06.075
Core and Pancharatra: Duryodhana faces defeat from Bhima. Abhimanyu encounters Vikarna. Satanika encounters Dushkarna. The days' war ends.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा लोहितायति भास्करे। सङ्ग्रामरभसो भीमं हन्तुकामोऽभ्यधावत ॥६-७५-१॥
tato duryodhano rājā lohitāyati bhāskare। saṅgrāmarabhaso bhīmaṃ hantukāmo'bhyadhāvata ॥6-75-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - reddening; भास्करे (bhāskare) - sun; सङ्ग्रामरभसः (saṅgrāmarabhasaḥ) - eager for battle; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desiring to kill; अभ्यधावत (abhyadhāvata) - rushed towards;]
(Then King Duryodhana, as the sun was reddening, eager for battle, rushed towards Bhima, desiring to kill.)
As the sun turned red, King Duryodhana, filled with battle eagerness, charged towards Bhima with the intent to kill.
तमायान्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य नृवीरं दृढवैरिणम्। भीमसेनः सुसङ्क्रुद्ध इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६-७५-२॥
tamāyāntamabhiprekṣya nṛvīraṃ dṛḍhavairiṇam। bhīmasenaḥ susaṅkruddha idaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥6-75-2॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; नृवीरम् (nṛvīram) - warrior; दृढवैरिणम् (dṛḍhavairiṇam) - firm enemy; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; इदम् (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Having seen him approaching, the warrior and firm enemy, Bhimasena, very angry, spoke this speech.)
Seeing the warrior and firm enemy approaching, Bhimasena, in great anger, spoke these words.
अयं स कालः सम्प्राप्तो वर्षपूगाभिकाङ्क्षितः। अद्य त्वां निहनिष्यामि यदि नोत्सृजसे रणम् ॥६-७५-३॥
ayaṁ sa kālaḥ samprāpto varṣapūgābhikāṅkṣitaḥ। adya tvāṁ nihaniṣyāmi yadi notsṛjase raṇam ॥6-75-3॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - that; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; वर्षपूग (varṣapūga) - years; अभिकाङ्क्षितः (abhikāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will slay; यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; उत्सृजसे (utsṛjase) - you leave; रणम् (raṇam) - battle;]
(This is that time which has arrived, desired for many years. Today I will slay you if you do not leave the battle.)
The awaited time has finally come after many years. Today, I will kill you if you do not abandon the fight.
अद्य कुन्त्याः परिक्लेशं वनवासं च कृत्स्नशः। द्रौपद्याश्च परिक्लेशं प्रणोत्स्यामि हते त्वयि ॥६-७५-४॥
adya kuntyāḥ parikleśaṃ vanavāsaṃ ca kṛtsnaśaḥ। draupadyāśca parikleśaṃ praṇotsyāmi hate tvayi ॥6-75-4॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; कुन्त्याः (kuntyāḥ) - of Kunti; परिक्लेशं (parikleśaṃ) - suffering; वनवासं (vanavāsaṃ) - forest dwelling; च (ca) - and; कृत्स्नशः (kṛtsnaśaḥ) - completely; द्रौपद्याः (draupadyāḥ) - of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; परिक्लेशं (parikleśaṃ) - suffering; प्रणोत्स्यामि (praṇotsyāmi) - I will end; हते (hate) - when slain; त्वयि (tvayi) - you;]
(Today, I will completely end the suffering of Kunti and the forest dwelling, and the suffering of Draupadi, when you are slain.)
Today, I will put an end to the complete suffering of Kunti and Draupadi, including their time in the forest, once you are defeated.
यत्त्वं दुरोदरो भूत्वा पाण्डवानवमन्यसे। तस्य पापस्य गान्धारे पश्य व्यसनमागतम् ॥६-७५-५॥
yattvaṁ durodaro bhūtvā pāṇḍavānavamanyase। tasya pāpasya gāndhāre paśya vyasanamāgatam ॥6-75-5॥
[यत् (yat) - that; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; दुरोदरो (durodaraḥ) - wicked-bellied; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - you disrespect; तस्य (tasya) - of that; पापस्य (pāpasya) - sin; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; पश्य (paśya) - see; व्यसनम् (vyasanam) - calamity; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come;]
(That you, having become wicked-bellied, disrespect the Pandavas; see the calamity of that sin which has come in Gandhara.)
Because you have become wicked-bellied and disrespect the Pandavas, see the calamity that has befallen Gandhara due to that sin.
कर्णस्य मतमाज्ञाय सौबलस्य च यत्पुरा। अचिन्त्य पाण्डवान्कामाद्यथेष्टं कृतवानसि ॥६-७५-६॥
karṇasya matam ājñāya saubalasya ca yat purā। acintya pāṇḍavān kāmād yatheṣṭaṃ kṛtavān asi ॥6-75-6॥
[कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; मतम् (matam) - opinion; आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; पुरा (purā) - formerly; अचिन्त्य (acintya) - disregarding; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; कामात् (kāmāt) - out of desire; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as you wished; कृतवानसि (kṛtavān asi) - you have done;]
(Having known the opinion of Karna and Saubala, which formerly, disregarding the Pandavas out of desire, you have done as you wished.)
Understanding the opinions of Karna and Saubala, you acted as you wished in the past, disregarding the Pandavas out of desire.
याचमानं च यन्मोहाद्दाशार्हमवमन्यसे। उलूकस्य समादेशं यद्ददासि च हृष्टवत् ॥६-७५-७॥
yācamānaṃ ca yanmohāddāśārhamavamanyase। ulūkasya samādeśaṃ yaddadāsi ca hṛṣṭavat ॥6-75-7॥
[याचमानं (yācamānam) - begging; च (ca) - and; यत् (yat) - which; मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion; दाशार्हम् (dāśārham) - to Dāśārha; अवमन्यसे (avamanyase) - you disrespect; उलूकस्य (ulūkasya) - of Ulūka; समादेशं (samādeśam) - message; यत् (yat) - which; ददासि (dadāsi) - you give; च (ca) - and; हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully;]
(Begging and out of delusion, you disrespect Dāśārha. The message of Ulūka, which you give joyfully.)
In your delusion, you disrespect Dāśārha who is begging. You joyfully deliver the message of Ulūka.
अद्य त्वा निहनिष्यामि सानुबन्धं सबान्धवम्। समीकरिष्ये तत्पापं यत्पुरा कृतवानसि ॥६-७५-८॥
adya tvā nihaniṣyāmi sānubandhaṃ sabāndhavam। samīkariṣye tatpāpaṃ yatpurā kṛtavānasi ॥6-75-8॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; त्वा (tvā) - you; निहनिष्यामि (nihaniṣyāmi) - I will slay; सानुबन्धम् (sānubandham) - with followers; सबान्धवम् (sabāndhavam) - with relatives; समीकरिष्ये (samīkariṣye) - I will equalize; तत् (tat) - that; पापम् (pāpam) - sin; यत् (yat) - which; पुरा (purā) - before; कृतवानसि (kṛtavānasi) - you have done;]
(Today I will slay you along with your followers and relatives. I will equalize that sin which you have done before.)
Today, I will destroy you along with your followers and relatives, eradicating the sin you committed in the past.
एवमुक्त्वा धनुर्घोरं विकृष्योद्भ्राम्य चासकृत्। समादाय शरान्घोरान्महाशनिसमप्रभान् ॥६-७५-९॥
evamuktvā dhanurghoraṃ vikṛṣyodbhrāmya cāsakṛt। samādāya śarānghorānmahāśanisamaprabhān ॥6-75-9॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - having drawn; उद्भ्राम्य (udbhrāmya) - whirling; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; महाशनि (mahāśani) - great thunderbolt; समप्रभान् (samaprabhān) - equally radiant;]
(Thus, having spoken, having drawn the terrible bow, and whirling it repeatedly, having taken the terrible arrows, equally radiant as a great thunderbolt.)
After speaking thus, he drew the terrible bow and whirled it repeatedly, taking the terrible arrows that shone like a great thunderbolt.
षड्विंशत्तरसा क्रुद्धो मुमोचाशु सुयोधने। ज्वलिताग्निशिखाकारान्वज्रकल्पानजिह्मगान् ॥६-७५-१०॥
ṣaḍviṃśattarasā kruddho mumocāśu suyodhane। jvalitāgniśikhākārānvajrakalpānajihmagān ॥6-75-10॥
[षड्विंशत्तरसा (ṣaḍviṃśattarasā) - having twenty-six essences; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; आशु (āśu) - quickly; सुयोधने (suyodhane) - at Suyodhana; ज्वलित (jvalita) - blazing; अग्नि (agni) - fire; शिखा (śikhā) - flame; आकारान् (ākārān) - shaped like; वज्रकल्पान् (vajrakalpān) - like thunderbolts; अजिह्मगान् (ajihmagān) - straight-moving;]
(Having twenty-six essences, angry, he quickly released at Suyodhana, blazing, flame-shaped, like thunderbolts, straight-moving.)
In his anger, possessing twenty-six essences, he swiftly unleashed upon Suyodhana weapons that blazed like flames, resembling thunderbolts, and moved straight.
ततोऽस्य कार्मुकं द्वाभ्यां सूतं द्वाभ्यां च विव्यधे। चतुर्भिरश्वाञ्जवनाननयद्यमसादनम् ॥६-७५-११॥
tato'sya kārmukaṃ dvābhyāṃ sūtaṃ dvābhyāṃ ca vivyadhe। caturbhiraśvāñjavanānanayadyamasādanam ॥6-75-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; च (ca) - and; विव्यधे (vivyadhe) - pierced; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; जवनान् (javanān) - swift; अनयत् (anayat) - brought; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then he pierced his bow with two (arrows), the charioteer with two, and brought the four swift horses to the abode of Yama.)
Then he shot two arrows at his bow, two at the charioteer, and led the four swift horses to the realm of Yama.
द्वाभ्यां च सुविकृष्टाभ्यां शराभ्यामरिमर्दनः। छत्रं चिच्छेद समरे राज्ञस्तस्य रथोत्तमात् ॥६-७५-१२॥
dvābhyāṃ ca suvikṛṣṭābhyāṃ śarābhyāmarimardanaḥ। chatraṃ ciccheda samare rājñastasya rathottamāt ॥6-75-12॥
[द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyām) - with two; च (ca) - and; सुविकृष्टाभ्यां (suvikṛṣṭābhyām) - well-drawn; शराभ्याम् (śarābhyām) - with arrows; अरिमर्दनः (arimardanaḥ) - enemy crusher; छत्रं (chatraṃ) - umbrella; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तस्य (tasya) - his; रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best chariot;]
(With two well-drawn arrows, the enemy crusher cut the king's umbrella from his best chariot in battle.)
The enemy crusher skillfully shot two well-drawn arrows, severing the king's umbrella from his finest chariot during the battle.
त्रिभिश्च तस्य चिच्छेद ज्वलन्तं ध्वजमुत्तमम्। छित्त्वा तं च ननादोच्चैस्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥६-७५-१३॥
tribhiśca tasya ciccheda jvalantaṃ dhvajamuttamam। chittvā taṃ ca nanādoccāistava putrasya paśyataḥ ॥6-75-13॥
[त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; तस्य (tasya) - his; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; ज्वलन्तं (jvalantaṃ) - blazing; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; तं (taṃ) - him; च (ca) - and; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing;]
(With three (arrows), he cut off his blazing excellent flag. Having cut it, he roared loudly as your son was watching.)
With three arrows, he cut off the blazing and excellent flag. After cutting it, he roared loudly while your son was watching.
रथाच्च स ध्वजः श्रीमान्नानारत्नविभूषितः। पपात सहसा भूमिं विद्युज्जलधरादिव ॥६-७५-१४॥
rathācca sa dhvajaḥ śrīmānnānāratnavibhūṣitaḥ। papāta sahasā bhūmiṁ vidyujjaladharādiva ॥6-75-14॥
[रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - that; ध्वजः (dhvajaḥ) - banner; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious; नानारत्नविभूषितः (nānāratnavibhūṣitaḥ) - adorned with various jewels; पपात (papāta) - fell; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground; विद्युत् (vidyut) - like lightning; जलधरात् (jaladharāt) - from the cloud; इव (iva) - as if;]
(And from the chariot, that glorious banner adorned with various jewels suddenly fell to the ground, like lightning from the cloud.)
The glorious banner, adorned with various jewels, suddenly fell from the chariot to the ground, resembling lightning descending from a cloud.
ज्वलन्तं सूर्यसङ्काशं नागं मणिमयं शुभम्। ध्वजं कुरुपतेश्छिन्नं ददृशुः सर्वपार्थिवाः ॥६-७५-१५॥
jvalantaṁ sūryasaṅkāśaṁ nāgaṁ maṇimayaṁ śubham। dhvajaṁ kurupateśchinnaṁ dadṛśuḥ sarvapārthivāḥ ॥6-75-15॥
[ज्वलन्तं (jvalantam) - shining; सूर्यसङ्काशं (sūryasaṅkāśam) - like the sun; नागं (nāgam) - serpent; मणिमयं (maṇimayam) - bejeweled; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; कुरुपतेः (kurupateḥ) - of the Kuru lord; छिन्नं (chinnam) - broken; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; सर्वपार्थिवाः (sarvapārthivāḥ) - all the kings;]
(They saw the shining, sun-like, bejeweled, auspicious serpent flag of the Kuru lord broken, all the kings.)
All the kings saw the broken, shining, sun-like, bejeweled, and auspicious serpent flag of the Kuru lord.
अथैनं दशभिर्बाणैस्तोत्त्रैरिव महागजम्। आजघान रणे भीमः स्मयन्निव महारथः ॥६-७५-१६॥
athainaṁ daśabhirbāṇaistottrairiva mahāgajam। ājaghāna raṇe bhīmaḥ smayanniva mahārathaḥ ॥6-75-16॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - with goads; इव (iva) - like; महागजम् (mahāgajam) - great elephant; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Then Bhima, the great chariot-warrior, smiling as if, struck him in battle with ten arrows like goads on a great elephant.)
Then Bhima, the mighty warrior, smiling as if in amusement, struck him in battle with ten arrows, just as one would prod a great elephant with goads.
ततस्तु राजा सिन्धूनां रथश्रेष्ठो जयद्रथः। दुर्योधनस्य जग्राह पार्ष्णिं सत्पुरुषोचिताम् ॥६-७५-१७॥
tatastu rājā sindhūnāṃ rathaśreṣṭho jayadrathaḥ। duryodhanasya jagrāha pārṣṇiṃ satpuruṣocitām ॥6-75-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; राजा (rājā) - king; सिन्धूनाम् (sindhūnām) - of the Sindhus; रथश्रेष्ठः (rathaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of charioteers; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; पार्ष्णिम् (pārṣṇim) - heel; सत्पुरुषोचिताम् (satpuruṣocitām) - befitting a noble person;]
(Then, however, the king of the Sindhus, the best of charioteers, Jayadratha, took the heel of Duryodhana, befitting a noble person.)
Then, King Jayadratha of the Sindhus, renowned as the best of charioteers, took hold of Duryodhana's heel in a manner befitting a noble person.
कृपश्च रथिनां श्रेष्ठः कौरव्यममितौजसम्। आरोपयद्रथं राजन्दुर्योधनममर्षणम् ॥६-७५-१८॥
kṛpaśca rathināṃ śreṣṭhaḥ kauravyamitaujasam। āropayadrathaṃ rājanduryodhanamamarṣaṇam ॥6-75-18॥
[कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; कौरव्यम् (kauravyam) - Kaurava; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - of immense energy; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - placed; रथम् (ratham) - on the chariot; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - intolerant;]
(Kṛpa, the best of charioteers, placed the immensely energetic Kaurava, intolerant Duryodhana, on the chariot, O king.)
Kṛpa, the foremost among charioteers, helped the powerful and impatient Kaurava prince Duryodhana onto the chariot, O king.
स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो भीमसेनेन संयुगे। निषसाद रथोपस्थे राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा ॥६-७५-१९॥
sa gāḍhaviddho vyathito bhīmasenena saṃyuge। niṣasāda rathopasthe rājā duryodhanastadā ॥6-75-19॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhaviddhaḥ) - deeply wounded; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; राजा (rājā) - the king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, deeply wounded and distressed by Bhimasena in battle, sat down on the chariot seat, King Duryodhana then.)
King Duryodhana, deeply wounded and distressed by Bhimasena during the battle, then sat down on his chariot seat.
परिवार्य ततो भीमं हन्तुकामो जयद्रथः। रथैरनेकसाहस्रैर्भीमस्यावारयद्दिशः ॥६-७५-२०॥
parivārya tato bhīmaṃ hantukāmo jayadrathaḥ। rathairaneka-sāhasrairbhīmasyāvārayaddiśaḥ ॥6-75-20॥
[परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desiring to kill; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; अनेकसाहस्रैः (aneka-sāhasraiḥ) - many thousands; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; अवारयत् (avārayat) - blocked; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions;]
(Then, desiring to kill Bhima, Jayadratha, surrounding him with many thousands of chariots, blocked the directions of Bhima.)
Jayadratha, with the intent to kill Bhima, surrounded him with countless chariots and obstructed all directions.
धृष्टकेतुस्ततो राजन्नभिमन्युश्च वीर्यवान्। केकया द्रौपदेयाश्च तव पुत्रानयोधयन् ॥६-७५-२१॥
dhṛṣṭaketustato rājannabhimanyuśca vīryavān। kekayā draupadeyāśca tava putrānayodhayan ॥6-75-21॥
[धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhṛṣṭaketu; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - the Kekayas; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the sons of Draupadī; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; अयोधयन् (ayodhayan) - fought;]
(Dhṛṣṭaketu, then, O king, and the mighty Abhimanyu, the Kekayas, and the sons of Draupadī fought your sons.)
Then, O king, Dhṛṣṭaketu, the mighty Abhimanyu, along with the Kekayas and the sons of Draupadī, engaged in battle with your sons.
चित्रसेनः सुचित्रश्च चित्राश्वश्चित्रदर्शनः। चारुचित्रः सुचारुश्च तथा नन्दोपनन्दकौ ॥६-७५-२२॥
citrasenaḥ sucitraśca citrāśvaścitradarśanaḥ। cārucitraḥ sucāruśca tathā nandopinandakau ॥6-75-22॥
[चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; सुचित्रः (sucitraḥ) - Sucitra; च (ca) - and; चित्राश्वः (citrāśvaḥ) - Citrāśva; चित्रदर्शनः (citradarśanaḥ) - Citradarshana; चारुचित्रः (cārucitraḥ) - Charuchitra; सुचारुः (sucāruḥ) - Sucharu; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; नन्दोपनन्दकौ (nandopinandakau) - Nanda and Upananda;]
(Citrasena, Sucitra, Citrāśva, Citradarshana, Charuchitra, Sucharu, and also Nanda and Upananda.)
Citrasena, Sucitra, Citrāśva, Citradarshana, Charuchitra, Sucharu, and also Nanda and Upananda were present.
अष्टावेते महेष्वासाः सुकुमारा यशस्विनः। अभिमन्युरथं राजन्समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥६-७५-२३॥
aṣṭāvete maheṣvāsāḥ sukumāra yaśasvinaḥ। abhimanyurathaṃ rājansamantātparyavārayan ॥6-75-23॥
[अष्टा (aṣṭā) - eight; एते (ete) - these; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; सुकुमारा (sukumāra) - tender; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Eight great archers, tender and glorious, surrounded Abhimanyu's chariot all around, O king.)
O king, eight great archers, known for their tenderness and glory, surrounded Abhimanyu's chariot from all sides.
आजघान ततस्तूर्णमभिमन्युर्महामनाः। एकैकं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥ वज्रमृत्युप्रतीकाशैर्विचित्रायुधनिःसृतैः ॥६-७५-२४॥
ājaghāna tatastūrṇamabhimanyurmahāmanāḥ। ekaikaṃ pañcabhirviddhvā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥ vajramṛtyupratīkāśairvicittrāyudhaniḥsṛtaiḥ ॥6-75-24॥
[आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; एकैकं (ekaikaṃ) - each one; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - piercing; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; वज्रमृत्युप्रतीकाशैः (vajramṛtyupratīkāśaiḥ) - like thunderbolt and death; विचित्रायुधनिःसृतैः (vicittrāyudhaniḥsṛtaiḥ) - released from various weapons;]
(Then Abhimanyu, the great-minded, quickly struck each one, piercing with five arrows with bent joints, like thunderbolt and death, released from various weapons.)
Then the great-minded Abhimanyu swiftly attacked each of them, shooting five arrows with bent joints, resembling thunderbolts and death, released from various weapons.
अमृष्यमाणास्ते सर्वे सौभद्रं रथसत्तमम्। ववर्षुर्मार्गणैस्तीक्ष्णैर्गिरिं मेरुमिवाम्बुदाः ॥६-७५-२५॥
amṛṣyamāṇās te sarve saubhadraṃ rathasattamam। vavarṣur mārgaṇais tīkṣṇair giriṃ merum ivāmbudāḥ ॥6-75-25॥
[अमृष्यमाणाः (amṛṣyamāṇāḥ) - intolerant; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; रथसत्तमम् (rathasattamam) - best of charioteers; ववर्षुः (vavarṣuḥ) - showered; मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; मेरुम् (merum) - Meru; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदाः (ambudāḥ) - clouds;]
(Intolerant, they all showered sharp arrows on Abhimanyu, the best of charioteers, like clouds on Mount Meru.)
Intolerant of Abhimanyu's prowess, all of them showered sharp arrows on him, as clouds would rain upon Mount Meru.
स पीड्यमानः समरे कृतास्त्रो युद्धदुर्मदः। अभिमन्युर्महाराज तावकान्समकम्पयत् ॥ यथा देवासुरे युद्धे वज्रपाणिर्महासुरान् ॥६-७५-२६॥
sa pīḍyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstro yuddhadurmadaḥ। abhimanyurmahārāja tāvakānsamakampayat ॥ yathā devāsure yuddhe vajrapāṇirmahāsurān ॥6-75-26॥
[स (sa) - he; पीड्यमानः (pīḍyamānaḥ) - being oppressed; समरे (samare) - in battle; कृतास्त्रः (kṛtāstraḥ) - having prepared weapons; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - arrogant in battle; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your (people); समकम्पयत् (samakampayat) - shook; यथा (yathā) - as; देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle between gods and demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani (Indra); महासुरान् (mahāsurān) - great demons;]
(He, being oppressed in battle, having prepared weapons, arrogant in battle, Abhimanyu, O great king, shook your people, as Vajrapani (Indra) shook the great demons in the battle between gods and demons.)
O great king, Abhimanyu, though oppressed in battle and armed with weapons, fiercely shook your forces, just as Indra, wielding the thunderbolt, shook the great demons in the legendary battle between gods and demons.
विकर्णस्य ततो भल्लान्प्रेषयामास भारत। चतुर्दश रथश्रेष्ठो घोरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥ ध्वजं सूतं हयांश्चास्य छित्त्वा नृत्यन्निवाहवे ॥६-७५-२७॥
vikarṇasya tato bhallānpreṣayāmāsa bhārata। caturdaśa rathaśreṣṭho ghorānāśīviṣopamān ॥ dhvajaṃ sūtaṃ hayāṃścāsya chittvā nṛtyannivāhave ॥6-75-27॥
[विकर्णस्य (vikarṇasya) - of Vikarna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भल्लान् (bhallān) - arrows; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; रथश्रेष्ठः (rathaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of charioteers; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - like poisonous snakes; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner; सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer; हयान् (hayān) - the horses; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Then, O Bharata, Vikarna dispatched fourteen terrible arrows, like poisonous snakes, the best of charioteers. Having cut his banner, charioteer, and horses, he danced as if in battle.)
Then Vikarna, the best of charioteers, sent forth fourteen terrible arrows like poisonous snakes, O Bharata. After cutting down his banner, charioteer, and horses, he appeared to dance in the battle.
पुनश्चान्याञ्शरान्पीतानकुण्ठाग्राञ्शिलाशितान्। प्रेषयामास सौभद्रो विकर्णाय महाबलः ॥६-७५-२८॥
punaś cānyāñ śarān pītān akuṇṭhāgrān śilāśitān। preṣayām āsa saubhadro vikarṇāya mahābalaḥ ॥6-75-28॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - other; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; पीतान् (pītān) - yellow; अकुण्ठाग्रान् (akuṇṭhāgrān) - sharp-pointed; शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - stone-sharpened; प्रेषयाम् (preṣayām) - sent; आस (āsa) - was; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; विकर्णाय (vikarṇāya) - to Vikarṇa; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty;]
(Again, Saubhadra sent other yellow, sharp-pointed, stone-sharpened arrows to the mighty Vikarṇa.)
Saubhadra, with great strength, once more dispatched a set of yellow, sharp-tipped arrows honed on stone towards the formidable Vikarṇa.
ते विकर्णं समासाद्य कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः। भित्त्वा देहं गता भूमिं ज्वलन्त इव पन्नगाः ॥६-७५-२९॥
te vikarṇaṃ samāsādya kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ। bhittvā dehaṃ gatā bhūmiṃ jvalanta iva pannagāḥ ॥6-75-29॥
[ते (te) - they; विकर्णम् (vikarṇam) - Vikarna; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; कङ्कबर्हिणवाससः (kaṅkabarhiṇavāsasaḥ) - wearing garments of peacock feathers; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; देहम् (deham) - body; गताः (gatāḥ) - went; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - to the ground; ज्वलन्तः (jvalantaḥ) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगाः (pannagāḥ) - serpents;]
(They, approaching Vikarna, wearing garments of peacock feathers, piercing the body, went to the ground, blazing like serpents.)
They approached Vikarna, clad in peacock feather garments, and pierced his body, causing him to fall to the ground, blazing like serpents.
ते शरा हेमपुङ्खाग्रा व्यदृश्यन्त महीतले। विकर्णरुधिरक्लिन्ना वमन्त इव शोणितम् ॥६-७५-३०॥
te śarā hemapuṅkhāgrā vyadṛśyanta mahītale। vikarṇarudhiraklinnā vamanta iva śoṇitam ॥6-75-30॥
[ते (te) - they; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; हेमपुङ्खाग्राः (hemapuṅkhāgrāḥ) - with golden tips; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground; विकर्णरुधिरक्लिन्नाः (vikarṇarudhiraklinnāḥ) - soaked in Vikarṇa's blood; वमन्तः (vamantaḥ) - vomiting; इव (iva) - as if; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood;]
(They, the arrows with golden tips, were seen on the ground, soaked in Vikarṇa's blood, as if vomiting blood.)
The arrows with golden tips lay on the ground, drenched in Vikarṇa's blood, appearing as though they were vomiting blood.
विकर्णं वीक्ष्य निर्भिन्नं तस्यैवान्ये सहोदराः। अभ्यद्रवन्त समरे सौभद्रप्रमुखान्रथान् ॥६-७५-३१॥
vikaṇaṁ vīkṣya nirbhinnaṁ tasyaivānye sahodarāḥ। abhyadravanta samare saubhadrapramukhānrathān ॥6-75-31॥
[विकर्णम् (vikaṇam) - Vikarna; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; निर्भिन्नम् (nirbhinnam) - pierced; तस्य (tasya) - his; एव (eva) - only; अन्ये (anye) - other; सहोदराः (sahodarāḥ) - brothers; अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - rushed; समरे (samare) - in battle; सौभद्रप्रमुखान् (saubhadrapramukhān) - headed by Saubhadra; रथान् (rathān) - chariots;]
(Seeing Vikarna pierced, his other brothers rushed in battle towards the chariots headed by Saubhadra.)
Upon seeing Vikarna pierced, his brothers, led by Saubhadra, charged towards the chariots in the battle.
अभियात्वा तथैवाशु रथस्थान्सूर्यवर्चसः। अविध्यन्समरेऽन्योन्यं संरब्धा युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥६-७५-३२॥
abhiyātvā tathaivāśu rathasthānsūryavarcasaḥ। avidhyansamare'nyonyaṃ saṃrabdhā yuddhadurmadāḥ ॥6-75-32॥
[अभियात्वा (abhiyātvā) - having approached; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; आशु (āśu) - quickly; रथस्थान् (rathasthān) - charioteers; सूर्यवर्चसः (sūryavarcasaḥ) - radiant as the sun; अविध्यन् (avidhyan) - pierced; समरे (samare) - in battle; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; संरब्धाः (saṃrabdhāḥ) - excited; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - intoxicated by war;]
(Having approached in the same way, the radiant charioteers quickly pierced each other in battle, excited and intoxicated by war.)
The radiant charioteers, as brilliant as the sun, quickly approached and fiercely engaged each other in battle, driven by the intoxication of war.
दुर्मुखः श्रुतकर्माणं विद्ध्वा सप्तभिराशुगैः। ध्वजमेकेन चिच्छेद सारथिं चास्य सप्तभिः ॥६-७५-३३॥
durmukhaḥ śrutakarmāṇaṃ viddhvā saptabhirāśugaiḥ। dhvajamekena ciccheda sārathiṃ cāsya saptabhiḥ ॥6-75-33॥
[दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; श्रुतकर्माणं (śrutakarmāṇam) - Śrutakarmāṇa; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner; एकेन (ekena) - with one; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Durmukha, having pierced Śrutakarmāṇa with seven swift arrows, cut off the banner with one and the charioteer with seven.)
Durmukha attacked Śrutakarmāṇa with seven swift arrows, severed his banner with one, and killed his charioteer with seven.
अश्वाञ्जाम्बूनदैर्जालैः प्रच्छन्नान्वातरंहसः। जघान षड्भिरासाद्य सारथिं चाभ्यपातयत् ॥६-७५-३४॥
aśvāñjāmbūnadairjālaiḥ pracchannān vātaraṃhasaḥ। jaghāna ṣaḍbhirāsādya sārathiṃ cābhyapātayat ॥6-75-34॥
[अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; जाम्बूनदैः (jāmbūnadaiḥ) - with golden; जालैः (jālaiḥ) - nets; प्रच्छन्नान् (pracchannān) - hidden; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - swift as the wind; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अभ्यपातयत् (abhyapātayat) - knocked down;]
(He killed the horses, hidden with golden nets, swift as the wind, with six (arrows), having reached, and knocked down the charioteer.)
He killed the swift horses hidden under golden nets and, reaching them, knocked down the charioteer with six arrows.
स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठञ्श्रुतकर्मा महारथः। शक्तिं चिक्षेप सङ्क्रुद्धो महोल्कां ज्वलितामिव ॥६-७५-३५॥
sa hatāśve rathe tiṣṭhañśrutakarmā mahārathaḥ। śaktiṃ cikṣepa saṅkruddho maholkāṃ jvalitāmiva ॥6-75-35॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वे (hatāśve) - with slain horses; रथे (rathe) - in the chariot; तिष्ठञ् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; श्रुतकर्मा (śrutakarmā) - Śrutakarmā; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; महोउल्काम् (maholkām) - like a great meteor; ज्वलिताम् (jvalitām) - blazing; इव (iva) - as if;]
(He, standing in the chariot with slain horses, Śrutakarmā, the great warrior, angrily threw the spear like a blazing great meteor.)
Śrutakarmā, the great warrior, stood in his chariot with its horses slain, and in his anger, he hurled his spear, which blazed like a great meteor.
सा दुर्मुखस्य विपुलं वर्म भित्त्वा यशस्विनः। विदार्य प्राविशद्भूमिं दीप्यमाना सुतेजना ॥६-७५-३६॥
sā durmukhasya vipulaṃ varma bhittvā yaśasvinaḥ। vidārya prāviśadbhūmiṃ dīpyamānā sutejanā ॥6-75-36॥
[सा (sā) - she; दुर्मुखस्य (durmukhasya) - of Durmukha; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; वर्म (varma) - armor; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the glorious one; विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn apart; प्राविशद् (prāviśad) - entered; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - the ground; दीप्यमाना (dīpyamānā) - shining; सुतेजना (sutejanā) - with great energy;]
(She, having pierced the great armor of Durmukha, the glorious one, having torn apart, entered the ground, shining with great energy.)
She, with her great energy, pierced through the formidable armor of the renowned Durmukha and entered the earth, shining brilliantly.
तं दृष्ट्वा विरथं तत्र सुतसोमो महाबलः। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां रथमारोपयत्स्वकम् ॥६-७५-३७॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā virathaṁ tatra sutasomo mahābalaḥ। paśyatāṁ sarvasainyānāṁ rathamāropayatsvakam ॥6-75-37॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विरथं (virathaṁ) - without a chariot; तत्र (tatra) - there; सुतसोमः (sutasomaḥ) - Sutasoma; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; पश्यतां (paśyatām) - of the onlookers; सर्वसैन्यानां (sarvasainyānāṁ) - of all the armies; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - mounted; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own;]
(Having seen him without a chariot there, mighty Sutasoma mounted his own chariot in the sight of all the armies.)
Seeing him without a chariot, the mighty Sutasoma, in the presence of all the onlookers, mounted his own chariot.
श्रुतकीर्तिस्तथा वीरो जयत्सेनं सुतं तव। अभ्ययात्समरे राजन्हन्तुकामो यशस्विनम् ॥६-७५-३८॥
śrutakīrtistathā vīro jayatsenaṃ sutaṃ tava। abhyayātsamare rājan hantukāmo yaśasvinam ॥6-75-38॥
[श्रुतकीर्तिः (śrutakīrtiḥ) - Shrutakirti; तथा (tathā) - also; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; जयत्सेनम् (jayatsenam) - Jayatsena; सुतम् (sutam) - son; तव (tava) - your; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desiring to kill; यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the glorious one;]
(Shrutakirti, the hero, also approached your son Jayatsena in battle, O king, desiring to kill the glorious one.)
Shrutakirti, the valiant hero, approached your son Jayatsena in the battlefield, O king, with the intent to slay the illustrious warrior.
तस्य विक्षिपतश्चापं श्रुतकीर्तेर्महात्मनः। चिच्छेद समरे राजञ्जयत्सेनः सुतस्तव ॥ क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेन प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥६-७५-३९॥
tasya vikṣipataścāpaṃ śrutakīrtermahātmanaḥ। ciccheda samare rājañjayatsenaḥ sutastava ॥ kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena prahasanniva bhārata ॥6-75-39॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; विक्षिपतः (vikṣipataḥ) - while throwing; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; श्रुतकीर्तेः (śrutakīrteḥ) - of Śrutakīrti; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - Jayatsena; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp (arrow); सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - very sharp; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(While Śrutakīrti, the great soul, was throwing his bow, your son Jayatsena, O king, cut it off in battle with a very sharp razor-like arrow, as if smiling, O descendant of Bharata.)
As Śrutakīrti, the noble soul, was aiming his bow, your son Jayatsena, O king, severed it in the battle with a razor-sharp arrow, smiling as if in jest, O Bharata.
तं दृष्ट्वा छिन्नधन्वानं शतानीकः सहोदरम्। अभ्यपद्यत तेजस्वी सिंहवद्विनदन्मुहुः ॥६-७५-४०॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā chinnadhanvānaṁ śatānīkaḥ sahodaram। abhyapadyata tejasvī siṁhavadvinadanmuḥ ॥6-75-40॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; छिन्नधन्वानं (chinnadhanvānaṁ) - with broken bow; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; सहोदरम् (sahodaram) - brother; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - approached; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the glorious one; सिंहवत् (siṁhavat) - like a lion; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; मुहुः (muḥ) - repeatedly;]
(Having seen him with a broken bow, Śatānīka, the glorious one, approached his brother, roaring repeatedly like a lion.)
Upon seeing his brother with a broken bow, the valiant Śatānīka approached him, roaring repeatedly like a lion, showcasing his bravery and strength.
शतानीकस्तु समरे दृढं विस्फार्य कार्मुकम्। विव्याध दशभिस्तूर्णं जयत्सेनं शिलीमुखैः ॥६-७५-४१॥
śatānīkastu samare dṛḍhaṃ visphārya kārmukam। vivyādha daśabhistūrṇaṃ jayatsenaṃ śilīmukhaiḥ ॥6-75-41॥
[शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Shatanika; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृढं (dṛḍhaṃ) - firmly; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; जयत्सेनं (jayatsenaṃ) - Jayatsena; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Shatanika, but in battle, firmly having stretched the bow, pierced quickly with ten arrows Jayatsena.)
Shatanika, in the battle, firmly stretched his bow and quickly pierced Jayatsena with ten arrows.
अथान्येन सुतीक्ष्णेन सर्वावरणभेदिना। शतानीको जयत्सेनं विव्याध हृदये भृशम् ॥६-७५-४२॥
athānyena sutīkṣṇena sarvāvaraṇabhedinā। śatānīko jayatsenaṃ vivyādha hṛdaye bhṛśam ॥6-75-42॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्येन (anyena) - by another; सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - sharp; सर्वावरणभेदिना (sarvāvaraṇabhedinā) - piercing all coverings; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; जयत्सेनं (jayatsenaṃ) - Jayatsena; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - severely;]
(Then, by another sharp one piercing all coverings, Śatānīka severely pierced Jayatsena in the heart.)
Then, Śatānīka, with another sharp weapon that could pierce all defenses, severely struck Jayatsena in the heart.
तथा तस्मिन्वर्तमाने दुष्कर्णो भ्रातुरन्तिके। चिच्छेद समरे चापं नाकुलेः क्रोधमूर्छितः ॥६-७५-४३॥
tathā tasminvartamāne duṣkarṇo bhrāturantike। ciccheda samare cāpaṃ nākuleḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ ॥6-75-43॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तस्मिन्वर्तमाने (tasminvartamāne) - in that situation; दुष्कर्णः (duṣkarṇaḥ) - Duṣkarṇa; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; अन्तिके (antike) - near; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; चापम् (cāpam) - bow; नाकुलेः (nākuleḥ) - of Nakula; क्रोधमूर्छितः (krodhamūrchitaḥ) - overcome with anger;]
(Thus, in that situation, Duṣkarṇa, near his brother, cut off Nakula's bow in battle, overcome with anger.)
In that situation, Duṣkarṇa, standing near his brother, angrily cut off Nakula's bow during the battle.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय भारसाधनमुत्तमम्। समादत्त शितान्बाणाञ्शतानीको महाबलः ॥६-७५-४४॥
athānyaddhanurādāya bhārasādhanamuttamam। samādatta śitānbāṇāñśatānīko mahābalaḥ ॥6-75-44॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - burden-bearing; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; समादत्त (samādatta) - took; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Śatānīka; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Then, taking another excellent bow, the mighty Śatānīka took sharp arrows.)
Then, the mighty Śatānīka, taking another excellent bow, picked up sharp arrows.
तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चामन्त्र्य दुष्कर्णं भ्रातुरग्रतः। मुमोच निशितान्बाणाञ्ज्वलितान्पन्नगानिव ॥६-७५-४५॥
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cāmantrya duṣkarṇaṃ bhrāturagrataḥ। mumoca niśitānbāṇāñjvalitānpannagāniva ॥6-75-45॥
[तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - addressing; दुष्कर्णम् (duṣkarṇam) - Duṣkarṇa; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother's; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; ज्वलितान् (jvalitān) - blazing; पन्नगान् (pannagān) - serpents; इव (iva) - like;]
(Stay, stay, thus addressing Duṣkarṇa in front of his brother, released sharp arrows blazing like serpents.)
Addressing Duṣkarṇa in front of his brother, he released sharp, blazing arrows that resembled serpents, saying 'Stay, stay.'
ततोऽस्य धनुरेकेन द्वाभ्यां सूतं च मारिष। चिच्छेद समरे तूर्णं तं च विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥६-७५-४६॥
tato'sya dhanurekena dvābhyāṁ sūtaṁ ca māriṣa। ciccheda samare tūrṇaṁ taṁ ca vivyādha saptabhiḥ ॥6-75-46॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; एकेन (ekena) - with one; द्वाभ्याम् (dvābhyām) - with two; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O Māriṣa; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Then, O Māriṣa, he quickly cut off his bow with one (arrow) and the charioteer with two, and pierced him with seven (arrows) in battle.)
Then, O Māriṣa, he swiftly severed his bow with a single arrow, struck the charioteer with two, and pierced him with seven arrows in the battle.
अश्वान्मनोजवांश्चास्य कल्माषान्वीतकल्मषः। जघान निशितैस्तूर्णं सर्वान्द्वादशभिः शरैः ॥६-७५-४७॥
aśvān manojavāṃś cāsya kalmāṣān vītakalmaṣaḥ। jaghāna niśitais tūrṇaṃ sarvān dvādaśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-75-47॥
[अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; मनोजवान् (manojavān) - swift as the mind; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; कल्माषान् (kalmāṣān) - spotted; वीतकल्मषः (vītakalmaṣaḥ) - free from sin; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(He, free from sin, quickly killed all the swift, spotted horses of his with twelve sharp arrows.)
He, being free from sin, swiftly killed all his spotted horses, which were as fast as the mind, using twelve sharp arrows.
अथापरेण भल्लेन सुमुक्तेन निपातिना। दुष्कर्णं समरे क्रुद्धो विव्याध हृदये भृशम् ॥६-७५-४८॥
athāpareṇa bhallena sumuktena nipātinā। duṣkarṇaṃ samare kruddho vivyādha hṛdaye bhṛśam ॥6-75-48॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अपरेण (apareṇa) - by another; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; सुमुक्तेन (sumuktena) - well-released; निपातिना (nipātinā) - striking; दुष्कर्णम् (duṣkarṇam) - Duṣkarṇa; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - deeply;]
(Then, with another well-released striking arrow, he angrily pierced Duṣkarṇa deeply in the heart in battle.)
Then, with another well-aimed arrow, he angrily struck Duṣkarṇa deeply in the heart during the battle.
दुष्कर्णं निहतं दृष्ट्वा पञ्च राजन्महारथाः। जिघांसन्तः शतानीकं सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥६-७५-४९॥
duṣkarṇaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā pañca rājanmahārathāḥ। jighāṃsantaḥ śatānīkaṃ sarvataḥ paryavārayan ॥6-75-49॥
[दुष्कर्णं (duṣkarṇam) - Duṣkarṇa; निहतं (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पञ्च (pañca) - five; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṃsantaḥ) - desiring to kill; शतानीकं (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Having seen Duṣkarṇa slain, O king, the five great charioteers, desiring to kill Śatānīka, surrounded him from all sides.)
Upon witnessing the fall of Duṣkarṇa, the five great charioteers, driven by the intent to slay Śatānīka, encircled him from every direction, O king.
छाद्यमानं शरव्रातैः शतानीकं यशस्विनम्। अभ्यधावन्त संरब्धाः केकयाः पञ्च सोदराः ॥६-७५-५०॥
chādyamānaṃ śaravrātaiḥ śatānīkaṃ yaśasvinam। abhyadhāvanta saṃrabdhāḥ kekayāḥ pañca sodarāḥ ॥6-75-50॥
[छाद्यमानं (chādyamānam) - being covered; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - by showers of arrows; शतानीकं (śatānīkam) - Śatānīka; यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - the glorious; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - rushed towards; संरब्धाः (saṃrabdhāḥ) - excitedly; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - the Kekayas; पञ्च (pañca) - five; सodarाः (sodarāḥ) - brothers;]
(Being covered by showers of arrows, the glorious Śatānīka was rushed towards excitedly by the five brothers of the Kekayas.)
The five Kekaya brothers, filled with excitement, rushed towards the glorious Śatānīka as he was being covered by a barrage of arrows.
तानभ्यापततः प्रेक्ष्य तव पुत्रा महारथाः। प्रत्युद्ययुर्महाराज गजा इव महागजान् ॥६-७५-५१॥
tān abhyāpatataḥ prekṣya tava putrā mahārathāḥ। pratyudyayur mahārāja gajā iva mahāgajān ॥6-75-51॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अभ्यापततः (abhyāpatataḥ) - approaching; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - advanced; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; महागजान् (mahāgajān) - great elephants;]
(Seeing them approaching, your sons, the great charioteers, advanced, O great king, like elephants towards great elephants.)
Upon seeing them approach, your sons, the great charioteers, advanced like elephants towards great elephants, O great king.
दुर्मुखो दुर्जयश्चैव तथा दुर्मर्षणो युवा। शत्रुञ्जयः शत्रुसहः सर्वे क्रुद्धा यशस्विनः ॥ प्रत्युद्याता महाराज केकयान्भ्रातरः समम् ॥६-७५-५२॥
durmukho durjayaścaiva tathā durmarṣaṇo yuvā। śatruñjayaḥ śatrusahaḥ sarve kruddhā yaśasvinaḥ ॥ pratyudyātā mahārāja kekayānbhrātaraḥ samam ॥6-75-52॥
[दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; दुर्जयः (durjayaḥ) - Durjaya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - thus; दुर्मर्षणः (durmarṣaṇaḥ) - Durmarṣaṇa; युवा (yuvā) - young; शत्रुञ्जयः (śatruñjayaḥ) - Śatruñjaya; शत्रुसहः (śatrusahaḥ) - Śatrusaha; सर्वे (sarve) - all; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious; प्रत्युद्याताः (pratyudyātāḥ) - set out to meet; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; समम् (samam) - together;]
(Durmukha, Durjaya, and thus indeed Durmarṣaṇa, young Śatruñjaya, Śatrusaha, all angry glorious ones, O great king, the brothers set out to meet the Kekayas together.)
Durmukha, Durjaya, Durmarṣaṇa, the young Śatruñjaya, and Śatrusaha, all of them being angry and glorious, set out together to confront the Kekayas, O great king.
रथैर्नगरसङ्काशैर्हयैर्युक्तैर्मनोजवैः। नानावर्णविचित्राभिः पताकाभिरलङ्कृतैः ॥६-७५-५३॥
rathair nagara-saṅkāśair hayair yuktair manojavaiḥ। nānā-varṇa-vicitrābhiḥ patākābhir alaṅkṛtaiḥ ॥6-75-53॥
[रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; नगरसङ्काशैः (nagara-saṅkāśaiḥ) - resembling a city; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses; युक्तैः (yuktaiḥ) - yoked; मनोजवैः (manojavaiḥ) - swift as the mind; नानावर्णविचित्राभिः (nānā-varṇa-vicitrābhiḥ) - with variously colored and wonderful; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; अलङ्कृतैः (alaṅkṛtaiḥ) - adorned;]
(With chariots resembling a city, yoked with horses swift as the mind, adorned with variously colored and wonderful flags.)
The chariots, resembling a city, were yoked with horses as swift as the mind and adorned with flags of various colors and designs.
वरचापधरा वीरा विचित्रकवचध्वजाः। विविशुस्ते परं सैन्यं सिंहा इव वनाद्वनम् ॥६-७५-५४॥
varacāpadharā vīrā vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ। viviśuste paraṃ sainyaṃ siṃhā iva vanādvanam ॥6-75-54॥
[वरचापधरा (varacāpadharā) - bearing excellent bows; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; विचित्रकवचध्वजाः (vicitrakavacadhvajāḥ) - with varied armor and banners; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; ते (te) - they; परम् (param) - the enemy's; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; सिंहाः (siṃhāḥ) - like lions; इव (iva) - as if; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; वनम् (vanam) - to the forest;]
(Bearing excellent bows, heroes with varied armor and banners entered the enemy's army like lions from the forest to the forest.)
The heroes, bearing excellent bows and adorned with varied armor and banners, entered the enemy's army as lions would enter from one forest to another.
तेषां सुतुमुलं युद्धं व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम्। अवर्तत महारौद्रं निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥ अन्योन्यागस्कृतां राजन्यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥६-७५-५५॥
teṣāṃ sutumulaṃ yuddhaṃ vyatiṣaktarathadvipam। avartata mahāraudraṃ nighnatāmitaretaram ॥ anyonyāgaskṛtāṃ rājanyamarāṣṭravivardhanam ॥6-75-55॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - their; सुतुमुलं (sutumulaṃ) - very fierce; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् (vyatiṣaktarathadvipam) - interlocked chariots and elephants; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred; महारौद्रं (mahāraudram) - very terrible; निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - killing; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other; अन्योन्यागस्कृतां (anyonyāgaskṛtām) - committed offenses against each other; राजन्यम (rājanyam) - royal; अराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (arāṣṭravivardhanam) - not beneficial to the kingdom;]
(Their very fierce battle with interlocked chariots and elephants occurred, very terrible, killing each other. Committed offenses against each other, royal, not beneficial to the kingdom.)
A very fierce and terrible battle ensued among them, with interlocked chariots and elephants, where they killed each other. The conflict, marked by mutual offenses, was royal but detrimental to the kingdom.
मुहूर्तास्तमिते सूर्ये चक्रुर्युद्धं सुदारुणम्। रथिनः सादिनश्चैव व्यकीर्यन्त सहस्रशः ॥६-७५-५६॥
muhūrtāstamite sūrye cakruryuddhaṃ sudāruṇam। rathinaḥ sādinaścaiva vyakīryanta sahasraśaḥ ॥6-75-56॥
[मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - in a moment; अस्तमिते (astamite) - set; सूर्ये (sūrye) - sun; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - very fierce; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; व्यकीर्यन्त (vyakīryanta) - were scattered; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(In a moment, when the sun had set, the charioteers and horsemen made a very fierce battle and were scattered by thousands.)
As the sun set, a very fierce battle ensued, with charioteers and horsemen scattered in their thousands.
ततः शान्तनवः क्रुद्धः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। नाशयामास सेनां वै भीष्मस्तेषां महात्मनाम् ॥ पाञ्चालानां च सैन्यानि शरैर्निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥६-७५-५७॥
tataḥ śāntanavaḥ kruddhaḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। nāśayāmāsa senāṁ vai bhīṣmasteṣāṁ mahātmanām ॥ pāñcālānāṁ ca sainyāni śarairninye yamakṣayam ॥6-75-57॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; नाशयामास (nāśayāmāsa) - destroyed; सेनां (senāṁ) - army; वै (vai) - indeed; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तेषां (teṣāṁ) - of those; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṁ) - of the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; निन्ये (ninye) - sent; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then, the son of Śantanu, angry, with arrows with curved joints, destroyed the army indeed, Bhishma of those great souls. And the armies of the Panchalas, with arrows, sent to the abode of Yama.)
Then, Bhishma, the son of Śantanu, in his anger, used his arrows with curved joints to destroy the army of those great souls. He sent the armies of the Panchalas to the abode of Yama with his arrows.
एवं भित्त्वा महेष्वासः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। कृत्वावहारं सैन्यानां ययौ स्वशिबिरं नृप ॥६-७५-५८॥
evaṃ bhittvā maheṣvāsaḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm। kṛtvāvahāraṃ sainyānāṃ yayau svaśibiraṃ nṛpa ॥6-75-58॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; अवहारम् (avahāram) - a breach; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the soldiers; ययौ (yayau) - went; स्व (sva) - to his own; शिबिरम् (śibiram) - camp; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Thus, having pierced the army of the Pandavas, the great archer made a breach in the soldiers and went to his own camp, O king.)
Thus, the great archer pierced through the Pandavas' army, creating a breach, and returned to his camp, O king.
धर्मराजोऽपि सम्प्रेक्ष्य धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौ। मूर्ध्नि चैतावुपाघ्राय संहृष्टः शिबिरं ययौ ॥६-७५-५९॥
dharmarājo'pi samprekṣya dhṛṣṭadyumnavṛkodarau। mūrdhni caitāvupāghrāya saṃhṛṣṭaḥ śibiraṃ yayau ॥6-75-59॥
[धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhishthira; अपि (api) - also; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; धृष्टद्युम्न (dhṛṣṭadyumna) - Dhrishtadyumna; वृकोदरौ (vṛkodarau) - and Bhima; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; च (ca) - and; एतौ (etau) - these two; उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having embraced; संहृष्टः (saṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - to the camp; ययौ (yayau) - went.;]
(King Yudhishthira, having seen Dhrishtadyumna and Bhima, and having embraced these two on the head, delighted, went to the camp.)
King Yudhishthira, after seeing Dhrishtadyumna and Bhima and embracing them on their heads, joyfully returned to the camp.
