06.002
Pancharatra-Ext: Vyasa arrives on the scene, and as Dhritarashtra desires to hear about the war, grants divine vision to Sanjaya. Narrates the various omens showing the impending destruction.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
ततः पूर्वापरे सन्ध्ये समीक्ष्य भगवानृषिः। सर्ववेदविदां श्रेष्ठो व्यासः सत्यवतीसुतः ॥६-२-१॥
tataḥ pūrvāpare sandhye samīkṣya bhagavānṛṣiḥ। sarvavedavidāṃ śreṣṭho vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ ॥6-2-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पूर्वापरे (pūrvāpare) - morning and evening; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilight; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered; ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage; सर्ववेदविदां (sarvavedavidāṃ) - of all knowers of the Vedas; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa; सत्यवतीसुतः (satyavatīsutaḥ) - son of Satyavati;]
(Then, having observed the morning and evening twilight, the revered sage, the best of all knowers of the Vedas, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati.)
Then, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati and the best among all knowers of the Vedas, observed the morning and evening twilight.
भविष्यति रणे घोरे भरतानां पितामहः। प्रत्यक्षदर्शी भगवान्भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् ॥६-२-२॥
bhaviṣyati raṇe ghore bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ। pratyakṣadarśī bhagavānbhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit ॥6-2-2॥
[भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; भरतानां (bharatānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; प्रत्यक्षदर्शी (pratyakṣadarśī) - direct witness; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; भूतभव्यभविष्यवित् (bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyavit) - knower of past, present, and future;]
(The grandfather of the Bharatas will be in the terrible battle. The divine direct witness, knower of past, present, and future.)
The divine grandfather of the Bharatas, who is a direct witness and knower of all times, will be present in the terrible battle.
वैचित्रवीर्यं राजानं स रहस्यं ब्रवीदिदम्। शोचन्तमार्तं ध्यायन्तं पुत्राणामनयं तदा ॥६-२-३॥
vaicitravīryaṃ rājānaṃ sa rahasyaṃ bravīd idam। śocantam ārtaṃ dhyāyantaṃ putrāṇām anayaṃ tadā ॥6-2-3॥
[वैचित्रवीर्यं (vaicitravīryaṃ) - Vaicitravirya; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - king; स (sa) - he; रहस्यं (rahasyaṃ) - secret; ब्रवीदिदम् (bravīd idam) - said this; शोचन्तम् (śocantam) - lamenting; आर्तं (ārtaṃ) - distressed; ध्यायन्तं (dhyāyantaṃ) - meditating; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; अनयम् (anayam) - misfortune; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Vaicitravirya, the king, he said this secret to the lamenting, distressed, and meditating sons about the misfortune then.)
Vaicitravirya, the king, revealed this secret to his sons who were lamenting and distressed, meditating on their misfortune at that time.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyasa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vyasa said:)
Vyasa spoke:
राजन्परीतकालास्ते पुत्राश्चान्ये च भूमिपाः। ते हनिष्यन्ति सङ्ग्रामे समासाद्येतरेतरम् ॥६-२-४॥
rājanparītakālāste putrāścānye ca bhūmipāḥ। te haniṣyanti saṅgrāme samāsādyetaretaram ॥6-2-4॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; परीतकालाः (parītakālāḥ) - whose time has come; ते (te) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings; ते (te) - they; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; इतरम् (itaretaram) - each other;]
(O king, whose time has come, your sons and other kings will kill each other in battle, having approached.)
O king, the time has come for your sons and other kings. They will meet in battle and kill each other.
तेषु कालपरीतेषु विनश्यत्सु च भारत। कालपर्यायमाज्ञाय मा स्म शोके मनः कृथाः ॥६-२-५॥
teṣu kālaparīteṣu vinaśyatsu ca bhārata। kālaparyāyamājñāya mā sma śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ ॥6-2-5॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; कालपरीतेषु (kālaparīteṣu) - overcome by time; विनश्यत्सु (vinaśyatsu) - perishing; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; कालपर्यायम् (kālaparyāyam) - the course of time; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - knowing; मा (mā) - do not; स्म (sma) - indeed; शोके (śoke) - in sorrow; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - engage;]
(In those overcome by time and perishing, O Bhārata, knowing the course of time, do not indeed engage your mind in sorrow.)
O Bhārata, as everything is overcome by time and perishes, understand the course of time and do not let your mind dwell in sorrow.
यदि त्विच्छसि सङ्ग्रामे द्रष्टुमेनं विशां पते। चक्षुर्ददानि ते हन्त युद्धमेतन्निशामय ॥६-२-६॥
yadi tvicchasi saṅgrāme draṣṭumenaṃ viśāṃ pate। cakṣurdadāni te hanta yuddhametanniśāmaya ॥6-2-6॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; त्वम् (tvam) - you; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; एनम् (enam) - this; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eyes; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; ते (te) - to you; हन्त (hanta) - behold; युद्धम् (yuddham) - the battle; एतत् (etat) - this; निशामय (niśāmaya) - observe;]
(If you wish to see this battle, O lord of the people, I give you the eyes; behold this battle, observe.)
If you desire to witness this battle, O lord of the people, I grant you the vision; behold and observe this battle.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
न रोचये ज्ञातिवधं द्रष्टुं ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम। युद्धमेतत्त्वशेषेण शृणुयां तव तेजसा ॥६-२-७॥
na rocare jñātivadhaṃ draṣṭuṃ brahmarṣisattama। yuddhametattvaśeṣeṇa śṛṇuyāṃ tava tejasā ॥6-2-7॥
[न (na) - not; रोचये (rocare) - I desire; ज्ञातिवधं (jñātivadhaṃ) - killing of relatives; द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṃ) - to see; ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तम (brahmarṣisattama) - O best of the Brahmarshis; युद्धमेतत् (yuddhametat) - this battle; त्वशेषेण (tvaśeṣeṇa) - with the remainder; शृणुयां (śṛṇuyāṃ) - I may hear; तव (tava) - your; तेजसा (tejasā) - by power;]
(I do not desire to see the killing of relatives, O best of the Brahmarshis. May I hear this battle with the remainder by your power.)
I do not wish to witness the slaughter of my kin, O revered sage. Let me hear about this battle's outcome through your divine power.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
तस्मिन्ननिच्छति द्रष्टुं सङ्ग्रामं श्रोतुमिच्छति। वराणामीश्वरो दाता सञ्जयाय वरं ददौ ॥६-२-८॥
tasminnanicchati draṣṭuṃ saṅgrāmaṃ śrotumicchati। varāṇāmīśvaro dātā sañjayāya varaṃ dadau ॥6-2-8॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अनिच्छति (anicchati) - does not wish; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छति (icchati) - wishes; वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; दाता (dātā) - giver; सञ्जयाय (sañjayāya) - to Sañjaya; वरम् (varam) - boon; ददौ (dadau) - gave;]
(In that, he does not wish to see the battle, wishes to hear. The lord, the giver of boons, gave a boon to Sañjaya.)
In that situation, he does not wish to see the battle but desires to hear about it. The lord, who is the giver of boons, granted a boon to Sañjaya.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyasa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vyasa said:)
Vyasa said:
एष ते सञ्जयो राजन्युद्धमेतद्वदिष्यति। एतस्य सर्वं सङ्ग्रामे नपरोक्षं भविष्यति ॥६-२-९॥
eṣa te sañjayo rājanyuddhametadvadiṣyati। etasya sarvaṃ saṅgrāme naparokṣaṃ bhaviṣyati ॥6-2-9॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; ते (te) - your; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; राजन् (rājan) - O King; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; एतत् (etat) - this; वदिष्यति (vadiṣyati) - will tell; एतस्य (etasya) - of this; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; न (na) - not; अपरोक्षम् (aparokṣam) - indirect; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(This Sanjaya will tell you, O King, about this battle. All of this will be directly in the battle, not indirectly.)
Sanjaya will narrate to you, O King, the events of this battle. Everything will be witnessed directly in the battle, not indirectly.
चक्षुषा सञ्जयो राजन्दिव्येनैष समन्वितः। कथयिष्यति ते युद्धं सर्वज्ञश्च भविष्यति ॥६-२-१०॥
cakṣuṣā sañjayo rājandivyena eṣa samanvitaḥ। kathayiṣyati te yuddhaṃ sarvajñaśca bhaviṣyati ॥6-2-10॥
[चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दिव्येन (divyena) - divine; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed; कथयिष्यति (kathayiṣyati) - will narrate; ते (te) - to you; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सर्वज्ञः (sarvajñaḥ) - all-knowing; च (ca) - and; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become;]
(By the eye, Sanjaya, O King, endowed with divine vision, will narrate to you the battle and will become all-knowing.)
O King, Sanjaya, endowed with divine vision, will narrate the battle to you and will become all-knowing.
प्रकाशं वा रहस्यं वा रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवा। मनसा चिन्तितमपि सर्वं वेत्स्यति सञ्जयः ॥६-२-११॥
prakāśaṃ vā rahasyaṃ vā rātrau vā yadi vā divā। manasā cintitamapi sarvaṃ vetsyati sañjayaḥ ॥6-2-11॥
[प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - light; वा (vā) - or; रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - secret; वा (vā) - or; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; दिवा (divā) - by day; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - thought; अपि (api) - even; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; वेत्स्यति (vetsyati) - will know; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya;]
(Whether in light or in secret, at night or by day, even what is thought in mind, Sanjaya will know all.)
Sanjaya will know everything, whether it is in the light or in secret, at night or during the day, even what is thought in the mind.
नैनं शस्त्राणि भेत्स्यन्ति नैनं बाधिष्यते श्रमः। गावल्गणिरयं जीवन्युद्धादस्माद्विमोक्ष्यते ॥६-२-१२॥
nainaṁ śastrāṇi bhetsyanti nainaṁ bādhiṣyate śramaḥ। gāvalgaṇirayaṁ jīvanyuddhādasmādvimokṣyate ॥6-2-12॥
[न (na) - not; एनम् (enam) - this; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; भेत्स्यन्ति (bhetsyanti) - will pierce; न (na) - not; एनम् (enam) - this; बाधिष्यते (bādhiṣyate) - will trouble; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; गावल्गणिः (gāvalgaṇiḥ) - Gāvalgaṇi; अयम् (ayam) - this; जीवन्युद्धात् (jīvanyuddhāt) - from the battle of life; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; विमोक्ष्यते (vimokṣyate) - will be liberated;]
(Weapons will not pierce this, fatigue will not trouble this. Gāvalgaṇi will be liberated from this battle of life.)
Weapons cannot harm him, nor can fatigue trouble him. Gāvalgaṇi will be freed from this battle of life.
अहं च कीर्तिमेतेषां कुरूणां भरतर्षभ। पाण्डवानां च सर्वेषां प्रथयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥६-२-१३॥
ahaṁ ca kīrtimetēṣāṁ kurūṇāṁ bharatarṣabha। pāṇḍavānāṁ ca sarvēṣāṁ prathayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ ॥6-2-13॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; च (ca) - and; कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame; एतेषां (etēṣāṁ) - of these; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṁ) - of the Kurus; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṁ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषां (sarvēṣāṁ) - of all; प्रथयिष्यामि (prathayiṣyāmi) - I will spread; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve;]
(I and the fame of these Kurus, O best of the Bharatas, and of all the Pandavas, I will spread. Do not grieve.)
O best of the Bharatas, I will spread the fame of these Kurus and all the Pandavas. Do not worry.
दिष्टमेतत्पुरा चैव नात्र शोचितुमर्हसि। न चैव शक्यं संयन्तुं यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥६-२-१४॥
diṣṭametatpurā caiva nātra śocitumarhasi। na caiva śakyaṃ saṃyantuṃ yato dharmastato jayaḥ ॥6-2-14॥
[दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - ordained; एतत् (etat) - this; पुरा (purā) - before; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; संयन्तुम् (saṃyantum) - to control; यतः (yataḥ) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(This is ordained from before, and you should not grieve here. Nor is it possible to control, where there is dharma, there is victory.)
This has been destined from the past, and you should not lament over it. It is not possible to control, for where there is righteousness, there is victory.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्कुरूणां प्रपितामहः। पुनरेव महाबाहुं धृतराष्ट्रमुवाच ह ॥६-२-१५॥
evamuktvā sa bhagavānkurūṇāṃ prapitāmahaḥ। punareva mahābāhuṃ dhṛtarāṣṭramuvāca ha ॥6-2-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - the great-grandfather; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus having spoken, the blessed one, the great-grandfather of the Kurus, again indeed said to the mighty-armed Dhritarashtra.)
After speaking thus, the revered great-grandfather of the Kurus addressed the mighty-armed Dhritarashtra once more.
इह युद्धे महाराज भविष्यति महान्क्षयः। यथेमानि निमित्तानि भयायाद्योपलक्षये ॥६-२-१६॥
iha yuddhe mahārāja bhaviṣyati mahān kṣayaḥ। yathemāni nimittāni bhayāyādyopalakṣaye ॥6-2-16॥
[इह (iha) - here; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; महान् (mahān) - great; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction; यथा (yathā) - as; इमानि (imāni) - these; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens; भयाय (bhayāya) - for fear; अद्य (adya) - today; उपलक्षये (upalakṣaye) - I observe;]
(Here in battle, O great king, there will be great destruction, as I observe these omens for fear today.)
O great king, today I observe these omens indicating great destruction in the battle.
श्येना गृध्राश्च काकाश्च कङ्काश्च सहिता बलैः। सम्पतन्ति वनान्तेषु समवायांश्च कुर्वते ॥६-२-१७॥
śyenā gṛdhrāśca kākāśca kaṅkāśca sahitā balaiḥ। sampatanti vanānteṣu samavāyāṃśca kurvate ॥6-2-17॥
[श्येना (śyenā) - hawks; गृध्राश्च (gṛdhrāśca) - vultures and; काकाश्च (kākāśca) - crows and; कङ्काश्च (kaṅkāśca) - herons and; सहिता (sahitā) - together; बलैः (balaiḥ) - with forces; सम्पतन्ति (sampatanti) - fly; वनान्तेषु (vanānteṣu) - in the forest regions; समवायान् (samavāyān) - assemblies; च (ca) - and; कुर्वते (kurvate) - make;]
(Hawks, vultures, crows, and herons together with forces fly in the forest regions and make assemblies.)
Hawks, vultures, crows, and herons, along with their forces, fly through the forest regions, forming assemblies.
अत्युग्रं च प्रपश्यन्ति युद्धमानन्दिनो द्विजाः। क्रव्यादा भक्षयिष्यन्ति मांसानि गजवाजिनाम् ॥६-२-१८॥
atyugraṁ ca prapaśyanti yuddhamānandino dvijāḥ। kravyādā bhakṣayiṣyanti māṁsāni gajavājinām ॥6-2-18॥
[अत्युग्रं (atyugram) - very fierce; च (ca) - and; प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - see; युद्धमानन्दिनः (yuddhamānandinaḥ) - rejoicing in battle; द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (Brahmins); क्रव्यादाः (kravyādāḥ) - carnivores; भक्षयिष्यन्ति (bhakṣayiṣyanti) - will devour; मांसानि (māṁsāni) - flesh; गजवाजिनाम् (gajavājinām) - of elephants and horses;]
(The twice-born, rejoicing in battle, see very fierce carnivores who will devour the flesh of elephants and horses.)
The Brahmins, delighted by the battle, witness the terrifying carnivores feasting on the flesh of elephants and horses.
खटाखटेति वाशन्तो भैरवं भयवेदिनः। कह्वाः प्रयान्ति मध्येन दक्षिणामभितो दिशम् ॥६-२-१९॥
khaṭākhaṭeti vāśanto bhairavaṁ bhayavedinaḥ। kahvāḥ prayānti madhyena dakṣiṇāmabhito diśam ॥6-2-19॥
[खटाखटेति (khaṭākhaṭeti) - with the sound of 'khaṭā-khaṭa'; वाशन्तः (vāśantaḥ) - shouting; भैरवम् (bhairavam) - Bhairava; भयवेदिनः (bhayavedinaḥ) - fearful; कह्वाः (kahvāḥ) - the Kahvas; प्रयान्ति (prayānti) - go; मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle; दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - south; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - towards; दिशम् (diśam) - direction;]
(With the sound of 'khaṭā-khaṭa', shouting fearfully, the Kahvas go through the middle towards the southern direction.)
The Kahvas, filled with fear, proceed noisily towards the south, making the sound 'khaṭā-khaṭa' as they shout to Bhairava.
उभे पूर्वापरे सन्ध्ये नित्यं पश्यामि भारत। उदयास्तमने सूर्यं कबन्धैः परिवारितम् ॥६-२-२०॥
ubhe pūrvāpare sandhye nityaṃ paśyāmi bhārata। udayāstamane sūryaṃ kabandhaiḥ parivāritam ॥6-2-20॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; पूर्वापरे (pūrvāpare) - morning and evening; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilights; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; उदयास्तमने (udayāstamane) - rising and setting; सूर्यं (sūryaṃ) - the sun; कबन्धैः (kabandhaiḥ) - by headless trunks; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded;]
(Both the morning and evening twilights I always see, O Bhārata, the sun rising and setting, surrounded by headless trunks.)
O Bhārata, I always witness both the morning and evening twilights, seeing the sun rise and set, surrounded by headless trunks.
श्वेतलोहितपर्यन्ताः कृष्णग्रीवाः सविद्युतः। त्रिवर्णाः परिघाः सन्धौ भानुमावारयन्त्युत ॥६-२-२१॥
śvetalohitaparyantāḥ kṛṣṇagrīvāḥ savidyutaḥ। trivarṇāḥ parighāḥ sandhau bhānumāvārayantyuta ॥6-2-21॥
[श्वेत (śveta) - white; लोहित (lohita) - red; पर्यन्ताः (paryantāḥ) - ending; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - black; ग्रीवाः (grīvāḥ) - necked; स (sa) - with; विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning; त्रिवर्णाः (trivarṇāḥ) - three-colored; परिघाः (parighāḥ) - obstacles; सन्धौ (sandhau) - at the junction; भानुम् (bhānum) - the sun; आवारयन्ति (āvārayanti) - block; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(White, red, and black-necked with lightning, three-colored obstacles at the junction indeed block the sun.)
The white, red, and black-necked clouds with lightning, appearing in three colors, indeed block the sun at the horizon.
ज्वलितार्केन्दुनक्षत्रं निर्विशेषदिनक्षपम्। अहोरात्रं मया दृष्टं तत्क्षयाय भविष्यति ॥६-२-२२॥
jvalitārkendunakṣatraṁ nirviśeṣadinakṣapam। ahorātraṁ mayā dṛṣṭaṁ tatkṣayāya bhaviṣyati ॥6-2-22॥
[ज्वलित (jvalita) - blazing; अर्क (arka) - sun; इन्दु (indu) - moon; नक्षत्रं (nakṣatraṁ) - stars; निर्विशेष (nirviśeṣa) - without distinction; दिन (dina) - day; क्षपम् (kṣapam) - night; अहोरात्रं (ahorātraṁ) - day and night; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen; तत् (tat) - that; क्षयाय (kṣayāya) - for destruction; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(The blazing sun, moon, and stars, without distinction of day and night, have been seen by me; it will lead to destruction.)
I have seen the blazing sun, moon, and stars, indistinguishable between day and night; this vision foretells destruction.
अलक्ष्यः प्रभया हीनः पौर्णमासीं च कार्त्तिकीम्। चन्द्रोऽभूदग्निवर्णश्च समवर्णे नभस्तले ॥६-२-२३॥
alakṣyaḥ prabhayā hīnaḥ paurṇamāsīṃ ca kārttikīm। candro'bhūdagnivarṇaśca samavarṇe nabhastale ॥6-2-23॥
[अलक्ष्यः (alakṣyaḥ) - invisible; प्रभया (prabhayā) - by brightness; हीनः (hīnaḥ) - devoid; पौर्णमासीं (paurṇamāsīṃ) - full moon; च (ca) - and; कार्त्तिकीम् (kārttikīm) - Kārtika month; चन्द्रः (candraḥ) - moon; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; अग्निवर्णः (agnivarṇaḥ) - fire-colored; च (ca) - and; समवर्णे (samavarṇe) - equally colored; नभस्तले (nabhastale) - in the sky;]
(The moon became invisible, devoid of brightness, on the full moon night of the Kārtika month, and appeared fire-colored and equally colored in the sky.)
On the full moon night of the Kārtika month, the moon, devoid of its usual brightness, appeared invisible and took on a fiery hue, blending uniformly in the sky.
स्वप्स्यन्ति निहता वीरा भूमिमावृत्य पार्थिवाः। राजानो राजपुत्राश्च शूराः परिघबाहवः ॥६-२-२४॥
svapsyanti nihatā vīrā bhūmimāvṛtya pārthivāḥ। rājāno rājaputrāśca śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ ॥6-2-24॥
[स्वप्स्यन्ति (svapsyanti) - will sleep; निहता (nihatā) - slain; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - earth; आवृत्य (āvṛtya) - covering; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - warriors; परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - having arms like iron bars;]
(The slain heroes, covering the earth, will sleep; kings, princes, and warriors with arms like iron bars.)
The slain heroes will lie on the ground, covering it, as they sleep; the kings, princes, and warriors with arms like iron bars will rest.
अन्तरिक्षे वराहस्य वृषदंशस्य चोभयोः। प्रणादं युध्यतो रात्रौ रौद्रं नित्यं प्रलक्षये ॥६-२-२५॥
antarikṣe varāhasya vṛṣadaṁśasya cobhayoḥ। praṇādaṁ yudhyato rātrau raudraṁ nityaṁ pralakṣaye ॥6-2-25॥
[अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; वराहस्य (varāhasya) - of Varaha; वृषदंशस्य (vṛṣadaṁśasya) - of Vrishadansha; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; प्रणादं (praṇādam) - roar; युध्यतोः (yudhyatoḥ) - fighting; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; रौद्रम् (raudram) - terrible; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; प्रलक्षये (pralakṣaye) - I observe;]
(In the sky, I always observe the terrible roar of both Varaha and Vrishadansha fighting at night.)
In the sky, I can always see the terrifying battle cries of Varaha and Vrishadansha as they fight each other at night.
देवताप्रतिमाश्चापि कम्पन्ति च हसन्ति च। वमन्ति रुधिरं चास्यैः स्विद्यन्ति प्रपतन्ति च ॥६-२-२६॥
devatāpratimāścāpi kampanti ca hasanti ca। vamanti rudhiraṃ cāsyaiḥ svidyanti prapatanti ca ॥6-2-26॥
[देवताप्रतिमाः (devatāpratimāḥ) - idols of gods; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कम्पन्ति (kampanti) - tremble; च (ca) - and; हसन्ति (hasanti) - laugh; च (ca) - and; वमन्ति (vamanti) - vomit; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; च (ca) - and; अस्यैः (asyaiḥ) - from their mouths; स्विद्यन्ति (svidyanti) - sweat; प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - fall down; च (ca) - and;]
(The idols of gods also tremble and laugh. They vomit blood from their mouths, sweat, and fall down.)
The idols of gods tremble and laugh, vomiting blood from their mouths, sweating and falling down.
अनाहता दुन्दुभयः प्रणदन्ति विशां पते। अयुक्ताश्च प्रवर्तन्ते क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः ॥६-२-२७॥
anāhatā dundubhayaḥ praṇadanti viśāṃ pate। ayuktāśca pravartante kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ ॥6-2-27॥
[अनाहता (anāhatā) - unstruck; दुन्दुभयः (dundubhayaḥ) - drums; प्रणदन्ति (praṇadanti) - resound; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अयुक्ताः (ayuktāḥ) - unprepared; च (ca) - and; प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - are moving; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of the warriors; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariots;]
(Unstruck drums resound, O lord of the people. Unprepared, the great chariots of the warriors are moving.)
"O lord of the people, the drums resound without being struck. The great chariots of the warriors are moving without being prepared."
कोकिलाः शतपत्राश्च चाषा भासाः शुकास्तथा। सारसाश्च मयूराश्च वाचो मुञ्चन्ति दारुणाः ॥६-२-२८॥
kokilāḥ śatapatrāśca cāṣā bhāsāḥ śukāstathā। sārasāśca mayūrāśca vāco muñcanti dāruṇāḥ ॥6-2-28॥
[कोकिलाः (kokilāḥ) - cuckoos; शतपत्राः (śatapatrāḥ) - lotuses; च (ca) - and; चाषाः (cāṣāḥ) - blue jays; भासाः (bhāsāḥ) - cranes; शुकाः (śukāḥ) - parrots; तथा (tathā) - also; सारसाः (sārasāḥ) - cranes; च (ca) - and; मयूराः (mayūrāḥ) - peacocks; च (ca) - and; वाचः (vācaḥ) - voices; मुञ्चन्ति (muñcanti) - emit; दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - harsh;]
(Cuckoos, lotuses, blue jays, cranes, parrots, also cranes, and peacocks emit harsh voices.)
Cuckoos, lotuses, blue jays, cranes, parrots, and peacocks all emit harsh voices.
गृहीतशस्त्राभरणा वर्मिणो वाजिपृष्ठगाः। अरुणोदयेषु दृश्यन्ते शतशः शलभव्रजाः ॥६-२-२९॥
gṛhītaśastrābharaṇā varmiṇo vājipṛṣṭhagāḥ। aruṇodayeṣu dṛśyante śataśaḥ śalabhavrajaḥ ॥6-2-29॥
[गृहीत (gṛhīta) - taken; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; आभरणा (ābharaṇā) - ornaments; वर्मिणः (varmiṇaḥ) - armored; वाजि (vāji) - horses; पृष्ठगाः (pṛṣṭhagāḥ) - mounted; अरुणोदयेषु (aruṇodayeṣu) - at dawns; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; शलभ (śalabha) - locusts; व्रजाः (vrajāḥ) - swarms;]
(Taken weapons and ornaments, armored, mounted on horses, at dawns are seen hundreds of locust swarms.)
At dawn, hundreds of swarms of locusts are seen, mounted on horses, armored, and adorned with weapons and ornaments.
उभे सन्ध्ये प्रकाशेते दिशां दाहसमन्विते। आसीद्रुधिरवर्षं च अस्थिवर्षं च भारत ॥६-२-३०॥
ubhe sandhye prakāśete diśāṃ dāhasamanvite। āsīdrudhiravarṣaṃ ca asthivarṣaṃ ca bhārata ॥6-2-30॥
[उभे (ubhe) - both; सन्ध्ये (sandhye) - twilights; प्रकाशेते (prakāśete) - shine; दिशां (diśāṃ) - of directions; दाहसमन्विते (dāhasamanvite) - accompanied by burning; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; रुधिरवर्षं (rudhiravarṣaṃ) - rain of blood; च (ca) - and; अस्थिवर्षं (asthivarṣaṃ) - rain of bones; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Both twilights shine, accompanied by burning of directions. There was rain of blood and rain of bones, O Bhārata.)
Both dawn and dusk shone ominously, with the directions ablaze. There was a rain of blood and bones, O Bhārata.
या चैषा विश्रुता राजंस्त्रैलोक्ये साधुसंमता। अरुन्धती तयाप्येष वसिष्ठः पृष्ठतः कृतः ॥६-२-३१॥
yā caiṣā viśrutā rājantrailokye sādhusaṁmatā। arundhatī tayāpyeṣa vasiṣṭhaḥ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtaḥ ॥6-2-31॥
[या (yā) - who; च (ca) - and; एषा (eṣā) - this; विश्रुता (viśrutā) - famous; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्रैलोक्ये (trailokye) - in the three worlds; साधु (sādhu) - virtuous; संमता (saṁmatā) - respected; अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhati; तया (tayā) - by her; अपि (api) - also; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasistha; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - placed;]
(Who is this Arundhati, famous and respected as virtuous in the three worlds, O king? Even by her, this Vasistha is placed behind.)
O king, this is Arundhati, renowned and esteemed for her virtue across the three worlds. Even she has placed Vasistha behind her.
रोहिणीं पीडयन्नेष स्थितो राजञ्शनैश्चरः। व्यावृत्तं लक्ष्म सोमस्य भविष्यति महद्भयम् ॥६-२-३२॥
rohiṇīṁ pīḍayanneṣa sthito rājañśanaiścaraḥ। vyāvṛttaṁ lakṣma somasya bhaviṣyati mahadbhayam ॥6-2-32॥
[रोहिणीं (rohiṇīṁ) - Rohini; पीडयन् (pīḍayan) - afflicting; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; राजन् (rājan) - O King; शनैश्चरः (śanaiścaraḥ) - Saturn; व्यावृत्तं (vyāvṛttam) - withdrawn; लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - mark; सोमस्य (somasya) - of the Moon; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(This Saturn, afflicting Rohini, is situated, O King. A great fear will be the withdrawn mark of the Moon.)
O King, Saturn is currently afflicting Rohini. This will result in a significant fear as the mark of the Moon is withdrawn.
अनभ्रे च महाघोरं स्तनितं श्रूयतेऽनिशम्। वाहनानां च रुदतां प्रपतन्त्यश्रुबिन्दवः ॥६-२-३३॥
anabhre ca mahāghoraṃ stanitaṃ śrūyate'niśam। vāhanānāṃ ca rudatāṃ prapatantyaśrubindavaḥ ॥6-2-33॥
[अनभ्रे (anabhre) - in the cloudless sky; च (ca) - and; महाघोरं (mahāghoraṃ) - very terrible; स्तनितं (stanitaṃ) - thunder; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly; वाहनानां (vāhanānāṃ) - of the vehicles; च (ca) - and; रुदतां (rudatāṃ) - of those crying; प्रपतन्ति (prapatanti) - fall; अश्रुबिन्दवः (aśrubindavaḥ) - teardrops;]
(In the cloudless sky, very terrible thunder is heard constantly. And from the crying vehicles, teardrops fall.)
In the cloudless sky, a very terrible thunder is heard constantly, and teardrops fall from the crying vehicles.
