07.055
Pancharatra and Core: Lamentations of Subhadra, Uttara, and Draupadi.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य केशवस्य महात्मनः। सुभद्रा पुत्रशोकार्ता विललाप सुदुःखिता ॥७-५५-१॥
etacchrutvā vacastasya keśavasya mahātmanaḥ। subhadrā putraśokārtā vilalāpa suduḥkhitā ॥7-55-1॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; सुभद्रा (subhadrā) - Subhadra; पुत्र (putra) - son; शोक (śoka) - grief; आर्ता (ārtā) - afflicted; विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented; सुदुःखिता (suduḥkhitā) - very sorrowful;]
(Having heard these words of Keshava, the great soul, Subhadra, afflicted with grief for her son, lamented very sorrowfully.)
Upon hearing the words of the great Keshava, Subhadra, overwhelmed with grief for her son, began to lament deeply.
हा पुत्र मम मन्दायाः कथं संयुगमेत्य ह। निधनं प्राप्तवांस्तात पितृतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥७-५५-२॥
hā putra mama mandāyāḥ kathaṃ saṃyugametya ha। nidhanaṃ prāptavāṃstāta pitṛtulyaparākramaḥ ॥7-55-2॥
[हा (hā) - alas; पुत्र (putra) - son; मम (mama) - my; मन्दायाः (mandāyāḥ) - of the slow-witted; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; संयुगम् (saṃyugam) - battle; एत्य (etya) - having come; ह (ha) - indeed; निधनं (nidhanam) - death; प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained; तात (tāta) - dear; पितृतुल्यपराक्रमः (pitṛtulyaparākramaḥ) - equal in valor to his father;]
(Alas, my son, how did he, equal in valor to his father, indeed meet his death in battle, having come?)
Alas, my son, how did my slow-witted child, who was equal in valor to his father, meet his death in battle?
कथमिन्दीवरश्यामं सुदंष्ट्रं चारुलोचनम्। मुखं ते दृश्यते वत्स गुण्ठितं रणरेणुना ॥७-५५-३॥
katham indīvaraśyāmaṃ sudaṃṣṭraṃ cārulocanam। mukhaṃ te dṛśyate vatsa guṇṭhitaṃ raṇareṇunā ॥7-55-3॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; इन्दीवर (indīvara) - blue lotus; श्यामम् (śyāmam) - dark; सुदंष्ट्रम् (sudaṃṣṭram) - with beautiful teeth; चारु (cāru) - lovely; लोचनम् (locanam) - eyes; मुखम् (mukham) - face; ते (te) - your; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; वत्स (vatsa) - dear; गुण्ठितम् (guṇṭhitam) - covered; रणरेणुना (raṇareṇunā) - with battle dust;]
(How is your face, dear, dark as a blue lotus, with beautiful teeth and lovely eyes, seen covered with battle dust?)
Dear, how is it that your face, dark like a blue lotus with beautiful teeth and lovely eyes, is seen covered with the dust of battle?
नूनं शूरं निपतितं त्वां पश्यन्त्यनिवर्तिनम्। सुशिरोग्रीवबाह्वंसं व्यूढोरस्कं निरूदरम् ॥७-५५-४॥
nūnaṃ śūraṃ nipatitaṃ tvāṃ paśyantyanivartinam। suśirogrīvabāhvaṃsaṃ vyūḍhoraskaṃ nirūdaram ॥7-55-4॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; शूरम् (śūram) - hero; निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; अनिवर्तिनम् (anivartinam) - non-returning; सुशिर (suśira) - with beautiful head; ग्रीव (grīva) - neck; बाहु (bāhu) - arms; अंसम् (aṃsam) - shoulders; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - broad; उरस्कम् (uraskam) - chest; निरूदरम् (nirūdaram) - without belly;]
(Certainly, they see you, the fallen hero, non-returning, with a beautiful head, neck, arms, shoulders, broad chest, and without a belly.)
Certainly, they see you, the fallen hero who does not return, with a beautiful head, neck, arms, shoulders, broad chest, and without a belly.
चारूपचितसर्वाङ्गं स्वक्षं शस्त्रक्षताचितम्। भूतानि त्वा निरीक्षन्ते नूनं चन्द्रमिवोदितम् ॥७-५५-५॥
cārūpacitasarvāṅgaṃ svakṣaṃ śastrakṣatācitam। bhūtāni tvā nirīkṣante nūnaṃ candramivoditam ॥7-55-5॥
[चारु (cāru) - beautiful; उपचित (upacita) - well-formed; सर्व (sarva) - all; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limbs; स्व (sva) - own; अक्षं (akṣaṃ) - eyes; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon; क्षत (kṣata) - wounded; आचितम् (ācitam) - covered; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; त्वा (tvā) - you; निरीक्षन्ते (nirīkṣante) - observe; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; चन्द्रम् (candram) - moon; इव (iva) - like; उदितम् (uditam) - risen;]
(Beautiful, well-formed limbs, own eyes covered with weapon wounds. Beings observe you indeed like the risen moon.)
Your beautiful and well-formed limbs, with your own eyes covered in weapon wounds, are observed by beings indeed like the risen moon.
शयनीयं पुरा यस्य स्पर्ध्यास्तरणसंवृतम्। भूमावद्य कथं शेषे विप्रविद्धः सुखोचितः ॥७-५५-६॥
śayanīyaṃ purā yasya spardhyāstaraṇasaṃvṛtam। bhūmāvadya kathaṃ śeṣe vipraviddhaḥ sukhocitaḥ ॥7-55-6॥
[शयनीयं (śayanīyaṃ) - bed; पुरा (purā) - formerly; यस्य (yasya) - whose; स्पर्ध्या (spardhyā) - rival; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - covering; संवृतम् (saṃvṛtam) - enclosed; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; अद्य (adya) - now; कथम् (katham) - how; शेषे (śeṣe) - do you lie; विप्रविद्धः (vipraviddhaḥ) - thrown away; सुखोचितः (sukhocitaḥ) - accustomed to comfort;]
(The bed which was formerly enclosed with a rival covering, how do you now lie thrown away on the ground, accustomed to comfort?)
Once, your bed was covered with luxurious spreads, but now, accustomed to comfort, how do you find yourself lying discarded on the ground?
योऽन्वास्यत पुरा वीरो वरस्त्रीभिर्महाभुजः। कथमन्वास्यते सोऽद्य शिवाभिः पतितो मृधे ॥७-५५-७॥
yo'nvāsyata purā vīro varastrībhirmahābhujaḥ। katham anvāsyate so'dya śivābhiḥ patito mṛdhe ॥7-55-7॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्वास्यत (anvāsyata) - was followed; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; वरस्त्रीभिः (varastrībhiḥ) - by noble women; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed; कथम् (katham) - how; अन्वास्यते (anvāsyate) - is followed; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; शिवाभिः (śivābhiḥ) - by Śivā's (goddesses); पतितः (patitaḥ) - fallen; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle;]
(Who was followed formerly by noble women, the mighty-armed hero, how is he today followed by Śivā's (goddesses), fallen in battle?)
The mighty-armed hero, who was once followed by noble women, how is he today fallen in battle and followed by the Śivā's (goddesses)?
योऽस्तूयत पुरा हृष्टैः सूतमागधबन्दिभिः। सोऽद्य क्रव्याद्गणैर्घोरैर्विनदद्भिरुपास्यते ॥७-५५-८॥
yo'stūyata purā hṛṣṭaiḥ sūtamāgadhabandibhiḥ। so'dya kravyādgaṇairghorairvinadadbhirupāsyate ॥7-55-8॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; अस्तूयत (astūyata) - was praised; पुरा (purā) - formerly; हृष्टैः (hṛṣṭaiḥ) - by delighted; सूत (sūta) - charioteers; मागध (māgadha) - bards; बन्दिभिः (bandibhiḥ) - and heralds; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; क्रव्याद (kravyāda) - flesh-eating; गणैः (gaṇaiḥ) - by groups; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; विनदद्भिः (vinadadbhiḥ) - howling; उपास्यते (upāsyate) - is attended;]
(He who was praised formerly by delighted charioteers, bards, and heralds, today is attended by terrible, howling groups of flesh-eating beings.)
The one who was once praised by joyful charioteers, bards, and heralds, is now surrounded by terrifying, howling groups of flesh-eating creatures.
पाण्डवेषु च नाथेषु वृष्णिवीरेषु चाभिभो। पाञ्चालेषु च वीरेषु हतः केनास्यनाथवत् ॥७-५५-९॥
pāṇḍaveṣu ca nātheṣu vṛṣṇivīreṣu cābhibho। pāñcāleṣu ca vīreṣu hataḥ kenāsyanāthavat ॥7-55-9॥
[पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; नाथेषु (nātheṣu) - among the protectors; वृष्णिवीरेषु (vṛṣṇivīreṣu) - among the Vrishni heroes; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord; पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - among the Panchala heroes; च (ca) - and; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - among the heroes; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; केन (kena) - by whom; अस्य (asya) - this; अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - as if without a protector;]
(Among the Pandavas and protectors, among the Vrishni heroes, O lord, among the Panchala heroes and heroes, who killed this as if without a protector?)
O lord, among the Pandavas, Vrishni heroes, and Panchala heroes, who has killed this one as if he were without a protector?
अतृप्तदर्शना पुत्र दर्शनस्य तवानघ। मन्दभाग्या गमिष्यामि व्यक्तमद्य यमक्षयम् ॥७-५५-१०॥
atṛptadarśanā putra darśanasya tavānagha। mandabhāgyā gamiṣyāmi vyaktamadya yamakṣayam ॥7-55-10॥
[अतृप्तदर्शना (atṛptadarśanā) - unsatisfied with seeing; पुत्र (putra) - son; दर्शनस्य (darśanasya) - of seeing; तव (tava) - your; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; मन्दभाग्या (mandabhāgyā) - unfortunate; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; अद्य (adya) - today; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Unsatisfied with seeing, O sinless son, your sight, unfortunate I shall clearly go today to the abode of Yama.)
O sinless son, I am unfortunate and unsatisfied with seeing you. Clearly, today I shall go to the abode of Yama.
विशालाक्षं सुकेशान्तं चारुवाक्यं सुगन्धि च। तव पुत्र कदा भूयो मुखं द्रक्ष्यामि निर्व्रणम् ॥७-५५-११॥
viśālākṣaṃ sukeśāntaṃ cāruvākyaṃ sugandhi ca। tava putra kadā bhūyo mukhaṃ drakṣyāmi nirvraṇam ॥7-55-11॥
[विशालाक्षम् (viśālākṣam) - large-eyed; सुकेशान्तम् (sukeśāntam) - with beautiful hair; चारुवाक्यम् (cāruvākyam) - sweet-spoken; सुगन्धि (sugandhi) - fragrant; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; पुत्र (putra) - son; कदा (kadā) - when; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; मुखम् (mukham) - face; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - shall see; निर्व्रणम् (nirvraṇam) - unwounded;]
(Large-eyed, with beautiful hair, sweet-spoken, fragrant and your son, when shall I see again the unwounded face?)
O son, when will I see your large eyes, beautiful hair, sweet words, and fragrant unwounded face again?
धिग्बलं भीमसेनस्य धिक्पार्थस्य धनुष्मताम्। धिग्वीर्यं वृष्णिवीराणां पाञ्चालानां च धिग्बलम् ॥७-५५-१२॥
dhigbalaṁ bhīmasenasya dhikpārthasya dhanuṣmatām। dhigvīryaṁ vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṁ pāñcālānāṁ ca dhigbalam ॥7-55-12॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; बलम् (balam) - strength; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; धिक् (dhik) - shame; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; धनुष्मताम् (dhanuṣmatām) - of the bowmen; धिक् (dhik) - shame; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor; वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi) - of the Vrishni; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the heroes; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; धिक् (dhik) - shame; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(Shame on the strength of Bhimasena, shame on the bowmen of Partha. Shame on the valor of the heroes of the Vrishni and the Panchalas, and shame on their strength.)
"Shame on the strength of Bhimasena and the bowmen of Partha. Shame on the valor and strength of the heroes of the Vrishni and the Panchalas."
धिक्केकयांस्तथा चेदीन्मत्स्यांश्चैवाथ सृञ्जयान्। ये त्वा रणे गतं वीरं न जानन्ति निपातितम् ॥७-५५-१३॥
dhikkekayāṃstathā cedīnmatSyāṃścaivātha sṛñjayān। ye tvā raṇe gataṃ vīraṃ na jānanti nipātitam ॥7-55-13॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; तथा (tathā) - also; चेदीन् (cedīn) - Cedis; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अथ (atha) - then; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Sṛñjayas; ये (ye) - who; त्वा (tvā) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; गतं (gatam) - gone; वीरं (vīram) - hero; न (na) - not; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - fallen;]
(Shame on the Kekayas, also the Cedis, Matsyas, and then the Sṛñjayas, who do not know that you, the hero, have fallen in battle.)
Shame on the Kekayas, Cedis, Matsyas, and Sṛñjayas, who do not realize that you, the hero, have fallen in battle.
अद्य पश्यामि पृथिवीं शून्यामिव हतत्विषम्। अभिमन्युमपश्यन्ती शोकव्याकुललोचना ॥७-५५-१४॥
adya paśyāmi pṛthivīṃ śūnyām iva hatatviṣam। abhimanyum apaśyantī śokavyākulalocanā ॥7-55-14॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; शून्याम् (śūnyām) - empty; इव (iva) - as if; हतत्विषम् (hatatviṣam) - bereft of splendor; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; अपश्यन्ती (apaśyantī) - not seeing; शोकव्याकुललोचना (śokavyākulalocanā) - eyes filled with grief;]
(Today I see the earth as if empty, bereft of splendor, not seeing Abhimanyu, with eyes filled with grief.)
Today, I perceive the earth as desolate and devoid of its brilliance, as if mourning the absence of Abhimanyu, with eyes overwhelmed by sorrow.
स्वस्रीयं वासुदेवस्य पुत्रं गाण्डीवधन्वनः। कथं त्वा विरथं वीरं द्रक्ष्याम्यन्यैर्निपातितम् ॥७-५५-१५॥
svasrīyaṃ vāsudevasya putraṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ। kathaṃ tvā virathaṃ vīraṃ drakṣyāmyanyairnipātitam ॥7-55-15॥
[स्वस्रीयं (svasrīyaṃ) - sister's son; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; गाण्डीवधन्वनः (gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ) - of the wielder of the Gandiva bow; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; त्वा (tvā) - you; विरथं (virathaṃ) - without a chariot; वीरं (vīraṃ) - hero; द्रक्ष्यामि (drakṣyāmi) - shall I see; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - felled;]
(How shall I see you, the sister's son of Vasudeva, the son of the wielder of the Gandiva bow, a hero without a chariot, felled by others?)
How can I witness you, the nephew of Vasudeva and son of the Gandiva bow wielder, a hero without his chariot, struck down by others?
हा वीर दृष्टो नष्टश्च धनं स्वप्न इवासि मे। अहो ह्यनित्यं मानुष्यं जलबुद्बुदचञ्चलम् ॥७-५५-१६॥
hā vīra dṛṣṭo naṣṭaśca dhanaṃ svapna ivāsi me। aho hyanityaṃ mānuṣyaṃ jalabudbudacañcalam ॥7-55-16॥
[हा (hā) - alas; वीर (vīra) - hero; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost; च (ca) - and; धनम् (dhanam) - wealth; स्वप्नः (svapnaḥ) - dream; इव (iva) - like; असि (asi) - are; मे (me) - my; अहो (aho) - oh; हि (hi) - indeed; अनित्यम् (anityam) - impermanent; मानुष्यं (mānuṣyam) - human life; जलबुद्बुद (jalabudbuda) - water bubble; चञ्चलम् (cañcalam) - fickle;]
(Alas, hero, seen and lost is the wealth, like a dream you are to me. Oh, indeed impermanent is human life, like a water bubble, fickle.)
"Alas, O hero, you appeared and vanished like wealth in a dream. Oh, how impermanent is human life, as fickle as a water bubble."
इमां ते तरुणीं भार्यां त्वदाधिभिरभिप्लुताम्। कथं सन्धारयिष्यामि विवत्सामिव धेनुकाम् ॥७-५५-१७॥
imāṃ te taruṇīṃ bhāryāṃ tvadādhibhirabhiplutām। kathaṃ sandhārayiṣyāmi vivatsāmiva dhenukām ॥7-55-17॥
[इमां (imām) - this; ते (te) - your; तरुणीं (taruṇīm) - young; भार्यां (bhāryām) - wife; त्वदाधिभिः (tvadādhibhiḥ) - by your afflictions; अभिप्लुताम् (abhiplutām) - overwhelmed; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; सन्धारयिष्यामि (sandhārayiṣyāmi) - shall I sustain; विवत्साम् (vivatsām) - calf-less; इव (iva) - like; धेनुकाम् (dhenukām) - a cow;]
(How shall I sustain this young wife of yours, overwhelmed by your afflictions, like a cow without a calf?)
How can I support your young wife, who is overwhelmed by your troubles, like a cow that has lost its calf?
अहो ह्यकाले प्रस्थानं कृतवानसि पुत्रक। विहाय फलकाले मां सुगृद्धां तव दर्शने ॥७-५५-१८॥
aho hyakāle prasthānaṃ kṛtavānasi putraka। vihāya phalakāle māṃ sugṛddhāṃ tava darśane ॥7-55-18॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; हि (hi) - indeed; अकाले (akāle) - untimely; प्रस्थानम् (prasthānam) - departure; कृतवानसि (kṛtavānasi) - you have made; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son; विहाय (vihāya) - leaving behind; फलकाले (phalakāle) - at the time of fruition; माम् (mām) - me; सुगृद्धाम् (sugṛddhām) - eager; तव (tava) - your; दर्शने (darśane) - sight;]
(Alas, indeed, you have made an untimely departure, O son, leaving me eager at the time of fruition for your sight.)
"Alas, my son, you have departed at an untimely moment, leaving me eager to see you at the time of fruition."
नूनं गतिः कृतान्तस्य प्राज्ञैरपि सुदुर्विदा। यत्र त्वं केशवे नाथे सङ्ग्रामेऽनाथवद्धतः ॥७-५५-१९॥
nūnaṃ gatiḥ kṛtāntasya prājñairapi sudurvidā। yatra tvaṃ keśave nāthe saṅgrāme'nāthavaddhataḥ ॥7-55-19॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; गतिः (gatiḥ) - the course; कृतान्तस्य (kṛtāntasya) - of destiny; प्राज्ञैः (prājñaiḥ) - by the wise; अपि (api) - even; सुदुर्विदा (sudurvidā) - very difficult to know; यत्र (yatra) - where; त्वम् (tvam) - you; केशवे (keśave) - when Keshava; नाथे (nāthe) - the protector; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; अनाथवत् (anāthavat) - like one without a protector; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Indeed, the course of destiny is very difficult to know even by the wise; where you, when Keshava, the protector, in battle, like one without a protector, were killed.)
Indeed, the path of destiny is inscrutable even to the wise; where you, with Keshava as the protector, were slain in battle as if you were without a guardian.
यज्वनां दानशीलानां ब्राह्मणानां कृतात्मनाम्। चरितब्रह्मचर्याणां पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिनाम् ॥७-५५-२०॥
yajvanāṃ dānaśīlānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ kṛtātmanām। caritabrahmacaryāṇāṃ puṇyatīrthāvagāhinām ॥7-55-20॥
[यज्वनां (yajvanāṃ) - of the sacrificers; दानशीलानां (dānaśīlānāṃ) - of the charitable; ब्राह्मणानां (brāhmaṇānāṃ) - of the Brahmins; कृतात्मनाम् (kṛtātmanām) - of the self-realized; चरितब्रह्मचर्याणां (caritabrahmacaryāṇāṃ) - of those who have practiced celibacy; पुण्यतीर्थावगाहिनाम् (puṇyatīrthāvagāhinām) - of those who have bathed in holy places;]
(Of the sacrificers, the charitable, the Brahmins, the self-realized, those who have practiced celibacy, and those who have bathed in holy places.)
This verse describes the qualities of individuals who are sacrificers, charitable, Brahmins, self-realized, have practiced celibacy, and have bathed in holy places.
कृतज्ञानां वदान्यानां गुरुशुश्रूषिणामपि। सहस्रदक्षिणानां च या गतिस्तामवाप्नुहि ॥७-५५-२१॥
kṛtajñānāṃ vadānyānāṃ guruśuśrūṣiṇāmapi। sahasradakṣiṇānāṃ ca yā gatistāmavāpnuhi ॥7-55-21॥
[कृतज्ञानाम् (kṛtajñānām) - of the grateful; वदान्यानाम् (vadānyānām) - of the generous; गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम् (guruśuśrūṣiṇām) - of those who serve the guru; अपि (api) - also; सहस्रदक्षिणानाम् (sahasradakṣiṇānām) - of those who give thousands in gifts; च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; ताम् (tām) - that; अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - attain;]
(Attain that state which is for the grateful, the generous, those who serve the guru, and those who give thousands in gifts.)
May you attain the state that is achieved by the grateful, the generous, those who serve their guru, and those who give thousands in gifts.
या गतिर्युध्यमानानां शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। हत्वारीन्निहतानां च सङ्ग्रामे तां गतिं व्रज ॥७-५५-२२॥
yā gatir yudhyamānānāṃ śūrāṇām anivartinām। hatvā arīn nihatānāṃ ca saṅgrāme tāṃ gatiṃ vraja ॥7-55-22॥
[या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of heroes; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those not returning; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; अरीन् (arīn) - enemies; निहतानाम् (nihatānām) - of the slain; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; ताम् (tām) - that; गतिम् (gatim) - state; व्रज (vraja) - attain;]
(Attain that state which is of those heroes who do not return, having slain enemies and of the slain in battle.)
Attain the state of those heroes who, having slain their enemies, do not return, and of those who have fallen in battle.
गोसहस्रप्रदातॄणां क्रतुदानां च या गतिः। नैवेशिकं चाभिमतं ददतां या गतिः शुभा ॥७-५५-२३॥
gosahasrapradātṝṇāṃ kratudānāṃ ca yā gatiḥ। naiveśikaṃ cābhimataṃ dadatāṃ yā gatiḥ śubhā ॥7-55-23॥
[गोसहस्रप्रदातॄणां (gosahasrapradātṝṇāṃ) - of those who give thousands of cows; क्रतुदानां (kratudānāṃ) - of those who perform sacrifices; च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; नैवेशिकं (naiveśikaṃ) - offering to the deity; च (ca) - and; अभिमतं (abhimataṃ) - desired; ददतां (dadatāṃ) - of those who give; या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious;]
(The path which is for those who give thousands of cows, for those who perform sacrifices, and for those who give the desired offering to the deity, is auspicious.)
The auspicious path is for those who donate thousands of cows, perform sacrifices, and give offerings to the deity as desired.
ब्रह्मचर्येण यां यान्ति मुनयः संशितव्रता। एकपत्न्यश्च यां यान्ति तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-२४॥
brahmacaryeṇa yāṃ yānti munayaḥ saṃśitavratā। ekapatnyaśca yāṃ yānti tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ॥7-55-24॥
[ब्रह्मचर्येण (brahmacaryeṇa) - by celibacy; यां (yāṃ) - which; यान्ति (yānti) - attain; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; संशितव्रता (saṃśitavratā) - of firm vows; एकपत्न्यः (ekapatnyaḥ) - monogamous men; च (ca) - and; यां (yāṃ) - which; यान्ति (yānti) - attain; तां (tāṃ) - that; गतिं (gatiṃ) - state; व्रज (vraja) - go; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(By celibacy, which sages of firm vows attain, and which monogamous men attain, go to that state, O son.)
O son, go to the state attained by sages of firm vows through celibacy and by monogamous men.
राज्ञां सुचरितैर्या च गतिर्भवति शाश्वती। चतुराश्रमिणां पुण्यैः पावितानां सुरक्षितैः ॥७-५५-२५॥
rājñāṃ sucaritairyā ca gatirbhavati śāśvatī। caturāśramiṇāṃ puṇyaiḥ pāvitānāṃ surakṣitaiḥ ॥7-55-25॥
[राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; सुचरितैः (sucaritaiḥ) - by good deeds; या (yā) - which; च (ca) - and; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal; चतुराश्रमिणाम् (caturāśramiṇām) - of the four stages of life; पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by virtues; पावितानाम् (pāvitānām) - purified; सुरक्षितैः (surakṣitaiḥ) - protected;]
(The eternal path which becomes by the good deeds of kings, purified and protected by the virtues of those in the four stages of life.)
The eternal path achieved through the good deeds of kings is purified and protected by the virtues of those in the four stages of life.
दीनानुकम्पिनां या च सततं संविभागिनाम्। पैशुन्याच्च निवृत्तानां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-२६॥
dīnānukampināṃ yā ca satataṃ saṃvibhāginām। paiśunyācca nivṛttānāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ॥7-55-26॥
[दीन (dīna) - poor; अनुकम्पिनां (anukampināṃ) - compassionate; या (yā) - who; च (ca) - and; सततं (satatam) - always; संविभागिनाम् (saṃvibhāginām) - sharing; पैशुन्यात् (paiśunyāt) - from slander; च (ca) - and; निवृत्तानां (nivṛttānāṃ) - withdrawn; तां (tāṃ) - that; गतिं (gatiṃ) - state; व्रज (vraja) - attain; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(O son, attain that state of those who are compassionate to the poor, always sharing, and withdrawn from slander.)
O son, strive to reach the state of those who are always compassionate to the poor, share with others, and refrain from slander.
व्रतिनां धर्मशीलानां गुरुशुश्रूषिणामपि। अमोघातिथिनां या च तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-२७॥
vratināṃ dharmaśīlānāṃ guruśuśrūṣiṇāmapi। amoghātithināṃ yā ca tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ॥7-55-27॥
[व्रतिनां (vratināṃ) - of those who observe vows; धर्मशीलानां (dharmaśīlānāṃ) - of those who are righteous; गुरुशुश्रूषिणाम् (guruśuśrūṣiṇām) - of those who serve the guru; अपि (api) - also; अमोघातिथिनां (amoghātithināṃ) - of those who have infallible guests; या (yā) - which; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - that; गतिं (gatiṃ) - state; व्रज (vraja) - attain; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(O son, attain that state which is of those who observe vows, who are righteous, who serve the guru, and who have infallible guests.)
O son, reach the state that is attained by those who are devoted to vows, righteousness, service to the guru, and hospitality to guests.
ऋतुकाले स्वकां पत्नीं गच्छतां या मनस्विनाम्। न चान्यदारसेवीनां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-२८॥
ṛtukāle svakāṃ patnīṃ gacchatāṃ yā manasvinām। na cānyadārasevīnāṃ tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ॥7-55-28॥
[ऋतुकाले (ṛtukāle) - in the season; स्वकां (svakāṃ) - own; पत्नीं (patnīṃ) - wife; गच्छतां (gacchatāṃ) - approaching; या (yā) - which; मनस्विनाम् (manasvinām) - of the wise; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अन्यदारसेवीनां (anyadārasevīnāṃ) - of those who go to other women; तां (tāṃ) - that; गतिं (gatiṃ) - path; व्रज (vraja) - go; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(In the season, approach your own wife, which is the path of the wise; do not go to the path of those who go to other women, O son.)
Approach your own wife during the appropriate season, as this is the path of the wise. Do not follow the path of those who consort with other women, my son.
साम्ना ये सर्वभूतानि गच्छन्ति गतमत्सराः। नारुन्तुदानां क्षमिणां या गतिस्तामवाप्नुहि ॥७-५५-२९॥
sāmnā ye sarvabhūtāni gacchanti gatamatsarāḥ। nāruntudānāṃ kṣamiṇāṃ yā gatistāmavāpnuhi ॥7-55-29॥
[साम्ना (sāmnā) - with peace; ये (ye) - who; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; गतमत्सराः (gatamatsarāḥ) - free from envy; नारुन्तुदानाम् (nāruntudānām) - of the non-injuring; क्षमिणाम् (kṣamiṇām) - of the forgiving; या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; ताम् (tām) - that; अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - attain;]
(With peace, those who are free from envy go to all beings. Attain that state of the non-injuring and forgiving.)
Attain the state of peace that those who are free from envy, non-injuring, and forgiving reach among all beings.
मधुमांसनिवृत्तानां मदाद्दम्भात्तथानृतात्। परोपतापत्यक्तानां तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-३०॥
madhumāṁsanivṛttānāṁ madāddambhāttathānṛtāt। paropatāpatyaktānāṁ tāṁ gatiṁ vraja putraka ॥7-55-30॥
[मधु (madhu) - honey; मांस (māṁsa) - meat; निवृत्तानां (nivṛttānāṁ) - of those who have abstained; मदात् (madāt) - from intoxication; दम्भात् (dambhāt) - from hypocrisy; तथा (tathā) - and; अनृतात् (anṛtāt) - from falsehood; परोपताप (paropatāpa) - causing distress to others; त्यक्तानां (tyaktānāṁ) - of those who have abandoned; तां (tāṁ) - that; गतिं (gatiṁ) - path; व्रज (vraja) - go; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(Of those who have abstained from honey, meat, intoxication, hypocrisy, and falsehood, and of those who have abandoned causing distress to others, go to that path, O son.)
O son, follow the path of those who have given up honey, meat, intoxication, hypocrisy, falsehood, and causing harm to others.
ह्रीमन्तः सर्वशास्त्रज्ञा ज्ञानतृप्ता जितेन्द्रियाः। यां गतिं साधवो यान्ति तां गतिं व्रज पुत्रक ॥७-५५-३१॥
hrīmantaḥ sarvaśāstrajñā jñānatṛptā jitendriyāḥ। yāṃ gatiṃ sādhavo yānti tāṃ gatiṃ vraja putraka ॥7-55-31॥
[ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - possessors of modesty; सर्वशास्त्रज्ञाः (sarvaśāstrajñāḥ) - knowers of all scriptures; ज्ञानतृप्ताः (jñānatṛptāḥ) - satisfied with knowledge; जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - having conquered the senses; याम् (yām) - which; गतिम् (gatim) - state; साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - the virtuous ones; यान्ति (yānti) - attain; ताम् (tām) - that; गतिम् (gatim) - state; व्रज (vraja) - go; पुत्रक (putraka) - O son;]
(Possessors of modesty, knowers of all scriptures, satisfied with knowledge, having conquered the senses, attain the state which the virtuous ones attain; go to that state, O son.)
O son, those who possess modesty, are knowers of all scriptures, are satisfied with knowledge, and have conquered their senses, reach the state that virtuous ones attain. You should also strive to reach that state.
एवं विलपतीं दीनां सुभद्रां शोककर्शिताम्। अभ्यपद्यत पाञ्चाली वैराटीसहिता तदा ॥७-५५-३२॥
evaṁ vilapatīṁ dīnāṁ subhadrāṁ śokakarśitām। abhyapadyata pāñcālī vairāṭīsahitā tadā ॥7-55-32॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; विलपतीम् (vilapatīm) - lamenting; दीनाम् (dīnām) - distressed; सुभद्राम् (subhadrām) - Subhadra; शोककर्शिताम् (śokakarśitām) - consumed by grief; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - approached; पाञ्चाली (pāñcālī) - Panchali; वैराटीसहिता (vairāṭīsahitā) - accompanied by the daughter of Virata; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus, lamenting and distressed Subhadra, consumed by grief, was approached by Panchali, accompanied by the daughter of Virata, then.)
Panchali, along with the daughter of Virata, approached the grieving and distressed Subhadra.
ताः प्रकामं रुदित्वा च विलप्य च सुदुःखिताः। उन्मत्तवत्तदा राजन्विसञ्ज्ञा न्यपतन्क्षितौ ॥७-५५-३३॥
tāḥ prakāmaṃ ruditvā ca vilapya ca suduḥkhitāḥ। unmattavat tadā rājan visañjñā nyapatan kṣitau ॥7-55-33॥
[ताः (tāḥ) - they; प्रकामम् (prakāmam) - excessively; रुदित्वा (ruditvā) - having cried; च (ca) - and; विलप्य (vilapya) - having lamented; च (ca) - and; सुदुःखिताः (suduḥkhitāḥ) - very distressed; उन्मत्तवत् (unmattavat) - like mad; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विसञ्ज्ञाः (visañjñāḥ) - unconscious; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground;]
(They, having cried excessively and lamented, very distressed, like mad, then, O king, unconscious, fell down on the ground.)
They cried and lamented excessively, becoming very distressed. Like mad, they then fell unconscious to the ground, O king.
सोपचारस्तु कृष्णस्तां दुःखितां भृशदुःखितः। सिक्त्वाम्भसा समाश्वास्य तत्तदुक्त्वा हितं वचः ॥७-५५-३४॥
sopacārastu kṛṣṇastāṃ duḥkhitāṃ bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ। siktvāmbhasā samāśvāsya tattaduktvā hitaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-55-34॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; उपचारः (upacāraḥ) - attentive; तु (tu) - but; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; ताम् (tām) - her; दुःखिताम् (duḥkhitām) - distressed; भृशदुःखितः (bhṛśaduḥkhitaḥ) - deeply distressed; सिक्त्वा (siktvā) - sprinkling; अम्भसा (ambhasā) - with water; समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - comforting; तत्तत् (tattat) - various; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - speaking; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(He, attentive but deeply distressed Krishna, sprinkling her, the distressed one, with water, comforting her, speaking various beneficial words.)
Krishna, though deeply distressed, attended to her by sprinkling water and comforting her with various beneficial words.
विसञ्ज्ञकल्पां रुदतीमपविद्धां प्रवेपतीम्। भगिनीं पुण्डरीकाक्ष इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-५५-३५॥
visañjñakalpāṃ rudatīmapaviddhāṃ pravepatīm। bhaginīṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa idaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-55-35॥
[विसञ्ज्ञकल्पाम् (visañjñakalpām) - as if unconscious; रुदतीम् (rudatīm) - weeping; अपविद्धाम् (apaviddhām) - abandoned; प्रवेपतीम् (pravepatīm) - trembling; भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister; पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - Pundarikaksha; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Pundarikaksha said this speech to his sister, who was as if unconscious, weeping, abandoned, and trembling.)
Pundarikaksha addressed his sister, who appeared to be unconscious, weeping, abandoned, and trembling, with these words.
सुभद्रे मा शुचः पुत्रं पाञ्चाल्याश्वासयोत्तराम्। गतोऽभिमन्युः प्रथितां गतिं क्षत्रियपुङ्गवः ॥७-५५-३६॥
subhadre mā śucaḥ putraṃ pāñcālyāśvāsayottarām। gato'bhimanyuḥ prathitāṃ gatiṃ kṣatriyapuṅgavaḥ ॥7-55-36॥
[सुभद्रे (subhadre) - O Subhadra; मा (mā) - do not; शुचः (śucaḥ) - grieve; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; पाञ्चाल्या (pāñcālyā) - of Draupadi; आश्वासय (āśvāsaya) - console; उत्तराम् (uttarām) - Uttara; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; प्रथितां (prathitāṃ) - famous; गतिं (gatiṃ) - path; क्षत्रियपुङ्गवः (kṣatriyapuṅgavaḥ) - foremost of warriors;]
(O Subhadra, do not grieve. Console Draupadi's son Uttara. Abhimanyu, the foremost of warriors, has gone to the famous path.)
O Subhadra, do not mourn. Comfort Draupadi's son Uttara. Abhimanyu, the greatest of warriors, has attained the renowned path.
ये चान्येऽपि कुले सन्ति पुरुषा नो वरानने। सर्वे ते वै गतिं यान्तु अभिमन्योर्यशस्विनः ॥७-५५-३७॥
ye cānye'pi kule santi puruṣā no varānane। sarve te vai gatiṁ yāntu abhimanyoryaśasvinaḥ ॥7-55-37॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; कुले (kule) - in the family; सन्ति (santi) - are; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; नः (naḥ) - our; वरानने (varānane) - O beautiful-faced one; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; गतिम् (gatim) - the path; यान्तु (yāntu) - may go; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - the glorious;]
(Those who are also in the family, O beautiful-faced one, may all those men indeed follow the path of the glorious Abhimanyu.)
O beautiful-faced one, may all the men in our family, and others as well, follow the path of the glorious Abhimanyu.
कुर्याम तद्वयं कर्म क्रियासुः सुहृदश्च नः। कृतवान्यादृगद्यैकस्तव पुत्रो महारथः ॥७-५५-३८॥
kuryāma tadvayaṃ karma kriyāsuḥ suhṛdaśca naḥ। kṛtavānyādṛgady'aikastava putro mahārathaḥ ॥7-55-38॥
[कुर्याम (kuryāma) - we should do; तद्वयं (tadvayaṃ) - that we; कर्म (karma) - action; क्रियासुः (kriyāsuḥ) - in actions; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - has done; यादृक् (yādṛk) - as; अद्य (adya) - today; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior;]
(We should do that action in actions, and our friends; as one has done today, your son, the great warrior.)
We should perform that action with our friends, as your son, the great warrior, has done today.
एवमाश्वास्य भगिनीं द्रौपदीमपि चोत्तराम्। पार्थस्यैव महाबाहुः पार्श्वमागादरिंदमः ॥७-५५-३९॥
evam āśvāsya bhaginīṃ draupadīm api cottarām। pārthasyaiva mahābāhuḥ pārśvam āgād ariṃdamaḥ ॥7-55-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आश्वास्य (āśvāsya) - consoling; भगिनीम् (bhaginīm) - sister; द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadi; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; उत्तराम् (uttarām) - Uttara; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; एव (eva) - indeed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; आगात् (āgāt) - went; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - subduer of enemies;]
(Thus, consoling his sister Draupadi and also Uttara, the mighty-armed subduer of enemies went to the side of Partha.)
After consoling his sister Draupadi and Uttara, the mighty-armed hero, who subdues enemies, went to stand by Partha.
ततोऽभ्यनुज्ञाय नृपान्कृष्णो बन्धूंस्तथाभिभूः। विवेशान्तःपुरं राजंस्तेऽन्ये जग्मुर्यथालयम् ॥७-५५-४०॥
tato'bhyanujñāya nṛpānkṛṣṇo bandhūṃstathābhibhūḥ। viveśāntaḥpuraṃ rājaṃste'nye jagmuryathālayam ॥7-55-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्यनुज्ञाय (abhyanujñāya) - having permitted; नृपान् (nṛpān) - the kings; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; बन्धून् (bandhūn) - relatives; तथा (tathā) - also; अभिभूः (abhibhūḥ) - the conqueror; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; अन्तःपुरं (antaḥpuraṃ) - the inner chambers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ते (te) - they; अन्ये (anye) - others; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; यथा (yathā) - to; आलयम् (ālayam) - their abodes;]
(Then, having permitted the kings, Krishna, the conqueror, entered the inner chambers; O king, the others went to their abodes.)
Then, after granting permission to the kings, Krishna, the conqueror, entered the inner chambers, while the others went to their respective homes.
