07.119
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
अजितो द्रोणराधेयविकर्णकृतवर्मभिः। तीर्णः सैन्यार्णवं वीरः प्रतिश्रुत्य युधिष्ठिरे ॥७-११९-१॥
ajito droṇarādheyavikarṇakṛtavarmabhiḥ। tīrṇaḥ sainyārṇavaṃ vīraḥ pratiśrutya yudhiṣṭhire ॥7-119-1॥
[अजितः (ajitaḥ) - unconquered; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; राधेय (rādheya) - Radheya; विकर्ण (vikarṇa) - Vikarna; कृतवर्मभिः (kṛtavarmabhiḥ) - by Kritavarma; तीर्णः (tīrṇaḥ) - crossed; सैन्य (sainya) - army; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - promising; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - to Yudhishthira;]
(The hero, unconquered by Drona, Radheya, Vikarna, and Kritavarma, crossed the ocean of armies, promising to Yudhishthira.)
The hero, having promised Yudhishthira, remained unconquered by Drona, Radheya, Vikarna, and Kritavarma, and successfully crossed the vast ocean of armies.
स कथं कौरवेयेण समरेष्वनिवारितः। निगृह्य भूरिश्रवसा बलाद्भुवि निपातितः ॥७-११९-२॥
sa kathaṁ kauraveyeṇa samareṣvanivāritaḥ। nigṛhya bhūriśravasā balādbhūvi nipātitaḥ ॥7-119-2॥
[स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; कौरवेयेण (kauraveyeṇa) - by the Kaurava; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; अनिवारितः (anivāritaḥ) - unstoppable; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; भूरिश्रवसा (bhūriśravasā) - by Bhurishravas; बलात् (balāt) - by force; भुवि (bhūvi) - to the ground; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was thrown;]
(He, unstoppable in battles, was seized by the Kaurava and thrown to the ground by Bhurishravas by force.)
He, who was unstoppable in battles, was seized by the Kaurava and forcefully thrown to the ground by Bhurishravas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
शृणु राजन्निहोत्पत्तिं शैनेयस्य यथा पुरा। यथा च भूरिश्रवसो यत्र ते संशयो नृप ॥७-११९-३॥
śṛṇu rājannihotpattiṃ śaineyasya yathā purā। yathā ca bhūriśravaso yatra te saṃśayo nṛpa ॥7-119-3॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इह (iha) - here; उत्पत्तिं (utpattiṃ) - origin; शैनेयस्य (śaineyasya) - of Śaineya; यथा (yathā) - as; पुरा (purā) - formerly; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; भूरिश्रवसो (bhūriśravaso) - of Bhūriśravas; यत्र (yatra) - where; ते (te) - your; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Listen, O king, here is the origin of Śaineya as it was formerly, and of Bhūriśravas where your doubt lies, O king.)
Listen, O king, to the origin of Śaineya as it was in the past, and also to the story of Bhūriśravas where your doubt lies, O king.
अत्रेः पुत्रोऽभवत्सोमः सोमस्य तु बुधः स्मृतः। बुधस्यासीन्महेन्द्राभः पुत्र एकः पुरूरवाः ॥७-११९-४॥
atreḥ putro'bhavatsomaḥ somasya tu budhaḥ smṛtaḥ। budhasyāsīnmahendrābhaḥ putra ekaḥ purūravāḥ ॥7-119-4॥
[अत्रेः (atreḥ) - of Atri; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; सोमः (somaḥ) - Soma; सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma; तु (tu) - but; बुधः (budhaḥ) - Budha; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; बुधस्य (budhasya) - of Budha; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; महेन्द्राभः (mahendrābhaḥ) - Mahendrābha; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - Pururavāḥ;]
(Of Atri, the son became Soma; of Soma, but Budha is remembered. Of Budha, was Mahendrābha, the son, one Pururavāḥ.)
Atri's son was Soma, and Soma's son was Budha, who is remembered. Budha's son was Mahendrābha, and his son was Pururavāḥ.
पुरूरवस आयुस्तु आयुषो नहुषः स्मृतः। नहुषस्य ययातिस्तु राजर्षिर्देवसंमितः ॥७-११९-५॥
purūravasa āyustu āyuṣo nahuṣaḥ smṛtaḥ। nahuṣasya yayātistu rājarṣirdevaṃsamitaḥ ॥7-119-5॥
[पुरूरवस (purūravasa) - Pururavas; आयुः (āyuḥ) - Ayu; तु (tu) - but; आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of Ayu; नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered; नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahusha; ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati; तु (tu) - but; राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage; देवसंमितः (devaṃsamitaḥ) - equal to gods;]
(Pururavas is Ayu, but Nahusha is remembered as the son of Ayu. Yayati, the son of Nahusha, is a royal sage equal to gods.)
Pururavas is known as Ayu, but Nahusha is remembered as Ayu's son. Yayati, Nahusha's son, is a royal sage comparable to the gods.
ययातेर्देवयान्यां तु यदुर्ज्येष्ठोऽभवत्सुतः। यदोरभूदन्ववाये देवमीढ इति श्रुतः ॥७-११९-६॥
yayāterdevayānyāṃ tu yadurjyeṣṭho'bhavatsutaḥ। yadorabhūdanvavāye devamīḍha iti śrutaḥ ॥7-119-6॥
[ययातेः (yayāteḥ) - of Yayati; देवयान्यां (devayānyāṃ) - in Devayani; तु (tu) - but; यदुः (yaduḥ) - Yadu; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; यदः (yadaḥ) - of Yadu; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; अन्ववाये (anvavāye) - in the lineage; देवमीढः (devamīḍhaḥ) - Devamidha; इति (iti) - thus; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known;]
(Of Yayati, in Devayani, but Yadu became the eldest son. Of Yadu was in the lineage Devamidha thus known.)
Yadu, the eldest son of Yayati and Devayani, was known as Devamidha in the lineage.
यादवस्तस्य च सुतः शूरस्त्रैलोक्यसंमतः। शूरस्य शौरिर्नृवरो वसुदेवो महायशाः ॥७-११९-७॥
yādavastasya ca sutaḥ śūrastrailokyasaṁmataḥ। śūrasya śaurirnṛvaro vasudevo mahāyaśāḥ ॥7-119-7॥
[यादवः (yādavaḥ) - descendant of Yadu; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; शूरः (śūraḥ) - Shura; त्रैलोक्य (trailokya) - three worlds; संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - respected; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of Shura; शौरिः (śauriḥ) - descendant of Shura; नृवरः (nṛvaraḥ) - best among men; वसुदेवः (vasudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(The descendant of Yadu, his son Shura, respected in the three worlds. Of Shura, the descendant, the best among men, Vasudeva, greatly renowned.)
The descendant of Yadu, Shura, who is respected across the three worlds, had a son. This son, Vasudeva, was a descendant of Shura and was greatly renowned as the best among men.
धनुष्यनवरः शूरः कार्तवीर्यसमो युधि। तद्वीर्यश्चापि तत्रैव कुले शिनिरभून्नृपः ॥७-११९-८॥
dhanuṣyanavaraḥ śūraḥ kārtavīryasamo yudhi। tadvīryaścāpi tatraiva kule śinirabhūnnṛpaḥ ॥7-119-8॥
[धनुष्यनवरः (dhanuṣyanavaraḥ) - excellent archer; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; कार्तवीर्यसमः (kārtavīryasamaḥ) - equal to Kārtavīrya; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; तद्वीर्यः (tadvīryaḥ) - his prowess; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; कुले (kule) - in the lineage; शिनिः (śiniḥ) - Śini; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king;]
(An excellent archer, heroic, equal to Kārtavīrya in battle; his prowess also was there itself in the lineage, King Śini.)
King Śini, an excellent archer and heroic warrior, was equal to Kārtavīrya in battle, and his prowess was renowned in his lineage.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवकस्य महात्मनः। दुहितुः स्वयंवरे राजन्सर्वक्षत्रसमागमे ॥७-११९-९॥
etasmínneva kāle tu devakasya mahātmanaḥ। duhituḥ svayaṃvare rājansarvakṣatrasamāgame ॥7-119-9॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at this very time; काले (kāle) - at the time; तु (tu) - but; देवकस्य (devakasya) - of Devaka; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul; दुहितुः (duhituḥ) - daughter; स्वयंवरे (svayaṃvare) - in the svayamvara; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्व (sarva) - all; क्षत्र (kṣatra) - kshatriyas; समागमे (samāgame) - in the assembly;]
(At this very time, O king, in the svayamvara of the daughter of the great soul Devaka, in the assembly of all kshatriyas.)
At this very moment, O king, during the svayamvara ceremony of Devaka's daughter, amidst the gathering of all the kshatriyas.
तत्र वै देवकीं देवीं वसुदेवार्थमाप्तवान्। निर्जित्य पार्थिवान्सर्वान्रथमारोपयच्छिनिः ॥७-११९-१०॥
tatra vai devakīṃ devīṃ vasudevārthamāptavān। nirjitya pārthivānsarvānrathamāropayacchiniḥ ॥7-119-10॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; वै (vai) - indeed; देवकीं (devakīṃ) - Devaki; देवीं (devīṃ) - goddess; वसुदेव (vasudeva) - Vasudeva; अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - placed; शिनिः (śiniḥ) - Shini;]
(There indeed, Devaki, the goddess, was obtained for the sake of Vasudeva. Having conquered all the kings, Shini placed them on the chariot.)
There, indeed, Devaki, the goddess, was obtained for Vasudeva's sake. After conquering all the kings, Shini placed them on the chariot.
तां दृष्ट्वा देवकीं शौरे रथस्थां पुरुषर्षभः। नामृष्यत महातेजाः सोमदत्तः शिनेर्नृप ॥७-११९-११॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devakīṃ śaure rathasthāṃ puruṣarṣabhaḥ। nāmṛṣyata mahātejāḥ somadattaḥ śinernṛpa ॥7-119-11॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवकीम् (devakīm) - Devaki; शौरे (śaure) - O descendant of Shura; रथस्थाम् (rathasthām) - standing on the chariot; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men; नामृष्यत (nāmṛṣyata) - did not tolerate; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Shini; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Having seen her, Devaki, standing on the chariot, O descendant of Shura, the greatly powerful bull among men, King Somadatta, did not tolerate.)
Upon seeing Devaki standing on the chariot, the powerful King Somadatta, a descendant of Shini and a bull among men, could not tolerate it, O descendant of Shura.
तयोर्युद्धमभूद्राजन्दिनार्धं चित्रमद्भुतम्। बाहुयुद्धं सुबलिनोः शक्रप्रह्रादयोरिव ॥७-११९-१२॥
tayoryuddhamabhūdrājandinārdhaṃ citramadbhutam। bāhuyuddhaṃ subalinoḥ śakraprahrādayoriva ॥7-119-12॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दिनार्धम् (dinārdham) - half a day; चित्रम् (citram) - wonderful; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - amazing; बाहुयुद्धम् (bāhuyuddham) - hand-to-hand combat; सुबलिनोः (subalinoḥ) - of the strong ones; शक्रप्रह्रादयोः (śakraprahrādayoḥ) - of Shakra and Prahlada; इव (iva) - like;]
(Of the two, the battle was, O king, for half a day, wonderful and amazing. The hand-to-hand combat of the strong ones was like that of Shakra and Prahlada.)
O king, the battle between the two lasted for half a day and was both wonderful and amazing. The hand-to-hand combat of the strong warriors was reminiscent of the legendary fight between Shakra and Prahlada.
शिनिना सोमदत्तस्तु प्रसह्य भुवि पातितः। असिमुद्यम्य केशेषु प्रगृह्य च पदा हतः ॥७-११९-१३॥
śininā somadattastu prasahya bhuvi pātitaḥ। asimudyamya keśeṣu pragṛhya ca padā hataḥ ॥7-119-13॥
[शिनिना (śininā) - by Shini; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; तु (tu) - but; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - thrown down; असिम् (asim) - sword; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - seizing; च (ca) - and; पदा (padā) - with the foot; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(By Shini, Somadatta was forcibly thrown down on the ground; raising the sword, seizing by the hair, and killed with the foot.)
Shini forcibly threw Somadatta to the ground, raised his sword, seized him by the hair, and killed him with his foot.
मध्ये राजसहस्राणां प्रेक्षकाणां समन्ततः। कृपया च पुनस्तेन जीवेति स विसर्जितः ॥७-११९-१४॥
madhye rājasahasrāṇāṃ prekṣakāṇāṃ samantataḥ। kṛpayā ca punastena jīveti sa visarjitaḥ ॥7-119-14॥
[मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; राजसहस्राणां (rājasahasrāṇāṃ) - of thousands of kings; प्रेक्षकाणां (prekṣakāṇāṃ) - of spectators; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punas) - again; तेन (tena) - by him; जीव (jīva) - live; इति (iti) - thus; स (sa) - he; विसर्जितः (visarjitaḥ) - was released;]
(In the midst of thousands of kings and spectators all around, with compassion and again by him, 'Live', thus he was released.)
In the midst of thousands of kings and spectators all around, he was released with compassion and the words 'Live again' spoken by him.
तदवस्थः कृतस्तेन सोमदत्तोऽथ मारिष। प्रसादयन्महादेवममर्षवशमास्थितः ॥७-११९-१५॥
tadavasthaḥ kṛtastena somadatto'tha māriṣa। prasādayanmahādevamamarṣavaśamāsthitaḥ ॥7-119-15॥
[तदवस्थः (tadavasthaḥ) - in that state; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; तेन (tena) - by him; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; अथ (atha) - then; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one; प्रसादयन् (prasādayan) - appeasing; महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Mahadeva; अमर्षवशम् (amarṣavaśam) - under the sway of anger; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated;]
(In that state, Somadatta, made by him, then, O gentle one, appeasing Mahadeva, situated under the sway of anger.)
In that state, Somadatta, influenced by him, then, O gentle one, tried to appease Mahadeva, who was under the sway of anger.
तस्य तुष्टो महादेवो वराणां वरदः प्रभुः। वरेण छन्दयामास स तु वव्रे वरं नृपः ॥७-११९-१६॥
tasya tuṣṭo mahādevo varāṇāṃ varadaḥ prabhuḥ। vareṇa chandayāmāsa sa tu vavre varaṃ nṛpaḥ ॥7-119-16॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तुष्टः (tuṣṭaḥ) - pleased; महादेवः (mahādevaḥ) - Mahadeva; वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons; वरदः (varadaḥ) - bestower; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; वरेण (vareṇa) - with a boon; छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - satisfied; सः (saḥ) - he; तु (tu) - but; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; वरम् (varam) - boon; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king;]
(Pleased with him, Mahadeva, the lord and bestower of boons, satisfied him with a boon, but the king chose a boon.)
Mahadeva, pleased with him, offered a boon as the lord and bestower of boons, and the king, in turn, chose his boon.
पुत्रमिच्छामि भगवन्यो निहन्याच्छिनेः सुतम्। मध्ये राजसहस्राणां पदा हन्याच्च संयुगे ॥७-११९-१७॥
putramicchāmi bhagavanyo nihanyācchineḥ sutam। madhye rājasahasrāṇāṃ padā hanyācca saṃyuge ॥7-119-17॥
[पुत्रम् (putram) - son; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; यः (yaḥ) - who; निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - would slay; क्षिनेः (kṣineḥ) - of the enemy; सुतम् (sutam) - son; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; राजसहस्राणाम् (rājasahasrāṇām) - of thousands of kings; पदा (padā) - by foot; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(I desire a son, O Lord, who would slay the enemy's son by foot in the midst of thousands of kings and would kill in battle.)
O Lord, I wish for a son who can defeat the enemy's son amidst thousands of kings and triumph in battle.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सोमदत्तस्य पार्थिव। एवमस्त्विति तत्रोक्त्वा स देवोऽन्तरधीयत ॥७-११९-१८॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā somadattasya pārthiva। evamastviti tatroktvā sa devo'ntaradhīyata ॥7-119-18॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṁ) - that speech; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - king; एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; तत्र (tatra) - there; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; सः (saḥ) - he; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared;]
(Having heard that speech of Somadatta, the king said, "Let it be so," and the god disappeared there.)
Upon hearing the words of Somadatta, the king agreed, saying, "Let it be so," and then the god vanished from that place.
स तेन वरदानेन लब्धवान्भूरिदक्षिणम्। न्यपातयच्च समरे सौमदत्तिः शिनेः सुतम् ॥७-११९-१९॥
sa tena varadānena labdhavānbhūridakṣiṇam। nyapātayacca samare saumadattiḥ śineḥ sutam ॥7-119-19॥
[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; वरदानेन (varadānena) - by the boon; लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained; भूरिदक्षिणम् (bhūridakṣiṇam) - great wealth; न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - felled; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Śini; सुतम् (sutam) - the son;]
(He, by that boon, obtained great wealth and felled the son of Śini in battle, Saumadatti.)
With the boon he received, he gained immense wealth and in the battle, Saumadatti struck down the son of Śini.
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि। न हि शक्या रणे जेतुं सात्वता मनुजर्षभ ॥७-११९-२०॥
etat te kathitaṁ rājan yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi। na hi śakyā raṇe jetuṁ sātvata manujarṣabha ॥7-119-20॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; कथितं (kathitaṁ) - told; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - ask; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्या (śakyā) - possible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; सात्वता (sātvata) - Sātvatas; मनुजर्षभ (manujarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(This has been told to you, O king, which you ask me. Indeed, it is not possible to conquer the Sātvatas in battle, O best of men.)
"This is what I have told you, O king, in response to your inquiry. It is indeed impossible to defeat the Sātvatas in battle, O best of men."
लब्धलक्ष्याश्च सङ्ग्रामे बहवश्चित्रयोधिनः। देवदानवगन्धर्वान्विजेतारो ह्यविस्मिताः ॥ स्ववीर्यविजये युक्ता नैते परपरिग्रहाः ॥७-११९-२१॥
labdhalakṣyāśca saṅgrāme bahavaścitrayodhinaḥ। devadānavagandharvān vijetāro hyavismitāḥ ॥ svavīryavijaye yuktā naite paraparigrahāḥ ॥7-119-21॥
[लब्धलक्ष्याः (labdhalakṣyāḥ) - having achieved their aim; च (ca) - and; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; चित्रयोधिनः (citrayodhinaḥ) - skilled warriors; देवदानवगन्धर्वान् (devadānavagandharvān) - gods, demons, and celestial beings; विजेतारः (vijetāraḥ) - conquerors; हि (hi) - indeed; अविस्मिताः (avismitāḥ) - unastonished; स्ववीर्यविजये (svavīryavijaye) - in their own heroic victory; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; न (na) - not; एते (ete) - these; परपरिग्रहाः (paraparigrahāḥ) - dependent on others;]
(Having achieved their aim, many skilled warriors in battle, conquerors of gods, demons, and celestial beings, indeed unastonished, engaged in their own heroic victory, these are not dependent on others.)
Having achieved their aim, many skilled warriors in battle, conquerors of gods, demons, and celestial beings, indeed unastonished, are engaged in their own heroic victory and are not dependent on others.
न तुल्यं वृष्णिभिरिह दृश्यते किञ्चन प्रभो। भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च बलेन भरतर्षभ ॥७-११९-२२॥
na tulyaṁ vṛṣṇibhir iha dṛśyate kiñcana prabho। bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhaviṣya ca balena bharatarṣabha ॥7-119-22॥
[न (na) - not; तुल्यं (tulyaṁ) - equal; वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vṛṣṇis; इह (iha) - here; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; भूतं (bhūtaṁ) - past; भव्यं (bhavyaṁ) - present; भविष्य (bhaviṣya) - future; च (ca) - and; बलेन (balena) - by strength; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(O lord, nothing equal is seen here by the Vṛṣṇis, in the past, present, or future, by strength, O best of the Bharatas.)
O lord, nothing comparable is seen here by the Vṛṣṇis, whether in the past, present, or future, by strength, O best of the Bharatas.
न ज्ञातिमवमन्यन्ते वृद्धानां शासने रताः। न देवासुरगन्धर्वा न यक्षोरगराक्षसाः ॥ जेतारो वृष्णिवीराणां न पुनर्मानुषा रणे ॥७-११९-२३॥
na jñātimavamanyante vṛddhānāṃ śāsane ratāḥ। na devāsuragandharvā na yakṣoragarākṣasāḥ ॥ jetāro vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ na punarmānuṣā raṇe ॥7-119-23॥
[न (na) - not; ज्ञातिमवमन्यन्ते (jñātimavamanyante) - disrespect relatives; वृद्धानां (vṛddhānāṃ) - of the elders; शासने (śāsane) - in the rule; रताः (ratāḥ) - engaged; न (na) - not; देवासुरगन्धर्वा (devāsuragandharvā) - gods, demons, and celestial beings; न (na) - not; यक्षोरगराक्षसाः (yakṣoragarākṣasāḥ) - yakshas, serpents, and demons; जेतारः (jetāraḥ) - conquerors; वृष्णिवीराणां (vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ) - of the Vrishni heroes; न (na) - not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - humans; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Those engaged in the rule of the elders do not disrespect relatives. Neither gods, demons, nor celestial beings, nor yakshas, serpents, and demons are conquerors of the Vrishni heroes, nor again are humans in battle.)
Those who are devoted to the rule of the elders do not disrespect their relatives. Neither gods, demons, nor celestial beings, nor yakshas, serpents, and demons can conquer the heroes of the Vrishni clan, nor can humans in battle.
ब्रह्मद्रव्ये गुरुद्रव्ये ज्ञातिद्रव्येऽप्यहिंसकाः। एतेषां रक्षितारश्च ये स्युः कस्याञ्चिदापदि ॥७-११९-२४॥
brahmadravye gurudravye jñātidravye'pyahiṁsakāḥ। eteṣāṁ rakṣitāraśca ye syuḥ kasyāñcidāpadi ॥7-119-24॥
[ब्रह्मद्रव्ये (brahmadravye) - in the wealth of Brahmins; गुरुद्रव्ये (gurudravye) - in the wealth of teachers; ज्ञातिद्रव्ये (jñātidravye) - in the wealth of relatives; अपि (api) - also; अहिंसकाः (ahiṁsakāḥ) - non-violent; एतेषां (eteṣāṁ) - of these; रक्षितारः (rakṣitāraḥ) - protectors; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; स्युः (syuḥ) - may be; कस्याञ्चित् (kasyāñcit) - in any; आपदि (āpadi) - calamity;]
(In the wealth of Brahmins, in the wealth of teachers, in the wealth of relatives, also non-violent; protectors of these who may be in any calamity.)
Those who are non-violent in the wealth of Brahmins, teachers, and relatives, and who protect them in any calamity, are commendable.
अर्थवन्तो न चोत्सिक्ता ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यवादिनः। समर्थान्नावमन्यन्ते दीनानभ्युद्धरन्ति च ॥७-११९-२५॥
arthavanto na cotsiktā brahmaṇyāḥ satyavādinaḥ। samarthānnāvamanyante dīnānabhyuddharanti ca ॥7-119-25॥
[अर्थवन्तः (arthavantaḥ) - wealthy; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; उत्सिक्ता (utsiktā) - arrogant; ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful; समर्थान् (samarthān) - capable ones; न (na) - not; अवमन्यन्ते (avamanyante) - disrespect; दीनान् (dīnān) - the poor; अभ्युद्धरन्ति (abhyuddharanti) - uplift; च (ca) - and;]
(The wealthy are not arrogant, they are devoted to Brahman and truthful. They do not disrespect the capable ones and uplift the poor.)
The wealthy are humble, devoted to spiritual truth, and honest. They respect the capable and uplift the poor.
नित्यं देवपरा दान्ता दातारश्चाविकत्थनाः। तेन वृष्णिप्रवीराणां चक्रं न प्रतिहन्यते ॥७-११९-२६॥
nityaṁ devaparā dāntā dātāraścāvikatthanāḥ। tena vṛṣṇipravīrāṇāṁ cakraṁ na pratihanyate ॥7-119-26॥
[नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always; देवपरा (devaparā) - devoted to the gods; दान्ता (dāntā) - self-controlled; दातारः (dātāraḥ) - givers; च (ca) - and; अविकत्थनाः (avikatthanāḥ) - without boasting; तेन (tena) - therefore; वृष्णिप्रवीराणां (vṛṣṇipravīrāṇāṁ) - of the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan; चक्रं (cakraṁ) - wheel; न (na) - not; प्रतिहन्यते (pratihanyate) - is obstructed;]
(Always devoted to the gods, self-controlled, givers, and without boasting; therefore, the wheel of the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan is not obstructed.)
The heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan are always devoted to the gods, self-controlled, generous, and humble; therefore, their progress is never hindered.
अपि मेरुं वहेत्कश्चित्तरेद्वा मकरालयम्। न तु वृष्णिप्रवीराणां समेत्यान्तं व्रजेन्नृप ॥७-११९-२७॥
api meruṁ vahetkaścittaredvā makarālayam। na tu vṛṣṇipravīrāṇāṁ sametyāntaṁ vrajennṛpa ॥7-119-27॥
[अपि (api) - even; मेरुं (merum) - Meru; वहेत् (vahet) - carry; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; तरेत् (taret) - cross; वा (vā) - or; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - ocean; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; वृष्णि-प्रवीराणां (vṛṣṇi-pravīrāṇāṁ) - of the Vṛṣṇi heroes; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; अन्तं (antam) - end; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - reach; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Even if someone could carry Mount Meru or cross the ocean, they would not reach the end of the Vṛṣṇi heroes, O king.)
O king, even if someone could carry Mount Meru or cross the ocean, they would never reach the end of the valor of the Vṛṣṇi heroes.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्र ते संशयो विभो। कुरुराज नरश्रेष्ठ तव ह्यपनयो महान् ॥७-११९-२८॥
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yatra te saṃśayo vibho। kururāja naraśreṣṭha tava hyapanayo mahān ॥7-119-28॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - told; यत्र (yatra) - where; ते (te) - your; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; विभो (vibho) - O lord; कुरुराज (kururāja) - O king of the Kurus; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - best among men; तव (tava) - your; हि (hi) - indeed; अपनयः (apanayaḥ) - removal; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(This has all been told to you where your doubt lies, O lord. O king of the Kurus, best among men, indeed your removal is great.)
"This has been fully explained to you, where your doubt lies, O lord. O king of the Kurus, best among men, indeed your departure is significant."
