06.049
Core and Pancharatra: Drona and Drishtadyumna, two warriors stained with blood, shone brightly. When Dristadyumna loses his chariot, Bhima takes him away.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
कथं द्रोणो महेष्वासः पाञ्चाल्यश्चापि पार्षतः। रणे समीयतुर्यत्तौ तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥६-४९-१॥
kathaṁ droṇo maheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālyaścāpi pārṣataḥ। raṇe samīyaturyattau tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥6-49-1॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - son of Panchala; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; समीयतुः (samīyatuḥ) - met; यत् (yat) - that; तौ (tau) - they; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(How did Droṇa, the great archer, and the son of Panchala, also the son of Prishata, meet in battle? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me how Droṇa, the great archer, and the son of Panchala, who is also the son of Prishata, encountered each other in the battle.
दिष्टमेव परं मन्ये पौरुषादपि सञ्जय। यत्र शान्तनवो भीष्मो नातरद्युधि पाण्डवम् ॥६-४९-२॥
diṣṭameva paraṃ manye pauruṣādapi sañjaya। yatra śāṃtanavo bhīṣmo nātaradyudhi pāṇḍavam ॥6-49-2॥
[दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate; एव (eva) - indeed; परम् (param) - supreme; मन्ये (manye) - I think; पौरुषात् (pauruṣāt) - than effort; अपि (api) - even; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; यत्र (yatra) - where; शान्तनवः (śāṃtanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; न (na) - not; अतरत् (atarat) - crossed; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava;]
(Indeed, I think fate is supreme, even more than effort, O Sanjaya. Where Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, did not overcome the Pandava in battle.)
Sanjaya, I believe that fate is ultimately more powerful than human effort. This is evident where Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, could not defeat the Pandava in battle.
भीष्मो हि समरे क्रुद्धो हन्याल्लोकांश्चराचरान्। स कथं पाण्डवं युद्धे नातरत्सञ्जयौजसा ॥६-४९-३॥
bhīṣmo hi samare kruddho hanyāllokāṃścarācarān। sa kathaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe nātaratsaṃjayaujasā ॥6-49-3॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could slay; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; चराचरान् (carācarān) - moving and non-moving; सः (saḥ) - he; कथम् (katham) - how; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; न (na) - not; अतरत् (atarat) - overcome; सञ्जयौजसा (saṃjayaujasā) - by the power of Sanjaya;]
(Indeed, Bhishma, angry in battle, could slay the worlds, both moving and non-moving. How could he not overcome the Pandava in battle by the power of Sanjaya?)
Bhishma, when enraged in battle, could destroy all worlds, both animate and inanimate. How could he not defeat the Pandava in battle with the might of Sanjaya?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
शृणु राजन्स्थिरो भूत्वा युद्धमेतत्सुदारुणम्। न शक्यः पाण्डवो जेतुं देवैरपि सवासवैः ॥६-४९-४॥
śṛṇu rājan sthiro bhūtvā yuddham etat sudāruṇam। na śakyaḥ pāṇḍavo jetuṃ devair api savāsavaiḥ ॥6-49-4॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; एतत् (etat) - this; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible; न (na) - not; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; दैवैः (daivaiḥ) - by gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra;]
(Listen, O king, having become steady, this battle is very terrible. It is not possible for the Pāṇḍava to conquer, even by the gods with Indra.)
Listen, O king, stand firm and witness this dreadful battle. The Pāṇḍava cannot be defeated, not even by the gods along with Indra.
द्रोणस्तु निशितैर्बाणैर्धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयत्। सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत् ॥६-४९-५॥
droṇastu niśitairbāṇairdhr̥ṣṭadyumnamayodhayat। sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapātayat ॥6-49-5॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhr̥ṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot; अपातयत् (apātayat) - knocked down;]
(But Drona fought Dhrishtadyumna with sharp arrows and knocked down his charioteer from the chariot with an arrow.)
Drona, with his sharp arrows, engaged in battle with Dhrishtadyumna and struck down his charioteer from the chariot with a well-aimed arrow.
तस्याथ चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिः सायकोत्तमैः। पीडयामास सङ्क्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्नस्य मारिष ॥६-४९-६॥
tasyātha caturo vāhāṃścaturbhiḥ sāyakottamaiḥ। pīḍayāmāsa saṅkruddho dhṛṣṭadyumnasya māriṣa ॥6-49-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अथ (atha) - then; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent; पीडयामास (pīḍayāmāsa) - afflicted; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Then, enraged, he afflicted his four horses with four excellent arrows, O lord, of Dhrishtadyumna.)
Enraged, he then struck the four horses of Dhrishtadyumna with four excellent arrows, O lord.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततो द्रोणं नवत्या निशितैः शरैः। विव्याध प्रहसन्वीरस्तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥६-४९-७॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastato droṇaṃ navatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। vivyādha prahasannvīrastiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥6-49-7॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna then pierced Droṇa with ninety sharp arrows, smiling, the hero said, "Stay, stay.")
Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, with a smile, pierced Droṇa with ninety sharp arrows and said, "Stay, stay."
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। शरैः प्रच्छादयामास धृष्टद्युम्नममर्षणम् ॥६-४९-८॥
tataḥ punarameyātmā bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān। śaraiḥ pracchādayāmāsa dhṛṣṭadyumnamamarṣaṇam ॥6-49-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - covered; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - unforgiving;]
(Then again, the immeasurable soul Bharadvaja, glorious, covered the unforgiving Dhrishtadyumna with arrows.)
Then, the glorious Bharadvaja, with an immeasurable soul, once again covered the unforgiving Dhrishtadyumna with arrows.
आददे च शरं घोरं पार्षतस्य वधं प्रति। शक्राशनिसमस्पर्शं मृत्युदण्डमिवापरम् ॥६-४९-९॥
ādade ca śaraṃ ghoraṃ pārṣatasya vadhaṃ prati। śakrāśanisamasparśaṃ mṛtyudaṇḍamivāparam ॥6-49-9॥
[आददे (ādade) - took; च (ca) - and; शरं (śaraṃ) - arrow; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of Pārṣata; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्रति (prati) - for; शक्राशनिसमस्पर्शं (śakrāśanisamasparśaṃ) - like Indra's thunderbolt in touch; मृत्युदण्डमिव (mṛtyudaṇḍamiva) - like the rod of death; अपरम् (aparam) - another;]
(And he took a terrible arrow for the killing of Pārṣata, like another rod of death, similar in touch to Indra's thunderbolt.)
He took a dreadful arrow aimed at killing Pārṣata, which was as potent as Indra's thunderbolt, resembling another rod of death.
हाहाकारो महानासीत्सर्वसैन्यस्य भारत। तमिषुं सन्धितं दृष्ट्वा भारद्वाजेन संयुगे ॥६-४९-१०॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīt sarvasainyasya bhārata। tam iṣuṃ sandhitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhāradvājena saṃyuge ॥6-49-10॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of all the army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तम् (tam) - that; इषुम् (iṣum) - arrow; सन्धितम् (sandhitam) - fixed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle;]
(There was a great uproar of all the army, O Bharata, seeing that arrow fixed by Bharadvaja in the battle.)
O Bharata, there was a great uproar among all the soldiers when they saw the arrow fixed by Bharadvaja in the battle.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम धृष्टद्युम्नस्य पौरुषम्। यदेकः समरे वीरस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥६-४९-११॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma dhṛṣṭadyumnasya pauruṣam। yadekaḥ samare vīrastasthau giririvācalaḥ ॥6-49-11॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor; यत् (yat) - that; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable;]
(There we saw the wonderful valor of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who alone stood in battle like an immovable mountain.)
There, we witnessed the extraordinary bravery of Dhṛṣṭadyumna, who stood alone in the battle like a steadfast mountain.
तं च दीप्तं शरं घोरमायान्तं मृत्युमात्मनः। चिच्छेद शरवृष्टिं च भारद्वाजे मुमोच ह ॥६-४९-१२॥
taṃ ca dīptaṃ śaraṃ ghoramāyāntaṃ mṛtyumātmanaḥ। ciccheda śaravṛṣṭiṃ ca bhāradvāje mumoca ha ॥6-49-12॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; च (ca) - and; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - shining; शरं (śaraṃ) - arrow; घोरमायान्तं (ghoramāyāntaṃ) - terrible approaching; मृत्युमात्मनः (mṛtyumātmanaḥ) - death of himself; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṃ) - arrow shower; च (ca) - and; भारद्वाजे (bhāradvāje) - on Bharadvaja; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(And that shining arrow, terrible and approaching as the death of himself, he cut off, and released an arrow shower on Bharadvaja indeed.)
He cut off that shining arrow, which was approaching terribly like his own death, and indeed released a shower of arrows on Bharadvaja.
तत उच्चुक्रुशुः सर्वे पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सह। धृष्टद्युम्नेन तत्कर्म कृतं दृष्ट्वा सुदुष्करम् ॥६-४९-१३॥
tata uccukruśuḥ sarve pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha। dhṛṣṭadyumnena tatkarma kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduṣkaram ॥6-49-13॥
[तत (tata) - then; उच्चुक्रुशुः (uccukruśuḥ) - cried out; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhṛṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; तत्कर्म (tatkarma) - that act; कृतं (kṛtaṃ) - done; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult;]
(Then all the Panchalas cried out together with the Pandavas, having seen that act done by Dhrishtadyumna, which was very difficult.)
Upon witnessing the challenging feat accomplished by Dhrishtadyumna, all the Panchalas, along with the Pandavas, cried out in unison.
ततः शक्तिं महावेगां स्वर्णवैडूर्यभूषिताम्। द्रोणस्य निधनाकाङ्क्षी चिक्षेप स पराक्रमी ॥६-४९-१४॥
tataḥ śaktiṃ mahāvegāṃ svarṇavaiḍūryabhūṣitām। droṇasya nidhanākāṅkṣī cikṣepa sa parākramī ॥6-49-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; महावेगां (mahāvegāṃ) - great-speed; स्वर्णवैडूर्यभूषिताम् (svarṇavaiḍūryabhūṣitām) - adorned-with-gold-and-cat’s-eye-gem; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of-Drona; निधनाकाङ्क्षी (nidhanākāṅkṣī) - desiring-death; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; स (sa) - he; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - the-valiant-one;]
(Then, the valiant one, desiring the death of Drona, hurled the spear with great speed, adorned with gold and cat’s eye gem.)
Then, the valiant warrior, eager for Drona's demise, hurled his spear with great speed, which was adorned with gold and cat’s eye gem.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा शक्तिं कनकभूषणाम्। त्रिधा चिक्षेप समरे भारद्वाजो हसन्निव ॥६-४९-१५॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā śaktiṃ kanakabhūṣaṇām। tridhā cikṣepa samare bhāradvājo hasann iva ॥6-49-15॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; कनकभूषणाम् (kanakabhūṣaṇām) - golden-ornamented; त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three parts; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; समरे (samare) - in battle; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; हसन्निव (hasann iva) - as if smiling;]
(Bharadvaja suddenly threw that golden-ornamented spear approaching in three parts in battle, as if smiling.)
Bharadvaja, with a smile, suddenly hurled the golden-adorned spear that was approaching, splitting it into three parts in the battle.
शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा धृष्टद्युम्नः प्रतापवान्। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि द्रोणं प्रति जनेश्वर ॥६-४९-१६॥
śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ pratāpavān। vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi droṇaṃ prati janeśvara ॥6-49-16॥
[शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - power; विनिहतां (vinihatāṃ) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - at Droṇa; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people;]
(Having seen the power slain, valiant Dhṛṣṭadyumna showered arrow showers at Droṇa, O lord of people.)
Upon witnessing the fall of power, the valiant Dhṛṣṭadyumna unleashed a barrage of arrows towards Droṇa, O king.
शरवर्षं ततस्तं तु संनिवार्य महायशाः। द्रोणो द्रुपदपुत्रस्य मध्ये चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥६-४९-१७॥
śaravarṣaṃ tatastaṃ tu saṃnivārya mahāyaśāḥ। droṇo drupadaputrasya madhye ciccheda kārmukam ॥6-49-17॥
[शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - shower of arrows; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तं (tam) - that; तु (tu) - but; संनिवार्य (saṃnivārya) - having warded off; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; द्रुपदपुत्रस्य (drupadaputrasya) - of the son of Drupada; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - the bow;]
(Then, having warded off that shower of arrows, the greatly renowned Drona cut off the bow of the son of Drupada in the midst.)
Drona, the greatly renowned, skillfully warded off the shower of arrows and cut off the bow of Drupada's son in the midst of the battle.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा समरे गदां गुर्वीं महायशाः। द्रोणाय प्रेषयामास गिरिसारमयीं बली ॥६-४९-१८॥
sa chinnadhanvā samare gadāṃ gurvīṃ mahāyaśāḥ। droṇāya preṣayāmāsa girisāramayīṃ balī ॥6-49-18॥
[स (sa) - he; च्छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; समरे (samare) - in battle; गदां (gadām) - mace; गुर्वीं (gurvīṃ) - heavy; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; द्रोणाय (droṇāya) - to Drona; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; गिरिसारमयीं (girisāramayīṃ) - made of mountain essence; बली (balī) - strong;]
(He, with a broken bow, in battle, sent a heavy mace made of mountain essence to Drona, greatly renowned and strong.)
In the battle, the greatly renowned and strong warrior, with his bow broken, sent a heavy mace made of mountain essence to Drona.
सा गदा वेगवन्मुक्ता प्रायाद्द्रोणजिघांसया। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भारद्वाजस्य विक्रमम् ॥६-४९-१९॥
sā gadā vegavanmuktā prāyāddroṇajighāṁsayā। tatrādbhutamapaśyāma bhāradvājasya vikramam ॥6-49-19॥
[सा (sā) - she; गदा (gadā) - mace; वेगवन्मुक्ता (vegavanmuktā) - swiftly released; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; द्रोणजिघांसया (droṇajighāṁsayā) - with the intent to kill Drona; तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor;]
(The mace, swiftly released, went with the intent to kill Drona. There, we saw the wonderful valor of Bharadvaja.)
The swiftly released mace aimed to kill Drona, and there we witnessed the remarkable valor of Bharadvaja.
लाघवाद्व्यंसयामास गदां हेमविभूषिताम्। व्यंसयित्वा गदां तां च प्रेषयामास पार्षते ॥६-४९-२०॥
lāghavād vyaṃsayāmāsa gadāṃ hemavibhūṣitām। vyaṃsayitvā gadāṃ tāṃ ca preṣayāmāsa pārṣate ॥6-49-20॥
[लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - due to lightness; व्यंसयामास (vyaṃsayāmāsa) - swung; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; हेमविभूषिताम् (hemavibhūṣitām) - gold-adorned; व्यंसयित्वा (vyaṃsayitvā) - having swung; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; ताम् (tām) - that; च (ca) - and; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; पार्षते (pārṣate) - to Pārṣata;]
(Due to lightness, he swung the gold-adorned mace. Having swung the mace, he sent it to Pārṣata.)
Because of its lightness, he swung the gold-adorned mace and then sent it towards Pārṣata.
भल्लान्सुनिशितान्पीतान्स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान्। ते तस्य कवचं भित्त्वा पपुः शोणितमाहवे ॥६-४९-२१॥
bhallānsuniśitānpītānsvarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān। te tasya kavacaṃ bhittvā papuḥ śoṇitamāhave ॥6-49-21॥
[भल्लान् (bhallān) - arrows; सुनिशितान् (suniśitān) - well-sharpened; पीतान् (pītān) - yellow; स्वर्णपुङ्खान् (svarṇapuṅkhān) - golden-feathered; शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - stone-sharpened; ते (te) - they; तस्य (tasya) - his; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; पपुः (papuḥ) - drank; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Arrows, well-sharpened, yellow, golden-feathered, stone-sharpened, they pierced his armor and drank blood in battle.)
The well-sharpened, yellow, golden-feathered arrows, sharpened on stone, pierced his armor and drank his blood in the battle.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय धृष्टद्युम्नो महामनाः। द्रोणं युधि पराक्रम्य शरैर्विव्याध पञ्चभिः ॥६-४९-२२॥
athānyaddhanurādāya dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ। droṇaṃ yudhi parākramya śarairvivyādha pañcabhiḥ ॥6-49-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पराक्रम्य (parākramya) - attacking; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five;]
(Then, taking another bow, the great-minded Dhṛṣṭadyumna attacked Droṇa in battle and pierced him with five arrows.)
Then, the great-minded Dhṛṣṭadyumna, taking up another bow, attacked Droṇa in the battle and pierced him with five arrows.
रुधिराक्तौ ततस्तौ तु शुशुभाते नरर्षभौ। वसन्तसमये राजन्पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥६-४९-२३॥
rudhirāktau tatastau tu śuśubhāte nararṣabhau। vasantasamaye rājanpuṣpitāviva kiṃśukau ॥6-49-23॥
[रुधिराक्तौ (rudhirāktau) - blood-stained; ततस्तौ (tatastau) - then those two; तु (tu) - indeed; शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - shone; नरर्षभौ (nararṣabhau) - bulls among men; वसन्तसमये (vasantasamaye) - in the spring season; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुष्पिताविव (puṣpitāviva) - like blossoming; किंशुकौ (kiṃśukau) - Kimshuka trees;]
(Then those two blood-stained bulls among men shone, O king, like blossoming Kimshuka trees in the spring season.)
Then those two warriors, stained with blood, shone brightly, O king, like the blossoming Kimshuka trees in spring.
अमर्षितस्ततो राजन्पराक्रम्य चमूमुखे। द्रोणो द्रुपदपुत्रस्य पुनश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥६-४९-२४॥
amarṣitastato rājanparākramya camūmukhe। droṇo drupadaputrasya punaściccheda kārmukam ॥6-49-24॥
[अमर्षितः (amarṣitaḥ) - angered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पराक्रम्य (parākramya) - having attacked; चमूमुखे (camūmukhe) - at the front of the army; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; द्रुपदपुत्रस्य (drupadaputrasya) - of the son of Drupada; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - the bow;]
(Then, O king, angered, Droṇa, having attacked at the front of the army, again cut the bow of the son of Drupada.)
Angered, Droṇa, at the forefront of the battle, attacked and once again cut down the bow of Drupada's son.
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। अवाकिरदमेयात्मा वृष्ट्या मेघ इवाचलम् ॥६-४९-२५॥
athainaṁ chinnadhanvānaṁ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। avākiradameyātmā vṛṣṭyā megha ivācalam ॥6-49-25॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - with broken bow; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - having bent joints; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; वृष्ट्या (vṛṣṭyā) - with rain; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain;]
(Then, him with the broken bow, with arrows having bent joints, the immeasurable soul covered with rain like a cloud (covers) a mountain.)
Then, the immeasurable soul covered him, who had a broken bow, with arrows having bent joints, like a cloud covers a mountain with rain.
सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपातयत्। अथास्य चतुरो वाहांश्चतुर्भिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥६-४९-२६॥
sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapātayat। athāsya caturo vāhāṃścaturbhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-49-26॥
[सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot seat; अपातयत् (apātayat) - he felled; अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(He felled the charioteer with an arrow from the chariot seat. Then, with four sharp arrows, he struck down his four horses.)
He shot an arrow that knocked the charioteer off the chariot seat. Then, using four sharp arrows, he killed his four horses.
पातयामास समरे सिंहनादं ननाद च। ततोऽपरेण भल्लेन हस्ताच्चापमथाच्छिनत् ॥६-४९-२७॥
pātayāmāsa samare siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca। tato'pareṇa bhallena hastāccāpamathācchinat ॥6-49-27॥
[पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; समरे (samare) - in battle; सिंहनादं (siṃhanādaṃ) - lion's roar; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; हस्तात् (hastāt) - from the hand; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; अथ (atha) - then; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off;]
(He caused a lion's roar to fall in battle and roared. Then, with another arrow, he cut off the bow from the hand.)
He let out a lion's roar in the battle and roared. Then, with another arrow, he severed the bow from the hand.
स च्छिन्नधन्वा विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथिः। गदापाणिरवारोहत्ख्यापयन्पौरुषं महत् ॥६-४९-२८॥
sa chinnadhanvā viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ। gadāpāṇiravārohakhyāpayanpauruṣaṃ mahat ॥6-49-28॥
[स (sa) - he; च्छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; विरथः (virathaḥ) - without a chariot; हताश्वः (hatāśvaḥ) - with horses killed; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - with charioteer killed; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; अवरोहत् (avarohat) - descended; ख्यापयन् (khyāpayan) - displaying; पौरुषं (pauruṣam) - valor; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(He, with a broken bow, without a chariot, with horses killed, with charioteer killed, with mace in hand, descended, displaying great valor.)
He, having his bow broken, chariot destroyed, horses and charioteer killed, descended with a mace in hand, showcasing his great valor.
तामस्य विशिखैस्तूर्णं पातयामास भारत। रथादनवरूढस्य तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-४९-२९॥
tāmasya viśikhaistūrṇaṃ pātayāmāsa bhārata। rathādanavarūḍhasya tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-49-29॥
[तामस्य (tāmasya) - his; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अनवरूढस्य (anavarūḍhasya) - not descended; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened;]
(He quickly caused him to fall with arrows, O Bharata, from the chariot, not having descended, it was as if wonderful.)
O Bharata, he swiftly shot him down with arrows from the chariot, and it seemed as if it was a marvel, as he had not yet descended.
ततः स विपुलं चर्म शतचन्द्रं च भानुमत्। खड्गं च विपुलं दिव्यं प्रगृह्य सुभुजो बली ॥६-४९-३०॥
tataḥ sa vipulaṃ carma śatacandraṃ ca bhānumat। khaḍgaṃ ca vipulaṃ divyaṃ pragṛhya subhujo balī ॥6-49-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; चर्म (carma) - shield; शतचन्द्रं (śatacandraṃ) - with a hundred moons; च (ca) - and; भानुमत् (bhānumat) - shining; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; च (ca) - and; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; दिव्यं (divyaṃ) - divine; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; सुभुजः (subhujaḥ) - strong-armed; बली (balī) - powerful;]
(Then he, having taken a great shield with a hundred moons and a shining, great, divine sword, (stood) strong-armed and powerful.)
Then he, with his strong arms and great strength, took up a large shield adorned with a hundred moons and a shining, divine sword.
अभिदुद्राव वेगेन द्रोणस्य वधकाङ्क्षया। आमिषार्थी यथा सिंहो वने मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥६-४९-३१॥
abhidudrāva vegena droṇasya vadhakāṅkṣayā। āmiṣārthī yathā siṃho vane mattamiva dvipam ॥6-49-31॥
[अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; वधकाङ्क्षया (vadhakāṅkṣayā) - with the desire to kill; आमिषार्थी (āmiṣārthī) - seeking prey; यथा (yathā) - as; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - a lion; वने (vane) - in the forest; मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - an elephant;]
(He rushed towards Drona with speed, desiring to kill, like a lion seeking prey in the forest approaches an intoxicated elephant.)
He charged at Drona with great speed, intent on killing him, just as a lion in the forest targets an intoxicated elephant for prey.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भारद्वाजस्य पौरुषम्। लाघवं चास्त्रयोगं च बलं बाह्वोश्च भारत ॥६-४९-३२॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma bhāradvājasya pauruṣam। lāghavaṃ cāstrayogaṃ ca balaṃ bāhvośca bhārata ॥6-49-32॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - valor; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - agility; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रयोगम् (astrayogam) - use of weapons; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(There we saw the wonderful valor of Bharadvaja, agility, use of weapons, and strength of arms, O Bharata.)
There, O Bharata, we witnessed the extraordinary valor, agility, skill in weaponry, and strength of Bharadvaja's arms.
यदेनं शरवर्षेण वारयामास पार्षतम्। न शशाक ततो गन्तुं बलवानपि संयुगे ॥६-४९-३३॥
yadenaṁ śaravarṣeṇa vārayāmāsa pārṣatam। na śaśāka tato gantuṁ balavānapi saṁyuge ॥6-49-33॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; एनम् (enam) - him; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - the son of Prishata; न (na) - not; शशाक (śaśāka) - was able; ततः (tataḥ) - then; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; अपि (api) - even; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(When he restrained the son of Prishata with a shower of arrows, then even the strong one was not able to go in battle.)
When he stopped the son of Prishata with a rain of arrows, even the mighty one could not advance in the battle.
तत्र स्थितमपश्याम धृष्टद्युम्नं महारथम्। वारयाणं शरौघांश्च चर्मणा कृतहस्तवत् ॥६-४९-३४॥
tatra sthitama-paśyāma dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ mahāratham। vārayāṇaṃ śaraughāṃśca carmaṇā kṛtahastavat ॥6-49-34॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; वारयाणं (vārayāṇaṃ) - warding off; शरौघान् (śaraughān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; चर्मणा (carmaṇā) - with a shield; कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - having made ready.;]
(There we saw Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, standing, warding off arrows with a shield, having made ready.)
There we observed Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the great chariot-warrior, standing firm and skillfully warding off the arrows with his shield, fully prepared for battle.
ततो भीमो महाबाहुः सहसाभ्यपतद्बली। साहाय्यकारी समरे पार्षतस्य महात्मनः ॥६-४९-३५॥
tato bhīmo mahābāhuḥ sahasābhyapatadbalī। sāhāyyakārī samare pārṣatasya mahātmanaḥ ॥6-49-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked; बली (balī) - strong; साहाय्यकारी (sāhāyyakārī) - helper; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of Parshata; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul;]
(Then Bhima, the mighty-armed and strong, suddenly attacked as a helper in battle for the great-souled Parshata.)
Then the mighty-armed Bhima suddenly rushed to assist the great-souled Parshata in battle.
स द्रोणं निशितैर्बाणै राजन्विव्याध सप्तभिः। पार्षतं च तदा तूर्णमन्यमारोपयद्रथम् ॥६-४९-३६॥
sa droṇaṃ niśitairbāṇai rājanvivyādha saptabhiḥ। pārṣataṃ ca tadā tūrṇamanyamāropayadratham ॥6-49-36॥
[स (sa) - he; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Pārṣata; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - placed; रथम् (ratham) - on the chariot;]
(He pierced Droṇa with seven sharp arrows, O king, and then quickly placed Pārṣata on another chariot.)
He struck Droṇa with seven sharp arrows, O king, and then swiftly placed Pārṣata on another chariot.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा कलिङ्गं समचोदयत्। सैन्येन महता युक्तं भारद्वाजस्य रक्षणे ॥६-४९-३७॥
tato duryodhano rājā kaliṅgaṃ samacodayat। sainyena mahatā yuktaṃ bhāradvājasya rakṣaṇe ॥6-49-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; कलिङ्गम् (kaliṅgam) - Kalinga; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged; सैन्येन (sainyena) - with army; महता (mahatā) - great; युक्तम् (yuktam) - equipped; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; रक्षणे (rakṣaṇe) - for protection;]
(Then King Duryodhana urged Kalinga, equipped with a great army, for the protection of Bharadvaja.)
Then King Duryodhana commanded the Kalinga forces, well-equipped with a large army, to protect Bharadvaja.
ततः सा महती सेना कलिङ्गानां जनेश्वर। भीममभ्युद्ययौ तूर्णं तव पुत्रस्य शासनात् ॥६-४९-३८॥
tataḥ sā mahatī senā kaliṅgānāṃ janeśvara। bhīmamabhyudyayau tūrṇaṃ tava putrasya śāsanāt ॥6-49-38॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सा (sā) - that; महती (mahatī) - great; सेना (senā) - army; कलिङ्गानां (kaliṅgānāṃ) - of the Kalingas; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; अभ्युद्ययौ (abhyudyayau) - advanced; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the order;]
(Then that great army of the Kalingas, O lord of people, quickly advanced towards Bhima by the order of your son.)
Then, O lord of people, the great army of the Kalingas quickly advanced towards Bhima under your son's command.
पाञ्चाल्यमभिसन्त्यज्य द्रोणोऽपि रथिनां वरः। विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ योधयामास सङ्गतौ ॥ धृष्टद्युम्नोऽपि समरे धर्मराजं समभ्ययात् ॥६-४९-३९॥
pāñcālyamabhisantyajya droṇo'pi rathināṃ varaḥ। virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau yodhayāmāsa saṅgatau ॥ dhṛṣṭadyumno'pi samare dharmarājaṃ samabhyayāt ॥6-49-39॥
[पाञ्चाल्यम् (pāñcālyam) - to the land of the Panchalas; अभिसन्त्यज्य (abhisantyajya) - having abandoned; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of the charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - the old; योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - engaged in battle; सङ्गतौ (saṅgatau) - having come together; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; अपि (api) - also; समरे (samare) - in the battle; धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Dharmaraja; समभ्ययात् (samabhyayāt) - approached;]
(Having abandoned the land of the Panchalas, Drona, the best of charioteers, engaged in battle with the old Virata and Drupada who had come together. Dhrishtadyumna also approached Dharmaraja in the battle.)
Drona, the best among charioteers, left the land of the Panchalas and engaged in battle with the elderly Virata and Drupada. Meanwhile, Dhrishtadyumna approached Dharmaraja on the battlefield.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। कलिङ्गानां च समरे भीमस्य च महात्मनः ॥ जगतः प्रक्षयकरं घोररूपं भयानकम् ॥६-४९-४०॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। kaliṅgānāṃ ca samare bhīmasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥ jagataḥ prakṣayakaraṃ ghorarūpaṃ bhayānakam ॥6-49-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; कलिङ्गानां (kaliṅgānāṃ) - of the Kalingas; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; प्रक्षयकरं (prakṣayakaraṃ) - destructive; घोररूपं (ghorarūpaṃ) - terrible form; भयानकम् (bhayānakam) - frightening;]
(Then commenced a fierce, hair-raising battle between the Kalingas and the great-souled Bhima, which was destructive to the world, terrible in form, and frightening.)
Then a fierce and terrifying battle began between the Kalingas and the great Bhima, which was destructive to the world and instilled fear with its dreadful form.
