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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
साङ्गा वेदा यथान्यायं येनाधीता महात्मना। यस्मिन्साक्षाद्धनुर्वेदो ह्रीनिषेधे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥७-१६९-१॥
sāṅgā vedā yathānyāyaṃ yenādhītā mahātmanā। yasminsākṣāddhanurvedo hrīniṣedhe pratiṣṭhitaḥ ॥7-169-1॥
[साङ्गा (sāṅgā) - with limbs; वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas; यथा (yathā) - as; न्यायं (nyāyaṃ) - justice; येन (yena) - by whom; अधीता (adhītā) - studied; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; धनुर्वेदः (dhanurvedaḥ) - Dhanurveda; ह्री (hrī) - modesty; निषेधे (niṣedhe) - in prohibition; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - established;]
(With limbs, the Vedas, as justice, by whom studied, by the great soul, in whom directly the Dhanurveda, modesty in prohibition, is established.)
The Vedas, along with their limbs, were studied according to justice by the great soul in whom the Dhanurveda is directly established with modesty and prohibition.
तस्मिन्नाक्रुश्यति द्रोणे महर्षितनये तदा। नीचात्मना नृशंसेन क्षुद्रेण गुरुघातिना ॥७-१६९-२॥
tasminnākruśyati droṇe maharṣitanaye tadā। nīcātmanā nṛśaṁsena kṣudreṇa gurughātinā ॥7-169-2॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; आक्रुश्यति (ākruśyati) - lamenting; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Droṇa; महर्षि (maharṣi) - great sage; तनये (tanaye) - son; तदा (tadā) - then; नीचात्मना (nīcātmanā) - by the vile soul; नृशंसेन (nṛśaṁsena) - by the cruel one; क्षुद्रेण (kṣudreṇa) - by the mean one; गुरुघातिना (gurughātinā) - by the teacher's killer;]
(In that, lamenting in Droṇa, the son of the great sage, then by the vile soul, by the cruel one, by the mean one, by the teacher's killer.)
At that time, lamenting over Droṇa, the son of the great sage, was killed by the vile, cruel, and mean soul, the teacher's killer.
यस्य प्रसादात्कर्माणि कुर्वन्ति पुरुषर्षभाः। अमानुषाणि सङ्ग्रामे देवैरसुकराणि च ॥७-१६९-३॥
yasya prasādāt karmāṇi kurvanti puruṣarṣabhāḥ। amānuṣāṇi saṅgrāme devair asukarāṇi ca ॥7-169-3॥
[यस्य (yasya) - by whose; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - grace; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - perform; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men; अमानुषाणि (amānuṣāṇi) - superhuman; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; असुकराणि (asukarāṇi) - difficult; च (ca) - and;]
(By whose grace, the best among men perform actions that are superhuman and difficult even for the gods in battle.)
By the grace of whom, the best among men perform superhuman deeds in battle that are difficult even for the gods.
तस्मिन्नाक्रुश्यति द्रोणे समक्षं पापकर्मिणः। नामर्षं तत्र कुर्वन्ति धिक्क्षत्रं धिगमर्षितम् ॥७-१६९-४॥
tasminnākruśyati droṇe samakṣaṃ pāpakarmiṇaḥ। nāmarṣaṃ tatra kurvanti dhikkṣatraṃ dhigamarṣitam ॥7-169-4॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; आक्रुश्यति (ākruśyati) - shouting; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; समक्षं (samakṣaṃ) - in front of; पापकर्मिणः (pāpakarmiṇaḥ) - evil-doers; नामर्षं (nāmarṣaṃ) - intolerant; तत्र (tatra) - there; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; धिक् (dhik) - shame; क्षत्रं (kṣatraṃ) - Kshatriya; धिक् (dhik) - shame; अमर्षितम् (amarṣitam) - impatience;]
(In that, shouting in front of Drona, the evil-doers do intolerant acts there. Shame on the Kshatriyas, shame on their impatience.)
In that situation, the evil-doers, shouting in front of Drona, act intolerantly. Shame on the Kshatriyas and their impatience.
पार्थाः सर्वे च राजानः पृथिव्यां ये धनुर्धराः। श्रुत्वा किमाहुः पाञ्चाल्यं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥७-१६९-५॥
pārthāḥ sarve ca rājānaḥ pṛthivyāṃ ye dhanurdharāḥ। śrutvā kimāhuḥ pāñcālyaṃ tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥7-169-5॥
[पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; ये (ye) - who; धनुर्धराः (dhanurdharāḥ) - archers; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; किम् (kim) - what; आहुः (āhuḥ) - said; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - to Draupadī; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya;]
(The sons of Pṛthā, all the kings on earth who are archers, having heard, what did they say to Draupadī? Tell that to me, Sañjaya.)
Sañjaya, tell me what all the kings and the sons of Pṛthā, who are archers on earth, said to Draupadī after hearing it.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
श्रुत्वा द्रुपदपुत्रस्य ता वाचः क्रूरकर्मणः। तूष्णीं बभूवू राजानः सर्व एव विशां पते ॥७-१६९-६॥
śrutvā drupadaputrasya tā vācaḥ krūrakarmaṇaḥ। tūṣṇīṃ babhūvū rājānaḥ sarva eva viśāṃ pate ॥7-169-6॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्रुपदपुत्रस्य (drupadaputrasya) - of Drupada's son; ता (tā) - those; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; क्रूरकर्मणः (krūrakarmaṇaḥ) - of the cruel act; तूष्णीं (tūṣṇīṃ) - silent; बभूवू (babhūvū) - became; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord;]
(Having heard those words of Drupada's son, of the cruel act, all the kings indeed became silent, O lord of the people.)
Upon hearing the harsh words of Drupada's son, all the kings fell silent, O lord of the people.
अर्जुनस्तु कटाक्षेण जिह्मं प्रेक्ष्य च पार्षतम्। सबाष्पमभिनिःश्वस्य धिग्धिग्धिगिति चाब्रवीत् ॥७-१६९-७॥
arjunastu kaṭākṣeṇa jihmaṃ prekṣya ca pārṣatam। sabāṣpamabhiniḥśvasya dhigdhigdhigiti cābravīt ॥7-169-7॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; कटाक्षेण (kaṭākṣeṇa) - with a sidelong glance; जिह्मम् (jihmam) - crookedly; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having looked; च (ca) - and; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - at Pārṣata (the son of Prishata, i.e., Dhrishtadyumna); सबाष्पम् (sabāṣpam) - with tears; अभिनिःश्वस्य (abhiniḥśvasya) - sighing deeply; धिक् (dhik) - shame; धिक् (dhik) - shame; धिक् (dhik) - shame; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Arjuna, but with a sidelong glance, having looked crookedly at Pārṣata, with tears, sighing deeply, said 'shame, shame, shame'.)
Arjuna, casting a sidelong glance and looking crookedly at Dhrishtadyumna, sighed deeply with tears and said, 'Shame, shame, shame.'
युधिष्ठिरश्च भीमश्च यमौ कृष्णस्तथापरे। आसन्सुव्रीडिता राजन्सात्यकिरिदमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६९-८॥
yudhiṣṭhiraśca bhīmaśca yamau kṛṣṇastathāpare। āsansuvrīḍitā rājansātyakiridamabravīt ॥7-169-8॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; तथा (tathā) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; आसन (āsan) - were; सुव्रीडिताः (suvrīḍitāḥ) - embarrassed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Yudhishthira and Bhima and the twins and Krishna and others were embarrassed, O king; Satyaki said this.)
Yudhishthira, Bhima, the twins, Krishna, and others were embarrassed, O king, and then Satyaki spoke.
नेहास्ति पुरुषः कश्चिद्य इमं पापपूरुषम्। भाषमाणमकल्याणं शीघ्रं हन्यान्नराधमम् ॥७-१६९-९॥
nehāsti puruṣaḥ kaścidya imaṃ pāpapūruṣam। bhāṣamāṇamakalyāṇaṃ śīghraṃ hanyānnarādhamam ॥7-169-9॥
[न (na) - not; इह (iha) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; यः (yaḥ) - who; इमम् (imam) - this; पाप (pāpa) - sinful; पूरुषम् (pūruṣam) - man; भाषमाणम् (bhāṣamāṇam) - speaking; अकल्याणम् (akalyāṇam) - unwholesome; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should kill; नराधमम् (narādhamam) - worst of men;]
(Here, there is no man who would not quickly kill this sinful, unwholesome speaking worst of men.)
There is no man here who would not quickly kill this sinful man speaking unwholesome words, the worst of men.
कथं च शतधा जिह्वा न ते मूर्धा च दीर्यते। गुरुमाक्रोशतः क्षुद्र न चाधर्मेण पात्यसे ॥७-१६९-१०॥
kathaṁ ca śatadhā jihvā na te mūrdhā ca dīryate। gurumākrośataḥ kṣudra na cādharmeṇa pātyase ॥7-169-10॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongue; न (na) - not; ते (te) - your; मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head; च (ca) - and; दीर्यते (dīryate) - splits; गुरुमाक्रोशतः (gurumākrośataḥ) - abusing the teacher; क्षुद्र (kṣudra) - wretched one; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; पात्यसे (pātyase) - are you falling; ॥७-१६९-१०॥ (॥7-169-10॥) - (verse number);]
(How is it that your tongue does not split into a hundred pieces and your head does not split, wretched one, when you abuse the teacher and are not falling by unrighteousness?)
How is it that your tongue does not split into a hundred pieces and your head does not break apart, you wretched one, when you insult the teacher and yet do not fall into unrighteousness?
याप्यस्त्वमसि पार्थैश्च सर्वैश्चान्धकवृष्णिभिः। यत्कर्म कलुषं कृत्वा श्लाघसे जनसंसदि ॥७-१६९-११॥
yāpyastvamasi pārthaiśca sarvaiścāndhakavṛṣṇibhiḥ। yatkarma kaluṣaṃ kṛtvā ślāghase janasaṃsadi ॥7-169-11॥
[याप्यः (yāpyaḥ) - pervading; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pritha; च (ca) - and; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; अन्धकवृष्णिभिः (andhakavṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Andhakas and Vrishnis; यत् (yat) - which; कर्म (karma) - action; कलुषं (kaluṣaṃ) - sinful; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; श्लाघसे (ślāghase) - you boast; जनसंसदि (janasaṃsadi) - in the assembly of people;]
(You are pervading, by the sons of Pritha and all the Andhakas and Vrishnis; having done which sinful action, you boast in the assembly of people.)
You are supported by the sons of Pritha and all the Andhakas and Vrishnis; yet, having committed a sinful act, you boast about it in the assembly of people.
अकार्यं तादृशं कृत्वा पुनरेव गुरुं क्षिपन्। वध्यस्त्वं न त्वयार्थोऽस्ति मुहूर्तमपि जीवता ॥७-१६९-१२॥
akāryaṃ tādṛśaṃ kṛtvā punareva guruṃ kṣipan। vadhyastvaṃ na tvayārtho'sti muhūrtamapi jīvatā ॥7-169-12॥
[अकार्यं (akāryam) - improper act; तादृशं (tādṛśam) - such; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; गुरुं (guruṃ) - the teacher; क्षिपन् (kṣipan) - insulting; वध्यः (vadhyaḥ) - deserving death; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; न (na) - not; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; अस्ति (asti) - is; मुहूर्तमपि (muhūrtamapi) - even for a moment; जीवता (jīvatā) - living;]
(Having done such an improper act, insulting the teacher again, you deserve death; there is no purpose for you living even for a moment.)
Having committed such an improper act and insulting the teacher again, you deserve to die; there is no reason for you to live even for a moment.
कस्त्वेतद्व्यवसेदार्यस्त्वदन्यः पुरुषाधमः। निगृह्य केशेषु वधं गुरोर्धर्मात्मनः सतः ॥७-१६९-१३॥
kastvetadvyavasedāryastvadanyaḥ puruṣādhamaḥ। nigṛhya keśeṣu vadhaṃ gurordharmātmanaḥ sataḥ ॥7-169-13॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; त्वेतद् (tv-etad) - you-this; व्यवसेद् (vyavased) - decide; आर्य (ārya) - noble one; त्वदन्यः (tvadanyaḥ) - other than you; पुरुषाधमः (puruṣādhamaḥ) - worst of men; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; केशेषु (keśeṣu) - by the hair; वधं (vadham) - killing; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; धर्मात्मनः (dharmātmanaḥ) - righteous; सतः (sataḥ) - of the being;]
(Who are you to decide this, noble one, other than you, the worst of men, having seized by the hair, the killing of the righteous teacher?)
Who are you, noble one, to decide this act, other than you, the worst of men, who has seized the righteous teacher by the hair for killing?
सप्तावरे तथा पूर्वे बान्धवास्ते निपातिताः। यशसा च परित्यक्तास्त्वां प्राप्य कुलपांसनम् ॥७-१६९-१४॥
saptāvare tathā pūrve bāndhavāste nipātitāḥ। yaśasā ca parityaktāstvāṃ prāpya kulapāṃsanam ॥7-169-14॥
[सप्त (sapta) - seven; अवरे (avare) - inferior; तथा (tathā) - also; पूर्वे (pūrve) - former; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; ते (te) - they; निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - were killed; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; च (ca) - and; परित्यक्ताः (parityaktāḥ) - abandoned; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; कुलपांसनम् (kulapāṃsanam) - disgrace of the family;]
(Seven inferior and former relatives were killed. Abandoned by fame, having obtained you, the disgrace of the family.)
Seven of your inferior and former relatives were killed, and they were abandoned by fame upon obtaining you, the disgrace of the family.
उक्तवांश्चापि यत्पार्थं भीष्मं प्रति नरर्षभम्। तथान्तो विहितस्तेन स्वयमेव महात्मना ॥७-१६९-१५॥
uktavāṁścāpi yatpārthaṁ bhīṣmaṁ prati nararṣabham। tathānto vihitastena svayameva mahātmanā ॥7-169-15॥
[उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यत् (yat) - that; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhishma; प्रति (prati) - towards; नरर्षभम् (nararṣabham) - O best of men; तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्तः (antaḥ) - end; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - arranged; तेन (tena) - by him; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul;]
(And also what was said to Arjuna towards Bhishma, O best of men, thus the end was arranged by him himself, indeed, by the great soul.)
The great soul himself arranged the end as he had spoken to Arjuna regarding Bhishma, O best of men.
तस्यापि तव सोदर्यो निहन्ता पापकृत्तमः। नान्यः पाञ्चालपुत्रेभ्यो विद्यते भुवि पापकृत् ॥७-१६९-१६॥
tasyāpi tava sodaryo nihantā pāpakṛttamaḥ। nānyaḥ pāñcālaputrebhyo vidyate bhuvi pāpakṛt ॥7-169-16॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अपि (api) - also; तव (tava) - your; सodar्यः (sodaryaḥ) - brother; निहन्ता (nihantā) - killer; पापकृत्तमः (pāpakṛttamaḥ) - most sinful; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; पाञ्चालपुत्रेभ्यः (pāñcālaputrebhyaḥ) - than the sons of Pāñcāla; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - sinner;]
(His brother, the most sinful killer, is also yours. There is no other sinner on earth than the sons of Pāñcāla.)
His brother, who is also yours, is the most sinful killer. There is no greater sinner on earth than the sons of Pāñcāla.
स चापि सृष्टः पित्रा ते भीष्मस्यान्तकरः किल। शिखण्डी रक्षितस्तेन स च मृत्युर्महात्मनः ॥७-१६९-१७॥
sa cāpi sṛṣṭaḥ pitrā te bhīṣmasyāntakaraḥ kila। śikhaṇḍī rakṣitastena sa ca mṛtyurmahātmanaḥ ॥7-169-17॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सृष्टः (sṛṣṭaḥ) - created; पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father; ते (te) - your; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; अन्तकरः (antakaraḥ) - the end-maker; किल (kila) - indeed; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected; तेन (tena) - by him; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(And he, created by your father, indeed was the end-maker of Bhishma. Shikhandi, protected by him, was the death of the great soul.)
He, created by your father, was indeed destined to be the end of Bhishma. Shikhandi, protected by him, became the cause of the great soul's death.
पाञ्चालाश्चलिता धर्मात्क्षुद्रा मित्रगुरुद्रुहः। त्वां प्राप्य सहसोदर्यं धिक्कृतं सर्वसाधुभिः ॥७-१६९-१८॥
pāñcālāścalitā dharmātkṣudrā mitragurudruhaḥ। tvāṃ prāpya sahasodaryaṃ dhikkṛtaṃ sarvasādhubhiḥ ॥7-169-18॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; चलिता (calitā) - deviated; धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from righteousness; क्षुद्राः (kṣudrāḥ) - mean; मित्रगुरुद्रुहः (mitragurudruhaḥ) - betrayers of friends and teachers; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; सहसोदर्यम् (sahasodaryam) - brotherhood; धिक्कृतम् (dhikkṛtam) - condemned; सर्वसाधुभिः (sarvasādhubhiḥ) - by all virtuous people;]
(The Panchalas, having deviated from righteousness, mean and betrayers of friends and teachers, having obtained you as a brother, are condemned by all virtuous people.)
The Panchalas, who have strayed from the path of righteousness and are considered mean and treacherous to friends and teachers, are condemned by all virtuous people for having you as a brother.
पुनश्चेदीदृशीं वाचं मत्समीपे वदिष्यसि। शिरस्ते पातयिष्यामि गदया वज्रकल्पया ॥७-१६९-१९॥
punaścedīdṛśīṃ vācaṃ matsamīpe vadiṣyasi। śiraste pātayiṣyāmi gadayā vajrakalpayā ॥7-169-19॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; ईदृशीं (īdṛśīṃ) - such; वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; मत्समीपे (matsamīpe) - in my presence; वदिष्यसि (vadiṣyasi) - you will speak; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ते (te) - your; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; वज्रकल्पया (vajrakalpayā) - like a thunderbolt;]
(If you speak such words in my presence again, I will cause your head to fall with a mace like a thunderbolt.)
If you dare to utter such words before me again, I shall strike your head down with a mace as powerful as a thunderbolt.
सात्वतेनैवमाक्षिप्तः पार्षतः परुषाक्षरम्। संरब्धः सात्यकिं प्राह सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रहसन्निव ॥७-१६९-२०॥
sātvatenaivamākṣiptaḥ pārṣataḥ paruṣākṣaram। saṃrabdhaḥ sātyakiṃ prāha saṅkruddhaḥ prahasanniva ॥7-169-20॥
[सात्वतेन (sātvatena) - by Sātvata; एवम् (evam) - thus; आक्षिप्तः (ākṣiptaḥ) - insulted; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Pārṣata; परुष (paruṣa) - harsh; अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - words; संरब्धः (saṃrabdhaḥ) - angry; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - to Sātyaki; प्राह (prāha) - said; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Insulted thus by Sātvata, Pārṣata, angry, said harsh words to Sātyaki, enraged, as if smiling.)
Insulted in this manner by Sātvata, Pārṣata, in anger, spoke harsh words to Sātyaki, appearing enraged yet smiling.
श्रूयते श्रूयते चेति क्षम्यते चेति माधव। न चानार्य शुभं साधुं पुरुषं क्षेप्तुमर्हसि ॥७-१६९-२१॥
śrūyate śrūyate ceti kṣamyate ceti mādhava। na cānārya śubhaṃ sādhuṃ puruṣaṃ kṣeptumarhasi ॥7-169-21॥
[श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; क्षम्यते (kṣamyate) - is forgiven; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अनार्य (anārya) - unworthy; शुभं (śubhaṃ) - good; साधुं (sādhuṃ) - virtuous; पुरुषं (puruṣaṃ) - man; क्षेप्तुम् (kṣeptum) - to blame; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
("It is heard, it is heard," and "it is forgiven," O Mādhava. You should not blame an unworthy, good, virtuous man.)
O Mādhava, it is often said that things are heard and forgiven. However, you should not blame a good and virtuous man who is unworthy of such blame.
क्षमा प्रशस्यते लोके न तु पापोऽर्हति क्षमाम्। क्षमावन्तं हि पापात्मा जितोऽयमिति मन्यते ॥७-१६९-२२॥
kṣamā praśasyate loke na tu pāpo'rhati kṣamām। kṣamāvantaṃ hi pāpātmā jito'yamiti manyate ॥7-169-22॥
[क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness; प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; पापः (pāpaḥ) - a sinner; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves; क्षमाम् (kṣamām) - forgiveness; क्षमावन्तम् (kṣamāvantam) - a forgiving person; हि (hi) - indeed; पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - a sinful soul; जितः (jitaḥ) - is conquered; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks;]
(Forgiveness is praised in the world, but a sinner does not deserve forgiveness. Indeed, a sinful soul thinks that this forgiving person is conquered.)
In the world, forgiveness is praised, but a sinner does not deserve it. A sinful person thinks that a forgiving person is easily conquered.
स त्वं क्षुद्रसमाचारो नीचात्मा पापनिश्चयः। आ केशाग्रान्नखाग्राच्च वक्तव्यो वक्तुमिच्छसि ॥७-१६९-२३॥
sa tvaṁ kṣudrasamācāro nīcātmā pāpaniścayaḥ। ā keśāgrānnakhāgrācca vaktavyo vaktumicchasi ॥7-169-23॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; क्षुद्रसमाचारः (kṣudrasamācāraḥ) - of vile conduct; नीचात्मा (nīcātmā) - low-minded; पापनिश्चयः (pāpaniścayaḥ) - determined to do evil; आ (ā) - from; केशाग्रात् (keśāgrāt) - the tip of the hair; नखाग्रात् (nakhāgrāt) - to the tip of the nails; च (ca) - and; वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - ought to be spoken; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(You, of vile conduct, low-minded, determined to do evil, wish to speak from the tip of the hair to the tip of the nails.)
You, who are of vile conduct and low-minded, determined to do evil, wish to speak from head to toe.
यः स भूरिश्रवाश्छिन्ने भुजे प्रायगतस्त्वया। वार्यमाणेन निहतस्ततः पापतरं नु किम् ॥७-१६९-२४॥
yaḥ sa bhūriśravāśchinne bhuje prāyagatastvayā। vāryamāṇena nihatastataḥ pāpataraṃ nu kim ॥7-169-24॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; स (sa) - he; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; छिन्ने (chinne) - with cut; भुजे (bhuje) - arm; प्रायगतः (prāyagataḥ) - gone to death; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वार्यमाणेन (vāryamāṇena) - being restrained; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पापतरं (pāpataraṃ) - more sinful; नु (nu) - indeed; किम् (kim) - what;]
(He, Bhūriśravāḥ, with his arm cut, was going to death by you, being restrained, was killed; then what is more sinful indeed?)
He, Bhūriśravāḥ, with his arm severed, was on the verge of death by your actions, and despite being restrained, was killed. What indeed could be more sinful than this?
व्यूहमानो मया द्रोणो दिव्येनास्त्रेण संयुगे। विसृष्टशस्त्रो निहतः किं तत्र क्रूर दुष्कृतम् ॥७-१६९-२५॥
vyūhamāno mayā droṇo divyenāstreṇa saṃyuge। visṛṣṭaśastro nihataḥ kiṃ tatra krūra duṣkṛtam ॥7-169-25॥
[व्यूहमानः (vyūhamānaḥ) - arranging; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; दिव्येन (divyena) - divine; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; विसृष्ट (visṛṣṭa) - released; शस्त्रः (śastraḥ) - weapon; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; किं (kiṃ) - what; तत्र (tatra) - there; क्रूर (krūra) - cruel; दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - wrongdoing;]
(Arranging by me, Droṇa with a divine weapon in battle, released weapon killed; what there cruel wrongdoing?)
Droṇa, while arranging his troops, was killed by me with a divine weapon in battle. What cruel wrongdoing was there in that?
अयुध्यमानं यस्त्वाजौ तथा प्रायगतं मुनिम्। छिन्नबाहुं परैर्हन्यात्सात्यके स कथं भवेत् ॥७-१६९-२६॥
ayudhyamānaṃ yastvājau tathā prāyagataṃ munim। chinnabāhuṃ parairhanyātsātyake sa kathaṃ bhavet ॥7-169-26॥
[अयुध्यमानम् (ayudhyamānam) - not fighting; यः (yaḥ) - who; तु (tu) - but; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रायगतम् (prāyagatam) - almost dead; मुनिम् (munim) - sage; छिन्नबाहुम् (chinnabāhum) - with severed arm; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; सात्यके (sātyake) - to Satyaki; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be;]
(Who would kill a sage, not fighting, almost dead, with severed arm, in battle, by others, to Satyaki, how would he be?)
How could one who kills a sage, who is not fighting, almost dead, and with a severed arm in battle, by others, be to Satyaki?
निहत्य त्वां यदा भूमौ स विक्रामति वीर्यवान्। किं तदा न निहंस्येनं भूत्वा पुरुषसत्तमः ॥७-१६९-२७॥
nihatya tvāṃ yadā bhūmau sa vikrāmati vīryavān। kiṃ tadā na nihaṃsyenaṃ bhūtvā puruṣasattamaḥ ॥7-169-27॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; यदा (yadā) - when; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; स (sa) - he; विक्रामति (vikrāmati) - strides; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; किं (kiṃ) - why; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; निहंस्य (nihaṃsya) - will kill; एनं (enaṃ) - him; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - O best of men;]
(Having killed you, when he strides on the ground, powerful, why then will he not kill him, having become, O best of men?)
O best of men, having killed you, when he strides on the ground powerfully, why then would he not kill him?
त्वया पुनरनार्येण पूर्वं पार्थेन निर्जितः। यदा तदा हतः शूरः सौमदत्तिः प्रतापवान् ॥७-१६९-२८॥
tvayā punaranāryeṇa pūrvaṃ pārthena nirjitaḥ। yadā tadā hataḥ śūraḥ saumadattiḥ pratāpavān ॥7-169-28॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अनार्येण (anāryeṇa) - by the ignoble; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; निर्जितः (nirjitaḥ) - conquered; यदा (yadā) - when; तदा (tadā) - then; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty;]
(By you, again, by the ignoble, before, by Arjuna, conquered. When then killed, hero Saumadatti, mighty.)
You, who were previously conquered by Arjuna, have again been killed by the ignoble hero Saumadatti, the mighty one.
यत्र यत्र तु पाण्डूनां द्रोणो द्रावयते चमूम्। किरञ्शरसहस्राणि तत्र तत्र प्रयाम्यहम् ॥७-१६९-२९॥
yatra yatra tu pāṇḍūnāṃ droṇo drāvayate camūm। kirañśarasahasrāṇi tatra tatra prayāmyaham ॥7-169-29॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; द्रावयते (drāvayate) - drives away; चमूम् (camūm) - army; किरञ् (kirañ) - scattering; शर (śara) - arrows; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रयामि (prayāmi) - I go; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Wherever Droṇa drives away the army of the Pāṇḍavas, scattering thousands of arrows, there I go.)
Wherever Droṇa attacks the army of the Pāṇḍavas, scattering thousands of arrows, I proceed there.
स त्वमेवंविधं कृत्वा कर्म चाण्डालवत्स्वयम्। वक्तुमिच्छसि वक्तव्यः कस्मान्मां परुषाण्यथ ॥७-१६९-३०॥
sa tvamevaṃvidhaṃ kṛtvā karma cāṇḍālavat svayam। vaktum icchasi vaktavyaḥ kasmān māṃ paruṣāṇy atha ॥7-169-30॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - yourself; एवंविधम् (evaṃvidham) - such; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; कर्म (karma) - action; चाण्डालवत् (cāṇḍālavat) - like an outcaste; स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; वक्तव्यः (vaktavyaḥ) - to be spoken; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; माम् (mām) - me; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh words; अथ (atha) - then;]
(You, having done such an action like an outcaste yourself, wish to speak harsh words to me, then why should it be spoken?)
Why do you, having acted like an outcaste yourself, wish to speak harsh words to me?
कर्ता त्वं कर्मणोग्रस्य नाहं वृष्णिकुलाधम। पापानां च त्वमावासः कर्मणां मा पुनर्वद ॥७-१६९-३१॥
kartā tvaṃ karmaṇograsya nāhaṃ vṛṣṇikulādhama। pāpānāṃ ca tvamāvāsaḥ karmaṇāṃ mā punarvada ॥7-169-31॥
[कर्ता (kartā) - doer; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; उग्रस्य (ugrasya) - of fierce; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; वृष्णिकुलाधम (vṛṣṇikulādhama) - O lowest of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty; पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of sins; च (ca) - and; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आवासः (āvāsaḥ) - abode; कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions; मा (mā) - do not; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वद (vada) - speak;]
(You are the doer of fierce action, not I, O lowest of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. You are the abode of sins and actions; do not speak again.)
You are the one responsible for fierce actions, not me, O lowest of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty. You are the source of sins and actions; refrain from speaking again.
जोषमास्स्व न मां भूयो वक्तुमर्हस्यतः परम्। अधरोत्तरमेतद्धि यन्मा त्वं वक्तुमिच्छसि ॥७-१६९-३२॥
joṣamāssva na māṃ bhūyo vaktumarhasyataḥ param। adharottarametaddhi yanmā tvaṃ vaktumicchasi ॥7-169-32॥
[जोषम् (joṣam) - silently; आस् (ās) - remain; स्व (sva) - yourself; न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; यतः (yataḥ) - because; परम् (param) - further; अधरोत्तरम् (adharottaram) - reply; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; यत् (yat) - that; मा (mā) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish;]
(Silently remain yourself, do not speak to me again because you should not speak further. Indeed, this reply that you wish to speak, you should not.)
"Remain silent and do not speak to me further. This reply that you wish to give is not appropriate."
अथ वक्ष्यसि मां मौर्ख्याद्भूयः परुषमीदृशम्। गमयिष्यामि बाणैस्त्वां युधि वैवस्वतक्षयम् ॥७-१६९-३३॥
atha vakṣyasi māṃ maurkhyādbhūyaḥ paruṣamīdṛśam। gamayiṣyāmi bāṇaistvāṃ yudhi vaivasvatakṣayam ॥7-169-33॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will speak; मां (māṃ) - to me; मौर्ख्यात् (maurkhyāt) - out of foolishness; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; गमयिष्यामि (gamayiṣyāmi) - I will send; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; वैवस्वतक्षयम् (vaivasvatakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then, out of foolishness, you will speak to me again such harsh words. I will send you with arrows to the abode of Yama in battle.)
Then, in your foolishness, you will once again speak harsh words to me. In battle, I will send you to the abode of Yama with my arrows.
न चैव मूर्ख धर्मेण केवलेनैव शक्यते। तेषामपि ह्यधर्मेण चेष्टितं शृणु यादृशम् ॥७-१६९-३४॥
na caiva mūrkha dharmeṇa kevalenaiva śakyate। teṣāmapi hyadharmeṇa ceṣṭitaṃ śṛṇu yādṛśam ॥7-169-34॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मूर्ख (mūrkha) - fool; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; केवलेन (kevalena) - alone; एव (eva) - indeed; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अपि (api) - also; हि (hi) - indeed; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; चेष्टितं (ceṣṭitaṃ) - action; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - what kind;]
(And indeed, a fool cannot achieve anything by righteousness alone. Also, hear what kind of actions they perform by unrighteousness.)
A fool cannot achieve anything solely through righteousness. Listen to the kind of actions they perform through unrighteousness.
वञ्चितः पाण्डवः पूर्वमधर्मेण युधिष्ठिरः। द्रौपदी च परिक्लिष्टा तथाधर्मेण सात्यके ॥७-१६९-३५॥
vañcitaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ pūrvamadharmeṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। draupadī ca parikliṣṭā tathādh armeṇa sātyake ॥7-169-35॥
[वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; पूर्व (pūrva) - previously; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; च (ca) - and; परिक्लिष्टा (parikliṣṭā) - afflicted; तथा (tathā) - similarly; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; सात्यके (sātyake) - Sātyaki;]
(Previously, Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava, was deceived by unrighteousness. Draupadī was also similarly afflicted by unrighteousness, O Sātyaki.)
Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava, was previously deceived by unrighteousness, and Draupadī was similarly afflicted by it, O Sātyaki.
प्रव्राजिता वनं सर्वे पाण्डवाः सह कृष्णया। सर्वस्वमपकृष्टं च तथाधर्मेण बालिश ॥७-१६९-३६॥
pravrājitā vanaṃ sarve pāṇḍavāḥ saha kṛṣṇayā। sarvasvamapakṛṣṭaṃ ca tathādharmeṇa bāliśa ॥7-169-36॥
[प्रव्राजिता (pravrājitā) - exiled; वनं (vanaṃ) - to the forest; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - with; कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); सर्वस्वम् (sarvasvam) - everything; अपकृष्टं (apakṛṣṭaṃ) - taken away; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; बालिश (bāliśa) - foolish;]
(Exiled to the forest, all the Pāṇḍavas with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); everything was taken away and thus unrighteously, foolish.)
The Pāṇḍavas, along with Draupadī, were exiled to the forest; everything they had was taken away unjustly by foolish means.
अधर्मेणापकृष्टश्च मद्रराजः परैरितः। इतोऽप्यधर्मेण हतो भीष्मः कुरुपितामहः ॥ भूरिश्रवा ह्यधर्मेण त्वया धर्मविदा हतः ॥७-१६९-३७॥
adharmeṇāpākṛṣṭaśca madrarājaḥ parairitaḥ। ito'pyadharmeṇa hato bhīṣmaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ ॥ bhūriśravā hyadharmeṇa tvayā dharmavidā hataḥ ॥7-169-37॥
[अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; अपकृष्टः (apakṛṣṭaḥ) - dragged; च (ca) - and; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; इतः (itaḥ) - here; इतः (itaḥ) - here; अपि (api) - also; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the Kurus; भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhurishrava; हि (hi) - indeed; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - by unrighteousness; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; धर्मविदा (dharmavidā) - knower of dharma; हतः (hataḥ) - killed;]
(By unrighteousness, the king of Madra was dragged by others. Here also, by unrighteousness, Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, was killed. Bhurishrava indeed was killed by you, the knower of dharma, by unrighteousness.)
The king of Madra was dragged away by others through unrighteous means. Here too, Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, was slain through unrighteousness. Bhurishrava, despite being a knower of dharma, was killed by you through unrighteousness.
एवं परैराचरितं पाण्डवेयैश्च संयुगे। रक्षमाणैर्जयं वीरैर्धर्मज्ञैरपि सात्वत ॥७-१६९-३८॥
evaṃ parair ācaritaṃ pāṇḍaveyaiś ca saṃyuge। rakṣamāṇair jayaṃ vīrair dharmajñair api sātvata ॥7-169-38॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed; पाण्डवेयैः (pāṇḍaveyaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; रक्षमाणैः (rakṣamāṇaiḥ) - protecting; जयम् (jayam) - victory; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - by heroes; धर्मज्ञैः (dharmajñaiḥ) - by the righteous; अपि (api) - also; सात्वत (sātvata) - Sātvata;]
(Thus, performed by others and by the sons of Pandu in battle, protecting victory by heroes, by the righteous, also Sātvata.)
Thus, in the battle, the sons of Pandu, along with others, performed acts of valor, protecting victory with the help of heroes and the righteous, including Sātvata.
दुर्ज्ञेयः परमो धर्मस्तथाधर्मः सुदुर्विदः। युध्यस्व कौरवैः सार्धं मा गाः पितृनिवेशनम् ॥७-१६९-३९॥
durjñeyaḥ paramo dharmastathādharmḥ sudurvidaḥ। yudhyasva kauravaiḥ sārdhaṃ mā gāḥ pitṛniveśanam ॥7-169-39॥
[दुर्ज्ञेयः (durjñeyaḥ) - difficult to comprehend; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; तथा (tathā) - and; अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - adharma; सुदुर्विदः (sudurvidaḥ) - very difficult to know; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; कौरवैः (kauravaiḥ) - with the Kauravas; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; मा (mā) - do not; गाः (gāḥ) - go; पितृनिवेशनम् (pitṛniveśanam) - to the abode of the ancestors;]
(The supreme dharma is difficult to comprehend, and adharma is very difficult to know. Fight with the Kauravas together; do not go to the abode of the ancestors.)
The supreme principles of righteousness are hard to understand, just as unrighteousness is very difficult to discern. Engage in battle with the Kauravas; do not retreat to the abode of your ancestors.
एवमादीनि वाक्यानि क्रूराणि परुषाणि च। श्रावितः सात्यकिः श्रीमानाकम्पित इवाभवत् ॥७-१६९-४०॥
evamādīni vākyāni krūrāṇi paruṣāṇi ca। śrāvitaḥ sātyakiḥ śrīmānākampita ivābhavat ॥7-169-40॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; आदीनि (ādīni) - beginning; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; क्रूराणि (krūrāṇi) - harsh; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - cruel; च (ca) - and; श्रावितः (śrāvitaḥ) - heard; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the glorious; अकम्पित (akampita) - unmoved; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Thus, beginning with harsh and cruel words, the glorious Satyaki, having heard, became as if unmoved.)
Upon hearing such harsh and cruel words, the glorious Satyaki appeared as if he was unmoved.
तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रोधताम्राक्षः सात्यकिस्त्वाददे गदाम्। विनिःश्वस्य यथा सर्पः प्रणिधाय रथे धनुः ॥७-१६९-४१॥
tacchrutvā krodhatāmrākṣaḥ sātyakistvādade gadām। viniḥśvasya yathā sarpaḥ praṇidhāya rathe dhanuḥ ॥7-169-41॥
[तत् (tat) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; ताम्र (tāmra) - red; अक्षः (akṣaḥ) - eyes; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; त्वा (tvā) - you; आददे (ādade) - took; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; विनिःश्वस्य (viniḥśvasya) - sighing; यथा (yathā) - like; सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - a serpent; प्रणिधाय (praṇidhāya) - placing; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]
(Having heard that, with eyes red with anger, Satyaki took up his mace, sighing like a serpent, placing the bow on the chariot.)
Upon hearing those words, Satyaki, his eyes reddened with anger, picked up his mace. He sighed deeply, like a serpent, and placed his bow on the chariot.
ततोऽभिपत्य पाञ्चाल्यं संरम्भेणेदमब्रवीत्। न त्वां वक्ष्यामि परुषं हनिष्ये त्वां वधक्षमम् ॥७-१६९-४२॥
tato'bhipatya pāñcālyaṃ saṃrambheṇedamabravīt। na tvāṃ vakṣyāmi paruṣaṃ haniṣye tvāṃ vadha-kṣamam ॥7-169-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - approaching; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Panchali; संरम्भेण (saṃrambheṇa) - with anger; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; न (na) - not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak; परुषम् (paruṣam) - harsh; हनिष्ये (haniṣye) - I will kill; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वधक्षमम् (vadha-kṣamam) - worthy of killing;]
(Then, approaching Panchali with anger, he said this: "I will not speak harshly to you; I will kill you, who are worthy of killing.")
Then, in a fit of anger, he approached Panchali and declared: "I will not speak harsh words to you; instead, I will kill you, as you deserve."
तमापतन्तं सहसा महाबलममर्षणम्। पाञ्चाल्यायाभिसङ्क्रुद्धमन्तकायान्तकोपमम् ॥७-१६९-४३॥
tam āpatantaṃ sahasā mahābalam amarṣaṇam। pāñcālyāyābhi saṅkruddham antakāyāntakopamam ॥7-169-43॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - unforgiving; पाञ्चाल्याय (pāñcālyāya) - to Draupadi's son; अभिसङ्क्रुद्धम् (abhisaṅkruddham) - enraged; अन्तकाय (antakāya) - to the destroyer; अन्तक (antaka) - death; उपमम् (upamam) - like;]
(Him approaching suddenly, mighty, unforgiving, to Draupadi's son, enraged, to the destroyer, like death.)
He approached suddenly, mighty and unforgiving, enraged towards Draupadi's son, like death to the destroyer.
चोदितो वासुदेवेन भीमसेनो महाबलः। अवप्लुत्य रथात्तूर्णं बाहुभ्यां समवारयत् ॥७-१६९-४४॥
codito vāsudevena bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। avaplutya rathāttūrṇaṃ bāhubhyāṃ samavārayat ॥7-169-44॥
[चोदितः (coditaḥ) - urged; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - leaping down; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - with (his) arms; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - stopped;]
(Urged by Vāsudeva, the mighty Bhīmasena quickly leaped down from the chariot and stopped (it) with his arms.)
Urged by Vāsudeva, the mighty Bhīmasena swiftly jumped from the chariot and halted it with his arms.
द्रवमाणं तथा क्रुद्धं सात्यकिं पाण्डवो बली। प्रस्कन्दमानमादाय जगाम बलिनं बलात् ॥७-१६९-४५॥
dravamāṇaṃ tathā kruddhaṃ sātyakiṃ pāṇḍavo balī। praskandamānamādāya jagāma balinaṃ balāt ॥7-169-45॥
[द्रवमाणं (dravamāṇam) - running; तथा (tathā) - thus; क्रुद्धं (kruddham) - angry; सात्यकिं (sātyakim) - Satyaki; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; बली (balī) - strong; प्रस्कन्दमानम् (praskandamānam) - leaping; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; जगाम (jagāma) - went; बलिनं (balinam) - strong; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(The strong Pandava, taking the leaping and angry Satyaki who was running thus, went by force to the strong one.)
The mighty Pandava, seizing the furious and swift Satyaki, forcefully approached the powerful one.
स्थित्वा विष्टभ्य चरणौ भीमेन शिनिपुङ्गवः। निगृहीतः पदे षष्ठे बलेन बलिनां वरः ॥७-१६९-४६॥
sthitvā viṣṭabhya caraṇau bhīmena śinipuṅgavaḥ। nigṛhītaḥ pade ṣaṣṭhe balena balināṃ varaḥ ॥7-169-46॥
[स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported; चरणौ (caraṇau) - feet; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis; निगृहीतः (nigṛhītaḥ) - seized; पदे (pade) - at the step; षष्ठे (ṣaṣṭhe) - sixth; बलेन (balena) - by force; बलिनां (balināṃ) - of the strong; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(Having stood and supported the feet, the best of the Shinis was seized by Bhima at the sixth step by force, the best of the strong.)
The best of the Shinis, having stood firm and supported his feet, was seized by Bhima at the sixth step with great force, being the best among the strong.
अवरुह्य रथात्तं तु ह्रियमाणं बलीयसा। उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा सहदेवो विशां पते ॥७-१६९-४७॥
avaruhya rathāttaṃ tu hriyamāṇaṃ balīyasā। uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā sahadevo viśāṃ pate ॥7-169-47॥
[अवरुह्य (avaruhya) - having descended; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तम् (tam) - him; तु (tu) - but; ह्रियमाणम् (hriyamāṇam) - being taken away; बलीयसा (balīyasā) - by the stronger; उवाच (uvāca) - said; श्लक्ष्णया (ślakṣṇayā) - with gentle; वाचा (vācā) - speech; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Having descended from the chariot, but him being taken away by the stronger, Sahadeva said with gentle speech, O lord of men.)
Sahadeva, having descended from the chariot, addressed the one being taken away by the stronger with gentle words, saying, "O lord of men."
अस्माकं पुरुषव्याघ्र मित्रमन्यन्न विद्यते। परमन्धकवृष्णिभ्यः पाञ्चालेभ्यश्च माधव ॥७-१६९-४८॥
asmākaṃ puruṣavyāghra mitramanyanna vidyate। paramandhakavṛṣṇibhyaḥ pāñcālebhyaśca mādhava ॥7-169-48॥
[अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; परम (parama) - supreme; अन्धकवृष्णिभ्यः (andhakavṛṣṇibhyaḥ) - among the Andhakas and Vrishnis; पाञ्चालेभ्यः (pāñcālebhyaḥ) - among the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava;]
(O tiger among men, our friend, there is no other like you among the supreme Andhakas, Vrishnis, and Panchalas, O Madhava.)
O Madhava, you are our unparalleled friend, a tiger among men, unmatched among the Andhakas, Vrishnis, and Panchalas.
तथैवान्धकवृष्णीनां तव चैव विशेषतः। कृष्णस्य च तथास्मत्तो मित्रमन्यन्न विद्यते ॥७-१६९-४९॥
tathaivāndhakavṛṣṇīnāṃ tava caiva viśeṣataḥ। kṛṣṇasya ca tathāsmatto mitramanyanna vidyate ॥7-169-49॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; अन्धक (andhaka) - Andhaka; वृष्णीनां (vṛṣṇīnāṃ) - of the Vṛṣṇis; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Kṛṣṇa; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; अस्मत्तः (asmataḥ) - from us; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(Thus indeed, among the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, and especially yours, and of Kṛṣṇa, thus from us, no other friend exists.)
Thus, indeed, among the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, especially yours and Kṛṣṇa's, there is no other friend from us.
पाञ्चालानां च वार्ष्णेय समुद्रान्तां विचिन्वताम्। नान्यदस्ति परं मित्रं यथा पाण्डववृष्णयः ॥७-१६९-५०॥
pāñcālānāṃ ca vārṣṇeya samudrāntāṃ vicinvatām। nānyadasti paraṃ mitraṃ yathā pāṇḍavavṛṣṇayaḥ ॥7-169-50॥
[पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; समुद्रान्तां (samudrāntāṃ) - up to the sea; विचिन्वताम् (vicinvatām) - searching; न (na) - not; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; अस्ति (asti) - is; परं (paraṃ) - greater; मित्रं (mitraṃ) - friend; यथा (yathā) - as; पाण्डववृष्णयः (pāṇḍavavṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas and Vṛṣṇis;]
(Of the Pāñcālas and O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, searching up to the sea, there is no greater friend than the Pāṇḍavas and Vṛṣṇis.)
O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, among the Pāñcālas searching up to the sea, there is no greater friend than the Pāṇḍavas and Vṛṣṇis.
स भवानीदृशं मित्रं मन्यते च यथा भवान्। भवन्तश्च यथास्माकं भवतां च तथा वयम् ॥७-१६९-५१॥
sa bhavānīdṛśaṃ mitraṃ manyate ca yathā bhavān। bhavantaśca yathāsmākaṃ bhavatāṃ ca tathā vayam ॥7-169-51॥
[स (sa) - he; भवानीदृशं (bhavānīdṛśaṃ) - like you; मित्रं (mitraṃ) - friend; मन्यते (manyate) - considers; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; भवान् (bhavān) - you; भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you all; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; भवतां (bhavatāṃ) - your; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - so; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(He considers a friend like you, as you all are to us, and as we are to you.)
He considers you a friend just as you consider us, and we consider you in the same way.
स एवं सर्वधर्मज्ञो मित्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्। नियच्छ मन्युं पाञ्चाल्यात्प्रशाम्य शिनिपुङ्गव ॥७-१६९-५२॥
sa evaṃ sarvadharmajño mitradharmamanusmaran। niyaccha manyuṃ pāñcālyātpraśāmya śinipuṅgava ॥7-169-52॥
[स (sa) - he; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सर्वधर्मज्ञः (sarvadharmajñaḥ) - knower of all duties; मित्रधर्मम् (mitradharmam) - duty of friendship; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering; नियच्छ (niyaccha) - restrain; मन्यम् (manyam) - anger; पाञ्चाल्यात् (pāñcālyāt) - from Draupadi; प्रशाम्य (praśāmya) - calm down; शिनिपुङ्गव (śinipuṅgava) - O bull among the Shinis;]
(He, thus, the knower of all duties, remembering the duty of friendship, restrain your anger from Draupadi, calm down, O bull among the Shinis.)
Thus, being aware of all duties and recalling the duty of friendship, restrain your anger towards Draupadi and calm yourself, O noble one among the Shinis.
पार्षतस्य क्षम त्वं वै क्षमतां तव पार्षतः। वयं क्षमयितारश्च किमन्यत्र शमाद्भवेत् ॥७-१६९-५३॥
pārṣatasya kṣama tvaṃ vai kṣamatāṃ tava pārṣataḥ। vayaṃ kṣamayitāraśca kimanyatra śamādbhavet ॥7-169-53॥
[पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of Pārṣata; क्षम (kṣama) - forgive; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षमतां (kṣamatāṃ) - forgiveness; तव (tava) - your; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - Pārṣata; वयं (vayaṃ) - we; क्षमयितारः (kṣamayitāraḥ) - forgivers; च (ca) - and; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; शमात् (śamāt) - than peace; भवेत् (bhavet) - can be;]
(Of Pārṣata, forgive you indeed, forgiveness your Pārṣata. We forgivers and what elsewhere than peace can be.)
O Pārṣata, you must indeed forgive, for forgiveness is your virtue. We are forgivers, and what else can there be than peace?
प्रशाम्यमाने शैनेये सहदेवेन मारिष। पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥७-१६९-५४॥
praśāmyamāne śaineye sahadevena māriṣaḥ। pāñcālarājasya sutaḥ prahasannidamabravīt ॥7-169-54॥
[प्रशाम्यमाने (praśāmyamāne) - being pacified; शैनेये (śaineye) - Śaineya; सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - by Sahadeva; मारिष (māriṣaḥ) - O lord; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of the Pāñcālas; सुतः (sutaḥ) - the son; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(As Śaineya was being pacified by Sahadeva, O lord, the son of the king of the Pāñcālas, smiling, said this.)
As Śaineya was being calmed by Sahadeva, the son of the king of the Pāñcālas, with a smile, said: "O lord, this..."
मुञ्च मुञ्च शिनेः पौत्रं भीम युद्धमदान्वितम्। आसादयतु मामेष धराधरमिवानिलः ॥७-१६९-५५॥
muñca muñca śineḥ pautraṃ bhīma yuddhamadānvitam। āsādayatu māmeṣa dharādharamivānilaḥ ॥7-169-55॥
[मुञ्च (muñca) - release; मुञ्च (muñca) - release; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Śini; पौत्रं (pautraṃ) - grandson; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; युद्धमदान्वितम् (yuddhamadānvitam) - endowed with the intoxication of battle; आसादयतु (āsādayatu) - let him reach; माम् (mām) - me; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धराधरम् (dharādharam) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind;]
(Release, release the grandson of Śini, Bhima, endowed with the intoxication of battle. Let him reach me, like the wind reaches the mountain.)
"Release the grandson of Śini, Bhima, who is intoxicated with battle. Let him come to me like the wind approaches a mountain."
यावदस्य शितैर्बाणैः संरम्भं विनयाम्यहम्। युद्धश्रद्धां च कौन्तेय जीवितस्य च संयुगे ॥७-१६९-५६॥
yāvadasya śitairbāṇaiḥ saṁrambhaṁ vinayāmyaham। yuddhaśraddhāṁ ca kaunteya jīvitasya ca saṁyuge ॥7-169-56॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; अस्य (asya) - his; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; संरम्भं (saṁrambhaṁ) - anger; विनयामि (vinayāmi) - I subdue; अहम् (aham) - I; युद्धश्रद्धां (yuddhaśraddhāṁ) - faith in battle; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(As long as I subdue his anger with sharp arrows, O son of Kunti, and his faith in battle and life in battle.)
As long as I can subdue his anger with sharp arrows, O son of Kunti, and diminish his faith in battle and his will to live in the fight.
किं नु शक्यं मया कर्तुं कार्यं यदिदमुद्यतम्। सुमहत्पाण्डुपुत्राणामायान्त्येते हि कौरवाः ॥७-१६९-५७॥
kiṁ nu śakyaṁ mayā kartuṁ kāryaṁ yad idam udyatam। sumahat-pāṇḍuputrāṇām āyānty ete hi kauravāḥ ॥7-169-57॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; शक्यं (śakyaṁ) - possible; मया (mayā) - by me; कर्तुं (kartuṁ) - to do; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - task; यदिदम् (yad idam) - which this; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - undertaken; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; आयान्ति (āyānti) - are coming; एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas;]
(What indeed can I do about this task that has been undertaken? The great sons of Pandu are coming, indeed these Kauravas.)
What can I possibly do about this task that has been undertaken? The mighty sons of Pandu are approaching, and indeed, these are the Kauravas.
अथ वा फल्गुनः सर्वान्वारयिष्यति संयुगे। अहमप्यस्य मूर्धानं पातयिष्यामि सायकैः ॥७-१६९-५८॥
atha vā phalgunaḥ sarvān vārayiṣyati saṃyuge। aham apy asya mūrdhānaṃ pātayiṣyāmi sāyakaiḥ ॥7-169-58॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; वारयिष्यति (vārayiṣyati) - will stop; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; अस्य (asya) - his; मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - head; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - will cause to fall; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then or Arjuna will stop all in battle. I also will cause his head to fall with arrows.)
Then, either Arjuna will stop everyone in battle, or I will also cause his head to fall with arrows.
मन्यते छिन्नबाहुं मां भूरिश्रवसमाहवे। उत्सृजैनमहं वैनमेष मां वा हनिष्यति ॥७-१६९-५९॥
manyate chinnabāhuṃ māṃ bhūriśravasamāhave। utsṛjainamahaṃ vainameṣa māṃ vā haniṣyati ॥7-169-59॥
[मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; छिन्नबाहुं (chinnabāhuṃ) - with severed arm; मां (māṃ) - me; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; उत्सृज (utsṛja) - abandon; एनम् (enam) - this; अहम् (aham) - I; वैनम् (vainam) - or him; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; मां (māṃ) - me; वा (vā) - or; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill;]
(He thinks Bhūriśravas with severed arm in battle, abandon this or him, this will kill me or.)
He thinks that Bhūriśravas, with his arm severed in battle, should be abandoned, or this one will kill me.
शृण्वन्पाञ्चालवाक्यानि सात्यकिः सर्पवच्छ्वसन्। भीमबाह्वन्तरे सक्तो विस्फुरत्यनिशं बली ॥७-१६९-६०॥
śṛṇvan pāñcāla-vākyāni sātyakiḥ sarpavat śvasan। bhīma-bāhv-antare sakto visphuraty aniśaṃ balī ॥7-169-60॥
[शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - of the Pāñcālas; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; सर्पवत् (sarpavat) - like a snake; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing; भीम (bhīma) - Bhīma's; बाहु (bāhu) - arms; अन्तरे (antare) - between; सक्तः (saktaḥ) - engaged; विस्फुरति (visphurati) - trembles; अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly; बली (balī) - the strong one;]
(Hearing the words of the Pāñcālas, Sātyaki, breathing like a snake, engaged between Bhīma's arms, constantly trembles, the strong one.)
Sātyaki, hearing the words of the Pāñcālas, breathes like a snake and constantly trembles, engaged between Bhīma's arms, as the strong one.
त्वरया वासुदेवश्च धर्मराजश्च मारिष। यत्नेन महता वीरौ वारयामासतुस्ततः ॥७-१६९-६१॥
tvarayā vāsudevaśca dharmarājaśca māriṣa। yatnena mahatā vīrau vārayāmāsatustataḥ ॥7-169-61॥
[त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; महता (mahatā) - great; वीरौ (vīrau) - the two heroes; वारयामासतुः (vārayāmāsatuḥ) - restrained; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(With speed, Vasudeva and Dharmaraja, O lord, with great effort, the two heroes restrained then.)
With great speed and effort, Vasudeva and Dharmaraja, O lord, restrained the two heroes then.
निवार्य परमेष्वासौ क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ। युयुत्सवः परान्सङ्ख्ये प्रतीयुः क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥७-१६९-६२॥
nivārya parameṣvāsau krodhasaṁraktalocanau। yuyutsavaḥ parānsaṅkhye pratīyuḥ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ॥7-169-62॥
[निवार्य (nivārya) - having restrained; परमेष्वासौ (parameṣvāsau) - the great archers; क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ (krodhasaṁraktalocanau) - with eyes red with anger; युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desiring to fight; परान् (parān) - the enemies; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; प्रतीयुः (pratīyuḥ) - advanced; क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - the best of the warriors;]
(Having restrained, the great archers with eyes red with anger, desiring to fight, advanced against the enemies in the battle, the best of the warriors.)
The great archers, their eyes red with anger, restrained themselves and advanced against the enemies in the battle, eager to fight, as the best of the warriors.
