Krishna Points Out Yudhishthira in Danger

Verse 1 (8.61.1)

तेषां प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे विपुले शोणितोदके । रराज लोहितेनोर्वी संसिक्ता बहुधा भृशम् ॥

teṣāṃ pravṛtte saṅgrāme vipule śoṇitodake | rarāja lohitenorvī saṃsiktā bahudhā bhṛśam

As their great battle went on, with blood for its water, the earth, drenched on every side with blood, shone red.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment; the two lines are CE 8.43.1*0558_01–02 (teṣāṃ pravṛtte saṃgrāme vipule śoṇitodake / rarāja lohitenorvī saṃraktā bahudhā bhṛśam), a star passage printed before 8.43.1a, with Wikisource's saṃsiktā for the CE's saṃraktā. Kept.

Verse 2 (8.61.2)

ततो रजसि संशान्ते प्रकाशः सर्वतोऽभवत् । एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थं कृष्णो वचनमब्रवीत् । दर्शयन्निव कौन्तेयं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ॥

tato rajasi saṃśānte prakāśaḥ sarvato'bhavat | etasminnantare pārthaṃ kṛṣṇo vacanamabravīt | darśayanniva kaunteyaṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram

Then, when the dust had settled, the whole field became clear. At that moment Krishna spoke to Partha, as though pointing out Yudhishthira, the king of Dharma, the son of Kunti.

Note on the text: Not matched by the alignment. Line 1 is a variant of CE 8.43.1*0558_03 (tato rajasi saṃśānte rudhireṇa samantataḥ), and lines 2–3 are CE 8.43.1ac (etasminn antare kṛṣṇaḥ pārthaṃ vacanam abravīt / darśayann iva kaunteyaṃ dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram). The CE also has 8.43.1*0559_01 (tadā vilokya pārthaṃ ca kṛṣṇo vacanam abravīt), which Wikisource lacks.

Verse 3 (8.61.3)

एष पाण्डव ते भ्राता धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महाबलैः । जिघांसुभिर्महेष्वासैः शीघ्रं पार्थोऽनुसार्यते ॥

eṣa pāṇḍava te bhrātā dhārtarāṣṭrairmahābalaiḥ | jighāṃsubhirmaheṣvāsaiḥ śīghraṃ pārtho'nusāryate

There, Pandava, is your brother! The mighty sons of Dhritarashtra, great archers eager to kill him, are swiftly pursuing Partha.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna's speech, unheaded on the page (verse 2 introduces it); the input had Sanjaya. Wikisource reads शीघ्रं पार्थोऽनुसार्यते; the critical edition reads drutaṃ pārthānusaryate. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 4 (8.61.4)

तमन्वगेव पाञ्चालाश्चेदिमात्स्याश्च भारत । अनुयान्ति महात्मानं परीप्सन्तो महाजवाः ॥

tamanvageva pāñcālāścedimātsyāśca bhārata | anuyānti mahātmānaṃ parīpsanto mahājavāḥ

The Panchalas, Chedis and Matsyas follow right behind that great-souled man, O Bharata, swift of pace and anxious to protect him.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.3 (tathānuyānti saṃrabdhāḥ pāñcālā yuddhadurmadāḥ / yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mahātmānaṃ parīpsanto mahājavāḥ). Wikisource names the Chedis and Matsyas with the Panchalas. Kept.

Verse 5 (8.61.5)

एष दुर्योधनः पार्थ गजानीकेन दंशितः । राजा सर्वस्य लोकस्य राजानमनुधावति ॥

eṣa duryodhanaḥ pārtha gajānīkena daṃśitaḥ | rājā sarvasya lokasya rājānamanudhāvati

There, Partha, is Duryodhana, armoured and leading his elephant-force, the king of the whole world, running after the king.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads गजानीकेन; the critical edition reads rathānīkena. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 6 (8.61.6)

जिघांसुः पुरुषव्याघ्रं भ्रातृभिः सहितो बली । आशीविषसमस्पर्शैः सर्वायुधविशारदैः ॥

jighāṃsuḥ puruṣavyāghraṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito balī | āśīviṣasamasparśaiḥ sarvāyudhaviśāradaiḥ

He is strong, with his brothers, and eager to kill that tiger among men, and with him come warriors whose touch is like that of venomous snakes, all skilled in every weapon,

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads सर्वायुधविशारदैः; the critical edition reads sarvayuddhaviśāradaiḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 7 (8.61.7)

नदद्भिः सिंहनादांश्च धमद्भिश्चापि वारिजान् । बलवद्भिर्महेष्वासैर्विधून्वानैर्धनूंषि च ॥

nadadbhiḥ siṃhanādāṃśca dhamadbhiścāpi vārijān | balavadbhirmaheṣvāsairvidhūnvānairdhanūṃṣi ca

roaring lion-roars, blowing their conches, mighty great archers brandishing their bows.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Corresponds to CE 8.43.9 (nadantaḥ siṃhanādāṃś ca dhamantaś cāpi vārijān / balavanto maheṣvāsā vidhunvanto dhanūṃṣi ca); Wikisource places it before the verse matching CE 8.43.6, and its instrumental forms continue the preceding verse. Kept.

Verse 8 (8.61.8)

एते जिघृक्षवो यान्ति द्विपाश्वरथपत्तयः । युधिष्ठिरं धार्तराष्ट्रो रत्नोत्तममिवार्थिनः ॥

ete jighṛkṣavo yānti dvipāśvarathapattayaḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ dhārtarāṣṭro ratnottamamivārthinaḥ

Eager to seize Yudhishthira, the elephants, horses, chariots and foot-soldiers of Dhritarashtra's son advance like men in quest of a priceless jewel.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads धार्तराष्ट्रो (singular, 'Dhritarashtra's son'); the critical edition reads dhārtarāṣṭrā ('the Dhartarashtras'). Recension variant, kept.

Verse 9 (8.61.9)

पश्य सात्वतभीमाभ्यां निरुद्धा विष्ठिताः पुनः । जिहीर्षवोऽमृतं दैत्याः शक्राग्निभ्यामिवाहवे ॥

paśya sātvatabhīmābhyāṃ niruddhā viṣṭhitāḥ punaḥ | jihīrṣavo'mṛtaṃ daityāḥ śakrāgnibhyāmivāhave

Look: held back by Satyaki and Bhima, they have drawn up again, like the Daityas bent on carrying off the nectar, checked in battle by Indra and Agni.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads निरुद्धा विष्ठिताः पुनः … शक्राग्निभ्यामिवाहवे; the critical edition reads niruddhādhiṣṭhitaḥ prabhuḥ … śakrāgnibhyām ivāvaśāḥ. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 10 (8.61.10)

एते बहुत्वात्त्वरिताः पुनर्गच्छन्ति पाण्डवम् । समुद्रमिव वार्योघाः प्रावृट्काले महारथाः ॥

ete bahutvāttvaritāḥ punargacchanti pāṇḍavam | samudramiva vāryoghāḥ prāvṛṭkāle mahārathāḥ

Hurrying in their great numbers, these mighty chariot-warriors are going once more toward the Pandava, like floods of water to the sea in the rainy season.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Removed an invisible zero-width non-joiner character inside प्रावृट्‌काले (before काले).

Verse 11 (8.61.11)

मृत्योर्मुखगतं मन्ये कुन्तीपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम् । हुतमग्नौ च कौन्तेयं दुर्योधनवशं गतम् ॥

mṛtyormukhagataṃ manye kuntīputraṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | hutamagnau ca kaunteyaṃ duryodhanavaśaṃ gatam

I think Yudhishthira, Kunti's son, has gone into the mouth of Death, like an offering poured into the fire; the son of Kunti has come under Duryodhana's power.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads हुतमग्नौ च कौन्तेयं; the critical edition reads hutam agnau ca bhadraṃ te. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 12 (8.61.12)

यथायुक्तमनीकं हि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डव । नास्य शक्रोऽपि मुच्येत सम्प्राप्तो बाणगोचरम् ॥

yathāyuktamanīkaṃ hi dhārtarāṣṭrasya pāṇḍava | nāsya śakro'pi mucyeta samprāpto bāṇagocaram

Dhritarashtra's army is so well drawn up, O Pandava, that even Shakra could not escape it once he came within range of its arrows.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 13 (8.61.13)

दुर्योधनस्य वीरस्य शरौघाञ्शीघ्रमस्यतः । सङ्क्रुद्धस्यान्तकस्येव को वेगं संसहेद्रणे ॥

duryodhanasya vīrasya śaraughāñśīghramasyataḥ | saṅkruddhasyāntakasyeva ko vegaṃ saṃsahedraṇe

Who could bear the force of the heroic Duryodhana in battle, as he swiftly looses floods of arrows, like enraged Death?

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Corresponds to CE 8.43.13 (Wikisource places it before the verse matching CE 8.43.12). Wikisource reads वीरस्य for the CE's śūrasya; recension variant, kept.

Verse 14 (8.61.14)

रसतस्तस्य वीरस्य द्रौणेः शारद्वतस्य च । कर्णस्य चेषुवेगो वै पर्वतानपि शातयेत् ॥

rasatastasya vīrasya drauṇeḥ śāradvatasya ca | karṇasya ceṣuvego vai parvatānapi śātayet

The speed of the arrows of that roaring hero, of Drona's son, of Sharadvata's son and of Karna could shatter even mountains.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Corresponds to CE 8.43.12 (duryodhanasya śūrasya drauṇeḥ śāradvatasya ca / karṇasya ceṣuvego vai parvatān api dārayet); Wikisource reads रसतस्तस्य वीरस्य ('of that roaring hero') and शातयेत्. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 15 (8.61.15)

कर्णेन च कृतो राजा विमुखोऽद्य तु दृश्यते ॥

karṇena ca kṛto rājā vimukho'dya tu dṛśyate

And today the king is seen with his face turned away, made so by Karna.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Not matched by the alignment. This one-line verse (the page's 8-61-15a) is a variant of CE 8.43.14a (karṇena ca kṛto rājā vimukhaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ); together with the next verse it covers the four lines of CE 8.43.14–15, so nothing is lost. Kept as printed.

Verse 16 (8.61.16)

बलवाँल्लुघुहस्तश्च कृती युद्धविशारदः । राधेयः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठं शक्तः पीडयितुं रणे । सहितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रैः शूरैर्महाबलैः ॥

balavām̐llughuhastaśca kṛtī yuddhaviśāradaḥ | rādheyaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ śaktaḥ pīḍayituṃ raṇe | sahito dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraiḥ śūrairmahābalaiḥ

Radheya is strong, quick-handed, skilled and expert in war; together with the mighty heroic sons of Dhritarashtra, he is able to press the best of the Pandavas hard in battle.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Not matched by the alignment. Line 1 is CE 8.43.14c (balavāṃl laghuhastaś ca kṛtī yuddhaviśāradaḥ), line 2 is CE 8.43.15a (rādheyaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaṃ śaktaḥ pīḍayituṃ raṇe), line 3 is a variant of CE 8.43.15c (sahito dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putraiḥ śūro mahātmabhiḥ). Kept as printed.

Verse 17 (8.61.17)

तस्यैभिर्युध्यमानस्य सङ्ग्रामे शंसितात्मनः । अन्यैरपि च पार्थस्य कृतं कर्म महारथैः ॥

tasyaibhiryudhyamānasya saṅgrāme śaṃsitātmanaḥ | anyairapi ca pārthasya kṛtaṃ karma mahārathaiḥ

While that man of praised spirit fought with these in the battle, other great warriors too have done their work against Partha.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads शंसितात्मनः … कृतं कर्म; the critical edition reads saṃyatātmanaḥ … hṛtaṃ varma. Recension variant, kept (the page's gloss takes the 'deed' to be Yudhishthira's defeat, accomplished by Duryodhana and the others).

Verse 18 (8.61.18)

उपवासकृशो राजा भृशं भरतसत्तमः । ब्राह्मो बले स्थितो ह्येष न क्षात्रे हि बले विभुः ॥

upavāsakṛśo rājā bhṛśaṃ bharatasattamaḥ | brāhmo bale sthito hyeṣa na kṣātre hi bale vibhuḥ

The king, best of the Bharatas, is greatly wasted by fasting; he stands in the strength of a Brahmin, not in the strength of a Kshatriya, O lord.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Wikisource reads न क्षात्रे हि बले विभुः; the critical edition reads na kṣatre 'tibale vibho. Recension variant, kept.

Verse 19 (8.61.19)

कर्णेन चाभियुक्तोऽयं भूपतिः शत्रुतापनः । संशयं समनुप्राप्तः पाण्डवो वै युधिष्ठिरः ॥

karṇena cābhiyukto'yaṃ bhūpatiḥ śatrutāpanaḥ | saṃśayaṃ samanuprāptaḥ pāṇḍavo vai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

And this king, the scorcher of foes, Pandava Yudhishthira, set upon by Karna, has fallen into peril.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Not matched by the alignment; the two lines are CE 8.43.17d*0562_01–02 (karṇena cābhiyukto 'yaṃ bhūpatiḥ śatrutāpanaḥ / saṃśayaṃ samanuprāptaḥ pāṇḍavo vai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ), a star passage printed after 8.43.17d. Kept.

Verse 20 (8.61.20)

न जीवति महाराजो मन्ये पार्थ युधिष्ठिरः । यद्भीमसेनः सहते सिंहनादममर्षणः ॥

na jīvati mahārājo manye pārtha yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | yadbhīmasenaḥ sahate siṃhanādamamarṣaṇaḥ

I think the great king Yudhishthira is no longer alive, Partha, since the impatient Bhimasena endures the lion-roars

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 21 (8.61.21)

नर्दतां धार्तराष्ट्राणां पुनःपुनररिन्दमः । धमतां च महाशङ्खान्सङ्ग्रामे जितकाशिनाम् ॥

nardatāṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ punaḥpunararindamaḥ | dhamatāṃ ca mahāśaṅkhānsaṅgrāme jitakāśinām

of the Dhartarashtras, who roar again and again, O subduer of foes, and blow their great conches, exulting in victory in the battle.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 22 (8.61.22)

युधिष्ठिरं पाण्डवेयं हतेति भरतर्षभ । सञ्चोदयत्यसौ कर्णो धार्तराष्ट्रान्महाबलान् ॥

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pāṇḍaveyaṃ hateti bharatarṣabha | sañcodayatyasau karṇo dhārtarāṣṭrānmahābalān

"Kill Yudhishthira, the Pandava!" — so, O best of the Bharatas, does Karna urge on the mighty Dhartarashtras.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya).

Verse 23 (8.61.23)

स्थूणाकर्णास्त्रजालेन पार्थ पाशुपतेन च । प्रच्छादयन्ति राजानमनुयान्ति महारथाः ॥

sthūṇākarṇāstrajālena pārtha pāśupatena ca | pracchādayanti rājānamanuyānti mahārathāḥ

With a net of the weapons Sthunakarna and Pashupata, O Partha, the great chariot-warriors cover the king and follow close upon him.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna, still speaking (the input had Sanjaya). Not matched by the alignment; a variant of CE 8.43.21ac (sthūṇākarṇendrajālena pārtha pāśupatena ca / pracchādayanto rājānam anuyānti mahārathāḥ): Wikisource reads स्थूणाकर्णास्त्रजालेन for the CE's sthūṇākarṇendrajālena. The page's gloss says Sthunakarna is a Gandharva. Kept. The speech continues in the next adhyaya, at CE 8.43.21e.