Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.271
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3.271.1
ततो घोरतरः शब्दो वने समभवत्तदा ।
भीमसेनार्जुनौ दृष्ट्वाक्षत्रियणाममर्षिणाम् ॥ ३.२७१.१ ॥
Then a most terrible uproar arose in the forest, as the wrathful non-kṣatriyas saw Bhīmasena and Arjuna.
3.271.2
तेषां ध्वजाग्राण्यभिवीक्ष्य राजा ।
स्वयंदुरात्मा कुरुपुङ्गवानाम्।
जयद्रथो याज्ञसेनीमुवाच ।
रथे स्थितां भानुमतीं हतौजाः ॥ ३.२७१.२ ॥
Having looked at their banner-tops, King Jayadratha, the self-willed evil-minded bull of the Kurus, deprived of vigour, spoke to the daughter of Yajñasena, Bhānumatī standing in the chariot.
3.271.3
आयान्तीमे पञ्चरथा महान्तो ।
मन्ये च कृष्णे पतयस्तवैते।
सा जानती ख्यापय नः सुकेशि ।
परंपरं पाण्डवानां रथस्थम् ॥ ३.२७१.३ ॥
These five great chariots are approaching; O Kṛṣṇā, I think these are your husbands. O fair-haired one, since you know, tell us one by one those standing in the chariots among the Pāṇḍavas.
3.271.4
किं ते ज्ञातैर्मूढ महाधनुर्धरै-
रनायुष्यं कर्म कुत्वाऽतिघोरम्।
एते वीराः पतयो मे समेता ।
न वः शेषः कश्चिदिहास्ति युद्धे ॥ ३.२७१.४ ॥
Fool, what good are these great archers, your kinsmen, to you? Having done a most terrible deed ruinous to life, these heroes, my husbands, have assembled here; in battle, not one of you will remain.
3.271.5
आख्यातव्यं त्वेव सर्वं मुमूर्षो-
र्मया तुभ्यं पृष्टया धर्म एषः।
न मे व्यथा विद्यते त्वद्भयं वा ।
संपश्यन्त्याः सानुजं धर्मराजम् ॥ ३.२७१.५ ॥
O you who wish to die, since you ask, to tell you everything is indeed this duty of mine. I feel no distress, nor any fear of you, as I gaze upon King Dharma with his younger brothers.
3.271.6
यस् ध्वजाग्रे नदतो मृदङ्गौ ।
नन्दोपनन्दौ मधुरौ सुयुक्तौ।
एनं स्वधर्मार्थविनिश्चयज्ञं ।
सदा जनाः कृत्यवन्तोऽनुयान्ति ॥ ३.२७१.६ ॥
At the top of whose banner two drums roar, Nanda and Upananda, sweet-toned and well fitted, people with duties always follow this one who knows the determination of his own dharma and purpose.
3.271.7
य एष जाम्बूनदशुद्धगौरः ।
प्रचण्डघोणस्तनुरायताक्षः।
एतं कुरुश्रेष्ठतमं वदन्ति ।
युधिष्ठिरं धर्मसुतं पतिं मे ॥ ३.२७१.७ ॥
This one, pure golden-fair like Jāmbūnada gold, fierce-nosed, slender, long-eyed, they call the best of the Kurus: Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Dharma, my husband.
3.271.8
अप्येष शत्रोः शरणागतस्य ।
दद्यात्प्राणान्धर्मचारी नृवीरः।
परैह्येनं मूढ जवेन भूतये ।
त्वमात्मनः प्राञ्जलिर्न्यस्शस्त्रः ॥ ३.२७१.८ ॥
Would this hero among men, who follows dharma, give his life even to one who has come as a refuge-seeker of an enemy? Go to him quickly for your own welfare, you fool, with folded hands and with your weapons laid down.
3.271.9
अथाप्येनं पश्यसि यं रथस्यं ।
महाभुजं सालमिव प्रवृद्धम्।
संदष्टौष्ठं भ्रुकुटीसंहतभ्रुवं ।
वृकोदरो नाम पतिर्ममैषः ॥ ३.२७१.९ ॥
And this one you see standing on the chariot, great-armed, tall as a sāla tree, lips bitten, brows knit in a frown: he is Vṛkodara, my husband.
3.271.10
आजानेया बलिनः साधुदान्ता ।
महाबलाः शूरमुदावहन्ति।
एतस्य कर्माण्यतिमानुषाणि ।
भीमेति शब्दोऽस्य ततः पृथिव्याम् ॥ ३.२७१.१० ॥
Strong, well-trained, very powerful thoroughbred horses carry this hero. His deeds are superhuman; that is why on earth his name is Bhīma.
3.271.11
नास्यापराद्धाः शेषमवाप्नुवन्ति ।
नायं वैरं विस्मरते कदाचित्।
वैरस्यान्तं संविधायोपयाति ।
पश्चाच्छान्तिं न च तत्तप्यतीव ॥ ३.२७१.११ ॥
Those who have wronged him leave nothing behind. He never forgets an enmity. Only after bringing enmity to an end does he attain peace, and afterwards he is not greatly tormented by it.
3.271.12
धनुर्धराग्र्यो धृतिमान्यशस्वी ।
जितेन्द्रियो वृद्धसेवी नृवीरः।
भ्राता च शिष्यश्च युधिष्ठिरस्य ।
धनंजयो नाम पतिर्ममैषः ॥ ३.२७१.१२ ॥
Foremost of archers, steadfast and famed, self-controlled, serving the elders, a hero among men: the brother and disciple of Yudhiṣṭhira, this one called Dhanaṃjaya, is my husband.
3.271.13
यो वै न कामान्न भयान्न लोभा-
त्त्यजेद्धर्मं न नृशंसं च कुर्यात्।
स एष वैश्वानरतुल्यतेजाः ।
कुन्तीसुतः शत्रुसहः प्रमाथी ॥ ३.२७१.१३ ॥
He who does not abandon dharma out of desire, nor out of fear, nor out of greed, and does not commit cruelty: this one, of splendour equal to the fire Vaiśvānara, is the son of Kuntī, enduring toward enemies and a tormentor of them.
3.271.14
यः सर्वधर्मार्तविनिश्चयज्ञो ।
भयार्तानां भयहर्ता मनीषी।
बन्धुप्रियः शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठो ।
महाहवेष्वप्रतिवार्यवीर्यः ॥ ३.२७१.१४ ॥
He who knows the sure determination of all dharmas and of distress, the wise remover of fear for those afflicted with fear, dear to his kinsmen, foremost of weapon-bearers, whose valour in great battles cannot be withstood.
3.271.15
यस्योत्तमं रूपमाहुः पृथिव्यां ।
यं पाण्डवाः परिरक्षन्ति सर्वे।
प्राणैर्गरीयांसमनुव्रतं वै ।
स एष वीरो नकुलः पतिर्मे ॥ ३.२७१.१५ ॥
Whose supreme beauty is said to be unmatched on earth, whom all the Pāṇḍavas guard at the cost of their lives, dearer than life and devoted to them: this hero, Nakula, is my husband.
3.271.16
यः खङ्गयोधी लघुचित्रहस्तो ।
महांश्च धीमान्सहदेवोऽद्वितीयः।
यस्याद्यकर्म द्रक्ष्यसे मूढसत्व ।
शतक्रतोर्वा दैत्यसेनासु सङ्ख्ये ॥ ३.२७१.१६ ॥
He who is a swordsman, with light and skilful hands, great and wise, Sahadeva is peerless. O you of deluded nature, today you will see his deed in battle, as Śatakratu (Indra) did against the Daitya armies.
3.271.17
शूरः कृतास्त्रो मतिमान्मनस्वी ।
प्रियंकरो धर्मसुतस्य राज्ञः।
हुताशचन्द्रार्कसमानतेजा ।
जघन्यजः पाण्डवानां प्रियश्च ॥ ३.२७१.१७ ॥
Brave, skilled in weapons, wise and high-minded, dear-doer to the king, the son of Dharma; his splendour equals fire, moon and sun. The youngest-born of the Pāṇḍavas, he is dear to them.
3.271.18
बुद्ध्या समो यस् नरो न विद्यते ।
वक्ता तथा सत्सु विनिश्चयज्ञः।
सएष शूरो नित्यममर्षणश्च ।
धीमान्प्राज्ञः सहदेवः पतिर्मे ॥ ३.२७१.१८ ॥
No man equals him in understanding; among the good he is the speaker and knower of sound judgement. That hero, always intolerant of insult, wise and discerning, Sahadeva is my husband.
3.271.19
त्यजेत्प्राणान्प्रविशेद्धव्यवाहं ।
न त्वेवैष व्याहरेद्धर्मबाह्यम्।
सदा मनस्वी क्षत्रधर्मे रतश्च ।
कुन्त्याः प्राणैरिष्टतमो नृवीरः ॥ ३.२७१.१९ ॥
He may give up his life and enter the fire, but he would never speak what is outside dharma. Always high-minded and devoted to the duty of the warrior, the hero among men, dearer to Kuntī than her own life-breath.
3.271.20
विशीर्यनतीं नावमिवार्णवान्ते ।
रत्नाभिपूर्णां मकरस्य पृष्ठे।
सेनां तवेमां हतसर्वयोधां ।
विक्षोभितां द्रक्ष्यसि पाण्डुपुत्रैः ॥ ३.२७१.२० ॥
Like a ship breaking apart at the edge of the ocean, laden with jewels on the back of a makara, this army of yours, with all its warriors slain, you will see thrown into turmoil by the sons of Pāṇḍu.
3.271.21
इत्येते वै कथिताः पाण्डुपुत्रा ।
यांस्त्वं मोहादवमत्य प्रवृत्तः।
यद्येतेभ्यो मुच्यसे रिष्टदेहः ।
पुनर्जन्म प्राप्स्यसे जीवितं च ॥ ३.२७१.२१ ॥
Thus have these sons of Pāṇḍu been told to you, whom in delusion you have disregarded and proceeded against. If you are freed from them with your body unharmed, you will obtain rebirth and life.
3.271.22
ततः पार्थाः पञ्चपञ्चेन्द्रकल्पा-
स्त्यक्त्वा त्रस्तान्प्राञ्जलींस्तान्पदातीन्।
यथाऽनीकं शरवर्षान्धकारं ।
चक्रुः क्रुद्धाः सर्वतस्ते निगृह्य ॥ ३.२७१.२२ ॥
Then the sons of Pṛthā, like Indra, five by five, leaving those frightened foot-soldiers with joined palms, enraged, seized the army on all sides and made a darkness with a shower of arrows.