पुरस्तात् सैन्धवानीकं द्रोणानीकस्य पृष्ठतः ॥
बहुत्वाद् धि नरव्याघ्र देवेन्द्रम् अपि पीडयेत् ॥
अपर्यन्ते बले मग्नो जह्याद् अपि च जीवितम् ॥
तस्मिंश् च निहते युद्धे कथं जीवेत मादृशः ॥
सर्वथाहम् अनुप्राप्तः सुकृच्छ्रं बत जीवितम् ॥
श्यामो युवा गुडाकेशो दर्शनीयश् च पाण्डवः ॥
लघ्वस्त्रश् चित्रयोधी च प्रविष्टस् तात भारतीम् ॥
सूर्योदये महाबाहुर् दिवसश् चातिवर्तते ॥
तन्न जानामि वार्ष्णेय यदि जीवति वा न वा ॥
कुरूणां चापि तत् सैन्यं सागरप्रतिमं महत् ॥
एक एव च बीभत्सुः प्रविष्टस् तात भारतीम् ॥
अविषह्यां महाबाहुः सुरैर् अपि महामृधे ॥
न च मे वर्तते बुद्धिर् अद्य युद्धे कथं चन ॥
द्रोणो ऽपि रभसो युद्धे मम पीडयते बलम् ॥
प्रत्यक्षं ते महाबाहो यथासौ चरति द्विजः ॥
purastāt saindhavānīkaṃ droṇānīkasya pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
bahutvād dhi naravyāghra devendram api pīḍayet ||
aparyante bale magno jahyād api ca jīvitam ||
tasmiṃś ca nihate yuddhe kathaṃ jīveta mādṛśaḥ ||
sarvathāham anuprāptaḥ sukṛcchraṃ bata jīvitam ||
śyāmo yuvā guḍākeśo darśanīyaś ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||
laghvastraś citrayodhī ca praviṣṭas tāta bhāratīm ||
sūryodaye mahābāhur divasaś cātivartate ||
tanna jānāmi vārṣṇeya yadi jīvati vā na vā ||
kurūṇāṃ cāpi tat sainyaṃ sāgarapratimaṃ mahat ||
eka eva ca bībhatsuḥ praviṣṭas tāta bhāratīm ||
aviṣahyāṃ mahābāhuḥ surair api mahāmṛdhe ||
na ca me vartate buddhir adya yuddhe kathaṃ cana ||
droṇo 'pi rabhaso yuddhe mama pīḍayate balam ||
pratyakṣaṃ te mahābāho yathāsau carati dvijaḥ ||
"Ahead is the army of the Sindhu king, behind Drona's array; for by its multitude, O tiger among men, it would press hard even the king of the gods. One mired in that boundless host might well lose his life; and if he is slain in battle, how could one like me go on living? The dark-hued, youthful Gudakesha [Arjuna], comely son of Pandu, nimble with weapons and striking in manifold ways, entered, O honored one, the host of the Bharatas at sunrise, mighty-armed as he is — and now the day is already waning; and I do not know, O Varshneya, whether he lives or not. Utterly alone, Bibhatsu entered, O honored one, the host of the Bharatas, unassailable even by the gods in that great slaughter. And my mind holds to nothing now in this battle — for Drona, impetuous in battle, presses hard upon my army."
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The brother's heart betrays itself: 'katham jīveta mādṛśaḥ' — how could one like me go on living, if he is slain? Love makes one's own life unthinkable without the beloved. 'Na jānāmi yadi jīvati vā na vā' — not knowing Arjuna's fate is more tormenting than the calamity itself. It is telling that the King of Dharma, usually unshaken, loses his peace of mind over his brother. The verse teaches that love binds one life to the life of the beloved: for one who truly loves, the death of a dear one is more fearsome than one's own, and uncertainty about the fate of the beloved robs even the steadiest spirit of peace.