Mahabharata — Volume V (Dutt edition) — Chapter 126

MBh 5 126.1

संजय उवाच व्यूहेष्वालोड्यमानेषु पाण्डवानां ततस्ततः। सुदूरमन्वयुः पार्थाः पञ्चालाः सह सोमकैः॥

saṃjaya uvāca vyūheṣvāloḍyamāneṣu pāṇḍavānāṃ tatastataḥ| sudūramanvayuḥ pārthāḥ pañcālāḥ saha somakaiḥ||

Sanjaya said When the armies of the Pandavas were thus being agitated on all sides, the Pandavas and the Panchalas, together with the Somakas retreated to a great distance.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.2

वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे संग्रामे लोमहर्षणे। संक्षये जगतस्तीने युगान्त इव भारत॥

vartamāne tathā raudre saṃgrāme lomaharṣaṇe| saṃkṣaye jagatastīne yugānta iva bhārata||

When, 0 Bharata, that fierce fierce and horripilating battle was raging furiously, it appeared that the hour of the world's dreadful dissolution had arrived.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.3

द्रोणे युधि पराक्रान्ते नर्दमाने मुहुर्मुहुः। पञ्चालेषु च क्षीणेषु वध्यमानेषु पाण्डुषु॥

droṇe yudhi parākrānte nardamāne muhurmuhuḥ| pañcāleṣu ca kṣīṇeṣu vadhyamāneṣu pāṇḍuṣu||

When Drona was displaying his prowess in battle and constantly roaring and when the Pandus, the Panchalas were being slaughtered and reduced in number.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.4

नापश्यच्छरणं किञ्चिद् धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः। चिन्तयामास राजेन्द्र कथमेतद् भविष्यति॥

nāpaśyaccharaṇaṃ kiñcid dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| cintayāmāsa rājendra kathametad bhaviṣyati||

King Yudhishthira the virtuous could not find any protector for himself. And O foremost of kings, he thought-'how will it end.'.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.5

ततो वीक्ष्य दिशः सर्वाः सव्यसाचिदिदृक्षया। युधिष्ठिरो ददर्शाथ नैव पार्थ न माधवम्॥

tato vīkṣya diśaḥ sarvāḥ savyasācididṛkṣayā| yudhiṣṭhiro dadarśātha naiva pārtha na mādhavam||

Then longingly looking on all directions with the desire of having a sight of Partha, Yudhishthira was disappointed and saw neither Arjuna nor Madhava.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.6

सोऽपश्यन् नरशार्दूलं वानरर्षभलक्षणम्। गाण्डीवस्य च नि?षमशृण्वन् व्यथितेन्द्रियः॥

so'paśyan naraśārdūlaṃ vānararṣabhalakṣaṇam| gāṇḍīvasya ca ni?ṣamaśṛṇvan vyathitendriyaḥ||

He could not then find that foremost of men having the money-chief for the device on his banner; and could not also hear the twang of the Gandiva bow. He therefore became greatly depressed.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.7

अपश्यन् सात्यकिं चापि वृष्णीनां प्रवरं रथम्। चिन्तयाभिपरिताङ्गो धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥

apaśyan sātyakiṃ cāpi vṛṣṇīnāṃ pravaraṃ ratham| cintayābhiparitāṅgo dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||

Without finding also that foremost of the Vrishnis namely Satyaki, that great car-warrior, king Yudhishthira the virtuous became overwhelmed with anxious thought and his limbs became weak.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.8

नाध्यगच्छत् तदा शान्ति तावपश्यन् नरोत्तमौ। लोकोपक्रोशभीरुत्वाद् धर्मराजो महामनाः॥

nādhyagacchat tadā śānti tāvapaśyan narottamau| lokopakrośabhīrutvād dharmarājo mahāmanāḥ||

Then getting no information whatever of those two best of men, the very virtuous king Yudhishthira obtained no peace of mind. The high-souled king then afraid of the reproaches of the world.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.9

अचिन्तयन्महाबाहुः शैनेयस्य रथं प्रति। पदवीं प्रेषितश्चैव फाल्गुनस्य मया रणे॥

acintayanmahābāhuḥ śaineyasya rathaṃ prati| padavīṃ preṣitaścaiva phālgunasya mayā raṇe||

Began to think of the car of Sini's grandson-"In the track of Phalguna, I have sent.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.10

शैनेयः सात्यकिः सत्यो मित्राणामभयंकरः। तदिदं ह्येकमेवासीद् द्विधा जातं ममाद्य वै॥

śaineyaḥ sātyakiḥ satyo mitrāṇāmabhayaṃkaraḥ| tadidaṃ hyekamevāsīd dvidhā jātaṃ mamādya vai||

Sini's grandson Satyaki, that one of true prowess, that giver of assurances to his friends. My anxiety that was for one only, is now for two, Satyaki and Arjuna.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.11

सात्यकिश्च हि विज्ञेयः पाण्डवश्च धनंजयः। सात्यकिं प्रेषयित्वा तु पाण्डवस्य पदानुगम्॥

sātyakiśca hi vijñeyaḥ pāṇḍavaśca dhanaṃjayaḥ| sātyakiṃ preṣayitvā tu pāṇḍavasya padānugam||

I should now get information both of Satyaki and of Dhananjaya. Having sent Satyaki in the track of Pandu's son Arjuna.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.12

सात्वतस्यापि कं युद्धे प्रेषयिष्ये पदानुगम् करिष्यामि प्रयत्नेन भ्रातुरन्वेषणं यदि॥

sātvatasyāpi kaṃ yuddhe preṣayiṣye padānugam kariṣyāmi prayatnena bhrāturanveṣaṇaṃ yadi||

me Whom shall I now sent in the track of that Satvata hero, If now I strive to get information of my brother only.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.13

युयुधानमनन्विषय लोको मां गर्हयिष्यति। भ्रातुरन्वेषणं कृत्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥

yuyudhānamananviṣaya loko māṃ garhayiṣyati| bhrāturanveṣaṇaṃ kṛtvā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||

Not taking any care for Yuyudhana, the world will blame any say-"King Yudhishthira the virtuous enquiring after his brother.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.14

परित्यजति वार्ष्णेयं सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्। लोकापवादभीरुत्वात् सोऽहं पार्थ वृकोदरम्॥ पदवीं प्रेषयिष्यामि माधवस्य महात्मनः। यथैव च मम प्रीतिरर्जुने शत्रुसूदने॥

parityajati vārṣṇeyaṃ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam| lokāpavādabhīrutvāt so'haṃ pārtha vṛkodaram|| padavīṃ preṣayiṣyāmi mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ| yathaiva ca mama prītirarjune śatrusūdane||

Neglects Satyaki of the Vrishni race, that hero of infallible prowess. Afraid as I am of the reproaches of men, I shall send Pritha's son Vrikodara in the track of the illustrious scion of Madhu's race. The affection I bear for that slayer of foes viz., Arjuna.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.15

तथैव वृष्णिवीरेऽपि सात्वते युद्धदुर्मदे। अतिभारे नियुक्तश्च मया शैनेयनन्दनः॥

tathaiva vṛṣṇivīre'pi sātvate yuddhadurmade| atibhāre niyuktaśca mayā śaineyanandanaḥ||

Is in no way greater than that I bear for that invincible hero of the Satvata race. That delighter of Sini's race, has been entrusted with a commission on my behalf.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.16

स तु मित्रोपरोधने गौरवात्तु महाबलः। प्रविष्टो भारती सेनां मकरः सागरं यथा॥

sa tu mitroparodhane gauravāttu mahābalaḥ| praviṣṭo bhāratī senāṃ makaraḥ sāgaraṃ yathā||

That mighty-warrior has either for the sake of a friend's words or for the sake of his honor, has plunged into the Bharata host, like Makara entering into the ocean.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.17

असौ हि श्रूयते शब्दः शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। मिथः संयुध्यमानानां वृष्णिवीरेण धीमता॥

asau hi śrūyate śabdaḥ śūrāṇāmanivartinām| mithaḥ saṃyudhyamānānāṃ vṛṣṇivīreṇa dhīmatā||

Hark the loud noise of the battle that the unretreating heroes are fighting with that intelligent champion of the Vrishni race!

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.18

प्राप्तकालं सुबलवनिश्चितं बहुधा हि मे। तत्रैव पाण्डवेयस्य भीमसेनस्य धन्विनः॥ गमनं रोचते मह्यं यत्र यातौ महारथौ। न चाप्यसह्यं भीमस्य विद्यते भुवि किंचन॥

prāptakālaṃ subalavaniścitaṃ bahudhā hi me| tatraiva pāṇḍaveyasya bhīmasenasya dhanvinaḥ|| gamanaṃ rocate mahyaṃ yatra yātau mahārathau| na cāpyasahyaṃ bhīmasya vidyate bhuvi kiṃcana||

Surely the odds are too many for him. It is therefore high time that I should think of rescuing him. It appears proper to me that armed with the bow, the son of Pandu viz., Bhimasena should proceed to the spot where those two mighty car-warriors are. There is scarcely anything on earth that Bhima cannot bear.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.19

शक्तो ह्येष रणे यत्तः पृथिव्यां सर्वधन्विनाम्। त्वबाहुवलमास्थाय प्रतिव्यूहितुमासा॥

śakto hyeṣa raṇe yattaḥ pṛthivyāṃ sarvadhanvinām| tvabāhuvalamāsthāya prativyūhitumāsā||

Exerting his best, he alone withstand all the bowmen of the world. Depending on the prowess of his own arms, he can make head against all enemies.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.20

यस्य बाहुबलं सर्वे समाश्रित्य महात्मनः। वनवासानिवृत्ताः स्म न च युद्धेषु निर्जिताः॥

yasya bāhubalaṃ sarve samāśritya mahātmanaḥ| vanavāsānivṛttāḥ sma na ca yuddheṣu nirjitāḥ||

With the help of the strength of arms of that hero of illustrious soul, we have been able to come back from our exile and have never been defeated in battle.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.21

इतो गते भीमसेने सात्वतं प्रति पाण्डवे। सनाथौ भवितारौ हि युधि सात्वतफाल्गुनौ॥

ito gate bhīmasene sātvataṃ prati pāṇḍave| sanāthau bhavitārau hi yudhi sātvataphālgunau||

If now Bhimasena goes to their rescue, Satvata and Phalguna will find a competent protector in his self.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.22

कामं त्वशोचनीयौ तौ रणे सात्वतफाल्गुनौ। रक्षितौ वासुदेवेन स्वयं शस्त्रविशारदौ॥

kāmaṃ tvaśocanīyau tau raṇe sātvataphālgunau| rakṣitau vāsudevena svayaṃ śastraviśāradau||

Surely I should not cherish any anxiety of those two heroes, as both of them are versed in the use of all weapons and are protected by the son of Vasudeva himself.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.23

अवश्यं तु मया कार्यमात्मनः शोकनाशनम्। तस्माद् भीमं नियोक्ष्यामि सात्वतस्य पदानुगम्॥

avaśyaṃ tu mayā kāryamātmanaḥ śokanāśanam| tasmād bhīmaṃ niyokṣyāmi sātvatasya padānugam||

However, it is my duty to make myself altogether unaxious on their account. Therefore should I engage Bhima to follow in the track of the Satvata hero.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.24

ततः प्रतिकृतं मन्ये विधानं सात्यकिं प्रति। एवं निश्चित्य मनसा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥

tataḥ pratikṛtaṃ manye vidhānaṃ sātyakiṃ prati| evaṃ niścitya manasā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ||

Having done this, I should think my arrangements for the protection of Satyaki complete.” Thus resolving in his mind, king Yudhishthira the virtues.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.25

यन्तारमब्रवीद् राजा भीमं प्रति नयस्व माम्। धर्मराजवचः श्रुत्वा सारथिर्हयकोविदः॥

yantāramabravīd rājā bhīmaṃ prati nayasva mām| dharmarājavacaḥ śrutvā sārathirhayakovidaḥ||

Thus spoke to his charioteer-"Take me to the spot where Bhima is.” Hearing the words of the virtuous king Yudhishthira, the charioteer versed in the art of horse-driving.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.26

रथं हेमपरिष्कारं भीमान्तिकमुपानयत्। भीमसेनमनुप्राप्य प्राप्तकालमचिन्तयत्॥

rathaṃ hemapariṣkāraṃ bhīmāntikamupānayat| bhīmasenamanuprāpya prāptakālamacintayat||

Drove that chariot adorned with gold, near where Bhimas was. Reaching Bhima, the king remembering the exigencies of the hour.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.27

कश्मलं प्राविशद् राजा बहु तत्र समादिशन्। स कश्मलसमाविष्टो भीममाहूय पार्थिवः॥

kaśmalaṃ prāviśad rājā bahu tatra samādiśan| sa kaśmalasamāviṣṭo bhīmamāhūya pārthivaḥ||

Became totally overwhelmed with grief and entreated Bhima with numerous prayers. Then overwhelmed as he was with grief, the king summoned Bhima, near him.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.28

अब्रवीद् वचनं राजन् कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। यः सदेवान् सगन्धर्वान् दैत्यांश्चैकरथोऽजयत्॥ तस्य लक्ष्म न पश्यामि भीमसेनानुजस्य ते। ततोऽब्रवीद् धर्मराजं भीमसेनस्तथागतम्॥

abravīd vacanaṃ rājan kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ| yaḥ sadevān sagandharvān daityāṃścaikaratho'jayat|| tasya lakṣma na paśyāmi bhīmasenānujasya te| tato'bravīd dharmarājaṃ bhīmasenastathāgatam||

Then Yudhishthira the son of Kunti addressing him said-"O Bhima, I do not see the banner-device of that younger brother of mine, who on a single car vanquished the celestials, the Gandharvas and the Daityas in battle." Thereupon Bhima addressing the virtuous Yudhishthira who was in that pitiable plight said

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.29

नैवाद्राक्षं न चाश्रौषं तव कश्मलमीदृशम्। पुरातिदुःखदीर्णानां भवान् गतिरभूद्धि नः॥

naivādrākṣaṃ na cāśrauṣaṃ tava kaśmalamīdṛśam| purātiduḥkhadīrṇānāṃ bhavān gatirabhūddhi naḥ||

“Never before did I seen you afflicted with such great grief. In days gone by, you were our only comforter when we were afflicted with extreme distress.

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MBh 5 126.30

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राजेन्द्र शाधि किं करवाणि ते। न ह्यसाध्यमकार्य वा विद्यते मम मानद॥

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha rājendra śādhi kiṃ karavāṇi te| na hyasādhyamakārya vā vidyate mama mānada||

Arise, arise, O foremost of king! Command me what act of yours shall I do? O giver of honours, there is nothing which I cannot accomplish.

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MBh 5 126.31

आज्ञापय कुरुश्रेष्ठ मा च शोके मनः कृथाः। तमब्रवीदश्रुपूर्णः कृष्णसर्प इव श्वसन्॥ भीमसेनमिदं वाक्यं प्रम्लानवदनो नृपः। यथा शङ्खस्य निर्घोषः पाञ्चजन्यस्य श्रूयते॥

ājñāpaya kuruśreṣṭha mā ca śoke manaḥ kṛthāḥ| tamabravīdaśrupūrṇaḥ kṛṣṇasarpa iva śvasan|| bhīmasenamidaṃ vākyaṃ pramlānavadano nṛpaḥ| yathā śaṅkhasya nirghoṣaḥ pāñcajanyasya śrūyate||

O foremost of the Kurus, command me! Let not your heart give way to grief.” Then king Yudhishthira, with a cheerless countenance and tearful eyes, said these words to Bhimasena sighing like a snake. 'In as much as I do hear the blast of the conch Panchajanya.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.32

पूरितो वासुदेवेन संरब्धेन यशखिना। नूनमद्य हतः शेते तव भ्राता धनंजयः॥

pūrito vāsudevena saṃrabdhena yaśakhinā| nūnamadya hataḥ śete tava bhrātā dhanaṃjayaḥ||

Filled with the breath of the illustrious and highly courageous son of Vasudeva, I infer that your brother Dhananjaya today is slain on the field of battle.

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MBh 5 126.33

तस्मिन् विनिहते नूनं युध्यतेऽसौ जनार्दनः। यस्य सत्त्ववतो वीर्य ह्युपजीवन्ति पाण्डवाः॥

tasmin vinihate nūnaṃ yudhyate'sau janārdanaḥ| yasya sattvavato vīrya hyupajīvanti pāṇḍavāḥ||

Upon the slaughter of Arjuna, surely Janardana is fighting. That hero on whose indomitable prowess the Pandavas rely.

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MBh 5 126.34

यं भयेष्वभिगच्छन्ति सहस्राक्षमिवामराः। स शूरः सैन्धवप्रेप्सुरन्वयाद् भारती चमूम्॥

yaṃ bhayeṣvabhigacchanti sahasrākṣamivāmarāḥ| sa śūraḥ saindhavaprepsuranvayād bhāratī camūm||

He to whom we turn for help, like the celestials turning to the thousand-eyed deity at the times of our sorest calamities, surely that hero is now agitating the Bharata hosts in search of the ruler of the Sindhus.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.35

तस्य वै गमनं विद्मो भीम नावर्तनं पुनः। श्यामो युवा गुडाकेशो दर्शनीयो महारथः॥

tasya vai gamanaṃ vidmo bhīma nāvartanaṃ punaḥ| śyāmo yuvā guḍākeśo darśanīyo mahārathaḥ||

O Bhima, we have seen him (Arjuna) gone, but we shall never seen him return! Alas for Arjuna of dark-blue complexion, who is youthful in years, possessed of curling locks exceedingly charming, handsome and a mighty car-warrior.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.36

व्यूढोरस्को महाबाहुर्मत्तद्विरदविक्रमः। चकोरनेत्रस्ताम्रास्यो द्विषतां भयवर्धनः॥

vyūḍhorasko mahābāhurmattadviradavikramaḥ| cakoranetrastāmrāsyo dviṣatāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ||

Of broad breast, mighty arms, possessed of the tread of an infuriate elephant, of eyes like those of the Chakara, that inspirer of terror into the heart of the foes!

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.37

तदिदं मम भद्रं ते शोकस्थानमरिंदम। अर्जुनार्थे महाबाहो सात्वतस्य च कारणात्॥

tadidaṃ mama bhadraṃ te śokasthānamariṃdama| arjunārthe mahābāho sātvatasya ca kāraṇāt||

Good betide you! O slayer of foes, this indeed is the cause of my grief, O mighty armed one, for the sake of Arjuna and for that of the Satvata hero.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.38

वर्धते हविषेवाग्निरिध्यमानः पुनः पुनः। तस्य लक्ष्म न पश्यामि तेन विन्दामि कश्मलम्॥

vardhate haviṣevāgniridhyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ| tasya lakṣma na paśyāmi tena vindāmi kaśmalam||

My grief is ever increasing, like fire increasing when libation of clarified batter is poured on it. I do not see the device on his banner and this adds to my grief and anxiety all the more.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.39

तं विद्धि पुरुषव्याघ्रं सात्वतं च महारथम्। स तं महारथं पश्चादनुयातस्तवानुजम्॥ तमपश्यन्महाबाहुमहं विन्दामि कश्मलम्।

taṃ viddhi puruṣavyāghraṃ sātvataṃ ca mahāratham| sa taṃ mahārathaṃ paścādanuyātastavānujam|| tamapaśyanmahābāhumahaṃ vindāmi kaśmalam|

Know him a great car-warrior and lion among the men of Sattvata race, Your younger brother followed him. I do not see him and this adds to my grief and anxiety all the more.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.40

पार्थे तस्मिन् हते चैव युध्यते नूनमग्रणीः॥ सहायो नास्य वै कश्चित् तेन विन्दामि कश्मलम्। तस्मिन् कृष्णे हते नूनं युध्यते युद्धकोविदः॥ न हि मे शुध्यते भावस्तयोरेव परंतप।

pārthe tasmin hate caiva yudhyate nūnamagraṇīḥ|| sahāyo nāsya vai kaścit tena vindāmi kaśmalam| tasmin kṛṣṇe hate nūnaṃ yudhyate yuddhakovidaḥ|| na hi me śudhyate bhāvastayoreva paraṃtapa|

Upon the slaughter to your brother, surely Krishna conversant with all modes of warfare, is battling with the Kurus. Bring me the intelligence of that foremost of men and of that mighty car-warrior of the Vrishni race. Who has ere now followed in the track of your brother that mighty car-warrior. I am also overwhelmed with distress on account of this last-mentioned mighty arm-hered.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.41

स तत्र गच्छ कौन्तेय यत्र यातो धनंजयः॥ सात्यकिश्च महावीर्यः कर्तव्यं यदि मन्यसे।

sa tatra gaccha kaunteya yatra yāto dhanaṃjayaḥ|| sātyakiśca mahāvīryaḥ kartavyaṃ yadi manyase|

O son of Kunti! do you hie yourself to the spot where Dhananjaya and Satyaki of great energy, have gone! This indeed is your duty.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.42

वचनं मम धर्मज्ञ भ्राता ज्येष्ठो भवामि ते॥ न तेऽर्जुनस्तथा ज्ञेयो ज्ञातव्यः सात्यकिर्यथा।

vacanaṃ mama dharmajña bhrātā jyeṣṭho bhavāmi te|| na te'rjunastathā jñeyo jñātavyaḥ sātyakiryathā|

O my most dutiful brother, carry out my behests as I am your elder brother. Think that Satyaki is dearer to you than your brother Arjuna (so try to help Satyaki the more).

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.43

चिकीर्षुर्मत्प्रियं पार्थ स यातः सव्यसाचिनः। पदवी दुर्गमां घोरामगम्यामकृतात्मभिः॥

cikīrṣurmatpriyaṃ pārtha sa yātaḥ savyasācinaḥ| padavī durgamāṃ ghorāmagamyāmakṛtātmabhiḥ||

O son of Pritha, desirous of doing me good, he has gone in search of Dhananjaya in an impossible track dreadful and in capable of being followed upon by warriors of inferior skill.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)

MBh 5 126.44

दृष्ट्वा कुशलिनौ कृष्णौ सात्वतं चैव सात्यकिम्। संविदं चैव कुर्यास्त्वं सिंहनादेन पाण्डव॥

dṛṣṭvā kuśalinau kṛṣṇau sātvataṃ caiva sātyakim| saṃvidaṃ caiva kuryāstvaṃ siṃhanādena pāṇḍava||

Beholding Krishna and Arjuna and the Satvata hero Satyaki sound and alive, inform me of the fact, O son of Pandu, by uttering your war-cry aloud.

— tr. M.N. Dutt (1891–96) (public domain)