The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 4.39: ekonacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ

4.39.1

uttara uvāca |
suvarṇavikṛtānīmānyāyudhāni mahātmanām |
rucirāṇi prakāśante pārthānāmāśukāriṇām || 1 ||

"Uttara said, 'Indeed, these weapons adorned with gold, belonging to the light-handed and high-souled Partha, look exceedingly beautiful. But where are that Arjuna, the son of Pritha, and Yudhishthira of the Kuru race, and Nakula, and Sahadeva, and Bhimasena, the sons of Pandu? Having lost their kingdom at dice, the high-souled Pandavas, capable of destroying all foes, are no longer heard of. Where also is Draupadi, the princess of Panchala, famed as the gem among women, who followed the sons of Pandu after their defeat at dice to the forest?'

4.39.2

kva nu svidarjunaḥ pārthaḥ kauravyo vā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ || 2 ||

4.39.3

sarva eva mahātmānaḥ sarvāmitravināśanāḥ |
rājyamakṣaiḥ parākīrya na śrūyante kadācana || 3 ||

4.39.4

draupadī kva ca pāñcālī strīratnamiti viśrutā |
jitānakṣaistadā kṛṣṇā tānevānvagamadvanam || 4 ||

4.39.5

arjuna uvāca |
ahamasmyarjunaḥ pārthaḥ sabhāstāro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ |
ballavo bhīmasenastu pituste rasapācakaḥ || 5 ||

"Arjuna said, 'I am Arjuna, called also Partha. Thy father's courtier is Yudhishthira and thy father's cook Vallava is Bhimasena, the groom of horses is Nakula, and Sahadeva is in the cow-pen. And know thou that the Sairindhri is Draupadi, for whose sake the Kichakas have been slain.'

4.39.6

aśvabandho'tha nakulaḥ sahadevastu gokule |
sairandhrīṃ draupadīṃ viddhi yatkṛte kīcakā hatāḥ || 6 ||

4.39.7

uttara uvāca |
daśa pārthasya nāmāni yāni pūrvaṃ śrutāni me |
prabrūyāstāni yadi me śraddadhyāṃ sarvameva te || 7 ||

"Uttara said, 'I would believe all this if thou canst enumerate the ten names of Partha, previously heard by me!'

4.39.8

arjuna uvāca |
hanta te'haṃ samācakṣe daśa nāmāni yāni me |
arjunaḥ phalguno jiṣṇuḥ kirīṭī śvetavāhanaḥ |
bībhatsurvijayaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ savyasācī dhanaṃjayaḥ || 8 ||

"Arjuna said, 'I will, O son of Virata, tell thee my ten names. Listen thou and compare them with what thou hadst heard before. Listen to them with close attention and concentrated mind. They are Arjuna, Falguna, Jishnu, Kiritin, Swetavahana, Vibhatsu, Vijaya, Krishna, Savyasachin and Dhananjaya."

4.39.9

uttara uvāca |
kenāsi vijayo nāma kenāsi śvetavāhanaḥ |
kirīṭī nāma kenāsi savyasācī kathaṃ bhavān || 9 ||

"Uttara said, 'Tell me truly why art thou called Vijaya, and why Swetavahana. Why art thou named Krishna and why Arjuna and Falguna and Jishnu and Kiritin and Vibhatsu, and for what art thou Dhananjaya and Savyasachin? 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.'

4.39.10

arjunaḥ phalguno jiṣṇuḥ kṛṣṇo bībhatsureva ca |
dhanaṃjayaśca kenāsi prabrūhi mama tattvataḥ |
śrutā me tasya vīrasya kevalā nāmahetavaḥ || 10 ||

4.39.11

arjuna uvāca |
sarvāñjanapadāñjitvā vittamācchidya kevalam |
madhye dhanasya tiṣṭhāmi tenāhurmāṃ dhanaṃjayam || 11 ||

"Arjuna said, 'They called me Dhananjaya because I lived in the midst of wealth, having subjugated all the countries and taking away their treasures. They called me Vijaya because when I go out to battle with invincible kings, I never return (from the field) without vanquishing them. I am called Swetavahana because when battling with the foe, white horses decked in golden armour are always yoked unto my car. They call me Falguna because I was born on the breast of the Himavat on a day when the constellation Uttara Falguna was on the ascendent. I am named Kiritin from a diadem, resplendent like the sun, having been placed of old on my head by Indra during my encounter with the powerful Danavas. I am known as Vibhatsu among gods and men, for my never having committed a detestable deed on the battle-field. And since both of my hands are capable of drawing the Gandiva, I am known as Savyasachin among gods and men. They call me Arjuna because my complexion is very rare within the four boundaries of the earth and because also my acts are always stainless. I am known among human beings and celestials by the name of Jishnu, because I am unapproachable and incapable of being kept down, and a tamer of adversaries and son of the slayer of Paka. And Krishna, my tenth appellation, was given to me by my father out of affection towards his black-skinned boy of great purity.'

4.39.12

abhiprayāmi saṃgrāme yadahaṃ yuddhadurmadān |
nājitvā vinivartāmi tena māṃ vijayaṃ viduḥ || 12 ||

4.39.13

śvetāḥ kāñcanasaṃnāhā rathe yujyanti me hayāḥ |
saṃgrāme yudhyamānasya tenāhaṃ śvetavāhanaḥ || 13 ||

4.39.14

uttarābhyāṃ ca pūrvābhyāṃ phalgunībhyāmahaṃ divā |
jāto himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe tena māṃ phalgunaṃ viduḥ || 14 ||

4.39.15

purā śakreṇa me dattaṃ yudhyato dānavarṣabhaiḥ |
kirīṭaṃ mūrdhni sūryābhaṃ tena māhuḥ kirīṭinam || 15 ||

4.39.16

na kuryāṃ karma bībhatsaṃ yudhyamānaḥ kathaṃcana |
tena devamanuṣyeṣu bībhatsuriti māṃ viduḥ || 16 ||

4.39.17

ubhau me dakṣiṇau pāṇī gāṇḍīvasya vikarṣaṇe |
tena devamanuṣyeṣu savyasācīti māṃ viduḥ || 17 ||

4.39.18

pṛthivyāṃ caturantāyāṃ varṇo me durlabhaḥ samaḥ |
karomi karma śuklaṃ ca tena māmarjunaṃ viduḥ || 18 ||

4.39.19

ahaṃ durāpo durdharṣo damanaḥ pākaśāsaniḥ |
tena devamanuṣyeṣu jiṣṇunāmāsmi viśrutaḥ || 19 ||

4.39.20

kṛṣṇa ityeva daśamaṃ nāma cakre pitā mama |
kṛṣṇāvadātasya sataḥ priyatvādbālakasya vai || 20 ||

4.39.21

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tataḥ pārthaṃ sa vairāṭirabhyavādayadantikāt |
ahaṃ bhūmiṃjayo nāma nāmnāhamapi cottaraḥ || 21 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, "The son of Virata then, approaching nearer saluted Partha and said, 'My name is Bhuminjaya, and I am also called Uttara. It is by good luck, O Partha, that I behold thee. Thou art welcome, O Dhananjaya. O thou with red eyes, and arms that are mighty and each like unto the trunk of an elephant, it behoveth thee to pardon what I said unto thee from ignorance. And as wonderful and difficult have been the feats achieved by thee before, my fears have been dispelled, and indeed the love I bear to thee is great.'"

4.39.22

diṣṭyā tvāṃ pārtha paśyāmi svāgataṃ te dhanaṃjaya |
lohitākṣa mahābāho nāgarājakaropama |
yadajñānādavocaṃ tvāṃ kṣantumarhasi tanmama || 22 ||

4.39.23

yatastvayā kṛtaṃ pūrvaṃ vicitraṃ karma duṣkaram |
ato bhayaṃ vyatītaṃ me prītiśca paramā tvayi || 23 ||