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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
अधर्मेण हतं श्रुत्वा धृष्टद्युम्नेन सञ्जय। ब्राह्मणं पितरं वृद्धमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६६-१॥
adharmeṇa hataṃ śrutvā dhṛṣṭadyumnena sañjaya। brāhmaṇaṃ pitaraṃ vṛddhamaśvatthāmā kimabravīt ॥7-166-1॥
[अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; हतं (hataṃ) - killed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya; ब्राह्मणं (brāhmaṇaṃ) - the brāhmaṇa; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard that the old brāhmaṇa father was killed unrighteously by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, what did Aśvatthāmā say, O Sañjaya?)
Upon hearing that his aged brāhmaṇa father was unrighteously slain by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, what did Aśvatthāmā say, O Sañjaya?
मानुषं वारुणाग्नेयं ब्राह्ममस्त्रं च वीर्यवान्। ऐन्द्रं नारायणं चैव यस्मिन्नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥७-१६६-२॥
mānuṣaṁ vāruṇāgneyam brāhmamastraṁ ca vīryavān। aindraṁ nārāyaṇaṁ caiva yasminnityaṁ pratiṣṭhitam ॥7-166-2॥
[मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; वारुणाग्नेयम् (vāruṇāgneyam) - of Varuna and Agni; ब्राह्ममस्त्रम् (brāhmamastram) - Brahma weapon; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - of Indra; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - of Narayana; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established;]
(The human, Varuna-Agni, Brahma weapon, and powerful one; Indra and Narayana are indeed always established in which.)
The powerful one in whom the human, Varuna-Agni, Brahma weapon, Indra, and Narayana are always established.
तमधर्मेण धर्मिष्ठं धृष्टद्युम्नेन सञ्जय। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६६-३॥
tam adharmeṇa dharmiṣṭhaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena sañjaya। śrutvā nihatam ācāryam aśvatthāmā kim abravīt ॥7-166-3॥
[तम (tam) - him; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unfair means; धर्मिष्ठं (dharmiṣṭham) - the virtuous one; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhṛṣṭadyumna; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - the teacher; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(O Sañjaya, having heard that the virtuous one was killed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna by unfair means, what did Aśvatthāmā say?)
O Sañjaya, upon hearing that the virtuous teacher was unfairly killed by Dhṛṣṭadyumna, what did Aśvatthāmā say?
येन रामादवाप्येह धनुर्वेदं महात्मना। प्रोक्तान्यस्त्राणि दिव्यानि पुत्राय गुरुकाङ्क्षिणे ॥७-१६६-४॥
yena rāmādavāpyeha dhanurvedaṃ mahātmanā। proktānyastrāṇi divyāni putrāya gurukāṅkṣiṇe ॥7-166-4॥
[येन (yena) - by whom; रामात् (rāmāt) - from Rāma; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; इह (iha) - here; धनुर्वेदं (dhanurvedaṃ) - the science of archery; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; प्रोक्तानि (proktāni) - taught; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; पुत्राय (putrāya) - to the son; गुरुकाङ्क्षिणे (gurukāṅkṣiṇe) - desiring a teacher;]
(By whom, having obtained the science of archery from Rāma here, the great soul taught divine weapons to the son desiring a teacher.)
The great soul, having learned the science of archery from Rāma here, imparted divine weapons to his son who was eager to learn from a teacher.
एकमेव हि लोकेऽस्मिन्नात्मनो गुणवत्तरम्। इच्छन्ति पुत्रं पुरुषा लोके नान्यं कथञ्चन ॥७-१६६-५॥
ekameva hi loke'sminnātmano guṇavattaram। icchanti putraṃ puruṣā loke nānyaṃ kathañcana ॥7-166-5॥
[एकम् (ekam) - one; एव (eva) - only; हि (hi) - indeed; लोके (loke) - in the world; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - of oneself; गुणवत्तरम् (guṇavattaram) - more virtuous; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire; पुत्रम् (putram) - a son; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Indeed, in this world, men desire only one thing more virtuous than themselves: a son, not anything else in any way.)
In this world, men desire nothing more virtuous than themselves except for a son.
आचार्याणां भवन्त्येव रहस्यानि महात्मनाम्। तानि पुत्राय वा दद्युः शिष्यायानुगताय वा ॥७-१६६-६॥
ācāryāṇāṃ bhavantyeva rahasyāni mahātmanām। tāni putrāya vā dadyuḥ śiṣyāyānugatāya vā ॥7-166-6॥
[आचार्याणां (ācāryāṇāṃ) - of teachers; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are; एव (eva) - indeed; रहस्यानि (rahasyāni) - secrets; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great souls; तानि (tāni) - those; पुत्राय (putrāya) - to son; वा (vā) - or; दद्युः (dadyuḥ) - may give; शिष्याय (śiṣyāya) - to disciple; अनुगताय (anugatāya) - to follower; वा (vā) - or;]
(The secrets of great souls are indeed of teachers; those they may give to a son or to a disciple or to a follower.)
Teachers indeed possess the secrets of great souls; they may impart those to a son, a disciple, or a devoted follower.
स शिल्पं प्राप्य तत्सर्वं सविशेषं च सञ्जय। शूरः शारद्वतीपुत्रः सङ्ख्ये द्रोणादनन्तरः ॥७-१६६-७॥
sa śilpaṃ prāpya tatsarvaṃ saviśeṣaṃ ca sañjaya। śūraḥ śāradvatīputraḥ saṅkhye droṇādanantaraḥ ॥7-166-7॥
[स (sa) - he; शिल्पं (śilpaṃ) - art; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; तत्सर्वं (tatsarvaṃ) - all that; सविशेषं (saviśeṣaṃ) - with distinction; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; शारद्वतीपुत्रः (śāradvatīputraḥ) - son of Sharadvati; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; द्रोणादनन्तरः (droṇādanantaraḥ) - next to Drona;]
(He, having obtained the art, all that with distinction, Sanjaya, the hero, son of Sharadvati, in battle, next to Drona.)
Sanjaya, having mastered the art with all its distinctions, stood as a hero in battle, second only to Drona, the son of Sharadvati.
रामस्यानुमतः शास्त्रे पुरंदरसमो युधि। कार्तवीर्यसमो वीर्ये बृहस्पतिसमो मतौ ॥७-१६६-८॥
rāmasyānumataḥ śāstre puraṃdarasamo yudhi। kārtavīryasamo vīrye bṛhaspatisamo matau ॥7-166-8॥
[रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama; अनुमतः (anumataḥ) - approved; शास्त्रे (śāstre) - in scriptures; पुरंदरसमः (puraṃdarasamaḥ) - equal to Indra; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कार्तवीर्यसमः (kārtavīryasamaḥ) - equal to Kartavirya; वीर्ये (vīrye) - in prowess; बृहस्पतिसमः (bṛhaspatisamaḥ) - equal to Brihaspati; मतौ (matau) - in wisdom;]
(Approved by Rama, equal to Indra in battle, equal to Kartavirya in prowess, and equal to Brihaspati in wisdom.)
He is approved by Rama, matches Indra in battle, Kartavirya in prowess, and Brihaspati in wisdom.
महीधरसमो धृत्या तेजसाग्निसमो युवा। समुद्र इव गाम्भीर्ये क्रोधे सर्पविषोपमः ॥७-१६६-९॥
mahīdharasamo dhṛtyā tejasāgnisamo yuvā। samudra iva gāmbhīrye krodhe sarpaviṣopamaḥ ॥7-166-9॥
[महीधर (mahīdhara) - mountain; समः (samaḥ) - equal; धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - in firmness; तेजसा (tejasā) - in brilliance; अग्नि (agni) - fire; समः (samaḥ) - equal; युवा (yuvā) - young; समुद्र (samudra) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; गाम्भीर्ये (gāmbhīrye) - in depth; क्रोधे (krodhe) - in anger; सर्प (sarpa) - serpent; विष (viṣa) - poison; उपमः (upamaḥ) - like;]
(Equal to a mountain in firmness, like fire in brilliance, young, like the ocean in depth, like serpent poison in anger.)
He is as firm as a mountain, as brilliant as fire, youthful, as deep as the ocean, and as venomous as a serpent when angry.
स रथी प्रथमो लोके दृढधन्वा जितक्लमः। शीघ्रोऽनिल इवाक्रन्दे चरन्क्रुद्ध इवान्तकः ॥७-१६६-१०॥
sa rathī prathamo loke dṛḍhadhanvā jitaklamaḥ। śīghro'nila ivākrande carankruddha ivāntakaḥ ॥7-166-10॥
[स (sa) - he; रथी (rathī) - charioteer; प्रथमो (prathamo) - foremost; लोके (loke) - in the world; दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - firm-bowed; जितक्लमः (jitaklamaḥ) - conqueror of fatigue; शीघ्रः (śīghraḥ) - swift; अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind; इव (iva) - like; आक्रन्दे (ākrande) - in battle; चरन् (caran) - moving; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death;]
(He, the charioteer, is foremost in the world, firm-bowed, conqueror of fatigue, swift like the wind in battle, moving like angry death.)
He, the charioteer, stands foremost in the world, with a firm bow and having conquered fatigue. He moves swiftly like the wind in battle, resembling death in his anger.
अस्यता येन सङ्ग्रामे धरण्यभिनिपीडिता। यो न व्यथति सङ्ग्रामे वीरः सत्यपराक्रमः ॥७-१६६-११॥
asyatā yena saṅgrāme dharaṇyabhinipīḍitā। yo na vyathati saṅgrāme vīraḥ satyaparākramaḥ ॥7-166-11॥
[अस्यता (asyatā) - throwing; येन (yena) - by whom; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; धरण्या (dharaṇyā) - the earth; अभिनिपीडिता (abhinipīḍitā) - is oppressed; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; व्यथति (vyathati) - is distressed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - truly courageous;]
(By whom the earth is oppressed in battle by throwing, who is not distressed in battle, the hero is truly courageous.)
The hero, who oppresses the earth in battle by his throwing and is not distressed in battle, is truly courageous.
वेदस्नातो व्रतस्नातो धनुर्वेदे च पारगः। महोदधिरिवाक्षोभ्यो रामो दाशरथिर्यथा ॥७-१६६-१२॥
vedasnāto vratasnāto dhanurvede ca pāragaḥ। mahodadhirivākṣobhyo rāmo dāśarathiryathā ॥7-166-12॥
[वेदस्नातः (vedasnātaḥ) - versed in the Vedas; व्रतस्नातः (vratasnātaḥ) - versed in vows; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in the science of archery; च (ca) - and; पारगः (pāragaḥ) - proficient; महोदधिः (mahodadhiḥ) - great ocean; इव (iva) - like; अक्षोभ्यः (akṣobhyaḥ) - unperturbable; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama; दाशरथिः (dāśarathiḥ) - son of Dasaratha; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Versed in the Vedas, versed in vows, proficient in the science of archery, like the great ocean, unperturbable, is Rama, the son of Dasaratha.)
Rama, the son of Dasaratha, is proficient in the Vedas, vows, and archery, and is as unshakeable as the great ocean.
तमधर्मेण धर्मिष्ठं धृष्टद्युम्नेन संयुगे। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६६-१३॥
tam adharmeṇa dharmiṣṭhaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumnena saṃyuge। śrutvā nihatam ācāryam aśvatthāmā kim abravīt ॥7-166-13॥
[तम (tam) - him; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; धर्मिष्ठं (dharmiṣṭham) - the virtuous one; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - the teacher; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Him, the virtuous one, was unrighteously killed by Dhrishtadyumna in battle. Having heard the teacher was killed, what did Ashwatthama say?)
Upon hearing that the virtuous teacher was unrighteously slain by Dhrishtadyumna in battle, Ashwatthama questioned what had transpired.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य यो मृत्युः सृष्टस्तेन महात्मना। यथा द्रोणस्य पाञ्चाल्यो यज्ञसेनसुतोऽभवत् ॥७-१६६-१४॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya yo mṛtyuḥ sṛṣṭastena mahātmanā। yathā droṇasya pāñcālyo yajñasenasuto'bhavat ॥7-166-14॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; यः (yaḥ) - who; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created; तेन (tena) - by him; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul; यथा (yathā) - just as; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Pāñcāla prince; यज्ञसेनसुतः (yajñasenasutaḥ) - son of Yajñasena; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(The death of Dhṛṣṭadyumna was created by the great soul, just as the Pāñcāla prince, son of Yajñasena, became the death of Droṇa.)
The great soul created the death of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, just as the Pāñcāla prince, son of Yajñasena, became the cause of Droṇa's death.
तं नृशंसेन पापेन क्रूरेणात्यल्पदर्शिना। श्रुत्वा निहतमाचार्यमश्वत्थामा किमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६६-१५॥
taṁ nṛśaṁsena pāpena krūreṇātyalpadarśinā। śrutvā nihatamācāryamaśvatthāmā kimabravīt ॥7-166-15॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel; पापेन (pāpena) - by the sinful; क्रूरेण (krūreṇa) - by the wicked; अत्यल्पदर्शिना (atyalpadarśinā) - by the one with little foresight; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - the teacher; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard that the teacher was killed by the cruel, sinful, wicked one with little foresight, what did Aśvatthāmā say?)
Upon hearing that his teacher was killed by a cruel and wicked person with little foresight, what did Aśvatthāmā say?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
छद्मना निहतं श्रुत्वा पितरं पापकर्मणा। बाष्पेणापूर्यत द्रौणी रोषेण च नरर्षभ ॥७-१६६-१६॥
chadmanā nihataṃ śrutvā pitaraṃ pāpakarmaṇā। bāṣpeṇāpūryata drauṇī roṣeṇa ca nararṣabha ॥7-166-16॥
[छद्मना (chadmanā) - by deceit; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पितरम् (pitaram) - father; पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by the evil deed; बाष्पेण (bāṣpeṇa) - with tears; आपूर्यत (āpūryata) - was filled; द्रौणी (drauṇī) - Aśvatthāmā; रोषेण (roṣeṇa) - with anger; च (ca) - and; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O bull among men;]
(By deceit, having heard that his father was killed by the evil deed, Aśvatthāmā was filled with tears and anger, O bull among men.)
Upon hearing that his father was deceitfully killed by a wicked act, Aśvatthāmā, filled with tears and anger, O best among men, was overwhelmed.
तस्य क्रुद्धस्य राजेन्द्र वपुर्दिव्यमदृश्यत। अन्तकस्येव भूतानि जिहीर्षोः कालपर्यये ॥७-१६६-१७॥
tasya kruddhasya rājendra vapurdivyamadṛśyata। antakasyeva bhūtāni jihīrṣoḥ kālaparyaye ॥7-166-17॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; अन्तकस्य (antakasya) - of Yama; इव (iva) - like; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; जिहीर्षोः (jihīrṣoḥ) - desiring to conquer; कालपर्यये (kālaparyaye) - at the time of death;]
(His angry form, O king, appeared divine, like that of Yama, desiring to conquer beings at the time of death.)
His angry form appeared divine, O king, like Yama's, as he sought to conquer beings at the time of death.
अश्रुपूर्णे ततो नेत्रे अपमृज्य पुनः पुनः। उवाच कोपान्निःश्वस्य दुर्योधनमिदं वचः ॥७-१६६-१८॥
aśrupūrṇe tato netre apamṛjya punaḥ punaḥ। uvāca kopānniḥśvasya duryodhanamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-166-18॥
[अश्रुपूर्णे (aśrupūrṇe) - filled with tears; ततः (tataḥ) - then; नेत्रे (netre) - eyes; अपमृज्य (apamṛjya) - wiping; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उवाच (uvāca) - said; कोपात् (kopāt) - with anger; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, wiping his eyes filled with tears again and again, he said these words to Duryodhana with a sigh of anger.)
Then, repeatedly wiping his tear-filled eyes, he sighed with anger and spoke these words to Duryodhana.
पिता मम यथा क्षुद्रैर्न्यस्तशस्त्रो निपातितः। धर्मध्वजवता पापं कृतं तद्विदितं मम ॥ अनार्यं सुनृशंसस्य धर्मपुत्रस्य मे श्रुतम् ॥७-१६६-१९॥
pitā mama yathā kṣudrairnyastaśastro nipātitaḥ। dharmadhvajavatā pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ tadviditaṃ mama ॥ anāryaṃ sunṛśaṃsasya dharmaputrasya me śrutam ॥7-166-19॥
[पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; यथा (yathā) - as; क्षुद्रैः (kṣudraiḥ) - by the mean ones; न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - having laid down arms; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was killed; धर्मध्वजवता (dharmadhvajavatā) - by the hypocrite; पापं (pāpaṃ) - sin; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; तत् (tat) - that; विदितं (viditaṃ) - known; मम (mama) - to me; अनार्यं (anāryaṃ) - ignoble; सुनृशंसस्य (sunṛśaṃsasya) - of the cruel one; धर्मपुत्रस्य (dharmaputrasya) - of the son of Dharma; मे (me) - my; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard;]
(My father, having laid down arms, was killed by the mean ones; the sin done by the hypocrite is known to me. I have heard of the ignoble act of the cruel son of Dharma.)
My father was treacherously killed by the mean ones after he laid down his arms; I am aware of the sin committed by the hypocrite. I have heard about the ignoble act of the cruel son of Dharma.
युद्धेष्वपि प्रवृत्तानां ध्रुवौ जयपराजयौ। द्वयमेतद्भवेद्राजन्वधस्तत्र प्रशस्यते ॥७-१६६-२०॥
yuddheṣvapi pravṛttānāṃ dhruvau jayaparājayau। dvayametadbhavedrājanvadhasatra praśasyate ॥7-166-20॥
[युद्धेषु (yuddheṣu) - in battles; अपि (api) - even; प्रवृत्तानां (pravṛttānāṃ) - of those engaged; ध्रुवौ (dhruvau) - certain; जय (jaya) - victory; पराजयौ (parājayau) - defeat; द्वयम् (dvayam) - both; एतत् (etat) - this; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised;]
(In battles, even for those engaged, victory and defeat are certain. Both of these may occur, O king, and killing is praised there.)
In battles, those who engage must face the certainty of victory or defeat. Both outcomes are possible, O king, and in such situations, killing is often praised.
न्यायवृत्तो वधो यस्तु सङ्ग्रामे युध्यतो भवेत्। न स दुःखाय भवति तथा दृष्टो हि स द्विजः ॥७-१६६-२१॥
nyāyavṛtto vadho yastu saṅgrāme yudhyato bhavet। na sa duḥkhāya bhavati tathā dṛṣṭo hi sa dvijaḥ ॥7-166-21॥
[न्यायवृत्तः (nyāyavṛttaḥ) - one who follows justice; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - but; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - fighting; भवेत् (bhavet) - may be; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for sorrow; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen; हि (hi) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - twice-born (Brahmin);]
(The killing of one who follows justice, but may be fighting in battle, does not cause sorrow; thus he is indeed seen as a twice-born (Brahmin).)
The killing of a just person who fights in battle does not lead to sorrow; he is regarded as a noble Brahmin.
गतः स वीरलोकाय पिता मम न संशयः। न शोच्यः पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तथा स निधनं गतः ॥७-१६६-२२॥
gataḥ sa vīralokāya pitā mama na saṃśayaḥ। na śocyaḥ puruṣavyāghrastathā sa nidhanaṃ gataḥ ॥7-166-22॥
[गतः (gataḥ) - gone; स (sa) - he; वीरलोकाय (vīralokāya) - to the world of heroes; पिता (pitā) - father; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt; न (na) - not; शोच्यः (śocyaḥ) - to be mourned; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; तथा (tathā) - thus; स (sa) - he; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(He has gone to the world of heroes, my father, without a doubt. The tiger among men is not to be mourned, thus he has met his end.)
My father has undoubtedly gone to the world of heroes. The tiger among men should not be mourned, for he has met his end.
यत्तु धर्मप्रवृत्तः सन्केशग्रहणमाप्तवान्। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति ॥७-१६६-२३॥
yattu dharmapravṛttaḥ saṃkeśagrahaṇamāptavān। paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ tanme marmāṇi kṛntati ॥7-166-23॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तु (tu) - but; धर्मप्रवृत्तः (dharmapravṛttaḥ) - engaged in duty; सन् (san) - being; केशग्रहणम् (keśagrahaṇam) - hair-grasping; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vital parts; कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts;]
(But which, being engaged in duty, obtained the hair-grasping, of those who see, of all armies, that cuts my vital parts.)
But the act of grasping the hair, which was done in the presence of all the armies, cuts into my vital parts.
कामात्क्रोधादवज्ञानाद्दर्पाद्बाल्येन वा पुनः। वैधर्मिकानि कुर्वन्ति तथा परिभवेन च ॥७-१६६-२४॥
kāmātkrodhādavajñānāddarpaād bālyena vā punaḥ। vaidharmikāni kurvanti tathā paribhavena ca ॥7-166-24॥
[कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; अवज्ञानात् (avajñānāt) - from disrespect; दर्पात् (darpaāt) - from arrogance; बाल्येन (bālyena) - by childishness; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वैधर्मिकानि (vaidharmikāni) - unrighteous acts; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do; तथा (tathā) - thus; परिभवेन (paribhavena) - by humiliation; च (ca) - and;]
(From desire, anger, disrespect, arrogance, or by childishness, again they do unrighteous acts, thus by humiliation and.)
Due to desire, anger, disrespect, arrogance, or childishness, people repeatedly commit unrighteous acts, and thus face humiliation.
तदिदं पार्षतेनेह महदाधर्मिकं कृतम्। अवज्ञाय च मां नूनं नृशंसेन दुरात्मना ॥७-१६६-२५॥
tadidaṁ pārṣateneha mahadādharmikaṁ kṛtam। avajñāya ca māṁ nūnaṁ nṛśaṁsena durātmanā ॥7-166-25॥
[तत् (tat) - that; इदं (idaṁ) - this; पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - by Pārṣata; इह (iha) - here; महत् (mahat) - great; अधर्मिकं (adharmikaṁ) - unrighteous; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - disregarding; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - surely; नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel one; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the wicked soul;]
(This great unrighteous act has been done here by Pārṣata, disregarding me, surely by the cruel and wicked soul.)
This great unrighteous act has been committed here by Pārṣata, who has disregarded me, surely by the cruel and wicked soul.
तस्यानुबन्धं स द्रष्टा धृष्टद्युम्नः सुदारुणम्। अनार्यं परमं कृत्वा मिथ्यावादी च पाण्डवः ॥७-१६६-२६॥
tasyānubandhaṃ sa draṣṭā dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ sudāruṇam। anāryaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā mithyāvādī ca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-166-26॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अनुबन्धं (anubandhaṃ) - consequence; स (sa) - he; द्रष्टा (draṣṭā) - seer; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible; अनार्यं (anāryaṃ) - ignoble; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; मिथ्यावादी (mithyāvādī) - liar; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava;]
(He, the seer Dhṛṣṭadyumna, having done the very terrible consequence of his, being ignoble and supreme, and a liar, the Pāṇḍava.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the seer, observed the severe consequences of his actions, which were ignoble and supreme, marking him as a liar and a Pāṇḍava.
यो ह्यसौ छद्मनाचार्यं शस्त्रं संन्यासयत्तदा। तस्याद्य धर्मराजस्य भूमिः पास्यति शोणितम् ॥७-१६६-२७॥
yo hyasau chadmanācāryaṃ śastraṃ saṃnyāsayattadā। tasyādya dharmarājasya bhūmiḥ pāsyati śoṇitam ॥7-166-27॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - that; छद्मना (chadmanā) - by deceit; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapon; संन्यासयत् (saṃnyāsayat) - abandoned; तदा (tadā) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्य (adya) - today; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; पास्यति (pāsyati) - will drink; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood;]
(He who indeed abandoned the weapon by deceit against the teacher, today the earth of Dharmaraja will drink his blood.)
The one who deceitfully abandoned his weapon against the teacher, today the earth under Dharmaraja's rule will drink his blood.
सर्वोपायैर्यतिष्यामि पाञ्चालानामहं वधे। धृष्टद्युम्नं च समरे हन्ताहं पापकारिणम् ॥७-१६६-२८॥
sarvopāyairyatiṣyāmi pāñcālānāmahaṃ vadhe। dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca samare hantāhaṃ pāpakāriṇam ॥7-166-28॥
[सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means; यतिष्यामि (yatiṣyāmi) - I will strive; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; अहम् (aham) - I; वधे (vadhe) - for the killing; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; अहम् (aham) - I; पापकारिणम् (pāpakāriṇam) - of the evil-doer;]
(By all means, I will strive for the killing of the Pāñcālas. In battle, I am the killer of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the evil-doer.)
I will use all means to destroy the Pāñcālas. In battle, I will kill Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the evil-doer.
कर्मणा येन तेनेह मृदुना दारुणेन वा। पाञ्चालानां वधं कृत्वा शान्तिं लब्धास्मि कौरव ॥७-१६६-२९॥
karmaṇā yena teneha mṛdunā dāruṇena vā। pāñcālānāṃ vadhaṃ kṛtvā śāntiṃ labdhāsmi kaurava ॥7-166-29॥
[कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; येन (yena) - by whom; तेन (tena) - by him; इह (iha) - here; मृदुना (mṛdunā) - by gentle; दारुणेन (dāruṇena) - by harsh; वा (vā) - or; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; वधम् (vadham) - killing; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; लब्धास्मि (labdhāsmi) - I have obtained; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(By action, by whom, by him, here, by gentle or by harsh means, having done the killing of the Pāñcālas, I have obtained peace, O Kaurava.)
O Kaurava, by whatever means, gentle or harsh, I have achieved peace here by the destruction of the Pāñcālas.
यदर्थं पुरुषव्याघ्र पुत्रमिच्छन्ति मानवाः। प्रेत्य चेह च सम्प्राप्तं त्राणाय महतो भयात् ॥७-१६६-३०॥
yadarthaṃ puruṣavyāghra putramicchanti mānavāḥ। pretya ceha ca samprāptaṃ trāṇāya mahato bhayāt ॥7-166-30॥
[यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for which purpose; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death; च (ca) - and; इह (iha) - here; च (ca) - and; सम्प्राप्तम् (samprāptam) - obtained; त्राणाय (trāṇāya) - for protection; महतः (mahataḥ) - from great; भयात् (bhayāt) - fear;]
(O tiger among men, for which purpose humans desire a son, obtained here and after death, for protection from great fear.)
O tiger among men, humans desire a son for the purpose of obtaining protection from great fear, both in this world and the next.
पित्रा तु मम सावस्था प्राप्ता निर्बन्धुना यथा। मयि शैलप्रतीकाशे पुत्रे शिष्ये च जीवति ॥७-१६६-३१॥
pitrā tu mama sāvasthā prāptā nirbandhunā yathā। mayi śailapratīkāśe putre śiṣye ca jīvati ॥7-166-31॥
[पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; तु (tu) - but; मम (mama) - my; सावस्था (sāvasthā) - condition; प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained; निर्बन्धुना (nirbandhunā) - without relatives; यथा (yathā) - as; मयि (mayi) - in me; शैलप्रतीकाशे (śailapratīkāśe) - like a mountain; पुत्रे (putre) - son; शिष्ये (śiṣye) - disciple; च (ca) - and; जीवति (jīvati) - living;]
(By father, my condition was obtained as without relatives, like a mountain in me, the son and disciple living.)
My father left me in a state where I was without relatives, like a mountain, while my son and disciple are still alive.
धिङ्ममास्त्राणि दिव्यानि धिग्बाहू धिक्पराक्रमम्। यन्मां द्रोणः सुतं प्राप्य केशग्रहणमाप्तवान् ॥७-१६६-३२॥
dhiṅmamāstrāṇi divyāni dhigbāhū dhikparākramam। yanmāṃ droṇaḥ sutaṃ prāpya keśagrahaṇamāptavān ॥7-166-32॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; मम (mama) - my; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; धिक् (dhik) - shame; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; धिक् (dhik) - shame; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; यत् (yat) - that; माम् (mām) - me; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सुतम् (sutam) - son; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; केशग्रहणम् (keśagrahaṇam) - seizing by the hair; आप्तवान् (āptavān) - achieved;]
(Shame on my divine weapons, shame on my arms, shame on my valor; that Drona's son, having obtained me, achieved seizing by the hair.)
"Shame on my divine weapons, arms, and valor, for Drona's son has managed to seize me by the hair."
स तथाहं करिष्यामि यथा भरतसत्तम। परलोकगतस्यापि गमिष्याम्यनृणः पितुः ॥७-१६६-३३॥
sa tathāhaṃ kariṣyāmi yathā bharatasattama। paralokagatasya'pi gamiṣyāmyanṛṇaḥ pituḥ ॥7-166-33॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; यथा (yathā) - as; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; परलोकगतस्य (paralokagatasya) - of the one who has gone to the other world; अपि (api) - even; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I shall go; अनृणः (anṛṇaḥ) - free from debt; पितुः (pituḥ) - to the father;]
(He, thus, I will do as, O best of the Bharatas. Even of the one who has gone to the other world, I shall go free from debt to the father.)
Thus, O best of the Bharatas, I will act in such a way that even if my father has departed to the other world, I shall fulfill my obligations to him.
आर्येण तु न वक्तव्या कदाचित्स्तुतिरात्मनः। पितुर्वधममृष्यंस्तु वक्ष्याम्यद्येह पौरुषम् ॥७-१६६-३४॥
āryeṇa tu na vaktavyā kadācitstutirātmanaḥ। piturvadhamamṛṣyaṃstu vakṣyāmyadyeha pauruṣam ॥7-166-34॥
[आर्येण (āryeṇa) - by a noble person; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; वक्तव्या (vaktavyā) - to be spoken; कदाचित् (kadācit) - at any time; स्तुतिः (stutiḥ) - praise; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; पितुः (pituḥ) - of father; वधम् (vadham) - killing; अमृष्यन् (amṛṣyan) - not tolerating; तु (tu) - but; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will show; अद्य (adya) - today; इह (iha) - here; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness;]
(By a noble person, praise of oneself is not to be spoken at any time. But, not tolerating the killing of my father, I will show manliness here today.)
A noble person should never speak praise of themselves. However, unable to tolerate my father's killing, I will demonstrate my manliness here today.
अद्य पश्यन्तु मे वीर्यं पाण्डवाः सजनार्दनाः। मृद्नतः सर्वसैन्यानि युगान्तमिव कुर्वतः ॥७-१६६-३५॥
adya paśyantu me vīryaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ sajanārdanāḥ। mṛdnataḥ sarvasainyāni yugāntamiva kurvataḥ ॥7-166-35॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; मे (me) - my; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सजनार्दनाः (sajanārdanāḥ) - with Janārdana; मृद्नतः (mṛdnataḥ) - crushing; सर्वसैन्यानि (sarvasainyāni) - all armies; युगान्तमिव (yugāntamiva) - like the end of an age; कुर्वतः (kurvataḥ) - doing;]
(Today, let the Pāṇḍavas with Janārdana see my strength, crushing all armies like the end of an age.)
Today, let the Pāṇḍavas, along with Janārdana, witness my might as I crush all the armies, resembling the end of an era.
न हि देवा न गन्धर्वा नासुरा न च राक्षसाः। अद्य शक्ता रणे जेतुं रथस्थं मां नरर्षभ ॥७-१६६-३६॥
na hi devā na gandharvā nāsurā na ca rākṣasāḥ। adya śaktā raṇe jetuṃ rathasthaṃ māṃ nararṣabha ॥7-166-36॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; न (na) - not; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - ogres; अद्य (adya) - today; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; रथस्थम् (rathastham) - standing on the chariot; माम् (mām) - me; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Neither gods, nor celestial musicians, nor demons, nor ogres are capable today to conquer me standing on the chariot, O best of men.)
O best of men, neither gods, celestial musicians, demons, nor ogres are capable of defeating me in battle today while I stand on the chariot.
मदन्यो नास्ति लोकेऽस्मिन्नर्जुनाद्वास्त्रवित्तमः। अहं हि ज्वलतां मध्ये मयूखानामिवांशुमान् ॥ प्रयोक्ता देवसृष्टानामस्त्राणां पृतनागतः ॥७-१६६-३७॥
madanyo nāsti loke'sminnarjunādvāstravittamaḥ। ahaṃ hi jvalatāṃ madhye mayūkhānāmivāṃśumān ॥ prayoktā devasṛṣṭānāmastrāṇāṃ pṛtanāgataḥ ॥7-166-37॥
[मदन्यः (madanyaḥ) - other than me; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; लोके (loke) - in the world; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - than Arjuna; वा (vā) - or; अस्त्रवित्तमः (astravittamaḥ) - best knower of weapons; अहम् (aham) - I; हि (hi) - indeed; ज्वलताम् (jvalatām) - of the shining ones; मध्ये (madhye) - among; मयूखानाम् (mayūkhānām) - of rays; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun; प्रयोक्ता (prayoktā) - user; देवसृष्टानाम् (devasṛṣṭānām) - created by the gods; अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons; पृतनागतः (pṛtanāgataḥ) - arrived in the battle;]
(There is no one in this world other than me who is better than Arjuna in the knowledge of weapons. Indeed, I am like the sun among the shining ones, the user of weapons created by the gods, arrived in the battle.)
In this world, there is no one other than me who surpasses Arjuna in the knowledge of weapons. I am like the sun among the shining ones, the wielder of divine weapons, who has come to the battlefield.
कृशाश्वतनया ह्यद्य मत्प्रयुक्ता महामृधे। दर्शयन्तोऽऽत्मनो वीर्यं प्रमथिष्यन्ति पाण्डवान् ॥७-१६६-३८॥
kṛśāśvatanayā hyadya matprayuktā mahāmṛdhe। darśayanto''tmano vīryaṃ pramathiṣyanti pāṇḍavān ॥7-166-38॥
[कृशाश्वतनया (kṛśāśvatanayā) - sons of Kṛśāśva; हि (hi) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; मत्प्रयुक्ता (matprayuktā) - employed by me; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - showing; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - their own; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - valor; प्रमथिष्यन्ति (pramathiṣyanti) - will crush; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas;]
(The sons of Kṛśāśva, indeed, employed by me today in the great battle, showing their own valor, will crush the Pāṇḍavas.)
The sons of Kṛśāśva, employed by me today, will demonstrate their valor in the great battle and crush the Pāṇḍavas.
अद्य सर्वा दिशो राजन्धाराभिरिव सङ्कुलाः। आवृताः पत्रिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्द्रष्टारो मामकैरिह ॥७-१६६-३९॥
adya sarvā diśo rājan dhārābhir iva saṅkulāḥ। āvṛtāḥ patribhiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ draṣṭāro māmakair iha ॥7-166-39॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams; इव (iva) - like; सङ्कुलाः (saṅkulāḥ) - crowded; आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - covered; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; द्रष्टारः (draṣṭāraḥ) - observers; मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - my; इह (iha) - here;]
(Today, all directions, O king, are crowded like with streams, covered with sharp arrows by my observers here.)
Today, O king, all directions appear crowded as if with streams, covered by my sharp arrows here.
किरन्हि शरजालानि सर्वतो भैरवस्वरम्। शत्रून्निपातयिष्यामि महावात इव द्रुमान् ॥७-१६६-४०॥
kiranhi śarajālāni sarvato bhairavasvaram। śatrūnnipātayiṣyāmi mahāvāta iva drumān ॥7-166-40॥
[किरन्हि (kiranhi) - scattering; शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - arrow-nets; सर्वतो (sarvato) - from all sides; भैरवस्वरम् (bhairavasvaram) - terrifying sound; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; निपातयिष्यामि (nipātayiṣyāmi) - I will strike down; महावात (mahāvāta) - great wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees;]
(Scattering arrow-nets from all sides with a terrifying sound, I will strike down the enemies like a great wind strikes down trees.)
"I will scatter arrow-nets from all sides with a terrifying sound and strike down the enemies like a great wind fells trees."
न च जानाति बीभत्सुस्तदस्त्रं न जनार्दनः। न भीमसेनो न यमौ न च राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-१६६-४१॥
na ca jānāti bībhatsustadastraṁ na janārdanaḥ। na bhīmaseno na yamau na ca rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-166-41॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; न (na) - not; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; न (na) - not; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; न (na) - not; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira;]
(Neither Bibhatsu knows that weapon, nor Janardana, nor Bhimasena, nor the twins, nor King Yudhishthira.)
Neither Bibhatsu, Janardana, Bhimasena, the twins, nor King Yudhishthira knows about that weapon.
न पार्षतो दुरात्मासौ न शिखण्डी न सात्यकिः। यदिदं मयि कौरव्य सकल्यं सनिवर्तनम् ॥७-१६६-४२॥
na pārṣato durātmāsau na śikhaṇḍī na sātyakiḥ। yadidaṃ mayi kauravya sakalyaṃ sanivartanam ॥7-166-42॥
[न (na) - not; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Pārṣata; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; असौ (asau) - that; न (na) - not; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; न (na) - not; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; यत् (yat) - which; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मयि (mayi) - in me; कौरव्य (kauravya) - Kauravya; सकल्यं (sakalyaṃ) - entire; सनिवर्तनम् (sanivartanam) - return;]
(Neither Pārṣata, nor that wicked soul, nor Śikhaṇḍī, nor Sātyaki, which is this entire return in me, O Kauravya.)
O Kauravya, neither Pārṣata, nor that wicked soul, nor Śikhaṇḍī, nor Sātyaki can cause this entire return in me.
नारायणाय मे पित्रा प्रणम्य विधिपूर्वकम्। उपहारः पुरा दत्तो ब्रह्मरूप उपस्थिते ॥७-१६६-४३॥
nārāyaṇāya me pitrā praṇamya vidhipūrvakam। upahāraḥ purā datto brahmarūpa upasthite ॥7-166-43॥
[नारायणाय (nārāyaṇāya) - to Nārāyaṇa; मे (me) - my; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed; विधिपूर्वकम् (vidhipūrvakam) - according to the rules; उपहारः (upahāraḥ) - offering; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given; ब्रह्मरूप (brahmarūpa) - in the form of Brahma; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - being present;]
(To Nārāyaṇa, my father, having bowed according to the rules, an offering was formerly given in the form of Brahma being present.)
My father, having bowed to Nārāyaṇa according to the rules, once offered a gift in the presence of Brahma.
तं स्वयं प्रतिगृह्याथ भगवान्स वरं ददौ। वव्रे पिता मे परममस्त्रं नारायणं ततः ॥७-१६६-४४॥
taṁ svayaṁ pratigṛhyātha bhagavānsa varaṁ dadau। vavre pitā me paramamastraṁ nārāyaṇaṁ tataḥ ॥7-166-44॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; स्वयं (svayaṁ) - himself; प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; अथ (atha) - then; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; सः (saḥ) - he; वरं (varaṁ) - boon; ददौ (dadau) - gave; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; पिता (pitā) - father; मे (me) - my; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; नारायणं (nārāyaṇaṁ) - Narayana; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Then, having accepted that himself, the Lord gave the boon. My father chose the supreme weapon, Narayana, then.)
Then, the Lord himself accepted it and granted the boon. My father chose the supreme weapon, Narayana, thereafter.
अथैनमब्रवीद्राजन्भगवान्देवसत्तमः। भविता त्वत्समो नान्यः कश्चिद्युधि नरः क्वचित् ॥७-१६६-४५॥
athainamabravīdrājanbhagavāndevasattamaḥ। bhavitā tvatsamo nānyaḥ kaścidyudhi naraḥ kvacit ॥7-166-45॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; देवसत्तमः (devasattamaḥ) - best of the gods; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; त्वत् (tvat) - than you; समः (samaḥ) - equal; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; नरः (naraḥ) - man; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(Then the divine, best of the gods, said to him, O king: "There will be no other man equal to you anywhere in battle.")
Then the divine sage, best among the gods, addressed the king, saying that there will be no man equal to him in battle anywhere.
न त्विदं सहसा ब्रह्मन्प्रयोक्तव्यं कथञ्चन। न ह्येतदस्त्रमन्यत्र वधाच्छत्रोर्निवर्तते ॥७-१६६-४६॥
na tvidaṃ sahasā brahmanprayoktavyaṃ kathaṃcana। na hyetadastramanyatra vadhācchatronnivartate ॥7-166-46॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; इदं (idaṃ) - this; सहसा (sahasā) - hastily; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; प्रयोक्तव्यं (prayoktavyaṃ) - should be used; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - for; एतद् (etad) - this; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; वधात् (vadhāt) - than killing; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of enemies; निवर्तते (nivartate) - does not turn back;]
(But this should not be used hastily, O Brahman, in any way. For this weapon does not turn back elsewhere than from the killing of enemies.)
"O Brahman, this weapon should never be used hastily or in any other way, as it will not retract except in the destruction of enemies."
न चैतच्छक्यते ज्ञातुं को न वध्येदिति प्रभो। अवध्यमपि हन्याद्धि तस्मान्नैतत्प्रयोजयेत् ॥७-१६६-४७॥
na caitacchakya te jñātuṃ ko na vadhyediti prabho। avadhyamapi hanyāddhi tasmānnaitatprayojayet ॥7-166-47॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know; कः (kaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; वध्येत् (vadhyet) - would be killed; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; अवध्यम् (avadhyam) - the invincible; अपि (api) - even; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; हि (hi) - indeed; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रयोजयेत् (prayojayet) - should employ;]
(And it is not possible to know, O lord, who would not be killed. Indeed, even the invincible would be killed; therefore, this should not be employed.)
O lord, it is impossible to determine who would not be killed, as even the invincible can be slain. Therefore, this should not be used.
वधः सङ्ख्ये द्रवश्चैव शस्त्राणां च विसर्जनम्। प्रयाचनं च शत्रूणां गमनं शरणस्य च ॥७-१६६-४८॥
vadhaḥ saṅkhye dravaścaiva śastrāṇāṃ ca visarjanam। prayācanaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ gamanaṃ śaraṇasya ca ॥7-166-48॥
[वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; द्रवः (dravaḥ) - flight; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शस्त्राणां (śastrāṇāṃ) - of weapons; च (ca) - and; विसर्जनम् (visarjanam) - abandonment; प्रयाचनं (prayācanam) - begging; च (ca) - and; शत्रूणां (śatrūṇāṃ) - of enemies; गमनं (gamanaṃ) - going; शरणस्य (śaraṇasya) - to refuge; च (ca) - and;]
(Killing in battle, flight, abandonment of weapons, begging of enemies, and going to refuge.)
In battle, killing, fleeing, abandoning weapons, begging from enemies, and seeking refuge are described.
एते प्रशमने योगा महास्त्रस्य परन्तप। सर्वथा पीडितो हि स्यादवध्यान्पीडयन्रणे ॥७-१६६-४९॥
ete praśamane yogā mahāstrasya parantapa। sarvathā pīḍito hi syādavadhyānpīḍayanraṇe ॥7-166-49॥
[एते (ete) - these; प्रशमने (praśamane) - for pacifying; योगा (yogā) - methods; महास्त्रस्य (mahāstrasya) - of the great weapon; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; हि (hi) - indeed; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अवध्यान् (avadhyān) - the invincible; पीडयन् (pīḍayan) - afflicting; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(These are the methods for pacifying the great weapon, O scorcher of foes. Indeed, in every way, one may be afflicted by afflicting the invincible in battle.)
These are the methods to pacify the great weapon, O Parantapa. In every way, one might be afflicted by causing harm to the invincible in battle.
तज्जग्राह पिता मह्यमब्रवीच्चैव स प्रभुः। त्वं वर्षिष्यसि दिव्यानि शस्त्रवर्षाण्यनेकशः ॥ अनेनास्त्रेण सङ्ग्रामे तेजसा च ज्वलिष्यसि ॥७-१६६-५०॥
tajjagrāha pitā mahyamabravīccaiva sa prabhuḥ। tvaṃ varṣiṣyasi divyāni śastravarṣāṇyanekaśaḥ ॥ anenāstreṇa saṅgrāme tejasā ca jvaliṣyasi ॥7-166-50॥
[तत् (tat) - that; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; पिता (pitā) - father; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स (sa) - he; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वर्षिष्यसि (varṣiṣyasi) - will shower; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; शस्त्रवर्षाणि (śastravarṣāṇi) - weapon showers; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - many times; अनेन (anena) - by this; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - weapon; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; च (ca) - and; ज्वलिष्यसि (jvaliṣyasi) - will shine;]
(That father took it and indeed said to me, the lord: "You will shower divine weapon showers many times. By this weapon, you will shine with brilliance in battle.")
My father, the lord, took it and said to me: "You will shower divine weapon showers many times. With this weapon, you will shine brilliantly in battle."
एवमुक्त्वा स भगवान्दिवमाचक्रमे प्रभुः। एतन्नारायणादस्त्रं तत्प्राप्तं मम बन्धुना ॥७-१६६-५१॥
evamuktvā sa bhagavāndivamācakrame prabhuḥ। etannārāyaṇādastraṃ tatprāptaṃ mama bandhuna ॥7-166-51॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; दिवम् (divam) - to the sky; आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - ascended; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; एतत् (etat) - this; नारायणात् (nārāyaṇāt) - from Nārāyaṇa; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; तत् (tat) - that; प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ) - obtained; मम (mama) - my; बन्धुना (bandhunā) - by the relative;]
(Thus having spoken, the blessed one ascended to the sky, the lord. This weapon from Nārāyaṇa was obtained by my relative.)
After speaking thus, the blessed lord ascended to the heavens. This weapon from Nārāyaṇa was acquired by my kinsman.
तेनाहं पाण्डवांश्चैव पाञ्चालान्मत्स्यकेकयान्। विद्रावयिष्यामि रणे शचीपतिरिवासुरान् ॥७-१६६-५२॥
tenāhaṃ pāṇḍavāṃścaiva pāñcālānmatsyakekayān। vidrāvayiṣyāmi raṇe śacīpatirivāsurān ॥7-166-52॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Pāñcālas; मत्स्यकेकयान् (matsyakekayān) - Matsyas and Kekayas; विद्रावयिष्यामि (vidrāvayiṣyāmi) - I will scatter; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शचीपतिः (śacīpatiḥ) - Śacī's husband (Indra); इव (iva) - like; असुरान् (asurān) - demons;]
(By him, I will scatter the Pāṇḍavas, and also the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, and Kekayas in battle, like Śacī's husband (Indra) [scatters] the demons.)
With his power, I will disperse the Pāṇḍavas, as well as the Pāñcālas, Matsyas, and Kekayas in the battle, just as Indra, the husband of Śacī, scatters the demons.
यथा यथाहमिच्छेयं तथा भूत्वा शरा मम। निपतेयुः सपत्नेषु विक्रमत्स्वपि भारत ॥७-१६६-५३॥
yathā yathāhamiccheyaṃ tathā bhūtvā śarā mama। nipateyuḥ sapatneṣu vikramatsvapi bhārata ॥7-166-53॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; यथा (yathā) - as; अहम् (aham) - I; इच्छेयं (iccheyaṃ) - wish; तथा (tathā) - so; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; मम (mama) - my; निपतेयुः (nipateyuḥ) - may fall; सपत्नेषु (sapatneṣu) - on the enemies; विक्रमत्सु (vikramatsu) - while advancing; अपि (api) - even; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(As I wish, so may my arrows fall on the advancing enemies, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, may my arrows fall upon the advancing enemies just as I desire.
यथेष्टमश्मवर्षेण प्रवर्षिष्ये रणे स्थितः। अयोमुखैश्च विहगैर्द्रावयिष्ये महारथान् ॥ परश्वधांश्च विविधान्प्रसक्ष्येऽहमसंशयम् ॥७-१६६-५४॥
yathetam aśmavarṣeṇa pravarṣiṣye raṇe sthitaḥ। ayomukhaiśca vihagairdrāvayiṣye mahārathān ॥ paraśvadhāṃśca vividhānprasakṣye'hamasaṃśayam ॥7-166-54॥
[यथेष्टम् (yathetam) - as desired; अश्मवर्षेण (aśmavarṣeṇa) - with a shower of stones; प्रवर्षिष्ये (pravarṣiṣye) - I will pour; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अयोमुखैः (ayomukhaiḥ) - with iron-faced; च (ca) - and; विहगैः (vihagaiḥ) - birds; द्रावयिष्ये (drāvayiṣye) - I will drive away; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - axes; च (ca) - and; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; प्रसक्ष्ये (prasakṣye) - I will throw; अहम् (aham) - I; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(Standing in battle, I will pour as desired with a shower of stones; with iron-faced birds, I will drive away the great charioteers. Without doubt, I will throw various axes.)
Standing firm in battle, I shall unleash a desired shower of stones; with iron-beaked birds, I will scatter the great charioteers. Without a doubt, I will hurl various axes.
सोऽहं नारायणास्त्रेण महता शत्रुतापन। शत्रून्विध्वंसयिष्यामि कदर्थीकृत्य पाण्डवान् ॥७-१६६-५५॥
so'haṁ nārāyaṇāstreṇa mahatā śatrutāpana। śatrūnvidhvaṁsayiṣyāmi kadarthīkṛtya pāṇḍavān ॥7-166-55॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; महता (mahatā) - great; शत्रुतापन (śatrutāpana) - enemy tormentor; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विध्वंसयिष्यामि (vidhvaṁsayiṣyāmi) - will destroy; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - humiliating; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas;]
(He, I, with the great weapon of Narayana, tormentor of enemies, will destroy the enemies, humiliating the Pandavas.)
I, with the great Narayana weapon, will destroy the enemies, humiliating the Pandavas.
मित्रब्रह्मगुरुद्वेषी जाल्मकः सुविगर्हितः। पाञ्चालापसदश्चाद्य न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यते ॥७-१६६-५६॥
mitrabrahmagurudveṣī jālmakaḥ suvigarhitaḥ। pāñcālāpasa-daścādya na me jīvanvimokṣyate ॥7-166-56॥
[मित्र (mitra) - friend; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahma; गुरु (guru) - teacher; द्वेषी (dveṣī) - hater; जाल्मकः (jālmakaḥ) - deceitful; सुविगर्हितः (suvigarhitaḥ) - highly condemned; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - Panchala; अपसदः (apasadaḥ) - outcast; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन (jīvan) - life; विमोक्ष्यते (vimokṣyate) - will be spared;]
(The friend, Brahma, teacher hater, deceitful, highly condemned Panchala outcast and today my life will not be spared.)
The deceitful and highly condemned outcast of Panchala, who hates friends, Brahma, and teachers, will not be spared today.
तच्छ्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रस्य पर्यवर्तत वाहिनी। ततः सर्वे महाशङ्खान्दध्मुः पुरुषसत्तमाः ॥७-१६६-५७॥
tacchrutvā droṇaputrasya paryavartata vāhinī। tataḥ sarve mahāśaṅkhāndadhmuḥ puruṣasattamāḥ ॥7-166-57॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Drona's son; पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - turned back; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महाशङ्खान् (mahāśaṅkhān) - great conches; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; पुरुषसत्तमाः (puruṣasattamāḥ) - best among men;]
(Having heard that, the army of Drona's son turned back. Then all the best among men blew their great conches.)
Upon hearing this, the army led by Drona's son retreated, and then all the noble warriors blew their mighty conches.
भेरीश्चाभ्यहनन्हृष्टा डिण्डिमांश्च सहस्रशः। तथा ननाद वसुधा खुरनेमिप्रपीडिता ॥ स शब्दस्तुमुलः खं द्यां पृथिवीं च व्यनादयत् ॥७-१६६-५८॥
bherīś cābhyahanan hṛṣṭā ḍiṇḍimāṃś ca sahasraśaḥ। tathā nanāda vasudhā khuranemiprapīḍitā ॥ sa śabdas tumulaḥ khaṃ dyāṃ pṛthivīṃ ca vyanādayat ॥7-166-58॥
[भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; अभ्यहनन् (abhyahanan) - beat; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; डिण्डिमान् (ḍiṇḍimān) - kettle-drums; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; तथा (tathā) - thus; ननाद (nanāda) - resounded; वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth; खुर-नेमि-प्रपीडिता (khura-nemi-prapīḍitā) - by hoofs and wheels oppressed; सः (saḥ) - that; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; खम् (kham) - sky; द्याम् (dyām) - heaven; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; च (ca) - and; व्यानादयत् (vyanādayat) - made resound;]
(Drums and joyful beat kettle-drums by thousands; thus resounded the earth, oppressed by hoofs and wheels. That tumultuous sound made the sky, heaven, and earth resound.)
Joyful warriors beat drums and kettle-drums by the thousands, causing the earth, oppressed by hoofs and wheels, to resound. The tumultuous sound echoed through the sky, heaven, and earth.
तं शब्दं पाण्डवाः श्रुत्वा पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम्। समेत्य रथिनां श्रेष्ठाः सहिताः संन्यमन्त्रयन् ॥७-१६६-५९॥
taṁ śabdaṁ pāṇḍavāḥ śrutvā parjanyaninadopamam। sametya rathināṁ śreṣṭhāḥ sahitāḥ saṁnyamantrayan ॥7-166-59॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; शब्दं (śabdaṁ) - sound; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् (parjanyaninadopamam) - like the roar of clouds; समेत्य (sametya) - having assembled; रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - the best; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; संन्यमन्त्रयन् (saṁnyamantrayan) - deliberated;]
(The Pāṇḍavas, having heard that sound, like the roar of clouds, assembled together with the best of charioteers and deliberated.)
The Pāṇḍavas, upon hearing the sound resembling the roar of clouds, gathered with the foremost charioteers and held a council.
तथोक्त्वा द्रोणपुत्रोऽपि तदोपस्पृश्य भारत। प्रादुश्चकार तद्दिव्यमस्त्रं नारायणं तदा ॥७-१६६-६०॥
tathoktvā droṇaputro'pi tadopaspṛśya bhārata। prāduścakāra taddivyam astraṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tadā ॥7-166-60॥
[तथोक्त्वा (tathoktvā) - having spoken thus; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Drona's son; अपि (api) - also; तदा (tadā) - then; उपस्पृश्य (upaspṛśya) - having touched; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; प्रादुश्चकार (prāduścakāra) - manifested; तत् (tad) - that; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having spoken thus, Drona's son also, having touched water, O Bharata, then manifested that divine weapon of Narayana.)
After speaking thus, Drona's son, having purified himself, O Bharata, then invoked the divine weapon of Narayana.
