07.053
Pancharatra and Core: Krishna warns of the difficulty in fulfilling his vow, but Arjuna reassures himself and others.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
प्रतिज्ञाते तु पार्थेन सिन्धुराजवधे तदा। वासुदेवो महाबाहुर्धनञ्जयमभाषत ॥७-५३-१॥
pratijñāte tu pārthena sindhurājavadhe tadā। vāsudevo mahābāhurdhanañjayamabhāṣata ॥7-53-1॥
[प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - having been promised; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna); सिन्धुराजवधे (sindhurājavadhe) - to kill the king of Sindhu; तदा (tadā) - then; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna); महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna); अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Having been promised by Pārtha (Arjuna) to kill the king of Sindhu, then Vāsudeva (Krishna), the mighty-armed, spoke to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna).)
When Pārtha (Arjuna) promised to kill the king of Sindhu, Vāsudeva (Krishna), the mighty-armed, then spoke to Dhanañjaya (Arjuna).
भ्रातॄणां मतमाज्ञाय त्वया वाचा प्रतिश्रुतम्। सैन्धवं श्वोऽस्मि हन्तेति तत्साहसतमं कृतम् ॥७-५३-२॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ matamājñāya tvayā vācā pratiśrutam। saindhavaṃ śvo'smi hanteti tatsāhasatamaṃ kṛtam ॥7-53-2॥
[भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; मतम् (matam) - opinion; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वाचा (vācā) - by word; प्रतिश्रुतम् (pratiśrutam) - promised; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; हन्तेति (hanteti) - to kill; तत् (tat) - that; साहसतमम् (sāhasatamam) - most daring; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done;]
(Having known the opinion of brothers, you promised by word: "I am to kill Saindhava tomorrow." That was the most daring act done.)
Understanding the opinion of your brothers, you pledged by word to kill Saindhava tomorrow. That was indeed a very daring act.
असंमन्त्र्य मया सार्धमतिभारोऽयमुद्यतः। कथं नु सर्वलोकस्य नावहास्या भवेमहि ॥७-५३-३॥
asaṁmantrya mayā sārdhamatibhāro'yamudyataḥ। kathaṁ nu sarvalokasya nāvahāsyā bhavemahi ॥7-53-3॥
[असंमन्त्र्य (asaṁmantrya) - without consulting; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अतिभारः (atibhāraḥ) - great burden; अयम् (ayam) - this; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - undertaken; कथम् (katham) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the world; न (na) - not; अवहास्या (avahāsyā) - ridiculed; भवेमहि (bhavemahi) - we become;]
(Without consulting with me, this great burden has been undertaken. How indeed shall we not become ridiculed by all the world?)
Without consulting me, this great burden has been undertaken. How can we avoid being ridiculed by the entire world?
धार्तराष्ट्रस्य शिबिरे मया प्रणिहिताश्चराः। त इमे शीघ्रमागम्य प्रवृत्तिं वेदयन्ति नः ॥७-५३-४॥
dhārtarāṣṭrasya śibire mayā praṇihitāścarāḥ। ta ime śīghramāgamya pravṛttiṃ vedayanti naḥ ॥7-53-4॥
[धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रणिहिताः (praṇihitāḥ) - sent; चराः (carāḥ) - spies; ते (te) - they; इमे (ime) - these; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived; प्रवृत्तिम् (pravṛttim) - information; वेदयन्ति (vedayanti) - convey; नः (naḥ) - to us;]
(In Dhritarashtra's camp, spies sent by me quickly arrive and convey information to us.)
In the camp of Dhritarashtra, the spies I have sent come swiftly and report the information to us.
त्वया वै सम्प्रतिज्ञाते सिन्धुराजवधे तदा। सिंहनादः सवादित्रः सुमहानिह तैः श्रुतः ॥७-५३-५॥
tvayā vai sampratijñāte sindhurājavadhe tadā। siṃhanādaḥ svādritraḥ sumahāniha taiḥ śrutaḥ ॥7-53-5॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वै (vai) - indeed; सम्प्रतिज्ञाते (sampratijñāte) - having been promised; सिन्धुराजवधे (sindhurājavadhe) - to kill the king of Sindhu; तदा (tadā) - then; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; सवादित्रः (svādritraḥ) - with musical instruments; सुमहानिह (sumahāniha) - very great here; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - was heard;]
(By you indeed having been promised to kill the king of Sindhu, then a lion's roar with musical instruments very great here by them was heard.)
When you indeed promised to kill the king of Sindhu, then a very great lion's roar accompanied by musical instruments was heard by them.
तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता धार्तराष्ट्राः ससैन्धवाः। नाकस्मात्सिंहनादोऽयमिति मत्वा व्यवस्थिताः ॥७-५३-६॥
tena śabdena vitrastā dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ sasainḍhavāḥ। nākasmātsimhanādo'yamiti matvā vyavasthitāḥ ॥7-53-6॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; शब्देन (śabdena) - sound; वित्रस्ता (vitrastā) - frightened; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; ससैन्धवाः (sasainḍhavāḥ) - with the Sindhus; नाकस्मात् (nākasmāt) - not without reason; सिंहनादः (simhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - stood firm;]
(By that sound, frightened, the sons of Dhritarashtra with the Sindhus, thinking "this is not without reason a lion's roar," stood firm.)
The sons of Dhritarashtra and the Sindhus, frightened by that sound, stood firm, thinking that this lion's roar is not without reason.
सुमहाञ्शब्दसम्पातः कौरवाणां महाभुज। आसीन्नागाश्वपत्तीनां रथघोषश्च भैरवः ॥७-५३-७॥
sumahāñśabdasampātaḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahābhuja। āsīnnāgāśvapatttīnāṃ rathaghoṣaśca bhairavaḥ ॥7-53-7॥
[सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; शब्द (śabda) - sound; सम्पातः (sampātaḥ) - collision; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; महाभुज (mahābhuja) - mighty-armed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; पत्तीनाम् (pattīnāṃ) - of the infantry; रथ (ratha) - chariots; घोषः (ghoṣaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; भैरवः (bhairavaḥ) - terrifying;]
(The great sound collision of the Kauravas, mighty-armed, was of elephants, horses, infantry, and the terrifying sound of chariots.)
The mighty-armed Kauravas experienced a terrifying clash of sounds from elephants, horses, infantry, and chariots.
अभिमन्युवधं श्रुत्वा ध्रुवमार्तो धनञ्जयः। रात्रौ निर्यास्यति क्रोधादिति मत्वा व्यवस्थिताः ॥७-५३-८॥
abhimanyuvadhaṁ śrutvā dhruvamārto dhanañjayaḥ। rātrau niryāsyati krodhāditi matvā vyavasthitāḥ ॥7-53-8॥
[अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu) - Abhimanyu; वधं (vadhaṁ) - death; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - distressed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; निर्यास्यति (niryāsyati) - will go out; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger; इति (iti) - thus; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - were prepared;]
(Having heard of Abhimanyu's death, Arjuna, certainly distressed, will go out at night out of anger, thus thinking, they were prepared.)
Upon hearing of Abhimanyu's death, Arjuna was deeply distressed and it was certain that he would go out at night driven by anger. Thus, they prepared themselves for it.
तैर्यतद्भिरियं सत्या श्रुता सत्यवतस्तव। प्रतिज्ञा सिन्धुराजस्य वधे राजीवलोचन ॥७-५३-९॥
tairyatadbhiriyaṃ satyā śrutā satyavatastava। pratijñā sindhurājasya vadhe rājīvalocana ॥7-53-9॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; यतद्भिः (yatadbhiḥ) - by the efforts; इयम् (iyam) - this; सत्या (satyā) - truthful; श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; सत्यवतस्तव (satyavatastava) - of Satyavata, your; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - promise; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing; राजीवलोचन (rājīvalocana) - O lotus-eyed one;]
(By them, this truthful promise of Satyavata, your heard, in the killing of the king of Sindhu, O lotus-eyed one.)
O lotus-eyed one, by their efforts, this truthful promise of Satyavata, your heard, regarding the killing of the king of Sindhu.
ततो विमनसः सर्वे त्रस्ताः क्षुद्रमृगा इव। आसन्सुयोधनामात्याः स च राजा जयद्रथः ॥७-५३-१०॥
tato vimanasaḥ sarve trastāḥ kṣudramṛgā iva। āsansuyodhanāmātyāḥ sa ca rājā jayadrathaḥ ॥7-53-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विमनसः (vimanasaḥ) - disheartened; सर्वे (sarve) - all; त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - frightened; क्षुद्रमृगाः (kṣudramṛgāḥ) - small animals; इव (iva) - like; आसन् (āsan) - were; सुयोधनामात्याः (suyodhanāmātyāḥ) - Suyodhana's ministers; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(Then all were disheartened and frightened like small animals; Suyodhana's ministers and King Jayadratha were.)
Then all of Suyodhana's ministers and King Jayadratha were disheartened and frightened like small animals.
अथोत्थाय सहामात्यैर्दीनः शिबिरमात्मनः। आयात्सौवीरसिन्धूनामीश्वरो भृशदुःखितः ॥७-५३-११॥
athotthāya sahāmātyairdīnaḥ śibiramātmanaḥ। āyātsauvīrasindhūnāmīśvaro bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ ॥7-53-11॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; सह (saha) - with; अमात्यैः (amātyaiḥ) - ministers; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - distressed; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own; आयात् (āyāt) - came; सौवीर (sauvīra) - of Sauvīra; सिन्धूनाम् (sindhūnām) - of Sindhu; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - the lord; भृशदुःखितः (bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ) - greatly distressed;]
(Then, having risen with his ministers, the distressed lord of Sauvīra and Sindhu came to his own camp, greatly distressed.)
Then, the distressed lord of Sauvīra and Sindhu, accompanied by his ministers, rose and came to his camp, deeply troubled.
स मन्त्रकाले संमन्त्र्य सर्वा नैःश्रेयसीः क्रियाः। सुयोधनमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीद्राजसंसदि ॥७-५३-१२॥
sa mantrakāle saṃmantrya sarvā naiḥśreyasīḥ kriyāḥ। suyodhanamidaṃ vākyamabravīdrājasaṃsadi ॥7-53-12॥
[स (sa) - he; मन्त्रकाले (mantrakāle) - at the time of consultation; संमन्त्र्य (saṃmantrya) - having consulted; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; नैःश्रेयसीः (naiḥśreyasīḥ) - beneficial; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - to Suyodhana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजसंसदि (rājasaṃsadi) - in the royal assembly;]
(He, having consulted at the time of consultation all beneficial actions, said this speech to Suyodhana in the royal assembly.)
In the royal assembly, he consulted and discussed all beneficial actions and then addressed Suyodhana with these words.
मामसौ पुत्रहन्तेति श्वोऽभियाता धनञ्जयः। प्रतिज्ञातो हि सेनाया मध्ये तेन वधो मम ॥७-५३-१३॥
māmasau putrahanteti śvo'bhiyātā dhanañjayaḥ। pratijñāto hi senāyā madhye tena vadho mama ॥7-53-13॥
[माम् (mām) - me; असौ (asau) - this; पुत्रहन्ता (putrahantā) - son-killer; इति (iti) - thus; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; अभियाता (abhiyātā) - will attack; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रतिज्ञातः (pratijñātaḥ) - promised; हि (hi) - indeed; सेनायाः (senāyāḥ) - of the army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; तेन (tena) - by him; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; मम (mama) - of me;]
(Arjuna, the son-killer, will attack me tomorrow, thus promised indeed in the midst of the army, by him, the killing of me.)
Arjuna, known as the son-killer, has promised to attack me tomorrow in the midst of the army, ensuring my death.
तां न देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरोरगराक्षसाः। उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुं प्रतिज्ञां सव्यसाचिनः ॥७-५३-१४॥
tāṁ na devā na gandharvā nāsuroragarākṣasāḥ। utsahante'nyathā kartuṁ pratijñāṁ savyasācinaḥ ॥7-53-14॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; न (na) - not; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial beings; न (na) - not; असुर (asura) - demons; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - ogres; उत्सहन्ते (utsahante) - are able; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna;]
(Neither gods, nor celestial beings, nor demons, nor serpents, nor ogres are able to alter the vow of Arjuna.)
No divine being, celestial, demon, serpent, or ogre can change the vow made by Arjuna.
ते मां रक्षत सङ्ग्रामे मा वो मूर्ध्नि धनञ्जयः। पदं कृत्वाप्नुयाल्लक्ष्यं तस्मादत्र विधीयताम् ॥७-५३-१५॥
te māṃ rakṣata saṅgrāme mā vo mūrdhni dhanañjayaḥ। padaṃ kṛtvāpnu yāllakṣyaṃ tasmādatra vidhīyatām ॥7-53-15॥
[ते (te) - they; मां (māṃ) - me; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; मा (mā) - not; वः (vaḥ) - your; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; पदं (padaṃ) - step; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken; आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - may attain; लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अत्र (atra) - here; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - let it be arranged;]
(They protect me in battle; let not Arjuna take a step on your head and attain the target; therefore, let it be arranged here.)
"They protect me in battle; let not Arjuna take a step on your head and reach the target; therefore, let it be arranged here."
अथ रक्षा न मे सङ्ख्ये क्रियते कुरुनन्दन। अनुजानीहि मां राजन्गमिष्यामि गृहान्प्रति ॥७-५३-१६॥
atha rakṣā na me saṅkhye kriyate kurunandana। anujānīhi māṃ rājan gamiṣyāmi gṛhān prati ॥7-53-16॥
[अथ (atha) - now; रक्षा (rakṣā) - protection; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; क्रियते (kriyate) - is done; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O descendant of Kuru; अनुजानीहि (anujānīhi) - permit; मां (māṃ) - me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to home; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Now, protection is not done for me in battle, O descendant of Kuru. Permit me, O king, I shall go towards home.)
Now, O descendant of Kuru, there is no protection for me in battle. Permit me, O king, to return home.
एवमुक्तस्त्ववाक्षीर्षो विमनाः स सुयोधनः। श्रुत्वाभिशप्तवन्तं त्वां ध्यानमेवान्वपद्यत ॥७-५३-१७॥
evamuktastvavākṣīrṣo vimanāḥ sa suyodhanaḥ। śrutvābhiśaptavantaṃ tvāṃ dhyānamevānvapadyata ॥7-53-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; त्वा (tvā) - you; अवाक्षीर्षः (avākṣīrṣaḥ) - head bowed; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - disheartened; सः (saḥ) - he; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; अभिशप्तवन्तम् (abhiśaptavantam) - cursed; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्वपद्यत (anvapadyata) - entered into;]
(Thus spoken, with head bowed and disheartened, Suyodhana, having heard you cursed, entered into meditation indeed.)
Thus addressed, with his head bowed and disheartened, Suyodhana, upon hearing that he was cursed by you, entered into meditation.
तमार्तमभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य राजा किल स सैन्धवः। मृदु चात्महितं चैव सापेक्षमिदमुक्तवान् ॥७-५३-१८॥
tamārtamabhisamprekṣya rājā kila sa saindhavaḥ। mṛdu cātmahitaṃ caiva sāpekṣamidamuktavān ॥7-53-18॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आर्तम् (ārtam) - distressed; अभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य (abhisamprekṣya) - having seen; राजा (rājā) - the king; किल (kila) - indeed; स (sa) - he; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - the Sindhu king; मृदु (mṛdu) - gently; च (ca) - and; आत्महितम् (ātmahitam) - for his own benefit; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सापेक्षम् (sāpekṣam) - considerately; इदम् (idam) - this; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said;]
(Having seen him distressed, the king, indeed, the Sindhu king, gently and for his own benefit, considerately said this.)
Upon seeing him distressed, the Sindhu king gently and considerately spoke for his own benefit.
नाहं पश्यामि भवतां तथावीर्यं धनुर्धरम्। योऽर्जुनस्यास्त्रमस्त्रेण प्रतिहन्यान्महाहवे ॥७-५३-१९॥
nāhaṃ paśyāmi bhavatāṃ tathāvīryaṃ dhanurdharam। yo'rjunasyāstramastreṇa pratihanyānmahāhave ॥7-53-19॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; भवताम् (bhavatām) - your; तथा (tathā) - such; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; धनुर्धरम् (dhanurdharam) - archer; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; प्रतिहन्यात् (pratihanyāt) - could counter; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in great battle;]
(I do not see among you such strength in an archer who could counter Arjuna's weapon with a weapon in the great battle.)
I do not see any archer among you with the strength to counter Arjuna's weapon in the great battle.
वासुदेवसहायस्य गाण्डीवं धुन्वतो धनुः। कोऽर्जुनस्याग्रतस्तिष्ठेत्साक्षादपि शतक्रतुः ॥७-५३-२०॥
vāsudevasahāyasya gāṇḍīvaṃ dhunvato dhanuḥ। ko'rjunasya agrataḥ tiṣṭhet sākṣād api śatakratuḥ ॥7-53-20॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - of Vāsudeva; सहायस्य (sahāyasya) - of the helper; गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvaṃ) - Gāṇḍīva bow; धुन्वतः (dhunvataḥ) - wielding; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; कः (kaḥ) - who; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - can stand; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; अपि (api) - even; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra;]
(Who can stand in front of Arjuna, wielding the Gāṇḍīva bow, with Vāsudeva as his helper, even Indra directly?)
Even Indra himself cannot stand before Arjuna, who wields the Gāṇḍīva bow with Vāsudeva's assistance.
महेश्वरोऽपि पार्थेन श्रूयते योधितः पुरा। पदातिना महातेजा गिरौ हिमवति प्रभुः ॥७-५३-२१॥
maheśvaro'pi pārthena śrūyate yodhitaḥ purā। padātinā mahātejā girau himavati prabhuḥ ॥7-53-21॥
[महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - great lord; अपि (api) - also; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; योधितः (yodhitaḥ) - fought; पुरा (purā) - formerly; पदातिना (padātinā) - on foot; महातेजा (mahātejā) - of great splendor; गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain; हिमवति (himavati) - Himalayas; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord;]
(The great lord is also heard to have fought with Arjuna formerly, on foot, of great splendor, on the mountain in the Himalayas.)
It is said that the great lord Shiva, in his splendor, once fought with Arjuna on foot in the Himalayas.
दानवानां सहस्राणि हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्। जघानेकरथेनैव देवराजप्रचोदितः ॥७-५३-२२॥
dānavānāṃ sahasrāṇi hiraṇyapuravāsinām। jaghānekarathenaiva devarājapracoditaḥ ॥7-53-22॥
[दानवानाम् (dānavānām) - of the demons; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; हिरण्यपुर (hiraṇyapura) - Hiranyapura; वासिनाम् (vāsinām) - inhabitants; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - with a single chariot; एव (eva) - indeed; देवराज (devarāja) - the king of gods; प्रचोदितः (pracoditaḥ) - urged;]
(Urged by the king of gods, he indeed killed thousands of the inhabitants of Hiranyapura with a single chariot.)
Urged by the king of gods, he destroyed thousands of demons residing in Hiranyapura with just one chariot.
समायुक्तो हि कौन्तेयो वासुदेवेन धीमता। सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रीन्निहन्यादिति मे मतिः ॥७-५३-२३॥
samāyukto hi kaunteyo vāsudevena dhīmatā। sāmarānapi lokāṃstrīnnihanyāditi me matiḥ ॥7-53-23॥
[समायुक्तः (samāyuktaḥ) - united; हि (hi) - indeed; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vasudeva; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; सामरान् (sāmarān) - with enemies; अपि (api) - even; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - could destroy; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Indeed, united with the wise Vasudeva, the son of Kunti could destroy even the three worlds with enemies; thus is my opinion.)
In my opinion, when united with the wise Vasudeva, the son of Kunti could even destroy the three worlds along with their enemies.
सोऽहमिच्छाम्यनुज्ञातुं रक्षितुं वा महात्मना। द्रोणेन सहपुत्रेण वीरेण यदि मन्यसे ॥७-५३-२४॥
so'hamicchāmyanujñātuṃ rakṣituṃ vā mahātmanā। droṇena sahaputreṇa vīreṇa yadi manyase ॥7-53-24॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - wish; अनुज्ञातुम् (anujñātum) - to permit; रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect; वा (vā) - or; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - son; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; यदि (yadi) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think;]
(He, I wish to permit or protect by the great soul, by Drona with his son, by the hero, if you think.)
I wish to be permitted or protected by the great soul, Drona, along with his heroic son, if you think so.
स राज्ञा स्वयमाचार्यो भृशमाक्रन्दितोऽर्जुन। संविधानं च विहितं रथाश्च किल सज्जिताः ॥७-५३-२५॥
sa rājñā svayamācāryo bhṛśamākrandito'rjuna। saṁvidhānaṁ ca vihitaṁ rathāśca kila sajjitāḥ ॥7-53-25॥
[स (sa) - he; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; आक्रन्दितः (ākranditaḥ) - lamented; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; संविधानम् (saṁvidhānam) - arrangement; च (ca) - and; विहितम् (vihitam) - made; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; किल (kila) - indeed; सज्जिताः (sajjitāḥ) - prepared;]
(He, the teacher himself, greatly lamented by the king, and the arrangement was made, and the chariots were indeed prepared.)
The teacher himself, greatly lamented by the king, ensured that the arrangements were made and the chariots were prepared.
कर्णो भूरिश्रवा द्रौणिर्वृषसेनश्च दुर्जयः। कृपश्च मद्रराजश्च षडेतेऽस्य पुरोगमाः ॥७-५३-२६॥
karṇo bhūriśravā drauṇirvṛṣasenaśca durjayaḥ। kṛpaśca madrarājaśca ṣaḍete'sya purogamāḥ ॥7-53-26॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravā; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Droṇa; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vṛṣasena; च (ca) - and; दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - Durjaya; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; च (ca) - and; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; एते (ete) - these; अस्य (asya) - his; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - foremost warriors;]
(Karna, Bhūriśravā, the son of Droṇa, Vṛṣasena, and Durjaya; Kṛpa and the king of Madra; these six are his foremost warriors.)
Karna, Bhūriśravā, Aśvatthāmā (son of Droṇa), Vṛṣasena, Durjaya, Kṛpa, and the king of Madra are the six foremost warriors leading his army.
शकटः पद्मपश्चार्धो व्यूहो द्रोणेन कल्पितः। पद्मकर्णिकमध्यस्थः सूचीपाशे जयद्रथः ॥ स्थास्यते रक्षितो वीरैः सिन्धुराड्युद्धदुर्मदैः ॥७-५३-२७॥
śakaṭaḥ padmapaścārdho vyūho droṇena kalpitaḥ। padmakarṇikamadhyasthaḥ sūcīpāśe jayadrathaḥ ॥ sthāsyate rakṣito vīraiḥ sindhurāḍyuddhadurmadaiḥ ॥7-53-27॥
[शकटः (śakaṭaḥ) - cart; पद्मपश्चार्धः (padmapaścārdhaḥ) - lotus-half; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - arranged; पद्मकर्णिकमध्यस्थः (padmakarṇikamadhyasthaḥ) - in the center of the lotus; सूचीपाशे (sūcīpāśe) - in the needle trap; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; स्थास्यते (sthāsyate) - will stand; रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes; सिन्धुराट् (sindhurāṭ) - Sindhu king; युद्धदुर्मदैः (yuddhadurmadaiḥ) - by war-intoxicated;]
(The cart formation, with the half-lotus, was arranged by Drona. Jayadratha, stationed in the center of the lotus, in the needle trap, will stand protected by heroes, the Sindhu king, and those intoxicated by war.)
The cart formation, resembling a half-lotus, was strategically arranged by Drona. Jayadratha is positioned at the center of this formation, within the needle trap, and will be protected by valiant warriors, including the Sindhu king and those fierce in battle.
धनुष्यस्त्रे च वीर्ये च प्राणे चैव तथोरसि। अविषह्यतमा ह्येते निश्चिताः पार्थ षड्रथाः ॥ एतानजित्वा सगणान्नैव प्राप्यो जयद्रथः ॥७-५३-२८॥
dhanuṣyastre ca vīrye ca prāṇe caiva tathorasi। aviṣahyatamā hyete niścitāḥ pārtha ṣaḍrathāḥ ॥ etānajitvā sagaṇānnaiva prāpyo jayadrathaḥ ॥7-53-28॥
[धनुष्य (dhanuṣya) - in bow; अस्त्रे (astre) - in weapon; च (ca) - and; वीर्ये (vīrye) - in strength; च (ca) - and; प्राणे (prāṇe) - in life; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - also; उरसि (urasi) - in chest; अविषह्यतमा (aviṣahyatamā) - most unbearable; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; निश्चिताः (niścitāḥ) - determined; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; षड्रथाः (ṣaḍrathāḥ) - six chariots; एतान् (etān) - these; अजित्वा (ajitvā) - without conquering; सगणान् (sagaṇān) - along with followers; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; प्राप्यः (prāpyaḥ) - can be obtained; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(In bow, weapon, strength, life, and also in chest, these six chariots, O son of Pritha, are most unbearable and determined. Without conquering these along with their followers, Jayadratha cannot be obtained.)
O son of Pritha, these six chariots are most formidable in bow, weapon, strength, life, and chest. Without defeating them and their followers, Jayadratha cannot be captured.
तेषामेकैकशो वीर्यं षण्णां त्वमनुचिन्तय। सहिता हि नरव्याघ्रा न शक्या जेतुमञ्जसा ॥७-५३-२९॥
teṣāmekaikaśo vīryaṃ ṣaṇṇāṃ tvamanucintaya। sahitā hi naravyāghrā na śakyā jetumañjasā ॥7-53-29॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; एकैकशः (ekaikaśaḥ) - one by one; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; षण्णाम् (ṣaṇṇām) - of the six; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुचिन्तय (anucintaya) - consider; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; हि (hi) - indeed; नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men; न (na) - not; शक्याः (śakyāḥ) - possible; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily;]
(Consider the strength of each of the six one by one. Indeed, the tiger-like men together are not easily conquered.)
Reflect on the strength of each of the six individually. Together, these formidable warriors are not easily defeated.
भूयश्च चिन्तयिष्यामि नीतिमात्महिताय वै। मन्त्रज्ञैः सचिवैः सार्धं सुहृद्भिः कार्यसिद्धये ॥७-५३-३०॥
bhūyaśca cintayiṣyāmi nītimātmahitāya vai। mantrajñaiḥ sacivaiḥ sārdhaṃ suhṛdbhiḥ kāryasiddhaye ॥7-53-30॥
[भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; चिन्तयिष्यामि (cintayiṣyāmi) - I will consider; नीतिम् (nītim) - policy; आत्महिताय (ātmahitāya) - for self-benefit; वै (vai) - indeed; मन्त्रज्ञैः (mantrajñaiḥ) - with wise counselors; सचिवैः (sacivaiḥ) - with ministers; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - with friends; कार्यसिद्धये (kāryasiddhaye) - for accomplishment of the task;]
(Again, I will consider the policy for self-benefit indeed, together with wise counselors, ministers, and friends for the accomplishment of the task.)
"I will once again deliberate on the strategy for my own benefit, in consultation with wise counselors, ministers, and friends to ensure the success of the task."
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
षड्रथान्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य मन्यसे यान्बलाधिकान्। तेषां वीर्यं ममार्धेन न तुल्यमिति लक्षये ॥७-५३-३१॥
ṣaḍrathāndhārtarāṣṭrasya manyase yānbalādhikān। teṣāṃ vīryaṃ mamārdhena na tulyamiti lakṣaye ॥7-53-31॥
[षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; यान् (yān) - which; बलाधिकान् (balādhikān) - superior in strength; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; मम (mama) - my; अर्धेन (ardhena) - by half; न (na) - not; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; इति (iti) - thus; लक्षये (lakṣaye) - I perceive;]
(You think that the six chariots of Dhritarashtra's sons are superior in strength. I perceive that their strength is not equal to half of mine.)
You believe that the six chariots of Dhritarashtra's sons are stronger, but I see that their strength is not even half of mine.
अस्त्रमस्त्रेण सर्वेषामेतेषां मधुसूदन। मया द्रक्ष्यसि निर्भिन्नं जयद्रथवधैषिणा ॥७-५३-३२॥
astramastreṇa sarveṣāmetēṣāṁ madhusūdana। mayā drakṣyasi nirbhinnaṁ jayadrathavadhaiṣiṇā ॥7-53-32॥
[अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एतेषाम् (etēṣām) - of these; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; निर्भिन्नम् (nirbhinnaṁ) - pierced; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वध (vadha) - killing; ऐषिणा (aiṣiṇā) - by desire;]
(O Madhusudana, by weapon, of all these, by me, you will see pierced, Jayadratha, by desire for killing.)
O Madhusudana, you will see all these weapons pierced by my desire to kill Jayadratha.
द्रोणस्य मिषतः सोऽहं सगणस्य विलप्यतः। मूर्धानं सिन्धुराजस्य पातयिष्यामि भूतले ॥७-५३-३३॥
droṇasya miṣataḥ so'haṃ sagaṇasya vilapyataḥ। mūrdhānaṃ sindhurājasya pātayiṣyāmi bhūtale ॥7-53-33॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - watching; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; सगणस्य (sagaṇasya) - with the group; विलप्यतः (vilapyataḥ) - lamenting; मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - head; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the Sindhu king; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall; भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground;]
(While Drona is watching and lamenting with his group, I will cause the head of the Sindhu king to fall on the ground.)
I will make the head of the Sindhu king fall to the ground while Drona watches and laments with his followers.
यदि साध्याश्च रुद्राश्च वसवश्च सहाश्विनः। मरुतश्च सहेन्द्रेण विश्वेदेवास्तथासुराः ॥७-५३-३४॥
yadi sādhyāśca rudrāśca vasavaśca sahāśvinaḥ। marutaśca sahendreṇa viśvedevāstathāsurāḥ ॥7-53-34॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - Sādhyas; च (ca) - and; रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; च (ca) - and; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; अश्विनः (aśvinaḥ) - Aśvins; मरुतः (marutaḥ) - Maruts; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - Indra; विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - Viśvedevas; तथा (tathā) - and also; असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras;]
(If the Sādhyas, Rudras, Vasus, along with the Aśvins, Maruts with Indra, Viśvedevas, and also the Asuras.)
If the Sādhyas, Rudras, Vasus, along with the Aśvins, Maruts with Indra, Viśvedevas, and also the Asuras, are present.
पितरः सहगन्धर्वाः सुपर्णाः सागराद्रयः। द्यौर्वियत्पृथिवी चेयं दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः ॥७-५३-३५॥
pitaraḥ sahagandharvāḥ suparṇāḥ sāgarādrayaḥ। dyaurviyatpṛthivī ceyaṃ diśaśca sadigīśvarāḥ ॥7-53-35॥
[पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; सहगन्धर्वाः (sahagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - Suparnas; सागराद्रयः (sāgarādrayaḥ) - oceans and mountains; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; वियत् (viyat) - space; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; च (ca) - and; इयम् (iyam) - this; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; सदिगीश्वराः (sadigīśvarāḥ) - with the lords of directions;]
(Ancestors with Gandharvas, Suparnas, oceans and mountains; sky, space, and this earth, directions and with the lords of directions.)
The ancestors along with the Gandharvas, Suparnas, oceans, and mountains; the sky, space, this earth, and the directions along with their lords.
ग्राम्यारण्यानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च। त्रातारः सिन्धुराजस्य भवन्ति मधुसूदन ॥७-५३-३६॥
grāmyāraṇyāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca। trātāraḥ sindhurājasya bhavanti madhusūdana ॥7-53-36॥
[ग्राम्य (grāmya) - domestic; अरण्यानि (araṇyāni) - wild; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile; चराणि (carāṇi) - mobile; च (ca) - and; त्रातारः (trātāraḥ) - protectors; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the ocean king; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana;]
(Domestic and wild beings, both immobile and mobile, become protectors of the ocean king, O Madhusudana.)
O Madhusudana, both domestic and wild beings, whether immobile or mobile, become protectors of the ocean king.
तथापि बाणैर्निहतं श्वो द्रष्टासि रणे मया। सत्येन ते शपे कृष्ण तथैवायुधमालभे ॥७-५३-३७॥
tathāpi bāṇairnihataṃ śvo draṣṭāsi raṇe mayā। satyena te śape kṛṣṇa tathaivāyudhamālabhe ॥7-53-37॥
[तथापि (tathāpi) - still; nevertheless; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; निहतम् (nihataṃ) - killed; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मया (mayā) - by me; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; ते (te) - to you; शपे (śape) - I swear; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; आलभे (ālabhe) - I take up;]
(Still, by arrows killed, tomorrow you will see in battle by me. By truth, to you I swear, O Krishna, in the same way, weapon I take up.)
Nevertheless, you will see tomorrow in battle that I have killed with arrows. I swear to you by truth, O Krishna, that I will take up the weapon in the same way.
यश्च गोप्ता महेष्वासस्तस्य पापस्य दुर्मतेः। तमेव प्रथमं द्रोणमभियास्यामि केशव ॥७-५३-३८॥
yaśca goptā maheṣvāsastasya pāpasya durmateḥ। tameva prathamaṃ droṇamabhiyaāsyāmi keśava ॥7-53-38॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; तस्य (tasya) - his; पापस्य (pāpasya) - of the sinful; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - evil-minded; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; अभियास्यामि (abhiyaāsyāmi) - I will approach; केशव (keśava) - Kṛṣṇa;]
(Who is the protector and great archer of the sinful and evil-minded, him only first Droṇa I will approach, Kṛṣṇa.)
Kṛṣṇa, I will first approach Droṇa, who is the protector and great archer of the sinful and evil-minded.
तस्मिन्द्यूतमिदं बद्धं मन्यते स्म सुयोधनः। तस्मात्तस्यैव सेनाग्रं भित्त्वा यास्यामि सैन्धवम् ॥७-५३-३९॥
tasmin dyūtam idaṃ baddhaṃ manyate sma suyodhanaḥ। tasmāt tasyaiva senāgraṃ bhittvā yāsyāmi saindhavam ॥7-53-39॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling; इदम् (idam) - this; बद्धम् (baddham) - bound; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; स्म (sma) - indeed; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; सेनाग्रम् (senāgram) - vanguard; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - to Sindhu;]
(In that gambling, this is bound, thinks indeed Suyodhana. Therefore, piercing only his vanguard, I will go to Sindhu.)
Suyodhana indeed thinks that this is bound in that gambling. Therefore, I will pierce through his vanguard and go to Sindhu.
द्रष्टासि श्वो महेष्वासान्नाराचैस्तिग्मतेजनैः। शृङ्गाणीव गिरेर्वज्रैर्दार्यमाणान्मया युधि ॥७-५३-४०॥
draṣṭāsi śvo maheṣvāsānnārācaiḥ tigmatejanaiḥ। śṛṅgāṇīva girervajrairdāryamāṇānmayā yudhi ॥7-53-40॥
[द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; तिग्मतेजनैः (tigmatejanaiḥ) - with sharp points; शृङ्गाणि (śṛṅgāṇi) - peaks; इव (iva) - like; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of a mountain; वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - by thunderbolts; दार्यमाणान् (dāryamāṇān) - being shattered; मया (mayā) - by me; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(You will see tomorrow the great archers with iron arrows with sharp points, like the peaks of a mountain being shattered by thunderbolts by me in battle.)
Tomorrow, you will witness the great archers, armed with sharp iron arrows, being shattered by me in battle, just like the peaks of a mountain are shattered by thunderbolts.
नरनागाश्वदेहेभ्यो विस्रविष्यति शोणितम्। पतद्भ्यः पतितेभ्यश्च विभिन्नेभ्यः शितैः शरैः ॥७-५३-४१॥
naranāgāśvadehebhyo visraviṣyati śoṇitam। patadbhyaḥ patitebhyaśca vibhinnebhyaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-53-41॥
[नर (nara) - man; नाग (nāga) - elephant; अश्व (aśva) - horse; देहेभ्यः (dehebhyaḥ) - from the bodies; विस्रविष्यति (visraviṣyati) - will flow; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; पतद्भ्यः (patadbhyaḥ) - from those falling; पतितेभ्यः (patitebhyaḥ) - from those fallen; च (ca) - and; विभिन्नेभ्यः (vibhinnebhyaḥ) - from those pierced; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows;]
(Blood will flow from the bodies of men, elephants, and horses; from those falling, fallen, and pierced by sharp arrows.)
Blood will flow from the bodies of men, elephants, and horses, as they are struck down by sharp arrows, whether they are falling, fallen, or pierced.
गाण्डीवप्रेषिता बाणा मनोनिलसमा जवे। नृनागाश्वान्विदेहासून्कर्तारश्च सहस्रशः ॥७-५३-४२॥
gāṇḍīvapreṣitā bāṇā manonilasamā jave। nṛnāgāśvānvidehāsūnkartāraśca sahasraśaḥ ॥7-53-42॥
[गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gandiva; प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - dispatched; बाणा (bāṇā) - arrows; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; अनिल (anila) - wind; समा (samā) - equal; जवे (jave) - in speed; नृ (nṛ) - men; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; विदेह (videha) - lifeless; असून् (asūn) - breath; कर्तारः (kartāraḥ) - makers; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(The arrows dispatched by Gandiva, equal to the mind and wind in speed, made men, elephants, and horses lifeless by thousands.)
The arrows shot from Gandiva were as swift as the mind and wind, rendering thousands of men, elephants, and horses lifeless.
यमात्कुबेराद्वरुणाद्रुद्रादिन्द्राच्च यन्मया। उपात्तमस्त्रं घोरं वै तद्द्रष्टारो नरा युधि ॥७-५३-४३॥
yamātkuberādvaruṇādrudrādindrācca yanmayā। upāttamastraṃ ghoraṃ vai taddraṣṭāro narā yudhi ॥7-53-43॥
[यमात् (yamāt) - from Yama; कुबेरात् (kuberāt) - from Kubera; वरुणात् (varuṇāt) - from Varuṇa; रुद्रात् (rudrāt) - from Rudra; इन्द्राच्च (indrācca) - and from Indra; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; उपात्तम् (upāttam) - obtained; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; वै (vai) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; द्रष्टारः (draṣṭāraḥ) - seers; नराः (narāḥ) - men; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(The terrible weapon which I obtained from Yama, Kubera, Varuṇa, Rudra, and also from Indra, indeed, that the seers, the men, in battle.)
The men in battle witnessed the terrible weapon that I had obtained from Yama, Kubera, Varuṇa, Rudra, and Indra.
ब्राह्मेणास्त्रेण चास्त्राणि हन्यमानानि संयुगे। मया द्रष्टासि सर्वेषां सैन्धवस्याभिरक्षिणाम् ॥७-५३-४४॥
brāhmeṇāstreṇa cāstrāṇi hanyamānāni saṃyuge। mayā draṣṭāsi sarveṣāṃ saindhavasyābhirakṣiṇām ॥7-53-44॥
[ब्राह्मेण (brāhmeṇa) - by the Brahma weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon; च (ca) - and; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; हन्यमानानि (hanyamānāni) - being destroyed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of the Sindhu prince; अभिरक्षिणाम् (abhirakṣiṇām) - of the protectors;]
(By the Brahma weapon and the weapon, the weapons being destroyed in the battle, you will see by me of all the protectors of the Sindhu prince.)
In the battle, you will see all the weapons being destroyed by the Brahma weapon and other weapons, as I protect the Sindhu prince.
शरवेगसमुत्कृत्तै राज्ञां केशव मूर्धभिः। आस्तीर्यमाणां पृथिवीं द्रष्टासि श्वो मया युधि ॥७-५३-४५॥
śaravegasamutkṛttai rājñāṃ keśava mūrdhabhiḥ। āstīryamāṇāṃ pṛthivīṃ draṣṭāsi śvo mayā yudhi ॥7-53-45॥
[शरवेगसमुत्कृत्तै (śaravegasamutkṛttai) - cut off by the speed of arrows; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - of the kings; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava; मूर्धभिः (mūrdhabhiḥ) - with heads; आस्तीर्यमाणां (āstīryamāṇāṃ) - being spread; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; मया (mayā) - by me; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(With heads of kings cut off by the speed of arrows, O Keśava, you will see the earth being spread tomorrow by me in battle.)
O Keśava, tomorrow you will witness the earth covered with the heads of kings, severed by the swift arrows, in the battle by me.
क्रव्यादांस्तर्पयिष्यामि द्रावयिष्यामि शात्रवान्। सुहृदो नन्दयिष्यामि पातयिष्यामि सैन्धवम् ॥७-५३-४६॥
kravyādāṁstarpayiṣyāmi drāvayiṣyāmi śātravān। suhṛdo nandayiṣyāmi pātayiṣyāmi saindhavam ॥7-53-46॥
[क्रव्यादान् (kravyādān) - carnivores; तर्पयिष्यामि (tarpayiṣyāmi) - I will satisfy; द्रावयिष्यामि (drāvayiṣyāmi) - I will drive away; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; नन्दयिष्यामि (nandayiṣyāmi) - I will make happy; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - salt; ॥७-५३-४६॥ (॥7-53-46॥) - (verse number);]
(I will satisfy the carnivores, drive away the enemies, make the friends happy, and cause the salt to fall.)
I will appease the carnivores, repel the enemies, bring joy to the friends, and let the salt fall.
बह्वागस्कृत्कुसम्बन्धी पापदेशसमुद्भवः। मया सैन्धवको राजा हतः स्वाञ्शोचयिष्यति ॥७-५३-४७॥
bahvāgaskṛtkusambandhī pāpadeśasamudbhavaḥ। mayā saindhavako rājā hataḥ svāñśocayiṣyati ॥7-53-47॥
[बहु (bahu) - much; अगस्कृत् (agaskṛt) - sinful; कुसम्बन्धी (kusambandhī) - badly related; पाप (pāpa) - evil; देश (deśa) - country; समुद्भवः (samudbhavaḥ) - originated; मया (mayā) - by me; सैन्धवकः (saindhavakaḥ) - Saindhava; राजा (rājā) - king; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; स्वान् (svān) - his own; शोचयिष्यति (śocayiṣyati) - will lament;]
(The sinful, badly related, evil-originated king of the Saindhava, who is from a wicked country, has been killed by me; he will lament for his own.)
The king of the Saindhava, who was sinful and had bad relations, originating from an evil country, has been killed by me; he will mourn for his own people.
सर्वक्षीरान्नभोक्तारः पापाचारा रणाजिरे। मया सराजका बाणैर्नुन्ना नङ्क्ष्यन्ति सैन्धवाः ॥७-५३-४८॥
sarvakṣīrānna-bhoktāraḥ pāpācārā raṇājire। mayā sarājakā bāṇairnunnā naṅkṣyanti saindhavāḥ ॥7-53-48॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; क्षीरान्न (kṣīrānna) - milk and rice; भोक्तारः (bhoktāraḥ) - eaters; पापाचारा (pāpācārā) - wicked in conduct; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield; मया (mayā) - by me; सराजका (sarājakā) - with kings; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; नुन्नाः (nunnāḥ) - pierced; नङ्क्ष्यन्ति (naṅkṣyanti) - will perish; सैन्धवाः (saindhavāḥ) - the Sindhus;]
(All eaters of milk and rice, wicked in conduct, in the battlefield, pierced by me with arrows along with kings, the Sindhus will perish.)
All those who consume milk and rice and are wicked in their conduct will perish in the battlefield, pierced by my arrows along with the kings, the Sindhus.
तथा प्रभाते कर्तास्मि यथा कृष्ण सुयोधनः। नान्यं धनुर्धरं लोके मंस्यते मत्समं युधि ॥७-५३-४९॥
tathā prabhāte kartāsmi yathā kṛṣṇa suyodhanaḥ। nānyaṃ dhanurdharaṃ loke maṃsyate matsamaṃ yudhi ॥7-53-49॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning; कर्ता (kartā) - doer; अस्मि (asmi) - am; यथा (yathā) - as; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - other; धनुर्धरं (dhanurdharaṃ) - archer; लोके (loke) - in the world; मंस्यते (maṃsyate) - will consider; मत्समं (matsamaṃ) - equal to me; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Thus, in the morning, I am the doer as Krishna and Suyodhana. No other archer in the world will consider equal to me in battle.)
Thus, in the morning, I will act like Krishna and Suyodhana. No other archer in the world will think of themselves as equal to me in battle.
गाण्डीवं च धनुर्दिव्यं योद्धा चाहं नरर्षभ। त्वं च यन्ता हृषीकेश किं नु स्यादजितं मया ॥७-५३-५०॥
gāṇḍīvaṁ ca dhanurdivyaṁ yoddhā cāhaṁ nararṣabha। tvaṁ ca yantā hṛṣīkeśa kiṁ nu syādajitaṁ mayā ॥7-53-50॥
[गाण्डीवं (gāṇḍīvaṁ) - Gandiva bow; च (ca) - and; धनुर्दिव्यं (dhanurdivyaṁ) - divine bow; योद्धा (yoddhā) - warrior; च (ca) - and; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; यन्ता (yantā) - charioteer; हृषीकेश (hṛṣīkeśa) - Hrishikesha; किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; अजितं (ajitaṁ) - unconquered; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Gandiva bow and divine bow, warrior and I, O best of men, you and charioteer Hrishikesha, what indeed would be unconquered by me?)
With the Gandiva bow and divine weapons, as a warrior and I being the best among men, and you as the charioteer Hrishikesha, what indeed could remain unconquered by me?
यथा हि लक्ष्म चन्द्रे वै समुद्रे च यथा जलम्। एवमेतां प्रतिज्ञां मे सत्यां विद्धि जनार्दन ॥७-५३-५१॥
yathā hi lakṣma candre vai samudre ca yathā jalam। evametāṃ pratijñāṃ me satyāṃ viddhi janārdana ॥7-53-51॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; लक्ष्म (lakṣma) - mark; चन्द्रे (candre) - on the moon; वै (vai) - indeed; समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; जलम् (jalam) - water; एवम् (evam) - thus; एतां (etāṃ) - this; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - promise; मे (me) - my; सत्यां (satyāṃ) - true; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana;]
(As indeed the mark on the moon, and as water in the ocean, thus know this promise of mine to be true, O Janardana.)
Just as the mark on the moon and the water in the ocean are certain, know this promise of mine to be true, O Janardana.
मावमंस्था ममास्त्राणि मावमंस्था धनुर्दृढम्। मावमंस्था बलं बाह्वोर्मावमंस्था धनञ्जयम् ॥७-५३-५२॥
māvamaṃsthā mamāstrāṇi māvamaṃsthā dhanurdṛḍham। māvamaṃsthā balaṃ bāhvormāvamaṃsthā dhanañjayam ॥7-53-52॥
[मावमंस्था (māvamaṃsthā) - do not disregard; मम (mama) - my; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; मावमंस्था (māvamaṃsthā) - do not disregard; धनु (dhanu) - bow; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; मावमंस्था (māvamaṃsthā) - do not disregard; बलम् (balam) - strength; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; मावमंस्था (māvamaṃsthā) - do not disregard; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna;]
(Do not disregard my weapons; do not disregard the firm bow; do not disregard the strength of arms; do not disregard Arjuna.)
Do not underestimate my weapons, the firmness of my bow, the strength of my arms, or Arjuna.
यथा हि यात्वा सङ्ग्रामे न जीये विजयामि च। तेन सत्येन सङ्ग्रामे हतं विद्धि जयद्रथम् ॥७-५३-५३॥
yathā hi yātvā saṅgrāme na jīye vijayāmi ca। tena satyena saṅgrāme hataṃ viddhi jayadratham ॥7-53-53॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; यात्वा (yātvā) - having gone; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; न (na) - not; जीये (jīye) - I am defeated; विजयामि (vijayāmi) - I conquer; च (ca) - and; तेन (tena) - by that; सत्येन (satyena) - truth; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(As indeed, having gone to battle, I am not defeated and I conquer. By that truth, know Jayadratha is killed in battle.)
"As I go to battle, I am neither defeated nor do I conquer. By this truth, know that Jayadratha has been slain in battle."
ध्रुवं वै ब्राह्मणे सत्यं ध्रुवा साधुषु संनतिः। श्रीर्ध्रुवा चापि दक्षेषु ध्रुवो नारायणे जयः ॥७-५३-५४॥
dhruvaṁ vai brāhmaṇe satyaṁ dhruvā sādhuṣu saṁnatiḥ। śrīrdhruvā cāpi dakṣeṣu dhruvo nārāyaṇe jayaḥ ॥7-53-54॥
[ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - in a brāhmaṇa; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - firm; साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - in the virtuous; संनतिः (saṁnatiḥ) - humility; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; ध्रुवा (dhruvā) - firm; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दक्षेषु (dakṣeṣu) - in the skillful; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - firm; नारायणे (nārāyaṇe) - in Nārāyaṇa; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Certainly, truth is firm in a brāhmaṇa; humility is firm in the virtuous; prosperity is also firm in the skillful; victory is firm in Nārāyaṇa.)
Indeed, truth is steadfast in a brāhmaṇa; humility resides in the virtuous; prosperity is assured in the skillful; and victory is certain in Nārāyaṇa.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं स्वयमात्मानमात्मना। संदिदेशार्जुनो नर्दन्वासविः केशवं प्रभुम् ॥७-५३-५५॥
evamuktvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ svayamātmānamātmanā। sandideśārjuno nardanvāsaviḥ keśavaṃ prabhum ॥7-53-55॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; हृषीकेशम् (hṛṣīkeśam) - to Hrishikesha; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self; संदिदेश (sandideśa) - instructed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; नर्दन्वासविः (nardanvāsaviḥ) - the descendant of Nardana and Vasava; केशवम् (keśavam) - to Keshava; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - the lord;]
(Thus, having spoken to Hrishikesha, Arjuna, the descendant of Nardana and Vasava, instructed Keshava, the lord, himself, by the self.)
After speaking in this manner to Hrishikesha, Arjuna, the descendant of Nardana and Vasava, gave instructions to Lord Keshava himself.
यथा प्रभातां रजनीं कल्पितः स्याद्रथो मम। तथा कार्यं त्वया कृष्ण कार्यं हि महदुद्यतम् ॥७-५३-५६॥
yathā prabhātāṃ rajanīṃ kalpitaḥ syādratho mama। tathā kāryaṃ tvayā kṛṣṇa kāryaṃ hi mahadudyatam ॥7-53-56॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; प्रभातां (prabhātāṃ) - dawn; रजनीं (rajanīṃ) - night; कल्पितः (kalpitaḥ) - imagined; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; मम (mama) - my; तथा (tathā) - so; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; हि (hi) - indeed; महत् (mahat) - great; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - undertaken;]
(As the night would be imagined as dawn, so the task by you, Krishna, indeed a great task is undertaken.)
Just as the night is imagined to be dawn, so too, Krishna, a great task is indeed undertaken by you.
