07.056
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततोऽर्जुनस्य भवनं प्रविश्याप्रतिमं विभुः। स्पृष्ट्वाम्भः पुण्डरीकाक्षः स्थण्डिले शुभलक्षणे ॥ सन्तस्तार शुभां शय्यां दर्भैर्वैडूर्यसंनिभैः ॥७-५६-१॥
tato'rjunasya bhavanaṃ praviśyāpratimaṃ vibhuḥ। spṛṣṭvāmbhaḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ sthaṇḍile śubhalakṣaṇe ॥ santastāra śubhāṃ śayyāṃ darbhairvaiḍūryasaṃnibhaiḥ ॥7-56-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; भवनं (bhavanaṃ) - house; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; अप्रतिमं (apratimaṃ) - incomparable; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the Lord; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched; अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water; पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - lotus-eyed; स्थण्डिले (sthaṇḍile) - on the ground; शुभलक्षणे (śubhalakṣaṇe) - auspicious; सन्तस्तार (santastāra) - spread; शुभां (śubhāṃ) - auspicious; शय्यां (śayyāṃ) - bed; दर्भैः (darbhaiḥ) - with sacred grass; वैडूर्यसंनिभैः (vaiḍūryasaṃnibhaiḥ) - resembling cat's eye gems;]
(Then, entering Arjuna's house, the incomparable Lord, having touched water, the lotus-eyed one, on the auspicious ground, spread an auspicious bed with sacred grass resembling cat's eye gems.)
Then, the lotus-eyed Lord entered Arjuna's house, performed the purification by touching water, and spread an auspicious bed on the ground with sacred grass that resembled cat's eye gems.
ततो माल्येन विधिवल्लाजैर्गन्धैः सुमङ्गलैः। अलञ्चकार तां शय्यां परिवार्यायुधोत्तमैः ॥७-५६-२॥
tato mālyena vidhivallājairgandhaiḥ sumaṅgalaiḥ। alañcakāra tāṃ śayyāṃ parivāryāyudhottamaiḥ ॥7-56-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; माल्येन (mālyena) - with garlands; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; लाजैः (lājaiḥ) - with parched grains; गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - with perfumes; सुमङ्गलैः (sumaṅgalaiḥ) - with auspicious items; अलञ्चकार (alañcakāra) - decorated; ताम् (tām) - that; शय्याम् (śayyām) - bed; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; आयुधोत्तमैः (āyudhottamaiḥ) - with excellent weapons;]
(Then, with garlands, properly with parched grains, perfumes, and auspicious items, decorated that bed, surrounding with excellent weapons.)
Then, he decorated the bed with garlands, parched grains, perfumes, and auspicious items, and surrounded it with excellent weapons.
ततः स्पृष्टोदकं पार्थं विनीताः परिचारकाः। दर्शयां नैत्यकं चक्रुर्नैशं त्रैयम्बकं बलिम् ॥७-५६-३॥
tataḥ spṛṣṭodakaṃ pārthaṃ vinītāḥ paricārakāḥ। darśayāṃ naityakaṃ cakrurnaiśaṃ traiyambakaṃ balim ॥7-56-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्पृष्टोदकं (spṛṣṭodakaṃ) - having touched water; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; विनीताः (vinītāḥ) - humble; परिचारकाः (paricārakāḥ) - attendants; दर्शयां (darśayāṃ) - showed; नैत्यकं (naityakaṃ) - daily; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - performed; नैशं (naiśaṃ) - nightly; त्रैयम्बकं (traiyambakaṃ) - to the three-eyed (Shiva); बलिम् (balim) - offering;]
(Then, having touched water, the humble attendants showed Arjuna the daily rites and performed the nightly offering to the three-eyed (Shiva).)
Then, the humble attendants, after performing the purification by water, showed Arjuna the daily rituals and conducted the nightly offering to Lord Shiva, the three-eyed deity.
ततः प्रीतमनाः पार्थो गन्धैर्माल्यैश्च माधवम्। अलङ्कृत्योपहारं तं नैशमस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥७-५६-४॥
tataḥ prītamanāḥ pārtho gandhairmālyaiśca mādhavam। alaṅkṛtyopahāraṃ taṃ naiśamasmai nyavedayat ॥7-56-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - pleased-minded; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - with scents; माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with garlands; च (ca) - and; माधवम् (mādhavam) - to Krishna; अलङ्कृत्य (alaṅkṛtya) - decorating; उपहारं (upahāraṃ) - offering; तम् (tam) - that; नैशम् (naiśam) - nightly; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - presented.;]
(Then, pleased-minded Arjuna, with scents and garlands, decorated Krishna and presented that nightly offering to him.)
Then, with a joyful heart, Arjuna adorned Krishna with scents and garlands and offered him the nightly tribute.
स्मयमानस्तु गोविन्दः फल्गुनं प्रत्यभाषत। सुप्यतां पार्थ भद्रं ते कल्याणाय व्रजाम्यहम् ॥७-५६-५॥
smayamānastu govindaḥ phalgunaṃ pratyabhāṣata। supyatāṃ pārtha bhadraṃ te kalyāṇāya vrajāmyaham ॥7-56-5॥
[स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; तु (tu) - but; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; सुप्यतां (supyatāṃ) - sleep; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - good; ते (te) - to you; कल्याणाय (kalyāṇāya) - for welfare; व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I go; अहम् (aham) - I am;]
(Smiling, Govinda addressed Arjuna: "Sleep, O son of Pritha, good to you; for welfare, I go.")
With a smile, Govinda said to Arjuna: "Rest well, O son of Pritha; I am going for your welfare."
स्थापयित्वा ततो द्वाःस्थान्गोप्तॄंश्चात्तायुधान्नरान्। दारुकानुगतः श्रीमान्विवेश शिबिरं स्वकम् ॥ शिश्ये च शयने शुभ्रे बहुकृत्यं विचिन्तयन् ॥७-५६-६॥
sthāpayitvā tato dvāḥsthāngoptr̥̄ṃścāttāyudhānnarān। dārukānugataḥ śrīmānviveśa śibiraṃ svakam ॥ śiśye ca śayane śubhre bahukṛtyaṃ vicintayan ॥7-56-6॥
[स्थापयित्वा (sthāpayitvā) - having placed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्वाःस्थान् (dvāḥsthān) - gatekeepers; गोप्तॄन् (goptr̥̄n) - protectors; च (ca) - and; आत्तायुधान् (āttāyudhān) - armed; नरान् (narān) - men; दारुकानुगतः (dārukānugataḥ) - followed by Dāruka; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious one; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own; शिश्ये (śiśye) - lay down; च (ca) - and; शयने (śayane) - on the bed; शुभ्रे (śubhre) - white; बहुकृत्यं (bahukṛtyaṃ) - many duties; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - pondering;]
(Having placed the gatekeepers, protectors, and armed men, then followed by Dāruka, the illustrious one entered his own camp. He lay down on the white bed, pondering many duties.)
After positioning the gatekeepers, protectors, and armed men, the illustrious one, accompanied by Dāruka, entered his camp. He lay on the white bed, contemplating his many responsibilities.
न पाण्डवानां शिबिरे कश्चित्सुष्वाप तां निशाम्। प्रजागरः सर्वजनमाविवेश विशां पते ॥७-५६-७॥
na pāṇḍavānāṃ śibire kaścitsuṣvāpa tāṃ niśām। prajāgaraḥ sarvajanamāviveśa viśāṃ pate ॥7-56-7॥
[न (na) - not; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; शिबिरे (śibire) - in the camp; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept; ताम् (tām) - that; निशाम् (niśām) - night; प्रजागरः (prajāgaraḥ) - wakefulness; सर्वजनम् (sarvajanam) - all people; आविवेश (āviveśa) - entered; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(No one in the camp of the Pandavas slept that night. Wakefulness entered all the people, O lord of the people.)
In the camp of the Pandavas, no one slept that night. Everyone was awake, O lord of the people.
पुत्रशोकाभिभूतेन प्रतिज्ञातो महात्मना। सहसा सिन्धुराजस्य वधो गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥७-५६-८॥
putraśokābhibhūtena pratijñāto mahātmanā। sahasā sindhurājasya vadho gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥7-56-8॥
[पुत्र (putra) - son; शोक (śoka) - grief; अभिभूतेन (abhibhūtena) - overcome; प्रतिज्ञातः (pratijñātaḥ) - promised; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gandiva bow;]
(Overcome by the grief of his son, the great soul promised the sudden killing of the king of Sindhu by the wielder of the Gandiva bow.)
Overcome with grief for his son, the great soul vowed that the king of Sindhu would be swiftly killed by the wielder of the Gandiva bow.
तत्कथं नु महाबाहुर्वासविः परवीरहा। प्रतिज्ञां सफलां कुर्यादिति ते समचिन्तयन् ॥७-५६-९॥
tatkathaṁ nu mahābāhurvāsaviḥ paravīrahā। pratijñāṁ saphalāṁ kuryāditi te samacintayan ॥7-56-9॥
[तत् (tat) - that; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - son of Vāsava (Indra); परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise; सफलाम् (saphalām) - fruitful; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would make; इति (iti) - thus; ते (te) - they; समचिन्तयन् (samacintayan) - pondered.;]
(That mighty-armed son of Vāsava, the destroyer of enemy heroes, how indeed would he make the promise fruitful, thus they pondered.)
The mighty-armed son of Vāsava, known for destroying enemy heroes, was pondered upon by them on how he would fulfill his promise.
कष्टं हीदं व्यवसितं पाण्डवेन महात्मना। पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन प्रतिज्ञा महती कृता ॥७-५६-१०॥
kaṣṭaṃ hīdaṃ vyavasitaṃ pāṇḍavena mahātmanā। putraśokābhitaptena pratijñā mahatī kṛtā ॥7-56-10॥
[कष्टम् (kaṣṭam) - difficult; हि (hi) - indeed; इदम् (idam) - this; व्यवसितम् (vyavasitam) - resolved; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great-souled; पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन (putraśokābhitaptena) - by the grief of the son; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; महती (mahatī) - great; कृता (kṛtā) - made;]
(Indeed, this difficult vow was resolved by the great-souled Pandava, afflicted by the grief of his son.)
The great-souled Pandava, overwhelmed by the grief of his son, made a significant vow.
भ्रातरश्चापि विक्रान्ता बहुलानि बलानि च। धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रेण सर्वं तस्मै निवेदितम् ॥७-५६-११॥
bhrātaraścāpi vikrāntā bahulāni balāni ca। dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putreṇa sarvaṃ tasmai niveditam ॥7-56-11॥
[भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विक्रान्ताः (vikrāntāḥ) - valiant; बहुलानि (bahulāni) - numerous; बलानि (balāni) - forces; च (ca) - and; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by the son; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; निवेदितम् (niveditam) - was reported;]
(Brothers and also valiant numerous forces and everything was reported to him by the son of Dhritarashtra.)
The valiant brothers and numerous forces were all reported to him by the son of Dhritarashtra.
स हत्वा सैन्धवं सङ्ख्ये पुनरेतु धनञ्जयः। जित्वा रिपुगणांश्चैव पारयत्वर्जुनो व्रतम् ॥७-५६-१२॥
sa hatvā saindhavaṃ saṅkhye punaretu dhanañjayaḥ। jitvā ripugaṇāṃścaiva pārayatvarjuno vratam ॥7-56-12॥
[स (sa) - he; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the Sindhu king; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एतु (etu) - should return; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; रिपुगणान् (ripugaṇān) - the host of enemies; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; पारयतु (pārayatu) - should accomplish; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow;]
(He, having killed the Sindhu king in battle, should return again, Dhananjaya. Having conquered the host of enemies, Arjuna should certainly accomplish the vow.)
After slaying the Sindhu king in battle, Dhananjaya (Arjuna) should return. Arjuna must fulfill his vow by defeating the host of enemies.
अहत्वा सिन्धुराजं हि धूमकेतुं प्रवेक्ष्यति। न ह्येतदनृतं कर्तुमर्हः पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥७-५६-१३॥
ahatvā sindhurājaṃ hi dhūmaketuṃ pravekṣyati। na hyetadanṛtaṃ kartumarhaḥ pārtho dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-56-13॥
[अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - the king of Sindhu; हि (hi) - indeed; धूमकेतुम् (dhūmaketum) - Dhumaketu; प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हः (arhaḥ) - is fit; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(Without killing the king of Sindhu, Dhumaketu will indeed enter. Arjuna, the son of Pritha, is not fit to do this false act.)
Without slaying the king of Sindhu, Dhumaketu will indeed proceed. Arjuna, known as Dhananjaya, is not one to commit such falsehood.
धर्मपुत्रः कथं राजा भविष्यति मृतेऽर्जुने। तस्मिन्हि विजयः कृत्स्नः पाण्डवेन समाहितः ॥७-५६-१४॥
dharmaputraḥ kathaṁ rājā bhaviṣyati mṛte'rjune। tasminhi vijayaḥ kṛtsnaḥ pāṇḍavena samāhitaḥ ॥7-56-14॥
[धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; राजा (rājā) - king; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; मृते (mṛte) - dead; अर्जुने (arjune) - Arjuna; तस्मिन्हि (tasminhi) - in him indeed; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - entire; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - established;]
(How will the son of Dharma become king with Arjuna dead? Indeed, in him, the entire victory is established by the Pandava.)
"How will Yudhishthira become king if Arjuna is dead? Indeed, all victory is vested in him by the Pandava."
यदि नः सुकृतं किञ्चिद्यदि दत्तं हुतं यदि। फलेन तस्य सर्वस्य सव्यसाची जयत्वरीन् ॥७-५६-१५॥
yadi naḥ sukṛtaṃ kiñcidyadi dattaṃ hutaṃ yadi। phalena tasya sarvasya savyasācī jayatvarīn ॥7-56-15॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; नः (naḥ) - our; सुकृतं (sukṛtaṃ) - good deed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something; यदि (yadi) - if; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; हुतं (hutaṃ) - offered; यदि (yadi) - if; फलेन (phalena) - by the fruit; तस्य (tasya) - of that; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; जयतु (jayatu) - may conquer; अरिन् (arin) - enemies;]
(If there is any good deed of ours, if anything has been given or offered, by the fruit of all that, may Arjuna conquer the enemies.)
If we have done any good deeds, given or offered anything, may Arjuna, by the result of all that, conquer his enemies.
एवं कथयतां तेषां जयमाशंसतां प्रभो। कृच्छ्रेण महता राजन्रजनी व्यत्यवर्तत ॥७-५६-१६॥
evaṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayamāśaṃsatāṃ prabho। kṛcchreṇa mahatā rājanrajanī vyatyavartata ॥7-56-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those speaking; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आशंसताम् (āśaṃsatām) - desiring; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; महता (mahatā) - great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रजनी (rajanī) - night; व्यत्यवर्तत (vyatyavartata) - passed away;]
(Thus, of those speaking, desiring victory, O lord, with great difficulty, O king, the night passed away.)
O lord, while they were speaking thus and desiring victory, the night passed away with great difficulty, O king.
तस्यां रजन्यां मध्ये तु प्रतिबुद्धो जनार्दनः। स्मृत्वा प्रतिज्ञां पार्थस्य दारुकं प्रत्यभाषत ॥७-५६-१७॥
tasyāṃ rajanyāṃ madhye tu pratibuddho janārdanaḥ। smṛtvā pratijñāṃ pārthasya dārukaṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥7-56-17॥
[तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; रजन्याम् (rajanyām) - night; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; तु (tu) - but; प्रतिबुद्धः (pratibuddhaḥ) - awakened; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; दारुकम् (dārukam) - Daruka; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(In that night, in the middle, but awakened Janardana, remembering the promise of Partha, addressed Daruka.)
In the middle of that night, Janardana, having awakened and remembering Partha's promise, spoke to Daruka.
अर्जुनेन प्रतिज्ञातमार्तेन हतबन्धुना। जयद्रथं हनिष्यामि श्वोभूत इति दारुक ॥७-५६-१८॥
arjunena pratijñātam ārtena hatabandhunā। jayadrathaṃ haniṣyāmi śvobhūta iti dāruka ॥7-56-18॥
[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; आर्तेन (ārtena) - distressed; हतबन्धुना (hatabandhunā) - having lost relatives; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; भूत (bhūta) - become; इति (iti) - thus; दारुक (dāruka) - O Dāruka;]
(By Arjuna, promised, distressed, having lost relatives, Jayadratha, I will kill, tomorrow, become, thus, O Dāruka.)
Distressed and having lost his relatives, Arjuna promised, "O Dāruka, I will kill Jayadratha by tomorrow."
तत्तु दुर्योधनः श्रुत्वा मन्त्रिभिर्मन्त्रयिष्यति। यथा जयद्रथं पार्थो न हन्यादिति संयुगे ॥७-५६-१९॥
tattu duryodhanaḥ śrutvā mantribhirmantrayiṣyati। yathā jayadrathaṃ pārtho na hanyāditi saṃyuge ॥7-56-19॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - with ministers; मन्त्रयिष्यति (mantrayiṣyati) - will consult; यथा (yathā) - so that; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; इति (iti) - thus; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(But Duryodhana, having heard that, will consult with his ministers so that Arjuna would not kill Jayadratha in battle thus.)
Upon hearing this, Duryodhana will consult with his ministers to devise a plan to ensure that Arjuna does not kill Jayadratha in the battle.
अक्षौहिण्यो हि ताः सर्वा रक्षिष्यन्ति जयद्रथम्। द्रोणश्च सह पुत्रेण सर्वास्त्रविधिपारगः ॥७-५६-२०॥
akṣauhiṇyo hi tāḥ sarvā rakṣiṣyanti jayadratham। droṇaśca saha putreṇa sarvāstravidhipāragaḥ ॥7-56-20॥
[अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - armies; हि (hi) - indeed; ताः (tāḥ) - those; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; रक्षिष्यन्ति (rakṣiṣyanti) - will protect; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - son; सर्वास्त्रविधिपारगः (sarvāstravidhipāragaḥ) - expert in all weapons;]
(Indeed, all those armies will protect Jayadratha. Drona, along with his son, is an expert in all weapons.)
All those armies will indeed protect Jayadratha. Drona, along with his son, is skilled in all forms of weaponry.
एको वीरः सहस्राक्षो दैत्यदानवमर्दिता। सोऽपि तं नोत्सहेताजौ हन्तुं द्रोणेन रक्षितम् ॥७-५६-२१॥
eko vīraḥ sahasrākṣo daityadānavamarditā। so'pi taṃ notsahetājau hantuṃ droṇena rakṣitam ॥7-56-21॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सहस्राक्षः (sahasrākṣaḥ) - thousand-eyed; दैत्य (daitya) - demon; दानव (dānava) - giant; मर्दिता (marditā) - crusher; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; न (na) - not; उत्सहेत (utsaheta) - be able; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; रक्षितम् (rakṣitam) - protected;]
(One hero, the thousand-eyed crusher of demons and giants, even he would not be able to kill him in battle, protected by Drona.)
Even a hero like the thousand-eyed Indra, who crushes demons and giants, would not be able to kill him in battle as he is protected by Drona.
सोऽहं श्वस्तत्करिष्यामि यथा कुन्तीसुतोऽर्जुनः। अप्राप्तेऽस्तं दिनकरे हनिष्यति जयद्रथम् ॥७-५६-२२॥
so'haṁ śvastatkariṣyāmi yathā kuntīsuto'rjunaḥ। aprāpte'staṁ dinakare haniṣyati jayadratham ॥7-56-22॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; यथा (yathā) - as; कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अप्राप्ते (aprāpte) - before reaching; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; दिनकरे (dinakare) - sun; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(He, I will do that tomorrow as Kunti's son Arjuna will kill Jayadratha before the sun sets.)
I will do it tomorrow just like Arjuna, the son of Kunti, will kill Jayadratha before the sun sets.
न हि दारा न मित्राणि ज्ञातयो न च बान्धवाः। कश्चिन्नान्यः प्रियतरः कुन्तीपुत्रान्ममार्जुनात् ॥७-५६-२३॥
na hi dārā na mitrāṇi jñātayo na ca bāndhavāḥ। kaścin nānyaḥ priyataraḥ kuntīputrān mamārjunāt ॥7-56-23॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; दारा (dārā) - wives; न (na) - not; मित्राणि (mitrāṇi) - friends; ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - relatives; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer; कुन्तीपुत्रात् (kuntīputrāt) - than Kunti's son; मम (mama) - my; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - Arjuna;]
(Neither wives, nor friends, nor relatives, nor kinsmen are dearer to me than Kunti's son, Arjuna.)
No one is dearer to me than Arjuna, the son of Kunti, not even wives, friends, relatives, or kinsmen.
अहं ध्वजिन्यः शत्रूणां सहयाः सरथद्विपाः। अर्जुनार्थे हनिष्यामि सकर्णाः ससुयोधनाः ॥७-५६-२५॥
ahaṁ dhvajinyaḥ śatrūṇāṁ sahayāḥ sarathadvipāḥ। arjunārthe haniṣyāmi sakaṛṇāḥ sasuyodhanāḥ ॥7-56-25॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; ध्वजिन्यः (dhvajinyaḥ) - armies; शत्रूणां (śatrūṇāṁ) - of enemies; सहयाः (sahayāḥ) - with horses; सरथद्विपाः (sarathadvipāḥ) - with chariots and elephants; अर्जुनार्थे (arjunārthe) - for Arjuna; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will slay; सकर्णाः (sakaṛṇāḥ) - with Karna; ससुयोधनाः (sasuyodhanāḥ) - with Suyodhana;]
(I will slay the armies of the enemies with horses, chariots, and elephants for Arjuna, along with Karna and Suyodhana.)
I will destroy the enemy forces, including their horses, chariots, and elephants, for the sake of Arjuna, along with Karna and Suyodhana.
श्वो निरीक्षन्तु मे वीर्यं त्रयो लोका महाहवे। धनञ्जयार्थं समरे पराक्रान्तस्य दारुक ॥७-५६-२६॥
śvo nirīkṣantu me vīryaṃ trayo lokā mahāhave। dhanañjayārthaṃ samare parākrāntasya dāruka ॥7-56-26॥
[श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; निरीक्षन्तु (nirīkṣantu) - let them see; मे (me) - my; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; धनञ्जयार्थम् (dhanañjayārtham) - for Arjuna's sake; समरे (samare) - in the battle; पराक्रान्तस्य (parākrāntasya) - of the valiant; दारुक (dāruka) - Dāruka;]
(Tomorrow, let the three worlds see my valor in the great battle for Arjuna's sake, in the battle of the valiant Dāruka.)
Tomorrow, the three worlds shall witness my valor in the great battle for Arjuna's cause, led by the valiant Dāruka.
श्वो नरेन्द्रसहस्राणि राजपुत्रशतानि च। साश्वद्विपरथान्याजौ विद्रविष्यन्ति दारुक ॥७-५६-२७॥
śvo narendrasahasrāṇi rājaputraśatāni ca। sāśvadviparathānyājau vidraviṣyanti dāruka ॥7-56-27॥
[श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - kings; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - princes; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - with; अश्व (aśva) - horses; द्विप (dvipa) - elephants; रथानि (rathāni) - chariots; अजौ (ajāu) - in battle; विद्रविष्यन्ति (vidraviṣyanti) - will flee; दारुक (dāruka) - O Dāruka;]
(Tomorrow, thousands of kings and hundreds of princes, with horses, elephants, and chariots, will flee in battle, O Dāruka.)
O Dāruka, tomorrow, thousands of kings and hundreds of princes, along with their horses, elephants, and chariots, will flee from the battlefield.
श्वस्तां चक्रप्रमथितां द्रक्ष्यसे नृपवाहिनीम्। मया क्रुद्देन समरे पाण्डवार्थे निपातिताम् ॥७-५६-२८॥
śvastāṃ cakrapramathitāṃ drakṣyase nṛpavāhinīm। mayā kruddena samare pāṇḍavārthe nipātitām ॥7-56-28॥
[श्वस्ताम् (śvastām) - tomorrow; चक्रप्रमथिताम् (cakrapramathitām) - crushed by the wheel; द्रक्ष्यसे (drakṣyase) - you will see; नृपवाहिनीम् (nṛpavāhinīm) - the army of kings; मया (mayā) - by me; क्रुद्देन (kruddena) - angry; समरे (samare) - in battle; पाण्डवार्थे (pāṇḍavārthe) - for the sake of the Pandavas; निपातिताम् (nipātitām) - destroyed;]
(Tomorrow, you will see the army of kings crushed by the wheel, destroyed by me in anger in battle for the sake of the Pandavas.)
Tomorrow, you will witness the army of kings being crushed by the wheel and destroyed by me in my anger during the battle for the Pandavas' cause.
श्वः सदेवाः सगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः। ज्ञास्यन्ति लोकाः सर्वे मां सुहृदं सव्यसाचिनः ॥७-५६-२९॥
śvaḥ sadevāḥ sagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ। jñāsyanti lokāḥ sarve māṃ suhṛdaṃ savyasācinaḥ ॥7-56-29॥
[श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; सदेवाः (sadevāḥ) - with the gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with the Gandharvas; पिशाच (piśāca) - Pisachas; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - Rakshasas; ज्ञास्यन्ति (jñāsyanti) - will know; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मां (māṃ) - me; सुहृदम् (suhṛdam) - friend; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Tomorrow, all the worlds with the gods, Gandharvas, Pisachas, serpents, and Rakshasas will know me as a friend, O Arjuna.)
Tomorrow, all beings including gods, Gandharvas, Pisachas, serpents, and Rakshasas will recognize me as their friend, O Arjuna.
यस्तं द्वेष्टि स मां द्वेष्टि यस्तमनु स मामनु। इति सङ्कल्प्यतां बुद्ध्या शरीरार्धं ममार्जुनः ॥७-५६-३०॥
yastaṁ dveṣṭi sa māṁ dveṣṭi yastamanu sa māmanu। iti saṅkalpyatāṁ buddhyā śarīrārdhaṁ mamārjunaḥ ॥7-56-30॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; तं (taṁ) - him; द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates; सः (saḥ) - he; माम् (mām) - me; द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates; यः (yaḥ) - who; तम् (tam) - him; अनु (anu) - after; सः (saḥ) - he; माम् (mām) - me; अनु (anu) - after; इति (iti) - thus; सङ्कल्प्यताम् (saṅkalpyatām) - let it be resolved; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by wisdom; शरीरार्धम् (śarīrārdham) - half of the body; मम (mama) - my; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Who hates him, he hates me; who follows him, he follows me. Thus let it be resolved by wisdom, half of my body is Arjuna.)
The one who despises him, despises me; the one who follows him, follows me. Therefore, let it be resolved with wisdom that half of my body is Arjuna.
यथा त्वमप्रभातायामस्यां निशि रथोत्तमम्। कल्पयित्वा यथाशास्त्रमादाय व्रतसंयतः ॥७-५६-३१॥
yathā tvam aprabhātāyām asyāṃ niśi rathottamam। kalpayitvā yathāśāstram ādāya vratasaṃyataḥ ॥7-56-31॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अप्रभातायाम् (aprabhātāyām) - unlit; अस्याम् (asyām) - this; निशि (niśi) - night; रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - best chariot; कल्पयित्वा (kalpayitvā) - having prepared; यथा (yathā) - according to; शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; व्रतसंयतः (vrata-saṃyataḥ) - vow-bound;]
(As you, in this unlit night, having prepared the best chariot according to the scripture, having taken, vow-bound.)
In this dark night, as you have prepared the best chariot according to the scriptures and taken your vows, you are bound by them.
गदां कौमोदकीं दिव्यां शक्तिं चक्रं धनुः शरान्। आरोप्य वै रथे सूत सर्वोपकरणानि च ॥७-५६-३२॥
gadāṁ kaumodakīṁ divyāṁ śaktiṁ cakraṁ dhanuḥ śarān। āropya vai rathe sūta sarvopakaraṇāni ca ॥7-56-32॥
[गदां (gadām) - mace; कौमोदकीं (kaumodakīm) - Kaumodaki; दिव्यां (divyām) - divine; शक्तिं (śaktim) - power; चक्रं (cakram) - discus; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आरोप्य (āropya) - placing; वै (vai) - indeed; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; सर्वोपकरणानि (sarvopakaraṇāni) - all implements; च (ca) - and;]
(Placing the mace, Kaumodaki, divine power, discus, bow, arrows, indeed on the chariot, O charioteer, and all implements.)
The charioteer placed the mace, Kaumodaki, divine power, discus, bow, arrows, and all implements on the chariot.
स्थानं हि कल्पयित्वा च रथोपस्थे ध्वजस्य मे। वैनतेयस्य वीरस्य समरे रथशोभिनः ॥७-५६-३३॥
sthānaṃ hi kalpayitvā ca rathopasthe dhvajasya me। vainateyasya vīrasya samare rathaśobhinaḥ ॥7-56-33॥
[स्थानं (sthānam) - place; हि (hi) - indeed; कल्पयित्वा (kalpayitvā) - having arranged; च (ca) - and; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; ध्वजस्य (dhvajasya) - of the flag; मे (me) - my; वैनतेयस्य (vainateyasya) - of Garuda; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - heroic; समरे (samare) - in battle; रथशोभिनः (rathaśobhinaḥ) - adorned with chariots;]
(Having indeed arranged a place on the chariot seat for my flag, of the heroic Garuda, adorned with chariots in battle.)
Having arranged a place on the chariot seat for my flag, which belongs to the heroic Garuda, adorned with chariots in battle.
छत्रं जाम्बूनदैर्जालैरर्कज्वलनसंनिभैः। विश्वकर्मकृतैर्दिव्यैरश्वानपि च भूषितान् ॥७-५६-३४॥
chatraṁ jāmbūnadairjālairarkajvalanasaṁnibhaiḥ। viśvakarmakṛtairdivyairaśvānapi ca bhūṣitān ॥7-56-34॥
[छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella; जाम्बूनदैः (jāmbūnadaiḥ) - with gold; जालैः (jālaiḥ) - with meshes; अर्क (arka) - sun; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; संनिभैः (saṁnibhaiḥ) - resembling; विश्वकर्मकृतैः (viśvakarmakṛtaiḥ) - made by Vishvakarma; दिव्यैः (divyaiḥ) - divine; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भूषितान् (bhūṣitān) - adorned;]
(Umbrella with meshes of gold resembling the sun and fire, divine horses made by Vishvakarma, also adorned.)
The umbrella, adorned with meshes of gold resembling the brilliance of the sun and fire, and the divine horses crafted by Vishvakarma, were also beautifully decorated.
बलाहकं मेघपुष्पं सैन्यं सुग्रीवमेव च। युक्त्वा वाजिवरान्यत्तः कवची तिष्ठ दारुक ॥७-५६-३५॥
balāhakaṁ meghapuṣpaṁ sainyaṁ sugrīvameva ca। yuktvā vājivarānyattaḥ kavacī tiṣṭha dāruka ॥7-56-35॥
[बलाहकम् (balāhakam) - cloud; मेघपुष्पम् (meghapuṣpam) - flower of the cloud; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; सुग्रीवम् (sugrīvam) - Sugriva; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; युक्त्वा (yuktvā) - having yoked; वाजिवरान् (vājivarān) - excellent horses; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared; कवची (kavacī) - armored; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; दारुक (dāruka) - Dāruka;]
(Having yoked the excellent horses, prepared and armored, stand, O Dāruka, with the cloud, the flower of the cloud, the army, and indeed Sugriva.)
O Dāruka, prepare yourself with the best horses and stand armored with the cloud-like army and Sugriva.
पाञ्चजन्यस्य निर्घोषमार्षभेणैव पूरितम्। श्रुत्वा तु भैरवं नादमुपयाया जवेन माम् ॥७-५६-३६॥
pāñcajanyasya nirghoṣam ārṣabheṇaiva pūritam। śrutvā tu bhairavaṃ nādam upayāyā javena mām ॥7-56-36॥
[पाञ्चजन्यस्य (pāñcajanyasya) - of Pāñcajanya; निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - sound; आर्षभेण (ārṣabheṇa) - by the bull; एव (eva) - indeed; पूरितम् (pūritam) - filled; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrifying; नादम् (nādam) - sound; उपयाया (upayāyā) - approached; जवेन (javena) - swiftly; माम् (mām) - me;]
(The sound of Pāñcajanya was indeed filled by the bull. But having heard the terrifying sound, swiftly approached me.)
The sound of Pāñcajanya was filled by the bull. Upon hearing the terrifying sound, it swiftly approached me.
एकाह्नाहममर्षं च सर्वदुःखानि चैव ह। भ्रातुः पितृष्वसेयस्य व्यपनेष्यामि दारुक ॥७-५६-३७॥
ekāhnāhamamarṣaṃ ca sarvaduḥkhāni caiva ha। bhrātuḥ pitṛṣvaseyasya vyapaneṣyāmi dāruka ॥7-56-37॥
[एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day; अहम् (aham) - I; अमर्षं (amarṣaṃ) - anger; च (ca) - and; सर्वदुःखानि (sarvaduḥkhāni) - all sorrows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; पितृष्वसेयस्य (pitṛṣvaseyasya) - of the cousin; व्यपनेष्यामि (vyapaneṣyāmi) - I will remove; दारुक (dāruka) - O Dāruka;]
(In one day, I will certainly remove the anger and all sorrows of the brother and the cousin, O Dāruka.)
"In a single day, I shall dispel the anger and all the sorrows of my brother and cousin, O Dāruka."
सर्वोपायैर्यतिष्यामि यथा बीभत्सुराहवे। पश्यतां धार्तराष्ट्राणां हनिष्यति जयद्रथम् ॥७-५६-३८॥
sarvopāyairyatiṣyāmi yathā bībhatsurāhave। paśyatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ haniṣyati jayadratham ॥7-56-38॥
[सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means; यतिष्यामि (yatiṣyāmi) - I will strive; यथा (yathā) - so that; बीभत्सुः (bībhatṣuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); आहवे (āhave) - in battle; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - in the presence; धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will slay; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(By all means, I will strive so that Bibhatsu (Arjuna) will slay Jayadratha in battle in the presence of the sons of Dhritarashtra.)
I will do everything possible to ensure that Arjuna kills Jayadratha in the battle while the sons of Dhritarashtra watch.
यस्य यस्य च बीभत्सुर्वधे यत्नं करिष्यति। आशंसे सारथे तत्र भवितास्य ध्रुवो जयः ॥७-५६-३९॥
yasya yasya ca bībhatsurvadhe yatnaṃ kariṣyati। āśaṃse sārthe tatra bhavitāsya dhruvo jayaḥ ॥7-56-39॥
[यस्य (yasya) - whose; यस्य (yasya) - whose; च (ca) - and; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - desiring to fight; वधे (vadhe) - in killing; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will make; आशंसे (āśaṃse) - I hope; सारथे (sārthe) - O charioteer; तत्र (tatra) - there; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; अस्य (asya) - his; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Whose, whose and desiring to fight, will make effort in killing, I hope, O charioteer, there will be his certain victory.)
I hope, O charioteer, that wherever he makes an effort to kill, his victory will be certain.
दारुक उवाच॥
dāruka uvāca॥
[दारुक (dāruka) - Dāruka; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dāruka said:)
Dāruka said:
जय एव ध्रुवस्तस्य कुत एव पराजयः। यस्य त्वं पुरुषव्याघ्र सारथ्यमुपजग्मिवान् ॥७-५६-४०॥
jaya eva dhruvas tasya kuta eva parājayaḥ। yasya tvaṃ puruṣavyāghra sārathyam upajagmivān ॥7-56-40॥
[जय (jaya) - victory; एव (eva) - indeed; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; तस्य (tasya) - his; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; एव (eva) - indeed; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat; यस्य (yasya) - whose; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; सारथ्यम् (sārathyam) - charioteer; उपजग्मिवान् (upajagmivān) - approached;]
(Victory is certain for him; where indeed is defeat, whose charioteer you are, O tiger among men?)
Victory is assured for him; how can there be defeat for one whose charioteer is you, O tiger among men?
एवं चैतत्करिष्यामि यथा मामनुशाससि। सुप्रभातामिमां रात्रिं जयाय विजयस्य हि ॥७-५६-४१॥
evaṃ caitat kariṣyāmi yathā mām anuśāsasi। suprabhātām imāṃ rātriṃ jayāya vijayasya hi ॥7-56-41॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; यथा (yathā) - as; माम् (mām) - me; अनुशाससि (anuśāsasi) - you instruct; सुप्रभाताम् (suprabhātām) - auspicious; इमाम् (imām) - this; रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; विजयस्य (vijayasya) - of success; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Thus, I will do this as you instruct me. Indeed, this auspicious night is for the victory of success.)
"Thus, I will act according to your instructions. This auspicious night is indeed for the triumph of victory."
