07.118
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
स बाहुरपतद्भूमौ सखड्गः सशुभाङ्गदः। आदधज्जीवलोकस्य दुःखमुत्तममुत्तमः ॥७-११८-१॥
sa bāhurapatadbhūmau sakhaḍgaḥ saśubhāṅgadaḥ। ādadhajjīvalokasya duḥkhamuttamamuttamaḥ ॥7-118-1॥
[स (sa) - that; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; स (sa) - with; खड्गः (khaḍgaḥ) - sword; स (sa) - with; शुभ (śubha) - beautiful; अङ्गदः (aṅgadaḥ) - bracelet; आदधत् (ādadhat) - caused; जीवलोकस्य (jīvalokasya) - of the living world; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - great; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent;]
(That arm, with sword and beautiful bracelet, fell on the ground, causing great sorrow to the living world.)
The arm, adorned with a sword and a beautiful bracelet, fell to the ground, bringing immense sorrow to all living beings.
प्रहरिष्यन्हृतो बाहुरदृश्येन किरीटिना। वेगेनाभ्यपतद्भूमौ पञ्चास्य इव पन्नगः ॥७-११८-२॥
prahariṣyan hṛto bāhur adṛśyena kirīṭinā। vegena abhyapatad bhūmau pañcāsya iva pannagaḥ ॥7-118-2॥
[प्रहरिष्यन् (prahariṣyan) - intending to strike; हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - seized; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm; अदृश्येन (adṛśyena) - by the invisible; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - fell upon; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; पञ्चास्य (pañcāsya) - five-headed; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent;]
(Intending to strike, the arm was seized by the invisible crowned one and fell upon the ground with speed like a five-headed serpent.)
The arm, intending to strike, was seized by the invisible crowned one and fell swiftly to the ground like a five-headed serpent.
स मोघं कृतमात्मानं दृष्ट्वा पार्थेन कौरवः। उत्सृज्य सात्यकिं क्रोधाद्गर्हयामास पाण्डवम् ॥७-११८-३॥
sa moghaṁ kṛtam ātmānaṁ dṛṣṭvā pārthena kauravaḥ। utsṛjya sātyakiṁ krodhād garhayām āsa pāṇḍavam ॥7-118-3॥
[स (sa) - he; मोघं (mogham) - in vain; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kaurava; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger; गर्हयामास (garhayām āsa) - criticized; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava;]
(He, having seen himself done in vain by Arjuna, the Kaurava, abandoning Satyaki out of anger, criticized the Pandava.)
Seeing himself thwarted by Arjuna, the Kaurava, in anger, abandoned Satyaki and criticized the Pandava.
नृशंसं बत कौन्तेय कर्मेदं कृतवानसि। अपश्यतो विषक्तस्य यन्मे बाहुमचिच्छिदः ॥७-११८-४॥
nṛśaṁsaṁ bata kaunteya karmedaṁ kṛtavānasi। apaśyato viṣaktasya yanme bāhumacicchidaḥ ॥7-118-4॥
[नृशंसम् (nṛśaṁsam) - cruel; बत (bata) - indeed; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; कर्म (karma) - act; इदं (idaṁ) - this; कृतवानसि (kṛtavānasi) - you have done; अपश्यतः (apaśyataḥ) - unseeing; विषक्तस्य (viṣaktasya) - attached; यत् (yat) - which; मे (me) - my; बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm; अचिच्छिदः (acicchidaḥ) - you have cut off;]
(Cruel indeed, O son of Kunti, this act you have done; unseeing, attached, you have cut off my arm.)
"O son of Kunti, you have indeed committed a cruel act by cutting off my arm while I was unaware and attached."
किं नु वक्ष्यसि राजानं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्। किं कुर्वाणो मया सङ्ख्ये हतो भूरिश्रवा इति ॥७-११८-५॥
kiṁ nu vakṣyasi rājānaṁ dharmaputraṁ yudhiṣṭhiram। kiṁ kurvāṇo mayā saṅkhye hato bhūriśravā iti ॥7-118-5॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - will you say; राजानं (rājānam) - to the king; धर्मपुत्रं (dharmaputraṁ) - son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; किं (kiṁ) - what; कुर्वाणः (kurvāṇaḥ) - doing; मया (mayā) - by me; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhurishrava; इति (iti) - thus;]
(What indeed will you say to King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma? What was Bhurishrava doing in battle, killed by me, thus?)
"What will you tell King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, about Bhurishrava being killed by me in battle?"
इदमिन्द्रेण ते साक्षादुपदिष्टं महात्मना। अस्त्रं रुद्रेण वा पार्थ द्रोणेनाथ कृपेण वा ॥७-११८-६॥
idam indreṇa te sākṣād upadiṣṭaṃ mahātmanā। astraṃ rudreṇa vā pārtha droṇenātha kṛpeṇa vā ॥7-118-6॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra; ते (te) - to you; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - instructed; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; रुद्रेण (rudreṇa) - by Rudra; वा (vā) - or; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; अथ (atha) - or; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa; वा (vā) - or;]
(This weapon was directly instructed to you by the great soul Indra, or by Rudra, O son of Pritha, or by Drona, or by Kripa.)
This weapon was directly taught to you by the great Indra, or by Rudra, O Arjuna, or by Drona, or by Kripa.
ननु नाम स्वधर्मज्ञस्त्वं लोकेऽभ्यधिकः परैः। अयुध्यमानस्य कथं रणे प्रहृतवानसि ॥७-११८-७॥
nanu nāma svadharmajñastvaṃ loke'bhyadhikaḥ paraiḥ। ayudhyamānasya kathaṃ raṇe prahṛtavānasi ॥7-118-7॥
[ननु (nanu) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; स्वधर्मज्ञः (svadharmajñaḥ) - knower of own duty; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; लोके (loke) - in the world; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; परैः (paraiḥ) - than others; अयुध्यमानस्य (ayudhyamānasya) - not fighting; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रहृतवानसि (prahṛtavānasi) - have attacked;]
(Indeed, by name, you are known as a knower of your own duty, superior in the world than others. How have you attacked in battle someone who is not fighting?)
Indeed, you are known as someone who understands their own duty and is superior to others in the world. How could you attack someone in battle who was not fighting?
न प्रमत्ताय भीताय विरथाय प्रयाचते। व्यसने वर्तमानाय प्रहरन्ति मनस्विनः ॥७-११८-८॥
na pramattāya bhītāya virathāya prayācate। vyasane vartamānāya praharanti manasvinaḥ ॥7-118-8॥
[न (na) - not; प्रमत्ताय (pramattāya) - to the careless; भीताय (bhītāya) - to the frightened; विरथाय (virathāya) - to the chariotless; प्रयाचते (prayācate) - to one who begs; वयसने (vyasane) - in distress; वर्तमानाय (vartamānāya) - to one who is present; प्रहरन्ति (praharanti) - strike; मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - the high-minded;]
(The high-minded do not strike one who is careless, frightened, chariotless, begging, or in distress.)
The noble-minded do not attack those who are careless, frightened, without a chariot, begging, or in distress.
इदं तु नीचाचरितमसत्पुरुषसेवितम्। कथमाचरितं पार्थ त्वया कर्म सुदुष्करम् ॥७-११८-९॥
idaṁ tu nīcācaritamasatpuruṣasevitam। kathamācaritaṁ pārtha tvayā karma suduṣkaram ॥7-118-9॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; तु (tu) - but; नीचाचरितम् (nīcācaritam) - base act; असत्पुरुषसेवितम् (asatpuruṣasevitam) - followed by wicked men; कथम् (katham) - how; आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कर्म (karma) - act; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult;]
(This base act, followed by wicked men, how was it performed by you, O son of Pritha, this very difficult act?)
O son of Pritha, how did you perform this base act, which is followed by wicked men and is very difficult?
आर्येण सुकरं ह्याहुरार्यकर्म धनञ्जय। अनार्यकर्म त्वार्येण सुदुष्करतरं भुवि ॥७-११८-१०॥
āryeṇa sukaraṃ hy āhur ārya-karma dhanañjaya। anārya-karma tv āryeṇa suduṣkarataraṃ bhuvi ॥7-118-10॥
[आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person; सुकरं (sukaram) - easy; हि (hi) - indeed; आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say; आर्यकर्म (ārya-karma) - noble deed; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhanañjaya; अनार्यकर्म (anārya-karma) - ignoble deed; तु (tu) - but; आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person; सुदुष्करतरं (suduṣkarataraṃ) - very difficult; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth;]
(By a noble person, they say, O Dhanañjaya, a noble deed is indeed easy; but an ignoble deed is very difficult on earth.)
O Dhanañjaya, it is said that for a noble person, performing noble deeds is easy, but performing ignoble deeds is very difficult on earth.
येषु येषु नरः पार्थ यत्र यत्र च वर्तते। आशु तच्छीलतामेति तदिदं त्वयि दृश्यते ॥७-११८-११॥
yeṣu yeṣu naraḥ pārtha yatra yatra ca vartate। āśu tacchīlatāmeti tadidaṃ tvayi dṛśyate ॥7-118-11॥
[येषु (yeṣu) - in whom; येषु (yeṣu) - in whom; नरः (naraḥ) - man; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; च (ca) - and; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; आशु (āśu) - quickly; तच्छीलताम् (tacchīlatām) - that nature; एति (eti) - attains; तत् (tad) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen;]
(In whom, in whom a man, O son of Pritha, where, where he exists, quickly attains that nature; this is seen in you.)
O son of Pritha, wherever a man exists, he quickly attains the nature of those around him; this is evident in you.
कथं हि राजवंश्यस्त्वं कौरवेयो विशेषतः। क्षत्रधर्मादपक्रान्तः सुवृत्तश्चरितव्रतः ॥७-११८-१२॥
kathaṁ hi rājavaṁśyastvaṁ kauraveyo viśeṣataḥ। kṣatradharmādapakrāntaḥ suvṛttaścaritavrataḥ ॥7-118-12॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; राजवंश्यः (rājavaṁśyaḥ) - of royal lineage; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कौरवेयः (kauraveyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; क्षत्रधर्मात् (kṣatradharmāt) - from the duty of a warrior; अपक्रान्तः (apakrāntaḥ) - deviated; सुवृत्तः (suvṛttaḥ) - well-behaved; चरितव्रतः (caritavrataḥ) - one who has undertaken vows;]
(How indeed, you of royal lineage, especially a descendant of Kuru, have deviated from the duty of a warrior, being well-behaved and one who has undertaken vows.)
How can you, being of royal lineage and especially a descendant of Kuru, deviate from the duty of a warrior, while being well-behaved and having undertaken vows?
इदं तु यदतिक्षुद्रं वार्ष्णेयार्थे कृतं त्वया। वासुदेवमतं नूनं नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते ॥७-११८-१३॥
idaṁ tu yadatikṣudraṁ vārṣṇeyārthe kṛtaṁ tvayā। vāsudevamataṁ nūnaṁ naitat tvayyupapadyate ॥7-118-13॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - which; अतिक्षुद्रं (atikṣudraṁ) - very petty; वार्ष्णेयार्थे (vārṣṇeyārthe) - for the sake of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi; कृतं (kṛtaṁ) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वासुदेवमतं (vāsudevamataṁ) - the opinion of Vāsudeva; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - indeed; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - befitting;]
(But this very petty act done by you for the sake of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi is indeed not befitting the opinion of Vāsudeva in you.)
"But this very petty act you have done for the sake of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi is indeed not in accordance with the opinion of Vāsudeva in you."
को हि नाम प्रमत्ताय परेण सह युध्यते। ईदृशं व्यसनं दद्याद्यो न कृष्णसखो भवेत् ॥७-११८-१४॥
ko hi nāma pramattāya pareṇa saha yudhyate। īdṛśaṃ vyasanaṃ dadyādyo na kṛṣṇasakho bhavet ॥7-118-14॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; प्रमत्ताय (pramattāya) - to the careless; परेण (pareṇa) - with another; सह (saha) - together; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; व्यमनम् (vyasanam) - calamity; दद्यात् (dadyāt) - would give; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; कृष्णसखः (kṛṣṇasakhaḥ) - friend of Krishna; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Who indeed by name would fight with another carelessly? Such a calamity would be given by one who is not a friend of Krishna.)
Who in their right mind would engage in battle with another carelessly? Such a disaster would only befall someone who is not a friend of Krishna.
व्रात्याः संश्लिष्टकर्माणः प्रकृत्यैव विगर्हिताः। वृष्ण्यन्धकाः कथं पार्थ प्रमाणं भवता कृताः ॥७-११८-१५॥
vrātyāḥ sanśliṣṭakarmāṇaḥ prakṛtyaiva vigarhitāḥ। vṛṣṇyandhakāḥ kathaṃ pārtha pramāṇaṃ bhavatā kṛtāḥ ॥7-118-15॥
[व्रात्याः (vrātyāḥ) - outcasts; संश्लिष्टकर्माणः (sanśliṣṭakarmāṇaḥ) - engaged in improper acts; प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature; एव (eva) - indeed; विगर्हिताः (vigarhitāḥ) - condemned; वृष्ण्यन्धकाः (vṛṣṇyandhakāḥ) - the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pṛthā; प्रमाणं (pramāṇam) - authority; भवता (bhavatā) - by you; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made;]
(Outcasts engaged in improper acts, indeed condemned by nature. How have the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas been made an authority by you, O son of Pṛthā?)
O son of Pṛthā, how have you made the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, who are outcasts engaged in improper acts and condemned by nature, an authority?
एवमुक्त्वा महाबाहुर्यूपकेतुर्महायशाः। युयुधानं परित्यज्य रणे प्रायमुपाविशत् ॥७-११८-१६॥
evamuktvā mahābāhur yūpaketur mahāyaśāḥ। yuyudhānaṃ parityajya raṇe prāyamupāviśat ॥7-118-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; यूपकेतुः (yūpaketuḥ) - Yūpaketu; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; युयुधानम् (yuyudhānam) - Yuyudhāna; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रायम् (prāyam) - fasting unto death; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down;]
(Thus having spoken, the mighty-armed and greatly renowned Yūpaketu, abandoning Yuyudhāna in battle, sat down fasting unto death.)
After speaking thus, the mighty-armed and greatly renowned Yūpaketu left Yuyudhāna in the battlefield and sat down, resolved to fast unto death.
शरानास्तीर्य सव्येन पाणिना पुण्यलक्षणः। यियासुर्ब्रह्मलोकाय प्राणान्प्राणेष्वथाजुहोत् ॥७-११८-१७॥
śarān āstīrya savyena pāṇinā puṇyalakṣaṇaḥ। yiyāsur brahmalokāya prāṇān prāṇeṣv athājuhot ॥7-118-17॥
[शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आस्तीर्य (āstīrya) - spreading; सव्येन (savyena) - with the left; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand; पुण्यलक्षणः (puṇyalakṣaṇaḥ) - auspicious sign; यियासुः (yiyāsuḥ) - desiring to go; ब्रह्मलोकाय (brahmalokāya) - to the world of Brahma; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life breaths; प्राणेषु (prāṇeṣu) - into the breaths; अथ (atha) - then; अजुहोत् (ajuhot) - offered;]
(Spreading arrows with the left hand, with auspicious signs, desiring to go to the world of Brahma, he then offered his life breaths into the breaths.)
With auspicious signs, he spread arrows with his left hand, desiring to reach the world of Brahma, and then offered his life breaths into the cosmic breaths.
सूर्ये चक्षुः समाधाय प्रसन्नं सलिले मनः। ध्यायन्महोपनिषदं योगयुक्तोऽभवन्मुनिः ॥७-११८-१८॥
sūrye cakṣuḥ samādhāya prasannaṃ salile manaḥ। dhyāyanmahopaniṣadaṃ yogayukto'bhavanmuniḥ ॥7-118-18॥
[सूर्ये (sūrye) - in the sun; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; समाधाय (samādhāya) - having fixed; प्रसन्नं (prasannaṃ) - clear; सलिले (salile) - in water; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating; महोपनिषदं (mahopaniṣadaṃ) - great Upanishad; योगयुक्तः (yogayuktaḥ) - engaged in yoga; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage;]
(Having fixed the eye on the sun, with a clear mind in water, meditating on the great Upanishad, the sage became engaged in yoga.)
The sage, focusing his gaze on the sun and clearing his mind in the water, meditated on the great Upanishad and became deeply engaged in yoga.
ततः स सर्वसेनायां जनः कृष्णधनञ्जयौ। गर्हयामास तं चापि शशंस पुरुषर्षभम् ॥७-११८-१९॥
tataḥ sa sarvasenāyāṃ janaḥ kṛṣṇadhanañjayau। garhayāmāsa taṃ cāpi śaśaṃsa puruṣarṣabham ॥7-118-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; सर्वसेनायां (sarvasenāyāṃ) - in the entire army; जनः (janaḥ) - people; कृष्णधनञ्जयौ (kṛṣṇadhanañjayau) - Krishna and Dhananjaya; गर्हयामास (garhayāmāsa) - criticized; तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शशंस (śaśaṃsa) - praised; पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - the best among men;]
(Then he, the people in the entire army, criticized Krishna and Dhananjaya, and also praised him, the best among men.)
Then, the people in the entire army criticized Krishna and Dhananjaya, but also praised him as the best among men.
निन्द्यमानौ तथा कृष्णौ नोचतुः किञ्चिदप्रियम्। प्रशस्यमानश्च तथा नाहृष्यद्यूपकेतनः ॥७-११८-२०॥
nindyamānau tathā kṛṣṇau nocatuḥ kiñcidapriyam। praśasyamānaśca tathā nāhṛṣyadyūpaketanaḥ ॥7-118-20॥
[निन्द्यमानौ (nindyamānau) - being criticized; तथा (tathā) - thus; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna; नोचतुः (nocatuḥ) - did not say; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; प्रशस्यमानः (praśasyamānaḥ) - being praised; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; न (na) - not; अहृष्यत् (ahṛṣyat) - rejoiced; यूपकेतनः (yūpaketanaḥ) - Yūpaketana;]
(Being criticized, thus Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna did not say anything unpleasant. Being praised, thus Yūpaketana did not rejoice.)
Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, even when criticized, did not utter anything unpleasant. Similarly, Yūpaketana did not feel elated when praised.
तांस्तथा वादिनो राजन्पुत्रांस्तव धनञ्जयः। अमृष्यमाणो मनसा तेषां तस्य च भाषितम् ॥७-११८-२१॥
tāṃs tathā vādino rājan putrāṃs tava dhanañjayaḥ। amṛṣyamāṇo manasā teṣāṃ tasya ca bhāṣitam ॥7-118-21॥
[ताम् (tām) - them; तथा (tathā) - thus; वादिनः (vādinaḥ) - speaking; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; तव (tava) - your; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - not tolerating; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - speech;]
(Dhananjaya, not tolerating in mind their and his speech, thus spoke to your sons, O king.)
Dhananjaya, unable to tolerate the words of your sons and his, addressed them, O king.
असङ्क्रुद्धमना वाचा स्मारयन्निव भारत। उवाच पाण्डुतनयः साक्षेपमिव फल्गुनः ॥७-११८-२२॥
asaṅkruddhamanā vācā smārayanniva bhārata। uvāca pāṇḍutanayaḥ sākṣepamiva phalgunaḥ ॥7-118-22॥
[असङ्क्रुद्धमना (asaṅkruddhamanā) - with an unangered mind; वाचा (vācā) - with speech; स्मारयन् (smārayann) - reminding; इव (iva) - as if; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; उवाच (uvāca) - said; पाण्डुतनयः (pāṇḍutanayaḥ) - the son of Pandu; साक्षेपम् (sākṣepam) - with a hint; इव (iva) - as if; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(With an unangered mind, as if reminding, O Bhārata, the son of Pandu, Arjuna, said with speech, as if with a hint.)
Arjuna, the son of Pandu, spoke to Bhārata with a calm demeanor, as if to remind him, and hinted at something in his speech.
मम सर्वेऽपि राजानो जानन्त्येतन्महाव्रतम्। न शक्यो मामको हन्तुं यो मे स्याद्बाणगोचरे ॥७-११८-२३॥
mama sarve'pi rājāno jānantyetanmahāvratam। na śakyo māmako hantuṃ yo me syādbāṇagocare ॥7-118-23॥
[मम (mama) - my; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अपि (api) - also; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; एतत् (etat) - this; महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - great vow; न (na) - not; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - able; मामकः (māmakaḥ) - mine; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; बाणगोचरे (bāṇagocare) - within arrow range;]
(All my kings also know this great vow. Mine cannot be killed who would be within my arrow range.)
All the kings are aware of my great vow: no one can kill my own who is within the range of my arrows.
यूपकेतो समीक्ष्य त्वं न मां गर्हितुमर्हसि। न हि धर्ममविज्ञाय युक्तं गर्हयितुं परम् ॥७-११८-२४॥
yūpaketo samīkṣya tvaṃ na māṃ garhitumarhasi। na hi dharmamavijñāya yuktaṃ garhayituṃ param ॥7-118-24॥
[यूपकेतो (yūpaketo) - O Yūpaketu; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; मां (māṃ) - me; गर्हितुम् (garhitum) - to blame; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; अविज्ञाय (avijñāya) - without knowing; युक्तम् (yuktam) - proper; गर्हयितुम् (garhayitum) - to blame; परम् (param) - another;]
(O Yūpaketu, having considered, you should not blame me. Indeed, without knowing dharma, it is not proper to blame another.)
O Yūpaketu, after careful consideration, you should not blame me. It is not appropriate to criticize another without understanding dharma.
आत्तशस्त्रस्य हि रणे वृष्णिवीरं जिघांसतः। यदहं बाहुमच्छैत्सं न स धर्मो विगर्हितः ॥७-११८-२५॥
āttaśastrasya hi raṇe vṛṣṇivīraṃ jighāṃsataḥ। yadahaṃ bāhumacchaitsaṃ na sa dharmo vigarhitaḥ ॥7-118-25॥
[आत्तशस्त्रस्य (āttaśastrasya) - of one who has taken up arms; हि (hi) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वृष्णिवीरं (vṛṣṇivīraṃ) - the hero of the Vṛṣṇis; जिघांसतः (jighāṃsataḥ) - desiring to kill; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm; अच्छैत्सम् (acchaitsam) - cut off; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - that; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - act of righteousness; विगर्हितः (vigarhitaḥ) - is condemned;]
(Indeed, in battle, of one who has taken up arms, desiring to kill the hero of the Vṛṣṇis, that I cut off the arm is not an act of righteousness that is condemned.)
Indeed, it is not considered unrighteous that I cut off the arm of the Vṛṣṇi hero who was armed and eager to kill in battle.
न्यस्तशस्त्रस्य बालस्य विरथस्य विवर्मणः। अभिमन्योर्वधं तात धार्मिकः को न पूजयेत् ॥७-११८-२६॥
nyastaśastrasya bālasya virathasya vivarmaṇaḥ। abhimanyorvadhaṃ tāta dhārmikaḥ ko na pūjayet ॥7-118-26॥
[न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; शस्त्रस्य (śastrasya) - of weapons; बालस्य (bālasya) - of the boy; विरथस्य (virathasya) - without a chariot; विवर्मणः (vivarmaṇaḥ) - without armor; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; तात (tāta) - O father; धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - righteous; कः (kaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - would honor;]
(Who would not honor the killing of Abhimanyu, the boy who laid down his weapons, without a chariot and armor, O father?)
O father, who among the righteous would not honor the killing of Abhimanyu, the young boy who was defenseless, without a chariot and armor?
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिरसा भूमिमस्पृशत्। पाणिना चैव सव्येन प्राहिणोदस्य दक्षिणम् ॥७-११८-२७॥
evamuktastu pārthena śirasā bhūmimaspṛśat। pāṇinā caiva savyena prāhiṇodasya dakṣiṇam ॥7-118-27॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha; शिरसा (śirasā) - with head; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - ground; अस्पृशत् (aspṛśat) - touched; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with hand; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सव्येन (savyena) - with left; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; अस्य (asya) - his; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right;]
(Thus spoken by Pārtha, he touched the ground with his head. With his left hand, he indeed sent his right.)
After being addressed by Pārtha, he bowed his head to the ground. Then, with his left hand, he sent forth his right.
एतत्पार्थस्य तु वचस्ततः श्रुत्वा महाद्युतिः। यूपकेतुर्महाराज तूष्णीमासीदवाङ्मुखः ॥७-११८-२८॥
etat pārthasya tu vacas tataḥ śrutvā mahādyutiḥ। yūpaketur mahārāja tūṣṇīm āsīd avāṅmukhaḥ ॥7-118-28॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; तु (tu) - but; वचः (vacas) - words; ततः (tataḥ) - then; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - the great radiant one; यूपकेतुः (yūpaketuḥ) - Yūpaketu; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silent; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; अवाङ्मुखः (avāṅmukhaḥ) - with downcast face;]
(This, of Pārtha, but words then having heard, the great radiant one, Yūpaketu, O great king, silent was with downcast face.)
Upon hearing these words of Pārtha, the great radiant Yūpaketu, O great king, remained silent with a downcast face.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
या प्रीतिर्धर्मराजे मे भीमे च वदतां वरे। नकुले सहदेवे च सा मे त्वयि शलाग्रज ॥७-११८-२९॥
yā prītirdharmarāje me bhīme ca vadatāṃ vare। nakule sahadeve ca sā me tvayi śalāgraja ॥7-118-29॥
[या (yā) - which; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; धर्मराजे (dharmarāje) - to Dharmaraja; मे (me) - my; भीमे (bhīme) - to Bhima; च (ca) - and; वदतां (vadatāṃ) - of speakers; वरे (vare) - best; नकुले (nakule) - to Nakula; सहदेवे (sahadeve) - to Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; सा (sā) - that; मे (me) - my; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; शलाग्रज (śalāgraja) - O elder brother of Shala;]
(The affection which is mine towards Dharmaraja, Bhima, Nakula, and Sahadeva, O best of speakers, is also in you, O elder brother of Shala.)
The love and respect I have for Dharmaraja, Bhima, Nakula, and Sahadeva, O noble speaker, is the same for you, O elder brother of Shala.
मया तु समनुज्ञातः कृष्णेन च महात्मना। गच्छ पुण्यकृताँल्लोकाञ्शिबिरौशीनरो यथा ॥७-११८-३०॥
mayā tu samanujñātaḥ kṛṣṇena ca mahātmanā। gaccha puṇyakṛtāṁllokāñśibirauśīnaro yathā ॥7-118-30॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; तु (tu) - but; समनुज्ञातः (samanujñātaḥ) - permitted; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of the virtuous; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Shibi; औशीनरः (auśīnaraḥ) - the descendant of Ushinara; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Permitted by me and the great soul Krishna, go to the worlds of the virtuous, as Shibi, the descendant of Ushinara, did.)
"Having been permitted by me and the great soul Krishna, proceed to the realms of the virtuous, just as Shibi, the descendant of Ushinara, once did."
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तत उत्थाय शैनेयो विमुक्तः सौमदत्तिना। खड्गमादाय चिच्छित्सुः शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥७-११८-३१॥
tata utthāya śaineyo vimuktaḥ saumadattinā। khaḍgam ādāya cicchitsuḥ śiras tasya mahātmanaḥ ॥7-118-31॥
[तत (tata) - then; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śini; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - freed; सौमदत्तिना (saumadattinā) - by Saumadatti; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; चिच्छित्सुः (cicchitsuḥ) - desiring to cut; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; तस्य (tasya) - his; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Then, having risen, the son of Śini, freed by Saumadatti, taking a sword, desiring to cut his head, of the great soul.)
Then, the son of Śini, having been freed by Saumadatti, rose up and took a sword, intending to cut off the head of the great soul.
निहतं पाण्डुपुत्रेण प्रमत्तं भूरिदक्षिणम्। इयेष सात्यकिर्हन्तुं शलाग्रजमकल्मषम् ॥७-११८-३२॥
nihataṁ pāṇḍuputreṇa pramattaṁ bhūridakṣiṇam। iyeṣa sātyakirhantuṁ śalāgrajamakalmaṣam ॥7-118-32॥
[निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - by the son of Pandu; प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - careless; भूरिदक्षिणम् (bhūridakṣiṇam) - generous; इयेष (iyeṣa) - desired; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; शलाग्रजम् (śalāgrajam) - the elder brother of Shala; अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam) - blameless;]
(The generous one, killed by the son of Pandu, careless, Satyaki desired to kill the elder brother of Shala, blameless.)
The generous and careless one was killed by the son of Pandu. Satyaki desired to kill the blameless elder brother of Shala.
निकृत्तभुजमासीनं छिन्नहस्तमिव द्विपम्। क्रोशतां सर्वसैन्यानां निन्द्यमानः सुदुर्मनाः ॥७-११८-३३॥
nikṛttabhujamāsīnaṃ chinnahastamiva dvipam। krośatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ nindyamānaḥ sudurmanāḥ ॥7-118-33॥
[निकृत्त (nikṛtta) - cut off; भुजम् (bhujam) - arm; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting; छिन्न (chinna) - severed; हस्तम् (hastam) - hand; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant; क्रोशताम् (krośatām) - crying; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - armies; निन्द्यमानः (nindyamānaḥ) - being reproached; सुदुर्मनाः (sudurmanāḥ) - very distressed;]
(Sitting with his arm cut off, like an elephant with a severed hand, being reproached by all the crying armies, very distressed.)
He sat there with his arm severed, like an elephant with a cut-off hand, while all the armies cried out, reproaching him, and he was deeply distressed.
वार्यमाणः स कृष्णेन पार्थेन च महात्मना। भीमेन चक्ररक्षाभ्यामश्वत्थाम्ना कृपेण च ॥७-११८-३४॥
vāryamāṇaḥ sa kṛṣṇena pārthena ca mahātmanā। bhīmena cakrarakṣābhyāmaśvatthāmnā kṛpeṇa ca ॥7-118-34॥
[वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; स (sa) - he; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; चक्ररक्षाभ्याम् (cakrarakṣābhyām) - by the protectors of the wheel; अश्वत्थाम्ना (aśvatthāmnā) - by Ashwatthama; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa; च (ca) - and;]
(Being restrained by Krishna, by Partha, by the great soul, by Bhima, by the protectors of the wheel, by Ashwatthama, by Kripa, and.)
He was being restrained by Krishna, Partha, the great soul, Bhima, the protectors of the wheel, Ashwatthama, and Kripa.
कर्णेन वृषसेनेन सैन्धवेन तथैव च। विक्रोशतां च सैन्यानामवधीत्तं यतव्रतम् ॥७-११८-३५॥
karṇena vṛṣasena saindhavena tathaiva ca। vikrośatāṃ ca sainyānāmavadhīttaṃ yatavratam ॥7-118-35॥
[कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; वृषसेनेन (vṛṣasena) - by Vṛṣasena; सैन्धवेन (saindhavena) - by the son of Sindhu (Jayadratha); तथैव (tathaiva) - also; च (ca) - and; विक्रोशतां (vikrośatāṃ) - of the shouting; च (ca) - and; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; अवधीत्तम् (avadhīttam) - killed; यतव्रतम् (yatavratam) - the resolute one;]
(By Karna, Vṛṣasena, and the son of Sindhu (Jayadratha), also, of the shouting armies, the resolute one was killed.)
The resolute one was killed by Karna, Vṛṣasena, and Jayadratha, amidst the shouting of the armies.
प्रायोपविष्टाय रणे पार्थेन छिन्नबाहवे। सात्यकिः कौरवेन्द्राय खड्गेनापाहरच्छिरः ॥७-११८-३६॥
prāyopaviṣṭāya raṇe pārthena chinnabāhave। sātyakiḥ kauravendrāya khaḍgenāpāharacchiraḥ ॥7-118-36॥
[प्रायोपविष्टाय (prāyopaviṣṭāya) - to one who is sitting in a vow of fasting unto death; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; छिन्नबाहवे (chinnabāhave) - whose arms were cut off; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; कौरवेन्द्राय (kauravendrāya) - to the lord of the Kauravas; खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with a sword; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - took away; शिरः (śiraḥ) - the head;]
(Satyaki took away the head of the lord of the Kauravas, who was sitting in a vow of fasting unto death in the battle, whose arms were cut off by Arjuna, with a sword.)
Satyaki, with a sword, beheaded the lord of the Kauravas, who was sitting in the battlefield with his arms cut off by Arjuna, having vowed to fast unto death.
नाभ्यनन्दन्त तत्सैन्याः सात्यकिं तेन कर्मणा। अर्जुनेन हतं पूर्वं यज्जघान कुरूद्वहम् ॥७-११८-३७॥
nābhyanandanta tatsainyāḥ sātyakiṃ tena karmaṇā। arjunena hataṃ pūrvaṃ yajjaghāna kurūdvaham ॥7-118-37॥
[न (na) - not; अभ्यनन्दन्त (abhyanandanta) - welcomed; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्याः (sainyāḥ) - army; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; तेन (tena) - by that; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - act; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; यत् (yat) - which; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; कुरूद्वहम् (kurūdvaham) - Kuru chief;]
(The army did not welcome Satyaki for that act, as Arjuna had previously killed the Kuru chief, which he also killed.)
The army did not appreciate Satyaki's actions because he killed the Kuru chief, who had already been slain by Arjuna.
सहस्राक्षसमं तत्र सिद्धचारणमानवाः। भूरिश्रवसमालोक्य युद्धे प्रायगतं हतम् ॥७-११८-३८॥
sahasrākṣasamaṃ tatra siddhacāraṇamānavāḥ। bhūriśravasamālokya yuddhe prāyagataṃ hatam ॥7-118-38॥
[सहस्राक्षसमम् (sahasrākṣasamam) - equal to Indra; तत्र (tatra) - there; सिद्धचारणमानवाः (siddhacāraṇamānavāḥ) - perfected beings, celestial singers, and humans; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आलोक्य (ālokya) - seeing; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रायगतं (prāyagatam) - almost gone; हतम् (hatam) - killed;]
(There, the perfected beings, celestial singers, and humans, seeing Bhūriśravas, equal to Indra, almost gone and killed in battle.)
There, the perfected beings, celestial singers, and humans saw Bhūriśravas, who was equal to Indra, almost dead and slain in battle.
अपूजयन्त तं देवा विस्मितास्तस्य कर्मभिः। पक्षवादांश्च बहुशः प्रावदंस्तस्य सैनिकाः ॥७-११८-३९॥
apūjayanta taṃ devā vismitāstasya karmabhiḥ। pakṣavādāṃśca bahuśaḥ prāvadaṃstasya sainikāḥ ॥7-118-39॥
[अपूजयन्त (apūjayanta) - worshipped; तम् (tam) - him; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; विस्मिताः (vismitāḥ) - astonished; तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds; पक्षवादान् (pakṣavādān) - arguments; च (ca) - and; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; प्रावदन् (prāvadan) - spoke; तस्य (tasya) - his; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(The gods worshipped him, astonished by his deeds. His soldiers spoke many times about the arguments.)
The gods, amazed by his actions, worshipped him. His soldiers frequently discussed the arguments.
न वार्ष्णेयस्यापराधो भवितव्यं हि तत्तथा। तस्मान्मन्युर्न वः कार्यः क्रोधो दुःखकरो नृणाम् ॥७-११८-४०॥
na vārṣṇeyasyāparādho bhavitavyaṃ hi tattathā। tasmānmanyurna vaḥ kāryaḥ krodho duḥkhakaro nṛṇām ॥7-118-40॥
[न (na) - not; वार्ष्णेयस्य (vārṣṇeyasya) - of Vārṣṇeya; अपराधः (aparādhaḥ) - fault; भवितव्यम् (bhavitavyam) - should be; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; मन्युः (manyuḥ) - anger; न (na) - not; वः (vaḥ) - your; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger; दुःखकरः (duḥkhakaraḥ) - cause of sorrow; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - for men;]
(There should indeed be no fault of Vārṣṇeya in that matter. Therefore, anger should not be yours; anger is a cause of sorrow for men.)
There should be no blame on Vārṣṇeya for that. Therefore, you should not be angry; anger causes sorrow among people.
हन्तव्यश्चैष वीरेण नात्र कार्या विचारणा। विहितो ह्यस्य धात्रैव मृत्युः सात्यकिराहवे ॥७-११८-४१॥
hantavyaś caiṣa vīreṇa nātra kāryā vicāraṇā। vihito hy asya dhātraiva mṛtyuḥ sātyakir āhave ॥7-118-41॥
[हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; च (ca) - and; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - consideration; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator; एव (eva) - indeed; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; सात्यकि (sātyaki) - Satyaki; राहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(This one is to be killed by the hero; no consideration should be done here. Indeed, his death is ordained by the creator, Satyaki, in battle.)
Satyaki is destined to kill this one in battle; there should be no second thoughts about it, as his death is decreed by fate.
सात्यकिरुवाच॥
sātyakiruvāca॥
[सात्यकि (sātyaki) - Satyaki; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Satyaki said:)
Satyaki said:
न हन्तव्यो न हन्तव्य इति यन्मां प्रभाषथ। धर्मवादैरधर्मिष्ठा धर्मकञ्चुकमास्थिताः ॥७-११८-४२॥
na hantavyo na hantavya iti yan māṃ prabhāṣatha। dharmavādair adharma-iṣṭhā dharma-kañcukam āsthitāḥ ॥7-118-42॥
[न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; न (na) - not; हन्तव्यः (hantavyaḥ) - to be killed; इति (iti) - thus; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; प्रभाषथ (prabhāṣatha) - you speak; धर्मवादैः (dharmavādaiḥ) - with righteous arguments; अधर्मिष्ठाः (adharma-iṣṭhāḥ) - unrighteous ones; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; कञ्चुकम् (kañcukam) - cloak; आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - wearing;]
("Not to be killed, not to be killed," thus you speak to me with righteous arguments, unrighteous ones wearing the cloak of righteousness.)
You say to me, "He should not be killed, he should not be killed," with arguments of righteousness, while you are actually unrighteous, cloaked in the guise of righteousness.
यदा बालः सुभद्रायाः सुतः शस्त्रविनाकृतः। युष्माभिर्निहतो युद्धे तदा धर्मः क्व वो गतः ॥७-११८-४३॥
yadā bālaḥ subhadrāyāḥ sutaḥ śastravinākṛtaḥ। yuṣmābhirnihato yuddhe tadā dharmaḥ kva vo gataḥ ॥7-118-43॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; बालः (bālaḥ) - boy; सुभद्रायाः (subhadrāyāḥ) - of Subhadra; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; शस्त्रविनाकृतः (śastravinākṛtaḥ) - deprived of weapons; युष्माभिः (yuṣmābhiḥ) - by you; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; क्व (kva) - where; वः (vaḥ) - your; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(When the boy, the son of Subhadra, was deprived of weapons and killed by you in battle, then where did your dharma go?)
When the young son of Subhadra was left defenseless and slain by you in the battle, where was your sense of righteousness then?
मया त्वेतत्प्रतिज्ञातं क्षेपे कस्मिंश्चिदेव हि। यो मां निष्पिष्य सङ्ग्रामे जीवन्हन्यात्पदा रुषा ॥ स मे वध्यो भवेच्छत्रुर्यद्यपि स्यान्मुनिव्रतः ॥७-११८-४४॥
mayā tvetatpratijñātaṃ kṣepe kasmiṃścideva hi। yo māṃ niṣpiṣya saṅgrāme jīvanhanyātpadā ruṣā ॥ sa me vadhyo bhavecchatruryadyapi syānmunivrataḥ ॥7-118-44॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; तु (tu) - but; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रतिज्ञातं (pratijñātaṃ) - promised; क्षेपे (kṣepe) - in haste; कस्मिंश्चिदेव (kasmiṃścideva) - in some situation indeed; हि (hi) - for; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; निष्पिष्य (niṣpiṣya) - crushing; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; पदा (padā) - with foot; रुषा (ruṣā) - in anger; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - to be killed; भवेत् (bhavet) - would become; शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if; स्यात् (syāt) - he might be; मुनिव्रतः (munivrataḥ) - a sage in vow;]
(By me, this was promised in haste indeed, for whoever, crushing me in battle, alive, would kill with foot in anger, he would become my enemy to be killed, even if he might be a sage in vow.)
I have promised in haste that whoever crushes me in battle and tries to kill me with his foot in anger, even if he is a sage, he will become my enemy and must be killed.
चेष्टमानं प्रतीघाते सभुजं मां सचक्षुषः। मन्यध्वं मृतमित्येवमेतद्वो बुद्धिलाघवम् ॥ युक्तो ह्यस्य प्रतीघातः कृतो मे कुरुपुङ्गवाः ॥७-११८-४५॥
ceṣṭamānaṃ pratīghāte sabhujaṃ māṃ sacakṣuṣaḥ। manyadhvaṃ mṛtamityevametadvo buddhilāghavam ॥ yukto hyasya pratīghātaḥ kṛto me kurupuṅgavāḥ ॥7-118-45॥
[चेष्टमानं (ceṣṭamānam) - struggling; प्रतीघाते (pratīghāte) - in resistance; सभुजं (sabhujaṃ) - with arms; मां (māṃ) - me; सचक्षुषः (sacakṣuṣaḥ) - with eyes; मन्यध्वं (manyadhvaṃ) - you think; मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; एतत् (etat) - this; वः (vaḥ) - your; बुद्धिलाघवम् (buddhilāghavam) - lack of understanding; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - appropriate; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; प्रतीघातः (pratīghātaḥ) - resistance; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; मे (me) - by me; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - O best of the Kurus;]
(Struggling in resistance with arms and eyes, you think me dead; thus, this is your lack of understanding. Indeed, this resistance has been done by me, O best of the Kurus.)
Struggling with arms and eyes in resistance, you mistakenly think I am dead; this shows your lack of understanding. Indeed, this resistance was orchestrated by me, O best of the Kurus.
यत्तु पार्थेन मत्स्नेहात्स्वां प्रतिज्ञां च रक्षता। सखड्गोऽस्य हृतो बाहुरेतेनैवास्मि वञ्चितः ॥७-११८-४६॥
yattu pārthena matsnehātsvāṃ pratijñāṃ ca rakṣatā। sakhaḍgo'sya hṛto bāhuretenaivāsmi vañcitaḥ ॥7-118-46॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; मत्स्नेहात् (matsnehāt) - out of affection for me; स्वां (svāṃ) - his own; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - promise; च (ca) - and; रक्षता (rakṣatā) - protecting; सखड्गः (sakhaḍgaḥ) - with sword; अस्य (asya) - his; हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - taken away; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm; एतेन (etena) - by this; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived;]
(But that, by Arjuna, out of affection for me, protecting his own promise, with sword, his arm was taken away by this, indeed I am deceived.)
Arjuna, out of affection for me and while keeping his promise, had his arm taken away by this sword, and thus I am deceived.
भवितव्यं च यद्भावि दैवं चेष्टयतीव च। सोऽयं हतो विमर्देऽस्मिन्किमत्राधर्मचेष्टितम् ॥७-११८-४७॥
bhavitavyaṁ ca yadbhāvi daivaṁ ceṣṭayatīva ca। so'yaṁ hato vimarde'sminkimatrādharmaceṣṭitam ॥7-118-47॥
[भवितव्यं (bhavitavyam) - destined; च (ca) - and; यद्भावि (yadbhāvi) - what is to happen; दैवं (daivam) - fate; चेष्टयतीव (ceṣṭayatīva) - seems to act; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अयम् (ayam) - this; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; विमर्दे (vimarde) - in battle; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; किम् (kim) - what; अत्र (atra) - here; अधर्मचेष्टितम् (adharmaceṣṭitam) - unrighteous act;]
(Destined and what is to happen, fate seems to act. He is killed in this battle; what unrighteous act is here?)
"What is destined and what is to happen is driven by fate. He has been killed in this battle; what unrighteous act is there in this?"
अपि चायं पुरा गीतः श्लोको वाल्मीकिना भुवि। पीडाकरममित्राणां यत्स्यात्कर्तव्यमेव तत् ॥७-११८-४८॥
api cāyaṃ purā gītaḥ śloko vālmīkinā bhuvi। pīḍākaramamitrāṇāṃ yatsyātkartavyameva tat ॥7-118-48॥
[अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; पुरा (purā) - formerly; गीतः (gītaḥ) - sung; श्लोकः (ślokaḥ) - verse; वाल्मीकिना (vālmīkinā) - by Vālmīki; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; पीडाकरम् (pīḍākaram) - causing pain; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - to enemies; यत् (yat) - which; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Also, this verse was formerly sung by Vālmīki on earth: 'That which may cause pain to enemies must indeed be done.')
Furthermore, this verse was once composed by Vālmīki on earth, emphasizing that actions which may cause distress to foes are necessary to undertake.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्ते महाराज सर्वे कौरवपाण्डवाः। न स्म किञ्चिदभाषन्त मनसा समपूजयन् ॥७-११८-४९॥
evamukte mahārāja sarve kauravapāṇḍavāḥ। na sma kiñcidabhāṣanta manasā samapūjayan ॥7-118-49॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कौरव-पाण्डवाः (kaurava-pāṇḍavāḥ) - Kauravas and Pandavas; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - spoke; मनसा (manasā) - in their minds; समपूजयन् (samapūjayan) - they all worshipped;]
(Thus having been said, O great king, all the Kauravas and Pandavas did not speak anything, they all worshipped in their minds.)
Upon hearing this, O great king, all the Kauravas and Pandavas remained silent and worshipped in their minds.
मन्त्रैर्हि पूतस्य महाध्वरेषु; यशस्विनो भूरिसहस्रदस्य। मुनेरिवारण्यगतस्य तस्य; न तत्र कश्चिद्वधमभ्यनन्दत् ॥७-११८-५०॥
mantrairhi pūtasya mahādhvareṣu; yaśasvino bhūrisahasradasya। munerivāraṇyagatasya tasya; na tatra kaścidvadhamabhyanandat ॥7-118-50॥
[मन्त्रैः (mantraiḥ) - by mantras; हि (hi) - indeed; पूतस्य (pūtasya) - of the purified; महाध्वरेषु (mahādhvareṣu) - in great sacrifices; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the famous one; भूरिसहस्रदस्य (bhūrisahasradasya) - of the giver of many thousands; मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage; इव (iva) - like; अरण्यगतस्य (araṇyagatasya) - who has gone to the forest; तस्य (tasya) - of him; न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वधम् (vadham) - killing; अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - approved;]
(By mantras indeed purified in great sacrifices, of the famous one, the giver of many thousands, like the sage who has gone to the forest, of him, there no one approved of the killing.)
By the mantras, indeed, purified in great sacrifices, of the famous one who gives many thousands, like the sage who has gone to the forest, no one there approved of the killing.
सुनीलकेशं वरदस्य तस्य; शूरस्य पारावतलोहिताक्षम्। अश्वस्य मेध्यस्य शिरो निकृत्तं; न्यस्तं हविर्धानमिवोत्तरेण ॥७-११८-५१॥
sunīlakeśaṃ varadasya tasya; śūrasya pārāvalohitākṣam। aśvasya medhyasya śiro nikṛttaṃ; nyastaṃ havirdhānamivottareṇa ॥7-118-51॥
[सुनीलकेशं (sunīlakeśaṃ) - with dark blue hair; वरदस्य (varadasya) - of the boon-giver; तस्य (tasya) - his; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; पारावतलोहिताक्षम् (pārāvalohitākṣam) - with pigeon-red eyes; अश्वस्य (aśvasya) - of the horse; मेध्यस्य (medhyasya) - of the sacrificial; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; निकृत्तं (nikṛttaṃ) - severed; न्यस्तं (nyastaṃ) - placed; हविर्धानमिव (havirdhānamiva) - like an offering; उत्तरेण (uttareṇa) - by the north;]
(With dark blue hair, of the boon-giver, his; of the hero, with pigeon-red eyes. Of the horse, of the sacrificial, the head severed; placed like an offering by the north.)
The severed head of the sacrificial horse, with dark blue hair and pigeon-red eyes, belonging to the boon-giver hero, was placed like an offering to the north.
स तेजसा शस्त्रहतेन पूतो; महाहवे देहवरं विसृज्य। आक्रामदूर्ध्वं वरदो वरार्हो; व्यावृत्य धर्मेण परेण रोदसी ॥७-११८-५२॥
sa tejasā śastrahatena pūto; mahāhave dehavaraṃ visṛjya। ākrāmadūrdhvaṃ varado varārho; vyāvṛtya dharmeṇa pareṇa rodasī ॥7-118-52॥
[स (sa) - he; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; शस्त्रहतेन (śastrahatena) - by weapon-struck; पूतो (pūto) - purified; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; देहवरं (dehavaraṃ) - body excellent; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having abandoned; आक्रामत् (ākrāmat) - ascended; ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ) - upwards; वरदः (varadaḥ) - boon-giver; वरार्हः (varārhaḥ) - worthy of boons; व्यावृत्य (vyāvṛtya) - having turned back; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; परेण (pareṇa) - supreme; रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth;]
(He, purified by the brilliance of being struck by a weapon, having abandoned his excellent body in the great battle, ascended upwards, the boon-giver, worthy of boons, having turned back by supreme righteousness, to heaven and earth.)
He, purified by the brilliance of being struck by a weapon, left his excellent body in the great battle and ascended upwards. As a boon-giver worthy of boons, he turned back by supreme righteousness to the realms of heaven and earth.
