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Pancharatra and Core: Karna's self-praise, Shalya's rebuke followed by Karna's counter-rebuke.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

प्रयानेव तदा कर्णो हर्षयन्वाहिनीं तव। एकैकं समरे दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवं पर्यपृच्छत ॥८-२७-१॥

prayāneva tadā karṇo harṣayanvāhinīṃ tava। ekaikaṃ samare dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavaṃ paryapṛcchat ॥8-27-1॥

[प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - in the march; एव (eva) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - cheering; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṃ) - the army; तव (tava) - your; एकैकं (ekaikam) - each one; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandavas; पर्यपृच्छत (paryapṛcchat) - asked;]

(In the march indeed then Karna, cheering your army, seeing each one of the Pandavas in battle, asked.)

During the march, Karna, while cheering your army, observed each of the Pandavas in battle and inquired about them.

यो ममाद्य महात्मानं दर्शयेच्छ्वेतवाहनम्। तस्मै दद्यामभिप्रेतं वरं यं मनसेच्छति ॥८-२७-२॥

yo mamādya mahātmānaṃ darśayecchvetavāhanam। tasmai dadyāmabhipretaṃ varaṃ yaṃ manasecchati ॥8-27-2॥

[यः (yaḥ) - who; मम (mama) - my; आद्य (ādya) - today; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great soul; दर्शयेत् (darśayet) - shows; श्वेतवाहनम् (śvetavāhanam) - white horse; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; अभिप्रेतम् (abhipretam) - desired; वरम् (varam) - boon; यम् (yam) - which; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; इच्छति (icchati) - desires;]

(Whoever shows me today the great soul on the white horse, to him I would give the desired boon which he desires in his mind.)

"Whoever shows me today the great soul riding the white horse, I shall grant him the boon he desires in his heart."

स चेत्तदभिमन्येत तस्मै दद्यामहं पुनः। शकटं रत्नसम्पूर्णं यो मे ब्रूयाद्धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-३॥

sa cettadabhimanyeta tasmai dadyāmahaṃ punaḥ। śakaṭaṃ ratnasampūrṇaṃ yo me brūyāddhanañjayam ॥8-27-3॥

[स (sa) - if; चेत् (cet) - if; तत् (tat) - that; अभिमन्येत (abhimanyeta) - he desires; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; अहम् (aham) - I; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शकटम् (śakaṭam) - cart; रत्नसम्पूर्णम् (ratnasampūrṇam) - filled with jewels; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would tell; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna;]

(If he desires that, I would give him again a cart filled with jewels, who would tell me about Arjuna.)

If he desires that, I would again give him a cart filled with jewels, who would inform me about Arjuna.

स चेत्तदभिमन्येत पुरुषोऽर्जुनदर्शिवान्। अन्यं तस्मै पुनर्दद्यां सौवर्णं हस्तिषड्गवम् ॥८-२७-४॥

sa cettadabhimanyeta puruṣo'rjunadarśivān। anyaṃ tasmai punardadyāṃ sauvarṇaṃ hastiṣaḍgavam ॥8-27-4॥

[स (sa) - he; चेत् (cet) - if; तत् (tat) - that; अभिमन्येत (abhimanyeta) - would consider; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man; अर्जुनदर्शिवान् (arjunadarśivān) - having seen Arjuna; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden; हस्तिषड्गवम् (hastiṣaḍgavam) - six elephants;]

(If he, having seen Arjuna, would consider that, I would give him another six golden elephants again.)

If a man, having seen Arjuna, would consider that, I would give him another six golden elephants again.

तथा तस्मै पुनर्दद्यां स्त्रीणां शतमलङ्कृतम्। श्यामानां निष्ककण्ठीनां गीतवाद्यविपश्चिताम् ॥८-२७-५॥

tathā tasmai punardadyāṃ strīṇāṃ śatamalaṅkṛtam। śyāmānāṃ niṣkakaṇṭhīnāṃ gītavādyavipaścitām ॥8-27-5॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दद्यां (dadyāṃ) - I would give; स्त्रीणां (strīṇāṃ) - of women; शतम् (śatam) - a hundred; अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned; श्यामानाम् (śyāmānām) - dark-complexioned; निष्ककण्ठीनाम् (niṣkakaṇṭhīnāṃ) - with necklaces; गीत (gīta) - song; वाद्य (vādya) - music; विपश्चिताम् (vipaścitām) - skilled;]

(Thus, to him, I would give again a hundred adorned women, dark-complexioned, with necklaces, skilled in song and music.)

Thus, I would again give him a hundred adorned women who are dark-complexioned, wearing necklaces, and skilled in singing and playing musical instruments.

स चेत्तदभिमन्येत पुरुषोऽर्जुनदर्शिवान्। अन्यं तस्मै वरं दद्यां श्वेतान्पञ्चशतान्हयान् ॥८-२७-६॥

sa cettadabhimanyeta puruṣo'rjunadarśivān। anyaṃ tasmai varaṃ dadyāṃ śvetānpañcaśatān hayān ॥8-27-6॥

[स (sa) - if; चेत् (cet) - if; तत् (tat) - that; अभिमन्येत (abhimanyeta) - would think; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man; अर्जुनदर्शिवान् (arjunadarśivān) - having seen Arjuna; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; वरम् (varam) - a boon; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white; पञ्चशतान् (pañcaśatān) - five hundred; हयान् (hayān) - horses;]

(If a man, having seen Arjuna, would think that, I would give him another boon, five hundred white horses.)

If a man, upon seeing Arjuna, believes that, I would grant him another boon of five hundred white horses.

हेमभाण्डपरिच्छन्नान्सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलान्। सुदान्तानपि चैवाहं दद्यामष्टशतान्परान् ॥८-२७-७॥

hemabhāṇḍaparicchannānsumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalān। sudāntānapi caivāhaṃ dadyāmaṣṭaśatānparān ॥8-27-7॥

[हेम (hema) - gold; भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) - vessels; परिच्छन्नान् (paricchannān) - covered; सुमृष्ट (sumṛṣṭa) - well-polished; मणि (maṇi) - jewel; कुण्डलान् (kuṇḍalān) - earrings; सुदान्तान् (sudāntān) - well-controlled; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; दद्याम् (dadyām) - would give; अष्ट (aṣṭa) - eight; शतान् (śatān) - hundreds; परान् (parān) - others;]

(I would give others eight hundred well-controlled ones, covered with gold vessels and well-polished jewel earrings.)

I would indeed give others eight hundred well-controlled ones, adorned with gold vessels and polished jewel earrings.

रथं च शुभ्रं सौवर्णं दद्यां तस्मै स्वलङ्कृतम्। युक्तं परमकाम्बोजैर्यो मे ब्रूयाद्धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-८॥

rathaṁ ca śubhraṁ sauvarṇaṁ dadyāṁ tasmai svalaṅkṛtam। yuktaṁ paramakāmbojyairyo me brūyāddhanañjayam ॥8-27-8॥

[रथम् (ratham) - chariot; च (ca) - and; शुभ्रम् (śubhram) - white; सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - golden; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; स्वलङ्कृतम् (svalaṅkṛtam) - well-adorned; युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked; परमकाम्बोजैः (paramakāmbojyaiḥ) - with supreme Kamboja horses; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would tell; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna;]

(I would give a white, golden chariot, well-adorned, yoked with supreme Kamboja horses, to him who would tell me about Arjuna.)

I would offer a splendid white and golden chariot, beautifully adorned and harnessed with the finest Kamboja horses, to anyone who could inform me about Arjuna.

अन्यं तस्मै वरं दद्यां कुञ्जराणां शतानि षट्। काञ्चनैर्विविधैर्भाण्डैराच्छन्नान्हेममालिनः ॥ उत्पन्नानपरान्तेषु विनीतान्हस्तिशिक्षकैः ॥८-२७-९॥

anyaṁ tasmai varaṁ dadyāṁ kuñjarāṇāṁ śatāni ṣaṭ। kāñcanairvividhairbhāṇḍairācchannānhemamālinaḥ ॥ utpannānaparānteṣu vinītānhastiśikṣakaiḥ ॥8-27-9॥

[अन्यं (anyaṁ) - another; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; वरं (varaṁ) - boon; दद्यां (dadyāṁ) - I would give; कुञ्जराणां (kuñjarāṇāṁ) - of elephants; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; काञ्चनैः (kāñcanair) - with gold; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; भाण्डैः (bhāṇḍaiḥ) - vessels; आच्छन्नान् (ācchannān) - covered; हेममालिनः (hemamālinaḥ) - adorned with golden garlands; उत्पन्नान् (utpannān) - born; अपरान्तेषु (aparānteṣu) - in distant lands; विनीतान् (vinītān) - trained; हस्तिशिक्षकैः (hastiśikṣakaiḥ) - by elephant trainers;]

(I would give him another boon: six hundred elephants adorned with golden garlands, covered with various golden vessels, born in distant lands, trained by elephant trainers.)

I would offer him another gift: six hundred elephants adorned with golden garlands, covered with various golden vessels, born in distant lands and trained by skilled elephant trainers.

स चेत्तदभिमन्येत पुरुषोऽर्जुनदर्शिवान्। अन्यं तस्मै वरं दद्यां यमसौ कामयेत्स्वयम् ॥८-२७-१०॥

sa cettadabhimanyeta puruṣo'rjunadarśivān। anyaṃ tasmai varaṃ dadyāṃ yamasau kāmayetsvayam ॥8-27-10॥

[स (sa) - he; चेत् (cet) - if; तत् (tat) - that; अभिमन्येत (abhimanyeta) - were to desire; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; अर्जुनदर्शिवान् (arjunadarśivān) - having seen Arjuna; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; वरम् (varam) - boon; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; यम् (yam) - whom; असौ (asau) - he; कामयेत् (kāmayet) - would desire; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]

(If he, having seen Arjuna, were to desire that, I would give him another boon whom he would desire himself.)

If a man, having seen Arjuna, were to desire that, I would grant him another boon of his own choosing.

पुत्रदारान्विहारांश्च यदन्यद्वित्तमस्ति मे। तच्च तस्मै पुनर्दद्यां यद्यत्स मनसेच्छति ॥८-२७-११॥

putradārānvihārāṃśca yadanyadvittamasti me। tacca tasmai punardadyāṃ yadyatsa manasecchati ॥8-27-11॥

[पुत्र (putra) - sons; दारान् (dārān) - wives; विहारान् (vihārān) - pleasures; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - whatever; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth; अस्ति (asti) - is; मे (me) - my; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दद्यां (dadyāṃ) - I would give; यत् (yat) - whatever; यत् (yat) - that; मनस (manasa) - in mind; इच्छति (icchati) - desires;]

(Sons, wives, pleasures, and whatever other wealth is mine, that too I would give to him again, whatever he desires in mind.)

I would give my sons, wives, pleasures, and any other wealth I possess to him again, if he desires it in his mind.

हत्वा च सहितौ कृष्णौ तयोर्वित्तानि सर्वशः। तस्मै दद्यामहं यो मे प्रब्रूयात्केशवार्जुनौ ॥८-२७-१२॥

hatvā ca sahitau kṛṣṇau tayorvittāni sarvaśaḥ। tasmai dadyāmahaṃ yo me prabrūyātkeśavārjunau ॥8-27-12॥

[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; च (ca) - and; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna; तयोः (tayor) - of them; वित्तानि (vittāni) - wealth; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; अहम् (aham) - I; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - to me; प्रब्रूयात् (prabrūyāt) - would tell; केशव-अर्जुनौ (keśava-arjunau) - Keśava and Arjuna;]

(Having killed Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together, I would give all their wealth entirely to him who would tell me about Keśava and Arjuna.)

If someone were to inform me about Keśava and Arjuna, I would kill them both and give all their wealth to that person.

एता वाचः सुबहुशः कर्ण उच्चारयन्युधि। दध्मौ सागरसम्भूतं सुस्वनं शङ्खमुत्तमम् ॥८-२७-१३॥

etā vācaḥ subahuśaḥ karṇa uccārayanyudhi। dadhmau sāgarasambhūtaṃ susvanaṃ śaṅkhamuttamam ॥8-27-13॥

[एता (etā) - these; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - many times; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; दध्मौ (dadhmau) - blew; सागरसम्भूतं (sāgarasambhūtaṃ) - ocean-born; सुस्वनं (susvanam) - melodious; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]

(These words, many times, Karna uttering in battle, blew the ocean-born, melodious, excellent conch.)

Karna, repeatedly uttering these words in battle, blew his excellent conch, which was melodious and born of the ocean.

ता वाचः सूतपुत्रस्य तथा युक्ता निशम्य तु। दुर्योधनो महाराज प्रहृष्टः सानुगोऽभवत् ॥८-२७-१४॥

tā vācaḥ sūtaputrasya tathā yuktā niśamya tu। duryodhano mahārāja prahṛṣṭaḥ sānugo'bhavat ॥8-27-14॥

[ता (tā) - those; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of a charioteer; तथा (tathā) - thus; युक्ता (yuktā) - appropriate; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; प्रहृष्टः (prahṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; सानुगः (sānugaḥ) - with his followers; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]

(Having heard those appropriate words of the son of a charioteer, King Duryodhana became delighted with his followers.)

Upon hearing the fitting words of the charioteer's son, King Duryodhana, along with his followers, was filled with joy.

ततो दुन्दुभिनिर्घोषो मृदङ्गानां च सर्वशः। सिंहनादः सवादित्रः कुञ्जराणां च निस्वनः ॥८-२७-१५॥

tato dundubhinirghoṣo mṛdaṅgānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ। siṃhanādaḥ svāditraḥ kuñjarāṇāṃ ca nisvanaḥ ॥8-27-15॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drums; निर्घोषः (nirghoṣaḥ) - sound; मृदङ्गानां (mṛdaṅgānāṃ) - of the mridangas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; सवादित्रः (svāditraḥ) - with musical instruments; कुञ्जराणां (kuñjarāṇāṃ) - of elephants; च (ca) - and; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound;]

(Then the sound of drums and mridangas everywhere, the lion's roar with musical instruments, and the sound of elephants.)

Then there was the sound of drums and mridangas everywhere, accompanied by the lion's roar with musical instruments, and the trumpeting of elephants.

प्रादुरासीत्तदा राजंस्त्वत्सैन्ये भरतर्षभ। योधानां सम्प्रहृष्टानां तथा समभवत्स्वनः ॥८-२७-१६॥

prādurāsīttadā rājaṃstvatsainye bharatarṣabha। yodhānāṃ samprahṛṣṭānāṃ tathā samabhavatsvanaḥ ॥8-27-16॥

[प्रादुरासीत् (prādurāsīt) - appeared; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्वत् (tvat) - your; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; सम्प्रहृष्टानाम् (samprahṛṣṭānām) - of the delighted; तथा (tathā) - thus; समभवत् (samabhavat) - there was; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - a sound;]

(Then, O king, there appeared in your army, O best of the Bharatas, a sound of the delighted warriors.)

Then, O king, a sound arose in your army, O best of the Bharatas, from the delighted warriors.

तथा प्रहृष्टे सैन्ये तु प्लवमानं महारथम्। विकत्थमानं समरे राधेयमरिकर्शनम् ॥ मद्रराजः प्रहस्येदं वचनं प्रत्यभाषत ॥८-२७-१७॥

tathā prahṛṣṭe sainye tu plavamānaṃ mahāratham। vikatthamānaṃ samare rādheyamarikarṣanam ॥ madrarājaḥ prahasyedaṃ vacanaṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥8-27-17॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रहृष्टे (prahṛṣṭe) - elated; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; तु (tu) - but; प्लवमानं (plavamānaṃ) - floating; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot; विकत्थमानं (vikatthamānaṃ) - boasting; समरे (samare) - in battle; राधेयम् (rādheyam) - Radheya; अरिकर्शनम् (arikarṣanam) - enemy tormentor; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - King of Madra; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - speech; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied;]

(Thus, in the elated army, the great chariot was floating. Boasting in battle, Radheya, the enemy tormentor, was addressed by the smiling King of Madra with these words.)

In the midst of the elated army, the great chariot floated. Radheya, the tormentor of enemies, was boasting in battle when the King of Madra, with a smile, replied with these words.

मा सूतपुत्र मानेन सौवर्णं हस्तिषड्गवम्। प्रयच्छ पुरुषायाद्य द्रक्ष्यसि त्वं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-१८॥

mā sūtaputra mānena sauvarṇaṃ hastiṣaḍgavam। prayaccha puruṣāyādya drakṣyasi tvaṃ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-18॥

[मा (mā) - do not; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O son of a charioteer; मानेन (mānena) - with pride; सौवर्णम् (sauvarṇam) - gold; हस्तिषड्गवम् (hastiṣaḍgavam) - six elephants; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - give; पुरुषाय (puruṣāya) - to the man; अद्य (adya) - today; द्रक्ष्यसि (drakṣyasi) - you will see; त्वम् (tvam) - you; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]

(Do not, O son of a charioteer, with pride, give gold and six elephants to the man; today you will see Dhananjaya.)

"Do not, O son of a charioteer, give gold and six elephants with pride to the man; today you will see Dhananjaya (Arjuna)."

बाल्यादिव त्वं त्यजसि वसु वैश्रवणो यथा। अयत्नेनैव राधेय द्रष्टास्यद्य धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-१९॥

bālyādiva tvaṃ tyajasi vasu vaiśravaṇo yathā। ayatnenaiva rādheya draṣṭāsyadya dhanañjayam ॥8-27-19॥

[बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood; इव (iva) - like; त्वम् (tvam) - you; त्यजसि (tyajasi) - abandon; वसु (vasu) - wealth; वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Kubera; यथा (yathā) - as; अयत्नेन (ayatnena) - effortlessly; एव (eva) - indeed; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; अद्य (adya) - today; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]

(From childhood, you abandon wealth like Kubera. Effortlessly indeed, O son of Radha, you will see Dhananjaya today.)

"From your early years, you have been abandoning wealth just like Kubera does. Today, without any effort, O son of Radha, you shall see Dhananjaya (Arjuna)."

परासृजसि मिथ्या किं किं च त्वं बहु मूढवत्। अपात्रदाने ये दोषास्तान्मोहान्नावबुध्यसे ॥८-२७-२०॥

parāsṛjasi mithyā kiṃ kiṃ ca tvaṃ bahu mūḍhavat। apātradāne ye doṣāstānmohānnāvabudhyase ॥8-27-20॥

[परासृजसि (parāsṛjasi) - you release; मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely; किं (kiṃ) - what; किं (kiṃ) - what; च (ca) - and; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; बहु (bahu) - much; मूढवत् (mūḍhavat) - like a fool; अपात्रदाने (apātradāne) - in giving to the unworthy; ये (ye) - which; दोषाः (doṣāḥ) - faults; तान् (tān) - those; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; न (na) - not; अवबुध्यसे (avabudhyase) - you understand;]

(You release falsely, what, what, and you, much like a fool. In giving to the unworthy, which faults, those out of delusion, you do not understand.)

You act foolishly by giving to the unworthy, failing to recognize the faults due to your delusion.

यत्प्रवेदयसे वित्तं बहुत्वेन खलु त्वया। शक्यं बहुविधैर्यज्ञैर्यष्टुं सूत यजस्व तैः ॥८-२७-२१॥

yatpravedayase vittaṁ bahutvena khalu tvayā। śakyaṁ bahuvidhairyajñairyāṣṭuṁ sūta yajasva taiḥ ॥8-27-21॥

[यत् (yat) - which; प्रवेदयसे (pravedayase) - you proclaim; वित्तं (vittaṁ) - wealth; बहुत्वेन (bahutvena) - in abundance; खलु (khalu) - indeed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; शक्यं (śakyaṁ) - possible; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various; यज्ञैः (yajñaiḥ) - sacrifices; यष्टुं (yaṣṭuṁ) - to perform; सूत (sūta) - O Sūta; यजस्व (yajasva) - perform; तैः (taiḥ) - with them;]

(Which wealth you proclaim in abundance, indeed by you, is possible to perform by various sacrifices, O Sūta, perform with them.)

O Sūta, the wealth you proclaim in abundance can indeed be utilized to perform various sacrifices. Therefore, perform them with that wealth.

यच्च प्रार्थयसे हन्तुं कृष्णौ मोहान्मृषैव तत्। न हि शुश्रुम संमर्दे क्रोष्ट्रा सिंहौ निपातितौ ॥८-२७-२२॥

yacca prārthayase hantuṃ kṛṣṇau mohānmṛṣaiva tat। na hi śuśruma saṃmarde kroṣṭrā siṃhau nipātitau ॥8-27-22॥

[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you desire; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; शुश्रुम (śuśruma) - we have heard; संमर्दे (saṃmarde) - in battle; क्रोष्ट्रा (kroṣṭrā) - jackals; सिंहौ (siṃhau) - lions; निपातितौ (nipātitau) - killed;]

(What you desire to kill the two Krishnas out of delusion is indeed false. We have not heard of jackals killing lions in battle.)

Your desire to kill the two Krishnas out of delusion is futile. We have never heard of jackals defeating lions in battle.

अप्रार्थितं प्रार्थयसे सुहृदो न हि सन्ति ते। ये त्वां न वारयन्त्याशु प्रपतन्तं हुताशने ॥८-२७-२३॥

aprārthitaṃ prārthayase suhṛdo na hi santi te। ye tvāṃ na vārayantyāśu prapatantaṃ hutāśane ॥8-27-23॥

[अप्रार्थितम् (aprārthitam) - unasked; प्रार्थयसे (prārthayase) - you seek; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; सन्ति (santi) - are; ते (te) - your; ये (ye) - who; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; न (na) - not; वारयन्ति (vārayanti) - restrain; आशु (āśu) - quickly; प्रपतन्तम् (prapatantam) - falling; हुताशने (hutāśane) - into fire;]

(You seek unasked friends; indeed, those who do not quickly restrain you falling into fire are not your friends.)

You seek friends without asking; indeed, those who do not quickly restrain you from falling into the fire are not truly your friends.

कालकार्यं न जानीषे कालपक्वोऽस्यसंशयम्। बह्वबद्धमकर्णीयं को हि ब्रूयाज्जिजीविषुः ॥८-२७-२४॥

kālakāryaṃ na jānīṣe kālapakvo'syasaṃśayam। bahvabaddhamakarṇīyaṃ ko hi brūyājjijīviṣuḥ ॥8-27-24॥

[कालकार्यं (kālakāryaṃ) - timely action; न (na) - not; जानीषे (jānīṣe) - you know; कालपक्वः (kālapakvaḥ) - ripened by time; अस्य (asya) - of this; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; बह्वबद्धम् (bahvabaddham) - much entangled; अकर्णीयम् (akarṇīyam) - not to be heard; कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; ब्रूयात् (brūyāt) - would say; जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live;]

(You do not know the timely action, ripened by time, of this doubt. Who indeed, desiring to live, would say much entangled, not to be heard?)

You are unaware of the timely actions that are matured by time and the doubts associated with them. Who, desiring to live, would speak of things that are complex and not meant to be heard?

समुद्रतरणं दोर्भ्यां कण्ठे बद्ध्वा यथा शिलाम्। गिर्यग्राद्वा निपतनं तादृक्तव चिकीर्षितम् ॥८-२७-२५॥

samudrataranaṁ dorbhyāṁ kaṇṭhe baddhvā yathā śilām। giryagrādvā nipatanaṁ tādṛktava cikīrṣitam ॥8-27-25॥

[समुद्रतरणम् (samudrataranam) - crossing the ocean; दोर् (dor) - with arms; भ्याम् (bhyām) - by; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - on the neck; बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having tied; यथा (yathā) - like; शिलाम् (śilām) - a stone; गिर्य (girya) - from the mountain; अग्रात् (agrāt) - from the top; वा (vā) - or; निपतनम् (nipatanam) - falling down; तादृक् (tādṛk) - such; तव (tava) - your; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intention;]

(Crossing the ocean with arms, having tied a stone on the neck, or falling down from the top of the mountain, such is your intention.)

Your intention is as if you wish to cross the ocean with your arms, having tied a stone around your neck, or to fall from the top of a mountain.

सहितः सर्वयोधैस्त्वं व्यूढानीकैः सुरक्षितः। धनञ्जयेन युध्यस्व श्रेयश्चेत्प्राप्तुमिच्छसि ॥८-२७-२६॥

sahitaḥ sarvayodhais tvaṁ vyūḍhānaikaiḥ surakṣitaḥ। dhanañjayena yudhyasva śreyaś cet prāptum icchasi ॥8-27-26॥

[सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; सर्वयोधैः (sarvayodhaiḥ) - by all warriors; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; व्यूढानीकैः (vyūḍhānaikaiḥ) - with arranged troops; सुरक्षितः (surakṣitaḥ) - protected; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; चेत् (cet) - if; प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire;]

(Accompanied by all warriors, you are protected with arranged troops. Fight with Dhananjaya if you desire to obtain betterment.)

Accompanied by all the warriors and protected by the arranged troops, you should fight alongside Dhananjaya if you wish to achieve greatness.

हितार्थं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य ब्रवीमि त्वा न हिंसया। श्रद्धत्स्वैतन्मया प्रोक्तं यदि तेऽस्ति जिजीविषा ॥८-२७-२७॥

hitārthaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya bravīmi tvā na hiṃsayā। śraddhatsvaitanmayā proktaṃ yadi te'sti jijīviṣā ॥8-27-27॥

[हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the benefit; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; त्वा (tvā) - to you; न (na) - not; हिंसया (hiṃsayā) - with harm; श्रद्धत्स्व (śraddhatsva) - believe; एतत् (etat) - this; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - your; अस्ति (asti) - there is; जिजीविषा (jijīviṣā) - desire to live;]

(For the benefit of Dhritarashtra's son, I speak to you not with harm. Believe this spoken by me, if there is your desire to live.)

I speak to you for the benefit of Dhritarashtra's son, not with harm. Believe what I have spoken, if you have the desire to live.

कर्ण उवाच॥

karṇa uvāca॥

[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Karna said:)

Karna said:

स्ववीर्येऽहं पराश्वस्य प्रार्थयाम्यर्जुनं रणे। त्वं तु मित्रमुखः शत्रुर्मां भीषयितुमिच्छसि ॥८-२७-२८॥

svavīrye'haṁ parāśvasya prārthayāmyarjunaṁ raṇe। tvaṁ tu mitramukhaḥ śatrurmāṁ bhīṣayitumicchasi ॥8-27-28॥

[स्व (sva) - own; वीर्ये (vīrye) - strength; अहम् (aham) - I; पराश्वस्य (parāśvasya) - of the enemy; प्रार्थयामि (prārthayāmi) - I seek; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; त्वम् (tvam) - you; तु (tu) - but; मित्रमुखः (mitramukhaḥ) - as a friend; शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; माम् (mām) - me; भीषयितुम् (bhīṣayitum) - to frighten; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]

(In my own strength, I seek Arjuna, the enemy, in battle. But you, as a friend, wish to frighten me.)

I rely on my own strength to challenge Arjuna, the enemy, in battle. However, you, pretending to be a friend, intend to intimidate me.

न मामस्मादभिप्रायात्कश्चिदद्य निवर्तयेत्। अपीन्द्रो वज्रमुद्यम्य किं नु मर्त्यः करिष्यति ॥८-२७-२९॥

na māmasmādabhiprāyātkaścidadya nivartayet। apīndro vajramudyamya kiṃ nu martyaḥ kariṣyati ॥8-27-29॥

[न (na) - not; माम् (mām) - me; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - intention; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अद्य (adya) - today; निवर्तयेत् (nivartayet) - can stop; अपि (api) - even; इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra; वज्रम् (vajram) - thunderbolt; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; किम् (kim) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - mortal; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do;]

(No one can stop me from this intention today. Even if Indra raises his thunderbolt, what indeed will a mortal do?)

No one can deter me from my purpose today. Even if Indra himself raises his thunderbolt, what can a mere mortal do?

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

इति कर्णस्य वाक्यान्ते शल्यः प्राहोत्तरं वचः। चुकोपयिषुरत्यर्थं कर्णं मद्रेश्वरः पुनः ॥८-२७-३०॥

iti karṇasya vākyānte śalyaḥ prāhottaraṃ vacaḥ। cukopayiṣuratyarthaṃ karṇaṃ madreśvaraḥ punaḥ ॥8-27-30॥

[इति (iti) - thus; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; वाक्य-अन्ते (vākya-ante) - at the end of the speech; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; प्राह (prāha) - said; उत्तरं (uttaraṃ) - reply; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; चुकोपयिषुः (cukopayiṣuḥ) - intending to provoke; अत्यर्थं (atyarthaṃ) - exceedingly; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; मद्रेश्वरः (madreśvaraḥ) - the king of Madra; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(Thus, at the end of Karna's speech, Shalya said a reply, intending to provoke Karna exceedingly, the king of Madra again.)

At the conclusion of Karna's words, Shalya, the king of Madra, spoke again with the intent to provoke Karna greatly.

यदा वै त्वां फल्गुनवेगनुन्ना; ज्याचोदिता हस्तवता विसृष्टाः। अन्वेतारः कङ्कपत्राः शिताग्रा; स्तदा तप्स्यस्यर्जुनस्याभियोगात् ॥८-२७-३१॥

yadā vai tvāṃ phalgunaveganunnā; jyācoditā hastavatā visṛṣṭāḥ। anvetāraḥ kaṅkapatrāḥ śitāgrā; stadā tapsyasyarjunasyābhiyogāt ॥8-27-31॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; वै (vai) - indeed; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; फल्गुनवेगनुन्नाः (phalgunaveganunnāḥ) - driven by the speed of Phalguna; ज्याचोदिताः (jyācoditāḥ) - propelled by the bowstring; हस्तवता (hastavatā) - by the one with a hand; विसृष्टाः (visṛṣṭāḥ) - released; अन्वेतारः (anvetāraḥ) - followers; कङ्कपत्राः (kaṅkapatrāḥ) - with feathers of a vulture; शिताग्राः (śitāgrāḥ) - sharp-pointed; स्तदा (stadā) - then; तप्स्यसि (tapsyasi) - you will suffer; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; अभियोगात् (abhiyogāt) - due to the attack;]

(When indeed you, driven by the speed of Phalguna, propelled by the bowstring, released by the one with a hand, followers with feathers of a vulture, sharp-pointed, then you will suffer due to the attack of Arjuna.)

When you are struck by the swift arrows of Arjuna, propelled by his bowstring and released by his hand, with vulture-feathered, sharp-pointed shafts, then you will suffer from Arjuna's assault.

यदा दिव्यं धनुरादाय पार्थः; प्रभासयन्पृतनां सव्यसाची। त्वामर्दयेत निशितैः पृषत्कै; स्तदा पश्चात्तप्स्यसे सूतपुत्र ॥८-२७-३२॥

yadā divyaṃ dhanur-ādāya pārthaḥ; prabhāsayan-pṛtanāṃ savyasācī। tvām-ardayet niśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ; tadā paścāt-tapsyase sūtaputra ॥8-27-32॥

[यदा (yadā) - when; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रभासयन् (prabhāsayan) - illuminating; पृतनाम् (pṛtanām) - the army; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - the ambidextrous; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अर्दयेत् (ardayet) - will pierce; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; तदा (tadā) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; तप्स्यसे (tapsyase) - you will regret; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - O son of a charioteer;]

(When Arjuna, the ambidextrous, takes up the divine bow and illuminates the army, he will pierce you with sharp arrows; then, O son of a charioteer, you will regret afterwards.)

When Arjuna, known for his ambidexterity, takes up his divine bow and lights up the battlefield, he will strike you with sharp arrows; then, O son of a charioteer, you will regret your actions.

बालश्चन्द्रं मातुरङ्के शयानो; यथा कश्चित्प्रार्थयतेऽपहर्तुम्। तद्वन्मोहाद्यतमानो रथस्थ; स्त्वं प्रार्थयस्यर्जुनमद्य जेतुम् ॥८-२७-३३॥

bālaś candraṃ mātur aṅke śayāno; yathā kaścit prārthayate 'pahartum। tadvan mohād yatamāno rathastha; tvaṃ prārthayasy arjunam adya jetum ॥8-27-33॥

[बालः (bālaḥ) - child; चन्द्रम् (candraṃ) - moon; मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; अङ्के (aṅke) - in the lap; शयानः (śayānaḥ) - lying; यथा (yathā) - as; कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone; प्रार्थयते (prārthayate) - desires; अपहर्तुम् (apahartum) - to take away; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; यतमानः (yatamānaḥ) - endeavoring; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; त्वम् (tvam) - you; प्रार्थयसि (prārthayasi) - desire; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अद्य (adya) - today; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer;]

(A child lying in his mother's lap desires to take away the moon; similarly, out of delusion, you, standing on the chariot, desire to conquer Arjuna today.)

Just as a child lying in his mother's lap desires to grab the moon, you, in your delusion, are trying to defeat Arjuna today while standing on your chariot.

त्रिशूलमाश्लिष्य सुतीक्ष्णधारं; सर्वाणि गात्राणि निघर्षसि त्वम्। सुतीक्ष्णधारोपमकर्मणा त्वं; युयुत्ससे योऽर्जुनेनाद्य कर्ण ॥८-२७-३४॥

triśūlamāśliṣya sutīkṣṇadhāraṃ; sarvāṇi gātrāṇi nigharṣasi tvam। sutīkṣṇadhāropamakarmaṇā tvaṃ; yuyutsase yo'rjunenādya karṇa ॥8-27-34॥

[त्रिशूलम् (triśūlam) - trident; आश्लिष्य (āśliṣya) - embracing; सुतीक्ष्णधारं (sutīkṣṇadhāraṃ) - sharp-edged; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; निघर्षसि (nigharṣasi) - you rub; त्वम् (tvam) - you; सुतीक्ष्णधारोपमकर्मणा (sutīkṣṇadhāropamakarmaṇā) - with sharp-edged-like action; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; युयुत्ससे (yuyutsase) - desire to fight; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - with Arjuna; अद्य (adya) - today; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna;]

(Embracing the trident, you rub all limbs with sharp-edged action; today, you desire to fight with Arjuna, O Karna.)

Embracing the trident with its sharp edge, you rub against all limbs; today, you, O Karna, desire to engage in battle with Arjuna.

सिद्धं सिंहं केसरिणं बृहन्तं; बालो मूढः क्षुद्रमृगस्तरस्वी। समाह्वयेत्तद्वदेतत्तवाद्य; समाह्वानं सूतपुत्रार्जुनस्य ॥८-२७-३५॥

siddhaṁ siṁhaṁ kesariṇaṁ bṛhantaṁ; bālo mūḍhaḥ kṣudramṛgastaravī। samāhvayettadvadetattavādya; samāhvānaṁ sūtaputrārjunasya ॥8-27-35॥

[सिद्धम् (siddham) - accomplished; सिंहम् (siṁham) - lion; केसरिणम् (kesariṇam) - maned; बृहन्तम् (bṛhantam) - great; बालः (bālaḥ) - child; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; क्षुद्रमृगः (kṣudramṛgaḥ) - small animal; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - bold; समाह्वयेत् (samāhvayet) - challenges; तद्वत् (tadvat) - like that; एतत् (etat) - this; तव (tava) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; समाह्वानम् (samāhvānam) - challenge; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - son of a charioteer; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna;]

(A foolish child, a small bold animal, challenges a great maned lion; like that, today, your challenge to Arjuna, son of a charioteer.)

A foolish child or a small bold animal may challenge a great maned lion; similarly, today, your challenge to Arjuna, the son of a charioteer, is like that.

मा सूतपुत्राह्वय राजपुत्रं; महावीर्यं केसरिणं यथैव। वने सृगालः पिशितस्य तृप्तो; मा पार्थमासाद्य विनङ्क्ष्यसि त्वम् ॥८-२७-३६॥

mā sūtaputrāhvaya rājaputraṁ; mahāvīryaṁ kesariṇaṁ yathaiva। vane sṛgālaḥ piśitasya tṛpto; mā pārthamāsādya vinaṅkṣyasi tvam ॥8-27-36॥

[मा (mā) - do not; सूतपुत्राह्वय (sūtaputrāhvaya) - O one called the son of a charioteer; राजपुत्रं (rājaputraṁ) - prince; महावीर्यं (mahāvīryaṁ) - of great strength; केसरिणं (kesariṇaṁ) - lion; यथैव (yathaiva) - just as; वने (vane) - in the forest; सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal; पिशितस्य (piśitasya) - of flesh; तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied; मा (mā) - do not; पार्थमासाद्य (pārtham āsādya) - having encountered Arjuna; विनङ्क्ष्यसि (vinaṅkṣyasi) - you will perish; त्वम् (tvam) - you;]

(Do not, O one called the son of a charioteer, approach the prince of great strength, the lion, just as a jackal in the forest satisfied with flesh; do not, having encountered Arjuna, you will perish.)

Do not, O son of a charioteer, approach the mighty prince, the lion, just as a jackal satisfied with flesh in the forest; you will perish if you encounter Arjuna.

ईषादन्तं महानागं प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम्। शशकाह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-३७॥

īṣādantaṃ mahānāgaṃ prabhinnakaraṭāmukham। śaśakāhvayase yuddhe karṇa pārthaṃ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-37॥

[ईषादन्तम् (īṣādantam) - with sharp teeth; महानागम् (mahānāgam) - great serpent; प्रभिन्नकरटामुखम् (prabhinnakaraṭāmukham) - with a broken elephant's face; शशक (śaśaka) - hare; आह्वयसे (āhvayase) - you challenge; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]

(With sharp teeth, a great serpent with a broken elephant's face, you challenge the hare, Karna, Arjuna, and Dhananjaya in battle.)

In the battle, you, with sharp teeth like a great serpent and a broken elephant's face, challenge the hare, Karna, Arjuna, and Dhananjaya.

बिलस्थं कृष्णसर्पं त्वं बाल्यात्काष्ठेन विध्यसि। महाविषं पूर्णकोशं यत्पार्थं योद्धुमिच्छसि ॥८-२७-३८॥

bilasthaṁ kṛṣṇasarpaṁ tvaṁ bālyātkāṣṭhena vidhyasi। mahāviṣaṁ pūrṇakośaṁ yatpārthaṁ yoddhumicchasi ॥8-27-38॥

[बिलस्थम् (bilastham) - situated in a hole; कृष्णसर्पम् (kṛṣṇasarpam) - black snake; त्वम् (tvam) - you; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - out of childishness; काष्ठेन (kāṣṭhena) - with a stick; विध्यसि (vidhyasi) - pierce; महाविषम् (mahāviṣam) - highly venomous; पूर्णकोशम् (pūrṇakośam) - full of poison; यत् (yat) - which; पार्थम् (pārtham) - O son of Pritha; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]

(You, out of childishness, pierce with a stick the black snake situated in a hole, which is highly venomous and full of poison, O son of Pritha, you wish to fight.)

In your childishness, you strike with a stick at the black snake in its hole, unaware that it is highly venomous and full of poison, O son of Pritha, and yet you wish to fight.

सिंहं केसरिणं क्रुद्धमतिक्रम्याभिनर्दसि। सृगाल इव मूढत्वान्नृसिंहं कर्ण पाण्डवम् ॥८-२७-३९॥

siṃhaṃ kesariṇaṃ kruddhamatikramyābhinardasi। sṛgāla iva mūḍhatvānnṛsiṃhaṃ karṇa pāṇḍavam ॥8-27-39॥

[सिंहं (siṃham) - lion; केसरिणं (kesariṇam) - with mane; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - overstepping; अभिनर्दसि (abhinardasi) - you roar; सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal; इव (iva) - like; मूढत्वात् (mūḍhatvāt) - out of foolishness; नृसिंहं (nṛsiṃham) - man-lion; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]

(You roar overstepping the angry lion with mane, like a jackal out of foolishness, at the man-lion Karna, the Pandava.)

Like a foolish jackal overstepping its bounds, you roar at the mighty Karna, the Pandava, who is as fierce as a lion with a mane.

सुपर्णं पतगश्रेष्ठं वैनतेयं तरस्विनम्। लट्वेवाह्वयसे पाते कर्ण पार्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-४०॥

suparṇaṃ patagaśreṣṭhaṃ vainateyaṃ tarasvinam। laṭvevāhvayase pāte karṇa pārthaṃ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-40॥

[सुपर्णम् (suparṇam) - Suparna; पतगश्रेष्ठम् (patagaśreṣṭham) - best of birds; वैनतेयम् (vainateyam) - son of Vinata; तरस्विनम् (tarasvinam) - mighty; लट्वा (laṭvā) - having called; इव (iva) - like; आह्वयसे (āhvayase) - you call; पाते (pāte) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; पार्थम् (pārtham) - son of Pritha; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]

(You call mighty Suparna, the best of birds, son of Vinata, like having called in battle Karna, son of Pritha, Dhananjaya.)

You summon mighty Garuda, the best of birds and son of Vinata, as if calling upon Karna, son of Pritha, and Dhananjaya in battle.

सर्वाम्भोनिलयं भीममूर्मिमन्तं झषायुतम्। चन्द्रोदये विवर्तन्तमप्लवः सन्तितीर्षसि ॥८-२७-४१॥

sarvāmbhonilayaṃ bhīmamūrmimantaṃ jhaṣāyutam। candrodaye vivartantamaplavaḥ santitīrṣasi ॥8-27-41॥

[सर्व (sarva) - all; अम्भोनिलयं (ambhonilayaṃ) - water-abode; भीम (bhīma) - terrible; ऊर्मिमन्तं (ūrmimantaṃ) - wave-possessing; झषायुतम् (jhaṣāyutam) - fish-filled; चन्द्रोदये (candrodaye) - moonrise; विवर्तन्तम् (vivartantam) - turning; अप्लवः (aplavaḥ) - without-boat; सन्तितीर्षसि (santitīrṣasi) - you wish to cross;]

(You wish to cross the terrible, wave-possessing, fish-filled water-abode without a boat at moonrise, turning.)

At moonrise, you wish to cross the vast, terrifying ocean filled with waves and fish, without a boat, as it turns.

ऋषभं दुन्दुभिग्रीवं तीक्ष्णशृङ्गं प्रहारिणम्। वत्स आह्वयसे युद्धे कर्ण पार्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-४२॥

ṛṣabhaṁ dundubhigrīvaṁ tīkṣṇaśṛṅgaṁ prahāriṇam। vatsa āhvayase yuddhe karṇa pārthaṁ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-42॥

[ऋषभं (ṛṣabham) - bull; दुन्दुभिग्रीवं (dundubhi-grīvam) - with a neck like a drum; तीक्ष्णशृङ्गं (tīkṣṇa-śṛṅgam) - sharp-horned; प्रहारिणम् (prahāriṇam) - striker; वत्स (vatsa) - dear; आह्वयसे (āhvayase) - you call; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; पार्थं (pārtham) - son of Pritha; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]

(You call dear Karna, the bull with a neck like a drum, sharp-horned and a striker, in battle, O son of Pritha, Dhananjaya.)

In the battle, dear Karna, you summon Dhananjaya, the son of Pritha, who is like a bull with a neck like a drum, sharp-horned and a fierce striker.

महाघोषं महामेघं दर्दुरः प्रतिनर्दसि। कामतोयप्रदं लोके नरपर्जन्यमर्जुनम् ॥८-२७-४३॥

mahāghoṣaṃ mahāmeghaṃ darduraḥ pratinardasi। kāmatoyapradaṃ loke naraparjanyamarjunam ॥8-27-43॥

[महाघोषम् (mahāghoṣam) - great sound; महामेघम् (mahāmegham) - great cloud; दर्दुरः (darduraḥ) - frog; प्रतिनर्दसि (pratinardasi) - you croak; कामतोयप्रदम् (kāmato'yapradam) - desire-rain-giving; लोके (loke) - in the world; नरपर्जन्यम् (naraparjanyam) - man-rain; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna;]

(You croak like a frog with a great sound, like a great cloud, giving desire-rain in the world, O Arjuna, the man-rain.)

O Arjuna, you croak like a frog with a great sound, resembling a great cloud, bringing desired rain to the world.

यथा च स्वगृहस्थः श्वा व्याघ्रं वनगतं भषेत्। तथा त्वं भषसे कर्ण नरव्याघ्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-४४॥

yathā ca svagṛhasthaḥ śvā vyāghraṃ vanagataṃ bhaṣet। tathā tvaṃ bhaṣase karṇa naravyāghraṃ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-44॥

[यथा (yathā) - just as; च (ca) - and; स्वगृहस्थः (svagṛhasthaḥ) - one who is at home; श्वा (śvā) - dog; व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger; वनगतम् (vanagatam) - gone to the forest; भषेत् (bhaṣet) - barks; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; भषसे (bhaṣase) - speak; कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karna; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]

(Just as a dog at home barks at a tiger gone to the forest, so you speak, O Karna, to the tiger among men, Dhananjaya.)

Just as a house dog barks at a tiger that has gone to the forest, you, O Karna, speak to Dhananjaya, the tiger among men, in the same way.

सृगालोऽपि वने कर्ण शशैः परिवृतो वसन्। मन्यते सिंहमात्मानं यावत्सिंहं न पश्यति ॥८-२७-४५॥

sṛgālo'pi vane karṇa śaśaiḥ parivṛto vasan। manyate siṃhamātmānaṃ yāvatsiṃhaṃ na paśyati ॥8-27-45॥

[सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal; अपि (api) - also; वने (vane) - in the forest; कर्ण (karṇa) - with ears; शशैः (śaśaiḥ) - with hares; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; वसन् (vasan) - living; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; न (na) - not; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees;]

(The jackal, living in the forest surrounded by hares with ears, thinks himself a lion as long as he does not see a lion.)

A jackal, living in the forest surrounded by hares, considers himself a lion until he actually sees a lion.

तथा त्वमपि राधेय सिंहमात्मानमिच्छसि। अपश्यञ्शत्रुदमनं नरव्याघ्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥८-२७-४६॥

tathā tvam api rādheya siṃham ātmānam icchasi। apaśyañ śatrudamanaṃ naravyāghraṃ dhanañjayam ॥8-27-46॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish; अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - seeing; शत्रुदमनम् (śatrudamanam) - subduer of enemies; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]

(Thus you also, O son of Radha, wish yourself to be a lion, seeing the subduer of enemies, the tiger among men, Dhananjaya.)

Thus, O son of Radha, you wish to see yourself as a lion, like Dhananjaya, the subduer of enemies and the tiger among men.

व्याघ्रं त्वं मन्यसेऽऽत्मानं यावत्कृष्णौ न पश्यसि। समास्थितावेकरथे सूर्याचन्द्रमसाविव ॥८-२७-४७॥

vyāghraṃ tvaṃ manyase''tmānaṃ yāvatkṛṣṇau na paśyasi। samāsthitāvekarathe sūryācandramasāviva ॥8-27-47॥

[व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मन्यसे (manyase) - think; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - yourself; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; न (na) - not; पश्यसि (paśyasi) - see; समास्थितौ (samāsthitau) - standing together; एकरथे (ekarathe) - on the same chariot; सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ (sūryācandramasau) - like the sun and the moon; इव (iva) - like;]

(You think yourself a tiger as long as you do not see Krishna and Arjuna standing together on the same chariot, like the sun and the moon.)

You consider yourself powerful like a tiger until you see Krishna and Arjuna together on the same chariot, resembling the sun and the moon.

यावद्गाण्डीवनिर्घोषं न शृणोषि महाहवे। तावदेव त्वया कर्ण शक्यं वक्तुं यथेच्छसि ॥८-२७-४८॥

yāvadgāṇḍīvanirghoṣaṃ na śṛṇoṣi mahāhave। tāvadeva tvayā karṇa śakyaṃ vaktuṃ yathecchasi ॥8-27-48॥

[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gandiva; निर्घोषम् (nirghoṣam) - sound; न (na) - not; शृणोषि (śṛṇoṣi) - you hear; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; तावत् (tāvat) - until then; एव (eva) - only; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; यथा (yathā) - as; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire;]

(As long as you do not hear the sound of Gandiva in the great battle, only until then, O Karna, it is possible for you to speak as you desire.)

As long as you do not hear the sound of the Gandiva bow in the great battle, you may speak as you wish, O Karna, but once you hear it, your words will be in vain.

रथशब्दधनुःशब्दैर्नादयन्तं दिशो दश। नर्दन्तमिव शार्दूलं दृष्ट्वा क्रोष्टा भविष्यसि ॥८-२७-४९॥

rathaśabdadhanuḥśabdairnādayantaṃ diśo daśa। nardantamiva śārdūlaṃ dṛṣṭvā kroṣṭā bhaviṣyasi ॥8-27-49॥

[रथ (ratha) - chariot; शब्द (śabda) - sound; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शब्दैः (śabdaiḥ) - sounds; नादयन्तं (nādayantaṃ) - resounding; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; नर्दन्तम् (nardantam) - roaring; इव (iva) - like; शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; क्रोष्टा (kroṣṭā) - jackal; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become;]

(With the sounds of chariots and bows resounding in the ten directions, roaring like a tiger, seeing this, you will become a jackal.)

With the sounds of chariots and bows echoing in all ten directions, and roaring like a tiger, upon seeing this, you will turn into a jackal.

नित्यमेव सृगालस्त्वं नित्यं सिंहो धनञ्जयः। वीरप्रद्वेषणान्मूढ नित्यं क्रोष्टेव लक्ष्यसे ॥८-२७-५०॥

nityameva sṛgālastvaṃ nityaṃ siṃho dhanañjayaḥ। vīrapradveṣaṇānmūḍha nityaṃ kroṣṭeva lakṣyase ॥8-27-50॥

[नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal; त्वम् (tvam) - you; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; वीरप्रद्वेषणात् (vīrapradveṣaṇāt) - due to enmity with heroes; मूढ (mūḍha) - fool; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; क्रोष्टा (kroṣṭā) - jackal; इव (iva) - like; लक्ष्यसे (lakṣyase) - you appear;]

(Always indeed you are a jackal, always a lion, O Dhananjaya. Due to enmity with heroes, O fool, you always appear like a jackal.)

You are always like a jackal, while Dhananjaya is always like a lion. O fool, due to your enmity with heroes, you always appear like a jackal.

यथाखुः स्याद्बिडालश्च श्वा व्याघ्रश्च बलाबले। यथा सृगालः सिंहश्च यथा च शशकुञ्जरौ ॥८-२७-५१॥

yathākhuḥ syād biḍālaś ca śvā vyāghraś ca balābale। yathā sṛgālaḥ siṃhaś ca yathā ca śaśakuñjarau ॥8-27-51॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; अखुः (akhuḥ) - rat; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; बिडालः (biḍālaḥ) - cat; च (ca) - and; श्वा (śvā) - dog; व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger; च (ca) - and; बलाबले (balābale) - strength and weakness; यथा (yathā) - as; सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) - jackal; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; शशकुञ्जरौ (śaśakuñjarau) - hare and elephant;]

(As a rat may be a cat, a dog, and a tiger in strength and weakness; as a jackal and a lion, as a hare and an elephant.)

Just as a rat can be like a cat, dog, or tiger in terms of strength and weakness, similarly, a jackal can be like a lion, and a hare like an elephant.

यथानृतं च सत्यं च यथा चापि विषामृते। तथा त्वमपि पार्थश्च प्रख्यातावात्मकर्मभिः ॥८-२७-५२॥

yathānṛtaṃ ca satyaṃ ca yathā cāpi viṣāmṛte। tathā tvamapi pārthaśca prakhyātāvātmakarmabhiḥ ॥8-27-52॥

[यथा (yathā) - as; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood; च (ca) - and; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विषामृते (viṣāmṛte) - poison and nectar; तथा (tathā) - so; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; प्रख्यातौ (prakhyātau) - famous; आत्मकर्मभिः (ātmakarmabhiḥ) - by your deeds;]

(As falsehood and truth, as poison and nectar, so you and Arjuna are also famous by your deeds.)

Just as falsehood and truth coexist, and poison and nectar have their own significance, you and Arjuna are renowned for your actions.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

अधिक्षिप्तस्तु राधेयः शल्येनामिततेजसा। शल्यमाह सुसङ्क्रुद्धो वाक्षल्यमवधारयन् ॥८-२७-५३॥

adhikṣiptastu rādheyaḥ śalyenāmitatejasā। śalyamāha susaṅkruddho vākṣalyamavadhārayan ॥8-27-53॥

[अधिक्षिप्तः (adhikṣiptaḥ) - rebuked; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Shalya; अमिततेजसा (amitatejasā) - of immeasurable energy; शल्यम् (śalyam) - to Shalya; आह (āha) - said; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; वाक् (vāk) - words; शल्यम् (śalyam) - to Shalya; अवधारयन् (avadhārayan) - uttering;]

(Rebuked, but Radheya, by Shalya of immeasurable energy, said to Shalya, very angry, words to Shalya, uttering.)

Radheya, rebuked by the immensely powerful Shalya, spoke angrily to Shalya, expressing his words.

गुणान्गुणवतः शल्य गुणवान्वेत्ति नागुणः। त्वं तु नित्यं गुणैर्हीनः किं ज्ञास्यस्यगुणो गुणान् ॥८-२७-५४॥

guṇānguṇavataḥ śalya guṇavānvetti nāguṇaḥ। tvaṃ tu nityaṃ guṇairhīnaḥ kiṃ jñāsyasyaguṇo guṇān ॥8-27-54॥

[गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; गुणवतः (guṇavataḥ) - of the virtuous; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; गुणवान् (guṇavān) - the virtuous; वेत्ति (vetti) - knows; न (na) - not; अगुणः (aguṇaḥ) - the non-virtuous; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तु (tu) - but; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities; हीनः (hīnaḥ) - devoid; किं (kiṃ) - what; ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - will know; अगुणः (aguṇaḥ) - the non-virtuous; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities;]

(The virtuous know the qualities of the virtuous, O Śalya, not the non-virtuous. But you, always devoid of qualities, what will you, the non-virtuous, know of qualities?)

O Śalya, the virtuous understand the virtues of others, but the non-virtuous do not. You, being always devoid of virtues, how can you comprehend the virtues of others?

अर्जुनस्य महास्त्राणि क्रोधं वीर्यं धनुः शरान्। अहं शल्याभिजानामि न त्वं जानासि तत्तथा ॥८-२७-५५॥

arjunasya mahāstrāṇi krodhaṃ vīryaṃ dhanuḥ śarān। ahaṃ śalyābhijānāmi na tvaṃ jānāsi tattathā ॥8-27-55॥

[अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; क्रोधं (krodhaṃ) - anger; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - valor; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; शल्याभिजानामि (śalyābhijānāmi) - know well; न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; जानासि (jānāsi) - know; तत्तथा (tattathā) - that thus;]

(Of Arjuna, the great weapons, anger, valor, bow, arrows, I know well; not you know that thus.)

I am well aware of Arjuna's great weapons, his anger, valor, bow, and arrows; you do not know them as I do.

एवमेवात्मनो वीर्यमहं वीर्यं च पाण्डवे। जानन्नेवाह्वये युद्धे शल्य नाग्निं पतङ्गवत् ॥८-२७-५६॥

evamevātmanaḥ vīryamahaṃ vīryaṃ ca pāṇḍave। jānannevāhvaye yuddhe śalya nāgniṃ pataṅgavat ॥8-27-56॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; अहम् (aham) - I; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - to Pandava; जानन् (jānan) - knowing; एव (eva) - indeed; आह्वये (āhvaye) - I challenge; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; न (na) - not; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; पतङ्गवत् (pataṅgavat) - like a moth;]

(Thus indeed, knowing my own strength and the strength of Pandava, I challenge Shalya in battle, not like a moth to fire.)

Thus, knowing my own strength and that of the Pandava, I challenge Shalya in battle, not recklessly like a moth drawn to a flame.

अस्ति चायमिषुः शल्य सुपुङ्खो रक्तभोजनः। एकतूणीशयः पत्री सुधौतः समलङ्कृतः ॥८-२७-५७॥

asti cāyamiṣuḥ śalya supuṅkho raktabhojanaḥ। ekatūṇīśayaḥ patrī sudhautaḥ samalaṅkṛtaḥ ॥8-27-57॥

[अस्ति (asti) - there is; च (ca) - and; अयम् (ayam) - this; इषुः (iṣuḥ) - arrow; शल्य (śalya) - with an iron head; सुपुङ्खः (supuṅkhaḥ) - well-feathered; रक्तभोजनः (raktabhojanaḥ) - red in color; एकतूणीशयः (ekatūṇīśayaḥ) - fitting in one quiver; पत्री (patrī) - winged; सुधौतः (sudhautaḥ) - well-washed; समलङ्कृतः (samalaṅkṛtaḥ) - well-adorned;]

(There is this arrow with an iron head, well-feathered, red in color, fitting in one quiver, winged, well-washed, and well-adorned.)

There is an arrow with an iron head, well-feathered and red in color, fitting perfectly in one quiver, winged, thoroughly cleaned, and beautifully adorned.

शेते चन्दनपूर्णेन पूजितो बहुलाः समाः। आहेयो विषवानुग्रो नराश्वद्विपसङ्घहा ॥८-२७-५८॥

śete candanapūrṇena pūjito bahulāḥ samāḥ। āheyo viṣavānugro narāśvadvipasaṅghahā ॥8-27-58॥

[शेते (śete) - lies; चन्दनपूर्णेन (candanapūrṇena) - with sandalwood; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - worshipped; बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - many; समाः (samāḥ) - years; आहेयः (āheyaḥ) - irresistible; विषवानुग्रः (viṣavānugraḥ) - poisonous and fierce; नर (nara) - men; अश्व (aśva) - horses; द्विप (dvipa) - elephants; सङ्घहा (saṅghahā) - destroyer of groups;]

(He lies worshipped with sandalwood for many years, irresistible, poisonous and fierce, destroyer of groups of men, horses, and elephants.)

He has been lying there, worshipped with sandalwood for many years, an irresistible and fierce entity, capable of destroying groups of men, horses, and elephants.

एकवीरो महारौद्रस्तनुत्रास्थिविदारणः। निर्भिन्द्यां येन रुष्टोऽहमपि मेरुं महागिरिम् ॥८-२७-५९॥

ekavīro mahāraudratanutrāsthi-vidāraṇaḥ। nirbhindyāṃ yena ruṣṭo'hamapi meruṃ mahāgirim ॥8-27-59॥

[एकवीरः (ekavīraḥ) - one hero; महारौद्रः (mahāraudraḥ) - very fierce; तनुत्रास्थिविदारणः (tanutrāsthi-vidāraṇaḥ) - body and bone splitter; निर्भिन्द्याम् (nirbhindyām) - piercing; येन (yena) - by whom; रुष्टः (ruṣṭaḥ) - angry; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - even; मेरुम् (merum) - Meru; महागिरिम् (mahāgirim) - great mountain;]

(One hero, very fierce, body and bone splitter; by whom, angry, I even pierce Meru, the great mountain.)

I am the one hero, very fierce and capable of splitting body and bone, who, when angry, can even pierce Meru, the great mountain.

तमहं जातु नास्येयमन्यस्मिन्फल्गुनादृते। कृष्णाद्वा देवकीपुत्रात्सत्यं चात्र शृणुष्व मे ॥८-२७-६०॥

tam ahaṁ jātu nāsyeyam anyasmin phalgunād ṛte। kṛṣṇād vā devakīputrāt satyaṁ cātra śṛṇuṣva me ॥8-27-60॥

[तम् (tam) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; जातु (jātu) - ever; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - this; इयम् (iyam) - this; अन्यस्मिन् (anyasmin) - in another; फल्गुनात् (phalgunāt) - than Arjuna; ऋते (ṛte) - except; कृष्णात् (kṛṣṇāt) - than Krishna; वा (vā) - or; देवकीपुत्रात् (devakīputrāt) - than the son of Devaki; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - hear; मे (me) - my;]

(That I never (speak) of this to another except Arjuna or Krishna, the son of Devaki. Hear my truth here.)

I never speak of this to anyone other than Arjuna or Krishna, the son of Devaki. Hear my truth here.

तेनाहमिषुणा शल्य वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। योत्स्ये परमसङ्क्रुद्धस्तत्कर्म सदृशं मम ॥८-२७-६१॥

tenāhamiṣuṇā śalya vāsudevadhanañjayau। yotsye paramasaṅkruddhastatkarm sadṛśaṃ mama ॥8-27-61॥

[तेन (tena) - by him; अहम् (aham) - I; इषुणा (iṣuṇā) - with an arrow; शल्य (śalya) - O Śalya; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva; धनञ्जयौ (dhanañjayau) - and Dhanañjaya; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - will fight; परम (parama) - extremely; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karm) - action; सदृशं (sadṛśaṃ) - befitting; मम (mama) - of me;]

(By him, I, with an arrow, O Śalya, will fight Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya, extremely angry, that action befitting of me.)

With his arrow, I will fight against Vāsudeva and Dhanañjaya, O Śalya, in a manner that befits my extreme anger.

सर्वेषां वासुदेवानां कृष्णे लक्ष्मीः प्रतिष्ठिता। सर्वेषां पाण्डुपुत्राणां जयः पार्थे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ उभयं तत्समासाद्य कोऽतिवर्तितुमर्हति ॥८-२७-६२॥

sarveṣāṃ vāsudevānāṃ kṛṣṇe lakṣmīḥ pratiṣṭhitā। sarveṣāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ jayaḥ pārthe pratiṣṭhitaḥ ॥ ubhayaṃ tatsamāsādya ko'tivartitum arhati ॥8-27-62॥

[सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; वासुदेवानाम् (vāsudevānām) - of the Vāsudevas; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - in Kṛṣṇa; लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmīḥ) - Lakshmi; प्रतिष्ठिता (pratiṣṭhitā) - is established; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pandu; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; पार्थे (pārthe) - in Arjuna; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - is established; उभयम् (ubhayaṃ) - both; तत् (tat) - that; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained; कः (kaḥ) - who; अतिवर्तितुम् (ativartitum) - to surpass; अर्हति (arhati) - is able;]

(Of all the Vāsudevas, Lakshmi is established in Kṛṣṇa. Of all the sons of Pandu, victory is established in Arjuna. Having attained both, who is able to surpass?)

Lakshmi resides in Kṛṣṇa among all the Vāsudevas, and victory resides in Arjuna among all the sons of Pandu. Who can surpass them having attained both?

तावेतौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ समेतौ स्यन्दने स्थितौ। मामेकमभिसंयातौ सुजातं शल्य पश्य मे ॥८-२७-६३॥

tāvetau puruṣavyāghrau sametau syandane sthitau। māmekamabhisaṃyātau sujātaṃ śalya paśya me ॥8-27-63॥

[तौ (tau) - those two; एतौ (etau) - these; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - tiger among men; समेतौ (sametau) - assembled; स्यन्दने (syandane) - in the chariot; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; माम् (mām) - me; एकम् (ekam) - alone; अभिसंयातौ (abhisaṃyātau) - approaching; सुजातम् (sujātam) - noble-born; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my;]

(Those two tigers among men, assembled and standing in the chariot, are approaching me alone. See my noble-born Shalya.)

Those two warriors, like tigers among men, are standing together in the chariot and approaching me alone. Behold my noble-born Shalya.

पितृष्वसामातुलजौ भ्रातरावपराजितौ। मणी सूत्र इव प्रोतौ द्रष्टासि निहतौ मया ॥८-२७-६४॥

pitṛṣvasāmātulajau bhrātarāvaparājitau। maṇī sūtra iva protau draṣṭāsi nihatau mayā ॥8-27-64॥

[पितृष्वसामातुलजौ (pitṛṣvasāmātulajau) - sons of father's sister and maternal uncle; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; अपराजितौ (aparājitau) - unconquered; मणी (maṇī) - gems; सूत्र (sūtra) - thread; इव (iva) - like; प्रोतौ (protau) - strung; द्रष्टासि (draṣṭāsi) - you will see; निहतौ (nihatau) - killed; मया (mayā) - by me;]

(The sons of the father's sister and maternal uncle, the unconquered brothers, like gems strung on a thread, you will see killed by me.)

You will see the sons of your father's sister and maternal uncle, the unconquered brothers, like gems strung on a thread, killed by me.

अर्जुने गाण्डिवं कृष्णे चक्रं तार्क्ष्यकपिध्वजौ। भीरूणां त्रासजननौ शल्य हर्षकरौ मम ॥८-२७-६५॥

arjune gāṇḍivaṃ kṛṣṇe cakraṃ tārkṣyakapidhvajau। bhīrūṇāṃ trāsajananau śalya harṣakarau mama ॥8-27-65॥

[अर्जुने (arjune) - in Arjuna; गाण्डिवं (gāṇḍivaṃ) - Gandiva bow; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - in Krishna; चक्रं (cakraṃ) - discus; तार्क्ष्यकपिध्वजौ (tārkṣyakapidhvajau) - with Garuda and monkey banners; भीरूणां (bhīrūṇāṃ) - of the timid; त्रासजननौ (trāsajananau) - causing fear; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; हर्षकरौ (harṣakarau) - causing joy; मम (mama) - my;]

(In Arjuna, the Gandiva bow; in Krishna, the discus; with Garuda and monkey banners, causing fear to the timid, Shalya, causing joy to my (side).)

In Arjuna, the Gandiva bow and in Krishna, the discus, with Garuda and monkey banners, they instill fear in the timid and bring joy to my side, Shalya.

त्वं तु दुष्प्रकृतिर्मूढो महायुद्धेष्वकोविदः। भयावतीर्णः सन्त्रासादबद्धं बहु भाषसे ॥८-२७-६६॥

tvaṁ tu duṣprakṛtirmūḍho mahāyuddheṣvakovidaḥ। bhayāvātīrṇaḥ santrāsādabaddhaṁ bahu bhāṣase ॥8-27-66॥

[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तु (tu) - but; दुष्प्रकृतिः (duṣprakṛtiḥ) - ill-natured; मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish; महायुद्धेषु (mahāyuddheṣu) - in great battles; अकोविदः (akovidaḥ) - unskilled; भयावतीर्णः (bhayāvātīrṇaḥ) - overcome by fear; सन्त्रासात् (santrāsāt) - from panic; अबद्धं (abaddhaṁ) - without reason; बहु (bahu) - much; भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak;]

(You, however, are ill-natured, foolish, unskilled in great battles, overcome by fear, and speak much without reason from panic.)

You are of ill nature and foolish, unskilled in great battles. Overcome by fear and panic, you speak excessively without reason.

संस्तौषि त्वं तु केनापि हेतुना तौ कुदेशज। तौ हत्वा समरे हन्ता त्वामद्धा सहबान्धवम् ॥८-२७-६७॥

saṁstauṣi tvaṁ tu kenāpi hetunā tau kudeśaja। tau hatvā samare hantā tvāmaddhā sahabāndhavam ॥8-27-67॥

[संस्तौषि (saṁstauṣi) - you praise; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; तु (tu) - but; केनापि (kenāpi) - for some reason; हेतुना (hetunā) - cause; तौ (tau) - those two; कुदेशज (kudeśaja) - born in a bad place; तौ (tau) - those two; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; हन्ता (hantā) - killer; त्वामद्धा (tvāmaddhā) - you indeed; सहबान्धवम् (sahabāndhavam) - with relatives;]

(You praise, but for some reason, those two born in a bad place, having killed in battle, the killer you indeed with relatives.)

You praise them, but for some reason, those two born in a bad place, having killed in battle, will indeed kill you along with your relatives.

पापदेशज दुर्बुद्धे क्षुद्र क्षत्रियपांसन। सुहृद्भूत्वा रिपुः किं मां कृष्णाभ्यां भीषयन्नसि ॥८-२७-६८॥

pāpadeśaja durbuddhe kṣudra kṣatriyapāṁsana। suhṛdbhūtvā ripuḥ kiṁ māṁ kṛṣṇābhyāṁ bhīṣayannasi ॥8-27-68॥

[पापदेशज (pāpadeśaja) - born in a sinful land; दुर्बुद्धे (durbuddhe) - wicked-minded; क्षुद्र (kṣudra) - mean; क्षत्रियपांसन (kṣatriyapāṁsana) - disgrace to the Kshatriyas; सुहृद्भूत्वा (suhṛdbhūtvā) - having become a friend; रिपुः (ripuḥ) - enemy; किं (kiṁ) - why; मां (māṁ) - me; कृष्णाभ्यां (kṛṣṇābhyāṁ) - by Krishna; भीषयन्नसि (bhīṣayannasi) - are you frightening;]

(Born in a sinful land, wicked-minded, mean, disgrace to the Kshatriyas, having become a friend, why are you, the enemy, frightening me by Krishna?)

You, born in a sinful land and wicked-minded, a mean disgrace to the Kshatriyas, having once been a friend, why are you now, as an enemy, trying to frighten me with Krishna?

तौ वा ममाद्य हन्तारौ हन्तास्मि समरे स्थितौ। नाहं बिभेमि कृष्णाभ्यां विजानन्नात्मनो बलम् ॥८-२७-६९॥

tau vā mamādya hantārau hantāsmi samare sthitau। nāhaṃ bibhemi kṛṣṇābhyāṃ vijānannātmano balam ॥8-27-69॥

[तौ (tau) - they; वा (vā) - or; मम (mama) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; हन्तारौ (hantārau) - killers; हन्तास्मि (hantāsmi) - I will kill; समरे (samare) - in battle; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; बिभेमि (bibhemi) - fear; कृष्णाभ्यां (kṛṣṇābhyāṃ) - from the two Krishnas; विजानन् (vijānann) - knowing; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - my own; बलम् (balam) - strength;]

(They or my killers today, I will kill standing in battle. I do not fear the two Krishnas, knowing my own strength.)

"Today, either they will be my killers, or I will kill them standing in battle. I do not fear the two Krishnas, as I am aware of my own strength."

वासुदेवसहस्रं वा फल्गुनानां शतानि च। अहमेको हनिष्यामि जोषमास्स्व कुदेशज ॥८-२७-७०॥

vāsudevasahasraṃ vā phalgunānāṃ śatāni ca। ahameko haniṣyāmi joṣamāssva kudeśaja ॥8-27-70॥

[वासुदेवसहस्रं (vāsudevasahasraṃ) - thousands of Vasudevas; वा (vā) - or; फल्गुनानां (phalgunānāṃ) - of Phalgunas; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will slay; जोषम् (joṣam) - quietly; आस् (ās) - stay; स्व (sva) - your; कुदेशज (kudeśaja) - born in a bad place;]

(Thousands of Vasudevas or hundreds of Phalgunas, I alone will slay. Stay quietly, you born in a bad place.)

"I alone will slay thousands of Vasudevas or hundreds of Phalgunas. Stay quietly, you who are born in a bad place."

स्त्रियो बालाश्च वृद्धाश्च प्रायः क्रीडागता जनाः। या गाथाः सम्प्रगायन्ति कुर्वन्तोऽध्ययनं यथा ॥ ता गाथाः शृणु मे शल्य मद्रकेषु दुरात्मसु ॥८-२७-७१॥

striyo bālāśca vṛddhāśca prāyaḥ krīḍāgatā janāḥ। yā gāthāḥ sampragāyanti kurvanto'dhyayanaṃ yathā ॥ tā gāthāḥ śṛṇu me śalya madrakeṣu durātmasu ॥8-27-71॥

[स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; बालाः (bālāḥ) - children; च (ca) - and; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - old people; च (ca) - and; प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly; क्रीडागता (krīḍāgatā) - engaged in play; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; याः (yāḥ) - who; गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - songs; सम्प्रगायन्ति (sampragāyanti) - sing together; कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing; अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study; यथा (yathā) - as; ताः (tāḥ) - those; गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - songs; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; मे (me) - my; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya; मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madras; दुरात्मसु (durātmasu) - wicked ones;]

(Women, children, and old people, mostly engaged in play, who sing songs together as if studying — hear those songs of mine, Shalya, among the wicked ones of the Madras.)

Women, children, and the elderly, often found in play, sing songs together as if they are studying. Listen to those songs of mine, Shalya, among the wicked people of the Madras.

ब्राह्मणैः कथिताः पूर्वं यथावद्राजसंनिधौ। श्रुत्वा चैकमना मूढ क्षम वा ब्रूहि वोत्तरम् ॥८-२७-७२॥

brāhmaṇaiḥ kathitāḥ pūrvaṃ yathāvad rājasaṃnidhau। śrutvā caikamānā mūḍha kṣama vā brūhi vottaram ॥8-27-72॥

[ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by the Brahmins; कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - told; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; राजसंनिधौ (rājasaṃnidhau) - in the presence of the king; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; एकमना (ekamanā) - with concentrated mind; मूढ (mūḍha) - confused one; क्षम (kṣama) - capable; वा (vā) - or; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; वोत्तरम् (vottaram) - the answer;]

(By the Brahmins, it was told before, properly in the presence of the king. Having heard, O confused one with a concentrated mind, are you capable or speak the answer.)

The Brahmins had previously told this properly in the presence of the king. Having heard it, O confused one, with a focused mind, are you capable of giving an answer or not?

मित्रध्रुङ्मद्रको नित्यं यो नो द्वेष्टि स मद्रकः। मद्रके सङ्गतं नास्ति क्षुद्रवाक्ये नराधमे ॥८-२७-७३॥

mitradhr̥ṅmadrako nityaṃ yo no dveṣṭi sa madrakaḥ। madrake saṅgataṃ nāsti kṣudravākye narād hame ॥8-27-73॥

[मित्रध्रुक् (mitradhruk) - one who harms friends; मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - a person from Madra; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; यः (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - us; द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates; सः (saḥ) - he; मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - a person from Madra; मद्रके (madrake) - in Madra; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; क्षुद्रवाक्ये (kṣudravākye) - in trivial words; नराधमे (narādhame) - in the lowest of men;]

(One who always harms friends and hates us is a person from Madra. In Madra, there is no association with trivial words in the lowest of men.)

A person from Madra who always harms friends and hates us is indeed from Madra. In Madra, there is no association with trivial words among the lowest of men.

दुरात्मा मद्रको नित्यं नित्यं चानृतिकोऽनृजुः। यावदन्तं हि दौरात्म्यं मद्रकेष्विति नः श्रुतम् ॥८-२७-७४॥

durātmā madrako nityaṃ nityaṃ cānṛtiko'nṛjuḥ। yāvadantaṃ hi daurātmyaṃ madrakeṣviti naḥ śrutam ॥8-27-74॥

[दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - Madraka; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; च (ca) - and; अनृतिकः (anṛtikaḥ) - untruthful; अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - crooked; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; अन्तम् (antam) - end; हि (hi) - indeed; दौरात्म्यम् (daurātmyam) - wickedness; मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madrakas; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard;]

(The wicked soul Madraka is always, always untruthful and crooked. Indeed, as long as there is wickedness among the Madrakas, thus it has been heard by us.)

The Madraka, known for his wickedness, is perpetually deceitful and crooked. It is said that as long as wickedness exists among the Madrakas, this is what we have heard.

पिता माता च पुत्रश्च श्वश्रूश्वशुरमातुलाः। जामाता दुहिता भ्राता नप्ता ते ते च बान्धवाः ॥८-२७-७५॥

pitā mātā ca putraśca śvaśrūśvaśuramātulāḥ। jāmātā duhitā bhrātā naptā te te ca bāndhavāḥ ॥8-27-75॥

[पिता (pitā) - father; माता (mātā) - mother; च (ca) - and; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; श्वश्रूः (śvaśrūḥ) - mother-in-law; श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) - father-in-law; मातुलाः (mātulāḥ) - maternal uncles; जामाता (jāmātā) - son-in-law; दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; ते (te) - they; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives;]

(Father, mother, and son, mother-in-law, father-in-law, maternal uncles, son-in-law, daughter, brother, grandson, they, they and relatives.)

"Father, mother, son, in-laws, uncles, son-in-law, daughter, brother, grandson, and all these are relatives."

वयस्याभ्यागताश्चान्ये दासीदासं च सङ्गतम्। पुम्भिर्विमिश्रा नार्यश्च ज्ञाताज्ञाताः स्वयेच्छया ॥८-२७-७६॥

vayasyābhyāgatāścānye dāsīdāsaṃ ca saṅgatam। pumbhirvimiśrā nāryaśca jñātājñātāḥ svayecchayā ॥8-27-76॥

[वयस्याः (vayasyāḥ) - friends; अभ्यागताः (abhyāgatāḥ) - arrived; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; दासीदासम् (dāsīdāsam) - maidservants and servants; च (ca) - and; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - gathered; पुम्भिः (pumbhiḥ) - with men; विमिश्राः (vimiśrāḥ) - mixed; नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; ज्ञाताज्ञाताः (jñātājñātāḥ) - known and unknown; स्वयेच्छया (svayecchayā) - by their own will;]

(Friends and others arrived, maidservants and servants gathered, mixed with men and women, known and unknown, by their own will.)

Friends and others arrived, and maidservants and servants gathered. Men and women, both known and unknown, mingled freely by their own will.

येषां गृहेषु शिष्टानां सक्तुमन्थाशिनां सदा। पीत्वा सीधुं सगोमांसं नर्दन्ति च हसन्ति च ॥८-२७-७७॥

yeṣāṃ gṛheṣu śiṣṭānāṃ saktumanthāśināṃ sadā। pītvā sīdhuṃ sagomāṃsaṃ nardanti ca hasanti ca ॥8-27-77॥

[येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; गृहेषु (gṛheṣu) - in houses; शिष्टानाम् (śiṣṭānām) - of the cultured; सक्तुमन्थाशिनाम् (saktumanthāśinām) - eaters of barley gruel; सदा (sadā) - always; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; सीधुम् (sīdhuṃ) - liquor; सगोमांसम् (sagomāṃsam) - with beef; नर्दन्ति (nardanti) - roar; च (ca) - and; हसन्ति (hasanti) - laugh; च (ca) - and;]

(In whose houses, the cultured ones, always eat barley gruel, having drunk liquor with beef, roar and laugh.)

In the houses of those cultured ones, who always eat barley gruel, having drunk liquor with beef, they roar and laugh.

यानि चैवाप्यबद्धानि प्रवर्तन्ते च कामतः। कामप्रलापिनोऽन्योन्यं तेषु धर्मः कथं भवेत् ॥८-२७-७८॥

yāni caivāpyabaddhāni pravartante ca kāmataḥ। kāmapralāpino'nyonyaṃ teṣu dharmaḥ kathaṃ bhavet ॥8-27-78॥

[यानि (yāni) - which; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - also; अबद्धानि (abaddhāni) - unrestrained; प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - engage; च (ca) - and; कामतः (kāmataḥ) - out of desire; कामप्रलापिनः (kāmapralāpinaḥ) - those who speak of desires; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; तेषु (teṣu) - among them; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; कथम् (kathaṃ) - how; भवेत् (bhavet) - can be;]

(Which indeed are unrestrained and engage out of desire, how can righteousness exist among those who speak of desires to each other?)

How can righteousness exist among those who are unrestrained and engage with each other out of desire, speaking only of their desires?

मद्रकेषु विलुप्तेषु प्रख्याताशुभकर्मसु। नापि वैरं न सौहार्दं मद्रकेषु समाचरेत् ॥८-२७-७९॥

madrakeṣu vilupteṣu prakhyātaśubhakarmasu। nāpi vairaṃ na sauhārdaṃ madrakeṣu samācaret ॥8-27-79॥

[मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madras; विलुप्तेषु (vilupteṣu) - who are destroyed; प्रख्यात (prakhyāta) - famous; अशुभ (aśubha) - inauspicious; कर्मसु (karmasu) - in deeds; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - even; वैरं (vairaṃ) - enmity; न (na) - not; सौहार्दं (sauhārdaṃ) - friendship; मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madras; समाचरेत् (samācaret) - should act;]

(Among the Madras who are destroyed, famous for inauspicious deeds, neither enmity nor friendship should be acted upon.)

Among the Madras, who are known for their destructive and inauspicious deeds, one should neither harbor enmity nor friendship.

मद्रके सङ्गतं नास्ति मद्रको हि सचापलः। मद्रकेषु च दुःस्पर्शं शौचं गान्धारकेषु च ॥८-२७-८०॥

madrake saṅgataṃ nāsti madrako hi sacāpalaḥ। madrakeṣu ca duḥsparśaṃ śaucaṃ gāndhārakeṣu ca ॥8-27-80॥

[मद्रके (madrake) - in Madra; सङ्गतं (saṅgataṃ) - association; नास्ति (nāsti) - is not; मद्रको (madrako) - Madra; हि (hi) - indeed; सचापलः (sacāpalaḥ) - fickle; मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among Madras; च (ca) - and; दुःस्पर्शं (duḥsparśaṃ) - impurity; शौचं (śaucaṃ) - purity; गान्धारकेषु (gāndhārakeṣu) - among Gandharas; च (ca) - and;]

(In Madra, there is no association, for Madra is indeed fickle. Among Madras, impurity and purity are among Gandharas.)

In the region of Madra, there is no unity, as the people of Madra are indeed fickle. Among the Madras, impurity is found, while purity is found among the Gandharas.

राजयाजकयाज्येन नष्टं दत्तं हविर्भवेत्। शूद्रसंस्कारको विप्रो यथा याति पराभवम्। तथा ब्रह्मद्विषो नित्यं गच्छन्तीह पराभवम् ॥८-२७-८२॥

rājayājakayājyena naṣṭaṃ dattaṃ havirbhavet। śūdrasaṃskārako vipro yathā yāti parābhavam। tathā brahmadviṣo nityaṃ gacchantīha parābhavam ॥8-27-82॥

[राजयाजकयाज्येन (rājayājakayājyena) - by the sacrifice performed by the king; नष्टं (naṣṭaṃ) - destroyed; दत्तं (dattaṃ) - given; हविः (haviḥ) - offering; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; शूद्रसंस्कारकः (śūdrasaṃskārakaḥ) - one who performs rites for a Shudra; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin; यथा (yathā) - as; याति (yāti) - goes; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - to ruin; तथा (tathā) - so; ब्रह्मद्विषः (brahmadviṣaḥ) - enemies of Brahmins; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; इह (iha) - here; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - to ruin;]

(By the sacrifice performed by the king, the offering given is destroyed. Just as a Brahmin who performs rites for a Shudra goes to ruin, so do the enemies of Brahmins always go to ruin here.)

The offering given in the sacrifice performed by the king is destroyed. Just as a Brahmin who performs rites for a Shudra meets ruin, so do the enemies of Brahmins always meet ruin here.

मद्रके सङ्गतं नास्ति हतं वृश्चिकतो विषम्। आथर्वणेन मन्त्रेण सर्वा शान्तिः कृता भवेत् ॥८-२७-८३॥

madrake saṅgataṃ nāsti hataṃ vṛścikato viṣam। ātharvaṇena mantreṇa sarvā śāntiḥ kṛtā bhavet ॥8-27-83॥

[मद्रके (madrake) - in Madra; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - association; नास्ति (nāsti) - is not; हतम् (hatam) - destroyed; वृश्चिकतः (vṛścikataḥ) - from the scorpion; विषम् (viṣam) - poison; आथर्वणेन (ātharvaṇena) - by Atharvan; मन्त्रेण (mantreṇa) - by mantra; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace; कृता (kṛtā) - made; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes;]

(In Madra, there is no association; the poison from the scorpion is destroyed. By the Atharvan mantra, all peace is made.)

In the region of Madra, there is no association with the poison from the scorpion as it is destroyed. All peace is achieved through the Atharvan mantra.

इति वृश्चिकदष्टस्य नानाविषहतस्य च। कुर्वन्ति भेषजं प्राज्ञाः सत्यं तच्चापि दृश्यते ॥ एवं विद्वञ्जोषमास्स्व शृणु चात्रोत्तरं वचः ॥८-२७-८४॥

iti vṛścikadaṣṭasya nānāviṣahatasya ca। kurvanti bheṣajaṃ prājñāḥ satyaṃ taccāpi dṛśyate ॥ evaṃ vidvañjoṣamāssva śṛṇu cātrottaraṃ vacaḥ ॥8-27-84॥

[इति (iti) - thus; वृश्चिकदष्टस्य (vṛścikadaṣṭasya) - of the scorpion-bitten; नानाविषहतस्य (nānāviṣahatasya) - of the various poison-afflicted; च (ca) - and; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - make; भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine; प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one; जोषम् (joṣam) - calmly; आस्स्व (āssva) - sit; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]

(Thus, for the scorpion-bitten and various poison-afflicted, the wise ones make medicine, and that truth is also seen. Thus, O learned one, sit calmly and listen here to the answer words.)

Thus, the wise make remedies for those bitten by scorpions and afflicted by various poisons, and this truth is evident. Therefore, O learned one, sit calmly and listen to the answer here.

वासांस्युत्सृज्य नृत्यन्ति स्त्रियो या मद्यमोहिताः। मिथुनेऽसंयताश्चापि यथाकामचराश्च ताः ॥ तासां पुत्रः कथं धर्मं मद्रको वक्तुमर्हति ॥८-२७-८५॥

vāsāṃsy utsṛjya nṛtyanti striyo yā madyamohitāḥ। mithune'saṃyatāś cāpi yathākāmacarāś ca tāḥ ॥ tāsāṃ putraḥ kathaṃ dharmaṃ madrako vaktum arhati ॥8-27-85॥

[वासांसि (vāsāṃsi) - garments; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - discarding; नृत्यन्ति (nṛtyanti) - dance; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; या (yā) - who; मद्यमोहिताः (madyamohitāḥ) - intoxicated by wine; मिथुने (mithune) - in sexual union; असंयताः (asaṃyatāḥ) - unrestrained; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; यथाकामचराः (yathākāmacarāḥ) - acting according to their desires; च (ca) - and; ताः (tāḥ) - they; तासां (tāsāṃ) - their; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - Madraka; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; अर्हति (arhati) - deserves;]

(Discarding garments, the women who are intoxicated by wine dance. Unrestrained in sexual union and acting according to their desires, how can their son, Madraka, deserve to speak of dharma?)

The women, intoxicated by wine, discard their garments and dance unrestrainedly, engaging in sexual union as they please. How can their son, Madraka, be fit to speak of dharma?

यास्तिष्ठन्त्यः प्रमेहन्ति यथैवोष्ट्रीदशेरके। तासां विभ्रष्टलज्जानां निर्लज्जानां ततस्ततः ॥ त्वं पुत्रस्तादृशीनां हि धर्मं वक्तुमिहेच्छसि ॥८-२७-८६॥

yāstiṣṭhantyaḥ pramehanti yathaivoṣṭrīdaśerake। tāsāṃ vibhraṣṭalajjānāṃ nirlajjānāṃ tatastataḥ ॥ tvaṃ putrastādṛśīnāṃ hi dharmaṃ vaktumihecchasi ॥8-27-86॥

[याः (yāḥ) - who; तिष्ठन्त्यः (tiṣṭhantyaḥ) - stand; प्रमेहन्ति (pramehanti) - urinate; यथा (yathā) - like; एव (eva) - indeed; उष्ट्र्यः (uṣṭryaḥ) - camels; दशेरके (daśerake) - in the market; तासाम् (tāsām) - of them; विभ्रष्टलज्जानाम् (vibhraṣṭalajjānām) - shameless; निर्लज्जानाम् (nirlajjānām) - without shame; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; ततः (tataḥ) - here and there; त्वम् (tvam) - you; पुत्र (putra) - son; तादृशीनाम् (tādṛśīnām) - of such; हि (hi) - indeed; धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; इह (iha) - here; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]

(Those who stand and urinate like camels in the market, of them, who are shameless and without shame here and there, you, son, indeed wish to speak of duty here.)

You, son, wish to speak of duty here, like those who stand and urinate like camels in the market, who are shameless and without shame everywhere.

सुवीरकं याच्यमाना मद्रका कषति स्फिजौ। अदातुकामा वचनमिदं वदति दारुणम् ॥८-२७-८७॥

suvīrakaṃ yācyamānā madrakā kaṣati sphijau। adātukāmā vacanamidaṃ vadati dāruṇam ॥8-27-87॥

[सुवीरकं (suvīrakaṃ) - heroic; याच्यमाना (yācyamānā) - being asked; मद्रका (madrakā) - Madraka woman; कषति (kaṣati) - scratches; स्फिजौ (sphijau) - buttocks; अदातुकामा (adātukāmā) - unwilling to give; वचनमिदं (vacanamidaṃ) - this speech; वदति (vadati) - says; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - harsh;]

(The Madraka woman, being asked for the heroic one, scratches the buttocks. Unwilling to give, she says this harsh speech.)

The Madraka woman, when asked for the heroic one, scratches her buttocks and, unwilling to give, speaks harshly.

मा मा सुवीरकं कश्चिद्याचतां दयितो मम। पुत्रं दद्यां प्रतिपदं न तु दद्यां सुवीरकम् ॥८-२७-८८॥

mā mā suvīrakaṃ kaścidyācatāṃ dayito mama। putraṃ dadyāṃ pratipadaṃ na tu dadyāṃ suvīrakam ॥8-27-88॥

[मा (mā) - do not; मा (mā) - do not; सुवीरकं (suvīrakaṃ) - Suvīraka; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; याचताम् (yācatām) - ask; दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; प्रतिपदम् (pratipadam) - at every step; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; दद्याम् (dadyām) - I would give; सुवीरकम् (suvīrakam) - Suvīraka;]

(Do not, do not let anyone ask for Suvīraka, my beloved. I would give my son at every step, but not Suvīraka.)

"Do not let anyone ask for Suvīraka, my beloved. I would give my son at every step, but not Suvīraka."

नार्यो बृहत्यो निर्ह्रीका मद्रकाः कम्बलावृताः। घस्मरा नष्टशौचाश्च प्राय इत्यनुशुश्रुम ॥८-२७-८९॥

nāryo bṛhatyo nirhrīkā madrakāḥ kambalāvṛtāḥ। ghasmarā naṣṭaśaucāśca prāya ityanaśuśruma ॥8-27-89॥

[नार्यः (nāryaḥ) - women; बृहत्यः (bṛhatyaḥ) - tall; निर्ह्रीकाः (nirhrīkāḥ) - shameless; मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - Madras; कम्बलावृताः (kambalāvṛtāḥ) - covered with blankets; घस्मराः (ghasmarāḥ) - voracious; नष्टशौचाः (naṣṭaśaucāḥ) - lost purity; च (ca) - and; प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly; इति (iti) - thus; अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have heard;]

(Women, tall, shameless, Madras, covered with blankets, voracious, lost purity, and mostly thus we have heard.)

We have heard that the women of Madras are generally tall, shameless, covered with blankets, voracious, and have lost their purity.

एवमादि मयान्यैर्वा शक्यं वक्तुं भवेद्बहु। आ केशाग्रान्नखाग्राच्च वक्तव्येषु कुवर्त्मसु ॥८-२७-९०॥

evamādi mayānyairvā śakyaṃ vaktuṃ bhavedbahu। ā keśāgrānnakhāgrācca vaktavyeṣu kuvartmasu ॥8-27-90॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; आदि (ādi) - beginning; मया (mayā) - by me; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; वा (vā) - or; शक्यं (śakyaṃ) - possible; वक्तुं (vaktuṃ) - to speak; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; बहु (bahu) - much; आ (ā) - from; केश (keśa) - hair; अग्रात् (agrāt) - from the tip; नख (nakha) - nail; अग्रात् (agrāt) - from the tip; च (ca) - and; वक्तव्येषु (vaktavyeṣu) - in the matters to be spoken; कु (ku) - bad; वर्त्मसु (vartmasu) - in the paths;]

(Thus, beginning with this, it is possible for me or others to speak much, from the tip of the hair to the tip of the nails, in the matters to be spoken, in the bad paths.)

Thus, starting from this, it is possible for me or others to speak at length about various matters, from the tip of the hair to the tip of the nails, even in unfavorable situations.

मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीरा धर्मं विद्युः कथं त्विह। पापदेशोद्भवा म्लेच्छा धर्माणामविचक्षणाः ॥८-२७-९१॥

madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrā dharmaṃ vidyuḥ kathaṃ tviha। pāpadeśodbhavā mlecchā dharmāṇāmavicakṣaṇāḥ ॥8-27-91॥

[मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - Madras; सिन्धुसौवीरा (sindhusauvīrā) - Sindhus and Sauvīras; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; विद्युः (vidyuḥ) - know; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; तु (tu) - but; इह (iha) - here; पापदेशोद्भवाः (pāpadeśodbhavāḥ) - born in sinful lands; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - barbarians; धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of dharmas; अविचक्षणाः (avicakṣaṇāḥ) - ignorant;]

(How do the Madras, Sindhus, and Sauvīras know dharma here? Born in sinful lands, the barbarians are ignorant of dharmas.)

The Madras, Sindhus, and Sauvīras, being from sinful lands, are ignorant of dharma. How could they possibly understand it here?

एष मुख्यतमो धर्मः क्षत्रियस्येति नः श्रुतम्। यदाजौ निहतः शेते सद्भिः समभिपूजितः ॥८-२७-९२॥

eṣa mukhyatamo dharmaḥ kṣatriyasya iti naḥ śrutam। yad ājau nihataḥ śete sadbhiḥ samabhipūjitaḥ ॥8-27-92॥

[एष (eṣa) - this; मुख्यतमः (mukhyatamaḥ) - most important; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a warrior; इति (iti) - thus; नः (naḥ) - to us; श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; यत् (yat) - that; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; शेते (śete) - lies; सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous; समभिपूजितः (samabhipūjitaḥ) - honored;]

(This is the most important duty of a warrior, as we have heard: that in battle, slain, he lies honored by the virtuous.)

We have heard that the most important duty of a warrior is to be slain in battle and lie honored by the virtuous.

आयुधानां सम्पराये यन्मुच्येयमहं ततः। न मे स प्रथमः कल्पो निधने स्वर्गमिच्छतः ॥८-२७-९३॥

āyudhānāṃ samparāye yanmucyeyamahaṃ tataḥ। na me sa prathamaḥ kalpo nidhane svargamicchataḥ ॥8-27-93॥

[आयुधानां (āyudhānāṃ) - of weapons; सम्पराये (samparāye) - in battle; यत् (yat) - when; मुच्येय (mucyeya) - I am released; अहम् (aham) - I; ततः (tataḥ) - then; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; सः (saḥ) - that; प्रथमः (prathamaḥ) - first; कल्पः (kalpaḥ) - option; निधने (nidhane) - in death; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; इच्छतः (icchataḥ) - desiring;]

(Of weapons in battle, when I am released, then that is not my first option in death, desiring heaven.)

When I am released from the battle of weapons, then that is not my first choice in death, as I desire heaven.

सोऽहं प्रियः सखा चास्मि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः। तदर्थे हि मम प्राणा यच्च मे विद्यते वसु ॥८-२७-९४॥

so'haṁ priyaḥ sakhā cāsmi dhārtarāṣṭrasya dhīmataḥ। tadarthe hi mama prāṇā yacca me vidyate vasu ॥8-27-94॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; सखा (sakhā) - friend; च (ca) - and; अस्मि (asmi) - am; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; तदर्थे (tadarthe) - for that purpose; हि (hi) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; वसु (vasu) - wealth;]

(He, I am a dear friend of the wise Dhritarashtra. For that purpose, indeed, my life and whatever wealth exists for me.)

I am a dear friend of the wise Dhritarashtra. For that purpose, indeed, my life and whatever wealth I have.

व्यक्तं त्वमप्युपहितः पाण्डवैः पापदेशज। यथा ह्यमित्रवत्सर्वं त्वमस्मासु प्रवर्तसे ॥८-२७-९५॥

vyaktaṁ tvam apy upahitaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ pāpadeśaja। yathā hy amitravat sarvaṁ tvam asmāsu pravartase ॥8-27-95॥

[व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - manifest; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; उपहितः (upahitaḥ) - entrusted; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; पापदेशज (pāpadeśaja) - born in a sinful land; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; अमित्रवत् (amitravat) - like an enemy; सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; प्रवर्तसे (pravartase) - you behave;]

(Manifest, you also are entrusted by the Pandavas, born in a sinful land. As indeed like an enemy, you behave among us.)

You are clearly entrusted by the Pandavas, born in a sinful land. You act among us as if you were an enemy.

कामं न खलु शक्योऽहं त्वद्विधानां शतैरपि। सङ्ग्रामाद्विमुखः कर्तुं धर्मज्ञ इव नास्तिकैः ॥८-२७-९६॥

kāmaṃ na khalu śakyo'haṃ tvadvidhānāṃ śatairapi। saṅgrāmādvimukhaḥ kartuṃ dharmajña iva nāstikaiḥ ॥8-27-96॥

[कामम् (kāmaṃ) - desire; न (na) - not; खलु (khalu) - indeed; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वद्विधानाम् (tvadvidhānām) - like you; शतैः (śataiḥ) - by hundreds; अपि (api) - even; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; विमुखः (vimukhaḥ) - averse; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma; इव (iva) - like; नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - by atheists;]

(Indeed, it is not possible for me, even by hundreds like you, to make one averse from battle, like a knower of dharma by atheists.)

Indeed, it is not possible for me, even with hundreds like you, to turn someone away from battle, just as a knower of dharma cannot be turned by atheists.

सारङ्ग इव घर्मार्तः कामं विलप शुष्य च। नाहं भीषयितुं शक्यः क्षत्रवृत्ते व्यवस्थितः ॥८-२७-९७॥

sāraṅga iva gharmārtaḥ kāmaṃ vilapa śuṣya ca। nāhaṃ bhīṣayituṃ śakyaḥ kṣatravṛtte vyavasthitaḥ ॥8-27-97॥

[सारङ्ग (sāraṅga) - deer; इव (iva) - like; घर्मार्तः (gharmārtaḥ) - afflicted by heat; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; विलप (vilapa) - lament; शुष्य (śuṣya) - dry up; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; भीषयितुम् (bhīṣayitum) - to frighten; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; क्षत्रवृत्ते (kṣatravṛtte) - in the duty of a warrior; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - situated;]

(Like a deer afflicted by heat, lament and dry up as you wish. I cannot be frightened, being situated in the duty of a warrior.)

"Like a deer tormented by the sun, you may lament and wither as you wish. I am not one to be frightened, as I stand firm in the duty of a warrior."

तनुत्यजां नृसिंहानामाहवेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। या गतिर्गुरुणा प्राङ्मे प्रोक्ता रामेण तां स्मर ॥८-२७-९८॥

tanutyajām nṛsiṃhānām āhaveṣv anivartinām। yā gatir guruṇā prāṅ me proktā rāmeṇa tāṃ smara ॥8-27-98॥

[तनुत्यजाम् (tanutyajām) - of those who have abandoned the body; नृसिंहानाम् (nṛsiṃhānām) - of the lion-hearted; आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - who do not turn back; या (yā) - which; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher; प्राक् (prāk) - before; मे (me) - to me; प्रोक्ता (proktā) - was told; रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rama; ताम् (tām) - that; स्मर (smara) - remember;]

(Remember that path which was told to me by Rama, the teacher, before, of those lion-hearted who do not turn back in battles and have abandoned the body.)

Remember the path described by Rama, the teacher, which is for those lion-hearted warriors who never retreat in battle and have sacrificed their lives.

स्वेषां त्राणार्थमुद्युक्तं वधाय द्विषतामपि। विद्धि मामास्थितं वृत्तं पौरूरवसमुत्तमम् ॥८-२७-९९॥

sveṣāṃ trāṇārthamudyuktaṃ vadhāya dviṣatāmapi। viddhi māmāsthitaṃ vṛttaṃ paurūravasamuttamam ॥8-27-99॥

[स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - of one's own; त्राणार्थम् (trāṇārtham) - for the purpose of protection; उद्युक्तम् (udyuktam) - engaged; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the destruction; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; अपि (api) - even; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; माम् (mām) - me; आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - situated; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; पौरूरवसम् (paurūravasam) - of the descendant of Puru; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]

(Know me, engaged for the purpose of protection of one's own, even for the destruction of the enemies, situated in the excellent conduct of the descendant of Puru.)

Understand that I am committed to protecting my own, even if it means the destruction of enemies, and I am upholding the noble conduct of the Puru lineage.

न तद्भूतं प्रपश्यामि त्रिषु लोकेषु मद्रक। यो मामस्मादभिप्रायाद्वारयेदिति मे मतिः ॥८-२७-१००॥

na tadbhūtaṃ prapaśyāmi triṣu lokeṣu madraka। yo māmasmādabhiprāyādvārayediti me matiḥ ॥8-27-100॥

[न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - being; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in worlds; मद्रक (madraka) - O Madra; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - intention; वारयेत् (vārayet) - would prevent; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]

(I do not see that being in the three worlds, O Madra, who would prevent me from this intention, thus is my thought.)

O Madra, I perceive no being in the three worlds who can deter me from this resolve; such is my conviction.

एवं विद्वञ्जोषमास्स्व त्रासात्किं बहु भाषसे। मा त्वा हत्वा प्रदास्यामि क्रव्याद्भ्यो मद्रकाधम ॥८-२७-१०१॥

evaṃ vidvañjoṣamāssva trāsātkiṃ bahu bhāṣase। mā tvā hatvā pradāsyāmi kravyādbhyo madrakādhama ॥8-27-101॥

[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विद्वन् (vidvan) - wise one; जोषम् (joṣam) - silently; आस्स्व (āssva) - sit; त्रासात् (trāsāt) - from fear; किं (kiṃ) - why; बहु (bahu) - much; भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak; मा (mā) - do not; त्वा (tvā) - you; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; प्रदास्यामि (pradāsyāmi) - I will give; क्रव्याद्भ्यः (kravyādbhyaḥ) - to the flesh-eaters; मद्रक (madraka) - Madraka; अधम (adhama) - lowest;]

(Thus, wise one, sit silently. Why do you speak much out of fear? I will not give you to the flesh-eaters after killing you, O lowest of Madrakas.)

Thus, wise one, sit silently. Why do you speak so much out of fear? I will not hand you over to the flesh-eaters after killing you, O lowest of the Madrakas.

मित्रप्रतीक्षया शल्य धार्तराष्ट्रस्य चोभयोः। अपवादतितिक्षाभिस्त्रिभिरेतैर्हि जीवसि ॥८-२७-१०२॥

mitrapratīkṣayā śalya dhārtarāṣṭrasya cobhayoḥ। apavādatitikṣābhistribhiretairhi jīvasi ॥8-27-102॥

[मित्र (mitra) - friend; प्रतीक्षया (pratīkṣayā) - by waiting; शल्य (śalya) - thorn; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; अपवाद (apavāda) - slander; तितिक्षाभिः (titikṣābhiḥ) - by forbearance; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; हि (hi) - indeed; जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live;]

(By waiting for a friend, by the thorn of Dhritarashtra's son, and by slander, indeed, you live by these three forbearances.)

You live by waiting for a friend, enduring the thorn of Dhritarashtra's son, and by forbearance against slander. Indeed, these three sustain you.

पुनश्चेदीदृशं वाक्यं मद्रराज वदिष्यसि। शिरस्ते पातयिष्यामि गदया वज्रकल्पया ॥८-२७-१०३॥

punaścedīdṛśaṃ vākyaṃ madrarāja vadiṣyasi। śiraste pātayiṣyāmi gadayā vajrakalpayā ॥8-27-103॥

[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; चेत् (cet) - if; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - O King of Madra; वदिष्यसि (vadiṣyasi) - you speak; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ते (te) - your; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall; गदया (gadayā) - with the mace; वज्रकल्पया (vajrakalpayā) - like a thunderbolt;]

(Again, if you speak such words, O King of Madra, I will cause your head to fall with the mace like a thunderbolt.)

"O King of Madra, if you dare to utter such words again, I will strike your head down with my mace, as powerful as a thunderbolt."

श्रोतारस्त्विदमद्येह द्रष्टारो वा कुदेशज। कर्णं वा जघ्नतुः कृष्णौ कर्णो वापि जघान तौ ॥८-२७-१०४॥

śrotāras tvidam adyeha draṣṭāro vā kudeśaja। karṇaṃ vā jaghnatuḥ kṛṣṇau karṇo vāpi jaghāna tau ॥8-27-104॥

[श्रोतारः (śrotāraḥ) - listeners; तु (tu) - but; इदम् (idam) - this; अद्य (adya) - today; इह (iha) - here; द्रष्टारः (draṣṭāraḥ) - viewers; वा (vā) - or; कुदेशज (kudeśaja) - born in a bad place; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; वा (vā) - or; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - killed; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; तौ (tau) - those two;]

(Listeners, but this today here, viewers or born in a bad place, Karṇa or killed the two Krishnas, Karṇa or also killed those two.)

Today, here, listeners or viewers, whether born in a bad place, wonder if Karṇa killed the two Krishnas or if Karṇa himself was killed by them.

एवमुक्त्वा तु राधेयः पुनरेव विशां पते। अब्रवीन्मद्रराजानं याहि याहीत्यसम्भ्रमम् ॥८-२७-१०५॥

evamuktvā tu rādheyaḥ punareva viśāṃ pate। abravīn madrarājānaṃ yāhi yāhītyasambhramam ॥8-27-105॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; मद्रराजानम् (madrarājānam) - to the king of Madra; याहि (yāhi) - go; याहि (yāhi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; असम्भ्रमम् (asambhramam) - without haste;]

(Thus having spoken, Radheya again indeed said to the king of Madra, "Go, go," without haste.)

After speaking thus, Radheya once more addressed the king of Madra, saying, "Proceed, proceed," calmly and without hurry.