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Core and Pancharatra: Special medicine was administered to Duryodhana to heal his wounds. Yudhishthira, observing the fierce circular formation, arranged his troops into a diamond formation on the seventh day of the war.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अथात्मजं तव पुनर्गाङ्गेयो ध्यानमास्थितम्। अब्रवीद्भरतश्रेष्ठः सम्प्रहर्षकरं वचः ॥६-७७-१॥
athātmajaṃ tava punargāṅgeyo dhyānamāsthitam। abravīdbharataśreṣṭhaḥ sampraharṣakaraṃ vacaḥ ॥6-77-1॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आत्मजं (ātmajaṃ) - son; तव (tava) - your; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation; आस्थितम् (āsthitam) - engaged; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - O best of Bharatas; सम्प्रहर्षकरम् (sampraharṣakaram) - delightful; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then your son, the son of Ganga, engaged in meditation. O best of Bharatas, said delightful words.)
Then, your son, the son of Ganga, engaged in meditation, spoke delightful words, O best of the Bharatas.
अहं द्रोणश्च शल्यश्च कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सोमदत्तोऽथ सैन्धवः ॥६-७७-२॥
ahaṃ droṇaśca śalyaśca kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ। aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca somadatto'tha saindhavaḥ ॥6-77-2॥
[अहं (ahaṃ) - I; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; च (ca) - and; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Sātvata; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Aśvatthāmā; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarṇa; च (ca) - and; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; अथ (atha) - and; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava;]
(I, Droṇa, and Śalya, and Kṛtavarmā, and Sātvata; Aśvatthāmā, and Vikarṇa, and Somadatta, and Saindhava.)
I, along with Droṇa, Śalya, Kṛtavarmā, Sātvata, Aśvatthāmā, Vikarṇa, Somadatta, and Saindhava, are present.
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ बाह्लिकः सह बाह्लिकैः। त्रिगर्तराजश्च बली मागधश्च सुदुर्जयः ॥६-७७-३॥
vindānuvindāvāvantyau bāhlikaḥ saha bāhlikaiḥ। trigartarājaśca balī māgadhaśca sudurjayaḥ ॥6-77-3॥
[विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindānuvinda; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - Avanti princes; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bahlika; सह (saha) - with; बाह्लिकैः (bāhlikaiḥ) - Bahlika's followers; त्रिगर्तराजः (trigartarājaḥ) - king of Trigarta; च (ca) - and; बली (balī) - strong; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - king of Magadha; च (ca) - and; सुदुर्जयः (sudurjayaḥ) - Sudurjaya;]
(Vindānuvinda, the Avanti princes, Bahlika with Bahlika's followers, the king of Trigarta, the strong king of Magadha, and Sudurjaya.)
Vindānuvinda and the Avanti princes, along with Bahlika and his followers, the king of Trigarta, the mighty king of Magadha, and Sudurjaya were present.
बृहद्बलश्च कौसल्यश्चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः। रथाश्च बहुसाहस्राः शोभमाना महाध्वजाः ॥६-७७-४॥
bṛhadbalaśca kausalyaścitraseno viviṃśatiḥ। rathāśca bahusāhasrāḥ śobhamānā mahādhvajāḥ ॥6-77-4॥
[बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; च (ca) - and; कौसल्यः (kausalyaḥ) - Kausalya; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; विविंशतिः (viviṃśatiḥ) - Vivimshati; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; बहुसाहस्राः (bahusāhasrāḥ) - many thousands; शोभमाना (śobhamānā) - shining; महाध्वजाः (mahādhvajāḥ) - with great banners;]
(Brihadbala, Kausalya, Citrasena, Vivimshati, and many thousands of chariots shining with great banners.)
Brihadbala, Kausalya, Citrasena, and Vivimshati, along with many thousands of chariots adorned with great banners, were present.
देशजाश्च हया राजन्स्वारूढा हयसादिभिः। गजेन्द्राश्च मदोद्वृत्ताः प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः ॥६-७७-५॥
deśajāśca hayā rājansvārūḍhā hayasādibhiḥ। gajendrāśca madodvṛttāḥ prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ ॥6-77-5॥
[देशजाः (deśajāḥ) - native; च (ca) - and; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वारूढाः (svārūḍhāḥ) - mounted; हयसादिभिः (hayasādibhiḥ) - with horsemen; गजेन्द्राः (gajendrāḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; मदोद्वृत्ताः (madodvṛttāḥ) - intoxicated; प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः (prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ) - with broken frontal lobes;]
(Native horses, O king, mounted with horsemen; elephants, too, intoxicated with broken frontal lobes.)
O king, there are native horses mounted with horsemen, and elephants that are intoxicated with their frontal lobes broken.
पदाताश्च तथा शूरा नानाप्रहरणायुधाः। नानादेशसमुत्पन्नास्त्वदर्थे योद्धुमुद्यताः ॥६-७७-६॥
padātāśca tathā śūrā nānāpraharaṇāyudhāḥ। nānādeśasamutpannāstvadarthe yoddhumudyatāḥ ॥6-77-6॥
[पदाताः (padātāḥ) - foot-soldiers; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; नानाप्रहरणायुधाः (nānāpraharaṇāyudhāḥ) - with various weapons and arms; नानादेशसमुत्पन्नाः (nānādeśasamutpannāḥ) - born in various countries; त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; उद्यताः (udyatāḥ) - prepared;]
(Foot-soldiers and also heroes with various weapons and arms, born in various countries, are prepared to fight for your sake.)
Foot-soldiers and brave warriors from various regions, equipped with diverse weapons, stand ready to fight for your cause.
एते चान्ये च बहवस्त्वदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः। देवानपि रणे जेतुं समर्था इति मे मतिः ॥६-७७-७॥
ete cānye ca bahavas tvadarthe tyaktajīvitāḥ। devān api raṇe jetuṃ samarthā iti me matiḥ ॥6-77-7॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; त्वदर्थे (tvadarthe) - for your sake; त्यक्तजीविताः (tyaktajīvitāḥ) - having sacrificed their lives; देवान् (devān) - gods; अपि (api) - even; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(These and many others, having sacrificed their lives for your sake, are capable of conquering even the gods in battle; thus is my opinion.)
These warriors, along with many others, have sacrificed their lives for you and are capable of defeating even the gods in battle. This is my belief.
अवश्यं तु मया राजंस्तव वाच्यं हितं सदा। अशक्याः पाण्डवा जेतुं देवैरपि सवासवैः ॥ वासुदेवसहायाश्च महेन्द्रसमविक्रमाः ॥६-७७-८॥
avaśyaṃ tu mayā rājaṃstava vācyaṃ hitaṃ sadā। aśakyāḥ pāṇḍavā jetuṃ devairapi savāsavaiḥ ॥ vāsudevasahāyāśca mahendrasamavikramāḥ ॥6-77-8॥
[अवश्यं (avaśyam) - certainly; तु (tu) - but; मया (mayā) - by me; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be spoken; हितम् (hitam) - beneficial; सदा (sadā) - always; अशक्याः (aśakyāḥ) - impossible; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; दैवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even; सवासवैः (savāsavaiḥ) - with Indra; वासुदेवसहायाः (vāsudevasahāyāḥ) - assisted by Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; महेन्द्रसमविक्रमाः (mahendrasamavikramāḥ) - equal in valor to Indra;]
(Certainly, O king, it is always beneficial for me to speak to you. The Pandavas, assisted by Vasudeva and equal in valor to Indra, are impossible to conquer even by the gods with Indra.)
Certainly, O king, I must always speak what is beneficial to you. The Pandavas, with the help of Vasudeva and possessing valor equal to Indra, cannot be defeated even by the gods along with Indra.
सर्वथाहं तु राजेन्द्र करिष्ये वचनं तव। पाण्डवान्वा रणे जेष्ये मां वा जेष्यन्ति पाण्डवाः ॥६-७७-९॥
sarvathāhaṃ tu rājendra kariṣye vacanaṃ tava। pāṇḍavānvā raṇe jeṣye māṃ vā jeṣyanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥6-77-9॥
[सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way; अहम् (aham) - I; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; करिष्ये (kariṣye) - will do; वचनम् (vacanam) - word; तव (tava) - your; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; वा (vā) - or; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेष्ये (jeṣye) - will conquer; माम् (mām) - me; वा (vā) - or; जेष्यन्ति (jeṣyanti) - will conquer; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(In every way, I, O king, will do your word. Either I will conquer the Pandavas in battle, or the Pandavas will conquer me.)
O King, I will certainly fulfill your command. Either I will defeat the Pandavas in battle, or they will defeat me.
एवमुक्त्वा ददौ चास्मै विशल्यकरणीं शुभाम्। ओषधीं वीर्यसम्पन्नां विशल्यश्चाभवत्तदा ॥६-७७-१०॥
evamuktvā dadau cāsmai viśalyakaraṇīṃ śubhām। oṣadhīṃ vīryasampannāṃ viśalyaścābhavattadā ॥6-77-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ददौ (dadau) - gave; च (ca) - and; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; विशल्यकरणीं (viśalyakaraṇīṃ) - removing arrows; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious; ओषधीं (oṣadhīṃ) - herb; वीर्यसम्पन्नां (vīryasampannāṃ) - full of potency; विशल्यः (viśalyaḥ) - free from arrows; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Thus having spoken, he gave him the auspicious herb that removes arrows, full of potency, and then he became free from arrows.)
After speaking thus, he gave him the auspicious herb that could remove arrows and was full of potency, and then he was healed from the arrows.
ततः प्रभाते विमले स्वेनानीकेन वीर्यवान्। अव्यूहत स्वयं व्यूहं भीष्मो व्यूहविशारदः ॥६-७७-११॥
tataḥ prabhāte vimale svenānīkena vīryavān। avyūhata svayaṃ vyūhaṃ bhīṣmo vyūhaviśāradaḥ ॥6-77-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning; विमले (vimale) - clear; स्वेन (svena) - with his own; अनीकेन (anīkena) - army; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; अव्यूहत (avyūhata) - arranged; स्वयं (svayaṃ) - himself; व्यूहं (vyūhaṃ) - formation; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; व्यूहविशारदः (vyūhaviśāradaḥ) - expert in formations;]
(Then, in the clear morning, the powerful Bhishma himself arranged the army formation with his own army, being an expert in formations.)
In the clear morning, the mighty Bhishma, an expert in military formations, personally arranged his army's formation.
मण्डलं मनुजश्रेष्ठ नानाशस्त्रसमाकुलम्। सम्पूर्णं योधमुख्यैश्च तथा दन्तिपदातिभिः ॥६-७७-१२॥
maṇḍalaṃ manujaśreṣṭha nānāśastrasamākulam। sampūrṇaṃ yodhamukhyaśca tathā dantipadātibhiḥ ॥6-77-12॥
[मण्डलं (maṇḍalam) - circle; मनुजश्रेष्ठ (manujaśreṣṭha) - O best of men; नानाशस्त्रसमाकुलम् (nānāśastrasamākulam) - filled with various weapons; सम्पूर्णं (sampūrṇam) - completely; योधमुख्यैः (yodhamukhyaḥ) - by chief warriors; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; दन्तिपदातिभिः (dantipadātibhiḥ) - by elephants and infantry;]
(The circle, O best of men, was filled with various weapons, completely by chief warriors, and also by elephants and infantry.)
O best of men, the formation was densely packed with various weapons, chief warriors, elephants, and infantry.
रथैरनेकसाहस्रैः समन्तात्परिवारितम्। अश्ववृन्दैर्महद्भिश्च ऋष्टितोमरधारिभिः ॥६-७७-१३॥
rathair anekasāhasraiḥ samantāt parivāritam। aśvavṛndair mahadbhiś ca ṛṣṭitomaradhāribhiḥ ॥6-77-13॥
[रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; अनेक (aneka) - numerous; साहस्रैः (sāhasraiḥ) - thousands; समन्तात् (samantāt) - on all sides; परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded; अश्ववृन्दैः (aśvavṛndaiḥ) - by groups of horses; महद्भिः (mahadbhiḥ) - great; च (ca) - and; ऋष्टितोमरधारिभिः (ṛṣṭitomaradhāribhiḥ) - wielding spears and lances;]
(Surrounded on all sides by numerous thousands of chariots and by great groups of horses wielding spears and lances.)
The army was surrounded on all sides by numerous thousands of chariots and great groups of horses, all wielding spears and lances.
नागे नागे रथाः सप्त सप्त चाश्वा रथे रथे। अन्वश्वं दश धानुष्का धानुष्के सप्त चर्मिणः ॥६-७७-१४॥
nāge nāge rathāḥ sapta sapta cāśvā rathe rathe। anvaśvaṃ daśa dhāṇuṣkā dhāṇuṣke sapta carmiṇaḥ ॥6-77-14॥
[नागे (nāge) - on elephant; नागे (nāge) - on elephant; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; सप्त (sapta) - seven; सप्त (sapta) - seven; च (ca) - and; अश्वा (aśvā) - horses; रथे (rathe) - on chariot; रथे (rathe) - on chariot; अन्वश्वं (anvaśvaṃ) - following horse; दश (daśa) - ten; धानुष्का (dhāṇuṣkā) - archers; धानुष्के (dhāṇuṣke) - on archer; सप्त (sapta) - seven; चर्मिणः (carmiṇaḥ) - shield-bearers;]
(On each elephant, seven chariots; on each chariot, seven horses. Following the horse, ten archers; on each archer, seven shield-bearers.)
On each elephant, there are seven chariots, and on each chariot, there are seven horses. Following the horse, there are ten archers, and on each archer, there are seven shield-bearers.
एवंव्यूहं महाराज तव सैन्यं महारथैः। स्थितं रणाय महते भीष्मेण युधि पालितम् ॥६-७७-१५॥
evaṁvyūhaṁ mahārāja tava sainyaṁ mahārathaiḥ। sthitaṁ raṇāya mahate bhīṣmeṇa yudhi pālitam ॥6-77-15॥
[एवंव्यूहं (evaṁvyūhaṁ) - thus array; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यं (sainyaṁ) - army; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; स्थितं (sthitaṁ) - standing; रणाय (raṇāya) - for battle; महते (mahate) - great; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; युधि (yudhi) - in war; पालितम् (pālitam) - protected;]
(Thus arrayed, O great king, your army, by great charioteers, stands for the great battle, protected by Bhishma in war.)
O great king, your army is arrayed in this manner, standing ready for the great battle, protected by the great warrior Bhishma.
दशाश्वानां सहस्राणि दन्तिनां च तथैव च। रथानामयुतं चापि पुत्राश्च तव दंशिताः ॥ चित्रसेनादयः शूरा अभ्यरक्षन्पितामहम् ॥६-७७-१६॥
daśāśvānāṃ sahasrāṇi dantināṃ ca tathaiva ca। rathānāmayutaṃ cāpi putrāśca tava daṃśitāḥ ॥ citrasenādayaḥ śūrā abhyarakṣanpitāmaham ॥6-77-16॥
[दशाश्वानां (daśāśvānāṃ) - of ten horses; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; दन्तिनां (dantināṃ) - of elephants; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; च (ca) - and; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अयुतं (ayutaṃ) - ten thousand; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - are slain; चित्रसेनादयः (citrasenādayaḥ) - Citraseṇa and others; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; अभ्यरक्षन् (abhyarakṣan) - protected; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire;]
(Of ten thousand horses, thousands of elephants, and likewise ten thousand chariots, and also your sons are slain. Citraseṇa and other heroes protected the grandsire.)
Thousands of horses, elephants, and chariots, as well as your sons, have been slain. Citraseṇa and other brave warriors protected the grandsire.
रक्ष्यमाणश्च तैः शूरैर्गोप्यमानाश्च तेन ते। संनद्धाः समदृश्यन्त राजानश्च महाबलाः ॥६-७७-१७॥
rakṣyamāṇaśca taiḥ śūrairgopyamānāśca tena te। sannaddhāḥ samadṛśyanta rājānaśca mahābalāḥ ॥6-77-17॥
[रक्ष्यमाणश्च (rakṣyamāṇaśca) - being protected; and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by the heroes; गोप्यमानाश्च (gopyamānāśca) - being guarded; and; तेन (tena) - by him; ते (te) - they; संनद्धाः (sannaddhāḥ) - armed; समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - appeared; राजानश्च (rājānaśca) - kings; and; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty;]
(Being protected by them, the heroes, and being guarded by him, they appeared armed, the kings and mighty.)
The mighty kings, protected by the heroes and guarded by him, appeared fully armed.
दुर्योधनस्तु समरे दंशितो रथमास्थितः। व्यभ्राजत श्रिया जुष्टो यथा शक्रस्त्रिविष्टपे ॥६-७७-१८॥
duryodhanastu samare daṁśito rathamāsthitaḥ। vyabhrājata śriyā juṣṭo yathā śakrastriviṣṭape ॥6-77-18॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in the battle; दंशितः (daṁśitaḥ) - wounded; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted; व्यभ्राजत (vyabhrājata) - shone; श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor; जुष्टः (juṣṭaḥ) - endowed; यथा (yathā) - like; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; त्रिविष्टपे (triviṣṭape) - in heaven;]
(Duryodhana, however, wounded in the battle, mounted on his chariot, shone with splendor, endowed like Indra in heaven.)
Duryodhana, though wounded in battle, stood on his chariot shining with splendor, much like Indra in the heavens.
ततः शब्दो महानासीत्पुत्राणां तव भारत। रथघोषश्च तुमुलो वादित्राणां च निस्वनः ॥६-७७-१९॥
tataḥ śabdo mahān āsīt putrāṇāṃ tava bhārata। rathaghoṣaś ca tumulo vāditrāṇāṃ ca nisvanaḥ ॥6-77-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of sons; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रथघोषः (rathaghoṣaḥ) - chariot noise; च (ca) - and; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - uproarious; वादित्राणाम् (vāditrāṇām) - of instruments; च (ca) - and; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound;]
(Then there was a great sound of your sons, O Bharata. The chariot noise and the uproarious sound of instruments.)
Then, O Bharata, there arose a great sound from your sons. The noise of the chariots and the tumultuous sound of the instruments filled the air.
भीष्मेण धार्तराष्ट्राणां व्यूढः प्रत्यङ्मुखो युधि। मण्डलः सुमहाव्यूहो दुर्भेद्योऽमित्रघातिनाम् ॥ सर्वतः शुशुभे राजन्रणेऽरीणां दुरासदः ॥६-७७-२०॥
bhīṣmeṇa dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ vyūḍhaḥ pratyaṅmukho yudhi। maṇḍalaḥ sumahāvyūho durbhedyo'mitraghātinām ॥ sarvataḥ śuśubhe rājanraṇe'rīṇāṃ durāsadaḥ ॥6-77-20॥
[भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; धार्तराष्ट्राणां (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ) - of the sons of Dhritarashtra; व्यूढः (vyūḍhaḥ) - arrayed; प्रत्यङ्मुखः (pratyaṅmukhaḥ) - facing; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; मण्डलः (maṇḍalaḥ) - formation; सुमहाव्यूहः (sumahāvyūhaḥ) - great array; दुर्भेद्यः (durbhedyaḥ) - impenetrable; अमित्रघातिनाम् (amitraghātinām) - of the enemy slayers; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - O King; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अरीणाम् (arīṇām) - of the enemies; दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - formidable;]
(By Bhishma, the formation of the sons of Dhritarashtra was arrayed facing in battle. The formation, a great array, was impenetrable by the enemy slayers. Everywhere it shone, O King, formidable in battle against the enemies.)
Under Bhishma's command, the sons of Dhritarashtra arranged their forces in a formidable and impenetrable formation, facing the battle. This great array shone everywhere, O King, and was formidable against the enemies in battle.
मण्डलं तु समालोक्य व्यूहं परमदारुणम्। स्वयं युधिष्ठिरो राजा व्यूहं वज्रमथाकरोत् ॥६-७७-२१॥
maṇḍalaṃ tu samālokya vyūhaṃ paramadāruṇam। svayaṃ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā vyūhaṃ vajramathākarot ॥6-77-21॥
[मण्डलं (maṇḍalam) - circle; तु (tu) - but; समालोक्य (samālokya) - having observed; व्यूहं (vyūham) - formation; परमदारुणम् (paramadāruṇam) - extremely fierce; स्वयं (svayam) - himself; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; व्यूहं (vyūham) - formation; वज्रम् (vajram) - diamond; अथ (atha) - then; अकरोत् (akarot) - made;]
(Having observed the circle, the extremely fierce formation, King Yudhishthira himself then made the diamond formation.)
King Yudhishthira, upon observing the extremely fierce circular formation, personally arranged the troops into a diamond formation.
तथा व्यूढेष्वनीकेषु यथास्थानमवस्थिताः। रथिनः सादिनश्चैव सिंहनादमथानदन् ॥६-७७-२२॥
tathā vyūḍheṣvanīkeṣu yathāsthānamavasthitāḥ। rathinaḥ sādinaścaiva siṃhanādamathānadan ॥6-77-22॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; व्यूढेषु (vyūḍheṣu) - in the arranged; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; यथास्थानम् (yathāsthānam) - in their respective positions; अवस्थिताः (avasthitāḥ) - standing; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सिंहनादम् (siṃhanādam) - lion's roar; अथ (atha) - then; अनदन् (anadan) - roared;]
(Thus, standing in their respective positions in the arranged armies, the charioteers and horsemen indeed then roared like lions.)
Thus, the charioteers and horsemen, standing in their respective positions in the arranged armies, roared like lions.
बिभित्सवस्ततो व्यूहं निर्ययुर्युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः। इतरेतरतः शूराः सहसैन्याः प्रहारिणः ॥६-७७-२३॥
bibhitsavastato vyūhaṃ niryayuryuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ। itaretarataḥ śūrāḥ sahasainyāḥ prahāriṇaḥ ॥6-77-23॥
[बिभित्सवः (bibhitsavaḥ) - desiring to fight; ततः (tataḥ) - then; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; निर्ययुः (niryayuḥ) - set out; युद्धकाङ्क्षिणः (yuddhakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - eager for battle; इतरेतरतः (itaretarataḥ) - from all sides; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; सहसैन्याः (sahasainyāḥ) - with armies; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers;]
(Desiring to fight, then the eager-for-battle heroes set out in formation from all sides with their armies, ready to strike.)
The warriors, eager for battle, arranged themselves in formation and set out from all sides with their armies, ready to strike.
भारद्वाजो ययौ मत्स्यं द्रौणिश्चापि शिखण्डिनम्। स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा पार्षतं समुपाद्रवत् ॥६-७७-२४॥
bhāradvājo yayau matsyaṃ drauṇiścāpi śikhaṇḍinam। svayaṃ duryodhano rājā pārṣataṃ samupādravat ॥6-77-24॥
[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; ययौ (yayau) - went; मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - to Matsya; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - to Shikhandi; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - the king; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - to Parshata; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked;]
(Bharadvaja went to Matsya, and Drona's son also to Shikhandi. Duryodhana himself, the king, attacked Parshata.)
Bharadvaja went to the Matsya kingdom, and Drona's son also approached Shikhandi. King Duryodhana himself attacked Parshata.
नकुलः सहदेवश्च राजन्मद्रेशमीयतुः। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्याविरावन्तमभिद्रुतौ ॥६-७७-२५॥
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca rājanmadreśamīyatuḥ। vindānuvindāvāvantyāvirāvantamabhidrutau ॥6-77-25॥
[नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मद्रेशम् (madreśam) - towards the king of Madra; ईयतुः (īyatuḥ) - went; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindha and Anuvindha; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the two Avanti princes; अविरावन्तम् (avirāvantam) - fearless; अभिद्रुतौ (abhidrutau) - rushed towards;]
(Nakula and Sahadeva, O king, went towards the king of Madra. Vindha and Anuvindha, the two fearless Avanti princes, rushed towards.)
Nakula and Sahadeva, O king, advanced towards the king of Madra. Meanwhile, Vindha and Anuvindha, the fearless princes of Avanti, charged forward.
सर्वे नृपास्तु समरे धनञ्जयमयोधयन्। भीमसेनो रणे यत्तो हार्दिक्यं समवारयत् ॥६-७७-२६॥
sarve nṛpāstu samare dhanañjayamayodhayan। bhīmaseno raṇe yatto hārdikyaṃ samavārayat ॥6-77-26॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; अयोधयन् (ayodhayan) - fought; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged; हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Hardikya; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(All the kings fought Dhananjaya in battle. Bhimasena, engaged in battle, restrained Hardikya.)
All the kings engaged in battle with Dhananjaya, while Bhimasena, focused in the fight, held back Hardikya.
चित्रसेनं विकर्णं च तथा दुर्मर्षणं विभो। आर्जुनिः समरे राजंस्तव पुत्रानयोधयत् ॥६-७७-२७॥
citrasenaṁ vikarṇaṁ ca tathā durmarṣaṇaṁ vibho। ārjuniḥ samare rājaṁstava putrānayodhayat ॥6-77-27॥
[चित्रसेनं (citrasenaṁ) - Citrasena; विकर्णं (vikarṇaṁ) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; दुर्मर्षणं (durmarṣaṇaṁ) - Durmarshana; विभो (vibho) - O lord; आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna's son; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought;]
(Arjuna's son fought with Citrasena, Vikarna, and also Durmarshana in battle, O lord, O king, your sons.)
Arjuna's son engaged in battle with Citrasena, Vikarna, and Durmarshana, demonstrating his valor against your sons, O lord and king.
प्राग्ज्योतिषं महेष्वासं हैडिम्बो राक्षसोत्तमः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥६-७७-२८॥
prāgjyotiṣaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ haiḍimbo rākṣasottamaḥ। abhidudrāva vegena matto mattamiva dvipam ॥6-77-28॥
[प्राग्ज्योतिषम् (prāgjyotiṣam) - city of Prāgjyotiṣa; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Haiḍimba; राक्षस-उत्तमः (rākṣasa-uttamaḥ) - best of demons; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - charged; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant;]
(Haiḍimba, the best of demons, charged with speed at the great archer of the city of Prāgjyotiṣa, like an intoxicated elephant at another intoxicated elephant.)
Haiḍimba, the foremost of demons, rushed with great speed towards the mighty archer of Prāgjyotiṣa, resembling an intoxicated elephant charging at another.
अलम्बुसस्ततो राजन्सात्यकिं युद्धदुर्मदम्। ससैन्यं समरे क्रुद्धो राक्षसः समभिद्रवत् ॥६-७७-२९॥
alambusastato rājansātyakiṃ yuddhadurmadam। sasainyaṃ samare kruddho rākṣasaḥ samabhidravat ॥6-77-29॥
[अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - battle-intoxicated; ससैन्यम् (sasainyam) - with army; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; समभिद्रवत् (samabhidravat) - attacked;]
(Then Alambusa, the demon, angry in battle, attacked Satyaki, the battle-intoxicated, with his army.)
Then, O king, the demon Alambusa, filled with rage, attacked the battle-intoxicated Satyaki along with his army in the battlefield.
भूरिश्रवा रणे यत्तो धृष्टकेतुमयोधयत्। श्रुतायुषं तु राजानं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ॥६-७७-३०॥
bhūriśravā raṇe yatto dhṛṣṭaketumayodhayat। śrutāyuṣaṃ tu rājānaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥6-77-30॥
[भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhūriśravā; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तः (yattaḥ) - engaged; धृष्टकेतुम् (dhṛṣṭaketum) - Dhṛṣṭaketu; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought; श्रुतायुषम् (śrutāyuṣam) - Śrutāyuṣa; तु (tu) - but; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - the son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Bhūriśravā, engaged in battle, fought with Dhṛṣṭaketu. But King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, fought with Śrutāyuṣa.)
In the battle, Bhūriśravā engaged with Dhṛṣṭaketu, while King Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, confronted Śrutāyuṣa.
चेकितानस्तु समरे कृपमेवान्वयोधयत्। शेषाः प्रतिययुर्यत्ता भीममेव महारथम् ॥६-७७-३१॥
cekitānastu samare kṛpamevānvayodhayat। śeṣāḥ pratiyayuryattā bhīnameva mahāratham ॥6-77-31॥
[चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Cekitana; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; एव (eva) - only; अन्वयोधयत् (anvayodhayat) - attacked; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the others; प्रतिययुः (pratiyayuḥ) - returned; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - attentive; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma; एव (eva) - only; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Cekitana, however, attacked only Kṛpa in battle. The others returned, attentive only to Bhīma, the great chariot-warrior.)
Cekitana engaged Kṛpa in battle, while the others focused their attention on Bhīma, the mighty warrior.
ततो राजसहस्राणि परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम्। शक्तितोमरनाराचगदापरिघपाणयः ॥६-७७-३२॥
tato rājasahasrāṇi parivavrurdhanañjayam। śaktitomaranārācagadāparighapāṇayaḥ ॥6-77-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजसहस्राणि (rājasahasrāṇi) - thousands of kings; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); शक्ति (śakti) - with spears; तोमर (tomara) - with javelins; नाराच (nārāca) - with iron arrows; गदा (gadā) - with maces; परिघ (parigha) - with clubs; पाणयः (pāṇayaḥ) - in their hands;]
(Then thousands of kings surrounded Dhananjaya (Arjuna) with spears, javelins, iron arrows, maces, and clubs in their hands.)
Then, thousands of kings, armed with spears, javelins, iron arrows, maces, and clubs, surrounded Dhananjaya (Arjuna).
अर्जुनोऽथ भृशं क्रुद्धो वार्ष्णेयमिदमब्रवीत्। पश्य माधव सैन्यानि धार्तराष्ट्रस्य संयुगे ॥ व्यूढानि व्यूहविदुषा गाङ्गेयेन महात्मना ॥६-७७-३३॥
arjuno'tha bhṛśaṃ kruddho vārṣṇeyamidamabravīt। paśya mādhava sainyāni dhārtarāṣṭrasya saṃyuge ॥ vyūḍhāni vyūhaviduṣā gāṅgeyena mahātmanā ॥6-77-33॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अथ (atha) - then; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - to Krishna; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; पश्य (paśya) - behold; माधव (mādhava) - O Madhava; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's sons; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - arranged; व्यूहविदुषा (vyūhaviduṣā) - by the expert in military formations; गाङ्गेयेन (gāṅgeyena) - by the son of Ganga; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul;]
(Arjuna, then intensely angry, said this to Krishna: "Behold, O Madhava, the armies of Dhritarashtra's sons arranged in battle by the expert in military formations, the great soul, the son of Ganga.")
Arjuna, filled with intense anger, addressed Krishna, saying: "Look, O Madhava, at the armies of the sons of Dhritarashtra, strategically arranged in battle by the great warrior, the son of Ganga."
युद्धाभिकामाञ्शूरांश्च पश्य माधव दंशितान्। त्रिगर्तराजं सहितं भ्रातृभिः पश्य केशव ॥६-७७-३४॥
yuddhābhikāmāñśūrāṃśca paśya mādhava daṃśitān। trigartarājaṃ sahitaṃ bhrātṛbhiḥ paśya keśava ॥6-77-34॥
[युद्धाभिकामान् (yuddhābhikāmān) - desirous of battle; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; च (ca) - and; पश्य (paśya) - see; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; दंशितान् (daṃśitān) - arrayed; त्रिगर्तराजम् (trigartarājam) - the king of Trigarta; सहितम् (sahitam) - together with; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - brothers; पश्य (paśya) - see; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava;]
(See the heroes desirous of battle, O Mādhava, arrayed. See the king of Trigarta together with his brothers, O Keśava.)
O Mādhava, behold the heroes eager for battle, arrayed in formation. Look at the king of Trigarta along with his brothers, O Keśava.
अद्यैतान्पातयिष्यामि पश्यतस्ते जनार्दन। य इमे मां यदुश्रेष्ठ योद्धुकामा रणाजिरे ॥६-७७-३५॥
adya etān pātayiṣyāmi paśyataḥ te janārdana। ya ime māṁ yaduśreṣṭha yoddhukāmā raṇājire ॥6-77-35॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; एतान् (etān) - these; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will cause to fall; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - watching; ते (te) - your; जनार्दन (janārdana) - Janardana; यः (yaḥ) - who; इमे (ime) - these; माम् (mām) - me; यदुश्रेष्ठ (yaduśreṣṭha) - best of the Yadus; योद्धुकामाः (yoddhukāmāḥ) - desiring to fight; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield;]
(Today, I will cause these to fall while you watch, Janardana. These who desire to fight me, best of the Yadus, in the battlefield.)
Today, I will defeat these warriors in the battlefield as you watch, Janardana, who are eager to fight me, O best of the Yadus.
एवमुक्त्वा तु कौन्तेयो धनुर्ज्यामवमृज्य च। ववर्ष शरवर्षाणि नराधिपगणान्प्रति ॥६-७७-३६॥
evamuktvā tu kaunteyo dhanurjyāmavamṛjya ca। vavarṣa śaravarṣāṇi narādhipagaṇānprati ॥6-77-36॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; धनुर्ज्याम् (dhanurjyām) - bowstring; अवमृज्य (avamṛjya) - having drawn; च (ca) - and; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrows; नराधिपगणान् (narādhipagaṇān) - at the groups of kings; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Thus, having spoken, the son of Kunti, having drawn the bowstring, showered arrows towards the groups of kings.)
After speaking thus, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, drew his bowstring and showered arrows upon the assembled kings.
तेऽपि तं परमेष्वासाः शरवर्षैरपूरयन्। तडागमिव धाराभिर्यथा प्रावृषि तोयदा ॥६-७७-३७॥
te'pi taṃ parameṣvāsāḥ śaravarṣairapūrayan। taḍāgamiva dhārābhiryathā prāvṛṣi toyadā ॥6-77-37॥
[ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; परमेष्वासाः (parameṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अपूरयन् (apūrayan) - filled; तडागम् (taḍāgam) - lake; इव (iva) - like; धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - with streams; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; तोयदाः (toyadāḥ) - clouds;]
(They also filled him, the great archers, with showers of arrows, like clouds fill a lake with streams in the rainy season.)
The great archers also covered him with a barrage of arrows, just as clouds fill a lake with rain during the monsoon season.
हाहाकारो महानासीत्तव सैन्ये विशां पते। छाद्यमानौ भृशं कृष्णौ शरैर्दृष्ट्वा महारणे ॥६-७७-३८॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīt tava sainye viśāṃ pate। chādyamānau bhṛśaṃ kṛṣṇau śarair dṛṣṭvā mahāraṇe ॥6-77-38॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तव (tava) - your; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; छाद्यमानौ (chādyamānau) - being covered; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle;]
(There was a great uproar in your army, O lord of men, seeing Krishna and Arjuna intensely covered with arrows in the great battle.)
A great uproar arose in your army, O lord of men, when Krishna and Arjuna were seen intensely covered with arrows in the great battle.
देवा देवर्षयश्चैव गन्धर्वाश्च महोरगाः। विस्मयं परमं जग्मुर्दृष्ट्वा कृष्णौ तथागतौ ॥६-७७-३९॥
devā devarṣayaścaiva gandharvāśca mahoragāḥ। vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmurdṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇau tathāgatau ॥6-77-39॥
[देवा (devā) - gods; देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - certainly; गन्धर्वाः (gandharvāḥ) - celestial musicians; च (ca) - and; महोउरगाः (mahoragāḥ) - great serpents; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - amazement; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna; तथागतौ (tathāgatau) - thus arrived;]
(The gods, divine sages, celestial musicians, and great serpents went into supreme amazement having seen Krishna thus arrived.)
The gods, divine sages, celestial musicians, and great serpents were utterly amazed upon witnessing the arrival of Krishna.
ततः क्रुद्धोऽर्जुनो राजन्नैन्द्रमस्त्रमुदीरयत्। तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम विजयस्य पराक्रमम् ॥६-७७-४०॥
tataḥ kruddho'rjuno rājannaindramastramudīrayat। tatrādbhutamapaśyāma vijayasya parākramam ॥6-77-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - Indra's; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; उदीरयत् (udīrayat) - released; तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; विजयस्य (vijayasya) - of Arjuna; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess;]
(Then, angry Arjuna, O king, released Indra's weapon. There we saw the wonderful prowess of Arjuna.)
Then, in his anger, Arjuna, O king, released the weapon of Indra. There, we witnessed the remarkable prowess of Arjuna.
शस्त्रवृष्टिं परैर्मुक्तां शरौघैर्यदवारयत्। न च तत्राप्यनिर्भिन्नः कश्चिदासीद्विशां पते ॥६-७७-४१॥
śastravṛṣṭiṃ parairmuktāṃ śaraughairyadavārayat। na ca tatrapyanirbhinnaḥ kaścidāsīdviśāṃ pate ॥6-77-41॥
[शस्त्रवृष्टिं (śastravṛṣṭiṃ) - weapon-rain; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others; मुक्तां (muktāṃ) - released; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - by showers of arrows; यत् (yat) - which; अवारयत् (avārayat) - warded off; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपि (api) - even; अनिर्भिन्नः (anirbhinnaḥ) - unbroken; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(He warded off the weapon-rain released by others with showers of arrows. And there, O lord of men, no one was unbroken.)
He successfully defended against the barrage of weapons unleashed by others with a rain of arrows. O lord of men, no one there remained unscathed.
तेषां राजसहस्राणां हयानां दन्तिनां तथा। द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिः शरैश्चान्यान्पार्थो विव्याध मारिष ॥६-७७-४२॥
teṣāṃ rājasahasrāṇāṃ hayānāṃ dantināṃ tathā। dvābhyāṃ tribhiḥ śaraiścānyānpārtho vivyādha māriṣa ॥6-77-42॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; राजसहस्राणां (rājasahasrāṇām) - of thousands of kings; हयानां (hayānām) - of horses; दन्तिनां (dantinām) - of elephants; तथा (tathā) - also; द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyām) - with two; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Of them, of thousands of kings, of horses, and of elephants also, Arjuna pierced others with two or three arrows, O lord.)
Arjuna, with his skill, pierced through the ranks of thousands of kings, horses, and elephants, striking others with two or three arrows, O lord.
ते हन्यमानाः पार्थेन भीष्मं शान्तनवं ययुः। अगाधे मज्जमानानां भीष्मस्त्राताभवत्तदा ॥६-७७-४३॥
te hanyamānāḥ pārthena bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ yayuḥ। agādhe majjamānānāṃ bhīṣmastrātābhavattadā ॥6-77-43॥
[ते (te) - they; हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being killed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṃ) - son of Shantanu; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; अगाधे (agādhe) - in the unfathomable; मज्जमानानां (majjamānānāṃ) - of those sinking; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; त्राता (trātā) - savior; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(They, being killed by Arjuna, went to Bhishma, the son of Shantanu. In the unfathomable, Bhishma became the savior of those sinking, then.)
As they were being slain by Arjuna, they sought refuge in Bhishma, the son of Shantanu. At that time, Bhishma became the savior for those who were sinking in the unfathomable depths.
आपतद्भिस्तु तैस्तत्र प्रभग्नं तावकं बलम्। सञ्चुक्षुभे महाराज वातैरिव महार्णवः ॥६-७७-४४॥
āpatadbhistu taistatra prabhagnaṃ tāvakaṃ balam। sañcukṣubhe mahārāja vātairiva mahārṇavaḥ ॥6-77-44॥
[आपतद्भिः (āpatadbhiḥ) - attacking; तु (tu) - but; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; तत्र (tatra) - there; प्रभग्नं (prabhagnaṃ) - broken; तावकं (tāvakaṃ) - your; बलम् (balam) - army; सञ्चुक्षुभे (sañcukṣubhe) - was agitated; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वातैः (vātaiḥ) - by winds; इव (iva) - like; महार्णवः (mahārṇavaḥ) - great ocean;]
(But, O great king, your army was broken there by them attacking, and was agitated like a great ocean by winds.)
O great king, your army was shattered there by their attack and was agitated like a great ocean stirred by the winds.
