दृष्टवानस्मि राजेन्द्र कुन्तीपुत्रान्महारथान्। मत्स्यराजगृहावासनिरोधेनावकर्शितान्
I have seen, O king, the mighty sons of Kunti, drawn forth from the house of the king of the Matsyas.
श्रृणु र्यैर्हि महाराज पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। धृष्टद्युम्नेन वीरेण युद्धे वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत
Hear, O great king, by whom the Pandavas were joined; by the valiant Dhrishtadyumna, they were joined for battle.
यो नैव रोपान्न भयान्न लोभान्नार्थकारणात्। न हेतुवादाद्धर्मात्मा सत्यं जाह्यात्कदाचन
He who, for neither anger nor fear nor greed nor gain, nor for any reasoned argument, never abandons truth, being righteous.
यः प्रमाणं महाराज धर्मे धर्मभृतां वरः। अजातशत्रुणा तेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
He who is the standard in righteousness, the foremost among upholders of dharma; by him, Ajatashatru, the Pandavas were joined.
यस्य बाहुबले तुल्यः पृथिव्यां नास्ति कश्चन। यो वै सर्वान्महीपालान्वशे चक्रे धनुर्धरः । यः काशीनङ्गमगधान्कलिङ्गांश्च युधाजयत्
He whose strength of arms is unmatched on earth; who subdued all the kings, wielding the bow; who conquered the Kashis, Angas, Magadhas, and Kalingas in battle.
तेन वो भीमसेनेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत। यस्य वीर्येण सहसा चत्वारो भुवि पाण्डवाः
By that Bhimasena, the Pandavas were joined; by whose might the four Pandavas swiftly acted on earth.
निःसृत्य जतुगेहाद्वै हिडिम्बात्पुरुषादकात्। यश्चैपामभवद्द्वीपः कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः
Escaping from the house of lac and from the man-eating Hidimba, he became their protector; Kunti's son, Vrikodara.
याज्ञसेनीमथो यत्र सिन्धुराजोपकृष्टवान्। तत्रैषामभवद्द्वीपः कुन्तीपुत्रो वृकोदरः
Where Yajnaseni was carried off by the king of Sindhu, there too he became their protector; Kunti's son, Vrikodara.
यश्च तान्सङ्गतान्सर्वान्पाण्डवान्वारणावते। दह्यतो मोचयामास तेन वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत
He who rescued all the Pandavas gathered at Varanavata from the burning, by him they were joined for battle.
कृष्णायां चरता प्रीतिं येन क्रोधवशा हताः । प्रविश्य विषयं घोरं पर्वतं गन्धमादनम्
When Krishna was seeking joy, by whose wrath those were slain; entering the dreadful region, the Gandhamadana mountain.
यस्य नागायुतैर्वीर्यं भुजयोः सारमर्पितम् । तेन वो भीमसेनेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
By him whose strength in his arms equals that of ten thousand elephants, Bhīmasena, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you.
कृष्णद्वितीयो विक्रम्य तुष्ट्यर्थं जातवेदसः। अजयद्यः पुरा वीरो युध्यमानं पुरन्दरम्
With Kṛṣṇa as his second, he who once, to please Agni, defeated the valiant Indra in battle—
यः स साक्षान्महादेवं गिरिशं शृलपाणिनम् । तोपयामास युद्धेन देवदेवमुपामपिम्
He who directly engaged in combat with the great god Maheśvara, Lord of Mountains, wielder of the trident, and matched the god of gods—
यश्च सर्वान्वशे चक्रे लोकपालान्धनुर्धरः। तेन वो विजयेनाजौ पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
He who brought all the guardians of the worlds under his control with his bow—by that victorious one in battle, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you.
यः प्रतीचीं दिशं चक्रे वशे म्लेच्छगणायुताम्। स तत्र नकुलो योद्धा चित्रयोधी व्यवस्थितः
He who subdued the western direction, filled with countless hordes of Mlecchas—there stands Nakula, the distinguished warrior, ready for battle.
तेन वो दर्शनीयेन वीरेणातिधनुर्भृता । माद्रीपुत्रेण कौरव्य पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
By that handsome hero, mighty wielder of the bow, the son of Mādrī, O Kauravya, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you.
यः काशीनङ्गमगधान्कलिङ्गांश्च युधाजयत्। तेन वः सहदेवेन पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
He who conquered the kings of Kāśī, Aṅga, Magadha, and Kaliṅga in battle—by that Sahadeva, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you.
यस्य वीर्येण सदृशाश्चत्वारो भुवि मानवाः । अश्वत्थामा धृष्टकेतू रुक्मी प्रद्युम्न एव च
By whose valor only four men on earth are his equals: Aśvatthāman, Dhṛṣṭaketu, Rukmī, and Pradyumna—
तेन वः सहदेवेन युद्धं राजन्महात्ययमअ। यवीयसा नृवीरेण माद्रीनन्दिकरेण च
By that youthful, heroic Sahadeva, the joy of the Mādrī lineage, a great and fateful battle awaits you, O King.
तपश्चचार या घोरं काशिकन्या पुरा सती। भीष्मस्य वधमिच्छन्ती प्रेत्यापि भरतर्षभ
She who once performed terrible austerities, the maiden of Kāśī, desiring the death of Bhīṣma, even after death, O bull among the Bharatas—
पाञ्चालस्य सुता जज्ञे दैवाच्च स पुनः पुमान् । स्त्रीपुंसीः पुरुषव्याघ्र यः स वेद गुणागुणान्
The daughter of the Pāñcāla, by divine will, was reborn as a man; that tiger among men, who knows virtue and vice.
.. कलिङ्गान्समापेदे पाञ्चाल्यो युद्धदुर्मदः । शिखण्डिना वः कुरवः कृतास्त्रेणाभ्ययुञ्जत
He who subdued the Kaliṅgas, the fierce warrior of the Pāñcālas—by Śikhaṇḍin, skilled in arms, the Kurus have been challenged.
यं यक्षः पुरुषं चक्रे भीष्मस्य निधनेच्छया। महेष्वासेन रौद्रेण पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
He whom a Yakṣa transformed into a man, desiring the death of Bhīṣma, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you with that mighty, formidable archer.
महेष्वासा राजपुत्रा भ्रातरः पञ्च केकयाः। आमुक्तवचाः शूरास्तैश्च वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत
The five Kekaya princes, great archers, sons of kings, valiant and eloquent—together with them, they have come forth against you.
यो दीर्घबाहुः क्षिप्रास्त्रो धृतिमान्सत्यविक्रमः । तेन वो वृष्णिवीरेण युयुधानेन सङ्गरः
He who is long-armed, swift in weapons, steadfast, and truly courageous—by that Vṛṣṇi hero, Yuyudhāna, you will meet in battle.
य आसीच्छरणं काले पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् । रणे तेन विराटेन भविता वः समागमः
He who was the refuge of the great-souled Pāṇḍavas in their time of need—in battle, you will encounter that Virāṭa.
यः स काशिपती राजा वाराणस्यां महारथः । स तेषामभवद्योद्धा तेन वस्तेऽभ्ययुञ्जत
He who is the king of Kāśī, the mighty chariot-warrior of Vārāṇasī—he became their ally in battle, and with him they have come forth against you.
शिशुभिर्दुर्जयैः सङ्ख्ये द्रौपदेयैर्महात्मभिः । आशीविषसमस्पर्शैः पाण्डवा अभ्ययञ्जत
With the sons of Draupadī, noble and unconquerable in battle, whose touch is like that of venomous serpents, the Pāṇḍavas have come forth against you.
यः कृष्णासदृशो वीर्ये युधिष्ठिरसमो दमे। तेनाभिमन्युना सङ्ख्ये पाण्डवा अभ्ययुञ्जत
He who matches Krishna in valor and equals Yudhishthira in self-restraint—by that Abhimanyu, the Pandavas advanced in battle.
यश्चैवाप्रतिमो वीर्ये धृष्टकेतुर्महायशाः । दुःसहः समरे क्रुद्धः शैशुपालिर्महारथः
And he who is peerless in strength, Dhṛṣṭaketu of great fame, fierce in combat when enraged, and the mighty chariot-warrior Shishupala.