SánscritoIASTSignificado
यदाyadāwhen; if
मन्दःmandaḥfoolish; slow of mind
परबाणान्parabāṇānthe arrows of others; the arrows of the foe; enemy arrows
विमुक्तान्vimuktānshot forth; released; loosed
ममेषुभिर्mameṣubhirby my arrows; by the arrows I hold; by my well-aimed arrows
ह्रियमाणान्hriyamāṇānbeing turned aside; being carried off; being deflected
प्रतीपम्pratīpamadverse; hostile
तिर्यग्tiryagobliquely; athwart
विद्वांश्vidvāṃśknowing; wise
छिद्यमानान्chidyamānānbeing cleft; being cut; being severed
क्षुरप्रैस्kṣurapraiswith razor-shaped arrows; with blade-arrows; with sharp kshurapras
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
यदाyadāwhen; if
विपाठाvipāṭhāvipathas; broad-headed arrows; cleaving arrows
मद्भुजविप्रमुक्ताmadbhujavipramuktāreleased by my arm; let loose from my hand; shot by my hands
द्विजाःdvijāḥtwice-born; brahmins
फलानीवphalānīvalike fruits; as fruit; like the fruit
महीरुहाग्रात्mahīruhāgrātfrom the top of a tree; from the crown of the trunk; from the end of a branch
प्रच्छेत्तारpracchettāracutting off; shearing off; cleaving
उत्तमाङ्गानिuttamāṅgāniheads; the topmost limbs; the finest parts of the body
यूनांyūnāṃof youths; of young warriors; of young men
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
पततःpatataḥfalling; flying down; crashing down
स्यन्दनेभ्योsyandanebhyofrom chariots; from war-cars; from rathas
महागजेभ्योmahāgajebhyofrom great elephants; from huge elephants; from war-elephants
ऽश्वगतांश्'śvagatāṃśhorsemen; those seated on horses; mounted warriors
चcaand; also
योधान्yodhānwarriors; fighters; combatants
शरैर्śarairwith arrows; with darts
हतान्hatānslain; fallen
पातितांश्pātitāṃśoverthrown; cast down; hurled down
चैवcaivaand also; and indeed
रङ्गेraṅgeon the arena; on the field; in the battlefield
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
पदातिसंघान्padātisaṃghāntroops of infantry; masses of foot-soldiers; ranks of infantry
रथसंघान्rathasaṃghāntroops of chariots; masses of chariots; ranks of war-cars
समन्ताद्samantādfrom every side; from all around; on all sides
व्यात्ताननःvyāttānanaḥwith gaping jaws; with mouth agape; with wide-open mouth
कालkālaTime; Death; Kala
इवाततेषुःivātateṣuḥas if with bow drawn; like an archer with weapon strung; like a bowman
प्रणोत्स्यामिpraṇotsyāmiI will drive away; I will scatter; I will cast off
ज्वलितैर्jvalitairblazing; burning; fiery
बाणवर्षैःbāṇavarṣaiḥwith showers of arrows; with rains of arrows; with streams of arrows
शत्रूंस्śatrūṃsthe foes; the adversaries; the enemies
तदाtadāthen; at that time
तप्स्यतिtapsyatiwill repent; will suffer; will regret
मन्दबुद्धिःmandabuddhiḥdull-witted; dim-witted; unwise
सर्वाsarvāall; every
दिशःdiśaḥthe quarters; the directions
संपतताsaṃpatatāflying; rushing; hastening
रथेनrathenaon the chariot; by chariot
रजोध्वस्तंrajodhvastaṃcovered with dust; strewn with dust; clouded with dust
गाण्डिवेनापकृत्तम्gāṇḍivenāpakṛttamcut down by Gandiva; severed by the bow Gandiva; cleft by Gandiva
यदाyadāwhen; if
द्रष्टाdraṣṭāwill see; will behold; will witness
स्वबलंsvabalaṃhis own army; his own forces; his own host
संप्रमूढंsaṃpramūḍhaṃutterly bewildered; confounded; maddened
तदाtadāthen; at that time
पश्चात्paścātafterward; behind
तप्स्यतिtapsyatiwill repent; will suffer; will regret
मन्दबुद्धिःmandabuddhiḥdull-witted; dim-witted; unwise
This passage (5.47.51–55) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: 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.