06.117
Pancharatra and Core: Karna visits Bhishma and takes his blessings to engage in war.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे जग्मुः स्वानालयान्पुनः। तूष्णीम्भूते महाराज भीष्मे शन्तनुनन्दने ॥६-११७-१॥
tataste pārthivāḥ sarve jagmuḥ svānālayān punaḥ। tūṣṇīṃbhūte mahārāja bhīṣme śantanunandane ॥6-117-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; स्व (sva) - their; आलयान् (ālayān) - abodes; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; भूते (bhūte) - having become; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीष्मे (bhīṣme) - Bhishma; शन्तनु (śantanu) - Shantanu; नन्दने (nandane) - son;]
(Then all those kings went back to their abodes again, having become silent, O great king, when Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, became silent.)
Then all the kings returned to their homes once more, falling silent as Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, lay silent, O great king.
श्रुत्वा तु निहतं भीष्मं राधेयः पुरुषर्षभः। ईषदागतसन्त्रासः त्वरयोपजगाम ह ॥६-११७-२॥
śrutvā tu nihataṃ bhīṣmaṃ rādheyaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ। īṣadāgatasantrāsaḥ tvarayopajagāma ha ॥6-117-2॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men; ईषत् (īṣat) - slightly; आगत (āgata) - come; सन्त्रासः (santrāsaḥ) - fear; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste; उपजगाम (upajagāma) - approached; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having heard that Bhishma was slain, Radheya, the bull among men, slightly fearful, approached with haste indeed.)
Upon hearing of Bhishma's fall, Radheya, known as Karna, felt a slight fear but quickly approached with urgency.
स ददर्श महात्मानं शरतल्पगतं तदा। जन्मशय्यागतं देवं कार्त्तिकेयमिव प्रभुम् ॥६-११७-३॥
sa dadarśa mahātmānaṃ śaratalpagataṃ tadā। janmaśayyāgataṃ devaṃ kārttikeyamiva prabhum ॥6-117-3॥
[स (sa) - he; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great soul; शरतल्पगतं (śaratalpagataṃ) - lying on a bed of arrows; तदा (tadā) - then; जन्मशय्यागतं (janmaśayyāgataṃ) - come to the birth-bed; देवं (devaṃ) - god; कार्त्तिकेयमिव (kārttikeyamiva) - like Kartikeya; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord;]
(He saw the great soul lying on a bed of arrows then, come to the birth-bed, the god, like Kartikeya, the lord.)
He saw the great soul, who was lying on a bed of arrows, as if he had come to his birth-bed, resembling the god Kartikeya, the lord.
निमीलिताक्षं तं वीरं साश्रुकण्ठस्तदा वृषः। अभ्येत्य पादयोस्तस्य निपपात महाद्युतिः ॥६-११७-४॥
nimīlitākṣaṃ taṃ vīraṃ sāśrukaṇṭhastadā vṛṣaḥ। abhyetya pādayostasya nipapāta mahādyutiḥ ॥6-117-4॥
[निमीलित (nimīlita) - closed; अक्षं (akṣaṃ) - eyes; तम् (tam) - that; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; स (sa) - with; अश्रुकण्ठः (aśrukaṇṭhaḥ) - tearful throat; तदा (tadā) - then; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - bull; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet; तस्य (tasya) - his; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant;]
(The bull with tearful throat, then approached that hero with closed eyes and fell at his feet, greatly radiant.)
The greatly radiant bull, with tears in its throat, approached the hero with closed eyes and fell at his feet.
राधेयोऽहं कुरुश्रेष्ठ नित्यं चाष्किगतस्तव। द्वेष्योऽत्यन्तमनागाः सन्निति चैनमुवाच ह ॥६-११७-५॥
rādheyo'haṃ kuruśreṣṭha nityaṃ cāṣkigatastava। dveṣyo'tyantamanāgāḥ sanniti cainamuvāca ha ॥6-117-5॥
[राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - son of Radha; अहम् (aham) - I; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; च (ca) - and; अष्किगतः (aṣkigataḥ) - dependent; तव (tava) - on you; द्वेष्यः (dveṣyaḥ) - hateful; अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - extremely; अनागाः (anāgāḥ) - innocent; सन् (san) - being; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - to him; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(I am the son of Radha, O best of the Kurus, always dependent on you, extremely hateful, being innocent, thus he indeed said to him.)
I am Radheya, O best of the Kurus, always dependent on you, though extremely hateful and innocent, thus he indeed spoke to him.
तच्छ्रुत्वा कुरुवृद्धः स बलात्संवृत्तलोचनः। शनैरुद्वीक्ष्य सस्नेहमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६-११७-६॥
tacchrutvā kuruvṛddhaḥ sa balātsaṃvṛttalocanaḥ। śanairudvīkṣya sasnehamidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥6-117-6॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कुरुवृद्धः (kuruvṛddhaḥ) - the elder of the Kurus; सः (saḥ) - he; बलात् (balāt) - forcibly; संवृत्त (saṃvṛtta) - became; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - having looked up; सस्नेहम् (sasneham) - with affection; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having heard that, the elder of the Kurus, forcibly with eyes closed, slowly looked up with affection and spoke this speech.)
Upon hearing that, the elder of the Kurus, with his eyes forcibly closed, slowly looked up with affection and spoke these words.
रहितं धिष्ण्यमालोक्य समुत्सार्य च रक्षिणः। पितेव पुत्रं गाङ्गेयः परिष्वज्यैकबाहुना ॥६-११७-७॥
rahitaṃ dhiṣṇyamālokya samutsārya ca rakṣiṇaḥ। piteva putraṃ gāṅgeyaḥ pariṣvajyaikabāhunā ॥6-117-7॥
[रहितम् (rahitam) - devoid; धिष्ण्यम् (dhiṣṇyam) - throne; आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen; समुत्सार्य (samutsārya) - having removed; च (ca) - and; रक्षिणः (rakṣiṇaḥ) - guards; पिता (pitā) - father; इव (iva) - like; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - Bhishma; परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; एकबाहुना (ekabāhunā) - with one arm;]
(Having seen the throne devoid (of anyone) and having removed the guards, Bhishma embraced (him) like a father (embraces his) son with one arm.)
Upon seeing the empty throne and dismissing the guards, Bhishma embraced him with one arm, as a father would embrace his son.
एह्येहि मे विप्रतीप स्पर्धसे त्वं मया सह। यदि मां नाभिगच्छेथा न ते श्रेयो भवेद्ध्रुवम् ॥६-११७-८॥
ehyehi me vipratīpa spardhase tvaṃ mayā saha। yadi māṃ nābhigacchethā na te śreyo bhaveddhruvam ॥6-117-8॥
[एहि (ehi) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; मे (me) - my; विप्रतीप (vipratīpa) - opponent; स्पर्धसे (spardhase) - you compete; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together; यदि (yadi) - if; मां (māṃ) - me; न (na) - not; अभिगच्छेथा (abhigacchethā) - approach; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(Come, come, my opponent, you compete with me. If you do not approach me, your welfare will certainly not be.)
"Come, come, my opponent, you are competing with me. If you do not approach me, your welfare will certainly not be assured."
कौन्तेयस्त्वं न राधेयो विदितो नारदान्मम। कृष्णद्वैपायनाच्चैव केशवाच्च न संशयः ॥६-११७-९॥
kaunteyastvaṁ na rādheyo vidito nārādānmama। kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāccaiva keśavācca na saṁśayaḥ ॥6-117-9॥
[कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; न (na) - not; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - son of Radha; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; नारदान् (nārādān) - by Narada; मम (mama) - to me; कृष्णद्वैपायनात् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanāt) - by Krishna Dvaipayana; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; केशवात् (keśavāt) - by Keshava; च (ca) - and; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(You are not known as the son of Radha to me by Narada, by Krishna Dvaipayana, and indeed by Keshava, no doubt.)
There is no doubt that you are known as the son of Kunti, not as the son of Radha, as informed to me by Narada, Krishna Dvaipayana, and Keshava.
न च द्वेषोऽस्ति मे तात त्वयि सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते। तेजोवधनिमित्तं तु परुषाण्यहमुक्तवान् ॥६-११७-१०॥
na ca dveṣo'sti me tāta tvayi satyaṃ bravīmi te। tejovadhanimitttaṃ tu paruṣāṇyahamuktavān ॥6-117-10॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्वेषः (dveṣaḥ) - hatred; अस्ति (asti) - is; मे (me) - my; तात (tāta) - dear father; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; तेजोवधनिमित्तं (tejovadhanimitttaṃ) - for the purpose of diminishing your splendor; तु (tu) - but; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh words; अहम् (aham) - I; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - have spoken;]
(And there is no hatred in me, dear father, towards you. I speak the truth to you. But I have spoken harsh words for the purpose of diminishing your splendor.)
Dear father, I bear no hatred towards you. I assure you, I speak the truth. However, I have uttered harsh words to diminish your splendor.
अकस्मात्पाण्डवान्हि त्वं द्विषसीति मतिर्मम। येनासि बहुशो रूक्षं चोदितः सूर्यनन्दन ॥६-११७-११॥
akasmāt-pāṇḍavān hi tvaṃ dviṣasīti matir mama। yenāsi bahuśo rūkṣaṃ coditaḥ sūryanandana ॥6-117-11॥
[अकस्मात् (akasmāt) - suddenly; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; द्विषसि (dviṣasi) - hate; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my; येन (yena) - by whom; असि (asi) - are; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - often; रूक्षम् (rūkṣam) - harshly; चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged; सूर्यनन्दन (sūryanandana) - O son of the Sun; ॥६-११७-११॥ (॥6-117-11॥) - (verse number);]
(Suddenly, indeed, you hate the Pāṇḍavas; thus is my thought. By whom are you often urged harshly, O son of the Sun?)
Suddenly, I think you indeed hate the Pāṇḍavas, as you are often urged harshly by someone, O son of the Sun.
जानामि समरे वीर्यं शत्रुभिर्दुःसहं तव। ब्रह्मण्यतां च शौर्यं च दाने च परमां गतिम् ॥६-११७-१२॥
jānāmi samare vīryaṃ śatrubhirduḥsahaṃ tava। brahmaṇyatāṃ ca śauryaṃ ca dāne ca paramāṃ gatim ॥6-117-12॥
[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - valor; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; दुःसहं (duḥsahaṃ) - unbearable; तव (tava) - your; ब्रह्मण्यतां (brahmaṇyatāṃ) - devotion to Brahman; च (ca) - and; शौर्यं (śauryaṃ) - heroism; च (ca) - and; दाने (dāne) - in giving; च (ca) - and; परमां (paramāṃ) - supreme; गतिम् (gatim) - state;]
(I know your valor in battle, unbearable by enemies; your devotion to Brahman, heroism, and supreme state in giving.)
I am aware of your valor in battle, which is unbearable for enemies, as well as your devotion to Brahman, heroism, and supreme excellence in generosity.
न त्वया सदृशः कश्चित्पुरुषेष्वमरोपम। कुलभेदं च मत्वाहं सदा परुषमुक्तवान् ॥६-११७-१३॥
na tvayā sadṛśaḥ kaścitpuruṣeṣvamaropama। kulabhedaṃ ca matvāhaṃ sadā paruṣamuktavān ॥6-117-13॥
[न (na) - not; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - like; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; पुरुषेषु (puruṣeṣu) - among men; अमरोपम (amaropama) - like a god; कुलभेदं (kulabhedaṃ) - family distinction; च (ca) - and; मत्वा (matvā) - considering; अहम् (aham) - I; सदा (sadā) - always; परुषम् (paruṣam) - harshly; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - have spoken;]
(There is no one like you among men, like a god. Considering the family distinction, I have always spoken harshly.)
There is no one among men comparable to you, resembling a god. Considering the family distinction, I have always spoken harshly.
इष्वस्त्रे भारसन्धाने लाघवेऽस्त्रबले तथा। सदृशः फल्गुनेनासि कृष्णेन च महात्मना ॥६-११७-१४॥
iṣvastre bhārasaṃdhāne lāghave'strabale tathā। sadṛśaḥ phalgunenāsi kṛṣṇena ca mahātmanā ॥6-117-14॥
[इष्वस्त्रे (iṣvastre) - in archery; भारसन्धाने (bhārasaṃdhāne) - in bearing weight; लाघवे (lāghave) - in lightness; अस्त्रबले (astrabale) - in the strength of weapons; तथा (tathā) - also; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - with Arjuna; असि (asi) - you are; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Krishna; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - with the great soul;]
(In archery, in bearing weight, in lightness, and in the strength of weapons, you are equal to Arjuna and Krishna, the great soul.)
In skills of archery, bearing weight, agility, and strength of weapons, you are comparable to Arjuna and the great soul Krishna.
कर्ण राजपुरं गत्वा त्वयैकेन धनुष्मता। तस्यार्थे कुरुराजस्य राजानो मृदिता युधि ॥६-११७-१५॥
karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā tvayaikena dhanuṣmatā। tasyārthe kururājasya rājāno mṛditā yudhi ॥6-117-15॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; राजपुरं (rājapuram) - to the royal city; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एकेन (ekena) - alone; धनुष्मता (dhanuṣmatā) - with a bow; तस्यार्थे (tasyārthe) - for his sake; कुरुराजस्य (kururājasya) - of the Kuru king; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; मृदिता (mṛditā) - were crushed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Karna, having gone to the royal city, alone with a bow, for the sake of the Kuru king, the kings were crushed in battle.)
Karna went to the royal city alone with a bow, and for the sake of the Kuru king, he crushed the kings in battle.
तथा च बलवान्राजा जरासन्धो दुरासदः। समरे समरश्लाघी त्वया न सदृशोऽभवत् ॥६-११७-१६॥
tathā ca balavānrājā jarāsandho durāsadaḥ। samare samaraślāghī tvayā na sadṛśo'bhavat ॥6-117-16॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; च (ca) - and; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; राजा (rājā) - king; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - formidable; समरे (samare) - in battle; समरश्लाघी (samaraślāghī) - boastful in battle; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; न (na) - not; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Thus, the strong king Jarāsandha, formidable and boastful in battle, was not considered equal to you in battle.)
Thus, the mighty king Jarāsandha, known for his prowess in battle, was not deemed your equal in combat.
ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च तेजसार्क इवापरः। देवगर्भोऽजितः सङ्ख्ये मनुष्यैरधिको भुवि ॥६-११७-१७॥
brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca tejasārka ivāparaḥ। devagarbho'jitaḥ saṅkhye manuṣyairadhiko bhuvi ॥6-117-17॥
[ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker; च (ca) - and; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; अर्क (arka) - sun; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another; देवगर्भः (devagarbhaḥ) - divine womb; अजितः (ajitaḥ) - unconquered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men; अधिकः (adhikaḥ) - superior; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth;]
(Devoted to Brahman, a truth-speaker, like another sun by brilliance; divine womb, unconquered in battle, superior to men on earth.)
He is devoted to Brahman, speaks the truth, and is like another sun in brilliance; born of a divine womb, unconquered in battle, and superior to men on earth.
व्यपनीतोऽद्य मन्युर्मे यस्त्वां प्रति पुरा कृतः। दैवं पुरुषकारेण न शक्यमतिवर्तितुम् ॥६-११७-१८॥
vyapanīto'dya manyurme yastvāṃ prati purā kṛtaḥ। daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa na śakyamativartitum ॥6-117-18॥
[व्यपनीतः (vyapanītaḥ) - removed; अद्य (adya) - today; मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger; मे (me) - my; यः (yaḥ) - which; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्रति (prati) - towards; पुरा (purā) - before; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; दैवम् (daivam) - fate; पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - by human effort; न (na) - not; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to overcome;]
(Today, my anger, which was directed towards you before, has been removed. Fate cannot be overcome by human effort.)
Today, the anger I once held towards you has been dispelled. It is impossible to overcome fate with human effort.
सोदर्याः पाण्डवा वीरा भ्रातरस्तेऽरिसूदन। सङ्गच्छ तैर्महाबाहो मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम् ॥६-११७-१९॥
sodaryāḥ pāṇḍavā vīrā bhrātaraste'risūdana। saṅgaccha tairmahābāho mama cedicchasi priyam ॥6-117-19॥
[सोदर्याः (sodaryāḥ) - brothers; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; ते (te) - your; अरिसूदन (arisūdana) - O slayer of enemies; सङ्गच्छ (saṅgaccha) - unite; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; मम (mama) - my; चेत् (cet) - if; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasure;]
(Brothers, the Pāṇḍavas are heroes, your brothers, O slayer of enemies. Unite with them, O mighty-armed, if you wish my pleasure.)
O slayer of enemies, the Pāṇḍavas, who are your heroic brothers, should be united with you, O mighty-armed one, if you desire my favor.
मया भवतु निर्वृत्तं वैरमादित्यनन्दन। पृथिव्यां सर्वराजानो भवन्त्वद्य निरामयाः ॥६-११७-२०॥
mayā bhavatu nirvṛttaṃ vairamādityanandana। pṛthivyāṃ sarvarājāno bhavantvadya nirāmayāḥ ॥6-117-20॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; निर्वृत्तं (nirvṛttaṃ) - ended; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; आदित्यनन्दन (ādityanandana) - O son of Aditi; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; सर्वराजानः (sarvarājānaḥ) - all kings; भवन्तु (bhavantu) - let them be; अद्य (adya) - today; निरामयाः (nirāmayāḥ) - free from disease;]
(By me, let the enmity be ended, O son of Aditi. Let all the kings on earth be free from disease today.)
"Let the enmity be ended by me, O son of Aditi. May all the kings on earth be free from disease today."
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Karna said.)
Karna said.
जानाम्यहं महाप्राज्ञ सर्वमेतन्न संशयः। यथा वदसि दुर्धर्ष कौन्तेयोऽहं न सूतजः ॥६-११७-२१॥
jānāmyahaṃ mahāprājña sarvametanna saṃśayaḥ। yathā vadasi durdharṣa kaunteyo'haṃ na sūtajaḥ ॥6-117-21॥
[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; अहम् (aham) - I; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O great wise one; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadasi) - you say; दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - O unassailable one; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - son of a charioteer;]
(I know, O great wise one, all this without a doubt. As you say, O unassailable one, I am the son of Kunti, not the son of a charioteer.)
I am fully aware, O wise one, of all this without any doubt. As you have stated, O invincible one, I am indeed the son of Kunti and not the son of a charioteer.
अवकीर्णस्त्वहं कुन्त्या सूतेन च विवर्धितः। भुक्त्वा दुर्योधनैश्वर्यं न मिथ्या कर्तुमुत्सहे ॥६-११७-२२॥
avakīrṇastvahaṃ kuntyā sūtena ca vivardhitaḥ। bhuktvā duryodhanaiśvaryaṃ na mithyā kartumutsahe ॥6-117-22॥
[अवकीर्णः (avakīrṇaḥ) - scattered; त्व (tva) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kunti; सूतेन (sūtena) - by the charioteer; च (ca) - and; विवर्धितः (vivardhitaḥ) - nurtured; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana's; ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - prosperity; न (na) - not; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able;]
(Scattered, you and I, nurtured by Kunti and the charioteer, having enjoyed Duryodhana's prosperity, I am not able to do false.)
I, who was scattered and nurtured by Kunti and the charioteer, having enjoyed the prosperity of Duryodhana, am not able to commit falsehood.
वसु चैव शरीरं च यदुदारं तथा यशः। सर्वं दुर्योधनस्यार्थे त्यक्तं मे भूरिदक्षिण ॥६-११७-२३॥
vasu caiva śarīraṃ ca yadudāraṃ tathā yaśaḥ। sarvaṃ duryodhanasyārthe tyaktaṃ me bhūridakṣiṇa ॥6-117-23॥
[वसु (vasu) - wealth; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शरीरं (śarīraṃ) - body; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; उदारं (udāraṃ) - noble; तथा (tathā) - also; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; त्यक्तं (tyaktaṃ) - abandoned; मे (me) - by me; भूरिदक्षिण (bhūridakṣiṇa) - great sacrifice;]
(Wealth and indeed the body, which is noble, and also fame, all for the sake of Duryodhana, have been abandoned by me as a great sacrifice.)
I have sacrificed my wealth, body, and fame, all of which are noble, for the sake of Duryodhana, as a great offering.
कोपिताः पाण्डवा नित्यं मयाश्रित्य सुयोधनम् ॥६-११७-२३॥
kopitāḥ pāṇḍavā nityaṃ mayāśritya suyodhanam ॥6-117-23॥
[कोपिताः (kopitāḥ) - angered; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; मया (mayā) - by me; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - resorting to; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(The Pāṇḍavas, always angered, resorting to me, against Suyodhana.)
The Pāṇḍavas, always angered, have taken refuge in me against Suyodhana.
अवश्यभावी वै योऽर्थो न स शक्यो निवर्तितुम्। दैवं पुरुषकारेण को निवर्तितुमुत्सहेत् ॥६-११७-२४॥
avaśyabhāvī vai yo'rtho na sa śakyo nivartitum। daivaṃ puruṣakāreṇa ko nivartitumutsaheta ॥6-117-24॥
[अवश्यभावी (avaśyabhāvī) - inevitable; वै (vai) - indeed; यः (yaḥ) - which; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; निवर्तितुम् (nivartitum) - to stop; दैवम् (daivam) - fate; पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - by human effort; कः (kaḥ) - who; निवर्तितुम् (nivartitum) - to stop; उत्सहेत् (utsaheta) - would attempt;]
(Indeed, the purpose which is inevitable, he cannot stop. Who would attempt to stop fate by human effort?)
The inevitable purpose cannot be stopped by anyone. Who would dare to stop fate with human effort?
पृथिवीक्षयशंसीनि निमित्तानि पितामह। भवद्भिरुपलब्धानि कथितानि च संसदि ॥६-११७-२५॥
pṛthivīkṣayaśaṃsīni nimittāni pitāmaha। bhavadbhirupalabdhāni kathitāni ca saṃsadi ॥6-117-25॥
[पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; क्षय (kṣaya) - destruction; शंसीनि (śaṃsīni) - omens; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - signs; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you; उपलब्धानि (upalabdhāni) - perceived; कथितानि (kathitāni) - told; च (ca) - and; संसदि (saṃsadi) - in the assembly;]
(Earth's destruction omens, signs, grandfather, perceived by you, told and in the assembly.)
Grandfather, the omens and signs of the earth's destruction perceived by you have been told in the assembly.
पाण्डवा वासुदेवश्च विदिता मम सर्वशः। अजेयाः पुरुषैरन्यैरिति तांश्चोत्सहामहे ॥६-११७-२६॥
pāṇḍavā vāsudevaśca viditā mama sarvaśaḥ। ajeyāḥ puruṣairanyairiti tāṃścotsahāmahe ॥6-117-26॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; विदिताः (viditāḥ) - known; मम (mama) - to me; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; अजेयाः (ajeyāḥ) - invincible; पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - other; इति (iti) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; उत्सहामहे (utsahāmahe) - we endeavor;]
(The Pandavas and Vasudeva are completely known to me as invincible by other men; thus, we endeavor them.)
The Pandavas and Vasudeva are well known to me as being invincible by others; hence, we strive for them.
अनुजानीष्व मां तात युद्धे प्रीतमनाः सदा। अनुज्ञातस्त्वया वीर युध्येयमिति मे मतिः ॥६-११७-२७॥
anujānīṣva māṃ tāta yuddhe prītamanāḥ sadā। anujñātastvayā vīra yudhyeyamiti me matiḥ ॥6-117-27॥
[अनुजानीष्व (anujānīṣva) - permit; मां (māṃ) - me; तात (tāta) - father; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - with a pleased mind; सदा (sadā) - always; अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वीर (vīra) - O hero; युध्येयम् (yudhyeyam) - I should fight; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(Permit me, father, to always be pleased in battle. Permitted by you, O hero, I should fight, thus is my thought.)
"Father, please allow me to engage in battle with a joyful heart always. With your permission, O hero, it is my intention to fight."
दुरुक्तं विप्रतीपं वा संरम्भाच्चापलात्तथा। यन्मयापकृतं किञ्चित्तदनुक्षन्तुमर्हसि ॥६-११७-२८॥
duruktaṁ vipratīpaṁ vā saṁrambhāccāpalāttathā। yanmayāpakṛtaṁ kiñcittadanukṣantumarhasi ॥6-117-28॥
[दुरुक्तम् (duruktam) - harsh words; विप्रतीपम् (vipratīpam) - contradictory; वा (vā) - or; संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - out of anger; चापलात् (cāpalāt) - out of impulsiveness; तथा (tathā) - thus; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; अपकृतम् (apakṛtam) - wrong done; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; तत् (tat) - that; अनुक्षन्तुम् (anukṣantum) - to forgive; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Harsh words, contradictory or out of anger and impulsiveness, thus whatever wrong has been done by me, you should forgive that.)
Please forgive any harsh or contradictory words spoken by me in anger or impulsiveness.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said.)
Bhishma said.
न चेच्छक्यमथोत्स्रष्टुं वैरमेतत्सुदारुणम्। अनुजानामि कर्ण त्वां युध्यस्व स्वर्गकाम्यया ॥६-११७-२९॥
na cecchakyaṁathotsraṣṭuṁ vairametatsudāruṇam। anujānāmi karṇa tvāṁ yudhyasva svargakāmyayā ॥6-117-29॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; इच्छक्यम् (icchakyaṁ) - possible; अथ (atha) - then; उत्स्रष्टुम् (utsraṣṭum) - to abandon; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; एतत् (etat) - this; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible; अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - I permit; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; स्वर्गकाम्यया (svargakāmyayā) - for the desire of heaven;]
(It is not possible to abandon this very terrible enmity. I permit you, Karna, to fight for the desire of heaven.)
It is impossible to let go of this intense enmity. Karna, I allow you to fight for the sake of attaining heaven.
विमन्युर्गतसंरम्भः कुरु कर्म नृपस्य हि। यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं सतां वृत्तेषु वृत्तवान् ॥६-११७-३०॥
vimanyurgatasaṁrambhaḥ kuru karma nṛpasya hi। yathāśakti yathotsāhaṁ satāṁ vṛtteṣu vṛttavān ॥6-117-30॥
[विमन्युः (vimanyuḥ) - without anger; गतसंरम्भः (gatasaṁrambhaḥ) - calm; कुरु (kuru) - perform; कर्म (karma) - duty; नृपस्य (nṛpasya) - of the king; हि (hi) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - according to; शक्ति (śakti) - ability; यथा (yathā) - according to; उत्साहं (utsāhaṁ) - enthusiasm; सतां (satāṁ) - of the virtuous; वृत्तेषु (vṛtteṣu) - in conduct; वृत्तवान् (vṛttavān) - engaged.;]
(Without anger and calm, perform the duty of the king indeed, according to ability and enthusiasm, engaged in the conduct of the virtuous.)
Without anger and with calmness, perform the king's duty indeed, according to your ability and enthusiasm, engaging in the conduct of the virtuous.
अहं त्वामनुजानामि यदिच्छसि तदाप्नुहि। क्षत्रधर्मजिताँल्लोकान्सम्प्राप्स्यसि न संशयः ॥६-११७-३१॥
ahaṁ tvām anujānāmi yad icchasi tad āpnuhi। kṣatradharmajitāṁl lokān samprāpsyasi na sanśayaḥ ॥6-117-31॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अनुजानामि (anujānāmi) - permit; यत् (yat) - what; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; तत् (tat) - that; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain; क्षत्रधर्मजितान् (kṣatradharmajitān) - won by the duty of a warrior; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; सम्प्राप्स्यसि (samprāpsyasi) - you will attain; न (na) - no; संशयः (sanśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(I permit you; what you desire, obtain that. You will attain the worlds won by the duty of a warrior; no doubt.)
I grant you permission to achieve what you desire. You will undoubtedly attain the worlds conquered by the duty of a warrior.
युध्यस्व निरहङ्कारो बलवीर्यव्यपाश्रयः। धर्मो हि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥६-११७-३२॥
yudhyasva nirahaṅkāro balavīryavyapāśrayaḥ। dharmo hi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate ॥6-117-32॥
[युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; निरहङ्कारः (nirahaṅkāraḥ) - without ego; बल (bala) - strength; वीर्य (vīrya) - valor; व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - dependence; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - than war; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - for a warrior; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Fight without ego, relying on strength and valor. Indeed, for a warrior, there is nothing better than war.)
Fight without ego, relying on strength and valor. Indeed, for a warrior, there is nothing better than engaging in battle.
प्रशमे हि कृतो यत्नः सुचिरात्सुचिरं मया। न चैव शकितः कर्तुं यतो धर्मस्ततो जयः ॥६-११७-३३॥
praśame hi kṛto yatnaḥ sucirātsuciraṃ mayā। na caiva śakitaḥ kartuṃ yato dharmastato jayaḥ ॥6-117-33॥
[प्रशमे (praśame) - in pacification; हि (hi) - indeed; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - effort; सुचिरात् (sucirāt) - for a long time; सुचिरं (suciraṃ) - long; मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शकितः (śakitaḥ) - able; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; यतः (yataḥ) - where; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; ततः (tataḥ) - there; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Indeed, effort was made in pacification for a long time by me. And it was not possible to do, where there is dharma, there is victory.)
I have indeed made efforts for a long time to bring about peace. However, it was not possible to achieve because where there is righteousness, there is victory.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
एवं ब्रुवन्तं गाङ्गेयमभिवाद्य प्रसाद्य च। राधेयो रथमारुह्य प्रायात्तव सुतं प्रति ॥६-११७-३४॥
evaṃ bruvantaṃ gāṅgeyama abhivādya prasādya ca। rādheyo ratham āruhya prāyāt tava sutaṃ prati ॥6-117-34॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवन्तम् (bruvantam) - speaking; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyama) - to Bhishma; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; प्रसाद्य (prasādya) - having pleased; च (ca) - and; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Karna; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; तव (tava) - your; सुतम् (sutam) - son; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, having saluted and pleased Bhishma, Karna mounted the chariot and departed towards your son.)
Thus, after saluting and pleasing Bhishma, Karna mounted his chariot and proceeded towards your son.
