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Pancharatra and Core: Parikshit will be born dead due to the impact of the weapon, but will be revived. Ashwatthama, after receiving Krishna's curse, hands over the gem and goes to the forest to live in seclusion. Bhima gives the gem to Draupadi, who gives it to Yudhishthira, to be worn as a righteous king.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said.)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तदाज्ञाय हृषीकेशो विसृष्टं पापकर्मणा। हृष्यमाण इदं वाक्यं द्रौणिं प्रत्यब्रवीत्तदा ॥१०-१६-१॥
tadājñāya hṛṣīkeśo visṛṣṭaṃ pāpakarmaṇā। hṛṣyamāṇa idaṃ vākyaṃ drauṇiṃ pratyabravīttadā ॥10-16-1॥
[तत् (tat) - that; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna); विसृष्टम् (visṛṣṭam) - released; पापकर्मणा (pāpakarmaṇā) - by the evil-doer; हृष्यमाणः (hṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - rejoicing; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - to the son of Droṇa; प्रत्यब्रवीत् (pratyabravīt) - addressed; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(That having understood, Hṛṣīkeśa, rejoicing, addressed this speech to the son of Droṇa, who had been released by the evil-doer, then.)
Having understood that, Hṛṣīkeśa (Krishna), rejoicing, then addressed these words to Aśvatthāman, the son of Droṇa, who had been released by the evil-doer.
विराटस्य सुतां पूर्वं स्नुषां गाण्डीवधन्वनः। उपप्लव्यगतां दृष्ट्वा व्रतवान्ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत् ॥१०-१६-२॥
virāṭasya sutāṃ pūrvaṃ snuṣāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ। upaplavya-gatāṃ dṛṣṭvā vratavān brāhmaṇo 'bravīt॥10-16-2॥
[विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata; सुतां (sutām) - daughter; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - formerly; स्नुषां (snuṣām) - daughter-in-law; गाण्डीवधन्वनः (gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ) - of the wielder of Gandiva bow; उपप्लव्यगतां (upaplavya-gatām) - gone to Upaplavya; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्रतवान् (vratavān) - the vow-observant; ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen the daughter of Virata, formerly the daughter-in-law of the wielder of Gandiva, who had gone to Upaplavya, the vow-observant Brahmana said.)
The vow-observant Brahmana, upon seeing the daughter of Virata—who was once the daughter-in-law of the wielder of Gandiva and had gone to Upaplavya—spoke.
परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु पुत्रस्तव जनिष्यति। एतदस्य परिक्षित्त्वं गर्भस्थस्य भविष्यति ॥१०-१६-३॥
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu putras tava janiṣyati। etad asya parikṣittvaṃ garbhasthasya bhaviṣyati ॥10-16-3॥
[परिक्षीणेषु (parikṣīṇeṣu) - when destroyed; कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - among the Kurus; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; जनिष्यति (janiṣyati) - will be born; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्य (asya) - his; परिक्षित्त्वं (parikṣittvaṃ) - the state of being Parikṣit; गर्भस्थस्य (garbhasthasya) - of the one in the womb; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(When the Kurus are destroyed, your son will be born. This will be the state of being Parikṣit for the one in the womb.)
When the Kurus are destroyed, your son will be born. The one in the womb will be known as Parikṣit.
तस्य तद्वचनं साधोः सत्यमेव भविष्यति। परिक्षिद्भविता ह्येषां पुनर्वंशकरः सुतः ॥१०-१६-४॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ sādhoḥ satyameva bhaviṣyati। parikṣidbhavitā hyeṣāṃ punarvaṃśakaraḥ sutaḥ ॥10-16-4॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; तत् (tat) - that; वचनं (vacanam) - statement; साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of the sage; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - true; एव (eva) - indeed; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikshit; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; हि (hi) - indeed; एषां (eṣāṃ) - of these; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वंशकरः (vaṃśakaraḥ) - progenitor; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son;]
(Of him, that statement of the sage will indeed be true. Parikshit will indeed be the son who will again be the progenitor of their lineage.)
The sage's statement about him will certainly come true. Parikshit will be born as the son who will restore their lineage.
एवं ब्रुवाणं गोविन्दं सात्वतप्रवरं तदा। द्रौणिः परमसंरब्धः प्रत्युवाचेदमुत्तरम् ॥१०-१६-५॥
evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ govindaṃ sātvata-pravaraṃ tadā। drauṇiḥ parama-saṃrabdhaḥ pratyuvācedam uttaram ॥10-16-5॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; ब्रुवाणं (bruvāṇam) - speaking; गोविन्दं (govindam) - Govinda; सात्वतप्रवरं (sātvata-pravaram) - the foremost among the Sātvatas; तदा (tadā) - then; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - the son of Droṇa; परमसंरब्धः (parama-saṃrabdhaḥ) - extremely enraged; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; इदम् (idam) - this; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer;]
(Thus, to Govinda, the foremost among the Sātvatas, speaking so then, the son of Droṇa, extremely enraged, replied this answer.)
As Govinda, the foremost of the Sātvatas, spoke thus, then Droṇa's son, burning with rage, gave this reply.
नैतदेवं यथात्थ त्वं पक्षपातेन केशव। वचनं पुण्डरीकाक्ष न च मद्वाक्यमन्यथा ॥१०-१६-६॥
naitadevaṃ yathāttha tvaṃ pakṣapātena keśava| vacanaṃ puṇḍarīkākṣa na ca madvākyamanyathā ॥10-16-6॥
[न (na) - not; एतद् (etad) - this; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; यथा (yathā) - as; अथ (attha) - you say; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पक्षपातेन (pakṣapātena) - with partiality; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava; वचनं (vacanam) - statement; पुण्डरीकाक्ष (puṇḍarīkākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; मद्वाक्यम् (madvākyam) - my word; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise;]
(Not this thus as you say, you, with partiality, O Keśava, statement, O lotus-eyed one, not and my word otherwise.)
O Keśava, it is not as you say with partiality. O lotus-eyed one, your statement is not otherwise than my word.
पतिष्यत्येतदस्त्रं हि गर्भे तस्या मयोद्यतम्। विराटदुहितुः कृष्ण यां त्वं रक्षितुमिच्छसि ॥१०-१६-७॥
patiṣyaty etad astraṃ hi garbhe tasyā mayodyatam। virāṭ-duhituḥ kṛṣṇa yāṃ tvaṃ rakṣitum icchasi ॥10-16-7॥
[पतिष्यति (patiṣyati) - will fall; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; हि (hi) - indeed; गर्भे (garbhe) - in the womb; तस्या (tasyā) - of her; मया (mayā) - by me; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; विराटदुहितुः (virāṭ-duhituḥ) - of the daughter of Virāṭa; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa; याम् (yām) - whom; त्वम् (tvam) - you; रक्षितुम् (rakṣitum) - to protect; इच्छसि (icchasi) - wish;]
(This weapon, indeed, raised by me, will fall in the womb of her whom, O Kṛṣṇa, you wish to protect, the daughter of Virāṭa.)
O Kṛṣṇa, this weapon that I have raised will fall upon the womb of the daughter of Virāṭa, whom you wish to protect.
वासुदेव उवाच॥
vāsudeva uvāca॥
[वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vasudeva said.)
Vasudeva said.
अमोघः परमास्त्रस्य पातस्तस्य भविष्यति। स तु गर्भो मृतो जातो दीर्घमायुरवाप्स्यति ॥१०-१६-८॥
amoghaḥ paramāstrasya pātastasya bhaviṣyati। sa tu garbho mṛto jāto dīrghamāyuravāpsyati ॥10-16-8॥
[अमोघः (amoghaḥ) - unfailing; परमास्त्रस्य (paramāstrasya) - of the supreme weapon; पातः (pātaḥ) - fall; तस्य (tasya) - of it; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; गर्भः (garbhaḥ) - the fetus; मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; दीर्घमायुः (dīrghamāyuḥ) - long-lived; अवाप्स्यति (avāpsyati) - will obtain;]
(The fall of the supreme weapon will be unfailing. But he, the fetus who was born dead, will obtain long life.)
The supreme weapon's strike will not fail. However, the child who was born dead will gain a long life.
त्वां तु कापुरुषं पापं विदुः सर्वे मनीषिणः। असकृत्पापकर्माणं बालजीवितघातकम् ॥१०-१६-९॥
tvāṃ tu kāpuruṣaṃ pāpaṃ viduḥ sarve manīṣiṇaḥ। asakṛtpāpakarmāṇaṃ bālajīvitaghātakam ॥10-16-9॥
[त्वाम् (tvām) - you; तु (tu) - but; कापुरुषम् (kāpuruṣam) - a vile man; पापम् (pāpam) - a sinner; विदुः (viduḥ) - (they) know; सर्वे (sarve) - all; मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; पापकर्माणम् (pāpakarmāṇam) - one who does evil deeds; बालजीवितघातकम् (bālajīvitaghātakam) - destroyer of children's lives;]
(But all the wise know you as a vile man, a sinner, one who repeatedly does evil deeds, a destroyer of children's lives.)
But all the wise recognize you as a wicked person, a sinner, one who repeatedly commits evil acts and destroys the lives of children.
तस्मात्त्वमस्य पापस्य कर्मणः फलमाप्नुहि। त्रीणि वर्षसहस्राणि चरिष्यसि महीमिमाम् ॥ अप्राप्नुवन्क्वचित्काञ्चित्संविदं जातु केनचित् ॥१०-१६-१०॥
tasmāttvam asya pāpasya karmaṇaḥ phalam āpnuhi। trīṇi varṣasahasrāṇi cariṣyasi mahīm imām ॥ aprāpnuvan kvacit kāñcit saṃvidaṃ jātu kenacit ॥10-16-10॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्य (asya) - of this; पापस्य (pāpasya) - sinful; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - action; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain; त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three; वर्षसहस्राणि (varṣasahasrāṇi) - thousand years; चरिष्यसि (cariṣyasi) - you will wander; महीम् (mahīm) - the earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; अप्राप्नु (aprāpnuvan) - not obtaining; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; संविदम् (saṃvidam) - understanding; जातु (jātu) - ever; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone;]
(Therefore, you obtain the fruit of this sinful action. For three thousand years, you will wander this earth, not obtaining any understanding anywhere, ever, by anyone.)
Therefore, you must bear the consequences of this sinful deed. For three thousand years, you will roam this earth, never gaining any understanding from anyone, anywhere.
निर्जनानसहायस्त्वं देशान्प्रविचरिष्यसि। भवित्री न हि ते क्षुद्र जनमध्येषु संस्थितिः ॥१०-१६-११॥
nirjanānasahāyas tvaṃ deśān pravicariṣyasi। bhavitri na hi te kṣudra janamadhyeṣu saṃsthitiḥ ॥10-16-11॥
[निर्जन (nirjana) - deserted; अनसहायः (anasahāyaḥ) - without help; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; देशान् (deśān) - lands; प्रविचरिष्यसि (pravicariṣyasi) - will wander; भवित्री (bhavitri) - future; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; क्षुद्र (kṣudra) - mean; जनमध्येषु (janamadhyeṣu) - among common people; संस्थितिः (saṃsthitiḥ) - existence;]
(You, without help in deserted places, will wander lands. Indeed, your future existence is not among mean people.)
You will wander alone and unaided through deserted lands. Your future is not to be found among the common or mean people.
पूयशोणितगन्धी च दुर्गकान्तारसंश्रयः। विचरिष्यसि पापात्मन्सर्वव्याधिसमन्वितः ॥१०-१६-१२॥
pūyaśoṇitagandhī ca durgakāntārasaṃśrayaḥ। vicariṣyasi pāpātmansarvavyādhisamanvitaḥ ॥10-16-12॥
[पूय (pūya) - pus; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; गन्धी (gandhī) - smelling; च (ca) - and; दुर्ग (durga) - difficult; कान्तार (kāntāra) - forest; संश्रयः (saṃśrayaḥ) - taking refuge; विचरिष्यसि (vicariṣyasi) - you will wander; पापात्मन् (pāpātman) - O evil-souled one; सर्व (sarva) - all; व्याधि (vyādhi) - diseases; समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(Smelling of pus and blood and taking refuge in difficult forests, you will wander, O evil-souled one, afflicted with all diseases.)
You, O evil-souled one, will wander in difficult forests, reeking of pus and blood, afflicted with every disease.
वयः प्राप्य परिक्षित्तु वेदव्रतमवाप्य च। कृपाच्छारद्वताद्वीरः सर्वास्त्राण्युपलप्स्यते ॥१०-१६-१३॥
vayaḥ prāpya parikṣittu vedavratam avāpya ca। kṛpācchāradvatād vīraḥ sarvāstrāṇi upalapsyate ॥10-16-13॥
[वयः (vayaḥ) - age; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; परिक्षित्तु (parikṣittu) - having completed the examination; वेदव्रतम् (vedavratam) - the vow of Veda-study; अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; च (ca) - and; कृपात् (kṛpāt) - from Kṛpa; शारद्वतात् (śāradvatāt) - from Śāradvat (another name for Kṛpa); वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; सर्वास्त्राणि (sarvāstrāṇi) - all weapons; उपलप्स्यते (upalapsyate) - will obtain;]
(Having attained age, having completed the examination, and having obtained the vow of Veda-study, the hero will obtain all weapons from Kṛpa and Śāradvat.)
When he comes of age, completes his examination, and fulfills his vow of Vedic study, the hero will receive all weapons from Kṛpa and Śāradvat.
विदित्वा परमास्त्राणि क्षत्रधर्मव्रते स्थितः। षष्टिं वर्षाणि धर्मात्मा वसुधां पालयिष्यति ॥१०-१६-१४॥
viditvā paramāstrāṇi kṣatradharmavrate sthitaḥ। ṣaṣṭiṃ varṣāṇi dharmātmā vasudhāṃ pālayiṣyati ॥10-16-14॥
[विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; परमास्त्राणि (paramāstrāṇi) - the supreme weapons; क्षत्रधर्मव्रते (kṣatradharmavrate) - in the vow of the warrior's duty; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - having stood; षष्टिं (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty; वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous one; वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth; पालयिष्यति (pālayiṣyati) - will protect;]
(Having known the supreme weapons, having stood in the vow of the warrior's duty, the righteous one will protect the earth for sixty years.)
Having mastered the supreme weapons and steadfast in the warrior's duty, the righteous king will rule and protect the earth for sixty years.
इतश्चोर्ध्वं महाबाहुः कुरुराजो भविष्यति। परिक्षिन्नाम नृपतिर्मिषतस्ते सुदुर्मते ॥ पश्य मे तपसो वीर्यं सत्यस्य च नराधम ॥१०-१६-१५॥
itaścordhvaṃ mahābāhuḥ kururājo bhaviṣyati। parikṣinnāma nṛpatirmiṣataste sudurmate ॥ paśya me tapaso vīryaṃ satyasya ca narādhama ॥10-16-15॥
[इतः (itaḥ) - from here; च (ca) - and; ऊर्ध्वं (ūrdhvaṃ) - upwards; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; कुरु-राजः (kuru-rājaḥ) - the king of the Kurus; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; परिक्षित्-नाम (parikṣit-nāma) - named Parikṣit; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - before your eyes; ते (te) - your; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - O wicked-minded; पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; तपसः (tapasaḥ) - of penance; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - the power; सत्यस्य (satyasya) - of truth; च (ca) - and; नराधम (narādhama) - O lowest of men;]
(From here and upwards, the mighty-armed king of the Kurus will be; a king named Parikṣit, before your eyes, O wicked-minded one. See my power of penance and of truth, O lowest of men.)
From this point onward, the mighty-armed king of the Kurus will arise—a king named Parikṣit, right before your eyes, O wicked-minded one. Behold the power of my penance and truth, O lowest of men.
व्यास उवाच॥
vyāsa uvāca॥
[व्यास (vyāsa) - Vyāsa; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vyāsa said.)
Vyāsa said.
यस्मादनादृत्य कृतं त्वयास्मान्कर्म दारुणम्। ब्राह्मणस्य सतश्चैव यस्मात्ते वृत्तमीदृशम् ॥१०-१६-१६॥
yasmād anādṛtya kṛtaṃ tvayāsmān karma dāruṇam। brāhmaṇasya sataś caiva yasmāt te vṛttam īdṛśam ॥10-16-16॥
[यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; कृतं (kṛtam) - done; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अस्मान् (asmān) - to us; कर्म (karma) - act; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - cruel; ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brāhmaṇa; सतः (sataḥ) - righteous; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because; ते (te) - your; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct; ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such;]
(Because, disregarding, done, by you, to us, act, cruel. Of the Brāhmaṇa, righteous, and indeed, because, your, conduct, such.)
Because you have disregarded us and committed this cruel act, and because your conduct towards the righteous Brāhmaṇa is such.
तस्माद्यद्देवकीपुत्र उक्तवानुत्तमं वचः। असंशयं ते तद्भावि क्षुद्रकर्मन्व्रजाश्वितः ॥१०-१६-१७॥
tasmādyaddevakīputra uktavānuttamaṃ vacaḥ। asaṃśayaṃ te tadbhāvi kṣudrakarmanvasjāśvitaḥ ॥10-16-17॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; यत् (yat) - which; देवकीपुत्रः (devakīputraḥ) - Devakī's son; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - has spoken; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt; ते (te) - to you; तत् (tat) - that; भावि (bhāvi) - will happen; क्षुद्रकर्मन् (kṣudrakarman) - of petty deeds; व्रज (vraja) - depart; अश्वितः (aśvitaḥ) - immediately;]
(Therefore, that which Devakī's son has spoken, the excellent speech, without doubt, to you, that will happen; depart from petty deeds immediately.)
Therefore, whatever excellent words Devakī's son has spoken to you will certainly come to pass; so, without doubt, leave behind petty actions at once.
अश्वत्थामोवाच॥
aśvatthāmo vāca॥
[अश्वत्थामः (aśvatthāmaḥ) - Aśvatthāma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Aśvatthāma said.)
Aśvatthāma said.
सहैव भवता ब्रह्मन्स्थास्यामि पुरुषेष्वहम्। सत्यवागस्तु भगवानयं च पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१०-१६-१८॥
sahaiva bhavatā brahman sthāsyāmi puruṣeṣv aham। satyavāgas tu bhagavān ayaṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ ॥10-16-18॥
[सह एव (saha eva) - together indeed; भवता (bhavatā) - with you; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; स्थास्यामि (sthāsyāmi) - I shall remain; पुरुषेषु (puruṣeṣu) - among men; अहम् (aham) - I; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truth-speaking; तु (tu) - but; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; अयम् (ayam) - this; च (ca) - and; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the best among men;]
(Together indeed with you, O Brahman, I shall remain among men; but this venerable truth-speaking one and the best among men.)
I will remain among men together with you, O Brahman; but this venerable one, who always speaks the truth, is the best among men.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
प्रदायाथ मणिं द्रौणिः पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। जगाम विमनास्तेषां सर्वेषां पश्यतां वनम् ॥१०-१६-१९॥
pradāyātha maṇiṃ drauṇiḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām। jagāma vimanāsteṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ paśyatāṃ vanam ॥10-16-19॥
[प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given; अथ (atha) - then; मणिं (maṇim) - the jewel; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāma (son of Droṇa); पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great-souled; जगाम (jagāma) - went; विमनाः (vimanāḥ) - dejected; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - all; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while they were watching; वनम् (vanam) - to the forest;]
(Having given the jewel, then Aśvatthāma, dejected, went to the forest of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas, while all of them were watching.)
After handing over the jewel, Aśvatthāma, feeling dejected, went to the forest as all the great-souled Pāṇḍavas watched.
पाण्डवाश्चापि गोविन्दं पुरस्कृत्य हतद्विषः। कृष्णद्वैपायनं चैव नारदं च महामुनिम् ॥१०-१६-२०॥
pāṇḍavāś cāpi govindaṃ puraskṛtya hatadviṣaḥ। kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ caiva nāradaṃ ca mahāmunim ॥10-16-20॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; गोविन्दम् (govindam) - Govinda (Krishna); पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed at the front; हतद्विषः (hatadviṣaḥ) - those whose enemies are slain; कृष्णद्वैपायनम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanam) - Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; नारदम् (nāradam) - Narada; च (ca) - and; महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - the great sage;]
(The Pandavas also, having placed Govinda at the front, those whose enemies are slain, Krishna Dvaipayana and indeed Narada and the great sage.)
The Pandavas too, having Govinda (Krishna) at their forefront, along with Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa) and the great sage Narada, whose enemies had been slain, proceeded.
द्रोणपुत्रस्य सहजं मणिमादाय सत्वराः। द्रौपदीमभ्यधावन्त प्रायोपेतां मनस्विनीम् ॥१०-१६-२१॥
droṇaputrasya sahajaṃ maṇim ādāya satvarāḥ। draupadīm abhyadhāvanta prāyopetāṃ manasvinīm ॥10-16-21॥
[द्रोणपुत्रस्य (droṇaputrasya) - of Drona's son; सहजं (sahajam) - natural; मणिम् (maṇim) - gem; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - quickly; द्रौपदीम् (draupadīm) - Draupadi; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - approached; प्रायोपेतां (prāyopetām) - intent on fasting unto death; मनस्विनीम् (manasvinīm) - the high-minded (woman);]
(Having quickly taken the natural gem of Drona's son, they approached Draupadi, the high-minded woman intent on fasting unto death.)
After quickly taking the natural gem from Drona's son, they went to Draupadi, who was steadfast in her resolve to fast unto death.
ततस्ते पुरुषव्याघ्राः सदश्वैरनिलोपमैः। अभ्ययुः सहदाशार्हाः शिबिरं पुनरेव ह ॥१०-१६-२२॥
tataste puruṣavyāghrāḥ sadaśvair anilopamaiḥ। abhyayuḥ sahadāśārhāḥ śibiraṃ punareva ha ॥10-16-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पुरुषव्याघ्राः (puruṣavyāghrāḥ) - tiger among men; सदश्वैः (sadaśvaiḥ) - with excellent horses; अनिलोपमैः (anilopamaiḥ) - like the wind; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; सह (saha) - together with; दाशार्हाः (dāśārhāḥ) - the Dasharhas; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; ह (ha) - certainly;]
(Then they, tigers among men, with excellent horses like the wind, together with the Dasharhas, certainly approached the camp again.)
Then those heroes, accompanied by the Dasharhas and riding excellent horses swift as the wind, once again certainly approached the camp.
अवतीर्य रथाभ्यां तु त्वरमाणा महारथाः। ददृशुर्द्रौपदीं कृष्णामार्तामार्ततराः स्वयम् ॥१०-१६-२३॥
avatīrya rathābhyāṃ tu tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ। dadṛśur draupadīṃ kṛṣṇām ārtām ārtatarāḥ svayam ॥10-16-23॥
[अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; रथाभ्यां (rathābhyām) - from the chariots; तु (tu) - but; त्वरमाणा (tvaramāṇā) - hastening; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the great warriors; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; द्रौपदीं (draupadīṃ) - Draupadī; कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Kṛṣṇā; आर्ताम् (ārtām) - distressed; आर्ततराः (ārtatarāḥ) - even more distressed; स्वयम् (svayam) - themselves;]
(Having descended from the chariots, but hastening, the great warriors saw Draupadī, Kṛṣṇā, distressed, themselves even more distressed.)
The great warriors quickly got down from their chariots and, seeing Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā) in distress, became even more distressed themselves.
तामुपेत्य निरानन्दां दुःखशोकसमन्विताम्। परिवार्य व्यतिष्ठन्त पाण्डवाः सहकेशवाः ॥१०-१६-२४॥
tām upetya nirānandāṃ duḥkhaśokasamanvitām। parivārya vyatiṣṭhanta pāṇḍavāḥ sahakeśavāḥ ॥10-16-24॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; निरानन्दाम् (nirānandām) - joyless; दुःख-शोक-समन्विताम् (duḥkha-śoka-samanvitām) - afflicted with grief and sorrow; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - stood; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; सह-केशवाः (saha-keśavāḥ) - with Keśava (Kṛṣṇa);]
(Approaching her, joyless, afflicted with grief and sorrow, surrounding, stood the Pāṇḍavas with Keśava (Kṛṣṇa).)
The Pāṇḍavas, along with Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), approached her, who was joyless and overwhelmed with grief and sorrow, and stood around her.
ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञातो भीमसेनो महाबलः। प्रददौ तु मणिं दिव्यं वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१०-१६-२५॥
tato rājñābhyanujñāto bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। pradadau tu maṇiṃ divyaṃ vacanaṃ cedamabravīt ॥10-16-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - having been permitted; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; प्रददौ (pradadau) - gave; तु (tu) - but; मणिं (maṇiṃ) - the gem; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; वचनं (vacanam) - words; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - these; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then, having been permitted by the king, the mighty Bhimasena gave the divine gem, and spoke these words.)
Then, with the king's permission, the mighty Bhimasena gave the divine gem and spoke these words.
अयं भद्रे तव मणिः पुत्रहन्ता जितः स ते। उत्तिष्ठ शोकमुत्सृज्य क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मर ॥१०-१६-२६॥
ayaṃ bhadre tava maṇiḥ putrahantā jitaḥ sa te। uttiṣṭha śokam utsṛjya kṣatradharmam anusmara ॥10-16-26॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; भद्रे (bhadre) - O gentle lady; तव (tava) - your; मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel; पुत्रहन्ता (putrahantā) - son-slayer; जितः (jitaḥ) - conquered; सः (saḥ) - he; ते (te) - by you; उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise; शोकम् (śokam) - grief; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - the duty of a warrior; अनुस्मर (anusmara) - remember;]
(This, O gentle lady, your jewel, the son-slayer, has been conquered by you. Arise, abandoning grief, remember the duty of a warrior.)
O gentle lady, this jewel of yours, the slayer of your son, has been conquered by you. Rise up, let go of your sorrow, and remember your warrior's duty.
प्रयाणे वासुदेवस्य शमार्थमसितेक्षणे। यान्युक्तानि त्वया भीरु वाक्यानि मधुघातिनः ॥१०-१६-२७॥
prayāṇe vāsudevasya śamārtham asitekṣaṇe। yāny uktāni tvayā bhīru vākyāni madhughātinaḥ ॥10-16-27॥
[प्रयाणे (prayāṇe) - at the departure; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; शमार्थम् (śamārtham) - for the sake of peace; असितेक्षणे (asitekṣaṇe) - O dark-eyed one; यानि (yāni) - which; उक्तानि (uktāni) - were spoken; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; भीरु (bhīru) - O timid one; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; मधुघातिनः (madhughātinaḥ) - to Madhughātin (slayer of Madhu, i.e., Krishna);]
(At the departure of Vāsudeva, for the sake of peace, O dark-eyed one, the words which were spoken by you, O timid one, to Madhughātin (Krishna).)
O dark-eyed one, when Vāsudeva was departing for the sake of peace, the words you, O timid one, spoke to Krishna (the slayer of Madhu) at that time.
नैव मे पतयः सन्ति न पुत्रा भ्रातरो न च। नैव त्वमपि गोविन्द शममिच्छति राजनि ॥१०-१६-२८॥
naiva me patayaḥ santi na putrā bhrātaro na ca। naiva tvam api govinda śamam icchati rājani ॥10-16-28॥
[नैव (na eva) - not indeed; मे (me) - to me; पतयः (patayaḥ) - lords (husbands); सन्ति (santi) - are; न (na) - not; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; नैव (na eva) - not indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; शमम् (śamam) - peace; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; राजनि (rājani) - O king;]
(Not indeed to me are lords, not sons, not brothers and; not indeed you also, Govinda, desire peace, O king.)
I have neither husbands, nor sons, nor brothers, O king; nor do you, Govinda, desire peace.
उक्तवत्यसि धीराणि वाक्यानि पुरुषोत्तमम्। क्षत्रधर्मानुरूपाणि तानि संस्मर्तुमर्हसि ॥१०-१६-२९॥
uktavatyasi dhīrāṇi vākyāni puruṣottamam। kṣatradharmānurūpāṇi tāni saṃsmartumarhasi ॥10-16-29॥
[उक्तवत्यसि (uktavatyasi) - you have spoken; धीराणि (dhīrāṇi) - firm; वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words; पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - O best of men; क्षत्रधर्मानुरूपाणि (kṣatradharmānurūpāṇi) - in accordance with the duty of a warrior; तानि (tāni) - those; संस्मर्तुम् (saṃsmartum) - to remember; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought;]
(You have spoken firm words, O best of men, those which are in accordance with the duty of a warrior; you ought to remember them.)
You have spoken resolute words, O best of men, which are in accordance with the duty of a warrior; you should remember them.
हतो दुर्योधनः पापो राज्यस्य परिपन्थकः। दुःशासनस्य रुधिरं पीतं विस्फुरतो मया ॥१०-१६-३०॥
hato duryodhanaḥ pāpo rājyasya paripanthakaḥ। duḥśāsanasya rudhiraṃ pītaṃ visphurato mayā ॥10-16-30॥
[हतः (hataḥ) - killed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; पापः (pāpaḥ) - wicked; राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom; परिपन्थकः (paripanthakaḥ) - enemy; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duḥśāsana; रुधिरम् (rudhiram) - blood; पीतम् (pītam) - drunk; विस्फुरतः (visphurataḥ) - while throbbing; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Duryodhana, the wicked enemy of the kingdom, has been killed; the blood of Duḥśāsana, while throbbing, has been drunk by me.)
Duryodhana, the evil enemy of the kingdom, has been slain. I have drunk the blood of Duḥśāsana as it throbbed.
वैरस्य गतमानृण्यं न स्म वाच्या विवक्षताम्। जित्वा मुक्तो द्रोणपुत्रो ब्राह्मण्याद्गौरवेण च ॥१०-१६-३१॥
vairasya gatamāṇṛṇyaṃ na sma vācyā vivakṣatām। jitvā mukto droṇaputro brāhmaṇyādgauraveṇa ca ॥10-16-31॥
[वैरस्य (vairasya) - of enmity; गत (gata) - gone; मानृण्यं (māṇṛṇyaṃ) - obligation; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; वाच्या (vācyā) - to be spoken; विवक्षताम् (vivakṣatām) - by those wishing to speak; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; मुक्तः (muktaḥ) - released; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - the son of Droṇa; ब्राह्मण्यात् (brāhmaṇyāt) - because of Brahminhood; गौरवेण (gauraveṇa) - out of respect; च (ca) - and;]
(Of enmity, the obligation having gone, not indeed to be spoken by those wishing to speak. Having conquered, released was the son of Droṇa because of Brahminhood and out of respect.)
The obligation of enmity having ended, it should not be spoken of by those who wish to speak. Having conquered, the son of Droṇa was released out of respect for Brahminhood and honor.
यशोऽस्य पातितं देवि शरीरं त्ववशेषितम्। वियोजितश्च मणिना न्यासितश्चायुधं भुवि ॥१०-१६-३२॥
yaśo'sya pātitaṃ devi śarīraṃ tvavaśeṣitam। viyojitaś ca maṇinā nyāsitaś cāyudhaṃ bhuvi ॥10-16-32॥
[यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; अस्य (asya) - of him; पातितम् (pātitam) - has fallen; देवि (devi) - O goddess; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body; त्व (tv) - but; अवशेषितम् (avaśeṣitam) - remains; वियोजितः (viyojitaḥ) - deprived; च (ca) - and; मणिना (maṇinā) - of the jewel; न्यासितः (nyāsitaḥ) - laid down; च (ca) - and; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(Fame of him has fallen, O goddess; the body alone remains. Deprived of the jewel and the weapon laid down on the ground.)
O goddess, his fame has fallen; only his body remains. He has been deprived of his jewel, and his weapon has been laid down on the ground.
द्रौपद्युवाच॥
draupadyuvāca॥
[द्रौपदी (draupadī) - Draupadī; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Draupadī said.)
Draupadī said.
केवलानृण्यमाप्तास्मि गुरुपुत्रो गुरुर्मम। शिरस्येतं मणिं राजा प्रतिबध्नातु भारत ॥१०-१६-३३॥
kevalānṛṇyam āptāsmi guruputro gurur mama। śirasy etaṃ maṇiṃ rājā pratibadhnātu bhārata॥10-16-33॥
[केवल (kevala) - only; अनृण्यम् (anṛṇyam) - freedom from debt; आप्तः (āptaḥ) - attained; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; गुरुपुत्रः (guruputraḥ) - the son of my teacher; गुरुः (guruḥ) - the teacher; मम (mama) - my; शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head; एतं (etaṃ) - this; मणिम् (maṇim) - gem; राजा (rājā) - the king; प्रतिबध्नातु (pratibadhnātu) - may fasten; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Only freedom from debt I have attained; the son of my teacher is my teacher; on the head this gem may the king fasten, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, I have attained only freedom from debt; the son of my teacher is my teacher. Let the king fasten this gem on his head.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage/narrator); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said.)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तं गृहीत्वा ततो राजा शिरस्येवाकरोत्तदा। गुरोरुच्छिष्टमित्येव द्रौपद्या वचनादपि ॥१०-१६-३४॥
taṃ gṛhītvā tato rājā śirasy evākarottadā। guror ucchiṣṭam ity eva draupadyā vacanād api ॥10-16-34॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - the king; शिरसि (śirasi) - on the head; एव (eva) - indeed; अकरोत् (akarot) - placed; तदा (tadā) - at that time; गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the teacher; उच्छिष्टम् (ucchiṣṭam) - remnants; इति (iti) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - by Draupadī; वचनात् (vacanāt) - by the words; अपि (api) - even;]
(Having taken him, then the king indeed placed (him) on the head at that time. Even by Draupadī's words, (it was said to be) indeed the teacher's remnants thus.)
Then, having taken him, the king placed him on his head at that time. Even Draupadī said that it was indeed the teacher's remnants.
ततो दिव्यं मणिवरं शिरसा धारयन्प्रभुः। शुशुभे स महाराजः सचन्द्र इव पर्वतः ॥१०-१६-३५॥
tato divyaṃ maṇivaraṃ śirasā dhārayan prabhuḥ। śuśubhe sa mahārājaḥ sacandra iva parvataḥ ॥10-16-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिव्यं (divyam) - divine; मणिवरं (maṇivaram) - excellent jewel; शिरसा (śirasā) - on (his) head; धारयन् (dhārayan) - wearing; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; स (sa) - he; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king; सचन्द्रः (sacandraḥ) - with the moon; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(Then the lord, wearing the excellent divine jewel on his head, shone; he, the great king, was like a mountain with the moon.)
Then the lord, adorned with the excellent divine jewel on his head, shone brilliantly; the great king looked like a mountain crowned with the moon.
उत्तस्थौ पुत्रशोकार्ता ततः कृष्णा मनस्विनी। कृष्णं चापि महाबाहुं पर्यपृच्छत धर्मराट् ॥१०-१६-३६॥
uttasthau putraśokārtā tataḥ kṛṣṇā manasvinī। kṛṣṇaṃ cāpi mahābāhuṃ paryapṛcchata dharmarāṭ ॥10-16-36॥
[उत्तस्थौ (uttasthau) - rose; पुत्रशोकार्ता (putraśokārtā) - afflicted with grief for her son; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī); मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - high-minded; कृष्णं (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - mighty-armed; पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked; धर्मराट् (dharmarāṭ) - the king of righteousness (Yudhiṣṭhira);]
(Afflicted with grief for her son, then high-minded Kṛṣṇā rose. The king of righteousness (Yudhiṣṭhira) also asked mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa.)
Then, high-minded Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), afflicted with grief for her son, rose up. Yudhiṣṭhira, the righteous king, also questioned mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa.
