05.191
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
एवमुक्तस्य दूतेन द्रुपदस्य तदा नृप। चोरस्येव गृहीतस्य न प्रावर्तत भारती ॥५-१९१-१॥
evamuktasya dūtena drupadasya tadā nṛpa। corasyeva gṛhītasya na prāvartata bhāratī ॥5-191-1॥
[एवमुक्तस्य (evamuktasya) - thus spoken; दूतेन (dūtena) - by the messenger; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; चोरस्य (corasya) - of the thief; इव (iva) - like; गृहीतस्य (gṛhītasya) - of the captured; न (na) - not; प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - proceeded; भारती (bhāratī) - speech;]
(Thus spoken by the messenger of Drupada, then, O king, like the captured thief, the speech did not proceed.)
After being addressed by the messenger of Drupada, O king, the speech did not proceed as if it were that of a captured thief.
स यत्नमकरोत्तीव्रं सम्बन्धैरनुसान्त्वनैः। दूतैर्मधुरसम्भाषैर्नैतदस्तीति संदिशन् ॥५-१९१-२॥
sa yatnamakarottīvraṃ sambandhairanusāntvanaiḥ। dūtairmadhurasambhāṣairnaitadastīti saṃdiśan ॥5-191-2॥
[स (sa) - he; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; तीव्रं (tīvraṃ) - intense; सम्बन्धैः (sambandhaiḥ) - with connections; अनुसान्त्वनैः (anusāntvanaiḥ) - with conciliations; दूतैः (dūtaiḥ) - with messengers; मधुर (madhura) - sweet; सम्भाषैः (sambhāṣaiḥ) - with speeches; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; संदिशन् (saṃdiśan) - instructing;]
(He made an intense effort with connections and conciliations, instructing with messengers and sweet speeches, "This is not so.")
He made a great effort using connections and conciliations, sending messengers with sweet words, instructing them to say, "This is not the case."
स राजा भूय एवाथ कृत्वा तत्त्वत आगमम्। कन्येति पाञ्चालसुतां त्वरमाणोऽभिनिर्ययौ ॥५-१९१-३॥
sa rājā bhūya evātha kṛtvā tattvata āgamam। kanyeti pāñcālasutāṃ tvaramāṇo'bhiniryayau ॥5-191-3॥
[स (sa) - he; राजा (rājā) - king; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अथ (atha) - then; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly; आगमम् (āgamam) - arrival; कन्या (kanyā) - girl; इति (iti) - thus; पाञ्चालसुताम् (pāñcālasutām) - daughter of Panchala; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; अभिनिर्ययौ (abhiniṛyayau) - departed;]
(The king, having truly understood, then hastened and departed, saying 'girl', to the daughter of Panchala.)
The king, after realizing the truth, quickly went to the daughter of Panchala, referring to her as 'girl'.
ततः सम्प्रेषयामास मित्राणाममितौजसाम्। दुहितुर्विप्रलम्भं तं धात्रीणां वचनात्तदा ॥५-१९१-४॥
tataḥ saṃpreṣayāmāsa mitrāṇāmamitaujasām। duhiturvipralambhaṃ taṃ dhātrīṇāṃ vacanāttadā ॥5-191-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सम्प्रेषयामास (saṃpreṣayāmāsa) - sent; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; अमितौजसाम् (amitaujasām) - of immense strength; दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - daughter's; विप्रलम्भम् (vipralambham) - separation; तम् (tam) - that; धात्रीणाम् (dhātrīṇām) - of nurses; वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the words; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then he sent the separation of the daughter of friends of immense strength from the words of the nurses then.)
Then, following the words of the nurses, he sent the message of the daughter's separation to the friends of immense strength.
ततः समुदयं कृत्वा बलानां राजसत्तमः। अभियाने मतिं चक्रे द्रुपदं प्रति भारत ॥५-१९१-५॥
tataḥ samudayaṃ kṛtvā balānāṃ rājasattamaḥ। abhiyāne matiṃ cakre drupadaṃ prati bhārata ॥5-191-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुदयं (samudayaṃ) - assembly; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; बलानां (balānāṃ) - of forces; राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - the best of kings; अभियाने (abhiyāne) - for the expedition; मतिं (matiṃ) - decision; चक्रे (cakre) - made; द्रुपदं (drupadaṃ) - Drupada; प्रति (prati) - towards; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then, having assembled the forces, the best of kings made a decision for the expedition towards Drupada, O Bharata.)
Then, the best of kings, having gathered the forces, decided to march towards Drupada, O Bharata.
ततः संमन्त्रयामास मित्रैः सह महीपतिः। हिरण्यवर्मा राजेन्द्र पाञ्चाल्यं पार्थिवं प्रति ॥५-१९१-६॥
tataḥ saṁmantrayāmāsa mitraiḥ saha mahīpatiḥ। hiraṇyavarmā rājendra pāñcālyaṁ pārthivaṁ prati ॥5-191-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संमन्त्रयामास (saṁmantrayāmāsa) - consulted; मित्रैः (mitraiḥ) - with friends; सह (saha) - together; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king; हिरण्यवर्मा (hiraṇyavarmā) - Hiranyavarma; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पाञ्चाल्यं (pāñcālyaṁ) - Panchala; पार्थिवं (pārthivaṁ) - prince; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then the king consulted with friends together, Hiranyavarma, O king, towards the Panchala prince.)
Then King Hiranyavarma consulted with his friends regarding the Panchala prince, O King.
तत्र वै निश्चितं तेषामभूद्राज्ञां महात्मनाम्। तथ्यं चेद्भवति ह्येतत्कन्या राजञ्शिखण्डिनी ॥ बद्ध्वा पाञ्चालराजानमानयिष्यामहे गृहान् ॥५-१९१-७॥
tatra vai niścitaṃ teṣām abhūd rājñāṃ mahātmanām। tathyaṃ ced bhavati hy etat kanyā rājañ śikhaṇḍinī ॥ baddhvā pāñcālarājānam ānayiṣyāmahe gṛhān ॥5-191-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - indeed; निश्चितं (niścitaṃ) - certain; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth; चेत् (cet) - if; भवति (bhavati) - is; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Śikhaṇḍinī; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; पाञ्चालराजानम् (pāñcālarājānam) - the king of the Pāñcālas; आनयिष्यामहे (ānayiṣyāmahe) - we shall bring; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to the houses;]
(There indeed was certainty among the great kings. If this truth is indeed the daughter, O king, Śikhaṇḍinī, having bound the king of the Pāñcālas, we shall bring him to the houses.)
There was indeed a certainty among the great kings that if this truth is the daughter, O king, Śikhaṇḍinī, then having captured the king of the Pāñcālas, we shall bring him home.
अन्यं राजानमाधाय पाञ्चालेषु नरेश्वरम्। घातयिष्याम नृपतिं द्रुपदं सशिखण्डिनम् ॥५-१९१-८॥
anyaṁ rājānam ādhāya pāñcāleṣu nareśvaram। ghātayiṣyāma nṛpatiṁ drupadaṁ saśikhaṇḍinam ॥5-191-8॥
[अन्यम् (anyam) - another; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed; पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Panchalas; नरेश्वरम् (nareśvaram) - lord of men; घातयिष्याम (ghātayiṣyāma) - we will kill; नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king; द्रुपदम् (drupadam) - Drupada; सशिखण्डिनम् (saśikhaṇḍinam) - with Shikhandi;]
(Having placed another king among the Panchalas, we will kill King Drupada with Shikhandi.)
We will install another king among the Panchalas and then kill King Drupada along with Shikhandi.
स तदा दूतमाज्ञाय पुनः क्षत्तारमीश्वरः। प्रास्थापयत्पार्षताय हन्मीति त्वां स्थिरो भव ॥५-१९१-९॥
sa tadā dūtamājñāya punaḥ kṣattāramīśvaraḥ। prāsthāpayatpārṣatāya hanmīti tvāṃ sthiro bhava ॥5-191-9॥
[स (sa) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having commanded; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - minister; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord; प्रास्थापयत् (prāsthāpayat) - sent; पार्षताय (pārṣatāya) - to the son of Pritha; हन्मीति (hanmīti) - to kill; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; भव (bhava) - be;]
(He then, having commanded the messenger again, the lord sent the minister to the son of Pritha, saying 'Be firm to kill you'.)
The lord, after commanding the messenger once more, sent the minister to the son of Pritha with the message, 'Be resolute in your intent to kill.'
स प्रकृत्या च वै भीरुः किल्बिषी च नराधिपः। भयं तीव्रमनुप्राप्तो द्रुपदः पृथिवीपतिः ॥५-१९१-१०॥
sa prakṛtyā ca vai bhīruḥ kilbiṣī ca narādhipaḥ। bhayaṃ tīvrāmanuprāpto drupadaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ ॥5-191-10॥
[स (sa) - he; प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature; च (ca) - and; वै (vai) - indeed; भीरुः (bhīruḥ) - fearful; किल्बिषी (kilbiṣī) - sinful; च (ca) - and; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king; भयं (bhayam) - fear; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - overcome; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth;]
(He, by nature indeed fearful and sinful, the king Drupada, lord of the earth, was overcome by intense fear.)
King Drupada, naturally fearful and sinful, was overtaken by intense fear as the lord of the earth.
विसृज्य दूतं दाशार्णं द्रुपदः शोककर्शितः। समेत्य भार्यां रहिते वाक्यमाह नराधिपः ॥५-१९१-११॥
visṛjya dūtaṃ dāśārṇaṃ drupadaḥ śokakarśitaḥ। sametya bhāryāṃ rahite vākyamāha narādhipaḥ ॥5-191-11॥
[विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having sent away; दूतं (dūtaṃ) - the messenger; दाशार्णं (dāśārṇaṃ) - to the king of the Daśārṇas; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; शोककर्शितः (śokakarśitaḥ) - afflicted with grief; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; भार्यां (bhāryāṃ) - his wife; रहिते (rahite) - in private; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; आह (āha) - said; नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king;]
(Having sent away the messenger to the king of the Daśārṇas, Drupada, afflicted with grief, having met his wife in private, said words.)
Drupada, overwhelmed with sorrow, dismissed the messenger to the Daśārṇas and spoke to his wife in private.
भयेन महताविष्टो हृदि शोकेन चाहतः। पाञ्चालराजो दयितां मातरं वै शिखण्डिनः ॥५-१९१-१२॥
bhayena mahatāviṣṭo hṛdi śokena cāhataḥ। pāñcālarājo dayitāṃ mātaraṃ vai śikhaṇḍinaḥ ॥5-191-12॥
[भयेन (bhayena) - by fear; महताविष्टः (mahatāviṣṭaḥ) - overwhelmed by greatness; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; शोकेन (śokena) - by sorrow; च (ca) - and; आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck; पाञ्चालराजः (pāñcālarājaḥ) - the king of Panchala; दयिताम् (dayitām) - beloved; मातरम् (mātaram) - mother; वै (vai) - indeed; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhandi;]
(Overwhelmed by great fear and struck by sorrow in the heart, the king of Panchala, indeed, the beloved mother of Shikhandi.)
The king of Panchala, overwhelmed by great fear and struck by sorrow in his heart, was indeed the beloved mother of Shikhandi.
अभियास्यति मां कोपात्सम्बन्धी सुमहाबलः। हिरण्यवर्मा नृपतिः कर्षमाणो वरूथिनीम् ॥५-१९१-१३॥
abhiyaasyati maam kopaatsambandhii sumahaabalah। hiranyavarmaa nrpatih karssamaanno varuuthiniim ॥5-191-13॥
[अभियास्यति (abhiyaasyati) - will approach; मां (maam) - me; कोपात् (kopaat) - in anger; सम्बन्धी (sambandhii) - relative; सुमहाबलः (sumahaabalah) - very powerful; हिरण्यवर्मा (hiranyavarmaa) - Hiranyavarma; नृपतिः (nrpatih) - king; कर्षमाणः (karssamaannah) - dragging; वरूथिनीम् (varuuthiniim) - army;]
(The very powerful relative, King Hiranyavarma, will approach me in anger, dragging the army.)
The very powerful King Hiranyavarma, who is related to me, will angrily approach, dragging his army.
किमिदानीं करिष्यामि मूढः कन्यामिमां प्रति। शिखण्डी किल पुत्रस्ते कन्येति परिशङ्कितः ॥५-१९१-१४॥
kimidānīṃ kariṣyāmi mūḍhaḥ kanyāmimāṃ prati। śikhaṇḍī kila putraste kanyeti pariśaṅkitaḥ ॥5-191-14॥
[किम् (kim) - what; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - shall do; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - confused; कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl; इमाम् (imām) - this; प्रति (prati) - towards; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; किल (kila) - indeed; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; कन्या (kanyā) - daughter; इति (iti) - thus; परिशङ्कितः (pariśaṅkitaḥ) - suspected;]
(What shall I do now, confused towards this girl? Shikhandi is indeed suspected to be your son, thus daughter.)
What should I do now, confused about this girl? It is suspected that Shikhandi is indeed your son, thus considered a daughter.
इति निश्चित्य तत्त्वेन समित्रः सबलानुगः। वञ्चितोऽस्मीति मन्वानो मां किलोद्धर्तुमिच्छति ॥५-१९१-१५॥
iti niścitya tattvena samitraḥ sabalānugaḥ। vañcito'smīti manvāno māṃ kiloddhartumicchati ॥5-191-15॥
[इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; समित्रः (samitraḥ) - with friends; सबलानुगः (sabalānugaḥ) - with followers; वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; इति (iti) - thus; मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - thinking; माम् (mām) - me; किल (kila) - indeed; उद्धर्तुम् (uddhartum) - to rescue; इच्छति (icchati) - wants;]
(Thus, having decided truly, with friends and followers, thinking 'I am deceived', indeed wants to rescue me.)
Having truly decided this, with his friends and followers, he thinks, 'I am deceived' and indeed wants to rescue me.
किमत्र तथ्यं सुश्रोणि किं मिथ्या ब्रूहि शोभने। श्रुत्वा त्वत्तः शुभे वाक्यं संविधास्याम्यहं तथा ॥५-१९१-१६॥
kimatra tathyaṃ suśroṇi kiṃ mithyā brūhi śobhane। śrutvā tvattaḥ śubhe vākyaṃ saṃvidhāsyāmyahaṃ tathā ॥5-191-16॥
[किम् (kim) - what; अत्र (atra) - here; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O beautiful-hipped one; किम् (kim) - what; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; शोभने (śobhane) - O lovely one; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; शुभे (śubhe) - O auspicious one; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; संविधास्यामि (saṃvidhāsyāmi) - I will arrange; अहम् (aham) - I; तथा (tathā) - accordingly;]
(What is the truth here, O beautiful-hipped one, what is false, tell, O lovely one. Having heard words from you, O auspicious one, I will arrange accordingly.)
O beautiful-hipped one, tell me what is true and what is false here, O lovely one. After hearing your words, O auspicious one, I will act accordingly.
अहं हि संशयं प्राप्तो बाला चेयं शिखण्डिनी। त्वं च राज्ञि महत्कृच्छ्रं सम्प्राप्ता वरवर्णिनि ॥५-१९१-१७॥
ahaṁ hi saṁśayaṁ prāpto bālā ceyaṁ śikhaṇḍinī। tvaṁ ca rājñi mahatkṛcchraṁ samprāptā varavarṇini ॥5-191-17॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; संशयं (saṁśayaṁ) - doubt; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; बाला (bālā) - young girl; च (ca) - and; इयं (iyaṁ) - this; शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Shikhandini; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; राज्ञि (rājñi) - O queen; महत्कृच्छ्रं (mahatkṛcchraṁ) - great difficulty; सम्प्राप्ता (samprāptā) - attained; वरवर्णिनि (varavarṇini) - O beautiful one;]
(I indeed have obtained doubt, and this young girl is Shikhandini. You, O queen, have attained great difficulty, O beautiful one.)
I am indeed in doubt, and this young girl is Shikhandini. You, O queen, have encountered great difficulty, O beautiful lady.
सा त्वं सर्वविमोक्षाय तत्त्वमाख्याहि पृच्छतः। तथा विदध्यां सुश्रोणि कृत्यस्यास्य शुचिस्मिते ॥ शिखण्डिनि च मा भैस्त्वं विधास्ये तत्र तत्त्वतः ॥५-१९१-१८॥
sā tvaṃ sarvavimokṣāya tattvamākhyāhi pṛcchataḥ। tathā vidadhyāṃ suśroṇi kṛtyasyāsya śucismite ॥ śikhaṇḍini ca mā bhaistvaṃ vidhāsye tatra tattvataḥ ॥5-191-18॥
[सा (sā) - she; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सर्वविमोक्षाय (sarvavimokṣāya) - for universal liberation; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth; आख्याहि (ākhyāhi) - declare; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking; तथा (tathā) - thus; विदध्याम् (vidadhyām) - I shall do; सुश्रोणि (suśroṇi) - O beautiful-hipped one; कृत्यस्य (kṛtyasya) - of the duty; अस्य (asya) - of this; शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - O pure-smiled one; शिखण्डिनि (śikhaṇḍini) - O peacock-bannered one; च (ca) - and; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; विधास्ये (vidhāsye) - I shall arrange; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly;]
(She, you declare the truth for universal liberation to the one asking. Thus, O beautiful-hipped one, I shall do this duty, O pure-smiled one. O peacock-bannered one, do not fear, you, I shall arrange there truly.)
She, please declare the truth for universal liberation to the one who is asking. Thus, O beautiful-hipped one, I shall perform this duty, O pure-smiled one. O peacock-bannered one, do not fear, I shall truly arrange everything there.
क्रिययाहं वरारोहे वञ्चितः पुत्रधर्मतः। मया दाशार्णको राजा वञ्चितश्च महीपतिः ॥ तदाचक्ष्व महाभागे विधास्ये तत्र यद्धितम् ॥५-१९१-१९॥
kriyayāhaṃ varārohe vañcitaḥ putradharmataḥ। mayā dāśārṇako rājā vañcitaśca mahīpatiḥ ॥ tadācakṣva mahābhāge vidhāsye tatra yaddhitam ॥5-191-19॥
[क्रियया (kriyayā) - by action; अहम् (aham) - I; वरारोहे (varārohe) - O beautiful lady; वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived; पुत्रधर्मतः (putradharmataḥ) - from the duty of a son; मया (mayā) - by me; दाशार्णकः (dāśārṇakaḥ) - the king of the Daśārṇas; राजा (rājā) - king; वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived; च (ca) - and; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the lord of the earth; तत् (tad) - that; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O fortunate one; विधास्ये (vidhāsye) - I will do; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत् (yat) - what; हितम् (hitam) - is beneficial;]
(By action, O beautiful lady, I was deceived from the duty of a son. By me, the king of the Daśārṇas, the king and the lord of the earth were deceived. O fortunate one, tell that, I will do what is beneficial there.)
O beautiful lady, I was deceived from my duty as a son by my actions. The king of the Daśārṇas and the lord of the earth were also deceived by me. O fortunate one, please tell me what is beneficial to do there, and I shall do it.
जानतापि नरेन्द्रेण ख्यापनार्थं परस्य वै। प्रकाशं चोदिता देवी प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम् ॥५-१९१-२०॥
jānatāpi narendreṇa khyāpanārthaṃ parasya vai। prakāśaṃ coditā devī pratyuvāca mahīpatim ॥5-191-20॥
[जानता (jānatā) - knowing; अपि (api) - even; नरेन्द्रेण (narendreṇa) - by the king; ख्यापनार्थं (khyāpanārthaṃ) - for the purpose of proclaiming; परस्य (parasya) - of the other; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रकाशं (prakāśam) - openly; चोदिता (coditā) - urged; देवी (devī) - the goddess; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; महीपतिम् (mahīpatim) - to the king;]
(Even knowing, the king, for the purpose of proclaiming of the other, indeed, openly urged, the goddess replied to the king.)
Even though the king knew, he urged the goddess to proclaim openly about the other, and she replied to the king.
