ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ಉವಾಚ
ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ ಸಮವೇತಾ ಯುಯುತ್ಸವಃ ।
ಮಾಮಕಾಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಶ್ಚೈವ ಕಿಮಕುರ್ವತ ಸಞ್ಜಯ ॥ 1 ॥
Meaning
ಧೃತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಃ ಉವಾಚ — King Dhritarāṣṭra said; ಧರ್ಮ-ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ — in the place of pilgrimage; ಕುರು-ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇ — in the place named Kurukṣetra; ಸಮವೇತಾಃ — assembled; ಯುಯುತ್ಸವಃ — desiring to fight; ಮಾಮಕಾಃ — my party (sons); ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾಃ — the sons of Pāṇḍu; ಚ — and; ಏವ — certainly; ಕಿಮ್ — what; ಅಕುರ್ವತ — did they do; ಸಞ್ಜಯ — O Sañjaya.
Translation
Dhritarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu assembled in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, desiring to fight, what did they do?
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸಞ್ಜಯ ಉವಾಚ
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ತು ಪಾಣ್ಡವಾನೀಕಂ ವ್ಯೂಢಂ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಸ್ತದಾ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಮುಪಸಙ್ಗಮ್ಯ ರಾಜಾ ವಚನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 2 ॥
Meaning
ಸಞ್ಜಯಃ ಉವಾಚ — Sañjaya said; ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ — after seeing; ತು — but; ಪಾಣ್ಡವ-ಅನೀಕಮ್ — the soldiers of the Pāṇḍavas; ವ್ಯೂಢಮ್ — arranged in a military phalanx; ದುರ್ಯೋಧನಃ — King Duryodhana; ತದಾ — at that time; ಆಚಾರ್ಯಮ್ — the teacher; ಉಪಸಙ್ಗಮ್ಯ — approaching; ರಾಜಾ — the king; ವಚನಮ್ — words; ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ — spoke.
Translation
Sañjaya said: O King, after looking over the army arranged in military formation by the sons of Pāṇḍu, King Duryodhana went to his teacher and spoke the following words.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಪಶ್ಯೈತಾಂ ಪಾಣ್ಡುಪುತ್ರಾಣಾಮಾಚಾರ್ಯ ಮಹತೀಂ ಚಮೂಮ್ ।
ವ್ಯೂಢಾಂ ದ್ರುಪದಪುತ್ರೇಣ ತವ ಶಿಷ್ಯೇಣ ಧೀಮತಾ ॥ 3 ॥
Meaning
ಪಶ್ಯ — behold; ಏತಾಮ್ — this; ಪಾಣ್ಡು-ಪುತ್ರಾನಾಮ್ — of the sons of Pāṇḍu; ಆಚಾರ್ಯ — O teacher; ಮಹತೀಮ್ — great; ಚಮೂಮ್ — military force; ವ್ಯೂಢಾಮ್ — arranged; ದ್ರುಪದ-ಪುತ್ರೇಣ — by the son of Drupada; ತವ — your; ಶಿಷ್ಯೇಣ — disciple; ಧೀ-ಮತಾ — very intelligent.
Translation
O my teacher, behold the great army of the sons of Pāṇḍu, so expertly arranged by your intelligent disciple the son of Drupada.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅತ್ರ ಶೂರಾ ಮಹೇಷ್ವಾಸಾ ಭೀಮಾರ್ಜುನಸಮಾ ಯುಧಿ ।
ಯುಯುಧಾನೋ ವಿರಾಟಶ್ಚ ದ್ರುಪದಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ॥ 4 ॥
Meaning
ಅತ್ರ — here; ಶೂರಾಃ — heroes; ಮಹಾ-ಇಷು-ಆಸಾಃ — mighty bowmen; ಭೀಮ-ಅರ್ಜುನ — to Bhīma and Arjuna; ಸಮಾಃ — equal; ಯುಧಿ — in the fight; ಯುಯುಧಾನಃ — Yuyudhāna; ವಿರಾಟಃ — Virāṭa; ಚ — also; ದ್ರುಪದಃ — Drupada; ಚ — also; ಮಹಾ-ರಥಃ — great fighter.
Translation
Here in this army are many heroic bowmen equal in fighting to Bhīma and Arjuna: great fighters like Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and Drupada.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಧೃಷ್ಟಕೇತುಶ್ಚೇಕಿತಾನಃ ಕಾಶಿರಾಜಶ್ಚ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಪುರುಜಿತ್ಕುನ್ತಿಭೋಜಶ್ಚ ಶೈಬ್ಯಶ್ಚ ನರಪುಙ್ಗವಃ ॥ 5 ॥
Meaning
ಧೃಷ್ಟಕೇತುಃ — Dhriṣṭaketu; ಚೇಕಿತಾನಃ — Cekitāna; ಕಾಶಿರಾಜಃ — Kāśirāja; ಚ — also; ವೀರ್ಯ-ವಾನ್ — very powerful; ಪುರುಜಿತ್ — Purujit; ಕುನ್ತಿಭೋಜಃ — Kuntibhoja; ಚ — and; ಶೈಬ್ಯಃ — Śaibya; ಚ — and; ನರ-ಪುಙ್ಗವಃ — hero in human society.
Translation
There are also great heroic, powerful fighters like Dhriṣṭaketu, Cekitāna, Kāśirāja, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and Śaibya.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಯುಧಾಮನ್ಯುಶ್ಚ ವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತ ಉತ್ತಮೌಜಾಶ್ಚ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ।
ಸೌಭದ್ರೋ ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ಮಹಾರಥಾಃ ॥ 6 ॥
Meaning
ಯುಧಾಮನ್ಯುಃ — Yudhāmanyu; ಚ — and; ವಿಕ್ರಾನ್ತಃ — mighty; ಉತ್ತಮೌಜಾಃ — Uttamaujā; ಚ — and; ವೀರ್ಯ-ವಾನ್ — very powerful; ಸೌಭದ್ರಃ — the son of Subhadrā; ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾಃ — the sons of Draupadī; ಚ — and; ಸರ್ವೇ — all; ಏವ — certainly; ಮಹಾ-ರಥಾಃ — great chariot fighters.
Translation
There are the mighty Yudhāmanyu, the very powerful Uttamaujā, the son of Subhadrā and the sons of Draupadī. All these warriors are great chariot fighters.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ತು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾ ಯೇ ತಾನ್ನಿಬೋಧ ದ್ವಿಜೋತ್ತಮ ।
ನಾಯಕಾ ಮಮ ಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸಞ್ಜ್ಞಾರ್ಥ ತಾನ್ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ ತೇ ॥ 7 ॥
Meaning
ಅಸ್ಮಾಕಮ್ — our; ತು — but; ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟಾಃ — especially powerful; ಯೇ — who; ತಾನ್ — them; ನಿಬೋಧ — just take note of, be informed; ದ್ವಿಜ-ಉತ್ತಮ — O best of the brāhmaṇas; ನಾಯಕಾಃ — captains; ಮಮ — my; ಸೈನ್ಯಸ್ಯ — of the soldiers; ಸಞ್ಜ್ಞಾ-ಅರ್ಥಮ್ — for information; ತಾನ್ — them; ಬ್ರವೀಮಿ — I am speaking; ತೇ — to you.
Translation
But for your information, O best of the brāhmaṇas, let me tell you about the captains who are especially qualified to lead my military force.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಭವಾನ್ಭೀಷ್ಮಶ್ಚ ಕರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಕೃಪಶ್ಚ ಸಮಿತಿಞ್ಜಯಃ ।
ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮಾ ವಿಕರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಸೌಮದತ್ತಿಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ॥ 8 ॥
Meaning
ಭವಾನ್ — your good self; ಭೀಷ್ಮಃ — Grandfather Bhīṣma; ಚ — also; ಕರ್ಣಃ — Karṇa; ಚ — and; ಕೃಪಃ — Kripa; ಚ — and; ಸಮಿತಿಮ್-ಜಯಃ — always victorious in battle; ಅಶ್ವತ್ಥಾಮಾ — Aśvatthāmā; ವಿಕರ್ಣಃ — Vikarṇa; ಚ — as well as; ಸೌಮದತ್ತಿಃ — the son of Somadatta; ತಥಾ — as well as; ಏವ — certainly; ಚ — also.
Translation
There are personalities like you, Bhīṣma, Karṇa, Kripa, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa and the son of Somadatta called Bhūriśravā, who are always victorious in battle.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅನ್ಯೇ ಚ ಬಹವಃ ಶೂರಾ ಮದರ್ಥೇ ತ್ಯಕ್ತಜೀವಿತಾಃ ।
ನಾನಾಶಸ್ತ್ರಪ್ರಹರಣಾಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಯುದ್ಧವಿಶಾರದಾಃ ॥ 9 ॥
Meaning
ಅನ್ಯೇ — others; ಚ — also; ಬಹವಃ — in great numbers; ಶೂರಾಃ — heroes; ಮತ್-ಅರ್ಥೇ — for my sake; ತ್ಯಕ್ತ-ಜೀವಿತಾಃ — prepared to risk life; ನಾನಾ — many; ಶಸ್ತ್ರ — weapons; ಪ್ರಹರಣಾಃ — equipped with; ಸರ್ವೇ — all of them; ಯುದ್ಧ-ವಿಶಾರದಾಃ — experienced in military science.
Translation
There are many other heroes who are prepared to lay down their lives for my sake. All of them are well equipped with different kinds of weapons, and all are experienced in military science.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತ‍ಂ ತದಸ್ಮಾಕಂ ಬಲಂ ಭೀಷ್ಮಾಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ ।
ಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತ‍ಂ ತ್ವಿದಮೇತೇಷಾಂ ಬಲಂ ಭೀಮಾಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ ॥ 10 ॥
Meaning
ಅಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತಮ್ — immeasurable; ತತ್ — that; ಅಸ್ಮಾಕಮ್ — of ours; ಬಲಮ್ — strength; ಭೀಷ್ಮ — by Grandfather Bhīṣma; ಅಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ — perfectly protected; ಪರ್ಯಾಪ್ತಮ್ — limited; ತು — but; ಇದಮ್ — all this; ಏತೇಷಾಮ್ — of the Pāṇḍavas; ಬಲಮ್ — strength; ಭೀಮ — by Bhīma; ಅಭಿರಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ — carefully protected.
Translation
Our strength is immeasurable, and we are perfectly protected by Grandfather Bhīṣma, whereas the strength of the Pāṇḍavas, carefully protected by Bhīma, is limited.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಯನೇಷು ಚ ಸರ್ವೇಷು ಯಥಾಭಾಗವಮಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಭೀಷ್ಮಮೇವಾಭಿರಕ್ಷನ್ತು ಭವನ್ತಃ ಸರ್ವ ಏವ ಹಿ ॥ 11 ॥
Meaning
ಅಯನೇಷು — in the strategic points; ಚ — also; ಸರ್ವೇಷು — everywhere; ಯಥಾ-ಭಾಗಮ್ — as differently arranged; ಅವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ — situated; ಭೀಷ್ಮಮ್ — unto Grandfather Bhīṣma; ಏವ — certainly; ಅಭಿರಕ್ಷನ್ತು — should give support; ಭವನ್ತಃ — you; ಸರ್ವೇ — all respectively; ಏವ ಹಿ — certainly.
Translation
All of you must now give full support to Grandfather Bhīṣma, as you stand at your respective strategic points of entrance into the phalanx of the army.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತಸ್ಯ ಸಞ್ಜನಯನ್ಹರ್ಷಂ ಕುರುವೃದ್ಧಃ ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ ।
ಸಿಂಹನಾದಂ ವಿನದ್ಯೋಚ್ಚ‍ಐಃ ಶಙ್ಖಂ ದಧ್ಮೌ ಪ್ರತಾಪವಾನ್ ॥ 12 ॥
Meaning
ತಸ್ಯ — his; ಸಞ್ಜನಯನ್ — increasing; ಹರ್ಷಮ್ — cheerfulness; ಕುರು-ವೃದ್ಧಃ — the grandsire of the Kuru dynasty (Bhīṣma); ಪಿತಾಮಹಃ — the grandfather; ಸಿಂಹ-ನಾದಮ್ — roaring sound, like that of a lion; ವಿನದ್ಯ — vibrating; ಉಚ್ಚೈಃ — very loudly; ಶಙ್ಖಮ್ — conchshell; ದಧ್ಮೌ — blew; ಪ್ರತಾಪ-ವಾನ್ — the valiant.
Translation
Then Bhīṣma, the great valiant grandsire of the Kuru dynasty, the grandfather of the fighters, blew his conchshell very loudly, making a sound like the roar of a lion, giving Duryodhana joy.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತತಃ ಶಙ್ಖಾಶ್ಚ ಭೇರ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಪಣವಾನಕಗೋಮುಖಾಃ ।
ಸಹಸೈವಾಭ್ಯಹನ್ಯನ್ತ ಸ ಶಬ್ದಸ್ತುಮುಲೋಽಭವತ್ ॥ 13 ॥
Meaning
ತತಃ — thereafter; ಶಙ್ಖಾಃ — conchshells; ಚ — also; ಭೇರ್ಯಃ — large drums; ಚ — and; ಪಣವ-ಆನಕ — small drums and kettledrums; ಗೋ-ಮುಖಾಃ — horns; ಸಹಸಾ — all of a sudden; ಏವ — certainly; ಅಭ್ಯಹನ್ಯನ್ತ — were simultaneously sounded; ಸಃ — that; ಶಬ್ದಃ — combined sound; ತುಮುಲಃ — tumultuous; ಅಭವತ್ — became.
Translation
After that, the conchshells, drums, bugles, trumpets and horns were all suddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತತಃ ಶ್ವೇತೈರ್ಹಯೈರ್ಯುಕ್ತೇ ಮಹತಿ ಸ್ಯನ್ದನೇ ಸ್ಥಿತೌ ।
ಮಾಧವಃ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಶ್ಚೈವ ದಿವ್ಯೌ ಶಙ್ಖೌ ಪ್ರದಧ್ಮತುಃ ॥ 14 ॥
Meaning
ತತಃ — thereafter; ಶ್ವೇತೈಃ — with white; ಹಯೈಃ — horses; ಯುಕ್ತೇ — being yoked; ಮಹತಿ — in a great; ಸ್ಯನ್ದನೇ — chariot; ಸ್ಥಿತೌ — situated; ಮಾಧವಃ — Kriṣṇa (the husband of the goddess of fortune); ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ — Arjuna (the son of Pāṇḍu); ಚ — also; ಏವ — certainly; ದಿವ್ಯೌ — transcendental; ಶಙ್ಖೌ — conchshells; ಪ್ರದಧ್ಮತುಃ — sounded.
Translation
On the other side, both Lord Kriṣṇa and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariot drawn by white horses, sounded their transcendental conchshells.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಪಾಞ್ಚಜನ್ಯಂ ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶೋ ದೇವದತ್ತಂ ಧನಞ್ಜಯಃ ।
ಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರಂ ದಧ್ಮೌ ಮಹಾಶಙ್ಖಂ ಭೀಮಕರ್ಮಾ ವೃಕೋದರಃ ॥ 15 ॥
Meaning
ಪಾಞ್ಚಜನ್ಯಮ್ — the conchshell named Pāñcajanya; ಹೃಷೀಕ-ಈಶಃ — Hriṣīkeśa (Kriṣṇa, the Lord who directs the senses of the devotees); ದೇವದತ್ತಮ್ — the conchshell named Devadatta; ಧನಮ್-ಜಯಃ — Dhanañjaya (Arjuna, the winner of wealth); ಪೌಣ್ಡ್ರಮ್ — the conch named Pauṇḍra; ದಧ್ಮೌ — blew; ಮಹಾ-ಶಙ್ಖಮ್ — the terrific conchshell; ಭೀಮ-ಕರ್ಮಾ — one who performs herculean tasks; ವೃಕ-ಉದರಃ — the voracious eater (Bhīma).
Translation
Lord Kriṣṇa blew His conchshell, called Pāñcajanya; Arjuna blew his, the Devadatta; and Bhīma, the voracious eater and performer of herculean tasks, blew his terrific conchshell, called Pauṇḍra.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅನನ್ತವಿಜಯಂ ರಾಜಾ ಕುನ್ತೀಪುತ್ರೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ ।
ನಕುಲಃ ಸಹದೇವಶ್ಚ ಸುಘೋಷಮಣಿಪುಷ್ಪಕೌ ॥ 16 ॥
ಕಾಶ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಪರಮೇಷ್ವಾಸಃ ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ ಚ ಮಹಾರಥಃ ।
ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನೋ ವಿರಾಟಶ್ಚ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಶ್ಚಾಪರಾಜಿತಃ ॥ 17 ॥
ದ್ರುಪದೋ ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಶಃ ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತೇ ।
ಸೌಭದ್ರಶ್ಚ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಃ ಶಙ್ಖಾನ್ದಧ್ಮುಃ ಪೃಥಕ್ಪೃಥಕ್ ॥ 18 ॥
Meaning
ಅನನ್ತ-ವಿಜಯಮ್ — the conch named Ananta-vijaya; ರಾಜಾ — the king; ಕುನ್ತೀ-ಪುತ್ರಃ — the son of Kuntī; ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ — Yudhiṣṭhira; ನಕುಲಃ — Nakula; ಸಹದೇವಃ — Sahadeva; ಚ — and; ಸುಘೋಷ-ಮಣಿಪುಷ್ಪಕೌ — the conches named Sughoṣa and Maṇipuṣpaka; ಕಾಶ್ಯಃ — the King of Kāśī (Vārāṇasī); ಚ — and; ಪರಮ-ಇಷು-ಆಸಃ — the great archer; ಶಿಖಣ್ಡೀ — Śikhaṇḍī; ಚ — also; ಮಹಾ-ರಥಃ — one who can fight alone against thousands; ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನಃ — Dhriṣṭadyumna (the son of King Drupada); ವಿರಾಟಃ — Virāṭa (the prince who gave shelter to the Pāṇḍavas while they were in disguise); ಚ — also; ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿಃ — Sātyaki (the same as Yuyudhāna, the charioteer of Lord Kriṣṇa); ಚ — and; ಅಪರಾಜಿತಃ — who had never been vanquished; ದ್ರುಪದಃ — Drupada, the King of Pāñcāla; ದ್ರೌಪದೇಯಾಃ — the sons of Draupadī; ಚ — also; ಸರ್ವಶಃ — all; ಪೃಥಿವೀ-ಪತೇ — O King; ಸೌಭದ್ರಃ — Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadrā; ಚ — also; ಮಹಾ-ಬಾಹುಃ — mighty-armed; ಶಙ್ಖಾನ್ — conchshells; ದಧ್ಮುಃ — blew; ಪೃಥಕ್ ಪೃಥಕ್ — each separately.
Translation
King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, blew his conchshell, the Ananta-vijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva blew the Sughoṣa and Maṇipuṣpaka. That great archer the King of Kāśī, the great fighter Śikhaṇḍī, Dhriṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa, the unconquerable Sātyaki, Drupada, the sons of Draupadī, and others, O King, such as the mighty-armed son of Subhadrā, all blew their respective conchshells.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸ ಘೋಷೋ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಾಂ ಹೃದಯಾನಿ ವ್ಯದಾರಯತ್ ।
ನಭಶ್ಚ ಪೃಥಿವೀಂ ಚೈವ ತುಮುಲೋಽಭ್ಯನುನಾದಯನ್ ॥ 19 ॥
Meaning
ಸಃ — that; ಘೋಷಃ — vibration; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಣಾಮ್ — of the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra; ಹೃದಯಾನಿ — hearts; ವ್ಯದಾರಯತ್ — shattered; ನಭಃ — the sky; ಚ — also; ಪೃಥಿವೀಮ್ — the surface of the earth; ಚ — also; ಏವ — certainly; ತುಮುಲಃ — uproarious; ಅಭ್ಯನುನಾದಯನ್ — resounding.
Translation
The blowing of these different conchshells became uproarious. Vibrating both in the sky and on the earth, it shattered the hearts of the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಥ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಕಪಿಧ್ವಜಃ ।
ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಸಮ್ಪಾತೇ ಧನುರುದ್ಯಮ್ಯ ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ ।
ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಂ ತದಾ ವಾಕ್ಯಮಿದಮಾಹ ಮಹೀಪತೇ ॥ 20 ॥
Meaning
ಅಥ — thereupon; ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ — situated; ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ — looking upon; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ — the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra; ಕಪಿ-ಧ್ವಜಃ — he whose flag was marked with Hanumān; ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತೇ — while about to engage; ಶಸ್ತ್ರ-ಸಮ್ಪಾತೇ — in releasing his arrows; ಧನುಃ — bow; ಉದ್ಯಮ್ಯ — taking up; ಪಾಣ್ಡವಃ — the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna); ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಮ್ — unto Lord Kriṣṇa; ತದಾ — at that time; ವಾಕ್ಯಮ್ — words; ಇದಮ್ — these; ಆಹ — said; ಮಹೀ-ಪತೇ — O King.
Translation
At that time Arjuna, the son of Pāṇḍu, seated in the chariot bearing the flag marked with Hanumān, took up his bow and prepared to shoot his arrows. O King, after looking at the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra drawn in military array, Arjuna then spoke to Lord Kriṣṇa these words.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ
ಸೇನಯೋರುಭಯೋರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ರಥಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯ ಮೇಽಚ್ಯುತ ।
ಯಾವದೇತಾನ್ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೇಽಹಂ ಯೋದ್‍ಧುಕಾಮಾನವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ ॥ 21 ॥
ಕೈರ್ಮಯಾ ಸಹ ಯೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಮಸ್ಮಿನ್‍ರಣಸಮುದ್ಯಮೇ ॥ 22 ॥
Meaning
ಅರ್ಜುನಃ ಉವಾಚ — Arjuna said; ಸೇನಯೋಃ — of the armies; ಉಭಯೋಃ — both; ಮಧ್ಯೇ — between; ರಥಮ್ — the chariot; ಸ್ಥಾಪಯ — please keep; ಮೇ — my; ಅಚ್ಯುತ — O infallible one; ಯಾವತ್ — as long as; ಏತಾನ್ — all these; ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೇ — may look upon; ಅಹಮ್ — I; ಯೋದ್ಧು-ಕಾಮಾನ್ — desiring to fight; ಅವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ — arrayed on the battlefield; ಕೈಃ — with whom; ಮಯಾ — by me; ಸಹ — together; ಯೋದ್ಧವ್ಯಮ್ — have to fight; ಅಸ್ಮಿನ್ — in this; ರಣ — strife; ಸಮುದ್ಯಮೇ — in the attempt.
Translation
Arjuna said: O infallible one, please draw my chariot between the two armies so that I may see those present here, who desire to fight, and with whom I must contend in this great trial of arms.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯಮಾನಾನವೇಕ್ಷೇಽಹಂ ಯ ಏತೇಽತ್ರ ಸಮಾಗತಾಃ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ ದುರ್ಬುದ್ಧೇರ್ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಪ್ರಿಯಚಿಕೀರ್ಷವಃ ॥ 23 ॥
Meaning
ಯೋತ್ಸ್ಯಮಾನಾನ್ — those who will be fighting; ಅವೇಕ್ಷೇ — let me see; ಅಹಮ್ — I; ಯೇ — who; ಏತೇ — those; ಅತ್ರ — here; ಸಮಾಗತಾಃ — assembled; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಸ್ಯ — for the son of Dhritarāṣṭra; ದುರ್ಬುದ್ಧೇಃ — evil-minded; ಯುದ್ಧೇ — in the fight; ಪ್ರಿಯ — well; ಚಿಕೀರ್ಷವಃ — wishing.
Translation
Let me see those who have come here to fight, wishing to please the evil-minded son of Dhritarāṣṭra.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸಞ್ಜಯ ಉವಾಚ
ಏವಮುಕ್ತೋ ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶೋ ಗುಡಾಕೇಶೇನ ಭಾರತ ।
ಸೇನಯೋರುಭಯೋರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಥಾಪಯಿತ್ವಾ ರಥೋತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ 24 ॥
Meaning
ಸಞ್ಜಯಃ ಉವಾಚ — Sañjaya said; ಏವಮ್ — thus; ಉಕ್ತಃ — addressed; ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶಃ — Lord Kriṣṇa; ಗುಡಾಕೇಶೇನ — by Arjuna; ಭಾರತ — O descendant of Bharata; ಸೇನಯೋಃ — of the armies; ಉಭಯೋಃ — both; ಮಧ್ಯೇ — in the midst; ಸ್ಥಾಪಯಿತ್ವಾ — placing; ರಥ-ಉತ್ತಮಮ್ — the finest chariot.
Translation
Sañjaya said: O descendant of Bharata, having thus been addressed by Arjuna, Lord Kriṣṇa drew up the fine chariot in the midst of the armies of both parties.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಭೀಷ್ಮದ್ರೋಣಪ್ರಮುಖತಃ ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಂ ಚ ಮಹೀಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ ।
ಉವಾಚ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಪಶ್ಯೈತಾನ್ಸಮವೇತಾನ್ಕುರುನಿತಿ ॥ 25 ॥
Meaning
ಭೀಷ್ಮ — Grandfather Bhīṣma; ದ್ರೋಣ — the teacher Droṇa; ಪ್ರಮುಖತಃ — in front of; ಸರ್ವೇಷಾಮ್ — all; ಚ — also; ಮಹೀ-ಕ್ಷಿತಾಮ್ — chiefs of the world; ಉವಾಚ — said; ಪಾರ್ಥ — O son of Prithā; ಪಶ್ಯ — just behold; ಏತಾನ್ — all of them; ಸಮವೇತಾನ್ — assembled; ಕುರೂನ್ — the members of the Kuru dynasty; ಇತಿ — thus.
Translation
In the presence of Bhīṣma, Droṇa and all the other chieftains of the world, the Lord said, “Just behold, Pārtha, all the Kurus assembled here.”
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತತ್ರಾಪಶ್ಯತ್ಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ಪಾರ್ಥಃ ಪಿತೄನಥ ಪಿತಾಮಹಾನ್।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾನ್ಮಾತುಲಾನ್ಭ್ರಾತೄನ್ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ಪೌತ್ರಾನ್ಸಖೀಂಸ್ತಥಾ।
ಶ್ವಶ‍ಉರಾನ್ಸುಹೃದಶ್ಚೈವ ಸೇನಯೋರುಭಯೋರಪಿ ॥ 26 ॥
Meaning
ತತ್ರ — there; ಅಪಶ್ಯತ್ — he could see; ಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ — standing; ಪಾರ್ಥಃ — Arjuna; ಪಿತೄನ್ — fathers; ಅಥ — also; ಪಿತಾಮಹಾನ್ — grandfathers; ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾನ್ — teachers; ಮಾತುಲಾನ್ — maternal uncles; ಭ್ರಾತೄನ್ — brothers; ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ — sons; ಪೌತ್ರಾನ್ — grandsons; ಸಖೀನ್ — friends; ತಥಾ — too; ಶ್ವಶುರಾನ್ — fathers-in-law; ಸುಹೃದಃ — well-wishers; ಚ — also; ಏವ — certainly; ಸೇನಯೋಃ — of the armies; ಉಭಯೋಃ — of both parties; ಅಪಿ — including.
Translation
There Arjuna could see, within the midst of the armies of both parties, his fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and also his fathers-in-law and well-wishers.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ತಾನ್ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಸ ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಃ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ಬನ್ಧೂನವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ ।
ಕೃಪಯಾ ಪರಯಾವಿಷ್ಟೋ ವಿಷೀದನ್ನಿದಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ॥ 27 ॥
Meaning
ತಾನ್ — all of them; ಸಮೀಕ್ಷ್ಯ — after seeing; ಸಃ — he; ಕೌನ್ತೇಯಃ — the son of Kuntī; ಸರ್ವಾನ್ — all kinds of; ಬನ್ಧೂನ್ — relatives; ಅವಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ — situated; ಕೃಪಯಾ — by compassion; ಪರಯಾ — of a high grade; ಆವಿಷ್ಟಃ — overwhelmed; ವಿಷೀದನ್ — while lamenting; ಇದಮ್ — thus; ಅಬ್ರವೀತ್ — spoke.
Translation
When the son of Kuntī, Arjuna, saw all these different grades of friends and relatives, he became overwhelmed with compassion and spoke thus.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅರ್ಜುನ ಉವಾಚ
ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವೇಮಂ ಸ್ವಜನಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಯುಯುತ್ಸುಂ ಸಮುಪಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ ।
ಸೀದನ್ತಿ ಮಮ ಗಾತ್ರಾಣಿ ಮುಖಂ ಚ ಪರಿಶ‍ಉಷ್ಯತಿ ॥ 28 ॥
Meaning
ಅರ್ಜುನಃ ಉವಾಚ — Arjuna said; ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ — after seeing; ಇಮಮ್ — all these; ಸ್ವ-ಜನಮ್ — kinsmen; ಕೃಷ್ಣ — O Kriṣṇa; ಯುಯುತ್ಸುಮ್ — all in a fighting spirit; ಸಮುಪಸ್ಥಿತಮ್ — present; ಸೀದನ್ತಿ — are quivering; ಮಮ — my; ಗಾತ್ರಾಣಿ — limbs of the body; ಮುಖಮ್ — mouth; ಚ — also; ಪರಿಶುಷ್ಯತಿ — is drying up.
Translation
Arjuna said: My dear Kriṣṇa, seeing my friends and relatives present before me in such a fighting spirit, I feel the limbs of my body quivering and my mouth drying up.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ವೇಪಥುಶ್ಚ ಶರೀರೇ ಮೇ ರೋಮಹರ್ಷಶ್ಚ ಜಾಯತೇ ।
ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಂ ಸ್ರಂಸತೇ ಹಸ್ತಾತ್ತ್ವಕ್ಚ‍ಐವ ಪರಿದಹ್ಯತೇ ॥ 29 ॥
Meaning
ವೇಪಥುಃ — trembling of the body; ಚ — also; ಶರೀರೇ — on the body; ಮೇ — my; ರೋಮ-ಹರ್ಷಃ — standing of hair on end; ಚ — also; ಜಾಯತೇ — is taking place; ಗಾಣ್ಡೀವಮ್ — the bow of Arjuna; ಸ್ರಂಸತೇ — is slipping; ಹಸ್ತಾತ್ — from the hand; ತ್ವಕ್ — skin; ಚ — also; ಏವ — certainly; ಪರಿದಹ್ಯತೇ — is burning.
Translation
My whole body is trembling, my hair is standing on end, my bow Gāṇḍīva is slipping from my hand, and my skin is burning.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ನ ಚ ಶಕ್ನೋಮ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾತುಂ ಭ್ರಮತೀವ ಚ ಮೇ ಮನಃ ।
ನಿಮಿತ್ತಾನಿ ಚ ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಿಪರೀತಾನಿ ಕೇಶವ ॥ 30 ॥
Meaning
ನ — nor; ಚ — also; ಶಕ್ನೋಮಿ — am I able; ಅವಸ್ಥಾತುಮ್ — to stay; ಭ್ರಮತಿ — forgetting; ಇವ — as; ಚ — and; ಮೇ — my; ಮನಃ — mind; ನಿಮಿತ್ತಾನಿ — causes; ಚ — also; ಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ — I see; ವಿಪರೀತಾನಿ — just the opposite; ಕೇಶವ — O killer of the demon Keśī (Kriṣṇa).
Translation
I am now unable to stand here any longer. I am forgetting myself, and my mind is reeling. I see only causes of misfortune, O Kriṣṇa, killer of the Keśī demon.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ನ ಚ ಶ್ರೇಯೋಽನುಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ ಹತ್ವಾ ಸ್ವಜನಮಾಹವೇ ।
ನ ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೇ ವಿಜಯಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನ ಚ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಸುಖಾನಿ ಚ ॥ 31 ॥
Meaning
ನ — nor; ಚ — also; ಶ್ರೇಯಃ — good; ಅನುಪಶ್ಯಾಮಿ — do I foresee; ಹತ್ವಾ — by killing; ಸ್ವ-ಜನಮ್ — own kinsmen; ಆಹವೇ — in the fight; ನ — nor; ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೇ — do I desire; ವಿಜಯಮ್ — victory; ಕೃಷ್ಣ — O Kriṣṇa; ನ — nor; ಚ — also; ರಾಜ್ಯಮ್ — kingdom; ಸುಖಾನಿ — happiness thereof; ಚ — also.
Translation
I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor can I, my dear Kriṣṇa, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom or happiness.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಕಿಂ ನೋ ರಾಜ್ಯೇನ ಗೋವಿನ್ದ ಕಿಂ ಭೋಗೈರ್ಜೀವಿತೇನ ವಾ ।
ಯೇಷಾಮರ್ಥೇ ಕಾಙ್‍‍ಕ್ಷಿತಂ ನೋ ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ಭೋಗಾಃ ಸುಖಾನಿ ಚ ॥ 32 ॥
ತ ಇಮೇಽವಸ್ಥಿತಾ ಯುದ್ಧೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಾಂಸ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ ಧನಾನಿ ಚ ।
ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಪಿತರಃ ಪುತ್ರಾಸ್ತಥೈವ ಚ ಪಿತಾಮಹಾಃ ॥ 33 ॥
ಮಾತುಲಾಃ ಶ್ವಶ‍ಉರಾಃ ಪೌತ್ರಾಃ ಶ್ಯಾಲಾಃ ಸಮ್ಬನ್ಧಿನಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಏತಾನ್ನ ಹನ್ತುಮಿಚ್ಛಾಮಿ ಘ್ನ‍ತೋಽಪಿ ಮಧುಸೂದನ ॥ 34 ॥
ಅಪಿ ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಹೇತೋಃ ಕಿಂ ನು ಮಹೀಕೃತೇ ।
ನಿಹತ್ಯ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ನಃ ಕಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿಃ ಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಜ‍ನಾರ್ದನ ॥ 35 ॥
Meaning
ಕಿಮ್ — what use; ನಃ — to us; ರಾಜ್ಯೇನ — is the kingdom; ಗೋವಿನ್ದ — O Kriṣṇa; ಕಿಮ್ — what; ಭೋಗೈಃ — enjoyment; ಜೀವಿತೇನ — living; ವಾ — either; ಯೇಷಾಮ್ — of whom; ಅರ್ಥೇ — for the sake; ಕಾಙ್ಕ್ಷಿತಮ್ — is desired; ನಃ — by us; ರಾಜ್ಯಮ್ — kingdom; ಭೋಗಾಃ — material enjoyment; ಸುಖಾನಿ — all happiness; ಚ — also; ತೇ — all of them; ಇಮೇ — these; ಅವಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ — situated; ಯುದ್ಧೇ — on this battlefield; ಪ್ರಾಣಾನ್ — lives; ತ್ಯಕ್ತ್ವಾ — giving up; ಧನಾನಿ — riches; ಚ — also; ಆಚಾರ್ಯಾಃ — teachers; ಪಿತರಃ — fathers; ಪುತ್ರಾಃ — sons; ತಥಾ — as well as; ಏವ — certainly; ಚ — also; ಪಿತಾಮಹಾಃ — grandfathers; ಮಾತುಲಾಃ — maternal uncles; ಶ್ವಶುರಾಃ — fathers-in-law; ಪೌತ್ರಾಃ — grandsons; ಶ್ಯಾಲಾಃ — brothers-in-law; ಸಮ್ಬನ್ಧಿನಃ — relatives; ತಥಾ — as well as; ಏತಾನ್ — all these; ನ — never; ಹನ್ತುಮ್ — to kill; ಇಚ್ಚಾಮಿ — do I wish; ಘ್ನತಃ — being killed; ಅಪಿ — even; ಮಧುಸೂದನ — O killer of the demon Madhu (Kriṣṇa); ಅಪಿ — even if; ತ್ರೈ-ಲೋಕ್ಯ — of the three worlds; ರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ — for the kingdom; ಹೇತೋಃ — in exchange; ಕಿಂ ನು — what to speak of; ಮಹೀ-ಕೃತೇ — for the sake of the earth; ನಿಹತ್ಯ — by killing; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ — the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra; ನಃ — our; ಕಾ — what; ಪ್ರೀತಿಃ — pleasure; ಸ್ಯಾತ್ — will there be; ಜನಾರ್ದನ — O maintainer of all living entities.
Translation
O Govinda, of what avail to us are a kingdom, happiness or even life itself when all those for whom we may desire them are now arrayed on this battlefield? O Madhusūdana, when teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are ready to give up their lives and properties and are standing before me, why should I wish to kill them, even though they might otherwise kill me? O maintainer of all living entities, I am not prepared to fight with them even in exchange for the three worlds, let alone this earth. What pleasure will we derive from killing the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra?
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಪಾಪಮೇವಾಶ್ರಯೇದಸ್ಮಾನ್ಹತ್ವೈತಾನಾತತಾಯಿನಃ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ನಾರ್ಹಾ ವಯಂ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ಸಬಾನ್ಧವಾನ್ ।
ಸ್ವಜನಂ ಹಿ ಕಥಂ ಹತ್ವಾ ಸುಖಿನಃ ಸ್ಯಾಮ ಮಾಧವ ॥ 36 ॥
Meaning
ಪಾಪಮ್ — vices; ಏವ — certainly; ಆಶ್ರಯೇತ್ — must come upon; ಅಸ್ಮಾನ್ — us; ಹತ್ವಾ — by killing; ಏತಾನ್ — all these; ಆತತಾಯಿನಃ — aggressors; ತಸ್ಮಾತ್ — therefore; ನ — never; ಅರ್ಹಾಃ — deserving; ವಯಮ್ — we; ಹನ್ತುಮ್ — to kill; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾನ್ — the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra; ಸ-ಬಾನ್ಧವಾನ್ — along with friends; ಸ್ವ-ಜನಮ್ — kinsmen; ಹಿ — certainly; ಕಥಮ್ — how; ಹತ್ವಾ — by killing; ಸುಖಿನಃ — happy; ಸ್ಯಾಮ — will we become; ಮಾಧವ — O Kriṣṇa, husband of the goddess of fortune.
Translation
Sin will overcome us if we slay such aggressors. Therefore it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra and our friends. What should we gain, O Kriṣṇa, husband of the goddess of fortune, and how could we be happy by killing our own kinsmen?
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಯದ್ಯಪ್ಯೇತೇ ನ ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಲೋಭೋಪಹತಚೇತಸಃ ।
ಕುಲಕ್ಷಯಕೃತಂ ದೋಷಂ ಮಿತ್ರದ್ರೋಹೇ ಚ ಪಾತಕಮ್ ॥ 37 ॥
ಕಥಂ ನ ಜ್ಞೇಯಮಸ್ಮಾಭಿಃ ಪಾಪಾದಸ್ಮನ್ನಿವರ್ತಿತುಮ್ ।
ಕುಲಕ್ಷಯಕೃತಂ ದೋಷಂ ಪ್ರಪಶ್ಯದ್ಭ‍ಇರ್ಜನಾರ್ದನ ॥ 38 ॥
Meaning
ಯದಿ — if; ಅಪಿ — even; ಏತೇ — they; ನ — do not; ಪಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ — see; ಲೋಭ — by greed; ಉಪಹತ — overpowered; ಚೇತಸಃ — their hearts; ಕುಲ-ಕ್ಷಯ — in killing the family; ಕೃತಮ್ — done; ದೋಷಮ್ — fault; ಮಿತ್ರ-ದ್ರೋಹೇ — in quarreling with friends; ಚ — also; ಪಾತಕಮ್ — sinful reactions; ಕಥಮ್ — why; ನ — should not; ಜ್ಞೇಯಮ್ — be known; ಅಸ್ಮಾಭಿಃ — by us; ಪಾಪಾತ್ — from sins; ಅಸ್ಮಾತ್ — these; ನಿವರ್ತಿತುಮ್ — to cease; ಕುಲ-ಕ್ಷಯ — in the destruction of a dynasty; ಕೃತಮ್ — done; ದೋಷಮ್ — crime; ಪ್ರಪಶ್ಯದ್ಭಿಃ — by those who can see; ಜನಾರ್ದನ — O Kriṣṇa.
Translation
O Janārdana, although these men, their hearts overtaken by greed, see no fault in killing one’s family or quarreling with friends, why should we, who can see the crime in destroying a family, engage in these acts of sin?
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಕುಲಕ್ಷಯೇ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕುಲಧರ್ಮಾಃ ಸನಾತನಾಃ ।
ಧರ್ಮೇ ನಷ್ಟೇ ಕುಲಂ ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಮಧರ್ಮೋಽಭಿಭವತ್ಯುತ ॥ 39 ॥
Meaning
ಕುಲ-ಕ್ಷಯೇ — in destroying the family; ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ — become vanquished; ಕುಲ-ಧರ್ಮಾಃ — the family traditions; ಸನಾತನಾಃ — eternal; ಧರ್ಮೇ — religion; ನಷ್ಟೇ — being destroyed; ಕುಲಮ್ — family; ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಮ್ — whole; ಅಧರ್ಮಃ — irreligion; ಅಭಿಭವತಿ — transforms; ಉತ — it is said.
Translation
With the destruction of the dynasty, the eternal family tradition is vanquished, and thus the rest of the family becomes involved in irreligion.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಧರ್ಮಾಭಿಭವಾತ್ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಪ್ರದುಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಕುಲಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು ದುಷ್ಟಾಸು ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯ ಜಾಯತೇ ವರ್ಣಸಙ್ಕರಃ ॥ 40 ॥
Meaning
ಅಧರ್ಮ — irreligion; ಅಭಿಭವಾತ್ — having become predominant; ಕೃಷ್ಣ — O Kriṣṇa; ಪ್ರದುಷ್ಯನ್ತಿ — become polluted; ಕುಲ-ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ — family ladies; ಸ್ತ್ರೀಷು — by the womanhood; ದುಷ್ಟಾಸು — being so polluted; ವಾರ್ಷ್ಣೇಯ — O descendant of Vriṣṇi; ಜಾಯತೇ — comes into being; ವರ್ಣ-ಸಙ್ಕರಃ — unwanted progeny.
Translation
When irreligion is prominent in the family, O Kriṣṇa, the women of the family become polluted, and from the degradation of womanhood, O descendant of Vriṣṇi, comes unwanted progeny.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸಙ್ಕರೋ ನರಕಾಯೈವ ಕುಲಘ್ನ‍ಆನಾಂ ಕುಲಸ್ಯ ಚ ।
ಪತನ್ತಿ ಪಿತರೋ ಹ್ಯೇಷಾಂ ಲುಪ್ತಪಿಣ್ಡೋದಕಕ್ರಿಯಾಃ ॥ 41 ॥
Meaning
ಸಙ್ಕರಃ — such unwanted children; ನರಕಾಯ — make for hellish life; ಏವ — certainly; ಕುಲ-ಘ್ನಾನಾಮ್ — for those who are killers of the family; ಕುಲಸ್ಯ — for the family; ಚ — also; ಪತನ್ತಿ — fall down; ಪಿತರಃ — forefathers; ಹಿ — certainly; ಏಷಾಮ್ — of them; ಲುಪ್ತ — stopped; ಪಿಣ್ಡ — of offerings of food; ಉದಕ — and water; ಕ್ರಿಯಾಃ — performances.
Translation
An increase of unwanted population certainly causes hellish life both for the family and for those who destroy the family tradition. The ancestors of such corrupt families fall down, because the performances for offering them food and water are entirely stopped.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ದೋಷೈರೇತೈಃ ಕುಲಘ್ನ‍ಆನಾಂ ವರ್ಣಸಙ್ಕರಕಾರಕೈಃ ।
ಉತ್ಸಾದ್ಯನ್ತೇ ಜಾತಿಧರ್ಮಾಃ ಕುಲಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಾಃ ॥ 42 ॥
Meaning
ದೋಷೈಃ — by such faults; ಏತೈಃ — all these; ಕುಲ-ಘ್ನಾನಾಮ್ — of the destroyers of the family; ವರ್ಣ-ಸಙ್ಕರ — of unwanted children; ಕಾರಕೈಃ — which are causes; ಉತ್ಸಾದ್ಯನ್ತೇ — are devastated; ಜಾತಿ-ಧರ್ಮಾಃ — community projects; ಕುಲ-ಧರ್ಮಾಃ — family traditions; ಚ — also; ಶಾಶ್ವತಾಃ — eternal.
Translation
By the evil deeds of those who destroy the family tradition and thus give rise to unwanted children, all kinds of community projects and family welfare activities are devastated.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಉತ್ಸನ್ನಕುಲಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಂ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಜನಾರ್ದನ ।
ನರಕೇ ನಿಯತಂ ವಾಸೋ ಭವತೀತ್ಯನುಶ‍ಉಶ್ರುಮ ॥ 43 ॥
Meaning
ಉತ್ಸನ್ನ — spoiled; ಕುಲ-ಧರ್ಮಾಣಾಮ್ — of those who have the family traditions; ಮನುಷ್ಯಾಣಾಮ್ — of such men; ಜನಾರ್ದನ — O Kriṣṇa; ನರಕೇ — in hell; ನಿಯತಮ್ — always; ವಾಸಃ — residence; ಭವತಿ — it so becomes; ಇತಿ — thus; ಅನುಶುಶ್ರುಮ — I have heard by disciplic succession.
Translation
O Kriṣṇa, maintainer of the people, I have heard by disciplic succession that those whose family traditions are destroyed dwell always in hell.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಅಹೋ ಬತ ಮಹತ್ಪಾಪಂ ಕರ್ತುಂ ವ್ಯವಸಿತಾ ವಯಮ್ ।
ಯದ್ರಾಜ್ಯಸುಖಲೋಭೇನ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಸ್ವಜನಮುದ್ಯತಾಃ ॥ 44 ॥
Meaning
ಅಹೋ — alas; ಬತ — how strange it is; ಮಹತ್ — great; ಪಾಪಮ್ — sins; ಕರ್ತುಮ್ — to perform; ವ್ಯವಸಿತಾಃ — have decided; ವಯಮ್ — we; ಯತ್ — because; ರಾಜ್ಯ-ಸುಖ-ಲೋಭೇನ — driven by greed for royal happiness; ಹನ್ತುಮ್ — to kill; ಸ್ವ-ಜನಮ್ — kinsmen; ಉದ್ಯತಾಃ — trying.
Translation
Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಯದಿ ಮಾಮಪ್ರತೀಕಾರಮಶಸ್ತ್ರಂ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಪಾಣಯಃ ।
ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾ ರಣೇ ಹನ್ಯುಸ್ತನ್ಮೇ ಕ್ಷೇಮತರಂ ಭವೇತ್ ॥ 45 ॥
Meaning
ಯದಿ — even if; ಮಾಮ್ — me; ಅಪ್ರತೀಕಾರಮ್ — without being resistant; ಅಶಸ್ತ್ರಮ್ — without being fully equipped; ಶಸ್ತ್ರ-ಪಾಣಯಃ — those with weapons in hand; ಧಾರ್ತರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ — the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra; ರಣೇ — on the battlefield; ಹನ್ಯುಃ — may kill; ತತ್ — that; ಮೇ — for me; ಕ್ಷೇಮ-ತರಮ್ — better; ಭವೇತ್ — would be.
Translation
Better for me if the sons of Dhritarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield.
ಶ್ಲೋಕಃ
ಸಞ್ಜಯ ಉವಾಚ
ಏವಮುಕ್ತ್ವಾರ್ಜುನಃ ಸಙ್ಖ್ಯೇ ರಥೋಪಸ್ಥ ಉಪಾವಿಶತ್ ।
ವಿಸೃಜ್ಯ ಸಶರಂ ಚಾಪಂ ಶೋಕಸಂವಿಗ್ನ‍ಮಾನಸಃ ॥ 46 ॥
Meaning
ಸಞ್ಜಯಃ ಉವಾಚ — Sañjaya said; ಏವಮ್ — thus; ಉಕ್ತ್ವಾ — saying; ಅರ್ಜುನಃ — Arjuna; ಸಙ್ಖ್ಯೇ — in the battlefield; ರಥ — of the chariot; ಉಪಸ್ಥೇ — on the seat; ಉಪಾವಿಶತ್ — sat down again; ವಿಸೃಜ್ಯ — putting aside; ಸ-ಶರಮ್ — along with arrows; ಚಾಪಮ್ — the bow; ಶೋಕ — by lamentation; ಸಂವಿಗ್ನ — distressed; ಮಾನಸಃ — within the mind.
Translation
Sañjaya said: Arjuna, having thus spoken on the battlefield, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the chariot, his mind overwhelmed with grief.
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