Bhishma's Count Continues: Sudakshina to Kripa

Verse 1 (5.166.1)

सुदक्षिणस्तु काम्भोजो रथ एकगुणो मतः । तवार्थसिद्धिमाकाङ्क्षन्योत्स्यते समरे परैः ॥

sudakṣiṇastu kāmbhojo ratha ekaguṇo mataḥ | tavārthasiddhimākāṅkṣanyotsyate samare paraiḥ

Sudakshina of the Kambojas is counted as a single ratha. Seeking the success of your cause, he will fight the enemy in battle.

Verse 2 (5.166.2)

एतस्य रथसिंहस्य तवार्थे राजसत्तम । पराक्रमं यथेन्द्रस्य द्रक्ष्यन्ति कुरवो युधि ॥

etasya rathasiṃhasya tavārthe rājasattama | parākramaṃ yathendrasya drakṣyanti kuravo yudhi

The Kurus will see this lion among chariot-warriors show valour like Indra's in battle for your sake, best of kings.

Verse 3 (5.166.3)

एतस्य रथवंशे हि तिग्मवेगप्रहारिणः । काम्भोजानां महाराज शलभानामिवायतिः ॥

etasya rathavaṃśe hi tigmavegaprahāriṇaḥ | kāmbhojānāṃ mahārāja śalabhānāmivāyatiḥ

In his chariot-column, great king, the Kambojas, striking with fierce speed, will come on like a swarm of locusts.

Verse 4 (5.166.4)

नीलो माहिष्मतीवासी नीलवर्मा रथस्तव । रथवंशेन कदनं शत्रूणां वै करिष्यति ॥

nīlo māhiṣmatīvāsī nīlavarmā rathastava | rathavaṃśena kadanaṃ śatrūṇāṃ vai kariṣyati

Nila, who dwells in Mahishmati, clad in blue armour, is a ratha on your side; with his chariot-column he will make a slaughter of the enemy.

Note on the text: Corrected माहिष्यती → माहिष्मती (misprint in Wikisource; य for म in the city's name; the critical edition reads māhiṣmatīvāsī).

Verse 5 (5.166.5)

कृतवैरः पुरा चैव सहदेवेन मारिष । योत्स्यते सततं राजंस्तवार्थे कुरुनन्दन ॥

kṛtavairaḥ purā caiva sahadevena māriṣa | yotsyate satataṃ rājaṃstavārthe kurunandana

Long ago he made an enemy of Sahadeva, honoured sir; he will fight for your sake without pause, O king, joy of the Kurus.

Verse 6 (5.166.6)

विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ संमतौ रथसत्तमौ । कृतिनौ समरे तात दृढवीर्यपराक्रमौ ॥

vindānuvindāvāvantyau saṃmatau rathasattamau | kṛtinau samare tāta dṛḍhavīryaparākramau

Vinda and Anuvinda of Avanti are esteemed as excellent rathas, my son — accomplished in battle, firm in strength and valour.

Verse 7 (5.166.7)

एतौ तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ रिपुसैन्यं प्रधक्ष्यतः । गदाप्रासासिनाराचैस्तोमरैश्च करच्युतैः ॥

etau tau puruṣavyāghrau ripusainyaṃ pradhakṣyataḥ | gadāprāsāsinārācaistomaraiśca karacyutaiḥ

These two tigers among men will burn up the enemy's army with maces, lances, swords, iron arrows and javelins hurled by hand,

Note on the text: Corrected करच्यतैः → करच्युतैः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped u-sign; च्युत "hurled", as in the critical edition's bhujacyutaiḥ — कर for bhuja is a recension variant).

Verse 8 (5.166.8)

युद्धाभिकामौ समरे क्रीडन्ताविव यूथपौ । यूथमध्ये महाराज विचरन्तौ कृतान्तवत् ॥

yuddhābhikāmau samare krīḍantāviva yūthapau | yūthamadhye mahārāja vicarantau kṛtāntavat

eager for battle, sporting on the field like two leaders of elephant herds, roaming in the midst of the host like Death itself, great king.

Verse 9 (5.166.9)

त्रिगर्ता भ्रातरः पञ्च रथोदारा मता मम । कृतवैराश्च पार्थैस्ते विराटनगरे तदा ॥

trigartā bhrātaraḥ pañca rathodārā matā mama | kṛtavairāśca pārthaiste virāṭanagare tadā

The five Trigarta brothers I regard as noble rathas; they made enemies of the Parthas back then in the city of Virata.

Verse 10 (5.166.10)

मकरा इव राजेन्द्र समुद्धततरङ्गिणीम् । गङ्गां विक्षोभयिष्यन्ति पार्थानां युधि वाहिनीम् ॥

makarā iva rājendra samuddhatataraṅgiṇīm | gaṅgāṃ vikṣobhayiṣyanti pārthānāṃ yudhi vāhinīm

Like crocodiles stirring up the Ganga when her waves rise high, lord of kings, they will churn up the army of the Parthas in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected वाहिनी → वाहिनीम् (misprint in Wikisource; the army stands in apposition to the accusative गङ्गाम्, as the page's own commentary takes it (सेनां … गङ्गां); the critical edition reads vāhinīm).

Verse 11 (5.166.11)

ते रथाः पञ्च राजेन्द्र येषां सत्यरथो मुखम् । एते योत्स्यन्ति सङ्ग्रामे संस्मरन्तः पुराकृतम् ॥

te rathāḥ pañca rājendra yeṣāṃ satyaratho mukham | ete yotsyanti saṅgrāme saṃsmarantaḥ purākṛtam

Those five chariot-warriors, lord of kings, with Satyaratha at their head, will fight in battle, remembering what was done to them before —

Note on the text: Corrected पुराकृतमक् → पुराकृतम् (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क्; the critical edition reads purā kṛtam).

Verse 12 (5.166.12)

व्यलीकं पाण्डवेयेन भीमसेनानुजेन ह । दिशो विजयता राजञ्श्वेतवाहेन भारत ॥

vyalīkaṃ pāṇḍaveyena bhīmasenānujena ha | diśo vijayatā rājañśvetavāhena bhārata

the wrong done to them by the son of Pandu, Bhimasena's younger brother with the white horses, when he was conquering the quarters, O king, O Bharata.

Verse 13 (5.166.13)

ते हनिष्यन्ति पार्थानां तानासाद्य महारथान् । वरान्वरान्महेष्वासान्क्षत्रियाणां धुरंधरान् ॥

te haniṣyanti pārthānāṃ tānāsādya mahārathān | varānvarānmaheṣvāsānkṣatriyāṇāṃ dhuraṃdharān

They will close with the great chariot-warriors of the Parthas and slay them — the very best of their great archers, the mainstays of the kshatriyas.

Verse 14 (5.166.14)

लक्ष्मणस्तव पुत्रश्च तथा दुःशासनस्य च । उभौ तौ पुरुषव्याघ्रौ संग्रामेष्वपलायिनौ ॥

lakṣmaṇastava putraśca tathā duḥśāsanasya ca | ubhau tau puruṣavyāghrau saṃgrāmeṣvapalāyinau

Your son Lakshmana, and the son of Duhshasana — both are tigers among men who never flee in battle.

Note on the text: Corrected लक्ष्णणः → लक्ष्मणः (misprint in Wikisource; ण for म; the critical edition reads lakṣmaṇas).

Verse 15 (5.166.15)

तरुणौ सुकुमारौ च राजपुत्रौ तरस्विनौ । युद्धानां च विशेषज्ञौ प्रणेतारौ च सर्वशः ॥

taruṇau sukumārau ca rājaputrau tarasvinau | yuddhānāṃ ca viśeṣajñau praṇetārau ca sarvaśaḥ

Young and tender, yet vigorous princes, they know the finer points of warfare and are leaders in every respect.

Note on the text: Corrected रतस्विनौ → तरस्विनौ (misprint in Wikisource; transposed aksharas; the critical edition reads tarasvinau).

Verse 16 (5.166.16)

रथौ तौ कुरुशार्दूल मतौ मे रथसत्तमौ । क्षत्रधर्मरतौ वीरौ महत्कर्म करिष्यतः ॥

rathau tau kuruśārdūla matau me rathasattamau | kṣatradharmaratau vīrau mahatkarma kariṣyataḥ

Those two I consider excellent rathas, tiger of the Kurus; heroes devoted to the duty of kshatriyas, they will do great deeds.

Verse 17 (5.166.17)

दण्डधारो महाराज रथ एको नरर्षभ । योत्स्यते तव सङ्ग्रामे स्वेन सैन्येन पालितः ॥

daṇḍadhāro mahārāja ratha eko nararṣabha | yotsyate tava saṅgrāme svena sainyena pālitaḥ

Dandadhara, great king, bull among men, is a ratha on his own; he will fight in battle for you, protected by his own troops.

Verse 18 (5.166.18)

बृहद्बलस्तथा राजा कौसल्यो रथसत्तमः । रथो मम मतस्तात महावेगपराक्रमः ॥

bṛhadbalastathā rājā kausalyo rathasattamaḥ | ratho mama matastāta mahāvegaparākramaḥ

King Brihadbala of Kosala, best of chariot-warriors, I also count a ratha, my son, a man of great speed and valour.

Verse 19 (5.166.19)

एष योत्स्यति सङ्ग्रामे स्वान्बन्धून्संप्रहर्षयन् । उग्रायुधो महेष्वासो धार्तराष्ट्रहिते रतः ॥

eṣa yotsyati saṅgrāme svānbandhūnsaṃpraharṣayan | ugrāyudho maheṣvāso dhārtarāṣṭrahite rataḥ

Bearing fierce weapons, a great archer devoted to the good of Dhritarashtra's son, he will fight in battle, gladdening his own kinsmen.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width non-joiner inside सङ्ग्रामे (a wiki typing artefact); the text is otherwise unchanged.

Verse 20 (5.166.20)

कृपः शारद्वतो राजन्रथयूथपयूथपः । प्रियान्प्राणान्परित्यज्य प्रधक्ष्यति रिपूंस्तव ॥

kṛpaḥ śāradvato rājanrathayūthapayūthapaḥ | priyānprāṇānparityajya pradhakṣyati ripūṃstava

Kripa, son of Sharadvat, O king, leader of the leaders of chariot-troops, will burn up your enemies, giving up his own dear life.

Note on the text: Corrected रजन् → राजन् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ā; the critical edition reads rājan).

Verse 21 (5.166.21)

गौतमस्य महर्षेर्य आचार्यस्य शरद्वतः । कार्तिकेय इवाजेयः शरस्तम्बात्सुतोऽभवत् ॥

gautamasya maharṣerya ācāryasya śaradvataḥ | kārtikeya ivājeyaḥ śarastambātsuto'bhavat

He was born from a clump of reeds, the son of the great sage and teacher Gautama Sharadvat, invincible as Kartikeya.

Note on the text: Corrected इवाजयः → इवाजेयः (misprint in Wikisource; dropped e-sign; the critical edition reads ivājeyaḥ).

Verse 22 (5.166.22)

एष सेनाः सुबहुला विविधायुधकार्मुकाः । अग्निवत्समरे तात चरिष्यति विनिर्दहन् ॥

eṣa senāḥ subahulā vividhāyudhakārmukāḥ | agnivatsamare tāta cariṣyati vinirdahan

Like fire, my son, he will range across the battlefield, burning up the many armies with their weapons and bows of every kind.