09.006
Pancharatra and Core: King Shlaya was anointed as commander-in-chief. Krishna advises Yudhisthira to take on Shalya directly, himself.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राज्ञो मद्रराजः प्रतापवान्। दुर्योधनं तदा राजन्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥९-६-१॥
etacchrutvā vaco rājño madrarājaḥ pratāpavān। duryodhanaṃ tadā rājanvākyametaduvāca ha ॥9-6-1॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; एतत् (etat) - this; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Having heard these words of the king, the mighty king of Madra then said these words to Duryodhana, O king, indeed.)
Upon hearing the king's words, the powerful king of Madra addressed Duryodhana, saying these words, O king.
दुर्योधन महाबाहो शृणु वाक्यविदां वर। यावेतौ मन्यसे कृष्णौ रथस्थौ रथिनां वरौ ॥ न मे तुल्यावुभावेतौ बाहुवीर्ये कथञ्चन ॥९-६-२॥
duryodhana mahābāho śṛṇu vākyavidāṃ vara। yāvetau manyase kṛṣṇau rathasthau rathināṃ varau ॥ na me tulyāvubhāvetau bāhuvīrye kathaṃcana ॥9-6-2॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; वाक्यविदां (vākyavidāṃ) - of the eloquent; वर (vara) - best; यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; एतौ (etau) - these two; मन्यसे (manyase) - you think; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; रथस्थौ (rathasthau) - standing on the chariot; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरौ (varau) - best; न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; तुल्यौ (tulyau) - equal; उभौ (ubhau) - both; एतौ (etau) - these two; बाहुवीर्ये (bāhuvīrye) - in the strength of arms; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Duryodhana, mighty-armed, listen, best of the eloquent. As long as you think these two, Krishna and Arjuna, standing on the chariot, are the best of charioteers, to me these two are not equal in the strength of arms in any way.)
Duryodhana, mighty-armed, listen to the best of the eloquent. As long as you think that Krishna and Arjuna, standing on the chariot, are the best of charioteers, to me, these two are not equal in the strength of arms in any way.
उद्यतां पृथिवीं सर्वां ससुरासुरमानवाम्। योधयेयं रणमुखे सङ्क्रुद्धः किमु पाण्डवान् ॥ विजेष्ये च रणे पार्थान्सोमकांश्च समागतान् ॥९-६-३॥
udyatāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sasurāsuramānavām। yodhayeyaṃ raṇamukhe saṅkruddhaḥ kimu pāṇḍavān ॥ vijeṣye ca raṇe pārthānsomakāṃśca samāgatān ॥9-6-3॥
[उद्यताम् (udyatām) - raised; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all; ससुरासुरमानवाम् (sasurāsuramānavām) - with gods, demons, and humans; योधयेयम् (yodhayeyam) - I would fight; रणमुखे (raṇamukhe) - in the battlefield; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; किमु (kimu) - why not; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; विजेष्ये (vijeṣye) - I will conquer; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas; च (ca) - and; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled;]
(I would fight the entire raised earth with gods, demons, and humans in the battlefield, being angry, why not the Pandavas? I will conquer the sons of Pritha and the Somakas assembled in battle.)
I am prepared to fight the entire world, including gods, demons, and humans, in my anger, so why not the Pandavas? I will defeat the sons of Pritha and the assembled Somakas in battle.
अहं सेनाप्रणेता ते भविष्यामि न संशयः। तं च व्यूहं विधास्यामि न तरिष्यन्ति यं परे ॥ इति सत्यं ब्रवीम्येष दुर्योधन न संशयः ॥९-६-४॥
ahaṁ senāpraṇetā te bhaviṣyāmi na saṁśayaḥ। taṁ ca vyūhaṁ vidhāsyāmi na tariṣyanti yaṁ pare ॥ iti satyaṁ bravīmy eṣa duryodhana na saṁśayaḥ ॥9-6-4॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; सेनाप्रणेता (senāpraṇetā) - leader of the army; ते (te) - your; भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - will become; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt; तं (taṁ) - that; च (ca) - and; व्यूहं (vyūhaṁ) - formation; विधास्यामि (vidhāsyāmi) - will arrange; न (na) - not; तरिष्यन्ति (tariṣyanti) - will cross; यं (yaṁ) - which; परे (pare) - enemies; इति (iti) - thus; सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; एष (eṣa) - this; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(I will become your leader of the army, no doubt. And I will arrange that formation which the enemies will not cross. Thus, I speak this truth, Duryodhana, no doubt.)
"I will undoubtedly become your army leader and arrange a formation that the enemies cannot cross. This is the truth I speak, Duryodhana, without a doubt."
एवमुक्तस्ततो राजा मद्राधिपतिमञ्जसा। अभ्यषिञ्चत सेनाया मध्ये भरतसत्तम ॥ विधिना शास्त्रदृष्टेन हृष्टरूपो विशां पते ॥९-६-५॥
evamuktastato rājā madrādhipatimañjasā। abhyaṣiñcata senāyā madhye bharatasattama ॥ vidhinā śāstradṛṣṭena hṛṣṭarūpo viśāṃ pate ॥9-6-5॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; मद्राधिपतिम् (madrādhipatim) - the lord of Madras; अञ्जसा (añjasā) - easily; अभ्यषिञ्चत (abhyaṣiñcata) - anointed; सेनायाः (senāyāḥ) - of the army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bharatas; विधिना (vidhinā) - according to the rules; शास्त्रदृष्टेन (śāstradṛṣṭena) - as per the scriptures; हृष्टरूपः (hṛṣṭarūpaḥ) - joyful in appearance; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; ॥९-६-५॥ (॥9-6-5॥) - (verse number);]
(Thus spoken, then the king easily anointed the lord of Madras in the midst of the army, O best of the Bharatas, according to the rules as per the scriptures, joyful in appearance, O lord of the people.)
Having been thus addressed, the king then easily anointed the lord of Madras in the midst of the army, O best of the Bharatas, following the rules as prescribed by the scriptures, appearing joyful, O lord of the people.
अभिषिक्ते ततस्तस्मिन्सिंहनादो महानभूत्। तव सैन्येष्ववाद्यन्त वादित्राणि च भारत ॥९-६-६॥
abhiṣikte tatastasminsiṃhanādo mahānabhūt। tava sainyeṣvavādyanta vāditrāṇi ca bhārata ॥9-6-6॥
[अभिषिक्ते (abhiṣikte) - anointed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - there; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; महान् (mahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; तव (tava) - your; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; अवाद्यन्त (avādyanta) - were played; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(When he was anointed, then there arose a great lion's roar. In your armies, O Bharata, musical instruments were played.)
After he was anointed, a great lion's roar arose. In your armies, O Bharata, musical instruments were played.
हृष्टाश्चासंस्तदा योधा मद्रकाश्च महारथाः। तुष्टुवुश्चैव राजानं शल्यमाहवशोभिनम् ॥९-६-७॥
hṛṣṭāś cāsaṃs tadā yodhā madrakāś ca mahārathāḥ। tuṣṭuvuś caiva rājānaṃ śalyam āhavaśobhinam ॥9-6-7॥
[हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; च (ca) - and; आसन् (āsan) - were; तदा (tadā) - then; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - Madras; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - praised; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; आहवशोभिनम् (āhavaśobhinam) - battle-glorious;]
(Then the joyful warriors and the great charioteers of the Madras praised King Shalya, glorious in battle.)
The joyful warriors and the great charioteers of the Madras then praised King Shalya, who was glorious in battle.
जय राजंश्चिरं जीव जहि शत्रून्समागतान्। तव बाहुबलं प्राप्य धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः ॥ निखिलां पृथिवीं सर्वां प्रशासन्तु हतद्विषः ॥९-६-८॥
jaya rājanś ciraṃ jīva jahi śatrūn samāgatān। tava bāhubalaṃ prāpya dhārtarāṣṭrā mahābalāḥ ॥ nikhilāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ praśāsantu hatadviṣaḥ ॥9-6-8॥
[जय (jaya) - victory; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चिरम् (ciraṃ) - long; जीव (jīva) - live; जहि (jahi) - conquer; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; तव (tava) - your; बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - strength of arms; प्राप्य (prāpya) - obtaining; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; निखिलाम् (nikhilām) - entire; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - earth; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - all; प्रशासन्तु (praśāsantu) - may rule; हतद्विषः (hatadviṣaḥ) - having conquered enemies;]
(Victory, O king, live long, conquer the assembled enemies. Obtaining your strength of arms, the mighty sons of Dhritarashtra may rule the entire earth, having conquered all enemies.)
"Victory to you, O king! Live long and conquer the gathered enemies. With your strength, the mighty sons of Dhritarashtra shall rule the entire earth, having vanquished all foes."
त्वं हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं ससुरासुरमानवान्। मर्त्यधर्माण इह तु किमु सोमकसृञ्जयान् ॥९-६-९॥
tvaṁ hi śakto raṇe jetuṁ sasurāsuramānavān। martyadharmāṇa iha tu kimu somakasṛñjayān ॥9-6-9॥
[त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; ससुरासुरमानवान् (sasurāsuramānavān) - along with gods, demons, and humans; मर्त्यधर्माणः (martyadharmāṇaḥ) - mortals; इह (iha) - here; तु (tu) - but; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; सोमकसृञ्जयान् (somakasṛñjayān) - the Somakas and Sṛñjayas;]
(You are indeed capable of conquering in battle along with gods, demons, and humans; but here, what to say of the Somakas and Sṛñjayas?)
You are indeed powerful enough to conquer in battle alongside gods, demons, and humans; so what challenge do the Somakas and Sṛñjayas pose here?
एवं संस्तूयमानस्तु मद्राणामधिपो बली। हर्षं प्राप तदा वीरो दुरापमकृतात्मभिः ॥९-६-१०॥
evaṃ saṃstūyamānastu madrāṇāmadhipo balī। harṣaṃ prāpa tadā vīro durāpamakṛtātmabhiḥ ॥9-6-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; संस्तूयमानः (saṃstūyamānaḥ) - being praised; तु (tu) - but; मद्राणाम् (madrāṇām) - of the Madras; अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - the lord; बली (balī) - strong; हर्षम् (harṣam) - joy; प्राप (prāpa) - obtained; तदा (tadā) - then; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; दुरापम् (durāpam) - difficult to attain; अकृतात्मभिः (akṛtātmabhiḥ) - by the unrefined;]
(Thus, being praised, the strong lord of the Madras obtained joy then, the hero difficult to attain by the unrefined.)
Thus, the strong lord of the Madras, being praised, experienced joy, which is difficult for the unrefined to attain.
शल्य उवाच॥
śalya uvāca॥
[शल्य (śalya) - Śalya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Śalya said:)
Śalya said:
अद्यैवाहं रणे सर्वान्पाञ्चालान्सह पाण्डवैः। निहनिष्यामि राजेन्द्र स्वर्गं यास्यामि वा हतः ॥९-६-११॥
adyaivāhaṃ raṇe sarvān pāñcālān saha pāṇḍavaiḥ। nihaniṣyāmi rājendra svargaṃ yāsyāmi vā hataḥ ॥9-6-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; एव (eva) - certainly; अहम् (aham) - I; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; सह (saha) - with; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - Pandavas; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will slay; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; स्वर्गं (svargaṃ) - heaven; यास्यामि (yāsyāmi) - I will go; वा (vā) - or; हतः (hataḥ) - being slain;]
(Today, certainly I, in battle, all the Panchalas with the Pandavas, will slay, O king, to heaven I will go or being slain.)
"Today, I will either slay all the Panchalas along with the Pandavas in battle, O king, or I will go to heaven if slain."
अद्य पश्यन्तु मां लोका विचरन्तमभीतवत्। अद्य पाण्डुसुताः सर्वे वासुदेवः ससात्यकिः ॥९-६-१२॥
adya paśyantu māṁ lokā vicarantamabhītavat। adya pāṇḍusutāḥ sarve vāsudevaḥ sasātyakiḥ ॥9-6-12॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; मां (māṁ) - me; लोका (lokā) - people; विचरन्तम् (vicarantam) - wandering; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly; अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pandu; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; ससात्यकिः (sasātyakiḥ) - with Satyaki;]
(Today, let the people see me wandering fearlessly. Today, all the sons of Pandu, Vasudeva with Satyaki.)
Today, let the world witness me moving fearlessly. Today, all the sons of Pandu, along with Vasudeva and Satyaki, are present.
पाञ्चालाश्चेदयश्चैव द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः। धृष्टद्युम्नः शिखण्डी च सर्वे चापि प्रभद्रकाः ॥९-६-१३॥
pāñcālāścedayaścaiva draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca sarve cāpi prabhadrakāḥ ॥9-6-13॥
[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; एदयः (edayaḥ) - Edas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - Prabhadrakas;]
(The Panchalas and the Edas, indeed, the sons of Draupadi, all; Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and all the Prabhadrakas also.)
The Panchalas, the Edas, and indeed all the sons of Draupadi, along with Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, and all the Prabhadrakas were present.
विक्रमं मम पश्यन्तु धनुषश्च महद्बलम्। लाघवं चास्त्रवीर्यं च भुजयोश्च बलं युधि ॥९-६-१४॥
vikramaṁ mama paśyantu dhanuṣaśca mahadbalam। lāghavaṁ cāstravīryaṁ ca bhujayośca balaṁ yudhi ॥9-6-14॥
[विक्रमं (vikramaṁ) - valor; मम (mama) - my; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - strength; लाघवं (lāghavaṁ) - lightness; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रवीर्यं (astravīryaṁ) - prowess in weapons; च (ca) - and; भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the arms; च (ca) - and; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Let them see my valor, the great strength of the bow, lightness, prowess in weapons, and the strength of the arms in battle.)
"Let them witness my valor, the immense strength of my bow, the agility, the prowess in weaponry, and the might of my arms in battle."
अद्य पश्यन्तु मे पार्थाः सिद्धाश्च सह चारणैः। यादृशं मे बलं बाह्वोः सम्पदस्त्रेषु या च मे ॥९-६-१५॥
adya paśyantu me pārthāḥ siddhāśca saha cāraṇaiḥ। yādṛśaṃ me balaṃ bāhvoḥ sampadasteṣu yā ca me ॥9-6-15॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; मे (me) - my; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected beings; च (ca) - and; सह (saha) - with; चारणैः (cāraṇaiḥ) - Charanas; यादृशं (yādṛśaṃ) - what kind; मे (me) - my; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; सम्पदः (sampadaḥ) - wealth; त्रेषु (teṣu) - in them; या (yā) - which; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my;]
(Today, let the sons of Pritha, perfected beings, and Charanas see my strength of arms and the wealth in them, which is mine.)
Today, let the sons of Pritha, along with the perfected beings and Charanas, witness the kind of strength and wealth that resides in my arms.
अद्य मे विक्रमं दृष्ट्वा पाण्डवानां महारथाः। प्रतीकारपरा भूत्वा चेष्टन्तां विविधाः क्रियाः ॥९-६-१६॥
adya me vikramaṁ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārathāḥ। pratīkāraparā bhūtvā ceṣṭantāṁ vividhāḥ kriyāḥ ॥9-6-16॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - my; विक्रमं (vikramaṁ) - valor; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṁ) - of the Pandavas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; प्रतीकारपरा (pratīkāraparā) - intent on counteraction; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; चेष्टन्तां (ceṣṭantāṁ) - let them act; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions;]
(Today, having seen my valor, let the great warriors of the Pandavas, intent on counteraction, act in various ways.)
Today, upon witnessing my valor, let the great warriors among the Pandavas prepare themselves and engage in various strategies.
अद्य सैन्यानि पाण्डूनां द्रावयिष्ये समन्ततः। द्रोणभीष्मावति विभो सूतपुत्रं च संयुगे ॥ विचरिष्ये रणे युध्यन्प्रियार्थं तव कौरव ॥९-६-१७॥
adya sainyāni pāṇḍūnāṃ drāvayiṣye samantataḥ। droṇabhīṣmāvati vibho sūtaputraṃ ca saṃyuge ॥ vicariṣye raṇe yudhyanpriyārthaṃ tava kaurava ॥9-6-17॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; द्रावयिष्ये (drāvayiṣye) - I will drive away; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides; द्रोणभीष्मावति (droṇabhīṣmāvati) - in the presence of Droṇa and Bhīṣma; विभो (vibho) - O lord; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṃ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; विचरिष्ये (vicariṣye) - I will move; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield; युध्यन् (yudhyan) - fighting; प्रियार्थं (priyārthaṃ) - for the sake of dear ones; तव (tava) - your; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(Today, I will drive away the armies of the Pāṇḍavas from all sides in the presence of Droṇa and Bhīṣma, O lord, and Karna in battle. I will move in the battlefield, fighting for the sake of your dear ones, O Kaurava.)
Today, in the presence of Droṇa and Bhīṣma, I will drive away the armies of the Pāṇḍavas from all sides, O lord. Along with Karna, I will move in the battlefield, fighting for the sake of your dear ones, O Kaurava.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अभिषिक्ते तदा शल्ये तव सैन्येषु मानद। न कर्णव्यसनं किञ्चिन्मेनिरे तत्र भारत ॥९-६-१८॥
abhiṣikte tadā śalye tava sainyeṣu mānada। na karṇavyasanaṃ kiñcinmenire tatra bhārata ॥9-6-18॥
[अभिषिक्ते (abhiṣikte) - anointed; तदा (tadā) - then; शल्ये (śalye) - Śalya; तव (tava) - your; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; न (na) - not; कर्णव्यसनं (karṇavyasanaṃ) - the grief for Karna; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - at all; मेनिरे (menire) - considered; तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(When Śalya was anointed, O giver of honor, your armies did not consider the grief for Karna at all there, O descendant of Bharata.)
When Śalya was made the commander, your troops, O giver of honor, did not regard the loss of Karna at all, O descendant of Bharata.
हृष्टाः सुमनसश्चैव बभूवुस्तत्र सैनिकाः। मेनिरे निहतान्पार्थान्मद्रराजवशं गतान् ॥९-६-१९॥
hṛṣṭāḥ sumanasaścaiva babhūvustatra sainikāḥ। menire nihatānpārthānmadrarājavaśaṃ gatān ॥9-6-19॥
[हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; सुमनसः (sumanasaḥ) - cheerful; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; तत्र (tatra) - there; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; मद्रराज (madrarāja) - Madra king; वशं (vaśaṃ) - control; गतान् (gatān) - gone;]
(The soldiers there became joyful and cheerful; they thought the sons of Pritha were slain and gone under the control of the Madra king.)
The soldiers there were joyful and cheerful, believing that the sons of Pritha had been slain and were now under the control of the Madra king.
प्रहर्षं प्राप्य सेना तु तावकी भरतर्षभ। तां रात्रिं सुखिनी सुप्ता स्वस्थचित्तेव साभवत् ॥९-६-२०॥
praharṣaṃ prāpya senā tu tāvakī bharatarṣabha। tāṃ rātriṃ sukhini suptā svasthacitteva sābhavat ॥9-6-20॥
[प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - great joy; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; सेना (senā) - army; तु (tu) - but; तावकी (tāvakī) - your; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; ताम् (tām) - that; रात्रिम् (rātrim) - night; सुखिनी (sukhini) - happy; सुप्ता (suptā) - slept; स्वस्थचित्ता (svasthacittā) - with a peaceful mind; इव (iva) - as if; सा (sā) - she; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Having obtained great joy, your army, O best of the Bharatas, slept happily that night as if with a peaceful mind.)
Having achieved great joy, your army, O best of the Bharatas, slept peacefully that night, as if with a calm mind.
सैन्यस्य तव तं शब्दं श्रुत्वा राजा युधिष्ठिरः। वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीद्वाक्यं सर्वक्षत्रस्य शृण्वतः ॥९-६-२१॥
sainyasya tava taṁ śabdaṁ śrutvā rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। vārṣṇeyamabravīdvākyaṁ sarvakṣatrasya śṛṇvataḥ ॥9-6-21॥
[सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; तव (tava) - your; तं (taṁ) - that; शब्दं (śabdaṁ) - sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; राजा (rājā) - king; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - to Krishna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वाक्यं (vākyaṁ) - words; सर्वक्षत्रस्य (sarvakṣatrasya) - of all the warriors; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - listening;]
(Having heard that sound of your army, King Yudhishthira said these words to Krishna, while all the warriors were listening.)
Upon hearing the sound of your army, King Yudhishthira addressed Krishna with words, as all the warriors listened.
मद्रराजः कृतः शल्यो धार्तराष्ट्रेण माधव। सेनापतिर्महेष्वासः सर्वसैन्येषु पूजितः ॥९-६-२२॥
madrarājaḥ kṛtaḥ śalyo dhārtarāṣṭreṇa mādhava। senāpatirmaheṣvāsaḥ sarvasainyeṣu pūjitaḥ ॥9-6-22॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; धार्तराष्ट्रेण (dhārtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra's son; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - commander; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सर्वसैन्येषु (sarvasainyeṣu) - among all armies; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored;]
(O Madhava, Shalya, the king of Madra, was made the commander by Dhritarashtra's son, honored among all armies as a great archer.)
O Madhava, Shalya, the king of Madra, was appointed as the commander by Dhritarashtra's son and was honored among all the armies as a great archer.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा यथाभूतं कुरु माधव यत्क्षमम्। भवान्नेता च गोप्ता च विधत्स्व यदनन्तरम् ॥९-६-२३॥
etacchrutvā yathābhūtaṃ kuru mādhava yatkṣamam। bhavānnetā ca goptā ca vidhatsva yadanantaram ॥9-6-23॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; यथा (yathā) - as; भूतं (bhūtaṃ) - happened; कुरु (kuru) - do; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; यत् (yat) - what; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; भवान् (bhavān) - you; नेता (netā) - leader; च (ca) - and; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; विधत्स्व (vidhatsva) - arrange; यत् (yat) - what; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - afterwards;]
(Having heard this, do as it happened, O Mādhava, what is proper. You are the leader and protector, arrange what is afterwards.)
Upon hearing this, O Mādhava, act according to what has happened and what is appropriate. You are the leader and protector, so arrange what follows.
तमब्रवीन्महाराज वासुदेवो जनाधिपम्। आर्तायनिमहं जाने यथातत्त्वेन भारत ॥९-६-२४॥
tamabravīnmahārāja vāsudevo janādhipam। ārtāyanimahaṃ jāne yathātattvena bhārata ॥9-6-24॥
[तम् (tam) - to him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - to the lord of people; आर्तायनिम् (ārtāyanim) - Ārtāyani; अहम् (aham) - I; जाने (jāne) - know; यथा (yathā) - as; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - in reality; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Vasudeva said to the great king, the lord of people: 'O Bhārata, I know Ārtāyani in reality.')
Vasudeva addressed the great king, saying, 'O Bhārata, I truly know Ārtāyani.'
वीर्यवांश्च महातेजा महात्मा च विशेषतः। कृती च चित्रयोधी च संयुक्तो लाघवेन च ॥९-६-२५॥
vīryavāṃśca mahātejā mahātmā ca viśeṣataḥ। kṛtī ca citrayodhī ca saṃyukto lāghavena ca ॥9-6-25॥
[वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - possessing strength; च (ca) - and; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly radiant; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; च (ca) - and; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; कृती (kṛtī) - accomplished; च (ca) - and; चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - skilled warrior; च (ca) - and; संयुक्तः (saṃyuktaḥ) - endowed; लाघवेन (lāghavena) - with agility; च (ca) - and;]
(Possessing strength and greatly radiant, great-souled and especially accomplished, and a skilled warrior endowed with agility.)
He is a strong and radiant great soul, especially accomplished and a skilled warrior, endowed with agility.
यादृग्भीष्मस्तथा द्रोणो यादृक्कर्णश्च संयुगे। तादृशस्तद्विशिष्टो वा मद्रराजो मतो मम ॥९-६-२६॥
yādṛgbhīṣmastathā droṇo yādṛkkaṛṇaśca saṃyuge। tādṛśastadviśiṣṭo vā madrarājo mato mama ॥9-6-26॥
[यादृक् (yādṛk) - as; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तथा (tathā) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; यादृक् (yādṛk) - as; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such; तत् (tad) - that; विशिष्टः (viśiṣṭaḥ) - distinguished; वा (vā) - or; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - King of Madra; मतः (mataḥ) - considered; मम (mama) - by me;]
(As Bhishma, as Drona, and as Karna in battle, such or more distinguished is the King of Madra, considered by me.)
In my opinion, the King of Madra is as distinguished as Bhishma, Drona, and Karna in battle, or perhaps even more so.
युध्यमानस्य तस्याजौ चिन्तयन्नेव भारत। योद्धारं नाधिगच्छामि तुल्यरूपं जनाधिप ॥९-६-२७॥
yudhyamānasya tasyājau cintayanneva bhārata। yoddhāraṃ nādhigacchāmi tulyarūpaṃ janādhipa ॥9-6-27॥
[युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of the fighting one; तस्य (tasya) - his; अजौ (ajau) - in the battle; चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking; एव (eva) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; योद्धारम् (yoddhāram) - warrior; न (na) - not; अधिगच्छामि (adhigacchāmi) - I find; तुल्यरूपम् (tulyarūpam) - equal form; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O lord of people;]
(Of the fighting one, his in the battle, thinking indeed, O Bharata, warrior not I find equal form, O lord of people.)
O Bharata, while thinking in the battle of the fighting one, I do not find a warrior of equal form, O lord of people.
शिखण्ड्यर्जुनभीमानां सात्वतस्य च भारत। धृष्टद्युम्नस्य च तथा बलेनाभ्यधिको रणे ॥९-६-२८॥
śikhaṇḍyarjunabhīmānāṃ sātvatasya ca bhārata। dhṛṣṭadyumnasya ca tathā balenābhyadhiko raṇe ॥9-6-28॥
[शिखण्डि (śikhaṇḍi) - Shikhandi; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; भीमानां (bhīmānāṃ) - of Bhima; सात्वतस्य (sātvatasya) - of Satyaki; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; बलेन (balena) - by strength; अभ्यधिकः (abhyadhikaḥ) - superior; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Shikhandi, Arjuna, Bhima, Satyaki, O Bharata, Dhrishtadyumna, and also by strength superior in battle.)
O Bharata, Shikhandi, Arjuna, Bhima, Satyaki, and Dhrishtadyumna were superior in strength in battle.
मद्रराजो महाराज सिंहद्विरदविक्रमः। विचरिष्यत्यभीः काले कालः क्रुद्धः प्रजास्विव ॥९-६-२९॥
madrarājo mahārāja siṃhadvivadavikramaḥ। vicariṣyatyabhīḥ kāle kālaḥ kruddhaḥ prajāsiva ॥9-6-29॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - great king; सिंहद्विरदविक्रमः (siṃhadvivadavikramaḥ) - with the prowess of a lion and elephant; विचरिष्यति (vicariṣyati) - will roam; अभीः (abhīḥ) - fearlessly; काले (kāle) - in time; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रजासु (prajāsu) - among people; इव (iva) - like;]
(The king of Madra, the great king with the prowess of a lion and elephant, will roam fearlessly in time, like time angry among people.)
The king of Madra, a great ruler with the strength of a lion and elephant, will move fearlessly through time, like time itself when it is angry among the people.
तस्याद्य न प्रपश्यामि प्रतियोद्धारमाहवे। त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् ॥९-६-३०॥
tasyādya na prapaśyāmi pratiyoddhāramāhave। tvāmṛte puruṣavyāghra śārdūlasamavikramam ॥9-6-30॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अद्य (adya) - today; न (na) - not; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; प्रतियोद्धारम् (pratiyoddhāram) - opponent; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; ऋते (ṛte) - except; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; शार्दूलसमविक्रमम् (śārdūlasamavikramam) - equal in prowess to a tiger;]
(Today, I do not see his opponent in battle, except you, O tiger among men, equal in prowess to a tiger.)
Today, I see no one who can oppose him in battle except you, O tiger among men, who are as valiant as a tiger.
सदेवलोके कृत्स्नेऽस्मिन्नान्यस्त्वत्तः पुमान्भवेत्। मद्रराजं रणे क्रुद्धं यो हन्यात्कुरुनन्दन ॥ अहन्यहनि युध्यन्तं क्षोभयन्तं बलं तव ॥९-६-३१॥
sadevaloke kṛtsne'sminnānyastvattaḥ pumānbhavet। madrarājaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ yo hanyātkurunandana ॥ ahanyahani yudhyantaṃ kṣobhayantaṃ balaṃ tava ॥9-6-31॥
[सदेवलोके (sadevaloke) - in the entire world with gods; कृत्स्ने (kṛtsne) - entire; अस्मिन (asmin) - in this; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - than you; पुमान् (pumān) - man; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - Madra king; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; यः (yaḥ) - who; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - descendant of Kuru; अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day; युध्यन्तम् (yudhyantam) - fighting; क्षोभयन्तम् (kṣobhayantam) - disturbing; बलम् (balam) - army; तव (tava) - your;]
(In the entire world with gods, there would be no man other than you who could kill the angry Madra king in battle, O descendant of Kuru, disturbing your army day by day.)
In the whole world, including the gods, there is no one other than you who can slay the furious Madra king in battle, O descendant of Kuru, who daily challenges and disturbs your forces.
तस्माज्जहि रणे शल्यं मघवानिव शम्बरम्। अतिपश्चादसौ वीरो धार्तराष्ट्रेण सत्कृतः ॥९-६-३२॥
tasmājjahi raṇe śalyaṃ maghavāniva śambaram। atipaścād asau vīro dhārtarāṣṭreṇa satkṛtaḥ ॥9-6-32॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; जहि (jahi) - conquer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शल्यं (śalyam) - Śalya; मघवान् (maghavān) - Maghavan; इव (iva) - like; शम्बरम् (śambaram) - Śambara; अतिपश्चात् (atipaścāt) - afterwards; असौ (asau) - he; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; धार्तराष्ट्रेण (dhārtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhritarashtra; सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored;]
(Therefore, conquer Śalya in battle like Maghavan (Indra) conquered Śambara. Afterwards, this hero was honored by Dhritarashtra.)
Therefore, defeat Śalya in battle just as Indra defeated Śambara. Later, this hero was honored by Dhritarashtra.
तवैव हि जयो नूनं हते मद्रेश्वरे युधि। तस्मिन्हते हतं सर्वं धार्तराष्ट्रबलं महत् ॥९-६-३३॥
tavaiva hi jayo nūnaṃ hate madreśvare yudhi। tasminhate hataṃ sarvaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrabalaṃ mahat ॥9-6-33॥
[तवैव (tavaiva) - your indeed; हि (hi) - for; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; हते (hate) - slain; मद्रेश्वरे (madreśvare) - the king of Madra; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he; हते (hate) - is slain; हतम् (hatam) - defeated; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; धार्तराष्ट्रबलम् (dhārtarāṣṭrabalam) - the sons of Dhritarashtra's forces; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Your victory is indeed certain when the king of Madra is slain in battle. When he is slain, all the great forces of the sons of Dhritarashtra are defeated.)
"Your victory is assured once the king of Madra is killed in battle. With his fall, the entire mighty force of Dhritarashtra's sons will be vanquished."
एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाराज वचनं मम साम्प्रतम्। प्रत्युद्याहि रणे पार्थ मद्रराजं महाबलम् ॥ जहि चैनं महाबाहो वासवो नमुचिं यथा ॥९-६-३४॥
etacchrutvā mahārāja vacanaṃ mama sāmpratam। pratyudyāhi raṇe pārtha madrarājaṃ mahābalam ॥ jahi cainaṃ mahābāho vāsavo namuciṃ yathā ॥9-6-34॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; मम (mama) - my; साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - at present; प्रत्युद्याहि (pratyudyāhi) - go forth to meet; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; जहि (jahi) - slay; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra; नमुचिम् (namucim) - Namuci; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Having heard this, O great king, my words at present, go forth to meet in battle, O son of Pritha, the mighty king of Madra. Slay him, O mighty-armed one, as Indra (slew) Namuci.)
Upon hearing these words of mine, O great king, at this moment, go forth to meet the mighty king of Madra in battle, O son of Pritha. Slay him, O mighty-armed one, just as Indra slew Namuci.
न चैवात्र दया कार्या मातुलोऽयं ममेति वै। क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य जहि मद्रजनेश्वरम् ॥९-६-३५॥
na caivātra dayā kāryā mātulo'yaṃ mameti vai। kṣatradharmaṃ puraskṛtya jahi madrajaneśvaram ॥9-6-35॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; अत्र (atra) - here; दया (dayā) - compassion; कार्या (kāryā) - should be done; मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - uncle; अयम् (ayam) - this; मम (mama) - my; इति (iti) - thus; वै (vai) - indeed; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; जहि (jahi) - slay; मद्रजनेश्वरम् (madrajaneśvaram) - the king of Madra;]
(And certainly, here compassion should not be done, as this is my uncle, indeed. Having placed the warrior's duty in front, slay the king of Madra.)
"Do not show compassion here, as this is my uncle. Indeed, prioritize the warrior's duty and slay the king of Madra."
भीष्मद्रोणार्णवं तीर्त्वा कर्णपातालसम्भवम्। मा निमज्जस्व सगणः शल्यमासाद्य गोष्पदम् ॥९-६-३६॥
bhīṣmadroṇārṇavaṃ tīrtvā karṇapātālasambhavam। mā nimajjasva sagaṇaḥ śalyamāsādya goṣpadam ॥9-6-36॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean; तीर्त्वा (tīrtvā) - having crossed; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; पाताल (pātāla) - abyss; सम्भवम् (sambhavam) - origin; मा (mā) - do not; निमज्जस्व (nimajjasva) - drown; सगणः (sagaṇaḥ) - with your followers; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; गोष्पदम् (goṣpadam) - cow's hoofprint;]
(Having crossed the ocean of Bhishma and Drona, and the abyss of Karna's origin, do not drown with your followers upon reaching Shalya, which is like a cow's hoofprint.)
After overcoming the formidable challenges posed by Bhishma and Drona, and the deep-rooted threat of Karna, do not falter with your forces when you encounter Shalya, as it is insignificant like a cow's hoofprint.
यच्च ते तपसो वीर्यं यच्च क्षात्रं बलं तव। तद्दर्शय रणे सर्वं जहि चैनं महारथम् ॥९-६-३७॥
yacca te tapaso vīryaṃ yacca kṣātraṃ balaṃ tava। taddarśaya raṇe sarvaṃ jahi cainaṃ mahāratham ॥9-6-37॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - of a warrior; बलम् (balam) - power; तव (tava) - your; तत् (tat) - that; दर्शय (darśaya) - show; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; जहि (jahi) - conquer; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior;]
(And whatever strength of penance and power of a warrior you possess, show all that in battle and conquer this great chariot-warrior.)
Show all your strength of penance and warrior's power in battle and defeat this great chariot-warrior.
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं केशवः परवीरहा। जगाम शिबिरं सायं पूज्यमानोऽथ पाण्डवैः ॥९-६-३८॥
etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ keśavaḥ paravīrahā। jagāma śibiraṃ sāyaṃ pūjyamāno'tha pāṇḍavaiḥ ॥9-6-38॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; जगाम (jagāma) - went; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; सायम् (sāyam) - evening; पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being honored; अथ (atha) - then; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas;]
(Thus having spoken the words, Keshava, the destroyer of enemy heroes, went to the camp in the evening, being honored by the Pandavas.)
After speaking these words, Keshava, the slayer of enemy heroes, went to the camp in the evening, where he was honored by the Pandavas.
केशवे तु तदा याते धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। विसृज्य सर्वान्भ्रातॄंश्च पाञ्चालानथ सोमकान् ॥ सुष्वाप रजनीं तां तु विशल्य इव कुञ्जरः ॥९-६-३९॥
keśave tu tadā yāte dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। visṛjya sarvānbhrātṝṃśca pāñcālānatha somakān ॥ suṣvāpa rajanīṃ tāṃ tu viśalya iva kuñjaraḥ ॥9-6-39॥
[केशवे (keśave) - to Keshava; तु (tu) - but; तदा (tadā) - then; याते (yāte) - having gone; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; च (ca) - and; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; अथ (atha) - and then; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept; रजनीं (rajanīṃ) - night; तां (tāṃ) - that; तु (tu) - but; विशल्यः (viśalyaḥ) - unwounded; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - an elephant.;]
(To Keshava, but then having gone, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, having dismissed all brothers and the Panchalas and then the Somakas, slept that night, but like an unwounded elephant.)
When Keshava had departed, Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, after dismissing all his brothers, the Panchalas, and the Somakas, slept that night like an unwounded elephant.
ते च सर्वे महेष्वासाः पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवास्तथा। कर्णस्य निधने हृष्टाः सुषुपुस्तां निशां तदा ॥९-६-४०॥
te ca sarve maheṣvāsāḥ pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavāstathā। karṇasya nidhane hṛṣṭāḥ suṣupustāṃ niśāṃ tadā ॥9-6-40॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; तथा (tathā) - also; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; निधने (nidhane) - at the death; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - rejoiced; सुषुपुः (suṣupuḥ) - slept; तां (tāṃ) - that; निशां (niśāṃ) - night; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They, all great archers, the Panchalas and the Pandavas, rejoiced at the death of Karna and then slept that night.)
The Panchalas and Pandavas, all great archers, were filled with joy at Karna's death and slept peacefully that night.
गतज्वरं महेष्वासं तीर्णपारं महारथम्। बभूव पाण्डवेयानां सैन्यं प्रमुदितं निशि ॥ सूतपुत्रस्य निधने जयं लब्ध्वा च मारिष ॥९-६-४१॥
gatajvaraṁ maheṣvāsaṁ tīrṇapāraṁ mahāratham। babhūva pāṇḍaveyānāṁ sainyaṁ pramuditaṁ niśi ॥ sūtaputrasya nidhane jayaṁ labdhvā ca māriṣa ॥9-6-41॥
[गतज्वरम् (gatajvaram) - freed from fever; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; तीर्णपारम् (tīrṇapāram) - having crossed over; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; बभूव (babhūva) - became; पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pandavas; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; प्रमुदितम् (pramuditam) - joyful; निशि (niśi) - at night; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of Karna; निधने (nidhane) - upon the death; जयम् (jayam) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Freed from fever, the great archer, having crossed over, the great chariot-warrior became the Pandavas' army joyful at night upon the death of Karna, having obtained victory, and O lord.)
The Pandavas' army, freed from distress and having crossed a great hurdle, became joyful at night upon the death of Karna, having achieved victory, O lord.
