Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 4.43
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4.43.1
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थं न मूढात्मा व्यजानत ।
विराटपुत्रः प्रभुखे पप्रच्छ पुनरेव तम् ॥ ४.४३.१ ॥
Meanwhile, the foolish-minded son of Virāṭa did not recognize Pārtha, and in the presence of his lord he asked him again.
4.43.2
सुवर्णरुचिराण्येषामायुधानि महात्मनाम् ।
रुचिराणि प्रकाशन्ते पार्थानामाशुकारिणाम् ॥ ४.४३.२ ॥
The golden, lovely weapons of these great-souled ones shine forth; the beautiful weapons of the swift-acting sons of Pṛthā gleam.
4.43.3
क्वनु ते पाण्डवाः शूराः संग्रामेष्वपराजिताः ।
येषामिमानि दीप्तानि श्रिया दीप्यन्ति भान्ति च। ॥ ४.४३.३ ॥
Where, then, are those heroic Pāṇḍavas, unconquered in battles, whose blazing weapons shine and gleam with their splendour?
4.43.4
कस्मिन्वसन्ति देशे च धर्मज्ञा बन्धुवत्सलाः ।
क्व धर्मराजः कौन्तेयो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥ ४.४३.४ ॥
In what land do they dwell, those knowers of dharma, loving toward their kin? Where is the King of Dharma, Kaunteya, the son of Dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira?
4.43.5
धर्मशीलश्च धर्मात्मा धर्मवान्धर्मवित्सुधीः ।
धर्माध्यक्षो धर्मपुत्रो धर्मज्ञो धर्ममूर्तिमान् ॥ ४.४३.५ ॥
He is steadfast in dharma, righteous-souled, possessing dharma, a knower of dharma, wise, the overseer of dharma, the son of Dharma, one who knows dharma, the very embodiment of dharma.
4.43.6
धर्मनिष्ठो धर्मकर्ता धर्मगोप्ता सुधर्मकृत् ।
सत्यार्जवक्षमाधारो घृणी धर्मपरायणः ॥ ४.४३.६ ॥
Devoted to dharma, one who practices dharma, protector of dharma, doer of good dharma, the foundation of truth, uprightness and patience, compassionate, intent upon dharma.
4.43.7
भीमसेनार्जुनौ चापि सर्वे ते मातुला मम ।
नकुलः सहदेवो वा सर्वास्त्रकुशलौ रणे ॥ ४.४३.७ ॥
Bhīmasena and Arjuna too — all of them are my maternal uncles. Nakula and Sahadeva as well, skilled in all weapons in battle.
4.43.8
सर्व एव महात्मानः सर्वामित्रविनाशनाः ।
राज्यमक्षैः पराजित्य नः श्रूयन्ते वनं गताः ॥ ४.४३.८ ॥
They are all great-souled, destroyers of every enemy. We have heard that, having lost their kingdom at dice, they went to the forest.
4.43.9
द्रौपदी चापि पाञ्चाली स्त्रीरत्नमिति मे श्रुता ।
जिता चाक्षैस्तदा कृष्णा तानेवान्वगमद्वने ॥ ४.४३.९ ॥
And Draupadī, the Pāñcāla princess, whom I have heard to be the jewel among women, who was then won at dice, Kṛṣṇā followed them into the forest.
4.43.10
उत्सृज्य राज्यं धर्म्यं ते नः श्रूयन्ते वनं गताः ॥ ४.४३.१० ॥
Having abandoned their lawful kingdom, they went to the forest, so we have heard.
4.43.11
पाण्डवान्यदि जानीषे क्वनु ते धर्मचारिणः ।
क्वनु वा निवसन्तीति सत्यं ब्रूहि बृहन्नले ॥ ४.४३.११ ॥
If you know the Pāṇḍavas, where are those practisers of dharma? Or where do they dwell? Tell the truth, O Bṛhannalā.
4.43.12
किमर्थमागतान्यत्र शस्त्रास्त्राणि महात्मनाम् ।
कथं ज्ञातानि भवता तथा मे ब्रूहि शोभने ॥ ४.४३.१२ ॥
For what reason have the weapons and missiles of the great-souled ones come here? How did you come to know them? Tell me that, O radiant one.
4.43.13
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुः कौन्तेयः श्वेतवाहनः ।
उवाच राजपुत्रं तमुत्तरं शृणु मे वचः ॥ ४.४३.१३ ॥
Then, laughing, Bībhatsu, the son of Kuntī, whose horses are white, said to that prince Uttara: Listen to my words.
4.43.14
मा भैस्त्वं राजशार्दूल सर्वं ते वर्णयाम्यहम् ।
नात्र भेतव्यमद्यापि राजपुत्र यथातथा ॥ ४.४३.१४ ॥
Do not fear, tiger among kings; I will describe everything to you. Prince, even now there is nothing to fear here; it is so, truly.
4.43.15
वयं ते पाण्डवा नाम वनवासस्य पारगाः ।
अतीते द्वादशे वर्षे च्छन्नवासमिहोषिताः।
तस्मादशङ्कितमनाः शृणुष्वावहितोत्तर ॥ ४.४३.१५ ॥
We are your Pāṇḍavas, who have crossed over the forest exile; having passed the twelfth year, we have dwelt here in concealment. Therefore, Uttara, listen attentively with an untroubled mind.
4.43.16
अहमस्म्यर्जुनो नाम कङ्को नाम युधिष्ठिरः ।
भीमसेनस्तु वललः पितुस्ते रसपाचकः।
अश्वबन्धस्तु नकुलः सहदेवस्तु गोपतिः ॥ ४.४३.१६ ॥
I am Arjuna by name; Yudhiṣṭhira is called Kaṅka; Bhīmasena, called Vallala, is the cook of your father. Nakula is the keeper of the horses, and Sahadeva the master of the cowherds.
4.43.17
सैरन्ध्रीं द्रौपदीं विद्धि यदर्थे कीचको हतः ।
भीमसेनेन दुर्वृत्तः सहभ्रातृभिराहवे ॥ ४.४३.१७ ॥
Know the maidservant to be Draupadī, for whose sake the wicked Kīcaka was slain in battle by Bhīmasena, together with his brothers.
4.43.18
श्रुत्वैतद्वचनं जिष्णोर्विस्मयस्फारितेक्षणः ।
पश्यन्ननिमिषः पार्थं शनैर्वाचमुवाच ह ॥ ४.४३.१८ ॥
Having heard these words of Jiṣṇu, his eyes wide with wonder, gazing unblinking at Pārtha, he spoke slowly.
4.43.19
दश पार्थस्य नामानि श्रूयन्ते मे कथासु च ।
प्रब्रूयास्तानि यदि मे श्रद्दध्यां सर्वमेव ते ॥ ४.४३.१९ ॥
I have heard the ten names of Pārtha in stories. If you tell them to me, I will believe everything you say.
4.43.20
अहं तर्हि तवाचक्षे दश नामानि तानि मे ।
वैराटे शृणु तानि त्वं यानि पूर्वं श्रुतानि ते।
ईशानो विदधे देवस्त्रिदिवस्येश्वरो दिवि ॥ ४.४३.२० ॥
Then I will tell you those ten names of mine. Listen, son of Virāṭa, to those which you have heard before. The lord Īśāna, the god who is lord of heaven, bestowed them in the sky.
4.43.21
अर्जुनः फल्गुनो जिष्णुः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः ।
बीभत्सुर्विजयः पार्थः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः।
एतानि मम नामानि स्थापितानि सुरोत्तमैः ॥ ४.४३.२१ ॥
Arjuna, Phalguna, Jiṣṇu, Kirīṭī, Śvetavāhana, Bībhatsu, Vijaya, Pārtha, Savyasācin, and Dhanañjaya — these are my names, established by the best of the gods.
4.43.22
गुणतो दश नामानि समवेतानि पाण्डवे ।
चरन्ति लोके ख्यातानि विदितानि ममावघ ॥ ४.४३.२२ ॥
These ten names, combined in the Pāṇḍava according to his qualities, move about famous in the world and are known to me, O sinless one.
4.43.23
केनासि विजयो नाम केनासि श्वेतवाहनः ।
सव्यसाची च केनासि जिष्णुर्बीभत्सुरेव च ॥ ४.४३.२३ ॥
Why are you called Vijaya? Why are you Śvetavāhana, and why Savyasācin? Why are you also Jiṣṇu and Bībhatsu?
4.43.24
अर्जुनः फल्गुनः पार्थः किरीटी केन सारथे ।
धनञ्जयश्च केनासि शीघ्रं वद बृहन्नले ॥ ४.४३.२४ ॥
Why are you Arjuna, Phalguna, Pārtha, and Kirīṭī? And why are you Dhanañjaya? Tell me quickly, O charioteer, O Bṛhannalā.
4.43.25
श्रुता मे तस्य वीरस्य केवला नामहेतवः ।
इतस्ततश्चलत्येतन्मनो मे चञ्चलं त्वयि।
अर्जुनो वा भवान्नेति वद शीघ्रं बृहन्नले ॥ ४.४३.२५ ॥
I have heard only the bare indications of that hero's name, and so my restless mind wavers this way and that about you. Tell me quickly, Bṛhannaḍā: are you Arjuna or not?
4.43.26
सर्वाञ्जित्वा जनपदान्धनं चाच्छिद्य सर्वशः ।
मध्ये धनस्य तिष्ठन्तं तन्मामाहुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥ ४.४३.२६ ॥
Having conquered all the realms and seized wealth from every side, standing in the midst of wealth, they call me Dhanañjaya.
4.43.27
अभिप्रयामि संग्रामे यदाऽहं युद्धदुर्मदान् ।
अजित्वा न निविर्तेयं तेन वै विजयं विदुः ॥ ४.४३.२७ ॥
When I advance into battle against the war-maddened foes, I do not turn back without conquering them; therefore people call me one who knows victory.
4.43.28
श्वेताः काञ्चनसन्नाहा रथे युज्यन्ति मे हयाः ।
शत्रुभिर्युध्यमानस्य तेनाहं श्वेतवाहनः ॥ ४.४३.२८ ॥
White horses with golden trappings are yoked to my chariot; because I fight against enemies, I am called Śvetavāhana, the white-horsed one.
4.43.29
किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं भ्राजते मे शिरोगतम् ।
रणमध्ये रथस्थस्य सूर्यपावकसन्निभम् ॥ ४.४३.२९ ॥
The diadem on my head, like the sun, shines; for me standing on the chariot in the midst of battle, it gleams like the sun and fire.
4.43.30
अच्छेद्यं रुचिरं चित्रं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् ।
इन्द्रदत्तमनाहार्यं तेनाहुर्मां किरीटिनम् ॥ ४.४३.३० ॥
Unbreakable, beautiful, wondrous, adorned with Jāmbūnada gold, given by Indra, not to be removed: for this reason they call me Kirīṭin, the diadem-bearer.
4.43.31
न कुर्यां कर्म बीभत्सं युध्यमानः कदाचन ।
तेन देवमनुष्येषु बीभत्सुरिति मां विदुः ॥ ४.४३.३१ ॥
Fighting, I never perform a shameful deed; therefore among gods and men they know me as Bībhatsu.
4.43.32
उभौ मे तुल्यकर्माणौ गाण्डीवस्य विकर्षणे ।
भुजौ मे भवतः सङ्ख्ये परसैन्यविनाशिनौ।
तयोः सव्योऽधिकस्तस्मात्सव्यसाचीति मां विदुः ॥ ४.४३.३२ ॥
In drawing the Gāṇḍīva both my arms do equal work, and in battle they destroy the enemy's army. Of the two, the left is more skilled; therefore they know me as Savyasācin.
4.43.33
पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां वर्णो मे दुर्लभः समः ।
शुद्धत्वाद्रुपवत्त्वाच्च तेन मामार्जुनं विदुः ॥ ४.४३.३३ ॥
On this earth, which reaches to the ocean's edge, a complexion equal to mine is rare; because of its purity and beauty they know me as Arjuna.
4.43.34
उत्तराभ्यां तु पूर्वाभ्यां फल्गुनीभ्यामहं दिवा ।
जातो हिमवतः पृष्ठे तेन मां फल्गुनं विदुः ॥ ४.४३.३४ ॥
Under the two Uttara and the two Pūrva Phalgunī asterisms, by day, I was born on the ridge of the Himālaya; therefore they know me as Phālguna.
4.43.35
यो ममाङ्गे व्रणं कुर्याद्धातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य पश्यतः ।
युधिष्ठिरस्य रुधिरं दर्शयेद्वा कदाचन ।
पराभवमहं तस्य कुले कुर्यां न संशयः ॥ ४.४३.३५ ॥
Whoever wounds my body, or ever shows the blood of my eldest brother Yudhiṣṭhira while I watch—I will surely bring defeat upon his lineage; there is no doubt.
4.43.36
योत्स्यामि तैरहं सर्वैर्न मे तेभ्यः पराभवः ।
तेन देवमनुष्येषु जिष्णुर्नामास्मि विश्रुतः ॥ ४.४३.३६ ॥
I will fight against all of them, and from them I shall suffer no defeat; therefore among gods and men I am renowned by the name Jiṣṇu, the Conqueror.
4.43.37
माता मम पृथा नाम तेन मां पार्थमब्रुवन् ॥ ४.४३.३७ ॥
My mother's name is Pṛthā; therefore they called me Pārtha.
4.43.38
देवदानवगन्धर्वपिशाचोरगराक्षसान् ।
अहं पुरा रणे जित्वा खाण्डवेऽग्निमतर्पयम् ॥ ४.४३.३८ ॥
Having conquered gods, dānavas, gandharvas, piśācas, serpents and rākṣasas in battle, I once satisfied Agni at Khāṇḍava.
4.43.39
हुताशनं तर्पयित्वा सहितः शार्ङ्गधन्वना ।
त्रिविष्टपगतौ दृष्ट्वा पितामहमहेश्वरौ ॥ ४.४३.३९ ॥
Having satisfied Agni together with the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, I saw Grandfather and Maheśvara gone to heaven.
4.43.40
मूर्च्छया पतितं भूमावागतौ देवसत्तमौ ।
दृष्ट्वा तौ वरदौ देवौ संज्ञां लब्ध्वोत्थितः पुनः ॥ ४.४३.४० ॥
To me, fallen to the ground in a swoon, came those two best of gods. Seeing the boon-giving gods, I regained consciousness and rose again.
4.43.41
मूर्ध्ना हि प्रणतं भूमौ तौ देवौ वरदौ वरौ ।
कृष्णेत्येकादशं नाम प्रीत्या मे चक्रतुस्तदा।
तुष्टौ च मम वीर्येण कर्मणा चाभिराधितौ ॥ ४.४३.४१ ॥
Bowing my head to the ground, I was then given, with affection, an eleventh name, 'Kṛṣṇa', by those two excellent boon-givers. Pleased and gratified by my valour and deeds, they did so.
4.43.42
सर्वदेवैः परिवृतौ भूयो मां स्वयमूचतुः ।
वरं तात वृणीष्वेति यं प्रार्थयसि पाण्डव ॥ ४.४३.४२ ॥
Surrounded by all the gods, the two spoke to me again themselves: 'Choose a boon, dear Pāṇḍava, whatever you desire.'
4.43.43
ततोऽहमस्त्राण्यलभं दिव्यानि च दृढानि च ।
ब्राह्मं पाशुपतं चैव स्थूणाकर्णं च दुर्जयम् ।
ऐन्द्रं वारुणमाग्नेयं वायव्यमथ वैष्णवम् ॥ ४.४३.४३ ॥
Then I obtained divine and firm weapons: the brahma weapon, the pāśupata, the unconquerable sthūṇākarṇa, the aindra, the vāruṇa, the āgneya, the vāyavya, and then the vaiṣṇava.
4.43.44
ततोऽहमजयं भूयो रथेनैन्द्रेण दुर्जयान् ।
मातलिं सारथिं कृत्वा निवातकवचान्रणे ।
अवध्यकवचांन्देवैर्वरदृप्तान्महासुरान् ॥ ४.४३.४४ ॥
Then again, with Indra's chariot, having made Mātali my charioteer, I conquered in battle the unconquerable Nivātakavacas, great asuras proud from their boons, whose armour could not be pierced even by the gods.
4.43.45
तिस्रः कोटीर्दानवानां संयुगेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् ।
एको निर्जित्य संग्रामे भूयो देवानतोषयम् ॥ ४.४३.४५ ॥
Alone, I conquered in battle three crores of Dānavas who never turned back in combat, and then I pleased the gods.
4.43.46
ततो मे भगवानिन्द्रः किरीटमददात्स्वयम् ।
देवाश्च शङ्खमददुः शत्रुसैन्यनिवारणम् ॥ ४.४३.४६ ॥
Then the blessed Indra himself gave me the diadem, and the gods gave a conch that repels the enemy's army.
4.43.47
अहं पारे समुद्रस्य हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम् ।
हत्वा षष्टिं सहस्राणि जयं संप्राप्तवान्रणे ॥ ४.४३.४७ ॥
Beyond the ocean, having slain sixty thousand of the dwellers of Hiraṇyapura, I obtained victory in battle.
4.43.48
असंभ्रान्तो रथे तिष्ठन्सहस्रेषु शतेषु च ।
शत्रुमध्ये दुराधर्षो न मुह्यन्ति च मे दिशः ॥ ४.४३.४८ ॥
Standing unagitated on the chariot, even among thousands and hundreds, I am unassailable in the midst of enemies, and my directions do not become confused.
4.43.49
अहं गन्धर्वराजेन ह्रियमाणं सुयोधनम् ।
भ्रातृभिः सहितं तात गन्धर्वैः समरे जितम्।
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि हत्वा चैनममोचयम् ॥ ४.४३.४९ ॥
I, having defeated the Gandharvas in battle and slain fourteen thousand of them, freed Suyodhana, with his brothers, when he was being carried off by the king of the Gandharvas, dear one.
4.43.50
एतानि मम नामानि योऽहन्यहनि कीर्तयेत् ।
तं न पश्यन्ति सत्त्वानि न तं निघ्नन्ति शत्रवः ॥ ४.४३.५० ॥
These are my names; whoever recites them each day, creatures do not see him, and enemies do not strike him down.
4.43.51
अद्य पश्य महाबाहो मम वीर्यं सुदुःसहम् ।
मा भैर्विगतसंत्रासः कुरूनेतान्समागतान् ॥ ४.४३.५१ ॥
Now, O mighty-armed one, behold my prowess, which is very hard to withstand; cast off fear, and do not be afraid of these Kurus who have gathered here.
4.43.52
सुयोधनस्य मिषतः कर्णस्य च कृपस्य च ।
पितामहस्य भीष्मस्य द्रौणेर्द्रोणस्य च स्वयम्।
सर्वानेव कुरूञ्जित्वा प्रत्यानेष्यामि ते पशून् ॥ ४.४३.५२ ॥
While Suyodhana looks on, and even before Karṇa, Kṛpa, the grandsire Bhīṣma, Droṇa's son and Droṇa himself, I shall conquer all the Kurus and bring back your cattle.