06.001
Core and Pancharatra: Facing east, gather the Pandavas and facing west, gather the Kauravas. Agree on the rules of engagement for a war.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya spoke:
कथं युयुधिरे वीराः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। पार्थिवाश्च महाभागा नानादेशसमागताः ॥६-१-१॥
kathaṁ yuyudhire vīrāḥ kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ। pārthivāśca mahābhāgā nānādeśasamāgatāḥ ॥6-1-1॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; युयुधिरे (yuyudhire) - fought; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः (kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ) - Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious; नानादेशसमागताः (nānādeśasamāgatāḥ) - gathered from various regions;]
(How did the heroes, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas, the illustrious kings gathered from various regions, fight?)
How did the valiant heroes, including the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas, the illustrious kings from various regions, engage in battle?
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
यथा युयुधिरे वीराः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। कुरुक्षेत्रे तपःक्षेत्रे शृणु तत्पृथिवीपते ॥६-१-२॥
yathā yuyudhire vīrāḥ kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ। kurukṣetre tapaḥkṣetre śṛṇu tatpṛthivīpate ॥6-1-2॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; युयुधिरे (yuyudhire) - fought; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः (kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ) - Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra; तपःक्षेत्रे (tapaḥkṣetre) - in the field of austerity; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; तत् (tat) - that; पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth;]
(As the heroes, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas, fought in Kurukshetra, the field of austerity, listen to that, O lord of the earth.)
Listen, O lord of the earth, to how the heroes, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas, fought in the sacred land of Kurukshetra.
अवतीर्य कुरुक्षेत्रं पाण्डवाः सहसोमकाः। कौरवानभ्यवर्तन्त जिगीषन्तो महाबलाः ॥६-१-३॥
avatīrya kurukṣetraṃ pāṇḍavāḥ sahasomakāḥ। kauravānabhyavartanta jigīṣanto mahābalāḥ ॥6-1-3॥
[अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; कुरुक्षेत्रं (kurukṣetraṃ) - Kurukshetra; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सहसोमकाः (sahasomakāḥ) - with the Somakas; कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; जिगीषन्तः (jigīṣantaḥ) - desiring victory; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty;]
(Having descended to Kurukshetra, the Pandavas with the Somakas advanced towards the Kauravas, desiring victory, mighty.)
The mighty Pandavas, along with the Somakas, descended onto the battlefield of Kurukshetra, advancing towards the Kauravas with the desire to win.
वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः सर्वे युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। आशंसन्तो जयं युद्धे वधं वाभिमुखा रणे ॥६-१-४॥
vedādhyayanasampannāḥ sarve yuddhābhinandinaḥ। āśaṁsanto jayaṁ yuddhe vadhaṁ vābhimukhā raṇe ॥6-1-4॥
[वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः (vedādhyayanasampannāḥ) - endowed with the study of the Vedas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्धाभिनन्दिनः (yuddhābhinandinaḥ) - rejoicing in battle; आशंसन्तः (āśaṁsantaḥ) - hoping; जयं (jayaṁ) - victory; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; वधं (vadhaṁ) - death; वा (vā) - or; अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing; रणे (raṇe) - in war;]
(Endowed with the study of the Vedas, all rejoicing in battle, hoping for victory in battle or facing death in war.)
All those who were well-versed in the study of the Vedas and delighted in battle were hoping for victory or facing death in the war.
अभियाय च दुर्धर्षां धार्तराष्ट्रस्य वाहिनीम्। प्राङ्मुखाः पश्चिमे भागे न्यविशन्त ससैनिकाः ॥६-१-५॥
abhiyāya ca durdharṣāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya vāhinīm। prāṅmukhāḥ paścime bhāge nyaviśanta sasainikāḥ ॥6-1-5॥
[अभियाय (abhiyāya) - approached; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्षां (durdharṣām) - invincible; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; प्राङ्मुखाः (prāṅmukhāḥ) - facing east; पश्चिमे (paścime) - in the west; भागे (bhāge) - part; न्यविशन्त (nyaviśanta) - settled; ससैनिकाः (sasainikāḥ) - with soldiers;]
(Approached the invincible army of Dhritarashtra, facing east, they settled in the western part with soldiers.)
They approached the formidable army of Dhritarashtra and, facing east, they settled in the western part with their soldiers.
समन्तपञ्चकाद्बाह्यं शिबिराणि सहस्रशः। कारयामास विधिवत्कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥६-१-६॥
samantapañcakādbāhyaṃ śibirāṇi sahasraśaḥ। kārayāmāsa vidhivatkuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥6-1-6॥
[समन्तपञ्चकात् (samantapañcakāt) - from Samantapanchaka; बाह्यं (bāhyaṃ) - outside; शिबिराणि (śibirāṇi) - camps; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; कारयामास (kārayāmāsa) - caused to be made; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Outside Samantapanchaka, Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, caused thousands of camps to be made properly.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, properly arranged for thousands of camps to be set up outside the region of Samantapanchaka.
शून्येव पृथिवी सर्वा बालवृद्धावशेषिता। निरश्वपुरुषा चासीद्रथकुञ्जरवर्जिता ॥६-१-७॥
śūnyeva pṛthivī sarvā bālavṛddhāvaśeṣitā। niraśvapuṛuṣā cāsīdrathakuñjaravarjitā ॥6-1-7॥
[शून्येव (śūnyeva) - empty indeed; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; बालवृद्धावशेषिता (bālavṛddhāvaśeṣitā) - only children and old people remained; निरश्वपुरुषा (niraśvapuṛuṣā) - without horses and men; च (ca) - and; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; रथकुञ्जरवर्जिता (rathakuñjaravarjitā) - devoid of chariots and elephants;]
(The entire earth was indeed empty, with only children and old people remaining, without horses and men, and was devoid of chariots and elephants.)
The earth was left desolate, inhabited only by children and the elderly, lacking horses, men, chariots, and elephants.
यावत्तपति सूर्यो हि जम्बूद्वीपस्य मण्डलम्। तावदेव समावृत्तं बलं पार्थिवसत्तम ॥६-१-८॥
yāvattapati sūryo hi jambūdvīpasya maṇḍalam। tāvadeva samāvṛttaṃ balaṃ pārthivasattama ॥6-1-8॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; तपति (tapati) - shines; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; हि (hi) - indeed; जम्बूद्वीपस्य (jambūdvīpasya) - of the Jambudvipa; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - sphere; तावत् (tāvat) - so long; एव (eva) - only; समावृत्तम् (samāvṛttam) - returned; बलम् (balam) - strength; पार्थिवसत्तम (pārthivasattama) - O best of kings;]
(As long as the sun indeed shines on the sphere of Jambudvipa, so long only has the strength returned, O best of kings.)
As long as the sun shines over the realm of Jambudvipa, the strength has returned, O noble king.
एकस्थाः सर्ववर्णास्ते मण्डलं बहुयोजनम्। पर्याक्रामन्त देशांश्च नदीः शैलान्वनानि च ॥६-१-९॥
ekasthāḥ sarvavarṇāste maṇḍalaṃ bahuyojanam। paryākrāmanta deśāṃśca nadīḥ śailānvanāni ca ॥6-1-9॥
[एकस्थाः (ekasthāḥ) - situated together; सर्ववर्णाः (sarvavarṇāḥ) - all colors; ते (te) - they; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - circle; बहुयोजनम् (bahuyojanam) - many leagues; पर्याक्रामन्त (paryākrāmanta) - traverse; देशान् (deśān) - regions; च (ca) - and; नदीः (nadīḥ) - rivers; शैलान् (śailān) - mountains; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; च (ca) - and;]
(Situated together, all colors, they form a circle of many leagues, traversing regions, rivers, mountains, and forests.)
All the colors, situated together, form a vast circle spanning many leagues, traversing through regions, rivers, mountains, and forests.
तेषां युधिष्ठिरो राजा सर्वेषां पुरुषर्षभ। आदिदेश सवाहानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम् ॥६-१-१०॥
teṣāṃ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā sarveṣāṃ puruṣarṣabha। ādideśa savāhānāṃ bhakṣyabhojyamanuttamam ॥6-1-10॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; सर्वेषां (sarveṣām) - of all; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; आदिदेश (ādideśa) - ordered; सवाहानां (savāhānām) - for the soldiers; भक्ष्यभोज्यम् (bhakṣyabhojyam) - food and drink; अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - excellent;]
(Of them, King Yudhishthira, the bull among men, ordered excellent food and drink for all the soldiers.)
King Yudhishthira, the best among men, commanded that the soldiers be provided with the finest food and drink.
सञ्ज्ञाश्च विविधास्तास्तास्तेषां चक्रे युधिष्ठिरः। एवंवादी वेदितव्यः पाण्डवेयोऽयमित्युत ॥६-१-११॥
sañjñāś ca vividhās tās tās teṣāṃ cakre yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। evaṃvādī veditavyaḥ pāṇḍaveyo'yam ity uta ॥6-1-11॥
[सञ्ज्ञाः (sañjñāḥ) - names; च (ca) - and; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; ताः (tāḥ) - those; ताः (tāḥ) - those; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; चक्रे (cakre) - made; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; एवंवादी (evaṃvādī) - thus speaking; वेदितव्यः (veditavyaḥ) - to be known; पाण्डवेयः (pāṇḍaveyaḥ) - son of Pandu; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Yudhishthira made those various names of them. Thus speaking, this son of Pandu is to be known indeed.)
Yudhishthira assigned various names to them. Thus, it is to be understood that this is the son of Pandu.
अभिज्ञानानि सर्वेषां सञ्ज्ञाश्चाभरणानि च। योजयामास कौरव्यो युद्धकाल उपस्थिते ॥६-१-१२॥
abhijñānāni sarveṣāṃ sañjñāścābharaṇāni ca। yojayāmāsa kauravyo yuddhakāla upasthite ॥6-1-12॥
[अभिज्ञानानि (abhijñānāni) - tokens; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; सञ्ज्ञाः (sañjñāḥ) - signals; च (ca) - and; आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments; च (ca) - and; योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - arranged; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava; युद्धकाल (yuddhakāla) - battle time; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - when arrived;]
(Tokens, signals, and ornaments of all were arranged by the Kaurava when the battle time arrived.)
The Kaurava arranged all the tokens, signals, and ornaments when the time for battle arrived.
दृष्ट्वा ध्वजाग्रं पार्थानां धार्तराष्ट्रो महामनाः। सह सर्वैर्महीपालैः प्रत्यव्यूहत पाण्डवान् ॥६-१-१३॥
dṛṣṭvā dhvajāgraṃ pārthānāṃ dhārtarāṣṭro mahāmanāḥ। saha sarvairmahīpālaiḥ pratyavyūhata pāṇḍavān ॥6-1-13॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; ध्वजाग्रं (dhvajāgram) - the top of the flag; पार्थानां (pārthānām) - of the sons of Pṛthā; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; सह (saha) - with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; महीपालैः (mahīpālaiḥ) - the kings; प्रत्यव्यूहत (pratyavyūhata) - arranged in military formation; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Having seen the top of the flag of the sons of Pṛthā, the great-minded son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, along with all the kings, arranged in military formation against the Pāṇḍavas.)
Upon seeing the top of the Pāṇḍavas' flag, the wise son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, accompanied by all the kings, strategically arranged his forces against the Pāṇḍavas.
पाण्डुरेणातपत्रेण ध्रियमाणेन मूर्धनि। मध्ये नागसहस्रस्य भ्रातृभिः परिवारितम् ॥६-१-१४॥
pāṇḍureṇātapatreṇa dhriyamāṇena mūrdhani। madhye nāgasahasrasya bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritam ॥6-1-14॥
[पाण्डुरेण (pāṇḍureṇa) - with a white; आतपत्रेण (ātapatreṇa) - umbrella; ध्रियमाणेन (dhriyamāṇena) - being held; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; नागसहस्रस्य (nāgasahasrasya) - of a thousand elephants; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded;]
(With a white umbrella being held on the head, surrounded by brothers in the midst of a thousand elephants.)
He was surrounded by his brothers in the midst of a thousand elephants, with a white umbrella held over his head.
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं हृष्टाः सर्वे पाण्डवसैनिकाः। दध्मुः सर्वे महाशङ्खान्भेरीर्जघ्नुः सहस्रशः ॥६-१-१५॥
dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaṃ hṛṣṭāḥ sarve pāṇḍavasainikāḥ। dadhmuḥ sarve mahāśaṅkhānbherīrjaghnuḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥6-1-15॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवसैनिकाः (pāṇḍavasainikāḥ) - Pandava soldiers; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महाशङ्खान् (mahāśaṅkhān) - great conches; भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - sounded; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands of times;]
(Having seen Duryodhana, all the Pandava soldiers, elated, blew all the great conches and sounded the drums thousands of times.)
Upon seeing Duryodhana, all the Pandava soldiers, filled with joy, blew their great conches and beat the drums in unison, creating a sound that echoed thousands of times.
ततः प्रहृष्टां स्वां सेनामभिवीक्ष्याथ पाण्डवाः। बभूवुर्हृष्टमनसो वासुदेवश्च वीर्यवान् ॥६-१-१६॥
tataḥ prahṛṣṭāṃ svāṃ senām abhivīkṣyātha pāṇḍavāḥ। babhūvur hṛṣṭamanaso vāsudevaś ca vīryavān ॥6-1-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहृष्टां (prahṛṣṭāṃ) - delighted; स्वां (svāṃ) - own; सेनाम् (senām) - army; अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having seen; अथ (atha) - then; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; हृष्टमनसः (hṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - joyful in mind; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty;]
(Then, having seen their own delighted army, the Pandavas became joyful in mind, and Vasudeva, the mighty one.)
Then, upon seeing their own army filled with joy, the Pandavas and the mighty Vasudeva felt a surge of happiness.
ततो योधान्हर्षयन्तौ वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। दध्मतुः पुरुषव्याघ्रौ दिव्यौ शङ्खौ रथे स्थितौ ॥६-१-१७॥
tato yodhānharṣayantau vāsudevadhanañjayau। dadhmatuḥ puruṣavyāghrau divyau śaṅkhau rathe sthitau ॥6-1-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; हर्षयन्तौ (harṣayantau) - gladdening; वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vasudeva and Dhananjaya; दध्मतुः (dadhmatuḥ) - blew; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger among men; दिव्यौ (divyau) - divine; शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) - conches; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing;]
(Then, gladdening the warriors, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, the tigers among men, blew their divine conches while standing on the chariot.)
Then, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, the great warriors, joyfully blew their divine conches from their chariot, inspiring the troops.
पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषं देवदत्तस्य चोभयोः। श्रुत्वा सवाहना योधाः शकृन्मूत्रं प्रसुस्रुवुः ॥६-१-१८॥
pāñcajanyasya nirghoṣaṃ devadattasya cobhayoḥ। śrutvā savāhanā yodhāḥ śakṛnmūtraṃ prasusruvuḥ ॥6-1-18॥
[पाञ्चजन्यस्य (pāñcajanyasya) - of Pāñcajanya; निर्घोषं (nirghoṣaṃ) - sound; देवदत्तस्य (devadattasya) - of Devadatta; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - both; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सवाहना (savāhanā) - with vehicles; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; शकृत् (śakṛt) - excrement; मूत्रं (mūtraṃ) - urine; प्रसुस्रुवुः (prasusruvuḥ) - discharged;]
(Hearing the sound of Pāñcajanya and Devadatta, the warriors with vehicles discharged excrement and urine.)
Upon hearing the sound of the conches Pāñcajanya and Devadatta, the warriors, along with their vehicles, were so terrified that they involuntarily discharged excrement and urine.
यथा सिंहस्य नदतः स्वनं श्रुत्वेतरे मृगाः। त्रसेयुस्तद्वदेवासीद्धार्तराष्ट्रबलं तदा ॥६-१-१९॥
yathā siṃhasya nadataḥ svanaṃ śrutvetare mṛgāḥ। traseyustadvadevāsīddhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ tadā ॥6-1-19॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - of the lion; नदतः (nadataḥ) - roaring; स्वनं (svanaṃ) - sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; इतरे (itare) - other; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - animals; त्रसेयुः (traseyuḥ) - would tremble; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; एव (eva) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - of Dhritarashtra's; बलं (balaṃ) - army; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Just as other animals would tremble upon hearing the roaring sound of the lion, similarly, the army of Dhritarashtra trembled then.)
The army of Dhritarashtra trembled just like other animals would upon hearing the roar of a lion.
उदतिष्ठद्रजो भौमं न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन। अन्तर्धीयत चादित्यः सैन्येन रजसावृतः ॥६-१-२०॥
udatiṣṭhadrajo bhaumaṁ na prājñāyata kiñcana। antardhīyata cādityaḥ sainyena rajasāvṛtaḥ ॥6-1-20॥
[उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - rose; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; भौमं (bhaumaṁ) - earthly; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was visible; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; अन्तर्धीयत (antardhīyata) - was hidden; च (ca) - and; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - sun; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered;]
(The earthly dust rose, nothing was visible. The sun was hidden, covered by the dust of the army.)
The dust from the earth rose up, obscuring everything from view. The sun was hidden, shrouded by the dust stirred up by the army.
ववर्ष चात्र पर्जन्यो मांसशोणितवृष्टिमान्। व्युक्षन्सर्वाण्यनीकानि तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-१-२१॥
vavarṣa cātra parjanyo māṃsaśoṇitavṛṣṭimān। vyukṣansarvāṇyanīkāni tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-1-21॥
[ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - cloud; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - rain; व्युक्षन् (vyukṣan) - drenched; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(And here the cloud rained flesh and blood, drenched all the armies, it became as if wonderful.)
Here, the cloud rained flesh and blood, drenching all the armies, and it appeared as if something wonderful had happened.
वायुस्ततः प्रादुरभून्नीचैः शर्करकर्षणः। विनिघ्नंस्तान्यनीकानि विधमंश्चैव तद्रजः ॥६-१-२२॥
vāyustataḥ prādurabhūnnīcaiḥ śarkarakarṣaṇaḥ। vinighnaṃstānyanīkāni vidhamamścaiva tadrajaḥ ॥6-1-22॥
[वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रादुरभूत् (prādurabhūt) - appeared; नीचैः (nīcaiḥ) - downward; शर्कर (śarkara) - gravel; कर्षणः (karṣaṇaḥ) - dragging; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - destroying; तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; विधमन् (vidhaman) - scattering; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust;]
(Then the wind appeared, dragging gravel downward, destroying those armies and scattering that dust indeed.)
Then, the wind arose, pulling down gravel, destroying the armies and scattering the dust.
उभे सेने तदा राजन्युद्धाय मुदिते भृशम्। कुरुक्षेत्रे स्थिते यत्ते सागरक्षुभितोपमे ॥६-१-२३॥
ubhe sene tadā rājanyuddhāya mudite bhṛśam। kurukṣetre sthite yatte sāgarakṣubhitopame ॥6-1-23॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; सेने (sene) - armies; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; मुदिते (mudite) - rejoiced; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra; स्थिते (sthite) - situated; यत्ते (yatte) - prepared; सागरक्षुभितोपमे (sāgarakṣubhitopame) - like the agitated ocean;]
(Both armies then, O king, greatly rejoiced for battle, situated in Kurukshetra, prepared like the agitated ocean.)
O King, both armies, filled with great joy, stood ready for battle in Kurukshetra, resembling the turbulent ocean.
तयोस्तु सेनयोरासीदद्भुतः स समागमः। युगान्ते समनुप्राप्ते द्वयोः सागरयोरिव ॥६-१-२४॥
tayostu senayorāsīd adbhutaḥ sa samāgamaḥ। yugānte samanuprāpte dvayoḥ sāgarayoriva ॥6-1-24॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; तु (tu) - but; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; अद्भुतः (adbhutaḥ) - wonderful; सः (saḥ) - that; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - encounter; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age; समनुप्राप्ते (samanuprāpte) - having arrived; द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two; सागरयोः (sāgarayoḥ) - of the oceans; इव (iva) - like;]
(But of the two armies, there was a wonderful encounter, like that of the two oceans having arrived at the end of an age.)
There was a marvelous encounter between the two armies, reminiscent of the meeting of two oceans at the end of an era.
शून्यासीत्पृथिवी सर्वा बालवृद्धावशेषिता। तेन सेनासमूहेन समानीतेन कौरवैः ॥६-१-२५॥
śūnyāsīt pṛthivī sarvā bāla-vṛddhāvaśeṣitā। tena senāsamūhena samānītena kauravaiḥ ॥6-1-25॥
[शून्या (śūnyā) - empty; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; बाल (bāla) - children; वृद्ध (vṛddha) - old; अवशेषिता (avaśeṣitā) - left; तेन (tena) - by that; सेना (senā) - army; समूहेन (samūhena) - by the group; समानीतेन (samānītena) - brought together; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(The entire earth was left empty, with only children and the old remaining, by that army group brought together by the Kauravas.)
The Kauravas, having gathered their army, left the entire earth desolate, with only the young and the elderly remaining.
ततस्ते समयं चक्रुः कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। धर्मांश्च स्थापयामासुर्युद्धानां भरतर्षभ ॥६-१-२६॥
tataste samayaṃ cakruḥ kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ। dharmāṃśca sthāpayāmāsuryuddhānāṃ bharatarṣabha ॥6-1-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; समयं (samayaṃ) - agreement; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः (kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ) - Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas; धर्मान् (dharmān) - rules; च (ca) - and; स्थापयामासुः (sthāpayāmāsuḥ) - established; युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of battles; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Then they, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas, made an agreement and established the rules of battles, O best of the Bharatas.)
Then the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas reached an agreement and set the rules for the battles, O best of the Bharatas.
निवृत्ते चैव नो युद्धे प्रीतिश्च स्यात्परस्परम्। यथापुरं यथायोगं न च स्याच्छलनं पुनः ॥६-१-२७॥
nivṛtte caiva no yuddhe prītiśca syātparasparam। yathāpuraṃ yathāyogaṃ na ca syācchalanam punaḥ ॥6-1-27॥
[निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - when ceased; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; च (ca) - and; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutual; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरम् (puram) - before; यथा (yathā) - as; योगम् (yogam) - appropriate; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; शलनम् (śalanam) - deception; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(When the battle ceases, there should be mutual affection among us as before, appropriately, and there should not be any deception again.)
Once the battle is over, we should have mutual affection as before, appropriately, and ensure that there is no deception again.
वाचा युद्धे प्रवृत्ते नो वाचैव प्रतियोधनम्। निष्क्रान्तः पृतनामध्यान्न हन्तव्यः कथञ्चन ॥६-१-२८॥
vācā yuddhe pravṛtte no vācaiva pratiyodhanam। niṣkrāntaḥ pṛtanāmadhyānna hantavyaḥ kathañcana ॥6-1-28॥
[वाचा (vācā) - by speech; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - engaged; नः (naḥ) - our; वाचा (vācā) - by speech; एव (eva) - only; प्रतियोधनम् (pratiyodhanam) - counteraction; निष्क्रान्तः (niṣkrāntaḥ) - having departed; पृतनाम् (pṛtanām) - from the battle; अध्यान् (adhyān) - from the midst; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(By speech, engaged in battle, our counteraction is only by speech. Having departed from the midst of the battle, he is not to be killed in any way.)
In the battle, we engage through words, and our counteraction is solely verbal. Once someone has left the battlefield, they should not be harmed in any manner.
रथी च रथिना योध्यो गजेन गजधूर्गतः। अश्वेनाश्वी पदातिश्च पदातेनैव भारत ॥६-१-२९॥
rathī ca rathinā yodhyo gajena gajadhūrgataḥ। aśvenāśvī padātiśca padātenaiva bhārata ॥6-1-29॥
[रथी (rathī) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; रथिना (rathinā) - by charioteer; योध्यः (yodhyaḥ) - to be fought; गजेन (gajena) - by elephant; गजधूर्गतः (gajadhūrgataḥ) - mounted on elephant; अश्वेन (aśvena) - by horse; अश्वी (aśvī) - horseman; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot soldier; च (ca) - and; पदातिना (padātena) - by foot soldier; एव (eva) - only; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(The charioteer is to be fought by the charioteer, the one mounted on an elephant by an elephant, the horseman by a horse, and the foot soldier by a foot soldier, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, a charioteer should engage with another charioteer, an elephant rider with another elephant rider, a horseman with another horseman, and a foot soldier with another foot soldier.
यथायोगं यथावीर्यं यथोत्साहं यथावयः। समाभाष्य प्रहर्तव्यं न विश्वस्ते न विह्वले ॥६-१-३०॥
yathāyogaṃ yathāvīryaṃ yathotsāhaṃ yathāvayaḥ। samābhāṣya prahartavyaṃ na viśvaste na vihvale ॥6-1-30॥
[यथायोगं (yathāyogam) - as appropriate; यथावीर्यं (yathāvīryam) - as per strength; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāham) - as per enthusiasm; यथावयः (yathāvayaḥ) - as per age; समाभाष्य (samābhāṣya) - having consulted; प्रहर्तव्यं (prahartavyam) - should be attacked; न (na) - not; विश्वस्ते (viśvaste) - in a trusting manner; न (na) - not; विह्वले (vihvale) - in a confused manner;]
(As appropriate, as per strength, as per enthusiasm, as per age, having consulted, should be attacked, not in a trusting manner, not in a confused manner.)
One should act according to appropriateness, strength, enthusiasm, and age, after consultation, and should not attack in a trusting or confused manner.
परेण सह संयुक्तः प्रमत्तो विमुखस्तथा। क्षीणशस्त्रो विवर्मा च न हन्तव्यः कथञ्चन ॥६-१-३१॥
pareṇa saha saṁyuktaḥ pramatto vimukhas tathā। kṣīṇaśastro vivarmā ca na hantavyaḥ kathañcana ॥6-1-31॥
[परेण (pareṇa) - with another; सह (saha) - together; संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - joined; प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ) - careless; विमुखः (vimukhaḥ) - turned away; तथा (tathā) - thus; क्षीणशस्त्रः (kṣīṇaśastraḥ) - weaponless; विवर्मा (vivarmā) - without armor; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Joined with another, careless, turned away thus, weaponless, without armor and not to be killed in any way.)
One who is joined with another, careless, turned away, weaponless, and without armor should not be killed in any way.
न सूतेषु न धुर्येषु न च शस्त्रोपनायिषु। न भेरीशङ्खवादेषु प्रहर्तव्यं कथञ्चन ॥६-१-३२॥
na sūteṣu na dhuryeṣu na ca śastropanāyiṣu। na bherīśaṅkhavādeṣu prahartavyaṃ kathaṃcana ॥6-1-32॥
[न (na) - not; सूतेषु (sūteṣu) - in births; न (na) - not; धुर्येषु (dhuryeṣu) - in burdens; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; शस्त्रोपनायिषु (śastropanāyiṣu) - in weaponry; न (na) - not; भेरीशङ्खवादेषु (bherīśaṅkhavādeṣu) - in the sounds of drums and conches; प्रहर्तव्यं (prahartavyaṃ) - to be struck; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Not in births, not in burdens, not in weaponry, not in the sounds of drums and conches, should be struck in any way.)
One should not strike in any way during births, burdens, weaponry, or the sounds of drums and conches.
एवं ते समयं कृत्वा कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुः प्रेक्षमाणाः परस्परम् ॥६-१-३३॥
evaṃ te samayaṃ kṛtvā kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ। vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ prekṣamāṇāḥ parasparam ॥6-1-33॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ते (te) - they; समयं (samayaṃ) - agreement; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; कुरुपाण्डवसोमकाः (kurupāṇḍavasomakāḥ) - Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - wonder; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking; परस्परम् (parasparam) - at each other;]
(Thus, having made an agreement, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas went into great wonder, looking at each other.)
After making the agreement, the Kurus, Pandavas, and Somakas were filled with great wonder as they looked at each other.
निविश्य च महात्मानस्ततस्ते पुरुषर्षभाः। हृष्टरूपाः सुमनसो बभूवुः सहसैनिकाः ॥६-१-३४॥
niviśya ca mahātmānastataste puruṣarṣabhāḥ। hṛṣṭarūpāḥ sumanaso babhūvuḥ sahasainikāḥ ॥6-1-34॥
[निविश्य (niviśya) - having settled; च (ca) - and; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; हृष्टरूपाः (hṛṣṭarūpāḥ) - joyful in appearance; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - cheerful-minded; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; सहसैनिकाः (sahasainikāḥ) - with their soldiers;]
(Having settled, the great souls, then they, bulls among men, became joyful in appearance, cheerful-minded with their soldiers.)
After settling down, the great souls, who were like bulls among men, became joyful and cheerful-minded along with their soldiers.
