04039002a kva nu svid arjunaH pArthaH kauravyo vA yudhiSThiraH But where are now that arjuna, the son of pRthA, and yudhiSThira of the kuru race,
04039002c nakulasH sahadevaz ca bhImasenaz ca pANDavaH and nakula, and Sahadeva, and bhImasena, the sons of pANDu?
04039003a sarva eva mahAtmAnasH sarvAmitravinAzanAH The high-souled pANDavas, capable of destroying all foes,
04039003c rAjyam akSaiH parAkIrya na zrUyante kadA cana lost their kingdom at dice and are never heard of.
04039004a draupadI kva ca pAJcAlI strIratnam iti vizrutA Where also is draupadI, the princess of pAJcala, famed as the gem among women,
04039004c jitAn akSais tadA kRSNA tAn evAnvagamad vanam who followed the sons of pANDu to the forest after their defeat at dice?'
04039005 arjuna uvAca 'arjuna said,
04039005a aham asmy arjunaH pArthaH sabhAstAro yudhiSThiraH 'I am arjuna, called also pArtha. Thy father's courtier is yudhiSThira
04039005c ballavo bhImasenas tu pitus te rasapAcakaH and thy father's cook Vallava is bhImasena,
04039006a azvabandho 'tha nakulasH sahadevas tu gokule the groom of horses is nakula, and Sahadeva is in the cow-pen.
04039006c sairandhrInM draupadIM viddhi yatkRte kIcakA hatAH And know thou that the Sairindhri is draupadI, for whose sake the Kichakas were slain.'
04039007 uttara uvAca Uttara said,
04039007a daza pArthasya nAmAni yAni pUrvaM zrutAni me The ten names of pArtha, previously heard by me,
04039007c prabrUyAs tAni yadi me zraddadhyAM sarvam eva te I would believe all this if thou canst enumerate!
04039008 arjuna uvAca 'arjuna said,
04039008a hanta te 'haM samAcakSe daza nAmAni yAni me 'I will, O son of virATa, tell thee my ten names I have. Listen thou and compare them with what thou hadst heard before. Listen to them with close attention and concentrated mind.
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04039008c arjunaH phalguno jiSNuH kirITI zvetavAhanaH They are arjuna, Falguna, jiSNu, Kiritin, Swetavahana,
04039009a kenAsi vijayo nAma kenAsi zvetavAhanaH 'Tell me truly why art thou called Vijaya, and why Swetavahana.
04039009c kirITI nAma kenAsi savyasAcI kathamM bhavAn Why art thou named Kiritin and savyasAcin
04039010a arjunaH phalguno jiSNuH kRSNo bIbhatsur eva ca and arjuna and Falguna jiSNukRSNabIbhatsu
04039010c dhanaJMjayaz ca kenAsi prabrUhi mama tattvataH and for what art thou dhanaJjaya? Tell me in truth.
04039010e zrutA me tasya vIrasya kevalA nAmahetavaH I have heard before about the origin of the several names of that hero, and can put faith in thy words if thou canst tell me all about them.'
04039011 arjuna uvAca 'arjuna said,
04039011a sarvAJ janapadAJ jitvA vittam Acchidya kevalam having subjugated all countries and taking away their treasures.
04039011c madhye dhanasya tiSThAmi tenAhur mAnM dhanaJMjayam I lived in the midst of wealth, that's why they called me dhanaJjaya.
04039012a abhiprayAmi saGMgrAme yad ahaM yuddhadurmadAn because, when I go out to battle with hard-to-defeat kings,
04039012c nAjitvA vinivartAmi tena mAM vijayaM viduH I never return (from the field) without vanquishing them, they call me Vijaya.
04039013a zvetAH kAJcanasaMnAhA rathe yujyanti me hayAH White horses decked in golden armour are always yoked unto my car
04039013c saGMgrAme yudhyamAnasya tenAhaM zvetavAhanaH when battling with the foe, that's why I am called Swetavahana
04039014a uttarAbhyAJM ca pUrvAbhyAmM phalgunIbhyAm ahanM divA On a day when the constellation Uttara Falguna was on the ascendent,
04039014c jAto himavataH pRSThe tena mAM phalgunaM viduH I was born on the breast of the Himavat, that's why they call me Falguna.
04039015a purA zakreNa me dattaM yudhyato dAnavarSabhaiH Long ago during my encounter with the powerful dAnavas, indra put
04039015c kirITamM mUrdhni sUryAbhanM tena mAhuH kirITinam on my head a diadem, resplendent like the sun, that's why I am named Kiritin.
04039016a na kuryAGM karma bIbhatsaM yudhyamAnaH kathaM cana For my never having committed a detestable deed on the battle-field,
04039016c tena devamanuSyeSu bIbhatsur iti mAM viduH I am known as bIbhatsu among gods and men.
04039017a ubhau me dakSiNau pANI gANDIvasya vikarSaNe And since both of my hands are capable of drawing the gANDIva,
04039017c tena devamanuSyeSu savyasAcIti mAM viduH I am known as savyasAcin among gods and men.
04039018a pRthivyAJM caturantAyAM varNo me durlabhasH samaH Because my complexion is very rare within the four boundaries of the earth
04039018c karomi karma zuklaJM ca tena mAm arjunaM viduH and because also my acts are always stainless, they call me arjuna.
04039019a ahanM durApo durdharSo damanaH pAkazAsaniH Because I am unapproachable and incapable of being kept down, and a tamer of adversaries and son of the slayer of Paka,
04039019c tena devamanuSyeSu jiSNunAmAsmi vizrutaH I am known among human beings and celestials by the name of jiSNu.
04039020a kRSNa ity eva dazamanM nAma cakre pitA mama And kRSNa, my tenth appellation, was given to me by my father
04039020c kRSNAvadAtasya sataH priyatvAd bAlakasya vai out of affection towards his black-skinned boy of great purity.'
