07.126
Pancharatra and Core: Drona responds to Duryodhana's rebuke, explaining the situation and his real helplessness against the Pandavas strength and righteousness.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
सिन्धुराजे हते तात समरे सव्यसाचिना। तथैव भूरिश्रवसि किमासीद्वो मनस्तदा ॥७-१२६-१॥
sindhurāje hate tāta samare savyasācinā। tathaiva bhūriśravasi kimāsīdvo manastadā ॥7-126-1॥
[सिन्धुराजे (sindhurāje) - in Sindhuraja; हते (hate) - having been slain; तात (tāta) - O father; समरे (samare) - in battle; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasachi; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; भूरिश्रवसि (bhūriśravasi) - in Bhurishravas; किम् (kim) - what; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; वः (vaḥ) - your; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(In Sindhuraja having been slain, O father, in battle by Savyasachi, similarly in Bhurishravas, what was your mind then?)
O father, when Sindhuraja was slain in battle by Savyasachi, and similarly Bhurishravas, what was going through your mind at that time?
दुर्योधनेन च द्रोणस्तथोक्तः कुरुसंसदि। किमुक्तवान्परं तस्मात्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥७-१२६-२॥
duryodhanena ca droṇastathoktaḥ kurusaṁsadi। kimuktavānparaṁ tasmāttanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥7-126-2॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; संसदि (saṁsadi) - assembly; किम् (kim) - what; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; परं (param) - further; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya;]
(By Duryodhana and thus spoken Droṇa in the Kuru assembly. What further was said from that, tell me, Sañjaya.)
Droṇa, having been addressed by Duryodhana in the Kuru assembly, what did he say further? Tell me that, Sañjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
निष्टानको महानासीत्सैन्यानां तव भारत। सैन्धवं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भूरिश्रवसमेव च ॥७-१२६-३॥
niṣṭānako mahān āsīt sainyānāṃ tava bhārata। saindhavaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhūriśravasam eva ca ॥7-126-3॥
[निष्टानकः (niṣṭānakaḥ) - Niṣṭānaka; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and;]
(Niṣṭānaka was great among your armies, O Bhārata. Having seen Saindhava and Bhūriśravas slain.)
Niṣṭānaka was a great warrior among your armies, O Bhārata. He witnessed the fall of Saindhava and Bhūriśravas.
मन्त्रितं तव पुत्रस्य ते सर्वमवमेनिरे। येन मन्त्रेण निहताः शतशः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥७-१२६-४॥
mantritaṁ tava putrasya te sarvamavamenire। yena mantreṇa nihatāḥ śataśaḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ॥7-126-4॥
[मन्त्रितं (mantritaṁ) - enchanted; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; ते (te) - they; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अवमेनिरे (avamenire) - were disregarded; येन (yena) - by which; मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by the mantra; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - were slain; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - warrior chiefs;]
(Enchanted by your son's mantra, they all were disregarded, by which hundreds of warrior chiefs were slain.)
The mantra of your son was enchanted, and all were disregarded by it, leading to the slaying of hundreds of warrior chiefs.
द्रोणस्तु तद्वचः श्रुत्वा पुत्रस्य तव दुर्मनाः। मुहूर्तमिव तु ध्यात्वा भृशमार्तोऽभ्यभाषत ॥७-१२६-५॥
droṇastu tadvacaḥ śrutvā putrasya tava durmanāḥ। muhūrtamiva tu dhyātvā bhṛśamārto'bhyabhāṣata ॥7-126-5॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of the son; तव (tava) - your; दुर्मनाः (durmanāḥ) - distressed; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; इव (iva) - as if; तु (tu) - but; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having thought; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; आर्तः (ārtaḥ) - afflicted; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Drona, but having heard those words of your son, distressed, as if for a moment, but having thought greatly afflicted, spoke:)
Drona, upon hearing those words of your son, was deeply distressed. He paused for a moment, and then, greatly afflicted, he spoke:
दुर्योधन किमेवं मां वाक्षरैरभिकृन्तसि। अजय्यं समरे नित्यं ब्रुवाणं सव्यसाचिनम् ॥७-१२६-६॥
duryodhana kimevaṃ māṃ vākṣarairabhikṛntasi। ajayyaṃ samare nityaṃ bruvāṇaṃ savyasācinam ॥7-126-6॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; किम् (kim) - why; एवं (evam) - thus; माम् (mām) - me; वाक् (vāk) - words; अक्षरैः (akṣaraiḥ) - with letters; अभिकृन्तसि (abhikṛntasi) - you cut; अजय्यम् (ajayyām) - invincible; समरे (samare) - in battle; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; ब्रुवाणम् (bruvāṇam) - speaking; सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Arjuna;]
(Duryodhana, why do you thus cut me with words and letters, always speaking of Arjuna as invincible in battle?)
Duryodhana, why do you speak to me in such a manner, cutting me with your words, always declaring Arjuna to be invincible in battle?
एतेनैवार्जुनं ज्ञातुमलं कौरव संयुगे। यच्छिखण्ड्यवधीद्भीष्मं पाल्यमानः किरीटिना ॥७-१२६-७॥
etenaivārjunaṃ jñātumalaṃ kaurava saṃyuge। yacchikhaṇḍyavadhīdbhīṣmaṃ pālyamānaḥ kirīṭinā ॥7-126-7॥
[एतेन (etena) - by this; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; अलम् (alam) - enough; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; यत् (yat) - that; शिखण्डि (śikhaṇḍi) - Shikhandi; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; पाल्यमानः (pālyamānaḥ) - protected; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one;]
(By this alone, it is enough to know Arjuna in battle, that Shikhandi killed Bhishma, protected by the crowned one.)
This alone is enough to understand Arjuna's prowess in battle, as it was Shikhandi who killed Bhishma under the protection of Arjuna, the one with the crown.
अवध्यं निहतं दृष्ट्वा संयुगे देवमानुषैः। तदैवाज्ञासिषमहं नेयमस्तीति भारती ॥७-१२६-८॥
avadhyaṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā saṁyuge devamānuṣaiḥ। tadaivājñāsiṣamahaṁ neyamastīti bhāratī ॥7-126-8॥
[अवध्यं (avadhyam) - invincible; निहतं (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; देवमानुषैः (devamānuṣaiḥ) - by gods and men; तदैव (tadaiva) - then itself; अज्ञासिषम् (ajñāsiṣam) - I knew; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; इयम् (iyam) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; भारती (bhāratī) - speech;]
(Having seen the invincible slain in battle by gods and men, I knew then itself that this speech is not.)
Upon witnessing the invincible being defeated in battle by gods and men, I immediately realized that this speech does not exist.
यं पुंसां त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वशूरममंस्महि। तस्मिन्विनिहते शूरे किं शेषं पर्युपास्महे ॥७-१२६-९॥
yaṁ puṁsāṁ triṣu lokeṣu sarvaśūramamaṁsmahi। tasminvinihate śūre kiṁ śeṣaṁ paryupāsmahe ॥7-126-9॥
[यं (yaṁ) - whom; पुंसां (puṁsāṁ) - of men; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds; सर्वशूरम् (sarvaśūram) - all-heroic; अमंस्महि (amaṁsmahi) - we remember; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; विनिहते (vinihate) - slain; शूरे (śūre) - hero; किं (kiṁ) - what; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining; पर्युपास्महे (paryupāsmahe) - we worship;]
(Whom of men in three worlds all-heroic we remember. In him slain hero what remaining we worship.)
We remember the all-heroic one among men in the three worlds. With that hero slain, what remains for us to worship?
यान्स्म तान्ग्लहते तातः शकुनिः कुरुसंसदि। अक्षान्न तेऽक्षा निशिता बाणास्ते शत्रुतापनाः ॥७-१२६-१०॥
yān sma tān glahate tātaḥ śakuniḥ kurusaṁsadi। akṣān na te'kṣā niśitā bāṇās te śatrutāpanāḥ ॥7-126-10॥
[यान् (yān) - whom; स्म (sma) - indeed; तान् (tān) - them; ग्लहते (glahate) - challenges; तातः (tātaḥ) - father; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṁsadi) - in the Kuru assembly; अक्षात् (akṣāt) - from dice; न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; अक्षा (akṣā) - dice; निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharp; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; ते (te) - they; शत्रुतापनाः (śatrutāpanāḥ) - enemy tormentors;]
(Whom indeed them challenges father Shakuni in the Kuru assembly from dice not they dice sharp arrows they enemy tormentors.)
In the Kuru assembly, Shakuni challenges those whom indeed father does not consider as mere dice, but as sharp arrows that torment the enemy.
त एते घ्नन्ति नस्तात विशिखा जयचोदिताः। यांस्तदा ख्याप्यमानांस्त्वं विदुरेण न बुध्यसे ॥७-१२६-११॥
ta ete ghnanti nastāta viśikhā jayacoditāḥ। yāṃstadā khyāpyamānāṃstvaṃ vidureṇa na budhyase ॥7-126-11॥
[त (ta) - those; एते (ete) - these; घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - kill; नः (naḥ) - us; तात (tāta) - father; विशिखाः (viśikhāḥ) - arrows; जयचोदिताः (jayacoditāḥ) - urged by victory; यांश्च (yāṃśca) - whom; तदा (tadā) - then; ख्याप्यमानान् (khyāpyamānān) - being pointed out; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; न (na) - not; बुध्यसे (budhyase) - understand;]
(Those arrows urged by victory are killing us, father. You do not understand those being pointed out by Vidura then.)
Those arrows, driven by victory, are striking us, father. You fail to recognize those being indicated by Vidura at that time.
तास्ता विलपतश्चापि विदुरस्य महात्मनः। धीरस्य वाचो नाश्रौषीः क्षेमाय वदतः शिवाः ॥७-१२६-१२॥
tāstā vilapataścāpi vidurasya mahātmanaḥ। dhīrasya vāco nāśrauṣīḥ kṣemāya vadataḥ śivāḥ ॥7-126-12॥
[तास्ता (tāstā) - those; those; विलपतश् (vilapataḥ) - lamenting; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; धीरस्य (dhīrasya) - of the wise; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; न (na) - not; अश्रौषीः (aśrauṣīḥ) - heard; क्षेमाय (kṣemāya) - for the welfare; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious;]
(Those lamenting also did not hear the words of the great soul Vidura, who was wise, speaking for the welfare, auspicious.)
Those who were lamenting did not hear the wise and auspicious words of Vidura, the great soul, who was speaking for their welfare.
तदिदं वर्तते घोरमागतं वैशसं महत्। तस्यावमानाद्वाक्यस्य दुर्योधन कृते तव ॥७-१२६-१३॥
tadidaṁ vartate ghoram āgataṁ vaiśasaṁ mahat। tasyāvamānād vākyasya duryodhana kṛte tava ॥7-126-13॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वर्तते (vartate) - is happening; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; आगतं (āgatam) - has come; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - calamity; महत् (mahat) - great; तस्य (tasya) - of that; अवमानात् (avamānāt) - due to insult; वाक्यस्य (vākyasya) - of the words; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; कृते (kṛte) - done; तव (tava) - by you;]
(This great terrible calamity has come due to the insult of those words done by you, Duryodhana.)
This great and terrible calamity has arisen due to the insult caused by your words, Duryodhana.
यच्च नः प्रेक्षमाणानां कृष्णामानाययः सभाम्। अनर्हतीं कुले जातां सर्वधर्मानुचारिणीम् ॥७-१२६-१४॥
yacca naḥ prekṣamāṇānāṃ kṛṣṇāmānāyayaḥ sabhām। anarhatīṃ kule jātāṃ sarvadharmānucāriṇīm ॥7-126-14॥
[यत् (yat) - that which; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; प्रेक्षमाणानाम् (prekṣamāṇānām) - of those watching; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Draupadi; आनाययः (ānāyayaḥ) - brought; सभाम् (sabhām) - to the assembly; अनर्हतीम् (anarhatīm) - unworthy; कुले (kule) - in the family; जाताम् (jātām) - born; सर्वधर्म (sarvadharma) - all dharma; अनुचारिणीम् (anucāriṇīm) - follower;]
(That which, of those watching, brought Draupadi to the assembly, unworthy, born in the family, follower of all dharma.)
Draupadi, who was unworthy and born in a noble family, was brought to the assembly in front of those watching, despite being a follower of all dharma.
तस्याधर्मस्य गान्धारे फलं प्राप्तमिदं त्वया। नो चेत्पापं परे लोके त्वमर्च्छेथास्ततोऽधिकम् ॥७-१२६-१५॥
tasyādharmaḥ gāndhāre phalaṃ prāptamidaṃ tvayā। no cetpāpaṃ pare loke tvamarcchethāstato'dhikam ॥7-126-15॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अधर्मस्य (adharmasya) - of unrighteousness; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; इदं (idaṃ) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; नः (naḥ) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sin; परे (pare) - in the other; लोके (loke) - world; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अर्च्छेथाः (arcchethāḥ) - would obtain; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अधिकम् (adhikam) - more;]
(The fruit of his unrighteousness in Gandhara has been obtained by you. If not, you would obtain more sin in the other world.)
The consequences of his unrighteous actions in Gandhara have come upon you. Otherwise, you would face even greater sin in the afterlife.
यच्च तान्पाण्डवान्द्यूते विषमेण विजित्य ह। प्राव्राजयस्तदारण्ये रौरवाजिनवाससः ॥७-१२६-१६॥
yacca tān pāṇḍavān dyūte viṣameṇa vijitya ha। prāvrājayas tadāraṇye rauravājina-vāsasaḥ ॥7-126-16॥
[यत् (yat) - that; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - those; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; द्यूते (dyūte) - in the game of dice; विषमेण (viṣameṇa) - unfairly; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; ह (ha) - indeed; प्राव्राजयः (prāvrājayaḥ) - exiled; तदा (tadā) - then; अरण्ये (araṇye) - to the forest; रौरव (raurava) - Raurava; अजिन (ajina) - deer skin; वाससः (vāsasaḥ) - clothed;]
(And having unfairly conquered those Pāṇḍavas in the game of dice, indeed, you exiled them then to the forest, clothed in deer skin from Raurava.)
And having unfairly won against the Pāṇḍavas in the game of dice, you exiled them to the forest, where they wore deer skin from Raurava.
पुत्राणामिव चैतेषां धर्ममाचरतां सदा। द्रुह्येत्को नु नरो लोके मदन्यो ब्राह्मणब्रुवः ॥७-१२६-१७॥
putrāṇām iva caitēṣāṃ dharmam ācaratāṃ sadā। druhyet ko nu naro lōkē mad anyō brāhmaṇabruvaḥ ॥7-126-17॥
[पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; एतेषाम् (etēṣām) - of these; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; आचरताम् (ācaratām) - practicing; सदा (sadā) - always; द्रुह्येत् (druhyet) - would harm; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; नरः (naraḥ) - man; लोके (lōkē) - in the world; मत् (mat) - than me; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; ब्राह्मणब्रुवः (brāhmaṇabruvaḥ) - claiming to be a Brahmin;]
(Like sons, of these always practicing duty, who indeed would harm in the world, other than me, claiming to be a Brahmin.)
Who in the world would harm those who, like sons, always practice their duty, other than me, who claims to be a Brahmin?
पाण्डवानामयं कोपस्त्वया शकुनिना सह। आहृतो धृतराष्ट्रस्य संमते कुरुसंसदि ॥७-१२६-१८॥
pāṇḍavānām ayaṃ kopas tvayā śakuninā saha। āhṛto dhṛtarāṣṭrasya saṃmate kurusaṃsadi ॥7-126-18॥
[पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अयम् (ayam) - this; कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; शकुनिना (śakuninā) - with Shakuni; सह (saha) - together; आहृतः (āhṛtaḥ) - brought; धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; संमते (saṃmate) - with consent; कुरुसंसदि (kurusaṃsadi) - in the Kuru assembly;]
(This anger of the Pandavas, together with Shakuni, was brought by you with the consent of Dhritarashtra in the Kuru assembly.)
The anger of the Pandavas, instigated by you and Shakuni, was presented in the Kuru assembly with Dhritarashtra's consent.
दुःशासनेन संयुक्तः कर्णेन परिवर्धितः। क्षत्तुर्वाक्यमनादृत्य त्वयाभ्यस्तः पुनः पुनः ॥७-१२६-१९॥
duḥśāsanena saṁyuktaḥ karṇena parivardhitaḥ। kṣatturvākyamanādṛtya tvayābhyastaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥7-126-19॥
[दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duḥśāsana; संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - associated; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa; परिवर्धितः (parivardhitaḥ) - nurtured; क्षत्तुः (kṣattuḥ) - of the charioteer; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अभ्यस्तः (abhyastaḥ) - practiced; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Associated with Duḥśāsana and nurtured by Karṇa, disregarding the words of the charioteer, you practiced again and again.)
You, having been associated with Duḥśāsana and nurtured by Karṇa, repeatedly ignored the charioteer's advice and continued your actions.
यत्तत्सर्वे पराभूय पर्यवारयतार्जुनिम्। सिन्धुराजानमाश्रित्य स वो मध्ये कथं हतः ॥७-१२६-२०॥
yattatsarve parābhūya paryavārayatārjunim। sindhurājānamāśritya sa vo madhye kathaṃ hataḥ ॥7-126-20॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पराभूय (parābhūya) - having defeated; पर्यवारयत (paryavārayat) - surrounded; अर्जुनिम् (arjunim) - Arjuna; सिन्धुराजानम् (sindhurājānam) - Sindhu king; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; सः (saḥ) - he; वः (vaḥ) - your; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; कथम् (katham) - how; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(Which, having defeated all, surrounded Arjuna; relying on the Sindhu king, how was he killed in your midst?)
How was he, who had defeated all and surrounded Arjuna relying on the Sindhu king, killed in your midst?
कथं त्वयि च कर्णे च कृपे शल्ये च जीवति। अश्वत्थाम्नि च कौरव्य निधनं सैन्धवोऽगमत् ॥७-१२६-२१॥
kathaṁ tvayi ca karṇe ca kṛpe śalye ca jīvati। aśvatthāmni ca kauravya nidhanaṁ saindhavo'gamata ॥7-126-21॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; च (ca) - and; कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna; च (ca) - and; कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa; शल्ये (śalye) - in Shalya; च (ca) - and; जीवति (jīvati) - living; अश्वत्थाम्नि (aśvatthāmni) - in Ashwatthama; च (ca) - and; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kaurava; निधनं (nidhanaṁ) - death; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; अगमत् (agamata) - went;]
(How, while you, Karna, Kripa, Shalya, and Ashwatthama are alive, O Kaurava, did Saindhava meet his death?)
O Kaurava, how did Saindhava meet his death while you, Karna, Kripa, Shalya, and Ashwatthama are still alive?
यद्वस्तत्सर्वराजानस्तेजस्तिग्ममुपासते। सिन्धुराजं परित्रातुं स वो मध्ये कथं हतः ॥७-१२६-२२॥
yadvastatsarvarājānas tejas tigmam upāsate। sindhurājaṃ paritrātuṃ sa vo madhye kathaṃ hataḥ ॥7-126-22॥
[यद्वत् (yadvat) - as; तत् (tat) - that; सर्व (sarva) - all; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; तिग्मम् (tigmam) - sharp; उपासते (upāsate) - worship; सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Sindhu king; परित्रातुम् (paritrātum) - to protect; सः (saḥ) - he; वः (vaḥ) - your; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; कथम् (katham) - how; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(As all kings worship the sharp brilliance, how was he, the Sindhu king, killed in your midst?)
The Sindhu king, whom all the kings revered for his sharp brilliance, how was he killed among you?
मय्येव हि विशेषेण तथा दुर्योधन त्वयि। आशंसत परित्राणमर्जुनात्स महीपतिः ॥७-१२६-२३॥
mayyeva hi viśeṣeṇa tathā duryodhana tvayi। āśaṁsata paritrāṇamarjunāts mahīpatiḥ ॥7-126-23॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; एव (eva) - only; हि (hi) - indeed; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; तथा (tathā) - thus; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; आशंसत (āśaṁsata) - hoped; परित्राणम् (paritrāṇam) - protection; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - from Arjuna; स (sa) - that; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king;]
(In me only, indeed, especially thus, Duryodhana, in you, hoped for protection from Arjuna, that king.)
The king especially hoped for protection from Arjuna, both in me and in you, Duryodhana.
ततस्तस्मिन्परित्राणमलब्धवति फल्गुनात्। न किञ्चिदनुपश्यामि जीवितत्राणमात्मनः ॥७-१२६-२४॥
tatastasmimparitrāṇamalabdhavati phalgunāt। na kiñcidanupaśyāmi jīvitatrāṇamātmanaḥ ॥7-126-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; परित्राणम् (paritrāṇam) - protection; अलब्धवति (alabdhavati) - not obtained; फल्गुनात् (phalgunāt) - from Arjuna; न (na) - not; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I see; जीवितत्राणम् (jīvitatrāṇam) - life protection; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of myself;]
(Then, in that, protection not obtained from Arjuna. I do not see any life protection for myself.)
Then, having not obtained protection from Arjuna, I do not see any means of preserving my life.
मज्जन्तमिव चात्मानं धृष्टद्युम्नस्य किल्बिषे। पश्याम्यहत्वा पाञ्चालान्सह तेन शिखण्डिना ॥७-१२६-२५॥
majjantamiva cātmānaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnasya kilbiṣe। paśyāmyahatvā pāñcālānsaha tena śikhaṇḍinā ॥7-126-25॥
[मज्जन्तम् (majjantam) - immersing; इव (iva) - as if; च (ca) - and; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; किल्बिषे (kilbiṣe) - in the sin; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; सह (saha) - with; तेन (tena) - him; शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - Shikhandi;]
(I see myself as if immersing in the sin of Dhrishtadyumna, without killing the Panchalas with him, Shikhandi.)
I perceive myself as if drowning in the sin associated with Dhrishtadyumna, for not having slain the Panchalas along with Shikhandi.
तन्मा किमभितप्यन्तं वाक्षरैरभिकृन्तसि। अशक्तः सिन्धुराजस्य भूत्वा त्राणाय भारत ॥७-१२६-२६॥
tanmā kimabhitapyantaṃ vākṣarairabhikṛntasi। aśaktaḥ sindhurājasya bhūtvā trāṇāya bhārata ॥7-126-26॥
[तत् (tat) - that; मा (mā) - not; किम् (kim) - why; अभितप्यन्तम् (abhitapyantam) - tormenting; वाक् (vāk) - speech; अक्षरैः (akṣaraiḥ) - with words; अभिकृन्तसि (abhikṛntasi) - you cut; अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - powerless; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; त्राणाय (trāṇāya) - for protection; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(That, not tormenting, why do you cut with words? Powerless, having become for the protection of the king of Sindhu, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, why do you torment me with words? Having become powerless, I am unable to protect the king of Sindhu.
सौवर्णं सत्यसन्धस्य ध्वजमक्लिष्टकर्मणः। अपश्यन्युधि भीष्मस्य कथमाशंससे जयम् ॥७-१२६-२७॥
sauvarṇaṃ satyasandhasya dhvajamakliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ। apaśyanyudhi bhīṣmasya kathamāśaṃsase jayam ॥7-126-27॥
[सौवर्णं (sauvarṇam) - golden; सत्यसन्धस्य (satyasandhasya) - of the truthful; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of the one with unwearied actions; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - seeing; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; कथम् (katham) - how; आशंससे (āśaṃsase) - do you expect; जयम् (jayam) - victory;]
(Seeing the golden flag of the truthful one with unwearied actions in battle, how do you expect victory over Bhishma?)
Seeing the golden flag of the truthful and tireless Bhishma in battle, how do you expect to achieve victory?
मध्ये महारथानां च यत्राहन्यत सैन्धवः। हतो भूरिश्रवाश्चैव किं शेषं तत्र मन्यसे ॥७-१२६-२८॥
madhye mahārathānāṃ ca yatrāhanyata saindhavaḥ। hato bhūriśravāścaiva kiṃ śeṣaṃ tatra manyase ॥7-126-28॥
[मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; महारथानां (mahārathānāṃ) - of the great charioteers; च (ca) - and; यत्र (yatra) - where; अहन्यत (ahanyata) - was killed; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; हतः (hataḥ) - was slain; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravā; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; किं (kiṃ) - what; शेषं (śeṣaṃ) - remains; तत्र (tatra) - there; मन्यसे (manyase) - do you think;]
(In the midst of the great charioteers, where Saindhava was killed, and Bhūriśravā was indeed slain, what do you think remains there?)
In the midst of the great charioteers, where Saindhava was killed and Bhūriśravā was slain, what do you think remains there?
कृप एव च दुर्धर्षो यदि जीवति पार्थिव। यो नागात्सिन्धुराजस्य वर्त्म तं पूजयाम्यहम् ॥७-१२६-२९॥
kṛpa eva ca durdharṣo yadi jīvati pārthiva। yo nāgātsindhurājasya vartma taṃ pūjayāmyaham ॥7-126-29॥
[कृप (kṛpa) - Kripa; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - invincible; यदि (yadi) - if; जीवति (jīvati) - lives; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - king; यः (yaḥ) - who; नागात् (nājāt) - from the elephant; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of elephants; वर्त्म (vartma) - path; तम् (tam) - him; पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I worship; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Kripa indeed and invincible, if the king lives, who from the elephant, of the king of elephants, path him I worship I.)
I worship the invincible Kripa, who, if the king lives, is on the path from the elephant of the king of elephants.
यच्चापश्यं हतं भीष्मं पश्यतस्तेऽनुजस्य वै। दुःशासनस्य कौरव्य कुर्वाणं कर्म दुष्करम् ॥ अवध्यकल्पं सङ्ग्रामे देवैरपि सवासवैः ॥७-१२६-३०॥
yaccāpaśyaṃ hataṃ bhīṣmaṃ paśyataste'nujasya vai। duḥśāsanasya kauravya kurvāṇaṃ karma duṣkaram ॥ avadhyakalpaṃ saṅgrāme devairapi savāsavaiḥ ॥7-126-30॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; अपश्यं (apaśyaṃ) - I saw; हतं (hataṃ) - slain; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing; ते (te) - your; अनुजस्य (anujasya) - of younger brother; वै (vai) - indeed; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duhshasana; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kaurava; कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇam) - doing; कर्म (karma) - act; दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult; अवध्यकल्पं (avadhyakalpam) - like one not to be killed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra;]
(Which I saw Bhishma slain, while your younger brother Duhshasana was watching, performing a difficult act, like one not to be killed in battle even by gods with Indra.)
I witnessed Bhishma being slain while your younger brother Duhshasana was watching, performing a feat that seemed impossible, as if he were invincible in battle even to the gods with Indra.
न ते वसुन्धरास्तीति तदहं चिन्तये नृप। इमानि पाण्डवानां च सृञ्जयानां च भारत ॥ अनीकान्याद्रवन्ते मां सहितान्यद्य मारिष ॥७-१२६-३१॥
na te vasundharāstīti tadahaṃ cintaye nṛpa। imāni pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sṛñjayānāṃ ca bhārata ॥ anīkānyādravante māṃ sahitānyadya māriṣa ॥7-126-31॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; वसुन्धराः (vasundharāḥ) - earths; अस्ति (asti) - are; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; चिन्तये (cintaye) - think; नृप (nṛpa) - king; इमानि (imāni) - these; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; सृञ्जयानाम् (sṛñjayānām) - of the Sṛñjayas; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; आद्रवन्ते (ādravante) - are running; माम् (mām) - to me; सहितानि (sahitāni) - together; अद्य (adya) - today; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Not your earths are, thus that I think, O king. These of the Pandavas and of the Sṛñjayas, O Bharata, armies are running to me together today, O lord.)
O king, I do not think these lands are yours. Today, the armies of the Pandavas and the Sṛñjayas are advancing towards me together, O Bharata.
नाहत्वा सर्वपाञ्चालान्कवचस्य विमोक्षणम्। कर्तास्मि समरे कर्म धार्तराष्ट्र हितं तव ॥७-१२६-३२॥
nāhatvā sarvapāñcālānkavacasya vimokṣaṇam। kartāsmi samare karma dhārtarāṣṭra hitaṃ tava ॥7-126-32॥
[न (na) - not; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; सर्व (sarva) - all; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; कवचस्य (kavacasya) - of the armor; विमोक्षणम् (vimokṣaṇam) - removal; कर्तास्मि (kartāsmi) - I will do; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्म (karma) - action; धार्तराष्ट्र (dhārtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra's; हितं (hitaṃ) - welfare; तव (tava) - your;]
(Without killing all the Panchalas, I will not remove the armor. I will act in battle for your welfare, O Dhritarashtra.)
I will not remove my armor without killing all the Panchalas. I will fight in the battle for your benefit, O Dhritarashtra.
राजन्ब्रूयाः सुतं मे त्वमश्वत्थामानमाहवे। न सोमकाः प्रमोक्तव्या जीवितं परिरक्षता ॥७-१२६-३३॥
rājanbrūyāḥ sutaṃ me tvamaśvatthāmānamāhave। na somakāḥ pramoktavyā jīvitaṃ parirakṣatā ॥7-126-33॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; ब्रूयाः (brūyāḥ) - you should tell; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; मे (me) - my; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāmā; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; न (na) - not; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - the Somakas; प्रमोक्तव्या (pramoktavyā) - should be released; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - alive; परिरक्षता (parirakṣatā) - by protecting;]
(O king, you should tell my son Aśvatthāmā in battle: 'Do not release the Somakas alive by protecting them.')
O king, instruct my son Aśvatthāmā in the battle not to spare the Somakas, ensuring they are not left alive.
यच्च पित्रानुशिष्टोऽसि तद्वचः परिपालय। आनृशंस्ये दमे सत्ये आर्जवे च स्थिरो भव ॥७-१२६-३४॥
yacca pitrānuśiṣṭo'si tadvacaḥ paripālaya। ānṛśaṁsye dame satye ārjave ca sthiro bhava ॥7-126-34॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; अनुशिष्टः (anuśiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; असि (asi) - you are; तत् (tat) - that; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; परिपालय (paripālaya) - follow; आनृशंस्ये (ānṛśaṁsye) - in kindness; दमे (dame) - in self-control; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; आर्जवे (ārjave) - in honesty; च (ca) - and; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steadfast; भव (bhava) - be;]
(Follow the word which you are instructed by your father. Be steadfast in kindness, self-control, truth, and honesty.)
Follow the instructions given by your father and remain steadfast in kindness, self-control, truth, and honesty.
धर्मार्थकामकुशलो धर्मार्थावप्यपीडयन्। धर्मप्रधानः कार्याणि कुर्याश्चेति पुनः पुनः ॥७-१२६-३५॥
dharmārthakāmakuśalo dharmārthāvapyapīḍayan। dharmapradhānaḥ kāryāṇi kuryāśceti punaḥ punaḥ ॥7-126-35॥
[धर्म (dharma) - duty; अर्थ (artha) - wealth; काम (kāma) - desire; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; धर्म (dharma) - duty; अर्थौ (arthau) - and wealth; अपि (api) - also; अपीडयन् (apīḍayan) - without harming; धर्म (dharma) - duty; प्रधानः (pradhānaḥ) - as primary; कार्याणि (kāryāṇi) - actions; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should perform; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Skilled in duty, wealth, and desire, without harming duty and wealth, one should perform actions with duty as primary, thus again and again.)
One should be skilled in the pursuits of duty, wealth, and desire, ensuring that duty and wealth are not harmed, and should repeatedly perform actions with duty as the primary focus.
चक्षुर्मनोभ्यां सन्तोष्या विप्राः सेव्याश्च शक्तितः। न चैषां विप्रियं कार्यं ते हि वह्निशिखोपमाः ॥७-१२६-३६॥
cakṣurmanobhyāṃ santoṣyā viprāḥ sevyāśca śaktitaḥ। na caiṣāṃ vipriyaṃ kāryaṃ te hi vahniśikhopamāḥ ॥7-126-36॥
[चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eyes; मनोभ्यां (manobhyāṃ) - mind; सन्तोष्या (santoṣyā) - to be satisfied; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise men; सेव्याः (sevyāḥ) - to be served; च (ca) - and; शक्तितः (śaktitaḥ) - according to ability; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एषाम् (eṣām) - of them; विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - displeasure; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - should be done; ते (te) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; वह्निशिखोपमाः (vahniśikhopamāḥ) - like flames of fire;]
(The eyes and mind should be satisfied, wise men should be served according to ability, and no displeasure should be caused to them, for they are like flames of fire.)
The eyes and mind should be contented, and wise men should be served as per one's capacity. One should not cause them any displeasure, as they are akin to flames of fire.
एष त्वहमनीकानि प्रविशाम्यरिसूदन। रणाय महते राजंस्त्वया वाक्षल्यपीडितः ॥७-१२६-३७॥
eṣa tv aham anīkāni praviśāmi ari-sūdana। raṇāya mahate rājan tvayā vākṣalya-pīḍitaḥ ॥7-126-37॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; प्रविशामि (praviśāmi) - enter; अरिसूदन (ari-sūdana) - enemy-slayer; रणाय (raṇāya) - for battle; महते (mahate) - great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वाक्षल्य (vākṣalya) - harshness; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(This I enter the armies, O enemy-slayer, for the great battle, O king, afflicted by your harshness.)
"O enemy-slayer, I am entering the armies for the great battle, O king, as I am afflicted by your harshness."
त्वं च दुर्योधन बलं यदि शक्नोषि धारय। रात्रावपि हि योत्स्यन्ते संरब्धाः कुरुसृञ्जयाः ॥७-१२६-३८॥
tvaṁ ca duryodhana balaṁ yadi śaknoṣi dhāraya। rātrāvapi hi yotsyante saṁrabdhāḥ kurusṛñjayāḥ ॥7-126-38॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; यदि (yadi) - if; शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you can; धारय (dhāraya) - sustain; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; अपि (api) - also; हि (hi) - indeed; योत्स्यन्ते (yotsyante) - will fight; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - eager; कुरु (kuru) - Kurus; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas;]
(You, Duryodhana, if you can sustain the strength, indeed, the eager Kurus and Sṛñjayas will fight even at night.)
Duryodhana, if you can hold your strength, the eager Kurus and Sṛñjayas will indeed fight even at night.
एवमुक्त्वा ततः प्रायाद्द्रोणः पाण्डवसृञ्जयान्। मुष्णन्क्षत्रियतेजांसि नक्षत्राणामिवांशुमान् ॥७-१२६-३९॥
evam uktvā tataḥ prāyād droṇaḥ pāṇḍava-sṛñjayān। muṣṇan kṣatriya-tejāṃsi nakṣatrāṇām ivāṃśumān ॥7-126-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍavas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Sṛñjayas; मुष्णन् (muṣṇan) - stealing; क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) - warriors; तेजांसि (tejāṃsi) - brilliance; नक्षत्राणाम् (nakṣatrāṇām) - of the stars; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun;]
(Thus having spoken, then Droṇa departed towards the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, stealing the brilliance of the warriors like the sun does of the stars.)
After speaking thus, Droṇa moved towards the Pāṇḍavas and Sṛñjayas, diminishing the warriors' brilliance as the sun does to the stars.
