Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.171
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5.171.1
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतो राजन्परपुरंजयः ।
शिखण्डी रथमुख्यो मे मतः पार्थस्य भारत ॥ ५.१७१.१ ॥
Bhīṣma said: O king, the son of the king of the Pāñcālas, Śikhaṇḍī, conqueror of enemy cities, is in my view the foremost chariot-warrior of Pārtha (Arjuna), O descendant of Bharata.
5.171.2
एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे नाशयन्पूर्वसंस्थितम् ।
परं यशो विप्रथयंस्तव सेनासु भारत ॥ ५.१७१.२ ॥
He will fight in battle, destroying the forces arrayed before, spreading supreme fame among your armies, O descendant of Bharata.
5.171.3
एतस्य बहुलाः सेनाः पाञ्चालाश्च प्रभद्रकाः ।
तेनासौ रथवंशेन महत्कर्म करिष्यति ॥ ५.१७१.३ ॥
His armies are numerous, the Pāñcālas and the Prabhadrakas as well; through that chariot-line he will perform a great deed.
5.171.4
धृष्टद्युम्नश्च सेनानीः सर्वसेनासु भारत ।
मतो मेऽतिरथो राजन्द्रोणशिष्यो महारथः ॥ ५.१७१.४ ॥
And Dhṛṣṭadyumna is the commander of all the armies, O descendant of Bharata; in my view he is an atiratha, O king, the disciple of Droṇa, a great chariot-warrior.
5.171.5
एष योत्स्यति संग्रामे सूदयन्वै परान्रणे ।
भगवानिव संक्रुद्धः पिनाकी युगसंक्षये ॥ ५.१७१.५ ॥
He will fight in battle, slaying the enemies in the fray, like the blessed Pinākin (Śiva) enraged at the dissolution of the age.
5.171.6
एतस्य तद्रथानीकं कथयन्ति रणप्रियाः ।
बहुत्वात्सागरप्रख्यं देवानामिव संयुगे ॥ ५.१७१.६ ॥
Those who love battle speak of his chariot-army, vast as the ocean because of its numbers, like the army of the gods in battle.
5.171.7
क्षत्रधर्मा तु राजेन्द्र मतो मेऽर्धरथो नृप ।
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य तनयो बाल्यान्नातिकृतश्रमः ॥ ५.१७१.७ ॥
O lord of kings, in my view the half-chariot warrior devoted to kṣatra-dharma is the son of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; because of his youth he has not yet undertaken much effort.
5.171.8
शिशुपालसुतो वीरश्चेदिराजो महारथः ।
धृष्टकेतुर्महेष्वासः संबन्धी पाण्डवस्य ह ॥ ५.१७१.८ ॥
The hero Dhṛṣṭaketu, son of Śiśupāla and king of the Cedis, is a great chariot warrior and a mighty archer, a kinsman of the Pāṇḍavas.
5.171.9
एष चेदिपतिः शूरः सह पुत्रेण भारत ।
महारथानां सुकरं महत्कर्म करिष्यति ॥ ५.१७१.९ ॥
O Bhārata, this valiant lord of the Cedis, together with his son, will perform a great deed not easy even for the great chariot warriors.
5.171.10
क्षत्रधर्मरतो मह्यं मतः परपुरंजयः ।
क्षत्रदेवस्तु राजेन्द्र पाण्डवेषु रथोत्तमः ॥ ५.१७१.१० ॥
O lord of kings, Kṣatradeva, devoted to kṣatra-dharma and a conqueror of enemy cities, is in my view the foremost chariot warrior among the Pāṇḍavas.
5.171.11
जयन्तश्चामितौजाश्च सत्यजिच्च महारथः ।
महारथा महात्मानः सर्वे पाञ्चालसत्तमाः ॥ ५.१७१.११ ॥
Jayanta, Amitaujas and the great chariot warrior Satyajit — all these high-souled great chariot warriors are the best of the Pañcālas.
5.171.12
योत्स्यन्ते समरे तात संरब्धा इव कुञ्जराः ।
अजो भोजश्च विक्रान्तौ पाण्डवार्थे महारथौ ॥ ५.१७१.१२ ॥
Dear one, these will fight in battle like enraged elephants; Aja and Bhoja, the two valiant great chariot warriors, are fighting for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas.
5.171.13
योत्स्येते बलिनौ शूरौ परं शक्त्या यतिष्यतः ।
शीघ्रास्त्राश्चित्रयोद्धारः कृतिनो दृढविक्रमाः ॥ ५.१७१.१३ ॥
Those two strong heroes will fight, striving with all their might. They are swift with weapons, wondrous fighters, skilled, and firm in valour.
5.171.14
केकयाः पञ्च राजेन्द्र भ्रातरो दृढविक्रमाः ।
सर्वे चैव रथोदाराः सर्वे लोहितकध्वजाः ॥ ५.१७१.१४ ॥
O lord of kings, the five brothers of the Kekayas are firm in valour. All of them are noble chariot-warriors, and all have red banners.
5.171.15
काशिकः सुकुमारश्च नीलो यश्चापरो नृप ।
सूर्यदत्तश्च शङ्खश्च मदिराश्वश्च नामतः ॥ ५.१७१.१५ ॥
Kāśika, Sukumāra, Nīla, and another, O king; Sūryadatta, Śaṅkha, and Madirāśva, by name.
5.171.16
सर्व एव रथोदाराः सर्वे चाहवलक्षणाः ।
सर्वास्त्रविदुषः सर्वे महात्मानो मता मम ॥ ५.१७१.१६ ॥
All of them are noble chariot-warriors, and all bear the marks of battle. All are knowers of every weapon; in my judgment, all are great-souled.
5.171.17
वार्धक्षेमिर्महाराज मतो मम महारथः ।
चित्रायुघश्च नृपतिर्मतो मे रथसत्तमः ॥ ५.१७१.१७ ॥
O great king, Vārdhakṣemi is considered by me a great chariot-warrior. And King Citrāyudha is considered by me the best of chariot-warriors.
5.171.18
स हि सङ्ग्रामशोभी च भक्तश्चापि किरीटिनः ।
चेकितानः सत्यधृतिः पाण्डवानां महारथौ ।
द्वाविमौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ रथोदारौ मतौ मम ॥ ५.१७१.१८ ॥
He shines in battle and is also devoted to the diademed one (Arjuna). Cekitāna and Satyadhṛti are the two great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas. These two tigers among men I consider to be noble chariot-warriors.
5.171.19
व्याघ्रदत्तश्च राजेन्द्र चन्द्रसेनश्च भारत ।
मतौ मम रथोदारौ पाण्डवानां न संशयः ॥ ५.१७१.१९ ॥
O lord of kings, O Bhārata, Vyāghradatta and Candrasena, in my judgment, are the generous chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas; there is no doubt.
5.171.20
सेनाबिन्दुश्च राजेन्द्र क्रोधहन्ता च नामतः ।
यः समो वासुदेवेन भीमसेनेन वा विभो ॥ ५.१७१.२० ॥
O lord of kings, Senābindu and Krodhahantṛ by name, who is equal to Vāsudeva or Bhīmasena, O mighty one.
5.171.21
स योत्स्यति हि विक्रम्य समरे तव सैनिकैः ।
मां च द्रोणं कृपं चैव यथा संमन्यते भवान् ॥ ५.१७१.२१ ॥
He will indeed fight boldly in battle with your soldiers, against me, Droṇa and Kṛpa as well, as you suppose.
5.171.22
तथा स समरश्लाघी मन्तव्यो रथसत्तमः ।
काश्यः परमशीघ्रास्त्रः श्लाघनीयो नरोत्तमः ॥ ५.१७१.२२ ॥
Likewise, he should be regarded as boastful in battle and the best of chariot-warriors; the Kāśya, most swift with weapons, is praiseworthy, the best of men.
5.171.23
रथ एकगुणो मह्यं ज्ञेयः परपुरंजयः ।
अयं च युधि विक्रान्तो मन्तव्योष्टगुणो रथः ॥ ५.१७१.२३ ॥
For me, that charioteer should be known as having one quality, O conqueror of enemy cities; and this one, valiant in battle, should be regarded as a chariot-warrior of eight qualities.
5.171.24
सत्यजित्समरश्लाघी द्रुपदस्यात्मजो युवा ।
गतः सोऽतिरथत्वं हि धृष्टद्युम्नेन संमितः ॥ ५.१७१.२४ ॥
Satyajit, boastful in battle, the young son of Drupada, has indeed attained the rank of a great chariot-warrior, equal to Dhṛṣṭadyumna.
5.171.25
पाण्डवानां यशस्कामः परं कर्म करिष्यति ।
अनुरक्ताश्च शूरश्च रथोऽयमपरो महान् ॥ ५.१७१.२५ ॥
This other great charioteer, heroic and devoted, desiring the fame of the Pāṇḍavas, will perform a supreme deed.
5.171.26
पाण्ड्यराजो महावीर्यः पाण्डवानां धुरंधरः ।
दृढधन्वा महेष्वासः पाण्डवानां महारथः ॥ ५.१७१.२६ ॥
The Pāṇḍya king, of great valour, the chief support of the Pāṇḍavas, firm in his bow, a great archer, the great charioteer of the Pāṇḍavas.
5.171.27
श्रेणिमान्कौरवश्रेष्ठ वसुदानश्च पार्थिवः ।
उभावेतावतिरथौ मतौ परपुरंजयौ ॥ ५.१७१.२७ ॥
O best of the Kurus, Śreṇimān and the king Vasudāna — these two are considered great charioteers, conquerors of enemy cities.