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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
धर्मराजस्य तद्वाक्यं निशम्य शिनिपुङ्गवः। पार्थाच्च भयमाशङ्कन्परित्यागान्महीपतेः ॥७-८७-१॥
dharmarājasya tadvākyaṃ niśamya śinipuṅgavaḥ। pārthācca bhayamāśaṅkanparityāgānmahīpateḥ ॥7-87-1॥
[धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; तद्वाक्यं (tadvākyaṃ) - those words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - from Partha; च (ca) - and; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आशङ्कन् (āśaṅkan) - suspecting; परित्यागान् (parityāgān) - abandonment; महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - of the king;]
(Having heard those words of Dharmaraja, the best of the Shinis, suspecting fear and abandonment from Partha, of the king.)
Upon hearing the words of Dharmaraja, the noble Shini warrior, fearing possible abandonment by King Partha, was filled with concern.
अपवादं ह्यात्मनश्च लोकाद्रक्षन्विशेषतः। न मां भीत इति ब्रूयुरायान्तं फल्गुनं प्रति ॥७-८७-२॥
apavādaṃ hyātmanaśca lokādrakṣanviśeṣataḥ। na māṃ bhīta iti brūyurāyāntaṃ phalgunaṃ prati ॥7-87-2॥
[अपवादम् (apavādam) - slander; हि (hi) - indeed; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; च (ca) - and; लोकात् (lokāt) - from the people; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - they may say; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Indeed, protecting oneself from slander especially from the people, so that they may not say 'I am afraid' towards approaching Arjuna.)
Indeed, one must protect oneself from slander, especially from the people, so that they do not say 'I am afraid' when approaching Arjuna.
निश्चित्य बहुधैवं स सात्यकिर्युद्धदुर्मदः। धर्मराजमिदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्पुरुषर्षभ ॥७-८७-३॥
niścitya bahudhaivaṃ sa sātyakiryuddhadurmadaḥ। dharmarājamidaṃ vākyamabravītpuruṣarṣabha ॥7-87-3॥
[निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; सात्यकि (sātyaki) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - to Dharmaraja; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Having decided in many ways, Satyaki, arrogant in battle, said this speech to Dharmaraja, O best of men.)
Satyaki, known for his arrogance in battle, after considering various aspects, addressed Dharmaraja with these words, O best of men.
कृतां चेन्मन्यसे रक्षां स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु विशां पते। अनुयास्यामि बीभत्सुं करिष्ये वचनं तव ॥७-८७-४॥
kṛtāṃ cenmanyase rakṣāṃ svasti te'stu viśāṃ pate। anuyāsyāmi bībhatsuṃ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ॥7-87-4॥
[कृताम् (kṛtām) - done; चेत् (cet) - if; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; ते (te) - to you; अस्तु (astu) - be; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I will follow; बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); करिष्ये (kariṣye) - I will do; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; तव (tava) - your;]
(If you think protection is done, well-being be to you, O lord of the people. I will follow Bibhatsu (Arjuna), I will do your word.)
If you believe the protection is complete, may well-being be with you, O lord of the people. I shall follow Arjuna and fulfill your command.
न हि मे पाण्डवात्कश्चित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते। यो वै प्रियतरो राजन्सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७-८७-५॥
na hi me pāṇḍavāt kaścit triṣu lokeṣu vidyate। yo vai priyataro rājan satyam etad bravīmi te ॥7-87-5॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - than the Pandava; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Indeed, there is no one in the three worlds dearer to me than the Pandava. O king, I speak this truth to you.)
Indeed, O king, there is no one in the three worlds dearer to me than the Pandava. This is the truth I speak to you.
तस्याहं पदवीं यास्ये संदेशात्तव मानद। त्वत्कृते न च मे किञ्चिदकर्तव्यं कथञ्चन ॥७-८७-६॥
tasyāhaṃ padavīṃ yāsye saṃdeśāttava mānada। tvatkṛte na ca me kiñcidakartavyaṃ kathaṃcana ॥7-87-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अहम् (aham) - I; पदवीं (padavīṃ) - path; यास्ये (yāsye) - will go; संदेशात् (saṃdeśāt) - by message; तव (tava) - your; मानद (mānada) - O honour-giver; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अकर्तव्यम् (akartavyam) - not to be done; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(I will go on his path by your message, O honour-giver. For your sake, there is nothing that is not to be done by me in any way.)
I shall follow his path as per your message, O honour-giver. For your sake, there is nothing that I should refrain from doing in any way.
यथा हि मे गुरोर्वाक्यं विशिष्टं द्विपदां वर। तथा तवापि वचनं विशिष्टतरमेव मे ॥७-८७-७॥
yathā hi me gurorvākyaṃ viśiṣṭaṃ dvipadāṃ vara। tathā tavāpi vacanaṃ viśiṣṭatarameva me ॥7-87-7॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; विशिष्टं (viśiṣṭaṃ) - excellent; द्विपदां (dvipadāṃ) - among bipeds; वर (vara) - best; तथा (tathā) - so; तव (tava) - your; अपि (api) - also; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - speech; विशिष्टतरम् (viśiṣṭataram) - more excellent; एव (eva) - indeed; मे (me) - to me;]
(As indeed my teacher's speech is excellent, O best among bipeds, so also your speech is more excellent to me.)
"O best among bipeds, just as my teacher's words are excellent, your words are even more excellent to me."
प्रिये हि तव वर्तेते भ्रातरौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ। तयोः प्रिये स्थितं चैव विद्धि मां राजपुङ्गव ॥७-८७-८॥
priye hi tava vartete bhrātarau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau। tayoḥ priye sthitaṃ caiva viddhi māṃ rājapuṅgava ॥7-87-8॥
[प्रिये (priye) - dear; हि (hi) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; वर्तेते (vartete) - are; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Krishna and Pandava; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; प्रिये (priye) - dear; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - situated; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; मां (māṃ) - me; राजपुङ्गव (rājapuṅgava) - O best of kings;]
(Dear, indeed, your brothers Krishna and Pandava are. Of them, dear, situated and indeed, know me, O best of kings.)
Dear, know that your brothers Krishna and Pandava are indeed dear to me, O best of kings.
तवाज्ञां शिरसा गृह्य पाण्डवार्थमहं प्रभो। भित्त्वेदं दुर्भिदं सैन्यं प्रयास्ये नरसत्तम ॥७-८७-९॥
tavājñāṃ śirasā gṛhya pāṇḍavārtham ahaṃ prabho। bhittvedam durbhidam sainyam prayāsye narasattama ॥7-87-9॥
[तव (tava) - your; आज्ञां (ājñām) - command; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having accepted; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - of the Pandavas; अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; इदम् (idam) - this; दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - impenetrable; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; प्रयास्ये (prayāsye) - I shall proceed; नरसत्तम (narasattama) - O best among men;]
(Having accepted your command with my head, O lord, I shall proceed for the purpose of the Pandavas, having pierced this impenetrable army, O best among men.)
O lord, having accepted your command, I will break through this impenetrable army for the sake of the Pandavas and proceed, O best among men.
द्रोणानीकं विशाम्येष क्रुद्धो झष इवार्णवम्। तत्र यास्यामि यत्रासौ राजन्राजा जयद्रथः ॥७-८७-१०॥
droṇānīkaṃ viśāmyeṣa kruddho jhaṣa ivārṇavam। tatra yāsyāmi yatrāsau rājanrājā jayadrathaḥ ॥7-87-10॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; विशामि (viśāmi) - enter; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; झषः (jhaṣaḥ) - fish; इव (iva) - like; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; तत्र (tatra) - there; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; यत्र (yatra) - where; असौ (asau) - that; राजन् (rājan) - king; राजा (rājā) - king; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(I enter Drona's army, angry like a fish in the ocean. There I will go where that king Jayadratha is.)
I am entering Drona's army, furious like a fish in the sea. I will go there where King Jayadratha is.
यत्र सेनां समाश्रित्य भीतस्तिष्ठति पाण्डवात्। गुप्तो रथवरश्रेष्ठैर्द्रौणिकर्णकृपादिभिः ॥७-८७-११॥
yatra senāṃ samāśritya bhītastiṣṭhati pāṇḍavāt। gupto rathavaraśreṣṭhairdrauṇikarṇakṛpādibhiḥ ॥7-87-11॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; सेनाम् (senām) - army; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - relying upon; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; पाण्डवात् (pāṇḍavāt) - from Pandava; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; रथवरश्रेष्ठैः (rathavaraśreṣṭhaiḥ) - by the best of charioteers; द्रौणिकर्णकृपादिभिः (drauṇikarṇakṛpādibhiḥ) - by Drona, Karna, Kripa, and others;]
(Where, relying upon the army, fearful, he stands from Pandava, protected by the best of charioteers, by Drona, Karna, Kripa, and others.)
In the place where he stands, fearful of the Pandavas, he relies on the army and is protected by the best charioteers, including Drona, Karna, and Kripa.
इतस्त्रियोजनं मन्ये तमध्वानं विशां पते। यत्र तिष्ठति पार्थोऽसौ जयद्रथवधोद्यतः ॥७-८७-१२॥
itastriyo janaṃ manye tam adhvānaṃ viśāṃ pate। yatra tiṣṭhati pārtho'sau jayadrathavadho dyataḥ ॥7-87-12॥
[इतः (itaḥ) - from here; त्रियोजनम् (triyojanam) - three yojanas; मन्ये (manye) - I think; तम् (tam) - that; अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - distance; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; यत्र (yatra) - where; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; असौ (asau) - that; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वध (vadha) - killing; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - intent; ॥७-८७-१२॥ (॥7-87-12॥) - (verse number);]
(From here, I think the distance is three yojanas, O lord of men, where Arjuna stands intent on killing Jayadratha.)
I believe the distance from here is three yojanas, O lord, where Arjuna is poised to kill Jayadratha.
त्रियोजनगतस्यापि तस्य यास्याम्यहं पदम्। आसैन्धववधाद्राजन्सुदृढेनान्तरात्मना ॥७-८७-१३॥
triyojanagatasyaapi tasya yaasyaamyahaM padam। aasainbhavavadhaadraajansudR^iDhenantaraatmanaa ॥7-87-13॥
[त्रि (tri) - three; योजन (yojana) - yojanas; गतस्य (gatasya) - gone; अपि (api) - even; तस्य (tasya) - his; यास्यामि (yaasyaami) - I will go; अहम् (aham) - I; पदम् (padam) - step; आ (aa) - up to; सैन्धव (saindhava) - Sindhu; वधात् (vadhaat) - from the killing; राजन् (raajan) - O king; सुदृढेन (sudR^iDhen) - firmly; अन्तरात्मना (antaraatmanaa) - with inner self;]
(Even though he is three yojanas away, I will go to his step. O king, with a firm inner self, from the killing of Sindhu.)
Even though he is three yojanas away, I will reach him. O king, with a firm resolve, I will confront the challenge posed by the Sindhu.
अनादिष्टस्तु गुरुणा को नु युध्येत मानवः। आदिष्टस्तु त्वया राजन्को न युध्येत मादृशः ॥ अभिजानामि तं देशं यत्र यास्याम्यहं प्रभो ॥७-८७-१४॥
anādiṣṭastu guruṇā ko nu yudhyeta mānavaḥ। ādiṣṭastu tvayā rājanko na yudhyeta mādṛśaḥ ॥ abhijānāmi taṃ deśaṃ yatra yāsyāmyahaṃ prabho ॥7-87-14॥
[अनादिष्टः (anādiṣṭaḥ) - not instructed; तु (tu) - but; गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a man; आदिष्टः (ādiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कः (kaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; युध्येत (yudhyeta) - would fight; मादृशः (mādṛśaḥ) - like me; अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I know; तम् (tam) - that; देशम् (deśam) - place; यत्र (yatra) - where; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Who indeed would fight, not instructed by the teacher? Instructed by you, O king, who would not fight like me? I know that place where I will go, O lord.)
Who would fight without being instructed by the teacher? But having been instructed by you, O king, who would not fight like me? I know the place where I shall go, O lord.
हुडशक्तिगदाप्रासखड्गचर्मर्ष्टितोमरम्। इष्वस्त्रवरसम्बाधं क्षोभयिष्ये बलार्णवम् ॥७-८७-१५॥
huḍaśaktigadāprāsakhaḍgacarmarṣṭitomaram। iṣvastravarasambādhaṃ kṣobhayiṣye balārṇavam ॥7-87-15॥
[हुड (huḍa) - a type of weapon; शक्ति (śakti) - spear; गदा (gadā) - mace; प्रास (prāsa) - javelin; खड्ग (khaḍga) - sword; चर्म (carma) - shield; र्ष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - spear; तोमर (tomara) - club; इषु (iṣu) - arrow; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; वर (vara) - excellent; सम्बाध (sambādha) - crowded; क्षोभयिष्ये (kṣobhayiṣye) - I will agitate; बल (bala) - army; अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean;]
(With weapons like huḍa, śakti, gadā, prāsa, khaḍga, carma, ṛṣṭi, tomara, and arrows, I will agitate the ocean-like army crowded with excellent weapons.)
I will disturb the ocean-like army filled with excellent weapons using various arms like spears, maces, swords, and arrows.
यदेतत्कुञ्जरानीकं साहस्रमनुपश्यसि। कुलमञ्जनकं नाम यत्रैते वीर्यशालिनः ॥७-८७-१६॥
yadetatkuñjarānīkaṃ sāhasramanupaśyasi। kulamañjanakaṃ nāma yatraite vīryaśālinaḥ ॥7-87-16॥
[यत् (yat) - which; एतत् (etat) - this; कुञ्जर (kuñjara) - elephant; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; साहस्रम् (sāhasram) - thousand; अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you see; कुलम् (kulam) - family; अञ्जनकम् (añjanakam) - Añjanaka; नाम (nāma) - named; यत्र (yatra) - where; एते (ete) - these; वीर्यशालिनः (vīryaśālinaḥ) - valiant;]
(Which is this elephant army of a thousand you see? The family named Añjanaka where these are valiant.)
This is the elephant army of a thousand that you see, belonging to the family named Añjanaka, where these warriors are valiant.
आस्थिता बहुभिर्म्लेच्छैर्युद्धशौण्डैः प्रहारिभिः। नागा मेघनिभा राजन्क्षरन्त इव तोयदाः ॥७-८७-१७॥
āsthitā bahubhir mleccair yuddhaśauṇḍaiḥ prahāribhiḥ। nāgā meghanibhā rājan kṣaranta iva toyadāḥ ॥7-87-17॥
[आस्थिता (āsthitā) - occupied; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; म्लेच्छैः (mleccaiḥ) - by barbarians; युद्धशौण्डैः (yuddhaśauṇḍaiḥ) - by war experts; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by attackers; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; मेघनिभाः (meghanibhāḥ) - cloud-like; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षरन्त (kṣaranta) - pouring; इव (iva) - like; तोयदाः (toyadāḥ) - rain clouds;]
(Occupied by many barbarians, war experts, and attackers, the elephants, O king, appear like cloud-like rain clouds pouring.)
The elephants, resembling dark clouds, are occupied by numerous barbarians skilled in warfare and attack, O king, and they seem to pour down like rain clouds.
नैते जातु निवर्तेरन्प्रेषिता हस्तिसादिभिः। अन्यत्र हि वधादेषां नास्ति राजन्पराजयः ॥७-८७-१८॥
naite jātu nivarteranpreṣitā hastisādibhiḥ। anyatra hi vadhādeṣāṃ nāsti rājanparājayaḥ ॥7-87-18॥
[न (na) - not; एते (ete) - these; जातु (jātu) - ever; निवर्तेरन् (nivarteran) - would return; प्रेषिताः (preṣitāḥ) - sent; हस्तिसादिभिः (hastisādibhiḥ) - by elephants and others; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - except; हि (hi) - indeed; वधात् (vadhāt) - from killing; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat;]
(These would never return, having been sent by elephants and others. Indeed, O king, there is no defeat for them except from killing.)
These warriors, once sent forth by elephants and others, would never return. O king, they can only be defeated by death.
अथ यान्रथिनो राजन्समन्तादनुपश्यसि। एते रुक्मरथा नाम राजपुत्रा महारथाः ॥७-८७-१९॥
atha yānrathino rājansamantādanupaśyasi। ete rukmarathā nāma rājaputrā mahārathāḥ ॥7-87-19॥
[अथ (atha) - then; यान्रथिनः (yānrathinaḥ) - charioteers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; अनुपश्यसि (anupaśyasi) - you see; एते (ete) - these; रुक्मरथाः (rukmarathāḥ) - Rukmarathas; नाम (nāma) - by name; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Then, O king, the charioteers you see all around are called Rukmarathas, the princes and great warriors.)
Then, O king, those charioteers you see all around are known as the Rukmarathas, the princes who are great warriors.
रथेष्वस्त्रेषु निपुणा नागेषु च विशां पते। धनुर्वेदे गताः पारं मुष्टियुद्धे च कोविदाः ॥७-८७-२०॥
ratheṣvastreṣu nipuṇā nāgeṣu ca viśāṃ pate। dhanurvede gatāḥ pāraṃ muṣṭiyuddhe ca kovidāḥ ॥7-87-20॥
[रथेषु (ratheṣu) - in chariots; अस्त्रेषु (astreṣu) - in weapons; निपुणा (nipuṇā) - skilled; नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - in elephants; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in archery; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone; पारं (pāraṃ) - beyond; मुष्टियुद्धे (muṣṭiyuddhe) - in fist-fighting; च (ca) - and; कोविदाः (kovidāḥ) - experts;]
(Skilled in chariots and weapons, O lord of men, gone beyond in archery and experts in fist-fighting.)
O lord of men, they are skilled in chariots and weapons, have mastered archery, and are experts in fist-fighting.
गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञा नियुद्धकुशलास्तथा। खड्गप्रहरणे युक्ताः सम्पाते चासिचर्मणोः ॥७-८७-२१॥
gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñā niyuddhakuśalāstathā। khaḍgapraharaṇe yuktāḥ sampāte cāsicarmaṇoḥ ॥7-87-21॥
[गदायुद्धविशेषज्ञा (gadāyuddhaviśeṣajñā) - experts in mace combat; नियुद्धकुशलास्तथा (niyuddhakuśalāstathā) - also skilled in wrestling; खड्गप्रहरणे (khaḍgapraharaṇe) - in sword fighting; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; सम्पाते (sampāte) - in the encounter; च (ca) - and; असिचर्मणोः (asicarmaṇoḥ) - with sword and shield;]
(Experts in mace combat, also skilled in wrestling, engaged in sword fighting, in the encounter with sword and shield.)
They were experts in mace combat and skilled in wrestling, engaged in sword fighting, and participated in encounters with sword and shield.
शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च स्पर्धन्ते च परस्परम्। नित्यं च समरे राजन्विजिगीषन्ति मानवान् ॥७-८७-२२॥
śūrāśca kṛtavidyāśca spardhante ca parasparam। nityaṃ ca samare rājanvijigīṣanti mānavān ॥7-87-22॥
[शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; च (ca) - and; कृतविद्याः (kṛtavidyāḥ) - learned; च (ca) - and; स्पर्धन्ते (spardhante) - compete; च (ca) - and; परस्परम् (parasparam) - with each other; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विजिगीषन्ति (vijigīṣanti) - desire to conquer; मानवान् (mānavān) - men;]
(Heroes and learned ones compete with each other and always desire to conquer men in battle, O king.)
O king, heroes and learned individuals constantly compete with each other and always seek to conquer men in battle.
कर्णेन विजिता राजन्दुःशासनमनुव्रताः। एतांस्तु वासुदेवोऽपि रथोदारान्प्रशंसति ॥७-८७-२३॥
karṇena vijitā rājanduḥśāsanamanuvratāḥ। etāṃstu vāsudevo'pi rathodārānpraśaṃsati ॥7-87-23॥
[कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; विजिता (vijitā) - conquered; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duhshasana; अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - followers; एताम् (etām) - these; तु (tu) - but; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अपि (api) - also; रथोदारान् (rathodārān) - noble charioteers; प्रशंसति (praśaṃsati) - praises;]
(By Karna conquered, O king, Duhshasana's followers. But Vasudeva also praises these noble charioteers.)
O king, Karna has conquered Duhshasana's followers, but Vasudeva also praises these noble charioteers.
सततं प्रियकामाश्च कर्णस्यैते वशे स्थिताः। तस्यैव वचनाद्राजन्निवृत्ताः श्वेतवाहनात् ॥७-८७-२४॥
satataṁ priyakāmāśca karṇasyaite vaśe sthitāḥ। tasyaiva vacanādrājannivṛttāḥ śvetavāhanāt ॥7-87-24॥
[सततम् (satatam) - always; प्रियकामाः (priyakāmāḥ) - desirous of favor; च (ca) - and; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; एते (ete) - these; वशे (vaśe) - under control; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - situated; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the word; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - returned; श्वेतवाहनात् (śvetavāhanāt) - from Shvetavahana;]
(Always desirous of favor, these are under the control of Karna. By his word alone, O king, they returned from Shvetavahana.)
These people, always seeking favor, are under Karna's control. By his command alone, O king, they returned from Shvetavahana.
ते न क्षता न च श्रान्ता दृढावरणकार्मुकाः। मदर्थं विष्ठिता नूनं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य शासनात् ॥७-८७-२५॥
te na kṣatā na ca śrāntā dṛḍhāvaraṇakārmukāḥ। madarthaṃ viṣṭhitā nūnaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt ॥7-87-25॥
[ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; क्षता (kṣatā) - wounded; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; श्रान्ता (śrāntā) - tired; दृढ (dṛḍha) - firm; आवरण (āvaraṇa) - covering; कार्मुकाः (kārmukāḥ) - bows; मदर्थं (madarthaṃ) - for my sake; विष्ठिता (viṣṭhitā) - standing; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command;]
(They are neither wounded nor tired, with firm covering bows, standing for my sake indeed by the command of Dhritarashtra's son.)
They are neither wounded nor tired, and their bows are firmly covered. They stand for my sake, indeed, by the command of Dhritarashtra's son.
एतान्प्रमथ्य सङ्ग्रामे प्रियार्थं तव कौरव। प्रयास्यामि ततः पश्चात्पदवीं सव्यसाचिनः ॥७-८७-२६॥
etān pramathya saṅgrāme priyārthaṃ tava kaurava। prayāsyāmi tataḥ paścāt padavīṃ savyasācinaḥ ॥7-87-26॥
[एतान् (etān) - these; प्रमथ्य (pramathya) - having crushed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; प्रियार्थं (priyārthaṃ) - for the sake of dear; तव (tava) - your; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; प्रयास्यामि (prayāsyāmi) - I shall proceed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; पदवीं (padavīṃ) - path; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna;]
(Having crushed these in battle for your sake, O Kaurava, I shall then proceed after the path of Arjuna.)
O Kaurava, after defeating these warriors in battle for your sake, I will follow the path of Arjuna.
यांस्त्वेतानपरान्राजन्नागान्सप्तशतानि च। प्रेक्षसे वर्मसञ्छन्नान्किरातैः समधिष्ठितान् ॥७-८७-२७॥
yāṁstvetānaparānrājannāgānsaptaśatāni ca। prekṣase varmasañchannānkirātaiḥ samadhiṣṭhitān ॥7-87-27॥
[यांश्च (yāṁśca) - whom; and; एतान् (etān) - these; अपरान् (aparān) - others; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; सप्तशतानि (saptaśatāni) - seven hundred; च (ca) - and; प्रेक्षसे (prekṣase) - you see; वर्म (varma) - armor; सञ्छन्नान् (sañchannān) - covered; किरातैः (kirātaiḥ) - by hunters; समधिष्ठितान् (samadhiṣṭhitān) - stationed;]
(Whom you see, O king, these other elephants, seven hundred in number, covered in armor, stationed by hunters.)
O king, you see these other seven hundred elephants, covered in armor and stationed by hunters.
किरातराजो यान्प्रादाद्गृहीतः सव्यसाचिना। स्वलङ्कृतांस्तथा प्रेष्यानिच्छञ्जीवितमात्मनः ॥७-८७-२८॥
kirātarājo yānprādādgṛhītaḥ savyasācinā। svalaṅkṛtāṃstathā preṣyānicchañjīvitamātmanaḥ ॥7-87-28॥
[किरातराजः (kirātarājaḥ) - the king of the Kiratas; यान् (yān) - which; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; गृहीतः (gṛhītaḥ) - captured; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; स्वलङ्कृतान् (svalaṅkṛtān) - well-adorned; तथा (tathā) - and; प्रेष्यान् (preṣyān) - servants; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own;]
(The king of the Kiratas, captured by Arjuna, gave those well-adorned servants, desiring his own life.)
The king of the Kiratas, having been captured by Arjuna, offered his well-adorned servants in exchange for his life.
आसन्नेते पुरा राजंस्तव कर्मकरा दृढम्। त्वामेवाद्य युयुत्सन्ते पश्य कालस्य पर्ययम् ॥७-८७-२९॥
āsannete purā rājanstava karmakarā dṛḍham। tvāmevādyayuyutsante paśya kālasya paryayam ॥7-87-29॥
[आसन्ने (āsanne) - approaching; एते (ete) - these; पुरा (purā) - formerly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; कर्मकराः (karmakarāḥ) - servants; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; एव (eva) - only; अद्य (adya) - today; युयुत्सन्ते (yuyutsante) - are desiring to fight; पश्य (paśya) - see; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; पर्ययम् (paryayam) - the change;]
(Approaching these formerly, O king, your servants firmly. You only today are desiring to fight, see the change of time.)
O King, these servants of yours, who were once firmly loyal, are now approaching you with the desire to fight. Behold the change brought by time.
तेषामेते महामात्राः किराता युद्धदुर्मदाः। हस्तिशिक्षाविदश्चैव सर्वे चैवाग्नियोनयः ॥७-८७-३०॥
teṣāmete mahāmātrāḥ kirātā yuddhadurmadāḥ। hastiśikṣāvidaścaiva sarve caivāgniyonayaḥ ॥7-87-30॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; एते (ete) - these; महामात्राः (mahāmātrāḥ) - great ministers; किराताः (kirātāḥ) - hunters; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogant in battle; हस्तिशिक्षाविदः (hastiśikṣāvidaḥ) - elephant trainers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अग्नियोनयः (agniyonayaḥ) - born of fire;]
(Of them, these great ministers, hunters, arrogant in battle, elephant trainers, and indeed all are born of fire.)
These great ministers, who are hunters and arrogant in battle, are skilled elephant trainers and are all indeed born of fire.
एते विनिर्जिताः सर्वे सङ्ग्रामे सव्यसाचिना। मदर्थमद्य संयत्ता दुर्योधनवशानुगाः ॥७-८७-३१॥
ete vinirjitāḥ sarve saṅgrāme savyasācinā। madarthamadya saṃyattā duryodhanavaśānugāḥ ॥7-87-31॥
[एते (ete) - these; विनिर्जिताः (vinirjitāḥ) - conquered; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; अद्य (adya) - today; संयत्ता (saṃyattā) - prepared; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वश (vaśa) - control; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers;]
(These all have been conquered in battle by Arjuna. For my sake, today, the followers under the control of Duryodhana are prepared.)
Today, all these warriors, followers under Duryodhana's command, have been conquered in battle by Arjuna for my sake.
एतान्भित्त्वा शरै राजन्किरातान्युद्धदुर्मदान्। सैन्धवस्य वधे युक्तमनुयास्यामि पाण्डवम् ॥७-८७-३२॥
etānbhittvā śarai rājnkirātānyuddhadurmadān। saindhavasya vadhe yuktamanuyāsyāmi pāṇḍavam ॥7-87-32॥
[एतान् (etān) - these; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; शरै (śarai) - with arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; किरातान् (kirātān) - Kiratas; युद्धदुर्मदान् (yuddhadurmadān) - arrogant in battle; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; वधे (vadhe) - for the killing; युक्तम् (yuktam) - engaged; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - I will follow; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava;]
(Having pierced these arrogant Kiratas in battle with arrows, O king, I will follow the Pandava engaged in the killing of Saindhava.)
O king, after defeating these arrogant Kiratas with arrows in battle, I will join the Pandava in the mission to kill Saindhava.
ये त्वेते सुमहानागा अञ्जनस्य कुलोद्भवाः। कर्कशाश्च विनीताश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः ॥७-८७-३३॥
ye tvete sumahānāgā añjanasya kulodbhavāḥ। karkaśāśca vinītāśca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ ॥7-87-33॥
[ये (ye) - who; तु (tu) - but; एते (ete) - these; सुमहानागाः (sumahānāgāḥ) - great serpents; अञ्जनस्य (añjanasya) - of Anjana; कुलोद्भवाः (kulodbhavāḥ) - born in the family; कर्कशाः (karkaśāḥ) - harsh; च (ca) - and; विनीताः (vinītāḥ) - humble; च (ca) - and; प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः (prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ) - with broken elephant faces;]
(Who, however, are these great serpents born in the family of Anjana, harsh and humble, with broken elephant faces?)
These are the great serpents born in the lineage of Anjana, known for their harshness and humility, with faces resembling broken elephants.
जाम्बूनदमयैः सर्वैर्वर्मभिः सुविभूषिताः। लब्धलक्ष्या रणे राजन्नैरावणसमा युधि ॥७-८७-३४॥
jāmbūnadamayaiḥ sarvairvarmabhiḥ suvibhūṣitāḥ। labdhalakṣyā raṇe rājannairāvaṇasamā yudhi ॥7-87-34॥
[जाम्बूनदमयैः (jāmbūnadamayaiḥ) - made of gold; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; वर्मभिः (varmabhiḥ) - with armors; सुविभूषिताः (suvibhūṣitāḥ) - well-adorned; लब्धलक्ष्याः (labdhalakṣyāḥ) - having obtained targets; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नैरावणसमा (nairāvaṇasamā) - equal to Airavata; युधि (yudhi) - in fight;]
(Made of gold, all well-adorned with armors, having obtained targets in battle, O king, equal to Airavata in fight.)
O king, they were all adorned with golden armors, having found their targets in battle, and were equal to Airavata in combat.
उत्तरात्पर्वतादेते तीक्ष्णैर्दस्युभिरास्थिताः। कर्कशैः प्रवरैर्योधैः कार्ष्णायसतनुच्छदैः ॥७-८७-३५॥
uttarātparvatādete tīkṣṇairdasyubhirāsthitāḥ। karkaśaiḥ pravarairyodhaiḥ kārṣṇāyasatanucchadaiḥ ॥7-87-35॥
[उत्तरात् (uttarāt) - from the north; पर्वतात् (parvatāt) - from the mountain; एते (ete) - these; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; दस्युभिः (dasyubhiḥ) - by bandits; आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - occupied; कर्कशैः (karkaśaiḥ) - harsh; प्रवरैः (pravaraiḥ) - excellent; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - warriors; कार्ष्णायस (kārṣṇāyasa) - iron; तनुच्छदैः (tanucchadaiḥ) - with thin coverings;]
(From the north mountain, these are occupied by sharp bandits, harsh, excellent warriors with iron thin coverings.)
These areas from the northern mountain are occupied by fierce bandits and harsh, excellent warriors with thin iron coverings.
सन्ति गोयोनयश्चात्र सन्ति वानरयोनयः। अनेकयोनयश्चान्ये तथा मानुषयोनयः ॥७-८७-३६॥
santi goyonayaścātra santi vānarayonayaḥ। anekayonayaścānye tathā mānuṣayonayaḥ ॥7-87-36॥
[सन्ति (santi) - there are; गोयोनयः (goyonayaḥ) - cow species; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; सन्ति (santi) - there are; वानरयोनयः (vānarayonayaḥ) - monkey species; अनेकयोनयः (anekayonayaḥ) - many species; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; तथा (tathā) - also; मानुषयोनयः (mānuṣayonayaḥ) - human species;]
(There are cow species here, there are monkey species, many other species, and also human species.)
Here, there are species of cows and monkeys, as well as many other species, including humans.
अनीकमसतामेतद्धूमवर्णमुदीर्यते। म्लेच्छानां पापकर्तॄणां हिमवद्दुर्गवासिनाम् ॥७-८७-३७॥
anīkam asatām etad dhūmavarṇam udīryate। mlecchānāṃ pāpakartṝṇāṃ himavaddurgavāsinām ॥7-87-37॥
[अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; असताम् (asatām) - of the wicked; एतत् (etat) - this; धूमवर्णम् (dhūmavarṇam) - smoke-colored; उदीर्यते (udīryate) - is rising; म्लेच्छानाम् (mlecchānām) - of the barbarians; पापकर्तॄणाम् (pāpakartṝṇām) - of the evil-doers; हिमवद्दुर्गवासिनाम् (himavaddurgavāsinām) - of those dwelling in the Himalayan fortresses;]
(The army of the wicked, this smoke-colored, is rising. Of the barbarians, of the evil-doers, of those dwelling in the Himalayan fortresses.)
The smoke-colored army of the wicked is rising, belonging to the barbarians and evil-doers residing in the Himalayan fortresses.
एतद्दुर्योधनो लब्ध्वा समग्रं नागमण्डलम्। कृपं च सौमदत्तिं च द्रोणं च रथिनां वरम् ॥७-८७-३८॥
etadduryodhano labdhvā samagraṃ nāgamaṇḍalam। kṛpaṃ ca saumadattiṃ ca droṇaṃ ca rathināṃ varam ॥7-87-38॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; समग्रम् (samagram) - entire; नागमण्डलम् (nāgamaṇḍalam) - elephant division; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; सौमदत्तिम् (saumadattim) - Saumadatti; च (ca) - and; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरम् (varam) - best;]
(This Duryodhana, having obtained the entire elephant division, Kṛpa, and Saumadatti, and Droṇa, the best of charioteers.)
Duryodhana, having acquired the entire elephant division along with Kṛpa, Saumadatti, and Droṇa, the foremost among charioteers, was well-prepared for battle.
सिन्धुराजं तथा कर्णमवमन्यत पाण्डवान्। कृतार्थमथ चात्मानं मन्यते कालचोदितः ॥७-८७-३९॥
sindhurājaṃ tathā karṇamavamanyata pāṇḍavān। kṛtārthamatha cātmānaṃ manyate kālacoditaḥ ॥7-87-39॥
[सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Sindhu king; तथा (tathā) - also; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; अवमन्यत (avamanyata) - disrespected; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; कृतार्थम् (kṛtārtham) - successful; अथ (atha) - then; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; मन्यते (manyate) - considers; कालचोदितः (kālacoditaḥ) - prompted by time;]
(The Sindhu king and Karna disrespected the Pandavas. Then, prompted by time, he considers himself successful.)
The Sindhu king and Karna disrespected the Pandavas, and then, feeling prompted by time, he considers himself to have achieved his goals.
ते च सर्वेऽनुसम्प्राप्ता मम नाराचगोचरम्। न विमोक्ष्यन्ति कौन्तेय यद्यपि स्युर्मनोजवाः ॥७-८७-४०॥
te ca sarve'nusamprāptā mama nārācagocaram। na vimokṣyanti kaunteya yadyapi syurmanojavāḥ ॥7-87-40॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अनुसम्प्राप्ताः (anusamprāptāḥ) - having arrived; मम (mama) - my; नाराचगोचरम् (nārācagocaram) - range of arrows; न (na) - not; विमोक्ष्यन्ति (vimokṣyanti) - will escape; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even though; स्युः (syuḥ) - they may be; मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as the mind;]
(They all have arrived within the range of my arrows, O son of Kunti, and will not escape, even though they may be swift as the mind.)
All of them have come within the reach of my arrows, O son of Kunti, and they will not escape, even if they are as fast as the mind.
तेन सम्भाविता नित्यं परवीर्योपजीविना। विनाशमुपयास्यन्ति मच्छरौघनिपीडिताः ॥७-८७-४१॥
tena sambhāvitā nityaṃ paravīryopajīvinā। vināśamupayāsyanti maccharaughanipīḍitāḥ ॥7-87-41॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; सम्भाविता (sambhāvitā) - respected; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पर (para) - others; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; उपजीविना (upajīvinā) - dependent on; विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction; उपयास्यन्ति (upayāsyanti) - will approach; मच्छर (macchara) - my arrows; ओघ (augha) - flood; निपीडिताः (nipīḍitāḥ) - oppressed;]
(By him, always respected, dependent on others' strength, they will approach destruction, oppressed by the flood of my arrows.)
They, who are always respected and dependent on the strength of others, will meet their destruction, oppressed by the flood of my arrows.
ये त्वेते रथिनो राजन्दृश्यन्ते काञ्चनध्वजाः। एते दुर्वारणा नाम काम्बोजा यदि ते श्रुताः ॥७-८७-४२॥
ye tvete rathino rājandṛśyante kāñcanadhvajāḥ। ete durvāraṇā nāma kāmbojā yadi te śrutāḥ ॥7-87-42॥
[ये (ye) - who; तु (tu) - but; एते (ete) - these; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; काञ्चनध्वजाः (kāñcanadhvajāḥ) - with golden banners; एते (ete) - these; दुर्वारणाः (durvāraṇāḥ) - invincible; नाम (nāma) - by name; काम्बोजाः (kāmbojāḥ) - Kambojas; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - they; श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - are heard of;]
(Who are these charioteers, O king, seen with golden banners? These are the invincible Kambojas by name, if you have heard of them.)
O king, those charioteers you see with golden banners are known as the invincible Kambojas, if you have heard of them.
शूराश्च कृतविद्याश्च धनुर्वेदे च निष्ठिताः। संहताश्च भृशं ह्येते अन्योन्यस्य हितैषिणः ॥७-८७-४३॥
śūrāśca kṛtavidyāśca dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitāḥ। saṃhatāśca bhṛśaṃ hyete anyonyasya hitaiṣiṇaḥ ॥7-87-43॥
[शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; च (ca) - and; कृतविद्याः (kṛtavidyāḥ) - well-educated; च (ca) - and; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in archery; च (ca) - and; निष्ठिताः (niṣṭhitāḥ) - skilled; संहताः (saṃhatāḥ) - united; च (ca) - and; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very much; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - each other's; हितैषिणः (hitaiṣiṇaḥ) - well-wishers;]
(Heroes and well-educated, skilled in archery, united and indeed very much these are each other's well-wishers.)
These heroes, well-educated and skilled in archery, are united and indeed very much each other's well-wishers.
अक्षौहिण्यश्च संरब्धा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारत। यत्ता मदर्थं तिष्ठन्ति कुरुवीराभिरक्षिताः ॥७-८७-४४॥
akṣauhiṇyaśca saṁrabdhā dhārtarāṣṭrasya bhārata। yattā madarthaṁ tiṣṭhanti kuruvīrābhirakṣitāḥ ॥7-87-44॥
[अक्षौहिण्यः (akṣauhiṇyaḥ) - armies; च (ca) - and; संरब्धा (saṁrabdhā) - assembled; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; कुरुवीरैः (kuruvīraiḥ) - by the Kuru heroes; अभिरक्षिताः (abhirakṣitāḥ) - protected;]
(The armies, assembled for Dhritarashtra's son, O Bharata, stand prepared for my sake, protected by the Kuru heroes.)
O Bharata, the armies assembled for Dhritarashtra's son are ready and stand for my sake, protected by the Kuru heroes.
अप्रमत्ता महाराज मामेव प्रत्युपस्थिताः। तांस्त्वहं प्रमथिष्यामि तृणानीव हुताशनः ॥७-८७-४५॥
apramattā mahārāja māmeva pratyupasthitāḥ। tāṃstvahaṃ pramathiṣyāmi tṛṇānīva hutāśanaḥ ॥7-87-45॥
[अप्रमत्ता (apramattā) - alert; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मामेव (māmeva) - me only; प्रत्युपस्थिताः (pratyupasthitāḥ) - have approached; तांस् (tāṃs) - them; त्वहम् (tvaham) - I; प्रमथिष्यामि (pramathiṣyāmi) - will crush; तृणानि (tṛṇāni) - blades of grass; इव (iva) - like; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire;]
(Alert O great king, they have approached me only. I will crush them like blades of grass, O fire.)
O great king, alert and attentive, they have come to me. I will destroy them as fire consumes blades of grass.
तस्मात्सर्वानुपासङ्गान्सर्वोपकरणानि च। रथे कुर्वन्तु मे राजन्यथावद्रथकल्पकाः ॥७-८७-४६॥
tasmātsarvānapāsaṅgānsarvopakaraṇāni ca। rathe kurvantu me rājanyathāvadrathakalpakāḥ ॥7-87-46॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; उपासङ्गान् (upāsaṅgān) - attachments; सर्व (sarva) - all; उपकरणानि (upakaraṇāni) - instruments; च (ca) - and; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; कुर्वन्तु (kurvantu) - let them make; मे (me) - my; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; रथकल्पकाः (rathakalpakāḥ) - chariot-makers;]
(Therefore, let all attachments and all instruments be made on the chariot by my chariot-makers properly, O king.)
Therefore, O king, let my chariot-makers properly equip the chariot with all attachments and instruments.
अस्मिंस्तु खलु सङ्ग्रामे ग्राह्यं विविधमायुधम्। यथोपदिष्टमाचार्यैः कार्यः पञ्चगुणो रथः ॥७-८७-४७॥
asmiṁstu khalu saṅgrāme grāhyaṁ vividhamāyudham। yathopadiṣṭamācāryaiḥ kāryaḥ pañcaguṇo rathaḥ ॥7-87-47॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; तु (tu) - but; खलु (khalu) - indeed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be taken; विविधम् (vividham) - various; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapons; यथा (yathā) - as; उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - instructed; आचार्यैः (ācāryaiḥ) - by teachers; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - to be made; पञ्चगुणः (pañcaguṇaḥ) - fivefold; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot;]
(In this battle, indeed, various weapons are to be taken. As instructed by the teachers, a fivefold chariot is to be made.)
In this battle, various weapons should indeed be taken. As instructed by the teachers, a chariot with five attributes should be constructed.
काम्बोजैर्हि समेष्यामि क्रुद्धैराशीविषोपमैः। नानाशस्त्रसमावापैर्विविधायुधयोधिभिः ॥७-८७-४८॥
kāmbojairhi sameṣyāmi kruddhairāśīviṣopamaiḥ। nānāśastrasamāvāpairvividhāyudhayodhibhiḥ ॥7-87-48॥
[काम्बोजैः (kāmbojaiḥ) - with the Kambojas; हि (hi) - indeed; समेष्यामि (sameṣyāmi) - I will engage; क्रुद्धैः (kruddhaiḥ) - with angry; आशीविषोपमैः (āśīviṣopamaiḥ) - like serpents; नानाशस्त्रसमावापैः (nānāśastrasamāvāpaiḥ) - equipped with various weapons; विविधायुधयोधिभिः (vividhāyudhayodhibhiḥ) - with warriors bearing diverse arms;]
(I will indeed engage with the Kambojas, who are angry and like serpents, equipped with various weapons and warriors bearing diverse arms.)
I will confront the Kambojas, who are furious and serpent-like, armed with a variety of weapons and warriors wielding different arms.
किरातैश्च समेष्यामि विषकल्पैः प्रहारिभिः। लालितैः सततं राज्ञा दुर्योधनहितैषिभिः ॥७-८७-४९॥
kirātaiśca sameṣyāmi viṣakalpaiḥ prahāribhiḥ। lālitaiḥ satataṃ rājñā duryodhanahitaiṣibhiḥ ॥7-87-49॥
[किरातैः (kirātaiḥ) - by the Kiratas; च (ca) - and; समेष्यामि (sameṣyāmi) - I will join; विषकल्पैः (viṣakalpaiḥ) - like poison; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by the attackers; लालितैः (lālitaiḥ) - cherished; सततं (satatam) - always; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; हितैषिभिः (hitaiṣibhiḥ) - well-wishers;]
(I will join with the Kiratas and the attackers who are like poison, cherished always by the king, the well-wishers of Duryodhana.)
I will ally with the Kiratas and the deadly attackers, who are always cherished by King Duryodhana's well-wishers.
शकैश्चापि समेष्यामि शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः। अग्निकल्पैर्दुराधर्षैः प्रदीप्तैरिव पावकैः ॥७-८७-५०॥
śakaiś cāpi sameṣyāmi śakratulyaparākramaiḥ। agnikalpair durādharṣaiḥ pradīptair iva pāvakaiḥ ॥7-87-50॥
[शकैः (śakaiḥ) - with the Shakas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समेष्यामि (sameṣyāmi) - I will meet; शक्रतुल्यपराक्रमैः (śakratulyaparākramaiḥ) - with prowess equal to Indra; अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - like fire; दुराधर्षैः (durādharṣaiḥ) - invincible; प्रदीप्तैः (pradīptaiḥ) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकैः (pāvakaiḥ) - fire;]
(I will meet with the Shakas, who have prowess equal to Indra, like invincible, blazing fires.)
I will confront the Shakas, whose prowess rivals that of Indra, and who are like invincible, blazing fires.
तथान्यैर्विविधैर्योधैः कालकल्पैर्दुरासदैः। समेष्यामि रणे राजन्बहुभिर्युद्धदुर्मदैः ॥७-८७-५१॥
tathānyairvividhairyodhaiḥ kālakalpairdurāsadaiḥ। sameṣyāmi raṇe rājanbahubhiryuddhadurmadaiḥ ॥7-87-51॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - warriors; कालकल्पैः (kālakalpaiḥ) - like the end of time; दुरासदैः (durāsadaiḥ) - difficult to approach; समेष्यामि (sameṣyāmi) - I will meet; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; युद्धदुर्मदैः (yuddhadurmadaiḥ) - arrogant in battle;]
(Thus, I will meet in battle, O king, with various other warriors, like the end of time, difficult to approach, with many arrogant in battle.)
Thus, O king, I shall face in battle various other warriors who are like the end of time, difficult to approach, and many who are arrogant in battle.
तस्माद्वै वाजिनो मुख्या विश्रान्ताः शुभलक्षणाः। उपावृत्ताश्च पीताश्च पुनर्युज्यन्तु मे रथे ॥७-८७-५२॥
tasmād vai vājino mukhyā viśrāntāḥ śubhalakṣaṇāḥ। upāvṛttāś ca pītāś ca punar yujyantu me rathe ॥7-87-52॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वै (vai) - indeed; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief; विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - rested; शुभलक्षणाः (śubhalakṣaṇāḥ) - auspicious signs; उपावृत्ताः (upāvṛttāḥ) - returned; च (ca) - and; पीताः (pītāḥ) - fed; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युज्यन्तु (yujyantu) - be yoked; मे (me) - my; रथे (rathe) - chariot;]
(Therefore, indeed, the chief horses, rested and with auspicious signs, having returned and been fed, should be yoked again to my chariot.)
Therefore, let the chief horses, who are rested and have auspicious signs, having returned and been fed, be yoked again to my chariot.
तस्य सर्वानुपासङ्गान्सर्वोपकरणानि च। रथे प्रास्थापयद्राजा शस्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥७-८७-५३॥
tasya sarvānupāsaṅgānsarvopakaraṇāni ca। rathe prāsthāpayadrājā śastrāṇi vividhāni ca ॥7-87-53॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; सर्वानुपासङ्गान् (sarvānupāsaṅgān) - all accessories; सर्वोपकरणानि (sarvopakaraṇāni) - all equipment; च (ca) - and; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; प्रास्थापयत् (prāsthāpayat) - dispatched; राजा (rājā) - the king; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(His all accessories, all equipment, and various weapons, the king dispatched on the chariot.)
The king dispatched all his accessories, equipment, and various weapons on the chariot.
ततस्तान्सर्वतो मुक्त्वा सदश्वांश्चतुरो जनाः। रसवत्पाययामासुः पानं मदसमीरिणम् ॥७-८७-५४॥
tatastānsarvato muktvā sadaśvāṃścaturō janāḥ। rasavatpāyayāmāsuḥ pānaṃ madasamīriṇam ॥7-87-54॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; मुक्त्वा (muktvā) - having released; सदश्वान् (sadaśvān) - excellent horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; रसवत् (rasavat) - with flavor; पाययामासुः (pāyayāmāsuḥ) - made to drink; पानम् (pānam) - drink; मदसमीरिणम् (madasamīriṇam) - intoxicating;]
(Then, having released them from all sides, four people made the excellent horses drink the intoxicating drink with flavor.)
Then, four people released the excellent horses from all sides and made them drink the intoxicating beverage with flavor.
पीतोपवृत्तान्स्नातांश्च जग्धान्नान्समलङ्कृतान्। विनीतशल्यांस्तुरगांश्चतुरो हेममालिनः ॥७-८७-५५॥
pītopavṛttānsnātāṃśca jagdhānnānsamalaṅkṛtān। vinītaśalyāṃsturagāṃścaturo hemamālinaḥ ॥7-87-55॥
[पीत (pīta) - drunk; उपवृत्तान् (upavṛttān) - rested; स्नातान् (snātān) - bathed; च (ca) - and; जग्ध (jagdha) - eaten; अन्नान् (annān) - food; समलङ्कृतान् (samalaṅkṛtān) - well-adorned; विनीत (vinīta) - trained; शल्यान् (śalyān) - arrows; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हेम (hema) - gold; मालिनः (mālinaḥ) - garlanded;]
(Drunk, rested, bathed, and having eaten food, well-adorned, trained horses with arrows, four garlanded with gold.)
The four horses, adorned with gold garlands, were well-trained, having drunk, rested, bathed, and eaten food, and were equipped with arrows.
तान्यत्तान्रुक्मवर्णाभान्विनीताञ्शीघ्रगामिनः। संहृष्टमनसोऽव्यग्रान्विधिवत्कल्पिते रथे ॥७-८७-५६॥
tānyattānrukmavarṇābhānvinītāñśīghragāminaḥ। saṃhṛṣṭamanaso'vyagrānvidhivatkalpite rathe ॥7-87-56॥
[तानि (tāni) - those; अत्तान् (attān) - selves; रुक्मवर्णाभान् (rukmavarṇābhān) - golden-colored; विनीतान् (vinītān) - well-trained; शीघ्रगामिनः (śīghragāminaḥ) - swift-moving; संहृष्टमनसः (saṃhṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - joyful-minded; अव्यग्रान् (avyagrān) - unperturbed; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules; कल्पिते (kalpite) - arranged; रथे (rathe) - in chariots;]
(Those selves, golden-colored, well-trained, swift-moving, joyful-minded, unperturbed, arranged in chariots according to rules.)
Those golden-colored, well-trained, and swift-moving beings, joyful and unperturbed, were arranged in chariots according to the rules.
महाध्वजेन सिंहेन हेमकेसरमालिना। संवृते केतनैर्हेमैर्मणिविद्रुमचित्रितैः ॥ पाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशाभिः पताकाभिरलङ्कृते ॥७-८७-५७॥
mahādhvajena siṃhena hemakesaramālinā। saṃvṛte ketanairhemairmaṇividrumacitrataiḥ ॥ pāṇḍurābhraprakāśābhiḥ patākābhiralaṅkṛte ॥7-87-57॥
[महाध्वजेन (mahādhvajena) - by the great banner; सिंहेन (siṃhena) - by the lion; हेमकेसरमालिना (hemakesaramālinā) - with a garland of golden manes; संवृते (saṃvṛte) - covered; केतनैः (ketanaiḥ) - by flags; हेमैः (hemair) - golden; मणिविद्रुमचित्रितैः (maṇividrumacitrataiḥ) - adorned with jewels and coral; पाण्डुराभ्रप्रकाशाभिः (pāṇḍurābhraprakāśābhiḥ) - shining like white clouds; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with banners; अलङ्कृते (alaṅkṛte) - decorated;]
(Covered by the great banner, by the lion with a garland of golden manes, adorned with golden flags and jewels and coral, decorated with banners shining like white clouds.)
The scene was majestic, with a great banner and a lion adorned with a garland of golden manes. The area was covered with golden flags, jewels, and coral, and decorated with banners that shone like white clouds.
हेमदण्डोच्छ्रितच्छत्रे बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदे। योजयामास विधिवद्धेमभाण्डविभूषितान् ॥७-८७-५८॥
hemadaṇḍocchritacchatre bahuśastraparicchade। yojayāmāsa vidhivadhemabhāṇḍavibhūṣitān ॥7-87-58॥
[हेम (hema) - gold; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - staff; उच्छ्रित (ucchrita) - raised; छत्रे (chatre) - umbrella; बहु (bahu) - many; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; परिच्छदे (paricchade) - equipped; योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - engaged; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; हेम (hema) - gold; भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) - vessels; विभूषितान् (vibhūṣitān) - adorned;]
(He engaged those adorned with gold vessels, properly equipped with many weapons, under the raised umbrella with a golden staff.)
He properly engaged those adorned with golden vessels and equipped with many weapons under the raised umbrella with a golden staff.
दारुकस्यानुजो भ्राता सूतस्तस्य प्रियः सखा। न्यवेदयद्रथं युक्तं वासवस्येव मातलिः ॥७-८७-५९॥
dārukasyānujo bhrātā sūtastasya priyaḥ sakhā। nyavedayadrathaṃ yuktaṃ vāsavasyeva mātaliḥ ॥7-87-59॥
[दारुकस्य (dārukasya) - of Dāruka; अनुजः (anujaḥ) - younger brother; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; तस्य (tasya) - his; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; सखा (sakhā) - friend; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - presented; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - yoked; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vāsava; इव (iva) - like; मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali;]
(The younger brother of Dāruka, the charioteer, his dear friend, presented the yoked chariot like Mātali of Vāsava.)
The younger brother of Dāruka, who was a charioteer and a dear friend, presented the chariot, yoked and ready, just like Mātali does for Vāsava.
ततः स्नातः शुचिर्भूत्वा कृतकौतुकमङ्गलः। स्नातकानां सहस्रस्य स्वर्णनिष्कानदापयत् ॥ आशीर्वादैः परिष्वक्तः सात्यकिः श्रीमतां वरः ॥७-८७-६०॥
tataḥ snātaḥ śucirbhūtvā kṛtakautukamaṅgalaḥ। snātakānāṃ sahasrasya svarṇaniṣkānadāpayat ॥ āśīrvādaiḥ pariṣvaktaḥ sātyakiḥ śrīmatāṃ varaḥ ॥7-87-60॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्नातः (snātaḥ) - bathed; शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; कृत (kṛta) - performed; कौतुक (kautuka) - festive; मङ्गलः (maṅgalaḥ) - auspicious; स्नातकानां (snātakānāṃ) - of graduates; सहस्रस्य (sahasrasya) - of a thousand; स्वर्ण (svarṇa) - gold; निष्कान् (niṣkān) - coins; अदापयत् (adāpayat) - gave; आशीर्वादैः (āśīrvādaiḥ) - with blessings; परिष्वक्तः (pariṣvaktaḥ) - embraced; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; श्रीमतां (śrīmatāṃ) - of the glorious; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(Then, having bathed and become pure, performed the festive auspicious rites. He gave gold coins to a thousand graduates. Embraced with blessings, Satyaki, the best of the glorious.)
After bathing and purifying himself, he performed the auspicious festive rites. He distributed gold coins to a thousand graduates. Satyaki, the best among the glorious, was embraced with blessings.
ततः स मधुपर्कार्हः पीत्वा कैलावतं मधु। लोहिताक्षो बभौ तत्र मदविह्वललोचनः ॥७-८७-६१॥
tataḥ sa madhuparkārhaḥ pītvā kailāvataṃ madhu। lohitākṣo babhau tatra madavihvalalocanaḥ ॥7-87-61॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; मधुपर्कार्हः (madhuparkārhaḥ) - worthy of honey offering; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; कैलावतं (kailāvataṃ) - excellent; मधु (madhu) - honey; लोहिताक्षः (lohitākṣaḥ) - red-eyed; बभौ (babhau) - shone; तत्र (tatra) - there; मदविह्वललोचनः (madavihvalalocanaḥ) - with eyes bewildered by intoxication;]
(Then he, worthy of the honey offering, having drunk the excellent honey, shone there with red eyes and eyes bewildered by intoxication.)
Then he, deserving of the honey offering, drank the excellent honey and appeared there with red eyes, his eyes bewildered by intoxication.
आलभ्य वीरकांस्यं च हर्षेण महतान्वितः। द्विगुणीकृततेजा हि प्रज्वलन्निव पावकः ॥ उत्सङ्गे धनुरादाय सशरं रथिनां वरः ॥७-८७-६२॥
ālabhya vīrakāṃsyaṃ ca harṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ। dviguṇīkṛtatejā hi prajvalanniva pāvakaḥ ॥ utsaṅge dhanurādāya saśaraṃ rathināṃ varaḥ ॥7-87-62॥
[आलभ्य (ālabhya) - having obtained; वीरकांस्यं (vīrakāṃsyaṃ) - heroic bronze; च (ca) - and; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महतान्वितः (mahatānvitaḥ) - endowed with greatness; द्विगुणीकृततेजा (dviguṇīkṛtatejā) - with doubled brilliance; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रज्वलन्निव (prajvalanniva) - shining like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; उत्सङ्गे (utsaṅge) - on the lap; धनुरादाय (dhanurādāya) - taking the bow; सशरं (saśaraṃ) - with arrow; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Having obtained the heroic bronze and endowed with great joy, with doubled brilliance, indeed shining like fire, taking the bow with arrow on the lap, the best of charioteers.)
Having obtained the heroic bronze, filled with great joy and doubled brilliance, he shone like fire. The best of charioteers, he took the bow and arrow on his lap.
कृतस्वस्त्ययनो विप्रैः कवची समलङ्कृतः। लाजैर्गन्धैस्तथा माल्यैः कन्याभिश्चाभिनन्दितः ॥७-८७-६३॥
kṛtasvastyayano vipraiḥ kavacī samalaṅkṛtaḥ। lājairgandhaistathā mālyaiḥ kanyābhiścābhinanditaḥ ॥7-87-63॥
[कृत (kṛta) - performed; स्वस्त्ययनः (svastyayanaḥ) - auspicious rites; विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by the priests; कवची (kavacī) - armored; समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - well-adorned; लाजैः (lājaiḥ) - with parched grains; गन्धैः (gandhaiḥ) - with perfumes; तथा (tathā) - and; माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with garlands; कन्याभिः (kanyābhiḥ) - by maidens; च (ca) - and; अभिनन्दितः (abhinanditaḥ) - praised;]
(Having performed auspicious rites by the priests, armored and well-adorned, with parched grains, perfumes, and garlands, praised by maidens.)
After performing auspicious rites conducted by the priests, he was armored and adorned, celebrated with parched grains, perfumes, and garlands, and praised by maidens.
युधिष्ठिरस्य चरणावभिवाद्य कृताञ्जलिः। तेन मूर्धन्युपाघ्रात आरुरोह महारथम् ॥७-८७-६४॥
yudhiṣṭhirasya caraṇāvabhivādya kṛtāñjaliḥ। tena mūrdhanyupāghrāta āruroha mahāratham ॥7-87-64॥
[युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet; अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; तेन (tena) - by him; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head; उपाघ्रात (upāghrāta) - having touched; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot;]
(Having saluted the feet of Yudhishthira with folded hands, he touched them with his head and ascended the great chariot.)
After respectfully greeting Yudhishthira's feet with folded hands and touching them with his head, he climbed onto the great chariot.
ततस्ते वाजिनो हृष्टाः सुपुष्टा वातरंहसः। अजय्या जैत्रमूहुस्तं विकुर्वन्तः स्म सैन्धवाः ॥७-८७-६५॥
tataste vājino hṛṣṭāḥ supuṣṭā vātaraṃhasaḥ। ajayyā jaitramūhustaṃ vikurvantaḥ sma saindhavāḥ ॥7-87-65॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; सुपुष्टाः (supuṣṭāḥ) - well-nourished; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - swift as the wind; अजय्याः (ajayyāḥ) - invincible; जैत्रम् (jaitram) - victorious; ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - carried; तम् (tam) - him; विकुर्वन्तः (vikurvantaḥ) - performing; स्म (sma) - indeed; सैन्धवाः (saindhavāḥ) - Sindhu horses;]
(Then those elated, well-nourished horses, swift as the wind, invincible, carried him victoriously, indeed performing, the Sindhu horses.)
Then those elated and well-nourished horses, swift as the wind and invincible, carried him victoriously, performing their duties as the Sindhu horses.
अथ हर्षपरीताङ्गः सात्यकिर्भीममब्रवीत्। त्वं भीम रक्ष राजानमेतत्कार्यतमं हि ते ॥७-८७-६६॥
atha harṣaparītāṅgaḥ sātyakirbhīmamabravīt। tvaṃ bhīma rakṣa rājānametatkāryatamaṃ hi te ॥7-87-66॥
[अथ (atha) - then; हर्षपरीताङ्गः (harṣaparītāṅgaḥ) - filled with joy; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; एतत् (etat) - this; कार्यतमम् (kāryatamam) - most important duty; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your;]
(Then, filled with joy, Satyaki said to Bhima: "You, Bhima, protect the king; this is indeed your most important duty.")
Then, overwhelmed with joy, Satyaki addressed Bhima, saying: "Bhima, your foremost duty is to protect the king."
अहं भित्त्वा प्रवेक्ष्यामि कालपक्वमिदं बलम्। आयत्यां च तदात्वे च श्रेयो राज्ञोऽभिरक्षणम् ॥७-८७-६७॥
ahaṁ bhittvā pravekṣyāmi kālapakvamidaṁ balam। āyatyāṁ ca tadātve ca śreyo rājño'bhirakṣaṇam ॥7-87-67॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - will enter; कालपक्वम् (kālapakvam) - ripened by time; इदं (idaṁ) - this; बलम् (balam) - strength; आयत्यां (āyatyāṁ) - in the future; च (ca) - and; तदात्वे (tadātve) - in the present; च (ca) - and; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; अभिरक्षणम् (abhirakṣaṇam) - protection;]
(I, having pierced, will enter this strength ripened by time. In the future and in the present, the welfare of the king's protection.)
I will penetrate and enter this strength that has matured over time. Both in the future and the present, it is for the welfare and protection of the king.
जानीषे मम वीर्यं त्वं तव चाहमरिंदम। तस्माद्भीम निवर्तस्व मम चेदिच्छसि प्रियम् ॥७-८७-६८॥
jānīṣe mama vīryaṃ tvaṃ tava cāhamariṃdama। tasmādbhīma nivartasva mama cedicchasi priyam ॥7-87-68॥
[जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know; मम (mama) - my; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back; मम (mama) - my; चेत् (cet) - if; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasure;]
(You know my strength, and I know yours, O subduer of enemies. Therefore, Bhima, turn back if you wish to please me.)
You are aware of my strength, and I am aware of yours, O Arindama. Therefore, Bhima, if you desire to please me, turn back.
तथोक्तः सात्यकिं प्राह व्रज त्वं कार्यसिद्धये। अहं राज्ञः करिष्यामि रक्षां पुरुषसत्तम ॥७-८७-६९॥
tathoktaḥ sātyakiṃ prāha vraja tvaṃ kāryasiddhaye। ahaṃ rājñaḥ kariṣyāmi rakṣāṃ puruṣasattama ॥7-87-69॥
[तथोक्तः (tathoktaḥ) - thus spoken; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - to Satyaki; प्राह (prāha) - said; व्रज (vraja) - go; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कार्यसिद्धये (kāryasiddhaye) - for accomplishing the task; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; रक्षां (rakṣāṃ) - protection; पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men;]
(Thus spoken, he said to Satyaki, "Go, you, for accomplishing the task. I will do the protection of the king, O best among men.")
Having thus spoken, he instructed Satyaki to proceed for the accomplishment of the task, assuring him that he would protect the king, addressing him as the best among men.
एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भीमसेनं स माधवः। गच्छ गच्छ द्रुतं पार्थ ध्रुवोऽद्य विजयो मम ॥७-८७-७०॥
evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca bhīmasenaṃ sa mādhavaḥ। gaccha gaccha drutaṃ pārtha dhruvo'dya vijayo mama ॥7-87-70॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; सः (saḥ) - he; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; अद्य (adya) - today; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - victory; मम (mama) - my;]
(Thus spoken, Madhava replied to Bhimasena, "Go, go quickly, O son of Pritha; today my victory is certain.")
Having been spoken to thus, Madhava replied to Bhimasena, urging him to go quickly, assuring that today's victory is certain for him.
यन्मे स्निग्धोऽनुरक्तश्च त्वमद्य वशगः स्थितः। निमित्तानि च धन्यानि यथा भीम वदन्ति मे ॥७-८७-७१॥
yanme snigdho'nuraktaśca tvamadya vaśagaḥ sthitaḥ। nimittāni ca dhanyāni yathā bhīma vadanti me ॥7-87-71॥
[यत् (yat) - that; मे (me) - my; स्निग्धः (snigdhaḥ) - affectionate; अनुरक्तः (anuraktaḥ) - devoted; च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; वशगः (vaśagaḥ) - under control; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens; च (ca) - and; धन्यानि (dhanyāni) - auspicious; यथा (yathā) - as; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; वदन्ति (vadanti) - say; मे (me) - to me;]
(That my affectionate and devoted you today are under control, and the omens are auspicious as Bhima says to me.)
Today, you, who are affectionate and devoted to me, are under control, and the omens are auspicious as Bhima tells me.
निहते सैन्धवे पापे पाण्डवेन महात्मना। परिष्वजिष्ये राजानं धर्मात्मानं न संशयः ॥७-८७-७२॥
nihate saindhave pāpe pāṇḍavena mahātmanā। pariṣvajiṣye rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ॥7-87-72॥
[निहते (nihate) - killed; सैन्धवे (saindhave) - Saindhava; पापे (pāpe) - wicked; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pāṇḍava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul; परिष्वजिष्ये (pariṣvajiṣye) - I will embrace; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - the king; धर्मात्मानं (dharmātmānaṃ) - righteous soul; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(When the wicked Saindhava is killed by the great-souled Pāṇḍava, I will embrace the righteous king, no doubt.)
There is no doubt that once the wicked Saindhava is slain by the noble Pāṇḍava, I shall embrace the righteous king.
एतावदुक्त्वा भीमं तु विसृज्य च महामनाः। सम्प्रैक्षत्तावकं सैन्यं व्याघ्रो मृगगणानिव ॥७-८७-७३॥
etāvad uktvā bhīmaṃ tu visṛjya ca mahāmanāḥ। samprīkṣat tāvakaṃ sainyaṃ vyāghro mṛgagaṇān iva ॥7-87-73॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; तु (tu) - but; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having released; च (ca) - and; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; सम्प्रैक्षत् (samprīkṣat) - looked upon; तावकम् (tāvakam) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger; मृगगणान् (mṛgagaṇān) - herds of deer; इव (iva) - like;]
(Thus, having spoken to Bhima, the great-minded one released him and looked upon your army like a tiger at herds of deer.)
Having said this, the great-minded one released Bhima and looked at your army like a tiger looks at herds of deer.
तं दृष्ट्वा प्रविविक्षन्तं सैन्यं तव जनाधिप। भूय एवाभवन्मूढं सुभृशं चाप्यकम्पत ॥७-८७-७४॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā pravivikṣantaṁ sainyaṁ tava janādhipa। bhūya evābhavanmūḍhaṁ subhṛśaṁ cāpyakampata ॥7-87-74॥
[तं (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; प्रविविक्षन्तं (pravivikṣantam) - intending to enter; सैन्यं (sainyam) - army; तव (tava) - your; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; भूय (bhūya) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अभवन्मूढं (abhavanmūḍham) - became bewildered; सुभृशं (subhṛśam) - greatly; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled;]
(Seeing him intending to enter your army, O ruler of people, again indeed became bewildered, greatly and also trembled.)
Upon seeing him about to enter your army, O ruler of the people, they became greatly bewildered and trembled once more.
ततः प्रयातः सहसा सैन्यं तव स सात्यकिः। दिदृक्षुरर्जुनं राजन्धर्मराजस्य शासनात् ॥७-८७-७५॥
tataḥ prayātaḥ sahasā sainyaṃ tava sa sātyakiḥ। didṛkṣur-arjunaṃ rājandharmarājasya śāsanāt ॥7-87-75॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; तव (tava) - your; स (sa) - that; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desiring to see; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Yudhishthira; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command;]
(Then, suddenly, your army, that Satyaki departed, desiring to see Arjuna, O king, by the command of Yudhishthira.)
Then, Satyaki suddenly departed with your army, O king, desiring to see Arjuna, as commanded by Yudhishthira.
