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Pancharatra and Core: In the afternoon, under the leadership of Bhishma, the Kaurava army rallies back, and the Pandava army is in disarray. Seeing Arjuna fighting mildly, Krishna picks up a discus. Later, Arjuna fights valiantly, and the Pandavas gain the upper hand. Third day comes to an end.

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥

[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Dhritarashtra said:)

Dhritarashtra spoke:

प्रतिज्ञाते तु भीष्मेण तस्मिन्युद्धे सुदारुणे। क्रोधितो मम पुत्रेण दुःखितेन विशेषतः ॥६-५५-१॥

pratijñāte tu bhīṣmeṇa tasminyuddhe sudāruṇe। krodhito mama putreṇa duḥkhitena viśeṣataḥ ॥6-55-1॥

[प्रतिज्ञाते (pratijñāte) - promised; तु (tu) - but; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; तस्मिन (tasmin) - in that; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very terrible; क्रोधितः (krodhitaḥ) - angry; मम (mama) - my; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; दुःखितेन (duḥkhitena) - distressed; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially;]

(But in that very terrible battle promised by Bhishma, my son, who was distressed, became especially angry.)

In the very terrible battle that was promised by Bhishma, my son, who was particularly distressed, became very angry.

भीष्मः किमकरोत्तत्र पाण्डवेयेषु सञ्जय। पितामहे वा पाञ्चालास्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥६-५५-२॥

bhīṣmaḥ kim akarot tatra pāṇḍaveyeṣu sañjaya। pitāmahe vā pāñcālāḥ tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ॥6-55-2॥

[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; किम् (kim) - what; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; तत्र (tatra) - there; पाण्डवेयेषु (pāṇḍaveyeṣu) - among the Pandavas; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; पितामहे (pitāmahe) - to the grandsire; वा (vā) - or; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]

(What did Bhishma do there among the Pandavas, Sanjaya? Or the Panchalas to the grandsire, tell me that, Sanjaya.)

Sanjaya, tell me what Bhishma did there among the Pandavas, or what the Panchalas did to the grandsire.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

गतपूर्वाह्णभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि भारत। जयं प्राप्तेषु हृष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ॥६-५५-३॥

gatapūrvāhṇabhūyiṣṭhe tasminnahani bhārata। jayaṃ prāpteṣu hṛṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu ॥6-55-3॥

[गत (gata) - gone; पूर्वाह्ण (pūrvāhṇa) - morning; भूयिष्ठे (bhūyiṣṭhe) - mostly; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अहनि (ahani) - day; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; प्राप्तेषु (prāpteṣu) - having attained; हृष्टेषु (hṛṣṭeṣu) - rejoicing; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - among the Pandavas; महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - great souls;]

(In that day, mostly gone past morning, O Bharata, having attained victory, rejoicing among the Pandavas, the great souls.)

On that day, as the morning passed, the Pandavas, the great souls, rejoiced in their victory, O Bharata.

सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः पिता देवव्रतस्तव। अभ्ययाज्जवनैरश्वैः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥ महत्या सेनया गुप्तस्तव पुत्रैश्च सर्वशः ॥६-५५-४॥

sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ pitā devavratas tava। abhyayāj javanair aśvaiḥ pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm ॥ mahatyā senayā guptas tava putraiś ca sarvaśaḥ ॥6-55-4॥

[सर्वधर्मविशेषज्ञः (sarvadharmaviśeṣajñaḥ) - knower of all dharmas; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - with swift; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely;]

(The knower of all dharmas, your father Devavrata, approached the army of the Pandavas with swift horses, protected completely by your sons with a great army.)

Your father, Devavrata, who knows all dharmas, approached the Pandava army with swift horses, fully protected by your sons and a great army.

प्रावर्तत ततो युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। अस्माकं पाण्डवैः सार्धमनयात्तव भारत ॥६-५५-५॥

prāvartata tato yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। asmākaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham anayāt tava bhārata ॥6-55-5॥

[प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - tumultuous; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; अस्माकं (asmākaṃ) - our; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अनयात् (anayāt) - led; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]

(Then began the tumultuous and hair-raising battle between our side and the Pandavas, O Bharata.)

Then the tumultuous and terrifying battle commenced between our forces and the Pandavas, O Bharata.

धनुषां कूजतां तत्र तलानां चाभिहन्यताम्। महान्समभवच्छब्दो गिरीणामिव दीर्यताम् ॥६-५५-६॥

dhanuṣāṃ kūjatāṃ tatra talānāṃ cābhihanyatām। mahānsamabhavacchabdo girīṇāmiva dīryatām ॥6-55-6॥

[धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows; कूजताम् (kūjatām) - twanging; तत्र (tatra) - there; तलानाम् (talānām) - of shields; च (ca) - and; अभिहन्यताम् (abhihanyatām) - being struck; महान् (mahān) - great; समभवत्त (samabhavacchabdaḥ) - arose a sound; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains; इव (iva) - like; दीर्यताम् (dīryatām) - being split;]

(There arose a great sound of bows twanging and shields being struck, like mountains being split.)

A great sound arose there, like the splitting of mountains, from the twanging of bows and the striking of shields.

तिष्ठ स्थितोऽस्मि विद्ध्येनं निवर्तस्व स्थिरो भव। स्थितोऽस्मि प्रहरस्वेति शब्दाः श्रूयन्त सर्वशः ॥६-५५-७॥

tiṣṭha sthito'smi viddhyenaṃ nivartasva sthiro bhava। sthito'smi praharasveti śabdāḥ śrūyanta sarvaśaḥ ॥6-55-7॥

[तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; एनम् (enam) - this; निवर्तस्व (nivartasva) - turn back; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भव (bhava) - be; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; प्रहर (praharasva) - attack; इति (iti) - thus; शब्दाः (śabdāḥ) - words; श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - are heard; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere;]

(Stand, I am standing, know this, turn back, be steady. I am standing, attack thus, words are heard everywhere.)

The commands 'Stand firm, I am here, know this, turn back, be steady. I am here, attack!' are heard everywhere.

काञ्चनेषु तनुत्रेषु किरीटेषु ध्वजेषु च। शिलानामिव शैलेषु पतितानामभूत्स्वनः ॥६-५५-८॥

kāñcaneṣu tanutreṣu kirīṭeṣu dhvajeṣu ca। śilānāmiva śaileṣu patitānāmabhūtsvanaḥ ॥6-55-8॥

[काञ्चनेषु (kāñcaneṣu) - in golden; तनुत्रेषु (tanutreṣu) - in armours; किरीटेषु (kirīṭeṣu) - in crowns; ध्वजेषु (dhvajeṣu) - in flags; च (ca) - and; शिलानाम् (śilānām) - of stones; इव (iva) - like; शैलेषु (śaileṣu) - on mountains; पतितानाम् (patitānām) - of fallen; अभूत् (abhūt) - there was; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound;]

(There was a sound in the golden armours, crowns, and flags, like that of stones fallen on mountains.)

The sound echoed through the golden armours, crowns, and flags, resembling the noise of stones tumbling down the mountains.

पतितान्युत्तमाङ्गानि बाहवश्च विभूषिताः। व्यचेष्टन्त महीं प्राप्य शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-५५-९॥

patitānyuttamāṅgāni bāhavaśca vibhūṣitāḥ। vyaceṣṭanta mahīṃ prāpya śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-55-9॥

[पतितानि (patitāni) - fallen; उत्तमाङ्गानि (uttamāṅgāni) - heads; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; च (ca) - and; विभूषिताः (vibhūṣitāḥ) - adorned; व्यचेष्टन्त (vyaceṣṭanta) - moved; महीं (mahīm) - earth; प्राप्य (prāpya) - reaching; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; अथ (atha) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands;]

(The fallen heads and adorned arms moved upon reaching the earth, in hundreds and thousands.)

The fallen heads and adorned arms lay scattered on the ground, moving slightly as they came to rest, numbering in the hundreds and thousands.

हृतोत्तमाङ्गाः केचित्तु तथैवोद्यतकार्मुकाः। प्रगृहीतायुधाश्चापि तस्थुः पुरुषसत्तमाः ॥६-५५-१०॥

hṛtottamāṅgāḥ kecittu tathaivodyatakārmukāḥ। pragṛhītāyudhāścāpi tasthuḥ puruṣasattamāḥ ॥6-55-10॥

[हृतोत्तमाङ्गाः (hṛtottamāṅgāḥ) - with heads cut off; केचित् (kecit) - some; तु (tu) - but; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; उद्यतकार्मुकाः (udyatakārmukāḥ) - with raised bows; प्रगृहीतायुधाः (pragṛhītāyudhāḥ) - holding weapons; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तस्थुः (tasthuḥ) - stood; पुरुषसत्तमाः (puruṣasattamāḥ) - O best of men;]

(With heads cut off, some indeed stood with raised bows, holding weapons, O best of men.)

Some warriors, even with their heads cut off, stood with their bows raised and weapons in hand, O best of men.

प्रावर्तत महावेगा नदी रुधिरवाहिनी। मातङ्गाङ्गशिलारौद्रा मांसशोणितकर्दमा ॥६-५५-११॥

prāvartata mahāvegā nadī rudhiravāhinī। mātaṅgāṅgaśilāraudrā māṃsaśoṇitakardamā ॥6-55-11॥

[प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began; महावेगा (mahāvegā) - great-speed; नदी (nadī) - river; रुधिरवाहिनी (rudhiravāhinī) - blood-flowing; मातङ्गाङ्गशिलारौद्रा (mātaṅgāṅgaśilāraudrā) - elephant-body-stone-fierce; मांसशोणितकर्दमा (māṃsaśoṇitakardamā) - flesh-blood-muddy;]

(The river with great speed began, flowing with blood, fierce with elephant bodies and stones, muddy with flesh and blood.)

A river of great speed began to flow, carrying blood, terrifying with elephant bodies and stones, and muddy with flesh and blood.

वराश्वनरनागानां शरीरप्रभवा तदा। परलोकार्णवमुखी गृध्रगोमायुमोदिनी ॥६-५५-१२॥

varāśvanaranāgānāṃ śarīraprabhavā tadā। paralokārṇavamukhī gṛdhragomāyumodinī ॥6-55-12॥

[वर (vara) - excellent; अश्व (aśva) - horses; नर (nara) - men; नागानां (nāgānāṃ) - elephants; शरीर (śarīra) - bodies; प्रभवा (prabhavā) - originated; तदा (tadā) - then; परलोक (paraloka) - other world; अर्णव (arṇava) - ocean; मुखी (mukhī) - faced; गृध्र (gṛdhra) - vultures; गोमायु (gomāyu) - jackals; मोदिनी (modinī) - rejoicing;]

(Then, the bodies of excellent horses, men, and elephants originated, facing the ocean of the other world, rejoicing vultures and jackals.)

At that time, the bodies of noble horses, men, and elephants emerged, leading towards the ocean of the afterlife, delighting vultures and jackals.

न दृष्टं न श्रुतं चापि युद्धमेतादृशं नृप। यथा तव सुतानां च पाण्डवानां च भारत ॥६-५५-१३॥

na dṛṣṭaṃ na śrutaṃ cāpi yuddhametādṛśaṃ nṛpa। yathā tava sutānāṃ ca pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata ॥6-55-13॥

[न (na) - not; दृष्टं (dṛṣṭaṃ) - seen; न (na) - not; श्रुतं (śrutaṃ) - heard; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; एतादृशं (etādṛśaṃ) - like this; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; यथा (yathā) - as; तव (tava) - your; सुतानां (sutānāṃ) - of sons; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of Pandavas; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]

(Not seen, not heard also a war like this, O king, as of your sons and of Pandavas, O Bharata.)

O King, such a war has neither been seen nor heard of, as is happening between your sons and the Pandavas, O Bharata.

नासीद्रथपथस्तत्र योधैर्युधि निपातितैः। गजैश्च पतितैर्नीलैर्गिरिशृङ्गैरिवावृतम् ॥६-५५-१४॥

nāsīdrathapathastatra yodhairyudhi nipātitaiḥ। gajaiśca patitairnīlairgiriśṛṅgairivāvṛtam ॥6-55-14॥

[न (na) - not; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; रथपथः (rathapathaḥ) - chariot path; तत्र (tatra) - there; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - felled; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants; च (ca) - and; पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - fallen; नीलैः (nīlaiḥ) - dark; गिरिशृङ्गैः (giriśṛṅgaiḥ) - mountain peaks; इव (iva) - like; आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered;]

(There was no chariot path, covered as it was by warriors felled in battle and by elephants fallen like dark mountain peaks.)

The path for chariots was obstructed, as it was covered by warriors who had fallen in battle and by elephants that lay like dark mountain peaks.

विकीर्णैः कवचैश्चित्रैर्ध्वजैश्छत्रैश्च मारिष। शुशुभे तद्रणस्थानं शरदीव नभस्तलम् ॥६-५५-१५॥

vikīrṇaiḥ kavacaścitrairdhvajaśchatraiśca māriṣa। śuśubhe tadraṇa-sthānaṃ śaradīva nabhastalam ॥6-55-15॥

[विकीर्णैः (vikīrṇaiḥ) - scattered; कवचैः (kavacaiḥ) - with armors; चित्रैः (citraiḥ) - with variegated; ध्वजैः (dhvajaiḥ) - with flags; छत्रैः (chatraiḥ) - with umbrellas; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; तत् (tat) - that; रण (raṇa) - battle; स्थानं (sthānaṃ) - place; शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn; इव (iva) - like; नभस्तलम् (nabhastalam) - sky;]

(O dear, the battlefield shone with scattered armors, variegated flags, and umbrellas, like the sky in autumn.)

The battlefield, adorned with scattered armors, colorful flags, and umbrellas, appeared as splendid as the autumn sky, O dear.

विनिर्भिन्नाः शरैः केचिदन्तपीडाविकर्षिणः। अभीताः समरे शत्रूनभ्यधावन्त दंशिताः ॥६-५५-१६॥

vinirbhinnāḥ śaraiḥ kecidantapīḍāvikarṣiṇaḥ। abhītāḥ samare śatrūn abhyadhāvanta daṃśitāḥ ॥6-55-16॥

[विनिर्भिन्नाः (vinirbhinnāḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; केचित् (kecit) - some; अन्त (anta) - end; पीडा (pīḍā) - pain; विकर्षिणः (vikarṣiṇaḥ) - dragging; अभीताः (abhītāḥ) - fearless; समरे (samare) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - ran towards; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - bitten;]

(Pierced by arrows, some dragging their pain to the end, fearless, ran towards the enemies in battle, bitten.)

Some, pierced by arrows and dragging their pain, fearlessly ran towards the enemies in battle, as if bitten by a frenzy.

तात भ्रातः सखे बन्धो वयस्य मम मातुल। मा मां परित्यजेत्यन्ये चुक्रुशुः पतिता रणे ॥६-५५-१७॥

tāta bhrātaḥ sakhe bandho vayasy mama mātula। mā māṃ parityajetyanye cukruśuḥ patitā raṇe ॥6-55-17॥

[तात (tāta) - father; भ्रातः (bhrātaḥ) - brother; सखे (sakhe) - friend; बन्धो (bandho) - kinsman; वयस्य (vayasya) - companion; मम (mama) - my; मातुल (mātula) - uncle; मा (mā) - do not; मां (māṃ) - me; परित्यज (parityaja) - abandon; इति (iti) - thus; अन्ये (anye) - others; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - cried; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]

(Father, brother, friend, kinsman, companion, my uncle, do not abandon me, thus others cried, fallen in battle.)

In the battlefield, others cried out to their fathers, brothers, friends, kinsmen, companions, and uncles, pleading not to be abandoned as they fell.

आधावाभ्येहि मा गच्छ किं भीतोऽसि क्व यास्यसि। स्थितोऽहं समरे मा भैरिति चान्ये विचुक्रुशुः ॥६-५५-१८॥

ādhāvābhyehi mā gaccha kiṃ bhīto'si kva yāsyasi। sthito'haṃ samare mā bhairiti cānye vicukruśuḥ ॥6-55-18॥

[आधाव (ādhāva) - run; अभ्येहि (abhyehi) - approach; मा (mā) - do not; गच्छ (gaccha) - go; किं (kiṃ) - why; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; असि (asi) - are you; क्व (kva) - where; यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - will you go; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; अहम् (aham) - I; समरे (samare) - in battle; मा (mā) - do not; भैः (bhaiḥ) - fear; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; विचुक्रुशुः (vicukruśuḥ) - cried out;]

(Run, approach, do not go. Why are you afraid? Where will you go? I am standing in battle, do not fear thus, and others cried out.)

"Run and come here, do not go! Why are you afraid? Where will you go? I am standing here in the battle, do not fear," others cried out.

तत्र भीष्मः शान्तनवो नित्यं मण्डलकार्मुकः। मुमोच बाणान्दीप्ताग्रानहीनाशीविषानिव ॥६-५५-१९॥

tatra bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo nityaṃ maṇḍalakārmukaḥ। mumoca bāṇāndīptāgrānahīnāśīviṣāniva ॥6-55-19॥

[तत्र (tatra) - there; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मण्डलकार्मुकः (maṇḍalakārmukaḥ) - with a circular bow; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; दीप्ताग्रान् (dīptāgrān) - with blazing tips; अहीन (ahīna) - like snakes; अशीविषान् (aśīviṣān) - venomous; इव (iva) - like;]

(There, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, always with a circular bow, released arrows with blazing tips like venomous snakes.)

There, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, always wielding his circular bow, released arrows with blazing tips, resembling venomous snakes.

शरैरेकायनीकुर्वन्दिशः सर्वा यतव्रतः। जघान पाण्डवरथानादिश्यादिश्य भारत ॥६-५५-२०॥

śarair ekāyanīkurvan diśaḥ sarvā yatavrataḥ। jaghāna pāṇḍava-rathān ādiśyādiśya bhārata ॥6-55-20॥

[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; एकायनीकुर्वन् (ekāyanīkurvan) - making one direction; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - one who has taken a vow; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; पाण्डवरथान् (pāṇḍava-rathān) - the chariots of the Pandavas; आदिश्य (ādiśya) - pointing out; आदिश्य (ādiśya) - pointing out; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]

(With arrows, making all directions one, the one who has taken a vow killed the chariots of the Pandavas, pointing out, O descendant of Bharata.)

The warrior, having taken a vow, used his arrows to dominate all directions, systematically destroying the Pandava chariots, O descendant of Bharata.

स नृत्यन्वै रथोपस्थे दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम्। अलातचक्रवद्राजंस्तत्र तत्र स्म दृश्यते ॥६-५५-२१॥

sa nṛtyanvai rathopasthe darśayanpāṇilāghavam। alātacakravadrājaṃstatra tatra sma dṛśyate ॥6-55-21॥

[स (sa) - he; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; वै (vai) - indeed; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand; अलातचक्रवत् (alātacakravat) - like a firebrand wheel; राजम् (rājam) - the king; तत्र (tatra) - here; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - was seen;]

(He, dancing on the chariot seat, showing dexterity of hand, like a firebrand wheel, the king was seen here and there.)

The king was seen dancing on the chariot seat, displaying his dexterity of hand like a spinning firebrand wheel, moving swiftly here and there.

तमेकं समरे शूरं पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयास्तथा। अनेकशतसाहस्रं समपश्यन्त लाघवात् ॥६-५५-२२॥

tamekaṃ samare śūraṃ pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayāstathā। anekaśatasāhasraṃ samapaśyanta lāghavāt ॥6-55-22॥

[तम् (tam) - that; एकम् (ekam) - one; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; तथा (tathā) - also; अनेक (aneka) - many; शत (śata) - hundreds; साहस्रं (sāhasraṃ) - thousands; समपश्यन्त (samapaśyanta) - saw; लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - quickly;]

(The Pandavas and the Srinjayas also saw that one heroic (warrior) in battle, among many hundreds and thousands, quickly.)

The Pandavas and the Srinjayas quickly noticed that one heroic warrior in the battle among many hundreds and thousands.

मायाकृतात्मानमिव भीष्मं तत्र स्म मेनिरे। पूर्वस्यां दिशि तं दृष्ट्वा प्रतीच्यां ददृशुर्जनाः ॥६-५५-२३॥

māyākṛtātmānamiva bhīṣmaṃ tatra sma menire। pūrvasyāṃ diśi taṃ dṛṣṭvā pratīcyāṃ dadṛśurjanāḥ ॥6-55-23॥

[मायाकृतात्मानमिव (māyākṛtātmānamiva) - as if created by illusion; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; पूर्वस्यां (pūrvasyāṃ) - in the east; दिशि (diśi) - direction; तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; प्रतीच्यां (pratīcyāṃ) - in the west; ददृशु (dadṛśu) - saw; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]

(They thought Bhishma was there as if created by illusion. Having seen him in the east, people saw him in the west.)

The people perceived Bhishma as if he was an illusion. When they saw him in the east, they also saw him in the west.

उदीच्यां चैनमालोक्य दक्षिणस्यां पुनः प्रभो। एवं स समरे वीरो गाङ्गेयः प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥६-५५-२४॥

udīcyāṃ cainamālokya dakṣiṇasyāṃ punaḥ prabho। evaṃ sa samare vīro gāṅgeyaḥ pratyadṛśyata ॥6-55-24॥

[उदीच्यां (udīcyāṃ) - in the northern direction; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen; दक्षिणस्यां (dakṣiṇasyāṃ) - in the southern direction; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; स (sa) - he; समरे (samare) - in the battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared;]

(In the northern direction and having seen him in the southern direction again, O lord, thus he, the hero, son of Ganga, appeared in the battle.)

In the northern direction, having seen him again in the southern direction, O lord, thus the hero, son of Ganga, appeared in the battle.

न चैनं पाण्डवेयानां कश्चिच्छक्नोति वीक्षितुम्। विशिखानेव पश्यन्ति भीष्मचापच्युतान्बहून् ॥६-५५-२५॥

na cainaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ kaścićchaknoti vīkṣitum। viśikhāneva paśyanti bhīṣmacāpathyutānbahūn ॥6-55-25॥

[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pandavas; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able; वीक्षितुम् (vīkṣitum) - to see; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; इव (iva) - like; पश्यन्ति (paśyanti) - they see; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; चाप (cāpa) - bow; च्युतान् (cyutān) - released; बहून् (bahūn) - many;]

(And not anyone of the Pandavas is able to see this. They see many arrows released from Bhishma's bow.)

None among the Pandavas can see him; they only see the numerous arrows released from Bhishma's bow.

कुर्वाणं समरे कर्म सूदयानं च वाहिनीम्। व्याक्रोशन्त रणे तत्र वीरा बहुविधं बहु ॥ अमानुषेण रूपेण चरन्तं पितरं तव ॥६-५५-२६॥

kurvāṇaṃ samare karma sūdayānaṃ ca vāhinīm। vyākrośanta raṇe tatra vīrā bahuvidhaṃ bahu ॥ amānuṣeṇa rūpeṇa carantaṃ pitaraṃ tava ॥6-55-26॥

[कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇam) - doing; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्म (karma) - action; सूदयानं (sūdayānam) - destroying; च (ca) - and; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; व्याक्रोशन्त (vyākrośanta) - shouting; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield; तत्र (tatra) - there; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; बहुविधं (bahuvidham) - various; बहु (bahu) - much; अमानुषेण (amānuṣeṇa) - with a non-human; रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - form; चरन्तं (carantam) - moving; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तव (tava) - your;]

(Doing action in battle, destroying the army, shouting there in the battlefield, heroes various much. With a non-human form, moving your father.)

In the battle, performing actions and destroying the army, the heroes shouted variously. Your father, in a non-human form, was moving there.

शलभा इव राजानः पतन्ति विधिचोदिताः। भीष्माग्निमभि सङ्क्रुद्धं विनाशाय सहस्रशः ॥६-५५-२७॥

śalabhā iva rājānaḥ patanti vidhicoditāḥ। bhīṣmāgnimabhi saṅkruddhaṃ vināśāya sahasraśaḥ ॥6-55-27॥

[शलभाः (śalabhāḥ) - moths; इव (iva) - like; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; पतन्ति (patanti) - fall; विधि (vidhi) - fate; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - driven; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; अभि (abhi) - towards; सङ्क्रुद्धम् (saṅkruddham) - enraged; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]

(Like moths, kings fall driven by fate towards the enraged Bhishma fire for destruction in thousands.)

Kings, like moths drawn to a flame, are driven by fate to fall in thousands towards the wrathful fire of Bhishma, leading to their destruction.

न हि मोघः शरः कश्चिदासीद्भीष्मस्य संयुगे। नरनागाश्वकायेषु बहुत्वाल्लघुवेधिनः ॥६-५५-२८॥

na hi moghaḥ śaraḥ kaścidāsīdbhīṣmasya saṃyuge। naranāgāśvakāyeṣu bahutvāllaghuvedhinaḥ ॥6-55-28॥

[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मोघः (moghaḥ) - in vain; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; नर (nara) - men; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; कायेषु (kāyeṣu) - bodies; बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to abundance; लघु (laghu) - light; वधिनः (vedhinaḥ) - piercing;]

(Not indeed in vain was any arrow of Bhishma in battle; due to abundance, they lightly pierced the bodies of men, elephants, and horses.)

In the battle, none of Bhishma's arrows were wasted; they easily pierced through the bodies of men, elephants, and horses due to their sheer number.

भिनत्त्येकेन बाणेन सुमुक्तेन पतत्रिणा। गजकङ्कटसंनाहं वज्रेणेवाचलोत्तमम् ॥६-५५-२९॥

bhinattyekena bāṇena sumuktena patatriṇā। gajakaṅkaṭasaṃnāhaṃ vajreṇevācalottamam ॥6-55-29॥

[भिनत्ति (bhinatti) - pierces; एकेन (ekena) - with one; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; सुमुक्तेन (sumuktena) - well-released; पतत्रिणा (patatriṇā) - by the bird; गज (gaja) - elephant; कङ्कट (kaṅkaṭa) - armor; संनाहं (saṃnāhaṃ) - covering; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - with a thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; अचल (acala) - mountain; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best;]

(Pierces with one well-released arrow by the bird, the elephant's armor covering, like the best mountain with a thunderbolt.)

With a single, well-aimed arrow released by the bird, it pierces the elephant's armor as if it were the best mountain struck by a thunderbolt.

द्वौ त्रीनपि गजारोहान्पिण्डितान्वर्मितानपि। नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन निजघान पिता तव ॥६-५५-३०॥

dvau trīnapi gajārohānpiṇḍitānvarmitānapi। nārācena sutīkṣṇena nijaghāna pitā tava ॥6-55-30॥

[द्वौ (dvau) - two; त्रीनपि (trīnapi) - three also; गजारोहान् (gajārohān) - elephant riders; पिण्डितान् (piṇḍitān) - grouped; वर्मितानपि (varmitānapi) - armored also; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an iron arrow; सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - very sharp; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your;]

(Two, even three elephant riders, grouped and armored, were killed by your father with a very sharp iron arrow.)

Your father killed two or even three elephant riders, who were grouped together and armored, using a very sharp iron arrow.

यो यो भीष्मं नरव्याघ्रमभ्येति युधि कश्चन। मुहूर्तदृष्टः स मया पातितो भुवि दृश्यते ॥६-५५-३१॥

yo yo bhīṣmaṃ naravyāghramabhyeti yudhi kaścana। muhūrtadṛṣṭaḥ sa mayā pātito bhuvi dṛśyate ॥6-55-31॥

[यो (yo) - whoever; यो (yo) - whoever; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone; मुहूर्तदृष्टः (muhūrtadṛṣṭaḥ) - seen for a moment; स (sa) - he; मया (mayā) - by me; पातितः (pātitaḥ) - felled; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen;]

(Whoever approaches Bhishma, the tiger among men, in battle, having been seen for a moment by me, is felled and seen on the ground.)

Anyone who approaches Bhishma, the tiger among men, in battle, is seen by me to be felled to the ground in an instant.

एवं सा धर्मराजस्य वध्यमाना महाचमूः। भीष्मेणातुलवीर्येण व्यशीर्यत सहस्रधा ॥६-५५-३२॥

evaṃ sā dharmarājasya vadhyamānā mahācamūḥ। bhīṣmeṇātulavīryeṇa vyaśīryata sahasradhā ॥6-55-32॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; सा (sā) - that; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slaughtered; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; अतुलवीर्येण (atulavīryeṇa) - of incomparable valor; व्यशीर्यत (vyaśīryata) - was shattered; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand pieces;]

(Thus, that great army of Dharmaraja, being slaughtered by Bhishma of incomparable valor, was shattered into a thousand pieces.)

The great army of Dharmaraja was utterly destroyed by the unmatched valor of Bhishma, breaking into a thousand fragments.

प्रकीर्यत महासेना शरवर्षाभितापिता। पश्यतो वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः ॥६-५५-३३॥

prakīryata mahāsenā śaravarṣābhitāpitā। paśyato vāsudevasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ ॥6-55-33॥

[प्रकीर्यत (prakīryata) - was scattered; महासेना (mahāsenā) - great army; शरवर्षाभितापिता (śaravarṣābhitāpitā) - afflicted by a shower of arrows; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; च (ca) - and; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]

(The great army was scattered, afflicted by a shower of arrows, while Vāsudeva and the great-souled Pārtha were watching.)

The great army was scattered under a shower of arrows as Vāsudeva and the noble Pārtha looked on.

यतमानापि ते वीरा द्रवमाणान्महारथान्। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं भीष्मबाणप्रपीडिताः ॥६-५५-३४॥

yatamānāpi te vīrā dravamāṇānmahārathān। nāśaknuvanvārayituṃ bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitāḥ ॥6-55-34॥

[यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving; अपि (api) - even; ते (te) - they; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; द्रवमाणान् (dravamāṇān) - fleeing; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - were able; वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; प्रपीडिताः (prapīḍitāḥ) - oppressed;]

(Even striving, those heroes were not able to stop the fleeing great charioteers, oppressed by Bhishma's arrows.)

Despite their efforts, the heroes could not halt the retreat of the great charioteers, who were overwhelmed by Bhishma's arrows.

महेन्द्रसमवीर्येण वध्यमाना महाचमूः। अभज्यत महाराज न च द्वौ सह धावतः ॥६-५५-३५॥

mahendrasamavīryeṇa vadhyamānā mahācamūḥ। abhajyata mahārāja na ca dvau saha dhāvataḥ ॥6-55-35॥

[महेन्द्रसमवीर्येण (mahendrasamavīryeṇa) - by the one with strength equal to Mahendra; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being slain; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; अभज्यत (abhajyata) - was broken; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; द्वौ (dvau) - two; सह (saha) - together; धावतः (dhāvataḥ) - running;]

(The great army, being slain by the one with strength equal to Mahendra, was broken, O great king, and not two were running together.)

O great king, the mighty army was shattered by the one whose strength is equal to that of Mahendra, and no two soldiers were seen fleeing together.

आविद्धनरनागाश्वं पतितध्वजकूबरम्। अनीकं पाण्डुपुत्राणां हाहाभूतमचेतनम् ॥६-५५-३६॥

āviddhanaranāgāśvaṃ patitadhvajakūbaram। anīkaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ hāhābhūtamacetanam ॥6-55-36॥

[आविद्ध (āviddha) - struck; नर (nara) - men; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्वं (aśvaṃ) - horses; पतित (patita) - fallen; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; कूबरम् (kūbaram) - standards; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; पाण्डुपुत्राणां (pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Pandu; हाहाभूतम् (hāhābhūtam) - became a cry of distress; अचेतनम् (acetanam) - unconscious;]

(The army of the sons of Pandu, with men, elephants, and horses struck down, with fallen flags and standards, became a cry of distress and was unconscious.)

The army of the Pandavas was in disarray, with men, elephants, and horses struck down, flags and standards fallen, and it became a scene of chaos and unconsciousness.

जघानात्र पिता पुत्रं पुत्रश्च पितरं तथा। प्रियं सखायं चाक्रन्दे सखा दैवबलात्कृतः ॥६-५५-३७॥

jaghānātra pitā putraṃ putraśca pitaraṃ tathā। priyaṃ sakhāyaṃ cākrande sakhā daivabalātkṛtaḥ ॥6-55-37॥

[जघान (jaghāna) - killed; अत्र (atra) - here; पिता (pitā) - father; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तथा (tathā) - also; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; सखायं (sakhāyaṃ) - friend; च (ca) - and; अक्रन्दे (akrande) - lamented; सखा (sakhā) - friend; दैवबलात्कृतः (daivabalātkṛtaḥ) - overpowered by fate;]

(Here, the father killed the son, and the son also the father. The dear friend lamented to the friend, overpowered by fate.)

In this situation, a father killed his son, and the son, in turn, killed his father. A dear friend lamented to another friend, both being overpowered by fate.

विमुच्य कवचानन्ये पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकाः। प्रकीर्य केशान्धावन्तः प्रत्यदृश्यन्त भारत ॥६-५५-३८॥

vimucya kavacānanye pāṇḍuputrasya sainikāḥ। prakīrya keśāndhāvantaḥ pratyadṛśyanta bhārata ॥6-55-38॥

[विमुच्य (vimucya) - having discarded; कवचानि (kavacāni) - armors; अन्ये (anye) - others; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; प्रकीर्य (prakīrya) - having scattered; केशान् (keśān) - hairs; धावन्तः (dhāvantaḥ) - running; प्रत्यदृश्यन्त (pratyadṛśyanta) - were seen; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]

(Having discarded their armors, the soldiers of the son of Pandu, with their hair scattered, were seen running, O Bharata.)

The soldiers of the Pandavas, having thrown away their armors and with disheveled hair, were seen fleeing, O Bharata.

तद्गोकुलमिवोद्भ्रान्तमुद्भ्रान्तरथयूथपम्। ददृशे पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैन्यमार्तस्वरं तदा ॥६-५५-३९॥

tadgokulamivodbhrāntamudbhrāntarathayūthapam। dadṛśe pāṇḍuputrasya sainyamārtasvaraṃ tadā ॥6-55-39॥

[तत् (tat) - that; गोकुलम् (gokulam) - cowherd village; इव (iva) - like; उद्भ्रान्तम् (udbhrāntam) - agitated; उद्भ्रान्त (udbhrānta) - agitated; रथ (ratha) - chariot; यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - distressed sound; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(That army of the son of Pandu, like an agitated cowherd village with agitated chariot leaders, was seen then with a distressed sound.)

At that time, the army of the son of Pandu appeared like a disturbed cowherd village with its chariot leaders in disarray, making a distressed sound.

प्रभज्यमानं तत्सैन्यं दृष्ट्वा देवकिनन्दनः। उवाच पार्थं बीभत्सुं निगृह्य रथमुत्तमम् ॥६-५५-४०॥

prajyamānaṃ tatsainyaṃ dṛṣṭvā devakinandanaḥ। uvāca pārthaṃ bībhatsuṃ nigṛhya rathamuttamam ॥6-55-40॥

[प्रभज्यमानं (prajyamānaṃ) - being scattered; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; देवकिनन्दनः (devakinandanaḥ) - son of Devaki; उवाच (uvāca) - said; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - to Arjuna; बीभत्सुं (bībhatsuṃ) - fearless; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - holding; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]

(Seeing that army being scattered, the son of Devaki said to Arjuna, the fearless, holding the excellent chariot.)

Seeing the army being scattered, Krishna, the son of Devaki, addressed Arjuna, the fearless one, while holding the reins of the excellent chariot.

अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तः पार्थ यः काङ्क्षितस्त्वया। प्रहरास्मै नरव्याघ्र न चेन्मोहाद्विमुह्यसे ॥६-५५-४१॥

ayaṁ sa kālaḥ samprāptaḥ pārtha yaḥ kāṅkṣitastvayā। praharāsmai naravyāghra na cenmohādvimuhyase ॥6-55-41॥

[अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - that; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - has arrived; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; यः (yaḥ) - which; काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; प्रहर (prahara) - strike; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men; न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; मोहात् (mohāt) - due to delusion; विमुह्यसे (vimuhyase) - you become confused;]

(This is the time that has arrived, O son of Pritha, which was desired by you. Strike him, O tiger among men, if you do not become confused due to delusion.)

The awaited moment has come, O Arjuna, which you have longed for. Strike now, O great warrior, unless you are bewildered by delusion.

यत्त्वया कथितं वीर पुरा राज्ञां समागमे। भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्सर्वान्धार्तराष्ट्रस्य सैनिकान् ॥६-५५-४२॥

yattvayā kathitaṃ vīra purā rājñāṃ samāgame। bhīṣmadroṇamukhānsarvāndhārtarāṣṭrasya sainikān ॥6-55-42॥

[यत् (yat) - which; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; कथितं (kathitaṃ) - spoken; वीर (vīra) - hero; पुरा (purā) - formerly; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings; समागमे (samāgame) - in the assembly; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; मुखान् (mukhān) - headed by; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; सैनिकान् (sainikān) - warriors;]

(Which was spoken by you, O hero, formerly in the assembly of kings, about all the warriors of Dhritarashtra's sons headed by Bhishma and Drona.)

O hero, what you had spoken earlier in the assembly of kings about all the warriors of Dhritarashtra's sons, led by Bhishma and Drona.

सानुबन्धान्हनिष्यामि ये मां योत्स्यन्ति संयुगे। इति तत्कुरु कौन्तेय सत्यं वाक्यमरिंदम ॥६-५५-४३॥

sānubandhān haniṣyāmi ye māṃ yotsyanti saṃyuge। iti tat kuru kaunteya satyaṃ vākyam ariṃdama ॥6-55-43॥

[सानुबन्धान् (sānubandhān) - along with followers; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I shall destroy; ये (ye) - who; माम् (mām) - me; योत्स्यन्ति (yotsyanti) - will fight; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; कुरु (kuru) - do; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - true; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अरिंदम (ariṃdama) - O conqueror of enemies;]

(I shall destroy along with followers those who will fight me in battle. Thus, O son of Kunti, do that true word, O conqueror of enemies.)

I will destroy all those who dare to fight against me in battle, along with their followers. Therefore, O son of Kunti, fulfill this true promise, O conqueror of enemies.

बीभत्सो पश्य सैन्यं स्वं भज्यमानं समन्ततः। द्रवतश्च महीपालान्सर्वान्यौधिष्ठिरे बले ॥६-५५-४४॥

bībhatsō paśya sainyaṁ svaṁ bhajyamānaṁ samantataḥ। dravataśca mahīpālānsarvānyaudhiṣṭhire bale ॥6-55-44॥

[बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - O Bibhatsu; पश्य (paśya) - see; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; स्वम् (svam) - own; भज्यमानम् (bhajyamānam) - being broken; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; द्रवतश् (dravataś) - fleeing; च (ca) - and; महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhishthira's; बले (bale) - army;]

(O Bibhatsu, see your own army being broken all around and all the kings fleeing in Yudhishthira's army.)

O Bibhatsu, observe how your own forces are being shattered on all sides, and how all the kings are fleeing within Yudhishthira's army.

दृष्ट्वा हि समरे भीष्मं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम्। भयार्ताः सम्प्रणश्यन्ति सिंहं क्षुद्रमृगा इव ॥६-५५-४५॥

dṛṣṭvā hi samare bhīṣmaṃ vyāttānanamivāntakam। bhayārtāḥ sampraṇaśyanti siṃhaṃ kṣudramṛgā iva ॥6-55-45॥

[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in the battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - with open mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death; भयार्ताः (bhayārtāḥ) - afflicted by fear; सम्प्रणश्यन्ति (sampraṇaśyanti) - flee; सिंहं (siṃham) - lion; क्षुद्रमृगाः (kṣudramṛgāḥ) - small animals; इव (iva) - like;]

(Having seen Bhishma in the battle with an open mouth like death, afflicted by fear, they flee like small animals from a lion.)

Seeing Bhishma in the battle with his mouth wide open like death itself, the fearful ones flee like small animals from a lion.

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच वासुदेवं धनञ्जयः। चोदयाश्वान्यतो भीष्मो विगाह्यैतद्बलार्णवम् ॥६-५५-४६॥

evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca vāsudevaṃ dhanañjayaḥ। codayāśvānyato bhīṣmo vigāhyaitadbalārṇavam ॥6-55-46॥

[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - to Vasudeva; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; एतत् (etat) - this; बल (bala) - strength; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - ocean;]

(Thus spoken, Dhananjaya replied to Vasudeva, "Urge the horses from where Bhishma, having entered, this ocean of strength.")

Upon being spoken to in this manner, Dhananjaya replied to Vasudeva, "Drive the horses to where Bhishma has entered this ocean of strength."

ततोऽश्वान्रजतप्रख्यांश्चोदयामास माधवः। यतो भीष्मरथो राजन्दुष्प्रेक्ष्यो रश्मिमानिव ॥६-५५-४७॥

tato'śvān rajataprakhyāṃś codayāmāsa mādhavaḥ। yato bhīṣmaratho rājanduṣprekṣyo raśmimān iva ॥6-55-47॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; रजतप्रख्यान् (rajataprakhyān) - silver-like; चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - urged; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; यतः (yataḥ) - where; भीष्मरथः (bhīṣmarathaḥ) - Bhishma's chariot; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दुष्प्रेक्ष्यः (duṣprekṣyaḥ) - difficult to see; रश्मिमान् (raśmimān) - radiant; इव (iva) - like;]

(Then Madhava urged the horses that were like silver, where Bhishma's chariot, O King, was difficult to see, like the radiant sun.)

Then Madhava urged the silver-like horses towards the place where Bhishma's chariot was, which was difficult to behold, O King, as it shone like the sun.

ततस्तत्पुनरावृत्तं युधिष्ठिरबलं महत्। दृष्ट्वा पार्थं महाबाहुं भीष्मायोद्यन्तमाहवे ॥६-५५-४८॥

tatastatpunarāvṛttaṃ yudhiṣṭhirabalaṃ mahat। dṛṣṭvā pārthaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhīṣmāyodyantamāhave ॥6-55-48॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; पुनरावृत्तं (punarāvṛttaṃ) - returned again; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira's; बलं (balaṃ) - army; महत् (mahat) - great; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - mighty-armed; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhishma; उद्यन्तम् (udyantam) - preparing; आहवे (āhave) - for battle;]

(Then, seeing that the great army of Yudhishthira had returned again, and Arjuna, the mighty-armed, preparing for battle against Bhishma.)

Then, seeing the great army of Yudhishthira return once more, and Arjuna, the mighty-armed, readying himself for battle against Bhishma.

ततो भीष्मः कुरुश्रेष्ठः सिंहवद्विनदन्मुहुः। धनञ्जयरथं तूर्णं शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥६-५५-४९॥

tato bhīṣmaḥ kuruśreṣṭhaḥ siṃhavadvinadanmuḥuḥ। dhanañjayarathaṃ tūrṇaṃ śaravarṣairavākirat ॥6-55-49॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Kurus; सिंहवत् (siṃhavat) - like a lion; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; मुहुः (muḥuḥ) - repeatedly; धनञ्जयरथं (dhanañjayaratham) - Arjuna's chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - swiftly; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]

(Then Bhishma, the best of the Kurus, roaring repeatedly like a lion, swiftly covered Arjuna's chariot with showers of arrows.)

Then Bhishma, the esteemed elder of the Kuru dynasty, let out a roar akin to a lion's and quickly enveloped Arjuna's chariot with a barrage of arrows.

क्षणेन स रथस्तस्य सहयः सहसारथिः। शरवर्षेण महता सञ्छन्नो न प्रकाशते ॥६-५५-५०॥

kṣaṇena sa rathastasya sahayaḥ sahasārathiḥ। śaravarṣeṇa mahatā sañchanno na prakāśate ॥6-55-50॥

[क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; स (sa) - that; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; तस्य (tasya) - his; सहयः (sahayaḥ) - with horses; सहसारथिः (sahasārathiḥ) - with charioteer; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; सञ्छन्नः (sañchannaḥ) - covered; न (na) - not; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - appears;]

(In a moment, that chariot of his, with horses and charioteer, covered by a great shower of arrows, does not appear.)

In an instant, his chariot, along with the horses and charioteer, was completely obscured by a heavy barrage of arrows, making it invisible.

वासुदेवस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो धैर्यमास्थाय सत्त्ववान्। चोदयामास तानश्वान्वितुन्नान्भीष्मसायकैः ॥६-५५-५१॥

vāsudevastvasambhrānto dhairyamāsthāya sattvavān। codayāmāsa tānaśvānvitunnānbhīṣmasāyakaiḥ ॥6-55-51॥

[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; तु (tu) - but; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; सत्त्ववान् (sattvavān) - endowed with strength; चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - urged; तान् (tān) - those; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; वितुन्नान् (vitunnān) - pierced; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma's; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows;]

(Vasudeva, unperturbed, having assumed courage, endowed with strength, urged those horses pierced by Bhishma's arrows.)

Vasudeva, maintaining his composure and courage, urged the horses forward despite them being pierced by Bhishma's arrows.

ततः पार्थो धनुर्गृह्य दिव्यं जलदनिस्वनम्। पातयामास भीष्मस्य धनुश्छित्त्वा त्रिभिः शरैः ॥६-५५-५२॥

tataḥ pārtho dhanur gṛhya divyaṃ jaladanisvanam। pātayāmāsa bhīṣmasya dhanuśchittvā tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-55-52॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuh) - bow; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine; जलदनिस्वनम् (jaladanisvanam) - thundering; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - made fall; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]

(Then Arjuna, taking the divine bow that thundered, made Bhishma's bow fall, having cut it with three arrows.)

Then Arjuna, with his divine bow that roared like thunder, struck down Bhishma's bow by cutting it with three arrows.

स च्छिन्नधन्वा कौरव्यः पुनरन्यन्महद्धनुः। निमेषान्तरमात्रेण सज्यं चक्रे पिता तव ॥६-५५-५३॥

sa chinnadhanvā kauravyaḥ punaranyanmahaddhanuḥ। nimeṣāntaramātreṇa sajyaṃ cakre pitā tava ॥6-55-53॥

[स (sa) - he; च्छिन्नधन्वा (chinnadhanvā) - with broken bow; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; निमेष (nimeṣa) - moment; अन्तरमात्रेण (antaramātreṇa) - within; सज्यम् (sajyam) - strung; चक्रे (cakre) - made; पिता (pitā) - father; तव (tava) - your;]

(He, with a broken bow, the descendant of Kuru, again made another great bow strung within a moment, your father.)

Your father, the descendant of Kuru, even with his bow broken, quickly strung another great bow in just a moment.

विचकर्ष ततो दोर्भ्यां धनुर्जलदनिस्वनम्। अथास्य तदपि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद धनुरर्जुनः ॥६-५५-५४॥

vicakarṣa tato dorbhyāṃ dhanurjaladanisvanam। athāsya tadapi kruddhaściccheda dhanurarjunaḥ ॥6-55-54॥

[विचकर्ष (vicakarṣa) - drew; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दोर्भ्यां (dorbhyāṃ) - with (his) arms; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; जलदनिस्वनम् (jaladanisvanam) - thundering; अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; तदपि (tadapi) - that also; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]

(Then he drew the bow with his arms, thundering. Then Arjuna, angry, cut off his bow.)

Then he drew the bow with his arms, making a sound like thunder. Arjuna, in his anger, then cut off that bow.

तस्य तत्पूजयामास लाघवं शन्तनोः सुतः। साधु पार्थ महाबाहो साधु भो पाण्डुनन्दन ॥६-५५-५५॥

tasya tatpūjayāmāsa lāghavaṃ śantanoḥ sutaḥ। sādhu pārtha mahābāho sādhu bho pāṇḍunandana ॥6-55-55॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; लाघवं (lāghavaṃ) - lightness; शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Śantanu; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; साधु (sādhu) - well done; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; साधु (sādhu) - well done; भो (bho) - O; पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - son of Pandu;]

(His son of Śantanu worshipped that lightness. Well done, Arjuna, mighty-armed, well done, O son of Pandu.)

The son of Śantanu honored that lightness. Well done, Arjuna, mighty-armed, well done, O son of Pandu.

त्वय्येवैतद्युक्तरूपं महत्कर्म धनञ्जय। प्रीतोऽस्मि सुदृढं पुत्र कुरु युद्धं मया सह ॥६-५५-५६॥

tvayy evaitad yukta-rūpaṃ mahat-karma dhanañjaya। prīto'smi sudṛḍhaṃ putra kuru yuddhaṃ mayā saha ॥6-55-56॥

[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; एव (eva) - indeed; एतत् (etat) - this; युक्तरूपम् (yukta-rūpam) - appropriate form; महत् (mahat) - great; कर्म (karma) - action; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - O Dhananjaya; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अस्मि (asmi) - am I; सुदृढम् (sudṛḍham) - firmly; पुत्र (putra) - son; कुरु (kuru) - do; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; मया (mayā) - with me; सह (saha) - together;]

(In you indeed this appropriate form of great action, O Dhananjaya. Pleased am I, firmly, son, do battle with me together.)

O Dhananjaya, this great action is indeed appropriate in you. I am pleased, my son, engage firmly in battle with me.

इति पार्थं प्रशस्याथ प्रगृह्यान्यन्महद्धनुः। मुमोच समरे वीरः शरान्पार्थरथं प्रति ॥६-५५-५७॥

iti pārthaṃ praśasyātha pragṛhyānyanmahaddhanuḥ। mumoca samare vīraḥ śarānpārtharathaṃ prati ॥6-55-57॥

[इति (iti) - thus; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; प्रशस्य (praśasya) - having praised; अथ (atha) - then; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; पार्थरथम् (pārtharatham) - at Arjuna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Thus, having praised Arjuna, then having taken up another great bow, the hero released arrows towards Arjuna's chariot in battle.)

After praising Arjuna, the hero took up another great bow and released arrows towards Arjuna's chariot in the battle.

अदर्शयद्वासुदेवो हययाने परं बलम्। मोघान्कुर्वञ्शरांस्तस्य मण्डलान्यचरल्लघु ॥६-५५-५८॥

adarśayadvāsudevo hayayāne paraṃ balam। moghānkurvañśarāṃstasya maṇḍalānyacarallaghu ॥6-55-58॥

[अदर्शयत् (adarśayat) - showed; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; हययाने (hayayāne) - on the chariot; परम् (param) - supreme; बलम् (balam) - strength; मोघान् (moghān) - futile; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - making; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तस्य (tasya) - his; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; अचरत् (acarat) - moved; लघु (laghu) - swiftly;]

(Vasudeva showed supreme strength on the chariot, making his arrows futile, and swiftly moved in circles.)

Vasudeva demonstrated his supreme power on the chariot, rendering the opponent's arrows ineffective, and swiftly maneuvered in circles.

तथापि भीष्मः सुदृढं वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैः सर्वगात्रेषु मारिष ॥६-५५-५९॥

tathāpi bhīṣmaḥ sudṛḍhaṃ vāsudevadhanañjayau। vivyādha niśitairbāṇaiḥ sarvagātreṣu māriṣa ॥6-55-59॥

[तथापि (tathāpi) - even so; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; सुदृढं (sudṛḍhaṃ) - firmly; वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vasudeva and Dhananjaya; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सर्वगात्रेषु (sarvagātreṣu) - in all limbs; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir;]

(Even so, Bhishma firmly pierced Vasudeva and Dhananjaya with sharp arrows in all limbs, O sir.)

Despite the circumstances, Bhishma resolutely attacked Vasudeva and Arjuna with his sharp arrows, striking them all over their bodies, dear sir.

शुशुभाते नरव्याघ्रौ तौ भीष्मशरविक्षतौ। गोवृषाविव नर्दन्तौ विषाणोल्लिखिताङ्कितौ ॥६-५५-६०॥

śuśubhāte naravyāghrau tau bhīṣmaśaravikṣatau। govṛṣāviva nardantau viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau ॥6-55-60॥

[शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - shone; नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men; तौ (tau) - those two; भीष्मशरविक्षतौ (bhīṣmaśaravikṣatau) - wounded by Bhishma's arrows; गोवृषाविव (govṛṣāviva) - like two bulls; नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring; विषाणोल्लिखिताङ्कितौ (viṣāṇollikhitāṅkitau) - marked by horns;]

(Those two tigers among men, wounded by Bhishma's arrows, shone like two bulls roaring, marked by horns.)

The two warriors, resembling tigers among men, wounded by Bhishma's arrows, appeared majestic like two roaring bulls marked by their horns.

पुनश्चापि सुसङ्क्रुद्धः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। कृष्णयोर्युधि संरब्धो भीष्मो व्यावारयद्दिशः ॥६-५५-६१॥

punaś cāpi susaṅkruddhaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। kṛṣṇayor yudhi saṁrabdho bhīṣmo vyāvāraya diśaḥ ॥6-55-61॥

[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; कृष्णयोः (kṛṣṇayoḥ) - of the two Krishnas; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संरब्धः (saṁrabdhaḥ) - excited; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; व्यावारयत् (vyāvārayat) - blocked; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions;]

(Again, also very angry, with arrows with bent joints, of the two Krishnas in battle excited, Bhishma blocked the directions.)

Once again, in great anger, Bhishma, with his arrows having bent joints, fiercely engaged in battle, blocked the paths of the two Krishnas.

वार्ष्णेयं च शरैस्तीक्ष्णैः कम्पयामास रोषितः। मुहुरभ्युत्स्मयन्भीष्मः प्रहस्य स्वनवत्तदा ॥६-५५-६२॥

vārṣṇeyaṃ ca śaraistīkṣṇaiḥ kampayāmāsa roṣitaḥ। muhurabhyutsmayanbhīṣmaḥ prahasya svanavattadā ॥6-55-62॥

[वार्ष्णेयं (vārṣṇeyam) - son of Vṛṣṇi; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; कम्पयामास (kampayāmāsa) - shook; रोषितः (roṣitaḥ) - angered; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; अभ्युत्स्मयन् (abhyutsmayan) - smiling; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - laughing; स्वनवत् (svanavat) - with sound; तदा (tadā) - then;]

(The son of Vṛṣṇi, angered, shook with sharp arrows. Bhishma, repeatedly smiling, laughed with sound then.)

The son of Vṛṣṇi, in his anger, shook with sharp arrows. Bhishma, repeatedly smiling, laughed aloud at that time.

ततः कृष्णस्तु समरे दृष्ट्वा भीष्मपराक्रमम्। सम्प्रेक्ष्य च महाबाहुः पार्थस्य मृदुयुद्धताम् ॥६-५५-६३॥

tataḥ kṛṣṇastu samare dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaparākramam। samprekṣya ca mahābāhuḥ pārthasya mṛduyuddhatām ॥6-55-63॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in the battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - observing; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle; युद्धताम् (yuddhatām) - fighting;]

(Then Krishna, having seen Bhishma's prowess in the battle, and observing the gentle fighting of mighty-armed Arjuna.)

Then Krishna, witnessing Bhishma's valor in the battle and noticing Arjuna's gentle approach to fighting, reacted accordingly.

भीष्मं च शरवर्षाणि सृजन्तमनिशं युधि। प्रतपन्तमिवादित्यं मध्यमासाद्य सेनयोः ॥६-५५-६४॥

bhīṣmaṃ ca śaravarṣāṇi sṛjantamaniśaṃ yudhi। pratapantamivādityaṃ madhyamāsādya senayoḥ ॥6-55-64॥

[भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; सृजन्तम् (sṛjantam) - creating; अनिशम् (aniśam) - continuously; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; प्रतपन्तम् (pratapantam) - shining; इव (iva) - like; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun; मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies;]

(Bhishma, continuously creating showers of arrows in battle, shining like the sun, having reached the middle of the armies.)

Bhishma, standing in the midst of the armies, was continuously releasing showers of arrows in battle, shining brilliantly like the sun.

वरान्वरान्विनिघ्नन्तं पाण्डुपुत्रस्य सैनिकान्। युगान्तमिव कुर्वाणं भीष्मं यौधिष्ठिरे बले ॥६-५५-६५॥

varān varān vinighnantaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya sainikān। yugāntam iva kurvāṇaṃ bhīṣmaṃ yaudhiṣṭhire bale ॥6-55-65॥

[वरान् (varān) - best; वरान् (varān) - best; विनिघ्नन्तं (vinighnantaṃ) - slaying; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; सैनिकान् (sainikān) - warriors; युगान्तम् (yugāntam) - end of an era; इव (iva) - like; कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇam) - doing; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in the battle of Yudhishthira; बले (bale) - in the army;]

(Slaying the best of the warriors of the son of Pandu, like the end of an era, Bhishma was doing in the battle of Yudhishthira's army.)

Bhishma, in the battle of Yudhishthira's army, was slaying the best warriors of the Pandavas, as if bringing about the end of an era.

अमृष्यमाणो भगवान्केशवः परवीरहा। अचिन्तयदमेयात्मा नास्ति यौधिष्ठिरं बलम् ॥६-५५-६६॥

amṛṣyamāṇo bhagavān keśavaḥ paravīrahā। acintayad ameyātmā nāsti yaudhiṣṭhiraṃ balam ॥6-55-66॥

[अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - unendurable; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the blessed one; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - thought; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - of immeasurable soul; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; यौधिष्ठिरम् (yaudhiṣṭhiram) - of Yudhishthira; बलम् (balam) - strength;]

(Unendurable, the blessed one Keshava, destroyer of enemy heroes, thought: 'There is no strength of Yudhishthira.')

Keshava, the blessed one and destroyer of enemy heroes, found it unendurable and thought that Yudhishthira had no strength.

एकाह्ना हि रणे भीष्मो नाशयेद्देवदानवान्। किमु पाण्डुसुतान्युद्धे सबलान्सपदानुगान् ॥६-५५-६७॥

ekāhnā hi raṇe bhīṣmo nāśayeddevadānavān। kimu pāṇḍusutānyuddhe sabalānsapadānugān ॥6-55-67॥

[एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in one day; हि (hi) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नाशयेत् (nāśayet) - could destroy; देवदानवान् (devadānavān) - gods and demons; किमु (kimu) - what to speak of; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pandu; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सबलान् (sabalān) - with their forces; सपदानुगान् (sapadānugān) - with their followers;]

(In one day, indeed, Bhishma could destroy gods and demons in battle; what to speak of the sons of Pandu in battle with their forces and followers.)

In just one day, Bhishma could annihilate the gods and demons in battle; so what chance do the sons of Pandu have in battle with their forces and followers?

द्रवते च महत्सैन्यं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। एते च कौरवास्तूर्णं प्रभग्नान्दृश्य सोमकान् ॥ आद्रवन्ति रणे हृष्टा हर्षयन्तः पितामहम् ॥६-५५-६८॥

dravate ca mahatsainyaṃ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ। ete ca kauravāstūrṇaṃ prabhagnāndṛśya somakān ॥ ādravanti raṇe hṛṣṭā harṣayantaḥ pitāmaham ॥6-55-68॥

[द्रवते (dravate) - runs; च (ca) - and; महत्सैन्यं (mahatsainyaṃ) - great army; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - Kauravas; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - broken; दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; आद्रवन्ति (ādravanti) - rush; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; हर्षयन्तः (harṣayantaḥ) - cheering; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather;]

(The great army of the Pandava, the great soul, runs. And these Kauravas, seeing the broken Somakas, quickly rush into battle, joyful, cheering the grandfather.)

The great army of the noble Pandava advances. The Kauravas, witnessing the disarrayed Somakas, swiftly charge into the battle, filled with joy, encouraging their grandfather.

सोऽहं भीष्मं निहन्म्यद्य पाण्डवार्थाय दंशितः। भारमेतं विनेष्यामि पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् ॥६-५५-६९॥

so'haṁ bhīṣmaṁ nihanmyadya pāṇḍavārthāya daṁśitaḥ। bhārametaṁ vineṣyāmi pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām ॥6-55-69॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अहम् (aham) - I; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; निहन्मि (nihanmi) - will slay; अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डव-अर्थाय (pāṇḍava-arthāya) - for the sake of the Pandavas; दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - determined; भारम् (bhāram) - burden; एतं (etaṁ) - this; विनेष्यामि (vineṣyāmi) - will remove; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls;]

(He, I, will slay Bhishma today for the sake of the Pandavas, determined. This burden I will remove of the Pandavas, the great souls.)

I am determined to slay Bhishma today for the sake of the Pandavas. I will relieve the Pandavas, the great souls, of this burden.

अर्जुनोऽपि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्वध्यमानो हि संयुगे। कर्तव्यं नाभिजानाति रणे भीष्मस्य गौरवात् ॥६-५५-७०॥

arjuno'pi śaraistīkṣṇairvadhyamāno hi saṃyuge। kartavyaṃ nābhijānāti raṇe bhīṣmasya gauravāt ॥6-55-70॥

[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being afflicted; हि (hi) - indeed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - duty; न (na) - not; अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - understands; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; गौरवात् (gauravāt) - out of respect;]

(Arjuna, also being afflicted by sharp arrows in battle, indeed does not understand his duty in the battlefield out of respect for Bhishma.)

Arjuna, despite being struck by sharp arrows in the battle, does not realize his duty due to his respect for Bhishma.

तथा चिन्तयतस्तस्य भूय एव पितामहः। प्रेषयामास सङ्क्रुद्धः शरान्पार्थरथं प्रति ॥६-५५-७१॥

tathā cintayatastasya bhūya eva pitāmahaḥ। preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ śarānpārtharathaṃ prati ॥6-55-71॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - thinking; तस्य (tasya) - his; भूय (bhūya) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; पार्थरथं (pārtharathaṃ) - towards Arjuna's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]

(Thus, while he was thinking, his grandfather, indeed, sent arrows angrily towards Arjuna's chariot.)

While he was contemplating, his grandfather, in anger, sent arrows towards Arjuna's chariot.

तेषां बहुत्वाद्धि भृशं शराणां; दिशोऽथ सर्वाः पिहिता बभूवुः। न चान्तरिक्षं न दिशो न भूमि; र्न भास्करोऽदृश्यत रश्मिमाली ॥ ववुश्च वातास्तुमुलाः सधूमा; दिशश्च सर्वाः क्षुभिता बभूवुः ॥६-५५-७२॥

teṣāṃ bahutvāddhi bhṛśaṃ śarāṇāṃ; diśo'tha sarvāḥ pihitā babhūvuḥ। na cāntarikṣaṃ na diśo na bhūmi; rna bhāskaro'dṛśyata raśmimālī ॥ vavuśca vātāstumulāḥ sadhūmā; diśaśca sarvāḥ kṣubhitā babhūvuḥ ॥6-55-72॥

[तेषां (teṣām) - their; बहुत्वात् (bahutvāt) - due to multitude; हि (hi) - indeed; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; शराणां (śarāṇāṃ) - of arrows; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; अथ (atha) - then; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; पिहिता (pihitā) - covered; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अन्तरिक्षं (antarikṣaṃ) - sky; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; भास्करः (bhāskaraḥ) - sun; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; रश्मिमाली (raśmimālī) - having rays; ववुः (vavuḥ) - blew; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; तुमुलाः (tumulāḥ) - tumultuous; सधूमा (sadhūmā) - with smoke; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; क्षुभिता (kṣubhitā) - agitated; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became;]

(Due to the multitude of their arrows, all the directions then became covered. Neither the sky, nor the directions, nor the earth, nor the sun with its rays was seen. The winds blew tumultuously with smoke, and all the directions became agitated.)

The multitude of arrows obscured all directions, making the sky, earth, and even the sun invisible. The winds blew fiercely, filled with smoke, causing turmoil in every direction.

द्रोणो विकर्णोऽथ जयद्रथश्च; भूरिश्रवाः कृतवर्मा कृपश्च। श्रुतायुरम्बष्ठपतिश्च राजा; विन्दानुविन्दौ च सुदक्षिणश्च ॥६-५५-७३॥

droṇo vikarṇo'tha jayadrathaśca; bhūriśravāḥ kṛtavarmā kṛpaśca। śrutāyurambaṣṭhapatiśca rājā; vindānuvindau ca sudakṣiṇaśca ॥6-55-73॥

[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; अथ (atha) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; अम्बष्ठपतिः (ambaṣṭhapatiḥ) - the king of the Ambashthas; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vind and Anuvind; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; च (ca) - and;]

(Drona, Vikarna, and Jayadratha; Bhurishrava, Kritavarma, and Kripa; Shrutayu, the king of the Ambashthas, and the king; Vind and Anuvind, and Sudakshina.)

Drona, Vikarna, Jayadratha, Bhurishrava, Kritavarma, Kripa, Shrutayu, the king of the Ambashthas, Vind, Anuvind, and Sudakshina were present.

प्राच्याश्च सौवीरगणाश्च सर्वे; वसातयः क्षुद्रकमालवाश्च। किरीटिनं त्वरमाणाभिसस्रु; र्निदेशगाः शान्तनवस्य राज्ञः ॥६-५५-७४॥

prācyāśca sauvīragaṇāśca sarve; vasātayaḥ kṣudrakamālavāśca। kirīṭinaṃ tvaramāṇābhisasru; rnideśagāḥ śāntanavasya rājñaḥ ॥6-55-74॥

[प्राच्याः (prācyāḥ) - easterners; च (ca) - and; सौवीरगणाः (sauvīragaṇāḥ) - tribes of Sauvira; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वसातयः (vasātayaḥ) - Vasatis; क्षुद्रकमालवाः (kṣudrakamālavāḥ) - Kshudrakas and Malavas; च (ca) - and; किरीटिनं (kirīṭinam) - to the crowned one; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; अभिसस्रुः (abhisasruḥ) - approached; निदेशगाः (nideśagāḥ) - following the command; शान्तनवस्य (śāntanavasya) - of Santanu's son; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king;]

(The easterners and all the tribes of Sauvira, the Vasatis, and the Kshudrakas and Malavas, hastening, approached the crowned one, following the command of Santanu's son, the king.)

The easterners, the Sauvira tribes, the Vasatis, and the Kshudrakas and Malavas all hastened to the crowned one, obeying the command of King Santanu's son.

तं वाजिपादातरथौघजालै; रनेकसाहस्रशतैर्ददर्श। किरीटिनं सम्परिवार्यमाणं; शिनेर्नप्ता वारणयूथपैश्च ॥६-५५-७५॥

taṁ vājipādātarathaughajālai; ranekasāhasraśatairdadarśa। kirīṭinaṁ samparivāryamāṇaṁ; śinernaptā vāraṇayūthapaiśca ॥6-55-75॥

[तं (taṁ) - him; वाजिपादातरथौघजालै (vājipādātarathaughajālai) - with nets of horse-hoofed chariots; रनेकसाहस्रशतैः (ranekasāhasraśataiḥ) - with many thousands and hundreds; ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw; किरीटिनं (kirīṭinaṁ) - crowned; सम्परिवार्यमाणं (samparivāryamāṇaṁ) - surrounded; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Śini; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; वारणयूथपैः (vāraṇayūthapaiḥ) - with elephant troops; च (ca) - and;]

(He saw him with nets of horse-hoofed chariots, with many thousands and hundreds, crowned, surrounded by the grandson of Śini and with elephant troops.)

He saw the crowned one, surrounded by the grandson of Śini and elephant troops, with nets of horse-hoofed chariots and many thousands and hundreds.

ततस्तु दृष्ट्वार्जुनवासुदेवौ; पदातिनागाश्वरथैः समन्तात्। अभिद्रुतौ शस्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठौ; शिनिप्रवीरोऽभिससार तूर्णम् ॥६-५५-७६॥

tatastu dṛṣṭvārjunavāsudevau; padātināgāśvarathaiḥ samantāt। abhidrutau śastrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhau; śinipravīro'bhisasāra tūrṇam ॥6-55-76॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; वासुदेवौ (vāsudevau) - Vasudeva; पदाति (padāti) - infantry; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - chariots; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; अभिद्रुतौ (abhidrutau) - rushed towards; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the warriors; वरिष्ठौ (variṣṭhau) - the best; शिनिप्रवीरः (śinipravīraḥ) - the hero of the Shini clan; अभिससार (abhisasāra) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly;]

(Then, having seen Arjuna and Vasudeva, the hero of the Shini clan quickly approached the best of the warriors, who were rushing towards with infantry, elephants, horses, and chariots all around.)

Upon seeing Arjuna and Vasudeva, the hero of the Shini clan swiftly moved towards the foremost warriors, surrounded by infantry, elephants, horses, and chariots.

स तान्यनीकानि महाधनुष्मा; ञ्शिनिप्रवीरः सहसाभिपत्य। चकार साहाय्यमथार्जुनस्य; विष्णुर्यथा वृत्रनिषूदनस्य ॥६-५५-७७॥

sa tānyanīkāni mahādhanuṣmā; ñśiniprāvīraḥ sahasābhipatya। cakāra sāhāyyamathārjunasya; viṣṇuryathā vṛtraniṣūdanasya ॥6-55-77॥

[स (sa) - he; तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; महाधनुष्मा (mahādhanuṣmā) - great archer; ञ्शिनिप्रवीरः (ñśiniprāvīraḥ) - hero of the Śini clan; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - attacking; चकार (cakāra) - made; साहाय्यम् (sāhāyyam) - help; अथ (atha) - then; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्रनिषूदनस्य (vṛtraniṣūdanasya) - of the slayer of Vṛtra;]

(He, the great archer and hero of the Śini clan, suddenly attacking those armies, made help for Arjuna, as Viṣṇu did for the slayer of Vṛtra.)

He, the great archer and hero of the Śini clan, suddenly attacked those armies and aided Arjuna, just as Viṣṇu aided the slayer of Vṛtra.

विशीर्णनागाश्वरथध्वजौघं; भीष्मेण वित्रासितसर्वयोधम्। युधिष्ठिरानीकमभिद्रवन्तं; प्रोवाच संदृश्य शिनिप्रवीरः ॥६-५५-७८॥

viśīrṇanāgāśvarathadhvajaughaṃ; bhīṣmeṇa vitrāsitasarvayodham। yudhiṣṭhirānīkamabhidravantaṃ; provāca saṃdṛśya śinipravīraḥ ॥6-55-78॥

[विशीर्ण (viśīrṇa) - scattered; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; ओघं (aughaṃ) - multitude; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; वित्रासित (vitrāsita) - frightened; सर्व (sarva) - all; योधम् (yodham) - warriors; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; अभिद्रवन्तम् (abhidravantam) - attacking; प्रोवाच (provāca) - said; संदृश्य (saṃdṛśya) - seeing; शिनि (śini) - Shini; प्रवीरः (pravīraḥ) - hero;]

(Seeing the multitude of scattered elephants, horses, chariots, and flags, and all the warriors frightened by Bhishma, the hero of the Shini lineage spoke to the attacking army of Yudhishthira.)

Observing the chaos caused by Bhishma, with elephants, horses, chariots, and flags scattered and all warriors frightened, the hero from the Shini lineage addressed Yudhishthira's advancing army.

क्व क्षत्रिया यास्यथ नैष धर्मः; सतां पुरस्तात्कथितः पुराणैः। मा स्वां प्रतिज्ञां जहत प्रवीराः; स्वं वीरधर्मं परिपालयध्वम् ॥६-५५-७९॥

kva kṣatriyā yāsyatha naiṣa dharmaḥ; satāṃ purastātkathitaḥ purāṇaiḥ। mā svāṃ pratijñāṃ jahata pravīrāḥ; svaṃ vīradharmaṃ paripālayadhvam ॥6-55-79॥

[क्व (kva) - where; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; यास्यथ (yāsyatha) - will go; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous; पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - before; कथितः (kathitaḥ) - spoken; पुराणैः (purāṇaiḥ) - by the ancients; मा (mā) - do not; स्वाम् (svām) - your own; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - promise; जहत (jahata) - abandon; प्रवीराः (pravīrāḥ) - O heroes; स्वम् (svam) - your own; वीरधर्मम् (vīradharmam) - heroic duty; परिपालयध्वम् (paripālayadhvam) - protect;]

(Where will you go, O warriors? This is not the duty spoken of by the virtuous in ancient times. Do not abandon your promise, O heroes; protect your own heroic duty.)

"Where will you go, O warriors? This is not the duty as spoken by the virtuous in ancient times. Do not abandon your promise, O heroes; uphold your own heroic duty."

तान्वासवानन्तरजो निशम्य; नरेन्द्रमुख्यान्द्रवतः समन्तात्। पार्थस्य दृष्ट्वा मृदुयुद्धतां च; भीष्मं च सङ्ख्ये समुदीर्यमाणम् ॥६-५५-८०॥

tānvāsavānantarajo niśamya; narendramukhyāndravatḥ samantāt। pārthasya dṛṣṭvā mṛduyuddhatāṃ ca; bhīṣmaṃ ca saṅkhye samudīryamāṇam ॥6-55-80॥

[तान् (tān) - them; वासव (vāsava) - Indra; अनंतरजः (anantarajaḥ) - son of Ananta; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; नरेन्द्रमुख्यान् (narendramukhyān) - chief among kings; द्रवतः (dravataḥ) - running; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मृदुयुद्धतां (mṛduyuddhatāṃ) - gentle fighting; च (ca) - and; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; समुदीर्यमाणम् (samudīryamāṇam) - being praised;]

(Having heard them, the son of Ananta, Indra, saw the chief among kings running from all sides, and Partha's gentle fighting, and Bhishma being praised in battle.)

Upon hearing this, the son of Ananta, Indra, observed the chief kings fleeing from all directions, and noticed Partha's gentle approach to battle, as well as Bhishma being extolled in the battlefield.

अमृष्यमाणः स ततो महात्मा; यशस्विनं सर्वदशार्हभर्ता। उवाच शैनेयमभिप्रशंस; न्दृष्ट्वा कुरूनापततः समन्तात् ॥६-५५-८१॥

amṛṣyamāṇaḥ sa tato mahātmā; yaśasvinaṃ sarvadaśārhabhartā। uvāca śaineyamabhipraśaṃsa; ndṛṣṭvā kurūnāpatataḥ samantāt ॥6-55-81॥

[अमृष्यमाणः (amṛṣyamāṇaḥ) - unendurable; स (sa) - he; ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; यशस्विनं (yaśasvinam) - glorious; सर्वदशार्हभर्ता (sarvadaśārhabhartā) - the lord of all Daśārhas; उवाच (uvāca) - said; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - to Śaineya; अभिप्रशंसन् (abhipraśaṃsan) - praising; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; कुरून् (kurūn) - the Kurus; आपततः (āpatataḥ) - attacking; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides;]

(Unendurable, he, then the great soul, the glorious lord of all Daśārhas, said to Śaineya, praising, seeing the Kurus attacking from all sides.)

Unable to endure, the great soul, the glorious lord of all Daśārhas, praised Śaineya upon seeing the Kurus attacking from all directions.

ये यान्ति यान्त्वेव शिनिप्रवीर; येऽपि स्थिताः सात्वत तेऽपि यान्तु। भीष्मं रथात्पश्य निपात्यमानं; द्रोणं च सङ्ख्ये सगणं मयाद्य ॥६-५५-८२॥

ye yānti yāntveva śinipravīra; ye'pi sthitāḥ sātvata te'pi yāntu। bhīṣmaṃ rathātpaśya nipātyamānaṃ; droṇaṃ ca saṅkhye sagaṇaṃ mayādya ॥6-55-82॥

[ये (ye) - those who; यान्ति (yānti) - go; यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go; एव (eva) - indeed; शिनिप्रवीर (śinipravīra) - O hero of the Shini dynasty; येऽपि (ye'pi) - those who also; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - are standing; सात्वत (sātvata) - O descendant of Sātvata; तेऽपि (te'pi) - they also; यान्तु (yāntu) - let them go; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; पश्य (paśya) - see; निपात्यमानं (nipātyamānaṃ) - being felled; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; सगणं (sagaṇaṃ) - with his followers; मया (mayā) - by me; अद्य (adya) - today;]

(Those who go, let them go indeed, O hero of the Shini dynasty; those who are standing, O descendant of Sātvata, let them also go. See Bhishma being felled from the chariot; and Drona with his followers in the battle by me today.)

Let those who are departing continue on their way, O hero of the Shini dynasty; and those who remain, O descendant of Sātvata, let them also proceed. Behold Bhishma being struck down from his chariot, and Drona with his followers in the battle today by my hand.

नासौ रथः सात्वत कौरवाणां; क्रुद्धस्य मुच्येत रणेऽद्य कश्चित्। तस्मादहं गृह्य रथाङ्गमुग्रं; प्राणं हरिष्यामि महाव्रतस्य ॥६-५५-८३॥

nāsau rathaḥ sātvata kauravāṇāṃ; kruddhasya mucyeta raṇe'dya kaścit। tasmādahaṃ gṛhya rathāṅgamugraṃ; prāṇaṃ hariṣyāmi mahāvratasya ॥6-55-83॥

[न (na) - not; असौ (asau) - that; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; सात्वत (sātvata) - of the Sātvatas; कौरवाणां (kauravāṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - of the angry one; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - would escape; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अद्य (adya) - today; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अहम् (aham) - I; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; रथाङ्गम् (rathāṅgam) - the wheel of the chariot; उग्रम् (ugram) - fierce; प्राणम् (prāṇam) - life; हरिष्यामि (hariṣyāmi) - I will take away; महाव्रतस्य (mahāvratasya) - of the one with great vows;]

(Not that chariot of the Sātvatas or the Kauravas; of the angry one would escape in battle today anyone. Therefore, I, taking the fierce wheel of the chariot, will take away the life of the one with great vows.)

No chariot of the Sātvatas or the Kauravas will escape today from the wrathful one in battle. Therefore, I will seize the fierce wheel of the chariot and take the life of the one with great vows.

निहत्य भीष्मं सगणं तथाजौ; द्रोणं च शैनेय रथप्रवीरम्। प्रीतिं करिष्यामि धनञ्जयस्य; राज्ञश्च भीमस्य तथाश्विनोश्च ॥६-५५-८४॥

nihatya bhīṣmaṃ sagaṇaṃ tathājau; droṇaṃ ca śaineya rathapravīram। prītiṃ kariṣyāmi dhanañjayasya; rājñaśca bhīmasya tathāśvinośca ॥6-55-84॥

[निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; सगणं (sagaṇaṃ) - with his followers; तथ (tatha) - and; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; शैनेय (śaineya) - son of Shini; रथप्रवीरम् (rathapravīram) - the great chariot-warrior; प्रीतिं (prītiṃ) - satisfaction; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Arjuna; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; च (ca) - and; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; तथा (tathā) - and; अश्विनोश्च (aśvinośca) - and of the Ashvins;]

(Having killed Bhishma with his followers in battle, and Drona, the son of Shini, the great chariot-warrior, I will bring satisfaction to Arjuna, the king, Bhima, and the Ashvins.)

After slaying Bhishma and his followers in battle, along with Drona and the valiant charioteer, the son of Shini, I shall fulfill the desires of Arjuna, the king, Bhima, and the Ashvins.

निहत्य सर्वान्धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रां; स्तत्पक्षिणो ये च नरेन्द्रमुख्याः। राज्येन राजानमजातशत्रुं; सम्पादयिष्याम्यहमद्य हृष्टः ॥६-५५-८५॥

nihatya sarvāndhṛtarāṣṭraputrāṁ; statpakṣiṇo ye ca narendramukhyāḥ। rājyena rājānamajātaśatruṁ; sampādayiṣyāmyahamadya hṛṣṭaḥ ॥6-55-85॥

[निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रान् (dhṛtarāṣṭraputrān) - Dhritarashtra's sons; तत्पक्षिणः (tatpakṣiṇaḥ) - their allies; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; नरेन्द्रमुख्याः (narendramukhyāḥ) - chief among kings; राज्येन (rājyena) - with the kingdom; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; अजातशत्रुम् (ajātaśatrum) - Ajatashatru; सम्पादयिष्यामि (sampādayiṣyāmi) - I will establish; अहम् (aham) - I; अद्य (adya) - today; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful;]

(Having slain all of Dhritarashtra's sons, and their allies who are chief among kings, I will establish King Ajatashatru with the kingdom today, joyful.)

Today, joyful, I will establish King Ajatashatru with the kingdom after having slain all of Dhritarashtra's sons and their allies, who are the chief among kings.

ततः सुनाभं वसुदेवपुत्रः; सूर्यप्रभं वज्रसमप्रभावम्। क्षुरान्तमुद्यम्य भुजेन चक्रं; रथादवप्लुत्य विसृज्य वाहान् ॥६-५५-८६॥

tataḥ sunābhaṃ vasudevaputraḥ; sūryaprabhaṃ vajrasamaprabhāvam। kṣurāntamudyamya bhujena cakraṃ; rathādavaplutya visṛjya vāhān ॥6-55-86॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुनाभम् (sunābham) - with beautiful navel; वसुदेवपुत्रः (vasudevaputraḥ) - son of Vasudeva; सूर्यप्रभम् (sūryaprabham) - sun-like radiance; वज्रसमप्रभावम् (vajrasamaprabhāvam) - thunderbolt-like brilliance; क्षुरान्तम् (kṣurāntam) - razor-edged; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; भुजेन (bhujena) - with arm; चक्रम् (cakram) - discus; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; विसृज्य (visṛjya) - releasing; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses;]

(Then, the son of Vasudeva, with a beautiful navel, sun-like radiance, and thunderbolt-like brilliance, raising the razor-edged discus with his arm, jumped down from the chariot, releasing the horses.)

Then, the son of Vasudeva, possessing a beautiful navel and radiance like the sun and brilliance like a thunderbolt, raised his razor-edged discus with his arm, jumped down from the chariot, and released the horses.

सङ्कम्पयन्गां चरणैर्महात्मा; वेगेन कृष्णः प्रससार भीष्मम्। मदान्धमाजौ समुदीर्णदर्पः; सिंहो जिघांसन्निव वारणेन्द्रम् ॥६-५५-८७॥

saṅkampayangāṁ caraṇairmahātmā; vegena kṛṣṇaḥ prasasāra bhīṣmam। madāndhamājau samudīrṇadarpaḥ; siṁho jighāṁsanniva vāraṇendram ॥6-55-87॥

[सङ्कम्पयन् (saṅkampayan) - shaking; गां (gāṁ) - the earth; चरणैः (caraṇaiḥ) - with feet; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; प्रससार (prasasāra) - rushed; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - towards Bhishma; मदान्धम् (madāndham) - intoxicated; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; समुदीर्णदर्पः (samudīrṇadarpaḥ) - with rising pride; सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - the lion; जिघांसन् (jighāṁsan) - intending to kill; इव (iva) - like; वारणेन्द्रम् (vāraṇendram) - the lord of elephants;]

(Shaking the earth with his feet, the great soul Krishna rushed towards Bhishma with speed, intoxicated in battle with rising pride, like a lion intending to kill the lord of elephants.)

Krishna, the great soul, shook the earth with his feet as he rushed towards Bhishma with great speed, intoxicated and full of pride in battle, like a lion eager to kill the lord of elephants.

सोऽभ्यद्रवद्भीष्ममनीकमध्ये; क्रुद्धो महेन्द्रावरजः प्रमाथी। व्यालम्बिपीतान्तपटश्चकाशे; घनो यथा खेऽचिरभापिनद्धः ॥६-५५-८८॥

so'bhyadravadbhīṣmamanīkamadhye; kruddho mahendrāvarajaḥ pramāthī। vyālambipītāntapaṭaścakāśe; ghano yathā khe'cirabhāpinaddhaḥ ॥6-55-88॥

[सः (saḥ) - he; अभ्यद्रवत् (abhyadravat) - attacked; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; अनीक (anīka) - army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - Indra; अवरजः (avarajaḥ) - younger brother; प्रमाथी (pramāthī) - destroyer; व्यालम्बि (vyālambi) - hanging; पीत (pīta) - yellow; अन्त (anta) - end; पटः (paṭaḥ) - cloth; चकाशे (cakāśe) - shone; घनः (ghanaḥ) - cloud; यथा (yathā) - like; खे (khe) - in the sky; अचिर (acira) - recently; भापिनद्धः (bhāpinaddhaḥ) - covered with light;]

(He attacked in the middle of Bhishma's army; the angry younger brother of Indra, the destroyer. With a hanging yellow-ended cloth, he shone like a cloud recently covered with light in the sky.)

He, the angry younger brother of Indra and destroyer, attacked in the midst of Bhishma's army. He appeared like a cloud in the sky, recently enveloped in light, with a hanging yellow-edged cloth.

सुदर्शनं चास्य रराज शौरे; स्तच्चक्रपद्मं सुभुजोरुनालम्। यथादिपद्मं तरुणार्कवर्णं; रराज नारायणनाभिजातम् ॥६-५५-८९॥

sudarśanaṃ cāsya rarāja śaure; staccakrapadmaṃ subhujorunālam। yathādipadmaṃ taruṇārkavarṇaṃ; rarāja nārāyaṇanābhijātam ॥6-55-89॥

[सुदर्शनं (sudarśanam) - beautiful; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; रराज (rarāja) - shone; शौरे (śaure) - of Śauri (Krishna); तत् (tat) - that; चक्रपद्मं (cakrapadmam) - discus-lotus; सुभुजोरुनालम् (subhujorunālam) - with beautiful arms and thighs as stalks; यथा (yathā) - like; आदि (ādi) - original; पद्मं (padmam) - lotus; तरुण (taruṇa) - young; अर्कवर्णं (arkavarṇam) - sun-colored; रराज (rarāja) - shone; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - of Nārāyaṇa; नाभिजातम् (nābhijātam) - born from the navel;]

(The beautiful discus-lotus of Śauri shone; that discus-lotus with beautiful arms and thighs as stalks shone like the original lotus, sun-colored, born from the navel of Nārāyaṇa.)

The beautiful discus of Krishna shone brilliantly; it was like a lotus with its beautiful arms and thighs as stalks, resembling the original lotus, sun-colored, and born from the navel of Nārāyaṇa.

तत्कृष्णकोपोदयसूर्यबुद्धं; क्षुरान्ततीक्ष्णाग्रसुजातपत्रम्। तस्यैव देहोरुसरःप्ररूढं; रराज नारायणबाहुनालम् ॥६-५५-९०॥

tatkṛṣṇakopodayasūryabuddhaṃ; kṣurāntatīkṣṇāgrasujātapatram। tasyaiva dehorusaraḥprarūḍhaṃ; rarāja nārāyaṇabāhunālam ॥6-55-90॥

[तत् (tat) - that; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; कोप (kopa) - anger; उदय (udaya) - arising; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; बुद्धं (buddhaṃ) - enlightened; क्षुरान्त (kṣurānta) - razor-edged; तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa) - sharp; अग्र (agra) - tip; सुजात (sujāta) - well-born; पत्रम् (patram) - leaf; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - indeed; देह (deha) - body; उरु (uru) - great; सरः (saraḥ) - lake; प्ररूढं (prarūḍhaṃ) - grown; रराज (rarāja) - shone; नारायण (nārāyaṇa) - Narayana; बाहु (bāhu) - arm; नालम् (nālam) - stem;]

(That Krishna's anger, arising like the sun, enlightened; the razor-edged, sharp-tipped, well-born leaf. Indeed, his body, like a great lake, grown; shone like the stem of Narayana's arm.)

The anger of Krishna, rising like the sun, was as enlightening as a sharp, well-crafted leaf. His body, vast like a great lake, shone brilliantly like the stem of Narayana's arm.

तमात्तचक्रं प्रणदन्तमुच्चैः; क्रुद्धं महेन्द्रावरजं समीक्ष्य। सर्वाणि भूतानि भृशं विनेदुः; क्षयं कुरूणामिति चिन्तयित्वा ॥६-५५-९१॥

tamāttacakraṃ praṇadantamuccaiḥ; kruddhaṃ mahendrāvarajaṃ samīkṣya। sarvāṇi bhūtāni bhṛśaṃ vineduḥ; kṣayaṃ kurūṇāmiti cintayitvā ॥6-55-91॥

[तम् (tam) - that; आत्तचक्रम् (āttacakram) - holding the discus; प्रणदन्तम् (praṇadantam) - roaring; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; महेन्द्रावरजम् (mahendrāvarajam) - Indra's younger brother; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - cried out; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; इति (iti) - thus; चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - thinking;]

(Seeing that Indra's younger brother, holding the discus and roaring loudly in anger, all beings cried out greatly, thinking thus of the destruction of the Kurus.)

Observing the angry younger brother of Indra, who was holding the discus and roaring loudly, all creatures lamented intensely, contemplating the impending destruction of the Kuru dynasty.

स वासुदेवः प्रगृहीतचक्रः; संवर्तयिष्यन्निव जीवलोकम्। अभ्युत्पतँल्लोकगुरुर्बभासे; भूतानि धक्ष्यन्निव कालवह्निः ॥६-५५-९२॥

sa vāsudevaḥ pragṛhītacakraḥ; saṁvartayiṣyanniva jīvalokam। abhyutpatam̐llokagururbabhāse; bhūtāni dhakṣyanniva kālavahniḥ ॥6-55-92॥

[स (sa) - he; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; प्रगृहीतचक्रः (pragṛhītacakraḥ) - holding the discus; संवर्तयिष्यन्निव (saṁvartayiṣyanniva) - as if about to destroy; जीवलोकम् (jīvalokam) - the world of living beings; अभ्युत्पतँल्लोकगुरुः (abhyutpatam̐llokaguruḥ) - the preceptor of the world rising; बभासे (babhāse) - shone; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - the beings; धक्ष्यन्निव (dhakṣyanniva) - as if about to burn; कालवह्निः (kālavahniḥ) - like the fire of time;]

(He, Vasudeva, holding the discus, appeared as if about to destroy the world of living beings. The preceptor of the world, rising, shone as if about to burn the beings like the fire of time.)

Vasudeva, with his discus in hand, seemed poised to annihilate the world of living beings. As the world's teacher rose, he shone brilliantly, appearing ready to consume all beings like the fire of time.

तमापतन्तं प्रगृहीतचक्रं; समीक्ष्य देवं द्विपदां वरिष्ठम्। असम्भ्रमात्कार्मुकबाणपाणी; रथे स्थितः शान्तनवोऽभ्युवाच ॥६-५५-९३॥

tam āpatantaṃ pragṛhītacakraṃ; samīkṣya devaṃ dvipadāṃ variṣṭham। asambhramāt kārmukabāṇapāṇi; rathe sthitaḥ śāntanavo'bhyuvāca ॥6-55-93॥

[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - holding; चक्रम् (cakram) - discus; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; देवम् (devam) - god; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham) - the best; असम्भ्रमात् (asambhramāt) - without confusion; कार्मुक (kārmuka) - bow; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; पाणी (pāṇi) - in hand; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; अभ्युवाच (abhyuvāca) - said;]

(Seeing him approaching, holding the discus, the best of bipeds, without confusion, with bow and arrow in hand, standing on the chariot, the son of Śāntanu said:)

Seeing the god approaching with the discus in hand, the son of Śāntanu, standing confidently on his chariot with bow and arrow, addressed him without any confusion.

एह्येहि देवेश जगन्निवास; नमोऽस्तु ते शार्ङ्गरथाङ्गपाणे। प्रसह्य मां पातय लोकनाथ; रथोत्तमाद्भूतशरण्य सङ्ख्ये ॥६-५५-९४॥

ehyehi deveśa jagannivāsa; namo'stu te śārṅgarathāṅgapāṇe। prasahya māṃ pātaya lokanātha; rathottamādbhūtaśaraṇya saṅkhye ॥6-55-94॥

[एहि (ehi) - come; एहि (ehi) - come; देवेश (deveśa) - O Lord of the gods; जगन्निवास (jagannivāsa) - abode of the universe; नमः (namaḥ) - salutations; अस्तु (astu) - let there be; ते (te) - to you; शार्ङ्गरथाङ्गपाणे (śārṅgarathāṅgapāṇe) - O wielder of the bow and chariot; प्रसह्य (prasabya) - forcibly; माम् (mām) - me; पातय (pātaya) - make fall; लोकनाथ (lokanātha) - O Lord of the world; रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the excellent chariot; भूतशरण्य (bhūtaśaraṇya) - shelter of beings; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle;]

(Come, come, O Lord of the gods, abode of the universe; salutations to you, O wielder of the bow and chariot. Forcibly make me fall, O Lord of the world, from the excellent chariot, O shelter of beings, in battle.)

"Come, come, O Lord of the gods, who is the abode of the universe; salutations to you, O wielder of the bow and chariot. O Lord of the world, forcibly make me fall from the excellent chariot, O shelter of beings, in battle."

त्वया हतस्येह ममाद्य कृष्ण; श्रेयः परस्मिन्निह चैव लोके। सम्भावितोऽस्म्यन्धकवृष्णिनाथ; लोकैस्त्रिभिर्वीर तवाभियानात् ॥६-५५-९५॥

tvayā hatasyeha mamādya kṛṣṇa; śreyaḥ parasminniha caiva loke। sambhāvito'smyandhakavṛṣṇinātha; lokaistribhirvīra tavābhiyānāt ॥6-55-95॥

[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; हतस्य (hatasya) - of the slain; इह (iha) - here; मम (mama) - my; आद्य (ādya) - today; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - glory; परस्मिन् (parasmin) - in the other; इह (iha) - here; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; लोके (loke) - in the world; सम्भावितः (sambhāvitaḥ) - honored; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अन्धकवृष्णिनाथ (andhakavṛṣṇinātha) - O Lord of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis; लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by the worlds; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; वीर (vīra) - O hero; तव (tava) - your; अभियानात् (abhiyānāt) - by the expedition;]

(By you, of the slain here, my today, O Krishna; glory in the other and indeed here in the world. Honored I am, O Lord of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, by the three worlds, O hero, by your expedition.)

O Krishna, by your actions today, I have gained glory in this world and the next. O Lord of the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, I am honored by the three worlds due to your heroic expedition.

रथादवप्लुत्य ततस्त्वरावा; न्पार्थोऽप्यनुद्रुत्य यदुप्रवीरम्। जग्राह पीनोत्तमलम्बबाहुं; बाह्वोर्हरिं व्यायतपीनबाहुः ॥६-५५-९६॥

rathādavaplutya tatastvarāvān; pārtho'pyanudrutya yadupravīram। jagrāha pīnottamalambabāhuṃ; bāhvorhariṃ vyāyatapīnabāhuḥ ॥6-55-96॥

[रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वरावान् (tvarāvān) - quickly; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; अनुद्रुत्य (anudrutya) - having pursued; यदुप्रवीरम् (yadupravīram) - the hero of the Yadus; जग्राह (jagrāha) - seized; पीन (pīna) - strong; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; लम्ब (lamba) - hanging; बाहुं (bāhuṃ) - arm; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - by the arms; हरिं (hariṃ) - Krishna; व्यायत (vyāyata) - extended; पीन (pīna) - strong; बाहुः (bāhuḥ) - armed;]

(Having jumped down from the chariot, then quickly, Arjuna also pursued the hero of the Yadus. He seized Krishna, the strong, excellent, and hanging arm, by the arms, with his extended strong arms.)

Arjuna quickly jumped down from the chariot and pursued the hero of the Yadus, Krishna. With his strong and extended arms, he seized Krishna's strong and excellent arm.

निगृह्यमाणश्च तदादिदेवो; भृशं सरोषः किल नाम योगी। आदाय वेगेन जगाम विष्णु; र्जिष्णुं महावात इवैकवृक्षम् ॥६-५५-९७॥

nigṛhyamāṇaśca tadādidevo; bhṛśaṃ saroṣaḥ kila nāma yogī। ādāya vegena jagāma viṣṇu; rjiṣṇuṃ mahāvāta ivaikavṛkṣam ॥6-55-97॥

[निगृह्यमाणः (nigṛhyamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; च (ca) - and; तदा (tadā) - then; आदिदेवः (ādidevaḥ) - the primeval god; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; सरोषः (saroṣaḥ) - angry; किल (kila) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; योगी (yogī) - the ascetic; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; जगाम (jagāma) - went; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; र्जिष्णुम् (rjiṣṇum) - to Rjishnu; महावातः (mahāvātaḥ) - great wind; इव (iva) - like; एकवृक्षम् (ekavṛkṣam) - a single tree;]

(Being restrained, then the primeval god, intensely angry, indeed, the ascetic by name, taking with speed, went Vishnu to Rjishnu like a great wind to a single tree.)

The primeval god, though restrained, was intensely angry. The ascetic known as Vishnu swiftly went to Rjishnu like a great wind approaching a solitary tree.

पार्थस्तु विष्टभ्य बलेन पादौ; भीष्मान्तिकं तूर्णमभिद्रवन्तम्। बलान्निजग्राह किरीटमाली; पदेऽथ राजन्दशमे कथञ्चित् ॥६-५५-९८॥

pārthastu viṣṭabhya balena pādau; bhīṣmāntikaṃ tūrṇamabhidravantam। balānnijagrāha kirīṭamālī; pade'tha rājandaśame kathañcit ॥6-55-98॥

[पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having strengthened; बलेन (balena) - with strength; पादौ (pādau) - feet; भीष्मान्तिकं (bhīṣmāntikam) - towards Bhishma; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अभिद्रवन्तम् (abhidravantam) - approaching; बलात् (balāt) - by force; निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - seized; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - the one with a crown; पदे (pade) - at the step; अथ (atha) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दशमे (daśame) - tenth; कथञ्चित् (kathañcit) - somehow;]

(Arjuna, having strengthened his feet with strength, quickly approached towards Bhishma. By force, the one with a crown seized at the step, then, O King, somehow on the tenth.)

Arjuna, with great strength, quickly approached Bhishma. The crowned warrior seized the opportunity by force, somehow managing to do so on the tenth step, O King.

अवस्थितं च प्रणिपत्य कृष्णं; प्रीतोऽर्जुनः काञ्चनचित्रमाली। उवाच कोपं प्रतिसंहरेति; गतिर्भवान्केशव पाण्डवानाम् ॥६-५५-९९॥

avasthitaṁ ca praṇipatya kṛṣṇaṁ; prīto'rjunaḥ kāñcanacitramālī। uvāca kopaṁ pratisaṁharet; gatirbhavānkeśava pāṇḍavānām ॥6-55-99॥

[अवस्थितं (avasthitam) - standing; च (ca) - and; प्रणिपत्य (praṇipatya) - having bowed; कृष्णं (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; काञ्चनचित्रमाली (kāñcanacitramālī) - with a golden, variegated garland; उवाच (uvāca) - said; कोपं (kopam) - anger; प्रतिसंहरेति (pratisaṁharet) - withdraw; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भवान् (bhavān) - you; केशव (keśava) - Keshava; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas;]

(Standing and having bowed to Krishna, pleased Arjuna with a golden, variegated garland said, "Withdraw your anger; you are the refuge of the Pandavas, O Keshava.")

Arjuna, adorned with a golden, variegated garland, stood and bowed to Krishna. Pleased, he said, "Withdraw your anger, for you are the refuge of the Pandavas, O Keshava."

न हास्यते कर्म यथाप्रतिज्ञं; पुत्रैः शपे केशव सोदरैश्च। अन्तं करिष्यामि यथा कुरूणां; त्वयाहमिन्द्रानुज सम्प्रयुक्तः ॥६-५५-१००॥

na hāsyate karma yathāpratijñaṁ; putraiḥ śape keśava sodaraiśca। antaṁ kariṣyāmi yathā kurūṇāṁ; tvayāhamindrānuja samprayuktaḥ ॥6-55-100॥

[न (na) - not; हास्यते (hāsyate) - will be laughed at; कर्म (karma) - action; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रतिज्ञं (pratijñaṁ) - promise; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; शपे (śape) - I swear; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava; सodarैः (sodaraiśca) - and brothers; अन्तं (antaṁ) - end; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will make; यथा (yathā) - as; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṁ) - of the Kurus; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अहम् (aham) - I; इन्द्रानुज (indrānuja) - O brother of Indra; सम्प्रयुक्तः (samprayuktaḥ) - engaged;]

(The action will not be laughed at as promised; I swear by sons, O Keśava, and brothers. I will make an end of the Kurus as engaged by you, O brother of Indra.)

I swear by my sons and brothers, O Keśava, that the action will not be ridiculed as promised. I will bring an end to the Kurus, as I am engaged by you, O brother of Indra.

ततः प्रतिज्ञां समयं च तस्मै; जनार्दनः प्रीतमना निशम्य। स्थितः प्रिये कौरवसत्तमस्य; रथं सचक्रः पुनरारुरोह ॥६-५५-१०१॥

tataḥ pratijñāṃ samayaṃ ca tasmai; janārdanaḥ prītamanā niśamya। sthitaḥ priye kauravasattamasya; rathaṃ sacakraḥ punarāruroha ॥6-55-101॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñām) - promise; समयं (samayam) - time; च (ca) - and; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna; प्रीतमना (prītamanā) - pleased; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; प्रिये (priye) - dear; कौरवसत्तमस्य (kauravasattamasya) - of the best of the Kauravas; रथं (ratham) - chariot; सचक्रः (sacakraḥ) - with wheels; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended;]

(Then, having heard the promise and time to him, Krishna, pleased in mind, stood dear to the best of the Kauravas, and again ascended the chariot with wheels.)

Then, having heard the promise and the appointed time, Krishna, pleased at heart, stood by the dear Kaurava prince and ascended the chariot with its wheels once more.

स तानभीषून्पुनराददानः; प्रगृह्य शङ्खं द्विषतां निहन्ता। विनादयामास ततो दिशश्च; स पाञ्चजन्यस्य रवेण शौरिः ॥६-५५-१०२॥

sa tān abhīṣūn punar ādadānaḥ; pragṛhya śaṅkhaṃ dviṣatāṃ nihantā। vinādayām āsa tato diśaś ca; sa pāñcajanyasya raveṇa śauriḥ ॥6-55-102॥

[स (sa) - he; तान् (tān) - those; अभीषून् (abhīṣūn) - fearless ones; पुनः (punar) - again; आददानः (ādadānaḥ) - taking; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; निहन्ता (nihantā) - destroyer; विनादयामास (vinādayām āsa) - caused to resound; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; पाञ्चजन्यस्य (pāñcajanyasya) - of Pāñcajanya; रवेण (raveṇa) - with the sound; शौरिः (śauriḥ) - Krishna;]

(He, taking again the fearless ones, holding the conch, the destroyer of the enemies, caused the directions to resound; he, Krishna, with the sound of Pāñcajanya.)

Krishna, the destroyer of enemies, took up the fearless ones again and, holding the conch, made the directions resound with the sound of Pāñcajanya.

व्याविद्धनिष्काङ्गदकुण्डलं तं; रजोविकीर्णाञ्चितपक्ष्मनेत्रम्। विशुद्धदंष्ट्रं प्रगृहीतशङ्खं; विचुक्रुशुः प्रेक्ष्य कुरुप्रवीराः ॥६-५५-१०३॥

vyāviddhaniṣkāṅgadakuṇḍalaṃ taṃ; rajovikīrṇāñcitapakṣmanetram। viśuddhadaṃṣṭraṃ pragṛhītaśaṅkhaṃ; vicukruśuḥ prekṣya kurupravīrāḥ ॥6-55-103॥

[व्याविद्ध (vyāviddha) - scattered; निष्काङ्गद (niṣkāṅgada) - with earrings and armlets; कुण्डलं (kuṇḍalaṃ) - earrings; तं (taṃ) - that; रजोविकीर्णाञ्चित (rajovikīrṇāñcita) - covered with dust; पक्ष्म (pakṣma) - eyelashes; नेत्रम् (netram) - eyes; विशुद्ध (viśuddha) - pure; दंष्ट्रं (daṃṣṭraṃ) - teeth; प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - holding; शङ्खं (śaṅkhaṃ) - conch; विचुक्रुशुः (vicukruśuḥ) - cried out; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; प्रवीराः (pravīrāḥ) - heroes;]

(That one with scattered earrings and armlets, eyes covered with dust, pure teeth, holding a conch; seeing him, the Kuru heroes cried out.)

Seeing him with scattered earrings and armlets, eyes covered with dust, and pure teeth while holding a conch, the Kuru heroes cried out in alarm.

मृदङ्गभेरीपटहप्रणादा; नेमिस्वना दुन्दुभिनिस्वनाश्च। ससिंहनादाश्च बभूवुरुग्राः; सर्वेष्वनीकेषु ततः कुरूणाम् ॥६-५५-१०४॥

mṛdaṅgabherīpaṭahapraṇādā; nemisvanā dundubhinisvanāśca। sasiṃhanādāśca babhūvurugrāḥ; sarveṣvanīkeṣu tataḥ kurūṇām ॥6-55-104॥

[मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - drums; भेरी (bherī) - kettledrums; पटह (paṭaha) - drums; प्रणादा (praṇādā) - sounds; नेमि (nemi) - wheels; स्वना (svanā) - sounds; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drums; निस्वनाः (nisvanāḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - with; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादाः (nādāḥ) - roars; च (ca) - and; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - armies; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus;]

(The sounds of drums, kettledrums, and other drums, the sounds of wheels, and the roars of lions became fierce in all the armies of the Kurus.)

The fierce sounds of drums, kettledrums, and other instruments, along with the roars of lions, echoed throughout all the Kuru armies.

गाण्डीवघोषः स्तनयित्नुकल्पो; जगाम पार्थस्य नभो दिशश्च। जग्मुश्च बाणा विमलाः प्रसन्नाः; सर्वा दिशः पाण्डवचापमुक्ताः ॥६-५५-१०५॥

gāṇḍīvaghoṣaḥ stanayitnukalpo; jagāma pārthasya nabho diśaśca। jagmuśca bāṇā vimalāḥ prasannāḥ; sarvā diśaḥ pāṇḍavacāpamuktāḥ ॥6-55-105॥

[गाण्डीवघोषः (gāṇḍīvaghoṣaḥ) - the sound of the Gandiva bow; स्तनयित्नुकल्पः (stanayitnukalpaḥ) - like thunder; जगाम (jagāma) - went; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; च (ca) - and; बाणाः (bāṇāḥ) - arrows; विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure; प्रसन्नाः (prasannāḥ) - clear; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; पाण्डवचापमुक्ताः (pāṇḍavacāpamuktāḥ) - released from the Pandava's bow;]

(The sound of the Gandiva bow, like thunder, went to the sky and directions of Partha. And the pure, clear arrows went to all directions, released from the Pandava's bow.)

The thunderous sound of Arjuna's Gandiva bow echoed through the sky and all directions, as the pure and clear arrows shot forth, reaching every direction from the Pandava's bow.

तं कौरवाणामधिपो बलेन; भीष्मेण भूरिश्रवसा च सार्धम्। अभ्युद्ययावुद्यतबाणपाणिः; कक्षं दिधक्षन्निव धूमकेतुः ॥६-५५-१०६॥

taṃ kauravāṇām adhipo balena; bhīṣmeṇa bhūriśravasā ca sārdham। abhyudyayāv udyatabāṇapāṇiḥ; kakṣaṃ didhakṣann iva dhūmaketuḥ ॥6-55-106॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; कौरवाणाम् (kauravāṇām) - of the Kauravas; अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - the lord; बलेन (balena) - with the army; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - with Bhishma; भूरिश्रवसा (bhūriśravasā) - with Bhurishravas; च (ca) - and; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अभ्युद्ययौ (abhyudyayau) - advanced; उद्यतबाणपाणिः (udyatabāṇapāṇiḥ) - with raised bow and arrow in hand; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - the forest; दिधक्षन् (didhakṣan) - intending to burn; इव (iva) - like; धूमकेतुः (dhūmaketuḥ) - a comet;]

(The lord of the Kauravas, with the army, Bhishma, and Bhurishravas, advanced together, with raised bow and arrow in hand, intending to burn the forest like a comet.)

The leader of the Kauravas, accompanied by his forces, Bhishma, and Bhurishravas, moved forward with his bow and arrow ready, as if he were a comet about to set the forest ablaze.

अथार्जुनाय प्रजहार भल्ला; न्भूरिश्रवाः सप्त सुवर्णपुङ्खान्। दुर्योधनस्तोमरमुग्रवेगं; शल्यो गदां शान्तनवश्च शक्तिम् ॥६-५५-१०७॥

athārjunāya prajahāra bhallā; nbhūriśravāḥ sapta suvarṇapuṅkhān। duryodhanastomaramugravegaṃ; śalyo gadāṃ śāntanavaśca śaktim ॥6-55-107॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अर्जुनाय (arjunāya) - to Arjuna; प्रजहार (prajahāra) - discharged; भल्ला (bhallā) - arrows; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; सप्त (sapta) - seven; सुवर्णपुङ्खान् (suvarṇapuṅkhān) - golden-feathered; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तोमरम् (tomaram) - spear; उग्रवेगं (ugravegaṃ) - fierce-speed; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; गदां (gadāṃ) - mace; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - Śāntanava; च (ca) - and; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear;]

(Then Bhūriśravāḥ discharged seven golden-feathered arrows at Arjuna; Duryodhana hurled a fierce-speed spear; Śalya wielded a mace; and Śāntanava a spear.)

Then Bhūriśravāḥ shot seven golden-feathered arrows at Arjuna; Duryodhana threw a spear with great speed; Śalya wielded a mace; and Śāntanava held a spear.

स सप्तभिः सप्त शरप्रवेका; न्संवार्य भूरिश्रवसा विसृष्टान्। शितेन दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तं; क्षुरेण तत्तोमरमुन्ममाथ ॥६-५५-१०८॥

sa saptabhiḥ sapta śarapravekā; nsaṁvārya bhūriśravasā visṛṣṭān। śitena duryodhanabāhumuktaṁ; kṣureṇa tattomaramunmamātha ॥6-55-108॥

[स (sa) - he; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; सप्त (sapta) - seven; शरप्रवेका (śarapravekā) - arrows; संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having blocked; भूरिश्रवसा (bhūriśravasā) - by Bhurishravas; विसृष्टान् (visṛṣṭān) - released; शितेन (śitena) - sharp; दुर्योधनबाहुमुक्तं (duryodhanabāhumuktaṁ) - released by Duryodhana's arm; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; तत्तोमरम् (tattomaram) - that spear; उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - cut off;]

(He, with seven arrows, having blocked those released by Bhurishravas, cut off that spear released by Duryodhana's arm with a sharp razor.)

He blocked the seven arrows released by Bhurishravas and then cut off the spear released by Duryodhana's arm with a sharp razor.

ततः शुभामापततीं स शक्तिं; विद्युत्प्रभां शान्तनवेन मुक्ताम्। गदां च मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्तां; द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां निचकर्त वीरः ॥६-५५-१०९॥

tataḥ śubhām āpatatīṃ sa śaktiṃ; vidyutprabhāṃ śāṃtanavena muktām। gadāṃ ca madrādhipabāhumuktāṃ; dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ nicakarta vīraḥ ॥6-55-109॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious; आपततीम् (āpatatīṃ) - approaching; स (sa) - he; शक्तिम् (śaktiṃ) - spear; विद्युत्प्रभाम् (vidyutprabhām) - lightning-like; शान्तनवेन (śāṃtanavena) - by Śāṃtanu's son; मुक्ताम् (muktām) - released; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; च (ca) - and; मद्राधिपबाहुमुक्ताम् (madrādhipabāhumuktām) - released by the Madra king's arm; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - by two; शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - arrows; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut off; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero;]

(Then he, the hero, cut off the auspicious, lightning-like spear approaching, released by Śāṃtanu's son, and the mace released by the Madra king's arm, with two arrows.)

Then the hero skillfully intercepted and cut off the approaching auspicious spear, which shone like lightning and was released by Śāṃtanu's son, along with the mace hurled by the Madra king, using two arrows.

ततो भुजाभ्यां बलवद्विकृष्य; चित्रं धनुर्गाण्डिवमप्रमेयम्। माहेन्द्रमस्त्रं विधिवत्सुघोरं; प्रादुश्चकाराद्भुतमन्तरिक्षे ॥६-५५-११०॥

tato bhujābhyāṃ balavadvikṛṣya; citraṃ dhanurgāṇḍivamaprameyam। māhendramastraṃ vidhivatsughoram; prāduścakārādbhutamantarikṣe ॥6-55-110॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भुजाभ्यां (bhujābhyāṃ) - with both arms; बलवत् (balavat) - forcefully; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - drawing; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderful; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; गाण्डिवम् (gāṇḍivam) - Gandiva; अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable; माहेन्द्रम् (māhendram) - of Indra; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; सुघोरं (sughoram) - very fierce; प्रादुश्चकार (prāduścakāra) - manifested; आद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky;]

(Then, forcefully drawing the wonderful and immeasurable Gandiva bow with both arms, he properly manifested the very fierce weapon of Indra wonderfully in the sky.)

Then, with great strength, he drew the magnificent and immeasurable Gandiva bow with both arms and properly manifested the very fierce weapon of Indra in the sky, creating a wondrous sight.

तेनोत्तमास्त्रेण ततो महात्मा; सर्वाण्यनीकानि महाधनुष्मान्। शरौघजालैर्विमलाग्निवर्णै; र्निवारयामास किरीटमाली ॥६-५५-१११॥

tenottamāstreṇa tato mahātmā; sarvāṇyanīkāni mahādhanuṣmān। śaraughajālairvimalāgnivarṇai; rnivārayāmāsa kirīṭamālī ॥6-55-111॥

[तेन (tena) - by that; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - weapon; ततः (tataḥ) - then; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; महाधनुष्मान् (mahādhanuṣmān) - great archer; शरौघजालैः (śaraughajālaiḥ) - with torrents of arrows; विमल (vimala) - pure; अग्निवर्णैः (agnivarṇaiḥ) - fire-colored; निवारयामास (nivārayāmāsa) - restrained; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - the one with a crown;]

(Then the great soul, the great archer, restrained all the armies with torrents of arrows that were pure and fire-colored, by that excellent weapon.)

Then the great soul, adorned with a crown, used his excellent weapon to hold back all the armies with a barrage of pure, fire-colored arrows.

शिलीमुखाः पार्थधनुःप्रमुक्ता; रथान्ध्वजाग्राणि धनूंषि बाहून्। निकृत्य देहान्विविशुः परेषां; नरेन्द्रनागेन्द्रतुरङ्गमाणाम् ॥६-५५-११२॥

śilīmukhāḥ pārthadhanuḥpramuktā; rathāndhvajāgrāṇi dhanūṃṣi bāhūn। nikṛtya dehān viviśuḥ pareṣāṃ; narendranāgendraturaṅgamāṇām ॥6-55-112॥

[शिलीमुखाः (śilīmukhāḥ) - arrows; पार्थधनुःप्रमुक्ता (pārthadhanuḥpramuktā) - released from Arjuna's bow; रथान्ध्वजाग्राणि (rathāndhvajāgrāṇi) - chariots' banners; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - cut off; देहान् (dehān) - bodies; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; परेषां (pareṣāṃ) - of the enemies; नरेन्द्रनागेन्द्रतुरङ्गमाणाम् (narendranāgendraturaṅgamāṇām) - of kings, elephants, and horses;]

(Arrows released from Arjuna's bow cut off the chariots' banners, bows, and arms, and entered the bodies of the enemies, including kings, elephants, and horses.)

The arrows shot by Arjuna severed the banners, bows, and arms of the enemy chariots, penetrating the bodies of enemy kings, elephants, and horses.

ततो दिशश्चानुदिशश्च पार्थः; शरैः सुधारैर्निशितैर्वितत्य। गाण्डीवशब्देन मनांसि तेषां; किरीटमाली व्यथयां चकार ॥६-५५-११३॥

tato diśaścānudiśaśca pārthaḥ; śaraiḥ sudhārairniśitairvitatya। gāṇḍīvaśabdena manāṁsi teṣāṁ; kirīṭamālī vyathayāṁ cakāra ॥6-55-113॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; च (ca) - and; अनुदिशः (anudiśaḥ) - sub-directions; च (ca) - and; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सुधारैः (sudhāraiḥ) - very sharp; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - keen; वितत्य (vitatya) - spreading; गाण्डीवशब्देन (gāṇḍīvaśabdena) - with the sound of Gandiva; मनांसि (manāṁsi) - minds; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - the one with a diadem; व्यथयाम् (vyathayām) - agitated; चकार (cakāra) - did.;]

(Then Arjuna, the one with a diadem, spread very sharp and keen arrows in all directions and sub-directions, agitating their minds with the sound of Gandiva.)

Arjuna, adorned with a diadem, then spread his sharp and keen arrows in all directions, causing agitation in their minds with the resounding noise of his Gandiva bow.

तस्मिंस्तथा घोरतमे प्रवृत्ते; शङ्खस्वना दुन्दुभिनिस्वनाश्च। अन्तर्हिता गाण्डिवनिस्वनेन; भभूवुरुग्राश्च रणप्रणादाः ॥६-५५-११४॥

tasmiṁstathā ghoratame pravṛtte; śaṅkhasvanā dundubhinisvanāśca। antarhitā gāṇḍivanisvanena; bhabhūvurugrāśca raṇapraṇādāḥ ॥6-55-114॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; घोरतमे (ghoratame) - most terrible; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - having commenced; शङ्खस्वनाः (śaṅkhasvanāḥ) - conch sounds; दुन्दुभिनिस्वनाः (dundubhinisvanāḥ) - drum sounds; च (ca) - and; अन्तर्हिताः (antarhitāḥ) - were concealed; गाण्डिवनिस्वनेन (gāṇḍivanisvanena) - by the sound of Gandiva; भभूवुः (bhabhūvuḥ) - became; उग्राः (ugrāḥ) - fierce; च (ca) - and; रणप्रणादाः (raṇapraṇādāḥ) - battle cries;]

(In that most terrible situation having commenced, the conch sounds and drum sounds were concealed by the sound of Gandiva, and the battle cries became fierce.)

In that dire situation, as the battle commenced, the sounds of conches and drums were drowned out by the sound of Gandiva, and the battle cries became fierce.

गाण्डीवशब्दं तमथो विदित्वा; विराटराजप्रमुखा नृवीराः। पाञ्चालराजो द्रुपदश्च वीर; स्तं देशमाजग्मुरदीनसत्त्वाः ॥६-५५-११५॥

gāṇḍīvaśabdaṃ tamatho viditvā; virāṭarājapramukhā nṛvīrāḥ। pāñcālarājo drupadaśca vīra; staṃ deśamājagmuradīnasattvāḥ ॥6-55-115॥

[गाण्डीवशब्दं (gāṇḍīvaśabdaṃ) - sound of the Gandiva bow; तम् (tam) - that; अथ (atha) - then; विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known; विराटराजप्रमुखा (virāṭarājapramukhā) - headed by King Virata; नृवीराः (nṛvīrāḥ) - heroes among men; पाञ्चालराजः (pāñcālarājaḥ) - King of Panchala; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; तम् (tam) - that; देशम् (deśam) - place; आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - arrived; अदीनसत्त्वाः (adīnasattvāḥ) - with undepressed courage;]

(Having known the sound of the Gandiva bow, the heroes among men, headed by King Virata, the King of Panchala, Drupada, and the hero, arrived at that place with undepressed courage.)

Upon hearing the sound of the Gandiva bow, the brave warriors, led by King Virata, including the King of Panchala, Drupada, and other heroes, arrived at the place with unwavering courage.

सर्वाणि सैन्यानि तु तावकानि; यतो यतो गाण्डिवजः प्रणादः। ततस्ततः संनतिमेव जग्मु; र्न तं प्रतीपोऽभिससार कश्चित् ॥६-५५-११६॥

sarvāṇi sainyāni tu tāvakāni; yato yato gāṇḍivajaḥ praṇādaḥ। tatastataḥ saṁnatimeva jagmu; rna taṁ pratīpo'bhisasāra kaścit ॥6-55-116॥

[सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; तु (tu) - but; तावकानि (tāvakāni) - yours; यतः (yataḥ) - where; यतः (yataḥ) - where; गाण्डिवजः (gāṇḍivajaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रणादः (praṇādaḥ) - sound; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ततः (tataḥ) - then; संनतिम् (saṁnatim) - humility; एव (eva) - only; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; र्न (rna) - not; तम् (tam) - him; प्रतीपः (pratīpaḥ) - against; अभिससार (abhisasāra) - approached; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone;]

(All the armies, but yours; wherever Arjuna's sound was heard, there they went in humility; no one approached him against.)

All the armies, except yours, moved with humility wherever they heard the sound of Arjuna's bow. No one dared to confront him.

तस्मिन्सुघोरे नृपसम्प्रहारे; हताः प्रवीराः सरथाः ससूताः। गजाश्च नाराचनिपाततप्ता; महापताकाः शुभरुक्मकक्ष्याः ॥६-५५-११७॥

tasmin sughore nṛpasamprahāre; hatāḥ pravīrāḥ sarathāḥ sasūtāḥ। gajāś ca nārācanipātataptā; mahāpatākāḥ śubharukmakakṣyāḥ ॥6-55-117॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; सुघोरे (sughore) - terrible; नृपसम्प्रहारे (nṛpasamprahāre) - battle of kings; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; प्रवीराः (pravīrāḥ) - heroes; सरथाः (sarathāḥ) - with chariots; ससूताः (sasūtāḥ) - with charioteers; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; नाराचनिपाततप्ता (nārācanipātataptā) - scorched by the fall of iron arrows; महापताकाः (mahāpatākāḥ) - great banners; शुभरुक्मकक्ष्याः (śubharukmakakṣyāḥ) - with beautiful golden girdles;]

(In that terrible battle of kings, the heroes were killed with chariots and charioteers; the elephants, scorched by the fall of iron arrows, with great banners and beautiful golden girdles.)

In that dreadful battle of kings, the valiant warriors were slain along with their chariots and charioteers; the elephants, struck down by iron arrows, bore great banners and adorned with beautiful golden girdles.

परीतसत्त्वाः सहसा निपेतुः; किरीटिना भिन्नतनुत्रकायाः। दृढाहताः पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगैः; पार्थेन भल्लैर्निशितैः शिताग्रैः ॥६-५५-११८॥

parītasattvāḥ sahasā nipetuḥ; kirīṭinā bhinnatanutrakāyāḥ। dṛḍhāhatāḥ patribhirugravegaiḥ; pārthena bhallairniśitaiḥ śitāgraiḥ ॥6-55-118॥

[परीतसत्त्वाः (parītasattvāḥ) - surrounded beings; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; भिन्नतनुत्रकायाः (bhinnatanutrakāyāḥ) - with shattered bodies; दृढाहताः (dṛḍhāhatāḥ) - firmly struck; पत्रिभिः (patribhih) - by arrows; उग्रवेगैः (ugravegaiḥ) - with fierce speed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with shafts; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शिताग्रैः (śitāgraiḥ) - with pointed tips;]

(The surrounded beings suddenly fell down; with shattered bodies by the crowned one. Firmly struck by arrows with fierce speed; by Arjuna with sharp shafts with pointed tips.)

The surrounded warriors suddenly fell, their bodies shattered by the crowned one. They were struck firmly by Arjuna's arrows, which flew with fierce speed and had sharp, pointed tips.

निकृत्तयन्त्रा निहतेन्द्रकीला; ध्वजा महान्तो ध्वजिनीमुखेषु। पदातिसङ्घाश्च रथाश्च सङ्ख्ये; हयाश्च नागाश्च धनञ्जयेन ॥६-५५-११९॥

nikṛttayantrā nihatendrakīlā; dhvajā mahānto dhvajinīmukheṣu। padātisaṅghāśca rathāśca saṅkhye; hayāśca nāgāśca dhanañjayena ॥6-55-119॥

[निकृत्तयन्त्रा (nikṛttayantrā) - with broken machines; निहतेन्द्रकीला (nihatendrakīlā) - with destroyed Indra's posts; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags; महान्तः (mahāntaḥ) - great; ध्वजिनीमुखेषु (dhvajinīmukheṣu) - at the forefront of the army; पदातिसङ्घाः (padātisaṅghāḥ) - infantry groups; च (ca) - and; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]

(With broken machines and destroyed Indra's posts, great flags at the forefront of the army; infantry groups, chariots, horses, and elephants in the battle by Dhananjaya (Arjuna).)

The battlefield was filled with broken machines and destroyed posts of Indra, with great flags at the forefront of the army. Infantry groups, chariots, horses, and elephants were all led by Dhananjaya (Arjuna) in the battle.

बाणाहतास्तूर्णमपेतसत्त्वा; विष्टभ्य गात्राणि निपेतुरुर्व्याम्। ऐन्द्रेण तेनास्त्रवरेण राज; न्महाहवे भिन्नतनुत्रदेहाः ॥६-५५-१२०॥

bāṇāhatāstūrṇamapetasattvā; viṣṭabhya gātrāṇi nipetururvyām। aindreṇa tenāstravareṇa rāja; nmahāhave bhinnatanutradehāḥ ॥6-55-120॥

[बाणाहताः (bāṇāhatāḥ) - struck by arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अपेतसत्त्वाः (apetasattvāḥ) - devoid of strength; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having supported; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - bodies; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the ground; ऐन्द्रेण (aindreṇa) - by Indra's; तेन (tena) - by that; अस्त्रवरेण (astravareṇa) - excellent weapon; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; भिन्नतनुत्रदेहाः (bhinnatanutradehāḥ) - bodies with shattered limbs;]

(Struck by arrows, quickly devoid of strength, having supported their bodies, they fell on the ground. By Indra's excellent weapon, O king, in the great battle, bodies with shattered limbs.)

Struck by arrows and quickly losing their strength, they supported themselves briefly before falling to the ground. O king, in the great battle, the bodies were shattered by Indra's excellent weapon.

ततः शरौघैर्निशितैः किरीटिना; नृदेहशस्त्रक्षतलोहितोदा। नदी सुघोरा नरदेहफेना; प्रवर्तिता तत्र रणाजिरे वै ॥६-५५-१२१॥

tataḥ śaraughairniśitaiḥ kirīṭinā; nṛdehaśastrakṣatalohitodā। nadī sughorā naradehaphenā; pravartitā tatra raṇājire vai ॥6-55-121॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna; नृदेह (nṛdeha) - human bodies; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; क्षत (kṣata) - wounded; लोहित (lohit) - blood; उदा (udā) - water; नदी (nadī) - river; सुघोरा (sughorā) - very terrible; नरदेह (naradeha) - human bodies; फेना (phenā) - foam; प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - was set in motion; तत्र (tatra) - there; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield; वै (vai) - indeed;]

(Then, with showers of sharp arrows by Arjuna, a river with water of blood from wounded human bodies and weapons, very terrible with foam of human bodies, was set in motion there in the battlefield indeed.)

Then Arjuna, with his sharp arrows, created a terrifying river of blood from the wounded bodies and weapons, foaming with human bodies, which flowed fiercely on the battlefield.

वेगेन सातीव पृथुप्रवाहा; प्रसुस्रुता भैरवारावरूपा। परेतनागाश्वशरीररोधा; नरान्त्रमज्जाभृतमांसपङ्का ॥६-५५-१२२॥

vegena sātīva pṛthupravāhā; prasusrutā bhairavārāvarūpā। paretanāgāśvaśarīrarodhā; narāntramajjābhṛtamāṃsapaṅkā ॥6-55-122॥

[वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; स (sa) - that; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; पृथु (pṛthu) - broad; प्रवाहा (pravāhā) - streams; प्रसुस्रुता (prasusrutā) - flowing; भैरव (bhairava) - terrifying; अरावरूपा (arāvarūpā) - of dreadful appearance; परेत (pareta) - of the dead; नाग (nāga) - serpents; अश्व (aśva) - horses; शरीर (śarīra) - bodies; रोधा (rodhā) - obstructing; नर (nara) - human; अन्त्र (antra) - intestines; मज्जा (majjā) - marrow; भृत (bhṛta) - filled with; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; पङ्का (paṅkā) - mud;]

(With speed, those extremely broad streams, flowing with terrifying and dreadful appearance, obstructed by the bodies of dead serpents and horses, filled with human intestines, marrow, and flesh mud.)

The swift and extremely wide streams, with a terrifying and dreadful appearance, were flowing, obstructed by the bodies of dead serpents and horses, filled with human intestines, marrow, and flesh mud.

प्रभूतरक्षोगणभूतसेविता; शिरःकपालाकुलकेशशाद्वला। शरीरसङ्घातसहस्रवाहिनी; विशीर्णनानाकवचोर्मिसङ्कुला ॥६-५५-१२३॥

prabhūtarakṣogaṇabhūtasevitā; śiraḥkapālākulakeśaśādvalā। śarīrasaṅghātasahasravāhinī; viśīrṇanānākavacormisaṅkulā ॥6-55-123॥

[प्रभूत (prabhūta) - abundant; रक्षोगण (rakṣogaṇa) - of demon hosts; भूत (bhūta) - spirits; सेविता (sevitā) - served by; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कपाल (kapāla) - skulls; आकुल (ākula) - filled with; केश (keśa) - hair; शाद्वला (śādvalā) - green; शरीर (śarīra) - body; सङ्घात (saṅghāta) - mass; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousands; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - carrying; विशीर्ण (viśīrṇa) - torn; नाना (nānā) - various; कवच (kavaca) - armors; ऊर्मि (ūrmi) - waves; सङ्कुला (saṅkulā) - crowded with;]

(Served by abundant hosts of demons and spirits; filled with skulls and green hair. Carrying thousands of masses of bodies; crowded with torn waves of various armors.)

The entity is served by numerous hosts of demons and spirits, adorned with skulls and green hair. It carries thousands of bodies, surrounded by torn waves of various armors.

नराश्वनागास्थिनिकृत्तशर्करा; विनाशपातालवती भयावहा। तां कङ्कमालावृतगृध्रकह्वैः; क्रव्यादसङ्घैश्च तरक्षुभिश्च ॥६-५५-१२४॥

narāśvanāgāsthinikṛttaśarkarā; vināśapātālavati bhayāvahā। tāṃ kaṅkamālāvṛtagṛdhrakahvaiḥ; kravyādasaṅghaiśca tarakṣubhiśca ॥6-55-124॥

[नर (nara) - man; अश्व (aśva) - horse; नाग (nāga) - elephant; अस्थि (asthi) - bone; निकृत्त (nikṛtta) - cut; शर्करा (śarkarā) - gravel; विनाश (vināśa) - destruction; पातालवती (pātālavati) - underworld; भयावहा (bhayāvahā) - frightening; तां (tāṃ) - that; कङ्क (kaṅka) - vulture; माला (mālā) - garland; आवृत (āvṛta) - covered; गृध्र (gṛdhra) - eagle; कह्वैः (kahvaiḥ) - with cries; क्रव्याद (kravyāda) - carnivorous; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - groups; च (ca) - and; तरक्षुभिः (tarakṣubhiḥ) - jackals; च (ca) - and;]

(The gravel was cut with the bones of men, horses, and elephants; it was a frightening underworld of destruction. That place was covered with vultures, eagles with cries, and groups of carnivorous animals and jackals.)

The ground was strewn with the bones of men, horses, and elephants, creating a terrifying scene reminiscent of the underworld. It was a place haunted by vultures, eagles, and packs of carnivorous beasts and jackals.

उपेतकूलां ददृशुः समन्तात्क्रूरां महावैतरणीप्रकाशाम्। प्रवर्तितामर्जुनबाणसङ्घैर्मेदोवसासृक्प्रवहां सुभीमाम् ॥६-५५-१२५॥

upetakūlāṃ dadṛśuḥ samantāt krūrāṃ mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśām। pravartitāmarjunabāṇasaṅghair medovasāsṛkpravahāṃ subhīmām ॥6-55-125॥

[उपेतकूलाम् (upetakūlam) - approached the banks; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; क्रूराम् (krūrām) - fierce; महावैतरणीप्रकाशाम् (mahāvaitaraṇīprakāśām) - appearing like the great Vaitarani; प्रवर्तिताम् (pravartitām) - set in motion; अर्जुनबाणसङ्घैः (arjunabāṇasaṅghaiḥ) - by the multitude of Arjuna's arrows; मेदोवसासृक्प्रवहाम् (medovasāsṛkpravahām) - flowing with fat, flesh, and blood; सुभीमाम् (subhīmām) - very terrible;]

(They saw all around the banks approached, fierce, appearing like the great Vaitarani, set in motion by the multitude of Arjuna's arrows, flowing with fat, flesh, and blood, very terrible.)

They saw the banks all around, fierce and terrifying, resembling the great river Vaitarani, set in motion by the multitude of Arjuna's arrows, flowing with fat, flesh, and blood, and appearing very dreadful.

ते चेदिपाञ्चालकरूषमत्स्याः; पार्थाश्च सर्वे सहिताः प्रणेदुः। वित्रास्य सेनां ध्वजिनीपतीनां; सिंहो मृगाणामिव यूथसङ्घान् ॥ विनेदतुस्तावतिहर्षयुक्तौ; गाण्डीवधन्वा च जनार्दनश्च ॥६-५५-१२६॥

te cedipāñcālakarūṣamatsyāḥ; pārthāśca sarve sahitāḥ praṇeduḥ। vitrāsya senāṃ dhvajinīpatīnāṃ; siṃho mṛgāṇāmiva yūthasaṅghān ॥ vinedatustāvatiharṣayuktau; gāṇḍīvadhanvā ca janārdanaśca ॥6-55-126॥

[ते (te) - they; चेदि (cedi) - Cedi; पाञ्चाल (pāñcāla) - Panchala; करूष (karūṣa) - Karusha; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; प्रणेदुः (praṇeduḥ) - roared; वित्रास्य (vitrāsya) - frightening; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; ध्वजिनीपतीनां (dhvajinīpatīnāṃ) - of the leaders of the troops; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; मृगाणाम् (mṛgāṇām) - of animals; इव (iva) - like; यूथसङ्घान् (yūthasaṅghān) - herds; विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - roared; तावत् (tāvat) - then; इहर्षयुक्तौ (iharṣayuktau) - filled with great joy; गाण्डीवधन्वा (gāṇḍīvadhanvā) - Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and;]

(They, the Cedis, Panchalas, Karushas, Matsyas, and the sons of Pritha, all together roared, frightening the army of the leaders of the troops, like a lion frightens herds of animals. Then, filled with great joy, Arjuna, the wielder of the Gandiva bow, and Krishna roared.)

The Cedis, Panchalas, Karushas, Matsyas, and the sons of Pritha all roared together, terrifying the army leaders like a lion terrifies herds of animals. Then, filled with great joy, Arjuna and Krishna roared.

ततो रविं संहृतरश्मिजालं; दृष्ट्वा भृशं शस्त्रपरिक्षताङ्गाः। तदैन्द्रमस्त्रं विततं सुघोर; मसह्यमुद्वीक्ष्य युगान्तकल्पम् ॥६-५५-१२७॥

tato raviṁ saṁhṛtaraśmijālaṁ; dṛṣṭvā bhṛśaṁ śastraparikṣatāṅgāḥ। tadāindramastraṁ vitataṁ sughora; masahyamudvīkṣya yugāntakalpam ॥6-55-127॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रविम् (ravim) - sun; संहृतरश्मिजालम् (saṁhṛtaraśmijālam) - withdrawn rays; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; शस्त्रपरिक्षताङ्गाः (śastraparikṣatāṅgāḥ) - limbs wounded by weapons; तदा (tadā) - then; ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - Indra's; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; विततम् (vitatam) - spread; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very fierce; असह्यम् (asahyam) - unbearable; उद्वीक्ष्य (udvīkṣya) - seeing; युगान्तकल्पम् (yugāntakalpam) - like the end of an age;]

(Then, seeing the sun with withdrawn rays, and the limbs intensely wounded by weapons, then the very fierce and unbearable Indra's weapon, spread like the end of an age.)

Then, observing the sun whose rays were withdrawn and the limbs severely wounded by weapons, the very fierce and unbearable weapon of Indra was spread, resembling the end of an era.

अथापयानं कुरवः सभीष्माः; सद्रोणदुर्योधनबाह्लिकाश्च। चक्रुर्निशां सन्धिगतां समीक्ष्य; विभावसोर्लोहितराजियुक्ताम् ॥६-५५-१२८॥

athāpayānaṃ kuravaḥ sabhīṣmāḥ; sadroṇaduryodhanabāhlikāśca। cakrurniśāṃ sandhigatāṃ samīkṣya; vibhāvasorlohitārājiyuktām ॥6-55-128॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अपयानं (apayānaṃ) - retreat; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सभीष्माः (sabhīṣmāḥ) - with Bhishma; सद्रोणदुर्योधनबाह्लिकाः (sadroṇaduryodhanabāhlikāḥ) - with Drona, Duryodhana, and Bahlika; च (ca) - and; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; निशां (niśāṃ) - night; सन्धिगतां (sandhigatāṃ) - approaching; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - observing; विभावसः (vibhāvasoḥ) - of the sun; लोहितराजियुक्ताम् (lohitārājiyuktām) - endowed with red rays;]

(Then the Kurus, with Bhishma, Drona, Duryodhana, and Bahlika, made a retreat, observing the night approaching, endowed with the red rays of the sun.)

Then the Kuru warriors, along with Bhishma, Drona, Duryodhana, and Bahlika, decided to retreat as they observed the night approaching, with the sun's red rays filling the sky.

अवाप्य कीर्तिं च यशश्च लोके; विजित्य शत्रूंश्च धनञ्जयोऽपि। ययौ नरेन्द्रैः सह सोदरैश्च; समाप्तकर्मा शिबिरं निशायाम् ॥ ततः प्रजज्ञे तुमुलः कुरूणां; निशामुखे घोरतरः प्रणादः ॥६-५५-१२९॥

avāpya kīrtiṃ ca yaśaśca loke; vijitya śatrūṃśca dhanañjayo'pi। yayau narendraiḥ saha sodaraiśca; samāptakarmā śibiraṃ niśāyām ॥ tataḥ prajajñe tumulaḥ kurūṇāṃ; niśāmukhe ghorataraḥ praṇādaḥ ॥6-55-129॥

[अवाप्य (avāpya) - having obtained; कीर्तिं (kīrtiṃ) - fame; च (ca) - and; यशः (yaśaḥ) - glory; च (ca) - and; लोके (loke) - in the world; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; च (ca) - and; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; ययौ (yayau) - went; नरेन्द्रैः (narendraiḥ) - with kings; सह (saha) - with; सोधरैः (sodaraiḥ) - with brothers; च (ca) - and; समाप्तकर्मा (samāptakarmā) - having completed the task; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - to the camp; निशायाम् (niśāyām) - at night; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रजज्ञे (prajajñe) - arose; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; निशामुखे (niśāmukhe) - at the beginning of the night; घोरतरः (ghorataraḥ) - very terrible; प्रणादः (praṇādaḥ) - sound;]

(Having obtained fame and glory in the world, and having conquered the enemies, Arjuna also went with the kings and brothers, having completed the task, to the camp at night. Then arose a tumultuous and very terrible sound of the Kurus at the beginning of the night.)

After achieving fame and glory in the world and defeating his enemies, Arjuna, along with the kings and his brothers, returned to the camp at night after completing his task. Then, at the onset of night, a tumultuous and dreadful sound arose from the Kurus.

रणे रथानामयुतं निहत्य; हता गजाः सप्तशतार्जुनेन। प्राच्याश्च सौवीरगणाश्च सर्वे; निपातिताः क्षुद्रकमालवाश्च ॥ महत्कृतं कर्म धनञ्जयेन; कर्तुं यथा नार्हति कश्चिदन्यः ॥६-५५-१३०॥

raṇe rathānāmayutaṃ nihatya; hatā gajāḥ saptaśatārjunena। prācyāśca sauvīragaṇāśca sarve; nipātitāḥ kṣudrakamālavāśca ॥ mahatkṛtaṃ karma dhanañjayena; kartuṃ yathā nārhati kaścidanyaḥ ॥6-55-130॥

[रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; हता (hatā) - killed; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; सप्तशत (saptaśata) - seven hundred; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; प्राच्याः (prācyāḥ) - easterners; च (ca) - and; सौवीरगणाः (sauvīragaṇāḥ) - tribes of Sauvira; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - felled; क्षुद्रकमालवाः (kṣudrakamālavāḥ) - Kshudraka and Malava; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; कर्म (karma) - deed; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; यथा (yathā) - as; न (na) - not; अर्हति (arhati) - is able; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - else;]

(In battle, having slain ten thousand chariots; seven hundred elephants were killed by Arjuna. The easterners and all the tribes of Sauvira; the Kshudraka and Malava were felled. A great deed was done by Dhananjaya; as no one else is able to do.)

In the battle, Arjuna slew ten thousand chariots and seven hundred elephants. All the easterners and the tribes of Sauvira, along with the Kshudraka and Malava, were defeated. This great feat was accomplished by Dhananjaya, something no one else could achieve.

श्रुतायुरम्बष्ठपतिश्च राजा; तथैव दुर्मर्षणचित्रसेनौ। द्रोणः कृपः सैन्धवबाह्लिकौ च; भूरिश्रवाः शल्यशलौ च राजन् ॥ स्वबाहुवीर्येण जिताः सभीष्माः; किरीटिना लोकमहारथेन ॥६-५५-१३१॥

śrutāyurambaṣṭhapatiśca rājā; tathaiva durmarṣaṇacitrasenau। droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ saindhavabāhlikau ca; bhūriśravāḥ śalyaśalau ca rājan ॥ svabāhuvīryeṇa jitāḥ sabhīṣmāḥ; kirīṭinā lokamahārathena ॥6-55-131॥

[श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Śrutāyuḥ; अम्बष्ठपतिः (ambaṣṭhapatiḥ) - Ambaṣṭhapati; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; तथैव (tathaiva) - also; दुर्मर्षण (durmarṣaṇa) - Durmarṣaṇa; चित्रसेनौ (citrasenau) - Citrasena; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; सैन्धवबाह्लिकौ (saindhavabāhlikau) - Saindhava and Bāhlika; च (ca) - and; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; शल्यशलौ (śalyaśalau) - Śalya and Śala; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वबाहुवीर्येण (svabāhuvīryeṇa) - by his own arm's strength; जिताः (jitāḥ) - conquered; सभीष्माः (sabhīṣmāḥ) - with Bhīṣma; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna; लोकमहारथेन (lokamahārathena) - the great charioteer of the world;]

(Śrutāyuḥ, Ambaṣṭhapati, and the king; also Durmarṣaṇa and Citrasena. Droṇa, Kṛpa, Saindhava and Bāhlika; Bhūriśravāḥ, Śalya and Śala, O king, were conquered by Arjuna, the great charioteer of the world, by his own arm's strength, along with Bhīṣma.)

Śrutāyuḥ, Ambaṣṭhapati, and the king, along with Durmarṣaṇa and Citrasena, as well as Droṇa, Kṛpa, Saindhava, Bāhlika, Bhūriśravāḥ, Śalya, and Śala, were all defeated by Arjuna, the great charioteer of the world, through his own prowess, even with Bhīṣma on their side.

इति ब्रुवन्तः शिबिराणि जग्मुः; सर्वे गणा भारत ये त्वदीयाः। उल्कासहस्रैश्च सुसम्प्रदीप्तै; र्विभ्राजमानैश्च तथा प्रदीपैः ॥ किरीटिवित्रासितसर्वयोधा; चक्रे निवेशं ध्वजिनी कुरूणाम् ॥६-५५-१३२॥

iti bruvantaḥ śibirāṇi jagmuḥ; sarve gaṇā bhārata ye tvadīyāḥ। ulkāsahasraiśca susampradīptai; rvibhrājamānaiśca tathā pradīpaiḥ ॥ kirīṭivitrāsitasarvayodhā; cakre niveśaṃ dhvajinī kurūṇām ॥6-55-132॥

[इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवन्तः (bruvantaḥ) - speaking; शिबिराणि (śibirāṇi) - camps; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; सर्वे (sarve) - all; गणा (gaṇā) - troops; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; ये (ye) - who; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; उल्कासहस्रैः (ulkāsahasraiḥ) - with thousands of torches; च (ca) - and; सुसम्प्रदीप्तैः (susampradīptaiḥ) - well-lit; विभ्राजमानैः (vibhrājamānaiḥ) - shining; तथा (tathā) - also; प्रदीपैः (pradīpaiḥ) - with lamps; किरीटिवित्रासितसर्वयोधा (kirīṭivitrāsitasarvayodhā) - all warriors frightened by Arjuna; चक्रे (cakre) - made; निवेशं (niveśaṃ) - camp; ध्वजिनी (dhvajinī) - army; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas;]

(Thus speaking, all your troops, O Bharata, went to the camps. With thousands of well-lit and shining torches and lamps, all the warriors frightened by Arjuna made the camp of the Kaurava army.)

Thus, speaking in this manner, all your troops, O Bharata, proceeded to their camps. The camps were illuminated with thousands of well-lit and shining torches and lamps. All the warriors, frightened by Arjuna, set up the camp for the Kaurava army.