05.195
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana spoke:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौन्तेयः सर्वान्भ्रातॄनुपह्वरे। आहूय भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५-१९५-१॥
etacchrutvā tu kaunteyaḥ sarvān bhrātṝn upahvare। āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanam abravīt ॥5-195-1॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; उपह्वरे (upahvare) - near; आहूय (āhūya) - having called; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard this, the son of Kunti called all his brothers near and said this speech, O best of the Bharatas.)
Upon hearing this, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, gathered all his brothers nearby and addressed them, saying these words, O esteemed descendant of Bharata.
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्येषु ये चारपुरुषा मम। ते प्रवृत्तिं प्रयच्छन्ति ममेमां व्युषितां निशाम् ॥५-१९५-२॥
dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyeṣu ye cārapuruṣā mama। te pravṛttiṃ prayacchanti mamemāṃ vyuṣitāṃ niśām ॥5-195-2॥
[धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; ये (ye) - who; चारपुरुषा (cārapuruṣā) - spies; मम (mama) - my; ते (te) - they; प्रवृत्तिं (pravṛttiṃ) - information; प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - give; मम (mama) - my; इमां (imāṃ) - this; व्युषितां (vyuṣitāṃ) - past; निशाम् (niśām) - night;]
(The spies of Dhritarashtra's armies who are mine, they give my information of this past night.)
The spies within Dhritarashtra's armies, who are loyal to me, have provided information about the events of the past night.
दुर्योधनः किलापृच्छदापगेयं महाव्रतम्। केन कालेन पाण्डूनां हन्याः सैन्यमिति प्रभो ॥५-१९५-३॥
duryodhanaḥ kilāpṛcchadāpgeyaṃ mahāvratam। kena kālena pāṇḍūnāṃ hanyāḥ sainyamiti prabho ॥5-195-3॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; किल (kila) - indeed; अपृच्छत् (apṛcchat) - asked; आपगेयम् (āpgeyam) - to Bhishma; महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - great vow; केन (kena) - by what; कालेन (kālena) - time; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; हन्याः (hanyāḥ) - would be destroyed; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Duryodhana indeed asked Bhishma, O lord, by what time would the army of the Pandavas be destroyed thus.)
Duryodhana asked Bhishma, 'O lord, when will the Pandavas' army be destroyed?'
मासेनेति च तेनोक्तो धार्तराष्ट्रः सुदुर्मतिः। तावता चापि कालेन द्रोणोऽपि प्रत्यजानत ॥५-१९५-४॥
māseneti ca tenokto dhārtarāṣṭraḥ sudurmatiḥ। tāvatā cāpi kālena droṇo'pi pratyajānata ॥5-195-4॥
[मासेन (māsena) - in a month; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was told; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; सुदुर्मतिः (sudurmatiḥ) - evil-minded; तावता (tāvatā) - by that time; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कालेन (kālena) - by time; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; प्रत्यजानत (pratyajānata) - understood;]
(In a month, thus was told by him, Dhritarashtra's evil-minded son; by that time also, Drona understood.)
In a month, Dhritarashtra's evil-minded son was told this by him, and by that time, Drona also understood.
गौतमो द्विगुणं कालमुक्तवानिति नः श्रुतम्। द्रौणिस्तु दशरात्रेण प्रतिजज्ञे महास्त्रवित् ॥५-१९५-५॥
gautamo dviguṇaṃ kālamuktavāniti naḥ śrutam। drauṇistu daśarātreṇa pratijajñe mahāstravit ॥5-195-5॥
[गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; द्विगुणम् (dviguṇam) - double; कालम् (kālam) - time; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; तु (tu) - but; दशरात्रेण (daśarātreṇa) - in ten nights; प्रतिजज्ञे (pratijajñe) - promised; महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - great wielder of weapons;]
(Gautama said double the time, thus we heard. But Drona's son promised in ten nights, the great wielder of weapons.)
We have heard that Gautama mentioned double the time. However, Drona's son, the great wielder of weapons, promised to accomplish it in ten nights.
तथा दिव्यास्त्रवित्कर्णः सम्पृष्टः कुरुसंसदि। पञ्चभिर्दिवसैर्हन्तुं स सैन्यं प्रतिजज्ञिवान् ॥५-१९५-६॥
tathā divyāstravitkarṇaḥ sampṛṣṭaḥ kurusaṁsadi। pañcabhirdivasairhantuṁ sa sainyaṁ pratijajñivān ॥5-195-6॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; दिव्यास्त्रवित् (divyāstravit) - knower of divine weapons; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सम्पृष्टः (sampṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṁsadi) - in the Kuru assembly; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - in five; दिवसैः (divasaiḥ) - days; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; स (sa) - he; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; प्रतिजज्ञिवान् (pratijajñivān) - promised;]
(Thus, Karna, the knower of divine weapons, when asked in the Kuru assembly, promised to kill the army in five days.)
Thus, Karna, known for his mastery of divine weapons, assured in the Kuru assembly that he would destroy the army within five days.
तस्मादहमपीच्छामि श्रोतुमर्जुन ते वचः। कालेन कियता शत्रून्क्षपयेरिति संयुगे ॥५-१९५-७॥
tasmādahamapīcchāmi śrotumarjuna te vacaḥ। kālena kiyata śatrūnkṣapayeriti saṃyuge ॥5-195-7॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; ते (te) - your; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; कालेन (kālena) - in time; कियता (kiyata) - how much; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - destroy; इति (iti) - thus; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Therefore, I also wish to hear your words, Arjuna: In how much time can the enemies be destroyed in battle thus?)
Therefore, Arjuna, I wish to hear your words on how long it will take to destroy the enemies in battle.
एवमुक्तो गुडाकेशः पार्थिवेन धनञ्जयः। वासुदेवमवेक्ष्येदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषत ॥५-१९५-८॥
evamukto guḍākeśaḥ pārthivena dhanañjayaḥ। vāsudevamavekṣyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥5-195-8॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; गुडाकेशः (guḍākeśaḥ) - Guḍākeśa; पार्थिवेन (pārthivena) - by the prince; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vāsudeva; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having looked at; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied;]
(Thus spoken by the prince, Dhanañjaya, having looked at Vāsudeva, replied this word.)
Thus addressed by the prince, Dhanañjaya looked at Vāsudeva and replied with these words.
सर्व एते महात्मानः कृतास्त्राश्चित्रयोधिनः। असंशयं महाराज हन्युरेव बलं तव ॥५-१९५-९॥
sarva ete mahātmānaḥ kṛtāstrāś citrayodhinaḥ। asaṃśayaṃ mahārāja hanyur eva balaṃ tava ॥5-195-9॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; एते (ete) - these; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weapons; चित्रयोधिनः (citrayodhinaḥ) - wonderful warriors; असंशयं (asaṃśayaṃ) - undoubtedly; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; हन्युः (hanyuḥ) - would kill; एव (eva) - certainly; बलं (balaṃ) - the force; तव (tava) - your;]
(All these great souls, skilled in weapons and wonderful warriors, undoubtedly, O great king, would certainly kill your force.)
O great king, there is no doubt that all these great souls, who are skilled in weapons and are wonderful warriors, would certainly destroy your army.
अपैतु ते मनस्तापो यथासत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम्। हन्यामेकरथेनाहं वासुदेवसहायवान् ॥५-१९५-१०॥
apaitu te manastāpo yathāsatyaṃ bravīmyaham। hanyāmekarathenāhaṃ vāsudevasahāyavān ॥5-195-10॥
[अपैतु (apaitu) - let it go; ते (te) - your; मनस्तापः (manastāpaḥ) - mental anguish; यथासत्यं (yathāsatyaṃ) - truthfully; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्यामि (hanyāmi) - I would slay; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - with a single chariot; अहम् (aham) - I; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; सहायवान् (sahāyavān) - having as ally;]
(Let your mental anguish go; truthfully I speak, I would slay with a single chariot, I having Vasudeva as ally.)
Let your mental anguish go; I truly say, with Vasudeva as my ally, I would slay them with a single chariot.
सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रीन्सहस्थावरजङ्गमान्। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च निमेषादिति मे मतिः ॥५-१९५-११॥
sāmarān api lokāṁs trīn saha sthāvara-jaṅgamān। bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhaviṣyaś ca nimeṣād iti me matiḥ ॥5-195-11॥
[सामरान् (sāmarān) - with gods; अपि (api) - also; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; सह (saha) - with; स्थावर (sthāvara) - immovable; जङ्गमान् (jaṅgamān) - movable; भूतम् (bhūtam) - past; भव्यम् (bhavyam) - present; भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - future; च (ca) - and; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(With gods, also the three worlds, with immovable and movable, past, present, and future, in a moment, thus is my thought.)
My belief is that in a moment, with the gods, all three worlds, both movable and immovable, past, present, and future, can be perceived.
यत्तद्घोरं पशुपतिः प्रादादस्त्रं महन्मम। कैराते द्वन्द्वयुद्धे वै तदिदं मयि वर्तते ॥५-१९५-१२॥
yattadghoraṃ paśupatiḥ prādādastraṃ mahanmama। kairāte dvandvayuddhe vai tadidaṃ mayi vartate ॥5-195-12॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; पशुपतिः (paśupatiḥ) - Lord Shiva; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; महन् (mahan) - great; मम (mama) - to me; कैराते (kairāte) - in the duel; द्वन्द्वयुद्धे (dvandvayuddhe) - duel; वै (vai) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मयि (mayi) - in me; वर्तते (vartate) - exists;]
(That terrible weapon which Lord Shiva gave to me in the duel indeed exists in me.)
The terrible weapon that Lord Shiva bestowed upon me during the duel indeed resides within me.
यद्युगान्ते पशुपतिः सर्वभूतानि संहरन्। प्रयुङ्क्ते पुरुषव्याघ्र तदिदं मयि वर्तते ॥५-१९५-१३॥
yadyugānte paśupatiḥ sarvabhūtāni saṁharan। prayuṅkte puruṣavyāghra tadidaṁ mayi vartate ॥5-195-13॥
[यत् (yat) - when; युग-अन्ते (yuga-ante) - at the end of the age; पशुपतिः (paśupatiḥ) - the lord of creatures; सर्व-भूतानि (sarva-bhūtāni) - all beings; संहरन् (saṁharan) - destroying; प्रयुङ्क्ते (prayuṅkte) - engages; पुरुष-व्याघ्र (puruṣa-vyāghra) - O tiger among men; तत् (tad) - that; इदं (idam) - this; मयि (mayi) - in me; वर्तते (vartate) - exists;]
(When, at the end of the age, the lord of creatures, destroying all beings, engages, O tiger among men, that exists in me.)
O tiger among men, when the lord of creatures destroys all beings at the end of the age, that power resides in me.
तन्न जानाति गाङ्गेयो न द्रोणो न च गौतमः। न च द्रोणसुतो राजन्कुत एव तु सूतजः ॥५-१९५-१४॥
tanna jānāti gāṅgeyo na droṇo na ca gautamaḥ। na ca droṇasuto rājankuta eva tu sūtajaḥ ॥5-195-14॥
[तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; न (na) - not; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्रोणसुतः (droṇasutaḥ) - son of Drona; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुतः (kutaḥ) - how; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - son of a charioteer;]
(That, the son of Ganga does not know, nor Drona, nor Gautama. Nor does the son of Drona, O king, how indeed but the son of a charioteer.)
Neither Bhishma, the son of Ganga, nor Drona, nor Kripa knows this, O king. How then can Karna, the son of a charioteer, know it?
न तु युक्तं रणे हन्तुं दिव्यैरस्त्रैः पृथग्जनम्। आर्जवेनैव युद्धेन विजेष्यामो वयं परान् ॥५-१९५-१५॥
na tu yuktaṃ raṇe hantuṃ divyairastraiḥ pṛthagjanam। ārjavenaiva yuddhena vijeṣyāmo vayaṃ parān ॥5-195-15॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - proper; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हन्तुं (hantuṃ) - to kill; दिव्यैरस्त्रैः (divyairastraiḥ) - with divine weapons; पृथग्जनम् (pṛthagjanam) - ordinary people; आर्जवेनैव (ārjavenaiva) - with straightforwardness only; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - with battle; विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we will conquer; वयं (vayaṃ) - we; परान् (parān) - enemies;]
(But it is not proper to kill ordinary people in battle with divine weapons. We will conquer the enemies with straightforwardness and battle only.)
However, it is not appropriate to use divine weapons to kill ordinary people in battle. We shall overcome our enemies through straightforwardness and fair combat.
तथेमे पुरुषव्याघ्राः सहायास्तव पार्थिव। सर्वे दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः ॥५-१९५-१६॥
tatheme puruṣavyāghrāḥ sahāyāstava pārthiva। sarve divyāstraviduṣaḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ ॥5-195-16॥
[तथ (tath) - thus; इमे (ime) - these; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tigers among men; सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers; तव (tava) - your; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - king; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दिव्यास्त्रविदुषः (divyāstraviduṣaḥ) - knowers of divine weapons; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्धाभिनन्दिनः (yuddhābhinandinaḥ) - delighters in battle;]
(Thus, these tigers among men are your helpers, O king. All are knowers of divine weapons, all are delighters in battle.)
Thus, these valiant warriors are your allies, O king. They are all skilled in divine weaponry and eager for battle.
वेदान्तावभृथस्नाताः सर्व एतेऽपराजिताः। निहन्युः समरे सेनां देवानामपि पाण्डव ॥५-१९५-१७॥
vedāntāvabhṛthasnātāḥ sarva ete'parājitāḥ। nihanyuḥ samare senāṃ devānāmapi pāṇḍava ॥5-195-17॥
[वेदान्तावभृथस्नाताः (vedāntāvabhṛthasnātāḥ) - those who have bathed after the conclusion of the Vedic rituals; सर्व (sarva) - all; एते (ete) - these; अपराजिताः (aparājitāḥ) - undefeated; निहन्युः (nihanyuḥ) - would destroy; समरे (samare) - in battle; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अपि (api) - even; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(Those who have bathed after the conclusion of the Vedic rituals, all these undefeated ones, would destroy even the army of the gods in battle, O Pāṇḍava.)
The Pāṇḍavas, having completed the Vedic rituals and being undefeated, could defeat even the army of the gods in battle.
शिखण्डी युयुधानश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। भीमसेनो यमौ चोभौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ ॥५-१९५-१८॥
śikhaṇḍī yuyudhānaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। bhīmaseno yamau cobhau yudhāmanyuttamaujasau ॥5-195-18॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; युधामन्यु (yudhāmanyu) - Yudhamanyu; उत्तमौजसौ (uttamaujasau) - Uttamaujas;]
(Shikhandi, Yuyudhana, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata; Bhimasena, the twins, both Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas.)
Shikhandi, Yuyudhana, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, Bhimasena, and the twins Yudhamanyu and Uttamaujas were present.
विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ भीष्मद्रोणसमौ युधि। स्वयं चापि समर्थोऽसि त्रैलोक्योत्सादने अपि ॥५-१९५-१९॥
virāṭadrupadau cobhau bhīṣmadroṇasamau yudhi। svayaṃ cāpi samartho'si trailokyotsādane api ॥5-195-19॥
[विराट (virāṭa) - Virata; द्रुपदौ (drupadau) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; समौ (samau) - equal; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; स्वयं (svayam) - yourself; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; असि (asi) - are; त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - three worlds; उत्सादने (utsādane) - in destruction; अपि (api) - even; ॥५-१९५-१९॥ (॥5-195-19॥) - (verse number);]
(Virata and Drupada, both equal to Bhishma and Drona in battle. You yourself are also capable even in the destruction of the three worlds.)
Virata and Drupada are both equal to Bhishma and Drona in battle. You yourself are also capable of destroying the three worlds.
क्रोधाद्यं पुरुषं पश्येस्त्वं वासवसमद्युते। क्षिप्रं न स भवेद्व्यक्तमिति त्वां वेद्मि कौरव ॥५-१९५-२०॥
krodhādyaṃ puruṣaṃ paśyestvaṃ vāsavasamadyute। kṣipraṃ na sa bhavedvyaktamiti tvāṃ vedmi kaurava ॥5-195-20॥
[क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; यं (yaṃ) - whom; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - man; पश्येः (paśyeḥ) - you see; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वासव (vāsava) - Indra; समद्युते (samadyute) - equal in splendor; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; इति (iti) - thus; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava;]
(From anger, whom you see as a man, you, equal in splendor to Indra, quickly he does not become manifest, thus I know you, Kaurava.)
O Kaurava, I know that the man you see, who is equal in splendor to Indra, will not quickly become manifest due to anger.
