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जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said:)
Janamejaya said:
श्रुत्वा कर्णं हतं युद्धे पुत्रांश्चैवापलायिनः। नरेन्द्रः किञ्चिदाश्वस्तो द्विजश्रेष्ठ किमब्रवीत् ॥८-५-१॥
śrutvā karṇaṃ hataṃ yuddhe putrāṃścaivāpalāyinaḥ। narendraḥ kiñcidāśvasto dvijaśreṣṭha kimabravīt ॥8-5-1॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; हतम् (hatam) - slain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - fled; नरेन्द्रः (narendraḥ) - the king; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - somewhat; आश्वस्तः (āśvastaḥ) - consoled; द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard that Karna was slain in battle and the sons had fled, the king, somewhat consoled, said, "O best of the twice-born, what did he say?")
Upon hearing of Karna's death in battle and the retreat of his sons, the king, slightly comforted, asked, "O esteemed sage, what did he say?"
प्राप्तवान्परमं दुःखं पुत्रव्यसनजं महत्। तस्मिन्यदुक्तवान्काले तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥८-५-२॥
prāptavān paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ putravyasanajaṃ mahat। tasmin yad uktavān kāle tan mamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ ॥8-5-2॥
[प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - obtained; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; दुःखं (duḥkhaṃ) - sorrow; पुत्रव्यसनजं (putravyasanajaṃ) - born of son's affliction; महत् (mahat) - great; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; यत् (yat) - which; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken; काले (kāle) - at the time; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking;]
(Obtained supreme sorrow born of son's affliction, great. In that which was spoken at the time, tell me that, asking.)
He experienced immense sorrow due to the affliction of his son. Tell me what was said at that time, as I am asking.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said:)
Vaishampayana said:
श्रुत्वा कर्णस्य निधनमश्रद्धेयमिवाद्भुतम्। भूतसंमोहनं भीमं मेरोः पर्यसनं यथा ॥८-५-३॥
śrutvā karṇasya nidhanamaśraddheyamivādbhutam। bhūtasaṃmohanaṃ bhīmaṃ meroḥ paryasanaṃ yathā ॥8-5-3॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable; इव (iva) - as if; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; भूतसंमोहनम् (bhūtasaṃmohanam) - bewildering of beings; भीमम् (bhīmam) - terrible; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru; पर्यसनम् (paryasanam) - overturning; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Having heard of Karna's death, it was as if unbelievable and wonderful, like the bewildering and terrible overturning of Mount Meru.)
Upon hearing of Karna's death, it seemed both unbelievable and astonishing, akin to the terrifying upheaval of Mount Meru.
चित्तमोहमिवायुक्तं भार्गवस्य महामतेः। पराजयमिवेन्द्रस्य द्विषद्भ्यो भीमकर्मणः ॥८-५-४॥
cittamohamivāyuktaṃ bhārgavasya mahāmateḥ। parājayamivendrasya dviṣadbhyo bhīmakarmaṇaḥ ॥8-5-4॥
[चित्त (citta) - mind; मोहम् (moham) - delusion; इव (iva) - like; अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - unfit; भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Bhārgava; महामतेः (mahāmateḥ) - of great wisdom; पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; इव (iva) - like; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; द्विषद्भ्यः (dviṣadbhyaḥ) - by enemies; भीमकर्मणः (bhīmakarmaṇaḥ) - of terrible deeds;]
(Like the delusion of the mind, unfit for Bhārgava of great wisdom; like the defeat of Indra by enemies of terrible deeds.)
It is as if the delusion of the mind is unfit for the wise Bhārgava, just as the defeat of Indra is by enemies of terrible deeds.
दिवः प्रपतनं भानोरुर्व्यामिव महाद्युतेः। संशोषणमिवाचिन्त्यं समुद्रस्याक्षयाम्भसः ॥८-५-५॥
divaḥ prapatanaṃ bhānorurvyāmiva mahādyuteḥ। saṃśoṣaṇamivācintyaṃ samudrasyākṣayāmbhasaḥ ॥8-5-5॥
[दिवः (divaḥ) - of the sky; प्रपतनं (prapatanaṃ) - falling; भानोः (bhānoḥ) - of the sun; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the earth; इव (iva) - like; महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the great effulgence; संशोषणम् (saṃśoṣaṇam) - drying up; इव (iva) - like; अचिन्त्यम् (acintyam) - unthinkable; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; अक्षयाम्भसः (akṣayāmbhasaḥ) - of inexhaustible water;]
(The falling of the sun from the sky onto the earth, like the drying up of the ocean of inexhaustible water, is unthinkable.)
The sun falling from the sky to the earth, like the unimaginable drying up of the ocean with inexhaustible waters, is an event of great effulgence.
महीवियद्दिगीशानां सर्वनाशमिवाद्भुतम्। कर्मणोरिव वैफल्यमुभयोः पुण्यपापयोः ॥८-५-६॥
mahīviyaddigīśānāṃ sarvanāśamivādbhutam। karmaṇoriva vaiphalyamubhayoḥ puṇyapāpayoḥ ॥8-5-6॥
[मही (mahī) - earth; वियत् (viyat) - sky; दिगीशानां (digīśānāṃ) - of the lords of directions; सर्वनाशम् (sarvanāśam) - total destruction; इव (iva) - like; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; कर्मणोः (karmaṇoḥ) - of actions; इव (iva) - like; वैफल्यम् (vaiphlyam) - fruitlessness; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; पुण्यपापयोः (puṇyapāpayoḥ) - virtue and sin;]
(Like the total destruction of the earth, sky, and the lords of directions, like the fruitlessness of actions of both virtue and sin.)
It is as if there is a wonderful total destruction of the earth, sky, and the lords of directions, akin to the fruitlessness of actions whether virtuous or sinful.
सञ्चिन्त्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। नेदमस्तीति सञ्चिन्त्य कर्णस्य निधनं प्रति ॥८-५-७॥
sañcintya nipuṇaṃ buddhyā dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ। nedamastīti sañcintya karṇasya nidhanaṃ prati ॥8-5-7॥
[सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having considered; निपुणं (nipuṇam) - carefully; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intelligence; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - the lord of people; न (na) - not; इदम् (idam) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - having considered; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निधनं (nidhanam) - death; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having considered carefully with intelligence, Dhritarashtra, the lord of people, thought thus: "This is not" regarding Karna's death.)
Dhritarashtra, the king, after carefully considering with his intellect, concluded that Karna's death was not a reality.
प्राणिनामेतदात्मत्वात्स्यादपीति विनाशनम्। शोकाग्निना दह्यमानो धम्यमान इवाशयः ॥८-५-८॥
prāṇināmetadātmatvātsyādapīti vināśanam। śokāgninā dahyamāno dhamyamāna ivāśayaḥ ॥8-5-8॥
[प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings; एतत् (etat) - this; आत्मत्वात् (ātmatvāt) - due to the nature of self; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; अपि (api) - also; इति (iti) - thus; विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction; शोकाग्निना (śokāgninā) - by the fire of sorrow; दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burned; धम्यमानः (dhamyamānaḥ) - being tormented; इव (iva) - as if; आशयः (āśayaḥ) - the mind;]
(Due to the nature of self of living beings, there may also be destruction, thus. The mind, as if being burned and tormented by the fire of sorrow.)
The inherent nature of living beings may lead to their destruction. The mind feels as if it is being burned and tormented by the fire of sorrow.
विध्वस्तात्मा श्वसन्दीनो हा हेत्युक्त्वा सुदुःखितः। विललाप महाराज धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः ॥८-५-९॥
vidhvastātmā śvasandīno hā hetyuktvā suduḥkhitaḥ। vilalāpa mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ ॥8-5-9॥
[विध्वस्तात्मा (vidhvastātmā) - distressed soul; श्वसन्दीनः (śvasandīnaḥ) - sighing deeply; हा (hā) - alas; हेतिः (hetiḥ) - cause; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; सुदुःखितः (suduḥkhitaḥ) - very sorrowful; विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अम्बिकासुतः (ambikāsutaḥ) - son of Ambika;]
(The distressed soul, sighing deeply, said 'Alas, the cause!' and very sorrowful, lamented the great king Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika.)
The deeply distressed King Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika, sighed heavily and lamented, saying 'Alas, the cause of my sorrow!'
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
सञ्जयाधिरथो वीरः सिंहद्विरदविक्रमः। वृषमप्रतिमस्कन्धो वृषभाक्षगतिस्वनः ॥८-५-१०॥
sañjayādhiratho vīraḥ siṃhadviradavikramaḥ। vṛṣamapratimaskandho vṛṣabhākṣagatisvanaḥ ॥8-5-10॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; अधिरथः (adhirathaḥ) - charioteer; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; द्विरद (dvirada) - elephant; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - stride; वृषम (vṛṣam) - bull; अप्रतिम (apratima) - unmatched; स्कन्धः (skandhaḥ) - shoulder; वृषभ (vṛṣabha) - bull; अक्ष (akṣa) - eye; गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound;]
(Sanjaya, the charioteer, hero, with the stride of a lion and elephant, with unmatched shoulders like a bull, with eyes and movement like a bull, and sound.)
Sanjaya, the heroic charioteer, strides like a lion and elephant, with unmatched shoulders like a bull, and possesses the eyes, movement, and sound of a bull.
वृषभो वृषभस्येव यो युद्धे न निवर्तते। शत्रोरपि महेन्द्रस्य वज्रसंहननो युवा ॥८-५-११॥
vṛṣabho vṛṣabhasyeva yo yuddhe na nivartate। śatrorapi mahendrasya vajrasaṃhanano yuvā ॥8-5-11॥
[वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) - bull; वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) - of the bull; इव (iva) - like; यः (yaḥ) - who; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; न (na) - not; निवर्तते (nivartate) - retreats; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - of the enemy; अपि (api) - even; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; वज्रसंहननः (vajrasaṃhananaḥ) - with a body as strong as a thunderbolt; युवा (yuvā) - young;]
(The bull, like the bull, who does not retreat in battle, even against the enemy of Mahendra, young with a body as strong as a thunderbolt.)
The young warrior, like a bull, never retreats in battle, even against the formidable enemy of Mahendra, possessing a body as strong as a thunderbolt.
यस्य ज्यातलशब्देन शरवृष्टिरवेण च। रथाश्वनरमातङ्गा नावतिष्ठन्ति संयुगे ॥८-५-१२॥
yasya jyātalaśabdena śaravṛṣṭiraveṇa ca। rathāśvanaramātaṅgā nāvatiṣṭhanti saṃyuge ॥8-5-12॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; ज्यातल (jyātala) - bowstring; शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; शर (śara) - arrows; वृष्टि (vṛṣṭi) - rain; रवेण (raveṇa) - by the roar; च (ca) - and; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; नर (nara) - men; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephants; न (na) - not; अवतिष्ठन्ति (avatiṣṭhanti) - stand; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(In which, by the sound of the bowstring and the roar of the rain of arrows, chariots, horses, men, and elephants do not stand in battle.)
In the battle, where the sound of the bowstring and the roar of the arrows' rain are heard, chariots, horses, men, and elephants cannot stand firm.
यमाश्रित्य महाबाहुं द्विषत्सङ्घघ्नमच्युतम्। दुर्योधनोऽकरोद्वैरं पाण्डुपुत्रैर्महाबलैः ॥८-५-१३॥
yamāśritya mahābāhuṃ dviṣatsaṅghaghnamacyutam। duryodhano'karodvairaṃ pāṇḍuputrairmahābalaiḥ ॥8-5-13॥
[यम् (yam) - whom; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; द्विषत् (dviṣat) - enemies; सङ्घघ्नम् (saṅghaghnam) - destroyer of hosts; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta (Krishna); दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; वैरम् (vairam) - enmity; पाण्डुपुत्रैः (pāṇḍuputraiḥ) - with the sons of Pandu; महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - mighty.;]
(Having resorted to the mighty-armed Acyuta, the destroyer of hosts of enemies, Duryodhana did enmity with the mighty sons of Pandu.)
Relying on the mighty-armed Krishna, the destroyer of enemy hosts, Duryodhana waged enmity against the powerful sons of Pandu.
स कथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कर्णः पार्थेन संयुगे। निहतः पुरुषव्याघ्रः प्रसह्यासह्यविक्रमः ॥८-५-१४॥
sa kathaṁ rathināṁ śreṣṭhaḥ karṇaḥ pārthena saṁyuge। nihataḥ puruṣavyāghraḥ prasahyāsahyavikramaḥ ॥8-5-14॥
[स (sa) - he; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; रथिनां (rathināṁ) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; असह्यविक्रमः (asahyavikramaḥ) - of irresistible valor;]
(He, the best of charioteers, Karna, how was he killed by Partha in battle, the tiger among men, of irresistible valor, forcibly?)
How was Karna, the best among charioteers and a tiger among men with irresistible valor, forcibly killed by Partha in battle?
यो नामन्यत वै नित्यमच्युतं न धनञ्जयम्। न वृष्णीनपि तानन्यान्स्वबाहुबलमाश्रितः ॥८-५-१५॥
yo nāmanyata vai nityam acyutaṃ na dhanañjayam। na vṛṣṇīn api tān anyān sva-bāhu-balam āśritaḥ ॥8-5-15॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; नामन्यत (nāmanyata) - did not respect; वै (vai) - indeed; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta (Krishna); न (na) - not; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); न (na) - not; वृष्णीन् (vṛṣṇīn) - Vrishnis; अपि (api) - also; तान् (tān) - them; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; स्व-बाहु-बलम् (sva-bāhu-balam) - own arm strength; आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relied upon;]
(Who indeed did not always respect Acyuta (Krishna), nor Dhananjaya (Arjuna), nor the Vrishnis, nor others, relied upon his own arm strength.)
The one who never respected Krishna, Arjuna, or the Vrishnis, and relied solely on his own strength.
शार्ङ्गगाण्डीवधन्वानौ सहितावपराजितौ। अहं दिव्याद्रथादेकः पातयिष्यामि संयुगे ॥८-५-१६॥
śārṅgagāṇḍīvadhanvānau sahitāvarājitau। ahaṃ divyādrathādekaḥ pātayiṣyāmi saṃyuge ॥8-5-16॥
[शार्ङ्ग (śārṅga) - bow of Vishnu; गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - bow of Arjuna; धन्वानौ (dhanvānau) - archers; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - unconquered; अहम् (aham) - I; दिव्य (divya) - divine; अद्रथात् (adrathāt) - from the chariot; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - will cause to fall; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(The archers with the bows of Vishnu and Arjuna, together unconquered, I alone will cause to fall from the divine chariot in battle.)
The invincible archers with the bows of Vishnu and Arjuna stand together, yet I alone shall bring them down from their divine chariot in battle.
इति यः सततं मन्दमवोचल्लोभमोहितम्। दुर्योधनमपादीनं राज्यकामुकमातुरम् ॥८-५-१७॥
iti yaḥ satataṁ mandamavocal lobhamohitam। duryodhanam apādīnaṁ rājyakāmukam āturam ॥8-5-17॥
[इति (iti) - thus; यः (yaḥ) - who; सततम् (satatam) - always; मन्दम् (mandam) - slowly; अवोचत् (avocat) - said; लोभ (lobha) - greed; मोहितम् (mohitam) - deluded; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अपादीनम् (apādīnam) - deprived; राज्य (rājya) - kingdom; कामुकम् (kāmukam) - desirous; आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed;]
(Thus, who always slowly said, deluded by greed, Duryodhana, deprived, desirous of the kingdom, distressed.)
Thus, the one who always spoke slowly, deluded by greed, was Duryodhana, deprived and distressed, desirous of the kingdom.
यश्चाजैषीदतिबलानमित्रानपि दुर्जयान्। गान्धारान्मद्रकान्मत्स्यांस्त्रिगर्तांस्तङ्गणाञ्शकान् ॥८-५-१८॥
yaścājaiṣīdatibalānamitrānapi durjayān। gāndhārānmadrakānmat syāṃstrigartāṃstaṅgaṇāñśakān ॥8-5-18॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; अजैषीत् (ajaiṣīt) - conquered; अतिबलान् (atibalān) - very powerful; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; अपि (api) - also; दुर्जयान् (durjayān) - invincible; गान्धारान् (gāndhārān) - Gandharas; मद्रकान् (madrakān) - Madras; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; त्रिगर्तान् (trigartān) - Trigartas; तङ्गणान् (taṅgaṇān) - Tanganas; शकान् (śakān) - Shakas;]
(Who conquered even the very powerful and invincible enemies: the Gandharas, Madras, Matsyas, Trigartas, Tanganas, and Shakas.)
He who conquered the formidable and mighty enemies, including the Gandharas, Madras, Matsyas, Trigartas, Tanganas, and Shakas.
पाञ्चालांश्च विदेहांश्च कुणिन्दान्काशिकोसलान्। सुह्मानङ्गांश्च पुण्ड्रांश्च निषादान्वङ्गकीचकान् ॥८-५-१९॥
pāñcālāṁśca videhāṁśca kuṇindānkāśikosalān। suhmānaṅgāṁśca puṇḍrāṁśca niṣādānvaṅgakīcakān ॥8-5-19॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; विदेहान् (videhān) - Videhas; च (ca) - and; कुणिन्दान् (kuṇindān) - Kunindas; काशिकोसलान् (kāśikosalān) - Kashis and Kosalas; सुह्मान् (suhmān) - Suhmas; अङ्गान् (aṅgān) - Angas; च (ca) - and; पुण्ड्रान् (puṇḍrān) - Pundras; च (ca) - and; निषादान् (niṣādān) - Nishadas; वङ्गकीचकान् (vaṅgakīcakān) - Vangas and Kichakas;]
(The Panchalas and the Videhas, the Kunindas, the Kashis and Kosalas, the Suhmas, the Angas, and the Pundras, the Nishadas, the Vangas and Kichakas.)
The verse lists various ancient Indian tribes and regions, including the Panchalas, Videhas, Kunindas, Kashis, Kosalas, Suhmas, Angas, Pundras, Nishadas, Vangas, and Kichakas.
वत्सान्कलिङ्गांस्तरलानश्मकानृषिकांस्तथा। यो जित्वा समरे वीरश्चक्रे बलिभृतः पुरा ॥८-५-२०॥
vatsān kaliṅgāṁs taralān aśmakān ṛṣikāṁs tathā। yo jitvā samare vīraś cakre balibhṛtaḥ purā ॥8-5-20॥
[वत्सान् (vatsān) - Vatsas; कलिङ्गान् (kaliṅgān) - Kaliṅgas; तरलान् (taralān) - Taralas; अश्मकान् (aśmakān) - Aśmakas; ऋषिकान् (ṛṣikān) - Ṛṣikas; तथा (tathā) - and; यः (yaḥ) - who; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; चक्रे (cakre) - made; बलिभृतः (balibhṛtaḥ) - tributary; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(The hero who, having conquered the Vatsas, Kaliṅgas, Taralas, Aśmakas, and Ṛṣikas in battle, made them tributary formerly.)
The hero, who once conquered the Vatsas, Kaliṅgas, Taralas, Aśmakas, and Ṛṣikas in battle, made them pay tribute.
उच्चैःश्रवा वरोऽश्वानां राज्ञां वैश्रवणो वरः। वरो महेन्द्रो देवानां कर्णः प्रहरतां वरः ॥८-५-२१॥
uccaiḥśravā varo'śvānāṃ rājñāṃ vaiśravaṇo varaḥ। varo mahendro devānāṃ karṇaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ॥8-5-21॥
[उच्चैःश्रवा (uccaiḥśravā) - Uccaiḥśravā; वरः (varaḥ) - best; अश्वानां (aśvānāṃ) - of horses; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - of kings; वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa; वरः (varaḥ) - best; वरः (varaḥ) - best; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; देवानां (devānāṃ) - of gods; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - of warriors; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(Uccaiḥśravā is the best of horses, Vaiśravaṇa is the best of kings. Mahendra is the best of gods, Karna is the best of warriors.)
"Uccaiḥśravā is the best among horses, Vaiśravaṇa is the best among kings. Mahendra is the best among gods, and Karna is the best among warriors."
यं लब्ध्वा मागधो राजा सान्त्वमानार्थगौरवैः। अरौत्सीत्पार्थिवं क्षत्रमृते कौरवयादवान् ॥८-५-२२॥
yaṁ labdhvā māgadhō rājā sāntvamānārthagauravaiḥ। arautsīt pārthivaṁ kṣatram ṛtē kauravayādavān ॥8-5-22॥
[यं (yaṁ) - whom; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - the king of Magadha; राजा (rājā) - king; सान्त्वमानार्थगौरवैः (sāntvamānārthagauravaiḥ) - with conciliation, respect, and honor; अरौत्सीत् (arautsīt) - subdued; पार्थिवम् (pārthivam) - the earth; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the kshatriyas; ऋते (ṛtē) - except; कौरवयादवान् (kauravayādavān) - the Kauravas and Yadavas;]
(Having obtained whom, the king of Magadha, with conciliation, respect, and honor, subdued the earth's kshatriyas except the Kauravas and Yadavas.)
The king of Magadha, after gaining him, managed to subdue all the kshatriyas of the earth with respect and honor, except for the Kauravas and Yadavas.
तं श्रुत्वा निहतं कर्णं द्वैरथे सव्यसाचिना। शोकार्णवे निमग्नोऽहमप्लवः सागरे यथा ॥८-५-२३॥
taṁ śrutvā nihataṁ karṇaṁ dvairathe savyasācinā। śokārṇave nimagno'hamaplavaḥ sāgare yathā ॥8-5-23॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; द्वैरथे (dvairathe) - in duel; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; शोक-अर्णवे (śoka-arṇave) - in the ocean of grief; निमग्नः (nimagnaḥ) - immersed; अहम् (aham) - I; अप्लवः (aplavaḥ) - without a raft; सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Having heard that Karṇa was slain in a duel by Arjuna, I am immersed in the ocean of grief, like one without a raft in the sea.)
Upon hearing of Karṇa's death at the hands of Arjuna in a duel, I find myself drowning in sorrow, as if lost at sea without a raft.
ईदृशैर्यद्यहं दुःखैर्न विनश्यामि सञ्जय। वज्राद्दृढतरं मन्ये हृदयं मम दुर्भिदम् ॥८-५-२४॥
īdṛśairyadyahaṃ duḥkhairna vinaśyāmi sañjaya। vajrāddṛḍhataraṃ manye hṛdayaṃ mama durbhidam ॥8-5-24॥
[ईदृशैः (īdṛśaiḥ) - such as these; यदि (yadi) - if; अहम् (aham) - I; दुःखैः (duḥkhaiḥ) - by sorrows; न (na) - not; विनश्यामि (vinaśyāmi) - perish; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; वज्रात् (vajrāt) - than a thunderbolt; दृढतरम् (dṛḍhataraṃ) - stronger; मन् (manye) - I think; हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart; मम (mama) - my; दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - unbreakable;]
(If I do not perish by such sorrows, O Sanjaya, I think my heart is stronger than a thunderbolt, unbreakable.)
O Sanjaya, if I do not succumb to such sorrows, then my heart must be stronger and more unyielding than a thunderbolt.
ज्ञातिसम्बन्धिमित्राणामिमं श्रुत्वा पराजयम्। को मदन्यः पुमाँल्लोके न जह्यात्सूत जीवितम् ॥८-५-२५॥
jñātisambandhimitrāṇām imaṃ śrutvā parājayam। ko madanyaḥ pumāṁlloke na jahyātsūta jīvitam ॥8-5-25॥
[ज्ञाति (jñāti) - relatives; सम्बन्धि (sambandhi) - relations; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - friends; इमम् (imam) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; कः (kaḥ) - who; मदन्यः (madanyaḥ) - other than me; पुमान् (pumān) - man; लोके (loke) - in the world; न (na) - not; जह्यात् (jahyāt) - would abandon; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(Having heard of the defeat of relatives, relations, and friends, who other than me, O charioteer, would not abandon life in the world?)
Upon hearing of the defeat of my relatives, relations, and friends, who else but me, O charioteer, would not give up life in this world?
विषमग्निं प्रपातं वा पर्वताग्रादहं वृणे। न हि शक्ष्यामि दुःखानि सोढुं कष्टानि सञ्जय ॥८-५-२६॥
viṣamagniṃ prapātaṃ vā parvatāgrādahaṃ vṛṇe। na hi śakṣyāmi duḥkhāni soḍhuṃ kaṣṭāni sañjaya ॥8-5-26॥
[विषमग्निम् (viṣamagniṃ) - dangerous fire; प्रपातम् (prapātam) - precipice; वा (vā) - or; पर्वताग्रात् (parvatāgrāt) - from the mountain top; अहम् (aham) - I; वृणे (vṛṇe) - choose; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - am able; दुःखानि (duḥkhāni) - sorrows; सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to endure; कष्टानि (kaṣṭāni) - hardships; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(I choose a dangerous fire or a precipice from the mountain top. Indeed, I am not able to endure the sorrows and hardships, Sanjaya.)
I would rather choose to face a dangerous fire or fall from a mountain top than endure the unbearable sorrows and hardships, Sanjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
श्रिया कुलेन यशसा तपसा च श्रुतेन च। त्वामद्य सन्तो मन्यन्ते ययातिमिव नाहुषम् ॥८-५-२७॥
śriyā kulena yaśasā tapasā ca śrutena ca। tvām adya santo manyante yayātim iva nāhuṣam ॥8-5-27॥
[श्रिया (śriyā) - by prosperity; कुलेन (kulena) - by family; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; तपसा (tapasā) - by penance; च (ca) - and; श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning; च (ca) - and; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; सन्तः (santaḥ) - the wise; मन्यन्ते (manyante) - consider; ययातिम् (yayātim) - Yayati; इव (iva) - like; नाहुषम् (nāhuṣam) - Nahusha;]
(By prosperity, family, fame, penance, and learning, today the wise consider you like Yayati, the son of Nahusha.)
Today, the wise regard you as comparable to Yayati, the son of Nahusha, due to your prosperity, family, fame, penance, and learning.
श्रुते महर्षिप्रतिमः कृतकृत्योऽसि पार्थिव। पर्यवस्थापयात्मानं मा विषादे मनः कृथाः ॥८-५-२८॥
śrute maharṣipratimaḥ kṛtakṛtyo'si pārthiva। paryavasthāpayātmānaṃ mā viṣāde manaḥ kṛthāḥ ॥8-5-28॥
[श्रुते (śrute) - having heard; महर्षिप्रतिमः (maharṣipratimaḥ) - equal to a great sage; कृतकृत्यः (kṛtakṛtyaḥ) - one who has accomplished his duties; असि (asi) - you are; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; पर्यवस्थापय (paryavasthāpaya) - establish; आत्मानं (ātmānaṃ) - yourself; मा (mā) - do not; विषादे (viṣāde) - in despair; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - put;]
(Having heard, O king, you are equal to a great sage and have accomplished your duties. Establish yourself and do not put your mind in despair.)
Upon hearing this, O king, you are like a great sage who has fulfilled his duties. Steady yourself and do not let your mind fall into despair.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
दैवमेव परं मन्ये धिक्पौरुषमनर्थकम्। यत्र रामप्रतीकाशः कर्णोऽहन्यत संयुगे ॥८-५-२९॥
daivameva paraṃ manye dhikpauruṣamanarthakam। yatra rāmapratīkāśaḥ karṇo' hanyata saṃyuge ॥8-5-29॥
[दैवम् (daivam) - fate; एव (eva) - indeed; परम् (param) - supreme; मन्ये (manye) - I think; धिक् (dhik) - shame; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless; यत्र (yatra) - where; रामप्रतीकाशः (rāmapratīkāśaḥ) - like Rama; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अहन्यत (ahanyata) - was killed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(I think fate is indeed supreme; shame on manliness, it is useless. Where Karna, like Rama, was killed in battle.)
I believe that fate is supreme and manliness is useless, as demonstrated by the fact that Karna, who was like Rama, was killed in battle.
हत्वा युधिष्ठिरानीकं पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजान्। प्रताप्य शरवर्षेण दिशः सर्वा महारथः ॥८-५-३०॥
hatvā yudhiṣṭhirānīkaṃ pāñcālānāṃ rathavrajān। pratāpya śaravarṣeṇa diśaḥ sarvā mahārathaḥ ॥8-5-30॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; युधिष्ठिरानीकं (yudhiṣṭhirānīkaṃ) - Yudhishthira's army; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Panchalas; रथव्रजान् (rathavrajān) - charioteer groups; प्रताप्य (pratāpya) - having scorched; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot warrior;]
(Having slain Yudhishthira's army and the charioteer groups of the Panchalas, the great chariot warrior scorched all directions with a shower of arrows.)
The great chariot warrior, after defeating Yudhishthira's army and the charioteer groups of the Panchalas, unleashed a devastating shower of arrows, scorching all directions.
मोहयित्वा रणे पार्थान्वज्रहस्त इवासुरान्। स कथं निहतः शेते वातरुग्ण इव द्रुमः ॥८-५-३१॥
mohayitvā raṇe pārthānvajrahasta ivāsurān। sa kathaṁ nihataḥ śete vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ ॥8-5-31॥
[मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pṛthā; वज्रहस्तः (vajrahastaḥ) - Vajrahasta; इव (iva) - like; असुरान् (asurān) - demons; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; शेते (śete) - lies; वातरुग्णः (vātarugṇaḥ) - broken by the wind; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree;]
(Having bewildered the sons of Pṛthā in battle like Vajrahasta did to demons, how does he lie slain like a tree broken by the wind?)
After bewildering the sons of Pṛthā in battle like Vajrahasta did to demons, how does he now lie slain, like a tree broken by the wind?
शोकस्यान्तं न पश्यामि समुद्रस्येव विप्लुकाः। चिन्ता मे वर्धते तीव्रा मुमूर्षा चापि जायते ॥८-५-३२॥
śokasyāntaṃ na paśyāmi samudrasyeva viplukāḥ। cintā me vardhate tīvrā mumūrṣā cāpi jāyate ॥8-5-32॥
[शोकस्य (śokasya) - of sorrow; अन्तं (antam) - end; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; विप्लुकाः (viplukāḥ) - waves; चिन्ता (cintā) - anxiety; मे (me) - my; वर्धते (vardhate) - grows; तीव्रा (tīvrā) - intense; मुमूर्षा (mumūrṣā) - desire to die; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; जायते (jāyate) - arises;]
(I do not see the end of sorrow, like the waves of the ocean. My anxiety grows intense, and the desire to die also arises.)
I cannot see the end of my sorrow, much like the endless waves of the ocean. My anxiety is growing more intense, and I even feel a desire to die.
कर्णस्य निधनं श्रुत्वा विजयं फल्गुनस्य च। अश्रद्धेयमहं मन्ये वधं कर्णस्य सञ्जय ॥८-५-३३॥
karṇasya nidhanaṃ śrutvā vijayaṃ phalgunasya ca। aśraddheyamahaṃ manye vadhaṃ karṇasya sañjaya ॥8-5-33॥
[कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निधनं (nidhanaṃ) - death; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विजयं (vijayaṃ) - victory; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Having heard of the death of Karna and the victory of Arjuna, I think the killing of Karna is unbelievable, Sanjaya.)
Upon hearing of Karna's death and Arjuna's victory, I find it unbelievable, Sanjaya, that Karna has been killed.
वज्रसारमयं नूनं हृदयं सुदृढं मम। यच्छ्रुत्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रं हतं कर्णं न दीर्यते ॥८-५-३४॥
vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ mama। yacchrutvā puruṣavyāghraṃ hataṃ karṇaṃ na dīryate ॥8-5-34॥
[वज्रसारमयं (vajrasāramayaṃ) - made of diamond essence; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; सुदृढं (sudṛḍhaṃ) - very strong; मम (mama) - my; यत् (yat) - which; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पुरुषव्याघ्रं (puruṣavyāghraṃ) - tiger among men; हतं (hataṃ) - slain; कर्णं (karṇaṃ) - Karṇa; न (na) - not; दीर्यते (dīryate) - breaks; ८-५-३४ (8-5-34) - (verse number);]
(Indeed, my heart is made of diamond essence, very strong, which does not break upon hearing that the tiger among men, Karṇa, is slain.)
"Indeed, my heart must be very strong and made of diamond essence, for it does not break upon hearing that the great warrior Karṇa, the tiger among men, has been slain."
आयुर्नूनं सुदीर्घं मे विहितं दैवतैः पुरा। यत्र कर्णं हतं श्रुत्वा जीवामीह सुदुःखितः ॥८-५-३५॥
āyurnūnaṃ sudīrghaṃ me vihitaṃ daivataiḥ purā। yatra karṇaṃ hataṃ śrutvā jīvāmīha suduḥkhitaḥ ॥8-5-35॥
[आयुः (āyuḥ) - life; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; सुदीर्घम् (sudīrgham) - long; मे (me) - my; विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained; दैवतैः (daivataiḥ) - by the gods; पुरा (purā) - formerly; यत्र (yatra) - where; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; हतम् (hatam) - killed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live; इह (iha) - here; सुदुःखितः (suduḥkhitaḥ) - very sorrowful;]
(Certainly, my life was ordained to be long by the gods formerly. Here, having heard that Karṇa was killed, I live very sorrowful.)
My life was certainly destined to be long by the gods in the past. Now, having heard of Karṇa's death, I live here in great sorrow.
धिग्जीवितमिदं मेऽद्य सुहृद्धीनस्य सञ्जय। अद्य चाहं दशामेतां गतः सञ्जय गर्हिताम् ॥ कृपणं वर्तयिष्यामि शोच्यः सर्वस्य मन्दधीः ॥८-५-३६॥
dhigjīvitamidaṃ me'dya suhṛddhīnasya sañjaya। adya cāhaṃ daśāmetāṃ gataḥ sañjaya garhitām ॥ kṛpaṇaṃ vartayiṣyāmi śocyaḥ sarvasya mandadhīḥ ॥8-5-36॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; इदम् (idam) - this; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; सुहृद् (suhṛd) - friend; हीनस्य (hīnasya) - deprived; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; अद्य (adya) - today; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; दशाम् (daśām) - state; एताम् (etām) - this; गतः (gataḥ) - reached; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; गर्हिताम् (garhitām) - deplorable; कृपणम् (kṛpaṇam) - miserable; वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall live; शोच्यः (śocyaḥ) - lamentable; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; मन्दधीः (mandadhīḥ) - dull-witted;]
(Shame on this life of mine today, deprived of friends, O Sanjaya. Today I have reached this deplorable state, O Sanjaya. I shall live miserably, lamentable and dull-witted for all.)
"Shame on my life today, Sanjaya, as I am deprived of friends. Today, I have reached this deplorable state, Sanjaya. I will live miserably, lamentable and dull-witted for everyone."
अहमेव पुरा भूत्वा सर्वलोकस्य सत्कृतः। परिभूतः कथं सूत पुनः शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम् ॥ दुःखात्सुदुःखं व्यसनं प्राप्तवानस्मि सञ्जय ॥८-५-३७॥
ahameva purā bhūtvā sarvalokasya satkṛtaḥ। paribhūtaḥ kathaṃ sūta punaḥ śakṣyāmi jīvitum ॥ duḥkhātsuduḥkhaṃ vyasanaṃ prāptavān asmi sañjaya ॥8-5-37॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; एव (eva) - only; पुरा (purā) - formerly; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the worlds; सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored; परिभूतः (paribhūtaḥ) - disrespected; कथम् (katham) - how; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शक्ष्यामि (śakṣyāmi) - will I be able; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow; सुदुःखम् (suduḥkham) - great sorrow; व्यमनम् (vyasanam) - calamity; प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - have obtained; अस्मि (asmi) - am; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(I only, having been formerly honored by all the worlds, have been disrespected. O charioteer, how will I be able to live again? From sorrow, I have obtained great sorrow and calamity, O Sanjaya.)
I was once honored by all the worlds, but now I am disrespected. O charioteer, how can I live again? I have fallen from sorrow into great sorrow and calamity, O Sanjaya.
तस्माद्भीष्मवधे चैव द्रोणस्य च महात्मनः। नात्र शेषं प्रपश्यामि सूतपुत्रे हते युधि ॥८-५-३८॥
tasmādbhīṣmavadhe caiva droṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ। nātra śeṣaṃ prapaśyāmi sūtaputre hate yudhi ॥8-5-38॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भीष्मवधे (bhīṣmavadhe) - in the killing of Bhishma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul; न (na) - not; अत्र (atra) - here; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remains; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - in the son of a charioteer; हते (hate) - being killed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Therefore, in the killing of Bhishma and also of the great soul Drona, I see no remainder here when the son of a charioteer is killed in battle.)
Therefore, with the fall of Bhishma and the great Drona, I see no hope left here when the son of a charioteer is slain in battle.
स हि पारं महानासीत्पुत्राणां मम सञ्जय। युद्धे विनिहतः शूरो विसृजन्सायकान्बहून् ॥८-५-३९॥
sa hi pāraṃ mahān āsīt putrāṇāṃ mama sañjaya। yuddhe vinihataḥ śūro visṛjan sāyakān bahūn ॥8-5-39॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; पारं (pāram) - beyond; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - slain; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(He indeed was a great one beyond, of my sons, O Sanjaya. In battle, the hero was slain, releasing many arrows.)
He was truly a great one among my sons, O Sanjaya. In the battle, the brave hero was slain while releasing many arrows.
को हि मे जीवितेनार्थस्तमृते पुरुषर्षभम्। रथादतिरथो नूनमपतत्सायकार्दितः ॥८-५-४०॥
ko hi me jīvitenaarthastamṛte puruṣarṣabham। rathādatiratho nūnamapatatsāyakārditaḥ ॥8-5-40॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; तम् (tam) - him; ऋते (ṛte) - without; पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - bull among men; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great warrior; नूनम् (nūnam) - surely; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; सायक (sāyaka) - arrow; आर्दितः (ārditaḥ) - pierced;]
(Who indeed has any purpose with my life without him, the bull among men? Surely the great warrior fell from the chariot, pierced by arrows.)
"What purpose does my life serve without him, the bull among men? Surely, the great warrior has fallen from the chariot, struck by arrows."
पर्वतस्येव शिखरं वज्रपातविदारितम्। शयीत पृथिवीं नूनं शोभयन्रुधिरोक्षितः ॥ मातङ्ग इव मत्तेन मातङ्गेन निपातितः ॥८-५-४१॥
parvatasyeva śikharaṃ vajrapātavidāritam। śayīta pṛthivīṃ nūnaṃ śobhayanrudhirokṣitaḥ ॥ mātaṅga iva mattena mātaṅgena nipātitaḥ ॥8-5-41॥
[पर्वतस्य (parvatasya) - of the mountain; इव (iva) - like; शिखरं (śikharaṃ) - peak; वज्रपात (vajrapāta) - thunderbolt strike; विदारितम् (vidāritam) - split; शयीत (śayīta) - lies; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - earth; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; शोभयन् (śobhayan) - adorned; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; उक्षितः (ukṣitaḥ) - smeared; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; मत्तेन (mattena) - by the intoxicated; मातङ्गेन (mātaṅgena) - by the elephant; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - felled;]
(Like the peak of a mountain split by a thunderbolt strike, he lies on the earth indeed, adorned and smeared with blood, like an elephant felled by an intoxicated elephant.)
He lies on the ground like the peak of a mountain split by a thunderbolt, adorned with blood, resembling an elephant struck down by another intoxicated elephant.
यद्बलं धार्तराष्ट्राणां पाण्डवानां यतो भयम्। सोऽर्जुनेन हतः कर्णः प्रतिमानं धनुष्मताम् ॥८-५-४२॥
yad balaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ yato bhayam। so'rjunena hataḥ karṇaḥ pratimānaṁ dhanuṣmatām ॥8-5-42॥
[यत् (yat) - which; बलम् (balam) - strength; धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; यतः (yataḥ) - from whom; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; सः (saḥ) - he; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; हतः (hataḥ) - was killed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रतिमानम् (pratimānam) - the equal; धनुष्मताम् (dhanuṣmatām) - of the archers;]
(The strength of the sons of Dhritarashtra, from whom the Pandavas feared, that Karna, the equal of the archers, was killed by Arjuna.)
Karna, who was the strength of the Kauravas and feared by the Pandavas, was slain by Arjuna, the greatest of archers.
स हि वीरो महेष्वासः पुत्राणामभयङ्करः। शेते विनिहतो वीरः शक्रेणेव यथा बलः ॥८-५-४३॥
sa hi vīro maheṣvāsaḥ putrāṇāmabhayaṅkaraḥ। śete vinihato vīraḥ śakreṇeva yathā balaḥ ॥8-5-43॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - fearless; शेते (śete) - lies; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - slain; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra; इव (iva) - like; यथा (yathā) - as; बलः (balaḥ) - Bala;]
(He, indeed, the hero, the great archer, the fearless one of sons, lies slain like Bala by Indra.)
He, indeed, the hero and great archer who was a fearless protector of his sons, lies slain like Bala was by Indra.
पङ्गोरिवाध्वगमनं दरिद्रस्येव कामितम्। दुर्योधनस्य चाकूतं तृषितस्येव पिप्लुकाः ॥८-५-४४॥
paṅgorivādhvagamanaṃ daridrasyeva kāmitam। duryodhanasya cākūtaṃ tṛṣitasyeva piplukāḥ ॥8-5-44॥
[पङ्गोः (paṅgoḥ) - of a lame person; इव (iva) - like; अध्वगमनं (adhvagamanaṃ) - walking on the road; दरिद्रस्य (daridrasya) - of a poor person; इव (iva) - like; कामितम् (kāmitam) - desired; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; आकूतं (ākūtaṃ) - intention; तृषितस्य (tṛṣitasya) - of a thirsty person; इव (iva) - like; पिप्लुकाः (piplukāḥ) - water bubbles;]
(Like the walking on the road of a lame person, like the desire of a poor person, like the intention of Duryodhana, like the water bubbles of a thirsty person.)
The intentions of Duryodhana are as futile as a lame person's attempt to walk, a poor person's desires, or a thirsty person's hope for water bubbles.
अन्यथा चिन्तितं कार्यमन्यथा तत्तु जायते। अहो नु बलवद्दैवं कालश्च दुरतिक्रमः ॥८-५-४५॥
anyathā cintitaṃ kāryamanyathā tattu jāyate। aho nu balavaddaivaṃ kālaśca duratikramaḥ ॥8-5-45॥
[अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; चिन्तितं (cintitaṃ) - thought; कार्यं (kāryam) - action; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; जायते (jāyate) - happens; अहो (aho) - oh; नु (nu) - indeed; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; दैवं (daivam) - fate; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; च (ca) - and; दुरतिक्रमः (duratikramaḥ) - insurmountable;]
(Otherwise thought action otherwise that but happens. Oh indeed strong fate time and insurmountable.)
An action thought to be one way happens in another way. Oh, indeed, fate and time are strong and insurmountable.
पलायमानः कृपणं दीनात्मा दीनपौरुषः। कच्चिन्न निहतः सूत पुत्रो दुःशासनो मम ॥८-५-४६॥
palāyamānaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ dīnātmā dīnapauruṣaḥ। kaccinna nihataḥ sūta putro duḥśāsano mama ॥8-5-46॥
[पलायमानः (palāyamānaḥ) - fleeing; कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṃ) - miserable; दीनात्मा (dīnātmā) - wretched soul; दीनपौरुषः (dīnapauruṣaḥ) - with weak courage; कच्चिन्न (kaccinna) - whether not; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुःशासनो (duḥśāsano) - Duḥśāsana; मम (mama) - my;]
(Fleeing, miserable, wretched soul, with weak courage. Whether not slain, the charioteer's son, my Duḥśāsana.)
"Fleeing and miserable, with a wretched soul and weak courage, is my Duḥśāsana, the son of the charioteer, not slain?"
कच्चिन्न नीचाचरितं कृतवांस्तात संयुगे। कच्चिन्न निहतः शूरो यथा न क्षत्रिया हताः ॥८-५-४७॥
kaccinna nīcācaritaṃ kṛtavāṃstāta saṃyuge। kaccinna nihataḥ śūro yathā na kṣatriyā hatāḥ ॥8-5-47॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; नीचाचरितम् (nīcācaritam) - base act; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - done; तात (tāta) - dear; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; यथा (yathā) - as; न (na) - not; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain;]
(Whether, dear, you have not committed a base act in battle. Whether the hero is not killed as the warriors are slain.)
Dear, I hope you have not committed any base act in battle. I also hope that the hero has not been killed like the other warriors.
युधिष्ठिरस्य वचनं मा युद्धमिति सर्वदा। दुर्योधनो नाभ्यगृह्णान्मूढः पथ्यमिवौषधम् ॥८-५-४८॥
yudhiṣṭhirasya vacanaṃ mā yuddhamiti sarvadā। duryodhano nābhyagṛhṇānmūḍhaḥ pathyamivauṣadham ॥8-5-48॥
[युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; मा (mā) - do not; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; इति (iti) - thus; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; न (na) - not; अभ्यगृह्णात् (abhyagṛhṇāt) - accepted; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - beneficial; इव (iva) - like; औषधम् (auṣadham) - medicine;]
(Yudhishthira's words 'Do not go to war' were always not accepted by foolish Duryodhana, like beneficial medicine.)
Yudhishthira always advised against war, but foolish Duryodhana never accepted his words, just as one might reject beneficial medicine.
शरतल्पे शयानेन भीष्मेण सुमहात्मना। पानीयं याचितः पार्थः सोऽविध्यन्मेदिनीतलम् ॥८-५-४९॥
śaratalpe śayānena bhīṣmeṇa sumahātmanā। pānīyaṃ yācitaḥ pārthaḥ so'vidhyanmedinītalam ॥8-5-49॥
[शरतल्पे (śaratalpe) - on the bed of arrows; शयानेन (śayānena) - lying; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - the great soul; पानीयं (pānīyaṃ) - water; याचितः (yācitaḥ) - requested; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सः (saḥ) - he; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; मेदिनीतलम् (medinītalam) - the earth;]
(On the bed of arrows, lying was Bhishma, the great soul. Water was requested by him, Arjuna pierced the earth.)
Bhishma, the great soul, lay on the bed of arrows. He requested water, and Arjuna pierced the earth to fulfill his request.
जलस्य धारां विहितां दृष्ट्वा तां पाण्डवेन ह। अब्रवीत्स महाबाहुस्तात संशाम्य पाण्डवैः ॥८-५-५०॥
jalasya dhārāṃ vihitāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ pāṇḍavena ha। abravīts mahābāhustāta saṃśāmya pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥8-5-50॥
[जलस्य (jalasya) - of water; धारां (dhārāṃ) - stream; विहितां (vihitāṃ) - arranged; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तां (tāṃ) - that; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pandava; ह (ha) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; तात (tāta) - dear; संशाम्य (saṃśāmya) - be calm; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas;]
(Having seen the stream of water arranged by Pandava, the mighty-armed said, "Dear, be calm by the Pandavas.")
Upon witnessing the stream of water set up by the Pandava, the mighty-armed one addressed, "Dear, remain calm with the Pandavas."
प्रशमाद्धि भवेच्छान्तिर्मदन्तं युद्धमस्तु च। भ्रातृभावेन पृथिवीं भुङ्क्ष्व पाण्डुसुतैः सह ॥८-५-५१॥
praśamāddhi bhavecchāntirmadantaṃ yuddhamastu ca। bhrātṛbhāvena pṛthivīṃ bhuṅkṣva pāṇḍusutaiḥ saha ॥8-5-51॥
[प्रशमात् (praśamāt) - from calmness; हि (hi) - indeed; भवेत् (bhavet) - there may be; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; मदन्तम् (madantam) - intoxicated; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; च (ca) - and; भ्रातृभावेन (bhrātṛbhāvena) - in brotherhood; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; भुङ्क्ष्व (bhuṅkṣva) - enjoy; पाण्डुसुतैः (pāṇḍusutaiḥ) - with the sons of Pandu; सह (saha) - together;]
(From calmness indeed there may be peace; let the intoxicated war be, and enjoy the earth in brotherhood together with the sons of Pandu.)
Indeed, from calmness comes peace; let the intoxicated war be, and enjoy the earth in brotherhood with the sons of Pandu.
अकुर्वन्वचनं तस्य नूनं शोचति मे सुतः। तदिदं समनुप्राप्तं वचनं दीर्घदर्शिनः ॥८-५-५२॥
akurvan vacanaṁ tasya nūnaṁ śocati me sutaḥ। tad idaṁ samanuprāptaṁ vacanaṁ dīrghadarśinaḥ ॥8-5-52॥
[अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - not doing; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - words; तस्य (tasya) - his; नूनं (nūnaṁ) - certainly; शोचति (śocati) - grieves; मे (me) - my; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तत् (tad) - that; इदं (idam) - this; समनुप्राप्तं (samanuprāptaṁ) - has come; वचनं (vacanaṁ) - words; दीर्घदर्शिनः (dīrghadarśinaḥ) - of the far-sighted sage;]
(Not doing his words, certainly my son grieves. That this has come, the words of the far-sighted sage.)
"My son surely grieves for not following his words. Now, the prophecy of the far-sighted sage has come true."
अहं तु निहतामात्यो हतपुत्रश्च सञ्जय। द्यूततः कृच्छ्रमापन्नो लूनपक्ष इव द्विजः ॥८-५-५३॥
ahaṁ tu nihatāmātyo hataputraśca sañjaya। dyūtataḥ kṛcchramāpanno lūnapakṣa iva dvijaḥ ॥8-5-53॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; तु (tu) - but; निहतामात्यः (nihatāmātyaḥ) - having ministers killed; हतपुत्रः (hataputraḥ) - having sons killed; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; द्यूततः (dyūtataḥ) - from gambling; कृच्छ्रम् (kṛcchram) - difficulty; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having obtained; लूनपक्षः (lūnapakṣaḥ) - with wings clipped; इव (iva) - like; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a bird;]
(I, but having ministers killed, having sons killed, Sanjaya, from gambling, having obtained difficulty, like a bird with wings clipped.)
"But I, Sanjaya, have lost my ministers and sons, and having fallen into great difficulty due to gambling, I am like a bird with clipped wings."
यथा हि शकुनिं गृह्य छित्त्वा पक्षौ च सञ्जय। विसर्जयन्ति संहृष्टाः क्रीडमानाः कुमारकाः ॥८-५-५४॥
yathā hi śakuniṃ gṛhya chittvā pakṣau ca sañjaya। visarjayanti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ krīḍamānāḥ kumārakāḥ ॥8-5-54॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; शकुनिं (śakuniṃ) - bird; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having caught; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; पक्षौ (pakṣau) - wings; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya; विसर्जयन्ति (visarjayanti) - release; संहृष्टाः (saṃhṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; क्रीडमानाः (krīḍamānāḥ) - playing; कुमारकाः (kumārakāḥ) - boys;]
(As indeed, O Sañjaya, having caught a bird and cut its wings, delighted and playing, the boys release it.)
O Sañjaya, just as boys, delighted and playing, catch a bird, cut its wings, and then release it.
छिन्नपक्षतया तस्य गमनं नोपपद्यते। तथाहमपि सम्प्राप्तो लूनपक्ष इव द्विजः ॥८-५-५५॥
chinnapakṣatayā tasya gamanaṃ nopapadyate। tathāhamapi samprāpto lūnapakṣa iva dvijaḥ ॥8-5-55॥
[छिन्नपक्षतया (chinnapakṣatayā) - due to broken wings; तस्य (tasya) - his; गमनं (gamanaṃ) - movement; न (na) - not; उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - possible; तथा (tathā) - thus; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; लूनपक्षः (lūnapakṣaḥ) - with clipped wings; इव (iva) - like; द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - bird;]
(Due to broken wings, his movement is not possible. Thus, I too have arrived like a bird with clipped wings.)
His movement is impossible due to broken wings. Similarly, I have also arrived like a bird with clipped wings.
क्षीणः सर्वार्थहीनश्च निर्बन्धुर्ज्ञातिवर्जितः। कां दिशं प्रतिपत्स्यामि दीनः शत्रुवशं गतः ॥८-५-५६॥
kṣīṇaḥ sarvārthahīnaśca nirbandhurjñātivarjitaḥ। kāṁ diśaṁ pratipatsyāmi dīnaḥ śatruvaśaṁ gataḥ ॥8-5-56॥
[क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - depleted; सर्वार्थहीनः (sarvārthahīnaḥ) - deprived of all wealth; च (ca) - and; निर्बन्धुः (nirbandhuḥ) - without relatives; ज्ञातिवर्जितः (jñātivarjitaḥ) - bereft of acquaintances; कां (kāṁ) - which; दिशं (diśaṁ) - direction; प्रतिपत्स्यामि (pratipatsyāmi) - shall I take; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - wretched; शत्रुवशं (śatruvaśaṁ) - under enemy's control; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(Depleted, deprived of all wealth, and without relatives, bereft of acquaintances, which direction shall I take, wretched and gone under enemy's control?)
"Depleted of all resources and without any relatives or acquaintances, I am left wretched and under the control of my enemies. Which direction should I take now?"
दुर्योधनस्य वृद्ध्यर्थं पृथिवीं योऽजयत्प्रभुः। स जितः पाण्डवैः शूरैः समर्थैर्वीर्यशालिभिः ॥८-५-५७॥
duryodhanasya vṛddhyarthaṃ pṛthivīṃ yo'jayatprabhuḥ। sa jitaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ śūraiḥ samarthairvīryaśālibhiḥ ॥8-5-57॥
[दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; वृद्ध्यर्थं (vṛddhyarthaṃ) - for the prosperity; पृथिवीं (pṛthivīṃ) - the earth; यः (yaḥ) - who; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; सः (saḥ) - he; जितः (jitaḥ) - was defeated; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by the heroes; समर्थैः (samarthaiḥ) - by the capable ones; वीर्यशालिभिः (vīryaśālibhiḥ) - by the valiant ones;]
(For the prosperity of Duryodhana, the lord who conquered the earth was defeated by the heroic, capable, and valiant Pandavas.)
The lord who conquered the earth for Duryodhana's prosperity was ultimately defeated by the heroic and capable Pandavas.
तस्मिन्हते महेष्वासे कर्णे युधि किरीटिना। के वीराः पर्यवर्तन्त तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥८-५-५८॥
tasminhate maheṣvāse karṇe yudhi kirīṭinā। ke vīrāḥ paryavartanta tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥8-5-58॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - slain; महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - great archer; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna; के (ke) - who; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - returned; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(In that battle, when the great archer Karna was slain by Arjuna, which heroes returned? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me which heroes returned in the battle when the great archer Karna was slain by Arjuna.
कच्चिन्नैकः परित्यक्तः पाण्डवैर्निहतो रणे। उक्तं त्वया पुरा वीर यथा वीरा निपातिताः ॥८-५-५९॥
kaccinnaikaḥ parityaktaḥ pāṇḍavairnihato raṇe। uktaṃ tvayā purā vīra yathā vīrā nipātitāḥ ॥8-5-59॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; उक्तम् (uktam) - said; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुरा (purā) - before; वीर (vīra) - hero; यथा (yathā) - as; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - felled;]
(Whether not one was abandoned by the Pandavas and killed in battle? It was said by you before, hero, that the heroes were felled.)
Did the Pandavas not abandon anyone who was then killed in battle? You had said before, hero, that the heroes were defeated.
भीष्ममप्रतियुध्यन्तं शिखण्डी सायकोत्तमैः। पातयामास समरे सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् ॥८-५-६०॥
bhīṣmam apratiyudhyantaṃ śikhaṇḍī sāyakottamaiḥ। pātayām āsa samare sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam ॥8-5-60॥
[भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; अप्रतियुध्यन्तम् (apratyudhyantam) - not counter-attacking; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent; पातयामास (pātayām āsa) - felled; समरे (samare) - in battle; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of weapon-bearers; वरम् (varam) - the best;]
(Shikhandi, with excellent arrows, felled Bhishma, who was not counter-attacking, in battle, the best of all weapon-bearers.)
Shikhandi, using his excellent arrows, brought down Bhishma in the battle, who was the best among all the warriors, while Bhishma was not counter-attacking.
तथा द्रौपदिना द्रोणो न्यस्तसर्वायुधो युधि। युक्तयोगो महेष्वासः शरैर्बहुभिराचितः ॥ निहतः खड्गमुद्यम्य धृष्टद्युम्नेन सञ्जय ॥८-५-६१॥
tathā draupadinā droṇo nyastasarvāyudho yudhi। yuktayogo maheṣvāsaḥ śarairbahubhirācitaḥ ॥ nihataḥ khaḍgamudyamya dhṛṣṭadyumnena sañjaya ॥8-5-61॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; द्रौपदिना (draupadinā) - by Draupadi; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; सर्व (sarva) - all; आयुधः (āyudhaḥ) - weapons; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; युक्त (yukta) - engaged; योगः (yogaḥ) - in meditation; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; आचितः (ācitaḥ) - covered; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Thus, Drona, having laid down all weapons in battle, engaged in meditation, the great archer, was covered by many arrows and killed by Dhrishtadyumna raising a sword, O Sanjaya.)
Thus, Drona, having laid down all his weapons in the battle and engaged in meditation, was covered by many arrows and ultimately killed by Dhrishtadyumna who raised his sword, O Sanjaya.
अन्तरेण हतावेतौ छलेन च विशेषतः। अश्रौषमहमेतद्वै भीष्मद्रोणौ निपातितौ ॥८-५-६२॥
antareṇa hatāvetau chalena ca viśeṣataḥ। aśrauṣamahametadvai bhīṣmadroṇau nipātitau ॥8-5-62॥
[अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - without; हतौ (hatau) - killed; एतौ (etau) - these two; छलेन (chalena) - by deceit; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard; अहम् (aham) - I; एतत् (etat) - this; वै (vai) - indeed; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; निपातितौ (nipātitau) - felled;]
(Without these two being killed by deceit, especially, I heard this indeed, Bhishma and Drona were felled.)
I heard that Bhishma and Drona were especially killed by deceit, without these two being felled.
भीष्मद्रोणौ हि समरे न हन्याद्वज्रभृत्स्वयम्। न्यायेन युध्यमानौ हि तद्वै सत्यं ब्रवीमि ते ॥८-५-६३॥
bhīṣmadroṇau hi samare na hanyādvajrabhṛtsvayam। nyāyena yudhyamānau hi tadvai satyaṃ bravīmi te ॥8-5-63॥
[भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could kill; वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; न्यायेन (nyāyena) - justly; युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; वै (vai) - indeed; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Bhishma and Drona indeed in battle not could kill the wielder of the thunderbolt himself. Justly fighting indeed that indeed truth I speak to you.)
I tell you the truth: Even the wielder of the thunderbolt himself could not kill Bhishma and Drona in battle when they were fighting justly.
कर्णं त्वस्यन्तमस्त्राणि दिव्यानि च बहूनि च। कथमिन्द्रोपमं वीरं मृत्युर्युद्धे समस्पृशत् ॥८-५-६४॥
karṇaṁ tvasayantamastrāṇi divyāni ca bahūni ca। kathamindropamaṁ vīraṁ mṛtyuryuddhe samaspṛśat ॥8-5-64॥
[कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; त्वस्यन्तम् (tvasayantam) - releasing; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; कथम् (katham) - how; इन्द्रोपमम् (indropamam) - like Indra; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; समस्पृशत् (samaspṛśat) - touched;]
(Karna, releasing many divine weapons, how did death touch the hero like Indra in battle?)
Karna, who was releasing many divine weapons, was touched by death in battle, despite being a hero like Indra.
यस्य विद्युत्प्रभां शक्तिं दिव्यां कनकभूषणाम्। प्रायच्छद्द्विषतां हन्त्रीं कुण्डलाभ्यां पुरंदरः ॥८-५-६५॥
yasya vidyutprabhāṃ śaktiṃ divyāṃ kanakabhūṣaṇām। prāyacchaddviṣatāṃ hantrīṃ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ puraṃdaraḥ ॥8-5-65॥
[यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom; विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - splendor; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power; दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine; कनक (kanaka) - golden; भूषणाम् (bhūṣaṇām) - ornament; प्रायच्छत् (prāyacchat) - gave; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of enemies; हन्त्रीम् (hantrīm) - destroyer; कुण्डलाभ्याम् (kuṇḍalābhyām) - with earrings; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra;]
(To whom Indra gave the divine power, the splendor of lightning, the golden ornament, the destroyer of enemies, with earrings.)
Indra, the destroyer of cities, bestowed upon him the divine power, radiant like lightning, adorned with golden earrings, to vanquish his foes.
यस्य सर्पमुखो दिव्यः शरः कनकभूषणः। अशेत निहतः पत्री चन्दनेष्वरिसूदनः ॥८-५-६६॥
yasya sarpamukho divyaḥ śaraḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaḥ। aśeta nihataḥ patrī candaneṣvarisūdanaḥ ॥8-5-66॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; सर्पमुखः (sarpamukhaḥ) - serpent-faced; दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; कनक (kanaka) - golden; भूषणः (bhūṣaṇaḥ) - ornament; अशेत (aśeta) - lay; निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down; पत्री (patrī) - feathered; चन्दनेषु (candaneṣu) - in sandalwood; अरिसूदनः (arisūdanaḥ) - enemy-slayer;]
(In which the serpent-faced, divine arrow, adorned with gold, lay struck down, feathered, in sandalwood, the enemy-slayer.)
The divine arrow with a serpent face, adorned with gold, lay defeated in the sandalwood, belonging to the enemy-slayer.
भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्वीरान्योऽवमन्य महारथान्। जामदग्न्यान्महाघोरं ब्राह्ममस्त्रमशिक्षत ॥८-५-६७॥
bhīṣmadroṇamukhānvīrānyo'vamanya mahārathān। jāmadagnyānmahāghoraṃ brāhmamastramaśikṣata ॥8-5-67॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; मुखान् (mukhān) - headed by; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; यः (yaḥ) - who; अवमन्य (avamanya) - disregarding; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; जामदग्न्यान् (jāmadagnyān) - descendants of Jamadagni; महाघोरं (mahāghoraṃ) - very terrible; ब्राह्मम् (brāhmam) - Brahma; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अशिक्षत (aśikṣata) - learned;]
(Disregarding the great charioteers, the heroes headed by Bhishma and Drona, he learned the very terrible Brahma weapon from the descendants of Jamadagni.)
He ignored the great warriors, the heroes led by Bhishma and Drona, and learned the fearsome Brahma weapon from the lineage of Jamadagni.
यश्च द्रोणमुखान्दृष्ट्वा विमुखानर्दिताञ्शरैः। सौभद्रस्य महाबाहुर्व्यधमत्कार्मुकं शरैः ॥८-५-६८॥
yaśca droṇamukhāndṛṣṭvā vimukhānarditāñśaraiḥ। saubhadrasya mahābāhurvyadhamatkārmukaṃ śaraiḥ ॥8-5-68॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; द्रोणमुखान् (droṇamukhān) - Drona and others; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विमुखान् (vimukhān) - disheartened; अर्दितान् (arditān) - afflicted; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Saubhadra; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Who, having seen Drona and others disheartened and afflicted by arrows, the mighty-armed son of Subhadra pierced the bow with arrows.)
The mighty-armed son of Subhadra, upon seeing Drona and his companions disheartened and afflicted by arrows, pierced their bows with his own arrows.
यश्च नागायुतप्राणं वातरंहसमच्युतम्। विरथं भ्रातरं कृत्वा भीमसेनमुपाहसत् ॥८-५-६९॥
yaśca nāgāyutaprāṇaṃ vātaraṃhasamacyutam। virathaṃ bhrātaraṃ kṛtvā bhīmasenamupāhasat ॥8-5-69॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; नागायुतप्राणम् (nāgāyutaprāṇam) - with the strength of ten thousand elephants; वातरंहसम् (vātaraṃhasam) - swift as the wind; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - unfallen; विरथम् (viratham) - chariotless; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; उपाहसत् (upāhasat) - mocked;]
(Who, having made his brother Bhimasena, with the strength of ten thousand elephants, swift as the wind, unfallen, chariotless, mocked.)
He who mocked his brother Bhimasena, who possessed the strength of ten thousand elephants and was swift as the wind, after making him chariotless.
सहदेवं च निर्जित्य शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। कृपया विरथं कृत्वा नाहनद्धर्मवित्तया ॥८-५-७०॥
sahadevaṁ ca nirjitya śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। kṛpayā virathaṁ kṛtvā nāhanaddharmavittayā ॥8-5-70॥
[सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; कृपया (kṛpayā) - out of compassion; विरथम् (viratham) - chariotless; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; न (na) - not; अहनत् (ahanat) - killed; धर्मवित्तया (dharmavittayā) - with knowledge of dharma;]
(Having conquered Sahadeva with arrows with bent joints, out of compassion, having made him chariotless, did not kill with knowledge of dharma.)
After defeating Sahadeva with arrows that had bent joints, and out of compassion, he made him chariotless but did not kill him, adhering to the knowledge of dharma.
यश्च मायासहस्राणि ध्वंसयित्वा रणोत्कटम्। घटोत्कचं राक्षसेन्द्रं शक्रशक्त्याभिजघ्निवान् ॥८-५-७१॥
yaśca māyāsahasrāṇi dhvaṁsayitvā raṇotkaṭam। ghaṭotkacaṁ rākṣasendraṁ śakraśaktyābhijaghnivān ॥8-5-71॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; माया (māyā) - illusions; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; ध्वंसयित्वा (dhvaṁsayitvā) - having destroyed; रणोत्कटम् (raṇotkaṭam) - fierce in battle; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - king of demons; शक्रशक्त्या (śakraśaktyā) - with Indra's weapon; अभिजघ्निवान् (abhijaghnivān) - struck down;]
(Who, having destroyed thousands of illusions, struck down the fierce Ghatotkacha, the king of demons, with Indra's weapon.)
He who destroyed thousands of illusions and struck down the fierce demon king Ghatotkacha with Indra's weapon.
एतानि दिवसान्यस्य युद्धे भीतो धनञ्जयः। नागमद्द्वैरथं वीरः स कथं निहतो रणे ॥८-५-७२॥
etāni divasāny asya yuddhe bhīto dhanañjayaḥ। nāgamad dvairathaṃ vīraḥ sa kathaṃ nihato raṇe ॥8-5-72॥
[एतानि (etāni) - these; दिवसानि (divasāni) - days; अस्य (asya) - his; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; अगमत् (agamat) - went; द्वैरथं (dvairathaṃ) - duel; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(These days, Arjuna, fearful in battle, did not go to the duel. How was that hero killed in battle?)
In these days, Arjuna, who was fearful in battle, did not go to the duel. How then was that hero slain in battle?
रथसङ्गो न चेत्तस्य धनुर्वा न व्यशीर्यत। न चेदस्त्राणि निर्णेशुः स कथं निहतः परैः ॥८-५-७३॥
rathasaṅgo na cettasya dhanurvā na vyaśīryata। na cedastrāṇi nirṇeśuḥ sa kathaṁ nihataḥ paraiḥ ॥8-5-73॥
[रथसङ्गः (rathasaṅgaḥ) - attachment to the chariot; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; तस्य (tasya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; निर्णेशुः (nirṇeśuḥ) - were ineffective; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; निहतः (nihataḥ) - was killed; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others;]
(If there was no attachment to the chariot, nor was his bow shattered, nor were his weapons ineffective, then how was he killed by others?)
If he had no attachment to his chariot, and his bow and weapons were intact, how could he have been slain by others?
को हि शक्तो रणे कर्णं विधुन्वानं महद्धनुः। विमुञ्चन्तं शरान्घोरान्दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि चाहवे ॥ जेतुं पुरुषशार्दूलं शार्दूलमिव वेगितम् ॥८-५-७४॥
ko hi śakto raṇe karṇaṃ vidhunvānaṃ mahaddhanuḥ। vimuñcantaṃ śarānghorāndivyānyastrāṇi cāhave ॥ jetuṃ puruṣaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlamiva vegitam ॥8-5-74॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; विधुन्वानम् (vidhunvānam) - wielding; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; विमुञ्चन्तम् (vimuñcantam) - releasing; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; च (ca) - and; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; पुरुषशार्दूलम् (puruṣaśārdūlam) - tiger among men; शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger; इव (iva) - like; वेगितम् (vegitam) - swift;]
(Who indeed is capable in battle to conquer Karna, wielding a great bow, releasing terrible arrows and divine weapons in battle, like a swift tiger among men?)
Who indeed can defeat Karna in battle, as he wields a mighty bow and releases terrible arrows and divine weapons, like a swift tiger among men?
ध्रुवं तस्य धनुश्छिन्नं रथो वापि गतो महीम्। अस्त्राणि वा प्रनष्टानि यथा शंससि मे हतम् ॥ न ह्यन्यदनुपश्यामि कारणं तस्य नाशने ॥८-५-७५॥
dhruvaṃ tasya dhanuśchinnaṃ ratho vāpi gato mahīm। astrāṇi vā pranaṣṭāni yathā śaṃsasi me hatam ॥ na hyanyadanupaśyāmi kāraṇaṃ tasya nāśane ॥8-5-75॥
[ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; तस्य (tasya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नम् (chinnam) - broken; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; महीम् (mahīm) - to the ground; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; वा (vā) - or; प्रनष्टानि (pranaṣṭāni) - destroyed; यथा (yathā) - as; शंससि (śaṃsasi) - you say; मे (me) - to me; हतम् (hatam) - killed; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I see; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; तस्य (tasya) - his; नाशने (nāśane) - destruction;]
(Certainly, his bow is broken, or the chariot has gone to the ground, or the weapons are destroyed, as you say to me, killed. Indeed, I see no other reason for his destruction.)
"Certainly, his bow is broken, or the chariot has fallen to the ground, or the weapons are destroyed, as you have told me, he is killed. Indeed, I see no other reason for his destruction."
न हन्यामर्जुनं यावत्तावत्पादौ न धावये। इति यस्य महाघोरं व्रतमासीन्महात्मनः ॥८-५-७६॥
na hanyāmarjunaṃ yāvattāvatpādau na dhāvaye। iti yasya mahāghoraṃ vratamāsīnmahātmanaḥ ॥8-5-76॥
[न (na) - not; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; तावत् (tāvat) - until; पादौ (pādau) - feet; न (na) - not; धावये (dhāvaye) - I would run; इति (iti) - thus; यस्य (yasya) - whose; महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(I would not kill Arjuna as long as I would not run on feet. Thus was the very terrible vow of the great soul.)
The great soul had a very terrible vow: "I would not kill Arjuna until I would not run on feet."
यस्य भीतो वने नित्यं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। त्रयोदश समा निद्रां न लेभे पुरुषर्षभः ॥८-५-७७॥
yasya bhīto vane nityaṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। trayodaśa samā nidrāṃ na lebhe puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥8-5-77॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; वने (vane) - in the forest; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen; समा (samā) - years; निद्राम् (nidrām) - sleep; न (na) - not; लेभे (lebhe) - obtained; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(In which, afraid in the forest, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira did not obtain sleep for thirteen years, O bull among men.)
Afraid in the forest, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, the bull among men, did not sleep for thirteen years.
यस्य वीर्यवतो वीर्यं समाश्रित्य महात्मनः। मम पुत्रः सभां भार्यां पाण्डूनां नीतवान्बलात् ॥८-५-७८॥
yasya vīryavato vīryaṃ samāśritya mahātmanaḥ। mama putraḥ sabhāṃ bhāryāṃ pāṇḍūnāṃ nītavānbalāt ॥8-5-78॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; वीर्यवतः (vīryavataḥ) - of the powerful; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - having resorted to; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly; भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; नीतवान् (nītavān) - led; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Relying on the strength of the powerful one, my son forcibly led the wife of the Pandavas to the assembly.)
Relying on the strength of the great soul, my son forcibly took the wife of the Pandavas to the assembly.
तत्र चापि सभामध्ये पाण्डवानां च पश्यताम्। दासभार्येति पाञ्चालीमब्रवीत्कुरुसंसदि ॥८-५-७९॥
tatra cāpi sabhāmadhye pāṇḍavānāṃ ca paśyatām। dāsabhāryeti pāñcālīmabravītkurusaṃsadi ॥8-5-79॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सभा (sabhā) - assembly; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching; दास (dāsa) - slave; भार्या (bhāryā) - wife; इति (iti) - thus; पाञ्चालीम् (pāñcālīm) - to Draupadi; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; संसदि (saṃsadi) - in the assembly;]
(There, in the middle of the assembly, while the Pandavas were watching, it was said to Draupadi, "slave wife," in the Kuru assembly.)
In the Kuru assembly, while the Pandavas were watching, Draupadi was referred to as a "slave wife."
यश्च गाण्डीवमुक्तानां स्पर्शमुग्रमचिन्तयन्। अपतिर्ह्यसि कृष्णेति ब्रुवन्पार्थानवैक्षत ॥८-५-८०॥
yaśca gāṇḍīvamuktānāṃ sparśamugramacintayan। apatirhyasi kṛṣṇeti bruvanpārthānavaiḳṣata ॥8-5-80॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; गाण्डीवमुक्तानाम् (gāṇḍīvamuktānām) - of those released from the Gandiva bow; स्पर्शम् (sparśam) - touch; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - thinking; अपतिः (apatiḥ) - lordless; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; पार्थान् (pārthān) - to the sons of Pritha; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - he looked;]
(Who, thinking of the fierce touch of those released from the Gandiva bow, indeed said, "You are lordless, O Krishna," and looked at the sons of Pritha.)
The one who contemplated the fierce impact of the arrows released from the Gandiva bow, remarked to Krishna, "You are without a master," and gazed upon the sons of Pritha.
यस्य नासीद्भयं पार्थैः सपुत्रैः सजनार्दनैः। स्वबाहुबलमाश्रित्य मुहूर्तमपि सञ्जय ॥८-५-८१॥
yasya nāsīdbhayaṃ pārthaiḥ saputraiḥ sajanārdanaiḥ। svabāhubalamāśritya muhūrtamapi sañjaya ॥8-5-81॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; न (na) - not; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pritha; सपुत्रैः (saputraiḥ) - with sons; सजनार्दनैः (sajanārdanaiḥ) - with Janardana; स्वबाहुबलम् (svabāhubalam) - own arm strength; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying on; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; अपि (api) - even; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(In whom there was no fear from the sons of Pritha with sons and Janardana, relying on own arm strength, even for a moment, O Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, there was no fear in him from the sons of Pritha, along with their sons and Janardana, as he relied on his own arm strength, even for a moment.
तस्य नाहं वधं मन्ये देवैरपि सवासवैः। प्रतीपमुपधावद्भिः किं पुनस्तात पाण्डवैः ॥८-५-८२॥
tasya nāhaṃ vadhaṃ manye devairapi savāsavaiḥ। pratīpamupadhāvadbhiḥ kiṃ punastāta pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥8-5-82॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; वधम् (vadham) - killing; मन्ये (manye) - think; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra; प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - against; उपधावद्भिः (upadhāvadbhiḥ) - attacking; किम् (kim) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तात (tāta) - dear father; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas;]
(I do not think his killing is possible even by the gods with Indra, let alone by the Pandavas attacking against him, dear father.)
I believe that even the gods, including Indra, cannot kill him, so how can the Pandavas, dear father?
न हि ज्यां स्पृशमानस्य तलत्रे चापि गृह्णतः। पुमानाधिरथेः कश्चित्प्रमुखे स्थातुमर्हति ॥८-५-८३॥
na hi jyāṃ spṛśamānasya talatre cāpi gṛhṇataḥ। pumānādhiratheḥ kaścitpramukhe sthātumarhati ॥8-5-83॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ज्याम् (jyām) - bowstring; स्पृशमानस्य (spṛśamānasya) - touching; तलत्रे (talatre) - on the palm; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गृह्णतः (gṛhṇataḥ) - holding; पुमान् (pumān) - a man; अधिरथेः (adhiratheḥ) - of a great charioteer; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; अर्हति (arhati) - is able;]
(Indeed, no man touching the bowstring and holding it on the palm is able to stand in front of a great charioteer.)
Indeed, no one can stand in front of a great charioteer while touching the bowstring and holding it on the palm.
अपि स्यान्मेदिनी हीना सोमसूर्यप्रभांशुभिः। न वधः पुरुषेन्द्रस्य समरेष्वपलायिनः ॥८-५-८४॥
api syānmedinī hīnā somasūryaprabḥāṃśubhiḥ। na vadhaḥ puruṣendrasya samareṣvapalāyinaḥ ॥8-5-84॥
[अपि (api) - even; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth; हीना (hīnā) - deprived; सोम (soma) - moon; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; प्रभा (prabhā) - light; अंशुभिः (aṃśubhiḥ) - rays; न (na) - not; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; पुरुषेन्द्रस्य (puruṣendrasya) - of the lord of men; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - one who does not flee;]
(Even if the earth may be deprived of the rays of the moon and sun, there is no killing of the lord of men in battles for one who does not flee.)
"Even if the earth loses the light of the moon and sun, the lord of men will not be killed in battles if he does not flee."
यदि मन्दः सहायेन भ्रात्रा दुःशासनेन च। वासुदेवस्य दुर्बुद्धिः प्रत्याख्यानमरोचयत् ॥८-५-८५॥
yadi mandaḥ sahāyena bhrātrā duḥśāsanena ca। vāsudevasya durbuddhiḥ pratyākhyānamarocayat ॥8-5-85॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish; सहायेन (sahāyena) - with the assistant; भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - brother; दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; प्रत्याख्यानम् (pratyākhyānam) - rejection; अरोचयत् (arocayat) - approved;]
(If the foolish one, with the assistant brother Duhshasana, approved the rejection of Vasudeva's evil-mindedness.)
If the foolish one, along with his brother Duhshasana, approved the rejection of Vasudeva's evil counsel.
स नूनमृषभस्कन्धं दृष्ट्वा कर्णं निपातितम्। दुःशासनं च निहतं मन्ये शोचति पुत्रकः ॥८-५-८६॥
sa nūnam ṛṣabha-skandhaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ nipātitam। duḥśāsanaṃ ca nihataṃ manye śocati putrakaḥ ॥8-5-86॥
[स (sa) - he; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) - bull-like; स्कन्धम् (skandham) - shoulder; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; निपातितम् (nipātitam) - felled; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; च (ca) - and; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; मन्ये (manye) - I think; शोचति (śocati) - grieves; पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) - the son;]
(He, having seen the bull-like shoulder of Karṇa felled, and Duḥśāsana slain, I think, grieves, the son.)
The son certainly grieves, I think, having seen the mighty Karṇa and Duḥśāsana slain.
हतं वैकर्तनं श्रुत्वा द्वैरथे सव्यसाचिना। जयतः पाण्डवान्दृष्ट्वा किं स्विद्दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ॥८-५-८७॥
hataṁ vaikartanaṁ śrutvā dvairathe savyasācinā। jayataḥ pāṇḍavāndṛṣṭvā kiṁ svidduryodhano'bravīt ॥8-5-87॥
[हतं (hataṁ) - killed; वैकर्तनं (vaikartanaṁ) - Karna; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; द्वैरथे (dvairathe) - in the duel; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; जयतः (jayataḥ) - victorious; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; किं (kiṁ) - what; स्वित् (svid) - indeed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard that Karna was killed in the duel by Arjuna, and having seen the victorious Pandavas, what indeed did Duryodhana say?)
Upon hearing of Karna's death at the hands of Arjuna in their duel, and witnessing the victorious Pandavas, Duryodhana pondered what to say.
दुर्मर्षणं हतं श्रुत्वा वृषसेनं च संयुगे। प्रभग्नं च बलं दृष्ट्वा वध्यमानं महारथैः ॥८-५-८८॥
durmarṣaṇaṃ hataṃ śrutvā vṛṣasenaṃ ca saṃyuge। prabhagnaṃ ca balaṃ dṛṣṭvā vadhyamānaṃ mahārathaiḥ ॥8-5-88॥
[दुर्मर्षणम् (durmarṣaṇam) - Durmarshana; हतम् (hatam) - killed; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वृषसेनम् (vṛṣasenam) - Vrishasena; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; प्रभग्नम् (prabhagnam) - broken; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वध्यमानम् (vadhyamānam) - being slaughtered; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers;]
(Having heard that Durmarshana was killed and Vrishasena in battle, and having seen the army broken and being slaughtered by great charioteers.)
Upon hearing of the deaths of Durmarshana and Vrishasena in battle, and witnessing the army being broken and slaughtered by the great charioteers, the morale was shattered.
पराङ्मुखांस्तथा राज्ञः पलायनपरायणान्। विद्रुतान्रथिनो दृष्ट्वा मन्ये शोचति पुत्रकः ॥८-५-८९॥
parāṅmukhāṃstathā rājñaḥ palāyanaparāyaṇān। vidrutānrathino dṛṣṭvā manye śocati putrakaḥ ॥8-5-89॥
[पराङ्मुखान् (parāṅmukhān) - turned away; तथा (tathā) - thus; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; पलायन (palāyana) - fleeing; परायणान् (parāyaṇān) - dedicated to; विद्रुतान् (vidrutān) - scattered; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मन्ये (manye) - I think; शोचति (śocati) - grieves; पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) - the son;]
(Having seen the charioteers who were turned away and dedicated to fleeing, I think the son grieves.)
The son, observing the charioteers who have turned away and are intent on fleeing, seems to be grieving.
अनेयश्चाभिमानेन बालबुद्धिरमर्षणः। हतोत्साहं बलं दृष्ट्वा किं स्विद्दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ॥८-५-९०॥
aneyascābhimānena bālabuddhiramarṣaṇaḥ। hatotsāhaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā kiṃ svidduryodhano'bravīt ॥8-5-90॥
[अनेयः (aneyaḥ) - uncontrolled; च (ca) - and; अभिमानेन (abhimānena) - by pride; बालबुद्धिः (bālabuddhiḥ) - child-minded; अमर्षणः (amarṣaṇaḥ) - impatient; हतोत्साहम् (hatotsāham) - discouraged; बलम् (balam) - strength; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; किम् (kim) - what; स्वित् (svit) - indeed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Uncontrolled and child-minded by pride, impatient, having seen the discouraged strength, what indeed did Duryodhana say?)
Uncontrolled by pride and child-minded, impatient, having seen the discouraged strength, what indeed did Duryodhana say?
भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा भीमसेनेन संयुगे। रुधिरं पीयमानेन किं स्विद्दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ॥८-५-९१॥
bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasenena saṃyuge। rudhiraṃ pīyamānena kiṃ svidduryodhano'bravīt ॥8-5-91॥
[भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; पीयमानेन (pīyamānena) - being drunk; किम् (kim) - what; स्वित् (svid) - indeed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen his brother killed by Bhimasena in battle, with blood being drunk, what indeed did Duryodhana say?)
Upon witnessing his brother slain by Bhimasena in the battle, as the blood was being drunk, what indeed did Duryodhana say?
सह गान्धारराजेन सभायां यदभाषत। कर्णोऽर्जुनं रणे हन्ता हते तस्मिन्किमब्रवीत् ॥८-५-९२॥
saha gāndhārarājena sabhāyāṃ yadabhāṣata. karṇo'rjunaṃ raṇe hantā hate tasminkimabravīt ॥8-5-92॥
[सह (saha) - with; गान्धारराजेन (gāndhārarājena) - with the king of Gandhara; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; यत् (yat) - what; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; हते (hate) - having been killed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - then; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(With the king of Gandhara, in the assembly, what was spoken. Karna, the killer of Arjuna in battle, having been killed, then what was said:)
In the assembly with the king of Gandhara, what was spoken? After Karna, the killer of Arjuna in battle, was killed, what was then said?
द्यूतं कृत्वा पुरा हृष्टो वञ्चयित्वा च पाण्डवान्। शकुनिः सौबलस्तात हते कर्णे किमब्रवीत् ॥८-५-९३॥
dyūtaṃ kṛtvā purā hṛṣṭo vañcayitvā ca pāṇḍavān। śakuniḥ saubalastāta hate karṇe kimabravīt ॥8-5-93॥
[द्यूतम् (dyūtam) - gambling; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; पुरा (purā) - formerly; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - elated; वञ्चयित्वा (vañcayitvā) - having deceived; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala; तात (tāta) - O dear; हते (hate) - when slain; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - did he say;]
(Having gambled and deceived the Pandavas, Shakuni, the son of Subala, was elated. O dear, what did he say when Karna was slain?)
Shakuni, the son of Subala, was once elated after gambling and deceiving the Pandavas. O dear, what did he say when Karna was killed?
कृतवर्मा महेष्वासः सात्वतानां महारथः। कर्णं विनिहतं दृष्ट्वा हार्दिक्यः किमभाषत ॥८-५-९४॥
kṛtavarmā maheṣvāsaḥ sātvatānāṃ mahārathaḥ। karṇaṃ vinihataṃ dṛṣṭvā hārdikyaḥ kimabhāṣata ॥8-5-94॥
[कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सात्वतानां (sātvatānāṃ) - of the Satvatas; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; विनिहतं (vinihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hardikya; किम् (kim) - what; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Kritavarma, the great archer and great chariot-warrior of the Satvatas, having seen Karna slain, what did Hardikya say?)
Kritavarma, a distinguished warrior among the Satvatas, witnessed the fall of Karna. What words did Hardikya utter upon seeing this?
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्या यस्य शिक्षामुपासते। धनुर्वेदं चिकीर्षन्तो द्रोणपुत्रस्य धीमतः ॥८-५-९५॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyā yasya śikṣāmupāsate। dhanurvedaṃ cikīrṣanto droṇaputrasya dhīmataḥ ॥8-5-95॥
[ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - Kshatriyas; वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas; यस्य (yasya) - whose; शिक्षाम् (śikṣām) - teaching; उपासते (upāsate) - follow; धनुर्वेदम् (dhanurvedam) - archery; चिकीर्षन्तः (cikīrṣantaḥ) - desiring to learn; द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Drona's son; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise;]
(Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas follow the teaching of archery, desiring to learn from the wise son of Drona.)
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas seek the teachings of archery from the wise son of Drona, eager to learn and master the skill.
युवा रूपेण सम्पन्नो दर्शनीयो महायशाः। अश्वत्थामा हते कर्णे किमभाषत सञ्जय ॥८-५-९६॥
yuvā rūpeṇa sampanno darśanīyo mahāyaśāḥ। aśvatthāmā hate karṇe kimabhāṣata sañjaya ॥8-5-96॥
[युवा (yuvā) - young; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - by form; सम्पन्नः (sampannaḥ) - endowed; दर्शनीयः (darśanīyaḥ) - handsome; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; हते (hate) - killed; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; किम् (kim) - what; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Young, endowed with form, handsome, greatly renowned, Ashwatthama, when Karna was killed, what did Sanjaya speak?)
The young and handsome Ashwatthama, greatly renowned, spoke to Sanjaya after Karna was killed. What did he say?
आचार्यत्वं धनुर्वेदे गतः परमतत्त्ववित्। कृपः शारद्वतस्तात हते कर्णे किमब्रवीत् ॥८-५-९७॥
ācāryatvaṃ dhanurvede gataḥ paramatattvavit। kṛpaḥ śāradvatastāta hate karṇe kimabravīt ॥8-5-97॥
[आचार्यत्वम् (ācāryatvam) - the state of being a teacher; धनुर्वेदे (dhanurvede) - in the science of archery; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; परमतत्त्ववित् (paramatattvavit) - knower of the supreme truth; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - son of Śaradvat; तात (tāta) - O dear; हते (hate) - slain; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - did he say;]
(Having attained the state of a teacher in the science of archery, and being a knower of the supreme truth, what did Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, say, O dear, when Karna was slain?)
Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, who had become a teacher in the science of archery and was a knower of the supreme truth, spoke to the dear one after Karna was slain. What did he say?
मद्रराजो महेष्वासः शल्यः समितिशोभनः। दिष्टं तेन हि तत्सर्वं यथा कर्णो निपातितः ॥८-५-९८॥
madrarājo maheṣvāsaḥ śalyaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ। diṣṭaṃ tena hi tatsarvaṃ yathā karṇo nipātitaḥ ॥8-5-98॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; समितिशोभनः (samitiśobhanaḥ) - splendid in battle; दिष्टं (diṣṭam) - destined; तेन (tena) - by him; हि (hi) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वं (sarvam) - all; यथा (yathā) - as; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was slain;]
(The king of Madra, the great archer Shalya, splendid in battle, indeed destined all that as Karna was slain.)
The king of Madra, Shalya, who was a great archer and splendid in battle, was indeed destined to witness all this as Karna was slain.
ये च केचन राजानः पृथिव्यां योद्धुमागताः। वैकर्तनं हतं दृष्ट्वा किमभाषन्त सञ्जय ॥८-५-९९॥
ye ca kecana rājānaḥ pṛthivyāṃ yoddhum āgatāḥ। vaikartanaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā kim abhāṣanta sañjaya ॥8-5-99॥
[ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; केचन (kecana) - some; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; आगताः (āgatāḥ) - came; वैकर्तनम् (vaikartanam) - Karna; हतम् (hatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; किम् (kim) - what; अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - did speak; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Who and which kings on earth came to fight, having seen Karna slain, what did they speak, Sanjaya?)
Sanjaya, what did the kings who came to fight on earth say after seeing Karna slain?
कर्णे तु निहते वीरे रथव्याघ्रे नरर्षभे। किं वो मुखमनीकानामासीत्सञ्जय भागशः ॥८-५-१००॥
karṇe tu nihate vīre rathavyāghre nararṣabhe। kiṃ vo mukhamanīkānāmāsītsañjaya bhāgaśaḥ ॥8-5-100॥
[कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; रथव्याघ्रे (rathavyāghre) - tiger among charioteers; नरर्षभे (nararṣabhe) - bull among men; किं (kiṃ) - what; वः (vaḥ) - your; मुखमनीकानाम् (mukhamanīkānām) - of the front ranks; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts;]
(In Karna, the hero, the tiger among charioteers, the bull among men, being slain, what was your front ranks' condition, Sanjaya, in parts?)
Sanjaya, with the mighty Karna, the hero and tiger among charioteers, slain, what was the condition of your front ranks, in parts?
मद्रराजः कथं शल्यो नियुक्तो रथिनां वरः। वैकर्तनस्य सारथ्ये तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥८-५-१०१॥
madrarājaḥ kathaṃ śalyo niyukto rathināṃ varaḥ। vaikartanasya sārathye tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥8-5-101॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; नियुक्तः (niyuktaḥ) - appointed; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - best; वैकर्तनस्य (vaikartanasya) - of Karna; सारथ्ये (sārathye) - as charioteer; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(King of Madra, how was Śalya appointed as the best of charioteers in the charioteering of Karna? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, tell me how King Śalya of Madra was appointed as the charioteer for the great Karna, the best among charioteers.
केऽरक्षन्दक्षिणं चक्रं सूतपुत्रस्य संयुगे। वामं चक्रं ररक्षुर्वा के वा वीरस्य पृष्ठतः ॥८-५-१०२॥
ke'rakṣandakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ sūtaputrasya saṃyuge। vāmaṃ cakraṃ rarakṣurvā ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ॥8-5-102॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - protected; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वामम् (vāmam) - left; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; ररक्षुः (rarakṣuḥ) - protected; वा (vā) - or; के (ke) - who; वा (vā) - or; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind;]
(Who protected the right wheel of the charioteer's son in battle? Or who protected the left wheel, or who was behind the hero?)
Who guarded the right wheel of the charioteer's son during the battle? Or who was there to guard the left wheel, or stood behind the hero?
के कर्णं वाजहुः शूराः के क्षुद्राः प्राद्रवन्भयात्। कथं च वः समेतानां हतः कर्णो महारथः ॥८-५-१०३॥
ke karṇaṃ vājahuḥ śūrāḥ ke kṣudrāḥ prādravanbhayāt। kathaṃ ca vaḥ sametānāṃ hataḥ karṇo mahārathaḥ ॥8-5-103॥
[के (ke) - who; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; वाजहुः (vājahuḥ) - fought; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; के (ke) - who; क्षुद्राः (kṣudrāḥ) - cowards; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; समेतानां (sametānāṃ) - assembled; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior;]
(Who fought Karna, the heroes? Who fled in fear, the cowards? And how was Karna, the great warrior, killed among your assembled?)
Who among the heroes fought against Karna, and who among the cowards fled in fear? How was the great warrior Karna killed among your assembled forces?
पाण्डवाश्च कथं शूराः प्रत्युदीयुर्महारथम्। सृजन्तं शरवर्षाणि वारिधारा इवाम्बुदम् ॥८-५-१०४॥
pāṇḍavāśca kathaṃ śūrāḥ pratyudīyurmahāratham। sṛjantaṃ śaravarṣāṇi vāridhārā ivāmbudam ॥8-5-104॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; प्रत्युदीयुः (pratyudīyuḥ) - faced; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot; सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - creating; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; वारिधाराः (vāridhārāḥ) - water streams; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदम् (ambudam) - cloud;]
(The Pandavas and heroes faced the great chariot, creating arrow showers like water streams from a cloud.)
The Pandavas, known for their bravery, confronted the great chariot, which was unleashing a barrage of arrows akin to streams of water pouring from a cloud.
स च सर्पमुखो दिव्यो महेषुप्रवरस्तदा। व्यर्थः कथं समभवत्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥८-५-१०५॥
sa ca sarpamukho divyo maheṣupravarastadā। vyarthaḥ kathaṃ samabhavattanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥8-5-105॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; सर्पमुखः (sarpamukhaḥ) - serpent-faced; दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine; महेषुप्रवरः (maheṣupravaraḥ) - great arrow-expert; तदा (tadā) - then; व्यर्थः (vyarthaḥ) - useless; कथम् (katham) - how; समभवत् (samabhavat) - became; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(He, the serpent-faced divine great arrow-expert, then became useless; how did that happen, tell me, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me how he, the divine serpent-faced great arrow-expert, became useless at that time.
मामकस्यास्य सैन्यस्य हृतोत्सेधस्य सञ्जय। अवशेषं न पश्यामि ककुदे मृदिते सति ॥८-५-१०६॥
māmakasyāsya sainyasya hṛtotsedhasya sañjaya। avaśeṣaṁ na paśyāmi kakude mṛdite sati ॥8-5-106॥
[मामकस्य (māmakasya) - of mine; अस्य (asya) - this; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - army; हृतोत्सेधस्य (hṛtotsedhasya) - deprived of pride; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; अवशेषं (avaśeṣaṁ) - remains; न (na) - not; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; ककुदे (kakude) - on the hump; मृदिते (mṛdite) - crushed; सति (sati) - being;]
(Of mine, this army, deprived of pride, O Sanjaya, I see no remains on the hump being crushed.)
O Sanjaya, I see no remains of my army, which has been deprived of its pride, as it is crushed on the battlefield.
तौ हि वीरौ महेष्वासौ मदर्थे कुरुसत्तमौ। भीष्मद्रोणौ हतौ श्रुत्वा को न्वर्थो जीवितेन मे ॥८-५-१०७॥
tau hi vīrau maheṣvāsau madarthe kurusattamau। bhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā ko nv artho jīvitena me ॥8-5-107॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; हि (hi) - indeed; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; मदर्थे (madarthe) - for my sake; कुरुसत्तमौ (kurusattamau) - best of the Kurus; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; हतौ (hatau) - slain; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; मे (me) - to me;]
(Those two heroes, the great archers, the best of the Kurus, for my sake, Bhishma and Drona, having been slain, who indeed is the purpose of life to me?)
"Those two heroes, Bhishma and Drona, the greatest archers and the best of the Kurus, have been slain for my sake. What purpose does life hold for me now?"
न मृष्यामि च राधेयं हतमाहवशोभिनम्। यस्य बाह्वोर्बलं तुल्यं कुञ्जराणां शतं शतम् ॥८-५-१०८॥
na mṛṣyāmi ca rādheyaṃ hatamāhavaśobhinam। yasya bāhvor-balaṃ tulyaṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ śataṃ śatam ॥8-5-108॥
[न (na) - not; मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I tolerate; च (ca) - and; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; हतम् (hatam) - slain; आहवशोभिनम् (āhavaśobhinam) - battle-glorious; यस्य (yasya) - whose; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; कुञ्जराणाम् (kuñjarāṇām) - of elephants; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; शतम् (śatam) - hundred;]
(I do not tolerate Radheya, the battle-glorious, slain, whose arms' strength is equal to a hundred hundred elephants.)
I cannot bear the thought of Radheya, the illustrious warrior, being killed, for his strength in arms is comparable to that of a hundred hundred elephants.
द्रोणे हते च यद्वृत्तं कौरवाणां परैः सह। सङ्ग्रामे नरवीराणां तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥८-५-१०९॥
droṇe hate ca yadvṛttaṃ kauravāṇāṃ paraiḥ saha। saṅgrāme naravīrāṇāṃ tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥8-5-109॥
[द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; हते (hate) - slain; च (ca) - and; यद्वृत्तं (yadvṛttaṃ) - what happened; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; परैः (paraiḥ) - with the enemies; सह (saha) - together; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; नरवीराणां (naravīrāṇāṃ) - of the heroic men; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(In Drona slain and what happened of the Kauravas with the enemies together in the battle of the heroic men, that to me tell, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me what happened to the Kauravas and their enemies in the battle when Drona was slain.
यथा च कर्णः कौन्तेयैः सह युद्धमयोजयत्। यथा च द्विषतां हन्ता रणे शान्तस्तदुच्यताम् ॥८-५-११०॥
yathā ca karṇaḥ kaunteyaiḥ saha yuddhamayojayat। yathā ca dviṣatāṃ hantā raṇe śāntastaducyatām ॥8-5-110॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कौन्तेयैः (kaunteyaiḥ) - with the sons of Kunti; सह (saha) - together; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अयोजयत् (ayojayat) - engaged; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; हन्ता (hantā) - the slayer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - was pacified; तत् (tat) - that; उच्यताम् (ucyatām) - let it be said;]
(As Karna engaged in battle with the sons of Kunti, and as the slayer of the enemies was pacified in battle, let it be said:)
"As Karna fought alongside the sons of Kunti, and as the slayer of enemies found peace in battle, let it be told."
