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Book 03 – Chapter 041
BORI CE: 03-041-001 भगवानुवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-040-001 देवदेव उवाच नरसवं पूर्वदेहे वै नारायणसहायवान् |
M. N. Dutt: Shiva said: You were in your former life Nara, the friend of Narayana, You passed many thousands of years in fearful and austere asceticism. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-002 त्वयि वा परमं तेजो विष्णौ वा पुरुषोत्तमे |
MN DUTT: 02-040-002 त्वयि वा परमं तेजो विष्णौ वा पुरुषोत्तमे |
M. N. Dutt: Great prowess exists in you and in Vishnu, that foremost of Purushas. You two by your prowess hold the Universe. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-003 शक्राभिषेके सुमहद्धनुर्जलदनिस्वनम् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-003 शक्राभिषेके सुमहद्धनुर्जलदनिःस्वनम् |
M. N. Dutt: O lord, taking up that fearful bow whose twang resembled the deep roars of clouds, you as well as Krishna chastised the Danavas at the coronation of Indra. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-004 एतत्तदेव गाण्डीवं तव पार्थ करोचितम् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-004 तदेतदेव गाण्डीवं तव पार्थ करोचितम् |
M. N. Dutt: O Partha this Gandiva which is fit for (only) your hands is that very bow (with which you chastised the Danavas). O foremost of men. I snatched it from you by means of my power of illusion. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-040-005 तूणौ चाप्यक्षयौ भूयस्तव पार्थ यथोचितौ |
M. N. Dutt: O Partha, these two quivers which is fit only for you, will again be inexhaustible. O descendant of Kuru, your body will be free from pain and disease. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-005 प्रीतिमानस्मि वै पार्थ तव सत्यपराक्रम |
MN DUTT: 02-040-006 प्रीतिमानस्मि ते पार्थ भवान् सत्यपराक्रमः! गृहाण वरमस्मत्तः काक्षितं पुरुषोत्तम् |
M. N. Dutt: O Partha, your prowess will be incapable of being ever baffled. I have been pleased with you. O foremost of men, ask from me, what you desire to get. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-006 न त्वया सदृशः कश्चित्पुमान्मर्त्येषु मानद |
MN DUTT: 02-040-007 न त्वया पुरुषः कश्चित् पुमान् मर्येषु मानद |
M. N. Dutt: O giver of proper respect (to all men), O chastiser of foes, there is no man either here on earth or in heaven who is cqual to you (in prowess). Nor there is any Kshatriya who is superior to you. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-007 अर्जुन उवाच BORI CE: 03-041-008 यत्तद्ब्रह्मशिरो नाम रौद्रं भीमपराक्रमम् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-008 अर्जुन उवाच भगवन् ददासि चेन्मह्यं कामं प्रीत्या वृषध्वज |
M. N. Dutt: Arjuna said : O exalted one, O Vrishabdhvaja. O lord, if you will grant me what I desire to possess, I ask from you that fearful weapon which is wielded by you and which is called Brahmashira, that weapon of fearful prowess, which destroys at the end of Yuga the entire universe. |
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Corresponding verse not found in BORI CE |
MN DUTT: 02-040-009 कर्णभीष्मकृपद्रोणैर्भविता तु महाहवः |
M. N. Dutt: That weapon, with the help of which, O great god, I may through your grace obtain victory in the great battle that will be fought by me with Karna, Bhishma, Kripa and Drona, |
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BORI CE: 03-041-009 दहेयं येन संग्रामे दानवान्राक्षसांस्तथा BORI CE: 03-041-010 यतः शूलसहस्राणि गदाश्चोग्रप्रदर्शनाः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-010 दहेयं थेन संग्रमे दानवान् राक्षसांस्तथा |
M. N. Dutt: The weapon by which I may destroy in battle the Danavas, the Rakshasas, the evil spirits, the Pishachas, the Gandharvas and the Nagas. The weapon which when hurled with Mantras produces thousands of darts, maces and virulently poisonous snake-like arrows. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-011 युध्येयं येन भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च कृपेण च |
MN DUTT: 02-040-011 युध्येयं येन भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च कृपेण च |
M. N. Dutt: The weapon by the help of which I may fight with Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and the ever abusive son of Suta (Karna). |
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BORI CE: 03-041-012 एष मे प्रथमः कामो भगवन्भगनेत्रहन् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-012 एष कामो मे प्रथमः भगवन् भगनेत्रहन् |
M. N. Dutt: O exalted destroyer of Vaga's eyes, my chief desire is that I may be able to fight with them and finally obtain victory. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-013 भगवानुवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-040-013 भव उवाच ददामि तेऽस्त्रं दयितमहं पाशुपतं विभो |
M. N. Dutt: Shiva said: O exalted Pandava, I shall give you my favourite weapon called Pashupata. You are capable of holding, hurling and withdrawing it. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-014 नैतद्वेद महेन्द्रोऽपि न यमो न च यक्षराट् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-014 नैतद् वेद महेन्द्रोऽपि न यमो न च यक्षराट् |
M. N. Dutt: Neither Indra, nor Yama, nor the king of the Yakshas, nor Varuna, nor Vayu knows it, how could it (then) be known to human beings? |
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BORI CE: 03-041-015 न त्वेतत्सहसा पार्थ मोक्तव्यं पुरुषे क्वचित् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-015 न त्वेतत् सहसा पार्थ मोक्तव्यं पुरुषे क्वचित् |
M. N. Dutt: O Partha, this weapon should not be discharged without proper reason, for if discharged at a weak enemy, it would destroy the whole universe. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-016 अवध्यो नाम नास्त्यस्य त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे |
MN DUTT: 02-040-016 अवध्यो नाम नास्त्यत्र त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे |
M. N. Dutt: There is none in the three worlds of mobile and immobile creatures who is incapable of being killed by this weapon. It might be discharged by the mind, by the eyes, by words or by the bow. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-017 वैशंपायन उवाच |
MN DUTT: 02-040-017 वैशम्पायन उवाच तच्छ्रुत्वा त्वरितः पार्थः शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः |
M. N. Dutt: Vaishampayana said : Having heard this, the son of Pritha (Arjuna) purified himself. Coming to the lord of the universe with rapt attention, he said, "Instruct me.” |
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BORI CE: 03-041-018 ततस्त्वध्यापयामास सरहस्य निवर्तनम् BORI CE: 03-041-019 उपतस्थे महात्मानं यथा त्र्यक्षमुमापतिम् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-018 ततस्त्वध्यापयामास सरहस्यनिवर्तनम् |
M. N. Dutt: He (Shiva) then imparted to that best of Pandavas the knowledge of that weapon which looked like the embodiment of Yama and (also) all the mysteries as regards its method of discharging and withdrawing. That weapon then waited upon Partha as it did before upon Traksha, the lord of Uma. Arjuna with cheerful heart accepted it. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-020 ततश्चचाल पृथिवी सपर्वतवनद्रुमा |
MN DUTT: 02-040-019 ततश्चचाल पृथिवी सपर्वतवनद्रुमा |
M. N. Dutt: Thereupon the whole earth with its mountains, forests, trees, seas, woods, villages, towns and mines, began to tremble. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-021 शङ्खदुन्दुभिघोषाश्च भेरीणां च सहस्रशः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-020 शङ्खदुन्दुभिघोषाश्च भेरीणां च सहस्रशः |
M. N. Dutt: Sounds of thousands of conchs, drums and trumpets were heard. Hurricanes and whirlwinds began to blow. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-022 अथास्त्रं जाज्वलद्घोरं पाण्डवस्यामितौजसः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-021 अथास्त्रं जाज्वलद् घोरं पाण्डवस्यामितौजसः |
M. N. Dutt: The celestials and the Danavas saw that fearful weapon in its embodied from standing at the side of the immeasurably energetic and heroic Pandava. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-023 स्पृष्टस्य च त्र्यम्बकेन फल्गुनस्यामितौजसः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-022 स्पृष्टस्य त्र्यम्बकेणाथ फाल्गुनस्यामितौजसः |
M. N. Dutt: Whatever evil there was in the body of the immeasuraely energetic Falguni (Arjuna) was all dispelled by his touch with the three-eyed deity. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-024 स्वर्गं गच्छेत्यनुज्ञातस्त्र्यम्बकेन तदार्जुनः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-023 स्वर्ग गच्छेत्यनुज्ञातस्त्र्यम्बकेण तदार्जुनः |
M. N. Dutt: Then Arjuna was commanded by the threeeyed deity to "Go to heaven." O king, bowing down his head, he gazed at him with joined hands. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-025 ततः प्रभुस्त्रिदिवनिवासिनां वशी; महामतिर्गिरिश उमापतिः शिवः |
MN DUTT: 02-040-024 ततः प्रभुस्त्रिदिवनिवासिनां वशी महामतिर्गिरिश उमापतिः शिवः |
M. N. Dutt: Then the lord of all the dwellers of heaven, the deity of blazing splendour, the dweller of mountain, the husband of Uma, Shiva, the source of all blessings. Bhava, gave to Arjuna, that foremost of men, the great bow called Gandharva, capable of destroying the Danavas and the Pishachas. |
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BORI CE: 03-041-026 ततः शुभं गिरिवरमीश्वरस्तदा; सहोमया सिततटसानुकन्दरम् |
MN DUTT: 02-040-025 ततः शुभं गिरिवरमीश्वरस्तदा |
M. N. Dutt: The god of gods, accompanied by Uma then leaving that blessed mountain of snowy plateaus and valleys and caves, the favourite resort of the sky-ranging Rishis, went up to the skies in the very sight of that foremost of men (Arjuna). |
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