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Core and Pancharatra: The great battle involving Saumadatta and Bhūriśravas. Fifth day comes to an end.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अथ राजन्महाबाहुः सात्यकिर्युद्धदुर्मदः। विकृष्य चापं समरे भारसाधनमुत्तमम् ॥६-७०-१॥
atha rājanmahābāhuḥ sātyakiryuddhadurmadaḥ। vikṛṣya cāpaṃ samare bhārasādhanamuttamam ॥6-70-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - fierce in battle; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - drawing; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; समरे (samare) - in battle; भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - burden-bearer; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Then, O king, the mighty-armed Satyaki, fierce in battle, drawing the excellent bow, the burden-bearer in battle.)
Then, O king, the mighty-armed Satyaki, fierce in battle, drew his excellent bow, ready to bear the burden of the fight.
प्रामुञ्चत्पुङ्खसंयुक्ताञ्शरानाशीविषोपमान्। प्रकाशं लघु चित्रं च दर्शयन्नस्त्रलाघवम् ॥६-७०-२॥
prāmuñcatpuṅkhasaṃyuktāñśarānāśīviṣopamān। prakāśaṃ laghu citraṃ ca darśayannastralāghavam ॥6-70-2॥
[प्रामुञ्चत् (prāmuñcat) - releasing; पुङ्ख (puṅkha) - feather; संयुक्तान् (saṃyuktān) - joined; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - poisonous snakes; उपमान् (upamān) - comparable; प्रकाशं (prakāśam) - brightly; लघु (laghu) - swiftly; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderfully; च (ca) - and; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; अस्त्रलाघवम् (astralāghavam) - skill in weaponry;]
(Releasing arrows joined with feathers, comparable to poisonous snakes, brightly, swiftly, and wonderfully, showing skill in weaponry.)
He released arrows with feathered shafts, resembling venomous serpents, displaying his skill in weaponry with brightness, swiftness, and wonder.
तस्य विक्षिपतश्चापं शरानन्यांश्च मुञ्चतः। आददानस्य भूयश्च संदधानस्य चापरान् ॥६-७०-३॥
tasya vikṣipataścāpaṃ śarānanyāṃśca muñcataḥ। ādadānasya bhūyaśca saṃdadhānasya cāparān ॥6-70-3॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; विक्षिपतः (vikṣipataḥ) - throwing; च (ca) - and; अपं (apaṃ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; च (ca) - and; मुञ्चतः (muñcataḥ) - releasing; आददानस्य (ādadānasya) - taking; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; संदधानस्य (saṃdadhānasya) - fixing; च (ca) - and; अपरान् (aparān) - other;]
(His bow throwing and releasing other arrows, taking again and fixing other.)
He was throwing his bow and releasing other arrows, while simultaneously taking and fixing more arrows.
क्षिपतश्च शरानस्य रणे शत्रून्विनिघ्नतः। ददृशे रूपमत्यर्थं मेघस्येव प्रवर्षतः ॥६-७०-४॥
kṣipataśca śarānasya raṇe śatrūnvinighnataḥ। dadṛśe rūpamatyarthaṃ meghasyeva pravarṣataḥ ॥6-70-4॥
[क्षिपतः (kṣipataḥ) - throwing; च (ca) - and; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अस्य (asya) - his; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विनिघ्नतः (vinighnataḥ) - slaying; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly; मेघस्य (meghasya) - of a cloud; इव (iva) - like; प्रवर्षतः (pravarṣataḥ) - pouring down;]
(Throwing arrows and slaying his enemies in battle, his form was seen exceedingly like a cloud pouring down.)
In the battle, as he was throwing arrows and slaying his enemies, his form appeared exceedingly like that of a cloud pouring down rain.
तमुदीर्यन्तमालोक्य राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः। रथानामयुतं तस्य प्रेषयामास भारत ॥६-७०-५॥
tamudīryantamālokya rājā duryodhanastataḥ। rathānāmayutaṃ tasya preṣayāmāsa bhārata ॥6-70-5॥
[तम् (tam) - that; उदीर्यन्तम् (udīryantam) - rising; आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen; राजा (rājā) - king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand; तस्य (tasya) - his; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Having seen that rising, King Duryodhana then sent ten thousand of his chariots, O Bharata.)
Upon witnessing the rising, King Duryodhana dispatched ten thousand of his chariots, O Bharata.
तांस्तु सर्वान्महेष्वासान्सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। जघान परमेष्वासो दिव्येनास्त्रेण वीर्यवान् ॥६-७०-६॥
tāṃstu sarvānmaheṣvāsānsātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ। jaghāna parameṣvāso divyenāstreṇa vīryavān ॥6-70-6॥
[तांस् (tāṃs) - them; तु (tu) - but; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true prowess; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; परमेष्वासः (parameṣvāsaḥ) - the supreme archer; दिव्येन (divyena) - with divine; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - weapon; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the heroic;]
(But Satyaki, of true prowess, the supreme archer, killed all those great archers with a divine weapon, being heroic.)
Satyaki, known for his true prowess and heroism, used a divine weapon to slay all the great archers.
स कृत्वा दारुणं कर्म प्रगृहीतशरासनः। आससाद ततो वीरो भूरिश्रवसमाहवे ॥६-७०-७॥
sa kṛtvā dāruṇaṃ karma pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ। āsasāda tato vīro bhūriśravasamāhave ॥6-70-7॥
[स (sa) - he; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; दारुणं (dāruṇam) - terrible; कर्म (karma) - deed; प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - holding; शरासनः (śarāsanaḥ) - bow; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(He, having done a terrible deed, holding his bow, then the hero approached Bhūriśravas in battle.)
After committing a dreadful act and holding his bow, the hero then approached Bhūriśravas in the battle.
स हि संदृश्य सेनां तां युयुधानेन पातिताम्। अभ्यधावत सङ्क्रुद्धः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः ॥६-७०-८॥
sa hi saṃdṛśya senāṃ tāṃ yuyudhānena pātitām। abhyadhāvata saṅkruddhaḥ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ ॥6-70-8॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; संदृश्य (saṃdṛśya) - seeing; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; तां (tāṃ) - that; युयुधानेन (yuyudhānena) - by Yuyudhana; पातिताम् (pātitām) - fallen; अभ्यधावत (abhyadhāvata) - rushed; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; कीर्तिवर्धनः (kīrtivardhanaḥ) - fame-enhancer;]
(He, indeed, seeing that army fallen by Yuyudhana, rushed angrily, the fame-enhancer of the Kurus.)
He, indeed, upon seeing the army that had been struck down by Yuyudhana, rushed forward in anger, enhancing the fame of the Kurus.
इन्द्रायुधसवर्णं तत्स विस्फार्य महद्धनुः। व्यसृजद्वज्रसङ्काशाञ्शरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥ सहस्रशो महाराज दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥६-७०-९॥
indrāyudhasavarṇaṃ tatsa visphārya mahaddhanuḥ। vyasṛjadvajrasaṅkāśāñśarānāśīviṣopamān ॥ sahasraśo mahārāja darśayanpāṇilāghavam ॥6-70-9॥
[इन्द्रायुधसवर्णं (indrāyudhasavarṇam) - having the color of Indra's bow; तत्स (tatsa) - that; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - releasing; वज्रसङ्काशान् (vajrasaṅkāśān) - thunderbolt-like; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - like serpents; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; पाणिलाघवम् (pāṇilāghavam) - dexterity of hand;]
(Having stretched that great bow, having the color of Indra's bow, he released thunderbolt-like arrows, like serpents, by thousands, O great king, showing dexterity of hand.)
He stretched the great bow, which was as colorful as Indra's bow, and released thousands of arrows that resembled thunderbolts and serpents, demonstrating his dexterity to the great king.
शरांस्तान्मृत्युसंस्पर्शान्सात्यकेस्तु पदानुगाः। न विषेहुस्तदा राजन्दुद्रुवुस्ते समन्ततः ॥ विहाय समरे राजन्सात्यकिं युद्धदुर्मदम् ॥६-७०-१०॥
śarāṁstān mṛtyusaṁsparśān sātyakestu padānugāḥ। na viṣehus tadā rājan dudruvus te samantataḥ ॥ vihāya samare rājan sātyakiṁ yuddhadurmadam ॥6-70-10॥
[शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तान् (tān) - those; मृत्युसंस्पर्शान् (mṛtyusaṁsparśān) - death-touching; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; तु (tu) - but; पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers; न (na) - not; विषेहुः (viṣehuḥ) - were able to bear; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - fled; ते (te) - they; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - in all directions; विहाय (vihāya) - leaving behind; समरे (samare) - in the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - fierce in battle;]
(The followers of Satyaki, unable to bear those death-touching arrows, then fled in all directions, O king, leaving behind in the battle the fierce Satyaki.)
The followers of Satyaki could not withstand the deadly arrows and fled in all directions, leaving the fierce Satyaki behind in the battle, O king.
तं दृष्ट्वा युयुधानस्य सुता दश महाबलाः। महारथाः समाख्याताश्चित्रवर्मायुधध्वजाः ॥६-७०-११॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā yuyudhānasya sutā daśa mahābalāḥ। mahārathāḥ samākhyātāś citravarmāyudhadhvajāḥ ॥6-70-11॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युयुधानस्य (yuyudhānasya) - of Yuyudhana; सुताः (sutāḥ) - sons; दश (daśa) - ten; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - greatly powerful; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors; समाख्याताः (samākhyātāḥ) - well-known; चित्रवर्मायुधध्वजाः (citravarmāyudhadhvajāḥ) - Chitravarma, Ayudhadhvaja;]
(Having seen him, the ten greatly powerful sons of Yuyudhana, well-known as great chariot-warriors, Chitravarma and Ayudhadhvaja.)
Upon seeing him, the ten mighty sons of Yuyudhana, renowned as great chariot-warriors, including Chitravarma and Ayudhadhvaja, prepared for battle.
समासाद्य महेष्वासं भूरिश्रवसमाहवे। ऊचुः सर्वे सुसंरब्धा यूपकेतुं महारणे ॥६-७०-१२॥
samāsādya maheṣvāsaṃ bhūriśravasamāhave। ūcuḥ sarve susaṃrabdhā yūpaketuṃ mahāraṇe ॥6-70-12॥
[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - the great archer; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुसंरब्धा (susaṃrabdhā) - very enraged; यूपकेतुं (yūpaketuṃ) - Yūpaketu; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great war;]
(Having approached the great archer Bhūriśravas in battle, all, very enraged, said to Yūpaketu in the great war.)
All the warriors, filled with rage, approached the great archer Bhūriśravas in battle and spoke to Yūpaketu during the great war.
भो भो कौरवदायाद सहास्माभिर्महाबल। एहि युध्यस्व सङ्ग्रामे समस्तैः पृथगेव वा ॥६-७०-१३॥
bho bho kauravadāyāda sahāsmābhirmahābala। ehi yudhyasva saṅgrāme samastaiḥ pṛthageva vā ॥6-70-13॥
[भो (bho) - O; भो (bho) - O; कौरवदायाद (kauravadāyāda) - descendant of Kauravas; सह (saha) - with; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - us; महाबल (mahābala) - mighty; एहि (ehi) - come; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; समस्तैः (samastaiḥ) - with all; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; एव (eva) - indeed; वा (vā) - or;]
(O O descendant of Kauravas, mighty one, come fight in battle with us all together or separately indeed.)
O mighty descendant of the Kauravas, come and fight with us in the battle, either all together or separately, as you wish.
अस्मान्वा त्वं पराजित्य यशः प्राप्नुहि संयुगे। वयं वा त्वां पराजित्य प्रीतिं दास्यामहे पितुः ॥६-७०-१४॥
asmānvā tvaṃ parājitya yaśaḥ prāpnuhi saṃyuge। vayaṃ vā tvāṃ parājitya prītiṃ dāsyāmahe pituḥ ॥6-70-14॥
[अस्मान् (asmān) - us; वा (vā) - or; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having conquered; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - attain; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वयम् (vayam) - we; वा (vā) - or; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having conquered; प्रीतिम् (prītim) - joy; दास्यामहे (dāsyāmahe) - will give; पितुः (pituḥ) - to father;]
(Either you conquer us and attain fame in battle, or we conquer you and will give joy to the father.)
Either you defeat us and gain fame in battle, or we defeat you and bring joy to our father.
एवमुक्तस्तदा शूरैस्तानुवाच महाबलः। वीर्यश्लाघी नरश्रेष्ठस्तान्दृष्ट्वा समुपस्थितान् ॥६-७०-१५॥
evamuktastadā śūraistānuvāca mahābalaḥ। vīryaślāghī naraśreṣṭhastāndṛṣṭvā samupasthitān ॥6-70-15॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तदा (tadā) - then; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by the heroes; तान् (tān) - them; उवाच (uvāca) - said; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one; वीर्यश्लाघी (vīryaślāghī) - boasting of valor; नरश्रेष्ठः (naraśreṣṭhaḥ) - best among men; तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समुपस्थितान् (samupasthitān) - assembled;]
(Thus spoken then by the heroes, the mighty one said to them, boasting of valor, the best among men, having seen them assembled.)
Then, having been addressed by the heroes, the mighty one, who was proud of his valor, spoke to them as they stood assembled before him.
साध्विदं कथ्यते वीरा यदेवं मतिरद्य वः। युध्यध्वं सहिता यत्ता निहनिष्यामि वो रणे ॥६-७०-१६॥
sādhvidaṃ kathyate vīrā yadevaṃ matiradya vaḥ। yudhyadhvaṃ sahitā yattā nihaniṣyāmi vo raṇe ॥6-70-16॥
[साधु (sādhu) - good; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कथ्यते (kathyate) - is said; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; यत् (yat) - that; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - intention; अद्य (adya) - today; वः (vaḥ) - your; युध्यध्वम् (yudhyadhvam) - fight; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will slay; वः (vaḥ) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Good, this is said, heroes, that thus is your intention today. Fight together, prepared, I will slay you in battle.)
"Good heroes, it is said that your intention today is thus. Fight together with preparation, and I shall slay you in battle."
एवमुक्ता महेष्वासास्ते वीराः क्षिप्रकारिणः। महता शरवर्षेण अभ्यवर्षन्नरिंदमम् ॥६-७०-१७॥
evamuktā maheṣvāsāste vīrāḥ kṣiprakāriṇaḥ। mahatā śaravarṣeṇa abhyavarṣannarindamam ॥6-70-17॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्ता (uktā) - addressed; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; ते (te) - they; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; क्षिप्रकारिणः (kṣiprakāriṇaḥ) - quick-acting; महता (mahatā) - with great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - shower of arrows; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - showered; अरिंदमम् (arindamam) - the subduer of enemies;]
(Thus addressed, those great archers, the heroes, quick-acting, showered the subduer of enemies with a great shower of arrows.)
Upon being addressed in this manner, the mighty archers, known for their quick actions, launched a massive volley of arrows at the subduer of enemies.
अपराह्णे महाराज सङ्ग्रामस्तुमुलोऽभवत्। एकस्य च बहूनां च समेतानां रणाजिरे ॥६-७०-१८॥
aparaahne mahaaraaja sangraamastumulo'bhavat। ekasya ca bahuunaam ca sametaanaam ranaajire ॥6-70-18॥
[अपराह्णे (aparaahne) - in the afternoon; महाराज (mahaaraaja) - O great king; सङ्ग्रामः (sangraamah) - battle; तुमुलः (tumulah) - tumultuous; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; च (ca) - and; बहूनाम् (bahuunaam) - of many; च (ca) - and; समेतानाम् (sametaanaam) - assembled; रणाजिरे (ranaajire) - on the battlefield;]
(In the afternoon, O great king, the battle became tumultuous, of one and of many assembled on the battlefield.)
In the afternoon, O great king, a tumultuous battle ensued, involving one and many assembled on the battlefield.
तमेकं रथिनां श्रेष्ठं शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्। प्रावृषीव महाशैलं सिषिचुर्जलदा नृप ॥६-७०-१९॥
tam ekaṁ rathināṁ śreṣṭhaṁ śaravarṣair avākiran। prāvṛṣīva mahāśailaṁ siṣi cur jaladā nṛpa ॥6-70-19॥
[तम् (tam) - that; एकम् (ekam) - one; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - best; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with arrow-showers; अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - covered; प्रावृषा (prāvṛṣā) - like rainy season; इव (iva) - like; महाशैलम् (mahāśailam) - great mountain; सिषिचुः (siṣiṣuḥ) - drenched; जलदाः (jaladāḥ) - clouds; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(They covered that one, the best of charioteers, with showers of arrows, like clouds drench a great mountain in the rainy season, O king.)
The warriors showered arrows upon the best among the charioteers, covering him as clouds drench a great mountain during the monsoon, O king.
तैस्तु मुक्ताञ्शरौघांस्तान्यमदण्डाशनिप्रभान्। असम्प्राप्तानसम्प्राप्तांश्चिच्छेदाशु महारथः ॥६-७०-२०॥
taistu muktāñśaraughāṃstānyamadaṇḍāśaniprabhān। asamprāptānasamprāptāṃścicchedāśu mahārathaḥ ॥6-70-20॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तु (tu) - but; मुक्तान् (muktān) - released; शरौघान् (śaraughān) - arrows; तान् (tān) - those; यमदण्ड (yamadaṇḍa) - Yama's staff; अशनिप्रभान् (aśaniprabhān) - thunderbolt-like; असम्प्राप्तान् (asamprāptān) - not yet reached; असम्प्राप्तान् (asamprāptān) - not yet reached; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; आशु (āśu) - quickly; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(But the great chariot-warrior quickly cut off those arrows released by them, which were like Yama's staff and thunderbolt, before they reached.)
The great chariot-warrior swiftly intercepted and cut down the arrows unleashed by them, which shone like the staff of Yama and thunderbolts, before they could reach their target.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम सौमदत्तेः पराक्रमम्। यदेको बहुभिर्युद्धे समसज्जदभीतवत् ॥६-७०-२१॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma saumadatteḥ parākramam। yadeko bahubhiryuddhe samasajjadabhītavat ॥6-70-21॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; सौमदत्तेः (saumadatteḥ) - of Saumadatta; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; यत् (yat) - that; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; समसज्जत् (samasajjat) - engaged; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly;]
(There we saw the wonderful valor of Saumadatta, who alone engaged fearlessly in battle with many.)
There we witnessed the remarkable bravery of Saumadatta, who stood fearlessly alone against many in battle.
विसृज्य शरवृष्टिं तां दश राजन्महारथाः। परिवार्य महाबाहुं निहन्तुमुपचक्रमुः ॥६-७०-२२॥
visṛjya śaravṛṣṭiṃ tāṃ daśa rājanmahārathāḥ। parivārya mahābāhuṃ nihantumupacakramuḥ ॥6-70-22॥
[विसृज्य (visṛjya) - releasing; शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṃ) - a shower of arrows; तां (tāṃ) - that; दश (daśa) - ten; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṃ) - the mighty-armed one; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to kill; उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - began;]
(Releasing a shower of arrows, those ten great charioteers, O king, surrounded the mighty-armed one to kill him.)
The ten great charioteers, O king, released a shower of arrows and surrounded the mighty-armed one with the intent to kill him.
सौमदत्तिस्ततः क्रुद्धस्तेषां चापानि भारत। चिच्छेद दशभिर्बाणैर्निमेषेण महारथः ॥६-७०-२३॥
saumadattis tataḥ kruddhas teṣāṃ cāpāni bhārata। ciccheda daśabhir bāṇair nimeṣeṇa mahārathaḥ ॥6-70-23॥
[सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; निमेषेण (nimeṣeṇa) - in a moment; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Saumadatti, then angry, cut their bows, O Bharata, with ten arrows in a moment, the great chariot-warrior.)
Then Saumadatti, filled with anger, swiftly cut down their bows with ten arrows, O Bharata, in the blink of an eye, as a great chariot-warrior.
अथैषां छिन्नधनुषां भल्लैः संनतपर्वभिः। चिच्छेद समरे राजञ्शिरांसि निशितैः शरैः ॥ ते हता न्यपतन्भूमौ वज्रभग्ना इव द्रुमाः ॥६-७०-२४॥
athaiṣāṃ chinnadhanuṣāṃ bhallaiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ। ciccheda samare rājañśirāṃsi niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥ te hatā nyapatanbhūmau vajrabhagnā iva drumāḥ ॥6-70-24॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एषां (eṣāṃ) - of these; छिन्नधनुषां (chinnadhanuṣāṃ) - whose bows were cut; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; ते (te) - they; हता (hatā) - slain; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; वज्रभग्ना (vajrabhagnā) - broken by thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमाः (drumāḥ) - trees;]
(Then, of these whose bows were cut with arrows with curved joints, he cut off the heads in battle, O king, with sharp arrows. They, slain, fell down on the ground like trees broken by a thunderbolt.)
Then, O king, he severed the heads of those whose bows were cut with curved arrows in battle. They fell to the ground like trees struck down by a thunderbolt.
तान्दृष्ट्वा निहतान्वीरान्रणे पुत्रान्महाबलान्। वार्ष्णेयो विनदन्राजन्भूरिश्रवसमभ्ययात् ॥६-७०-२५॥
tāndṛṣṭvā nihatānvīrānraṇe putrānmahābalān। vārṣṇeyo vinadanrājanbhūriśravasamabhyayāt ॥6-70-25॥
[तान् (tān) - them; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty; वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - the descendant of Vṛṣṇi; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Having seen those mighty sons, the slain heroes in battle, the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, roaring, approached Bhūriśravas, O king.)
Upon witnessing the mighty sons and the fallen heroes on the battlefield, the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, with a roar, approached Bhūriśravas, O king.
रथं रथेन समरे पीडयित्वा महाबलौ। तावन्योन्यस्य समरे निहत्य रथवाजिनः ॥ विरथावभिवल्गन्तौ समेयातां महारथौ ॥६-७०-२६॥
rathaṁ rathena samare pīḍayitvā mahābalau। tāvanyonyasya samare nihatya rathavājinaḥ॥ virathāvabhivalgantau sameyātāṁ mahārathau॥6-70-26॥
[रथं (ratham) - chariot; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; समरे (samare) - in battle; पीडयित्वा (pīḍayitvā) - having oppressed; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - the mighty ones; तौ (tau) - those two; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other; समरे (samare) - in battle; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; रथवाजिनः (rathavājinaḥ) - charioteers and horses; विरथौ (virathau) - without chariots; अभिवल्गन्तौ (abhivalgantau) - leaping; समेयातां (sameyātāṁ) - came together; महारथौ (mahārathau) - the great charioteers;]
(Having oppressed the chariot with a chariot in battle, the mighty ones, having killed each other's charioteers and horses in battle, without chariots, leaping, the great charioteers came together.)
The mighty warriors, after crushing each other's chariots and horses in battle, leapt towards each other without their chariots, coming together as great charioteers.
प्रगृहीतमहाखड्गौ तौ चर्मवरधारिणौ। शुशुभाते नरव्याघ्रौ युद्धाय समवस्थितौ ॥६-७०-२७॥
pragṛhītamahākhaḍgau tau carmavaradhāriṇau। śuśubhāte naravyāghrau yuddhāya samavasthitau ॥6-70-27॥
[प्रगृहीतमहाखड्गौ (pragṛhītamahākhaḍgau) - holding great swords; तौ (tau) - those two; चर्मवरधारिणौ (carmavaradhāriṇau) - wearing excellent armor; शुशुभाते (śuśubhāte) - shone; नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger-like men; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; समवस्थितौ (samavasthitau) - stood ready;]
(Holding great swords, those two, wearing excellent armor, shone like tiger-like men, stood ready for battle.)
The two warriors, holding great swords and wearing excellent armor, stood ready for battle, shining like tiger-like men.
ततः सात्यकिमभ्येत्य निस्त्रिंशवरधारिणम्। भीमसेनस्त्वरन्राजन्रथमारोपयत्तदा ॥६-७०-२८॥
tataḥ sātyakimabhyetya nistriṁśavaradhāriṇam। bhīmasenastvaranrājanrathamāropayattadā ॥6-70-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - approaching; निस्त्रिंश (nistriṁśa) - sword; वर (vara) - excellent; धारिणम् (dhāriṇam) - bearer; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastily; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - mounted; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, approaching Satyaki, the excellent sword-bearer, Bhimasena hastily mounted the chariot, O king, at that time.)
Then Bhimasena, in haste, approached Satyaki, the excellent sword-bearer, and mounted the chariot, O king, at that time.
तवापि तनयो राजन्भूरिश्रवसमाहवे। आरोपयद्रथं तूर्णं पश्यतां सर्वधन्विनाम् ॥६-७०-२९॥
tavāpi tanayo rājanbhūriśravasamāhave। āropayadrathaṃ tūrṇaṃ paśyatāṃ sarvadhanvinām ॥6-70-29॥
[तव (tava) - your; अपि (api) - also; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - placed; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; पश्यतां (paśyatām) - in the sight; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all archers;]
(Your son, O king, also quickly placed Bhūriśravas on the chariot in the sight of all archers.)
Your son, O king, swiftly placed Bhūriśravas on the chariot in full view of all the archers.
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने रणे भीष्मं महारथम्। अयोधयन्त संरब्धाः पाण्डवा भरतर्षभ ॥६-७०-३०॥
tasmiṁstathā vartamāne raṇe bhīṣmaṁ mahāratham। ayodhayanta saṁrabdhāḥ pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha ॥6-70-30॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; रणे (raṇe) - battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; अयोधयन्त (ayodhayanta) - fought; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - eagerly; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull of Bharata;]
(In that ongoing battle, the Pandavas eagerly fought Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, O bull of Bharata.)
In the ongoing battle, the Pandavas, filled with eagerness, engaged in combat with Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, O esteemed descendant of Bharata.
लोहितायति चादित्ये त्वरमाणो धनञ्जयः। पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रान्निजघान महारथान् ॥६-७०-३१॥
lohitāyati cāditye tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ। pañcaviṃśatisāhasrānnijaghāna mahārathān ॥6-70-31॥
[लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - reddens; च (ca) - and; आदित्ये (āditye) - sun; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; पञ्चविंशतिसाहस्रान् (pañcaviṃśatisāhasrān) - twenty-five thousand; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors;]
(As the sun reddens, Arjuna, hastening, killed twenty-five thousand great warriors.)
As the sun turned red, Arjuna swiftly killed twenty-five thousand great warriors.
ते हि दुर्योधनादिष्टास्तदा पार्थनिबर्हणे। सम्प्राप्यैव गता नाशं शलभा इव पावकम् ॥६-७०-३२॥
te hi duryodhanādiṣṭāstadā pārthanibarhaṇe। samprāpyaiva gatā nāśaṃ śalabhā iva pāvakam ॥6-70-32॥
[ते (te) - they; हि (hi) - indeed; दुर्योधनादिष्टाः (duryodhanādiṣṭāḥ) - ordered by Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थनिबर्हणे (pārthanibarhaṇe) - to defeat Arjuna; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; एव (eva) - indeed; गता (gatā) - went; नाशं (nāśaṃ) - to destruction; शलभा (śalabhā) - moths; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(They, indeed, ordered by Duryodhana, then to defeat Arjuna, having reached, indeed, went to destruction like moths to fire.)
Ordered by Duryodhana, they rushed to defeat Arjuna, only to meet their end like moths drawn to a flame.
ततो मत्स्याः केकयाश्च धनुर्वेदविशारदाः। परिवव्रुस्तदा पार्थं सहपुत्रं महारथम् ॥६-७०-३३॥
tato matsyāḥ kekayāśca dhanurvedaviśāradāḥ। parivavr̥stadā pārthaṃ sahaputraṃ mahāratham ॥6-70-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; धनुर्वेदविशारदाः (dhanurvedaviśāradāḥ) - experts in archery; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; सहपुत्रम् (sahaputram) - with son; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Then the Matsyas and Kekayas, experts in archery, surrounded Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior, along with his son.)
Then the Matsyas and Kekayas, who were experts in archery, surrounded Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior, along with his son.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु सूर्येऽस्तमुपगच्छति। सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानां प्रमोहः समजायत ॥६-७०-३४॥
etasmínneva kāle tu sūrye'stamupagacchati। sarveṣāmeva sainyānāṃ pramohaḥ samajāyata ॥6-70-34॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at that very time; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; सूर्ये (sūrye) - sun; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; उपगच्छति (upagacchati) - approaches; सर्वेषामेव (sarveṣāmeva) - of all; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; प्रमोहः (pramohaḥ) - confusion; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose;]
(At that very time, the sun approaches its setting. Confusion arose among all the armies.)
At that very moment, as the sun was setting, confusion spread among all the troops.
अवहारं ततश्चक्रे पिता देवव्रतस्तव। सन्ध्याकाले महाराज सैन्यानां श्रान्तवाहनः ॥६-७०-३५॥
avahāraṃ tataścakre pitā devavratas tava। sandhyākāle mahārāja sainyānāṃ śrāntavāhanaḥ ॥6-70-35॥
[अवहारं (avahāraṃ) - withdrawal; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रे (cakre) - made; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; सन्ध्याकाले (sandhyākāle) - at twilight; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; श्रान्तवाहनः (śrāntavāhanaḥ) - with weary vehicles;]
(Then your father Devavrata made a withdrawal at twilight, O great king, with the weary vehicles of the armies.)
At twilight, your father Devavrata ordered a retreat for the tired troops, O great king.
पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च परस्परसमागमे। ते सेने भृशसंविग्ने ययतुः स्वं निवेशनम् ॥६-७०-३६॥
pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca parasparasamāgame। te sene bhṛśasaṃvigne yayatuḥ svaṃ niveśanam ॥6-70-36॥
[पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual; समागमे (samāgame) - meeting; ते (te) - those; सेने (sene) - armies; भृशसंविग्ने (bhṛśasaṃvigne) - greatly agitated; ययतुः (yayatuḥ) - went; स्वं (svaṃ) - own; निवेशनम् (niveśanam) - abode;]
(In the mutual meeting of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, those greatly agitated armies went to their own abodes.)
During the encounter between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the armies, greatly disturbed, retreated to their respective camps.
ततः स्वशिबिरं गत्वा न्यविशंस्तत्र भारत। पाण्डवाः सृञ्जयैः सार्धं कुरवश्च यथाविधि ॥६-७०-३७॥
tataḥ svaśibiraṃ gatvā nyaviśaṃstatra bhārata। pāṇḍavāḥ sṛñjayaiḥ sārdhaṃ kuravaśca yathāvidhi ॥6-70-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to own camp; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; न्यविशंस्तत्र (nyaviśaṃstatra) - settled there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - with the Srinjayas; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; कुरवश्च (kuravaśca) - and the Kauravas; यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - as per the rules;]
(Then, having gone to their own camp, O Bharata, the Pandavas, together with the Srinjayas and the Kauravas, settled there as per the rules.)
Then, O Bharata, the Pandavas, along with the Srinjayas and the Kauravas, returned to their camp and settled there according to the rules.
