07.004
Pancharatra and Core: Karna takes blessings from Bhishma and goes to the battle field where he is welcomed with various sounds of whistling, clapping, lion's roars, and bows.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्य लालप्यतः श्रुत्वा वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः। देशकालोचितं वाक्यमब्रवीत्प्रीतमानसः ॥७-४-१॥
tasya lālapyataḥ śrutvā vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ। deśakālocitaṃ vākyamabravītpṛtamanasaḥ ॥7-4-1॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; लालप्यतः (lālapyataḥ) - lamenting; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - Kuru grandfather; देशकालोचितं (deśakālocitaṃ) - appropriate to time and place; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; प्रीतमानसः (prītamanasaḥ) - with a pleased mind;]
(Hearing his lamentation, the old Kuru grandfather, with a pleased mind, spoke a speech appropriate to time and place.)
Upon hearing his lamentation, the venerable Kuru patriarch, with a content heart, spoke words that were fitting for the time and situation.
समुद्र इव सिन्धूनां ज्योतिषामिव भास्करः। सत्यस्य च यथा सन्तो बीजानामिव चोर्वरा ॥७-४-२॥
samudra iva sindhūnāṃ jyotiṣāmiva bhāskaraḥ। satyasya ca yathā santo bījānāmiva corvarā ॥7-4-2॥
[समुद्र (samudra) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; सिन्धूनाम् (sindhūnām) - of rivers; ज्योतिषाम् (jyotiṣām) - of lights; इव (iva) - like; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun; सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; सन्तः (santaḥ) - saints; बीजानाम् (bījānām) - of seeds; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; उर्वरा (urvarā) - fertile land;]
(Like the ocean of rivers, like the sun of lights, and as saints of truth, like fertile land of seeds.)
Just as the ocean is to rivers, the sun is to lights, and saints are to truth, so is fertile land to seeds.
पर्जन्य इव भूतानां प्रतिष्ठा सुहृदां भव। बान्धवास्त्वानुजीवन्तु सहस्राक्षमिवामराः ॥७-४-३॥
parjanya iva bhūtānāṃ pratiṣṭhā suhṛdāṃ bhava। bāndhavāstvānujīvantu sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ ॥7-4-3॥
[पर्जन्य (parjanya) - rain; इव (iva) - like; भूतानां (bhūtānāṃ) - of beings; प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - support; सुहृदां (suhṛdāṃ) - of friends; भव (bhava) - be; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; त्वा (tvā) - you; अनुजीवन्तु (anujīvantu) - may live; सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals;]
(Be the support of beings like rain; may your relatives live like the immortals with Indra.)
Be the support for all beings like the rain is, and may your relatives thrive like the immortals with Indra.
स्वबाहुबलवीर्येण धार्तराष्ट्रप्रियैषिणा। कर्ण राजपुरं गत्वा काम्बोजा निहतास्त्वया ॥७-४-४॥
svabāhubalavīryeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrapriyaiṣiṇā। karṇa rājapuraṃ gatvā kāmbojā nihatāstvayā ॥7-4-4॥
[स्व (sva) - own; बाहु (bāhu) - arm; बल (bala) - strength; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by the prowess; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra's; प्रियैषिणा (priyaiṣiṇā) - well-wisher; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; राजपुरं (rājapuram) - to the city; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; काम्बोजा (kāmbojā) - Kambojas; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were killed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(By your own arm's strength and prowess, as a well-wisher of Dhritarashtra, having gone to the city, the Kambojas were killed by you.)
With your own strength and valor, as a supporter of Dhritarashtra, you went to the city and defeated the Kambojas.
गिरिव्रजगताश्चापि नग्नजित्प्रमुखा नृपाः। अम्बष्ठाश्च विदेहाश्च गान्धाराश्च जितास्त्वया ॥७-४-५॥
girivrajagatāścāpi nagnajitpramukhā nṛpāḥ। ambaṣṭhāśca videhāśca gāndhārāśca jitāstvayā ॥7-4-5॥
[गिरिव्रजगताः (girivrajagatāḥ) - kings of Girivraja; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; नग्नजित्प्रमुखाः (nagnajitpramukhāḥ) - headed by Nagnajit; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; अम्बष्ठाः (ambaṣṭhāḥ) - Ambashthas; च (ca) - and; विदेहाः (videhāḥ) - Videhas; च (ca) - and; गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - Gandharas; च (ca) - and; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(The kings of Girivraja, also headed by Nagnajit, the Ambashthas, the Videhas, and the Gandharas were conquered by you.)
You have conquered the kings of Girivraja, including Nagnajit, as well as the Ambashthas, Videhas, and Gandharas.
हिमवद्दुर्गनिलयाः किराता रणकर्कशाः। दुर्योधनस्य वशगाः कृताः कर्ण त्वया पुरा ॥७-४-६॥
himavaddurganilayāḥ kirātā raṇakarkaśāḥ। duryodhanasya vaśagāḥ kṛtāḥ karṇa tvayā purā ॥7-4-6॥
[हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalayas; दुर्ग (durga) - fortress; निलयाः (nilayāḥ) - residing; किराताः (kirātāḥ) - hunters; रण (raṇa) - battle; कर्कशाः (karkaśāḥ) - harsh; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - under control; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(The hunters residing in the fortress of the Himalayas, harsh in battle, were made under the control of Duryodhana by you, Karna, formerly.)
The hunters who lived in the fortresses of the Himalayas, known for their harshness in battle, were once brought under Duryodhana's control by you, Karna.
तत्र तत्र च सङ्ग्रामे दुर्योधनहितैषिणा। बहवश्च जिता वीरास्त्वया कर्ण महौजसा ॥७-४-७॥
tatra tatra ca saṅgrāme duryodhanahitaiṣiṇā। bahavaśca jitā vīrāstvayā karṇa mahaujasā ॥7-4-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; दुर्योधनहितैषिणा (duryodhanahitaiṣiṇā) - for the benefit of Duryodhana; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; महौजसा (mahaujasā) - with great energy;]
(There and there in battle, for the benefit of Duryodhana, many heroes were conquered by you, Karna, with great energy.)
In various battles, for the sake of Duryodhana, you, Karna, with immense energy, have defeated many heroes.
यथा दुर्योधनस्तात सज्ञातिकुलबान्धवः। तथा त्वमपि सर्वेषां कौरवाणां गतिर्भव ॥७-४-८॥
yathā duryodhanastāta sajñātikulabāndhavaḥ। tathā tvamapi sarveṣāṃ kauravāṇāṃ gatirbhava ॥7-4-8॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तात (tāta) - O father; सज्ञातिकुलबान्धवः (sajñātikulabāndhavaḥ) - relative of the family; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भव (bhava) - be;]
(As Duryodhana, O father, is the relative of the family, so you also be the refuge of all the Kauravas.)
Just as Duryodhana is the relative of the family, O father, you too should be the refuge for all the Kauravas.
शिवेनाभिवदामि त्वां गच्छ युध्यस्व शत्रुभिः। अनुशाधि कुरून्सङ्ख्ये धत्स्व दुर्योधने जयम् ॥७-४-९॥
śivenābhivadāmi tvāṃ gaccha yudhyasva śatrubhiḥ। anuśādhi kurūnsaṅkhye dhatsva duryodhane jayam ॥7-4-9॥
[शिवेन (śivena) - with auspiciousness; अभिवदामि (abhivadāmi) - I greet; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - with enemies; अनुशाधि (anuśādhi) - instruct; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; धत्स्व (dhatsva) - establish; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - in Duryodhana; जयम् (jayam) - victory;]
(With auspiciousness, I greet you; go, fight with the enemies. Instruct the Kurus in battle, establish victory in Duryodhana.)
"With auspiciousness, I greet you. Go and fight the enemies. Guide the Kurus in battle and secure victory for Duryodhana."
भवान्पौत्रसमोऽस्माकं यथा दुर्योधनस्तथा। तवापि धर्मतः सर्वे यथा तस्य वयं तथा ॥७-४-१०॥
bhavān pautrasamo'smākaṃ yathā duryodhanastathā। tavāpi dharmataḥ sarve yathā tasya vayaṃ tathā ॥7-4-10॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; पौत्रसमः (pautrasamaḥ) - like a grandson; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - to us; यथा (yathā) - as; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तथा (tathā) - so; तव (tava) - your; अपि (api) - also; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by duty; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यथा (yathā) - as; तस्य (tasya) - his; वयम् (vayam) - we; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(You are like a grandson to us, as Duryodhana is. By duty, all of us are to you as we are to him.)
You are like a grandson to us, just as Duryodhana is. By duty, we all regard you as we do him.
यौनात्सम्बन्धकाल्लोके विशिष्टं सङ्गतं सताम्। सद्भिः सह नरश्रेष्ठ प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥७-४-११॥
yōnātsaṁbandhakāllōkē viśiṣṭaṁ saṅgataṁ satām. sadbhiḥ saha naraśrēṣṭha pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ ॥7-4-11॥
[योनात् (yōnāt) - from the source; सम्बन्धात् (saṁbandhāt) - from the connection; काल्लोके (kāllōkē) - in the world; विशिष्टं (viśiṣṭaṁ) - distinguished; सङ्गतम् (saṅgataṁ) - association; सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - with the good; सह (saha) - together; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśrēṣṭha) - O best of men; प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they say; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise;]
(From the source, from the connection, in the world, distinguished association of the virtuous with the good, together, O best of men, they say, the wise.)
O best of men, the wise say that in the world, the distinguished association of the virtuous with the good originates from the source and connection.
स सत्यसङ्गरो भूत्वा ममेदमिति निश्चितम्। कुरूणां पालय बलं यथा दुर्योधनस्तथा ॥७-४-१२॥
sa satyasaṅgaro bhūtvā mamedamiti niścitam। kurūṇāṃ pālaya balaṃ yathā duryodhanastathā ॥7-4-12॥
[स (sa) - he; सत्यसङ्गरः (satyasaṅgaraḥ) - true to his word; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; मम (mama) - my; इदम् (idam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चितम् (niścitam) - determined; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru dynasty; पालय (pālaya) - protect; बलम् (balam) - strength; यथा (yathā) - as; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥७-४-१२॥ (॥7-4-12॥) - (verse number);]
(He, being true to his word, having determined 'this is mine', protect the strength of the Kurus as Duryodhana does.)
He, having become true to his word and determined that 'this is mine', should protect the strength of the Kurus just as Duryodhana does.
इति श्रुत्वा वचः सोऽथ चरणावभिवाद्य च। ययौ वैकर्तनः कर्णस्तूर्णमायोधनं प्रति ॥७-४-१३॥
iti śrutvā vacaḥ so'tha caraṇāvabhivādya ca। yayau vaikartanaḥ karṇastūrṇamāyodhanaṃ prati ॥7-4-13॥
[इति (iti) - thus; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; सः (saḥ) - he; अथ (atha) - then; चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; च (ca) - and; ययौ (yayau) - went; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Vaikartana; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आयोधनं (āyodhanaṃ) - to the battlefield; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, having heard the words, he then saluted the feet and Vaikartana Karṇa quickly went towards the battlefield.)
Upon hearing these words, Vaikartana Karṇa respectfully saluted the feet and swiftly proceeded to the battlefield.
सोऽभिवीक्ष्य नरौघाणां स्थानमप्रतिमं महत्। व्यूढप्रहरणोरस्कं सैन्यं तत्समबृंहयत् ॥७-४-१४॥
so'bhivīkṣya naraughāṇāṃ sthānamapratimaṃ mahat। vyūḍhaprahraṇoraskaṃ sainyaṃ tatsamabṛṃhayat ॥7-4-14॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having observed; नरौघाणाम् (naraughāṇām) - of the multitude of men; स्थानम् (sthānam) - position; अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unmatched; महत् (mahat) - great; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - arrayed; प्रहरण (praharaṇa) - weapons; उरस्कम् (uraskam) - chest; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; तत् (tat) - that; समबृंहयत् (samabṛṃhayat) - strengthened;]
(He, having observed the unmatched great position of the multitude of men, strengthened that army arrayed with weapons and chest.)
He observed the great and unmatched position of the multitude of men and strengthened that army, arrayed with weapons and chest.
कर्णं दृष्ट्वा महेष्वासं युद्धाय समवस्थितम्। क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितरवैः सिंहनादरवैरपि ॥ धनुःशब्दैश्च विविधैः कुरवः समपूजयन् ॥७-४-१५॥
karṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā maheṣvāsaṁ yuddhāya samavasthitam। kṣveḍitāsphoṭitaravaiḥ siṁhanādaravairapi ॥ dhanuḥśabdaiśca vividhaiḥ kuravaḥ samapūjayan ॥7-4-15॥
[कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; समवस्थितम् (samavasthitam) - standing; क्ष्वेडित (kṣveḍita) - whistling; अस्फोटित (asphoṭita) - clapping; रवैः (ravaiḥ) - with sounds; सिंहनाद (siṁhanāda) - lion's roar; रवैः (ravaiḥ) - with sounds; अपि (api) - also; धनुःशब्दैः (dhanuḥśabdaiḥ) - with bow sounds; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kauravas; समपूजयन् (samapūjayan) - honored;]
(Seeing Karna, the great archer, standing ready for battle, with whistling, clapping sounds, and also with lion's roar sounds, the Kauravas honored him with various bow sounds.)
Upon seeing Karna, the great archer, prepared for battle, the Kauravas honored him with various sounds of whistling, clapping, lion's roars, and bows.
