The Two Weapons Meet and the Sages Appear

Verse 1 (10.14.1)

इङ्गितेनैव दाशार्हस्तस्याभिप्रायमादितः । द्रौणेर्बुद्ध्वा महाबाहुरर्जुनं प्रत्यभाषत ॥

iṅgitenaiva dāśārhastasyābhiprāyamāditaḥ | drauṇerbuddhvā mahābāhurarjunaṃ pratyabhāṣata

Dasharha, understanding from a mere gesture, from the very first, what Drona’s son meant to do, the mighty-armed one spoke to Arjuna.

Note on the text: Corrected द्रौणेर्बुद्धा → द्रौणेर्बुद्ध्वा (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped ध्; the critical edition (10.14.1) has buddhvā).

Verse 2 (10.14.2)

अर्जुनार्जुन यद्दिव्यमस्त्रं ते हृदि वर्तते । द्रोणोपदिष्टं तस्यायं कालः सम्प्रति पाण्डव ॥

arjunārjuna yaddivyamastraṃ te hṛdi vartate | droṇopadiṣṭaṃ tasyāyaṃ kālaḥ samprati pāṇḍava

“Arjuna, Arjuna! The divine weapon that you carry in your heart, which Drona taught you — now, Pandava, is the time for it.

Note on the text: Speaker: Krishna’s words to Arjuna carry no printed heading on the page (it has only the opening वैशम्पायन heading), but verses 2 and 3 are wholly his speech, so they are given to Vasudeva.

Verse 3 (10.14.3)

भ्रातॄणामात्मनश्चैव परित्राणाय भारत । विसृजैतत्त्वमप्याजावस्त्रमस्त्रनिवारणम् ॥

bhrātṝṇāmātmanaścaiva paritrāṇāya bhārata | visṛjaitattvamapyājāvastramastranivāraṇam

For the protection of your brothers and of yourself, O Bharata, loose it in battle, you too — the weapon that counters weapons.”

Verse 4 (10.14.4)

केशवेनैवमुक्तोऽथ पाण्डवः परवीरहा । अवातरद्रथात्तूर्णं प्रगृह्य सशरं धनुः ॥

keśavenaivamukto'tha pāṇḍavaḥ paravīrahā | avātaradrathāttūrṇaṃ pragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ

Thus addressed by Keshava, the Pandava, slayer of enemy heroes, quickly got down from the chariot, taking up his bow and arrow.

Verse 5 (10.14.5)

पूर्वमाचार्यपुत्राय ततोऽनन्तरमात्मने । भ्रातृभ्यश्चैव सर्वेभ्यः स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा परन्तपः ॥

pūrvamācāryaputrāya tato'nantaramātmane | bhrātṛbhyaścaiva sarvebhyaḥ svastītyuktvā parantapaḥ

First to the teacher’s son, then to himself, and then to all his brothers, the scorcher of foes said, “May it be well,”

Verse 6 (10.14.6)

देवताभ्यो नमस्कृत्य गुरुभ्यश्चैव सर्वशः । उत्ससर्ज शिवं ध्यायन्नस्त्रमस्त्रेण शाम्यताम् ॥

devatābhyo namaskṛtya gurubhyaścaiva sarvaśaḥ | utsasarja śivaṃ dhyāyannastramastreṇa śāmyatām

bowed to the gods and to his elders on every side, and, meditating on the auspicious, loosed the weapon with the thought, “Let weapon be quelled by weapon.”

Verse 7 (10.14.7)

ततस्तदस्त्रं सहसा सृष्टं गाण्डीवधन्वना । प्रजज्वाल महार्चिष्मद्युगान्तानलसन्निभम् ॥

tatastadastraṃ sahasā sṛṣṭaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | prajajvāla mahārciṣmadyugāntānalasannibham

Then that weapon, suddenly loosed by the wielder of Gandiva, blazed with huge flames, like the fire at the end of an age.

Note on the text: Corrected तदस्‌रं → तदस्त्रं (misprint in Wikisource; the त् of स्त्र is lost behind a zero-width joiner).

Verse 8 (10.14.8)

तथैव द्रोणपुत्रस्य तदस्त्रं तिग्मतेजसः । प्रजज्वाल महाज्वालं तेजोमण्डलसंवृतम् ॥

tathaiva droṇaputrasya tadastraṃ tigmatejasaḥ | prajajvāla mahājvālaṃ tejomaṇḍalasaṃvṛtam

In the same way the weapon of Drona’s son, fierce in its radiance, blazed with a great flame, wrapped in a circle of light.

Verse 9 (10.14.9)

निर्घाता बहवश्चासन्पेतुरुल्काः सहस्रशः । महद्भयं च भूतानां सर्वेषां समजायत ॥

nirghātā bahavaścāsanpeturulkāḥ sahasraśaḥ | mahadbhayaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ sarveṣāṃ samajāyata

There were many thunderclaps, meteors fell by the thousand, and great fear arose in all beings.

Verse 10 (10.14.10)

सशब्दमभवद्व्योम ज्वालामालाकुलं भृशम् । चचाल च मही कृत्स्ना सपर्वतवनद्रुमा ॥

saśabdamabhavadvyoma jvālāmālākulaṃ bhṛśam | cacāla ca mahī kṛtsnā saparvatavanadrumā

The sky roared, thick with garlands of flame, and the whole earth, with its mountains, forests and trees, shook.

Verse 11 (10.14.11)

तावस्त्रतेजसा लोकांस्त्रासयन्तौ ततः स्थितौ । महर्षी सहितौ तत्र दर्शयामासतुस्तदा ॥

tāvastratejasā lokāṃstrāsayantau tataḥ sthitau | maharṣī sahitau tatra darśayāmāsatustadā

While the two of them stood there, frightening the worlds with the glare of their weapons, the two great sages came together and showed themselves.

Verse 12 (10.14.12)

नारदः सर्वधर्मात्मा भरतानां पितामहः । उभौ शमयितुं वीरौ भारद्वाजधनञ्जयौ ॥

nāradaḥ sarvadharmātmā bharatānāṃ pitāmahaḥ | ubhau śamayituṃ vīrau bhāradvājadhanañjayau

They were Narada, soul of all dharma, and the grandsire of the Bharatas, come to calm the two heroes, the descendant of Bharadvaja and Dhananjaya.

Verse 13 (10.14.13)

तौ मुनी सर्वधर्मज्ञौ सर्वभूतहितैषिणौ । दीप्तयोरस्त्रयोर्मध्ये स्थितौ परमतेजसौ ॥

tau munī sarvadharmajñau sarvabhūtahitaiṣiṇau | dīptayorastrayormadhye sthitau paramatejasau

Those two sages, who knew all dharma and wished the good of all beings, stood between the two blazing weapons, of surpassing radiance.

Note on the text: Corrected हितैपिणौ → हितैषिणौ (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष; the critical edition (10.14.13) has hitaiṣiṇau). Corrected दीप्तयोरस्‌रयोर्मध्ये → दीप्तयोरस्त्रयोर्मध्ये (misprint in Wikisource; the त् of स्त्र is lost behind a zero-width joiner).

Verse 14 (10.14.14)

तदन्तरमनाधृष्यावुपगम्य यशस्विनौ । आस्तामृषिवरौ तत्र ज्वलिताविव पावकौ ॥

tadantaramanādhṛṣyāvupagamya yaśasvinau | āstāmṛṣivarau tatra jvalitāviva pāvakau

Going into the space between them, the two glorious, unassailable best of sages stood there, blazing like two fires.

Verse 15 (10.14.15)

प्राणभृद्भिरनाधृष्यौ देवदानवसम्मतौ । अस्त्रतेजः शमयितुं लोकानां हितकाम्यया ॥

prāṇabhṛdbhiranādhṛṣyau devadānavasammatau | astratejaḥ śamayituṃ lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

Beyond the reach of any living creature, esteemed by gods and danavas alike, they stood there to quench the fire of the weapons, out of a wish for the good of the worlds.

Verse 16 (10.14.16)

महास्त्रविदुषः पूर्वे येऽप्यतीता महारथाः । नैतदस्त्रं मनुष्येषु तैः प्रयुक्तं कथञ्चन । किमिदं साहसं वीरौ कृतवन्तौ महात्ययम् ॥

mahāstraviduṣaḥ pūrve ye'pyatītā mahārathāḥ | naitadastraṃ manuṣyeṣu taiḥ prayuktaṃ kathañcana | kimidaṃ sāhasaṃ vīrau kṛtavantau mahātyayam

Even the great chariot-warriors of old who knew the mighty weapons never used this weapon against men in any way. Heroes, what is this rash deed you have both done, so full of peril?

Note on the text: Corrected नैतदस्‌रं → नैतदस्त्रं (misprint in Wikisource; the त् of स्त्र is lost behind a zero-width joiner). Speaker heading on the page: ऋषी ऊचतुः (the Two Sages). Lines 1 and 2 are the critical edition’s 10.14.16a (nānāśastravidaḥ pūrve ye ’py atītā mahārathāḥ, here with the recension variant mahāstravidaḥ for nānāśastravidaḥ) and 16c; line 3 is its star line 10.14.16c*0063_01 (kim idaṃ sāhasaṃ vīrau kṛtavantau mahātyayam).