09.005
Core and Pancharatra: When asked, Ashwatthama suggests Shalya as commander. Duryodhana appoints Shalya to command the Kaurava army.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
अथ हैमवते प्रस्थे स्थित्वा युद्धाभिनन्दिनः। सर्व एव महाराज योधास्तत्र समागताः ॥९-५-१॥
atha haimavate prasthe sthitvā yuddhābhinandinaḥ। sarva eva mahārāja yodhāstatra samāgatāḥ ॥9-5-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; हैमवते (haimavate) - in the Himalayan; प्रस्थे (prasthe) - on the plateau; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - having stood; युद्धाभिनन्दिनः (yuddhābhinandinaḥ) - rejoicing in battle; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महाराज (mahārāja) - great kings; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled;]
(Then, having stood on the Himalayan plateau, rejoicing in battle, all the great kings and warriors indeed assembled there.)
Then, on the Himalayan plateau, all the great kings and warriors gathered, rejoicing in the prospect of battle.
शल्यश्च चित्रसेनश्च शकुनिश्च महारथः। अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥९-५-२॥
śalyaśca citrasenaśca śakuniśca mahārathaḥ। aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ ॥9-5-2॥
[शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; च (ca) - and; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Satyaki;]
(Shalya and Citrasena and Shakuni, the great chariot-warrior; Ashwatthama, Kripa and also Kritavarma and Satyaki.)
Shalya, Citrasena, Shakuni, Ashwatthama, Kripa, Kritavarma, and Satyaki, all great warriors, were present.
सुषेणोऽरिष्टसेनश्च धृतसेनश्च वीर्यवान्। जयत्सेनश्च राजानस्ते रात्रिमुषितास्ततः ॥९-५-३॥
suṣeṇo'riṣṭasenaśca dhṛtasenaśca vīryavān। jayatsenaśca rājānas te rātrimuṣitās tataḥ ॥9-5-3॥
[सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣena; अरिष्टसेनः (ariṣṭasenaḥ) - Ariṣṭasena; च (ca) - and; धृतसेनः (dhṛtasenaḥ) - Dhṛtasena; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful; जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - Jayatsena; च (ca) - and; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; ते (te) - they; रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night; उषिताः (uṣitāḥ) - spent; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(Suṣena, Ariṣṭasena, and Dhṛtasena, the powerful, Jayatsena, and the kings, they spent the night then.)
Suṣena, Ariṣṭasena, Dhṛtasena, Jayatsena, and the other powerful kings spent the night there.
रणे कर्णे हते वीरे त्रासिता जितकाशिभिः। नालभञ्शर्म ते पुत्रा हिमवन्तमृते गिरिम् ॥९-५-४॥
raṇe karṇe hate vīre trāsitā jitakāśibhiḥ। nālabhañśarma te putrā himavantamṛte girim ॥9-5-4॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णे (karṇe) - Karna; हते (hate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; त्रासिता (trāsitā) - frightened; जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by the victorious Kashi princes; न (na) - not; अलभन् (alabhan) - obtained; शर्म (śarma) - peace; ते (te) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himalayas; ऋते (ṛte) - except; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain;]
(In battle, with Karna slain, the hero frightened by the victorious Kashi princes, your sons did not find peace except in the Himalayas.)
In the battle, after Karna was slain, the heroic sons, frightened by the victorious Kashi princes, found no peace except in the Himalayas.
तेऽब्रुवन्सहितास्तत्र राजानं सैन्यसंनिधौ। कृतयत्ना रणे राजन्सम्पूज्य विधिवत्तदा ॥९-५-५॥
te'bruvansahitāstatra rājānaṃ sainyasaṃnidhau। kṛtayatnā raṇe rājansampūjya vidhivattadā ॥9-5-5॥
[ते (te) - they; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; सैन्य (sainya) - army; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - in the presence; कृतयत्नाः (kṛtayatnāḥ) - having made efforts; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संपूज्य (sampūjya) - having honored; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They said together there to the king in the presence of the army, having made efforts in battle, O king, having honored properly then.)
They collectively addressed the king in the presence of the army, having made efforts in the battle, O king, and properly honored him at that time.
कृत्वा सेनाप्रणेतारं परांस्त्वं योद्धुमर्हसि। येनाभिगुप्ताः सङ्ग्रामे जयेमासुहृदो वयम् ॥९-५-६॥
kṛtvā senāpraṇetāraṃ parāṃstvaṃ yoddhumarhasi। yenābhiguptāḥ saṅgrāme jayemāsuhṛdo vayam ॥9-5-6॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; सेनाप्रणेतारं (senāpraṇetāram) - the leader of the army; परान् (parān) - enemies; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought; येन (yena) - by whom; अभिगुप्ताः (abhiguptāḥ) - protected; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; जयेम (jayema) - we may conquer; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; वयम् (vayam) - we;]
(Having made the leader of the army, you ought to fight the enemies. By whom protected, we may conquer in battle, we friends.)
You should appoint a leader for the army and fight the enemies. With his protection, we, as friends, may achieve victory in battle.
ततो दुर्योधनः स्थित्वा रथे रथवरोत्तमम्। सर्वयुद्धविभागज्ञमन्तकप्रतिमं युधि ॥९-५-७॥
tato duryodhanaḥ sthitvā rathe rathavarottamam। sarvayuddhavibhāgajñamantakapratimaṃ yudhi ॥9-5-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - standing; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; रथवरोत्तमम् (rathavarottamam) - best among charioteers; सर्वयुद्धविभागज्ञम् (sarvayuddhavibhāgajñam) - knower of all divisions of war; अन्तकप्रतिमं (antakapratimam) - like the destroyer; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Then Duryodhana, standing on the chariot, the best among charioteers, knower of all divisions of war, like the destroyer in battle.)
Then Duryodhana, standing on his chariot, appeared as the best among charioteers, knowledgeable in all divisions of war, and resembling the destroyer in battle.
स्वङ्गं प्रच्छन्नशिरसं कम्बुग्रीवं प्रियंवदम्। व्याकोशपद्माभिमुखं व्याघ्रास्यं मेरुगौरवम् ॥९-५-८॥
svaṅgaṃ pracchannaśirasaṃ kambugrīvaṃ priyaṃvadam। vyākośapadmābhimukhaṃ vyāghrāsyaṃ merugauravam ॥9-5-8॥
[स्वङ्गम् (svaṅgam) - own body; प्रच्छन्नशिरसम् (pracchannaśirasam) - with hidden head; कम्बुग्रीवम् (kambugrīvam) - conch-like neck; प्रियंवदम् (priyaṃvadam) - sweet-speaking; व्याकोशपद्माभिमुखम् (vyākośapadmābhimukham) - facing a blooming lotus; व्याघ्रास्यम् (vyāghrāsyam) - tiger-faced; मेरुगौरवम् (merugauravam) - mountain-like dignity;]
(With own body, hidden head, conch-like neck, sweet-speaking, facing a blooming lotus, tiger-faced, mountain-like dignity.)
The figure possesses its own body with a hidden head, a neck like a conch, speaks sweetly, faces a blooming lotus, has a face like a tiger, and holds the dignity of a mountain.
स्थाणोर्वृषस्य सदृशं स्कन्धनेत्रगतिस्वरैः। पुष्टश्लिष्टायतभुजं सुविस्तीर्णघनोरसम् ॥९-५-९॥
sthāṇorvṛṣasya sadṛśaṃ skandhanetragatisvaraiḥ। puṣṭaśliṣṭāyatabhujaṃ suvistīrṇaghanorasam ॥9-5-9॥
[स्थाणोः (sthāṇoḥ) - of Shiva; वृषस्य (vṛṣasya) - of the bull; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar; स्कन्ध (skandha) - shoulder; नेत्र (netra) - eye; गति (gati) - movement; स्वरैः (svaraiḥ) - with sounds; पुष्ट (puṣṭa) - nourished; श्लिष्ट (śliṣṭa) - embraced; आयत (āyata) - extended; भुजम् (bhujam) - arms; सुविस्तीर्ण (suvistīrṇa) - well-expanded; घन (ghana) - dense; उरसम् (urasam) - chest;]
(Similar to Shiva and the bull, with shoulder, eye, movement, and sounds; nourished, embraced, extended arms, well-expanded dense chest.)
He resembles Shiva and the bull, with shoulders, eyes, movement, and sounds; his arms are nourished, embraced, and extended, and he has a well-expanded, dense chest.
जवे बले च सदृशमरुणानुजवातयोः। आदित्यस्य त्विषा तुल्यं बुद्ध्या चोशनसा समम् ॥९-५-१०॥
jave bale ca sadṛśamaruṇānujavātayoḥ। ādityasya tviṣā tulyaṃ buddhyā cośanasā samam ॥9-5-10॥
[जवे (jave) - in speed; बले (bale) - in strength; च (ca) - and; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar; अरुणानुजवातयोः (aruṇānujavātayoḥ) - to the wind, the brother of Aruṇa; आदित्यस्य (ādityasya) - of the sun; त्विषा (tviṣā) - in brilliance; तुल्यम् (tulyam) - equal; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - in wisdom; च (ca) - and; उशनसा (uśanasā) - to Uśanas; समम् (samam) - equal;]
(In speed and strength similar to the wind, the brother of Aruṇa; in brilliance equal to the sun; in wisdom equal to Uśanas.)
He is as swift and strong as the wind, the brother of Aruṇa; as brilliant as the sun; and as wise as Uśanas.
कान्तिरूपमुखैश्वर्यैस्त्रिभिश्चन्द्रमसोपमम्। काञ्चनोपलसङ्घातैः सदृशं श्लिष्टसन्धिकम् ॥९-५-११॥
kāntirūpamukhaiśvaryaistribhiścandramasopamam। kāñcanopalsaṅghātaiḥ sadṛśaṃ śliṣṭasandhikam ॥9-5-11॥
[कान्ति (kānti) - beauty; रूप (rūpa) - form; मुख (mukha) - face; ऐश्वर्यैः (aiśvaryaiḥ) - with majesty; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; चन्द्रमसा (candramasā) - moon; उपमम् (upamam) - like; काञ्चन (kāñcana) - gold; उपल (upala) - stone; सङ्घातैः (saṅghātaiḥ) - with clusters; सदृशम् (sadṛśam) - similar; श्लिष्ट (śliṣṭa) - compact; सन्धिकम् (sandhikam) - jointed;]
(With beauty, form, face, and majesty, like the moon with three; similar to clusters of golden stones, compact and jointed.)
The beauty, form, and majesty of the face are like the moon with its three aspects; it resembles clusters of golden stones, compact and well-jointed.
सुवृत्तोरुकटीजङ्घं सुपादं स्वङ्गुलीनखम्। स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वैव च गुणान्धात्रा यत्नाद्विनिर्मितम् ॥९-५-१२॥
suvṛttorukaṭījaṅghaṃ supādaṃ svaṅgulīnakham। smṛtvā smṛtvaiva ca guṇāndhātrā yatnādviniṛmitam ॥9-5-12॥
[सुवृत्त (suvṛtta) - well-formed; ऊरु (ūru) - thigh; कटि (kaṭi) - waist; जङ्घं (jaṅghaṃ) - calf; सुपादं (supādaṃ) - beautiful feet; स्व (sva) - own; अङ्गुली (aṅgulī) - fingers; नखम् (nakham) - nails; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; स्मृत्वा (smṛtvā) - remembering; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; विनिर्मितम् (viniṛmitam) - created;]
(With well-formed thighs, waist, and calves, beautiful feet, own fingers and nails; remembering, indeed, the qualities, created by the creator with effort.)
The creator, with great effort, crafted a being with well-formed thighs, waist, calves, beautiful feet, and own fingers and nails, remembering the qualities.
सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं निपुणं श्रुतिसागरम्। जेतारं तरसारीणामजेयं शत्रुभिर्बलात् ॥९-५-१३॥
sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṃ nipuṇaṃ śrutisāgaram। jetāraṃ tarasārīṇāmajeyaṃ śatrubhirbalāt ॥9-5-13॥
[सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नम् (sarvalakṣaṇasampannam) - endowed with all characteristics; निपुणम् (nipuṇam) - skillful; श्रुतिसागरम् (śrutisāgaram) - ocean of knowledge; जेतारम् (jetāram) - conqueror; तरसारीणाम् (tarasārīṇām) - of the swift enemies; अजेयम् (ajeyam) - invincible; शत्रुभिः (śatrubhiḥ) - by enemies; बलात् (balāt) - by force;]
(Endowed with all characteristics, skillful, an ocean of knowledge, a conqueror of the swift enemies, invincible by enemies by force.)
He is endowed with all characteristics, skillful, an ocean of knowledge, a conqueror of the swift enemies, and invincible by enemies by force.
दशाङ्गं यश्चतुष्पादमिष्वस्त्रं वेद तत्त्वतः। साङ्गांश्च चतुरो वेदान्सम्यगाख्यानपञ्चमान् ॥९-५-१४॥
daśāṅgaṃ yaścatuṣpādamiṣvastraṃ veda tattvataḥ। sāṅgāṃśca caturo vedānsamyagākhyānapañcamān ॥9-5-14॥
[दशाङ्गम् (daśāṅgam) - ten-limbed; यः (yaḥ) - who; चतुष्पादम् (catuṣpādam) - four-footed; इष्वस्त्रम् (iṣvastram) - missile weapon; वेद (veda) - knows; तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly; साङ्गान् (sāṅgān) - with limbs; च (ca) - and; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; वेदान् (vedān) - Vedas; सम्यक् (samyak) - completely; आख्यान (ākhyāna) - narration; पञ्चमान् (pañcamān) - fifth;]
(One who truly knows the ten-limbed, four-footed missile weapon, along with the four Vedas and their complete narration, as the fifth.)
"One who truly understands the ten-limbed, four-footed missile weapon, along with the four Vedas and their complete narration, is wise."
आराध्य त्र्यम्बकं यत्नाद्व्रतैरुग्रैर्महातपाः। अयोनिजायामुत्पन्नो द्रोणेनायोनिजेन यः ॥९-५-१५॥
ārādhya tryambakaṃ yatnādravatairugrairmahātapāḥ। ayonijāyāmutpanno droṇenāyonijena yaḥ ॥9-5-15॥
[आराध्य (ārādhya) - having worshipped; त्र्यम्बकम् (tryambakam) - the three-eyed one; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - with vows; उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - fierce; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - great ascetic; अयोनिजायाम् (ayonijāyām) - in the one not born of a womb; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; अयोनिजेन (ayonijena) - not born of a womb; यः (yaḥ) - who;]
(Having worshipped the three-eyed one with effort, with fierce vows, the great ascetic was born in the one not born of a womb by Droṇa, who was not born of a womb.)
Having worshipped Lord Shiva, the three-eyed deity, with great effort and fierce vows, the great ascetic was born from the one not born of a womb, by Droṇa, who himself was not born of a womb.
तमप्रतिमकर्माणं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि। पारगं सर्वविद्यानां गुणार्णवमनिन्दितम् ॥ तमभ्येत्यात्मजस्तुभ्यमश्वत्थामानमब्रवीत् ॥९-५-१६॥
tamapratimakarmāṇaṃ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ bhuvi। pāragaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ guṇārṇavamaninditam ॥ tamabhyetyātmajastubhyamaśvatthāmānamabravīt ॥9-5-16॥
[तम (tama) - that; अप्रतिम (apratima) - unmatched; कर्माणं (karmāṇam) - deeds; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - in form; असदृशं (asadṛśam) - unequaled; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; पारगं (pāragaṃ) - master; सर्वविद्यानां (sarvavidyānāṃ) - of all knowledge; गुणार्णवम् (guṇārṇavam) - ocean of virtues; अनिन्दितम् (aninditam) - blameless; तम् (tam) - him; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthama; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(That unmatched in deeds, unequaled in form on earth, master of all knowledge, ocean of virtues, blameless, him approaching, the son said to you, Ashwatthama.)
The son approached Ashwatthama, who was unmatched in deeds and unequaled in form on earth, a master of all knowledge, an ocean of virtues, and blameless, and said to him.
यं पुरस्कृत्य सहिता युधि जेष्याम पाण्डवान्। गुरुपुत्रोऽद्य सर्वेषामस्माकं परमा गतिः ॥ भवांस्तस्मान्नियोगात्ते कोऽस्तु सेनापतिर्मम ॥९-५-१७॥
yaṁ puraskṛtya sahitā yudhi jeṣyāma pāṇḍavān। guruputro'dya sarveṣāmasmākaṁ paramā gatiḥ ॥ bhavāṁstasmānniyogātte ko'stu senāpatirmama ॥9-5-17॥
[यं (yaṁ) - whom; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; सहिता (sahitā) - together; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; जेष्याम (jeṣyāma) - we will conquer; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - the teacher's son; अद्य (adya) - today; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; परमा (paramā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भवान् (bhavān) - you; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by order; ते (te) - your; कः (kaḥ) - who; अस्तु (astu) - should be; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - the general; मम (mama) - my;]
(Whom placing in front, together in battle we will conquer the Pandavas. The teacher's son today is the supreme refuge of all of us. Therefore, by your order, who should be my general?)
Placing him at the forefront, we shall conquer the Pandavas in battle together. Today, the teacher's son is our supreme refuge. Therefore, by your command, who should be appointed as my general?
द्रौणिरुवाच॥
drauṇiruvāca॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Drona's son said.)
Drona's son said.
अयं कुलेन वीर्येण तेजसा यशसा श्रिया। सर्वैर्गुणैः समुदितः शल्यो नोऽस्तु चमूपतिः ॥९-५-१८॥
ayaṁ kulena vīryeṇa tejasā yaśasā śriyā। sarvairguṇaiḥ samuditaḥ śalyo no'stu camūpatiḥ ॥9-5-18॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; कुलेन (kulena) - by family; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - qualities; समुदितः (samuditaḥ) - endowed; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; नः (naḥ) - our; अस्तु (astu) - let be; चमूपतिः (camūpatiḥ) - commander of the army;]
(This Śalya, endowed with all qualities by family, valor, brilliance, fame, and wealth, let him be our commander of the army.)
Let Śalya, who is endowed with all noble qualities such as family heritage, valor, brilliance, fame, and wealth, be our commander of the army.
भागिनेयान्निजांस्त्यक्त्वा कृतज्ञोऽस्मानुपागतः। महासेनो महाबाहुर्महासेन इवापरः ॥९-५-१९॥
bhāgineyān nijāṁs tyaktvā kṛtajño'smān upāgataḥ। mahāseno mahābāhur mahāsena ivāparaḥ ॥9-5-19॥
[भागिनेयान् (bhāgineyān) - nephews; निजान् (nijān) - own; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; कृतज्ञः (kṛtajñaḥ) - grateful; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - approached; महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahasena; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; महासेनः (mahāsenaḥ) - Mahasena; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another;]
(Having abandoned his own nephews, the grateful Mahasena, mighty-armed, approached us like another Mahasena.)
The grateful Mahasena, having left his own nephews, approached us with his mighty arms, resembling another Mahasena.
एनं सेनापतिं कृत्वा नृपतिं नृपसत्तम। शक्यः प्राप्तुं जयोऽस्माभिर्देवैः स्कन्दमिवाजितम् ॥९-५-२०॥
enaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā nṛpatiṃ nṛpasattama। śakyaḥ prāptuṃ jayo'smābhirdevaiḥ skandamivājitam ॥9-5-20॥
[एनम् (enam) - this; सेनापतिम् (senāpatim) - general; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; नृपतिम् (nṛpatim) - king; नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda; इव (iva) - like; अजितम् (ajitam) - unconquered;]
(Having made this one the general, O best of kings, it is possible for us to obtain victory like the unconquered Skanda by the gods.)
By appointing him as the general, O noble king, we can achieve victory like the invincible Skanda, with the help of the gods.
तथोक्ते द्रोणपुत्रेण सर्व एव नराधिपाः। परिवार्य स्थिताः शल्यं जयशब्दांश्च चक्रिरे ॥ युद्धाय च मतिं चक्रूरावेशं च परं ययुः ॥९-५-२१॥
tathokte droṇaputreṇa sarva eva narādhipāḥ। parivārya sthitāḥ śalyaṃ jayaśabdāṃśca cakrire ॥ yuddhāya ca matiṃ cakrūrāveśaṃ ca paraṃ yayuḥ ॥9-5-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - spoken; द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by the son of Droṇa; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; शल्यं (śalyaṃ) - Śalya; जयशब्दान् (jayaśabdān) - victory cries; च (ca) - and; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; च (ca) - and; मतिं (matiṃ) - mind; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; आवेशं (āveśaṃ) - enthusiasm; च (ca) - and; परं (paraṃ) - great; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went;]
(Thus spoken by the son of Droṇa, all the kings, surrounding Śalya, stood and made victory cries. They made up their minds for battle and went with great enthusiasm.)
Upon hearing the words of Droṇa's son, all the kings gathered around Śalya, raising cries of victory. They prepared themselves for battle, filled with great enthusiasm and determination.
ततो दुर्योधनः शल्यं भूमौ स्थित्वा रथे स्थितम्। उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा रामभीष्मसमं रणे ॥९-५-२२॥
tato duryodhanaḥ śalyaṃ bhūmau sthitvā rathe sthitam। uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā rāmbhīṣmasamaṃ raṇe ॥9-5-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; शल्यं (śalyam) - Shalya; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; स्थित्वा (sthitvā) - standing; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; उवाच (uvāca) - said; प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - becoming; रामभीष्मसमं (rāmbhīṣmasamam) - equal to Rama and Bhishma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then Duryodhana, standing on the ground, addressed Shalya, who was standing on the chariot, with folded hands, becoming equal to Rama and Bhishma in battle.)
Then Duryodhana, standing on the ground, addressed Shalya, who was on the chariot, with folded hands, showing respect and equating him to the great warriors Rama and Bhishma in the battle.
अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो मित्राणां मित्रवत्सल। यत्र मित्रममित्रं वा परीक्षन्ते बुधा जनाः ॥९-५-२३॥
ayaṁ sa kālaḥ samprāpto mitrāṇāṁ mitravatsala। yatra mitramamitraṁ vā parīkṣante budhā janāḥ ॥9-5-23॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - that; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; मित्रवत्सल (mitravatsala) - O lover of friends; यत्र (yatra) - where; मित्रम् (mitram) - friend; अमित्रम् (amitram) - non-friend; वा (vā) - or; परीक्षन्ते (parīkṣante) - are tested; बुधाः (budhāḥ) - wise; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(This is the time arrived for friends, O lover of friends, where wise people test whether one is a friend or a non-friend.)
This is the time, O lover of friends, when wise people discern between friends and non-friends.
स भवानस्तु नः शूरः प्रणेता वाहिनीमुखे। रणं च याते भवति पाण्डवा मन्दचेतसः ॥ भविष्यन्ति सहामात्याः पाञ्चालाश्च निरुद्यमाः ॥९-५-२४॥
sa bhavānastu naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā vāhinīmukhe। raṇaṃ ca yāte bhavati pāṇḍavā mandacētasaḥ ॥ bhaviṣyanti sahāmātyāḥ pāñcālāśca nirudyamāḥ ॥9-5-24॥
[स (sa) - he; भवान् (bhavān) - you; अस्तु (astu) - may be; नः (naḥ) - our; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; प्रणेता (praṇetā) - leader; वाहिनीमुखे (vāhinīmukhe) - at the front of the army; रणं (raṇam) - battle; च (ca) - and; याते (yāte) - when goes; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; मन्दचेतसः (mandacētasaḥ) - dull-minded; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will become; सहामात्याः (sahāmātyāḥ) - with ministers; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; निरुद्यमाः (nirudyamāḥ) - inactive;]
(He, you may be our hero, leader at the front of the army. When the battle goes on, the Pāṇḍavas become dull-minded. The Pāñcālas and their ministers will become inactive.)
"You should be our hero and leader at the front of the army. When the battle ensues, the Pāṇḍavas will become dull-minded, and the Pāñcālas along with their ministers will become inactive."
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said.)
Śalya spoke.
यत्तु मां मन्यसे राजन्कुरुराज करोमि तत्। त्वत्प्रियार्थं हि मे सर्वं प्राणा राज्यं धनानि च ॥९-५-२५॥
yattu māṁ manyase rājan kururāja karomi tat। tvatpriyārthaṁ hi me sarvaṁ prāṇā rājyaṁ dhanāni ca ॥9-5-25॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तु (tu) - but; माम् (mām) - me; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कुरुराज (kururāja) - Kuru king; करोमि (karomi) - I do; तत् (tat) - that; त्वत् (tvat) - your; प्रियार्थम् (priyārtham) - for the sake of pleasing; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; धनानि (dhanāni) - wealth; च (ca) - and;]
(But what you think of me, O king, Kuru king, I do that for the sake of pleasing you, indeed, all my life, kingdom, and wealth.)
O King, what you think of me, I do it all for your pleasure, indeed, my entire life, kingdom, and wealth are for you.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said.)
Duryodhana said.
सेनापत्येन वरये त्वामहं मातुलातुलम्। सोऽस्मान्पाहि युधां श्रेष्ठ स्कन्दो देवानिवाहवे ॥९-५-२६॥
senāpatyena varaye tvāmahaṃ mātulātulam। so'smānpāhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha skando devānivāhave ॥9-5-26॥
[सेनापत्येन (senāpatyena) - by the commander; वरये (varaye) - I choose; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अहम् (aham) - I; मातुल (mātula) - uncle; अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable; सः (saḥ) - he; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; पाहि (pāhi) - protect; युधाम् (yudhām) - of battles; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda; देवान् (devān) - gods; इव (iva) - like; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(By the commander, I choose you, my incomparable uncle. He protects us in battles, the best Skanda, like the gods in battle.)
I, by the commander, choose you, my incomparable uncle. May Skanda, the best among warriors, protect us in battles like the gods do in war.
अभिषिच्यस्व राजेन्द्र देवानामिव पावकिः। जहि शत्रून्रणे वीर महेन्द्रो दानवानिव ॥९-५-२७॥
abhiṣicyasva rājendra devānāmiva pāvakiḥ। jahi śatrūnraṇe vīra mahendro dānavāniva ॥9-5-27॥
[अभिषिच्यस्व (abhiṣicyasva) - having anointed; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; इव (iva) - like; पावकिः (pāvakiḥ) - fire; जहि (jahi) - conquer; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीर (vīra) - O hero; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons; इव (iva) - like;]
(Having anointed, O king, like the fire of the gods, conquer the enemies in battle, O hero, like Mahendra (Indra) the demons.)
O King, after being anointed, like the fire among the gods, conquer your enemies in battle, O hero, just as Mahendra (Indra) conquered the demons.
