09.001
Pancharatra and Core: Sanjaya brings the news that only seven Pandavas — five brothers, along with Vasudeva and Satyaki, and three Kauravas - Kripa, Kritavarma, and Drauni survived.
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said.)
Janamejaya said.
एवं निपातिते कर्णे समरे सव्यसाचिना। अल्पावशिष्टाः कुरवः किमकुर्वत वै द्विज ॥९-१-१॥
evaṁ nipātite karṇe samare savyasācinā। alpāvaśiṣṭāḥ kuravaḥ kimakurvata vai dvija ॥9-1-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; निपातिते (nipātite) - felled; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; समरे (samare) - in battle; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Arjuna; अल्प-अवशिष्टाः (alpa-avaśiṣṭāḥ) - few remaining; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kauravas; किम् (kim) - what; अकुर्वत (akurvata) - did they do; वै (vai) - indeed; द्विज (dvija) - O Brahmana;]
(Thus, when Karna was felled in battle by Arjuna, what did the few remaining Kauravas do, O Brahmana?)
Thus, O Brahmana, when Karna was slain in battle by Arjuna, what actions did the few remaining Kauravas take?
उदीर्यमाणं च बलं दृष्ट्वा राजा सुयोधनः। पाण्डवैः प्राप्तकालं च किं प्रापद्यत कौरवः ॥९-१-२॥
udīryamāṇaṃ ca balaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājā suyodhanaḥ। pāṇḍavaiḥ prāptakālaṃ ca kiṃ prāpadyata kauravaḥ ॥9-1-2॥
[उदीर्यमाणं (udīryamāṇam) - being raised; च (ca) - and; बलं (balam) - strength; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजा (rājā) - king; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; प्राप्तकालं (prāptakālam) - opportune time; च (ca) - and; किं (kiṃ) - what; प्रापद्यत (prāpadyata) - did he resort to; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kaurava;]
(Seeing the strength being raised, King Suyodhana, at the opportune time by the Pandavas, what did the Kaurava resort to?)
Upon witnessing the rising strength, King Suyodhana, at the right moment, pondered what action the Kaurava should take against the Pandavas.
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तदाचक्ष्व द्विजोत्तम। न हि तृप्यामि पूर्वेषां शृण्वानश्चरितं महत् ॥९-१-३॥
etadicchāmyahaṃ śrotuṃ tadācakṣva dvijottama। na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣāṃ śṛṇvānaścaritaṃ mahat ॥9-1-3॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; तत् (tat) - that; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied; पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancients; शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - hearing; चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(I wish to hear this, tell that, O best of the twice-born. Indeed, I am not satisfied hearing the great deeds of the ancients.)
I wish to hear this, so please tell me, O best of the twice-born. I am never satisfied with hearing the great deeds of the ancients.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said.)
Vaiśampāyana spoke.
ततः कर्णे हते राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रः सुयोधनः। भृशं शोकार्णवे मग्नो निराशः सर्वतोऽभवत् ॥९-१-४॥
tataḥ karṇe hate rājan dhārtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanaḥ। bhṛśaṃ śokārṇave magno nirāśaḥ sarvato'bhavat ॥9-1-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; हते (hate) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - son of Dhritarashtra; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; शोक-अर्णवे (śoka-arṇave) - in the ocean of sorrow; मग्नः (magnaḥ) - submerged; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - despondent; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Then, when Karna was slain, O king, the son of Dhritarashtra, Suyodhana, became greatly submerged in the ocean of sorrow, completely despondent.)
Then, O King, after Karna was killed, Suyodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, was overwhelmed with grief and became utterly despondent.
हा कर्ण हा कर्ण इति शोचमानः पुनः पुनः। कृच्छ्रात्स्वशिबिरं प्रायाद्धतशेषैर्नृपैः सह ॥९-१-५॥
hā karṇa hā karṇa iti śocamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। kṛcchrātsvaśibiraṃ prāyāddhataśeṣairnṛpaiḥ saha ॥9-1-5॥
[हा (hā) - alas; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; हा (hā) - alas; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; इति (iti) - thus; शोचमानः (śocamānaḥ) - lamenting; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; कृच्छ्रात् (kṛcchrāt) - with difficulty; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to his camp; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; हतशेषैः (hataśeṣaiḥ) - with the remaining (surviving); नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - kings; सह (saha) - with;]
(Alas Karna, alas Karna, thus lamenting again and again, with difficulty went to his camp with the remaining kings.)
Lamenting repeatedly, "Alas, Karna! Alas, Karna!", he returned to his camp with the surviving kings, with great difficulty.
स समाश्वास्यमानोऽपि हेतुभिः शास्त्रनिश्चितैः। राजभिर्नालभच्छर्म सूतपुत्रवधं स्मरन् ॥९-१-६॥
sa samāśvāsyamāno'pi hetubhiḥ śāstraniścitaiḥ। rājabhirnālabhaccharma sūtaputravadhaṃ smaran ॥9-1-6॥
[स (sa) - he; समाश्वास्यमानः (samāśvāsyamānaḥ) - being consoled; अपि (api) - even; हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons; शास्त्रनिश्चितैः (śāstraniścitaiḥ) - determined by scriptures; राजभिः (rājabhiḥ) - by kings; न (na) - not; अलभत् (alabhac) - obtained; शर्म (śarma) - peace; सूतपुत्रवधं (sūtaputravadham) - killing of the charioteer's son; स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering;]
(He, even though being consoled by reasons determined by scriptures by kings, did not obtain peace, remembering the killing of the charioteer's son.)
Despite being consoled by the kings with reasons determined by the scriptures, he could not find peace as he kept remembering the killing of the charioteer's son.
स दैवं बलवन्मत्वा भवितव्यं च पार्थिवः। सङ्ग्रामे निश्चयं कृत्वा पुनर्युद्धाय निर्ययौ ॥९-१-७॥
sa daivaṁ balavanmatvā bhavitavyaṁ ca pārthivaḥ। saṅgrāme niścayaṁ kṛtvā punaryuddhāya niryayau ॥9-1-7॥
[स (sa) - he; दैवं (daivam) - fate; बलवन्मत्वा (balavanmatvā) - considering as powerful; भवितव्यं (bhavitavyam) - destined; च (ca) - and; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the prince; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निश्चयं (niścayam) - determination; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; निर्ययौ (niryayau) - went out;]
(He, considering fate as powerful and destined, the prince, having made determination in battle, went out again for battle.)
The prince, acknowledging the power of fate and destiny, resolved himself in battle and went out once more to fight.
शल्यं सेनापतिं कृत्वा विधिवद्राजपुङ्गवः। रणाय निर्ययौ राजा हतशेषैर्नृपैः सह ॥९-१-८॥
śalyaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā vidhivad rājapuṅgavaḥ। raṇāya niryayau rājā hataśeṣair nṛpaiḥ saha ॥9-1-8॥
[शल्यं (śalyam) - Shalya; सेनापतिं (senāpatim) - commander; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rules; राजपुङ्गवः (rājapuṅgavaḥ) - the best among kings; रणाय (raṇāya) - for battle; निर्ययौ (niryayau) - set out; राजा (rājā) - the king; हतशेषैः (hataśeṣaiḥ) - with the remaining; नृपैः (nṛpaiḥ) - kings; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having made Shalya the commander, the best among kings set out for battle according to rules, together with the remaining kings.)
The king, having appointed Shalya as the commander according to the rules, set out for battle along with the remaining kings.
ततः सुतुमुलं युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः। बभूव भरतश्रेष्ठ देवासुररणोपमम् ॥९-१-९॥
tataḥ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ। babhūva bharataśreṣṭha devāsuraraṇopamam ॥9-1-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुतुमुलं (sutumulaṃ) - very tumultuous; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः (kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ) - of the Kuru and Pandava armies; बभूव (babhūva) - occurred; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; देवासुररणोपमम् (devāsuraraṇopamam) - like the battle between the gods and demons;]
(Then a very tumultuous battle occurred between the Kuru and Pandava armies, O best of the Bharatas, like the battle between the gods and demons.)
Then, O best of the Bharatas, a fierce battle ensued between the Kuru and Pandava armies, resembling the legendary conflict between the gods and demons.
ततः शल्यो महाराज कृत्वा कदनमाहवे। पाण्डुसैन्यस्य मध्याह्ने धर्मराजेन पातितः ॥९-१-१०॥
tataḥ śalyo mahārāja kṛtvā kadanamāhave। pāṇḍusainyasya madhyāhne dharmarājena pātitaḥ ॥9-1-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having caused; कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; पाण्डुसैन्यस्य (pāṇḍusainyasya) - of the Pāṇḍava army; मध्याह्ने (madhyāhne) - at midday; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmaraja; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - was felled;]
(Then Śalya, the great king, having caused slaughter in battle, was felled by Dharmaraja at midday in the Pāṇḍava army.)
Then, at midday, Śalya, the great king, after causing great slaughter in the battle, was struck down by Dharmaraja amidst the Pāṇḍava army.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा हतबन्धू रणाजिरात्। अपसृत्य ह्रदं घोरं विवेश रिपुजाद्भयात् ॥९-१-११॥
tato duryodhano rājā hatabandhū raṇājirāt। apasṛtya hradaṃ ghoraṃ viveśa ripujādbhayāt ॥9-1-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; हतबन्धू (hatabandhū) - with slain relatives; रणाजिरात् (raṇājirāt) - from the battlefield; अपसृत्य (apasṛtya) - having retreated; ह्रदं (hradaṃ) - lake; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; विवेश (viveśa) - entered; रिपुजात् (ripujāt) - from fear of enemies; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(Then King Duryodhana, with his relatives slain, retreated from the battlefield and entered a terrible lake out of fear of enemies.)
Then King Duryodhana, having lost his relatives, retreated from the battlefield and entered a dreadful lake, driven by the fear of his enemies.
अथापराह्णे तस्याह्नः परिवार्य महारथैः। ह्रदादाहूय योगेन भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥९-१-१२॥
athāparāhṇe tasyāhnaḥ parivārya mahārathaiḥ। hradādāhūya yogena bhīmasenena pātitaḥ ॥9-1-12॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपराह्णे (aparāhṇe) - in the afternoon; तस्य (tasya) - his; अह्नः (ahnaḥ) - day; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; ह्रदात् (hradāt) - from the lake; आहूय (āhūya) - having called; योगेन (yogena) - by strategy; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - felled;]
(Then in the afternoon, surrounding his day with great charioteers, having called from the lake by strategy, felled by Bhimasena.)
In the afternoon, Bhimasena, using strategy, called the great charioteers from the lake and felled them, marking the end of his day.
तस्मिन्हते महेष्वासे हतशिष्टास्त्रयो रथाः। संरभान्निशि राजेन्द्र जघ्नुः पाञ्चालसैनिकान् ॥९-१-१३॥
tasminhate maheṣvāse hataśiṣṭāstrayo rathāḥ। saṁrabhānniśi rājendra jaghnuḥ pāñcālasainikān ॥9-1-13॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - killed; महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - great archer; हतशिष्टाः (hataśiṣṭāḥ) - remaining after being killed; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; संरभात् (saṁrabhāt) - with enthusiasm; निशि (niśi) - at night; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; पाञ्चालसैनिकान् (pāñcālasainikān) - Panchala soldiers;]
(In that, the great archer having been killed, the three chariots remaining after being killed, with enthusiasm at night, O king, killed the Panchala soldiers.)
After the great archer was slain, the three remaining chariots enthusiastically attacked and killed the Panchala soldiers at night, O king.
ततः पूर्वाह्णसमये शिबिरादेत्य सञ्जयः। प्रविवेश पुरीं दीनो दुःखशोकसमन्वितः ॥९-१-१४॥
tataḥ pūrvāhṇasamaye śibirād etya sañjayaḥ। praviveśa purīṃ dīno duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ॥9-1-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पूर्वाह्णसमये (pūrvāhṇasamaye) - in the morning; शिबिरात् (śibirāt) - from the camp; एत्य (etya) - having arrived; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; पुरीं (purīṃ) - the city; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - distressed; दुःखशोकसमन्वितः (duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ) - filled with sorrow and grief;]
(Then, in the morning, having arrived from the camp, Sanjaya entered the city, distressed and filled with sorrow and grief.)
Then, in the morning, Sanjaya, having come from the camp, entered the city, overwhelmed with sorrow and grief.
प्रविश्य च पुरं तूर्णं भुजावुच्छ्रित्य दुःखितः। वेपमानस्ततो राज्ञः प्रविवेश निवेशनम् ॥९-१-१५॥
praviśya ca puraṃ tūrṇaṃ bhujāvucchṛtya duḥkhitaḥ। vepamānastato rājñaḥ praviveśa niveśanam ॥9-1-15॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; च (ca) - and; पुरं (puraṃ) - the city; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; भुजावुच्छ्रित्य (bhujāvucchṛtya) - raising his arms; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - distressed; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - the palace;]
(Having entered the city quickly, raising his arms, distressed and trembling, then he entered the king's palace.)
He quickly entered the city, raising his arms in distress and trembling, and then entered the king's palace.
रुरोद च नरव्याघ्र हा राजन्निति दुःखितः। अहो बत विविग्नाः स्म निधनेन महात्मनः ॥९-१-१६॥
ruroda ca naravyāghra hā rājaniti duḥkhitaḥ। aho bata vivignāḥ sma nidhanena mahātmanaḥ ॥9-1-16॥
[रुरोद (ruroda) - cried; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; हा (hā) - alas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इति (iti) - thus; दुःखितः (duḥkhitaḥ) - sorrowful; अहो (aho) - oh; बत (bata) - indeed; विविग्नाः (vivignāḥ) - distressed; स्म (sma) - indeed; निधनेन (nidhanena) - by the death; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Cried and the tiger among men, 'Alas, O king,' thus sorrowful. Oh indeed, distressed we are by the death of the great soul.)
The tiger among men cried out in sorrow, 'Alas, O king.' Indeed, we are deeply distressed by the death of the great soul.
अहो सुबलवान्कालो गतिश्च परमा तथा। शक्रतुल्यबलाः सर्वे यत्रावध्यन्त पार्थिवाः ॥९-१-१७॥
aho subalavānkālo gatiśca paramā tathā। śakratulyabalāḥ sarve yatrāvadhyanta pārthivāḥ ॥9-1-17॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; सुबलवान् (subalavān) - very powerful; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; गतिः (gatiḥ) - progress; च (ca) - and; परमा (paramā) - supreme; तथा (tathā) - thus; शक्रतुल्यबलाः (śakratulyabalāḥ) - equal in strength to Indra; सर्वे (sarve) - all; यत्र (yatra) - where; अवध्यन्त (avadhyanta) - were killed; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings;]
(Alas, time is very powerful, and progress is supreme thus. All the kings, equal in strength to Indra, were killed there.)
Alas, time is indeed very powerful, and progress is supreme. Thus, all the kings, who were as strong as Indra, met their end there.
दृष्ट्वैव च पुरो राजञ्जनः सर्वः स सञ्जयम्। प्ररुरोद भृशोद्विग्नो हा राजन्निति सस्वरम् ॥९-१-१८॥
dṛṣṭvaiva ca puro rājan janaḥ sarvaḥ sa sañjayam। praruroda bhṛśodvigno hā rājan iti sasvaram ॥9-1-18॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; पुरः (puraḥ) - in front; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जनः (janaḥ) - people; सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all; स (sa) - that; सञ्जयम् (sañjayam) - Sanjaya; प्ररुरोद (praruroda) - cried out; भृशोद्विग्नः (bhṛśodvignaḥ) - greatly agitated; हा (hā) - alas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इति (iti) - thus; सस्वरम् (sasvaram) - with sound;]
(Having seen indeed in front, O king, all the people cried out greatly agitated, "Alas, O king," thus with sound.)
Upon seeing Sanjaya in front, all the people, greatly agitated, cried out loudly, "Alas, O king!"
आकुमारं नरव्याघ्र तत्पुरं वै समन्ततः। आर्तनादं महच्चक्रे श्रुत्वा विनिहतं नृपम् ॥९-१-१९॥
ākumāraṃ naravyāghra tatpuraṃ vai samantataḥ। ārtanādaṃ mahacakre śrutvā vinihataṃ nṛpam ॥9-1-19॥
[आकुमारम् (ākumāram) - to the prince; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; तत् (tat) - that; पुरम् (puram) - city; वै (vai) - indeed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; आर्तनादम् (ārtanādam) - a loud wail; महत् (mahat) - great; चक्रे (cakre) - made; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; विनिहतम् (vinihatam) - slain; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(O tiger among men, having heard that the prince was slain, indeed a great loud wail was made all around that city.)
O tiger among men, when the news of the prince's death spread, a great lamentation arose throughout the entire city.
धावतश्चाप्यपश्यच्च तत्र त्रीन्पुरुषर्षभान्। नष्टचित्तानिवोन्मत्ताञ्शोकेन भृशपीडितान् ॥९-१-२०॥
dhāvataś cāpy apaśyac ca tatra trīn puruṣarṣabhān। naṣṭacittān ivonmattāñ śokena bhṛśapīḍitān ॥9-1-20॥
[धावतः (dhāvataḥ) - running; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; पुरुषर्षभान् (puruṣarṣabhān) - bulls among men; नष्टचित्तान् (naṣṭacittān) - lost-minded; इव (iva) - as if; उन्मत्तान् (unmattān) - mad; शोकेन (śokena) - by grief; भृशपीडितान् (bhṛśapīḍitān) - severely afflicted;]
(Running and also saw there three bulls among men, as if lost-minded, mad, severely afflicted by grief.)
He saw three great men running there, appearing as if they had lost their minds, maddened and severely afflicted by grief.
तथा स विह्वलः सूतः प्रविश्य नृपतिक्षयम्। ददर्श नृपतिश्रेष्ठं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् ॥९-१-२१॥
tathā sa vihvalaḥ sūtaḥ praviśya nṛpatikṣayam। dadarśa nṛpatiśreṣṭhaṃ prajñācakṣuṣamīśvaram ॥9-1-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - agitated; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; नृपतिक्षयम् (nṛpatikṣayam) - king's abode; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; नृपतिश्रेष्ठम् (nṛpatiśreṣṭham) - best of kings; प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् (prajñācakṣuṣam) - wise-eyed; ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord;]
(Thus, the agitated charioteer, entering the king's abode, saw the best of kings, the wise-eyed lord.)
In this manner, the distressed charioteer entered the palace and saw the greatest of kings, the lord with the eyes of wisdom.
दृष्ट्वा चासीनमनघं समन्तात्परिवारितम्। स्नुषाभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ गान्धार्या विदुरेण च ॥९-१-२२॥
dṛṣṭvā cāsīnam anaghaṃ samantāt parivāritam। snuṣābhir bharataśreṣṭha gāndhāryā vidureṇa ca ॥9-1-22॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; अनघम् (anagham) - sinless; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded; स्नुषाभिः (snuṣābhiḥ) - by daughters-in-law; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; गान्धार्या (gāndhāryā) - by Gandhari; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; च (ca) - and;]
(Having seen the sinless one seated and surrounded all around by daughters-in-law, O best of the Bharatas, by Gandhari and Vidura.)
Upon seeing the sinless one seated and surrounded by his daughters-in-law, Gandhari, and Vidura, O best of the Bharatas, a sense of solemnity filled the air.
तथान्यैश्च सुहृद्भिश्च ज्ञातिभिश्च हितैषिभिः। तमेव चार्थं ध्यायन्तं कर्णस्य निधनं प्रति ॥९-१-२३॥
tathānyaiśca suhṛdbhiśca jñātibhiśca hitaiṣibhiḥ। tameva cārthaṃ dhyāyantaṃ karṇasya nidhanaṃ prati ॥9-1-23॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; च (ca) - and; सुहृद्भिः (suhṛdbhiḥ) - by friends; च (ca) - and; ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives; च (ca) - and; हितैषिभिः (hitaiṣibhiḥ) - by well-wishers; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; च (ca) - and; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; ध्यायन्तम् (dhyāyantam) - meditating; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, by others, and by friends, and by relatives, and by well-wishers, meditating only on him and the purpose towards Karna's death.)
Thus, others, friends, relatives, and well-wishers were all meditating on him and the purpose concerning Karna's death.
रुदन्नेवाब्रवीद्वाक्यं राजानं जनमेजय। नातिहृष्टमनाः सूतो बाष्पसंदिग्धया गिरा ॥९-१-२४॥
rudannevābravīdvākyaṃ rājānaṃ janamejaya। nātihṛṣṭamanāḥ sūto bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā girā ॥9-1-24॥
[रुदन् (rudan) - crying; एव (eva) - indeed; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; न (na) - not; अतिहृष्टमनाः (atihṛṣṭamanāḥ) - very pleased; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer; बाष्पसंदिग्धया (bāṣpasaṃdigdhayā) - with tear-choked; गिरा (girā) - voice;]
(Crying indeed, the charioteer, not very pleased, said words to King Janamejaya with a tear-choked voice.)
The charioteer, with a tear-choked voice and not very pleased, cried and spoke to King Janamejaya.
सञ्जयोऽहं नरव्याघ्र नमस्ते भरतर्षभ। मद्राधिपो हतः शल्यः शकुनिः सौबलस्तथा ॥ उलूकः पुरुषव्याघ्र कैतव्यो दृढविक्रमः ॥९-१-२५॥
sañjayo'haṁ naravyāghra namaste bharatarṣabha। madrādhipo hataḥ śalyaḥ śakuniḥ saubalastathā ॥ ulūkaḥ puruṣavyāghra kaitavyo dṛḍhavikramaḥ ॥9-1-25॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; अहम् (aham) - I; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; ते (te) - to you; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull of the Bharatas; मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - king of Madra; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; तथा (tathā) - also; उलूकः (ulūkaḥ) - Uluka; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; कैतव्यः (kaitavyaḥ) - son of Kaitavya; दृढविक्रमः (dṛḍhavikramaḥ) - of firm resolve;]
(Sanjaya, I, tiger among men, salutations to you, bull of the Bharatas. The king of Madra, Shalya, is slain, as are Shakuni, the son of Subala, and Uluka, tiger among men, the son of Kaitavya, of firm resolve.)
Sanjaya said, "O tiger among men, salutations to you, O bull of the Bharatas. The king of Madra, Shalya, has been slain, as have Shakuni, the son of Subala, and Uluka, the son of Kaitavya, who was known for his firm resolve."
संशप्तका हताः सर्वे काम्बोजाश्च शकैः सह। म्लेच्छाश्च पार्वतीयाश्च यवनाश्च निपातिताः ॥९-१-२६॥
saṁśaptakā hatāḥ sarve kāmbojāśca śakaiḥ saha। mlecchāśca pārvatīyāśca yavanāśca nipātitāḥ ॥9-1-26॥
[संशप्तका (saṁśaptakā) - the Samsaptakas; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; काम्बोजाः (kāmbojāḥ) - the Kambojas; च (ca) - and; शकैः (śakaiḥ) - with the Shakas; सह (saha) - together; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - the Mlecchas; पार्वतीयाः (pārvatīyāḥ) - the Parvatiyas; यवनाः (yavanāḥ) - the Yavanas; निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - slain;]
(The Samsaptakas, all killed, the Kambojas and the Shakas together; the Mlecchas, the Parvatiyas, and the Yavanas were slain.)
The Samsaptakas, the Kambojas, and the Shakas were all killed together; the Mlecchas, the Parvatiyas, and the Yavanas were also slain.
प्राच्या हता महाराज दाक्षिणात्याश्च सर्वशः। उदीच्या निहताः सर्वे प्रतीच्याश्च नराधिप ॥ राजानो राजपुत्राश्च सर्वतो निहता नृप ॥९-१-२७॥
prācyā hatā mahārāja dākṣiṇātyāśca sarvaśaḥ। udīcyā nihatāḥ sarve pratīcyāśca narādhipa ॥ rājāno rājaputrāśca sarvato nihatā nṛpa ॥9-1-27॥
[प्राच्या (prācyā) - eastern kings; हता (hatā) - killed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दाक्षिणात्याः (dākṣiṇātyāḥ) - southern kings; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; उदीच्या (udīcyā) - northern kings; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रतीच्या (pratīcyā) - western kings; च (ca) - and; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; निहता (nihata) - slain; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Eastern kings were killed, O great king, and southern kings completely. Northern kings were all slain, and western kings, O lord of men. Kings and princes everywhere were slain, O king.)
O great king, the eastern and southern kings were completely killed. All the northern and western kings were slain, O lord of men. Everywhere, kings and princes were slain, O king.
दुर्योधनो हतो राजन्यथोक्तं पाण्डवेन च। भग्नसक्थो महाराज शेते पांसुषु रूषितः ॥९-१-२८॥
duryodhano hato rājanyathoktaṃ pāṇḍavena ca। bhagnasaktho mahārāja śete pāṃsuṣu rūṣitaḥ ॥9-1-28॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; उक्तं (uktaṃ) - said; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pandava; च (ca) - and; भग्नसक्थः (bhagnasakthaḥ) - with broken thighs; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शेते (śete) - lies; पांसुषु (pāṃsuṣu) - in the dust; रूषितः (rūṣitaḥ) - covered;]
(Duryodhana is killed, O king, as said by Pandava. With broken thighs, O great king, he lies in the dust, covered.)
Duryodhana has been slain, O king, just as the Pandava said. With his thighs broken, the great king lies in the dust, covered.
धृष्टद्युम्नो हतो राजञ्शिखण्डी चापराजितः। उत्तमौजा युधामन्युस्तथा राजन्प्रभद्रकाः ॥९-१-२९॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno hato rājañśikhaṇḍī cāparājitaḥ। uttamaujā yudhāmanyustathā rājanprabhadrakāḥ ॥9-1-29॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; च (ca) - and; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - unconquered; उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; युधामन्युः (yudhāmanyuḥ) - Yudhāmanyu; तथा (tathā) - also; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - Prabhadrakas;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna is killed, O king, and Śikhaṇḍī, unconquered. Uttamaujas, Yudhāmanyu, also, O king, the Prabhadrakas.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna has been slain, O king, along with Śikhaṇḍī, who was undefeated. Uttamaujas and Yudhāmanyu, as well as the Prabhadrakas, have also fallen, O king.
पाञ्चालाश्च नरव्याघ्राश्चेदयश्च निषूदिताः। तव पुत्रा हताः सर्वे द्रौपदेयाश्च भारत ॥ कर्णपुत्रो हतः शूरो वृषसेनो महाबलः ॥९-१-३०॥
pāñcālāśca naravyāghrāścedayaśca niṣūditāḥ। tava putrā hatāḥ sarve draupadeyāśca bhārata ॥ karṇaputro hataḥ śūro vṛṣaseno mahābalaḥ ॥9-1-30॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्राः (naravyāghrāḥ) - tiger-like men; च (ca) - and; एदयः (edayaḥ) - Edayas; च (ca) - and; निषूदिताः (niṣūditāḥ) - slain; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; सर्वे (sarve) - all; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; कर्णपुत्रः (karṇaputraḥ) - Karna's son; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(The Panchalas, tiger-like men, and the Edayas have been slain. All your sons, the sons of Draupadi, O Bharata, have been killed. Karna's son, the heroic and mighty Vrishasena, is also killed.)
The Panchalas, the valiant warriors, and the Edayas have been defeated. All your sons, including the sons of Draupadi, have perished, O Bharata. Karna's son, the brave and powerful Vrishasena, has also fallen.
नरा विनिहताः सर्वे गजाश्च विनिपातिताः। रथिनश्च नरव्याघ्र हयाश्च निहता युधि ॥९-१-३१॥
narā vinihatāḥ sarve gajāśca vinipātitāḥ। rathinaśca naravyāghra hayāśca nihatā yudhi ॥9-1-31॥
[नरा (narā) - men; विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - slain; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; विनिपातिताः (vinipātitāḥ) - felled; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; निहता (nihatā) - killed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Men are all slain, elephants are felled, charioteers, O tiger among men, and horses are killed in battle.)
All the men are slain, the elephants have fallen, the charioteers and horses are killed in battle, O tiger among men.
किञ्चिच्छेषं च शिबिरं तावकानां कृतं विभो। पाण्डवानां च शूराणां समासाद्य परस्परम् ॥९-१-३२॥
kiñciccheṣaṃ ca śibiraṃ tāvakānāṃ kṛtaṃ vibho। pāṇḍavānāṃ ca śūrāṇāṃ samāsādya parasparam ॥9-1-32॥
[किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some; शेषम् (śeṣam) - remaining; च (ca) - and; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of yours; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; विभो (vibho) - O lord; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Some remaining camp of yours was done, O lord, having approached the Pandavas and the heroes, each other.)
Some of your remaining camp was completed, O lord, as the Pandavas and the heroes approached each other.
प्रायः स्त्रीशेषमभवज्जगत्कालेन मोहितम्। सप्त पाण्डवतः शेषा धार्तराष्ट्रास्तथा त्रयः ॥९-१-३३॥
prāyaḥ strīśeṣamabhavajjagatkālena mohitam। sapta pāṇḍavataḥ śeṣā dhārtarāṣṭrāstathā trayaḥ ॥9-1-33॥
[प्रायः (prāyaḥ) - mostly; स्त्री-शेषम् (strī-śeṣam) - women remaining; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; जगत् (jagat) - world; कालेन (kālena) - by time; मोहितम् (mohitam) - deluded; सप्त (sapta) - seven; पाण्डवतः (pāṇḍavataḥ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - Dhārtarāṣṭras; तथा (tathā) - also; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three;]
(Mostly, the world became deluded by time, leaving mostly women. Of the Pāṇḍavas, seven remained, and of the Dhārtarāṣṭras, three also remained.)
Over time, the world was mostly left with women, as it became deluded. Seven of the Pāṇḍavas survived, while only three of the Dhārtarāṣṭras were left.
ते चैव भ्रातरः पञ्च वासुदेवोऽथ सात्यकिः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च द्रौणिश्च जयतां वरः ॥९-१-३४॥
te caiva bhrātaraḥ pañca vāsudevo'tha sātyakiḥ। kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca drauṇiśca jayatāṃ varaḥ ॥9-1-34॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; अथ (atha) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauni; च (ca) - and; जयताम् (jayatām) - of the victorious; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(They, indeed, the five brothers, Vasudeva, and Satyaki; Kripa, and Kritavarma, and Drauni, the best of the victorious.)
The five brothers, along with Vasudeva, Satyaki, Kripa, Kritavarma, and Drauni, who are the best among the victorious, were present.
तवाप्येते महाराज रथिनो नृपसत्तम। अक्षौहिणीनां सर्वासां समेतानां जनेश्वर ॥ एते शेषा महाराज सर्वेऽन्ये निधनं गताः ॥९-१-३५॥
tavāpyete mahārāja rathino nṛpasattama। akṣauhiṇīnāṃ sarvāsāṃ sametānāṃ janeśvara ॥ ete śeṣā mahārāja sarve'nye nidhanaṃ gatāḥ ॥9-1-35॥
[तव (tava) - your; अपि (api) - also; एते (ete) - these; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - best among kings; अक्षौहिणीनाम् (akṣauhiṇīnām) - of the armies; सर्वासाम् (sarvāsām) - of all; समेतानाम् (sametānām) - assembled; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; एते (ete) - these; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - remaining; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वे (sarve) - all; अन्ये (anye) - others; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone;]
(Your charioteers also, O great king, best among kings, of all the assembled armies, O lord of people, these remaining, O great king, all others have gone to death.)
Your charioteers too, O great king, the best among kings, from all the assembled armies, O lord of the people, these are the remaining ones, O great king, all others have perished.
कालेन निहतं सर्वं जगद्वै भरतर्षभ। दुर्योधनं वै पुरतः कृत्वा वैरस्य भारत ॥९-१-३६॥
kālena nihataṃ sarvaṃ jagadvai bharatarṣabha। duryodhanaṃ vai purataḥ kṛtvā vairasya bhārata ॥9-1-36॥
[कालेन (kālena) - by time; निहतं (nihataṃ) - destroyed; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; जगत् (jagat) - world; वै (vai) - indeed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanaṃ) - Duryodhana; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरतः (purataḥ) - before; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; वैरस्य (vairasya) - of enmity; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(By time, all the world is indeed destroyed, O best of the Bharatas. Having placed Duryodhana before, indeed, of enmity, O descendant of Bharata.)
O best of the Bharatas, in time, everything in the world is destroyed. Duryodhana, having been placed at the forefront, indeed symbolizes enmity, O descendant of Bharata.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचः क्रूरं धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। निपपात महाराज गतसत्त्वो महीतले ॥९-१-३७॥
etacchrutvā vacaḥ krūraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro janeśvaraḥ। nipapāta mahārāja gatasattvo mahītale ॥9-1-37॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; क्रूरं (krūraṃ) - cruel; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - lord of people; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; गतसत्त्वः (gatasattvaḥ) - lifeless; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]
(Having heard these cruel words, King Dhritarashtra, the lord of people, fell down lifeless on the ground.)
Upon hearing these harsh words, King Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the people, collapsed to the ground, devoid of life.
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ विदुरोऽपि महायशाः। निपपात महाराज राजव्यसनकर्शितः ॥९-१-३८॥
tasminnipatite bhūmau viduro'pi mahāyaśāḥ। nipapāta mahārāja rājavaśanakārśitaḥ ॥9-1-38॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; अपि (api) - also; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; राज (rāja) - king; व्यसन (vyasana) - distress; कर्शितः (kārśitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(In that fallen on the ground, Vidura also greatly renowned fell down, O great king, afflicted by the king's distress.)
When he fell to the ground, the greatly renowned Vidura also collapsed, O great king, overwhelmed by the king's distress.
गान्धारी च नृपश्रेष्ठ सर्वाश्च कुरुयोषितः। पतिताः सहसा भूमौ श्रुत्वा क्रूरं वचश्च ताः ॥९-१-३९॥
gāndhārī ca nṛpaśreṣṭha sarvāśca kuruyoṣitaḥ। patitāḥ sahasā bhūmau śrutvā krūraṃ vacaśca tāḥ ॥9-1-39॥
[गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; च (ca) - and; नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; कुरुयोषितः (kuruyoṣitaḥ) - Kuru women; पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fell; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - hearing; क्रूरं (krūram) - cruel; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; च (ca) - and; ताः (tāḥ) - they;]
(Gandhari and all the Kuru women, O best of kings, fell suddenly on the ground, hearing the cruel words.)
Gandhari and all the women of the Kuru dynasty, O best of kings, collapsed to the ground suddenly upon hearing those cruel words.
कृच्छ्रेण तु ततो राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः। शनैरलभत प्राणान्पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः ॥९-१-४१॥
kṛcchreṇa tu tato rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ। śanair alabhata prāṇān putra-vyasana-karśitaḥ ॥9-1-41॥
[कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the ruler of the earth; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; अलभत (alabhata) - obtained; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; पुत्र (putra) - son; व्यसन (vyasana) - grief; कर्शितः (karśitaḥ) - emaciated;]
(With difficulty, but then King Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the earth, slowly obtained life, emaciated by the grief for his son.)
King Dhritarashtra, the ruler of the earth, slowly regained his life with difficulty, being emaciated by the grief for his son.
लब्ध्वा तु स नृपः सञ्ज्ञां वेपमानः सुदुःखितः। उदीक्ष्य च दिशः सर्वाः क्षत्तारं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥९-१-४२॥
labdhvā tu sa nṛpaḥ sañjñāṃ vepamānaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ। udīkṣya ca diśaḥ sarvāḥ kṣattāraṃ vākyamabravīt ॥9-1-42॥
[लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; तु (tu) - but; सः (saḥ) - he; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; सुदुःखितः (suduḥkhitaḥ) - very distressed; उदीक्ष्य (udīkṣya) - having looked; च (ca) - and; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; क्षत्तारम् (kṣattāram) - minister; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having obtained consciousness, the king, trembling and very distressed, looked in all directions and spoke words to the minister.)
The king, upon regaining consciousness, was trembling and deeply distressed. He looked around in all directions and then spoke to his minister.
विद्वन्क्षत्तर्महाप्राज्ञ त्वं गतिर्भरतर्षभ। ममानाथस्य सुभृशं पुत्रैर्हीनस्य सर्वशः ॥ एवमुक्त्वा ततो भूयो विसञ्ज्ञो निपपात ह ॥९-१-४३॥
vidvaṅkṣattarmahāprājña tvaṃ gatirbharatarṣabha। mamānāthasya subhṛśaṃ putrairhīnasya sarvaśaḥ ॥ evamuktvā tato bhūyo visañjño nipapāta ha ॥9-1-43॥
[विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one; क्षत्तः (kṣattaḥ) - O charioteer; महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O wise one; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; मम (mama) - my; अनाथस्य (anāthasya) - of the helpless; सुभृशम् (subhṛśam) - greatly; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; हीनस्य (hīnasya) - bereft; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; विसञ्ज्ञः (visañjñaḥ) - unconscious; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(O learned charioteer, O wise one, you are the refuge, O best of the Bharatas, of my completely helpless self, greatly bereft of sons. Having thus spoken, then again he fell down unconscious.)
The learned charioteer, addressed as the wise one and the best of the Bharatas, is the refuge for the speaker who is completely helpless and greatly bereft of sons. After saying this, the speaker once again fell unconscious.
तं तथा पतितं दृष्ट्वा बान्धवा येऽस्य केचन। शीतैस्तु सिषिचुस्तोयैर्विव्यजुर्व्यजनैरपि ॥९-१-४४॥
taṁ tathā patitaṁ dṛṣṭvā bāndhavā ye'sya kecana। śītaistu siṣicusto yairvivyajurvyajanairapi ॥9-1-44॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; पतितं (patitaṁ) - fallen; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; ये (ye) - who; अस्य (asya) - his; केचन (kecana) - some; शीतैः (śītaiḥ) - with cool; तु (tu) - but; सिषिचुः (siṣicuḥ) - sprinkled; तोयैः (toyaiḥ) - with water; विव्यजुः (vivyajuḥ) - fanned; व्यजनैः (vyajanaiḥ) - with fans; अपि (api) - also;]
(Having seen him thus fallen, some of his relatives sprinkled cool water and also fanned with fans.)
Seeing him fallen like that, some of his relatives sprinkled cool water on him and fanned him with fans.
स तु दीर्घेण कालेन प्रत्याश्वस्तो महीपतिः। तूष्णीं दध्यौ महीपालः पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः ॥ निःश्वसञ्जिह्मग इव कुम्भक्षिप्तो विशां पते ॥९-१-४५॥
sa tu dīrghena kālena pratyāśvasto mahīpatiḥ। tūṣṇīṃ dadhyau mahīpālaḥ putravyasanakarśitaḥ ॥ niḥśvasañjihmaga iva kumbhakṣipto viśāṃ pate ॥9-1-45॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; दीर्घेण (dīrghena) - by long; कालेन (kālena) - time; प्रत्याश्वस्तः (pratyāśvastaḥ) - reassured; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king; तूष्णीं (tūṣṇīṃ) - silently; दध्यौ (dadhyau) - pondered; महीपालः (mahīpālaḥ) - the king; पुत्रव्यसनकर्शितः (putravyasanakarśitaḥ) - afflicted by son's distress; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - sighing; जिह्मगः (jihmagaḥ) - crooked; इव (iva) - like; कुम्भक्षिप्तः (kumbhakṣiptaḥ) - thrown into a jar; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(But he, the king, reassured by long time, silently pondered, afflicted by son's distress, sighing like a crooked one thrown into a jar, O lord of men.)
The king, though reassured over time, remained silent and pondered deeply, troubled by his son's plight, sighing as if he were a crooked figure trapped in a jar, O lord of men.
सञ्जयोऽप्यरुदत्तत्र दृष्ट्वा राजानमातुरम्। तथा सर्वाः स्त्रियश्चैव गान्धारी च यशस्विनी ॥९-१-४६॥
sañjayo'pyarudattatra dṛṣṭvā rājānamāturam। tathā sarvāḥ striyaścaiva gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī ॥9-1-46॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; अपि (api) - also; अरुदत् (arudat) - cried; तत्र (tatra) - there; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed; तथा (tathā) - thus; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; च (ca) - and; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - the glorious one;]
(Sanjaya also cried there, seeing the king distressed. Thus all the women and indeed Gandhari, the glorious one.)
Sanjaya, upon seeing the king in distress, cried there. Likewise, all the women, including the illustrious Gandhari, were also in tears.
ततो दीर्घेण कालेन विदुरं वाक्यमब्रवीत्। धृतराष्ट्रो नरव्याघ्रो मुह्यमानो मुहुर्मुहुः ॥९-१-४७॥
tato dīrghena kālena viduraṃ vākyamabravīt। dhṛtarāṣṭro naravyāghro muhyamāno muhurmuhuḥ ॥9-1-47॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दीर्घेण (dīrghena) - by long; कालेन (kālena) - by time; विदुरम् (viduram) - to Vidura; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - bewildered; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(Then, after a long time, Dhritarashtra, the tiger among men, bewildered, spoke to Vidura again and again.)
Then, after a long period, the bewildered Dhritarashtra, often referred to as the tiger among men, repeatedly spoke to Vidura.
गच्छन्तु योषितः सर्वा गान्धारी च यशस्विनी। तथेमे सुहृदः सर्वे भ्रश्यते मे मनो भृशम् ॥९-१-४८॥
gacchantu yoṣitaḥ sarvā gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī। tatheme suhṛdaḥ sarve bhraśyate me mano bhṛśam ॥9-1-48॥
[गच्छन्तु (gacchantu) - let them go; योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gandhari; च (ca) - and; यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - illustrious; तथा (tathā) - thus; इमे (ime) - these; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भ्रश्यते (bhraśyate) - is distressed; मे (me) - my; मनो (mano) - mind; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(Let all the women go, including the illustrious Gandhari. Thus, all these friends are distressed, and my mind is greatly troubled.)
"Let all the women, including the illustrious Gandhari, go. Thus, all these friends are distressed, and my mind is greatly troubled."
एवमुक्तस्ततः क्षत्ता ताः स्त्रियो भरतर्षभ। विसर्जयामास शनैर्वेपमानः पुनः पुनः ॥९-१-४९॥
evamuktastataḥ kṣattā tāḥ striyo bharatarṣabha। visarjayāmāsa śanairvepamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥9-1-49॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the minister; ताः (tāḥ) - those; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; विसर्जयामास (visarjayāmāsa) - dismissed; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Thus spoken, then the minister, O best of the Bharatas, slowly dismissed those women, trembling again and again.)
After being addressed in this manner, the minister, trembling repeatedly, slowly dismissed the women, O best of the Bharatas.
निश्चक्रमुस्ततः सर्वास्ताः स्त्रियो भरतर्षभ। सुहृदश्च ततः सर्वे दृष्ट्वा राजानमातुरम् ॥९-१-५०॥
niścakrāmus tataḥ sarvās tāḥ striyo bharatarṣabha। suhṛdaś ca tataḥ sarve dṛṣṭvā rājānam āturam ॥9-1-50॥
[निश्चक्रमुः (niścakrāmuḥ) - went out; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; ताः (tāḥ) - those; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; आतुरम् (āturam) - distressed;]
(Then all those women, O best of the Bharatas, and all the friends went out, having seen the king distressed.)
Then all the women and friends, O best of the Bharatas, went out after seeing the king in distress.
ततो नरपतिं तत्र लब्धसञ्ज्ञं परन्तप। अवेक्ष्य सञ्जयो दीनो रोदमानं भृशातुरम् ॥९-१-५१॥
tato narapatiṃ tatra labdhasaṃjñaṃ parantapa। avekṣya sañjayo dīno rodamānaṃ bhṛśāturam ॥9-1-51॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नरपतिम् (narapatim) - king; तत्र (tatra) - there; लब्धसञ्ज्ञम् (labdhasaṃjñam) - regained consciousness; परन्तप (parantapa) - scorcher of foes; अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - seeing; सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; दीनः (dīnaḥ) - distressed; रोदमानम् (rodamānam) - crying; भृशातुरम् (bhṛśāturam) - greatly afflicted;]
(Then, seeing the king there, who had regained consciousness, the scorcher of foes, Sanjaya, distressed and crying, was greatly afflicted.)
Then Sanjaya, seeing the king there who had regained consciousness, was deeply distressed and began to cry, greatly afflicted by the situation.
प्राञ्जलिर्निःश्वसन्तं च तं नरेन्द्रं मुहुर्मुहुः। समाश्वासयत क्षत्ता वचसा मधुरेण ह ॥९-१-५२॥
prāñjalirniḥśvasantaṃ ca taṃ narendraṃ muhurmuhuḥ। samāśvāsayata kṣattā vacasā madhureṇa ha ॥9-1-52॥
[प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; निःश्वसन्तं (niḥśvasantaṃ) - sighing; च (ca) - and; तम् (tam) - him; नरेन्द्रम् (narendram) - king; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again; समाश्वासयत (samāśvāsayata) - consoled; क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - the minister; वचसा (vacasā) - with words; मधुरेण (madhureṇa) - sweet; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(With folded hands, the minister consoled the sighing king again and again with sweet words indeed.)
The minister, with folded hands, repeatedly consoled the sighing king with sweet words.
