SanskritIASTMeaning
कांदिग्भूतंkāṃdigbhūtaṃbewildered; not knowing which way to turn; maddened with fear
छिन्नगात्रंchinnagātraṃwith limbs hacked apart; with body cut to pieces; wounded
विसंज्ञंvisaṃjñaṃunconscious; frenzied; bereft of senses
दुर्योधनोduryodhanoDuryodhana; Suyodhana; son of Dhritarashtra
द्रक्ष्यतिdrakṣyatiwill see; will behold; will watch
सर्वसैन्यम्sarvasainyamthe whole army; the entire host; all the forces
हताश्ववीराग्र्यनरेन्द्रनागंhatāśvavīrāgryanarendranāgaṃwith its horses, heroes, kings, and elephants slain; stripped of its finest steeds, warriors, lords, and elephants; with its mounts, heroes, and elephants fallen
पिपासितंpipāsitaṃthirsting; tormented by thirst; suffering thirst
श्रान्तपत्रंśrāntapatraṃwith weary wings; with exhausted flanks; spent on all sides
भयार्तम्bhayārtamafflicted with fear; seized by fear; frightened
आर्तस्वरंārtasvaraṃwith cries of anguish; with plaintive wailing; with a tormented voice
हन्यमानंhanyamānaṃbeing beaten; being struck down; being slain
हतंhataṃslain; struck down
चcaand; also
विकीर्णकेशास्थिकपालसंघम्vikīrṇakeśāsthikapālasaṃghamstrewn with scattered hair, bones, and skulls; littered with hair, bones, and skulls; with remains cast about
प्रजापतेःprajāpateḥof Prajapati; of the lord of creatures; of the progenitor
कर्मkarmawork; deed
यथार्धनिष्ठितंyathārdhaniṣṭhitaṃhalted midway; left half-finished; not fully completed
तदाtadāthen; at that time
दृष्ट्वाdṛṣṭvāhaving seen; having noticed
तप्स्यतेtapsyatewill repent; will suffer; will regret
मन्दबुद्धिःmandabuddhiḥdull-witted; dim-witted; unwise
यदाyadāwhen; if
रथेratheon the chariot; in the chariot
गाण्डिवंgāṇḍivaṃGandiva; the bow Gandiva; Arjuna's bow
वासुदेवंvāsudevaṃVasudeva; Krishna
दिव्यंdivyaṃdivine; celestial
शङ्खंśaṅkhaṃthe conch; the battle-conch; the horn
पाञ्चजन्यंpāñcajanyaṃPanchajanya; the conch Panchajanya; Krishna's battle-conch
हयांश्hayāṃśhorses; steeds; coursers
चcaand; also
तूणाव्tūṇāvthe two quivers; the pair of quivers; the quivers
अक्षय्यौakṣayyauinexhaustible; unfailing; never diminishing
देवदत्तंdevadattaṃDevadatta; the conch Devadatta; bestowed by the gods
चcaand; also
मांmāṃme; myself
चcaand; also
द्रष्टाdraṣṭāwill see; will behold; will witness
युद्धेyuddhein battle; in combat
धार्तराष्ट्रःdhārtarāṣṭraḥson of Dhritarashtra; Duryodhana
समेतान्sametāngathered together; united
उद्वर्तयन्udvartayansweeping away; overturning; raising up
दस्युसंघान्dasyusaṃghānhordes of bandits; crowds of marauders
समेतान्sametāngathered together; united
प्रवर्तयन्pravartayansetting in motion; initiating; beginning
युगम्yugaman age; an epoch; a yoke
अन्यद्anyadanother; a different
युगान्तेyugānteat the end of the age; at the close of the epoch; at the end of the yuga
यदाyadāwhen; if
धक्ष्याम्य्dhakṣyāmyI will burn; I will incinerate; I will consume by fire
अग्निवत्agnivatlike fire; like a flame; fierily
कौरवेयांस्kauraveyāṃsthe Kauravas; the descendants of Kuru; the people of Kuru
तदाtadāthen; at that time
तप्ताtaptāwill suffer; will be scorched; will be afflicted
धृतराष्ट्रःdhṛtarāṣṭraḥDhritarashtra; King Dhritarashtra
सपुत्रःsaputraḥwith his son; having a son
सहभ्राताsahabhrātāwith his brothers; together with his brother; with his own brothers
सहपुत्रःsahaputraḥwith his son; together with his sons; with his own children
ससैन्योsasainyowith his army; with his own forces; with his military strength
भ्रष्टैश्वर्यःbhraṣṭaiśvaryaḥstripped of power; having lost his might; with fallen majesty
क्रोधवशोkrodhavaśoin the grip of anger; overpowered by fury; possessed by wrath
ऽल्पचेताः'lpacetāḥfaint-hearted; dull-witted; weak of mind
दर्पस्यान्तेdarpasyānteat the end of pride; after the collapse of arrogance; at the close of haughtiness
विहितेvihiteordained; appointed; having come to pass
वेपमानःvepamānaḥtrembling; quivering; shaking
पश्चान्paścānafterward; later; subsequently
मन्दस्mandasfoolish; weak of mind
तप्स्यतिtapsyatiwill repent; will suffer; will regret
धार्तराष्ट्रःdhārtarāṣṭraḥson of Dhritarashtra; Duryodhana
This passage (5.47.56–60) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: Krishna, Duryodhana, Dhritarashtra, war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.