06.045
Core and Pancharatra: Death of Uttara, the son of Virata at the hands of Shalya; At midday, the warriors could not gaze upon Bhishma, the son of Pandu; The first day of war ends.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
गतपूर्वाह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि दारुणे। वर्तमाने महारौद्रे महावीरवरक्षये ॥६-४५-१॥
gatapūrvāhṇabhūyiṣṭhe tasminnahani dāruṇe। vartamāne mahāraudre mahāvīravarakṣaye ॥6-45-1॥
[गत (gata) - gone; पूर्वाह्ण (pūrvāhṇa) - morning; भूयिष्ठे (bhūyiṣṭhe) - mostly; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अहनि (ahani) - day; दारुणे (dāruṇe) - terrible; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; महारौद्रे (mahāraudre) - greatly fierce; महावीरवरक्षये (mahāvīravarakṣaye) - destruction of great heroes;]
(In that terrible day, mostly gone past morning, during the ongoing greatly fierce destruction of great heroes.)
On that dreadful day, mostly past morning, amidst the ongoing fierce destruction of the great heroes.
दुर्मुखः कृतवर्मा च कृपः शल्यो विविंशतिः। भीष्मं जुगुपुरासाद्य तव पुत्रेण चोदिताः ॥६-४५-२॥
durmukhaḥ kṛtavarmā ca kṛpaḥ śalyo viviṁśatiḥ। bhīṣmaṁ jugupurāsādya tava putreṇa coditāḥ ॥6-45-2॥
[दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - Vivimshati; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; जुगुपुः (jugupuḥ) - protected; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged;]
(Durmukha, Kritavarma, and Kripa, Shalya, Vivimshati, approaching Bhishma, protected him, urged by your son.)
Durmukha, Kritavarma, Kripa, Shalya, and Vivimshati, upon approaching Bhishma, protected him as they were urged by your son.
एतैरतिरथैर्गुप्तः पञ्चभिर्भरतर्षभ। पाण्डवानामनीकानि विजगाहे महारथः ॥६-४५-३॥
etair atirathair guptaḥ pañcabhir bharatarṣabha। pāṇḍavānām anīkāni vijagāhe mahārathaḥ ॥6-45-3॥
[एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; अतिरथैः (atirathaiḥ) - great charioteers; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; विजगाहे (vijagāhe) - entered; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great warrior;]
(Protected by these great charioteers, O best of the Bharatas, the great warrior entered the armies of the Pandavas.)
O best of the Bharatas, the great warrior, protected by these five great charioteers, entered the Pandavas' armies.
चेदिकाशिकरूषेषु पाञ्चालेषु च भारत। भीष्मस्य बहुधा तालश्चरन्केतुरदृश्यत ॥६-४५-४॥
cedikāśikarūṣeṣu pāñcāleṣu ca bhārata। bhīṣmasya bahudhā tālaścaranketuradṛśyata ॥6-45-4॥
[चेदिकाशिकरूषेषु (cedikāśikarūṣeṣu) - in the regions of Cedi, Kashi, and Karusha; पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the regions of Panchala; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; तालः (tālaḥ) - the palm tree; चरन् (caran) - moving; केतुः (ketuḥ) - the banner; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(In the regions of Cedi, Kashi, and Karusha, and in the regions of Panchala, O Bharata, the banner of Bhishma, moving like a palm tree, was seen in many ways.)
O Bharata, in the regions of Cedi, Kashi, Karusha, and Panchala, the banner of Bhishma was prominently visible, moving like a palm tree in various ways.
शिरांसि च तदा भीष्मो बाहूंश्चापि सहायुधान्। निचकर्त महावेगैर्भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥६-४५-५॥
śirāṃsi ca tadā bhīṣmo bāhūṃścāpi sahāyudhān। nicakarta mahāvegairbhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥6-45-5॥
[शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सहायुधान् (sahāyudhān) - with weapons; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut off; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved blades;]
(Then Bhishma cut off the heads and arms with weapons with great speed using arrows with curved blades.)
Then Bhishma swiftly severed the heads and arms that were armed, using arrows with curved blades.
नृत्यतो रथमार्गेषु भीष्मस्य भरतर्षभ। केचिदार्तस्वरं चक्रुर्नागा मर्मणि ताडिताः ॥६-४५-६॥
nṛtyato rathamārgeṣu bhīṣmasya bharatarṣabha। kecidārtasvaraṃ cakrurnāgā marmaṇi tāḍitāḥ ॥6-45-6॥
[नृत्यतः (nṛtyataḥ) - dancing; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot paths; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; केचित् (kecit) - some; आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - piteous cries; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; मर्मणि (marmaṇi) - in their vital parts; ताडिताः (tāḍitāḥ) - struck;]
(Dancing on the chariot paths of Bhishma, O best of the Bharatas, some elephants made piteous cries when struck in their vital parts.)
As Bhishma danced on the chariot paths, O best of the Bharatas, some elephants cried out in pain when they were struck in their vital parts.
अभिमन्युः सुसङ्क्रुद्धः पिशङ्गैस्तुरगोत्तमैः। संयुक्तं रथमास्थाय प्रायाद्भीष्मरथं प्रति ॥६-४५-७॥
abhimanyuḥ susaṅkruddhaḥ piśaṅgaiḥ turagottamaiḥ। saṁyuktaṁ ratham āsthāya prāyād bhīṣmarathaṁ prati ॥6-45-7॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; पिशङ्गैः (piśaṅgaiḥ) - with tawny; तुरगोत्तमैः (turagottamaiḥ) - excellent horses; संयुक्तं (saṁyuktaṁ) - yoked; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - proceeded; भीष्मरथं (bhīṣmarathaṁ) - towards Bhishma's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Abhimanyu, very angry, having mounted the chariot yoked with excellent tawny horses, proceeded towards Bhishma's chariot.)
Abhimanyu, filled with intense anger, mounted his chariot drawn by excellent tawny horses and advanced towards Bhishma's chariot.
जाम्बूनदविचित्रेण कर्णिकारेण केतुना। अभ्यवर्षत भीष्मं च तांश्चैव रथसत्तमान् ॥६-४५-८॥
jāmbūnadavicitreṇa karṇikāreṇa ketunā। abhyavarṣata bhīṣmaṃ ca tāṃścaiva rathasattamān ॥6-45-8॥
[जाम्बूनदविचित्रेण (jāmbūnadavicitreṇa) - with a banner adorned with gold; कर्णिकारेण (karṇikāreṇa) - with a garland of karṇikāra flowers; केतुना (ketunā) - with a flag; अभ्यवर्षत (abhyavarṣata) - showered; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रथसत्तमान् (rathasattamān) - the best of charioteers;]
(With a banner adorned with gold, with a garland of karṇikāra flowers, and with a flag, he showered Bhishma and those best of charioteers.)
He, with a golden banner and a garland of karṇikāra flowers, showered Bhishma and the best of charioteers with arrows.
स तालकेतोस्तीक्ष्णेन केतुमाहत्य पत्रिणा। भीष्मेण युयुधे वीरस्तस्य चानुचरैः सह ॥६-४५-९॥
sa tālaketostīkṣṇena ketumāhatya patriṇā। bhīṣmeṇa yuyudhe vīrastasya cānucaraiḥ saha ॥6-45-9॥
[स (sa) - he; तालकेतुः (tālaketuḥ) - Tālaketu; तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - sharp; केतुम् (ketum) - banner; आहत्य (āhatya) - having struck; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - with Bhīṣma; युयुधे (yuyudhe) - fought; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; अनुचरैः (anucaraiḥ) - with followers; सह (saha) - together;]
(He, Tālaketu, having struck the banner with a sharp arrow, fought with Bhīṣma, the hero, together with his followers.)
Tālaketu, with his sharp arrow, struck the banner and engaged in battle with the heroic Bhīṣma, accompanied by his followers.
कृतवर्माणमेकेन शल्यं पञ्चभिरायसैः। विद्ध्वा नवभिरानर्छच्छिताग्रैः प्रपितामहम् ॥६-४५-१०॥
kṛtavarmāṇam ekena śalyaṃ pañcabhir āyasaiḥ। viddhvā navabhir ānarca chittāgraiḥ prapitāmaham ॥6-45-10॥
[कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; एकेन (ekena) - with one; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - iron; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; आनर्च (ānarca) - worshipped; छित्ताग्रैः (chittāgraiḥ) - with sharp points; प्रपितामहम् (prapitāmaham) - great-grandfather;]
(Kritavarma with one (arrow) pierced Shalya with five iron (arrows); having pierced (him) with nine (arrows), worshipped the great-grandfather with sharp points.)
Kritavarma, using one arrow, pierced Shalya with five iron arrows; then, having pierced him with nine more, he honored the great-grandfather with sharp-pointed arrows.
पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन सम्यक्प्रणिहितेन च। ध्वजमेकेन विव्याध जाम्बूनदविभूषितम् ॥६-४५-११॥
pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena samyakpraṇihitena ca। dhvajamekena vivyādha jāmbūnadavibhūṣitam ॥6-45-11॥
[पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन (pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena) - with a fully drawn bow; सम्यक्प्रणिहितेन (samyakpraṇihitena) - properly aimed; च (ca) - and; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the flag; एकेन (ekena) - with one; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; जाम्बूनदविभूषितम् (jāmbūnadavibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold;]
(With a fully drawn bow, properly aimed, he pierced the flag adorned with gold with one (arrow).)
He skillfully shot an arrow from his fully drawn bow, hitting the flag adorned with gold.
दुर्मुखस्य तु भल्लेन सर्वावरणभेदिना। जहार सारथेः कायाच्छिरः संनतपर्वणा ॥६-४५-१२॥
durmukhasya tu bhallena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā। jahāra sāratheḥ kāyācchiraḥ saṁnataparvaṇā ॥6-45-12॥
[दुर्मुखस्य (durmukhasya) - of Durmukha; तु (tu) - but; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; सर्वावरणभेदिना (sarvāvaraṇabhedinā) - piercing all armor; जहार (jahāra) - severed; सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; संनतपर्वणा (saṁnataparvaṇā) - with a well-jointed (arrow);]
(But Durmukha, with an arrow piercing all armor, severed the head of the charioteer from the body with a well-jointed arrow.)
Durmukha, using an arrow that could pierce any armor, skillfully beheaded the charioteer.
धनुश्चिच्छेद भल्लेन कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्। कृपस्य निशिताग्रेण तांश्च तीक्ष्णमुखैः शरैः ॥६-४५-१३॥
dhanuś ciccheda bhallena kārtsvaravibhūṣitam। kṛpasya niśitāgreṇa tāṃś ca tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-45-13॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtsvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kṛpa; निशिताग्रेण (niśitāgreṇa) - with a sharp point; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; तीक्ष्णमुखैः (tīkṣṇamukhaiḥ) - with sharp-faced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(He cut the bow adorned with gold with an arrow; and Kṛpa's sharp-pointed arrows with sharp-faced ones.)
He cut the bow adorned with gold with an arrow, and Kṛpa's sharp-pointed arrows with sharp-faced ones.
जघान परमक्रुद्धो नृत्यन्निव महारथः। तस्य लाघवमुद्वीक्ष्य तुतुषुर्देवता अपि ॥६-४५-१४॥
jaghāna paramakruddho nṛtyanniva mahārathaḥ। tasya lāghavamudvīkṣya tutuṣurdevatā api ॥6-45-14॥
[जघान (jaghāna) - killed; परमक्रुद्धः (paramakruddhaḥ) - extremely angry; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; तस्य (tasya) - his; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - agility; उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - seeing; तुतुषुः (tutuṣuḥ) - were pleased; देवता (devatā) - gods; अपि (api) - also;]
(The great chariot-warrior, extremely angry, killed as if dancing. Seeing his agility, even the gods were pleased.)
The great warrior, in his extreme anger, struck down his enemies as if he were dancing. Witnessing his agility, even the gods were pleased.
लब्धलक्ष्यतया कर्ष्णेः सर्वे भीष्ममुखा रथाः। सत्त्ववन्तममन्यन्त साक्षादिव धनञ्जयम् ॥६-४५-१५॥
labdhalakṣyatayā karṣṇeḥ sarve bhīṣmamukhā rathāḥ। sattvavantamamanyanta sākṣādiva dhanañjayam ॥6-45-15॥
[लब्धलक्ष्यतया (labdhalakṣyatayā) - with attained aim; कर्ष्णेः (karṣṇeḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa; सर्वे (sarve) - all; भीष्ममुखा (bhīṣmamukhā) - headed by Bhīṣma; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; सत्त्ववन्तम् (sattvavantam) - endowed with strength; अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - considered; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; इव (iva) - as if; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna;]
(With the aim attained, all the chariots headed by Bhīṣma considered Kṛṣṇa, endowed with strength, directly as if Arjuna.)
With their aim achieved, all the chariots led by Bhīṣma regarded Kṛṣṇa, who was endowed with strength, as if he were Arjuna himself.
तस्य लाघवमार्गस्थमलातसदृशप्रभम्। दिशः पर्यपतच्चापं गाण्डीवमिव घोषवत् ॥६-४५-१६॥
tasya lāghavamārgasthamalātasadṛśaprabham। diśaḥ paryapataccāpaṃ gāṇḍīvamiva ghoṣavat ॥6-45-16॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; लाघव (lāghava) - lightness; मार्गस्थ (mārgastha) - in the path; मलात (malāta) - like a firebrand; सदृश (sadṛśa) - similar; प्रभम् (prabham) - radiance; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; पर्यपतत् (paryapatat) - flew around; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; गाण्डीवमिव (gāṇḍīvamiva) - like the Gandiva; घोषवत् (ghoṣavat) - with sound;]
(His bow, like the Gandiva, flew around the directions with a radiance similar to a firebrand in the path of lightness, with sound.)
His bow, resembling the Gandiva, moved swiftly across the directions, shining like a firebrand and echoing with sound.
तमासाद्य महावेगैर्भीष्मो नवभिराशुगैः। विव्याध समरे तूर्णमार्जुनिं परवीरहा ॥६-४५-१७॥
tamāsādya mahāvegairbhīṣmo navabhirāśugaiḥ। vivyādha samare tūrṇamārjuniṃ paravīrahā ॥6-45-17॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अर्जुनिम् (arjunim) - Arjuna; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes;]
(Having approached that, Bhishma, with great speed, pierced Arjuna quickly in battle with nine swift arrows, the slayer of enemy heroes.)
Bhishma, with great speed, approached and quickly pierced Arjuna in battle with nine swift arrows, being the slayer of enemy heroes.
ध्वजं चास्य त्रिभिर्भल्लैश्चिच्छेद परमौजसः। सारथिं च त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान यतव्रतः ॥६-४५-१८॥
dhvajaṃ cāsya tribhirbhallaściccheda paramaujasaḥ। sārathiṃ ca tribhirbāṇairājaghāna yatavrataḥ ॥6-45-18॥
[ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; परमौजसः (paramaujasaḥ) - of great energy; सारथिं (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - the one with self-control;]
(The one with self-control, with three arrows, cut off his flag of great energy and struck the charioteer with three arrows.)
The disciplined warrior, with great energy, cut off the flag with three arrows and struck the charioteer with three arrows.
तथैव कृतवर्मा च कृपः शल्यश्च मारिष। विद्ध्वा नाकम्पयत्कार्ष्णिं मैनाकमिव पर्वतम् ॥६-४५-१९॥
tathaiva kṛtavarmā ca kṛpaḥ śalyaśca māriṣa। viddhvā nākampayatkārṣṇiṃ mainākamiva parvatam ॥6-45-19॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; नाकम्पयत् (nākampayat) - did not shake; कार्ष्णिम् (kārṣṇim) - Kārṣṇi (Arjuna); मैनाकम् (mainākam) - Mainaka; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain;]
(In the same way, Kritavarma, Kripa, and Shalya, O great one, having pierced, did not shake Kārṣṇi (Arjuna), like Mainaka mountain.)
Similarly, Kritavarma, Kripa, and Shalya, O great one, attacked but could not shake Arjuna, just as the Mainaka mountain remains unshaken.
स तैः परिवृतः शूरो धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि कार्ष्णिः पञ्चरथान्प्रति ॥६-४५-२०॥
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śūro dhārtarāṣṭrairmahārathaiḥ। vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi kārṣṇiḥ pañcarathānprati ॥6-45-20॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by the great charioteers; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣhṇi (Arjuna); पञ्चरथान् (pañcarathān) - at the five chariots; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(He, surrounded by them, heroic, by the sons of Dhritarashtra, by the great charioteers, showered arrow showers, Kārṣhṇi (Arjuna), at the five chariots, towards.)
Surrounded by the sons of Dhritarashtra and the great charioteers, the heroic Arjuna (Kārṣhṇi) showered a rain of arrows towards the five chariots.
ततस्तेषां महास्त्राणि संवार्य शरवृष्टिभिः। ननाद बलवान्कार्ष्णिर्भीष्माय विसृजञ्शरान् ॥६-४५-२१॥
tatasteṣāṃ mahāstrāṇi saṃvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ। nanāda balavānkārṣṇirbhīṣmāya visṛjañśarān ॥6-45-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तेषां (teṣām) - their; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; संवार्य (saṃvārya) - having countered; शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; बलवान् (balavān) - the mighty; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣṇi (Arjuna); भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - at Bhīṣma; विसृजञ् (visṛjañ) - releasing; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(Then, having countered their great weapons with showers of arrows, the mighty Kārṣṇi (Arjuna) roared, releasing arrows at Bhīṣma.)
Then, Arjuna, the mighty son of Kunti, countered the great weapons of the enemy with a shower of arrows and roared mightily as he released his arrows towards Bhīṣma.
तत्रास्य सुमहद्राजन्बाह्वोर्बलमदृश्यत। यतमानस्य समरे भीष्ममर्दयतः शरैः ॥६-४५-२२॥
tatrāsya sumahadrājanbāhvorbalamadṛśyata। yatamānasya samare bhīṣmamardayataḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-45-22॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अस्य (asya) - his; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of the arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; यतमानस्य (yatamānasya) - of the one striving; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; अर्दयतः (ardayataḥ) - crushing; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(There, O king, his very great strength of arms was seen as he, striving in battle, was crushing Bhishma with arrows.)
O King, there his immense strength of arms was evident as he relentlessly attacked Bhishma with arrows in the battle.
पराक्रान्तस्य तस्यैव भीष्मोऽपि प्राहिणोच्छरान्। स तांश्चिच्छेद समरे भीष्मचापच्युताञ्शरान् ॥६-४५-२३॥
parākrāntasya tasyaiva bhīṣmo'pi prāhiṇoccharān। sa tāṁściccheda samare bhīṣmacāpathyutāñcharān ॥6-45-23॥
[पराक्रान्तस्य (parākrāntasya) - of the valiant; तस्यैव (tasyaiva) - of him only; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; अपि (api) - also; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; तान् (tān) - those; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; चाप (cāpa) - bow; च्युतान् (cyutān) - released; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(Of the valiant, Bhishma also sent arrows of him only. He cut off those arrows released from Bhishma's bow in battle.)
Bhishma, the valiant, sent arrows, but they were cut off in battle, released from his own bow.
ततो ध्वजममोघेषुर्भीष्मस्य नवभिः शरैः। चिच्छेद समरे वीरस्तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥६-४५-२४॥
tato dhvajamamogheṣurbhīṣmasya navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। ciccheda samare vīrastata uccukruśurjanāḥ ॥6-45-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; अमोघेषुः (amogheṣuḥ) - unerring archer; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; तत (tata) - then; उच्चुक्रुशुः (uccukruśuḥ) - shouted; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(Then the unerring archer cut off Bhishma's flag with nine arrows in battle; then the people shouted.)
Then the unerring archer heroically cut off Bhishma's flag with nine arrows in the battle, and the people shouted in amazement.
स राजतो महास्कन्धस्तालो हेमविभूषितः। सौभद्रविशिखैश्छिन्नः पपात भुवि भारत ॥६-४५-२५॥
sa rājato mahāskandhastālo hemavibhūṣitaḥ। saubhadraśikhaśchinnaḥ papāta bhuvi bhārata ॥6-45-25॥
[स (sa) - he; राजतः (rājataḥ) - shining; महास्कन्धः (mahāskandhaḥ) - great trunk; तालः (tālaḥ) - palm tree; हेमविभूषितः (hemavibhūṣitaḥ) - adorned with gold; सौभद्रविशिखैः (saubhadraśikhaḥ) - by the arrows of Saubhadra; छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut down; पपात (papāta) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(He, the shining great trunk palm tree adorned with gold, was cut down by the arrows of Saubhadra and fell on the ground, O Bharata.)
The great palm tree, shining and adorned with gold, was struck down by Saubhadra's arrows and fell to the earth, O Bharata.
ध्वजं सौभद्रविशिखैः पतितं भरतर्षभ। दृष्ट्वा भीमोऽनदद्धृष्टः सौभद्रमभिहर्षयन् ॥६-४५-२६॥
dhvajaṃ saubhadra-viśikhaiḥ patitaṃ bharatarṣabha। dṛṣṭvā bhīmo'nadad dhṛṣṭaḥ saubhadram abhiharṣayan ॥6-45-26॥
[ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; सौभद्र (saubhadra) - of Saubhadra; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows; पतितं (patitam) - fallen; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अनदत् (anadat) - roared; धृष्टः (dhṛṣṭaḥ) - boldly; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; अभिहर्षयन् (abhiharṣayan) - gladdening;]
(Seeing the flag fallen by Saubhadra's arrows, O best of the Bharatas, Bhima roared boldly, gladdening Saubhadra.)
Upon witnessing the flag struck down by Saubhadra's arrows, the mighty Bhima let out a bold roar, bringing joy to Saubhadra.
अथ भीष्मो महास्त्राणि दिव्यानि च बहूनि च। प्रादुश्चक्रे महारौद्रः क्षणे तस्मिन्महाबलः ॥६-४५-२७॥
atha bhīṣmo mahāstrāṇi divyāni ca bahūni ca। prāduścakre mahāraudraḥ kṣaṇe tasminmahābalaḥ ॥6-45-27॥
[अथ (atha) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; च (ca) - and; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; च (ca) - and; प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; महारौद्रः (mahāraudraḥ) - very fierce; क्षणे (kṣaṇe) - moment; तस्मिन (tasmin) - at that; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Then Bhishma, the mighty, manifested many great and divine weapons, very fierce at that moment.)
At that moment, the mighty Bhishma unleashed many great and divine weapons, which were extremely fierce.
ततः शतसहस्रेण सौभद्रं प्रपितामहः। अवाकिरदमेयात्मा शराणां नतपर्वणाम् ॥६-४५-२८॥
tataḥ śatasahasreṇa saubhadraṃ prapitāmahaḥ। avākiradameyātmā śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām ॥6-45-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शतसहस्रेण (śatasahasreṇa) - with hundred thousand; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed;]
(Then the great-grandfather, with an immeasurable soul, covered Saubhadra with a hundred thousand bent-jointed arrows.)
Then the great-grandfather, possessing an immeasurable soul, showered a hundred thousand bent-jointed arrows upon Saubhadra.
ततो दश महेष्वासाः पाण्डवानां महारथाः। रक्षार्थमभ्यधावन्त सौभद्रं त्वरिता रथैः ॥६-४५-२९॥
tato daśa maheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ। rakṣārthamabhyadhāvanta saubhadraṃ tvaritā rathaiḥ ॥6-45-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दश (daśa) - ten; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; रक्षार्थम् (rakṣārtham) - for the protection; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - rushed; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - to Abhimanyu; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swiftly; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots;]
(Then ten great archers of the Pandavas, the great charioteers, rushed for the protection of Abhimanyu swiftly with chariots.)
Then ten great archers, the mighty charioteers of the Pandavas, swiftly rushed with their chariots to protect Abhimanyu.
विराटः सह पुत्रेण धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। भीमश्च केकयाश्चैव सात्यकिश्च विशां पते ॥६-४५-३०॥
virāṭaḥ saha putreṇa dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। bhīmaśca kekayāścaiva sātyakiśca viśāṃ pate ॥6-45-30॥
[विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; सह (saha) - with; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - son; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; च (ca) - and; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Virata with his son, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, and Bhima, and the Kekayas, and also Satyaki, O lord of men.)
Virata, along with his son, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, Bhima, the Kekayas, and Satyaki, were present, O lord of men.
जवेनापततां तेषां भीष्मः शान्तनवो रणे। पाञ्चाल्यं त्रिभिरानर्छत्सात्यकिं निशितैः शरैः ॥६-४५-३१॥
javenāpatatāṃ teṣāṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo raṇe। pāñcālyaṃ tribhirānarchatsātyakiṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-45-31॥
[जवेन (javena) - with speed; आपततां (āpatatāṃ) - of those attacking; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - of them; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāṃtanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Panchalya; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; अनर्चत् (anarchat) - pierced; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(With speed, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, in battle, pierced Panchalya and Satyaki with three sharp arrows of those attacking.)
With great speed, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, attacked in the battle, piercing Panchalya and Satyaki with three sharp arrows.
पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन क्षुरेण निशितेन च। ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद भीमसेनस्य पत्रिणा ॥६-४५-३२॥
pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena kṣureṇa niśitena ca। dhvajamekena ciccheda bhīmasenasya patriṇā ॥6-45-32॥
[पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन (pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena) - released from a fully drawn (bow); क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; निशितेन (niśitena) - sharp; च (ca) - and; ध्वजमेकेन (dhvajamekena) - the flag with one; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow;]
(With a sharp razor released from a fully drawn bow, he cut off Bhimasena's flag with an arrow.)
He skillfully cut off Bhimasena's flag with a sharp arrow released from a fully drawn bow.
जाम्बूनदमयः केतुः केसरी नरसत्तम। पपात भीमसेनस्य भीष्मेण मथितो रथात् ॥६-४५-३३॥
jāmbūnadamayaḥ ketuḥ kesarī narasattama। papāta bhīmasenasya bhīṣmeṇa mathito rathāt ॥6-45-33॥
[जाम्बूनदमयः (jāmbūnadamayaḥ) - made of gold; केतुः (ketuḥ) - flag; केसरी (kesarī) - lion; नरसत्तम (narasattama) - O best of men; पपात (papāta) - fell; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; मथितः (mathitaḥ) - shaken; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot;]
(The golden flag, O best of men, the lion, fell from Bhimasena's chariot, shaken by Bhishma.)
The golden flag, shaped like a lion, fell from Bhimasena's chariot, having been struck by Bhishma, O best of men.
भीमसेनस्त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा भीष्मं शान्तनवं रणे। कृपमेकेन विव्याध कृतवर्माणमष्टभिः ॥६-४५-३४॥
bhīmasenastribhirviddhvā bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ raṇe। kṛpamekena vivyādha kṛtavarmāṇamaṣṭabhiḥ ॥6-45-34॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three (arrows); विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शान्तनवम् (śāṃtanavam) - son of Shantanu; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa; एकेन (ekena) - with one (arrow); विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; अष्टभिः (aṣṭabhiḥ) - with eight (arrows);]
(Bhimasena, having pierced Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, with three arrows in battle, pierced Kripa with one arrow and Kritavarma with eight arrows.)
In the battle, Bhimasena shot three arrows at Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, and then pierced Kripa with one arrow and Kritavarma with eight arrows.
प्रगृहीताग्रहस्तेन वैराटिरपि दन्तिना। अभ्यद्रवत राजानं मद्राधिपतिमुत्तरः ॥६-४५-३५॥
pragṛhītāgrahastena vairāṭirapi dantinā। abhyadravata rājānaṃ madrādhipatimuttaraḥ ॥6-45-35॥
[प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - held; अग्र (agra) - fore; हस्तेन (hastena) - by the hand; वैराटि (vairāṭi) - son of Virata; अपि (api) - also; दन्तिना (dantinā) - with the elephant; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - attacked; राजानं (rājānaṃ) - the king; मद्राधिपतिम् (madrādhipatim) - the ruler of Madra; उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara;]
(Holding the forehand, the son of Virata also attacked the king, the ruler of Madra, with the elephant.)
Uttara, the son of Virata, holding the forehand, charged at the king of Madra with his elephant.
तस्य वारणराजस्य जवेनापततो रथी। शल्यो निवारयामास वेगमप्रतिमं रणे ॥६-४५-३६॥
tasya vāraṇarājasya javenāpātato rathī। śalyo nivārayāmāsa vegamapratimaṃ raṇe ॥6-45-36॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; वारणराजस्य (vāraṇarājasya) - of the king of elephants; जवेन (javena) - with speed; आपततः (āpātataḥ) - approaching; रथी (rathī) - the charioteer; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; निवारयामास (nivārayāmāsa) - restrained; वегम् (vegam) - the speed; अप्रतिमम् (apratimam) - unmatched; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(The charioteer of the king of elephants, approaching with speed, Shalya restrained the unmatched speed in battle.)
Shalya, the charioteer of the king of elephants, swiftly approached and restrained the unmatched speed in the battle.
तस्य क्रुद्धः स नागेन्द्रो बृहतः साधुवाहिनः। पदा युगमधिष्ठाय जघान चतुरो हयान् ॥६-४५-३७॥
tasya kruddhaḥ sa nāgendro bṛhataḥ sādhuvāhinaḥ। padā yugamadhiṣṭhāya jaghāna caturo hayān ॥6-45-37॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; स (sa) - he; नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - king of serpents; बृहतः (bṛhataḥ) - great; साधुवाहिनः (sādhuvāhinaḥ) - of the noble vehicle; पदा (padā) - with foot; युगमधिष्ठाय (yugamadhiṣṭhāya) - having mounted the yoke; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; चतुरः (caturo) - four; हयान् (hayān) - horses;]
(His angry king of serpents, having mounted the yoke with foot, struck the four horses.)
The angry king of serpents, with great strength, mounted the yoke and struck down the four horses of the noble chariot.
स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन्मद्राधिपतिरायसीम्। उत्तरान्तकरीं शक्तिं चिक्षेप भुजगोपमाम् ॥६-४५-३८॥
sa hatāśve rathe tiṣṭhan madrādhipatirāyasīm। uttarāntakarīṃ śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhujagopamām ॥6-45-38॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वे (hatāśve) - with slain horses; रथे (rathe) - in the chariot; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; मद्राधिपतिः (madrādhipatiḥ) - the king of Madras; आयसीम् (āyasīm) - iron; उत्तरान्तकरीम् (uttarāntakarīm) - end-bringing; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; भुजगोपमाम् (bhujagopamām) - like a serpent;]
(He, the king of Madras, standing in the chariot with slain horses, hurled an iron spear that brings the end, like a serpent.)
The king of Madras, standing in his chariot with its horses slain, hurled an iron spear that was like a serpent, bringing an end.
तया भिन्नतनुत्राणः प्रविश्य विपुलं तमः। स पपात गजस्कन्धात्प्रमुक्ताङ्कुशतोमरः ॥६-४५-३९॥
tayā bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ praviśya vipulaṃ tamaḥ। sa papāta gajaskandhātpramuktāṅkuśatomaraḥ ॥6-45-39॥
[तया (tayā) - by her; भिन्नतनुत्राणः (bhinnatanutrāṇaḥ) - whose armor was shattered; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - vast; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; सः (saḥ) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; गजस्कन्धात् (gajaskandhāt) - from the elephant's back; प्रमुक्त (pramukta) - released; अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa) - goad; तोमरः (tomaraḥ) - spear;]
(By her, whose armor was shattered, entering the vast darkness, he fell from the elephant's back, releasing the goad and spear.)
He, whose armor was shattered by her, entered the vast darkness and fell from the elephant's back, dropping his goad and spear.
समादाय च शल्योऽसिमवप्लुत्य रथोत्तमात्। वारणेन्द्रस्य विक्रम्य चिच्छेदाथ महाकरम् ॥६-४५-४०॥
samādāya ca śalyo'simavaplutya rathottamāt। vāraṇendrasya vikramya cicchedātha mahākarm ॥6-45-40॥
[समादाय (samādāya) - taking; च (ca) - and; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; असिम् (asim) - sword; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best chariot; वारणेन्द्रस्य (vāraṇendrasya) - of the lord of elephants; विक्रम्य (vikramya) - having approached; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; अथ (atha) - then; महाकरम् (mahākarm) - great trunk;]
(Taking the sword, Śalya jumped down from the best chariot, approached the lord of elephants, and then cut off the great trunk.)
Śalya, taking his sword, leapt from his magnificent chariot, approached the mighty elephant lord, and severed its great trunk.
भिन्नमर्मा शरव्रातैश्छिन्नहस्तः स वारणः। भीममार्तस्वरं कृत्वा पपात च ममार च ॥६-४५-४१॥
bhinnamarmā śaravrātaiśchinnahastaḥ sa vāraṇaḥ। bhīmāmārtasvaraṃ kṛtvā papāta ca mamāra ca ॥6-45-41॥
[भिन्नमर्मा (bhinnamarmā) - wounded in vital parts; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - by a multitude of arrows; छिन्नहस्तः (chinnahastaḥ) - with severed trunk; सः (saḥ) - that; वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant; भीममार्तस्वरं (bhīmāmārtasvaram) - terrible, pained sound; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - making; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; ममार (mamāra) - died; च (ca) - and;]
(The elephant, wounded in vital parts by a multitude of arrows and with a severed trunk, making a terrible, pained sound, fell and died.)
The elephant, struck by numerous arrows and with its trunk severed, let out a terrifying cry of pain before collapsing and dying.
एतदीदृशकं कृत्वा मद्रराजो महारथः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं भास्वरं कृतवर्मणः ॥६-४५-४२॥
etadīdṛśakaṃ kṛtvā madrarājo mahārathaḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ bhāsvaraṃ kṛtavarmaṇaḥ ॥6-45-42॥
[एतदीदृशकं (etadīdṛśakam) - such a thing; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - the king of Madra; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; भास्वरं (bhāsvaram) - shining; कृतवर्मणः (kṛtavarmaṇaḥ) - of Kṛtavarma;]
(Having done such a thing, the king of Madra, a great chariot-warrior, quickly ascended the shining chariot of Kṛtavarma.)
After accomplishing such a feat, the king of Madra, a renowned chariot-warrior, swiftly mounted the radiant chariot belonging to Kṛtavarma.
उत्तरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा वैराटिर्भ्रातरं शुभम्। कृतवर्मणा च सहितं दृष्ट्वा शल्यमवस्थितम् ॥ शङ्खः क्रोधात्प्रजज्वाल हविषा हव्यवाडिव ॥६-४५-४३॥
uttaraṁ nihataṁ dṛṣṭvā vairāṭirbhrātaraṁ śubham। kṛtavarmaṇā ca sahitaṁ dṛṣṭvā śalyamavasthitam ॥ śaṅkhaḥ krodhātprajajvāla haviṣā havyavāḍiva ॥6-45-43॥
[उत्तरं (uttaram) - Uttara; निहतं (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वैराटिः (vairāṭiḥ) - Virata's son; भ्रातरं (bhrātaram) - brother; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; कृतवर्मणा (kṛtavarmaṇā) - by Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सहितं (sahitam) - together; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Shankha; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; हविषा (haviṣā) - with oblation; हव्यवाट् (havyavāṭ) - fire; इव (iva) - like;]
(Having seen Uttara slain, Virata's son, his auspicious brother, and Kritavarma standing together with Shalya, Shankha blazed with anger like fire with oblation.)
Upon witnessing the death of Uttara, the son of Virata, along with his noble brother and Kritavarma standing beside Shalya, Shankha was inflamed with rage, resembling a sacrificial fire fed with offerings.
स विस्फार्य महच्चापं कार्तस्वरविभूषितम्। अभ्यधावज्जिघांसन्वै शल्यं मद्राधिपं बली ॥६-४५-४४॥
sa visphārya mahaccāpaṃ kārtsvaravibhūṣitam। abhyadhāvajjighāṃsanvai śalyaṃ madrādhipaṃ balī ॥6-45-44॥
[स (sa) - he; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; महच्चापं (mahaccāpaṃ) - great bow; कार्तस्वरविभूषितम् (kārtsvaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed towards; जिघांसन् (jighāṃsan) - intending to kill; वै (vai) - indeed; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; मद्राधिपम् (madrādhipam) - the king of Madras; बली (balī) - the strong one;]
(He, stretching the great bow adorned with gold, rushed towards Shalya, the king of Madras, intending to kill, indeed.)
He stretched his great bow, adorned with gold, and rushed towards Shalya, the king of Madras, with the intent to kill.
महता रथवंशेन समन्तात्परिवारितः। सृजन्बाणमयं वर्षं प्रायाच्छल्यरथं प्रति ॥६-४५-४५॥
mahatā rathavaṃśena samantātparivāritaḥ। sṛjanbāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ prāyācchalyarathaṃ prati ॥6-45-45॥
[महता (mahatā) - by the great; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - by the chariot army; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded; सृजन् (sṛjan) - creating; बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - arrow-made; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; शल्यरथम् (śalyaratham) - towards Shalya's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Surrounded all around by the great chariot army, creating a rain made of arrows, he went towards Shalya's chariot.)
He was surrounded by the great chariot army on all sides and proceeded towards Shalya's chariot, unleashing a shower of arrows.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मत्तवारणविक्रमम्। तावकानां रथाः सप्त समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥ मद्रराजं परीप्सन्तो मृत्योर्दंष्ट्रान्तरं गतम् ॥६-४५-४६॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya mattavāraṇavikramam। tāvakānāṃ rathāḥ sapta samantātparyavārayan ॥ madrarājaṃ parīpsanto mṛtyordaṃṣṭrāntaraṃ gatam ॥6-45-46॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; मत्तवारणविक्रमम् (mattavāraṇavikramam) - with the strength of a mad elephant; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; सप्त (sapta) - seven; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - the king of Madra; परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to protect; मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - from death; दंष्ट्रान्तरम् (daṃṣṭrāntaram) - jaws; गतम् (gatam) - gone.;]
(Having seen him approaching with the strength of a mad elephant, seven chariots of your side surrounded the king of Madra from all sides, desiring to protect him who had gone into the jaws of death.)
Seeing him coming with the power of a mad elephant, seven of your chariots surrounded the king of Madra from all directions, trying to save him from the jaws of death.
ततो भीष्मो महाबाहुर्विनद्य जलदो यथा। तालमात्रं धनुर्गृह्य शङ्खमभ्यद्रवद्रणे ॥६-४५-४७॥
tato bhīṣmo mahābāhurvinadya jalado yathā। tālamātraṃ dhanurgṛhya śaṅkhamabhyadravadraṇe ॥6-45-47॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - like a cloud; यथा (yathā) - as; तालमात्रम् (tālamātram) - palm-sized; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; गृह्य (gṛhya) - holding; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - advanced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Then Bhishma, the mighty-armed, roaring like a cloud, holding a palm-sized bow and a conch, advanced in battle.)
Then, mighty-armed Bhishma, roaring like a thunderous cloud, took up his bow and conch and advanced onto the battlefield.
तमुद्यतमुदीक्ष्याथ महेष्वासं महाबलम्। सन्त्रस्ता पाण्डवी सेना वातवेगहतेव नौः ॥६-४५-४८॥
tamudyatamudīkṣyātha maheṣvāsaṃ mahābalam। santrastā pāṇḍavī senā vātavegahateva nauḥ ॥6-45-48॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उद्यतम् (udyatam) - raised; उदीक्ष्य (udīkṣya) - seeing; अथ (atha) - then; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; सन्त्रस्ता (santrastā) - terrified; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; सेना (senā) - army; वातवेगहत (vātavegahata) - struck by the wind; इव (iva) - like; नौः (nauḥ) - a boat;]
(Seeing him raised, then the great archer mighty, the Pandava army was terrified like a boat struck by the wind.)
Upon seeing the mighty and great archer raised, the Pandava army was terrified, as if they were a boat struck by a strong wind.
तत्रार्जुनः सन्त्वरितः शङ्खस्यासीत्पुरःसरः। भीष्माद्रक्ष्योऽयमद्येति ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥६-४५-४९॥
tatrārjunaḥ santvaritaḥ śaṅkhasyāsītpuraḥsaraḥ। bhīṣmādrakṣyo'yamadyeti tato yuddhamavartata ॥6-45-49॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; सन्त्वरितः (santvaritaḥ) - hurried; शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) - of the conch; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पुरःसरः (puraḥsaraḥ) - preceding; भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) - from Bhishma; रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected; अयम् (ayam) - this; अद्य (adya) - today; इति (iti) - thus; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place;]
(There, Arjuna, hurried, was preceding the conch. From Bhishma, this is to be protected today, thus then the battle took place.)
There, Arjuna, in his haste, was at the forefront with his conch. Today, this must be protected from Bhishma, thus the battle commenced.
हाहाकारो महानासीद्योधानां युधि युध्यताम्। तेजस्तेजसि सम्पृक्तमित्येवं विस्मयं ययुः ॥६-४५-५०॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīd yodhānāṃ yudhi yudhyatām। tejas tejasi sampṛktam ityevaṃ vismayaṃ yayuḥ ॥6-45-50॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; युधि (yudhi) - in the battle; युध्यताम् (yudhyatām) - fighting; तेजः (tejaḥ) - brilliance; तेजसि (tejasi) - in brilliance; सम्पृक्तम् (sampṛktam) - intermingled; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - wonder; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went;]
(A great uproar was there of the warriors fighting in the battle. Brilliance intermingled with brilliance, thus they went into wonder.)
There was a great uproar among the warriors fighting in the battle. The brilliance of their energies intermingled, and thus they were filled with wonder.
अथ शल्यो गदापाणिरवतीर्य महारथात्। शङ्खस्य चतुरो वाहानहनद्भरतर्षभ ॥६-४५-५१॥
atha śalyo gadāpāṇiravatīrya mahārathāt। śaṅkhasya caturo vāhānahanadbharatarṣabha ॥6-45-51॥
[अथ (atha) - then; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - descending; महारथात् (mahārathāt) - from the great chariot; शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) - of Shankha; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; अहनत् (ahanat) - killed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Then Śalya, with mace in hand, descending from the great chariot, killed the four horses of Shankha, O bull among the Bharatas.)
Then Śalya, wielding a mace, descended from his grand chariot and slew the four horses of Shankha, O esteemed Bharata.
स हताश्वाद्रथात्तूर्णं खड्गमादाय विद्रुतः। बीभत्सोः स्यन्दनं प्राप्य ततः शान्तिमविन्दत ॥६-४५-५२॥
sa hatāśvādrathāttūrṇaṃ khaḍgamādāya vidrutaḥ। bībhatsoḥ syandanaṃ prāpya tataḥ śāntimavindata ॥6-45-52॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the killed horses; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; विद्रुतः (vidrutaḥ) - fled; बीभत्सोः (bībhatsoḥ) - of Bibhatsu (Arjuna); स्यन्दनम् (syandanam) - chariot; प्राप्य (prāpya) - reaching; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शान्तिम् (śāntim) - peace; अविन्दत (avindata) - found.;]
(He, quickly taking a sword from the chariot with killed horses, fled. Reaching Bibhatsu's chariot, then found peace.)
He quickly took a sword from the chariot with the slain horses and fled. Upon reaching Arjuna's chariot, he found peace.
ततो भीष्मरथात्तूर्णमुत्पतन्ति पतत्रिणः। यैरन्तरिक्षं भूमिश्च सर्वतः समवस्तृतम् ॥६-४५-५३॥
tato bhīṣmarathāttūrṇamutpatanti patatriṇaḥ। yairantarikṣaṃ bhūmiśca sarvataḥ samavastr̥tam ॥6-45-53॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मरथात् (bhīṣmarathāt) - from Bhishma's chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; उत्पतन्ति (utpatanti) - fly; पतत्रिणः (patatriṇaḥ) - birds; यैः (yaiḥ) - by which; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; च (ca) - and; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; समवस्तृतम् (samavastr̥tam) - covered;]
(Then, from Bhishma's chariot, birds swiftly fly, by which the sky and earth are covered everywhere.)
Then, from Bhishma's chariot, birds swiftly take flight, covering the sky and earth all around.
पाञ्चालानथ मत्स्यांश्च केकयांश्च प्रभद्रकान्। भीष्मः प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठः पातयामास मार्गणैः ॥६-४५-५४॥
pāñcālānatha matsyāṃśca kekayāṃśca prabhadrakān। bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ pātayāmāsa mārgaṇaiḥ ॥6-45-54॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; अथ (atha) - and; मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; प्रभद्रकान् (prabhadrakān) - Prabhadrakas; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - of the fighters; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - felled; मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Bhishma, the best of the fighters, felled the Panchalas, Matsyas, Kekayas, and Prabhadrakas with arrows.)
Bhishma, the greatest among warriors, struck down the Panchalas, Matsyas, Kekayas, and Prabhadrakas with his arrows.
उत्सृज्य समरे तूर्णं पाण्डवं सव्यसाचिनम्। अभ्यद्रवत पाञ्चाल्यं द्रुपदं सेनया वृतम् ॥ प्रियं सम्बन्धिनं राजञ्शरानवकिरन्बहून् ॥६-४५-५५॥
utsṛjya samare tūrṇaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ savyasācinam। abhyadravata pāñcālyaṃ drupadaṃ senayā vṛtam ॥ priyaṃ sambandhinaṃ rājañśarānavakiranbahūn ॥6-45-55॥
[उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving behind; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - Savyasācin; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - rushed towards; पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - Pāñcālya; द्रुपदम् (drupadam) - Drupada; सेनया (senayā) - with army; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; प्रियम् (priyam) - dear; सम्बन्धिनम् (sambandhinam) - relative; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अवकिरन् (avakiran) - showered; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]
(Leaving behind quickly in battle the Pāṇḍava, Savyasācin, he rushed towards the Pāñcālya, Drupada, surrounded by the army, showering many arrows, O king, on the dear relative.)
Leaving the Pāṇḍava, Arjuna, quickly in the battlefield, he charged towards Drupada, the king of Pāñcāla, who was surrounded by his army, and showered many arrows on his dear relative, O king.
अग्निनेव प्रदग्धानि वनानि शिशिरात्यये। शरदग्धान्यदृश्यन्त सैन्यानि द्रुपदस्य ह ॥ अतिष्ठत रणे भीष्मो विधूम इव पावकः ॥६-४५-५६॥
agnineva pradagdhāni vanāni śiśirātyaye। śaradagdhānyadṛśyanta sainyāni drupadasya ha ॥ atiṣṭhata raṇe bhīṣmo vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ॥6-45-56॥
[अग्निना (agninā) - by fire; इव (iva) - like; प्रदग्धानि (pradagdhāni) - burnt; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; शिशिरात्यये (śiśirātyaye) - at the end of winter; शरदग्धानि (śaradagdhāni) - burnt by autumn; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; ह (ha) - indeed; अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - stood; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire;]
(Like forests burnt by fire at the end of winter, the armies of Drupada, burnt by autumn, were seen. Bhishma stood in battle like a smokeless fire.)
The armies of Drupada, scorched by the autumn like forests by fire at winter's end, were visible. Bhishma stood in the battle like a smokeless fire.
मध्यंदिने यथादित्यं तपन्तमिव तेजसा। न शेकुः पाण्डवेयस्य योधा भीष्मं निरीक्षितुम् ॥६-४५-५७॥
madhyaṁdine yathādityaṁ tapantamiva tejasā। na śekuḥ pāṇḍaveyasya yodhā bhīṣmaṁ nirīkṣitum ॥6-45-57॥
[मध्यंदिने (madhyaṁdine) - at midday; यथा (yathā) - like; आदित्यम् (ādityaṁ) - the sun; तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining; इव (iva) - as if; तेजसा (tejasā) - with brilliance; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - could; पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the son of Pandu; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at;]
(At midday, like the sun shining with brilliance, the warriors could not look at Bhishma, the son of Pandu.)
At midday, the warriors could not gaze upon Bhishma, the son of Pandu, as he shone with the brilliance of the sun.
वीक्षां चक्रुः समन्तात्ते पाण्डवा भयपीडिताः। त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त गावः शीतार्दिता इव ॥६-४५-५८॥
vīkṣāṃ cakruḥ samantātte pāṇḍavā bhayapīḍitāḥ। trātāraṃ nādhyagacchanta gāvaḥ śītārditā iva ॥6-45-58॥
[वीक्षां (vīkṣām) - observation; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; भयपीडिताः (bhayapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by fear; त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - found; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; शीतार्दिताः (śītārditāḥ) - afflicted by cold; इव (iva) - like;]
(The Pandavas, afflicted by fear, made observations all around; like cows afflicted by cold, they did not find a protector.)
The Pandavas, gripped by fear, looked all around for a savior but found none, much like cows suffering from the cold.
हतविप्रद्रुते सैन्ये निरुत्साहे विमर्दिते। हाहाकारो महानासीत्पाण्डुसैन्येषु भारत ॥६-४५-५९॥
hatavipradrute sainye nirutsāhe vimardite। hāhākāro mahān āsīt pāṇḍusainyeṣu bhārata ॥6-45-59॥
[हत (hata) - killed; विप्रद्रुते (vipradrute) - scattered; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; निरुत्साहे (nirutsāhe) - dispirited; विमर्दिते (vimardite) - crushed; हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; पाण्डुसैन्येषु (pāṇḍusainyeṣu) - among the Pandava army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(In the killed, scattered, dispirited, and crushed army, there was a great uproar among the Pandava army, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, in the army that was killed, scattered, dispirited, and crushed, there was a great uproar among the Pandava forces.
ततो भीष्मः शान्तनवो नित्यं मण्डलकार्मुकः। मुमोच बाणान्दीप्ताग्रानहीनाशीविषानिव ॥६-४५-६०॥
tato bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo nityaṃ maṇḍalakārmukaḥ। mumoca bāṇāndīptāgrānahīnāśīviṣāniva ॥6-45-60॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; मण्डलकार्मुकः (maṇḍalakārmukaḥ) - with a circular bow; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; दीप्ताग्रान् (dīptāgrān) - with blazing tips; अहीन (ahīna) - like snakes; अशीविषान् (aśīviṣān) - venomous; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, always with a circular bow, released arrows with blazing tips like venomous snakes.)
Then Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, always wielding a circular bow, released arrows with blazing tips, resembling venomous snakes.
शरैरेकायनीकुर्वन्दिशः सर्वा यतव्रतः। जघान पाण्डवरथानादिश्यादिश्य भारत ॥६-४५-६१॥
śarair ekāyanīkurvan diśaḥ sarvā yatavrataḥ। jaghāna pāṇḍavarathān ādiśyādiśya bhārata ॥6-45-61॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; एकायनीकुर्वन् (ekāyanīkurvan) - making one direction; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one with disciplined vows; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; पाण्डवरथान् (pāṇḍavarathān) - the chariots of the Pandavas; आदिश्यादिश्य (ādiśyādiśya) - pointing out repeatedly; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(With arrows, making all directions one, the one with disciplined vows killed the chariots of the Pandavas, pointing out repeatedly, O descendant of Bharata.)
With his arrows, the disciplined warrior made all directions one and destroyed the Pandava chariots, repeatedly pointing them out, O Bharata.
ततः सैन्येषु भग्नेषु मथितेषु च सर्वशः। प्राप्ते चास्तं दिनकरे न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥६-४५-६२॥
tataḥ sainyeṣu bhagneṣu mathiteṣu ca sarvaśaḥ। prāpte cāstaṃ dinakare na prājñāyata kiñcana ॥6-45-62॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; भग्नेषु (bhagneṣu) - broken; मथितेषु (mathiteṣu) - crushed; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - arrived; च (ca) - and; अस्तं (astaṃ) - setting; दिनकरे (dinakare) - sun; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was visible; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(Then, in the armies that were broken and crushed completely, when the sun had set, nothing was visible.)
Then, when the armies were completely broken and crushed, and the sun had set, nothing was visible.
भीष्मं च समुदीर्यन्तं दृष्ट्वा पार्था महाहवे। अवहारमकुर्वन्त सैन्यानां भरतर्षभ ॥६-४५-६३॥
bhīṣmaṃ ca samudīryantaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthā mahāhave। avahārakurvanta sainyānāṃ bharatarṣabha ॥6-45-63॥
[भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; समुदीर्यन्तं (samudīryantam) - uttering loudly; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पार्था (pārthā) - sons of Pritha; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; अवहारमकुर्वन्त (avahārakurvanta) - retreated; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Bhishma and uttering loudly having seen the sons of Pritha in the great battle retreated of the armies O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, having seen Bhishma loudly uttering in the great battle, the sons of Pritha retreated their armies.
