06.046
Pancharatra and Core: Yudhisthira consults with Krishna regarding the upper hand the Kauravas had on the first day. The next day, the Pandavas arrange themselves in Krauncha formation.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
कृतेऽवहारे सैन्यानां प्रथमे भरतर्षभ। भीष्मे च युधि संरब्धे हृष्टे दुर्योधने तथा ॥६-४६-१॥
kṛte'vahāre sainyānāṃ prathame bharatarṣabha। bhīṣme ca yudhi saṃrabdhe hṛṣṭe duryodhane tathā ॥6-46-1॥
[कृते (kṛte) - having been made; अवहारे (avahāre) - in the arrangement; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; प्रथमे (prathame) - first; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संरब्धे (saṃrabdhe) - engaged; हृष्टे (hṛṣṭe) - cheerful; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - Duryodhana; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Having been made in the arrangement of the armies first, O best of the Bharatas, Bhishma and Duryodhana were engaged in battle, cheerful.)
When the armies were first arranged, O best of the Bharatas, Bhishma and Duryodhana were eager and cheerful as they engaged in battle.
धर्मराजस्ततस्तूर्णमभिगम्य जनार्दनम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैः सर्वैश्चैव जनेश्वरैः ॥६-४६-२॥
dharmarājastatastūrṇamabhigamya janārdanam। bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ sarvaiścaiva janeśvaraiḥ ॥6-46-2॥
[धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - approaching; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - with all; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जनेश्वरैः (janeśvaraiḥ) - with kings;]
(Dharmaraja then quickly approached Janardana, together with his brothers and all the kings.)
Dharmaraja, accompanied by his brothers and all the kings, quickly approached Janardana.
शुचा परमया युक्तश्चिन्तयानः पराजयम्। वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीद्राजन्दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य विक्रमम् ॥६-४६-३॥
śucā paramayā yuktaścintayānaḥ parājayam। vārṣṇeyamabravīdrājandṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya vikramam ॥6-46-3॥
[शुचा (śucā) - with sorrow; परमया (paramayā) - great; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - thinking; पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - to Krishna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess;]
(Engaged with great sorrow, thinking of defeat, he said to Krishna, O king, seeing the prowess of Bhishma.)
With great sorrow and contemplating defeat, he addressed Krishna, saying, O king, upon witnessing Bhishma's prowess.
कृष्ण पश्य महेष्वासं भीष्मं भीमपराक्रमम्। शरैर्दहन्तं सैन्यं मे ग्रीष्मे कक्षमिवानलम् ॥६-४६-४॥
kṛṣṇa paśya maheṣvāsaṃ bhīṣmaṃ bhīmaparākramam। śarairdahantaṃ sainyaṃ me grīṣme kakṣamivānalam ॥6-46-4॥
[कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; पश्य (paśya) - see; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of terrible prowess; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दहन्तं (dahantaṃ) - burning; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; मे (me) - my; ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer; कक्षमिव (kakṣamiva) - like a forest; अनलम् (analam) - fire;]
(Krishna, see the great archer Bhishma of terrible prowess, burning my army with arrows like fire burns a forest in summer.)
Krishna, behold the mighty archer Bhishma, whose prowess is formidable, as he scorches my army with his arrows, akin to how a fire consumes a forest in the heat of summer.
कथमेनं महात्मानं शक्ष्यामः प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। लेलिह्यमानं सैन्यं मे हविष्मन्तमिवानलम् ॥६-४६-५॥
katham enaṃ mahātmānaṃ śakṣyāmaḥ prativīkṣitum। lelihyamānaṃ sainyaṃ me haviṣmantam ivānalam ॥6-46-5॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; एनम् (enam) - this; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great soul; शक्ष्यामः (śakṣyāmaḥ) - shall be able; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to face; लेलिह्यमानम् (lelihyamānam) - licking; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; मे (me) - my; हविष्मन्तम् (haviṣmantam) - rich in oblations; इव (iva) - like; अनलम् (analam) - fire;]
(How shall we be able to face this great soul, licking my army like fire rich in oblations?)
How can we confront this great soul, who is consuming my army like a fire fed with oblations?
एतं हि पुरुषव्याघ्रं धनुष्मन्तं महाबलम्। दृष्ट्वा विप्रद्रुतं सैन्यं मदीयं मार्गणाहतम् ॥६-४६-६॥
etaṃ hi puruṣavyāghraṃ dhanuṣmantaṃ mahābalam। dṛṣṭvā vipradrutaṃ sainyaṃ madīyaṃ mārgaṇāhatam ॥6-46-6॥
[एतं (etaṃ) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; पुरुषव्याघ्रं (puruṣavyāghraṃ) - tiger among men; धनुष्मन्तं (dhanuṣmantaṃ) - armed with a bow; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विप्रद्रुतं (vipradrutaṃ) - fled; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; मदीयं (madīyaṃ) - my; मार्गणाहतम् (mārgaṇāhatam) - struck by arrows;]
(Indeed, having seen this tiger among men, armed with a bow and of great strength, my army, struck by arrows, fled.)
Seeing this mighty warrior, armed with a bow and of great strength, my army, struck by arrows, fled in fear.
शक्यो जेतुं यमः क्रुद्धो वज्रपाणिश्च संयुगे। वरुणः पाशभृच्चापि कुबेरो वा गदाधरः ॥६-४६-७॥
śakyo jetuṃ yamaḥ kruddho vajrapāṇiśca saṃyuge। varuṇaḥ pāśabhṛccāpi kubero vā gadādharaḥ ॥6-46-7॥
[शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; पाशभृत् (pāśabhṛt) - the noose-bearer; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera; वा (vā) - or; गदाधरः (gadādharaḥ) - Gadadhara;]
(It is possible to conquer Yama when angry, Vajrapani in battle, Varuna the noose-bearer, or even Kubera or Gadadhara.)
It is possible to defeat even the mightiest of beings like Yama when he is angry, Vajrapani in battle, Varuna who holds the noose, or even Kubera or Gadadhara.
न तु भीष्मो महातेजाः शक्यो जेतुं महाबलः। सोऽहमेवं गते मग्नो भीष्मागाधजलेऽप्लवः ॥६-४६-८॥
na tu bhīṣmo mahātejāḥ śakyo jetuṃ mahābalaḥ। so'ham evaṃ gate magno bhīṣmāgādhajale'plavaḥ ॥6-46-8॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very strong; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; गते (gate) - in this situation; मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; अगाधजले (agādhajale) - in the unfathomable water; अप्लवः (aplavaḥ) - without a boat;]
(But Bhishma, greatly powerful and very strong, cannot be conquered. Thus, I am immersed in this situation, like one without a boat in the unfathomable water of Bhishma.)
Bhishma, being immensely powerful, is invincible. In this situation, I find myself overwhelmed, like someone without a boat in the deep waters of Bhishma's prowess.
आत्मनो बुद्धिदौर्बल्याद्भीष्ममासाद्य केशव। वनं यास्यामि गोविन्द श्रेयो मे तत्र जीवितुम् ॥६-४६-९॥
ātmano buddhidaurbalyādbhīṣmamāsādya keśava। vanaṃ yāsyāmi govinda śreyo me tatra jīvitum ॥6-46-9॥
[आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self; बुद्धि-दौर्बल्यात् (buddhi-daurbalyāt) - due to weakness of intellect; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava; वनम् (vanam) - forest; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I shall go; गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; मे (me) - for me; तत्र (tatra) - there; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live;]
(Due to the weakness of my intellect, approaching Bhishma, O Keshava, I shall go to the forest, O Govinda, it is better for me to live there.)
O Keshava, due to the weakness of my intellect, having approached Bhishma, I have decided to go to the forest, O Govinda, as it is better for me to live there.
न त्विमान्पृथिवीपालान्दातुं भीष्माय मृत्यवे। क्षपयिष्यति सेनां मे कृष्ण भीष्मो महास्त्रवित् ॥६-४६-१०॥
na tvimān pṛthivīpālān dātuṃ bhīṣmāya mṛtyave। kṣapayiṣyati senāṃ me kṛṣṇa bhīṣmo mahāstravit ॥6-46-10॥
[न (na) - not; तू (tu) - but; इमान् (imān) - these; पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - kings of the earth; दातुं (dātuṃ) - to give; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhishma; मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death; क्षपयिष्यति (kṣapayiṣyati) - will destroy; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; मे (me) - my; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - great archer;]
(But these kings of the earth will not give Bhishma to death; Bhishma, the great archer, will destroy my army, O Krishna.)
O Krishna, Bhishma, the great archer, will not allow these kings of the earth to die; instead, he will destroy my army.
यथानलं प्रज्वलितं पतङ्गाः समभिद्रुताः। विनाशायैव गच्छन्ति तथा मे सैनिको जनः ॥६-४६-११॥
yathānalaṃ prajvalitaṃ pataṅgāḥ samabhidrutāḥ। vināśāyaiva gacchanti tathā me sainiko janaḥ ॥6-46-11॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; अनलम् (analam) - fire; प्रज्वलितम् (prajvalitam) - blazing; पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths; समभिद्रुताः (samabhidrutāḥ) - rush towards; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - to destruction; एव (eva) - indeed; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; तथा (tathā) - so; मे (me) - my; सैनिकः (sainikaḥ) - soldiers; जनः (janaḥ) - people;]
(Just as moths rush towards a blazing fire to their destruction, so do my soldiers go.)
Just as moths rush towards a blazing fire to their destruction, so do my soldiers proceed.
क्षयं नीतोऽस्मि वार्ष्णेय राज्यहेतोः पराक्रमी। भ्रातरश्चैव मे वीराः कर्शिताः शरपीडिताः ॥६-४६-१२॥
kṣayaṃ nīto'smi vārṣṇeya rājyahetoḥ parākramī। bhrātaraścaiva me vīrāḥ karśitāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ ॥6-46-12॥
[क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; नीतः (nītaḥ) - led; अस्मि (asmi) - am; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; राज्यहेतोः (rājyahetoḥ) - for the sake of the kingdom; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - my; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कर्शिताः (karśitāḥ) - emaciated; शरपीडिताः (śarapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by arrows;]
(I am led to destruction, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, for the sake of the kingdom; and my brothers, the heroes, are indeed emaciated, afflicted by arrows.)
I have been brought to ruin, O Vārṣṇeya, for the sake of the kingdom; and my valiant brothers are worn out, tormented by arrows.
मत्कृते भ्रातृसौहार्दाद्राज्याद्भ्रष्टास्तथा सुखात्। जीवितं बहु मन्येऽहं जीवितं ह्यद्य दुर्लभम् ॥६-४६-१३॥
matkṛte bhrātṛsauhārdādrājyādbhraṣṭāstathā sukhāt। jīvitaṃ bahu manye'haṃ jīvitaṃ hyadya durlabham ॥6-46-13॥
[मत्कृते (matkṛte) - for my sake; भ्रातृसौहार्दात् (bhrātṛsauhārdāt) - from brotherly affection; राज्यात् (rājyāt) - from the kingdom; भ्रष्टाः (bhraṣṭāḥ) - deprived; तथा (tathā) - and; सुखात् (sukhāt) - from happiness; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; बहु (bahu) - much; मन््ये (manye) - I consider; अहम् (aham) - I; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; हि (hi) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain;]
(For my sake, deprived of brotherly affection, kingdom, and happiness, I consider life much; indeed, today life is difficult to obtain.)
For my sake, my brothers have been deprived of brotherly affection, kingdom, and happiness. I consider life to be of great value; indeed, today life is hard to obtain.
जीवितस्य हि शेषेण तपस्तप्स्यामि दुश्चरम्। न घातयिष्यामि रणे मित्राणीमानि केशव ॥६-४६-१४॥
jīvitasya hi śeṣeṇa tapastapsyāmi duścaram। na ghātayiṣyāmi raṇe mitrāṇīmāni keśava ॥6-46-14॥
[जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; हि (hi) - indeed; शेषेण (śeṣeṇa) - with the remainder; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्स्यामि (tapsyāmi) - I will perform; दुश्चरम् (duścaram) - difficult; न (na) - not; घातयिष्यामि (ghātayiṣyāmi) - I will kill; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; इमानि (imāni) - these; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava;]
(With the remainder of life, I will perform difficult penance. I will not kill these friends in battle, O Keśava.)
Indeed, with the remaining life, I shall undertake severe penance. I will not slay these friends in battle, O Keśava.
रथान्मे बहुसाहस्रान्दिव्यैरस्त्रैर्महाबलः। घातयत्यनिशं भीष्मः प्रवराणां प्रहारिणाम् ॥६-४६-१५॥
rathānme bahusāhasrāndivyairastrairmahābalaḥ। ghātayatyaniśaṃ bhīṣmaḥ pravarāṇāṃ prahāriṇām ॥6-46-15॥
[रथान् (rathān) - chariots; मे (me) - my; बहुसाहस्रान् (bahusāhasrān) - many thousands; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - weapons; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful; घातयति (ghātayati) - kills; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रवराणाम् (pravarāṇām) - of the best; प्रहारिणाम् (prahāriṇām) - of the attackers;]
(Bhishma, the greatly powerful, constantly kills my many thousands of chariots with divine weapons, of the best attackers.)
Bhishma, with his immense power, continuously destroys my numerous chariots using divine weapons, being the foremost among attackers.
किं नु कृत्वा कृतं मे स्याद्ब्रूहि माधव माचिरम्। मध्यस्थमिव पश्यामि समरे सव्यसाचिनम् ॥६-४६-१६॥
kiṁ nu kṛtvā kṛtaṁ me syādbrūhi mādhava māciram। madhyasthamiva paśyāmi samare savyasācinam ॥6-46-16॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done; मे (me) - my; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; माचिरम् (māciram) - without delay; मध्यस्थम् (madhyastham) - neutral; इव (iva) - as if; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; समरे (samare) - in battle; सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna;]
(What indeed should I do to accomplish my task? Tell me, Madhava, without delay. I see Arjuna as if neutral in battle.)
What should I do to achieve my goal? Please tell me quickly, Madhava. I see Arjuna standing neutrally in the battle.
एको भीमः परं शक्त्या युध्यत्येष महाभुजः। केवलं बाहुवीर्येण क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन् ॥६-४६-१७॥
eko bhīmaḥ paraṃ śaktyā yudhyatyeṣa mahābhujaḥ। kevalaṃ bāhuvīryeṇa kṣatradharmamanusmaran ॥6-46-17॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; युध्यति (yudhyati) - fights; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed; केवलं (kevalaṃ) - only; बाहुवीर्येण (bāhuvīryeṇa) - with the strength of his arms; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering;]
(One Bhima, with supreme power, this mighty-armed one fights, remembering only the warrior's duty with the strength of his arms.)
Bhima, the mighty-armed warrior, fights with supreme power, relying solely on the strength of his arms and remembering his duty as a warrior.
गदया वीरघातिन्या यथोत्साहं महामनाः। करोत्यसुकरं कर्म गजाश्वरथपत्तिषु ॥६-४६-१८॥
gadayā vīraghātinyā yathotsāhaṃ mahāmanāḥ। karotyasukaraṃ karma gajāśvarathapattiṣu ॥6-46-18॥
[गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; वीरघातिन्या (vīraghātinyā) - slayer of heroes; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāham) - with full enthusiasm; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; करोति (karoti) - does; असुकरं (asukaram) - difficult; कर्म (karma) - task; गजाश्वरथपत्तिषु (gajāśvarathapattiṣu) - among elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry;]
(The great-minded one, with a mace that slays heroes, performs difficult tasks with full enthusiasm among elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.)
The great-minded warrior, wielding a hero-slaying mace, energetically accomplishes challenging feats amidst elephants, horses, chariots, and foot soldiers.
नालमेष क्षयं कर्तुं परसैन्यस्य मारिष। आर्जवेनैव युद्धेन वीर वर्षशतैरपि ॥६-४६-१९॥
nālameṣa kṣayaṃ kartuṃ parasainyasya māriṣa। ārjavenaiva yuddhena vīra varṣaśatairapi ॥6-46-19॥
[न (na) - not; अलम् (alam) - enough; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; परसैन्यस्य (parasainyasya) - of the enemy army; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one; आर्जवेन (ārjavena) - by straightforwardness; एव (eva) - indeed; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by battle; वीर (vīra) - O hero; वर्षशतैः (varṣaśataiḥ) - by hundreds of years; अपि (api) - even;]
(O honorable one, this is not enough to destroy the enemy army, even by hundreds of years of straightforward battle, O hero.)
O honorable one, it is not possible to destroy the enemy army merely by straightforward battle, even if it takes hundreds of years, O hero.
एकोऽस्त्रवित्सखा तेऽयं सोऽप्यस्मान्समुपेक्षते। निर्दह्यमानान्भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च महात्मना ॥६-४६-२०॥
eko'stravitsakhā te'yaṃ so'pyasmānsamupekṣate। nirdahyamānānbhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca mahātmanā ॥6-46-20॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अस्त्रवित् (astravit) - knower of weapons; सखा (sakhā) - friend; ते (te) - your; अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; समुपेक्षते (samupekṣate) - neglects; निर्दह्यमानान् (nirdahyamānān) - being tormented; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(One who knows weapons, your friend, this one also neglects us, being tormented by Bhishma and Drona, the great soul.)
Your friend, who is skilled in weaponry, also neglects us while we are being tormented by the great souls Bhishma and Drona.
दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि भीष्मस्य द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः। धक्ष्यन्ति क्षत्रियान्सर्वान्प्रयुक्तानि पुनः पुनः ॥६-४६-२१॥
divyānyastrāṇi bhīṣmasya droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ। dhakṣyanti kṣatriyānsarvānaprayuktāni punaḥ punaḥ ॥6-46-21॥
[दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; धक्ष्यन्ति (dhakṣyanti) - will burn; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; प्रयुक्तानि (prayuktāni) - employed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(The divine weapons of Bhishma and Drona, the great souls, will burn all the Kshatriyas, employed again and again.)
The divine weapons of the great souls Bhishma and Drona will repeatedly destroy all the Kshatriyas.
कृष्ण भीष्मः सुसंरब्धः सहितः सर्वपार्थिवैः। क्षपयिष्यति नो नूनं यादृशोऽस्य पराक्रमः ॥६-४६-२२॥
kṛṣṇa bhīṣmaḥ susaṁrabdhaḥ sahitaḥ sarvapārthivaiḥ। kṣapayiṣyati no nūnaṁ yādṛśo'sya parākramaḥ ॥6-46-22॥
[कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; सुसंरब्धः (susaṁrabdhaḥ) - very enraged; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together with; सर्वपार्थिवैः (sarvapārthivaiḥ) - all the kings; क्षपयिष्यति (kṣapayiṣyati) - will destroy; नः (naḥ) - us; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - certainly; यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - as is; अस्य (asya) - his; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - prowess;]
(Krishna, Bhishma, very enraged, together with all the kings, will certainly destroy us, as is his prowess.)
Krishna and Bhishma, being very enraged and together with all the kings, will certainly destroy us with their prowess.
स त्वं पश्य महेष्वासं योगीष्वर महारथम्। यो भीष्मं शमयेत्सङ्ख्ये दावाग्निं जलदो यथा ॥६-४६-२३॥
sa tvaṃ paśya maheṣvāsaṃ yogīṣvara mahāratham। yo bhīṣmaṃ śamayetsaṅkhye dāvāgniṃ jalado yathā ॥6-46-23॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पश्य (paśya) - see; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; योगीष्वर (yogīṣvara) - lord of yogis; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; यो (yaḥ) - who; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शमयेत् (śamayet) - can calm; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; दावाग्निं (dāvāgnim) - forest fire; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(He, you see, the great archer, lord of yogis, great chariot-warrior, who can calm Bhishma in battle like a cloud calms a forest fire.)
Behold him, the great archer and lord of yogis, a mighty chariot-warrior, who can pacify Bhishma in battle just as a cloud extinguishes a forest fire.
तव प्रसादाद्गोविन्द पाण्डवा निहतद्विषः। स्वराज्यमनुसम्प्राप्ता मोदिष्यन्ति सबान्धवाः ॥६-४६-२४॥
tava prasādādgovinda pāṇḍavā nihatadviṣaḥ। svarājyamanusamprāptā modiṣyanti sabāndhavāḥ ॥6-46-24॥
[तव (tava) - by your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - grace; गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; निहतद्विषः (nihatadviṣaḥ) - having slain enemies; स्वराज्यम् (svarājyam) - own kingdom; अनुसम्प्राप्ताः (anusamprāptāḥ) - having attained; मोदिष्यन्ति (modiṣyanti) - will rejoice; स-बान्धवाः (sa-bāndhavāḥ) - with relatives;]
(By your grace, O Govinda, the Pandavas, having slain their enemies and attained their own kingdom, will rejoice with their relatives.)
Thanks to your grace, O Govinda, the Pandavas have defeated their enemies and will enjoy their kingdom with their relatives.
एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थो ध्यायन्नास्ते महामनाः। चिरमन्तर्मना भूत्वा शोकोपहतचेतनः ॥६-४६-२५॥
evamuktvā tataḥ pārtho dhyāyannāste mahāmanāḥ। ciramantarmanā bhūtvā śokopahatacetanaḥ ॥6-46-25॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating; आस्ते (āste) - sits; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time; अन्तर्मना (antarmanā) - introspective; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; शोक (śoka) - grief; उपहत (upahata) - overcome; चेतनः (cetanaḥ) - consciousness;]
(Thus having spoken, then Arjuna, the great-minded, sits meditating, having become introspective for a long time, with consciousness overcome by grief.)
After speaking thus, Arjuna, the son of Pritha, sat down to meditate. He was deeply introspective, his mind overwhelmed by sorrow, and remained in this state for a long time.
शोकार्तं पाण्डवं ज्ञात्वा दुःखेन हतचेतसम्। अब्रवीत्तत्र गोविन्दो हर्षयन्सर्वपाण्डवान् ॥६-४६-२६॥
śokārtaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ jñātvā duḥkhena hatacetasam। abravīttatra govindo harṣayansarvapāṇḍavān ॥6-46-26॥
[शोकार्तं (śokārtam) - afflicted by sorrow; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with grief; हतचेतसम् (hatacetasam) - distressed in mind; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तत्र (tatra) - there; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - cheering; सर्वपाण्डवान् (sarvapāṇḍavān) - all the Pāṇḍavas;]
(Knowing the Pāṇḍava afflicted by sorrow and distressed in mind with grief, Govinda said there, cheering all the Pāṇḍavas.)
Seeing the Pāṇḍava in sorrow and distress, Govinda spoke to cheer all the Pāṇḍavas.
मा शुचो भरतश्रेष्ठ न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि। यस्य ते भ्रातरः शूराः सर्वलोकस्य धन्विनः ॥६-४६-२७॥
mā śuco bharataśreṣṭha na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi। yasya te bhrātaraḥ śūrāḥ sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ ॥6-46-27॥
[मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve; अर्हसि (arhasi) - ought; यस्य (yasya) - whose; ते (te) - your; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the worlds; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers;]
(Do not grieve, O best of the Bharatas, you ought not to grieve. Your brothers, who are heroes and archers of all the worlds.)
Do not worry, O best of the Bharatas, you should not lament. Your brothers are valiant and skilled archers known throughout all the worlds.
अहं च प्रियकृद्राजन्सात्यकिश्च महारथः। विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः ॥६-४६-२८॥
ahaṁ ca priyakṛdrājansātyakiśca mahārathaḥ। virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ ॥6-46-28॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; च (ca) - and; प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - well-wisher; राजन् (rājan) - O King; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; विराट (virāṭa) - Virata; द्रुपदौ (drupadau) - Drupada; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - the old; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata;]
(I and the well-wisher, O King, Satyaki, the great chariot-warrior, Virata, Drupada, the old, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata.)
I, along with Satyaki, the great chariot-warrior, and the well-wisher, O King, as well as the venerable Virata and Drupada, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, stand here.
तथैव सबलाः सर्वे राजानो राजसत्तम। त्वत्प्रसादं प्रतीक्षन्ते त्वद्भक्ताश्च विशां पते ॥६-४६-२९॥
tathaiva sabalāḥ sarve rājāno rājasattama। tvatprasādaṃ pratīkṣante tvadbhaktāśca viśāṃ pate ॥6-46-29॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सबलाः (sabalāḥ) - with strength; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings; त्वत्-प्रसादम् (tvat-prasādam) - your favor; प्रतीक्षन्ते (pratīkṣante) - are waiting; त्वत्-भक्ताः (tvad-bhaktāḥ) - your devotees; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(In the same way, all the kings with strength, O best of kings, are waiting for your favor, and your devotees, O lord of the people.)
Similarly, all the powerful kings and your devotees, O best of kings and lord of the people, await your favor.
एष ते पार्षतो नित्यं हितकामः प्रिये रतः। सेनापत्यमनुप्राप्तो धृष्टद्युम्नो महाबलः ॥ शिखण्डी च महाबाहो भीष्मस्य निधनं किल ॥६-४६-३०॥
eṣa te pārṣato nityaṃ hitakāmaḥ priye rataḥ। senāpatyamanuprāpto dhṛṣṭadyumno mahābalaḥ ॥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahābāho bhīṣmasya nidhanaṃ kila ॥6-46-30॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; ते (te) - your; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; हितकामः (hitakāmaḥ) - desiring welfare; प्रिये (priye) - dear; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; सेनापत्यम् (senāpatyam) - generalship; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - obtained; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; किल (kila) - indeed;]
(This son of Prishata, always desiring your welfare, dear one, is engaged. Dhrishtadyumna, the mighty one, has obtained generalship. Shikhandi, O mighty-armed, is indeed the death of Bhishma.)
This son of Prishata, Dhrishtadyumna, who always desires your welfare and is dear to you, has obtained the position of general. Shikhandi, O mighty-armed one, is indeed destined to bring about the death of Bhishma.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा ततो राजा धृष्टद्युम्नं महारथम्। अब्रवीत्समितौ तस्यां वासुदेवस्य शृण्वतः ॥६-४६-३१॥
etacchrutvā tato rājā dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham। abravītsamitau tasyāṃ vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ ॥6-46-31॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समितौ (samitau) - in the assembly; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - listening;]
(Having heard this, then King Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, said in the assembly, in the presence of Vāsudeva, who was listening.)
Upon hearing this, King Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great warrior, addressed the assembly while Vāsudeva was listening.
धृष्टद्युम्न निबोधेदं यत्त्वा वक्ष्यामि मारिष। नातिक्रम्यं भवेत्तच्च वचनं मम भाषितम् ॥६-४६-३२॥
dhṛṣṭadyumna nibodhedaṃ yattvā vakṣyāmi māriṣa। nātikramyaṃ bhavettacca vacanaṃ mama bhāṣitam ॥6-46-32॥
[धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; निबोध (nibodha) - hear; इदं (idaṃ) - this; यत् (yat) - which; त्वा (tvā) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one; न (na) - not; अतिक्रम्यं (atikramyaṃ) - to be transgressed; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be; तत् (tat) - that; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; मम (mama) - my; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, hear this which I will speak to you, O gentle one. That word of mine spoken should not be transgressed.)
O Dhṛṣṭadyumna, listen to what I am about to tell you, dear one. My words should not be disregarded.
भवान्सेनापतिर्मह्यं वासुदेवेन संमतः। कार्त्तिकेयो यथा नित्यं देवानामभवत्पुरा ॥ तथा त्वमपि पाण्डूनां सेनानीः पुरुषर्षभ ॥६-४६-३३॥
bhavānsenāpatirmahyaṃ vāsudevena saṃmataḥ। kārttikeyo yathā nityaṃ devānāmabhavatpurā ॥ tathā tvamapi pāṇḍūnāṃ senānīḥ puruṣarṣabha ॥6-46-33॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - commander; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; संमतः (saṃmataḥ) - approved; कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kārttikeya; यथा (yathā) - as; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; पुरा (purā) - in ancient times; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; सेनानीः (senānīḥ) - commander; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(You are the commander approved by Vāsudeva for me, just as Kārttikeya was always the commander of the gods in ancient times. So you also are the commander of the Pāṇḍavas, O best of men.)
You are appointed as the commander by Vāsudeva for me, just as Kārttikeya was the eternal commander of the gods in ancient times. Similarly, you are the commander of the Pāṇḍavas, O best among men.
स त्वं पुरुषशार्दूल विक्रम्य जहि कौरवान्। अहं च त्वानुयास्यामि भीमः कृष्णश्च मारिष ॥६-४६-३४॥
sa tvaṁ puruṣaśārdūla vikramya jahi kauravān। ahaṁ ca tvānuyāsyāmi bhīmaḥ kṛṣṇaśca māriṣa ॥6-46-34॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; पुरुषशार्दूल (puruṣaśārdūla) - tiger among men; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having conquered; जहि (jahi) - slay; कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; च (ca) - and; त्वा (tvā) - you; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - will follow; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(He, you, tiger among men, having conquered, slay the Kauravas. I and Bhima and Krishna will follow you, O lord.)
You, O tiger among men, go forth and defeat the Kauravas. I, along with Bhima and Krishna, will follow you, O lord.
माद्रीपुत्रौ च सहितौ द्रौपदेयाश्च दंशिताः। ये चान्ये पृथिवीपालाः प्रधानाः पुरुषर्षभ ॥६-४६-३५॥
mādrīputrau ca sahitau draupadeyāśca daṃśitāḥ। ye cānye pṛthivīpālāḥ pradhānāḥ puruṣarṣabha ॥6-46-35॥
[माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - pierced; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - kings of the earth; प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - chief; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(The sons of Madri and the sons of Draupadi, together, were pierced. And other chief kings of the earth, O best of men.)
The sons of Madri and Draupadi, along with other prominent kings of the earth, were struck down, O best of men.
तत उद्धर्षयन्सर्वान्धृष्टद्युम्नोऽभ्यभाषत। अहं द्रोणान्तकः पार्थ विहितः शम्भुना पुरा ॥६-४६-३६॥
tata uddharṣayansarvāndhṛṣṭadyumno'bhyabhāṣata। ahaṃ droṇāntakaḥ pārtha vihitaḥ śambhunā purā ॥6-46-36॥
[तत् (tat) - then; उद्धर्षयन् (uddharṣayan) - encouraging; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke; अहम् (aham) - I; द्रोण-अन्तकः (droṇa-antakaḥ) - Drona's end; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - appointed; शम्भुना (śambhunā) - by Shambhu; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Then, encouraging all, Dhrishtadyumna spoke: "I am appointed as Drona's end, O son of Pritha, by Shambhu formerly.")
Then, Dhrishtadyumna, encouraging everyone, said: "I was appointed by Lord Shiva in the past to bring an end to Drona, O Arjuna."
रणे भीष्मं तथा द्रोणं कृपं शल्यं जयद्रथम्। सर्वानद्य रणे दृप्तान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि पार्थिव ॥६-४६-३७॥
raṇe bhīṣmaṃ tathā droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ śalyaṃ jayadratham। sarvānadya raṇe dṛptānpratiyotsyāmi pārthiva ॥6-46-37॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; तथा (tathā) - and; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; कृपं (kṛpaṃ) - Kripa; शल्यं (śalyaṃ) - Shalya; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अद्य (adya) - today; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृप्तान् (dṛptān) - proud; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will fight; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king;]
(In battle, Bhishma, and Drona, Kripa, Shalya, Jayadratha, all today in battle, proud, I will fight, O king.)
O king, today I will fight against Bhishma, Drona, Kripa, Shalya, and Jayadratha, all of whom are proud in battle.
अथोत्क्रुष्टं महेष्वासैः पाण्डवैर्युद्धदुर्मदैः। समुद्यते पार्थिवेन्द्रे पार्षते शत्रुसूदने ॥६-४६-३८॥
athotkruṣṭaṃ maheṣvāsaiḥ pāṇḍavairyuddhadurmadaiḥ। samudyate pārthivendre pārṣate śatrusūdane ॥6-46-38॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्क्रुष्टं (utkruṣṭaṃ) - shouted; महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; युद्धदुर्मदैः (yuddhadurmadaiḥ) - intoxicated with battle; समुद्यते (samudyate) - prepared; पार्थिवेन्द्रे (pārthivendre) - the king; पार्षते (pārṣate) - the son of Prishata; शत्रुसूदने (śatrusūdane) - the destroyer of enemies;]
(Then shouted by great archers, the Pandavas, intoxicated with battle, prepared the king, the son of Prishata, the destroyer of enemies.)
Then, the great archers, the Pandavas, intoxicated with the fervor of battle, prepared themselves along with the king, the son of Prishata, who is the destroyer of enemies.
तमब्रवीत्ततः पार्थः पार्षतं पृतनापतिम्। व्यूहः क्रौञ्चारुणो नाम सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणः ॥६-४६-३९॥
tamabravīttataḥ pārthaḥ pārṣataṃ pṛtanāpatim। vyūhaḥ krauñcāruṇo nāma sarvaśatrunibarhaṇaḥ ॥6-46-39॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - to the son of Prishata; पृतनापतिम् (pṛtanāpatim) - the commander of the army; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; क्रौञ्चारुणः (krauñcāruṇaḥ) - Krauncha and Aruna; नाम (nāma) - named; सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणः (sarvaśatrunibarhaṇaḥ) - destroyer of all enemies;]
(Then Arjuna said to the son of Prishata, the commander of the army: "The formation named Krauncha and Aruna is the destroyer of all enemies.")
Arjuna then addressed the son of Prishata, the commander of the army, saying that the formation called Krauncha and Aruna is capable of destroying all enemies.
यं बृहस्पतिरिन्द्राय तदा देवासुरेऽब्रवीत्। तं यथावत्प्रतिव्यूह परानीकविनाशनम् ॥ अदृष्टपूर्वं राजानः पश्यन्तु कुरुभिः सह ॥६-४६-४०॥
yaṁ bṛhaspatir indrāya tadā devāsure 'bravīt। taṁ yathāvat prativyūha parānīka-vināśanam ॥ adṛṣṭapūrvaṁ rājānaḥ paśyantu kurubhiḥ saha ॥6-46-40॥
[यं (yaṁ) - whom; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati; इन्द्राय (indrāya) - to Indra; तदा (tadā) - then; देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle of gods and demons; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तं (taṁ) - that; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; प्रतिव्यूह (prativyūha) - arrange; परानीक (parānīka) - enemy's army; विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction; अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - never seen before; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - may see; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - with the Kauravas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Whom Bṛhaspati then said to Indra in the battle of gods and demons, arrange that properly for the destruction of the enemy's army. May the kings see, together with the Kauravas, something never seen before.)
Bṛhaspati advised Indra during the battle of gods and demons to strategically arrange for the destruction of the enemy's army. Let the kings witness, along with the Kauravas, something unprecedented.
तथोक्तः स नृदेवेन विष्णुर्वज्रभृता इव। प्रभाते सर्वसैन्यानामग्रे चक्रे धनञ्जयम् ॥६-४६-४१॥
tathoktaḥ sa nṛdevena viṣṇurvajrabhṛtā iva। prabhāte sarvasainyānāmagre cakre dhanañjayam ॥6-46-41॥
[तथोक्तः (tathoktaḥ) - thus spoken; स (sa) - he; नृदेवेन (nṛdevena) - by the king; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; वज्रभृता (vajrabhṛtā) - by the wielder of the thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - at dawn; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; अग्रे (agre) - in front; चक्रे (cakre) - placed; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna);]
(Thus spoken by the king, Viṣṇu, like the wielder of the thunderbolt, at dawn, placed Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) in front of all armies.)
Thus, as instructed by the king, Viṣṇu, akin to the wielder of the thunderbolt, positioned Arjuna at the forefront of all the armies at dawn.
आदित्यपथगः केतुस्तस्याद्भुतमनोरमः। शासनात्पुरुहूतस्य निर्मितो विश्वकर्मणा ॥६-४६-४२॥
ādityapathagaḥ ketustasyādbhutamanoramaḥ। śāsanātpuruhūtasya nirmito viśvakarmaṇā ॥6-46-42॥
[आदित्यपथगः (ādityapathagaḥ) - traveller of the sun's path; केतुः (ketuḥ) - Ketu; तस्य (tasya) - his; आद्भुत (ādbhuta) - wonderful; मनोरमः (manoramaḥ) - charming; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; पुरुहूतस्य (puruhūtasya) - of Indra; निर्मितः (nirmitaḥ) - created; विश्वकर्मणा (viśvakarmaṇā) - by Vishvakarma;]
(Ketu, the traveller of the sun's path, his wonderful and charming form, was created by Vishvakarma by the command of Indra.)
Ketu, who travels the path of the sun, has a wonderful and charming form, created by Vishvakarma under the command of Indra.
इन्द्रायुधसवर्णाभिः पताकाभिरलङ्कृतः। आकाशग इवाकाशे गन्धर्वनगरोपमः ॥ नृत्यमान इवाभाति रथचर्यासु मारिष ॥६-४६-४३॥
indrāyudhasavarṇābhiḥ patākābhiralaṅkṛtaḥ। ākāśaga ivākāśe gandharvanagaropamaḥ ॥ nṛtyamāna ivābhāti rathacaryāsu māriṣa ॥6-46-43॥
[इन्द्रायुधसवर्णाभिः (indrāyudhasavarṇābhiḥ) - with banners of the color of Indra's bow; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; अलङ्कृतः (alaṅkṛtaḥ) - adorned; आकाशगः (ākāśagaḥ) - moving in the sky; इव (iva) - like; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; गन्धर्वनगरोपमः (gandharvanagaropamaḥ) - resembling the city of Gandharvas; नृत्यमानः (nṛtyamānaḥ) - dancing; इव (iva) - like; आभाति (ābhāti) - shines; रथचर्यासु (rathacaryāsu) - in the chariot maneuvers; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; ॥६-४६-४३॥ (॥6-46-43॥) - (verse number);]
(Adorned with banners of the color of Indra's bow and flags, moving in the sky like the city of Gandharvas, it shines like dancing in the chariot maneuvers, O dear.)
Adorned with banners and flags resembling the colors of Indra's bow, it moves through the sky like a city of Gandharvas, shining as if dancing during the chariot maneuvers, dear one.
तेन रत्नवता पार्थः स च गाण्डीवधन्वना। बभूव परमोपेतः स्वयम्भूरिव भानुना ॥६-४६-४४॥
tena ratnavatā pārthaḥ sa ca gāṇḍīvadhanvanā। babhūva paramopetaḥ svayambhūriva bhānunā ॥6-46-44॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; रत्नवता (ratnavatā) - with jewels; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - with the bow Gandiva; बभूव (babhūva) - became; परमोपेतः (paramopetaḥ) - endowed with excellence; स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-born; इव (iva) - like; भानुना (bhānunā) - with the sun;]
(By him, with jewels, Arjuna, he and with the bow Gandiva, became endowed with excellence, like the self-born with the sun.)
Arjuna, adorned with jewels and holding the Gandiva bow, became as radiant as the self-born creator with the sun.
शिरोऽभूद्द्रुपदो राजा महत्या सेनया वृतः। कुन्तिभोजश्च चैद्यश्च चक्षुष्यास्तां जनेश्वर ॥६-४६-४५॥
śiro'bhūddrupado rājā mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ। kuntibhojaśca caidyaśca cakṣuṣyāstāṃ janeśvara ॥6-46-45॥
[शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; राजा (rājā) - king; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; चैद्यः (caidyaḥ) - Caidya; च (ca) - and; चक्षुष्याः (cakṣuṣyāḥ) - eyes; ताम् (tām) - that; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people;]
(The head became Drupada, the king, surrounded by a great army. Kuntibhoja and Caidya, with eyes, O lord of people.)
Drupada, the king, was at the forefront, surrounded by a great army. Alongside were Kuntibhoja and Caidya, all under the watchful eyes of the lord of people.
दाशार्णकाः प्रयागाश्च दाशेरकगणैः सह। अनूपगाः किराताश्च ग्रीवायां भरतर्षभ ॥६-४६-४६॥
dāśārṇakāḥ prayāgāśca dāśerakagaṇaiḥ saha। anūpagāḥ kirātāśca grīvāyāṃ bharatarṣabha ॥6-46-46॥
[दाशार्णकाः (dāśārṇakāḥ) - people of Dasharna; प्रयागाः (prayāgāḥ) - people of Prayaga; च (ca) - and; दाशेरकगणैः (dāśerakagaṇaiḥ) - with the groups of Dāśerakas; सह (saha) - together; अनूपगाः (anūpagāḥ) - people of Anupa; किराताः (kirātāḥ) - Kiratas; च (ca) - and; ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - in the neck; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(People of Dasharna, Prayaga, and together with the groups of Dāśerakas; people of Anupa, Kiratas, and in the neck, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, the people of Dasharna, Prayaga, and Anupa, along with the groups of Dāśerakas and Kiratas, gathered at the neck.
पटच्चरैश्च हुण्डैश्च राजन्पौरवकैस्तथा। निषादैः सहितश्चापि पृष्ठमासीद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥६-४६-४७॥
paṭaccaraiśca huṇḍaiśca rājanpauravakaistathā। niṣādaiḥ sahitaścāpi pṛṣṭhamāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥6-46-47॥
[पटच्चरैः (paṭaccaraiḥ) - with soldiers; च (ca) - and; हुण्डैः (huṇḍaiḥ) - with Huns; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पौरवकैः (pauravakaiḥ) - with Pauravas; तथा (tathā) - also; निषादैः (niṣādaiḥ) - with Nishadas; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - behind; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(With soldiers, Huns, O king, with Pauravas also, accompanied by Nishadas, Yudhishthira was behind.)
O king, Yudhishthira was positioned behind, accompanied by soldiers, Huns, Pauravas, and Nishadas.
पक्षौ तु भीमसेनश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। द्रौपदेयाभिमन्युश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः ॥६-४६-४८॥
pakṣau tu bhīmasenaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। draupadeyābhimanyuśca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ ॥6-46-48॥
[पक्षौ (pakṣau) - the two sides; तु (tu) - but; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; द्रौपदेय (draupadeya) - the sons of Draupadi; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warriors;]
(The two sides were Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata, the sons of Draupadi, Abhimanyu, and Satyaki, the great warriors.)
On the two sides were Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna the son of Prishata, the sons of Draupadi, Abhimanyu, and Satyaki, all great warriors.
पिशाचा दरदाश्चैव पुण्ड्राः कुण्डीविषैः सह। मडका लडकाश्चैव तङ्गणाः परतङ्गणाः ॥६-४६-४९॥
piśācā daradāścaiva puṇḍrāḥ kuṇḍīviṣaiḥ saha। maḍakā laḍakāścaiva taṅgaṇāḥ parataṅgaṇāḥ ॥6-46-49॥
[पिशाचा (piśācā) - goblins; दरदाः (daradāḥ) - Daradas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पुण्ड्राः (puṇḍrāḥ) - Puṇḍras; कुण्डीविषैः (kuṇḍīviṣaiḥ) - with Kuṇḍīviṣas; सह (saha) - with; मडका (maḍakā) - Maḍakas; लडकाः (laḍakāḥ) - Laḍakas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तङ्गणाः (taṅgaṇāḥ) - Taṅgaṇas; परतङ्गणाः (parataṅgaṇāḥ) - Parataṅgaṇas;]
(Goblins, Daradas, and indeed Puṇḍras with Kuṇḍīviṣas; with Maḍakas, Laḍakas, and indeed Taṅgaṇas and Parataṅgaṇas.)
The goblins, Daradas, Puṇḍras, and Kuṇḍīviṣas, along with Maḍakas, Laḍakas, Taṅgaṇas, and Parataṅgaṇas, were all present.
बाह्लिकास्तित्तिराश्चैव चोलाः पाण्ड्याश्च भारत। एते जनपदा राजन्दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रिताः ॥६-४६-५०॥
bāhlikāstitttirāścaiva colāḥ pāṇḍyāśca bhārata। ete janapadā rājandakṣiṇaṃ pakṣamāśritāḥ ॥6-46-50॥
[बाह्लिकाः (bāhlikāḥ) - Bahlika people; तित्तिराः (tittirāḥ) - Tittiri people; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; चोलाः (colāḥ) - Chola people; पाण्ड्याः (pāṇḍyāḥ) - Pandya people; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; एते (ete) - these; जनपदाः (janapadāḥ) - nations; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern; पक्षम् (pakṣam) - side; आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - reside;]
(The Bahlika, Tittiri, Chola, and Pandya peoples, O Bharata, these nations, O King, reside on the southern side.)
O Bharata, the Bahlika, Tittiri, Chola, and Pandya peoples are the nations that reside on the southern side, O King.
अग्निवेष्या जगत्तुण्डाः पलदाशाश्च भारत। शबरास्तुम्बुपाश्चैव वत्साश्च सह नाकुलैः ॥ नकुलः सहदेवश्च वामं पार्श्वं समाश्रिताः ॥६-४६-५१॥
agniveṣyā jagattuṇḍāḥ paladāśāśca bhārata। śabarāstumbupāścaiva vatsāśca saha nākulaiḥ ॥ nakulaḥ sahadevaśca vāmaṃ pārśvaṃ samāśritāḥ ॥6-46-51॥
[अग्निवेष्या (agniveṣyā) - Agni's wife; जगत्तुण्डाः (jagattuṇḍāḥ) - world-devourers; पलदाशाः (paladāśāḥ) - fruit-eaters; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शबराः (śabarāḥ) - Shabaras; तुम्बुपाः (tumbupāḥ) - Tumbupas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वत्साः (vatsāḥ) - Vatsas; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; नाकुलैः (nākulaiḥ) - Nakulais; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; वामं (vāmaṃ) - left; पार्श्वं (pārśvaṃ) - side; समाश्रिताः (samāśritāḥ) - residing;]
(Agni's wife, world-devourers, fruit-eaters, and O Bharata, Shabaras, Tumbupas, and indeed Vatsas with Nakulais. Nakula and Sahadeva are residing on the left side.)
Agni's wife, the world-devourers, and the fruit-eaters, O Bharata, along with the Shabaras, Tumbupas, and Vatsas, are with the Nakulais. Nakula and Sahadeva are positioned on the left side.
रथानामयुतं पक्षौ शिरश्च नियुतं तथा। पृष्ठमर्बुदमेवासीत्सहस्राणि च विंशतिः ॥ ग्रीवायां नियुतं चापि सहस्राणि च सप्ततिः ॥६-४६-५२॥
rathānāmayutaṃ pakṣau śiraśca niyutaṃ tathā। pṛṣṭhamarbudamevāsītsahasrāṇi ca viṃśatiḥ ॥ grīvāyāṃ niyutaṃ cāpi sahasrāṇi ca saptatiḥ ॥6-46-52॥
[रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; पक्षौ (pakṣau) - wings; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; च (ca) - and; नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand; तथा (tathā) - also; पृष्ठम् (pṛṣṭham) - back; अर्बुदम् (arbudam) - one hundred million; एव (eva) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; च (ca) - and; विंशतिः (viṃśatiḥ) - twenty; ग्रीवायाम् (grīvāyām) - in the neck; नियुतम् (niyutam) - one hundred thousand; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; च (ca) - and; सप्ततिः (saptatiḥ) - seventy;]
(The wings were ten thousand of chariots, and the head was one hundred thousand. The back was indeed one hundred million and twenty thousand. In the neck, there were one hundred thousand and also seventy thousand.)
The wings were like ten thousand chariots, and the head was as large as one hundred thousand. The back was indeed as vast as one hundred million and twenty thousand. In the neck, there were one hundred thousand and also seventy thousand.
पक्षकोटिप्रपक्षेषु पक्षान्तेषु च वारणाः। जग्मुः परिवृता राजंश्चलन्त इव पर्वताः ॥६-४६-५३॥
pakṣakoṭiprapakṣeṣu pakṣānteṣu ca vāraṇāḥ। jagmuḥ parivṛtā rājaṃścalanta iva parvatāḥ ॥6-46-53॥
[पक्षकोटिप्रपक्षेषु (pakṣakoṭiprapakṣeṣu) - in the divisions of the wings; पक्षान्तेषु (pakṣānteṣu) - at the ends of the wings; च (ca) - and; वारणाः (vāraṇāḥ) - elephants; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; परिवृता (parivṛtā) - surrounded; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चलन्तः (calantaḥ) - moving; इव (iva) - like; पर्वताः (parvatāḥ) - mountains;]
(In the divisions of the wings, at the ends of the wings, the elephants went, surrounded, O king, moving like mountains.)
The elephants, positioned at the divisions and ends of the wings, moved like mountains, O king, as they were surrounded.
जघनं पालयामास विराटः सह केकयैः। काशिराजश्च शैब्यश्च रथानामयुतैस्त्रिभिः ॥६-४६-५४॥
jaghanaṁ pālayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha kekayaiḥ। kāśirājaśca śaibyaśca rathānāmayutaistribhiḥ ॥6-46-54॥
[जघनं (jaghanaṁ) - rear; पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - protected; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; सह (saha) - with; केकयैः (kekayaiḥ) - Kekayas; काशिराजः (kāśirājaḥ) - Kashi king; च (ca) - and; शैब्यः (śaibyaḥ) - Shaibya; च (ca) - and; रथानाम् (rathānām) - chariots; अयुतैः (ayutaiḥ) - ten thousand; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three;]
(Virata protected the rear with the Kekayas. The Kashi king and Shaibya with thirty thousand chariots.)
Virata, along with the Kekayas, protected the rear. The kings of Kashi and Shaibya supported with thirty thousand chariots.
एवमेतं महाव्यूहं व्यूह्य भारत पाण्डवाः। सूर्योदयनमिच्छन्तः स्थिता युद्धाय दंशिताः ॥६-४६-५५॥
evam etaṁ mahāvyūhaṁ vyūhya bhārata pāṇḍavāḥ। sūryodayam icchantaḥ sthitā yuddhāya daṁśitāḥ ॥6-46-55॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतं (etaṁ) - this; महाव्यूहं (mahāvyūhaṁ) - great formation; व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having arranged; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सूर्योदयनम् (sūryodayam) - sunrise; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; स्थिता (sthitā) - standing; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - prepared;]
(Thus, having arranged this great formation, O descendant of Bharata, the Pandavas, desiring sunrise, stood prepared for battle.)
Thus, O descendant of Bharata, the Pandavas arranged the great formation and stood ready for battle, eager for the sunrise.
तेषामादित्यवर्णानि विमलानि महान्ति च। श्वेतच्छत्राण्यशोभन्त वारणेषु रथेषु च ॥६-४६-५६॥
teṣām ādityavarṇāni vimalāni mahānti ca। śvetacchatrāṇyaśobhanta vāraṇeṣu ratheṣu ca ॥6-46-56॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; आदित्यवर्णानि (ādityavarṇāni) - sun-colored; विमलानि (vimalāni) - pure; महान्ति (mahānti) - great; च (ca) - and; श्वेतच्छत्राणि (śvetacchatrāṇi) - white umbrellas; अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - were shining; वारणेषु (vāraṇeṣu) - on elephants; रथेषु (ratheṣu) - on chariots; च (ca) - and;]
(Their sun-colored, pure, and great white umbrellas were shining on elephants and chariots.)
Their pure and great white umbrellas, resembling the sun, were shining on both elephants and chariots.
