06.016
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
त्वद्युक्तोऽयमनुप्रश्नो महाराज यथार्हसि। न तु दुर्योधने दोषमिममासक्तुमर्हसि ॥६-१६-१॥
tvadyukto'yamanupraśno mahārāja yathārhasi। na tu duryodhane doṣamimamāsaktumarhasi ॥6-16-1॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - your; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate; अयम् (ayam) - this; अनुप्रश्नः (anupraśnaḥ) - question; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you deserve; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - in Duryodhana; दोषम् (doṣam) - fault; इमम् (imam) - this; आसक्तुम् (āsaktum) - to attach; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(This question of yours is appropriate, O great king, as you deserve. But you should not attach this fault to Duryodhana.)
O great king, your question is appropriate as you deserve, but you should not blame Duryodhana for this fault.
य आत्मनो दुश्चरितादशुभं प्राप्नुयान्नरः। एनसा तेन नान्यं स उपाशङ्कितुमर्हति ॥६-१६-२॥
ya ātmanaḥ duścaritādaśubhaṃ prāpnuyānnaraḥ। enasā tena nānyaṃ sa upāśaṅkitumarhati ॥6-16-2॥
[य (yaḥ) - who; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; दुश्चरितात् (duścaritāt) - from bad conduct; अशुभं (aśubham) - inauspicious result; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain; नरः (naraḥ) - a man; एनसा (enasā) - by the sin; तेन (tena) - by that; न (na) - not; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; सः (saḥ) - he; उपाशङ्कितुम् (upāśaṅkitum) - to blame; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves;]
(A man who may obtain inauspicious results from his own bad conduct should not blame another for that sin.)
A person who suffers due to his own misdeeds should not blame others for the consequences.
महाराज मनुष्येषु निन्द्यं यः सर्वमाचरेत्। स वध्यः सर्वलोकस्य निन्दितानि समाचरन् ॥६-१६-३॥
mahārāja manuṣyeṣu nindyaṃ yaḥ sarvamācaret। sa vadhyaḥ sarvalokasya ninditāni samācaran ॥6-16-3॥
[महाराज (mahārāja) - O king; मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men; निन्द्यम् (nindyam) - blameworthy; यः (yaḥ) - who; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; आचरेत् (ācaret) - would do; सः (saḥ) - he; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - deserves punishment; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the world; निन्दितानि (ninditāni) - blameworthy acts; समाचरन् (samācaran) - performing.;]
(O king, among men, he who would do everything blameworthy, deserves punishment, performing blameworthy acts of all the world.)
O king, a man who engages in all blameworthy acts among men deserves to be punished, as he performs acts condemned by all the world.
निकारो निकृतिप्रज्ञैः पाण्डवैस्त्वत्प्रतीक्षया। अनुभूतः सहामात्यैः क्षान्तं च सुचिरं वने ॥६-१६-४॥
nikāro nikṛtiprajñaiḥ pāṇḍavaistvatpratīkṣayā। anubhūtaḥ sahāmātyaiḥ kṣāntaṃ ca suciraṃ vane ॥6-16-4॥
[निकारः (nikāraḥ) - insult; निकृतिप्रज्ञैः (nikṛtiprajñaiḥ) - by deceitful ones; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रतीक्षया (pratīkṣayā) - waiting; अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - experienced; सह (saha) - with; अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - ministers; क्षान्तं (kṣāntaṃ) - endured; च (ca) - and; सुचिरं (suciraṃ) - for a long time; वने (vane) - in the forest;]
(Insult by deceitful ones, by the Pandavas, waiting for you, experienced with ministers, endured for a long time in the forest.)
The Pandavas, known for their deceit, insulted and waited for you, enduring the experience with their ministers for a long time in the forest.
हयानां च गजानां च शूराणां चामितौजसाम्। प्रत्यक्षं यन्मया दृष्टं दृष्टं योगबलेन च ॥६-१६-५॥
hayānāṃ ca gajānāṃ ca śūrāṇāṃ cāmitaujasām। pratyakṣaṃ yanmayā dṛṣṭaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ yogabalena ca ॥6-16-5॥
[हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses; च (ca) - and; गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants; च (ca) - and; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes; च (ca) - and; अमितौजसाम् (amitaujasām) - of immeasurable energy; प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen; योगबलेन (yogabalena) - by the power of yoga; च (ca) - and;]
(Of horses and elephants and heroes of immeasurable energy, which was directly seen by me, seen by the power of yoga and.)
I have directly seen, by the power of yoga, the horses, elephants, and heroes of immeasurable energy.
शृणु तत्पृथिवीपाल मा च शोके मनः कृथाः। दिष्टमेतत्पुरा नूनमेवम्भावि नराधिप ॥६-१६-६॥
śṛṇu tatpṛthivīpāla mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ। diṣṭametatpurā nūnamevambhāvi narādhipa ॥6-16-6॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; तत् (tat) - that; पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth; मा (mā) - do not; च (ca) - and; शोके (śoke) - in grief; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - make; दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate; एतत् (etat) - this; पुरा (purā) - before; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; एवम् (evam) - thus; भावि (bhāvi) - to happen; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(Listen, O protector of the earth, do not let your mind be in grief. This fate was indeed destined to happen before, O king.)
"Listen, O king, do not grieve. This was destined to happen."
नमस्कृत्वा पितुस्तेऽहं पाराशर्याय धीमते। यस्य प्रसादाद्दिव्यं मे प्राप्तं ज्ञानमनुत्तमम् ॥६-१६-७॥
namaskṛtvā pituste'haṃ pārāśaryāya dhīmate। yasya prasādādivyaṃ me prāptaṃ jñānamanutthamam ॥6-16-7॥
[नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having saluted; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; ते (te) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; पाराशर्याय (pārāśaryāya) - to Vyasa; धीमते (dhīmate) - wise; यस्य (yasya) - by whose; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - grace; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; मे (me) - my; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; अनुत्तमम् (anutthamam) - unsurpassed;]
(Having saluted your father, I (offer salutations) to the wise Vyasa, by whose grace my divine, unsurpassed knowledge was obtained.)
Having paid respects to your father, I offer my salutations to the wise Vyasa, by whose grace I have obtained divine and unsurpassed knowledge.
दृष्टिश्चातीन्द्रिया राजन्दूराच्छ्रवणमेव च। परचित्तस्य विज्ञानमतीतानागतस्य च ॥६-१६-८॥
dṛṣṭiścātīndriyā rājandūrācchravaṇameva ca। paracittasya vijñānamatītānāgatasya ca ॥6-16-8॥
[दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - sight; च (ca) - and; अतीन्द्रिया (atīndriyā) - beyond the senses; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar; श्रवणम् (śravaṇam) - hearing; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; परचित्तस्य (paracittasya) - of others' minds; विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - knowledge; अतीत (atīta) - past; अनागतस्य (anāgatasya) - of the future; च (ca) - and;]
(Sight and hearing beyond the senses, O king, and knowledge of others' minds, of the past and future.)
O king, there is sight and hearing beyond the senses, as well as knowledge of others' minds, and of events from the past and future.
व्युत्थितोत्पत्तिविज्ञानमाकाशे च गतिः सदा। शस्त्रैरसङ्गो युद्धेषु वरदानान्महात्मनः ॥६-१६-९॥
vyutthitotpattivijñānam ākāśe ca gatiḥ sadā। śastrair asaṅgo yuddheṣu varadānān mahātmanaḥ ॥6-16-9॥
[व्युत्थित (vyutthita) - arisen; उत्पत्ति (utpatti) - origin; विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - knowledge; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; च (ca) - and; गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement; सदा (sadā) - always; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - by weapons; असङ्गः (asaṅgaḥ) - detachment; युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles; वरदानात् (varadānāt) - by the boon; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Arisen origin knowledge in the sky and movement always; by weapons detachment in battles by the boon of the great soul.)
The great soul, by his boon, always has knowledge of arising and origin, movement in the sky, and detachment from weapons in battles.
शृणु मे विस्तरेणेदं विचित्रं परमाद्भुतम्। भारतानां महद्युद्धं यथाभूल्लोमहर्षणम् ॥६-१६-१०॥
śṛṇu me vistareṇedaṃ vicitraṃ paramādbhutam। bhāratānāṃ mahadyuddhaṃ yathābhūllomaharṣaṇam ॥6-16-10॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; इदं (idaṃ) - this; विचित्रं (vicitraṃ) - wonderful; परमाद्भुतम् (paramādbhutam) - most amazing; भारतानां (bhāratānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; महद्युद्धं (mahadyuddhaṃ) - great war; यथाभूत् (yathābhūt) - as it happened; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(Listen to my detailed account of this wonderful and most amazing great war of the Bharatas, as it happened, which is hair-raising.)
Listen to my detailed narration of this extraordinary and most astonishing great war of the Bharatas, as it truly happened, which is hair-raising.
तेष्वनीकेषु यत्तेषु व्यूढेषु च विधानतः। दुर्योधनो महाराज दुःशासनमथाब्रवीत् ॥६-१६-११॥
teṣvaṇīkeṣu yatteṣu vyūḍheṣu ca vidhānataḥ। duryodhano mahārāja duḥśāsanamathābravīt ॥6-16-11॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; अनीकेषु (aṇīkeṣu) - in the armies; यत् (yat) - which; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; व्यूढेषु (vyūḍheṣu) - arranged; च (ca) - and; विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - according to the rules; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - O great king; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - to Duhshasana; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(In those armies, which were arranged according to the rules, Duryodhana, O great king, then said to Duhshasana.)
In those well-organized armies, Duryodhana, the great king, addressed Duhshasana.
दुःशासन रथास्तूर्णं युज्यन्तां भीष्मरक्षिणः। अनीकानि च सर्वाणि शीघ्रं त्वमनुचोदय ॥६-१६-१२॥
duḥśāsana rathāstūrṇaṃ yujyantāṃ bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ। anīkāni ca sarvāṇi śīghraṃ tvamanucodaya ॥6-16-12॥
[दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duhshasana; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; युज्यन्ताम् (yujyantām) - be yoked; भीष्मरक्षिणः (bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ) - Bhishma's protectors; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; च (ca) - and; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुचोदय (anucodaya) - urge; ॥६-१६-१२॥ (॥6-16-12॥) - (verse number);]
(Duhshasana, let the chariots of Bhishma's protectors be yoked quickly; and urge all the armies quickly.)
Duhshasana, quickly have the chariots of Bhishma's protectors yoked and urge all the armies swiftly.
अयं मा समनुप्राप्तो वर्षपूगाभिचिन्तितः। पाण्डवानां ससैन्यानां कुरूणां च समागमः ॥६-१६-१३॥
ayaṁ mā samanuprāpto varṣapūgābhicintitaḥ। pāṇḍavānāṁ sasainyānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca samāgamaḥ ॥6-16-13॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; मा (mā) - not; समनुप्राप्तः (samanuprāptaḥ) - has arrived; वर्षपूग (varṣapūga) - years; अभिचिन्तितः (abhicintitaḥ) - contemplated; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṁ) - of the Pandavas; ससैन्यानां (sasainyānāṁ) - with armies; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṁ) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting;]
(This meeting of the Pandavas with their armies and the Kauravas, which was contemplated for years, has not arrived.)
The long-anticipated meeting between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, along with their armies, has finally occurred after many years of contemplation.
नातः कार्यतमं मन्ये रणे भीष्मस्य रक्षणात्। हन्याद्गुप्तो ह्यसौ पार्थान्सोमकांश्च ससृञ्जयान् ॥६-१६-१४॥
nātaḥ kāryatamaṃ manye raṇe bhīṣmasya rakṣaṇāt। hanyādgupto hyasau pārthānsomakāṃśca sasṛñjayān ॥6-16-14॥
[न (na) - not; अतः (ataḥ) - than this; कार्यतमं (kāryatamaṃ) - more important duty; मन्ये (manye) - I think; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; रक्षणात् (rakṣaṇāt) - than protecting; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - he may kill; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - he; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas; च (ca) - and; ससृञ्जयान् (sasṛñjayān) - along with the Srinjayas;]
(I think there is no more important duty in battle than protecting Bhishma. Indeed, if he is protected, he may kill the sons of Pritha, the Somakas, and the Srinjayas.)
I believe that in battle, there is no duty more important than protecting Bhishma. If he is well-guarded, he could defeat the sons of Pritha, the Somakas, and the Srinjayas.
अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा नाहं हन्यां शिखण्डिनम्। श्रूयते स्त्री ह्यसौ पूर्वं तस्माद्वर्ज्यो रणे मम ॥६-१६-१५॥
abravīcca viśuddhātmā nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinam। śrūyate strī hyasau pūrvaṃ tasmādvarjyo raṇe mama ॥6-16-15॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्याम् (hanyām) - would kill; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; स्त्री (strī) - woman; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - this; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वर्ज्यः (varjyaḥ) - to be avoided; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मम (mama) - by me;]
(And the pure-souled said, "I would not kill Shikhandi. It is heard that this was formerly a woman; therefore, to be avoided in battle by me.")
The pure-hearted one said, "I will not kill Shikhandi, as it is known that he was once a woman; hence, he should be avoided by me in battle."
तस्माद्भीष्मो रक्षितव्यो विशेषेणेति मे मतिः। शिखण्डिनो वधे यत्ताः सर्वे तिष्ठन्तु मामकाः ॥६-१६-१६॥
tasmādbhīṣmo rakṣitavyo viśeṣeṇeti me matiḥ। śikhaṇḍino vadhe yattāḥ sarve tiṣṭhantu māmakāḥ ॥6-16-16॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; रक्षितव्यः (rakṣitavyaḥ) - to be protected; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - Shikhandi; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - endeavored; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तिष्ठन्तु (tiṣṭhantu) - should remain; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my men;]
(Therefore, Bhishma is to be protected especially; thus is my opinion. All my men should remain endeavored in the killing of Shikhandi.)
Therefore, it is my opinion that Bhishma should be especially protected. All my men should focus on the task of killing Shikhandi.
तथा प्राच्याः प्रतीच्याश्च दाक्षिणात्योत्तरापथाः। सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रकुशलास्ते रक्षन्तु पितामहम् ॥६-१६-१७॥
tathā prācyāḥ pratīcyāśca dākṣiṇātyottarāpathāḥ। sarvaśastrāstrakuśalāste rakṣantu pitāmaham ॥6-16-17॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्राच्याः (prācyāḥ) - eastern; प्रतीच्याः (pratīcyāḥ) - western; च (ca) - and; दाक्षिणात्य (dākṣiṇātya) - southern; उत्तरापथाः (uttarāpathāḥ) - northern regions; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; अस्त्र (astra) - missiles; कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled; ते (te) - they; रक्षन्तु (rakṣantu) - protect; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Thus, the eastern, western, southern, and northern regions, all skilled in weapons and missiles, they protect the grandfather.)
Thus, the warriors from the eastern, western, southern, and northern regions, all skilled in weapons and missiles, are to protect the grandfather.
अरक्ष्यमाणं हि वृको हन्यात्सिंहं महाबलम्। मा सिंहं जम्बुकेनेव घातयामः शिखण्डिना ॥६-१६-१८॥
arakṣyamāṇaṃ hi vṛko hanyātsiṃhaṃ mahābalam। mā siṃhaṃ jambukeneva ghātayāmaḥ śikhaṇḍinā ॥6-16-18॥
[अरक्ष्यमाणं (arakṣyamāṇam) - unprotected; हि (hi) - indeed; वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - might kill; सिंहम् (siṃham) - a lion; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; मा (mā) - do not; सिंहम् (siṃham) - the lion; जम्बुकेन (jambukena) - by a jackal; इव (iva) - like; घातयामः (ghātayāmaḥ) - let us cause to be killed; शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by a peacock; ॥६-१६-१८॥ (॥6-16-18॥) - (verse number);]
(Indeed, an unprotected lion might be killed by a wolf; let us not cause the mighty lion to be killed by a jackal like a peacock.)
An unprotected lion might indeed be killed by a wolf. Let us not allow the mighty lion to be killed by a jackal, as a peacock would.
वामं चक्रं युधामन्युरुत्तमौजाश्च दक्षिणम्। गोप्तारौ फल्गुनस्यैतौ फल्गुनोऽपि शिखण्डिनः ॥६-१६-१९॥
vāmaṃ cakraṃ yudhāmanyuruttamaujāśca dakṣiṇam। goptārau phalgunasyaitau phalguno'pi śikhaṇḍinaḥ ॥6-16-19॥
[वामं (vāmaṃ) - left; चक्रं (cakraṃ) - wheel; युधामन्युः (yudhāmanyuḥ) - Yudhāmanyu; उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; च (ca) - and; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; गोप्तारौ (goptārau) - protectors; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna; एतौ (etau) - these two; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Phalguna; अपि (api) - also; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhandi;]
(On the left wheel, Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas, and on the right, the protectors of Phalguna, these two, Phalguna also of Shikhandi.)
Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas were stationed on the left wheel, while the protectors of Arjuna, including Shikhandi, were on the right.
संरक्ष्यमाणः पार्थेन भीष्मेण च विवर्जितः। यथा न हन्याद्गाङ्गेयं दुःशासन तथा कुरु ॥६-१६-२०॥
saṁrakṣyamāṇaḥ pārthena bhīṣmeṇa ca vivarjitaḥ। yathā na hanyādgāṅgeyaṁ duḥśāsana tathā kuru ॥6-16-20॥
[संरक्ष्यमाणः (saṁrakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; च (ca) - and; विवर्जितः (vivarjitaḥ) - avoided; यथा (yathā) - so that; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyaṁ) - Ganga's son; दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Dushasana; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do; ६-१६-२० (6-16-20) - 6-16-20;]
(Being protected by Arjuna and avoided by Bhishma, so that Dushasana would not kill Ganga's son, do thus.)
Arjuna and Bhishma are protecting and avoiding, respectively, so that Dushasana does not kill Bhishma, the son of Ganga. Do accordingly.
ततो रजन्यां व्युष्टायां शब्दः समभवन्महान्। क्रोशतां भूमिपालानां युज्यतां युज्यतामिति ॥६-१६-२१॥
tato rajanyāṃ vyuṣṭāyāṃ śabdaḥ samabhavanmahān। krośatāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ yujyatāṃ yujyatāmiti ॥6-16-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रजन्यां (rajanyāṃ) - in the night; व्युष्टायां (vyuṣṭāyāṃ) - dawned; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; समभवन् (samabhavan) - arose; महान् (mahān) - great; क्रोशतां (krośatāṃ) - shouting; भूमिपालानां (bhūmipālānāṃ) - of the kings; युज्यतां (yujyatāṃ) - be prepared; युज्यताम् (yujyatām) - be prepared; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Then, in the night when dawned, a great sound arose of the kings shouting, "Be prepared, be prepared thus.")
As the night ended and dawn broke, a great clamor arose among the kings, shouting, "Prepare yourselves, prepare yourselves."
शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः सिंहनादैश्च भारत। हयहेषितशब्दैश्च रथनेमिस्वनैस्तथा ॥६-१६-२२॥
śaṅkhadundubhinirghoṣaiḥ siṃhanādaśca bhārata। hayaheṣitaśabdaiśca rathanemisvanaistathā ॥6-16-22॥
[शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drum; निर्घोषैः (nirghoṣaiḥ) - sounds; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादैः (nādaḥ) - roars; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; हय (haya) - horses; हेषित (heṣita) - neighing; शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; रथ (ratha) - chariots; नेमि (nemi) - wheels; स्वनैः (svanaiḥ) - sounds; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(With the sounds of conches and drums, and the roars of lions, O Bharata, and the neighing sounds of horses and the sounds of chariot wheels, thus.)
The battlefield resounded with the blaring of conches and beating of drums, the roaring of lions, O Bharata, and the neighing of horses along with the clattering of chariot wheels.
गजानां बृंहतां चैव योधानां चाभिगर्जताम्। क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितोत्क्रुष्टैस्तुमुलं सर्वतोऽभवत् ॥६-१६-२३॥
gajānāṃ bṛṃhatāṃ caiva yodhānāṃ cābhigarjatām। kṣveḍitāsphoṭitotkruṣṭaistumulaṃ sarvato'bhavat ॥6-16-23॥
[गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants; बृंहताम् (bṛṃhatām) - of the great; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; च (ca) - and; अभिगर्जताम् (abhigarjatām) - roaring; क्ष्वेडित (kṣveḍita) - whistling; अस्फोटित (asphoṭita) - clapping; उत्क्रुष्टैः (utkruṣṭaiḥ) - shouting; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - uproarious; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(The uproarious sound of the great elephants and the roaring warriors, with whistling, clapping, and shouting, became everywhere.)
The tumultuous noise of the mighty elephants and the roaring warriors, accompanied by whistling, clapping, and shouting, resounded everywhere.
उदतिष्ठन्महाराज सर्वं युक्तमशेषतः। सूर्योदये महत्सैन्यं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः ॥ तव राजेन्द्र पुत्राणां पाण्डवानां तथैव च ॥६-१६-२४॥
udatiṣṭhanmahārāja sarvaṃ yuktamaśeṣataḥ। sūryodaye mahatsainyaṃ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ ॥ tava rājendra putrāṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ tathaiva ca ॥6-16-24॥
[उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - arose; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; युक्तम् (yuktam) - ready; अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - completely; सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; महत् (mahat) - great; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; कुरु-पाण्डव-सेनयोः (kuru-pāṇḍava-senayoḥ) - of the Kuru and Pandava armies; तव (tava) - your; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; तथा (tathā) - also; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(O great king, everything was completely ready. At sunrise, the great army of the Kuru and Pandava forces arose. Your sons and the Pandavas as well.)
O King, at sunrise, the great armies of the Kurus and Pandavas were fully prepared and arose. Your sons and the Pandavas were also ready.
तत्र नागा रथाश्चैव जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृताः। विभ्राजमाना दृश्यन्ते मेघा इव सविद्युतः ॥६-१६-२५॥
tatra nāgā rathāścaiva jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtāḥ। vibhrājamānā dṛśyante meghā iva savidyutaḥ ॥6-16-25॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; नागा (nāgā) - serpents; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृताः (jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtāḥ) - adorned with gold; विभ्राजमाना (vibhrājamānā) - shining; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; सविद्युतः (savidyutaḥ) - with lightning;]
(There, serpents and chariots adorned with gold are seen shining like clouds with lightning.)
There, the serpents and chariots, adorned with gold, appear shining like clouds accompanied by lightning.
रथानीकान्यदृश्यन्त नगराणीव भूरिशः। अतीव शुशुभे तत्र पिता ते पूर्णचन्द्रवत् ॥६-१६-२६॥
rathānīkānyadṛśyanta nagarāṇīva bhūriśaḥ। atīva śuśubhe tatra pitā te pūrṇacandravat ॥6-16-26॥
[रथानीकानि (rathānīkāni) - chariots; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; नगराणि (nagarāṇi) - cities; इव (iva) - like; भूरिशः (bhūriśaḥ) - many; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; तत्र (tatra) - there; पिता (pitā) - father; ते (te) - your; पूर्णचन्द्रवत् (pūrṇacandravat) - like the full moon;]
(Chariots were seen like many cities; extremely shone there your father like the full moon.)
The chariots appeared like numerous cities, and there your father shone exceedingly like the full moon.
धनुर्भिरृष्टिभिः खड्गैर्गदाभिः शक्तितोमरैः। योधाः प्रहरणैः शुभ्रैः स्वेष्वनीकेष्ववस्थिताः ॥६-१६-२७॥
dhanurbhiriṣṭibhiḥ khaḍgairgadābhiḥ śaktitomaraiḥ। yodhāḥ praharaṇaiḥ śubhraiḥ sveṣvanīkeṣvavasthitāḥ ॥6-16-27॥
[धनुर्भिः (dhanurbhiḥ) - with bows; ऋष्टिभिः (ṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with spears; खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords; गदाभिः (gadābhiḥ) - with maces; शक्तितोमरैः (śaktitomaraiḥ) - with javelins and lances; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - with weapons; शुभ्रैः (śubhraiḥ) - shining; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in armies; अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - stationed;]
(With bows, spears, swords, maces, javelins, and lances, the warriors, with shining weapons, were stationed in their own armies.)
The warriors, equipped with bows, spears, swords, maces, javelins, and lances, stood ready in their respective shining armies.
गजा रथाः पदाताश्च तुरगाश्च विशां पते। व्यतिष्ठन्वागुराकाराः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-१६-२८॥
gajā rathāḥ padātāśca turagāśca viśāṃ pate। vyatiṣṭhanvāgurākārāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-16-28॥
[गजा (gajā) - elephants; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; पदाताः (padātāḥ) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; व्यतिष्ठन् (vyatiṣṭhan) - stood; वागुराकाराः (vāgurākārāḥ) - like traps; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Elephants, chariots, foot soldiers, and horses, O lord of men, stood like traps by hundreds and then by thousands.)
O lord of men, elephants, chariots, foot soldiers, and horses stood in formations like traps, numbering in hundreds and thousands.
ध्वजा बहुविधाकारा व्यदृश्यन्त समुच्छ्रिताः। स्वेषां चैव परेषां च द्युतिमन्तः सहस्रशः ॥६-१६-२९॥
dhvajā bahuvidhākārā vyadṛśyanta samucchritāḥ। sveṣāṃ caiva pareṣāṃ ca dyutimantaḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥6-16-29॥
[ध्वजा (dhvajā) - flags; बहुविधाकारा (bahuvidhākārā) - of various kinds; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; समुच्छ्रिताः (samucchritāḥ) - raised high; स्वेषां (sveṣām) - of one's own; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परेषां (pareṣām) - of others; च (ca) - and; द्युतिमन्तः (dyutimantaḥ) - shining; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(Flags of various kinds were seen raised high, shining in thousands, both of one's own and of others.)
Flags of various kinds were seen raised high, shining in thousands, belonging to both one's own side and the enemy's.
काञ्चना मणिचित्राङ्गा ज्वलन्त इव पावकाः। अर्चिष्मन्तो व्यरोचन्त ध्वजा राज्ञां सहस्रशः ॥६-१६-३०॥
kāñcanā maṇicittrāṅgā jvalanta iva pāvakāḥ। arciṣmanto vyarocanta dhvajā rājñāṃ sahasraśaḥ ॥6-16-30॥
[काञ्चना (kāñcanā) - golden; मणिचित्राङ्गा (maṇicittrāṅgā) - with gem-studded bodies; ज्वलन्त (jvalanta) - shining; इव (iva) - like; पावकाः (pāvakāḥ) - fire; अर्चिष्मन्तः (arciṣmantaḥ) - radiant; व्योरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - of kings; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(Golden and gem-studded bodies, shining like fire, radiant flags of kings shone in thousands.)
The golden and gem-studded flags, shining like fire, radiantly adorned the kings' armies in thousands.
महेन्द्रकेतवः शुभ्रा महेन्द्रसदनेष्विव। संनद्धास्तेषु ते वीरा ददृशुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः ॥६-१६-३१॥
mahendraketavaḥ śubhrā mahendrasadaneṣviva। saṃnaddhāsteṣu te vīrā dadṛśuryuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ॥6-16-31॥
[महेन्द्रकेतवः (mahendraketavaḥ) - banners of Indra; शुभ्रा (śubhrā) - bright; महेन्द्रसदनेषु (mahendrasadaneṣu) - in the abodes of Indra; इव (iva) - like; संनद्धाः (saṃnaddhāḥ) - armed; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; ते (te) - they; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - eager for battle;]
(The bright banners of Indra, like in the abodes of Indra, armed among them, they, the heroes, saw eager for battle.)
The bright banners of Indra, as if in the abodes of Indra, were seen by the heroes, eager for battle, fully armed among them.
उद्यतैरायुधैश्चित्रास्तलबद्धाः कलापिनः। ऋषभाक्षा मनुष्येन्द्राश्चमूमुखगता बभुः ॥६-१६-३२॥
udyatairāyudhaścitrāstalabaddhāḥ kalāpinaḥ। ṛṣabhākṣā manuṣyendrāścamoomukhagatā babhuḥ ॥6-16-32॥
[उद्यतैः (udyataiḥ) - raised; आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - weapons; चित्राः (citrāḥ) - varied; तलबद्धाः (talabaddhāḥ) - fastened on the palms; कलापिनः (kalāpinaḥ) - archers; ऋषभाक्षाः (ṛṣabhākṣāḥ) - bull-eyed; मनुष्येन्द्राः (manuṣyendrāḥ) - lords of men; चमूमुखगताः (camūmukhagatāḥ) - gone to the front of the army; बभुः (babhūḥ) - became;]
(Raised weapons varied fastened on the palms archers bull-eyed lords of men gone to the front of the army became.)
The archers, with their varied weapons raised and fastened on their palms, the bull-eyed lords of men, went to the front of the army.
शकुनिः सौबलः शल्यः सैन्धवोऽथ जयद्रथः। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः ॥६-१६-३३॥
śakuniḥ saubalaḥ śalyaḥ saindhavo'tha jayadrathaḥ। vindānuvindāvāvantyau kāmbojaśca sudakṣiṇaḥ ॥6-16-33॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - the king of Sindhu; अथ (atha) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vinda and Anuvinda; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the Avanti princes; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kamboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina;]
(Shakuni, the son of Subala, Shalya, the king of Sindhu, and Jayadratha; Vinda and Anuvinda, the Avanti princes; Kamboja and Sudakshina.)
Shakuni, the son of Subala, Shalya, the king of Sindhu, Jayadratha, Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti, along with Kamboja and Sudakshina, were present.
श्रुतायुधश्च कालिङ्गो जयत्सेनश्च पार्थिवः। बृहद्बलश्च कौशल्यः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥६-१६-३४॥
śrutāyudhaśca kāliṅgo jayatsenaśca pārthivaḥ। bṛhadbalaśca kauśalyaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ ॥6-16-34॥
[श्रुतायुधः (śrutāyudhaḥ) - Śrutayudha; च (ca) - and; कालिङ्गः (kāliṅgaḥ) - Kalinga; जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - Jayatsena; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; च (ca) - and; कौशल्यः (kauśalyaḥ) - Kaushalya; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Satyaki;]
(Śrutayudha and Kalinga, Jayatsena and the king; Brihadbala and Kaushalya, Kritavarma and Satyaki.)
Śrutayudha, Kalinga, Jayatsena, the king Brihadbala, Kaushalya, Kritavarma, and Satyaki were present.
दशैते पुरुषव्याघ्राः शूराः परिघबाहवः। अक्षौहिणीनां पतयो यज्वानो भूरिदक्षिणाः ॥६-१६-३५॥
daśaite puruṣavyāghrāḥ śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ। akṣauhiṇīnāṃ patayo yajvāno bhūridakṣiṇāḥ ॥6-16-35॥
[दश (daśa) - ten; एते (ete) - these; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - with arms like iron clubs; अक्षौहिणीनां (akṣauhiṇīnāṃ) - of armies; पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords; यज्वानः (yajvānaḥ) - performers of sacrifices; भूरिदक्षिणाः (bhūridakṣiṇāḥ) - generous in gifts;]
(These ten tiger-like men, heroes with arms like iron clubs, are the lords of armies, performers of sacrifices, generous in gifts.)
These ten valiant men, resembling tigers, with arms as strong as iron clubs, are the leaders of the armies, known for their sacrificial rituals and generosity in gifts.
एते चान्ये च बहवो दुर्योधनवशानुगाः। राजानो राजपुत्राश्च नीतिमन्तो महाबलाः ॥६-१६-३६॥
ete cānye ca bahavo duryodhanavaśānugāḥ। rājāno rājaputrāśca nītimanto mahābalāḥ ॥6-16-36॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वश (vaśa) - control; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; नीतिमन्तः (nītimantaḥ) - wise; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty;]
(These and many others, followers under Duryodhana's control, kings and princes, wise and mighty.)
These and many others, who are followers under Duryodhana's control, are kings and princes, wise and mighty.
संनद्धाः समदृश्यन्त स्वेष्वनीकेष्ववस्थिताः। बद्धकृष्णाजिनाः सर्वे ध्वजिनो मुञ्जमालिनः ॥६-१६-३७॥
saṁnaddhāḥ samadṛśyanta sveṣvanīkeṣvavasthitāḥ। baddhakṛṣṇājināḥ sarve dhvajino muñjamālinaḥ ॥6-16-37॥
[संनद्धाः (saṁnaddhāḥ) - armed; समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - appeared equal; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - ranks; अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - stationed; बद्ध (baddha) - wearing; कृष्णाजिनाः (kṛṣṇājināḥ) - black deer skins; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ध्वजिनः (dhvajinaḥ) - with banners; मुञ्जमालिनः (muñjamālinaḥ) - wearing grass garlands;]
(Armed, they appeared equal, stationed in their own ranks, all wearing black deer skins, with banners, and wearing grass garlands.)
The warriors, fully armed and appearing equal, were stationed in their respective ranks. They all wore black deer skins, carried banners, and adorned themselves with grass garlands.
सृष्टा दुर्योधनस्यार्थे ब्रह्मलोकाय दीक्षिताः। समृद्धा दश वाहिन्यः परिगृह्य व्यवस्थिताः ॥६-१६-३८॥
sṛṣṭā duryodhanasyārthe brahmalokāya dīkṣitāḥ। samṛddhā daśa vāhinyaḥ parigṛhya vyavasthitāḥ ॥6-16-38॥
[सृष्टा (sṛṣṭā) - created; दुर्योधनस्यार्थे (duryodhanasyārthe) - for Duryodhana's sake; ब्रह्मलोकाय (brahmalokāya) - for the world of Brahma; दीक्षिताः (dīkṣitāḥ) - consecrated; समृद्धा (samṛddhā) - prosperous; दश (daśa) - ten; वाहिन्यः (vāhinyaḥ) - armies; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having surrounded; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - stationed;]
(Created for Duryodhana's sake, consecrated for the world of Brahma, prosperous ten armies having surrounded, stationed.)
Ten prosperous armies, consecrated for the realm of Brahma, were created for Duryodhana's cause and were strategically positioned after surrounding.
एकादशी धार्तराष्ट्री कौरवाणां महाचमूः। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां यत्र शान्तनवोऽग्रणीः ॥६-१६-३९॥
ekādaśī dhārtarāṣṭrī kauravāṇāṃ mahācamūḥ। agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ yatra śāntanavo'graṇīḥ ॥6-16-39॥
[एकादशी (ekādaśī) - the eleventh; धार्तराष्ट्री (dhārtarāṣṭrī) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यानां (sarvasainyānāṃ) - of all armies; यत्र (yatra) - where; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अग्रणीः (agraṇīḥ) - leader;]
(The eleventh, the great army of Dhritarashtra's sons, of the Kauravas, was in front of all armies, where the son of Shantanu was the leader.)
On the eleventh day, the great army of the Kauravas, sons of Dhritarashtra, was positioned at the forefront of all the armies, led by Bhishma, the son of Shantanu.
श्वेतोष्णीषं श्वेतहयं श्वेतवर्माणमच्युतम्। अपश्याम महाराज भीष्मं चन्द्रमिवोदितम् ॥६-१६-४०॥
śvetoṣṇīṣaṃ śvetahayaṃ śvetavarmāṇamacyutam। apaśyāma mahārāja bhīṣmaṃ candramivoditam ॥6-16-40॥
[श्वेत (śveta) - white; उष्णीषं (uṣṇīṣaṃ) - turban; श्वेत (śveta) - white; हय (haya) - horse; श्वेत (śveta) - white; वर्माणम् (varmāṇam) - armor; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Achyuta (Krishna); अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon; इव (iva) - like; उदितम् (uditam) - risen;]
(White-turbaned, white-horsed, white-armored Achyuta, we saw, O great king, Bhishma like the risen moon.)
O great king, we saw Bhishma, adorned in white turban, riding a white horse, and wearing white armor, appearing like the risen moon.
हेमतालध्वजं भीष्मं राजते स्यन्दने स्थितम्। श्वेताभ्र इव तीक्ष्णांशुं ददृशुः कुरुपाण्डवाः ॥६-१६-४१॥
hematāladhvajaṃ bhīṣmaṃ rājate syandane sthitam। śvetābhra iva tīkṣṇāṃśuṃ dadṛśuḥ kurupāṇḍavāḥ ॥6-16-41॥
[हेमतालध्वजं (hematāladhvajaṃ) - golden-palmed banner; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; राजते (rājate) - shining; स्यन्दने (syandane) - in the chariot; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; श्वेताभ्र (śvetābhra) - white cloud; इव (iva) - like; तीक्ष्णांशुं (tīkṣṇāṃśuṃ) - sharp-rayed; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; कुरुपाण्डवाः (kurupāṇḍavāḥ) - Kurus and Pandavas;]
(The Kurus and Pandavas saw Bhishma, with a golden-palmed banner, standing in the shining chariot, like a sharp-rayed white cloud.)
The Kurus and Pandavas beheld Bhishma, standing in his radiant chariot with a golden banner, resembling a bright white cloud.
दृष्ट्वा चमूमुखे भीष्मं समकम्पन्त पाण्डवाः। सृञ्जयाश्च महेष्वासा धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः ॥६-१६-४२॥
dṛṣṭvā camūmukhe bhīṣmaṃ samakampanta pāṇḍavāḥ। sṛñjayāśca maheṣvāsā dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ ॥6-16-42॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; चमूमुखे (camūmukhe) - at the front of the army; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः (dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ) - led by Dhrishtadyumna;]
(Having seen Bhishma at the front of the army, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas, great archers led by Dhrishtadyumna, trembled.)
Upon seeing Bhishma at the forefront of the army, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas, who were great archers led by Dhrishtadyumna, were filled with trepidation.
जृम्भमाणं महासिंहं दृष्ट्वा क्षुद्रमृगा यथा। धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः सर्वे समुद्विविजिरे मुहुः ॥६-१६-४३॥
jṛmbhamāṇaṃ mahāsiṃhaṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣudramṛgā yathā। dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ sarve samudvivijire muhuḥ ॥6-16-43॥
[जृम्भमाणं (jṛmbhamāṇam) - yawning; महासिंहं (mahāsiṃham) - great lion; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; क्षुद्रमृगा (kṣudramṛgā) - small animals; यथा (yathā) - as; धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः (dhṛṣṭadyumnamukhāḥ) - headed by Dhrishtadyumna; सर्वे (sarve) - all; समुद्विविजिरे (samudvivijire) - were terrified; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly;]
(As small animals are terrified upon seeing a yawning great lion, all headed by Dhrishtadyumna were repeatedly terrified.)
Upon seeing the great lion yawning, all the warriors led by Dhrishtadyumna were repeatedly filled with fear, just like small animals would be.
एकादशैताः श्रीजुष्टा वाहिन्यस्तव भारत। पाण्डवानां तथा सप्त महापुरुषपालिताः ॥६-१६-४४॥
ekādaśaitāḥ śrījuṣṭā vāhinyastava bhārata। pāṇḍavānāṃ tathā sapta mahāpuruṣapālitāḥ ॥6-16-44॥
[एकादश (ekādaśa) - eleven; एताः (etāḥ) - these; श्रीजुष्टाः (śrījuṣṭāḥ) - adorned with glory; वाहिन्यः (vāhinyaḥ) - armies; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; तथा (tathā) - also; सप्त (sapta) - seven; महापुरुषपालिताः (mahāpuruṣapālitāḥ) - protected by great warriors;]
(These eleven armies of yours, O Bharata, adorned with glory, and the seven of the Pandavas, protected by great warriors.)
O Bharata, these eleven glorious armies of yours and the seven of the Pandavas are protected by great warriors.
उन्मत्तमकरावर्तौ महाग्राहसमाकुलौ। युगान्ते समुपेतौ द्वौ दृश्येते सागराविव ॥६-१६-४५॥
unmattamakarāvartau mahāgrāhasamākulau। yugānte samupetau dvau dṛśyete sāgarāviva ॥6-16-45॥
[उन्मत्त (unmatta) - mad; मकर (makara) - crocodile; आवर्तौ (āvartau) - whirlpools; महाग्राह (mahāgrāha) - great alligators; समाकुलौ (samākulau) - filled with; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an age; समुपेतौ (samupetau) - approached; द्वौ (dvau) - two; दृश्येते (dṛśyete) - are seen; सागरौ (sāgarau) - oceans; इव (iva) - like;]
(Mad crocodile whirlpools filled with great alligators; at the end of an age, two are seen like oceans.)
At the end of an age, two oceans appear, filled with mad whirlpools and great alligators, resembling the tumultuous seas.
नैव नस्तादृशो राजन्दृष्टपूर्वो न च श्रुतः। अनीकानां समेतानां समवायस्तथाविधः ॥६-१६-४६॥
naiva nastādṛśo rājandṛṣṭapūrvo na ca śrutaḥ। anīkānāṃ sametānāṃ samavāyastathāvidhaḥ ॥6-16-46॥
[नैव (naiva) - never; नः (naḥ) - our; तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृष्टपूर्वः (dṛṣṭapūrvaḥ) - seen before; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; अनीकानाम् (anīkānām) - of armies; समेतानाम् (sametānām) - assembled; समवायः (samavāyaḥ) - gathering; तथाविधः (tathāvidhaḥ) - such as this;]
(Never have we seen or heard of such a gathering of assembled armies, O king.)
O king, we have neither seen nor heard of such a gathering of assembled armies before.
