09.002
Pancharatra and Core: Lamenting the past events, Dhritarashtra again asks Sanjaya to narrate the battle events, after dispatching the women to the inner quarters.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaishampayana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaishampayana said.)
Vaishampayana spoke.
विसृष्टास्वथ नारीषु धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। विललाप महाराज दुःखाद्दुःखतरं गतः ॥९-२-१॥
visṛṣṭāsvatha nārīṣu dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ। vilalāpa mahārāja duḥkhādduḥkhataraṃ gataḥ ॥9-2-1॥
[विसृष्टासु (visṛṣṭāsu) - released; अथ (atha) - then; नारीषु (nārīṣu) - among women; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अम्बिकासुतः (ambikāsutaḥ) - son of Ambika; विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king; दुःखात् (duḥkhāt) - from sorrow; दुःखतरं (duḥkhataraṃ) - greater sorrow; गतः (gataḥ) - went;]
(Then, among the released women, Dhritarashtra, the son of Ambika, lamented, the great king went from sorrow to greater sorrow.)
Then, among the women who were released, Dhritarashtra, the son of Ambika, lamented deeply, as the great king was overwhelmed by sorrow.
सधूममिव निःश्वस्य करौ धुन्वन्पुनः पुनः। विचिन्त्य च महाराज ततो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥९-२-२॥
sadhūmam iva niḥśvasya karau dhunvan punaḥ punaḥ। vicintya ca mahārāja tato vacanam abravīt ॥9-2-2॥
[सधूमम् (sadhūmam) - with smoke; इव (iva) - like; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; करौ (karau) - hands; धुन्वन् (dhunvan) - shaking; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विचिन्त्य (vicintya) - thinking; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Sighing like with smoke, shaking his hands again and again, and thinking, O great king, then spoke the words.)
Sighing as if with smoke, shaking his hands repeatedly, and contemplating, the great king then spoke.
अहो बत महद्दुःखं यदहं पाण्डवान्रणे। क्षेमिणश्चाव्ययांश्चैव त्वत्तः सूत शृणोमि वै ॥९-२-३॥
aho bata mahadduḥkhaṃ yadahaṃ pāṇḍavānraṇe। kṣemiṇaścāvyayāṃścaiva tvattaḥ sūta śṛṇomi vai ॥9-2-3॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; बत (bata) - indeed; महद्दुःखं (mahadduḥkhaṃ) - great sorrow; यत् (yat) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्षेमिणः (kṣemiṇaḥ) - safe; च (ca) - and; अव्ययान् (avyayān) - unchanging; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Alas, indeed, great sorrow that I hear from you, O charioteer, that the Pandavas are safe and unchanging in battle.)
"Alas, what great sorrow it is that I hear from you, O charioteer, that the Pandavas remain safe and unchanged in battle."
वज्रसारमयं नूनं हृदयं सुदृढं मम। यच्छ्रुत्वा निहतान्पुत्रान्दीर्यते न सहस्रधा ॥९-२-४॥
vajrasāramayaṃ nūnaṃ hṛdayaṃ sudṛḍhaṃ mama। yacchrutvā nihatānputrāndīryate na sahasradhā ॥9-2-4॥
[वज्र (vajra) - diamond; सार (sāra) - essence; मयम् (mayam) - made of; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; हृदयम् (hṛdayam) - heart; सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - very strong; मम (mama) - my; यत् (yat) - which; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निहतान् (nihatān) - killed; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; दीर्यते (dīryate) - breaks; न (na) - not; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces;]
(Indeed, my heart is made of diamond essence, very strong, which does not break into a thousand pieces having heard of the killed sons.)
Indeed, my heart must be made of diamond essence, very strong, as it does not shatter into a thousand pieces upon hearing of my sons being killed.
चिन्तयित्वा वचस्तेषां बालक्रीडां च सञ्जय। अद्य श्रुत्वा हतान्पुत्रान्भृशं मे दीर्यते मनः ॥९-२-५॥
cintayitvā vacasteṣāṃ bālakrīḍāṃ ca sañjaya। adya śrutvā hatānputrānbhṛśaṃ me dīryate manaḥ ॥9-2-5॥
[चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; बालक्रीडां (bālakrīḍāṃ) - child's play; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; अद्य (adya) - today; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; हतान् (hatān) - killed; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; मे (me) - my; दीर्यते (dīryate) - is tormented; मनः (manaḥ) - mind;]
(Having thought of their words and child's play, Sanjaya, today, having heard of the killed sons, my mind is greatly tormented.)
Sanjaya, reflecting on their words and child's play, today my mind is greatly tormented upon hearing of the death of my sons.
अन्धत्वाद्यदि तेषां तु न मे रूपनिदर्शनम्। पुत्रस्नेहकृता प्रीतिर्नित्यमेतेषु धारिता ॥९-२-६॥
andhatvādyadi teṣāṃ tu na me rūpanidarśanam। putrasnehakṛtā prītirnityameteṣu dhāritā ॥9-2-6॥
[अन्धत्वात् (andhatvāt) - from blindness; यदि (yadi) - if; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; रूप (rūpa) - form; निदर्शनम् (nidarśanam) - sight; पुत्र (putra) - son; स्नेह (sneha) - affection; कृता (kṛtā) - made; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - love; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these; धारिता (dhāritā) - held;]
(From blindness, if of them, but not my form sight. Son affection made love always in these held.)
If due to blindness, I cannot see their form, the love created by affection for my sons is always held in them.
बालभावमतिक्रान्तान्यौवनस्थांश्च तानहम्। मध्यप्राप्तांस्तथा श्रुत्वा हृष्ट आसं तथानघ ॥९-२-७॥
bālabhāvamatikrāntānyauvanasthāṃśca tānaham। madhyaprāptāṃstathā śrutvā hṛṣṭa āsaṃ tathānagha ॥9-2-7॥
[बालभावम् (bālabhāvam) - childhood; अतिक्रान्तानि (atikrāntāni) - surpassed; यौवनस्थान् (yauvanasthān) - youthful; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; अहम् (aham) - I; मध्यप्राप्तान् (madhyaprāptān) - middle-aged; तथा (tathā) - also; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - pleased; आसं (āsam) - was; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(I surpassed childhood and youth, and having heard of those who reached middle age, I was pleased, O sinless one.)
I have moved beyond childhood and youth, and upon hearing about those who have reached middle age, I felt pleased, O sinless one.
तानद्य निहताञ्श्रुत्वा हृतैश्वर्यान्हृतौजसः। न लभे वै क्वचिच्छान्तिं पुत्राधिभिरभिप्लुतः ॥९-२-८॥
tān adya nihatāñ śrutvā hṛtaiśvaryān hṛtaujasaḥ। na labhe vai kvacit śāntiṃ putrādibhir abhiplutaḥ ॥9-2-8॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अद्य (adya) - today; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; हृतैश्वर्यान् (hṛtaiśvaryān) - deprived of wealth; हृतौजसः (hṛtaujasaḥ) - deprived of energy; न (na) - not; लभे (labhe) - obtain; वै (vai) - indeed; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; पुत्रादिभिः (putrādibhiḥ) - by sons and others; अभिप्लुतः (abhiplutaḥ) - overwhelmed;]
(Having heard today that they are slain, deprived of wealth and energy, he indeed does not obtain peace anywhere, overwhelmed by sons and others.)
Hearing today of their slaughter, stripped of wealth and vigor, he finds no peace anywhere, overwhelmed by his sons and others.
एह्येहि पुत्र राजेन्द्र ममानाथस्य साम्प्रतम्। त्वया हीनो महाबाहो कां नु यास्याम्यहं गतिम् ॥९-२-९॥
ehyehi putra rājendra mamānāthasya sāmpratam। tvayā hīno mahābāho kāṁ nu yāsyāmyahaṁ gatim ॥9-2-9॥
[एहि (ehi) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; पुत्र (putra) - son; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; मम (mama) - my; नाथस्य (nāthasya) - lord's; साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हीनः (hīnaḥ) - deprived; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; कां (kāṁ) - which; नु (nu) - indeed; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - shall go; अहम् (aham) - I; गतिम् (gatim) - path;]
(Come, come, son, O king, now my lord's. Deprived by you, O mighty-armed, which indeed shall I go path?)
"Come, come, my son, O king, for now my lord is deprived by you, O mighty-armed one. Which path shall I take now?"
गतिर्भूत्वा महाराज ज्ञातीनां सुहृदां तथा। अन्धं वृद्धं च मां वीर विहाय क्व नु गच्छसि ॥९-२-१०॥
gatirbhūtvā mahārāja jñātīnāṃ suhṛdāṃ tathā। andhaṃ vṛddhaṃ ca māṃ vīra vihāya kva nu gacchasi ॥9-2-10॥
[गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ज्ञातीनाम् (jñātīnām) - of relatives; सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्धम् (andham) - blind; वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - old; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; वीर (vīra) - O hero; विहाय (vihāya) - leaving behind; क्व (kva) - where; नु (nu) - indeed; गच्छसि (gacchasi) - are you going;]
(Having become the refuge, O great king, of relatives and friends, and leaving behind the blind, the old, and me, O hero, where indeed are you going?)
O great king, having become the refuge of your relatives and friends, and leaving behind the blind, the old, and me, O hero, where indeed are you going?
सा कृपा सा च ते प्रीतिः सा च राजन्सुमानिता। कथं विनिहतः पार्थैः संयुगेष्वपराजितः ॥९-२-११॥
sā kṛpā sā ca te prītiḥ sā ca rājansumānitā। kathaṁ vinihataḥ pārthaiḥ saṁyugeṣvaparājitaḥ ॥9-2-11॥
[सा (sā) - she; कृपा (kṛpā) - compassion; सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; सा (sā) - she; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सुमानिता (sumānitā) - respected; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - killed; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pritha; संयुगेषु (saṁyugeṣu) - in battles; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated;]
(She is compassion, she is your affection, and she, O king, is respected. How was he, undefeated in battles, killed by the sons of Pritha?)
She embodies compassion and affection, and is respected by you, O king. How could he, who was undefeated in battles, be slain by the sons of Pritha?
कथं त्वं पृथिवीपालान्भुक्त्वा तात समागतान्। शेषे विनिहतो भूमौ प्राकृतः कुनृपो यथा ॥९-२-१२॥
kathaṁ tvaṁ pṛthivīpālānbhuktvā tāta samāgatān। śeṣe vinihato bhūmau prākṛtaḥ kunṛpo yathā ॥9-2-12॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; पृथिवीपालान् (pṛthivīpālān) - kings; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; तात (tāta) - dear; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; शेषे (śeṣe) - remaining; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - killed; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the earth; प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ) - ordinary; कुनृपः (kunṛpaḥ) - bad king; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(How, dear, having enjoyed the assembled kings, you remain killed on the earth like an ordinary bad king.)
"How, dear, after having enjoyed the company of assembled kings, do you now lie slain on the ground like an ordinary bad king?"
को नु मामुत्थितं काल्ये तात तातेति वक्ष्यति। महाराजेति सततं लोकनाथेति चासकृत् ॥९-२-१३॥
ko nu mām utthitaṃ kālye tāta tāta iti vakṣyati। mahārāja iti satataṃ lokanātha iti ca asakṛt ॥9-2-13॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; नु (nu) - indeed; माम् (mām) - me; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - awakened; काल्ये (kālye) - in the morning; तात (tāta) - father; तात (tāta) - father; इति (iti) - thus; वक्ष्यति (vakṣyati) - will say; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; इति (iti) - thus; सततम् (satatam) - always; लोकनाथ (lokanātha) - lord of the people; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly;]
(Who indeed will say to me, awakened in the morning, 'Father, father'? 'Great king', 'lord of the people', and repeatedly.)
Who will call me 'Father, father' when I wake up in the morning? Who will repeatedly call me 'Great king' and 'Lord of the people'? (This reflects a sense of longing or loss.)
परिष्वज्य च मां कण्ठे स्नेहेनाक्लिन्नलोचनः। अनुशाधीति कौरव्य तत्साधु वद मे वचः ॥९-२-१४॥
pariṣvajya ca māṃ kaṇṭhe snehenāklinnalocanaḥ। anuśādhīti kauravya tatsādhu vada me vacaḥ ॥9-2-14॥
[परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; कण्ठे (kaṇṭhe) - by the neck; स्नेहेन (snehenā) - with affection; अक्लिन्नलोचनः (aklinnalocanaḥ) - with tearful eyes; अनुशाधि (anuśādhi) - instruct; इति (iti) - thus; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; तत् (tat) - that; साधु (sādhu) - good; वद (vada) - speak; मे (me) - to me; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Having embraced me by the neck with affection and with tearful eyes, instruct, O descendant of Kuru, speak those good words to me thus.)
Embracing me by the neck with affection and tearful eyes, he said, "O descendant of Kuru, please instruct me and speak those good words."
ननु नामाहमश्रौषं वचनं तव पुत्रक। भूयसी मम पृथ्वीयं यथा पार्थस्य नो तथा ॥९-२-१५॥
nanu nāmāham aśrauṣaṃ vacanaṃ tava putraka। bhūyasī mama pṛthvīyaṃ yathā pārthasya no tathā ॥9-2-15॥
[ननु (nanu) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; अहम् (aham) - I; अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - heard; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रक (putraka) - dear son; भूयसी (bhūyasī) - greater; मम (mama) - my; पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth; इयम् (iyam) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; न (na) - not; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥९-२-१५॥ (॥9-2-15॥) - (verse number);]
(Indeed, by name I heard your word, dear son. Greater is my earth, as not so of Arjuna.)
"Indeed, dear son, I have heard your words. My domain is greater than that of Arjuna."
भगदत्तः कृपः शल्य आवन्त्योऽथ जयद्रथः। भूरिश्रवाः सोमदत्तो महाराजोऽथ बाह्लिकः ॥९-२-१६॥
bhagadattaḥ kṛpaḥ śalya āvantyo'tha jayadrathaḥ। bhūriśravāḥ somadatto mahārājo'tha bāhlikaḥ ॥9-2-16॥
[भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; आवन्त्यः (āvantyaḥ) - Avanti; अथ (atha) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - king; अथ (atha) - and; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bāhlika;]
(Bhagadatta, Kṛpa, Śalya, Avanti, and Jayadratha. Bhūriśravāḥ, Somadatta, the king, and Bāhlika.)
Bhagadatta, Kṛpa, Śalya, Avanti, and Jayadratha, along with Bhūriśravāḥ, Somadatta, the king, and Bāhlika, were present.
अश्वत्थामा च भोजश्च मागधश्च महाबलः। बृहद्बलश्च काशीशः शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः ॥९-२-१७॥
aśvatthāmā ca bhojaśca māgadhaśca mahābalaḥ। bṛhadbalaśca kāśīśaḥ śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ ॥9-2-17॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; च (ca) - and; भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; च (ca) - and; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - Magadha; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - greatly powerful; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; च (ca) - and; काशीशः (kāśīśaḥ) - the king of Kashi; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala;]
(Ashwatthama and Bhoja and Magadha, greatly powerful; Brihadbala and the king of Kashi; Shakuni and also the son of Subala.)
Ashwatthama, Bhoja, Magadha, and the greatly powerful Brihadbala, along with the king of Kashi, Shakuni, and the son of Subala, were present.
म्लेच्छाश्च बहुसाहस्राः शकाश्च यवनैः सह। सुदक्षिणश्च काम्बोजस्त्रिगर्ताधिपतिस्तथा ॥९-२-१८॥
mlecchāśca bahusāhasrāḥ śakāśca yavanaiḥ saha। sudakṣiṇaśca kāmbojastrigartādhipatistathā ॥9-2-18॥
[म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - foreigners; च (ca) - and; बहु (bahu) - many; साहस्राः (sāhasrāḥ) - thousands; शकाः (śakāḥ) - Scythians; च (ca) - and; यवनैः (yavanaiḥ) - with the Greeks; सह (saha) - together; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; च (ca) - and; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kamboja; त्रिगर्त (trigarta) - Trigarta; अधिपतिः (adhipatiḥ) - lord; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Foreigners and many thousands of Scythians together with the Greeks, Sudakshina and Kamboja, the lord of Trigarta, also.)
Sudakshina, along with many thousands of foreigners, Scythians, and Greeks, as well as Kamboja, the lord of Trigarta, were present.
भीष्मः पितामहश्चैव भारद्वाजोऽथ गौतमः। श्रुतायुश्चाच्युतायुश्च शतायुश्चापि वीर्यवान् ॥९-२-१९॥
bhīṣmaḥ pitāmahaścaiva bhāradvājo'tha gautamaḥ। śrutāyuścācyutāyuśca śatāyuścāpi vīryavān ॥9-2-19॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadwaja; अथ (atha) - then; गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; च (ca) - and; अच्युतायुः (acyutāyuḥ) - Acyutayu; च (ca) - and; शतायुः (śatāyuḥ) - Shatayu; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful;]
(Bhishma, the grandfather, and indeed Bharadwaja, then Gautama; Shrutayu and Acyutayu and Shatayu also, powerful.)
Bhishma, the grandfather, along with Bharadwaja, Gautama, Shrutayu, Acyutayu, and Shatayu, all powerful warriors, were present.
जलसन्धोऽथार्श्यशृङ्गी राक्षसश्चाप्यलायुधः। अलम्बुसो महाबाहुः सुबाहुश्च महारथः ॥९-२-२०॥
jalasandho'thārśyaśṛṅgī rākṣasaścāpyalāyudhaḥ। alambuso mahābāhuḥ subāhuśca mahārathaḥ ॥9-2-20॥
[जलसन्धः (jalasandhaḥ) - Jalasandha; अथ (atha) - then; ऋष्यशृङ्गी (ṛṣyaśṛṅgī) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅgī; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अलायुधः (alāyudhaḥ) - Alāyudha; अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सुबाहुः (subāhuḥ) - Subāhu; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Jalasandha, then Ṛṣyaśṛṅgī, the demon and also Alāyudha. Alambusa, the mighty-armed, and Subāhu, the great chariot-warrior.)
Jalasandha, Ṛṣyaśṛṅgī, the demon Alāyudha, Alambusa, the mighty-armed, and Subāhu, the great chariot-warrior, were present.
एते चान्ये च बहवो राजानो राजसत्तम। मदर्थमुद्यताः सर्वे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा रणे प्रभो ॥९-२-२१॥
ete cānye ca bahavo rājāno rājasattama। madarthamudyatāḥ sarve prāṇāṃstyaktvā raṇe prabho ॥9-2-21॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजसत्तम (rājasattama) - O best of kings; मदर्थम् (madartham) - for my sake; उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - prepared; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having sacrificed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(These and other many kings, O best of kings, all prepared for my sake, having sacrificed their lives in battle, O lord.)
These and many other kings, O best of kings, have all prepared to sacrifice their lives in battle for my sake, O lord.
येषां मध्ये स्थितो युद्धे भ्रातृभिः परिवारितः। योधयिष्याम्यहं पार्थान्पाञ्चालांश्चैव सर्वशः ॥९-२-२२॥
yeṣāṃ madhye sthito yuddhe bhrātṛbhiḥ parivāritaḥ। yodhayiṣyāmyahaṃ pārthānpāñcālāṃścaiva sarvaśaḥ ॥9-2-22॥
[येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded; योधयिष्यामि (yodhayiṣyāmi) - I will fight; अहम् (aham) - I; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Standing in the midst of whom, surrounded by brothers in the battle, I will fight the sons of Pritha and the Panchalas completely.)
In the midst of the battle, surrounded by my brothers, I stand ready to fight the sons of Pritha and the Panchalas with all my might.
चेदींश्च नृपशार्दूल द्रौपदेयांश्च संयुगे। सात्यकिं कुन्तिभोजं च राक्षसं च घटोत्कचम् ॥९-२-२३॥
cedīṁś ca nṛpaśārdūla draupadeyāṁś ca saṁyuge। sātyakiṁ kuntibhojaṁ ca rākṣasaṁ ca ghaṭotkacam ॥9-2-23॥
[चेदीन् (cedīn) - Chedis; च (ca) - and; नृपशार्दूल (nṛpaśārdūla) - tiger among kings; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; कुन्तिभोजम् (kuntibhojam) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha;]
(Chedis and the tiger among kings, the sons of Draupadi in battle, Satyaki, Kuntibhoja, the demon and Ghatotkacha.)
The Chedis, the tiger among kings, the sons of Draupadi, Satyaki, Kuntibhoja, and the demon Ghatotkacha were all present in the battle, O tiger among kings.
एकोऽप्येषां महाराज समर्थः संनिवारणे। समरे पाण्डवेयानां सङ्क्रुद्धो ह्यभिधावताम् ॥ किं पुनः सहिता वीराः कृतवैराश्च पाण्डवैः ॥९-२-२४॥
eko'py eṣāṃ mahārāja samarthaḥ saṃnivāraṇe। samare pāṇḍaveyānāṃ saṅkruddho hyabhidhāvatām ॥ kiṃ punaḥ sahitā vīrāḥ kṛtavairāśca pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥9-2-24॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अपि (api) - even; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; समर्थः (samarthaḥ) - capable; संनिवारणे (saṃnivāraṇe) - in restraining; समरे (samare) - in battle; पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the sons of Pandu; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; हि (hi) - indeed; अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - attacking; किं (kiṃ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - then; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; कृतवैराः (kṛtavairāḥ) - having enmity; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas;]
(Even one of these, O great king, is capable of restraining the enraged sons of Pandu attacking in battle. What then of the heroes together, having enmity with the Pandavas?)
O great king, even a single one among these warriors is capable of holding back the enraged sons of Pandu in battle. What then can be said of the heroes united, who bear enmity with the Pandavas?
अथ वा सर्व एवैते पाण्डवस्यानुयायिभिः। योत्स्यन्ति सह राजेन्द्र हनिष्यन्ति च तान्मृधे ॥९-२-२५॥
atha vā sarva evaite pāṇḍavasyānuyāyibhiḥ। yotsyanti saha rājendra haniṣyanti ca tānmṛdhe ॥9-2-25॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; अनुयायिभिः (anuyāyibhiḥ) - followers; योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - will fight; सह (saha) - with; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; हनिष्यन्ति (haniṣyanti) - will kill; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle;]
(Then or all these followers of the Pandava will indeed fight with you, O king, and will kill them in battle.)
Then, O king, all these followers of the Pandava will either fight with you or kill them in battle.
कर्णस्त्वेको मया सार्धं निहनिष्यति पाण्डवान्। ततो नृपतयो वीराः स्थास्यन्ति मम शासने ॥९-२-२६॥
karṇastveko mayā sārdhaṃ nihaniṣyati pāṇḍavān। tato nṛpatayo vīrāḥ sthāsyanti mama śāsane ॥9-2-26॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; त्वा (tvā) - you; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will destroy; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - kings; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; स्थास्यन्ति (sthāsyanti) - will remain; मम (mama) - under my; शासने (śāsane) - rule;]
(Karna, alone with me, will destroy the Pandavas. Then the kings and heroes will remain under my rule.)
Karna, with my support, will single-handedly defeat the Pandavas. After that, the kings and heroes will be under my command.
यश्च तेषां प्रणेता वै वासुदेवो महाबलः। न स संनह्यते राजन्निति मामब्रवीद्वचः ॥९-२-२७॥
yaśca teṣāṃ praṇetā vai vāsudevo mahābalaḥ। na sa saṃnahyate rājanniti māmabravīdvacaḥ ॥9-2-27॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader; वै (vai) - indeed; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; संनह्यते (saṃnahyate) - is prepared; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(And who indeed is their leader, Vasudeva the mighty, he is not prepared, O king, thus he said to me these words.)
Vasudeva, the mighty leader of them, is not ready, O king, he said these words to me.
तस्याहं वदतः सूत बहुशो मम संनिधौ। युक्तितो ह्यनुपश्यामि निहतान्पाण्डवान्मृधे ॥९-२-२८॥
tasyāhaṃ vadataḥ sūta bahuśo mama saṃnidhau। yuktito hyanupaśyāmi nihatānpāṇḍavānmṛdhe ॥9-2-28॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अहम् (aham) - I; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; सूत (sūta) - O charioteer; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; मम (mama) - my; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - presence; युक्तितः (yuktitaḥ) - logically; हि (hi) - indeed; अनुपश्यामि (anupaśyāmi) - I see; निहतान् (nihatān) - killed; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle;]
(O charioteer, I, hearing him speak many times in my presence, indeed see logically the Pandavas killed in battle.)
O charioteer, I have often heard him speak in my presence, and I can logically see that the Pandavas have been killed in battle.
तेषां मध्ये स्थिता यत्र हन्यन्ते मम पुत्रकाः। व्यायच्छमानाः समरे किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-२९॥
teṣāṃ madhye sthitā yatra hanyante mama putrakāḥ। vyāyacchamānāḥ samare kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-29॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; स्थिता (sthitā) - standing; यत्र (yatra) - where; हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - are being killed; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रकाः (putrakāḥ) - sons; व्यात्यच्छमानाः (vyāyacchamānāḥ) - struggling; समरे (samare) - in battle; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(In the midst of them, where my sons are being killed, struggling in battle, what else is there by fate?)
In the midst of them, where my sons are being killed while struggling in battle, what else can be expected as destined?
भीष्मश्च निहतो यत्र लोकनाथः प्रतापवान्। शिखण्डिनं समासाद्य मृगेन्द्र इव जम्बुकम् ॥९-२-३०॥
bhīṣmaśca nihato yatra lokanāthaḥ pratāpavān। śikhaṇḍinaṃ samāsādya mṛgendra iva jambukam ॥9-2-30॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; यत्र (yatra) - where; लोकनाथः (lokanāthaḥ) - lord of the world; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinaṃ) - Shikhandin; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; मृगेन्द्रः (mṛgendraḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; जम्बुकम् (jambukam) - jackal;]
(Where Bhishma, the glorious lord of the world, was slain, approaching Shikhandin like a lion to a jackal.)
Bhishma, the glorious lord of the world, was slain there, having approached Shikhandin like a lion approaches a jackal.
द्रोणश्च ब्राह्मणो यत्र सर्वशस्त्रास्त्रपारगः। निहतः पाण्डवैः सङ्ख्ये किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३१॥
droṇaśca brāhmaṇo yatra sarvaśastrāstrapāragaḥ। nihataḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saṅkhye kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-31॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin; यत्र (yatra) - where; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; अस्त्र (astra) - missiles; पारगः (pāragaḥ) - master; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(Drona, the Brahmin, where all weapons and missiles' master, was slain by the Pandavas in battle; what else by fate?)
Drona, the Brahmin and master of all weapons and missiles, was slain by the Pandavas in battle; what else could be attributed to fate?
भूरिश्रवा हतो यत्र सोमदत्तश्च संयुगे। बाह्लीकश्च महाराज किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३२॥
bhūriśravā hato yatra somadattaśca saṃyuge। bāhlīkaśca mahārāja kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-32॥
[भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhūriśravā; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; यत्र (yatra) - where; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; बाह्लीकः (bāhlīkaḥ) - Bahlika; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by destiny;]
(Bhūriśravā was killed where Somadatta and Bahlika were in battle, O great king, what else is by destiny?)
Bhūriśravā was slain where Somadatta and Bahlika fought in battle. O great king, what else can be attributed to destiny?
सुदक्षिणो हतो यत्र जलसन्धश्च कौरवः। श्रुतायुश्चाच्युतायुश्च किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३३॥
sudakṣiṇo hato yatra jalasandhaśca kauravaḥ। śrutāyuścācyutāyuśca kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-33॥
[सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; यत्र (yatra) - where; जलसन्धः (jalasandhaḥ) - Jalasandha; च (ca) - and; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; च (ca) - and; अच्युतायुः (acyutāyuḥ) - Acyutayu; च (ca) - and; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(Sudakshina was killed where Jalasandha, the Kaurava, Shrutayu, and Acyutayu were also killed; what else is there by fate?)
Sudakshina, Jalasandha, the Kaurava, Shrutayu, and Acyutayu were all killed there; what else can be attributed to fate?
बृहद्बलो हतो यत्र मागधश्च महाबलः। आवन्त्यो निहतो यत्र त्रिगर्तश्च जनाधिपः ॥ संशप्तकाश्च बहवः किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३४॥
bṛhadbalo hato yatra māgadhaśca mahābalaḥ। āvantyo nihato yatra trigartaśca janādhipaḥ ॥ saṃśaptakāśca bahavaḥ kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-34॥
[बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; यत्र (yatra) - where; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - the king of Magadha; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; आवन्त्यः (āvantyaḥ) - the king of Avanti; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; त्रिगर्तः (trigartaḥ) - the king of Trigarta; च (ca) - and; जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - the ruler; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Samsaptakas; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - due to fate;]
(Brihadbala was killed where the mighty king of Magadha and the king of Avanti were slain, where the king of Trigarta and many Samsaptakas fell. What else is due to fate?)
Brihadbala was slain where the powerful kings of Magadha and Avanti fell, along with the ruler of Trigarta and many Samsaptakas. What else can be attributed to destiny?
अलम्बुसस्तथा राजन्राक्षसश्चाप्यलायुधः। आर्श्यशृङ्गश्च निहतः किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३५॥
alambusastathā rājanrākṣasaścāpyalāyudhaḥ। ārśyaśṛṅgaśca nihataḥ kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-35॥
[अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; तथा (tathā) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अलायुधः (alāyudhaḥ) - Alayudha; आर्श्यशृङ्गः (ārśyaśṛṅgaḥ) - Arshyashringa; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(Alambusa and the demon Alayudha, O king, and Arshyashringa were also killed. What else is there by fate?)
Alambusa, the demon Alayudha, and Arshyashringa have been killed, O king. What else can be attributed to fate?
नारायणा हता यत्र गोपाला युद्धदुर्मदाः। म्लेच्छाश्च बहुसाहस्राः किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३६॥
nārāyaṇā hatā yatra gopālā yuddhadurmadāḥ। mlecchāśca bahusāhasrāḥ kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-36॥
[नारायणा (nārāyaṇā) - followers of Narayana; हता (hatā) - killed; यत्र (yatra) - where; गोपाला (gopālā) - cowherds; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogant in battle; म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - foreigners; च (ca) - and; बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - in great numbers; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - due to fate;]
(Where the followers of Narayana were killed, the cowherds arrogant in battle, and the foreigners in great numbers, what else is due to fate?)
In the place where the followers of Narayana were slain, the cowherds, proud in battle, and numerous foreigners, what else could be attributed to destiny?
शकुनिः सौबलो यत्र कैतव्यश्च महाबलः। निहतः सबलो वीरः किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३७॥
śakuniḥ saubalo yatra kaitavyaśca mahābalaḥ। nihataḥ sabalo vīraḥ kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-37॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; यत्र (yatra) - where; कैतव्यः (kaitavyaḥ) - son of Ketu; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; सबलः (sabalāḥ) - with strength; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(Where Shakuni, the son of Subala, and the mighty son of Ketu were slain, what else is there by fate?)
In the place where Shakuni, the son of Subala, and the mighty son of Ketu were killed, what else can be attributed to fate?
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च शूराः परिघबाहवः। निहता बहवो यत्र किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३८॥
rājāno rājaputrāśca śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ। nihatā bahavo yatra kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-38॥
[राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - with iron-clad arms; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; यत्र (yatra) - where; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by destiny;]
(Kings, princes, and heroes with iron-clad arms were slain there; what else is by destiny?)
Kings, princes, and heroes with iron-clad arms were slain there; what else can be attributed to destiny?
नानादेशसमावृत्ताः क्षत्रिया यत्र सञ्जय। निहताः समरे सर्वे किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-३९॥
nānādeśasamāvṛttāḥ kṣatriyā yatra sañjaya। nihatāḥ samare sarve kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-39॥
[नानादेशसमावृत्ताः (nānādeśasamāvṛttāḥ) - returned from various countries; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; यत्र (yatra) - where; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; समरे (samare) - in battle; सर्वे (sarve) - all; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(Returned from various countries, the warriors, where, O Sanjaya, were all slain in battle; what else by fate?)
O Sanjaya, the warriors who had returned from various countries were all slain in battle. What else could be expected by fate?
पुत्राश्च मे विनिहताः पौत्राश्चैव महाबलाः। वयस्या भ्रातरश्चैव किमन्यद्भागधेयतः ॥९-२-४०॥
putrāśca me vinihatāḥ pautrāścaiva mahābalāḥ। vayasyā bhrātaraścaiva kimanyadbhāgadheyataḥ ॥9-2-40॥
[पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; विनिहताः (vinihatāḥ) - slain; पौत्राः (pautrāḥ) - grandsons; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; वयस्याः (vayasyāḥ) - friends; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; किम् (kim) - what; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; भागधेयतः (bhāgadheyataḥ) - by fate;]
(My sons and grandsons, mighty as they were, have been slain. Friends and brothers too. What else is left to fate?)
My sons and grandsons, who were mighty, have been killed. Friends and brothers as well. What else can be attributed to fate?
भागधेयसमायुक्तो ध्रुवमुत्पद्यते नरः। यश्च भाग्यसमायुक्तः स शुभं प्राप्नुयान्नरः ॥९-२-४१॥
bhāgadheyasamāyukto dhruvam utpadyate naraḥ। yaś ca bhāgyasamāyuktaḥ sa śubhaṃ prāpnuyān naraḥ ॥9-2-41॥
[भागधेयसमायुक्तः (bhāgadheyasamāyuktaḥ) - endowed with destiny; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; उत्पद्यते (utpadyate) - is born; नरः (naraḥ) - man; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; भाग्यसमायुक्तः (bhāgyasamāyuktaḥ) - endowed with fortune; सः (saḥ) - he; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - attains; नरः (naraḥ) - man;]
(A man endowed with destiny is certainly born. And a man who is endowed with fortune attains auspiciousness.)
A man who is destined is certainly born, and a man who is fortunate attains auspiciousness.
अहं वियुक्तः स्वैर्भाग्यैः पुत्रैश्चैवेह सञ्जय। कथमद्य भविष्यामि वृद्धः शत्रुवशं गतः ॥९-२-४२॥
ahaṁ viyuktaḥ svairbhāgyaiḥ putraiścaiveha sañjaya। kathamadya bhaviṣyāmi vṛddhaḥ śatruvaśaṁ gataḥ ॥9-2-42॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; वियुक्तः (viyuktaḥ) - deprived; स्वैः (svaiḥ) - own; भाग्यैः (bhāgyaiḥ) - fortunes; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; इह (iha) - here; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; कथम (katham) - how; अद्य (adya) - today; भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - will I be; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; शत्रुवशं (śatruvaśaṁ) - under enemy's control; गतः (gataḥ) - gone;]
(I am deprived of my fortunes and sons here, Sanjaya. How will I be today, old and gone under enemy's control?)
I am left without my fortunes and sons here, Sanjaya. How will I survive today, being old and under the control of my enemies?
नान्यदत्र परं मन्ये वनवासादृते प्रभो। सोऽहं वनं गमिष्यामि निर्बन्धुर्ज्ञातिसङ्क्षये ॥९-२-४३॥
nānyadatra paraṃ manye vanavāsādṛte prabho। so'haṃ vanaṃ gamiṣyāmi nirbandhurjñātisaṅkṣaye ॥9-2-43॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; अत्र (atra) - here; परम् (param) - beyond; मन्ये (manye) - I think; वनवास (vanavāsa) - forest dwelling; अदृते (adṛte) - except; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; वनम् (vanam) - forest; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; निर्बन्धुः (nirbandhuḥ) - without relatives; ज्ञाति (jñāti) - kin; सङ्क्षये (saṅkṣaye) - in destruction;]
(I think there is nothing here beyond forest dwelling, O lord. I will go to the forest without relatives, in the destruction of kin.)
I believe there is nothing more important here than dwelling in the forest, O lord. Therefore, I shall go to the forest alone, as my kin are destroyed.
न हि मेऽन्यद्भवेच्छ्रेयो वनाभ्युपगमादृते। इमामवस्थां प्राप्तस्य लूनपक्षस्य सञ्जय ॥९-२-४४॥
na hi me'nyadbhavecchreyo vanābhyupagamādṛte। imāmavasthāṃ prāptasya lūnapakṣasya sañjaya ॥9-2-44॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; अन्यत् (anyat) - other; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - better; वन (vana) - forest; अभ्युपगमात् (abhyupagamāt) - than going to; ऋते (ṛte) - except; इमाम् (imām) - this; अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition; प्राप्तस्य (prāptasya) - having attained; लून (lūna) - clipped; पक्षस्य (pakṣasya) - wings; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - O Sañjaya;]
(Indeed, for me, nothing else would be better than going to the forest, except this condition of having attained clipped wings, O Sañjaya.)
O Sañjaya, for me, there is no better option than going to the forest, given my current state of having lost my strength and freedom.
दुर्योधनो हतो यत्र शल्यश्च निहतो युधि। दुःशासनो विशस्तश्च विकर्णश्च महाबलः ॥९-२-४५॥
duryodhano hato yatra śalyaśca nihato yudhi। duḥśāsano viśastaśca vikarṇaśca mahābalaḥ ॥9-2-45॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; यत्र (yatra) - where; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; विशस्तः (viśastaḥ) - mutilated; च (ca) - and; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Duryodhana is killed where Śalya is also slain in battle. Duḥśāsana is mutilated and Vikarṇa, the mighty, too.)
Duryodhana has been killed where Śalya was also slain in battle. Duḥśāsana was mutilated, and Vikarṇa, known for his might, was also defeated.
कथं हि भीमसेनस्य श्रोष्येऽहं शब्दमुत्तमम्। एकेन समरे येन हतं पुत्रशतं मम ॥९-२-४६॥
kathaṁ hi bhīmasenasya śroṣye'haṁ śabdamuttamam। ekena samare yena hataṁ putraśataṁ mama ॥9-2-46॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; श्रोष्ये (śroṣye) - will hear; अहम् (aham) - I; शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; एकेन (ekena) - by one; समरे (samare) - in battle; येन (yena) - by whom; हतम् (hatam) - killed; पुत्रशतम् (putraśatam) - hundred sons; मम (mama) - my;]
(How indeed will I hear the excellent sound of Bhimasena, by whom in battle my hundred sons were killed?)
How can I possibly hear the mighty sound of Bhimasena, who single-handedly killed my hundred sons in battle?
असकृद्वदतस्तस्य दुर्योधनवधेन च। दुःखशोकाभिसन्तप्तो न श्रोष्ये परुषा गिरः ॥९-२-४७॥
asakṛdvadatas tasya duryodhanavadena ca। duḥkhaśokābhisantapto na śroṣye paruṣā giraḥ ॥9-2-47॥
[असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; वदतः (vadataḥ) - speaking; तस्य (tasya) - his; दुर्योधनवधेन (duryodhanavadena) - by the killing of Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; दुःख (duḥkha) - sorrow; शोक (śoka) - grief; अभिसन्तप्तः (abhisantaptaḥ) - afflicted; न (na) - not; श्रोष्ये (śroṣye) - will hear; परुषाः (paruṣāḥ) - harsh; गिरः (giraḥ) - words;]
(Repeatedly speaking of his and by the killing of Duryodhana, afflicted with sorrow and grief, I will not hear harsh words.)
Repeatedly speaking of his and by the killing of Duryodhana, I am afflicted with sorrow and grief and will not hear harsh words.
एवं स शोकसन्तप्तः पार्थिवो हतबान्धवः। मुहुर्मुहुर्मुह्यमानः पुत्राधिभिरभिप्लुतः ॥९-२-४८॥
evaṃ sa śokasantaptaḥ pārthivo hatabāndhavaḥ। muhurmuhurmuhyamānaḥ putrādibhirabhiplutaḥ ॥9-2-48॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सः (saḥ) - he; शोक-सन्तप्तः (śoka-santaptaḥ) - grief-stricken; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - the king; हत-बान्धवः (hata-bāndhavaḥ) - whose relatives were killed; मुहुः-मुहुः (muhuḥ-muhuḥ) - again and again; मुह्यमानः (muhyamānaḥ) - fainting; पुत्र-आदिभिः (putra-ādibhiḥ) - by sons and others; अभिप्लुतः (abhiplutaḥ) - overwhelmed;]
(Thus, he, the grief-stricken king whose relatives were killed, was fainting again and again, overwhelmed by sons and others.)
Thus, the king, stricken with grief over the loss of his relatives, repeatedly fainted, overwhelmed by the sorrow brought by his sons and others.
विलप्य सुचिरं कालं धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः। दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य चिन्तयित्वा पराभवम् ॥९-२-४९॥
vilapya suciraṃ kālaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ। dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya cintayitvā parābhavam ॥9-2-49॥
[विलप्य (vilapya) - lamenting; सुचिरं (suciraṃ) - for a long time; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अम्बिकासुतः (ambikāsutaḥ) - son of Ambika; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - deep; उष्णं (uṣṇam) - warm; च (ca) - and; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - thinking; पराभवम् (parābhavam) - defeat;]
(Lamenting for a long time, Dhritarashtra, the son of Ambika, sighed deeply and warmly, thinking of defeat.)
Dhritarashtra, the son of Ambika, lamented for a long time. He sighed deeply and warmly, contemplating his defeat.
दुःखेन महता राजा सन्तप्तो भरतर्षभ। पुनर्गावल्गणिं सूतं पर्यपृच्छद्यथातथम् ॥९-२-५०॥
duḥkhena mahatā rājā santapto bharatarṣabha। punargāvalgaṇiṁ sūtaṁ paryapṛcchadyathātatham ॥9-2-50॥
[दुःखेन (duḥkhena) - by sorrow; महता (mahatā) - great; राजा (rājā) - king; सन्तप्तः (santaptaḥ) - afflicted; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गावल्गणिम् (gāvalgaṇim) - Gāvalgaṇi; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accurately;]
(Afflicted by great sorrow, the king, O best of the Bharatas, again asked the charioteer Gāvalgaṇi accurately.)
The king, deeply afflicted by great sorrow, once again questioned the charioteer Gāvalgaṇi with precision, O best of the Bharatas.
भीष्मद्रोणौ हतौ श्रुत्वा सूतपुत्रं च पातितम्। सेनापतिं प्रणेतारं किमकुर्वत मामकाः ॥९-२-५१॥
bhīṣmadroṇau hatau śrutvā sūtaputraṃ ca pātitam। senāpatiṃ praṇetāraṃ kimakurvata māmakāḥ ॥9-2-51॥
[भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; हतौ (hatau) - slain; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṃ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; पातितम् (pātitam) - fallen; सेनापतिं (senāpatiṃ) - the general; प्रणेतारं (praṇetāraṃ) - the leader; किमकुर्वत (kimakurvata) - what did they do; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my sons;]
(Having heard that Bhishma and Drona were slain, and Karna had fallen, what did my sons, the generals and leaders, do?)
Upon hearing of the fall of Bhishma and Drona, and the death of Karna, my sons, who were the generals and leaders, were left wondering what actions to take next.
यं यं सेनाप्रणेतारं युधि कुर्वन्ति मामकाः। अचिरेणैव कालेन तं तं निघ्नन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥९-२-५२॥
yaṃ yaṃ senāpraṇetāraṃ yudhi kurvanti māmakāḥ। acireṇaiva kālena taṃ taṃ nighnanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥9-2-52॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; यं (yaṃ) - whom; सेनाप्रणेतारं (senāpraṇetāraṃ) - leader of the army; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - make; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my people; अचिरेणैव (acireṇaiva) - in no time; कालेन (kālena) - by time; तं (taṃ) - him; तं (taṃ) - him; निघ्नन्ति (nighnanti) - kill; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(Whomsoever my people appoint as the leader of the army in battle, in no time the Pandavas kill him.)
Whoever my people appoint as the leader in battle, the Pandavas quickly kill him.
रणमूर्ध्नि हतो भीष्मः पश्यतां वः किरीटिना। एवमेव हतो द्रोणः सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम् ॥९-२-५३॥
raṇamūrdhni hato bhīṣmaḥ paśyatāṃ vaḥ kirīṭinā। evameva hato droṇaḥ sarveṣāmeva paśyatām ॥9-2-53॥
[रणमूर्ध्नि (raṇamūrdhni) - in the forefront of battle; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - behold; वः (vaḥ) - your; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; एवमेव (evameva) - similarly; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - behold;]
(In the forefront of battle, Bhishma was killed by the crowned one, behold your. Similarly, Drona was killed, indeed behold of all.)
In the forefront of the battle, Bhishma was killed by Arjuna, the crowned one, as you all witnessed. Similarly, Drona was also killed, as everyone witnessed.
एवमेव हतः कर्णः सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। स राजकानां सर्वेषां पश्यतां वः किरीटिना ॥९-२-५४॥
evameva hataḥ karṇaḥ sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān। sa rājakānāṃ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ vaḥ kirīṭinā ॥9-2-54॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; सः (saḥ) - he; राजकानाम् (rājakānām) - of the kings; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching; वः (vaḥ) - your; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna;]
(Thus indeed, mighty Karṇa, the son of a charioteer, was killed by Arjuna while all your kings were watching.)
Thus, the mighty Karṇa, son of a charioteer, was slain by Arjuna in the presence of all your kings.
पूर्वमेवाहमुक्तो वै विदुरेण महात्मना। दुर्योधनापराधेन प्रजेयं विनशिष्यति ॥९-२-५५॥
pūrvamevāhamukto vai vidureṇa mahātmanā। duryodhanāparādhena prajeyaṃ vinaśiṣyati ॥9-2-55॥
[पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously; एव (eva) - indeed; अहम् (aham) - I; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was told; वै (vai) - indeed; विदुरेण (vidureṇa) - by Vidura; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; अपराधेन (aparādhena) - by the offense; प्रजा (prajā) - people; इयम् (iyam) - this; विनशिष्यति (vinaśiṣyati) - will perish;]
(Previously, I was indeed told by the great soul Vidura that due to Duryodhana's offense, these people will perish.)
Vidura, the great soul, had previously informed me that the people would perish because of Duryodhana's misdeeds.
केचिन्न सम्यक्पश्यन्ति मूढाः सम्यक्तथापरे। तदिदं मम मूढस्य तथाभूतं वचः स्म ह ॥९-२-५६॥
kecinna samyakpaśyanti mūḍhāḥ samyaktathāpare। tadidaṃ mama mūḍhasya tathābhūtaṃ vacaḥ sma ha ॥9-2-56॥
[केचित् (kecit) - some; न (na) - not; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - see; मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - fools; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; तथा (tathā) - thus; अपरे (apare) - others; तत् (tad) - that; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मम (mama) - my; मूढस्य (mūḍhasya) - of the fool; तथाभूतं (tathābhūtaṃ) - thus happened; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; स्म (sma) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(Some do not see properly, fools, thus others. That this is my fool's thus happened speech indeed certainly.)
Some do not see things properly, being fools, while others do. This is indeed the speech of my foolish self, as it happened.
यदब्रवीन्मे धर्मात्मा विदुरो दीर्घदर्शिवान्। तत्तथा समनुप्राप्तं वचनं सत्यवादिनः ॥९-२-५७॥
yad abravīn me dharmātmā viduro dīrghadarśivān। tat tathā samanuprāptaṃ vacanaṃ satyavādinaḥ ॥9-2-57॥
[यत् (yat) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; मे (me) - to me; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous; विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura; दीर्घदर्शिवान् (dīrghadarśivān) - far-sighted; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; समनुप्राप्तम् (samanuprāptam) - has come true; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - of the truthful one;]
(What the righteous and far-sighted Vidura said to me, those words of the truthful one have thus come true.)
The words spoken to me by the righteous and far-sighted Vidura have indeed come true, as he was truthful.
दैवोपहतचित्तेन यन्मयापकृतं पुरा। अनयस्य फलं तस्य ब्रूहि गावल्गणे पुनः ॥९-२-५८॥
daivopahatacittena yanmayāpakṛtaṃ purā। anayasya phalaṃ tasya brūhi gāvalgaṇe punaḥ ॥9-2-58॥
[दैव (daiva) - fate; उपहत (upahata) - afflicted; चित्तेन (cittena) - by mind; यत् (yat) - which; मया (mayā) - by me; अपकृतं (apakṛtaṃ) - done wrongly; पुरा (purā) - before; अनयस्य (anayasya) - of this misdeed; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; तस्य (tasya) - its; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; गावल्गणे (gāvalgaṇe) - O Gāvalgaṇa; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(By the mind afflicted by fate, what wrong was done by me before, tell the fruit of this misdeed, O Gāvalgaṇa, again.)
O Gāvalgaṇa, tell me again the consequences of the wrongs I committed in the past due to a mind afflicted by fate.
को वा मुखमनीकानामासीत्कर्णे निपातिते। अर्जुनं वासुदेवं च को वा प्रत्युद्ययौ रथी ॥९-२-५९॥
ko vā mukhamanīkānām āsīt karṇe nipātite। arjunaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca ko vā pratyudyayau rathī ॥9-2-59॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; मुखमनीकानाम् (mukhamanīkānām) - of the front ranks; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; निपातिते (nipātite) - having been slain; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; कः (kaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - faced; रथी (rathī) - charioteer;]
(Who was in the front ranks when Karna was slain? Who faced Arjuna and Vasudeva, the charioteer?)
Who was leading the front ranks when Karna was killed? Who dared to face Arjuna and Vasudeva, the charioteer?
केऽरक्षन्दक्षिणं चक्रं मद्रराजस्य संयुगे। वामं च योद्धुकामस्य के वा वीरस्य पृष्ठतः ॥९-२-६०॥
ke'rakṣandakṣiṇaṃ cakraṃ madrarājasya saṃyuge। vāmaṃ ca yoddhukāmasya ke vā vīrasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ॥9-2-60॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - protected; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; मद्रराजस्य (madrarājasya) - of the king of Madra; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वामम् (vāmam) - left; च (ca) - and; योद्धुकामस्य (yoddhukāmasya) - desiring to fight; कः (kaḥ) - who; वा (vā) - or; वीरस्य (vīrasya) - of the hero; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind;]
(Who protected the right wheel of the king of Madra in battle, and the left of the one desiring to fight, or who was behind the hero?)
Who guarded the right wheel of the Madra king in battle, and the left of the warrior eager to fight, or who stood behind the hero?
कथं च वः समेतानां मद्रराजो महाबलः। निहतः पाण्डवैः सङ्ख्ये पुत्रो वा मम सञ्जय ॥९-२-६१॥
kathaṁ ca vaḥ sametānāṁ madrarājo mahābalaḥ। nihataḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saṅkhye putro vā mama sañjaya ॥9-2-61॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; वः (vaḥ) - your; समेतानां (sametānāṁ) - assembled; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; वा (vā) - or; मम (mama) - my; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(How is it that the mighty king of Madra, assembled with you, has been slain in battle by the Pandavas, or is it my son, Sanjaya?)
Sanjaya, tell me how the mighty king of Madra, who was with you all, was killed in battle by the Pandavas, or is it my son?
ब्रूहि सर्वं यथातत्त्वं भरतानां महाक्षयम्। यथा च निहतः सङ्ख्ये पुत्रो दुर्योधनो मम ॥९-२-६२॥
brūhi sarvaṃ yathātattvaṃ bharatānāṃ mahākṣayam। yathā ca nihataḥ saṅkhye putro duryodhano mama ॥9-2-62॥
[ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; यथातत्त्वं (yathātattvaṃ) - as it is; भरतानां (bharatānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; महाक्षयम् (mahākṣayam) - great destruction; यथा (yathā) - how; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - was slain; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; मम (mama) - my;]
(Speak all as it is, the great destruction of the Bharatas, and how my son Duryodhana was slain in battle.)
Tell me everything as it truly happened, about the great destruction of the Bharatas, and how my son Duryodhana was killed in the battle.
पाञ्चालाश्च यथा सर्वे निहताः सपदानुगाः। धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च द्रौपद्याः पञ्च चात्मजाः ॥९-२-६३॥
pāñcālāśca yathā sarve nihatāḥ sapadānugāḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca draupadyāḥ pañca cātmajāḥ ॥9-2-63॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; सपदानुगाः (sapadānugāḥ) - with followers; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons;]
(The Panchalas, as all were slain with followers; Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and Draupadi's five sons.)
The Panchalas, along with their followers, were all slain; Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and the five sons of Draupadi were killed.
पाण्डवाश्च यथा मुक्तास्तथोभौ सात्वतौ युधि। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च भारद्वाजस्य चात्मजः ॥९-२-६४॥
pāṇḍavāśca yathā muktāstathobhau sātvatau yudhi। kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca bhāradvājasya cātmajaḥ ॥9-2-64॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; तथा (tathā) - so; उभौ (ubhau) - both; सात्वतौ (sātvatau) - Satvatas; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; च (ca) - and; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son;]
(The Pandavas were released, and so were both the Satvatas in battle. Kripa and Kritavarma, the son of Bharadvaja.)
The Pandavas, as they were released, so were both the Satvatas in battle. Kripa and Kritavarma, the son of Bharadvaja, were also involved.
यद्यथा यादृशं चैव युद्धं वृत्तं च साम्प्रतम्। अखिलं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कुशलो ह्यसि सञ्जय ॥९-२-६५॥
yadyathā yādṛśaṃ caiva yuddhaṃ vṛttaṃ ca sāmpratam। akhilaṃ śrotumicchāmi kuśalo hyasi sañjaya ॥9-2-65॥
[यद्यथा (yadyathā) - as; यादृशं (yādṛśaṃ) - what kind; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; वृत्तं (vṛttaṃ) - happened; च (ca) - and; साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - presently; अखिलं (akhilaṃ) - everything; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - expert; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(As it is and what kind of battle has happened presently, I wish to hear everything, for you are indeed expert, Sanjaya.)
I wish to hear everything about the nature and details of the battle that has occurred recently, as you are indeed knowledgeable, Sanjaya.
