07.016
Core and Pancharatra: The next day, the twelfth, Trigarta's invite Arjuna for a battle after taking the oath, so that Drona can capture Yudhisthira. Arjuan instils Satyajit to safeguard Yudhisthira and leaves.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ते सेने शिबिरं गत्वा न्यविशेतां विशां पते। यथाभागं यथान्यायं यथागुल्मं च सर्वशः ॥७-१६-१॥
te sene śibiraṃ gatvā nyaviśetāṃ viśāṃ pate। yathābhāgaṃ yathānyāyaṃ yathāgulmaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥7-16-1॥
[ते (te) - they; सेने (sene) - army; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; न्यविशेतां (nyaviśetāṃ) - settled; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; यथाभागं (yathābhāgaṃ) - according to division; यथान्यायं (yathānyāyaṃ) - according to justice; यथागुल्मं (yathāgulmaṃ) - according to battalion; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(They, having gone to the army camp, settled, O lord of the people, according to division, according to justice, according to battalion, and entirely.)
They went to the army camp and settled there, O lord of the people, in a manner that was organized by division, justice, and battalion, covering all aspects.
कृत्वावहारं सैन्यानां द्रोणः परमदुर्मनाः। दुर्योधनमभिप्रेक्ष्य सव्रीडमिदमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६-२॥
kṛtvāvahāraṃ sainyānāṃ droṇaḥ paramadurmanāḥ। duryodhanamabhiprekṣya savrīḍamidamabravīt ॥7-16-2॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; अवहारं (avahāraṃ) - withdrawal; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - very dejected; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; सव्रीडम् (savrīḍam) - with shame; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having withdrawn the armies, Droṇa, very dejected, looking at Duryodhana with shame, said this.)
After withdrawing the troops, the deeply disheartened Droṇa looked at Duryodhana with embarrassment and spoke.
उक्तमेतन्मया पूर्वं न तिष्ठति धनञ्जये। शक्यो ग्रहीतुं सङ्ग्रामे देवैरपि युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१६-३॥
uktametanmayā pūrvaṃ na tiṣṭhati dhanañjaye। śakyo grahītuṃ saṅgrāme devairapi yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-16-3॥
[उक्तम् (uktam) - said; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; न (na) - not; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; धनञ्जये (dhanañjaye) - in Dhananjaya; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; ग्रहीतुं (grahītum) - to seize; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(This was said by me before, it does not stand in Dhananjaya. Even the gods cannot seize Yudhishthira in battle.)
I have mentioned this earlier, that Dhananjaya cannot be defeated. Even the gods cannot capture Yudhishthira in battle.
इति तद्वः प्रयततां कृतं पार्थेन संयुगे। मातिशङ्कीर्वचो मह्यमजेयौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥७-१६-४॥
iti tadvaḥ prayatatāṃ kṛtaṃ pārthena saṃyuge। mātiśaṅkīrvaco mahyamajeyau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ॥7-16-4॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तद्वः (tadvaḥ) - that for you all; प्रयततां (prayatatāṃ) - of those who strive; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; मा (mā) - do not; अति (ati) - excessively; शङ्कीः (śaṅkīḥ) - doubt; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; अजेयौ (ajeyau) - invincible; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Krishna and Arjuna;]
(Thus, that which was done by Arjuna in battle for you all who strive, do not excessively doubt the words to me: Krishna and Arjuna are invincible.)
Thus, do not excessively doubt my words: Krishna and Arjuna, who have acted for you in battle, are invincible.
अपनीते तु योगेन केनचिच्छ्वेतवाहने। तत एष्यति ते राजन्वशमद्य युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१६-५॥
apanīte tu yogena kenacicchvetavāhane। tata eṣyati te rājanvaśamadya yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-16-5॥
[अपनीते (apanīte) - taken away; तु (tu) - but; योगेन (yogena) - by the power; केनचित् (kenacit) - by someone; श्वेतवाहने (śvetavāhane) - on the white horse; तत (tata) - then; एष्यति (eṣyati) - will come; ते (te) - to you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वशम् (vaśam) - under control; अद्य (adya) - today; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Taken away by someone by the power on the white horse, then Yudhishthira will come under your control today, O king.)
Yudhishthira, taken away by someone on the white horse through some power, will come under your control today, O king.
कश्चिदाह्वयतां सङ्ख्ये देशमन्यं प्रकर्षतु। तमजित्वा तु कौन्तेयो न निवर्तेत्कथञ्चन ॥७-१६-६॥
kaścidāhvayatāṃ saṅkhye deśamanyaṃ prakarṣatu। tamajitvā tu kaunteyo na nivartetakathaṃcana ॥7-16-6॥
[कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; आह्वयताम् (āhvayatām) - of those who challenge; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; देशम् (deśam) - land; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; प्रकर्षतु (prakarṣatu) - let him lead; तम् (tam) - him; अजित्वा (ajitvā) - without conquering; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; न (na) - not; निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - should return; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Someone among those who challenge in battle should lead to another land. But the son of Kunti should not return without conquering in any way.)
Someone should lead the challengers in battle to another land, but the son of Kunti should not return without victory in any circumstance.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शून्ये धर्मराजमहं नृप। ग्रहीष्यामि चमूं भित्त्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य पश्यतः ॥७-१६-७॥
etasminnantare śūnye dharmarājamahaṃ nṛpa। grahīṣyāmi camūṃ bhittvā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya paśyataḥ ॥7-16-7॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; शून्ये (śūnye) - void; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmaraja; अहम् (aham) - I; नृप (nṛpa) - king; ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - will seize; चमूं (camūṃ) - army; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(In this void interval, O king, I will seize Dharmaraja's army, having pierced it while Dhrishtadyumna watches.)
In this moment of emptiness, O king, I shall capture the army of Dharmaraja, breaking through it as Dhrishtadyumna watches.
अर्जुनेन विहीनस्तु यदि नोत्सृजते रणम्। मामुपायान्तमालोक्य गृहीतमिति विद्धि तम् ॥७-१६-८॥
arjunena vihīnastu yadi notsṛjate raṇam। māmupāyāntamālokya gṛhītamiti viddhi tam ॥7-16-8॥
[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; विहीनः (vihīnaḥ) - deprived; तु (tu) - but; यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; उत्सृजते (utsṛjate) - abandons; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; माम् (mām) - me; उपायान्तम् (upāyāntam) - approaching; आलोक्य (ālokya) - seeing; गृहीतम् (gṛhītam) - captured; इति (iti) - thus; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Deprived by Arjuna, if he does not abandon the battle, seeing me approaching, know him to be captured thus.)
If, deprived of Arjuna, he does not abandon the battle upon seeing me approach, know that he is captured.
एवं ते सहसा राजन्धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। समानेष्यामि सगणं वशमद्य न संशयः ॥७-१६-९॥
evaṁ te sahasā rājandharmaputraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram। samāneṣyāmi sagaṇaṁ vaśamadya na saṁśayaḥ ॥7-16-9॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ते (te) - you; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धर्मपुत्रम् (dharmaputram) - Dharmaputra; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; समानेष्यामि (samāneṣyāmi) - I will bring; सगणम् (sagaṇam) - with his retinue; वशम् (vaśam) - under control; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Thus, O king, I will suddenly bring Dharmaputra Yudhishthira with his retinue under control today, no doubt.)
"O king, today I will surely bring Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, along with his followers, under control without any doubt."
यदि तिष्ठति सङ्ग्रामे मुहूर्तमपि पाण्डवः। अथापयाति सङ्ग्रामाद्विजयात्तद्विशिष्यते ॥७-१६-१०॥
yadi tiṣṭhati saṅgrāme muhūrtamapi pāṇḍavaḥ। athāpayāti saṅgrāmādvijayāttadviśiṣyate ॥7-16-10॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; मुहूर्तमपि (muhūrtamapi) - for a moment; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; अथ (atha) - then; अपयाति (apayāti) - departs; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; विजयात् (vijayāt) - from victory; तत् (tad) - that; विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is distinguished;]
(If Pāṇḍava stands in battle even for a moment, then departs from battle, he is distinguished from victory.)
If Pāṇḍava stands in battle even for a moment and then departs, he is considered distinguished from victory.
द्रोणस्य तु वचः श्रुत्वा त्रिगर्ताधिपतिस्ततः। भ्रातृभिः सहितो राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६-११॥
droṇasya tu vacaḥ śrutvā trigartādhipatistataḥ। bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājannidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-16-11॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; त्रिगर्ताधिपतिः (trigartādhipatiḥ) - the king of Trigarta; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard the words of Drona, the king of Trigarta, together with his brothers, then said this speech, O king.)
Upon hearing Drona's words, the king of Trigarta, along with his brothers, addressed these words to you, O king.
वयं विनिकृता राजन्सदा गाण्डीवधन्वना। अनागःस्वपि चागस्कृदस्मासु भरतर्षभ ॥७-१६-१२॥
vayaṁ vinikṛtā rājansadā gāṇḍīvadhanvanā। anāgaḥsvapi cāgaskṛdasmāsu bharatarṣabha ॥7-16-12॥
[वयं (vayam) - we; विनिकृता (vinikṛtā) - insulted; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सदा (sadā) - always; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gandiva bow; अनागः (anāgaḥ) - innocent; स्वपि (svapi) - even though; च (ca) - and; अगस्कृत् (agaskṛt) - offender; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(We are insulted, O king, always by the wielder of the Gandiva bow, even though we are innocent and the offender is among us, O best of the Bharatas.)
O king, we are constantly insulted by Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, despite being innocent, while the real offender is among us, O best of the Bharatas.
ते वयं स्मरमाणास्तान्विनिकारान्पृथग्विधान्। क्रोधाग्निना दह्यमाना न शेमहि सदा निशाः ॥७-१६-१३॥
te vayaṁ smaramāṇāstānvivikārānpṛthagvidhān। krodhāgninā dahyamānā na śemahi sadā niśāḥ ॥7-16-13॥
[ते (te) - they; वयम् (vayam) - we; स्मरमाणाः (smaramāṇāḥ) - remembering; तान् (tān) - those; विनिकारान् (vinikārān) - various; पृथग्विधान् (pṛthagvidhān) - different kinds; क्रोधाग्निना (krodhāgninā) - by the fire of anger; दह्यमानाः (dahyamānāḥ) - being burned; न (na) - not; शेमहि (śemahi) - able to sleep; सदा (sadā) - always; निशाः (niśāḥ) - nights;]
(They, we remembering those various different kinds, being burned by the fire of anger, are not able to sleep always during the nights.)
We, remembering those various different kinds of wrongs, are always burned by the fire of anger and unable to sleep during the nights.
स नो दिव्यास्त्रसम्पन्नश्चक्षुर्विषयमागतः। कर्तारः स्म वयं सर्वं यच्चिकीर्षाम हृद्गतम् ॥७-१६-१४॥
sa no divyāstrasampannaścakṣurviṣayamāgataḥ। kartāraḥ sma vayaṃ sarvaṃ yaccikīrṣāma hṛdgatam ॥7-16-14॥
[स (sa) - he; नः (naḥ) - our; दिव्य (divya) - divine; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - endowed; च (ca) - and; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; विषयम् (viṣayam) - range; आगतः (āgataḥ) - arrived; कर्तारः (kartāraḥ) - doers; स्म (sma) - indeed; वयम् (vayam) - we; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यत् (yat) - what; चिकीर्षाम (cikīrṣāma) - wish to do; हृद्गतम् (hṛdgatam) - in the heart;]
(He, endowed with divine weapons, has arrived within our sight range. We are indeed the doers of all that we wish to do, which is in the heart.)
He, who is endowed with divine weapons, has come within our sight. We are indeed the doers of everything we wish to accomplish, which resides in our hearts.
भवतश्च प्रियं यत्स्यादस्माकं च यशस्करम्। वयमेनं हनिष्यामो निकृष्यायोधनाद्बहिः ॥७-१६-१५॥
bhavataśca priyaṃ yatsyādasmākaṃ ca yaśaskaram। vayamenaṃ haniṣyāmo nikṛṣyāyodhanādbahiḥ ॥7-16-15॥
[भवतश्च (bhavataśca) - your; and; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; यत् (yat) - which; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; च (ca) - and; यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - glorious; वयम् (vayam) - we; एनम् (enam) - this; हनिष्यामः (haniṣyāmaḥ) - shall kill; निकृष्य (nikṛṣya) - dragging; अयोधनात् (ayodhanāt) - from the battlefield; बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside;]
(We shall kill this, dragging outside from the battlefield, which may be dear to you and glorious to us.)
We will drag this outside the battlefield and kill it, as it may be dear to you and bring glory to us.
अद्यास्त्वनर्जुना भूमिरत्रिगर्ताथ वा पुनः। सत्यं ते प्रतिजानीमो नैतन्मिथ्या भविष्यति ॥७-१६-१६॥
adyāstvanarjunā bhūmiratrigartātha vā punaḥ। satyaṃ te pratijānīmo naitanmithyā bhaviṣyati ॥7-16-16॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; अनर्जुना (anarjunā) - without Arjuna; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - land; अत्रिगर्तः (atrigartaḥ) - Atri's descendant; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ते (te) - your; प्रतिजानीमः (pratijānīmaḥ) - we promise; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Today, let the land be without Arjuna, or Atri's descendant, or again. We promise you the truth, this will not be false.)
Today, let the land be without Arjuna or Atri's descendant once more. We assure you, this will not be false.
एवं सत्यरथश्चोक्त्वा सत्यधर्मा च भारत। सत्यवर्मा च सत्येषुः सत्यकर्मा तथैव च ॥७-१६-१७॥
evaṃ satyarathaścoktvā satyadharmā ca bhārata। satyavarmā ca satyeṣuḥ satyakarmā tathaiva ca ॥7-16-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सत्यरथः (satyarathaḥ) - Satyaratha; च (ca) - and; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सत्यधर्मा (satyadharmā) - Satyadharma; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सत्यवर्मा (satyavarmā) - Satyavarma; च (ca) - and; सत्येषुः (satyeṣuḥ) - Satyeshu; सत्यकर्मा (satyakarmā) - Satyakarma; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus, Satyaratha, having spoken, and Satyadharma, O Bharata, Satyavarma, and Satyeshu, Satyakarma, thus indeed and.)
Thus, having spoken, Satyaratha, Satyadharma, Satyavarma, Satyeshu, and Satyakarma, O Bharata, continued in their truthful ways.
सहिता भ्रातरः पञ्च रथानामयुतेन च। न्यवर्तन्त महाराज कृत्वा शपथमाहवे ॥७-१६-१८॥
sahitā bhrātaraḥ pañca rathānāmayutena ca। nyavartanta mahārāja kṛtvā śapathamāhave ॥7-16-18॥
[सहिता (sahitā) - together; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतेन (ayutena) - with ten thousand; च (ca) - and; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - returned; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken; शपथम् (śapatham) - an oath; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Together, the five brothers returned with ten thousand chariots, O great king, having taken an oath in battle.)
The five brothers, united, returned with a force of ten thousand chariots, having sworn an oath in the midst of battle, O great king.
मालवास्तुण्डिकेराश्च रथानामयुतैस्त्रिभिः। सुशर्मा च नरव्याघ्रस्त्रिगर्तः प्रस्थलाधिपः ॥७-१६-१९॥
mālavāstuṇḍikerāśca rathānāmayutaistribhiḥ। suśarmā ca naravyāghrastrigartaḥ prasthalādhipaḥ ॥7-16-19॥
[मालव (mālava) - Malava; अस्तुण्डिकेराः (astuṇḍikerāḥ) - Astundikeras; च (ca) - and; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतैः (ayutaiḥ) - by tens of thousands; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; त्रिगर्तः (trigartaḥ) - Trigarta; प्रस्थलाधिपः (prasthalādhipaḥ) - lord of Prasthala;]
(The Malavas and Astundikeras with three tens of thousands of chariots, and Susharma, the tiger among men, the lord of Trigarta, of Prasthala.)
The Malavas and Astundikeras, along with thirty thousand chariots, and Susharma, the formidable leader of Trigarta, ruled over Prasthala.
माचेल्लकैर्ललित्थैश्च सहितो मद्रकैरपि। रथानामयुतेनैव सोऽशपद्भ्रातृभिः सह ॥७-१६-२०॥
mācellaikairlalitthaiśca sahito madrakairapi। rathānāmayutenaiva so'śapadbhrātṛbhiḥ saha ॥7-16-20॥
[मा (mā) - do not; च (ca) - and; इल्लकैः (illakaiḥ) - with the Illyrians; ललित्थैः (lalitthaiḥ) - with the Lalithas; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; मद्रकैः (madrakaiḥ) - with the Madrakas; अपि (api) - also; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतेन (ayutena) - with ten thousand; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; अशपत् (aśapat) - cursed; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together;]
(Do not, along with the Illyrians and Lalithas, accompanied by the Madrakas also, with ten thousand chariots indeed, he cursed together with his brothers.)
He, along with the Illyrians, Lalithas, and Madrakas, accompanied by ten thousand chariots, cursed together with his brothers.
नानाजनपदेभ्यश्च रथानामयुतं पुनः। समुत्थितं विशिष्टानां संशपार्थमुपागतम् ॥७-१६-२१॥
nānājanapadebhyaśca rathānāmayutaṃ punaḥ। samutthitaṃ viśiṣṭānāṃ saṃśapārthamupāgatam ॥7-16-21॥
[नाना (nānā) - various; जनपदेभ्यः (janapadebhyaḥ) - from regions; च (ca) - and; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen; विशिष्टानाम् (viśiṣṭānām) - of the distinguished; संशपार्थम् (saṃśapārtham) - for the purpose of the vow; उपागतम् (upāgatam) - arrived;]
(Various chariots, ten thousand in number, arose again from the regions, arriving for the purpose of the vow of the distinguished.)
Ten thousand distinguished chariots from various regions have arisen again, arriving for the purpose of fulfilling the vow.
ततो ज्वलनमादाय हुत्वा सर्वे पृथक्पृथक्। जगृहुः कुशचीराणि चित्राणि कवचानि च ॥७-१६-२२॥
tato jvalanam-ādāya hutvā sarve pṛthak-pṛthak। jagṛhuḥ kuśa-cīrāṇi citrāṇi kavacāni ca ॥7-16-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ज्वलनम् (jvalanam) - fire; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually; जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - took; कुशचीराणि (kuśa-cīrāṇi) - grass garments; चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - variegated; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors; च (ca) - and;]
(Then, taking the fire and having offered (oblations), all separately and individually took grass garments, variegated armors, and.)
Then, after taking the fire and offering oblations, they all individually took grass garments and variegated armors.
ते च बद्धतनुत्राणा घृताक्ताः कुशचीरिणः। मौर्वीमेखलिनो वीराः सहस्रशतदक्षिणाः ॥७-१६-२३॥
te ca baddhatanutrāṇā ghṛtāktāḥ kuśacīriṇaḥ। maurvīmekhalino vīrāḥ sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ ॥7-16-23॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; बद्ध (baddha) - bound; तनु (tanu) - body; त्राण (trāṇa) - armor; घृत (ghṛta) - ghee; आक्ताः (āktāḥ) - smeared; कुश (kuśa) - grass; चीरिणः (cīriṇaḥ) - wearing; मौर्वी (maurvī) - bowstring; मेखलिनः (mekhalinaḥ) - girdled; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; शत (śata) - hundred; दक्षिणाः (dakṣiṇāḥ) - right-handed;]
(They, wearing armor bound to their bodies, smeared with ghee, wearing grass garments, girdled with bowstrings, are heroes, a thousand hundred right-handed ones.)
They are heroes, clad in armor bound to their bodies, smeared with ghee, wearing garments of grass, girdled with bowstrings, and are a thousand hundred right-handed warriors.
यज्वानः पुत्रिणो लोक्याः कृतकृत्यास्तनुत्यजः। योक्ष्यमाणास्तदात्मानं यशसा विजयेन च ॥७-१६-२४॥
yajvānaḥ putriṇo lokyāḥ kṛtakṛtyāstanutyajaḥ। yokṣyamāṇāstadātmānaṃ yaśasā vijayena ca ॥7-16-24॥
[यज्वानः (yajvānaḥ) - sacrificers; पुत्रिणः (putriṇaḥ) - having sons; लोक्याः (lokyāḥ) - worldly; कृतकृत्याः (kṛtakṛtyāḥ) - having accomplished duties; तनुत्यजः (tanutyajaḥ) - body-leavers; योक्ष्यमाणाः (yokṣyamāṇāḥ) - about to sacrifice; तत् (tad) - that; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - self; यशसा (yaśasā) - with fame; विजयेन (vijayena) - with victory; च (ca) - and;]
(Sacrificers, having sons, worldly, having accomplished duties, body-leavers, about to sacrifice that self with fame and victory.)
The sacrificers, who have sons and are worldly, having accomplished their duties, leave their bodies, about to sacrifice themselves with fame and victory.
ब्रह्मचर्यश्रुतिमुखैः क्रतुभिश्चाप्तदक्षिणैः। प्राप्य लोकान्सुयुद्धेन क्षिप्रमेव यियासवः ॥७-१६-२५॥
brahmacaryaśrutimukhaiḥ kratu bhiś cāptadakṣiṇaiḥ। prāpya lokān suyuddhena kṣiprameva yiyāsavaḥ ॥7-16-25॥
[ब्रह्मचर्य (brahmacarya) - celibacy; श्रुति (śruti) - Vedas; मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - by the authority; क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by sacrifices; च (ca) - and; आप्त (āpta) - obtained; दक्षिणैः (dakṣiṇaiḥ) - with gifts; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; सुयुद्धेन (suyuddhena) - by fighting well; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; यियासवः (yiyāsavaḥ) - desiring to go;]
(By celibacy, by the authority of the Vedas, by sacrifices with obtained gifts, having attained worlds by fighting well, quickly indeed desiring to go.)
By practicing celibacy, following the authority of the Vedas, performing sacrifices with appropriate gifts, and having attained the worlds through valiant fighting, they quickly desire to depart.
ब्राह्मणांस्तर्पयित्वा च निष्कान्दत्त्वा पृथक्पृथक्। गाश्च वासांसि च पुनः समाभाष्य परस्परम् ॥७-१६-२६॥
brāhmaṇāṁstarpayitvā ca niṣkāndattvā pṛthakpṛthak। gāśca vāsāṁsi ca punaḥ samābhāṣya parasparam ॥7-16-26॥
[ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins; तर्पयित्वा (tarpayitvā) - having satisfied; च (ca) - and; निष्कान् (niṣkān) - gifts; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - individually; गाः (gāḥ) - cows; च (ca) - and; वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - clothes; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; समाभाष्य (samābhāṣya) - having addressed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Having satisfied the Brahmins and given gifts separately, having given cows and clothes, and having addressed each other again.)
After satisfying the Brahmins with gifts, cows, and clothes, they addressed each other once more.
प्रज्वाल्य कृष्णवर्त्मानमुपागम्य रणे व्रतम्। तस्मिन्नग्नौ तदा चक्रुः प्रतिज्ञां दृढनिश्चयाः ॥७-१६-२७॥
prajvālya kṛṣṇavartmānamupāgamya raṇe vratam। tasminnagnau tadā cakruḥ pratijñāṃ dṛḍhaniścayāḥ ॥7-16-27॥
[प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having kindled; कृष्णवर्त्मानम् (kṛṣṇavartmānam) - the dark path; उपागम्य (upāgamya) - having approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अग्नौ (agnau) - fire; तदा (tadā) - then; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - pledge; दृढनिश्चयाः (dṛḍhaniścayāḥ) - with firm resolve;]
(Having kindled the dark path and approached the vow in battle, they then made a pledge in that fire with firm resolve.)
They kindled the dark path, approached their vow in battle, and with firm resolve, made a pledge in the fire.
शृण्वतां सर्वभूतानामुच्चैर्वाचः स्म मेनिरे। धृत्वा धनञ्जयवधे प्रतिज्ञां चापि चक्रिरे ॥७-१६-२८॥
śṛṇvatāṃ sarvabhūtānām uccairvācaḥ sma menire। dhṛtvā dhanañjayavadhe pratijñāṃ cāpi cakrire ॥7-16-28॥
[शृण्वतां (śṛṇvatāṃ) - of those who hear; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; स्म (sma) - indeed; मेनिरे (menire) - they thought; धृत्वा (dhṛtvā) - having taken; धनञ्जयवधे (dhanañjayavadhe) - for the killing of Dhananjaya; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they made;]
(Of those who hear, the words of all beings were indeed thought loudly. Having taken a vow for the killing of Dhananjaya, they also made it.)
The words spoken loudly by all beings were heard, and they thought of taking a vow to kill Dhananjaya, which they also made.
ये वै लोकाश्चानृतानां ये चैव ब्रह्मघातिनाम्। पानपस्य च ये लोका गुरुदाररतस्य च ॥७-१६-२९॥
ye vai lokāś cānṛtānāṃ ye caiva brahma-ghātinām। pānapasya ca ye lokā guru-dāra-ratasya ca ॥7-16-29॥
[ये (ye) - those who; वै (vai) - indeed; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; च (ca) - and; अनृतानाम् (anṛtānām) - of the untruthful; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; ब्रह्मघातिनाम् (brahma-ghātinām) - of the slayers of a brāhmaṇa; पानपस्य (pānapasya) - of the drunkard; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; गुरुदाररतस्य (guru-dāra-ratasya) - of those who indulge with the teacher's wife; च (ca) - and;]
(Those indeed are the worlds of the untruthful, and those certainly of the slayers of a brāhmaṇa, and the worlds of the drunkard, and of those who indulge with the teacher's wife.)
These are indeed the realms designated for the untruthful, the slayers of a brāhmaṇa, the drunkards, and those who engage with the teacher's wife.
ब्रह्मस्वहारिणश्चैव राजपिण्डापहारिणः। शरणागतं च त्यजतो याचमानं तथा घ्नतः ॥७-१६-३०॥
brahmasvahāriṇaścaiva rājapiṇḍāpahāriṇaḥ। śaraṇāgataṃ ca tyajato yācamānaṃ tathā ghnataḥ ॥7-16-30॥
[ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahmins; स्वहारिणः (svahāriṇaḥ) - those who take away property; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; राज (rāja) - king's; पिण्ड (piṇḍa) - food; अपहारिणः (apahāriṇaḥ) - those who steal; शरणागतं (śaraṇāgatam) - one who has sought refuge; च (ca) - and; त्यजतः (tyajataḥ) - abandoning; याचमानं (yācamānam) - one who is begging; तथा (tathā) - also; घ्नतः (ghnataḥ) - killing;]
(Those who take away the property of Brahmins and those who steal the king's food, abandoning one who has sought refuge and killing one who is begging.)
Those who seize the property of Brahmins and steal the king's provisions, abandon those who seek refuge, and kill those who beg, are condemned.
अगारदाहिनां ये च ये च गां निघ्नतामपि। अपचारिणां च ये लोका ये च ब्रह्मद्विषामपि ॥७-१६-३१॥
agāradāhināṃ ye ca ye ca gāṃ nighnatāmapi। apacāriṇāṃ ca ye lokā ye ca brahmadviṣāmapi ॥7-16-31॥
[अगारदाहिनां (agāradāhināṃ) - of those who burn houses; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; गां (gāṃ) - cow; निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - of those who kill; अपि (api) - also; अपचारिणां (apacāriṇāṃ) - of the offenders; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मद्विषाम् (brahmadviṣām) - of those who hate Brahmins; अपि (api) - also;]
(The worlds of those who burn houses, and those who kill cows, and the offenders, and those who hate Brahmins.)
The worlds of those who commit arson, kill cows, offend others, and hate Brahmins are described.
जायां च ऋतुकाले वै ये मोहादभिगच्छताम्। श्राद्धसङ्गतिकानां च ये चाप्यात्मापहारिणाम् ॥७-१६-३२॥
jāyāṃ ca ṛtukāle vai ye mohādabhigacchatām। śrāddhasaṅgatikānāṃ ca ye cāpyātmāpahāriṇām ॥7-16-32॥
[जायाम् (jāyām) - wife; च (ca) - and; ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - at the time of menstruation; वै (vai) - indeed; ये (ye) - those who; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; अभिगच्छताम् (abhigacchatām) - approach; श्राद्धसङ्गतिकानाम् (śrāddhasaṅgatikānām) - of those who associate with śrāddha; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; आत्मापहारिणाम् (ātmāpahāriṇām) - of those who steal the self;]
(Those who approach their wife at the time of menstruation out of delusion, and those who associate with śrāddha, and also those who steal the self.)
Those who, out of delusion, approach their wife during menstruation, those who associate with śrāddha, and those who steal the self.
न्यासापहारिणां ये च श्रुतं नाशयतां च ये। कोपेन युध्यमानानां ये च नीचानुसारिणाम् ॥७-१६-३३॥
nyāsāpahāriṇāṃ ye ca śrutaṃ nāśayatāṃ ca ye। kopena yudhyamānānāṃ ye ca nīcānusāriṇām ॥7-16-33॥
[न्यास (nyāsa) - deposit; अपहारिणाम् (apahāriṇām) - of those who steal; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; नाशयताम् (nāśayatām) - of those who destroy; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; कोपेन (kopena) - with anger; युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those who fight; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; नीचानुसारिणाम् (nīcānusāriṇām) - of those who follow the lowly;]
(Of those who steal deposits, who destroy what is heard, who fight with anger, and who follow the lowly.)
Those who steal deposits, destroy what is heard, fight with anger, and follow the lowly are described.
नास्तिकानां च ये लोका येऽग्निहोरापितृत्यजाम्। तानाप्नुयामहे लोकान्ये च पापकृतामपि ॥७-१६-३४॥
nāstikānāṃ ca ye lokā ye'gnihorāpitṛtyajām। tānāpnuyāmahe lokānye ca pāpakṛtāmapi ॥7-16-34॥
[नास्तिकानाम् (nāstikānām) - of atheists; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - which; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; ये (ye) - which; अग्निहोर (agnihora) - Agnihotra; अपितृत्यजाम् (apitṛtyajām) - abandoning ancestors; तान् (tān) - those; आप्नुयामहे (āpnuyāmahe) - we attain; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; ये (ye) - which; च (ca) - and; पापकृताम् (pāpakṛtām) - of sinners; अपि (api) - also;]
(We attain the worlds of atheists and those who abandon Agnihotra and ancestors, and also the worlds of sinners.)
We reach the realms designated for atheists, those who forsake the Agnihotra and their ancestors, as well as the realms for sinners.
यद्यहत्वा वयं युद्धे निवर्तेम धनञ्जयम्। तेन चाभ्यर्दितास्त्रासाद्भवेम हि पराङ्मुखाः ॥७-१६-३५॥
yadyahatvā vayaṃ yuddhe nivartema dhanañjayam। tena cābhyarditāstrāsādbhavema hi parāṅmukhāḥ ॥7-16-35॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - not killing; वयम् (vayam) - we; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; निवर्तेम (nivartema) - would return; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; अभ्यर्दिताः (abhyarditāḥ) - overpowered; त्रासात् (trāsāt) - out of fear; भवेम (bhavema) - would become; हि (hi) - indeed; पराङ्मुखाः (parāṅmukhāḥ) - turned away;]
(If not killing, we would return in battle to Dhananjaya. By him overpowered, out of fear, we would indeed become turned away.)
If we do not kill Dhananjaya in battle, we would return overpowered by him and out of fear, we would indeed turn away.
यदि त्वसुकरं लोके कर्म कुर्याम संयुगे। इष्टान्पुण्यकृतां लोकान्प्राप्नुयाम न संशयः ॥७-१६-३६॥
yadi tvasukaraṁ loke karma kuryāma saṁyuge। iṣṭānpuṇyakṛtāṁ lokānprāpnuyāma na saṁśayaḥ ॥7-16-36॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तु (tu) - but; असुकरं (asukaram) - difficult; लोके (loke) - in the world; कर्म (karma) - action; कुर्याम (kuryāma) - we would do; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired; पुण्यकृतां (puṇyakṛtām) - of the virtuous; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; प्राप्नुयाम (prāpnuyāma) - we would attain; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(If but difficult action in the world we would do in battle, desired worlds of the virtuous we would attain, no doubt.)
If we were to perform difficult actions in the world, especially in battle, we would undoubtedly attain the desired worlds of the virtuous.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजंस्तेऽभ्यवर्तन्त संयुगे। आह्वयन्तोऽर्जुनं वीराः पितृजुष्टां दिशं प्रति ॥७-१६-३७॥
evamuktvā tato rājanste'bhyavartanta saṃyuge। āhvayanto'rjunaṃ vīrāḥ pitṛjuṣṭāṃ diśaṃ prati ॥7-16-37॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ते (te) - they; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; पितृजुष्टाम् (pitṛjuṣṭām) - ancestral; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus having spoken, then, O king, they advanced in battle, challenging Arjuna, the heroes, towards the ancestral direction.)
After speaking thus, O king, the heroes advanced in battle, challenging Arjuna, towards the direction blessed by their ancestors.
आहूतस्तैर्नरव्याघ्रैः पार्थः परपुरञ्जयः। धर्मराजमिदं वाक्यमपदान्तरमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६-३८॥
āhūtastairnaravyāghraiḥ pārthaḥ parapurañjayaḥ। dharmarājamidaṃ vākyamapadāntaramabravīt ॥7-16-38॥
[आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - called; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; नरव्याघ्रैः (naravyāghraiḥ) - tiger among men; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - to Yudhishthira; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अपदान्तरम् (apadāntaram) - without pause; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Called by them, Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, said this speech without pause to Yudhishthira, the tiger among men.)
Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, called by those tiger-like men, addressed Yudhishthira without pause.
आहूतो न निवर्तेयमिति मे व्रतमाहितम्। संशप्तकाश्च मां राजन्नाह्वयन्ति पुनः पुनः ॥७-१६-३९॥
āhūto na nivarteyamiti me vratamāhitam। saṃśaptakāśca māṃ rājannāhvayanti punaḥ punaḥ ॥7-16-39॥
[आहूतः (āhūtaḥ) - called; न (na) - not; निवर्तेयम् (nivarteyam) - I shall return; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; आहितम् (āhitam) - established; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - warriors sworn to fight to the death; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आह्वयन्ति (āhvayanti) - challenge; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Called, I shall not return; thus my vow is established. The warriors sworn to fight to the death, O king, challenge me again and again.)
"I have vowed not to return once called upon. The warriors sworn to fight to the death keep challenging me repeatedly, O king."
एष च भ्रातृभिः सार्धं सुशर्माह्वयते रणे। वधाय सगणस्यास्य मामनुज्ञातुमर्हसि ॥७-१६-४०॥
eṣa ca bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ suśarmāhvayate raṇe। vadhāya sagaṇasyāsya māmanujñātumarhasi ॥7-16-40॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; च (ca) - and; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Susharma; आह्वयते (āhvayate) - challenges; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वधाय (vadhāya) - for killing; सगणस्य (sagaṇasya) - with his followers; अस्य (asya) - of him; माम् (mām) - me; अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(This Susharma, along with his brothers, challenges in battle. You should permit me to kill him with his followers.)
Susharma, along with his brothers, is challenging us in battle. Please allow me to kill him and his followers.
नैतच्छक्नोमि संसोढुमाह्वानं पुरुषर्षभ। सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि हतान्विद्धि परान्युधि ॥७-१६-४१॥
naitacchaknomi saṃsoḍhumāhvānaṃ puruṣarṣabha। satyaṃ te pratijānāmi hatānviddhi parānyudhi ॥7-16-41॥
[न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; शक्नोमि (śaknomi) - I am able; संसोढुम् (saṃsoḍhum) - to endure; आह्वानम् (āhvānam) - challenge; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; सत्यम् (satyam) - truly; ते (te) - to you; प्रतिजानामि (pratijānāmi) - I promise; हतान् (hatān) - slain; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; परान् (parān) - enemies; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(I am not able to endure this challenge, O best of men. Truly, I promise you, know the enemies are slain in battle.)
I cannot bear this challenge, O best of men. I assure you, the enemies are already defeated in battle.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
श्रुतमेतत्त्वया तात यद्द्रोणस्य चिकीर्षितम्। यथा तदनृतं तस्य भवेत्तद्वत्समाचर ॥७-१६-४२॥
śrutametattvayā tāta yaddroṇasya cikīrṣitam। yathā tadanṛtaṃ tasya bhavettadvatsamācara ॥7-16-42॥
[श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; तात (tāta) - dear; यत् (yat) - that; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended; यथा (yathā) - so that; तत् (tat) - that; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false; तस्य (tasya) - his; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that; समाचर (samācara) - act accordingly;]
(This has been heard by you, dear, what Drona intended. So that it becomes false for him, act accordingly.)
You have heard, dear, what Drona intended. Act in such a way that his intentions are rendered false.
द्रोणो हि बलवाञ्शूरः कृतास्त्रश्च जितश्रमः। प्रतिज्ञातं च तेनैतद्ग्रहणं मे महारथ ॥७-१६-४३॥
droṇo hi balavāñśūraḥ kṛtāstraśca jitaśramaḥ। pratijñātaṃ ca tenaitadgrahaṇaṃ me mahāratha ॥7-16-43॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; हि (hi) - indeed; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; कृत (kṛta) - accomplished; अस्त्रः (astraḥ) - weapon; च (ca) - and; जित (jita) - conquered; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - fatigue; प्रतिज्ञातं (pratijñātaṃ) - promised; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by him; एतत् (etat) - this; ग्रहणं (grahaṇaṃ) - capture; मे (me) - my; महारथ (mahāratha) - great chariot warrior;]
(Drona indeed is strong, heroic, accomplished in weapons, and has conquered fatigue. This capture was promised by him, my great chariot warrior.)
Drona, being strong and heroic, skilled in weaponry and having overcome fatigue, has promised this capture, my great chariot warrior.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
अयं वै सत्यजिद्राजन्नद्य ते रक्षिता युधि। ध्रियमाणे हि पाञ्चाल्ये नाचार्यः काममाप्स्यति ॥७-१६-४४॥
ayaṁ vai satyajidrājannadya te rakṣitā yudhi। dhriyamāṇe hi pāñcālye nācāryaḥ kāmamāpsyati ॥7-16-44॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; सत्यजित् (satyajit) - Satyajit; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अद्य (adya) - today; ते (te) - your; रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - protector; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; ध्रियमाणे (dhriyamāṇe) - being upheld; हि (hi) - indeed; पाञ्चाल्ये (pāñcālye) - by the Panchala prince; न (na) - not; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; आप्स्यति (āpsyati) - will obtain;]
(This Satyajit, O king, is indeed your protector in battle today. Indeed, as long as the Panchala prince is being upheld, the teacher will not obtain his desire.)
Today, O king, Satyajit is your protector in battle. As long as the Panchala prince stands firm, the teacher will not achieve his desire.
हते तु पुरुषव्याघ्रे रणे सत्यजिति प्रभो। सर्वैरपि समेतैर्वा न स्थातव्यं कथञ्चन ॥७-१६-४५॥
hate tu puruṣavyāghre raṇe satyajiti prabho। sarvairapi sametairvā na sthātavyaṃ kathañcana ॥7-16-45॥
[हते (hate) - when slain; तु (tu) - but; पुरुषव्याघ्रे (puruṣavyāghre) - tiger among men; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सत्यजिति (satyajiti) - Satyajit; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; अपि (api) - even; समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - assembled; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - should stand; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(When the tiger among men, Satyajit, is slain in battle, O lord, by all assembled or even not, one should not stand in any way.)
O lord, when the tiger among men, Satyajit, is slain in battle, no one should stand against him, whether assembled by all or not, in any way.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अनुज्ञातस्ततो राज्ञा परिष्वक्तश्च फल्गुनः। प्रेम्णा दृष्टश्च बहुधा आशिषा च प्रयोजितः ॥७-१६-४६॥
anujñātastato rājñā pariṣvaktaśca phalgunaḥ। premṇā dṛṣṭaśca bahudhā āśiṣā ca prayojitaḥ ॥7-16-46॥
[अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; परिष्वक्तः (pariṣvaktaḥ) - embraced; च (ca) - and; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with love; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; च (ca) - and; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; आशिषा (āśiṣā) - with blessings; च (ca) - and; प्रयोजितः (prayojitaḥ) - engaged;]
(Then, permitted by the king, Arjuna was embraced, seen with love in many ways, and engaged with blessings.)
Then, having been permitted by the king, Arjuna was warmly embraced and looked upon with love, and he was engaged with many blessings.
विहायैनं ततः पार्थस्त्रिगर्तान्प्रत्ययाद्बली। क्षुधितः क्षुद्विघातार्थं सिंहो मृगगणानिव ॥७-१६-४७॥
vihāyainaṃ tataḥ pārthastrigartānpratyayādbalī। kṣudhitaḥ kṣudvighātārthaṃ siṃho mṛgagaṇāniva ॥7-16-47॥
[विहाय (vihāya) - leaving; एनम् (enam) - this; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; त्रिगर्तान् (trigartān) - Trigartas; प्रत्ययात् (pratyayāt) - towards; बली (balī) - strong; क्षुधितः (kṣudhitaḥ) - hungry; क्षुद्विघातार्थम् (kṣudvighātārtham) - for appeasing hunger; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; मृगगणान् (mṛgagaṇān) - herds of deer; इव (iva) - like;]
(Leaving this, then Arjuna, strong and hungry, moved towards the Trigartas like a lion towards herds of deer for appeasing hunger.)
Leaving this, Arjuna, strong and hungry, advanced towards the Trigartas like a lion towards herds of deer to satisfy his hunger.
ततो दौर्योधनं सैन्यं मुदा परमया युतम्। गतेऽर्जुने भृशं क्रुद्धं धर्मराजस्य निग्रहे ॥७-१६-४८॥
tato dauryodhanaṃ sainyaṃ mudā paramayā yutam। gate'rjune bhṛśaṃ kruddhaṃ dharmarājasya nigrahe ॥7-16-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दौर्योधनम् (dauryodhanam) - Duryodhana's; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युतम् (yutam) - filled; गते (gate) - gone; अर्जुने (arjune) - Arjuna; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; निग्रहे (nigrahe) - to subdue;]
(Then Duryodhana's army, filled with supreme joy, became very angry to subdue Dharmaraja when Arjuna had gone.)
Then, when Arjuna had departed, Duryodhana's army, filled with supreme joy, became intensely angry to subdue Dharmaraja.
ततोऽन्योन्येन ते सेने समाजग्मतुरोजसा। गङ्गासरय्वोर्वेगेन प्रावृषीवोल्बणोदके ॥७-१६-४९॥
tato'nyonyena te sene samājaghmatur ojasā। gaṅgāsarayvor vegena prāvṛṣīvolbaṇodake ॥7-16-49॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्योन्येन (anyonyena) - with each other; ते (te) - those; सेने (sene) - armies; समाजग्मतुः (samājaghmatuḥ) - met; ओजसा (ojasā) - with force; गङ्गा (gaṅgā) - Ganga; सरय्वोः (sarayvoḥ) - and Sarayu; वेगेन (vegena) - with the speed; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; इव (iva) - like; उल्बण (ulbaṇa) - turbulent; उदके (udake) - waters;]
(Then those armies met with each other with force, like the turbulent waters of Ganga and Sarayu in the rainy season.)
Then those armies clashed with great force, resembling the turbulent waters of the Ganga and Sarayu rivers during the monsoon season.
