06.051
Pancharatra and Core: Late afternoon, a fight between Abhimanyu and Lakshmana; Kauravas retreat for the day, as Pandavas gain the upper hand.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
गतापराह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत। रथनागाश्वपत्तीनां सादिनां च महाक्षये ॥६-५१-१॥
gatāparāhṇabhūyiṣṭhe tasminnahani bhārata। rathanāgāśvapattīnāṃ sādināṃ ca mahākṣaye ॥6-51-1॥
[गतापराह्णभूयिष्ठे (gatāparāhṇabhūyiṣṭhe) - in the late afternoon; तस्मिन्नहनि (tasminnahani) - on that day; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रथनागाश्वपत्तीनां (rathanāgāśvapattīnāṃ) - of chariots, elephants, horses, and foot soldiers; सादिनां (sādināṃ) - of riders; च (ca) - and; महाक्षये (mahākṣaye) - in the great destruction;]
(In the late afternoon on that day, O Bharata, in the great destruction of chariots, elephants, horses, foot soldiers, and riders.)
In the late afternoon of that day, O Bharata, there was a great destruction involving chariots, elephants, horses, foot soldiers, and riders.
द्रोणपुत्रेण शल्येन कृपेण च महात्मना। समसज्जत पाञ्चाल्यस्त्रिभिरेतैर्महारथैः ॥६-५१-२॥
droṇaputreṇa śalyena kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā। samasajjata pāñcālyastribhiretairmahārathaiḥ ॥6-51-2॥
[द्रोणपुत्रेण (droṇaputreṇa) - by Drona's son; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Shalya; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kripa; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; समसज्जत (samasajjata) - was arrayed; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Panchala prince; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; एतैः (etaiḥ) - these; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great charioteers;]
(The Panchala prince was arrayed by Drona's son, Shalya, Kripa, and the great soul with these three great charioteers.)
The Panchala prince was aligned in battle formation by Drona's son, Shalya, and Kripa, the great soul, along with these three great charioteers.
स लोकविदितानश्वान्निजघान महाबलः। द्रौणेः पाञ्चालदायादः शितैर्दशभिराशुगैः ॥६-५१-३॥
sa lokaviditānaśvān nijaghāna mahābalaḥ। drauṇeḥ pāñcāladāyādaḥ śitairdaśabhirāśugaiḥ ॥6-51-3॥
[स (sa) - he; लोकविदितान् (lokaviditān) - known in the world; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; पाञ्चालदायादः (pāñcāladāyādaḥ) - the heir of the Panchalas; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - with sharp; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - ten; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift;]
(He, the mighty one, killed the horses known in the world, the heir of the Panchalas, with ten sharp and swift (arrows).)
The mighty heir of the Panchalas, son of Drona, killed the renowned horses with ten sharp and swift arrows.
ततः शल्यरथं तूर्णमास्थाय हतवाहनः। द्रौणिः पाञ्चालदायादमभ्यवर्षदथेषुभिः ॥६-५१-४॥
tataḥ śalyarathaṃ tūrṇam āsthāya hatavāhanaḥ। drauṇiḥ pāñcāladāyādam abhyavarṣad atheṣubhiḥ ॥6-51-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शल्यरथं (śalyaratham) - Shalya's chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted; हतवाहनः (hatavāhanaḥ) - whose vehicle was destroyed; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; पाञ्चालदायादम् (pāñcāladāyādam) - the heir of the Panchalas; अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered; अथ (atha) - then; इषुभिः (eṣubhiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then, having quickly mounted Shalya's chariot, whose vehicle was destroyed, Drona's son showered the heir of the Panchalas with arrows.)
Then, Drona's son, whose vehicle was destroyed, quickly mounted Shalya's chariot and showered arrows upon the heir of the Panchalas.
धृष्टद्युम्नं तु संसक्तं द्रौणिना दृश्य भारत। सौभद्रोऽभ्यपतत्तूर्णं विकिरन्निशिताञ्शरान् ॥६-५१-५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ tu saṃsaktaṃ drauṇinā dṛśya bhārata। saubhadro'bhyapatattūrṇaṃ vikiranniśitāñśarān ॥6-51-5॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तु (tu) - but; संसक्तं (saṃsaktaṃ) - engaged; द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - with Droṇa's son; दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Abhimanyu; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - rushed; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; विकिरन् (vikiran) - scattering; इशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(Seeing Dhṛṣṭadyumna engaged with Droṇa's son, O Bhārata, Abhimanyu quickly rushed forward, scattering sharp arrows.)
Observing Dhṛṣṭadyumna engaged in battle with Droṇa's son, Abhimanyu swiftly advanced, showering sharp arrows.
स शल्यं पञ्चविंशत्या कृपं च नवभिः शरैः। अश्वत्थामानमष्टाभिर्विव्याध पुरुषर्षभ ॥६-५१-६॥
sa śalyaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā kṛpaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। aśvatthāmānamaṣṭābhirvivyādha puruṣarṣabha ॥6-51-6॥
[स (sa) - he; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāmā; अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - the best among men;]
(He pierced Śalya with twenty-five arrows, Kṛpa with nine arrows, and Aśvatthāmā with eight arrows, O best among men.)
The best among men pierced Śalya with twenty-five arrows, Kṛpa with nine arrows, and Aśvatthāmā with eight arrows.
आर्जुनिं तु ततस्तूर्णं द्रौणिर्विव्याध पत्रिणा। शल्यो द्वादशभिश्चैव कृपश्च निशितैस्त्रिभिः ॥६-५१-७॥
ārjuniṃ tu tatas tūrṇaṃ drauṇir vivyādha patriṇā। śalyo dvādaśabhiś caiva kṛpaś ca niśitais tribhiḥ ॥6-51-7॥
[आर्जुनिम् (ārjunim) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tatas) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with arrows; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three;]
(But then Drona's son quickly pierced Arjuna with arrows. Shalya with twelve and Kripa with three sharp ones.)
Drona's son quickly attacked Arjuna with arrows, while Shalya struck with twelve and Kripa with three sharp arrows.
लक्ष्मणस्तव पौत्रस्तु तव पौत्रमवस्थितम्। अभ्यवर्तत संहृष्टस्ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥६-५१-८॥
lakṣmaṇastava pautrastu tava pautramavasthitam। abhyavartata saṃhṛṣṭastato yuddhamavartata ॥6-51-8॥
[लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana; तव (tava) - your; पौत्रः (pautraḥ) - grandson; तु (tu) - but; तव (tava) - your; पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson; अवस्थितम् (avasthitam) - standing; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached; संहृष्टः (saṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - began;]
(Lakshmana, your grandson, but your grandson standing, approached joyfully; then the battle began.)
Lakshmana, your grandson, stood there, but your grandson approached joyfully; then the battle commenced.
दौर्योधनिस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धः सौभद्रं नवभिः शरैः। विव्याध समरे राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-५१-९॥
dauryodhanistu saṅkruddhaḥ saubhadraṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। vivyādha samare rājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-51-9॥
[दौर्योधनिः (dauryodhaniḥ) - Duryodhana; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Duryodhana, however, angry, pierced Abhimanyu with nine arrows in battle, O king; that became as if wonderful.)
Duryodhana, in his anger, struck Abhimanyu with nine arrows during the battle, O king, and it seemed quite astonishing.
अभिमन्युस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो भ्रातरं भरतर्षभ। शरैः पञ्चाशता राजन्क्षिप्रहस्तोऽभ्यविध्यत ॥६-५१-१०॥
abhimanyustu saṅkruddho bhrātaraṃ bharatarṣabha। śaraiḥ pañcāśatā rājankṣiprahasto'bhyavidhyat ॥6-51-10॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - fifty; राजन् (rājan) - O king; क्षिप्रहस्तः (kṣiprahastaḥ) - quick-handed; अभ्यविध्यत (abhyavidhyat) - pierced;]
(But Abhimanyu, enraged, O best of the Bharatas, pierced his brother, O king, with fifty arrows, quick-handed.)
Abhimanyu, in his fury, swiftly shot fifty arrows at his brother, demonstrating his quick-handed skill, O best of the Bharatas.
लक्ष्मणोऽपि ततस्तस्य धनुश्चिच्छेद पत्रिणा। मुष्टिदेशे महाराज तत उच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥६-५१-११॥
lakṣmaṇo'pi tatas tasya dhanuś ciccheda patriṇā। muṣṭideśe mahārāja tata uccukruśur janāḥ ॥6-51-11॥
[लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana; अपि (api) - also; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the grip; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; उच्चुक्रुशुः (uccukruśuḥ) - cried out; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(Lakshmana also then cut his bow with an arrow at the grip, O great king, then the people cried out.)
Lakshmana, with his arrow, cut off his bow at the grip, O great king, and then the people cried out in astonishment.
तद्विहाय धनुश्छिन्नं सौभद्रः परवीरहा। अन्यदादत्तवांश्चित्रं कार्मुकं वेगवत्तरम् ॥६-५१-१२॥
tadvihāya dhanuśchinnaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā। anyadādattavāṃścitram kārmukaṃ vegavattaram ॥6-51-12॥
[तत् (tat) - that; विहाय (vihāya) - having abandoned; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - broken; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; पर (para) - enemy; वीरहा (vīrahā) - hero-slayer; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; आदत्तवान् (ādattavān) - took; चित्रं (citram) - wonderful; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - more powerful;]
(Having abandoned that broken bow, the son of Subhadra, the hero-slayer, took another wonderful and more powerful bow.)
The son of Subhadra, having left behind his broken bow, took up another bow that was more wonderful and powerful.
तौ तत्र समरे हृष्टौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ। अन्योन्यं विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैर्जघ्नतुः पुरुषर्षभौ ॥६-५१-१३॥
tau tatra samare hṛṣṭau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau। anyonyaṃ viśikhaistīkṣṇairjaghnatuḥ puruṣarṣabhau ॥6-51-13॥
[तौ (tau) - they two; तत्र (tatra) - there; समरे (samare) - in battle; हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - joyful; कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring to counteract; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - struck; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - bulls among men;]
(They two, joyful there in battle, desiring to counteract, struck each other with sharp arrows, bulls among men.)
The two warriors, joyful and eager to counteract each other, fought fiercely in the battle with sharp arrows, like bulls among men.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं महारथम्। पीडितं तव पौत्रेण प्रायात्तत्र जनेश्वरः ॥६-५१-१४॥
tato duryodhano rājā dṛṣṭvā putraṃ mahāratham। pīḍitaṃ tava pautreṇa prāyāttatra janeśvaraḥ ॥6-51-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted; तव (tava) - your; पौत्रेण (pautreṇa) - by the grandson; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - departed; तत्र (tatra) - there; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - lord of people;]
(Then King Duryodhana, having seen his son, the great chariot-warrior, afflicted by your grandson, departed there, O lord of people.)
Then King Duryodhana, upon seeing his son, the great warrior, afflicted by your grandson, departed to that place, O lord of the people.
संनिवृत्ते तव सुते सर्व एव जनाधिपाः। आर्जुनिं रथवंशेन समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥६-५१-१५॥
saṁnivṛtte tava sute sarva eva janādhipāḥ। ārjuniṁ rathavaṁśena samantātparyavārayan ॥6-51-15॥
[संनिवृत्ते (saṁnivṛtte) - returned; तव (tava) - your; सुते (sute) - son; सर्व (sarva) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; जनाधिपाः (janādhipāḥ) - kings; आर्जुनिं (ārjuniṁ) - Arjuna; रथवंशेन (rathavaṁśena) - with chariots; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(When your son returned, all the kings indeed surrounded Arjuna with chariots all around.)
As your son returned, all the kings surrounded Arjuna with their chariots from all sides.
स तैः परिवृतः शूरैः शूरो युधि सुदुर्जयैः। न स्म विव्यथते राजन्कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः ॥६-५१-१६॥
sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śūraiḥ śūro yudhi sudurjayaiḥ। na sma vivyathate rājankṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ ॥6-51-16॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroes; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सुदुर्जयैः (sudurjayaiḥ) - by the unconquerable; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; विव्यथते (vivyathate) - was perturbed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कृष्णतुल्यपराक्रमः (kṛṣṇatulyaparākramaḥ) - equal in valor to Krishna;]
(He, surrounded by heroes, a hero in battle by the unconquerable, was not perturbed, O king, equal in valor to Krishna.)
Surrounded by mighty warriors, the hero, equal in valor to Krishna, remained unshaken in battle, O king.
सौभद्रमथ संसक्तं तत्र दृष्ट्वा धनञ्जयः। अभिदुद्राव सङ्क्रुद्धस्त्रातुकामः स्वमात्मजम् ॥६-५१-१७॥
saubhadramatha saṁsaktaṁ tatra dṛṣṭvā dhanañjayaḥ। abhidudrāva saṅkruddhastrātukāmaḥ svamātmajam ॥6-51-17॥
[सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; अथ (atha) - then; संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - engaged; तत्र (tatra) - there; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; त्रातुकामः (trātukāmaḥ) - desiring to protect; स्वम् (svam) - his own; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son;]
(Then, seeing Abhimanyu engaged there, Arjuna, angrily desiring to protect his own son, rushed towards.)
Upon seeing his son Abhimanyu engaged in battle, Arjuna, filled with anger and a desire to protect him, rushed forward.
ततः सरथनागाश्वा भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमाः। अभ्यवर्तन्त राजानः सहिताः सव्यसाचिनम् ॥६-५१-१८॥
tataḥ sarathanāgāśvā bhīṣmadroṇapurogamāḥ। abhyavartanta rājānaḥ sahitāḥ savyasācinam ॥6-51-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स-रथ-नाग-अश्वाः (sa-ratha-nāga-aśvāḥ) - with chariots, elephants, and horses; भीष्म-द्रोण-पुरोगमाः (bhīṣma-droṇa-purogamāḥ) - led by Bhishma and Drona; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; सव्यसाचिनम् (savyasācinam) - towards Arjuna;]
(Then, with chariots, elephants, and horses, led by Bhishma and Drona, the kings advanced together towards Arjuna.)
Then the kings, led by Bhishma and Drona, advanced together with their chariots, elephants, and horses towards Arjuna.
उद्धूतं सहसा भौमं नागाश्वरथसादिभिः। दिवाकरपथं प्राप्य रजस्तीव्रमदृश्यत ॥६-५१-१९॥
uddhūtaṃ sahasā bhaumaṃ nāgāśvarathasādibhiḥ। divākarapathaṃ prāpya rajastīvramadṛśyata ॥6-51-19॥
[उद्धूतं (uddhūtaṃ) - raised; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भौमं (bhaumaṃ) - earthly; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - and others; दिवाकरपथं (divākarapathaṃ) - sun's path; प्राप्य (prāpya) - reaching; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; तीव्रम् (tīvram) - intense; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(The dust raised suddenly by elephants, horses, chariots, and others, reaching the sun's path, was seen intensely.)
The dust, suddenly raised by elephants, horses, chariots, and others, reached the sun's path and appeared intensely.
तानि नागसहस्राणि भूमिपालशतानि च। तस्य बाणपथं प्राप्य नाभ्यवर्तन्त सर्वशः ॥६-५१-२०॥
tāni nāgasahasrāṇi bhūmipālaśatāni ca। tasya bāṇapathaṃ prāpya nābhyavartanta sarvaśaḥ ॥6-51-20॥
[तानि (tāni) - those; नागसहस्राणि (nāgasahasrāṇi) - thousands of elephants; भूमिपालशतानि (bhūmipālaśatāni) - hundreds of kings; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; बाणपथं (bāṇapathaṃ) - path of arrows; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; न (na) - not; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - returned; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]
(Those thousands of elephants and hundreds of kings, having reached his path of arrows, did not return completely.)
The thousands of elephants and hundreds of kings, once they reached his path of arrows, did not return at all.
प्रणेदुः सर्वभूतानि बभूवुस्तिमिरा दिशः। कुरूणामनयस्तीव्रः समदृश्यत दारुणः ॥६-५१-२१॥
praṇeduḥ sarvabhūtāni babhūvustimirā diśaḥ। kurūṇāmanayastīvraḥ samadṛśyata dāruṇaḥ ॥6-51-21॥
[प्रणेदुः (praṇeduḥ) - resounded; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; तिमिराः (timirāḥ) - dark; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अनयः (anayaḥ) - misfortune; तीव्रः (tīvraḥ) - intense; समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata) - was seen; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible;]
(All creatures resounded; the directions became dark. The intense misfortune of the Kurus was seen as terrible.)
All beings resounded with fear; the directions turned dark. The intense misfortune of the Kurus appeared dreadful.
नाप्यन्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमिर्न च भास्करः। प्रजज्ञे भरतश्रेष्ठ शरसङ्घैः किरीटिनः ॥६-५१-२२॥
nāpyantarikṣaṃ na diśo na bhūmirna ca bhāskaraḥ। prajajñe bharataśreṣṭha śarasaṅghaiḥ kirīṭinaḥ ॥6-51-22॥
[न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; अन्तरिक्षं (antarikṣaṃ) - sky; न (na) - not; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; न (na) - not; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun; प्रजज्ञे (prajajñe) - was born; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas; शरसङ्घैः (śarasaṅghaiḥ) - by the multitude of arrows; किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - of the crowned one;]
(Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth, nor the sun, O best of Bharatas, was visible due to the multitude of arrows of the crowned one.)
O best of the Bharatas, neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth, nor even the sun was visible because of the multitude of arrows shot by the crowned warrior.
सादितध्वजनागास्तु हताश्वा रथिनो भृशम्। विप्रद्रुतरथाः केचिद्दृश्यन्ते रथयूथपाः ॥६-५१-२३॥
sāditadhvajanāgāstu hatāśvā rathino bhṛśam। vipradrutarathāḥ keciddṛśyante rathayūthapāḥ ॥6-51-23॥
[सादित (sādita) - struck; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; तु (tu) - but; हत (hata) - killed; अश्वा (aśvā) - horses; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विप्रद्रुत (vipradruta) - fled; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; केचित् (kecit) - some; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; रथ (ratha) - chariot; यूथपाः (yūthapāḥ) - leaders;]
(The elephants with struck flags, the charioteers with killed horses, are greatly seen. Some chariot leaders fled.)
The elephants with their flags struck down and the charioteers with their horses killed are seen in great numbers. Some of the chariot leaders are seen fleeing.
विरथा रथिनश्चान्ये धावमानाः समन्ततः। तत्र तत्रैव दृश्यन्ते सायुधाः साङ्गदैर्भुजैः ॥६-५१-२४॥
virathā rathinaścānye dhāvamānāḥ samantataḥ। tatra tatraiva dṛśyante sāyudhāḥ sāṅgadairbhujaiḥ ॥6-51-24॥
[विरथा (virathā) - without chariots; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; धावमानाः (dhāvamānāḥ) - running; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - with weapons; साङ्गदैः (sāṅgadaiḥ) - with clubs; भुजैः (bhujaiḥ) - with arms;]
(Without chariots, other charioteers are seen running all around there, indeed, with weapons and clubs in their arms.)
Other charioteers, without their chariots, are seen running all around there, indeed, armed with weapons and clubs in their hands.
हयारोहा हयांस्त्यक्त्वा गजारोहाश्च दन्तिनः। अर्जुनस्य भयाद्राजन्समन्ताद्विप्रदुद्रुवुः ॥६-५१-२५॥
hayārohā hayāṁstyaktvā gajārohāśca dantinaḥ। arjunasya bhayādrājansamantādvipradudruvuḥ ॥6-51-25॥
[हयारोहा (hayārohā) - horse riders; हयान् (hayān) - horses; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; गजारोहाः (gajārohāḥ) - elephant riders; च (ca) - and; दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; विप्रदुद्रुवुः (vipradudruvuḥ) - fled away;]
(The horse riders, having abandoned the horses, and the elephant riders, the elephants, out of fear of Arjuna, O king, fled away from all sides.)
The horsemen left their horses, and the elephant riders left their elephants, fleeing in all directions out of fear of Arjuna, O king.
रथेभ्यश्च गजेभ्यश्च हयेभ्यश्च नराधिपाः। पतिताः पात्यमानाश्च दृश्यन्तेऽर्जुनताडिताः ॥६-५१-२६॥
rathebhyaśca gajebhyaśca hayebhyaśca narādhipāḥ। patitāḥ pātyamānāśca dṛśyante'rjunatāḍitāḥ ॥6-51-26॥
[रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ) - from the chariots; च (ca) - and; गजेभ्यः (gajebhyaḥ) - from the elephants; च (ca) - and; हयेभ्यः (hayebhyaḥ) - from the horses; च (ca) - and; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; पतिताः (patitāḥ) - fallen; पात्यमानाः (pātyamānāḥ) - being struck down; च (ca) - and; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; अर्जुनताडिताः (arjunatāḍitāḥ) - struck by Arjuna;]
(From the chariots, elephants, and horses, the kings, fallen and being struck down, are seen, struck by Arjuna.)
The kings are seen falling from their chariots, elephants, and horses, struck down by Arjuna's attack.
सगदानुद्यतान्बाहून्सखड्गांश्च विशां पते। सप्रासांश्च सतूणीरान्सशरान्सशरासनान् ॥६-५१-२७॥
sagadānudyatānbāhūnsakhaḍgāṃśca viśāṃ pate। saprāsāṃśca satūṇīrānsasarānsasarāsanān ॥6-51-27॥
[सगदानुद्यतान् (sagadānudyatān) - with maces raised; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; सखड्गान् (sakhaḍgān) - with swords; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; सप्रासान् (saprāsān) - with spears; च (ca) - and; सतूणीरान् (satūṇīrān) - with quivers; सशरान् (sasarān) - with arrows; सशरासनान् (sasarāsanān) - with bows;]
(O lord of men, with arms raised with maces, with swords, with spears, with quivers, with arrows, with bows.)
O lord of men, warriors stood with their arms raised, equipped with maces, swords, spears, quivers, arrows, and bows.
साङ्कुशान्सपताकांश्च तत्र तत्रार्जुनो नृणाम्। निचकर्त शरैरुग्रै रौद्रं बिभ्रद्वपुस्तदा ॥६-५१-२८॥
sāṅkuśānsapatākāṃśca tatra tatrārjuno nṛṇām। nicakarta śarairugrai raudraṃ bibhradvapustadā ॥6-51-28॥
[साङ्कुशान् (sāṅkuśān) - with hooks; सपताकान् (sapatākān) - with banners; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut down; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - fierce; रौद्रं (raudraṃ) - terrible; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Arjuna, bearing a terrible form, cut down there and there the men with hooks and banners with fierce arrows then.)
Arjuna, in his fierce form, moved through the battlefield, cutting down men equipped with hooks and banners with his deadly arrows.
परिघाणां प्रवृद्धानां मुद्गराणां च मारिष। प्रासानां भिण्डिपालानां निस्त्रिंशानां च संयुगे ॥६-५१-२९॥
parighāṇāṃ pravṛddhānāṃ mudgarāṇāṃ ca māriṣa। prāsānāṃ bhiṇḍipālānāṃ nistriṃśānāṃ ca saṃyuge ॥6-51-29॥
[परिघाणां (parighāṇāṃ) - of iron clubs; प्रवृद्धानां (pravṛddhānāṃ) - grown; मुद्गराणां (mudgarāṇāṃ) - of hammers; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O prince; प्रासानां (prāsānāṃ) - of spears; भिण्डिपालानां (bhiṇḍipālānāṃ) - of clubs; निस्त्रिंशानां (nistriṃśānāṃ) - of swords; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(O prince, of iron clubs grown, of hammers and spears, of clubs and swords in battle.)
O prince, in battle, there are iron clubs that have grown, hammers, spears, clubs, and swords.
परश्वधानां तीक्ष्णानां तोमराणां च भारत। वर्मणां चापविद्धानां कवचानां च भूतले ॥६-५१-३०॥
paraśvadhānāṃ tīkṣṇānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ ca bhārata। varmaṇāṃ cāpaviddhānāṃ kavacānāṃ ca bhūtale ॥6-51-30॥
[परश्वधानां (paraśvadhānāṃ) - of axes; तीक्ष्णानां (tīkṣṇānāṃ) - sharp; तोमराणां (tomarāṇāṃ) - of spears; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; वर्मणां (varmaṇāṃ) - of armors; चापविद्धानां (cāpaviddhānāṃ) - pierced by arrows; कवचानां (kavacānāṃ) - of coats of mail; च (ca) - and; भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground;]
(O Bharata, the sharp axes, spears, armors pierced by arrows, and coats of mail on the ground.)
O Bharata, sharp axes, spears, and armors pierced by arrows, along with coats of mail, lay scattered on the ground.
ध्वजानां चर्मणां चैव व्यजनानां च सर्वशः। छत्राणां हेमदण्डानां चामराणां च भारत ॥६-५१-३१॥
dhvajānāṃ carmaṇāṃ caiva vyajanānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ। chatrāṇāṃ hemadaṇḍānāṃ cāmarāṇāṃ ca bhārata ॥6-51-31॥
[ध्वजानां (dhvajānāṃ) - of flags; चर्मणां (carmaṇāṃ) - of skins; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; व्यजनानां (vyajanānāṃ) - of fans; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; छत्राणां (chatrāṇāṃ) - of umbrellas; हेमदण्डानां (hemadaṇḍānāṃ) - with golden handles; चामराणां (cāmarāṇāṃ) - of chowries; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Of flags, skins, and fans entirely; of umbrellas with golden handles and chowries, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, there were flags, skins, and fans everywhere; umbrellas with golden handles and chowries were also present.
प्रतोदानां कशानां च योक्त्राणां चैव मारिष। राशयश्चात्र दृश्यन्ते विनिकीर्णा रणक्षितौ ॥६-५१-३२॥
pratodānāṃ kaśānāṃ ca yoktrāṇāṃ caiva māriṣa। rāśayaścātra dṛśyante vinikīrṇā raṇakṣitau ॥6-51-32॥
[प्रतोदानां (pratodānāṃ) - of goads; कशानां (kaśānāṃ) - of whips; च (ca) - and; योक्त्राणां (yoktrāṇāṃ) - of reins; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मारिष (māriṣa) - O venerable one; राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - heaps; च (ca) - and; अत्र (atra) - here; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; विनिकीर्णाः (vinikīrṇāḥ) - scattered; रणक्षितौ (raṇakṣitau) - on the battlefield;]
(O venerable one, heaps of goads, whips, and reins are seen scattered here on the battlefield.)
O venerable one, you can see heaps of goads, whips, and reins scattered all over the battlefield.
नासीत्तत्र पुमान्कश्चित्तव सैन्यस्य भारत। योऽर्जुनं समरे शूरं प्रत्युद्यायात्कथञ्चन ॥६-५१-३३॥
nāsīttatra pumānkaścittava sainyasya bhārata। yo'rjunaṃ samare śūraṃ pratyudyāyātkathaṃcana ॥6-51-33॥
[न (na) - not; असीत् (āsīt) - there was; तत्र (tatra) - there; पुमान् (pumān) - man; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; यः (yaḥ) - who; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; प्रत्युद्यायात् (pratyudyāyāt) - could face; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(There was not any man in your army, O Bhārata, who could face heroic Arjuna in battle in any way.)
O Bhārata, there was no one in your army who could stand against the heroic Arjuna in battle.
यो यो हि समरे पार्थं पत्युद्याति विशां पते। स स वै विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परलोकाय नीयते ॥६-५१-३४॥
yo yo hi samare pārthaṃ patyudyāti viśāṃ pate। sa sa vai viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ paralokāya nīyate ॥6-51-34॥
[यो (yo) - whoever; यो (yo) - whoever; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; पति (pati) - lord; उद्याति (udyāti) - advances; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; सः (saḥ) - he; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - by arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; परलोकाय (paralokāya) - to the other world; नीयते (nīyate) - is led;]
(Whoever indeed advances against Arjuna in battle, O lord of men, he is indeed led to the other world by sharp arrows.)
Whoever dares to confront Arjuna in battle, O lord of men, is inevitably taken to the afterlife by sharp arrows.
तेषु विद्रवमाणेषु तव योधेषु सर्वशः। अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च दध्मतुर्वारिजोत्तमौ ॥६-५१-३५॥
teṣu vidravamāṇeṣu tava yodheṣu sarvaśaḥ। arjuno vāsudevaśca dadhmaturvārijottamau ॥6-51-35॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - among them; विद्रवमाणेषु (vidravamāṇeṣu) - fleeing; तव (tava) - your; योधेषु (yodheṣu) - warriors; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; दध्मतुः (dadhmatuḥ) - blew; वारिजोत्तमौ (vārijottamau) - the best of conches;]
(Among them, all your warriors were fleeing; Arjuna and Vasudeva blew the best of conches.)
As all your warriors were fleeing, Arjuna and Vasudeva blew their conches, the best among them.
तत्प्रभग्नं बलं दृष्ट्वा पिता देवव्रतस्तव। अब्रवीत्समरे शूरं भारद्वाजं स्मयन्निव ॥६-५१-३६॥
tatprabhagnaṁ balaṁ dṛṣṭvā pitā devavratas tava। abravīt samare śūraṁ bhāradvājaṁ smayann iva ॥6-51-36॥
[तत् (tat) - that; प्रभग्नं (prabhagnam) - broken; बलं (balam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरं (śūram) - hero; भारद्वाजं (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Having seen that your army was broken, your father Devavrata said to the hero Bharadvaja in battle, as if smiling.)
Seeing your army shattered, your father Devavrata, with a smile, addressed the valiant Bharadvaja in the battlefield.
एष पाण्डुसुतो वीरः कृष्णेन सहितो बली। तथा करोति सैन्यानि यथा कुर्याद्धनञ्जयः ॥६-५१-३७॥
eṣa pāṇḍusuto vīraḥ kṛṣṇena sahito balī। tathā karoti sainyāni yathā kuryād dhanañjayaḥ ॥6-51-37॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - son of Pandu; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Krishna; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; बली (balī) - strong; तथा (tathā) - thus; करोति (karoti) - does; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; यथा (yathā) - as; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would do; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]
(This strong son of Pandu, accompanied by Krishna, thus arranges the armies as Dhananjaya (Arjuna) would do.)
This valiant son of Pandu, along with Krishna, organizes the forces just as Arjuna would.
न ह्येष समरे शक्यो जेतुमद्य कथञ्चन। यथास्य दृश्यते रूपं कालान्तकयमोपमम् ॥६-५१-३८॥
na hyeṣa samare śakyo jetumadya kathañcana। yathāsya dṛśyate rūpaṃ kālāntakayamopamam ॥6-51-38॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; समरे (samare) - in battle; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - capable; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; अद्य (adya) - today; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; यथा (yathā) - as; अस्य (asya) - his; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - appears; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; कालान्तक (kālāntaka) - death at the end of time; यम (yama) - Yama; उपमम् (upamam) - like;]
(Indeed, this one cannot be conquered in battle today in any way, as his form appears like Yama, the death at the end of time.)
It is impossible to defeat him in battle today, as he appears like Yama, the god of death at the end of time.
न निवर्तयितुं चापि शक्येयं महती चमूः। अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया पश्य द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी ॥६-५१-३९॥
na nivartayituṃ cāpi śakyeyaṃ mahatī camūḥ। anyonyaprekṣayā paśya dravatīyaṃ varūthinī ॥6-51-39॥
[न (na) - not; निवर्तयितुं (nivartayituṃ) - to turn back; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शक्येयं (śakyeyaṃ) - possible; महती (mahatī) - great; चमूः (camūḥ) - army; अन्योन्यप्रेक्षया (anyonyaprekṣayā) - by looking at each other; पश्य (paśya) - see; द्रवती (dravatī) - is running; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; वरूथिनी (varūthinī) - troop;]
(This great army cannot be turned back; see, this troop is running by looking at each other.)
This great army cannot be turned back; see how this troop is fleeing in confusion by looking at each other.
एष चास्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं भानुमान्प्रतिपद्यते। वपूंषि सर्वलोकस्य संहरन्निव सर्वथा ॥६-५१-४०॥
eṣa cāstaṃ giriśreṣṭhaṃ bhānumānpratipadyate। vapūṃṣi sarvalokasya saṃharanniva sarvathā ॥6-51-40॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; च (ca) - and; अस्तं (astaṃ) - setting; गिरिश्रेष्ठं (giriśreṣṭhaṃ) - best of mountains; भानुमान् (bhānumān) - sun; प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - proceeds; वपूंषि (vapūṃṣi) - forms; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the worlds; संहरन् (saṃharan) - withdrawing; इव (iva) - as if; सर्वथा (sarvathā) - completely;]
(This sun proceeds to the best of mountains, setting, as if withdrawing completely the forms of all the worlds.)
The sun sets behind the best of mountains, appearing to withdraw all forms of the worlds completely.
तत्रावहारं सम्प्राप्तं मन्येऽहं पुरुषर्षभ। श्रान्ता भीताश्च नो योधा न योत्स्यन्ति कथञ्चन ॥६-५१-४१॥
tatrāvahāraṃ samprāptaṃ manye'haṃ puruṣarṣabha। śrāntā bhītāśca no yodhā na yotsyanti kathaṃcana ॥6-51-41॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अवहारं (avahāraṃ) - withdrawal; सम्प्राप्तं (samprāptaṃ) - arrived; मन्ये (manye) - I think; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; श्रान्ताः (śrāntāḥ) - tired; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - frightened; च (ca) - and; नः (naḥ) - our; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; न (na) - not; योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - will fight; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(There, I think, O best of men, the withdrawal has arrived. Our tired and frightened warriors will not fight in any way.)
I believe, O best of men, that the withdrawal has occurred there. Our warriors, being tired and frightened, will not engage in battle in any way.
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो द्रोणमाचार्यसत्तमम्। अवहारमथो चक्रे तावकानां महारथः ॥६-५१-४२॥
evamuktvā tato bhīṣmo droṇamācāryasattamam। avahāramatho cakre tāvakānāṃ mahārathaḥ ॥6-51-42॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; आचार्यसत्तमम् (ācāryasattamam) - the best of teachers; अवहारम् (avahāram) - retreat; अथ (atha) - then; चक्रे (cakre) - made; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your side; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Thus having spoken, then Bhishma made Drona, the best of teachers, retreat of your side, the great chariot-warrior.)
After speaking thus, Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, instructed Drona, the best of teachers, to retreat on your side.
ततोऽवहारः सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत। अस्तं गच्छति सूर्येऽभूत्सन्ध्याकाले च वर्तति ॥६-५१-४३॥
tato'vahāraḥ sainyānāṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata। astaṃ gacchati sūrye'bhūtsandhyākāle ca vartati ॥6-51-43॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अवहारः (avahāraḥ) - withdrawal; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; तव (tava) - your; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अस्तं (astaṃ) - setting; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; सूर्ये (sūrye) - the sun; अभूत् (abhūt) - became; सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - at twilight; च (ca) - and; वर्तति (vartati) - was happening;]
(Then the withdrawal of your and their armies, O Bharata, happened as the sun was setting and twilight was occurring.)
Then, O Bharata, as the sun set and twilight descended, the withdrawal of both your and their armies took place.
