09.031
Core and Pancharatra: Wounded Duryodhana comes out of the water, unable to bear the harsh words of Yudhisthira, and asks one of the Pandavas to fight him with a mace. Yudhisthira asks, where was his Dharma, whem he attacked Abhimanyu with many, when he was single?
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
एवं सन्तर्ज्यमानस्तु मम पुत्रो महीपतिः। प्रकृत्या मन्युमान्वीरः कथमासीत्परन्तपः ॥९-३१-१॥
evaṃ santarjyamānastu mama putro mahīpatiḥ। prakṛtyā manyumān vīraḥ katham āsīt parantapaḥ ॥9-31-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; सन्तर्ज्यमानः (santarjyamānaḥ) - being threatened; तु (tu) - but; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king; प्रकृत्या (prakṛtyā) - by nature; मन्युमान् (manyumān) - angry; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; कथम् (katham) - how; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Thus being threatened, my son, the king, by nature an angry hero, how was he, O scorcher of foes?)
"Thus threatened, how did my son, the king, who is naturally an angry hero, react, O scorcher of foes?"
न हि सन्तर्जना तेन श्रुतपूर्वा कदाचन। राजभावेन मान्यश्च सर्वलोकस्य सोऽभवत् ॥९-३१-२॥
na hi santarjanā tena śrutapūrvā kadācana। rājabhāvena mānyaśca sarvalokasya so'bhavat ॥9-31-2॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; सन्तर्जना (santarjanā) - intimidation; तेन (tena) - by him; श्रुतपूर्वा (śrutapūrvā) - heard before; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; राजभावेन (rājabhāvena) - with royal demeanor; मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - respected; च (ca) - and; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - by all people; सः (saḥ) - he; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(There was indeed no intimidation by him ever heard before. With royal demeanor, he became respected by all people.)
He was never known to intimidate anyone. With his royal demeanor, he was respected by everyone.
इयं च पृथिवी सर्वा सम्लेच्छाटविका भृशम्। प्रसादाद्ध्रियते यस्य प्रत्यक्षं तव सञ्जय ॥९-३१-३॥
iyaṃ ca pṛthivī sarvā samlecchāṭavikā bhṛśam। prasādāddhriyate yasya pratyakṣaṃ tava sañjaya ॥9-31-3॥
[इयं (iyaṃ) - this; च (ca) - and; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; सम्लेच्छाटविका (samlecchāṭavikā) - filled with barbarians and forests; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - extremely; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace; ध्रियते (dhriyate) - is sustained; यस्य (yasya) - whose; प्रत्यक्षं (pratyakṣaṃ) - before your eyes; तव (tava) - your; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(This entire earth, filled with barbarians and forests, is extremely sustained by the grace of the one whose presence is before your eyes, O Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, this entire earth, filled with barbarians and dense forests, is greatly sustained by the grace of the one who stands visibly before you.
स तथा तर्ज्यमानस्तु पाण्डुपुत्रैर्विशेषतः। विहीनश्च स्वकैर्भृत्यैर्निर्जने चावृतो भृशम् ॥९-३१-४॥
sa tathā tarjyamānastu pāṇḍuputrairviśeṣataḥ। vihīnaśca svakairbhṛtyairnirjane cāvṛto bhṛśam ॥9-31-4॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; तर्ज्यमानः (tarjyamānaḥ) - being reproached; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डुपुत्रैः (pāṇḍuputraiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; विहीनः (vihīnaḥ) - deprived; च (ca) - and; स्वकैः (svakaiḥ) - by his own; भृत्यैः (bhṛtyaiḥ) - servants; निर्जने (nirjane) - in solitude; च (ca) - and; आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly;]
(He, thus being reproached by the sons of Pandu, especially, deprived and surrounded greatly by his own servants in solitude.)
He was thus reproached by the sons of Pandu, especially, and was greatly deprived and surrounded by his own servants in solitude.
श्रुत्वा स कटुका वाचो जययुक्ताः पुनः पुनः। किमब्रवीत्पाण्डवेयांस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥९-३१-५॥
śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco jayayuktāḥ punaḥ punaḥ। kimabravīt pāṇḍaveyāṃs tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ॥9-31-5॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; स (sa) - he; कटुका (kaṭukā) - harsh; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; जययुक्ताः (jayayuktāḥ) - filled with victory; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; किम् (kim) - what; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - did say; पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - to the sons of Pandu; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Having heard those harsh words filled with victory again and again, what did he say to the sons of Pandu? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
Upon hearing those harsh and victorious words repeatedly, what did he say to the Pandavas? Please tell me, Sanjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तर्ज्यमानस्तदा राजन्नुदकस्थस्तवात्मजः। युधिष्ठिरेण राजेन्द्र भ्रातृभिः सहितेन ह ॥९-३१-६॥
tarjyamānastadā rājannudakasthastavātmajaḥ। yudhiṣṭhireṇa rājendra bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitena ha ॥9-31-6॥
[तर्ज्यमानः (tarjyamānaḥ) - being threatened; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; उदकस्थः (udakasthaḥ) - standing in water; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhishthira; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितेन (sahitena) - together; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Being threatened then, O king, your son standing in water, by Yudhishthira, O king of kings, with brothers together indeed.)
Then, O king, your son, while standing in water, was threatened by Yudhishthira, the king of kings, along with his brothers.
श्रुत्वा स कटुका वाचो विषमस्थो जनाधिपः। दीर्घमुष्णं च निःश्वस्य सलिलस्थः पुनः पुनः ॥९-३१-७॥
śrutvā sa kaṭukā vāco viṣamastho janādhipaḥ। dīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya salilasthaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥9-31-7॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; स (sa) - he; कटुका (kaṭukā) - harsh; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; विषमस्थः (viṣamasthaḥ) - in a difficult situation; जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - the king; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - long; उष्णम् (uṣṇam) - hot; च (ca) - and; निःश्वस्य (niḥśvasya) - sighing; सलिलस्थः (salilasthaḥ) - standing in water; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Having heard the harsh words, the king, in a difficult situation, sighed long and hot, standing in water, again and again.)
Upon hearing the harsh words, the king, who was in a difficult situation, sighed deeply and repeatedly while standing in the water.
सलिलान्तर्गतो राजा धुन्वन्हस्तौ पुनः पुनः। मनश्चकार युद्धाय राजानं चाभ्यभाषत ॥९-३१-८॥
salilāntargato rājā dhunvanhastau punaḥ punaḥ। manaścakāra yuddhāya rājānaṃ cābhyabhāṣata ॥9-31-8॥
[सलिल-अन्तर्गतः (salila-antargataḥ) - entered into water; राजा (rājā) - king; धुन्वन्-हस्तौ (dhunvan-hastau) - shaking hands; पुनः पुनः (punaḥ punaḥ) - again and again; मनः-चकार (manaḥ-cakāra) - made up his mind; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; च (ca) - and; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(The king, having entered into the water, shaking his hands again and again, made up his mind for battle and addressed the king.)
The king, after entering the water and repeatedly shaking his hands, resolved to fight and spoke to the king.
यूयं ससुहृदः पार्थाः सर्वे सरथवाहनाः। अहमेकः परिद्यूनो विरथो हतवाहनः ॥९-३१-९॥
yūyaṃ sasuhṛdaḥ pārthāḥ sarve sarathavāhanāḥ। ahamekaḥ paridyūno viratho hatavāhanaḥ ॥9-31-9॥
[यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; ससुहृदः (sasuhṛdaḥ) - with friends; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सरथवाहनाः (sarathavāhanāḥ) - with chariots and vehicles; अहम् (aham) - I; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; परिद्यूनः (paridyūnaḥ) - distressed; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; हतवाहनः (hatavāhanaḥ) - deprived of vehicle;]
(You all, the sons of Pṛthā, are with friends and all with chariots and vehicles. I alone am distressed, without a chariot, deprived of a vehicle.)
"You all, the sons of Pṛthā, are accompanied by friends and have all your chariots and vehicles. I, on the other hand, am alone, distressed, without a chariot, and deprived of my vehicle."
आत्तशस्त्रै रथगतैर्बहुभिः परिवारितः। कथमेकः पदातिः सन्नशस्त्रो योद्धुमुत्सहे ॥९-३१-१०॥
āttaśastrai rathagatairbahubhiḥ parivāritaḥ। kathamekaḥ padātiḥ sannaśastro yoddhumutsahe ॥9-31-10॥
[आत्त (ātta) - taken; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - weapons; रथगैः (rathagaiḥ) - charioteers; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded; कथम् (katham) - how; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot; सन् (san) - being; अशस्त्रः (aśastraḥ) - unarmed; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; उत्सहे (utsahe) - capable;]
(Surrounded by many charioteers with weapons taken, how can I, being unarmed and on foot, fight alone?)
Surrounded by many charioteers with weapons, how can I, unarmed and on foot, dare to fight alone?
एकैकेन तु मां यूयं योधयध्वं युधिष्ठिर। न ह्येको बहुभिर्वीरैर्न्याय्यं योधयितुं युधि ॥९-३१-११॥
ekaikena tu māṁ yūyaṁ yodhayadhvaṁ yudhiṣṭhira। na hyeko bahubhirvīrairnyāyyaṁ yodhayituṁ yudhi ॥9-31-11॥
[एकैकेन (ekaikena) - one by one; तु (tu) - but; मां (māṁ) - me; यूयं (yūyaṁ) - you all; योधयध्वं (yodhayadhvaṁ) - fight; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - heroes; न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - just; योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(But you all, fight me one by one, Yudhishthira. It is not just for one to be fought by many heroes in battle.)
"Yudhishthira, you all should fight me one by one. It is not fair for a single warrior to be challenged by many heroes in battle."
विशेषतो विकवचः श्रान्तश्चापः समाश्रितः। भृशं विक्षतगात्रश्च श्रान्तवाहनसैनिकः ॥९-३१-१२॥
viśeṣato vikavacaḥ śrāntaścāpaḥ samāśritaḥ। bhṛśaṃ vikṣatagātraśca śrāntavāhanasainikaḥ ॥9-31-12॥
[विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; विकवचः (vikavacaḥ) - without armor; श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - tired; च (ca) - and; अपः (apaḥ) - water; समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - resorted to; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विक्षतगात्रः (vikṣatagātraḥ) - wounded body; च (ca) - and; श्रान्तवाहनसैनिकः (śrāntavāhanasainikaḥ) - tired vehicle soldiers;]
(Especially without armor, tired, resorted to water, greatly wounded body, and tired vehicle soldiers.)
The soldiers, especially those without armor, were tired and had resorted to water. They were greatly wounded and their vehicles were also worn out.
न मे त्वत्तो भयं राजन्न च पार्थाद्वृकोदरात्। फल्गुनाद्वासुदेवाद्वा पाञ्चालेभ्योऽथ वा पुनः ॥९-३१-१३॥
na me tvatto bhayaṃ rājanna ca pārthādvṛkodarāt। phalgunādvāsudevādvā pāñcālebhyo'tha vā punaḥ ॥9-31-13॥
[न (na) - not; मे (me) - to me; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; पार्थात् (pārthāt) - from Arjuna; वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - from Bhima; फल्गुनात् (phalgunāt) - from Arjuna; वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Krishna; वा (vā) - or; पाञ्चालेभ्यः (pāñcālebhyaḥ) - from the Panchalas; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(There is no fear to me from you, O king, nor from Arjuna or Bhima, nor from Arjuna, Krishna, or the Panchalas, or again.)
I have no fear from you, O king, nor from Arjuna, Bhima, Krishna, or the Panchalas.
यमाभ्यां युयुधानाद्वा ये चान्ये तव सैनिकाः। एकः सर्वानहं क्रुद्धो न तान्योद्धुमिहोत्सहे ॥९-३१-१४॥
yamābhyāṃ yuyudhānādvā ye cānye tava sainikāḥ। ekaḥ sarvānahaṃ kruddho na tānyoddhumihotsahe ॥9-31-14॥
[यमाभ्यां (yamābhyāṃ) - by whom; युयुधानात् (yuyudhānāt) - from Yuyudhāna; वा (vā) - or; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; तव (tava) - your; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अहम् (aham) - I; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; न (na) - not; तान् (tān) - them; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इह (iha) - here; उत्सहे (utsahe) - am able;]
(By whom or from Yuyudhāna, or who else are your soldiers, I alone, angry, am not able to fight them here.)
I am not able to fight here alone against all your soldiers, whether they are led by Yuyudhāna or anyone else, as I am angry.
धर्ममूला सतां कीर्तिर्मनुष्याणां जनाधिप। धर्मं चैवेह कीर्तिं च पालयन्प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ॥९-३१-१५॥
dharmamūlā satāṃ kīrtirmanuṣyāṇāṃ janādhipa। dharmaṃ caiveha kīrtiṃ ca pālayanprabravīmyaham ॥9-31-15॥
[धर्ममूला (dharmamūlā) - rooted in dharma; सतां (satāṃ) - of the virtuous; कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame; मनुष्याणां (manuṣyāṇāṃ) - of men; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people; धर्मं (dharmaṃ) - dharma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; इह (iha) - here; कीर्तिं (kīrtiṃ) - fame; च (ca) - and; पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting; प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(The fame of the virtuous is rooted in dharma, O ruler of people. Here, indeed, protecting dharma and fame, I declare.)
O ruler of people, the fame of virtuous men is rooted in dharma. Here, I declare that by protecting both dharma and fame, one upholds the highest virtues.
अहमुत्थाय वः सर्वान्प्रतियोत्स्यामि संयुगे। अन्वंशाभ्यागतान्सर्वानृतून्संवत्सरो यथा ॥९-३१-१६॥
aham utthāya vaḥ sarvān pratiyotsyāmi saṃyuge। anvaṃśābhyāgatān sarvān ṛtūn saṃvatsaro yathā ॥9-31-16॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having arisen; वः (vaḥ) - you all; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; प्रतियोत्स्यामि (pratiyotsyāmi) - will fight back; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; अन्वंशाभ्यागतान् (anvaṃśābhyāgatān) - descendants arrived; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ऋतून् (ṛtūn) - seasons; संवत्सरः (saṃvatsaraḥ) - year; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(I, having arisen, will fight back against you all in battle, just as the year does against all the seasons that have arrived as descendants.)
I will rise and fight against you all in battle, just as the year contends with all the seasons that come as its descendants.
अद्य वः सरथान्साश्वानशस्त्रो विरथोऽपि सन्। नक्षत्राणीव सर्वाणि सविता रात्रिसङ्क्षये ॥ तेजसा नाशयिष्यामि स्थिरीभवत पाण्डवाः ॥९-३१-१७॥
adya vaḥ sarathān sāśvān aśastro viratho'pi san। nakṣatrāṇīva sarvāṇi savitā rātrisaṅkṣaye ॥ tejasā nāśayiṣyāmi sthirībhavata pāṇḍavāḥ ॥9-31-17॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; वः (vaḥ) - your; सरथान् (sarathān) - with chariots; साश्वान् (sāśvān) - with horses; अशस्त्रः (aśastraḥ) - unarmed; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without chariot; अपि (api) - even; सन् (san) - being; नक्षत्राणि (nakṣatrāṇi) - stars; इव (iva) - like; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सविता (savitā) - the sun; रात्रि (rātri) - night; सङ्क्षये (saṅkṣaye) - at the end; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; नाशयिष्यामि (nāśayiṣyāmi) - I will destroy; स्थिरीभवत (sthirībhavata) - be steady; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - O sons of Pandu;]
(Today, your chariots with horses, being unarmed and even without chariot, like all stars at the end of night, the sun with brilliance, I will destroy. Be steady, O sons of Pandu.)
Today, I will destroy your chariots with horses, even if unarmed and without chariot, like the sun destroys all stars at the end of the night. Be steady, O sons of Pandu.
अद्यानृण्यं गमिष्यामि क्षत्रियाणां यशस्विनाम्। बाह्लीकद्रोणभीष्माणां कर्णस्य च महात्मनः ॥९-३१-१८॥
adyānṛṇyaṃ gamiṣyāmi kṣatriyāṇāṃ yaśasvinām। bāhlīkadroṇabhīṣmāṇāṃ karṇasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥9-31-18॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; अनृण्यम् (anṛṇyam) - debt-free; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - I will become; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors; यशस्विनाम् (yaśasvinām) - of the glorious; बाह्लीक (bāhlīka) - Bahlika; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; भीष्माणाम् (bhīṣmāṇām) - of Bhishma; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(Today, I will become debt-free of the glorious warriors, Bahlika, Drona, Bhishma, and the great-souled Karna.)
Today, I will fulfill my obligations to the renowned warriors, including Bahlika, Drona, Bhishma, and the noble Karna.
जयद्रथस्य शूरस्य भगदत्तस्य चोभयोः। मद्रराजस्य शल्यस्य भूरिश्रवस एव च ॥९-३१-१९॥
jayadrathasya śūrasya bhagadattasya cobhayoḥ। madrarājasya śalyasya bhūriśravasa eva ca ॥9-31-19॥
[जयद्रथस्य (jayadrathasya) - of Jayadratha; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya) - of Bhagadatta; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; मद्रराजस्य (madrarājasya) - of the king of Madra; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Shalya; भूरिश्रवस (bhūriśravasa) - of Bhurishravas; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Of Jayadratha, the hero, of Bhagadatta, and of both the king of Madra, Shalya, and Bhurishravas indeed.)
The verse refers to the valor and significance of Jayadratha, Bhagadatta, the king of Madra - Shalya, and Bhurishravas, highlighting their roles and importance.
पुत्राणां भरतश्रेष्ठ शकुनेः सौबलस्य च। मित्राणां सुहृदां चैव बान्धवानां तथैव च ॥९-३१-२०॥
putrāṇāṃ bharataśreṣṭha śakuneḥ saubalasya ca। mitrāṇāṃ suhṛdāṃ caiva bāndhavānāṃ tathaiva ca ॥9-31-20॥
[पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; शकुनेः (śakuneḥ) - of Shakuni; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of the son of Subala; च (ca) - and; मित्राणां (mitrāṇāṃ) - of friends; सुहृदां (suhṛdāṃ) - of well-wishers; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; बान्धवानां (bāndhavānāṃ) - of relatives; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; च (ca) - and;]
(Of sons, O best of the Bharatas, of Shakuni, the son of Subala, and of friends, of well-wishers, and also of relatives, similarly.)
O best of the Bharatas, the sons, Shakuni the son of Subala, friends, well-wishers, and relatives are all similarly involved.
आनृण्यमद्य गच्छामि हत्वा त्वां भ्रातृभिः सह। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं विरराम जनाधिपः ॥९-३१-२१॥
ānṛṇyam adya gacchāmi hatvā tvāṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha। etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ virarāma janādhipaḥ ॥9-31-21॥
[आनृण्यम् (ānṛṇyam) - freedom from debt; अद्य (adya) - today; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सह (saha) - together; एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; विरराम (virarāma) - ceased; जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - the king;]
(Today, I go to freedom from debt, having killed you together with my brothers. Thus having spoken these words, the king ceased.)
The king declared, "Today, I shall be free from debt by killing you along with my brothers." Having said this, he fell silent.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
दिष्ट्या त्वमपि जानीषे क्षत्रधर्मं सुयोधन। दिष्ट्या ते वर्तते बुद्धिर्युद्धायैव महाभुज ॥९-३१-२२॥
diṣṭyā tvamapi jānīṣe kṣatradharmaṃ suyodhana। diṣṭyā te vartate buddhiryuddhāyaiva mahābhuja ॥9-31-22॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; जानीषे (jānīṣe) - know; क्षत्रधर्मं (kṣatradharmaṃ) - duty of a warrior; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; ते (te) - your; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intention; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; एव (eva) - indeed; महाभुज (mahābhuja) - O mighty-armed one;]
(Fortunately, you also know the duty of a warrior, Suyodhana. Fortunately, your intention is indeed for battle, O mighty-armed one.)
"Suyodhana, it is fortunate that you are aware of the warrior's duty. It is also fortunate that your mind is set on battle, O mighty-armed one."
दिष्ट्या शूरोऽसि कौरव्य दिष्ट्या जानासि सङ्गरम्। यस्त्वमेको हि नः सर्वान्संयुगे योद्धुमिच्छसि ॥९-३१-२३॥
diṣṭyā śūro'si kauravya diṣṭyā jānāsi saṅgaram। yastvameko hi naḥ sarvānsayuge yoddhumicchasi ॥9-31-23॥
[दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; असि (asi) - are; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - fortunately; जानासि (jānāsi) - you know; सङ्गरम् (saṅgaram) - battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वम् (tvam) - you; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - us; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish;]
(Fortunately, you are a hero, O descendant of Kuru; fortunately, you know battle. You, who alone indeed wish to fight all of us in battle.)
"Fortunately, you are a hero, O descendant of Kuru, and you know the art of battle. It is indeed fortunate that you wish to take on all of us alone in the battlefield."
एक एकेन सङ्गम्य यत्ते संमतमायुधम्। तत्त्वमादाय युध्यस्व प्रेक्षकास्ते वयं स्थिताः ॥९-३१-२४॥
eka ekena saṅgamya yatte saṁmatamāyudham। tattvamādāya yudhyasva prekṣakāste vayaṁ sthitāḥ ॥9-31-24॥
[एक (eka) - one; एकेन (ekena) - with one; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having united; यत् (yat) - which; ते (te) - your; संमतम् (saṁmatam) - approved; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; प्रेक्षकाः (prekṣakāḥ) - spectators; ते (te) - your; वयम् (vayam) - we; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing;]
(Having united with one, take your approved weapon and fight; we are your spectators standing here.)
Unite with one and take your approved weapon to fight; we stand here as your spectators.
अयमिष्टं च ते कामं वीर भूयो ददाम्यहम्। हत्वैकं भवतो राज्यं हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्नुहि ॥९-३१-२५॥
ayam iṣṭaṃ ca te kāmaṃ vīra bhūyo dadāmy aham। hatvā ekaṃ bhavato rājyaṃ hato vā svargam āpnuhi ॥9-31-25॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; इष्टम् (iṣṭam) - desired; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; कामम् (kāmam) - wish; वीर (vīra) - hero; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; अहम् (aham) - I; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; एकम् (ekam) - one; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - your; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; वा (vā) - or; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain;]
(This desired wish of yours, O hero, I grant again. Having killed one, attain your kingdom, or if killed, attain heaven.)
O hero, I grant you this desired wish again. Either by killing one, attain your kingdom, or if you are killed, attain heaven.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
एकश्चेद्योद्धुमाक्रन्दे वरोऽद्य मम दीयते। आयुधानामियं चापि वृता त्वत्संमते गदा ॥९-३१-२६॥
ekaścedyoddhumākrande varo'dya mama dīyate। āyudhānāmiyaṃ cāpi vṛtā tvatsaṃmate gadā ॥9-31-26॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; चेत् (cet) - if; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; आक्रन्दे (ākrande) - in the battle; वरः (varaḥ) - boon; अद्य (adya) - today; मम (mama) - my; दीयते (dīyate) - is given; आयुधानाम् (āyudhānām) - of weapons; इयम् (iyam) - this; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वृता (vṛtā) - chosen; त्वत् (tvat) - your; संमते (saṃmate) - consent; गदा (gadā) - mace;]
(If today a boon is given to me to fight in the battle, this mace of weapons is also chosen with your consent.)
If today I am granted a boon to fight in the battle, then this mace is chosen with your consent.
भ्रातॄणां भवतामेकः शक्यं मां योऽभिमन्यते। पदातिर्गदया सङ्ख्ये स युध्यतु मया सह ॥९-३१-२७॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ bhavatāmekaḥ śakyaṃ māṃ yo'bhimanyate। padātirgadayā saṅkhye sa yudhyatu mayā saha ॥9-31-27॥
[भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; माम् (mām) - me; यः (yaḥ) - who; अभिमन्यते (abhimanyate) - challenges; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; सः (saḥ) - he; युध्यतु (yudhyatu) - let fight; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together;]
(Of brothers, one of you who challenges me, a foot-soldier with a mace in battle, let him fight with me together.)
One among you brothers who thinks it possible to challenge me, let him, as a foot-soldier with a mace, fight with me in battle.
वृत्तानि रथयुद्धानि विचित्राणि पदे पदे। इदमेकं गदायुद्धं भवत्वद्याद्भुतं महत् ॥९-३१-२८॥
vṛttāni rathayuddhāni vicitrāṇi pade pade। idamekaṃ gadāyuddhaṃ bhavatvadyādbhutaṃ mahat ॥9-31-28॥
[वृत्तानि (vṛttāni) - events; रथयुद्धानि (rathayuddhāni) - chariot battles; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; पदे (pade) - at every step; पदे (pade) - at every step; इदमेकं (idamekaṃ) - this one; गदायुद्धं (gadāyuddhaṃ) - mace battle; भवत्वद्य (bhavatvadyā) - let it be today; अद्भुतं (adbhutaṃ) - wonderful; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Events of chariot battles are various at every step. Let this one mace battle be wonderful and great today.)
There have been various events of chariot battles at every step. Let this mace battle today be a great and wonderful one.
अन्नानामपि पर्यायं कर्तुमिच्छन्ति मानवाः। युद्धानामपि पर्यायो भवत्वनुमते तव ॥९-३१-२९॥
annānāmapi paryāyaṃ kartumicchanti mānavāḥ। yuddhānāmapi paryāyo bhavatvanumate tava ॥9-31-29॥
[अन्नानाम् (annānām) - of foods; अपि (api) - also; पर्यायम् (paryāyam) - alternative; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - wish; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of wars; अपि (api) - also; पर्यायः (paryāyaḥ) - alternative; भवतु (bhavatu) - let there be; अनुमते (anumate) - with permission; तव (tava) - your;]
(Humans wish to make an alternative for foods. Let there be an alternative for wars with your permission.)
Humans desire to find alternatives for food, and with your consent, let there also be alternatives for wars.
गदया त्वां महाबाहो विजेष्यामि सहानुजम्। पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयांश्चैव ये चान्ये तव सैनिकाः ॥९-३१-३०॥
gadayā tvāṃ mahābāho vijeṣyāmi sahānujam। pāñcālānsṛñjayāṃścaiva ye cānye tava sainikāḥ ॥9-31-30॥
[गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; विजेष्यामि (vijeṣyāmi) - I will conquer; सह (saha) - with; अनुजम् (anujam) - younger brother; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; तव (tava) - your; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(With a mace, O mighty-armed, I will conquer you along with your younger brother, the Panchalas, the Srinjayas, and also any other soldiers of yours.)
O mighty-armed one, with my mace, I shall defeat you, your younger brother, the Panchalas, the Srinjayas, and all your other warriors.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गान्धारे मां योधय सुयोधन। एक एकेन सङ्गम्य संयुगे गदया बली ॥९-३१-३१॥
uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha gāndhāre māṃ yodhaya suyodhana। eka ekena saṅgamya saṃyuge gadayā balī ॥9-31-31॥
[उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - O Gandhari's son; माम् (mām) - me; योधय (yodhaya) - fight; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; एक (eka) - one; एकेन (ekena) - with one; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having met; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; गदया (gadayā) - with mace; बली (balī) - strong;]
(Arise, arise, O Gandhari's son, fight me, Suyodhana. One by one, having met in battle with mace, strong.)
"Arise, arise, O son of Gandhari, fight me, Suyodhana. Let us meet one by one in battle, strong with our maces."
पुरुषो भव गान्धारे युध्यस्व सुसमाहितः। अद्य ते जीवितं नास्ति यद्यपि त्वं मनोजवः ॥९-३१-३२॥
puruṣo bhava gāndhāre yudhyasva susamāhitaḥ। adya te jīvitaṃ nāsti yadyapi tvaṃ manojavaḥ ॥9-31-32॥
[पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; भव (bhava) - be; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; सुसमाहितः (susamāhitaḥ) - well-prepared; अद्य (adya) - today; ते (te) - your; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मनोजवः (manojavaḥ) - swift as the mind;]
(Be a man in Gandhara, fight well-prepared. Today your life is not, although you are swift as the mind.)
"Be a man in Gandhara and fight with full preparation. Today, your life is at stake, even though you are as swift as the mind."
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एतत्स नरशार्दूलो नामृष्यत तवात्मजः। सलिलान्तर्गतः श्वभ्रे महानाग इव श्वसन् ॥९-३१-३३॥
etats naraśārdūlo nāmṛṣyata tavātmajaḥ। salilāntargataḥ śvabhre mahānāga iva śvasan ॥9-31-33॥
[एतत्स (etats) - this; नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among men; न (na) - not; अमृष्यत (amṛṣyata) - tolerated; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; सलिल (salila) - water; अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - submerged; श्वभ्रे (śvabhre) - in the abyss; महानागः (mahānāgaḥ) - great serpent; इव (iva) - like; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing;]
(This tiger among men, your son, did not tolerate (it), submerged in water, breathing like a great serpent in the abyss.)
Your son, the tiger among men, could not bear it and, submerged in water, he breathed like a great serpent in the depths.
तथासौ वाक्प्रतोदेन तुद्यमानः पुनः पुनः। वाचं न ममृषे धीमानुत्तमाश्वः कशामिव ॥९-३१-३४॥
tathāsau vākpratodena tudyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ। vācaṃ na mamṛṣe dhīmānuttamāśvaḥ kaśāmiva ॥9-31-34॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; असौ (asau) - he; वाक्-प्रतोदेन (vāk-pratodena) - by the goad of words; तुद्यमानः (tudyamānaḥ) - being urged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वाचं (vācaṃ) - speech; न (na) - not; ममृषे (mamṛṣe) - endured; धीमान् (dhīmān) - the wise one; उत्तम- (uttama-) - excellent; अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - horse; कशाम् (kaśām) - the whip; इव (iva) - like;]
(Thus, he, being urged again and again by the goad of words, did not endure the speech, like an excellent horse (endures) the whip.)
Thus, the wise one, being repeatedly urged by words, did not tolerate the speech, just as an excellent horse does not tolerate the whip.
सङ्क्षोभ्य सलिलं वेगाद्गदामादाय वीर्यवान्। अद्रिसारमयीं गुर्वीं काञ्चनाङ्गदभूषणाम् ॥ अन्तर्जलात्समुत्तस्थौ नागेन्द्र इव निःश्वसन् ॥९-३१-३५॥
saṅkṣobhya salilaṃ vegādgadāmādāya vīryavān। adrisāramayīṃ gurvīṃ kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇām ॥ antarjalātsamuttsathau nāgendra iva niḥśvasan ॥9-31-35॥
[सङ्क्षोभ्य (saṅkṣobhya) - agitating; सलिलं (salilaṃ) - water; वेगात् (vegāt) - with speed; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one; अद्रिसारमयीं (adrisāramayīṃ) - made of mountain essence; गुर्वीं (gurvīṃ) - heavy; काञ्चनाङ्गदभूषणाम् (kāñcanāṅgadabhūṣaṇām) - adorned with golden armlets; अन्तर्जलात् (antarjalāt) - from the water; समुत्तस्थौ (samuttsathau) - rose; नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - like the lord of serpents; इव (iva) - like; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - breathing.;]
(Agitating the water with speed, the powerful one, taking the mace made of mountain essence, heavy and adorned with golden armlets, rose from the water like the lord of serpents, breathing.)
The powerful warrior, after stirring the waters with great speed and taking up his heavy mace made of mountain essence and adorned with golden armlets, emerged from the water like a mighty serpent king, breathing heavily.
स भित्त्वा स्तम्भितं तोयं स्कन्धे कृत्वायसीं गदाम्। उदतिष्ठत पुत्रस्ते प्रतपन्रश्मिमानिव ॥९-३१-३६॥
sa bhittvā stambhitaṃ toyaṃ skandhe kṛtvāyasīṃ gadām। udatiṣṭhata putraste pratapanraśmimāniva ॥9-31-36॥
[स (sa) - he; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; स्तम्भितं (stambhitaṃ) - stopped; तोयं (toyaṃ) - water; स्कन्धे (skandhe) - on the shoulder; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; आयसीं (āyasīṃ) - iron; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; उदतिष्ठत (udatiṣṭhata) - rose; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; प्रतपन्रश्मिमानिव (pratapanraśmimāniva) - like the sun with scorching rays;]
(He, having pierced the stopped water, made an iron mace on the shoulder, rose like the sun with scorching rays, your son.)
Your son, having pierced the stagnant water and placed the iron mace on his shoulder, rose like the sun with scorching rays.
ततः शैक्यायसीं गुर्वीं जातरूपपरिष्कृताम्। गदां परामृशद्धीमान्धार्तराष्ट्रो महाबलः ॥९-३१-३७॥
tataḥ śaikyāyasīṃ gurvīṃ jātarūpapariṣkṛtām। gadāṃ parāmṛśaddhīmāndhārtarāṣṭro mahābalaḥ ॥9-31-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शैक्यायसीम् (śaikyāyasīm) - iron-made; गुर्वीम् (gurvīm) - heavy; जातरूपपरिष्कृताम् (jātarūpapariṣkṛtām) - adorned with gold; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; परामृशत् (parāmṛśat) - touched; धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Then the wise and mighty son of Dhritarashtra touched the heavy iron-made mace adorned with gold.)
Then the wise and mighty son of Dhritarashtra, with great strength, grasped the heavy iron mace adorned with gold.
गदाहस्तं तु तं दृष्ट्वा सशृङ्गमिव पर्वतम्। प्रजानामिव सङ्क्रुद्धं शूलपाणिमवस्थितम् ॥ सगदो भारतो भाति प्रतपन्भास्करो यथा ॥९-३१-३८॥
gadāhastaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā saśṛṅgamiva parvatam। prajānāmiva saṅkruddhaṃ śūlapāṇimavasthitam ॥ sagado bhārato bhāti pratapanbhāskaro yathā ॥9-31-38॥
[गदाहस्तम् (gadāhastam) - with mace in hand; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सशृङ्गम् (saśṛṅgam) - with peaks; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - a mountain; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्रुद्धम् (saṅkruddham) - angry; शूलपाणिम् (śūlapāṇim) - with trident in hand; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; सगदः (sagadaḥ) - with mace; भारतः (bhārataḥ) - Bharata; भाति (bhāti) - shines; प्रतपन् (pratapan) - blazing; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - like the sun; यथा (yathā) - as; ९-३१-३८ (9-31-38) - (verse number);]
(Seeing him with mace in hand, like a mountain with peaks, standing like an angry trident-wielder of the people. Bharata shines with mace, blazing like the sun.)
Bharata, with his mace in hand, stood like a towering mountain with peaks, appearing as an angry protector of the people, wielding a trident. He shone brilliantly, like the blazing sun.
तमुत्तीर्णं महाबाहुं गदाहस्तमरिंदमम्। मेनिरे सर्वभूतानि दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम् ॥९-३१-३९॥
tamuttīrṇaṃ mahābāhuṃ gadāhastamariṃdamam। menire sarvabhūtāni daṇḍahastamivāntakam ॥9-31-39॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उत्तीर्णम् (uttīrṇam) - crossed over; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; गदाहस्तम् (gadāhastam) - mace-handed; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - foe-subduer; मेनिरे (menire) - considered; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; दण्डहस्तम् (daṇḍahastam) - staff-handed; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(Him crossed over, mighty-armed, mace-handed, foe-subduer; all beings considered him like death with a staff in hand.)
All beings regarded the mighty-armed, mace-wielding subduer of foes as if he were death itself, holding a staff.
वज्रहस्तं यथा शक्रं शूलहस्तं यथा हरम्। ददृशुः सर्वपाञ्चालाः पुत्रं तव जनाधिप ॥९-३१-४०॥
vajrahastaṃ yathā śakraṃ śūlahastaṃ yathā haram। dadṛśuḥ sarvapāñcālāḥ putraṃ tava janādhipa ॥9-31-40॥
[वज्रहस्तं (vajrahastam) - with thunderbolt in hand; यथा (yathā) - like; शक्रं (śakram) - Indra; शूलहस्तं (śūlahastam) - with trident in hand; यथा (yathā) - like; हरम् (haram) - Shiva; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; सर्वपाञ्चालाः (sarvapāñcālāḥ) - all the Panchalas; पुत्रं (putram) - son; तव (tava) - your; जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of the people;]
(They saw your son, O ruler of the people, like Indra with thunderbolt in hand, like Shiva with trident in hand.)
All the Panchalas saw your son, O ruler of the people, as if he were Indra with a thunderbolt in hand and Shiva with a trident.
तमुत्तीर्णं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य समहृष्यन्त सर्वशः। पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवेयाश्च तेऽन्योन्यस्य तलान्ददुः ॥९-३१-४१॥
tamuttīrṇaṃ tu samprekṣya samahṛṣyanta sarvaśaḥ। pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍaveyāśca te'nyonyasya talāndaduḥ ॥9-31-41॥
[तम् (tam) - that; उत्तीर्णम् (uttīrṇam) - crossed; तु (tu) - but; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; समहृष्यन्त (samahṛṣyanta) - rejoiced; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - each other; तलान् (talān) - palms; ददुः (daduḥ) - gave;]
(But having seen that crossed, all rejoiced. The Panchalas and Pandavas gave each other palms.)
Upon witnessing the crossing, the Panchalas and Pandavas were filled with joy and exchanged greetings by clapping each other's palms.
अवहासं तु तं मत्वा पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। उद्वृत्य नयने क्रुद्धो दिधक्षुरिव पाण्डवान् ॥९-३१-४२॥
avahāsaṃ tu taṃ matvā putro duryodhanastava। udvṛtya nayane kruddho didhakṣuriva pāṇḍavān ॥9-31-42॥
[अवहासम् (avahāsam) - mockery; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; मत्वा (matvā) - having considered; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; उद्वृत्य (udvṛtya) - rolling; नयने (nayane) - eyes; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; दिधक्षुः (didhakṣuḥ) - desiring to burn; इव (iva) - as if; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(But having considered him mockery, your son Duryodhana, rolling his eyes in anger, as if desiring to burn the Pandavas.)
But considering him a mockery, your son Duryodhana, with anger in his eyes, seemed as if he wanted to burn the Pandavas.
त्रिशिखां भ्रुकुटीं कृत्वा संदष्टदशनच्छदः। प्रत्युवाच ततस्तान्वै पाण्डवान्सहकेशवान् ॥९-३१-४३॥
triśikhāṁ bhrukuṭīṁ kṛtvā saṁdaṣṭadaśanacchadaḥ। pratyuvāca tatastānvai pāṇḍavānsahakeśavān ॥9-31-43॥
[त्रिशिखाम् (triśikhām) - three-peaked; भ्रुकुटीम् (bhrukuṭīm) - eyebrows; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; संदष्ट (saṁdaṣṭa) - bitten; दशन (daśana) - teeth; च्छदः (cchadaḥ) - cover; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तान् (tān) - them; वै (vai) - indeed; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - with; केशवान् (keśavān) - Keśava;]
(Having made his eyebrows three-peaked and biting his teeth cover, he then replied to the Pāṇḍavas along with Keśava.)
With his eyebrows raised in three peaks and his teeth clenched, he then replied to the Pāṇḍavas and Keśava.
अवहासस्य वोऽस्याद्य प्रतिवक्तास्मि पाण्डवाः। गमिष्यथ हताः सद्यः सपाञ्चाला यमक्षयम् ॥९-३१-४४॥
avahāsasya vo'syādya prativaktāsmi pāṇḍavāḥ। gamiṣyatha hatāḥ sadyaḥ sapāñcālā yamakṣayam ॥9-31-44॥
[अवहासस्य (avahāsasya) - of ridicule; वः (vaḥ) - your; अस्य (asya) - this; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रतिवक्ता (prativaktā) - responder; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - O Pandavas; गमिष्यथ (gamiṣyatha) - you will go; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; सपाञ्चाला (sapāñcālā) - with the Panchalas; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Of ridicule your this today responder I am, O Pandavas; you will go slain immediately with the Panchalas to the abode of Yama.)
Today, I am the responder to your ridicule, O Pandavas; you and the Panchalas will be slain and immediately go to the abode of Yama.
उत्थितस्तु जलात्तस्मात्पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अतिष्ठत गदापाणी रुधिरेण समुक्षितः ॥९-३१-४५॥
utthitastu jalāttasmātputro duryodhanastava। atiṣṭhata gadāpāṇī rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ ॥9-31-45॥
[उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen; तु (tu) - but; जलात् (jalāt) - from water; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - stood; गदा-पाणी (gadā-pāṇī) - mace in hand; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; समुक्षितः (samukṣitaḥ) - smeared;]
(But your son Duryodhana, having risen from that water, stood with a mace in hand, smeared with blood.)
Your son Duryodhana rose from the water, standing with a mace in hand, covered in blood.
तस्य शोणितदिग्धस्य सलिलेन समुक्षितम्। शरीरं स्म तदा भाति स्रवन्निव महीधरः ॥९-३१-४६॥
tasya śoṇitadigdhasya salilena samukṣitam। śarīraṃ sma tadā bhāti sravanniva mahīdharaḥ ॥9-31-46॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शोणितदिग्धस्य (śoṇitadigdhasya) - blood-smeared; सलिलेन (salilena) - with water; समुक्षितम् (samukṣitam) - washed; शरीरं (śarīram) - body; स्म (sma) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; भाति (bhāti) - shines; स्रवन् (sravan) - flowing; इव (iva) - like; महीधरः (mahīdharaḥ) - mountain;]
(His blood-smeared body, washed with water, indeed then shines, flowing like a mountain.)
His body, smeared with blood and washed with water, shone like a mountain with streams flowing down.
तमुद्यतगदं वीरं मेनिरे तत्र पाण्डवाः। वैवस्वतमिव क्रुद्धं किङ्करोद्यतपाणिनम् ॥९-३१-४७॥
tam udyatagadaṁ vīraṁ menire tatra pāṇḍavāḥ। vaivasvatam iva kruddhaṁ kiṅkarodyatapāṇinam ॥9-31-47॥
[तम् (tam) - that; उद्यतगदम् (udyatagadam) - with raised mace; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; मेनिरे (menire) - considered; तत्र (tatra) - there; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; वैवस्वतम् (vaivasvatam) - Yama; इव (iva) - like; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; किङ्कर (kiṅkara) - servant; उद्यतपाणिनम् (udyatapāṇinam) - with raised hand;]
(The Pandavas considered that hero with the raised mace there like Yama, angry, with a servant having a raised hand.)
The Pandavas saw the hero with the raised mace and thought of him as Yama, the god of death, angry and with a servant ready to strike.
स मेघनिनदो हर्षान्नदन्निव च गोवृषः। आजुहाव ततः पार्थान्गदया युधि वीर्यवान् ॥९-३१-४८॥
sa meghaninado harṣānnadanniva ca govṛṣaḥ। ājuhāva tataḥ pārthāngadayā yudhi vīryavān ॥9-31-48॥
[स (sa) - he; मेघनिनदः (meghaninadaḥ) - cloud-roaring; हर्षात् (harṣāt) - from joy; नदन् (nadan) - roaring; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; गोवृषः (govṛṣaḥ) - bull; आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - called; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty;]
(He, like a cloud-roaring bull, roared from joy and then called the sons of Pritha with a mace in battle, mighty.)
He, mighty and roaring like a cloud-roaring bull from joy, then called the sons of Pritha to battle with a mace.
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
एकैकेन च मां यूयमासीदत युधिष्ठिर। न ह्येको बहुभिर्न्याय्यो वीर योधयितुं युधि ॥९-३१-४९॥
ekaikena ca māṃ yūyam āsīdata yudhiṣṭhira। na hy eko bahubhir nyāyy o vīra yodhayituṃ yudhi ॥9-31-49॥
[एकैकेन (ekaikena) - one by one; च (ca) - and; माम् (mām) - me; यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; आसीदत (āsīdata) - approach; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; न्याय्यः (nyāyyaḥ) - just; वीर (vīra) - hero; योधयितुम् (yodhayitum) - to fight; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(One by one, you all approach me, Yudhishthira. Indeed, it is not just for one hero to fight many in battle.)
"Yudhishthira, you should approach me one by one. It is not fair for one warrior to fight against many in battle."
न्यस्तवर्मा विशेषेण श्रान्तश्चाप्सु परिप्लुतः। भृशं विक्षतगात्रश्च हतवाहनसैनिकः ॥९-३१-५०॥
nyastavarmā viśeṣeṇa śrāntaścāpsu pariplutaḥ। bhṛśaṃ vikṣatagātraśca hatavāhanasainikaḥ ॥9-31-50॥
[न्यस्तवर्मा (nyastavarmā) - having laid down armor; विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially; श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - tired; च (ca) - and; अप्सु (apsu) - in water; परिप्लुतः (pariplutaḥ) - submerged; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; विक्षतगात्रः (vikṣatagātraḥ) - wounded-bodied; च (ca) - and; हतवाहनसैनिकः (hatavāhanasainikaḥ) - with destroyed vehicle and soldiers;]
(Having laid down armor, especially tired and submerged in water, greatly wounded-bodied and with destroyed vehicle and soldiers.)
He had laid down his armor, was especially tired and submerged in water, greatly wounded, and his vehicle and soldiers were destroyed.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
नाभूदियं तव प्रज्ञा कथमेवं सुयोधन। यदाभिमन्युं बहवो जघ्नुर्युधि महारथाः ॥९-३१-५१॥
nābhūd iyaṃ tava prajñā katham evaṃ suyodhana। yad abhimanyuṃ bahavo jaghnur yudhi mahārathāḥ ॥9-31-51॥
[न (na) - not; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; तव (tava) - your; प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - wisdom; कथम् (katham) - how; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana; यत् (yat) - that; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyuṃ) - Abhimanyu; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; जघ्नु: (jaghnur) - killed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(This was not your wisdom, Suyodhana, how thus many great warriors killed Abhimanyu in battle.)
Suyodhana, it was not your wisdom that led to many great warriors killing Abhimanyu in battle. How could this happen?
आमुञ्च कवचं वीर मूर्धजान्यमयस्व च। यच्चान्यदपि ते नास्ति तदप्यादत्स्व भारत ॥ इममेकं च ते कामं वीर भूयो ददाम्यहम् ॥९-३१-५२॥
āmuñca kavacaṃ vīra mūrdhajānyamayasva ca। yaccānyadapi te nāsti tadapyādatsva bhārata ॥ imam ekaṃ ca te kāmaṃ vīra bhūyo dadāmy aham ॥9-31-52॥
[आमुञ्च (āmuñca) - remove; कवचं (kavacaṃ) - armor; वीर (vīra) - hero; मूर्धजानि (mūrdhajāni) - headgear; अमयस्व (amayasva) - take off; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - whatever; च (ca) - and; अन्यत् (anyat) - else; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; तत् (tat) - that; अपि (api) - also; आदत्स्व (ādatsva) - take; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; इमम् (imam) - this; एकम् (ekam) - one; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; कामम् (kāmam) - wish; वीर (vīra) - hero; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; अहम् (aham) - I; ॥९-३१-५२॥ (॥9-31-52॥) - (verse number);]
(Remove your armor, hero, and take off your headgear. Whatever else you do not have, take that too, O Bharata. I give you this one wish again, hero.)
Remove your armor and headgear, brave one. Take whatever else you lack, O Bharata. I grant you this wish once more, hero.
पञ्चानां पाण्डवेयानां येन योद्धुमिहेच्छसि। तं हत्वा वै भवान्राजा हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्नुहि ॥ ऋते च जीविताद्वीर युद्धे किं कुर्म ते प्रियम् ॥९-३१-५३॥
pañcānāṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ yena yoddhum ihecchasi। taṃ hatvā vai bhavān rājā hato vā svargam āpnuhi ॥ ṛte ca jīvitād vīra yuddhe kiṃ kurma te priyam ॥9-31-53॥
[पञ्चानां (pañcānāṃ) - of the five; पाण्डवेयानां (pāṇḍaveyānāṃ) - of the sons of Pandu; येन (yena) - by whom; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इह (iha) - here; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish; तं (taṃ) - him; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; वै (vai) - indeed; भवान् (bhavān) - you; राजा (rājā) - king; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; वा (vā) - or; स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - attain; ऋते (ṛte) - without; च (ca) - and; जीवितात् (jīvitāt) - life; वीर (vīra) - hero; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; किं (kiṃ) - what; कुर्म (kurma) - shall we do; ते (te) - your; प्रियम् (priyam) - pleasure;]
(Of the five sons of Pandu, by whom you wish to fight here, having killed him, indeed you become king, or if killed, attain heaven. Without life, O hero, what shall we do for your pleasure in battle?)
Among the five sons of Pandu, the one you wish to fight here, if you kill him, you will indeed become king, or if you are killed, you will attain heaven. Without life, O hero, what can we do to please you in battle?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततस्तव सुतो राजन्वर्म जग्राह काञ्चनम्। विचित्रं च शिरस्त्राणं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ॥९-३१-५४॥
tatastava suto rājanvarma jagrāha kāñcanam। vicitraṃ ca śirastṛāṇaṃ jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam ॥9-31-54॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तव (tava) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वर्म (varma) - armor; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - golden; विचित्रं (vicitraṃ) - wonderful; च (ca) - and; शिरस्त्राणम् (śirastṛāṇam) - helmet; जाम्बूनद (jāmbūnada) - gold; परिष्कृतम् (pariṣkṛtam) - adorned;]
(Then your son, O king, took the golden armor and the wonderful helmet adorned with gold.)
Then your son, O king, took the golden armor and the beautifully adorned helmet.
सोऽवबद्धशिरस्त्राणः शुभकाञ्चनवर्मभृत्। रराज राजन्पुत्रस्ते काञ्चनः शैलराडिव ॥९-३१-५५॥
so'vabaddhaśirastrāṇaḥ śubhakāñcanavarmabhṛt। rarāja rājanputraste kāñcanaḥ śailarāḍiva ॥9-31-55॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अवबद्ध (avabaddha) - fastened; शिरस्त्राणः (śirastrāṇaḥ) - helmet; शुभ (śubha) - beautiful; काञ्चन (kāñcana) - golden; वर्मभृत् (varmabhṛt) - armor-wearing; रराज (rarāja) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - king; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; काञ्चनः (kāñcanaḥ) - golden; शैलराट् (śailarāṭ) - mountain king; इव (iva) - like;]
(He, with a fastened helmet and beautiful golden armor, shone like a golden mountain king, your son, O king.)
Your son, O king, with his helmet securely fastened and adorned in beautiful golden armor, shone resplendently like a majestic golden mountain.
संनद्धः स गदी राजन्सज्जः सङ्ग्राममूर्धनि। अब्रवीत्पाण्डवान्सर्वान्पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव ॥९-३१-५६॥
saṁnaddhaḥ sa gadī rājan sajjaḥ saṅgrāmamūrdhani। abravīt pāṇḍavān sarvān putro duryodhanas tava ॥9-31-56॥
[संनद्धः (saṁnaddhaḥ) - armed; स (sa) - he; गदी (gadī) - with mace; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सज्जः (sajjaḥ) - prepared; सङ्ग्राममूर्धनि (saṅgrāmamūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pandavas; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your;]
(Armed, he with mace, O king, prepared at the forefront of battle, said to all the Pandavas, your son Duryodhana.)
Armed with a mace and ready for battle, your son Duryodhana addressed all the Pandavas, O king.
भ्रातॄणां भवतामेको युध्यतां गदया मया। सहदेवेन वा योत्स्ये भीमेन नकुलेन वा ॥९-३१-५७॥
bhrātṝṇāṃ bhavatāmeko yudhyatāṃ gadayā mayā। sahadevena vā yotsye bhīmena nakulena vā ॥9-31-57॥
[भ्रातॄणां (bhrātṝṇāṃ) - of brothers; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - fighting; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; मया (mayā) - by me; सहदेवेन (sahadevena) - with Sahadeva; वा (vā) - or; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; भीमेन (bhīmena) - with Bhima; नकुलेन (nakulena) - with Nakula; वा (vā) - or;]
(Of brothers, of you, one fighting with a mace by me, with Sahadeva or I will fight with Bhima or Nakula.)
I, one among your brothers, will fight with a mace, either with Sahadeva, Bhima, or Nakula.
अथ वा फल्गुनेनाद्य त्वया वा भरतर्षभ। योत्स्येऽहं सङ्गरं प्राप्य विजेष्ये च रणाजिरे ॥९-३१-५८॥
atha vā phalgunenādya tvayā vā bharatarṣabha। yotsye'haṃ saṅgaraṃ prāpya vijeṣye ca raṇājire ॥9-31-58॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; फल्गुनेन (phalgunena) - with Arjuna; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; वा (vā) - or; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I shall fight; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; सङ्गरं (saṅgaraṃ) - battle; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; विजेष्ये (vijeṣye) - I shall conquer; च (ca) - and; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield;]
(Then, either with Arjuna or with you, O best of the Bharatas, I shall fight today; having reached the battle, I shall conquer in the battlefield.)
Then, today, I will fight either with Arjuna or with you, O best of the Bharatas, and having reached the battlefield, I will emerge victorious.
अहमद्य गमिष्यामि वैरस्यान्तं सुदुर्गमम्। गदया पुरुषव्याघ्र हेमपट्टविनद्धया ॥९-३१-५९॥
aham adya gamiṣyāmi vairasyāntaṃ sudurgamam। gadayā puruṣavyāghra hemapaṭṭavinaddhayā ॥9-31-59॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; वैरस्य (vairasya) - of enmity; अन्तम् (antam) - end; सुदुर्गमम् (sudurgamam) - very difficult; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; हेमपट्टविनद्धया (hemapaṭṭavinaddhayā) - bound with a golden belt;]
(I today will go to the very difficult end of enmity, O tiger among men, with a mace bound with a golden belt.)
Today, I shall go to the very challenging end of enmity, O tiger among men, armed with a mace bound with a golden belt.
गदायुद्धे न मे कश्चित्सदृशोऽस्तीति चिन्तय। गदया वो हनिष्यामि सर्वानेव समागतान् ॥ गृह्णातु स गदां यो वै युध्यतेऽद्य मया सह ॥९-३१-६०॥
gadāyuddhe na me kaścitsadṛśo'stīti cintaya। gadayā vo haniṣyāmi sarvāneva samāgatān ॥ gṛhṇātu sa gadāṃ yo vai yudhyate'dya mayā saha ॥9-31-60॥
[गदायुद्धे (gadāyuddhe) - in mace battle; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - equal; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; चिन्तय (cintaya) - think; गदया (gadayā) - with mace; वः (vaḥ) - you; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will slay; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; गृह्णातु (gṛhṇātu) - let him take; सः (saḥ) - he; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; यः (yaḥ) - who; वै (vai) - indeed; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; अद्य (adya) - today; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together;]
(In mace battle, think that there is no one equal to me. With the mace, I will slay all who have assembled. Let him take the mace who indeed fights with me today.)
In the battle of maces, consider that there is no one equal to me. With the mace, I shall slay all those who have gathered. Let him take up the mace who dares to fight with me today.
