Mahabharata — Volume III (Dutt edition) — Chapter 43
MBh 3 43.1
बृहन्नलोवाच यन्मां पूर्वमिहापृच्छः शत्रुसेनापहारिणम्। गाण्डीवमेतत् पार्थस्य लोकेषु विदितं धनुः॥
bṛhannalovāca yanmāṃ pūrvamihāpṛcchaḥ śatrusenāpahāriṇam| gāṇḍīvametat pārthasya lokeṣu viditaṃ dhanuḥ||
Brihannala said The one about which you first enquired is the world-wide known Gandiva bow of Arjuna, capable of destroying the enemy's army.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.2
सर्वायुधमहामात्रं शातकुम्भपरिष्कृतम्। एतत् तदर्जुनस्यासीद् गाण्डीवं परमायुधम्॥
sarvāyudhamahāmātraṃ śātakumbhapariṣkṛtam| etat tadarjunasyāsīd gāṇḍīvaṃ paramāyudham||
Polished like pure gold, the greatest of all weapons this is the greatest of all weapons this is the great weapon of Arjuna, Gandiva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.3
यत् तच्छतसहस्रेण सम्मितं राष्ट्रवर्द्धनम्। येन देवान् मनुष्यांश्च पार्थो विजयते मृधे॥
yat tacchatasahasreṇa sammitaṃ rāṣṭravarddhanam| yena devān manuṣyāṃśca pārtho vijayate mṛdhe||
It is equal to a hundred thousand bows and capable of extending kingdoms: by this Partha defeated in battle celestials and men.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.4
चित्रमुच्चावचैवर्णैः श्लक्ष्णमायतमव्रणम्। देवदानवगन्धर्वैः पूजितं शाश्वतीः समाः॥
citramuccāvacaivarṇaiḥ ślakṣṇamāyatamavraṇam| devadānavagandharvaiḥ pūjitaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ||
Adored repeatedly by the celestials, demons and Gandharvas, and variegated with excellent colours, the huge and smooth bow is .without any stain or knot.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.5
एतद् वर्षसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मा पूर्वमधारयत्। ततोऽनन्तरमेवाथ प्रजापतिरधारयत्॥ त्रीणि पञ्चशतं चैव शक्रोऽशीति च पञ्च च। सोमः पञ्चशतं राजा तथैव वरुणः शतम्।
etad varṣasahasraṃ tu brahmā pūrvamadhārayat| tato'nantaramevātha prajāpatiradhārayat|| trīṇi pañcaśataṃ caiva śakro'śīti ca pañca ca| somaḥ pañcaśataṃ rājā tathaiva varuṇaḥ śatam|
Brahma held it first for a thousand years and thereafter Prajapati held it for five hundred and three years. Afterwards Shakra did it for five and eighty years. Soma did it for five hundred years and Varuna for a hundred.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.6
पार्थः पञ्च च षष्टिं च वर्षाणि श्वेतवाहनः॥ महावीर्यं महादिव्यमेतत् तद् धनुरुत्तमम्।
pārthaḥ pañca ca ṣaṣṭiṃ ca varṣāṇi śvetavāhanaḥ|| mahāvīryaṃ mahādivyametat tad dhanuruttamam|
And lastly Partha, having white steeds, has held, for sixty five years, this highly powerful, heavenly and most excellent bow.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.7
एतत् पार्थमनुप्राप्तं वरुणाच्चारुदर्शनम्॥ पूजितं सुरमत्र्येषु बिभर्ति परमं वपुः।
etat pārthamanuprāptaṃ varuṇāccārudarśanam|| pūjitaṃ suramatryeṣu bibharti paramaṃ vapuḥ|
This beautiful bow has come to Partha from Varuna. Worshipped by god and men it has taken a handsome form.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.8
सुपार्श्व भीमसेनस्य जातरूपग्रहं धनुः। येन पार्थोऽजयत् कृत्स्नां दिशं प्राची परंतपः॥
supārśva bhīmasenasya jātarūpagrahaṃ dhanuḥ| yena pārtho'jayat kṛtsnāṃ diśaṃ prācī paraṃtapaḥ||
That bow of beautiful sides and golden handle belongs to Bhima with which, the son of Pritha, the slayer of enemies, conquered the entire eastern region.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.9
इन्द्रगोपकचित्रं च यदेतच्चारुदर्शनम्। राज्ञो युधिष्ठिरस्यैतद् वैराटे धनुरुत्तमम्॥
indragopakacitraṃ ca yadetaccārudarśanam| rājño yudhiṣṭhirasyaitad vairāṭe dhanuruttamam||
the other most excellent and beautiful bow, variegated with insects, belongs to the king Yudhishthira.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.10
सूर्या यस्मिंस्तु सौवर्णाः प्रकाशन्ते प्रकाशिनः। तेजसा प्रज्वलन्तो वै नकुलस्यैतदायुधम्॥
sūryā yasmiṃstu sauvarṇāḥ prakāśante prakāśinaḥ| tejasā prajvalanto vai nakulasyaitadāyudham||
The other, in which golden suns of brilliant effulgence shed lustre all around, belongs to Nakula.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.11
शलभा यत्र सौवर्णास्तपनीय विचित्रिताः। एतन्माद्रीसुतस्यापि सहदेवस्य कार्मुकम्॥
śalabhā yatra sauvarṇāstapanīya vicitritāḥ| etanmādrīsutasyāpi sahadevasya kārmukam||
The bow, embellished with golden images of insects and set also with jems and stones, belongs to that son of Madri who is called Sahadeva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.12
ये त्विमे क्षुरसंकाशाः सहस्रा लोमवाहिनः। एतेऽर्जुनस्य वैराटे शराः सर्पविषोपमाः॥
ye tvime kṣurasaṃkāśāḥ sahasrā lomavāhinaḥ| ete'rjunasya vairāṭe śarāḥ sarpaviṣopamāḥ||
The thousand winged shafts, sharp as razors and dreadful like the venom of snakes, belong to Arjuna, O son of Virata.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.13
एते ज्वलन्तः संग्रामे तेजसा शीघ्रगामिनः। भवन्ति वीरस्याक्षय्या व्यूहतः समरे रिपून्।॥
ete jvalantaḥ saṃgrāme tejasā śīghragāminaḥ| bhavanti vīrasyākṣayyā vyūhataḥ samare ripūn|||
These swift arrows, of the hero burning in energy in battle when discharged against the enemies, become inexhaustible.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.14
ये चेमे पृथवो दीर्घाश्चन्द्रबिम्बार्धदर्शनाः। एते भीमस्य निशिता रिपुक्षयकराः शराः॥
ye ceme pṛthavo dīrghāścandrabimbārdhadarśanāḥ| ete bhīmasya niśitā ripukṣayakarāḥ śarāḥ||
These sharp, long and heavy arrows, resembling the crescent of the moon in shape and capable of destroying the enemies, belong to Bhima.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.15
हारिद्रवर्णा ये त्वेते हेमपुङ्खाः शिलाशिताः। नकुलस्य कलापोऽयं पञ्चशार्दूललक्षणः॥
hāridravarṇā ye tvete hemapuṅkhāḥ śilāśitāḥ| nakulasya kalāpo'yaṃ pañcaśārdūlalakṣaṇaḥ||
The quiver, having the five images of tigers full of yellow, gold winged shafts whetted on stone, belongs to Nakula.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.16
येनासौ व्यजयत् कृत्स्ना प्रतीची दिशमाहवे। कलापो ह्येष तस्यासीन्माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः॥
yenāsau vyajayat kṛtsnā pratīcī diśamāhave| kalāpo hyeṣa tasyāsīnmādrīputrasya dhīmataḥ||
This quiver belongs to the intelligent son of Madri with which he had conquered the entire western region.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.17
ये त्विमे भास्कराकाराः सर्वपारसवाः शराः। एते चित्रक्रियोपेताः : सहदेवस्य धीमतः॥
ye tvime bhāskarākārāḥ sarvapārasavāḥ śarāḥ| ete citrakriyopetāḥ : sahadevasya dhīmataḥ||
These arrows, lustrous like the sun, painted all over with various colours and capable of destroying enemies by thousands, belong to Sahadeva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.18
ये त्विमे निशिताः पीताः पृथवो दीघवाससः। हेमपुङ्खास्त्रिपर्वाणो राज्ञ एते महाशराः॥
ye tvime niśitāḥ pītāḥ pṛthavo dīghavāsasaḥ| hemapuṅkhāstriparvāṇo rājña ete mahāśarāḥ||
These great arrows, sharpened, yellow, heavy, long, gold feathered and consisting of three knots, belong to the king (Yudhishthira).
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.19
यस्त्वयं सायको दीर्घः शिलीपृष्ठः शिलीमुखः। अर्जुनस्यैष संग्रामे गुरुभारसहो दृढः॥
yastvayaṃ sāyako dīrghaḥ śilīpṛṣṭhaḥ śilīmukhaḥ| arjunasyaiṣa saṃgrāme gurubhārasaho dṛḍhaḥ||
This long sword, with the emblem of a bee on its back and sharp as the sting of a bee, firm and capable of bearing heavy weight in battle, belongs to Arjuna.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.20
वैयाघ्रकोशः सुमहान् भीमसेनस्य सायकः। गुरुभारसहो दिव्यः शात्रवाणां भयंकरः॥
vaiyāghrakośaḥ sumahān bhīmasenasya sāyakaḥ| gurubhārasaho divyaḥ śātravāṇāṃ bhayaṃkaraḥ||
This celestials huge sword, cased in tiger skin, capable of bearing heavy weight and dreadful to the enemies, belongs to Bhimasena.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.21
सुफलचित्रकोशश्च हेमत्सरुरनुत्तमः। निस्त्रिंशः कौरवस्यैष धर्मराजस्य धीमतः॥
suphalacitrakośaśca hematsaruranuttamaḥ| nistriṃśaḥ kauravasyaiṣa dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ||
This most excellent sword, of a sharp blade, golden hilt and cased in a painted sheath, belongs to the intelligent Dharmaraja of the Kuru race.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.22
यस्तु पाञ्चनखे कोशे निहिताश्चित्रयोधने। नकुलस्यैष निस्त्रिंशो गुरुभारसहो दृढः॥
yastu pāñcanakhe kośe nihitāścitrayodhane| nakulasyaiṣa nistriṃśo gurubhārasaho dṛḍhaḥ||
This strong sword, capable of bearing heavy weight intended for various forms of fight and cased in a sheath of goat-skin belongs to Nakula.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 3 43.23
यस्त्वयं विपुलः खड्गो गव्ये कोशे समर्पितः सहदेवस्य विद्ध्येनं सर्वभारसहं दृढम्॥
yastvayaṃ vipulaḥ khaḍgo gavye kośe samarpitaḥ sahadevasya viddhyenaṃ sarvabhārasahaṃ dṛḍham||
This huge, strong and dreadful sword, capable of bearing heavy weight and put in a sheath of cow-skin, belongs to Sahadeva.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)