06.054
Core and Pancharatra: Bhima smashes Duryodhana, causing him to collapse in the chariot. Along with his charioteer, the Kaurava army retreats. Gaining consciousness, Duryodhana rebukes Bhishma for his weak leadership.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततस्ते पार्थिवाः क्रुद्धाः फल्गुनं वीक्ष्य संयुगे। रथैरनेकसाहस्रैः समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥६-५४-१॥
tataste pārthivāḥ kruddhāḥ phalgunaṃ vīkṣya saṃyuge। rathairanekasāhasraiḥ samantātparyavārayan ॥6-54-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; अनेकसाहस्रैः (anekasāhasraiḥ) - by many thousands; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Then, the kings, angry, seeing Arjuna in battle, surrounded him all around with many thousands of chariots.)
Then, the enraged kings, upon seeing Arjuna in the battle, surrounded him from all sides with their numerous thousands of chariots.
अथैनं रथवृन्देन कोष्टकीकृत्य भारत। शरैः सुबहुसाहस्रैः समन्तादभ्यवारयन् ॥६-५४-२॥
athainaṁ rathavṛndena koṣṭakīkṛtya bhārata। śaraiḥ subahusāhasraiḥ samantādabhyavārayan ॥6-54-2॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; रथवृन्देन (rathavṛndena) - by the group of chariots; कोष्टकीकृत्य (koṣṭakīkṛtya) - having surrounded; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सुबहुसाहस्रैः (subahusāhasraiḥ) - with many thousands; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; अभ्यवारयन् (abhyavārayan) - they attacked;]
(Then, having surrounded him with the group of chariots, O Bharata, they attacked with many thousands of arrows from all sides.)
Then, O Bharata, they surrounded him with a group of chariots and attacked from all sides with countless arrows.
शक्तीश्च विमलास्तीक्ष्णा गदाश्च परिघैः सह। प्रासान्परश्वधांश्चैव मुद्गरान्मुसलानपि ॥ चिक्षिपुः समरे क्रुद्धाः फल्गुनस्य रथं प्रति ॥६-५४-३॥
śaktīśca vimalāstīkṣṇā gadāśca parighaiḥ saha। prāsānparaśvadhāṃścaiva mudgarānmusalānapi ॥ cikṣipuḥ samare kruddhāḥ phalgunasya rathaṃ prati ॥6-54-3॥
[शक्तीः (śaktīḥ) - spears; च (ca) - and; विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - bright; तीक्ष्णाः (tīkṣṇāḥ) - sharp; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; च (ca) - and; परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with clubs; सह (saha) - along with; प्रासान् (prāsān) - javelins; परश्वधान् (paraśvadhān) - battle-axes; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; मुद्गरान् (mudgarān) - hammers; मुसलान् (musalān) - clubs; अपि (api) - also; चिक्षिपुः (cikṣipuḥ) - threw; समरे (samare) - in the battle; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Arjuna; रथं (ratham) - chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Spears and bright, sharp maces along with clubs, javelins, battle-axes, hammers, and clubs were thrown in the battle by the angry ones towards Arjuna's chariot.)
In the battle, the warriors, in their anger, hurled spears, bright and sharp maces, along with clubs, javelins, battle-axes, hammers, and clubs towards Arjuna's chariot.
शस्त्राणामथ तां वृष्टिं शलभानामिवायतिम्। रुरोध सर्वतः पार्थः शरैः कनकभूषणैः ॥६-५४-४॥
śastrāṇām atha tāṃ vṛṣṭiṃ śalabhānām ivāyatim। rurodha sarvataḥ pārthaḥ śaraiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ ॥6-54-4॥
[शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons; अथ (atha) - then; ताम् (tām) - that; वृष्टिम् (vṛṣṭim) - shower; शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts; इव (iva) - like; आयतिम् (āyatim) - extending; रुरोध (rurodha) - blocked; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; कनकभूषणैः (kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ) - golden-ornamented;]
(Then Arjuna blocked that shower of weapons, extending like locusts, from all sides with golden-ornamented arrows.)
Arjuna, with his golden-ornamented arrows, blocked the entire shower of weapons that was coming from all directions, resembling a swarm of locusts.
तत्र तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सोरतिमानुषम्। देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचोरगराक्षसाः ॥ साधु साध्विति राजेन्द्र फल्गुनं प्रत्यपूजयन् ॥६-५४-५॥
tatra tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā bībhatsoratimānuṣam। devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ ॥ sādhu sādhviti rājendra phalgunaṃ pratyapūjayan ॥6-54-5॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तत् (tat) - that; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - lightness; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; बीभत्सोः (bībhatsor) - of Bibhatsu (Arjuna); अतिमानुषम् (atimānuṣam) - superhuman; देव (deva) - gods; दानव (dānava) - demons; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; पिशाच (piśāca) - goblins; उरग (uraga) - serpents; राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - ogres; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यपूजयन् (pratyapūjayan) - honored;]
(There, having seen that lightness of Bibhatsu (Arjuna), which was superhuman, the gods, demons, celestial musicians, goblins, serpents, and ogres honored Arjuna, saying "Well done, well done," O king.)
Upon witnessing the extraordinary agility of Arjuna, which was beyond human capability, the gods, demons, celestial musicians, goblins, serpents, and ogres praised Arjuna, exclaiming "Well done, well done," O king.
सात्यकिं चाभिमन्युं च महत्या सेनया सह। गान्धाराः समरे शूरा रुरुधुः सहसौबलाः ॥६-५४-६॥
sātyakiṃ cābhimanyuṃ ca mahatyā senayā saha। gāndhārāḥ samare śūrā rurudhuḥ sahasaubalāḥ ॥6-54-6॥
[सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; अभिमन्युं (abhimanyuṃ) - Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; महत्या (mahatyā) - great; सेनया (senayā) - army; सह (saha) - with; गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - Gandharas; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरा (śūrā) - heroes; रुरुधुः (rurudhuḥ) - blocked; सहसौबलाः (sahasaubalāḥ) - with Saubala;]
(Satyaki and Abhimanyu with a great army. The heroic Gandharas blocked in battle with Saubala.)
Satyaki and Abhimanyu, along with a great army, were heroically blocked in battle by the Gandharas with Saubala.
तत्र सौबलकाः क्रुद्धा वार्ष्णेयस्य रथोत्तमम्। तिलशश्चिच्छिदुः क्रोधाच्छस्त्रैर्नानाविधैर्युधि ॥६-५४-७॥
tatra saubalakāḥ kruddhā vārṣṇeyasya rathottamam। tilaśaścicchiduḥ krodhācchastrairnānāvidhairyudhi ॥6-54-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; सौबलकाः (saubalakāḥ) - sons of Subala; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; वार्ष्णेयस्य (vārṣṇeyasya) - of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi; रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - the best chariot; तिलशः (tilaśaḥ) - into pieces; चिच्छिदुः (cicchiduḥ) - cut; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; नानाविधैः (nānāvidhaiḥ) - of various kinds; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(There, the sons of Subala, angry, cut the best chariot of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi into pieces with various kinds of weapons out of anger in battle.)
In that battle, the enraged sons of Subala attacked and shattered the finest chariot of the Vṛṣṇi prince into pieces using a variety of weapons.
सात्यकिस्तु रथं त्यक्त्वा वर्तमाने महाभये। अभिमन्यो रथं तूर्णमारुरोह परन्तपः ॥६-५४-८॥
sātyakistu rathaṃ tyaktvā vartamāne mahābhaye। abhimanyo rathaṃ tūrṇamāruroha parantapaḥ ॥6-54-8॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; तु (tu) - but; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; महाभये (mahābhaye) - great danger; अभिमन्यः (abhimanyaḥ) - Abhimanyu; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Satyaki, having abandoned the chariot in the ongoing great danger, quickly ascended Abhimanyu's chariot, O scorcher of foes.)
In the midst of the great danger, Satyaki left his chariot and quickly climbed onto Abhimanyu's chariot, O scorcher of foes.
तावेकरथसंयुक्तौ सौबलेयस्य वाहिनीम्। व्यधमेतां शितैस्तूर्णं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥६-५४-९॥
tāvekarathasaṁyuktau saubaleyasya vāhinīm। vyadhametāṁ śitaistūrṇaṁ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ॥6-54-9॥
[तौ (tau) - they; एकरथसंयुक्तौ (ekarathasaṁyuktau) - joined in one chariot; सौबलेयस्य (saubaleyasya) - of Saubala's son; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; व्यधमताम् (vyadhamatām) - pierced; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-bent joints;]
(They, joined in one chariot, quickly pierced the army of Saubala's son with sharp arrows with well-bent joints.)
The two warriors, united in a single chariot, swiftly attacked the army of Saubala's son with their sharp, well-crafted arrows.
द्रोणभीष्मौ रणे यत्तौ धर्मराजस्य वाहिनीम्। नाशयेतां शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदैः ॥६-५४-१०॥
droṇabhīṣmau raṇe yattau dharmarājasya vāhinīm। nāśayetāṃ śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ ॥6-54-10॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; भीष्मौ (bhīṣmau) - and Bhishma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तौ (yattau) - engaged; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; नाशयेतां (nāśayetāṃ) - destroyed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदैः (kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ) - equipped with vulture-feathered; ॥६-५४-१०॥ (॥6-54-10॥) - (verse number);]
(Drona and Bhishma, engaged in battle, destroyed the army of Dharmaraja with sharp arrows equipped with vulture-feathered (shafts).)
In the battle, Drona and Bhishma fiercely attacked and decimated the army of Dharmaraja using sharp arrows adorned with vulture feathers.
ततो धर्मसुतो राजा माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। मिषतां सर्वसैन्यानां द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवन् ॥६-५४-११॥
tato dharmasuto rājā mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau। miṣatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ droṇānīkamupādravan ॥6-54-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - son of Dharma; राजा (rājā) - king; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - in the sight; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's formation; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked;]
(Then the son of Dharma, the king, and the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, attacked Drona's formation in the sight of all armies.)
Then, King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, along with the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, launched an attack on Drona's military formation while all the armies watched.
तत्रासीत्सुमहद्युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। यथा देवासुरं युद्धं पूर्वमासीत्सुदारुणम् ॥६-५४-१२॥
tatrāsītsumahadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। yathā devāsuraṃ yuddhaṃ pūrvamāsītsudāruṇam ॥6-54-12॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; यथा (yathā) - as; देव (deva) - gods; असुरं (asuraṃ) - demons; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very terrible;]
(There was a very great, fierce, hair-raising battle, as the battle between gods and demons was before, very terrible.)
There was a fierce and terrifying battle, reminiscent of the ancient and dreadful battles between the gods and demons.
कुर्वाणौ तु महत्कर्म भीमसेनघटोत्कचौ। दुर्योधनस्ततोऽभ्येत्य तावुभावभ्यवारयत् ॥६-५४-१३॥
kurvāṇau tu mahatkarma bhīmasenaghaṭotkacau। duryodhanastato'bhyetya tāvubhāvabhyavārayat ॥6-54-13॥
[कुर्वाणौ (kurvāṇau) - doing; तु (tu) - but; महत्कर्म (mahatkarma) - great deeds; भीमसेनघटोत्कचौ (bhīmasenaghaṭotkacau) - Bhimasena and Ghatotkacha; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; अभ्यवारयत् (abhyavārayat) - stopped;]
(But doing great deeds, Bhimasena and Ghatotkacha, then Duryodhana approached and stopped both of them.)
While Bhimasena and Ghatotkacha were engaged in great deeds, Duryodhana approached and halted them both.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम हैडिम्बस्य पराक्रमम्। अतीत्य पितरं युद्धे यदयुध्यत भारत ॥६-५४-१४॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma haiḍimbasya parākramam। atītya pitaraṃ yuddhe yadayudhyata bhārata ॥6-54-14॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; हैडिम्बस्य (haiḍimbasya) - of Hidimba; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; अतीत्य (atītya) - surpassing; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; यदा (yadā) - when; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - he fought; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(There we saw the wonderful valor of Hidimba, surpassing his father in battle when he fought, O Bharata.)
There, O Bharata, we witnessed the extraordinary valor of Hidimba, who surpassed his father in battle.
भीमसेनस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धो दुर्योधनममर्षणम्। हृद्यविध्यत्पृषत्केन प्रहसन्निव पाण्डवः ॥६-५४-१५॥
bhīmasenastu saṅkruddho duryodhanamamarṣaṇam। hṛdyavidhyatpṛṣatkena prahasanniva pāṇḍavaḥ ॥6-54-15॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - impatient; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; पृषत्केन (pṛṣatkena) - with an arrow; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(Bhimasena, enraged, pierced the impatient Duryodhana in the heart with an arrow, as if smiling.)
Bhimasena, in his fury, struck Duryodhana in the heart with an arrow, smiling as if mocking him.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा प्रहारवरमोहितः। निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं च जगाम ह ॥६-५४-१६॥
tato duryodhano rājā prahāravaramohitaḥ। niṣasāda rathopasthe kaśmalaṃ ca jagāma ha ॥6-54-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; प्रहारवरमोहितः (prahāravaramohitaḥ) - bewildered by the great blow; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; कश्मलम् (kaśmalam) - distress; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then King Duryodhana, bewildered by the great blow, sat down on the chariot seat and indeed went into distress.)
Then King Duryodhana, struck by a powerful blow, sat down on his chariot seat, overwhelmed by distress.
तं विसञ्ज्ञमथो ज्ञात्वा त्वरमाणोऽस्य सारथिः। अपोवाह रणाद्राजंस्ततः सैन्यमभिद्यत ॥६-५४-१७॥
taṁ visañjñamatho jñātvā tvaramāṇo'sya sārathiḥ। apovāha raṇādrājaṁstataḥ sainyamabhidyata ॥6-54-17॥
[तं (tam) - him; विसञ्ज्ञम् (visañjñam) - unconscious; अथ (atha) - then; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; अस्य (asya) - his; सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battlefield; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; अभिद्यत (abhidyata) - was broken;]
(Then, knowing him unconscious, his charioteer hastily carried him away from the battlefield, O king; then the army was broken.)
Seeing him unconscious, his charioteer quickly took him away from the battlefield, O king, and then the army was shattered.
ततस्तां कौरवीं सेनां द्रवमाणां समन्ततः। निघ्नन्भीमः शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरनुवव्राज पृष्ठतः ॥६-५४-१८॥
tatastāṃ kauravīṃ senāṃ dravamāṇāṃ samantataḥ। nighnanbhīmaḥ śaraistīkṣṇairanuvavrāja pṛṣṭhataḥ ॥6-54-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ताम् (tām) - that; कौरवीम् (kauravīm) - of the Kauravas; सेनाम् (senām) - army; द्रवमाणाम् (dravamāṇām) - fleeing; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - slaying; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; अनुवव्राज (anuvavrāja) - followed; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind;]
(Then Bhima, slaying the fleeing Kaurava army all around with sharp arrows, followed from behind.)
Then Bhima pursued the fleeing Kaurava army from all sides, striking them with his sharp arrows from behind.
पार्षतश्च रथश्रेष्ठो धर्मपुत्रश्च पाण्डवः। द्रोणस्य पश्यतः सैन्यं गाङ्गेयस्य च पश्यतः ॥ जघ्नतुर्विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः परानीकविशातनैः ॥६-५४-१९॥
pārṣataśca rathaśreṣṭho dharmaputraśca pāṇḍavaḥ। droṇasya paśyataḥ sainyaṃ gāṅgeyasya ca paśyataḥ ॥ jaghnaturviśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ parānīkaviśātanaiḥ ॥6-54-19॥
[पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; च (ca) - and; रथश्रेष्ठः (rathaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of charioteers; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - son of Dharma; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; गाङ्गेयस्य (gāṅgeyasya) - of the son of Ganga; च (ca) - and; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; जघ्नतु (jaghnatu) - they struck; विशिखैः (viśikhaḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; परानीक (parānīka) - enemy's army; विशातनैः (viśātanaiḥ) - piercing; ॥६-५४-१९॥ (॥6-54-19॥) - (verse number);]
(The son of Prishata and the best of charioteers, the son of Dharma and Pandava, while Drona and the son of Ganga were watching, struck the enemy's army with sharp, piercing arrows.)
The son of Prishata, the best of charioteers, and the Pandava, son of Dharma, attacked the enemy forces with sharp arrows while being observed by Drona and Bhishma.
द्रवमाणं तु तत्सैन्यं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे। नाशक्नुतां वारयितुं भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ ॥६-५४-२०॥
dravamāṇaṃ tu tatsainyaṃ tava putrasya saṃyuge। nāśaknutāṃ vārayituṃ bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau ॥6-54-20॥
[द्रवमाणं (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; अशक्नुतां (aśaknutām) - were able; वारयितुं (vārayituṃ) - to restrain; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors;]
(But Bhishma and Drona, the great warriors, were not able to restrain that fleeing army of your son in battle.)
In the battle, Bhishma and Drona, despite being great warriors, could not hold back the fleeing army of your son.
वार्यमाणं हि भीष्मेण द्रोणेन च विशां पते। विद्रवत्येव तत्सैन्यं पश्यतोर्द्रोणभीष्मयोः ॥६-५४-२१॥
vāryamāṇaṃ hi bhīṣmeṇa droṇena ca viśāṃ pate। vidravatyeva tatsainyaṃ paśyatordroṇabhīṣmayoḥ ॥6-54-21॥
[वार्यमाणं (vāryamāṇam) - being restrained; हि (hi) - indeed; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; विद्रवति (vidravati) - is fleeing; एव (eva) - certainly; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; पश्यतोः (paśyatoḥ) - while watching; द्रोणभीष्मयोः (droṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Drona and Bhishma;]
(Indeed, being restrained by Bhishma and Drona, O lord of the people, that army is certainly fleeing while Drona and Bhishma are watching.)
O lord of the people, despite Bhishma and Drona's efforts to restrain it, the army is fleeing right before their eyes.
ततो रथसहस्रेषु विद्रवत्सु ततस्ततः। तावास्थितावेकरथं सौभद्रशिनिपुङ्गवौ ॥ सौबलीं समरे सेनां शातयेतां समन्ततः ॥६-५४-२२॥
tato rathasahasreṣu vidravatsu tatastataḥ। tāvāsthitāvekarathaṃ saubhadraśinipuṅgavau ॥ saubalīṃ samare senāṃ śātayetāṃ samantataḥ ॥6-54-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रथसहस्रेषु (rathasahasreṣu) - among thousands of chariots; विद्रवत्सु (vidravatsu) - fleeing; ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there; ताव् (tāv) - those two; आस्थितौ (āsthitau) - standing; एकरथं (ekarathaṃ) - on one chariot; सौभद्र (saubhadra) - son of Subhadra; शिनिपुङ्गवौ (śinipuṅgavau) - and the best of the Shinis; सौबलीं (saubalīṃ) - of Saubala; समरे (samare) - in battle; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; शातयेतां (śātayetāṃ) - destroyed; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - completely;]
(Then, among thousands of fleeing chariots from here and there, those two, standing on one chariot, the son of Subhadra and the best of the Shinis, completely destroyed the army of Saubala in battle.)
In the midst of the chaos, as thousands of chariots fled in all directions, the valiant duo, the son of Subhadra and the foremost of the Shinis, stood firm on a single chariot and annihilated the Saubala army entirely in the battle.
शुशुभाते तदा तौ तु शैनेयकुरुपुङ्गवौ। अमावास्यां गतौ यद्वत्सोमसूर्यौ नभस्तले ॥६-५४-२३॥
śuśubhāte tadā tau tu śaineyakurupuṅgavau। amāvāsyāṃ gatau yadvatsomasūryau nabhastale ॥6-54-23॥
[शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - shone; तदा (tadā) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; शैनेयकुरुपुङ्गवौ (śaineyakurupuṅgavau) - heroes of the Śaineya and Kuru clans; अमावास्यां (amāvāsyāṃ) - on the new moon night; गतौ (gatau) - went; यद्वत् (yadvat) - like; सोमसूर्यौ (somasūryau) - the moon and the sun; नभस्तले (nabhastale) - in the sky;]
(Then those two heroes of the Śaineya and Kuru clans shone, like the moon and the sun in the sky on the new moon night.)
Then, the two illustrious warriors from the Śaineya and Kuru clans stood out brilliantly, akin to the moon and the sun gracing the sky during the new moon night.
अर्जुनस्तु ततः क्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यं विशां पते। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण धाराभिरिव तोयदः ॥६-५४-२४॥
arjunastu tataḥ kruddhastava sainyaṃ viśāṃ pate। vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa dhārābhiriva toyadaḥ ॥6-54-24॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a rain of arrows; धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams; इव (iva) - like; तोयदः (toyadaḥ) - a cloud;]
(Arjuna, then angry, showered your army, O lord of the people, with a rain of arrows, like a cloud with streams.)
Arjuna, in his anger, then showered your army, O lord of the people, with a torrent of arrows, much like a cloud pours down rain.
वध्यमानं ततस्तत्तु शरैः पार्थस्य संयुगे। दुद्राव कौरवं सैन्यं विषादभयकम्पितम् ॥६-५४-२५॥
vadhyamānaṃ tatastattu śaraiḥ pārthasya saṃyuge। dudrāva kauravaṃ sainyaṃ viṣādabhayakampitam ॥6-54-25॥
[वध्यमानं (vadhyamānaṃ) - being slain; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; दुद्राव (dudrāva) - fled; कौरवं (kauravaṃ) - Kaurava; सैन्यं (sainyam) - army; विषाद (viṣāda) - with despair; भय (bhaya) - fear; कम्पितम् (kampitam) - trembling;]
(Being slain by the arrows of Arjuna in the battle, then that Kaurava army, trembling with despair and fear, fled.)
The Kaurava army, struck by Arjuna's arrows in the battle, was overwhelmed with despair and fear and began to flee.
द्रवतस्तान्समालोक्य भीष्मद्रोणौ महारथौ। न्यवारयेतां संरब्धौ दुर्योधनहितैषिणौ ॥६-५४-२६॥
dravatastānsamālokya bhīṣmadroṇau mahārathau। nyavārayetāṃ saṃrabdhau duryodhanahitaiṣiṇau ॥6-54-26॥
[द्रवतस् (dravatas) - running; तान् (tān) - them; समालोक्य (samālokya) - having seen; भीष्मद्रोणौ (bhīṣmadroṇau) - Bhishma and Drona; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; न्यवारयेताम् (nyavārayetām) - restrained; संरब्धौ (saṃrabdhau) - eager; दुर्योधनहितैषिणौ (duryodhanahitaiṣiṇau) - well-wishers of Duryodhana;]
(Seeing them running, Bhishma and Drona, the great warriors, restrained them eagerly, being well-wishers of Duryodhana.)
Upon seeing them fleeing, Bhishma and Drona, the mighty warriors, eagerly restrained them, as they were the well-wishers of Duryodhana.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा समाश्वस्य विशां पते। न्यवर्तयत तत्सैन्यं द्रवमाणं समन्ततः ॥६-५४-२७॥
tato duryodhano rājā samāśvasya viśāṃ pate। nyavartayata tatsainyaṃ dravamāṇaṃ samantataḥ ॥6-54-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; समाश्वस्य (samāśvasya) - having reassured; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; न्यवर्तयत (nyavartayata) - stopped; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; द्रवमाणम् (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Then King Duryodhana, having reassured, O lord of the people, stopped that army fleeing all around.)
Then King Duryodhana, having reassured his troops, O lord of the people, halted his army that was fleeing in all directions.
यत्र यत्र सुतं तुभ्यं यो यः पश्यति भारत। तत्र तत्र न्यवर्तन्त क्षत्रियाणां महारथाः ॥६-५४-२८॥
yatra yatra sutaṃ tubhyaṃ yo yaḥ paśyati bhārata। tatra tatra nyavartanta kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahārathāḥ ॥6-54-28॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; तुभ्यं (tubhyaṃ) - to you; यः (yaḥ) - who; यः (yaḥ) - who; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - retreated; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of the Kshatriyas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Wherever someone sees your son, O Bharata, there the great warriors of the Kshatriyas retreated.)
O Bharata, wherever your son was seen, the great warriors among the Kshatriyas retreated.
तान्निवृत्तान्समीक्ष्यैव ततोऽन्येऽपीतरे जनाः। अन्योन्यस्पर्धया राजँल्लज्जयान्येऽवतस्थिरे ॥६-५४-२९॥
tānnivṛttānsamīkṣyaiva tato'nye'pītare janāḥ। anyonyaspardhayā rājaṁllajjayānye'vatasthire ॥6-54-29॥
[तान् (tān) - them; निवृत्तान् (nivṛttān) - returned; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having observed; एव (eva) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्ये (anye) - others; अपि (api) - also; इतरे (itare) - different; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - mutual; स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - competition; राजन् (rājan) - O king; लज्जया (lajjayā) - with shame; अन्ये (anye) - others; अवतस्थिरे (avatastire) - stood;]
(Having observed them returned, then other different people also, O king, stood with mutual competition and shame.)
Seeing them return, other people, driven by mutual competition and shame, also stood, O king.
पुनरावर्ततां तेषां वेग आसीद्विशां पते। पूर्यतः सागरस्येव चन्द्रस्योदयनं प्रति ॥६-५४-३०॥
punarāvartatāṃ teṣāṃ vega āsīdviśāṃ pate। pūryataḥ sāgarasyeva candrasyodayanaṃ prati ॥6-54-30॥
[पुनरावर्ततां (punarāvartatāṃ) - returning; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; वेगः (vegaḥ) - speed; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; पूर्यतः (pūryataḥ) - from the filling; सागरस्य (sāgarasya) - of the ocean; इव (iva) - like; चन्द्रस्य (candrasy) - of the moon; उदयनं (udayanaṃ) - rising; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Their speed was returning, O lord of the people, like the rising of the moon from the filling of the ocean.)
Their speed was returning, O lord of the people, like the moon rising from the ocean's fullness.
संनिवृत्तांस्ततस्तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा राजा सुयोधनः। अब्रवीत्त्वरितो गत्वा भीष्मं शान्तनवं वचः ॥६-५४-३१॥
saṁnivṛttāṁs-tatas-tāṁs-tu dṛṣṭvā rājā suyodhanaḥ। abravīt-tvarito gatvā bhīṣmaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ vacaḥ ॥6-54-31॥
[संनिवृत्तान् (saṁnivṛttān) - returned; ततः (tatas) - then; तान् (tān) - them; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजा (rājā) - king; सुयोधनः (suyodhanaḥ) - Suyodhana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवम् (śāṁtanavam) - son of Shantanu; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, having seen them returned, King Suyodhana quickly went and said these words to Bhishma, the son of Shantanu.)
Upon seeing them return, King Suyodhana promptly approached Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, and spoke to him.
पितामह निबोधेदं यत्त्वा वक्ष्यामि भारत। नानुरूपमहं मन्ये त्वयि जीवति कौरव ॥६-५४-३२॥
pitāmaha nibodhedaṃ yattvā vakṣyāmi bhārata। nānurūpamahaṃ manye tvayi jīvati kaurava ॥6-54-32॥
[पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather; निबोध (nibodha) - listen; इदं (idaṃ) - this; यत् (yat) - which; त्वा (tvā) - to you; वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; न (na) - not; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - appropriate; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; जीवति (jīvati) - living; कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava;]
(O grandfather, listen to this which I will say to you, O descendant of Bharata. I do not think it is appropriate in you, O Kaurava, while living.)
O grandfather, please listen to what I am about to tell you, O Bharata. I believe it is not appropriate for you, O Kaurava, while you are alive.
द्रोणे चास्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठे सपुत्रे ससुहृज्जने। कृपे चैव महेष्वासे द्रवतीयं वरूथिनी ॥६-५४-३३॥
droṇe cāstravidāṃ śreṣṭhe saputre sasuhṛjjane। kṛpe caiva maheṣvāse dravatīyaṃ varūthinī ॥6-54-33॥
[द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रविदां (astravidāṃ) - of those skilled in weapons; श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - the best; सपुत्रे (saputre) - with his son; ससुहृज्जने (sasuhṛjjane) - with friends; कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - the great archer; द्रवती (dravatī) - fleeing; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; वरूथिनी (varūthinī) - army;]
(In Drona, the best among those skilled in weapons, with his son and friends; and in Kripa, the great archer, this army is fleeing.)
The army, led by Drona, the best among the skilled in weapons, along with his son and friends, and Kripa, the great archer, is in retreat.
न पाण्डवाः प्रतिबलास्तव राजन्कथञ्चन। तथा द्रोणस्य सङ्ग्रामे द्रौणेश्चैव कृपस्य च ॥६-५४-३४॥
na pāṇḍavāḥ pratibalāstava rājan kathaṃcana। tathā droṇasya saṅgrāme drauṇeścaiva kṛpasya ca ॥6-54-34॥
[न (na) - not; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; प्रतिबलाः (pratibalāḥ) - equal in strength; तव (tava) - your; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; तथा (tathā) - similarly; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; द्रौणेश्च (drauṇeśca) - of Drona's son; एव (eva) - also; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kripa; च (ca) - and;]
(The Pandavas are not equal in strength to you, O king, in any way. Similarly, in the battle of Drona, and also of Drona's son and Kripa.)
The Pandavas are not your equals in strength, O king, in any way. Similarly, in the battle, neither Drona, his son, nor Kripa can match you.
अनुग्राह्याः पाण्डुसुता नूनं तव पितामह। यथेमां क्षमसे वीर वध्यमानां वरूथिनीम् ॥६-५४-३५॥
anugrāhyāḥ pāṇḍusutā nūnaṃ tava pitāmaha। yathemāṃ kṣamase vīra vadhyamānāṃ varūthinīm ॥6-54-35॥
[अनुग्राह्याः (anugrāhyāḥ) - worthy of favor; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pandu; नूनम् (nūnam) - indeed; तव (tava) - your; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; यथा (yathā) - as; इमाम् (imām) - this; क्षमसे (kṣamase) - you tolerate; वीर (vīra) - hero; वध्यमानाम् (vadhyamānām) - being killed; वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - army;]
(The sons of Pandu are indeed worthy of your favor, O grandfather, as you tolerate this army being killed, O hero.)
O grandfather, the sons of Pandu are truly deserving of your favor, as you, O hero, endure the destruction of this army.
सोऽस्मि वाच्यस्त्वया राजन्पूर्वमेव समागमे। न योत्स्ये पाण्डवान्सङ्ख्ये नापि पार्षतसात्यकी ॥६-५४-३६॥
so'smi vācyastvayā rājanpūrvameva samāgame। na yotsye pāṇḍavānsaṅkhye nāpi pārṣatasātyakī ॥6-54-36॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अस्मि (asmi) - am; वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be told; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; एव (eva) - indeed; समागमे (samāgame) - at the meeting; न (na) - not; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; न (na) - nor; अपि (api) - also; पार्षत (pārṣata) - the son of Prishata; सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki;]
(He is to be told by you, O king, before the meeting: 'I will not fight the Pandavas in battle, nor the son of Prishata, nor Satyaki.')
O king, you should inform him beforehand at the meeting that I will not engage in battle with the Pandavas, nor with the son of Prishata, nor with Satyaki.
श्रुत्वा तु वचनं तुभ्यमाचार्यस्य कृपस्य च। कर्णेन सहितः कृत्यं चिन्तयानस्तदैव हि ॥६-५४-३७॥
śrutvā tu vacanaṃ tubhyamācāryasya kṛpasya ca। karṇena sahitaḥ kṛtyaṃ cintayānastadaiva hi ॥6-54-37॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; वचनं (vacanaṃ) - words; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; आचार्यस्य (ācāryasya) - of the teacher; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karṇa; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) - duty; चिन्तयानः (cintayānaḥ) - thinking; तदैव (tadaiva) - then itself; हि (hi) - indeed;]
(Having heard the words to you of the teacher and of Kṛpa, accompanied by Karṇa, thinking of the duty then itself indeed.)
Upon hearing the words addressed to you by the teacher and Kṛpa, accompanied by Karṇa, he was contemplating his duty at that very moment.
यदि नाहं परित्याज्यो युवाभ्यामिह संयुगे। विक्रमेणानुरूपेण युध्येतां पुरुषर्षभौ ॥६-५४-३८॥
yadi nāhaṃ parityājyo yuvābhyāmiha saṃyuge। vikrameṇānurūpeṇa yudhyetāṃ puruṣarṣabhau ॥6-54-38॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; परित्याज्यः (parityājyaḥ) - to be abandoned; युवाभ्याम् (yuvābhyām) - by you both; इह (iha) - here; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - with prowess; अनुरूपेण (anurūpeṇa) - appropriately; युध्येताम् (yudhyetām) - should fight; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - O best among men;]
(If I am not to be abandoned by you both here in battle, you should fight with prowess appropriately, O best among men.)
If I am not to be abandoned by you both here in battle, then you, O best among men, should fight with appropriate prowess.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो भीष्मः प्रहसन्वै मुहुर्मुहुः। अब्रवीत्तनयं तुभ्यं क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी ॥६-५४-३९॥
etacchrutvā vaco bhīṣmaḥ prahasanvai muhurmuhuḥ। abravīttanayaṃ tubhyaṃ krodhādudvṛtya cakṣuṣī ॥6-54-39॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; वै (vai) - indeed; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तनयम् (tanayam) - to the son; तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - from anger; उद्वृत्य (udvṛtya) - rolling; चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes;]
(Having heard this, Bhishma, smiling again and again, said to you, the son, rolling his eyes in anger.)
Upon hearing these words, Bhishma, with a repeated smile, addressed you, his son, with eyes rolling in anger.
बहुशो हि मया राजंस्तथ्यमुक्तं हितं वचः। अजेयाः पाण्डवा युद्धे देवैरपि सवासवैः ॥६-५४-४०॥
bahuśo hi mayā rājan tathyaṁ uktaṁ hitaṁ vacaḥ। ajeyāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ yuddhe devair api savāsavaiḥ ॥6-54-40॥
[बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; हि (hi) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth; उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; अजेयाः (ajeyāḥ) - invincible; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra;]
(Indeed, O king, many times I have spoken truthful and beneficial words: the Pandavas are invincible in battle even by the gods with Indra.)
O king, I have repeatedly told you the truth that the Pandavas are unbeatable in battle, even by the gods along with Indra.
यत्तु शक्यं मया कर्तुं वृद्धेनाद्य नृपोत्तम। करिष्यामि यथाशक्ति प्रेक्षेदानीं सबान्धवः ॥६-५४-४१॥
yattu śakyaṃ mayā kartuṃ vṛddhenādya nṛpottama। kariṣyāmi yathāśakti prekṣedānīṃ sabāndhavaḥ ॥6-54-41॥
[यत् (yat) - that which; तु (tu) - but; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; मया (mayā) - by me; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; वृद्धेन (vṛddhena) - by the elder; अद्य (adya) - today; नृपोत्तम (nṛpottama) - O best of kings; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do; यथा (yathā) - according to; शक्ति (śakti) - ability; प्रेक्षेत (prekṣeta) - may see; अनीम् (anīm) - now; स (sa) - with; बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - relatives;]
(But that which is possible for me to do today by the elder, O best of kings, I shall do according to ability; may he now see with relatives.)
O best of kings, I will do what is possible for me today, as per my ability, under the guidance of the elder. Let him now witness this along with his relatives.
अद्य पाण्डुसुतान्सर्वान्ससैन्यान्सह बन्धुभिः। मिषतो वारयिष्यामि सर्वलोकस्य पश्यतः ॥६-५४-४२॥
adya pāṇḍusutānsarvānsasainyānsaha bandhubhiḥ। miṣato vārayiṣyāmi sarvalokasya paśyataḥ ॥6-54-42॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ससैन्यान् (sasainyān) - with armies; सह (saha) - with; बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - relatives; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while watching; वारयिष्यामि (vārayiṣyāmi) - I will stop; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the world; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while seeing;]
(Today, I will stop all the sons of Pandu with their armies and relatives, while all the world watches.)
Today, I will halt all the sons of Pandu along with their armies and relatives, as the entire world looks on.
एवमुक्ते तु भीष्मेण पुत्रास्तव जनेश्वर। दध्मुः शङ्खान्मुदा युक्ता भेरीश्च जघ्निरे भृशम् ॥६-५४-४३॥
evamukte tu bhīṣmeṇa putrāstava janeśvara। dadhmuḥ śaṅkhānmudā yuktā bherīśca jaghnire bhṛśam ॥6-54-43॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of the people; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; जघ्निरे (jaghnire) - sounded; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very loudly;]
(Thus, having been spoken by Bhishma, your sons, O lord of the people, blew conches with joy, engaged drums and sounded very loudly.)
Upon Bhishma's words, your sons, O king, joyfully blew their conches and beat the drums loudly.
पाण्डवापि ततो राजञ्श्रुत्वा तं निनदं महत्। दध्मुः शङ्खांश्च भेरीश्च मुरजांश्च व्यनादयन् ॥६-५४-४४॥
pāṇḍavāpi tato rājañśrutvā taṃ ninadaṃ mahat। dadhmuḥ śaṅkhāṃśca bherīśca murajāṃśca vyanādayan ॥6-54-44॥
[पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; अपि (api) - also; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तम् (tam) - that; निनदम् (ninadam) - sound; महत् (mahat) - great; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; च (ca) - and; भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; मुरजान् (murajān) - kettledrums; च (ca) - and; व्यानादयन् (vyanādayan) - resounded;]
(Then, O king, the Pandavas also, having heard that great sound, blew their conches, and drums, and kettledrums resounded.)
Then, O king, the Pandavas, upon hearing that great sound, blew their conches, and the sound of drums and kettledrums filled the air.
