04.058
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said;
atha duryodhanaḥ karṇo duḥśāsanaviviṃśatī। droṇaśca saha putreṇa kṛpaścātiratho raṇe ॥04-58-1॥
Then Duryodhana, Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, Viviṃśati, Droṇa with his son, and Kṛpa, all great chariot-warriors in battle. (04-58-1)
punarīyuḥ susaṁrabdhā dhanañjayajighāṁsayā। visphārayantaś cāpāni balavanti dṛḍhāni ca ॥04-58-2॥
Again, greatly enraged with the desire to slay Dhanañjaya, they advanced, stretching their strong and firm bows. (04-58-2)
tān prakīrṇapatākena rathena ādityavarcasā। pratyudyayau mahārāja samastān vānaradhvajaḥ ॥04-58-3॥
O great king, the one whose banner bears the monkey, with a chariot adorned with scattered banners and the brilliance of the sun, approached all of them. (04-58-3)
tataḥ kṛpaś ca karṇaś ca droṇaś ca rathināṃ varaḥ। taṃ mahāstrair mahā-vīryaṃ parivārya dhanañjayam॥04-58-4॥
Then Kṛpa, Karṇa, and Droṇa, the best among chariot-warriors, surrounded the mighty Dhanañjaya with powerful weapons. (04-58-4)
śaraughān samyag asyantaḥ jīmūtā iva vārṣikāḥ। vavarṣuḥ śaravarṣāṇi prapatantaṃ kirīṭinam ॥04-58-5॥
Like clouds of the rainy season pouring down, they showered volleys of arrows upon the falling warrior wearing a crown. (04-58-5)
iṣubhir bahubhis tūrṇam samare lomavāhibhiḥ। adūrāt paryavasthāya pūrayām āsur ādṛtāḥ॥04-58-6॥
With many arrows, the zealous monkeys swiftly surrounded the battlefield from nearby and filled it. (04-58-6)
tathāvakīrṇasya hi tair divyair astraiḥ samantataḥ। na tasya dvyaṅgulam api vivṛtaṃ samadṛśyata ॥04-58-7॥
Thus, as he was showered on all sides by those divine weapons, not even a space as wide as two fingers of him could be seen as exposed. (04-58-7)
tataḥ prahasya bībhatsur divyam aindraṃ mahārathaḥ। astram ādityasaṅkāśaṃ gāṇḍīve samayojayat ॥04-58-8॥
Then, having smiled, Bībhatsu (Arjuna), the mighty chariot-warrior, fitted the divine Indra missile, radiant like the sun, to his Gāṇḍīva bow. (04-58-8)
sa raśmibhir ivādityaḥ pratapan samare balī। kirīṭamālī kaunteyaḥ sarvān prācchādayat kurūn॥04-58-9॥
He, like the sun scorching with his rays in battle—mighty, crowned, the son of Kunti—covered all the Kurus. (04-58-9)
yathā balāhake vidyutpāvako vā śilocchaye। tathā gāṇḍīvam abhavad indrāyudham ivātatam ॥04-58-10॥
Just as lightning appears in the cloud or fire shines on a mountain peak, so the Gāṇḍīva bow looked, stretched like Indra's weapon (the rainbow). (04-58-10)
yathā varṣati parjanye vidyud-vibhrājate divi। tathā daśa diśaḥ sarvāḥ patad-gāṇḍīvam-āvṛṇot ॥04-58-11॥
Just as when it rains in the cloud and lightning flashes in the sky, so too did the flying Gāṇḍīva cover all ten directions. (04-58-11)
trastāś ca rathinaḥ sarve babhūvus tatra sarvaśaḥ। sarve śāntiparā bhūtvā svacittāni na lebhire॥ saṅgrāmavimukhāḥ sarve yodhās te hatacetasaḥ॥04-58-12॥
All the chariot-warriors became frightened there—all of them. All of them, having become intent on peace, could not regain their own minds. All those warriors, turned away from battle, were bereft of sense. (04-58-12)
evaṃ sarvāṇi sainyāni bhagnāni bharatarṣabha। prādravanta diśaḥ sarvā nirāśāni svajīvite ॥04-58-13॥
Thus, O bull among the Bharatas, all the defeated armies fled in every direction, despairing for their very lives. (04-58-13)
