10.012
Pancharatra: Krishna tells Yudhisthira, Ashwatthama is restless and has Brahmashira weapon, and so, Bhima should be protected.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said:)
Vaiśampāyana said:
तस्मिन्प्रयाते दुर्धर्षे यदूनामृषभस्ततः। अब्रवीत्पुण्डरीकाक्षः कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥१०-१२-१॥
tasmin prayāte durdharṣe yadūnām ṛṣabhas tataḥ। abravīt puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ kuntī-putraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram ॥10-12-1॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; प्रयाते (prayāte) - having departed; दुर्धर्षे (durdharṣe) - Durdharsha; यदूनाम् (yadūnām) - of the Yadus; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the bull; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - the lotus-eyed one; कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntī-putram) - Kunti's son; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira;]
(In that (situation), after Durdharsha, the bull among the Yadus, had departed, then the lotus-eyed one said to Kunti's son, Yudhishthira.)
After Durdharsha, the foremost among the Yadus, had departed, the lotus-eyed Krishna spoke to Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti.
एष पाण्डव ते भ्राता पुत्रशोकमपारयन्। जिघांसुर्द्रौणिमाक्रन्दे याति भारत भारतः ॥१०-१२-२॥
eṣa pāṇḍava te bhrātā putraśokam-apārayan। jighāṃsur drauṇim ākrande yāti bhārata bhārataḥ ॥10-12-2॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava; ते (te) - your; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; पुत्रशोकम् (putraśokam) - grief for his son; अपारयन् (apārayan) - unable to bear; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Aśvatthāman (son of Droṇa); आक्रन्दे (ākrande) - in lamentation; याति (yāti) - goes; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; भारतः (bhārataḥ) - the descendant of Bharata;]
(This, O Pāṇḍava, your brother, unable to bear the grief for his son, desiring to kill Aśvatthāman in lamentation, goes, O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata.)
O Pāṇḍava, your brother, unable to bear the grief for his son, is going in lamentation to kill Aśvatthāman, O descendant of Bharata.
भीमः प्रियस्ते सर्वेभ्यो भ्रातृभ्यो भरतर्षभ। तं कृच्छ्रगतमद्य त्वं कस्मान्नाभ्यवपद्यसे ॥१०-१२-३॥
bhīmaḥ priyaste sarvebhyo bhrātṛbhyo bharatarṣabha। taṃ kṛcchragatamadya tvaṃ kasmānnābhyavapadyase ॥10-12-3॥
[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear; ते (te) - to you; सर्वेभ्यः (sarvebhyaḥ) - to all; भ्रातृभ्यः (bhrātṛbhyaḥ) - to brothers; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of the Bharatas; तं (taṃ) - him; कृच्छ्रगतम् (kṛcchragatam) - afflicted; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why; न (na) - not; अभ्यवपद्यसे (abhyavapadyase) - do you approach;]
(Bhima is dear to you, to all the brothers, O bull of the Bharatas. Him, afflicted today, you why do not approach?)
O bull of the Bharatas, Bhima is dear to you and to all your brothers. Why do you not approach him today when he is afflicted?
यत्तदाचष्ट पुत्राय द्रोणः परपुरञ्जयः। अस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरो नाम दहेद्यत्पृथिवीमपि ॥१०-१२-४॥
yattadācaṣṭa putrāya droṇaḥ parapurañjayaḥ। astraṃ brahmaśiro nāma dahedyatpṛthivīmapi ॥10-12-4॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - explained; पुत्राय (putrāya) - to (his) son; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; ब्रह्मशिरः (brahmaśiraḥ) - Brahmashira; नाम (nāma) - named; दहेत् (dahet) - could burn; यत् (yat) - which; पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth; अपि (api) - even;]
(Which that Droṇa, conqueror of enemy cities, explained to (his) son—the weapon named Brahmashira, which could burn even the earth.)
Droṇa, the conqueror of enemy cities, explained to his son the weapon called Brahmashira, which could burn even the earth.
तन्महात्मा महाभागः केतुः सर्वधनुष्मताम्। प्रत्यपादयदाचार्यः प्रीयमाणो धनञ्जयम् ॥१०-१२-५॥
tan-mahātmā mahābhāgaḥ ketuḥ sarva-dhanuṣmatām। pratyapādayad-ācāryaḥ prīyamāṇo dhanañjayam ॥10-12-5॥
[तत् (tat) - that; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled one; महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - most fortunate; केतुः (ketuḥ) - the leader; सर्वधनुष्मताम् (sarva-dhanuṣmatām) - of all archers; प्रत्यपादयत् (pratyapādayat) - handed over; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; प्रीयमाणः (prīyamāṇaḥ) - being pleased; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]
(That great-souled, most fortunate leader of all archers, the teacher, being pleased, handed over Dhananjaya (Arjuna).)
The great-souled and most fortunate leader among all archers, the teacher, being pleased, entrusted Dhananjaya (Arjuna).
तत्पुत्रोऽस्यैवमेवैनमन्वयाचदमर्षणः। ततः प्रोवाच पुत्राय नातिहृष्टमना इव ॥१०-१२-६॥
tatputro'syaivamevaiman-anvayāca damarṣaṇaḥ. tataḥ provāca putrāya nātihṛṣṭamanā iva ॥10-12-6॥
[तत् (tat) - then; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अस्य (asya) - his; एवम् (evam) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; एनम् (enam) - him; अन्वयाच (anvayāca) - requested; दमर्षणः (damarṣaṇaḥ) - Damarshana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; पुत्राय (putrāya) - to the son; न (na) - not; अति (ati) - very; हृष्ट (hṛṣṭa) - pleased; मना (manā) - in mind; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Then his son Damarshana thus indeed requested him. Then he said to his son, not very pleased in mind, as if.)
Then his son Damarshana requested him in this way. Then, appearing not very pleased, he spoke to his son.
विदितं चापलं ह्यासीदात्मजस्य महात्मनः। सर्वधर्मविदाचार्यो नान्विषत्सततं सुतम् ॥१०-१२-७॥
viditaṃ cāpalaṃ hyāsīd ātmajasya mahātmanaḥ। sarvadharmavidācāryo nānviṣat satataṃ sutam ॥10-12-7॥
[विदितं (viditam) - known; च (ca) - and; अपलं (apalam) - restlessness; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; आत्मजस्य (ātmajasya) - of the son; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one; सर्वधर्मविद् (sarvadharmavid) - knower of all dharmas; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; न (na) - not; अन्विषत् (anviṣat) - sought; सततं (satatam) - always; सुतम् (sutam) - the son;]
(The restlessness of the son of the great-souled one was indeed known; the teacher, knower of all dharmas, did not always seek the son.)
It was well known that the son of the great-souled man was restless; the teacher, who knew all dharmas, did not constantly look for the boy.
परमापद्गतेनापि न स्म तात त्वया रणे। इदमस्त्रं प्रयोक्तव्यं मानुषेषु विशेषतः ॥१०-१२-८॥
paramāpad-gatenāpi na sma tāta tvayā raṇe। idam astraṃ prayoktavyaṃ mānuṣeṣu viśeṣataḥ ॥10-12-8॥
[परमापद्गतेनापि (paramāpad-gatena api) - even by one who has reached extreme danger; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; तात (tāta) - O dear one; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; इदम् (idam) - this; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; प्रयोक्तव्यम् (prayoktavyam) - should be used; मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]
(Even by one who has reached extreme danger, O dear one, this weapon should not indeed be used by you in battle, especially among humans.)
O dear one, even if you are in the greatest danger, you must never use this weapon in battle, especially against humans.
इत्युक्तवान्गुरुः पुत्रं द्रोणः पश्चादथोक्तवान्। न त्वं जातु सतां मार्गे स्थातेति पुरुषर्षभ ॥१०-१२-९॥
ity-uktavān guruḥ putraṃ droṇaḥ paścād athoktavān। na tvaṃ jātu satāṃ mārge sthāte ti puruṣarṣabha ॥10-12-9॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - having spoken; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher; पुत्रम् (putram) - to the son; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; अथ (atha) - then; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - spoke; न (na) - not; त्वम् (tvam) - you; जातु (jātu) - ever; सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous; मार्गे (mārge) - on the path; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; इति (iti) - thus; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(Thus having spoken, the teacher Droṇa afterwards then spoke to his son: 'You will never stand on the path of the virtuous, O best of men.')
After saying this, the teacher Droṇa then addressed his son again: 'You will never follow the path of the virtuous, O best of men.'
स तदाज्ञाय दुष्टात्मा पितुर्वचनमप्रियम्। निराशः सर्वकल्याणैः शोचन्पर्यपतन्महीम् ॥१०-१२-१०॥
sa tadājñāya duṣṭātmā pitur vacanam apriyam। nirāśaḥ sarvakalyāṇaiḥ śocan paryapatan mahīm ॥10-12-10॥
[स (sa) - he; तत् (tat) - that; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - wicked-minded; पितुः (pituḥ) - of (his) father; वचनम् (vacanam) - words; अप्रियम् (apriyam) - unpleasant; निराशः (nirāśaḥ) - devoid of hope; सर्वकल्याणैः (sarvakalyāṇaiḥ) - of all auspicious things; शोचन् (śocan) - grieving; पर्यपतत् (paryapatan) - falling down; महीम् (mahīm) - on the ground;]
(He, having understood that unpleasant words of his father, the wicked-minded, devoid of all auspicious hopes, grieving, fell down on the ground.)
He, realizing the unpleasant words of his father, the wicked-minded one, lost all hope for happiness and, grieving, collapsed to the ground.
ततस्तदा कुरुश्रेष्ठ वनस्थे त्वयि भारत। अवसद्द्वारकामेत्य वृष्णिभिः परमार्चितः ॥१०-१२-११॥
tatas tadā kuruśreṣṭha vanasthe tvayi bhārata। avasad dvārakām etya vṛṣṇibhiḥ paramārcitaḥ ॥10-12-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तदा (tadā) - at that time; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; वनस्थे (vanasthe) - when (you were) dwelling in the forest; त्वयि (tvayi) - you; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt; द्वारकाम् (dvārakām) - in Dvārakā; एत्य (etya) - having gone; वृष्णिभिः (vṛṣṇibhiḥ) - by the Vṛṣṇis; परमार्चितः (paramārcitaḥ) - greatly honored;]
(Then at that time, O best of the Kurus, when you were dwelling in the forest, O descendant of Bharata, he dwelt in Dvārakā, having gone there, greatly honored by the Vṛṣṇis.)
Then, O best of the Kurus, while you were living in the forest, O Bharata, he went to Dvārakā and was greatly honored by the Vṛṣṇis.
स कदाचित्समुद्रान्ते वसन्द्रारवतीमनु। एक एकं समागम्य मामुवाच हसन्निव ॥१०-१२-१२॥
sa kadācitsamudrānte vasandrāravatīmanu। eka ekaṃ samāgamya māmuvāca hasanniva ॥10-12-12॥
[स (sa) - he; कदाचित् (kadācit) - once; समुद्र-अन्ते (samudra-ante) - at the edge of the ocean; वसन् (vasan) - dwelling; द्रारवतीम्-अनु (drāravatīm-anu) - along Draravati (river); एक एकं (eka ekaṃ) - one by one; समागम्य (samāgamya) - approaching; माम् (mām) - me; उवाच (uvāca) - said; हसन्-इव (hasan-iva) - as if smiling;]
(He, once, at the edge of the ocean, dwelling along Draravati, approaching one by one, said to me as if smiling.)
Once, while dwelling at the edge of the ocean along the Draravati, he approached me one by one and said, as if smiling.
यत्तदुग्रं तपः कृष्ण चरन्सत्यपराक्रमः। अगस्त्याद्भारताचार्यः प्रत्यपद्यत मे पिता ॥१०-१२-१३॥
yattadugraṃ tapaḥ kṛṣṇa caransatyaparākramaḥ। agastyādbhāratācāryaḥ pratyapadyata me pitā ॥10-12-13॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तद् (tad) - that; उग्रं (ugram) - severe; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; चरन् (caran) - practicing; सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - one whose valor is truth; अगस्त्यात् (agastyāt) - from Agastya; भारताचार्यः (bhāratācāryaḥ) - the teacher of the Bharatas; प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - obtained; मे (me) - my; पिता (pitā) - father;]
(Which that severe austerity, O Krishna, practicing, one whose valor is truth, from Agastya, the teacher of the Bharatas, obtained my father.)
O Krishna, my father, whose valor was truth, practiced severe austerities and obtained them from Agastya, the teacher of the Bharatas.
अस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरो नाम देवगन्धर्वपूजितम्। तदद्य मयि दाशार्ह यथा पितरि मे तथा ॥१०-१२-१४॥
astraṃ brahmaśiro nāma devagandharvapūjitam। tadadya mayi dāśārha yathā pitari me tathā ॥10-12-14॥
[अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; ब्रह्मशिरः (brahmaśiraḥ) - Brahmashira (name of a weapon); नाम (nāma) - named; देवगन्धर्व (devagandharva) - by gods and gandharvas; पूजितम् (pūjitam) - worshipped; तत् (tat) - that; अद्य (adya) - today; मयि (mayi) - by me; दाशार्ह (dāśārha) - O Dasharha (Krishna, descendant of Dasharha); यथा (yathā) - just as; पितरि (pitari) - by my father; मे (me) - by me; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥१०-१२-१४॥ (॥10-12-14॥) -;]
(The weapon named Brahmashira, worshipped by gods and gandharvas, that today by me, O Dasharha, just as by my father, so by me.)
O Dasharha, today I possess the weapon called Brahmashira, revered by gods and gandharvas, just as my father did.
अस्मत्तस्तदुपादाय दिव्यमस्त्रं यदूत्तम। ममाप्यस्त्रं प्रयच्छ त्वं चक्रं रिपुहरं रणे ॥१०-१२-१५॥
asmattas tad upādāya divyam astraṃ yadūttama। mamāpy astraṃ prayaccha tvaṃ cakraṃ ripuharaṃ raṇe ॥10-12-15॥
[अस्मत्तः (asmattaḥ) - from me; तत् (tat) - that; उपादाय (upādāya) - having taken; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; यदूत्तम (yadūttama) - O best of the Yadus; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant; त्वं (tvam) - you; चक्रं (cakram) - discus; रिपुहरं (ripuharam) - destroyer of enemies; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Having taken that divine weapon from me, O best of the Yadus, grant me also your weapon, the discus, destroyer of enemies, in battle.)
O best of the Yadus, after taking that divine weapon from me, please grant me your own weapon as well—the discus that destroys enemies in battle.
स राजन्प्रीयमाणेन मयाप्युक्तः कृताञ्जलिः। याचमानः प्रयत्नेन मत्तोऽस्त्रं भरतर्षभ ॥१०-१२-१६॥
sa rājanprīyamāṇena mayāpyuktaḥ kṛtāñjaliḥ। yācamānaḥ prayatnena matto'straṃ bharatarṣabha ॥10-12-16॥
[स (sa) - he; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रीयमाणेन (prīyamāṇena) - with affection; मया (mayā) - by me; अपि (api) - also; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with joined palms; याचमानः (yācamānaḥ) - begging; प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - earnestly; मतः (mataḥ) - from me; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(He, O king, addressed also by me with affection, with joined palms, begging earnestly, from me (asked for) the weapon, O best of the Bharatas.)
O king, he, with joined palms and affection, earnestly begged me for the weapon, O best of the Bharatas.
देवदानवगन्धर्वमनुष्यपतगोरगाः। न समा मम वीर्यस्य शतांशेनापि पिण्डिताः ॥१०-१२-१७॥
devadānavagandharvamanuṣyapatagoragāḥ। na samā mama vīryasya śatāṃśenāpi piṇḍitāḥ ॥10-12-17॥
[देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; गन्धर्व (gandharva) - gandharvas; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - humans; पतग (pataga) - birds; उरग (uraga) - serpents; न (na) - not; समा (samā) - equal; मम (mama) - my; वीर्यस्य (vīryasya) - of strength; शतांशेन (śatāṃśena) - by a hundredth part; अपि (api) - even; पिण्डिताः (piṇḍitāḥ) - reckoned; ॥१०-१२-१७॥ (॥10-12-17॥) -;]
(Gods, demons, gandharvas, humans, birds, and serpents are not even reckoned as equal to a hundredth part of my strength.)
Gods, demons, gandharvas, humans, birds, and serpents are not even equal to a hundredth part of my strength.
इदं धनुरियं शक्तिरिदं चक्रमियं गदा। यद्यदिच्छसि चेदस्त्रं मत्तस्तत्तद्ददानि ते ॥१०-१२-१८॥
idaṃ dhanur iyaṃ śaktir idaṃ cakram iyaṃ gadā। yadyad icchasi ced astraṃ mattas tat tad dadāni te ॥10-12-18॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear; इदं (idaṃ) - this; चक्रम् (cakram) - discus; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; गदा (gadā) - mace; यत्-यत् (yat-yat) - whatever; इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire; चेत् (cet) - if; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; मत्-तस् (mat-tas) - from me; तत्-तत् (tat-tat) - that (each); ददामि (dadāmi) - I give; ते (te) - to you;]
(This bow, this spear, this discus, this mace. Whatever weapon you desire, if (you desire), from me, that (each), I give to you.)
Here are this bow, this spear, this discus, and this mace. Whatever weapon you desire from me, I will give it to you.
यच्छक्नोषि समुद्यन्तुं प्रयोक्तुमपि वा रणे। तद्गृहाण विनास्त्रेण यन्मे दातुमभीप्ससि ॥१०-१२-१९॥
yacchaknoṣi samudyantuṃ prayoktamapi vā raṇe। tadgṛhāṇa vināstreṇa yanme dātumabhipsasi ॥10-12-19॥
[यत् (yat) - whatever; शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi) - you are able; समुद्यन्तुम् (samudyantum) - to raise up; प्रयोक्तुम् (prayoktum) - to use; अपि (api) - even; वा (vā) - or; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तत् (tat) - that; गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take; विना (vinā) - without; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - weapon; यत् (yat) - whatever; मे (me) - to me; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अभीप्ससि (abhīpsasi) - you desire;]
(Whatever you are able to raise up or use in battle, take that without a weapon; whatever you desire to give me.)
Take whatever you are able to raise or use in battle, even without a weapon; whatever you wish to give me.
स सुनाभं सहस्रारं वज्रनाभमयस्मयम्। वव्रे चक्रं महाबाहो स्पर्धमानो मया सह ॥१०-१२-२०॥
sa sunābhaṃ sahasrāraṃ vajranābhamayasmyam। vavre cakraṃ mahābāho spardhamāno mayā saha ॥10-12-20॥
[स (sa) - he; सुनाभं (sunābham) - with good navel (hub); सहस्रारं (sahasrāram) - with a thousand spokes; वज्रनाभम् (vajranābham) - with a thunderbolt hub; अयस्मयम् (ayasmyam) - iron-rimmed; वव्रे (vavre) - chose; चक्रं (cakram) - the discus; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; स्पर्धमानः (spardhamānaḥ) - competing; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together;]
(He, with a good navel (hub), with a thousand spokes, with a thunderbolt hub, iron-rimmed, chose the discus, O mighty-armed, competing together with me.)
O mighty-armed one, he chose the discus with a thousand spokes, a good and thunderbolt hub, and iron rim, competing together with me.
गृहाण चक्रमित्युक्तो मया तु तदनन्तरम्। जग्राहोपेत्य सहसा चक्रं सव्येन पाणिना ॥ न चैतदशकत्स्थानात्सञ्चालयितुमच्युत ॥१०-१२-२१॥
gṛhāṇa cakram ity ukto mayā tu tad anantaram। jagrāha upetya sahasā cakraṃ savyena pāṇinā ॥ na ca etad aśakat sthānāt sañcālayitum acyuta ॥10-12-21॥
[गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - take; चक्रम् (cakram) - the discus; इति (iti) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - was said; मया (mayā) - by me; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after; जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; चक्रम् (cakram) - the discus; सव्येन (savyena) - with the left; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; अशकत् (aśakat) - was able; स्थानात् (sthānāt) - from its place; सञ्चालयितुम् (sañcālayitum) - to move; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta (Krishna); १०-१२-२१ (10-12-21) - 10-12-21;]
(Take the discus—thus was said by me, but immediately after that, he took, approaching suddenly, the discus with the left hand. And, O Acyuta, he was not able to move this from its place.)
I told him, 'Take the discus.' But right after that, he quickly approached and seized the discus with his left hand. Yet, O Acyuta, he could not move it from its place.
अथ तद्दक्षिणेनापि ग्रहीतुमुपचक्रमे। सर्वयत्नेन तेनापि गृह्णन्नेतदकल्पयत् ॥१०-१२-२२॥
atha tad dakṣiṇena api grahītum upacakrame। sarva-yatnena tena api gṛhṇan etad akalpayat ॥10-12-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; तत् (tat) - that; दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - with the right (hand); अपि (api) - also; ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize; उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - he began; सर्वयत्नेन (sarva-yatnena) - with all effort; तेन (tena) - by him; अपि (api) - also; गृह्णन् (gṛhṇan) - seizing; एतत् (etat) - this; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - he could not accomplish;]
(Then, he also began to seize that with the right (hand). Even with all effort, he, seizing this, could not accomplish it.)
Then he tried to grasp it with his right hand as well, but despite all his efforts, he could not succeed in holding it.
ततः सर्वबलेनापि यच्चैतन्न शशाक सः। उद्धर्तुं वा चालयितुं द्रौणिः परमदुर्मनाः ॥ कृत्वा यत्नं परं श्रान्तः स न्यवर्तत भारत ॥१०-१२-२३॥
tataḥ sarvabalenāpi yaccaitanna śaśāka saḥ। uddhartuṃ vā cālayituṃ drauṇiḥ paramadurmanāḥ ॥ kṛtvā yatnaṃ paraṃ śrāntaḥ sa nyavartata bhārata ॥10-12-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वबलेन (sarvabalenā) - with all his strength; अपि (api) - even; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) - was able; सः (saḥ) - he; उद्धर्तुं (uddhartuṃ) - to lift; वा (vā) - or; चालयितुं (cālayituṃ) - to move; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Drona; परमदुर्मनाः (paramadurmanāḥ) - extremely dejected; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; श्रान्तः (śrāntaḥ) - exhausted; सः (saḥ) - he; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - turned back; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then, even with all his strength, he was not able to lift or move this; the son of Drona, extremely dejected, having made supreme effort, exhausted, he turned back, O Bhārata.)
Then, O Bhārata, Drona's son, despite all his strength, could not lift or move it; after making every effort and becoming exhausted and deeply dejected, he turned back.
निवृत्तमथ तं तस्मादभिप्रायाद्विचेतसम्। अहमामन्त्र्य सुस्निग्धमश्वत्थामानमब्रुवम् ॥१०-१२-२४॥
nivṛttam atha taṃ tasmād abhiprāyād vicetasam। aham āmantrya susnigdham aśvatthāmānam abruvam ॥10-12-24॥
[निवृत्तम् (nivṛttam) - withdrawn; अथ (atha) - then; तं (taṃ) - him; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; अभिप्रायात् (abhiprāyāt) - purpose; विचेतसम् (vicetasam) - dispirited; अहम् (aham) - I; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - addressing; सुस्निग्धम् (susnigdham) - very affectionately; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāman; अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - said;]
(Then, seeing him withdrawn from that purpose and dispirited, I, addressing Aśvatthāman very affectionately, said:)
Then, seeing him withdrawn from that purpose and dispirited, I addressed Aśvatthāman very affectionately and spoke to him.
यः स देवमनुष्येषु प्रमाणं परमं गतः। गाण्डीवधन्वा श्वेताश्वः कपिप्रवरकेतनः ॥१०-१२-२५॥
yaḥ sa devamanuṣyeṣu pramāṇaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ। gāṇḍīvadhanvā śvetāśvaḥ kapipravaraketanaḥ ॥10-12-25॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; स (sa) - he; देवमनुष्येषु (devamanuṣyeṣu) - among gods and men; प्रमाणं (pramāṇam) - standard; परमं (paramam) - supreme; गतः (gataḥ) - attained; गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - the wielder of the Gandiva bow; श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - whose horses are white; कपिप्रवरकेतनः (kapipravaraketanaḥ) - whose banner bears the foremost monkey (Hanuman);]
(He who, among gods and men, has attained the supreme standard—the wielder of the Gandiva bow, whose horses are white, whose banner bears the foremost monkey (Hanuman).)
He, who among gods and men has reached the highest standard—Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, with white horses and the banner of Hanuman.
यः साक्षाद्देवदेवेशं शितिकण्ठमुमापतिम्। द्वंद्वयुद्धे पराजिष्णुस्तोषयामास शङ्करम् ॥१०-१२-२६॥
yaḥ sākṣād devadeveśaṃ śitikaṇṭha umāpatim। dvandvayuddhe parājiṣṇuḥ toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram ॥10-12-26॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; देवदेवेशम् (devadeveśam) - the Lord of lords of the gods; शितिकण्ठम् (śitikaṇṭham) - the blue-throated one; उमापतिम् (umāpatim) - the husband of Umā; द्वंद्वयुद्धे (dvandvayuddhe) - in the duel; पराजिष्णुः (parājiṣṇuḥ) - the one who was defeated; तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - pleased; शङ्करम् (śaṅkaram) - Śaṅkara (Shiva);]
(Who, directly, the Lord of lords of the gods, the blue-throated one, the husband of Umā, in the duel, the one who was defeated, pleased Śaṅkara (Shiva).)
He who, having been defeated in the duel, directly pleased Śaṅkara, the blue-throated Lord of lords and husband of Umā.
यस्मात्प्रियतरो नास्ति ममान्यः पुरुषो भुवि। नादेयं यस्य मे किञ्चिदपि दाराः सुतास्तथा ॥१०-१२-२७॥
yasmāt priyataro nāsti mamānyaḥ puruṣo bhuvi। nādeyaṃ yasya me kiñcid api dārāḥ sutās tathā ॥10-12-27॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - than whom; प्रियतरः (priyataraḥ) - dearer; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; मम (mama) - to me; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; न (na) - not; अदेयम् (adeyam) - not to be given; यस्य (yasya) - of whom; मे (me) - my; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अपि (api) - even; दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; तथा (tathā) - also;]
(Than whom there is no one dearer to me, no other man on earth; to whom nothing of mine, not even wives or sons, is not to be given.)
There is no man on earth dearer to me than him; there is nothing of mine, not even my wives or sons, that I would not give to him.
तेनापि सुहृदा ब्रह्मन्पार्थेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा। नोक्तपुर्वमिदं वाक्यं यत्त्वं मामभिभाषसे ॥१०-१२-२८॥
tenāpi suhṛdā brahman pārthenākliṣṭakarmaṇā। noktapūrvam idaṃ vākyaṃ yat tvaṃ mām abhibhāṣase ॥10-12-28॥
[तेनापि (tenāpi) - by him also; सुहृदा (suhṛdā) - by the friend; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha (Arjuna); अक्लिष्टकर्मणा (akliṣṭakarmaṇā) - whose actions are unwearied; नोक्तपुर्वम् (noktapūrvam) - not previously spoken; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) - statement; यत् (yat) - which; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; माम् (mām) - to me; अभिभाषसे (abhibhāṣase) - address;]
(By him also, by the friend, O Brahman, by Pārtha whose actions are unwearied, this statement, which was not previously spoken, you address to me.)
O Brahman, even by that friend, Arjuna, whose actions are tireless, you now address to me this statement which was never spoken before.
ब्रह्मचर्यं महद्घोरं चीर्त्वा द्वादशवार्षिकम्। हिमवत्पार्श्वमभ्येत्य यो मया तपसार्चितः ॥१०-१२-२९॥
brahmacaryaṃ mahadghoraṃ cīrtvā dvādaśavārṣikam। himavatpārśvamabhyetya yo mayā tapasārcitaḥ ॥10-12-29॥
[ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṃ) - celibacy; महत् (mahat) - great; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - severe; चीर्त्वा (cīrtvā) - having practiced; द्वादश (dvādaśa) - twelve; वार्षिकम् (vārṣikam) - years; हिमवत् (himavat) - Himalaya; पार्श्वम् (pārśvam) - side; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; यः (yaḥ) - who; मया (mayā) - by me; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; अर्चितः (arcitaḥ) - worshipped;]
(Having practiced severe and great celibacy for twelve years, having approached the side of the Himalaya, who was worshipped by me with austerity.)
Having practiced intense celibacy for twelve years and having come to the side of the Himalayas, he whom I worshipped with austerities.
समानव्रतचारिण्यां रुक्मिण्यां योऽन्वजायत। सनत्कुमारस्तेजस्वी प्रद्युम्नो नाम मे सुतः ॥१०-१२-३०॥
samānavratacāriṇyāṃ rukmiṇyāṃ yo'nvajāyata. sanatkumārastejasvī pradyumno nāma me sutaḥ ॥10-12-30॥
[समान-व्रत-चारिण्यां (samāna-vrata-cāriṇyāṃ) - in the one who follows the same vows; रुक्मिण्यां (rukmiṇyāṃ) - in Rukmini; यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्वजायत (anvajāyata) - was born; सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumara; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna; नाम (nāma) - by name; मे (me) - my; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son;]
(In Rukmini, who follows the same vows, he who was born—Sanatkumara, brilliant, Pradyumna by name, my son.)
My son Pradyumna, also known as Sanatkumara, the brilliant one, was born to Rukmini, who followed the same vows.
तेनाप्येतन्महद्दिव्यं चक्रमप्रतिमं मम। न प्रार्थितमभून्मूढ यदिदं प्रार्थितं त्वया ॥१०-१२-३१॥
tenāpy etan mahad divyaṃ cakram apratimaṃ mama। na prārthitam abhūn mūḍha yad idaṃ prārthitaṃ tvayā॥10-12-31॥
[तेनापि (tenāpi) - by him also; एतत् (etat) - this; महत् (mahat) - great; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; चक्रम् (cakram) - discus; अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unparalleled; मम (mama) - my; न (na) - not; प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; मूढ (mūḍha) - O fool; यत् (yat) - which; इदम् (idam) - this; प्रार्थितम् (prārthitam) - requested; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(By him also, this great divine discus, unparalleled, of mine, was not requested, O fool, which this (discus) has been requested by you.)
O fool, even he did not ask for this great, divine, unparalleled discus of mine, which you have now requested.
रामेणातिबलेनैतन्नोक्तपूर्वं कदाचन। न गदेन न साम्बेन यदिदं प्रार्थितं त्वया ॥१०-१२-३२॥
rāmeṇātibalenaitannoktapūrvaṃ kadācana। na gadena na sāmbena yadidaṃ prārthitaṃ tvayā ॥10-12-32॥
[रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma; अतिबलेन (atibalena) - by Atibala (the very strong one); एतत् (etat) - this; न (na) - not; उक्तपूर्वं (ukta-pūrvaṃ) - spoken before; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever; न (na) - not; गदेन (gadena) - by Gada; न (na) - not; साम्बेन (sāmbena) - by Sāmba; यद् (yad) - which; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रार्थितं (prārthitaṃ) - requested; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(By Rāma, by Atibala, this has never been spoken before at any time; not by Gada, not by Sāmba, which this was requested by you.)
Neither Rāma nor Atibala, nor Gada nor Sāmba, has ever spoken or requested this before, as you have now done.
द्वारकावासिभिश्चान्यैर्वृष्ण्यन्धकमहारथैः। नोक्तपूर्वमिदं जातु यदिदं प्रार्थितं त्वया ॥१०-१२-३३॥
dvārakāvāsibhiścānyairvṛṣṇyandhakamahārathaiḥ। noktapūrvamidaṃ jātu yadidaṃ prārthitaṃ tvayā ॥10-12-33॥
[द्वारका-वासिभिः (dvārakā-vāsibhiḥ) - by the residents of Dvārakā; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; वृष्णि-अन्धक-महारथैः (vṛṣṇi-andhaka-mahārathaiḥ) - by the great warriors of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas; न (na) - not; उक्त-पूर्वम् (ukta-pūrvam) - spoken before; इदं (idaṃ) - this; जातु (jātu) - ever; यत् (yat) - which; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रार्थितं (prārthitam) - requested; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(By the residents of Dvārakā and by other great warriors of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, this which has been requested by you has never before been spoken.)
Neither the residents of Dvārakā nor any other great warriors among the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas have ever before spoken what you have requested.
भारताचार्यपुत्रः सन्मानितः सर्वयादवैः। चक्रेण रथिनां श्रेष्ठ किं नु तात युयुत्ससे ॥१०-१२-३४॥
bhāratācāryaputraḥ sanmānitaḥ sarvayādavaiḥ। cakreṇa rathināṃ śreṣṭha kiṃ nu tāta yuyutsase ॥10-12-34॥
[भारताचार्यपुत्रः (bhāratācāryaputraḥ) - son of Bhārata’s teacher; सन्मानितः (sanmānitaḥ) - honored; सर्वयादवैः (sarvayādavaiḥ) - by all the Yādavas; चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - with the discus; रथिनां (rathinām) - of chariot-warriors; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - the best; किं (kiṃ) - why; नु (nu) - indeed; तात (tāta) - O father; युयुत्ससे (yuyutsase) - do you wish to fight;]
(Son of Bhārata’s teacher, honored by all the Yādavas, with the discus, best of chariot-warriors, why indeed, O father, do you wish to fight?)
O father, the son of Bhārata’s teacher, honored by all the Yādavas and the best among chariot-warriors wielding the discus—why do you wish to fight?
एवमुक्तो मया द्रौणिर्मामिदं प्रत्युवाच ह। प्रयुज्य भवते पूजां योत्स्ये कृष्ण त्वयेत्युत ॥१०-१२-३५॥
evam-ukto mayā drauṇir mām idaṃ pratyuvāca ha। prayujya bhavate pūjāṃ yotsye kṛṣṇa tvayety-uta ॥10-12-35॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; मया (mayā) - by me; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Droṇa; माम् (mām) - to me; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; ह (ha) - indeed; प्रयुज्य (prayujya) - having performed; भवते (bhavate) - to you; पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Thus addressed by me, the son of Droṇa replied to me this indeed: Having performed worship to you, O Krishna, I will fight, thus indeed.)
When I spoke thus, the son of Droṇa replied to me: "O Krishna, after offering worship to you, I will fight."
ततस्ते प्रार्थितं चक्रं देवदानवपूजितम्। अजेयः स्यामिति विभो सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१०-१२-३६॥
tatas te prārthitaṃ cakraṃ devadānavapūjitam। ajeyaḥ syāmiti vibho satyam etad bravīmi te ॥10-12-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - to you; प्रार्थितं (prārthitam) - requested; चक्रं (cakram) - discus; देवदानवपूजितम् (devadānavapūjitam) - worshipped by gods and demons; अजेयः (ajeyaḥ) - invincible; स्याम् (syām) - may I be; इति (iti) - thus; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; सत्यं (satyam) - truly; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say; ते (te) - to you;]
(Then to you, the requested discus worshipped by gods and demons; (you said) "May I be invincible" thus, O Lord; truly, this I say to you.)
Then I gave you the discus, worshipped by gods and demons, as you requested. You said, "May I be invincible," O Lord; truly, I say this to you.
त्वत्तोऽहं दुर्लभं काममनवाप्यैव केशव। प्रतियास्यामि गोविन्द शिवेनाभिवदस्व माम् ॥१०-१२-३७॥
tvatto'haṃ durlabhaṃ kāmamanavāpyaiva keśava। pratiyāsyāmi govinda śivenābhivadasva mām ॥10-12-37॥
[त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; अहम् (aham) - I; दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; अनवाप्य (anavāpya) - not having obtained; एव (eva) - indeed; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava; प्रतियास्यामि (pratiyāsyāmi) - I shall return; गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda; शिवेन (śivena) - with auspiciousness; अभिवदस्व (abhivadasva) - greet; माम् (mām) - me;]
(O Keśava, not having obtained the difficult-to-attain desire from you, I shall return, O Govinda; greet me with auspiciousness.)
O Keśava, since I have not obtained my difficult wish from you, I will now return, O Govinda; please bid me farewell with auspiciousness.
एतत्सुनाभं वृष्णीनामृषभेण त्वया धृतम्। चक्रमप्रतिचक्रेण भुवि नान्योऽभिपद्यते ॥१०-१२-३८॥
etatsunābhaṃ vṛṣṇīnām ṛṣabheṇa tvayā dhṛtam। cakram apraticakreṇa bhuvi nānyo'bhipadyate ॥10-12-38॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; सुनाभं (sunābham) - having a good navel (well-centered, well-made); वृष्णीनाम् (vṛṣṇīnām) - of the Vṛṣṇis; ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by the bull (chief); त्वया (tvayā) - by you; धृतम् (dhṛtam) - held; चक्रम् (cakram) - the discus; अप्रतिचक्रेण (apratikakreṇa) - with none equal (unmatched); भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; न (na) - not; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - attains;]
(This well-centered discus of the Vṛṣṇis, held by you, O chief, is unmatched; on earth, no one else attains it.)
O chief of the Vṛṣṇis, this well-centered discus, held by you, is unmatched; no one else on earth can attain it.
एतावदुक्त्वा द्रौणिर्मां युग्यमश्वान्धनानि च। आदायोपययौ बालो रत्नानि विविधानि च ॥१०-१२-३९॥
etāvad uktvā drauṇir māṃ yugyam aśvān dhanāni ca। ādāya upayayau bālo ratnāni vividhāni ca॥10-12-39॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus much; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Droṇa; माम् (mām) - me; युग्यम् (yugyam) - yoke; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; धनानि (dhanāni) - treasures; च (ca) - and; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; उपययौ (upayayau) - approached; बालः (bālaḥ) - the boy; रत्नानि (ratnāni) - gems; विविधानि (vividhāni) - various; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus much having said, the son of Droṇa yoked horses and treasures to me; having taken, the boy approached various gems and treasures.)
Having said this, the son of Droṇa yoked the horses and treasures to my chariot; then, taking the boy, he approached various gems and riches.
स संरम्भी दुरात्मा च चपलः क्रूर एव च। वेद चास्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्तस्माद्रक्ष्यो वृकोदरः ॥१०-१२-४०॥
sa saṁrambhī durātmā ca capalaḥ krūra eva ca। veda cāstraṁ brahmaśirastasmādrakṣyo vṛkodaraḥ ॥10-12-40॥
[स (sa) - he; संरम्भी (saṁrambhī) - impetuous; दुरात्मा (durātmā) - wicked-minded; च (ca) - and; चपलः (capalaḥ) - restless; क्रूर (krūra) - cruel; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; वेद (veda) - knows; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; ब्रह्मशिरस् (brahmaśiras) - Brahmashiras (divine weapon); तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - should be protected; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara (Bhima);]
(He is impetuous, wicked-minded, and restless, and indeed cruel; and he knows the Brahmashiras weapon; therefore, Vrikodara should be protected.)
He is impetuous, wicked, restless, and cruel, and he knows the Brahmashiras weapon; therefore, Bhima (Vrikodara) must be protected.
