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दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
कथं शिखण्डी गाङ्गेय कन्या भूत्वा सती तदा। पुरुषोऽभवद्युधि श्रेष्ठ तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥५-१८९-१॥
kathaṁ śikhaṇḍī gāṅgeya kanyā bhūtvā satī tadā। puruṣo'bhavadyudhi śreṣṭha tanme brūhi pitāmaha ॥5-189-1॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - son of Ganga; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; सती (satī) - chaste woman; तदा (tadā) - then; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather;]
(How did Śikhaṇḍī, having become the daughter of Ganga, then a chaste woman, become a man, the best in battle? Tell me that, grandfather.)
Grandfather, please tell me how Śikhaṇḍī, who was once the daughter of Ganga and a chaste woman, became a man and excelled in battle.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
भार्या तु तस्य राजेन्द्र द्रुपदस्य महीपतेः। महिषी दयिता ह्यासीदपुत्रा च विशां पते ॥५-१८९-२॥
bhāryā tu tasya rājendra drupadasya mahīpateḥ। mahiṣī dayitā hyāsīdapatrā ca viśāṃ pate ॥5-189-2॥
[भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; तु (tu) - but; तस्य (tasya) - his; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king; महिषी (mahiṣī) - queen; दयिता (dayitā) - beloved; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अपुत्रा (aputrā) - childless; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(The wife of Drupada, O king of kings, was indeed a beloved queen, but she was childless, O lord of the people.)
The wife of King Drupada, O great king, was a beloved queen, but she was childless, O lord of the people.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदो वै महीपतिः। अपत्यार्थं महाराज तोषयामास शङ्करम् ॥५-१८९-३॥
etasmínneva kāle tu drupado vai mahīpatiḥ। apatya-artham mahārāja toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram ॥5-189-3॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at this very time; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; वै (vai) - indeed; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king; अपत्यार्थं (apatya-artham) - for the sake of a child; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - pleased; शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Shankara;]
(At this very time, but Drupada, indeed the king, for the sake of a child, O great king, pleased Shankara.)
At this very time, King Drupada, indeed, sought to please Lord Shankara for the purpose of obtaining a child, O great king.
अस्मद्वधार्थं निश्चित्य तपो घोरं समास्थितः। लेभे कन्यां महादेवात्पुत्रो मे स्यादिति ब्रुवन् ॥५-१८९-४॥
asmadvadhārthaṃ niścitya tapo ghoraṃ samāsthitaḥ। lebhe kanyāṃ mahādevātputro me syāditi bruvan ॥5-189-4॥
[अस्मद्वधार्थं (asmadvadhārthaṃ) - for our destruction; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - severe; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - undertook; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - a daughter; महादेवात् (mahādevāt) - from Mahadeva; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; मे (me) - my; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying;]
(Having decided on our destruction, he undertook severe penance, obtained a daughter from Mahadeva, saying, "May my son be.")
He decided to destroy us and undertook severe penance. He obtained a daughter from Mahadeva, saying, "May my son be."
भगवन्पुत्रमिच्छामि भीष्मं प्रतिचिकीर्षया। इत्युक्तो देवदेवेन स्त्रीपुमांस्ते भविष्यति ॥५-१८९-५॥
bhagavanputramicchāmi bhīṣmaṃ praticikīrṣayā। ityukto devadevena strīpumāṃste bhaviṣyati ॥5-189-5॥
[भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; प्रतिचिकीर्षया (praticikīrṣayā) - with the intention to act; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; देवदेवेन (devadevena) - by the god of gods; स्त्रीपुमान् (strīpumān) - male and female; ते (te) - they; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become;]
(O Lord, I desire a son, Bhishma, with the intention to act. Thus spoken by the god of gods, they will become male and female.)
O Lord, I wish for a son, Bhishma, with the intention to act. Thus addressed by the god of gods, they will become both male and female.
निवर्तस्व महीपाल नैतज्जात्वन्यथा भवेत्। स तु गत्वा च नगरं भार्यामिदमुवाच ह ॥५-१८९-६॥
nivartasva mahīpāla naitajjātvanyathā bhavet। sa tu gatvā ca nagaraṃ bhāryāmidamuvāca ha ॥5-189-6॥
[निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - return; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; जातु (jātu) - ever; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; च (ca) - and; नगरं (nagaraṃ) - to the city; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - to his wife; इदम् (idam) - this; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Return, O king, this will never be otherwise. But he, having gone to the city, said this to his wife indeed.)
Return, O king, this situation will never change. But he went to the city and indeed said this to his wife.
कृतो यत्नो मया देवि पुत्रार्थे तपसा महान्। कन्या भूत्वा पुमान्भावी इति चोक्तोऽस्मि शम्भुना ॥५-१८९-७॥
kṛto yatno mayā devi putrārthe tapasā mahān। kanyā bhūtvā pumānbhāvī iti cokto'smi śambhunā ॥5-189-7॥
[कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; मया (mayā) - by me; देवि (devi) - O goddess; पुत्रार्थे (putrārthe) - for the sake of a son; तपसा (tapasā) - with penance; महान् (mahān) - great; कन्या (kanyā) - a girl; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुमान् (pumān) - a man; भावी (bhāvī) - will be; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - told; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; शम्भुना (śambhunā) - by Śambhu;]
(A great effort was made by me, O goddess, for the sake of a son with penance. Having become a girl, I will be a man, thus I am told by Śambhu.)
O goddess, I have made a great effort with penance for the sake of having a son. I have been told by Śambhu that after being born as a girl, I will become a man.
पुनः पुनर्याच्यमानो दिष्टमित्यब्रवीच्छिवः। न तदन्यद्धि भविता भवितव्यं हि तत्तथा ॥५-१८९-८॥
punaḥ punaryācyamāno diṣṭamityabravīcchivaḥ। na tadanyaddhi bhavitā bhavitavyaṃ hi tattathā ॥5-189-8॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; याच्यमानः (yācyamānaḥ) - being requested; दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Shiva; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; हि (hi) - indeed; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - what is to be; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥५-१८९-८॥ (॥5-189-8॥) - (verse number);]
(Again and again being requested, Shiva said, "Destiny." Indeed, that which is to be will be so.)
Shiva, when repeatedly requested, said, "It is destiny." Indeed, what is meant to happen will happen as it is destined.
ततः सा नियता भूत्वा ऋतुकाले मनस्विनी। पत्नी द्रुपदराजस्य द्रुपदं संविवेश ह ॥५-१८९-९॥
tataḥ sā niyatā bhūtvā ṛtukāle manasvinī। patnī drupadarājasya drupadaṃ saṃviveśa ha ॥5-189-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - she; नियता (niyatā) - disciplined; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - at the right time; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - wise; पत्नी (patnī) - wife; द्रुपदराजस्य (drupadarājasya) - of King Drupada; द्रुपदं (drupadaṃ) - Drupada; संविवेश (saṃviveśa) - entered; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then she, being disciplined and wise, at the right time, the wife of King Drupada, indeed entered Drupada.)
Then, at the right time, she, the disciplined and wise wife of King Drupada, entered Drupada.
लेभे गर्भं यथाकालं विधिदृष्टेन हेतुना। पार्षतात्सा महीपाल यथा मां नारदोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-१८९-१०॥
lebhe garbhaṁ yathākālaṁ vidhidṛṣṭena hetunā। pārṣatātsā mahīpāla yathā māṁ nārado'bravīt ॥5-189-10॥
[लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; गर्भं (garbhaṁ) - pregnancy; यथाकालं (yathākālaṁ) - at the right time; विधिदृष्टेन (vidhidṛṣṭena) - by the ordained; हेतुना (hetunā) - cause; पार्षतात् (pārṣatāt) - from Pārṣata; सा (sā) - she; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; मां (māṁ) - to me; नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(She obtained pregnancy at the right time by the ordained cause from Pārṣata, O king, as Nārada said to me.)
She conceived at the right time due to the destined cause from Pārṣata, O king, just as Nārada had told me.
ततो दधार तं गर्भं देवी राजीवलोचना। तां स राजा प्रियां भार्यां द्रुपदः कुरुनन्दन ॥ पुत्रस्नेहान्महाबाहुः सुखं पर्यचरत्तदा ॥५-१८९-११॥
tato dadhāra taṃ garbhaṃ devī rājīvalocanā। tāṃ sa rājā priyāṃ bhāryāṃ drupadaḥ kurunandana ॥ putrasnehānmahābāhuḥ sukhaṃ paryacarat tadā ॥5-189-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दधार (dadhāra) - held; तं (taṃ) - that; गर्भं (garbhaṃ) - womb; देवी (devī) - goddess; राजीवलोचना (rājīvalocanā) - lotus-eyed; तां (tāṃ) - her; सः (saḥ) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रियां (priyāṃ) - beloved; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - wife; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - descendant of Kuru; पुत्रस्नेहान् (putrasnehān) - out of affection for his son; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - happily; पर्यचरत्तदा (paryacarat tadā) - served then;]
(Then the lotus-eyed goddess held that womb. The king Drupada, descendant of Kuru, happily served his beloved wife out of affection for his son.)
Then the lotus-eyed goddess conceived. King Drupada, the descendant of Kuru, lovingly attended to his beloved wife, motivated by his affection for their son.
अपुत्रस्य ततो राज्ञो द्रुपदस्य महीपतेः। कन्यां प्रवररूपां तां प्राजायत नराधिप ॥५-१८९-१२॥
aputrasya tato rājño drupadasya mahīpateḥ। kanyāṃ pravararūpāṃ tāṃ prājāyata narādhipa ॥5-189-12॥
[अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of the sonless; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the lord of the earth; कन्यां (kanyāṃ) - daughter; प्रवररूपां (pravara-rūpāṃ) - of excellent form; तां (tāṃ) - her; प्राजायत (prājāyata) - was born; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(Then, to the sonless king Drupada, the lord of the earth, a daughter of excellent form was born, O king.)
Then, O king, a daughter of exceptional beauty was born to the sonless King Drupada, the lord of the earth.
अपुत्रस्य तु राज्ञः सा द्रुपदस्य यशस्विनी। ख्यापयामास राजेन्द्र पुत्रो जातो ममेति वै ॥५-१८९-१३॥
aputrasya tu rājñaḥ sā drupadasya yaśasvinī। khyāpayāmāsa rājendra putro jāto mameti vai ॥5-189-13॥
[अपुत्रस्य (aputrasya) - of the sonless; तु (tu) - but; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सा (sā) - she; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one; ख्यापयामास (khyāpayāmāsa) - proclaimed; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; मम (mama) - my; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(But the glorious one of the sonless king Drupada proclaimed, "O king, a son is born to me indeed.")
The glorious queen of the sonless King Drupada announced, "O king, I have indeed given birth to a son."
ततः स राजा द्रुपदः प्रच्छन्नाया नराधिप। पुत्रवत्पुत्रकार्याणि सर्वाणि समकारयत् ॥५-१८९-१४॥
tataḥ sa rājā drupadaḥ pracchannāyā narādhipa। putravatputrakāryāṇi sarvāṇi samakārayat ॥5-189-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; प्रच्छन्नाया (pracchannāyā) - secretly; नराधिप (narādhipa) - lord of men; पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like a son; पुत्रकार्याणि (putrakāryāṇi) - son's duties; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; समकारयत् (samakārayat) - caused to be done;]
(Then King Drupada, the lord of men, secretly caused all the son's duties to be done like a son.)
Then King Drupada, the lord of men, secretly ensured that all duties of a son were performed as if he were his own son.
रक्षणं चैव मन्त्रस्य महिषी द्रुपदस्य सा। चकार सर्वयत्नेन ब्रुवाणा पुत्र इत्युत ॥ न हि तां वेद नगरे कश्चिदन्यत्र पार्षतात् ॥५-१८९-१५॥
rakṣaṇaṃ caiva mantrasya mahiṣī drupadasya sā। cakāra sarvayatnena bruvāṇā putra ityuta ॥ na hi tāṃ veda nagare kaścidanyatra pārṣatāt ॥5-189-15॥
[रक्षणम् (rakṣaṇam) - protection; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मन्त्रस्य (mantrasya) - of the mantra; महिषी (mahiṣī) - queen; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; सा (sā) - she; चकार (cakāra) - did; सर्वयत्नेन (sarvayatnena) - with all effort; ब्रुवाणा (bruvāṇā) - saying; पुत्र (putra) - son; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ताम् (tām) - her; वेद (veda) - knows; नगरे (nagare) - in the city; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except; पार्षतात् (pārṣatāt) - from Pārṣata;]
(The queen of Drupada indeed did the protection of the mantra with all effort, saying 'son' indeed. Indeed, no one in the city knows her except from Pārṣata.)
The queen of Drupada took great care to protect the mantra, always referring to him as 'son'. Indeed, no one in the city knew her except those from Pārṣata.
श्रद्दधानो हि तद्वाक्यं देवस्याद्भुततेजसः। छादयामास तां कन्यां पुमानिति च सोऽब्रवीत् ॥५-१८९-१६॥
śraddadhāno hi tadvākyaṃ devasyādbhutatejasaḥ। chādayāmāsa tāṃ kanyāṃ pumāniti ca so'bravīt ॥5-189-16॥
[श्रद्दधानः (śraddadhānaḥ) - faithful; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - speech; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; अद्भुततेजसः (adbhutatejasaḥ) - of wonderful splendor; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; ताम् (tām) - that; कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl; पुमान् (pumān) - man; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(The faithful indeed covered that girl with the speech of the god of wonderful splendor, saying 'man'.)
The faithful one, indeed, covered that girl with the words of the god of wonderful splendor, saying she was a 'man'.
जातकर्माणि सर्वाणि कारयामास पार्थिवः। पुंवद्विधानयुक्तानि शिखण्डीति च तां विदुः ॥५-१८९-१७॥
jātakarmāṇi sarvāṇi kārayāmāsa pārthivaḥ। puṃvadvidhānayuktāni śikhaṇḍīti ca tāṃ viduḥ ॥5-189-17॥
[जातकर्माणि (jātakarmāṇi) - birth ceremonies; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - performed; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; पुंवद्विधानयुक्तानि (puṃvadvidhānayuktāni) - in the manner of a male; शिखण्डीति (śikhaṇḍīti) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - her; विदुः (viduḥ) - knew;]
(The king performed all the birth ceremonies in the manner of a male, and they knew her as Shikhandi.)
The king conducted all the birth ceremonies for her as if she were a male, and she was known as Shikhandi.
अहमेकस्तु चारेण वचनान्नारदस्य च। ज्ञातवान्देववाक्येन अम्बायास्तपसा तथा ॥५-१८९-१८॥
ahamekastu cāreṇa vacanānnāradasya ca। jñātavāndevavākyena ambāyāstapasā tathā ॥5-189-18॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; तु (tu) - but; चारेण (cāreṇa) - by the spy; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the words; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; च (ca) - and; ज्ञातवान् (jñātavān) - knew; देववाक्येन (devavākyena) - by the divine words; अम्बायाः (ambāyāḥ) - of Ambā; तपसा (tapasā) - by the penance; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(I alone, but by the spy, by the words of Nārada, and knew by the divine words, by the penance of Ambā, also.)
I alone, however, learned through the spy and the words of Nārada, as well as through the divine words and the penance of Ambā.
