06.115
Pancharatra and Core: Both sides withdrew from the battle that evening; Arjuna provides a pillow made of arrows to Bhishma; everyone departs after making arrangement to protect Bhishma, while he lies on the bed of arrows.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
कथमासंस्तदा योधा हीना भीष्मेण सञ्जय। बलिना देवकल्पेन गुर्वर्थे ब्रह्मचारिणा ॥६-११५-१॥
katham āsaṃs tadā yodhā hīnā bhīṣmeṇa sañjaya। balinā devakalpena gurvarthe brahmacāriṇā ॥6-115-1॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; आसन् (āsan) - were; तदा (tadā) - then; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - deprived; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong; देवकल्पेन (devakalpena) - god-like; गुर्वर्थे (gurvarthe) - for the sake of the teacher; ब्रह्मचारिणा (brahmacāriṇā) - by the celibate;]
(How were the warriors then, deprived by Bhishma, O Sanjaya, by the strong, god-like, for the sake of the teacher, by the celibate?)
O Sanjaya, how were the warriors at that time, deprived of Bhishma, who was strong and god-like, and who remained celibate for the sake of his teacher?
तदैव निहतान्मन्ये कुरूनन्यांश्च पार्थिवान्। न प्राहरद्यदा भीष्मो घृणित्वाद्द्रुपदात्मजे ॥६-११५-२॥
tadaiva nihatānmanye kurūnanyāṃśca pārthivān। na prāharadyadā bhīṣmo ghṛṇitvādrupadātmaje ॥6-115-2॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; एव (eva) - certainly; निहतान् (nihatān) - killed; मन्ये (manye) - I think; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; न (na) - not; प्राहरत् (prāharat) - attacked; यदा (yadā) - when; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; घृणित्वा (ghṛṇitvā) - out of compassion; द्रुपदात्मजे (drupadātmaje) - for the daughter of Drupada;]
(Then I think the Kurus and other kings were certainly killed when Bhishma did not attack out of compassion for the daughter of Drupada.)
I believe that the Kurus and other kings were doomed when Bhishma refrained from attacking out of compassion for Drupada's daughter.
ततो दुःखतरं मन्ये किमन्यत्प्रभविष्यति। यदद्य पितरं श्रुत्वा निहतं मम दुर्मतेः ॥६-११५-३॥
tato duḥkhataraṃ manye kimanyatprabhaviṣyati। yadadya pitaraṃ śrutvā nihataṃ mama durmateḥ ॥6-115-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुःखतरम् (duḥkhataraṃ) - more painful; मन्ये (manye) - I think; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; प्रभविष्यति (prabhaviṣyati) - will happen; यत् (yat) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; पितरम् (pitaraṃ) - father; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; मम (mama) - my; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - evil-minded;]
(Then I think, what else more painful will happen? Today, hearing that my father is killed, by my evil-mindedness.)
"Then I think, what could be more painful than this? Today, upon hearing that my father has been killed because of my evil-mindedness."
अश्मसारमयं नूनं हृदयं मम सञ्जय। श्रुत्वा विनिहतं भीष्मं शतधा यन्न दीर्यते ॥६-११५-४॥
aśmasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ mama sañjaya। śrutvā vinihataṃ bhīṣmaṃ śatadhā yan na dīryate ॥6-115-4॥
[अश्मसारमयं (aśmasāramayaṃ) - made of stone essence; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - certainly; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विनिहतं (vinihataṃ) - slain; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; यत् (yat) - that; न (na) - not; दीर्यते (dīryate) - breaks;]
(Certainly, my heart is made of stone essence, O Sanjaya; having heard that Bhishma is slain, it does not break into a hundred pieces.)
O Sanjaya, surely my heart is made of stone, for it does not shatter into a hundred pieces upon hearing of Bhishma's death.
पुनः पुनर्न मृष्यामि हतं देवव्रतं रणे। न हतो जामदग्न्येन दिव्यैरस्त्रैः स्म यः पुरा ॥६-११५-५॥
punaḥ punarna mṛṣyāmi hataṃ devavrataṃ raṇe। na hato jāmadagnyena divyairastraiḥ sma yaḥ purā ॥6-115-5॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; न (na) - not; मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I can bear; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; देवव्रतं (devavrataṃ) - Devavrata; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; न (na) - not; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - weapons; स्म (sma) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - who; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Again and again, I cannot bear that Devavrata was killed in battle. He was not killed by Jamadagni's son with divine weapons, indeed, who formerly (was).)
Again and again, I cannot accept that Devavrata was killed in battle. He was not slain by Jamadagni's son with divine weapons, indeed, who once was.
यदद्य निहतेनाजौ भीष्मेण जयमिच्छता। चेष्टितं नरसिंहेन तन्मे कथय सञ्जय ॥६-११५-६॥
yadadya nihatenājau bhīṣmeṇa jayamichatā। ceṣṭitam narasiṁhena tanme kathaya sañjaya ॥6-115-6॥
[यत् (yat) - which; अद्य (adya) - today; निहतेन (nihatena) - slain; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; जयम् (jayam) - victory; इच्छता (ichatā) - desiring; चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - effort; नरसिंहेण (narasiṁhena) - by the lion among men; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; कथय (kathaya) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Which today, with Bhishma slain in battle, desiring victory, was the effort by the lion among men, that tell me, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me about the efforts made today by the lion among men, Bhishma, who was slain in battle, in his desire for victory.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सायाह्ने न्यपतद्भूमौ धार्तराष्ट्रान्विषादयन्। पाञ्चालानां ददद्धर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः ॥६-११५-७॥
sāyāhne nyapatadbhūmau dhārtarāṣṭrānviṣādayan। pāñcālānāṃ dadaddharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ ॥6-115-7॥
[सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; विषादयन् (viṣādayan) - causing sorrow; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; ददत् (dadat) - giving; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; कुरुवृद्धः (kuruvṛddhaḥ) - the elder of the Kuru dynasty; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandfather;]
(In the evening, causing sorrow to the sons of Dhritarashtra, the elder of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather, fell on the ground, giving joy to the Panchalas.)
In the evening, Bhishma, the elder of the Kuru dynasty and the grandfather, fell on the ground, causing sorrow to the sons of Dhritarashtra and giving joy to the Panchalas.
स शेते शरतल्पस्थो मेदिनीमस्पृशंस्तदा। भीष्मो रथात्प्रपतितः प्रच्युतो धरणीतले ॥६-११५-८॥
sa śete śaratalpastho medinīmaspṛśaṃstadā। bhīṣmo rathātprapatitaḥ pracyuto dharaṇītale ॥6-115-8॥
[स (sa) - he; शेते (śete) - lies; शरतल्पस्थः (śaratalpasthaḥ) - on the bed of arrows; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - earth; अस्पृशंस्तदा (aspṛśaṃstadā) - not touching then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; प्रपतितः (prapatitaḥ) - fallen; प्रच्युतः (pracyutaḥ) - dislodged; धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground;]
(He lies on the bed of arrows, not touching the earth then. Bhishma, fallen from the chariot, dislodged on the ground.)
Bhishma lay on the bed of arrows, not touching the earth, having fallen from the chariot and dislodged onto the ground.
हा हेति तुमुलः शब्दो भूतानां समपद्यत। सीमावृक्षे निपतिते कुरूणां समितिक्षये ॥६-११५-९॥
hā heti tumulaḥ śabdo bhūtānāṃ samapadyata। sīmāvṛkṣe nipatite kurūṇāṃ samitikṣaye ॥6-115-9॥
[हा (hā) - alas; हेति (heti) - like an arrow; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - arose; सीमावृक्षे (sīmāvṛkṣe) - on the boundary tree; निपतिते (nipatite) - having fallen; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; समितिक्षये (samitikṣaye) - at the end of the battle;]
(Alas, like an arrow, a tumultuous sound of beings arose. On the boundary tree, having fallen, of the Kurus, at the end of the battle.)
"Alas! A tumultuous sound arose from the beings like an arrow when the boundary tree fell, marking the end of the Kurus' battle."
उभयोः सेनयो राजन्क्षत्रियान्भयमाविशत्। भीष्मं शन्तनवं दृष्ट्वा विशीर्णकवचध्वजम् ॥ कुरवः पर्यवर्तन्त पाण्डवाश्च विशां पते ॥६-११५-१०॥
ubhayor senayo rājan kṣatriyān bhayam āviśat। bhīṣmaṃ śantanavaṃ dṛṣṭvā viśīrṇa-kavaca-dhvajam ॥ kuravaḥ paryavartanta pāṇḍavāś ca viśāṃ pate ॥6-115-10॥
[उभयोः (ubhayoh) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शन्तनवम् (śantanavam) - son of Shantanu; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; विशीर्ण (viśīrṇa) - torn; कवच (kavaca) - armor; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - retreated; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord;]
(O king, fear entered the warriors of both armies. Seeing Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, with torn armor and banner, the Kurus retreated, and the Pandavas, O lord of the people.)
O king, upon seeing Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, with his armor and banner torn, fear gripped the warriors of both armies. Consequently, the Kurus retreated, and the Pandavas, O lord of the people, also withdrew.
खं तमोवृतमासीच्च नासीद्भानुमतः प्रभा। ररास पृथिवी चैव भीष्मे शान्तनवे हते ॥६-११५-११॥
khaṁ tamovṛtamāsīcca nāsīdbhānumataḥ prabhā। rarāsa pṛthivī caiva bhīṣme śāntanave hate ॥6-115-11॥
[खं (kham) - sky; तमोवृतम् (tamovṛtam) - covered by darkness; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भानुमतः (bhānumataḥ) - of the sun; प्रभा (prabhā) - light; ररास (rarāsa) - trembled; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; शान्तनवे (śāntanave) - son of Shantanu; हते (hate) - slain;]
(The sky was covered by darkness, and there was no light of the sun. The earth indeed trembled when Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, was slain.)
The sky was enveloped in darkness, devoid of sunlight. The earth shook as Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, was killed.
अयं ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो अयं ब्रह्मविदां गतिः। इत्यभाषन्त भूतानि शयानं भरतर्षभम् ॥६-११५-१२॥
ayaṁ brahmavidāṁ śreṣṭho ayaṁ brahmavidāṁ gatiḥ। ityabhāṣanta bhūtāni śayānaṁ bharatarṣabham ॥6-115-12॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; अयम् (ayam) - this; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; गतिः (gatiḥ) - the refuge; इति (iti) - thus; अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - spoke; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the beings; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; भरतर्षभम् (bharatarṣabham) - the best of the Bharatas;]
(This is the best of the knowers of Brahman, this is the refuge of the knowers of Brahman. Thus spoke the beings, lying the best of the Bharatas.)
The beings declared, 'This is the greatest among the knowers of Brahman, and the ultimate refuge for them,' as they observed the noble Bharata lying down.
अयं पितरमाज्ञाय कामार्तं शन्तनुं पुरा। ऊर्ध्वरेतसमात्मानं चकार पुरुषर्षभः ॥६-११५-१३॥
ayaṁ pitaram ājñāya kāmārtaṁ śantanuṁ purā। ūrdhvaretasam ātmānaṁ cakāra puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥6-115-13॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; कामार्तम् (kāmārtam) - afflicted by desire; शन्तनुम् (śantanum) - Śantanu; पुरा (purā) - formerly; ऊर्ध्वरेतसम् (ūrdhvaretasam) - celibate; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; चकार (cakāra) - made; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - best of men;]
(This best of men, having understood his father Śantanu afflicted by desire, formerly made himself celibate.)
This noble man, realizing his father Śantanu's plight due to desire, once chose to become celibate.
इति स्म शरतल्पस्थं भरतानाममध्यमम्। ऋषयः पर्यधावन्त सहिताः सिद्धचारणैः ॥६-११५-१४॥
iti sma śaratalpasthaṃ bharatānāmamadhyamam। ṛṣayaḥ paryadhāvanta sahitāḥ siddhacāraṇaiḥ ॥6-115-14॥
[इति (iti) - thus; स्म (sma) - indeed; शरतल्पस्थम् (śaratalpastham) - lying on the bed of arrows; भरतानाम् (bharatānām) - of the Bharatas; मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle one; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - ran around; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together with; सिद्धचारणैः (siddhacāraṇaiḥ) - siddhas and charanas;]
(Thus indeed, the sages ran around the middle one of the Bharatas, lying on the bed of arrows, together with siddhas and charanas.)
Thus, the sages, along with the siddhas and charanas, gathered around the middle of the Bharatas, who was lying on the bed of arrows.
हते शान्तनवे भीष्मे भरतानां पितामहे। न किञ्चित्प्रत्यपद्यन्त पुत्रास्तव च भारत ॥६-११५-१५॥
hate śāntanave bhīṣme bharatānāṃ pitāmahe। na kiñcitpratyapadyanta putrāstava ca bhārata ॥6-115-15॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; शान्तनवे (śāntanave) - Śantanava (son of Śantanu, Bhīṣma); भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhīṣma; भरतानां (bharatānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; पितामहे (pitāmahe) - the grandfather; न (na) - not; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - obtained; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(When Śantanava Bhīṣma, the grandfather of the Bharatas, was slain, your sons did not obtain anything, O Bhārata.)
After the fall of Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu and the grandfather of the Bharatas, your sons, O Bhārata, gained nothing.
विवर्णवदनाश्चासन्गतश्रीकाश्च भारत। अतिष्ठन्व्रीडिताश्चैव ह्रिया युक्ता ह्यधोमुखाः ॥६-११५-१६॥
vivarṇavadanāścāsaṅgataśrīkāśca bhārata। atiṣṭhanvrīḍitāścaiva hriyā yuktā hyadhomukhāḥ ॥6-115-16॥
[विवर्ण (vivarṇa) - pale; वदनाः (vadanāḥ) - faces; च (ca) - and; आसन (āsan) - were; गत (gata) - lost; श्रीकाः (śrīkāḥ) - splendor; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; अतिष्ठन् (atiṣṭhan) - stood; व्रीडिताः (vrīḍitāḥ) - ashamed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह्रिया (hriyā) - with modesty; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; हि (hi) - indeed; अधोमुखाः (adhomukhāḥ) - with downcast faces;]
(Pale-faced and deprived of splendor, O Bhārata, they stood ashamed, indeed endowed with modesty, with downcast faces.)
O Bhārata, they stood there with pale faces, having lost their splendor, feeling ashamed and modest, with their faces turned downwards.
पाण्डवाश्च जयं लब्ध्वा सङ्ग्रामशिरसि स्थिताः। सर्वे दध्मुर्महाशङ्खान्हेमजालपरिष्कृतान् ॥६-११५-१७॥
pāṇḍavāśca jayaṃ labdhvā saṅgrāmaśirasi sthitāḥ। sarve dadhmurmahāśaṅkhānhemajālapariṣkṛtān ॥6-115-17॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; सङ्ग्रामशिरसि (saṅgrāmaśirasi) - at the head of the battle; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; महाशङ्खान् (mahāśaṅkhān) - great conches; हेमजाल (hemajāla) - golden network; परिष्कृतान् (pariṣkṛtān) - adorned;]
(The Pandavas, having obtained victory, stood at the head of the battle. All blew great conches adorned with a golden network.)
The Pandavas, having achieved victory, stood at the forefront of the battle and blew their great conches, which were beautifully adorned with golden nets.
भृशं तूर्यनिनादेषु वाद्यमानेषु चानघ। अपश्याम रणे राजन्भीमसेनं महाबलम् ॥ आक्रीडमानं कौन्तेयं हर्षेण महता युतम् ॥६-११५-१८॥
bhṛśaṃ tūryaninādeṣu vādyamāneṣu cānagha। apaśyāma raṇe rājanbhīmasenaṃ mahābalam ॥ ākrīḍamānaṃ kaunteyaṃ harṣeṇa mahatā yutam ॥6-115-18॥
[भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; तूर्यनिनादेषु (tūryaninādeṣu) - in the sounds of musical instruments; वाद्यमानेषु (vādyamāneṣu) - being played; च (ca) - and; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - of great strength; आक्रीडमानम् (ākrīḍamānam) - sporting; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - son of Kunti; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महता (mahatā) - great; युतम् (yutam) - endowed with;]
(Intensely, in the sounds of musical instruments being played, O sinless one, we saw in the battle, O king, Bhimasena of great strength, sporting, the son of Kunti, endowed with great joy.)
Amidst the intense sounds of musical instruments being played, O sinless one, we saw Bhimasena, the mighty son of Kunti, joyfully engaged in the battle, O king.
निहत्य समरे शत्रून्महाबलसमन्वितान्। संमोहश्चापि तुमुलः कुरूणामभवत्तदा ॥६-११५-१९॥
nihatya samare śatrūnmahābalasamanvitān। saṃmohaścāpi tumulaḥ kurūṇāmabhavattadā ॥6-115-19॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; समरे (samare) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; महाबल (mahābala) - great strength; समन्वितान् (samanvitān) - endowed with; संमोहः (saṃmohaḥ) - confusion; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - uproarious; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having slain the enemies endowed with great strength in battle, there was also an uproarious confusion of the Kurus then.)
After slaying the enemies who were endowed with great strength in battle, there was a great confusion and uproar among the Kurus at that time.
कर्णदुर्योधनौ चापि निःश्वसेतां मुहुर्मुहुः। तथा निपतिते भीष्मे कौरवाणां धुरन्धरे ॥ हाहाकारमभूत्सर्वं निर्मर्यादमवर्तत ॥६-११५-२०॥
karṇaduryodhanau cāpi niḥśvasetāṃ muhurmuhuḥ। tathā nipatite bhīṣme kauravāṇāṃ dhurandhare ॥ hāhākāramabhūtsarvaṃ nirmaryādamavartata ॥6-115-20॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; दुर्योधनौ (duryodhanau) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निःश्वसेतां (niḥśvasetāṃ) - sighed; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - repeatedly; तथा (tathā) - thus; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; धुरन्धरे (dhurandhare) - leader; हाहाकारम् (hāhākāram) - uproar; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; निर्मर्यादम् (nirmaryādam) - without restraint; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred;]
(Karna and Duryodhana also sighed repeatedly. Thus, when Bhishma, the leader of the Kauravas, had fallen, an uproar arose everywhere without restraint.)
Karna and Duryodhana sighed repeatedly. When Bhishma, the leader of the Kauravas, fell, there was an uproar everywhere, occurring without restraint.
दृष्ट्वा च पतितं भीष्मं पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव। उत्तमं जवमास्थाय द्रोणानीकं समाद्रवत् ॥६-११५-२१॥
dṛṣṭvā ca patitaṃ bhīṣmaṃ putro duḥśāsanastava। uttamaṃ javamāsthāya droṇānīkaṃ samādravat ॥6-115-21॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; पतितं (patitaṃ) - fallen; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; तव (tava) - your; उत्तमं (uttamam) - excellent; जवम् (javam) - speed; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - attacked;]
(Having seen Bhishma fallen, your son Duhshasana, assuming excellent speed, attacked Drona's army.)
Upon witnessing Bhishma's fall, your son Duhshasana swiftly advanced towards Drona's forces with great speed.
भ्रात्रा प्रस्थापितो वीरः स्वेनानीकेन दंशितः। प्रययौ पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वसैन्यमभिचोदयन् ॥६-११५-२२॥
bhrātrā prasthāpito vīraḥ svenānīkena daṃśitaḥ। prayayau puruṣavyāghraḥ svasainyamabhicodayan ॥6-115-22॥
[भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - by brother; प्रस्थापितः (prasthāpitaḥ) - sent; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; अनीकेन (anīkena) - army; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - urged; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; स्व (sva) - his own; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अभिचोदयन् (abhicodayan) - urging;]
(Sent by his brother, the hero, urged by his own army, departed, the tiger among men, urging his own army.)
The hero, sent by his brother and urged by his own army, departed like a tiger among men, urging his own troops.
तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुरवः पर्यवारयन्। दुःशासनं महाराज किमयं वक्ष्यतीति वै ॥६-११५-२३॥
tamāyāntamabhiprekṣya kuravaḥ paryavārayan। duḥśāsanaṃ mahārāja kimayaṃ vakṣyatīti vai ॥6-115-23॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - seeing; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duhshasana; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; किम् (kim) - what; अयम् (ayam) - this; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Seeing him coming, the Kauravas surrounded Duhshasana. O great king, what will this one say, indeed?)
Seeing him approach, the Kauravas surrounded Duhshasana. O great king, they wondered what he would say.
ततो द्रोणाय निहतं भीष्ममाचष्ट कौरवः। द्रोणस्तदप्रियं श्रुत्वा सहसा न्यपतद्रथात् ॥६-११५-२४॥
tato droṇāya nihataṃ bhīṣmamācaṣṭa kauravaḥ। droṇastadapriyaṃ śrutvā sahasā nyapatadrathāt ॥6-115-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Drona; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - informed; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तत् (tad) - that; अप्रियं (apriyam) - unpleasant; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot;]
(Then Kaurava informed Drona that Bhishma was slain. Hearing that unpleasant news, Drona suddenly fell from the chariot.)
Then Kaurava informed Drona of Bhishma's death. Upon hearing this distressing news, Drona suddenly collapsed from his chariot.
स सञ्ज्ञामुपलभ्याथ भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। निवारयामास तदा स्वान्यनीकानि मारिष ॥६-११५-२५॥
sa sañjñāmupalabhyātha bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān। nivārayāmāsa tadā svānyanīkāni māriṣa ॥6-115-25॥
[स (sa) - he; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having regained; अथ (atha) - then; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious; निवारयामास (nivārayāmāsa) - restrained; तदा (tadā) - then; स्वानि (svāni) - his own; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - troops; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear;]
(He, having regained consciousness, then Bharadvaja, the glorious, restrained his own troops, O dear.)
Having regained consciousness, the glorious Bharadvaja then restrained his own troops, O dear.
विनिवृत्तान्कुरून्दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवापि स्वसैनिकान्। दूतैः शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तैरवहारमकारयन् ॥६-११५-२६॥
vinivṛttānkūrūndṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavāpi svasainikān। dūtaiḥ śīghrāśvasaṃyuktairavahārakārayan ॥6-115-26॥
[विनिवृत्तान् (vinivṛttān) - retreated; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; अपि (api) - also; स्व (sva) - own; सैनिकान् (sainikān) - soldiers; दूतैः (dūtaiḥ) - by messengers; शीघ्र (śīghra) - swift; अश्व (aśva) - horses; संयुक्तैः (saṃyuktaiḥ) - yoked; अवहारम् (avahāram) - retreat; अकारयन् (akārayan) - caused;]
(Having seen the retreated Kurus, the Pandavas also caused their own soldiers to retreat by messengers yoked with swift horses.)
Upon seeing the Kurus retreat, the Pandavas also ordered their soldiers to withdraw using messengers with swift horses.
विनिवृत्तेषु सैन्येषु पारम्पर्येण सर्वशः। विमुक्तकवचाः सर्वे भीष्ममीयुर्नराधिपाः ॥६-११५-२७॥
vinivṛtteṣu sainyeṣu pāramparyeṇa sarvaśaḥ। vimuktakavacāḥ sarve bhīṣmamīyurnarādhipāḥ ॥6-115-27॥
[विनिवृत्तेषु (vinivṛtteṣu) - withdrawn; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - armies; पारम्पर्येण (pāramparyeṇa) - in succession; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; विमुक्तकवचाः (vimuktakavacāḥ) - without armor; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भीष्ममीयुः (bhīṣmamīyuḥ) - approached Bhishma; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings;]
(When the armies had withdrawn completely in succession, all the kings without armor approached Bhishma.)
After the armies had completely withdrawn in succession, all the kings, having removed their armor, approached Bhishma.
व्युपारम्य ततो युद्धाद्योधाः शतसहस्रशः। उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं प्रजापतिमिवामराः ॥६-११५-२८॥
vyupāramya tato yuddhādyodhāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ। upatasthurmahātmānaṃ prajāpativivāmarāḥ ॥6-115-28॥
[व्युपारम्य (vyupāramya) - having ceased; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; शतसहस्रशः (śatasahasraśaḥ) - in hundreds of thousands; उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - approached; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - the great soul; प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - the lord of creatures; इव (iva) - like; अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals;]
(Having ceased from battle, then the warriors in hundreds of thousands approached the great soul, like the immortals approach the lord of creatures.)
After ceasing from the battle, the warriors in their hundreds of thousands approached the great soul, akin to how the immortals approach the lord of all creatures.
ते तु भीष्मं समासाद्य शयानं भरतर्षभम्। अभिवाद्य व्यतिष्ठन्त पाण्डवाः कुरुभिः सह ॥६-११५-२९॥
te tu bhīṣmaṃ samāsādya śayānaṃ bharatarṣabham। abhivādya vyatiṣṭhanta pāṇḍavāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ॥6-115-29॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; शयानम् (śayānam) - lying; भरतर्षभम् (bharatarṣabham) - the chief of the Bharatas; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - stood; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - with the Kauravas; सह (saha) - together;]
(They, but approaching Bhishma, lying down, the chief of the Bharatas, having saluted, stood the Pandavas with the Kauravas together.)
The Pandavas, along with the Kauravas, approached Bhishma, who was lying down, and after saluting him, they stood there.
अथ पाण्डून्कुरूंश्चैव प्रणिपत्याग्रतः स्थितान्। अभ्यभाषत धर्मात्मा भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा ॥६-११५-३०॥
atha pāṇḍūnkurūṃścaiva praṇipatyāgrataḥ sthitān। abhyabhāṣata dharmātmā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastadā ॥6-115-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed down; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थितान् (sthitān) - standing; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the virtuous one; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - the son of Shantanu; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, having bowed down to the Pandavas and the Kauravas standing in front, the virtuous Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, addressed them.)
Then, Bhishma, the virtuous son of Shantanu, respectfully addressed the Pandavas and Kauravas who were standing before him.
स्वागतं वो महाभागाः स्वागतं वो महारथाः। तुष्यामि दर्शनाच्चाहं युष्माकममरोपमाः ॥६-११५-३१॥
svāgataṃ vo mahābhāgāḥ svāgataṃ vo mahārathāḥ। tuṣyāmi darśanāccāhaṃ yuṣmākamamaropamāḥ ॥6-115-31॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; वः (vaḥ) - to you; महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious ones; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; वः (vaḥ) - to you; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; तुष्यामि (tuṣyāmi) - I am pleased; दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by the sight; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam) - your; अमरोपमाः (amaropamāḥ) - like the gods;]
(Welcome to you, illustrious ones, welcome to you, great charioteers. I am pleased by the sight and I, like the gods, am yours.)
"Welcome, illustrious ones, welcome, great charioteers. I am delighted to see you, who are comparable to the gods."
अभिनन्द्य स तानेवं शिरसा लम्बताब्रवीत्। शिरो मे लम्बतेऽत्यर्थमुपधानं प्रदीयताम् ॥६-११५-३२॥
abhinandya sa tānevaṃ śirasā lambatābravīt। śiro me lambate'tyarthamupadhānaṃ pradīyatām ॥6-115-32॥
[अभिनन्द्य (abhinandya) - having saluted; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - them; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; लम्बता (lambatā) - hanging; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; मे (me) - my; लम्बते (lambate) - is hanging; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively; उपधानम् (upadhānam) - pillow; प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - be given;]
(Having saluted them thus with his head hanging, he said: "My head is hanging excessively; let a pillow be given.")
After respectfully greeting them with his head bowed, he said: "My head is hanging too much; please provide a pillow."
ततो नृपाः समाजह्रुस्तनूनि च मृदूनि च। उपधानानि मुख्यानि नैच्छत्तानि पितामहः ॥६-११५-३३॥
tato nṛpāḥ samājahrustanūni ca mṛdūni ca। upadhānāni mukhyāni naicchattāni pitāmahaḥ ॥6-115-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; समाजह्रुः (samājahruḥ) - brought together; तनूनि (tanūni) - bodies; च (ca) - and; मृदूनि (mṛdūni) - soft; च (ca) - and; उपधानानि (upadhānāni) - cushions; मुख्यानि (mukhyāni) - chief; नैच्छत्तानि (naicchattāni) - desired; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather;]
(Then the kings brought together bodies and soft cushions, the chief ones desired by the grandfather.)
Then the kings gathered the bodies and soft cushions, the chief ones that the grandfather desired.
अब्रवीच्च नरव्याघ्रः प्रहसन्निव तान्नृपान्। नैतानि वीरशय्यासु युक्तरूपाणि पार्थिवाः ॥६-११५-३४॥
abravīcca naravyāghraḥ prahasanniva tānnṛpān। naitāni vīraśayyāsu yuktarūpāṇi pārthivāḥ ॥6-115-34॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; तान् (tān) - those; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; न (na) - not; एतानि (etāni) - these; वीरशय्यासु (vīraśayyāsu) - on the heroic beds; युक्तरूपाणि (yuktarūpāṇi) - appropriate; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings;]
(And the tiger among men said, smiling as if, to those kings: "These are not appropriate on the heroic beds, O kings.")
The tiger among men, smiling as if, said to those kings: "These beds are not suitable for heroes, O kings."
ततो वीक्ष्य नरश्रेष्ठमभ्यभाषत पाण्डवम्। धनञ्जयं दीर्घबाहुं सर्वलोकमहारथम् ॥६-११५-३५॥
tato vīkṣya naraśreṣṭhamabhyabhāṣata pāṇḍavam। dhanañjayaṃ dīrghabāhuṃ sarvalokamaharatham ॥6-115-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - having seen; नरश्रेष्ठम् (naraśreṣṭham) - best of men; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanañjaya; दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - long-armed; सर्वलोकमहारथम् (sarvalokamaharatham) - great chariot-warrior of all worlds;]
(Then, having seen the best of men, he addressed the Pāṇḍava, Dhanañjaya, the long-armed, great chariot-warrior of all worlds.)
Then, seeing the best among men, he spoke to Arjuna, the long-armed hero, the great chariot-warrior revered by all worlds.
धनञ्जय महाबाहो शिरसो मेऽस्य लम्बतः। दीयतामुपधानं वै यद्युक्तमिह मन्यसे ॥६-११५-३६॥
dhanañjaya mahābāho śiraso me'sya lambataḥ। dīyatāmupadhānaṃ vai yadyuktamiha manyase ॥6-115-36॥
[धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; शिरसः (śirasah) - of the head; मे (me) - my; अस्य (asya) - this; लम्बतः (lambataḥ) - hanging; दीयताम् (dīyatām) - let it be given; उपधानम् (upadhānam) - a pillow; वै (vai) - indeed; यदि (yadi) - if; युक्तम् (yuktam) - suitable; इह (iha) - here; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
(O Dhananjaya, mighty-armed, let a pillow be given for my head which is hanging, if you think it suitable here.)
O mighty-armed Dhananjaya, if you think it appropriate, please provide a pillow for my hanging head.
स संन्यस्य महच्चापमभिवाद्य पितामहम्। नेत्राभ्यामश्रुपूर्णाभ्यामिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६-११५-३७॥
sa saṃnyasya mahaccāpamabhivādya pitāmaham। netrābhyāmaśrupūrṇābhyāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥6-115-37॥
[स (sa) - he; संन्यस्य (saṃnyasya) - having laid down; महत् (mahat) - great; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - with eyes; अश्रुपूर्णाभ्याम् (aśrupūrṇābhyām) - filled with tears; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(He, having laid down the great bow and having saluted the grandfather, with eyes filled with tears, spoke this speech.)
He laid down his great bow, saluted his grandfather, and with tears in his eyes, he spoke:
आज्ञापय कुरुश्रेष्ठ सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर। प्रेष्योऽहं तव दुर्धर्ष क्रियतां किं पितामह ॥६-११५-३८॥
ājñāpaya kuruśreṣṭha sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ vara। preṣyo'haṃ tava durdharṣa kriyatāṃ kiṃ pitāmaha ॥6-115-38॥
[आज्ञापय (ājñāpaya) - command; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - best of the Kurus; सर्वशस्त्रभृतां (sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ) - of all weapon-bearers; वर (vara) - best; प्रेष्यः (preṣyaḥ) - servant; अहम् (aham) - I; तव (tava) - your; दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - invincible; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; किम् (kim) - what; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather;]
(Command, O best of the Kurus, best of all weapon-bearers. I am your servant, invincible one. Let it be done, O grandfather, what?)
O best of the Kurus and foremost among all weapon-bearers, command me. I am your invincible servant. What should be done, O grandfather?
तमब्रवीच्छान्तनवः शिरो मे तात लम्बते। उपधानं कुरुश्रेष्ठ फल्गुनोपनयस्व मे ॥ शयनस्यानुरूपं हि शीघ्रं वीर प्रयच्छ मे ॥६-११५-३९॥
tamabravīcchāntanavaḥ śiro me tāta lambate। upadhānaṃ kuruśreṣṭha phalgunopanayasva me ॥ śayanasyānurūpaṃ hi śīghraṃ vīra prayaccha me ॥6-115-39॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Śāntanu's son; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; मे (me) - my; तात (tāta) - father; लम्बते (lambate) - is hanging; उपधानम् (upadhānam) - pillow; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; फल्गुन (phalguṇa) - Arjuna; उपनयस्व (upanayasva) - bring; मे (me) - to me; शयनस्य (śayanasya) - for the bed; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - suitable; हि (hi) - indeed; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; वीर (vīra) - O hero; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; मे (me) - to me;]
(Śāntanu's son said to him, "Father, my head is hanging. O best of the Kurus, bring me a pillow, Arjuna. Indeed, quickly give me a suitable one for the bed, O hero.")
Śāntanu's son addressed him, saying, "Father, my head is hanging down. Please, O best of the Kurus, bring me a pillow, Arjuna. Quickly provide me with one that is suitable for the bed, O hero."
त्वं हि पार्थ महाबाहो श्रेष्ठः सर्वधनुष्मताम्। क्षत्रधर्मस्य वेत्ता च बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वितः ॥६-११५-४०॥
tvaṁ hi pārtha mahābāho śreṣṭhaḥ sarvadhanuṣmatām। kṣatradharmasya vettā ca buddhisattvaguṇānvitaḥ ॥6-115-40॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarvadhanuṣmatām) - of all bowmen; क्षत्रधर्मस्य (kṣatradharmasya) - of the duty of a warrior; वेत्ता (vettā) - knower; च (ca) - and; बुद्धिसत्त्वगुणान्वितः (buddhisattvaguṇānvitaḥ) - endowed with intelligence and strength;]
(You indeed, O son of Pritha, mighty-armed, are the best of all bowmen, knower of the duty of a warrior, and endowed with intelligence and strength.)
O son of Pritha, you are indeed the best among all bowmen, mighty-armed and knowledgeable in the duties of a warrior, endowed with intelligence and strength.
फल्गुनस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा व्यवसायपुरोजवः। प्रगृह्यामन्त्र्य गाण्डीवं शरांश्च नतपर्वणः ॥६-११५-४१॥
phalgunastu tathetyuktvā vyavasāyapurojavaḥ। pragṛhyāmantrya gāṇḍīvaṃ śarāṃśca nataparvaṇaḥ ॥6-115-41॥
[फल्गुनः (phalguṇaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; व्यवसाय (vyavasāya) - determination; पुरः (puraḥ) - in front; जवः (javaḥ) - swift; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed; गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; नतपर्वणः (nataparvaṇaḥ) - with bent joints;]
(Arjuna, but thus having spoken with determination in front, having taken and addressed the Gandiva bow and arrows with bent joints.)
Arjuna, with determination, spoke thus and swiftly took up the Gandiva bow and arrows, addressing them with respect.
अनुमान्य महात्मानं भरतानाममध्यमम्। त्रिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्महावेगैरुदगृह्णाच्छिरः शरैः ॥६-११५-४२॥
anumānya mahātmānaṃ bharatānāmamadhyamam। tribhistīkṣṇairmahāvegairudagṛhṇācchiraḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-115-42॥
[अनुमान्य (anumānya) - having saluted; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - the great-souled; भरतानाम् (bharatānām) - of the Bharatas; मध्यमम् (madhyamam) - the middle one; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; उदगृह्णात् (udagṛhṇāt) - seized; शिरः (śiraḥ) - the head; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Having saluted the great-souled one among the Bharatas, he seized the head with three sharp and swift arrows.)
After paying respects to the noble one of the Bharatas, he swiftly captured the head with three sharp arrows.
अभिप्राये तु विदिते धर्मात्मा सव्यसाचिना। अतुष्यद्भरतश्रेष्ठो भीष्मो धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् ॥६-११५-४३॥
abhiprāye tu vidite dharmātmā savyasācinā। atuṣyadbharataśreṣṭho bhīṣmo dharmārthatattvavit ॥6-115-43॥
[अभिप्राये (abhiprāye) - in intention; तु (tu) - but; विदिते (vidite) - known; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; अतुष्यत् (atuṣyat) - was pleased; भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - O best of the Bharatas; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् (dharmārthatattvavit) - knower of the truth of dharma and artha;]
(But when the intention was known by Arjuna, the righteous soul, Bhishma, the best of the Bharatas, knower of the truth of dharma and artha, was pleased.)
When Arjuna, the righteous soul, understood the intention, Bhishma, the best among the Bharatas and knower of the truth of dharma and artha, felt pleased.
उपधानेन दत्तेन प्रत्यनन्दद्धनञ्जयम्। कुन्तीपुत्रं युधां श्रेष्ठं सुहृदां प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥६-११५-४४॥
upadhānena dattena pratyanandaddhanañjayam। kuntīputraṃ yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ suhṛdāṃ prītivardhanam ॥6-115-44॥
[उपधानेन (upadhānena) - with a seat; दत्तेन (dattena) - given; प्रत्यनन्दत् (pratyanandat) - greeted; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Kunti's son; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; प्रीतिवर्धनम् (prītivardhanam) - joy-increasing;]
(With a seat given, greeted Dhananjaya, Kunti's son, the best of warriors, joy-increasing among friends.)
With the seat offered, Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, was greeted as the best among warriors and a joy to his friends.
अनुरूपं शयानस्य पाण्डवोपहितं त्वया। यद्यन्यथा प्रवर्तेथाः शपेयं त्वामहं रुषा ॥६-११५-४५॥
anurūpaṃ śayānasya pāṇḍavopahitaṃ tvayā। yadyanyathā pravartethāḥ śapeyaṃ tvāmahaṃ ruṣā ॥6-115-45॥
[अनुरूपं (anurūpaṃ) - appropriate; शयानस्य (śayānasya) - of the sleeping; पाण्डवोपहितं (pāṇḍavopahitaṃ) - placed by the Pandava; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; यदि (yadi) - if; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; प्रवर्तेथाः (pravartethāḥ) - you act; शपेयं (śapeyaṃ) - I would curse; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; रुषा (ruṣā) - with anger;]
(Appropriate for the sleeping one, placed by the Pandava, by you. If you act otherwise, I would curse you with anger.)
The arrangement made by you for the sleeping Pandava is appropriate. If you act otherwise, I will curse you in anger.
एवमेतन्महाबाहो धर्मेषु परिनिष्ठितम्। स्वप्तव्यं क्षत्रियेणाजौ शरतल्पगतेन वै ॥६-११५-४६॥
evam etan mahābāho dharmeṣu pariniṣṭhitam। svaptavyaṃ kṣatriyeṇājau śaratalpagatena vai ॥6-115-46॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - in duties; परिनिष्ठितम् (pariniṣṭhitam) - established; स्वप्तव्यम् (svaptavyam) - to be slept; क्षत्रियेण (kṣatriyeṇa) - by a warrior; अजौ (ājau) - in battle; शरतल्पगतेन (śaratalpagatena) - lying on the bed of arrows; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Thus, O mighty-armed one, this is established in duties: it is to be slept by a warrior in battle, indeed, lying on the bed of arrows.)
Thus, O mighty-armed one, it is established in the duties that a warrior should sleep on the battlefield, indeed, lying on the bed of arrows.
एवमुक्त्वा तु बीभत्सुं सर्वांस्तानब्रवीद्वचः। राज्ञश्च राजपुत्रांश्च पाण्डवेनाभि संस्थितान् ॥६-११५-४७॥
evamuktvā tu bībhatsuṃ sarvāṃstānabravīdvacaḥ। rājñaśca rājaputrāṃśca pāṇḍavenābhi saṃsthitān ॥6-115-47॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - to Bibhatsu; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - those; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; च (ca) - and; राजपुत्रान् (rājaputrān) - princes; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pandava; अभि (abhi) - towards; संस्थितान् (saṃsthitān) - standing;]
(Thus, having spoken, but to Bibhatsu, he said words to all those standing by the king and the princes by Pandava.)
Thus, having spoken, Bibhatsu addressed all those standing by the king and the princes, through Pandava.
शयेयमस्यां शय्यायां यावदावर्तनं रवेः। ये तदा पारयिष्यन्ति ते मां द्रक्ष्यन्ति वै नृपाः ॥६-११५-४८॥
śayeyamasyāṃ śayyāyāṃ yāvadāvartanaṃ raveḥ। ye tadā pārayiṣyanti te māṃ drakṣyanti vai nṛpāḥ ॥6-115-48॥
[शयेय (śayeya) - I would lie down; अस्याम् (asyām) - on this; शय्यायाम् (śayyāyām) - bed; यावत् (yāvat) - until; आवर्तनम् (āvartanam) - return; रवेः (raveḥ) - of the sun; ये (ye) - those who; तदा (tadā) - then; पारयिष्यन्ति (pārayiṣyanti) - will accomplish; ते (te) - they; माम् (mām) - me; द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see; वै (vai) - indeed; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings;]
(I would lie down on this bed until the return of the sun. Those who will accomplish then, they will indeed see me, the kings.)
I will lie on this bed until the sun returns. Those who succeed at that time will indeed see me, the kings.
दिशं वैश्रवणाक्रान्तां यदा गन्ता दिवाकरः। अर्चिष्मान्प्रतपँल्लोकान्रथेनोत्तमतेजसा ॥ विमोक्ष्येऽहं तदा प्राणान्सुहृदः सुप्रियानपि ॥६-११५-४९॥
diśaṃ vaiśravaṇākrāntāṃ yadā gantā divākaraḥ। arciṣmānpratapaँllokānrathenottamatejasā ॥ vimokṣye'haṃ tadā prāṇānsuhṛdaḥ supriyānapi ॥6-115-49॥
[दिशम् (diśam) - direction; वैश्रवण (vaiśravaṇa) - Kubera; आक्रान्ताम् (ākrāntām) - occupied; यदा (yadā) - when; गन्ता (gantā) - will go; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; अर्चिष्मान् (arciṣmān) - radiant; प्रतपन् (pratapan) - shining; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; विमोक्ष्ये (vimokṣye) - I will release; अहम् (aham) - I; तदा (tadā) - then; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; सुप्रियान् (supriyān) - dear ones; अपि (api) - also;]
(When the sun, radiant and shining, will go to the direction occupied by Kubera, with excellent brilliance by chariot, then I will release my life, and also the lives of my dear friends.)
When the sun, with its radiant brilliance, moves towards the direction ruled by Kubera, I will then relinquish my life and that of my beloved friends.
परिखा खन्यतामत्र ममावसदने नृपाः। उपासिष्ये विवस्वन्तमेवं शरशताचितः ॥ उपारमध्वं सङ्ग्रामाद्वैराण्युत्सृज्य पार्थिवाः ॥६-११५-५०॥
parikhā khanyatāmatra mamāvasadane nṛpāḥ। upāsiṣye vivasvantamevaṃ śaraśatācitaḥ ॥ upāramadhvaṃ saṅgrāmādvairāṇyutsṛjya pārthivāḥ ॥6-115-50॥
[परिखा (parikhā) - trench; खन्यताम् (khanyatām) - be dug; अत्र (atra) - here; मम (mama) - my; आवसदने (āvasadane) - residence; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; उपासिष्ये (upāsiṣye) - I will worship; विवस्वन्तम् (vivasvantam) - the Sun; एवम् (evam) - thus; शरशताचितः (śaraśatācitaḥ) - covered with hundreds of arrows; उपारमध्वम् (upāramadhvam) - cease; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; वैराणि (vairāṇi) - enmities; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - princes;]
(Let a trench be dug here at my residence, O kings. I will worship the Sun thus, covered with hundreds of arrows. Cease from battle, abandoning enmities, O princes.)
O kings, let a trench be dug here at my residence. I shall worship the Sun in this manner, covered with hundreds of arrows. Cease the battle and abandon enmities, O princes.
उपातिष्ठन्नथो वैद्याः शल्योद्धरणकोविदाः। सर्वोपकरणैर्युक्ताः कुशलास्ते सुशिक्षिताः ॥६-११५-५१॥
upātiṣṭhannatho vaidyāḥ śalyoddharaṇakovidāḥ। sarvopakaraṇairyuktāḥ kuśalāste suśikṣitāḥ ॥6-115-51॥
[उपातिष्ठन् (upātiṣṭhan) - approaching; अथ (atha) - then; वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - physicians; शल्य (śalya) - surgical; उद्धरण (uddharaṇa) - extraction; कोविदाः (kovidāḥ) - experts; सर्व (sarva) - all; उपकरणैः (upakaraṇaiḥ) - with instruments; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - equipped; कुशलाः (kuśalāḥ) - skilled; ते (te) - they; सुशिक्षिताः (suśikṣitāḥ) - well-trained;]
(Then the physicians, experts in surgical extraction, approached, equipped with all instruments, skilled and well-trained.)
Then the well-trained and skilled physicians, who were experts in surgical extraction, approached with all their instruments.
तान्दृष्ट्वा जाह्नवीपुत्रः प्रोवाच वचनं तदा। दत्तदेया विसृज्यन्तां पूजयित्वा चिकित्सकाः ॥६-११५-५२॥
tāndṛṣṭvā jāhnavīputraḥ provāca vacanaṃ tadā। dattadeyā visṛjyantāṃ pūjayitvā cikitsakāḥ ॥6-115-52॥
[तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; जाह्नवी (jāhnavī) - Jahnavi's; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; दत्त (datta) - given; देया (deyā) - to be given; विसृज्यन्ताम् (visṛjyantām) - to be released; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having worshipped; चिकित्सकाः (cikitsakāḥ) - physicians;]
(Having seen them, Jahnavi's son then said these words: "The given ones should be released after being worshipped, O physicians.")
Upon seeing them, the son of Jahnavi spoke: "Release those who have been given after honoring them, O physicians."
एवङ्गते न हीदानीं वैद्यैः कार्यमिहास्ति मे। क्षत्रधर्मप्रशस्तां हि प्राप्तोऽस्मि परमां गतिम् ॥६-११५-५३॥
evaṅgate na hīdānīṃ vaidyaiḥ kāryamihāsti me। kṣatradharmapraśastāṃ hi prāpto'smi paramāṃ gatim ॥6-115-53॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; गते (gate) - gone; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; वैद्यैः (vaidyaiḥ) - by physicians; कार्यं (kāryam) - action; इह (iha) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; मे (me) - my; क्षत्रधर्मप्रशस्तां (kṣatradharmapraśastāṃ) - glorious kshatriya duty; हि (hi) - indeed; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; परमां (paramāṃ) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - state;]
(Thus gone, indeed now there is no action here by physicians for me. Indeed, I have attained the supreme state of glorious kshatriya duty.)
"Now that things have come to this, there is no need for physicians here for me. I have indeed attained the supreme state of the glorious kshatriya duty."
नैष धर्मो महीपालाः शरतल्पगतस्य मे। एतैरेव शरैश्चाहं दग्धव्योऽन्ते नराधिपाः ॥६-११५-५४॥
naiṣa dharmo mahīpālāḥ śaratalpagatasya me। etaireva śaraiścāhaṃ dagdhavyo'nte narādhipāḥ ॥6-115-54॥
[नैष (naiṣa) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; महीपालाः (mahīpālāḥ) - kings; शरतल्पगतस्य (śaratalpagatasya) - lying on the bed of arrows; मे (me) - my; एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; एव (eva) - only; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; दग्धव्यः (dagdhavyaḥ) - to be burnt; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - O kings;]
(This is not the duty, O kings, of me lying on the bed of arrows. I am to be burnt at the end only by these arrows, O kings.)
O kings, it is not my duty, while lying on this bed of arrows, to be burnt by anything other than these arrows at the end.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। वैद्यान्विसर्जयामास पूजयित्वा यथार्हतः ॥६-११५-५५॥
tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya putro duryodhanastava। vaidyānvisarjayāmāsa pūjayitvā yathārhataḥ ॥6-115-55॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; वैद्यान् (vaidyān) - physicians; विसर्जयामास (visarjayāmāsa) - dismissed; पूजयित्वा (pūjayitvā) - having honored; यथार्हतः (yathārhataḥ) - as deserved;]
(Having heard those words, your son Duryodhana dismissed the physicians, having honored them as deserved.)
Upon hearing those words, your son Duryodhana dismissed the physicians after duly honoring them.
ततस्ते विस्मयं जग्मुर्नानाजनपदेश्वराः। स्थितिं धर्मे परां दृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्यामिततेजसः ॥६-११५-५६॥
tataste vismayaṃ jagmurnānājanapadeśvarāḥ। sthitiṃ dharme parāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasyāmitatejasaḥ ॥6-115-56॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - amazement; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; नाना (nānā) - various; जनपद (janapada) - regions; ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - lords; स्थितिं (sthitiṃ) - state; धर्मे (dharme) - in dharma; पराम् (parām) - supreme; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; अमिततेजसः (amitatejasaḥ) - of immeasurable splendor;]
(Then they, the lords of various regions, went into amazement, having seen the supreme state in dharma of Bhishma of immeasurable splendor.)
Then the lords from various regions were amazed upon witnessing the supreme adherence to dharma by Bhishma, who possessed immeasurable splendor.
उपधानं ततो दत्त्वा पितुस्तव जनेश्वर। सहिताः पाण्डवाः सर्वे कुरवश्च महारथाः ॥६-११५-५७॥
upadhānaṃ tato dattvā pitustava janeśvara। sahitāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarve kuravaśca mahārathāḥ ॥6-115-57॥
[उपधानम् (upadhānam) - pillow; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; पितुः (pituḥ) - to the father; तव (tava) - your; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of the people; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Then, having given a pillow to your father, O lord of the people, all the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the great warriors, were together.)
Then, O lord of the people, after providing a pillow to your father, all the Pandavas and Kauravas, the great warriors, gathered together.
उपगम्य महात्मानं शयानं शयने शुभे। तेऽभिवाद्य ततो भीष्मं कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम् ॥६-११५-५८॥
upagamya mahātmānaṃ śayānaṃ śayane śubhe। te'bhivādya tato bhīṣmaṃ kṛtvā cābhipradaxiṇam ॥6-115-58॥
[उपगम्य (upagamya) - approaching; महात्मानं (mahātmānam) - the great soul; शयानं (śayānam) - lying; शयने (śayane) - on the bed; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; ते (te) - they; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; च (ca) - and; अभिप्रदक्षिणम् (abhipradaxiṇam) - circumambulation;]
(Approaching the great soul lying on the auspicious bed, they saluted Bhishma and then performed circumambulation.)
They approached the great soul Bhishma, who was lying on an auspicious bed, saluted him, and then performed circumambulation.
विधाय रक्षां भीष्मस्य सर्व एव समन्ततः। वीराः स्वशिबिराण्येव ध्यायन्तः परमातुराः ॥ निवेशायाभ्युपागच्छन्सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षिताः ॥६-११५-५९॥
vidhāya rakṣāṃ bhīṣmasya sarva eva samantataḥ। vīrāḥ svaśibirāṇyeva dhyāyantaḥ paramāturāḥ ॥ niveśāyābhyupāgacchansāyāhne rudhirokṣitāḥ ॥6-115-59॥
[विधाय (vidhāya) - having arranged; रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - warriors; स्वशिबिराणि (svaśibirāṇi) - to their own camps; एव (eva) - indeed; ध्यायन्तः (dhyāyantaḥ) - thinking; परमातुराः (paramāturāḥ) - very distressed; निवेशाय (niveśāya) - for resting; अभ्युपागच्छन् (abhyupāgacchan) - approached; सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening; रुधिरोक्षिताः (rudhirokṣitāḥ) - covered in blood;]
(Having arranged the protection of Bhishma all around, the warriors, very distressed, thinking only of their own camps, approached for resting in the evening, covered in blood.)
After ensuring Bhishma's protection on all sides, the warriors, deeply troubled, returned to their camps in the evening, bloodstained and seeking rest.
निविष्टान्पाण्डवांश्चापि प्रीयमाणान्महारथान्। भीष्मस्य पतनाद्धृष्टानुपगम्य महारथान् ॥ उवाच यादवः काले धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥६-११५-६०॥
niviṣṭānpāṇḍavāṃścāpi prīyamāṇānmahārathān। bhīṣmasya patanāddhṛṣṭānupagamya mahārathān ॥ uvāca yādavaḥ kāle dharmaputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥6-115-60॥
[निविष्टान् (niviṣṭān) - seated; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रीयमाणान् (prīyamāṇān) - pleased; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; पतनात् (patanāt) - from the fall; धृष्टान् (dhṛṣṭān) - bold; उपगम्य (upagamya) - approaching; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; उवाच (uvāca) - said; यादवः (yādavaḥ) - Yādava; काले (kāle) - at the time; धर्मपुत्रम् (dharmaputram) - Dharmaputra; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Seated were the Pāṇḍavas, also pleased great warriors. From the fall of Bhīṣma, bold, approaching the great warriors, Yādava said at the time to Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira.)
The Pāṇḍavas, along with the pleased great warriors, were seated. After the fall of Bhīṣma, the bold Yādava approached the great warriors and spoke to Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira at that time.
दिष्ट्या जयसि कौरव्य दिष्ट्या भीष्मो निपातितः। अवध्यो मानुषैरेष सत्यसन्धो महारथः ॥६-११५-६१॥
diṣṭyā jayasi kauravya diṣṭyā bhīṣmo nipātitaḥ। avadhyo mānuṣaireṣa satyasandho mahārathaḥ ॥6-115-61॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; जयसि (jayasi) - you conquer; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - is fallen; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible; मानुषैः (mānuṣaiḥ) - by men; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(By fortune, you conquer, O descendant of Kuru; by fortune, Bhishma, invincible by men, this truthful great chariot-warrior, is fallen.)
"O descendant of Kuru, by good fortune you have conquered; by good fortune, Bhishma, who was invincible to men and a truthful great chariot-warrior, has fallen."
अथ वा दैवतैः पार्थ सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः। त्वां तु चक्षुर्हणं प्राप्य दग्धो घोरेण चक्षुषा ॥६-११५-६२॥
atha vā daivataiḥ pārtha sarvaśastrāstrapāragaḥ। tvāṃ tu cakṣurhaṇaṃ prāpya dagdho ghoreṇa cakṣuṣā ॥6-115-62॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; अस्त्र (astra) - missiles; पारगः (pāragaḥ) - mastered; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; हणं (haṇaṃ) - destroying; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burnt; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - terrible; चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by the eye;]
(Then or by the gods, O son of Pritha, having mastered all weapons and missiles, you, having obtained the destroying eye, are burnt by the terrible eye.)
O son of Pritha, even if you have mastered all weapons and missiles, you are burnt by the terrible eye, having obtained the destroying eye, by the gods.
एवमुक्तो धर्मराजः प्रत्युवाच जनार्दनम्। तव प्रसादाद्विजयः क्रोधात्तव पराजयः ॥ त्वं हि नः शरणं कृष्ण भक्तानामभयङ्करः ॥६-११५-६३॥
evamukto dharmarājaḥ pratyuvāca janārdanam। tava prasādād vijayaḥ krodhāt tava parājayaḥ ॥ tvaṃ hi naḥ śaraṇaṃ kṛṣṇa bhaktānām abhayaṅkaraḥ ॥6-115-63॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - to Janardana; तव (tava) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - by anger; तव (tava) - your; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; भक्तानाम् (bhaktānām) - of devotees; अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - giver of fearlessness;]
(Thus spoken, Dharmaraja replied to Janardana: "By your grace, victory; by your anger, defeat. You are indeed our refuge, Krishna, giver of fearlessness to devotees.")
Thus addressed, Dharmaraja replied to Janardana: "Victory comes from your grace, and defeat from your anger. You are truly our refuge, Krishna, the protector who grants fearlessness to your devotees."
अनाश्चर्यो जयस्तेषां येषां त्वमसि केशव। रष्किता समरे नित्यं नित्यं चापि हिते रतः ॥ सर्वथा त्वां समासाद्य नाश्चर्यमिति मे मतिः ॥६-११५-६४॥
anāścaryo jayasteṣāṃ yeṣāṃ tvamasi keśava। raṣkitā samare nityaṃ nityaṃ cāpi hite rataḥ ॥ sarvathā tvāṃ samāsādya nāścaryamiti me matiḥ ॥6-115-64॥
[अनाश्चर्यः (anāścaryaḥ) - not surprising; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; केशव (keśava) - Keśava; रष्किता (raṣkitā) - protected; समरे (samare) - in battle; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हिते (hite) - in welfare; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained; न (na) - not; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Victory is not surprising for those of whom you are, O Keśava, protected in battle, always engaged in welfare. In every way, having attained you, there is no wonder, thus is my opinion.)
It is not surprising that those who have you, O Keśava, as their protector in battle, always engaged in their welfare, achieve victory. In every way, having you, there is no wonder, this is my belief.
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच स्मयमानो जनार्दनः। त्वय्येवैतद्युक्तरूपं वचनं पार्थिवोत्तम ॥६-११५-६५॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca smayamāno janārdanaḥ। tvayyevaitadyuktarūpaṃ vacanaṃ pārthivottama ॥6-115-65॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; एव (eva) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; युक्तरूपम् (yuktarūpam) - appropriate; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; पार्थिवोत्तम (pārthivottama) - O best of kings;]
(Thus spoken, smiling, Janardana replied: "Indeed, this speech is appropriate in you, O best of kings.")
Janardana, with a smile, replied to the words spoken: "Indeed, O best of kings, this speech is fitting for you."
