arjunaviṣādayoga
atha prathamo'dhyāya
śloka 1
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
dharmakṣetre kurukṣetre samavetā yuyutsavaḥ |
māmakāḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva kimakurvata sañjaya ||1-1||
Translation
Dhritarashtra said: O Sanjaya! What did my sons and the sons of Pandu do, desirous of battle (yuyutsavah), assembled on the sacred field of Kurukshetra?
śloka 4, 5 and 6
atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjunasamā yudhi |
yuyudhāno virāṭaśca drupadaśca mahārathaḥ ||1-4||
dhṛṣṭaketuścekitānaḥ kāśirājaśca vīryavān |
purujitkuntibhojaśca śaibyaśca narapuṃgavaḥ ||1-5||
yudhāmanyuśca vikrānta uttamaujāśca vīryavān |
saubhadro draupadeyāśca sarva eva mahārathāḥ ||1-6||
Translation
In this army there are great bow-wielding warriors who are equal to Bhima and Arjuna in battle, such as Yuyudhana, Virata, and the great chariot-warrior King Drupada. Dhrishtaketu, Chekitana, the mighty King of Kashi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja, and Shaibya who is foremost among men. The valiant Yudhamanyu, the mighty Uttamauja, the son of Subhadra (Abhimanyu), and the sons of Draupadi—all these are great chariot-warriors.
śloka 8 and 9
bhavānbhīṣmaśca karṇaśca kṛpaśca samitiñjayaḥ |
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca saumadattistathaiva ca ||1-8||
anye ca bahavaḥ śūrā madarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ |
nānāśastrapraharaṇāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ ||1-9||
Translation
There are yourself, Bhishma, Karna, and Kripa the Acharya who is victorious in battle, as well as Ashvatthama, Vikarna, and the son of Somadatta. There are many other brave heroes who are ready to lay down their lives for me, equipped with various weapons and missiles, and skilled in battle.
śloka 10
aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam |
paryāptaṃ tvidameteṣāṃ balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam ||1-10||
Translation
Our army protected by Bhishma is insufficient; but their army protected by Bhima is sufficient. Or, our army protected by Bhishma is unlimited, but their army protected by Bhima is limited.
śloka 12
tasya sañjanayanharṣaṃ kuruvṛddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ |
siṃhanādaṃ vinadyoccaiḥ śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau pratāpavān ||1-12||
Translation
At that time, the aged and mighty Grandfather Bhishma among the Kauravas, arousing joy in his (Duryodhana's) heart, roared with a loud voice and blew his conch.
śloka 17 and 18
kāśyaśca parameṣvāsaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca mahārathaḥ |
dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca sātyakiścāparājitaḥ ||1-17||
drupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate |
saubhadraśca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhāndadhmuḥ pṛthakpṛthak ||1-18||
Translation
The King of Kashi with the excellent bow, the great chariot-warrior Shikhandi, Dhrishtadyumna, King Virata, and the invincible Satyaki. O King! King Drupada, the sons of Draupadi, and the mighty-armed Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)—all these blew their respective conches.
śloka 20
atha vyavasthitāndṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapidhvajaḥ |
pravṛtte śastrasampāte dhanurudyamya pāṇḍavaḥ |
hṛṣīkeśaṃ tadā vākyamidamāha mahīpate ||1-20||
Translation
O Lord of the Earth! Thus, when the battle was about to begin, Arjuna of the monkey banner, having seen the sons of Dhritarashtra arrayed, raised his bow and spoke these words to Bhagavan Hrishikesha.
śloka 21, 22, 23
arjuna uvāca |
senayorubhayormadhye rathaṃ sthāpaya me'cyuta ||1-21||
yāvadetānnirīkṣe'haṃ yoddhukāmānavasthitān |
kairmayā saha yoddhavyamasmin raṇasamudyame ||1-22||
yotsyamānānavekṣe'haṃ ya ete'tra samāgatāḥ |
dhārtarāṣṭrasya durbuddheryuddhe priyacikīrṣavaḥ ||1-23||
Translation
Arjuna said: O Achyuta! Place my chariot between the two armies. So that I may observe those who stand here desirous of battle, and with whom I must fight in this war. I will see those who have gathered here to fight, these kings who are eager for battle for the sake of the evil-minded Dhartarashtra (Duryodhana).
śloka 24 and 25
sañjaya uvāca |
evamukto hṛṣīkeśo guḍākeśena bhārata |
senayorubhayormadhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam ||1-24||
bhīṣmadroṇapramukhataḥ sarveṣāṃ ca mahīkṣitām |
uvāca pārtha paśyaitānsamavetānkurūniti ||1-25||
Translation
Sanjaya said: O Bharata (Dhritarashtra)! When Arjuna spoke thus, Bhagavan Hrishikesha placed the excellent chariot between the two armies. In the presence of Bhishma, Drona and all the rulers of the earth, He said, "O Partha, behold the Kauravas assembled here."
śloka 26
tatrāpaśyatsthitānpārthaḥ pitṝnatha pitāmahān |
ācāryānmātulānbhrātṝnputrānpautrānsakhīṃstathā ||1-26||
Translation
There Arjuna beheld those who stood in both armies: fathers, grandfathers, teachers, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, fathers-in-law, and well-wishers.
śloka 28, 29, 30, 31
kṛpayā parayāviṣṭo viṣīdannidamabravīt |
arjuna uvāca |
dṛṣṭvemaṃ svajanaṃ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṃ samupasthitam ||1-28||
sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṃ ca pariśuṣyati |
vepathuśca śarīre me romaharṣaśca jāyate ||1-29||
gāṇḍīvaṃ sraṃsate hastāttvakcaiva paridahyate |
na ca śaknomyavasthātuṃ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ ||1-30||
nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava |
na ca śreyo'nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave ||1-31||
Translation
।।1.28 1.29।।Arjuna said: O Krishna! Seeing these kinsmen assembled here desirous of battle, my limbs grow weak, my mouth is drying up, and there is trembling and horripilation in my body. The Gandiva (bow) is slipping from my hand and my skin is burning. My mind seems bewildered, and I am unable to stand. O Keshava! I see only adverse omens, and I foresee no good in slaying my own kinsmen in battle.
śloka 33 and 34
yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca |
ta ime'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca ||1-33||
ācāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrāstathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ |
mātulāḥ śvaśurāḥ pautrāḥ śyālāḥ sambandhinastathā ||1-34||
Translation
Those very people for whom we desire kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures are standing in battle, having abandoned hope of wealth and life. They are teachers, uncles, cousins, sons, grandfathers, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives.
śloka 38 and 39
yadyapyete na paśyanti lobhopahatacetasaḥ |
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ mitradrohe ca pātakam ||1-38||
kathaṃ na jñeyamasmābhiḥ pāpādasmānnivartitum |
kulakṣayakṛtaṃ doṣaṃ prapaśyadbhirjanārdana ||1-39||
Translation
Although these people, their minds corrupted by greed, do not see the sin in destroying the family and in betraying friends. But, O Janardana! Why should we who know the evils arising from the destruction of the family not refrain from this sin?
śloka 42
saṅkaro narakāyaiva kulaghnānāṃ kulasya ca |
patanti pitaro hyeṣāṃ luptapiṇḍodakakriyāḥ ||1-42||
Translation
That mixed caste causes the destroyers of the family and the family itself to fall into hell. Deprived of the rites of pinda and water offerings, their ancestors also fall into hell.
śloka 47
sañjaya uvāca |
evamuktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat |
visṛjya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ śokasaṃvignamānasaḥ ||1-47||
Translation
Sanjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna, his mind agitated with sorrow, cast aside his bow and arrows and sat down in the rear of the chariot.
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