05.179
Pancharatra-Ext: Goddess Ganga intervenes in the battle between Bhishma and Bhargava.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
ततो मामब्रवीद्रामः प्रहसन्निव भारत। दिष्ट्या भीष्म मया सार्धं योद्धुमिच्छसि सङ्गरे ॥५-१७९-१॥
tato māmabravīdrāmaḥ prahasanniva bhārata। diṣṭyā bhīṣma mayā sārdhaṃ yoddhumicchasi saṅgare ॥5-179-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; माम् (mām) - me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; सङ्गरे (saṅgare) - in battle;]
(Then Rama, as if smiling, said to me, "O Bharata, fortunately, Bhishma, you wish to fight together with me in battle.")
Then Rama, with a smile, said to me, "O Bharata, it is fortunate that you, Bhishma, wish to join me in battle."
अयं गच्छामि कौरव्य कुरुक्षेत्रं त्वया सह। भाषितं तत्करिष्यामि तत्रागच्छेः परन्तप ॥५-१७९-२॥
ayaṁ gacchāmi kauravya kurukṣetraṁ tvayā saha। bhāṣitaṁ tatkariṣyāmi tatrāgaccheḥ parantapa ॥5-179-2॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; कुरुक्षेत्रं (kurukṣetraṁ) - Kurukshetra; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; भाषितं (bhāṣitaṁ) - spoken; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; तत्र (tatra) - there; आगच्छेः (āgaccheḥ) - you may come; परन्तप (parantapa) - O subduer of enemies;]
(This I go, O descendant of Kuru, to Kurukshetra with you together. Spoken that I will do, there you may come, O subduer of enemies.)
I am going to Kurukshetra with you, O descendant of Kuru. I will do what was spoken, and you may come there, O subduer of enemies.
तत्र त्वां निहतं माता मया शरशताचितम्। जाह्नवी पश्यतां भीष्म गृध्रकङ्कबडाशनम् ॥५-१७९-३॥
tatra tvāṃ nihataṃ mātā mayā śaraśatācitam। jāhnavī paśyatāṃ bhīṣma gṛdhrakaṅkabaḍāśanam ॥5-179-3॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; निहतं (nihataṃ) - killed; माता (mātā) - mother; मया (mayā) - by me; शरशताचितम् (śaraśatācitam) - pierced by hundreds of arrows; जाह्नवी (jāhnavī) - Jahnavi; पश्यतां (paśyatāṃ) - seeing; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; गृध्रकङ्कबडाशनम् (gṛdhrakaṅkabaḍāśanam) - vultures and crows eating;]
(There, you are killed by me, mother, pierced by hundreds of arrows. Jahnavi sees Bhishma being eaten by vultures and crows.)
There, you lie slain by my hand, mother, pierced by a hundred arrows. Jahnavi watches as vultures and crows feast on Bhishma.
कृपणं त्वामभिप्रेक्ष्य सिद्धचारणसेविता। मया विनिहतं देवी रोदतामद्य पार्थिव ॥५-१७९-४॥
kṛpaṇaṃ tvām abhiprekṣya siddhacāraṇasevitā। mayā vinihataṃ devī rodatām adya pārthiva ॥5-179-4॥
[कृपणं (kṛpaṇam) - miserable; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; सिद्धचारणसेविता (siddhacāraṇasevitā) - served by Siddhas and Caranas; मया (mayā) - by me; विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - killed; देवी (devī) - the goddess; रोदताम् (rodatām) - weeping; अद्य (adya) - today; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(O king, having seen you miserable, served by Siddhas and Caranas, the goddess, killed by me, is weeping today.)
O king, today the goddess, served by Siddhas and Caranas, is weeping after seeing you in a miserable state, as you have been killed by me.
अतदर्हा महाभागा भगीरथसुता नदी। या त्वामजीजनन्मन्दं युद्धकामुकमातुरम् ॥५-१७९-५॥
atadarhā mahābhāgā bhagīrathasutā nadī। yā tvāmajījananmamdaṃ yuddhakāmukamāturam ॥5-179-5॥
[अतदर्हा (atadarhā) - unworthy; महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - greatly fortunate; भगीरथसुता (bhagīrathasutā) - daughter of Bhagiratha; नदी (nadī) - river; या (yā) - who; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - gave birth; मन्दम् (mamdaṃ) - slow; युद्धकामुक (yuddhakāmuka) - desirous of war; मातुरम् (māturam) - afflicted;]
(The unworthy, greatly fortunate river, daughter of Bhagiratha, who gave birth to you, slow and desirous of war, afflicted.)
The greatly fortunate river, daughter of Bhagiratha, who is unworthy, gave birth to you, who are slow and afflicted with a desire for war.
एहि गच्छ मया भीष्म युद्धमद्यैव वर्तताम्। गृहाण सर्वं कौरव्य रथादि भरतर्षभ ॥५-१७९-६॥
ehi gaccha mayā bhīṣma yuddhamadyaiva vartatām। gṛhāṇa sarvaṃ kauravya rathādi bharatarṣabha ॥5-179-6॥
[एहि (ehi) - come; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; मया (mayā) - by me; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - indeed; वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let it happen; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; कौरव्य (kauravya) - descendant of Kuru; रथादि (rathādi) - chariot and others; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]
(Come, go with me, Bhishma. Let the battle happen today indeed. Take everything, descendant of Kuru, chariot and others, bull among the Bharatas.)
Come with me, Bhishma, and let the battle commence today. Take everything you need, descendant of Kuru, including the chariot, O bull among the Bharatas.
इति ब्रुवाणं तमहं रामं परपुरञ्जयम्। प्रणम्य शिरसा राजन्नेवमस्त्वित्यथाब्रुवम् ॥५-१७९-७॥
iti bruvāṇaṃ tamahaṃ rāmaṃ parapurañjayam। praṇamya śirasā rājannevamastvityathābruvam ॥5-179-7॥
[इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवाणं (bruvāṇam) - speaking; तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; परपुरञ्जयम् (parapurañjayam) - conqueror of enemy cities; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; राजन् (rājan) - O king; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रुवम् (abrūvam) - I said;]
(Thus speaking to him, I, having bowed my head, said to Rama, the conqueror of enemy cities, "O king, let it be thus.")
I addressed Rama, the conqueror of enemy cities, saying, "O king, let it be so," after bowing my head in respect.
एवमुक्त्वा ययौ रामः कुरुक्षेत्रं युयुत्सया। प्रविश्य नगरं चाहं सत्यवत्यै न्यवेदयम् ॥५-१७९-८॥
evamuktvā yayau rāmaḥ kurukṣetraṃ yuyutsayā। praviśya nagaraṃ cāhaṃ satyavatyai nyavedayam ॥5-179-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ययौ (yayau) - went; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra; युयुत्सया (yuyutsayā) - with the desire to fight; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; नगरम् (nagaram) - the city; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; सत्यवत्यै (satyavatyai) - to Satyavati; न्यवेदयम् (nyavedayam) - informed;]
(Thus having spoken, Rama went to Kurukshetra with the desire to fight. Having entered the city, I informed Satyavati.)
After speaking thus, Rama proceeded to Kurukshetra with the intent to battle. Upon entering the city, I conveyed the message to Satyavati.
ततः कृतस्वस्त्ययनो मात्रा प्रत्यभिनन्दितः। द्विजातीन्वाच्य पुण्याहं स्वस्ति चैव महाद्युते ॥५-१७९-९॥
tataḥ kṛtasvastyayano mātṛā pratyabhinanditaḥ। dvijātīnvācya puṇyāhaṃ svasti caiva mahādyute ॥5-179-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृतस्वस्त्ययनो (kṛtasvastyayano) - having performed auspicious rites; मात्रा (mātṛā) - by the mother; प्रत्यभिनन्दितः (pratyabhinanditaḥ) - welcomed; द्विजातीन् (dvijātīn) - the twice-born (Brahmins); वाच्य (vācya) - to be addressed; पुण्याहं (puṇyāham) - auspicious day; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O highly radiant one;]
(Then, having performed auspicious rites, welcomed by the mother, the twice-born (Brahmins) are to be addressed: 'Auspicious day, welfare indeed, O highly radiant one.')
Then, after performing the auspicious rites, he was welcomed by his mother. The Brahmins were to be addressed for the auspicious day and welfare, O highly radiant one.
रथमास्थाय रुचिरं राजतं पाण्डुरैर्हयैः। सूपस्करं स्वधिष्ठानं वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम् ॥५-१७९-१०॥
ratham āsthāya ruciraṃ rājataṃ pāṇḍurair hayaiḥ। sūpaskaraṃ svadhiṣṭhānaṃ vaiyāghraparivāraṇam ॥5-179-10॥
[रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; रुचिरम् (ruciram) - beautiful; राजतम् (rājataṃ) - silver; पाण्डुरैः (pāṇḍuraiḥ) - white; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; सुपस्करम् (supaskaram) - well-equipped; स्वधिष्ठानम् (svadhiṣṭhānam) - with its own seat; वैयाघ्रपरिवारणम् (vaiyāghraparivāraṇam) - tiger-skin covering;]
(Having mounted the beautiful silver chariot with white horses, well-equipped with its own seat and tiger-skin covering.)
He mounted the beautiful silver chariot drawn by white horses, which was well-equipped and had a seat covered with tiger-skin.
उपपन्नं महाशस्त्रैः सर्वोपकरणान्वितम्। तत्कुलीनेन वीरेण हयशास्त्रविदा नृप ॥५-१७९-११॥
upapannaṃ mahāśastraiḥ sarvopakaraṇānvitam। tatkulīnena vīreṇa hayaśāstravidā nṛpa ॥5-179-11॥
[उपपन्नं (upapannaṃ) - equipped; महाशस्त्रैः (mahāśastraiḥ) - with great weapons; सर्वोपकरणान्वितम् (sarvopakaraṇānvitam) - endowed with all equipment; तत्कुलीनेन (tatkulīnena) - by that noble; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; हयशास्त्रविदा (hayaśāstravidā) - by the horse-science knower; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Equipped with great weapons and endowed with all equipment by that noble hero, the king who knows the science of horses.)
The noble hero, a king skilled in the science of horses, was equipped with great weapons and all necessary equipment.
युक्तं सूतेन शिष्टेन बहुशो दृष्टकर्मणा। दंशितः पाण्डुरेणाहं कवचेन वपुष्मता ॥५-१७९-१२॥
yuktaṃ sūtena śiṣṭena bahuśo dṛṣṭakarmaṇā। daṃśitaḥ pāṇḍureṇāhaṃ kavacena vapuṣmatā ॥5-179-12॥
[युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - joined; सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer; शिष्टेन (śiṣṭena) - by the learned; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; दृष्टकर्मणा (dṛṣṭakarmaṇā) - by the one who has seen deeds; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - bitten; पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - by the pale; अहम् (aham) - I; कवचेन (kavacena) - by the armor; वपुष्मता (vapuṣmatā) - by the splendid;]
(Joined by the charioteer, by the learned, many times by the one who has seen deeds, bitten by the pale, I by the armor, by the splendid.)
I have been joined many times by the learned charioteer who has seen many deeds, and I am bitten by the pale armor of the splendid one.
पाण्डुरं कार्मुकं गृह्य प्रायां भरतसत्तम। पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि ॥५-१७९-१३॥
pāṇḍuraṃ kārmukaṃ gṛhya prāyāṃ bharatasattama। pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani ॥5-179-13॥
[पाण्डुरं (pāṇḍuram) - white; कार्मुकं (kārmukam) - bow; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; प्रायां (prāyām) - set out; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - with a white; आतपत्रेण (ātapatreṇa) - umbrella; ध्रियमाणेन (dhriyamāṇena) - being held; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - over the head;]
(Taking a white bow, he set out, O best of the Bharatas, with a white umbrella being held over the head.)
O best of the Bharatas, he took a white bow and set out, with a white umbrella held over his head.
पाण्डुरैश्चामरैश्चापि वीज्यमानो नराधिप। शुक्लवासाः सितोष्णीषः सर्वशुक्लविभूषणः ॥५-१७९-१४॥
pāṇḍuraiścāmaraiścāpi vījyamāno narādhipaḥ। śuklavāsāḥ sitoṣṇīṣaḥ sarvaśuklavibhūṣaṇaḥ ॥5-179-14॥
[पाण्डुरैः (pāṇḍuraiḥ) - with white; च (ca) - and; अमरैः (amaraiḥ) - fans; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वीज्यमानः (vījyamānaḥ) - being fanned; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king; शुक्लवासाः (śuklavāsāḥ) - wearing white clothes; सितोष्णीषः (sitoṣṇīṣaḥ) - with a white turban; सर्वशुक्लविभूषणः (sarvaśuklavibhūṣaṇaḥ) - adorned with all white ornaments;]
(The king, being fanned with white fans, wearing white clothes, with a white turban, adorned with all white ornaments.)
The king, dressed in white and adorned with white ornaments, was being fanned with white fans, presenting a majestic appearance.
स्तूयमानो जयाशीर्भिर्निष्क्रम्य गजसाह्वयात्। कुरुक्षेत्रं रणक्षेत्रमुपायां भरतर्षभ ॥५-१७९-१५॥
stūyamāno jayāśīrbhirniṣkramya gajasāhvayāt। kurukṣetraṃ raṇakṣetramupāyāṃ bharatarṣabha ॥5-179-15॥
[स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - praised; जयाशीर्भिः (jayāśīrbhiḥ) - with victory blessings; निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having departed; गजसाह्वयात् (gajasāhvayāt) - from Hastinapura; कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra; रणक्षेत्रम् (raṇakṣetram) - battlefield; उपायात् (upāyāt) - arrived; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Praised with victory blessings, having departed from Hastinapura, he arrived at Kurukshetra, the battlefield, O best of the Bharatas.)
Praised with blessings for victory, he left Hastinapura and reached the battlefield of Kurukshetra, O best of the Bharatas.
ते हयाश्चोदितास्तेन सूतेन परमाहवे। अवहन्मां भृशं राजन्मनोमारुतरंहसः ॥५-१७९-१६॥
te hayāścoditāstena sūtena paramāhave। avahanmāṃ bhṛśaṃ rājanmanomārutaraṃhasaḥ ॥5-179-16॥
[ते (te) - they; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged; तेन (tena) - by him; सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer; परमाहवे (paramāhave) - in the great battle; अवहन (avahan) - carried; माम् (mām) - me; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; मारुत (māruta) - wind; रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) - speed;]
(They, the horses urged by him, the charioteer, in the great battle, carried me intensely, O king, with the speed of the mind and wind.)
The horses, driven by the charioteer, swiftly carried me in the great battle, O king, with a speed akin to that of the mind and wind.
गत्वाहं तत्कुरुक्षेत्रं स च रामः प्रतापवान्। युद्धाय सहसा राजन्पराक्रान्तौ परस्परम् ॥५-१७९-१७॥
gatvāhaṃ tatkurukṣetraṃ sa ca rāmaḥ pratāpavān। yuddhāya sahasā rājanparākrāntau parasparam ॥5-179-17॥
[गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukshetra; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पराक्रान्तौ (parākrāntau) - valiant; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Having gone to that Kurukshetra, I and the mighty Rama suddenly, O king, valiantly faced each other for battle.)
Having reached Kurukshetra, I and the mighty Rama suddenly confronted each other valiantly for battle, O king.
ततः संदर्शनेऽतिष्ठं रामस्यातितपस्विनः। प्रगृह्य शङ्खप्रवरं ततः प्राधममुत्तमम् ॥५-१७९-१८॥
tataḥ saṃdarśane'tiṣṭhaṃ rāmasyātitapasvinaḥ। pragṛhya śaṅkhapravaraṃ tataḥ prādhamamuttamam ॥5-179-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संदर्शने (saṃdarśane) - in the sight; अतिष्ठं (atiṣṭham) - stood; रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; अतितपस्विनः (atitapasvinaḥ) - the great ascetic; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; शङ्खप्रवरं (śaṅkhapravaraṃ) - the excellent conch; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राधममुत्तमम् (prādhamamuttamam) - blew excellently;]
(Then, in the sight of Rama, the great ascetic, stood holding the excellent conch, then blew excellently.)
Then, in the presence of the great ascetic Rama, he stood holding the excellent conch and blew it with great skill.
ततस्तत्र द्विजा राजंस्तापसाश्च वनौकसः। अपश्यन्त रणं दिव्यं देवाः सर्षिगणास्तदा ॥५-१७९-१९॥
tatastatra dvijā rājan tāpasāśca vanaukasaḥ। apaśyanta raṇaṃ divyaṃ devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstadā ॥5-179-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत्र (tatra) - there; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - brahmins; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest dwellers; अपश्यन्त (apaśyanta) - saw; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सः (saḥ) - with; ऋषिगणाः (ṛṣigaṇāḥ) - sages; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then there, O king, the brahmins, sages, and forest dwellers saw the divine battle with the gods and sages.)
Then, O king, the brahmins, sages, and forest dwellers witnessed the divine battle alongside the gods and sages.
ततो दिव्यानि माल्यानि प्रादुरासन्मुहुर्मुहुः। वादित्राणि च दिव्यानि मेघवृन्दानि चैव ह ॥५-१७९-२०॥
tato divyāni mālyāni prādurāsan muhurmuhuḥ। vāditrāṇi ca divyāni meghavṛndāni caiva ha ॥5-179-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; माल्यानि (mālyāni) - garlands; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; मेघवृन्दानि (meghavṛndāni) - cloud groups; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(Then divine garlands appeared again and again. And divine musical instruments and cloud groups indeed certainly.)
Then, divine garlands appeared repeatedly, along with divine musical instruments and groups of clouds.
ततस्ते तापसाः सर्वे भार्गवस्यानुयायिनः। प्रेक्षकाः समपद्यन्त परिवार्य रणाजिरम् ॥५-१७९-२१॥
tataste tāpasāḥ sarve bhārgavasyānuyāyinaḥ। prekṣakāḥ samapadyanta parivārya raṇājiram ॥5-179-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Bhārgava; अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers; प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators; समपद्यन्त (samapadyanta) - became; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणाजिरम् (raṇājiram) - the battlefield;]
(Then all those ascetics, followers of Bhārgava, became spectators, surrounding the battlefield.)
Then all the ascetics who were followers of Bhārgava gathered around the battlefield as spectators.
ततो मामब्रवीद्देवी सर्वभूतहितैषिणी। माता स्वरूपिणी राजन्किमिदं ते चिकीर्षितम् ॥५-१७९-२२॥
tato māmabravīddevi sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇī। mātā svarūpiṇī rājankimidaṃ te cikīrṣitam ॥5-179-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; माम् (mām) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; देवी (devī) - goddess; सर्वभूतहितैषिणी (sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇī) - well-wisher of all beings; माता (mātā) - mother; स्वरूपिणी (svarūpiṇī) - in her own form; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किम् (kim) - what; इदं (idaṃ) - this; ते (te) - your; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended;]
(Then the goddess, the well-wisher of all beings, said to me, 'O king, what is this that you intend?')
Then the goddess, who is the well-wisher of all beings and appears in her true form, addressed me, 'O king, what is your intention with this?'
गत्वाहं जामदग्न्यं तं प्रयाचिष्ये कुरूद्वह। भीष्मेण सह मा योत्सीः शिष्येणेति पुनः पुनः ॥५-१७९-२३॥
gatvāhaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ taṃ prayāciṣye kurūdvaha। bhīṣmeṇa saha mā yotsīḥ śiṣyeṇeti punaḥ punaḥ ॥5-179-23॥
[गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; अहम् (aham) - I; जामदग्न्यम् (jāmadagnyaṃ) - to Jamadagni's descendant; तम् (tam) - him; प्रयाचिष्ये (prayāciṣye) - will request; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendant of Kuru; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - with Bhishma; सह (saha) - with; मा (mā) - do not; योत्सीः (yotsīḥ) - fight; शिष्येण (śiṣyeṇa) - with the disciple; इति (iti) - thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Having gone, I will request him, O descendant of Kuru, do not fight with Bhishma, with the disciple, thus again and again.)
Having gone to Jamadagni's descendant, I will request him repeatedly, 'O descendant of Kuru, do not fight with Bhishma and the disciple.'
मा मैवं पुत्र निर्बन्धं कुरु विप्रेण पार्थिव। जामदग्न्येन समरे योद्धुमित्यवभर्त्सयत् ॥५-१७९-२४॥
mā maivaṃ putra nirbandhaṃ kuru vipreṇa pārthiva। jāmadagnyena samare yoddhumityavabhartsayat ॥5-179-24॥
[मा (mā) - do not; मैवं (maivaṃ) - thus; पुत्र (putra) - son; निर्बन्धं (nirbandhaṃ) - insistence; कुरु (kuru) - do; विप्रेण (vipreṇa) - by the sage; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son; समरे (samare) - in battle; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इति (iti) - thus; अवभर्त्सयत् (avabhartsayat) - he admonished;]
(Do not thus insist, O son, to fight in battle with the sage, O king, by Jamadagni's son, thus he admonished.)
He admonished, "Do not insist, O son, on fighting in battle with the sage, O king, who is Jamadagni's son."
किं न वै क्षत्रियहरो हरतुल्यपराक्रमः। विदितः पुत्र रामस्ते यतस्त्वं योद्धुमिच्छसि ॥५-१७९-२५॥
kiṁ na vai kṣatriyaharo haratulyaparākramaḥ। viditaḥ putra rāmaste yatastvaṁ yoddhumicchasi ॥5-179-25॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षत्रियहरः (kṣatriyaharo) - destroyer of warriors; हरतुल्यपराक्रमः (haratulyaparākramaḥ) - equal in valor to Hara; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; पुत्र (putra) - son; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; ते (te) - your; यतः (yataḥ) - because; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish;]
(What, is not Rama, your son, known as the destroyer of warriors, equal in valor to Hara, because you wish to fight?)
Isn't your son Rama, known for his valor equal to Lord Shiva, the destroyer of warriors? Why do you wish to fight?
ततोऽहमब्रुवं देवीमभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। सर्वं तद्भरतश्रेष्ठ यथावृत्तं स्वयंवरे ॥५-१७९-२६॥
tato'ham abruvaṁ devīm abhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ। sarvaṁ tad bharataśreṣṭha yathāvṛttaṁ svayaṁvare ॥5-179-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; देवीम् (devīm) - to the goddess; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; तत् (tat) - that; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - in the self-choice ceremony;]
(Then I said to the goddess, having saluted with joined palms, everything, O best of the Bharatas, as it happened in the self-choice ceremony.)
Then, having saluted the goddess with joined palms, I narrated everything as it happened in the self-choice ceremony, O best of the Bharatas.
यथा च रामो राजेन्द्र मया पूर्वं प्रसादितः। काशिराजसुतायाश्च यथा कामः पुरातनः ॥५-१७९-२७॥
yathā ca rāmo rājendra mayā pūrvaṃ prasāditaḥ। kāśirājasutāyāśca yathā kāmaḥ purātanaḥ ॥5-179-27॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; मया (mayā) - by me; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; प्रसादितः (prasāditaḥ) - was pleased; काशिराजसुतायाः (kāśirājasutāyāḥ) - to the daughter of the king of Kashi; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - ancient;]
(As Rama, O king, was previously pleased by me, so was the ancient desire of the daughter of the king of Kashi.)
Just as Rama was pleased by me before, O King, so was the ancient desire of the daughter of the King of Kashi fulfilled.
ततः सा राममभ्येत्य जननी मे महानदी। मदर्थं तमृषिं देवी क्षमयामास भार्गवम् ॥ भीष्मेण सह मा योत्सीः शिष्येणेति वचोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-१७९-२८॥
tataḥ sā rāmamabhyetya jananī me mahānadī। madarthaṃ tamṛṣiṃ devī kṣamayāmāsa bhārgavam ॥ bhīṣmeṇa saha mā yotsīḥ śiṣyeṇeti vaco'bravīt ॥5-179-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; जननी (jananī) - mother; मे (me) - my; महानदी (mahānadī) - great river; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; तम् (tam) - that; ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage; देवी (devī) - goddess; क्षमयामास (kṣamayāmāsa) - forgave; भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - Bhargava; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - with Bhishma; सह (saha) - with; मा (mā) - do not; योत्सीः (yotsīḥ) - fight; शिष्येण (śiṣyeṇa) - with disciple; इति (iti) - thus; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then she, my mother, the great river, approached Rama. For my sake, the goddess forgave that sage Bhargava. She said these words: "Do not fight with Bhishma, with the disciple.")
Then my mother, the great river goddess, approached Rama and forgave the sage Bhargava for my sake. She advised, "Do not engage in battle with Bhishma, who is with his disciple."
स च तामाह याचन्तीं भीष्ममेव निवर्तय। न हि मे कुरुते काममित्यहं तमुपागमम् ॥५-१७९-२९॥
sa ca tām āha yācantīṃ bhīṣmam eva nivartaya। na hi me kurute kāmam ity ahaṃ tam upāgamam ॥5-179-29॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; ताम् (tām) - her; आह (āha) - said; याचन्तीम् (yācantīm) - begging; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; एव (eva) - only; निवर्तय (nivartaya) - turn back; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; कुरुते (kurute) - does; कामम् (kāmam) - wish; इति (iti) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; तम् (tam) - him; उपागमम् (upāgamam) - approached;]
(And he said to her, who was begging, "Turn back Bhishma only. Indeed, he does not fulfill my wish," thus I approached him.)
He told her, who was pleading, to turn back only Bhishma, as he does not fulfill his wish, and thus I approached him.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya spoke:
ततो गङ्गा सुतस्नेहाद्भीष्मं पुनरुपागमत्। न चास्याः सोऽकरोद्वाक्यं क्रोधपर्याकुलेक्षणः ॥५-१७९-३०॥
tato gaṅgā sutasnehādbhīṣmaṃ punarupāgamat. na cāsyāḥ so'karodvākyaṃ krodhaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ ॥5-179-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; सुतस्नेहात् (sutasnehāt) - out of affection for her son; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्याः (asyāḥ) - her; सः (saḥ) - he; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; पर्याकुल (paryākula) - agitated; ईक्षणः (īkṣaṇaḥ) - eyes;]
(Then Ganga, out of affection for her son, approached Bhishma again. But he did not speak to her, his eyes agitated with anger.)
Then, out of affection for her son, Ganga approached Bhishma again. However, he did not respond to her, as his eyes were filled with anger and agitation.
अथादृश्यत धर्मात्मा भृगुश्रेष्ठो महातपाः। आह्वयामास च पुनर्युद्धाय द्विजसत्तमः ॥५-१७९-३१॥
athādṛśyata dharmātmā bhṛguśreṣṭho mahātapāḥ। āhvayāmāsa ca punaryuddhāya dvijasattamaḥ ॥5-179-31॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; भृगुश्रेष्ठः (bhṛguśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Bhṛgus; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; आह्वयामास (āhvayāmāsa) - invited; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best among the twice-born;]
(Then the righteous soul, the best of the Bhṛgus, the great ascetic was seen. And the best among the twice-born invited again for battle.)
Then the righteous soul, the great ascetic Bhṛgu, was seen. The best among the twice-born invited again for battle.
