Mahabharata — Volume IV (Dutt edition) — Chapter 99
MBh 4 99.1
संजय उवाच ततो दुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। दुःशासनश्च पुत्रस्ते सूतपुत्रश्च दुर्जयः॥
saṃjaya uvāca tato duryodhano rājā śakuniścāpi saubalaḥ| duḥśāsanaśca putraste sūtaputraśca durjayaḥ||
Sanjaya said Then king Duryodhana, Shakuni the son of Subala, your son Dushasana and the invincible son of Suta,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.2
समागम्य महाराज मन्त्रं चक्रुर्विवक्षितम्। कथं पाण्डुसुताः संख्ये जेतव्याः सगणा इति॥
samāgamya mahārāja mantraṃ cakrurvivakṣitam| kathaṃ pāṇḍusutāḥ saṃkhye jetavyāḥ sagaṇā iti||
These assembled together, O monarch, began to consult as to 'how could the sons of Pandu with their partisans be conquered in battle.'
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.3
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा सर्वांस्तानाह मन्त्रिणः। सूतपुत्रं समाभाष्य सौबलं च महाबलम्॥
tato duryodhano rājā sarvāṃstānāha mantriṇaḥ| sūtaputraṃ samābhāṣya saubalaṃ ca mahābalam||
Thereafter king Duryodhana, addressing the son of Suta and the highly powerful son of Subala, spoke to all his counselors thus
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.4
द्रोणो भीष्मः कृपः शल्यः सौमदत्तिश्च संयुगे। न पार्थान् प्रतिबाधन्ते न जाने तच्च कारणम्॥
droṇo bhīṣmaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ saumadattiśca saṃyuge| na pārthān pratibādhante na jāne tacca kāraṇam||
“Even Drona, Bhishma, Kripa, Shalya, and the son of Somadatta cannot withstand the sons of Pritha in battle. I know not what the cause may be.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.5
अवध्यमानास्ते चापि क्षपयन्ति बलं मम। सोऽस्मि क्षीणबलः कर्ण क्षीणशस्त्रश्च संयुगे॥ निकृतः पाण्डवैः शूरैरवध्यैर्दैवतैरपि।
avadhyamānāste cāpi kṣapayanti balaṃ mama| so'smi kṣīṇabalaḥ karṇa kṣīṇaśastraśca saṃyuge|| nikṛtaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ śūrairavadhyairdaivatairapi|
Thus unslain, they (the Pandavas) are every day reducing my troops in great number. Therefore, O Karna, I am becoming weaker in strength, and my store of weapons is also being exhausted.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.6
सोऽहं संशयमापन्नः प्रहरिष्ये कथं रणे॥ तमब्रवीन्महाराजं सूतपुत्रो नराधिपम्।
so'haṃ saṃśayamāpannaḥ prahariṣye kathaṃ raṇe|| tamabravīnmahārājaṃ sūtaputro narādhipam|
I am deceived by the warlike Pandavas, who cannot even be slain by the celestial themselves. I am doubtful of the means as to how to smile them down in battle.” To these words of the ruler of men, O king, Suta's son replied
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.7
कर्ण उवाच मा शोच भरतश्रेष्ठ करिष्येऽहं प्रियं तव।॥ भीष्मः शान्तवस्तूर्णमपयातु महारणात्।
karṇa uvāca mā śoca bharataśreṣṭha kariṣye'haṃ priyaṃ tava||| bhīṣmaḥ śāntavastūrṇamapayātu mahāraṇāt|
Karna said "Grieve not, O foremost of the Bharatas, I will compass your pleasure. Let Bhishma the son of Shantanu be speedily withdrawn from the battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.8
निवृत्ते युधि गाङ्गेये न्यस्तशस्त्रे च भारत॥ अहं पार्थान् हनिष्यामि सहितान् सर्वसोमकैः।
nivṛtte yudhi gāṅgeye nyastaśastre ca bhārata|| ahaṃ pārthān haniṣyāmi sahitān sarvasomakaiḥ|
When, O scion of the Bharata race, the son of Ganga shall cease to fight, and when he shall lay aside his weapons, I will slay the sons of Pritha together with all the Somakas,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.9
पश्यतो युधि भीष्मस्य शपे सत्येन ते नृप॥ पाण्डवेषु दयां नित्यं स हि भीष्मः करोति वै।
paśyato yudhi bhīṣmasya śape satyena te nṛpa|| pāṇḍaveṣu dayāṃ nityaṃ sa hi bhīṣmaḥ karoti vai|
In the battle even before the eyes of Bhishma himself. O king, I pledge my troth for this. Bhishma always uses the Pandavas leniently.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.10
अशक्तश्च रणे भीष्मो जेतुमेतान् महारथान्।॥ अभिमानी रणे भीष्मो नित्यं चापि रणप्रियः।
aśaktaśca raṇe bhīṣmo jetumetān mahārathān||| abhimānī raṇe bhīṣmo nityaṃ cāpi raṇapriyaḥ|
Bhishma also is incapable of conquering these mighty car-warriors (the Pandavas) in battle. Moreover Bhishma is proud in battle and is very fond of battle.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.11
स कथं पाण्डवान् युद्धे जेष्यते तातं संगतान्॥ स त्वं शीघ्रमितो गत्वा भीष्मस्य शिबिरं प्रति।
sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavān yuddhe jeṣyate tātaṃ saṃgatān|| sa tvaṃ śīghramito gatvā bhīṣmasya śibiraṃ prati|
How could he, O sire, then conquer the Pandavas who have mustered a mighty force. Therefore, without the least delay, haying yourself towards the tent of Bhishma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.12
अनुमान्य गुरुं वृद्धं शस्त्रं न्यासय भारत॥ न्यस्तशस्त्रे ततो भीष्मे निहतान् पश्य पाण्डवान्।
anumānya guruṃ vṛddhaṃ śastraṃ nyāsaya bhārata|| nyastaśastre tato bhīṣme nihatān paśya pāṇḍavān|
Persuade that venerable and old hero to lay aside weapons. Thus when Bhishma will lay aside his weapons, you shall see the Pandavas slain.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.13
मयैकेन रणे राजन् ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्॥ एवमुक्तस्तु कर्णेन पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अब्रवीद् भ्रातरं तत्र दुःशासनमिदं वचः॥
mayaikena raṇe rājan sasuhṛdgaṇabāndhavān|| evamuktastu karṇena putro duryodhanastava| abravīd bhrātaraṃ tatra duḥśāsanamidaṃ vacaḥ||
With all their kinsmen and allies, by my single self in battle" Sanjaya said Thus spoke spoken to by Karna, your son Duryodhana,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.14
अनुयात्रं यथा सर्वं सज्जीभवति सर्वशः। दुःशासन तथा क्षिप्रं सर्वमेवोपपादय॥ एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् कर्णमाह जनेश्वरः। अनुमान्य रणे भीष्ममेषोऽहं द्विपदां वरम्॥
anuyātraṃ yathā sarvaṃ sajjībhavati sarvaśaḥ| duḥśāsana tathā kṣipraṃ sarvamevopapādaya|| evamuktvā tato rājan karṇamāha janeśvaraḥ| anumānya raṇe bhīṣmameṣo'haṃ dvipadāṃ varam||
Then said these words addressing his brother Dushasana 'Look to it O Dushasana, that all my retinue may without delay be dressed and ready'. Having thus spoken, O king, to Dushasana, that ruler of men addressed Karna saying:
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.15
आगमिष्ये ततः क्षिप्रं त्वत्सकाशमरिंदम्। अपक्रान्ते ततो भीष्मे प्रहरिष्यसि संयुगे॥
āgamiṣye tataḥ kṣipraṃ tvatsakāśamariṃdam| apakrānte tato bhīṣme prahariṣyasi saṃyuge||
“Having persuaded that foremost of men, Bhishma to withdraw himself from the battle, I shall soon come back to you, O redresser of foes.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.16
निष्पपात ततस्तूर्णं पुत्रस्तव विशाम्पते। सहितो भ्रातृभिस्तैस्तु देवैरिव शतक्रतुः॥
niṣpapāta tatastūrṇaṃ putrastava viśāmpate| sahito bhrātṛbhistaistu devairiva śatakratuḥ||
When Bhishma will be withdrawn from the fight, you shall slay the Pandavas in battle." Then, O ruler of men your son, without any more loss of time, set out,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.17
ततस्तं नृपशार्दूलं शार्दूलसमविक्रमम्। आरोहयद्धयं तूर्णं भ्राता दुःशासनस्तदा॥ अङ्गदी बद्धमुकुटो हस्ताभरणवान् नृप। धार्तराष्ट्रो महाराज विबभौ स पथि व्रजन्॥
tatastaṃ nṛpaśārdūlaṃ śārdūlasamavikramam| ārohayaddhayaṃ tūrṇaṃ bhrātā duḥśāsanastadā|| aṅgadī baddhamukuṭo hastābharaṇavān nṛpa| dhārtarāṣṭro mahārāja vibabhau sa pathi vrajan||
Accompanied by his brothers, and loO king like Indra surrounded by the celestial. Thereafter, his brother Dushasana, helped that foremost of kings equal to a tiger in strength, to mount on his steed. Decked with bracelets, with a diadem on his head, and O king, his arms graced with other ornaments,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.18
भण्डीपुष्पनिकाशेन तपनीयनिभेन च। अनुलिप्तः पराद्ध्यन चन्दनेन सुगन्धिना॥ अरजोऽम्बरसंवीतः सिंहखेलगतिर्नृप। शुशुभे विमलार्चिष्मान् नभसीव दिवाकरः॥ तं प्रयान्तं नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मस्य शिबिरं प्रति। अनुजग्मुर्महेष्वासाः सर्वलोकस्य धन्विनः॥
bhaṇḍīpuṣpanikāśena tapanīyanibhena ca| anuliptaḥ parāddhyana candanena sugandhinā|| arajo'mbarasaṃvītaḥ siṃhakhelagatirnṛpa| śuśubhe vimalārciṣmān nabhasīva divākaraḥ|| taṃ prayāntaṃ naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmasya śibiraṃ prati| anujagmurmaheṣvāsāḥ sarvalokasya dhanvinaḥ||
That son of yours, O monarch, shone brightly as he went towards Bhishma's tent. Smeared with fragrant sandal paste of the colour of Vandi flowers and of the effulgence of gold, and vested in dirtless raiment's, and proceeding with the playful gait of the lion, O king, Duryodhana appeared beautiful like the bright rayed orb of day in the skies. As that foremost of men (Duryodhana) proceeded towards the tent of Bhishma,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.19
भ्रातरश्च महेष्वासास्त्रिदशा इव वासवम्। हयानन्ये समारुह्य गजानन्ये च भारत॥
bhrātaraśca maheṣvāsāstridaśā iva vāsavam| hayānanye samāruhya gajānanye ca bhārata||
Numerous fierce bowmen of worldwide fame with bows in hand, as also his brothers all mighty bowmen, followed him like the celestial following Vasava.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.20
रथानन्ये नरश्रेष्ठं परिवः समन्ततः। आत्तशस्त्राश्च सुहृदो रक्षणार्थं महीपतेः॥
rathānanye naraśreṣṭhaṃ parivaḥ samantataḥ| āttaśastrāśca suhṛdo rakṣaṇārthaṃ mahīpateḥ||
Mounted on other horses, elephants and chariots, other foremost of men, O Bharata, surrounded him on all sides.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.21
प्रादुर्बभूवुः सहिताः शक्रस्येवामरा दिवि। स पूज्यमानः कुरुभिः कौरवाणां महाबलः॥
prādurbabhūvuḥ sahitāḥ śakrasyevāmarā divi| sa pūjyamānaḥ kurubhiḥ kauravāṇāṃ mahābalaḥ||
Many of his friends bearing weapons came there for protecting the king, and accompanying Indra in heaven.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.22
प्रययौ सदनं राजा गाङ्गेयस्य यशस्विनः। अन्वीयमानः सततं सोदरैः परिवारितः॥
prayayau sadanaṃ rājā gāṅgeyasya yaśasvinaḥ| anvīyamānaḥ satataṃ sodaraiḥ parivāritaḥ||
Thus honored by the Kurus, that highly puissant king of the Kurus repaired to the son of Ganga of illustrious fame.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.23
दक्षिणं दक्षिणं काले सम्भृत्य स्वभुजं तदा। हस्तिहस्तोपमं शैक्षं सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम्॥ प्रगृह्णन्नञ्जलीन् नृणामुद्यतान् सर्वतो दिशः। शुश्राव मधुरा वाचो नानादेशनिवासिनाम्॥
dakṣiṇaṃ dakṣiṇaṃ kāle sambhṛtya svabhujaṃ tadā| hastihastopamaṃ śaikṣaṃ sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam|| pragṛhṇannañjalīn nṛṇāmudyatān sarvato diśaḥ| śuśrāva madhurā vāco nānādeśanivāsinām||
Followed and surrounded by his uterine brother, he proceeded, raising his right arm sinewy like the trunk of the elephant and capable of crushing all his foes, and therewith accepting the homage's offered by men on all sides with their raised and folder palms.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.24
संस्तूयमानः सूतैश्च मागधैश्च महायशाः। पूजयानश्च तान् सर्वान् सर्वलोकेश्वरेश्वरः॥
saṃstūyamānaḥ sūtaiśca māgadhaiśca mahāyaśāḥ| pūjayānaśca tān sarvān sarvalokeśvareśvaraḥ||
He heard sweet words uttered by the assembled inhabitants of various countries. moon That illustrious one was applauded and eulogised by the bards and minstrels.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.25
प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैस्त गन्धतैलावसेचितैः। परिवर्महाराज प्रज्वलद्भिः समन्ततः॥ स तैः परिवृतो राजा प्रदीपैः काञ्चनैर्व्वलन्। शुशुभे चन्द्रमा युक्तो दीप्तैरिव महाग्रहैः॥
pradīpaiḥ kāñcanaista gandhatailāvasecitaiḥ| parivarmahārāja prajvaladbhiḥ samantataḥ|| sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā pradīpaiḥ kāñcanairvvalan| śuśubhe candramā yukto dīptairiva mahāgrahaiḥ||
That lord paramount of all men honorea all these men in return. Many high-souled persons then surrounded him on all sides with golden lamps, lighted and fed with fragrant oil. Thus surrounded by those lighted lamps made of gold, king Duryodhana,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.26
काञ्चनोष्णीषिणस्तत्र वेत्रझर्झरपाणयः। प्रोत्सारयन्तः शनकैस्तं जनं सर्वतो दिशम्॥
kāñcanoṣṇīṣiṇastatra vetrajharjharapāṇayaḥ| protsārayantaḥ śanakaistaṃ janaṃ sarvato diśam||
Shone resplendent like the surrounded by blazing mighty planets. Then attendants, graced with golden turbans, and bearing canes and Jharjharas in their hands,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.27
सम्प्राप्य तु ततो राजा भीष्मस्य सदनं शुभम्। अवतीर्य हयाच्चापि भीष्मं प्राप्य जनेश्वरः॥
samprāpya tu tato rājā bhīṣmasya sadanaṃ śubham| avatīrya hayāccāpi bhīṣmaṃ prāpya janeśvaraḥ||
Gradually cleared the crowd that surrounded the king on all sides. Thereafter, the king, reaching the beautiful tent of Bhishma.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.28
अभिवाद्य ततो भीष्मं निषण्णः परमासने। काञ्चने सर्वतोभद्रे स्पास्तरणसंवृते॥
abhivādya tato bhīṣmaṃ niṣaṇṇaḥ paramāsane| kāñcane sarvatobhadre spāstaraṇasaṃvṛte||
And then descending from his horse, that ruler of men approached Bhishma. Thereafter doing obeisance to Bhishma, he seated himself on a beautiful seat,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.29
उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भीष्मं बाष्पकण्ठोऽश्रुलोचनः। त्वां वयं हि समाश्रित्य संयुगे शत्रुसूदन॥
uvāca prāñjalirbhīṣmaṃ bāṣpakaṇṭho'śrulocanaḥ| tvāṃ vayaṃ hi samāśritya saṃyuge śatrusūdana||
Made of gold, of exquisite workmanship and over-spread with an excellent coverlet. Then he thus spoke to Bhishma, with his palms folded, his voice choked in grief and his eyes bathed in tears.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.30
उत्सहेम रणे जेतुं सेन्द्रानपि सुरासुरान्। किमु पाण्डुसुतान् वीरान् ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्॥
utsahema raṇe jetuṃ sendrānapi surāsurān| kimu pāṇḍusutān vīrān sasuhṛdgaṇabāndhavān||
"Reliving upon you, O slayer of foes, we are even capable of vanquishing in battle the celestials and the Asuras united together, with Indra at their head,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.31
तस्मादर्हसि गाङ्गेय कृपां कर्तुं मयि प्रभो। जहि पाण्डुसुतान् वीरान् महेन्द्र इव दानवान्॥
tasmādarhasi gāṅgeya kṛpāṃ kartuṃ mayi prabho| jahi pāṇḍusutān vīrān mahendra iva dānavān||
What to speak of the sons of Pandu though they may be warlike and supported by their friends, allies and kinsmen. Therefore, O son of Ganga, O lord, it behold you to be merciful on me.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.32
अहं सर्वान् महाराज निहनिष्यामि सोमकान्। पञ्चालान् केकयैः सार्धं करूषांश्चेति भारत॥
ahaṃ sarvān mahārāja nihaniṣyāmi somakān| pañcālān kekayaiḥ sārdhaṃ karūṣāṃśceti bhārata||
Do you slay the heroic sons of Pandu like the great Indra slaying the Danavas. 'O monarch, I shall slaughter all the Somakas,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.33
त्वद्वचः सत्यमेवास्तु जहि पार्थान् समागतान्। सोमकांश्च महेष्वासान् सत्यवाग् भव भारत॥
tvadvacaḥ satyamevāstu jahi pārthān samāgatān| somakāṃśca maheṣvāsān satyavāg bhava bhārata||
The Panchalas, the Kauravas, O Bharata.' These were your words to me, verify them by slaying the assembled sons of Pritha,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.34
दयया यदि वा राजन् द्वेष्यभावान्मम प्रभो। मन्दभाग्यतया वापि मम रक्षसि पाण्डवान्॥
dayayā yadi vā rājan dveṣyabhāvānmama prabho| mandabhāgyatayā vāpi mama rakṣasi pāṇḍavān||
As also the Somakas, all fierce bowmen. Prove, O Bharata, the truth of your words. But if out of mercy, or out of your hatred, O lord,
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.35
अनुजानीहि समरे कर्णमाहवशोभिनम्। स जेष्यति रणे पार्थान् ससुहृद्गणबान्धवान्॥
anujānīhi samare karṇamāhavaśobhinam| sa jeṣyati raṇe pārthān sasuhṛdgaṇabāndhavān||
For my unfortunate self, you are inclined to spare the sons of Pandu, then permit Karna, that ornament of battle, to join the fight.
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)
MBh 4 99.36
स एवमुक्त्वा नृपतिः पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। नोवाच वचनं किञ्चिद् भीष्मं सत्यपराक्रमम्॥
sa evamuktvā nṛpatiḥ putro duryodhanastava| novāca vacanaṃ kiñcid bhīṣmaṃ satyaparākramam||
He will conquer the sons of Pritha together with all their friends, allies and kinsmen." Having thus spoken, your royal son dreadful prowess. airunn
— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)