Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 42
MBh 3 42.1
उत्तर उवाच बिन्दवो जातरूपस्य शतं यस्मिन् निपातिताः। सहस्रकोटि सौवर्णाः कस्यैतद् धनुरुत्तमम्॥
uttara uvāca bindavo jātarūpasya śataṃ yasmin nipātitāḥ| sahasrakoṭi sauvarṇāḥ kasyaitad dhanuruttamam||
Uttara said To what illustrious hero does this excellent bow belong, having a hundred golden bosses and shining ends?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.2
वारणा यत्र सौवर्णाः पृष्ठे भासन्ति दंशिताः। सुपार्श्व सुग्रहं चैव कस्यैतद् धनुरुत्तमम्॥
vāraṇā yatra sauvarṇāḥ pṛṣṭhe bhāsanti daṃśitāḥ| supārśva sugrahaṃ caiva kasyaitad dhanuruttamam||
Whose is this most excellent bow of good sides and easy hold, on the staff of which shine golden elephants with such a brilliance?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.3
तपनीयस्य शुद्धस्य षष्टिर्यस्येन्द्रगोपकाः। पृष्ठे विभक्ताः शोभन्ते कस्यैतद् धनुरुत्तमम्॥
tapanīyasya śuddhasya ṣaṣṭiryasyendragopakāḥ| pṛṣṭhe vibhaktāḥ śobhante kasyaitad dhanuruttamam||
Whose is this excellent bow embellished with three scores of golden insects placed with proper divisions on its back?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.4
सूर्या यत्र च सौवर्णास्त्रयो भासन्ति दंशिताः। तेजसा प्रज्वलन्तो हि कस्यैतद् धनुरुत्तमम्॥
sūryā yatra ca sauvarṇāstrayo bhāsanti daṃśitāḥ| tejasā prajvalanto hi kasyaitad dhanuruttamam||
Whose is this most excellent bow burning in lustre on which shine three suns of great effulgence?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.5
शलभा यत्र सौवर्णास्तपनीयविभूषिताः। सुवर्णमणिचित्रं च कस्यैतद् धनुरुत्तमम्॥
śalabhā yatra sauvarṇāstapanīyavibhūṣitāḥ| suvarṇamaṇicitraṃ ca kasyaitad dhanuruttamam||
Whose is this most excellent weapon variegated with gold and gems on which are golden insects set with brilliant stones?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.6
इमे च कस्य नाराचाः साहस्रा लोमवाहिनः। समन्तात् कलधौदाग्रा उपासंगे हिरण्मये॥
ime ca kasya nārācāḥ sāhasrā lomavāhinaḥ| samantāt kaladhaudāgrā upāsaṃge hiraṇmaye||
Whose are these thousand winged arrows having golden points and put in golden quivers?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.7
विपाठा: पृथवः कस्य गार्धपत्राः शिलाशिताः। हारिद्रवर्णाः सुमुखा: पीताः सर्वायसाः शराः॥
vipāṭhā: pṛthavaḥ kasya gārdhapatrāḥ śilāśitāḥ| hāridravarṇāḥ sumukhā: pītāḥ sarvāyasāḥ śarāḥ||
Whose are these huge shafts, thick-winged like vultures, whetted, of yellow hue entirely made of iron, and sharp?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.8
कम्पायमसितश्चापः पञ्चशार्दूललक्षणः। वराहकर्णव्यामिश्रान् शरान् धारयते दश॥
kampāyamasitaścāpaḥ pañcaśārdūlalakṣaṇaḥ| varāhakarṇavyāmiśrān śarān dhārayate daśa||
Whose is this sable bow having the emblem of five tigers, with boar-eared arrows numbering ten?.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.9
कस्येमे पृथवो दीर्घाश्चन्द्रबिम्बार्धदर्शनाः। शतानि सप्त तिष्ठन्ति नाराचा रुधिराशनाः॥
kasyeme pṛthavo dīrghāścandrabimbārdhadarśanāḥ| śatāni sapta tiṣṭhanti nārācā rudhirāśanāḥ||
Whose are these long and thick five hundred arrows like the crescent shaped moon, capable of drinking blood?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.10
कस्येमे शुकपत्राभैः पूर्वैरभैः सुवाससः। उत्तरैरायसैः पीतैर्हेमपुङ्खः शिलाशितैः॥
kasyeme śukapatrābhaiḥ pūrvairabhaiḥ suvāsasaḥ| uttarairāyasaiḥ pītairhemapuṅkhaḥ śilāśitaiḥ||
Whose are these gold feathered arrows whetted on stone, the lower halves of which are embellished with wings of the colour of a parrot's feathers and the upper halves of which are made of well-tempered steel?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.11
गुरुभारसहो दिव्यः शात्रवाणां भयंकरः। कस्यायं सायको दीर्घः शिलीपृष्ठः शिलीमुखः॥
gurubhārasaho divyaḥ śātravāṇāṃ bhayaṃkaraḥ| kasyāyaṃ sāyako dīrghaḥ śilīpṛṣṭhaḥ śilīmukhaḥ||
Whose is this celestial long sword, capable of having heavy weight, irresistible, dreadful to the enemies, having the mark of a bee on it and with the head of a bee?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.12
वैयाघ्रकोशे निहितो हेमचित्रो दुरासदः। सुफलचित्रकोशश्च किङ्किणीसायको महान्॥
vaiyāghrakośe nihito hemacitro durāsadaḥ| suphalacitrakośaśca kiṅkiṇīsāyako mahān||
Whose is this huge sword of excellent blade, variegated with gold and tinkling bells and put in a variegated sheath of tiger skin?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.13
कस्य हेमत्सरुर्दिव्यः खङ्गः परमनिमलः। कस्यायं विमलः खड्गो गव्ये कोशे समर्पितः॥
kasya hematsarurdivyaḥ khaṅgaḥ paramanimalaḥ| kasyāyaṃ vimalaḥ khaḍgo gavye kośe samarpitaḥ||
Whose is this beautiful scimitar of goiden hilt, celestials and highly polished and cased in a scab-bard cf cow-skin?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.14
हेमत्सरुरनाधृष्यो नैषध्यो भारसाधनः। कस्य पाचनखे कोशे सायको हेमविग्रहः॥
hematsaruranādhṛṣyo naiṣadhyo bhārasādhanaḥ| kasya pācanakhe kośe sāyako hemavigrahaḥ||
Whose is this sword made of gold, manufactured in the country of Nishadas, capable of bearing heavy weight and cased in a sheath of goat skin?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.15
प्रमाणरूपसम्पन्नः पीत आकाशसंनिभः। कस्य हेममये कोशे सुतप्ते पावकप्रभ॥
pramāṇarūpasampannaḥ pīta ākāśasaṃnibhaḥ| kasya hemamaye kośe sutapte pāvakaprabha||
Whose is this sword sable like the cloud and cased in a case of burning gold shining like fire?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.16
निस्त्रिंशोऽयं गुरुः पीतः सायक: परनिर्वणः। कस्यायमसितः खड्गो हेमबिन्दुभिरावृतः॥
nistriṃśo'yaṃ guruḥ pītaḥ sāyaka: paranirvaṇaḥ| kasyāyamasitaḥ khaḍgo hemabindubhirāvṛtaḥ||
Whose is this huge sable Nishtringha capable of assaulting others? Whose is this iron sword covered with golden points.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.17
आशीविषसमस्पर्शः परकायप्रभेदनः। गुरुभारसहो दिव्यः सपत्नानां भयप्रदः॥
āśīviṣasamasparśaḥ parakāyaprabhedanaḥ| gurubhārasaho divyaḥ sapatnānāṃ bhayapradaḥ||
Dreadful in touch like a serpent capable of piercing other's bodies and bearing heavy weight, celestial and creating terror in the minds of the enemies?
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 42.18
निर्दिशस्व यथातत्त्वं मया पृष्टा बृहन्नले। विस्मयो मे परो जातो दृष्ट्वा सर्वमिदं महत्॥
nirdiśasva yathātattvaṃ mayā pṛṣṭā bṛhannale| vismayo me paro jāto dṛṣṭvā sarvamidaṃ mahat||
O Brihannala, asked by me, speak out the real truth; great is my wonder on seeing all these.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)