01.218
Pancharatra: Fearse war between Shakra and the dual Arjuna and Krishna.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
तस्याभिवर्षतो वारि पाण्डवः प्रत्यवारयत्। शरवर्षेण बीभत्सुरुत्तमास्त्राणि दर्शयन् ॥१-२१८-१॥
tasyābhivarṣato vāri pāṇḍavaḥ pratyāvarayat। śaravarṣeṇa bībhatsur uttamāstrāṇi darśayan ॥1-218-1॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; अभिवर्षतः (abhivarṣataḥ) - pouring down upon; वारि (vāri) - water; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu; प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyāvarayat) - warded off; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu (Arjuna); उत्तमास्त्राणि (uttamāstrāṇi) - excellent weapons; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - displaying;]
(Of him pouring down water, the son of Pāṇḍu warded off with a shower of arrows, Bībhatsu displaying excellent weapons.)
As he poured down water, the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna) warded it off with a shower of arrows, displaying his excellent weapons.
शरैः समन्ततः सर्वं खाण्डवं चापि पाण्डवः। छादयामास तद्वर्षमपकृष्य ततो वनात् ॥१-२१८-२॥
śaraiḥ samantataḥ sarvaṃ khāṇḍavaṃ cāpi pāṇḍavaḥ। chādayāmāsa tadvarṣam apakṛṣya tato vanāt॥1-218-2॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; खाण्डवं (khāṇḍavam) - Khāṇḍava (forest); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna); छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; तत् (tat) - that; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain (of arrows); अपकृष्य (apakṛṣya) - having withdrawn; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest;]
(With arrows on all sides, the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) covered all of Khāṇḍava, and also, having withdrawn that rain (of arrows), from there, from the forest.)
Arjuna, the Pāṇḍava, covered the entire Khāṇḍava forest on all sides with arrows, and then, having withdrawn that rain (of arrows), departed from the forest.
न च स्म किञ्चिच्छक्नोति भूतं निश्चरितुं ततः। सञ्छाद्यमाने खगमैरस्यता सव्यसाचिना ॥१-२१८-३॥
na ca sma kiñcicchaknoti bhūtaṃ niścarituṃ tataḥ। sañchādyamāne khagamairasyatā savyasācinā ॥1-218-3॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; स्म (sma) - indeed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able; भूतम् (bhūtam) - being; निश्चरितुम् (niścaritum) - to go out; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; सञ्छाद्यमाने (sañchādyamāne) - being covered; खगमैः (khagamaiḥ) - by arrows; अस्यता (asyatā) - by the one shooting; सव्यसाचिना (savyasācinā) - by Savyasācin (Arjuna);]
(And indeed, not even a being was able to go out from there; as it was being covered by arrows by the one shooting, by Savyasācin (Arjuna).)
And indeed, no creature was able to escape from there, as the area was being covered with arrows by Savyasācin, that is, Arjuna.
तक्षकस्तु न तत्रासीत्सर्पराजो महाबलः। दह्यमाने वने तस्मिन्कुरुक्षेत्रेऽभवत्तदा ॥१-२१८-४॥
takṣakastu na tatrāsītsarparājo mahābalaḥ। dahyamāne vane tasmin kurukṣetre'bhavattadā ॥1-218-4॥
[तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka; (name of a serpent king); तु (tu) - but; however; न (na) - not; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सर्पराजः (sarparājaḥ) - serpent king; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength; दह्यमाने (dahyamāne) - while being burned; वने (vane) - in the forest; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened; occurred; तदा (tadā) - then; at that time;]
(But Takṣaka, the serpent king of great strength, was not there. While that forest in Kurukṣetra was being burned, then it happened.)
However, Takṣaka, the mighty serpent king, was not present there. At that time, while the forest in Kurukṣetra was burning, this occurred.
अश्वसेनस्तु तत्रासीत्तक्षकस्य सुतो बली। स यत्नमकरोत्तीव्रं मोक्षार्थं हव्यवाहनात् ॥१-२१८-५॥
aśvasenastu tatrāsīttakṣakasya suto balī। sa yatnamakarottīvram mokṣārthaṃ havyavāhanāt ॥1-218-5॥
[अश्वसेनः (aśvasenaḥ) - Aśvasena; (proper name); तु (tu) - but; indeed; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तक्षकस्य (takṣakasya) - of Takṣaka; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong; powerful; सः (saḥ) - he; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; did; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; severe; मोक्षार्थम् (mokṣārtham) - for the sake of liberation; हव्यवाहनात् (havyavāhanāt) - from Agni (the fire-god);]
(Aśvasena, but, there, was, of Takṣaka, son, strong; he, effort, made, intense, for the sake of liberation, from Agni (the fire-god).)
Aśvasena, the strong son of Takṣaka, was there; he made intense efforts to be freed from Agni (the fire-god).
न शशाक विनिर्गन्तुं कौन्तेयशरपीडितः। मोक्षयामास तं माता निगीर्य भुजगात्मजा ॥१-२१८-६॥
na śaśāka vinirgantuṃ kaunteya-śara-pīḍitaḥ। mokṣayāmāsa taṃ mātā nigīrya bhujagātmajā ॥1-218-6॥
[न (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) - was able; विनिर्गन्तुम् (vinirgantum) - to go out; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - son of Kunti; शर (śara) - arrow; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; मोक्षयामास (mokṣayāmāsa) - released; तम् (tam) - him; माता (mātā) - mother; निगीर्य (nigīrya) - having swallowed; भुजगात्मजा (bhujagātmajā) - daughter of the serpent (Nāga);]
(Not was able to go out, afflicted by the arrow of the son of Kunti. His mother, the daughter of the serpent, having swallowed (him), released him.)
Afflicted by the arrow of the son of Kunti, he was unable to go out. His mother, the daughter of the serpent, swallowed him and released him.
तस्य पूर्वं शिरो ग्रस्तं पुच्छमस्य निगीर्यते। ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे सा तु पन्नगी पुत्रगृद्धिनी ॥१-२१८-७॥
tasya pūrvaṃ śiro grastaṃ pucchamasya nigīryate। ūrdhvamācakrame sā tu pannagī putragṛddhinī ॥1-218-7॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; of that; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - before; previously; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; ग्रस्तं (grastam) - seized; swallowed; पुच्छम् (puccham) - tail; अस्य (asya) - of him; of this; निगीर्यते (nigīryate) - is swallowed; is devoured; ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards; above; आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - stepped; advanced; सा (sā) - she; तु (tu) - but; पन्नगी (pannagī) - serpent-woman; female serpent; पुत्रगृद्धिनी (putragṛddhinī) - greedy for sons; desiring sons;]
(Of him, previously, the head was seized, the tail of this is being swallowed. Upwards she advanced, but the serpent-woman greedy for sons.)
First his head was seized, and now his tail is being swallowed. The serpent-woman, greedy for sons, advanced upwards.
तस्यास्तीक्ष्णेन भल्लेन पृथुधारेण पाण्डवः। शिरश्चिच्छेद गच्छन्त्यास्तामपश्यत्सुरेश्वरः ॥१-२१८-८॥
tasyāstīkṣṇena bhallena pṛthudhāreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ। śiraś ciccheda gacchantyās tām apaśyat sureśvaraḥ ॥1-218-8॥
[तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her; तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - with sharp; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; पृथुधारेण (pṛthudhāreṇa) - with broad-edged; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pāṇḍu; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; गच्छन्त्याः (gacchantyāḥ) - while going; ताम् (tām) - her; अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw; सुरेश्वरः (sureśvaraḥ) - the lord of the gods;]
(The son of Pāṇḍu, with a sharp, broad-edged arrow, cut off her head while she was going; the lord of the gods saw her.)
The son of Pāṇḍu cut off her head with a sharp, broad-edged arrow as she was going; the lord of the gods saw her.
तं मुमोचयिषुर्वज्री वातवर्षेण पाण्डवम्। मोहयामास तत्कालमश्वसेनस्त्वमुच्यत ॥१-२१८-९॥
taṃ mumocayiṣur vajrī vātavarṣeṇa pāṇḍavam। mohayām āsa tatkālam aśvasenas tvam ucyata ॥1-218-9॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; मुमोचयिषुः (mumocayiṣuḥ) - desiring to release; वज्री (vajrī) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; वातवर्षेण (vātavarṣeṇa) - with a storm of wind; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the son of Pāṇḍu; मोहयाम् (mohayām) - caused to be deluded; आस (āsa) - he did; तत्कालम् (tatkālam) - at that moment; अश्वसेनः (aśvasenaḥ) - Aśvasena; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उच्यत (ucyata) - is said;]
(Him desiring to release, the wielder of the thunderbolt with a storm of wind (at) the son of Pāṇḍu; caused to be deluded at that moment, Aśvasena, you, is said.)
Desiring to release him, the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra) used a storm of wind against the son of Pāṇḍu; at that moment, it is said, Aśvasena caused confusion.
तां च मायां तदा दृष्ट्वा घोरां नागेन वञ्चितः। द्विधा त्रिधा च चिच्छेद खगतानेव भारत ॥१-२१८-१०॥
tāṃ ca māyāṃ tadā dṛṣṭvā ghorāṃ nāgena vañcitaḥ। dvidhā tridhā ca ciccheda khagatāneva bhārata॥1-218-10॥
[तां (tāṃ) - her; (accusative singular, feminine pronoun); च (ca) - and; मायां (māyāṃ) - illusion; (accusative singular, feminine noun); तदा (tadā) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; (absolutive of √dṛś, to see); घोरां (ghorāṃ) - terrible; (accusative singular, feminine adjective); नागेन (nāgena) - by the serpent; (instrumental singular, masculine noun); वञ्चितः (vañcitaḥ) - deceived; (past passive participle of √vañc, to deceive); द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; (adverb); त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three; (adverb); च (ca) - and; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - he cut; (perfect of √chid, to cut); खगतान् (khagatān) - those moving in the sky; (accusative plural, masculine noun); इव (iva) - like; (particle of comparison); भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; (vocative singular, descendant of Bharata);]
(Her and the illusion then having seen, terrible, by the serpent deceived; in two, in three and he cut, those moving in the sky like, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, having then seen that terrible illusion, deceived by the serpent, he cut it into two and three parts, like those moving in the sky.
शशाप तं च सङ्क्रुद्धो बीभत्सुर्जिह्मगामिनम्। पावको वासुदेवश्च अप्रतिष्ठो भवेदिति ॥१-२१८-११॥
śaśāpa taṃ ca saṅkruddho bībhatsur jihmagāminam। pāvako vāsudevaś ca apratiṣṭho bhaved iti ॥1-218-11॥
[शशाप (śaśāpa) - cursed; तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu (Arjuna); जिह्मगामिनम् (jihmagāminam) - one who follows a crooked path; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - Pāvaka (Agni); वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); च (ca) - and; अप्रतिष्ठः (apratiṣṭhaḥ) - without stability; भवेत् (bhavet) - may become; इति (iti) - thus;]
(Greatly enraged, Bībhatsu (Arjuna) cursed him who follows a crooked path: "Let Pāvaka (Agni) and Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) also become without stability," thus.)
Greatly enraged, Arjuna cursed the one who followed a crooked path, declaring: "Let Agni and Kṛṣṇa also become unstable."
ततो जिष्णुः सहस्राक्षं खं वितत्येषुभिः शितैः। योधयामास सङ्क्रुद्धो वञ्चनां तामनुस्मरन् ॥१-२१८-१२॥
tato jiṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaṃ khaṃ vitatyeṣubhiḥ śitaiḥ। yodhayāmāsa saṅkruddho vañcanāṃ tāmanusmaran ॥1-218-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - the victorious one; सहस्राक्षम् (sahasrākṣam) - the thousand-eyed (Indra); खम् (kham) - sky; वितत्य (vitatya) - having stretched; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - fought; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - greatly enraged; वञ्चनाम् (vañcanām) - deceit; ताम् (tām) - that; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering;]
(Then the victorious one, greatly enraged, having stretched the sky with sharp arrows, fought the thousand-eyed (Indra), remembering that deceit.)
Then, greatly enraged and recalling that deceit, the victorious one stretched the sky with sharp arrows and fought Indra, the thousand-eyed.
देवराडपि तं दृष्ट्वा संरब्धमिव फल्गुनम्। स्वमस्त्रमसृजद्दीप्तं यत्ततानाखिलं नभः ॥१-२१८-१३॥
devarāḍ api taṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃrabdham iva phalgūnam। svam astram asṛjat dīptaṃ yat tatāna akhilaṃ nabhaḥ॥1-218-13॥
[देवराट् (devarāṭ) - king of the gods; अपि (api) - also; तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; संरब्धम् (saṃrabdham) - enraged; इव (iva) - as if; फल्गुनम् (phalgūnam) - Phalguna (Arjuna); स्वम् (svam) - his own; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; असृजत् (asṛjat) - released; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - shining; यत् (yat) - which; ततान (tatāna) - spread; अखिलम् (akhilam) - entire; नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky;]
(The king of the gods also, having seen him, as if enraged Phalguna, released his own shining weapon, which spread across the entire sky.)
The king of the gods, seeing Phalguna (Arjuna) appearing enraged, released his own brilliant weapon, which spread throughout the whole sky.
ततो वायुर्महाघोषः क्षोभयन्सर्वसागरान्। वियत्स्थोऽजनयन्मेघाञ्जलधारामुचोऽऽकुलान् ॥१-२१८-१४॥
tato vāyurmahāghoṣaḥ kṣobhayansarvasāgarān। viyatstho'janayanmeghāñjaladhārāmucho''kulān ॥1-218-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; महाघोषः (mahāghoṣaḥ) - great-sounding; क्षोभयन् (kṣobhayan) - agitating; सर्वसागरान् (sarvasāgarān) - all oceans; वियत्-स्थः (viyat-sthaḥ) - situated in the sky; अजनयत् (ajanayat) - produced; मेघान् (meghān) - clouds; जलधारामुचः (jaladhārāmucaḥ) - pouring streams of water; आकुलान् (ākulān) - agitated;]
(Then the wind, great-sounding, agitating all oceans, situated in the sky, produced clouds pouring streams of water, agitated.)
Then the wind, with a mighty roar, stirred all the oceans; stationed in the sky, it generated clouds that poured forth torrents of water in a tumultuous manner.
तद्विघातार्थमसृजदर्जुनोऽप्यस्त्रमुत्तमम्। वायव्यमेवाभिमन्त्र्य प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः ॥१-२१८-१५॥
tad-vighātārtham asṛjad arjuno'py astram uttamam। vāyavyam eva abhimantrya pratipatti-viśāradaḥ॥1-218-15॥
[तद् (tad) - that; विघातार्थम् (vighātārtham) - for the purpose of counteracting; असृजत् (asṛjat) - released; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; अस्त्रम् (astram) - missile; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; वायव्यम् (vāyavyam) - of wind (god); एव (eva) - indeed; अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having invoked (with mantras); प्रतिपत्ति (pratipatti) - in skill; विशारदः (viśāradaḥ) - expert;]
(That for the purpose of counteracting, Arjuna also released an excellent missile, the wind (god's) indeed, having invoked (with mantras), in skill expert.)
To counteract that, Arjuna, being highly skilled, also released the excellent wind-missile after duly invoking it with mantras.
तेनेन्द्राशनिमेघानां वीर्यौजस्तद्विनाशितम्। जलधाराश्च ताः शोषं जग्मुर्नेशुश्च विद्युतः ॥१-२१८-१६॥
tenendrāśanimeghānāṃ vīryaujastadvināśitam। jaladhārāśca tāḥ śoṣaṃ jagmurneśuśca vidyutaḥ ॥1-218-16॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; इन्द्राशनि (indrāśani) - Indra's thunderbolt; मेघानाम् (meghānām) - of clouds; वीर्य (vīrya) - strength; ओजस् (ojas) - energy; तत् (tat) - that; विनाशितम् (vināśitam) - was destroyed; जलधाराः (jaladhārāḥ) - streams of water; च (ca) - and; ताः (tāḥ) - those; शोषम् (śoṣam) - dryness; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - attained; न (na) - not; एशुः (eśuḥ) - remained; च (ca) - and; विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightnings;]
(By him, the strength and energy of the clouds struck by Indra's thunderbolt was destroyed. And those streams of water attained dryness, and the lightnings did not remain.)
By him, the strength and energy of the clouds struck by Indra's thunderbolt was destroyed. The streams of water dried up, and the lightnings disappeared.
क्षणेन चाभवद्व्योम सम्प्रशान्तरजस्तमः। सुखशीतानिलगुणं प्रकृतिस्थार्कमण्डलम् ॥१-२१८-१७॥
kṣaṇena cābhavad vyoma sampraśānta-rajas-tamaḥ। sukha-śīta-anila-guṇaṃ prakṛti-stha-arka-maṇḍalam ॥1-218-17॥
[क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; व्योम (vyoma) - sky; सम्प्रशान्त (sampraśānta) - completely calmed; रजस् (rajas) - dust; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; सुख (sukha) - pleasant; शीत (śīta) - cool; अनिल (anila) - wind; गुणम् (guṇam) - quality; प्रकृति (prakṛti) - by nature; स्थ (stha) - situated; अर्क (arka) - sun; मण्डलम् (maṇḍalam) - disk;]
(In an instant, the sky became completely calmed of dust and darkness; the disk of the sun, by nature possessing the qualities of pleasant, cool wind, remained.)
In an instant, the sky cleared of dust and darkness; the sun's disk, naturally possessing the qualities of pleasant and cool wind, remained visible.
निष्प्रतीकारहृष्टश्च हुतभुग्विविधाकृतिः। प्रजज्वालातुलार्चिष्मान्स्वनादैः पूरयञ्जगत् ॥१-२१८-१८॥
niṣpratīkārahṛṣṭaś ca hutabhug vividhaākṛtiḥ। prajajvālātulārciṣmān svanādaiḥ pūrayan jagat ॥1-218-18॥
[निष्प्रतीकार (niṣpratīkāra) - without resistance; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; च (ca) - and; हुतभुक् (hutabhuk) - fire (the oblation-eater); विविध (vividha) - various; आकृतिः (ākṛtiḥ) - forms; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed forth; अतुल (atula) - incomparable; अर्चिष्मान् (arciṣmān) - radiant; स्वनादैः (svanādaiḥ) - with sounds; पूरयन् (pūrayan) - filling; जगत् (jagat) - the world;]
(Without resistance, delighted, and the fire (the oblation-eater) of various forms blazed forth, radiant with incomparable flames, filling the world with sounds.)
The fire, delighted and unopposed, took on various forms and blazed forth with incomparable radiance, filling the world with its sounds.
कृष्णाभ्यां रक्षितं दृष्ट्वा तं च दावमहङ्कृताः। समुत्पेतुरथाकाशं सुपर्णाद्याः पतत्रिणः ॥१-२१८-१९॥
kṛṣṇābhyāṃ rakṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ ca dāvamahaṅkṛtāḥ। samutpeturathākāśaṃ suparṇādyāḥ patatriṇaḥ ॥1-218-19॥
[कृष्णाभ्यां (kṛṣṇābhyām) - by the two Kṛṣṇas; (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma); रक्षितं (rakṣitam) - protected; guarded; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तं (tam) - him; that; च (ca) - and; दावमहङ्कृताः (dāvamahaṅkṛtāḥ) - arrogant as a forest fire; (dāva = forest fire, mahaṅkṛta = made arrogant, proud;) समुत्पेतुः (samutpetuḥ) - sprang up; rose; अथ (atha) - then; आकाशं (ākāśam) - to the sky; सुपर्णाद्याः (suparṇādyāḥ) - Suparṇa and others; (Suparṇa = Garuḍa, etc.;) पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds;]
(Having seen him protected by the two Kṛṣṇas, and being arrogant like a forest fire, then Suparṇa and other birds sprang up to the sky.)
When they saw him protected by the two Kṛṣṇas, those proud as a forest fire, Suparṇa and the other birds then rose up into the sky.
गरुडा वज्रसदृशैः पक्षतुण्डनखैस्तथा। प्रहर्तुकामाः सम्पेतुराकाशात्कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥१-२१८-२०॥
garuḍā vajrasadṛśaiḥ pakṣatuṇḍanakhaiḥ tathā। prahartukāmāḥ sampetur ākāśāt kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ॥1-218-20॥
[गरुडा (garuḍā) - Garudas; (mythical birds;) वज्रसदृशैः (vajrasadṛśaiḥ) - with thunderbolt-like; पक्षतुण्डनखैः (pakṣatuṇḍanakhaiḥ) - with wings, beaks, and claws; तथा (tathā) - thus; in that way; प्रहर्तुकामाः (prahartukāmāḥ) - desiring to strike; सम्पेतुः (sampetuḥ) - descended; swooped; आकाशात् (ākāśāt) - from the sky; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava;]
(Garudas, with thunderbolt-like wings, beaks, and claws, thus, desiring to strike, swooped from the sky at Kṛṣṇa and the Pāṇḍava.)
The Garudas, whose wings, beaks, and claws were like thunderbolts, swooped down from the sky, eager to strike at Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.
तथैवोरगसङ्घाताः पाण्डवस्य समीपतः। उत्सृजन्तो विषं घोरं निश्चेरुर्ज्वलिताननाः ॥१-२१८-२१॥
tathaivoragasaṅghātāḥ pāṇḍavasya samīpataḥ। utsṛjanto viṣaṃ ghoraṃ niścerurjvalitānanāḥ ॥1-218-21॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; उरगसङ्घाताः (uragasaṅghātāḥ) - assemblies of serpents; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of Pāṇḍava; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - from near; उत्सृजन्तः (utsṛjantaḥ) - emitting; विषम् (viṣam) - poison; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; निश्चेरुः (niśceruḥ) - moved out; ज्वलिताननाः (jvalitānanāḥ) - with blazing faces;]
(In the same way, assemblies of serpents from near Pāṇḍava, emitting terrible poison, moved out with blazing faces.)
Likewise, groups of serpents near Pāṇḍava came forth, releasing deadly poison, their faces blazing.
तांश्चकर्त शरैः पार्थः सरोषान्दृश्य खेचरान्। विवशाश्चापतन्दीप्तं देहाभावाय पावकम् ॥१-२१८-२२॥
tāṃś ca akarta śaraiḥ pārthaḥ sa-roṣān dṛśya khe-carān। vivaśāś ca apatan dīptam deha-abhāvāya pāvakam ॥1-218-22॥
[तांश् (tāṃś) - them; (accusative plural) च (ca) - and; अकर्त (akarta) - made; (past tense, from kṛ dhātu) शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Pārtha; (Arjuna) सरोषान् (sa-roṣān) - with anger; दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; खेचरान् (khe-carān) - sky-dwellers; (those moving in the sky) विवशाः (vivaśāḥ) - helpless; च (ca) - and; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing; देहाभावाय (deha-abhāvāya) - for the destruction of the body; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(And Pārtha made them, the sky-dwellers, who were seen with anger, with arrows. And the helpless fell into the blazing fire for the destruction of the body.)
Arjuna, seeing the angry sky-dwellers, struck them with arrows. The helpless ones fell into the blazing fire for the destruction of their bodies.
ततः सुराः सगन्धर्वा यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः। उत्पेतुर्नादमतुलमुत्सृजन्तो रणार्थिणः ॥१-२१८-२३॥
tataḥ surāḥ sagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ। utpeturnādamatulamutsṛjanto raṇārthiṇaḥ ॥1-218-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; यक्षराक्षसपन्नगाः (yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ) - Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and serpents; उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - rose up; नादम् (nādam) - sound; अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable; उत्सृजन्तः (utsṛjantaḥ) - emitting; रणार्थिणः (raṇārthiṇaḥ) - desiring battle;]
(Then the gods, together with Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and serpents, rose up, emitting an incomparable sound, desiring battle.)
Then the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Yakṣas, Rākṣasas, and serpents, rose up, producing an incomparable sound as they yearned for battle.
अयःकणपचक्राश्मभुशुण्ड्युद्यतबाहवः। कृष्णपार्थौ जिघांसन्तः क्रोधसंमूर्च्छितौजसः ॥१-२१८-२४॥
ayaḥ-kaṇa-pacakra-aśma-bhuśuṇḍi-udyata-bāhavaḥ। kṛṣṇa-pārthau jighāṃsantaḥ krodha-saṃmūrcchita-ojasāḥ ॥1-218-24॥
[अयः (ayaḥ) - iron; कण (kaṇa) - particle; प (pa) - and; चक्र (cakra) - disc; आश्म (aśma) - stone; भुशुण्डि (bhuśuṇḍi) - mace; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; पार्थौ (pārthau) - and Arjuna; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṃsantaḥ) - desiring to kill; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संमूर्च्छित (saṃmūrcchita) - overpowered; ओजसः (ojasāḥ) - by energy;]
(With arms raised holding iron particles, discs, stones, and maces, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, desiring to kill, their energy overpowered by anger.)
Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, with arms raised and weapons such as iron pellets, discs, stones, and maces, driven by anger and intent on killing, advanced with overwhelming energy.
तेषामभिव्याहरतां शस्त्रवर्षं च मुञ्चताम्। प्रममाथोत्तमाङ्गानि बीभत्सुर्निशितैः शरैः ॥१-२१८-२५॥
teṣām abhivyāharatāṃ śastravarṣaṃ ca muñcatām। pramamāthottamāṅgāni bībhatsur niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥1-218-25॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; अभिव्याहरताम् (abhivyāharatām) - uttering (cries/noises); शस्त्रवर्षम् (śastravarṣam) - a shower of weapons; च (ca) - and; मुञ्चताम् (muñcatām) - releasing; प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - smashed; उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - the heads; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu (Arjuna); निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Of them uttering (cries) and releasing a shower of weapons, Bībhatsu (Arjuna) smashed the heads with sharp arrows.)
As they uttered cries and released a shower of weapons, Bībhatsu (Arjuna) smashed their heads with sharp arrows.
कृष्णश्च सुमहातेजाश्चक्रेणारिनिहा तदा। दैत्यदानवसङ्घानां चकार कदनं महत् ॥१-२१८-२६॥
kṛṣṇaś ca sumahātejāś cakreṇāri-nihā tadā। daitya-dānava-saṅghānāṃ cakāra kadanaṃ mahat ॥1-218-26॥
[कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; (the name of the deity); च (ca) - and; सुमहातेजाः (sumahātejāḥ) - of great brilliance; चक्रेण (cakreṇa) - with the discus; अरिनिहा (ari-nihā) - destroyer of enemies; तदा (tadā) - then; दैत्यदानवसङ्घानाम् (daitya-dānava-saṅghānām) - of the hosts of Daityas and Dānavas; चकार (cakāra) - made; कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(Kṛṣṇa and (he who is) of great brilliance, with the discus, destroyer of enemies, then, of the hosts of Daityas and Dānavas, made a great slaughter.)
Kṛṣṇa, endowed with immense brilliance, then used his discus to inflict great slaughter upon the hosts of Daityas and Dānavas.
अथापरे शरैर्विद्धाश्चक्रवेगेरितास्तदा। वेलामिव समासाद्य व्यातिष्ठन्त महौजसः ॥१-२१८-२७॥
athāpare śarairviddhāścakravegeritāstadā। velāmiva samāsādya vyātiṣṭhanta mahaujasaḥ ॥1-218-27॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपरे (apare) - others; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced; चक्रवेग (cakravega) - by the speed of the wheel; इरिताः (iritāḥ) - driven; तदा (tadā) - then; वेलाम् (velām) - the shore; इव (iva) - like; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; व्यातिष्ठन्त (vyātiṣṭhanta) - stood firmly; महा-ओजसः (mahā-ojasaḥ) - of great energy;]
(Then others, pierced with arrows, driven by the speed of the wheel at that time, having approached the shore like (waves), stood firmly, possessing great energy.)
Then, other warriors, pierced by arrows and driven by the speed of the chariot wheels, approached the shore like waves and stood there firmly, displaying great energy.
ततः शक्रोऽभिसङ्क्रुद्धस्त्रिदशानां महेश्वरः। पाण्डुरं गजमास्थाय तावुभौ समभिद्रवत् ॥१-२१८-२८॥
tataḥ śakro'bhisaṅkruddhastridaśānāṃ maheśvaraḥ। pāṇḍuraṃ gajamāsthāya tāvubhau samabhidravata ॥1-218-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); अभिसङ्क्रुद्धः (abhisaṅkruddhaḥ) - having become very enraged; त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the thirty gods (devas); महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - the great lord; पाण्डुरम् (pāṇḍuram) - white; गजम् (gajam) - elephant; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; समभिद्रवत् (samabhidravat) - charged together at;]
(Then Śakra, the great lord of the thirty gods, having become very enraged, having mounted the white elephant, charged together at those two.)
Then Śakra, the mighty lord of the gods, mounted his white elephant and, filled with wrath, charged at both of them.
अशनिं गृह्य तरसा वज्रमस्त्रमवासृजत्। हतावेताविति प्राह सुरानसुरसूदनः ॥१-२१८-२९॥
aśaniṃ gṛhya tarasā vajramastram avāsṛjat। hatāvetāv iti prāha surān asurasūdanaḥ ॥1-218-29॥
[अशनिम् (aśanim) - thunderbolt; (object of action); गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; (absolutive of √grah); तरसा (tarasā) - with force; (instrumental of taras); वज्रमस्त्रम् (vajramastram) - the thunderbolt-missile; (compound: vajra + astra); अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - he discharged; (3rd person singular, perfect, causative of √sṛj); हतौ (hatau) - (they are) slain; (dual, past passive participle of √han); एतौ (etau) - these two; (dual, nominative); इति (iti) - thus; (quotation marker); प्राह (prāha) - he said; (3rd person singular, perfect of pra-√ah); सुरान् (surān) - to the gods; (accusative plural of sura); असुरसूदनः (asurasūdanaḥ) - the slayer of asuras; (nominative singular, epithet of Indra);]
(Having taken the thunderbolt with force, he discharged the thunderbolt-missile. "These two are slain," thus said the slayer of asuras to the gods.)
Taking up the thunderbolt with great force, the slayer of asuras (Indra) discharged the thunderbolt-missile. He then said to the gods, "These two are slain."
ततः समुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा देवेन्द्रेण महाशनिम्। जगृहुः सर्वशस्त्राणि स्वानि स्वानि सुरास्तदा ॥१-२१८-३०॥
tataḥ samudyatāṃ dṛṣṭvā devendreṇa mahāśanim। jagṛhuḥ sarvaśastrāṇi svāni svāni surās tadā ॥1-218-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुद्यताम् (samudyatām) - raised; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवेन्द्रेण (devendreṇa) - by Indra, the lord of gods; महाशनिम् (mahāśanim) - great thunderbolt; जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - they took; सर्वशस्त्राणि (sarvaśastrāṇi) - all weapons; स्वानि स्वानि (svāni svāni) - their own respective; सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, having seen the great thunderbolt raised by Indra, the gods then took up all their own respective weapons.)
Then, seeing Indra raise the great thunderbolt, all the gods each took up their own weapons.
कालदण्डं यमो राजा शिबिकां च धनेश्वरः। पाशं च वरुणस्तत्र विचक्रं च तथा शिवः ॥१-२१८-३१॥
kāladaṇḍaṃ yamo rājā śibikāṃ ca dhaneśvaraḥ| pāśaṃ ca varuṇastatra vicakraṃ ca tathā śivaḥ ॥1-218-31॥
[कालदण्डं (kāladaṇḍam) - time-staff; (staff as symbol of time) यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; (god of death) राजा (rājā) - king; शिबिकां (śibikām) - palanquin; च (ca) - and; धनेश्वरः (dhaneśvaraḥ) - Dhaneśvara; (Kubera, lord of wealth); पाशं (pāśam) - noose; च (ca) - and; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; (god of waters) तत्र (tatra) - there; विचक्रं (vicakram) - discus; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva; (the auspicious one);]
(The staff of time (kāladaṇḍa) is Yama the king; the palanquin is Dhaneśvara; the noose is Varuṇa there; the discus likewise is Śiva.)
The staff of time is Yama, the king; the palanquin is Dhaneśvara; the noose is Varuṇa there; and likewise, the discus is Śiva.
ओषधीर्दीप्यमानाश्च जगृहातेऽश्विनावपि। जगृहे च धनुर्धाता मुसलं च जयस्तथा ॥१-२१८-३२॥
oṣadhīrdīpyamānāśca jagṛhāte'śvināvapi। jagṛhe ca dhanurdhātā musalaṃ ca jayastathā ॥1-218-32॥
[ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs; दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - shining; च (ca) - and; जगृहाते (jagṛhāte) - took; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Aśvins; अपि (api) - also; जगृहे (jagṛhe) - took; च (ca) - and; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; धाता (dhātā) - Dhātā; मुसलम् (musalam) - club; च (ca) - and; जयः (jayaḥ) - Jaya; तथा (tathā) - likewise;]
(Herbs shining and took the Aśvins also; took and bow Dhātā, club and Jaya likewise.)
The shining herbs were taken, and the Aśvins also took them; Dhātā took the bow, and Jaya likewise took the club.
पर्वतं चापि जग्राह क्रुद्धस्त्वष्टा महाबलः। अंशस्तु शक्तिं जग्राह मृत्युर्देवः परश्वधम् ॥१-२१८-३३॥
parvataṃ cāpi jagrāha kruddhastvaṣṭā mahābalaḥ। aṃśastu śaktiṃ jagrāha mṛtyurdevaḥ paraśvadham ॥1-218-33॥
[पर्वतं (parvataṃ) - mountain; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; त्वष्टा (tvaṣṭā) - Tvaṣṭṛ (name of a deity); महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - of great strength; अंशः (aṃśaḥ) - Aṃśa (name of a deity); तु (tu) - but; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - Mṛtyu (Death, name of a deity); देवः (devaḥ) - the god; परश्वधम् (paraśvadham) - axe;]
(The angry Tvaṣṭṛ of great strength seized the mountain also. But Aṃśa seized the spear; Mṛtyu, the god, (seized) the axe.)
The mighty and enraged Tvaṣṭṛ seized a mountain. Aṃśa took up a spear, while Mṛtyu, the god of death, seized an axe.
प्रगृह्य परिघं घोरं विचचारार्यमा अपि। मित्रश्च क्षुरपर्यन्तं चक्रं गृह्य व्यतिष्ठत ॥१-२१८-३४॥
pragṛhya parighaṃ ghoraṃ vicacārāryamā api। mitraś ca kṣuraparyantaṃ cakraṃ gṛhya vyatiṣṭhata ॥1-218-34॥
[प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having seized; परिघं (parighaṃ) - iron club; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; विचचार (vicacāra) - moved about; आर्यमा (āryamā) - Aryaman; अपि (api) - also; मित्रः (mitraḥ) - Mitra; च (ca) - and; क्षुरपर्यन्तं (kṣuraparyantaṃ) - up to the edge of a razor; चक्रं (cakraṃ) - discus; गृह्य (gṛhya) - having taken; व्यतिष्ठत (vyatiṣṭhata) - stood firm;]
(Having seized the terrible iron club, Aryaman also moved about. And Mitra, having taken the discus up to the edge of a razor, stood firm.)
Aryaman, having seized the terrible iron club, moved about; and Mitra, having taken the razor-edged discus, stood firm.
पूषा भगश्च सङ्क्रुद्धः सविता च विशां पते। आत्तकार्मुकनिस्त्रिंशाः कृष्णपार्थावभिद्रुताः ॥१-२१८-३५॥
pūṣā bhagaś ca saṅkruddhaḥ savitā ca viśāṃ pate| āttakārmukanistriṃśāḥ kṛṣṇapārthāvabhidrutāḥ ॥1-218-35॥
[पूषा (pūṣā) - Pūṣan; (a Vedic deity, nourisher;) भगः (bhagaḥ) - Bhaga; (a Vedic deity, dispenser of fortune;) च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; सविता (savitā) - Savitṛ; (a Vedic deity, the impeller;) च (ca) - and; विशां (viśām) - of the peoples; पते (pate) - O lord; आत्तकार्मुकनिस्त्रिंशाः (āttakārmukanistriṃśāḥ) - having drawn bows and swords; कृष्णपार्थौ (kṛṣṇapārthau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna; अभिद्रुताः (abhidrutāḥ) - rushed towards;]
(Pūṣan, Bhaga, and (being) enraged, Savitṛ and O lord of the peoples, having drawn bows and swords, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna rushed towards.)
Pūṣan, Bhaga, and the enraged Savitṛ, O lord of the peoples, with bows and swords drawn, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna rushed forward.
रुद्राश्च वसवश्चैव मरुतश्च महाबलाः। विश्वेदेवास्तथा साध्या दीप्यमानाः स्वतेजसा ॥१-२१८-३६॥
rudrāś ca vasavaś caiva marutaś ca mahā-balāḥ। viśve-devās tathā sādhyā dīpyamānāḥ sva-tejasā ॥1-218-36॥
[रुद्राः (rudrāḥ) - Rudras; (a class of Vedic deities); च (ca) - and; वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus; (a class of Vedic deities); च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मरुतः (marutaḥ) - Maruts; (a class of storm deities); च (ca) - and; महाबलाः (mahā-balāḥ) - greatly powerful; विश्वेदेवाः (viśve-devāḥ) - Viśvedevas; (all-gods, a group of deities); तथा (tathā) - also; साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - Sādhyas; (a class of deities); दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - shining; स्वतेजसा (sva-tejasā) - by their own brilliance;]
(Rudras and Vasus indeed and Maruts, greatly powerful; Viśvedevas also Sādhyas, shining by their own brilliance.)
The Rudras, Vasus, and the mighty Maruts, as well as the Viśvedevas and the Sādhyas, all shone with their own brilliance.
एते चान्ये च बहवो देवास्तौ पुरुषोत्तमौ। कृष्णपार्थौ जिघांसन्तः प्रतीयुर्विविधायुधाः ॥१-२१८-३७॥
ete cānye ca bahavo devās tau puruṣottamau। kṛṣṇapārthau jighāṃsantaḥ pratīyur vividhaāyudhāḥ ॥1-218-37॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; तौ (tau) - those two; पुरुषोत्तमौ (puruṣottamau) - best among men; कृष्णपार्थौ (kṛṣṇapārthau) - Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṃsantaḥ) - desiring to slay; प्रतीयुः (pratīyuḥ) - advanced; विविधायुधाः (vividhāyudhāḥ) - with various weapons;]
(These and others and many gods, those two best among men, Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha, desiring to slay, advanced with various weapons.)
These, along with many other gods, and those two best among men, Kṛṣṇa and Pārtha, advanced, desiring to slay, with various weapons.
तत्राद्भुतान्यदृश्यन्त निमित्तानि महाहवे। युगान्तसमरूपाणि भूतोत्सादाय भारत ॥१-२१८-३८॥
tatrādbhutānyadṛśyanta nimittāni mahāhave। yugāntasamarūpāṇi bhūtotsādaya bhārata ॥1-218-38॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतानि (adbhutāni) - wondrous; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; निमित्तानि (nimittāni) - omens; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; युगान्तसमरूपाणि (yugāntasamarūpāṇi) - having the form of the end of an age; भूत (bhūta) - of beings; उत्सादाय (utsādaya) - for destruction; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(There, wondrous omens were seen in the great battle, having the form of the end of an age, for the destruction of beings, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, there in the great battle, wondrous omens appeared, resembling the end of an age, portending the destruction of beings.
तथा तु दृष्ट्वा संरब्धं शक्रं देवैः सहाच्युतौ। अभीतौ युधि दुर्धर्षौ तस्थतुः सज्जकार्मुकौ ॥१-२१८-३९॥
tathā tu dṛṣṭvā saṁrabdhaṁ śakraṁ devaiḥ sahācyutau। abhītau yudhi durdharṣau tasthatuḥ sajjakārmukau॥1-218-39॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; संरब्धं (saṁrabdham) - enraged; शक्रं (śakram) - Śakra (Indra); देवैः (devaiḥ) - with the gods; सह (saha) - together; अच्युतौ (acyutau) - the two Acyutas (Krishna and Arjuna); अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; दुर्धर्षौ (durdharṣau) - difficult to assail; तस्थतुः (tasthatuḥ) - stood; सज्जकार्मुकौ (sajjakārmukau) - with ready bows;]
(Thus but having seen the enraged Śakra with the gods, the two Acyutas, fearless, in battle, difficult to assail, stood with ready bows.)
But thus, seeing the enraged Śakra (Indra) with the gods, the two Acyutas (Krishna and Arjuna), fearless and unassailable in battle, stood with their bows ready.
आगतांश्चैव तान्दृष्ट्वा देवानेकैकशस्ततः। न्यवारयेतां सङ्क्रुद्धौ बाणैर्वज्रोपमैस्तदा ॥१-२१८-४०॥
āgatāṃścaiva tāndṛṣṭvā devānekaikaśastataḥ। nyavārayetāṃ saṅkruddhau bāṇairvajropamaistadā ॥1-218-40॥
[आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवान् (devān) - the gods; एकैकशः (ekaikaśaḥ) - one by one; ततः (tataḥ) - then; न्यवारयेताम् (nyavārayetām) - they obstructed; सङ्क्रुद्धौ (saṅkruddhau) - greatly enraged; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; वज्रोपमैः (vajropamaiḥ) - like thunderbolts; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having seen those gods who had arrived, then, greatly enraged, they both obstructed them one by one with arrows like thunderbolts at that time.)
Seeing the gods arriving, the two, greatly enraged, then blocked each of them one by one with arrows as hard as thunderbolts.
असकृद्भग्नसङ्कल्पाः सुराश्च बहुशः कृताः। भयाद्रणं परित्यज्य शक्रमेवाभिशिश्रियुः ॥१-२१८-४१॥
asakṛdbhagnasaṅkalpāḥ surāś ca bahuśaḥ kṛtāḥ। bhayād raṇaṃ parityajya śakram evābhiśiśriyuḥ ॥1-218-41॥
[असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; भग्न (bhagna) - broken; सङ्कल्पाः (saṅkalpāḥ) - resolutions; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; च (ca) - and; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - made (to be); भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; एव (eva) - only; अभिशिश्रियुः (abhiśiśriyuḥ) - took refuge in;]
(Repeatedly, the gods whose resolutions were broken, and who were made (to be so) many times, abandoning the battle out of fear, took refuge only in Indra.)
The gods, whose resolutions were repeatedly broken and who were made to flee many times, abandoned the battle out of fear and sought refuge only in Indra.
दृष्ट्वा निवारितान्देवान्माधवेनार्जुनेन च। आश्चर्यमगमंस्तत्र मुनयो दिवि विष्ठिताः ॥१-२१८-४२॥
dṛṣṭvā nivāritān devān mādhavena arjunena ca। āścaryam agaman tatra munayaḥ divi viṣṭhitāḥ॥1-218-42॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निवारितान् (nivāritān) - driven away; देवान् (devān) - the gods; माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Mādhava; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; च (ca) - and; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; अगमन् (agaman) - attained; तत्र (tatra) - there; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - the sages; दिवि (divi) - in heaven; विष्ठिताः (viṣṭhitāḥ) - situated;]
(Having seen the gods driven away by Mādhava and Arjuna, the sages situated in heaven there attained wonder.)
When the sages situated in heaven saw the gods being driven away by Mādhava and Arjuna, they were filled with wonder.
शक्रश्चापि तयोर्वीर्यमुपलभ्यासकृद्रणे। बभूव परमप्रीतो भूयश्चैतावयोधयत् ॥१-२१८-४३॥
śakraś cāpi tayor vīryam upalabhy āsakṛd raṇe। babhūva paramaprīto bhūyaś caitāv ayodhayat॥ 1-218-43॥
[शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; (the king of gods); च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तयोः (tayor) - of the two; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived; आसकृत् (āsakṛt) - again and again; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; बभूव (babhūva) - became; परमप्रीतः (paramaprītaḥ) - extremely pleased; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; एतौ (etau) - these two; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - caused to fight; ॥१-२१८-४३॥ (॥1-218-43॥) -;]
(Indra also, having perceived the strength of the two again and again in battle, became extremely pleased and again caused these two to fight.)
Indra, having repeatedly observed the strength of the two in battle, was greatly pleased and once more made them fight.
ततोऽश्मवर्षं सुमहद्व्यसृजत्पाकशासनः। भूय एव तदा वीर्यं जिज्ञासुः सव्यसाचिनः ॥ तच्छरैरर्जुनो वर्षं प्रतिजघ्नेऽत्यमर्षणः ॥१-२१८-४४॥
tato'śmavarṣaṃ sumahad vyasṛjat pākāśāsanaḥ। bhūya eva tadā vīryaṃ jijñāsuḥ savyasācinaḥ॥ taccharair arjuno varṣaṃ pratijaghne 'tyamarṣaṇaḥ॥1-218-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone-rain; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - he sent forth; पाकशासनः (pākāśāsanaḥ) - Indra; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; तदा (tadā) - then; वीर्यम् (vīryam) - strength; जिज्ञासुः (jijñāsuḥ) - desiring to know; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna; तत् (tat) - that; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain; प्रतिजघ्ने (pratijaghne) - he repelled; अत्यमरषणः (atyamarṣaṇaḥ) - very unyielding;]
(Then Indra sent forth a very great rain of stones. Again, at that time, desiring to know the strength of Arjuna. That rain Arjuna, with arrows, repelled, being very unyielding.)
Then Indra unleashed a tremendous shower of stones. Once more, wishing to test Arjuna's strength, he did so. Arjuna, unyielding, repelled that rain with his arrows.
विफलं क्रियमाणं तत्सम्प्रेक्ष्य च शतक्रतुः। भूयः संवर्धयामास तद्वर्षं देवराडथ ॥१-२१८-४५॥
viphalaṃ kriyamāṇaṃ tatsamprekṣya ca śatakratuḥ। bhūyaḥ saṃvardhayāmāsa tadvarṣaṃ devarāḍatha ॥1-218-45॥
[विफलं (viphalam) - fruitless; क्रियमाणं (kriyamāṇam) - being done; तत् (tat) - that; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having observed; च (ca) - and; शतक्रतुः (śatakratuḥ) - Indra; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; संवर्धयामास (saṃvardhayāmāsa) - caused to grow; तत् (tat) - that; वर्षं (varṣam) - rain; देवराट् (devarāṭ) - king of the gods; अथ (atha) - then;]
(Fruitless being done that having observed and Indra again caused to grow that rain king of the gods then.)
Seeing that the effort was fruitless, Indra, the king of the gods, again caused that rain to grow.
सोऽश्मवर्षं महावेगैरिषुभिः पाकशासनिः। विलयं गमयामास हर्षयन्पितरं तदा ॥१-२१८-४६॥
so'śmavarṣaṃ mahāvegairiṣubhiḥ pākaśāsaniḥ। vilayaṃ gamayāmāsa harṣayanpitaraṃ tadā ॥1-218-46॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone-rain; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; विलयम् (vilayam) - destruction; गमयामास (gamayāmāsa) - caused to go; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - delighting; पितरम् (pitaram) - his father; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, the wielder of the thunderbolt, with arrows of great speed, caused the stone-rain to go to destruction, delighting his father then.)
At that time, the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra), using arrows of great speed, destroyed the stone-rain, bringing joy to his father.
समुत्पाट्य तु पाणिभ्यां मन्दराच्छिखरं महत्। सद्रुमं व्यसृजच्छक्रो जिघांसुः पाण्डुनन्दनम् ॥१-२१८-४७॥
samutpāṭya tu pāṇibhyāṃ mandarācchikharaṃ mahat| sadrumaṃ vyasṛjacchakro jighāṃsuḥ pāṇḍunandanam ॥1-218-47॥
[समुत्पाट्य (samutpāṭya) - having uprooted; (sam- prefix, ut- up, pāṭya- tearing) तु (tu) - but; पाणिभ्यां (pāṇibhyām) - with (his) hands; मन्दरात् (mandarāt) - from Mandara (mountain); शिखरं (śikharam) - peak; महत् (mahat) - great; सद्रुमं (sadrumaṃ) - with trees; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - hurling; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Śakra (Indra); जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; पाण्डुनन्दनम् (pāṇḍunandanam) - the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna);]
(But having uprooted the great peak of Mandara with (his) hands, with trees, Śakra, desiring to kill, hurled (it at) the son of Pāṇḍu.)
But Śakra (Indra), desiring to kill Arjuna, uprooted the great peak of Mandara with his hands, along with its trees, and hurled it at the son of Pāṇḍu.
ततोऽर्जुनो वेगवद्भिर्ज्वलिताग्रैरजिह्मगैः। बाणैर्विध्वंसयामास गिरेः शृङ्गं सहस्रधा ॥१-२१८-४८॥
tato'rjuno vegavadbhir jvalitāgrair ajihmagaiḥ। bāṇair vidhvaṃsayāmāsa gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ sahasradhā ॥1-218-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वेगवद्भिः (vegavadbhiḥ) - with swift; ज्वलिताग्रैः (jvalitāgraiḥ) - with blazing-tipped; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-flying; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; विध्वंसयामास (vidhvaṃsayāmāsa) - he shattered; गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces;]
(Then Arjuna, with swift, blazing-tipped, straight-flying arrows, shattered the mountain's peak into a thousand pieces.)
Then Arjuna shattered the mountain peak into a thousand pieces with his swift, blazing-tipped, straight-flying arrows.
गिरेर्विशीर्यमाणस्य तस्य रूपं तदा बभौ। सार्कचन्द्रग्रहस्येव नभसः प्रविशीर्यतः ॥१-२१८-४९॥
girer-viśīryamāṇasya tasya rūpaṃ tadā babhau। sārka-candra-grahasyeva nabhasaḥ praviśīryataḥ ॥1-218-49॥
[गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain; विशीर्यमाणस्य (viśīryamāṇasya) - being shattered; तस्य (tasya) - its; रूपं (rūpam) - form; तदा (tadā) - then; बभौ (babhau) - shone; स (sa) - with; अर्कचन्द्रग्रहस्य (arka-candra-grahasya) - sun, moon, and planets; इव (iva) - like; नभसः (nabhasaḥ) - of the sky; प्रविशीर्यतः (praviśīryataḥ) - being scattered;]
(The form of that mountain, being shattered, then shone; like the sun, moon, and planets of the sky being scattered.)
The appearance of the mountain, as it was being shattered, shone at that moment, just like the sun, moon, and planets scattered across the sky.
तेनावाक्पतता दावे शैलेन महता भृशम्। भूय एव हतास्तत्र प्राणिनः खाण्डवालयाः ॥१-२१८-५०॥
tenāvākpatatā dāve śailena mahatā bhṛśam। bhūya eva hatās tatra prāṇinaḥ khāṇḍavālayāḥ ॥1-218-50॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; अवाक्-पतता (avāk-patatā) - falling downward; दावे (dāve) - in the forest fire; शैलेन (śailena) - by the mountain; महता (mahatā) - great; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्राणिनः (prāṇinaḥ) - living beings; खाण्डवालयाः (khāṇḍavālayāḥ) - inhabitants of Khāṇḍava;]
(By him, falling downward in the forest fire, by the great mountain exceedingly, again indeed, killed there, the living beings, the inhabitants of Khāṇḍava.)
By his act of hurling down the great mountain into the forest fire, once again, the living beings dwelling in Khāṇḍava were utterly destroyed there.
