05.180
Pancharatra-Ext: Bhargava refuses to listen to Goddess Ganga, and in the battle that follows, day one comes to an end.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाषं व्यवस्थितम्। भूमिष्ठं नोत्सहे योद्धुं भवन्तं रथमास्थितः ॥५-१८०-१॥
tamahaṁ smayanniva raṇe pratyabhāṣaṁ vyavasthitam। bhūmiṣṭhaṁ notsahe yoddhuṁ bhavantaṁ rathamāsthitaḥ ॥5-180-1॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रत्यभाषम् (pratyabhāṣam) - replied; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing; भूमिष्ठम् (bhūmiṣṭham) - on the ground; न (na) - not; उत्सहे (utsahe) - able; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted;]
(I, smiling as if in battle, replied to him standing on the ground: 'I am not able to fight you mounted on a chariot.')
I, with a smile as if in battle, replied to him who was standing on the ground: 'I cannot fight you while you are mounted on a chariot.'
आरोह स्यन्दनं वीर कवचं च महाभुज। बधान समरे राम यदि योद्धुं मयेच्छसि ॥५-१८०-२॥
āroha syandanaṃ vīra kavacaṃ ca mahābhuja। badhāna samare rāma yadi yoddhuṃ mayecchasi ॥5-180-2॥
[आरोह (āroha) - ascend; स्यन्दनं (syandanaṃ) - chariot; वीर (vīra) - hero; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; च (ca) - and; महाभुज (mahābhuja) - mighty-armed one; बधान (badhāna) - put on; समरे (samare) - in battle; राम (rāma) - Rama; यदि (yadi) - if; योद्धुं (yoddhuṃ) - to fight; मया (mayā) - with me; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(Ascend the chariot, hero, and put on the armor, mighty-armed one, in battle, Rama, if you wish to fight with me.)
O mighty-armed hero, ascend the chariot and put on your armor in the battle, Rama, if you wish to fight with me.
ततो मामब्रवीद्रामः स्मयमानो रणाजिरे। रथो मे मेदिनी भीष्म वाहा वेदाः सदश्ववत् ॥५-१८०-३॥
tato māmabravīdrāmaḥ smayamāno raṇājire। ratho me medinī bhīṣma vāhā vedāḥ sadaśvavat ॥5-180-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; माम् (mām) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; मे (me) - my; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - horses; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; सदश्ववत् (sadaśvavat) - like good horses;]
(Then Rama, smiling, said to me in the battlefield: "My chariot is the earth, Bhishma is the horses, and the Vedas are like good horses.")
Then Rama, with a smile, said to me on the battlefield: "My chariot is the earth, Bhishma is the horses, and the Vedas are like noble steeds."
सूतो मे मातरिश्वा वै कवचं वेदमातरः। सुसंवीतो रणे ताभिर्योत्स्येऽहं कुरुनन्दन ॥५-१८०-४॥
sūto me mātariśvā vai kavacaṃ vedamātaraḥ। susaṃvīto raṇe tābhiryotsye'haṃ kurunandana ॥5-180-4॥
[सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; मे (me) - my; मातरिश्वा (mātariśvā) - Mātariśvā (a deity); वै (vai) - indeed; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; वेदमातरः (vedamātaraḥ) - knowers of the Vedas; सुसंवीतः (susaṃvītaḥ) - well-equipped; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; ताभिः (tābhiḥ) - with them; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अहम् (aham) - I; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus;]
(The charioteer, indeed, Mātariśvā, my armor, knowers of the Vedas; well-equipped in battle, with them, I will fight, O joy of the Kurus.)
My charioteer, Mātariśvā, who is indeed knowledgeable in the Vedas, will equip me with armor. Well-prepared, I shall fight in the battle alongside them, O joy of the Kurus.
एवं ब्रुवाणो गान्धारे रामो मां सत्यविक्रमः। शरव्रातेन महता सर्वतः पर्यवारयत् ॥५-१८०-५॥
evaṃ bruvāṇo gāndhāre rāmo māṃ satyavikramaḥ। śaravrātena mahatā sarvataḥ paryavārayat ॥5-180-5॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Gandhari; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; माम् (mām) - me; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true prowess; शरव्रातेन (śaravrātena) - with a multitude of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - surrounded;]
(Thus speaking, O Gandhari, Rama of true prowess surrounded me with a great multitude of arrows from all sides.)
Rama, known for his true prowess, addressed Gandhari and surrounded me with a great number of arrows from every direction.
ततोऽपश्यं जामदग्न्यं रथे दिव्ये व्यवस्थितम्। सर्वायुधधरे श्रीमत्यद्भुतोपमदर्शने ॥५-१८०-६॥
tato'paśyaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ rathe divye vyavasthitam। sarvāyudhadhare śrīmatyadbhutopadarśane ॥5-180-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw; जामदग्न्यम् (jāmadagnyam) - Jamadagnya; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; दिव्ये (divye) - divine; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - situated; सर्वायुधधरे (sarvāyudhadhare) - bearing all weapons; श्रीमति (śrīmati) - glorious; अद्भुतोपमदर्शने (adbhutopadarśane) - of wonderful appearance;]
(Then I saw Jamadagnya situated on the divine chariot, bearing all weapons, glorious, of wonderful appearance.)
Then I saw Jamadagnya on the divine chariot, equipped with all weapons, looking glorious and of a wonderful appearance.
मनसा विहिते पुण्ये विस्तीर्णे नगरोपमे। दिव्याश्वयुजि संनद्धे काञ्चनेन विभूषिते ॥५-१८०-७॥
manasā vihite puṇye vistīrṇe nagaropame। divyāśvayuji saṃnaddhe kāñcanena vibhūṣite ॥5-180-7॥
[मनसा (manasā) - by the mind; विहिते (vihite) - established; पुण्ये (puṇye) - auspicious; विस्तीर्णे (vistīrṇe) - vast; नगरोपमे (nagaropame) - like a city; दिव्याश्वयुजि (divyāśvayuji) - with divine horses; संनद्धे (saṃnaddhe) - equipped; काञ्चनेन (kāñcanena) - with gold; विभूषिते (vibhūṣite) - adorned;]
(By the mind, established in the auspicious, vast, city-like, equipped with divine horses, adorned with gold.)
By the mind, a vast and auspicious place like a city was established, equipped with divine horses and adorned with gold.
ध्वजेन च महाबाहो सोमालङ्कृतलक्ष्मणा। धनुर्धरो बद्धतूणो बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् ॥५-१८०-८॥
dhvajena ca mahābāho somālaṅkṛtalakṣmaṇā। dhanurdharo baddhatūṇo baddhagodhāṅgulitravān ॥5-180-8॥
[ध्वजेन (dhvajena) - with a flag; च (ca) - and; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; सोमालङ्कृतलक्ष्मणा (somālaṅkṛtalakṣmaṇā) - adorned with the beauty of the moon; धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - bearing a bow; बद्धतूणः (baddhatūṇaḥ) - with a quiver tied; बद्धगोधाङ्गुलित्रवान् (baddhagodhāṅgulitravān) - wearing gloves made of lizard skin;]
(With a flag, O mighty-armed one, adorned with the beauty of the moon, bearing a bow, with a quiver tied, wearing gloves made of lizard skin.)
O mighty-armed one, adorned with the beauty of the moon, you stand with a flag, bearing a bow, with a quiver tied, and wearing gloves made of lizard skin.
सारथ्यं कृतवांस्तत्र युयुत्सोरकृतव्रणः। सखा वेदविदत्यन्तं दयितो भार्गवस्य ह ॥५-१८०-९॥
sārathyaṃ kṛtavāṃstatra yuyutsorakṛtavraṇaḥ। sakhā vedavidatyantaṃ dayito bhārgavasya ha ॥5-180-9॥
[सारथ्यम् (sārathyam) - charioteering; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - undertook; तत्र (tatra) - there; युयुत्सोः (yuyutsor) - of the one desiring to fight; अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - unwounded; सखा (sakhā) - friend; वेदविद् (vedavid) - knower of the Vedas; अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Bhārgava; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(The unwounded one undertook charioteering there for the one desiring to fight; the friend, extremely beloved of Bhārgava, indeed, knower of the Vedas.)
The unwounded one, a dear friend and a profound knower of the Vedas, took up the role of charioteer there for the eager warrior, being extremely beloved by Bhārgava.
आह्वयानः स मां युद्धे मनो हर्षयतीव मे। पुनः पुनरभिक्रोशन्नभियाहीति भार्गवः ॥५-१८०-१०॥
āhvayānaḥ sa māṃ yuddhe mano harṣayatīva me। punaḥ punarabhikrośannabhiyāhīti bhārgavaḥ ॥5-180-10॥
[आह्वयानः (āhvayānaḥ) - calling; सः (saḥ) - he; माम् (mām) - me; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; हर्षयति (harṣayati) - delights; इव (iva) - as if; मे (me) - my; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अभिक्रोशन् (abhikrośan) - shouting; अभियाहि (abhiyāhi) - come forward; इति (iti) - thus; भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhārgava;]
(Calling me in battle, he delights my mind as if again and again shouting, 'Come forward,' thus Bhārgava.)
Bhārgava, repeatedly calling me to battle, seems to invigorate my spirit by shouting, 'Come forward!'
तमादित्यमिवोद्यन्तमनाधृष्यं महाबलम्। क्षत्रियान्तकरं राममेकमेकः समासदम् ॥५-१८०-११॥
tam ādityam ivodyantam anādhṛṣyaṃ mahābalam। kṣatriyāntakaraṃ rāmam ekam ekaḥ samāsadam ॥5-180-11॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - sun; इव (iva) - like; उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - rising; अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - unassailable; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - great strength; क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) - warrior; अन्तकरम् (antakaram) - destroyer; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; एकम् (ekam) - one; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; समासदम् (samāsadam) - approached;]
(He approached Rama, who was like the rising sun, unassailable, of great strength, the destroyer of warriors, alone.)
He approached Rama, who was like the rising sun, unassailable and of great strength, the sole destroyer of warriors.
ततोऽहं बाणपातेषु त्रिषु वाहान्निगृह्य वै। अवतीर्य धनुर्न्यस्य पदातिरृषिसत्तमम् ॥५-१८०-१२॥
tato'haṁ bāṇapāteṣu triṣu vāhān nigṛhya vai। avatīrya dhanurnyasya padātirṛṣisattamam ॥5-180-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; बाणपातेषु (bāṇapāteṣu) - in the range of arrows; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; वाहान् (vāhān) - chariots; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - restraining; वै (vai) - indeed; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; न्यस्य (nyasya) - placing; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot; ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - O best of sages;]
(Then I, restraining the chariots in the range of arrows, indeed, having descended, placing the bow, on foot, O best of sages.)
Then, O best of sages, I restrained the chariots within the range of arrows, descended and placed my bow, standing on foot.
अभ्यगच्छं तदा राममर्चिष्यन्द्विजसत्तमम्। अभिवाद्य चैनं विधिवदब्रुवं वाक्यमुत्तमम् ॥५-१८०-१३॥
abhyagacchaṁ tadā rāmarciṣyandvijasattamam। abhivādya cainaṁ vidhivadabruvaṁ vākyamuttamam ॥5-180-13॥
[अभ्यगच्छं (abhyagacchaṁ) - approached; तदा (tadā) - then; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; अर्चिष्यन् (arciṣyan) - worshipping; द्विजसत्तमम् (dvijasattamam) - best of the twice-born; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; अब्रुवं (abruvam) - I spoke; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Then I approached Rama, the best of the twice-born, worshipping him, and having saluted him properly, I spoke excellent words.)
Then I approached Rama, the best among the twice-born, worshipped him, and after saluting him properly, I spoke words of great excellence.
योत्स्ये त्वया रणे राम विशिष्टेनाधिकेन च। गुरुणा धर्मशीलेन जयमाशास्स्व मे विभो ॥५-१८०-१४॥
yotsye tvayā raṇe rāma viśiṣṭenādhikena ca। guruṇā dharmaśīlena jayamāśāssva me vibho ॥5-180-14॥
[योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राम (rāma) - O Rama; विशिष्टेन (viśiṣṭena) - with the distinguished; अधिकेन (adhikena) - with the superior; च (ca) - and; गुरुणा (guruṇā) - with the venerable; धर्मशीलेन (dharmaśīlena) - with the virtuous; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आशास्स्व (āśāssva) - hope for; मे (me) - my; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(I will fight with you in battle, O Rama, with the distinguished, superior, venerable, and virtuous. Hope for my victory, O lord.)
O Rama, I will engage in battle with you, accompanied by those who are distinguished, superior, venerable, and virtuous. You can hope for my victory, O lord.
राम उवाच॥
rāma uvāca॥
[राम (rāma) - Rama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Rama said:)
Rama spoke:
एवमेतत्कुरुश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यं भूतिमिच्छता। धर्मो ह्येष महाबाहो विशिष्टैः सह युध्यताम् ॥५-१८०-१५॥
evametatkuruśreṣṭha kartavyaṃ bhūtimicchatā। dharmo hyeṣa mahābāho viśiṣṭaiḥ saha yudhyatām ॥5-180-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - duty; भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity; इच्छता (icchatā) - desiring; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; विशिष्टैः (viśiṣṭaiḥ) - with the distinguished; सह (saha) - with; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - fighting;]
(Thus, O best of the Kurus, this duty is to be performed by one desiring prosperity. Indeed, O mighty-armed one, this is righteousness, to be fought with the distinguished.)
Thus, O best of the Kurus, if you desire prosperity, you must perform this duty. Indeed, O mighty-armed one, this is righteousness, and it should be pursued in the company of the distinguished.
शपेयं त्वां न चेदेवमागच्छेथा विशां पते। युध्यस्व त्वं रणे यत्तो धैर्यमालम्ब्य कौरव ॥५-१८०-१६॥
śapeyaṃ tvāṃ na cedevamāgacchethā viśāṃ pate। yudhyasva tvaṃ raṇe yatto dhairyamālambya kaurava ॥5-180-16॥
[शपेयं (śapeyaṃ) - I would swear; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; एवम् (evam) - thus; आगच्छेथाः (āgacchethāḥ) - you come; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - taking; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(I would swear you, if you do not come thus, O lord of men. Fight, you, in battle, prepared, taking courage, O Kaurava.)
I would swear an oath to you, if you do not come in this manner, O lord of men. Prepare yourself and fight in the battle with courage, O Kaurava.
न तु ते जयमाशासे त्वां हि जेतुमहं स्थितः। गच्छ युध्यस्व धर्मेण प्रीतोऽस्मि चरितेन ते ॥५-१८०-१७॥
na tu te jayamāśāse tvāṃ hi jetumahaṃ sthitaḥ। gaccha yudhyasva dharmeṇa prīto'smi caritena te ॥5-180-17॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - your; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आशासे (āśāse) - hope; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; अहम् (aham) - I; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - am standing; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - with righteousness; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - am; चरितेन (caritena) - by conduct; ते (te) - your;]
(But I do not hope for your victory, for I am standing to conquer you. Go, fight with righteousness; I am pleased by your conduct.)
However, I do not expect you to win, as I am here to defeat you. Proceed and fight righteously; I am satisfied with your behavior.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
ततोऽहं तं नमस्कृत्य रथमारुह्य सत्वरः। प्राध्मापयं रणे शङ्खं पुनर्हेमविभूषितम् ॥५-१८०-१८॥
tato'haṁ taṁ namaskṛtya rathamāruhya satvaraḥ। prādhmāpayaṁ raṇe śaṅkhaṁ punarhemavibhūṣitam ॥5-180-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; तम् (tam) - him; नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having saluted; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having ascended; सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - quickly; प्राध्मापयम् (prādhmāpayam) - blew; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; हेमविभूषितम् (hemavibhūṣitam) - gold-ornamented;]
(Then I, having saluted him, quickly ascended the chariot and blew the gold-ornamented conch again in battle.)
Then, after saluting him, I quickly climbed into the chariot and blew the conch adorned with gold once more in the battle.
ततो युद्धं समभवन्मम तस्य च भारत। दिवसान्सुबहून्राजन्परस्परजिगीषया ॥५-१८०-१९॥
tato yuddhaṃ samabhavanmama tasya ca bhārata। divasānsubahūnrājanparasparajigīṣayā ॥5-180-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; समभवन् (samabhavan) - occurred; मम (mama) - my; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; दिवसान् (divasān) - days; सुबहून् (subahūn) - many; राजन् (rājan) - O king; परस्परजिगीषया (parasparajigīṣayā) - with mutual desire to conquer;]
(Then a battle occurred between my side and his, O Bharata, for many days, O king, with mutual desire to conquer.)
Then a battle ensued between my forces and his, O Bharata, lasting many days, driven by mutual ambition to conquer, O king.
स मे तस्मिन्रणे पूर्वं प्राहरत्कङ्कपत्रिभिः। षष्ट्या शतैश्च नवभिः शराणामग्निवर्चसाम् ॥५-१८०-२०॥
sa me tasminraṇe pūrvaṃ prāharatkaṅkapatribhiḥ। ṣaṣṭyā śataiśca navabhiḥ śarāṇāmagnivarcasām ॥5-180-20॥
[स (sa) - he; मे (me) - to me; तस्मिन्रणे (tasminraṇe) - in that battle; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - first; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - attacked; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with arrows having peacock feathers; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; शतैः (śataiḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - nine; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; अग्निवर्चसाम् (agnivarcasām) - brilliant as fire;]
(He first attacked me in that battle with arrows having peacock feathers, with sixty, hundreds, and nine brilliant as fire arrows.)
He was the first to attack me in that battle with arrows adorned with peacock feathers, totaling sixty-nine hundred, all shining like fire.
चत्वारस्तेन मे वाहाः सूतश्चैव विशां पते। प्रतिरुद्धास्तथैवाहं समरे दंशितः स्थितः ॥५-१८०-२१॥
catvāras tena me vāhāḥ sūtaś caiva viśāṃ pate। pratiruddhās tathaivāhaṃ samare daṃśitaḥ sthitaḥ ॥5-180-21॥
[चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; तेन (tena) - by him; मे (me) - my; वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - horses; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; प्रतिरुद्धाः (pratiruddhāḥ) - blocked; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; समरे (samare) - in battle; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - wounded; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing;]
(Four horses of mine and the charioteer, O lord of men, are blocked by him, and thus I stand wounded in battle.)
O lord of men, my four horses and the charioteer are blocked by him, and I am standing wounded in the battle.
नमस्कृत्य च देवेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च भारत। तमहं स्मयन्निव रणे प्रत्यभाषं व्यवस्थितम् ॥५-१८०-२२॥
namaskṛtya ca devebhyo brāhmaṇebhyaśca bhārata। tamahaṃ smayanniva raṇe pratyabhāṣaṃ vyavasthitam ॥5-180-22॥
[नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and; देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ) - to the gods; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तम् (tam) - him; अहम् (aham) - I; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रत्यभाषम् (pratyabhāṣam) - replied; व्यवस्थितम् (vyavasthitam) - standing firm;]
(Having saluted the gods and the Brahmins, O Bharata, I replied to him in battle, smiling as if standing firm.)
O Bharata, after saluting the gods and Brahmins, I replied to him in the battle, smiling as if I was standing firm.
आचार्यता मानिता मे निर्मर्यादे ह्यपि त्वयि। भूयस्तु शृणु मे ब्रह्मन्सम्पदं धर्मसङ्ग्रहे ॥५-१८०-२३॥
ācāryatā mānitā me nirmaryāde hyapi tvayi। bhūyastu śṛṇu me brahmansampadaṃ dharmasaṅgrahe ॥5-180-23॥
[आचार्यता (ācāryatā) - respect for teachers; मानिता (mānitā) - honored; मे (me) - my; निर्मर्यादे (nirmaryāde) - without boundaries; हि (hi) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; तु (tu) - but; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; सम्पदं (sampadam) - wealth; धर्मसङ्ग्रहे (dharmasaṅgrahe) - in the collection of dharma;]
(Respect for teachers is honored by me, indeed without boundaries in you. But listen again, O Brahman, to my wealth in the collection of dharma.)
I hold respect for teachers in high regard, even in you who are without boundaries. But listen again, O Brahman, to my wealth in the collection of dharma.
ये ते वेदाः शरीरस्था ब्राह्मण्यं यच्च ते महत्। तपश्च सुमहत्तप्तं न तेभ्यः प्रहराम्यहम् ॥५-१८०-२४॥
ye te vedāḥ śarīrasthā brāhmaṇyaṃ yacca te mahat। tapaśca sumahattaptaṃ na tebhyaḥ prahārāmyaham ॥5-180-24॥
[ये (ye) - those; ते (te) - your; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; शरीरस्था (śarīrasthā) - residing in the body; ब्राह्मण्यं (brāhmaṇyaṃ) - Brahmanhood; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; महत् (mahat) - great; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; च (ca) - and; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; तप्तं (taptaṃ) - performed; न (na) - not; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - from them; प्रहरामि (prahārāmi) - I strike; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Those Vedas residing in your body, and the great Brahmanhood, and the very great penance performed, I do not strike from them.)
I do not strike at the Vedas residing in your body, nor at your great Brahmanhood or the immense penance you have performed.
प्रहरे क्षत्रधर्मस्य यं त्वं राम समास्थितः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियत्वं हि याति शस्त्रसमुद्यमात् ॥५-१८०-२५॥
prahare kṣatradharmasya yaṃ tvaṃ rāma samāsthitaḥ। brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyatvaṃ hi yāti śastrasamudyamāt ॥5-180-25॥
[प्रहरे (prahare) - in battle; क्षत्रधर्मस्य (kṣatradharmasya) - of the duty of a warrior; यम् (yam) - which; त्वम् (tvam) - you; राम (rāma) - Rama; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - engaged; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin; क्षत्रियत्वम् (kṣatriyatvam) - warrior status; हि (hi) - indeed; याति (yāti) - attains; शस्त्रसमुद्यमात् (śastrasamudyamāt) - by wielding weapons;]
(In battle, which duty of a warrior you, Rama, engaged in; a Brahmin indeed attains warrior status by wielding weapons.)
In battle, you, Rama, have engaged in the duty of a warrior; indeed, a Brahmin attains the status of a warrior by wielding weapons.
पश्य मे धनुषो वीर्यं पश्य बाह्वोर्बलं च मे। एष ते कार्मुकं वीर द्विधा कुर्मि ससायकम् ॥५-१८०-२६॥
paśya me dhanuṣo vīryaṃ paśya bāhvorbalaṃ ca me। eṣa te kārmukaṃ vīra dvidhā kurmi sasāyakam ॥5-180-26॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; पश्य (paśya) - see; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of the arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; ते (te) - your; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; वीर (vīra) - hero; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; कुर्मि (kurmi) - I make; ससायकम् (sasāyakam) - with arrows;]
(See my bow's strength, see the strength of my arms too. This bow of yours, O hero, I break into two with arrows.)
Behold the power of my bow and the might of my arms. O hero, I shall break your bow into two along with its arrows.
तस्याहं निशितं भल्लं प्राहिण्वं भरतर्षभ। तेनास्य धनुषः कोटिश्छिन्ना भूमिमथागमत् ॥५-१८०-२७॥
tasyāhaṃ niśitaṃ bhallaṃ prāhiṇvaṃ bharatarṣabha। tenāsya dhanuṣaḥ koṭiśchinnā bhūmimathāgamat ॥5-180-27॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अहम् (aham) - I; निशितम् (niśitam) - sharp; भल्लम् (bhallam) - arrow; प्राहिण्वम् (prāhiṇvam) - sent; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; तेन (tena) - by that; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; कोटिः (koṭiḥ) - end; छिन्ना (chinnā) - was cut off; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground; अथ (atha) - then; अगमत् (agamat) - fell;]
(I sent a sharp arrow of his, O best of the Bharatas. By that, the end of his bow was cut off and then fell to the ground.)
I shot a sharp arrow, O best of the Bharatas, which cut off the end of his bow and it fell to the ground.
नव चापि पृषत्कानां शतानि नतपर्वणाम्। प्राहिण्वं कङ्कपत्राणां जामदग्न्यरथं प्रति ॥५-१८०-२८॥
nava cāpi pṛṣatkānāṃ śatāni nataparvaṇām। prāhiṇvaṃ kaṅkapatrāṇāṃ jāmadagnyarathaṃ prati ॥5-180-28॥
[नव (nava) - nine; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पृषत्कानाम् (pṛṣatkānām) - of arrows; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed; प्राहिण्वम् (prāhiṇvam) - dispatched; कङ्कपत्राणाम् (kaṅkapatrāṇām) - with peacock feathers; जामदग्न्यरथम् (jāmadagnyaratham) - towards the chariot of Jamadagni's son; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Nine hundred bent-jointed arrows with peacock feathers were also dispatched towards the chariot of Jamadagni's son.)
Nine hundred arrows with bent joints and peacock feathers were also sent towards the chariot of Jamadagni's son.
काये विषक्तास्तु तदा वायुनाभिसमीरिताः। चेलुः क्षरन्तो रुधिरं नागा इव च ते शराः ॥५-१८०-२९॥
kāye viṣaktāstu tadā vāyunābhisamīritāḥ। celuḥ kṣaranto rudhiraṃ nāgā iva ca te śarāḥ ॥5-180-29॥
[काये (kāye) - in the body; विषक्ताः (viṣaktāḥ) - attached; तु (tu) - but; तदा (tadā) - then; वायुनाभिसमीरिताः (vāyunābhisamīritāḥ) - driven by the wind; चेलुः (celuḥ) - moved; क्षरन्तः (kṣarantaḥ) - oozing; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - like serpents; इव (iva) - as; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - those; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows;]
(In the body, attached but then driven by the wind, they moved, oozing blood, like serpents, and those arrows.)
The arrows, attached to the body, were then driven by the wind, moving and oozing blood like serpents.
क्षतजोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः क्षरन्स रुधिरं व्रणैः। बभौ रामस्तदा राजन्मेरुर्धातूनिवोत्सृजन् ॥५-१८०-३०॥
kṣatajokṣitasarvāṅgaḥ kṣaransa rudhiraṃ vraṇaiḥ। babhau rāmas tadā rājan merurdhātūnivotsṛjan ॥5-180-30॥
[क्षतज (kṣataja) - blood; उक्षित (ukṣita) - smeared; सर्वाङ्गः (sarvāṅgaḥ) - all over the body; क्षरन् (kṣaran) - flowing; सः (saḥ) - he; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; व्रणैः (vraṇaiḥ) - from wounds; बभौ (babhau) - shone; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru; धातूनि (dhātūni) - minerals; इव (iva) - like; उत्सृजन् (utsṛjan) - emitting;]
(His entire body smeared with blood, flowing blood from wounds, Rama shone then, O king, like Meru emitting minerals.)
Rama, with his entire body smeared in blood and blood flowing from his wounds, shone like the mountain Meru emitting its minerals, O king.
हेमन्तान्तेऽशोक इव रक्तस्तबकमण्डितः। बभौ रामस्तदा राजन्क्वचित्किंशुकसंनिभः ॥५-१८०-३१॥
hemantānte'śoka iva raktastabakamaṇḍitaḥ। babhau rāmas tadā rājan kvacit kiṃśukasaṃnibhaḥ ॥5-180-31॥
[हेमन्ते (hemante) - in winter; अन्ते (ante) - end; अशोक (aśoka) - Ashoka tree; इव (iva) - like; रक्त (rakta) - red; स्तबक (stabaka) - cluster; मण्डितः (maṇḍitaḥ) - adorned; बभौ (babhau) - shone; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्वचित् (kvacit) - somewhere; किंशुक (kiṃśuka) - Kimshuka tree; संनिभः (saṃnibhaḥ) - resembling;]
(At the end of winter, like an Ashoka tree adorned with red clusters, Rama shone then, O king, resembling somewhere a Kimshuka tree.)
At the end of winter, Rama appeared splendid, adorned with red clusters like the Ashoka tree, and at times resembling the Kimshuka tree, O king.
ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय रामः क्रोधसमन्वितः। हेमपुङ्खान्सुनिशिताञ्शरांस्तान्हि ववर्ष सः ॥५-१८०-३२॥
tato'nyaddhanurādāya rāmaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ। hemapuṅkhānsuniśitāñśarāṃstānhi vavarṣa saḥ ॥5-180-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - filled with; हेमपुङ्खान् (hemapuṅkhān) - golden-feathered; सुनिशितान् (suniśitān) - well-sharpened; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तान् (tān) - those; हि (hi) - indeed; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Then, taking another bow, Rama, filled with anger, indeed rained those well-sharpened, golden-feathered arrows.)
Then Rama, filled with anger, took another bow and showered those well-sharpened, golden-feathered arrows.
ते समासाद्य मां रौद्रा बहुधा मर्मभेदिनः। अकम्पयन्महावेगाः सर्पानलविषोपमाः ॥५-१८०-३३॥
te samāsādya māṃ raudrā bahudhā marmabhedinaḥ। akampayanmahāvegāḥ sarpānalaviṣopamāḥ ॥5-180-33॥
[ते (te) - they; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; मां (māṃ) - me; रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; मर्मभेदिनः (marmabhedinaḥ) - piercing the vital parts; अकम्पयन (akampayan) - shook; महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - with great speed; सर्प (sarpa) - serpent; अनल (anala) - fire; विष (viṣa) - poison; उपमाः (upamāḥ) - like;]
(They, having approached me, fierce in many ways, piercing the vital parts, shook with great speed, like serpent, fire, poison.)
They approached me fiercely in many ways, piercing my vital parts, and shook me with great speed, like serpents with the potency of fire and poison.
ततोऽहं समवष्टभ्य पुनरात्मानमाहवे। शतसङ्ख्यैः शरैः क्रुद्धस्तदा राममवाकिरम् ॥५-१८०-३४॥
tato'haṁ samavaṣṭabhya punarātmānamāhave। śatasaṅkhyaiḥ śaraiḥ kruddhastadā rāmamavākiram ॥5-180-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; समवष्टभ्य (samavaṣṭabhya) - having composed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; शतसङ्ख्यैः (śatasaṅkhyaiḥ) - by hundreds; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तदा (tadā) - then; रामम् (rāmam) - Rama; अवाकिरम् (avākiram) - I showered;]
(Then I, having composed myself again in battle, angrily showered Rama with hundreds of arrows.)
Then, regaining my composure in the battle, I angrily showered Rama with hundreds of arrows.
स तैरग्न्यर्कसङ्काशैः शरैराशीविषोपमैः। शितैरभ्यर्दितो रामो मन्दचेता इवाभवत् ॥५-१८०-३५॥
sa tairagnyarkasaṅkāśaiḥ śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ। śitairabhyardito rāmo mandacetā ivābhavat ॥5-180-35॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; अग्नि (agni) - fire; अर्क (arka) - sun; सङ्काशैः (saṅkāśaiḥ) - resembling; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - poisonous snakes; उपमैः (upamaiḥ) - comparable; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; अभ्यर्दितः (abhyarditaḥ) - tormented; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; मन्द (manda) - dull; चेताः (cetāḥ) - mind; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(He, tormented by arrows resembling fire and sun, comparable to poisonous snakes, became as if dull-minded, Rama.)
Rama, struck by arrows that shone like fire and the sun and were as deadly as poisonous snakes, seemed to become dull-minded.
ततोऽहं कृपयाविष्टो विनिन्द्यात्मानमात्मना। धिग्धिगित्यब्रुवं युद्धं क्षत्रं च भरतर्षभ ॥५-१८०-३६॥
tato'haṁ kṛpayāviṣṭo vinindyātmānamātmanā। dhigdhigityabruvaṁ yuddhaṁ kṣatraṁ ca bharatarṣabha ॥5-180-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion; आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - overcome; विनिन्द्य (vinindya) - criticizing; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - myself; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by myself; धिक् (dhik) - alas; धिक् (dhik) - alas; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - warrior class; च (ca) - and; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Then, overcome with compassion, I criticized myself by myself, saying alas, alas, about the battle and the warrior class, O best of the Bharatas.)
Then, filled with compassion, I reproached myself, lamenting about the battle and the warrior class, O best of the Bharatas.
असकृच्चाब्रुवं राजञ्शोकवेगपरिप्लुतः। अहो बत कृतं पापं मयेदं क्षत्रकर्मणा ॥५-१८०-३७॥
asakṛccābruvaṃ rājañśokavegapariplutaḥ। aho bata kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ mayedaṃ kṣatrakarmaṇā ॥5-180-37॥
[असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; च (ca) - and; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शोक (śoka) - grief; वेग (vega) - force; परिप्लुतः (pariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed; अहो (aho) - alas; बत (bata) - indeed; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; मया (mayā) - by me; इदम् (idam) - this; क्षत्रकर्मणा (kṣatrakarmaṇā) - by the duty of a warrior;]
(Repeatedly and I said, O king, overwhelmed by the force of grief: Alas, indeed, this sin has been done by me by the duty of a warrior.)
Overwhelmed by grief, I repeatedly said, "O king, alas, indeed, I have committed this sin due to my duty as a warrior."
गुरुर्द्विजातिर्धर्मात्मा यदेवं पीडितः शरैः। ततो न प्राहरं भूयो जामदग्न्याय भारत ॥५-१८०-३८॥
gururdvijātirdharmātmā yadevaṃ pīḍitaḥ śaraiḥ। tato na prāharaṃ bhūyo jāmadagnyāya bhārata ॥5-180-38॥
[गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; द्विजातिः (dvijātiḥ) - twice-born; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; यत् (yat) - as; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; ततः (tataḥ) - then; न (na) - not; प्राहरम् (prāharam) - I struck; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; जामदग्न्याय (jāmadagnyāya) - to Jamadagni's son; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The teacher, the twice-born, the righteous soul, as thus afflicted by arrows, then I did not strike again to Jamadagni's son, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, as the teacher, the twice-born, and the righteous soul was thus afflicted by arrows, I refrained from striking again at Jamadagni's son.
अथावताप्य पृथिवीं पूषा दिवससङ्क्षये। जगामास्तं सहस्रांशुस्ततो युद्धमुपारमत् ॥५-१८०-३९॥
athāvatāpya pṛthivīṃ pūṣā divasasaṅkṣaye। jagāmāstaṃ sahasrāṃśustato yuddhamupāramat ॥5-180-39॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अवताप्य (avatāpya) - having heated; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - the earth; पूषा (pūṣā) - the sun; दिवससङ्क्षये (divasasaṅkṣaye) - at the end of the day; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अस्तं (astaṃ) - to setting; सहस्रांशुः (sahasrāṃśuḥ) - the thousand-rayed one; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle; उपारमत् (upāramat) - ceased;]
(Then, having heated the earth, the sun, at the end of the day, went to setting; the thousand-rayed one. Then the battle ceased.)
Then, after heating the earth, the sun, known as the thousand-rayed one, set at the end of the day, and the battle came to an end.
