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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
प्रीतियुक्तं च हृद्यं च मधुराक्षरमेव च। कालयुक्तं च चित्रं च स्वतया चाभिभाषितम् ॥७-८६-१॥
prītiyuktaṃ ca hṛdyaṃ ca madhurākṣarameva ca। kālayuktaṃ ca citraṃ ca svatayā cābhibhāṣitam ॥7-86-1॥
[प्रीतियुक्तं (prītiyuktaṃ) - endowed with affection; च (ca) - and; हृद्यम् (hṛdyam) - pleasing; च (ca) - and; मधुराक्षरम् (madhurākṣaram) - sweet-syllabled; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; कालयुक्तम् (kālayuktam) - timely; च (ca) - and; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; स्वतया (svatayā) - spontaneously; च (ca) - and; अभिभाषितम् (abhibhāṣitam) - spoken;]
(Endowed with affection and pleasing and sweet-syllabled indeed and timely and wonderful and spontaneously and spoken.)
The speech was endowed with affection, pleasing, sweet-syllabled, timely, wonderful, and was spoken spontaneously.
धर्मराजस्य तद्वाक्यं निशम्य शिनिपुङ्गवः। सात्यकिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिरम् ॥७-८६-२॥
dharmarājasya tadvākyaṃ niśamya śinipuṅgavaḥ। sātyakirbharataśreṣṭha pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiram ॥7-86-2॥
[धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhishthira;]
(Having heard that speech of Dharmaraja, the best of the Shinis, Satyaki, replied to Yudhishthira, O best of the Bharatas.)
Upon hearing the words of Dharmaraja, Satyaki, the foremost of the Shinis, addressed Yudhishthira, the best among the Bharatas.
श्रुतं ते गदतो वाक्यं सर्वमेतन्मयाच्युत। न्याययुक्तं च चित्रं च फल्गुनार्थे यशस्करम् ॥७-८६-३॥
śrutaṃ te gadato vākyaṃ sarvametanmayācyuta। nyāyayuktaṃ ca citraṃ ca phalgunārthe yaśaskaram ॥7-86-3॥
[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; ते (te) - by you; गदतः (gadataḥ) - speaking; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - sentence; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta; न्याययुक्तं (nyāyayuktam) - justified; च (ca) - and; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; फल्गुनार्थे (phalgunārthe) - for Arjuna's sake; यशस्करम् (yaśaskaram) - glorious;]
(Heard by you is the sentence spoken by me, O Acyuta, all this is justified and wonderful, for Arjuna's sake, glorious.)
O Acyuta, you have heard all that I have spoken, which is justified and wonderful, and brings glory for Arjuna's sake.
एवंविधे तथा काले मदृशं प्रेक्ष्य संमतम्। वक्तुमर्हसि राजेन्द्र यथा पार्थं तथैव माम् ॥७-८६-४॥
evaṁvidhe tathā kāle madṛśaṁ prekṣya saṁmatam। vaktumarhasi rājendra yathā pārthaṁ tathaiva mām ॥7-86-4॥
[एवंविधे (evaṁvidhe) - in such a manner; तथा (tathā) - also; काले (kāle) - at the time; मदृशं (madṛśaṁ) - like me; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; संमतम् (saṁmatam) - approved; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; पार्थं (pārthaṁ) - Arjuna; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; माम् (mām) - me;]
(In such a manner, at the time, having seen someone like me approved, you should speak, O king, as you do to Arjuna, in the same way to me.)
O King, at such a time, seeing someone like me who is approved, you should speak to me in the same way as you do to Arjuna.
न मे धनञ्जयस्यार्थे प्राणा रक्ष्याः कथञ्चन। त्वत्प्रयुक्तः पुनरहं किं न कुर्यां महाहवे ॥७-८६-५॥
na me dhanañjayasya-arthe prāṇā rakṣyāḥ kathaṁcana। tvat-prayuktaḥ punar-ahaṁ kiṁ na kuryāṁ mahāhave ॥7-86-5॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - for Dhananjaya; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life; रक्ष्याः (rakṣyāḥ) - to be protected; कथञ्चन (kathaṁcana) - in any way; त्वत् (tvat) - by you; प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - engaged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अहम् (aham) - I; किम् (kim) - what; न (na) - not; कुर्याम् (kuryām) - shall do; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(My life is not to be protected for the sake of Dhananjaya in any way. Engaged by you, what shall I not do again in the great battle?)
I am not to protect my life for the sake of Dhananjaya in any way. Once engaged by you, what would I not do again in the great battle?
लोकत्रयं योधयेयं सदेवासुरमानुषम्। त्वत्प्रयुक्तो नरेन्द्रेह किमुतैतत्सुदुर्बलम् ॥७-८६-६॥
lokatrayaṁ yodhayeyaṁ sadevāsuramānuṣam। tvatprayukto narendreha kimutaitatsudurbalam ॥7-86-6॥
[लोकत्रयम् (lokatrayam) - three worlds; योधयेयम् (yodhayeyam) - I would fight; सदेव (sadeva) - with gods; असुर (asura) - demons; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - humans; त्वत् (tvat) - by you; प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - engaged; नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king; इह (iha) - here; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; तत् (tat) - that; सुदुर्बलम् (sudurbalam) - very weak;]
(I would fight the three worlds, with gods, demons, and humans. Engaged by you, O king, what to say of this very weak one here.)
I am ready to fight against the three worlds, including gods, demons, and humans. O king, if I am engaged by you, what challenge does this very weak one pose here?
सुयोधनबलं त्वद्य योधयिष्ये समन्ततः। विजेष्ये च रणे राजन्सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७-८६-७॥
suyodhanabalaṁ tvadya yodhayiṣye samantataḥ। vijeṣye ca raṇe rājansatyametadbravīmi te ॥7-86-7॥
[सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; त्व (tva) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; योधयिष्ये (yodhayiṣye) - I will fight; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; विजेष्ये (vijeṣye) - I will conquer; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O King; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(I will fight your strength, Suyodhana, on all sides today. I will conquer in battle, O King, this truth I speak to you.)
Today, I declare to you, O King, that I will confront Suyodhana's forces on all fronts and emerge victorious in battle. This is the truth I speak to you.
कुशल्यहं कुशलिनं समासाद्य धनञ्जयम्। हते जयद्रथे राजन्पुनरेष्यामि तेऽन्तिकम् ॥७-८६-८॥
kuśalyahaṃ kuśalinaṃ samāsādya dhanañjayam। hate jayadrathe rājanpunareṣyāmi te'ntikam ॥7-86-8॥
[कुशल्य (kuśalya) - well-being; अहम् (aham) - I; कुशलिनम् (kuśalinam) - well; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having met; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; हते (hate) - having slain; जयद्रथे (jayadrathe) - Jayadratha; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एष्यामि (eṣyāmi) - I will come; ते (te) - to you; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near;]
(Having met Dhananjaya in well-being, I, having slain Jayadratha, O king, will come again near to you.)
I am well, having met Dhananjaya. O king, after slaying Jayadratha, I shall return to you again.
अवश्यं तु मया सर्वं विज्ञाप्यस्त्वं नराधिप। वासुदेवस्य यद्वाक्यं फल्गुनस्य च धीमतः ॥७-८६-९॥
avaśyaṃ tu mayā sarvaṃ vijñāpyastvaṃ narādhipa। vāsudevasya yadvākyaṃ phalgunasya ca dhīmataḥ ॥7-86-9॥
[अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; तु (tu) - but; मया (mayā) - by me; सर्वं (sarvam) - everything; विज्ञाप्यः (vijñāpyaḥ) - to be informed; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; यद्वाक्यं (yadvākyaṃ) - whose words; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna; च (ca) - and; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise;]
(Certainly, but everything must be informed by me to you, O king, the words of Vāsudeva and of the wise Phalguna.)
Certainly, O king, I must inform you of everything, including the words of Vāsudeva and the wise Phalguna.
दृढं त्वभिपरीतोऽहमर्जुनेन पुनः पुनः। मध्ये सर्वस्य सैन्यस्य वासुदेवस्य शृण्वतः ॥७-८६-१०॥
dṛḍhaṃ tvabhiparīto'hamarjunena punaḥ punaḥ। madhye sarvasya sainyasya vāsudevasya śṛṇvataḥ ॥7-86-10॥
[दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly; त्व (tva) - indeed; अभिपरीतः (abhiparītaḥ) - surrounded; अहम् (aham) - I; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - the army; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - hearing;]
(Firmly indeed I am surrounded by Arjuna again and again, in the midst of all the army, hearing of Vāsudeva.)
I am firmly surrounded by Arjuna repeatedly, in the midst of the entire army, while listening to Vāsudeva.
अद्य माधव राजानमप्रमत्तोऽनुपालय। आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा यावद्धन्मि जयद्रथम् ॥७-८६-११॥
adya mādhava rājānamapramatto'nupālaya। āryāṃ yuddhe matiṃ kṛtvā yāvaddhanmi jayadratham ॥7-86-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant; अनुपालय (anupālaya) - protect; आर्याम् (āryām) - noble; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मतिम् (matim) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; यावत् (yāvat) - until; हन्यामि (hanyāmi) - I kill; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(Today, O Mādhava, protect the king vigilantly. Having made up your mind in the noble battle, until I kill Jayadratha.)
Today, O Mādhava, be vigilant and protect the king. Make up your mind nobly in battle until I have slain Jayadratha.
त्वयि वाहं महाबाहो प्रद्युम्ने वा महारथे। नृपं निक्षिप्य गच्छेयं निरपेक्षो जयद्रथम् ॥७-८६-१२॥
tvayi vāhaṃ mahābāho pradyumne vā mahārathe। nṛpaṃ nikṣipya gaccheyaṃ nirapekṣo jayadratham ॥7-86-12॥
[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; वा (vā) - or; अहम् (aham) - I; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; प्रद्युम्ने (pradyumne) - in Pradyumna; वा (vā) - or; महारथे (mahārathe) - in the great chariot-warrior; नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king; निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - having placed; गच्छेयं (gaccheyaṃ) - I would go; निरपेक्षः (nirapekṣaḥ) - without concern; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - towards Jayadratha;]
(In you or in Pradyumna, O mighty-armed one, having placed the king, I would go without concern towards Jayadratha.)
O mighty-armed one, I would entrust the king either to you or to Pradyumna, the great chariot-warrior, and proceed without concern towards Jayadratha.
जानीषे हि रणे द्रोणं रभसं श्रेष्ठसंमतम्। प्रतिज्ञा चापि ते नित्यं श्रुता द्रोणस्य माधव ॥७-८६-१३॥
jānīṣe hi raṇe droṇaṃ rabhasaṃ śreṣṭhasaṃmatam। pratijñā cāpi te nityaṃ śrutā droṇasya mādhava ॥7-86-13॥
[जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know; हि (hi) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; रभसं (rabhasam) - fierce; श्रेष्ठसंमतम् (śreṣṭhasaṃmatam) - considered the best; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; नित्यं (nityam) - always; श्रुता (śrutā) - heard; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa; माधव (mādhava) - Mādhava;]
(You know indeed in battle Droṇa, fierce, considered the best. The vow also of yours always heard of Droṇa, Mādhava.)
Mādhava, you are aware that in battle, Droṇa is fierce and considered the best. You have always heard of Droṇa's vow.
ग्रहणं धर्मराजस्य भारद्वाजोऽनुगृध्यति। शक्तश्चापि रणे द्रोणो निगृहीतुं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥७-८६-१४॥
grahaṇaṃ dharmarājasya bhāradvājo'nugṛdhyati। śaktaścāpi raṇe droṇo nigṛhītuṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥7-86-14॥
[ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - capture; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; अनुगृध्यति (anugṛdhyati) - desires; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; निगृहीतुं (nigṛhītuṃ) - to seize; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Bharadvaja desires the capture of Dharmaraja. Drona is also capable of seizing Yudhishthira in battle.)
Bharadvaja seeks to capture Dharmaraja, and Drona is also capable of capturing Yudhishthira in battle.
एवं त्वयि समाधाय धर्मराजं नरोत्तमम्। अहमद्य गमिष्यामि सैन्धवस्य वधाय हि ॥७-८६-१५॥
evaṃ tvayi samādhāya dharmarājaṃ narottamam। ahamadya gamiṣyāmi saindhavasya vadhāya hi ॥7-86-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; समाधाय (samādhāya) - having placed; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmaraja; नरोत्तमम् (narottamam) - best of men; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Thus, having placed Dharmaraja, the best of men, in you, I will go today for the killing of Saindhava indeed.)
Thus, entrusting Dharmaraja, the best among men, to you, I shall go today to kill Saindhava.
जयद्रथमहं हत्वा ध्रुवमेष्यामि माधव। धर्मराजं यथा द्रोणो निगृह्णीयाद्रणे बलात् ॥७-८६-१६॥
jayadratham ahaṁ hatvā dhruvam eṣyāmi mādhava। dharmarājaṁ yathā droṇo nigṛhṇīyād raṇe balāt ॥7-86-16॥
[जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; अहम् (aham) - I; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; एष्यामि (eṣyāmi) - will return; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmaraja; यथा (yathā) - as; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; निगृह्णीयात् (nigṛhṇīyāt) - may capture; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Having killed Jayadratha, I will certainly return, O Mādhava. As Drona may capture Dharmaraja by force in battle.)
O Mādhava, having slain Jayadratha, I will surely return. Just as Drona might capture Dharmaraja by force in battle.
निगृहीते नरश्रेष्ठे भारद्वाजेन माधव। सैन्धवस्य वधो न स्यान्ममाप्रीतिस्तथा भवेत् ॥७-८६-१७॥
nigṛhīte naraśreṣṭhe bhāradvājena mādhava। saindhavasya vadho na syānmamāprītistathā bhavet ॥7-86-17॥
[निगृहीते (nigṛhīte) - restrained; नरश्रेष्ठे (naraśreṣṭhe) - O best of men; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bhāradvāja; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; मम (mama) - my; अप्रीतिः (aprītiḥ) - displeasure; तथा (tathā) - thus; भवेत् (bhavet) - should be;]
(O best of men, O Mādhava, restrained by Bhāradvāja, the killing of Saindhava should not be, thus my displeasure should be.)
O best of men, O Mādhava, if Saindhava is restrained by Bhāradvāja, then his killing should not occur, and thus my displeasure would be avoided.
एवं गते नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डवे सत्यवादिनि। अस्माकं गमनं व्यक्तं वनं प्रति भवेत्पुनः ॥७-८६-१८॥
evaṃ gate naraśreṣṭha pāṇḍave satyavādini। asmākaṃ gamanaṃ vyaktaṃ vanaṃ prati bhavetpunaḥ ॥7-86-18॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; गते (gate) - having gone; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - to the Pandava; सत्यवादिनि (satyavādini) - truth-speaking; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; गमनं (gamanaṃ) - going; व्यक्तं (vyaktaṃ) - clear; वनं (vanaṃ) - to the forest; प्रति (prati) - towards; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Thus, having gone, O best of men, to the truth-speaking Pandava, our going towards the forest will be clear again.)
Thus, O best of men, when the truth-speaking Pandava has gone, it is clear that we must go to the forest again.
सोऽयं मम जयो व्यक्तं व्यर्थ एव भविष्यति। यदि द्रोणो रणे क्रुद्धो निगृह्णीयाद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥७-८६-१९॥
so'yaṁ mama jayo vyaktaṁ vyartha eva bhaviṣyati। yadi droṇo raṇe kruddho nigṛhṇīyādyudhiṣṭhiram ॥7-86-19॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अयम् (ayam) - this; मम (mama) - my; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; व्यर्थः (vyarthaḥ) - in vain; एव (eva) - indeed; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; यदि (yadi) - if; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; निगृह्णीयात् (nigṛhṇīyāt) - captures; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(He, this my victory will indeed be in vain if Drona, angry in battle, captures Yudhishthira.)
My victory will be meaningless if Drona, in his anger during the battle, captures Yudhishthira.
स त्वमद्य महाबाहो प्रियार्थं मम माधव। जयार्थं च यशोर्थं च रक्ष राजानमाहवे ॥७-८६-२०॥
sa tvamadya mahābāho priyārthaṃ mama mādhava। jayārthaṃ ca yaśor'thaṃ ca rakṣa rājānamāhave ॥7-86-20॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; प्रियार्थं (priyārthaṃ) - for the sake of affection; मम (mama) - my; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; जयार्थं (jayārthaṃ) - for the sake of victory; च (ca) - and; यशोर्थं (yaśor'thaṃ) - for the sake of fame; च (ca) - and; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(You today, O mighty-armed one, for the sake of affection, my O Mādhava, for the sake of victory and for the sake of fame, protect the king in battle.)
Today, O mighty-armed Mādhava, for my affection, and for the sake of victory and fame, protect the king in battle.
स भवान्मयि निक्षेपो निक्षिप्तः सव्यसाचिना। भारद्वाजाद्भयं नित्यं पश्यमानेन ते प्रभो ॥७-८६-२१॥
sa bhavānmayi nikṣepo nikṣiptaḥ savyasācinā। bhāradvājādbhayaṃ nityaṃ paśyamānena te prabho ॥7-86-21॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; मयि (mayi) - in me; निक्षेपः (nikṣepaḥ) - deposit; निक्षिप्तः (nikṣiptaḥ) - placed; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; भारद्वाजात् (bhāradvājāt) - from Bharadvaja; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; पश्यमानः (paśyamānaḥ) - seeing; ते (te) - your; प्रभो (prabho) - lord;]
(He, the deposit placed in me by Arjuna, always sees fear from Bharadvaja, your lord.)
He, who has been entrusted to me by Arjuna, constantly perceives fear from Bharadvaja, O lord.
तस्यापि च महाबाहो नित्यं पश्यति संयुगे। नान्यं हि प्रतियोद्धारं रौक्मिणेयादृते प्रभो ॥ मां वापि मन्यते युद्धे भारद्वाजस्य धीमतः ॥७-८६-२२॥
tasyāpi ca mahābāho nityaṃ paśyati saṃyuge। nānyaṃ hi pratiyoddhāraṃ raukmiṇeyādṛte prabho ॥ māṃ vāpi manyate yuddhe bhāradvājasya dhīmataḥ ॥7-86-22॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रतियोद्धारं (pratiyoddhāraṃ) - opponent; रौक्मिणेय (raukmiṇeya) - Rukmini's son; अदृते (adṛte) - except; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; मां (māṃ) - me; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja's son; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(O mighty-armed one, he always sees in battle no other opponent except Rukmini's son, O lord. Or he thinks of me in battle, the wise son of Bharadvaja.)
O mighty-armed one, in battle, he sees no other opponent except Rukmini's son, O lord. Or he considers me, the wise son of Bharadvaja, in battle.
सोऽहं सम्भावनां चैतामाचार्यवचनं च तत्। पृष्ठतो नोत्सहे कर्तुं त्वां वा त्यक्तुं महीपते ॥७-८६-२३॥
so'haṃ sambhāvanāṃ caitāmācāryavacanaṃ ca tat। pṛṣṭhato notsahe kartuṃ tvāṃ vā tyaktuṃ mahīpate ॥7-86-23॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; सम्भावनाम् (sambhāvanām) - consideration; च (ca) - and; एताम् (etām) - this; आचार्यवचनम् (ācāryavacanam) - teacher's words; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; न (na) - not; उत्सहे (utsahe) - capable; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वा (vā) - or; त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon; महीपते (mahīpate) - O king;]
(He, I, this consideration and the teacher's words, that, behind, not capable to do, you or to abandon, O king.)
O king, I am not capable of disregarding this consideration and the teacher's words, nor can I abandon you.
आचार्यो लघुहस्तत्वादभेद्यकवचावृतः। उपलभ्य रणे क्रीडेद्यथा शकुनिना शिशुः ॥७-८६-२४॥
ācāryo laghuhastatvādabhedyakavacāvṛtaḥ। upalabhya raṇe krīḍedyathā śakuninā śiśuḥ ॥7-86-24॥
[आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; लघु (laghu) - light; हस्तत्वात् (hastatvāt) - from swiftness; अभेद्य (abhedya) - impenetrable; कवच (kavaca) - armor; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered; उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रीडेत् (krīḍet) - would play; यथा (yathā) - as; शकुनिना (śakuninā) - by a bird; शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - a child;]
(The teacher, covered with impenetrable armor due to swiftness, would play in battle as a child by a bird.)
The teacher, protected by impenetrable armor and swift in movement, would engage in battle playfully, like a child with a bird.
यदि कार्ष्णिर्धनुष्पाणिरिह स्यान्मकरध्वजः। तस्मै त्वां विसृजेयं वै स त्वां रक्षेद्यथार्जुनः ॥७-८६-२५॥
yadi kārṣṇirdhanuṣpāṇiriha syānmakaradhvajaḥ। tasmai tvāṃ visṛjeyaṃ vai sa tvāṃ rakṣedyathārjunaḥ ॥7-86-25॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; धनुष्-पाणिः (dhanuṣ-pāṇiḥ) - bow-handed; इह (iha) - here; स्यात् (syāt) - were; मकरध्वजः (makaradhvajaḥ) - Cupid; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; विसृजेयम् (visṛjeyam) - I would release; वै (vai) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - would protect; यथा (yathā) - as; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(If Kṛṣṇa, bow-handed, were here as Cupid, I would indeed release you to him; he would protect you as Arjuna.)
If Kṛṣṇa, the wielder of the bow, were present here as Cupid, I would entrust you to him, and he would protect you just as Arjuna was protected.
कुरु त्वमात्मनो गुप्तिं कस्ते गोप्ता गते मयि। यः प्रतीयाद्रणे द्रोणं यावद्गच्छामि पाण्डवम् ॥७-८६-२६॥
kuru tvamātmano guptiṁ kaste goptā gate mayi। yaḥ pratīyādraṇe droṇaṁ yāvadgacchāmi pāṇḍavam ॥7-86-26॥
[कुरु (kuru) - do; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself; गुप्तिम् (guptim) - protection; कः (kaḥ) - who; ते (te) - your; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; गते (gate) - gone; मयि (mayi) - I; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्रतीयात् (pratīyāt) - will fight; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; यावत् (yāvat) - until; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I reach; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(Do you protect yourself, who is your protector when I am gone? Who will fight Drona in battle until I reach the Pandava?)
Ensure your own protection, for who will be your protector when I am gone? Who will stand against Drona in battle until I reach the Pandava?
मा च ते भयमद्यास्तु राजन्नर्जुनसम्भवम्। न स जातु महाबाहुर्भारमुद्यम्य सीदति ॥७-८६-२७॥
mā ca te bhayam adya astu rājan arjuna-sambhavam। na sa jātu mahā-bāhuḥ bhāram udyamya sīdati ॥7-86-27॥
[मा (mā) - do not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; अद्य (adya) - today; अस्तु (astu) - be; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - born; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; जातु (jātu) - ever; महाबाहुः (mahā-bāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; भारम् (bhāram) - burden; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - lifting; सीदति (sīdati) - fails; ॥७-८६-२७॥ (॥7-86-27॥) - (verse number);]
(Do not have fear today, O king, born of Arjuna. The mighty-armed one never fails, lifting the burden.)
Do not fear today, O king, for the one born of Arjuna, the mighty-armed, never fails when lifting a burden.
ये च सौवीरका योधास्तथा सैन्धवपौरवाः। उदीच्या दाक्षिणात्याश्च ये चान्येऽपि महारथाः ॥७-८६-२८॥
ye ca sauvīrakā yodhāstathā saindhavapauravāḥ। udīcyā dākṣiṇātyāśca ye cānye'pi mahārathāḥ ॥7-86-28॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; सौवीरका (sauvīrakā) - of the Sauviras; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तथा (tathā) - and; सैन्धवपौरवाः (saindhavapauravāḥ) - of the Sindhus and Pauravas; उदीच्या (udīcyā) - northerners; दाक्षिणात्याः (dākṣiṇātyāḥ) - southerners; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(Those who are the warriors of the Sauviras, and the Sindhus and Pauravas, northerners and southerners, and those other great charioteers.)
The warriors from the regions of Sauvira, Sindhu, and Paurava, along with the northerners and southerners, and other great charioteers, are all assembled here.
ये च कर्णमुखा राजन्रथोदाराः प्रकीर्तिताः। एतेऽर्जुनस्य क्रुद्धस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् ॥७-८६-२९॥
ye ca karṇamukhā rājanrathodārāḥ prakīrtitāḥ। ete'rjunasya kruddhasya kalāṁ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm ॥7-86-29॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; कर्णमुखाः (karṇamukhāḥ) - followers of Karna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - great chariot warriors; प्रकीर्तिताः (prakīrtitāḥ) - are celebrated; एते (ete) - these; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; कलाम् (kalām) - a fraction; न (na) - not; अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - deserve; षोडशीम् (ṣoḍaśīm) - sixteenth part;]
(Those who are followers of Karna, O king, the great chariot warriors who are celebrated, these do not deserve even a sixteenth part of the angry Arjuna.)
O king, those who are celebrated as the great chariot warriors and followers of Karna do not even deserve a sixteenth part of the angry Arjuna.
उद्युक्ता पृथिवी सर्वा ससुरासुरमानुषा। सराक्षसगणा राजन्सकिंनरमहोरगा ॥७-८६-३०॥
udyuktā pṛthivī sarvā sasurāsuramānuṣā। sarākṣasagaṇā rājansakiṁnaramahoragā ॥7-86-30॥
[उद्युक्ता (udyuktā) - prepared; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; ससुरासुरमानुषा (sasurāsuramānuṣā) - with gods, demons, and humans; सराक्षसगणा (sarākṣasagaṇā) - with groups of demons; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स (sa) - with; किंनर (kiṁnara) - Kinnaras; महोरगा (mahoragā) - great serpents;]
(The entire earth, along with gods, demons, humans, groups of demons, O king, with Kinnaras and great serpents, is prepared.)
O king, the entire earth, including gods, demons, humans, groups of demons, Kinnaras, and great serpents, is ready.
जङ्गमाः स्थावरैः सार्धं नालं पार्थस्य संयुगे। एवं ज्ञात्वा महाराज व्येतु ते भीर्धनञ्जये ॥७-८६-३१॥
jaṅgamāḥ sthāvaraiḥ sārdhaṃ nālaṃ pārthasya saṃyuge। evaṃ jñātvā mahārāja vyetu te bhīrdhanañjaye ॥7-86-31॥
[जङ्गमाः (jaṅgamāḥ) - moving beings; स्थावरैः (sthāvaraiḥ) - with immovable beings; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; न (na) - not; अलम् (alam) - capable; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; व्येतु (vyetu) - let go; ते (te) - your; भीः (bhīḥ) - fear; धनञ्जये (dhanañjaye) - in Arjuna;]
(Moving beings together with immovable beings are not capable of Arjuna in battle. Thus knowing, O great king, let your fear in Arjuna go.)
O great king, knowing that neither moving nor immovable beings can match Arjuna in battle, let your fear of Arjuna dissipate.
यत्र वीरौ महेष्वासौ कृष्णौ सत्यपराक्रमौ। न तत्र कर्मणो व्यापत्कथञ्चिदपि विद्यते ॥७-८६-३२॥
yatra vīrau maheṣvāsau kṛṣṇau satyaparākramau। na tatra karmaṇo vyāpatkathañcidapi vidyate ॥7-86-32॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; सत्यपराक्रमौ (satyaparākramau) - truly powerful; न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; व्यापत् (vyāpat) - failure; कथञ्चिदपि (kathaṃcidapi) - in any way; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Where the heroes, the great archers Krishna, truly powerful, there is no failure of action in any way.)
Where the heroes Krishna, the great archers with true power, are present, there is no failure in action in any way.
दैवं कृतास्त्रतां योगममर्षमपि चाहवे। कृतज्ञतां दयां चैव भ्रातुस्त्वमनुचिन्तय ॥७-८६-३३॥
daivaṁ kṛtāstratāṁ yogamamarṣamapi cāhave। kṛtajñatāṁ dayāṁ caiva bhrātustvamanucintaya ॥7-86-33॥
[दैवं (daivam) - divine; कृतास्त्रतां (kṛtāstratām) - skill in weapons; योगम् (yogam) - union; अमर्षम् (amarṣam) - impatience; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; कृतज्ञतां (kṛtajñatām) - gratitude; दयां (dayām) - compassion; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of brother; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुचिन्तय (anucintaya) - reflect;]
(Reflect on the divine, skill in weapons, union, impatience, also in battle, gratitude, compassion, and indeed of brother, you.)
Reflect on the divine qualities, skills in weaponry, unity, and impatience in battle, as well as gratitude and compassion, especially towards your brother.
मयि चाप्यपयाते वै गच्छमानेऽर्जुनं प्रति। द्रोणे चित्रास्त्रतां सङ्ख्ये राजंस्त्वमनुचिन्तय ॥७-८६-३४॥
mayi cāpyapayāte vai gacchamāne'rjunaṃ prati। droṇe citrāstratāṃ saṅkhye rājaṃstvamanucintaya ॥7-86-34॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपयाते (apayāte) - departed; वै (vai) - indeed; गच्छमाने (gacchamāne) - going; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards; द्रोणे (droṇe) - Drona; चित्र (citra) - wonderful; अस्त्रतां (astratāṃ) - weaponry; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुचिन्तय (anucintaya) - consider;]
(In me also having departed indeed, going towards Arjuna, consider Drona's wonderful weaponry in battle, O king.)
As I depart and go towards Arjuna, O king, consider Drona's remarkable weaponry in the battle.
आचार्यो हि भृशं राजन्निग्रहे तव गृध्यति। प्रतिज्ञामात्मनो रक्षन्सत्यां कर्तुं च भारत ॥७-८६-३५॥
ācāryo hi bhṛśaṃ rājannigrahe tava gṛdhyati। pratijñāmātmano rakṣansatyāṃ kartuṃ ca bhārata ॥7-86-35॥
[आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; हि (hi) - indeed; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निग्रहे (nigrahe) - in restraint; तव (tava) - your; गृध्यति (gṛdhyati) - desires; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; सत्याम् (satyām) - truthful; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(The teacher indeed greatly desires your restraint, O king, protecting his own vow to make it truthful, O descendant of Bharata.)
The teacher is very eager to restrain you, O king, in order to protect his own vow and ensure its truthfulness, O descendant of Bharata.
कुरुष्वाद्यात्मनो गुप्तिं कस्ते गोप्ता गते मयि। यस्याहं प्रत्ययात्पार्थ गच्छेयं फल्गुनं प्रति ॥७-८६-३६॥
kuruṣvādyātmano guptiṁ kaste goptā gate mayi। yasyāhaṁ pratyayātpārtha gaccheyaṁ phalgunaṁ prati ॥7-86-36॥
[कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; अद्य (adya) - today; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of yourself; गुप्तिं (guptiṁ) - protection; कः (kaḥ) - who; ते (te) - your; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; गते (gate) - gone; मयि (mayi) - in me; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रत्ययात् (pratyayāt) - from trust; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; गच्छेयं (gaccheyaṁ) - I may go; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṁ) - to Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Do today the protection of yourself; who is your protector when I am gone? Because I, from trust, O son of Pritha, may go towards Arjuna.)
"Do protect yourself today; who will be your protector when I am gone? Because I, trusting you, O son of Pritha, may go towards Arjuna."
न ह्यहं त्वा महाराज अनिक्षिप्य महाहवे। क्वचिद्यास्यामि कौरव्य सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७-८६-३७॥
na hyahaṁ tvā mahārāja anikṣipya mahāhave। kvacidyāsyāmi kauravya satyametadbravīmi te ॥7-86-37॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वा (tvā) - you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; अनिक्षिप्य (anikṣipya) - without abandoning; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Indeed, O great king, I will not go anywhere without abandoning you in the great battle. O descendant of Kuru, I speak this truth to you.)
O great king, I assure you that I will not leave you in the great battle. This is the truth I speak to you, O descendant of Kuru.
एतद्विचार्य बहुशो बुद्ध्या बुद्धिमतां वर। दृष्ट्वा श्रेयः परं बुद्ध्या ततो राजन्प्रशाधि माम् ॥७-८६-३८॥
etadvicārya bahuśo buddhyā buddhimatāṃ vara। dṛṣṭvā śreyaḥ paraṃ buddhyā tato rājanpraśādhi mām ॥7-86-38॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; विचार्य (vicārya) - considering; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; बुद्धिमताम् (buddhimatām) - of the wise; वर (vara) - best; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; परम् (param) - supreme; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - instruct; माम् (mām) - me;]
(Considering this many times with intelligence, O best of the wise, having seen the supreme better with intelligence, then, O king, instruct me.)
O best of the wise, having considered this many times with intelligence and having seen the supreme good, then, O king, please instruct me.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि माधव। न तु मे शुध्यते भावः श्वेताश्वं प्रति मारिष ॥७-८६-३९॥
evam etan mahābāho yathā vadasi mādhava। na tu me śudhyate bhāvaḥ śvetāśvaṃ prati māriṣa ॥7-86-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadasi) - you say; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; मे (me) - my; शुध्यते (śudhyate) - is purified; भावः (bhāvaḥ) - feeling; श्वेताश्वम् (śvetāśvam) - towards Śvetāśva; प्रति (prati) - towards; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one;]
(Thus, O mighty-armed one, as you say, O Mādhava, but my feeling is not purified towards Śvetāśva, O honorable one.)
O mighty-armed Mādhava, it is as you say, but my feelings towards Śvetāśva are not yet purified, O honorable one.
करिष्ये परमं यत्नमात्मनो रक्षणं प्रति। गच्छ त्वं समनुज्ञातो यत्र यातो धनञ्जयः ॥७-८६-४०॥
kariṣye paramaṃ yatnamātmano rakṣaṇaṃ prati। gaccha tvaṃ samanujñāto yatra yāto dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-86-40॥
[करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do; परमं (paramaṃ) - utmost; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - of self; रक्षणं (rakṣaṇam) - protection; प्रति (prati) - towards; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; समनुज्ञातः (samanujñātaḥ) - permitted; यत्र (yatra) - where; यातः (yātaḥ) - has gone; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(I will do the utmost effort towards the protection of self. You go, permitted, where Arjuna has gone.)
I will make every effort to protect myself. You may go where Arjuna has gone, with my permission.
आत्मसंरक्षणं सङ्ख्ये गमनं चार्जुनं प्रति। विचार्यैतद्द्वयं बुद्ध्या गमनं तत्र रोचये ॥७-८६-४१॥
ātmasaṁrakṣaṇaṁ saṅkhye gamanaṁ cārjunaṁ prati। vicāryaitaddvayaṁ buddhyā gamanaṁ tatra rocaye ॥7-86-41॥
[आत्म (ātma) - self; संरक्षणं (saṁrakṣaṇaṁ) - protection; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; गमनं (gamanaṁ) - going; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनं (arjunaṁ) - Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards; विचार्य (vicārya) - considering; एतत् (etat) - this; द्वयं (dvayaṁ) - two; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; गमनं (gamanaṁ) - going; तत्र (tatra) - there; रोचये (rocaye) - I prefer;]
(Considering self-protection in battle and going towards Arjuna, I prefer going there with intelligence.)
After considering both self-protection in battle and approaching Arjuna, I decide that going there with intelligence is preferable.
स त्वमातिष्ठ यानाय यत्र यातो धनञ्जयः। ममापि रक्षणं भीमः करिष्यति महाबलः ॥७-८६-४२॥
sa tvamātiṣṭha yānāya yatra yāto dhanañjayaḥ। mamāpi rakṣaṇaṃ bhīmaḥ kariṣyati mahābalaḥ ॥7-86-42॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आतिष्ठ (ātiṣṭha) - stand; यानाय (yānāya) - for the chariot; यत्र (yatra) - where; यातः (yātaḥ) - gone; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; रक्षणं (rakṣaṇam) - protection; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(He, you stand for the chariot where Dhananjaya has gone. Bhima, the mighty, will also do my protection.)
You should stand by the chariot where Dhananjaya has gone. Bhima, the mighty one, will protect me as well.
पार्षतश्च ससोदर्यः पार्थिवाश्च महाबलाः। द्रौपदेयाश्च मां तात रक्षिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥७-८६-४३॥
pārṣataśca sasodaryaḥ pārthivāśca mahābalāḥ। draupadeyāśca māṃ tāta rakṣiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ ॥7-86-43॥
[पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; च (ca) - and; ससोदर्यः (sasodaryaḥ) - brothers; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; मां (māṃ) - me; तात (tāta) - O father; रक्षिष्यन्ति (rakṣiṣyanti) - will protect; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(The son of Prishata and his brothers, the mighty princes, and the sons of Draupadi will protect me, O father, without a doubt.)
The son of Prishata, along with his brothers, the mighty princes, and the sons of Draupadi, will surely protect me, O father, without any doubt.
केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः। विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव शिखण्डी च महारथः ॥७-८६-४४॥
kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ। virāṭo drupadaścaiva śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ ॥7-86-44॥
[केकया (kekayā) - Kekaya; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(The five brothers of Kekaya, the demon Ghatotkacha, Virata, Drupada, and indeed Shikhandi, the great chariot-warrior.)
The five Kekaya brothers, along with the demon Ghatotkacha, Virata, Drupada, and Shikhandi, were all great chariot-warriors.
धृष्टकेतुश्च बलवान्कुन्तिभोजश्च मारिष। नकुलः सहदेवश्च पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयास्तथा ॥ एते समाहितास्तात रक्षिष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥७-८६-४५॥
dhṛṣṭaketuśca balavān kuntibhojaśca māriṣa। nakulaḥ sahadevaśca pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayāstathā ॥ ete samāhitāstāta rakṣiṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ ॥7-86-45॥
[धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhṛṣṭaketu; च (ca) - and; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; तथा (tathā) - also; एते (ete) - these; समाहिताः (samāhitāḥ) - concentrated; तात (tāta) - O dear; रक्षिष्यन्ति (rakṣiṣyanti) - will protect; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Dhṛṣṭaketu and the strong Kuntibhoja, O respected one, Nakula, Sahadeva, and also the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas — these, O dear, concentrated, will protect, no doubt.)
Dhṛṣṭaketu, the strong Kuntibhoja, Nakula, Sahadeva, along with the Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas, are all focused and will undoubtedly protect you, O dear one.
न द्रोणः सह सैन्येन कृतवर्मा च संयुगे। समासादयितुं शक्तो न च मां धर्षयिष्यति ॥७-८६-४६॥
na droṇaḥ saha sainyena kṛtavarmā ca saṃyuge। samāsādayituṃ śakto na ca māṃ dharṣayiṣyati ॥7-86-46॥
[न (na) - not; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सह (saha) - with; सैन्येन (sainyena) - army; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; समासादयितुं (samāsādayituṃ) - to approach; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - able; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; धर्षयिष्यति (dharṣayiṣyati) - will overpower;]
(Neither Drona with his army nor Kritavarma in battle is able to approach or overpower me.)
Neither Drona with his army nor Kritavarma in battle will be able to approach or overpower me.
धृष्टद्युम्नश्च समरे द्रोणं क्रुद्धं परन्तपः। वारयिष्यति विक्रम्य वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥७-८६-४७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca samare droṇaṃ kruddhaṃ parantapaḥ। vārayiṣyati vikramya veleva makarālayam ॥7-86-47॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; क्रुद्धं (kruddham) - angry; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - Parantapa; वारयिष्यति (vārayiṣyati) - will restrain; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having advanced; वेला (velā) - shore; इव (iva) - like; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - ocean;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Parantapa, in battle, will restrain the angry Droṇa, having advanced like the shore restrains the ocean.)
In the battle, Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Parantapa will courageously restrain the furious Droṇa, just as the shore holds back the ocean.
यत्र स्थास्यति सङ्ग्रामे पार्षतः परवीरहा। न द्रोणसैन्यं बलवत्क्रामेत्तत्र कथञ्चन ॥७-८६-४८॥
yatra sthāsyati saṅgrāme pārṣataḥ paravīrahā। na droṇasainyaṃ balavatkrāmettattra kathaṃcana ॥7-86-48॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will stand; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes; न (na) - not; द्रोणसैन्यं (droṇasainyaṃ) - Drona's army; बलवत् (balavat) - strongly; क्रामेत् (krāmet) - will advance; तत्र (tatra) - there; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Where the son of Prishata, the slayer of enemy heroes, will stand in battle, Drona's army will not advance strongly there in any way.)
Wherever the son of Prishata, the formidable slayer of enemy heroes, stands in battle, Drona's army will not be able to advance strongly there.
एष द्रोणविनाशाय समुत्पन्नो हुताशनात्। कवची स शरी खड्गी धन्वी च वरभूषणः ॥७-८६-४९॥
eṣa droṇavināśāya samutpanno hutāśanāt। kavacī sa śarī khaḍgī dhanvī ca varabhūṣaṇaḥ ॥7-86-49॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; द्रोणविनाशाय (droṇavināśāya) - for the destruction of Drona; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - born; हुताशनात् (hutāśanāt) - from the fire; कवची (kavacī) - armored; सः (saḥ) - he; शरी (śarī) - with arrows; खड्गी (khaḍgī) - with a sword; धन्वी (dhanvī) - with a bow; च (ca) - and; वरभूषणः (varabhūṣaṇaḥ) - with excellent ornaments;]
(This one, born from the fire for the destruction of Drona, is armored, with arrows, with a sword, with a bow, and with excellent ornaments.)
This warrior, born from the sacrificial fire to destroy Drona, is equipped with armor, arrows, a sword, a bow, and adorned with excellent ornaments.
विश्रब्धो गच्छ शैनेय मा कार्षीर्मयि सम्भ्रमम्। धृष्टद्युम्नो रणे क्रुद्धो द्रोणमावारयिष्यति ॥७-८६-५०॥
viśrabdho gaccha śaineya mā kārṣīrmayi sambhramam। dhṛṣṭadyumno raṇe kruddho droṇamāvārayiṣyati ॥7-86-50॥
[विश्रब्धः (viśrabdhaḥ) - confidently; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; शैनेय (śaineya) - O son of Śini; मा (mā) - do not; कार्षीः (kārṣīḥ) - act; मयि (mayi) - towards me; सम्भ्रमम् (sambhramam) - confusion; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; आवारयिष्यति (āvārayiṣyati) - will stop;]
(Confidently go, O son of Śini, do not act confused towards me. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, angry in battle, will stop Droṇa.)
Proceed with confidence, O son of Śini, and do not be confused about me. Dhṛṣṭadyumna, in his anger during the battle, will confront and stop Droṇa.
