07.156
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
कथमस्मद्धितार्थं ते कैश्च योगैर्जनार्दन। जरासन्धप्रभृतयो घातिताः पृथिवीष्वराः ॥७-१५६-१॥
kathamasmaddhitārthaṃ te kaiśca yogairjanārdana। jarāsandhaprabhṛtayo ghātitāḥ pṛthivīṣvarāḥ ॥7-156-1॥
[कथम् (katham) - how; अस्मत् (asmat) - our; हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the benefit; ते (te) - your; कैः (kaiḥ) - by which; च (ca) - and; योगैः (yogaiḥ) - means; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; जरासन्धप्रभृतयः (jarāsandhaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Jarāsandha and others; घातिताः (ghātitāḥ) - killed; पृथिवीष्वराः (pṛthivīṣvarāḥ) - kings of the earth;]
(How, for our benefit, by which means, O Janardana, were Jarasandha and other kings of the earth killed?)
O Janardana, how did you, for our benefit, manage to kill Jarasandha and other earthly kings?
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said:)
Vasudeva said:
जरासन्धश्चेदिराजो नैषादिश्च महाबलः। यदि स्युर्न हताः पूर्वमिदानीं स्युर्भयङ्कराः ॥७-१५६-२॥
jarāsandhaścedirājo naiṣādiśca mahābalaḥ। yadi syurna hatāḥ pūrvamidānīṃ syurbhayaṅkarāḥ ॥7-156-2॥
[जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; च (ca) - and; चेदिराजः (cedirājaḥ) - King of the Cedis; नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Naiṣāda; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; यदि (yadi) - if; स्युः (syuḥ) - were; न (na) - not; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; इदानीम् (idānīm) - now; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ) - fearsome;]
(Jarāsandha, the King of the Cedis, and the mighty Naiṣāda, if they were not slain before, now would be fearsome.)
Jarāsandha, the King of the Cedis, and the mighty Naiṣāda, if they had not been slain earlier, would now pose a great threat.
सुयोधनस्तानवश्यं वृणुयाद्रथसत्तमान्। तेऽस्माभिर्नित्यसंदुष्टाः संश्रयेयुश्च कौरवान् ॥७-१५६-३॥
suyodhanastānavaśyaṃ vṛṇuyādrathasattamān। te'smābhirnityasaṃduṣṭāḥ saṃśrayeyuśca kauravān ॥7-156-3॥
[सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; तान् (tān) - those; अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - certainly; वृणुयात् (vṛṇuyāt) - should choose; रथसत्तमान् (rathasattamān) - the best charioteers; ते (te) - they; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; नित्य (nitya) - always; संदुष्टाः (saṃduṣṭāḥ) - corrupted; संश्रयेयुः (saṃśrayeyuḥ) - should seek refuge; च (ca) - and; कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas;]
(Suyodhana should certainly choose those best charioteers. They, always corrupted by us, should seek refuge with the Kauravas.)
Suyodhana should certainly choose the best charioteers. They, who are always corrupted by us, should seek refuge with the Kauravas.
ते हि वीरा महात्मानः कृतास्त्रा दृढयोधिनः। धार्तराष्ट्रीं चमूं कृत्स्नां रक्षेयुरमरा इव ॥७-१५६-४॥
te hi vīrā mahātmānaḥ kṛtāstrā dṛḍhayodhinaḥ। dhārtarāṣṭrīṃ camūṃ kṛtsnāṃ rakṣeyuramarā iva ॥7-156-4॥
[ते (te) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - skilled in weapons; दृढयोधिनः (dṛḍhayodhinaḥ) - firm warriors; धार्तराष्ट्रīm (dhārtarāṣṭrīm) - of Dhritarashtra; चमूम् (camūm) - army; कृत्स्नाम् (kṛtsnām) - entire; रक्षेयुः (rakṣeyuḥ) - would protect; अमराः (amarāḥ) - like the immortals; इव (iva) - like;]
(They indeed, the heroes, great souls, skilled in weapons, firm warriors, would protect the entire army of Dhritarashtra like the immortals.)
Indeed, these heroes, who are great souls and skilled warriors, would protect the entire army of Dhritarashtra as if they were immortals.
सूतपुत्रो जरासन्धश्चेदिराजो निषादजः। सुयोधनं समाश्रित्य तपेरन्पृथिवीमिमाम् ॥७-१५६-५॥
sūtaputro jarāsandhaścedirājo niṣādajaḥ। suyodhanaṃ samāśritya taperanpṛthivīmimām ॥7-156-5॥
[सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; चेदिराजः (cedirājaḥ) - king of the Cedis; निषादजः (niṣādajaḥ) - born of a Niṣāda; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having taken refuge; तपेरन् (taperan) - oppressed; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; इमाम् (imām) - this;]
(The son of a charioteer, Jarāsandha, the king of the Cedis, and the one born of a Niṣāda, having taken refuge in Suyodhana, oppressed this earth.)
The son of a charioteer, Jarāsandha, the king of the Cedis, and the one born of a Niṣāda, allied with Suyodhana, oppressed the land.
योगैरपि हता यैस्ते तान्मे शृणु धनञ्जय। अजय्या हि विना योगैर्मृधे ते दैवतैरपि ॥७-१५६-६॥
yogairapi hatā yaistē tānmē śṛṇu dhanañjaya। ajayyā hi vinā yogairmṛdhē tē daivatairapi ॥7-156-6॥
[योगैः (yogaiḥ) - by means of yoga; अपि (api) - also; हता (hatā) - killed; यैः (yaiḥ) - by whom; ते (te) - they; तान् (tān) - them; मे (me) - to me; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; अजय्याः (ajayyāḥ) - invincible; हि (hi) - indeed; विना (vinā) - without; योगैः (yogaiḥ) - by means of yoga; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; ते (te) - they; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - also;]
(Listen to me, O Dhananjaya, about those who were killed by means of yoga. Indeed, without yoga, even the gods are invincible in battle.)
O Dhananjaya, listen to me about those who were defeated by yoga. Without yoga, even the gods cannot be conquered in battle.
एकैको हि पृथक्तेषां समस्तां सुरवाहिनीम्। योधयेत्समरे पार्थ लोकपालाभिरक्षिताम् ॥७-१५६-७॥
ekaiko hi pṛthakteṣāṃ samastāṃ suravāhinīm। yodhayetsamare pārtha lokapālābhirakṣitām ॥7-156-7॥
[एकैकः (ekaikaḥ) - each one; हि (hi) - indeed; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; समस्ताम् (samastām) - entire; सुरवाहिनीम् (suravāhinīm) - divine army; योधयेत् (yodhayet) - could fight; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; लोकपालैः (lokapālaiḥ) - by the protectors of the world; अभिरक्षिताम् (abhirakṣitām) - protected;]
(Each one of them could indeed separately fight the entire divine army in battle, O son of Pritha, protected by the protectors of the world.)
Each one of them, O son of Pritha, could indeed fight the entire divine army in battle, even if it were protected by the guardians of the world.
जरासन्धो हि रुषितो रौहिणेयप्रधर्षितः। अस्मद्वधार्थं चिक्षेप गदां वै लोहितामुखीम् ॥७-१५६-८॥
jarāsandho hi ruṣito rauhiṇeyapradharṣitaḥ। asmadvadhārthaṃ cikṣepa gadāṃ vai lohitāmukhīm ॥7-156-8॥
[जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; हि (hi) - indeed; रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angry; रौहिणेय (rauhiṇeya) - Rohini's son; प्रधर्षितः (pradharṣitaḥ) - oppressed; अस्मद् (asmad) - our; वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for killing; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; वै (vai) - indeed; लोहितामुखीम् (lohitāmukhīm) - red-faced;]
(Jarāsandha, indeed angry and oppressed by Rohini's son, threw the red-faced mace for our killing.)
Jarāsandha, provoked and angered by the son of Rohini, hurled his red-faced mace with the intent to kill us.
सीमन्तमिव कुर्वाणां नभसः पावकप्रभाम्। व्यदृश्यतापतन्ती सा शक्रमुक्ता यथाशनिः ॥७-१५६-९॥
sīmantamiva kurvāṇāṃ nabhasaḥ pāvakaprabhām। vyadṛśyatāpatantī sā śakramuktā yathāśaniḥ ॥7-156-9॥
[सीमन्तम् (sīmantam) - parting; इव (iva) - like; कुर्वाणाम् (kurvāṇām) - making; नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky; पावकप्रभाम् (pāvakaprabhām) - fiery radiance; व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen; आपतन्ती (āpatantī) - falling; सा (sā) - she; शक्रमुक्ता (śakramuktā) - released by Indra; यथा (yathā) - like; अशनिः (aśaniḥ) - thunderbolt;]
(Making a parting in the sky's fiery radiance, she was seen falling, released by Indra, like a thunderbolt.)
She appeared like a thunderbolt released by Indra, making a parting in the sky's fiery radiance as she fell.
तामापतन्तीं दृष्ट्वैव गदां रोहिणिनन्दनः। प्रतिघातार्थमस्त्रं वै स्थूणाकर्णमवासृजत् ॥७-१५६-१०॥
tām āpatantīṃ dṛṣṭvaiva gadāṃ rohiṇinandanaḥ। pratighātārtham astraṃ vai sthūṇākarṇam avāsṛjat ॥7-156-10॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - just; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; रोहिणिनन्दनः (rohiṇinandanaḥ) - son of Rohini; प्रतिघातार्थम् (pratighātārtham) - for counteraction; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; वै (vai) - indeed; स्थूणाकर्णम् (sthūṇākarṇam) - Sthunakarna; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - released;]
(Seeing her approaching, the son of Rohini released the weapon Sthunakarna for counteraction.)
Upon seeing the mace approaching, the son of Rohini, Balarama, released the weapon known as Sthunakarna to counteract it.
अस्त्रवेगप्रतिहता सा गदा प्रापतद्भुवि। दारयन्ती धरां देवीं कम्पयन्तीव पर्वतान् ॥७-१५६-११॥
astravegapratihatā sā gadā prāpatad bhuvi। dārayantī dharāṃ devīṃ kampayantīva parvatān ॥7-156-11॥
[अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; वेग (vega) - speed; प्रतिहता (pratihatā) - checked; सा (sā) - that; गदा (gadā) - mace; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; दारयन्ती (dārayantī) - tearing; धराम् (dharām) - the earth; देवीम् (devīm) - goddess; कम्पयन्ती (kampayantī) - shaking; इव (iva) - as if; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains;]
(The mace, checked by the speed of the weapon, fell on the ground, tearing the earth goddess, as if shaking the mountains.)
The mace, halted by the weapon's speed, fell to the ground, splitting the earth and seemingly shaking the mountains.
तत्र स्म राक्षसी घोरा जरा नामाशुविक्रमा। सन्धयामास तं जातं जरासन्धमरिंदमम् ॥७-१५६-१२॥
tatra sma rākṣasī ghorā jarā nāmāśuvikramā। sandhayāmāsa taṃ jātaṃ jarāsandhamariṃdamam ॥7-156-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - demoness; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; जरा (jarā) - Jara; नाम (nāma) - named; आशुविक्रमा (āśuvikramā) - swift in action; सन्धयामास (sandhayāmāsa) - joined; तं (taṃ) - that; जातं (jātaṃ) - born; जरासन्धम् (jarāsandham) - Jarāsandha; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - subduer of enemies;]
(There indeed, the terrible demoness named Jara, swift in action, joined that which was born, Jarasandha, the subduer of enemies.)
There, the terrible demoness named Jara, known for her swift actions, joined the parts of the newborn, who was then named Jarasandha, the subduer of enemies.
द्वाभ्यां जातो हि मातृभ्यामर्धदेहः पृथक्पृथक्। तया स सन्धितो यस्माज्जरासन्धस्ततः स्मृतः ॥७-१५६-१३॥
dvābhyāṃ jāto hi mātṛbhyāmardhadehaḥ pṛthakpṛthak। tayā sa sandhito yasmājjarāsandhastataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥7-156-13॥
[द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyām) - by two; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; हि (hi) - indeed; मातृभ्याम् (mātṛbhyām) - by mothers; अर्धदेहः (ardhadehaḥ) - half-bodied; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate; तया (tayā) - by her; स (sa) - he; सन्धितः (sandhitaḥ) - joined; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is remembered;]
(Born indeed by two mothers, half-bodied separately, he was joined by her, therefore he is remembered as Jarāsandha.)
Born from two mothers, each half-bodied separately, he was joined by her and thus is known as Jarāsandha.
सा तु भूमिगता पार्थ हता ससुतबान्धवा। गदया तेन चास्त्रेण स्थूणाकर्णेन राक्षसी ॥७-१५६-१४॥
sā tu bhūmigatā pārtha hatā sasutabāndhavā। gadayā tena cāstreṇa sthūṇākarṇena rākṣasī ॥7-156-14॥
[सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; भूमिगता (bhūmigatā) - fallen on the ground; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; हता (hatā) - killed; ससुतबान्धवा (sasutabāndhavā) - with her sons and relatives; गदया (gadayā) - by the mace; तेन (tena) - by him; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by the weapon; स्थूणाकर्णेन (sthūṇākarṇena) - by Sthūṇākarṇa; राक्षसी (rākṣasī) - the demoness;]
(But she, fallen on the ground, O son of Pritha, was killed with her sons and relatives by the mace and weapon of Sthūṇākarṇa, the demoness.)
But she, along with her sons and relatives, was struck down by Sthūṇākarṇa's mace and weapon, O son of Pritha, as she lay on the ground.
विनाभूतः स गदया जरासन्धो महामृधे। निहतो भीमसेनेन पश्यतस्ते धनञ्जय ॥७-१५६-१५॥
vinābhūtaḥ sa gadayā jarāsandho mahāmṛdhe। nihato bhīmasenena paśyataste dhanañjaya ॥7-156-15॥
[विनाभूतः (vinābhūtaḥ) - deprived; स (sa) - he; गदया (gadayā) - by the mace; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching; ते (te) - your; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhanañjaya;]
(Deprived of his mace, Jarāsandha was killed in the great battle by Bhīmasena while you watched, O Dhanañjaya.)
Jarāsandha, having lost his mace, was slain by Bhīmasena in the great battle as you watched, O Arjuna.
यदि हि स्याद्गदापाणिर्जरासन्धः प्रतापवान्। सेन्द्रा देवा न तं हन्तुं रणे शक्ता नरोत्तम ॥७-१५६-१६॥
yadi hi syādgadāpāṇirjarāsandhaḥ pratāpavān। sendrā devā na taṃ hantuṃ raṇe śaktā narottama ॥7-156-16॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; जरासन्धः (jarāsandhaḥ) - Jarāsandha; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; स-इन्द्राः (sa-indrāḥ) - with Indra; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; न (na) - not; तम् (tam) - him; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men;]
(If indeed Jarāsandha, mighty with mace in hand, were to be, neither Indra nor the gods would be capable of killing him in battle, O best of men.)
If Jarāsandha, who is mighty and holds a mace, were to exist, neither Indra nor the gods would be able to defeat him in battle, O best of men.
त्वद्धितार्थं हि नैषादिरङ्गुष्ठेन वियोजितः। द्रोणेनाचार्यकं कृत्वा छद्मना सत्यविक्रमः ॥७-१५६-१७॥
tvaddhitārthaṃ hi naiṣādiraṅguṣṭhena viyojitaḥ। droṇenācāryakaṃ kṛtvā chadmanā satyavikramaḥ ॥7-156-17॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - your; हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for benefit; हि (hi) - indeed; नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - Nishada; अङ्गुष्ठेन (aṅguṣṭhena) - with thumb; वियोजितः (viyojitaḥ) - separated; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; आचार्यकम् (ācāryakam) - as a teacher; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; छद्मना (chadmanā) - by deceit; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly brave;]
(For your benefit, indeed, Nishada was separated by the thumb by Drona, having acted as a teacher by deceit, truly brave.)
For your benefit, indeed, Nishada was separated by Drona using his thumb, having deceitfully acted as a teacher, showing true bravery.
स तु बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणो नैषादिर्दृढविक्रमः। अस्यन्नेको वनचरो बभौ राम इवापरः ॥७-१५६-१८॥
sa tu baddhāṅgulitrāṇo naiṣādirdṛḍhavikramaḥ। asyanneko vanacaro babhau rāma ivāparaḥ ॥7-156-18॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; बद्धाङ्गुलित्राणः (baddhāṅgulitrāṇaḥ) - with fingers protected; नैषादिः (naiṣādiḥ) - the Nishada; दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - of firm courage; अस्यन् (asyan) - shooting; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; वनचरः (vanacaraḥ) - forest-dweller; बभौ (babhau) - appeared; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another;]
(But he, the Nishada with fingers protected, of firm courage, shooting alone, appeared like another Rama, the forest-dweller.)
But he, the Nishada, with his fingers protected and firm courage, shooting alone, appeared like another Rama, the forest-dweller.
एकलव्यं हि साङ्गुष्ठमशक्ता देवदानवाः। सराक्षसोरगाः पार्थ विजेतुं युधि कर्हिचित् ॥७-१५६-१९॥
ekalavyaṁ hi sāṅguṣṭhamaśaktā devadānavāḥ। sarākṣasoragāḥ pārtha vijetuṁ yudhi karhicit ॥7-156-19॥
[एकलव्यम् (ekalavyam) - Ekalavya; हि (hi) - indeed; साङ्गुष्ठमशक्ताः (sāṅguṣṭhamaśaktāḥ) - incapable of (even) a thumb; देवदानवाः (devadānavāḥ) - gods and demons; सराक्षसोरगाः (sarākṣasoragāḥ) - along with demons and serpents; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever;]
(Indeed, O son of Pritha, the gods and demons, along with demons and serpents, are incapable of conquering Ekalavya in battle, even if he lacks a thumb.)
O son of Pritha, even if Ekalavya lacks a thumb, neither gods nor demons, along with demons and serpents, can ever conquer him in battle.
किमु मानुषमात्रेण शक्यः स्यात्प्रतिवीक्षितुम्। दृढमुष्टिः कृती नित्यमस्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥७-१५६-२०॥
kimu mānuṣamātreṇa śakyaḥ syātprativīkṣitum। dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ kṛtī nityamasyamāno divāniśam ॥7-156-20॥
[किमु (kimu) - what indeed; मानुषमात्रेण (mānuṣamātreṇa) - by a mere human; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; स्यात् (syāt) - might be; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to be opposed; दृढमुष्टिः (dṛḍhamuṣṭiḥ) - firm-fisted; कृती (kṛtī) - skilled; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अस्यमानः (asyamānaḥ) - being despised; दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night;]
(What indeed might be possible to be opposed by a mere human? Firm-fisted, skilled, always being despised day and night.)
What indeed can a mere human do to oppose? The firm-fisted and skilled one is always despised day and night.
त्वद्धितार्थं तु स मया हतः सङ्ग्राममूर्धनि। चेदिराजश्च विक्रान्तः प्रत्यक्षं निहतस्तव ॥७-१५६-२१॥
tvaddhitārthaṃ tu sa mayā hataḥ saṅgrāmamūrdhani। cedirājaśca vikrāntaḥ pratyakṣaṃ nihatastava ॥7-156-21॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - for your; हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - benefit; तु (tu) - but; सः (saḥ) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - in the forefront; चेदिराजः (cedirājaḥ) - the king of Cedi; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - in front of; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; तव (tava) - your;]
(For your benefit, he was killed by me in the forefront of the battle. The valiant king of Cedi was slain in front of you.)
"For your benefit, I have slain him in the forefront of the battle. The valiant king of Cedi was killed right before your eyes."
स चाप्यशक्यः सङ्ग्रामे जेतुं सर्वैः सुरासुरैः। वधार्थं तस्य जातोऽहमन्येषां च सुरद्विषाम् ॥७-१५६-२२॥
sa cāpy aśakyaḥ saṅgrāme jetuṃ sarvaiḥ surāsuraiḥ। vadhārthaṃ tasya jāto'ham anyeṣāṃ ca suradviṣām ॥7-156-22॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अशक्यः (aśakyaḥ) - invincible; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - gods and demons; वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing; तस्य (tasya) - of him; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; अहम् (aham) - I; अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others; च (ca) - and; सुरद्विषाम् (suradviṣām) - of the enemies of the gods;]
(He is also invincible in battle, to be conquered by all gods and demons. For the purpose of killing him, I and others, the enemies of the gods, are born.)
He is invincible in battle, unable to be defeated by any gods or demons. I have been born to kill him and other enemies of the gods.
त्वत्सहायो नरव्याघ्र लोकानां हितकाम्यया। हिडिम्बबककिर्मीरा भीमसेनेन पातिताः ॥ रावणेन समप्राणा ब्रह्मयज्ञविनाशनाः ॥७-१५६-२३॥
tvatsahāyo naravyāghra lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā। hiḍimbabakakirmīrā bhīmasenena pātitāḥ ॥ rāvaṇena samaprāṇā brahmayajñavināśanāḥ ॥7-156-23॥
[त्वत्सहायः (tvatsahāyaḥ) - your ally; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; हितकाम्यया (hitakāmyayā) - for the welfare; हिडिम्ब (hiḍimba) - Hiḍimba; बक (baka) - Baka; किर्मीराः (kirmīrāḥ) - Kirmīra; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena; पातिताः (pātitāḥ) - were slain; रावणेन (rāvaṇena) - by Rāvaṇa; समप्राणाः (samaprāṇāḥ) - equal in strength; ब्रह्मयज्ञविनाशनाः (brahmayajñavināśanāḥ) - destroyers of the Brahma sacrifice;]
(Your ally, the tiger among men, for the welfare of the worlds, Hiḍimba, Baka, and Kirmīra were slain by Bhīmasena. Equal in strength to Rāvaṇa, destroyers of the Brahma sacrifice.)
Your ally, the tiger among men, for the welfare of the worlds, Hiḍimba, Baka, and Kirmīra were slain by Bhīmasena, who was equal in strength to Rāvaṇa and destroyers of the Brahma sacrifice.
हतस्तथैव मायावी हैडिम्बेनाप्यलायुधः। हैडिम्बश्चाप्युपायेन शक्त्या कर्णेन घातितः ॥७-१५६-२४॥
hatastathaiva māyāvī haiḍimbenāpyalāyudhaḥ। haiḍimbaścāpyupāyena śaktyā karṇena ghātitaḥ ॥7-156-24॥
[हतः (hataḥ) - killed; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; मायावी (māyāvī) - illusionist; हैडिम्बेन (haiḍimben) - by Haiḍimba; अपि (api) - also; अलायुधः (alāyudhaḥ) - Alāyudha; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Haiḍimba; च (ca) - and; उपायेन (upāyena) - by strategy; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - by power; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa; घातितः (ghātitaḥ) - slain;]
(In the same way, the illusionist Alāyudha was killed by Haiḍimba. And Haiḍimba was also slain by Karṇa through strategy and power.)
The illusionist Alāyudha was killed by Haiḍimba in the same manner. Additionally, Haiḍimba was slain by Karṇa using strategy and power.
यदि ह्येनं नाहनिष्यत्कर्णः शक्त्या महामृधे। मया वध्योऽभविष्यत्स भैमसेनिर्घटोत्कचः ॥७-१५६-२५॥
yadi hy enaṃ nāhaniṣyat karṇaḥ śaktyā mahāmṛdhe। mayā vadhyo'bhaviṣyat sa bhaimasenirghaṭotkacaḥ ॥7-156-25॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; हि (hi) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; न (na) - not; अहनिष्यत् (ahaniṣyat) - would have killed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with the spear; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; मया (mayā) - by me; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - to be killed; अभविष्यत् (abhaviṣyat) - would have been; सः (saḥ) - he; भैमसेनि (bhaimaseni) - son of Bhimasena; र्घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha;]
(If indeed Karna had not killed him with the spear in the great battle, he would have been killed by me, Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhimasena.)
"If Karna had not slain him with his spear in the great battle, Ghatotkacha, the son of Bhimasena, would have been slain by me."
मया न निहतः पूर्वमेष युष्मत्प्रियेप्सया। एष हि ब्राह्मणद्वेषी यज्ञद्वेषी च राक्षसः ॥७-१५६-२६॥
mayā na nihataḥ pūrvameṣa yuṣmatpriyepsayā। eṣa hi brāhmaṇadveṣī yajñadveṣī ca rākṣasaḥ ॥7-156-26॥
[मया (mayā) - by me; न (na) - not; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; युष्मत् (yuṣmat) - your; प्रियेप्सया (priyepsayā) - for the sake of pleasing; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; ब्राह्मणद्वेषी (brāhmaṇadveṣī) - hater of Brahmins; यज्ञद्वेषी (yajñadveṣī) - hater of sacrifices; च (ca) - and; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon;]
(By me, not killed before, this for your sake of pleasing. This indeed hater of Brahmins, hater of sacrifices and demon.)
I did not kill this demon before for your sake of pleasing. Indeed, this demon is a hater of Brahmins and sacrifices.
धर्मस्य लोप्ता पापात्मा तस्मादेष निपातितः। व्यंसिता चाप्युपायेन शक्रदत्ता मयानघ ॥७-१५६-२७॥
dharmasya loptā pāpātmā tasmādeṣa nipātitaḥ। vyaṁsitā cāpyupāyena śakradattā mayānagha ॥7-156-27॥
[धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of righteousness; लोप्ता (loptā) - destroyer; पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - wicked soul; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - has been slain; व्यंसिता (vyaṁsitā) - deceived; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; उपायेन (upāyena) - by strategy; शक्रदत्ता (śakradattā) - given by Indra; मया (mayā) - by me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(The destroyer of righteousness, the wicked soul, therefore this one has been slain. Deceived also by strategy, given by Indra, by me, O sinless one.)
The wicked soul who was the destroyer of righteousness has been slain by me. He was deceived by strategy, a plan given by Indra, O sinless one.
ये हि धर्मस्य लोप्तारो वध्यास्ते मम पाण्डव। धर्मसंस्थापनार्थं हि प्रतिज्ञैषा ममाव्यया ॥७-१५६-२८॥
ye hi dharmasya loptāro vadhyāste mama pāṇḍava। dharmasaṃsthāpanārthaṃ hi pratijñaiṣā mamāvyayā ॥7-156-28॥
[ये (ye) - those who; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma; लोप्तारः (loptāraḥ) - destroyers; वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - to be punished; ते (te) - they; मम (mama) - my; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; धर्मसंस्थापनार्थम् (dharmasaṃsthāpanārtham) - for the establishment of dharma; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; एषा (eṣā) - this; मम (mama) - my; अव्यया (avyayā) - unchanging;]
(Those who are destroyers of dharma are to be punished by me, O Pāṇḍava. Indeed, this is my unchanging vow for the establishment of dharma.)
"Those who destroy dharma must be punished by me, O Pāṇḍava. This is my unwavering vow to uphold dharma."
ब्रह्म सत्यं दमः शौचं धर्मो ह्रीः श्रीर्धृतिः क्षमा। यत्र तत्र रमे नित्यमहं सत्येन ते शपे ॥७-१५६-२९॥
brahma satyaṁ damaḥ śaucaṁ dharmo hrīḥ śrīrdhṛtiḥ kṣamā। yatra tatra rame nityamahaṁ satyena te śape ॥7-156-29॥
[ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; दमः (damaḥ) - self-control; शौचं (śaucaṁ) - purity; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; ह्रीः (hrīḥ) - modesty; श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity; धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness; क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness; यत्र (yatra) - where; तत्र (tatra) - there; रमे (rame) - I dwell; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अहम् (aham) - I; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; ते (te) - to you; शपे (śape) - I swear;]
(Brahman is truth, self-control, purity, righteousness, modesty, prosperity, steadfastness, and forgiveness. Wherever I dwell, I always swear to you by truth.)
Brahman embodies truth, self-control, purity, righteousness, modesty, prosperity, steadfastness, and forgiveness. Wherever I reside, I always pledge to you by truth.
न विषादस्त्वया कार्यः कर्णं वैकर्तनं प्रति। उपदेक्ष्याम्युपायं ते येन तं प्रसहिष्यसि ॥७-१५६-३०॥
na viṣādastvayā kāryaḥ karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ prati। upadekṣyāmyupāyaṃ te yena taṃ prasahiṣyasi ॥7-156-30॥
[न (na) - not; विषादः (viṣādaḥ) - despair; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karna; वैकर्तनं (vaikartanaṃ) - Vaikartana; प्रति (prati) - towards; उपदेक्ष्यामि (upadekṣyāmi) - I will instruct; उपायं (upāyaṃ) - a means; ते (te) - to you; येन (yena) - by which; तं (taṃ) - him; प्रसहिष्यसि (prasahiṣyasi) - you will overpower;]
(Do not despair towards Karna, the son of Vikartana. I will instruct you on a means by which you will overpower him.)
Do not be disheartened by Karna, the son of Vikartana. I will guide you with a strategy to defeat him.
सुयोधनं चापि रणे हनिष्यति वृकोदरः। तस्य चापि वधोपायं वक्ष्यामि तव पाण्डव ॥७-१५६-३१॥
suyodhanaṁ cāpi raṇe haniṣyati vṛkodaraḥ। tasya cāpi vadhopāyaṁ vakṣyāmi tava pāṇḍava ॥7-156-31॥
[सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will slay; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वधोपायम् (vadhopāyam) - means of killing; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell; तव (tava) - to you; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pandava;]
(Vrikodara will also slay Suyodhana in battle. I will tell you the means of his killing, Pandava.)
Vrikodara will defeat Suyodhana in battle, and I will reveal to you the strategy to kill him, O Pandava.
वर्धते तुमुलस्त्वेष शब्दः परचमूं प्रति। विद्रवन्ति च सैन्यानि त्वदीयानि दिशो दश ॥७-१५६-३२॥
vardhate tumulastveṣa śabdaḥ paracamūṃ prati। vidravanti ca sainyāni tvadīyāni diśo daśa ॥7-156-32॥
[वर्धते (vardhate) - increases; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; त्वेषः (tveṣaḥ) - this; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; परचमूं (paracamūṃ) - towards the enemy army; प्रति (prati) - towards; विद्रवन्ति (vidravanti) - flee; च (ca) - and; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - soldiers; त्वदीयानि (tvadīyāni) - your; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(The tumultuous sound increases towards the enemy army. Your soldiers flee in ten directions.)
The tumultuous sound grows louder as it approaches the enemy army. Your soldiers are fleeing in all directions.
लब्धलक्ष्या हि कौरव्या विधमन्ति चमूं तव। दहत्येष च वः सैन्यं द्रोणः प्रहरतां वरः ॥७-१५६-३३॥
labdhalakṣyā hi kauravyā vidhamanti camūṁ tava। dahatyeṣa ca vaḥ sainyaṁ droṇaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ ॥7-156-33॥
[लब्धलक्ष्या (labdhalakṣyā) - having obtained the target; हि (hi) - indeed; कौरव्या (kauravyā) - the Kauravas; विधमन्ति (vidhamanti) - are striking; चमूं (camūṁ) - the army; तव (tava) - your; दहति (dahati) - burns; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - army; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; प्रहरतां (praharatāṁ) - of the attackers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(Having obtained the target, indeed, the Kauravas are striking your army. This Drona, the best of the attackers, burns your army.)
The Kauravas, having locked onto their target, are indeed striking your forces. Drona, the finest among the attackers, is burning your army.
