06.093
Core and Pancharatra: Advised by Karna, Duryodhana goes to Bhishma's camp and requests him to step down, so that Karna can takepart in the war.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। दुःशासनश्च पुत्रस्ते सूतपुत्रश्च दुर्जयः ॥६-९३-१॥
tato duryodhano rājā śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ। duḥśāsanaśca putraste sūtaputraśca durjayaḥ ॥6-93-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; च (ca) - and; दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - Durjaya;]
(Then King Duryodhana, Shakuni the son of Subala, Duhshasana, your son, and the son of a charioteer, Durjaya.)
Then King Duryodhana, along with Shakuni, the son of Subala, Duhshasana, your son, and Durjaya, the son of a charioteer, were present.
समागम्य महाराज मन्त्रं चक्रूर्विवक्षितम्। कथं पाण्डुसुता युद्धे जेतव्याः सगणा इति ॥६-९३-२॥
samāgamya mahārāja mantraṃ cakrūrvivakṣitam। kathaṃ pāṇḍusutā yuddhe jetavyāḥ sagaṇā iti ॥6-93-2॥
[समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मन्त्रं (mantraṃ) - counsel; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; विवक्षितम् (vivakṣitam) - intended; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - the sons of Pandu; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; जेतव्याः (jetavyāḥ) - to be conquered; सगणाः (sagaṇāḥ) - with their followers; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Having assembled, O great king, they made the intended counsel: "How are the sons of Pandu, with their followers, to be conquered in battle?")
The great king and his advisors gathered to deliberate on how to defeat the Pandavas and their allies in the upcoming battle.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सर्वांस्तानाह मन्त्रिणः। सूतपुत्रं समाभाष्य सौबलं च महाबलम् ॥६-९३-३॥
tato duryodhano rājā sarvāṁstānāha mantriṇaḥ। sūtaputraṁ samābhāṣya saubalaṁ ca mahābalam ॥6-93-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; आह (āha) - said; मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers; सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - Karna; समाभाष्य (samābhāṣya) - addressing; सौबलम् (saubalam) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty;]
(Then King Duryodhana, addressing all the ministers, said to Karna and the mighty Shakuni.)
Then King Duryodhana addressed all his ministers, speaking to Karna, the son of a charioteer, and the mighty Shakuni, son of Subala.
द्रोणो भीष्मः कृपः शल्यः सौमदत्तिश्च संयुगे। न पार्थान्प्रतिबाधन्ते न जाने तत्र कारणम् ॥६-९३-४॥
droṇo bhīṣmaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ saumadattiśca saṃyuge। na pārthānpratibādhante na jāne tatra kāraṇam ॥6-93-4॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; प्रतिबाधन्ते (pratibādhante) - obstruct; न (na) - not; जाने (jāne) - I know; तत्र (tatra) - there; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason;]
(Drona, Bhishma, Kripa, Shalya, and Saumadatti do not obstruct the sons of Pritha in battle. I do not know the reason there.)
Drona, Bhishma, Kripa, Shalya, and Saumadatti are unable to stop the sons of Pritha in battle. I do not understand the reason for this.
अवध्यमानास्ते चापि क्षपयन्ति बलं मम। सोऽस्मि क्षीणबलः कर्ण क्षीणशस्त्रश्च संयुगे ॥६-९३-५॥
avadhyamānāste cāpi kṣapayanti balaṃ mama। so'smi kṣīṇabalaḥ karṇa kṣīṇaśastraśca saṃyuge ॥6-93-5॥
[अवध्यमानाः (avadhyamānāḥ) - being attacked; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; क्षपयन्ति (kṣapayanti) - destroy; बलम् (balam) - strength; मम (mama) - my; सः (saḥ) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; क्षीणबलः (kṣīṇabalaḥ) - weakened in strength; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; क्षीणशस्त्रः (kṣīṇaśastraḥ) - depleted of weapons; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Being attacked, they also destroy my strength. I am weakened in strength, Karna, and depleted of weapons in battle.)
"Being attacked, they are also destroying my strength. I am now weakened in strength and depleted of weapons, Karna, in this battle."
निकृतः पाण्डवैः शूरैरवध्यैर्दैवतैरपि। सोऽहं संशयमापन्नः प्रकरिष्ये कथं रणम् ॥६-९३-६॥
nikṛtaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ śūrairavadhyairdaivatairapi। so'haṃ saṃśayamāpannaḥ prakariṣye kathaṃ raṇam ॥6-93-6॥
[निकृतः (nikṛtaḥ) - deceived; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by the heroes; अवध्यैः (avadhyaiḥ) - by the invincible; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; सः (saḥ) - I; अहम् (aham) - am; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - fallen into; प्रकरिष्ये (prakariṣye) - shall engage; कथम् (kathaṃ) - how; रणम् (raṇam) - battle;]
(Deceived by the Pandavas, by the heroes, by the invincible, even by the gods, I have fallen into doubt; how shall I engage in battle?)
Deceived by the Pandavas and the invincible heroes, even the gods, I find myself in doubt; how can I engage in battle?
तमब्रवीन्महाराज सूतपुत्रो नराधिपम्। मा शुचो भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रकरिष्ये प्रियं तव ॥६-९३-७॥
tamabravīn mahārāja sūtaputro narādhipam। mā śuco bharataśreṣṭha prakariṣye priyaṃ tava ॥6-93-7॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - to the lord of men; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; प्रकरिष्ये (prakariṣye) - I will do; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - what is dear; तव (tava) - to you;]
(The son of a charioteer said to the lord of men, "O great king, do not grieve, O best of the Bharatas; I will do what is dear to you.")
The son of a charioteer addressed the king, reassuring him not to worry, as he would fulfill what was dear to him.
भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तूर्णमपयातु महारणात्। निवृत्ते युधि गाङ्गेये न्यस्तशस्त्रे च भारत ॥६-९३-८॥
bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastūrṇamapayātu mahāraṇāt। nivṛtte yudhi gāṅgeye nyastaśastre ca bhārata ॥6-93-8॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अपयातु (apayātu) - should withdraw; महारणात् (mahāraṇāt) - from the great battle; निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - ceased; युधि (yudhi) - in the battle; गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - son of Ganga; न्यस्तशस्त्रे (nyastaśastre) - laid down arms; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, should quickly withdraw from the great battle. When the battle has ceased, the son of Ganga has laid down his arms, O Bharata.)
Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, should quickly withdraw from the great battle. Once the battle has ended and the son of Ganga has laid down his arms, O Bharata.
अहं पार्थान्हनिष्यामि सनितान्सर्वसोमकैः। पश्यतो युधि भीष्मस्य शपे सत्येन ते नृप ॥६-९३-९॥
ahaṁ pārthān haniṣyāmi sanitān sarvasomakaiḥ। paśyato yudhi bhīṣmasya śape satyena te nṛpa ॥6-93-9॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will kill; सनितान् (sanitān) - along with; सर्वसोमकैः (sarvasomakaiḥ) - all Somakas; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; शपे (śape) - I swear; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; ते (te) - your; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(I will kill the sons of Pritha along with all Somakas, watching in battle, I swear by truth, your king.)
I swear by truth, O king, that I will kill the sons of Pritha along with all the Somakas while Bhishma watches in battle.
पाण्डवेषु दयां राजन्सदा भीष्मः करोति वै। अशक्तश्च रणे भीष्मो जेतुमेतान्महारथान् ॥६-९३-१०॥
pāṇḍaveṣu dayāṃ rājansadā bhīṣmaḥ karoti vai। aśaktaśca raṇe bhīṣmo jetumetānmahārathān ॥6-93-10॥
[पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - towards the Pandavas; दयां (dayām) - compassion; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सदा (sadā) - always; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; करोति (karoti) - does; वै (vai) - indeed; अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - unable; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; एतान् (etān) - these; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors;]
(Towards the Pandavas, O king, Bhishma always shows compassion. Indeed, Bhishma is unable to conquer these great warriors in battle.)
O king, Bhishma always shows compassion towards the Pandavas. However, he is unable to defeat these great warriors in battle.
अभिमानी रणे भीष्मो नित्यं चापि रणप्रियः। स कथं पाण्डवान्युद्धे जेष्यते तात सङ्गतान् ॥६-९३-११॥
abhimānī raṇe bhīṣmo nityaṃ cāpi raṇapriyaḥ। sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavānyuddhe jeṣyate tāta saṅgatān ॥6-93-11॥
[अभिमानी (abhimānī) - proud; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रणप्रियः (raṇapriyaḥ) - fond of battle; सः (saḥ) - he; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; जेष्यते (jeṣyate) - will conquer; तात (tāta) - O father; सङ्गतान् (saṅgatān) - assembled;]
(The proud Bhishma, always fond of battle, how will he conquer the assembled Pandavas in battle, O father?)
The proud Bhishma, who is always fond of battle, how will he manage to defeat the Pandavas who are assembled for battle, O father?
स त्वं शीघ्रमितो गत्वा भीष्मस्य शिबिरं प्रति। अनुमान्य रणे भीष्मं शस्त्रं न्यासय भारत ॥६-९३-१२॥
sa tvaṃ śīghramito gatvā bhīṣmasya śibiraṃ prati। anumānya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ śastraṃ nyāsaya bhārata ॥6-93-12॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; प्रति (prati) - towards; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having saluted; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शस्त्रं (śastram) - weapon; न्यासय (nyāsaya) - place down; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(You, having gone quickly from here towards Bhishma's camp, having saluted Bhishma in battle, place down the weapon, O Bharata.)
"O Bharata, quickly go from here to Bhishma's camp, pay your respects to him in battle, and lay down your weapon."
न्यस्तशस्त्रे ततो भीष्मे निहतान्पश्य पाण्डवान्। मयैकेन रणे राजन्ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान् ॥६-९३-१३॥
nyastaśastre tato bhīṣme nihatānpaśya pāṇḍavān। mayaikena raṇe rājansasuhṛdgaṇabāndhavān ॥6-93-13॥
[न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; शस्त्रे (śastre) - weapons; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; पश्य (paśya) - see; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; मया (mayā) - by me; एकेन (ekena) - alone; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ससुहृद् (sasuhṛd) - with friends; गण (gaṇa) - group; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - relatives;]
(Then, see the Pandavas, with weapons laid down, slain by me alone in battle, O king, along with their friends, group, and relatives.)
Then, O king, behold the Pandavas, who have laid down their weapons, slain by me alone in battle, along with their friends and relatives.
एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अब्रवीद्भ्रातरं तत्र दुःशासनमिदं वचः ॥६-९३-१४॥
evamuktastu karṇena putro duryodhanastava। abravīdbhrātaraṃ tatra duḥśāsanamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥6-93-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to brother; तत्र (tatra) - there; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duhshasana; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Thus spoken by Karna, your son Duryodhana said these words to his brother Duhshasana there.)
Upon being addressed by Karna, your son Duryodhana spoke these words to his brother Duhshasana at that place.
अनुयात्रं यथा सज्जं सर्वं भवति सर्वतः। दुःशासन तथा क्षिप्रं सर्वमेवोपपादय ॥६-९३-१५॥
anuyātraṃ yathā sajjaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati sarvataḥ। duḥśāsana tathā kṣipraṃ sarvamevopapādaya ॥6-93-15॥
[अनुयात्रं (anuyātraṃ) - expedition; यथा (yathā) - as; सज्जं (sajjaṃ) - ready; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duhshasana; तथा (tathā) - thus; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; एव (eva) - indeed; उपपादय (upapādaya) - arrange;]
(As the expedition is ready everywhere, Duhshasana, thus quickly arrange everything indeed.)
Duhshasana, make sure everything is quickly arranged as the expedition is ready everywhere.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन्कर्णमाह जनेश्वरः। अनुमान्य रणे भीष्ममितोऽहं द्विपदां वरम् ॥६-९३-१६॥
evamuktvā tato rājan karṇam āha janeśvaraḥ। anumānya raṇe bhīṣmam ito'haṃ dvipadāṃ varam ॥6-93-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कर्णम् (karṇam) - to Karna; आह (āha) - said; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - the lord of men; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having saluted; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; अहम् (aham) - I; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; वरम् (varam) - the best;]
(Thus having spoken, then O king, the lord of men said to Karna, having saluted Bhishma in battle, 'From here, I am the best of bipeds.')
After speaking thus, the lord of men addressed Karna, saying, 'O king, having saluted Bhishma in battle, I am the best among bipeds from here.'
आगमिष्ये ततः क्षिप्रं त्वत्सकाशमरिंदम। ततस्त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र प्रकरिष्यसि संयुगम् ॥६-९३-१७॥
āgamiṣye tataḥ kṣipraṃ tvatsakāśam ariṃdama। tatas tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra prakariṣyasi saṃyugam ॥6-93-17॥
[आगमिष्ये (āgamiṣye) - I will come; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; त्वत्सकाशम् (tvatsakāśam) - to your presence; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; ततः (tatas) - then; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; प्रकरिष्यसि (prakariṣyasi) - will engage; संयुगम् (saṃyugam) - in battle;]
(I will come quickly to your presence, O subduer of enemies. Then, O tiger among men, you will engage in battle.)
I will soon come to you, O subduer of enemies. Then, O tiger among men, you will engage in the battle.
निष्पपात ततस्तूर्णं पुत्रस्तव विशां पते। सहितो भ्रातृभिः सर्वैर्देवैरिव शतक्रतुः ॥६-९३-१८॥
niṣpapāta tatastūrṇaṃ putrastava viśāṃ pate। sahito bhrātṛbhiḥ sarvairdevairiva śatakratuḥ ॥6-93-18॥
[निष्पपात (niṣpapāta) - descended; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; विशां (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; इव (iva) - like; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra;]
(Then your son, O lord of the people, quickly descended, accompanied by all his brothers, like Indra by the gods.)
Then your son, O lord of the people, swiftly descended, accompanied by all his brothers, just as Indra is accompanied by the gods.
ततस्तं नृपशार्दूलं शार्दूलसमविक्रमम्। आरोहयद्धयं तूर्णं भ्राता दुःशासनस्तदा ॥६-९३-१९॥
tatastaṁ nṛpaśārdūlaṁ śārdūlasamavikramam। ārohayaddhayaṁ tūrṇaṁ bhrātā duḥśāsanastadā ॥6-93-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; नृपशार्दूलम् (nṛpaśārdūlam) - tiger among kings; शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् (śārdūlasamavikramam) - having prowess like a tiger; आरोहयत् (ārohayat) - made to ascend; धयम् (dhayam) - the horse; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then Duhshasana quickly made his brother, the tiger among kings with prowess like a tiger, ascend the horse.)
Then Duhshasana quickly helped his brother, the valiant king, mount the horse.
अङ्गदी बद्धमुकुटो हस्ताभरणवान्नृपः। धार्तराष्ट्रो महाराज विबभौ स महेन्द्रवत् ॥६-९३-२०॥
aṅgadī baddhamukuṭo hastābharaṇavānnṛpaḥ। dhārtarāṣṭro mahārāja vibabhau sa mahendravat ॥6-93-20॥
[अङ्गदी (aṅgadī) - with armlets; बद्धमुकुटः (baddhamukuṭaḥ) - crowned; हस्ताभरणवान् (hastābharaṇavān) - with ornaments on hands; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; सः (saḥ) - he; महेन्द्रवत् (mahendravat) - like Indra;]
(The king, adorned with armlets, crowned, and with ornaments on his hands, Dhritarashtra's son, the great king, shone like Indra.)
The great king, son of Dhritarashtra, adorned with armlets and a crown, shone with ornaments on his hands, resembling the splendor of Indra.
भाण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन तपनीयनिभेन च। अनुलिप्तः परार्ध्येन चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना ॥६-९३-२१॥
bhāṇḍīpuṣpanikāśena tapanīyanibhena ca। anuliptaḥ parārdhyena candanena sugandhinā ॥6-93-21॥
[भाण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन (bhāṇḍīpuṣpanikāśena) - with the appearance of Bhāṇḍī flowers; तपनीयनिभेन (tapanīyanibhena) - with the luster of gold; च (ca) - and; अनुलिप्तः (anuliptaḥ) - smeared; परार्ध्येन (parārdhyena) - with excellent; चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood; सुगन्धिना (sugandhinā) - fragrant;]
(Smeared with fragrant sandalwood of excellent quality, with the appearance of Bhāṇḍī flowers and the luster of gold.)
He was adorned with fragrant sandalwood paste, appearing like Bhāṇḍī flowers and shining like gold.
अरजोम्बरसंवीतः सिंहखेलगतिर्नृपः। शुशुभे विमलार्चिष्मञ्शरदीव दिवाकरः ॥६-९३-२२॥
arajombarasaṁvītaḥ siṁhakhelagatirnṛpaḥ। śuśubhe vimalārciṣmañśaradīva divākaraḥ ॥6-93-22॥
[अरजः (arajaḥ) - dust-free; अम्बर (ambara) - sky; संवीतः (saṁvītaḥ) - covered; सिंह (siṁha) - lion; खेल (khela) - play; गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; विमल (vimala) - pure; अर्चिष्मान् (arciṣmān) - radiant; शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn; इव (iva) - like; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun;]
(The king, with a lion-like playful movement, covered by the dust-free sky, shone like the pure radiant sun in autumn.)
The king, moving with the grace of a lion and enveloped by the clear sky, shone brilliantly like the sun in the autumn season.
तं प्रयान्तं नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मस्य शिबिरं प्रति। अनुजग्मुर्महेष्वासाः सर्वलोकस्य धन्विनः ॥ भ्रातरश्च महेष्वासास्त्रिदशा इव वासवम् ॥६-९३-२३॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmasya śibiraṃ prati। anujagmurmaheṣvāsāḥ sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ ॥ bhrātaraśca maheṣvāsāstridaśā iva vāsavam ॥6-93-23॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - departing; नरव्याघ्रं (naravyāghraṃ) - tiger among men; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; प्रति (prati) - towards; अनुजग्मुः (anujagmuḥ) - followed; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the world; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - bowmen; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; त्रिदशाः (tridaśāḥ) - gods; इव (iva) - like; वासवम् (vāsavam) - Indra;]
(Him departing, the tiger among men, towards Bhishma's camp, followed the great archers, the bowmen of all the world. And the brothers, great archers, like the gods, to Indra.)
As he departed towards Bhishma's camp, the tiger among men was followed by the great archers, the bowmen of the entire world. His brothers, who were also great archers, followed like the gods follow Indra.
हयानन्ये समारुह्य गजानन्ये च भारत। रथैरन्ये नरश्रेष्ठाः परिवव्रुः समन्ततः ॥६-९३-२४॥
hayānanye samāruhya gajānanye ca bhārata। rathairanye naraśreṣṭhāḥ parivavruḥ samantataḥ ॥6-93-24॥
[हयान् (hayān) - horses; अन्ये (anye) - others; समारुह्य (samāruhya) - having mounted; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; अन्ये (anye) - others; नरश्रेष्ठाः (naraśreṣṭhāḥ) - best among men; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides;]
(Others mounted horses, others elephants, and others, O Bharata, surrounded on all sides with chariots, best among men.)
O Bharata, some mounted horses, others elephants, and others surrounded on all sides with chariots, being the best among men.
आत्तशस्त्राश्च सुहृदो रक्षणार्थं महीपतेः। प्रादुर्बभूवुः सहिताः शक्रस्येवामरा दिवि ॥६-९३-२५॥
āttaśastrāśca suhṛdo rakṣaṇārthaṃ mahīpateḥ। prādurbabhūvuḥ sahitāḥ śakrasyevamārā divi ॥6-93-25॥
[आत्तशस्त्राः (āttaśastrāḥ) - armed with weapons; च (ca) - and; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; रक्षणार्थम् (rakṣaṇārtham) - for the protection; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king; प्रादुर्बभूवुः (prādurbabhūvuḥ) - appeared; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; अमराः (amarāḥ) - the immortals; दिवि (divi) - in heaven;]
(Armed with weapons, the friends appeared together for the protection of the king, like the immortals of Indra in heaven.)
The king's friends, armed and ready, appeared together to protect him, just like Indra's immortals in heaven.
सम्पूज्यमानः कुरुभिः कौरवाणां महारथः। प्रययौ सदनं राजन्गाङ्गेयस्य यशस्विनः ॥ अन्वीयमानः सहितैः सोदरैः सर्वतो नृपः ॥६-९३-२६॥
sampūjyamānaḥ kurubhiḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahārathaḥ। prayayau sadanaṃ rājangāṅgeyasya yaśasvinaḥ ॥ anvīyamānaḥ sahitaiḥ sodaraiḥ sarvato nṛpaḥ ॥6-93-26॥
[सम्पूज्यमानः (sampūjyamānaḥ) - being honored; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kuru; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सदनं (sadanaṃ) - to the abode; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गाङ्गेयस्य (gāṅgeyasya) - of the son of Ganga; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - the glorious; अन्वीयमानः (anvīyamānaḥ) - being followed; सहितैः (sahitaiḥ) - together with; सodarैः (sodaraiḥ) - brothers; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king;]
(Being honored by the Kuru, the great chariot warrior of the Kauravas departed to the abode of the glorious son of Ganga, O king, being followed together with brothers from all sides, the king.)
The great chariot warrior of the Kauravas, honored by the Kuru, departed to the abode of the glorious son of Ganga, followed by his brothers from all sides, O king.
दक्षिणं दक्षिणः काले सम्भृत्य स्वभुजं तदा। हस्तिहस्तोपमं शैक्षं सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम् ॥६-९३-२७॥
dakṣiṇaṃ dakṣiṇaḥ kāle sambhṛtya svabhujaṃ tadā। hastihastopamaṃ śaikṣaṃ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam ॥6-93-27॥
[दक्षिणं (dakṣiṇam) - right; दक्षिणः (dakṣiṇaḥ) - right; काले (kāle) - at the time; सम्भृत्य (sambhṛtya) - having gathered; स्वभुजं (svabhujaṃ) - own arm; तदा (tadā) - then; हस्तिहस्तोपमं (hastihastopamam) - like an elephant's trunk; शैक्षं (śaikṣam) - trained; सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम् (sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam) - destroyer of all enemies;]
(Then, at the right time, having gathered his own arm, trained like an elephant's trunk, destroyer of all enemies.)
At the right moment, he gathered his strength, his arm trained and powerful like an elephant's trunk, ready to vanquish all foes.
प्रगृह्णन्नञ्जलीन्नॄणामुद्यतान्सर्वतोदिशम्। शुश्राव मधुरा वाचो नानादेशनिवासिनाम् ॥६-९३-२८॥
pragṛhṇannañjalīn nṝṇām udyatān sarvatodiśam। śuśrāva madhurā vāco nānādeśanivāsinām ॥6-93-28॥
[प्रगृह्णन् (pragṛhṇan) - accepting; अञ्जलीन् (añjalīn) - offerings; नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of men; उद्यतान् (udyatān) - raised; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - directions; शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard; मधुरा (madhurā) - sweet; वाचः (vācaḥ) - voices; नानादेश (nānādeśa) - various regions; निवासिनाम् (nivāsinām) - of the inhabitants;]
(Accepting the offerings of men raised from all directions, he heard the sweet voices of the inhabitants of various regions.)
He accepted the offerings from all directions and heard the sweet voices of people from various regions.
संस्तूयमानः सूतैश्च मागधैश्च महायशाः। पूजयानश्च तान्सर्वान्सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरः ॥६-९३-२९॥
saṁstūyamānaḥ sūtaiśca māgadhaiśca mahāyaśāḥ। pūjayānaśca tānsarvānsarvalokeśvareśvaraḥ ॥6-93-29॥
[संस्तूयमानः (saṁstūyamānaḥ) - being praised; सूतैः (sūtaiḥ) - by charioteers; च (ca) - and; मागधैः (māgadhaiḥ) - by bards; च (ca) - and; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; पूजयानः (pūjayānaḥ) - being worshipped; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; सर्वलोकेश्वर (sarvalokeśvara) - lord of all worlds; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord;]
(Being praised by charioteers and bards, the greatly renowned one, being worshipped, and them all, the lord of all worlds, the lord.)
The greatly renowned lord of all worlds was being praised by charioteers and bards, and was worshipped by all.
प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैस्तत्र गन्धतैलावसेचनैः। परिवव्रुर्महात्मानं प्रज्वलद्भिः समन्ततः ॥६-९३-३०॥
pradīpaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ tatra gandhatailāvasecanaiḥ। parivavruḥ mahātmānaṃ prajvaladbhiḥ samantataḥ ॥6-93-30॥
[प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - with lamps; काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - golden; तत्र (tatra) - there; गन्धतैलावसेचनैः (gandhatailāvasecanaiḥ) - with fragrant oil offerings; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; महात्मानं (mahātmānam) - the great soul; प्रज्वलद्भिः (prajvaladbhiḥ) - shining; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(With golden lamps and fragrant oil offerings, they surrounded the great soul, shining all around.)
They surrounded the great soul with golden lamps and fragrant oil offerings, illuminating him from all sides.
स तैः परिवृतो राजा प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैः शुभैः। शुशुभे चन्द्रमा युक्तो दीप्तैरिव महाग्रहैः ॥६-९३-३१॥
sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā pradīpaiḥ kāñcanaiḥ śubhaiḥ। śuśubhe candramā yukto dīptairiva mahāgrahaiḥ ॥6-93-31॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - by lamps; काञ्चनैः (kāñcanaiḥ) - golden; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; चन्द्रमा (candramā) - moon; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - joined; दीप्तैः (dīptaiḥ) - brilliant; इव (iva) - like; महाग्रहैः (mahāgrahaiḥ) - with great planets;]
(He, the king, surrounded by them, shone with auspicious golden lamps, like the moon joined with brilliant great planets.)
The king, surrounded by those auspicious golden lamps, shone like the moon accompanied by brilliant great planets.
कञ्चुकोष्णीषिणस्तत्र वेत्रझर्झरपाणयः। प्रोत्सारयन्तः शनकैस्तं जनं सर्वतोदिशम् ॥६-९३-३२॥
kañcukoṣṇīṣiṇastatra vetrajharjharapāṇayaḥ। protsārayantaḥ śanakaistaṃ janaṃ sarvatodiśam ॥6-93-32॥
[कञ्चुक (kañcuka) - armored; उष्णीषिणः (uṣṇīṣiṇaḥ) - turbaned; तत्र (tatra) - there; वेत्र (vetra) - cane; झर्झर (jharjhara) - whisk; पाणयः (pāṇayaḥ) - hands; प्रोत्सारयन्तः (protsārayantaḥ) - driving away; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly; तम् (tam) - that; जनम् (janam) - people; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - directions;]
(Armored and turbaned men there, with canes and whisks in their hands, were slowly driving away the people from all directions.)
There, the armored and turbaned men, holding canes and whisks, were gently dispersing the crowd from all sides.
सम्प्राप्य तु ततो राजा भीष्मस्य सदनं शुभम्। अवतीर्य हयाच्चापि भीष्मं प्राप्य जनेश्वरः ॥६-९३-३३॥
samprāpya tu tato rājā bhīṣmasya sadanaṃ śubham। avatīrya hayāccāpi bhīṣmaṃ prāpya janeśvaraḥ ॥6-93-33॥
[सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; सदनं (sadanaṃ) - abode; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; हयात् (hayāt) - from the horse; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - the lord of men;]
(Having reached then, the king, having descended from the horse, also reached Bhishma's auspicious abode, the lord of men.)
The king, after reaching Bhishma's auspicious abode and descending from his horse, approached Bhishma, the lord of men.
अभिवाद्य ततो भीष्मं निषण्णः परमासने। काञ्चने सर्वतोभद्रे स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंवृते ॥ उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भीष्मं बाष्पकण्ठोऽश्रुलोचनः ॥६-९३-३४॥
abhivādya tato bhīṣmaṃ niṣaṇṇaḥ paramāsane। kāñcane sarvatobhadre spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛte ॥ uvāca prāñjalirbhīṣmaṃ bāṣpakaṇṭho'śrulocanaḥ ॥6-93-34॥
[अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; निषण्णः (niṣaṇṇaḥ) - seated; परमासने (paramāsane) - on the supreme seat; काञ्चने (kāñcane) - golden; सर्वतोभद्रे (sarvatobhadre) - auspicious on all sides; स्पर्ध्य (spardhya) - splendid; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - covering; संवृते (saṃvṛte) - covered; उवाच (uvāca) - said; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; बाष्पकण्ठः (bāṣpakaṇṭhaḥ) - with a choked throat; अश्रुलोचनः (aśrulocanaḥ) - with tearful eyes;]
(Having saluted Bhishma, then seated on the supreme golden seat, auspicious on all sides, splendidly covered, he said to Bhishma with folded hands, with a choked throat and tearful eyes.)
After saluting Bhishma, he sat on the supreme golden seat, which was auspicious and splendidly covered, and with folded hands, a choked throat, and tearful eyes, he spoke to Bhishma.
त्वां वयं समुपाश्रित्य संयुगे शत्रुसूदन। उत्सहेम रणे जेतुं सेन्द्रानपि सुरासुरान् ॥६-९३-३५॥
tvāṃ vayaṃ samupāśritya saṃyuge śatrusūdana। utsahema raṇe jetuṃ sendrānapi surāsurān ॥6-93-35॥
[त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; वयं (vayaṃ) - we; समुपाश्रित्य (samupāśritya) - having resorted to; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; शत्रुसूदन (śatrusūdana) - O slayer of enemies; उत्सहेम (utsahema) - we are able; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुं (jetuṃ) - to conquer; सेन्द्रानपि (sendrānapi) - even with Indra; सुरासुरान् (surāsurān) - gods and demons;]
(Having resorted to you, O slayer of enemies, we are able to conquer in battle even the gods and demons with Indra.)
By relying on you, O destroyer of foes, we are confident in our ability to defeat even the gods and demons, including Indra, in battle.
किमु पाण्डुसुतान्वीरान्ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्। तस्मादर्हसि गाङ्गेय कृपां कर्तुं मयि प्रभो ॥ जहि पाण्डुसुतान्वीरान्महेन्द्र इव दानवान् ॥६-९३-३६॥
kimu pāṇḍusutānvīrānsasuhṛdgaṇabāndhavān। tasmādarhasi gāṅgeya kṛpāṃ kartuṃ mayi prabho ॥ jahi pāṇḍusutānvīrānmahendra iva dānavān ॥6-93-36॥
[किमु (kimu) - what indeed; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; ससुहृद् (sasuhṛd) - with friends; गण (gaṇa) - group; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - relatives; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - son of Ganga; कृपां (kṛpāṃ) - mercy; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; मयि (mayi) - on me; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; जहि (jahi) - conquer; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; इव (iva) - like; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons;]
(What indeed are the sons of Pandu, the heroes, with friends, groups, and relatives? Therefore, O son of Ganga, you should show mercy on me, O lord. Conquer the sons of Pandu, the heroes, like the great Indra did the demons.)
What indeed are the sons of Pandu, the heroes, with their friends, groups, and relatives? Therefore, O son of Ganga, you should show mercy on me, O lord. Conquer the sons of Pandu, the heroes, just as the great Indra conquered the demons.
पूर्वमुक्तं महाबाहो निहनिष्यामि सोमकान्। पाञ्चालान्पाण्डवैः सार्धं करूषांश्चेति भारत ॥६-९३-३७॥
pūrvamuktaṃ mahābāho nihaniṣyāmi somakān। pāñcālānpāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ karūṣāṃśceti bhārata ॥6-93-37॥
[पूर्वमुक्तं (pūrvamuktaṃ) - previously said; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will destroy; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; करूषान् (karūṣān) - the Karushas; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Previously said, O mighty-armed one, I will destroy the Somakas, the Panchalas, together with the Pandavas and the Karushas, thus, O Bharata.)
O mighty-armed one, it was previously declared that I will destroy the Somakas, the Panchalas, along with the Pandavas and the Karushas, thus, O Bharata.
तद्वचः सत्यमेवास्तु जहि पार्थान्समागतान्। सोमकांश्च महेष्वासान्सत्यवाग्भव भारत ॥६-९३-३८॥
tadvacaḥ satyamevāstu jahi pārthānsamāgatān। somakāṃśca maheṣvāsānsatyavāgbhava bhārata ॥6-93-38॥
[तत् (tat) - that; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; जहि (jahi) - conquer; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truth-speaking; भव (bhava) - be; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Let that word indeed be true; conquer the assembled sons of Pritha and the Somakas, the great archers; be truth-speaking, O Bharata.)
"Let your words be true; defeat the gathered sons of Pritha and the Somakas, the great archers; be a speaker of truth, O Bharata."
दयया यदि वा राजन्द्वेष्यभावान्मम प्रभो। मन्दभाग्यतया वापि मम रक्षसि पाण्डवान् ॥६-९३-३९॥
dayayā yadi vā rājan dveṣyabhāvān mama prabho। mandabhāgyatayā vāpi mama rakṣasi pāṇḍavān ॥6-93-39॥
[दयया (dayayā) - by compassion; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्वेष्यभावात् (dveṣyabhāvāt) - out of enmity; मम (mama) - my; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; मन्दभाग्यतया (mandabhāgyatayā) - by misfortune; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; मम (mama) - my; रक्षसि (rakṣasi) - you protect; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(By compassion, if or, O king, out of enmity, my lord, by misfortune or also my you protect the Pandavas.)
O king, whether it is out of compassion, enmity, or my misfortune, my lord, you protect the Pandavas.
अनुजानीहि समरे कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्। स जेष्यति रणे पार्थान्ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान् ॥६-९३-४०॥
anujānīhi samare karṇamāhavaśobhinam। sa jeṣyati raṇe pārthānsasuḥṛdgaṇabāndhavān ॥6-93-40॥
[अनुजानीहि (anujānīhi) - permit; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; आहवशोभिनम् (āhavaśobhinam) - battle-glorious; सः (saḥ) - he; जेष्यति (jeṣyati) - will conquer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान् (sasuḥṛdgaṇabāndhavān) - with friends and relatives;]
(Permit Karna, glorious in battle, to fight. He will conquer the sons of Pritha with friends and relatives in battle.)
Allow Karna, who shines in battle, to engage in the fight. He will defeat the sons of Pritha along with their friends and relatives in the battle.
एतावदुक्त्वा नृपतिः पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। नोवाच वचनं किञ्चिद्भीष्मं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥६-९३-४१॥
etāvad uktvā nṛpatiḥ putro duryodhanas tava। novāca vacanaṃ kiñcid bhīṣmaṃ bhīma-parākramam ॥6-93-41॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; न (na) - not; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīma-parākramam) - of terrible prowess;]
(Thus having spoken, your son, King Duryodhana, did not say any word to Bhishma of terrible prowess.)
After saying this, your son, King Duryodhana, remained silent and did not address Bhishma, who was known for his formidable strength.
