The Kauravas Choose Shalya as Their Commander

Verse 1 (9.5.1)

अथ हैमवते प्रस्थे स्थित्वा युद्धाभिनन्दिनः । सर्व एव महाराज योधास्तत्र समागताः ॥

atha haimavate prasthe sthitvā yuddhābhinandinaḥ | sarva eva mahārāja yodhāstatra samāgatāḥ

Then, having halted on the Himalayan tableland, all the warriors who delighted in battle gathered there, O great king.

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Verse 2 (9.5.2)

शल्यश्च चित्रसेनश्च शकुनिश्च महारथः । अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः ॥

śalyaśca citrasenaśca śakuniśca mahārathaḥ | aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ

Shalya, Chitrasena, the great chariot-warrior Shakuni, Ashvatthama, Kripa, and Kritavarma the Satvata,

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Verse 3 (9.5.3)

सुषेणोऽरिष्टसेनश्च धृतसेनश्च वीर्यवान् । जयत्सेनश्च राजानस्ते रात्रिमुषितास्ततः ॥

suṣeṇo'riṣṭasenaśca dhṛtasenaśca vīryavān | jayatsenaśca rājānaste rātrimuṣitāstataḥ

Sushena, Arishtasena, the valiant Dhritasena, and Jayatsena: these kings spent the night there.

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Verse 4 (9.5.4)

रणे कर्णे हते वीरे त्रासिता जितकाशिभिः । नालभञ्शर्म ते पुत्रा हिमवन्तमृते गिरिम् ॥

raṇe karṇe hate vīre trāsitā jitakāśibhiḥ | nālabhañśarma te putrā himavantamṛte girim

With Karna, the hero, slain in battle, your sons, terrified by the Pandavas who shone with victory, found no comfort anywhere except on that mountain, the Himalaya.

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Verse 5 (9.5.5)

तेऽब्रुवन्सहितास्तत्र राजानं सैन्यसंनिधौ । कृतयत्ना रणे राजन्संपूज्य विधिवत्तदा ॥

te'bruvansahitāstatra rājānaṃ sainyasaṃnidhau | kṛtayatnā raṇe rājansaṃpūjya vidhivattadā

Gathered there together in the midst of the army, having done their utmost in the battle, they duly honoured the king, O king, and then spoke to him.

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Verse 6 (9.5.6)

कृत्वा सेनाप्रणेतारं परांस्त्वं योद्धुमर्हसि । येनाभिगुप्ताः संग्रामे जयेमासुहृदो वयम् ॥

kṛtvā senāpraṇetāraṃ parāṃstvaṃ yoddhumarhasi | yenābhiguptāḥ saṃgrāme jayemāsuhṛdo vayam

"Appoint a leader of the army, and then you may fight the enemy; protected by him, we shall conquer our foes in battle."

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Verse 7 (9.5.7)

ततो दुर्योधनः स्थित्वा रथे रथवरोत्तमम् । सर्वयुद्धविभागज्ञमन्तकप्रतिमं युधि ॥

tato duryodhanaḥ sthitvā rathe rathavarottamam | sarvayuddhavibhāgajñamantakapratimaṃ yudhi

Then Duryodhana, standing on his chariot, looked toward the best of the foremost chariot-warriors, who knew every division of warfare and was like Death himself in battle,

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Verse 8 (9.5.8)

स्वङ्गं प्रच्छन्नशिरसं कम्बुग्रीवं प्रियंवदम् । व्याकोशपद्माभिमुखं व्याघ्रास्यं मेरुगौरवम् ॥

svaṅgaṃ pracchannaśirasaṃ kambugrīvaṃ priyaṃvadam | vyākośapadmābhimukhaṃ vyāghrāsyaṃ merugauravam

fair of limb, with a well-covered head, a neck like a conch, and sweet speech, his face like an opened lotus, tiger-mouthed, and weighty in bearing as Meru,

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Verse 9 (9.5.9)

स्थाणोर्वृषस्य सदृशं स्कन्धनेत्रगतिस्वरैः । पुष्टश्लिष्टायतभुजं सुविस्तीर्णघनोरसम् ॥

sthāṇorvṛṣasya sadṛśaṃ skandhanetragatisvaraiḥ | puṣṭaśliṣṭāyatabhujaṃ suvistīrṇaghanorasam

like the bull of Sthanu in shoulders, eyes, gait and voice, with strong, close-set, long arms and a broad, solid chest,

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Verse 10 (9.5.10)

जवे बले च सदृशमरुणानुजवातयोः । आदित्यस्य त्विषा तुल्यं बुद्ध्या चोशनसा समम् ॥

jave bale ca sadṛśamaruṇānujavātayoḥ | ādityasya tviṣā tulyaṃ buddhyā cośanasā samam

equal in speed and strength to Aruna's younger brother and the Wind, equal to the sun in radiance and to Ushanas in intellect,

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Verse 11 (9.5.11)

कान्तिरूपमुखैश्वर्यैस्त्रिभिश्चन्द्रमसोपमम् । काञ्चनोपलसंघातैः सदृशं श्लिष्टसंधिकम् ॥

kāntirūpamukhaiśvaryaistribhiścandramasopamam | kāñcanopalasaṃghātaiḥ sadṛśaṃ śliṣṭasaṃdhikam

like the moon in three things, in loveliness, in comeliness of form and face, and in lordliness, like a mass of golden rock, with joints closely fitted,

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Verse 12 (9.5.12)

सुवृत्तोरुकटीजङ्घं सुपादं स्वङ्गुलीनखम् । स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वैव च गुणान्धात्रा यत्नाद्विनिर्मितम् ॥

suvṛttorukaṭījaṅghaṃ supādaṃ svaṅgulīnakham | smṛtvā smṛtvaiva ca guṇāndhātrā yatnādvinirmitam

with shapely thighs, hips and calves, fine feet, and fingers and nails well formed, fashioned by the Creator with care, as though recalling his excellences one by one,

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Verse 13 (9.5.13)

सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नं निपुणं श्रुतिसागरम् । जेतारं तरसारीणामजेयं शत्रुभिर्बलात् ॥

sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ nipuṇaṃ śrutisāgaram | jetāraṃ tarasārīṇāmajeyaṃ śatrubhirbalāt

endowed with every auspicious mark, skilled, an ocean of sacred learning, conqueror of the swift and impetuous, unconquerable by his enemies in strength.

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Verse 14 (9.5.14)

दशाङ्गं यश्चतुष्पादमिष्वस्त्रं वेद तत्त्वतः । साङ्गांश्च चतुरो वेदान्सम्यगाख्यानपञ्चमान् ॥

daśāṅgaṃ yaścatuṣpādamiṣvastraṃ veda tattvataḥ | sāṅgāṃśca caturo vedānsamyagākhyānapañcamān

He truly knows archery, tenfold in its parts and fourfold in its quarters, and the four Vedas with their limbs, together with the narratives as the fifth.

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Verse 15 (9.5.15)

आराध्य त्र्यम्बकं यत्नाद्व्रतैरुग्रैर्महातपाः । अयोनिजायामुत्पन्नो द्रोणेनायोनिजेन यः ॥

ārādhya tryambakaṃ yatnādvratairugrairmahātapāḥ | ayonijāyāmutpanno droṇenāyonijena yaḥ

A great ascetic, he propitiated Tryambaka with effort through fierce vows, and was born to the womb-unborn woman by Drona, himself womb-unborn.

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Verse 16 (9.5.16)

तमप्रतिमकर्माणं रूपेणासदृशं भुवि । पारगं सर्वविद्यानां गुणार्णवमनिन्दितम् । तमभ्येत्यात्मजस्तुभ्यमश्वत्थामानमब्रवीत् ॥

tamapratimakarmāṇaṃ rūpeṇāsadṛśaṃ bhuvi | pāragaṃ sarvavidyānāṃ guṇārṇavamaninditam | tamabhyetyātmajastubhyamaśvatthāmānamabravīt

Your son approached him, Ashvatthama, of incomparable deeds, without an equal on earth in form, who has crossed to the far shore of all knowledge, an ocean of virtues, free from blame, and said to him:

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Verse 17 (9.5.17)

यं पुरस्कृत्य सहिता युधि जेष्याम पाण्डवान् । गुरुपुत्रोऽद्य सर्वेषामस्माकं परमा गतिः । भवांस्तस्मान्नियोगात्ते कोऽस्तु सेनापतिर्मम ॥

yaṃ puraskṛtya sahitā yudhi jeṣyāma pāṇḍavān | guruputro'dya sarveṣāmasmākaṃ paramā gatiḥ | bhavāṃstasmānniyogātte ko'stu senāpatirmama

"Putting him at our head, we shall together conquer the Pandavas in battle. The guru's son is today the supreme refuge of us all. Therefore, at your appointment, who shall be my commander?"

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Verse 18 (9.5.18)

अयं कुलेन वीर्येण तेजसा यशसा श्रिया । सर्वैर्गुणैः समुदितः शल्यो नोऽस्तु चमूपतिः ॥

ayaṃ kulena vīryeṇa tejasā yaśasā śriyā | sarvairguṇaiḥ samuditaḥ śalyo no'stu camūpatiḥ

"This Shalya, endowed with every excellence of birth, valour, splendour, fame and fortune, shall be our commander.

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Verse 19 (9.5.19)

भागिनेयान्निजांस्त्यक्त्वा कृतज्ञोऽस्मानुपागतः । महासेनो महाबाहुर्महासेन इवापरः ॥

bhāgineyānnijāṃstyaktvā kṛtajño'smānupāgataḥ | mahāseno mahābāhurmahāsena ivāparaḥ

Abandoning his own sister's sons, the grateful one has come over to us; mighty-armed, he is a second Mahasena, with a great host.

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Verse 20 (9.5.20)

एनं सेनापतिं कृत्वा नृपतिं नृपसत्तम । शक्यः प्राप्तुं जयोऽस्माभिर्देवैः स्कन्दमिवाजितम् ॥

enaṃ senāpatiṃ kṛtvā nṛpatiṃ nṛpasattama | śakyaḥ prāptuṃ jayo'smābhirdevaiḥ skandamivājitam

Making this lord of men our commander, O best of kings, we can win the victory, as the gods won it with the unconquered Skanda."

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Verse 21 (9.5.21)

तथोक्ते द्रोणपुत्रेण सर्व एव नराधिपाः । परिवार्य स्थिताः शल्यं जयशब्दांश्च चक्रिरे । युद्धाय च मतिं चक्रूरावेशं च परं ययुः ॥

tathokte droṇaputreṇa sarva eva narādhipāḥ | parivārya sthitāḥ śalyaṃ jayaśabdāṃśca cakrire | yuddhāya ca matiṃ cakrūrāveśaṃ ca paraṃ yayuḥ

When Drona's son had spoken thus, all the kings stood around Shalya and raised cries of victory. They set their minds on battle and were seized with a mighty ardour.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.21): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's three lines (21a, 21c, 21e) are kept as three lines.

Verse 22 (9.5.22)

ततो दुर्योधनः शल्यं भूमौ स्थित्वा रथे स्थितम् । उवाच प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा रामभीष्मसमं रणे ॥

tato duryodhanaḥ śalyaṃ bhūmau sthitvā rathe sthitam | uvāca prāñjalirbhūtvā rāmabhīṣmasamaṃ raṇe

Then Duryodhana, having stepped down to the ground, joined his palms and spoke to Shalya, who stood on his chariot and was the equal of Rama and Bhishma in battle.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.22): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (22a, 22c) are kept as two lines.

Verse 23 (9.5.23)

अयं स कालः संप्राप्तो मित्राणां मित्रवत्सल । यत्र मित्रममित्रं वा परीक्षन्ते बुधा जनाः ॥

ayaṃ sa kālaḥ saṃprāpto mitrāṇāṃ mitravatsala | yatra mitramamitraṃ vā parīkṣante budhā janāḥ

"This is the time that has come, O you who love your friends, when wise men test who is a friend and who is not.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.23): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (23a, 23c) are kept as two lines. Speaker: Duryodhana (the critical edition prints no heading; the speech follows "uvāca" in verse 22 and runs to verse 24).

Verse 24 (9.5.24)

स भवानस्तु नः शूरः प्रणेता वाहिनीमुखे । रणं च याते भवति पाण्डवा मन्दचेतसः । भविष्यन्ति सहामात्याः पाञ्चालाश्च निरुद्यमाः ॥

sa bhavānastu naḥ śūraḥ praṇetā vāhinīmukhe | raṇaṃ ca yāte bhavati pāṇḍavā mandacetasaḥ | bhaviṣyanti sahāmātyāḥ pāñcālāśca nirudyamāḥ

Be our hero, then, our leader at the head of the host. Once you have gone to the battle, the dull-witted Pandavas and the Panchalas, with their counsellors, will lose all spirit for the fight."

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.24): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's three lines (24a, 24c, 24e) are kept as three lines. The critical edition's star passage 9.5.24f*0042_01–02 (a narrative line introducing Shalya's reply), which follows this verse, is not included.

Verse 25 (9.5.25)

यत्तु मां मन्यसे राजन्कुरुराज करोमि तत् । त्वत्प्रियार्थं हि मे सर्वं प्राणा राज्यं धनानि च ॥

yattu māṃ manyase rājankururāja karomi tat | tvatpriyārthaṃ hi me sarvaṃ prāṇā rājyaṃ dhanāni ca

"Whatever you think of me, O king, O king of the Kurus, that I will do. All that is mine, my life, my kingdom and my wealth, is for your pleasure."

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.25): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (25a, 25c) are kept as two lines. The critical edition's heading "śalya uvāca" stands before this verse.

Verse 26 (9.5.26)

सेनापत्येन वरये त्वामहं मातुलातुलम् । सोऽस्मान्पाहि युधां श्रेष्ठ स्कन्दो देवानिवाहवे ॥

senāpatyena varaye tvāmahaṃ mātulātulam | so'smānpāhi yudhāṃ śreṣṭha skando devānivāhave

"I choose you for the command of the army, my peerless maternal uncle. Protect us, best of fighters, as Skanda protected the gods in battle.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.26): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (26a, 26c) are kept as two lines. The critical edition's heading "duryodhana uvāca" stands before this verse; his speech runs to verse 27. Wikisource 6 then begins with Shalya's reply (critical edition 9.6.1).

Verse 27 (9.5.27)

अभिषिच्यस्व राजेन्द्र देवानामिव पावकिः । जहि शत्रून्रणे वीर महेन्द्रो दानवानिव ॥

abhiṣicyasva rājendra devānāmiva pāvakiḥ | jahi śatrūnraṇe vīra mahendro dānavāniva

Be consecrated, O chief of kings, as the son of Fire was for the gods. Slay the foes in battle, O hero, as Mahendra slew the Danavas."

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (9.5.27): the Wikisource page for this adhyaya (5) is a retyped copy of the text of adhyaya 4 (it carries the labels 9-5-1 to 9-5-30 but repeats the opening verses of Wikisource 4, from "evamuktas tato rājā gautamena"), so the adhyaya's own text, which falls between the end of Wikisource 4 (critical edition 9.4.50) and the start of Wikisource 6 (critical edition 9.6.1), is supplied from the critical edition (adhyaya 9.5, verses 1 to 27) and written in Devanagari with the critical edition's words unchanged. The critical edition's two lines (27a, 27c) are kept as two lines.