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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
सुखेन रजनी व्युष्टा कच्चित्ते मधुसूदन। कच्चिज्ज्ञानानि सर्वाणि प्रसन्नानि तवाच्युत ॥७-५९-१॥
sukhena rajanī vyuṣṭā kaccitte madhusūdana। kaccijjñānāni sarvāṇi prasannāni tavācyuta ॥7-59-1॥
[सुखेन (sukhena) - with happiness; रजनी (rajanī) - night; व्युष्टा (vyuṣṭā) - passed; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; ते (te) - your; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Madhusudana; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; ज्ञानानि (jñānāni) - knowledge; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; प्रसन्नानि (prasannāni) - clear; तव (tava) - your; अच्युत (acyuta) - Achyuta;]
(With happiness, the night passed, whether your knowledge, all, is clear, O Madhusudana, O Achyuta.)
O Madhusudana, O Achyuta, did the night pass happily for you? Is all your knowledge clear?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
वासुदेवोऽपि तद्युक्तं पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरम्। ततः क्षत्ता प्रकृतयो न्यवेदयदुपस्थिताः ॥७-५९-२॥
vāsudevo'pi tadyuktaṃ paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiram। tataḥ kṣattā prakṛtayo nyavedayadupasthitāḥ ॥7-59-2॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriate; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the minister; प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - the subjects; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - informed; उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - present;]
(Vasudeva also asked Yudhishthira, who was appropriately engaged. Then the minister informed that the subjects were present.)
Vasudeva, noticing Yudhishthira's appropriate engagement, inquired further. Then, the minister announced the presence of the subjects.
अनुज्ञातश्च राज्ञा स प्रावेशयत तं जनम्। विराटं भीमसेनं च धृष्टद्युम्नं च सात्यकिम् ॥७-५९-३॥
anujñātaśca rājñā sa prāveśayata taṃ janam। virāṭaṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca sātyakim ॥7-59-3॥
[अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted; च (ca) - and; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; सः (saḥ) - he; प्रावेशयत (prāveśayata) - ushered in; तम् (tam) - that; जनम् (janam) - people; विराटम् (virāṭam) - Virata; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki;]
(Permitted by the king, he ushered in that people: Virata, Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, and Satyaki.)
With the king's permission, he brought in the people, including Virata, Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, and Satyaki.
शिखण्डिनं यमौ चैव चेकितानं च केकयान्। युयुत्सुं चैव कौरव्यं पाञ्चाल्यं चोत्तमौजसम् ॥७-५९-४॥
śikhaṇḍinaṃ yamau caiva cekitānaṃ ca kekayān। yuyutsuṃ caiva kauravyaṃ pāñcālyaṃ cottamaujasam ॥7-59-4॥
[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; चेकितानं (cekitānam) - Cekitana; च (ca) - and; केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekayas; युयुत्सुं (yuyutsum) - Yuyutsu; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; कौरव्यं (kauravyam) - Kauravya; पाञ्चाल्यं (pāñcālyam) - Panchalya; च (ca) - and; उत्तमौजसम् (uttamaujasam) - Uttamaujas;]
(Shikhandin, the twins, and certainly Cekitana and the Kekayas; Yuyutsu and certainly Kauravya; Panchalya and Uttamaujas.)
Shikhandin, the twins, Cekitana, the Kekayas, Yuyutsu, Kauravya, Panchalya, and Uttamaujas are mentioned.
एते चान्ये च बहवः क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभम्। उपतस्थुर्महात्मानं विविशुश्चासनेषु ते ॥७-५९-५॥
ete cānye ca bahavaḥ kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham। upatasthurmahātmānaṃ viviśuścāsaneṣu te ॥7-59-5॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - the best among warriors; उपतस्थुः (upatasthuḥ) - approached; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - the great soul; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; च (ca) - and; आसनेषु (āsaneṣu) - in the seats; ते (te) - they;]
(These and many other warriors approached the best among warriors, the great soul, and they entered the seats.)
These and many other warriors approached the best among warriors, the great soul, and took their seats.
एकस्मिन्नासने वीरावुपविष्टौ महाबलौ। कृष्णश्च युयुधानश्च महात्मानौ महाद्युती ॥७-५९-६॥
ekasminn āsane vīrāv upaviṣṭau mahābalau। kṛṣṇaś ca yuyudhānaś ca mahātmānau mahādyutī ॥7-59-6॥
[एकस्मिन् (ekasmin) - in one; आसने (āsane) - seat; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; उपविष्टौ (upaviṣṭau) - seated; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; च (ca) - and; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - of great splendor;]
(In one seat, the mighty heroes Krishna and Yuyudhana, great souls of great splendor, were seated.)
Krishna and Yuyudhana, both mighty and splendid heroes, were seated together, embodying great souls.
ततो युधिष्ठिरस्तेषां शृण्वतां मधुसूदनम्। अब्रवीत्पुण्डरीकाक्षमाभाष्य मधुरं वचः ॥७-५९-७॥
tato yudhiṣṭhirasteṣāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ madhusūdanam। abravītpunḍarīkākṣamābhāṣya madhuraṃ vacaḥ ॥7-59-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - listening; मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Madhusudana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पुण्डरीकाक्षम् (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - to the lotus-eyed; आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - addressing; मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweet; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then Yudhishthira, listening to Madhusudana, said to the lotus-eyed, addressing sweet words.)
Then Yudhishthira, while listening to Madhusudana, addressed the lotus-eyed one with sweet words.
एकं त्वां वयमाश्रित्य सहस्राक्षमिवामराः। प्रार्थयामो जयं युद्धे शाश्वतानि सुखानि च ॥७-५९-८॥
ekaṁ tvāṁ vayam āśritya sahasrākṣam ivāmarāḥ। prārthayāmo jayaṁ yuddhe śāśvatāni sukhāni ca ॥7-59-8॥
[एकम् (ekam) - one; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वयम् (vayam) - we; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having relied; सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - thousand-eyed; इव (iva) - like; अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals; प्रार्थयामः (prārthayāmaḥ) - we pray; जयम् (jayam) - victory; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शाश्वतानि (śāśvatāni) - eternal; सुखानि (sukhāni) - happiness; च (ca) - and;]
(Having relied on you as one, like the thousand-eyed immortals, we pray for victory in battle and eternal happiness.)
We rely on you as one, like the thousand-eyed gods, and pray for victory in battle and everlasting happiness.
त्वं हि राज्यविनाशं च द्विषद्भिश्च निराक्रियाम्। क्लेशांश्च विविधान्कृष्ण सर्वांस्तानपि वेत्थ नः ॥७-५९-९॥
tvaṁ hi rājyavināśaṁ ca dviṣadbhiśca nirākriyām। kleśāṁśca vividhānkṛṣṇa sarvāṁstānapi vettha naḥ ॥7-59-9॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; राज्यविनाशं (rājyavināśam) - destruction of the kingdom; च (ca) - and; द्विषद्भिः (dviṣadbhiḥ) - by enemies; च (ca) - and; निराक्रियाम् (nirākriyām) - removal; क्लेशान् (kleśān) - troubles; च (ca) - and; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; अपि (api) - also; वेत्थ (vettha) - you know; नः (naḥ) - our;]
(You indeed know, O Krishna, the destruction of the kingdom, the removal by enemies, and various troubles, all of them ours.)
O Krishna, you are aware of the destruction of our kingdom, the removal caused by our enemies, and all the various troubles we face.
त्वयि सर्वेश सर्वेषामस्माकं भक्तवत्सल। सुखमायत्तमत्यर्थं यात्रा च मधुसूदन ॥७-५९-१०॥
tvayi sarveśa sarveṣāmasmākaṃ bhaktavatsala। sukhamāyattamatyarthaṃ yātrā ca madhusūdana ॥7-59-10॥
[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; सर्वेश (sarveśa) - O Lord of all; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; भक्तवत्सल (bhaktavatsala) - O lover of devotees; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; आयत्तम् (āyattam) - dependent; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly; यात्रा (yātrā) - journey; च (ca) - and; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O slayer of Madhu;]
(In you, O Lord of all, our happiness is exceedingly dependent, and the journey, O lover of devotees, O slayer of Madhu.)
O Madhusudana, the journey and our happiness are exceedingly dependent on you, O Lord of all and lover of devotees.
स तथा कुरु वार्ष्णेय यथा त्वयि मनो मम। अर्जुनस्य यथा सत्या प्रतिज्ञा स्याच्चिकीर्षिता ॥७-५९-११॥
sa tathā kuru vārṣṇeya yathā tvayi mano mama। arjunasya yathā satyā pratijñā syāccikīrṣitā ॥7-59-11॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; मनो (mano) - mind; मम (mama) - my; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; यथा (yathā) - as; सत्या (satyā) - true; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - promise; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; चिकीर्षिता (cikīrṣitā) - intended;]
(He, thus do, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, as my mind is in you, so that Arjuna's promise may be true and intended.)
Therefore, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, act in such a way that my mind is in you, so that Arjuna's promise may be fulfilled as intended.
स भवांस्तारयत्वस्माद्दुःखामर्षमहार्णवात्। पारं तितीर्षतामद्य प्लवो नो भव माधव ॥७-५९-१२॥
sa bhavāṁstārayatvasmādduḥkhāmarṣamahārṇavāt। pāraṁ titīrṣatāmadya plavo no bhava mādhava ॥7-59-12॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; तारयतु (tārayatu) - may lead; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; दुःख (duḥkha) - sorrow; अमर्ष (amarṣa) - anger; महार्णवात् (mahārṇavāt) - great ocean; पारम् (pāram) - shore; तितीर्षताम् (titīrṣatām) - those desiring to cross; अद्य (adya) - today; प्लवः (plavaḥ) - boat; नः (naḥ) - our; भव (bhava) - be; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava;]
(He, you may lead from this sorrow and anger great ocean. Shore those desiring to cross today boat our be Madhava.)
O Madhava, may you be our boat today to lead us across the great ocean of sorrow and anger.
न हि तत्कुरुते सङ्ख्ये कार्तवीर्यसमस्त्वपि। रथी यत्कुरुते कृष्ण सारथिर्यत्नमास्थितः ॥७-५९-१३॥
na hi tatkurute saṅkhye kārtavīryasamastvapi। rathī yatkurute kṛṣṇa sārathiryatnamāsthitaḥ ॥7-59-13॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुते (kurute) - does; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; कार्तवीर्यसमः (kārtavīryasamaḥ) - equal to Kārtavīrya; अपि (api) - even; रथी (rathī) - charioteer; यत् (yat) - what; कुरुते (kurute) - does; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; सारथि (sārathi) - charioteer; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged;]
(Not indeed does that in battle, even equal to Kārtavīrya, the charioteer do what Kṛṣṇa, the charioteer, engaged in effort, does.)
Even a charioteer equal to Kārtavīrya does not perform in battle what Kṛṣṇa, the charioteer, does with effort.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
सामरेष्वपि लोकेषु सर्वेषु न तथाविधः। शरासनधरः कश्चिद्यथा पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥७-५९-१४॥
sāmareṣvapi lokeṣu sarveṣu na tathāvidhaḥ। śarāsanadharaḥ kaścidyathā pārtho dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-59-14॥
[सामरेषु (sāmareṣu) - in battles; अपि (api) - even; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; न (na) - not; तथाविधः (tathāvidhaḥ) - such; शरासनधरः (śarāsanadharaḥ) - bow-holder; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; यथा (yathā) - like; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(In battles, even in all the worlds, there is no one like Arjuna, the bow-holder, Dhananjaya.)
In all the worlds and battles, there is no one like Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, known as Dhananjaya.
वीर्यवानस्त्रसम्पन्नः पराक्रान्तो महाबलः। युद्धशौण्डः सदामर्षी तेजसा परमो नृणाम् ॥७-५९-१५॥
vīryavānastrasampannaḥ parākrānto mahābalaḥ। yuddhaśauṇḍaḥ sadāmarṣī tejasā paramo nṛṇām ॥7-59-15॥
[वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - possessing valor; अस्त्रसम्पन्नः (astrasampannaḥ) - endowed with weapons; पराक्रान्तः (parākrāntaḥ) - courageous; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength; युद्धशौण्डः (yuddhaśauṇḍaḥ) - expert in battle; सदा (sadā) - always; अमर्षी (amarṣī) - impatient; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - among men;]
(Possessing valor, endowed with weapons, courageous, of great strength, expert in battle, always impatient, supreme by brilliance among men.)
He is a valiant warrior, equipped with weapons, courageous and immensely strong. He is an expert in battle, always impatient, and stands supreme in brilliance among men.
स युवा वृषभस्कन्धो दीर्घबाहुर्महाबलः। सिंहर्षभगतिः श्रीमान्द्विषतस्ते हनिष्यति ॥७-५९-१६॥
sa yuvā vṛṣabha-skandho dīrgha-bāhur-mahābalaḥ। siṃha-rṣabha-gatiḥ śrīmān-dviṣatas-te haniṣyati ॥7-59-16॥
[स (sa) - he; युवा (yuvā) - young; वृषभ (vṛṣabha) - bull; स्कन्धः (skandhaḥ) - shouldered; दीर्घ (dīrgha) - long; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - armed; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - bull; गतिः (gatiḥ) - gait; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; ते (te) - your; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will slay;]
(He, the young one with bull-like shoulders, long-armed and mighty, with the gait of a lion and bull, glorious, will slay your enemies.)
The young hero, strong and mighty with broad shoulders like a bull, and the majestic gait of a lion, will defeat your enemies.
अहं च तत्करिष्यामि यथा कुन्तीसुतोऽर्जुनः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैन्यानि धक्ष्यत्यग्निरिवोत्थितः ॥७-५९-१७॥
ahaṁ ca tatkariṣyāmi yathā kuntīsuto'rjunaḥ। dhārtarāṣṭrasya sainyāni dhakṣyatyagnirivotthitaḥ ॥7-59-17॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; यथा (yathā) - as; कुन्ती-सुतः (kuntī-sutaḥ) - Kunti's son; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; धक्ष्यति (dhakṣyati) - will burn; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen;]
(I will do that as Kunti's son Arjuna will burn the armies of Dhritarashtra like a risen fire.)
I will act in the same way as Arjuna, the son of Kunti, who will set ablaze the armies of Dhritarashtra like a rising fire.
अद्य तं पापकर्माणं क्षुद्रं सौभद्रघातिनम्। अपुनर्दर्शनं मार्गमिषुभिः क्षेप्स्यतेऽर्जुनः ॥७-५९-१८॥
adya taṁ pāpakarmāṇaṁ kṣudraṁ saubhadraghātinam। apunardarśanaṁ mārgamiṣubhiḥ kṣepsyate'rjunaḥ ॥7-59-18॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; तम् (tam) - him; पापकर्माणम् (pāpakarmāṇam) - wicked-deed-doer; क्षुद्रम् (kṣudram) - mean; सौभद्रघातिनम् (saubhadra-ghātinam) - Subhadra's killer; अपुनर्दर्शनम् (apunardarśanam) - never-to-be-seen-again; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; क्षेप्स्यते (kṣepsyate) - will be sent; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Today, Arjuna will send that wicked, mean killer of Subhadra on the path of never being seen again with arrows.)
Today, Arjuna will shoot arrows to send the wicked and mean killer of Subhadra on a path from which he will never return.
तस्याद्य गृध्राः श्येनाश्च वडगोमायवस्तथा। भक्षयिष्यन्ति मांसानि ये चान्ये पुरुषादकाः ॥७-५९-१९॥
tasyādya gṛdhrāḥ śyenāśca vaḍagomāyavastathā। bhakṣayiṣyanti māṁsāni ye cānye puruṣādakāḥ ॥7-59-19॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्य (adya) - today; गृध्राः (gṛdhrāḥ) - vultures; श्येनाः (śyenāḥ) - hawks; च (ca) - and; वडगोमायवः (vaḍagomāyavaḥ) - jackals; तथा (tathā) - also; भक्षयिष्यन्ति (bhakṣayiṣyanti) - will eat; मांसानि (māṁsāni) - flesh; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; पुरुषादकाः (puruṣādakāḥ) - cannibals;]
(Today, vultures, hawks, jackals, and other cannibals will eat his flesh.)
Today, his flesh will be devoured by vultures, hawks, jackals, and other cannibals.
यद्यस्य देवा गोप्तारः सेन्द्राः सर्वे तथाप्यसौ। राजधानीं यमस्याद्य हतः प्राप्स्यति सङ्कुले ॥७-५९-२०॥
yadyasya devā goptāraḥ sendrāḥ sarve tathāpyasau। rājadhānīṃ yamasyādya hataḥ prāpsyati saṅkule ॥7-59-20॥
[यत् (yat) - if; अस्य (asya) - his; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; गोप्तारः (goptāraḥ) - protectors; स-इन्द्राः (sa-indrāḥ) - with Indra; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथापि (tathāpi) - still; असौ (asau) - he; राजधानीम् (rājadhānīm) - capital; यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; अद्य (adya) - today; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will reach; सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - in confusion;]
(If all the gods, with Indra, are his protectors, still today he, being killed, will reach the capital of Yama in confusion.)
Even if all the gods, including Indra, are his protectors, today he will meet his end and reach the abode of Yama amidst chaos.
निहत्य सैन्धवं जिष्णुरद्य त्वामुपयास्यति। विशोको विज्वरो राजन्भव भूतिपुरस्कृतः ॥७-५९-२१॥
nihatya saindhavaṃ jiṣṇuradya tvāmupayāsyati। viśoko vijvaro rājanbhava bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ ॥7-59-21॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; उपयास्यति (upayāsyati) - will approach; विशोकः (viśokaḥ) - free from sorrow; विज्वरः (vijvaraḥ) - free from fever; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भव (bhava) - be; भूतिपुरस्कृतः (bhūtipuraskṛtaḥ) - endowed with prosperity;]
(Having slain Saindhava, Arjuna will approach you today. Be free from sorrow and fever, O king, endowed with prosperity.)
After defeating Saindhava, Arjuna will come to you today. Be without sorrow and fever, O king, and be prosperous.
