06021001a bRhatInM dhArtarASTrANAnM dRSTvA senAM samudyatAm saJjaya said,--'Beholding the vast Dhartarashtra army ready for battle,
06021001c viSAdam agamad rAjA kuntIputro yudhiSThiraH king Yudhisthira, the son of kuntI, gave way to grief.
06021002a vyUhamM bhISmeNa cAbhedyaGM kalpitamM prekSya pANDavaH Seeing that impenetrable array formed by bhISma
06021002c abhedyam iva samMprekSya viSaNNo 'rjunam abravIt and regarding it as really impenetrable, the king became pale and addressed arjuna, saying,
06021003a dhanaJMjaya kathaM zakyam asmAbhir yoddhum Ahave --O, mighty-armed dhanaJjaya, how shall we be able to fight in battle
06021003c dhArtarASTrair mahAbAho yeSAM yoddhA pitAmahaH with the Dhartarashtras who have the Grandsire for their (chief) combatant?
06021004a akSobhyo 'yam abhedyaz ca bhISmeNAmitrakarzinA
06021004c kalpitazH zAstradRSTena vidhinA bhUritejasA Immovable and impenetrable is this array that hath been designed, according to the rules laid down in the scriptures, by that grinder of foes, bhISma, of transcendent glory.
06021005a te vayaM saMzayamM prAptAsH sasainyAzH zatrukarzana With our troops we have become doubtful (of success), O grinder of foes.
06021005c katham asmAn mahAvyUhAd udyAnanM no bhaviSyati How, indeed, will victory be ours in the face of this mighty array?'
06021006a athArjuno 'bravIt pArthaM yudhiSThiram amitrahA --Thus addressed, that slayer of foes arjuna answered Yudhisthira, the son of pRthA,
06021006c viSaNNam abhisamMprekSya tava rAjann anIkinIm who had been plunged into grief at sight, O king, of thy army, in these words,
06021007a prajJayAbhyadhikAJ zUrAn guNayuktAn bahUn api
06021007c jayanty alpatarA yena tan nibodha vizAmM pate --Hear, O king, how soldiers that are few in number may vanquish the many that are possessed of every quality.
06021008a tat tu te kAraNaM rAjan pravakSyAmy anasUyave Thou art without malice; I shall, therefore, tell thee the means, O king.
06021008c nAradas tam RSir veda bhISmadroNau ca pANDava The RSi Narada knows it, as also both bhISma and droNa.
06021009a etam evArtham Azritya yuddhe devAsure 'bravIt Referring to this means,
06021009c pitAmahaH kila purA mahendrAdIn divaukasaH the Grandsire himself in days of old on the occasion of the battle between the Gods and the asuras said unto indra and the other celestials.
06021010a na tathA balavIryAbhyAM vijayante jigISavaH --They that are desirous of victory do not conquer by might and energy so much
06021010c yathA satyAnRzaMsyAbhyAnM dharmeNaivodyamena ca as by truth, compassion, righteousness and energy.
06021011a tyaktvAdharmaJM ca lobhaJM ca mohaJM codyamam AsthitAH Discriminating then between righteousness, and unrighteousness, and understanding what is meant by covetousness and having recourse to exertion
06021011c yudhyadhvam anahaGMkArA yato dharmas tato jayaH fight without arrogance, for victory is there where righteousness is.
06021012a evaM rAjan vijAnIhi dhruvo 'smAkaM raNe jayaH --For this know, O king, that to us victory is certain in (this) battle.
06021012c yathA me nAradaH prAha yataH kRSNas tato jayaH Indeed, as Narada said,--There is victory where kRSNa is.
06021013a guNabhUto jayaH kRSNe pRSThato 'nveti mAdhavam --Victory is inherent to kRSNa. Indeed, it followeth Madhava.
06021013c anyathA vijayaz cAsya sanMnatiz cAparo guNaH And as victory is one of its attributes, so humility is his another attribute.
06021014a anantatejA govindazH zatrupUgeSu nirvyathaH Govinda is possessed of energy that is infinite. Even in the midst of immeasurable foes he is without pain.
06021014c puruSasH sanAtanatamo yataH kRSNas tato jayaH He is the most eternal of male beings. And there victory is where kRSNa is.
06021015a purA hy eSa harir bhUtvA vaikuNTho 'kuNThasAyakaH Appearing as Hari in olden days, even he, indestructible and of weapons incapable of being baffled,
06021015c surAsurAn avasphUrjann abravIt ke jayantv iti said in a loud voice unto the Gods and the asuras, --Who amongst you would be victorious?
06021016a anu kRSNaJM jayemeti yair uktanM tatra tair jitam --Even the conquered who said.--With kRSNa in the front we will conquer.
06021016c tatprasAdAd dhi trailokyamM prAptaM zakrAdibhisH suraiH --And it was through Hari's grace that the three worlds were obtained by the gods headed by zakra.
06021017a tasya te na vyathAGM kAJM cid iha pazyAmi bhArata I do not, therefore, behold the slightest cause of sorrow in thee,
06021017c yasya te jayam AzAste vizvabhuk tridazezvaraH thee that hast the Sovereign of the Universe and the Lord himself of the celestials for wishing victory to thyself.'
