Drona Binds the Armour of Mantra on Duryodhana

Verse 1 (7.94.1)

ततः प्रविष्टे कौन्तेये सिन्धुराजजिघांसया । द्रोणानीकं विनिर्भिद्य भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम् ॥

tataḥ praviṣṭe kaunteye sindhurājajighāṃsayā | droṇānīkaṃ vinirbhidya bhojānīkaṃ ca dustaram

When Kunti's son plunged in, eager to slay the lord of the Sindhus, having broken through Drona's division and the formidable division of the Bhojas,

Verse 2 (7.94.2)

काम्भोजस्य च दायादे हते राजन्सुदक्षिणे । श्रुतायुषि च विक्रान्ते निहते सव्यसाचिना ॥

kāmbhojasya ca dāyāde hate rājansudakṣiṇe | śrutāyuṣi ca vikrānte nihate savyasācinā

and when Sudakshina, the Kamboja prince, had been slain, O king, and the valiant Shrutayus killed by Savyasachin,

Verse 3 (7.94.3)

विप्रद्रुतेष्वनीकेषु विध्वस्तेषु समन्ततः । प्रभग्नं स्वबलं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्ते द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥

vipradruteṣvanīkeṣu vidhvasteṣu samantataḥ | prabhagnaṃ svabalaṃ dṛṣṭvā putraste droṇamabhyayāt

and the divisions had scattered and been shattered on every side, your son, seeing his own force broken, went up to Drona.

Verse 4 (7.94.4)

त्वरन्नेकरथेनैव समेत्य द्रोणमब्रवीत् । गतः स पुरुषव्याघ्रः प्रमथ्यैतां महाचमूम् ॥

tvarannekarathenaiva sametya droṇamabravīt | gataḥ sa puruṣavyāghraḥ pramathyaitāṃ mahācamūm

Hurrying in a single chariot, he came to Drona and said: "That tiger among men has gone, having crushed his way through this great host.

Note on the text: Line 1 is Sanjaya's narration; Duryodhana's speech begins in line 2 (it runs on through verse 18).

Verse 5 (7.94.5)

अथ बुद्ध्या समीक्षस्व किन्नु कार्यमनन्तरम् । अर्जुनस्य विघाताय दारुणेऽस्मिञ्जनक्षये ॥

atha buddhyā samīkṣasva kinnu kāryamanantaram | arjunasya vighātāya dāruṇe'smiñjanakṣaye

Now consider with your judgment what must be done next to check Arjuna in this dreadful slaughter of men,

Note on the text: Speaker changed from the carried-over सञ्जय heading to दुर्योधन: verses 5-18 are Duryodhana's direct speech (the page prints no new heading before verse 19, and the CE has none either).

Verse 6 (7.94.6)

यथा स पुरुषव्याघ्रो न हन्येत जयद्रथः । तथा विधत्स्व भद्रं ते त्वं हि नः परमा गतिः ॥

yathā sa puruṣavyāghro na hanyeta jayadrathaḥ | tathā vidhatsva bhadraṃ te tvaṃ hi naḥ paramā gatiḥ

so that Jayadratha, that tiger among men, may not be slain. Arrange it so; good fortune to you, for you are our supreme refuge.

Verse 7 (7.94.7)

असौ धनञ्जयाग्निर्हि कोपमारुतचोदितः । सेनाकक्षं दहति मे वह्निः कक्षमिवोत्थितः ॥

asau dhanañjayāgnirhi kopamārutacoditaḥ | senākakṣaṃ dahati me vahniḥ kakṣamivotthitaḥ

That fire which is Dhananjaya, driven by the wind of wrath, is burning my army as a blaze, once risen, burns a thicket of dry grass.

Verse 8 (7.94.8)

अतिक्रान्ते हि कौन्तेये भित्त्वा सैन्यं परन्तप । जयद्रथस्य गोप्तारः संशयं परमं गताः ॥

atikrānte hi kaunteye bhittvā sainyaṃ parantapa | jayadrathasya goptāraḥ saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ

Now that Kaunteya has broken through the host and passed beyond, O scorcher of foes, the guardians of Jayadratha have fallen into the gravest doubt.

Verse 9 (7.94.9)

स्थिरा बुद्धिर्नरेन्द्राणामासीद्ब्रह्मविदां वर । नातिक्रमिष्यति द्रोणं जातु जीवन्धनञ्जयः ॥

sthirā buddhirnarendrāṇāmāsīdbrahmavidāṃ vara | nātikramiṣyati droṇaṃ jātu jīvandhanañjayaḥ

O best of the knowers of Brahman, the kings held a firm conviction that Dhananjaya, while he lived, would never get past Drona.

Note on the text: Corrected नरेन्द्राणमासीद् → नरेन्द्राणामासीद् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped long ā of the genitive plural; CE narendrāṇām).

Verse 10 (7.94.10)

योऽसौ पार्थो व्यतिक्रान्तो मिषतस्ते महाद्युते । सर्वं ह्यद्यातुरं मन्ये नेदमस्ति बलं मम ॥

yo'sau pārtho vyatikrānto miṣataste mahādyute | sarvaṃ hyadyāturaṃ manye nedamasti balaṃ mama

Yet that Partha has passed you by, O greatly radiant one, before your very eyes. I think everything is now sick with distress; this army is no longer my strength.

Note on the text: Corrected पाथो → पार्थो (misprint in Wikisource; "Partha" is meant, CE pārtho). Line 1 otherwise varies from CE ("योऽसौ" for "सोऽसौ"), kept as the Wikisource reading.

Verse 11 (7.94.11)

जानामि त्वां महाभाग पाण्डवानां हिते रतम् । ततो मुह्यामि च ब्रह्मन्कार्यवत्तां विचिन्तयन् ॥

jānāmi tvāṃ mahābhāga pāṇḍavānāṃ hite ratam | tato muhyāmi ca brahmankāryavattāṃ vicintayan

I know that you are devoted to the welfare of the Pandavas, O fortunate one; and so, O brahmin, I am bewildered as I ponder what is to be done.

Verse 12 (7.94.12)

यथाशक्ति च ते ब्रह्मन्वर्धयन्वृत्तिमुत्तमाम् । प्रीणामि च यथाशक्ति तच्च त्वं नावबुध्यसे ॥

yathāśakti ca te brahmanvardhayanvṛttimuttamām | prīṇāmi ca yathāśakti tacca tvaṃ nāvabudhyase

O brahmin, I have raised your maintenance to the highest, as far as I am able, and I please you as far as I am able; yet you do not recognise this.

Verse 13 (7.94.13)

अस्मान्न त्वं सदा भक्तानिच्छस्यमितविक्रम । पाण्डवान्सततं प्रीणास्यास्माकं विप्रिये रतान् ॥

asmānna tvaṃ sadā bhaktānicchasyamitavikrama | pāṇḍavānsatataṃ prīṇāsyāsmākaṃ vipriye ratān

O you of immeasurable prowess, you do not wish well to us, who are always devoted to you; you ever gratify the Pandavas, who delight in doing us harm.

Verse 14 (7.94.14)

अस्मानेवोपजीवंस्त्वमस्माकं विप्रिये रतः । न ह्यहं त्वां विजानामि मधुदिग्धमिव क्षुरम् ॥

asmānevopajīvaṃstvamasmākaṃ vipriye rataḥ | na hyahaṃ tvāṃ vijānāmi madhudigdhamiva kṣuram

Living on us alone, you take delight in harming us. Indeed I did not know you for what you are, a razor smeared with honey.

Verse 15 (7.94.15)

नह्यहं त्वां विजानामि सर्वं मण्डूकराविणम् । नादास्यच्चेद्वरं मह्यं भवान्पाण्डवनिग्रहे । नावारयिष्यं गच्छन्तमहं सिन्धुपतिं गृहान् ॥

nahyahaṃ tvāṃ vijānāmi sarvaṃ maṇḍūkarāviṇam | nādāsyaccedvaraṃ mahyaṃ bhavānpāṇḍavanigrahe | nāvārayiṣyaṃ gacchantamahaṃ sindhupatiṃ gṛhān

I did not know you at all: you are nothing but a croaking frog. Had you not granted me the boon regarding the subduing of the Pandavas, I would not have kept the lord of Sindhu from going home.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Lines 2-3 are CE 7.69.15a and 7.69.15c; line 1 ("नह्यहं त्वां विजानामि सर्वं मण्डूकराविणम्") is not in the critical edition (vulgate only).

Verse 16 (7.94.16)

मया त्वाशंसमानेन त्वत्तस्त्राणमबुद्धिना । आश्वासितः सिन्धुपतिर्मोहाद्दत्तश्च मृत्यवे ॥

mayā tvāśaṃsamānena tvattastrāṇamabuddhinā | āśvāsitaḥ sindhupatirmohāddattaśca mṛtyave

But I, in my folly, hoping for protection from you, comforted the lord of Sindhu, and through delusion handed him over to death.

Verse 17 (7.94.17)

यमदंष्ट्रान्तरं प्राप्तो मुच्येतापि हि मानवः । नार्जुनस्य वशं प्राप्तो मुच्येताजौ जयद्रथः ॥

yamadaṃṣṭrāntaraṃ prāpto mucyetāpi hi mānavaḥ | nārjunasya vaśaṃ prāpto mucyetājau jayadrathaḥ

A man who has fallen between the jaws of Yama may yet be freed, but Jayadratha, once in Arjuna's power, will not be freed in battle.

Verse 18 (7.94.18)

स तथा कुरु शोणाश्व यथा मुच्येत सैन्धवः । मम चार्तप्रलापानां माक्रुधः पाहि सैन्धवम् ॥

sa tathā kuru śoṇāśva yathā mucyeta saindhavaḥ | mama cārtapralāpānāṃ mākrudhaḥ pāhi saindhavam

So act, O red-horsed one, that the Saindhava may be freed. Do not be angry at my cries of distress; protect the Saindhava."

Note on the text: Corrected शोणश्व → शोणाश्व (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā, "O red-horsed one" as in CE śoṇāśva).

Verse 19 (7.94.19)

नाभ्यसूयामि ते वाक्यमश्वत्थाम्नाऽसि मे समः । सत्यं तु ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तज्जुषस्व विशाम्पते ॥

nābhyasūyāmi te vākyamaśvatthāmnā'si me samaḥ | satyaṃ tu te pravakṣyāmi tajjuṣasva viśāmpate

"I do not find fault with your words; you are the same to me as Ashvatthaman. But I will tell you the truth; hear it, O lord of men.

Note on the text: Drona replies (page heading द्रोण उवाच).

Verse 20 (7.94.20)

सारथिः प्रवरः कृष्णः शीघ्राश्चास्य हयोत्तमाः । अल्पं च विवरं कृत्वा पूर्णं याति धनञ्जयः ॥

sārathiḥ pravaraḥ kṛṣṇaḥ śīghrāścāsya hayottamāḥ | alpaṃ ca vivaraṃ kṛtvā pūrṇaṃ yāti dhanañjayaḥ

Krishna is the finest of charioteers, and his horses are swift; making only a small opening, Dhananjaya passes through entirely.

Verse 21 (7.94.21)

किं न पश्यसि बाणौघान्क्रोशमात्रे किरीटिनः । पश्चाद्रथस्य पतितान्क्षिप्ताञ्शीघ्रं हि गच्छतः ॥

kiṃ na paśyasi bāṇaughānkrośamātre kirīṭinaḥ | paścādrathasya patitānkṣiptāñśīghraṃ hi gacchataḥ

Do you not see the showers of arrows that lie a krosha behind the Diadem-wearer's chariot, shot as he swiftly goes?

Verse 22 (7.94.22)

न चाहं शीघ्रयानेऽद्य समर्थो वयसान्वितः । सेनामुखे च पार्थानामेतद्बलमुपस्थितम् ॥

na cāhaṃ śīghrayāne'dya samartho vayasānvitaḥ | senāmukhe ca pārthānāmetadbalamupasthitam

Burdened with age, I am not able today to move so fast; and the strength of the Parthas now stands at the head of their army.

Note on the text: Corrected ताबं → चाहं (misprint in Wikisource; "ताबं" is no word; CE reads "na cāhaṃ").

Verse 23 (7.94.23)

युधिष्ठिरश्च मे ग्राह्यो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम् । एवं मया प्रतिज्ञातं क्षत्रमध्ये महाभुज ॥

yudhiṣṭhiraśca me grāhyo miṣatāṃ sarvadhanvinām | evaṃ mayā pratijñātaṃ kṣatramadhye mahābhuja

And Yudhishthira is to be seized by me before the eyes of all the archers; such was the vow I made in the midst of the kshatriyas, O mighty-armed one.

Verse 24 (7.94.24)

धनञ्जयेन चोत्सृष्टो वर्तते प्रमुखे नृप । तस्माद्व्यूहमुखं हित्वा नाहं यास्यामि फल्गुनम् ॥

dhanañjayena cotsṛṣṭo vartate pramukhe nṛpa | tasmādvyūhamukhaṃ hitvā nāhaṃ yāsyāmi phalgunam

Dhananjaya has left him behind, and he stands at the front, O king. Therefore I will not abandon the mouth of the array to go against Phalguna.

Verse 25 (7.94.25)

तुल्याभिजनकर्माणं शत्रुमेकं सहायवान् । गत्वा योधय मा भैस्त्वं त्वं ह्यस्य जगतः पतिः ॥

tulyābhijanakarmāṇaṃ śatrumekaṃ sahāyavān | gatvā yodhaya mā bhaistvaṃ tvaṃ hyasya jagataḥ patiḥ

He is your equal in birth and deeds, a lone enemy, and you have allies. Go and fight him; do not be afraid, for you are the lord of this world.

Verse 26 (7.94.26)

राजा शूरः कृती दक्षो वैरमुत्पाद्य पाण्डवैः । वीरः स्वयं प्रयाह्याशु यत्र पार्थो धनञ्जयः ॥

rājā śūraḥ kṛtī dakṣo vairamutpādya pāṇḍavaiḥ | vīraḥ svayaṃ prayāhyāśu yatra pārtho dhanañjayaḥ

You are a king, brave, accomplished and skilled, and it was you who sowed enmity with the Pandavas; so, hero, go yourself at once to where Partha Dhananjaya is."

Verse 27 (7.94.27)

कथं त्वामप्यतिक्रान्तः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम् । धनञ्जयो मया शक्य आचार्य प्रतिबाधितुम् ॥

kathaṃ tvāmapyatikrāntaḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varam | dhanañjayo mayā śakya ācārya pratibādhitum

"How can I hold back Dhananjaya, O teacher, when he has passed even you, the best of all who bear weapons?

Verse 28 (7.94.28)

अपि शक्यो रणे जेतुं वज्रहस्तः पुरन्दरः । नार्जुनः समरे शक्यो जेतुं परपुरञ्जयः ॥

api śakyo raṇe jetuṃ vajrahastaḥ purandaraḥ | nārjunaḥ samare śakyo jetuṃ parapurañjayaḥ

Vajra-handed Purandara might be conquered in battle, but Arjuna, the conqueror of enemy cities, cannot be conquered in battle.

Verse 29 (7.94.29)

येन भोजश्च हार्दिक्यो भवांश्च त्रिदशोपमः । अस्त्रप्रतापेन जितौ श्रुतायुश्च निबर्हितः ॥

yena bhojaśca hārdikyo bhavāṃśca tridaśopamaḥ | astrapratāpena jitau śrutāyuśca nibarhitaḥ

He by whose weapon-might Bhoja, Hardikya and you, who are like the gods, were beaten, and Shrutayus was struck down,

Verse 30 (7.94.30)

सुदक्षिणश्च निहतः स च राजा श्रुतायुधः । श्रुतायुश्चाश्रुतायुश्च म्लेच्छाश्चायुतशो हताः ॥

sudakṣiṇaśca nihataḥ sa ca rājā śrutāyudhaḥ | śrutāyuścāśrutāyuśca mlecchāścāyutaśo hatāḥ

and Sudakshina slain, and King Shrutayudha, and Shrutayus and Ashrutayus, and the mlecchas killed in tens of thousands,

Note on the text: Corrected भ्लेच्छा → म्लेच्छा (misprint in Wikisource; CE mlecchāḥ). "अश्रुतायु" is the form this base text uses for the king (cf. adhyaya 93); kept.

Verse 31 (7.94.31)

तं कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे दहन्तमिव पावकम् । प्रतियोत्स्यामि दुर्धर्षं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सत्तम ॥

taṃ kathaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe dahantamiva pāvakam | pratiyotsyāmi durdharṣaṃ tanmamācakṣva sattama

how shall I face in battle that Pandava, hard to withstand, burning like fire? Tell me that, O best of men.

Note on the text: Corrected सत्तम् → सत्तम (misprint in Wikisource; vocative "O best", and the verse-end mark was a single danda, here normalised to ॥). Line 1 second half and line 2 second half differ from CE 7.69.31 (recension variant), kept.

Verse 32 (7.94.32)

क्षमं चेन्मन्यसे युद्धं मम तेनाद्य शाधि माम् । परवानस्मि भवतः प्रेष्यवद्रक्ष मे यशः ॥

kṣamaṃ cenmanyase yuddhaṃ mama tenādya śādhi mām | paravānasmi bhavataḥ preṣyavadrakṣa me yaśaḥ

If you think a fight fit for me, then command me to it now. I am dependent on you; like a servant, protect my honour."

Verse 33 (7.94.33)

सत्यं वदसि कौरव्य दुराधर्षो धनञ्जयः । अहं तु तत्करिष्यामि यथैनं प्रसहिष्यसि ॥

satyaṃ vadasi kauravya durādharṣo dhanañjayaḥ | ahaṃ tu tatkariṣyāmi yathainaṃ prasahiṣyasi

"You speak truly, O Kaurava; Dhananjaya is hard to assail. But I shall do this, so that you will be able to withstand him.

Verse 34 (7.94.34)

अद्भुतं चाद्य पश्यन्तु लोके सर्वधनुर्धराः । विषक्तं त्वयि कौन्तेयं वासुदेवस्य पश्यतः ॥

adbhutaṃ cādya paśyantu loke sarvadhanurdharāḥ | viṣaktaṃ tvayi kaunteyaṃ vāsudevasya paśyataḥ

And let all the archers in the world see a marvel today: the son of Kunti locked in combat with you while Vasudeva looks on.

Verse 35 (7.94.35)

एष ते कवचं राजंस्तथा बध्नामि काञ्चनम् । यथा न बाणा नास्त्राणि प्रहरिष्यन्ति ते रणे ॥

eṣa te kavacaṃ rājaṃstathā badhnāmi kāñcanam | yathā na bāṇā nāstrāṇi prahariṣyanti te raṇe

O king, I bind this golden armour on you in such a way that neither arrows nor missiles will strike you in battle.

Verse 36 (7.94.36)

यदि त्वां सासुरसुराः सयक्षोरगराक्षसाः । योधयन्ति त्रयो लोकाः सनरा नास्ति ते भयम् ॥

yadi tvāṃ sāsurasurāḥ sayakṣoragarākṣasāḥ | yodhayanti trayo lokāḥ sanarā nāsti te bhayam

Even if the three worlds, with asuras and suras, yakshas, serpents and rakshasas, and with men, were to fight you, you would have nothing to fear.

Verse 37 (7.94.37)

न कृष्णो न च कौन्तेयो न चान्यः शस्त्रभृद्रणे । शरानर्पयितुं कश्चित्कवचे तव शक्ष्यति ॥

na kṛṣṇo na ca kaunteyo na cānyaḥ śastrabhṛdraṇe | śarānarpayituṃ kaścitkavace tava śakṣyati

Neither Krishna, nor the son of Kunti, nor any other weapon-bearer in battle will be able to fix arrows into your armour.

Verse 38 (7.94.38)

स त्वं कवचमास्थाय क्रुद्धमद्य रणेऽर्जुनम् । त्वरमाणः स्वयं याहि न त्वाऽसौ विषहिष्यति ॥

sa tvaṃ kavacamāsthāya kruddhamadya raṇe'rjunam | tvaramāṇaḥ svayaṃ yāhi na tvā'sau viṣahiṣyati

So, clad in this armour, go yourself and quickly against Arjuna, enraged today; he will not be able to withstand you."

Verse 39 (7.94.39)

एवमुक्त्वा त्वरन्द्रोणः स्पृष्ट्वाम्भो वर्म भास्वरम् । आबबन्धाद्भुततमं जपन्मन्त्रं यथाविधि ॥

evamuktvā tvarandroṇaḥ spṛṣṭvāmbho varma bhāsvaram | ābabandhādbhutatamaṃ japanmantraṃ yathāvidhi

Having spoken thus, Drona hurriedly touched water and, reciting the mantra according to rule, fastened on him the radiant, most marvellous armour,

Verse 40 (7.94.40)

रणे तस्मिन्सुमहति विजयस्य सुतस्य ते । विसिष्मापयिषुर्लोकान्विद्यया ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥

raṇe tasminsumahati vijayasya sutasya te | visiṣmāpayiṣurlokānvidyayā brahmavittamaḥ

in that vast battle, for the victory of your son; the best of the knowers of Brahman wished to astonish the worlds with his knowledge.

Verse 41 (7.94.41)

करोतु स्वस्ति ते ब्रह्मा स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ब्राह्मणाः । सरीसृपाश्च ये श्रेष्ठास्तेभ्यस्ते स्वस्ति भारत ॥

karotu svasti te brahmā svasti kurvantu brāhmaṇāḥ | sarīsṛpāśca ye śreṣṭhāstebhyaste svasti bhārata

May Brahma grant you blessing, may the brahmins grant you blessing; and from the foremost of the creeping creatures, may there be blessing for you, O Bharata.

Verse 42 (7.94.42)

ययातिर्नहुषश्चैव धुन्धुमारो भगीरथः । तुभ्यं राजर्षयः सर्वे स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते सदा ॥

yayātirnahuṣaścaiva dhundhumāro bhagīrathaḥ | tubhyaṃ rājarṣayaḥ sarve svasti kurvantu te sadā

Yayati, Nahusha, Dhundhumara, Bhagiratha: may all the royal sages ever grant you blessing.

Verse 43 (7.94.43)

स्वस्ति तेऽस्त्वेकपादेभ्यो बहुपादेभ्य एव च । स्वस्त्यस्त्वपादकेभ्यश्च नित्यं तव महारणे ॥

svasti te'stvekapādebhyo bahupādebhya eva ca | svastyastvapādakebhyaśca nityaṃ tava mahāraṇe

May there be blessing for you from the one-footed and from the many-footed, and may there ever be blessing for you from the footless in this great battle.

Verse 44 (7.94.44)

स्वाहा स्वधा शची चैव स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते सदा । लक्ष्मीररुन्धती चैव कुरुतां स्वस्ति तेऽनघ ॥

svāhā svadhā śacī caiva svasti kurvantu te sadā | lakṣmīrarundhatī caiva kurutāṃ svasti te'nagha

May Svaha, Svadha and Shachi ever grant you blessing; and may Lakshmi and Arundhati grant you blessing, O sinless one.

Verse 45 (7.94.45)

असितो देवलश्चैव विश्वामित्रस्तथाङ्गिराः । वसिष्ठः कश्यपश्चैव स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते नृप ॥

asito devalaścaiva viśvāmitrastathāṅgirāḥ | vasiṣṭhaḥ kaśyapaścaiva svasti kurvantu te nṛpa

Asita, Devala, Vishvamitra and Angiras, Vasishtha and Kashyapa: may they grant you blessing, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected अमितो → असितो (misprint in Wikisource; the sage Asita, paired with Devala; CE asito).

Verse 46 (7.94.46)

धाता विधाता लोकेशो दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः । स्वस्ति तेऽद्य प्रयच्छन्तु कार्तिकेयश्च षण्मुखः ॥

dhātā vidhātā lokeśo diśaśca sadigīśvarāḥ | svasti te'dya prayacchantu kārtikeyaśca ṣaṇmukhaḥ

May Dhata, Vidhata, the Lord of the worlds, the quarters with their guardians, and six-faced Karttikeya grant you blessing today.

Verse 47 (7.94.47)

येन देवाः सकृद्भग्नाः सङ्ग्रामे तारकामये । धृताः स चाहतः शूरो ह्यवध्यो देवतागणैः ॥

yena devāḥ sakṛdbhagnāḥ saṅgrāme tārakāmaye | dhṛtāḥ sa cāhataḥ śūro hyavadhyo devatāgaṇaiḥ

He by whom the gods, once broken in the war of Taraka, were upheld, and who, that hero, remained unwounded, unslayable by the hosts of gods:

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Corrected सङ्ग्रमे → सङ्ग्रामे (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā) and स च हतः → स चाहतः ("and he, unwounded", as in the CE star reading; "slain" contradicts "unslayable by hosts of gods"). Not in the CE main text; its two lines appear there as star passage 7.69.46d*0502_01-02 (after 7.69.46).

Verse 48 (7.94.48)

विवस्वान्कुरुतां स्वस्ति तथा वैवस्वतो यमः । पार्षदा वशगा यस्य स्वस्ति तुभ्यं प्रयच्छतु ॥

vivasvānkurutāṃ svasti tathā vaivasvato yamaḥ | pārṣadā vaśagā yasya svasti tubhyaṃ prayacchatu

may Vivasvan grant you blessing, and so Vaivasvata Yama; may he whose attendants are obedient to him grant you blessing.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Corrected पार्षिदा → पार्षदा (misprint in Wikisource; CE pārṣadā). Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.69.47a (CE: "vivasvān bhagavān svasti karotu tava sarvaśaḥ"); line 2 is CE star passage 7.69.47b*0503_01.

Verse 49 (7.94.49)

दिग्गजाश्चैव चत्वारः क्षितिश्च गगनं ग्रहाः । दिशश्च विदिशश्चैव सिद्धा लोकहिते रताः । स्वस्ति कुर्वन्तु ते नित्यं मन्त्रेणानेन संस्तुताः ॥

diggajāścaiva catvāraḥ kṣitiśca gaganaṃ grahāḥ | diśaśca vidiśaścaiva siddhā lokahite ratāḥ | svasti kurvantu te nityaṃ mantreṇānena saṃstutāḥ

The four elephants of the quarters, the earth, the sky, the planets, the quarters and intermediate quarters, and the siddhas devoted to the welfare of the world: praised with this mantra, may they ever grant you blessing.

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Corrected रस्तुताः → संस्तुताः (misprint in Wikisource; CE star reading saṃstutāḥ). Line 1 = CE 7.69.47c; lines 2-3 are a variant of CE star passage 7.69.47d*0504_01-03.

Verse 50 (7.94.50)

अधस्ताद्धरणीं योऽसौ सदा धारयते नृप । शेषश्च पन्नगश्रेष्ठः स्वस्ति तुभ्यं प्रयच्छतु ॥

adhastāddharaṇīṃ yo'sau sadā dhārayate nṛpa | śeṣaśca pannagaśreṣṭhaḥ svasti tubhyaṃ prayacchatu

He who ever bears the earth from beneath, O king, Shesha, best of serpents: may he grant you blessing.

Verse 51 (7.94.51)

गान्धारे युधि विक्रम्य निर्जिते पाकशासनेः । पुरा वृत्रेण दैत्येन भिन्नदेहाः सहस्रशः ॥

gāndhāre yudhi vikramya nirjite pākaśāsaneḥ | purā vṛtreṇa daityena bhinnadehāḥ sahasraśaḥ

O son of Gandhari, long ago, when Indra's host, though fighting bravely in battle, was overcome by the daitya Vritra, thousands of them lay with their bodies torn open,

Note on the text: Verse 51 begins Drona's story of Vritra and Indra (the CE gives no new speaker heading before 52). Line 1 differs from CE 7.69.49a (CE: "gāndhāre yudhi vikramya nirjitāḥ surasattamāḥ"), a recension variant; kept.

Verse 52 (7.94.52)

हृततेजोबलाः सर्वे तदा सेन्द्रा दिवौकसः । ब्रह्माणं शरणं जग्मुर्वृत्राद्भीता महासुरात् ॥

hṛtatejobalāḥ sarve tadā sendrā divaukasaḥ | brahmāṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ jagmurvṛtrādbhītā mahāsurāt

their strength and vigour taken from them. Then all the gods with Indra, afraid of the great asura Vritra, went to Brahma for refuge.

Note on the text: Corrected स्रवे → सर्वे and भीतां → भीता (misprints in Wikisource; CE sarve ... bhītā).

Verse 53 (7.94.53)

प्रमार्दितानां वृत्रेण देवानां देवसत्तम । गतिर्भव सुरश्रेष्ठ त्राहि नो महतो भयात् ॥

pramārditānāṃ vṛtreṇa devānāṃ devasattama | gatirbhava suraśreṣṭha trāhi no mahato bhayāt

"O best of gods, be the refuge of us gods, crushed by Vritra. O chief of the gods, save us from this great fear."

Note on the text: Page heading देवा ऊचुः. The Wikisource page keeps this heading running to verse 66, but only verse 53 and verse 62 are the gods' speech.

Verse 54 (7.94.54)

अथ पार्श्वे स्थितं विष्णुं शक्रादींश्च सुरोत्तमान् । प्राह पथ्यमिदं वाक्यं विषण्णान्सुरसत्तमान् ॥

atha pārśve sthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ śakrādīṃśca surottamān | prāha pathyamidaṃ vākyaṃ viṣaṇṇānsurasattamān

Then Brahma spoke these salutary words to Vishnu, who stood at his side, and to Shakra and the other foremost of the gods, who were dejected:

Note on the text: Speaker changed from the carried-over देवा heading to द्रोण: narration within Drona's tale (CE 7.69.52 heads it द्रोण उवाच). The speech that follows is Brahma's.

Verse 55 (7.94.55)

रक्ष्या मे सततं देवाः सहेन्द्राः सद्विजातयः । त्वष्टुः सुदुर्धरं तेजो येन वृत्रो विनिर्मितः ॥

rakṣyā me satataṃ devāḥ sahendrāḥ sadvijātayaḥ | tvaṣṭuḥ sudurdharaṃ tejo yena vṛtro vinirmitaḥ

"You gods, with Indra and the brahmins, are always to be protected by me. Tvashtri's radiance is very hard to bear, that by which Vritra was fashioned.

Note on the text: Speaker changed from the carried-over देवा heading to ब्रह्मा: verses 55-58 are Brahma's direct speech (to the gods).

Verse 56 (7.94.56)

त्वष्ट्रा पुरा तपस्तप्त्वा वर्षायुतशतं तदा । वृत्रो विनिर्मितो देवाः प्राप्यानुज्ञां महेश्वरात् ॥

tvaṣṭrā purā tapastaptvā varṣāyutaśataṃ tadā | vṛtro vinirmito devāḥ prāpyānujñāṃ maheśvarāt

Long ago Tvashtri performed austerity for a hundred times ten thousand years, and, O gods, having received Maheshvara's consent, fashioned Vritra.

Verse 57 (7.94.57)

शंकरस्य प्रसादाद्वै हन्याद्देवरिपुर्बली । नागत्वा शंकरस्थानं भगवान्दृश्यते हरः ॥

śaṃkarasya prasādādvai hanyāddevaripurbalī | nāgatvā śaṃkarasthānaṃ bhagavāndṛśyate haraḥ

It is by Shankara's grace that this mighty foe of the gods is able to slay. The lord Hara is not seen without going to Shankara's abode.

Verse 58 (7.94.58)

दृष्ट्वा जेष्यथ वृत्रं तं क्षिप्रं गच्छत मन्दरम् । यत्रास्ते तपसां योनिर्दक्षयज्ञविनाशनः ॥

dṛṣṭvā jeṣyatha vṛtraṃ taṃ kṣipraṃ gacchata mandaram | yatrāste tapasāṃ yonirdakṣayajñavināśanaḥ

Once you have seen him you will conquer Vritra. Go quickly to Mandara, where he dwells, the source of austerities, the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice,

Note on the text: Lines are CE 7.69.56a and 7.69.56c; line 1 is a recension variant (CE: "dṛṣṭvā haniṣyatha ripuṃ kṣipraṃ gacchata mandaram").

Verse 59 (7.94.59)

पिनाकी सर्वभूतेशो भगनेत्रनिपातनः । ते गत्वा सहिता देवा ब्रह्मणा सह मन्दरम् ॥

pinākī sarvabhūteśo bhaganetranipātanaḥ | te gatvā sahitā devā brahmaṇā saha mandaram

Pinaki, lord of all beings, who struck out the eyes of Bhaga." The gods went together with Brahma to Mandara,

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.69.56e (end of Brahma's speech); line 2 = CE 7.69.57a (narration). Speaker given to the narrator Drona because the verse is only half speech.

Verse 60 (7.94.60)

अपश्यंस्तेजसां राशिं सूर्यकोटिसमप्रभम् । सोऽब्रवीत्स्वागतं देवा ब्रूत किं करवाण्यहम् ॥

apaśyaṃstejasāṃ rāśiṃ sūryakoṭisamaprabham | so'bravītsvāgataṃ devā brūta kiṃ karavāṇyaham

and saw a mass of radiance with the brilliance of ten million suns. He said, "Welcome, gods! Tell me, what shall I do for you?

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.69.57c (narration); line 2 = CE 7.69.58a (Shiva's words begin). Speaker given to the narrator Drona because the verse is only half speech.

Verse 61 (7.94.61)

अमोघं दर्शनं मह्यं कामप्राप्तिरतोऽस्तु वः । एवमुक्तास्तु ते सर्वे प्रत्यूचुस्तं दिवौकसः ॥

amoghaṃ darśanaṃ mahyaṃ kāmaprāptirato'stu vaḥ | evamuktāstu te sarve pratyūcustaṃ divaukasaḥ

My sight is never in vain; so let your desire be fulfilled." Thus addressed, all those dwellers in heaven replied to him:

Note on the text: Corrected प्रत्युचूस्तं → प्रत्यूचुस्तं (misprint in Wikisource; transposed vowel lengths, CE pratyūcus taṃ). Line 1 = CE 7.69.58c (Shiva), line 2 = CE 7.69.59a (narration); speaker given to the narrator Drona because the verse is only half speech.

Verse 62 (7.94.62)

हृतौजसां नो वृत्रेण गतिर्भव दिवौकसाम् । मूर्तीरीक्षस्व नो देव प्रहारैर्जर्जरीकृताः । शरणं त्वां प्रपन्नाः स्म गतिर्भव महेश्वर ॥

hṛtaujasāṃ no vṛtreṇa gatirbhava divaukasām | mūrtīrīkṣasva no deva prahārairjarjarīkṛtāḥ | śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannāḥ sma gatirbhava maheśvara

"Vritra has robbed us of our vigour; be the refuge of us, dwellers in heaven. Behold our bodies, O god, riddled by his blows. We have come to you for refuge; be our refuge, O Maheshvara."

Note on the text: Page heading देवा ऊचुः continues from 53. Line 1 is a variant of CE 7.69.59c (CE: "tejo hṛtaṃ no vṛtreṇa gatir bhava divaukasām"); lines 2-3 are CE 7.69.60a and 7.69.60c.

Verse 63 (7.94.63)

विदितं वो यथा देवाः कृत्येयं सुमहाबला । त्वष्टुस्तेजोभवा घोरा दुर्निवार्याऽकृतात्मभिः ॥

viditaṃ vo yathā devāḥ kṛtyeyaṃ sumahābalā | tvaṣṭustejobhavā ghorā durnivāryā'kṛtātmabhiḥ

"You know, O gods, how exceedingly mighty this creature is, born of Tvashtri's fiery energy, dreadful and impossible for the unrestrained to ward off.

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (input rows 63-66, four verses, are three couplets by the page's own verse-end marks). Begins at the printed heading "शर्वे उवाच" (CE 7.69.61 heads it maheśvara uvāca). Lines = CE 7.69.61a, 7.69.61c; line 1 reads "वो" where the CE has "me".

Verse 64 (7.94.64)

अवश्यं तु मया कार्यं साह्यं सर्वदिवौकसाम् । ममेदं गात्रजं शक्र कवचं गृह्य भास्वरम् ॥

avaśyaṃ tu mayā kāryaṃ sāhyaṃ sarvadivaukasām | mamedaṃ gātrajaṃ śakra kavacaṃ gṛhya bhāsvaram

Yet I must surely give help to all the dwellers in heaven. Take this radiant armour that has grown from my body, O Shakra,

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (see verse 63). Lines = CE 7.69.62a and 7.69.62c.

Verse 65 (7.94.65)

बधानानेन मन्त्रेण मानसेन सुरेश्वर । वधायासुरमुख्यस्य वृत्रस्य सुरघातिनः ॥

badhānānena mantreṇa mānasena sureśvara | vadhāyāsuramukhyasya vṛtrasya suraghātinaḥ

and bind it on, O lord of the gods, with this mantra, by mind alone, for the slaying of Vritra, chief of the asuras and slayer of the gods."

Note on the text: Rebuilt from the raw page (see verse 63): the page prints "बधानानेन मन्त्रेण …" and the lone line "वधायासुरमुख्यस्य …" (page row 66a) as one couplet. Line 1 = CE 7.69.62e; line 2 = CE star passage 7.69.62f*0506_01.

Verse 66 (7.94.66)

इत्युक्त्वा वरदः प्रादाद्वर्म तन्मन्त्रमेव च । स तेन वर्मणा गुप्तः प्रायाद्वृत्रचमूं प्रति ॥

ityuktvā varadaḥ prādādvarma tanmantrameva ca | sa tena varmaṇā guptaḥ prāyādvṛtracamūṃ prati

Having spoken thus, the giver of boons gave him the armour and the mantra too. Protected by that armour, Indra marched against Vritra's host.

Note on the text: Printed heading द्रोण उवाच (page row 66x) precedes this verse; the input row had ws number 66 repeated after the merged rows.

Verse 67 (7.94.67)

नानाविधैश्च शस्त्रौघैः पात्यमानैर्महारणे । न सन्धिः शक्यते भेत्तुं वर्मबन्धस्य तस्य तु ॥

nānāvidhaiśca śastraughaiḥ pātyamānairmahāraṇe | na sandhiḥ śakyate bhettuṃ varmabandhasya tasya tu

Though weapons of every kind rained down on him in the great battle, not one joint of that armour's binding could be broken.

Verse 68 (7.94.68)

स तेन वर्मणा गुप्तो वृत्रं देवरिपुं तदा । जघान समरेऽभीतः शक्रो देवाग्रणीस्तदा ॥

sa tena varmaṇā gupto vṛtraṃ devaripuṃ tadā | jaghāna samare'bhītaḥ śakro devāgraṇīstadā

Protected by that armour, fearless Shakra, foremost of the gods, then slew Vritra, the foe of the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the CE main text: line 1 is CE star passage 7.69.64d*0507_01, line 2 a variant of CE star passage 7.69.65b*0508_01.

Verse 69 (7.94.69)

तं च मन्त्रमयं बन्धं वर्म चाङ्गिरसे ददौ । अङ्गिराः प्राह पुत्रस्य मन्त्रज्ञस्य बृहस्पतेः । बृहस्पतिरथोवाच अग्निवेश्याय धीमते ॥

taṃ ca mantramayaṃ bandhaṃ varma cāṅgirase dadau | aṅgirāḥ prāha putrasya mantrajñasya bṛhaspateḥ | bṛhaspatirathovāca agniveśyāya dhīmate

That mantra-formed binding and the armour he gave to Angiras. Angiras gave it to his son Brihaspati, a knower of mantras, and Brihaspati told it to the wise Agnivesya.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 7.69.65c; lines 2-3 = CE 7.69.66a and 7.69.66c.

Verse 70 (7.94.70)

अग्निवेश्यो मम प्रादात्तेन बध्नामि वर्म ते । तवाह्य देहरक्षार्थं मन्त्रेण नृपसत्तम ॥

agniveśyo mama prādāttena badhnāmi varma te | tavāhya deharakṣārthaṃ mantreṇa nṛpasattama

Agnivesya gave it to me; with that I bind the armour on you, best of kings, for the protection of your body today, by mantra.

Verse 71 (7.94.71)

एवमुक्त्वा ततो द्रोणस्तव पुत्रं महाद्युतिम् । पुनरेव वचः प्राह शनैराचार्यपुङ्गवः ॥

evamuktvā tato droṇastava putraṃ mahādyutim | punareva vacaḥ prāha śanairācāryapuṅgavaḥ

Having spoken thus, Drona, foremost of teachers, said these words once more, softly, to your radiant son:

Note on the text: Corrected पुनरे → पुनरेव (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara, CE punar eva). Printed heading सञ्जय उवाच (CE 7.69.68).

Verse 72 (7.94.72)

ब्रह्मसूत्रेण बध्नामि कवचं तव भारत । हिरण्यगर्भेण यथा बद्धं विष्णोः पुरा रणे ॥

brahmasūtreṇa badhnāmi kavacaṃ tava bhārata | hiraṇyagarbheṇa yathā baddhaṃ viṣṇoḥ purā raṇe

"I bind your armour with the Brahma-thread, O Bharata, as it was bound on Vishnu in battle long ago by Hiranyagarbha,

Note on the text: Speaker changed from the carried-over सञ्जय heading to द्रोण: verses 72-73 are Drona's direct speech to Duryodhana. Corrected कथचं → कवचं (misprint in Wikisource; CE kavacaṃ).

Verse 73 (7.94.73)

यथा च ब्रह्मणा बद्धं सङ्ग्रामे तारकामये । शक्रस्य कवचं दिव्यं तथा बध्नाम्यहं तव ॥

yathā ca brahmaṇā baddhaṃ saṅgrāme tārakāmaye | śakrasya kavacaṃ divyaṃ tathā badhnāmyahaṃ tava

and as Brahma bound the divine armour on Shakra in the war of Taraka, so I bind it on you."

Note on the text: Speaker changed from the carried-over सञ्जय heading to द्रोण (Drona's direct speech).

Verse 74 (7.94.74)

बद्ध्वा तु कवचं तस्य मन्त्रेण विधिपूर्वकम् । प्रेषयामास राजानं युद्धाय महते द्विजः ॥

baddhvā tu kavacaṃ tasya mantreṇa vidhipūrvakam | preṣayāmāsa rājānaṃ yuddhāya mahate dvijaḥ

Having bound on his armour by mantra, according to rule, the brahmin sent the king to the great battle.

Note on the text: Corrected बद्धा → बद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource; the absolutive, CE baddhvā). Printed heading सञ्जय उवाच (page row 74x).

Verse 75 (7.94.75)

स सन्नद्धो महाबाहुराचार्येण महात्मना । प्रस्थितः सहसा राजन्यत्र यातो धनञ्जयः ॥

sa sannaddho mahābāhurācāryeṇa mahātmanā | prasthitaḥ sahasā rājanyatra yāto dhanañjayaḥ

Armoured thus by the great-souled teacher, that mighty-armed one set out at once, O king, to where Dhananjaya had gone,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki quote marks (backtick and apostrophe). Line 1 = CE 7.69.72a (cf. also star 7.69.40d*0501_01); line 2 is CE star passage 7.69.72b*0511_01.

Verse 76 (7.94.76)

रथानां च सहस्रेण त्रिगर्तानां प्रहारिणाम् । तथा दन्तिसहस्रेण मत्तानां वीर्यशालिनाम् ॥

rathānāṃ ca sahasreṇa trigartānāṃ prahāriṇām | tathā dantisahasreṇa mattānāṃ vīryaśālinām

with a thousand chariots of the Trigartas, fierce strikers, and a thousand maddened elephants of great prowess,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.69.72c and 7.69.73a (the page divides the CE verses differently).

Verse 77 (7.94.77)

अश्वानां नियुतेनैव तथाऽन्यैश्च महारथैः । वृतः प्रायान्महाबाहुरर्जुनस्य रथं प्रति ॥

aśvānāṃ niyutenaiva tathā'nyaiśca mahārathaiḥ | vṛtaḥ prāyānmahābāhurarjunasya rathaṃ prati

with a niyuta of horses and other great chariot-warriors; so surrounded, the mighty-armed one advanced on Arjuna's chariot,

Note on the text: Lines = CE 7.69.73c and 7.69.74a.

Verse 78 (7.94.78)

नानावादित्रघोषेण यथा वैरोचनिस्तथा ॥

nānāvāditraghoṣeṇa yathā vairocanistathā

with the din of instruments of every kind, as Vairochani once did.

Note on the text: A single half-verse line on the page (row 78a), = CE 7.69.74c; kept as printed (from verse 75 on the page couplets run one line out of step with the CE, because of the star line in verse 75).

Verse 79 (7.94.79)

ततः शब्दो महानासीत्सैन्यानां तव भारत । अगाधं प्रस्थितं दृष्ट्वा समुद्रमिव कौरवम् ॥

tataḥ śabdo mahānāsītsainyānāṃ tava bhārata | agādhaṃ prasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā samudramiva kauravam

Then a great uproar rose from your armies, O Bharata, as they saw the Kaurava host set out, boundless like the sea.