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Pancharatra-Ext: Karna remembers Parashurama's curse and also a curse by a Brahmin given to him for lying, and wrorries about the same.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
मद्राधिपस्याधिरथिस्तदैवं; वचो निशम्याप्रियमप्रतीतः। उवाच शल्यं विदितं ममैत; द्यथाविधावर्जुनवासुदेवौ ॥८-२९-१॥
madrādhipasyādhirathistadaivaṃ; vaco niśamyāpriyamapratītaḥ। uvāca śalyaṃ viditaṃ mamaita; dyathāvidhāvarjunavāsudevau ॥8-29-1॥
[मद्राधिपस्य (madrādhipasya) - of the king of Madra; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - charioteer; तदा (tadā) - then; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; अप्रतीतः (apratītaḥ) - displeased; उवाच (uvāca) - said; शल्यम् (śalyam) - to Shalya; विदितम् (viditam) - known; मम (mama) - to me; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; विधौ (vidhau) - in the manner; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; वासुदेवौ (vāsudevau) - Vasudeva;]
(The charioteer of the king of Madra, having heard these unpleasant words, displeased, said to Shalya, "This is known to me, as Arjuna and Vasudeva are in the manner.")
The charioteer of the king of Madra, upon hearing these unpleasant words, was displeased and said to Shalya, "I am aware of this, as Arjuna and Vasudeva are acting accordingly."
शौरे रथं वाहयतोऽर्जुनस्य; बलं महास्त्राणि च पाण्डवस्य। अहं विजानामि यथावदद्य; परोक्षभूतं तव तत्तु शल्य ॥८-२९-२॥
śaure rathaṃ vāhayato'rjunasya; balaṃ mahāstrāṇi ca pāṇḍavasya। ahaṃ vijānāmi yathāvadadya; parokṣabhūtaṃ tava tattu śalya ॥8-29-2॥
[शौरे (śaure) - O Shura; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; वाहयतः (vāhayataḥ) - driving; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विजानामि (vijānāmi) - know; यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly; अद्य (adya) - today; परोक्षभूतं (parokṣabhūtaṃ) - hidden; तव (tava) - your; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; शल्य (śalya) - Shalya;]
(O Shura, driving the chariot of Arjuna; the strength and great weapons of the Pandava. I know properly today; your hidden that but Shalya.)
O Shura, as you drive Arjuna's chariot, I recognize today the strength and great weapons of the Pandava. However, Shalya, I am aware of your hidden intentions.
तौ चाप्रधृष्यौ शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठौ; व्यपेतभीर्योधयिष्यामि कृष्णौ। सन्तापयत्यभ्यधिकं तु रामा; च्छापोऽद्य मां ब्राह्मणसत्तमाच्च ॥८-२९-३॥
tau cāpradhṛṣyau śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhau; vyapetabhīryodhayiṣyāmi kṛṣṇau। santāpayatyabhyadhikaṃ tu rāmā; cchāpo'dya māṃ brāhmaṇasattamācca ॥8-29-3॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; च (ca) - and; अप्रधृष्यौ (apradhṛṣyau) - invincible; शस्त्रभृतां (śastrabhṛtāṃ) - among weapon-bearers; वरिष्ठौ (variṣṭhau) - the best; व्यपेतभी (vyapetabhī) - fearless; योधयिष्यामि (yodhayiṣyāmi) - I will fight; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; सन्तापयति (santāpayati) - torments; अभ्यधिकं (abhyadhikaṃ) - excessively; तु (tu) - but; रामा (rāmā) - Rama; च्छापः (cchāpaḥ) - curse; अद्य (adya) - today; मां (māṃ) - me; ब्राह्मणसत्तमात् (brāhmaṇasattamāt) - from the best of Brahmins; च (ca) - and;]
(Those two, invincible and the best among weapon-bearers, I will fight the fearless Krishnas. But Rama torments excessively; today the curse from the best of Brahmins afflicts me.)
Those two, who are invincible and the best among weapon-bearers, I will fight the fearless Krishnas. However, Rama torments me excessively; today, the curse from the best of Brahmins afflicts me.
अवात्सं वै ब्राह्मणच्छद्मनाहं; रामे पुरा दिव्यमस्त्रं चिकीर्षुः। तत्रापि मे देवराजेन विघ्नो; हितार्थिना फल्गुनस्यैव शल्य ॥८-२९-४॥
avātsaṃ vai brāhmaṇacchadmanāhaṃ; rāme purā divyam astraṃ cikīrṣuḥ। tatrāpi me devarājena vighno; hitārthinā phalgunasyaiva śalya ॥8-29-4॥
[अवात्सम् (avātsam) - I stayed; वै (vai) - indeed; ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना (brāhmaṇacchadmanā) - in the guise of a Brahmin; अहम् (aham) - I; रामे (rāme) - in Rama; पुरा (purā) - formerly; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; चिकीर्षुः (cikīrṣuḥ) - desiring to create; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - also; मे (me) - my; देवराजेन (devarājena) - by the king of gods; विघ्नः (vighnaḥ) - obstacle; हितार्थिना (hitārthinā) - for the benefit; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; एव (eva) - only; शल्य (śalya) - thorn;]
(I indeed stayed in the guise of a Brahmin; formerly in Rama, desiring to create a divine weapon. There also my obstacle by the king of gods; for the benefit of Arjuna only, a thorn.)
I indeed stayed in the guise of a Brahmin; in the past, I desired to create a divine weapon for Rama. There too, an obstacle was placed by the king of gods, for the benefit of Arjuna alone, like a thorn.
कृतोऽवभेदेन ममोरुमेत्य; प्रविश्य कीटस्य तनुं विरूपाम्। गुरोर्भयाच्चापि न चेलिवानहं; तच्चावबुद्धो ददृशे स विप्रः ॥८-२९-५॥
kṛto'vabhedena mamorumetya; praviśya kīṭasya tanuṃ virūpām। gurorbhayāccāpi na celivānahaṃ; taccāvabuddho dadṛśe sa vipraḥ ॥8-29-5॥
[कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done; अवभेदेन (avabhedena) - by distinction; मम (mama) - my; ऊरु (ūru) - thigh; एत्य (etya) - having reached; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; कीटस्य (kīṭasya) - of the insect; तनुं (tanum) - body; विरूपाम् (virūpām) - ugly; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; इलिवान् (ilivān) - moved; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अवबुद्धः (avabuddhaḥ) - understood; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw; सः (saḥ) - he; विप्रः (vipraḥ) - sage;]
(Having been done by distinction, having reached my thigh; having entered the ugly body of the insect. Out of fear of the teacher and also not moved I; that understood and saw he the sage.)
By distinction, having reached my thigh, I entered the ugly body of the insect. Out of fear of the teacher, I did not move, and the sage understood and saw that.
पृष्टश्चाहं तमवोचं महर्षिं; सूतोऽहमस्मीति स मां शशाप। सूतोपधावाप्तमिदं त्वयास्त्रं; न कर्मकाले प्रतिभास्यति त्वाम् ॥८-२९-६॥
pṛṣṭaścāhaṃ tamavocaṃ maharṣiṃ; sūto'hamasmīti sa māṃ śaśāpa। sūtopadhāvāptamidaṃ tvayāstraṃ; na karmakāle pratibhāsyati tvām ॥8-29-6॥
[पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; तम् (tam) - him; अवोचम् (avocam) - said; महर्षिम् (maharṣim) - great sage; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; इति (iti) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; माम् (mām) - me; शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; उपधाव (upadhāva) - approach; आप्तम् (āptam) - obtained; इदम् (idam) - this; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; न (na) - not; कर्मकाले (karmakāle) - at the time of action; प्रतिभास्यति (pratibhāsyati) - will appear; त्वाम् (tvām) - to you;]
(Asked and I said to him, the great sage; "I am a charioteer," thus he cursed me. "Charioteer, approach, this weapon obtained by you will not appear to you at the time of action.")
I asked the great sage and said, "I am a charioteer." He then cursed me, saying, "Charioteer, the weapon you have obtained will not serve you when you need it in battle."
अन्यत्र यस्मात्तव मृत्युकाला; दब्राह्मणे ब्रह्म न हि ध्रुवं स्यात्। तदद्य पर्याप्तमतीव शस्त्र; मस्मिन्सङ्ग्रामे तुमुले तात भीमे ॥८-२९-७॥
anyatra yasmāttava mṛtyukālā; dabrāhmaṇe brahma na hi dhruvaṃ syāt. tadadya paryāptamatīva śastra; masminsaṅgrāme tumule tāta bhīme ॥8-29-7॥
[अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; तव (tava) - your; मृत्युकाला (mṛtyukālā) - time of death; द (da) - the; ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - in the Brahman; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ध्रुवं (dhruvaṃ) - certain; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; तत् (tat) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; पर्याप्तम् (paryāptam) - sufficient; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; तात (tāta) - dear; भीमे (bhīme) - Bhima;]
(Elsewhere, because your time of death; in the Brahman, Brahman is not indeed certain. That today is extremely sufficient weapon; in this fierce battle, dear Bhima.)
Elsewhere, because your time of death is not certain in the Brahman, Brahman. Therefore, today, dear Bhima, in this fierce battle, the weapon is extremely sufficient.
अपां पतिर्वेगवानप्रमेयो; निमज्जयिष्यन्निवहान्प्रजानाम्। महानगं यः कुरुते समुद्रं; वेलैव तं वारयत्यप्रमेयम् ॥८-२९-८॥
apāṃ patirvegavānaprameyo; nimajjayiṣyannivahān prajānām। mahānagaṃ yaḥ kurute samudraṃ; velaiva taṃ vārayatyaprameyam ॥8-29-8॥
[अपाम् (apām) - of waters; पतिः (patiḥ) - lord; वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift; अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable; निमज्जयिष्यन् (nimajjayiṣyan) - about to submerge; इव (iva) - as if; हान् (hān) - the beings; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people; महानगम् (mahānagam) - great serpent; यः (yaḥ) - who; कुरुते (kurute) - makes; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; वेला (velā) - shore; एव (eva) - indeed; तम् (tam) - him; वारयति (vārayati) - restrains; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable;]
(The lord of waters, swift and immeasurable, as if about to submerge the beings of the people, who makes the ocean a great serpent; the shore indeed restrains him, the immeasurable.)
The swift and immeasurable lord of waters, as if about to submerge the beings of the people, makes the ocean a great serpent; yet, the shore indeed restrains him, the immeasurable.
प्रमुञ्चन्तं बाणसङ्घानमोघा; न्मर्मच्छिदो वीरहणः सपत्रान्। कुन्तीपुत्रं प्रतियोत्स्यामि युद्धे; ज्याकर्षिणामुत्तममद्य लोके ॥८-२९-९॥
pramuñcantaṃ bāṇasaṅghānamoghā; nmarmacchido vīrahaṇaḥ sapatrān. kuntīputraṃ pratiyotsyāmi yuddhe; jyākarṣiṇāmuttamamadya loke ॥8-29-9॥
[प्रमुञ्चन्तं (pramuñcantaṃ) - releasing; बाणसङ्घान् (bāṇasaṅghān) - arrows in groups; अमोघान् (amoghān) - unfailing; मर्मच्छिदः (marmacchidaḥ) - piercing vital parts; वीरहणः (vīrahaṇaḥ) - destroyer of heroes; सपत्रान् (sapatrān) - with feathers; कुन्तीपुत्रं (kuntīputraṃ) - son of Kunti; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - I will fight; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; ज्याकर्षिणाम् (jyākarṣiṇām) - of bowmen; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best; अद्य (adya) - today; लोके (loke) - in the world;]
(Releasing groups of unfailing arrows that pierce vital parts, destroyer of heroes with feathers, I will fight the son of Kunti in battle, the best of bowmen today in the world.)
"Today, I will engage in battle with the son of Kunti, releasing groups of unfailing arrows that pierce vital parts, as the best of bowmen in the world, a destroyer of heroes with feathered arrows."
एवं बलेनातिबलं महास्त्रं; समुद्रकल्पं सुदुरापमुग्रम्। शरौघिणं पार्थिवान्मज्जयन्तं; वेलेव पार्थमिषुभिः संसहिष्ये ॥८-२९-१०॥
evaṁ balenātibalaṁ mahāstraṁ; samudrakalpaṁ sudurāpamugram। śaraughiṇaṁ pārthivānmajjayantaṁ; veleva pārthamiṣubhiḥ saṁsahiṣye ॥8-29-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; बलेन (balena) - by strength; अतिबलम् (atibalam) - excessive strength; महास्त्रम् (mahāstram) - great weapon; समुद्रकल्पम् (samudrakalpam) - like the ocean; सुदुरापम् (sudurāpam) - very difficult to obtain; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; शरौघिणम् (śaraughiṇam) - with a multitude of arrows; पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings; मज्जयन्तम् (majjayantam) - drowning; वेला (velā) - shore; इव (iva) - like; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; संसहिष्ये (saṁsahiṣye) - I will withstand;]
(Thus, by strength, with excessive strength, a great weapon, like the ocean, very difficult to obtain, fierce, with a multitude of arrows, drowning kings, like the shore, Arjuna, with arrows, I will withstand.)
Thus, with immense strength and a formidable weapon akin to the ocean, fierce and hard to overcome, I will withstand Arjuna with a multitude of arrows, submerging the kings like the shore withstands the ocean.
अद्याहवे यस्य न तुल्यमन्यं; मन्ये मनुष्यं धनुराददानम्। सुरासुरान्वै युधि यो जयेत; तेनाद्य मे पश्य युद्धं सुघोरम् ॥८-२९-११॥
adyāhave yasya na tulyamanyaṃ; manye manuṣyaṃ dhanurādadānam। surāsurān vai yudhi yo jayet; tenādya me paśya yuddhaṃ sughoram ॥8-29-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; यस्मिन (yasmin) - in whom; न (na) - not; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; मन्ये (manye) - I think; मनुष्यं (manuṣyaṃ) - man; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आददानम् (ādadānam) - holding; सुर (sura) - gods; असुरान् (asurān) - demons; वै (vai) - indeed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; जयेत् (jayet) - conquers; तेन (tena) - by him; अद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - my; पश्य (paśya) - see; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very fierce;]
(Today in battle, I think there is no one equal to the man holding the bow. Indeed, who conquers gods and demons in battle; by him, today, see my very fierce battle.)
Today, I believe there is no one equal to the man holding the bow in battle. Behold my very fierce battle today, by him who conquers gods and demons in battle.
अतिमानी पाण्डवो युद्धकामो; अमानुषैरेष्यति मे महास्त्रैः। तस्यास्त्रमस्त्रैरभिहत्य सङ्ख्ये; शरोत्तमैः पातयिष्यामि पार्थम् ॥८-२९-१२॥
atimānī pāṇḍavo yuddhakāmo; amānuṣaireṣyati me mahāstraiḥ। tasyāstramastrairabhihatya saṅkhye; śarottamaiḥ pātayiṣyāmi pārtham ॥8-29-12॥
[अतिमानी (atimānī) - arrogant; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; युद्धकामः (yuddhakāmaḥ) - desirous of battle; अमानुषैः (amānuṣaiḥ) - with non-human; एष्यति (eṣyati) - will come; मे (me) - my; महास्त्रैः (mahāstraiḥ) - with great weapons; तस्य (tasya) - his; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; शर-उत्तमैः (śara-uttamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will make fall; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Pārtha;]
(The arrogant Pāṇḍava, desirous of battle, will come with non-human great weapons. Having struck his weapon with weapons in battle, I will make Pārtha fall with excellent arrows.)
The arrogant Pāṇḍava, eager for battle, will approach with supernatural weapons. In the battle, having countered his weapon with my own, I shall bring down Pārtha with my finest arrows.
दिवाकरेणापि समं तपन्तं; समाप्तरश्मिं यशसा ज्वलन्तम्। तमोनुदं मेघ इवातिमात्रो; धनञ्जयं छादयिष्यामि बाणैः ॥८-२९-१३॥
divākareṇāpi samaṃ tapantaṃ; samāptaraśmiṃ yaśasā jvalantam। tamonudaṃ megha ivātimātro; dhanañjayaṃ chādayiṣyāmi bāṇaiḥ ॥8-29-13॥
[दिवाकरेण (divākareṇa) - by the sun; अपि (api) - also; समम् (samam) - equally; तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining; समाप्तरश्मिम् (samāptaraśmim) - with extinguished rays; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing; तमोनुदम् (tamonudam) - dispersing darkness; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; अतिमात्रः (atimātraḥ) - excessively; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); छादयिष्यामि (chādayiṣyāmi) - I will cover; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(I will cover Dhananjaya (Arjuna) with arrows like an excessively large cloud that disperses darkness, blazing with fame, with extinguished rays, shining equally with the sun.)
I will cover Arjuna with my arrows like a massive cloud that blocks out the sun, shining with extinguished rays and blazing with fame, dispersing darkness.
वैश्वानरं धूमशिखं ज्वलन्तं; तेजस्विनं लोकमिमं दहन्तम्। मेघो भूत्वा शरवर्षैर्यथाग्निं; तथा पार्थं शमयिष्यामि युद्धे ॥८-२९-१४॥
vaiśvānaraṁ dhūmaśikhaṁ jvalantaṁ; tejasvinaṁ lokamimaṁ dahantam। megho bhūtvā śaravarṣairyathāgniṁ; tathā pārthaṁ śamayiṣyāmi yuddhe ॥8-29-14॥
[वैश्वानरं (vaiśvānaraṁ) - fire; धूमशिखं (dhūmaśikhaṁ) - with smoke plume; ज्वलन्तं (jvalantaṁ) - burning; तेजस्विनं (tejasvinaṁ) - brilliant; लोकमिमं (lokamimaṁ) - this world; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; यथा (yathā) - like; अग्निं (agniṁ) - fire; तथा (tathā) - so; पार्थं (pārthaṁ) - Arjuna; शमयिष्यामि (śamayiṣyāmi) - I will extinguish; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle;]
(Like a cloud with showers of arrows extinguishes fire, so will I extinguish Arjuna in battle.)
I will become like a cloud with showers of arrows to extinguish the brilliant fire that is burning this world, and in the same way, I will extinguish Arjuna in battle.
प्रमाथिनं बलवन्तं प्रहारिणं; प्रभञ्जनं मातरिश्वानमुग्रम्। युद्धे सहिष्ये हिमवानिवाचलो; धनञ्जयं क्रुद्धममृष्यमाणम् ॥८-२९-१५॥
pramāthinaṃ balavantaṃ prahāriṇaṃ; prabhañjanaṃ mātariśvānamugram। yuddhe sahiṣye himavānivācalo; dhanañjayaṃ kruddhamamṛṣyamāṇam ॥8-29-15॥
[प्रमाथिनं (pramāthinaṃ) - tormentor; बलवन्तं (balavantaṃ) - powerful; प्रहारिणं (prahāriṇaṃ) - striker; प्रभञ्जनं (prabhañjanaṃ) - destroyer; मातरिश्वानम् (mātariśvānam) - wind-god; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सहिष्ये (sahiṣye) - I will endure; हिमवान् (himavān) - Himalaya; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayaṃ) - Arjuna; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; अमृष्यमाणम् (amṛṣyamāṇam) - unforgiving;]
(The tormentor, powerful striker, destroyer, fierce wind-god; in battle, I will endure like the immovable Himalaya; Arjuna, angry and unforgiving.)
I will face the fierce and powerful tormentor, the wind-god, in battle like the steadfast Himalaya; Arjuna, though angry and unforgiving.
विशारदं रथमार्गेष्वसक्तं; धुर्यं नित्यं समरेषु प्रवीरम्। लोके वरं सर्वधनुर्धराणां; धनञ्जयं संयुगे संसहिष्ये ॥८-२९-१६॥
viśāradaṃ rathamārgeṣvasaktaṃ; dhuryaṃ nityaṃ samareṣu pravīram। loke varaṃ sarvadhanurdharāṇāṃ; dhanañjayaṃ saṃyuge saṃsahiṣye ॥8-29-16॥
[विशारदं (viśāradaṃ) - skilled; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - in chariot paths; असक्तं (asaktaṃ) - unattached; धुर्यं (dhuryaṃ) - leader; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; प्रवीरम् (pravīram) - heroic; लोके (loke) - in the world; वरं (varaṃ) - best; सर्वधनुर्धराणां (sarvadhanurdharāṇāṃ) - of all archers; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayaṃ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; संसहिष्ये (saṃsahiṣye) - I will endure;]
(Skilled in chariot paths, unattached; a leader always heroic in battles. In the world, the best of all archers, Dhananjaya, I will endure in battle.)
I will endure in battle with Dhananjaya, who is skilled in chariot paths, unattached, a leader always heroic in battles, and the best of all archers in the world.
अद्याहवे यस्य न तुल्यमन्यं; मध्येमनुष्यं धनुराददानम्। सर्वामिमां यः पृथिवीं सहेत; तथा विद्वान्योत्स्यमानोऽस्मि तेन ॥८-२९-१७॥
adyāhave yasya na tulyamanyaṃ; madhyemanuṣyaṃ dhanurādadānam। sarvāmimāṃ yaḥ pṛthivīṃ saheta; tathā vidvānyotsyamāno'smi tena ॥8-29-17॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; यस्मिन (yasmin) - in whom; न (na) - not; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - another; मध्येमनुष्यं (madhyemanuṣyaṃ) - among men; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आददानम् (ādadānam) - holding; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all; इमाम् (imām) - this; यः (yaḥ) - who; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; सहेत (saheta) - can bear; तथा (tathā) - thus; विद्वान् (vidvān) - wise; योत्स्यमानः (yotsyamānaḥ) - fighting; अस्मि (asmi) - am; तेन (tena) - by him;]
(Today in battle, there is no one equal to him among men holding a bow. He who can bear all this earth, thus I am fighting with him.)
Today, in this battle, there is no one among men holding a bow who is equal to him. He is the one who can bear the entire earth, and thus, I am fighting with him.
यः सर्वभूतानि सदेवकानि; प्रस्थेऽजयत्खाण्डवे सव्यसाची। को जीवितं रक्षमाणो हि तेन; युयुत्सते मामृते मानुषोऽन्यः ॥८-२९-१८॥
yaḥ sarvabhūtāni sadevakaani; prasthe'jayatkhaaṇḍave savyasācī। ko jīvitaṃ rakṣamāṇo hi tena; yuyutsate māmṛte mānuṣo'nyaḥ ॥8-29-18॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; सदेवकानि (sadevakaani) - along with the gods; प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the battlefield; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; खाण्डवे (khaaṇḍave) - in the Khandava forest; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; कः (kaḥ) - who; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; रक्षमाणः (rakṣamāṇaḥ) - protecting; हि (hi) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; युयुत्सते (yuyutsate) - fights; मामृते (māmṛte) - except me; मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - man; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other;]
(Who, having conquered all beings along with the gods on the battlefield in the Khandava forest, Arjuna, who indeed protects life, fights except me, what other man?)
Arjuna, who conquered all beings including the gods in the Khandava forest, is the one who protects life. Who else but me would dare to fight against him?
अहं तस्य पौरुषं पाण्डवस्य; ब्रूयां हृष्टः समितौ क्षत्रियाणाम्। किं त्वं मूर्खः प्रभषन्मूढचेता; मामवोचः पौरुषमर्जुनस्य ॥८-२९-१९॥
ahaṁ tasya pauruṣaṁ pāṇḍavasya; brūyāṁ hṛṣṭaḥ samitau kṣatriyāṇām. kiṁ tvaṁ mūrkhaḥ prabhaṣanmūḍhacetā; māmavocaḥ pauruṣamarjunasya ॥8-29-19॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; तस्य (tasya) - his; पौरुषं (pauruṣaṁ) - valor; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; ब्रूयां (brūyāṁ) - would speak; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - glad; समितौ (samitau) - in the assembly; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kshatriyas; किं (kiṁ) - why; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - foolish; प्रभषन् (prabhaṣan) - speaking; मूढचेता (mūḍhacetā) - confused-minded; मामवोचः (māmavocaḥ) - you told me; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna;]
(I would speak of the valor of the Pandava, glad in the assembly of the Kshatriyas. Why, you foolish, confused-minded, speaking, did you tell me of the valor of Arjuna?)
I would gladly speak of the valor of the Pandava in the assembly of the Kshatriyas. But why, you foolish and confused-minded person, did you speak to me of Arjuna's valor?
अप्रियो यः परुषो निष्ठुरो हि; क्षुद्रः क्षेप्ता क्षमिणश्चाक्षमावान्। हन्यामहं तादृशानां शतानि; क्षमामि त्वां क्षमया कालयोगात् ॥८-२९-२०॥
apriyo yaḥ paruṣo niṣṭhuro hi; kṣudraḥ kṣeptā kṣamiṇaścākṣamāvān। hanyāmahaṃ tādṛśānāṃ śatāni; kṣamāmi tvāṃ kṣamayā kālayogāt ॥8-29-20॥
[अप्रियः (apriyaḥ) - unpleasant; यः (yaḥ) - who; परुषः (paruṣaḥ) - harsh; निष्ठुरः (niṣṭhuraḥ) - cruel; हि (hi) - indeed; क्षुद्रः (kṣudraḥ) - mean; क्षेप्ता (kṣeptā) - abusive; क्षमिणः (kṣamiṇaḥ) - of the forgiving; च (ca) - and; अक्षमावान् (akṣamāvān) - impatient; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill; अहम् (aham) - I; तादृशानाम् (tādṛśānām) - of such; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; क्षमामि (kṣamāmi) - I forgive; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; क्षमया (kṣamayā) - with patience; कालयोगात् (kālayogāt) - due to the influence of time;]
(Unpleasant is he who is harsh and cruel; mean, abusive, and impatient with the forgiving. I would kill hundreds of such, but I forgive you with patience due to the influence of time.)
The one who is unpleasant, harsh, and cruel, who is mean and abusive, and impatient with the forgiving, I would kill hundreds of such people. However, I forgive you with patience because of the influence of time.
अवोचस्त्वं पाण्डवार्थेऽप्रियाणि; प्रधर्षयन्मां मूढवत्पापकर्मन्। मय्यार्जवे जिह्मगतिर्हतस्त्वं; मित्रद्रोही सप्तपदं हि मित्रम् ॥८-२९-२१॥
avocastvaṃ pāṇḍavārthe'priyāṇi; pradharṣayanmāṃ mūḍhavatpāpakarman। mayyārjave jihmagatirhatastvaṃ; mitradrohī saptapadaṃ hi mitram ॥8-29-21॥
[अवोचः (avocaḥ) - you spoke; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पाण्डव-अर्थे (pāṇḍava-arthe) - for the sake of the Pandavas; अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things; प्रधर्षयन् (pradharṣayan) - insulting; माम् (mām) - me; मूढवत् (mūḍhavat) - like a fool; पापकर्मन् (pāpakarman) - evil-doer; मयि (mayi) - in me; आर्जवे (ārjave) - in straightforwardness; जिह्मगति: (jihmagatiḥ) - crooked path; हतः (hataḥ) - defeated; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; मित्र-द्रोही (mitra-drohī) - betrayer of friends; सप्तपदं (saptapadam) - seven steps; हि (hi) - indeed; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend;]
(You spoke unpleasant things for the sake of the Pandavas; insulting me like a fool, evil-doer. In my straightforwardness, you, following a crooked path, are defeated; betrayer of friends, indeed a friend for seven steps.)
You spoke unpleasant words for the sake of the Pandavas, insulting me like a fool and an evil-doer. In my straightforwardness, you, who follow a crooked path, are defeated; a betrayer of friends, indeed a friend for only seven steps.
कालस्त्वयं मृत्युमयोऽतिदारुणो; दुर्योधनो युद्धमुपागमद्यत्। तस्यार्थसिद्धिमभिकाङ्क्षमाण; स्तमभ्येष्ये यत्र नैकान्त्यमस्ति ॥८-२९-२२॥
kālastvayaṃ mṛtyumayo'tidāruṇo; duryodhano yuddhamupāgamadyat। tasyārthasiddhimabhikāṅkṣamāṇa; stamabhyeṣye yatra naikāntyamasti ॥8-29-22॥
[कालः (kālaḥ) - time; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अयम् (ayam) - this; मृत्युमयः (mṛtyumayaḥ) - death-filled; अतिदारुणः (atidāruṇaḥ) - very cruel; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; उपागमत् (upāgamat) - approached; यत् (yat) - which; तस्य (tasya) - his; अर्थसिद्धिम् (arthasiddhim) - success in purpose; अभिकाङ्क्षमाणः (abhikāṅkṣamāṇaḥ) - desiring; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्येष्ये (abhyeṣye) - I will approach; यत्र (yatra) - where; न (na) - not; एकान्त्यम् (ekāntyam) - certainty; अस्ति (asti) - is;]
(Time, you are this death-filled, very cruel one; Duryodhana approached the battle. Desiring success in his purpose, I will approach him where there is no certainty.)
This time is filled with death and is very cruel; Duryodhana has approached the battle. Desiring success in his purpose, I will approach him where there is no certainty.
मित्रं मिदेर्नन्दतेः प्रीयतेर्वा; सन्त्रायतेर्मानद मोदतेर्वा। ब्रवीति तच्चामुत विप्रपूर्वा; त्तच्चापि सर्वं मम दुर्योधनेऽस्ति ॥८-२९-२३॥
mitraṁ midernandateḥ prīyatervā; santrāyatermānada modatervā. bravīti taccāmuta viprapūrvā; ttaccāpi sarvaṁ mama duryodhane'sti ॥8-29-23॥
[मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; मिदेः (mideḥ) - of joy; नन्दतेः (nandateḥ) - of delight; प्रीयतेः (prīyateḥ) - of affection; वा (vā) - or; सन्त्रायतेः (santrāyateḥ) - of protection; मानद (mānada) - honor-giving; मोदतेः (modateḥ) - of enjoyment; वा (vā) - or; ब्रवीति (bravīti) - speaks; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अमुत (amuta) - there; विप्रपूर्वा (viprapūrvā) - preceded by wise; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; मम (mama) - my; दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - in Duryodhana; अस्ति (asti) - exists;]
(Friend of joy, of delight, or of affection; of protection, honor-giving, or of enjoyment. Speaks that and there preceded by wise; that also all my in Duryodhana exists.)
The friend who brings joy, delight, or affection; who offers protection, honor, or enjoyment, speaks of that which is preceded by wisdom. All of this is found in my Duryodhana.
शत्रुः शदेः शासतेः शायतेर्वा; शृणातेर्वा श्वयतेर्वापि सर्गे। उपसर्गाद्बहुधा सूदतेश्च; प्रायेण सर्वं त्वयि तच्च मह्यम् ॥८-२९-२४॥
śatruḥ śadeḥ śāsateḥ śāyatervā; śṛṇātervā śvayatervāpi sarge। upasargādbahudhā sūdateśca; prāyeṇa sarvaṃ tvayi tacca mahyam ॥8-29-24॥
[शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; शदेः (śadeḥ) - of the word; शासतेः (śāsateḥ) - of the ruler; शायतेः (śāyateḥ) - of the one who lies down; वा (vā) - or; शृणातेः (śṛṇāteḥ) - of the one who hears; वा (vā) - or; श्वयतेः (śvayateḥ) - of the one who swells; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; सर्गे (sarge) - in creation; उपसर्गात् (upasargāt) - from the prefix; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; सूदतेः (sūdateḥ) - of the one who presses; च (ca) - and; प्रायेण (prāyeṇa) - generally; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me;]
(Enemy of the word, of the ruler, of the one who lies down, or of the one who hears, or of the one who swells, also in creation. From the prefix, in many ways, of the one who presses, and generally all in you, that and to me.)
The enemy, whether of the word, the ruler, the one who lies down, hears, or swells, is also in creation. From the prefix, in many ways, it presses, and generally, everything is in you and that is to me.
दुर्योधनार्थं तव चाप्रियार्थं; यशोर्थमात्मार्थमपीश्वरार्थम्। तस्मादहं पाण्डववासुदेवौ; योत्स्ये यत्नात्कर्म तत्पश्य मेऽद्य ॥८-२९-२५॥
duryodhanārthaṃ tava cāpriyārthaṃ; yaśorthamātmārthamapīśvarārtham। tasmādahaṃ pāṇḍavavāsudevau; yotsye yatnātkarma tatpaśya me'dya ॥8-29-25॥
[दुर्योधनार्थं (duryodhanārtham) - for Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अप्रियार्थं (apriyārtham) - for unpleasant purpose; यशोर्थम् (yaśortham) - for fame; आत्मार्थम् (ātmārtham) - for self; अपि (api) - also; ईश्वरार्थम् (īśvarārtham) - for the Lord; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डववासुदेवौ (pāṇḍavavāsudevau) - Pandava and Vasudeva; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - will fight; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; कर्म (karma) - action; तत् (tat) - that; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(For Duryodhana, for your unpleasant purpose, for fame, for self, also for the Lord, therefore I will fight with effort against Pandava and Vasudeva; see my action today.)
Therefore, for the sake of Duryodhana, and for your unpleasant purpose, for fame, for self, and also for the Lord, I will fight with effort against Pandava and Vasudeva; witness my action today.
अस्त्राणि पश्याद्य ममोत्तमानि; ब्राह्माणि दिव्यान्यथ मानुषाणि। आसादयिष्याम्यहमुग्रवीर्यं; द्विपोत्तमं मत्तमिवाभिमत्तः ॥८-२९-२६॥
astrāṇi paśyādya mamottamāni; brāhmāṇi divyānyatha mānuṣāṇi। āsādayiṣyāmyahamugravīryaṃ; dvipottamaṃ mattamivābhimattaḥ ॥8-29-26॥
[अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; पश्य (paśya) - see; अद्य (adya) - today; मम (mama) - my; उत्तमानि (uttamāni) - excellent; ब्राह्माणि (brāhmāṇi) - divine; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - celestial; अथ (atha) - and; मानुषाणि (mānuṣāṇi) - human; आसादयिष्यामि (āsādayiṣyāmi) - I will obtain; अहम् (aham) - I; उग्रवीर्यं (ugravīryaṃ) - of great strength; द्विपोत्तमं (dvipottamaṃ) - best of elephants; मत्तमिव (mattamiva) - like a mad; अभिमत्तः (abhimattaḥ) - intoxicated;]
(See today my excellent weapons; divine, celestial, and human. I will obtain with great strength, like a mad intoxicated best of elephants.)
"Behold today my excellent weapons; both divine and human. I shall acquire them with great strength, like an intoxicated mad elephant."
अस्त्रं ब्राह्मं मनसा तद्ध्यजय्यं; क्षेप्स्ये पार्थायाप्रतिमं जयाय। तेनापि मे नैव मुच्येत युद्धे; न चेत्पतेद्विषमे मेऽद्य चक्रम् ॥८-२९-२७॥
astraṁ brāhmaṁ manasā taddhyajayyaṁ; kṣepsye pārthāyāpratimaṁ jayāya। tenāpi me naiva mucyeta yuddhe; na cetpatedviṣame me'dya cakram ॥8-29-27॥
[अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; ब्राह्मं (brāhmaṁ) - Brahma; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; तत् (tat) - that; अजय्यं (ajayyaṁ) - invincible; क्षेप्स्ये (kṣepsye) - I will hurl; पार्थाय (pārthāya) - to Arjuna; अप्रतिमं (apratimaṁ) - unmatched; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; तेन (tena) - by that; अपि (api) - even; मे (me) - I; नैव (naiva) - not; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - be released; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; पतेत् (patet) - falls; विषमे (viṣame) - in difficulty; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; चक्रम् (cakram) - discus;]
(The Brahma weapon, invincible by mind, I will hurl to Arjuna for unmatched victory. Even by that, I would not be released in battle, if my discus does not fall into difficulty today.)
I will use the invincible Brahma weapon, controlled by my mind, to ensure Arjuna's unmatched victory. However, even with that, I will not be free in battle unless my discus falls into a challenging situation today.
वैवस्वताद्दण्डहस्ताद्वरुणाद्वापि पाशिनः। सगदाद्वा धनपतेः सवज्राद्वापि वासवात् ॥८-२९-२८॥
vaivasvatāddaṇḍahastādvaruṇādvāpi pāśinaḥ। sagadādvā dhanapateḥ savajrādvāpi vāsavāt ॥8-29-28॥
[वैवस्वतात् (vaivasvatāt) - from Vaivasvata; दण्डहस्तात् (daṇḍahastāt) - from the one with a staff in hand; वरुणात् (varuṇāt) - from Varuṇa; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; पाशिनः (pāśinaḥ) - from the noose-holder; सगदात् (sagadāt) - from the one with a mace; वा (vā) - or; धनपतेः (dhanapateḥ) - from the lord of wealth; सवज्रात् (savajrāt) - from the one with a thunderbolt; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; वासवात् (vāsavāt) - from Vāsava;]
(From Vaivasvata, from the one with a staff in hand, from Varuṇa, or also from the noose-holder; from the one with a mace, or from the lord of wealth; from the one with a thunderbolt, or also from Vāsava.)
Whether it be from Vaivasvata, the one wielding a staff, Varuṇa, the noose-holder, the one with a mace, the lord of wealth, the one with a thunderbolt, or Vāsava, all are powerful entities.
नान्यस्मादपि कस्माच्चिद्बिभिमो ह्याततायिनः। इति शल्य विजानीहि यथा नाहं बिभेम्यभीः ॥८-२९-२९॥
nānyasmādapi kasmāccidbibhimō hyātatāyinaḥ। iti śalya vijānīhi yathā nāhaṁ bibhemyabhīḥ ॥8-29-29॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यस्मात् (anyasmāt) - from another; अपि (api) - also; कस्माच्चित् (kasmāccit) - from anyone; बिभिमः (bibhemaḥ) - we fear; हि (hi) - indeed; आततायिनः (ātatāyinaḥ) - of aggressors; इति (iti) - thus; शल्य (śalya) - O Shalya; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; यथा (yathā) - that; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; बिभेमि (bibhemi) - fear; अभीः (abhīḥ) - fearless;]
(We do not fear anyone, indeed, of aggressors. Thus, O Shalya, know that I do not fear, being fearless.)
O Shalya, understand that we do not fear any aggressor. Know that I am fearless.
तस्माद्भयं न मे पार्थान्नापि चैव जनार्दनात्। अद्य युद्धं हि ताभ्यां मे सम्पराये भविष्यति ॥८-२९-३०॥
tasmādbhayaṃ na me pārthānnāpi caiva janārdanāt। adya yuddhaṃ hi tābhyāṃ me samparāye bhaviṣyati ॥8-29-30॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - from Arjuna; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जनार्दनात् (janārdanāt) - from Krishna; अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; हि (hi) - indeed; ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - with them; मे (me) - my; सम्पराये (samparāye) - in the conflict; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(Therefore, there is no fear for me from Arjuna nor indeed from Krishna. Today, there will indeed be a battle with them in the conflict.)
Therefore, I have no fear from Arjuna or Krishna. Today, a battle with them will indeed take place in the conflict.
श्वभ्रे ते पततां चक्रमिति मे ब्राह्मणोऽवदत्। युध्यमानस्य सङ्ग्रामे प्राप्तस्यैकायने भयम् ॥८-२९-३१॥
śvabhre te patatāṃ cakramiti me brāhmaṇo'vadat। yudhyamānasya saṅgrāme prāptasyaikāyane bhayam ॥8-29-31॥
[श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in the abyss; ते (te) - your; पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - to me; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin; अवदत् (avadat) - said; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of the one fighting; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - of the one who has attained; एकायने (ekāyane) - in the solitary path; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(In the abyss, your wheel of those falling, thus the Brahmin said to me. In the battle, of the one fighting, of the one who has attained, in the solitary path, fear.)
The Brahmin said to me, "In the abyss, your wheel is falling." In the battle, there is fear for the one fighting who has attained the solitary path.
तस्माद्बिभेमि बलवद्ब्राह्मणव्याहृतादहम्। एते हि सोमराजान ईश्वराः सुखदुःखयोः ॥८-२९-३२॥
tasmādbibhemi balavadbrāhmaṇavyāhṛtādaham। ete hi somarājāna īśvarāḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ ॥8-29-32॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear; बलवत् (balavat) - greatly; ब्राह्मण (brāhmaṇa) - Brahmin; व्याहृतात् (vyāhṛtāt) - utterance; अहम् (aham) - I; एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; सोम (soma) - Soma; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; ईश्वराः (īśvarāḥ) - lords; सुखदुःखयोः (sukhaduḥkhayoḥ) - of pleasure and pain;]
(Therefore, I greatly fear the Brahmin's utterance. These Soma kings are indeed lords of pleasure and pain.)
Therefore, I am greatly afraid of the Brahmin's words. These Soma kings are truly the masters of both joy and sorrow.
होमधेन्वा वत्समस्य प्रमत्त इषुणाहनम्। चरन्तमजने शल्य ब्राह्मणात्तपसो निधेः ॥८-२९-३३॥
homadhenvā vatsamasya pramatta iṣuṇāhanam। carantamajane śalya brāhmaṇāttapaso nidheḥ ॥8-29-33॥
[होमधेन्वा (homadhenvā) - by the sacrificial cow; वत्समस्य (vatsamasya) - of the calf; प्रमत्त (pramatta) - careless; इषुणा (iṣuṇā) - with an arrow; अहनम् (ahanam) - killed; चरन्तम् (carantam) - wandering; अजने (ajane) - in the wilderness; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; ब्राह्मणात् (brāhmaṇāt) - from the Brahmin; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; निधेः (nidheḥ) - treasure;]
(By the sacrificial cow, the careless calf was killed with an arrow while wandering in the wilderness by Śalya, from the Brahmin, the treasure of penance.)
The careless calf was killed by Śalya with an arrow while it was wandering in the wilderness, and this act was related to the Brahmin, who was a treasure of penance.
ईषादन्तान्सप्तशतान्दासीदासशतानि च। ददतो द्विजमुख्याय प्रसादं न चकार मे ॥८-२९-३४॥
īṣādantān saptaśatān dāsīdāsaśatāni ca। dadato dvijamukhyāya prasādaṃ na cakāra me ॥8-29-34॥
[ईषादन्तान् (īṣādantān) - elephants; सप्तशतान् (saptaśatān) - seven hundred; दासीदासशतानि (dāsīdāsaśatāni) - female and male servants; च (ca) - and; ददतः (dadataḥ) - giving; द्विजमुख्याय (dvijamukhyāya) - to the chief of the twice-born; प्रसादं (prasādaṃ) - favor; न (na) - not; चकार (cakāra) - did; मे (me) - my;]
(Giving seven hundred elephants and hundreds of female and male servants to the chief of the twice-born, did not do my favor.)
He gave seven hundred elephants and hundreds of female and male servants to the chief of the twice-born, but did not grant my favor.
कृष्णानां श्वेतवत्सानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश। आहरन्न लभे तस्मात्प्रसादं द्विजसत्तमात् ॥८-२९-३५॥
kṛṣṇānāṃ śvetavatsānāṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśa। āharanna labhe tasmātprasādaṃ dvijasattamāt ॥8-29-35॥
[कृष्णानां (kṛṣṇānāṃ) - of the Krishnas; श्वेतवत्सानां (śvetavatsānāṃ) - of the white calves; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; आहरन्न (āharanna) - brought; लभे (labhe) - obtained; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; प्रसादं (prasādaṃ) - grace; द्विजसत्तमात् (dvijasattamāt) - from the best of the twice-born;]
(Fourteen thousand white calves of the Krishnas were brought; obtained grace from the best of the twice-born.)
Fourteen thousand white calves belonging to the Krishnas were brought, and from that, grace was obtained from the best of the twice-born.
ऋद्धं गेहं सर्वकामैर्यच्च मे वसु किञ्चन। तत्सर्वमस्मै सत्कृत्य प्रयच्छामि न चेच्छति ॥८-२९-३६॥
ṛddhaṃ gehaṃ sarvakāmairyacca me vasu kiñcana। tatsarvamasmai satkṛtya prayacchāmi na cecchati ॥8-29-36॥
[ऋद्धं (ṛddham) - prosperous; गृहं (gṛham) - house; सर्वकामैः (sarvakāmaiḥ) - with all desires; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; वसु (vasu) - wealth; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - any; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - respectfully; प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I offer; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; छति (chati) - he desires;]
(I respectfully offer all my prosperous house and whatever wealth I have with all desires to him, if he does not desire.)
I offer all my prosperous house and whatever wealth I have, along with all desires, to him respectfully, if he does not desire it.
ततोऽब्रवीन्मां याचन्तमपराद्धं प्रयत्नतः। व्याहृतं यन्मया सूत तत्तथा न तदन्यथा ॥८-२९-३७॥
tato'bravīnmāṃ yācantamaparāddhaṃ prayatnataḥ। vyāhṛtaṃ yanmayā sūta tattathā na tadanyathā ॥8-29-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; माम् (mām) - to me; याचन्तम् (yācantam) - requesting; अपराद्धम् (aparāddham) - offended; प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - earnestly; व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; सूत (sūta) - O Sūta; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - so; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Then he said to me, who was requesting earnestly, "O Sūta, what I have spoken is so, not otherwise.")
Then he earnestly addressed me, who was pleading for forgiveness, "O Sūta, what I have declared is indeed true and not otherwise."
अनृतोक्तं प्रजा हन्यात्ततः पापमवाप्नुयात्। तस्माद्धर्माभिरक्षार्थं नानृतं वक्तुमुत्सहे ॥८-२९-३८॥
anṛtoktaṃ prajā hanyāttataḥ pāpamavāpnuyāt। tasmāddharmābhirakṣārthaṃ nānṛtaṃ vaktumutsahe ॥8-29-38॥
[अनृतोक्तं (anṛtoktaṃ) - false statement; प्रजा (prajā) - people; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would harm; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - would incur; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; धर्माभिरक्षार्थं (dharmābhirakṣārthaṃ) - for the protection of righteousness; न (na) - not; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - falsehood; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak; उत्सहे (utsahe) - I am able;]
(A false statement would harm the people, then one would incur sin. Therefore, for the protection of righteousness, I am not able to speak falsehood.)
A false statement can harm the people and lead to sin. Therefore, to protect righteousness, I am unable to speak untruths.
मा त्वं ब्रह्मगतिं हिंस्याः प्रायश्चित्तं कृतं त्वया। मद्वाक्यं नानृतं लोके कश्चित्कुर्यात्समाप्नुहि ॥८-२९-३९॥
mā tvaṃ brahmagatiṃ hiṃsyāḥ prāyaścittaṃ kṛtaṃ tvayā। madvākyaṃ nānṛtaṃ loke kaścitkuryātsamāpnuhi ॥8-29-39॥
[मा (mā) - do not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; ब्रह्मगतिं (brahmagatiṃ) - the path to Brahman; हिंस्याः (hiṃsyāḥ) - harm; प्रायश्चित्तं (prāyaścittaṃ) - atonement; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; मद्वाक्यं (madvākyaṃ) - my words; न (na) - not; अनृतं (anṛtaṃ) - false; लोके (loke) - in the world; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; समाप्नुहि (samāpnuhi) - achieve;]
(Do not harm the path to Brahman; atonement has been done by you. My words are not false in the world; anyone should achieve.)
"Do not obstruct the path to Brahman; you have performed the atonement. My words are true in this world; let no one doubt them. Achieve your goal."
इत्येतत्ते मया प्रोक्तं क्षिप्तेनापि सुहृत्तया। जानामि त्वाधिक्षिपन्तं जोषमास्स्वोत्तरं शृणु ॥८-२९-४०॥
ity etat te mayā proktaṃ kṣiptenāpi suhṛttayā। jānāmi tvādhikṣipantaṃ joṣam āssvottaraṃ śṛṇu ॥8-29-40॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - to you; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken; क्षिप्तेन (kṣiptena) - hurriedly; अपि (api) - also; सुहृत्तया (suhṛttayā) - with friendship; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; त्वा (tvā) - you; अधिक्षिपन्तम् (adhikṣipantam) - criticizing; जोषम् (joṣam) - silently; आस्स्व (āssva) - be; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; ॥८-२९-४०॥ (॥8-29-40॥) - (verse number);]
(Thus this has been spoken to you by me hurriedly, also with friendship. I know you are criticizing; be silent, listen to the reply.)
"Thus, I have spoken this to you hurriedly and with friendship. I know you are criticizing, so be silent and listen to the reply."
