by years, not by gray hairs, not by wealth, and not by relatives can the great warrior status be counted, O Kaurava, of a warrior.)
O Kaurava, the status of a great warrior cannot be determined by age, gray hair, wealth, or relatives.
बलज्येष्ठं स्मृतं क्षत्रं मन्त्रज्येष्ठा द्विजातयः। धनज्येष्ठाः स्मृता वैश्याः शूद्रास्तु वयसाधिकाः ॥५-१६५-१५॥
balajyeṣṭhaṃ smṛtaṃ kṣatraṃ mantrajyeṣṭhā dvijātayaḥ। dhanajyeṣṭhāḥ smṛtā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāstu vayasādhikāḥ ॥5-165-15॥
[बलज्येष्ठं (balajyeṣṭham) - eldest in strength; स्मृतं (smṛtam) - is considered; क्षत्रं (kṣatram) - the warrior class; मन्त्रज्येष्ठा (mantrajyeṣṭhā) - eldest in counsel; द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born; धनज्येष्ठाः (dhanajyeṣṭhāḥ) - eldest in wealth; स्मृता (smṛtā) - are considered; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - the merchant class; शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - the laborer class; तु (tu) - but; वयसाधिकाः (vayasādhikāḥ) - eldest in age;]
(The warrior class is considered eldest in strength; the twice-born are eldest in counsel; the merchant class is considered eldest in wealth; but the laborer class is eldest in age.)
The warrior class is regarded as the strongest, the twice-born as the wisest, the merchant class as the wealthiest, and the laborer class as the oldest.
यथेच्छकं स्वयङ्ग्राहाद्रथानतिरथांस्तथा। कामद्वेषसमायुक्तो मोहात्प्रकुरुते भवान् ॥५-१६५-१६॥
yathetṣchakaṃ svayaṅgrāhādrathān atirathāṃs tathā। kāmadveṣasamāyukto mohāt prakurute bhavān ॥5-165-16॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; इच्छकं (icchakaṃ) - desire; स्वयम् (svayam) - self; ग्राहात् (grāhāt) - from taking; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; अतिरथान् (atirathān) - great chariots; तथा (tathā) - so; काम (kāma) - desire; द्वेष (dveṣa) - hatred; समायुक्तः (samāyuktaḥ) - joined; मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion; प्रकुरुते (prakurute) - acts; भवान् (bhavān) - you;]
(As you desire, you take chariots and great chariots; joined by desire and hatred, you act out of delusion.)
You act out of delusion, driven by desire and hatred, taking chariots and great chariots as you wish.
दुर्योधन महाबाहो साधु सम्यगवेक्ष्यताम्। त्यज्यतां दुष्टभावोऽयं भीष्मः किल्बिषकृत्तव ॥५-१६५-१७॥
duryodhana mahābāho sādhu samyagavekṣyatām। tyajyatāṃ duṣṭabhāvo'yaṃ bhīṣmaḥ kilbiṣakṛttava ॥5-165-17॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; साधु (sādhu) - well; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; अवेक्ष्यताम् (avekṣyatām) - be observed; त्यज्यताम् (tyajyatām) - be abandoned; दुष्टभावः (duṣṭabhāvaḥ) - evil intention; अयम् (ayam) - this; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; किल्बिषकृत् (kilbiṣakṛt) - sinful; तव (tava) - your;]
(Duryodhana, mighty-armed, well and properly observe. Let this evil intention of yours towards Bhishma, the sinful, be abandoned.)
O mighty-armed Duryodhana, observe well and properly. Abandon this evil intention towards Bhishma, who is sinful.
भिन्ना हि सेना नृपते दुःसन्धेया भवत्युत। मौलापि पुरुषव्याघ्र किमु नाना समुत्थिता ॥५-१६५-१८॥
bhinnā hi senā nṛpate duḥsandheyā bhavatyuta। maulāpi puruṣavyāghra kimu nānā samutthitā ॥5-165-18॥
[भिन्ना (bhinnā) - divided; हि (hi) - indeed; सेना (senā) - army; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; दुःसन्धेया (duḥsandheyā) - difficult to unite; भवत्युत (bhavatyuta) - becomes indeed; मौलापि (maulāpi) - even if original; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; नाना (nānā) - various; समुत्थिता (samutthitā) - arisen;]
(Indeed, a divided army, O king, becomes difficult to unite. Even if original, O tiger among men, what to say of various arisen ones.)
O king, a divided army is indeed difficult to unite. Even if it is originally united, O tiger among men, how much more so when it has arisen in various forms?
एषां द्वैधं समुत्पन्नं योधानां युधि भारत। तेजोवधो नः क्रियते प्रत्यक्षेण विशेषतः ॥५-१६५-१९॥
eṣāṃ dvaidhaṃ samutpannaṃ yodhānāṃ yudhi bhārata। tejavadho naḥ kriyate pratyakṣeṇa viśeṣataḥ ॥5-165-19॥
[एषां (eṣāṃ) - of these; द्वैधं (dvaidhaṃ) - division; समुत्पन्नं (samutpannaṃ) - arisen; योधानां (yodhānāṃ) - of warriors; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तेजोवधः (tejavadhaḥ) - destruction of energy; नः (naḥ) - our; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; प्रत्यक्षेण (pratyakṣeṇa) - directly; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(Of these, a division has arisen among the warriors in battle, O Bharata. The destruction of our energy is done directly, especially.)
O Bharata, among these warriors in battle, a division has arisen. Our energy is being destroyed directly and especially.
रथानां क्व च विज्ञानं क्व च भीष्मोऽल्पचेतनः। अहमावारयिष्यामि पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥५-१६५-२०॥
rathānāṃ kva ca vijñānaṃ kva ca bhīṣmo'lpacetanaḥ। ahamāvārayiṣyāmi pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ॥5-165-20॥
[रथानां (rathānāṃ) - of chariots; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; विज्ञानं (vijñānaṃ) - knowledge; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - of little sense; अहम् (aham) - I; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - will stop; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(Where is the knowledge of chariots, and where is Bhishma of little sense? I will stop the army of the Pandavas.)
Where is the expertise in chariots, and where is Bhishma, who is of little sense? I will halt the Pandavas' army.
आसाद्य माममोघेषुं गमिष्यन्ति दिशो दश। पाण्डवाः सहपञ्चालाः शार्दूलं वृषभा इव ॥५-१६५-२१॥
āsādya māmamogheṣuṃ gamiṣyanti diśo daśa। pāṇḍavāḥ sahapañcālāḥ śārdūlaṃ vṛṣabhā iva ॥5-165-21॥
[आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; माम् (mām) - me; अमोघेषुम् (amogheṣum) - with unfailing arrows; गमिष्यन्ति (gamiṣyanti) - will go; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सह (saha) - with; पञ्चालाः (pañcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger; वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) - bulls; इव (iva) - like;]
(Having approached me with unfailing arrows, the Pandavas and the Panchalas will go to the ten directions like bulls to a tiger.)
The Pandavas and the Panchalas, armed with unfailing arrows, will surround me from all ten directions like bulls encircling a tiger.
क्व च युद्धविमर्दो वा मन्त्राः सुव्याहृतानि वा। क्व च भीष्मो गतवया मन्दात्मा कालमोहितः ॥५-१६५-२२॥
kva ca yuddhavimardo vā mantrāḥ suvyāhṛtāni vā। kva ca bhīṣmo gatavayā mandātmā kālamohitaḥ ॥5-165-22॥
[क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; युद्धविमर्दः (yuddhavimardaḥ) - battle clash; वा (vā) - or; मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - counsels; सुव्याहृतानि (suvyāhṛtāni) - well-spoken; वा (vā) - or; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; गतवयः (gatavayaḥ) - aged; मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-minded; कालमोहितः (kālamohitaḥ) - deluded by time;]
(Where is the battle clash or the well-spoken counsels? And where is Bhishma, aged, dull-minded, and deluded by time?)
Where is the clash of battle or the well-articulated counsels? And where is Bhishma, who is aged, slow-witted, and deluded by the passage of time?
स्पर्धते हि सदा नित्यं सर्वेण जगता सह। न चान्यं पुरुषं कञ्चिन्मन्यते मोघदर्शनः ॥५-१६५-२३॥
spardhate hi sadā nityaṃ sarveṇa jagatā saha। na cānyaṃ puruṣaṃ kañcinmanyate moghadarśanaḥ ॥5-165-23॥
[स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes; हि (hi) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - eternally; सर्वेण (sarveṇa) - with all; जगता (jagatā) - the world; सह (saha) - together; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - person; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; मन्यते (manyate) - considers; मोघदर्शनः (moghadarśanaḥ) - one with futile vision;]
(Indeed, he always competes eternally with all the world together. And he does not consider any other person, one with futile vision.)
He is always in competition with the entire world and does not regard anyone else, being one with a futile vision.
श्रोतव्यं खलु वृद्धानामिति शास्त्रनिदर्शनम्। न त्वेवाप्यतिवृद्धानां पुनर्बाला हि ते मताः ॥५-१६५-२४॥
śrotavyaṃ khalu vṛddhānāmiti śāstranidarśanam। na tvevāpyativṛddhānāṃ punarbālā hi te matāḥ ॥5-165-24॥
[श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - to be heard; खलु (khalu) - indeed; वृद्धानाम् (vṛddhānām) - of the elders; इति (iti) - thus; शास्त्रनिदर्शनम् (śāstranidarśanam) - scriptural example; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; एव (eva) - certainly; अपि (api) - also; अतिवृद्धानाम् (ativṛddhānām) - of the very old; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; बालाः (bālāḥ) - children; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - they; मताः (matāḥ) - are considered;]
(Indeed, the words of the elders are to be heard as a scriptural example; but certainly not those of the very old, for they are considered as children again.)
It is said that one should indeed listen to the elders as they provide scriptural examples, but the very old are not to be considered in the same way, as they are regarded as children once more.
अहमेको हनिष्यामि पाण्डवान्नात्र संशयः। सुयुद्धे राजशार्दूल यशो भीष्मं गमिष्यति ॥५-१६५-२५॥
ahameko haniṣyāmi pāṇḍavānnātra sanśayaḥ। suyuddhe rājaśārdūla yaśo bhīṣmaṃ gamiṣyati ॥5-165-25॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will slay; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; संशयः (sanśayaḥ) - doubt; सुयुद्धे (suyuddhe) - in fair battle; राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - O tiger among kings; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; गमिष्यति (gamiṣyati) - will go;]
(I alone will slay the Pandavas, there is no doubt here. In fair battle, O tiger among kings, fame will go to Bhishma.)
I alone will defeat the Pandavas without any doubt. In a fair battle, O tiger among kings, the glory will belong to Bhishma.
कृतः सेनापतिस्त्वेष त्वया भीष्मो नराधिप। सेनापतिं गुणो गन्ता न तु योधान्कथञ्चन ॥५-१६५-२६॥
kṛtaḥ senāpatistveṣa tvayā bhīṣmo narādhipa। senāpatiṃ guṇo gantā na tu yodhānkathañcana ॥5-165-26॥
[कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - general; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; सेनापतिं (senāpatiṃ) - general; गुणः (guṇaḥ) - virtue; गन्ता (gantā) - will go; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Made the general is this by you, Bhishma, O king. The virtue will go to the general, not to the warriors in any way.)
O king, you have appointed Bhishma as the general. The virtue will go to the general, but not to the warriors in any way.
नाहं जीवति गाङ्गेये योत्स्ये राजन्कथञ्चन। हते तु भीष्मे योधास्मि सर्वैरेव महारथैः ॥५-१६५-२७॥
nāhaṃ jīvati gāṅgeye yotsye rājankathaṃcana। hate tu bhīṣme yodhāsmi sarvaireva mahārathaiḥ ॥5-165-27॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; जीवति (jīvati) - living; गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma); योत्स्ये (yotsye) - will fight; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; हते (hate) - killed; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhīṣma; योधास्मि (yodhāsmi) - I will fight; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great warriors;]
(I will not fight, O king, while Gāṅgeya (Bhīṣma) is alive in any way. But when Bhīṣma is killed, I will fight with all the great warriors indeed.)
O king, I refuse to engage in battle as long as Bhīṣma, the son of Ganga, is alive. However, once Bhīṣma is slain, I shall join the fight alongside all the great warriors.
