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संजय उवाच तत्प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजयः न्यवारयदमेयात्मा द्रोणपुत्रवधेप्सया
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said Beholding the troops broken and routed Kunti's son Dhananjaya of illustrious soul, rallied them from a desire of slaying the son of Drona.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.1 After the ref., D6 ins.: *1417 तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः शूरान्बीभत्सुरपराजितः मत्स्यैश्च सोमकैश्चैव सहितो* *मभ्ययात्
ततस्ते सैनिका राजन्नैव तत्रावतस्थिरे संस्थाप्यमाना यत्नेन गोविन्देनार्जुनेन च
M. N. Dutt: Rallied with effort by Arjuna and Govinda. O king, the troops stayed on the field of battle.
एक एव तु बीभत्सुः सोमकावयवैः सह मत्स्यैरन्यैश्च संधाय कौरवैः संन्यवर्तत
M. N. Dutt: Then Vibhatsu, supported by the Somakas, Matsyas, Andhas and Kouravas returned to the charge.
ततो द्रुतमतिक्रम्य सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतनम् सव्यसाची महेष्वासमश्वत्थामानमब्रवीत्
M. N. Dutt: Then the fierce bowman Savyasachin, rushing quickly upon Ashvatthaman having the lions tail as the device on his banner, spoke these words to the latter.
या शक्तिर्यच्च ते वीर्यं यज्ज्ञानं यच्च पौरुषम् धार्तराष्ट्रेषु या प्रीतिः प्रद्वेषोऽस्मासु यश्च ते यच्च भूयोऽस्ति तेजस्तत्परमं मम दर्शय
AI Translation: Whatever power, whatever valor, whatever knowledge, whatever manliness, Whatever affection for the sons of Dhritarashtra, whatever hatred for us, Whatever further energy there is, show it to me in full.
स एव द्रोणहन्ता ते दर्पं भेत्स्यति पार्षतः कालानलसमप्रख्यो द्विषतामन्तको युधि समासादय पाञ्चाल्यं मां चापि सहकेशवम्
AI Translation: That very Pārṣata will break your pride, the slayer of Drona. Like the fire of time, he is the destroyer of enemies in battle. Approach the Pāñcāla and me with Keśava.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.6 After 6, K1 B Dc1 Dn D5.6 ins.: *1418 दर्पं नाशयितास्म्यद्य तवोद्वृत्तस्य संयुगे
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच आचार्यपुत्रो मानार्हो बलवांश्चापि संजय प्रीतिर्धनंजये चास्य प्रियश्चापि स वासवेः
M. N. Dutt: Dhritarashtra said The son of the preceptor is, O Sanjaya, worthy of honour and possessed of prowess; he loved Dhananjaya and enjoys the love of that high-souled warrior.
न भूतपूर्वं बीभत्सोर्वाक्यं परुषमीदृशम् अथ कस्मात्स कौन्तेयः सखायं रूक्षमब्रवीत्
M. N. Dutt: Ere this Vibhatsu had never addressed such words to him; why then did the son of Kunti address his friend in that harsh language.
संजय उवाच युवराजे हते चैव वृद्धक्षत्रे च पौरवे इष्वस्त्रविधिसंपन्ने मालवे च सुदर्शने
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said Upon the slaughtering of the youthful Chedi prince, of Vrihatkshatra of Puru's race and O king, of Sudarshana the chief of the Malavas, who was accomplished in the use of all weapons and conversant with the rules of military science.
धृष्टद्युम्ने सात्यकौ च भीमे चापि पराजिते युधिष्ठिरस्य तैर्वाक्यैर्मर्मण्यपि च घट्टिते
M. N. Dutt: Upon the defeat of Dhristadyumna, Satyaki and Bhima and cut to the quick by those words of king Yudhishthira.
अन्तर्भेदे च संजाते दुःखं संस्मृत्य च प्रभो अभूतपूर्वो बीभत्सोर्दुःखान्मन्युरजायत
M. N. Dutt: And agitated at heart and remembering all his former woes, O lord, Vibhatsu was possessed by an anger engendered of brief, the like of which had never possessed him before.
तस्मादनर्हमश्लीलमप्रियं द्रौणिमुक्तवान् मान्यमाचार्यतनयं रूक्षं कापुरुषो यथा
M. N. Dutt: For this reason it was that like a mean fellow, he then addressed Ashvatthaman, the son of his preceptor and worthy of his respect in such a vale, cruel, disagreeable and undeserving language.
एवमुक्तः श्वसन्क्रोधान्महेष्वासतमो नृप पार्थेन परुषं वाक्यं सर्वमर्मघ्नया गिरा द्रौणिश्चुकोप पार्थाय कृष्णाय च विशेषतः
M. N. Dutt: Thus wrathfully addressed, o king, by Partha in that indecent and harsh language, that foremost of all best bowmen.
स तु यत्तो रथे स्थित्वा वार्युपस्पृश्य वीर्यवान् देवैरपि सुदुर्धर्षमस्त्रमाग्नेयमाददे
AI Translation: But he, standing in the chariot, having touched water, the valorous one, took up the Agni missile, which is difficult to be resisted even by the gods.
दृश्यादृश्यानरिगणानुद्दिश्याचार्यनन्दनः सोऽभिमन्त्र्य शरं दीप्तं विधूममिव पावकम् सर्वतः क्रोधमाविश्य चिक्षेप परवीरहा
M. N. Dutt: That slayer of hostile heroes, filled with extreme raged, let go with due Mantras that shaft that looked resplendent like fire without a curl of smoke.
ततस्तुमुलमाकाशे शरवर्षमजायत ववुश्च शिशिरा वाताः सूर्यो नैव तताप च
AI Translation: Then a tumultuous shower of arrows arose in the sky, And cold winds blew, and the sun did not shine.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.16 After 16ab, N (K5 missing) ins.: *1419 पावकार्चिः परीतं तत्पार्थमेवाभिपुप्लुवे उल्काश्च गगनात्पेतुर्दिशश्च न चकाशिरे तमश्च सहसा रौद्रं चमूमवततार ताम् रक्षांसि च पिशाचाश्च विनेदुरभिसंगताः
चुक्रुशुर्दानवाश्चापि दिक्षु सर्वासु भैरवम् रुधिरं चापि वर्षन्तो विनेदुस्तोयदाम्बरे
M. N. Dutt: Ravens fiercely croaked on all sides; on the sky clouds emitted roars of thunder and showered torrents of blood.
पक्षिणः पशवो गावो मुनयश्चापि सुव्रताः परमं प्रयतात्मानो न शान्तिमुपलेभिरे
M. N. Dutt: Birds, breasts, kine, sages of illustrious vows and tranquil soul, could not then find any peace.
भ्रान्तसर्वमहाभूतमावर्जितदिवाकरम् त्रैलोक्यमभिसंतप्तं ज्वराविष्टमिवातुरम्
M. N. Dutt: The very elements became perturbed and the Sun appeared to evolve in an opposite course. The triune world seemed as if afflicted in consequence of being under the influence of a corroding fever.
शरतेजोऽभिसंतप्ता नागा भूमिशयास्तथा निःश्वसन्तः समुत्पेतुस्तेजो घोरं मुमुक्षवः
M. N. Dutt: Afflicted with the energy of that weapon elephants and other creatures of the land fled with precipitation, breathing heavily and desirous of saving themselves from that fierce energy.
जलजानि च सत्त्वानि दह्यमानानि भारत न शान्तिमुपजग्मुर्हि तप्यमानैर्जलाशयैः
M. N. Dutt: The watery expouses being heated, the acquatic creatures, scorched with the heat, O Bharata, could not find any ease.
दिशः खं प्रदिशश्चैव भुवं च शरवृष्टयः उच्चावचा निपेतुर्वै गरुडानिलरंहसः
M. N. Dutt: Showers of shafts, swift-flying as Garuda or the wind itself, fell from all points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary from the welkin and out of earth.
तैः शरैर्द्रोणपुत्रस्य वज्रवेगसमाहितैः प्रदग्धाः शत्रवः पेतुरग्निदग्धा इव द्रुमाः
M. N. Dutt: Wounded with those arrows of Drona's son, arrows endued with the energy of the thunder, his foes, scorched and consumed began to fall down like trees consumed by fire.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.23 After 23, D6 reads 31 followed by: *1420 कृष्णार्जुनौ हतावद्य द्रोणपुत्रस्य मायया इति स्म सर्वे यो[? -र्वयो]धानां मतमासीत्तदानघ
दह्यमाना महानागाः पेतुरुर्व्यां समन्ततः नदन्तो भैरवान्नादाञ्जलदोपमनिस्वनान्
M. N. Dutt: Dreadfully scorched mighty elephants fell on the ground uttering terrible roars resembling the rumble of clouds.
अपरे प्रद्रुतास्तत्र दह्यमाना महागजाः त्रेसुस्तथापरे घोरे वने दावाग्निसंवृताः
AI Translation: Others, being burnt, fled there, the great elephants. Others trembled in the terrible forest, enveloped by the forest fire.
द्रुमाणां शिखराणीव दावदग्धानि मारिष अश्ववृन्दान्यदृश्यन्त रथवृन्दानि चाभिभो अपतन्त रथौघाश्च तत्र तत्र सहस्रशः
M. N. Dutt: O Sire, divisions of steeds and hosts of cars were seen there burnt like the tops of trees during a forest conflagration.
तत्सैन्यं भगवानग्निर्ददाह युधि भारत युगान्ते सर्वभूतानि संवर्तक इवानलः
AI Translation: O descendant of Bharata, the Blessed One Agni burned that army in battle, like the fire at the end of the yuga burns all beings.
दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवीं सेनां दह्यमानां महाहवे प्रहृष्टास्तावका राजन्सिंहनादान्विनेदिरे
AI Translation: Seeing the Pandava army burning in the great battle, the sons of Dhritarashtra, O king, roared like lions in delight.
ततस्तूर्यसहस्राणि नानालिङ्गानि भारत तूर्णमाजघ्निरे हृष्टास्तावका जितकाशिनः
AI Translation: Then, O descendant of Bharata, thousands of musical instruments of various kinds, the delighted warriors of the Kauravas, who had won the battle, quickly struck them.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.29 After 29, D6 ins.: *1421 हाहाकारे ततः सैन्ये पाण्डवेयेषु भारत रथसंघाश्च दह्यन्त हयानां प्रयुतानि च तथा हयानां वृन्दानि पत्तयश्चाप्यनल्पकाः गुरुपुत्रास्त्रवृर्ध्यत[?द्ध्यर्थ]मेकज्वालमभूद्बलम् वस्त्रैराभरणैश्छन्नैः केतुभिश्चोद्धतानलैः धावमानैश्च पुरुषैर्देहबद्धैरिवाग्निभिः नादह्यमानः पाण्डूनां कश्चित्सैन्ये व्यदृश्यत उदीर्णं द्रोणपुत्रं च दृष्ट्वा पार्थः परंतपः गाण्डीवं ज्यां च बाणांश्च सोऽनुमन्त्र्य महाबलः ससर्ज प्र[?र्जाप्र]तिमं दिव्यमस्त्रं ब्राह्ममतित्वरम्
कृत्स्ना ह्यक्षौहिणी राजन्सव्यसाची च पाण्डवः तमसा संवृते लोके नादृश्यत महाहवे
AI Translation: For the entire army of the king was covered by the dust raised by the horses, and the Pandava Savyasachi was also covered by the dust. In the great battle, the world was
नैव नस्तादृशं राजन्दृष्टपूर्वं न च श्रुतम् यादृशं द्रोणपुत्रेण सृष्टमस्त्रममर्षिणा
AI Translation: O king, we have never seen or heard of such a thing as the weapon created by Drona's son, who is intolerant.
अर्जुनस्तु महाराज ब्राह्ममस्त्रमुदैरयत् सर्वास्त्रप्रतिघाताय विहितं पद्मयोनिना
AI Translation: O great king, Arjuna then invoked the Brahma missile, which was designed by the Lotus-born One to counter all missiles.
ततो मुहूर्तादिव तत्तमो व्युपशशाम ह प्रववौ चानिलः शीतो दिशश्च विमलाभवन्
AI Translation: Then, as if in an instant, the darkness subsided, and a cool breeze blew, and the directions became clear.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम कृत्स्नामक्षौहिणीं हताम् अनभिज्ञेयरूपां च प्रदग्धामस्त्रमायया
AI Translation: There we saw the entire army of the Akṣauhiṇī killed, and burned by the illusory weapon, which was of an unrecognizable form.
ततो वीरौ महेष्वासौ विमुक्तौ केशवार्जुनौ सहितौ संप्रदृश्येतां नभसीव तमोनुदौ
AI Translation: Then the two heroes, the great archers, Keshava and Arjuna, were released. They were seen together, like the dispellers of darkness in the sky.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.35 After 35, Dn2 D2.4-8 ins.: *1422 ततो गाण्डीवधन्वा च केशवश्चाक्षतावुभौ
सपताकध्वजहयः सानुकर्षवरायुधः प्रबभौ स रथो मुक्तस्तावकानां भयंकरः
M. N. Dutt: Freed from that fie with their car, their banners and flags and steeds and excellent weapons, they the shone resplendent inspiring terrors at the heart of your troops.
ततः किलकिलाशब्दः शङ्खभेरीरवैः सह पाण्डवानां प्रहृष्टानां क्षणेन समजायत
M. N. Dutt: Then from among the Pandava troops filled with delight, various confused sounds of life mingled with the sounds of drums and the blast of conchs.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.37 After 37, D2.4-6 ins.: *1423 पाण्डवान्मुदितान्दृष्ट्वा सर्वानेव स्वसैनिकान् दुर्योधनपुरोगास्तु कौरव्या व्यथिताभवन् इत्थं द्रौणिमहेष्वासं पार्थमप्रतिमं रणे युद्धायोदीर्णमनसमप्रधृष्यं सुरैरपि आवृण्वानं दिशः सर्वा बाणजालैः समन्ततः दृष्ट्वा गाण्डीवनिर्मुक्तैः शरैराशीविषोपमैः आदित्यमिव दुष्प्रेक्ष्यं दहन्तमहितान्रणे
हताविति तयोरासीत्सेनयोरुभयोर्मतिः तरसाभ्यागतौ दृष्ट्वा विमुक्तौ केशवार्जुनौ
M. N. Dutt: Both the armies had thought Kesava and Arjuna to be destroyed. Beholding Kesava and Arjuna (freed from that fire of the weapon and that darkness) and seeing them quickly reappear.
तावक्षतौ प्रमुदितौ दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ दृष्ट्वा प्रमुदितान्पार्थांस्त्वदीया व्यथिताभवन्
M. N. Dutt: Both uninjured and cheerful and blowing their excellent conches, the Pandava troops were filled with delight whilst those of yours were greatly pained.
विमुक्तौ च महात्मानौ दृष्ट्वा द्रौणिः सुदुःखितः मुहूर्तं चिन्तयामास किं त्वेतदिति मारिष
M. N. Dutt: Then Drona's son also beholding those illustrious warriors free and un-injured, became cheerless and O sire, for a moment only be thought. 'What is this?'
चिन्तयित्वा तु राजेन्द्र ध्यानशोकपरायणः निःश्वसन्दीर्घमुष्णं च विमनाश्चाभवत्तदा
M. N. Dutt: Thus reflecting, O king and over-whelmed with grief and anxious contemplation and sighing hot and heavily, he became cheerless in mind.
ततो द्रौणिर्धनुर्न्यस्य रथात्प्रस्कन्द्य वेगितः धिग्धिक्सर्वमिदं मिथ्येत्युक्त्वा संप्राद्रवद्रणात्
M. N. Dutt: Then Drona's son throwing aside his bow and leaping down with agility from his car, fled from the field of battle-saying-"O Fie, 0 fie, everything is un-true.
ततः स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदव्यासमकल्मषम् आवासं च सरस्वत्याः स वै व्यासं ददर्श ह
M. N. Dutt: Then as he was flying, he came across the sinless Vyasa, that compiler of the Vedas, that receptacle of Sarasvati, that habitation of the Vadas, who possess the hue of rain clouds.
तं द्रौणिरग्रतो दृष्ट्वा स्थितं कुरुकुलोद्वह सन्नकण्ठोऽब्रवीद्वाक्यमभिवाद्य सुदीनवत्
M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, then Drona's son beholding him stand before him, saluted and then in a voice choked in grief nor
भो भो माया यदृच्छा वा न विद्मः किमिदं भवेत् अस्त्रं त्विदं कथं मिथ्या मम कश्च व्यतिक्रमः
M. N. Dutt: O sire, O sire, is this an illusion or a caprice (on the part of the weapon)? I do not know what this may be? Why has this weapon been repulsed? What has been my fault in the method of its invocation?
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.45 After 45ab, D7.8 ins.: *1424 पृच्छामि त्वामहं तात संदेहं तं वदस्व मे
अधरोत्तरमेतद्वा लोकानां वा पराभवः यदिमौ जीवतः कृष्णौ कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः
M. N. Dutt: Or is it something beyond the natural order of things or is it the defeat of the three worlds, inasmuch as the two Krishnas are still alive. Time indeed, is irresistible.
नासुरामरगन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः न सर्पयक्षपतगा न मनुष्याः कथंचन
M. N. Dutt: Neither Asuras, nor Gandharvas, Pisachas, nor Rakshasa, nor Snakes, nor Jakshas, nor insects, nor men.
उत्सहन्तेऽन्यथा कर्तुमेतदस्त्रं मयेरितम् तदिदं केवलं हत्वा युक्तामक्षौहिणीं ज्वलत्
M. N. Dutt: Dare baffle this weapon invoked by me. This weapon however has become pacified having slain only one Akshauhini of troops.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.48 After 48, N (K5 missing) ins.: *1425 सर्वघाति मया मुक्तमस्त्रं परमदारुणम्
केनेमौ मर्त्यधर्माणौ नावधीत्केशवार्जुनौ एतत्प्रब्रूहि भगवन्मया पृष्टो यथातथम्
AI Translation: Why did not kill these two, who are subject to the laws of mortals? Please tell me this, O Blessed One, as I ask you.
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7.172.49 After 49, B Dc1 Dn D2.4-8 ins.: *1426 श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन सर्वमेतन्महामुने D2.4 cont.: *1427 संजय उवाच ततः समाययौ व्यासो दृष्ट्वास्त्रं समुदीरितम् तं प्राप्तं पूजयित्वा तु द्रौणिः पप्रच्छ संशयम् यन्निमित्तं महास्त्रेण न दग्धौ केशवार्जुनौ केनोपायेन निर्मुक्तौ तन्मे त्वं ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः
व्यास उवाच महान्तमेतमर्थं मां यं त्वं पृच्छसि विस्मयात् तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि ते सर्वं समाधाय मनः शृणु
M. N. Dutt: Vyasa said What you have asked me from curiosity is a matter of great significance. I shall speak to you everything. Hear me attentively.
योऽसौ नारायणो नाम पूर्वेषामपि पूर्वजः अजायत च कार्यार्थं पुत्रो धर्मस्य विश्वकृत्
M. N. Dutt: He that is called Narayana is the most ancient of the ancient; that creator of the worlds took his birth as the son of Dharma for accomplishing a certain mission.
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7.172.51 After 51ab, T G2-4 M3.5 ins.: *1428 आदिदेवो जगन्नाथो लोककर्ता स्वयं प्रभुः आद्यः सर्वस्य लोकस्य अनादिनिधनोऽच्युतः व्याकुर्वते यस्य तत्त्वं श्रुतयो मुनयश्च ह अतोऽजय्यः सर्वभूतैर्मनसापि जगत्पतिः तस्मादिमं जेतुकामो अज्ञानतमसा वृतः मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र विद्धि तद्वदिहार्जुनम् तस्य शक्तिरसौ पार्थस्तस्माच्छोकमिमं त्यज विश्वेश्वरोऽथ लोकादिः परमात्मा ह्यधोक्षजः सहस्रसंमितादंशादेकांशोऽयमजायत देवानां हितकामार्थं लोकानां चैव सत्तम
स तपस्तीव्रमातस्थे मैनाकं गिरिमास्थितः ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्महातेजा ज्वलनादित्यसंनिभः
M. N. Dutt: On the Himalaya hills, he performed severe austerities; possessed of great energy and resembling the Sun or the fire, he stood there with his arms upraised.
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि तावन्त्येव शतानि च अशोषयत्तदात्मानं वायुभक्षोऽम्बुजेक्षणः
M. N. Dutt: Endowed with eyes like lotus petals he reduced his bodily strength, by the observance of austerities for six and sixty thousand years living all the while upon air only.
अथापरं तपस्तप्त्वा द्विस्ततोऽन्यत्पुनर्महत् द्यावापृथिव्योर्विवरं तेजसा समपूरयत्
M. N. Dutt: Again undergoing severe austerities of another kind for twice that period, he filled the space intervening between heaven and earth with his energy.
स तेन तपसा तात ब्रह्मभूतो यदाभवत् ततो विश्वेश्वरं योनिं विश्वस्य जगतः पतिम्
AI Translation: When he became Brahma by that austerity, O son, then he saw the lord of the universe, the lord of the universe,
ददर्श भृशदुर्दर्शं सर्वदेवैरपीश्वरम् अणीयसामणीयांसं बृहद्भ्यश्च बृहत्तरम्
AI Translation: He saw the Lord, who is very difficult to see even by all the gods, smaller than the smallest and greater than the greatest,
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7.172.56 After 56, Dc1 (sec. m.) ins.: *1429 अस्तावीत्समनुध्यायन्महादेवं बृहत्तरम्
रुद्रमीशानमृषभं चेकितानमजं परम् गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि सर्वभूतहृदि स्थितम्
AI Translation: Rudra, the Lord, the Bull, the Knower, the Unborn, the Supreme, Present in the heart of all beings, whether moving or standing still,
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7.172.57 After 57a; Ś2 B Dc1 (marg. sec. m.) Dn2 D1.3 ins.: *1430 हरं शंभुं कपर्दिनम्
दुर्वारणं दुर्दृशं तिग्ममन्युं; महात्मानं सर्वहरं प्रचेतसम् दिव्यं चापमिषुधी चाददानं; हिरण्यवर्माणमनन्तवीर्यम्
M. N. Dutt: Who is incapable of being resisted and of dreadful aspect, who possesses fierce anger and magnanimous soul, who is the all-destroyer and of generous heart, who bears the celestial bow and a pair of quivers, who is covered in a golden coat of mail and whose energy.
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7.172.58 For 58abc, S (G5 missing) subst.: *1431 दुर्वारणं सुदुर्धर्षं दुर्निरीक्ष्यं दुरासदम् अतिमन्युं महात्मानं सर्वभूतप्रचेतसम् तं देवदेवं परमाणुमीड्यं संख्ये दिव्याविषुधी आददानम्
पिनाकिनं वज्रिणं दीप्तशूलं; परश्वधिं गदिनं स्वायतासिम् सुभ्रुं जटामण्डलचन्द्रमौलिं; व्याघ्राजिनं परिघं दण्डपाणिम्
M. N. Dutt: Who wields the Pinaka, who is armed with the thunderbolt, the blazing trident, the battle axe, mace and a large sword. Whose eye-brows are fair, whose locks are matted, who wields the heavy bludgeon, who bears the moon on his forehead, who is clad in tiger-skin and who is armed with the heavy short club.
शुभाङ्गदं नागयज्ञोपवीतिं; विश्वैर्गणैः शोभितं भूतसंघैः एकीभूतं तपसां संनिधानं; वयोतिगैः सुष्टुतमिष्टवाग्भिः
M. N. Dutt: Who is furnished with beautiful Angadas, who has got snakes round his neck in the shape of the sacred thread, who is surrounded by various creatures and numerous ghosts of the universe, who is the One, who is the receptacle of ascetic rites and who is greatly admired by persons of venerable age.
जलं दिवं खं क्षितिं चन्द्रसूर्यौ; तथा वाय्वग्नी प्रतिमानं जगच्च नालं द्रष्टुं यमजं भिन्नवृत्ता; ब्रह्मद्विषघ्नममृतस्य योनिम्
M. N. Dutt: Who is water, heaven, sky, earth, sun, moon, wind and fire and who is the measure of the duration of the universe. Beings of evil mode of life can never obtain a sight of that unborn one, that slayer of ali contemners of Brahmanas, that origin of immorality.
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7.172.61 After 61abc, T G2-4 M3-5 ins.: *1432 ये चानृता नास्तिकाः पापशीलाः
यं पश्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः साधुवृत्ताः; क्षीणे पापे मनसा ये विशोकाः स तन्निष्ठस्तपसा धर्ममीड्यं; तद्भक्त्या वै विश्वरूपं ददर्श दृष्ट्वा चैनं वाङ्मनोबुद्धिदेहैः; संहृष्टात्मा मुमुदे देवदेवम्
AI Translation: Those who are seen by the virtuous Brahmins, who are free from sorrow in their minds when their sins are exhausted, He, devoted to that, sought the Dharma through austerities, and saw the all-formed one through devotion. Having seen him with his speech, mind, intellect, and body, his soul rejoiced and he rejoiced in the god of the gods.
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7.172.62 After 62abc, G1 M1.2 ins.: *1433 नारायणो देवमेवप्रभावम्
अक्षमालापरिक्षिप्तं ज्योतिषां परमं निधिम् ततो नारायणो दृष्ट्वा ववन्दे विश्वसंभवम्
AI Translation: Adorned with a rosary, the supreme treasure of the luminaries, Then Narayana, seeing the origin of the universe, bowed down.
वरदं पृथुचार्वङ्ग्या पार्वत्या सहितं प्रभुम् अजमीशानमव्यग्रं कारणात्मानमच्युतम्
AI Translation: The bestower of boons, the lord, together with the large and slender-limbed Pārvatī, The unperturbed lord of the unborn, the unchanging, the cause-
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7.172.64 After 64ab, B Dc1 Dn D5.6 ins.: *1434 क्रीडमानं महात्मानं भूतसंघगणैर्वृतम्
अभिवाद्याथ रुद्राय सद्योऽन्धकनिपातिने पद्माक्षस्तं विरूपाक्षमभितुष्टाव भक्तिमान्
M. N. Dutt: That unborn one and paramount. lord, that unmanifest one, that essence of all causes and that undeteriorating one ; then Narayana of eyes like lotus petals, having saluted Rudra, that 'slayer of Andhaka, reverentially began to praise that god of three-eyes. from you.
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7.172.65 For 65ab, S (G5 missing) subst.: *1435 स जानुभ्यां महीं गत्वा कृत्वा शिरसि चाञ्जलिम्
त्वत्संभूता भूतकृतो वरेण्य; गोप्तारोऽद्य भुवनं पूर्वदेवाः आविश्येमां धरणीं येऽभ्यरक्ष;न्पुरा पुराणां तव देव सृष्टिम्
M. N. Dutt: Narayana said O most adorable one, O first of all the gods, the creators (the Prajapatis) who are protectors of the world and who having entered the earth, your first creation-had, O lord, protected it before, having all sprung
सुरासुरान्नागरक्षःपिशाचा;न्नरान्सुपर्णानथ गन्धर्वयक्षान् पृथग्विधान्भूतसंघांश्च विश्वां;स्त्वत्संभूतान्विद्म सर्वांस्तथैव ऐन्द्रं याम्यं वारुणं वैत्तपाल्यं; मैत्रं त्वाष्ट्रं कर्म सौम्यं च तुभ्यम्
M. N. Dutt: The celestials, the Asuras, the Nagas, the Rakshasas, the Pisachas, human beings, birds, the Gandharvas, Yakshas and all other creatures, with the whole of this universe, we know have all originated from you.
रूपं ज्योतिः शब्द आकाशवायुः; स्पर्शः स्वाद्यं सलिलं गन्ध उर्वी कामो ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म च ब्राह्मणाश्च; त्वत्संभूतं स्थास्नु चरिष्णु चेदम्
M. N. Dutt: All acts done for gratifying Indra, Yama, Varuna, Kubera, the Pitris and Tashtri and the Moon, all are done to propitiate you. Form and light, sound and the etherial space, wind and touch, taste and water, scent and earth.
अद्भ्यः स्तोका यान्ति यथा पृथक्त्वं; ताभिश्चैक्यं संक्षये यान्ति भूयः एवं विद्वान्प्रभवं चाप्ययं च; हित्वा भूतानां तत्र सायुज्यमेति
M. N. Dutt: Time, Brahma and the Vedas and the Brahmanas and all the mobile and immobile creatures have all sprung from you. Vapours rising up from expanses of water are turned into rain drops and which falling upon the earth, are separated from one another. When the hour of the universal dissolution comes, those separated individual drops once more : unite together and make the earth one vast sheet of water.
दिव्यावृतौ मानसौ द्वौ सुपर्णा;ववाक्शाखः पिप्पलः सप्त गोपाः दशाप्यन्ये ये पुरं धारयन्ति; त्वया सृष्टास्ते हि तेभ्यः परस्त्वम् भूतं भव्यं भविता चाप्यधृष्यं; त्वत्संभूता भुवनानीह विश्वा
M. N. Dutt: He who is conversant with the nature of things, thus observing the origin and destruction of all things from you, comprehends your unity and oneness. Two birds (Isvara and Jiva), four Ashvathas with their branches (the Vedas and the auxiliaries), the seven guardians (the five elements and the heart and the understanding).
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7.172.70 For 70cd, S (G5 missing) subst.: *1436 वाचश्चार्था देवता लोकपाला लोकानन्ये ये पुरा धारयन्ति गता हि तेभ्यः परमं तत्परं च त्वत्संभूतास्ते च तेभ्यः परस्त्वम् After 70, G1 M1.2 ins.: *1437 त्वत्तो भावाः सर्व एवाभिवृत्ताः
भक्तं च मां भजमानं भजस्व; मा रीरिषो मामहिताहितेन आत्मानं त्वामात्मनोऽनन्यभावो; विद्वानेवं गच्छति ब्रह्म शुक्रम्
AI Translation: Worship me, who am worshipped, and worship me who am being worshipped. Do not grieve me with what is harmful and what is not beneficial. Knowing you as the Self, one who is not different from the Self, thus goes to the bright Brahman.
अस्तौषं त्वां तव संमानमिच्छ;न्विचिन्वन्वै सवृषं देववर्य सुदुर्लभान्देहि वरान्ममेष्टा;नभिष्टुतः प्रतिकार्षीश्च मा माम्
AI Translation: I have praised you, desiring your favour. Seeking the best of gods, I have sought you, the bull. Grant me the boons I desire, which are difficult to obtain. Do not be angry with me, O unpraised one.
तस्मै वरानचिन्त्यात्मा नीलकण्ठः पिनाकधृक् अर्हते देवमुख्याय प्रायच्छदृषिसंस्तुतः
M. N. Dutt: Vyasa said Then that god of inconceivable soul, possessed of blue throat and the wielder of the Pinaka bow, that divinity always eulogised by the sages, accorded boons to Vasudeya, who deserved then all.
नीलकण्ठ उवाच मत्प्रसादान्मनुष्येषु देवगन्धर्वयोनिषु अप्रमेयबलात्मा त्वं नारायण भविष्यसि
M. N. Dutt: The auspicious Lord said O Narayana, through my grace, among human beings, among the celestials and the Gandharavas, you shall be one whose soul and strength will be immeasurable.
न च त्वा प्रसहिष्यन्ति देवासुरमहोरगाः न पिशाचा न गन्धर्वा न नरा न च राक्षसाः
M. N. Dutt: The celestials, the Asuras and the mighty serpents the Pisachas, the Gandharvas, men and Rakshasas, none among these will be able to withstand you (in battle).
न सुपर्णास्तथा नागा न च विश्वे वियोनिजाः न कश्चित्त्वां च देवोऽपि समरेषु विजेष्यति
M. N. Dutt: Neither Suparna, nor any Naga, nor any other creature born in the universe, nor even any of the gods shall be able to vanquish you in battle.
न शस्त्रेण न वज्रेण नाग्निना न च वायुना नार्द्रेण न च शुष्केण त्रसेन स्थावरेण वा
AI Translation: Not by weapons, not by thunderbolts, not by fire, not by wind, Not by the wet, not by the dry, not by the moving, not by the stationary,
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7.172.77 After 77, S (G5 missing) ins.: *1438 न हस्तेन न पादेन न काष्ठेन न लोष्टुना
कश्चित्तव रुजं कर्ता मत्प्रसादात्कथंचन अपि चेत्समरं गत्वा भविष्यसि ममाधिकः
AI Translation: If someone were to cause you pain, by my grace he would be destroyed. Even if you were to go to war, you would become greater than me.
व्यास उवाच एवमेते वरा लब्धाः पुरस्ताद्विद्धि शौरिणा स एष देवश्चरति मायया मोहयञ्जगत्
M. N. Dutt: None will be able to cause you pain, in consequence of my grace. You will be superior in battle even to me, if perchance you ever fight with me.
तस्यैव तपसा जातं नरं नाम महामुनिम् तुल्यमेतेन देवेन तं जानीह्यर्जुनं सदा
M. N. Dutt: From the ascetic observances of the great Narayana, a mighty sage, called by the name of Nara was born. This latter is equal to the god Narayana himself. Know that Nara to be Arjuna.
तावेतौ पूर्वदेवानां परमोपचितावृषी लोकयात्राविधानार्थं संजायेते युगे युगे
M. N. Dutt: These two sages, said to be older than the older gods, take their births in every Yuga for carrying on the easy rule of the universe.
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7.172.81 After 81abc, S (G5 miss- ing) ins. (cf. 6.26.8bc): *1439 दानवानां वधाय च धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय
तथैव कर्मणः कृत्स्नं महतस्तपसोऽपि च तेजोमन्युश्च विद्वंस्त्वं जातो रौद्रो महामते
M. N. Dutt: You endued in energy and wrath also, O you of generous heart, have sprung from a portion of Rudra, through the merits of all your pious deeds and as a consequence of high ascetic austerities.
स भवान्देववत्प्राज्ञो ज्ञात्वा भवमयं जगत् अवाकर्षस्त्वमात्मानं नियमैस्तत्प्रियेप्सया
M. N. Dutt: Being embodied, your intelligent self considered the world to be pervaded by Mahadeva; and then for propitiating that god you emaciated your body by the observance of hard vows.
शुभमौर्वं नवं कृत्वा महापुरुषविग्रहम् ईजिवांस्त्वं जपैर्होमैरुपहारैश्च मानद
M. N. Dutt: Creating a white image of that foremost of male beings, O Bestower of honor, you adored him with homage, offerings and reiterating prayers.
स तथा पूज्यमानस्ते पूर्वदेवोऽप्यतूतुषत् पुष्कलांश्च वरान्प्रादात्तव विद्वन्हृदि स्थितान्
AI Translation: Thus worshipped by you, the former god was not pleased, and granted you excellent boons, O wise one, that are in your heart.
जन्मकर्मतपोयोगास्तयोस्तव च पुष्कलाः ताभ्यां लिङ्गेऽर्चितो देवस्त्वयार्चायां युगे युगे
M. N. Dutt: Thus adored by you, the god became gratified on you in your previous life; and he then accorded to you, O learned one, excellent boons that you cherished in your heart.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.86 After 86, Ś K (K5 missing) B Dc1 Dn D1-3.5 read 89ab, Ś1 repeating it in its proper place. D6 ins. after 86: *1440 चतुर्दश्यष्टमीतिथ्ये लिङ्गं नक्तेन योऽर्चयेत् यावज्जीवन्व्रतधरः समदेशचरो भवेत् स एष विष्णुरुद्रश्च शंकरो विष्णुसंभवः शरीरमेकमेताभ्यां योगादर्थे द्विधाकृतम् सर्वे विष्णुमया देवाः सर्वविष्णुमया गणाः सर्वं वै विष्णुना व्याप्तं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् मूर्तयस्तस्य देवस्य ब्रह्माविष्णुमहेश्वराः अनन्तस्य महाबाहो यच्चान्यदपि किंचन On the other hand, S (G5 missing) ins. after 89ab: *1441 देवदेवस्त्वचिन्त्यात्मा अजेयो विष्णुसंभवः
सर्वरूपं भवं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गे योऽर्चयति प्रभुम् आत्मयोगाश्च तस्मिन्वै शास्त्रयोगाश्च शाश्वताः
AI Translation: Having known the Lord of all forms, he who worships the Lord in the Linga, And the Yoga of the Self and the eternal Yoga of the scriptures in him,
एवं देवा यजन्तो हि सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः प्रार्थयन्ति परं लोके स्थानमेव च शाश्वतम्
AI Translation: Thus the gods, the Siddhas, and the supreme sages, while performing sacrifices, seek the highest state in the world, the eternal abode.
स एष रुद्रभक्तश्च केशवो रुद्रसंभवः कृष्ण एव हि यष्टव्यो यज्ञैश्चैष सनातनः
M. N. Dutt: With a view to obtain that highest object in the world viz., Sthanu or Mahadeva; He is the creator of all. The eternal Krishna ought to be adored in all sacrifices.
Supplementary Passages:
7.172.89 After 89, D6 ins.: *1442 चिन्त्यते योगिभिर्नित्यं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्लोके प्रवर्तते अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजत्यसौ मत्स्यः कूर्मो वराहश्च नृसिंहो वामनो हरिः साध्यो नारायणो विष्णुः कश्यपस्यात्मसंभवः रामो रामश्च रामश्च वासुदेवश्च यादवः कल्की भविष्यते विप्रो युगे क्षीणे पुनर्हरिः एकेनैवात्मना विश्वं स्थावरं जङ्गमं च यत् तत्सर्वं विष्णुना सृष्टमनन्तेन महात्मना तप एष प्रकुरुते लोकानां हितकाम्यया तपःप्रधानेन कृतो लोकश्चापि प्रवर्तते अतो निमित्तं हि हरिस्तपश्चरति नित्यशः वरांश्च प्रार्थयत्यस्मात्प्रधानाद्देवसत्तमात् बदरीं समुपागम्य विष्णुना विष्णुना सह तपश्चीर्णं विशालायामेतत्ते कथितं मया
सर्वभूतभवं ज्ञात्वा लिङ्गेऽर्चयति यः प्रभुम् तस्मिन्नभ्यधिकां प्रीतिं करोति वृषभध्वजः
M. N. Dutt: Knowing the Phallic from of Siva to be the origin of all forms, the lord Kesava adores him. The god having the bull for him emblem entertains great respect for Kesava.
संजय उवाच तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा द्रोणपुत्रो महारथः नमश्चकार रुद्राय बहु मेने च केशवम्
M. N. Dutt: Sanjaya said Hearing those words of his, that mighty carwarrior viz., the son of Drona, saluted Rudra and conceived a great regard for Kesava.
हृष्टलोमा च वश्यात्मा नमस्कृत्य महर्षये वरूथिनीमभिप्रेत्य अवहारमकारयत्
M. N. Dutt: That one of controlled soul bowed also to that mighty sage (Krishna) and had the downs of his body erect. Then looking at his own divisions he withdrew them from the field of battle.
ततः प्रत्यवहारोऽभूत्पाण्डवानां विशां पते कौरवाणां च दीनानां द्रोणे युधि निपातिते
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon, O ruler of men, the Pandava and the Kaurava troops were both withdrawn, the latter highly defeated in consequence of the overthrow of Drona.
युद्धं कृत्वा दिनान्पञ्च द्रोणो हत्वा वरूथिनीम् ब्रह्मलोकं गतो राजन्ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः
M. N. Dutt: Fighting only for the days and spreading carnage among the Pandava troops, o king, that Brahmana Drona, conversant with the contents of all the Vedas, attained to the posthumous region of the Brahmanas.