05.166
Pancharatra-core: Bhishma upon enquiry describes the strength of five Pandavas.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
समुद्यतोऽयं भारो मे सुमहान्सागरोपमः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सङ्ग्रामे वर्षपूगाभिचिन्तितः ॥५-१६६-१॥
samudyato'yaṁ bhāro me sumahānsāgaropamaḥ। dhārtarāṣṭrasya saṅgrāme varṣapūgābhicintitaḥ ॥5-166-1॥
[समुद्यतः (samudyataḥ) - prepared; अयम् (ayam) - this; भारः (bhāraḥ) - burden; मे (me) - my; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; वर्ष (varṣa) - years; पूग (pūga) - many; अभिचिन्तितः (abhicintitaḥ) - contemplated;]
(This burden of mine, very great and like an ocean, is prepared in the battle of Dhritarashtra's son, contemplated for many years.)
This immense burden of mine, comparable to an ocean, has been prepared for the battle of Dhritarashtra's son, having been contemplated over many years.
तस्मिन्नभ्यागते काले प्रतप्ते लोमहर्षणे। मिथोभेदो न मे कार्यस्तेन जीवसि सूतज ॥५-१६६-२॥
tasminn abhyāgate kāle pratapte lomaharṣaṇe। mitho bhedo na me kāryas tena jīvasi sūtaja ॥5-166-2॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अभ्यागते (abhyāgate) - arrived; काले (kāle) - time; प्रतप्ते (pratapte) - heated; लोमहर्षणे (lomaharṣaṇe) - hair-raising; मिथो (mitho) - mutual; भेदः (bhedaḥ) - division; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - duty; तेन (tena) - by that; जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live; सूतज (sūtaja) - O son of a charioteer;]
(In that arrived time, heated and hair-raising, mutual division is not my duty; by that, you live, O son of a charioteer.)
At that intense and thrilling moment, it is not my duty to cause division; thus, you live, O son of a charioteer.
न ह्यहं नाद्य विक्रम्य स्थविरोऽपि शिशोस्तव। युद्धश्रद्धां रणे छिन्द्यां जीवितस्य च सूतज ॥५-१६६-३॥
na hyahaṃ nādya vikramya sthaviro'pi śiśostava। yuddhaśraddhāṃ raṇe chindyāṃ jīvitasya ca sūtaja ॥5-166-3॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - for; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; आद्य (ādya) - today; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having attacked; स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - old; अपि (api) - even; शिशोः (śiśoḥ) - of the child; तव (tava) - your; युद्धश्रद्धाम् (yuddhaśraddhām) - faith in battle; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; छिन्द्याम् (chindyām) - would cut; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; च (ca) - and; सूतज (sūtaja) - O son of Suta;]
(For I, even though old, would not today, having attacked, cut your child's faith in battle and life, O son of Suta.)
For even though I am old, I would not today, having attacked, destroy your child's faith in battle and life, O son of Suta.
जामदग्न्येन रामेण महास्त्राणि प्रमुञ्चता। न मे व्यथाभवत्काचित्त्वं तु मे किं करिष्यसि ॥५-१६६-४॥
jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa mahāstrāṇi pramuñcatā। na me vyathābhavatkācittvaṃ tu me kiṃ kariṣyasi ॥5-166-4॥
[जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; प्रमुञ्चता (pramuñcatā) - releasing; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; व्यथा (vyathā) - pain; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; काचित् (kācit) - any; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - to me; किं (kiṃ) - what; करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - will do;]
(By Jamadagni's son, Rama, releasing great weapons, no pain was to me at all; but you, what will you do to me?)
When Rama, the son of Jamadagni, released his great weapons, I felt no pain at all; but what can you do to me?
कामं नैतत्प्रशंसन्ति सन्तोऽऽत्मबलसंस्तवम्। वक्ष्यामि तु त्वां सन्तप्तो निहीन कुलपांसन ॥५-१६६-५॥
kāmaṃ naitatpraśaṃsanti santo''tmabalasaṃstavam। vakṣyāmi tu tvāṃ santapto nihīna kulapāṃsana ॥5-166-5॥
[कामम् (kāmaṃ) - indeed; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṃsanti) - praise; सन्तः (santaḥ) - wise ones; आत्मबलसंस्तवम् (ātmabalasaṃstavam) - self-strength praise; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; तु (tu) - but; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; सन्तप्तः (santaptaḥ) - distressed; निहीन (nihīna) - fallen; कुलपांसन (kulapāṃsana) - disgrace to the family;]
(Indeed, the wise ones do not praise this self-strength praise. But I will speak to you, distressed, O disgrace to the family.)
The wise do not commend self-praise of one's own strength. However, in my distress, I must speak to you, who are a disgrace to your lineage.
समेतं पार्थिवं क्षत्रं काशिराज्ञः स्वयंवरे। निर्जित्यैकरथेनैव यत्कन्यास्तरसा हृताः ॥५-१६६-६॥
sametaṃ pārthivaṃ kṣatraṃ kāśirājñaḥ svayaṃvare। nirjityaikarathenaiva yatkanyāstarasā hṛtāḥ ॥5-166-6॥
[समेतं (sametaṃ) - together; पार्थिवं (pārthivaṃ) - kings; क्षत्रं (kṣatraṃ) - warriors; काशिराज्ञः (kāśirājñaḥ) - of the king of Kashi; स्वयंवरे (svayaṃvare) - in the self-choice ceremony; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; एकरथेनैव (ekarathenaiva) - with a single chariot; यत् (yat) - whose; कन्याः (kanyāḥ) - daughters; तरसा (tarasā) - by force; हृताः (hṛtāḥ) - were taken away;]
(Together with the kings and warriors, in the self-choice ceremony of the king of Kashi, having conquered with a single chariot, whose daughters were taken away by force.)
In the self-choice ceremony of the king of Kashi, all the assembled kings and warriors were defeated by a single chariot, and the daughters were forcibly taken away.
ईदृशानां सहस्राणि विशिष्टानामथो पुनः। मयैकेन निरस्तानि ससैन्यानि रणाजिरे ॥५-१६६-७॥
īdṛśānāṃ sahasrāṇi viśiṣṭānāmatho punaḥ। mayaikena nirastāni sasainyāni raṇājire ॥5-166-7॥
[ईदृशानां (īdṛśānāṃ) - of such; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; विशिष्टानाम् (viśiṣṭānām) - of distinguished; अथः (atho) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मया (mayā) - by me; एकेन (ekena) - alone; निरस्तानि (nirastāni) - defeated; ससैन्यानि (sasainyāni) - with armies; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield;]
(Thousands of such distinguished ones, then again, were defeated by me alone with armies in the battlefield.)
Thousands of such distinguished warriors, along with their armies, were defeated by me alone in the battlefield.
त्वां प्राप्य वैरपुरुषं कुरूणामनयो महान्। उपस्थितो विनाशाय यतस्व पुरुषो भव ॥५-१६६-८॥
tvāṃ prāpya vairapuruṣaṃ kurūṇāmanayo mahān। upasthito vināśāya yatasva puruṣo bhava ॥5-166-8॥
[त्वां (tvām) - you; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; वैरपुरुषं (vairapuruṣam) - enemy person; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru; अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune; महान् (mahān) - great; उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - present; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; यतस्व (yatasva) - strive; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; भव (bhava) - be;]
(Having obtained you, the enemy person of the Kuru, great misfortune is present for destruction; strive to be a man.)
Having encountered you, the enemy of the Kuru, a great misfortune has arisen, strive to be a man for the sake of destruction.
युध्यस्व पार्थं समरे येन विस्पर्धसे सह। द्रक्ष्यामि त्वां विनिर्मुक्तमस्माद्युद्धात्सुदुर्मते ॥५-१६६-९॥
yudhyasva pārthaṃ samare yena vispardhase saha। drakṣyāmi tvāṃ vinirmuktam asmād yuddhāt sudurmate ॥5-166-9॥
[युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - O son of Pritha; समरे (samare) - in battle; येन (yena) - with whom; विस्पर्धसे (vispardhase) - you compete; सह (saha) - together; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I will see; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; विनिर्मुक्तम् (vinirmuktam) - freed; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - battle; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - O wicked-minded;]
(Fight, O son of Pritha, in battle with whom you compete together. I will see you freed from this battle, O wicked-minded.)
Engage in the battle, O son of Pritha, against those you compete with. I shall witness you being liberated from this conflict, O one with a wicked mind.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya spoke.
तमुवाच ततो राजा धार्तराष्ट्रो महामनाः। मामवेक्षस्व गाङ्गेय कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम् ॥५-१६६-१०॥
tamuvāca tato rājā dhārtarāṣṭro mahāmanāḥ। māmavekṣasva gāṅgeya kāryaṃ hi mahadudyatam ॥5-166-10॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; माम् (mām) - me; अवेक्षस्व (avekṣasva) - consider; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - son of Ganga; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; हि (hi) - indeed; महत् (mahat) - great; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - undertaken;]
(Then the great-minded King Dhritarashtra said to him, 'Consider me, O son of Ganga, for a great task is indeed undertaken.')
Then the wise King Dhritarashtra addressed him, 'O son of Ganga, please consider me, as a significant task is indeed underway.'
चिन्त्यतामिदमेवाग्रे मम निःश्रेयसं परम्। उभावपि भवन्तौ मे महत्कर्म करिष्यतः ॥५-१६६-११॥
cintyatām idam eva agre mama niḥśreyasaṃ param। ubhāv api bhavantau me mahatkarma kariṣyataḥ ॥5-166-11॥
[चिन्त्यताम् (cintyatām) - let it be considered; इदम् (idam) - this; एव (eva) - only; अग्रे (agre) - first; मम (mama) - my; निःश्रेयसं (niḥśreyasaṃ) - ultimate good; परम् (param) - supreme; उभावपि (ubhāv api) - both also; भवन्तौ (bhavantau) - you two; मे (me) - my; महत्कर्म (mahatkarma) - great deed; करिष्यतः (kariṣyataḥ) - will do;]
(Let this alone be considered first, my supreme ultimate good. Both of you will perform my great deed.)
Let this be considered first as my supreme ultimate good. Both of you will accomplish my great task.
भूयश्च श्रोतुमिच्छामि परेषां रथसत्तमान्। ये चैवातिरथास्तत्र तथैव रथयूथपाः ॥५-१६६-१२॥
bhūyaśca śrotumicchāmi pareṣāṃ rathasattamān। ye caivātirathāstatra tathaiva rathayūthapāḥ ॥5-166-12॥
[भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others; रथसत्तमान् (rathasattamān) - the best of charioteers; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great charioteers; तत्र (tatra) - there; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; रथयूथपाः (rathayūthapāḥ) - leaders of chariots;]
(Again, I wish to hear of the best of charioteers of others, who are indeed great charioteers there, likewise the leaders of chariots.)
I wish to hear once more about the best charioteers among others, those who are considered great charioteers there, as well as the leaders of the chariots.
बलाबलममित्राणां श्रोतुमिच्छामि कौरव। प्रभातायां रजन्यां वै इदं युद्धं भविष्यति ॥५-१६६-१३॥
balābalamamitrāṇāṃ śrotumicchāmi kaurava। prabhātāyāṃ rajanyāṃ vai idaṃ yuddhaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥5-166-13॥
[बलाबलम् (balābalam) - strength and weakness; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of the enemies; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava; प्रभातायाम् (prabhātāyām) - at dawn; रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - in the night; वै (vai) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen;]
(I wish to hear the strength and weakness of the enemies, O Kaurava. Indeed, this battle will happen at dawn in the night.)
O Kaurava, I wish to know the strengths and weaknesses of the enemies. This battle is indeed set to take place at dawn.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
एते रथास्ते सङ्ख्यातास्तथैवातिरथा नृप। य चाप्यर्धरथा राजन्पाण्डवानामतः शृणु ॥५-१६६-१४॥
ete rathāste saṅkhyātāstathaivātirathā nṛpa। ya cāpyardharathā rājanpāṇḍavānāmataḥ śṛṇu ॥5-166-14॥
[एते (ete) - these; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; ते (te) - those; सङ्ख्याताः (saṅkhyātāḥ) - counted; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great charioteers; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अर्धरथाः (ardharathāḥ) - half-charioteers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen;]
(These chariots, those counted, thus indeed great charioteers, O king, who also half-charioteers, O king, of the Pandavas, therefore listen.)
O King, these chariots and those counted as great charioteers, as well as those who are half-charioteers, are of the Pandavas. Therefore, listen.
यदि कौतूहलं तेऽद्य पाण्डवानां बले नृप। रथसङ्ख्यां महाबाहो सहैभिर्वसुधाधिपैः ॥५-१६६-१५॥
yadi kautūhalaṃ te'dya pāṇḍavānāṃ bale nṛpa। rathasaṅkhyāṃ mahābāho sahaibhirvasudhādhipaiḥ ॥5-166-15॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; बले (bale) - in the strength; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; रथसङ्ख्याम् (rathasaṅkhyām) - the number of chariots; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; सहैभिः (sahaibhiḥ) - along with; वसुधाधिपैः (vasudhādhipaiḥ) - the lords of the earth;]
(If your curiosity today, O king, is about the strength of the Pandavas, O mighty-armed one, along with the number of chariots and the lords of the earth.)
If you are curious today, O king, about the strength of the Pandavas, O mighty-armed one, along with the number of chariots and the lords of the earth.
स्वयं राजा रथोदारः पाण्डवः कुन्तिनन्दनः। अग्निवत्समरे तात चरिष्यति न संशयः ॥५-१६६-१६॥
svayaṃ rājā rathodāraḥ pāṇḍavaḥ kuntinandanaḥ। agnivatsamare tāta cariṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ॥5-166-16॥
[स्वयं (svayam) - himself; राजा (rājā) - king; रथोदारः (rathodāraḥ) - great charioteer; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - son of Pandu; कुन्तिनन्दनः (kuntinandanaḥ) - son of Kunti; अग्निवत् (agnivat) - like fire; समरे (samare) - in battle; तात (tāta) - dear father; चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will act; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Himself, the king, the great charioteer, the son of Pandu, the son of Kunti, like fire in battle, dear father, will act, no doubt.)
The king himself, the great charioteer, the Pandava, son of Kunti, will act like fire in battle, dear father, without a doubt.
भीमसेनस्तु राजेन्द्र रथोऽष्टगुणसंमितः। नागायुतबलो मानी तेजसा न स मानुषः ॥५-१६६-१७॥
bhīmasenastu rājendra ratho'ṣṭaguṇasaṁmitaḥ। nāgāyutabalo mānī tejasā na sa mānuṣaḥ ॥5-166-17॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; अष्टगुण (aṣṭaguṇa) - eightfold; संमितः (saṁmitaḥ) - measured; नागायुतबलः (nāgāyutabalaḥ) - with the strength of ten thousand elephants; मानी (mānī) - proud; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human;]
(Bhimasena, O king, his chariot is measured eightfold; with the strength of ten thousand elephants, proud by brilliance, he is not a human.)
O King, Bhimasena's chariot is extraordinary, possessing the strength of ten thousand elephants. Proud and radiant, he is beyond human.
माद्रीपुत्रौ तु रथिनौ द्वावेव पुरुषर्षभौ। अश्विनाविव रूपेण तेजसा च समन्वितौ ॥५-१६६-१८॥
mādrīputrau tu rathinau dvāveva puruṣarṣabhau। aśvināviva rūpeṇa tejasā ca samanvitau ॥5-166-18॥
[माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; तु (tu) - but; रथिनौ (rathinau) - charioteers; द्वौ (dvau) - two; एव (eva) - indeed; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - Ashvins; इव (iva) - like; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form; तेजसा (tejasā) - in brilliance; च (ca) - and; समन्वितौ (samanvitau) - endowed;]
(The sons of Madri, indeed two charioteers, bulls among men, like the Ashvins, endowed with form and brilliance.)
The sons of Madri, Nakula and Sahadeva, were two charioteers, exceptional among men, like the Ashvins in form and brilliance.
एते चमूमुखगताः स्मरन्तः क्लेशमात्मनः। रुद्रवत्प्रचरिष्यन्ति तत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ॥५-१६६-१९॥
ete camūmukhagatāḥ smarantaḥ kleśamātmanaḥ। rudravatpracariṣyanti tatra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ ॥5-166-19॥
[एते (ete) - these; चमूमुखगताः (camūmukhagatāḥ) - at the front of the army; स्मरन्तः (smarantaḥ) - remembering; क्लेशम् (kleśam) - pain; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves; रुद्रवत् (rudravat) - like Rudra; प्रचरिष्यन्ति (pracariṣyanti) - will act; तत्र (tatra) - there; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(These, at the front of the army, remembering their own pain, will act like Rudra; there is no doubt in my mind.)
There is no doubt in my mind that these warriors, at the forefront of the army, will act like Rudra, remembering their own suffering.
सर्व एव महात्मानः शालस्कन्धा इवोद्गताः। प्रादेशेनाधिकाः पुम्भिरन्यैस्ते च प्रमाणतः ॥५-१६६-२०॥
sarva eva mahātmānaḥ śālaskandhā ivodgatāḥ। prādeśenādhikāḥ pumbhiranyaisthe ca pramāṇataḥ ॥5-166-20॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; शालस्कन्धा (śālaskandhā) - like trunks of trees; इव (iva) - like; उद्गताः (udgatāḥ) - risen; प्रादेशेन (prādeśena) - by measure; अधिकाः (adhikāḥ) - exceeding; पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - by men; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - other; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; प्रमाणतः (pramāṇataḥ) - by size;]
(All indeed are great souls, like trunks of trees risen, exceeding by measure other men, and they by size.)
All of them are truly great souls, standing tall like the trunks of trees, surpassing other men in stature and size.
सिंहसंहननाः सर्वे पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबलाः। चरितब्रह्मचर्याश्च सर्वे चातितपस्विनः ॥५-१६६-२१॥
siṃhasaṃhananāḥ sarve pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ। caritabrahmacaryāśca sarve cātitapasvinaḥ ॥5-166-21॥
[सिंहसंहननाः (siṃhasaṃhananāḥ) - lion-bodied; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pandu; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; चरितब्रह्मचर्याः (caritabrahmacaryāḥ) - practiced celibacy; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; चातितपस्विनः (cātitapasvinaḥ) - great ascetics;]
(All the sons of Pandu are lion-bodied, mighty, practiced celibacy, and are great ascetics.)
All the sons of Pandu are strong and mighty like lions, having practiced celibacy and being great ascetics.
ह्रीमन्तः पुरुषव्याघ्रा व्याघ्रा इव बलोत्कटाः। जवे प्रहारे संमर्दे सर्व एवातिमानुषाः ॥ सर्वे जितमहीपाला दिग्जये भरतर्षभ ॥५-१६६-२२॥
hrīmantaḥ puruṣavyāghrā vyāghrā iva balotkaṭāḥ। jave prahāre saṃmarde sarva evātimānuṣāḥ ॥ sarve jitamahīpālā digjaye bharatarṣabha ॥5-166-22॥
[ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - respected; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men; व्याघ्राः (vyāghrāḥ) - like tigers; इव (iva) - like; बलोत्कटाः (balotkaṭāḥ) - mighty; जवे (jave) - in speed; प्रहारे (prahāre) - in attack; संमर्दे (saṃmarde) - in battle; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिमानुषाः (atimānuṣāḥ) - superhuman; सर्वे (sarve) - all; जितमहीपाला (jitamahīpālā) - conquerors of kings; दिग्जये (digjaye) - in conquest of directions; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Respected, tiger-like men, mighty like tigers, in speed, in attack, in battle, all indeed superhuman. All conquerors of kings in conquest of directions, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, these respected men are like tigers, mighty and superhuman in speed, attack, and battle. They are all conquerors of kings in their conquest of the directions.
न चैषां पुरुषाः केचिदायुधानि गदाः शरान्। विषहन्ति सदा कर्तुमधिज्यान्यपि कौरव ॥ उद्यन्तुं वा गदां गुर्वीं शरान्वापि प्रकर्षितुम् ॥५-१६६-२३॥
na caiṣāṃ puruṣāḥ kecidayudhāni gadāḥ śarān। viṣahanti sadā kartumadhijyānyapi kaurava ॥ udyantuṃ vā gadāṃ gurvīṃ śarānvāpi prakarṣitum ॥5-166-23॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एषां (eṣāṃ) - of these; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; केचित् (kecit) - some; आयुधानि (ayudhāni) - weapons; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; विषहन्ति (viṣahanti) - bear; सदा (sadā) - always; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; अधिज्यानि (adhijyāni) - strung; अपि (api) - even; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; उद्यन्तुम् (udyantum) - to raise; वा (vā) - or; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; प्रकर्षितुम् (prakarṣitum) - to draw;]
(And not some of these men, O Kaurava, always bear weapons, maces, arrows, or even to make strung, to raise or even to draw heavy maces, arrows.)
O Kaurava, none of these men can always bear weapons like maces and arrows, nor can they string them, raise them, or even draw heavy maces and arrows.
जवे लक्ष्यस्य हरणे भोज्ये पांसुविकर्षणे। बालैरपि भवन्तस्तैः सर्व एव विशेषिताः ॥५-१६६-२४॥
jave lakṣyasya haraṇe bhojye pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe। bālairapi bhavantastaiḥ sarva eva viśeṣitāḥ ॥5-166-24॥
[जवे (jave) - in speed; लक्ष्यस्य (lakṣyasya) - of the target; हरणे (haraṇe) - in taking away; भोज्ये (bhojye) - in eating; पांसुविकर्षणे (pāṃsuvikarṣaṇe) - in dragging the sand; बालैः (bālaiḥ) - by children; अपि (api) - even; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you become; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; विशेषिताः (viśeṣitāḥ) - distinguished;]
(In speed, in taking away the target, in eating, in dragging the sand, you are indeed distinguished by all those children.)
Even in activities like speed, taking away targets, eating, and dragging sand, you are distinguished by all those children.
ते ते सैन्यं समासाद्य व्याघ्रा इव बलोत्कटाः। विध्वंसयिष्यन्ति रणे मा स्म तैः सह सङ्गमः ॥५-१६६-२५॥
te te sainyaṃ samāsādya vyāghrā iva balotkaṭāḥ। vidhvaṃsayiṣyanti raṇe mā sma taiḥ saha saṅgamaḥ ॥5-166-25॥
[ते (te) - they; ते (te) - they; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; व्याघ्राः (vyāghrāḥ) - tigers; इव (iva) - like; बलोत्कटाः (balotkaṭāḥ) - mighty; विध्वंसयिष्यन्ति (vidhvaṃsayiṣyanti) - will destroy; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - indeed; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; सह (saha) - together; सङ्गमः (saṅgamaḥ) - encounter;]
(They, having approached the army, like mighty tigers, will destroy in battle; do not indeed engage with them.)
They, like mighty tigers, will attack and destroy the army in battle; do not engage with them.
एकैकशस्ते सङ्ग्रामे हन्युः सर्वान्महीक्षितः। प्रत्यक्षं तव राजेन्द्र राजसूये यथाभवत् ॥५-१६६-२६॥
ekaikaśaste saṅgrāme hanyuḥ sarvānmahīkṣitaḥ। pratyakṣaṃ tava rājendra rājasūye yathābhavat ॥5-166-26॥
[एकैकशः (ekaikaśaḥ) - one by one; ते (te) - they; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; हन्युः (hanyuḥ) - would kill; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - kings; प्रत्यक्षं (pratyakṣaṃ) - before your eyes; तव (tava) - your; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; राजसूये (rājasūye) - at the Rājasūya sacrifice; यथा (yathā) - as; अभवत् (abhavat) - it happened;]
(One by one, they would kill all the kings in battle before your eyes, O king, as it happened at the Rājasūya sacrifice.)
One by one, they defeated all the kings in battle right before your eyes, O King, just as it happened during the Rājasūya sacrifice.
द्रौपद्याश्च परिक्लेशं द्यूते च परुषा गिरः। ते संस्मरन्तः सङ्ग्रामे विचरिष्यन्ति कालवत् ॥५-१६६-२७॥
drauapadyāśca parikleśaṃ dyūte ca paruṣā giraḥ| te saṃsmarantaḥ saṅgrāme vicariṣyanti kālavat ॥5-166-27॥
[द्रौपद्याः (drauapadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; परिक्लेशं (parikleśaṃ) - distress; द्यूते (dyūte) - in the game of dice; च (ca) - and; परुषा (paruṣā) - harsh; गिरः (giraḥ) - words; ते (te) - they; संस्मरन्तः (saṃsmarantaḥ) - remembering; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; विचरिष्यन्ति (vicariṣyanti) - will move; कालवत् (kālavat) - like time;]
(Remembering the distress of Draupadi and the harsh words in the game of dice, they will move in battle like time.)
Recalling the suffering of Draupadi and the harsh words spoken during the dice game, they will fight in the battle with the inevitability of time.
लोहिताक्षो गुडाकेशो नारायणसहायवान्। उभयोः सेनयोर्वीर रथो नास्तीह तादृशः ॥५-१६६-२८॥
lohitākṣo guḍākeśo nārāyaṇasahāyavān। ubhayoḥ senayorvīra ratho nāstīha tādṛśaḥ ॥5-166-28॥
[लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed; गुडाकेशः (guḍākeśaḥ) - Arjuna; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; सहायवान् (sahāyavān) - having as helper; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; इह (iha) - here; तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such;]
(Red-eyed Arjuna, having Narayana as helper, there is no such hero chariot here in both armies.)
Arjuna, the red-eyed warrior with Narayana as his ally, stands unmatched in both armies; no chariot like his exists here.
न हि देवेषु वा पूर्वं दानवेषूरगेषु वा। राक्षसेष्वथ यक्षेषु नरेषु कुत एव तु ॥५-१६६-२९॥
na hi deveṣu vā pūrvaṃ dānaveṣūrageṣu vā। rākṣaseṣvatha yakṣeṣu nareṣu kuta eva tu ॥5-166-29॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among gods; वा (vā) - or; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among demons; उरगेषु (urageṣu) - among serpents; वा (vā) - or; राक्षसेषु (rākṣaseṣu) - among ogres; अथ (atha) - and; यक्षेषु (yakṣeṣu) - among yakshas; नरेषु (nareṣu) - among men; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but;]
(Not indeed among gods or before among demons or among serpents or among ogres and among yakshas among men where indeed but.)
There was no one before among gods, demons, serpents, ogres, yakshas, or men.
भूतोऽथ वा भविष्यो वा रथः कश्चिन्मया श्रुतः। समायुक्तो महाराज यथा पार्थस्य धीमतः ॥५-१६६-३०॥
bhūto'tha vā bhaviṣyo vā rathaḥ kaścinmayā śrutaḥ। samāyukto mahārāja yathā pārthasya dhīmataḥ ॥5-166-30॥
[भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - past; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; भविष्यः (bhaviṣyaḥ) - future; वा (vā) - or; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; कश्चित् (kaścit) - some; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; समायुक्तः (samāyuktaḥ) - equipped; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यथा (yathā) - as; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(A chariot, either past or future, has been heard by me, equipped, O great king, as of the wise Arjuna.)
O great king, I have heard of a chariot, either from the past or the future, that is equipped like that of the wise Arjuna.
वासुदेवश्च संयन्ता योद्धा चैव धनञ्जयः। गाण्डीवं च धनुर्दिव्यं ते चाश्वा वातरंहसः ॥५-१६६-३१॥
vāsudevaśca saṃyantā yoddhā caiva dhanañjayaḥ। gāṇḍīvaṃ ca dhanurdivyaṃ te cāśvā vātaraṃhasaḥ ॥5-166-31॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; संयन्ता (saṃyantā) - charioteer; योद्धा (yoddhā) - warrior; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvaṃ) - Gandiva; च (ca) - and; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; ते (te) - those; च (ca) - and; अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - swift as the wind;]
(Vasudeva and the charioteer, indeed the warrior Dhananjaya, and the divine bow Gandiva, and those horses swift as the wind.)
Vasudeva was the charioteer and Dhananjaya the warrior, wielding the divine bow Gandiva, with horses that were as swift as the wind.
अभेद्यं कवचं दिव्यमक्षय्यौ च महेषुधी। अस्त्रग्रामश्च माहेन्द्रो रौद्रः कौबेर एव च ॥५-१६६-३२॥
abhedyaṁ kavacaṁ divyamakṣayyau ca maheṣudhī। astragrāmaśca māhendro raudraḥ kaubera eva ca ॥5-166-32॥
[अभेद्यं (abhedyam) - impenetrable; कवचं (kavacam) - armor; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - inexhaustible; च (ca) - and; महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - great arrows; अस्त्रग्रामः (astragrāmaḥ) - collection of weapons; च (ca) - and; माहेन्द्रः (māhendraḥ) - of Indra; रौद्रः (raudraḥ) - of Rudra; कौबेरः (kauberaḥ) - of Kubera; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Impenetrable divine armor, inexhaustible great arrows, and the collection of weapons of Indra, of Rudra, and indeed of Kubera.)
The divine armor that cannot be penetrated, the inexhaustible great arrows, and the collection of weapons belonging to Indra, Rudra, and Kubera.
याम्यश्च वारुणश्चैव गदाश्चोग्रप्रदर्शनाः। वज्रादीनि च मुख्यानि नानाप्रहरणानि वै ॥५-१६६-३३॥
yāmyaś ca vāruṇaś caiva gadāś cogra-pradarśanāḥ। vajrādīni ca mukhyāni nānā-praharaṇāni vai ॥5-166-33॥
[याम्यः (yāmyaḥ) - Yama's; च (ca) - and; वारुणः (vāruṇaḥ) - Varuna's; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; च (ca) - and; उग्र (ugra) - fierce; प्रदर्शनाः (pradarśanāḥ) - displaying; वज्रादीनि (vajrādīni) - thunderbolts and others; च (ca) - and; मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - principal; नानाप्रहरणानि (nānā-praharaṇāni) - various weapons; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Yama's and Varuna's maces, fierce displaying; thunderbolts and others, principal various weapons indeed.)
The maces of Yama and Varuna, fierce in display, along with thunderbolts and other principal weapons, are indeed various.
दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्। हतान्येकरथेनाजौ कस्तस्य सदृशो रथः ॥५-१६६-३४॥
dānavānāṃ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām। hatānyekarathenājau kastasya sadṛśo rathaḥ ॥5-166-34॥
[दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the demons; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् (hiraṇyapuravāsinām) - of the inhabitants of Hiranyapura; हतानि (hatāni) - were slain; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - by one chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; कः (kaḥ) - who; तस्य (tasya) - his; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot;]
(Thousands of demons, inhabitants of Hiranyapura, were slain by one chariot in battle; who is his equal chariot?)
Thousands of demons from Hiranyapura were slain by a single chariot in battle; who can match his chariot?
एष हन्याद्धि संरम्भी बलवान्सत्यविक्रमः। तव सेनां महाबाहुः स्वां चैव परिपालयन् ॥५-१६६-३५॥
eṣa hanyāddhi saṁrambhī balavānsatyavikramaḥ। tava senāṁ mahābāhuḥ svāṁ caiva paripālayan ॥5-166-35॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; हि (hi) - indeed; संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - impetuous; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly powerful; तव (tava) - your; सेनाम् (senām) - army; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; स्वाम् (svām) - own; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - protecting;]
(This one, indeed impetuous and strong, truly powerful, mighty-armed, would kill your army while protecting his own.)
This mighty-armed warrior, truly powerful and impetuous, would indeed destroy your army while safeguarding his own.
अहं चैनं प्रत्युदियामाचार्यो वा धनञ्जयम्। न तृतीयोऽस्ति राजेन्द्र सेनयोरुभयोरपि ॥ य एनं शरवर्षाणि वर्षन्तमुदियाद्रथी ॥५-१६६-३६॥
ahaṁ cainaṁ pratyudiyāmācāryo vā dhanañjayam। na tṛtīyo'sti rājendra senayorubhayorapi ॥ ya enaṁ śaravarṣāṇi varṣantamudiyādrathī ॥5-166-36॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; प्रत्युदियाम (pratyudiyām) - would face; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; वा (vā) - or; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; न (na) - not; तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third; अस्ति (asti) - is; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies; उभयोः (ubhayayoḥ) - of both; अपि (api) - also; यः (yaḥ) - who; एनम् (enam) - this; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; वर्षन्तम् (varṣantam) - showering; उदियात् (udiyāt) - would face; रथी (rathī) - warrior;]
(I and this would face, either the teacher or Dhananjaya. There is no third, O king, in both the armies, who would face this warrior showering arrow showers.)
I and this one would confront, either the teacher or Dhananjaya. There is no third person, O king, in both the armies, who would confront this warrior showering arrows.
जीमूत इव घर्मान्ते महावातसमीरितः। समायुक्तस्तु कौन्तेयो वासुदेवसहायवान् ॥ तरुणश्च कृती चैव जीर्णावावामुभावपि ॥५-१६६-३७॥
jīmūta iva gharmānte mahāvātasamīritaḥ। samāyuktastu kaunteyo vāsudevasahāyavān ॥ taruṇaśca kṛtī caiva jīrṇāvāvāmubhāvapi ॥5-166-37॥
[जीमूत (jīmūta) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of summer; महावातसमीरितः (mahāvātasamīritaḥ) - driven by strong winds; समायुक्तः (samāyuktaḥ) - united; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; सहायवान् (sahāyavān) - having as companion; तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young; च (ca) - and; कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जीर्णौ (jīrṇau) - old; आवाम् (āvām) - we both; उभौ (ubhau) - both; अपि (api) - also;]
(Like a cloud driven by strong winds at the end of summer, the son of Kunti, united with Vasudeva as his companion, is young and accomplished, while we both are indeed old.)
Like a cloud driven by strong winds at the end of summer, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, united with Krishna, the son of Vasudeva, is young and accomplished, while we both are indeed old.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु भीष्मस्य राज्ञां दध्वंसिरे तदा। काञ्चनाङ्गदिनः पीना भुजाश्चन्दनरूषिताः ॥५-१६६-३८॥
etacchrutvā tu bhīṣmasya rājñāṃ dadhvaṃsire tadā। kāñcanāṅgadinaḥ pīnā bhujāścandanarūṣitāḥ ॥5-166-38॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; दध्वंसिरे (dadhvaṃsire) - were shattered; तदा (tadā) - then; काञ्चनाङ्गदिनः (kāñcanāṅgadinaḥ) - with golden armlets; पीनाः (pīnāḥ) - thick; भुजाः (bhujāḥ) - arms; चन्दनरूषिताः (candanarūṣitāḥ) - smeared with sandalwood;]
(Having heard this, the kings of Bhishma were shattered then. Their thick arms adorned with golden armlets were smeared with sandalwood.)
Upon hearing this, the kings associated with Bhishma were deeply distressed. Their strong arms, adorned with golden armlets, were anointed with sandalwood paste.
मनोभिः सह सावेगैः संस्मृत्य च पुरातनम्। सामर्थ्यं पाण्डवेयानां यथाप्रत्यक्षदर्शनात् ॥५-१६६-३९॥
manobhiḥ saha sāvegaiḥ saṃsmṛtya ca purātanam। sāmarthyaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yathāpratyakṣadarśanāt ॥5-166-39॥
[मनोभिः (manobhiḥ) - with minds; सह (saha) - with; सावेगैः (sāvegaiḥ) - with excitement; संस्मृत्य (saṃsmṛtya) - remembering; च (ca) - and; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; सामर्थ्यं (sāmarthyaṃ) - strength; पाण्डवेयानां (pāṇḍaveyānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रत्यक्षदर्शनात् (pratyakṣadarśanāt) - from direct observation;]
(With minds filled with excitement, remembering the ancient strength of the Pandavas as from direct observation.)
With excitement in their minds, they recalled the ancient strength of the Pandavas as if they had seen it directly.
