06.048
Pancharatra and Core: Witnessing the extraordinary prowess of Arjuna and Bhishma, all creatures were struck with wonder on the battlefield.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
एवं व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु मामकेष्वितरेषु च। कथं प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठाः सम्प्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे ॥६-४८-१॥
evaṃ vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu māmakeṣvitareṣu ca। kathaṃ praharatāṃ śreṣṭhāḥ sampradhāraṃ pracakrire ॥6-48-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; व्यूढेषु (vyūḍheṣu) - in the arranged; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; मामकेषु (māmakeṣu) - of mine; इतरेषु (itareṣu) - and others; च (ca) - and; कथम् (katham) - how; प्रहरताम् (praharatām) - of the fighters; श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - the best; सम्प्रहारम् (sampradhāram) - battle; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - commenced;]
(Thus, in the arranged armies, both mine and others, how did the best of the fighters commence the battle?)
In the arranged armies, both mine and others, how did the best of the fighters commence the battle?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
समं व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु संनद्धा रुचिरध्वजाः। अपारमिव संदृश्य सागरप्रतिमं बलम् ॥६-४८-२॥
samaṁ vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu saṁnaddhā ruciradhvajāḥ। apāramiva saṁdṛśya sāgarapratimaṁ balam ॥6-48-2॥
[समम् (samam) - equally; व्यूढेषु (vyūḍheṣu) - arrayed; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; संनद्धाः (saṁnaddhāḥ) - equipped; रुचिरध्वजाः (ruciradhvajāḥ) - with beautiful flags; अपारम् (apāram) - boundless; इव (iva) - as if; संदृश्य (saṁdṛśya) - appearing; सागरप्रतिमम् (sāgarapratimam) - like an ocean; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(Equally arrayed in the armies, equipped with beautiful flags, appearing boundless like an ocean, the army.)
The army, arrayed equally in the formations, equipped with beautiful flags, appeared boundless like an ocean.
तेषां मध्ये स्थितो राजा पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। अब्रवीत्तावकान्सर्वान्युध्यध्वमिति दंशिताः ॥६-४८-३॥
teṣāṃ madhye sthito rājā putro duryodhanastava। abravīttāvakānsarvānyudhyadhvamiti daṃśitāḥ ॥6-48-3॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; राजा (rājā) - king; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your people; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - fight; इति (iti) - thus; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - angry;]
(In the midst of them, your son, King Duryodhana, standing, said to all your people, "Fight," angrily.)
In the midst of them stood your son, King Duryodhana, who angrily said to all your people, "Fight."
ते मनः क्रूरमास्थाय समभित्यक्तजीविताः। पाण्डवानभ्यवर्तन्त सर्व एवोच्छ्रितध्वजाः ॥६-४८-४॥
te manaḥ krūram āsthāya samabhityaktajīvitāḥ। pāṇḍavān abhyavartanta sarva evochritadhvajāḥ ॥6-48-4॥
[ते (te) - they; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; समभित्यक्तजीविताः (samabhityaktajīvitāḥ) - having completely abandoned life; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; उच्छ्रितध्वजाः (uchritadhvajāḥ) - with raised flags;]
(They, having assumed a cruel mind and having completely abandoned life, advanced towards the Pandavas, all indeed with raised flags.)
They, with a cruel resolve and having forsaken their lives, advanced towards the Pandavas, all with their flags raised high.
ततो युद्धं समभवत्तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। तावकानां परेषां च व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् ॥६-४८-५॥
tato yuddhaṁ samabhavattumulaṁ lomaharṣaṇam। tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca vyatiṣaktarathadvipam ॥6-48-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies; च (ca) - and; व्यतिषक्त (vyatiṣakta) - intermingled; रथ (ratha) - chariots; द्विपम् (dvipa) - elephants;]
(Then a fierce and hair-raising battle occurred, with intermingled chariots and elephants of your side and the enemies.)
Then a fierce and terrifying battle ensued, with chariots and elephants of both your side and the enemies intermingled.
मुक्तास्तु रथिभिर्बाणा रुक्मपुङ्खाः सुतेजनाः। संनिपेतुरकुण्ठाग्रा नागेषु च हयेषु च ॥६-४८-६॥
muktāstu rathibhirbāṇā rukmapuṅkhāḥ sutejanāḥ। saṃnipeturakuṇṭhāgrā nāgeṣu ca hayeṣu ca ॥6-48-6॥
[मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; तु (tu) - but; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; रुक्म-पुङ्खाः (rukma-puṅkhāḥ) - golden-feathered; सु-तेजनाः (su-tejanāḥ) - well-sharpened; संनिपेतुः (saṃnipetuḥ) - fell; अकुण्ठ-अग्राः (akuṇṭha-agrāḥ) - with sharp points; नागेषु (nāgeṣu) - on elephants; च (ca) - and; हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on horses; च (ca) - and;]
(The arrows, released by the charioteers, golden-feathered and well-sharpened, fell with sharp points on the elephants and the horses.)
The charioteers released arrows that were golden-feathered and well-sharpened, which fell with sharp points on both the elephants and the horses.
तथा प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे धनुरुद्यम्य दंशितः। अभिपत्य महाबाहुर्भीष्मो भीमपराक्रमः ॥६-४८-७॥
tathā pravṛtte saṅgrāme dhanurudyamya daṃśitaḥ। abhipatya mahābāhurbhīṣmo bhīmaparākramaḥ ॥6-48-7॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - commenced; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - biting (his lips); अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - attacking; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of terrible prowess;]
(Thus, when the battle commenced, raising his bow and biting his lips, the mighty-armed Bhishma, of terrible prowess, attacked.)
As the battle began, the mighty-armed Bhishma, known for his terrible prowess, raised his bow and, with determination, attacked.
सौभद्रे भीमसेने च शैनेये च महारथे। केकये च विराटे च धृष्टद्युम्ने च पार्षते ॥६-४८-८॥
saubhadre bhīmasene ca śaineye ca mahārathe। kekaye ca virāṭe ca dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pārṣate ॥6-48-8॥
[सौभद्रे (saubhadre) - to Saubhadra; भीमसेने (bhīmasene) - to Bhīmasena; च (ca) - and; शैनेये (śaineye) - to Śaineya; च (ca) - and; महारथे (mahārathe) - to the great chariot-warrior; केकये (kekaye) - to Kekaya; च (ca) - and; विराटे (virāṭe) - to Virāṭa; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्ने (dhṛṣṭadyumne) - to Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षते (pārṣate) - to the son of Pr̥ṣata;]
(To Saubhadra, to Bhīmasena, and to Śaineya, the great chariot-warrior; to Kekaya, and to Virāṭa, and to Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and to the son of Pr̥ṣata.)
To Saubhadra, Bhīmasena, Śaineya, the great chariot-warrior, Kekaya, Virāṭa, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, and the son of Pr̥ṣata.
एतेषु नरवीरेषु चेदिमत्स्येषु चाभितः। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि वृद्धः कुरुपितामहः ॥६-४८-९॥
eteṣu naravīreṣu cedimatsyeṣu cābhitaḥ। vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi vṛddhaḥ kurupitāmahaḥ ॥6-48-9॥
[एतेषु (eteṣu) - among these; नरवीरेषु (naravīreṣu) - heroes; चेदिमत्स्येषु (cedimatsyeṣu) - among the Cedis and Matsyas; च (ca) - and; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - rained; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old; कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire of the Kurus;]
(Among these heroes and around the Cedis and Matsyas, the old grandsire of the Kurus rained showers of arrows.)
The old grandsire of the Kurus showered arrows upon the heroes among the Cedis and Matsyas.
प्राकम्पत महाव्यूहस्तस्मिन्वीरसमागमे। सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानामासीद्व्यतिकरो महान् ॥६-४८-१०॥
prākampata mahāvyūhastasminvīrasamāgame। sarveṣāmeva sainyānāmāsīdvyatikaro mahān ॥6-48-10॥
[प्राकम्पत (prākampata) - trembled; महाव्यूहः (mahāvyūhaḥ) - great formation; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; वीर (vīra) - heroic; समागमे (samāgame) - assembly; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of armies; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; व्यतिकरः (vyatikaraḥ) - confusion; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(The great formation trembled in that heroic assembly. There was indeed a great confusion of all the armies.)
In that heroic assembly, the great formation trembled, and there was a significant confusion among all the armies.
सादितध्वजनागाश्च हतप्रवरवाजिनः। विप्रयातरथानीकाः समपद्यन्त पाण्डवाः ॥६-४८-११॥
sāditadhvajanāgāśca hatapravaravājinaḥ। viprayātarathānīkāḥ samapadyanta pāṇḍavāḥ ॥6-48-11॥
[सादित (sādita) - struck; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; हत (hata) - killed; प्रवर (pravara) - excellent; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; विप्रयात (viprayāta) - scattered; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अनीकाः (anīkāḥ) - troops; समपद्यन्त (samapadyanta) - became; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(The flags and elephants were struck, the excellent horses were killed; the chariots and troops became scattered; the Pāṇḍavas.)
The Pāṇḍavas found themselves in a situation where their flags and elephants were struck down, their finest horses were killed, and their chariots and troops were scattered.
अर्जुनस्तु नरव्याघ्रो दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं महारथम्। वार्ष्णेयमब्रवीत्क्रुद्धो याहि यत्र पितामहः ॥६-४८-१२॥
arjunastu naravyāghro dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham। vārṣṇeyamabravītkruddho yāhi yatra pitāmahaḥ ॥6-48-12॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - to Krishna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angrily; याहि (yāhi) - go; यत्र (yatra) - where; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather;]
(Arjuna, the tiger among men, having seen Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, said to Krishna angrily, "Go where the grandfather is.")
Arjuna, known as the tiger among men, upon seeing the great warrior Bhishma, angrily instructed Krishna to proceed towards the grandfather.
एष भीष्मः सुसङ्क्रुद्धो वार्ष्णेय मम वाहिनीम्। नाशयिष्यति सुव्यक्तं दुर्योधनहिते रतः ॥६-४८-१३॥
eṣa bhīṣmaḥ susaṅkruddho vārṣṇeya mama vāhinīm। nāśayiṣyati suvyaktaṃ duryodhanahite rataḥ ॥6-48-13॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vrishni; मम (mama) - my; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; नाशयिष्यति (nāśayiṣyati) - will destroy; सुव्यक्तम् (suvyaktam) - clearly; दुर्योधनहिते (duryodhanahite) - for Duryodhana's benefit; रतः (rataḥ) - engaged;]
(This Bhishma, very angry, O descendant of Vrishni, will clearly destroy my army, engaged for Duryodhana's benefit.)
Bhishma, in his great anger, is determined to destroy my forces for the sake of Duryodhana, O descendant of Vrishni.
एष द्रोणः कृपः शल्यो विकर्णश्च जनार्दन। धार्तराष्ट्राश्च सहिता दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः ॥६-४८-१४॥
eṣa droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ śalyo vikarṇaśca janārdana। dhārtarāṣṭrāśca sahitā duryodhanapurogamāḥ ॥6-48-14॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; च (ca) - and; जनार्दन (janārdana) - Janārdana; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; च (ca) - and; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; दुर्योधनपुरोगमाः (duryodhanapurogamāḥ) - led by Duryodhana;]
(This is Droṇa, Kṛpa, Śalya, Vikarṇa, and Janārdana. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra together, led by Duryodhana.)
Here are Droṇa, Kṛpa, Śalya, Vikarṇa, and Janārdana. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra are assembled together, led by Duryodhana.
पाञ्चालान्निहनिष्यन्ति रक्षिता दृढधन्वना। सोऽहं भीष्मं गमिष्यामि सैन्यहेतोर्जनार्दन ॥६-४८-१५॥
pāñcālānnihaniṣyanti rakṣitā dṛḍhadhanvanā। so'haṃ bhīṣmaṃ gamiṣyāmi sainyahetorjanārdana ॥6-48-15॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; निहनिष्यन्ति (nihaniṣyanti) - will destroy; रक्षिता (rakṣitā) - protected; दृढधन्वना (dṛḍhadhanvanā) - by the strong bowman; सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; गमिष्यामि (gamiṣyāmi) - will go; सैन्यहेतोः (sainyahetoḥ) - for the sake of the army; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana;]
(The Panchalas will be destroyed, protected by the strong bowman. I will go to Bhishma for the sake of the army, O Janardana.)
The Panchalas, protected by the strong bowman, will be destroyed. Therefore, O Janardana, I will go to Bhishma for the sake of the army.
तमब्रवीद्वासुदेवो यत्तो भव धनञ्जय। एष त्वा प्रापये वीर पितामहरथं प्रति ॥६-४८-१६॥
tam abravīd vāsudevo yatto bhava dhanañjaya। eṣa tvā prāpaye vīra pitāmaha-rathaṃ prati ॥6-48-16॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared; भव (bhava) - be; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; त्वा (tvā) - you; प्रापयेत् (prāpayet) - will take; वीर (vīra) - hero; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Vasudeva said to him, "Be prepared, Dhananjaya. This hero will take you towards the grandfather's chariot.")
Vasudeva instructed Arjuna to be ready, as the hero would guide him to the chariot of Bhishma, the grandfather.
एवमुक्त्वा ततः शौरी रथं तं लोकविश्रुतम्। प्रापयामास भीष्माय रथं प्रति जनेश्वर ॥६-४८-१७॥
evamuktvā tataḥ śaurī rathaṃ taṃ lokaviśrutam। prāpayāmāsa bhīṣmāya rathaṃ prati janeśvara ॥6-48-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शौरी (śaurī) - Krishna; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; तम् (tam) - that; लोकविश्रुतम् (lokaviśrutam) - world-renowned; प्रापयामास (prāpayāmāsa) - drove; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhishma; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O King;]
(Thus, having spoken, then Krishna drove that world-renowned chariot towards Bhishma, O King.)
Having said this, Krishna then drove the famous chariot towards Bhishma, O King.
चञ्चद्बहुपताकेन बलाकावर्णवाजिना। समुच्छ्रितमहाभीमनदद्वानरकेतुना ॥ महता मेघनादेन रथेनादित्यवर्चसा ॥६-४८-१८॥
cañcadbahupatākena balākāvarṇavājinā। samucchritamahābhīmanadadvānaraketunā ॥ mahatā meghanādena rathenādityavarcasā ॥6-48-18॥
[चञ्चत् (cañcat) - fluttering; बहु (bahu) - many; पताकेन (patākena) - with flags; बलाका (balākā) - crane-colored; वर्ण (varṇa) - colored; वाजिना (vājinā) - with horses; समुच्छ्रित (samucchrita) - raised high; महाभीम (mahābhīma) - very fearful; नदत् (nadat) - sounding; वानर (vānara) - monkey; केतुना (ketunā) - with the banner; महता (mahatā) - great; मेघनादेन (meghanādena) - with the sound of clouds; रथेन (rathena) - with the chariot; आदित्यवर्चसा (ādityavarcasā) - with the splendor of the sun;]
(With fluttering many flags, with crane-colored horses, with a raised high very fearful sounding monkey banner, with a great sound of clouds, with a chariot with the splendor of the sun.)
The chariot, adorned with fluttering flags and drawn by crane-colored horses, bore a monkey banner raised high, emitting a fearful sound. It moved with the great sound of clouds and shone with the splendor of the sun.
विनिघ्नन्कौरवानीकं शूरसेनांश्च पाण्डवः। आयाच्छरान्नुदञ्शीघ्रं सुहृच्छोषविनाशनः ॥६-४८-१९॥
vinighnankauravānīkaṃ śūrasenāṃśca pāṇḍavaḥ। āyāccharānnudañśīghraṃ suhṛcchoṣavināśanaḥ ॥6-48-19॥
[विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - destroying; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; शूरसेनान् (śūrasenān) - Shurasenas; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; आयात् (āyāt) - came; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; नुदन् (nudan) - driving away; शीघ्रं (śīghraṃ) - quickly; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend; क्षोष (kṣoṣa) - distress; विनाशनः (vināśanaḥ) - destroyer;]
(The Pandava, destroying the Kaurava army and the Shurasenas, came quickly, driving away the arrows, as the destroyer of the distress of friends.)
The Pandava heroically destroyed the Kaurava army and the Shurasenas, swiftly coming forward and dispelling the arrows, acting as the savior of his distressed friends.
तमापतन्तं वेगेन प्रभिन्नमिव वारणम्। त्रासयानं रणे शूरान्पातयन्तं च सायकैः ॥६-४८-२०॥
tam āpatantaṃ vegena prabhinnam iva vāraṇam। trāsayānaṃ raṇe śūrān pātayantaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ ॥6-48-20॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; प्रभिन्नम् (prabhinnam) - broken; इव (iva) - like; वारणम् (vāraṇam) - an elephant; त्रासयानम् (trāsayānam) - frightening; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरान् (śūrān) - warriors; पातयन्तम् (pātayantam) - causing to fall; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Him approaching with speed, like a broken elephant, frightening warriors in battle and causing them to fall with arrows.)
He approached with the speed of a broken elephant, instilling fear in the warriors on the battlefield and causing them to fall with his arrows.
सैन्धवप्रमुखैर्गुप्तः प्राच्यसौवीरकेकयैः। सहसा प्रत्युदीयाय भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽर्जुनम् ॥६-४८-२१॥
saindhavapramukhairguptaḥ prācyasauvīrakekayaiḥ। sahasā pratyudīyāya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'rjunam ॥6-48-21॥
[सैन्धवप्रमुखैः (saindhavapramukhaiḥ) - by the leaders of the Sindhu; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; प्राच्यसौवीरकेकयैः (prācyasauvīrakekayaiḥ) - by the eastern Sauvīras and Kekayas; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; प्रत्युदीयाय (pratyudīyāya) - advanced; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - the son of Shantanu; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - towards Arjuna;]
(Protected by the leaders of the Sindhu, the eastern Sauvīras and Kekayas, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, suddenly advanced towards Arjuna.)
Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, suddenly advanced towards Arjuna, protected by the leaders of the Sindhu, and the eastern Sauvīras and Kekayas.
को हि गाण्डीवधन्वानमन्यः कुरुपितामहात्। द्रोणवैकर्तनाभ्यां वा रथः संयातुमर्हति ॥६-४८-२२॥
ko hi gāṇḍīvadhanvānamanyaḥ kurupitāmahāt। droṇavaikartanābhyāṃ vā rathaḥ saṃyātumarhati ॥6-48-22॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; गाण्डीवधन्वानम् (gāṇḍīvadhanvānam) - the wielder of the Gandiva bow; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; कुरुपितामहात् (kurupitāmahāt) - from the grandsire of the Kurus; द्रोणवैकर्तनाभ्यां (droṇavaikartanābhyāṃ) - from Drona and Karna; वा (vā) - or; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; संयातुम् (saṃyātum) - to go; अर्हति (arhati) - is able;]
(Who indeed other than the wielder of the Gandiva bow is able to go against the grandsire of the Kurus, or against Drona and Karna?)
Who else but the wielder of the Gandiva bow can face the grandsire of the Kurus, Drona, and Karna in battle?
ततो भीष्मो महाराज कौरवाणां पितामहः। अर्जुनं सप्तसप्तत्या नाराचानां समावृणोत् ॥६-४८-२३॥
tato bhīṣmo mahārāja kauravāṇāṃ pitāmahaḥ। arjunaṃ saptasaptyā nārācānāṃ samāvṛṇot ॥6-48-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; सप्तसप्तत्या (saptasaptyā) - with seventy-seven; नाराचानाम् (nārācānām) - of arrows; समावृणोत् (samāvṛṇot) - covered;]
(Then Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kauravas, O great king, covered Arjuna with seventy-seven arrows.)
Then, O great king, Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kauravas, showered Arjuna with seventy-seven arrows.
द्रोणश्च पञ्चविंशत्या कृपः पञ्चाशता शरैः। दुर्योधनश्चतुःषष्ट्या शल्यश्च नवभिः शरैः ॥६-४८-२४॥
droṇaśca pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaḥ pañcāśatā śaraiḥ। duryodhanaścatuḥṣaṣṭyā śalyaśca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-48-24॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - with fifty; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Drona with twenty-five arrows, Kripa with fifty arrows, Duryodhana with sixty-four arrows, and Shalya with nine arrows.)
Drona, Kripa, Duryodhana, and Shalya attacked with their respective number of arrows: twenty-five, fifty, sixty-four, and nine.
सैन्धवो नवभिश्चापि शकुनिश्चापि पञ्चभिः। विकर्णो दशभिर्भल्लै राजन्विव्याध पाण्डवम् ॥६-४८-२५॥
saindhavo navabhiś cāpi śakuniś cāpi pañcabhiḥ। vikarṇo daśabhir bhallai rājan vivyādha pāṇḍavam ॥6-48-25॥
[सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(Saindhava with nine, and Shakuni also with five, and Vikarna with ten arrows, O king, pierced the Pandava.)
Saindhava, along with nine arrows, and Shakuni with five, and Vikarna with ten arrows, attacked the Pandava, O king.
स तैर्विद्धो महेष्वासः समन्तान्निशितैः शरैः। न विव्यथे महाबाहुर्भिद्यमान इवाचलः ॥६-४८-२६॥
sa tairviddho maheṣvāsaḥ samantānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। na vivyathe mahābāhurbhidyamāna ivācalaḥ ॥6-48-26॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; न (na) - not; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was shaken; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; भिद्यमानः (bhidyamānaḥ) - being struck; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(He, the great archer, pierced by those sharp arrows from all sides, was not shaken, the mighty-armed one, like a mountain being struck.)
The mighty-armed great archer, though pierced by sharp arrows from all directions, stood unshaken like a mountain.
स भीष्मं पञ्चविंशत्या कृपं च नवभिः शरैः। द्रोणं षष्ट्या नरव्याघ्रो विकर्णं च त्रिभिः शरैः ॥६-४८-२७॥
sa bhīṣmaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā naravyāghro vikarṇaṃ ca tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-48-27॥
[स (sa) - he; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; कृपं (kṛpaṃ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; विकर्णं (vikarṇaṃ) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(He (attacked) Bhishma with twenty-five arrows, Kripa with nine arrows, Drona with sixty arrows, and Vikarna with three arrows.)
He attacked Bhishma with twenty-five arrows, Kripa with nine, Drona with sixty, and Vikarna with three arrows.
आर्तायनिं त्रिभिर्बाणै राजानं चापि पञ्चभिः। प्रत्यविध्यदमेयात्मा किरीटी भरतर्षभ ॥६-४८-२८॥
ārtāyaniṁ tribhirbāṇai rājānaṁ cāpi pañcabhiḥ। pratyavidhyadameyātmā kirīṭī bharatarṣabha ॥6-48-28॥
[आर्तायनिं (ārtāyaniṁ) - Ārtāyanin; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; राजानं (rājānam) - king; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - the one with a crown; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas;]
(Ārtāyanin with three arrows, and the king also with five, pierced the immeasurable soul, the one with a crown, O bull among the Bharatas.)
The one with a crown, possessing an immeasurable soul, pierced Ārtāyanin with three arrows and the king with five, O bull among the Bharatas.
तं सात्यकिर्विराटश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। द्रौपदेयाभिमन्युश्च परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥६-४८-२९॥
taṃ sātyakirvirāṭaśca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। draupadeyābhimanyuśca parivavrurdhanañjayam ॥6-48-29॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the sons of Draupadi; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Him, Satyaki, Virata, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu surrounded Dhananjaya.)
Satyaki, Virata, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, the sons of Draupadi, and Abhimanyu surrounded Arjuna (Dhananjaya).
ततो द्रोणं महेष्वासं गाङ्गेयस्य प्रिये रतम्। अभ्यवर्षत पाञ्चाल्यः संयुक्तः सह सोमकैः ॥६-४८-३०॥
tato droṇaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ gāṅgeyasya priye ratam। abhyavarṣata pāñcālyaḥ saṃyuktaḥ saha somakaiḥ ॥6-48-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; गाङ्गेयस्य (gāṅgeyasya) - of the son of Gaṅgā; प्रिये (priye) - dear; रतम् (ratam) - chariot; अभ्यवर्षत (abhyavarṣata) - showered; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Pāñcāla prince; संयुक्तः (saṃyuktaḥ) - together; सह (saha) - with; सोमकैः (somakaiḥ) - the Somakas;]
(Then the Pāñcāla prince, together with the Somakas, showered arrows on Droṇa, the great archer, who was dear to the son of Gaṅgā.)
Then the Pāñcāla prince, along with the Somakas, attacked Droṇa, the great archer, who was beloved by the son of Gaṅgā.
भीष्मस्तु रथिनां श्रेष्ठस्तूर्णं विव्याध पाण्डवम्। अशीत्या निशितैर्बाणैस्ततोऽक्रोशन्त तावकाः ॥६-४८-३१॥
bhīṣmastu rathināṃ śreṣṭhastūrṇaṃ vivyādha pāṇḍavam। aśītyā niśitairbāṇaistato'krośanta tāvakāḥ ॥6-48-31॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तु (tu) - but; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of the charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava; अशीत्या (aśītyā) - with eighty; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अक्रोशन्त (akrośanta) - cried out; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your people;]
(Bhishma, the best of the charioteers, quickly pierced the Pandava with eighty sharp arrows. Then your people cried out.)
Bhishma, the greatest among charioteers, swiftly struck the Pandava with eighty sharp arrows, causing your people to cry out in alarm.
तेषां तु निनदं श्रुत्वा प्रहृष्टानां प्रहृष्टवत्। प्रविवेश ततो मध्यं रथसिंहः प्रतापवान् ॥६-४८-३२॥
teṣāṃ tu ninadaṃ śrutvā prahṛṣṭānāṃ prahṛṣṭavat। praviveśa tato madhyaṃ rathasiṃhaḥ pratāpavān ॥6-48-32॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; निनदम् (ninadam) - sound; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; प्रहृष्टानाम् (prahṛṣṭānām) - of the delighted ones; प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - like the delighted ones; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मध्यम् (madhyam) - the midst; रथसिंहः (rathasiṃhaḥ) - the lion among charioteers; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one;]
(But having heard the sound of them, like the delighted ones, the glorious lion among charioteers then entered the midst.)
Upon hearing the sound of their delight, the glorious lion among charioteers entered the center, exuding joy like the delighted ones.
तेषां तु रथसिंहानां मध्यं प्राप्य धनञ्जयः। चिक्रीड धनुषा राजँल्लक्ष्यं कृत्वा महारथान् ॥६-४८-३३॥
teṣāṃ tu rathasiṃhānāṃ madhyaṃ prāpya dhanañjayaḥ। cikrīḍa dhanuṣā rājaṁllakṣyaṃ kṛtvā mahārathān ॥6-48-33॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; तु (tu) - but; रथसिंहानां (rathasiṃhānāṃ) - of the lion-like warriors; मध्यं (madhyaṃ) - in the midst; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; चिक्रीड (cikrīḍa) - played; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with the bow; राजन् (rājan) - O king; लक्ष्यं (lakṣyam) - target; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers;]
(Of them, but having reached the midst of the lion-like warriors, Arjuna played with the bow, O king, having made the great charioteers the target.)
Arjuna, having reached the midst of the lion-like warriors, skillfully played with his bow, making the great charioteers his target, O king.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा भीष्ममाह जनेश्वरः। पीड्यमानं स्वकं सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा पार्थेन संयुगे ॥६-४८-३४॥
tato duryodhano rājā bhīṣmamāha janeśvaraḥ। pīḍyamānaṃ svakaṃ sainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā pārthena saṃyuge ॥6-48-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आह (āha) - said; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - lord of people; पीड्यमानम् (pīḍyamānam) - being oppressed; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Then King Duryodhana, the lord of people, said to Bhishma, seeing his own army being oppressed by Arjuna in battle.)
Then King Duryodhana, observing his army being overwhelmed by Arjuna in the battle, spoke to Bhishma, the lord of the people.
एष पाण्डुसुतस्तात कृष्णेन सहितो बली। यततां सर्वसैन्यानां मूलं नः परिकृन्तति ॥ त्वयि जीवति गाङ्गेये द्रोणे च रथिनां वरे ॥६-४८-३५॥
eṣa pāṇḍusutastāta kṛṣṇena sahito balī। yatatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ mūlaṃ naḥ parikṛntati ॥ tvayi jīvati gāṅgeye droṇe ca rathināṃ vare ॥6-48-35॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - son of Pandu; तात (tāta) - dear; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Krishna; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; बली (balī) - strong; यतताम् (yatatām) - of the striving; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; मूलम् (mūlam) - root; नः (naḥ) - our; परिकृन्तति (parikṛntati) - cuts off; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; जीवति (jīvati) - living; गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - O son of Ganga; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; च (ca) - and; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; वरे (vare) - best;]
(This strong son of Pandu, dear, accompanied by Krishna, cuts off the root of all our armies' striving. While you live, O son of Ganga, and in Drona, the best of charioteers.)
This strong son of Pandu, dear, accompanied by Krishna, is cutting off the root of all our armies' efforts. As long as you live, O son of Ganga, and Drona, the best among charioteers, our efforts are in vain.
त्वत्कृते ह्येष कर्णोऽपि न्यस्तशस्त्रो महारथः। न युध्यति रणे पार्थं हितकामः सदा मम ॥६-४८-३६॥
tvatkṛte hyeṣa karṇo'pi nyastaśastro mahārathaḥ। na yudhyati raṇe pārthaṃ hitakāmaḥ sadā mama ॥6-48-36॥
[त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; अपि (api) - also; न्यस्तशस्त्रः (nyastaśastraḥ) - one who has laid down his weapons; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; न (na) - not; युध्यति (yudhyati) - fights; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; हितकामः (hitakāmaḥ) - desiring welfare; सदा (sadā) - always; मम (mama) - my.;]
(For your sake, indeed, this Karṇa, a great warrior who has laid down his weapons, does not fight Arjuna in battle, always desiring my welfare.)
For your sake, this great warrior Karṇa, who has laid down his weapons, refrains from fighting Arjuna in battle, as he always desires my welfare.
स तथा कुरु गाङ्गेय यथा हन्येत फल्गुनः। एवमुक्तस्ततो राजन्पिता देवव्रतस्तव ॥ धिक्क्षत्रधर्ममित्युक्त्वा ययौ पार्थरथं प्रति ॥६-४८-३७॥
sa tathā kuru gāṅgeya yathā hanyeta phalgunaḥ। evamuktastato rājanpitā devavratas tava ॥ dhikkṣatradharmamityuktvā yayau pārtharathaṃ prati ॥6-48-37॥
[स (sa) - he; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; यथा (yathā) - so that; हन्येत (hanyeta) - may be killed; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; धिक् (dhik) - shame; क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; ययौ (yayau) - went; पार्थरथं (pārtharatham) - towards Arjuna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(He, thus, O son of Ganga, do so that Arjuna may be killed. Thus spoken, then, O king, your father Devavrata, having said "Shame on the warrior's duty", went towards Arjuna's chariot.)
He, therefore, O son of Ganga, act in such a way that Arjuna may be slain. Thus addressed, then, O king, your father Devavrata, having exclaimed "Shame on the warrior's duty", proceeded towards Arjuna's chariot.
उभौ श्वेतहयौ राजन्संसक्तौ दृश्य पार्थिवाः। सिंहनादान्भृशं चक्रुः शङ्खशब्दांश्च भारत ॥६-४८-३८॥
ubhau śvetahayau rājan saṁsaktau dṛśya pārthivāḥ। siṁhanādānbhṛśaṁ cakruḥ śaṅkhaśabdāṁśca bhārata ॥6-48-38॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; श्वेतहयौ (śvetahayau) - white-horsed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संसक्तौ (saṁsaktau) - engaged; दृश्य (dṛśya) - visible; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - princes; सिंहनादान् (siṁhanādān) - lion-roars; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; शङ्खशब्दान् (śaṅkhaśabdān) - conch-sounds; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Both the white-horsed princes, O king, engaged in making visible lion-roars and intensely made conch-sounds, O Bharata.)
O King, both the princes with white horses, engaged in making themselves visible, produced loud lion-like roars and intensely blew their conches, O Bharata.
द्रौणिर्दुर्योधनश्चैव विकर्णश्च तवात्मजः। परिवार्य रणे भीष्मं स्थिता युद्धाय मारिष ॥६-४८-३९॥
drauṇirduryodhanaścaiva vikarṇaśca tavātmajaḥ। parivārya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ sthitā yuddhāya māriṣa ॥6-48-39॥
[द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; स्थिता (sthitā) - standing; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one;]
(Drona's son, Duryodhana, and Vikarna, your son, surrounding Bhishma in battle, stood for combat, O great one.)
Drona's son, Duryodhana, Vikarna, and your son surrounded Bhishma on the battlefield, ready to fight, O great one.
तथैव पाण्डवाः सर्वे परिवार्य धनञ्जयम्। स्थिता युद्धाय महते ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥६-४८-४०॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavāḥ sarve parivārya dhanañjayam। sthitā yuddhāya mahate tato yuddhamavartata ॥6-48-40॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the sons of Pandu; सर्वे (sarve) - all; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna; स्थिता (sthitā) - stood; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; महते (mahate) - great; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - commenced;]
(In the same way, all the sons of Pandu, surrounding Arjuna, stood for the great battle. Then the battle commenced.)
Similarly, all the Pandavas, having surrounded Arjuna, stood ready for the great battle, and then the battle began.
गाङ्गेयस्तु रणे पार्थमानर्छन्नवभिः शरैः। तमर्जुनः प्रत्यविध्यद्दशभिर्मर्मवेधिभिः ॥६-४८-४१॥
gāṅgeyastu raṇe pārthamānarṣannavabhiḥ śaraiḥ। tamarjunaḥ pratyavidhyaddaśabhirmarmavedhibhiḥ ॥6-48-41॥
[गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; आनर्छत् (ānarṣat) - attacked; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तम् (tam) - him; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced back; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; मर्मवेधिभिः (marmavedhibhiḥ) - piercing vital parts;]
(The son of Ganga attacked Arjuna in battle with nine arrows. Arjuna pierced him back with ten arrows piercing vital parts.)
In the battle, Bhishma, the son of Ganga, attacked Arjuna with nine arrows. In return, Arjuna struck Bhishma with ten arrows, aiming at his vital points.
ततः शरसहस्रेण सुप्रयुक्तेन पाण्डवः। अर्जुनः समरश्लाघी भीष्मस्यावारयद्दिशः ॥६-४८-४२॥
tataḥ śarasahasreṇa suprayuktena pāṇḍavaḥ। arjunaḥ samaraślāghī bhīṣmasyāvārayaddiśaḥ ॥6-48-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्रेण (śarasahasreṇa) - with thousands of arrows; सुप्रयुक्तेन (suprayuktena) - well-aimed; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; समरश्लाघी (samaraślāghī) - the glory of battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; अवारयत् (avārayat) - blocked; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions;]
(Then, with thousands of well-aimed arrows, Arjuna, the son of Pandu and the glory of battle, blocked the directions of Bhishma.)
Then Arjuna, the son of Pandu, renowned for his battle prowess, skillfully blocked all directions of Bhishma with thousands of arrows.
शरजालं ततस्तत्तु शरजालेन कौरव। वारयामास पार्थस्य भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तथा ॥६-४८-४३॥
śarajālaṃ tatastattu śarajālena kaurava। vārayāmāsa pārthasya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastathā ॥6-48-43॥
[शरजालं (śarajālam) - net of arrows; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a net of arrows; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Then Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, restrained the Kaurava with a net of arrows, thus of Partha.)
Then Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, restrained the Kaurava with a net of arrows, thus protecting Partha.
उभौ परमसंहृष्टावुभौ युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ। निर्विशेषमयुध्येतां कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ॥६-४८-४४॥
ubhau paramasaṁhṛṣṭāvubhau yuddhābhinandinau। nirviśeṣamayudhyetāṁ kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau ॥6-48-44॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; परमसंहृष्टौ (paramasaṁhṛṣṭau) - extremely delighted; उभौ (ubhau) - both; युद्धाभिनन्दिनौ (yuddhābhinandinau) - rejoicing in battle; निर्विशेषम् (nirviśeṣam) - indiscriminately; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring to counter each other's actions;]
(Both were extremely delighted, both rejoicing in battle. They fought indiscriminately, desiring to counter each other's actions.)
Both warriors, filled with immense joy and enthusiasm for battle, engaged in combat without discrimination, each eager to counter the other's moves.
भीष्मचापविमुक्तानि शरजालानि सङ्घशः। शीर्यमाणान्यदृश्यन्त भिन्नान्यर्जुनसायकैः ॥६-४८-४५॥
bhīṣmacāpavimuktāni śarajālāni saṅghaśaḥ। śīryamāṇānyadṛśyanta bhinnānyarjunasāyakaiḥ ॥6-48-45॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; चाप (cāpa) - bow; विमुक्तानि (vimuktāni) - released; शर (śara) - arrows; जालानि (jālāni) - swarms; सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups; शीर्यमाणानि (śīryamāṇāni) - being shattered; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; भिन्नानि (bhinnāni) - broken; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna's; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows;]
(The swarms of arrows released from Bhishma's bow were seen being shattered and broken by Arjuna's arrows in groups.)
The swarms of arrows released from Bhishma's bow were seen being shattered and broken by Arjuna's arrows in groups.
तथैवार्जुनमुक्तानि शरजालानि भागशः। गाङ्गेयशरनुन्नानि न्यपतन्त महीतले ॥६-४८-४६॥
tathaivārjunamuktāni śarajālāni bhāgaśaḥ। gāṅgeyaśaranunnāni nyapatanta mahītale ॥6-48-46॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; मुक्तानि (muktāni) - released; शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - arrow volleys; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - of Bhishma; शर (śara) - arrows; नुन्नानि (nunnāni) - pierced; न्यपतन्त (nyapatanta) - fell; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]
(Thus indeed, the arrow volleys released by Arjuna, in parts, pierced by Bhishma's arrows, fell on the ground.)
The volleys of arrows released by Arjuna, in parts, were pierced by Bhishma's arrows and fell to the ground.
अर्जुनः पञ्चविंशत्या भीष्ममार्च्छच्छितैः शरैः। भीष्मोऽपि समरे पार्थं विव्याध त्रिंशता शरैः ॥६-४८-४७॥
arjunaḥ pañcaviṃśatyā bhīṣmamārccchachitaiḥ śaraiḥ। bhīṣmo'pi samare pārthaṃ vivyādha triṃśatā śaraiḥ ॥6-48-47॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; आर्च्छच्छितैः (ārccchachitaiḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; अपि (api) - also; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Partha (Arjuna); विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; त्रिंशता (triṃśatā) - with thirty; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Arjuna pierced Bhishma with twenty-five arrows. Bhishma also pierced Partha (Arjuna) in battle with thirty arrows.)
Arjuna attacked Bhishma with twenty-five arrows, and in return, Bhishma struck Arjuna with thirty arrows during the battle.
अन्योन्यस्य हयान्विद्ध्वा ध्वजौ च सुमहाबलौ। रथेषां रथचक्रे च चिक्रीडतुररिंदमौ ॥६-४८-४८॥
anyonyasya hayānviddhvā dhvajau ca sumahābalau। ratheṣāṃ rathacakre ca cikrīḍaturarindamau ॥6-48-48॥
[अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - each other's; हयान् (hayān) - horses; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; ध्वजौ (dhvajau) - flags; च (ca) - and; सुमहाबलौ (sumahābalau) - very mighty; रथेषां (ratheṣāṃ) - of the chariots; रथचक्रे (rathacakre) - in the wheels of the chariots; च (ca) - and; चिक्रीडतुः (cikrīḍatuḥ) - played; अरिंदमौ (arindamau) - the subduers of enemies;]
(Having pierced each other's horses and flags, the very mighty subduers of enemies played in the wheels of the chariots.)
The two mighty warriors, subduers of enemies, engaged in a fierce battle, skillfully maneuvering their chariots and striking at each other's horses and flags.
ततः क्रुद्धो महाराज भीष्मः प्रहरतां वरः। वासुदेवं त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥६-४८-४९॥
tataḥ kruddho mahārāja bhīṣmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ। vāsudevaṃ tribhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare ॥6-48-49॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रहरतां (praharatāṃ) - among the attackers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest;]
(Then, the great king Bhishma, the best among the attackers, angrily struck Vasudeva in the chest with three arrows.)
Then, the enraged great king Bhishma, the best among warriors, struck Vasudeva in the chest with three arrows.
भीष्मचापच्युतैर्बाणैर्निर्विद्धो मधुसूदनः। विरराज रणे राजन्सपुष्प इव किंशुकः ॥६-४८-५०॥
bhīṣmacāpyutairbāṇairnirviddho madhusūdanaḥ। virarāja raṇe rājansapuṣpa iva kiṃśukaḥ ॥6-48-50॥
[भीष्मचापच्युतैः (bhīṣmacāpyutaiḥ) - by Bhishma's released; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; निर्विद्धः (nirviddhaḥ) - pierced; मधुसूदनः (madhusūdanaḥ) - Madhusudana; विरराज (virarāja) - shone; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सपुष्पः (sapuṣpaḥ) - with flowers; इव (iva) - like; किंशुकः (kiṃśukaḥ) - a Kimshuka tree;]
(Madhusudana, pierced by Bhishma's released arrows, shone in the battle, O king, like a Kimshuka tree with flowers.)
O king, Madhusudana, pierced by the arrows released by Bhishma, shone in the battlefield like a Kimshuka tree in full bloom.
ततोऽर्जुनो भृशं क्रुद्धो निर्विद्धं प्रेक्ष्य माधवम्। गाङ्गेयसारथिं सङ्ख्ये निर्बिभेद त्रिभिः शरैः ॥६-४८-५१॥
tato'rjuno bhṛśaṃ kruddho nirviddhaṃ prekṣya mādhavam। gāṅgeyasārathiṃ saṅkhye nirbibheda tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-48-51॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; निर्विद्धम् (nirviddham) - pierced; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; गाङ्गेयसारथिम् (gāṅgeyasārathim) - Bhishma's charioteer; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then Arjuna, intensely angry, seeing Madhava pierced, pierced Bhishma's charioteer in the battle with three arrows.)
Then Arjuna, seeing Madhava pierced and becoming intensely angry, pierced Bhishma's charioteer in the battle with three arrows.
यतमानौ तु तौ वीरावन्योन्यस्य वधं प्रति। नाशक्नुतां तदान्योन्यमभिसन्धातुमाहवे ॥६-४८-५२॥
yatamānau tu tau vīrāvanyonyasya vadhaṃ prati। nāśaknutāṃ tadānyonyamabhisandhātumāhave ॥6-48-52॥
[यतमानौ (yatamānau) - striving; तु (tu) - but; तौ (tau) - those two; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - each other's; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्रति (prati) - towards; न (na) - not; अशक्नुताम् (aśaknutām) - were able; तदा (tadā) - then; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिसन्धातुम् (abhisandhātum) - to attack; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Striving but those two heroes towards each other's killing, were not then able to attack each other in battle.)
The two heroes, though striving for each other's death, were unable to attack one another in the battle at that time.
मण्डलानि विचित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च। अदर्शयेतां बहुधा सूतसामर्थ्यलाघवात् ॥६-४८-५३॥
maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gatapratyāgatāni ca। adarśayetāṃ bahudhā sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt ॥6-48-53॥
[मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; गतप्रत्यागतानि (gatapratyāgatāni) - gone and returned; च (ca) - and; अदर्शयेतां (adarśayetāṃ) - showed; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; सूतसामर्थ्यलाघवात् (sūtasāmarthyalāghavāt) - due to the charioteer's skill and agility;]
(Circles, various, gone and returned, and showed in many ways due to the charioteer's skill and agility.)
The charioteer skillfully demonstrated various circles, showing them in many ways as they went and returned, showcasing his agility and expertise.
अन्तरं च प्रहारेषु तर्कयन्तौ महारथौ। राजन्नन्तरमार्गस्थौ स्थितावास्तां मुहुर्मुहुः ॥६-४८-५४॥
antaraṁ ca prahāreṣu tarkayantau mahārathau। rājannantaramārgasthau sthitāvāstāṁ muhurmuhuḥ ॥6-48-54॥
[अन्तरं (antaram) - gap; च (ca) - and; प्रहारेषु (prahāreṣu) - in attacks; तर्कयन्तौ (tarkayantau) - considering; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अन्तरमार्गस्थौ (antaramārgasthau) - standing in the gap; स्थितौ (sthitau) - stood; आस्तां (āstāṁ) - were; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(The great charioteers, considering the gap in attacks, stood in the gap, O king, again and again.)
The great charioteers, repeatedly assessing the gaps in the attacks, stood firm in those gaps, O king, time and again.
उभौ सिंहरवोन्मिश्रं शङ्खशब्दं प्रचक्रतुः। तथैव चापनिर्घोषं चक्रतुस्तौ महारथौ ॥६-४८-५५॥
ubhau siṁharavonmiśraṁ śaṅkhaśabdaṁ pracakratuḥ। tathaiva cāpanirghoṣaṁ cakratustau mahārathau ॥6-48-55॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; सिंहरवोन्मिश्रं (siṁharavonmiśram) - mixed with lion's roar; शङ्खशब्दं (śaṅkhaśabdam) - conch sound; प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - made; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; चापनिर्घोषं (cāpanirghoṣam) - bow's twang; चक्रतुस्तौ (cakratustau) - made those two; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers;]
(Both made sounds mixed with lion's roar and conch sound. Similarly, those two great charioteers made the bow's twang.)
Both the warriors, like great charioteers, created a sound that was a mix of lion's roar and conch, and similarly, they made the sound of the bow's twang.
तयोः शङ्खप्रणादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च। दारिता सहसा भूमिश्चकम्प च ननाद च ॥६-४८-५६॥
tayoḥ śaṅkhapraṇādena rathanemisvanena ca। dāritā sahasā bhūmiścakampa ca nanāda ca ॥6-48-56॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; शङ्खप्रणादेन (śaṅkhapraṇādena) - by the sound of conches; रथनेमिस्वनेन (rathanemisvanena) - by the sound of chariot wheels; च (ca) - and; दारिता (dāritā) - torn; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth; चकम्प (cakampe) - trembled; च (ca) - and; ननाद (nanāda) - resounded; च (ca) - and;]
(By the sound of their conches and the noise of the chariot wheels, the earth was suddenly torn, trembled, and resounded.)
The earth shook and echoed with the sudden sound of their conches and chariot wheels.
न तयोरन्तरं कश्चिद्ददृशे भरतर्षभ। बलिनौ समरे शूरावन्योन्यसदृशावुभौ ॥६-४८-५७॥
na tayorantaraṃ kaściddadṛśe bharatarṣabha। balinau samare śūrāvanyonyasadṛśāvubhau ॥6-48-57॥
[न (na) - not; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; अन्तरम् (antaram) - difference; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - saw; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; बलिनौ (balinau) - strong; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - each other; सदृशौ (sadṛśau) - equal; उभौ (ubhau) - both;]
(O best of the Bharatas, no one saw any difference between the two strong heroes in battle, both equal to each other.)
O best of the Bharatas, no one could discern any difference between the two mighty heroes in battle, as they were both equally matched.
चिह्नमात्रेण भीष्मं तु प्रजज्ञुस्तत्र कौरवाः। तथा पाण्डुसुताः पार्थं चिह्नमात्रेण जज्ञिरे ॥६-४८-५८॥
cihnamātreṇa bhīṣmaṃ tu prajajñustatra kauravāḥ। tathā pāṇḍusutāḥ pārthaṃ cihnamātreṇa jajñire ॥6-48-58॥
[चिह्नमात्रेण (cihnamātreṇa) - by mere sign; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; तु (tu) - but; प्रजज्ञुः (prajajñuḥ) - recognized; तत्र (tatra) - there; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; तथा (tathā) - similarly; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pandu; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; चिह्नमात्रेण (cihnamātreṇa) - by mere sign; जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - recognized;]
(By mere sign, the Kauravas recognized Bhishma there; similarly, the sons of Pandu recognized Arjuna by mere sign.)
The Kauravas recognized Bhishma by mere signs, and similarly, the sons of Pandu recognized Arjuna.
तयोर्नृवरयो राजन्दृश्य तादृक्पराक्रमम्। विस्मयं सर्वभूतानि जग्मुर्भारत संयुगे ॥६-४८-५९॥
tayor nṛvarayo rājan dṛśya tādṛk parākramam। vismayaṃ sarvabhūtāni jagmur bhārata saṃyuge ॥6-48-59॥
[तयोः (tayor) - of those two; नृवरयोः (nṛvarayoḥ) - of the best among men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; तादृक् (tādṛk) - such; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess; विस्मयम् (vismayam) - amazement; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle;]
(O king, seeing the prowess of those two best among men, all beings went into amazement in the battle, O descendant of Bharata.)
O King, witnessing the extraordinary prowess of those two great warriors, all creatures were struck with wonder in the battlefield, O descendant of Bharata.
न तयोर्विवरं कश्चिद्रणे पश्यति भारत। धर्मे स्थितस्य हि यथा न कश्चिद्वृजिनं क्वचित् ॥६-४८-६०॥
na tayor vivaraṃ kaścid raṇe paśyati bhārata। dharme sthitasya hi yathā na kaścid vṛjinaṃ kvacit ॥6-48-60॥
[न (na) - not; तयोः (tayor) - of them; विवरं (vivaram) - gap; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; धर्मे (dharme) - in righteousness; स्थितस्य (sthitasya) - of one situated; हि (hi) - indeed; यथा (yathā) - as; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वृजिनं (vṛjinam) - sin; क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere;]
(No one sees any gap in them in battle, O Bharata, just as no one sees any sin in one situated in righteousness.)
O Bharata, in battle, no one perceives any weakness in them, just as no one finds any fault in a person who is steadfast in righteousness.
उभौ हि शरजालेन तावदृश्यौ बभूवतुः। प्रकाशौ च पुनस्तूर्णं बभूवतुरुभौ रणे ॥६-४८-६१॥
ubhau hi śarajālena tāvadṛśyau babhūvatuḥ। prakāśau ca punastūrṇaṃ babhūvaturubhau raṇe ॥6-48-61॥
[उभौ (ubhau) - both; हि (hi) - indeed; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - by the net of arrows; तावत् (tāvat) - then; अदृश्यौ (adṛśyau) - invisible; बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became; प्रकाशौ (prakāśau) - visible; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became; उभौ (ubhau) - both; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle;]
(Both indeed became invisible by the net of arrows; both quickly became visible again in the battle.)
Both warriors were momentarily hidden by the shower of arrows, but soon they reappeared clearly on the battlefield.
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वाश्चारणाश्च सहर्षिभिः। अन्योन्यं प्रत्यभाषन्त तयोर्दृष्ट्वा पराक्रमम् ॥६-४८-६२॥
tatra devāḥ sagandharvāś cāraṇāś ca saharṣibhiḥ। anyonyaṃ pratyabhāṣanta tayor dṛṣṭvā parākramam ॥6-48-62॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; चारणाः (cāraṇāḥ) - and Charanas; च (ca) - and; सहर्षिभिः (saharṣibhiḥ) - with sages; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; प्रत्यभाषन्त (pratyabhāṣanta) - spoke; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor;]
(There, the gods, along with the Gandharvas, Charanas, and sages, spoke to each other, having seen their valor.)
There, the gods, Gandharvas, Charanas, and sages spoke among themselves, witnessing the valor of the two.
न शक्यौ युधि संरब्धौ जेतुमेतौ महारथौ। सदेवासुरगन्धर्वैर्लोकैरपि कथञ्चन ॥६-४८-६३॥
na śakyau yudhi saṁrabdhau jetumetau mahārathau। sadevāsuragandharvairlokairapi kathaṁcana ॥6-48-63॥
[न (na) - not; शक्यौ (śakyau) - possible; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संरब्धौ (saṁrabdhau) - excited; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; एतौ (etau) - these two; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; स (sa) - with; देव (deva) - gods; असुर (asura) - demons; गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - with Gandharvas; लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - with worlds; अपि (api) - even; कथञ्चन (kathaṁcana) - in any way;]
(In battle, it is not possible to conquer these two excited great warriors, even with gods, demons, Gandharvas, and worlds in any way.)
In battle, these two great warriors, who are excited, cannot be conquered by anyone, not even by gods, demons, Gandharvas, or any beings in the worlds.
आश्चर्यभूतं लोकेषु युद्धमेतन्महाद्भुतम्। नैतादृशानि युद्धानि भविष्यन्ति कथञ्चन ॥६-४८-६४॥
āścaryabhūtaṃ lokeṣu yuddhametanmahādbhutam। naitādṛśāni yuddhāni bhaviṣyanti kathaṃcana ॥6-48-64॥
[आश्चर्यभूतं (āścaryabhūtaṃ) - wonderful; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; एतत् (etat) - this; महाद्भुतम् (mahādbhutam) - very marvelous; न (na) - not; एतादृशानि (etādṛśāni) - such; युद्धानि (yuddhāni) - battles; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - ever;]
(This battle, wonderful and very marvelous in the worlds, such battles will never occur.)
This battle is a marvel in the worlds, and such a battle will never happen again.
नापि शक्यो रणे जेतुं भीष्मः पार्थेन धीमता। सधनुश्च रथस्थश्च प्रवपन्सायकान्रणे ॥६-४८-६५॥
nāpi śakyo raṇe jetuṃ bhīṣmaḥ pārthena dhīmatā। sadhanuśca rathasthaśca pravapansāyakānraṇe ॥6-48-65॥
[न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; सधनुः (sadhanuḥ) - with bow; च (ca) - and; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; च (ca) - and; प्रवपन (pravapan) - showering; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Not even by the wise Partha is it possible to conquer Bhishma in battle, standing on the chariot with bow, showering arrows in battle.)
Even the wise Partha cannot conquer Bhishma in battle, as he stands on his chariot with his bow, showering arrows.
तथैव पाण्डवं युद्धे देवैरपि दुरासदम्। न विजेतुं रणे भीष्म उत्सहेत धनुर्धरम् ॥६-४८-६६॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe devairapi durāsadam। na vijetuṃ raṇe bhīṣma utsaheta dhanurdharam ॥6-48-66॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to conquer; न (na) - not; विजेतुम् (vijetum) - to conquer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; उत्सहेत (utsaheta) - would be able; धनुर्धरम् (dhanurdharam) - the wielder of the bow;]
(In the same way, even the gods would find it difficult to conquer Pāṇḍava in battle. Bhīṣma, the wielder of the bow, would not be able to conquer him in battle.)
Similarly, even the gods find it hard to defeat Pāṇḍava in battle. Bhīṣma, the great archer, would not be able to overcome him in combat.
इति स्म वाचः श्रूयन्ते प्रोच्चरन्त्यस्ततस्ततः। गाङ्गेयार्जुनयोः सङ्ख्ये स्तवयुक्ता विशां पते ॥६-४८-६७॥
iti sma vācaḥ śrūyante proccarantyastatastataḥ। gāṅgeyārjunayoḥ saṅkhye stavayuktā viśāṃ pate ॥6-48-67॥
[इति (iti) - thus; स्म (sma) - indeed; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - are heard; प्रोच्चरन्त्यः (proccarantyaḥ) - uttering loudly; ततः (tataḥ) - from here; ततः (tataḥ) - from there; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - of Ganga's son; अर्जुनयोः (arjunayoḥ) - and Arjuna; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; स्तवयुक्ता (stavayuktā) - filled with praise; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Thus, indeed, words are heard, uttering loudly from here and there, of Ganga's son and Arjuna in the battle, filled with praise, O lord of men.)
Thus, indeed, words filled with praise for Ganga's son and Arjuna are heard loudly from all directions in the battlefield, O lord of men.
त्वदीयास्तु ततो योधाः पाण्डवेयाश्च भारत। अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुस्तयोस्तत्र पराक्रमे ॥६-४८-६८॥
tvadīyāstu tato yodhāḥ pāṇḍaveyāśca bhārata। anyonyaṃ samare jaghnustayostatra parākrame ॥6-48-68॥
[त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - sons of Pandu; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; समरे (samare) - in battle; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; तत्र (tatra) - there; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor;]
(Your warriors and the sons of Pandu, O Bharata, then killed each other in battle there in valor.)
In the battle, your warriors and the Pandavas fought valiantly against each other, O Bharata.
शितधारैस्तथा खड्गैर्विमलैश्च परश्वधैः। शरैरन्यैश्च बहुभिः शस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्युधि ॥ उभयोः सेनयोर्वीरा न्यकृन्तन्त परस्परम् ॥६-४८-६९॥
śitadhāraistathā khaḍgairvimalaiśca paraśvadhaiḥ। śarairanyaśca bahubhiḥ śastrairnānāvidhairyudhi ॥ ubhayoḥ senayorvīrā nyakṛntanta parasparam ॥6-48-69॥
[शितधारैः (śitadhāraiḥ) - with sharp edges; तथा (tathā) - thus; खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords; विमलैः (vimalaiḥ) - with pure; च (ca) - and; परश्वधैः (paraśvadhaiḥ) - with axes; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with others; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - of various kinds; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; न्यकृन्तन्त (nyakṛntanta) - cut down; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(With sharp edges, thus with swords, with pure axes, with arrows and others, with many weapons of various kinds in battle, the heroes of both armies cut down each other.)
The warriors from both sides, armed with sharp-edged swords, pure axes, arrows, and various other weapons, engaged in battle, cutting each other down.
वर्तमाने तथा घोरे तस्मिन्युद्धे सुदारुणे। द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययो राजन्महानासीत्समागमः ॥६-४८-७०॥
vartamāne tathā ghore tasminyuddhe sudāruṇe। droṇapāñcālyayo rājanmahānāsītsamāgamaḥ ॥6-48-70॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - present; तथा (tathā) - thus; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; तस्मिन (tasmin) - in that; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very fierce; द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोः (droṇapāñcālyayoḥ) - between Drona and the Panchala; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - encounter;]
(In the present, thus terrible, very fierce battle, O king, there was a great encounter between Drona and the Panchala.)
In the ongoing fierce and terrible battle, O king, there was a significant encounter between Drona and the Panchala.
