SánscritoIASTSignificado
यदाyadāwhen; if
शिखण्डीśikhaṇḍīShikhandin; son of Drupada; the warrior Shikhandin
रथिनःrathinaḥchariot-warriors; ratha-fighters
प्रचिन्वन्pracinvangathering; selecting; picking out
भीष्मंbhīṣmaṃBhishma; the son of Shantanu
रथेनाभियाताrathenābhiyātāwill attack on a chariot; will charge on a chariot; will advance by chariot
वरूथीvarūthīprotected; with chariot armor; shielded by the chariot
दिव्यैर्divyairdivine; celestial; wondrous
हयैर्hayairwith horses; with steeds; with coursers
अवमृद्नन्avamṛdnancrushing; pressing down; trampling
रथौघांस्rathaughāṃsstreams of chariots; multitudes of chariots; masses of war-cars
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
यदाyadāwhen; if
द्रष्टाdraṣṭāwill see; will behold; will witness
सृञ्जयानाम्sṛñjayānāmof the Srinjayas; of the line of Srinjaya; of the Srinjaya army
अनीकेanīkein the army; in the battle-array
धृष्टद्युम्नंdhṛṣṭadyumnaṃDhrishtadyumna; Prince Dhrishtadyumna
प्रमुखेpramukheat the head; in the forefront; at the front
रोचमानम्rocamānamshining; radiant; standing out
अस्त्रंastraṃweapon; martial art
यस्मैyasmaifor whom; to whom
गुह्यम्guhyamsecret; hidden; concealed
उवाचuvācasaid; spoke
धीमान्dhīmānwise; intelligent
द्रोणस्droṇasDrona; the teacher Drona; the son of Bharadvaja
तदाtadāthen; at that time
तप्स्यतिtapsyatiwill repent; will suffer; will regret
धार्तराष्ट्रःdhārtarāṣṭraḥson of Dhritarashtra; Duryodhana
यदाyadāwhen; if
सsahe; this one
सेनापतिर्senāpatirthe commander; the commander-in-chief; the leader of the army
अप्रमेयःaprameyaḥimmeasurable; unfathomable; boundless
पराभवन्न्parābhavannwere defeated; fell
इषुभिर्iṣubhirwith arrows; with sharp arrows; with missile arrows
धार्तराष्ट्रान्dhārtarāṣṭrānthe sons of Dhritarashtra; the Dhartarashtras
द्रोणंdroṇaṃDrona; toward Drona
रणेraṇein battle; in combat
शत्रुसहोśatrusahowithstanding the enemies; overcoming the foes; steadfast against adversaries
ऽभियाता'bhiyātāwill attack; will advance against; will go into battle
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
ह्रीमान्hrīmānmodest; humble; possessed of a sense of honor
मनीषीmanīṣīa sage; a thinker
बलवान्balavānstrong; powerful
मनस्वीmanasvīintelligent; strong of spirit
सsahe; this one
लक्ष्मीवान्lakṣmīvānpossessed of glory; endowed with fortune; rich in splendor
सोमकानांsomakānāṃof the Somakas; of the line of Somaka
प्रबर्हःprabarhaḥthe best; the foremost
नnanot; no
जातुjātuever; never
तंtaṃthat; him
शत्रवोśatravofoes; adversaries; enemies
ऽन्ये'nyeother; others
सहेरन्saheranwould withstand; would endure; would resist
येषांyeṣāṃwhose; of whom
सsahe; this one
स्याद्syādwould be; let it be
अग्रणीर्agraṇīrleader; chieftain
वृष्णिसिंहःvṛṣṇisiṃhaḥthe lion of the Vrishnis; Krishna
ब्रूयाच्brūyāclet him say; he should declare
चcaand; also
माmānot; let not
प्रवृणीष्वेतिpravṛṇīṣveti'choose,' thus; choose for yourself; accept as an ally
लोकेlokein the world; among people
युद्धेyuddhein battle; in combat
ऽद्वितीयं'dvitīyaṃhaving no equal; the only one; incomparable
सचिवंsacivaṃcounselor; helper; ally
रथस्थम्rathasthamstanding on the chariot; present in the chariot; the charioteer
शिनेर्śinerof Shini; of the line of Shini; of the descendant of Shini
नप्तारंnaptāraṃthe grandson; the descendant; the son of a descendant
प्रवृणीमpravṛṇīmawe choose; we select; we call upon
सात्यकिंsātyakiṃSatyaki; Yuyudhana
महाबलंmahābalaṃof great strength; possessed of immense power
वीतभयंvītabhayaṃfree from fear; fearless; undaunted
कृतास्त्रम्kṛtāstramskilled in arms; trained in weaponry; expert in battle
This passage (5.47.36–40) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: Bhishma, 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.