Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 5.7
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5.7.1
पुरोहितं ते प्रस्थाप्य नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ।
दूतान्प्रस्थापयामासुः पार्थिवेभ्यस्ततस्ततः ॥ ५.७.१ ॥
Having sent your priest to the city Nāgasāhvaya, they dispatched messengers to the kings here and there.
5.7.2
प्रस्थाप्य दूतानन्यत्र द्वारकां पुरुषर्षभः ।
स्वयं जगाम कौरव्यः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः ॥ ५.७.२ ॥
Having sent messengers elsewhere, the bull among men, the descendant of Kuru, Dhanañjaya, son of Kuntī, himself went to Dvārakā.
5.7.3
गते द्वारवतीं कृष्ण बलदेवे च माधवे ।
सह वृष्ण्यन्धकैः सर्वैर्भोजैश्च शतशस्तदा ॥ ५.७.३ ॥
When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma and Mādhava had gone to Dvāravatī, then together with all the Vṛṣṇis, Andhakas and Bhojas, by the hundreds.
5.7.4
सर्वमागमयामास पाण्डवानां विचेष्टितम् ।
धृतराष्ट्रात्मजो राजा गूढैः प्रणिहितैश्चरैः ॥ ५.७.४ ॥
The king, son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, had all the movements of the Pāṇḍavas learned through secret, appointed spies.
5.7.5
स श्रुत्वा माधवं यान्तं सदश्वैरनिलोपमैः ।
बलेन नातिमहता द्वारकामभ्ययात्पुरीम् ॥ ५.७.५ ॥
Having heard that Mādhava was going, he went toward the city of Dvārakā with excellent horses swift as the wind, and without a very large army.
5.7.6
तमेव दिवसं चापि कौन्तेयः पाण्डुनन्दनः ।
आनन्रतनगरीं रम्यां जगामाशु धनञ्जयः ॥ ५.७.६ ॥
On that very day Dhanañjaya, son of Kuntī and son of Pāṇḍu, swiftly went to the lovely city of Ānarta.
5.7.7
तौ यात्वा पुरुषव्याघ्रौ द्वारकां कुरुनन्दनौ ।
सुप्तं ददृशतुः कृष्णं शयानं चाभिजग्मतुः ॥ ५.७.७ ॥
Having gone to Dvārakā, those two tigers among men, the delights of the Kurus, saw Kṛṣṇa lying asleep and approached him.
5.7.8
दुर्योधनस्तु प्रथमं वासुदेवमुपाश्रयत् ।
उच्छीर्षतश्च कृष्णस्य निषसाद वरासने ॥ ५.७.८ ॥
But Duryodhana first went to Vāsudeva and sat down on an excellent seat at Kṛṣṇa's head.
5.7.9
ततः किरीटी तस्यानु प्रविवेश महामनाः ।
पश्चार्धे तु स कृष्णस्य प्रह्वोऽतिष्ठत्कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ५.७.९ ॥
Then the great-minded diademed one (Arjuna) entered after him and, bowing at Kṛṣṇa's feet, stood with folded hands.
5.7.10
प्रतिबुद्धः स वार्ष्णेयो ददर्शाग्रे किरीटिनाम् ।
सिंहासनगतं पश्चात्परिवृत्य च दृष्टवान् ॥ ५.७.१० ॥
Awakened, that descendant of Vṛṣṇi saw the diademed ones before him, seated on the throne, and then turning round he saw them behind too.
5.7.11
स तयोः स्वागतं कृत्वा यथावत्प्रतिपूज्य तौ ।
तदागमनजं हेतुं पप्रच्छ मधुसूदनः ॥ ५.७.११ ॥
Having given them a proper welcome and honored them fittingly, Madhusūdana asked the reason for their coming.
5.7.12
ततो दुर्योधनः कृष्णामुवाच प्रहसन्निव ।
विग्रहेऽस्मिन्भवान्साह्यं मम दातुमिहार्हति ॥ ५.७.१२ ॥
Then Duryodhana, as if laughing, said to Kṛṣṇa: "In this conflict it is fitting that you give me help here."
5.7.13
समं हि भवतः सख्यं मम चैवार्जुनेऽपि च ।
तथा संबन्धकं तुल्यमस्माकं त्वयि माधव ॥ ५.७.१३ ॥
Your friendship is equal toward me and toward Arjuna; likewise our kinship with you is equal, O Mādhava.
5.7.14
अहं चाभिगतं सन्तो भजन्ते पूर्वसारिणः ।
त्वं च श्रेष्ठतमो लोके सतामद्य जनार्दन । ॥ ५.७.१४ ॥
I too have come, and good men resort to the one who came first. And you, Janārdana, are today the most excellent of good men in the world.
5.7.15
सततं संमतश्चैव सद्वृत्तमनुपालय ॥ ५.७.१५ ॥
Be ever honored, and maintain good conduct.
5.7.16
भवानभिगतः पूर्वमत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ।
दृष्टस्तु प्रथमं राजन्मया पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥ ५.७.१६ ॥
You came earlier here; of this I have no doubt. But, O king, I saw Pārtha Dhanañjaya first.
5.7.17
तव पूर्वाभिगमनात्पूर्वं चाप्यस्य दर्शनात् ।
साहाय्यमुभयोरेव करिष्यामि सुयोधन ॥ ५.७.१७ ॥
Because you came earlier, and because I saw him earlier, O Suyodhana, I will give help to both of you.
5.7.18
प्रवारणं तु बालानां पूर्वं कार्यमिति श्रुतिः ।
तस्मात्प्रवारणं पूर्वमर्हः पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥ ५.७.१८ ॥
But the tradition says that the first choice is to be given to the young; therefore Pārtha Dhanañjaya deserves the first choice.
5.7.19
मत्संहननतुल्यानां गोपानामर्बुदं महत् ।
नारायणा इति ख्याताः सर्वे संग्रामयोधिनः ॥ ५.७.१९ ॥
A great host of cowherds, equal to me in bodily strength, a hundred million in number, known as the Nārāyaṇas, all of them warriors in battle.
5.7.20
ते वा युधि दुराधर्षा भवन्त्वेकस्य सैनिकाः ।
अयुध्यमानः संग्रामे न्यस्तशस्त्रोऽहमेकतः ॥ ५.७.२० ॥
Let them be invincible soldiers in battle on one side; or I, not fighting in the battle, with weapons laid down, will be on the other.
5.7.21
आभ्यामन्यतरं पार्थ यत्ते हृद्यतरं मतम् ।
तद्वृणीतां भवानग्रे प्रवार्यस्त्वं हि धर्मतः ॥ ५.७.२१ ॥
O son of Pṛthā, of these two choose whichever seems more agreeable to your heart; by dharma, you are the one to choose first.
5.7.22
एतद्विदित्वा कौन्तेय विचार्य च पुनः पुनः ।
तान्वा वरय साहाय्ये मां साचिव्येऽथवा पुनः ॥ ५.७.२२ ॥
O son of Kuntī, knowing this and considering again and again, choose them for aid, or else choose me for counsel.
5.7.23
एवमुक्तस्तु कृष्णेन कुन्तीपुत्रे धनञ्जयः ।
अयुध्यमानं संग्रामे वरयामास केशवम् ॥ ५.७.२३ ॥
Thus addressed by Kṛṣṇa, Dhanañjaya, the son of Kuntī, chose Keśava, who would not fight in the battle.
5.7.24
नारायणममिघ्नं कामाज्जातमजं नृषु ।
सर्वक्षत्रस्य पुरतो देवदानवयोरपि ॥ ५.७.२४ ॥
Nārāyaṇa, the unharmed, the unborn who by will was born among men, before all the warriors and even before gods and demons.
5.7.25
दुर्योधनस्तु तत्सैन्यं सर्वमावरयत्तदा ।
सहस्राणां महस्रं तु योधानां प्राप्य भारत ॥ ५.७.२५ ॥
Then Duryodhana surrounded that entire army, having obtained thousands upon thousands of warriors, O Bhārata.
5.7.26
कृष्णं चापहृतं ज्ञात्वा संप्राप परमां मुदम् ।
दुर्योधनस्तु तत्सैन्यं सर्वमादाय पार्थिवः ॥ ५.७.२६ ॥
Learning that Kṛṣṇa had been carried off, he attained supreme joy; and the king Duryodhana took the entire army with him.
5.7.27
ततोऽभ्ययाद्भीमबलो रौहिणेयं महाबलम् ।
सर्वं चागमने हेतुं स तस्मै संन्यवेदयत्।
प्रत्युवाच ततः शौरिर्धार्तराष्ट्रमिदं वचः ॥ ५.७.२७ ॥
Then the one of terrible strength approached the mighty Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) and reported to him the whole reason for his coming. Then Śauri (Kṛṣṇa) replied to the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra with these words.
5.7.28
विदितं ते नरव्याघ्र सर्वं भवितुमर्हति ।
यन्मयोक्तं विराटस्य पुरा वैवाहिके तदा ॥ ५.७.२८ ॥
O tiger among men, all that I said formerly at Virāṭa's wedding ought to be known to you.
5.7.29
निगृह्योक्तो हृषीकेशस्त्वदर्थं कुरुनन्दन ।
मया संबन्धकं तुल्यमिति राजन्पुनःपुनः ॥ ५.७.२९ ॥
O joy of the Kurus, having been restrained for your sake, Hṛṣīkeśa (Kṛṣṇa) was told by me again and again: 'O king, kinship is equal.'
5.7.30
न च तद्वाक्यमुक्तं वै केशवं प्रत्यपद्यत ।
न चाहमुत्सहे कृष्णं विना स्थातुमपि क्षणम् ॥ ५.७.३० ॥
But that word was not accepted by Keśava; and I am not able to remain even a moment without Kṛṣṇa.
5.7.31
नाहं सहायः पार्थस्य नापि दुर्योधनस्य वै ।
इति मे निश्चिता बुद्धिर्वासुदेवमवेक्ष्य ह ॥ ५.७.३१ ॥
I am neither an ally of Pārtha nor of Duryodhana; having regarded Vāsudeva, this is my settled resolve.
5.7.32
जातोऽसि भारते वंशे सर्वपार्थिवपूजिते ।
गच्छ युध्यस्व धर्मेण क्षात्रेण पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ५.७.३२ ॥
You were born in the Bhārata lineage, honored by all kings. Go, fight righteously in the way of the warrior, O bull among men.
5.7.33
इत्येवमुक्तस्तु तदा परिष्वज्य हलायुधम् ।
कृष्णं चापि महाबाहुमामन्त्र्य भरतर्षभ ॥ ५.७.३३ ॥
Thus addressed, then, having embraced Halāyudha (Balarāma), and having taken leave of Kṛṣṇa, the mighty-armed one as well, O bull of the Bharatas.
5.7.34
सोऽभ्ययात्कृतवर्माणं धृतराष्ट्रसुतो नृपः ।
कृतवर्मा ददौ तस्य सेनामक्षौहिणीं तदा ॥ ५.७.३४ ॥
That king, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, went to Kṛtavarman, and then Kṛtavarman gave him an akṣauhiṇī army.
5.7.35
स तेन सर्वसैन्येन भीमेन कुरुनन्दनः ।
वृतः परिययौ हृष्टः सुहृदः संप्रहर्षयन् ॥ ५.७.३५ ॥
That joy of the Kurus, surrounded by Bhīma with the whole army, set out joyfully, greatly gladdening his friends.
5.7.36
ततः पीताम्बरधरो जगत्स्रष्टा जनार्दनः ।
गते दुर्योधने कृष्णः किरीटिनमथाब्रवीत् ॥ ५.७.३६ ॥
Then Kṛṣṇa Janārdana, clad in yellow garments, creator of the world, after Duryodhana had gone, spoke to Arjuna, the diadem-wearer.
5.7.37
अयुध्यमानः कां बृद्धिमास्थायाहं वृतस्त्वया ।
भवान्समर्थस्तान्सर्वान्निहन्तुं नात्र संशयः ।
निहन्तुमहमष्येकः समर्थः पुरुषर्षभः ॥ ५.७.३७ ॥
"Not fighting, with what resolve did you choose me? You are able to slay all of them, there is no doubt of it. And I alone, bull among men, am able to slay them."
5.7.38
भवांस्तु कीर्तिमाँल्लोके तद्यशस्त्वां गमिष्यति ।
यशसां चाहमप्यर्थी तस्मादसि मया वृतः ॥ ५.७.३८ ॥
"You are renowned in the world; that glory will come to you. And I too desire glory; therefore I have chosen you."
5.7.39
सारथ्यं तु त्वया कार्यमिति मे मानसं सदा ।
चिररात्रेप्सितं कामं तद्भवान्कर्तुमर्हति ॥ ५.७.३९ ॥
"That you should perform the charioteering was always the wish in my mind. It is fitting for you to fulfil that desire I have long sought."
5.7.40
उपपन्नमिदं पार्थ यत्स्पर्धसि मया सह ।
सारथ्यं ते करिष्यामि कामः संपद्यतां तव ॥ ५.७.४० ॥
"Fitting it is, Pārtha, that you vie with me. I will be your charioteer; let your wish be fulfilled."
5.7.41
एवं प्रमुदितः पार्थः कुष्णेन सहितस्तदा ।
वृतो दाशार्हप्रवरैः पुनरायाद्युधिष्ठिरम् ॥ ५.७.४१ ॥
Thus delighted, Pārtha, accompanied by Kṛṣṇa and surrounded by the best of the Dāśārhas, went back again to Yudhiṣṭhira.