07.069
Pancharatra and Core: Though requested by Duryodhana, Drona refuses to leave his post to fight Arjuna. Instead, he ritually bound the armour with a mantra and sent the king to the great battle.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः प्रविष्टे कौन्तेये सिन्धुराजजिघांसया। द्रोणानीकं विनिर्भिद्य भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम् ॥७-६९-१॥
tataḥ praviṣṭe kaunteye sindhurājajighāṁsayā। droṇānīkaṁ vinirbhidya bhojānīkaṁ ca dustaram ॥7-69-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - entered; कौन्तेये (kaunteye) - son of Kunti; सिन्धुराजजिघांसया (sindhurājajighāṁsayā) - with the intention to kill the Sindhu king; द्रोणानीकं (droṇānīkaṁ) - Drona's army; विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - piercing through; भोजानीकं (bhojānīkaṁ) - Bhoja's army; च (ca) - and; दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to cross;]
(Then, having entered, the son of Kunti, with the intention to kill the Sindhu king, pierced through Drona's army and the difficult-to-cross Bhoja's army.)
Then, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, entered with the intention to kill the Sindhu king, piercing through the formidable armies of Drona and Bhoja.
काम्बोजस्य च दायादे हते राजन्सुदक्षिणे। श्रुतायुधे च विक्रान्ते निहते सव्यसाचिना ॥७-६९-२॥
kāmbojasya ca dāyāde hate rājansudakṣiṇe। śrutāyudhe ca vikrānte nihate savyasācinā ॥7-69-2॥
[काम्बोजस्य (kāmbojasya) - of Kamboja; च (ca) - and; दायादे (dāyāde) - heir; हते (hate) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सुदक्षिणे (sudakṣiṇe) - Sudakshina; श्रुतायुधे (śrutāyudhe) - Shrutayudha; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्ते (vikrānte) - valiant; निहते (nihate) - slain; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna;]
(The heir of Kamboja, Sudakshina, was killed, O king, and the valiant Shrutayudha was slain by Arjuna.)
O king, the heir of Kamboja, Sudakshina, has been killed, and the valiant Shrutayudha has been slain by Arjuna.
विप्रद्रुतेष्वनीकेषु विध्वस्तेषु समन्ततः। प्रभग्नं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्ते द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥७-६९-३॥
vipradruteṣvanīkeṣu vidhvasteṣu samantataḥ। prabhagnaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā putraste droṇamabhyayāt ॥7-69-3॥
[विप्रद्रुतेषु (vipradruteṣu) - scattered; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the troops; विध्वस्तेषु (vidhvasteṣu) - destroyed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; प्रभग्नं (prabhagnaṃ) - broken; स्वबलं (svabalaṃ) - own army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Seeing his own army scattered, destroyed all around, your son approached Drona.)
Upon witnessing his forces scattered and destroyed everywhere, your son went to Drona for counsel.
त्वरन्नेकरथेनैव समेत्य द्रोणमब्रवीत्। गतः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः प्रमथ्येमां महाचमूम् ॥७-६९-४॥
tvarannekarathenaiva sametya droṇamabravīt। gataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ pramathyemāṃ mahācamūm ॥7-69-4॥
[त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - with one chariot; एव (eva) - indeed; समेत्य (sametya) - having approached; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; स (sa) - he; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having crushed; इमां (imāṃ) - this; महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - great army;]
(Hastening with one chariot indeed, having approached Drona, he said: "The tiger among men has gone, having crushed this great army.")
Hastening with a single chariot, he approached Drona and said: "The tiger among men has departed after crushing this great army."
अत्र बुद्ध्या समीक्षस्व किं नु कार्यमनन्तरम्। अर्जुनस्य विघाताय दारुणेऽस्मिञ्जनक्षये ॥७-६९-५॥
atra buddhyā samīkṣasva kiṃ nu kāryamanantaram। arjunasya vighātāya dāruṇe'smiñjanakṣaye ॥7-69-5॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with wisdom; समीक्षस्व (samīkṣasva) - consider; किं (kiṃ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; कार्य (kārya) - action; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; विघाताय (vighātāya) - for the obstruction; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; जनक्षये (janakṣaye) - destruction of people;]
(Here, with wisdom, consider what indeed is the next action for the obstruction of Arjuna in this terrible destruction of people.)
Here, wisely consider what should be done next to obstruct Arjuna in this terrible destruction of people.
यथा स पुरुषव्याघ्रो न हन्येत जयद्रथः। तथा विधत्स्व भद्रं ते त्वं हि नः परमा गतिः ॥७-६९-६॥
yathā sa puruṣavyāghro na hanyeta jayadrathaḥ। tathā vidhatsva bhadraṃ te tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ ॥7-69-6॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; सः (saḥ) - he; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; न (na) - not; हन्येत (hanyeta) - be killed; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; तथा (tathā) - so; विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - arrange; भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare; ते (te) - your; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; परमा (paramā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal;]
(As that tiger among men, Jayadratha, should not be killed, so arrange for your welfare, for you are indeed our supreme goal.)
"As that tiger among men, Jayadratha, should not be killed, please ensure our welfare, for you are indeed our ultimate refuge."
असौ धनञ्जयाग्निर्हि कोपमारुतचोदितः। सेनाकक्षं दहति मे वह्निः कक्षमिवोत्थितः ॥७-६९-७॥
asau dhanañjayāgnir hi kopamārutacoditaḥ। senākakṣaṃ dahati me vahniḥ kakṣamivotthitaḥ ॥7-69-7॥
[असौ (asau) - this; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Arjuna; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; हि (hi) - indeed; कोप (kopa) - anger; मारुत (māruta) - wind; चोदितः (coditaḥ) - driven; सेना (senā) - army; कक्षं (kakṣaṃ) - camp; दहति (dahati) - burns; मे (me) - my; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - forest; इव (iva) - like; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - arisen;]
(This Arjuna-fire, indeed driven by the wind of anger, burns my army camp like an arisen forest fire.)
This fire of Arjuna, driven by the wind of anger, is burning my army camp as if it were a forest fire that has arisen.
अतिक्रान्ते हि कौन्तेये भित्त्वा सैन्यं परन्तप। जयद्रथस्य गोप्तारः संशयं परमं गताः ॥७-६९-८॥
atikrānte hi kaunteye bhittvā sainyaṃ parantapa। jayadrathasya goptāraḥ saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ ॥7-69-8॥
[अतिक्रान्ते (atikrānte) - having passed; हि (hi) - indeed; कौन्तेये (kaunteye) - son of Kunti; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; परन्तप (parantapa) - scorcher of foes; जयद्रथस्य (jayadrathasya) - of Jayadratha; गोप्तारः (goptāraḥ) - protectors; संशयं (saṃśayam) - doubt; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone;]
(Having passed indeed the son of Kunti, having pierced the army, O scorcher of foes, the protectors of Jayadratha have gone into great doubt.)
After Arjuna, the son of Kunti, pierced through the army, the protectors of Jayadratha were thrown into great doubt, O scorcher of foes.
स्थिरा बुद्धिर्नरेन्द्राणामासीद्ब्रह्मविदां वर। नातिक्रमिष्यति द्रोणं जातु जीवन्धनञ्जयः ॥७-६९-९॥
sthirā buddhirnarendrāṇāmāsīdbrahmavidāṃ vara। nātikramiṣyati droṇaṃ jātu jīvandhanañjayaḥ ॥7-69-9॥
[स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; नरेन्द्राणाम् (narendrāṇām) - of kings; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of the knowers of Brahman; वर (vara) - best; न (na) - not; अतिक्रमिष्यति (atikramiṣyati) - will surpass; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; जातु (jātu) - ever; जीवन् (jīvan) - living; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(The firm intellect of the kings was the best among the knowers of Brahman. Arjuna, while living, will never surpass Drona.)
The kings had a firm intellect, considered the best among the knowers of Brahman. Arjuna, as long as he lives, will never surpass Drona.
सोऽसौ पार्थो व्यतिक्रान्तो मिषतस्ते महाद्युते। सर्वं ह्यद्यातुरं मन्ये नैतदस्ति बलं मम ॥७-६९-१०॥
so'sau pārtho vyatikrānto miṣataste mahādyute। sarvaṃ hyadyāturaṃ manye naitadasti balaṃ mama ॥7-69-10॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; असौ (asau) - that; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; व्यतिक्रान्तः (vyatikrāntaḥ) - crossed; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while watching; ते (te) - your; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great one; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; हि (hi) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed; मन्ये (manye) - I think; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; बलम् (balam) - strength; मम (mama) - my;]
(He, that Arjuna, has crossed while you were watching, O great one. I think all is indeed distressed today; this is not my strength.)
Arjuna has crossed over while you were watching, O great one. I believe everything is in distress today; this is not my strength.
जानामि त्वां महाभाग पाण्डवानां हिते रतम्। तथा मुह्यामि च ब्रह्मन्कार्यवत्तां विचिन्तयन् ॥७-६९-११॥
jānāmi tvāṃ mahābhāga pāṇḍavānāṃ hite ratam। tathā muhyāmi ca brahmankāryavattāṃ vicintayan ॥7-69-11॥
[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O fortunate one; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; हिते (hite) - in the welfare; रतम् (ratam) - engaged; तथा (tathā) - thus; मुह्यामि (muhyāmi) - I am confused; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; कार्यवत्तां (kāryavattāṃ) - in the duty; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - contemplating;]
(I know you, O fortunate one, engaged in the welfare of the Pandavas. Thus, I am confused, O Brahman, contemplating the duty.)
I understand that you, O fortunate one, are dedicated to the welfare of the Pandavas. However, I find myself confused, O Brahman, as I contemplate the duties.
यथाशक्ति च ते ब्रह्मन्वर्तये वृत्तिमुत्तमाम्। प्रीणामि च यथाशक्ति तच्च त्वं नावबुध्यसे ॥७-६९-१२॥
yathāśakti ca te brahmanvartaye vṛttimuttamām। prīṇāmi ca yathāśakti tacca tvaṃ nāvabudhyase ॥7-69-12॥
[यथा (yathā) - according to; शक्ति (śakti) - ability; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; वर्तये (vartaye) - I maintain; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent; प्रीणामि (prīṇāmi) - I please; तच्च (tacca) - that; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - understand;]
(According to ability, O Brahman, I maintain excellent conduct and please. According to ability, you do not understand that.)
O Brahman, I maintain excellent conduct and please to the best of my ability, but you do not understand that.
अस्मान्न त्वं सदा भक्तानिच्छस्यमितविक्रम। पाण्डवान्सततं प्रीणास्यस्माकं विप्रिये रतान् ॥७-६९-१३॥
asmānna tvaṃ sadā bhaktānicchasyamitavikrama। pāṇḍavānsatataṃ prīṇāsyasmākaṃ vipriye ratān ॥7-69-13॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; सदा (sadā) - always; भक्तान् (bhaktān) - devotees; इच्छसि (icchasi) - desire; अमितविक्रम (amitavikrama) - O limitless prowess; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सततं (satataṃ) - constantly; प्रीणासि (prīṇāsi) - you favor; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; विप्रिये (vipriye) - in enmity; रतान् (ratān) - engaged;]
(You, O limitless prowess, do not always desire us, your devotees; you constantly favor the Pandavas, who are engaged in enmity with us.)
O mighty one, you do not always wish for us, your devotees; instead, you constantly favor the Pandavas, who are engaged in hostility against us.
अस्मानेवोपजीवंस्त्वमस्माकं विप्रिये रतः। न ह्यहं त्वां विजानामि मधुदिग्धमिव क्षुरम् ॥७-६९-१४॥
asmānevopajīvaṃstvamasmākaṃ vipriye rataḥ। na hyahaṃ tvāṃ vijānāmi madhudigdhamiva kṣuram ॥7-69-14॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; एव (eva) - only; उपजीवन् (upajīvan) - living on; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; विप्रिये (vipriye) - in dislike; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विजानामि (vijānāmi) - know; मधु (madhu) - honey; दिग्धम् (digdhām) - smeared; इव (iva) - like; क्षुरम् (kṣuram) - razor;]
(You are living on us, engaged in dislike. Indeed, I do not know you, like a razor smeared with honey.)
You are thriving at our expense, indulging in what is unpleasant. Indeed, I do not recognize you, like a razor coated with honey.
नादास्यच्चेद्वरं मह्यं भवान्पाण्डवनिग्रहे। नावारयिष्यं गच्छन्तमहं सिन्धुपतिं गृहान् ॥७-६९-१५॥
nādāsyaccedvaraṃ mahyaṃ bhavānpāṇḍavanigrahe। nāvārayiṣyaṃ gacchantamahaṃ sindhupatiṃ gṛhān ॥7-69-15॥
[न (na) - not; अदास्यत् (adāsyat) - will give; चेत् (cet) - if; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; भवान् (bhavān) - you; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍavas; निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraining; न (na) - not; अवारयिष्यम् (avārayiṣyam) - will prevent; गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going; अहम् (aham) - I; सिन्धुपतिं (sindhupatiṃ) - Sindhu king; गृहान् (gṛhān) - to the house;]
(If you do not grant me the boon in restraining the Pāṇḍavas, I will not prevent the Sindhu king from going to the house.)
If you do not grant me the boon to restrain the Pāṇḍavas, I will not stop the Sindhu king from going home.
मया त्वाशंसमानेन त्वत्तस्त्राणमबुद्धिना। आश्वासितः सिन्धुपतिर्मोहाद्दत्तश्च मृत्यवे ॥७-६९-१६॥
mayā tvāśaṁsamānena tvattastrāṇamabuddhinā। āśvāsitaḥ sindhupatirmohāddattaśca mṛtyave ॥7-69-16॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; त्वा (tvā) - you; आशंसमानेन (āśaṁsamānena) - by the one who was hoping; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; त्राणम् (trāṇam) - protection; अबुद्धिना (abuddhinā) - by the ignorant; आश्वासितः (āśvāsitaḥ) - was consoled; सिन्धुपतिः (sindhupatiḥ) - the lord of the ocean; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - was given; च (ca) - and; मृत्यवे (mṛtyave) - to death;]
(By me, who was hoping for protection from you, the lord of the ocean was consoled by the ignorant and given to death out of delusion.)
The lord of the ocean, hoping for protection from you, was consoled by me, the ignorant one, and was given over to death out of delusion.
यमदंष्ट्रान्तरं प्राप्तो मुच्येतापि हि मानवः। नार्जुनस्य वशं प्राप्तो मुच्येताजौ जयद्रथः ॥७-६९-१७॥
yamadaṁṣṭrāntaraṁ prāpto mucyetāpi hi mānavaḥ। nārjunasya vaśaṁ prāpto mucyetājau jayadrathaḥ ॥7-69-17॥
[यम (yama) - Yama; दंष्ट्रा (daṁṣṭrā) - fangs; अन्तरं (antaraṁ) - within; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be released; अपि (api) - even; हि (hi) - indeed; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man; न (na) - not; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; वशं (vaśaṁ) - control; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be released; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(Even if a man reaches within Yama's fangs, he may indeed be released; but if he falls under Arjuna's control, Jayadratha may not be released in battle.)
A man may escape even from the clutches of death, but once Jayadratha falls under Arjuna's control in battle, he cannot escape.
स तथा कुरु शोणाश्व यथा रक्ष्येत सैन्धवः। मम चार्तप्रलापानां मा क्रुधः पाहि सैन्धवम् ॥७-६९-१८॥
sa tathā kuru śoṇāśva yathā rakṣyeta saindhavaḥ। mama cārta-pralāpānāṃ mā krudhaḥ pāhi saindhavam ॥7-69-18॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do; शोणाश्व (śoṇāśva) - O Śoṇāśva; यथा (yathā) - so that; रक्ष्येत (rakṣyeta) - is protected; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - the horse; मम (mama) - my; चार्तप्रलापानां (cārta-pralāpānāṃ) - of distressed words; मा (mā) - do not; क्रुधः (krudhaḥ) - be angry; पाहि (pāhi) - protect; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the horse;]
(He, thus do, O Śoṇāśva, so that the horse is protected. Do not be angry at my distressed words, protect the horse.)
He said, "O Śoṇāśva, ensure that the horse is protected. Please do not be angry at my distressed words, just protect the horse."
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
नाभ्यसूयामि ते वाचमश्वत्थाम्नासि मे समः। सत्यं तु ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तज्जुषस्व विशां पते ॥७-६९-१९॥
nābhyasūyāmi te vācamaśvatthāmnāsi me samaḥ। satyaṃ tu te pravakṣyāmi tajjuṣasva viśāṃ pate ॥7-69-19॥
[न (na) - not; अभ्यसूयामि (abhyasūyāmi) - I envy; ते (te) - your; वाचम् (vācām) - speech; अश्वत्थाम्ना (aśvatthāmnā) - by Aśvatthāmā; असि (asi) - you are; मे (me) - my; समः (samaḥ) - equal; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - to you; प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will speak; तत् (tat) - that; जुषस्व (juṣasva) - accept; विशां (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord;]
(I do not envy your speech, you are equal to me by Aśvatthāmā. But I will speak the truth to you, accept that, O lord of men.)
I do not envy your words, as you are equal to me like Aśvatthāmā. However, I will tell you the truth, so accept it, O lord of men.
सारथिः प्रवरः कृष्णः शीघ्राश्चास्य हयोत्तमाः। अल्पं च विवरं कृत्वा तूर्णं याति धनञ्जयः ॥७-६९-२०॥
sārathiḥ pravaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śīghrāś cāsya hayottamāḥ। alpaṃ ca vivaraṃ kṛtvā tūrṇaṃ yāti dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-69-20॥
[सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - excellent; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; शीघ्राः (śīghrāḥ) - swift; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - best horses; अल्पं (alpam) - small; च (ca) - and; विवरं (vivaram) - gap; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; याति (yāti) - goes; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(The excellent charioteer Krishna, with his swift best horses, having made a small gap, quickly goes Arjuna.)
Krishna, the excellent charioteer, with his swiftest horses, creates a small gap and swiftly moves forward with Arjuna.
किं नु पश्यसि बाणौघान्क्रोशमात्रे किरीटिनः। पश्चाद्रथस्य पतितान्क्षिप्ताञ्शीघ्रं हि गच्छतः ॥७-६९-२१॥
kiṁ nu paśyasi bāṇaughānkrośamātre kirīṭinaḥ। paścādrathasya patitānkṣiptāñśīghraṁ hi gacchataḥ ॥7-69-21॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see; बाणौघान् (bāṇaughān) - arrows; क्रोशमात्रे (krośamātre) - at a distance of a cry; किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - of the crowned one; पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind; रथस्य (rathasya) - of the chariot; पतितान् (patitān) - fallen; क्षिप्तान् (kṣiptān) - thrown; शीघ्रं (śīghraṁ) - quickly; हि (hi) - indeed; गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - going;]
(What indeed do you see, the arrows of the crowned one at a distance of a cry, fallen behind the chariot, thrown quickly indeed going.)
"What do you see? The arrows of the crowned warrior are falling behind the chariot, thrown swiftly as it moves."
न चाहं शीघ्रयानेऽद्य समर्थो वयसान्वितः। सेनामुखे च पार्थानामेतद्बलमुपस्थितम् ॥७-६९-२२॥
na cāhaṃ śīghrayāne'dya samartho vayasaṃvitaḥ। senāmukhe ca pārthānāmetadbalamupasthitam ॥7-69-22॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; शीघ्रयाने (śīghrayāne) - in fast vehicle; अद्य (adya) - today; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed; सेनामुखे (senāmukhe) - in the front of the army; च (ca) - and; पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the sons of Pritha; एतत् (etat) - this; बलम् (balam) - strength; उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - present;]
(And I am not capable today, endowed with age, in a fast vehicle, in the front of the army, and this strength of the sons of Pritha is present.)
I am not capable today, due to my age, to be in a fast vehicle at the front of the army, and this strength of the sons of Pritha is present.
युधिष्ठिरश्च मे ग्राह्यो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। एवं मया प्रतिज्ञातं क्षत्रमध्ये महाभुज ॥७-६९-२३॥
yudhiṣṭhiraśca me grāhyo miṣatāṃ sarvadhanvinām। evaṃ mayā pratijñātaṃ kṣatramadhye mahābhuja ॥7-69-23॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; ग्राह्यः (grāhyaḥ) - to be captured; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - in the presence; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers; एवम् (evam) - thus; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; क्षत्रमध्ये (kṣatramadhye) - in the midst of the warriors; महाभुज (mahābhuja) - O mighty-armed one;]
(Yudhishthira and my capture in the presence of all archers thus by me promised in the midst of the warriors O mighty-armed one.)
O mighty-armed one, I have promised to capture Yudhishthira in the presence of all archers, in the midst of the warriors.
धनञ्जयेन चोत्सृष्टो वर्तते प्रमुखे मम। तस्माद्व्यूहमुखं हित्वा नाहं यास्यामि फल्गुनम् ॥७-६९-२४॥
dhanañjayena cotsṛṣṭo vartate pramukhe mama। tasmādvyūhamukhaṃ hitvā nāhaṃ yāsyāmi phalgunam ॥7-69-24॥
[धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya; च (ca) - and; उत्सृष्टः (utsṛṣṭaḥ) - released; वर्तते (vartate) - is present; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; मम (mama) - of me; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; व्यूहमुखम् (vyūhamukham) - the front of the formation; हित्वा (hitvā) - leaving; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - will go; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - to Arjuna;]
(Released by Dhananjaya, it is present in front of me. Therefore, leaving the front of the formation, I will not go to Arjuna.)
Released by Dhananjaya, it stands before me. Hence, I shall not leave the front of the formation to go to Arjuna.
तुल्याभिजनकर्माणं शत्रुमेकं सहायवान्। गत्वा योधय मा भैस्त्वं त्वं ह्यस्य जगतः पतिः ॥७-६९-२५॥
tulyābhijanakarmāṇaṃ śatrumekaṃ sahāyavān। gatvā yodhaya mā bhaistvaṃ tvaṃ hyasya jagataḥ patiḥ ॥7-69-25॥
[तुल्य (tulya) - equal; अभिजन (abhijana) - birth; कर्माणं (karmāṇaṃ) - deeds; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; सहायवान् (sahāyavān) - having allies; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; योधय (yodhaya) - fight; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; जगतः (jagataḥ) - world; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord;]
(Fight the one enemy of equal birth and deeds, having allies. Do not fear, for you are indeed the lord of this world.)
Fight the enemy who is equal in birth and deeds, and has allies. Do not fear, for you are indeed the lord of this world.
राजा शूरः कृती दक्षो वैरमुत्पाद्य पाण्डवैः। वीर स्वयं प्रयाह्याशु यत्र यातो धनञ्जयः ॥७-६९-२६॥
rājā śūraḥ kṛtī dakṣo vairamutpādya pāṇḍavaiḥ। vīra svayaṃ prayāhyāśu yatra yāto dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-69-26॥
[राजा (rājā) - king; शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave; कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished; दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - capable; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; उत्पाद्य (utpādya) - having created; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; वीर (vīra) - hero; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go; आशु (āśu) - quickly; यत्र (yatra) - where; यातः (yātaḥ) - has gone; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna);]
(The king, brave, accomplished, and capable, having created enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, hero, go quickly yourself where Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) has gone.)
The brave and accomplished king, having incited enmity with the Pāṇḍavas, is advised to quickly proceed to where Arjuna has gone.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
कथं त्वामप्यतिक्रान्तः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। धनञ्जयो मया शक्य आचार्य प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥७-६९-२७॥
kathaṁ tvāmapyatikrāntaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ varaḥ। dhanañjayo mayā śakya ācārya pratibādhitum ॥7-69-27॥
[कथं (katham) - how; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अपि (api) - also; अतिक्रान्तः (atikrāntaḥ) - surpassed; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; भृताम् (bhṛtām) - bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - best; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; मया (mayā) - by me; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; प्रतिबाधितुम् (pratibādhitum) - to obstruct;]
(How could Arjuna, the best of all weapon bearers, be surpassed by you, O teacher, and be obstructed by me?)
How could Arjuna, the greatest among all warriors, be surpassed by you, O teacher, and be obstructed by me?
अपि शक्यो रणे जेतुं वज्रहस्तः पुरंदरः। नार्जुनः समरे शक्यो जेतुं परपुरञ्जयः ॥७-६९-२८॥
api śakyo raṇe jetuṃ vajrahastaḥ puraṃdaraḥ। nārjunaḥ samare śakyo jetuṃ parapurañjayaḥ ॥7-69-28॥
[अपि (api) - also; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; वज्रहस्तः (vajrahastaḥ) - the one with the thunderbolt in hand; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra; न (na) - not; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - the conqueror of enemy cities;]
(Even Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, is capable of being conquered in battle; but Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, is not capable of being conquered in battle.)
Even Indra, who wields the thunderbolt, can be defeated in battle, but Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, cannot be defeated in battle.
येन भोजश्च हार्दिक्यो भवांश्च त्रिदशोपमः। अस्त्रप्रतापेन जितौ श्रुतायुश्च निबर्हितः ॥७-६९-२९॥
yena bhojaśca hārdikyo bhavāṃśca tridaśopamaḥ। astrapratāpena jitau śrutāyuśca nibarhitaḥ ॥7-69-29॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; च (ca) - and; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; भवान् (bhavān) - you; च (ca) - and; त्रिदशोपमः (tridaśopamaḥ) - like a god; अस्त्रप्रतापेन (astrapratāpena) - by the prowess of weapons; जितौ (jitau) - conquered; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Śrutāyu; च (ca) - and; निबर्हितः (nibarhitaḥ) - destroyed;]
(By whom Bhoja and Hārdikya, and you, like a god, were conquered by the prowess of weapons, and Śrutāyu was destroyed.)
By your prowess in weapons, you, like a god, conquered Bhoja and Hārdikya, and destroyed Śrutāyu.
सुदक्षिणश्च निहतः स च राजा श्रुतायुधः। श्रुतायुश्चाच्युतायुश्च म्लेच्छाश्च शतशो हताः ॥७-६९-३०॥
sudakṣiṇaśca nihataḥ sa ca rājā śrutāyudhaḥ। śrutāyuścācyutāyuśca mlecchāśca śataśo hatāḥ ॥7-69-30॥
[सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; श्रुतायुधः (śrutāyudhaḥ) - Shrutayudha; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; च (ca) - and; अच्युतायुः (acyutāyuḥ) - Acyutayu; च (ca) - and; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - barbarians; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed;]
(Sudakshina and the king Shrutayudha were killed; Shrutayu and Acyutayu and hundreds of barbarians were killed.)
Sudakshina, King Shrutayudha, Shrutayu, Acyutayu, and hundreds of barbarians were slain.
तं कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे दहन्तमहितान्बहून्। प्रतियोत्स्यामि दुर्धर्षं तन्मे शंसास्त्रकोविद ॥७-६९-३१॥
taṁ kathaṁ pāṇḍavaṁ yuddhe dahantamahitānbahūn। pratiyotsyāmi durdharṣaṁ tanme śaṁsāstrakovida ॥7-69-31॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; अहितान् (ahitān) - enemies; बहून् (bahūn) - many; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - shall I fight; दुर्धर्षं (durdharṣaṁ) - invincible; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; शंस (śaṁsa) - tell; अस्त्रकोविद (astrakovida) - O expert in weapons;]
(How shall I fight that invincible Pāṇḍava in battle, who is burning many enemies? Tell me, O expert in weapons.)
How can I confront the invincible Pāṇḍava in battle, who is destroying many enemies? Please tell me, O expert in weapons.
क्षमं चेन्मन्यसे युद्धं मम तेनाद्य शाधि माम्। परवानस्मि भवति प्रेष्यकृद्रक्ष मे यशः ॥७-६९-३२॥
kṣamaṃ cen manyase yuddhaṃ mama tenādya śādhi mām। paravān asmi bhavati preṣyakṛd rakṣa me yaśaḥ ॥7-69-32॥
[क्षमम् (kṣamam) - capable; चेत् (cet) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; मम (mama) - my; तेन (tena) - by that; अद्य (adya) - today; शाधि (śādhi) - command; माम् (mām) - me; परवान् (paravān) - dependent; अस्मि (asmi) - am; भवति (bhavati) - to you; प्रेष्यकृत् (preṣyakṛt) - servant; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; मे (me) - my; यशः (yaśaḥ) - honor;]
(If you think I am capable of battle, then today command me. I am dependent on you, a servant; protect my honor.)
If you believe I am fit for battle, then command me today. I am at your service; please protect my honor.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
सत्यं वदसि कौरव्य दुराधर्षो धनञ्जयः। अहं तु तत्करिष्यामि यथैनं प्रसहिष्यसि ॥७-६९-३३॥
satyaṁ vadasi kauravya durādharṣo dhanañjayaḥ। ahaṁ tu tatkariṣyāmi yathainaṁ prasahiṣyasi ॥7-69-33॥
[सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; वदसि (vadasi) - you speak; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; यथा (yathā) - so that; एनम् (enam) - him; प्रसहिष्यसि (prasahiṣyasi) - you will overpower;]
(You speak the truth, O descendant of Kuru, Dhananjaya is invincible. But I will do that so that you will overpower him.)
"You are right, O Kauravya, Arjuna is indeed invincible. However, I will take actions to ensure that you can overcome him."
अद्भुतं चाद्य पश्यन्तु लोके सर्वधनुर्धराः। विषक्तं त्वयि कौन्तेयं वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः ॥७-६९-३४॥
adbhutaṁ cādya paśyantu loke sarvadhanurdharāḥ। viṣaktaṁ tvayi kaunteyaṁ vāsudevasya paśyataḥ ॥7-69-34॥
[अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; लोके (loke) - in the world; सर्वधनुर्धराः (sarvadhanurdharāḥ) - all archers; विषक्तम् (viṣaktam) - attached; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyaṁ) - son of Kunti; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing;]
(Let all the archers in the world see today the wonderful attachment in you, O son of Kunti, as seen by Vasudeva.)
Today, let all the archers witness the extraordinary attachment you have, O son of Kunti, as observed by Vasudeva.
एष ते कवचं राजंस्तथा बध्नामि काञ्चनम्। यथा न बाणा नास्त्राणि विषहिष्यन्ति ते रणे ॥७-६९-३५॥
eṣa te kavacaṃ rājaṃstathā badhnāmi kāñcanam। yathā na bāṇā nāstrāṇi viṣahiṣyanti te raṇe ॥7-69-35॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; ते (te) - your; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तथा (tathā) - thus; बध्नामि (badhnāmi) - I tie; काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden; यथा (yathā) - so that; न (na) - not; बाणा (bāṇā) - arrows; न (na) - not; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; विषहिष्यन्ति (viṣahiṣyanti) - will harm; ते (te) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(This golden armor of yours, O king, I tie, so that neither arrows nor weapons will harm you in battle.)
I am tying this golden armor on you, O king, so that no arrows or weapons will be able to harm you in the battle.
यदि त्वां सासुरसुराः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः। योधयन्ति त्रयो लोकाः सनरा नास्ति ते भयम् ॥७-६९-३६॥
yadi tvāṃ sāsurasurāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ। yodhayanti trayo lokāḥ sanarā nāsti te bhayam ॥7-69-36॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; स (sa) - with; असुरसुराः (asurasurāḥ) - demons and gods; स (sa) - with; यक्ष (yakṣa) - yakshas; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - and demons; योधयन्ति (yodhayanti) - fight; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds; सनराः (sanarāḥ) - with men; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; ते (te) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(If demons and gods, along with yakshas, serpents, and demons, fight you, the three worlds with men, there is no fear for you.)
If the demons, gods, yakshas, serpents, and demons of the three worlds, along with men, fight against you, you have nothing to fear.
न कृष्णो न च कौन्तेयो न चान्यः शस्त्रभृद्रणे। शरानर्पयितुं कश्चित्कवचे तव शक्ष्यति ॥७-६९-३७॥
na kṛṣṇo na ca kaunteyo na cānyaḥ śastrabhṛdraṇe। śarānarpayituṃ kaścitkavace tava śakṣyati ॥7-69-37॥
[न (na) - not; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; शस्त्रभृत् (śastrabhṛt) - bearer of weapons; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अर्पयितुं (arpayituṃ) - to deliver; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; कवचे (kavace) - on armor; तव (tava) - your; शक्ष्यति (śakṣyati) - will be able;]
(Neither Kṛṣṇa, nor the son of Kunti, nor any other bearer of weapons in battle will be able to deliver arrows on your armor.)
Neither Kṛṣṇa, nor Arjuna, nor any other warrior will be able to strike your armor with arrows in battle.
स त्वं कवचमास्थाय क्रुद्धमद्य रणेऽर्जुनम्। त्वरमाणः स्वयं याहि न चासौ त्वां सहिष्यते ॥७-६९-३८॥
sa tvaṁ kavacam āsthāya kruddham adya raṇe'rjunam। tvaramāṇaḥ svayaṁ yāhi na ca asau tvāṁ sahiṣyate ॥7-69-38॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; अद्य (adya) - today; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; याहि (yāhi) - go; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; असौ (asau) - he; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; सहिष्यते (sahiṣyate) - will endure;]
(You, having assumed armor, go yourself hastening to the angry Arjuna in battle today, and he will not endure you.)
Today, you must put on your armor and quickly go to the angry Arjuna in battle, for he will not be able to withstand you.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वा त्वरन्द्रोणः स्पृष्ट्वाम्भो वर्म भास्वरम्। आबबन्धाद्भुततमं जपन्मन्त्रं यथाविधि ॥७-६९-३९॥
evamuktvā tvarandroṇaḥ spṛṣṭvāmbho varma bhāsvaram। ābabandhādbhutatamaṃ japanmantraṃ yathāvidhi ॥7-69-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastening; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having touched; अम्भः (ambhaḥ) - water; वर्म (varma) - armor; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining; आबबन्ध (ābabandha) - tied; अद्भुततमम् (adbhutatamam) - most wonderful; जपन् (japan) - chanting; मन्त्रं (mantraṃ) - mantra; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rule;]
(Thus, having spoken, hastening, Droṇa, having touched water, tied the shining armor, most wonderful, chanting the mantra according to the rule.)
After speaking thus, Droṇa hastily touched water and donned his shining armor, chanting a mantra as per the prescribed rule, creating a most wonderful sight.
रणे तस्मिन्सुमहति विजयाय सुतस्य ते। विसिस्मापयिषुर्लोकं विद्यया ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥७-६९-४०॥
raṇe tasminsumahati vijayāya sutasya te। visismāpayiṣurlokaṃ vidyayā brahmavittamaḥ ॥7-69-40॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; सुमहति (sumahati) - great; विजयाय (vijayāya) - for victory; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; ते (te) - your; विसिस्मापयिषुः (visismāpayiṣuḥ) - intending to astonish; लोकं (lokaṃ) - the world; विद्यया (vidyayā) - by knowledge; ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - the greatest knower of Brahman;]
(In the battle, in that great endeavor for the victory of your son, intending to astonish the world by knowledge, the greatest knower of Brahman.)
In that great battle for the victory of your son, the greatest knower of Brahman intended to astonish the world with his knowledge.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
करोतु स्वस्ति ते ब्रह्मा स्वस्ति चापि द्विजातयः। सरीसृपाश्च ये श्रेष्ठास्तेभ्यस्ते स्वस्ति भारत ॥७-६९-४१॥
karotu svasti te brahmā svasti cāpi dvijātayaḥ। sarīsṛpāśca ye śreṣṭhāstebhyaste svasti bhārata ॥7-69-41॥
[करोतु (karotu) - may do; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - your; ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born; सरीसृपाः (sarīsṛpāḥ) - reptiles; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - are excellent; तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them; ते (te) - your; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(May Brahma and also the twice-born grant you well-being. May the excellent reptiles grant you well-being, O Bharata.)
May Brahma and the twice-born bless you with well-being. May the best of reptiles also bless you, O Bharata.
ययातिर्नहुषश्चैव धुन्धुमारो भगीरथः। तुभ्यं राजर्षयः सर्वे स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु सर्वशः ॥७-६९-४२॥
yayātirnahuṣaścaiva dhundhumāro bhagīrathaḥ। tubhyaṃ rājarṣayaḥ sarve svasti kurvantu sarvaśaḥ ॥7-69-42॥
[ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धुन्धुमारः (dhundhumāraḥ) - Dhundhumara; भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagiratha; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages; सर्वे (sarve) - all; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may do; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Yayati, Nahuṣa, and indeed Dhundhumara, Bhagiratha; to you, all the royal sages may completely do well-being.)
Yayati, Nahuṣa, Dhundhumara, and Bhagiratha, may all the royal sages bestow complete well-being upon you.
स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्वेकपादेभ्यो बहुपादेभ्य एव च। स्वस्त्यस्त्वपादकेभ्यश्च नित्यं तव महारणे ॥७-६९-४३॥
svasti te' stvekapādebhyo bahupādebhya eva ca। svastyastvapādakebhyaśca nityaṃ tava mahāraṇe ॥7-69-43॥
[स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - be; एकपादेभ्यः (ekapādebhyaḥ) - to those with one foot; बहुपादेभ्यः (bahupādebhyaḥ) - to those with many feet; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; अस्तु (astu) - be; अपादकेभ्यः (apādakebhyaḥ) - to those without feet; च (ca) - and; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; तव (tava) - your; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle;]
(Well-being to you, be to those with one foot, to those with many feet, indeed and well-being be to those without feet and always in your great battle.)
May there be well-being to you, to those with one foot, many feet, and without feet, always in your great battle.
स्वाहा स्वधा शची चैव स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते सदा। लक्ष्मीररुन्धती चैव कुरुतां स्वस्ति तेऽनघ ॥७-६९-४४॥
svāhā svadhā śacī caiva svasti kurvantu te sadā। lakṣmīrarundhatī caiva kurutāṃ svasti te'nagha ॥7-69-44॥
[स्वाहा (svāhā) - oblation; स्वधा (svadhā) - offering to ancestors; शची (śacī) - Shachi; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may do; ते (te) - your; सदा (sadā) - always; लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakshmi; अरुन्धती (arundhatī) - Arundhati; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कुरुताम् (kurutām) - may do; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; ते (te) - your; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one;]
(Oblation, offering to ancestors, Shachi and indeed welfare may do your always. Lakshmi, Arundhati and indeed may do welfare your sinless one.)
May oblations, offerings to ancestors, Shachi, Lakshmi, and Arundhati always bring you welfare, O sinless one.
असितो देवलश्चैव विश्वामित्रस्तथाङ्गिराः। वसिष्ठः कश्यपश्चैव स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते नृप ॥७-६९-४५॥
asito devalaścaiva viśvāmitrastathāṅgirāḥ। vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaścaiva svasti kurvantu te nṛpa ॥7-69-45॥
[असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita; देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra; तथा (tathā) - also; अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirā; वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha; कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - may do; ते (te) - your; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Asita, Devala, and indeed Viśvāmitra, also Aṅgirā, Vasiṣṭha, and indeed Kaśyapa, may they ensure your well-being, O king.)
May Asita, Devala, Viśvāmitra, Aṅgirā, Vasiṣṭha, and Kaśyapa bless you with well-being, O king.
धाता विधाता लोकेशो दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः। स्वस्ति तेऽद्य प्रयच्छन्तु कार्त्तिकेयश्च षण्मुखः ॥७-६९-४६॥
dhātā vidhātā lokeśo diśaśca sadigīśvarāḥ। svasti te'dya prayacchantu kārttikeyaśca ṣaṇmukhaḥ ॥7-69-46॥
[धाता (dhātā) - creator; विधाता (vidhātā) - ordainer; लोकेशः (lokeśaḥ) - lord of the worlds; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; सदिगीश्वराः (sadigīśvarāḥ) - all the lords of directions; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; ते (te) - to you; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रयच्छन्तु (prayacchantu) - may grant; कार्त्तिकेयः (kārttikeyaḥ) - Kartikeya; च (ca) - and; षण्मुखः (ṣaṇmukhaḥ) - Shanmukha;]
(May the creator, ordainer, lord of the worlds, directions, and all the lords of directions grant you welfare today, along with Kartikeya and Shanmukha.)
May the creator, ordainer, and lord of the worlds, along with all the lords of directions, bless you with welfare today, including Kartikeya and Shanmukha.
विवस्वान्भगवान्स्वस्ति करोतु तव सर्वशः। दिग्गजाश्चैव चत्वारः क्षितिः खं गगनं ग्रहाः ॥७-६९-४७॥
vivasvān bhagavān svasti karotu tava sarvaśaḥ। diggajāś caiva catvāraḥ kṣitiḥ khaṃ gaganaṃ grahāḥ ॥7-69-47॥
[विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - the Sun god; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; करोतु (karotu) - may do; तव (tava) - your; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in all ways; दिग्गजाः (diggajāḥ) - the elephants of the directions; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four; क्षितिः (kṣitiḥ) - the earth; खम् (kham) - the sky; गगनम् (gaganam) - the heavens; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - the planets;]
(May the blessed Sun god bring welfare to you in all ways. The four elephants of the directions, the earth, the sky, the heavens, and the planets.)
May the blessed Sun god grant you welfare in every way, along with the four directional elephants, the earth, sky, heavens, and planets.
अधस्ताद्धरणीं योऽसौ सदा धारयते नृप। स शेषः पन्नगश्रेष्ठः स्वस्ति तुभ्यं प्रयच्छतु ॥७-६९-४८॥
adhastāddharaṇīṃ yo'sau sadā dhārayate nṛpa। sa śeṣaḥ pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ svasti tubhyaṃ prayacchatu ॥7-69-48॥
[अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - below; धरणीम् (dharaṇīm) - earth; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - he; सदा (sadā) - always; धारयते (dhārayate) - supports; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; सः (saḥ) - he; शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - Śeṣa; पन्नगश्रेष्ठः (pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of serpents; स्वस्ति (svasti) - welfare; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; प्रयच्छतु (prayacchatu) - may grant;]
(Below, the earth he always supports, O king. He, Śeṣa, the best of serpents, may grant welfare to you.)
Below the earth, Śeṣa, the best of serpents, always supports it, O king. May he grant you welfare.
गान्धारे युधि विक्रम्य निर्जिताः सुरसत्तमाः। पुरा वृत्रेण दैत्येन भिन्नदेहाः सहस्रशः ॥७-६९-४९॥
gāndhāre yudhi vikramya nirjitāḥ surasattamāḥ। purā vṛtreṇa daityena bhinnadehāḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-69-49॥
[गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having fought bravely; निर्जिताः (nirjitāḥ) - conquered; सुरसत्तमाः (surasattamāḥ) - best of the gods; पुरा (purā) - formerly; वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vritra; दैत्येन (daityena) - by the demon; भिन्नदेहाः (bhinnadehāḥ) - with shattered bodies; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(In Gandhara, having fought bravely in battle, the best of the gods were conquered. Formerly, by Vritra, the demon, with shattered bodies in thousands.)
In the region of Gandhara, the best of the gods were once defeated in battle by the demon Vritra, leaving thousands with shattered bodies.
हृततेजोबलाः सर्वे तदा सेन्द्रा दिवौकसः। ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुर्वृत्राद्भीता महासुरात् ॥७-६९-५०॥
hṛtatejobalāḥ sarve tadā sendrā divaukasaḥ। brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurvṛtrādbhītā mahāsurāt ॥7-69-50॥
[हृत (hṛta) - deprived; तेजः (tejaḥ) - of brilliance; बलाः (balāḥ) - strengths; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तदा (tadā) - then; स-इन्द्राः (sa-indrāḥ) - with Indra; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the inhabitants of heaven; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahma; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; वृत्रात् (vṛtrāt) - from Vritra; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - fearful; महासुरात् (mahāsurāt) - from the great demon;]
(Deprived of brilliance and strengths, all the inhabitants of heaven, along with Indra, then went to Brahma for refuge, being fearful of the great demon Vritra.)
Deprived of their brilliance and strength, all the gods, along with Indra, sought refuge in Brahma, fearing the great demon Vritra.
देवा ऊचुः॥
devā ūcuḥ॥
[देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said;]
(The gods said:)
The gods spoke:
प्रमर्दितानां वृत्रेण देवानां देवसत्तम। गतिर्भव सुरश्रेष्ठ त्राहि नो महतो भयात् ॥७-६९-५१॥
pramarditānāṃ vṛtreṇa devānāṃ devasattama। gatirbhava suraśreṣṭha trāhi no mahato bhayāt ॥7-69-51॥
[प्रमर्दितानां (pramarditānāṃ) - of the oppressed; वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vritra; देवानां (devānāṃ) - of the gods; देवसत्तम (devasattama) - O best of the gods; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भव (bhava) - be; सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best of the celestials; त्राहि (trāhi) - protect; नः (naḥ) - us; महतः (mahataḥ) - from the great; भयात् (bhayāt) - fear;]
(O best of the gods, be the refuge of the gods oppressed by Vritra; O best of the celestials, protect us from the great fear.)
O supreme deity, please become the refuge for the gods oppressed by Vritra and protect us, the celestials, from this immense fear.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
अथ पार्श्वे स्थितं विष्णुं शक्रादींश्च सुरोत्तमान्। प्राह तथ्यमिदं वाक्यं विषण्णान्सुरसत्तमान् ॥७-६९-५२॥
atha pārśve sthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ śakrādīṃśca surottamān। prāha tathyamidaṃ vākyaṃ viṣaṇṇānsurasattamān ॥7-69-52॥
[अथ (atha) - then; पार्श्वे (pārśve) - beside; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - standing; विष्णुं (viṣṇuṃ) - Vishnu; शक्रादींश्च (śakrādīṃśca) - and Indra and others; सुरोत्तमान् (surottamān) - best of gods; प्राह (prāha) - said; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truthful; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; विषण्णान् (viṣaṇṇān) - distressed; सुरसत्तमान् (surasattamān) - best among gods;]
(Then, standing beside Vishnu and Indra and others, the best of gods, he said this truthful speech to the distressed best among gods.)
Then, standing beside Vishnu, Indra, and the other supreme gods, he addressed the distressed deities with these truthful words.
रक्ष्या मे सततं देवाः सहेन्द्राः सद्विजातयः। त्वष्टुः सुदुर्धरं तेजो येन वृत्रो विनिर्मितः ॥७-६९-५३॥
rakṣyā me satataṃ devāḥ sahendrāḥ sadvijātayaḥ। tvaṣṭuḥ sudurdharaṃ tejo yena vṛtro vinirmitaḥ ॥7-69-53॥
[रक्ष्या (rakṣyā) - to be protected; मे (me) - my; सततं (satataṃ) - always; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सहेन्द्राः (sahendrāḥ) - with Indra; सद्विजातयः (sadvijātayaḥ) - noble twice-born; त्वष्टुः (tvaṣṭuḥ) - of Tvashta; सुदुर्धरं (sudurdharaṃ) - very difficult to bear; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; येन (yena) - by which; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra; विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - was created;]
(To be protected always are my gods with Indra, noble twice-born; the very difficult to bear energy of Tvashta by which Vritra was created.)
My gods, along with Indra and the noble twice-born, are always to be protected; it is the formidable energy of Tvashta by which Vritra was created.
त्वष्ट्रा पुरा तपस्तप्त्वा वर्षायुतशतं तदा। वृत्रो विनिर्मितो देवाः प्राप्यानुज्ञां महेश्वरात् ॥७-६९-५४॥
tvaṣṭrā purā tapastaptvā varṣāyutaśataṃ tadā। vṛtro vinirmito devāḥ prāpyānujñāṃ maheśvarāt ॥7-69-54॥
[त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvaṣṭṛ; पुरा (purā) - formerly; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed; वर्षायुतशतं (varṣāyutaśataṃ) - for a hundred thousand years; तदा (tadā) - then; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra; विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - was created; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; अनुज्ञां (anujñāṃ) - permission; महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara;]
(By Tvaṣṭṛ, formerly, having performed penance for a hundred thousand years, then Vṛtra was created, the gods having obtained permission from Maheśvara.)
Long ago, Tvaṣṭṛ performed penance for a hundred thousand years, and then Vṛtra was created after the gods received permission from Maheśvara.
स तस्यैव प्रसादाद्वै हन्यादेव रिपुर्बली। नागत्वा शङ्करस्थानं भगवान्दृश्यते हरः ॥७-६९-५५॥
sa tasyaiva prasādād vai hanyād eva ripur balī। nāgatvā śaṅkarasthānaṃ bhagavān dṛśyate haraḥ ॥7-69-55॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्यैव (tasyaiva) - of him only; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace; वै (vai) - indeed; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; एव (eva) - certainly; रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy; बली (balī) - strong; न (na) - not; आगत्वा (āgatvā) - having come; शङ्करस्थानं (śaṅkarasthānaṃ) - to the place of Shankara; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; हरः (haraḥ) - Hara;]
(He, by his grace, would indeed kill the strong enemy. Not having come to the place of Shankara, the Lord Hara is seen.)
By the grace of Shankara, he would certainly defeat the strong enemy. However, without coming to the abode of Shankara, Lord Hara is perceived.
दृष्ट्वा हनिष्यथ रिपुं क्षिप्रं गच्छत मन्दरम्। यत्रास्ते तपसां योनिर्दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः ॥ पिनाकी सर्वभूतेशो भगनेत्रनिपातनः ॥७-६९-५६॥
dṛṣṭvā haniṣyatha ripuṃ kṣipraṃ gacchata mandaram। yatrāste tapasāṃ yonirdakṣayajñavināśanaḥ ॥ pinākī sarvabhūteśo bhaganetranipātanaḥ ॥7-69-56॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हनिष्यथ (haniṣyatha) - you will kill; रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; गच्छत (gacchata) - go; मन्दरम् (mandaram) - to Mandara; यत्र (yatra) - where; आस्ते (āste) - resides; तपसाम् (tapasām) - of penances; योनिः (yoniḥ) - source; दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः (dakṣayajñavināśanaḥ) - destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice; पिनाकी (pinākī) - Pinaki; सर्वभूतेशः (sarvabhūteśaḥ) - lord of all beings; भगनेत्रनिपातनः (bhaganetranipātanaḥ) - destroyer of Bhaga's eye;]
(Having seen, you will quickly kill the enemy; go to Mandara, where resides the source of penances, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, Pinaki, the lord of all beings, the destroyer of Bhaga's eye.)
Upon seeing, you will swiftly defeat the enemy; proceed to Mandara, where the source of penances resides, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice, Pinaki, the lord of all beings, and the one who destroyed Bhaga's eye.
ते गत्वा सहिता देवा ब्रह्मणा सह मन्दरम्। अपश्यंस्तेजसां राशिं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् ॥७-६९-५७॥
te gatvā sahitā devā brahmaṇā saha mandaram। apaśyaṃstejasāṃ rāśiṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham ॥7-69-57॥
[ते (te) - they; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; सहिता (sahitā) - together; देवा (devā) - gods; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - with Brahma; सह (saha) - with; मन्दरम् (mandaram) - Mandara mountain; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - saw; तेजसां (tejasāṃ) - of lights; राशिं (rāśiṃ) - a heap; सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् (sūryakoṭisamaprabham) - shining like a million suns;]
(They, having gone together with the gods and Brahma, saw the Mandara mountain, a heap of lights shining like a million suns.)
They went together with the gods and Brahma to the Mandara mountain and saw a heap of lights shining as brightly as a million suns.
सोऽब्रवीत्स्वागतं देवा ब्रूत किं करवाण्यहम्। अमोघं दर्शनं मह्यं कामप्राप्तिरतोऽस्तु वः ॥७-६९-५८॥
so'bravītsvāgataṃ devā brūta kiṃ karavāṇyaham। amoghaṃ darśanaṃ mahyaṃ kāmaprāptirato'stu vaḥ ॥7-69-58॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; ब्रूत (brūta) - speak; किम् (kim) - what; करवाणि (karavāṇi) - shall do; अहम् (aham) - I; अमोघम् (amogham) - infallible; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; कामप्राप्तिः (kāmaprāptiḥ) - wish fulfillment; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; वः (vaḥ) - for you;]
(He said, "Welcome, gods, speak what shall I do? Infallible is the sight to me, therefore let there be wish fulfillment for you.")
He said, "Welcome, gods, tell me what I should do. The sight is infallible to me, so may your wishes be fulfilled."
एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे प्रत्यूचुस्तं दिवौकसः। तेजो हृतं नो वृत्रेण गतिर्भव दिवौकसाम् ॥७-६९-५९॥
evamuktāstu te sarve pratyūcustaṃ divaukasaḥ। tejo hṛtaṃ no vṛtreṇa gatirbhava divaukasām ॥7-69-59॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रत्यूचुः (pratyūcuḥ) - replied; तं (taṃ) - to him; दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - the gods; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; हृतं (hṛtaṃ) - stolen; नः (naḥ) - our; वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vritra; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भव (bhava) - be; दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods;]
(Thus spoken, all of them, the gods, replied to him: "Our brilliance has been stolen by Vritra; be the refuge of the gods.")
Upon being addressed in this way, all the gods replied to him: "Our brilliance has been taken by Vritra; please become the refuge for the gods."
मूर्तीरीक्षष्व नो देव प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृताः। शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नाः स्म गतिर्भव महेश्वर ॥७-६९-६०॥
mūrtīrīkṣaṣva no deva prahārairjarjarīkṛtāḥ। śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannāḥ sma gatirbhava maheśvara ॥7-69-60॥
[मूर्तीः (mūrtīḥ) - forms; ईक्षष्व (īkṣaṣva) - see; नः (naḥ) - our; देव (deva) - O god; प्रहारैः (prahāraiḥ) - by attacks; जर्जरीकृताः (jarjarīkṛtāḥ) - battered; शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you; प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - have taken; स्म (sma) - indeed; गतिः (gatiḥ) - shelter; भव (bhava) - be; महेश्वर (maheśvara) - O great lord;]
(See our forms, O god, battered by attacks. We have indeed taken refuge in you; be our shelter, O great lord.)
O great lord, see our forms battered by attacks. We have taken refuge in you; please be our shelter.
महेश्वर उवाच॥
maheśvara uvāca॥
[महेश्वर (maheśvara) - Lord Shiva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Lord Shiva said:)
Lord Shiva spoke:
विदितं मे यथा देवाः कृत्येयं सुमहाबला। त्वष्टुस्तेजोभवा घोरा दुर्निवार्याकृतात्मभिः ॥७-६९-६१॥
viditaṁ me yathā devāḥ kṛtyeyaṁ sumahābalā। tvaṣṭustejobhavā ghorā durnivāryākṛtātmabhiḥ ॥7-69-61॥
[विदितं (viditam) - known; मे (me) - to me; यथा (yathā) - as; देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods; कृत्येयं (kṛtyeyaṁ) - this task; सुमहाबला (sumahābalā) - very powerful; त्वष्टुस्तेजोभवा (tvaṣṭustejobhavā) - born of Tvaṣṭṛ's energy; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; दुर्निवार्या (durnivāryā) - irresistible; अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by the unrestrained;]
(It is known to me, O gods, that this task is very powerful, born of Tvaṣṭṛ's energy, terrible and irresistible by the unrestrained.)
I am aware, O gods, that this formidable task, born from Tvaṣṭṛ's energy, is extremely powerful and cannot be resisted by those who are unrestrained.
अवश्यं तु मया कार्यं साह्यं सर्वदिवौकसाम्। ममेदं गात्रजं शक्र कवचं गृह्य भास्वरम् ॥७-६९-६२॥
avaśyaṃ tu mayā kāryaṃ sāhyaṃ sarvadivaukasām। mamedaṃ gātrajaṃ śakra kavacaṃ gṛhya bhāsvaram ॥7-69-62॥
[अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; तु (tu) - but; मया (mayā) - by me; कार्यं (kāryam) - to be done; साह्यं (sāhyam) - help; सर्वदिवौकसाम् (sarvadivaukasām) - of all the gods; मम (mama) - my; इदं (idam) - this; गात्रजं (gātrajaṃ) - born from the body; शक्र (śakra) - O Indra; कवचं (kavacam) - armor; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining;]
(Certainly, however, help must be rendered by me to all the gods. O Indra, take this armor born from my body, shining.)
Certainly, I must render help to all the gods. O Indra, take this shining armor born from my body.
बधानानेन मन्त्रेण मानसेन सुरेश्वर ॥७-६९-६२॥
badhānānena mantreṇa mānasena sureśvara ॥7-69-62॥
[बधान (badhāna) - bind; अनेन (anena) - with this; मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by the mantra; मानसेन (mānasena) - mental; सुरेश्वर (sureśvara) - O lord of gods;]
(Bind with this mantra mentally, O lord of gods.)
O lord of gods, bind with this mantra mentally.
द्रोण उवाच॥
droṇa uvāca॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona said:)
Drona said:
इत्युक्त्वा वरदः प्रादाद्वर्म तन्मन्त्रमेव च। स तेन वर्मणा गुप्तः प्रायाद्वृत्रचमूं प्रति ॥७-६९-६३॥
ityuktvā varadaḥ prādādvarma tanmantrameva ca। sa tena varmaṇā guptaḥ prāyādvṛtracamūṃ prati ॥7-69-63॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वरदः (varadaḥ) - the boon-giver; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; वर्म (varma) - armor; तत् (tat) - that; मन्त्रमेव (mantrameva) - the mantra itself; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - armor; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; वृत्रचमूं (vṛtracamūṃ) - towards the army of Vritra; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, the boon-giver, having spoken, gave the armor and the mantra itself. He, protected by that armor, went towards the army of Vritra.)
After speaking thus, the boon-giver granted the armor and the mantra itself. With that protection, he proceeded towards Vritra's army.
नानाविधैश्च शस्त्रौघैः पात्यमानैर्महारणे। न सन्धिः शक्यते भेत्तुं वर्मबन्धस्य तस्य तु ॥७-६९-६४॥
nānāvidhaiśca śastraughaiḥ pātyamānairmahāraṇe। na sandhiḥ śakyate bhettuṃ varmabandhasya tasya tu ॥7-69-64॥
[नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - various kinds; च (ca) - and; शस्त्रौघैः (śastraughaiḥ) - with showers of weapons; पात्यमानैः (pātyamānaiḥ) - being hurled; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; न (na) - not; सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - the joint; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to break; वर्मबन्धस्य (varmabandhasya) - of the armor's fastening; तस्य (tasya) - of that; तु (tu) - indeed;]
(With various kinds of showers of weapons being hurled in the great battle, it is not possible to break the joint of that armor's fastening.)
In the great battle, despite the various kinds of weapons being hurled, the fastening of that armor cannot be broken.
ततो जघान समरे वृत्रं देवपतिः स्वयम्। तं च मत्रमयं बन्धं वर्म चाङ्गिरसे ददौ ॥७-६९-६५॥
tato jaghāna samare vṛtraṃ devapatiḥ svayam। taṃ ca matramayaṃ bandhaṃ varma cāṅgirase dadau ॥7-69-65॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vritra; देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - lord of the gods; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; तम् (tam) - that; च (ca) - and; मत्रमयम् (matramayam) - consisting of spells; बन्धम् (bandham) - bond; वर्म (varma) - armor; च (ca) - and; अङ्गिरसे (aṅgirase) - to Angiras; ददौ (dadau) - gave;]
(Then the lord of the gods himself killed Vritra in battle. He gave that bond consisting of spells and armor to Angiras.)
Then the lord of the gods himself slew Vritra in battle and gave the spell-bound armor to Angiras.
अङ्गिराः प्राह पुत्रस्य मन्त्रज्ञस्य बृहस्पतेः। बृहस्पतिरथोवाच अग्निवेश्याय धीमते ॥७-६९-६६॥
aṅgirāḥ prāha putrasya mantrajñasya bṛhaspateḥ। bṛhaspatirathovāca agniveśyāya dhīmate ॥7-69-66॥
[अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Angiras; प्राह (prāha) - said; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son; मन्त्रज्ञस्य (mantrajñasya) - of the wise; बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Brihaspati; बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Brihaspati; अथ (atha) - then; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; अग्निवेश्याय (agniveśyāya) - to Agniveshya; धीमते (dhīmate) - wise;]
(Angiras said to the son of the wise Brihaspati. Then Brihaspati spoke to the wise Agniveshya.)
Angiras spoke to the son of the wise Brihaspati. Then Brihaspati addressed the wise Agniveshya.
अग्निवेश्यो मम प्रादात्तेन बध्नामि वर्म ते। तवाद्य देहरक्षार्थं मन्त्रेण नृपसत्तम ॥७-६९-६७॥
agniveśyo mama prādāttena badhnāmi varma te। tavādya deharakṣārthaṃ mantreṇa nṛpasattama ॥7-69-67॥
[अग्निवेश्यः (agniveśyaḥ) - Agnivesha; मम (mama) - my; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; तेन (tena) - with that; बध्नामि (badhnāmi) - I bind; वर्म (varma) - armor; ते (te) - your; तव (tava) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; देहरक्षार्थम् (deharakṣārtham) - for body protection; मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - with a mantra; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings;]
(Agnivesha gave me, with that I bind your armor today for your body protection with a mantra, O best of kings.)
Agnivesha has given me this armor, and with it, I bind your protection today with a mantra, O noble king.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वा ततो द्रोणस्तव पुत्रं महाद्युतिः। पुनरेव वचः प्राह शनैराचार्यपुङ्गवः ॥७-६९-६८॥
evamuktvā tato droṇastava putraṃ mahādyutiḥ। punareva vacaḥ prāha śanairācāryapuṅgavaḥ ॥7-69-68॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; प्राह (prāha) - spoke; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; आचार्यपुङ्गवः (ācāryapuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost of teachers;]
(Thus having spoken, then Droṇa, your son, greatly radiant, again indeed spoke words slowly, the foremost of teachers.)
Having spoken thus, Droṇa, the greatly radiant teacher, slowly spoke again to your son.
ब्रह्मसूत्रेण बध्नामि कवचं तव पार्थिव। हिरण्यगर्भेण यथा बद्धं विष्णोः पुरा रणे ॥७-६९-६९॥
brahmasūtreṇa badhnāmi kavacaṃ tava pārthiva। hiraṇyagarbheṇa yathā baddhaṃ viṣṇoḥ purā raṇe ॥7-69-69॥
[ब्रह्मसूत्रेण (brahmasūtreṇa) - with the thread of Brahman; बध्नामि (badhnāmi) - I bind; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; तव (tava) - your; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O prince; हिरण्यगर्भेण (hiraṇyagarbheṇa) - by Hiranyagarbha; यथा (yathā) - as; बद्धं (baddhaṃ) - bound; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu; पुरा (purā) - in ancient times; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(With the thread of Brahman, I bind your armor, O prince, as it was bound by Hiranyagarbha to Vishnu in ancient times in battle.)
"With the thread of Brahman, I bind your armor, O prince, just as Hiranyagarbha once bound it to Vishnu in the ancient battle."
यथा च ब्रह्मणा बद्धं सङ्ग्रामे तारकामये। शक्रस्य कवचं दिव्यं तथा बध्नाम्यहं तव ॥७-६९-७०॥
yathā ca brahmaṇā baddhaṃ saṅgrāme tārakāmaye। śakrasya kavacaṃ divyaṃ tathā badhnāmyahaṃ tava ॥7-69-70॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahma; बद्धं (baddhaṃ) - bound; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तारकामये (tārakāmaye) - against Tāraka; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; तथा (tathā) - so; बध्नामि (badhnāmi) - I bind; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; तव (tava) - your;]
(As the divine armor of Indra was bound by Brahma in the battle against Tāraka, so I bind your (armor).)
Just as Brahma bound the divine armor of Indra in the battle against Tāraka, so do I bind your armor now.
बद्ध्वा तु कवचं तस्य मन्त्रेण विधिपूर्वकम्। प्रेषयामास राजानं युद्धाय महते द्विजः ॥७-६९-७१॥
baddhvā tu kavacaṃ tasya mantreṇa vidhipūrvakam। preṣayāmāsa rājānaṃ yuddhāya mahate dvijaḥ ॥7-69-71॥
[बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; तु (tu) - but; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; तस्य (tasya) - his; मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - with a mantra; विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to the procedure; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - the king; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; महते (mahate) - great; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the sage;]
(Having bound the armor with a mantra according to the procedure, the sage sent the king for the great battle.)
The sage, after ritually binding the armor with a mantra, sent the king to the great battle.
स संनद्धो महाबाहुराचार्येण महात्मना। रथानां च सहस्रेण त्रिगर्तानां प्रहारिणाम् ॥७-६९-७२॥
sa sannaddho mahābāhurācāryeṇa mahātmanā। rathānāṃ ca sahasreṇa trigartānāṃ prahāriṇām ॥7-69-72॥
[स (sa) - he; संनद्धः (sannaddhaḥ) - armed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - by the teacher; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; च (ca) - and; सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand; त्रिगर्तानाम् (trigartānām) - of the Trigartas; प्रहारिणाम् (prahāriṇām) - of the attackers;]
(He, the mighty-armed, was armed by the teacher, the great soul, with a thousand chariots of the Trigartas, the attackers.)
He, the mighty-armed, was equipped by the noble teacher with a thousand chariots of the Trigartas, the attackers.
तथा दन्तिसहस्रेण मत्तानां वीर्यशालिनाम्। अश्वानामयुतेनैव तथान्यैश्च महारथैः ॥७-६९-७३॥
tathā dantisahasreṇa mattānāṃ vīryaśālinām। aśvānāmayutenaiva tathānaiśca mahārathaiḥ ॥7-69-73॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; दन्तिसहस्रेण (dantisahasreṇa) - by thousands of elephants; मत्तानां (mattānāṃ) - of intoxicated; वीर्यशालिनाम् (vīryaśālinām) - of the mighty; अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses; अयुतेन (ayutena) - by ten thousand; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great chariots;]
(Thus, by thousands of elephants, of intoxicated and mighty ones, by ten thousand horses indeed, thus by others and by great chariots.)
Thus, there were thousands of intoxicated and mighty elephants, ten thousand horses, and many other great chariots.
वृतः प्रायान्महाबाहुरर्जुनस्य रथं प्रति। नानावादित्रघोषेण यथा वैरोचनिस्तथा ॥७-६९-७४॥
vṛtaḥ prāyānmahābāhurarjunasya rathaṃ prati। nānāvāditraghoṣeṇa yathā vairocanistathā ॥7-69-74॥
[वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; नानावादित्रघोषेण (nānāvāditraghoṣeṇa) - with various musical sounds; यथा (yathā) - as; वैरः (vairaḥ) - enemy; चनिः (caniḥ) - destroyer; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(Surrounded, the mighty-armed proceeded towards Arjuna's chariot with various musical sounds, as the destroyer of enemies.)
The mighty-armed hero, surrounded by various musical sounds, proceeded towards Arjuna's chariot, much like the destroyer of enemies.
ततः शब्दो महानासीत्सैन्यानां तव भारत। अगाधं प्रस्थितं दृष्ट्वा समुद्रमिव कौरवम् ॥७-६९-७५॥
tataḥ śabdo mahān āsīt sainyānāṃ tava bhārata। agādhaṃ prasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā samudram iva kauravam ॥7-69-75॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अगाधम् (agādham) - unfathomable; प्रस्थितम् (prasthitam) - set out; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kauravas;]
(Then a great sound arose from your armies, O Bharata, having seen the unfathomable Kauravas set out like an ocean.)
Then, O Bharata, a great sound arose from your armies as they saw the Kauravas, vast and unfathomable, set out like an ocean.
