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māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya — On the field of Kurukshetra, the field of the working out of the Dharma, gathered…
1·2सञ्जय उवाचआचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ācāryamupasaṁgamya rājā vacanamabravīt — Then the prince Duryodhana, having seen the army of the Pandavas arrayed in battle order…
1·3पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम् ।paśyaitāṁ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmācārya mahatīṁ camūm — Behold this mighty host of the sons of Pandu, O Acharya, arrayed by Drupada’s son, thy…
1·4युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥yuyudhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ — Here in this mighty army of Pandavas, heroes and great bowmen who are equal in battle to…
1·5धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान् ।पुरुजित्कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुंगवः ॥
dhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ kāśirājaśca vīryavān — Dhrishlaketu, Chekitana, the valiant prince of Kashi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Shaibya…
1·6युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान् ।सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः ॥
yudhāmanyuśca vikrānta uttamaujāśca vīryavān — The strong Yudhamanyu , The victorious Uttamauja, Subhadra's son Abhimanyu and the sons of…
1·8भवान्भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिञ्जयः।अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च ॥
bhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiṁjayaḥ — Thyself, Bhishma, Karṇa, Kripa - the victorious in battle, Ashvatthama, Vikarna, and…
1·9अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः ।anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ — And many other heroes are ready to renounce their life for my sake. They are all armed…
1·11अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ — Therefore all ye standing in your respective divisions in the different fronts of the…
1·12सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शंखं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥siṁhanādaṁ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān — Cheering the heart of Duryodhana, the mighty grandsire (Bhishma), the Ancient of the…
1·13ततः शंखाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः ।tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca paṇavānakagomukhāḥ — Then conchs and kettledrums, tabors and drums and horns, suddenly blared forth, and the…
1·14माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः॥mādhavaḥ pāṇḍavaś caiva divyau śaṅkhau pradaghmatuḥ — Then, seated in their great chariot, yoked to white horses, Madhava (Sri Krishna) and the…
1·15पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनञ्जयः।pāñcajanyaṁ hṛṣīkeśo devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ — Hrishikesha (Krishna) blew his Panchajanya and Dhananjaya (Arjuna) his Devadatta…
1·16नकुलः सहदेवश्च सुघोषमणिपुष्पकौ ॥nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sughoṣamaṇipuṣpakau — The King Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, blew Anantavijaya, Nakula and Sahadeva blew…
1·17काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः ।धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः ॥
kāśyaśca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ — And Kashya of the great bow, and Shikhandi of the great prowess, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata…
1·18द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते ।सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शंखान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक् ॥
drupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate — O Lord of earth ! Drupada, the sons of Draupadi and the mighty-armed son of Saubhadra…
1·19नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन् ॥nabhaśca pṛthivīṁ caiva tumulo vyanunādayan — That tumultuous uproar resounding through earth and sky tore the hearts of the sons of…
1·21अर्जुन उवाचसेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥senayorubhayormadhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me’cyuta — O Achyuta (the faultless, the immovable), stay my chariot between the two armies.
1·23धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः ॥dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ — I also want to look upon those who have come here to champion the cause of the evil-minded…
1·24सञ्जय उवाचएवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत ।sañjaya uvāca — O Bharata, thus addressed by Gudakesha (one that has overcome sleep, Arjuna), Hrishikesha…
1·25भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ।उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान्समवेतान्कुरूनिति ॥
bhīṣmadroṇapramukhataḥ sarveṣāṁ ca mahīkṣitām — After stationing the marvelous chariot, in front of Bhishma, Drona and all the Kings…
1·26आचार्यान्मातुलान्भ्रातॄन्पुत्रान्पौत्रान्सखींस्तथा ।श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि ॥
ācāryānmātulānbhrātÔnputrānpautrānsakhīṁstathā — Then saw Partha standing upon opposite sides, uncles and grandsires, teachers, mother’s…
1·28अर्जुन उवाचसीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ॥sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati — Seeing these my own people, O Krishna, arrayed for battle, my limbs collapse and my mouth…
1·29वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ।गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चैव परिदह्यते ॥
vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate — Arjuna said:- Seeing these my own people, O Krishna, my body shakes and my hair stands on…
1·30न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः ।निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव ॥
na ca śaknomyavasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ — I am not able to stand and my mind seems to be whirling; also I see evil omens, O Keshava.
1·31न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ।न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ॥
na ca śreyo’nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave — Nor do I see any good in slaying my own people in battle; O Krishna, I desire not victory…
1·32येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ॥yeṣāmarthe kāňkṣitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca — What is kingdom to us, O Govinda, what enjoyment, what even life? Those kinsmen for whose…
1·33त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ।आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः ॥
ta ime’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁstyaktvā dhanāni ca — Teachers, fathers, sons, as well as grand-sires stand here in battle, abandoning life and…
1·34एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन ॥etānna hantumicchāmi ghnato’pi madhusūdana — Mother’s brother, fathers-in-laws, grandsons, brothers-in laws, and other kith and kin…
1·37यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः ।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् ॥
yadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ — Although these, with a consciousness clouded with greed, see no guilt in the destruction…
1·41संकरो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च ।saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṁ kulasya ca — This confusion leads to hell the ruiners of the family, and the family; for their…
1·42उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः ॥utsādyante jātidharmāḥ kuladharmāśca śāśvatāḥ — By these misdeeds of the ruiners of the family leading to the confusion of the orders, the…
1·46सञ्जय उवाचविसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः॥visṛjya saśaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ — Having thus spoken on the battlefield, Arjuna sank down on the seat of the chariot…
2·1सञ्जय उवाचविषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः॥viṣīdantamidaṁ vākyamuvāca madhusūdanaḥ — to him thus by pity invaded, his eyes full and distressed with tears, his heart overcome…
2·2श्रीभगवानुवाचकुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्।śrībhagavānuvāca — Whence has come to thee this dejection, this stain and darkness of the soul in the hour of…
2·4अर्जुन उवाचकथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।kathaṁ bhīṣmamahaṁ sāṅkhye droṇaṁ ca madhusūdana — How, O Madhusudana, shall I strike Bhishma and Drona with weapons in battle, they who are…
2·6न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयोna c’aitad vidmaḥ kataran no garīyo — Nor do I know which for us is better, that we conquer them or they conquer us, – before us…
2·7पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः।यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ-dharma-saṁmūḍha-cetāḥ — It is poorness of spirit that has smitten away from me my (true heroic) nature, my whole…
2·8यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम् ।राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम् ॥
yacchokamucchoṣaṇamindriyāṇām — I see not what shall thrust from me the sorrow that dries up the senses, even if I should…
2·9सञ्जय उवाचएवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तपः ।sañjaya uvāca — Gudakesha, terror of his foes, having thus spoken to Hrishikesha, said to him, “I will not…
2·10तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत।सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः ॥
tamuvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ prahasanniva bhārata — To him thus depressed and discouraged, Hrishikesha, smiling as it were, O Bharata, spoke…
2·11श्रीभगवानुवाचअशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे ।गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥
aśocyānanvaśocastvaṁ prajñāvādāṁśca bhāṣase — Thou grievest for those that should not be grieved for, yet speakest words of wisdom. The…
2·12न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम् ॥na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param — It is not true that at any time I was not, nor thou, nor these kings of men; nor is it…
2·17विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥vināśamavyayasyāsya na kaścitkartumarhati — Know that to be imperishable by which all this is extended. Who can slay the immortal…
2·19य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaścainaṁ manyate hatam — He who regards this (the soul) as a slayer, and he who thinks it is slain, both of them…
2·20न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचिन्na jāyate mriyate vā kadācin — This is not born, nor does it die, nor is it a thing that comes into being once and…
2·23नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः ।न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः ॥
nainaṁ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṁ dahati pāvakaḥ — Weapons cannot cleave it, nor the fire burn, nor do the waters drench it, nor the wind…
2·24अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥
acchedyo’yamadāhyo’yamakledyo’śoṣya eva ca — It is uncleavable, it is incombustible, it can neither be drenched nor dried. Eternally…
2·25अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते ।तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥
avyakto’yamacintyo’yamavikāryo’yamucyate — It is unmanifest, it is unthinkable, it is immutable, so it is described (by the Shrutis)…
2·26अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् ।तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
atha cainaṁ nityajātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛtam — Even if thou thinkest of it (the self) as being constantly subject to birth and death…
