07.155
Pancharatra and Core: On Ghatotkacha's death, Vasudeva, filled with immense joy, embraced Arjuna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
हैडिम्बं निहतं दृष्ट्वा विकीर्णमिव पर्वतम्। पाण्डवा दीनमनसः सर्वे बाष्पाकुलेक्षणाः ॥७-१५५-१॥
haiḍimbaṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā vikīrṇamiva parvatam। pāṇḍavā dīnamanasaḥ sarve bāṣpākulekṣaṇāḥ ॥7-155-1॥
[हैडिम्बं (haiḍimbam) - Haiḍimba; निहतं (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विकीर्णमिव (vikīrṇamiva) - scattered like; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - a mountain; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; दीनमनसः (dīnamanasaḥ) - with sorrowful minds; सर्वे (sarve) - all; बाष्पाकुलेक्षणाः (bāṣpākulekṣaṇāḥ) - with tear-filled eyes;]
(Having seen Haiḍimba slain and scattered like a mountain, all the Pāṇḍavas with sorrowful minds and tear-filled eyes.)
Upon witnessing the slain Haiḍimba, who appeared like a scattered mountain, all the Pāṇḍavas were filled with sorrow and their eyes welled up with tears.
वासुदेवस्तु हर्षेण महताभिपरिप्लुतः। ननाद सिंहवन्नादं व्यथयन्निव भारत ॥ विनद्य च महानादं पर्यष्वजत फल्गुनम् ॥७-१५५-२॥
vāsudevastu harṣeṇa mahatābhipariplutaḥ। nanāda siṃhavannādaṃ vyathayanniva bhārata ॥ vinadya ca mahānādaṃ paryaṣvajata phalgunam ॥7-155-2॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; तु (tu) - but; हर्षेण (harṣeṇa) - with joy; महताभिपरिप्लुतः (mahatābhipariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed greatly; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; सिंहवत् (siṃhavat) - like a lion; नादं (nādaṃ) - sound; व्यथयन् (vyathayan) - disturbing; इव (iva) - as if; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; विनद्य (vinadya) - having roared; च (ca) - and; महानादं (mahānādaṃ) - great sound; पर्यष्वजत (paryaṣvajata) - embraced; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna;]
(Vasudeva, overwhelmed with great joy, roared like a lion, disturbing as if, O Bharata. Having roared a great sound, he embraced Arjuna.)
Vasudeva, filled with immense joy, roared like a lion, as if to shake the world, O Bharata. After making a great sound, he embraced Arjuna.
स विनद्य महानादमभीशून्संनियम्य च। ननर्त हर्षसंवीतो वातोद्धूत इव द्रुमः ॥७-१५५-३॥
sa vinadya mahānādam abhīśūn saṃniyamya ca। nanarta harṣasaṃvīto vātoddhūta iva drumaḥ ॥7-155-3॥
[स (sa) - he; विनद्य (vinadya) - having roared; महानादम् (mahānādam) - a great sound; अभीशून् (abhīśūn) - enemies; संनियम्य (saṃniyamya) - having controlled; च (ca) - and; ननर्त (nanarta) - danced; हर्षसंवीतः (harṣasaṃvītaḥ) - filled with joy; वातोद्धूतः (vātoddhūtaḥ) - blown by the wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree;]
(He, having roared a great sound and having controlled the enemies, danced filled with joy, like a tree blown by the wind.)
He roared loudly and, having subdued his enemies, danced with joy like a tree swayed by the wind.
ततो विनिर्भ्राम्य पुनः पार्थमास्फोट्य चासकृत्। रथोपस्थगतो भीमं प्राणदत्पुनरच्युतः ॥७-१५५-४॥
tato vinirbhrāmya punaḥ pārthamāsphoṭya cāsakṛt। rathopasthagato bhīmaṃ prāṇadatpunaracyutaḥ ॥7-155-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विनिर्भ्राम्य (vinirbhrāmya) - having whirled; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; आस्फोट्य (āsphoṭya) - having struck; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; रथोपस्थगतः (rathopasthagataḥ) - seated on the chariot; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; प्राणदत् (prāṇadat) - roared; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Krishna;]
(Then, having whirled again, repeatedly struck Arjuna, seated on the chariot, Bhima roared again, O Krishna.)
Then, Krishna, having whirled again and repeatedly struck Arjuna, seated on the chariot, Bhima roared once more.
प्रहृष्टमनसं ज्ञात्वा वासुदेवं महाबलम्। अब्रवीदर्जुनो राजन्नातिहृष्टमना इव ॥७-१५५-५॥
prahṛṣṭamanasaṃ jñātvā vāsudevaṃ mahābalam। abravīdarjuno rājannātihṛṣṭamanā iva ॥7-155-5॥
[प्रहृष्ट (prahṛṣṭa) - joyful; मनसं (manasaṃ) - mind; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - Vasudeva; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; अतिहृष्टमना (atihṛṣṭamanā) - very joyful; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Knowing Vasudeva, the mighty, to be joyful in mind, Arjuna said, O king, as if not very joyful.)
Arjuna, perceiving the mighty Vasudeva to be joyful, spoke to the king as if he himself was not very pleased.
अतिहर्षोऽयमस्थाने तवाद्य मधुसूदन। शोकस्थाने परे प्राप्ते हैडिम्बस्य वधेन वै ॥७-१५५-६॥
ati-harṣo'yam asthāne tavādya madhusūdana। śokasthāne pare prāpte haiḍimbasya vadhenavai ॥7-155-6॥
[अति (ati) - excessive; हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; अयम् (ayam) - this; अस्थाने (asthāne) - inappropriate; तव (tava) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Madhusudana; शोकस्थाने (śokasthāne) - in a place of sorrow; परे (pare) - others; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived; हैडिम्बस्य (haiḍimbasya) - of Hidimba; वधेन (vadhenavai) - by the killing; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Excessive joy inappropriately today, O Madhusudana, in a place of sorrow, others having arrived by the killing of Hidimba, indeed.)
O Madhusudana, today your excessive joy is inappropriate, as others have arrived at a place of sorrow due to the killing of Hidimba.
विमुखानि च सैन्यानि हतं दृष्ट्वा घटोत्कचम्। वयं च भृशमाविग्ना हैडिम्बस्य निपातनात् ॥७-१५५-७॥
vimukhāni ca sainyāni hataṃ dṛṣṭvā ghaṭotkacam। vayaṃ ca bhṛśamāvignā haiḍimbasya nipātanāt ॥7-155-7॥
[विमुखानि (vimukhāni) - disheartened; च (ca) - and; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; हतं (hataṃ) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; वयं (vayaṃ) - we; च (ca) - and; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; आविग्ना (āvignā) - distressed; हैडिम्बस्य (haiḍimbasya) - of Hidimba's son; निपातनात् (nipātanāt) - due to the fall;]
(Seeing Ghatotkacha slain, the armies were disheartened, and we were greatly distressed due to the fall of Hidimba's son.)
The sight of Ghatotkacha's death disheartened the armies, and we were deeply troubled by the fall of Hidimba's son.
नैतत्कारणमल्पं हि भविष्यति जनार्दन। तदद्य शंस मे पृष्टः सत्यं सत्यवतां वर ॥७-१५५-८॥
naitatkāraṇamalpaṃ hi bhaviṣyati janārdana। tadadya śaṃsa me pṛṣṭaḥ satyaṃ satyavatāṃ vara ॥7-155-8॥
[न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; अल्पम् (alpam) - small; हि (hi) - indeed; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; तत् (tat) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; शंस (śaṃsa) - tell; मे (me) - me; पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; सत्यवतां (satyavatāṃ) - of the truthful; वर (vara) - best;]
(This reason will not be small indeed, O Janardana. Therefore, today tell me the truth, O best of the truthful, as asked.)
O Janardana, this reason will not be insignificant. Therefore, today, as asked, tell me the truth, O best among the truthful.
यद्येतन्न रहस्यं ते वक्तुमर्हस्यरिंदम। धैर्यस्य वैकृतं ब्रूहि त्वमद्य मधुसूदन ॥७-१५५-९॥
yadyetanna rahasyaṃ te vaktumarhasyariṃdama। dhairyasiya vaikṛtaṃ brūhi tvamadya madhusūdana ॥7-155-9॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - secret; ते (te) - to you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O subduer of enemies; धैर्यस्य (dhairyasiya) - of courage; वैकृतम् (vaikṛtam) - disturbance; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - O Madhusudana;]
(If this is not a secret to you, O subduer of enemies, tell today, O Madhusudana, the disturbance of courage.)
If this is not a secret to you, O subduer of enemies, please tell today, O Madhusudana, about the disturbance of courage.
समुद्रस्येव सङ्क्षोभो मेरोरिव विसर्पणम्। तथैतल्लाघवं मन्ये तव कर्म जनार्दन ॥७-१५५-१०॥
samudrasyeva saṅkṣobho meroriva visarpaṇam। tathaitallāghavaṃ manye tava karma janārdana ॥7-155-10॥
[समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्षोभः (saṅkṣobhaḥ) - agitation; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of the mountain Meru; इव (iva) - like; विसर्पणम् (visarpaṇam) - spreading; तथा (tathā) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - lightness; मन्ये (manye) - I think; तव (tava) - your; कर्म (karma) - action; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana;]
(The agitation of the ocean, like the spreading of Mount Meru; thus, I think this lightness is your action, O Janardana.)
O Janardana, I perceive your action to be as light as the agitation of the ocean and the spreading of Mount Meru.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
अतिहर्षमिमं प्राप्तं शृणु मे त्वं धनञ्जय। अतीव मनसः सद्यः प्रसादकरमुत्तमम् ॥७-१५५-११॥
atiharsamimaṁ prāptaṁ śṛṇu me tvaṁ dhanañjaya। atīva manasaḥ sadyaḥ prasādakaramuttamam ॥7-155-11॥
[अति (ati) - very; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; इमम् (imam) - this; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; मे (me) - my; त्वम् (tvam) - you; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Arjuna; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; मनसः (manasaḥ) - of the mind; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; प्रसादकरम् (prasādakaram) - pleasing; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Hear this great joy that has been obtained, O Arjuna, which is extremely pleasing to the mind immediately and is excellent.)
"Listen, Arjuna, to this immense joy that has come to me, which is exceedingly delightful to the mind and immediately gratifying."
शक्तिं घटोत्कचेनेमां व्यंसयित्वा महाद्युते। कर्णं निहतमेवाजौ विद्धि सद्यो धनञ्जय ॥७-१५५-१२॥
śaktiṃ ghaṭotkacenemāṃ vyaṃsayitvā mahādyute। karṇaṃ nihatamevājau viddhi sadyo dhanañjaya ॥7-155-12॥
[शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - weapon; घटोत्कचेन (ghaṭotkacena) - by Ghatotkacha; इमां (imāṃ) - this; व्यंसयित्वा (vyaṃsayitvā) - having destroyed; महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O great one; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; एव (eva) - indeed; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya;]
(O great one, having destroyed this weapon by Ghatotkacha, know that Karna is indeed killed in battle immediately, O Dhananjaya.)
O Dhananjaya, know that Karna has been killed in battle immediately after Ghatotkacha destroyed this weapon, O great one.
शक्तिहस्तं पुनः कर्णं को लोकेऽस्ति पुमानिह। य एनमभितस्तिष्ठेत्कार्त्तिकेयमिवाहवे ॥७-१५५-१३॥
śaktihastaṃ punaḥ karṇaṃ ko loke'sti pumāniha। ya enamabhitastiṣṭhetkārttikeyamivāhave ॥7-155-13॥
[शक्ति (śakti) - power; हस्तं (hastaṃ) - hand; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; कः (kaḥ) - who; लोके (loke) - in the world; अस्ति (asti) - is; पुमान् (pumān) - man; इह (iha) - here; यः (yaḥ) - who; एनम् (enam) - him; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around; तिष्ठेत् (tiṣṭhet) - stands; कार्त्तिकेयम् (kārttikeyam) - Kartikeya; इव (iva) - like; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Who in the world is the man here who would stand around Karna, with power in hand, like Kartikeya in battle?)
Who in this world is the man who can stand around Karna, wielding power in his hand, like Kartikeya in battle?
दिष्ट्यापनीतकवचो दिष्ट्यापहृतकुण्डलः। दिष्ट्या च व्यंसिता शक्तिरमोघास्य घटोत्कचे ॥७-१५५-१४॥
diṣṭyāpanītakavaco diṣṭyāpahṛtakuṇḍalaḥ। diṣṭyā ca vyaṃsitā śaktir amoghāsya ghaṭotkace ॥7-155-14॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; अपनीतकवचः (apanītakavacaḥ) - armor removed; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; अपहृतकुण्डलः (apahṛtakuṇḍalaḥ) - earrings taken away; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; च (ca) - and; व्यंसिता (vyaṃsitā) - shattered; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear; अमोघास्य (amoghāsya) - O Amogha-faced one; घटोत्कचे (ghaṭotkace) - Ghatotkacha;]
(Fortunately, the armor is removed, the earrings are taken away, and the spear is shattered, O Amogha-faced Ghatotkacha.)
Fortunately, Ghatotkacha, your armor has been removed, your earrings have been taken away, and your spear has been shattered, O Amogha-faced one.
यदि हि स्यात्सकवचस्तथैव च सकुण्डलः। सामरानपि लोकांस्त्रीनेकः कर्णो जयेद्बली ॥७-१५५-१५॥
yadi hi syātsakavacastathaiva ca sakuṇḍalaḥ। sāmarānapi lokāṃstrīnekaḥ karṇo jayedbalī ॥7-155-15॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - were; सकवचः (sakavacaḥ) - with armor; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; सकुण्डलः (sakuṇḍalaḥ) - with earrings; सामरान् (sāmarān) - with gods; अपि (api) - even; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; जयेत् (jayet) - would conquer; बली (balī) - strong;]
(If indeed he were with armor and with earrings, the strong Karṇa alone would conquer even the three worlds with the gods.)
If Karṇa were equipped with his armor and earrings, he alone, being strong, could conquer the three worlds, including the gods.
वासवो वा कुबेरो वा वरुणो वा जलेश्वरः। यमो वा नोत्सहेत्कर्णं रणे प्रतिसमासितुम् ॥७-१५५-१६॥
vāsavo vā kubero vā varuṇo vā jaleśvaraḥ। yamo vā notsahetkarṇaṃ raṇe pratisaṃāsitum ॥7-155-16॥
[वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; वा (vā) - or; कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera; वा (vā) - or; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna; वा (vā) - or; जलेश्वरः (jaleśvaraḥ) - lord of waters; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; उत्सहेत् (utsahet) - is capable; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रतिसमासितुम् (pratisaṃāsitum) - to face;]
(Neither Indra, nor Kubera, nor Varuna, nor the lord of waters, nor Yama is capable of facing Karna in battle.)
Neither Indra, Kubera, Varuna, the lord of waters, nor Yama can face Karna in battle.
गाण्डीवमायम्य भवांश्चक्रं वाहं सुदर्शनम्। न शक्तौ स्वो रणे जेतुं तथायुक्तं नरर्षभम् ॥७-१५५-१७॥
gāṇḍīvamāyamya bhavāṃścakraṃ vāhaṃ sudarśanam। na śaktau svo raṇe jetuṃ tathāyuktaṃ nararṣabham ॥7-155-17॥
[गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; आयम्य (āyamya) - having stretched; भवान् (bhavān) - you; चक्रं (cakraṃ) - discus; वाहं (vāhaṃ) - bearing; सुदर्शनम् (sudarśanam) - Sudarsana; न (na) - not; शक्तौ (śaktau) - capable; स्वः (svaḥ) - own; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; तथा (tathā) - thus; युक्तम् (yuktam) - equipped; नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - bull among men;]
(Having stretched the Gandiva bow, you bear the Sudarsana discus. Not capable in battle to conquer thus equipped bull among men.)
Having stretched the Gandiva bow, you wield the Sudarsana discus. You are not capable of conquering the well-equipped bull among men in battle.
त्वद्धितार्थं तु शक्रेण मायया हृतकुण्डलः। विहीनकवचश्चायं कृतः परपुरञ्जयः ॥७-१५५-१८॥
tvaddhitārthaṃ tu śakreṇa māyayā hṛtakuṇḍalaḥ। vihīnakavacaścāyaṃ kṛtaḥ parapurañjayaḥ ॥7-155-18॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - your; हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the benefit; तु (tu) - but; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; हृतकुण्डलः (hṛtakuṇḍalaḥ) - earrings taken away; विहीनकवचः (vihīnakavacaḥ) - without armor; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities;]
(For your benefit, but by Indra's illusion, the earrings were taken away. This conqueror of enemy cities was made without armor.)
For your benefit, Indra, through his illusion, has taken away the earrings, leaving this conqueror of enemy cities without armor.
उत्कृत्य कवचं यस्मात्कुण्डले विमले च ते। प्रादाच्छक्राय कर्णो वै तेन वैकर्तनः स्मृतः ॥७-१५५-१९॥
utkṛtya kavacaṃ yasmātkuṇḍale vimale ca te। prādācchakrāya karṇo vai tena vaikartanaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-155-19॥
[उत्कृत्य (utkṛtya) - having cut off; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from whom; कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - earrings; विमले (vimale) - pure; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; शक्राय (śakrāya) - to Indra; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वै (vai) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Vaikartana; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]
(Having cut off the armor and the pure earrings from whom, Karṇa indeed gave them to Indra, by him Vaikartana is remembered.)
Karṇa, having cut off his armor and pure earrings, gave them to Indra, and thus he is remembered as Vaikartana.
आशीविष इव क्रुद्धः स्तम्भितो मन्त्रतेजसा। तथाद्य भाति कर्णो मे शान्तज्वाल इवानलः ॥७-१५५-२०॥
āśīviṣa iva kruddhaḥ stambhito mantratejasā। tathādya bhāti karṇo me śāntajvāla ivānalaḥ ॥7-155-20॥
[आशीविषः (āśīviṣaḥ) - like a serpent; इव (iva) - as; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; स्तम्भितः (stambhitaḥ) - paralyzed; मन्त्रतेजसा (mantratejasā) - by the power of a mantra; तथा (tathā) - thus; अद्य (adya) - today; भाति (bhāti) - appears; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; मे (me) - my; शान्तज्वालः (śāntajvālaḥ) - with extinguished flames; इव (iva) - like; अनलः (analaḥ) - fire;]
(Like a serpent, angry and paralyzed by the power of a mantra, thus today Karna appears to me like a fire with extinguished flames.)
Today, Karna appears to me like an angry serpent paralyzed by the power of a mantra, resembling a fire whose flames have been extinguished.
यदा प्रभृति कर्णाय शक्तिर्दत्ता महात्मना। वासवेन महाबाहो प्राप्ता यासौ घटोत्कचे ॥७-१५५-२१॥
yadā prabhṛti karṇāya śaktirdattā mahātmanā। vāsavena mahābāho prāptā yāsau ghaṭotkace ॥7-155-21॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from then; कर्णाय (karṇāya) - to Karna; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - the weapon; दत्ता (dattā) - given; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; वासवेन (vāsavena) - by Indra; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained; या (yā) - which; असौ (asau) - that; घटोत्कचे (ghaṭotkace) - on Ghatotkacha;]
(When from then the weapon was given to Karna by the great soul, by Indra, O mighty-armed one, which was obtained on Ghatotkacha.)
"O mighty-armed one, from the time the weapon was given to Karna by the great soul, Indra, it was destined for Ghatotkacha."
कुण्डलाभ्यां निमायाथ दिव्येन कवचेन च। तां प्राप्यामन्यत वृषा सततं त्वां हतं रणे ॥७-१५५-२२॥
kuṇḍalābhyāṃ nimāyātha divyena kavacena ca। tāṃ prāpyāmanyata vṛṣā satataṃ tvāṃ hataṃ raṇe ॥7-155-22॥
[कुण्डलाभ्यां (kuṇḍalābhyāṃ) - by the earrings; निमायाथ (nimāyātha) - having adorned; दिव्येन (divyena) - divine; कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor; च (ca) - and; तां (tāṃ) - her; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought; वृषा (vṛṣā) - the bull; सततं (satataṃ) - always; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Having adorned with earrings and divine armor, the bull always thought you were killed in battle.)
Having adorned himself with earrings and divine armor, the bull thought that you were always killed in battle.
एवं गतेऽपि शक्योऽयं हन्तुं नान्येन केनचित्। ऋते त्वा पुरुषव्याघ्र शपे सत्येन चानघ ॥७-१५५-२३॥
evaṃ gate'pi śakyo'yaṃ hantuṃ nānyena kenacit। ṛte tvā puruṣavyāghra śape satyena cānagha ॥7-155-23॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; गते (gate) - gone; अपि (api) - even; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; अयम् (ayam) - this; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; न (na) - not; अन्येन (anyena) - by another; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone; ऋते (ṛte) - except; त्वा (tvā) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; शपे (śape) - I swear; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; च (ca) - and; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Thus, even though gone, this one is possible to kill not by another, by anyone, except you, O tiger among men. I swear by truth and O sinless one.)
Even in this situation, it is possible to kill him, but not by anyone else except you, O tiger among men. I swear by truth, O sinless one.
ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च तपस्वी नियतव्रतः। रिपुष्वपि दयावांश्च तस्मात्कर्णो वृषा स्मृतः ॥७-१५५-२४॥
brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca tapasvī niyatavrataḥ। ripuṣvapi dayāvāṃśca tasmātkarṇo vṛṣā smṛtaḥ ॥7-155-24॥
[ब्रह्मण्यः (brahmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truth-speaker; च (ca) - and; तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic; नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - of fixed vows; रिपुषु (ripuṣu) - towards enemies; अपि (api) - even; दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate; च (ca) - and; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वृषा (vṛṣā) - bull; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]
(Devoted to Brahman, truth-speaker, and ascetic of fixed vows; even towards enemies, compassionate; therefore, Karṇa is remembered as a bull.)
Karṇa, known for his devotion to Brahman, truthfulness, asceticism, and fixed vows, is remembered as compassionate even towards his enemies, and thus he is regarded as a bull.
युद्धशौण्डो महाबाहुर्नित्योद्यतशरासनः। केसरीव वने मर्दन्मत्तमातङ्गयूथपान् ॥ विमदान्रथशार्दूलान्कुरुते रणमूर्धनि ॥७-१५५-२५॥
yuddhaśauṇḍo mahābāhurnityodyataśarāsanaḥ। kesarīva vane mardanmattamātaṅgayūthapān ॥ vimadānrathaśārdūlānkuru te raṇamūrdhani ॥7-155-25॥
[युद्धशौण्डः (yuddhaśauṇḍaḥ) - expert in battle; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; नित्य-उद्यत-शरासनः (nitya-udyata-śarāsanaḥ) - always-ready-with-bow; केसरी (kesarī) - lion; इव (iva) - like; वने (vane) - in the forest; मर्दन् (mardan) - crushing; मत्त-मातङ्ग-यूथपान् (matta-mātaṅga-yūthapān) - intoxicated elephant leaders; विमदान् (vimadān) - proud; रथ-शार्दूलान् (ratha-śārdūlān) - chariot tigers; कुरुते (kurute) - makes; रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle;]
(The mighty-armed, expert in battle, always ready with his bow, like a lion in the forest crushing intoxicated elephant leaders, makes proud chariot tigers at the forefront of battle.)
The mighty-armed warrior, always prepared with his bow, is like a lion in the forest crushing intoxicated elephant leaders, and he makes the proud chariot warriors at the forefront of battle.
मध्यङ्गत इवादित्यो यो न शक्यो निरीक्षितुम्। त्वदीयैः पुरुषव्याघ्र योधमुख्यैर्महात्मभिः ॥ शरजालसहस्रांशुः शरदीव दिवाकरः ॥७-१५५-२६॥
madhyaṅgata ivādityo yo na śakyo nirīkṣitum। tvadīyaiḥ puruṣavyāghra yodhamukhyairmahātmabhiḥ ॥ śarajālasahasrāṃśuḥ śaradīva divākaraḥ ॥7-155-26॥
[मध्यङ्गत (madhyaṅgata) - situated in the middle; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to be seen; त्वदीयैः (tvadīyaiḥ) - by your; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaiḥ) - chief warriors; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; शरजालसहस्रांशुः (śarajālasahasrāṃśuḥ) - having thousands of rays of arrows; शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn; इव (iva) - like; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun;]
(Situated in the middle like the sun, who cannot be seen by your tiger among men, chief warriors, and great souls, having thousands of rays of arrows like the sun in autumn.)
Like the sun situated in the middle, who cannot be seen by your chief warriors and great souls, having thousands of rays of arrows like the sun in autumn, O tiger among men.
तपान्ते तोयदो यद्वच्छरधाराः क्षरत्यसौ। दिव्यास्त्रजलदः कर्णः पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् ॥ सोऽद्य मानुषतां प्राप्तो विमुक्तः शक्रदत्तया ॥७-१५५-२७॥
tapānte toyado yadvaccharadhārāḥ kṣaratyasau। divyāstrajaladaḥ karṇaḥ parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān ॥ so'dya mānuṣatāṃ prāpto vimuktaḥ śakradattayā ॥7-155-27॥
[तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; अन्ते (ante) - end; तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - cloud; यद्वत् (yadvat) - like; शरधाराः (śaradhārāḥ) - streams of arrows; क्षरति (kṣarati) - pours; असौ (asau) - he; दिव्य (divya) - divine; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - rain god; इव (iva) - like; वृष्टिमान् (vṛṣṭimān) - rainy; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; मानुषतां (mānuṣatāṃ) - human form; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - liberated; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; दत्तया (dattayā) - given by;]
(At the end of penance, like a cloud pours streams of arrows, he, Karna, the divine weapon-cloud, like the rain god, is rainy. Today, he has attained human form, liberated by the gift of Indra.)
At the end of his penance, Karna, who was like a cloud pouring streams of arrows, akin to the rain god, has today attained human form, liberated by the gift of Indra.
एको हि योगोऽस्य भवेद्वधाय; छिद्रे ह्येनं स्वप्रमत्तः प्रमत्तम्। कृच्छ्रप्राप्तं रथचक्रे निमग्ने; हन्याः पूर्वं त्वं तु सञ्ज्ञां विचार्य ॥७-१५५-२८॥
eko hi yogo'sya bhavedvadhāya; chidre hyenaṃ svapramattaḥ pramattam। kṛcchraprāptaṃ rathacakre nimagne; hanyāḥ pūrvaṃ tvaṃ tu sañjñāṃ vicārya ॥7-155-28॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; हि (hi) - indeed; योगः (yogaḥ) - method; अस्य (asya) - of this; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; वधाय (vadhāya) - for destruction; छिद्रे (chidre) - in a weak spot; हि (hi) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; स्वप्रमत्तः (svapramattaḥ) - self-neglectful; प्रमत्तम् (pramattam) - negligent; कृच्छ्रप्राप्तम् (kṛcchraprāptam) - in distress; रथचक्रे (rathacakre) - in the chariot wheel; निमग्ने (nimagne) - sunk; हन्याः (hanyāḥ) - you should strike; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तु (tu) - but; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; विचार्य (vicārya) - considering;]
(One method of this would be for destruction; indeed, strike him in a weak spot when he is self-neglectful and negligent, sunk in distress in the chariot wheel; but you, considering consciousness, should strike first.)
Indeed, one method for his destruction is to strike him when he is negligent and self-neglectful, especially when he is in distress and trapped in the chariot wheel. But you should first consider his consciousness before striking.
जरासन्धश्चेदिराजो महात्मा; महाबलश्चैकलव्यो निषादः। एकैकशो निहताः सर्व एव; योगैस्तैस्तैस्त्वद्धितार्थं मयैव ॥७-१५५-२९॥
jarāsandhaścedirājo mahātmā; mahābalaścaikalavyo niṣādaḥ। ekaikaśo nihatāḥ sarva eva; yogaisthaistvauddhitārthaṃ mayaiva ॥7-155-29॥
[जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; च (ca) - and; चेदिराजः (cedirājaḥ) - king of the Cedis; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - great strength; च (ca) - and; एकलव्यः (ekalavyaḥ) - Ekalavya; निषादः (niṣādaḥ) - Nishada; एकैकशः (ekaikaśaḥ) - one by one; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; योगैः (yogaiḥ) - by means; तैः (taiḥ) - those; त्वद्धितार्थम् (tvaddhitārtham) - for your benefit; मया (mayā) - by me; एव (eva) - indeed;]
(Jarāsandha, the king of the Cedis, a great soul; and Ekalavya, the Nishada of great strength, were all killed one by one; by those means, indeed, for your benefit, by me.)
Jarāsandha, the noble king of the Cedis, and Ekalavya, the powerful Nishada, were each slain individually by me using various strategies, all for your benefit.
अथापरे निहता राक्षसेन्द्रा; हिडिम्बकिर्मीरबकप्रधानाः। अलायुधः परसैन्यावमर्दी; घटोत्कचश्चोग्रकर्मा तरस्वी ॥७-१५५-३०॥
athāpare nihatā rākṣasendrā; hiḍimbakirmīrabakapradhānāḥ। alāyudhaḥ parasainyāvamardī; ghaṭotkacaścograkarmā tarasvī ॥7-155-30॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपरे (apare) - others; निहता (nihatā) - killed; राक्षसेन्द्रा (rākṣasendrā) - demon lords; हिडिम्ब (hiḍimba) - Hiḍimba; किर्मीर (kirmīra) - Kirmīra; बक (baka) - Baka; प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - chiefs; अलायुधः (alāyudhaḥ) - Alāyudha; परसैन्यावमर्दी (parasainyāvamardī) - oppressor of enemy armies; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghaṭotkaca; च (ca) - and; उग्रकर्मा (ugrakarmā) - fierce deeds; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty;]
(Then others, the demon lords, were killed; Hiḍimba, Kirmīra, and Baka were the chiefs. Alāyudha, the oppressor of enemy armies; Ghaṭotkaca, fierce in deeds and mighty.)
Then others, including the demon lords Hiḍimba, Kirmīra, and Baka, who were chiefs, were killed. Alāyudha, known for oppressing enemy armies, and Ghaṭotkaca, known for his fierce deeds and might, were also mentioned.
