06.041
Core and Pancharatra: Yudhisthira pays respect to the elders standing with the Kauravas and says he seeks an alliance with whomever wants to join the Pandavas. Yuyutsu leaves the Kauravas and joins the Pandava army.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो धनञ्जयं दृष्ट्वा बाणगाण्डीवधारिणम्। पुनरेव महानादं व्यसृजन्त महारथाः ॥६-४१-१॥
tato dhanañjayaṃ dṛṣṭvā bāṇagāṇḍīvadhāriṇam। punareva mahānādaṃ vyasṛjanta mahārathāḥ ॥6-41-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; बाणगाण्डीवधारिणम् (bāṇagāṇḍīvadhāriṇam) - bearing arrows and Gandiva; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; महानादम् (mahānādam) - great sound; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - emitting; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(Then, seeing Dhananjaya bearing arrows and Gandiva, the great charioteers again emitted a great sound.)
Upon seeing Arjuna, who was equipped with his bow and arrows, the great warriors once more let out a mighty roar.
पाण्डवाः सोमकाश्चैव ये चैषामनुयायिनः। दध्मुश्च मुदिताः शङ्खान्वीराः सागरसम्भवान् ॥६-४१-२॥
pāṇḍavāḥ somakāścaiva ye caiṣāmanuyāyinaḥ। dadhmuśca muditāḥ śaṅkhānvīrāḥ sāgarasambhavān ॥6-41-2॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - Somakas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; एषाम् (eṣām) - their; अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; च (ca) - and; मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - joyful; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; सम्भवान् (sambhavān) - born of;]
(The Pandavas, the Somakas, and their followers, joyful heroes, blew conches born of the ocean.)
The Pandavas, along with the Somakas and their followers, joyfully blew their conches, which were as mighty as the ocean.
ततो भेर्यश्च पेश्यश्च क्रकचा गोविषाणिकाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त ततः शब्दो महानभूत् ॥६-४१-३॥
tato bheryaśca peśyaśca krakacā goviṣāṇikāḥ। sahasaivābhyahanyanta tataḥ śabdo mahānabhūt ॥6-41-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; पेश्यः (peśyaḥ) - trumpets; च (ca) - and; क्रकचा (krakacā) - saws; गोविषाणिकाः (goviṣāṇikāḥ) - cow horns; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यहन्यन्त (abhyahanyanta) - were sounded; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose;]
(Then drums, trumpets, saws, and cow horns were suddenly sounded; then a great sound arose.)
Then, suddenly, drums, trumpets, saws, and cow horns were sounded, creating a great noise.
अथ देवाः सगन्धर्वाः पितरश्च जनेश्वर। सिद्धचारणसङ्घाश्च समीयुस्ते दिदृक्षया ॥६-४१-४॥
atha devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pitaraśca janeśvara। siddhacāraṇasaṅghāśca samīyuste didṛkṣayā ॥6-41-4॥
[अथ (atha) - then; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; च (ca) - and; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; सिद्धचारणसङ्घाः (siddhacāraṇasaṅghāḥ) - groups of Siddhas and Charanas; च (ca) - and; समीयुः (samīyuḥ) - assembled; ते (te) - they; दिदृक्षया (didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see;]
(Then the gods, along with the Gandharvas, ancestors, and groups of Siddhas and Charanas, assembled with the desire to see, O lord of people.)
Then, O lord of people, the gods, Gandharvas, ancestors, and groups of Siddhas and Charanas gathered with the desire to witness the event.
ऋषयश्च महाभागाः पुरस्कृत्य शतक्रतुम्। समीयुस्तत्र सहिता द्रष्टुं तद्वैशसं महत् ॥६-४१-५॥
ṛṣayaśca mahābhāgāḥ puraskṛtya śatakratum। samīyustatra sahitā draṣṭuṃ tadvaiśasaṃ mahat ॥6-41-5॥
[ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; शतक्रतुम् (śatakratum) - Indra; समीयुः (samīyuḥ) - assembled; तत्र (tatra) - there; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; तत् (tad) - that; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - calamity; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(The sages, greatly fortunate, having placed Indra in front, assembled there together to see that great calamity.)
The greatly fortunate sages, led by Indra, gathered there to witness the great calamity.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय सुसमुद्यते। ते सेने सागरप्रख्ये मुहुः प्रचलिते नृप ॥६-४१-६॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro dṛṣṭvā yuddhāya susamudyate। te sene sāgaraprakhye muhuḥ pracalite nṛpa ॥6-41-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; सुसमुद्यते (susamudyate) - well-prepared; ते (te) - those; सेने (sene) - armies; सागरप्रख्ये (sāgaraprakhye) - ocean-like; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - constantly; प्रचलिते (pracalite) - moving; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Then Yudhishthira, having seen, well-prepared for battle, those ocean-like armies constantly moving, O king.)
Then, O king, Yudhishthira saw the armies, vast as the ocean, constantly in motion, well-prepared for battle.
विमुच्य कवचं वीरो निक्षिप्य च वरायुधम्। अवरुह्य रथात्तूर्णं पद्भ्यामेव कृताञ्जलिः ॥६-४१-७॥
vimucya kavacaṃ vīro nikṣipya ca varāyudham। avaruhya rathāttūrṇaṃ padbhyāmeva kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥6-41-7॥
[विमुच्य (vimucya) - having removed; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having laid down; च (ca) - and; वरायुधम् (varāyudham) - excellent weapon; अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having descended; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - on foot; एव (eva) - only; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands;]
(Having removed his armor, the hero laid down his excellent weapon, descended quickly from the chariot, and stood on foot with folded hands.)
The hero, having taken off his armor and set aside his fine weapon, quickly descended from the chariot and stood with folded hands.
पितामहमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। वाग्यतः प्रययौ येन प्राङ्मुखो रिपुवाहिनीम् ॥६-४१-८॥
pitāmaham abhiprekṣya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। vāgyataḥ prayayau yena prāṅmukho ripuvāhinīm ॥6-41-8॥
[पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - at the grandsire; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - the king of righteousness; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - silently; प्रययौ (prayayau) - proceeded; येन (yena) - by which; प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east; रिपुवाहिनीम् (ripuvāhinīm) - towards the enemy army;]
(Having seen the grandsire, the king of righteousness Yudhishthira proceeded silently, facing east, towards the enemy army.)
Yudhishthira, the righteous king, silently moved towards the enemy forces, facing east, after beholding the grandsire.
तं प्रयान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। अवतीर्य रथात्तूर्णं भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽन्वयात् ॥६-४१-९॥
taṁ prayāntamabhiprekṣya kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। avatīrya rathāttūrṇaṁ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nvayāt ॥6-41-9॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - departing; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - Kunti's son; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; अन्वयात् (anvayāt) - followed;]
(Having seen him departing, Kunti's son Dhananjaya quickly descended from the chariot and followed together with his brothers.)
Seeing him depart, Kunti's son Arjuna quickly got down from the chariot and followed along with his brothers.
वासुदेवश्च भगवान्पृष्ठतोऽनुजगाम ह। यथामुख्याश्च राजानस्तमन्वाजग्मुरुत्सुकाः ॥६-४१-१०॥
vāsudevaśca bhagavān pṛṣṭhato'nujagāma ha। yathāmukhyāśca rājānastamanvājagmurutsukāḥ ॥6-41-10॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; अनुजगाम (anujagāma) - followed; ह (ha) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chiefs; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; तम् (tam) - him; अन्वाजग्मुः (anvājagmuḥ) - followed; उत्सुकाः (utsukāḥ) - eagerly;]
(Vasudeva and the Lord followed behind indeed. As the chiefs and kings followed him eagerly.)
Vasudeva, the Lord, followed behind, and the chief kings eagerly followed him.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
किं ते व्यवसितं राजन्यदस्मानपहाय वै। पद्भ्यामेव प्रयातोऽसि प्राङ्मुखो रिपुवाहिनीम् ॥६-४१-११॥
kiṁ te vyavasitaṁ rājanyadasmānapahāya vai। padbhyāmeva prayāto'si prāṅmukho ripuvāhinīm ॥6-41-11॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; ते (te) - your; व्यवसितं (vyavasitaṁ) - decision; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यत् (yat) - that; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; अपहाय (apahāya) - leaving; वै (vai) - indeed; पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - on foot; एव (eva) - only; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - gone; असि (asi) - are; प्राङ्मुखः (prāṅmukhaḥ) - facing east; रिपु (ripu) - enemy; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(What is your decision, O king, that leaving us, you have indeed gone on foot, facing east towards the enemy army?)
O king, what decision have you made to leave us and proceed on foot towards the enemy army, facing east?
भीमसेन उवाच॥
bhīmasena uvāca॥
[भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhimasena said:)
Bhimasena said:
क्व गमिष्यसि राजेन्द्र निक्षिप्तकवचायुधः। दंशितेष्वरिसैन्येषु भ्रातॄनुत्सृज्य पार्थिव ॥६-४१-१२॥
kva gamiṣyasi rājendra nikṣiptakavacāyudhaḥ। daṃśiteṣvarisainyeṣu bhrātṝnutsṛjya pārthiva ॥6-41-12॥
[क्व (kva) - where; गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - will you go; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; निक्षिप्तकवचायुधः (nikṣiptakavacāyudhaḥ) - having laid down armor and weapons; दंशितेषु (daṃśiteṣu) - in the bitten; अरिसैन्येषु (arisainyeṣu) - enemy armies; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O prince;]
(Where will you go, O king, having laid down armor and weapons, abandoning brothers in the enemy armies that are bitten, O prince?)
O King, where do you intend to go after laying down your armor and weapons, leaving your brothers amidst the enemy forces, O prince?
नकुल उवाच॥
nakula uvāca॥
[नकुल (nakula) - Nakul; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nakul said:)
Nakul said:
एवङ्गते त्वयि ज्येष्ठे मम भ्रातरि भारत। भीर्मे दुनोति हृदयं ब्रूहि गन्ता भवान्क्व नु ॥६-४१-१३॥
evaṅgate tvayi jyeṣṭhe mama bhrātari bhārata। bhīrme dunoti hṛdayaṃ brūhi gantā bhavān kva nu ॥6-41-13॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; गते (gate) - gone; त्वयि (tvayi) - you; ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - eldest; मम (mama) - my; भ्रातरि (bhrātari) - brother; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; भीः (bhīḥ) - fear; मे (me) - my; दुनोति (dunoti) - pierces; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; गन्ता (gantā) - will go; भवान् (bhavān) - you; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed;]
(Thus, with you gone, my eldest brother, O Bhārata, fear pierces my heart. Tell me, where indeed will you go?)
O Bhārata, with you, my eldest brother, gone, I am filled with fear. Please tell me, where will you go?
सहदेव उवाच॥
sahadeva uvāca॥
[सहदेव (sahadeva) - Sahadeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sahadeva said:)
Sahadeva spoke:
अस्मिन्रणसमूहे वै वर्तमाने महाभये। योद्धव्ये क्व नु गन्तासि शत्रूनभिमुखो नृप ॥६-४१-१४॥
asmin raṇasamūhe vai vartamāne mahābhaye। yoddhavye kva nu gantāsi śatrūnabhimukho nṛpa ॥6-41-14॥
[अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; रणसमूहे (raṇasamūhe) - battle assembly; वै (vai) - indeed; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - present; महाभये (mahābhaye) - great danger; योद्धव्ये (yoddhavye) - to be fought; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; गन्तासि (gantāsi) - will you go; शत्रूनभिमुखः (śatrūnabhimukhaḥ) - towards the enemies; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(In this battle assembly, indeed, present in great danger, to be fought, where indeed will you go towards the enemies, O king?)
O king, in this assembly of battle, where great danger is present and a fight is to be fought, where indeed will you go facing the enemies?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमाभाष्यमाणोऽपि भ्रातृभिः कुरुनन्दन। नोवाच वाग्यतः किञ्चिद्गच्छत्येव युधिष्ठिरः ॥६-४१-१५॥
evam ābhāṣyamāṇo'pi bhrātṛbhiḥ kurunandana। novāca vāgyataḥ kiñcidgacchatyeva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥6-41-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आभाष्यमाणः (ābhāṣyamāṇaḥ) - being addressed; अपि (api) - even; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O joy of the Kurus; न (na) - not; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; वाग्यतः (vāgyataḥ) - silent; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; एव (eva) - indeed; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Thus, even being addressed by his brothers, O joy of the Kurus, Yudhishthira, silent, did not speak anything and indeed goes.)
Despite being addressed by his brothers, Yudhishthira, the joy of the Kurus, remained silent and did not say anything, continuing on his way.
तानुवाच महाप्राज्ञो वासुदेवो महामनाः। अभिप्रायोऽस्य विज्ञातो मयेति प्रहसन्निव ॥६-४१-१६॥
tānuvāca mahāprājño vāsudevo mahāmanāḥ। abhiprāyo'sya vijñāto mayeti prahasanniva ॥6-41-16॥
[तान् (tān) - them; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the great wise one; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - the great-minded; अभिप्रायः (abhiprāyaḥ) - intention; अस्य (asya) - his; विज्ञातः (vijñātaḥ) - known; मया (mayā) - by me; इति (iti) - thus; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - smiling as if;]
(The great wise Vasudeva, the great-minded, said to them, "His intention is known by me," smiling as if.)
The wise and great-minded Vasudeva addressed them, saying with a smile, "I have understood his intention."
एष भीष्मं तथा द्रोणं गौतमं शल्यमेव च। अनुमान्य गुरून्सर्वान्योत्स्यते पार्थिवोऽरिभिः ॥६-४१-१७॥
eṣa bhīṣmaṃ tathā droṇaṃ gautamaṃ śalyameva ca। anumānya gurūnsarvānyotsyate pārthivo'ribhiḥ ॥6-41-17॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; तथा (tathā) - and; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; गौतमं (gautamaṃ) - Gautama; शल्यमेव (śalyameva) - Shalya indeed; च (ca) - and; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having honored; गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; योत्स्यते (yotsyate) - will fight; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the prince; अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - with enemies;]
(This prince, having honored all the teachers, will fight with enemies including Bhishma, Drona, Gautama, and indeed Shalya.)
The prince, after paying respects to all his teachers, will engage in battle against his enemies, including Bhishma, Drona, Gautama, and Shalya.
श्रूयते हि पुराकल्पे गुरूनननुमान्य यः। युध्यते स भवेद्व्यक्तमपध्यातो महत्तरैः ॥६-४१-१८॥
śrūyate hi purākalpe gurūnananumānya yaḥ। yudhyate sa bhavedvyaktamapadhyāto mahattaraiḥ ॥6-41-18॥
[श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; हि (hi) - indeed; पुराकल्पे (purākalpe) - in ancient times; गुरून् (gurūn) - teachers; अननुमान्य (ananumānya) - without respecting; यः (yaḥ) - who; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; स (sa) - he; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; अपध्यातः (apadhyātaḥ) - disrespected; महत्तरैः (mahattaraiḥ) - by the elders;]
(It is heard that in ancient times, one who fought without respecting teachers was clearly disrespected by the elders.)
It is said that in ancient times, those who fought without showing respect to their teachers were evidently looked down upon by the elders.
अनुमान्य यथाशास्त्रं यस्तु युध्येन्महत्तरैः। ध्रुवस्तस्य जयो युद्धे भवेदिति मतिर्मम ॥६-४१-१९॥
anumānya yathāśāstraṃ yastu yudhyenmahattaraiḥ। dhruvastasya jayo yuddhe bhavediti matirmama ॥6-41-19॥
[अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having been approved; यथाशास्त्रं (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures; यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - but; युध्येत् (yudhyet) - would fight; महत्तरैः (mahattaraiḥ) - with great ones; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; तस्य (tasya) - his; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; मम (mama) - my;]
(Having been approved according to the scriptures, he who would fight with great ones, his victory in battle would be certain, thus is my opinion.)
"My opinion is that if one fights according to the scriptures and with great warriors, victory in battle is assured."
एवं ब्रुवति कृष्णे तु धार्तराष्ट्रचमूं प्रति। हाहाकारो महानासीन्निःशब्दास्त्वपरेऽभवन् ॥६-४१-२०॥
evaṁ bruvati kṛṣṇe tu dhārtarāṣṭracamūṁ prati। hāhākāro mahān āsīn niḥśabdās tv apare'bhavan ॥6-41-20॥
[एवं (evaṁ) - thus; ब्रुवति (bruvati) - speaking; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - Krishna; तु (tu) - but; धार्तराष्ट्रचमूं (dhārtarāṣṭracamūṁ) - the army of Dhritarashtra; प्रति (prati) - towards; हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - arose; निःशब्दाः (niḥśabdāḥ) - silent; तु (tu) - but; अपरे (apare) - others; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Thus, when Krishna was speaking towards the army of Dhritarashtra, a great uproar arose, but others became silent.)
As Krishna spoke to the army of Dhritarashtra, a great uproar ensued, while others fell silent.
दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरं दूराद्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिकाः। मिथः सङ्कथयां चक्रुर्नेशोऽस्ति कुलपांसनः ॥६-४१-२१॥
dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dūrāddhārtarāṣṭrasya sainikāḥ। mithaḥ saṅkathayāṃ cakrurneśo'sti kulapāṃsanaḥ ॥6-41-21॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; दूरात् (dūrāt) - from afar; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; मिथः (mithaḥ) - among themselves; सङ्कथयाम् (saṅkathayām) - conversing; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did; न (na) - not; इशः (iśaḥ) - capable; अस्ति (asti) - is; कुलपांसनः (kulapāṃsanaḥ) - disgrace of the family;]
(Having seen Yudhishthira from afar, the soldiers of Dhritarashtra conversed among themselves: "There is no one as disgraceful to the family.")
Upon seeing Yudhishthira from a distance, the soldiers of Dhritarashtra began to talk among themselves, expressing that there is no one as disgraceful to the family as he is.
व्यक्तं भीत इवाभ्येति राजासौ भीष्ममन्तिकात्। युधिष्ठिरः ससोदर्यः शरणार्थं प्रयाचकः ॥६-४१-२२॥
vyaktaṁ bhīta ivābhyeti rājāsau bhīṣmamantikāt। yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sasodaryaḥ śaraṇārthaṁ prayācakaḥ ॥6-41-22॥
[व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; इव (iva) - as if; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; राजा (rājā) - the king; असौ (asau) - that; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - near; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; ससोदर्यः (sasodaryaḥ) - with his brothers; शरणार्थम् (śaraṇārtham) - for refuge; प्रयाचकः (prayācakaḥ) - begging;]
(Clearly, as if fearful, that king approaches near Bhishma. Yudhishthira, with his brothers, begging for refuge.)
The king, appearing clearly fearful, approaches Bhishma. Yudhishthira, along with his brothers, seeks refuge.
धनञ्जये कथं नाथे पाण्डवे च वृकोदरे। नकुले सहदेवे च भीतोऽभ्येति च पाण्डवः ॥६-४१-२३॥
dhanañjaye kathaṁ nāthe pāṇḍave ca vṛkodare। nakule sahadeve ca bhīto'bhhyeti ca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥6-41-23॥
[धनञ्जये (dhanañjaye) - in Dhananjaya; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नाथे (nāthe) - lord; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in Pandava; च (ca) - and; वृकोदरे (vṛkodare) - in Vrikodara; नकुले (nakule) - in Nakula; सहदेवे (sahadeve) - in Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(In Dhananjaya, how does the lord, in Pandava and in Vrikodara, in Nakula and in Sahadeva, fearful, approach and Pandava?)
How does the Pandava, with Dhananjaya as their leader, approach fearfully when they have the support of Pandava, Vrikodara, Nakula, and Sahadeva?
न नूनं क्षत्रियकुले जातः सम्प्रथिते भुवि। यथास्य हृदयं भीतमल्पसत्त्वस्य संयुगे ॥६-४१-२४॥
na nūnaṃ kṣatriyakule jātaḥ samprathite bhuvi। yathāsya hṛdayaṃ bhītamalpasattvasya saṃyuge ॥6-41-24॥
[न (na) - not; नूनं (nūnam) - certainly; क्षत्रियकुले (kṣatriyakule) - in the Kshatriya family; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; सम्प्रथिते (samprathite) - renowned; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्य (asya) - his; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; भीतम् (bhītam) - fearful; अल्पसत्त्वस्य (alpasattvasya) - of one with little courage; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Certainly, one not born in a renowned Kshatriya family on earth, as his heart is fearful in battle, is of little courage.)
Certainly, he who is not born in a renowned Kshatriya family on earth has a fearful heart in battle and is of little courage.
ततस्ते क्षत्रियाः सर्वे प्रशंसन्ति स्म कौरवान्। हृष्टाः सुमनसो भूत्वा चैलानि दुधुवुः पृथक् ॥६-४१-२५॥
tataste kṣatriyāḥ sarve praśaṁsanti sma kauravān। hṛṣṭāḥ sumanaso bhūtvā cailāni dudhuvuḥ pṛthak ॥6-41-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - praise; स्म (sma) - indeed; कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - cheerful; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; चैलानि (cailāni) - garments; दुधुवुः (dudhuvuḥ) - shook; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately;]
(Then all the warriors indeed praised the Kauravas. Joyful and cheerful, they shook their garments separately.)
Then all the warriors praised the Kauravas. Being joyful and cheerful, they shook their garments separately.
व्यनिन्दन्त ततः सर्वे योधास्तत्र विशां पते। युधिष्ठिरं ससोदर्यं सहितं केशवेन ह ॥६-४१-२६॥
vyanindanta tataḥ sarve yodhāstatra viśāṃ pate। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sasodaryaṃ sahitaṃ keśavena ha ॥6-41-26॥
[व्यनिन्दन्त (vyanindanta) - criticized; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; ससोदर्यं (sasodaryaṃ) - with brothers; सहितं (sahitaṃ) - together; केशवेन (keśavena) - with Keshava; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then all the warriors there, O lord of men, criticized Yudhishthira, who was with his brothers and Keshava.)
Then, O lord of men, all the warriors there criticized Yudhishthira, who was accompanied by his brothers and Keshava.
ततस्तत्कौरवं सैन्यं धिक्कृत्वा तु युधिष्ठिरम्। निःशब्दमभवत्तूर्णं पुनरेव विशां पते ॥६-४१-२७॥
tatastatkauravaṃ sainyaṃ dhikkṛtvā tu yudhiṣṭhiram। niḥśabdamabhavattūrṇaṃ punareva viśāṃ pate ॥6-41-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; धिक्कृत्वा (dhikkṛtvā) - having censured; तु (tu) - but; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; निःशब्दम् (niḥśabdam) - silent; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Then, having censured that Kaurava army, Yudhishthira became silent quickly again, O lord of the people.)
Then, Yudhishthira, having rebuked the Kaurava army, fell silent once more, O lord of the people.
किं नु वक्ष्यति राजासौ किं भीष्मः प्रतिवक्ष्यति। किं भीमः समरश्लाघी किं नु कृष्णार्जुनाविति ॥६-४१-२८॥
kiṁ nu vakṣyati rājāsau kiṁ bhīṣmaḥ prativakṣyati। kiṁ bhīmaḥ samaraślāghī kiṁ nu kṛṣṇārjunāviti ॥6-41-28॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; राजा (rājā) - king; असौ (asau) - that; किं (kiṁ) - what; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रतिवक्ष्यति (prativakṣyati) - will reply; किं (kiṁ) - what; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; समरश्लाघी (samaraślāghī) - boastful in battle; किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; कृष्णार्जुनौ (kṛṣṇārjunau) - Krishna and Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus;]
(What indeed will that king say? What will Bhishma reply? What will Bhima, boastful in battle, and what indeed will Krishna and Arjuna (say)?)
What will the king say? How will Bhishma respond? What will Bhima, known for his battle prowess, and what will Krishna and Arjuna say?
विवक्षितं किमस्येति संशयः सुमहानभूत्। उभयोः सेनयो राजन्युधिष्ठिरकृते तदा ॥६-४१-२९॥
vivakṣitaṃ kimasyeti saṃśayaḥ sumahānabhūt। ubhayoḥ senayo rājanyudhiṣṭhirakṛte tadā ॥6-41-29॥
[विवक्षितं (vivakṣitam) - intended; किम् (kim) - what; अस्य (asya) - of this; इति (iti) - thus; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; राजन् (rājan) - O king; युधिष्ठिरकृते (yudhiṣṭhirakṛte) - for Yudhishthira; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(What was intended by this, a great doubt arose for both armies, O king, for Yudhishthira, then.)
A great doubt arose in both armies, O king, regarding what was intended by Yudhishthira at that time.
स विगाह्य चमूं शत्रोः शरशक्तिसमाकुलाम्। भीष्ममेवाभ्ययात्तूर्णं भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥६-४१-३०॥
sa vigāhya camūṃ śatroḥ śaraśaktisamākulām। bhīṣmamevābhyayāttūrṇaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ ॥6-41-30॥
[स (sa) - he; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having penetrated; चमूं (camūṃ) - army; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy; शरशक्तिसमाकुलाम् (śaraśaktisamākulām) - filled with arrows and spears; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; एव (eva) - only; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded;]
(He, having penetrated the enemy's army filled with arrows and spears, quickly approached only Bhishma, surrounded by his brothers.)
He bravely entered the enemy's army, which was filled with arrows and spears, and swiftly went towards Bhishma, accompanied by his brothers.
तमुवाच ततः पादौ कराभ्यां पीड्य पाण्डवः। भीष्मं शान्तनवं राजा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ॥६-४१-३१॥
tamuvāca tataḥ pādau karābhyāṃ pīḍya pāṇḍavaḥ। bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ rājā yuddhāya samupasthitam ॥6-41-31॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पादौ (pādau) - feet; कराभ्यां (karābhyāṃ) - with hands; पीड्य (pīḍya) - pressing; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma; शान्तनवम् (śāṃtanavam) - son of Śāṃtanu; राजा (rājā) - king; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - arrived;]
(Then, the Pāṇḍava, pressing his feet with hands, said to Bhīṣma, the son of Śāṃtanu, the king who had arrived for battle.)
Then, the Pāṇḍava, with reverence, pressed the feet of Bhīṣma, the son of Śāṃtanu, and addressed the king who was ready for battle.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
आमन्त्रये त्वां दुर्धर्ष योत्स्ये तात त्वया सह। अनुजानीहि मां तात आशिषश्च प्रयोजय ॥६-४१-३२॥
āmantraye tvāṃ durdharṣa yotsye tāta tvayā saha। anujānīhi māṃ tāta āśiṣaśca prayojaya ॥6-41-32॥
[आमन्त्रये (āmantraye) - I address; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - invincible; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; तात (tāta) - father; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; अनुजानीहि (anujānīhi) - permit; मां (māṃ) - me; तात (tāta) - father; आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings; च (ca) - and; प्रयोजय (prayojaya) - bestow;]
(I address you, invincible one, I will fight, father, with you together. Permit me, father, and bestow blessings.)
I call upon you, O invincible one, to fight alongside me, father. Grant me permission and bestow your blessings, father.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
यद्येवं नाभिगच्छेथा युधि मां पृथिवीपते। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय भारत ॥६-४१-३३॥
yadyevaṁ nābhigacchethā yudhi māṁ pṛthivīpate। śapeyaṁ tvāṁ mahārāja parābhāvāya bhārata ॥6-41-33॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एवम् (evam) - thus; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छेथाः (abhigacchethāḥ) - approach; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; माम् (mām) - me; पृथिवी-पते (pṛthivī-pate) - O lord of the earth; शपेयम् (śapeyam) - I swear; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; महा-राज (mahā-rāja) - O great king; पराभावाय (parābhāvāya) - for defeat; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(If thus you do not approach me in battle, O lord of the earth, I swear you, O great king, for defeat, O descendant of Bharata.)
If you do not approach me in battle, O king, I swear to bring about your defeat, O descendant of Bharata.
प्रीतोऽस्मि पुत्र युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि पाण्डव। यत्तेऽभिलषितं चान्यत्तदवाप्नुहि संयुगे ॥६-४१-३४॥
prīto'smi putra yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi pāṇḍava। yatte'bhilaṣitaṃ cānyattadavāpnuhi saṃyuge ॥6-41-34॥
[प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; पुत्र (putra) - son; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; यत् (yat) - what; ते (te) - your; अभिलषितम् (abhilaṣitam) - desired; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; तत् (tat) - that; अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - obtain; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(I am pleased, son; fight and attain victory, Pāṇḍava. Whatever you desire and other things, obtain that in battle.)
I am pleased with you, my son. Fight and achieve victory, O Pāṇḍava. May you attain whatever you desire and more in the battle.
व्रियतां च वरः पार्थ किमस्मत्तोऽभिकाङ्क्षसि। एवं गते महाराज न तवास्ति पराजयः ॥६-४१-३५॥
vriyatāṁ ca varaḥ pārtha kimasmatto'bhikāṅkṣasi। evaṁ gate mahārāja na tavāsti parājayaḥ ॥6-41-35॥
[व्रियतां (vriyatāṁ) - let it be chosen; च (ca) - and; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; किम् (kim) - what; अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - from us; अभिकाङ्क्षसि (abhikāṅkṣasi) - do you desire; एवं (evaṁ) - thus; गते (gate) - having gone; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; न (na) - not; तव (tava) - your; अस्ति (asti) - is; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat;]
(Let a boon be chosen, O son of Pritha, what do you desire from us? Thus, O great king, having gone, there is no defeat for you.)
"Choose a boon, O Arjuna, what do you wish from us? In this situation, O great king, you shall not face defeat."
अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६-४१-३६॥
arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit। iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ ॥6-41-36॥
[अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; तु (tu) - but; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; न (na) - not; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; इति (iti) - thus; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(A man is a servant of wealth, but wealth is not a servant of anyone. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth by the Kauravas.)
A man serves wealth, but wealth serves no one. Thus, O great king, I am bound by the wealth of the Kauravas.
अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद्वाक्यं ब्रवीमि कुरुनन्दन। हृतोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरव्य युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥६-४१-३७॥
atastvāṃ klībavadvākyaṃ bravīmi kurunandana। hṛto'smyarthena kauravya yuddhādanyatkimicchasi ॥6-41-37॥
[अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; क्लीबवत् (klībavat) - like a eunuch; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O descendant of Kuru; हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - deprived; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire;]
(Therefore, I speak words like a eunuch to you, O descendant of Kuru. I am deprived by wealth, O Kauravya, what else do you desire from battle?)
Therefore, I speak to you like a eunuch, O descendant of Kuru. I am deprived of wealth, O Kauravya, what else do you seek from this battle?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
मन्त्रयस्व महाप्राज्ञ हितैषी मम नित्यशः। युध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे ममैष सततं वरः ॥६-४१-३८॥
mantrayasva mahāprājña hitaiṣī mama nityaśaḥ। yudhyasva kauravasyārthe mama eṣaḥ satataṃ varaḥ ॥6-41-38॥
[मन्त्रयस्व (mantrayasva) - consult; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - wise one; हितैषी (hitaiṣī) - well-wisher; मम (mama) - my; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of Kaurava; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; मम (mama) - my; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सततं (satatam) - always; वरः (varaḥ) - boon;]
(Consult, O wise one, my well-wisher, always. Fight for the sake of Kaurava. This is always my boon.)
"O wise one, always consult as my well-wisher. Fight for the cause of the Kauravas, as this is my constant boon."
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
राजन्किमत्र साह्यं ते करोमि कुरुनन्दन। कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे ब्रूहि यत्ते विवक्षितम् ॥६-४१-३९॥
rājan kim atra sāhyaṃ te karomi kurunandana। kāmaṃ yotsye parasyārthe brūhi yat te vivakṣitam ॥6-41-39॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; किम् (kim) - what; अत्र (atra) - here; साह्यम् (sāhyam) - assistance; ते (te) - your; करोमि (karomi) - I do; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - descendant of Kuru; कामम् (kāmam) - willingly; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; परस्य (parasya) - for another's; अर्थे (arthe) - purpose; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; यत् (yat) - what; ते (te) - your; विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intended;]
(O king, what assistance can I do for you here, descendant of Kuru? Willingly, I will fight for another's purpose. Tell me what is intended by you.)
O king, what assistance can I offer you here, descendant of Kuru? I am willing to fight for another's cause. Please tell me what you intend.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
कथं जयेयं सङ्ग्रामे भवन्तमपराजितम्। एतन्मे मन्त्रय हितं यदि श्रेयः प्रपश्यसि ॥६-४१-४०॥
kathaṁ jayeyaṁ saṅgrāme bhavantamaparājitam। etanme mantraya hitaṁ yadi śreyaḥ prapaśyasi ॥6-41-40॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; जयेयम् (jayeyam) - can I conquer; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - to me; मन्त्रय (mantraya) - advise; हितम् (hitam) - benefit; यदि (yadi) - if; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; प्रपश्यसि (prapaśyasi) - you see;]
(How can I conquer you in battle, unconquered one? Advise me this for my benefit, if you see it as better.)
How can I defeat you in battle, O unconquered one? Please advise me on this matter if you see it as beneficial.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma spoke:
न तं पश्यामि कौन्तेय यो मां युध्यन्तमाहवे। विजयेत पुमान्कश्चिदपि साक्षाच्छतक्रतुः ॥६-४१-४१॥
na taṃ paśyāmi kaunteya yo māṃ yudhyantamāhave। vijayeta pumānkaścidapi sākṣācchatakratuḥ ॥6-41-41॥
[न (na) - not; तम् (tam) - him; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; युध्यन्तम् (yudhyantam) - fighting; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; विजयेत (vijayeta) - can conquer; पुमान् (pumān) - man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; अपि (api) - even; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra;]
(O son of Kunti, I do not see anyone who can conquer me in battle, not even Indra himself.)
O son of Kunti, I do not see anyone who can defeat me in battle, not even Indra himself.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
हन्त पृच्छामि तस्मात्त्वां पितामह नमोऽस्तु ते। जयोपायं ब्रवीहि त्वमात्मनः समरे परैः ॥६-४१-४२॥
hanta pṛcchāmi tasmāttvāṃ pitāmaha namo'stu te। jayopāyaṃ bravīhi tvamātmanaḥ samare paraiḥ ॥6-41-42॥
[हन्त (hanta) - alas; पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; ते (te) - to you; जय (jaya) - victory; उपायं (upāyaṃ) - means; ब्रवीहि (bravīhi) - tell; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - yourself; समरे (samare) - in battle; परैः (paraiḥ) - with enemies;]
(Alas, I ask you therefore, grandfather, salutations to you. Tell me the means of victory for yourself in battle with enemies.)
"Alas, I ask you therefore, grandfather, salutations to you. Please tell me the means of achieving victory over the enemies in battle."
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said:)
Bhishma said:
न शत्रुं तात पश्यामि समरे यो जयेत माम्। न तावन्मृत्युकालो मे पुनरागमनं कुरु ॥६-४१-४३॥
na śatruṃ tāta paśyāmi samare yo jayet mām। na tāvanmṛtyukālo me punarāgamanaṃ kuru ॥6-41-43॥
[न (na) - not; शत्रुं (śatruṃ) - enemy; तात (tāta) - father; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; समरे (samare) - in battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; जयेत (jayet) - would conquer; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; तावत् (tāvat) - yet; मृत्युकालः (mṛtyukālaḥ) - time of death; मे (me) - my; पुनरागमनं (punarāgamanaṃ) - return; कुरु (kuru) - do;]
(I do not see an enemy in battle, O father, who would conquer me. My time of death is not yet; make my return.)
O father, I see no enemy in battle who can defeat me. It is not yet my time to die; allow me to return.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो युधिष्ठिरो वाक्यं भीष्मस्य कुरुनन्दन। शिरसा प्रतिजग्राह भूयस्तमभिवाद्य च ॥६-४१-४४॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro vākyaṃ bhīṣmasya kurunandana। śirasā pratijagrāha bhūyastamabhivādya ca ॥6-41-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - descendant of Kuru; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - accepted; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; तम् (tam) - him; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and;]
(Then Yudhishthira, the descendant of Kuru, accepted the words of Bhishma with his head, having saluted him again.)
Then Yudhishthira, the noble descendant of the Kuru dynasty, respectfully accepted Bhishma's words, bowing his head in reverence after saluting him once more.
प्रायात्पुनर्महाबाहुराचार्यस्य रथं प्रति। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां मध्येन भ्रातृभिः सह ॥६-४१-४५॥
prāyāt punar mahābāhur ācāryasya rathaṃ prati। paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ madhyena bhrātṛbhiḥ saha ॥6-41-45॥
[प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; आचार्यस्य (ācāryasya) - of the teacher; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who were watching; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all the armies; मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together;]
(The mighty-armed one went again towards the teacher's chariot, through the middle of all the armies, together with his brothers, while being watched.)
The mighty-armed warrior returned to the teacher's chariot, moving through the center of the armies with his brothers, as everyone watched.
स द्रोणमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चैव प्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच वाचा दुर्धर्षमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः ॥६-४१-४६॥
sa droṇam abhivādyātha kṛtvā caiva pradakṣiṇam। uvāca vācā durdharṣam ātmaniḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ ॥6-41-46॥
[स (sa) - he; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वाचा (vācā) - with words; दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - unassailable; आत्मनिःश्रेयसं (ātmaniḥśreyasaṃ) - for self-welfare; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(He, having saluted Droṇa and indeed having done circumambulation, said with words unassailable speech for self-welfare.)
He respectfully saluted Droṇa, performed circumambulation, and spoke words that were unassailable, aiming for his own welfare.
आमन्त्रये त्वां भगवन्योत्स्ये विगतकल्मषः। जयेयं च रिपून्सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वया द्विज ॥६-४१-४७॥
āmantraye tvāṃ bhagavanyotsye vigatakalmaṣaḥ। jayeyam̐ ca ripūnsarvānanujñātastvayā dvija ॥6-41-47॥
[आमन्त्रये (āmantraye) - I address; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; विगतकल्मषः (vigatakalmaṣaḥ) - free from sin; जयेयम् (jayeyam) - I shall conquer; च (ca) - and; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmin;]
(I address you, O Lord, I will fight free from sin. I shall conquer all enemies, permitted by you, O Brahmin.)
I seek your permission, O Lord, to fight without sin. With your blessing, O Brahmin, I shall conquer all my enemies.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय सर्वशः ॥६-४१-४८॥
yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ। śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parābhāvāya sarvaśaḥ ॥6-41-48॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छेथाः (abhigacchethāḥ) - approach; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - determined; शपेयम् (śapeyam) - I swear; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पराभावाय (parābhāvāya) - for defeat; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(If you do not approach me determined for battle, I swear, O great king, you will be completely defeated.)
If you, O great king, are not determined to approach me for battle, I swear you will face complete defeat.
तद्युधिष्ठिर तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्च त्वयानघ। अनुजानामि युध्यस्व विजयं समवाप्नुहि ॥६-४१-४९॥
tadyudhiṣṭhira tuṣṭo'smi pūjitaśca tvayānagha। anujānāmi yudhyasva vijayaṃ samavāpnuhi ॥6-41-49॥
[तत् (tat) - that; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - am; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - I permit; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; विजयम् (vijayam) - victory; समवाप्नुहि (samavāpnuhi) - attain;]
(That, O Yudhishthira, I am pleased and honored by you, O sinless one. I permit you to fight; attain victory.)
O Yudhishthira, I am pleased and honored by you, O sinless one. Go forth and fight; may you attain victory.
करवाणि च ते कामं ब्रूहि यत्तेऽभिकाङ्क्षितम्। एवं गते महाराज युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥६-४१-५०॥
karavāṇi ca te kāmaṃ brūhi yatte'bhikāṅkṣitam। evaṃ gate mahārāja yuddhādanyatkimaicchasi ॥6-41-50॥
[करवाणि (karavāṇi) - I shall do; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; कामं (kāmaṃ) - wish; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; यत् (yat) - what; ते (te) - your; अभिकाङ्क्षितम् (abhikāṅkṣitam) - desired; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; गते (gate) - having gone; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than war; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire;]
(I shall do your wish, tell me what you desire. O great king, thus having gone, what other than war do you desire?)
I am ready to fulfill your wish, tell me what you desire. O great king, now that things have come to this, what do you want other than war?
अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६-४१-५१॥
arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit। iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ ॥6-41-51॥
[अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; तु (tu) - but; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; न (na) - not; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; इति (iti) - thus; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound; अस्मि (asmi) - am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(A man is a servant of wealth, but wealth is not a servant of anyone. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth by the Kauravas.)
A man serves wealth, but wealth serves no one. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth to the Kauravas.
अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद्ब्रूमो युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि। योत्स्यामि कौरवस्यार्थे तवाशास्यो जयो मया ॥६-४१-५२॥
atastvāṃ klībavadbrūmo yuddhādanyatkimicchasi। yotsyāmi kauravasyārthe tavāśāsyo jayo mayā ॥6-41-52॥
[अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; क्लीबवत् (klībavat) - like a eunuch; ब्रूमः (brūmaḥ) - we say; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of the Kaurava; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; तव (tava) - your; आशास्यः (āśāsyaḥ) - to be hoped; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Therefore, we say to you like a eunuch: What do you desire other than battle? I will fight for the sake of the Kaurava. Your victory is to be hoped by me.)
Therefore, we address you as if you are acting like a coward: What else do you wish for apart from battle? I shall fight for the cause of the Kauravas, and it is hoped that victory will be yours through my efforts.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
जयमाशास्स्व मे ब्रह्मन्मन्त्रयस्व च मद्धितम्। युध्यस्व कौरवस्यार्थे वर एष वृतो मया ॥६-४१-५३॥
jayam āśāssva me brahman mantrayasva ca maddhitam। yudhyasva kauravasyārthe vara eṣa vṛto mayā ॥6-41-53॥
[जयम् (jayam) - victory; आशास्स्व (āśāssva) - wish; मे (me) - my; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; मन्त्रयस्व (mantrayasva) - counsel; च (ca) - and; मद्धितम् (maddhitam) - my benefit; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of Kaurava; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - chosen; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Wish for my victory, O Brahman, counsel for my benefit, fight for the sake of Kaurava; this boon is chosen by me.)
O Brahman, wish for my victory, counsel for my benefit, and fight for the sake of Kaurava; this is the boon I have chosen.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona spoke:
ध्रुवस्ते विजयो राजन्यस्य मन्त्री हरिस्तव। अहं च त्वाभिजानामि रणे शत्रून्विजेष्यसि ॥६-४१-५४॥
dhruvaste vijayo rājanyasya mantrī haristava। ahaṃ ca tvābhijānāmi raṇe śatrūnvijeṣyasi ॥6-41-54॥
[ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; ते (te) - your; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; राजन्यस्य (rājanyasya) - of the prince; मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Vishnu); तव (tava) - your; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; त्वा (tvā) - you; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - know; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विजेष्यसि (vijeṣyasi) - you will conquer;]
(Certain is your victory, O prince, your minister is Hari. I also know that you will conquer the enemies in battle.)
Your victory is assured, O prince, as your minister is Hari (Vishnu). I am also aware that you will defeat your enemies in battle.
यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः। युध्यस्व गच्छ कौन्तेय पृच्छ मां किं ब्रवीमि ते ॥६-४१-५५॥
yato dharmastataḥ kṛṣṇo yataḥ kṛṣṇastato jayaḥ। yudhyasva gaccha kaunteya pṛccha māṁ kiṁ bravīmi te ॥6-41-55॥
[यतः (yataḥ) - where;from; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; ततः (tataḥ) - there; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; यतः (yataḥ) - where;from; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - son of Kunti; पृच्छ (pṛccha) - ask; मां (māṁ) - me; किं (kiṁ) - what; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(Where there is righteousness, there is Krishna; where there is Krishna, there is victory. Fight, go, son of Kunti, ask me what I say to you.)
Where there is righteousness, Krishna is present; where Krishna is present, victory follows. Therefore, fight, proceed, O son of Kunti, and ask me what I have to say to you.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
पृच्छामि त्वां द्विजश्रेष्ठ शृणु मे यद्विवक्षितम्। कथं जयेयं सङ्ग्रामे भवन्तमपराजितम् ॥६-४१-५६॥
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dvijaśreṣṭha śṛṇu me yadvivakṣitam। kathaṃ jayeyaṃ saṅgrāme bhavantamaparājitam ॥6-41-56॥
[पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; यद्विवक्षितम् (yadvivakṣitam) - what is intended; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; जयेयम् (jayeyam) - shall I conquer; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered;]
(I ask you, O best of the twice-born, listen to what I intend. How shall I conquer you, unconquered, in battle?)
I ask you, O revered sage, to listen to my intention. How can I defeat you, who are invincible, in battle?
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona spoke:
न तेऽस्ति विजयस्तावद्यावद्युध्याम्यहं रणे। ममाशु निधने राजन्यतस्व सह सोदरैः ॥६-४१-५७॥
na te'sti vijayastāvadyāvadyudhyāmyahaṃ raṇe। mamāśu nidhane rājanyatasva saha sodaraiḥ ॥6-41-57॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; अस्ति (asti) - is; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; तावत् (tāvat) - as long as; यावत् (yāvat) - until; युध्यामि (yudhyāmi) - I fight; अहम् (aham) - I; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मम (mama) - my; आशु (āśu) - quick; निधने (nidhane) - death; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यतस्व (yatasva) - strive; सह (saha) - with; सodarैः (sodaraiḥ) - brothers;]
(There is no victory for you as long as I fight in battle. O king, strive quickly for my death with your brothers.)
You will not achieve victory as long as I am fighting in the battle. O king, make haste to bring about my end along with your brothers.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
हन्त तस्मान्महाबाहो वधोपायं वदात्मनः। आचार्य प्रणिपत्यैष पृच्छामि त्वां नमोऽस्तु ते ॥६-४१-५८॥
hanta tasmānmahābāho vadhopāyaṃ vadātmanaḥ। ācārya praṇipatya eṣa pṛcchāmi tvāṃ namo'stu te ॥6-41-58॥
[हन्त (hanta) - alas; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means of destruction; वद (vada) - tell; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - yourself; आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; ते (te) - to you;]
(Alas, therefore, O mighty-armed one, tell the means of destruction yourself. Having bowed down to the teacher, I ask you, let there be obeisance to you.)
Alas, therefore, O mighty-armed one, please tell me the means of destruction yourself. I bow down to the teacher and ask you, may I offer my obeisance to you.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
न शत्रुं तात पश्यामि यो मां हन्याद्रणे स्थितम्। युध्यमानं सुसंरब्धं शरवर्षौघवर्षिणम् ॥६-४१-५९॥
na śatruṃ tāta paśyāmi yo māṃ hanyādraṇe sthitam। yudhyamānaṃ susaṃrabdhaṃ śaravarṣaughavarṣiṇam ॥6-41-59॥
[न (na) - not; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; तात (tāta) - father; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; युध्यमानम् (yudhyamānam) - fighting; सुसंरब्धम् (susaṃrabdham) - very enraged; शरवर्षौघवर्षिणम् (śaravarṣaughavarṣiṇam) - showering torrents of arrows;]
(I do not see an enemy, father, who would kill me standing in battle, fighting, very enraged, showering torrents of arrows.)
I do not see any enemy, father, who can kill me while I stand in battle, fighting fiercely and showering torrents of arrows.
ऋते प्रायगतं राजन्न्यस्तशस्त्रमचेतनम्। हन्यान्मां युधि योधानां सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥६-४१-६०॥
ṛte prāyagataṃ rājannyastaśastramacetanam। hanyānmāṃ yudhi yodhānāṃ satyametadbravīmi te ॥6-41-60॥
[ऋते (ṛte) - without; प्रायगतं (prāyagatam) - approaching death; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapons; अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; माम् (mām) - me; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Without approaching death, O king, with weapons laid down and unconscious, would kill me in battle of warriors. This truth I speak to you.)
O king, if I were to be killed in battle without my weapons, unconscious and nearing death, it would be a truth among warriors. I tell you this truthfully.
शस्त्रं चाहं रणे जह्यां श्रुत्वा सुमहदप्रियम्। श्रद्धेयवाक्यात्पुरुषादेतत्सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥६-४१-६१॥
śastraṃ cāhaṃ raṇe jahyāṃ śrutvā sumahadapriyam। śraddheyavākyātpuruṣādetatsatyaṃ bravīmi te ॥6-41-61॥
[शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जह्यां (jahyāṃ) - may abandon; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; श्रद्धेय (śraddheya) - trustworthy; वाक्यात् (vākyāt) - from the words; पुरुषात् (puruṣāt) - from a person; एतत् (etat) - this; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(I may abandon the weapon in battle, having heard very great unpleasant words from a trustworthy person; this truth I speak to you.)
I declare to you that I might abandon my weapon in battle upon hearing very unpleasant words from a trustworthy person; this is the truth I speak to you.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः। अनुमान्य तमाचार्यं प्रायाच्छारद्वतं प्रति ॥६-४१-६२॥
etacchrutvā mahārāja bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ। anumānya tamācāryaṃ prāyācchāradvataṃ prati ॥6-41-62॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having permitted; तम् (tam) - him; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; शारद्वतम् (śāradvataṃ) - to Sharadvata; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having heard this, O great king, the wise Bharadvaja, having permitted him, the teacher, departed towards Sharadvata.)
Upon hearing this, the wise Bharadvaja, after taking leave of the teacher, proceeded towards Sharadvata, O great king.
सोऽभिवाद्य कृपं राजा कृत्वा चापि प्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच दुर्धर्षतमं वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः ॥६-४१-६३॥
so'bhivādya kṛpaṃ rājā kṛtvā cāpi pradakṣiṇam। uvāca durdharṣatamaṃ vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ ॥6-41-63॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; राजा (rājā) - the king; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; उवाच (uvāca) - said; दुर्धर्षतमं (durdharṣatamam) - most formidable; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - words; वाक्यविशारदः (vākyaviśāradaḥ) - eloquent;]
(He, having saluted Kṛpa, the king, and having also performed circumambulation, said the most formidable words, being eloquent.)
The king, after saluting Kṛpa and performing a circumambulation, spoke eloquently the most formidable words.
अनुमानये त्वां योत्स्यामि गुरो विगतकल्मषः। जयेयं च रिपून्सर्वाननुज्ञातस्त्वयानघ ॥६-४१-६४॥
anumānaye tvāṃ yotsyāmi guro vigatakalmaṣaḥ। jayeyaṃ ca ripūnsarvānanujñātastvayānagha ॥6-41-64॥
[अनुमानये (anumānaye) - I infer; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; गुरो (guro) - O teacher; विगतकल्मषः (vigatakalmaṣaḥ) - free from sin; जयेयम् (jayeyam) - I shall conquer; च (ca) - and; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(I infer you, O teacher, free from sin, I will fight. I shall conquer all enemies, permitted by you, O sinless one.)
I believe, O teacher, that I will fight without sin and conquer all enemies, with your permission, O sinless one.
कृप उवाच॥
kṛpa uvāca॥
[कृप (kṛpa) - Kṛpa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kṛpa said:)
Kṛpa said:
यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय सर्वशः ॥६-४१-६५॥
yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ। śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parābhāvāya sarvaśaḥ ॥6-41-65॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; मां (māṃ) - me; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छेथा (abhigacchethā) - approach; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - determined; शपेयं (śapeyaṃ) - I swear; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पराभावाय (parābhāvāya) - for defeat; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(If you do not approach me determined for battle, I swear, O great king, you will be completely defeated.)
If you do not come to me with a firm resolve to fight, I swear, O great king, you will face complete defeat.
अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६-४१-६६॥
arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit। iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ ॥6-41-66॥
[अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; तु (tu) - but; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; न (na) - not; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; इति (iti) - thus; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound; अस्मि (asmi) - am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(A man is a servant of wealth, but wealth is not a servant of anyone. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth by the Kauravas.)
It is true, O great king, that a man becomes a servant to wealth, but wealth serves no one. Therefore, I am bound by wealth to the Kauravas.
तेषामर्थे महाराज योद्धव्यमिति मे मतिः। अतस्त्वां क्लीबवद्ब्रूमि युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥६-४१-६७॥
teṣām arthe mahārāja yoddhavyam iti me matiḥ। atas tvāṃ klībavad brūmi yuddhād anyat kim icchasi ॥6-41-67॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; योद्धव्यम् (yoddhavyam) - must fight; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; अतः (atas) - therefore; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; क्लीबवत् (klībavat) - like a eunuch; ब्रूमि (brūmi) - I speak; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire;]
(For their sake, O great king, it is my opinion that you must fight. Therefore, I speak to you like a eunuch: What other than battle do you desire?)
For the sake of those people, O great king, I believe you must fight. Therefore, I address you as if you were a coward: What else do you wish for besides battle?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
हन्त पृच्छामि ते तस्मादाचार्य शृणु मे वचः ॥६-४१-६८॥
hanta pṛcchāmi te tasmādācārya śṛṇu me vacaḥ ॥6-41-68॥
[हन्त (hanta) - alas; पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; ते (te) - you; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; मे (me) - my; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Alas, I ask you, therefore, teacher, listen to my words.)
Alas, therefore, O teacher, listen to my words that I ask of you.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
इत्युक्त्वा व्यथितो राजा नोवाच गतचेतनः। तं गौतमः प्रत्युवाच विज्ञायास्य विवक्षितम् ॥ अवध्योऽहं महीपाल युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि ॥६-४१-६९॥
ityuktvā vyathito rājā novāca gatacetanaḥ। taṃ gautamaḥ pratyuvāca vijñāyāsya vivakṣitam ॥ avadhyo'haṃ mahīpāla yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi ॥6-41-69॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; राजा (rājā) - king; न (na) - not; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; गतचेतनः (gatacetanaḥ) - unconscious; तम् (tam) - him; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having understood; अस्य (asya) - his; विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intention; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible; अहम् (aham) - I; महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O king; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain;]
(Thus, having spoken, the distressed king did not speak, being unconscious. Gautama replied to him, having understood his intention: "I am invincible, O king, fight and attain victory.")
After speaking thus, the distressed king fell silent, losing consciousness. Understanding his intention, Gautama replied: "I am invincible, O king. Engage in battle and secure victory."
प्रीतस्त्वभिगमेनाहं जयं तव नराधिप। आशासिष्ये सदोत्थाय सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥६-४१-७०॥
prītastvabhigamenāhaṃ jayaṃ tava narādhipa। āśāsiṣye sadotthāya satyametadbravīmi te ॥6-41-70॥
[प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; त्व (tva) - your; अभिगमेन (abhigamena) - by the approach; अहम् (aham) - I; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; तव (tava) - your; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; आशासिष्ये (āśāsiṣye) - I hope; सदा (sadā) - always; उत्थाय (utthāya) - rising; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Pleased by your approach, I, O king, hope for your victory. Rising always, I speak this truth to you.)
I am pleased with your approach, O king, and I hope for your victory. I always rise and speak this truth to you.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज गौतमस्य वचस्तदा। अनुमान्य कृपं राजा प्रययौ येन मद्रराट् ॥६-४१-७१॥
etacchrutvā mahārāja gautamasya vacastadā। anumānya kṛpaṃ rājā prayayau yena madrarāṭ ॥6-41-71॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having respected; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; राजा (rājā) - the king; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; येन (yena) - by whom; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - the king of Madra;]
(Having heard this, O great king, the words of Gautama, then having respected Kṛpa, the king departed by whom the king of Madra (was).)
Upon hearing these words of Gautama, the great king, after paying respects to Kṛpa, departed towards the king of Madra.
स शल्यमभिवाद्याथ कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्। उवाच राजा दुर्धर्षमात्मनिःश्रेयसं वचः ॥६-४१-७२॥
sa śalyam abhivādyātha kṛtvā cābhipradaxiṇam। uvāca rājā durdharṣam ātmanaḥ śreyasaṃ vacaḥ ॥6-41-72॥
[स (sa) - he; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अथ (atha) - then; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; च (ca) - and; अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradaxiṇam) - circumambulation; उवाच (uvāca) - said; राजा (rājā) - the king; दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - invincible; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; श्रेयसम् (śreyasam) - welfare; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(He, having saluted Śalya and performed circumambulation, the king said invincible words for his own welfare.)
After saluting Śalya and performing a circumambulation, the king spoke words of invincibility for his own welfare.
अनुमानये त्वां योत्स्यामि गुरो विगतकल्मषः। जयेयं च महाराज अनुज्ञातस्त्वया रिपून् ॥६-४१-७३॥
anumānaye tvāṃ yotsyāmi guro vigatakalmaṣaḥ। jayeyaṃ ca mahārāja anujñātastvayā ripūn ॥6-41-73॥
[अनुमानये (anumānaye) - I infer; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; गुरो (guro) - O teacher; विगतकल्मषः (vigatakalmaṣaḥ) - free from sin; जयेयम् (jayeyam) - I may conquer; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies;]
(I infer you, O teacher, free from sin, I will fight. I may conquer, O great king, permitted by you, the enemies.)
I understand, O teacher, that I will fight without any sin. O great king, with your permission, I shall conquer the enemies.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya spoke:
यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः। शपेयं त्वां महाराज पराभावाय वै रणे ॥६-४१-७४॥
yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ। śapeyaṃ tvāṃ mahārāja parābhāvāya vai raṇe ॥6-41-74॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; माम् (mām) - me; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छेथाः (abhigacchethāḥ) - approach; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - determined; शपेयम् (śapeyam) - I swear; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पराभावाय (parābhāvāya) - to defeat; वै (vai) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(If you do not approach me, determined for battle, I swear, O great king, to defeat you indeed in battle.)
If you, O great king, are not determined to approach me for battle, I swear I will indeed defeat you in the battle.
तुष्टोऽस्मि पूजितश्चास्मि यत्काङ्क्षसि तदस्तु ते। अनुजानामि चैव त्वां युध्यस्व जयमाप्नुहि ॥६-४१-७५॥
tuṣṭo'smi pūjitaścāsmi yatkāṅkṣasi tadastu te। anujānāmi caiva tvāṃ yudhyasva jayamāpnuhi ॥6-41-75॥
[तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; च (ca) - and; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; यत् (yat) - what; काङ्क्षसि (kāṅkṣasi) - you desire; तत् (tat) - that; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; ते (te) - to you; अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - I permit; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain;]
(I am pleased and honored; whatever you desire, let it be to you. I certainly permit you; fight and attain victory.)
I am pleased and honored. Whatever you wish for, let it be granted to you. I give you my permission; go forth and fight, and may you achieve victory.
ब्रूहि चैव परं वीर केनार्थः किं ददामि ते। एवं गते महाराज युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥६-४१-७६॥
brūhi caiva paraṃ vīra kenārthaḥ kiṃ dadāmi te। evaṃ gate mahārāja yuddhādanyatkimi̐cchasi ॥6-41-76॥
[ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; वीर (vīra) - hero; केन (kena) - by what; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; किं (kiṃ) - what; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; ते (te) - to you; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; गते (gate) - having gone; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire;]
(Speak, O supreme hero, what purpose should I give you? Thus, O great king, what else do you desire apart from battle?)
O great hero, tell me what purpose I should fulfill for you. In this situation, O great king, what else do you wish for besides battle?
अर्थस्य पुरुषो दासो दासस्त्वर्थो न कस्यचित्। इति सत्यं महाराज बद्धोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६-४१-७७॥
arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit। iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ ॥6-41-77॥
[अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; दासः (dāsaḥ) - servant; तु (tu) - but; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - wealth; न (na) - not; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; इति (iti) - thus; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(A man is a servant of wealth, but wealth is not a servant of anyone. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth by the Kauravas.)
A man serves wealth, but wealth serves no one. Thus, O great king, I am bound by wealth to the Kauravas.
करिष्यामि हि ते कामं भागिनेय यथेप्सितम्। ब्रवीम्यतः क्लीबवत्त्वां युद्धादन्यत्किमिच्छसि ॥६-४१-७८॥
kariṣyāmi hi te kāmaṃ bhāgineya yathepsitam। bravīmyataḥ klībavattvāṃ yuddhādanyatkimicchasi ॥6-41-78॥
[करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; कामं (kāmaṃ) - wish; भागिनेय (bhāgineya) - O nephew; यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; क्लीबवत्त्वाम् (klībavattvām) - like a eunuch; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; किम् (kim) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - do you desire;]
(I will indeed fulfill your wish, O nephew, as desired. Therefore, I say, like a eunuch, what else do you desire other than battle?)
I will fulfill your wish, O nephew, as you desire. Therefore, I ask, what else do you want apart from battle, acting like a eunuch?
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
मन्त्रयस्व महाराज नित्यं मद्धितमुत्तमम्। कामं युध्य परस्यार्थे वरमेतद्वृणोम्यहम् ॥६-४१-७९॥
mantrayasva mahārāja nityaṃ maddhitamuttamam। kāmaṃ yudhya parasyārthe varametadvṛṇomyaham ॥6-41-79॥
[मन्त्रयस्व (mantrayasva) - consult; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मद्धितमुत्तमम् (maddhitamuttamam) - my highest benefit; कामं (kāmaṃ) - desire; युध्य (yudhya) - fight; परस्यार्थे (parasyārthe) - for another's cause; वरम् (varam) - boon; एतत् (etat) - this; वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Consult, O great king, always for my highest benefit. Desire to fight for another's cause; this boon I choose.)
"O great king, always consult for my utmost benefit. I willingly choose to fight for another's cause; this is the boon I select."
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya spoke:
ब्रूहि किमत्र साह्यं ते करोमि नृपसत्तम। कामं योत्स्ये परस्यार्थे वृतोऽस्म्यर्थेन कौरवैः ॥६-४१-८०॥
brūhi kimatra sāhyaṃ te karomi nṛpasattama। kāmaṃ yotsye parasyārthe vṛto'smyarthena kauravaiḥ ॥6-41-80॥
[ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; किम् (kim) - what; अत्र (atra) - here; साह्यम् (sāhyam) - help; ते (te) - your; करोमि (karomi) - I do; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings; कामम् (kāmam) - willingly; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; परस्य (parasya) - for another; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - engaged; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - by the Kauravas;]
(Tell me, O best of kings, what help I should do here. I am willingly engaged to fight for another's sake, by wealth, by the Kauravas.)
"O best of kings, tell me what assistance I should provide here. I am willingly committed to fight for the sake of others, having been engaged by the Kauravas through wealth."
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
स एव मे वरः सत्य उद्योगे यस्त्वया कृतः। सूतपुत्रस्य सङ्ग्रामे कार्यस्तेजोवधस्त्वया ॥६-४१-८१॥
sa eva me varaḥ satya udyoge yastvayā kṛtaḥ। sūtaputrasya saṅgrāme kāryastejovadhastvayā ॥6-41-81॥
[स (sa) - he; एव (eva) - only; मे (me) - my; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; सत्य (satya) - true; उद्योगे (udyoge) - effort; यः (yaḥ) - which; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be done; तेजः (tejaḥ) - valor; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(He alone is my true boon in the effort which was done by you. In the battle of the charioteer's son, the killing of valor is to be done by you.)
"He alone is my true boon in the effort you have undertaken. In the battle against the charioteer's son, it is your duty to vanquish his valor."
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Shalya said:)
Shalya spoke:
सम्पत्स्यत्येष ते कामः कुन्तीपुत्र यथेप्सितः। गच्छ युध्यस्व विस्रब्धं प्रतिजाने जयं तव ॥६-४१-८२॥
sampatsyatyeṣa te kāmaḥ kuntīputra yathepsitaḥ। gaccha yudhyasva visrabdhaṃ pratijāne jayaṃ tava ॥6-41-82॥
[सम्पत्स्यति (sampatsyati) - will be fulfilled; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; ते (te) - your; कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire; कुन्तीपुत्र (kuntīputra) - O son of Kunti; यथ (yatha) - as; इप्सितः (ipsitaḥ) - desired; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; विस्रब्धम् (visrabdham) - confidently; प्रतिजाने (pratijāne) - I promise; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; तव (tava) - your;]
(This desire of yours, O son of Kunti, will be fulfilled as desired. Go, fight confidently; I promise your victory.)
Your wish, O son of Kunti, will come true as you desired. Go and fight with confidence; I assure you of your victory.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अनुमान्याथ कौन्तेयो मातुलं मद्रकेश्वरम्। निर्जगाम महासैन्याद्भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः ॥६-४१-८३॥
anumānyātha kaunteyo mātulaṃ madrakeśvaram। nirjagāma mahāsainyādbhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ ॥6-41-83॥
[अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having respected; अथ (atha) - then; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; मातुलम् (mātulam) - uncle; मद्रकेश्वरम् (madrakeśvaram) - king of Madra; निर्जगाम (nirjagāma) - departed; महासैन्यात् (mahāsainyāt) - from the great army; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded.;]
(Having respected the king of Madra, the son of Kunti then departed from the great army, surrounded by his brothers.)
After paying respects to his uncle, the king of Madra, the son of Kunti left the great army, accompanied by his brothers.
वासुदेवस्तु राधेयमाहवेऽभिजगाम वै। तत एनमुवाचेदं पाण्डवार्थे गदाग्रजः ॥६-४१-८४॥
vāsudevastu rādheyamāhave'bhijagāma vai। tata enamuvācedaṃ pāṇḍavārthe gadāgrajaḥ ॥6-41-84॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; तु (tu) - but; राधेयं (rādheyam) - Radheya; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अभिजगाम (abhijagāma) - approached; वै (vai) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; इदं (idaṃ) - this; पाण्डव-अर्थे (pāṇḍava-arthe) - for the sake of the Pandavas; गदाग्रजः (gadāgrajaḥ) - the elder brother of Gada;]
(Vasudeva, however, indeed approached Radheya in battle. Then, for the sake of the Pandavas, the elder brother of Gada said this to him.)
Vasudeva approached Radheya in the battle and spoke to him for the sake of the Pandavas, as the elder brother of Gada.
श्रुतं मे कर्ण भीष्मस्य द्वेषात्किल न योत्स्यसि। अस्मान्वरय राधेय यावद्भीष्मो न हन्यते ॥६-४१-८५॥
śrutaṃ me karṇa bhīṣmasya dveṣātkila na yotsyasi। asmānvaraya rādheya yāvadbhīṣmo na hanyate ॥6-41-85॥
[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; मे (me) - my; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; द्वेषात् (dveṣāt) - due to enmity; किल (kila) - indeed; न (na) - not; योत्स्यसि (yotsyasi) - you will fight; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; वरय (varaya) - choose; राधेय (rādheya) - Radheya; यावत् (yāvat) - until; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; न (na) - not; हन्यते (hanyate) - is killed;]
(Heard my Karna, due to enmity with Bhishma, indeed you will not fight. Choose us, Radheya, until Bhishma is not killed.)
Karna, I have heard that due to your enmity with Bhishma, you will not fight. Choose our side, Radheya, until Bhishma is slain.
हते तु भीष्मे राधेय पुनरेष्यसि संयुगे। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य साहाय्यं यदि पश्यसि चेत्समम् ॥६-४१-८६॥
hate tu bhīṣme rādheya punareṣyasi saṃyuge। dhārtarāṣṭrasya sāhāyyaṃ yadi paśyasi cetsamam ॥6-41-86॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; पुनरेष्यसि (punareṣyasi) - you will return; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - to the battle; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; साहाय्यं (sāhāyyaṃ) - help; यदि (yadi) - if; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see; चेत् (cet) - if; समम् (samam) - equally;]
(When Bhishma is slain, O son of Radha, you will return to the battle to help Dhritarashtra's son, if you see it as equal.)
O son of Radha, when Bhishma is slain, you will return to the battlefield to assist Dhritarashtra's son, if you perceive it as fair.
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Karna said:)
Karna spoke:
न विप्रियं करिष्यामि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य केशव। त्यक्तप्राणं हि मां विद्धि दुर्योधनहितैषिणम् ॥६-४१-८७॥
na vipriyaṃ kariṣyāmi dhārtarāṣṭrasya keśava। tyaktaprāṇaṃ hi māṃ viddhi duryodhanahitaiṣiṇam ॥6-41-87॥
[न (na) - not; विप्रियं (vipriyaṃ) - displeasing; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava; त्यक्तप्राणं (tyaktaprāṇam) - one who has renounced life; हि (hi) - indeed; मां (māṃ) - me; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; दुर्योधनहितैषिणम् (duryodhanahitaiṣiṇam) - well-wisher of Duryodhana;]
(I will not do anything displeasing to Dhritarashtra's son, O Keshava. Know me as one who has renounced life, indeed a well-wisher of Duryodhana.)
O Keshava, I will not do anything that displeases Dhritarashtra's son. Know that I am one who has given up life, truly a well-wisher of Duryodhana.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं कृष्णः संन्यवर्तत भारत। युधिष्ठिरपुरोगैश्च पाण्डवैः सह सङ्गतः ॥६-४१-८८॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ kṛṣṇaḥ saṃnyavartata bhārata। yudhiṣṭhirapurogaiśca pāṇḍavaiḥ saha saṅgataḥ ॥6-41-88॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; संन्यवर्तत (saṃnyavartata) - turned back; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; पुरोगैः (purogaiḥ) - with the leaders; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; सङ्गतः (saṅgataḥ) - joined;]
(Having heard those words, Krishna turned back, O Bharata, and joined with Yudhishthira and the Pandavas.)
Upon hearing those words, Krishna turned back and joined Yudhishthira and the Pandavas, O Bharata.
अथ सैन्यस्य मध्ये तु प्राक्रोशत्पाण्डवाग्रजः। योऽस्मान्वृणोति तदहं वरये साह्यकारणात् ॥६-४१-८९॥
atha sainyasya madhye tu prākrośat-pāṇḍavāgrajaḥ। yo'smān vṛṇoti tad ahaṃ varaye sāhyakāraṇāt ॥6-41-89॥
[अथ (atha) - then; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; तु (tu) - but; प्राक्रोशत् (prākrośat) - shouted; पाण्डवाग्रजः (pāṇḍavāgrajaḥ) - the elder of the Pandavas; यः (yaḥ) - who; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; वृणोति (vṛṇoti) - chooses; तत् (tat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; वरये (varaye) - choose; साह्यकारणात् (sāhyakāraṇāt) - for the purpose of assistance;]
(Then, in the midst of the army, the elder of the Pandavas shouted: 'Who chooses us, that I choose for the purpose of assistance.')
Then, amidst the army, the elder Pandava shouted, 'I choose the one who chooses us for the sake of alliance.'
अथ तान्समभिप्रेक्ष्य युयुत्सुरिदमब्रवीत्। प्रीतात्मा धर्मराजानं कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥६-४१-९०॥
atha tānsamabhiprekṣya yuyutsuridamabravīt। prītātmā dharmarājānaṃ kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥6-41-90॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तान् (tān) - them; समभिप्रेक्ष्य (samabhiprekṣya) - having looked over; युयुत्सुः (yuyutsuḥ) - desiring to fight; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रीतात्मा (prītātmā) - pleased in mind; धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - to Dharmaraja; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - to Kunti's son; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Then, having looked over them, desiring to fight, he said this to Dharmaraja, Kunti's son, Yudhishthira, who was pleased in mind.)
Then, Yuyutsu, desiring to fight, looked over them and said to Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti and Dharmaraja, who was pleased in mind.
अहं योत्स्यामि मिषतः संयुगे धार्तराष्ट्रजान्। युष्मदर्थे महाराज यदि मां वृणुषेऽनघ ॥६-४१-९१॥
ahaṁ yotsyāmi miṣataḥ saṁyuge dhārtarāṣṭrajān। yuṣmadarthe mahārāja yadi māṁ vṛṇuṣe'nagha ॥6-41-91॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - will fight; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while watching; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; धार्तराष्ट्रजान् (dhārtarāṣṭrajān) - sons of Dhritarashtra; युष्मदर्थे (yuṣmadarthe) - for your sake; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यदि (yadi) - if; मां (māṁ) - me; वृणुषे (vṛṇuṣe) - you choose; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(I will fight while watching in battle the sons of Dhritarashtra for your sake, O great king, if you choose me, O sinless one.)
I am ready to fight the sons of Dhritarashtra in battle for your sake, O great king, if you choose me, O sinless one.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
एह्येहि सर्वे योत्स्यामस्तव भ्रातॄनपण्डितान्। युयुत्सो वासुदेवश्च वयं च ब्रूम सर्वशः ॥६-४१-९२॥
ehyehi sarve yotsyāmas tava bhrātṝn apaṇḍitān। yuyutso vāsudevaś ca vayaṃ ca brūma sarvaśaḥ ॥6-41-92॥
[एहि (ehi) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; सर्वे (sarve) - all; योत्स्यामः (yotsyāmaḥ) - we will fight; तव (tava) - your; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; अपण्डितान् (apaṇḍitān) - foolish; युयुत्सः (yuyutsaḥ) - desiring to fight; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; वयम् (vayam) - we; च (ca) - and; ब्रूम (brūma) - we speak; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Come, come, all of us will fight your foolish brothers. Desiring to fight, Vasudeva and we also speak completely.)
"Come, come, let us all engage in battle with your foolish brothers. Vasudeva and we are ready to fight and declare this completely."
वृणोमि त्वां महाबाहो युध्यस्व मम कारणात्। त्वयि पिण्डश्च तन्तुश्च धृतराष्ट्रस्य दृश्यते ॥६-४१-९३॥
vṛṇomi tvāṃ mahābāho yudhyasva mama kāraṇāt। tvayi piṇḍaśca tantuśca dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dṛśyate ॥6-41-93॥
[वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; मम (mama) - my; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the reason; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - the body; च (ca) - and; तन्तुः (tantuḥ) - the thread; च (ca) - and; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen;]
(I choose you, O mighty-armed, fight for my reason. In you, the body and the thread of Dhritarashtra is seen.)
I choose you, O mighty-armed one, to fight for my cause. In you, both the body and the thread of Dhritarashtra are perceived.
भजस्वास्मान्राजपुत्र भजमानान्महाद्युते। न भविष्यति दुर्बुद्धिर्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽत्यमर्षणः ॥६-४१-९४॥
bhajasv-asmān-rājaputra bhajamānān-mahādyute। na bhaviṣyati durbuddhir-dhārtarāṣṭro'tyamarṣaṇaḥ ॥6-41-94॥
[भजस्व (bhajasva) - worship; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - prince; भजमानान् (bhajamānān) - worshipping; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great effulgence; न (na) - not; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अत्यमर्षणः (atyamarṣaṇaḥ) - very intolerant;]
(Worship us, O prince, worshipping O great effulgence. The evil-minded Dhritarashtra's son will not be very intolerant.)
O prince, worship us who are worshipping you, O great effulgence. Dhritarashtra's son, who is evil-minded, will not be very intolerant.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो युयुत्सुः कौरव्यः परित्यज्य सुतांस्तव। जगाम पाण्डुपुत्राणां सेनां विश्राव्य दुन्दुभिम् ॥६-४१-९५॥
tato yuyutsuḥ kauravyaḥ parityajya sutāṁstava। jagāma pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ senāṁ viśrāvya dundubhim ॥6-41-95॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युयुत्सुः (yuyutsuḥ) - Yuyutsu; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - the Kaurava; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; सुतान् (sutān) - sons; तव (tava) - your; जगाम (jagāma) - went; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the Pandavas; सेनाम् (senām) - army; विश्राव्य (viśrāvya) - having sounded; दुन्दुभिम् (dundubhim) - the drum;]
(Then Yuyutsu, the Kaurava, abandoning your sons, went to the army of the Pandavas, having sounded the drum.)
Then Yuyutsu, a Kaurava, left your sons and joined the Pandavas' army, announcing his arrival by sounding the drum.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा सम्प्रहृष्टः सहानुजैः। जग्राह कवचं भूयो दीप्तिमत्कनकोज्ज्वलम् ॥६-४१-९६॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā samprahṛṣṭaḥ sahānujaiḥ। jagrāha kavacaṃ bhūyo dīptimatkanakojjvalam ॥6-41-96॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; सम्प्रहृष्टः (samprahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; सहानुजैः (sahānujaiḥ) - with brothers; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; दीप्तिमत् (dīptimat) - shining; कनकोज्ज्वलम् (kanakojjvalam) - golden resplendent;]
(Then King Yudhishthira, delighted with his brothers, took the shining, golden resplendent armor again.)
Then King Yudhishthira, filled with joy, along with his brothers, took up the radiant, golden armor once more.
प्रत्यपद्यन्त ते सर्वे रथान्स्वान्पुरुषर्षभाः। ततो व्यूहं यथापूर्वं प्रत्यव्यूहन्त ते पुनः ॥६-४१-९७॥
pratyapadyanta te sarve rathānsvānpuruṣarṣabhāḥ। tato vyūhaṃ yathāpūrvaṃ pratyavyūhanta te punaḥ ॥6-41-97॥
[प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - they accepted; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; स्वान् (svān) - own; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; ततः (tataḥ) - then; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before; प्रत्यव्यूहन्त (pratyavyūhanta) - they arrayed; ते (te) - they; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(They, the bulls among men, accepted all their own chariots. Then they arrayed the formation as before again.)
The warriors, known as the bulls among men, reclaimed their chariots and reformed their battle formation as it was earlier.
अवादयन्दुन्दुभींश्च शतशश्चैव पुष्करान्। सिंहनादांश्च विविधान्विनेदुः पुरुषर्षभाः ॥६-४१-९८॥
avādayandundubhīṃśca śataśaścaiva puṣkarān। siṃhanādāṃśca vividhānvineduḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ॥6-41-98॥
[अवादयन् (avādayan) - sounded; दुन्दुभीन् (dundubhīn) - drums; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - kettledrums; सिंहनादान् (siṃhanādān) - lion-roars; च (ca) - and; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - sounded; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bull-like men;]
(They sounded drums and hundreds of kettledrums. The bull-like men also made various lion-roars.)
The warriors, like mighty bulls, sounded drums and hundreds of kettledrums, and also roared like lions in various ways.
रथस्थान्पुरुषव्याघ्रान्पाण्डवान्प्रेक्ष्य पार्थिवाः। धृष्टद्युम्नादयः सर्वे पुनर्जहृषिरे मुदा ॥६-४१-९९॥
rathasthān puruṣavyāghrān pāṇḍavān prekṣya pārthivāḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ sarve punarjahṛṣire mudā ॥6-41-99॥
[रथस्थान् (rathasthān) - standing on chariots; पुरुषव्याघ्रान् (puruṣavyāghrān) - tiger among men; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; धृष्टद्युम्नादयः (dhṛṣṭadyumnādayaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna and others; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; जहृषिरे (jahṛṣire) - rejoiced; मुदा (mudā) - with joy;]
(The kings, having seen the Pāṇḍavas, the tigers among men, standing on chariots, Dhṛṣṭadyumna and others, all rejoiced again with joy.)
Upon seeing the Pāṇḍavas, who were like tigers among men, standing on their chariots, the kings, including Dhṛṣṭadyumna and others, all felt a renewed sense of joy.
गौरवं पाण्डुपुत्राणां मान्यान्मानयतां च तान्। दृष्ट्वा महीक्षितस्तत्र पूजयां चक्रिरे भृशम् ॥६-४१-१००॥
gauravaṁ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ mānyānmānayatāṁ ca tān। dṛṣṭvā mahīkṣitastatra pūjayāṁ cakrire bhṛśam ॥6-41-100॥
[गौरवं (gauravam) - respect; पाण्डुपुत्राणां (pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ) - of the sons of Pandu; मान्यान् (mānyān) - honorable; मानयतां (mānayatāṁ) - respecting; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - the kings; तत्र (tatra) - there; पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worship; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - did; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(Having seen the respect for the honorable sons of Pandu, the kings there greatly worshipped them.)
The kings present there, upon seeing the respect given to the honorable sons of Pandu, offered them great worship.
सौहृदं च कृपां चैव प्राप्तकालं महात्मनाम्। दयां च ज्ञातिषु परां कथयां चक्रिरे नृपाः ॥६-४१-१०१॥
sauhṛdaṁ ca kṛpāṁ caiva prāptakālaṁ mahātmanām। dayāṁ ca jñātiṣu parāṁ kathayāṁ cakrire nṛpāḥ ॥6-41-101॥
[सौहृदं (sauhṛdam) - friendship; च (ca) - and; कृपां (kṛpām) - compassion; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्राप्तकालं (prāptakālam) - timely; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; दयां (dayām) - mercy; च (ca) - and; ज्ञातिषु (jñātiṣu) - among relatives; परां (parām) - supreme; कथयां (kathayām) - narration; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings;]
(Friendship and compassion indeed, timely of the great souls; mercy and among relatives supreme narration made kings.)
The kings made a timely narration of supreme friendship, compassion, and mercy among the great souls and their relatives.
साधु साध्विति सर्वत्र निश्चेरुः स्तुतिसंहिताः। वाचः पुण्याः कीर्तिमतां मनोहृदयहर्षिणीः ॥६-४१-१०२॥
sādhu sādhviti sarvatra niśceruḥ stutisaṃhitāḥ। vācaḥ puṇyāḥ kīrtimatāṃ manohṛdayaharṣiṇīḥ ॥6-41-102॥
[साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere; निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - spread; स्तुतिसंहिताः (stutisaṃhitāḥ) - accompanied by praise; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - auspicious; कीर्तिमतां (kīrtimatāṃ) - of the famous; मनोहृदयहर्षिणीः (manohṛdayaharṣiṇīḥ) - delighting the mind and heart;]
("Well done, well done," thus spread everywhere, accompanied by praise, auspicious words of the famous, delighting the mind and heart.)
The words "Well done, well done" echoed everywhere, filled with praise and auspiciousness, bringing joy to the hearts and minds of the renowned.
म्लेच्छाश्चार्याश्च ये तत्र ददृशुः शुश्रुवुस्तदा। वृत्तं तत्पाण्डुपुत्राणां रुरुदुस्ते सगद्गदाः ॥६-४१-१०३॥
mlecchāścāryāśca ye tatra dadṛśuḥ śuśruvustadā। vṛttaṃ tatpāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ ruruduste sagadgadāḥ ॥6-41-103॥
[म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - foreigners; आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble ones; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; तत्र (tatra) - there; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - heard; तदा (tadā) - then; वृत्तं (vṛttam) - the event; तत् (tat) - that; पाण्डुपुत्राणां (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; रुरुदुः (ruruduḥ) - cried; ते (te) - they; सगद्गदाः (sagadgadāḥ) - with choked voices;]
(The foreigners and noble ones who were there saw and heard then. They cried with choked voices about the event of the sons of Pandu.)
The foreigners and noble ones present there saw and heard what happened to the sons of Pandu, and they cried with choked voices.
ततो जघ्नुर्महाभेरीः शतशश्चैव पुष्करान्। शङ्खांश्च गोक्षीरनिभान्दध्मुर्हृष्टा मनस्विनः ॥६-४१-१०४॥
tato jaghnurmahābherīḥ śataśaścaiva puṣkarān। śaṅkhāṃśca gokṣīranibhāndadhmurhṛṣṭā manasvinaḥ ॥6-41-104॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जघ्नुः (jaghnur) - struck; महाभेरीः (mahābherīḥ) - great drums; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - lotuses; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; च (ca) - and; गोक्षीरनिभान् (gokṣīranibhān) - milk-like; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - spirited ones;]
(Then they struck great drums by the hundreds and blew conches resembling milk, being joyful and spirited ones.)
Then, the spirited ones joyfully struck the great drums by the hundreds and blew conches that resembled milk.
