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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तथा सम्भाषतां तेषां प्रादुरासीद्धनञ्जयः। दिदृक्षुर्भरतश्रेष्ठं राजानं ससुहृद्गणम् ॥७-६०-१॥
tathā sambhāṣatāṃ teṣāṃ prādurāsīddhanañjayaḥ। didṛkṣurbharataśreṣṭhaṃ rājānaṃ sasuhṛdgaṇam ॥7-60-1॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; सम्भाषतां (sambhāṣatāṃ) - conversing; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see; भरतश्रेष्ठं (bharataśreṣṭham) - best of the Bharatas; राजानं (rājānam) - king; ससुहृद्गणम् (sasuhṛdgaṇam) - with friends;]
(Thus, while they were conversing, Dhananjaya appeared, desiring to see the best of the Bharatas, the king with his friends.)
As they were engaged in conversation, Dhananjaya appeared, eager to meet the esteemed Bharata king along with his companions.
तं प्रविष्टं शुभां कक्ष्यामभिवाद्याग्रतः स्थितम्। समुत्थायार्जुनं प्रेम्णा सस्वजे पाण्डवर्षभः ॥७-६०-२॥
taṃ praviṣṭaṃ śubhāṃ kakṣyām abhivādyāgrataḥ sthitam। samutthāyārjunaṃ premṇā sasvaje pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ ॥7-60-2॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रविष्टं (praviṣṭaṃ) - entered; शुभां (śubhāṃ) - auspicious; कक्ष्याम् (kakṣyām) - chamber; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; समुत्थाय (samutthāya) - having risen; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with love; सस्वजे (sasvaje) - embraced; पाण्डवर्षभः (pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ) - the bull among the Pandavas;]
(Having entered the auspicious chamber, having saluted, standing in front, having risen, the bull among the Pandavas embraced Arjuna with love.)
Upon entering the auspicious chamber and saluting, the noble Pandava stood up and lovingly embraced Arjuna.
मूर्ध्नि चैनमुपाघ्राय परिष्वज्य च बाहुना। आशिषः परमाः प्रोच्य स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥७-६०-३॥
mūrdhni cainamupāghrāya pariṣvajya ca bāhunā। āśiṣaḥ paramāḥ procya smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata ॥7-60-3॥
[मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled; परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; च (ca) - and; बाहुना (bāhunā) - with arms; आशिषः (āśiṣaḥ) - blessings; परमाः (paramāḥ) - supreme; प्रोच्य (procya) - having spoken; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - he spoke;]
(On the head and having smelled him, having embraced with arms, having spoken supreme blessings, smiling, he spoke.)
He smelled his head, embraced him with his arms, and with a smile, he spoke supreme blessings.
व्यक्तमर्जुन सङ्ग्रामे ध्रुवस्ते विजयो महान्। यादृग्रूपा हि ते छाया प्रसन्नश्च जनार्दनः ॥७-६०-४॥
vyaktamarjuna saṅgrāme dhruvaste vijayo mahān। yādṛgrūpā hi te chāyā prasannaśca janārdanaḥ ॥7-60-4॥
[व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; ते (te) - your; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; महान् (mahān) - great; यादृग् (yādṛg) - as is; रूपा (rūpā) - form; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; छाया (chāyā) - shadow; प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - pleased; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna;]
(Manifest, Arjuna, in battle, certain is your victory great. As is your form, indeed, your shadow is pleased and Krishna.)
Arjuna, it is evident in battle that your victory is assured and great. Just as your form is, your shadow is pleased, and so is Krishna.
तमब्रवीत्ततो जिष्णुर्महदाश्चर्यमुत्तमम्। दृष्टवानस्मि भद्रं ते केशवस्य प्रसादजम् ॥७-६०-५॥
tamabravīttato jiṣṇurmahadāścaryamuttamam। dṛṣṭavānasmi bhadraṃ te keśavasya prasādajam ॥7-60-5॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; ततः (tataḥ) - then; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna; महत् (mahat) - great; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - seen; अस्मि (asmi) - I have; भद्रम् (bhadram) - auspicious; ते (te) - your; केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keshava; प्रसादजम् (prasādajam) - by the grace;]
(Then Arjuna said to him, "I have seen the great and excellent wonder, auspicious for you, by the grace of Keshava.")
Then Arjuna said, "I have witnessed a great and excellent wonder, which is auspicious for you, granted by the grace of Keshava."
ततस्तत्कथयामास यथादृष्टं धनञ्जयः। आश्वासनार्थं सुहृदां त्र्यम्बकेन समागमम् ॥७-६०-६॥
tatastatkathayāmāsa yathādṛṣṭaṃ dhanañjayaḥ। āśvāsanārthaṃ suhṛdāṃ tryambakena samāgamam ॥7-60-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - narrated; यथा (yathā) - as; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; आश्वासनार्थं (āśvāsanārthaṃ) - for comforting; सुहृदां (suhṛdāṃ) - of friends; त्र्यम्बकेन (tryambakena) - with Tryambaka; समागमम् (samāgamam) - meeting;]
(Then Arjuna narrated that which was seen, for the purpose of comforting the friends, the meeting with Tryambaka.)
Then Arjuna narrated to his friends what he had seen, describing the meeting with Tryambaka to comfort them.
ततः शिरोभिरवनिं स्पृष्ट्वा सर्वे च विस्मिताः। नमस्कृत्य वृषाङ्काय साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रुवन् ॥७-६०-७॥
tataḥ śirobhir avaniṃ spṛṣṭvā sarve ca vismitāḥ। namaskṛtya vṛṣāṅkāya sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan ॥7-60-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads; अवनिम् (avanīm) - the earth; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - touching; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having saluted; वृषाङ्काय (vṛṣāṅkāya) - to Vṛṣāṅka; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said;]
(Then, touching the earth with their heads, all were astonished. Having saluted Vṛṣāṅka, they said, "Well done, well done.")
Then, all touched the earth with their heads in astonishment. After saluting Vṛṣāṅka, they exclaimed, "Well done, well done."
अनुज्ञातास्ततः सर्वे सुहृदो धर्मसूनुना। त्वरमाणाः सुसंनद्धा हृष्टा युद्धाय निर्ययुः ॥७-६०-८॥
anujñātās tataḥ sarve suhṛdo dharmasūnunā। tvaramāṇāḥ susannaḍḍhā hṛṣṭā yuddhāya niryayuḥ ॥7-60-8॥
[अनुज्ञाताः (anujñātāḥ) - permitted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; धर्मसूनुना (dharmasūnunā) - by the son of Dharma; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; सुसंनद्धाः (susannaḍḍhāḥ) - well-prepared; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - set out;]
(Permitted then all friends by the son of Dharma, hastening, well-prepared, joyful, for battle set out.)
Permitted by the son of Dharma, all the friends, hastening and well-prepared, joyfully set out for battle.
अभिवाद्य तु राजानं युयुधानाच्युतार्जुनाः। हृष्टा विनिर्ययुस्ते वै युधिष्ठिरनिवेशनात् ॥७-६०-९॥
abhivādya tu rājānaṃ yuyudhānācyutārjunāḥ। hṛṣṭā viniryayuste vai yudhiṣṭhiraniveśanāt ॥7-60-9॥
[अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; तु (tu) - but; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; युयुधान (yuyudhāna) - Yuyudhana; अच्युत (acyuta) - Acyuta; अर्जुनाः (arjunāḥ) - Arjuna; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; विनिर्ययुः (viniryayuḥ) - departed; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; निवेशनात् (niveśanāt) - from the abode;]
(Having saluted the king, Yuyudhana, Acyuta, and Arjuna, joyful, they indeed departed from Yudhishthira's abode.)
After paying respects to the king, Yuyudhana, Acyuta, and Arjuna joyfully left Yudhishthira's residence.
रथेनैकेन दुर्धर्षौ युयुधानजनार्दनौ। जग्मतुः सहितौ वीरावर्जुनस्य निवेशनम् ॥७-६०-१०॥
rathenaikena durdharṣau yuyudhānajanārdanau। jagmatuḥ sahitau vīrāvarjunasya niveśanam ॥7-60-10॥
[रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; एकेन (ekena) - one; दुर्धर्षौ (durdharṣau) - invincible; युयुधान (yuyudhāna) - Yuyudhana; जनार्दनौ (janārdanau) - Janardana; जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - went; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode;]
(By one chariot, the invincible Yuyudhana and Janardana went together, the heroes, to the abode of Arjuna.)
The invincible heroes, Yuyudhana and Janardana, traveled together by a single chariot to Arjuna's abode.
तत्र गत्वा हृषीकेशः कल्पयामास सूतवत्। रथं रथवरस्याजौ वानरर्षभलक्षणम् ॥७-६०-११॥
tatra gatvā hṛṣīkeśaḥ kalpayāmāsa sūtavat। rathaṃ rathavarasyājau vānararṣabhalakṣaṇam ॥7-60-11॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; कल्पयामास (kalpayāmāsa) - arranged; सूतवत् (sūtavat) - like a charioteer; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; रथवरस्य (rathavarasya) - of the best chariot; अजौ (ājau) - in the battle; वानरर्षभलक्षणम् (vānararṣabhalakṣaṇam) - marked with the emblem of the best of monkeys;]
(There, having gone, Hṛṣīkeśa arranged like a charioteer the chariot of the best chariot in the battle, marked with the emblem of the best of monkeys.)
There, Hṛṣīkeśa went and arranged the chariot like a charioteer, which was the best in the battle and marked with the emblem of the best of monkeys.
स मेघसमनिर्घोषस्तप्तकाञ्चनसप्रभः। बभौ रथवरः कॢप्तः शिशुर्दिवसकृद्यथा ॥७-६०-१२॥
sa meghasamanirghoṣastaptakāñcanasaprabhaḥ। babhau rathavaraḥ kḷptaḥ śiśurdivasakṛdyathā ॥7-60-12॥
[स (sa) - that; मेघ (megha) - cloud; सम (sama) - equal; निर्घोष (nirghoṣa) - sound; तप्त (tapta) - heated; काञ्चन (kāñcana) - gold; स (sa) - with; प्रभः (prabhaḥ) - lustre; बभौ (babhau) - shone; रथ (ratha) - chariot; वरः (varaḥ) - excellent; कॢप्तः (kḷptaḥ) - arranged; शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child; दिवस (divasa) - day; कृत् (kṛt) - maker; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(That excellent chariot, with a sound like a cloud and a lustre of heated gold, shone, arranged like the child-maker of the day.)
The excellent chariot, resounding like a cloud and shining with the brilliance of heated gold, appeared as if it was the child of the sun.
ततः पुरुषशार्दूलः सज्जः सज्जं पुरःसरः। कृताह्निकाय पार्थाय न्यवेदयत तं रथम् ॥७-६०-१३॥
tataḥ puruṣaśārdūlaḥ sajjaḥ sajjaṃ puraḥsaraḥ। kṛtāhnikāya pārthāya nyavedayat taṃ ratham ॥7-60-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुरुषशार्दूलः (puruṣaśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among men; सज्जः (sajjaḥ) - ready; सज्जं (sajjaṃ) - prepared; पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - leading; कृताह्निकाय (kṛtāhnikāya) - to the one who has completed the morning rituals; पार्थाय (pārthāya) - to Arjuna; न्यवेदयत (nyavedayat) - presented; तम् (tam) - that; रथम् (ratham) - chariot;]
(Then the tiger among men, ready and prepared, leading, presented that chariot to Arjuna who had completed the morning rituals.)
Then the noble warrior, fully prepared and leading the way, presented the chariot to Arjuna after he had completed his morning rituals.
तं तु लोके वरः पुंसां किरीटी हेमवर्मभृत्। बाणबाणासनी वाहं प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत ॥७-६०-१४॥
taṁ tu loke varaḥ puṁsāṁ kirīṭī hemavarmabhṛt। bāṇabāṇāsanī vāhaṁ pradakṣiṇamavartata ॥7-60-14॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तु (tu) - but; लोके (loke) - in the world; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; पुंसां (puṁsāṁ) - of men; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - wearing a crown; हेमवर्मभृत् (hemavarmabhṛt) - wearing golden armor; बाणबाणासनी (bāṇabāṇāsanī) - with an arrow and a bow; वाहं (vāhaṁ) - the vehicle; प्रदक्षिणमवर्तत (pradakṣiṇamavartata) - circumambulated;]
(But him, the best of men in the world, wearing a crown and golden armor, with an arrow and a bow, the vehicle circumambulated.)
The vehicle circumambulated him, who was the best among men in the world, adorned with a crown and golden armor, and equipped with an arrow and a bow.
ततो विद्यावयोवृद्धैः क्रियावद्भिर्जितेन्द्रियैः। स्तूयमानो जयाशीभिरारुरोह महारथम् ॥७-६०-१५॥
tato vidyāvayovṛddhaiḥ kriyāvadhbirjitendriyaiḥ। stūyamāno jayāśībhirāruroha mahāratham ॥7-60-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; वयो (vayo) - age; वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - by the elders; क्रियावद्भिः (kriyāvadhbhiḥ) - by those engaged in rituals; जितेन्द्रियैः (jitendriyaiḥ) - by those who have conquered their senses; स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised; जयाशीभिः (jayāśībhiḥ) - with blessings for victory; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot;]
(Then, by the elders knowledgeable in age, by those engaged in rituals, and by those who have conquered their senses, being praised with blessings for victory, ascended the great chariot.)
Then, praised by the elders knowledgeable in age, those engaged in rituals, and those who have conquered their senses, with blessings for victory, he ascended the great chariot.
जैत्रैः साङ्ग्रामिकैर्मन्त्रैः पूर्वमेव रथोत्तमम्। अभिमन्त्रितमर्चिष्मानुदयं भास्करो यथा ॥७-६०-१६॥
jaitraiḥ sāṅgrāmikairmantraiḥ pūrvameva rathottamam। abhimantritamarchiṣmānudayaṃ bhāskaro yathā ॥7-60-16॥
[जैत्रैः (jaitraiḥ) - victorious; साङ्ग्रामिकैः (sāṅgrāmikair) - battle-related; मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - with mantras; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - best of chariots; अभिमन्त्रितम् (abhimantritam) - consecrated; अर्चिष्मान् (archiṣmān) - radiant; उदयं (udayaṃ) - rising; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(The best of chariots, consecrated beforehand with victorious battle-related mantras, is radiant like the rising sun.)
The best chariot, already consecrated with victorious battle mantras, shines like the rising sun.
स रथे रथिनां श्रेष्ठः काञ्चने काञ्चनावृतः। विबभौ विमलोऽर्चिष्मान्मेराविव दिवाकरः ॥७-६०-१७॥
sa rathe rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kāñcane kāñcanāvṛtaḥ। vibabhau vimalo'rciṣmānerāviva divākaraḥ ॥7-60-17॥
[स (sa) - he; रथे (rathe) - in chariot; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; काञ्चने (kāñcane) - golden; काञ्चनावृतः (kāñcanāvṛtaḥ) - covered with gold; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure; अर्चिष्मान् (arciṣmān) - radiant; मेरौ (merau) - on Meru; इव (iva) - like; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun;]
(He, the best of charioteers, shone in the golden chariot covered with gold, pure and radiant like the sun on Meru.)
He, the best among charioteers, shone in his golden chariot, covered with gold, pure and radiant like the sun on Mount Meru.
अन्वारुरोहतुः पार्थं युयुधानजनार्दनौ। शर्यातेर्यज्ञमायान्तं यथेन्द्रं देवमश्विनौ ॥७-६०-१८॥
anvārurohatuḥ pārthaṃ yuyudhānajanārdanau। śaryāteryajñamāyāntaṃ yathendraṃ devamaśvinau ॥7-60-18॥
[अन्वारुरोहतुः (anvārurohatuḥ) - ascended; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; युयुधानजनार्दनौ (yuyudhānajanārdanau) - Satyaki and Krishna; शर्यातेर्यज्ञम् (śaryāteryajñam) - Sharyati's sacrifice; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; यथा (yathā) - like; इन्द्रम् (indram) - Indra; देवम् (devam) - god; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Ashvins;]
(Satyaki and Krishna ascended Arjuna, coming to Sharyati's sacrifice like Indra, the god, and the Ashvins.)
Satyaki and Krishna ascended Arjuna's chariot, arriving at Sharyati's sacrifice like Indra and the Ashvins would attend a divine event.
अथ जग्राह गोविन्दो रश्मीन्रश्मिवतां वरः। मातलिर्वासवस्येव वृत्रं हन्तुं प्रयास्यतः ॥७-६०-१९॥
atha jagrāha govindo raśmīnraśmivatāṃ varaḥ। mātalirvāsavasyeva vṛtraṃ hantuṃ prayāsyataḥ ॥7-60-19॥
[अथ (atha) - then; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - reins; रश्मिवतां (raśmivatāṃ) - of the radiant ones; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava; इव (iva) - like; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vṛtra; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to slay; प्रयास्यतः (prayāsyataḥ) - setting out;]
(Then Govinda, the best of the radiant ones, took the reins, like Mātali of Vāsava setting out to slay Vṛtra.)
Then Govinda, the supreme among the radiant ones, took the reins, just as Mātali did for Vāsava when setting out to slay Vṛtra.
स ताभ्यां सहितः पार्थो रथप्रवरमास्थितः। सहितो बुधशुक्राभ्यां तमो निघ्नन्यथा शशी ॥७-६०-२०॥
sa tābhyāṃ sahitaḥ pārtho rathapravaramāsthitaḥ। sahito budhaśukrābhyāṃ tamo nighnanyathā śaśī ॥7-60-20॥
[स (sa) - he; ताभ्यां (tābhyāṃ) - with those two; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; रथप्रवरम् (rathapravaram) - best chariot; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; बुधशुक्राभ्यां (budhaśukrābhyāṃ) - by Mercury and Venus; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - destroying; यथा (yathā) - like; शशी (śaśī) - the moon;]
(He, accompanied by those two, Arjuna mounted the best chariot. Accompanied by Mercury and Venus, destroying darkness like the moon.)
Arjuna, accompanied by those two, mounted the best chariot. Just as the moon, accompanied by Mercury and Venus, dispels darkness.
सैन्धवस्य वधप्रेप्सुः प्रयातः शत्रुपूगहा। सहाम्बुपतिमित्राभ्यां यथेन्द्रस्तारकामये ॥७-६०-२१॥
saindhavasya vadha-prepsuḥ prayātaḥ śatru-pūga-hā। sahāmbu-pati-mitrābhyāṃ yathendras-tārakāmaye ॥7-60-21॥
[सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; वधप्रेप्सुः (vadha-prepsuḥ) - desiring to kill; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed; शत्रुपूगहा (śatru-pūga-hā) - destroyer of enemy hosts; सहाम्बुपतिमित्राभ्यां (sahāmbu-pati-mitrābhyāṃ) - with the ocean lord and friends; यथेन्द्रः (yathendraḥ) - like Indra; तारकामये (tārakāmaye) - in the battle against Tāraka;]
(Desiring to kill Saindhava, the destroyer of enemy hosts departed with the ocean lord and friends, like Indra in the battle against Tāraka.)
Desiring to kill Saindhava, the destroyer of enemy hosts set out with the ocean lord and his allies, just as Indra did in the battle against Tāraka.
ततो वादित्रनिर्घोषैर्मङ्गल्यैश्च स्तवैः शुभैः। प्रयान्तमर्जुनं सूता मागधाश्चैव तुष्टुवुः ॥७-६०-२२॥
tato vāditranirghoṣairmaṅgalyaiśca stavaiḥ śubhaiḥ। prayāntamarjunaṃ sūtā māgadhāścaiva tuṣṭuvuḥ ॥7-60-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वादित्रनिर्घोषैः (vāditranirghoṣaiḥ) - with the sounds of musical instruments; मङ्गल्यैः (maṅgalyaiḥ) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; स्तवैः (stavaiḥ) - with praises; शुभैः (śubhaiḥ) - auspicious; प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - departing; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; सूता (sūtā) - charioteers; मागधाः (māgadhāḥ) - bards; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised;]
(Then, with the sounds of musical instruments, auspicious praises, and auspiciousness, the charioteers and bards praised the departing Arjuna.)
Then, as Arjuna was departing, the charioteers and bards praised him with the sounds of musical instruments and auspicious praises.
सजयाशीः सपुण्याहः सूतमागधनिस्वनः। युक्तो वादित्रघोषेण तेषां रतिकरोऽभवत् ॥७-६०-२३॥
sajayāśīḥ sapuṇyāhaḥ sūtamāgadhanisvanaḥ। yukto vāditraghoṣeṇa teṣāṃ ratikaro'bhavat ॥7-60-23॥
[सजयाशीः (sajayāśīḥ) - with victory blessings; सपुण्याहः (sapuṇyāhaḥ) - with auspicious rites; सूतमागधनिस्वनः (sūtamāgadhanisvanaḥ) - sound of bards and panegyrists; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - joined; वादित्रघोषेण (vāditraghoṣeṇa) - with instrumental music; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; रतिकरः (ratikaraḥ) - pleasure-causing; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(With victory blessings, auspicious rites, and the sound of bards and panegyrists, joined with instrumental music, it became pleasure-causing for them.)
The occasion was filled with victory blessings, auspicious rites, and the harmonious sound of bards and panegyrists, accompanied by instrumental music, bringing joy to all present.
तमनुप्रयतो वायुः पुण्यगन्धवहः शुचिः। ववौ संहर्षयन्पार्थं द्विषतश्चापि शोषयन् ॥७-६०-२४॥
tamanuprayato vāyuḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śuciḥ। vavau saṃharṣayanpārthaṃ dviṣataścāpi śoṣayan ॥7-60-24॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अनुप्रयतः (anuprayataḥ) - following; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; पुण्य (puṇya) - sacred; गन्ध (gandha) - fragrance; वहः (vahaḥ) - carrying; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; ववौ (vavau) - blew; संहर्षयन् (saṃharṣayan) - delighting; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शोषयन् (śoṣayan) - drying;]
(The wind, pure and carrying sacred fragrance, followed that, delighting Arjuna and also drying the enemies.)
The pure wind, carrying a sacred fragrance, blew following that, bringing delight to Arjuna and drying up the enemies.
प्रादुरासन्निमित्तानि विजयाय बहूनि च। पाण्डवानां त्वदीयानां विपरीतानि मारिष ॥७-६०-२५॥
prādurāsannimittāni vijayāya bahūni ca। pāṇḍavānāṃ tvadīyānāṃ viparītāni māriṣa ॥7-60-25॥
[प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens; विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; त्वदीयानाम् (tvadīyānām) - of your side; विपरीतानि (viparītāni) - contrary; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one;]
(Omens appeared for victory, many indeed, for the Pandavas; contrary for your side, O great one.)
Many favorable omens appeared for the victory of the Pandavas, while unfavorable ones appeared for your side, O great one.
दृष्ट्वार्जुनो निमित्तानि विजयाय प्रदक्षिणम्। युयुधानं महेष्वासमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-६०-२६॥
dṛṣṭvārjuno nimittāni vijayāya pradakṣiṇam। yuyudhānaṃ maheṣvāsamidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-60-26॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens; विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory; प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; युयुधानम् (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhana; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen the omens, Arjuna circumambulated for victory and said this speech to Yuyudhana, the great archer.)
Upon observing the omens, Arjuna performed a circumambulation for victory and addressed Yuyudhana, the great archer, with these words.
युयुधानाद्य युद्धे मे दृश्यते विजयो ध्रुवः। यथा हीमानि लिङ्गानि दृश्यन्ते शिनिपुङ्गव ॥७-६०-२७॥
yuyudhānādya yuddhe me dṛśyate vijayo dhruvaḥ। yathā hīmāni liṅgāni dṛśyante śinipuṅgava ॥7-60-27॥
[युयुधानात् (yuyudhānāt) - from Yuyudhana; अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मे (me) - my; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; इमानि (imāni) - these; लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - signs; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - O bull among the Shinis;]
(From Yuyudhana, today in battle, my victory is seen as certain; as indeed these signs are seen, O bull among the Shinis.)
Today, from Yuyudhana in battle, my victory is assured, as these signs are evident, O foremost of the Shinis.
सोऽहं तत्र गमिष्यामि यत्र सैन्धवको नृपः। यियासुर्यमलोकाय मम वीर्यं प्रतीक्षते ॥७-६०-२८॥
so'haṃ tatra gamiṣyāmi yatra saindhavako nṛpaḥ। yiyāsuryamalokāya mama vīryaṃ pratīkṣate ॥7-60-28॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; तत्र (tatra) - there; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; यत्र (yatra) - where; सैन्धवकः (saindhavakaḥ) - Saindhava; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; यियासुः (yiyāsuḥ) - desiring to go; यमलोकाय (yamalokāya) - to the abode of Yama; मम (mama) - my; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; प्रतीक्षते (pratīkṣate) - awaits;]
(He, I will go there where the Saindhava king, desiring to go to the abode of Yama, awaits my strength.)
I will go there where the Saindhava king awaits my strength, as he desires to journey to the abode of Yama.
यथा परमकं कृत्यं सैन्धवस्य वधे मम। तथैव सुमहत्कृत्यं धर्मराजस्य रक्षणे ॥७-६०-२९॥
yathā paramakaṃ kṛtyaṃ saindhavasya vadhe mama। tathaiva sumahatkṛtyaṃ dharmarājasya rakṣaṇe ॥7-60-29॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; परमकम् (paramakam) - greatest; कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - deed; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; वधे (vadhe) - in the killing; मम (mama) - my; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; सुमहत्कृत्यम् (sumahatkṛtyam) - great deed; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - in the protection;]
(As the greatest deed of mine was in the killing of Saindhava, similarly, the great deed is in the protection of Dharmaraja.)
Just as my greatest task was the slaying of Saindhava, so too is the significant task of protecting Dharmaraja.
स त्वमद्य महाबाहो राजानं परिपालय। यथैव हि मया गुप्तस्त्वया गुप्तो भवेत्तथा ॥७-६०-३०॥
sa tvamadya mahābāho rājānaṃ paripālaya। yathaiva hi mayā guptastvayā gupto bhavettathā ॥7-60-30॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; परिपालय (paripālaya) - protect; यथा (yathā) - as; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; मया (mayā) - by me; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; तथा (tathā) - so; ७-६०-३० (7-60-30) - (verse number);]
(You, today, O mighty-armed one, protect the king. As indeed he was protected by me, so may he be protected by you.)
Today, O mighty-armed one, you must protect the king just as I have protected him, so should you.
त्वयि चाहं पराश्वस्य प्रद्युम्ने वा महारथे। शक्नुयां सैन्धवं हन्तुमनपेक्षो नरर्षभ ॥७-६०-३१॥
tvayi cāhaṃ parāśvasya pradyumne vā mahārathe। śaknuyāṃ saindhavaṃ hantumanapekṣo nararṣabha ॥7-60-31॥
[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; पराश्वस्य (parāśvasya) - of Parashva; प्रद्युम्ने (pradyumne) - in Pradyumna; वा (vā) - or; महारथे (mahārathe) - in the great chariot-warrior; शक्नुयाम् (śaknuyām) - I can; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; अनपेक्षः (anapekṣaḥ) - without concern; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men;]
(In you, and I, of Parashva, in Pradyumna or in the great chariot-warrior, I can kill Saindhava without concern, O best of men.)
O best of men, I can kill Saindhava without concern, whether it be in you, in Parashva, or in the great chariot-warrior Pradyumna.
मय्यपेक्षा न कर्तव्या कथञ्चिदपि सात्वत। राजन्येव परा गुप्तिः कार्या सर्वात्मना त्वया ॥७-६०-३२॥
mayyapekṣā na kartavyā kathañcidapi sātvata। rājanyeva parā guptiḥ kāryā sarvātmanā tvayā ॥7-60-32॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; अपेक्षा (apekṣā) - dependence; न (na) - not; कर्तव्या (kartavyā) - should be done; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - in any way; अपि (api) - even; सात्वत (sātvata) - O descendant of Sātvata; राजनि (rājani) - in the king; एव (eva) - indeed; परा (parā) - supreme; गुप्तिः (guptiḥ) - protection; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all efforts; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Dependence on me should not be done in any way, O descendant of Sātvata. Indeed, supreme protection should be done in the king by you with all efforts.)
O descendant of Sātvata, you should not depend on me in any way. Instead, you must ensure the supreme protection of the king with all your efforts.
न हि यत्र महाबाहुर्वासुदेवो व्यवस्थितः। किञ्चिद्व्यापद्यते तत्र यत्राहमपि च ध्रुवम् ॥७-६०-३३॥
na hi yatra mahābāhurvāsudevo vyavasthitaḥ। kiñcidvyāpadyate tatra yatrāhamapi ca dhruvam ॥7-60-33॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; यत्र (yatra) - where; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - is present; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; व्यापद्यते (vyāpadyate) - is harmed; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(Indeed, where the mighty-armed Vasudeva is present, nothing is harmed there, where I also certainly am.)
Indeed, wherever the mighty-armed Vasudeva is present, nothing can be harmed, especially where I am also certainly present.
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन सात्यकिः परवीरहा। तथेत्युक्त्वागमत्तत्र यत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-६०-३४॥
evamuktastu pārthena sātyakiḥ paravīrahā। tathetyuktvāgamattaṭra yatra rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-60-34॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; पर (para) - enemy; वीरहा (vīrahā) - hero-slayer; तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अगमत् (agamat) - went; तत्र (tatra) - there; यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Thus spoken by Pārtha, Sātyaki, the hero-slayer of enemies, having said thus, went there where King Yudhishthira was.)
Upon being addressed in this manner by Arjuna (Pārtha), Sātyaki, the destroyer of enemy heroes, proceeded to the place where King Yudhishthira was present.
