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Sauptika Parva - Kumbhaghonam edition

००१. सञ्जयधृतराष्ट्रयोः संलापः॥ द्रौणिकृपकृतवर्मभिर्वनमध्यमेत्य न्यग्रोधस्याधस्तादुपवेशनम्॥ तत्र रात्रौ घूकेन बहुकाकावधदर्शिना द्रौणिना तद्वत्स्वेनापि पाण्डववधनिर्धारणम्॥ ततः कृपकृतवर्माणौ समुद्बौध्य स्वकर्तव्यकथनप्रार्थना॥(70)

001. sañjayadhṛtarāṣṭrayoḥ saṁlāpaḥ॥ drauṇikṛpakṛtavarmabhirvanamadhyametya nyagrodhasyādhastādupaveśanam॥ tatra rātrau ghūkena bahukākāvadhadarśinā drauṇinā tadvatsvenāpi pāṇḍavavadhanirdhāraṇam॥ tataḥ kṛpakṛtavarmāṇau samudbaudhya svakartavyakathanaprārthanā॥(70)

[सञ्जयधृतराष्ट्रयोः (sañjaya-dhṛtarāṣṭrayoḥ) - of Sañjaya and Dhṛtarāṣṭra; संलापः (saṁlāpaḥ) - conversation; द्रौणिकृपकृतवर्मभिः (drauṇi-kṛpa-kṛtavarmabhiḥ) - by Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman; वनमध्यम् (vanamadhyam) - the middle of the forest; एत्य (etya) - having arrived; न्यग्रोधस्य (nyagrodhasya) - of the banyan tree; अधस्तात् (adhastāt) - underneath; उपवेशनम् (upaveśanam) - sitting down; तत्र (tatra) - there; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; घूकेन (ghūkena) - by the owl; बहुकाकावधदर्शिना (bahukākāvadhadarśinā) - who saw the killing of many crows; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drauṇi; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; स्वेनापि (svenāpi) - by himself also; पाण्डववधनिर्धारणम् (pāṇḍava-vadha-nirdhāraṇam) - determination of the killing of the Pāṇḍavas; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृपकृतवर्माणौ (kṛpa-kṛtavarmāṇau) - Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman; समुद्बौध्य (samudbaudhya) - having awakened; स्वकर्तव्यकथनप्रार्थना (sva-kartavya-kathana-prārthanā) - request to state their own duty;]

(001. Conversation of Sañjaya and Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Sitting down under the banyan tree in the middle of the forest, having arrived there by Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman. There at night, Drauṇi, who saw the killing of many crows by the owl, similarly determined the killing of the Pāṇḍavas by himself. Then, Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman, having awakened, request to state their own duty. (70))

001. Sañjaya and Dhṛtarāṣṭra converse. Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman arrive at the center of the forest and sit beneath a banyan tree. That night, Drauṇi, having witnessed an owl kill many crows, resolves to destroy the Pāṇḍavas in the same way. Afterwards, Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman awaken and ask about their own duties. (70)

००२. कृपेण द्रौणिम्प्रति कर्तव्योपदेशः॥(36)

002. kṛpeṇa drauṇimprati kartavyopadeśaḥ॥(36)

[कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to Droṇa's son; प्रति (prati) - towards; कर्तव्य (kartavya) - duty; उपदेशः (upadeśaḥ) - instruction;]

(By Kṛpa, instruction of duty to Droṇa's son.)

Kṛpa instructs Droṇa's son about his duty.

००३. द्रौणिना कृपवचनमनादृत्य कृपकृतवर्मणोः पुरतः निशि प्रसुप्तपाण्डुपाञ्चालहननप्रतिज्ञानम्॥(36)

003. drauṇinā kṛpavacanamanādṛtya kṛpakṛtavarmaṇoḥ purataḥ niśi prasuptapāṇḍupāñcālahananapratijñānam॥(36)

[द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Aśvatthāman; (son of Droṇa); कृपवचनम् (kṛpavacanam) - the words of Kṛpa; (Kṛpācārya); अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; कृपकृतवर्मणोः (kṛpakṛtavarmaṇoḥ) - in the presence of Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman; पुरतः (purataḥ) - before; निशि (niśi) - at night; प्रसुप्त (prasupta) - sleeping; पाण्डुपाञ्चाल (pāṇḍupāñcāla) - of the Pāṇḍavas and the Pāñcālas; हनन (hanana) - killing; प्रतिज्ञानम् (pratijñānam) - vow;]

(By Aśvatthāman, disregarding the words of Kṛpa, before Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman, at night, the vow to kill the sleeping Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas.)

003. Aśvatthāman, disregarding Kṛpa's advice, in the presence of Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman, made a vow at night to kill the sleeping Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas.

००४. द्रौणिकृपयोः संवादः॥(36)

004. drauṇikṛpayoḥ saṃvādaḥ॥(36)

[द्रौणि (drauṇi) - of Droṇa's son; कृपयोः (kṛpayoḥ) - and of Kṛpa; संवादः (saṃvādaḥ) - dialogue;]

(004. Dialogue of Droṇa's son and of Kṛpa.(36))

004. The conversation between Droṇa's son and Kṛpa.(36)

००५. कृपेण प्रसुप्तमारणस्याधार्मिकत्वकथनेन प्रतिषेधनेऽपि पितृवधामर्षिणा द्रौणिना जिघांसया रिपुशिविरद्वारगमनम्॥ कृपकृतवर्मश्यामपि सौहार्दात्तदनुगमनम्॥(40)

005. kṛpeṇa prasuptamāraṇasyādhārmikatvakathanena pratiṣedhane'pi pitṛvadhāmarṣiṇā drauṇinā jighāṃsayā ripuśiviradvāragamanam॥ kṛpakṛtavarmaśyāmapi sauhārdāttadanugamanam॥(40)

[कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa; प्रसुप्त (prasupta) - sleeping; मारणस्य (māraṇasya) - of killing; अधार्मिकत्व (adhārmikatva) - unrighteousness; कथनेन (kathanena) - by stating; प्रतिषेधने (pratiṣedhane) - in forbidding; अपि (api) - even; पितृवधामर्षिणा (pitṛvadhāmarṣiṇā) - by the one enraged at the killing of his father; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by the son of Droṇa; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intention to kill; रिपुशिविरद्वारगमनम् (ripuśiviradvāragamanam) - going to the enemy camp gate; कृप (kṛpa) - Kṛpa; कृतवर्म (kṛtavarma) - Kṛtavarma; श्याम (śyāma) - Śyāma; अपि (api) - also; सौहार्दात् (sauhārdāt) - out of friendship; तदनुगमनम् (tadanugamanam) - following him;]

(By Kṛpa, even after stating the unrighteousness of killing the sleeping and forbidding it, Drauṇi, enraged at his father's killing, with the intention to kill, went to the enemy camp gate. Kṛpa, Kṛtavarma, and Śyāma also, out of friendship, followed him.)

005. Kṛpa tried to stop Drauṇi by explaining that killing the sleeping was unrighteous, but Drauṇi, furious over his father's death, went to the enemy camp to kill. Out of friendship, Kṛpa, Kṛtavarma, and Śyāma followed him.

००६. अश्वत्थाम्नः शिबिरद्वारस्थमहाभूतदर्शनम्॥ भूतजिगीषया द्रौणिविसृष्टानामस्त्रशस्त्राणां भूतेन ग्रसनम्॥ ततश्चिंतातान्तश्च द्रौणेर्महादेवोपासनाध्यवसायः॥(34)

006. aśvatthāmnaḥ śibiradvārasthamahābhūtadarśanam॥ bhūtajigīṣayā drauṇivisṛṣṭānāmastraśastrāṇāṃ bhūtena grasanaṃ॥ tataś cintātāntaś ca drauṇer mahādevopāsanādhyavasāyaḥ॥(34)

[अश्वत्थाम्नः (aśvatthāmnaḥ) - of Aśvatthāman; शिबिरद्वारस्थ (śibiradvārastha) - standing at the camp gate; महाभूतदर्शनम् (mahābhūtadarśanam) - vision of great beings; भूतजिगीषया (bhūtajigīṣayā) - with the desire to conquer beings; द्रौणिविसृष्टानाम् (drauṇivisṛṣṭānām) - released by the son of Droṇa; अस्त्रशस्त्राणाम् (astraśastrāṇām) - of missiles and weapons; भूतेन (bhūtena) - by a being; ग्रसनम् (grasanaṃ) - devouring; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चिन्तातान्तः (cintātāntaḥ) - overwhelmed by anxiety; च (ca) - and; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of the son of Droṇa; महादेवोपासनाध्यवसायः (mahādevopāsanādhyavasāyaḥ) - resolve for the worship of Mahādeva;]

(006. Of Aśvatthāman, standing at the camp gate, a vision of great beings. With the desire to conquer beings, the missiles and weapons released by the son of Droṇa were devoured by a being. Then, overwhelmed by anxiety, the son of Droṇa resolved to worship Mahādeva. (34))

006. Aśvatthāman, standing at the camp gate, witnessed a vision of great beings. Desiring to conquer supernatural beings, the weapons and missiles released by Droṇa's son were consumed by a being. Then, overwhelmed by anxiety, Droṇa's son resolved to worship Mahādeva. (34)

००७. द्रौणिना शिवस्तुतिः॥ द्रौणेः पुरतः काञ्चनवेद्यामग्न्युद्भवः॥ द्रौणेः समीपे नानाविधभीषणभूतगणानामागमनम्॥ शिवेन आत्मनो हविष्ट्वकल्पनपूर्वकमग्नौ प्रविष्टाय द्रौणये खङ्गदानपूर्वकं तच्छरीरप्रवेशः॥पुनरश्वत्थाम्नः शिबिरगमनम्॥(67)

007. drauṇinā śivastutiḥ॥ drauṇeḥ purataḥ kāñcanavedyām agnyudbhavaḥ॥ drauṇeḥ samīpe nānāvidhabhīṣaṇabhūtagaṇānām āgamanam॥ śivenātmano haviṣtvakalpanapūrvakam agnau praviṣṭāya drauṇaye khaṅgadanapūrvakaṃ taccharīrapraveśaḥ॥ punaraśvatthāmnaḥ śibiragamanam॥ (67)

[द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drona's son; शिवस्तुतिः (śivastutiḥ) - praise of Shiva; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - before Drona's son; पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front; काञ्चनवेद्याम् (kāñcanavedyām) - on the golden altar; अग्न्युद्भवः (agnyudbhavaḥ) - arising of fire; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - near Drona's son; समीपे (samīpe) - near; नानाविध (nānāvidha) - of various kinds; भीषण (bhīṣaṇa) - terrifying; भूतगणानाम् (bhūtagaṇānām) - of groups of spirits; आगमनम् (āgamanam) - arrival; शिवेन (śivena) - by Shiva; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; हविष्ट्वकल्पनपूर्वकम् (haviṣtvakalpanapūrvakam) - preceded by the preparation of offering; अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire; प्रविष्टाय (praviṣṭāya) - having entered; द्रौणये (drauṇaye) - to Drona's son; खङ्गदानपूर्वकं (khaṅgadanapūrvakaṃ) - preceded by the giving of the sword; तच्छरीरप्रवेशः (taccharīrapraveśaḥ) - entry into that body; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अश्वत्थाम्नः (aśvatthāmnaḥ) - of Ashvatthaman; शिबिरगमनम् (śibiragamanam) - going to the camp;]

(007. By Drona's son, praise of Shiva. In front of Drona's son, on the golden altar, the arising of fire. Near Drona's son, the arrival of various kinds of terrifying groups of spirits. By Shiva, after preparing his own offering, for Drona's son who had entered the fire, entry into that body preceded by the giving of the sword. Again, Ashvatthaman's going to the camp. (67))

007. Drona's son praised Shiva. In front of him, fire arose on a golden altar. Near him, various terrifying spirits appeared. Shiva, after preparing his own offering, entered the fire and, after giving the sword, entered Drona's son's body. Afterwards, Ashvatthaman returned to the camp. (67)

००८. शिबिरद्वारे कृपकृतवर्माणौ संस्थाप्यान्तः प्रविष्टेन द्रौणिना धृष्टद्युम्नादिपाञ्चालानां द्रौपदेयादीनां च वधः॥ भयाद्वहिर्निष्क्रान्तानां कृपकृतवर्मक्ष्यां वधः॥(164)

008. śibiradvāre kṛpakṛtavarmāṇau saṃsthāpyāntaḥ praviṣṭena drauṇinā dhṛṣṭadyumnādipāñcālānāṃ draupadeyādīnāṃ ca vadhaḥ॥ bhayād vahir niṣkrāntānāṃ kṛpakṛtavarmakṣyāṃ vadhaḥ॥ (164)

[शिबिरद्वारे (śibira-dvāre) - at the camp gate; कृपकृतवर्माणौ (kṛpa-kṛtavarmāṇau) - Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman; संस्थाप्य (saṃsthāpya) - having stationed; अन्तः (antaḥ) - inside; प्रविष्टेन (praviṣṭena) - having entered; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Aśvatthāman; धृष्टद्युम्नादिपाञ्चालानां (dhṛṣṭadyumna-ādi-pāñcālānām) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna and other Pāñcālas; द्रौपदेयादीनां (draupadeya-ādīnām) - of the sons of Draupadī and others; च (ca) - and; वधः (vadhaḥ) - slaughter; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; वहिः (vahiḥ) - outside; निष्क्रान्तानां (niṣkrāntānām) - of those who had gone out; कृपकृतवर्मक्ष्यां (kṛpa-kṛtavarma-kṣyām) - by Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman; वधः (vadhaḥ) - slaughter;]

(At the camp gate, having stationed Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman, having entered inside by Aśvatthāman, the slaughter of Dhṛṣṭadyumna and other Pāñcālas and the sons of Draupadī and others; out of fear, those who had gone outside, slaughter by Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman.)

008. Aśvatthāman, after stationing Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman at the camp gate, entered inside and killed Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcālas, the sons of Draupadī, and others; those who fled outside in fear were also killed by Kṛpa and Kṛtavarman.

००९. द्रौणिकृपकृतवर्मभिर्दुर्योधनमेत्य शोचनम्॥ दुर्योधनम्प्रति द्रौणिना सुप्तजवधकथनम्॥ दुर्योधनेन प्राणत्यागः॥ द्रौण्यादीनां नगरगमनम्॥ सञ्जयस्य व्यासानुग्रहप्राप्तदिव्यज्ञाननाशः॥(63)

009. drauṇikṛpakṛtavarmabhir duryodhanam etya śocanam॥ duryodhanam prati drauṇinā suptajavadha-kathanam॥ duryodhanena prāṇatyāgaḥ॥ drauṇyādīnāṃ nagaragamanam॥ sañjayasya vyāsānugraha-prāpta-divyajñāna-nāśaḥ॥(63)

[द्रौणि-कृप-कृतवर्मभिः (drauṇi-kṛpa-kṛtavarmabhiḥ) - by Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; एत्य (etya) - having approached; शोचनम् (śocanam) - lamentation; दुर्योधनम्-प्रति (duryodhanam-prati) - towards Duryodhana; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drauṇi; सुप्तजवध-कथनम् (suptajavadha-kathanam) - narration of the killing of the sleeping; दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; प्राण-त्यागः (prāṇa-tyāgaḥ) - giving up of life; द्रौण्यादीनां (drauṇyādīnām) - of Drauṇi and others; नगर-गमनम् (nagara-gamanam) - going to the city; सञ्जयस्य (sañjayasya) - of Sañjaya; व्यास-अनुग्रह-प्राप्त-दिव्य-ज्ञान-नाशः (vyāsa-anugraha-prāpta-divya-jñāna-nāśaḥ) - loss of the divine knowledge obtained by Vyāsa's grace;]

(009. By Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman, having approached Duryodhana, lamentation. Towards Duryodhana, by Drauṇi, narration of the killing of the sleeping. By Duryodhana, giving up of life. Of Drauṇi and others, going to the city. Of Sañjaya, loss of the divine knowledge obtained by Vyāsa's grace. (63))

009. Drauṇi, Kṛpa, and Kṛtavarman approach Duryodhana and lament. Drauṇi narrates to Duryodhana the killing of the sleeping. Duryodhana gives up his life. Drauṇi and the others go to the city. Sañjaya loses the divine knowledge he had received by Vyāsa's grace. (63)

०१०. दैवादुर्वरितेन दृष्टद्युम्नसारथिना युधिष्ठिराय रात्रौ वृत्तशिबिरवृत्तान्तविनेदनम्॥

010. daivādurvaritena dṛṣṭadyumna-sārathinā yudhiṣṭhirāya rātrau vṛtta-śibira-vṛttānta-videdanam॥

[दैवात् (daivāt) - by fate; दुर्वरितेन (durvaritena) - by misfortune; दृष्टद्युम्न (dṛṣṭadyumna) - Dṛṣṭadyumna; सारथिना (sārathinā) - by the charioteer; युधिष्ठिराय (yudhiṣṭhirāya) - to Yudhiṣṭhira; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; वृत्त (vṛtta) - happened; शिबिर (śibira) - camp; वृत्तान्त (vṛttānta) - incident; विनेदनम् (videdanam) - report;]

(By fate and misfortune, the charioteer of Dṛṣṭadyumna reported to Yudhiṣṭhira at night the incident that happened in the camp.)

010. By fate and misfortune, Dṛṣṭadyumna's charioteer reported to Yudhiṣṭhira at night about the incident that had occurred in the camp.

०११. मकुलेन युधिष्ठिरसमोषं प्रति द्रौपथानयनम्॥ द्रौपद्या द्रौणिमस्तकमणिहरणचोदितेन भीमेन नकुलसारथिना रथेन द्रौणिवभ्राय प्रस्थानम्॥ (32)

011. makulena yudhiṣṭhirasamoṣaṃ prati draupathānayanam॥ draupadyā drauṇimastakamaṇiharaṇacoditena bhīmena nakulasārathinā rathena drauṇivabhrāya prasthānam॥ (32)

[मकुलेन (makulena) - by Nakula; युधिष्ठिरसमोषं (yudhiṣṭhirasamoṣam) - together with Yudhishthira; प्रति (prati) - towards; द्रौपथानयनम् (draupathānayanam) - bringing Draupadi's sons; द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - by Draupadi; द्रौणिमस्तकमणिहरणचोदितेन (drauṇimastakamaṇiharaṇacoditena) - prompted by the theft of the jewel from Drona's head; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; नकुलसारथिना (nakulasārathinā) - with Nakula as charioteer; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; द्रौणिवभ्राय (drauṇivabhrāya) - towards Drona's son (Ashvatthama); प्रस्थानम् (prasthānam) - departure;]

(By Nakula, together with Yudhishthira, towards bringing Draupadi's sons. By Draupadi, prompted by the theft of the jewel from Drona's head, by Bhima, with Nakula as charioteer, by chariot, departure towards Drona's son (Ashvatthama).)

011. Nakula, along with Yudhishthira, set out to bring Draupadi's sons. At Draupadi's urging, after the theft of the jewel from Drona's head, Bhima, with Nakula as his charioteer, departed by chariot towards Ashvatthama.

०१२. द्रौणिजिघांसया भीमे प्रतिगते कृष्णेन युधिष्ठिरम्प्रति द्रौणिदौश्शील्यादिकथनपूर्वकं भीमस्य ततो रक्षणीयत्वकथनम्॥

012. drauṇijighāṁsayā bhīme pratigate kṛṣṇena yudhiṣṭhiramprati drauṇidausśīlyādikathanapūrvakaṁ bhīmasya tato rakṣaṇīyatvakathanam॥

[द्रौणि-जिघांसया (drauṇi-jighāṁsayā) - by Drona's son's intention to kill; भीमे (bhīme) - when Bhima; प्रतिगते (pratigate) - had returned; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; युधिष्ठिरम्-प्रति (yudhiṣṭhiram-prati) - to Yudhishthira; द्रौणि-दौश्शील्यादि-कथन-पूर्वकं (drauṇi-dauśśīlyādi-kathana-pūrvakaṁ) - preceded by narration of Drona's son's wickedness, etc.; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रक्षणीयत्व-कथनम् (rakṣaṇīyatva-kathanam) - statement of the need to protect;]

(012. By Drona's son's intention to kill, when Bhima had returned, by Krishna, to Yudhishthira, preceded by narration of Drona's son's wickedness, etc., then statement of the need to protect Bhima.)

012. After Bhima returned due to Drona's son's murderous intent, Krishna, having first described Drona's son's wickedness to Yudhishthira, then spoke about the necessity of protecting Bhima.

०१३. कृष्णादिभिर्भागीरथीतीरे व्याससमीपसमासीनद्रौणिदर्शनम्॥

013. kṛṣṇādibhirbhāgīrathītīre vyāsasamīpasamāsīnadrauṇidarśanam॥

[कृष्णादिभिः (kṛṣṇādibhiḥ) - by Kṛṣṇa and others; भागीरथी-तीरे (bhāgīrathī-tīre) - on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī (Ganges); व्यास-समीप-समासीन (vyāsa-samīpa-samāsīna) - seated near Vyāsa; द्रौणि-दर्शनम् (drauṇi-darśanam) - the sight of Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman);]

(013. By Kṛṣṇa and others, on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī, seated near Vyāsa, the sight of Droṇa's son.)

013. Kṛṣṇa and others, seated near Vyāsa on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī, saw Droṇa's son (Aśvatthāman).

०१४. अर्जुनेन कृष्णाज्ञया द्रौण्यस्त्रप्रत्यस्त्रप्रयोगः॥

014. arjunena kṛṣṇājñayā drauṇyastra-pratyastra-prayogaḥ॥

[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; कृष्णाज्ञया (kṛṣṇājñayā) - by Krishna's command; द्रौण्यस्त्र (drauṇyastra) - Drona's son's weapon; प्रत्यस्त्र (pratyastra) - counter-weapon; प्रयोगः (prayogaḥ) - use;]

(014. By Arjuna, by Krishna's command, Drona's son's weapon, counter-weapon, use.)

014. At Krishna's command, Arjuna used a counter-weapon against the weapon of Drona's son.

०१५. अर्जुनेन व्यासनारदभावानुरोधेन स्वप्रयुक्तब्रह्मशिरोस्त्रप्रतिसंहारः॥ कृष्णेनाश्वत्थामानं प्रति उत्तरागर्भे ऐषीकास्त्रपातेऽपि मृतशिशोः स्वेन समुज्जीवनप्रतिज्ञा॥ ब्रह्मचर्याभावादस्रप्रतिसंहारासमर्थेन द्रौणिना व्यासकृष्णावनादृस्य पाण्वगर्भेष्वैषीकास्त्रोत्सर्जनम्॥

015. arjunena vyāsa-nārada-bhāva-anurodhena svaprayukta-brahmaśirastra-pratisaṃhāraḥ॥ kṛṣṇena aśvatthāmānaṃ prati uttara-garbhe aiṣīkāstra-pāte'pi mṛta-śiśoḥ svena samujjīvana-pratijñā॥ brahmacaryābhāvāt asra-pratisaṃhāra-asamarthena drauṇinā vyāsa-kṛṣṇa-avana-adṛśya pāṇḍava-garbheṣu aiṣīkāstra-utsarjanam॥

[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; व्यासनारदभावानुरोधेन (vyāsa-nārada-bhāva-anurodhena) - at the request of Vyāsa and Nārada; स्वप्रयुक्तब्रह्मशिरोस्त्रप्रतिसंहारः (svaprayukta-brahmaśirastra-pratisaṃhāraḥ) - withdrawal of the Brahmaśiras weapon launched by himself; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa; अश्वत्थामानं (aśvatthāmānam) - towards Aśvatthāmā; प्रति (prati) - towards; उत्तरागर्भे (uttara-garbhe) - in the womb of Uttara; ऐषीकास्त्रपातेऽपि (aiṣīkāstra-pāte'pi) - even when the missile was cast; मृतशिशोः (mṛta-śiśoḥ) - of the dead child; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; समुज्जीवनप्रतिज्ञा (samujjīvana-pratijñā) - vow to revive; ब्रह्मचर्याभावात् (brahmacaryābhāvāt) - due to lack of celibacy; अस्रप्रतिसंहारासमर्थेन (asra-pratisaṃhāra-asamarthena) - being unable to withdraw the weapon; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by the son of Droṇa; व्यासकृष्णावनादृस्य (vyāsa-kṛṣṇa-avana-adṛśya) - disregarding the protection of Vyāsa and Kṛṣṇa; पाण्वगर्भेषु (pāṇḍava-garbheṣu) - in the wombs of the Pāṇḍavas; ऐषीकास्त्रोत्सर्जनम् (aiṣīkāstra-utsarjanam) - release of the missile;]

(By Arjuna, at the request of Vyāsa and Nārada, withdrawal of the Brahmaśiras weapon launched by himself. By Kṛṣṇa, towards Aśvatthāmā, even when the missile was cast at the fetus of Uttara, vow to revive the dead child by his own power. By the son of Droṇa, due to lack of celibacy, being unable to withdraw the weapon, disregarding the protection of Vyāsa and Kṛṣṇa, release of the missile at the fetuses of the Pāṇḍavas.)

015. Arjuna, at the request of Vyāsa and Nārada, withdrew the Brahmaśiras weapon he had launched. Kṛṣṇa, even when Aśvatthāmā cast the missile at Uttara's unborn child, vowed to revive the dead child by his own power. The son of Droṇa, unable to withdraw the weapon due to lack of celibacy and disregarding the protection of Vyāsa and Kṛṣṇa, released the missile at the Pāṇḍava fetuses.

०१६. कृष्णेन स्ववचनोल्लङ्घनेनास्त्रप्रयोक्तुरश्वत्थाम्नः शापदानां व्यासेन तदनुमोदनं च॥ भीमेन द्रौणिमस्तकमणिदा नेन द्रौपदीसमाश्वासनम्॥ युधिष्ठिरेण द्रौपदीवचनात्स्वमस्तके तन्मणिधारणम्॥ (33)

016. kṛṣṇena svavacanollaṅghanenāstraprayoktur aśvatthāmnaḥ śāpadānāṃ vyāsena tadanumodanaṃ ca॥ bhīmena drauṇimastakamaṇidānena draupadīsamāśvāsanam॥ yudhiṣṭhireṇa draupadīvacanāt svamastake tanmaṇidhāraṇam॥ (33)

[कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Kṛṣṇa; स्ववचनोल्लङ्घनेन (svavacanollaṅghanena) - by transgressing his own word; अस्त्रप्रयोक्तुः (astraprayoktuḥ) - of the weapon user; अश्वत्थाम्नः (aśvatthāmnaḥ) - of Aśvatthāman; शापदानां (śāpadānāṃ) - of the giving of the curse(s); व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa; तदनुमोदनं (tadanumodanaṃ) - that approval; च (ca) - and; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhīma; द्रौणिमस्तकमणिदानेन (drauṇimastakamaṇidānena) - by the giving of the jewel from Droṇa's son's head; द्रौपदीसमाश्वासनम् (draupadīsamāśvāsanam) - the comforting of Draupadī; युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhiṣṭhira; द्रौपदीवचनात् (draupadīvacanāt) - from Draupadī's words; स्वमस्तके (svamastake) - on his own head; तन्मणिधारणम् (tanmaṇidhāraṇam) - the wearing of that jewel;]

(By Kṛṣṇa, by transgressing his own word, of the weapon user Aśvatthāman, of the giving of the curse(s), by Vyāsa, that approval and; by Bhīma, by the giving of the jewel from Droṇa's son's head, the comforting of Draupadī; by Yudhiṣṭhira, from Draupadī's words, on his own head, the wearing of that jewel.)

016. Kṛṣṇa, by breaking his own promise, and Vyāsa, by approving the curse given to Aśvatthāman, and Bhīma, by taking the jewel from Droṇa's son's head, comforted Draupadī; Yudhiṣṭhira, following Draupadī's words, wore that jewel on his own head.

०१७. युधिष्ठिरेण द्रौणेरेकस्य बहुमारणशक्तिप्रश्ने कृष्णेन रुद्रप्रसादादित्युक्त्वा रुद्रमहिमकथनम्॥ (26)

017. yudhiṣṭhireṇa drauṇeḥ ekasya bahu-māraṇa-śakti-praśne kṛṣṇena rudra-prasādāt iti uktvā rudra-mahima-kathanam॥ (26)

[युधिष्ठिरेण (yudhiṣṭhireṇa) - by Yudhishthira; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son (Ashvatthama); एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; बहु (bahu) - many; मरण (māraṇa) - killing; शक्ति (śakti) - power; प्रश्ने (praśne) - in the question; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - by Krishna; रुद्र (rudra) - Rudra; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; रुद्र (rudra) - Rudra; महिम (mahima) - greatness; कथनम् (kathanam) - narration;]

(By Yudhishthira, regarding Drona's son's (Ashvatthama's) question about the power to kill many by one, Krishna, having said 'by the grace of Rudra', narrates the greatness of Rudra.)

017. Yudhishthira asked Krishna about Ashvatthama's ability to kill many at once, and Krishna, saying it was by Rudra's grace, narrated the greatness of Rudra.