08.026
Pancharatra and Core: Karna, riding in his tiger-bannered chariot drawn by white horses, spoke highly of himself, while Shalya, his charioteer, did everything possible to demotivate him.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
अयं ते कर्ण सारथ्यं मद्रराजः करिष्यति। कृष्णादभ्यधिको यन्ता देवेन्द्रस्येव मातलिः ॥८-२६-१॥
ayaṁ te karṇa sārathyaṁ madrarājaḥ kariṣyati। kṛṣṇādabhyadhiko yantā devendrasyeva mātaliḥ ॥8-26-1॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; ते (te) - your; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; सारथ्यम् (sārathyam) - charioteering; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; कृष्णात् (kṛṣṇāt) - than Krishna; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; यन्ता (yantā) - charioteer; देवेन्द्रस्य (devendrasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali;]
(This king of Madra will do the charioteering for Karna. He is a charioteer superior to Krishna, like Mātali is to Indra.)
The king of Madra will serve as Karna's charioteer. He is considered superior to Krishna as a charioteer, just as Mātali is to Indra.
यथा हरिहयैर्युक्तं सङ्गृह्णाति स मातलिः। शल्यस्तव तथाद्यायं संयन्ता रथवाजिनाम् ॥८-२६-२॥
yathā harihayairyuktaṃ saṅgṛhṇāti sa mātaliḥ। śalyastava tathādyāyaṃ saṃyantā rathavājinām ॥8-26-2॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हरिहयैः (harihayaiḥ) - with the steeds of Indra; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - yoked; सङ्गृह्णाति (saṅgṛhṇāti) - holds; सः (saḥ) - he; मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Mātali; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; तव (tava) - your; तथा (tathā) - so; अद्य (adya) - today; अयम् (ayam) - this; संयन्ता (saṃyantā) - charioteer; रथवाजिनाम् (rathavājinām) - of the chariot horses;]
(Just as Mātali holds the reins with the steeds of Indra, so today Śalya is your charioteer of the chariot horses.)
Just as Mātali, the charioteer of Indra, skillfully controls the divine horses, today Śalya will be your charioteer, guiding your chariot with expertise.
योधे त्वयि रथस्थे च मद्रराजे च सारथौ। रथश्रेष्ठो ध्रुवं सङ्ख्ये पार्थो नाभिभविष्यति ॥८-२६-३॥
yodhe tvayi rathasthe ca madraraje ca sarathau। rathasrestho dhruvam sankhye partho nabhibhavisyati ॥8-26-3॥
[योधे (yodhe) - in the warrior; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; रथस्थे (rathasthe) - situated on the chariot; च (ca) - and; मद्रराजे (madraraje) - in the king of Madra; च (ca) - and; सारथौ (sarathau) - in the charioteer; रथश्रेष्ठः (rathasresthah) - the best of chariots; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; सङ्ख्ये (sankhye) - in the battle; पार्थः (parthah) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; अभिभविष्यति (abhibhavisyati) - will be defeated;]
(In the warrior, in you, situated on the chariot, and in the king of Madra, and in the charioteer, the best of chariots, certainly in the battle, Arjuna will not be defeated.)
With you as the warrior on the chariot, and with the king of Madra as the charioteer, Arjuna will certainly not be defeated in the battle.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो दुर्योधनो भूयो मद्रराजं तरस्विनम्। उवाच राजन्सङ्ग्रामे संयच्छन्तं हयोत्तमान् ॥८-२६-४॥
tato duryodhano bhūyo madrarājaṃ tarasvinam। uvāca rājansaṅgrāme saṃyacchantaṃ hayottamān ॥8-26-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - mighty; उवाच (uvāca) - said; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; संयच्छन्तम् (saṃyacchantam) - restraining; हय-उत्तमान् (haya-uttamān) - excellent horses;]
(Then Duryodhana again said to the mighty Madra king, restraining the excellent horses in battle, O king.)
Then Duryodhana once more addressed the mighty king of Madra, who was restraining the finest horses in the battle, O king.
त्वयाभिगुप्तो राधेयो विजेष्यति धनञ्जयम्। इत्युक्तो रथमास्थाय तथेति प्राह भारत ॥८-२६-५॥
tvayābhigupto rādheyo vijeṣyati dhanañjayam। ityukto rathamāsthāya tatheti prāha bhārata ॥8-26-5॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अभिगुप्तः (abhiguptaḥ) - protected; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; विजेष्यति (vijeṣyati) - will conquer; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; तथा (tathā) - thus; इति (iti) - thus; प्राह (prāha) - said; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Protected by you, Radheya will conquer Dhananjaya. Having been told thus, he mounted the chariot and said, "So be it, O Bharata.")
Radheya, protected by you, will defeat Dhananjaya. Upon being told this, he ascended the chariot and affirmed, "So be it, O Bharata."
शल्येऽभ्युपगते कर्णः सारथिं सुमनोऽब्रवीत्। स्वं सूत स्यन्दनं मह्यं कल्पयेत्यसकृत्त्वरन् ॥८-२६-६॥
śalye'bhyupagate karṇaḥ sārathiṃ sumano'bravīt। svaṃ sūta syandanaṃ mahyaṃ kalpayetyasakṛttvaran ॥8-26-6॥
[शल्ये (śalye) - when Shalya; अभ्युपगते (abhyupagate) - approached; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; सुमनः (sumanaḥ) - with a cheerful mind; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; स्वम् (svam) - own; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot; मह्यम् (mahyam) - for me; कल्पय (kalpaya) - prepare; इति (iti) - thus; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; त्वरन् (tvaran) - urging;]
(When Shalya approached, Karna said to the charioteer with a cheerful mind, "O charioteer, prepare my own chariot for me," thus repeatedly urging.)
As Shalya approached, Karna, with a cheerful disposition, repeatedly urged his charioteer, saying, "O charioteer, prepare my chariot for me."
ततो जैत्रं रथवरं गन्धर्वनगरोपमम्। विधिवत्कल्पितं भर्त्रे जयेत्युक्त्वा न्यवेदयत् ॥८-२६-७॥
tato jaitraṃ rathavaraṃ gandharvanagaropamam। vidhivatkalpitaṃ bhartre jayet yuktvā nyavedayat ॥8-26-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जैत्रम् (jaitram) - victorious; रथवरम् (rathavaram) - best chariot; गन्धर्वनगरोपमम् (gandharvanagaropamam) - like the city of Gandharvas; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; कल्पितम् (kalpitam) - arranged; भर्त्रे (bhartre) - to the lord; जय (jaya) - victory; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - presented;]
(Then, having said 'Victory', he presented the best chariot, like the city of Gandharvas, properly arranged, to the lord.)
Then he presented the best chariot, which was like the city of Gandharvas and properly arranged, to the lord, saying 'Victory'.
तं रथं रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कर्णोऽभ्यर्च्य यथाविधि। सम्पादितं ब्रह्मविदा पूर्वमेव पुरोधसा ॥८-२६-८॥
taṃ rathaṃ rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ karṇo'bhyarcya yathāvidhi। sampāditaṃ brahmavidā pūrvameva purodhasā ॥8-26-8॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अभ्यर्च्य (abhyarcya) - having worshipped; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rules; सम्पादितं (sampāditaṃ) - prepared; ब्रह्मविदा (brahmavidā) - by the knower of Brahman; पूर्वमेव (pūrvameva) - already; पुरोधसा (purodhasā) - by the priest;]
(That chariot, the best of charioteers, Karna, having worshipped according to the rules, was prepared by the knower of Brahman, already by the priest.)
Karna, the best among charioteers, after duly worshipping, had his chariot prepared by the priest who was a knower of Brahman, even before.
कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं यत्नादुपस्थाय च भास्करम्। समीपस्थं मद्रराजं समारोपयदग्रतः ॥८-२६-९॥
kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ yatnādupasthāya ca bhāskaram। samīpasthaṃ madrarājaṃ samāropayadagrataḥ ॥8-26-9॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having performed; प्रदक्षिणं (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; उपस्थाय (upasthāya) - approaching; च (ca) - and; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun; समीपस्थं (samīpastham) - nearby; मद्रराजं (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; समारोपयत् (samāropayat) - placed; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front;]
(Having performed circumambulation with effort and approaching the sun, he placed the king of Madra, who was nearby, in front.)
After making a circumambulation with effort and approaching the sun, he placed the nearby king of Madra in front.
ततः कर्णस्य दुर्धर्षं स्यन्दनप्रवरं महत्। आरुरोह महातेजाः शल्यः सिंह इवाचलम् ॥८-२६-१०॥
tataḥ karṇasya durdharṣaṃ syandanapravaraṃ mahat। āruroha mahātejāḥ śalyaḥ siṃha ivācalam ॥8-26-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; दुर्धर्षं (durdharṣaṃ) - invincible; स्यन्दनप्रवरं (syandanapravaraṃ) - excellent chariot; महत् (mahat) - great; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - mighty; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain;]
(Then the mighty Shalya ascended Karna's invincible and excellent chariot, like a lion a mountain.)
Then the mighty Shalya, like a lion mounting a mountain, ascended Karna's invincible and excellent chariot.
ततः शल्यास्थितं राजन्कर्णः स्वरथमुत्तमम्। अध्यतिष्ठद्यथाम्भोदं विद्युत्वन्तं दिवाकरः ॥८-२६-११॥
tataḥ śalyāsthitaṃ rājankarṇaḥ svarathamuttamam। adhyatiṣṭhadyathāmbhodaṃ vidyutvantaṃ divākaraḥ ॥8-26-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; आस्थितं (āsthitaṃ) - situated; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; स्व (sva) - his; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; अध्यतिष्ठत् (adhyatiṣṭhat) - ascended; यथा (yathā) - like; अम्भोदं (ambhodaṃ) - cloud; विद्युत्वन्तं (vidyutvantaṃ) - with lightning; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun;]
(Then, O king, Karna, situated with Śalya, ascended his excellent chariot like the sun with lightning ascends a cloud.)
Then, O King, Karna, with Śalya as his charioteer, ascended his magnificent chariot, resembling the sun ascending a cloud adorned with lightning.
तावेकरथमारूढावादित्याग्निसमत्विषौ। व्यभ्राजेतां यथा मेघं सूर्याग्नी सहितौ दिवि ॥८-२६-१२॥
tāvekarathamārūḍhāvādityāgnisamatviṣau। vyabhrājetāṃ yathā meghaṃ sūryāgnī sahitau divi ॥8-26-12॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; एक (eka) - one; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरूढौ (ārūḍhau) - mounted; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; अग्नि (agni) - fire; सम (sama) - equal; त्विषौ (tviṣau) - in splendor; व्यभ्राजेताम् (vyabhrājetām) - shone; यथा (yathā) - as; मेघम् (megham) - cloud; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; अग्नी (agnī) - fire; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; दिवि (divi) - in the sky;]
(They both mounted one chariot, equal in splendor to the sun and fire, shone as the sun and fire together in the sky.)
They both mounted the same chariot, shining with the brilliance of the sun and fire, appearing like the sun and fire together in the sky.
संस्तूयमानौ तौ वीरौ तदास्तां द्युतिमत्तरौ। ऋत्विक्सदस्यैरिन्द्राग्नी हूयमानाविवाध्वरे ॥८-२६-१३॥
saṁstūyamānau tau vīrau tadāstāṁ dyutimattarau। ṛtviksadasyairindrāgnī hūyamānāvivādhvare ॥8-26-13॥
[संस्तूयमानौ (saṁstūyamānau) - being praised; तौ (tau) - those two; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; तदा (tadā) - then; अस्तां (astāṁ) - were; द्युतिमत्तरौ (dyutimattarau) - most radiant; ऋत्विक् (ṛtviksadasyaiḥ) - by the priests and members; सदस्यैः (sadasyaiḥ) - by the members; इन्द्राग्नी (indrāgnī) - Indra and Agni; हूयमानौ (hūyamānau) - being invoked; इव (iva) - like; अध्वरे (adhvare) - in the sacrifice;]
(Being praised, those two heroes were then most radiant, like Indra and Agni being invoked by the priests and members in the sacrifice.)
The two heroes, being praised, shone brightly like Indra and Agni being invoked in a sacrifice by the priests and members.
स शल्यसङ्गृहीताश्वे रथे कर्णः स्थितोऽभवत्। धनुर्विस्फारयन्घोरं परिवेषीव भास्करः ॥८-२६-१४॥
sa śalyasaṅgṛhītāśve rathe karṇaḥ sthito'bhavat। dhanurvisphārayaṅghoraṃ pariveṣīva bhāskaraḥ ॥8-26-14॥
[स (sa) - he; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; सङ्गृहीत (saṅgṛhīta) - held; अश्वे (aśve) - horses; रथे (rathe) - chariot; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विस्फारयन् (visphārayan) - stretching; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; परिवेषी (pariveṣī) - surrounded; इव (iva) - like; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - the sun;]
(He, Karna, stood on the chariot with horses held by Shalya, stretching his terrible bow, surrounded like the sun.)
Karna stood on the chariot driven by Shalya, stretching his formidable bow, appearing as if surrounded by the sun.
आस्थितः स रथश्रेष्ठं कर्णः शरगभस्तिमान्। प्रबभौ पुरुषव्याघ्रो मन्दरस्थ इवांशुमान् ॥८-२६-१५॥
āsthitaḥ sa rathaśreṣṭhaṃ karṇaḥ śaragabhastimān। prababhau puruṣavyāghro mandarastha ivāṃśumān ॥8-26-15॥
[आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated; स (sa) - he; रथश्रेष्ठं (rathaśreṣṭham) - best of chariots; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शरगभस्तिमान् (śaragabhastimān) - with arrows as rays; प्रबभौ (prababhau) - shone; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; मन्दरस्थः (mandarasthaḥ) - situated on Mandara; इव (iva) - like; अंशुमान् (aṃśumān) - the sun;]
(Situated on the best of chariots, Karna, with arrows as rays, shone like the sun situated on Mandara.)
Karna, standing on the finest chariot, appeared radiant with his arrows like the sun on Mount Mandara, truly a tiger among men.
तं रथस्थं महावीरं यान्तं चामिततेजसम्। दुर्योधनः स्म राधेयमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥८-२६-१६॥
taṁ rathasthaṁ mahāvīraṁ yāntaṁ cāmitatejasam। duryodhanaḥ sma rādheyamidaṁ vacanamabravīt ॥8-26-16॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; रथस्थं (rathasthaṁ) - standing on the chariot; महावीरं (mahāvīraṁ) - great hero; यान्तं (yāntaṁ) - going; च (ca) - and; अमिततेजसम् (amitatejasam) - of immeasurable splendor; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; स्म (sma) - indeed; राधेयम् (rādheyam) - to Radheya; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Duryodhana indeed spoke this speech to Radheya, who was standing on the chariot, a great hero, going with immeasurable splendor.)
Duryodhana addressed Karna, the great hero standing on the chariot, as he was proceeding with unmatched brilliance, and spoke these words.
अकृतं द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां दुष्करं कर्म संयुगे। कुरुष्वाधिरथे वीर मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥८-२६-१७॥
akṛtaṃ droṇabhīṣmābhyāṃ duṣkaraṃ karma saṃyuge। kuruṣvādhirathe vīra miṣatāṃ sarvadhanvinām ॥8-26-17॥
[अकृतं (akṛtaṃ) - not done; द्रोणभीष्माभ्यां (droṇabhīṣmābhyāṃ) - by Droṇa and Bhīṣma; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; कर्म (karma) - task; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do; अधिरथे (adhirathe) - O great charioteer; वीर (vīra) - hero; मिषतां (miṣatāṃ) - while watching; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers;]
(Do the difficult task in battle, not done by Droṇa and Bhīṣma, O great charioteer hero, while all archers are watching.)
O great charioteer hero, perform the difficult task in battle that Droṇa and Bhīṣma could not accomplish, while all the archers are watching.
मनोगतं मम ह्यासीद्भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ। अर्जुनं भीमसेनं च निहन्ताराविति ध्रुवम् ॥८-२६-१८॥
manogataṃ mama hyāsīdbhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau। arjunaṃ bhīmasenaṃ ca nihantārāviti dhruvam ॥8-26-18॥
[मनोगतम् (manogatam) - in the mind; मम (mama) - my; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; निहन्तारौ (nihantārau) - killers; इति (iti) - thus; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(In the mind, it was indeed my thought that Bhishma and Drona, the great warriors, would certainly be the killers of Arjuna and Bhimasena.)
In my mind, I was certain that Bhishma and Drona, the great warriors, would definitely kill Arjuna and Bhimasena.
ताभ्यां यदकृतं वीर वीरकर्म महामृधे। तत्कर्म कुरु राधेय वज्रपाणिरिवापरः ॥८-२६-१९॥
tābhyāṃ yadakṛtaṃ vīra vīrakarma mahāmṛdhe। tatkarma kuru rādheya vajrapāṇirivāparaḥ ॥8-26-19॥
[ताभ्यां (tābhyām) - by those two; यत् (yat) - which; अकृतम् (akṛtam) - not done; वीर (vīra) - hero; वीरकर्म (vīrakarma) - heroic deed; महामृधे (mahāmṛdhe) - in the great battle; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - deed; कुरु (kuru) - do; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another;]
(O hero, perform the heroic deed in the great battle that was not done by those two, like another Vajrapani, O son of Radha.)
O son of Radha, perform the heroic deed in the great battle that those two did not accomplish, like another Vajrapani.
गृहाण धर्मराजं वा जहि वा त्वं धनञ्जयम्। भीमसेनं च राधेय माद्रीपुत्रौ यमावपि ॥८-२६-२०॥
gṛhāṇa dharmarājaṃ vā jahi vā tvaṃ dhanañjayam। bhīmasenaṃ ca rādheya mādrīputrau yamāvapi ॥8-26-20॥
[गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - accept; धर्मराजं (dharmarājaṃ) - Dharmaraja; वा (vā) - or; जहि (jahi) - defeat; वा (vā) - or; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; राधेय (rādheya) - Radheya; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; यमावपि (yamāvapi) - Yama's sons also;]
(Accept Dharmaraja or defeat Dhananjaya, Bhimasena, Radheya, and the sons of Madri, who are also Yama's sons.)
You may accept Dharmaraja or defeat Dhananjaya, Bhimasena, Radheya, and the sons of Madri, who are also considered as Yama's sons.
जयश्च तेऽस्तु भद्रं च प्रयाहि पुरुषर्षभ। पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यानि कुरु सर्वाणि भस्मसात् ॥८-२६-२१॥
jayaśca te'stu bhadraṃ ca prayāhi puruṣarṣabha। pāṇḍuputrasya sainyāni kuru sarvāṇi bhasmasāt ॥8-26-21॥
[जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; अस्तु (astu) - be; भद्रं (bhadraṃ) - auspicious; च (ca) - and; प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - proceed; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; कुरु (kuru) - make; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - into ashes;]
(Victory and auspiciousness be yours, proceed O best of men. Make all the armies of the son of Pandu into ashes.)
"May victory and good fortune be yours. Proceed, O best of men, and turn all the armies of the son of Pandu to ashes."
ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि भेरीणामयुतानि च। वाद्यमानान्यरोचन्त मेघशब्दा यथा दिवि ॥८-२६-२२॥
tatastūryasahasrāṇi bherīṇāmayutāni ca। vādyamānānyarocanta meghaśabdā yathā divi ॥8-26-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्य (tūrya) - musical instruments; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; भेरीणाम् (bherīṇām) - of drums; अयुतानि (ayutāni) - tens of thousands; च (ca) - and; वाद्यमानानि (vādyamānāni) - being played; अरोचन्त (arocanta) - resounded; मेघ (megha) - cloud; शब्दा (śabdā) - sounds; यथा (yathā) - like; दिवि (divi) - in the sky;]
(Then thousands of musical instruments and tens of thousands of drums were being played, resounding like the sounds of clouds in the sky.)
Then thousands of musical instruments and tens of thousands of drums were played, resounding like the rumbling of clouds in the sky.
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं रथस्थो रथसत्तमः। अभ्यभाषत राधेयः शल्यं युद्धविशारदम् ॥८-२६-२३॥
pratigṛhya tu tadvākyaṃ rathastho rathasattamaḥ। abhyabhāṣata rādheyaḥ śalyaṃ yuddhaviśāradam ॥8-26-23॥
[प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - best of charioteers; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; युद्धविशारदम् (yuddhaviśāradam) - expert in warfare;]
(Having accepted that speech, the best of charioteers standing on the chariot, Radheya addressed Shalya, the expert in warfare.)
Upon accepting those words, Radheya, the finest charioteer, spoke to Shalya, who was skilled in battle.
चोदयाश्वान्महाबाहो यावद्धन्मि धनञ्जयम्। भीमसेनं यमौ चोभौ राजानं च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥८-२६-२४॥
codayāśvānmahābāho yāvaddhanmi dhanañjayam। bhīmasenaṃ yamau cobhau rājānaṃ ca yudhiṣṭhiram ॥8-26-24॥
[चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; यावत् (yāvat) - until; हन्मि (hanmi) - I kill; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; राजानं (rājānam) - king; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(Urge the horses, O mighty-armed one, until I kill Dhananjaya, Bhimasena, both the twins, and King Yudhishthira.)
"Drive the horses forward, mighty-armed one, until I have slain Dhananjaya, Bhimasena, the twins, and King Yudhishthira."
अद्य पश्यतु मे शल्य बाहुवीर्यं धनञ्जयः। अस्यतः कङ्कपत्राणां सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥८-२६-२५॥
adya paśyatu me śalya bāhuvīryaṃ dhanañjayaḥ। asyataḥ kaṅkapatrāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ॥8-26-25॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यतु (paśyatu) - let him see; मे (me) - my; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; बाहुवीर्यं (bāhuvīryaṃ) - arm strength; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - shooting; कङ्कपत्राणां (kaṅkapatrāṇāṃ) - of arrows; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and;]
(Today, let Dhananjaya see my arm strength, Shalya, shooting thousands and hundreds of arrows.)
Today, let Dhananjaya witness my prowess in archery, Shalya, as I shoot thousands upon thousands of arrows.
अद्य क्षेप्स्याम्यहं शल्य शरान्परमतेजनान्। पाण्डवानां विनाशाय दुर्योधनजयाय च ॥८-२६-२६॥
adya kṣepsyāmyahaṃ śalya śarānparamatejanān। pāṇḍavānāṃ vināśāya duryodhanajayāya ca ॥8-26-26॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; क्षेप्स्यामि (kṣepsyāmi) - I will throw; अहम् (aham) - I; शल्य (śalya) - arrows; शरान् (śarān) - darts; परम (parama) - supreme; तेजनान् (tejanān) - sharp; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for the destruction; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; जयाय (jayāya) - for the victory; च (ca) - and;]
(Today I will throw supreme sharp arrows and darts for the destruction of the Pandavas and for the victory of Duryodhana.)
"Today, I will launch the most formidable arrows and darts to annihilate the Pandavas and secure victory for Duryodhana."
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya said:
सूतपुत्र कथं नु त्वं पाण्डवानवमन्यसे। सर्वास्त्रज्ञान्महेष्वासान्सर्वानेव महारथान् ॥८-२६-२७॥
sūtaputra kathaṁ nu tvaṁ pāṇḍavānavamanyase। sarvāstrajñānmaheṣvāsānsarvāneva mahārathān ॥8-26-27॥
[सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - son of a charioteer; कथम् (katham) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - disrespect; सर्व (sarva) - all; अस्त्रज्ञान् (astra-jñān) - knowledgeable in weapons; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors;]
(Son of a charioteer, how indeed do you disrespect the Pandavas, all knowledgeable in weapons, great archers, all indeed great warriors?)
"Son of a charioteer, how can you indeed disrespect the Pandavas, who are all knowledgeable in weapons, great archers, and indeed great warriors?"
अनिवर्तिनो महाभागानजेयान्सत्यविक्रमान्। अपि सञ्जनयेयुर्ये भयं साक्षाच्छतक्रतोः ॥८-२६-२८॥
anivartino mahābhāgān ajeyān satyavikramān। api sañjanayeyur ye bhayaṃ sākṣāc chatakratoḥ ॥8-26-28॥
[अनिवर्तिनः (anivartinaḥ) - non-retreating; महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - greatly fortunate; अजेयान् (ajeyān) - unconquerable; सत्यविक्रमान् (satyavikramān) - truly valiant; अपि (api) - even; सञ्जनयेयुः (sañjanayeyuḥ) - could cause; ये (ye) - who; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Indra;]
(Non-retreating, greatly fortunate, unconquerable, truly valiant; even those who could cause fear directly to Indra.)
The non-retreating, greatly fortunate, unconquerable, and truly valiant warriors could even instill fear directly in Indra himself.
यदा श्रोष्यसि निर्घोषं विस्फूर्जितमिवाशनेः। राधेय गाण्डिवस्याजौ तदा नैवं वदिष्यसि ॥८-२६-२९॥
yadā śroṣyasi nirghoṣaṃ visphūrjitamivāśaneḥ। rādheya gāṇḍivasyājau tadā naivaṃ vadiṣyasi ॥8-26-29॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear; निर्घोषं (nirghoṣaṃ) - sound; विस्फूर्जितम् (visphūrjitam) - roaring; इव (iva) - like; अशनेः (aśaneḥ) - of thunder; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of the Gandiva bow; अजौ (ājau) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; वदिष्यसि (vadiṣyasi) - you will speak;]
(When you hear the sound like the roaring of thunder, O son of Radha, of the Gandiva bow in battle, then you will not speak thus.)
When you hear the thunderous roar of the Gandiva bow in battle, O son of Radha, you will not speak in this manner.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अनादृत्य तु तद्वाक्यं मद्रराजेन भाषितम्। द्रक्ष्यस्यद्येत्यवोचद्वै शल्यं कर्णो नरेश्वर ॥८-२६-३०॥
anādṛtya tu tadvākyaṃ madrarājena bhāṣitam। drakṣyasyadyetyavocadvai śalyaṃ karṇo nareśvara ॥8-26-30॥
[अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - speech; मद्रराजेन (madrarājena) - by the king of Madra; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; अद्य (adya) - today; इति (iti) - thus; अवोचत् (avocat) - said; वै (vai) - indeed; शल्यं (śalyam) - to Shalya; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; नरेश्वर (nareśvara) - O king;]
(But disregarding that speech spoken by the king of Madra, Karna indeed said to Shalya, "You will see today, O king.")
Karna, ignoring the words spoken by the king of Madra, confidently told Shalya, "You will witness it today, O king."
दृष्ट्वा कर्णं महेष्वासं युयुत्सुं समवस्थितम्। चुक्रुशुः कुरवः सर्वे हृष्टरूपाः परन्तप ॥८-२६-३१॥
dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ yuyutsuṃ samavasthitam। cukruśuḥ kuravaḥ sarve hṛṣṭarūpāḥ parantapa ॥8-26-31॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - the great archer; युयुत्सुम् (yuyutsum) - desiring to fight; समवस्थितम् (samavasthitam) - standing firm; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - shouted; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; हृष्टरूपाः (hṛṣṭarūpāḥ) - joyful; परन्तप (parantapa) - O chastiser of the foes;]
(Having seen Karna, the great archer, desiring to fight and standing firm, all the Kauravas shouted joyfully, O chastiser of the foes.)
Upon seeing Karna, the great archer, ready and eager to fight, all the Kauravas, filled with joy, shouted, O chastiser of the foes.
ततो दुन्दुभिघोषेण भेरीणां निनदेन च। बाणशब्दैश्च विविधैर्गर्जितैश्च तरस्विनाम् ॥ निर्ययुस्तावका युद्धे मृत्युं कृत्वा निवर्तनम् ॥८-२६-३२॥
tato dundubhighoṣeṇa bherīṇāṃ ninadena ca। bāṇaśabdaiśca vividhairgarjitaiśca tarasvinām ॥ niryayustāvakā yuddhe mṛtyuṃ kṛtvā nivartanam ॥8-26-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुन्दुभिघोषेण (dundubhighoṣeṇa) - with the sound of drums; भेरीणां (bherīṇāṃ) - of trumpets; निनदेन (ninadena) - with the sound; च (ca) - and; बाणशब्दैः (bāṇaśabdaiḥ) - with the sounds of arrows; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; गर्जितैः (garjitaiḥ) - roars; च (ca) - and; तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - of the mighty; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - departed; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; युद्धे (yuddhe) - to the battle; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निवर्तनम् (nivartanam) - return;]
(Then, with the sound of drums, trumpets, and the various roars and sounds of arrows of the mighty, your men departed to the battle, having made death their return.)
Then, with the resounding of drums and trumpets, and the various roars and sounds of arrows from the mighty, your men marched to the battlefield, resolved to face death as their return.
प्रयाते तु ततः कर्णे योधेषु मुदितेषु च। चचाल पृथिवी राजन्ररास च सुविस्वरम् ॥८-२६-३३॥
prayāte tu tataḥ karṇe yodheṣu muditeṣu ca। cacāla pṛthivī rājanrarāsa ca suvisvaram ॥8-26-33॥
[प्रयाते (prayāte) - having departed; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors; मुदितेषु (muditeṣu) - rejoicing; च (ca) - and; चचाल (cacāla) - trembled; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ररास (rarāsa) - resounded; च (ca) - and; सुविस्वरम् (suvisvaram) - loudly;]
(Having departed then, Karna, among the rejoicing warriors, the earth trembled, O king, and resounded loudly.)
As Karna departed, the warriors rejoiced, and the earth trembled and resounded loudly, O king.
निश्चरन्तो व्यदृश्यन्त सूर्यात्सप्त महाग्रहाः। उल्कापातश्च सञ्जज्ञे दिशां दाहस्तथैव च ॥ तथाशन्यश्च सम्पेतुर्ववुर्वाताश्च दारुणाः ॥८-२६-३४॥
niścaranto vyadṛśyanta sūryātsapta mahāgrahāḥ। ulkāpātaśca sañjajñe diśāṃ dāhastathaiva ca ॥ tathāśanyaśca sampeturvavurvātāśca dāruṇāḥ ॥8-26-34॥
[निश्चरन्तः (niścarantaḥ) - moving; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; सूर्यात् (sūryāt) - from the sun; सप्त (sapta) - seven; महाग्रहाः (mahāgrahāḥ) - great planets; उल्कापातः (ulkāpātaḥ) - meteor fall; च (ca) - and; सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - occurred; दिशाम् (diśām) - of directions; दाहः (dāhaḥ) - burning; तथा (tathā) - also; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; अशन्यः (aśanyaḥ) - thunderbolts; च (ca) - and; सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - fell; ववुः (vavuḥ) - blew; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; च (ca) - and; दारुणाः (dāruṇāḥ) - terrible;]
(Moving, seven great planets were seen from the sun. A meteor fall occurred, and indeed, there was burning of the directions. Thus, thunderbolts fell, and terrible winds blew.)
Seven great planets were seen moving from the sun. A meteor fell, causing burning in all directions. Thunderbolts struck, and fierce winds blew.
मृगपक्षिगणाश्चैव बहुशः पृतनां तव। अपसव्यं तदा चक्रुर्वेदयन्तो महद्भयम् ॥८-२६-३५॥
mṛgapakṣigaṇāścaiva bahuśaḥ pṛtanāṃ tava। apasavyaṃ tadā cakruḥvedayanto mahadbhayam ॥8-26-35॥
[मृग (mṛga) - animals; पक्षि (pakṣi) - birds; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - groups; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; पृतनाम् (pṛtanām) - army; तव (tava) - your; अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - anticlockwise; तदा (tadā) - then; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; वेदयन्तः (vedayantaḥ) - indicating; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(The groups of animals and birds indeed many times moved around your army anticlockwise, indicating great fear.)
The groups of animals and birds repeatedly circled your army in an anticlockwise direction, signaling a great fear.
प्रस्थितस्य च कर्णस्य निपेतुस्तुरगा भुवि। अस्थिवर्षं च पतितमन्तरिक्षाद्भयानकम् ॥८-२६-३६॥
prasthitasya ca karṇasya nipetusturagā bhuvi। asthivarṣaṃ ca patitamantarikṣādbhayānakam ॥8-26-36॥
[प्रस्थितस्य (prasthitasya) - of the one who set out; च (ca) - and; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; अस्थिवर्षम् (asthivarṣam) - a rain of bones; च (ca) - and; पतितम् (patitam) - fallen; अन्तरिक्षात् (antarikṣāt) - from the sky; भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - terrifying;]
(Of the one who set out, and of Karna, the horses fell down on the ground. A rain of bones, terrifying, fell from the sky.)
As Karna set out, his horses collapsed on the ground, and a terrifying rain of bones fell from the sky.
जज्वलुश्चैव शस्त्राणि ध्वजाश्चैव चकम्पिरे। अश्रूणि च व्यमुञ्चन्त वाहनानि विशां पते ॥८-२६-३७॥
jajvaluścaiva śastrāṇi dhvajāścaiva cakampire। aśrūṇi ca vyamuñcanta vāhanāni viśāṃ pate ॥8-26-37॥
[जज्वलुः (jajvaluḥ) - blazed; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; चकम्पिरे (cakampire) - trembled; अश्रूणि (aśrūṇi) - tears; च (ca) - and; व्यमुञ्चन्त (vyamuñcanta) - shed; वाहनानि (vāhanāni) - vehicles; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(The weapons blazed and the flags trembled. The vehicles shed tears, O lord of the people.)
The weapons blazed, and the flags trembled. Even the vehicles seemed to shed tears, O lord of the people.
एते चान्ये च बहव उत्पातास्तत्र मारिष। समुत्पेतुर्विनाशाय कौरवाणां सुदारुणाः ॥८-२६-३८॥
ete cānye ca bahava utpātāstatra māriṣa। samutpeturvināśāya kauravāṇāṃ sudāruṇāḥ ॥8-26-38॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - other; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; उत्पाताः (utpātāḥ) - omens; तत्र (tatra) - there; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; समुत्पेतुः (samutpetuḥ) - arose; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible;]
(These and many other omens, O lord, arose there for the destruction of the Kauravas, very terrible.)
These and many other terrible omens arose there, O lord, foretelling the destruction of the Kauravas.
न च तान्गणयामासुः सर्वे ते दैवमोहिताः। प्रस्थितं सूतपुत्रं च जयेत्यूचुर्नरा भुवि ॥ निर्जितान्पाण्डवांश्चैव मेनिरे तव कौरवाः ॥८-२६-३९॥
na ca tān gaṇayām āsuḥ sarve te daivamohitāḥ। prasthitaṃ sūtaputraṃ ca jayet yūcur narā bhuvi ॥ nirjitān pāṇḍavāṃś caiva menire tava kauravāḥ ॥8-26-39॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; गणयामासुः (gaṇayām āsuḥ) - considered; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; दैवमोहिताः (daivamohitāḥ) - deluded by fate; प्रस्थितं (prasthitaṃ) - departed; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṃ) - son of a charioteer; च (ca) - and; जयेत् (jayet) - would conquer; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; नराः (narāḥ) - men; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; निर्जितान् (nirjitān) - defeated; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; तव (tava) - your; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas;]
(And all those deluded by fate did not consider them. The men on earth said that the son of a charioteer, who had departed, would conquer. Your Kauravas thought that the Pāṇḍavas were indeed defeated.)
The Kauravas, deluded by fate, did not consider the Pāṇḍavas. The people believed that the son of a charioteer, who had set out, would be victorious. Your Kauravas thought the Pāṇḍavas were already defeated.
ततो रथस्थः परवीरहन्ता; भीष्मद्रोणावात्तवीर्यौ निरीक्ष्य। समज्वलद्भारत पावकाभो; वैकर्तनोऽसौ रथकुञ्जरो वृषः ॥८-२६-४०॥
tato rathasthaḥ paravīrahantā; bhīṣmadroṇāvāttavīryau nirīkṣya। samajvaladbhārata pāvakābho; vaikartano'sau rathakuñjaro vṛṣaḥ ॥8-26-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; परवीरहन्ता (paravīrahantā) - slayer of enemy heroes; भीष्मद्रोणावात्तवीर्यौ (bhīṣmadroṇāvāttavīryau) - Bhishma and Drona, possessing great valor; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen; समज्वलत् (samajvalat) - blazed; भारतः (bhārataḥ) - O descendant of Bharata; पावकाभः (pāvakābhaḥ) - like fire; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - Karna; असौ (asau) - that; रथकुञ्जरः (rathakuñjaraḥ) - great chariot-warrior; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - bull;]
(Then, standing on the chariot, the slayer of enemy heroes, having seen Bhishma and Drona, possessing great valor, blazed, O descendant of Bharata, like fire; that Karna, the great chariot-warrior, bull.)
Then, standing on the chariot, the mighty Karna, the slayer of enemy heroes, upon seeing the valorous Bhishma and Drona, blazed like fire, O descendant of Bharata, like a great bull among chariot-warriors.
स शल्यमाभाष्य जगाद वाक्यं; पार्थस्य कर्माप्रतिमं च दृष्ट्वा। मानेन दर्पेण च दह्यमानः; क्रोधेन दीप्यन्निव निःश्वसित्वा ॥८-२६-४१॥
sa śalyam ābhāṣya jagāda vākyaṁ; pārthasya karmāpratimaṁ ca dṛṣṭvā। mānena darpeṇa ca dahyamānaḥ; krodhena dīpyanniva niḥśvasitvā ॥8-26-41॥
[स (sa) - he; शल्यम् (śalyam) - to Śalya; आभाष्य (ābhāṣya) - having addressed; जगाद (jagāda) - said; वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - words; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; कर्म (karma) - deed; अप्रतिमं (apratimaṁ) - unmatched; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मानेन (mānena) - with pride; दर्पेण (darpeṇa) - with arrogance; च (ca) - and; दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; दीप्यन् (dīpyan) - blazing; इव (iva) - as if; निःश्वसित्वा (niḥśvasitvā) - sighing;]
(He, having addressed Śalya, said words; having seen the unmatched deed of Arjuna, burning with pride and arrogance, blazing with anger, as if sighing.)
He addressed Śalya and spoke, observing Arjuna's unparalleled deed, burning with pride and arrogance, and blazing with anger, as if sighing.
नाहं महेन्द्रादपि वज्रपाणेः; क्रुद्धाद्बिभेम्यात्तधनू रथस्थः। दृष्ट्वा तु भीष्मप्रमुखाञ्शयाना; न्न त्वेव मां स्थिरता सञ्जहाति ॥८-२६-४२॥
nāhaṁ mahendrādapi vajrapāṇeḥ; kruddhādbibhemyāttadhanū rathasthaḥ। dṛṣṭvā tu bhīṣmapramukhāñśayānā; nna tveva māṁ sthiratā sañjahāti ॥8-26-42॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; महेन्द्रात् (mahendrāt) - from Mahendra; अपि (api) - even; वज्रपाणेः (vajrapāṇeḥ) - of the thunderbolt-wielder; क्रुद्धात् (kruddhāt) - from the angry; बिभेमि (bibhemi) - fear; आत्तधनू (āttadhanū) - with drawn bow; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मप्रमुखान् (bhīṣmapramukhān) - headed by Bhishma; शयानान् (śayānān) - lying down; न (na) - not; तुः (tuḥ) - indeed; एव (eva) - certainly; माम् (mām) - me; स्थिरता (sthiratā) - steadiness; सञ्जहाति (sañjahāti) - abandons;]
(I do not fear even from the angry thunderbolt-wielder Mahendra, standing on the chariot with drawn bow. But having seen those headed by Bhishma lying down, certainly steadiness does not abandon me.)
I do not fear even the mighty Indra, wielder of the thunderbolt, when he is angry and standing on his chariot with his bow drawn. However, seeing Bhishma and others lying down, my steadiness does not leave me.
महेन्द्रविष्णुप्रतिमावनिन्दितौ; रथाश्वनागप्रवरप्रमाथिनौ। अवध्यकल्पौ निहतौ यदा परै; स्ततो ममाद्यापि रणेऽस्ति साध्वसम् ॥८-२६-४३॥
mahendraviṣṇupratimāvaninditau; rathāśvanāgapravarapramāthinau। avadhyakalpau nihatāu yadā parai; stato mamādyāpi raṇe'sti sādhvasam ॥8-26-43॥
[महेन्द्र (mahendra) - Indra; विष्णु (viṣṇu) - Vishnu; प्रतिमा (pratimā) - likeness; अवनिन्दितौ (avaninditau) - unblemished; रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; नाग (nāga) - elephant; प्रवर (pravara) - excellent; प्रमाथिनौ (pramāthinau) - destroyers; अवध्य (avadhya) - invincible; कल्पौ (kalpau) - like; निहतौ (nihatāu) - killed; यदा (yadā) - when; परै (parai) - by others; स्ततः (stataḥ) - then; मम (mama) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; अपि (api) - also; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अस्ति (asti) - is; साध्वसम् (sādhvasam) - fear;]
(Indra and Vishnu-like, unblemished, excellent destroyers of chariots, horses, and elephants, invincible-like, were killed by others; then even today in battle, my fear remains.)
The unblemished warriors, resembling Indra and Vishnu, who were excellent destroyers of chariots, horses, and elephants, and seemed invincible, were killed by others; hence, even today, my fear persists in battle.
समीक्ष्य सङ्ख्येऽतिबलान्नराधिपै; र्नराश्वमातङ्गरथाञ्शरैर्हतान्। कथं न सर्वानहितान्रणेऽवधी; न्महास्त्रविद्ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवो गुरुः ॥८-२६-४४॥
samīkṣya saṅkhye'tibalānnarādhipai; narāśvamātaṅgarathāñśarairhatān. kathaṁ na sarvānahitānraṇe'vadhī; namahāstravidbrāhmaṇapuṅgavo guruḥ ॥8-26-44॥
[समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; अतिबलान् (atibalān) - very strong; नराधिपैः (narādhipaiḥ) - by the kings; नर (nara) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephants; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; हतान् (hatān) - killed; कथम् (katham) - how; न (na) - not; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अहितान् (ahitān) - enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; अवधीन् (avadhīn) - killed; महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - knower of great weapons; ब्राह्मणपुङ्गवः (brāhmaṇapuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among Brahmins; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher;]
(Having observed in the battle the very strong kings, men, horses, elephants, and chariots killed by arrows, how did the teacher, the foremost among Brahmins and knower of great weapons, not kill all the enemies in the battle?)
Upon observing the mighty kings, men, horses, elephants, and chariots slain by arrows in the battle, how did the teacher, the foremost among Brahmins and an expert in great weapons, fail to slay all the enemies in the battle?
स संस्मरन्द्रोणहवं महाहवे; ब्रवीमि सत्यं कुरवो निबोधत। न वो मदन्यः प्रसहेद्रणेऽर्जुनं; क्रमागतं मृत्युमिवोग्ररूपिणम् ॥८-२६-४५॥
sa saṁsmarandroṇahavaṁ mahāhave; bravīmi satyaṁ kuravo nibodhata। na vo madanyaḥ prasahedraṇe'rjunaṁ; kramāgataṁ mṛtyumivograrūpiṇam ॥8-26-45॥
[स (sa) - he; संस्मरन् (saṁsmaran) - remembering; द्रोणहवम् (droṇahavam) - the battle with Drona; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; निबोधत (nibodhata) - listen; न (na) - not; वः (vaḥ) - you; मदन्यः (madanyaḥ) - other than me; प्रसहेत् (prasahet) - can overcome; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; क्रमागतं (kramāgatam) - approaching; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; इव (iva) - like; उग्ररूपिणम् (ugrarūpiṇam) - terrible form;]
(He, remembering the battle with Drona in the great battle, I say the truth, O Kurus, listen. None other than me can overcome Arjuna in battle, like approaching death in terrible form.)
He, recalling the fierce battle with Drona, declares the truth to the Kurus: "Listen, none but I can face Arjuna in battle, like confronting death itself in its most terrifying form."
शिक्षा प्रसादश्च बलं धृतिश्च; द्रोणे महास्त्राणि च संनतिश्च। स चेदगान्मृत्युवशं महात्मा; सर्वानन्यानातुरानद्य मन्ये ॥८-२६-४६॥
śikṣā prasādaśca balaṃ dhṛtiśca; droṇe mahāstrāṇi ca saṃnatiśca। sa cedagānmṛtyuvaśaṃ mahātmā; sarvānanyānāturānadya manye ॥8-26-46॥
[शिक्षा (śikṣā) - education; प्रसादः (prasādaḥ) - grace; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; च (ca) - and; संनतिः (saṃnatiḥ) - humility; सः (saḥ) - he; चेत् (cet) - if; अगात् (agāt) - went; मृत्यु (mṛtyu) - death; वशं (vaśaṃ) - control; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; आतुरान् (āturān) - distressed; अद्य (adya) - today; मन् (manye) - I think;]
(Education, grace, strength, and steadfastness; in Drona, great weapons and humility. If he, the great soul, went under the control of death, I think today all others are distressed.)
Education, grace, strength, and steadfastness were in Drona, along with great weapons and humility. If that great soul has succumbed to death, I believe all others are in distress today.
नेह ध्रुवं किञ्चिदपि प्रचिन्त्यं; विदुर्लोके कर्मणोऽनित्ययोगात्। सूर्योदये को हि विमुक्तसंशयो; गर्वं कुर्वीताद्य गुरौ निपातिते ॥८-२६-४७॥
neha dhruvaṁ kiñcidapi pracintyaṁ; vidurloke karmaṇo'nityayogāt। sūryodaye ko hi vimuktasaṁśayo; garvaṁ kurvītādya gurau nipātite ॥8-26-47॥
[नेह (neha) - here; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṁ) - permanent; किञ्चिदपि (kiñcidapi) - anything; प्रचिन्त्यं (pracintyaṁ) - to be considered; विदुर्लोके (vidurloke) - people in the world know; कर्मणोऽनित्ययोगात् (karmaṇo'nityayogāt) - due to the impermanent nature of actions; सूर्योदये (sūryodaye) - at sunrise; कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; विमुक्तसंशयः (vimuktasaṁśayaḥ) - free from doubt; गर्वं (garvaṁ) - pride; कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should take; अद्य (adya) - today; गुरौ (gurau) - when the teacher; निपातिते (nipātite) - is defeated;]
(Here, nothing is permanent to be considered; people in the world know due to the impermanent nature of actions. At sunrise, who indeed is free from doubt; should take pride today when the teacher is defeated.)
In this world, nothing is permanent to be considered, as people know due to the impermanent nature of actions. At sunrise, who indeed is free from doubt? One should take pride today when the teacher is defeated.
न नूनमस्त्राणि बलं पराक्रमः; क्रिया सुनीतं परमायुधानि वा। अलं मनुष्यस्य सुखाय वर्तितुं; तथा हि युद्धे निहतः परैर्गुरुः ॥८-२६-४८॥
na nūnam astrāṇi balaṃ parākramaḥ; kriyā sunītaṃ paramāyudhāni vā। alaṃ manuṣyasya sukhāya vartituṃ; tathā hi yuddhe nihataḥ parair guruḥ ॥8-26-48॥
[न (na) - not; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; बलम् (balaṃ) - strength; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor; क्रिया (kriyā) - action; सुनीतम् (sunītam) - well-guided; परमायुधानि (paramāyudhāni) - supreme weapons; वा (vā) - or; अलम् (alam) - enough; मनुष्यस्य (manuṣyasya) - of a man; सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness; वर्तितुम् (vartitum) - to live; तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher;]
(Not indeed weapons, strength, valor, action, well-guided, or supreme weapons are enough for a man's happiness to live; thus indeed in battle slain by others was the teacher.)
Weapons, strength, valor, or even well-guided actions and supreme weapons are not enough for a man's happiness in life; for indeed, the teacher was slain in battle by others.
हुताशनादित्यसमानतेजसं; पराक्रमे विष्णुपुरंदरोपमम्। नये बृहस्पत्युशनःसमं सदा; न चैनमस्त्रं तदपात्सुदुःसहम् ॥८-२६-४९॥
hutāśanādityasamāmatejasaṃ; parākrame viṣṇupuraṃdaropamam। naye bṛhaspatyuśanaḥsamaṃ sadā; na cainamastraṃ tadapātsuduḥsaham ॥8-26-49॥
[हुताशन (hutāśana) - fire; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; समान (samāna) - equal; तेजसं (tejasaṃ) - brightness; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor; विष्णुपुरंदर (viṣṇupuraṃdara) - Indra; उपमम् (upamam) - comparable; नये (naye) - in policy; बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) - Bṛhaspati; उशनः (uśanaḥ) - Uśanas; समं (samaṃ) - equal; सदा (sadā) - always; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; तद (tad) - that; अपात् (apāt) - struck; सुदुःसहम् (suduḥsaham) - very difficult to bear;]
(Equal in brightness to fire and the sun; comparable to Indra in valor; always equal to Bṛhaspati and Uśanas in policy; no weapon struck him that was very difficult to bear.)
He was as bright as fire and the sun, comparable to Indra in valor, always equal to Bṛhaspati and Uśanas in policy, and no weapon could strike him that was very difficult to bear.
सम्प्रक्रुष्टे रुदितस्त्रीकुमारे; पराभूते पौरुषे धार्तराष्ट्रे। मया कृत्यमिति जानामि शल्य; प्रयाहि तस्माद्द्विषतामनीकम् ॥८-२६-५०॥
samprakruṣṭe ruditastrīkumāre; parābhūte pauruṣe dhārtarāṣṭre। mayā kṛtyamiti jānāmi śalya; prayāhi tasmāddviṣatāmanīkam ॥8-26-50॥
[सम्प्रक्रुष्टे (samprakruṣṭe) - in the agitated; रुदित (rudita) - weeping; स्त्री (strī) - women; कुमारे (kumāre) - children; पराभूते (parābhūte) - defeated; पौरुषे (pauruṣe) - manliness; धार्तराष्ट्रे (dhārtarāṣṭre) - Dhritarashtra's; मया (mayā) - by me; कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty; इति (iti) - thus; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army;]
(In the agitated, weeping women and children; defeated in manliness, Dhritarashtra's. By me, duty thus I know, Shalya; go therefore to the army of the enemies.)
In the turmoil where women and children are weeping and the manliness of Dhritarashtra's side is defeated, I know my duty, Shalya; therefore, proceed to the enemy's army.
यत्र राजा पाण्डवः सत्यसन्धो; व्यवस्थितो भीमसेनार्जुनौ च। वासुदेवः सृञ्जयाः सात्यकिश्च; यमौ च कस्तौ विषहेन्मदन्यः ॥८-२६-५१॥
yatra rājā pāṇḍavaḥ satyasandho; vyavasthito bhīmasenārjunau ca। vāsudevaḥ sṛñjayāḥ sātyakiśca; yamau ca kastau viṣaḥenmadanyaḥ ॥8-26-51॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - situated; भीमसेनार्जुनौ (bhīmasenārjunau) - Bhīmasena and Arjuna; च (ca) - and; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; च (ca) - and; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; कः (kaḥ) - who; तौ (tau) - those; विषहेत् (viṣahet) - can withstand; मदन्यः (madanyaḥ) - other than me;]
(Where the king Pāṇḍava, who is truthful, is situated, along with Bhīmasena and Arjuna; Vāsudeva, the Sṛñjayas, and Sātyaki; and the twins, who can withstand them other than me?)
Where the truthful King Pāṇḍava stands with Bhīmasena, Arjuna, Vāsudeva, the Sṛñjayas, Sātyaki, and the twins, who can withstand them other than me?
तस्मात्क्षिप्रं मद्रपते प्रयाहि; रणे पाञ्चालान्पाण्डवान्सृञ्जयांश्च। तान्वा हनिष्यामि समेत्य सङ्ख्ये; यास्यामि वा द्रोणमुखाय मन्ये ॥८-२६-५२॥
tasmātkṣipraṃ madrapate prayāhi; raṇe pāñcālānpāṇḍavānsṛñjayāṃśca। tānvā haniṣyāmi sametya saṅkhye; yāsyāmi vā droṇamukhāya manye ॥8-26-52॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; मद्रपते (madrapate) - O king of Madra; प्रयाहि (prayāhi) - go; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; वा (vā) - or; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; वा (vā) - or; द्रोणमुखाय (droṇamukhāya) - to the front of Drona; मन् (manye) - I think;]
(Therefore, O king of Madra, quickly go to the Panchalas, Pandavas, and Srinjayas in battle; I will either slay them having met in battle, or I will go to the front of Drona, I think.)
Therefore, O king of Madra, quickly proceed to the battlefield against the Panchalas, Pandavas, and Srinjayas; I will either defeat them in battle or go to face Drona, I believe.
न त्वेवाहं न गमिष्यामि मध्यं; तेषां शूराणामिति मा शल्य विद्धि। मित्रद्रोहो मर्षणीयो न मेऽयं; त्यक्त्वा प्राणाननुयास्यामि द्रोणम् ॥८-२६-५३॥
na tvevāhaṃ na gamiṣyāmi madhyaṃ; teṣāṃ śūrāṇāmiti mā śalya viddhi। mitradroho marṣaṇīyo na me'yaṃ; tyaktvā prāṇānanuyāsyāmi droṇam ॥8-26-53॥
[न (na) - not; तू (tu) - but; एव (eva) - certainly; अहम् (aham) - I; न (na) - not; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; इति (iti) - thus; मा (mā) - do not; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; मित्रद्रोहः (mitradrohaḥ) - betrayal of friends; मर्षणीयः (marṣaṇīyaḥ) - to be tolerated; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; अयम् (ayam) - this; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - abandoning; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - will follow; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa;]
(But certainly I will not go to the middle of them; do not know Śalya, betrayal of friends is not to be tolerated by me; abandoning life, I will follow Droṇa.)
I will not go to the middle of those heroes, Śalya. Know that betrayal of friends is intolerable to me; I will abandon my life and follow Droṇa.
प्राज्ञस्य मूढस्य च जीवितान्ते; प्राणप्रमोक्षोऽन्तकवक्त्रगस्य। अतो विद्वन्नभियास्यामि पार्थं; दिष्टं न शक्यं व्यतिवर्तितुं वै ॥८-२६-५४॥
prājñasya mūḍhasya ca jīvitānte; prāṇapramokṣo'ntakavaktragasya। ato vidvannabhiyāsyāmi pārthaṃ; diṣṭaṃ na śakyaṃ vyativartituṃ vai ॥8-26-54॥
[प्राज्ञस्य (prājñasya) - of the wise; मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the foolish; च (ca) - and; जीवितान्ते (jīvitānte) - at the end of life; प्राणप्रमोक्षः (prāṇapramokṣaḥ) - release of life; अन्तकवक्त्रगस्य (antakavaktragasya) - of the one facing death; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; विद्वन् (vidvan) - O wise one; अभियास्यामि (abhiyāsyāmi) - I shall approach; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - destiny; न (na) - not; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; व्यतिवर्तितुम् (vyativartitum) - to overcome; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(At the end of life, for both the wise and the foolish, the release of life is in the face of death. Therefore, O wise one, I shall approach Arjuna; destiny cannot indeed be overcome.)
At the end of life, both the wise and the foolish face the release of life in the jaws of death. Therefore, O wise one, I shall approach Arjuna, for destiny cannot indeed be altered.
कल्याणवृत्तः सततं हि राज; न्वैचित्रवीर्यस्य सुतो ममासीत्। तस्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थमहं त्यजामि; प्रियान्भोगान्दुस्त्यजं जीवितं च ॥८-२६-५५॥
kalyāṇavṛttaḥ satataṃ hi rāja; nvaititravīryasya suto mamāsīt। tasyārthasiddhyarthamahaṃ tyajāmi; priyānbhogāndustyajaṃ jīvitaṃ ca ॥8-26-55॥
[कल्याणवृत्तः (kalyāṇavṛttaḥ) - of good conduct; सततं (satataṃ) - always; हि (hi) - indeed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वैचित्रवीर्यस्य (vaicitravīryasya) - of Vicitravīrya; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; मम (mama) - my; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तस्य (tasya) - his; अर्थसिद्ध्यर्थम् (arthasiddhyartham) - for the attainment of purpose; अहम् (aham) - I; त्यजामि (tyajāmi) - abandon; प्रियान् (priyān) - dear; भोगान् (bhogān) - pleasures; दुस्त्यजम् (dustyajam) - difficult to abandon; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; च (ca) - and;]
(Of good conduct always indeed, O king, the son of Vicitravīrya was my son. For his attainment of purpose, I abandon dear pleasures, difficult to abandon, and life.)
"O king, my son was always of good conduct, indeed the son of Vicitravīrya. For his purpose, I am abandoning dear pleasures, which are difficult to abandon, and even life."
वैयाघ्रचर्माणमकूजनाक्षं; हैमत्रिकोशं रजतत्रिवेणुम्। रथप्रबर्हं तुरगप्रबर्है; र्युक्तं प्रादान्मह्यमिदं हि रामः ॥८-२६-५६॥
vaiyāghracarmāṇamakūjanākṣaṃ; haimatrikośaṃ rajatatriveṇum। rathapravarhaṃ turagapravarhai; ryuktaṃ prādānmahyamidaṃ hi rāmaḥ ॥8-26-56॥
[वैयाघ्रचर्माणम् (vaiyāghracarmāṇam) - tiger-skin; अकूजनाक्षम् (akūjanākṣam) - with unblemished eyes; हैमत्रिकोशम् (haimatrikośam) - golden quiver; रजतत्रिवेणुम् (rajatatriveṇum) - silver three-flute; रथप्रबर्हम् (rathapravarham) - chariot with a canopy; तुरगप्रबर्हैः (turagapravarhaiḥ) - with excellent horses; युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; इदम् (idam) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama;]
(Rama indeed gave me this: a tiger-skin with unblemished eyes, a golden quiver, a silver three-flute, a chariot with a canopy yoked with excellent horses.)
Rama indeed gave me this: a tiger-skin with unblemished eyes, a golden quiver, a silver three-flute, and a chariot with a canopy yoked with excellent horses.
धनूंषि चित्राणि निरीक्ष्य शल्य; ध्वजं गदां सायकांश्चोग्ररूपान्। असिं च दीप्तं परमायुधं च; शङ्खं च शुभ्रं स्वनवन्तमुग्रम् ॥८-२६-५७॥
dhanūṃṣi citrāṇi nirīkṣya śalya; dhvajaṃ gadāṃ sāyakāṃścograrūpān। asiṃ ca dīptaṃ paramāyudhaṃ ca; śaṅkhaṃ ca śubhraṃ svanavantamugram ॥8-26-57॥
[धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; चित्राणि (citrāṇi) - wonderful; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - having seen; शल्य (śalya) - arrows; ध्वजं (dhvajaṃ) - banner; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; उग्ररूपान् (ugrarūpān) - terrifying forms; असिं (asiṃ) - sword; च (ca) - and; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - shining; परमायुधं (paramāyudhaṃ) - supreme weapon; च (ca) - and; शङ्खं (śaṅkhaṃ) - conch; च (ca) - and; शुभ्रं (śubhraṃ) - white; स्वनवन्तम् (svanavantam) - resounding; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce;]
(Having seen the wonderful bows, arrows, banner, mace, terrifying forms of arrows, sword, shining supreme weapon, and the white, resounding, fierce conch.)
Having observed the magnificent bows and arrows, the banner, mace, and the terrifying forms of weapons, including the shining sword and supreme weapon, as well as the white, resounding, fierce conch, a sense of awe was instilled.
पताकिनं वज्रनिपातनिस्वनं; सिताश्वयुक्तं शुभतूणशोभितम्। इमं समास्थाय रथं रथर्षभं; रणे हनिष्याम्यहमर्जुनं बलात् ॥८-२६-५८॥
patākinaṃ vajranipātanisvanaṃ; sitāśvayuktaṃ śubhatūṇaśobhitam। imaṃ samāsthāya rathaṃ ratharṣabhaṃ; raṇe haniṣyāmyahamarjunaṃ balāt ॥8-26-58॥
[पताकिनम् (patākinaṃ) - flagged; वज्रनिपातनिस्वनम् (vajranipātanisvanaṃ) - thunderous; सिताश्वयुक्तम् (sitāśvayuktam) - with white horses; शुभतूणशोभितम् (śubhatūṇaśobhitam) - adorned with beautiful quivers; इमम् (imam) - this; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having mounted; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; रथर्षभम् (ratharṣabham) - best of chariots; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I shall slay; अहम् (aham) - I; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Having mounted this flagged chariot, thunderous, with white horses, adorned with beautiful quivers, the best of chariots, I shall slay Arjuna by force in battle.)
I will ascend this chariot, adorned with flags and sounding like thunder, drawn by white horses and shining with beautiful quivers, and in the battle, I shall forcefully slay Arjuna.
तं चेन्मृत्युः सर्वहरोऽभिरक्षते; सदाप्रमत्तः समरे पाण्डुपुत्रम्। तं वा हनिष्यामि समेत्य युद्धे; यास्यामि वा भीष्ममुखो यमाय ॥८-२६-५९॥
taṁ cen mṛtyuḥ sarvaharo'bhirakṣate; sadāpramattaḥ samare pāṇḍuputram। taṁ vā haniṣyāmi sametya yuddhe; yāsyāmi vā bhīṣmamukho yamāya ॥8-26-59॥
[तं (tam) - him; चेत् (cet) - if; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death; सर्वहरः (sarvaharaḥ) - all-taking; अभिरक्षते (abhirakṣate) - protects; सदा (sadā) - always; अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant; समरे (samare) - in battle; पाण्डुपुत्रम् (pāṇḍuputram) - son of Pandu; तम् (tam) - him; वा (vā) - or; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; वा (vā) - or; भीष्ममुखः (bhīṣmamukhaḥ) - in the face of Bhishma; यमाय (yamāya) - to Yama;]
(If Death, the all-taking, protects him, the ever-vigilant son of Pandu in battle, then I will either slay him in battle or go to Yama in the face of Bhishma.)
If Death, the all-consuming force, protects the ever-vigilant son of Pandu in battle, then I shall either slay him in battle or face my own end at the hands of Bhishma.
यमवरुणकुबेरवासवा वा; यदि युगपत्सगणा महाहवे। जुगुपिषव इहैत्य पाण्डवं; किमु बहुना सह तैर्जयामि तम् ॥८-२६-६०॥
yamavaruṇakuberavāsavā vā; yadi yugapatsagaṇā mahāhave। jugupiṣava ihaitiya pāṇḍavaṃ; kimu bahunā saha tairjayāmi tam ॥8-26-60॥
[यम (yama) - Yama; वरुण (varuṇa) - Varuna; कुबेर (kubera) - Kubera; वासव (vāsava) - Vasava; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously; सगणा (sagaṇā) - with troops; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; जुगुपिषव (jugupiṣava) - desiring to protect; इह (iha) - here; एत्य (aitiya) - having come; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavaṃ) - the Pandava; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; बहुना (bahunā) - many others; सह (saha) - with; तैः (taiḥ) - them; जयामि (jayāmi) - I conquer; तम् (tam) - him;]
(Even if Yama, Varuna, Kubera, and Vasava, along with their troops, simultaneously come here in the great battle desiring to protect the Pandava, what to say of many others, I will conquer him with them.)
Even if Yama, Varuna, Kubera, and Indra come together with their armies to protect the Pandava in the great battle, I will still defeat him along with many others.
इति रणरभसस्य कत्थत; स्तदुपनिशम्य वचः स मद्रराट्। अवहसदवमन्य वीर्यवा; न्प्रतिषिषिधे च जगाद चोत्तरम् ॥८-२६-६१॥
iti raṇarabhasasya katthata; stadupaniśamya vacaḥ sa madrarāṭ। avahasadavamanya vīryavā; npṛtiṣiṣidhe ca jagāda cottaram ॥8-26-61॥
[इति (iti) - thus; रणरभसस्य (raṇarabhasasya) - of the battle-eager; कत्थत (katthata) - boasting; स्तदुपनिशम्य (stadupaniśamya) - having heard that; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; स (sa) - he; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - the king of Madra; अवहसदवमन्य (avahasadavamanya) - mocked and disregarded; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one; प्रतिषिषिधे (pratiṣiṣidhe) - opposed; च (ca) - and; जगाद (jagāda) - spoke; चोत्तरम् (cottaram) - in reply;]
(Thus, having heard the boasting of the battle-eager, the king of Madra, mocked and disregarded the powerful one, opposed and spoke in reply.)
Upon hearing the boastful words of the battle-eager warrior, the king of Madra, with a mocking and dismissive attitude, opposed him and responded.
विरम विरम कर्ण कत्थना; दतिरभसोऽस्यति चाप्ययुक्तवाक्। क्व च हि नरवरो धनञ्जयः; क्व पुनरिह त्वमुपारमाबुध ॥८-२६-६२॥
virama virama karṇa katthanā; datirabhaso'syati cāpyayuktavāk. kva ca hi naravaro dhanañjayaḥ; kva punariha tvamupāramābudha ॥8-26-62॥
[विरम (virama) - stop; विरम (virama) - stop; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; कत्थना (katthanā) - boasting; दतिरभसः (datirabhasaḥ) - impetuous; अस्यति (asyati) - throws; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अयुक्तवाक् (ayuktavāk) - improper words; क्व (kva) - where; च (ca) - and; हि (hi) - indeed; नरवरः (naravaraḥ) - best of men; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; क्व (kva) - where; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; इह (iha) - here; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उपारम (upārama) - cease; अबुध (abudha) - foolish;]
(Stop, stop, Karna, boasting; the impetuous throws and also improper words. Where indeed is the best of men, Dhananjaya; where again here you cease, foolish.)
"Stop, stop, Karna, from boasting; your impetuous nature leads you to speak improper words. Where is the great Dhananjaya, and where are you? Cease, foolish one."
यदुसदनमुपेन्द्रपालितं; त्रिदिवमिवामरराजरक्षितम्। प्रसभमिह विलोक्य को हरे; त्पुरुषवरावरजामृतेऽर्जुनात् ॥८-२६-६३॥
yadusadanamupendrapālitaṁ; tridivamivāmararājarakṣitam। prasabhamih vilokya ko hare; tpuruṣavarāvarajāmṛte'rjunāt ॥8-26-63॥
[यदुसदनम् (yadusadanam) - abode of the Yadus; उपेन्द्र (upendra) - Upendra; पालितम् (pālitaṁ) - protected; त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven; इव (iva) - like; अमरराज (amararāja) - king of the gods; रक्षितम् (rakṣitam) - protected; प्रसभम् (prasabham) - forcibly; इह (iha) - here; विलोक्य (vilokya) - seeing; कः (kaḥ) - who; हरेत् (haret) - would take away; पुरुषवर (puruṣavara) - best of men; अवरजा (avarajā) - younger brother; अमृते (amṛte) - except; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - Arjuna;]
(The abode of the Yadus, protected by Upendra, like heaven protected by the king of the gods. Seeing this forcibly here, who would take away except Arjuna, the best of men and younger brother?)
The abode of the Yadus, guarded by Upendra, is like heaven protected by the king of the gods. Seeing this forcibly here, who would dare to take away anything except Arjuna, the best of men and younger brother?
त्रिभुवनसृजमीश्वरेश्वरं; क इह पुमान्भवमाह्वयेद्युधि। मृगवधकलहे ऋतेऽर्जुना; त्सुरपतिवीर्यसमप्रभावतः ॥८-२६-६४॥
tribhuvanasṛjamīśvareśvaraṃ; ka iha pumānbhavamāhvayedyudhi। mṛgavadhakalahe ṛte'rjunā; tsurapativīryasamaprabhāvataḥ ॥8-26-64॥
[त्रिभुवन (tribhuvana) - three worlds; सृजम् (sṛjam) - creator; ईश्वरेश्वरम् (īśvareśvaram) - lord of lords; कः (kaḥ) - who; इह (iha) - here; पुमान् (pumān) - man; भवम् (bhavam) - Shiva; आह्वयेत् (āhvayet) - would challenge; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; मृगवध (mṛgavadh) - deer slaying; कलहे (kalahe) - in conflict; ऋते (ṛte) - except; अर्जुनात् (arjunāt) - Arjuna; सुरपति (surapati) - lord of gods; वीर्य (vīrya) - valor; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभावतः (prabhāvataḥ) - in influence;]
(Who here would challenge Shiva, the creator of the three worlds and lord of lords, in battle, except Arjuna, in the conflict of deer slaying, equal in valor and influence to the lord of gods?)
Who in this world would dare to challenge Lord Shiva, the creator of the three worlds and the supreme lord, in battle, except for Arjuna, who is equal in valor and influence to the lord of the gods, especially in the context of the deer-slaying conflict?
असुरसुरमहोरगान्नरा; न्गरुडपिशाचसयक्षराक्षसान्। इषुभिरजयदग्निगौरवा; त्स्वभिलषितं च हविर्ददौ जयः ॥८-२६-६५॥
asurasuramahoragānnarā; ngaruḍapiśācayakṣarākṣasān। iṣubhirajayadagnigauravā; tsvabhilaṣitaṃ ca havirdadau jayaḥ ॥8-26-65॥
[असुर (asura) - demon; सुर (sura) - god; महा (mahā) - great; उरगान् (uragān) - serpents; नरान् (narān) - humans; गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda; पिशाच (piśāca) - goblins; यक्ष (yakṣa) - Yakshas; राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - Rakshasas; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; अग्नि (agni) - Agni; गौरवात् (gauravāt) - with respect; स्व (sva) - own; अभिलषितं (abhilaṣitaṃ) - desired; च (ca) - and; हविः (haviḥ) - offering; ददौ (dadau) - gave; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(The victory gave the desired offering to Agni with respect, having conquered demons, gods, great serpents, humans, Garuda, goblins, Yakshas, and Rakshasas with arrows.)
The victory, with great respect, offered the desired oblation to Agni after conquering demons, gods, great serpents, humans, Garuda, goblins, Yakshas, and Rakshasas with arrows.
स्मरसि ननु यदा परैर्हृतः; स च धृतराष्ट्रसुतो विमोक्षितः। दिनकरज नरोत्तमैर्यदा; मरुषु बहून्विनिहत्य तानरीन् ॥८-२६-६६॥
smarasi nanu yadā parairhṛtaḥ; sa ca dhṛtarāṣṭrasuto vimokṣitaḥ। dinakaraja narottamairyadā; maruṣu bahūnvinihatya tānarīn ॥8-26-66॥
[स्मरसि (smarasi) - you remember; ननु (nanu) - indeed; यदा (yadā) - when; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; हृतः (hṛtaḥ) - taken away; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; धृतराष्ट्रसुतः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; विमोक्षितः (vimokṣitaḥ) - was released; दिनकरज (dinakaraja) - son of the sun; नरोत्तमैः (narottamaiḥ) - by the best of men; यदा (yadā) - when; मरुषु (maruṣu) - in the deserts; बहून् (bahūn) - many; विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having killed; तान् (tān) - those; अरीन् (arīn) - enemies;]
(Do you not remember when he was taken away by others; and the son of Dhritarashtra was released? When the son of the sun, along with the best of men, killed many of those enemies in the deserts.)
Do you not recall when others took him away, and the son of Dhritarashtra was freed? It was when the son of the sun, with the best warriors, slew many enemies in the deserts.
प्रथममपि पलायिते त्वयि; प्रियकलहा धृतराष्ट्रसूनवः। स्मरसि ननु यदा प्रमोचिताः; खचरगणानवजित्य पाण्डवैः ॥८-२६-६७॥
prathamamapi palāyite tvayi; priyakalahā dhṛtarāṣṭrasūnavaḥ। smarasi nanu yadā pramocitāḥ; khacaragaṇānavajitya pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥8-26-67॥
[प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first; अपि (api) - even; पलायिते (palāyite) - fled; त्वयि (tvayi) - you; प्रियकलहा (priyakalahā) - fond of quarrels; धृतराष्ट्रसूनवः (dhṛtarāṣṭrasūnavaḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; स्मरसि (smarasi) - do you remember; ननु (nanu) - indeed; यदा (yadā) - when; प्रमोचिताः (pramocitāḥ) - released; खचरगणान् (khacaragaṇān) - flocks of birds; अवजित्य (avajitya) - having conquered; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas;]
(Even when you first fled, the sons of Dhritarashtra, fond of quarrels, do you not remember when the flocks of birds were released, having been conquered by the Pandavas?)
Do you not remember the time when you first fled, and the quarrelsome sons of Dhritarashtra were released like flocks of birds, having been conquered by the Pandavas?
समुदितबलवाहनाः पुनः; पुरुषवरेण जिताः स्थ गोग्रहे। सगुरुगुरुसुताः सभीष्मकाः; किमु न जितः स तदा त्वयार्जुनः ॥८-२६-६८॥
samuditabalavāhanāḥ punaḥ; puruṣavareṇa jitāḥ stha gograhe। sagurugurusutāḥ sabhīṣmakāḥ; kimu na jitaḥ sa tadā tvayārjunaḥ ॥8-26-68॥
[समुदित (samudita) - arisen; बल (bala) - strength; वाहनाः (vāhanāḥ) - vehicles; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुरुषवरेण (puruṣavareṇa) - by the best of men; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; स्थ (stha) - you are; गोग्रहे (gograhe) - in the cow pen; सगुरु (saguru) - with the teacher; गुरुसुताः (gurusutāḥ) - sons of the teacher; सभीष्मकाः (sabhīṣmakāḥ) - with Bhīṣmaka; किमु (kimu) - why not; न (na) - not; जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered; स (sa) - he; तदा (tadā) - then; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(The vehicles with arisen strength were again conquered by the best of men in the cow pen. With the teacher, the sons of the teacher, and Bhīṣmaka, why was he not conquered by you then, Arjuna?)
The forces with renewed strength were once again defeated by the best among men in the cow pen. Along with the teacher, the teacher's sons, and Bhīṣmaka, why was he not defeated by you then, Arjuna?
इदमपरमुपस्थितं पुन; स्तव निधनाय सुयुद्धमद्य वै। यदि न रिपुभयात्पलायसे; समरगतोऽद्य हतोऽसि सूतज ॥८-२६-६९॥
idamaparamupasthitaṃ puna; stava nidhanāya suyuddhamadya vai। yadi na ripubhayātpalāyase; samaragato'dya hato'si sūtaja ॥8-26-69॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; अपरम् (aparam) - another; उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arrived; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; स्तव (stava) - your; निधनाय (nidhanāya) - for destruction; सुयुद्धम् (suyuddham) - good fight; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; रिपु (ripu) - enemy; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; पलायसे (palāyase) - you flee; समरगतः (samaragataḥ) - gone to battle; अद्य (adya) - today; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; असि (asi) - are; सूतज (sūtaja) - son of Suta;]
(This another has arrived again; for your destruction a good fight today indeed. If not from enemy fear you flee; gone to battle today killed are son of Suta.)
"This is another opportunity that has arrived again for your destruction through a good fight today indeed. If you do not flee from the fear of the enemy, having gone to battle today, you are killed, O son of Suta."
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
इति बहुपरुषं प्रभाषति; प्रमनसि मद्रपतौ रिपुस्तवम्। भृशमतिरुषितः परं वृषः; कुरुपृतनापतिराह मद्रपम् ॥८-२६-७०॥
iti bahuparuṣaṃ prabhāṣati; pramanasi madrapatau ripustavam। bhṛśamatiruṣitaḥ paraṃ vṛṣaḥ; kurupṛtanāpatirāha madrapam ॥8-26-70॥
[इति (iti) - thus; बहु (bahu) - many; परुषं (paruṣaṃ) - harsh words; प्रभाषति (prabhāṣati) - speaks; प्र (pra) - exceedingly; मनसि (manasi) - in mind; मद्रपतौ (madrapatau) - to the king of Madra; रिपु (ripuh) - enemy; स्तवम् (stavam) - praise; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; अति (ati) - very; रुषितः (ruṣitaḥ) - angry; परं (param) - supreme; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - bull; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; पृतना (pṛtanā) - army; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; आह (āha) - said; मद्रपम् (madrapam) - to Madra.;]
(Thus, speaks many harsh words; exceedingly in mind to the king of Madra, your enemy's praise. Greatly very angry, supreme bull; the lord of the Kuru army said to Madra.)
Thus, the lord of the Kuru army, exceedingly angry, spoke many harsh words to the king of Madra, praising your enemy.
भवतु भवतु किं विकत्थसे; ननु मम तस्य च युद्धमुद्यतम्। यदि स जयति मां महाहवे; तत इदमस्तु सुकत्थितं तव ॥८-२६-७१॥
bhavatu bhavatu kiṁ vikatthase; nanu mama tasya ca yuddhamudyatam। yadi sa jayati māṁ mahāhave; tata idamastu sukatthitaṁ tava ॥8-26-71॥
[भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; किं (kiṁ) - why; विकत्थसे (vikatthase) - do you boast; ननु (nanu) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; युद्धमुद्यतम् (yuddhamudyatam) - battle is ready; यदि (yadi) - if; स (sa) - he; जयति (jayati) - conquers; मां (māṁ) - me; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; तत (tata) - then; इदम् (idam) - this; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; सुकत्थितं (sukatthitaṁ) - well-boasted; तव (tava) - your;]
(Let it be, let it be, why do you boast? Indeed, my and his battle is ready. If he conquers me in the great battle, then let this be your well-boasted.)
"Let it be, let it be, why do you boast? Indeed, my battle with him is ready. If he conquers me in the great battle, then let this be your well-boasted."
एवमस्त्विति मद्रेश उक्त्वा नोत्तरमुक्तवान्। याहि मद्रेश चाप्येनं कर्णः प्राह युयुत्सया ॥८-२६-७२॥
evam astv iti madreśa uktvā nottaram uktavān। yāhi madreśa cāpy enaṃ karṇaḥ prāha yuyutsayā ॥8-26-72॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; इति (iti) - thus; मद्रेश (madreśa) - O king of Madra; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; न (na) - not; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; याहि (yāhi) - go; मद्रेश (madreśa) - O king of Madra; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; एनम् (enam) - this; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्राह (prāha) - said; युयुत्सया (yuyutsayā) - with the desire to fight;]
(Thus, having said "Let it be, O king of Madra," he did not reply. "Go, O king of Madra," Karna also said this with the desire to fight.)
Having agreed, the king of Madra was told by Karna to proceed, as he was eager for battle.
स रथः प्रययौ शत्रूञ्श्वेताश्वः शल्यसारथिः। निघ्नन्नमित्रान्समरे तमो घ्नन्सविता यथा ॥८-२६-७३॥
sa rathaḥ prayayau śatrūñśvetāśvaḥ śalyasārathiḥ। nighnannamitrānsamare tamo ghnansavitā yathā ॥8-26-73॥
[स (sa) - that; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; प्रययौ (prayayau) - proceeded; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - white-horsed; शल्यसारथिः (śalyasārathiḥ) - with Śalya as charioteer; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - slaying; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - foes; समरे (samare) - in battle; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; घ्नन् (ghnan) - dispelling; सविता (savitā) - the sun; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(That chariot proceeded, the white-horsed with Śalya as charioteer, slaying foes in battle, dispelling darkness as the sun.)
The chariot, driven by Śalya with white horses, advanced against the enemies, destroying them in battle like the sun dispels darkness.
ततः प्रायात्प्रीतिमान्वै रथेन; वैयाघ्रेण श्वेतयुजाथ कर्णः। स चालोक्य ध्वजिनीं पाण्डवानां; धनञ्जयं त्वरया पर्यपृच्छत् ॥८-२६-७४॥
tataḥ prāyātprītimānvai rathena; vaiyāghreṇa śvetayujātha karṇaḥ। sa cālokya dhvajinīṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ; dhanañjayaṃ tvarayā paryapṛcchat ॥8-26-74॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased; वै (vai) - indeed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; वैयाघ्रेण (vaiyāghreṇa) - tiger-bannered; श्वेतयुजा (śvetayujā) - with white horses; अथ (atha) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; आलोक्य (ālokya) - seeing; ध्वजिनीं (dhvajinīṃ) - army; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayaṃ) - Arjuna; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with haste; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - inquired.;]
(Then, pleased, Karna departed by chariot, tiger-bannered with white horses. Seeing the army of the Pandavas, he hastily inquired about Arjuna.)
Then, Karna, pleased and riding in his tiger-bannered chariot drawn by white horses, saw the Pandava army and quickly asked about Arjuna.
