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कृप उवाच॥
kṛpa uvāca॥
[कृप (kṛpa) - Kṛpa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Kṛpa said:)
Kṛpa said:
शुश्रूषुरपि दुर्मेधाः पुरुषोऽनियतेन्द्रियः। नालं वेदयितुं कृत्स्नौ धर्मार्थाविति मे मतिः ॥१०-५-१॥
śuśrūṣurapi durmedhāḥ puruṣo'niyatendriyaḥ। nālaṃ vedayituṃ kṛtsnau dharmārthāviti me matiḥ ॥10-5-1॥
[शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - desirous to hear; अपि (api) - even; दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - of poor intellect; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; अनियतेन्द्रियः (aniyatendriyaḥ) - with uncontrolled senses; न (na) - not; अलम् (alam) - capable; वेदयितुम् (vedayitum) - to understand; कृत्स्नौ (kṛtsnau) - entire; धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - dharma and artha; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Even a man of poor intellect, desirous to hear, with uncontrolled senses, is not capable of understanding the entire dharma and artha, thus is my opinion.)
In my opinion, a man with uncontrolled senses and poor intellect, even if he is eager to learn, cannot fully comprehend the principles of dharma and artha.
तथैव तावन्मेधावी विनयं यो न शिक्षति। न च किञ्चन जानाति सोऽपि धर्मार्थनिश्चयम् ॥१०-५-२॥
tathaiva tāvanmedhāvī vinayaṃ yo na śikṣati। na ca kiñcana jānāti so'pi dharmārthaniscayam ॥10-5-2॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तावत् (tāvat) - so much; मेधावी (medhāvī) - wise; विनयम् (vinayam) - humility; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; शिक्षति (śikṣati) - learns; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything; जानाति (jānāti) - knows; सः (saḥ) - he; अपि (api) - also; धर्म (dharma) - righteousness; अर्थ (artha) - meaning; निश्चयम् (niscayam) - certainty;]
(In the same way, a wise person who does not learn humility, and knows nothing, also does not have certainty in righteousness and meaning.)
Similarly, a wise person who does not learn humility and knows nothing cannot have certainty in matters of righteousness and purpose.
शुश्रूषुस्त्वेव मेधावी पुरुषो नियतेन्द्रियः। जानीयादागमान्सर्वान्ग्राह्यं च न विरोधयेत् ॥१०-५-३॥
śuśrūṣustveva medhāvī puruṣo niyatendriyaḥ। jānīyādāgamānsarvānghrāhyaṃ ca na virodhayet ॥10-5-3॥
[शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - one who is eager to listen; तुः (tuḥ) - but; एव (eva) - indeed; मेधावी (medhāvī) - wise; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; नियत (niyata) - controlled; इन्द्रियः (indriyaḥ) - senses; जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know; आगमान् (āgamān) - scriptures; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - acceptable; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; विरोधयेत् (virodhayet) - should contradict;]
(Indeed, a wise man who is eager to listen and has controlled senses should know all scriptures and should not contradict what is acceptable.)
A wise person, eager to learn and with controlled senses, should understand all scriptures and not oppose what is acceptable.
अनेयस्त्ववमानी यो दुरात्मा पापपूरुषः। दिष्टमुत्सृज्य कल्याणं करोति बहुपापकम् ॥१०-५-४॥
aneyastvavamānī yo durātmā pāpapūruṣaḥ। diṣṭamutsṛjya kalyāṇaṃ karoti bahupāpakam ॥10-5-4॥
[अनेयः (aneyaḥ) - uncontrolled; त्व (tva) - indeed; अवमानी (avamānī) - disrespectful; यः (yaḥ) - who; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked soul; पाप (pāpa) - sinful; पूरुषः (pūruṣaḥ) - person; दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspicious; करोति (karoti) - does; बहु (bahu) - much; पापकम् (pāpakam) - sinful act;]
(The uncontrolled, disrespectful, wicked soul who is a sinful person, abandoning fate, does much sinful act instead of auspicious.)
The uncontrolled and disrespectful wicked person, ignoring his fate, engages in many sinful acts instead of pursuing what is auspicious.
नाथवन्तं तु सुहृदः प्रतिषेधन्ति पातकात्। निवर्तते तु लक्ष्मीवान्नालक्ष्मीवान्निवर्तते ॥१०-५-५॥
nāthavantaṃ tu suhṛdaḥ pratiṣedhanti pātakāt। nivartate tu lakṣmīvānnālakṣmīvānnivartate ॥10-5-5॥
[नाथवन्तम् (nāthavantam) - one with a protector; तु (tu) - but; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; प्रतिषेधन्ति (pratiṣedhanti) - restrain; पातकात् (pātakāt) - from sin; निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back; तु (tu) - but; लक्ष्मीवान् (lakṣmīvān) - one with fortune; न (na) - not; अलक्ष्मीवान् (alakṣmīvān) - one without fortune; निवर्तते (nivartate) - turns back;]
(Friends restrain one with a protector from sin; but one with fortune turns back, not one without fortune.)
Friends restrain those who have protectors from committing sins, but those who are fortunate turn back, unlike those who are unfortunate.
यथा ह्युच्चावचैर्वाक्यैः क्षिप्तचित्तो नियम्यते। तथैव सुहृदा शक्यो नशक्यस्त्ववसीदति ॥१०-५-६॥
yathā hyuccāvacairvākyaiḥ kṣiptacitto niyamyate। tathaiva suhṛdā śakyo naśakyastvavasīdati ॥10-5-6॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; उच्चावचैः (uccāvacaiḥ) - by high and low; वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) - by words; क्षिप्तचित्तः (kṣiptacittaḥ) - agitated mind; नियम्यते (niyamyate) - is controlled; तथा (tathā) - so; एव (eva) - indeed; सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by a friend; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; न (na) - not; अशक्यः (aśakyaḥ) - impossible; तु (tu) - but; अवसीदति (avasīdati) - sinks;]
(Just as an agitated mind is controlled by high and low words, so indeed, by a friend, the possible and the impossible sink.)
Just as an agitated mind can be controlled by various words, similarly, a friend can influence both the possible and the impossible.
तथैव सुहृदं प्राज्ञं कुर्वाणं कर्म पापकम्। प्राज्ञाः सम्प्रतिषेधन्ते यथाशक्ति पुनः पुनः ॥१०-५-७॥
tathaiva suhṛdaṃ prājñaṃ kurvāṇaṃ karma pāpakam। prājñāḥ sampratiṣedhante yathāśakti punaḥ punaḥ ॥10-5-7॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सुहृदं (suhṛdaṃ) - friend; प्राज्ञं (prājñaṃ) - wise; कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇaṃ) - doing; कर्म (karma) - action; पापकम् (pāpakam) - sinful; प्राज्ञाः (prājñāḥ) - wise ones; सम्प्रतिषेधन्ते (sampratiṣedhante) - restrain; यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - to the best of their ability; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(In the same way, the wise friend, doing sinful action, the wise ones restrain to the best of their ability, again and again.)
In the same way, when a wise friend is engaged in sinful actions, the wise ones restrain him to the best of their ability, repeatedly.
स कल्याणे मतिं कृत्वा नियम्यात्मानमात्मना। कुरु मे वचनं तात येन पश्चान्न तप्यसे ॥१०-५-८॥
sa kalye mātiṃ kṛtvā niyamyātmānamātmanā। kuru me vacanaṃ tāta yena paścānna tapyase ॥10-5-8॥
[स (sa) - he; कल्याणे (kalye) - auspicious; मतिं (matiṃ) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; नियम्य (niyamya) - controlling; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; आत्मना (ātmanā) - by self; कुरु (kuru) - do; मे (me) - my; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - word; तात (tāta) - dear; येन (yena) - by which; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; न (na) - not; तप्यसे (tapyase) - you will lament;]
(He, having made the mind auspicious, controlling the self by the self, do my word, dear, by which afterwards you will not lament.)
Dear one, make your mind auspicious and control yourself by yourself. Follow my words so that you will not regret later.
न वधः पूज्यते लोके सुप्तानामिह धर्मतः। तथैव न्यस्तशस्त्राणां विमुक्तरथवाजिनाम् ॥१०-५-९॥
na vadhaḥ pūjyate loke suptānāmiha dharmataḥ। tathaiva nyastaśastrāṇāṃ vimuktarathavājinām ॥10-5-9॥
[न (na) - not; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored; लोके (loke) - in the world; सुप्तानाम् (suptānām) - of those who are asleep; इह (iha) - here; धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to dharma; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; न्यस्तशस्त्राणाम् (nyastaśastrāṇām) - of those who have laid down their weapons; विमुक्तरथवाजिनाम् (vimuktarathavājinām) - of those who have freed their chariots and horses;]
(The killing of those who are asleep is not honored in the world here according to dharma; similarly, of those who have laid down their weapons and freed their chariots and horses.)
In this world, according to dharma, killing those who are asleep is not honored, nor is it for those who have laid down their weapons and freed their chariots and horses.
ये च ब्रूयुस्तवास्मीति ये च स्युः शरणागताः। विमुक्तमूर्धजा ये च ये चापि हतवाहनाः ॥१०-५-१०॥
ye ca brūyus tavāsmīti ye ca syuḥ śaraṇāgatāḥ। vimuktamūrdhajā ye ca ye cāpi hatavāhanāḥ ॥10-5-10॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; ब्रूयुः (brūyuḥ) - might say; तव (tava) - your; अस्मि (asmi) - am; इति (iti) - thus; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; स्युः (syuḥ) - might be; शरणागताः (śaraṇāgatāḥ) - refuge seekers; विमुक्त (vimukta) - freed; मूर्धजाः (mūrdhajāḥ) - hair; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हत (hata) - destroyed; वाहनाः (vāhanāḥ) - vehicles;]
(Those who might say 'I am yours' and those who might be refuge seekers; those with freed hair and those whose vehicles are destroyed.)
Those who declare 'I am yours' and seek refuge, those with unbound hair, and those whose vehicles are destroyed.
अद्य स्वप्स्यन्ति पाञ्चाला विमुक्तकवचा विभो। विश्वस्ता रजनीं सर्वे प्रेता इव विचेतसः ॥१०-५-११॥
adya svapsyanti pāñcālā vimuktakavacā vibho। viśvastā rajanīṃ sarve pretā iva vicetasaḥ ॥10-5-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; स्वप्स्यन्ति (svapsyanti) - will sleep; पाञ्चाला (pāñcālā) - Panchalas; विमुक्तकवचा (vimuktakavacā) - without armor; विभो (vibho) - O lord; विश्वस्ता (viśvastā) - confidently; रजनीं (rajanīṃ) - night; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रेता (pretā) - like the dead; इव (iva) - as if; विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - unconscious;]
(Today the Panchalas, without armor, O lord, will sleep confidently through the night, all as if dead and unconscious.)
Today, O lord, the Panchalas, having removed their armor, will sleep through the night with confidence, all appearing as if they are dead and unconscious.
यस्तेषां तदवस्थानां द्रुह्येत पुरुषोऽनृजुः। व्यक्तं स नरके मज्जेदगाधे विपुलेऽप्लवे ॥१०-५-१२॥
yasteṣāṃ tadavasthānāṃ druhyeta puruṣo'nṛjuḥ। vyaktaṃ sa narake majjedagādhe vipule'plave ॥10-5-12॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तदवस्थानाम् (tadavasthānām) - of those situations; द्रुह्येत (druhyeta) - would betray; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a person; अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - dishonest; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; सः (saḥ) - he; नरके (narake) - in hell; मज्जेत् (majjeta) - would sink; अगाधे (agādhe) - bottomless; विपुले (vipule) - vast; अप्लवे (aplave) - without a boat;]
(Whoever among them, in those situations, would betray, a dishonest person, clearly he would sink in a bottomless, vast hell without a boat.)
A person who is dishonest and betrays others in those situations will clearly find himself sinking into a vast, bottomless hell without any means of rescue.
सर्वास्त्रविदुषां लोके श्रेष्ठस्त्वमसि विश्रुतः। न च ते जातु लोकेऽस्मिन्सुसूक्ष्ममपि किल्बिषम् ॥१०-५-१३॥
sarvāstraviduṣāṃ loke śreṣṭhastvamasi viśrutaḥ। na ca te jātu loke'sminsusūkṣmamapi kilbiṣam ॥10-5-13॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; अस्त्र (astra) - weapons; विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the learned; लोके (loke) - in the world; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; त्वम् (tvam) - you; असि (asi) - are; विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; जातु (jātu) - ever; लोके (loke) - in the world; अस्मिन् (asmin) - this; सुसूक्ष्मम् (susūkṣmam) - subtle; अपि (api) - even; किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - sin;]
(Among all the learned in the world, you are renowned as the best in weaponry. And there is not even a subtle sin of yours in this world.)
You are renowned as the best among all the learned in weaponry in the world, and there is not even the slightest sin of yours in this world.
त्वं पुनः सूर्यसङ्काशः श्वोभूत उदिते रवौ। प्रकाशे सर्वभूतानां विजेता युधि शात्रवान् ॥१०-५-१४॥
tvaṁ punaḥ sūryasaṅkāśaḥ śvobhūta udite ravau। prakāśe sarvabhūtānāṁ vijetā yudhi śātravān ॥10-5-14॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सूर्यसङ्काशः (sūryasaṅkāśaḥ) - like the sun; श्वः (śvaḥ) - tomorrow; भूत (bhūta) - become; उदिते (udite) - risen; रवौ (ravau) - sun; प्रकाशे (prakāśe) - in the light; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings; विजेता (vijetā) - conqueror; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies;]
(You, again like the sun, will become tomorrow when the sun has risen, the light of all beings, the conqueror in battle of enemies.)
You will rise again like the sun tomorrow, becoming the light for all beings and the conqueror of enemies in battle.
असम्भावितरूपं हि त्वयि कर्म विगर्हितम्। शुक्ले रक्तमिव न्यस्तं भवेदिति मतिर्मम ॥१०-५-१५॥
asambhāvitarūpaṃ hi tvayi karma vigarhitam। śukle raktamiva nyastaṃ bhavediti matirmama ॥10-5-15॥
[असम्भावितरूपम् (asambhāvitarūpam) - unexpected form; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; कर्म (karma) - action; विगर्हितम् (vigarhitam) - blameworthy; शुक्ले (śukle) - on white; रक्तम् (raktam) - red; इव (iva) - like; न्यस्तम् (nyastam) - placed; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; मम (mama) - my;]
(Indeed, an unexpected form of blameworthy action in you would be like red placed on white, thus is my thought.)
My thought is that a blameworthy action in you would be as unexpected as red placed on white.
अश्वत्थामोवाच॥
aśvatthāmovāca॥
[अश्वत्थाम (aśvatthāma) - Ashwatthama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Ashwatthama said:)
Ashwatthama spoke:
एवमेतद्यथात्थ त्वमनुशास्मीह मातुल। तैस्तु पूर्वमयं सेतुः शतधा विदलीकृतः ॥१०-५-१६॥
evametadyathāttha tvamanuśāsmīha mātula। taistu pūrvamayaṃ setuḥ śatadhā vidalīkṛtaḥ ॥10-5-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; यथा (yathā) - as; अत्थ (attha) - you said; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अनुशास्मि (anuśāsmi) - I instruct; इह (iha) - here; मातुल (mātula) - uncle; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तु (tu) - but; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; अयम् (ayam) - this; सेतुः (setuḥ) - bridge; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; विदलीकृतः (vidalīkṛtaḥ) - was broken;]
(Thus, as you said, I instruct here, uncle. But this bridge was broken into a hundred pieces by them before.)
"Indeed, as you have stated, I am instructing here, uncle. However, this bridge was previously shattered into a hundred pieces by them."
प्रत्यक्षं भूमिपालानां भवतां चापि संनिधौ। न्यस्तशस्त्रो मम पिता धृष्टद्युम्नेन पातितः ॥१०-५-१७॥
pratyakṣaṃ bhūmipālānāṃ bhavatāṃ cāpi saṃnidhau। nyastaśastro mama pitā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pātitaḥ ॥10-5-17॥
[प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - in the presence; भूमिपालानाम् (bhūmipālānām) - of the kings; भवताम् (bhavatām) - of you; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; संनिधौ (saṃnidhau) - in the presence; न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - unarmed; मम (mama) - my; पिता (pitā) - father; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - was killed;]
(In the presence of the kings and you, my father, unarmed, was killed by Dhrishtadyumna.)
In the presence of the kings and you, my father, who was unarmed, was killed by Dhrishtadyumna.
कर्णश्च पतिते चक्रे रथस्य रथिनां वरः। उत्तमे व्यसने सन्नो हतो गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥१०-५-१८॥
karṇaśca patite cakre rathasya rathināṃ varaḥ। uttame vyasane sanno hato gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥10-5-18॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; पतिते (patite) - fallen; चक्रे (cakre) - wheel; रथस्य (rathasya) - of the chariot; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of the charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; उत्तमे (uttame) - in the greatest; वयसने (vyasane) - calamity; सन्नः (sannaḥ) - dejected; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of Gandiva;]
(Karna, the best of charioteers, with the wheel of his chariot fallen, dejected in the greatest calamity, was slain by the wielder of Gandiva.)
Karna, the foremost among charioteers, found himself in dire straits when the wheel of his chariot fell off. In this moment of great calamity, he was killed by Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow.
तथा शान्तनवो भीष्मो न्यस्तशस्त्रो निरायुधः। शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य हतो गाण्डीवधन्वना ॥१०-५-१९॥
tathā śāntanavo bhīṣmo nyastaśastro nirāyudhaḥ। śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya hato gāṇḍīvadhanvanā ॥10-5-19॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; न्यस्त (nyasta) - laid down; शस्त्रः (śastraḥ) - weapons; निरायुधः (nirāyudhaḥ) - weaponless; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - by the wielder of the Gandiva bow;]
(Thus, Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, having laid down his weapons and being weaponless, was killed by Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, placing Śikhaṇḍin in front.)
Thus, Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, laid down his weapons and was killed by Arjuna, who placed Śikhaṇḍin in front as a shield.
भूरिश्रवा महेष्वासस्तथा प्रायगतो रणे। क्रोशतां भूमिपालानां युयुधानेन पातितः ॥१०-५-२०॥
bhūriśravā maheṣvāsastathā prāyagato raṇe। krośatāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ yuyudhānena pātitaḥ ॥10-5-20॥
[भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhūriśravā; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रायगतः (prāyagataḥ) - advanced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रोशताम् (krośatām) - shouting; भूमिपालानाम् (bhūmipālānām) - of the kings; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhāna; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - felled;]
(Bhūriśravā, the great archer, thus advanced in battle, was felled by Yuyudhāna while the kings were shouting.)
Bhūriśravā, a great archer, advanced into the battle and was struck down by Yuyudhāna amidst the cries of the kings.
दुर्योधनश्च भीमेन समेत्य गदया मृधे। पश्यतां भूमिपालानामधर्मेण निपातितः ॥१०-५-२१॥
duryodhanaśca bhīmena sametya gadayā mṛdhe। paśyatāṃ bhūmipālānāmadharmeṇa nipātitaḥ ॥10-5-21॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; समेत्य (sametya) - having met; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those watching; भूमिपालानाम् (bhūmipālānām) - of the kings; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; निपातितः (nipātitaḥ) - was felled;]
(Duryodhana, having met Bhima with a mace in battle, was felled unrighteously in the sight of the kings.)
Duryodhana was unrighteously struck down by Bhima with a mace in battle, as the kings watched.
एकाकी बहुभिस्तत्र परिवार्य महारथैः। अधर्मेण नरव्याघ्रो भीमसेनेन पातितः ॥१०-५-२२॥
ekākī bahubhistatra parivārya mahārathaiḥ। adharmeṇa naravyāghro bhīmasenena pātitaḥ ॥10-5-22॥
[एकाकी (ekākī) - alone; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; तत्र (tatra) - there; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounded; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; अधर्मेण (adharmeṇa) - unrighteously; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - felled;]
(Alone, surrounded there by many great charioteers, the tiger among men was unrighteously felled by Bhimasena.)
The lone warrior, though surrounded by many great charioteers, was unrighteously brought down by Bhimasena, the tiger among men.
विलापो भग्नसक्थस्य यो मे राज्ञः परिश्रुतः। वार्त्तिकानां कथयतां स मे मर्माणि कृन्तति ॥१०-५-२३॥
vilāpo bhagnasakthasya yo me rājñaḥ pariśrutaḥ। vārttikānāṃ kathayatāṃ sa me marmāṇi kṛntati ॥10-5-23॥
[विलापः (vilāpaḥ) - lamentation; भग्नसक्थस्य (bhagnasakthasya) - of the one with broken thighs; यः (yaḥ) - which; मे (me) - my; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; परिश्रुतः (pariśrutaḥ) - heard; वार्त्तिकानाम् (vārttikānām) - of the messengers; कथयताम् (kathayatām) - speaking; सः (saḥ) - he; मे (me) - my; मर्माणि (marmāṇi) - vitals; कृन्तति (kṛntati) - cuts;]
(The lamentation of the one with broken thighs, which is heard by my king, cuts my vitals as the messengers speak.)
The lamentation of the one with broken thighs, heard by my king, deeply affects me as the messengers narrate it.
एवमधार्मिकाः पापाः पाञ्चाला भिन्नसेतवः। तानेवं भिन्नमर्यादान्किं भवान्न विगर्हति ॥१०-५-२४॥
evam adhārmikāḥ pāpāḥ pāñcālā bhinnasetavaḥ। tān evaṃ bhinnamaryādān kiṃ bhavān na vigarhati ॥10-5-24॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; अधार्मिकाः (adhārmikāḥ) - unrighteous; पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; भिन्नसेतवः (bhinnasetavaḥ) - with broken barriers; तान् (tān) - them; एवम् (evam) - thus; भिन्नमर्यादान् (bhinnamaryādān) - with broken boundaries; किं (kiṃ) - why; भवान् (bhavān) - you; न (na) - not; विगर्हति (vigarhati) - condemn;]
(Thus, the unrighteous, sinful Panchalas with broken barriers, why do you not condemn them with broken boundaries?)
Thus, why do you not condemn the unrighteous and sinful Panchalas who have broken all barriers and boundaries?
पितृहन्तॄनहं हत्वा पाञ्चालान्निशि सौप्तिके। कामं कीटः पतङ्गो वा जन्म प्राप्य भवामि वै ॥१०-५-२५॥
pitṛhantr̥̄nahaṃ hatvā pāñcālānniśi sauptike। kāmaṃ kīṭaḥ pataṅgo vā janma prāpya bhavāmi vai ॥10-5-25॥
[पितृहन्तॄन् (pitṛhantr̥̄n) - father-killers; अहम् (aham) - I; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; निशि (niśi) - at night; सौप्तिके (sauptike) - in the massacre; कामम् (kāmam) - as desired; कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - an insect; पतङ्गः (pataṅgaḥ) - a moth; वा (vā) - or; जन्म (janma) - birth; प्राप्य (prāpya) - obtaining; भवामि (bhavāmi) - I become; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Having killed the father-killers, the Panchalas, at night in the massacre, I may become an insect or a moth, indeed, as desired, obtaining birth.)
Having slain the father-killers and the Panchalas at night during the massacre, I may indeed be reborn as an insect or a moth, as I desire.
त्वरे चाहमनेनाद्य यदिदं मे चिकीर्षितम्। तस्य मे त्वरमाणस्य कुतो निद्रा कुतः सुखम् ॥१०-५-२६॥
tvare cāhamanenādya yadidaṃ me cikīrṣitam। tasya me tvaramāṇasya kuto nidrā kutaḥ sukham ॥10-5-26॥
[त्वरे (tvare) - I hasten; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; अनेन (anena) - by this; अद्य (adya) - today; यत् (yat) - that; इदं (idam) - this; मे (me) - my; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done; तस्य (tasya) - of him; मे (me) - my; त्वरमाणस्य (tvaramāṇasya) - of the one who is hurrying; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; निद्रा (nidrā) - sleep; कुतः (kutaḥ) - where; सुखम् (sukham) - comfort;]
(I hasten and I, by this today, that this my desired to be done. Of him, my, of the one who is hurrying, where sleep, where comfort.)
I am in a hurry today to accomplish what I desire. For someone like me who is in haste, where is the time for sleep or comfort?
न स जातः पुमाँल्लोके कश्चिन्न च भविष्यति। यो मे व्यावर्तयेदेतां वधे तेषां कृतां मतिम् ॥१०-५-२७॥
na sa jātaḥ pumāṁlloke kaścinna ca bhaviṣyati। yo me vyāvartayedetāṁ vadhe teṣāṁ kṛtāṁ matim ॥10-5-27॥
[न (na) - not; स (sa) - he; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; पुमान् (pumān) - man; लोके (loke) - in the world; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; यः (yaḥ) - who; मे (me) - my; व्यावर्तयेत् (vyāvartayet) - can turn away; एताम् (etām) - this; वधे (vadhe) - in killing; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; कृताम् (kṛtām) - made; मतिम् (matim) - decision;]
(There is no man born in the world, nor will there be anyone, who can turn away my decision made in killing them.)
There is no man born in this world, nor will there be anyone in the future, who can change my decision regarding their execution.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वा महाराज द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। एकान्ते योजयित्वाश्वान्प्रायादभिमुखः परान् ॥१०-५-२८॥
evamuktvā mahārāja droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। ekānte yojayitvāśvānprāyādabhimukhaḥ parān ॥10-5-28॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Droṇa; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one; एकान्ते (ekānte) - in private; योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having yoked; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards; परान् (parān) - the enemies;]
(Thus having spoken, O great king, the son of Droṇa, the glorious one, in private, having yoked the horses, departed towards the enemies.)
Having addressed the king in this manner, the valiant son of Droṇa privately harnessed his horses and set out towards the enemy.
तमब्रूतां महात्मानौ भोजशारद्वतावुभौ। किमयं स्यन्दनो युक्तः किं च कार्यं चिकीर्षितम् ॥१०-५-२९॥
tamabrūtāṃ mahātmānau bhojaśāradvatāvubhau। kimayaṃ syandano yuktaḥ kiṃ ca kāryaṃ cikīrṣitam ॥10-5-29॥
[तम् (tam) - to him; अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - said; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two great souls; भोजशारद्वतौ (bhojaśāradvatau) - Bhoja and Sharadvata; उभौ (ubhau) - both; किम् (kim) - what; अयम् (ayam) - this; स्यन्दनः (syandanaḥ) - chariot; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - is equipped; किम् (kim) - what; च (ca) - and; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - is intended;]
(To him, the two great souls, Bhoja and Sharadvata, both said: "What is this chariot equipped for, and what task is intended?")
Bhoja and Sharadvata, the two great souls, asked him: "What is this chariot prepared for, and what task do you intend to accomplish?"
एकसार्थं प्रयातौ स्वस्त्वया सह नरर्षभ। समदुःखसुखौ चैव नावां शङ्कितुमर्हसि ॥१०-५-३०॥
ekasārthaṃ prayātau svastvayā saha nararṣabha। samaduḥkhasukhau caiva nāvāṃ śaṅkitumarhasi ॥10-5-30॥
[एकसार्थम् (ekasārtham) - for the same purpose; प्रयातौ (prayātau) - departed; स्वस्त्वया (svastvayā) - with you, O best of men; सह (saha) - together; नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men; समदुःखसुखौ (samaduḥkhasukhau) - in happiness and distress alike; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नावाम् (nāvām) - our boat; शङ्कितुम् (śaṅkitum) - to doubt; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(For the same purpose, departed with you, O best of men, together, in happiness and distress alike, and indeed, our boat, to doubt, you should.)
You, O best of men, have departed with us for the same purpose. You should not doubt our boat, as we are together in both happiness and distress.
अश्वत्थामा तु सङ्क्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्। ताभ्यां तथ्यं तदाचख्यौ यदस्यात्मचिकीर्षितम् ॥१०-५-३१॥
aśvatthāmā tu saṅkruddhaḥ piturvadhamanusmaran। tābhyāṃ tathyaṃ tadācakhyau yadasyātmacikīrṣitam ॥10-5-31॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father; वधम् (vadham) - the killing; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering; ताभ्यां (tābhyām) - to them; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - the truth; तत् (tat) - that; आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - he told; यत् (yat) - what; अस्य (asya) - his; आत्मचिकीर्षितम् (ātmacikīrṣitam) - intended to do;]
(Ashwatthama, enraged, remembering the killing of his father, told them the truth of what he intended to do.)
Ashwatthama, in his fury and remembering his father's death, revealed to them his true intentions.
हत्वा शतसहस्राणि योधानां निशितैः शरैः। न्यस्तशस्त्रो मम पिता धृष्टद्युम्नेन पातितः ॥१०-५-३२॥
hatvā śatasahasrāṇi yodhānāṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। nyastaśastro mama pitā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pātitaḥ ॥10-5-32॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - having laid down arms; मम (mama) - my; पिता (pitā) - father; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - was killed;]
(Having killed hundreds of thousands of warriors with sharp arrows, my father, having laid down arms, was killed by Dhrishtadyumna.)
After slaying hundreds of thousands of warriors with sharp arrows, my father, having surrendered his weapons, was slain by Dhrishtadyumna.
तं तथैव हनिष्यामि न्यस्तवर्माणमद्य वै। पुत्रं पाञ्चालराजस्य पापं पापेन कर्मणा ॥१०-५-३३॥
taṃ tathaiva haniṣyāmi nyastavarmāṇamadya vai। putraṃ pāñcālarājasya pāpaṃ pāpena karmaṇā ॥10-5-33॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same manner; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; न्यस्तवर्माणम् (nyastavarmāṇam) - unarmed; अद्य (adya) - today; वै (vai) - indeed; पुत्रम् (putram) - the son; पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Panchala; पापम् (pāpam) - sinful; पापेन (pāpena) - by sinful; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - deed;]
(I will slay him in the same manner today, indeed, the unarmed son of the king of Panchala, sinful by sinful deed.)
I will slay the unarmed son of the king of Panchala today, who is sinful by his sinful deeds.
कथं च निहतः पापः पाञ्चालः पशुवन्मया। शस्त्राहवजितां लोकान्प्राप्नुयादिति मे मतिः ॥१०-५-३४॥
kathaṁ ca nihataḥ pāpaḥ pāñcālaḥ paśuvanmayā। śastrāhavajitāṁ lokānprāpnuyāditi me matiḥ ॥10-5-34॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinner; पाञ्चालः (pāñcālaḥ) - Panchala; पशुवत् (paśuvat) - like an animal; मया (mayā) - by me; शस्त्राहवजिताम् (śastrāhavajitām) - won by battle of weapons; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may attain; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought;]
(How can the sinner Panchala, killed by me like an animal, attain the worlds won by battle of weapons? Thus is my thought.)
My thought is: How can the sinner Panchala, whom I have killed like an animal, attain the worlds that are won through the battle of weapons?
क्षिप्रं संनद्धकवचौ सखड्गावात्तकार्मुकौ। समास्थाय प्रतीक्षेतां रथवर्यौ परन्तपौ ॥१०-५-३५॥
kṣipraṃ saṃnaddhakavacau sakhaḍgāvāttakārmukau। samāsthāya pratīkṣetāṃ rathavaryau parantapau ॥10-5-35॥
[क्षिप्रं (kṣipram) - quickly; संनद्धकवचौ (saṃnaddhakavacau) - armored; सखड्गावात्तकार्मुकौ (sakhaḍgāvāttakārmukau) - with swords and drawn bows; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having stood; प्रतीक्षेतां (pratīkṣetām) - await; रथवर्यौ (rathavaryau) - the best chariots; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes;]
(Quickly, armored, with swords and drawn bows, having stood, await the best chariots, scorchers of foes.)
The scorchers of foes, quickly armored and equipped with swords and drawn bows, stood ready, awaiting the best chariots.
इत्युक्त्वा रथमास्थाय प्रायादभिमुखः परान्। तमन्वगात्कृपो राजन्कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥१०-५-३६॥
ityuktvā rathamāsthāya prāyādabhimukhaḥ parān। tamanvagātkṛpo rājankṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ ॥10-5-36॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards; परान् (parān) - the enemies; तम् (tam) - him; अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; राजन् (rājan) - O King; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Sātvata.;]
(Thus, having spoken, he mounted the chariot and proceeded towards the enemies. Kṛpa, O King, and Kṛtavarmā, the Sātvata, followed him.)
After speaking thus, he mounted his chariot and advanced towards the enemies. Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, and Sātvata followed him, O King.
ते प्रयाता व्यरोचन्त परानभिमुखास्त्रयः। हूयमाना यथा यज्ञे समिद्धा हव्यवाहनाः ॥१०-५-३७॥
te prayātā vyarocanta parānabhimukhāstrayaḥ। hūyamānā yathā yajñe samiddhā havyavāhanāḥ ॥10-5-37॥
[ते (te) - they; प्रयाता (prayātā) - departed; व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone; परानभिमुखाः (parānabhimukhāḥ) - facing the enemy; त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three; हूयमाना (hūyamānā) - being offered; यथा (yathā) - as; यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the sacrifice; समिद्धा (samiddhā) - kindled; हव्यवाहनाः (havyavāhanāḥ) - sacrificial fires;]
(They departed, shining, facing the enemy, the three, being offered as in the sacrifice, the kindled sacrificial fires.)
The three warriors departed, shining brightly as they faced the enemy, like kindled sacrificial fires being offered in a ritual.
ययुश्च शिबिरं तेषां सम्प्रसुप्तजनं विभो। द्वारदेशं तु सम्प्राप्य द्रौणिस्तस्थौ रथोत्तमे ॥१०-५-३८॥
yayuśca śibiraṃ teṣāṃ samprasuptajanaṃ vibho। dvāradeśaṃ tu samprāpya drauṇistasthau rathottame ॥10-5-38॥
[ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; च (ca) - and; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; सम्प्रसुप्तजनम् (samprasuptajanam) - sleeping people; विभो (vibho) - O lord; द्वारदेशम् (dvāradeśam) - entrance; तु (tu) - but; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; रथोत्तमे (rathottame) - on the best chariot;]
(And they went to their camp, O lord, where the people were sleeping. But having reached the entrance, Aśvatthāmā stood on the best chariot.)
They went to their camp where everyone was asleep. At the entrance, Aśvatthāmā stood on his magnificent chariot.
