08.048
Core and Pancharatra: Arjuna gets further scolding from Yudhishthira for retreating from the battle without facing Karna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
श्रुत्वा कर्णं कल्यमुदारवीर्यं; क्रुद्धः पार्थः फल्गुनस्यामितौजाः। धनञ्जयं वाक्यमुवाच चेदं; युधिष्ठिरः कर्णशराभितप्तः ॥८-४८-१॥
śrutvā karṇaṃ kalyamudāravīryaṃ; kruddhaḥ pārthaḥ phalgunasyāmitaujāḥ। dhanañjayaṃ vākyamuvāca cedaṃ; yudhiṣṭhiraḥ karṇaśarābhitaptaḥ ॥8-48-1॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; कल्यम् (kalyam) - early in the morning; उदारवीर्यम् (udāravīryam) - of noble prowess; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - son of Pritha; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; अमितौजाः (amitaujāḥ) - of immense energy; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - to Dhananjaya; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उवाच (uvāca) - said; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; कर्णशराभितप्तः (karṇaśarābhitaptaḥ) - afflicted by Karna's arrows;]
(Having heard of Karna's noble prowess early in the morning, the angry son of Pritha, Arjuna of immense energy, said these words to Dhananjaya, Yudhishthira, afflicted by Karna's arrows.)
Upon hearing of Karna's noble prowess early in the morning, the enraged Arjuna, son of Pritha and of immense energy, spoke these words to Dhananjaya, as Yudhishthira was afflicted by Karna's arrows.
इदं यदि द्वैतवने ह्यवक्ष्यः; कर्णं योद्धुं न प्रसहे नृपेति। वयं तदा प्राप्तकालानि सर्वे; वृत्तान्युपैष्याम तदैव पार्थ ॥८-४८-२॥
idaṁ yadi dvaitavane hyavakṣyaḥ; karṇaṁ yoddhuṁ na prasahe nṛpeti। vayaṁ tadā prāptakālāni sarve; vṛttānyupaiṣyāma tadaiva pārtha ॥8-48-2॥
[इदं (idaṁ) - this; यदि (yadi) - if; द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the forest of Dvaita; हि (hi) - indeed; अवक्ष्यः (avakṣyaḥ) - you will say; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; योद्धुं (yoddhum) - to fight; न (na) - not; प्रसहे (prasahe) - able; नृपेति (nṛpeti) - O king; वयं (vayaṁ) - we; तदा (tadā) - then; प्राप्तकालानि (prāptakālāni) - appropriate times; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events; उपैष्याम (upaiṣyāma) - we will approach; तदैव (tadaiva) - at that time; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Partha;]
(This, if in the forest of Dvaita indeed you will say, 'Karna is not able to fight, O king,' we then at appropriate times all events will approach at that time, O Partha.)
If you say in the forest of Dvaita that Karna is not able to fight, O king, then we will approach all events at the appropriate times, O Partha.
मयि प्रतिश्रुत्य वधं हि तस्य; बलस्य चाप्तस्य तथैव वीर। आनीय नः शत्रुमध्यं स कस्मा; त्समुत्क्षिप्य स्थण्डिले प्रत्यपिंष्ठाः ॥८-४८-३॥
mayi pratiśrutya vadhaṃ hi tasya; balasya cāptasya tathaiva vīra। ānīya naḥ śatrumadhyaṃ sa kasmāt samutkṣipya sthaṇḍile pratyapiṃṣṭhāḥ ॥8-48-3॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; हि (hi) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - of him; बलस्य (balasya) - of the strength; च (ca) - and; आप्तस्य (āptasya) - acquired; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; वीर (vīra) - O hero; आनीय (ānīya) - bringing; नः (naḥ) - us; शत्रुमध्यं (śatrumadhyaṃ) - into the midst of enemies; स (sa) - he; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - having lifted; स्थण्डिले (sthaṇḍile) - on the ground; प्रत्यपिंष्ठाः (pratyapiṃṣṭhāḥ) - threw down; ॥८-४८-३॥ (॥8-48-3॥) - (verse number);]
(Having promised me the killing of him, and having acquired the strength, O hero, why did he bring us into the midst of enemies, lift us up, and throw us down on the ground?)
O hero, having promised me to kill him and having acquired the strength, why did he bring us into the midst of enemies and throw us down on the ground after lifting us up?
अन्वाशिष्म वयमर्जुन त्वयि; यियासवो बहु कल्याणमिष्टम्। तन्नः सर्वं विफलं राजपुत्र; फलार्थिनां निचुल इवातिपुष्पः ॥८-४८-४॥
anvāśiṣma vayamarjuna tvayi; yiyāsavo bahu kalyāṇamiṣṭam। tannaḥ sarvaṁ viphalaṁ rājaputra; phalārthināṁ nicula ivātipuṣpaḥ ॥8-48-4॥
[अन्वाशिष्म (anvāśiṣma) - we desired; वयम् (vayam) - we; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; यियासवः (yiyāsavaḥ) - wishing to go; बहु (bahu) - much; कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspicious; इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; तत् (tat) - that; नः (naḥ) - our; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; विफलम् (viphalam) - fruitless; राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - O prince; फलार्थिनाम् (phalārthinām) - of those desiring fruit; निचुलः (niculaḥ) - Nicula tree; इव (iva) - like; अतिपुष्पः (atipuṣpaḥ) - over-flowering;]
(We desired, O Arjuna, in you; wishing to go, much auspicious desired. That all of ours is fruitless, O prince; like the Nicula tree over-flowering for those desiring fruit.)
We had placed our hopes in you, Arjuna, wishing for much auspiciousness. But all of that has become fruitless for us, O prince, like the Nicula tree that blooms excessively but bears no fruit for those who desire it.
प्रच्छादितं बडिशमिवामिषेण; प्रच्छादितो गवय इवापवाचा। अनर्थकं मे दर्शितवानसि त्वं; राज्यार्थिनो राज्यरूपं विनाशम् ॥८-४८-५॥
pracchāditaṃ baḍiśam ivāmiṣeṇa; pracchādito gavaya ivāpavācā। anarthakaṃ me darśitavān asi tvaṃ; rājyārthino rājyarūpaṃ vināśam ॥8-48-5॥
[प्रच्छादितं (pracchāditaṃ) - covered; बडिशम् (baḍiśam) - hook; इव (iva) - like; अमिषेण (amiṣeṇa) - with bait; प्रच्छादितः (pracchāditaḥ) - covered; गवयः (gavayaḥ) - ox; इव (iva) - like; अपवाचा (apavācā) - with a trap; अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless; मे (me) - to me; दर्शितवान् (darśitavān) - shown; असि (asi) - you are; त्वम् (tvam) - you; राज्यार्थिनः (rājyārthinaḥ) - of the seeker of kingdom; राज्यरूपम् (rājyarūpam) - form of kingdom; विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction;]
(Covered like a hook with bait; covered like an ox with a trap. You have shown me the useless destruction of the form of kingdom of the seeker of kingdom.)
"You have shown me how the pursuit of a kingdom is like a hook covered with bait or an ox covered with a trap, leading only to useless destruction."
यत्तत्पृथां वागुवाचान्तरिक्षे; सप्ताहजाते त्वयि मन्दबुद्धौ। जातः पुत्रो वासवविक्रमोऽयं; सर्वाञ्शूराञ्शात्रवाञ्जेष्यतीति ॥८-४८-६॥
yattatpṛthāṃ vāguvācāntarikṣe; saptāhajāte tvayi mandabuddhau। jātaḥ putro vāsavavikramo'yaṃ; sarvāñśūrāñśātravāñjeṣyatīti ॥8-48-6॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; पृथाम् (pṛthām) - to Pṛthā; वाक् (vāk) - speech; उवाच (uvāca) - said; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; सप्ताहजाते (saptāhajāte) - born in seven days; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; मन्दबुद्धौ (mandabuddhau) - slow-witted; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; वासवविक्रमः (vāsavavikramaḥ) - with the prowess of Indra; अयम् (ayam) - this; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies; जेष्यति (jeṣyati) - will conquer; इति (iti) - thus;]
(That speech was said to Pṛthā in the sky: "In you, slow-witted, a son born in seven days, this one with the prowess of Indra, will conquer all heroes and enemies.")
The speech was delivered to Pṛthā from the sky, declaring that in her, despite being slow-witted, a son would be born in seven days who would possess the prowess of Indra and conquer all heroes and enemies.
अयं जेता खाण्डवे देवसङ्घा; न्सर्वाणि भूतान्यपि चोत्तमौजाः। अयं जेता मद्रकलिङ्गकेकया; नयं कुरून्हन्ति च राजमध्ये ॥८-४८-७॥
ayaṁ jetā khāṇḍave devasaṅghā; nsarvāṇi bhūtānyapi cottamaujāḥ। ayaṁ jetā madrakaliṅgakekayā; nayaṁ kurūnhanti ca rājamadhye ॥8-48-7॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; जेता (jetā) - conqueror; खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava; देवसङ्घाः (devasaṅghāḥ) - gods' assembly; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; अयम् (ayam) - this; जेता (jetā) - conqueror; मद्र (madra) - Madra; कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga) - Kaliṅga; केकया (kekayā) - Kekaya; न (na) - not; अयम् (ayam) - this; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; हन्ति (hanti) - kills; च (ca) - and; राजमध्ये (rājamadhye) - in the midst of kings;]
(This conqueror in Khāṇḍava, the gods' assembly; all beings also and Uttamaujas. This conqueror of Madra, Kaliṅga, Kekaya; this does not kill the Kurus in the midst of kings.)
This conqueror in Khāṇḍava, among the assembly of gods, and all beings, including Uttamaujas. This conqueror of Madra, Kaliṅga, and Kekaya does not kill the Kurus in the midst of kings.
अस्मात्परो न भविता धनुर्धरो; न वै भूतः कश्चन जातु जेता। इच्छन्नार्यः सर्वभूतानि कुर्या; द्वशे वशी सर्वसमाप्तविद्यः ॥८-४८-८॥
asmātparo na bhavitā dhanurdharo; na vai bhūtaḥ kaścana jātu jetā. icchannāryaḥ sarvabhūtāni kuryā; dvaśe vaśī sarvasamāptavidyaḥ ॥8-48-8॥
[अस्मात् (asmāt) - than this; परः (paraḥ) - superior; न (na) - not; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; धनुर्धरः (dhanurdharaḥ) - archer; न (na) - not; वै (vai) - indeed; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - has been; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone; जातु (jātu) - ever; जेता (jetā) - conqueror; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; आर्यः (āryaḥ) - noble; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do; द्वशे (dvaśe) - in control; वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled; सर्वसमाप्तविद्यः (sarvasamāptavidyaḥ) - one who has completed all knowledge;]
(Than this, no superior archer will be; indeed, no one has ever been a conqueror. Desiring, a noble should do all beings; in control, self-controlled, one who has completed all knowledge.)
There will be no archer superior to this; indeed, no one has ever been a conqueror. A noble person, desiring to control all beings, should be self-controlled and one who has completed all knowledge.
कान्त्या शशाङ्कस्य जवेन वायोः; स्थैर्येण मेरोः क्षमया पृथिव्याः। सूर्यस्य भासा धनदस्य लक्ष्म्या; शौर्येण शक्रस्य बलेन विष्णोः ॥८-४८-९॥
kāntyā śaśāṅkasya javena vāyoḥ; sthairyeṇa meroḥ kṣamayā pṛthivyāḥ। sūryasya bhāsā dhanadasya lakṣmyā; śauryeṇa śakrasya balena viṣṇoḥ ॥8-48-9॥
[कान्त्या (kāntyā) - by the luster; शशाङ्कस्य (śaśāṅkasya) - of the moon; जवेन (javena) - by the speed; वायोः (vāyoḥ) - of the wind; स्थैर्येण (sthairyeṇa) - by the steadiness; मेरोः (meroḥ) - of the Meru mountain; क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by the patience; पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; भासा (bhāsā) - by the brilliance; धनदस्य (dhanadasya) - of Kubera; लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by the wealth; शौर्येण (śauryeṇa) - by the heroism; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; बलेन (balena) - by the strength; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu;]
(By the luster of the moon, by the speed of the wind; by the steadiness of the Meru mountain, by the patience of the earth. By the brilliance of the sun, by the wealth of Kubera; by the heroism of Indra, by the strength of Vishnu.)
Possessing the luster of the moon, the speed of the wind, the steadiness of the Meru mountain, the patience of the earth, the brilliance of the sun, the wealth of Kubera, the heroism of Indra, and the strength of Vishnu.
तुल्यो महात्मा तव कुन्ति पुत्रो; जातोऽदितेर्विष्णुरिवारिहन्ता। स्वेषां जयाय द्विषतां वधाय; ख्यातोऽमितौजाः कुलतन्तुकर्ता ॥८-४८-१०॥
tulyo mahātmā tava kunti putro; jāto'diterviṣṇurivārihantā. sveṣāṃ jayāya dviṣatāṃ vadhāya; khyāto'mitaujāḥ kulatantukartā ॥8-48-10॥
[तुल्यः (tulyaḥ) - equal; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; तव (tava) - your; कुन्ति (kunti) - Kunti; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; इव (iva) - like; अरिहन्ता (arihantā) - destroyer of enemies; स्वेषाम् (sveṣām) - for his own; जयाय (jayāya) - for victory; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the foes; वधाय (vadhāya) - for the destruction; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known; अमितौजाः (amitaujāḥ) - of immeasurable energy; कुलतन्तुकर्ता (kulatantukartā) - progenitor of the family;]
(Equal in greatness is your son of Kunti; born of Aditi, like Vishnu, the destroyer of enemies. For the victory of his own and the destruction of foes; known for immeasurable energy, the progenitor of the family.)
Your son of Kunti, equal in greatness, is born of Aditi like Vishnu, the destroyer of enemies. He is known for his immeasurable energy, ensuring victory for his own and the destruction of his foes, and is the progenitor of the family.
इत्यन्तरिक्षे शतशृङ्गमूर्ध्नि; तपस्विनां शृण्वतां वागुवाच। एवंविधं त्वां तच्च नाभूत्तवाद्य; देवा हि नूनमनृतं वदन्ति ॥८-४८-११॥
ityantarikṣe śataśṛṅgamūrdhni; tapasvināṃ śṛṇvatāṃ vāguvāca। evaṃvidhaṃ tvāṃ tacca nābhūttavādya; devā hi nūnam anṛtaṃ vadanti ॥8-48-11॥
[इति (iti) - thus; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; शतशृङ्ग (śataśṛṅga) - Shatashringa; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the peak; तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of the ascetics; शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - listening; वाक् (vāk) - speech; उवाच (uvāca) - said; एवंविधम् (evaṃvidham) - such; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; तव (tava) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; हि (hi) - indeed; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; अनृतम् (anṛtam) - falsehood; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak;]
(Thus, in the sky on the peak of Shatashringa, the speech said to the listening ascetics: "Such a thing was not yours today; indeed, the gods certainly speak falsehood.")
In the sky, on the peak of Shatashringa, a voice spoke to the listening ascetics: "Such a thing was not yours today; indeed, the gods are certainly speaking falsehood."
तथापरेषामृषिसत्तमानां; श्रुत्वा गिरं पूजयतां सदैव। न संनतिं प्रैमि सुयोधनस्य; न त्वा जानाम्याधिरथेर्भयार्तम् ॥८-४८-१२॥
tathāpareṣāmṛṣisattamānāṃ; śrutvā giraṃ pūjayatāṃ sadaiva। na saṃnatiṃ praimi suyodhanasya; na tvā jānāmyādhiratherbhayārtam ॥8-48-12॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अपरेषाम् (apareṣām) - of others; ऋषि (ṛṣi) - sages; सत्तमानाम् (sattamānām) - best; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; गिरम् (giram) - speech; पूजयताम् (pūjayatām) - of those who worship; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; न (na) - not; संनतिम् (saṃnatim) - respect; प्रैमि (praimi) - I accept; सुयोधनस्य (suyodhanasya) - of Suyodhana; न (na) - not; त्वा (tvā) - you; जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; अधिरथेर् (adhirather) - of Adhiratha; भयार्तम् (bhayārtam) - afflicted by fear;]
(Thus, having heard the speech of the best sages of others, I do not accept the respect of Suyodhana; nor do I know you, afflicted by fear, of Adhiratha.)
Thus, after hearing the words of the best sages, I do not accept Suyodhana's respect; nor do I recognize you, who are distressed by fear, as belonging to Adhiratha.
त्वष्ट्रा कृतं वाहमकूजनाक्षं; शुभं समास्थाय कपिध्वजं त्वम्। खड्गं गृहीत्वा हेमचित्रं समिद्धं; धनुश्चेदं गाण्डिवं तालमात्रम् ॥ स केशवेनोह्यमानः कथं नु; कर्णाद्भीतो व्यपयातोऽसि पार्थ ॥८-४८-१३॥
tvaṣṭrā kṛtaṃ vāhamakūjanākṣaṃ; śubhaṃ samāsthāya kapidhvajaṃ tvam। khaḍgaṃ gṛhītvā hemacitraṃ samiddhaṃ; dhanuścedaṃ gāṇḍivaṃ tālamātram ॥ sa keśavenohyāmānaḥ kathaṃ nu; karṇādbhīto vyapayāto'si pārtha ॥8-48-13॥
[त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvaṣṭṛ; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - made; वाहम् (vāham) - vehicle; अकूजनाक्षं (akūjanākṣaṃ) - with unblinking eyes; शुभं (śubham) - auspicious; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having mounted; कपिध्वजं (kapidhvajaṃ) - with a monkey banner; त्वम् (tvam) - you; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; हेमचित्रं (hemacitraṃ) - golden adorned; समिद्धं (samiddhaṃ) - kindled; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; इदं (idaṃ) - this; गाण्डिवं (gāṇḍivaṃ) - Gandiva; तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - as tall as a palm tree; सः (saḥ) - he; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keshava; उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; नु (nu) - indeed; कर्णात् (karṇāt) - from Karna; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; व्यपयातः (vyapayātaḥ) - retreated; असि (asi) - are; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Partha;]
(Having mounted the auspicious vehicle made by Tvaṣṭṛ with unblinking eyes, you, with a monkey banner, having taken the golden adorned, kindled sword and this bow Gandiva as tall as a palm tree, how indeed, being carried by Keshava, have you retreated from Karna, afraid, O Partha?)
You, mounted on the auspicious vehicle crafted by Tvaṣṭṛ, with unblinking eyes and a monkey banner, wielding the golden adorned, kindled sword and the tall Gandiva bow, how could you, being carried by Keshava, retreat from Karna in fear, O Partha?
धनुश्चैतत्केशवाय प्रदाय; यन्ताभविष्यस्त्वं रणे चेद्दुरात्मन्। ततोऽहनिष्यत्केशवः कर्णमुग्रं; मरुत्पतिर्वृत्रमिवात्तवज्रः ॥८-४८-१४॥
dhanuścaitatkeśavāya pradāya; yantābhaviṣyastvaṃ raṇe ceddurātman। tato'haniṣyatkeśavaḥ karṇamugraṃ; marutpatirvṛtramivāttavajraḥ ॥8-48-14॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Keshava; प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given; यन्ता (yantā) - charioteer; भविष्यः (bhaviṣyaḥ) - will become; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; चेत् (ced) - if; दुरात्मन् (durātman) - wicked one; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहनिष्यत् (ahaniṣyat) - would kill; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; मरुत्पतिः (marutpatiḥ) - the lord of the winds; वृत्रम् (vṛtram) - Vritra; इव (iva) - like; आत्तवज्रः (āttavajraḥ) - with raised thunderbolt;]
(Having given this bow to Keshava, you would become the charioteer in battle, O wicked one. Then Keshava would kill fierce Karna, like the lord of the winds killed Vritra with a raised thunderbolt.)
Having handed over the bow to Keshava, you would become his charioteer in the battle, O wicked one. Then Keshava would slay the fierce Karna, just as the lord of the winds slew Vritra with a raised thunderbolt.
मासेऽपतिष्यः पञ्चमे त्वं प्रकृच्छ्रे; न वा गर्भोऽप्यभविष्यः पृथायाः। तत्ते श्रमो राजपुत्राभविष्य; न सङ्ग्रामादपयातुं दुरात्मन् ॥८-४८-१५॥
māse'patiṣyaḥ pañcame tvaṃ prakṛcchre; na vā garbho'pyabhaviṣyaḥ pṛthāyāḥ। tatte śramo rājaputrābhaviṣya; nna saṅgrāmādapayātuṃ durātman ॥8-48-15॥
[मासे (māse) - in the month; अपतिष्यः (apatiṣyaḥ) - would fall; पञ्चमे (pañcame) - fifth; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; प्रकृच्छ्रे (prakṛcchre) - in difficulty; न (na) - not; वा (vā) - or; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - embryo; अपि (api) - also; अभविष्यः (abhaviṣyaḥ) - would have been; पृथायाः (pṛthāyāḥ) - of Pṛthā; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - your; श्रमः (śramaḥ) - effort; राजपुत्र (rājaputra) - prince; अभविष्य (abhaviṣya) - would have been; न (na) - not; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; अपयातुं (apayātuṃ) - to retreat; दुरात्मन् (durātman) - wicked one;]
(In the fifth month, you would have fallen into difficulty; or the embryo of Pṛthā would not have existed. That effort of yours, prince, would not have been to retreat from battle, wicked one.)
In the fifth month, you would have faced difficulties; or Pṛthā's embryo might not have existed. Your effort, prince, would not have been to retreat from the battle, wicked one.
