08.046
Core and Pancharatra: Yudhishthira, is a sarcastic way, asks Arjuna, "Have you returned having killed Karna? I am still alive, only becuase of Bhima".
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
महासत्त्वौ तु तौ दृष्ट्वा सहितौ केशवार्जुनौ। हतमाधिरथिं मेने सङ्ख्ये गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥८-४६-१॥
mahāsattvau tu tau dṛṣṭvā sahitau keśavārjunau। hatamādhirathiṃ mene saṅkhye gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥8-46-1॥
[महासत्त्वौ (mahāsattvau) - great heroes; तु (tu) - but; तौ (tau) - those two; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; केशव-अर्जुनौ (keśava-arjunau) - Keshava and Arjuna; हतम् (hatam) - killed; अधिरथिम् (adhirathim) - Adhirathi; मेने (mene) - considered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of Gandiva;]
(The great heroes, having seen those two together, Keshava and Arjuna, considered Adhirathi killed in the battle by the wielder of Gandiva.)
The great heroes, upon seeing Keshava and Arjuna together, believed that Adhirathi had been slain in the battle by Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow.
तावभ्यनन्दत्कौन्तेयः साम्ना परमवल्गुना। स्मितपूर्वममित्रघ्नः पूजयन्भरतर्षभ ॥८-४६-२॥
tāv abhyanandat kaunteyaḥ sāmnā paramavalguna। smitapūrvam amitraghnaḥ pūjayan bharatarṣabha ॥8-46-2॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; अभ्यनन्दत् (abhyanandat) - welcomed; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentleness; परमवल्गुना (paramavalguna) - with utmost charm; स्मितपूर्वम् (smitapūrvam) - with a smile; अमित्रघ्नः (amitraghnaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; पूजयन् (pūjayan) - honoring; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]
(The son of Kunti welcomed those two with utmost charm and gentleness, with a smile, honoring them, O bull among the Bharatas.)
The son of Kunti, with utmost charm and gentleness, welcomed those two with a smile, honoring them, O destroyer of enemies, and bull among the Bharatas.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
स्वागतं देवकीपुत्र स्वागतं ते धनञ्जय। प्रियं मे दर्शनं बाढं युवयोरच्युतार्जुनौ ॥८-४६-३॥
svāgataṃ devakīputra svāgataṃ te dhanañjaya। priyaṃ me darśanaṃ bāḍhaṃ yuvayoracyutārjunau ॥8-46-3॥
[स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; देवकीपुत्र (devakīputra) - O son of Devaki; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; प्रियं (priyam) - dear; मे (me) - to me; दर्शनं (darśanam) - sight; बाढं (bāḍham) - certainly; युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you both; अच्युतार्जुनौ (acyutārjunau) - Acyuta and Arjuna;]
(Welcome, O son of Devaki, welcome to you, O Dhananjaya. Dear to me is the sight of you both, Acyuta and Arjuna.)
"Welcome, O son of Devaki, and welcome to you, O Dhananjaya. The sight of both of you, Acyuta and Arjuna, is indeed dear to me."
अक्षताभ्यामरिष्टाभ्यां कथं युध्य महारथम्। आशीविषसमं युद्धे सर्वशस्त्रविशारदम् ॥८-४६-४॥
akṣatābhyāmariṣṭābhyāṃ kathaṃ yudhya mahāratham। āśīviṣasamaṃ yuddhe sarvaśastraviśāradam ॥8-46-4॥
[अक्षताभ्याम् (akṣatābhyām) - by the uninjured; अरिष्टाभ्यां (ariṣṭābhyāṃ) - by the invincible; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; युध्य (yudhya) - fight; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; आशीविषसमम् (āśīviṣasamam) - like a venomous snake; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सर्वशस्त्रविशारदम् (sarvaśastraviśāradam) - expert in all weapons;]
(By the uninjured and invincible, how to fight the great chariot-warrior, like a venomous snake, expert in all weapons in battle.)
How can the uninjured and invincible warriors fight the great chariot-warrior, who is like a venomous snake and an expert in all weapons, in battle?
अग्रगं धार्तराष्ट्राणां सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च। रक्षितं वृषसेनेन सुषेणेन च धन्विना ॥८-४६-५॥
agragaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ sarveṣāṁ śarma varma ca। rakṣitaṁ vṛṣasenena suṣeṇena ca dhanvinā ॥8-46-5॥
[अग्रगं (agragam) - foremost; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṁ) - of all; शर्म (śarma) - protection; वर्म (varma) - armor; च (ca) - and; रक्षितं (rakṣitam) - protected; वृषसेनेन (vṛṣasenena) - by Vrishasena; सुषेणेन (suṣeṇena) - by Sushena; च (ca) - and; धन्विना (dhanvinā) - by the archer;]
(Foremost of the sons of Dhritarashtra, all protection and armor were protected by Vrishasena and Sushena, the archers.)
The foremost among the sons of Dhritarashtra, all their protection and armor were safeguarded by the archers Vrishasena and Sushena.
अनुज्ञातं महावीर्यं रमेणास्त्रेषु दुर्जयम्। त्रातारं धार्तराष्ट्राणां गन्तारं वाहिनीमुखे ॥८-४६-६॥
anujñātaṃ mahāvīryaṃ rameṇāstreṣu durjayam। trātāraṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ gantāraṃ vāhinīmukhe ॥8-46-6॥
[अनुज्ञातं (anujñātam) - permitted; महावीर्यं (mahāvīryam) - of great valor; रमेण (rameṇa) - by Rama; अस्त्रेषु (astreṣu) - in weapons; दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - invincible; त्रातारं (trātāram) - protector; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; गन्तारं (gantāram) - one who goes; वाहिनीमुखे (vāhinīmukhe) - at the front of the army;]
(Permitted by Rama, of great valor, invincible in weapons, protector of the sons of Dhritarashtra, one who goes at the front of the army.)
Permitted by Rama, who is of great valor and invincible in weapons, he is the protector of the sons of Dhritarashtra and leads at the front of the army.
हन्तारमरिसैन्यानाममित्रगणमर्दनम्। दुर्योधनहिते युक्तमस्मद्युद्धाय चोद्यतम् ॥८-४६-७॥
hantāramarisainyānāmamitragaṇamardanam। duryodhanahite yuktamasmadyuddhāya codyatam ॥8-46-7॥
[हन्तारम् (hantāram) - slayer; अरि (ari) - enemy; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of armies; अमित्र (amitra) - foe; गण (gaṇa) - group; मर्दनम् (mardanam) - crusher; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; हिते (hite) - for the benefit; युक्तम् (yuktam) - engaged; अस्मत् (asmat) - our; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; च (ca) - and; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - prepared;]
(The slayer of enemy armies, crusher of foe groups, engaged for the benefit of Duryodhana, prepared for our battle.)
The one who destroys enemy forces and crushes groups of foes, aligned with Duryodhana's interests, is ready for our battle.
अप्रधृष्यं महायुद्धे देवैरपि सवासवैः। अनलानिलयोस्तुल्यं तेजसा च बलेन च ॥८-४६-८॥
apradhr̥ṣyaṁ mahāyuddhe devairapi savāsavaiḥ। analānilayostulyaṁ tejasā ca balena ca ॥8-46-8॥
[अप्रधृष्यं (apradhr̥ṣyam) - invincible; महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe) - in great battle; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; स (sa) - with; वासवैः (vāsavaiḥ) - Vāsava (Indra); अनल (anala) - fire; अनिलयोः (anilayoḥ) - wind; तुल्यं (tulyaṁ) - equal; तेजसा (tejasā) - in brilliance; च (ca) - and; बलेन (balena) - in strength; च (ca) - and;]
(Invincible in great battle even by gods with Vāsava (Indra), equal to fire and wind in brilliance and strength.)
Even the gods along with Indra cannot defeat him in a great battle; he is equal to fire and wind in both brilliance and strength.
पातालमिव गम्भीरं सुहृदानन्दवर्धनम्। अन्तकाभममित्राणां कर्णं हत्वा महाहवे ॥ दिष्ट्या युवामनुप्राप्तौ जित्वासुरमिवामरौ ॥८-४६-९॥
pātālamiva gambhīraṃ suhṛdānandavardhanam। antakābhamamitrāṇāṃ karṇaṃ hatvā mahāhave ॥ diṣṭyā yuvāmanuprāptau jitvāsuramivāmarau ॥8-46-9॥
[पातालम् (pātālam) - underworld; इव (iva) - like; गम्भीरम् (gambhīram) - deep; सुहृद् (suhṛd) - friend; आनन्द (ānanda) - joy; वर्धनम् (vardhanam) - increasing; अन्तक (antaka) - death; आभम् (ābham) - resembling; अमित्राणाम् (amitrāṇām) - of enemies; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; युवाम् (yuvām) - you both; अनुप्राप्तौ (anuprāptau) - have arrived; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; असुरम् (asuram) - demon; इव (iva) - like; अमरौ (amarau) - immortals;]
(Like the deep underworld, increasing the joy of friends, having slain Karna, resembling death to enemies in the great battle, fortunately you both have arrived, having conquered the demon like immortals.)
Like the deep underworld, you have increased the joy of your friends by slaying Karna, who was like death to his enemies, in the great battle. Fortunately, you both have arrived, having conquered the demon like immortals.
तेन युद्धमदीनेन मया ह्यद्याच्युतार्जुनौ। कुपितेनान्तकेनेव प्रजाः सर्वा जिघांसता ॥८-४६-१०॥
tena yuddhamadīnena mayā hyadyācyutārjunau। kupitenāntakeneva prajāḥ sarvā jighāṁsatā ॥8-46-10॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; मदीनेन (madīnena) - unwearied; मया (mayā) - by me; हि (hi) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; अच्युत (acyuta) - Acyuta; अर्जुनौ (arjunau) - Arjuna; कुपितेन (kupitena) - angry; अन्तकेन (antakena) - like death; इव (iva) - as if; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; जिघांसता (jighāṁsatā) - desiring to slay;]
(By him, unwearied in battle, indeed by me today, Acyuta and Arjuna, angry like death, as if desiring to slay all creatures.)
Today, by him who is unwearied in battle, and by me, Acyuta and Arjuna, angry like death, seem to desire to slay all creatures.
तेन केतुश्च मे छिन्नो हतौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी। हतवाहः कृतश्चास्मि युयुधानस्य पश्यतः ॥८-४६-११॥
tena ketuśca me chhinno hatau ca pārṣṇisārathī। hatavāhaḥ kṛtaścāsmi yuyudhānasya paśyataḥ ॥8-46-11॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; छिन्नः (chhinnaḥ) - cut off; हतौ (hatau) - killed; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteer; हतवाहः (hatavāhaḥ) - with the vehicle destroyed; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; च (ca) - and; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; युयुधानस्य (yuyudhānasya) - of Yuyudhana; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(By him, my banner was cut off, and the charioteer was killed. I am made with the vehicle destroyed while Yuyudhana watches.)
By him, my banner was cut off, and the charioteer was killed. I am left with my vehicle destroyed while Yuyudhana watches.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य यमयोर्वीरस्य च शिखण्डिनः। पश्यतां द्रौपदेयानां पाञ्चालानां च सर्वशः ॥८-४६-१२॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnasya yamayorvīrasya ca śikhaṇḍinaḥ। paśyatāṃ draupadeyānāṃ pāñcālānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥8-46-12॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; यमयोः (yamayoḥ) - of the twins; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; च (ca) - and; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Śikhaṇḍin; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; द्रौपदेयानाम् (draupadeyānām) - of the sons of Draupadī; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, of the twins, of the hero, and of Śikhaṇḍin; of those who see, of the sons of Draupadī, of the Pāñcālas, and all.)
Behold the entirety of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the twins, the hero, Śikhaṇḍin, the sons of Draupadī, and the Pāñcālas.
एताञ्जित्वा महावीर्यान्कर्णः शत्रुगणान्बहून्। जितवान्मां महाबाहो यतमानं महारणे ॥८-४६-१३॥
etāñjitvā mahāvīryānkarṇaḥ śatrugaṇānbahūn। jitavānmāṃ mahābāho yatamānaṃ mahāraṇe ॥8-46-13॥
[एतान् (etān) - these; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; महावीर्यान् (mahāvīryān) - great heroes; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शत्रुगणान् (śatrugaṇān) - enemy groups; बहून् (bahūn) - many; जितवान् (jitavān) - conquered; माम् (mām) - me; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; यतमानम् (yatamānam) - striving; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle;]
(Having conquered these great heroes, Karna conquered many enemy groups and me, O mighty-armed one, striving in the great battle.)
Karna, having defeated these great heroes and many groups of enemies, also defeated me, O mighty-armed one, while I was striving in the great battle.
अनुसृत्य च मां युद्धे परुषाण्युक्तवान्बहु। तत्र तत्र युधां श्रेष्ठः परिभूय न संशयः ॥८-४६-१४॥
anusṛtya ca māṃ yuddhe paruṣāṇyuktavānbahuḥ। tatra tatra yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ paribhūya na saṃśayaḥ ॥8-46-14॥
[अनुसृत्य (anusṛtya) - following; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; परुषाणि (paruṣāṇi) - harsh words; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoken; बहु (bahu) - many; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; परिभूय (paribhūya) - insulting; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṃśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Following me in battle, he has spoken many harsh words. There, there, the best of warriors, insulting, no doubt.)
Following me in battle, he has spoken many harsh words. Indeed, the best of warriors there, he insulted without a doubt.
भीमसेनप्रभावात्तु यज्जीवामि धनञ्जय। बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन नाहं तत्सोढुमुत्सहे ॥८-४६-१५॥
bhīmasenaprabhāvāttu yajjīvāmi dhanañjaya। bahunātra kimuktena nāhaṃ tatsoḍhumutsahe ॥8-46-15॥
[भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; प्रभावात् (prabhāvāt) - by the influence; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - that; जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; बहुना (bahunā) - much; अत्र (atra) - here; किम् (kim) - what; उक्तेन (uktena) - by saying; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; तत् (tat) - that; सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to bear; उत्सहे (utsahe) - am able;]
(But, O Dhananjaya, it is by the influence of Bhimasena that I live. What more can be said here? I am not able to bear that.)
O Dhananjaya, it is only due to Bhimasena's influence that I am still alive. What more can be said? I cannot endure that.
त्रयोदशाहं वर्षाणि यस्माद्भीतो धनञ्जय। न स्म निद्रां लभे रात्रौ न चाहनि सुखं क्वचित् ॥८-४६-१६॥
trayodaśāhaṃ varṣāṇi yasmādbhīto dhanañjaya। na sma nidrāṃ labhe rātrau na cāhani sukhaṃ kvacit ॥8-46-16॥
[त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen; अहम् (aham) - I; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; निद्रां (nidrāṃ) - sleep; लभे (labhe) - obtain; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अहनि (ahani) - during the day; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - happiness; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(For thirteen years, O Dhananjaya, because I was afraid, I indeed did not obtain sleep at night, nor happiness during the day anywhere.)
For thirteen years, O Dhananjaya, I have been so afraid that I could not sleep at night nor find happiness during the day anywhere.
तस्य द्वेषेण संयुक्तः परिदह्ये धनञ्जय। आत्मनो मरणं जानन्वाध्रीणस इव द्विपः ॥८-४६-१७॥
tasya dveṣeṇa saṁyuktaḥ paridahye dhanañjaya। ātmano maraṇaṁ jānanvādrīṇasa iva dvipaḥ ॥8-46-17॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; द्वेषेण (dveṣeṇa) - by hatred; संयुक्तः (saṁyuktaḥ) - united; परिदह्ये (paridahye) - burning; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Arjuna; आत्मनः (ātmanah) - of self; मरणं (maraṇam) - death; जानन् (jānan) - knowing; वाध्रीणस (vādrīṇasa) - like an elephant in rut; इव (iva) - like; द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - elephant;]
(United by his hatred, Arjuna burns, knowing his own death, like an elephant in rut.)
Arjuna, consumed by hatred, is aware of his impending death, much like an elephant in rut.
यस्यायमगमत्कालश्चिन्तयानस्य मे विभो। कथं शक्यो मया कर्णो युद्धे क्षपयितुं भवेत् ॥८-४६-१८॥
yasyāyam agamat kālaś cintayānasya me vibho। kathaṁ śakyo mayā karṇo yuddhe kṣapayituṁ bhavet ॥8-46-18॥
[यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in whom; अयम् (ayam) - this; अगमत् (agamat) - has come; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; चिन्तयानस्य (cintayānasya) - of thinking; मे (me) - my; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; कथम् (katham) - how; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; मया (mayā) - by me; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; क्षपयितुम् (kṣapayitum) - to destroy; भवेत् (bhavet) - can be;]
(In whom this time has come, of thinking, my Lord, how can Karṇa be destroyed by me in battle?)
O Lord, as I ponder over the time that has come, how can I possibly defeat Karṇa in battle?
जाग्रत्स्वपंश्च कौन्तेय कर्णमेव सदा ह्यहम्। पश्यामि तत्र तत्रैव कर्णभूतमिदं जगत् ॥८-४६-१९॥
jāgratsvapaṃśca kaunteya karṇameva sadā hyaham। paśyāmi tatra tatraiva karṇabhūtamidaṃ jagat ॥8-46-19॥
[जाग्रत् (jāgrat) - awake; स्वपन् (svapan) - dreaming; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; सदा (sadā) - always; हि (hi) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - see; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - only; कर्णभूतम् (karṇabhūtam) - in the form of Karna; इदम् (idam) - this; जगत् (jagat) - world;]
(Awake and dreaming, O son of Kunti, I always indeed see only Karna. There and there only, this world is in the form of Karna.)
O son of Kunti, whether awake or dreaming, I always see only Karna. Everywhere I look, the world appears to be in the form of Karna.
यत्र यत्र हि गच्छामि कर्णाद्भीतो धनञ्जय। तत्र तत्र हि पश्यामि कर्णमेवाग्रतः स्थितम् ॥८-४६-२०॥
yatra yatra hi gacchāmi karṇādbhīto dhanañjaya। tatra tatra hi paśyāmi karṇamevāgrataḥ sthitam ॥8-46-20॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; हि (hi) - indeed; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; कर्णात् (karṇāt) - from Karna; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; हि (hi) - indeed; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; एव (eva) - only; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(Wherever I go, afraid of Karna, O Dhananjaya, there I see Karna standing in front.)
Wherever I go, being afraid of Karna, I see Karna standing right in front of me, O Dhananjaya.
सोऽहं तेनैव वीरेण समरेष्वपलायिना। सहयः सरथः पार्थ जित्वा जीवन्विसर्जितः ॥८-४६-२१॥
so'haṃ tenaiva vīreṇa samareṣvapalāyinā। sahayaḥ sarathaḥ pārtha jitvā jīvanvisarjitaḥ ॥8-46-21॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; तेन (tena) - by that; एव (eva) - only; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; समरेषु (samareṣu) - in battles; अपलायिना (apalāyinā) - not fleeing; सहयः (sahayaḥ) - with horses; सरथः (sarathaḥ) - with chariots; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; विसर्जितः (visarjitaḥ) - released;]
(He, I, by that very hero, not fleeing in battles, with horses, with chariots, O son of Pritha, having conquered, alive, released.)
I was released alive by that very hero who did not flee in battles, O son of Pritha, having conquered with horses and chariots.
को नु मे जीवितेनार्थो राज्येनार्थोऽथ वा पुनः। ममैवं धिक्कृतस्येह कर्णेनाहवशोभिना ॥८-४६-२२॥
ko nu me jīvitena arthaḥ rājyena arthaḥ atha vā punaḥ। mama evaṃ dhik-kṛtasya iha karṇena āhava-śobhinā ॥8-46-22॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; मे (me) - my; जीवितेन (jīvitena) - with life; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; राज्येन (rājyena) - with kingdom; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मम (mama) - my; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; धिक्कृतस्य (dhik-kṛtasya) - insulted; इह (iha) - here; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; आहवशोभिना (āhava-śobhinā) - battle-glorious;]
(What indeed is my purpose with life, or with kingdom, or again? Thus insulted here by Karna, the battle-glorious.)
What is the purpose of my life or kingdom now, having been insulted here by the battle-glorious Karna?
न प्राप्तपूर्वं यद्भीष्मात्कृपाद्द्रोणाच्च संयुगे। तत्प्राप्तमद्य मे युद्धे सूतपुत्रान्महारथात् ॥८-४६-२३॥
na prāptapūrvaṃ yadbhīṣmātkṛpāddroṇācca saṃyuge। tatprāptamadya me yuddhe sūtaputrānmahārathāt ॥8-46-23॥
[न (na) - not; प्राप्त (prāpta) - obtained; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; यत् (yat) - which; भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) - from Bhishma; कृपात् (kṛpāt) - from Kripa; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; तत् (tat) - that; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; अद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - by me; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सूतपुत्रान् (sūtaputrān) - from the son of a charioteer; महारथात् (mahārathāt) - from the great charioteer;]
(What was not obtained before from Bhishma, Kripa, and Drona in battle, that has been obtained today by me in battle from the son of a charioteer, the great charioteer.)
Today, I have achieved in battle from the great charioteer, the son of a charioteer, what was never before achieved from Bhishma, Kripa, and Drona.
तत्त्वा पृच्छामि कौन्तेय यथा ह्यकुशलस्तथा। तन्ममाचक्ष्व कार्त्स्न्येन यथा कर्णस्त्वया हतः ॥८-४६-२४॥
tattvā pṛcchāmi kaunteya yathā hyakuśalastathā। tanmamācakṣva kārtsnyena yathā karṇastvayā hataḥ ॥8-46-24॥
[तत्त्वा (tattvā) - truth; पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; अकुशलः (akuśalaḥ) - unskilled; तथा (tathā) - so; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely; यथा (yathā) - how; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हतः (hataḥ) - was killed;]
(I ask the truth, O son of Kunti, as indeed unskilled so; tell me completely how Karna was killed by you.)
I inquire, O son of Kunti, how it happened that Karna, being unskilled, was killed by you. Please tell me the complete truth.
शक्रवीर्यसमो युद्धे यमतुल्यपराक्रमः। रामतुल्यस्तथास्त्रे यः स कथं वै निषूदितः ॥८-४६-२५॥
śakravīryasamo yuddhe yamatulyaparākramaḥ। rāmatulyastathāstre yaḥ sa kathaṁ vai niṣūditaḥ ॥8-46-25॥
[शक्र (śakra) - Indra; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; समः (samaḥ) - equal; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; यम (yama) - Yama; तुल्य (tulya) - equal; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - prowess; राम (rāma) - Rama; तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; तथा (tathā) - also; अस्त्रे (astre) - in weaponry; यः (yaḥ) - who; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; वै (vai) - indeed; निषूदितः (niṣūditaḥ) - destroyed;]
(Equal in strength to Indra, with prowess like Yama in battle, and equal to Rama in weaponry, how indeed was he destroyed?)
He who was equal in strength to Indra, with prowess like Yama in battle, and equal to Rama in weaponry, how indeed was he destroyed?
महारथः समाख्यातः सर्वयुद्धविशारदः। धनुर्धराणां प्रवरः सर्वेषामेकपूरुषः ॥८-४६-२६॥
mahārathaḥ samākhyātaḥ sarvayuddhaviśāradaḥ। dhanurdharāṇāṃ pravaraḥ sarveṣāmekapūruṣaḥ ॥8-46-26॥
[महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer; समाख्यातः (samākhyātaḥ) - renowned; सर्वयुद्धविशारदः (sarvayuddhaviśāradaḥ) - expert in all forms of warfare; धनुर्धराणां (dhanurdharāṇāṃ) - among archers; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the best; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एकपूरुषः (ekapūruṣaḥ) - unique individual;]
(Great charioteer, renowned, expert in all forms of warfare. Among archers, the best of all, a unique individual.)
He is a great charioteer, renowned and expert in all forms of warfare. Among all archers, he stands as the best, a unique individual.
पूजितो धृतराष्ट्रेण सपुत्रेण विशां पते। सदा त्वदर्थं राधेयः स कथं निहतस्त्वया ॥८-४६-२७॥
pūjito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa saputreṇa viśāṃ pate। sadā tvadarthaṃ rādheyaḥ sa kathaṃ nihatastvayā ॥8-46-27॥
[पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; सपुत्रेण (saputreṇa) - with his son; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; सदा (sadā) - always; त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(Honored by Dhritarashtra with his son, O lord of the people, always for your sake, Radheya, how was he killed by you?)
Radheya, who was always honored by Dhritarashtra and his son for your sake, O lord of the people, how was he killed by you?
धृतराष्ट्रो हि योधेषु सर्वेष्वेव सदार्जुन। तव मृत्युं रणे कर्णं मन्यते पुरुषर्षभः ॥८-४६-२८॥
dhṛtarāṣṭro hi yodheṣu sarveṣveva sadārjuna। tava mṛtyuṃ raṇe karṇaṃ manyate puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥8-46-28॥
[धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; हि (hi) - indeed; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - among warriors; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - all; एव (eva) - certainly; सदा (sadā) - always; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; तव (tava) - your; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; मन्यते (manyate) - thinks; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - O best of men;]
(Dhritarashtra indeed among warriors all certainly always Arjuna your death in battle Karna thinks O best of men.)
Dhritarashtra, O best of men, indeed always considers Karna as your death in battle among all warriors, O Arjuna.
स त्वया पुरुषव्याघ्र कथं युद्धे निषूदितः। तं ममाचक्ष्व बीभत्सो यथा कर्णो हतस्त्वया ॥८-४६-२९॥
sa tvayā puruṣavyāghra kathaṁ yuddhe niṣūditaḥ। taṁ mamācakṣva bībhatso yathā karṇo hatastvayā ॥8-46-29॥
[स (sa) - he; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; निषूदितः (niṣūditaḥ) - slain; तं (taṁ) - him; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; बीभत्सो (bībhatsa) - fearless one; यथा (yathā) - how; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; हतः (hataḥ) - was killed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(He, O tiger among men, how was he slain in battle by you? Tell me, O fearless one, how Karṇa was killed by you.)
"O tiger among men, tell me how Karṇa was slain by you in battle, O fearless one."
सोत्सेधमस्य च शिरः पश्यतां सुहृदां हृतम्। त्वया पुरुषशार्दूल शार्दूलेन यथा रुरोः ॥८-४६-३०॥
sotsedhamasya ca śiraḥ paśyatāṃ suhṛdāṃ hṛtam। tvayā puruṣaśārdūla śārdūlena yathā ruroḥ ॥8-46-30॥
[सोत्सेधम् (sotsedham) - with uplifted; अस्य (asya) - his; च (ca) - and; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; हृतम् (hṛtam) - taken away; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; पुरुषशार्दूल (puruṣaśārdūla) - O tiger among men; शार्दूलेन (śārdūlena) - by the tiger; यथा (yathā) - as; रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of the deer;]
(With uplifted head of his, taken away by you, O tiger among men, as by the tiger, of the deer, in the sight of friends.)
His head was uplifted and taken away by you, O tiger among men, just as a tiger would take away the head of a deer, in the sight of friends.
यः पर्युपासीत्प्रदिशो दिशश्च; त्वां सूतपुत्रः समरे परीप्सन्। दित्सुः कर्णः समरे हस्तिपूगं; स हीदानीं कङ्कपत्रैः सुतीक्ष्णैः ॥८-४६-३१॥
yaḥ paryupāsītpradiśo diśaśca; tvāṃ sūtaputraḥ samare parīpsan। ditsuḥ karṇaḥ samare hastipūgaṃ; sa hīdānīṃ kaṅkapatraiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ ॥8-46-31॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; पर्युपासीत् (paryupāsīt) - worshipped; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - directions; दिशः (diśaḥ) - quarters; च (ca) - and; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; समरे (samare) - in battle; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring; दित्सुः (ditsuḥ) - wishing to give; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; समरे (samare) - in battle; हस्तिपूगं (hastipūgaṃ) - elephant troop; सः (saḥ) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; इदानीं (idānīṃ) - now; कङ्कपत्रैः (kaṅkapatraiḥ) - with sharp arrows; सुतीक्ष्णैः (sutīkṣṇaiḥ) - very sharp;]
(Who worshipped the directions and quarters; you, son of a charioteer, desiring in battle. Wishing to give, Karna in battle the elephant troop; he indeed now with sharp arrows very sharp.)
Karna, the son of a charioteer, who once worshipped the directions and quarters, now desires to give battle with his elephant troop, armed with very sharp arrows.
त्वया रणे निहतः सूतपुत्रः; कच्चिच्छेते भूमितले दुरात्मा। कच्चित्प्रियं मे परमं त्वयाद्य; कृतं रणे सूतपुत्रं निहत्य ॥८-४६-३२॥
tvayā raṇe nihataḥ sūtaputraḥ; kaccicchete bhūmitalē durātmā। kaccitpriyaṃ mē paramaṃ tvayādya; kṛtaṃ raṇe sūtaputraṃ nihatya ॥8-46-32॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; शेते (śete) - lies; भूमितले (bhūmitalē) - on the ground; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; मे (mē) - to me; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अद्य (adya) - today; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṃ) - son of a charioteer; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed;]
(By you in battle, the son of a charioteer was killed; whether the wicked soul lies on the ground. Whether dear to me, the supreme, by you today; done in battle, having killed the son of a charioteer.)
By you, the son of a charioteer was killed in battle; does the wicked soul lie on the ground? Have you today done what is supremely dear to me by killing the son of a charioteer in battle?
यः सर्वतः पर्यपतत्त्वदर्थे; मदान्वितो गर्वितः सूतपुत्रः। स शूरमानी समरे समेत्य; कच्चित्त्वया निहतः संयुगेऽद्य ॥८-४६-३३॥
yaḥ sarvataḥ paryapatattvadarthe; madānvito garvitaḥ sūtaputraḥ। sa śūramānī samare sametya; kaccittvayā nihataḥ saṃyuge'dya ॥8-46-33॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; पर्यपतत्त्वदर्थे (paryapatattvadarthe) - for the sake of complete understanding; मदान्वितः (madānvitaḥ) - full of pride; गर्वितः (garvitaḥ) - arrogant; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; स (sa) - he; शूरमानी (śūramānī) - considered himself a hero; समरे (samare) - in battle; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in combat; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(Who, everywhere for the sake of complete understanding, full of pride, arrogant, the son of a charioteer, he considered himself a hero in battle, having met, perhaps by you killed in combat today.)
The son of a charioteer, who was arrogant and full of pride, and considered himself a hero in battle, has he been killed by you in combat today?
रौक्मं रथं हस्तिवरैश्च युक्तं; रथं दित्सुर्यः परेभ्यस्त्वदर्थे। सदा रणे स्पर्धते यः स पापः; कच्चित्त्वया निहतस्तात युद्धे ॥८-४६-३४॥
raukmaṁ rathaṁ hastivaraiśca yuktaṁ; rathaṁ ditsuryaḥ parebhyastvadarthe। sadā raṇe spardhate yaḥ sa pāpaḥ; kaccittvayā nihatastāta yuddhe ॥8-46-34॥
[रौक्मम् (raukmam) - golden; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; हस्तिवरैः (hastivaraiḥ) - with excellent elephants; च (ca) - and; युक्तम् (yuktam) - yoked; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; दित्सुः (ditsuḥ) - desiring to give; यः (yaḥ) - who; परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - to others; त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake; सदा (sadā) - always; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; स्पर्धते (spardhate) - competes; यः (yaḥ) - who; सः (saḥ) - he; पापः (pāpaḥ) - wicked; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; तात (tāta) - dear father; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle;]
(A golden chariot yoked with excellent elephants; a chariot which the sun desires to give to others for your sake. He who always competes in battle, that wicked one; whether he has been slain by you, dear father, in battle.)
A golden chariot yoked with excellent elephants, which the sun wishes to give to others for your sake. That wicked one who always competes in battle; dear father, has he been slain by you in battle?
योऽसौ नित्यं शूरमदेन मत्तो; विकत्थते संसदि कौरवाणाम्। प्रियोऽत्यर्थं तस्य सुयोधनस्य; कच्चित्स पापो निहतस्त्वयाद्य ॥८-४६-३५॥
yo'sau nityaṁ śūramadena matto; vikatthate saṁsadi kauravāṇām। priyo'tyarthaṁ tasya suyodhanasya; kaccitsa pāpo nihatastvayādya ॥8-46-35॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; शूर-मदेन (śūra-madena) - by the pride of heroism; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; विकत्थते (vikatthate) - boasts; संसदि (saṁsadi) - in the assembly; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - very much; तस्य (tasya) - to him; सुयोधनस्य (suyodhanasya) - of Suyodhana; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; सः (saḥ) - he; पापः (pāpaḥ) - wicked; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(He who always intoxicated by the pride of heroism boasts in the assembly of the Kauravas; very dear to Suyodhana; whether that wicked one is killed by you today.)
The one who is always intoxicated by the pride of heroism and boasts in the assembly of the Kauravas, who is very dear to Suyodhana; I hope that wicked one has been killed by you today.
कच्चित्समागम्य धनुःप्रमुक्तै; स्त्वत्प्रेषितैर्लोहितार्थैर्विहङ्गैः। शेतेऽद्य पापः स विभिन्नगात्रः; कच्चिद्भग्नो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य बाहुः ॥८-४६-३६॥
kaccitsamāgamya dhanuḥpramuktai; stvatpreṣitairlohitārthairvihaṅgaiḥ। śete'dya pāpaḥ sa vibhinnagātraḥ; kaccidbhagno dhārtarāṣṭrasya bāhuḥ ॥8-46-36॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having met; धनुःप्रमुक्तैः (dhanuḥpramuktaiḥ) - released from the bow; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रेषितैः (preṣitaiḥ) - sent; लोहितार्थैः (lohitārthaiḥ) - for the sake of blood; विहङ्गैः (vihaṅgaiḥ) - by the birds; शेते (śete) - lies; अद्य (adya) - today; पापः (pāpaḥ) - the sinner; सः (saḥ) - he; विभिन्नगात्रः (vibhinnagātraḥ) - with broken limbs; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's son; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - arm;]
(Whether, having met, released from the bow, sent by you for the sake of blood by the birds, today the sinner lies with broken limbs; whether the arm of Dhritarashtra's son is broken.)
"Has the sinner, with broken limbs, been struck down by the arrows released from your bow, and does he lie today, his arm broken, among the birds sent for the sake of blood?"
योऽसौ सदा श्लाघते राजमध्ये; दुर्योधनं हर्षयन्दर्पपूर्णः। अहं हन्ता फल्गुनस्येति मोहा; त्कच्चिद्धतस्तस्य न वै तथा रथः ॥८-४६-३७॥
yo'sau sadā ślāghate rājamadhye; duryodhanaṃ harṣayandarpapūrṇaḥ। ahaṃ hantā phalgunasyeti mohā; tkacciddhatastasya na vai tathā rathaḥ ॥8-46-37॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; सदा (sadā) - always; श्लाघते (ślāghate) - praises; राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - in the midst of kings; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - pleasing; दर्पपूर्णः (darpapūrṇaḥ) - full of pride; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्ता (hantā) - am the slayer; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; तस्य (tasya) - his; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - so; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot;]
(Who always praises in the midst of kings, pleasing Duryodhana, full of pride, "I am the slayer of Arjuna," thus out of delusion, perhaps his chariot is not indeed so killed.)
The one who always boasts in the assembly of kings, pleasing Duryodhana with his pride, saying "I am the slayer of Arjuna," perhaps out of delusion, his chariot is not really destroyed.
नाहं पादौ धावयिष्ये कदा चि; द्यावत्स्थितः पार्थ इत्यल्पबुद्धिः। व्रतं तस्यैतत्सर्वदा शक्रसूनो; कच्चित्त्वया निहतः सोऽद्य कर्णः ॥८-४६-३८॥
nāhaṃ pādau dhāvayiṣye kadā ci; dyāvatsithaḥ pārtha ityalpabuddhiḥ। vrataṃ tasyaitatsarvadā śakrasūno; kaccittvayā nihataḥ so'dya karṇaḥ ॥8-46-38॥
[न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; पादौ (pādau) - feet; धावयिष्ये (dhāvayiṣye) - will wash; कदा (kadā) - when; चित् (cit) - ever; द्यावत् (dyāvat) - as long as; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; इति (iti) - thus; अल्पबुद्धिः (alpabuddhiḥ) - of little intelligence; व्रतम् (vratam) - vow; तस्य (tasya) - his; एतत् (etat) - this; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always; शक्रसूनो (śakrasūno) - O son of Indra; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna;]
(I will never wash my feet as long as I stand, O son of Pritha, thus of little intelligence. This is his vow always, O son of Indra; whether Karna is killed by you today.)
I will never wash my feet as long as I stand, O son of Pritha, thus showing little intelligence. This is his vow always, O son of Indra; has Karna been killed by you today?
योऽसौ कृष्णामब्रवीद्दुष्टबुद्धिः; कर्णः सभायां कुरुवीरमध्ये। किं पाण्डवांस्त्वं न जहासि कृष्णे; सुदुर्बलान्पतितान्हीनसत्त्वान् ॥८-४६-३९॥
yo'sau kṛṣṇāmabravīddusṭabuddhiḥ; karṇaḥ sabhāyāṃ kuruvīramadhye। kiṃ pāṇḍavāṃstvaṃ na jahāsi kṛṣṇe; sudurbalānpatitānhīnasattvān ॥8-46-39॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; दुष्टबुद्धिः (duṣṭabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; कुरुवीरमध्ये (kuruvīramadhye) - among the Kuru heroes; किम् (kim) - why; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; त्वम् (tvam) - you; न (na) - not; जहासि (jahāsi) - abandon; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); सुदुर्बलान् (sudurbalān) - very weak; पतितान् (patitān) - fallen; हीनसत्त्वान् (hīnasattvān) - devoid of strength;]
(That evil-minded Karṇa, in the assembly among the Kuru heroes, said to Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), "Why do you not abandon the Pāṇḍavas, O Kṛṣṇā, who are very weak, fallen, and devoid of strength?")
Karṇa, with his wicked mind, addressed Draupadī in the assembly of Kuru warriors, questioning why she did not leave the Pāṇḍavas, whom he described as weak, fallen, and lacking in strength.
यत्तत्कर्णः प्रत्यजानात्त्वदर्थे; नाहत्वाहं सह कृष्णेन पार्थम्। इहोपयातेति स पापबुद्धिः; कच्चिच्छेते शरसम्भिन्नगात्रः ॥८-४६-४०॥
yattatkarṇaḥ pratyajānāttvadarthe; nāhatvāhaṃ saha kṛṣṇena pārtham। ihopayāteti sa pāpabuddhiḥ; kaccicchete śarasambhinna gātraḥ ॥8-46-40॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रत्यजानात् (pratyajānat) - knew; त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake; न (na) - not; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; अहम् (aham) - I; सह (saha) - with; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - Krishna; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; इह (iha) - here; उपयाते (upayāte) - arrived; इति (iti) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; पापबुद्धिः (pāpabuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; शेते (śete) - lies; शर (śara) - arrows; सम्भिन्न (sambhinna) - pierced; गात्रः (gātraḥ) - body;]
(That Karna knew for your sake; without killing I, with Krishna, Arjuna. Here arrived thus he, evil-minded; perhaps lies pierced by arrows body.)
Karna, who knew this for your sake, did not kill Arjuna along with Krishna. Now that he has arrived here, that evil-minded one perhaps lies with his body pierced by arrows.
कच्चित्सङ्ग्रामे विदितो वा तदायं; समागमः सृञ्जयकौरवाणाम्। यत्रावस्थामीदृशीं प्रापितोऽहं; कच्चित्त्वया सोऽद्य हतः समेत्य ॥८-४६-४१॥
kaccitsaṅgrāme vidito vā tadāyaṃ; samāgamaḥ sṛñjayakauravāṇām। yatrāvasthāmīdṛśīṃ prāpito'haṃ; kaccittvayā so'dya hataḥ sametya ॥8-46-41॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; विदितः (viditaḥ) - known; वा (vā) - or; तदा (tadā) - then; अयं (ayaṃ) - this; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting; सृञ्जय (sṛñjaya) - of the Sṛñjayas; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; यत्र (yatra) - where; अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition; ईदृशीम् (īdṛśīm) - such; प्रापितः (prāpitaḥ) - brought; अहम् (aham) - I; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; समेत्य (sametya) - having met;]
(Whether in battle this meeting of the Sṛñjayas and Kauravas was known then; where I was brought to such a condition; whether he was killed by you today having met.)
"Was this meeting of the Sṛñjayas and Kauravas known in battle then? Where I was brought to such a condition, was he killed by you today having met?"
कच्चित्त्वया तस्य सुमन्दबुद्धे; र्गाण्डीवमुक्तैर्विशिखैर्ज्वलद्भिः। सकुण्डलं भानुमदुत्तमाङ्गं; कायात्प्रकृत्तं युधि सव्यसाचिन् ॥८-४६-४२॥
kaccittvayā tasya sumandabuddhe; rgāṇḍīvamuktairviśikhairjvaladbhiḥ। sakuṇḍalaṃ bhānumaduttamāṅgaṃ; kāyātprakṛttaṃ yudhi savyasācin ॥8-46-42॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; तस्य (tasya) - his; सुमन्दबुद्धेः (sumandabuddheḥ) - of the very dull-witted; गाण्डीव (gāṇḍīva) - Gandiva; मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - released; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - arrows; ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ) - blazing; सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; भानुमत् (bhānumat) - radiant; उत्तमाङ्गम् (uttamāṅgam) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; प्रकृत्तम् (prakṛttam) - severed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सव्यसाचिन् (savyasācin) - O Savyasachi;]
(Whether by you, his very dull-witted head, with earrings, radiant, severed from the body by blazing arrows released from Gandiva, in battle, O Savyasachi?)
O Savyasachi, have you severed the radiant head with earrings of that very dull-witted one from his body with blazing arrows released from Gandiva in battle?
यत्तन्मया बाणसमर्पितेन; ध्यातोऽसि कर्णस्य वधाय वीर। तन्मे त्वया कच्चिदमोघमद्य; ध्यातं कृतं कर्णनिपातनेन ॥८-४६-४३॥
yattanmayā bāṇasamarpitena; dhyāto'si karṇasya vadhāya vīra। tanme tvayā kaccidamoghamadya; dhyātaṃ kṛtaṃ karṇanipātanena ॥8-46-43॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; मया (mayā) - by me; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; समर्पितेन (samarpitena) - offered; ध्यातः (dhyātaḥ) - meditated; असि (asi) - you are; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the killing; वीर (vīra) - hero; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - my; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; अमोघम् (amogham) - infallible; अद्य (adya) - today; ध्यातम् (dhyātam) - meditated; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; निपातनेन (nipātanena) - by the fall;]
(That which was offered by me, the arrow, you are meditated upon for the killing of Karna, O hero. That, by you, whether infallible today, meditated, done by the fall of Karna.)
O hero, the arrow that I offered was meditated upon by you for the killing of Karna. Today, I hope it has been made infallible by you, resulting in Karna's fall.
यद्दर्पपूर्णः स सुयोधनोऽस्मा; नवेक्षते कर्णसमाश्रयेण। कच्चित्त्वया सोऽद्य समाश्रयोऽस्य; भग्नः पराक्रम्य सुयोधनस्य ॥८-४६-४४॥
yaddarpapūrṇaḥ sa suyodhanosmā; navekṣate karṇasamāśrayeṇa। kaccittvayā so'dya samāśrayo'sya; bhagnaḥ parākramya suyodhanasya ॥8-46-44॥
[यत् (yat) - that; दर्पपूर्णः (darpapūrṇaḥ) - full of pride; सः (saḥ) - he; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; न (na) - not; वीक्षते (vīkṣate) - sees; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; समाश्रयेण (samāśrayeṇa) - with the support; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; समाश्रयः (samāśrayaḥ) - support; अस्य (asya) - his; भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; पराक्रम्य (parākramya) - by the valor; सुयोधनस्य (suyodhanasya) - of Suyodhana;]
(That Suyodhana, full of pride, does not see us due to the support of Karna. Perhaps today, by you, his support is broken by the valor of Suyodhana.)
Suyodhana, filled with pride, ignores us because of Karna's support. Perhaps today, you will break his support with your valor against Suyodhana.
यो नः पुरा षण्ढतिलानवोच; त्सभामध्ये पार्थिवानां समक्षम्। स दुर्मतिः कच्चिदुपेत्य सङ्ख्ये; त्वया हतः सूतपुत्रोऽत्यमर्षी ॥८-४६-४५॥
yo naḥ purā ṣaṇḍhatilānavoca; tsabhāmadhye pārthivānāṃ samakṣam। sa durmatiḥ kaccidupetya saṅkhye; tvayā hataḥ sūtaputro'tyamarṣī ॥8-46-45॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; नः (naḥ) - us; पुरा (purā) - before; षण्ढतिलान् (ṣaṇḍhatilān) - eunuch's sesame seeds; अवोचत् (avocat) - said; सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the assembly; पार्थिवानाम् (pārthivānām) - of the kings; समक्षम् (samakṣam) - in front of; सः (saḥ) - he; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the charioteer's son; अत्यमरर्षी (atyamarṣī) - extremely wrathful;]
(Who, before, called us eunuch's sesame seeds in the assembly in front of the kings; that evil-minded one, perhaps having approached in battle, was killed by you, the charioteer's son, extremely wrathful.)
The one who previously insulted us as eunuchs in the assembly before the kings; that evil-minded person, perhaps, having come to the battlefield, was slain by you, the charioteer's son, who was extremely wrathful.
यः सूतपुत्रः प्रहसन्दुरात्मा; पुराब्रवीन्निर्जितां सौबलेन। स्वयं प्रसह्यानय याज्ञसेनी; मपीह कच्चित्स हतस्त्वयाद्य ॥८-४६-४६॥
yaḥ sūtaputraḥ prahasandurātmā; purābravīnnirjitāṃ saubalena। svayaṃ prasahyānaya yājñasenī; mapīha kaccitsa hatastvayādya ॥8-46-46॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - laughing; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; पुरा (purā) - formerly; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; निर्जिताम् (nirjitām) - defeated; सौबलेन (saubalena) - by the son of Subala; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; आनय (ānaya) - bring; याज्ञसेनीम् (yājñasenīm) - Draupadi; अपि (api) - also; इह (iha) - here; कच्चित् (kaccit) - perhaps; सः (saḥ) - he; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अद्य (adya) - today;]
(Who, the son of a charioteer, laughing wickedly, formerly said to the defeated by the son of Subala, "Bring Draupadi here forcibly yourself," perhaps he is killed by you today.)
The son of a charioteer, who wickedly laughed and once told the defeated by the son of Subala to bring Draupadi forcibly himself, is perhaps killed by you today.
यः शस्त्रभृच्छ्रेष्ठतमं पृथिव्यां; पितामहं व्याक्षिपदल्पचेताः। सङ्ख्यायमानोऽर्धरथः स कच्चि; त्त्वया हतोऽद्याधिरथिर्दुरात्मा ॥८-४६-४७॥
yaḥ śastrabhṛcchreṣṭhatamaṃ pṛthivyāṃ; pitāmahaṃ vyākṣipadalpacetāḥ। saṅkhyāyamāno'rdharathaḥ sa kacci; ttvayā hato'dyādhirathirdurātmā ॥8-46-47॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; शस्त्रभृत् (śastrabhṛt) - weapon-bearer; श्रेष्ठतमं (śreṣṭhatamaṃ) - the best; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṃ) - on earth; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; व्याक्षिपत् (vyākṣipat) - insulted; अल्पचेताः (alpacetāḥ) - foolish; सङ्ख्यायमानः (saṅkhyāyamānaḥ) - considered; अर्धरथः (ardharathaḥ) - half a chariot-warrior; सः (saḥ) - he; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; अद्य (adya) - today; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhiratha; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul;]
(Who, the best weapon-bearer on earth, insulted the grandfather, foolishly considered half a chariot-warrior, whether he, Adhiratha, the wicked soul, is killed by you today?)
Is the wicked Adhiratha, who foolishly insulted the grandfather and was considered only half a chariot-warrior, killed by you today, the best weapon-bearer on earth?
अमर्षणं निकृतिसमीरणेरितं; हृदि श्रितं ज्वलनमिमं सदा मम। हतो मया सोऽद्य समेत्य पापधी; रिति ब्रुवन्प्रशमय मेऽद्य फल्गुन ॥८-४६-४८॥
amarṣaṇaṁ nikṛtisamīraṇeritaṁ; hṛdi śritaṁ jvalanamimaṁ sadā mama। hato mayā so'dya sametya pāpadhī; riti bruvanpraśamaya me'dya phalguna ॥8-46-48॥
[अमर्षणं (amarṣaṇam) - impatience; निकृति (nikṛti) - deceit; समीरण (samīraṇa) - wind; इरितं (eritaṁ) - driven; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; श्रितं (śritaṁ) - residing; ज्वलनमिमं (jvalanamimaṁ) - this fire; सदा (sadā) - always; मम (mama) - my; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; मया (mayā) - by me; सः (saḥ) - he; अद्य (adya) - today; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; पापधीः (pāpadhīḥ) - evil-minded; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; प्रशमय (praśamaya) - calm; मे (me) - my; अद्य (adya) - today; फल्गुन (phalguna) - O Phalguna;]
(Impatience driven by deceitful wind, residing in the heart, this fire is always mine. Having met him today, the evil-minded one killed by me, thus speaking, calm my heart today, O Phalguna.)
"O Phalguna, today I have slain the evil-minded one, driven by the deceitful wind of impatience, this fire residing in my heart is always mine. Calm my heart today."
