अङ्गारपर्णस्तच्छ्रुत्वा क्रुद्ध आनाम्य कार्मुकम्। मुमोच बाणान्निशितानहीनाशीविषानिव
Hearing this, Angaraparna, enraged, bent his bow and released sharp arrows, like venomous serpents.
उल्मुकं भ्रामयंस्तूर्णं पाण्डवश्चर्म चोत्तरम्। व्यपोहत शरांस्तस्य सर्वानेव धनञ्जयः
Swiftly whirling a blazing torch and raising his shield, Pandava Dhananjaya repelled all those arrows.
बिभीषिका वै गन्धर्व नास्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुज्यते। अस्त्रज्ञेषु प्रयुक्तेयं फेनवत्प्रविलीयते
O Gandharva, terror is not used against those skilled in weapons; when used against such, it dissolves like foam.
मानुषानति गन्धर्वान्सर्वान् गन्धर्व लक्षये। तस्मादस्त्रेण दिव्येन योत्स्येऽहं न तु मायया
I see all the Gandharvas and humans here, O Gandharva; therefore, I will fight with a divine weapon, not with illusion.
पुराऽस्त्रमिमाग्नेयं प्रादात्किल बृहस्पतिः। भरद्वाजाय गन्धर्व गुरुर्मान्यः शतक्रतोः
Long ago, Brhaspati, the revered teacher of Indra, gave this Agneya weapon to Bharadvaja, O Gandharva.
भरद्वजादग्निवेश्य अग्निवेश्याद्गुरुर्मम। साध्विदं मह्यमददद्द्रोणो ब्राह्मणसत्तमः
From Bharadvaja it went to Agnivesya, from Agnivesya to my teacher; the noble Brahmin Drona gave this knowledge to me.
इत्युक्त्वा पाण्डवः क्रुद्धो गन्धर्वाय मुमोच ह। प्रदीप्तमस्त्रमाग्नेयं ददाहास्य रथं तु तत्
Having spoken thus, the angry Pandava released the blazing Agneya weapon at the Gandharva, and it burned his chariot.
विरथं विप्लुतं तं तु स गन्धऱ्वं महाबलः। अस्त्रतेजःप्रमूढं च प्रपतन्तमवाङ्मुखम्
Deprived of his chariot and bewildered by the weapon’s energy, that mighty Gandharva, falling headlong, was cast down.
शिरोरुहेषु जग्राह माल्यवत्सु धनञ्जयः। भ्रातॄन्प्रति चकर्षाथ सोऽस्त्रपातादचेतसम्
Dhanañjaya seized the garlands from their heads and dragged them before his brothers, those who had fallen unconscious from the weapons.
युधिष्ठिरं तस्य भार्या प्रपेदे शरणार्थिनी। नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी नाम पतित्राणमभीप्सती
The wife of that one, named Kumbhīnasī, seeking protection for her husband, approached Yudhiṣṭhira for refuge.
त्रायस्व मां महाभाग पतिं चेमं विमुञ्च मे। गन्धर्वी शरणं प्राप्ता नाम्ना कुम्भीनसी प्रभो
"Protect me, O greatly fortunate one, and release my husband for me; I, a Gandharva woman named Kumbhīnasī, have come to you for shelter, O lord."
युद्धे जितं यशोहीनं स्त्रीनाथमपराक्रमम्। को निहन्याद्रिपुं तात मुञ्चेमं रिपुसूदन
"Who would slay an enemy, O father, who is defeated in battle, deprived of fame, the protector of women, and lacking in valor? Release this one, O slayer of foes."
जीवितं प्रतिपद्यस्व गच्छ गन्धर्व मा शुचः। प्रदिशत्यभयं तेऽद्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः
"Regain your life and go, O Gandharva, do not grieve; today King Yudhiṣṭhira of the Kurus grants you safety."
जितोऽहं पूर्वकं नाम मुञ्चाम्यङ्गारपर्णताम्। यशोहीनं न च श्लाघ्यं स्वं नाम जनसंसदि
"I am defeated, bearing the name Pūrvaka; I release Aṅgāraparṇa; one deprived of fame does not praise his own name among people."
साध्विमं लब्धवाँल्लाभं योऽहं दिव्यास्त्रधारिणम्। गान्धर्व्या माययेच्छामि संयोजयितुमर्जुनम्
"Blessed am I to have gained this fortune, that I wish to unite Arjuna, wielder of divine weapons, with the Gandharva woman by my own will."
अस्त्राग्निना विचित्रोऽयं दग्धो मे रथ उत्तमः। सोऽहं चित्ररथो भूत्वा नाम्ना दग्धरथोऽभवं
"My excellent chariot was burned by the fire of weapons; thus, having become Citraratha, I am now called Dagdharatha by name."
संभृता चैव विद्येयं तपसेह मया पुरा। निवेदयिष्ये तामद्य प्राणदाय महात्मने
"This knowledge, long gathered by me through austerity, I shall now impart to the great-souled one who granted me life."
संस्तम्भयित्वा तरसा जितं शरणमागतम्। यो रिपुं योजयेत्प्राणैः कल्याणं किं न सोऽर्हति
"Who, having subdued an enemy by force, who has come seeking refuge after defeat, would not deserve prosperity if he joins that foe with his own life?"
चाक्षुषी नाम विद्येयं यां सोमाय ददौ मनुः। ददौ स विश्वावसवे मम विश्वावसुर्ददौ
"This knowledge called Cākṣuṣī, which Manu gave to Soma, Soma gave to Viśvāvasu, and Viśvāvasu gave to me."
सेयं कापुरुषं प्राप्ता गुरुदत्ता प्रणश्यति। आगमोऽस्या मया प्रोक्तो वीर्यं प्रतिनिबोध मे
"This, received from a teacher, perishes when given to an unworthy man; I have spoken its lineage—now listen to its power."
यच्चक्षुषा द्रष्टुमिच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु किंचन। तत्पश्येद्यादृशं चेच्छेत्तादृशं द्रष्टुमर्हति
"Whatever one wishes to see with the eye among all worlds, that he sees; whatever form he desires, that he is able to behold."
एकपादेन षण्मासान्स्थितो विद्यां लभेदिमाम्। अनुनेष्याम्यहं विद्यां स्वयं तुभ्यं व्रते कृते
"By standing on one foot for six months, I obtained this knowledge; I myself shall impart it to you, if you undertake the vow."
विद्यया ह्यनया राजन्वयं नृभ्यो विशेषिताः। अविशिष्टाश्च देवानामनुभावप्रदर्शिनः
"By this knowledge, O king, we are distinguished among men, and not inferior to the gods, displaying their power."
गन्धर्वजानामश्वानामहं पुरुषसत्तम। भ्रातृभ्यस्तव तुभ्यं च पृथग्दाता शतं शतं
"O best of men, of the Gandharva horses, I shall give a hundred each to your brothers and to you separately."
देवगन्धर्ववाहास्ते दिव्यवर्णा मनोजवाः। क्षीणाक्षीणा भवन्त्येते न हीयन्ते च रंहसः
"Those divine Gandharva steeds, with celestial forms and swift as thought, become exhausted and unexhausted, and their speed does not diminish."
पुरा कृतं महेन्द्रस्य वज्रं वृत्रनिबर्हणम्। दशधा शतधा चैव तच्छीर्णं वृत्रमूर्धनि
"Long ago, the thunderbolt was made for Mahendra to slay Vṛtra; that was shattered into ten and a hundred pieces on Vṛtra's head."
ततो भागीकृतो देवैर्वज्रभाग उपास्यते। लोके यशोधनं किंचित्सैव वज्रतनुः स्मृता
Then, divided among the gods, a portion of the thunderbolt is revered; in the world, whatever brings fame and wealth is considered to have the nature of the thunderbolt.
वज्रपाणिर्ब्राह्मणः स्यात्क्षत्रं वज्ररथं स्मृतम्। वैश्या वै दानवज्राश्च कर्मवज्रा यवीयसः
A brahmin is said to wield the thunderbolt in his hand; the kshatriya is remembered as the chariot of the thunderbolt; the vaishyas are the givers of the thunderbolt, and the shudras are those whose actions are the lesser thunderbolts.
क्षत्रवज्रस्य भागेन अवध्या वाजिनः स्मृताः। रथाङ्गं वडबा सूते शूराश्चाश्वेषु ये मताः
By a portion of the kshatriya's thunderbolt, horses are considered invincible; the mare gives birth to the wheel of the chariot, and those who are renowned as heroes among horses.
कामवर्णाः कामजवाः कामतः समुपस्थिताः। इति गन्धर्वजाः कामं पूरयिष्यन्ति मे हयाः
With forms as desired, with speed as desired, appearing at will—thus, the Gandharva-born horses will fulfill my desire.