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Pancharatra and Core: Duryodhana rejects the last-minute advice by Ashwatthama to broker peace, remembering with hate Duḥśāsana's demise and believing Karna will kill Arjuna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तद्देवनागासुरसिद्धसङ्घै; र्गन्धर्वयक्षाप्सरसां च सङ्घैः। ब्रह्मर्षिराजर्षिसुपर्णजुष्टं; बभौ वियद्विस्मयनीयरूपम् ॥८-६४-१॥
taddevanāgāsurasiddhasaṅghaiḥ; gandharvayakṣāpsarasāṃ ca saṅghaiḥ। brahmarṣirājarṣisuparṇajuṣṭaṃ; babhau viyadvismayanīyarūpam ॥8-64-1॥
[तत् (tat) - that; देव (deva) - god; नाग (nāga) - serpent; असुर (asura) - demon; सिद्ध (siddha) - sage; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - assemblies; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial musician; यक्ष (yakṣa) - demigod; अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - nymphs; च (ca) - and; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - assemblies; ब्रह्मर्षि (brahmarṣi) - sage; राजर्षि (rājarṣi) - royal sage; सुपर्ण (suparṇa) - Garuda; जुष्टम् (juṣṭam) - adorned; बभौ (babhau) - shone; वियत् (viyat) - sky; विस्मयनीय (vismayanīya) - wonderful; रूपम् (rūpam) - form;]
(That sky, adorned by assemblies of gods, serpents, demons, sages, celestial musicians, demigods, and nymphs, and attended by sages, royal sages, and Garuda, shone in a wonderful form.)
The sky, filled with the assemblies of gods, serpents, demons, sages, celestial musicians, demigods, and nymphs, and attended by sages, royal sages, and Garuda, appeared in a marvelous form.
नानद्यमानं निनदैर्मनोज्ञै; र्वादित्रगीतस्तुतिभिश्च नृत्तैः। सर्वेऽन्तरिक्षे ददृशुर्मनुष्याः; खस्थांश्च तान्विस्मयनीयरूपान् ॥८-६४-२॥
nānadyamānaṃ ninadairmanojñai; rvāditragītastutibhiśca nṛttaiḥ। sarve'ntarikṣe dadṛśurmanuṣyāḥ; khasthāṃśca tānvismayanīyarūpān ॥8-64-2॥
[नानद्यमानम् (nānadyamānam) - resounding; निनदैः (ninadaiḥ) - with sounds; मनोज्ञैः (manojñaiḥ) - pleasing; वादित्र (vāditra) - musical instruments; गीत (gīta) - songs; स्तुतिभिः (stutibhiḥ) - praises; च (ca) - and; नृत्तैः (nṛttaiḥ) - dances; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans; खस्थान् (khasthān) - those in the sky; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; विस्मयनीय (vismayanīya) - wonderful; रूपान् (rūpān) - forms;]
(Resounding with pleasing sounds, musical instruments, songs, praises, and dances, all humans saw those in the sky and their wonderful forms.)
All humans saw those in the sky, resounding with pleasing sounds of musical instruments, songs, praises, and dances, and were amazed by their wonderful forms.
ततः प्रहृष्टाः कुरुपाण्डुयोधा; वादित्रपत्रायुधसिंहनादैः। निनादयन्तो वसुधां दिशश्च; स्वनेन सर्वे द्विषतो निजघ्नुः ॥८-६४-३॥
tataḥ prahṛṣṭāḥ kurupāṇḍuyodhā; vāditrapatrāyudhasimhanādaiḥ। ninādayanto vasudhāṃ diśaśca; svanena sarve dviṣato nijaghnuḥ ॥8-64-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; कुरुपाण्डुयोधाः (kurupāṇḍuyodhāḥ) - Kuru and Pandava warriors; वादित्रपत्रायुधसिंहनादैः (vāditrapatrāyudhasimhanādaiḥ) - with musical instruments, banners, weapons, and lion roars; निनादयन्तः (ninādayantaḥ) - resounding; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; च (ca) - and; स्वनेन (svanena) - with sound; सर्वे (sarve) - all; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - enemies; निजघ्नुः (nijaghnuḥ) - defeated;]
(Then, elated Kuru and Pandava warriors, with musical instruments, banners, weapons, and lion roars, resounding the earth and the directions, with sound, all defeated the enemies.)
Then, the elated warriors of the Kuru and Pandava clans, accompanied by the sounds of musical instruments, banners, weapons, and lion-like roars, filled the earth and the directions with their resounding noise, defeating all their enemies.
नानाश्वमातङ्गरथायुताकुलं; वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिनिपातदुःसहम्। अभीरुजुष्टं हतदेहसङ्कुलं; रणाजिरं लोहितरक्तमाबभौ ॥८-६४-४॥
nānāśvamātaṅgarathāyutākulaṁ; varāsiśaktyṛṣṭinipātaduḥsaham। abhīrujuṣṭaṁ hatadehasaṅkulaṁ; raṇājiraṁ lohitaraktamābabhau ॥8-64-4॥
[नाना (nānā) - various; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephants; रथ (ratha) - chariots; आयुत (āyuta) - tens of thousands; आकुलं (ākulaṁ) - crowded; वर (vara) - excellent; असि (asi) - swords; शक्ति (śakti) - spears; ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - javelins; निपात (nipāta) - falling; दुःसहम् (duḥsaham) - unbearable; अभीरु (abhīru) - cowards; जुष्टं (juṣṭaṁ) - enjoyed; हत (hata) - slain; देह (deha) - bodies; सङ्कुलं (saṅkulaṁ) - filled; रण (raṇa) - battle; अजिरं (ajiraṁ) - field; लोहित (lohita) - blood; रक्त (rakta) - red; माबभौ (mābabhau) - appeared;]
(The battlefield appeared crowded with tens of thousands of various horses, elephants, and chariots; unbearable with the fall of excellent swords, spears, and javelins. It was enjoyed by cowards, filled with slain bodies, and appeared red with blood.)
The battlefield was a chaotic scene with countless horses, elephants, and chariots. It was a terrifying place with swords, spears, and javelins falling relentlessly. Cowards found pleasure in it, as it was filled with the bodies of the slain and appeared drenched in blood.
तथा प्रवृत्तेऽस्त्रभृतां पराभवे; धनञ्जयश्चाधिरथिश्च सायकैः। दिशश्च सैन्यं च शितैरजिह्मगैः; परस्परं प्रोर्णुवतुः स्म दंशितौ ॥८-६४-५॥
tathā pravṛtte 'strabhṛtāṃ parābhave; dhanañjayaś cādhirathiś ca sāyakaiḥ। diśaś ca sainyaṃ ca śitair ajihmagaiḥ; parasparaṃ prorṇuvatuḥ sma daṃśitau ॥8-64-5॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - engaged; अस्त्रभृताम् (astrabhṛtām) - of the weapon-bearers; पराभवे (parābhave) - in defeat; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; च (ca) - and; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-flying; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; प्रोर्णुवतुः (prorṇuvatuḥ) - covered; स्म (sma) - indeed; दंशितौ (daṃśitau) - pierced;]
(Thus, engaged in the defeat of the weapon-bearers, Arjuna and Karna with arrows, covered the directions and the army with sharp, straight-flying arrows, indeed piercing each other.)
In the battle, as the weapon-bearers were engaged in defeat, Arjuna and Karna, with their arrows, fiercely covered all directions and the army, striking each other with sharp, straight-flying arrows.
ततस्त्वदीयाश्च परे च सायकैः; कृतेऽन्धकारे विविदुर्न किञ्चन। भयात्तु तावेव रथौ समाश्रयं; स्तमोनुदौ खे प्रसृता इवांशवः ॥८-६४-६॥
tatastvadīyāśca pare ca sāyakaiḥ; kṛte'ndhakāre vividurna kiñcana। bhayāttu tāveva rathau samāśrayaṃ; stamonudau khe prasṛtā ivāṃśavaḥ ॥8-64-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; च (ca) - and; परे (pare) - others; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; कृते (kṛte) - made; अन्धकारे (andhakāre) - darkness; विविदुः (vividuḥ) - knew; न (na) - not; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; तु (tu) - but; तौ (tau) - they; एव (eva) - only; रथौ (rathau) - in chariots; समाश्रयं (samāśrayaṃ) - took refuge; स्तमोनुदौ (stamonudau) - dispellers of darkness; खे (khe) - in the sky; प्रसृता (prasṛtā) - spread; इव (iva) - like; अंशवः (aṃśavaḥ) - rays;]
(Then, neither your side nor the others knew anything as darkness was made by arrows. Out of fear, they took refuge in chariots, like rays spread in the sky dispelling darkness.)
Then, neither your side nor the enemy could discern anything as the arrows created darkness. Out of fear, they sought refuge in their chariots, like rays spreading in the sky dispelling the darkness.
ततोऽस्त्रमस्त्रेण परस्परस्य तौ; विधूय वाताविव पूर्वपश्चिमौ। घनान्धकारे वितते तमोनुदौ; यथोदितौ तद्वदतीव रेजतुः ॥८-६४-७॥
tato'stramastreṇa parasparasya tau; vidhūya vātāviva pūrvapaścimau। ghanāndhakāre vitate tamonudau; yathoditau tadvadatīva rejatuḥ ॥8-64-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other; तौ (tau) - they both; विधूय (vidhūya) - shaking off; वातौ (vātau) - winds; इव (iva) - like; पूर्व (pūrva) - east; पश्चिमौ (paścimau) - west; घन (ghana) - dense; अन्धकारे (andhakāre) - darkness; वितते (vitate) - spread; तमोनुदौ (tamonudau) - dispelling darkness; यथा (yathā) - as; उदितौ (uditau) - risen; तद्वत् (tadvat) - so; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; रेजतुः (rejatuḥ) - shone;]
(Then, with weapons against each other, they both, like winds shaking off the east and west, in the dense spread darkness, dispelling darkness, as risen, so extremely shone.)
Then, like opposing winds from the east and west dispelling dense darkness, they both shone brightly with their weapons against each other.
न चाभिमन्तव्यमिति प्रचोदिताः; परे त्वदीयाश्च तदावतस्थिरे। महारथौ तौ परिवार्य सर्वतः; सुरासुरा वासवशम्बराविव ॥८-६४-८॥
na cābhimantavyamiti pracoditāḥ; pare tvadīyāśca tadāvatasthire। mahārathau tau parivārya sarvataḥ; surāsurā vāsavaśambarāviva ॥8-64-8॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अभिमन्तव्यम् (abhimantavyam) - to be boasted; इति (iti) - thus; प्रचोदिताः (pracoditāḥ) - were urged; परे (pare) - others; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your people; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; अवतस्थिरे (avatasthire) - stood firm; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; तौ (tau) - those two; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; सुरासुराः (surāsurāḥ) - gods and demons; वासव (vāsava) - Indra; शम्बरौ (śambarau) - and Shambara; इव (iva) - like;]
(They were urged not to boast, and your people then stood firm. Those two great charioteers, surrounded on all sides, like Indra and Shambara, gods and demons.)
They were instructed not to boast, and your people stood firm. Those two great charioteers were surrounded on all sides, like Indra and Shambara among gods and demons.
मृदङ्गभेरीपणवानकस्वनै; र्निनादिते भारत शङ्खनिस्वनैः। ससिंहनादौ बभतुर्नरोत्तमौ; शशाङ्कसूर्याविव मेघसम्प्लवे ॥८-६४-९॥
mṛdaṅgabherīpaṇavānakasvanai; rnināditē bhārata śaṅkhanisvanaiḥ। sasiṃhanādau babhaturnarottamau; śaśāṅkasūryāviva meghasamplavē ॥8-64-9॥
[मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - drum; भेरी (bherī) - kettle-drum; पणव (paṇava) - small drum; आनक (ānaka) - large drum; स्वनैः (svanaiḥ) - sounds; र्निनादिते (rnināditē) - resounded; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - by the sounds; स (sa) - with; सिंहनादौ (siṃhanādau) - lion-roars; बभतु (babhatū) - became; नरोत्तमौ (narottamau) - the best among men; शशाङ्क (śaśāṅka) - moon; सूर्यौ (sūryau) - and sun; इव (iva) - like; मेघ (megha) - cloud; सम्प्लवे (samplave) - in the deluge;]
(With the sounds of drums, kettle-drums, small drums, and large drums, resounded, O Bharata, by the sounds of conches, with lion-roars, the best among men became like the moon and sun in the deluge of clouds.)
In the midst of the tumultuous sounds of drums, kettle-drums, small drums, and large drums, and the roaring of conches, the best among men stood like the moon and sun amidst a deluge of clouds, O Bharata.
महाधनुर्मण्डलमध्यगावुभौ; सुवर्चसौ बाणसहस्ररश्मिनौ। दिधक्षमाणौ सचराचरं जग; द्युगास्तसूर्याविव दुःसहौ रणे ॥८-६४-१०॥
mahādhanurmaṇḍalamadhyagāvubhau; suvarcasau bāṇasahasraraśminau। didhakṣamāṇau sacarācaraṃ jag; dyugāstasūryāviva duḥsahau raṇe ॥8-64-10॥
[महाधनुः (mahādhanuḥ) - great bow; मण्डल (maṇḍala) - circle; मध्यगौ (madhyagau) - situated in the middle; उभौ (ubhau) - both; सुवर्चसौ (suvarcasau) - radiant; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; रश्मिनौ (raśminau) - rays; दिधक्षमाणौ (didhakṣamāṇau) - intending to burn; सचराचरं (sacarācaram) - all moving and non-moving; जग (jag) - world; द्युगास्त (dyugāsta) - like the sun; सूर्याविव (sūryāviva) - like the sun; दुःसहौ (duḥsahau) - unbearable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Both situated in the middle of the great bow circle, radiant with a thousand rays of arrows, intending to burn the entire moving and non-moving world, like the unbearable sun in battle.)
Both warriors, positioned at the center of the great bow's circle, shone brightly with thousands of arrow rays, ready to scorch the entire world, moving and non-moving, like the fierce sun in battle.
उभावजेयावहितान्तकावुभौ; जिघांसतुस्तौ कृतिनौ परस्परम्। महाहवे वीरवरौ समीयतु; र्यथेन्द्रजम्भाविव कर्णपाण्डवौ ॥८-६४-११॥
ubhāv ajeyāv ahitāntakāv ubhau; jighāṁsatus tau kṛtinau parasparam। mahāhave vīravarau samīyatu; ryathendrajambhāv iva karṇapāṇḍavau ॥8-64-11॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; अजेयौ (ajeyau) - invincible; अहित (ahita) - enemy; अन्तकौ (antakau) - destroyers; उभौ (ubhau) - both; जिघांसतुः (jighāṁsatuḥ) - desiring to kill; तौ (tau) - they; कृतिनौ (kṛtinau) - skilled; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; वीरवरौ (vīravarau) - two great heroes; समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - met; यथा (yathā) - like; इन्द्रजम्भौ (indrajambhau) - Indra and Jambha; इव (iva) - as; कर्णपाण्डवौ (karṇapāṇḍavau) - Karna and Pandava;]
(Both invincible destroyers of enemies, both desiring to kill each other, the skilled ones met in the great battle, like Indra and Jambha, as Karna and Pandava.)
Both invincible warriors, eager to destroy their enemies, met in the great battle like the legendary encounters of Indra and Jambha, or Karna and Pandava.
ततो महास्त्राणि महाधनुर्धरौ; विमुञ्चमानाविषुभिर्भयानकैः। नराश्वनागानमितौ निजघ्नतुः; परस्परं जघ्नतुरुत्तमेषुभिः ॥८-६४-१२॥
tato mahāstrāṇi mahādhanurdharau; vimuñcamānāviśubhirbhayānakaiḥ। narāśvanāgānamitau nijaghnatuḥ; parasparaṃ jaghnaturuttameṣubhiḥ ॥8-64-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; महाधनुर्धरौ (mahādhanurdharau) - great archers; विमुञ्चमानौ (vimuñcamānau) - releasing; इषुभिः (iśubhiḥ) - with arrows; भयानकैः (bhayānakaiḥ) - fearful; नर-अश्व-नागान् (nara-aśva-nāgān) - men, horses, elephants; अमितौ (amitau) - immeasurable; निजघ्नतुः (nijaghnatuḥ) - they killed; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they struck; उत्तम-इषुभिः (uttama-iṣubhiḥ) - with excellent arrows;]
(Then the great archers, releasing great weapons with fearful arrows, killed immeasurable men, horses, and elephants; they struck each other with excellent arrows.)
Then the two great archers, wielding their mighty bows, unleashed terrifying arrows, slaughtering countless men, horses, and elephants; they also struck each other with their finest arrows.
ततो विसस्रुः पुनरर्दिताः शरै; र्नरोत्तमाभ्यां कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयाः। सनागपत्त्यश्वरथा दिशो गता; स्तथा यथा सिंहभयाद्वनौकसः ॥८-६४-१३॥
tato visasruḥ punararditāḥ śarai; narottamābhyāṃ kurupāṇḍavāśrayāḥ। sanāgapattyaśvarathā diśo gatā; stathā yathā siṃhabhayādvanaukasaḥ ॥8-64-13॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विसस्रुः (visasruḥ) - fled; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - afflicted; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; नरोत्तमाभ्याम् (narottamābhyām) - by the best of men; कुरुपाण्डवाश्रयाः (kurupāṇḍavāśrayāḥ) - the followers of Kuru and Pandava; सनागपत्त्यश्वरथाः (sanāgapattyaśvarathāḥ) - with elephants, horses, and chariots; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; गताः (gatāḥ) - went; तथा (tathā) - like; यथा (yathā) - as; सिंहभयात् (siṃhabhayāt) - from fear of a lion; वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest dwellers;]
(Then, afflicted again by arrows, the followers of Kuru and Pandava, with elephants, horses, and chariots, fled in all directions, like forest dwellers from fear of a lion.)
Then, once again afflicted by arrows, the followers of the Kuru and Pandava, along with their elephants, horses, and chariots, scattered in all directions as forest dwellers would from the fear of a lion.
ततस्तु दुर्योधनभोजसौबलाः; कृपश्च शारद्वतसूनुना सह। महारथाः पञ्च धनञ्जयाच्युतौ; शरैः शरीरान्तकरैरताडयन् ॥८-६४-१४॥
tatastu duryodhanabhojasaubalāḥ; kṛpaśca śāradvatasūnunā saha। mahārathāḥ pañca dhanañjayācyutau; śaraiḥ śarīrāntakarairatāḍayan ॥8-64-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; भोज (bhoja) - Bhoja; सौबलाः (saubalāḥ) - sons of Subala; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; शारद्वत (śāradvata) - son of Śaradvat; सूनुना (sūnunā) - with the son; सह (saha) - together; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhanañjaya; अच्युतौ (acyutau) - and Acyuta; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; शरीरान्तकरैः (śarīrāntakaraiḥ) - body-destroying; अताडयन् (atāḍayan) - struck;]
(Then, Duryodhana, Bhoja, and the sons of Subala, along with Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, together, the five great charioteers, struck Dhanañjaya and Acyuta with body-destroying arrows.)
Then, Duryodhana, Bhoja, and the sons of Subala, along with Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, joined forces as five great charioteers to attack Dhanañjaya and Acyuta with deadly arrows.
धनूंषि तेषामिषुधीन्हयान्ध्वजा; न्रथांश्च सूतांश्च धनञ्जयः शरैः। समं च चिच्छेद पराभिनच्च ता; ञ्शरोत्तमैर्द्वादशभिश्च सूतजम् ॥८-६४-१५॥
dhanūṃṣi teṣāmiṣudhīnhayāndhvajā; nrathāṃśca sūtāṃśca dhanañjayaḥ śaraiḥ। samaṃ ca ciccheda parābhinacca tā; ñśarottamairdvādaśabhiśca sūtajam ॥8-64-15॥
[धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; इषुधीन् (iṣudhīn) - quivers; हयान् (hayān) - horses; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags; न्रथान् (nrathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; सूतान् (sūtān) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; समम् (samam) - equally; च (ca) - and; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; पराभिनत् (parābhinat) - pierced; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; शर-उत्तमैः (śara-uttamaiḥ) - with excellent arrows; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; च (ca) - and; सूतजम् (sūtajam) - Karna.;]
(Arjuna cut their bows, quivers, horses, flags, chariots, and charioteers with arrows; and equally pierced them with excellent arrows, twelve in number, and Karna.)
Arjuna, with his arrows, cut down the bows, quivers, horses, flags, chariots, and charioteers of his enemies. He then pierced them equally with twelve excellent arrows, including Karna.
अथाभ्यधावंस्त्वरिताः शतं रथाः; शतं च नागार्जुनमाततायिनः। शकास्तुखारा यवनाश्च सादिनः; सहैव काम्बोजवरैर्जिघांसवः ॥८-६४-१६॥
athābhyadhāvaṃstvaritāḥ śataṃ rathāḥ; śataṃ ca nāgārjunamātatāyinaḥ। śakāstukārā yavanāśca sādinaḥ; sahaiva kāmbojavarairjighāṃsavaḥ ॥8-64-16॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - rushed; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; शतम् (śatam) - hundred; च (ca) - and; नागार्जुन (nāgārjuna) - Nāgārjuna; माततायिनः (mātatāyinaḥ) - warriors; शकाः (śakāḥ) - Śakas; तुखाराः (tukhārāḥ) - Tukhāras; यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - Yavanas; च (ca) - and; सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; सह (saha) - with; एव (eva) - indeed; काम्बोजवरैः (kāmbojavaraiḥ) - with the best of Kambojas; जिघांसवः (jighāṃsavaḥ) - intent on killing;]
(Then swiftly rushed a hundred chariots; and a hundred Nāgārjuna warriors. Śakas, Tukhāras, and Yavanas horsemen; along with the best of Kambojas intent on killing.)
Then a hundred swift chariots and a hundred Nāgārjuna warriors rushed forward. The Śakas, Tukhāras, and Yavanas horsemen, along with the best of Kambojas, were intent on killing.
वरायुधान्पाणिगतान्करैः सह; क्षुरैर्न्यकृन्तंस्त्वरिताः शिरांसि च। हयांश्च नागांश्च रथांश्च युध्यतां; धनञ्जयः शत्रुगणं तमक्षिणोत् ॥८-६४-१७॥
varāyudhānpāṇigatānkaraiḥ saha; kṣurairnyakṛntaṃstvaritāḥ śirāṃsi ca। hayāṃśca nāgāṃśca rathāṃśca yudhyatāṃ; dhanañjayaḥ śatrugaṇaṃ tamakṣiṇot ॥8-64-17॥
[वरायुधान् (varāyudhān) - best weapons; पाणिगतान् (pāṇigatān) - held in hands; करैः (karaiḥ) - with hands; सह (saha) - with; क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razors; न्यकृन्तन् (nyakṛntan) - cutting; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - quickly; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; च (ca) - and; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - of those fighting; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; शत्रुगणम् (śatrugaṇam) - enemy host; तम् (tam) - that; अक्षिणोत् (akṣiṇot) - destroyed;]
(With the best weapons held in hands, quickly cutting the heads, horses, elephants, and chariots of those fighting with razors, Arjuna destroyed that enemy host.)
Arjuna, wielding the best weapons in his hands, swiftly cut down the heads, horses, elephants, and chariots of the fighting enemies with razors, destroying the entire enemy host.
ततोऽन्तरिक्षे सुरतूर्यनिस्वनाः; ससाधुवादा हृषितैः समीरिताः। निपेतुरप्युत्तमपुष्पवृष्टयः; सुरूपगन्धाः पवनेरिताः शिवाः ॥८-६४-१८॥
tato'ntarikṣe suratūryanisvanāḥ; sasādhuvādā hṛṣitaiḥ samīritāḥ। nipeturapyuttamapuṣpavṛṣṭayaḥ; surūpagandhāḥ pavaneritāḥ śivāḥ ॥8-64-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; सुर (sura) - divine; तूर्य (tūrya) - instrument; निस्वनाः (nisvanāḥ) - sounds; स (sa) - with; साधु (sādhu) - good; वादाः (vādāḥ) - words; हृषितैः (hṛṣitaiḥ) - joyful; समीरिताः (samīritāḥ) - uttered; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell; अपि (api) - also; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; पुष्प (puṣpa) - flowers; वृष्टयः (vṛṣṭayaḥ) - showers; सुरूप (surūpa) - beautiful; गन्धाः (gandhāḥ) - fragrances; पवन (pavana) - by the wind; इरिताः (iritāḥ) - carried; शिवाः (śivāḥ) - auspicious;]
(Then in the sky, the sounds of divine instruments, along with joyful words of praise, were uttered. Also, excellent showers of flowers, with beautiful fragrances, were carried by the wind, auspiciously fell.)
Then, in the sky, the sounds of divine instruments echoed with joyful praises. Showers of excellent flowers, carrying beautiful fragrances, were auspiciously carried by the wind and fell down.
तदद्भुतं देवमनुष्यसाक्षिकं; समीक्ष्य भूतानि विसिष्मियुर्नृप। तवात्मजः सूतसुतश्च न व्यथां; न विस्मयं जग्मतुरेकनिश्चयौ ॥८-६४-१९॥
tadadbhutaṃ devamanuṣyasākṣikaṃ; samīkṣya bhūtāni visiṣmiyurnṛpa। tavātmajaḥ sūtasutaśca na vyathāṃ; na vismayaṃ jagmaturekaniścayau ॥8-64-19॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; देव (deva) - gods; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - humans; साक्षिकम् (sākṣikam) - witnessed; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; विसिष्मियुः (visiṣmiyuḥ) - were amazed; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; सूतसुतः (sūtasutaḥ) - son of Sūta; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; व्यथाम् (vyathām) - distress; न (na) - not; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - amazement; जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - went; एक (eka) - one; निश्चयौ (niścayau) - determination;]
(That wonderful event, witnessed by gods and humans, having observed it, the beings were amazed, O king. Your son and the son of Sūta did not go into distress or amazement, being of one determination.)
The marvelous event, seen by both gods and humans, left the beings astonished, O king. However, your son and the son of Sūta remained undisturbed and unamazed, steadfast in their resolve.
अथाब्रवीद्द्रोणसुतस्तवात्मजं; करं करेण प्रतिपीड्य सान्त्वयन्। प्रसीद दुर्योधन शाम्य पाण्डवै; रलं विरोधेन धिगस्तु विग्रहम् ॥८-६४-२०॥
athābravīddroṇasutastavātmajaṁ; karaṁ kareṇa pratipīḍya sāntvayan. prasīda duryodhana śāmya pāṇḍavai; ralaṁ virodhena dhigastu vigraham ॥8-64-20॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; द्रोणसुतः (droṇasutaḥ) - son of Droṇa; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजं (ātmajaṁ) - son; करं (karaṁ) - hand; करेण (kareṇa) - with hand; प्रतिपीड्य (pratipīḍya) - pressing; सान्त्वयन् (sāntvayan) - consoling; प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; शाम्य (śāmya) - make peace; पाण्डवै (pāṇḍavai) - with the Pandavas; रलं (ralaṁ) - enough; विरोधेन (virodhena) - with enmity; धिगस्तु (dhigastu) - shame be; विग्रहम् (vigraham) - conflict;]
(Then the son of Droṇa said to your son, pressing his hand with his own, consoling him: "Be pleased, Duryodhana, make peace with the Pandavas; enough of enmity, shame be upon conflict.")
Then the son of Droṇa, consoling your son by pressing his hand, said: "Please, Duryodhana, make peace with the Pandavas; enough of this enmity, shame on this conflict."
हतो गुरुर्ब्रह्मसमो महास्त्रवि; त्तथैव भीष्मप्रमुखा नरर्षभाः। अहं त्ववध्यो मम चापि मातुलः; प्रशाधि राज्यं सह पाण्डवैश्चिरम् ॥८-६४-२१॥
hato gururbrahmasamo mahāstravi; ttathaiva bhīṣmapramukhā nararṣabhāḥ। ahaṃ tvavadhyo mama cāpi mātulaḥ; praśādhi rājyaṃ saha pāṇḍavaiściram ॥8-64-21॥
[हतः (hataḥ) - killed; गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; ब्रह्मसमः (brahmasamaḥ) - equal to Brahma; महास्त्रवित् (mahāstravit) - great wielder of weapons; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; भीष्मप्रमुखाः (bhīṣmapramukhāḥ) - headed by Bhishma; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; अहम् (aham) - I; तु (tu) - but; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible; मम (mama) - my; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - uncle; प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; सह (saha) - with; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - Pandavas; चिरम् (ciram) - long;]
(The teacher, equal to Brahma, the great wielder of weapons, is killed; similarly, the bulls among men headed by Bhishma. But I am invincible, and my uncle too; rule the kingdom with the Pandavas for a long time.)
The great teacher, akin to Brahma and a master of weapons, has been slain; likewise, the noble warriors led by Bhishma. However, I am invincible, and so is my uncle; govern the kingdom alongside the Pandavas for an extended period.
धनञ्जयः स्थास्यति वारितो मया; जनार्दनो नैव विरोधमिच्छति। युधिष्ठिरो भूतहिते सदा रतो; वृकोदरस्तद्वशगस्तथा यमौ ॥८-६४-२२॥
dhanañjayaḥ sthāsyati vārito mayā; janārdano naiva virodhamicchati। yudhiṣṭhiro bhūtahite sadā rato; vṛkodarastadvaśagastathā yamau ॥8-64-22॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; स्थास्यति (sthāsyati) - will stand; वारितः (vāritaḥ) - restrained; मया (mayā) - by me; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; विरोधम् (virodham) - conflict; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; भूतहिते (bhūtahite) - in the welfare of beings; सदा (sadā) - always; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Bhima; तद्वशगः (tadvaśagaḥ) - under his control; तथा (tathā) - also; यमौ (yamau) - the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva);]
(Arjuna will stand restrained by me; Krishna indeed does not desire conflict. Yudhishthira is always engaged in the welfare of beings; Bhima is under his control, as are the twins.)
Arjuna will be held back by me; Krishna does not wish for any conflict. Yudhishthira is always devoted to the welfare of all beings, and Bhima, along with the twins Nakula and Sahadeva, follows his lead.
त्वया च पार्थैश्च परस्परेण; प्रजाः शिवं प्राप्नुयुरिच्छति त्वयि। व्रजन्तु शेषाः स्वपुराणि पार्थिवा; निवृत्तवैराश्च भवन्तु सैनिकाः ॥८-६४-२३॥
tvayā ca pārthaiśca paraspareṇa; prajāḥ śivaṃ prāpnuyuricchati tvayi। vrajantu śeṣāḥ svapurāṇi pārthivā; nivṛttavairāśca bhavantu sainikāḥ ॥8-64-23॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; च (ca) - and; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pṛthā; च (ca) - and; परस्परेण (paraspareṇa) - mutually; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - subjects; शिवं (śivam) - auspiciousness; प्राप्नुयुः (prāpnuyuḥ) - may attain; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; व्रजन्तु (vrajantu) - may go; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining; स्वपुराणि (svapurāṇi) - to their own cities; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; निवृत्तवैराः (nivṛttavairāḥ) - free from enmity; च (ca) - and; भवन्तु (bhavantu) - may become; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(By you and by the sons of Pṛthā mutually; the subjects may attain auspiciousness, desires in you. May the remaining kings go to their own cities; and may the soldiers become free from enmity.)
You and the sons of Pṛthā mutually desire that the subjects may attain auspiciousness in you. Let the remaining kings return to their own cities, and let the soldiers be free from enmity.
न चेद्वचः श्रोष्यसि मे नराधिप; ध्रुवं प्रतप्तासि हतोऽरिभिर्युधि। इदं च दृष्टं जगता सह त्वया; कृतं यदेकेन किरीटमालिना ॥ यथा न कुर्याद्बलभिन्न चान्तको; न च प्रचेता भगवान्न यक्षराट् ॥८-६४-२४॥
na cedvacaḥ śroṣyasi me narādhipa; dhruvaṃ prataptāsi hato'ribhiryudhi। idaṃ ca dṛṣṭaṃ jagatā saha tvayā; kṛtaṃ yadekena kirīṭamālinā ॥ yathā na kuryādbalabhinna cāntako; na ca pracetā bhagavānna yakṣarāṭ ॥8-64-24॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear; मे (me) - my; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; प्रतप्तासि (prataptāsi) - you are tormented; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - by enemies; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; इदं (idaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭam) - seen; जगता (jagatā) - by the world; सह (saha) - with; त्वया (tvayā) - you; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; यत् (yat) - which; एकेन (ekena) - by one; किरीटमालिना (kirīṭamālinā) - by the crowned one; यथा (yathā) - as; न (na) - not; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; बलभिन्नः (balabhinnaḥ) - broken by strength; च (ca) - and; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; प्रचेता (pracetā) - the wise one; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; न (na) - not; यक्षराट् (yakṣarāṭ) - the king of Yakshas;]
(If you do not listen to my words, O king, you are certainly tormented, killed by enemies in battle. This has been seen by the world along with you, done by one crowned. As neither would the broken by strength death do, nor the wise one, nor the blessed one, nor the king of Yakshas.)
If you do not heed my words, O king, you are surely tormented and slain by enemies in battle. This has been witnessed by the world along with you, accomplished by the one with a crown. Just as neither the one broken by strength nor death would act, nor the wise, nor the blessed, nor the king of Yakshas.
अतोऽपि भूयांश्च गुणैर्धनञ्जयः; स चाभिपत्स्यत्यखिलं वचो मम। तवानुयात्रां च तथा करिष्यति; प्रसीद राजञ्जगतः शमाय वै ॥८-६४-२५॥
ato'pi bhūyāṁśca guṇairdhanaṅjayaḥ; sa cābhipatsyatyakhilaṁ vaco mama. tavānuyātrāṁ ca tathā kariṣyati; prasīda rājañjagataḥ śamāya vai ॥8-64-25॥
[अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; अपि (api) - also; भूयान् (bhūyān) - greater; च (ca) - and; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities; धनञ्जयः (dhanaṅjayaḥ) - Arjuna; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; अभिपत्स्यति (abhipatsyati) - will undertake; अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मम (mama) - my; तव (tava) - your; अनुयात्राम् (anuyātrām) - escort; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; करिष्यति (kariṣyati) - will do; प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased; राजन् (rājan) - O King; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; शमाय (śamāya) - for peace; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Therefore, Arjuna, endowed with greater qualities, will undertake all my words. He will also escort you. Be pleased, O King, for the peace of the world indeed.)
Therefore, Arjuna, who possesses greater qualities, will follow all my instructions and will accompany you. Please be gracious, O King, for the peace of the world.
ममापि मानः परमः सदा त्वयि; ब्रवीम्यतस्त्वां परमाच्च सौहृदात्। निवारयिष्यामि हि कर्णमप्यहं; यदा भवान्सप्रणयो भविष्यति ॥८-६४-२६॥
mamāpi mānaḥ paramaḥ sadā tvayi; bravīmyatastvāṃ paramācca sauhṛdāt। nivārayiṣyāmi hi karṇamapyahaṃ; yadā bhavānsapraṇayo bhaviṣyati ॥8-64-26॥
[मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; मानः (mānaḥ) - respect; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; सदा (sadā) - always; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; अतः (ataḥ) - therefore; त्वां (tvāṃ) - to you; परमात् (paramāt) - from supreme; च (ca) - and; सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - friendship; निवारयिष्यामि (nivārayiṣyāmi) - I will restrain; हि (hi) - indeed; कर्णम् (karṇam) - ear; अपि (api) - even; अहम् (aham) - I; यदा (yadā) - when; भवान् (bhavān) - you; सप्रणयः (sapraṇayaḥ) - with affection; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(My respect for you is always supreme; therefore, I speak to you from supreme friendship. I will indeed restrain even my ear when you will be with affection.)
"My respect for you is always supreme; therefore, I speak to you from the highest friendship. I will indeed restrain even my ear when you show affection."
वदन्ति मित्रं सहजं विचक्षणा; स्तथैव साम्ना च धनेन चार्जितम्। प्रतापतश्चोपनतं चतुर्विधं; तदस्ति सर्वं त्वयि पाण्डवेषु च ॥८-६४-२७॥
vadanti mitraṁ sahajaṁ vicakṣaṇā; stathaiva sāmnā ca dhanena cārjitam। pratāpataścopanataṁ caturvidhaṁ; tadasti sarvaṁ tvayi pāṇḍaveṣu ca ॥8-64-27॥
[वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say; मित्रं (mitraṁ) - friend; सहजं (sahajaṁ) - natural; विचक्षणा (vicakṣaṇā) - wise ones; स्तथैव (stathaiva) - similarly; साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation; च (ca) - and; धनेन (dhanena) - by wealth; चार्जितम् (cārjitam) - acquired; प्रतापतश्च (pratāpataśca) - by power and; उपनतं (upanataṁ) - obtained; चतुर्विधं (caturvidhaṁ) - fourfold; तदस्ति (tadasti) - that is; सर्वं (sarvaṁ) - all; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - in the Pandavas; च (ca) - and;]
(The wise ones say that a friend is natural; similarly, it is acquired by conciliation and wealth, obtained by power, and is fourfold. All that is in you and in the Pandavas.)
The wise declare that friendship is inherent and also acquired through conciliation, wealth, and power. All these qualities are present in you and the Pandavas.
निसर्गतस्ते तव वीर बान्धवाः; पुनश्च साम्ना च समाप्नुहि स्थिरम्। त्वयि प्रसन्ने यदि मित्रतामियु; र्ध्रुवं नरेन्द्रेन्द्र तथा त्वमाचर ॥८-६४-२८॥
nisargataste tava vīra bāndhavāḥ; punaśca sāmnā ca samāpnuhi sthiram। tvayi prasanne yadi mitratāmiyu; rdhuvaṃ narendrendra tathā tvamācara ॥8-64-28॥
[निसर्गतः (nisargataḥ) - naturally; ते (te) - your; तव (tava) - your; वीर (vīra) - heroic; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; साम्ना (sāmnā) - by conciliation; च (ca) - and; समाप्नुहि (samāpnuhi) - achieve; स्थिरम् (sthiram) - steadiness; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; प्रसन्ने (prasanne) - pleased; यदि (yadi) - if; मित्रताम् (mitratām) - friendship; इयुः (iyuḥ) - attain; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; नरेन्द्रेन्द्र (narendrendra) - O king of kings; तथा (tathā) - thus; त्वम् (tvam) - you; आचर (ācara) - act.;]
(Naturally, your heroic relatives; again, by conciliation, achieve steadiness. If they attain friendship in you, O king of kings, certainly, thus you act.)
Naturally, your heroic relatives should achieve steadiness again by conciliation. If they become pleased with you and attain friendship, O king of kings, then certainly act accordingly.
स एवमुक्तः सुहृदा वचो हितं; विचिन्त्य निःश्वस्य च दुर्मनाब्रवीत्। यथा भवानाह सखे तथैव त; न्ममापि च ज्ञापयतो वचः शृणु ॥८-६४-२९॥
sa evamuktaḥ suhṛdā vaco hitaṁ; vicintya niḥśvasya ca durmanābravīt. yathā bhavānāha sakhe tathaiva ta; nmamāpi ca jñāpayato vacaḥ śṛṇu ॥8-64-29॥
[स (sa) - he; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by friend; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; हितं (hitaṁ) - beneficial; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - thinking; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; च (ca) - and; दुर्मना (durmanā) - distressed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; यथा (yathā) - as; भवान् (bhavān) - you; आह (āha) - said; सखे (sakhe) - friend; तथैव (tathaiva) - so also; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; ज्ञापयतः (jñāpayataḥ) - informing; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; ॥८-६४-२९॥ (॥8-64-29॥) - (verse number);]
(He, thus spoken by a friend, thinking and sighing, distressed, said: "As you said, friend, so also that my words, hear.")
He, having been addressed by his friend with beneficial words, thought deeply, sighed, and said with distress: "Friend, as you have spoken, so also hear my words."
निहत्य दुःशासनमुक्तवान्बहु; प्रसह्य शार्दूलवदेष दुर्मतिः। वृकोदरस्तद्धृदये मम स्थितं; न तत्परोक्षं भवतः कुतः शमः ॥८-६४-३०॥
nihatya duḥśāsanamuktavānbahu; prasahya śārdūlavadeṣa durmatiḥ। vṛkodarastaddhṛdaye mama sthitaṃ; na tatparokṣaṃ bhavataḥ kutaḥ śamaḥ ॥8-64-30॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; बहु (bahu) - much; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcefully; शार्दूलवत् (śārdūlavat) - like a tiger; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - wicked-minded; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara; तत् (tat) - that; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; मम (mama) - my; स्थितं (sthitaṃ) - situated; न (na) - not; तत् (tat) - that; परोक्षं (parokṣaṃ) - hidden; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; शमः (śamaḥ) - peace;]
(Having killed Duḥśāsana, he said much; forcefully, like a tiger, this wicked-minded Vṛkodara is situated in my heart; that is not hidden from you, where is peace?)
After killing Duḥśāsana, Bhīma, with a wicked mind, spoke much forcefully like a tiger. Vṛkodara (Bhīma) is deeply rooted in my heart; this is not hidden from you, so where can there be peace?
न चापि कर्णं गुरुपुत्र संस्तवा; दुपारमेत्यर्हसि वक्तुमच्युत। श्रमेण युक्तो महताद्य फल्गुन; स्तमेष कर्णः प्रसभं हनिष्यति ॥८-६४-३१॥
na cāpi karṇaṃ guruputra saṃstavā; dupārametyarhasi vaktumacyuta। śrameṇa yukto mahatādya phalguna; stameṣa karṇaḥ prasabhaṃ haniṣyati ॥8-64-31॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; गुरुपुत्र (guruputra) - son of the teacher; संस्तवा (saṃstavā) - praise; दुपारम् (dupāram) - difficult task; एत्य (etya) - having approached; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; वक्तुम् (vaktum) - speak; अच्युत (acyuta) - O infallible one; श्रमेण (śrameṇa) - with effort; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; महत् (mahat) - great; आद्य (ādya) - today; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; तम् (tam) - him; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रसभम् (prasabham) - forcibly; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill;]
(Not even Karna, O son of the teacher, should you praise; having approached the difficult task, you should speak, O infallible one. With great effort, today Arjuna is engaged; this Karna will forcibly kill him.)
Do not praise Karna, O son of the teacher; having approached this difficult task, you should speak, O infallible one. Today, with great effort, Arjuna is engaged, and this Karna will forcibly kill him.
तमेवमुक्त्वाभ्यनुनीय चासकृ; त्तवात्मजः स्वाननुशास्ति सैनिकान्। समाघ्नताभिद्रवताहितानिमा; न्सबाणशब्दान्किमु जोषमास्यते ॥८-६४-३२॥
tamevamuktvābhyanunīya cāsakṛ; tavātmajaḥ svānanuśāsti sainikān। samāghnatābhidravatāhitānimā; nsabāṇaśabdānkim u joṣamāsyate ॥8-64-32॥
[तम् (tam) - that; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अभ्यनुनीय (abhyanunīya) - having persuaded; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; स्वान् (svān) - his own; अनुशास्ति (anuśāsti) - commands; सैनिकान् (sainikān) - soldiers; समाघ्नत (samāghnata) - striking; अभिद्रवत (abhidravat) - charging; आहितान् (āhitān) - placed; इमान् (imān) - these; स (sa) - with; बाणशब्दान् (bāṇaśabdān) - arrow sounds; किम् (kim) - why; उ (u) - indeed; जोषम् (joṣam) - silently; आस्यते (āsyate) - sits;]
(Having thus spoken and repeatedly persuaded, your son commands his own soldiers: "Why sit silently with these arrow sounds striking and charging?")
Having thus spoken and repeatedly persuaded, your son commands his soldiers to strike and charge with the sounds of arrows, questioning why they sit silently.
