05.169
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
रोचमानो महाराज पाण्डवानां महारथः। योत्स्यतेऽमरवत्सङ्ख्ये परसैन्येषु भारत ॥५-१६९-१॥
rocamāno mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ। yotsyate'maravatsaṅkhye parasainyeṣu bhārata ॥5-169-1॥
[रोचमानः (rocamānaḥ) - shining; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; अमरवत् (amaravat) - like the gods; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; परसैन्येषु (parasainyeṣu) - against enemy armies; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The shining great king, the great chariot warrior of the Pandavas, will fight like the gods in battle against enemy armies, O Bharata.)
The illustrious great king, the mighty chariot warrior of the Pandavas, will engage in battle like the gods against the enemy forces, O Bharata.
पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च महेष्वासो महाबलः। मातुलो भीमसेनस्य स च मेऽतिरथो मतः ॥५-१६९-२॥
purujitkuntibhojaśca maheṣvāso mahābalaḥ। mātulo bhīmasenasya sa ca me'tiratho mataḥ ॥5-169-2॥
[पुरुजित् (purujit) - Purujit; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - uncle; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; मतः (mataḥ) - considered;]
(Purujit and Kuntibhoja, great archers and mighty, uncle of Bhimasena, he is considered by me as a great chariot-warrior.)
Purujit and Kuntibhoja, both great archers and mighty warriors, are the uncles of Bhimasena. He is considered by me to be a great chariot-warrior.
एष वीरो महेष्वासः कृती च निपुणश्च ह। चित्रयोधी च शक्तश्च मतो मे रथपुङ्गवः ॥५-१६९-३॥
eṣa vīro maheṣvāsaḥ kṛtī ca nipuṇaśca ha। citrayodhī ca śaktaśca mato me rathapuṅgavaḥ ॥5-169-3॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished; च (ca) - and; निपुणः (nipuṇaḥ) - skilled; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed; चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - wonderful warrior; च (ca) - and; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; च (ca) - and; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मे (me) - by me; रथपुङ्गवः (rathapuṅgavaḥ) - foremost of charioteers;]
(This hero, a great archer, accomplished and skilled indeed, a wonderful warrior and capable, is considered by me as the foremost of charioteers.)
This hero, who is a great archer and accomplished, skilled indeed, is a wonderful warrior and capable, and is considered by me as the foremost of charioteers.
स योत्स्यति हि विक्रम्य मघवानिव दानवैः। योधाश्चास्य परिख्याताः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः ॥५-१६९-४॥
sa yotsyati hi vikramya maghavāniva dānavaiḥ। yodhāścāsya parikhyātāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ॥5-169-4॥
[स (sa) - he; योत्स्यति (yotsyati) - will fight; हि (hi) - indeed; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having conquered; मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan (Indra); इव (iva) - like; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - with the Danavas; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; परिख्याताः (parikhyātāḥ) - renowned; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्धविशारदाः (yuddhaviśāradāḥ) - skilled in battle;]
(He will indeed fight, having conquered, like Maghavan (Indra) with the Danavas. His warriors are all renowned and skilled in battle.)
He will fight bravely like Indra against the Danavas. All his warriors are renowned and skilled in battle.
भागिनेयकृते वीरः स करिष्यति सङ्गरे। सुमहत्कर्म पाण्डूनां स्थितः प्रियहिते नृपः ॥५-१६९-५॥
bhāgineyakṛte vīraḥ sa kariṣyati saṅgare। sumahatkarma pāṇḍūnāṃ sthitaḥ priyahite nṛpaḥ ॥5-169-5॥
[भागिनेयकृते (bhāgineyakṛte) - for the nephew; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; स (sa) - he; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; सङ्गरे (saṅgare) - in battle; सुमहत्कर्म (sumahatkarma) - great deed; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pandavas; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; प्रियहिते (priyahite) - for the dear benefit; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king;]
(For the nephew, the hero will do in battle a great deed for the Pandavas, standing for the dear benefit, the king.)
The hero, for the sake of his nephew, will perform a great deed in battle for the Pandavas, as the king stands for their dear benefit.
भैमसेनिर्महाराज हैडिम्बो राक्षसेश्वरः। मतो मे बहुमायावी रथयूथपयूथपः ॥५-१६९-६॥
bhaimasenirmahārāja haiḍimbo rākṣaseśvaraḥ। mato me bahumāyāvī rathayūthapayūthapaḥ ॥5-169-6॥
[भैमसेनिः (bhaimaseniḥ) - son of Bhimasena; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; राक्षसेश्वरः (rākṣaseśvaraḥ) - lord of demons; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मे (me) - by me; बहुमायावी (bahumāyāvī) - very deceitful; रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - chief of chariot warriors;]
(The son of Bhimasena, the great king Hidimba, lord of demons, is considered by me to be very deceitful, the chief of chariot warriors.)
The great king Hidimba, son of Bhimasena and lord of demons, is regarded by me as a very deceitful leader among chariot warriors.
योत्स्यते समरे तात मायाभिः समरप्रियः। ये चास्य राक्षसाः शूराः सचिवा वशवर्तिनः ॥५-१६९-७॥
yotsyate samare tāta māyābhiḥ samarapriyaḥ। ye cāsya rākṣasāḥ śūrāḥ sacivā vaśavartinaḥ ॥5-169-7॥
[योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; समरे (samare) - in battle; तात (tāta) - dear father; मायाभिः (māyābhiḥ) - with illusions; समरप्रियः (samarapriyaḥ) - fond of battle; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; सचिवाः (sacivāḥ) - ministers; वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - obedient;]
(The one fond of battle, dear father, will fight in battle with illusions. And his demons, heroes, ministers are obedient.)
Dear father, the one who loves battle will engage in the fight using illusions. His demon warriors and ministers are brave and obedient.
एते चान्ये च बहवो नानाजनपदेश्वराः। समेताः पाण्डवस्यार्थे वासुदेवपुरोगमाः ॥५-१६९-८॥
ete cānye ca bahavo nānājanapadeśvarāḥ। sametāḥ pāṇḍavasyārthe vāsudevapurogamāḥ ॥5-169-8॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; नाना (nānā) - various; जनपदेश्वराः (janapadeśvarāḥ) - lords of regions; समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - for Pāṇḍava; अर्थे (arthe) - for the purpose; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by;]
(These and many other lords of various regions, assembled for the purpose of Pāṇḍava, led by Vāsudeva.)
These and many other kings from various regions, gathered for the cause of the Pāṇḍavas, led by Lord Vāsudeva.
एते प्राधान्यतो राजन्पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। रथाश्चातिरथाश्चैव ये चाप्यर्धरथा मताः ॥५-१६९-९॥
ete prādhānyato rājanpāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ। rathāścātirathāścaiva ye cāpyardharathā matāḥ ॥5-169-9॥
[एते (ete) - these; प्राधान्यतः (prādhānyataḥ) - primarily; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great charioteers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अर्धरथाः (ardharathāḥ) - half-charioteers; मताः (matāḥ) - considered;]
(These primarily, O king, are the chariots and great charioteers of the great-souled Pandava, and those who are also considered half-charioteers.)
These are primarily the chariots and great charioteers of the noble Pandava, O king, and those who are also regarded as half-charioteers.
नेष्यन्ति समरे सेनां भीमां यौधिष्ठिरीं नृप। महेन्द्रेणेव वीरेण पाल्यमानां किरीटिना ॥५-१६९-१०॥
neṣyanti samare senāṃ bhīmāṃ yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ nṛpa। mahendreṇeva vīreṇa pālyamānāṃ kirīṭinā ॥5-169-10॥
[नेष्यन्ति (neṣyanti) - will lead; समरे (samare) - in battle; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; भीमां (bhīmāṃ) - terrible; यौधिष्ठिरीं (yaudhiṣṭhirīṃ) - of Yudhishthira; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; महेन्द्रेण (mahendreṇa) - by Mahendra; इव (iva) - like; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; पाल्यमानां (pālyamānāṃ) - protected; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one;]
(O king, they will lead the terrible army of Yudhishthira in battle, protected by the hero like Mahendra, by the crowned one.)
O king, the formidable army of Yudhishthira will be led into battle, protected by the hero, like Mahendra, by the crowned one.
तैरहं समरे वीर त्वामायद्भिर्जयैषिभिः। योत्स्यामि जयमाकाङ्क्षन्नथ वा निधनं रणे ॥५-१६९-११॥
tairahaṁ samare vīra tvāmayadbhirjaya iṣibhiḥ। yotsyāmi jayamākāṅkṣannatha vā nidhanaṁ raṇe ॥5-169-11॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अहम् (aham) - I; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीर (vīra) - hero; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; आयद्भिः (āyadbhir) - with arrows; जयैषिभिः (jaya iṣibhiḥ) - desiring victory; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; जयं (jayaṁ) - victory; आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(By them, I, in battle, hero, with arrows desiring victory, will fight you, desiring victory, or death in battle.)
O hero, I will fight you in battle with arrows, desiring victory, or else meet my death in the battlefield.
पार्थं च वासुदेवं च चक्रगाण्डीवधारिणौ। सन्ध्यागताविवार्केन्दू समेष्ये पुरुषोत्तमौ ॥५-१६९-१२॥
pārthaṃ ca vāsudevaṃ ca cakragāṇḍīvadhāriṇau| sandhyāgatāv ivārkendū sameṣye puruṣottamau ॥5-169-12॥
[पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; चक्रगाण्डीवधारिणौ (cakragāṇḍīvadhāriṇau) - wielders of the discus and Gandiva bow; सन्ध्यागतौ (sandhyāgatau) - arrived at twilight; इव (iva) - like; अर्केन्दू (arkendū) - sun and moon; समेष्ये (sameṣye) - in the assembly; पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - the best among men;]
(Arjuna and Krishna, wielders of the discus and Gandiva bow, arrived at twilight like the sun and moon in the assembly, the best among men.)
Arjuna and Krishna, the supreme among men, arrived at the assembly at twilight, resembling the sun and moon, wielding their discus and Gandiva bow.
ये चैव ते रथोदाराः पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः। सहसैन्यानहं तांश्च प्रतीयां रणमूर्धनि ॥५-१६९-१३॥
ye caiva te rathodārāḥ pāṇḍuputrasya sainikāḥ। sahasainyānahaṃ tāṃśca pratīyāṃ raṇamūrdhani ॥5-169-13॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ते (te) - those; रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - great charioteers; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; सह (saha) - with; सैन्यान् (sainyān) - armies; अहम् (aham) - I; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; प्रतीयाम् (pratīyām) - will confront; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle;]
(Those who are indeed the great charioteers, the soldiers of the son of Pandu, I will confront them with armies at the forefront of battle.)
I will face those great charioteers and soldiers of the Pandavas with my armies at the forefront of the battle.
एते रथाश्चातिरथाश्च तुभ्यं; यथाप्रधानं नृप कीर्तिता मया। तथा राजन्नर्धरथाश्च के चि; त्तथैव तेषामपि कौरवेन्द्र ॥५-१६९-१४॥
ete rathāś cātirathāś ca tubhyaṃ; yathāpradhānaṃ nṛpa kīrtitā mayā| tathā rājann ardharathāś ca ke cit; tathaiva teṣām api kauravendra ॥5-169-14॥
[एते (ete) - these; रथाः (rathāḥ) - warriors; च (ca) - and; अतिरथाः (atirathāḥ) - great warriors; च (ca) - and; तुभ्यं (tubhyaṃ) - to you; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रधानं (pradhānaṃ) - chief; नृप (nṛpa) - king; कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - mentioned; मया (mayā) - by me; तथा (tathā) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अर्धरथाः (ardharathāḥ) - half-warriors; च (ca) - and; केचित् (kecit) - some; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अपि (api) - also; कौरवेन्द्र (kauravendra) - O lord of the Kauravas;]
(These warriors and great warriors are mentioned to you as chief, O king, by me. Thus, O king, some half-warriors are also similarly of them, O lord of the Kauravas.)
These warriors and great warriors have been mentioned to you as the chief ones, O king, by me. Similarly, O king, some of them are also half-warriors, O lord of the Kauravas.
अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च ये चान्ये तत्र पार्थिवाः। सर्वानावारयिष्यामि यावद्द्रक्ष्यामि भारत ॥५-१६९-१५॥
arjunaṁ vāsudevaṁ ca ye cānye tatra pārthivāḥ। sarvānāvārayiṣyāmi yāvaddrakṣyāmi bhārata ॥5-169-15॥
[अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; वासुदेवं (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; तत्र (tatra) - there; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - I will block; यावत् (yāvat) - until; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - I see; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(I will block all, Arjuna, Vasudeva, and the other kings there, until I see, O Bharata.)
I will hold back all, including Arjuna, Vasudeva, and the other kings present there, until I can see, O Bharata.
पाञ्चाल्यं तु महाबाहो नाहं हन्यां शिखण्डिनम्। उद्यतेषुमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रतियुध्यन्तमाहवे ॥५-१६९-१६॥
pāñcālyaṃ tu mahābāho nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinam। udyateṣumabhiprekṣya pratiyudhyantamāhave ॥5-169-16॥
[पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - of Drupada's son; तु (tu) - but; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्याम् (hanyām) - would kill; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; उद्यतेषुम् (udyateṣum) - with raised arrows; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - seeing; प्रतियुध्यन्तम् (pratiyudhyantam) - fighting back; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(But, O mighty-armed one, I would not kill Shikhandi, Drupada's son, seeing him with raised arrows fighting back in battle.)
O mighty-armed one, I will not kill Shikhandi, the son of Drupada, as he stands ready with his arrows, fighting back in the battle.
लोकस्तद्वेद यदहं पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया। प्राप्तं राज्यं परित्यज्य ब्रह्मचर्ये धृतव्रतः ॥५-१६९-१७॥
lokastadveda yadahaṃ pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā। prāptaṃ rājyaṃ parityajya brahmacarye dhṛtavrataḥ ॥5-169-17॥
[लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; तत् (tad) - that; वेद (veda) - knows; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; प्रियचिकीर्षया (priyacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to please; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) - in celibacy; धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - firm in vow;]
(The world knows that I, with the desire to please my father, abandoned the obtained kingdom and am firm in the vow of celibacy.)
The world is aware that I have renounced the kingdom I obtained to please my father and have taken a firm vow of celibacy.
चित्राङ्गदं कौरवाणामहं राज्येऽभ्यषेचयम्। विचित्रवीर्यं च शिशुं यौवराज्येऽभ्यषेचयम् ॥५-१६९-१८॥
citrāṅgadaṃ kauravāṇāmahaṃ rājye'bhyaṣecayam। vicitravīryaṃ ca śiśuṃ yauvarājye'bhyaṣecayam ॥5-169-18॥
[चित्राङ्गदम् (citrāṅgadam) - Chitrangada; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; अहम् (aham) - I; राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom; अभ्यषेचयम् (abhyaṣecayam) - anointed; विचित्रवीर्यम् (vicitravīryam) - Vichitravirya; च (ca) - and; शिशुम् (śiśum) - the child; यौवराज्ये (yauvarājye) - in the princely state; अभ्यषेचयम् (abhyaṣecayam) - anointed;]
(I anointed Chitrangada of the Kauravas in the kingdom. And I anointed the child Vichitravirya in the princely state.)
I appointed Chitrangada as the king of the Kauravas and Vichitravirya as the crown prince.
देवव्रतत्वं विख्याप्य पृथिव्यां सर्वराजसु। नैव हन्यां स्त्रियं जातु न स्त्रीपूर्वं कथञ्चन ॥५-१६९-१९॥
devavratatvaṃ vikhyāpya pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājasu। naiva hanyāṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃcana ॥5-169-19॥
[देवव्रतत्वं (devavratatvaṃ) - state of being devoted to the gods; विख्याप्य (vikhyāpya) - having proclaimed; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; सर्वराजसु (sarvarājasu) - among all kings; नैव (naiva) - never; हन्यां (hanyāṃ) - would I kill; स्त्रियं (striyaṃ) - a woman; जातु (jātu) - ever; न (na) - not; स्त्रीपूर्वं (strīpūrvaṃ) - formerly a woman; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Having proclaimed the state of being devoted to the gods on earth among all kings, never would I kill a woman, ever, not formerly a woman in any way.)
Having declared the state of being devoted to the gods among all the kings on earth, I would never kill a woman, nor anyone who was formerly a woman, in any circumstance.
स हि स्त्रीपूर्वको राजञ्शिखण्डी यदि ते श्रुतः। कन्या भूत्वा पुमाञ्जातो न योत्स्ये तेन भारत ॥५-१६९-२०॥
sa hi strīpūrvako rājañśikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ। kanyā bhūtvā pumāñjāto na yotsye tena bhārata ॥5-169-20॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; स्त्रीपूर्वकः (strīpūrvakaḥ) - formerly a woman; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; कन्या (kanyā) - a girl; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुमान् (pumān) - a man; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; न (na) - not; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; तेन (tena) - with him; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(He, indeed, formerly a woman, O king, Śikhaṇḍī, if heard by you, having become a girl, born a man, I will not fight with him, O Bhārata.)
O King, if you have heard of Śikhaṇḍī, who was formerly a woman and became a man, I will not fight with him, O Bhārata.
सर्वांस्त्वन्यान्हनिष्यामि पार्थिवान्भरतर्षभ। यान्समेष्यामि समरे न तु कुन्तीसुतान्नृप ॥५-१६९-२१॥
sarvāṁstvanyān haniṣyāmi pārthivān bharatarṣabha। yān sameṣyāmi samare na tu kuntīsutān nṛpa ॥5-169-21॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; त्वन्यान् (tvanyān) - other; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; यान् (yān) - whom; समेष्यामि (sameṣyāmi) - I will encounter; समरे (samare) - in battle; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; कुन्ती-सुतान् (kuntī-sutān) - Kunti's sons; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(O best of the Bharatas, I will kill all other kings whom I will encounter in battle, but not Kunti's sons, O king.)
O best of the Bharatas, I will slay all other kings I meet in battle, but I will spare the sons of Kunti, O king.
