Arjuna Names the Owners of the Weapons

Verse 1 (4.42.1)

उत्तरेणैवमुक्तस्तु पार्थो वैराटिमब्रवीत् । मृद्व्या प्रत्याययन्वाचा भीतं शङ्कावशं गतम् ॥

uttareṇaivamuktastu pārtho vairāṭimabravīt | mṛdvyā pratyāyayanvācā bhītaṃ śaṅkāvaśaṃ gatam

Spoken to thus by Uttara, Partha answered Virata's son, reassuring him with gentle words, for he was afraid and in the grip of doubt.

Note on the text: Corrected अत्तरेण → उत्तरेण (misprint in Wikisource; अ for उ; the apparatus reads uttareṇaivam). Not in the critical text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.36*0708.

Verse 2 (4.42.2)

यत्त्वया प्रथमं पृष्टं शत्रुसेनाङ्गमर्दनम् । पार्थस्येदं धनुर्दिव्यं गाण्डीवमिति विश्रुतम् ॥

yattvayā prathamaṃ pṛṣṭaṃ śatrusenāṅgamardanam | pārthasyedaṃ dhanurdivyaṃ gāṇḍīvamiti viśrutam

"The one you asked about first, the crusher of the ranks of enemy armies, is Partha's divine bow, famed as the Gandiva.

Note on the text: Corrected अत्त्वया → यत्त्वया (misprint in Wikisource; अ for य; the relative यत् is needed for the clause, as in the critical edition's yan māṃ pūrvam ihāpṛcchaḥ). The verse is a recension variant of the critical edition 4.38.36.

Verse 3 (4.42.3)

अभेद्यमभयं श्रीमद्दिव्यमच्छेद्यमव्रणम् । सर्वायुधमहामात्रं शातकुम्भमयं धनुः ॥

abhedyamabhayaṃ śrīmaddivyamacchedyamavraṇam | sarvāyudhamahāmātraṃ śātakumbhamayaṃ dhanuḥ

It cannot be pierced, it knows no fear; it is glorious, divine, unbreakable and without a flaw. This bow, made of gold, is the greatest of all weapons.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition's apparatus 4.38.36d*0709 (ajaraṃ for अभयं); line 2 to 4.38.37ab (śātakumbhapariṣkṛtam for शातकुम्भमयं धनुः).

Verse 4 (4.42.4)

एतच्छतसहस्रेण संमितं राष्ट्रवर्धनम् । देवदानवगन्धर्वैः पूजितं शाश्वतीः समाः ॥

etacchatasahasreṇa saṃmitaṃ rāṣṭravardhanam | devadānavagandharvaiḥ pūjitaṃ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

It is equal to a hundred thousand bows and enlarges kingdoms; gods, Danavas and Gandharvas have honoured it through endless years.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition 4.38.38ab; line 2 is 4.38.39ab.

Verse 5 (4.42.5)

येन देवासुरान्पार्थः सर्वान्विषहते रणे । एतद्वर्षसहस्रं तु ब्रह्मा पूर्वमधारयत् ॥

yena devāsurānpārthaḥ sarvānviṣahate raṇe | etadvarṣasahasraṃ tu brahmā pūrvamadhārayat

With it Partha withstands all the gods and asuras in battle. Brahma held it first, for a thousand years.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.38.38cd (yena devān manuṣyāṃś ca pārtho viṣahate mṛdhe); line 2 is 4.38.39cd.

Verse 6 (4.42.6)

उमापतिश्चतुःषष्टिं शक्रोऽशीतिं च पञ्च च । सोमः पञ्चसहस्राणि तथा च वरुणः शतम् ॥

umāpatiścatuḥṣaṣṭiṃ śakro'śītiṃ ca pañca ca | somaḥ pañcasahasrāṇi tathā ca varuṇaḥ śatam

Uma's lord held it for sixty-four years, Shakra for eighty-five, Soma for five thousand, and Varuna for a hundred.

Note on the text: A recension variant of the critical edition 4.38.40–41ab, which names Prajapati instead of Shiva and gives other figures.

Verse 7 (4.42.7)

तस्माच्च वरुणादग्निः प्रेम्णा प्राहृत्य तच्छुभम् । अग्निना प्रातिभाव्येन दत्तं पार्थाय गाण्डिवम् । पञ्चषष्टिं च वर्षाणि कौन्तेयो धारयिष्यति ॥

tasmācca varuṇādagniḥ premṇā prāhṛtya tacchubham | agninā prātibhāvyena dattaṃ pārthāya gāṇḍivam | pañcaṣaṣṭiṃ ca varṣāṇi kaunteyo dhārayiṣyati

From Varuna, Agni lovingly obtained that splendid bow, and through Agni's pledge the Gandiva was given to Partha; and the son of Kunti will hold it for sixty-five years.

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 are in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.38.41b*0711 (pratibhāvyena for प्रातिभाव्येन); line 3 corresponds to 4.38.41cd (pārthaḥ pañca ca ṣaṣṭiṃ ca varṣāṇi śvetavāhanaḥ).

Verse 8 (4.42.8)

एवंवीर्यं महावेगमेतच्च धनुरुत्तमम् । नीलोत्पलसमं राज्ञः कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः ॥

evaṃvīryaṃ mahāvegametacca dhanuruttamam | nīlotpalasamaṃ rājñaḥ kauravyasya mahātmanaḥ

Such is the power of this excellent bow, and great is its speed. The one like a blue lotus belongs to the king, the great-souled Kauravya.

Note on the text: Corrected महावेतेतच्च → महावेगमेतच्च (Wikisource's line has lost a syllable — it scans 15 — and महावेते is not a word; the smallest fix restoring the metre and the evident word is महावेगम्, "of great speed"; the critical edition reads mahāvīryaṃ mahad divyam etat tad dhanur uttamam at 4.38.42ab, so this restoration is conjectural). Line 2 is in its apparatus as 4.38.42b*0713, line 1 (nibhaṃ for समं).

Verse 9 (4.42.9)

बिन्दवश्चात्र सौवर्णाः पृष्ठे साधुनियोजिताः । विश्रुतं भीमसेनस्य जातरूपग्रहं दृढम् ॥

bindavaścātra sauvarṇāḥ pṛṣṭhe sādhuniyojitāḥ | viśrutaṃ bhīmasenasya jātarūpagrahaṃ dṛḍham

Golden dots are skilfully set upon its back. The famous strong bow with the grip of gold belongs to Bhimasena,

Note on the text: Line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.38.42b*0713, line 2; line 2 corresponds to 4.38.43ab (supārśvaṃ bhīmasenasya jātarūpagrahaṃ dhanuḥ).

Verse 10 (4.42.10)

सहस्रगोधाः सौवर्णा द्वीपिनश्च चतुर्दश । ऋषभा यत्र सौवर्णाः पृष्ठे तिष्ठन्ति शृङ्गिणः ॥

sahasragodhāḥ sauvarṇā dvīpinaśca caturdaśa | ṛṣabhā yatra sauvarṇāḥ pṛṣṭhe tiṣṭhanti śṛṅgiṇaḥ

with its thousand golden lizards and fourteen leopards, on whose back stand golden bulls with horns,

Note on the text: Not in the critical text (found in the vulgate recension); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.43b*0715.

Verse 11 (4.42.11)

येन भीमोऽजयत्कृत्स्नां दिशं प्राचीं परंतपः । पृष्ठे विभक्ताः शोभन्ते कुशाग्निप्रतिदीपिताः ॥

yena bhīmo'jayatkṛtsnāṃ diśaṃ prācīṃ paraṃtapaḥ | pṛṣṭhe vibhaktāḥ śobhante kuśāgnipratidīpitāḥ

with which Bhima, scorcher of foes, conquered the whole eastern quarter; on its back the figures shine, each in its place, glowing as if from a fire of kusha grass.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.38.43cd (pārtho for भीमो); line 2 is in its apparatus as 4.38.43d*0716 (pratibhāvitāḥ for प्रतिदीपिताः).

Verse 12 (4.42.12)

पूजितं सुरमर्त्येषु प्रथितं धनुरुत्तमम् । तालप्रमाणं भीमस्य रत्नरुक्मविभूषितम् ॥

pūjitaṃ suramartyeṣu prathitaṃ dhanuruttamam | tālapramāṇaṃ bhīmasya ratnarukmavibhūṣitam

This excellent bow, honoured among gods and mortals, is renowned. The one as tall as a palm tree, adorned with gems and gold, is Bhima's:

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to the critical edition 4.38.42cd (pūjitaṃ suramartyeṣu bibharti paramaṃ vapuḥ); line 2 is in its apparatus as 4.38.42d*0714, line 1 (maṇi- for रत्न-).

Verse 13 (4.42.13)

दुरानमं महद्दीर्घं सुरूपं दुष्प्रधर्षणम् । बर्हिणश्चात्र सौवर्णाः शतचन्द्रकभूषणाः ॥

durānamaṃ mahaddīrghaṃ surūpaṃ duṣpradharṣaṇam | barhiṇaścātra sauvarṇāḥ śatacandrakabhūṣaṇāḥ

hard to bend, huge and long, handsome and hard to withstand. And this one with golden peacocks, adorned with a hundred moon-eyes,

Note on the text: Not in the critical text (found in the vulgate recension); line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus as 4.38.42d*0714, line 2, and line 2 as 4.38.58d*0720, line 1 (śatacandrārkabhūṣaṇāḥ for शतचन्द्रकभूषणाः).

Verse 14 (4.42.14)

नकुलस्य धनुस्त्वेतन्माद्रीपुत्रस्य धीमतः । एतेन सदृशं चित्रं धनुरेतद्यवीयसः । हारिद्रवर्णं राज्ञस्तु कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः ॥

nakulasya dhanustvetanmādrīputrasya dhīmataḥ | etena sadṛśaṃ citraṃ dhanuretadyavīyasaḥ | hāridravarṇaṃ rājñastu kauravyasya mahātmanaḥ

is the bow of Nakula, the wise son of Madri. Like it, and as wonderful, is this bow of the youngest. The one of turmeric colour belongs to the king, the great-souled Kauravya.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 2–4.

Verse 15 (4.42.15)

विपाठा भीमसेनस्य गिरीणामपि दारणाः । सुप्रभाः सुमहाकायास्तीक्ष्णाग्राः सुतरां दृढाः । भीमेन प्रहिता ह्येते वारणानां निवारणाः ॥

vipāṭhā bhīmasenasya girīṇāmapi dāraṇāḥ | suprabhāḥ sumahākāyāstīkṣṇāgrāḥ sutarāṃ dṛḍhāḥ | bhīmena prahitā hyete vāraṇānāṃ nivāraṇāḥ

The vipatha arrows, which split even mountains, are Bhimasena's: very bright, of great size, sharp-pointed and exceedingly strong. Shot by Bhima, they hold back elephants.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 5–7 (sukṛtā for सुतरां).

Verse 16 (4.42.16)

सुवर्णदण्डरुचिराः कालदण्डोपमाः शुभाः । नकुलस्य शरा ह्येते वज्राशनिसमप्रभाः ॥

suvarṇadaṇḍarucirāḥ kāladaṇḍopamāḥ śubhāḥ | nakulasya śarā hyete vajrāśanisamaprabhāḥ

Lovely with their golden shafts, like the rod of Death and handsome, flashing like thunderbolt and lightning: these arrows are Nakula's.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 8–9 (suvarṇavarṇā rucirāḥ for सुवर्णदण्डरुचिराः).

Verse 17 (4.42.17)

यांश्च त्वं पृच्छसे दीप्तान्समधारान्समाहितान् । वराहकर्णास्तीक्ष्णाग्राः सहदेवस्य ते शराः ॥

yāṃśca tvaṃ pṛcchase dīptānsamadhārānsamāhitān | varāhakarṇāstīkṣṇāgrāḥ sahadevasya te śarāḥ

And those you ask about, the blazing ones, evenly edged and well made, with boar-ear heads and sharp points: those arrows are Sahadeva's.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 10–11 (dīrghān for दीप्तान्).

Verse 18 (4.42.18)

यस्त्वयं सायको दीर्घो गव्ये कोशे च दंशितः । पार्थस्यायं महाघोरः सर्वभारसहो महान् ॥

yastvayaṃ sāyako dīrgho gavye kośe ca daṃśitaḥ | pārthasyāyaṃ mahāghoraḥ sarvabhārasaho mahān

This long sword sheathed in cow-hide is Partha's: a great and terrible blade, able to bear any burden.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 12–13 (divyo for दीर्घो; pārthasyāstram idaṃ ghoraṃ sarvabhārasahaṃ mahat for line 2).

Verse 19 (4.42.19)

यस्त्वयं निर्मलः खड्गो द्वीपिचर्मणि दंशितः । राज्ञो युधिष्ठिरस्यायं कुन्तीपुत्रस्य धीमतः ॥

yastvayaṃ nirmalaḥ khaḍgo dvīpicarmaṇi daṃśitaḥ | rājño yudhiṣṭhirasyāyaṃ kuntīputrasya dhīmataḥ

This spotless sword sheathed in leopard skin belongs to King Yudhishthira, the wise son of Kunti.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गो → खड्गो (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग). Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 14–15.

Verse 20 (4.42.20)

वैयाघ्रकोशो भीमस्य पञ्चशार्दूललक्षणः । वारणानां सुदृप्तानां शिक्षितः स्कन्धशातने ॥

vaiyāghrakośo bhīmasya pañcaśārdūlalakṣaṇaḥ | vāraṇānāṃ sudṛptānāṃ śikṣitaḥ skandhaśātane

The one in the tiger-skin sheath, marked with five tigers, is Bhima's, well practised in cutting through the shoulders of proud elephants.

Note on the text: Corrected वैयाघकोशो → वैयाघ्रकोशो (misprint in Wikisource; dropped र; the apparatus reads vaiyāghrakośo). Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 16–17.

Verse 21 (4.42.21)

नीलोत्पलसवर्णाभः खड्गः पार्थस्य धीमतः । मृगेन्द्रचर्मपिहितस्तीक्ष्णधारः सुनिर्मलः ॥

nīlotpalasavarṇābhaḥ khaḍgaḥ pārthasya dhīmataḥ | mṛgendracarmapihitastīkṣṇadhāraḥ sunirmalaḥ

The sword with the hue of a blue lotus belongs to wise Partha; it is covered in lion skin, sharp-edged and spotless.

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्गः → खड्गः (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग). Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 18–19 (samāhitaḥ for सुनिर्मलः).

Verse 22 (4.42.22)

दर्शनीयः सुतीक्ष्णाग्रः कुन्तीपुत्रस्य धीमतः । अर्जुनस्यैष निस्त्रिंशः परसैन्याग्रदूषणः ॥

darśanīyaḥ sutīkṣṇāgraḥ kuntīputrasya dhīmataḥ | arjunasyaiṣa nistriṃśaḥ parasainyāgradūṣaṇaḥ

Handsome and very sharp at the point, it belongs to Kunti's wise son: this is Arjuna's sword, the ruin of the van of enemy armies.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 20–21.

Verse 23 (4.42.23)

यस्त्वयं पार्षते कोशे निक्षिप्तो रुचिरत्सरुः । नकुलस्यैष निस्त्रिंशो वैश्वानरसमप्रभः ॥

yastvayaṃ pārṣate kośe nikṣipto ruciratsaruḥ | nakulasyaiṣa nistriṃśo vaiśvānarasamaprabhaḥ

This one placed in a sheath of deer skin, with a beautiful hilt, is Nakula's sword, bright as fire.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 22–23 (prakṣipto for निक्षिप्तो).

Verse 24 (4.42.24)

यस्त्वयं पिङ्गलः खड्गश्चित्रो मणिमयत्सरुः । सहदेवस्य खड्गोऽयं भारसाहोऽतिदंशितः । भीमस्यायं महादण्डः सर्वामित्रविनाशनः ॥

yastvayaṃ piṅgalaḥ khaḍgaścitro maṇimayatsaruḥ | sahadevasya khaḍgo'yaṃ bhārasāho'tidaṃśitaḥ | bhīmasyāyaṃ mahādaṇḍaḥ sarvāmitravināśanaḥ

This tawny, many-coloured sword with a jewelled hilt is Sahadeva's, able to bear great strain and well encased. And this great mace, destroyer of all foes, is Bhima's."

Note on the text: Corrected खङ्ग → खड्ग twice (misprint in Wikisource; ङ्ग for ड्ग) and removed a stray क after अतिदंशितः. Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 24–26.

Verse 25 (4.42.25)

भेदतो ह्यर्जुनस्तूर्णं कथयामास तत्त्वतः । आयुधानि कलापांश्च निस्त्रिंशांश्चातुलप्रभान् ॥

bhedato hyarjunastūrṇaṃ kathayāmāsa tattvataḥ | āyudhāni kalāpāṃśca nistriṃśāṃścātulaprabhān

Thus Arjuna quickly explained to him, one by one and truly, the weapons, the quivers and the swords of matchless brilliance.

Note on the text: Not in the critical text in this form (vulgate reading); the critical edition records it in its apparatus as 4.38.58d*0720, lines 27–28.