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Pancharatra and Core: Arjuna spoke to all his brothers, his voice choked with emotion.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्मिन्नहनि निर्वृत्ते घोरे प्राणभृतां क्षये। आदित्येऽस्तङ्गते श्रीमान्सन्ध्याकाल उपस्थिते ॥७-५०-१॥
tasminnahani nirvṛtte ghore prāṇabhṛtāṃ kṣaye। āditye'staṅgate śrīmānsandhyākāla upasthite ॥7-50-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अहनि (ahani) - day; निर्वृत्ते (nirvṛtte) - completed; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings; क्षये (kṣaye) - destruction; आदित्ये (āditye) - sun; अस्तङ्गते (astaṅgate) - set; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious; सन्ध्याकाल (sandhyākāla) - evening time; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - arrived;]
(In that day, when the terrible destruction of living beings was completed, the sun had set, and the glorious evening time had arrived.)
On that day, after the dreadful destruction of living beings was over, as the sun had set, the auspicious evening time approached.
व्यपयातेषु सैन्येषु वासाय भरतर्षभ। हत्वा संशप्तकव्रातान्दिव्यैरस्त्रैः कपिध्वजः ॥७-५०-२॥
vyapayāteṣu sainyeṣu vāsāya bharatarṣabha। hatvā saṃśaptakavratāndivyairastraiḥ kapidhvajaḥ ॥7-50-2॥
[व्यपयातेषु (vyapayāteṣu) - having departed; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - armies; वासाय (vāsāya) - to rest; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; संशप्तकव्रातान् (saṃśaptakavratān) - the group of warriors sworn to die; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - with divine; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - weapons; कपिध्वजः (kapidhvajaḥ) - the one with the monkey banner;]
(Having departed the armies, O best of the Bharatas, the one with the monkey banner, having slain the group of warriors sworn to die with divine weapons, to rest.)
O best of the Bharatas, after the armies had departed, the one with the monkey banner rested, having slain the group of warriors sworn to die using divine weapons.
प्रायात्स्वशिबिरं जिष्णुर्जैत्रमास्थाय तं रथम्। गच्छन्नेव च गोविन्दं सन्नकण्ठोऽभ्यभाषत ॥७-५०-३॥
prāyātsvaśibiraṃ jiṣṇurjaitramāsthāya taṃ ratham। gacchanneva ca govindaṃ sannakaṇṭho'bhyabhāṣata ॥7-50-3॥
[प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to his own camp; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna; जैत्रम् (jaitram) - victorious; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; तं (taṃ) - that; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; गोविन्दं (govindaṃ) - to Krishna; सन्नकण्ठः (sannakaṇṭhaḥ) - with a choked throat; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Arjuna departed to his own camp, having mounted that victorious chariot, and while going, he spoke to Krishna with a choked throat.)
Arjuna, having mounted his victorious chariot, departed to his camp and, while on the way, spoke to Krishna with a voice choked with emotion.
किं नु मे हृदयं त्रस्तं वाक्यं सज्जति केशव। स्पन्दन्ति चाप्यनिष्टानि गात्रं सीदति चाच्युत ॥७-५०-४॥
kiṁ nu me hṛdayaṁ trastaṁ vākyaṁ sajjati keśava। spandanti cāpyaniṣṭāni gātraṁ sīdati cācyuta ॥7-50-4॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; मे (me) - my; हृदयं (hṛdayaṁ) - heart; त्रस्तं (trastaṁ) - trembling; वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - speech; सज्जति (sajjati) - adheres; केशव (keśava) - Keshava; स्पन्दन्ति (spandanti) - tremble; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अनिष्टानि (aniṣṭāni) - inauspicious; गात्रं (gātraṁ) - body; सीदति (sīdati) - sinks; च (ca) - and; अच्युत (acyuta) - Acyuta;]
(What indeed is my heart trembling, the speech adheres, O Keshava. The inauspicious also tremble, the body sinks, O Acyuta.)
Why is my heart trembling, and my speech faltering, O Keshava? Even the inauspicious omens are trembling, and my body is sinking, O Acyuta.
अनिष्टं चैव मे श्लिष्टं हृदयान्नापसर्पति। भुवि यद्दिक्षु चाप्युग्रा उत्पातास्त्रासयन्ति माम् ॥७-५०-५॥
aniṣṭaṃ caiva me śliṣṭaṃ hṛdayānnāpasarpati। bhuvi yaddikṣu cāpyugrā utpātāstrāsayanti mām ॥7-50-5॥
[अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - inauspicious; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - my; श्लिष्टम् (śliṣṭam) - clinging; हृदयात् (hṛdayāt) - from the heart; न (na) - not; अपसर्पति (apasarpati) - departs; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; यत् (yat) - which; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in directions; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - terrible; उत्पाताः (utpātāḥ) - omens; त्रासयन्ति (trāsayanti) - frighten; माम् (mām) - me;]
(The inauspicious indeed clinging to my heart does not depart. On earth, the terrible omens in the directions also frighten me.)
The inauspiciousness clings to my heart and does not leave. The terrible omens appearing in all directions on earth also frighten me.
बहुप्रकारा दृश्यन्ते सर्व एवाघशंसिनः। अपि स्वस्ति भवेद्राज्ञः सामात्यस्य गुरोर्मम ॥७-५०-६॥
bahuprakārā dṛśyante sarva evāghaśaṁsinaḥ। api svasti bhavedrājñaḥ sāmātyasya gurormama ॥7-50-6॥
[बहु (bahu) - many; प्रकारा (prakārā) - types; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अघशंसिनः (aghaśaṁsinaḥ) - evil-doers; अपि (api) - also; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; सामात्यस्य (sāmātyasya) - with ministers; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; मम (mama) - my;]
(Many types of evil-doers are indeed seen. May there also be well-being for the king, with ministers, and my teacher.)
Various kinds of evil-doers are observed everywhere. May the king, along with his ministers and my teacher, also be well.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
व्यक्तं शिवं तव भ्रातुः सामात्यस्य भविष्यति। मा शुचः किञ्चिदेवान्यत्तत्रानिष्टं भविष्यति ॥७-५०-७॥
vyaktaṁ śivaṁ tava bhrātuḥ sāmātyasya bhaviṣyati। mā śucaḥ kiñcidevānyattatrāniṣṭaṁ bhaviṣyati ॥7-50-7॥
[व्यक्तं (vyaktam) - manifest; शिवं (śivam) - auspicious; तव (tava) - your; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother's; सामात्यस्य (sāmātyasya) - with ministers; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; तत्र (tatra) - there; अनिष्टं (aniṣṭam) - inauspicious; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Manifest auspiciousness will be for your brother with ministers. Do not grieve; indeed, nothing else inauspicious will be there.)
It is clear that auspiciousness will come to your brother and his ministers. Do not worry; nothing else inauspicious will occur there.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः सन्ध्यामुपास्यैव वीरौ वीरावसादने। कथयन्तौ रणे वृत्तं प्रयातौ रथमास्थितौ ॥७-५०-८॥
tataḥ sandhyām upāsyaiva vīrau vīrāvasādane। kathayantau raṇe vṛttaṃ prayātau ratham āsthitau ॥7-50-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - twilight; उपास्य (upāsya) - having worshipped; एव (eva) - indeed; वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes; वीरावसादने (vīrāvasādane) - in the destruction of heroes; कथयन्तौ (kathayantau) - speaking; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - events; प्रयातौ (prayātau) - departed; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थितौ (āsthitau) - mounted;]
(Then, having worshipped the twilight, the two heroes, indeed in the destruction of heroes, speaking of the events in battle, departed mounted on the chariot.)
After worshipping at twilight, the two valiant heroes, discussing the events of the battle, departed on their chariot, ready for the destruction of their enemies.
ततः स्वशिबिरं प्राप्तौ हतानन्दं हतत्विषम्। वासुदेवोऽर्जुनश्चैव कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥७-५०-९॥
tataḥ svaśibiraṃ prāptau hatānandaṃ hatatviṣam। vāsudevo'rjunaścaiva kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram ॥7-50-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to own camp; प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - arrived; हतानन्दं (hatānandaṃ) - devoid of joy; हतत्विषम् (hatatviṣam) - devoid of splendor; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; कर्म (karma) - deed; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult;]
(Then, having performed a very difficult deed, Vasudeva and Arjuna arrived at their own camp, devoid of joy and splendor.)
After accomplishing the arduous task, Vasudeva and Arjuna returned to their camp, feeling joyless and lacking in splendor.
ध्वस्ताकारं समालक्ष्य शिबिरं परवीरहा। बीभत्सुरब्रवीत्कृष्णमस्वस्थहृदयस्ततः ॥७-५०-१०॥
dhvastākāraṃ samālakṣya śibiraṃ paravīrahā। bībhatsurabravītkṛṣṇamasvasthahṛdayastataḥ ॥7-50-10॥
[ध्वस्त (dhvasta) - destroyed; आकारं (ākāraṃ) - form; समालक्ष्य (samālakṣya) - having observed; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; पर (para) - enemy; वीरहा (vīrahā) - hero-slayer; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; अस्वस्थ (asvastha) - disturbed; हृदयः (hṛdayaḥ) - heart; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Having observed the destroyed form of the camp, the enemy hero-slayer Bibhatsu, with a disturbed heart, then said to Krishna.)
Upon seeing the devastated state of the enemy camp, Bibhatsu, the slayer of heroes, spoke to Krishna with a troubled heart.
नाद्य नन्दन्ति तूर्याणि मङ्गल्यानि जनार्दन। मिश्रा दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैः शङ्खाश्चाडम्बरैः सह ॥ वीणा वा नाद्य वाद्यन्ते शम्यातालस्वनैः सह ॥७-५०-११॥
nādy naṃdanti tūryāṇi maṅgalyāṇi janārdana। miśrā dundubhinirghoṣaiḥ śaṅkhāścāḍambaraiḥ saha ॥ vīṇā vā nādya vādyante śamyātālasvanaiḥ saha ॥7-50-11॥
[न (na) - not; अद्य (adya) - today; नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - rejoice; तूर्याणि (tūryāṇi) - musical instruments; मङ्गल्यानि (maṅgalyāṇi) - auspicious; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; मिश्रा (miśrā) - mixed; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drums; निर्घोषैः (nirghoṣaiḥ) - with sounds; शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches; च (ca) - and; आडम्बरैः (āḍambaraiḥ) - with pomp; सह (saha) - together; वीणा (vīṇā) - lutes; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; अद्य (adya) - today; वाद्यन्ते (vādyante) - are played; शम्य (śamya) - quiet; ताल (tāla) - rhythms; स्वनैः (svanaiḥ) - with sounds; सह (saha) - together;]
(Today, O Janardana, the auspicious musical instruments do not rejoice, mixed with the sounds of drums, conches, and pomp. Nor are the lutes played today, together with quiet rhythms and sounds.)
Today, O Janardana, the auspicious musical instruments do not sound with joy, nor do the lutes play, accompanied by the quiet rhythms and sounds of drums, conches, and pomp.
मङ्गल्यानि च गीतानि न गायन्ति पठन्ति च। स्तुतियुक्तानि रम्याणि ममानीकेषु बन्दिनः ॥७-५०-१२॥
maṅgalyāni ca gītāni na gāyanti paṭhanti ca। stutiyuktāni ramyāṇi mamānīkeṣu bandinaḥ ॥7-50-12॥
[मङ्गल्यानि (maṅgalyāni) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; गीतानि (gītāni) - songs; न (na) - not; गायन्ति (gāyanti) - sing; पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - recite; च (ca) - and; स्तुतियुक्तानि (stutiyuktāni) - filled with praises; रम्याणि (ramyāṇi) - beautiful; मम (mama) - my; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; बन्दिनः (bandinaḥ) - bards;]
(Auspicious songs, filled with praises and beauty, are not sung or recited by the bards in my armies.)
The bards in my armies do not sing or recite the auspicious and beautiful songs filled with praises.
योधाश्चापि हि मां दृष्ट्वा निवर्तन्ते ह्यधोमुखाः। कर्माणि च यथापूर्वं कृत्वा नाभिवदन्ति माम् ॥७-५०-१३॥
yodhāś cāpi hi māṃ dṛṣṭvā nivartante hy adhomukhāḥ। karmāṇi ca yathāpūrvaṃ kṛtvā nābhivadanti mām ॥7-50-13॥
[योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हि (hi) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - turn back; हि (hi) - indeed; अधोमुखाः (adhomukhāḥ) - downcast; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; न (na) - not; अभिवदन्ति (abhivadanti) - speak; माम् (mām) - to me;]
(The warriors, indeed, having seen me, turn back downcast. And having done actions as before, they do not speak to me.)
The warriors, upon seeing me, turn back with their heads down. They perform their duties as before but do not speak to me.
अपि स्वस्ति भवेदद्य भ्रातृभ्यो मम माधव। न हि शुध्यति मे भावो दृष्ट्वा स्वजनमाकुलम् ॥७-५०-१४॥
api svasti bhavedadya bhrātṛbhyo mama mādhava। na hi śudhyati me bhāvo dṛṣṭvā svajanamākulam ॥7-50-14॥
[अपि (api) - whether; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; अद्य (adya) - today; भ्रातृभ्यः (bhrātṛbhyaḥ) - to brothers; मम (mama) - my; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शुध्यति (śudhyati) - is purified; मे (me) - my; भावः (bhāvaḥ) - emotion; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; स्वजनम् (svajanam) - own people; आकुलम् (ākulam) - distressed;]
(Whether there may be well-being today for my brothers, O Mādhava. Indeed, my emotion is not purified seeing my own people distressed.)
O Mādhava, I wonder if my brothers will be well today. My heart is troubled seeing my own people in distress.
अपि पाञ्चालराजस्य विराटस्य च मानद। सर्वेषां चैव योधानां सामग्र्यं स्यान्ममाच्युत ॥७-५०-१५॥
api pāñcālarājasya virāṭasya ca mānada। sarveṣāṃ caiva yodhānāṃ sāmagryaṃ syānmamācyuta ॥7-50-15॥
[अपि (api) - also; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata; च (ca) - and; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; योधानां (yodhānāṃ) - of the warriors; सामग्र्यं (sāmagryaṃ) - the assembly; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; मम (mama) - my; अच्युत (acyuta) - O infallible one;]
(Also, O giver of honor, the assembly of the king of Panchala, of Virata, and indeed of all the warriors may be mine, O infallible one.)
O giver of honor, may the assembly of the king of Panchala, Virata, and all the warriors be mine, O infallible one.
न च मामद्य सौभद्रः प्रहृष्टो भ्रातृभिः सह। रणादायान्तमुचितं प्रत्युद्याति हसन्निव ॥७-५०-१६॥
na ca mām adya saubhadraḥ prahṛṣṭo bhrātṛbhiḥ saha। raṇād āyāntam ucitaṃ pratyudyāti hasann iva ॥7-50-16॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; अद्य (adya) - today; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; उचितम् (ucitam) - proper; प्रत्युद्याति (pratyudyāti) - goes to meet; हसन् (hasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(And today, Saubhadra, joyful with his brothers, does not go to meet me coming from battle, as if smiling.)
Today, Saubhadra, joyful with his brothers, does not come to meet me as I return from battle, as if he is smiling.
एवं सङ्कथयन्तौ तौ प्रविष्टौ शिबिरं स्वकम्। ददृशाते भृशास्वस्थान्पाण्डवान्नष्टचेतसः ॥७-५०-१७॥
evaṃ saṅkathayantau tau praviṣṭau śibiraṃ svakam। dadṛśāte bhṛśāsvasthānpāṇḍavānnaṣṭacetasaḥ ॥7-50-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सङ्कथयन्तौ (saṅkathayantau) - conversing; तौ (tau) - those two; प्रविष्टौ (praviṣṭau) - entered; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; स्वकम् (svakam) - their own; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; भृश (bhṛśa) - very; अस्वस्थान् (asvasthān) - disturbed; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; नष्टचेतसः (naṣṭacetasaḥ) - lost in thought;]
(Thus conversing, those two entered their own camp. They saw the Pāṇḍavas very disturbed and lost in thought.)
While conversing, the two entered their camp and found the Pāṇḍavas deeply disturbed and lost in thought.
दृष्ट्वा भ्रातॄंश्च पुत्रांश्च विमना वानरध्वजः। अपश्यंश्चैव सौभद्रमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-५०-१८॥
dṛṣṭvā bhrātṝṃśca putrāṃśca vimanā vānaradhvajaḥ। apaśyaṃścaiva saubhadramidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-50-18॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; च (ca) - and; विमना (vimanā) - disheartened; वानरध्वजः (vānaradhvajaḥ) - Arjuna; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - not seeing; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having seen his brothers and sons, disheartened Arjuna, not seeing Abhimanyu, indeed spoke this speech.)
Seeing his brothers and sons, Arjuna, with a heavy heart, not finding Abhimanyu, spoke these words.
मुखवर्णोऽप्रसन्नो वः सर्वेषामेव लक्ष्यते। न चाभिमन्युं पश्यामि न च मां प्रतिनन्दथ ॥७-५०-१९॥
mukhavarṇo'prasanno vaḥ sarveṣāmeva lakṣyate। na cābhimanyuṃ paśyāmi na ca māṃ pratinandatha ॥7-50-19॥
[मुख (mukha) - face; वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - color; अप्रसन्नः (aprasannaḥ) - not cheerful; वः (vaḥ) - your; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyuṃ) - Abhimanyu; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; प्रतिनन्दथ (pratinandatha) - you greet;]
(The color of your face is not cheerful, indeed, it is seen. I do not see Abhimanyu, and you do not greet me.)
The color of your faces appears dull, and I do not see Abhimanyu, nor do you acknowledge me.
मया श्रुतश्च द्रोणेन चक्रव्यूहो विनिर्मितः। न च वस्तस्य भेत्तास्ति ऋते सौभद्रमाहवे ॥७-५०-२०॥
mayā śrutaśca droṇena cakravyūho vinirmitaḥ। na ca vastasya bhettāsti ṛte saubhadramāhave ॥7-50-20॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; च (ca) - and; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; चक्रव्यूहः (cakravyūhaḥ) - military formation; विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - constructed; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; तस्य (tasya) - of it; भेत्ता (bhettā) - breaker; अस्ति (asti) - is; ऋते (ṛte) - except; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(By me and by Droṇa, the military formation was constructed. And there is no breaker of it except Abhimanyu in battle.)
I have heard that the military formation was constructed by Droṇa. None among you can break it except Abhimanyu in battle.
न चोपदिष्टस्तस्यासीन्मयानीकविनिर्गमः। कच्चिन्न बालो युष्माभिः परानीकं प्रवेशितः ॥७-५०-२१॥
na copadiṣṭastasyāsīnmayānīkavinirgamaḥ। kaccinna bālo yuṣmābhiḥ parānīkaṃ praveśitaḥ ॥7-50-21॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; तस्य (tasya) - his; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मया (mayā) - by me; नीक (nīka) - army; विनिर्गमः (vinirgamaḥ) - departure; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; बालः (bālaḥ) - young; युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you; पर (para) - enemy; नीकं (nīkaṃ) - army; प्रवेशितः (praveśitaḥ) - entered;]
(And his army's departure was not instructed by me. Whether the young one was not entered into the enemy's army by you?)
And I did not instruct his army's departure. Did you not send the young one into the enemy's army?
भित्त्वानीकं महेष्वासः परेषां बहुशो युधि। कच्चिन्न निहतः शेते सौभद्रः परवीरहा ॥७-५०-२२॥
bhittvānīkaṃ maheṣvāsaḥ pareṣāṃ bahuśo yudhi। kaccinna nihataḥ śete saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ॥7-50-22॥
[भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - the army; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; परेषां (pareṣāṃ) - of the enemies; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; शेते (śete) - lies; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the slayer of mighty warriors;]
(Having pierced the army many times in battle, does the great archer, the slayer of mighty warriors, Abhimanyu, not lie killed?)
Having repeatedly pierced the enemy's army in battle, does the great archer Abhimanyu, the slayer of mighty warriors, lie dead?
लोहिताक्षं महाबाहुं जातं सिंहमिवाद्रिषु। उपेन्द्रसदृशं ब्रूत कथमायोधने हतः ॥७-५०-२३॥
lohitākṣaṃ mahābāhuṃ jātaṃ siṃhamivādriṣu। upendrasadṛśaṃ brūta kathamāyodhane hataḥ ॥7-50-23॥
[लोहिताक्षम् (lohitākṣam) - red-eyed; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; जातम् (jātam) - born; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; इव (iva) - like; अद्रिषु (adriṣu) - among mountains; उपेन्द्रसदृशम् (upendrasadṛśam) - like Upendra (Vishnu); ब्रूत (brūta) - tell; कथम् (katham) - how; आयोधने (āyodhane) - in battle; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Red-eyed, mighty-armed, born like a lion among mountains, like Upendra, tell how he was killed in battle.)
Tell me how the red-eyed, mighty-armed one, born like a lion among mountains and resembling Upendra, was killed in battle.
सुकुमारं महेष्वासं वासवस्यात्मजात्मजम्। सदा मम प्रियं ब्रूत कथमायोधने हतः ॥७-५०-२४॥
sukumāraṃ maheṣvāsaṃ vāsavasyātmajātmajam। sadā mama priyaṃ brūta kathamāyodhane hataḥ ॥7-50-24॥
[सुकुमारम् (sukumāram) - tender; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava; आत्मजात्मजम् (ātmajātmajam) - son of the son; सदा (sadā) - always; मम (mama) - my; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; ब्रूत (brūta) - tell; कथम् (katham) - how; आयोधने (āyodhane) - in battle; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Tender great archer, son of Vāsava's son, always my dear, tell how in battle killed.)
Please tell me how my dear, the tender and great archer, the grandson of Vāsava, was killed in battle.
वार्ष्णेयीदयितं शूरं मया सततलालितम्। अम्बायाश्च प्रियं नित्यं कोऽवधीत्कालचोदितः ॥७-५०-२५॥
vārṣṇeyīdayitaṃ śūraṃ mayā satatalālitam। ambāyāśca priyaṃ nityaṃ ko'vadhītkālacoditaḥ ॥7-50-25॥
[वार्ष्णेयी (vārṣṇeyī) - of Vārṣṇeyī; दयितं (dayitaṃ) - beloved; शूरं (śūraṃ) - hero; मया (mayā) - by me; सततलालितम् (satatalālitam) - always cherished; अम्बायाः (ambāyāḥ) - of mother; च (ca) - and; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; कः (kaḥ) - who; अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed; कालचोदितः (kālacoditaḥ) - impelled by time;]
(The beloved hero of Vārṣṇeyī, always cherished by me, and dear to the mother, who killed him, impelled by time?)
Who, impelled by time, has killed the beloved hero of Vārṣṇeyī, who was always cherished by me and dear to his mother?
सदृशो वृष्णिसिंहस्य केशवस्य महात्मनः। विक्रमश्रुतमाहात्म्यैः कथमायोधने हतः ॥७-५०-२६॥
sadṛśo vṛṣṇisiṃhasya keśavasya mahātmanaḥ। vikramaśrutamāhātmyaiḥ kathamāyodhane hataḥ ॥7-50-26॥
[सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - like; वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi) - of the Vṛṣṇi; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - lion; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; विक्रम (vikrama) - valor; श्रुत (śruta) - heard; माहात्म्यैः (māhātmyaiḥ) - by the glories; कथम् (katham) - how; आयोधने (āyodhane) - in battle; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Like the lion of the Vṛṣṇi, the great soul Keśava, by valor and glories heard, how was he killed in battle?)
How was the great soul Keśava, like the lion of the Vṛṣṇi, renowned for his valor and glories, killed in battle?
सुभद्रायाः प्रियं नित्यं द्रौपद्याः केशवस्य च। यदि पुत्रं न पश्यामि यास्यामि यमसादनम् ॥७-५०-२७॥
subhadrāyāḥ priyaṃ nityaṃ draupadyāḥ keśavasya ca। yadi putraṃ na paśyāmi yāsyāmi yamasādanam ॥7-50-27॥
[सुभद्रायाः (subhadrāyāḥ) - of Subhadra; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; च (ca) - and; यदि (yadi) - if; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Of Subhadra, dear always, of Draupadi, of Keshava and; if son not see I will go to the abode of Yama.)
If I do not see the son who is dear to Subhadra, Draupadi, and Keshava always, I will go to the abode of Yama.
मृदुकुञ्चितकेशान्तं बालं बालमृगेक्षणम्। मत्तद्विरदविक्रान्तं शालपोतमिवोद्गतम् ॥७-५०-२८॥
mṛdukuñcitakeśāntaṃ bālaṃ bālamṛgekṣaṇam। mattadviradavikrāntaṃ śālapotamivodgatam ॥7-50-28॥
[मृदु (mṛdu) - soft; कुञ्चित (kuñcita) - curled; केश (keśa) - hair; अन्तं (antaṃ) - end; बालं (bālaṃ) - child; बाल (bāla) - young; मृग (mṛga) - deer; ईक्षणम् (īkṣaṇam) - eyes; मत्त (matta) - intoxicated; द्विरद (dvirada) - elephant; विक्रान्तं (vikrāntaṃ) - mighty; शाल (śāla) - Shala tree; पोतम् (potam) - young shoot; इव (iva) - like; उद्गतम् (udgatam) - emerged;]
(With soft, curled hair ends, a child with eyes like a young deer; mighty like an intoxicated elephant, emerged like a young shoot of a Shala tree.)
The child, with soft, curled hair and eyes resembling those of a young deer, stood mighty like an intoxicated elephant, appearing like a young shoot of a Shala tree.
स्मिताभिभाषिणं दान्तं गुरुवाक्यकरं सदा। बाल्येऽप्यबालकर्माणं प्रियवाक्यममत्सरम् ॥७-५०-२९॥
smitābhibhāṣiṇaṃ dāntaṃ guruvākyakaraṃ sadā। bālye'pyabālakarmāṇaṃ priyavākyamamatsaram ॥7-50-29॥
[स्मित (smita) - smile; अभिभाषिणं (abhibhāṣiṇam) - speaking; दान्तं (dāntam) - controlled; गुरु (guru) - teacher; वाक्य (vākya) - words; करं (karaṃ) - doing; सदा (sadā) - always; बाल्ये (bālye) - in childhood; अपि (api) - even; अबाल (abāla) - not childish; कर्माणं (karmāṇam) - actions; प्रिय (priya) - pleasant; वाक्यम (vākyam) - words; अमत्सरम् (amatsaram) - without envy;]
(One who speaks with a smile, is controlled, always follows the teacher's words, even in childhood performs actions that are not childish, speaks pleasant words without envy.)
He is one who, with a smiling demeanor, remains disciplined, consistently adheres to the teacher's guidance, acts maturely even in childhood, and speaks kindly without envy.
महोत्साहं महाबाहुं दीर्घराजीवलोचनम्। भक्तानुकम्पिनं दान्तं न च नीचानुसारिणम् ॥७-५०-३०॥
mahotsāhaṁ mahābāhuṁ dīrgharājīvalocanam। bhaktānukampinaṁ dāntaṁ na ca nīcānusāriṇam ॥7-50-30॥
[महत् (mahat) - great; उत्साहं (utsāhaṁ) - enthusiasm; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṁ) - mighty-armed; दीर्घ (dīrgha) - long; राजीव (rājīva) - lotus; लोचनम् (locanam) - eyed; भक्त (bhakta) - devotee; अनुकम्पिनं (anukampinaṁ) - compassionate; दान्तं (dāntaṁ) - self-controlled; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; नीच (nīca) - low; अनुसारिणम् (anusāriṇam) - follower;]
(Great enthusiasm, mighty-armed, long lotus-eyed, compassionate to devotees, self-controlled, and not a follower of the lowly.)
He is full of great enthusiasm, mighty-armed, with long lotus-like eyes, compassionate to devotees, self-controlled, and does not follow the lowly.
कृतज्ञं ज्ञानसम्पन्नं कृतास्त्रमनिवर्तिनम्। युद्धाभिनन्दिनं नित्यं द्विषतामघवर्धनम् ॥७-५०-३१॥
kṛtajñaṃ jñānasampannaṃ kṛtāstramanivartinam। yuddhābhinandinaṃ nityaṃ dviṣatāmaghavardhanam ॥7-50-31॥
[कृतज्ञम् (kṛtajñam) - grateful; ज्ञानसम्पन्नम् (jñānasampannam) - endowed with knowledge; कृतास्त्रम् (kṛtāstram) - skilled in weapons; अनिवर्तिनम् (anivartinam) - non-retreating; युद्धाभिनन्दिनम् (yuddhābhinandinam) - delighting in battle; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies; अघवर्धनम् (aghavardhanam) - increasing sorrow;]
(Grateful, endowed with knowledge, skilled in weapons, non-retreating, delighting in battle, always increasing the sorrow of enemies.)
He is grateful, knowledgeable, skilled in weaponry, never retreats, delights in battle, and always increases the sorrow of his enemies.
स्वेषां प्रियहिते युक्तं पितॄणां जयगृद्धिनम्। न च पूर्वप्रहर्तारं सङ्ग्रामे नष्टसम्भ्रमम् ॥ यदि पुत्रं न पश्यामि यास्यामि यमसादनम् ॥७-५०-३२॥
sveṣāṃ priyahite yuktaṃ pitṝṇāṃ jayagṛddhinam। na ca pūrvaprahartāraṃ saṅgrāme naṣṭasambhramam ॥ yadi putraṃ na paśyāmi yāsyāmi yamasādanam ॥7-50-32॥
[स्वेषां (sveṣām) - of their own; प्रियहिते (priyahite) - in dear welfare; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - engaged; पितॄणां (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors; जयगृद्धिनम् (jayagṛddhinam) - desiring victory; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पूर्वप्रहर्तारं (pūrvaprahartāraṃ) - the first attacker; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; नष्टसम्भ्रमम् (naṣṭasambhramam) - without confusion; यदि (yadi) - if; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Engaged in the dear welfare of their own ancestors, desiring victory, not the first attacker in battle, without confusion. If I do not see my son, I will go to the abode of Yama.)
Engaged in the welfare of their ancestors and desiring victory, they are not the first to attack in battle and remain without confusion. If I do not see my son, I will go to the abode of Yama.
सुललाटं सुकेशान्तं सुभ्र्वक्षिदशनच्छदम्। अपश्यतस्तद्वदनं का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥७-५०-३३॥
sulalāṭaṃ sukeśāntaṃ subhrvakṣidaśanacchadam। apaśyatastadvadanaṃ kā śāntirhṛdayasya me ॥7-50-33॥
[सुललाटम् (sulalāṭam) - with a beautiful forehead; सु-केश-अन्तम् (su-keśa-antam) - with beautiful hair ending; सु-भ्रु-अक्षि-दशन-च्छदम् (su-bhru-akṣi-daśana-cchadam) - with beautiful eyebrows, eyes, teeth covering; अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - not seeing; तत् (tat) - that; वदनम् (vadanam) - face; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart; मे (me) - my;]
(With a beautiful forehead, beautiful hair ending, and beautiful eyebrows, eyes, and teeth covering, not seeing that face, what peace is there for my heart?)
Seeing that face with a beautiful forehead, hair, eyebrows, eyes, and teeth, how can my heart find peace?
तन्त्रीस्वनसुखं रम्यं पुंस्कोकिलसमध्वनिम्। अशृण्वतः स्वनं तस्य का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥७-५०-३४॥
tantrīsvanasukhaṃ ramyaṃ puṃs kokilasamadhvanim। aśṛṇvataḥ svanaṃ tasya kā śāntir hṛdayasya me ॥7-50-34॥
[तन्त्री (tantrī) - stringed instrument; स्वन (svana) - sound; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - pleasure; रम्यं (ramyaṃ) - pleasant; पुंस् (puṃs) - man; कोकिल (kokila) - cuckoo; सम (sama) - equal; ध्वनिम् (dhvanim) - sound; अशृण्वतः (aśṛṇvataḥ) - not hearing; स्वनं (svanam) - sound; तस्य (tasya) - his; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of heart; मे (me) - my;]
(The pleasure of the sound of the stringed instrument, pleasant like the sound of a man's cuckoo, what peace is there for my heart not hearing his sound?)
The delightful sound of the stringed instrument, akin to the melodious call of a male cuckoo, brings no peace to my heart when I do not hear his sound.
रूपं चाप्रतिरूपं तत्त्रिदशेष्वपि दुर्लभम्। अपश्यतोऽद्य वीरस्य का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥७-५०-३५॥
rūpaṃ cāpratirūpaṃ tattridaśeṣvapi durlabham। apaśyato'dya vīrasya kā śāntirhṛdayasya me ॥7-50-35॥
[रूपम् (rūpam) - form; च (ca) - and; अप्रतिरूपम् (apratirūpam) - unmatched; तत् (tat) - that; त्रिदशेषु (tridaśeṣu) - among the gods; अपि (api) - even; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - rare; अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - not seeing; अद्य (adya) - today; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart; मे (me) - my;]
(The form, and unmatched, that is rare even among the gods. Not seeing today, of the hero, what peace of the heart, my.)
The form, unmatched and rare even among the gods, is not seen today. What peace can there be in my heart for the hero?
अभिवादनदक्षं तं पितॄणां वचने रतम्। नाद्याहं यदि पश्यामि का शान्तिर्हृदयस्य मे ॥७-५०-३६॥
abhivādanadakṣaṃ taṃ pitṝṇāṃ vacane ratam। nādyāhaṃ yadi paśyāmi kā śāntirhṛdayasya me ॥7-50-36॥
[अभिवादनदक्षम् (abhivādanadakṣam) - skilled in salutation; तम् (tam) - him; पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors; वचने (vacane) - in the words; रतम् (ratam) - engaged; न (na) - not; अद्य (adya) - today; अहम् (aham) - I; यदि (yadi) - if; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; का (kā) - what; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; हृदयस्य (hṛdayasya) - of the heart; मे (me) - my;]
(Skilled in salutation, him engaged in the words of the ancestors, if I do not see today, what peace is there for my heart?)
If I do not see him today, who is skilled in salutation and engaged in the words of the ancestors, what peace will my heart have?
सुकुमारः सदा वीरो महार्हशयनोचितः। भूमावनाथवच्छेते नूनं नाथवतां वरः ॥७-५०-३७॥
sukumāraḥ sadā vīro mahārhaśayanocitaḥ। bhūmāvanāthavacchete nūnaṃ nāthavatāṃ varaḥ ॥7-50-37॥
[सुकुमारः (sukumāraḥ) - tender; सदा (sadā) - always; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; महार्ह (mahārha) - worthy of great respect; शयन (śayana) - bed; उचितः (ucitaḥ) - suitable; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like one without a protector; शेते (śete) - lies; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; नाथवताम् (nāthavatām) - of the lords; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(The tender hero, always suitable for a bed worthy of great respect, indeed lies on the ground like one without a protector, the best of the lords.)
The tender hero, who is always deserving of a bed of great worth, now lies on the ground like one without a protector, indeed the best among the lords.
शयानं समुपासन्ति यं पुरा परमस्त्रियः। तमद्य विप्रविद्धाङ्गमुपासन्त्यशिवाः शिवाः ॥७-५०-३८॥
śayānaṃ samupāsanti yaṃ purā paramastriyaḥ। tamadya vipraviddhāṅgamupāsantyaśivāḥ śivāḥ ॥7-50-38॥
[शयानम् (śayānam) - sleeping; समुपासन्ति (samupāsanti) - worship; यम् (yam) - whom; पुरा (purā) - formerly; परमस्त्रियः (paramastriyaḥ) - great women; तम् (tam) - him; अद्य (adya) - today; विप्रविद्धाङ्गम् (vipraviddhāṅgam) - with scattered limbs; उपासन्ति (upāsanti) - worship; अशिवाः (aśivāḥ) - inauspicious ones; शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious ones;]
(The one whom the great women formerly worshipped while sleeping, today the inauspicious ones worship him with scattered limbs.)
The one who was once worshipped by the greatest of women while he was asleep, is now worshipped by inauspicious beings with his limbs scattered.
यः पुरा बोध्यते सुप्तः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः। बोधयन्त्यद्य तं नूनं श्वापदा विकृतैः स्वरैः ॥७-५०-३९॥
yaḥ purā bodhyate suptaḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ। bodhayantyadya taṃ nūnaṃ śvāpadā vikṛtaiḥ svaraiḥ ॥7-50-39॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; पुरा (purā) - formerly; बोध्यते (bodhyate) - is awakened; सुप्तः (suptaḥ) - asleep; सूतमागधबन्दिभिः (sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ) - by bards, minstrels, and heralds; बोधयन्ति (bodhayanti) - awaken; अद्य (adya) - today; तम् (tam) - him; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; श्वापदाः (śvāpadāḥ) - wild animals; विकृतैः (vikṛtaiḥ) - with strange; स्वरैः (svaraiḥ) - sounds;]
(He who was formerly awakened while asleep by bards, minstrels, and heralds, today indeed is awakened by wild animals with strange sounds.)
The one who used to be awakened by the songs of bards and heralds in the past is now being awakened by the strange sounds of wild animals.
छत्रच्छायासमुचितं तस्य तद्वदनं शुभम्। नूनमद्य रजोध्वस्तं रणे रेणुः करिष्यति ॥७-५०-४०॥
chatracchāyāsamucitaṃ tasya tadvadanaṃ śubham। nūnamadya rajodhvastaṃ raṇe reṇuḥ kariṣyati ॥7-50-40॥
[छत्र (chatra) - umbrella; छाया (chāyā) - shade; समुचितं (samucitaṃ) - appropriate; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; वदनं (vadanaṃ) - face; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; रजोध्वस्तं (rajodhvastaṃ) - dust-covered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रेणुः (reṇuḥ) - dust; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will make;]
(The shade of the umbrella is appropriate for his auspicious face. Indeed, today the dust in battle will make it dust-covered.)
The shade of the umbrella suits his auspicious face. Surely, today the dust of battle will cover it with dust.
हा पुत्रकावितृप्तस्य सततं पुत्रदर्शने। भाग्यहीनस्य कालेन यथा मे नीयसे बलात् ॥७-५०-४१॥
hā putrakāvitṛptasya satataṃ putradarśane। bhāgyahīnasya kālena yathā me nīyase balāt ॥7-50-41॥
[हा (hā) - alas; पुत्रक (putraka) - sons; अवितृप्तस्य (avitṛptasya) - of the unsatisfied; सततम् (satatam) - always; पुत्रदर्शने (putradarśane) - in seeing sons; भाग्यहीनस्य (bhāgyahīnasya) - of the unfortunate; कालेन (kālena) - by time; यथा (yathā) - as; मे (me) - me; नीयसे (nīyase) - you are taken; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Alas, sons, of the unsatisfied always in seeing sons, by time, as me, you are taken by force.)
"Alas, my sons, I am always unsatisfied in seeing you. As an unfortunate one, I am forcibly taken away by time."
साद्य संयमनी नूनं सदा सुकृतिनां गतिः। स्वभाभिर्भासिता रम्या त्वयात्यर्थं विराजते ॥७-५०-४२॥
sādya saṁyamanī nūnaṁ sadā sukṛtināṁ gatiḥ। svabhābhirbhāsitā ramyā tvayātyarthaṁ virājate ॥7-50-42॥
[साद्य (sādya) - today; संयमनी (saṁyamanī) - controller; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; सुकृतिनां (sukṛtināṁ) - of the virtuous; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; स्वभाभिः (svabhābhiḥ) - by own nature; भासिता (bhāsitā) - illuminated; रम्या (ramyā) - beautiful; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṁ) - exceedingly; विराजते (virājate) - shines;]
(Today, the controller indeed always follows the path of the virtuous. By own nature, illuminated and beautiful, it shines exceedingly by you.)
Today, the path of the virtuous is indeed always controlled. By its own nature, it is beautifully illuminated and shines exceedingly by you.
नूनं वैवस्वतश्च त्वा वरुणश्च प्रियातिथिः। शतक्रतुर्धनेशश्च प्राप्तमर्चन्त्यभीरुकम् ॥७-५०-४३॥
nūnaṃ vaivasvataśca tvā varuṇaśca priyātithiḥ। śatakraturdhaneśaśca prāptamarcantyabhīrukam ॥7-50-43॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - Vaivasvata; च (ca) - and; त्वा (tvā) - you; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; च (ca) - and; प्रियातिथिः (priyātithiḥ) - dear guest; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Śatakratu; धनेशः (dhaneśaḥ) - Dhaneśa; च (ca) - and; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived; अर्चन्ति (arcanti) - worship; अभीरुकम् (abhīrukam) - fearless one;]
(Indeed, Vaivasvata and Varuṇa, the dear guest, Śatakratu and Dhaneśa, worship you, the fearless one, who has arrived.)
Indeed, Vaivasvata, Varuṇa, Śatakratu, and Dhaneśa honor you, the fearless guest, upon your arrival.
एवं विलप्य बहुधा भिन्नपोतो वणिग्यथा। दुःखेन महताविष्टो युधिष्ठिरमपृच्छत ॥७-५०-४४॥
evaṃ vilapya bahudhā bhinnapoto vaṇigyathā। duḥkhena mahatāviṣṭo yudhiṣṭhiramapṛcchat ॥7-50-44॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विलप्य (vilapya) - lamenting; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; भिन्नपोतो (bhinnapoto) - broken ship; वणिक् (vaṇik) - merchant; यथा (yathā) - like; दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - with sorrow; महताविष्टः (mahatāviṣṭaḥ) - overwhelmed by great; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; अपृच्छत (apṛcchat) - asked;]
(Thus lamenting in many ways, like a merchant with a broken ship, overwhelmed by great sorrow, he asked Yudhishthira.)
In this manner, lamenting in various ways like a merchant whose ship is broken, overwhelmed with great sorrow, he questioned Yudhishthira.
कच्चित्स कदनं कृत्वा परेषां पाण्डुनन्दन। स्वर्गतोऽभिमुखः सङ्ख्ये युध्यमानो नरर्षभः ॥७-५०-४५॥
kaccit sa kadanaṁ kṛtvā pareṣāṁ pāṇḍunandana। svargato'bhimukhaḥ saṅkhye yudhyamāno nararṣabhaḥ ॥7-50-45॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; सः (saḥ) - he; कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of enemies; पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pandu; स्वर्गतः (svargataḥ) - gone to heaven; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(Whether he, having slaughtered the enemies, O son of Pandu, has gone to heaven facing the battle, fighting, bull among men.)
O son of Pandu, has he, the bull among men, gone to heaven after bravely fighting and slaughtering the enemies in battle?
स नूनं बहुभिर्यत्तैर्युध्यमानो नरर्षभैः। असहायः सहायार्थी मामनुध्यातवान्ध्रुवम् ॥७-५०-४६॥
sa nūnaṃ bahubhir yattair yudhyamāno nararṣabhaiḥ। asahāyaḥ sahāyārthī māmanudhyātavāndhruvam ॥7-50-46॥
[स (sa) - he; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; यत्तैः (yattaiḥ) - with those; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; नरर्षभैः (nararṣabhaiḥ) - with the best of men; असहायः (asahāyaḥ) - helpless; सहायार्थी (sahāyārthī) - seeking help; माम् (mām) - me; अनुध्यातवान् (anudhyātavān) - has thought of; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(He, indeed, fighting with those many best of men, being helpless, seeking help, has certainly thought of me.)
He must have certainly thought of me, being helpless and seeking help while fighting with those many best of men.
पीड्यमानः शरैर्बालस्तात साध्वभिधाव माम्। इति विप्रलपन्मन्ये नृशंसैर्बहुभिर्हतः ॥७-५०-४७॥
pīḍyamānaḥ śarairbālastāta sādhvabhidhāva mām। iti vipralapanmanye nṛśaṁsairbahubhirhataḥ ॥7-50-47॥
[पीड्यमानः (pīḍyamānaḥ) - being tormented; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; बालः (bālaḥ) - young boy; तात (tāta) - father; साधु (sādhu) - please; अभिधाव (abhidhāva) - come to; माम् (mām) - me; इति (iti) - thus; विप्रलपन् (vipralapan) - lamenting; मन्ये (manye) - I think; नृशंसैः (nṛśaṁsaiḥ) - by cruel ones; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Being tormented by arrows, the young boy lamented, 'Father, please come to me.' I think he was killed by many cruel ones.)
The young boy, tormented by arrows, cried out in lamentation, 'Father, please come to me.' I believe he was killed by many cruel individuals.
अथ वा मत्प्रसूतश्च स्वस्रीयो माधवस्य च। सुभद्रायां च सम्भूतो नैवं वक्तुमिहार्हति ॥७-५०-४८॥
atha vā matprasūtaśca svasrīyo mādhavasya ca। subhadrāyāṃ ca sambhūto naivaṃ vaktumihārhati ॥7-50-48॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; मत्प्रसूतः (matprasūtaḥ) - born of me; च (ca) - and; स्वस्रीयः (svasrīyaḥ) - sister's son; माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava; च (ca) - and; सुभद्रायाम् (subhadrāyām) - in Subhadrā; च (ca) - and; सम्भूतः (sambhūtaḥ) - born; न (na) - not; एवम् (evam) - thus; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; इह (iha) - here; अर्हति (arhati) - is proper;]
(Then or born of me and sister's son of Mādhava and in Subhadrā and born not thus to speak here is proper.)
Then, being born of me and also the sister's son of Mādhava, and born in Subhadrā, it is not proper to speak thus here.
वज्रसारमयं नूनं हृदयं सुदृढं मम। अपश्यतो दीर्घबाहुं रक्ताक्षं यन्न दीर्यते ॥७-५०-४९॥
vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ mama। apaśyato dīrghabāhuṃ raktākṣaṃ yanna dīryate ॥7-50-49॥
[वज्र (vajra) - diamond; सारमयम् (sāramayam) - essence; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart; सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very strong; मम (mama) - my; अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - not seeing; दीर्घबाहुम् (dīrghabāhum) - long-armed; रक्ताक्षम् (raktākṣam) - red-eyed; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; दीर्यते (dīryate) - breaks;]
(Indeed, my heart is made of diamond essence, very strong, as it does not break upon not seeing the long-armed, red-eyed one.)
Indeed, my heart must be very strong, like diamond, as it does not break even when I do not see the long-armed, red-eyed one.
कथं बाले महेष्वासे नृशंसा मर्मभेदिनः। स्वस्रीये वासुदेवस्य मम पुत्रेऽक्षिपञ्शरान् ॥७-५०-५०॥
kathaṁ bāle maheṣvāse nṛśaṁsā marmabhedinaḥ। svasrīye vāsudevasya mama putre'kṣipañśarān ॥7-50-50॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; बाले (bāle) - O child; महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - great archer; नृशंसा (nṛśaṁsā) - cruel; मर्मभेदिनः (marmabhedinaḥ) - piercing vital parts; स्वस्रीये (svasrīye) - to the sister's son; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रे (putre) - son; अक्षिपन् (akṣipan) - threw; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(How, O child, did the cruel great archer, piercing vital parts, throw arrows at my son, the sister's son of Vasudeva?)
O child, how did the cruel great archer, who pierces vital parts, attack my son, who is the sister's son of Vasudeva, with arrows?
यो मां नित्यमदीनात्मा प्रत्युद्गम्याभिनन्दति। उपयान्तं रिपून्हत्वा सोऽद्य मां किं न पश्यति ॥७-५०-५१॥
yo māṃ nityamadīnātma pratyudgamyābhinandati। upayāntaṃ ripūn hatvā so'dya māṃ kiṃ na paśyati ॥7-50-51॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अदीनात्मा (adīnātma) - cheerful; प्रत्युद्गम्य (pratyudgamya) - having approached; अभिनन्दति (abhinandati) - greets; उपयान्तम् (upayāntam) - approaching; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; माम् (mām) - me; किम् (kim) - why; न (na) - not; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees;]
(Who always cheerful greets me having approached, having slain the approaching enemies, why does he not see me today?)
The one who always approached me cheerfully and greeted me, having slain the approaching enemies, why does he not see me today?
नूनं स पतितः शेते धरण्यां रुधिरोक्षितः। शोभयन्मेदिनीं गात्रैरादित्य इव पातितः ॥७-५०-५२॥
nūnaṃ sa patitaḥ śete dharaṇyāṃ rudhirokṣitaḥ। śobhayanmedinīṃ gātrairāditya iva pātitaḥ ॥7-50-52॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; सः (saḥ) - he; पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; शेते (śete) - lies; धरण्याम् (dharaṇyām) - on the ground; रुधिर-उक्षितः (rudhira-ukṣitaḥ) - smeared with blood; शोभयन् (śobhayan) - adorning; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth; गात्रैः (gātraiḥ) - with limbs; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - fallen; ॥७-५०-५२॥ (॥7-50-52॥) - (verse number);]
(Certainly, he lies fallen on the ground, smeared with blood, adorning the earth with his limbs, like the sun fallen.)
Certainly, he lies fallen on the ground, smeared with blood, adorning the earth with his limbs, like the sun fallen.
रणे विनिहतं श्रुत्वा शोकार्ता वै विनङ्क्ष्यति। सुभद्रा वक्ष्यते किं मामभिमन्युमपश्यती ॥ द्रौपदी चैव दुःखार्ते ते च वक्ष्यामि किं न्वहम् ॥७-५०-५३॥
raṇe vinihataṃ śrutvā śokārtā vai vinaṅkṣyati। subhadrā vakṣyate kiṃ māmabhimanyumapaśyatī ॥ draupadī caiva duḥkhārte te ca vakṣyāmi kiṃ nvaham ॥7-50-53॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - slain; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; शोकार्ता (śokārtā) - afflicted with grief; वै (vai) - indeed; विनङ्क्ष्यति (vinaṅkṣyati) - will perish; सुभद्रा (subhadrā) - Subhadra; वक्ष्यते (vakṣyate) - will say; किम् (kim) - what; माम् (mām) - me; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; अपश्यती (apaśyatī) - not seeing; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadi; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; दुःखार्ते (duḥkhārte) - afflicted with sorrow; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - will say; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Having heard that he was slain in battle, indeed afflicted with grief, Subhadra will perish. What will Subhadra say, not seeing Abhimanyu? Draupadi also, afflicted with sorrow, what will they and I indeed say?)
Upon hearing of his death in battle, Subhadra, stricken with grief, will perish. What will Subhadra say when she does not see Abhimanyu? Draupadi too, overwhelmed with sorrow, what will they and I say?
वज्रसारमयं नूनं हृदयं यन्न यास्यति। सहस्रधा वधूं दृष्ट्वा रुदतीं शोककर्शिताम् ॥७-५०-५४॥
vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ yanna yāsyati। sahasradhā vadhūṃ dṛṣṭvā rudatīṃ śokakarśitām ॥7-50-54॥
[वज्र (vajra) - diamond; सार (sāra) - essence; मयम् (mayam) - made of; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; हृदयं (hṛdayam) - heart; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; यास्यति (yāsyati) - will go; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces; वधूम् (vadhūm) - bride; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping; शोक (śoka) - grief; कर्शिताम् (karśitām) - emaciated;]
(Indeed, the heart, which is made of diamond essence, will not go into a thousand pieces upon seeing the bride weeping, emaciated by grief.)
The heart, which seems to be made of the essence of diamond, does not shatter into a thousand pieces even when seeing the bride weeping and worn out by grief.
हृष्टानां धार्तराष्ट्राणां सिंहनादो मया श्रुतः। युयुत्सुश्चापि कृष्णेन श्रुतो वीरानुपालभन् ॥७-५०-५५॥
hṛṣṭānāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ siṃhanādo mayā śrutaḥ। yuyutsuścāpi kṛṣṇena śruto vīrānupālabhan ॥7-50-55॥
[हृष्टानां (hṛṣṭānāṃ) - of the delighted; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; युयुत्सुः (yuyutsuḥ) - Yuyutsu; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; वीरानुपालभन् (vīrānupālabhan) - protecting the heroes;]
(The lion's roar of the delighted sons of Dhritarashtra was heard by me. Yuyutsu and also by Krishna, heard protecting the heroes.)
I heard the lion's roar of the delighted sons of Dhritarashtra. Yuyutsu and Krishna also heard it while protecting the heroes.
अशक्नुवन्तो बीभत्सुं बालं हत्वा महारथाः। किं नदध्वमधर्मज्ञाः पार्थे वै दृश्यतां बलम् ॥७-५०-५६॥
aśaknuvanto bībhatsuṃ bālaṃ hatvā mahārathāḥ। kiṃ nadadhvamadharmajñāḥ pārthe vai dṛśyatāṃ balam ॥7-50-56॥
[अशक्नुवन्तः (aśaknuvantaḥ) - unable; बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - abhorrent; बालम् (bālam) - child; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; किम् (kim) - why; नदध्वम् (nadadhvam) - do you roar; अधर्मज्ञाः (adharmajñāḥ) - ignorant of righteousness; पार्थे (pārthe) - in Partha; वै (vai) - indeed; दृश्यताम् (dṛśyatām) - let it be seen; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(Unable to kill the abhorrent child, great warriors, why do you roar, ignorant of righteousness? Let the strength be seen in Partha indeed.)
The great warriors, unable to kill the abhorrent child, roar in vain, ignorant of righteousness. Let the true strength be seen in Partha indeed.
किं तयोर्विप्रियं कृत्वा केशवार्जुनयोर्मृधे। सिंहवन्नदत प्रीताः शोककाल उपस्थिते ॥७-५०-५७॥
kiṁ tayorvipriyaṁ kṛtvā keśavārjunayormṛdhe। siṁhavannadata prītāḥ śokakāla upasthite ॥7-50-57॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; विप्रियं (vipriyaṁ) - displeasing; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; केशव-अर्जुनयोः (keśava-arjunayoḥ) - of Keshava and Arjuna; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; सिंहवत् (siṁhavat) - like a lion; नदत (nadat) - roaring; प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased; शोककाल (śokakāla) - time of sorrow; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - having arrived;]
(What displeasing act did they do to Keshava and Arjuna in battle, roaring like lions, pleased at the time of sorrow having arrived?)
What displeasing act did they commit against Keshava and Arjuna in battle, roaring like lions, pleased as the time of sorrow approached?
आगमिष्यति वः क्षिप्रं फलं पापस्य कर्मणः। अधर्मो हि कृतस्तीव्रः कथं स्यादफलश्चिरम् ॥७-५०-५८॥
āgamiṣyati vaḥ kṣipraṃ phalaṃ pāpasya karmaṇaḥ। adharmo hi kṛtastīvraḥ kathaṃ syādaphalaściram ॥7-50-58॥
[आगमिष्यति (āgamiṣyati) - will come; वः (vaḥ) - your; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - soon; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness; हि (hi) - indeed; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - severe; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; स्यात् (syāt) - can be; अफलः (aphalaḥ) - fruitless; चिरम् (ciram) - for long;]
(The fruit of your sinful action will come soon. Indeed, how can severe unrighteousness done be fruitless for long?)
The consequences of your sinful actions will manifest soon. Indeed, severe unrighteousness cannot remain without consequences for long.
इति तान्प्रति भाषन्वै वैश्यापुत्रो महामतिः। अपायाच्छस्त्रमुत्सृज्य कोपदुःखसमन्वितः ॥७-५०-५९॥
iti tānprati bhāṣanvai vaiśyāputro mahāmatiḥ। apāyācchastramutsṛjya kopaduḥkhasamanvitaḥ ॥7-50-59॥
[इति (iti) - thus; तान् (tān) - them; प्रति (prati) - towards; भाषन् (bhāṣan) - speaking; वै (vai) - indeed; वैश्यापुत्रः (vaiśyāputraḥ) - the son of a merchant; महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - great wisdom; अपायात् (apāyāt) - went away; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving; कोप (kopa) - anger; दुःख (duḥkha) - sorrow; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - filled with;]
(Thus, speaking towards them, indeed, the son of a merchant of great wisdom went away, leaving the weapon, filled with anger and sorrow.)
The wise son of a merchant, speaking to them, left his weapon and departed, overwhelmed with anger and sorrow.
किमर्थमेतन्नाख्यातं त्वया कृष्ण रणे मम। अधक्ष्यं तानहं सर्वांस्तदा क्रूरान्महारथान् ॥७-५०-६०॥
kimarthametannākhyātaṃ tvayā kṛṣṇa raṇe mama। adhakṣyaṃ tānahaṃ sarvāṃstadā krūrānmahārathān ॥7-50-60॥
[किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what reason; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मम (mama) - my; अधक्ष्यम् (adhakṣyam) - I would have devoured; तान् (tān) - them; अहम् (aham) - I; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तदा (tadā) - then; क्रूरान् (krūrān) - cruel; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors;]
(For what reason was this not told by you, O Krishna, in my battle? I would have devoured them all, the cruel great warriors, then.)
O Krishna, why did you not tell me this during my battle? I would have defeated all those cruel great warriors then.
निगृह्य वासुदेवस्तं पुत्राधिभिरभिप्लुतम्। मैवमित्यब्रवीत्कृष्णस्तीव्रशोकसमन्वितम् ॥७-५०-६१॥
nigṛhya vāsudevastaṃ putrādhibhirabhiplutam। maivamityabravīt kṛṣṇastīvraśokasamanvitam ॥7-50-61॥
[निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; तम् (tam) - him; पुत्राधिभिः (putrādhibhiḥ) - by the grief for his sons; अभिप्लुतम् (abhiplutam) - overwhelmed; मैवम् (maivam) - not so; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; तीव्र (tīvra) - intense; शोक (śoka) - grief; समन्वितम् (samanvitam) - filled with;]
(Having restrained him, Vasudeva, overwhelmed by the grief for his sons, said thus to Krishna, filled with intense grief: "Not so.")
Vasudeva, overwhelmed by the grief for his sons, restrained himself and said to Krishna, who was filled with intense sorrow: "Not so."
सर्वेषामेष वै पन्थाः शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। क्षत्रियाणां विशेषेण येषां युद्धेन जीविका ॥७-५०-६२॥
sarveṣāmeṣa vai panthāḥ śūrāṇāmanivartinām। kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa yeṣāṃ yuddhena jīvikā ॥7-50-62॥
[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the brave; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not turn back; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; युद्धेन (yuddhena) - by war; जीविका (jīvikā) - livelihood;]
(This indeed is the path of all, of the brave who do not turn back, especially of the warriors whose livelihood is by war.)
This is indeed the path for all, especially for the brave warriors who never retreat and whose livelihood depends on war.
एषा वै युध्यमानानां शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। विहिता धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैर्गतिर्गतिमतां वर ॥७-५०-६३॥
eṣā vai yudhyamānānāṃ śūrāṇāmanivartinām। vihitā dharmaśāstrajñairgatirgatiṃatāṃ vara ॥7-50-63॥
[एषा (eṣā) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; युध्यमानानां (yudhyamānānāṃ) - of those who are fighting; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not retreat; विहिता (vihitā) - ordained; धर्मशास्त्रज्ञैः (dharmaśāstrajñaiḥ) - by the knowers of the scriptures; गतिः (gatiḥ) - the path; गतिमतां (gatimatām) - of the wise; वर (vara) - best;]
(This indeed is the path ordained by the knowers of the scriptures for those who are fighting, the heroes who do not retreat, the best among the wise.)
This is the path prescribed by the wise scholars of scriptures for the brave warriors who do not turn back in battle, the best among the wise.
ध्रुवं युद्धे हि मरणं शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। गतः पुण्यकृतां लोकानभिमन्युर्न संशयः ॥७-५०-६४॥
dhruvaṁ yuddhe hi maraṇaṁ śūrāṇāmanivartinām। gataḥ puṇyakṛtāṁ lokānabhimanyurna saṁśayaḥ ॥7-50-64॥
[ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; हि (hi) - indeed; मरणम् (maraṇam) - death; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - who do not turn back; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of the virtuous; लोकान् (lokān) - to the worlds; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Indeed, death in battle is certain for heroes who do not turn back. Abhimanyu has gone to the worlds of the virtuous, there is no doubt.)
It is certain that heroes who do not retreat face death in battle. Abhimanyu has undoubtedly reached the realms of the virtuous.
एतच्च सर्ववीराणां काङ्क्षितं भरतर्षभ। सङ्ग्रामेऽभिमुखा मृत्युं प्रप्नुयामेति मानद ॥७-५०-६५॥
etacca sarvavīrāṇāṃ kāṅkṣitaṃ bharatarṣabha। saṅgrāme'bhimukhā mṛtyuṃ prapnuyāmeti mānada ॥7-50-65॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; च (ca) - and; सर्व (sarva) - all; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of heroes; काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - desired; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; प्रप्नुयाम (prapnuyām) - may attain; इति (iti) - thus; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor;]
(This and the desired of all heroes, O best of the Bharatas, is to face death in battle, thus may they attain, O giver of honor.)
O best of the Bharatas, it is the desire of all heroes to face death in battle, thus they may attain honor.
स च वीरान्रणे हत्वा राजपुत्रान्महाबलान्। वीरैराकाङ्क्षितं मृत्युं सम्प्राप्तोऽभिमुखो रणे ॥७-५०-६६॥
sa ca vīrān raṇe hatvā rājaputrān mahābalān। vīrair ākāṅkṣitaṃ mṛtyuṃ samprāpto'bhimukho raṇe ॥7-50-66॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; राजपुत्रान् (rājaputrān) - princes; महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes; आकाङ्क्षितं (ākāṅkṣitaṃ) - desired; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - attained; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(And he, having slain mighty princes in battle, attained the death desired by heroes, facing the battle.)
He bravely faced the battle, slaying mighty princes, and met the death that heroes long for.
मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र पूर्वैरेष सनातनः। धर्मकृद्भिः कृतो धर्मः क्षत्रियाणां रणे क्षयः ॥७-५०-६७॥
mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra pūrvaireṣa sanātanaḥ। dharmakṛdbhiḥ kṛto dharmaḥ kṣatriyāṇāṃ raṇe kṣayaḥ ॥7-50-67॥
[मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal; धर्मकृद्भिः (dharmakṛdbhiḥ) - by the performers of duty; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of the warriors; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction;]
(Do not grieve, O tiger among men; this is eternal, made by the ancients, the duty of the warriors is destruction in battle.)
Do not grieve, O tiger among men; this eternal duty was established by the ancients, that the warriors' duty is to face destruction in battle.
इमे ते भ्रातरः सर्वे दीना भरतसत्तम। त्वयि शोकसमाविष्टे नृपाश्च सुहृदस्तव ॥७-५०-६८॥
ime te bhrātaraḥ sarve dīnā bharatasattama। tvayi śokasamāviṣṭe nṛpāśca suhṛdastava ॥7-50-68॥
[इमे (ime) - these; ते (te) - your; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दीना (dīnā) - miserable; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; शोकसमाविष्टे (śokasamāviṣṭe) - overcome with grief; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; तव (tava) - your;]
(These, your brothers, all miserable, O best of the Bharatas, and the kings and your friends, are overcome with grief in you.)
O best of the Bharatas, all these brothers of yours, along with the kings and your friends, are deeply saddened because you are overcome with grief.
एतांस्त्वं वचसा साम्ना समाश्वासय मानद। विदितं वेदितव्यं ते न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥७-५०-६९॥
etāṁstvaṁ vacasā sāmnā samāśvāsaya mānada। viditaṁ veditavyaṁ te na śokaṁ kartumarhasi ॥7-50-69॥
[एताम् (etām) - these; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वचसा (vacasā) - with words; साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentleness; समाश्वासय (samāśvāsaya) - console; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; विदितम् (viditam) - known; वेदितव्यम् (veditavyam) - to be known; ते (te) - to you; न (na) - not; शोकम् (śokam) - grief; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Console these with words and gentleness, O giver of honor. What is known and to be known to you, you should not grieve.)
Console these people with gentle words, O giver of honor. You already know what is to be known, so you should not grieve.
एवमाश्वासितः पार्थः कृष्णेनाद्भुतकर्मणा। ततोऽब्रवीत्तदा भ्रातॄन्सर्वान्पार्थः सगद्गदान् ॥७-५०-७०॥
evam āśvāsitaḥ pārthaḥ kṛṣṇenādbhuta-karmaṇā। tato'bravīt tadā bhrātṝn sarvān pārthaḥ sa-gadgadān ॥7-50-70॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - consoled; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; अद्भुत (adbhuta) - wonderful; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - deeds; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तदा (tadā) - at that time; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; स (sa) - with; गद्गदान् (gadgadān) - choked voice;]
(Thus consoled by Krishna of wonderful deeds, Arjuna then said to all his brothers with a choked voice.)
Consoled by the amazing deeds of Krishna, Arjuna spoke to all his brothers, his voice choked with emotion.
स दीर्घबाहुः पृथ्वंसो दीर्घराजीवलोचनः। अभिमन्युर्यथा वृत्तः श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं तथा ॥७-५०-७१॥
sa dīrghabāhuḥ pṛthvaṃso dīrgharājīvalocanaḥ। abhimanyuryathā vṛttaḥ śrotumicchāmyahaṃ tathā ॥7-50-71॥
[स (sa) - he; दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed; पृथ्वंसः (pṛthvaṃsaḥ) - broad-shouldered; दीर्घराजीवलोचनः (dīrgharājīvalocanaḥ) - with eyes like long lotus petals; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - happened; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(He, long-armed, broad-shouldered, with eyes like long lotus petals, Abhimanyu, as happened, to hear I wish, I, thus.)
I wish to hear how Abhimanyu, who was long-armed, broad-shouldered, and had eyes like long lotus petals, met his fate.
सनागस्यन्दनहयान्द्रक्ष्यध्वं निहतान्मया। सङ्ग्रामे सानुबन्धांस्तान्मम पुत्रस्य वैरिणः ॥७-५०-७२॥
sanāgasyandanahayāndrakṣyadhvaṃ nihatānmaya। saṅgrāme sānubandhāṃstānmama putrasya vairiṇaḥ ॥7-50-72॥
[सनाग (sanāga) - with elephants; स्यन्दन (syandana) - chariots; हयान् (hayān) - horses; द्रक्ष्यध्वं (drakṣyadhvaṃ) - you will see; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; मया (mayā) - by me; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; सानुबन्धान् (sānubandhān) - with followers; तान् (tān) - them; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies;]
(With elephants, chariots, and horses, you will see them slain by me in battle, with followers, the enemies of my son.)
You will witness the elephants, chariots, and horses, along with their followers, who are the enemies of my son, being slain by me in the battle.
कथं च वः कृतास्त्राणां सर्वेषां शस्त्रपाणिनाम्। सौभद्रो निधनं गच्छेद्वज्रिणापि समागतः ॥७-५०-७३॥
kathaṁ ca vaḥ kṛtāstrāṇāṁ sarveṣāṁ śastrapāṇinām। saubhadro nidhanaṁ gacchedvajriṇāpi samāgataḥ ॥7-50-73॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; कृत (kṛta) - trained; अस्त्राणां (astrāṇāṁ) - in weapons; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - of all; शस्त्रपाणिनाम् (śastrapāṇinām) - armed men; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu; निधनं (nidhanaṁ) - death; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - would go; वज्रिणा (vajriṇā) - with Indra; अपि (api) - even; समागतः (samāgataḥ) - joined;]
(How could Abhimanyu, trained in weapons, among all your armed men, meet his death even with Indra present?)
How could Abhimanyu, who was skilled in weaponry and among all your armed warriors, meet his end even with Indra present?
यद्येवमहमज्ञास्यमशक्तान्रक्षणे मम। पुत्रस्य पाण्डुपाञ्चालान्मया गुप्तो भवेत्ततः ॥७-५०-७४॥
yadyevamahamajñāsyamaśaktānrakṣaṇe mama। putrasya pāṇḍupāñcālānmaya gupto bhavettataḥ ॥7-50-74॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एवम् (evam) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; अज्ञास्यम् (ajñāsyam) - will know; अशक्तान् (aśaktān) - incapable; रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in protection; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; पाण्डुपाञ्चालान् (pāṇḍupāñcālān) - Pandu and Panchala; मया (mayā) - by me; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(If thus I will know my son's incapability in protection of Pandu and Panchala, then by me he would be protected.)
If I realize that my son is incapable of protecting Pandu and Panchala, then I will ensure their protection myself.
कथं च वो रथस्थानां शरवर्षाणि मुञ्चताम्। नीतोऽभिमन्युर्निधनं कदर्थीकृत्य वः परैः ॥७-५०-७५॥
kathaṁ ca vo rathasthānāṁ śaravarṣāṇi muñcatām। nīto'bhimanyurnidhanaṁ kadarthīkṛtya vaḥ paraiḥ ॥7-50-75॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; रथस्थानाम् (rathasthānām) - of the chariot warriors; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; मुञ्चताम् (muñcatām) - releasing; नीतः (nītaḥ) - led; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; निधनम् (nidhanam) - to death; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - having been harassed; वः (vaḥ) - your; परैः (paraiḥ) - by the enemies;]
(How, while releasing arrow showers from your chariot positions, was Abhimanyu led to death, having been harassed by your enemies?)
How did Abhimanyu, despite the arrow showers released by your chariot warriors, end up being led to his death after being harassed by your enemies?
अहो वः पौरुषं नास्ति न च वोऽस्ति पराक्रमः। यत्राभिमन्युः समरे पश्यतां वो निपातितः ॥७-५०-७६॥
aho vaḥ pauruṣaṃ nāsti na ca vo'sti parākramaḥ। yatrābhimanyuḥ samare paśyatāṃ vo nipātitaḥ ॥7-50-76॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; वः (vaḥ) - your; पौरुषं (pauruṣam) - valor; नास्ति (nāsti) - is not; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; अस्ति (asti) - is; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - prowess; यत्र (yatra) - where; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; समरे (samare) - in battle; पश्यतां (paśyatām) - of those who see; वः (vaḥ) - your; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - fallen;]
(Alas, your valor is not there, nor is your prowess, where Abhimanyu has fallen in battle before your eyes.)
Alas, your valor and prowess are absent, as Abhimanyu has fallen in battle before your very eyes.
आत्मानमेव गर्हेयं यदहं वः सुदुर्बलान्। युष्मानाज्ञाय निर्यातो भीरूनकृतनिश्रमान् ॥७-५०-७७॥
ātmānameva garheyaṁ yadahaṁ vaḥ sudurbalān। yuṣmānājñāya niryāto bhīrūnakṛtaniśramān ॥7-50-77॥
[आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; एव (eva) - only; गर्हेयम् (garheyam) - I would blame; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; वः (vaḥ) - you; सुदुर्बलान् (sudurbalān) - very weak; युष्मान् (yuṣmān) - you; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; निर्यातः (niryātaḥ) - departed; भीरून् (bhīrūn) - cowards; अकृतनिश्रमान् (akṛtaniśramān) - without effort;]
(I would only blame myself that I, having known you as very weak and cowards, departed without effort.)
I would only blame myself for having left you, knowing you to be very weak and cowardly, without making any effort.
आहो स्विद्भूषणार्थाय वर्मशस्त्रायुधानि वः। वाचश्च वक्तुं संसत्सु मम पुत्रमरक्षताम् ॥७-५०-७८॥
āho svidbhūṣaṇārthāya varmaśastrāyudhāni vaḥ। vācaśca vaktuṃ saṃsatsu mama putramarakṣatām ॥7-50-78॥
[आहो (āho) - indeed; स्वित् (svid) - perhaps; भूषणार्थाय (bhūṣaṇārthāya) - for adornment; वर्म (varma) - armor; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - arms; वः (vaḥ) - your; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; च (ca) - and; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; संसत्सु (saṃsatsu) - in assemblies; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अरक्षताम् (arakṣatām) - protected;]
(Indeed, perhaps for adornment, your armor, weapons, and arms, and words to speak in assemblies, protected my son.)
Indeed, perhaps your armor, weapons, and words in assemblies were for adornment, and they protected my son.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो वाक्यं तिष्ठंश्चापवरासिमान्। न स्माशक्यत बीभत्सुः केनचित्प्रसमीक्षितुम् ॥७-५०-७९॥
evamuktvā tato vākyaṃ tiṣṭhaṃścāpavarāsimān। na smāśakyata bībhatsuḥ kenacitprasamīkṣitum ॥7-50-79॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; च (ca) - and; अपवरासिमान् (apavarāsimān) - with a bow in hand; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; अशक्यत (aśakyata) - was able; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone; प्रसमीक्षितुम् (prasamīkṣitum) - to be looked at;]
(Thus having spoken those words, standing with a bow in hand, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) indeed was not able to be looked at by anyone.)
After speaking those words, Arjuna stood with his bow in hand, and no one could gaze upon him.
तमन्तकमिव क्रुद्धं निःश्वसन्तं मुहुर्मुहुः। पुत्रशोकाभिसन्तप्तमश्रुपूर्णमुखं तदा ॥७-५०-८०॥
tamantakamiva kruddhaṃ niḥśvasantaṃ muhurmuhuḥ। putraśokābhisantaptamaśrupūrṇamukhaṃ tadā ॥7-50-80॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अन्तकम् (antakam) - Yama, the god of death; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - breathing heavily; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - again; पुत्र (putra) - son; शोक (śoka) - grief; अभिसन्तप्तम् (abhisantaptam) - overwhelmed; अश्रु (aśru) - tears; पूर्ण (pūrṇa) - filled; मुखम् (mukham) - face; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Him, like Yama, the god of death, angry, breathing heavily again and again, overwhelmed by the grief for his son, with a face filled with tears, then.)
Then, he, like the angry Yama, was breathing heavily again and again, overwhelmed with grief for his son, his face filled with tears.
नाभिभाष्टुं शक्नुवन्ति द्रष्टुं वा सुहृदोऽर्जुनम्। अन्यत्र वासुदेवाद्वा ज्येष्टाद्वा पाण्डुनन्दनात् ॥७-५०-८१॥
nābhibhāṣṭuṃ śaknu-vanti draṣṭuṃ vā suhṛdo'rjunam। anyatra vāsudevādvā jyeṣṭādvā pāṇḍunandanāt ॥7-50-81॥
[न (na) - not; अभिभाष्टुं (abhibhāṣṭum) - to speak; शक्नुवन्ति (śaknu-vanti) - are able; द्रष्टुं (draṣṭum) - to see; वा (vā) - or; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except; वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vāsudeva; वा (vā) - or; ज्येष्ठात् (jyeṣṭhāt) - from the elder; वा (vā) - or; पाण्डुनन्दनात् (pāṇḍunandanāt) - from the son of Pāṇḍu;]
(Not able to speak or see friends Arjuna except from Vāsudeva or from the elder or from the son of Pāṇḍu.)
Arjuna's friends are unable to speak or see him, except for Vāsudeva, the elder, or the son of Pāṇḍu.
सर्वास्ववस्थासु हितावर्जुनस्य मनोनुगौ। बहुमानात्प्रियत्वाच्च तावेनं वक्तुमर्हतः ॥७-५०-८२॥
sarvāsva-avasthāsu hitau arjunasya manonugau। bahumānaāt priyatvāt ca tau enam vaktum arhataḥ ॥7-50-82॥
[सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all; अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - conditions; हितौ (hitau) - beneficial; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; मनोनुगौ (manonugau) - agreeable to the mind; बहुमानात् (bahumānaāt) - due to respect; प्रियत्वात् (priyatvāt) - due to affection; च (ca) - and; तौ (tau) - they; एनम् (enam) - this; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हतः (arhataḥ) - are worthy;]
(In all conditions, beneficial to Arjuna, agreeable to the mind, due to respect and affection, they are worthy to speak this.)
In every situation, those who are beneficial to Arjuna and agreeable to his mind, due to respect and affection, are worthy to speak to him.
ततस्तं पुत्रशोकेन भृशं पीडितमानसम्। राजीवलोचनं क्रुद्धं राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-५०-८३॥
tatastaṃ putraśokena bhṛśaṃ pīḍitamānasam। rājīvalocanaṃ kruddhaṃ rājā vacanamabravīt ॥7-50-83॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तम् (tam) - him; पुत्रशोकेन (putraśokena) - by the grief for his son; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; पीडितमानसम् (pīḍitamānasam) - afflicted in mind; राजीवलोचनम् (rājīvalocanam) - lotus-eyed; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; राजा (rājā) - the king; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then, the king, greatly afflicted in mind by the grief for his son, the lotus-eyed and angry one, spoke words.)
Then, the king, with eyes like lotus petals, overwhelmed by the sorrow for his son and filled with anger, spoke.
