Jayadratha's Boon from Shiva

Verse 1 (7.42.1)

बालमत्यन्तसुखिनं स्वबाहुबलदर्पितम् । युद्धेष्वकुशलं वीरं कुलपुत्रं तनुत्यजम् ॥

bālamatyantasukhinaṃ svabāhubaladarpitam | yuddheṣvakuśalaṃ vīraṃ kulaputraṃ tanutyajam

That boy, utterly accustomed to comfort, proud of the strength of his own arms, unskilled in battles yet a hero, a son of a noble house who had cast away all care for his life —

Note on the text: Adhyaya note: checked against the raw Wikisource page (a table, one row per verse, printed 5-42-1 to 5-42-24 — the page's "5-" is a typo for 7 — with speaker headings धृतराष्ट्र (verse 1), सञ्जय (3), धृतराष्ट्र (9) and सञ्जय (14), ending with its colophon naming this the 42nd adhyaya of the Abhimanyuvadha Parva); the page and the input agree on all 24 verses. The adhyaya corresponds to the critical edition 7.41.1–20 (Wikisource 42 = CE 41). Star passages of the critical edition found on the page: 7.41.3f*0298_01 (verse 4, second line), 10b*0299_01 and _02 (verses 11–12), 10d*0300_01 and a variant of _02 (verse 13), 17d*0303_02 (verse 21). Not on the page: 15d*0301_01–04, 16d*0302_01–02 and 17d*0303_01. Wikisource divides the critical edition's three-line verses into couplets (see the ce_ref and notes of verses 4, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21).

Verse 2 (7.42.2)

गाहमानमनीकानि सदश्वैश्च त्रिहायनैः । अपि यौधिष्ठिरात्सैन्यात्कश्चिदन्वपतद्बली ॥

gāhamānamanīkāni sadaśvaiśca trihāyanaiḥ | api yaudhiṣṭhirātsainyātkaścidanvapatadbalī

as he plunged into the ranks on his fine three-year-old horses, did any strong warrior of Yudhishthira's army follow after him?

Verse 3 (7.42.3)

युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनः शिखण्डी सात्यकिर्यमौ । धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च सकेकयः ॥

yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmasenaḥ śikhaṇḍī sātyakiryamau | dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca drupadaśca sakekayaḥ

Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Shikhandi, Satyaki, the twins, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and Drupada with the Kekayas,

Note on the text: Corrected सङ्केकयः → सकेकयः (misprint in Wikisource; the form सङ्केकयः is not a word; "with the Kekayas" is सकेकयः, as in the critical edition 7.41.3c).

Verse 4 (7.42.4)

धृष्टकेतुश्च संरब्धो मात्स्याश्चाभ्यपतन्रणे । तेनैव तु पथा यान्तः पितरो मातुलैः सह ॥

dhṛṣṭaketuśca saṃrabdho mātsyāścābhyapatanraṇe | tenaiva tu pathā yāntaḥ pitaro mātulaiḥ saha

and the furious Dhrishtaketu and the Matsyas charged into the battle; going by that very same path went the fathers together with the maternal uncles —

Note on the text: Not a verse of its own in the critical edition: line 1 is 7.41.3e (Wikisource has cut the three-line verse 3 into two couplets) and line 2 is the star passage 7.41.3f*0298_01 (critical edition reads याताः for यान्तः).

Verse 5 (7.42.5)

अभ्यद्रवन्परीप्सन्तो व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः । तान्दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः शूरांस्त्वदीया विमुखाऽभवन् ॥

abhyadravanparīpsanto vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | tāndṛṣṭvā dravataḥ śūrāṃstvadīyā vimukhā'bhavan

eager to reach him, they rushed forward with their forces in array, all of them hard strikers. Seeing those heroes advance, your men turned away from the fight.

Verse 6 (7.42.6)

ततस्तद्विमुखं दृष्ट्वा तव सूनोर्महद्बलम् । जामाता तव तेजस्वी संस्तम्भयिषुराद्रवत् ॥

tatastadvimukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tava sūnormahadbalam | jāmātā tava tejasvī saṃstambhayiṣurādravat

Then, seeing that great force of your son turn away, your radiant son-in-law rushed forward to steady it.

Verse 7 (7.42.7)

सैन्धवस्य महाराज पुत्रो राजा जयद्रथः । स पुत्रगृद्धिनः पार्थान्सहसैन्यानवारयत् ॥

saindhavasya mahārāja putro rājā jayadrathaḥ | sa putragṛddhinaḥ pārthānsahasainyānavārayat

This was King Jayadratha, O great king, son of the Saindhava; and he checked the Pandavas, intent on their son, together with their troops.

Verse 8 (7.42.8)

उग्रधन्वा महेष्वासो दिव्यमस्त्रमुदीरयन् । वार्धक्षत्रिरुपासेधत्प्रवणादिव कुञ्जरः ॥

ugradhanvā maheṣvāso divyamastramudīrayan | vārdhakṣatrirupāsedhatpravaṇādiva kuñjaraḥ

That mighty archer of fierce bow, discharging a divine weapon, the son of Vriddhakshatra, held them off, as one holds back an elephant at the edge of a steep descent.

Verse 9 (7.42.9)

अतिभारमहं मन्ये सैन्धवे सञ्जयाहितम् । यदेकः पाण्डवान्क्रुद्धान्पुत्रप्रेप्सूनवारयत् ॥

atibhāramahaṃ manye saindhave sañjayāhitam | yadekaḥ pāṇḍavānkruddhānputraprepsūnavārayat

Sanjaya, I think a very heavy burden was laid on Saindhava, that he alone held back the enraged Pandavas, who were bent on rescuing their son.

Note on the text: Corrected कतिभार → अतिभार (misprint in Wikisource; कति "how many" makes no sense with भार; the sense and the critical edition (7.41.8a अतिभारम्) give "a very heavy burden"). Corrected पुप्रेप्सून → पुत्रप्रेप्सून (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped अक्षर त्र; "eager to reach their son" — the critical edition has पुत्रगृद्धिनः here).

Verse 10 (7.42.10)

अत्यद्भुतमहं मन्ये बलं शौर्यं च सैन्धवे । तस्य प्रब्रूहि मे वीर्यं कर्म चाग्र्यं महात्मनः ॥

atyadbhutamahaṃ manye balaṃ śauryaṃ ca saindhave | tasya prabrūhi me vīryaṃ karma cāgryaṃ mahātmanaḥ

I think the strength and valour of Saindhava are exceedingly marvellous. Tell me of the prowess and the foremost deed of that great-souled one.

Verse 11 (7.42.11)

किं जप्तं हुतमिष्टं वा किं सुतप्तमथो तपः । दमो वा ब्रह्मचर्यं वा सूत यच्चास्य सत्तम ॥

kiṃ japtaṃ hutamiṣṭaṃ vā kiṃ sutaptamatho tapaḥ | damo vā brahmacaryaṃ vā sūta yaccāsya sattama

What recitation, oblation or sacrifice did he perform, or what austerity well practised? What self-control or chastity was his, O charioteer, O best of men?

Note on the text: Line 1 is 7.41.10a (critical edition reads दत्तं for जप्तं); line 2 is the star passage 7.41.10b*0299_01 — wrongly opened with a backtick on the page.

Verse 12 (7.42.12)

देवं कतममाराध्य विष्णुमीशानमब्जजम् । सिन्धुराट् तनये सक्तान्क्रुद्धान्पार्थानवारयत् ॥

devaṃ katamamārādhya viṣṇumīśānamabjajam | sindhurāṭ tanaye saktānkruddhānpārthānavārayat

By propitiating which god — Vishnu, Ishana, or the Lotus-born — did the king of Sindhu hold back the enraged Pandavas, who were devoted to their son?

Note on the text: Line 1 is the star passage 7.41.10b*0299_02 (critical edition reads अग्निजम् for अब्जजम्); line 2 is a variant of 7.41.10c (critical edition: सिन्धुराजेन येनैकः क्रुद्धान् पार्थान् अवारयत्). Wikisource has cut the three-line verse 10 and its star passages into couplets.

Verse 13 (7.42.13)

नैवं कृतं महत्कर्म भीष्मेणाज्ञासिषं तथा । सिन्धुराजो हि येनैकः पाण्डवान्समवारयत् ॥

naivaṃ kṛtaṃ mahatkarma bhīṣmeṇājñāsiṣaṃ tathā | sindhurājo hi yenaikaḥ pāṇḍavānsamavārayat

I have learned that not even Bhishma ever did such a great deed as this, by which the king of Sindhu alone held back the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the star passage 7.41.10d*0300_01; line 2 is a variant of the star passage 7.41.10d*0300_02 (critical edition: सिन्धुराट्तनयस्त्वेको यथा पार्थान् अवारयत्). The page closes the quotation of the star passages with a stray quote mark after तथा.

Verse 14 (7.42.14)

द्रौपदीहरणे यत्तद्भीमसेनेन निर्जितः । मानात्स तप्तवान्राजा वरार्थी सुमहत्तपः ॥

draupadīharaṇe yattadbhīmasenena nirjitaḥ | mānātsa taptavānrājā varārthī sumahattapaḥ

When he was defeated by Bhimasena at the abduction of Draupadi, the king, out of wounded pride, practised very great austerity, seeking a boon.

Verse 15 (7.42.15)

इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेभ्यः प्रियेभ्यः सन्निवर्त्य सः । क्षुत्पिपासातपसहः कृशो धमनिसन्ततः ॥

indriyāṇīndriyārthebhyaḥ priyebhyaḥ sannivartya saḥ | kṣutpipāsātapasahaḥ kṛśo dhamanisantataḥ

Turning his senses back from their dear objects, enduring hunger, thirst and heat, emaciated, his veins standing out,

Note on the text: Corrected क्षुत्पिपासातकपसहः → क्षुत्पिपासातपसहः (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क; "enduring hunger, thirst and heat" — critical edition 7.41.12c क्षुत्पिपासातपसहः).

Verse 16 (7.42.16)

देवमाराधयच्छर्वं गृणन्ब्रह्म सनातनम् । भक्तानुकम्पी भगवांस्तस्य चक्रे ततो दयाम् ॥

devamārādhayaccharvaṃ gṛṇanbrahma sanātanam | bhaktānukampī bhagavāṃstasya cakre tato dayām

he worshipped the god Sharva, chanting the eternal Brahman. Then the Blessed Lord, compassionate to his devotees, showed him mercy.

Note on the text: Line 1 is 7.41.12e and line 2 is 7.41.13a (Wikisource divides the critical edition's three-line verse 12 and verse 13 differently).

Verse 17 (7.42.17)

स्वप्नान्तेऽप्यथ चैवाह हरः सिन्धुपतेः सुतम् । वरं वृणीष्व प्रीतोऽस्मि जयद्रथ किमिच्छसि ॥

svapnānte'pyatha caivāha haraḥ sindhupateḥ sutam | varaṃ vṛṇīṣva prīto'smi jayadratha kimicchasi

At the close of a dream Hara spoke to the son of the lord of Sindhu: "Choose a boon. I am pleased, Jayadratha. What do you wish?"

Note on the text: Lines 7.41.13c and 13e of the critical edition.

Verse 18 (7.42.18)

एवमुक्तस्तु शर्वेण सिन्धुराजो जयद्रथः । उवाच प्रणतो रुद्रं प्राञ्जलिर्नियतात्मवान् ॥

evamuktastu śarveṇa sindhurājo jayadrathaḥ | uvāca praṇato rudraṃ prāñjalirniyatātmavān

Thus addressed by Sharva, Jayadratha, king of Sindhu, bowed low with joined palms, self-controlled, and said to Rudra:

Verse 19 (7.42.19)

पाण्डवेयानहं सङ्ख्ये भीमवीर्यपराक्रमान् । वारयेयं रथेनैकः समस्तानिति भारत ॥

pāṇḍaveyānahaṃ saṅkhye bhīmavīryaparākramān | vārayeyaṃ rathenaikaḥ samastāniti bhārata

"In battle may I hold back, alone in my chariot, all the sons of Pandu together, so fearsome in strength and prowess" — so he said, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Lines 7.41.15a and 15c of the critical edition; line 2 reads वारयेयं रथेनैकः समस्तान् against CE धारयेयं ... समस्तान् (the star passage 7.41.15d*0301_04 also reads वारयेयं रथेनैकः).

Verse 20 (7.42.20)

एवमुक्तस्तु देवेशो जयद्रथमथाब्रवीत् । ददामि ते वरं सौम्य विना पार्थं धनञ्जयम् । वारयिष्यसि सङ्ग्रामे चतुरः पाण्डुनन्दनान् ॥

evamuktastu deveśo jayadrathamathābravīt | dadāmi te varaṃ saumya vinā pārthaṃ dhanañjayam | vārayiṣyasi saṅgrāme caturaḥ pāṇḍunandanān

Thus addressed, the lord of the gods said to Jayadratha: "I grant you the boon, gentle one, except against Partha Dhananjaya. You will hold back in battle the four sons of Pandu."

Note on the text: Lines 7.41.16a, 16c and 17a of the critical edition (a three-line verse); line 3 reads वारयिष्यसि for CE धारयिष्यसि.

Verse 21 (7.42.21)

एकाहमिति राजेन्द्र तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । एवमस्त्विति देवेशमुक्त्वाबुद्ध्यत पार्थिवः ॥

ekāhamiti rājendra tatraivāntaradhīyata | evamastviti deveśamuktvābuddhyata pārthivaḥ

"For a single day" — so he said, O king of kings, and vanished at that very spot. And the king, having said to the lord of the gods, "So be it," awoke.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the star passage 7.41.17d*0303_02 (critical edition reads तत्रैवादर्शनं गतः for तत्रैवान्तरधीयत); line 2 is 7.41.17c. The page opens the star passage with a backtick and closes it with a stray quote mark.

Verse 22 (7.42.22)

स तेन वरदानेन दिव्येनास्त्रबलेन च । एकः संवारयामास पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥

sa tena varadānena divyenāstrabalena ca | ekaḥ saṃvārayāmāsa pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm

By that boon and by the strength of his divine weapons, he alone held back the army of the Pandavas.

Note on the text: Corrected दिव्येनास्त्बलेन → दिव्येनास्त्रबलेन (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped र in अस्त्रबलेन, "by the power of his divine weapons").

Verse 23 (7.42.23)

तस्य ज्यातलघोषेण क्षत्रियान्भयमाविशत् । परांस्तु तव सैन्यस्य हर्षः परमकोऽभवत् ॥

tasya jyātalaghoṣeṇa kṣatriyānbhayamāviśat | parāṃstu tava sainyasya harṣaḥ paramako'bhavat

At the twang of his bowstring against his palm, fear entered the Kshatriyas of the other side, while supreme joy filled your army.

Verse 24 (7.42.24)

दृष्ट्वा तु क्षत्रिया भारं सैन्धवे सर्वमाहितम् । उत्क्रुश्याभ्यद्रवन्राजन्येन यौधिष्ठिरं बलम् ॥

dṛṣṭvā tu kṣatriyā bhāraṃ saindhave sarvamāhitam | utkruśyābhyadravanrājanyena yaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam

Seeing that the whole burden had been laid on Saindhava, the Kshatriyas raised a shout and charged where Yudhishthira's army stood, O king.