अर्जुनः फल्गुनो जिष्णुः किरीटी श्वेतवाहनः। बीभत्सुर्विजयः पार्थः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः। एतानि मम नामानि स्थापितानि सुरोत्तमैः
Arjuna, Phalguna, Jishnu, Kiriti, Shvetavahana, Bibhatsu, Vijaya, Partha, Savyasachi, Dhananjaya—these are my names, established by the best of the gods.
गुणतो दश नामानि समवेतानि पाण्डवे। चरन्ति लोके ख्यातानि विदितानि ममावघ
By virtue, these ten names have come together for the son of Pandu; they are renowned in the world and well known to all.
केनासि विजयो नाम केनासि श्वेतवाहनः। सव्यसाची च केनासि जिष्णुर्बीभत्सुरेव च
By what cause are you called Vijaya? By what cause Shvetavahana? And Savyasachi, and also Jishnu and Bibhatsu—why are you so named?
अर्जुनः फल्गुनः पार्थः किरीटी केन सारथे। धनञ्जयश्च केनासि शीघ्रं वद बृहन्नले
Why are you called Arjuna, Phalguna, Partha, Kiriti, and Dhananjaya? Tell me quickly, Brihannala, for what reason you bear these names.
श्रुता मे तस्य वीरस्य केवला नामहेतवः। इतस्ततश्चलत्येतन्मनो मे चञ्चलं त्वयि। अर्जुनो वा भवान्नेति वद शीघ्रं बृहन्नले
I have heard only the reasons for those names of that hero; my mind wanders here and there, restless because of you. Tell me quickly, Brihannala, are you truly Arjuna or not?
सर्वाञ्जित्वा जनपदान्धनं चाच्छिद्य सर्वशः। मध्ये धनस्य तिष्ठन्तं तन्मामाहुर्धनञ्जयम्
Having conquered all the kingdoms and seized all their wealth, and standing in the midst of that treasure, I was called Dhananjaya by men.
अभिप्रयामि संग्रामे यदाऽहं युद्धदुर्मदान्। अजित्वा न निविर्तेयं तेन वै विजयं विदुः
Whenever I go into battle against those mad for war, I do not return without victory; for this reason, I am known as Vijaya.
श्वेताः काञ्चनसन्नाहा रथे युज्यन्ति मे हयाः। शत्रुभिर्युध्यमानस्य तेनाहं श्वेतवाहनः
White horses, adorned with golden harness, are yoked to my chariot; because I fight my enemies with them, I am called Shvetavahana.
किरीटं सूर्यसंकाशं भ्राजते मे शिरोगतम्। रणमध्ये रथस्थस्य सूर्यपावकसन्निभम्
The crown, radiant like the sun, shines upon my head as I stand in my chariot amidst battle, resembling the brilliance of the sun and fire.
अच्छेद्यं रुचिरं चित्रं जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम्। इन्द्रदत्तमनाहार्यं तेनाहुर्मां किरीटिनम्
It is indestructible, splendid, adorned with intricate designs, embellished with gold; given by Indra and impossible to be taken away, thus they call me 'the crowned one.'
न कुर्यां कर्म बीभत्सं युध्यमानः कदाचन। तेन देवमनुष्येषु बीभत्सुरिति मां विदुः
Never, while fighting, would I perform a vile act; for this reason, among gods and men, they know me as 'Bibhatsu.'
उभौ मे तुल्यकर्माणौ गाण्डीवस्य विकर्षणे। भुजौ मे भवतः सङ्ख्ये परसैन्यविनाशिनौ। तयोः सव्योऽधिकस्तस्मात्सव्यसाचीति मां विदुः
Both my arms are equally skilled in drawing the Gandiva bow; in battle, my arms destroy enemy forces. Of these, my left is superior, so they call me 'Savyasachi.'
पृथिव्यां सागरान्तायां वर्णो मे दुर्लभः समः। शुद्धत्वाद्रुपवत्त्वाच्च तेन मामार्जुनं विदुः
On earth, bounded by the ocean, my complexion is rare and unmatched; because of purity and beauty, they know me as 'Arjuna.'
उत्तराभ्यां तु पूर्वाभ्यां फल्गुनीभ्यामहं दिवा । जातो हिमवतः पृष्ठे तेन मां फल्गुनं विदुः
Born during the day under the Uttara and Purva Phalguni stars, on the slopes of the Himalayas, for this reason, they call me 'Phalguna.'
यो ममाङ्गे व्रणं कुर्याद्धातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य पश्यतः। युधिष्ठिरस्य रुधिरं दर्शयेद्वा कदाचन । पराभवमहं तस्य कुले कुर्यां न संशयः
Whoever, before the elder Dhatu, would inflict a wound upon my body or ever show Yudhishthira's blood, I would surely bring ruin upon his lineage in battle, without doubt.
योत्स्यामि तैरहं सर्वैर्न मे तेभ्यः पराभवः। तेन देवमनुष्येषु जिष्णुर्नामास्मि विश्रुतः
I will fight all of them; none among them can defeat me. Therefore, among gods and men, I am renowned as 'Jishnu.'
माता मम पृथा नाम तेन मां पार्थमब्रुवन्
My mother is named Pritha; thus, they call me 'Partha.'
देवदानवगन्धर्वपिशाचोरगराक्षसान् । अहं पुरा रणे जित्वा खाण्डवेऽग्निमतर्पयम्
Once, in battle, I conquered the gods, demons, gandharvas, spirits, serpents, and rakshasas, and satisfied the fire in the Khandava forest.
हुताशनं तर्पयित्वा सहितः शार्ङ्गधन्वना । [ त्रिविष्टपगतौ* दृष्ट्वा पितामहमहेश्वरौ
Having appeased the fire, together with the wielder of Sharnga, I saw the grandsire and the great lord in the realm of the gods.
मूर्च्छया पतितं भूमावागतौ देवसत्तमौ । दृष्ट्वा तौ वरदौ देवौ संज्ञां लब्ध्वोत्थितः पुनः
Having fainted and fallen to the earth, those two exalted deities approached; seeing them, I regained consciousness and rose again.
मूर्ध्ना हि प्रणतं भूमौ तौ देवौ वरदौ वरौ। कृष्णेत्येकादशं नाम प्रीत्या मे चक्रतुस्तदा। तुष्टौ च मम वीर्येण कर्मणा चाभिराधितौ
Those two bestowers of boons, seeing me prostrate on the ground, joyfully gave me the eleventh name, 'Krishna,' pleased by my valor and deeds.
सर्वदेवैः परिवृतौ भूयो मां स्वयमूचतुः। वरं तात वृणीष्वेति यं प्रार्थयसि पाण्डव
Surrounded by all the gods, those two again addressed me: 'Choose a boon, O son, whatever you desire, O Pandava.'
ततोऽहमस्त्राण्यलभं दिव्यानि च दृढानि च। ब्राह्मं पाशुपतं चैव स्थूणाकर्णं च दुर्जयम् । ऐन्द्रं वारुणमाग्नेयं वायव्यमथ वैष्णवम्
Then I obtained divine and powerful weapons: the Brahma, Pashupata, Sthuna-karna, Indra, Varuna, Agni, Vayu, and Vishnu weapons.
ततोऽहमजयं भूयो रथेनैन्द्रेण दुर्जयान्। मातलिं सारथिं कृत्वा निवातकवचान्रणे । अवध्यकवचांन्देवैर्वरदृप्तान्महासुरान्
Then, with Indra's chariot and Matali as charioteer, I conquered the invincible Nivatakavachas in battle, those demons granted boons and protected by the gods.
तिस्रः कोटीर्दानवानां संयुगेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। एको निर्जित्य संग्रामे भूयो देवानतोषयम्
Alone, I defeated three crore demons in battle, who never turned back, and once again pleased the gods.
ततो मे भगवानिन्द्रः किरीटमददात्स्वयम्। देवाश्च शङ्खमददुः शत्रुसैन्यनिवारणम्
Then the blessed Indra himself gave me the crown, and the gods gave me the conch to repel enemy armies.
अहं पारे समुद्रस्य हिरण्यपुरवासिनाम्। हत्वा षष्टिं सहस्राणि जयं संप्राप्तवान्रणे
I crossed to the far shore of the ocean and, after slaying sixty thousand inhabitants of Hiranyapura, gained victory in battle.
असंभ्रान्तो रथे तिष्ठन्सहस्रेषु शतेषु च। शत्रुमध्ये दुराधर्षो न मुह्यन्ति च मे दिशः
Standing unshaken on my chariot, even among hundreds of thousands, I am unassailable in the midst of enemies, and my senses do not falter.
अहं गन्धर्वराजेन ह्रियमाणं सुयोधनम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितं तात गन्धर्वैः समरे जितम्। चतुर्दश सहस्राणि हत्वा चैनममोचयम्
When Suyodhana was being carried off by the king of the Gandharvas, conquered in battle along with his brothers by the Gandharvas, I slew fourteen thousand and freed him, dear one.
एतानि मम नामानि योऽहन्यहनि कीर्तयेत्। तं न पश्यन्ति सत्त्वानि न तं निघ्नन्ति शत्रवः
Whoever daily recites these my names, living beings do not see him, nor do enemies slay him.