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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥

[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Dhritarashtra said:)

Dhritarashtra said:

भारद्वाजं कथं युद्धे युयुधानोऽभ्यवारयत्। सञ्जयाचक्ष्व तत्त्वेन परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥७-८५-१॥

bhāradvājaṃ kathaṃ yuddhe yuyudhāno'bhyavārayat। sañjayācakṣva tattvena paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me ॥7-85-1॥

[भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; कथम् (katham) - how; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; अभ्यवारयत् (abhyavārayat) - stopped; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; परम् (param) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]

(How did Yuyudhana stop Bharadvaja in battle? Sanjaya, tell truly, for my curiosity is indeed great.)

Sanjaya, please tell me how Yuyudhana managed to stop Bharadvaja in the battle, as I am very curious to know.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

शृणु राजन्महाप्राज्ञ सङ्ग्रामं लोमहर्षणम्। द्रोणस्य पाण्डवैः सार्धं युयुधानपुरोगमैः ॥७-८५-२॥

śṛṇu rājanmahāprājña saṅgrāmaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। droṇasya pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ yuyudhānapurogamaiḥ ॥7-85-2॥

[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - wise one; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; युयुधानपुरोगमैः (yuyudhānapurogamaiḥ) - led by Yuyudhana;]

(Listen, O king, to the wise one's hair-raising battle of Drona together with the Pandavas, led by Yuyudhana.)

Listen, O wise king, to the thrilling account of the battle between Drona and the Pandavas, led by Yuyudhana.

वध्यमानं बलं दृष्ट्वा युयुधानेन मारिष। अभ्यद्रवत्स्वयं द्रोणः सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम् ॥७-८५-३॥

vadhyamānaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā yuyudhānena māriṣa। abhyadravatsvayaṃ droṇaḥ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam ॥7-85-3॥

[वध्यमानं (vadhyamānaṃ) - being slaughtered; बलं (balaṃ) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - rushed; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - himself; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - of true prowess;]

(Seeing the army being slaughtered by Yuyudhana, O sir, Drona himself rushed towards Satyaki of true prowess.)

Upon witnessing his forces being decimated by Yuyudhana, Drona, renowned for his own valor, personally advanced towards the valiant Satyaki.

तमापतन्तं सहसा भारद्वाजं महारथम्। सात्यकिः पञ्चविंशत्या क्षुद्रकाणां समार्पयत् ॥७-८५-४॥

tamāpatantaṃ sahasā bhāradvājaṃ mahāratham। sātyakiḥ pañcaviṃśatyā kṣudrakāṇāṃ samārpayat ॥7-85-4॥

[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; क्षुद्रकाणाम् (kṣudrakāṇām) - of the small ones; समार्पयत् (samārpayat) - engaged;]

(Satyaki suddenly engaged Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, who was approaching with twenty-five of the small ones.)

Satyaki swiftly confronted Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, as he approached with twenty-five minor warriors.

द्रोणोऽपि युधि विक्रान्तो युयुधानं समाहितः। अविध्यत्पञ्चभिस्तूर्णं हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥७-८५-५॥

droṇo'pi yudhi vikrānto yuyudhānaṃ samāhitaḥ। avidhyatpañcabhistūrṇaṃ hemapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ ॥7-85-5॥

[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; युयुधानम् (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhana; समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - focused; अविध्यत् (avidyat) - pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - golden-feathered; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - stone-sharpened;]

(Drona also, valiant in battle, focused, pierced Yuyudhana swiftly with five golden-feathered, stone-sharpened (arrows).)

Drona, valiant and focused in battle, swiftly pierced Yuyudhana with five arrows that were golden-feathered and stone-sharpened.

ते वर्म भित्त्वा सुदृढं द्विषत्पिशितभोजनाः। अभ्यगुर्धरणीं राजञ्श्वसन्त इव पन्नगाः ॥७-८५-६॥

te varma bhittvā sudṛḍhaṃ dviṣatpiśitabhājanāḥ। abhyagurdharaṇīṃ rājañśvasanta iva pannagāḥ ॥7-85-6॥

[ते (te) - they; वर्म (varma) - armor; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; सुदृढं (sudṛḍham) - very strong; द्विषत् (dviṣat) - enemy; पिशित (piśita) - flesh; भोजनाः (bhājanāḥ) - eaters; अभ्यगु: (abhyaguḥ) - approached; धरणीं (dharaṇīm) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; श्वसन्त (śvasanta) - breathing; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents;]

(They, having pierced the very strong armor, approached the earth, O king, like serpents breathing.)

They pierced through the strong armor and approached the earth, O king, like serpents breathing heavily.

दीर्घबाहुरभिक्रुद्धस्तोत्त्रार्दित इव द्विपः। द्रोणं पञ्चाशताविध्यन्नाराचैरग्निसंनिभैः ॥७-८५-७॥

dīrghabāhurabhikruddhastottrārdita iva dvipaḥ। droṇaṃ pañcāśatāvidhyannārācairagnisaṃnibhaiḥ ॥7-85-7॥

[दीर्घबाहुः (dīrghabāhuḥ) - long-armed; अभिक्रुद्धः (abhikruddhaḥ) - enraged; स्तोत्त्रार्दितः (stottrārditaḥ) - pierced by a goad; इव (iva) - like; द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - with fifty; विध्यन् (vidhyan) - piercing; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; अग्निसंनिभैः (agnisaṃnibhaiḥ) - resembling fire;]

(The long-armed one, enraged, like an elephant pierced by a goad, was piercing Droṇa with fifty iron arrows resembling fire.)

The long-armed warrior, in his fury, attacked Droṇa with fifty fiery iron arrows, much like an elephant goaded into rage.

भारद्वाजो रणे विद्धो युयुधानेन सत्वरम्। सात्यकिं बहुभिर्बाणैर्यतमानमविध्यत ॥७-८५-८॥

bhāradvājo raṇe viddho yuyudhānena satvaram। sātyakiṃ bahubhirbāṇairyatamānamavidhyat ॥7-85-8॥

[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana; सत्वरम् (satvaram) - quickly; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; यतमानम् (yatamānam) - striving; अविध्यत (avidhyat) - pierced;]

(Bharadvaja, pierced in battle by Yuyudhana quickly, pierced Satyaki, who was striving, with many arrows.)

Bharadvaja, having been swiftly struck in battle by Yuyudhana, retaliated by piercing Satyaki with numerous arrows as he was making an effort.

ततः क्रुद्धो महेष्वासो भूय एव महाबलः। सात्वतं पीडयामास शतेन नतपर्वणा ॥७-८५-९॥

tataḥ kruddho maheṣvāso bhūya eva mahābalaḥ। sātvataṃ pīḍayāmāsa śatena nataparvaṇā ॥7-85-9॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; सात्वतम् (sātvataṃ) - Sātvata; पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - oppressed; शतेन (śatena) - with hundreds; नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with bent joints;]

(Then the angry great archer, indeed mighty, oppressed Sātvata again with hundreds of bent joints.)

Then the mighty and angry great archer once again oppressed Sātvata with hundreds of bent joints.

स वध्यमानः समरे भारद्वाजेन सात्यकिः। नाभ्यपद्यत कर्तव्यं किञ्चिदेव विशां पते ॥७-८५-१०॥

sa vadhyamānaḥ samare bhāradvājena sātyakiḥ। nābhyapadyata kartavyaṃ kiñcideva viśāṃ pate ॥7-85-10॥

[स (sa) - he; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in battle; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; न (na) - not; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - undertook; कर्तव्यं (kartavyaṃ) - duty; किञ्चिदेव (kiñcideva) - anything at all; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]

(He, being attacked in battle by Bharadvaja, Satyaki did not undertake any duty at all, O lord of men.)

Satyaki, while being attacked in battle by Bharadvaja, did not take up any responsibility, O lord of men.

विषण्णवदनश्चापि युयुधानोऽभवन्नृप। भारद्वाजं रणे दृष्ट्वा विसृजन्तं शिताञ्शरान् ॥७-८५-११॥

viṣaṇṇavadanaścāpi yuyudhāno'bhavannṛpa। bhāradvājaṃ raṇe dṛṣṭvā visṛjantaṃ śitāñśarān ॥7-85-11॥

[विषण्ण (viṣaṇṇa) - distressed; वदनः (vadanaḥ) - face; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; विसृजन्तम् (visṛjantam) - releasing; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]

(Distressed-faced, Yuyudhana also became, O king, seeing Bharadvaja in battle releasing sharp arrows.)

Yuyudhana, with a distressed face, became worried, O king, upon seeing Bharadvaja releasing sharp arrows in the battle.

तं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य ते पुत्राः सैनिकाश्च विशां पते। प्रहृष्टमनसो भूत्वा सिंहवद्व्यनदन्मुहुः ॥७-८५-१२॥

taṁ tu samprekṣya te putrāḥ sainikāśca viśāṁ pate। prahṛṣṭamanaso bhūtvā siṁhavadvyanadanmuḥ ॥7-85-12॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; तु (tu) - but; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; ते (te) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṁ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - joyful in mind; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; सिंहवत् (siṁhavat) - like lions; व्यानदन् (vyanadan) - roared; मुहुः (muḥ) - repeatedly;]

(But having seen him, your sons and soldiers, O lord of the people, became joyful in mind and roared repeatedly like lions.)

Upon seeing him, your sons and soldiers, O lord of the people, were filled with joy and roared repeatedly like lions.

तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं पीड्यमानं च माधवम्। युधिष्ठिरोऽब्रवीद्राजन्सर्वसैन्यानि भारत ॥७-८५-१३॥

taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ pīḍyamānaṁ ca mādhavam। yudhiṣṭhiro'bravīdrājansarvasainyāni bhārata ॥7-85-13॥

[तं (tam) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदं (ninadam) - sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; पीड्यमानं (pīḍyamānam) - being oppressed; च (ca) - and; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; भारत (bhārata) - Bharata;]

(Having heard that terrible sound and seeing Madhava being oppressed, Yudhishthira said, "O king, all the armies, Bharata.")

Upon hearing the dreadful sound and seeing Madhava in distress, Yudhishthira addressed all the armies, saying, "O king, all the forces, Bharata."

एष वृष्णिवरो वीरः सात्यकिः सत्यकर्मकृत्। ग्रस्यते युधि वीरेण भानुमानिव राहुणा ॥ अभिद्रवत गच्छध्वं सात्यकिर्यत्र युध्यते ॥७-८५-१४॥

eṣa vṛṣṇivaro vīraḥ sātyakiḥ satyakarmakṛt। grasyate yudhi vīreṇa bhānumāniva rāhuṇā ॥ abhidravata gacchadhvaṃ sātyakiryatra yudhyate ॥7-85-14॥

[एष (eṣa) - this; वृष्णिवरः (vṛṣṇivaraḥ) - best of the Vrishnis; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सत्यकर्मकृत् (satyakarmakṛt) - doer of true deeds; ग्रस्यते (grasyate) - is being swallowed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; भानुमानिव (bhānumāniva) - like the sun; राहुणा (rāhuṇā) - by Rahu; अभिद्रवत (abhidravata) - charge; गच्छध्वं (gacchadhvaṃ) - go; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; यत्र (yatra) - where; युध्यते (yudhyate) - is fighting;]

(This best of the Vrishnis, the hero Satyaki, doer of true deeds, is being swallowed in battle by the hero, like the sun by Rahu. Charge, go where Satyaki is fighting.)

Satyaki, the valiant hero and the best among the Vrishnis, known for his true deeds, is being overwhelmed in battle by a mighty warrior, just as Rahu swallows the sun. Rush to where Satyaki is engaged in combat.

धृष्टद्युम्नं च पाञ्चाल्यमिदमाह जनाधिप। अभिद्रव द्रुतं द्रोणं किं नु तिष्ठसि पार्षत ॥ न पश्यसि भयं घोरं द्रोणान्नः समुपस्थितम् ॥७-८५-१५॥

dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca pāñcālyamidamāha janādhipa। abhidrava drutaṃ droṇaṃ kiṃ nu tiṣṭhasi pārṣata ॥ na paśyasi bhayaṃ ghoraṃ droṇānnaḥ samupasthitam ॥7-85-15॥

[धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Pāñcālya; इदम् (idam) - this; आह (āha) - said; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men; अभिद्रव (abhidrava) - attack; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; किम् (kim) - why; नु (nu) - indeed; तिष्ठसि (tiṣṭhasi) - are you standing; पार्षत (pārṣata) - O son of Pṛṣata; न (na) - not; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - do you see; भयम् (bhayam) - danger; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa; नः (naḥ) - to us; समुपस्थितम् (samupasthitam) - has approached;]

(Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Pāñcālya, this said O ruler of men: "Attack quickly Droṇa. Why indeed are you standing, O son of Pṛṣata? Do you not see the terrible danger from Droṇa has approached us?")

Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pāñcāla, was addressed by the ruler of men: "Quickly attack Droṇa. Why are you standing still, O son of Pṛṣata? Can't you see the terrible danger from Droṇa approaching us?"

असौ द्रोणो महेष्वासो युयुधानेन संयुगे। क्रीडते सूत्रबद्धेन पक्षिणा बालको यथा ॥७-८५-१६॥

asau droṇo maheṣvāso yuyudhānena saṃyuge। krīḍate sūtrabaddhena pakṣiṇā bālako yathā ॥7-85-16॥

[असौ (asau) - this; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - with Yuyudhāna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; क्रीडते (krīḍate) - plays; सूत्रबद्धेन (sūtrabaddhena) - with a bound; पक्षिणा (pakṣiṇā) - bird; बालकः (bālakaḥ) - boy; यथा (yathā) - as;]

(This Droṇa, the great archer, plays with Yuyudhāna in battle, as a boy with a bound bird.)

Droṇa, the great archer, engages in battle with Yuyudhāna as effortlessly as a boy plays with a bird tied to a string.

तत्रैव सर्वे गच्छन्तु भीमसेनमुखा रथाः। त्वयैव सहिता यत्ता युयुधानरथं प्रति ॥७-८५-१७॥

tatraiva sarve gacchantu bhīmasenamukhā rathāḥ। tvayaiva sahitā yattā yuyudhānarathaṃ prati ॥7-85-17॥

[तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - go; भीमसेनमुखाः (bhīmasenamukhāḥ) - headed by Bhimasena; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; एव (eva) - only; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared; युयुधानरथम् (yuyudhānaratham) - towards Yuyudhana's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(There itself, let all the chariots headed by Bhimasena go, together with you, prepared towards Yuyudhana's chariot.)

Let all the chariots led by Bhimasena proceed there with you, ready to face Yuyudhana's chariot.

पृष्ठतोऽनुगमिष्यामि त्वामहं सहसैनिकः। सात्यकिं मोक्षयस्वाद्य यमदंष्ट्रान्तरं गतम् ॥७-८५-१८॥

pṛṣṭhato'nugamiṣyāmi tvāmahaṃ sahasainikaḥ। sātyakiṃ mokṣayasvādya yamadaṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gatam ॥7-85-18॥

[पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; अनुगमिष्यामि (anugamiṣyāmi) - I will follow; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; सहसैनिकः (sahasainikaḥ) - with soldiers; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; मोक्षय (mokṣaya) - release; स्व (sva) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; यमदंष्ट्रा (yamadaṃṣṭrā) - Yama's jaws; अन्तरम् (antaram) - in between; गतम् (gatam) - gone;]

(From behind, I will follow you with soldiers. Release Satyaki today from between Yama's jaws.)

I will follow you from behind with my soldiers. Today, release Satyaki from the clutches of death.

एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजा सर्वसैन्येन पाण्डवः। अभ्यद्रवद्रणे द्रोणं युयुधानस्य कारणात् ॥७-८५-१९॥

evamuktvā tato rājā sarvasainyena pāṇḍavaḥ। abhyadravadraṇe droṇaṃ yuyudhānasya kāraṇāt ॥7-85-19॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; सर्वसैन्येन (sarvasainyena) - with all the army; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; युयुधानस्य (yuyudhānasya) - of Yuyudhana; कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for the reason;]

(Thus having spoken, then the king, the Pandava, with all the army, attacked Drona in battle for the reason of Yuyudhana.)

After speaking thus, the Pandava king, with his entire army, attacked Drona in the battle because of Yuyudhana.

तत्रारावो महानासीद्द्रोणमेकं युयुत्सताम्। पाण्डवानां च भद्रं ते सृञ्जयानां च सर्वशः ॥७-८५-२०॥

tatrārāvo mahānāsīddroṇamekaṃ yuyutsatām। pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhadraṃ te sṛñjayānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥7-85-20॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; आरावः (ārāvaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; एकम् (ekam) - one; युयुत्सताम् (yuyutsatām) - of those desiring to fight; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare; ते (te) - your; सृञ्जयानाम् (sṛñjayānām) - of the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]

(There was a great sound of those desiring to fight, Drona being one. Of the Pandavas and your welfare, and of the Srinjayas entirely.)

There arose a great tumult as Drona, among those eager to fight, stood. It was for the welfare of the Pandavas and entirely for the Srinjayas.

ते समेत्य नरव्याघ्रा भारद्वाजं महारथम्। अभ्यवर्षञ्शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः ॥७-८५-२१॥

te sametya naravyāghrā bhāradvājaṃ mahāratham। abhyavarṣañśaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ ॥7-85-21॥

[ते (te) - they; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - showered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; कङ्कबर्हिणवाजितैः (kaṅkabarhiṇavājitaiḥ) - adorned with peacock feathers;]

(They, having assembled, the tigers among men, showered Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior, with sharp arrows adorned with peacock feathers.)

The warriors, known as tigers among men, gathered together and rained down sharp arrows adorned with peacock feathers upon Bharadvaja, the great chariot-warrior.

स्मयन्नेव तु तान्वीरान्द्रोणः प्रत्यग्रहीत्स्वयम्। अतिथीनागतान्यद्वत्सलिलेनासनेन च ॥७-८५-२२॥

smayanneva tu tānvīrāndroṇaḥ pratyagrahītsvayam। atithīnāgatānyadvatsalilenāsanena ca ॥7-85-22॥

[स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; प्रत्यग्रहीत् (pratyagrahīt) - received; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests; आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived; यद्वत् (yadvat) - as; सलिलेन (salilena) - with water; आसनेन (āsanena) - with a seat; च (ca) - and;]

(Smiling indeed, but Drona himself received those heroes as guests who had arrived, with water and a seat.)

Drona, with a smile, personally welcomed the arriving heroes as guests, offering them water and a seat, just as one would for honored visitors.

तर्पितास्ते शरैस्तस्य भारद्वाजस्य धन्विनः। आतिथेयगृहं प्राप्य नृपतेऽतिथयो यथा ॥७-८५-२३॥

tarpitāste śaraistasya bhāradvājasya dhanvinaḥ। ātitheyagṛhaṃ prāpya nṛpate'tithayo yathā ॥7-85-23॥

[तर्पिताः (tarpitāḥ) - satisfied; ते (te) - they; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तस्य (tasya) - his; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of the archer; आतिथेयगृहं (ātitheyagṛhaṃ) - guest house; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; नृपते (nṛpate) - O king; अतिथयः (atithayaḥ) - guests; यथा (yathā) - as;]

(They, satisfied with the arrows of Bharadvaja, having reached the guest house, O king, like guests.)

The guests, having been satisfied by the arrows of the archer Bharadvaja, reached the guest house, O king, as guests would.

भारद्वाजं च ते सर्वे न शेकुः प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। मध्यंदिनमनुप्राप्तं सहस्रांशुमिव प्रभो ॥७-८५-२४॥

bhāradvājaṃ ca te sarve na śekuḥ prativīkṣitum। madhyaṃdinamanuprāptaṃ sahasrāṃśumiva prabho ॥7-85-24॥

[भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to look at; मध्यंदिनम् (madhyaṃdinam) - midday; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived; सहस्रांशुम् (sahasrāṃśum) - sun; इव (iva) - like; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]

(Bharadvaja and they all were not able to look at, like the midday sun that had arrived, O lord.)

O lord, Bharadvaja and all of them were unable to gaze upon you, like the midday sun that had arrived.

तांस्तु सर्वान्महेष्वासान्द्रोणः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। अतापयच्छरव्रातैर्गभस्तिभिरिवांशुमान् ॥७-८५-२५॥

tāṃstu sarvānmaheṣvāsāndroṇaḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। atāpayaccharavrātairgabhastibhirivāṃśumān ॥7-85-25॥

[तांस् (tāṃs) - them; तु (tu) - but; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शस्त्रभृतां (śastrabhṛtāṃ) - of the weapon-bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; अतापयत् (atāpayat) - tormented; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; गभस्तिभिः (gabhastibhiḥ) - with rays; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun;]

(But Droṇa, the best of the weapon-bearers, tormented all the great archers with volleys of arrows, like the sun with its rays.)

Droṇa, the greatest among the weapon-bearers, attacked all the great archers with his volleys of arrows, resembling the sun scorching with its rays.

वध्यमाना रणे राजन्पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त पङ्कमग्ना इव द्विपाः ॥७-८५-२६॥

vadhyamānā raṇe rājanpāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāstathā। trātāraṃ nādhyagacchanta paṅkamagnā iva dvipāḥ ॥7-85-26॥

[वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; तथा (tathā) - also; त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - found; पङ्कमग्नाः (paṅkamagnāḥ) - immersed in mud; इव (iva) - like; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants;]

(Being killed in battle, O king, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas also did not find a protector, like elephants immersed in mud.)

O king, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas, being slaughtered in battle, could not find a savior, just like elephants stuck in the mud.

द्रोणस्य च व्यदृश्यन्त विसर्पन्तो महाशराः। घभस्तय इवार्कस्य प्रतपन्तः समन्ततः ॥७-८५-२७॥

droṇasya ca vyadṛśyanta visarpanto mahāśarāḥ। ghabhastaya ivārkasya pratapantaḥ samantataḥ ॥7-85-27॥

[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; च (ca) - and; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; विसर्पन्तः (visarpantaḥ) - moving; महाशराः (mahāśarāḥ) - great arrows; घभस्तयः (ghabhastayaḥ) - rays; इव (iva) - like; अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun; प्रतपन्तः (pratapantaḥ) - shining; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]

(And the great arrows of Drona were seen moving, shining all around like the rays of the sun.)

The great arrows of Drona were seen moving and shining all around, resembling the rays of the sun.

तस्मिन्द्रोणेन निहताः पाञ्चालाः पञ्चविंशतिः। महारथसमाख्याता धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संमताः ॥७-८५-२८॥

tasmindroṇena nihatāḥ pāñcālāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ। mahārathasamākhyātā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya saṃmatāḥ ॥7-85-28॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पञ्चविंशतिः (pañcaviṃśatiḥ) - twenty-five; महारथसमाख्याता (mahārathasamākhyātā) - known as great chariot-warriors; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; संमताः (saṃmatāḥ) - approved;]

(In that, twenty-five Panchalas, known as great chariot-warriors, approved by Dhrishtadyumna, were killed by Drona.)

In that battle, Drona killed twenty-five Panchalas, who were renowned as great chariot-warriors and were favored by Dhrishtadyumna.

पाण्डूनां सर्वसैन्येषु पाञ्चालानां तथैव च। द्रोणं स्म ददृशुः शूरं विनिघ्नन्तं वरान्वरान् ॥७-८५-२९॥

pāṇḍūnāṃ sarvasainyeṣu pāñcālānāṃ tathaiva ca। droṇaṃ sma dadṛśuḥ śūraṃ vinighnantaṃ varānvarān ॥7-85-29॥

[पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; सर्वसैन्येषु (sarvasainyeṣu) - in all armies; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; स्म (sma) - indeed; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; विनिघ्नन्तम् (vinighnantam) - slaying; वरान् (varān) - heroes; वरान् (varān) - heroes;]

(In all the armies of the Pāṇḍavas and the Pāñcālas, they indeed saw Droṇa, the heroic one, slaying heroes.)

In the armies of the Pāṇḍavas and the Pāñcālas, Droṇa was seen as a heroic figure, slaying the best of heroes.

केकयानां शतं हत्वा विद्राव्य च समन्ततः। द्रोणस्तस्थौ महाराज व्यादितास्य इवान्तकः ॥७-८५-३०॥

kekayānāṃ śataṃ hatvā vidrāvya ca samantataḥ। droṇastasthau mahārāja vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ ॥7-85-30॥

[केकयानाम् (kekayānām) - of the Kekayas; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having scattered; च (ca) - and; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; व्यादित (vyādita) - opened; आस्यः (āsyaḥ) - mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death;]

(Having killed a hundred of the Kekayas and scattered them all around, Drona stood, O great king, like death with an open mouth.)

Drona, having slain a hundred Kekayas and scattered them in all directions, stood like death with an open mouth, O great king.

पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयान्मत्स्यान्केकयान्पाण्डवानपि। द्रोणोऽजयन्महाबाहुः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥७-८५-३१॥

pāñcālānsṛñjayānmat syānkekayānpāṇḍavānapi। droṇo'jayanmahābāhuḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥7-85-31॥

[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Srinjayas; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas; केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekayas; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; अपि (api) - also; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]

(The mighty-armed Drona conquered the Panchalas, the Srinjayas, the Matsyas, the Kekayas, and also the Pandavas by hundreds and then by thousands.)

The mighty-armed Drona defeated the Panchalas, Srinjayas, Matsyas, Kekayas, and Pandavas in great numbers, both by hundreds and thousands.

तेषां समभवच्छब्दो वध्यतां द्रोणसायकैः। वनौकसामिवारण्ये दह्यतां धूमकेतुना ॥७-८५-३२॥

teṣāṃ samabhavacchabdo vadhyatāṃ droṇasāyakaiḥ। vanaukasāmivāraṇye dahyatāṃ dhūmaketunā ॥7-85-32॥

[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; समभवच्छब्दः (samabhavacchabdaḥ) - arose sound; वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - be killed; द्रोणसायकैः (droṇasāyakaiḥ) - by Drona's arrows; वनौकसाम् (vanaukasām) - of the forest dwellers; इव (iva) - like; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; दह्यताम् (dahyatām) - be burned; धूमकेतुना (dhūmaketunā) - by a comet;]

(Of them arose a sound, "Let them be killed by Drona's arrows; like the forest dwellers in the forest, let them be burned by a comet.")

A sound arose among them, declaring that they should be killed by Drona's arrows, just as forest dwellers are burned by a comet in the forest.

तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाः पितरश्चाब्रुवन्नृप। एते द्रवन्ति पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवाश्च ससैनिकाः ॥७-८५-३३॥

tatra devāḥ sagandharvāḥ pitaraścābruvan nṛpa। ete dravanti pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavāśca sasainikāḥ ॥7-85-33॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors; च (ca) - and; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; नृप (nṛpa) - king; एते (ete) - these; द्रवन्ति (dravanti) - are running; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; ससैनिकाः (sasainikāḥ) - with soldiers;]

(There the gods, along with the Gandharvas and ancestors, said, "O king, these Panchalas and Pandavas are running with their soldiers.")

At that place, the gods, accompanied by the Gandharvas and ancestors, addressed the king, saying, "O king, the Panchalas and Pandavas are advancing with their troops."

तं तथा समरे द्रोणं निघ्नन्तं सोमकान्रणे। न चाप्यभिययुः केचिदपरे नैव विव्यधुः ॥७-८५-३४॥

taṃ tathā samare droṇaṃ nighnantaṃ somakānraṇe। na cāpyabhiyayuḥ kecidapare naiva vivyadhuḥ ॥7-85-34॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; निघ्नन्तं (nighnantaṃ) - slaying; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas; रणे (raṇe) - in the war; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अभिययुः (abhiyayuḥ) - attacked; केचित् (kecit) - some; अपरे (apare) - others; नैव (naiva) - not at all; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced;]

(Thus, in battle, Droṇa, slaying the Somakas, was not attacked by some, nor pierced by others at all.)

In the battle, Droṇa was slaying the Somakas, and thus, some did not attack him, nor did others pierce him at all.

वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे तस्मिन्वीरवरक्षये। अशृणोत्सहसा पार्थः पाञ्चजन्यस्य निस्वनम् ॥७-८५-३५॥

vartamāne tathā raudre tasminvīravarakṣaye। aśṛṇotsahasā pārthaḥ pāñcajanyasya nisvanam ॥7-85-35॥

[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; तथा (tathā) - and; रौद्रे (raudre) - fierce; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; वीरवरक्षये (vīravarakṣaye) - destruction of great heroes; अशृणोत् (aśṛṇot) - heard; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; पाञ्चजन्यस्य (pāñcajanyasya) - of Pāñcajanya; निस्वनम् (nisvanam) - sound;]

(In the present fierce destruction of great heroes, Arjuna suddenly heard the sound of Pāñcajanya.)

During the ongoing fierce battle, Arjuna suddenly heard the sound of his conch, Pāñcajanya, amidst the destruction of great heroes.

पूरितो वासुदेवेन शङ्खराट्स्वनते भृशम्। युध्यमानेषु वीरेषु सैन्धवस्याभिरक्षिषु ॥ नदत्सु धार्तराष्ट्रेषु विजयस्य रथं प्रति ॥७-८५-३६॥

pūrito vāsudevena śaṅkharāṭsvanate bhṛśam। yudhyamāneṣu vīreṣu saindhavasyābhirakṣiṣu ॥ nadatsu dhārtarāṣṭreṣu vijayasya rathaṃ prati ॥7-85-36॥

[पूरितः (pūritaḥ) - filled; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; शङ्खराट् (śaṅkharāṭ) - conch; स्वनते (svanate) - sounding; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; युध्यमानेषु (yudhyamāneṣu) - fighting; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - among heroes; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; अभिरक्षिषु (abhirakṣiṣu) - protecting; नदत्सु (nadatsu) - roaring; धार्तराष्ट्रेषु (dhārtarāṣṭreṣu) - among Dhartarashtras; विजयस्य (vijayasya) - of Vijaya; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Filled by Vāsudeva, the conch intensely sounded. While the heroes were fighting, protecting Saindhava. Roaring among the Dhartarashtras towards Vijaya's chariot.)

The conch, filled by Vāsudeva, sounded intensely as the heroes fought, protecting Saindhava. The Dhartarashtras roared as they moved towards Vijaya's chariot.

गाण्डीवस्य च निर्घोषे विप्रनष्टे समन्ततः। कश्मलाभिहतो राजा चिन्तयामास पाण्डवः ॥७-८५-३७॥

gāṇḍīvasya ca nirghoṣe vipranaṣṭe samantataḥ। kaśmalābhihato rājā cintayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-85-37॥

[गाण्डीवस्य (gāṇḍīvasya) - of the Gandiva bow; च (ca) - and; निर्घोषे (nirghoṣe) - in the sound; विप्रनष्टे (vipranaṣṭe) - disappeared; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; कश्मलाभिहतः (kaśmalābhihataḥ) - overcome by despondency; राजा (rājā) - the king; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - began to think; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]

(In the sound of the Gandiva bow disappearing all around, the king, overcome by despondency, began to think, the Pandava.)

The Pandava king, overwhelmed by the disappearance of the sound of the Gandiva bow all around, began to ponder in his despondency.

न नूनं स्वस्ति पार्थस्य यथा नदति शङ्खराट्। कौरवाश्च यथा हृष्टा विनदन्ति मुहुर्मुहुः ॥७-८५-३८॥

na nūnaṃ svasti pārthasya yathā nadati śaṅkharāṭ। kauravāśca yathā hṛṣṭā vinadanti muhurmuhuḥ ॥7-85-38॥

[न (na) - not; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; यथा (yathā) - as; नदति (nadati) - roars; शङ्खराट् (śaṅkharāṭ) - the conch king; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; विनदन्ति (vinadanti) - shout; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]

(Not indeed is the well-being of Pārtha as the conch king roars. And the Kauravas, as elated, shout again and again.)

It seems that Pārtha's well-being is not assured as the conch king roars, while the Kauravas, in their elation, shout repeatedly.

एवं सञ्चिन्तयित्वा तु व्याकुलेनान्तरात्मना। अजातशत्रुः कौन्तेयः सात्वतं प्रत्यभाषत ॥७-८५-३९॥

evaṃ sañcintayitvā tu vyākulenāntarātmanā। ajātaśatruḥ kaunteyaḥ sātvataṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥7-85-39॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; सञ्चिन्तयित्वा (sañcintayitvā) - having considered; तु (tu) - but; व्याकुलेन (vyākulena) - with a disturbed; अन्तरात्मना (antarātmanā) - inner self; अजातशत्रुः (ajātaśatruḥ) - Ajatashatru; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; सात्वतं (sātvataṃ) - to Sātvata; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke;]

(Thus, having considered, but with a disturbed inner self, Ajatashatru, the son of Kunti, spoke to Sātvata.)

Ajatashatru, the son of Kunti, with a troubled mind, spoke to Sātvata after contemplating the situation.

बाष्पगद्गदया वाचा मुह्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः। कृत्यस्यानन्तरापेक्षी शैनेयं शिनिपुङ्गवम् ॥७-८५-४०॥

bāṣpagadgadayā vācā muhyamāno muhurmuhuḥ। kṛtyasyānantarāpekṣī śaineyaṃ śinipuṅgavam ॥7-85-40॥

[बाष्पगद्गदया (bāṣpagadgadayā) - with a voice choked with tears; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - bewildered; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again; कृत्यस्य (kṛtyasya) - of the duty; अनन्तरापेक्षी (anantarāpekṣī) - waiting for the next; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - son of Śini; शिनिपुङ्गवम् (śinipuṅgavam) - the best of the Śinis;]

(With a voice choked with tears, bewildered again and again, waiting for the next duty, the son of Śini, the best of the Śinis.)

The son of Śini, the best of the Śinis, spoke with a voice choked with tears, bewildered repeatedly, waiting for the next duty.

यः स धर्मः पुरा दृष्टः सद्भिः शैनेय शाश्वतः। साम्पराये सुहृत्कृत्ये तस्य कालोऽयमागतः ॥७-८५-४१॥

yaḥ sa dharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭaḥ sadbhiḥ śaineya śāśvataḥ। sāmparāye suhṛtkṛtye tasya kālo'yamāgataḥ ॥7-85-41॥

[यः (yaḥ) - which; सः (saḥ) - that; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good; शैनेय (śaineya) - O descendant of Śini; शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal; साम्पराये (sāmparāye) - in battle; सुहृत्कृत्ये (suhṛtkṛtye) - for the sake of friends; तस्य (tasya) - his; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अयम् (ayam) - this; आगतः (āgataḥ) - has come;]

(The duty which was formerly seen by the good, O descendant of Śini, as eternal, in battle for the sake of friends, his time has come.)

The eternal duty, once observed by the virtuous, O descendant of Śini, is now upon us in this battle for the sake of friends.

सर्वेष्वपि च योधेषु चिन्तयञ्शिनिपुङ्गव। त्वत्तः सुहृत्तमं कञ्चिन्नाभिजानामि सात्यके ॥७-८५-४२॥

sarveṣvapi ca yodheṣu cintayañśinipuṅgava। tvattaḥ suhṛttamaṃ kañcinnābhijānāmi sātyake ॥7-85-42॥

[सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - O best of the Śinis; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you; सुहृत्तमं (suhṛttamam) - better friend; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; न (na) - not; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I know; सात्यके (sātyake) - O Sātyaki;]

(In all, also, and, among warriors, thinking, O best of the Śinis, than you, better friend, anyone, not, I know, O Sātyaki.)

O Sātyaki, among all the warriors, I do not know anyone who is a better friend than you, O best of the Śinis.

यो हि प्रीतमना नित्यं यश्च नित्यमनुव्रतः। स कार्ये साम्पराये तु नियोज्य इति मे मतिः ॥७-८५-४३॥

yo hi prītamanā nityaṃ yaśca nityamanuvrataḥ। sa kārye sāmparāye tu niyojya iti me matiḥ ॥7-85-43॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रीतमना (prītamanā) - pleased-minded; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; नित्यमनुव्रतः (nityamanuvrataḥ) - always devoted; सः (saḥ) - he; कार्ये (kārye) - in task; साम्पराये (sāmparāye) - in crisis; तु (tu) - but; नियोज्य (niyojya) - to be employed; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]

(Who indeed is always pleased-minded and always devoted, he is to be employed in a task in crisis, thus is my opinion.)

"One who is always cheerful and consistently devoted should be employed in tasks during a crisis; this is my belief."

यथा च केशवो नित्यं पाण्डवानां परायणम्। तथा त्वमपि वार्ष्णेय कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥७-८५-४४॥

yathā ca keśavo nityaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ parāyaṇam। tathā tvamapi vārṣṇeya kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ ॥7-85-44॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; परायणम् (parāyaṇam) - refuge; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vrishni; कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः (kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ) - equal in valor to Krishna;]

(As Keshava is always the refuge of the Pandavas, so you also, O descendant of Vrishni, are equal in valor to Krishna.)

Just as Keshava is eternally the protector of the Pandavas, you too, O Vrishni's descendant, possess valor equal to Krishna.

सोऽहं भारं समाधास्ये त्वयि तं वोढुमर्हसि। अभिप्रायं च मे नित्यं न वृथा कर्तुमर्हसि ॥७-८५-४५॥

so'haṁ bhāraṁ samādhāsye tvayi taṁ voḍhum arhasi। abhiprāyaṁ ca me nityaṁ na vṛthā kartum arhasi ॥7-85-45॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; भारम् (bhāram) - burden; समाधास्ये (samādhāsye) - will place; त्वयि (tvayi) - on you; तम् (tam) - that; वोढुम् (voḍhum) - to bear; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; अभिप्रायम् (abhiprāyam) - intention; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; न (na) - not; वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]

(He, I will place the burden on you; you should bear it. And my intention, you should not always do in vain.)

I will place this burden on you, and you must bear it. Also, you should always fulfill my intention and not let it go in vain.

स त्वं भ्रातुर्वयस्यस्य गुरोरपि च संयुगे। कुरु कृच्छ्रे सहायार्थमर्जुनस्य नरर्षभ ॥७-८५-४६॥

sa tvaṁ bhrāturvayasyasya gurorapi ca saṁyuge। kuru kṛcchre sahāyārthamarjunasya nararṣabha ॥7-85-46॥

[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṁ) - yourself; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother's; वयस्यस्य (vayasyasya) - friend's; गुरोः (guroḥ) - teacher's; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; कुरु (kuru) - do; कृच्छ्रे (kṛcchre) - in difficulty; सहायार्थम् (sahāyārtham) - for the purpose of helping; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men;]

(You yourself, O best of men, do help in the battle for the purpose of aiding Arjuna, your brother's, friend's, and teacher's, also in difficulty.)

O best of men, you must assist in the battle to help Arjuna, who is in difficulty, as he is your brother's, friend's, and teacher's ally.

त्वं हि सत्यव्रतः शूरो मित्राणामभयङ्करः। लोके विख्यायसे वीर कर्मभिः सत्यवागिति ॥७-८५-४७॥

tvaṁ hi satyavrataḥ śūro mitrāṇāmabhayaṅkaraḥ। loke vikhyāyase vīra karmabhiḥ satyavāgiti ॥7-85-47॥

[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; सत्यव्रतः (satyavrataḥ) - truthful in vows; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - giver of safety; लोके (loke) - in the world; विख्यायसे (vikhyāyase) - you are renowned; वीर (vīra) - O hero; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech; इति (iti) - thus;]

(You indeed are truthful in vows, heroic, giver of safety to friends; in the world, you are renowned, O hero, by deeds as truthful in speech thus.)

You are known in the world as a hero who is truthful in vows and speech, heroic, and a giver of safety to friends, renowned for your deeds.

यो हि शैनेय मित्रार्थे युध्यमानस्त्यजेत्तनुम्। पृथिवीं वा द्विजातिभ्यो यो दद्यात्सममेव तत् ॥७-८५-४८॥

yo hi śaineya mitrārthe yudhyamānastyajettanum। pṛthivīṃ vā dvijātibhyo yo dadyātsamameva tat ॥7-85-48॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; शैनेय (śaineya) - O son of Śini; मित्रार्थे (mitrārthe) - for the sake of a friend; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; त्यजेत् (tyajet) - would give up; तनुम् (tanum) - body; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīm) - earth; वा (vā) - or; द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the twice-born; यः (yaḥ) - who; दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give; समम् (samam) - equally; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]

(Who indeed, O son of Śini, for the sake of a friend, while fighting, would give up his body, or who would give the earth equally to the twice-born, that indeed is the same.)

O son of Śini, one who sacrifices his life in battle for a friend, or who gives the earth equally to the twice-born, is truly noble.

श्रुताश्च बहवोऽस्माभी राजानो ये दिवं गताः। दत्त्वेमां पृथिवीं कृत्स्नां ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथाविधि ॥७-८५-४९॥

śrutāśca bahavo'smābhī rājāno ye divaṃ gatāḥ। dattvemāṃ pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yathāvidhi ॥7-85-49॥

[श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; ये (ye) - who; दिवं (divaṃ) - to heaven; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone; दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given; इमां (imāṃ) - this; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire; ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rule;]

(Heard and many kings by us who have gone to heaven, having given this entire earth to the Brahmins according to the rule.)

We have heard of many kings who have ascended to heaven after giving away the entire earth to the Brahmins as per the prescribed rules.

एवं त्वामपि धर्मात्मन्प्रयाचेऽहं कृताञ्जलिः। पृथिवीदानतुल्यं स्यादधिकं वा फलं विभो ॥७-८५-५०॥

evaṁ tvāmapi dharmātmanprayāce'haṁ kṛtāñjaliḥ। pṛthivīdānatulyaṁ syādadhikaṁ vā phalaṁ vibho ॥7-85-50॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अपि (api) - also; धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - O virtuous one; प्रयाचे (prayāce) - I request; अहम् (aham) - I; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; पृथिवीदानतुल्यम् (pṛthivīdānatulyam) - equal to the gift of the earth; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अधिकम् (adhikam) - greater; वा (vā) - or; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]

(Thus, I also request you, O virtuous one, with folded hands: the fruit may be equal to or greater than the gift of the earth, O lord.)

Thus, O virtuous one, I request you with folded hands that the reward may be equal to or even greater than the gift of the earth, O lord.

एक एव सदा कृष्णो मित्राणामभयङ्करः। रणे सन्त्यजति प्राणान्द्वितीयस्त्वं च सात्यके ॥७-८५-५१॥

eka eva sadā kṛṣṇo mitrāṇāmabhayaṅkaraḥ। raṇe santyajati prāṇāndvitīyastvaṃ ca sātyake ॥7-85-51॥

[एक (eka) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; सदा (sadā) - always; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - fear-remover; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सन्त्यजति (santyajati) - abandons; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second; त्वम् (tvam) - you; च (ca) - and; सात्यके (sātyake) - Satyaki;]

(Krishna is always the one who removes fear for his friends. In battle, he abandons his life, and you, Satyaki, are the second.)

Krishna is always the protector of his friends, removing their fears. In battle, he sacrifices his life, and you, Satyaki, are his equal in this regard.

विक्रान्तस्य च वीरस्य युद्धे प्रार्थयतो यशः। शूर एव सहायः स्यान्नेतरः प्राकृतो जनः ॥७-८५-५२॥

vikrāntasya ca vīrasya yuddhe prārthayato yaśaḥ। śūra eva sahāyaḥ syānnetaraḥ prākṛto janaḥ ॥7-85-52॥

[विक्रान्तस्य (vikrāntasya) - of the courageous; च (ca) - and; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रार्थयतो (prārthayato) - desiring; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; शूरः (śūraḥ) - a brave man; एव (eva) - only; सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; न (na) - not; इतरः (itaraḥ) - another; प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary; जनः (janaḥ) - person;]

(Of the courageous and the hero desiring fame in battle, only a brave man should be a helper, not another ordinary person.)

For the courageous and heroic person seeking fame in battle, only a brave man should be a helper, not just any ordinary person.

ईदृशे तु परामर्दे वर्तमानस्य माधव। त्वदन्यो हि रणे गोप्ता विजयस्य न विद्यते ॥७-८५-५३॥

īdṛśe tu parāmarde vartamānasya mādhava। tvadanyo hi raṇe goptā vijayasya na vidyate ॥7-85-53॥

[ईदृशे (īdṛśe) - in such; तु (tu) - but; परामर्दे (parāmarde) - conflict; वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - ongoing; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; त्वत् (tvad) - than you; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; हि (hi) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; विजयस्य (vijayasya) - of victory; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]

(In such a conflict ongoing, O Mādhava, indeed, another protector of victory than you does not exist.)

In this ongoing conflict, O Mādhava, there is truly no other protector of victory than you.

श्लाघन्नेव हि कर्माणि शतशस्तव पाण्डवः। मम सञ्जनयन्हर्षं पुनः पुनरकीर्तयत् ॥७-८५-५४॥

ślāghanneva hi karmāṇi śataśastava pāṇḍavaḥ। mama sañjanayanharṣaṃ punaḥ punarakīrtayat ॥7-85-54॥

[श्लाघन् (ślāghan) - praising; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - deeds; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; तव (tava) - your; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - O son of Pandu; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जनयन् (sañjanayan) - causing; हर्षं (harṣaṃ) - joy; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अकीर्तयत् (akīrtayat) - repeatedly recited;]

(Praising indeed your deeds in hundreds, O son of Pandu, causing my joy, he repeatedly recited again and again.)

O son of Pandu, he repeatedly praised your deeds in hundreds, causing me joy again and again.

लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च तथा लघुपराक्रमः। प्राज्ञः सर्वास्त्रविच्छूरो मुह्यते न च संयुगे ॥७-८५-५५॥

laghvastraścitrayodhī ca tathā laghuparākramaḥ। prājñaḥ sarvāstravicchūro muhyate na ca saṃyuge ॥7-85-55॥

[लघु (laghu) - light; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; चित्र (citra) - wonderful; योधी (yodhī) - warrior; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; लघु (laghu) - light; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; सर्व (sarva) - all; अस्त्र (astra) - weapons; वित् (vit) - knower; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; मुह्यते (muhyate) - bewildered; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]

(Light weapon, wonderful warrior, and thus light valor; wise, knower of all weapons, hero is not bewildered in battle.)

A wise hero, skilled in all weapons, is not bewildered in battle, possessing light weapons, wonderful warrior skills, and light valor.

महास्कन्धो महोरस्को महाबाहुर्महाधनुः। महाबलो महावीर्यः स महात्मा महारथः ॥७-८५-५६॥

mahāskandho mahorasko mahābāhurmahādhanuḥ। mahābalo mahāvīryaḥ sa mahātmā mahārathaḥ ॥7-85-56॥

[महास्कन्धः (mahāskandhaḥ) - great-shouldered; महत् (mahat) - great; उरसः (urasaḥ) - chested; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - great-armed; महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - great-bow; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - great-strength; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - great-heroic; सः (saḥ) - he; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great-chariot-warrior;]

(Great-shouldered, great-chested, great-armed, with a great bow, great in strength, great in heroism, he is a great-souled, great chariot-warrior.)

He is described as having great shoulders, chest, and arms, wielding a great bow, possessing immense strength and heroism, and being a great-souled chariot-warrior.

शिष्यो मम सखा चैव प्रियोऽस्याहं प्रियश्च मे। युयुधानः सहायो मे प्रमथिष्यति कौरवान् ॥७-८५-५७॥

śiṣyo mama sakhā caiva priyo'syāhaṃ priyaśca me। yuyudhānaḥ sahāyo me pramathiṣyati kauravān ॥7-85-57॥

[शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple; मम (mama) - my; सखा (sakhā) - friend; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; अस्य (asya) - to him; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - to me; युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; सहायः (sahāyaḥ) - helper; मे (me) - my; प्रमथिष्यति (pramathiṣyati) - will crush; कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas;]

(Disciple my friend and indeed dear to him I dear and to me Yuyudhana helper my will crush the Kauravas.)

My disciple and friend, indeed dear to him and dear to me, Yuyudhana, my helper, will crush the Kauravas.

अस्मदर्थं च राजेन्द्र संनह्येद्यदि केशवः। रामो वाप्यनिरुद्धो वा प्रद्युम्नो वा महारथः ॥७-८५-५८॥

asmadarthaṃ ca rājendra saṃnahyedyadi keśavaḥ। rāmo vāpyaniruddho vā pradyumno vā mahārathaḥ ॥7-85-58॥

[अस्मदर्थम् (asmadartham) - for our sake; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; संनह्येत् (saṃnahyet) - would be armed; यदि (yadi) - if; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha; वा (vā) - or; प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna; वा (vā) - or; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior;]

(For our sake, O king, if Keshava would be armed, or Rama, or Aniruddha, or Pradyumna, the great warrior.)

O King, if Keshava, Rama, Aniruddha, or Pradyumna, the great warrior, were to be armed for our sake, it would be a significant advantage.

गदो वा सारणो वापि साम्बो वा सह वृष्णिभिः। सहायार्थं महाराज सङ्ग्रामोत्तममूर्धनि ॥७-८५-५९॥

gado vā sāraṇo vāpi sāmbo vā saha vṛṣṇibhiḥ। sahāyārthaṃ mahārāja saṅgrāmottamamūrdhani ॥7-85-59॥

[गदः (gadaḥ) - Gada; वा (vā) - or; सारणः (sāraṇaḥ) - Sārana; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; साम्बः (sāmbaḥ) - Sāmba; वा (vā) - or; सह (saha) - with; वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - Vṛṣṇis; सहायार्थम् (sahāyārtham) - for assistance; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - at the head;]

(Gada or Sārana or Sāmba, along with the Vṛṣṇis, for assistance, O great king, at the head of the excellent battle.)

Gada, Sārana, or Sāmba, along with the Vṛṣṇis, are ready to assist you, O great king, at the forefront of the excellent battle.

तथाप्यहं नरव्याघ्रं शैनेयं सत्यविक्रमम्। साहाय्ये विनियोक्ष्यामि नास्ति मेऽन्यो हि तत्समः ॥७-८५-६०॥

tathāpyahaṃ naravyāghraṃ śaineyaṃ satyavikramam। sāhāyye viniyokṣyāmi nāsti me'nyo hi tatsamaḥ ॥7-85-60॥

[तथापि (tathāpi) - still; अहम् (aham) - I; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - son of Śinī; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - truly valiant; साहाय्ये (sāhāyye) - in assistance; विनियोक्ष्यामि (viniyokṣyāmi) - I will engage; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - there is; मे (me) - my; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; हि (hi) - indeed; तत्समः (tatsamaḥ) - equal to him;]

(Still, I will engage the truly valiant son of Śinī, the tiger among men, in assistance; there is indeed no other equal to him for me.)

Nevertheless, I will employ the truly valiant Śaineya, the tiger among men, for assistance, as there is indeed no one else equal to him for me.

इति द्वैतवने तात मामुवाच धनञ्जयः। परोक्षं त्वद्गुणांस्तथ्यान्कथयन्नार्यसंसदि ॥७-८५-६१॥

iti dvaitavane tāta māmuvāca dhanañjayaḥ। parokṣaṃ tvadguṇāṃstathyānkathayannāryasaṃsadi ॥7-85-61॥

[इति (iti) - thus; द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in Dvaitavana; तात (tāta) - father; मामुवाच (māmuvāca) - said to me; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; परोक्षं (parokṣam) - indirectly; त्वद्गुणान् (tvadguṇān) - your qualities; तथ्यान् (tathyān) - truthful; कथयन् (kathayan) - speaking; आर्यसंसदि (āryasaṃsadi) - in the assembly of nobles;]

(Thus, in Dvaitavana, father Dhananjaya said to me, indirectly speaking your truthful qualities in the assembly of nobles.)

In the Dvaitavana forest, Dhananjaya spoke to me, recounting your true qualities indirectly in the assembly of the noble ones.

तस्य त्वमेवं सङ्कल्पं न वृथा कर्तुमर्हसि। धनञ्जयस्य वार्ष्णेय मम भीमस्य चोभयोः ॥७-८५-६२॥

tasya tvamevaṃ saṅkalpaṃ na vṛthā kartumarhasi। dhanañjayasya vārṣṇeya mama bhīmasya cobhayoḥ ॥7-85-62॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सङ्कल्पं (saṅkalpaṃ) - intention; न (na) - not; वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Dhananjaya; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vrishni; मम (mama) - my; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both;]

(You should not make his intention in vain, O descendant of Vrishni, of Dhananjaya, my and Bhima's both.)

You should not let his intention go in vain, O descendant of Vrishni, as it concerns both Dhananjaya and Bhima, as well as myself.

यच्चापि तीर्थानि चरन्नगच्छं द्वारकां प्रति। तत्राहमपि ते भक्तिमर्जुनं प्रति दृष्टवान् ॥७-८५-६३॥

yaccāpi tīrthāni carannagacchaṃ dvārakāṃ prati। tatrāhamapi te bhaktimarjunaṃ prati dṛṣṭavān ॥7-85-63॥

[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimages; चरन् (caran) - wandering; न (na) - not; गच्छन् (gacchan) - going; द्वारकां (dvārakāṃ) - to Dvaraka; प्रति (prati) - towards; तत्र (tatra) - there; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; भक्तिम् (bhaktim) - devotion; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards; दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - saw;]

(Which pilgrimages, wandering and not going towards Dvaraka, there I also saw your devotion towards Arjuna.)

While wandering through the pilgrimages and not heading towards Dvaraka, there I also witnessed your devotion towards Arjuna.

न तत्सौहृदमन्येषु मया शैनेय लक्षितम्। यथा त्वमस्मान्भजसे वर्तमानानुपप्लवे ॥७-८५-६४॥

na tatsauhṛdamanyeṣu mayā śaineya lakṣitam। yathā tvamasmānbhajase vartamānānupaplave ॥7-85-64॥

[न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; सौहृदम् (sauhṛdam) - friendship; अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - in others; मया (mayā) - by me; शैनेय (śaineya) - O son of Śini; लक्षितम् (lakṣitam) - observed; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; भजसे (bhajase) - you serve; वर्तमान (vartamāna) - present; अनुपप्लवे (anupaplave) - without disturbance;]

(Not that friendship in others by me, O son of Śini, observed, as you us serve present without disturbance.)

O son of Śini, I have not observed such friendship in others as you show us, especially in the present undisturbed situation.

सोऽभिजात्या च भक्त्या च सख्यस्याचार्यकस्य च। सौहृदस्य च वीर्यस्य कुलीनत्वस्य माधव ॥७-८५-६५॥

so'bhijātyā ca bhaktyā ca sakhyasyācāryakasya ca। sauhṛdasya ca vīryasya kulīnatvasya mādhava ॥7-85-65॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिजात्या (abhijātyā) - by noble birth; च (ca) - and; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion; च (ca) - and; सख्यस्य (sakhyasya) - of friendship; आचार्यकस्य (ācāryakasya) - of the teacher; च (ca) - and; सौहृदस्य (sauhṛdasya) - of affection; च (ca) - and; वीर्यस्य (vīryasya) - of valor; कुलीनत्वस्य (kulīnatvasya) - of nobility; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]

(He, by noble birth and devotion, and of friendship, of the teacher, and of affection, and of valor, of nobility, O Mādhava.)

O Mādhava, he is distinguished by noble birth, devotion, friendship, teaching, affection, valor, and nobility.

सत्यस्य च महाबाहो अनुकम्पार्थमेव च। अनुरूपं महेष्वास कर्म त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥७-८५-६६॥

satyasya ca mahābāho anukampārthameva ca। anurūpaṃ maheṣvāsa karma tvaṃ kartumarhasi ॥7-85-66॥

[सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth; च (ca) - and; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; अनुकम्पार्थम् (anukampārtham) - for the sake of compassion; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate; महेष्वास (maheṣvāsa) - O great archer; कर्म (karma) - action; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform; अर्हसि (arhasi) - ought to;]

(Of truth and, O mighty-armed one, for the sake of compassion indeed and appropriate, O great archer, action you ought to perform.)

O mighty-armed one, you should perform actions that are appropriate and in accordance with truth and compassion, O great archer.

सोयोधनो हि सहसा गतो द्रोणेन दंशितः। पूर्वमेव तु यातास्ते कौरवाणां महारथाः ॥७-८५-६७॥

so'yodhano hi sahasā gato droṇena daṁśitaḥ। pūrvameva tu yātāste kauravāṇāṁ mahārathāḥ ॥7-85-67॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; योधनः (yodhanaḥ) - warrior; हि (hi) - indeed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - pierced; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; याताः (yātāḥ) - gone; ते (te) - they; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]

(He, the warrior, indeed suddenly went, pierced by Drona. But before that, the great charioteers of the Kauravas had already gone.)

The warrior was suddenly struck down by Drona, but the great charioteers of the Kauravas had already departed before that.

सुमहान्निनदश्चैव श्रूयते विजयं प्रति। स शैनेय जवेनात्र गन्तुमर्हसि माधव ॥७-८५-६८॥

sumahānninadaścaiva śrūyate vijayaṃ prati। sa śaineya javenātra gantumarhasi mādhava ॥7-85-68॥

[सुमहान् (sumahān) - great; निनदः (ninadaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; विजयम् (vijayam) - victory; प्रति (prati) - towards; सः (saḥ) - he; शैनेय (śaineya) - son of Śinī; जवेन (javena) - with speed; अत्र (atra) - here; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]

(A great sound is indeed heard towards victory. O Mādhava, you should go here with speed, son of Śinī.)

A great sound is heard towards victory. O Mādhava, you should quickly proceed here, son of Śinī.

भीमसेनो वयं चैव संयत्ताः सहसैनिकाः। द्रोणमावारयिष्यामो यदि त्वां प्रति यास्यति ॥७-८५-६९॥

bhīmaseno vayaṃ caiva saṃyattāḥ sahasainikāḥ। droṇamāvārayiṣyāmo yadi tvāṃ prati yāsyati ॥7-85-69॥

[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; वयम् (vayam) - we; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; संयत्ताः (saṃyattāḥ) - prepared; सह (saha) - with; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; आवारयिष्यामः (āvārayiṣyāmaḥ) - will obstruct; यदि (yadi) - if; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्रति (prati) - towards; यास्यति (yāsyati) - goes;]

(Bhimasena, we, and certainly prepared soldiers will obstruct Drona if he goes towards you.)

Bhimasena, along with our prepared soldiers, will obstruct Drona if he advances towards you.

पश्य शैनेय सैन्यानि द्रवमाणानि संयुगे। महान्तं च रणे शब्दं दीर्यमाणां च भारतीम् ॥७-८५-७०॥

paśya śaineya sainyāni dravamāṇāni saṃyuge। mahāntaṃ ca raṇe śabdaṃ dīryamāṇāṃ ca bhāratīm ॥7-85-70॥

[पश्य (paśya) - see; शैनेय (śaineya) - of Śaineya; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; द्रवमाणानि (dravamāṇāni) - fleeing; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; महान्तं (mahāntaṃ) - great; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in the war; शब्दं (śabdaṃ) - sound; दीर्यमाणां (dīryamāṇāṃ) - spreading; च (ca) - and; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - speech;]

(See the armies of Śaineya fleeing in battle; and the great sound in the war, and the spreading speech.)

Observe the armies of Śaineya retreating in the battle, and hear the loud noise in the war, along with the spreading speech.

महामारुतवेगेन समुद्रमिव पर्वसु। धार्तराष्ट्रबलं तात विक्षिप्तं सव्यसाचिना ॥७-८५-७१॥

mahāmārutavegena samudramiva parvasu। dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ tāta vikṣiptaṃ savyasācinā ॥7-85-71॥

[महामारुत (mahāmāruta) - great wind; वेगेन (vegena) - by the speed; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; पर्वसु (parvasu) - among mountains; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra's; बलम् (balam) - army; तात (tāta) - dear; विक्षिप्तम् (vikṣiptam) - scattered; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna;]

(By the speed of the great wind, like the ocean among mountains, Dhritarashtra's army, dear, was scattered by Arjuna.)

Dear, by the speed of the great wind, Arjuna scattered Dhritarashtra's army like the ocean is scattered among mountains.

रथैर्विपरिधावद्भिर्मनुष्यैश्च हयैश्च ह। सैन्यं रजःसमुद्धूतमेतत्सम्परिवर्तते ॥७-८५-७२॥

rathairviparidhāvadbhirmanuṣyaiśca hayaśca ha। sainyaṃ rajaḥsamuddhūtametatsamparivartate ॥7-85-72॥

[रथैः (rathaiḥ) - by chariots; विपरिधावद्भिः (viparidhāvadbhiḥ) - running around; मनुष्यैः (manuṣyaiḥ) - by men; च (ca) - and; हयैः (hayaḥ) - by horses; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; समुद्धूतम् (samuddhūtam) - raised; एतत् (etat) - this; सम्परिवर्तते (samparivartate) - is revolving;]

(By chariots running around, by men and horses indeed, this army's dust is raised and is revolving.)

The dust raised by the chariots, men, and horses is swirling around the army.

संवृतः सिन्धुसौवीरैर्नखरप्रासयोधिभिः। अत्यन्तापचितैः शूरैः फल्गुनः परवीरहा ॥७-८५-७३॥

saṁvṛtaḥ sindhusauvīrairnakharaprāsayodhibhiḥ। atyantāpacitaiḥ śūraiḥ phalgunaḥ paravīrahā ॥7-85-73॥

[संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; सिन्धुसौवीरैः (sindhusauvīraiḥ) - by the Sindhu and Sauvīra; नखरप्रासयोधिभिः (nakharaprāsayodhibhiḥ) - by warriors with nails and spears; अत्यन्तापचितैः (atyantāpacitaiḥ) - highly respected; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroes; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]

(Arjuna, the destroyer of enemy heroes, was surrounded by the highly respected heroes of Sindhu and Sauvīra, who were warriors with nails and spears.)

Arjuna, known as the destroyer of enemy heroes, found himself encircled by the esteemed warriors of Sindhu and Sauvīra, who were adept in combat with nails and spears.

नैतद्बलमसंवार्य शक्यो हन्तुं जयद्रथः। एते हि सैन्धवस्यार्थे सर्वे सन्त्यक्तजीविताः ॥७-८५-७४॥

naitadbalamasaṁvārya śakyo hantuṁ jayadrathaḥ। ete hi saindhavasyārthe sarve santyaktajīvitāḥ ॥7-85-74॥

[न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; बलम् (balam) - strength; असंवार्य (asaṁvārya) - irresistible; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - can be; हन्तुम् (hantum) - killed; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of the Sindhu prince; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सन्त्यक्त (santyakta) - sacrificed; जीविताः (jīvitāḥ) - lives;]

(This irresistible strength cannot be killed by Jayadratha. Indeed, all have sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Sindhu prince.)

This irresistible force cannot be overcome by Jayadratha. Indeed, everyone has sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Sindhu prince.

शरशक्तिध्वजवनं हयनागसमाकुलम्। पश्यैतद्धार्तराष्ट्राणामनीकं सुदुरासदम् ॥७-८५-७५॥

śaraśaktidhvajavanaṃ hayanāgasamākulam। paśyaitaddhārtarāṣṭrāṇāmanīkaṃ sudurāsadam ॥7-85-75॥

[शर (śara) - arrow; शक्ति (śakti) - spear; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flag; वनं (vanaṃ) - forest; हय (haya) - horse; नाग (nāga) - elephant; समाकुलम् (samākulam) - crowded; पश्य (paśya) - see; एतत् (etat) - this; धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; सुदुरासदम् (sudurāsadam) - very difficult to approach;]

(See this forest of arrows, spears, and flags, crowded with horses and elephants; this army of the sons of Dhritarashtra is very difficult to approach.)

Behold this formidable army of the sons of Dhritarashtra, densely packed with arrows, spears, flags, horses, and elephants; it is nearly impregnable.

शृणु दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषं शङ्खशब्दांश्च पुष्कलान्। सिंहनादरवांश्चैव रथनेमिस्वनांस्तथा ॥७-८५-७६॥

śṛṇu dundubhinirghoṣaṃ śaṅkhaśabdāṃśca puṣkalān। siṃhanādaravāṃścaiva rathanemisvanāṃstathā ॥7-85-76॥

[शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drum; निर्घोषं (nirghoṣaṃ) - sound; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; शब्दान् (śabdān) - sounds; च (ca) - and; पुष्कलान् (puṣkalān) - abundant; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नाद (nāda) - roar; रवान् (ravān) - sounds; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; रथ (ratha) - chariot; नेमि (nemi) - wheel; स्वनाम् (svanām) - sounds; तथा (tathā) - thus;]

(Hear the sound of drums, the abundant sounds of conches, the roars of lions, and also the sounds of chariot wheels thus.)

Listen to the resounding of drums, the loud blasts of conches, the roars of lions, and the clatter of chariot wheels.

नागानां शृणु शब्दं च पत्तीनां च सहस्रशः। सादिनां द्रवतां चैव शृणु कम्पयतां महीम् ॥७-८५-७७॥

nāgānāṃ śṛṇu śabdaṃ ca pattīnāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ। sādināṃ dravatāṃ caiva śṛṇu kampayatāṃ mahīm ॥7-85-77॥

[नागानां (nāgānāṃ) - of elephants; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; शब्दं (śabdaṃ) - sound; च (ca) - and; पत्तीनां (pattīnāṃ) - of soldiers; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; सादिनां (sādināṃ) - of horsemen; द्रवतां (dravatāṃ) - of those running; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; कम्पयतां (kampayatāṃ) - shaking; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth;]

(Hear the sound of elephants and of soldiers in thousands; hear also of the horsemen running and shaking the earth.)

Listen to the sound of thousands of elephants and soldiers; also hear the horsemen running and shaking the earth.

पुरस्तात्सैन्धवानीकं द्रोणानीकस्य पृष्ठतः। बहुत्वाद्धि नरव्याघ्र देवेन्द्रमपि पीडयेत् ॥७-८५-७८॥

purastātsaindhavānīkaṃ droṇānīkasya pṛṣṭhataḥ। bahutvāddhi naravyāghra devendramapi pīḍayet ॥7-85-78॥

[पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - in front; सैन्धव (saindhava) - of the Sindhu army; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; अनीकस्य (anīkasya) - of the army; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to multitude; हि (hi) - indeed; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra; अपि (api) - even; पीडयेत् (pīḍayet) - would oppress;]

(In front of the Sindhu army and behind Drona's army, due to multitude, indeed, O tiger among men, even Indra would be oppressed.)

In front of the Sindhu army and behind Drona's army, the multitude is such that even Indra, O tiger among men, would feel oppressed.

अपर्यन्ते बले मग्नो जह्यादपि च जीवितम्। तस्मिंश्च निहते युद्धे कथं जीवेत मादृशः ॥ सर्वथाहमनुप्राप्तः सुकृच्छ्रं बत जीवितम् ॥७-८५-७९॥

aparyante bale magno jahyādapi ca jīvitam। tasminśca nihate yuddhe kathaṁ jīvet mādṛśaḥ ॥ sarvathāhamanuprāptaḥ sukṛcchraṁ bata jīvitam ॥7-85-79॥

[अपर्यन्ते (aparyante) - endless; बले (bale) - in strength; मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed; जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should abandon; अपि (api) - even; च (ca) - and; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; च (ca) - and; निहते (nihate) - slain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कथम् (katham) - how; जीवेत (jīvet) - could live; मादृशः (mādṛśaḥ) - like me; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; अहम् (aham) - I; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - have reached; सुकृच्छ्रम् (sukṛcchram) - great difficulty; बत (bata) - alas; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]

(Immersed in endless strength, one should even abandon life. In that battle, with him slain, how could someone like me live? In every way, I have reached great difficulty, alas, life.)

Immersed in endless strength, one should even abandon life. How could someone like me live in that battle with him slain? In every way, I have reached great difficulty, alas, life.

श्यामो युवा गुडाकेशो दर्शनीयश्च पाण्डवः। लघ्वस्त्रश्चित्रयोधी च प्रविष्टस्तात भारतीम् ॥७-८५-८०॥

śyāmo yuvā guḍākeśo darśanīyaśca pāṇḍavaḥ। laghvastraścitrayodhī ca praviṣṭastāta bhāratīm ॥7-85-80॥

[श्यामः (śyāmaḥ) - dark-complexioned; युवा (yuvā) - young; गुडाकेशः (guḍākeśaḥ) - Arjuna; दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - son of Pandu; लघु-अस्त्रः (laghu-astraḥ) - light-weaponed; चित्र-योधी (citra-yodhī) - skilled warrior; च (ca) - and; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; तात (tāta) - O father; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - India;]

(Dark-complexioned, young Arjuna, handsome and a son of Pandu, light-weaponed, skilled warrior, entered, O father, India.)

The dark-complexioned and young Arjuna, who is handsome and a son of Pandu, entered India with light weapons and as a skilled warrior, O father.

सूर्योदये महाबाहुर्दिवसश्चातिवर्तते। तन्न जानामि वार्ष्णेय यदि जीवति वा न वा ॥ कुरूणां चापि तत्सैन्यं सागरप्रतिमं महत् ॥७-८५-८१॥

sūryodaye mahābāhurdivasaścātivartate। tanna jānāmi vārṣṇeya yadi jīvati vā na vā ॥ kurūṇāṃ cāpi tatsainyaṃ sāgarapratimaṃ mahat ॥7-85-81॥

[सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; दिवसः (divasaḥ) - day; च (ca) - and; अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - is passing; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; यदि (yadi) - if; जीवति (jīvati) - he lives; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; वा (vā) - or; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - like an ocean; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(At sunrise, the mighty-armed day is passing. That I do not know, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, if he lives or not. Also, the army of the Kurus is great like an ocean.)

At sunrise, the mighty-armed warrior notices the day passing. He expresses uncertainty to the descendant of Vṛṣṇi about whether someone is alive or not. Additionally, he observes the vast army of the Kurus, comparing it to a great ocean.

एक एव च बीभत्सुः प्रविष्टस्तात भारतीम्। अविषह्यां महाबाहुः सुरैरपि महामृधे ॥७-८५-८२॥

eka eva ca bībhatsuḥ praviṣṭastāta bhāratīm। aviṣahyāṃ mahābāhuḥ surairapi mahāmṛdhe ॥7-85-82॥

[एक (eka) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; तात (tāta) - O dear; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - Bharata (battle); अविषह्यां (aviṣahyāṃ) - unbearable; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle;]

(One indeed, Bibhatsu (Arjuna), O dear, entered the Bharata (battle), unbearable, mighty-armed, even by the gods, in the great battle.)

O dear, the mighty-armed Bibhatsu (Arjuna) alone entered the unbearable Bharata battle, which even the gods find challenging.

न च मे वर्तते बुद्धिरद्य युद्धे कथञ्चन। द्रोणोऽपि रभसो युद्धे मम पीडयते बलम् ॥ प्रत्यक्षं ते महाबाहो यथासौ चरति द्विजः ॥७-८५-८३॥

na ca me vartate buddhiradya yuddhe kathañcana। droṇo'pi rabhaso yuddhe mama pīḍayate balam ॥ pratyakṣaṃ te mahābāho yathāsau carati dvijaḥ ॥7-85-83॥

[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; अपि (api) - also; रभसः (rabhasaḥ) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मम (mama) - my; पीडयते (pīḍayate) - afflicts; बलम् (balam) - strength; प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly; ते (te) - your; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यथा (yathā) - as; असौ (asau) - this; चरति (carati) - acts; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin;]

(And my intelligence does not exist in battle today in any way. Droṇa also fiercely afflicts my strength in battle. Directly, O mighty-armed one, as this brahmin acts.)

Today, I find myself unable to think clearly in battle. Droṇa is fiercely attacking my strength. You can directly see, O mighty-armed one, how this brahmin is acting.

युगपच्च समेतानां कार्याणां त्वं विचक्षणः। महार्थं लघुसंयुक्तं कर्तुमर्हसि माधव ॥७-८५-८४॥

yugapacca sametānāṃ kāryāṇāṃ tvaṃ vicakṣaṇaḥ। mahārthaṃ laghusaṃyuktaṃ kartumarhasi mādhava ॥7-85-84॥

[युगपद् (yugapad) - simultaneously; च (ca) - and; समेतानाम् (sametānām) - of the assembled; कार्याणाम् (kāryāṇām) - of the tasks; त्वम् (tvam) - you; विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - wise; महार्थम् (mahārtham) - great purpose; लघुसंयुक्तम् (laghusaṃyuktam) - combined with simplicity; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]

(Simultaneously, of the assembled tasks, you, wise one, for the great purpose combined with simplicity, ought to do, O Mādhava.)

O Mādhava, you are wise and should accomplish the assembled tasks simultaneously, combining great purpose with simplicity.

तस्य मे सर्वकार्येषु कार्यमेतन्मतं सदा। अर्जुनस्य परित्राणं कर्तव्यमिति संयुगे ॥७-८५-८५॥

tasya me sarvakāryeṣu kāryametannmataṃ sadā। arjunasya paritrāṇaṃ kartavyamiti saṃyuge ॥7-85-85॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; मे (me) - my; सर्वकार्येषु (sarvakāryeṣu) - in all tasks; कार्यं (kāryam) - duty; एतत् (etat) - this; मतं (matam) - opinion; सदा (sadā) - always; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; परित्राणं (paritrāṇam) - protection; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - must be done; इति (iti) - thus; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]

(His my in all tasks duty this opinion always. Of Arjuna protection must be done thus in battle.)

It is always my opinion that in all tasks, the protection of Arjuna must be ensured in battle.

नाहं शोचामि दाशार्हं गोप्तारं जगतः प्रभुम्। स हि शक्तो रणे तात त्रीँल्लोकानपि सङ्गतान् ॥७-८५-८६॥

nāhaṃ śocāmi dāśārhaṃ goptāraṃ jagataḥ prabhum। sa hi śakto raṇe tāta trīṁllokānapi saṅgatān ॥7-85-86॥

[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; शोचामि (śocāmi) - grieve; दाशार्हम् (dāśārham) - Dāśārha; गोप्तारम् (goptāram) - protector; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord; सः (saḥ) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तात (tāta) - dear; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; अपि (api) - even; सङ्गतान् (saṅgatān) - assembled;]

(I do not grieve for Dāśārha, the protector, the lord of the world. He is indeed capable, dear, in battle, even of the three assembled worlds.)

I do not mourn for Dāśārha, the protector and lord of the world, for he is indeed capable, dear one, of confronting even the three assembled worlds in battle.

विजेतुं पुरुषव्याघ्र सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते। किं पुनर्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य बलमेतत्सुदुर्बलम् ॥७-८५-८७॥

vijetuṃ puruṣavyāghra satyametadbravīmi te। kiṃ punardhārtarāṣṭrasya balametatsudurbalam ॥7-85-87॥

[विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you; किम् (kim) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; बलम् (balam) - strength; एतत् (etat) - this; सुदुर्बलम् (sudurbalam) - very weak;]

(To conquer, O tiger among men, this truth I speak to you. What then of Dhritarashtra's son's strength, this is very weak.)

O tiger among men, I tell you this truth: to conquer is easy, for the strength of Dhritarashtra's son is indeed very weak.

अर्जुनस्त्वेव वार्ष्णेय पीडितो बहुभिर्युधि। प्रजह्यात्समरे प्राणांस्तस्माद्विन्दामि कश्मलम् ॥७-८५-८८॥

arjunastveva vārṣṇeya pīḍito bahubhiryudhi। prajah-yātsamare prāṇāṃstasmādvindāmi kaśmalam ॥7-85-88॥

[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; एव (eva) - indeed; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; प्रजह्यात् (prajah-yāt) - would give up; समरे (samare) - in the war; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; विन्दामि (vindāmi) - I find; कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - confusion;]

(Arjuna, indeed, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, afflicted by many in battle, would give up life in the war; therefore, I find confusion.)

Arjuna, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, is indeed afflicted by many in battle and would give up his life in the war; therefore, I find myself in confusion.

तस्य त्वं पदवीं गच्छ गच्छेयुस्त्वादृशा यथा। तादृशस्येदृशे काले मादृशेनाभिचोदितः ॥७-८५-८९॥

tasya tvaṁ padavīṁ gaccha gaccheyustvādṛśā yathā। tādṛśasyedṛśe kāle mādṛśenābhicoditaḥ ॥7-85-89॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; पदवीं (padavīṁ) - path; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; गच्छेयुः (gaccheyuḥ) - should go; त्वादृशा (tvādṛśā) - like you; यथा (yathā) - as; तादृशस्य (tādṛśasya) - of such a one; इदृशे (idṛśe) - in such; काले (kāle) - time; मादृशेन (mādṛśena) - by someone like me; अभिचोदितः (abhicoditaḥ) - urged;]

(Go on his path so that those like you should go, as urged by someone like me in such a time of such a one.)

You should follow his path so that others like you may proceed, as someone like me has urged in such times.

रणे वृष्णिप्रवीराणां द्वावेवातिरथौ स्मृतौ। प्रद्युम्नश्च महाबाहुस्त्वं च सात्वत विश्रुतः ॥७-८५-९०॥

raṇe vṛṣṇipravīrāṇāṃ dvāvevātirathau smṛtau। pradyumnaśca mahābāhustvaṃ ca sātvata viśrutaḥ ॥7-85-90॥

[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वृष्णि-प्रवीराणां (vṛṣṇi-pravīrāṇāṃ) - of the Vṛṣṇi heroes; द्वौ (dvau) - two; एव (eva) - indeed; अतिरथौ (atirathau) - great charioteers; स्मृतौ (smṛtau) - are remembered; प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; च (ca) - and; सात्वत (sātvata) - Sātvata; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned;]

(In battle, of the Vṛṣṇi heroes, two indeed are remembered as great charioteers: Pradyumna, mighty-armed, and you, renowned Sātvata.)

In the battle, among the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan, only two are remembered as great charioteers: Pradyumna, who is mighty-armed, and you, who are renowned as Sātvata.

अस्त्रे नारायणसमः सङ्कर्षणसमो बले। वीरतायां नरव्याघ्र धनञ्जयसमो ह्यसि ॥७-८५-९१॥

astre nārāyaṇasamaḥ saṅkarṣaṇasamo bale। vīratāyāṃ naravyāghra dhanañjayasamo hyasi ॥7-85-91॥

[अस्त्रे (astre) - in weaponry; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; समः (samaḥ) - equal; सङ्कर्षण (saṅkarṣaṇa) - Sankarshana; समः (samaḥ) - equal; बले (bale) - in strength; वीरतायां (vīratāyāṃ) - in heroism; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; समः (samaḥ) - equal; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are;]

(In weaponry, you are equal to Narayana; in strength, equal to Sankarshana; in heroism, O tiger among men, you are indeed equal to Dhananjaya.)

In terms of weaponry, you are comparable to Narayana; in strength, to Sankarshana; and in heroism, O tiger among men, you are indeed comparable to Dhananjaya.

भीष्मद्रोणावतिक्रम्य सर्वयुद्धविशारदम्। त्वामद्य पुरुषव्याघ्रं लोके सन्तः प्रचक्षते ॥७-८५-९२॥

bhīṣmadroṇāvatikramya sarvayuddhaviśāradam। tvāmadya puruṣavyāghraṃ loke santaḥ pracakṣate ॥7-85-92॥

[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - surpassing; सर्व (sarva) - all; युद्ध (yuddha) - war; विशारदम् (viśāradam) - expert; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; पुरुष (puruṣa) - man; व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger; लोके (loke) - in the world; सन्तः (santaḥ) - sages; प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate) - declare;]

(Surpassing Bhishma and Drona, expert in all wars, today sages declare you as the tiger among men in the world.)

Today, sages in the world declare you, who have surpassed Bhishma and Drona and are an expert in all forms of warfare, as the tiger among men.

नासाध्यं विद्यते लोके सात्यकेरिति माधव। तत्त्वां यदभिवक्ष्यामि तत्कुरुष्व महाबल ॥७-८५-९३॥

nāsādhyaṃ vidyate loke sātyakeriti mādhava। tattvāṃ yadabhivakṣyāmi tatkuruṣva mahābala ॥7-85-93॥

[न (na) - not; असाध्यम् (asādhyaṃ) - impossible; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; लोके (loke) - in the world; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - for Satyaki; इति (iti) - thus; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; तत्त्वाम् (tattvāṃ) - truth; यत् (yat) - which; अभिवक्ष्यामि (abhivakṣyāmi) - I will speak; तत् (tat) - that; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one;]

(O Mādhava, there is nothing impossible in the world for Satyaki. I will speak the truth, do that, O mighty one.)

O Mādhava, nothing is impossible in this world for Satyaki. I will tell you the truth, and you must do that, O mighty one.

सम्भावना हि लोकस्य तव पार्थस्य चोभयोः। नान्यथा तां महाबाहो सम्प्रकर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥७-८५-९४॥

sambhāvanā hi lokasya tava pārthasya cobhayoḥ। nānyathā tāṃ mahābāho samprakartumihārhasi ॥7-85-94॥

[सम्भावना (sambhāvanā) - consideration; हि (hi) - indeed; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; तव (tava) - your; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; न (na) - not; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; तां (tāṃ) - that; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; सम्प्रकर्तुम् (samprakartum) - to accomplish; इह (iha) - here; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]

(Consideration indeed of the world, your and Partha's, of both; not otherwise that, O mighty-armed one, to accomplish here you should.)

Indeed, the consideration of both the world and yourself, O mighty-armed one, should not be otherwise accomplished here.

परित्यज्य प्रियान्प्राणान्रणे विचर वीरवत्। न हि शैनेय दाशार्हा रणे रक्षन्ति जीवितम् ॥७-८५-९५॥

parityajya priyān prāṇān raṇe vicara vīravat। na hi śaineya dāśārhā raṇe rakṣanti jīvitam ॥7-85-95॥

[परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; प्रियान् (priyān) - dear; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विचर (vicara) - move; वीरवत् (vīravat) - like a hero; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शैनेय (śaineya) - son of Śini; दाशार्हा (dāśārhā) - descendants of Daśārha; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]

(Abandoning dear lives, move in battle like a hero. Indeed, O son of Śini, the descendants of Daśārha do not protect life in battle.)

Abandon your dear life and fight bravely in the battle, O son of Śini, for the descendants of Daśārha do not safeguard their lives in battle.

अयुद्धमनवस्थानं सङ्ग्रामे च पलायनम्। भीरूणामसतां मार्गो नैष दाशार्हसेवितः ॥७-८५-९६॥

ayuddhamanavasthānaṃ saṅgrāme ca palāyanam। bhīrūṇāmasatāṃ mārgo naiṣa dāśārhasevitaḥ ॥7-85-96॥

[अयुद्धम् (ayuddham) - non-fighting; अनवस्थानम् (anavasthānam) - instability; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; च (ca) - and; पलायनम् (palāyanam) - retreat; भीरूणाम् (bhīrūṇām) - of the cowardly; असताम् (asatām) - of the unworthy; मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; दाशार्हसेवितः (dāśārhasevitaḥ) - followed by the Dasharhas;]

(Non-fighting, instability, and retreat in battle are the path of the cowardly and unworthy; this is not followed by the Dasharhas.)

The Dasharhas do not follow the path of non-fighting, instability, and retreat in battle, which is the way of the cowardly and unworthy.

तवार्जुनो गुरुस्तात धर्मात्मा शिनिपुङ्गव। वासुदेवो गुरुश्चापि तव पार्थस्य धीमतः ॥७-८५-९७॥

tavārjuno gurustāta dharmātmā śinipuṅgava। vāsudevo guruścāpi tava pārthasya dhīmataḥ ॥7-85-97॥

[तव (tava) - your; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; तात (tāta) - dear; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - bull among the Shinis; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तव (tava) - your; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]

(Your Arjuna, dear, is a righteous soul and a bull among the Shinis. Vasudeva is also your wise Partha's teacher.)

Your dear Arjuna is a righteous soul and a leader among the Shinis. Vasudeva is also the teacher of your wise Partha.

कारणद्वयमेतद्धि जानानस्त्वाहमब्रुवम्। मावमंस्था वचो मह्यं गुरुस्तव गुरोर्ह्यहम् ॥७-८५-९८॥

kāraṇadvayam etad dhi jānānas tvāham abruvam। māvamaṁsthā vaco mahyaṁ gurus tava guror hy aham ॥7-85-98॥

[कारण (kāraṇa) - reason; द्वयम् (dvayam) - two; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; जानानः (jānānaḥ) - knowing; त्वा (tvā) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said; मा (mā) - do not; अवमंस्था (avamaṁsthā) - disregard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मह्यम् (mahyaṁ) - my; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; तव (tava) - your; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I;]

(Knowing these two reasons, I said to you: Do not disregard my words, for I am your teacher's teacher.)

I told you because I know these two reasons: Do not disregard my words, as I am indeed the teacher of your teacher.

वासुदेवमतं चैतन्मम चैवार्जुनस्य च। सत्यमेतन्मयोक्तं ते याहि यत्र धनञ्जयः ॥७-८५-९९॥

vāsudevamataṃ caitan mama caivārjunasya ca। satyam etan mayoktaṃ te yāhi yatra dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-85-99॥

[वासुदेवमतम् (vāsudevamataṃ) - Vasudeva's opinion; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; मम (mama) - my; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - Arjuna's; च (ca) - and; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; ते (te) - to you; याहि (yāhi) - go; यत्र (yatra) - where; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]

(This is Vasudeva's opinion, and it is also mine and Arjuna's. This truth has been spoken by me to you. Go where Dhananjaya (Arjuna) is.)

This is the opinion of Vasudeva, and it aligns with both mine and Arjuna's. I have truthfully conveyed this to you. Proceed to where Dhananjaya (Arjuna) is.

एतद्वचनमाज्ञाय मम सत्यपराक्रम। प्रविशैतद्बलं तात धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्मतेः ॥७-८५-१००॥

etadvacanamājñāya mama satyaparākrama। praviśaitadbalam tāta dhārtarāṣṭrasya durmateḥ ॥7-85-100॥

[एतद् (etad) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; मम (mama) - my; सत्य (satya) - truth; पराक्रम (parākrama) - valor; प्रविश (praviśa) - enter; एतद् (etad) - this; बलम् (balam) - army; तात (tāta) - dear; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - evil-minded;]

(Having understood this word, my true valor, dear, enter this army of Dhritarashtra's evil-minded.)

Understanding this command, dear, enter the army of the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra with my true valor.

प्रविश्य च यथान्यायं सङ्गम्य च महारथैः। यथार्हमात्मनः कर्म रणे सात्वत दर्शय ॥७-८५-१०१॥

praviśya ca yathānyāyaṃ saṅgamya ca mahārathaiḥ। yathārhamātmanaḥ karma raṇe sātvata darśaya ॥7-85-101॥

[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - according to; न्यायं (nyāyaṃ) - justice; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - meeting; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - with great charioteers; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्हम् (arham) - befitting; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; कर्म (karma) - duty; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सात्वत (sātvata) - O descendant of Sātvata; दर्शय (darśaya) - show;]

(Entering and meeting with the great charioteers according to justice, show your duty in battle, O descendant of Sātvata, as is befitting of oneself.)

Enter and meet with the great charioteers according to justice, and show your duty in battle, O descendant of Sātvata, as is appropriate for you.