06.078
Core and Pancharatra: Suśarman was defeated by the noble Pāṇḍava; Drona kills Virata's son Shankha; encounter between Shikhandi and Ashwatthama, Satyaki and Alambusa, Dhrishtadyumna and Duryadhana, Bhima and Kritavarma.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तथा प्रवृत्ते सङ्ग्रामे निवृत्ते च सुशर्मणि। प्रभग्नेषु च वीरेषु पाण्डवेन महात्मना ॥६-७८-१॥
tathā pravṛtte saṅgrāme nivṛtte ca suśarmaṇi। prabhagneṣu ca vīreṣu pāṇḍavena mahātmanā ॥6-78-1॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - engaged; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; निवृत्ते (nivṛtte) - ceased; च (ca) - and; सुशर्मणि (suśarmaṇi) - Suśarman; प्रभग्नेषु (prabhagneṣu) - scattered; च (ca) - and; वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - heroes; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pāṇḍava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - great soul;]
(Thus, when the battle was engaged and Suśarman had ceased, and the heroes were scattered by the great-souled Pāṇḍava.)
Thus, when the battle commenced and Suśarman was defeated, the heroes were scattered by the noble Pāṇḍava.
क्षुभ्यमाणे बले तूर्णं सागरप्रतिमे तव। प्रत्युद्याते च गाङ्गेये त्वरितं विजयं प्रति ॥६-७८-२॥
kṣubhyamāṇe bale tūrṇaṃ sāgarapratime tava। pratyudyāte ca gāṅgeye tvaritaṃ vijayaṃ prati ॥6-78-2॥
[क्षुभ्यमाणे (kṣubhyamāṇe) - agitated; बले (bale) - army; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; सागरप्रतिमे (sāgarapratime) - like the ocean; तव (tava) - your; प्रत्युद्याते (pratyudyāte) - advancing; च (ca) - and; गाङ्गेये (gāṅgeye) - son of Ganga; त्वरितं (tvaritaṃ) - swiftly; विजयं (vijayaṃ) - victory; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(When your army, like the ocean, is agitated and advancing, the son of Ganga swiftly moves towards victory.)
As your ocean-like army is agitated and advancing, the son of Ganga quickly moves towards victory.
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनो राजन्रणे पार्थस्य विक्रमम्। त्वरमाणः समभ्येत्य सर्वांस्तानब्रवीन्नृपान् ॥६-७८-३॥
dṛṣṭvā duryodhano rājanraṇe pārthasya vikramam। tvaramāṇaḥ samabhyetya sarvāṁstānabravīnnṛpān ॥6-78-3॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; समभ्येत्य (samabhyetya) - approaching; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings;]
(Having seen the prowess of Partha in battle, Duryodhana, hastily approaching, said to all those kings.)
Upon witnessing Partha's valor in the battlefield, King Duryodhana quickly approached and addressed all the assembled kings.
तेषां च प्रमुखे शूरं सुशर्माणं महाबलम्। मध्ये सर्वस्य सैन्यस्य भृशं संहर्षयन्वचः ॥६-७८-४॥
teṣāṃ ca pramukhe śūraṃ suśarmāṇaṃ mahābalam। madhye sarvasya sainyasya bhṛśaṃ saṃharṣayanvacaḥ ॥6-78-4॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; च (ca) - and; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - at the front; शूरं (śūram) - heroic; सुशर्माणं (suśarmāṇam) - Suśarman; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; संहर्षयन् (saṃharṣayan) - exhilarating; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Of them, at the front, the heroic and mighty Suśarman, in the midst of all the army, greatly exhilarating words.)
At the forefront of their group stood the heroic and mighty Suśarman, whose words greatly exhilarated the entire army.
एष भीष्मः शान्तनवो योद्धुकामो धनञ्जयम्। सर्वात्मना कुरुश्रेष्ठस्त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥६-७८-५॥
eṣa bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo yoddhukāmo dhanañjayam। sarvātmanā kuruśreṣṭhastyaktvā jīvitamātmanaḥ ॥6-78-5॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; योद्धुकामः (yoddhukāmaḥ) - desiring to fight; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all his being; कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Kurus; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own;]
(This Bhishma, son of Shantanu, desiring to fight Arjuna, with all his being, best of the Kurus, having abandoned his own life.)
Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, fully committed and the best among the Kurus, is ready to fight Arjuna, having renounced his own life.
तं प्रयान्तं परानीकं सर्वसैन्येन भारतम्। संयत्ताः समरे सर्वे पालयध्वं पितामहम् ॥६-७८-६॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ parānīkaṃ sarvasainyena bhāratam। saṃyattāḥ samare sarve pālayadhvaṃ pitāmaham ॥6-78-6॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - going; परानीकं (parānīkaṃ) - enemy army; सर्वसैन्येन (sarvasainyena) - by all the army; भारतम् (bhāratam) - O Bharata; संयत्ताः (saṃyattāḥ) - prepared; समरे (samare) - in battle; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पालयध्वं (pālayadhvaṃ) - protect; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather;]
(That going to the enemy army by all the army, O Bharata, prepared in battle, all protect the grandfather.)
As he proceeded towards the enemy forces, all the soldiers, O Bharata, were prepared in battle to protect the grandfather.
बाढमित्येवमुक्त्वा तु तान्यनीकानि सर्वशः। नरेन्द्राणां महाराज समाजग्मुः पितामहम् ॥६-७८-७॥
bāḍhamityevamuktvā tu tānyanīkāni sarvaśaḥ। narendrāṇāṃ mahārāja samājagmuḥ pitāmaham ॥6-78-7॥
[बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely; नरेन्द्राणाम् (narendrāṇām) - of the kings; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - approached; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Certainly, having spoken thus, but those armies entirely of the kings, the great king approached the grandfather.)
The great king, having spoken thus, certainly approached the grandfather with all the armies of the kings.
ततः प्रयातः सहसा भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽर्जुनम्। रणे भारतमायान्तमाससाद महाबलम् ॥६-७८-८॥
tataḥ prayātaḥ sahasā bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'rjunam। raṇe bhāratamāyāntamāsasāda mahābalam ॥6-78-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; मायान्तम् (māyāntam) - approaching; आससाद (āsasāda) - attacked; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty;]
(Then suddenly Bhishma, son of Shantanu, departed and attacked Arjuna, the mighty one, approaching in battle, O Bharata.)
Then, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, suddenly departed to confront Arjuna, the mighty warrior, as he approached in the battle, O Bharata.
महाश्वेताश्वयुक्तेन भीमवानरकेतुना। महता मेघनादेन रथेनाति विराजत ॥६-७८-९॥
mahāśvetāśvayuktena bhīmavānaraketunā। mahatā meghanādena rathenāti virājata ॥6-78-9॥
[महाश्वेत (mahāśveta) - great white; अश्वयुक्तेन (aśvayuktena) - horse-yoked; भीम (bhīma) - terrible; वानरकेतुना (vānaraketunā) - monkey-bannered; महता (mahatā) - great; मेघनादेन (meghanādena) - with thunderous sound; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; अति (ati) - very; विराजत (virājata) - shone;]
(With a great white horse-yoked, terrible monkey-bannered chariot, with a thunderous sound, it shone very brightly.)
The chariot, yoked with great white horses and bearing a terrible monkey banner, shone brightly with a thunderous sound.
समरे सर्वसैन्यानामुपयातं धनञ्जयम्। अभवत्तुमुलो नादो भयाद्दृष्ट्वा किरीटिनम् ॥६-७८-१०॥
samare sarvasainyānāmupayātaṃ dhanañjayam। abhavattumulo nādo bhayāddṛṣṭvā kirīṭinam ॥6-78-10॥
[समरे (samare) - in the battle; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; उपयातम् (upayātam) - arrived; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; नादः (nādaḥ) - sound; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - the crowned one;]
(In the battle, when Dhananjaya arrived, there was a tumultuous sound from all armies, out of fear, seeing the crowned one.)
As Dhananjaya entered the battlefield, a tumultuous sound arose from all the armies, struck by fear at the sight of the crowned warrior.
अभीशुहस्तं कृष्णं च दृष्ट्वादित्यमिवापरम्। मध्यंदिनगतं सङ्ख्ये न शेकुः प्रतिवीक्षितुम् ॥६-७८-११॥
abhīśuhastaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā adityam iva aparam। madhyandinagataṃ saṅkhye na śekuḥ prativīkṣitum ॥6-78-11॥
[अभीशुहस्तं (abhīśuhastaṃ) - with a mighty weapon in hand; कृष्णं (kṛṣṇaṃ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; अपरम् (aparam) - another; मध्यंदिनगतं (madhyandinagataṃ) - at midday; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - could; प्रतिवीक्षितुम् (prativīkṣitum) - to look at;]
(With a mighty weapon in hand, having seen Krishna like another sun at midday in the battle, they could not look at him.)
Seeing Krishna with a powerful weapon in his hand, appearing like another sun at midday on the battlefield, they were unable to gaze upon him.
तथा शान्तनवं भीष्मं श्वेताश्वं श्वेतकार्मुकम्। न शेकुः पाण्डवा द्रष्टुं श्वेतग्रहमिवोदितम् ॥६-७८-१२॥
tathā śāntanavaṃ bhīṣmaṃ śvetāśvaṃ śvetakārmukam। na śekuḥ pāṇḍavā draṣṭuṃ śvetagrahamivoditam ॥6-78-12॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṃ) - son of Śantanu; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhīṣma; श्वेताश्वं (śvetāśvaṃ) - with white horses; श्वेतकार्मुकम् (śvetakārmukam) - with a white bow; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see; श्वेतग्रहम् (śvetagraham) - white planet; इव (iva) - like; उदितम् (uditam) - risen;]
(Thus, the Pāṇḍavas were not able to see Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, with white horses and a white bow, like a risen white planet.)
The Pāṇḍavas could not behold Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, who appeared with white horses and a white bow, resembling a bright white planet that had risen.
स सर्वतः परिवृतस्त्रिगर्तैः सुमहात्मभिः। भ्रातृभिस्तव पुत्रैश्च तथान्यैश्च महारथैः ॥६-७८-१३॥
saḥ sarvataḥ parivṛtastrigartaiḥ sumahātmabhiḥ। bhrātṛbhistava putraiśca tathānyaiśca mahārathaiḥ ॥6-78-13॥
[स (saḥ) - he; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; त्रिगर्तैः (trigartaiḥ) - by the Trigartas; सुमहात्मभिः (sumahātmabhiḥ) - by the great souls; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by brothers; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; च (ca) - and; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers;]
(He was surrounded from all sides by the Trigartas, the great souls, by brothers, your sons, and also by other great charioteers.)
He was surrounded on all sides by the Trigartas, who were great souls, along with your brothers, sons, and other great charioteers.
भारद्वाजस्तु समरे मत्स्यं विव्याध पत्रिणा। ध्वजं चास्य शरेणाजौ धनुश्चैकेन चिच्छिदे ॥६-७८-१४॥
bhāradvājastu samare matsyaṃ vivyādha patriṇā। dhvajaṃ cāsya śareṇājau dhanuścaikena cicchide ॥6-78-14॥
[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - Matsya; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with an arrow; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - the banner; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; शरेण (śareṇa) - with an arrow; अजौ (ajau) - in the battle; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow; च (ca) - and; एकेन (ekena) - with one; चिच्छिदे (cicchide) - cut off;]
(Bharadvaja, however, in battle pierced Matsya with an arrow; and with an arrow, in the battle, cut off his banner and bow with one.)
Bharadvaja, in the battle, skillfully pierced King Matsya with an arrow and also cut off his banner and bow with a single shot.
तदपास्य धनुश्छिन्नं विराटो वाहिनीपतिः। अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भारसहं दृढम् ॥ शरांश्चाशीविषाकाराञ्ज्वलितान्पन्नगानिव ॥६-७८-१५॥
tadapāsya dhanuśchinnaṃ virāṭo vāhinīpatiḥ। anyadādatta vegena dhanurbhārasahaṃ dṛḍham ॥ śarāṃścāśīviṣākārāñjvalitānpannagāniva ॥6-78-15॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अपास्य (apāsya) - having discarded; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - broken; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - the commander of the army; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; वेगेन (vegena) - swiftly; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; भारसहम् (bhārasaham) - capable of bearing weight; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - strong; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; आशीविषाकारान् (āśīviṣākārān) - serpent-like; ज्वलितान् (jvalitān) - blazing; पन्नगान् (pannagān) - serpents; इव (iva) - like;]
(Having discarded the broken bow, Virata, the commander of the army, swiftly took another strong bow capable of bearing weight and arrows blazing like serpent-like serpents.)
Virata, the commander of the army, discarded his broken bow and swiftly took another strong bow capable of bearing weight, along with arrows that blazed like serpents.
द्रोणं त्रिभिः प्रविव्याध चतुर्भिश्चास्य वाजिनः। ध्वजमेकेन विव्याध सारथिं चास्य पञ्चभिः ॥ धनुरेकेषुणाविध्यत्तत्राक्रुध्यद्द्विजर्षभः ॥६-७८-१६॥
droṇaṁ tribhiḥ pravivyādha caturbhiścāsya vājinaḥ। dhvajamekena vivyādha sārathiṁ cāsya pañcabhiḥ ॥ dhanurekeṣuṇāvidhyattatrākrudhyyaddvijarṣabhaḥ ॥6-78-16॥
[द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; प्रविव्याध (pravivyādha) - pierced; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; एकेन (ekena) - with one; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; एकेषुणा (ekeṣuṇā) - with one arrow; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - struck; तत्र (tatra) - there; अक्रुध्यत् (akrudhya) - became angry; द्विजर्षभः (dvijarṣabhaḥ) - best of the twice-born;]
(Drona was pierced with three arrows, his horses with four, his flag with one, and his charioteer with five. The best of the twice-born struck the bow with one arrow there and became angry.)
Drona was hit by three arrows, his horses by four, his flag by one, and his charioteer by five. The best of the twice-born then struck the bow with one arrow and became furious.
तस्य द्रोणोऽवधीदश्वाञ्शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। अष्टाभिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ सूतमेकेन पत्रिणा ॥६-७८-१७॥
tasya droṇo'vadhīdaśvāñśaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। aṣṭābhirbharataśreṣṭha sūtamekena patriṇā ॥6-78-17॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - curved-jointed; अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; सूतम् (sūtam) - the charioteer; एकेन (ekena) - with one; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - feathered (arrow);]
(Droṇa killed his horses with eight curved-jointed arrows, O best of the Bharatas, and the charioteer with one feathered arrow.)
Droṇa, with his skillful archery, took down the horses using eight specially crafted arrows and struck the charioteer with a single precise shot, O esteemed Bharata.
स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य स्यन्दनाद्धतसारथिः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं शङ्खस्य रथिनां वरः ॥६-७८-१८॥
sa hatāśvādavaplutya syandanāddhatasārathiḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ śaṅkhasya rathināṃ varaḥ ॥6-78-18॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the killed horses; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; स्यन्दनात् (syandanāt) - from the chariot; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - whose charioteer was killed; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (rathaṃ) - the chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) - of Shankha; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(He, having jumped down from the chariot with killed horses and whose charioteer was killed, quickly ascended the chariot of Shankha, the best of charioteers.)
He swiftly leaped from his chariot with slain horses and a dead charioteer, and mounted the chariot of Shankha, the finest among charioteers.
ततस्तु तौ पितापुत्रौ भारद्वाजं रथे स्थितौ। महता शरवर्षेण वारयामासतुर्बलात् ॥६-७८-१९॥
tatastu tau pitāputrau bhāradvājaṃ rathe sthitau। mahatā śaravarṣeṇa vārayāmāsaturbalāt ॥6-78-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; तौ (tau) - those two; पितापुत्रौ (pitāputrau) - father and son; भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; महता (mahatā) - with great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - shower of arrows; वारयामासतुः (vārayāmāsatuḥ) - warded off; बलात् (balāt) - forcefully;]
(Then indeed, those two, father and son, standing on the chariot, forcefully warded off Bharadvaja with a great shower of arrows.)
Then, the father and son duo, standing on their chariot, forcefully repelled Bharadvaja with a powerful barrage of arrows.
भारद्वाजस्ततः क्रुद्धः शरमाशीविषोपमम्। चिक्षेप समरे तूर्णं शङ्खं प्रति जनेश्वर ॥६-७८-२०॥
bhāradvājastataḥ kruddhaḥ śaramāśīviṣopamam। cikṣepa samare tūrṇaṃ śaṅkhaṃ prati janeśvara ॥6-78-20॥
[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; आशीविष-उपमम् (āśīviṣa-upamam) - like a serpent; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - Shankha; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - lord of men;]
(Bharadvaja then, angry, hurled an arrow like a serpent swiftly in battle towards Shankha, the lord of men.)
Bharadvaja, in his anger, swiftly hurled an arrow resembling a serpent at Shankha, the lord of men, during the battle.
स तस्य हृदयं भित्त्वा पीत्वा शोणितमाहवे। जगाम धरणिं बाणो लोहितार्द्रीकृतच्छविः ॥६-७८-२१॥
sa tasya hṛdayaṃ bhittvā pītvā śoṇitamāhave। jagāma dharaṇiṃ bāṇo lohitārdrīkṛtacchaviḥ ॥6-78-21॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; जगाम (jagāma) - went; धरणिं (dharaṇiṃ) - to the ground; बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - Bana; लोहितार्द्रीकृतच्छविः (lohitārdrīkṛtacchaviḥ) - with blood-soaked appearance;]
(He, having pierced his heart and drunk the blood in battle, Bana went to the ground with a blood-soaked appearance.)
After piercing his heart and drinking the blood in battle, Bana fell to the ground, his appearance soaked in blood.
स पपात रथात्तूर्णं भारद्वाजशराहतः। धनुस्त्यक्त्वा शरांश्चैव पितुरेव समीपतः ॥६-७८-२२॥
sa papāta rathāttūrṇaṃ bhāradvājaśarāhataḥ। dhanustyaktvā śarāṃścaiva pitureva samīpataḥ ॥6-78-22॥
[स (sa) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; भारद्वाज (bhāradvāja) - Bharadvaja's; शर (śara) - arrow; आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck; धनु (dhanu) - bow; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; पितुः (pituḥ) - to his father; समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near;]
(He fell quickly from the chariot, struck by Bharadvaja's arrow, having abandoned his bow and arrows, indeed near to his father.)
He fell swiftly from the chariot, struck by Bharadvaja's arrow, leaving his bow and arrows behind, and came near his father.
हतं स्वमात्मजं दृष्ट्वा विराटः प्राद्रवद्भयात्। उत्सृज्य समरे द्रोणं व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥६-७८-२३॥
hataṁ svamātmajaṁ dṛṣṭvā virāṭaḥ prādravadbhayāt। utsṛjya samare droṇaṁ vyāttānanamivāntakam ॥6-78-23॥
[हतं (hataṁ) - killed; स्वमात्मजं (svamātmajaṁ) - own son; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; प्राद्रवद् (prādravad) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रोणं (droṇaṁ) - Drona; व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - with open mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(Having seen his own son killed, Virata fled out of fear, abandoning Drona in battle, like death with open mouth.)
Upon witnessing the death of his son, King Virata, overwhelmed by fear, fled the battlefield, leaving Drona behind, who appeared as death with an open mouth.
भारद्वाजस्ततस्तूर्णं पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्। दारयामास समरे शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-७८-२४॥
bhāradvājastatastūrṇaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahācamūm। dārayāmāsa samare śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-78-24॥
[भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - great army; दारयामास (dārayāmāsa) - tore apart; समरे (samare) - in battle; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Bharadvaja then quickly tore apart the great army of the Pandavas in battle by hundreds and then by thousands.)
Bharadvaja swiftly attacked and shattered the vast army of the Pandavas in the battle, causing destruction by the hundreds and thousands.
शिखण्ड्यपि महाराज द्रौणिमासाद्य संयुगे। आजघान भ्रुवोर्मध्ये नाराचैस्त्रिभिराशुगैः ॥६-७८-२५॥
śikhaṇḍyapi mahārāja drauṇimāsādya saṃyuge। ājaghāna bhruvormadhye nārācaistribhirāśugaiḥ ॥6-78-25॥
[शिखण्डि (śikhaṇḍi) - Shikhandi; अपि (api) - also; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - between the eyebrows; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; ॥६-७८-२५॥ (॥6-78-25॥) - (verse number);]
(Shikhandi also, O great king, having approached Drona's son in battle, struck him between the eyebrows in the middle with three swift arrows.)
O great king, Shikhandi approached Drona's son in battle and struck him in the middle of his eyebrows with three swift arrows.
स बभौ नरशार्दूलो ललाटे संस्थितैस्त्रिभिः। शिखरैः काञ्चनमयैर्मेरुस्त्रिभिरिवोच्छ्रितैः ॥६-७८-२६॥
sa babhau naraśārdūlo lalāṭe saṃsthitaistribhiḥ। śikharaiḥ kāñcanamayairmerustribhirivocchritaiḥ ॥6-78-26॥
[स (sa) - he; बभौ (babhau) - shone; नरशार्दूलः (naraśārdūlaḥ) - tiger among men; ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead; संस्थितैः (saṃsthitaiḥ) - placed; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; शिखरैः (śikharaiḥ) - peaks; काञ्चनमयैः (kāñcanamayaiḥ) - golden; मेरुः (meruḥ) - Meru; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; इव (iva) - like; उच्छ्रितैः (ucchritaiḥ) - towering;]
(He, the tiger among men, shone on the forehead with three peaks placed, like the golden Meru with three towering peaks.)
He, the distinguished warrior, appeared majestic with three golden peaks on his forehead, resembling the towering peaks of Mount Meru.
अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धो निमेषार्धाच्छिखण्डिनः। सूतं ध्वजमथो राजंस्तुरगानायुधं तथा ॥ शरैर्बहुभिरुद्दिश्य पातयामास संयुगे ॥६-७८-२७॥
aśvatthāmā tataḥ kruddho nimeṣārdhācchikhaṇḍinaḥ। sūtaṃ dhvajamatho rājaṃsturagānāyudhaṃ tathā ॥ śarairbahubhiruddiśya pātayāmāsa saṃyuge ॥6-78-27॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; निमेषार्धात् (nimeṣārdhāt) - in a moment; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - Shikhandi; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; अथ (atha) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapons; तथा (tathā) - also; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; उद्दिश्य (uddiśya) - aiming; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Ashwatthama, then angry, in a moment, aimed at Shikhandi, the charioteer, the flag, then, O king, the horses, the weapons, also, with many arrows, caused to fall in battle.)
Then Ashwatthama, in a moment of anger, aimed at Shikhandi, the charioteer, the flag, and also the horses and weapons, causing them to fall in battle, O king.
स हताश्वादवप्लुत्य रथाद्वै रथिनां वरः। खड्गमादाय निशितं विमलं च शरावरम् ॥ श्येनवद्व्यचरत्क्रुद्धः शिखण्डी शत्रुतापनः ॥६-७८-२८॥
sa hatāśvādavaplutya rathādvai rathināṃ varaḥ। khaḍgamādāya niśitaṃ vimalaṃ ca śarāvaram ॥ śyenavadyacaradkruddhaḥ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ ॥6-78-28॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the slain horses; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; वै (vai) - indeed; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; निशितम् (niśitam) - sharp; विमलम् (vimalam) - bright; च (ca) - and; शरावरम् (śarāvaram) - quiver; श्येनवत् (śyenavat) - like a hawk; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies;]
(He, the best of charioteers, having jumped down from the chariot with slain horses, took a sharp, bright sword and quiver. Like a hawk, the angry Shikhandi moved, tormentor of enemies.)
Shikhandi, the best among charioteers, leapt down from his chariot with its slain horses, armed himself with a sharp and bright sword and quiver, and moved like an angry hawk, tormenting his enemies.
सखड्गस्य महाराज चरतस्तस्य संयुगे। नान्तरं ददृशे द्रौणिस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-७८-२९॥
sakhaḍgasya mahārāja caratastasya saṃyuge। nāntaraṃ dadṛśe drauṇistadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-78-29॥
[सखड्गस्य (sakhaḍgasya) - of the sword; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; चरतस्तस्य (caratastasya) - of him moving; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; न (na) - not; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(O great king, of the sword, of him moving in the battle, no gap was seen by Drona's son; that became as if wonderful.)
O great king, as the sword moved in the battle, Drona's son saw no gap; it appeared as if it was a wonder.
ततः शरसहस्राणि बहूनि भरतर्षभ। प्रेषयामास समरे द्रौणिः परमकोपनः ॥६-७८-३०॥
tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi bahūni bharatarṣabha। preṣayāmāsa samare drauṇiḥ paramakopanaḥ ॥6-78-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - arrows thousands; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; परमकोपनः (paramakopanaḥ) - extremely enraged;]
(Then, O best of the Bharatas, Drona's son, extremely enraged, dispatched many thousands of arrows in battle.)
In his extreme anger, Drona's son sent forth thousands of arrows in the battle, O best of the Bharatas.
तामापतन्तीं समरे शरवृष्टिं सुदारुणाम्। असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण चिच्छेद बलिनां वरः ॥६-७८-३१॥
tām āpatantīṃ samare śaravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām। asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa ciccheda balināṃ varaḥ ॥6-78-31॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; समरे (samare) - in battle; शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṃ) - shower of arrows; सुदारुणाम् (sudāruṇām) - very fierce; असिना (asinā) - with sword; तीक्ष्णधारेण (tīkṣṇadhāreṇa) - sharp-edged; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; बलिनां (balināṃ) - of the strong; वरः (varaḥ) - best;]
(The best of the strong cut the very fierce shower of arrows approaching in battle with a sharp-edged sword.)
The best among the strong warriors cut down the fierce shower of arrows approaching in the battle with his sharp-edged sword.
ततोऽस्य विमलं द्रौणिः शतचन्द्रं मनोरमम्। चर्माच्छिनदसिं चास्य खण्डयामास संयुगे ॥ शितैः सुबहुशो राजंस्तं च विव्याध पत्रिभिः ॥६-७८-३२॥
tato'sya vimalaṁ drauṇiḥ śatacandraṁ manoramam। carmācchinadasiṁ cāsya khaṇḍayāmāsa saṁyuge ॥ śitaiḥ subahuśo rājaṁstaṁ ca vivyādha patribhiḥ ॥6-78-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; विमलम् (vimalaṁ) - pure; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; शतचन्द्रम् (śatacandram) - hundred-mooned; मनोरमम् (manoramam) - beautiful; चर्म (carma) - shield; आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - cut; असिम् (asim) - sword; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; खण्डयामास (khaṇḍayāmāsa) - broke; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; सुबहुशः (subahuśaḥ) - many times; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then Drona's son cut his pure, beautiful, hundred-mooned shield and broke his sword in battle. O king, he pierced him many times with sharp arrows.)
Then Drona's son, with great skill, cut through the beautiful, pure shield adorned with a hundred moons and shattered his sword in the midst of battle. O king, he repeatedly pierced him with sharp arrows.
शिखण्डी तु ततः खड्गं खण्डितं तेन सायकैः। आविध्य व्यसृजत्तूर्णं ज्वलन्तमिव पन्नगम् ॥६-७८-३३॥
śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ khaḍgaṃ khaṇḍitaṃ tena sāyakaiḥ। āvidhya vyasṛjattūrṇaṃ jvalantamiva pannagam ॥6-78-33॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; खण्डितं (khaṇḍitaṃ) - broken; तेन (tena) - by him; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; आविध्य (āvidhya) - having swung; वयसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - released; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; ज्वलन्तम् (jvalantam) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगम् (pannagam) - a serpent;]
(Shikhandi, but then, having swung the broken sword with arrows, quickly released it like a blazing serpent.)
Shikhandi, however, then swung his broken sword with arrows and quickly released it, resembling a blazing serpent.
तमापतन्तं सहसा कालानलसमप्रभम्। चिच्छेद समरे द्रौणिर्दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् ॥ शिखण्डिनं च विव्याध शरैर्बहुभिरायसैः ॥६-७८-३४॥
tam āpatantaṃ sahasā kālānalasamaprabham। ciccheda samare drauṇirdarśayanpāṇilāghavam ॥ śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca vivyādha śarairbahubhirāyasaiḥ ॥6-78-34॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; काल (kāla) - time; अनल (anala) - fire; सम (sama) - like; प्रभम् (prabham) - brilliance; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; पाणि (pāṇi) - hand; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - skill; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - iron;]
(Him approaching suddenly with brilliance like the fire of time, Drona's son cut in battle, showing hand skill. And pierced Shikhandi with many iron arrows.)
As he approached suddenly with a brilliance akin to the fire of time, Drona's son skillfully cut him down in battle, demonstrating his dexterity. He also pierced Shikhandi with numerous iron arrows.
शिखण्डी तु भृशं राजंस्ताड्यमानः शितैः शरैः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं माधवस्य महात्मनः ॥६-७८-३५॥
śikhaṇḍī tu bhṛśaṃ rājaṃstāḍyamānaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ mādhavasya mahātmanaḥ ॥6-78-35॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; तु (tu) - but; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; ताड्यमानः (tāḍyamānaḥ) - being struck; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Madhava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul;]
(Shikhandi, but greatly O king, being struck by sharp arrows, ascended the chariot quickly of Madhava, the great soul.)
Shikhandi, though being severely struck by sharp arrows, quickly ascended the chariot of the great-souled Madhava, O king.
सात्यकिस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो राक्षसं क्रूरमाहवे। अलम्बुसं शरैर्घोरैर्विव्याध बलिनं बली ॥६-७८-३६॥
sātyakistu tataḥ kruddho rākṣasaṃ krūramāhave। alambusaṃ śarairghorairvivyādha balinaṃ balī ॥6-78-36॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; क्रूरम् (krūram) - cruel; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अलम्बुसम् (alambusam) - Alambusa; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; बलिनम् (balinam) - strong; बली (balī) - the strong one;]
(Satyaki, then angry, pierced the cruel demon Alambusa in battle with terrible arrows, the strong one.)
Satyaki, in his anger, fiercely attacked the cruel demon Alambusa in the battle with his formidable arrows, showcasing his strength.
राक्षसेन्द्रस्ततस्तस्य धनुश्चिच्छेद भारत। अर्धचन्द्रेण समरे तं च विव्याध सायकैः ॥ मायां च राक्षसीं कृत्वा शरवर्षैरवाकिरत् ॥६-७८-३७॥
rākṣasendrastatastasya dhanuściccheda bhārata। ardhacandreṇa samare taṃ ca vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ॥ māyāṃ ca rākṣasīṃ kṛtvā śaravarṣairavākirat ॥6-78-37॥
[राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of demons; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped arrow; समरे (samare) - in battle; तम् (tam) - him; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; च (ca) - and; राक्षसीम् (rākṣasīm) - demonic; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having created; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with a shower of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered;]
(Then the king of demons cut his bow, O Bharata, with a crescent-shaped arrow in battle, and pierced him with arrows. And having created a demonic illusion, he covered (him) with a shower of arrows.)
Then the king of demons severed his bow with a crescent-shaped arrow in the battle, O Bharata, and struck him with arrows. He also created a demonic illusion and showered him with arrows.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम शैनेयस्य पराक्रमम्। नासम्भ्रमद्यत्समरे वध्यमानः शितैः शरैः ॥६-७८-३८॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma śaineyasya parākramam। nāsambhramadyatsamare vadhyamānaḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-78-38॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; शैनेयस्य (śaineyasya) - of Śaineya; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; न (na) - not; असम्भ्रमत् (asambhramat) - was perturbed; यत् (yat) - who; समरे (samare) - in battle; वध्यमानः (vadhyamānaḥ) - being struck; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - by sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(There we saw the wonderful valor of Śaineya, who was not perturbed in battle while being struck by sharp arrows.)
There, we witnessed the extraordinary bravery of Śaineya, who remained unshaken in the battle despite being hit by sharp arrows.
ऐन्द्रमस्त्रं च वार्ष्णेयो योजयामास भारत। विजयाद्यदनुप्राप्तं माधवेन यशस्विना ॥६-७८-३९॥
aindram astraṃ ca vārṣṇeyo yojayām āsa bhārata। vijayād yad anuprāptaṃ mādhavena yaśasvinā ॥6-78-39॥
[ऐन्द्रम् (aindram) - Indra's; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; च (ca) - and; वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - descendant of Vrishni; योजयामास (yojayām āsa) - employed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; विजयात् (vijayāt) - from victory; यत् (yat) - which; अनुप्राप्तं (anuprāptaṃ) - obtained; माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Madhava; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - the glorious;]
(The descendant of Vrishni employed Indra's weapon, O Bharata, which was obtained from victory by the glorious Madhava.)
The Vrishni hero, Krishna, used the weapon of Indra, O Bharata, which was acquired through victory by the illustrious Madhava.
तदस्त्रं भस्मसात्कृत्वा मायां तां राक्षसीं तदा। अलम्बुसं शरैर्घोरैरभ्याकिरत सर्वशः ॥ पर्वतं वारिधाराभिः प्रावृषीव बलाहकः ॥६-७८-४०॥
tadastraṁ bhasmasātkṛtvā māyāṁ tāṁ rākṣasīṁ tadā। alambusaṁ śarairghorairabhyākirata sarvaśaḥ ॥ parvataṁ vāridhārābhiḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakaḥ ॥6-78-40॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मायां (māyāṁ) - illusion; तां (tāṁ) - that; राक्षसीं (rākṣasīṁ) - demoness; तदा (tadā) - then; अलम्बुसं (alambusaṁ) - Alambusa; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; अभ्याकिरत (abhyākirata) - showered; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; पर्वतं (parvataṁ) - mountain; वारिधाराभिः (vāridhārābhiḥ) - with streams of water; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; इव (iva) - like; बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud;]
(Having turned that weapon to ashes, then showered Alambusa, the demoness, with terrible arrows everywhere, like a cloud showers a mountain with streams of water in the rainy season.)
The weapon was turned to ashes, and then Alambusa, the demoness, was showered with terrible arrows everywhere, just as a cloud showers a mountain with streams of water during the rainy season.
तत्तथा पीडितं तेन माधवेन महात्मना। प्रदुद्राव भयाद्रक्षो हित्वा सात्यकिमाहवे ॥६-७८-४१॥
tattathā pīḍitaṃ tena mādhavena mahātmanā। pradudrāva bhayādrakṣo hitvā sātyakimāhave ॥6-78-41॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; पीडितं (pīḍitaṃ) - afflicted; तेन (tena) - by him; माधवेन (mādhavena) - by Mādhava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul; प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon; हित्वा (hitvā) - leaving; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Sātyaki; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Thus afflicted by him, by Mādhava, the great soul, the demon fled out of fear, leaving Sātyaki in battle.)
The great soul Mādhava afflicted the demon, causing it to flee in fear, leaving Sātyaki behind in the battle.
तमजेयं राक्षसेन्द्रं सङ्ख्ये मघवता अपि। शैनेयः प्राणदज्जित्वा योधानां तव पश्यताम् ॥६-७८-४२॥
tamajeyaṃ rākṣasendraṃ saṅkhye maghavatā api। śaineyaḥ prāṇadajjitvā yodhānāṃ tava paśyatām ॥6-78-42॥
[तम् (tam) - that; अजेयम् (ajeyam) - invincible; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - king of demons; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; मघवता (maghavatā) - by Indra; अपि (api) - even; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - Satyaki; प्राणदज्जित्वा (prāṇadajjitvā) - having risked life; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of warriors; तव (tava) - your; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching;]
(That invincible king of demons, even by Indra in battle, Satyaki, having risked life, of warriors, your, while watching.)
Satyaki, even in the presence of Indra, risked his life in battle against the invincible king of demons, while your warriors watched.
न्यहनत्तावकांश्चापि सात्यकिः सत्यविक्रमः। निशितैर्बहुभिर्बाणैस्तेऽद्रवन्त भयार्दिताः ॥६-७८-४३॥
nyahanattāvakāṃścāpi sātyakiḥ satyavikramaḥ। niśitairbahubhirbāṇaiste'dravanta bhayārditāḥ ॥6-78-43॥
[न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - killed; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your men; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true valor; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; ते (te) - they; अद्रवन्त (adravanta) - fled; भयार्दिताः (bhayārditāḥ) - afflicted by fear;]
(Satyaki of true valor also killed your men with many sharp arrows; they fled, afflicted by fear.)
Satyaki, known for his true valor, killed your men with numerous sharp arrows, causing them to flee in fear.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदस्यात्मजो बली। धृष्टद्युम्नो महाराज तव पुत्रं जनेश्वरम् ॥ छादयामास समरे शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥६-७८-४४॥
etasmínneva kāle tu drupadāsyātmajo balī। dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārāja tava putraṃ janeśvaram ॥ chādayāmāsa samare śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥6-78-44॥
[एतस्मिन्नेव (etasmínneva) - at that very time; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; आत्मजः (ātmajaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; जनेश्वरम् (janeśvaram) - lord of people; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-bent joints;]
(At that very time, the strong son of Drupada, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, O great king, covered your son, the lord of people, in battle with arrows with well-bent joints.)
At that moment, the mighty Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of Drupada, enveloped your son, the ruler of men, with a shower of arrows in the battlefield, O great king.
सञ्छाद्यमानो विशिखैर्धृष्टद्युम्नेन भारत। विव्यथे न च राजेन्द्र तव पुत्रो जनेश्वरः ॥६-७८-४५॥
sañchādyamāno viśikhairdhr̥ṣṭadyumnena bhārata। vivyathe na ca rājendra tava putro janeśvaraḥ ॥6-78-45॥
[सञ्छाद्यमानः (sañchādyamānaḥ) - being covered; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; धृष्टद्युम्नेन (dhr̥ṣṭadyumnena) - by Dhrishtadyumna; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was not perturbed; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; जनेश्वरः (janeśvaraḥ) - O lord of people;]
(Being covered with arrows by Dhrishtadyumna, O Bharata, your son, O king, was not perturbed, O lord of people.)
Despite being covered with arrows by Dhrishtadyumna, your son, O king, remained unshaken, O lord of the people.
धृष्टद्युम्नं च समरे तूर्णं विव्याध सायकैः। षष्ट्या च त्रिंशता चैव तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-७८-४६॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca samare tūrṇaṃ vivyādha sāyakaiḥ। ṣaṣṭyā ca triṃśatā caiva tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-78-46॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; च (ca) - and; त्रिंशता (triṃśatā) - with thirty; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna was quickly pierced in battle with arrows; with sixty and thirty indeed, that became as if wonderful.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna was swiftly struck in battle by arrows, totaling ninety, which seemed almost miraculous.
तस्य सेनापतिः क्रुद्धो धनुश्चिच्छेद मारिष। हयांश्च चतुरः शीघ्रं निजघान महारथः ॥ शरैश्चैनं सुनिशितैः क्षिप्रं विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥६-७८-४७॥
tasya senāpatiḥ kruddho dhanuś ciccheda māriṣa। hayāṁś ca caturaḥ śīghraṁ nijaghāna mahārathaḥ ॥ śaraiś cainaṁ suniśitaiḥ kṣipraṁ vivyādha saptabhiḥ ॥6-78-47॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; सेनापतिः (senāpatiḥ) - general; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; हयान् (hayān) - horses; च (ca) - and; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - sharp; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; ॥६-७८-४७॥ (॥6-78-47॥) - (verse number);]
(His general, angry, cut the bow, O dear. The great warrior quickly killed the four horses. And with sharp arrows, he quickly pierced him with seven.)
His general, in anger, cut the bow, O dear. The great warrior swiftly killed the four horses and quickly pierced him with seven sharp arrows.
स हताश्वान्महाबाहुरवप्लुत्य रथाद्बली। पदातिरसिमुद्यम्य प्राद्रवत्पार्षतं प्रति ॥६-७८-४८॥
sa hatāśvān mahābāhur avaplutya rathād balī। padātir asim udyamya prādravat pārṣataṃ prati ॥6-78-48॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वान् (hatāśvān) - with slain horses; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; बली (balī) - the strong one; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot; असिम् (asim) - sword; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; प्राद्रवत् (prādravat) - rushed; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - towards Pārṣata; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(He, the mighty-armed, having jumped down from the chariot with slain horses, the strong one, on foot, raising his sword, rushed towards Pārṣata.)
The mighty warrior, having leapt from his chariot with its slain horses, advanced on foot, sword in hand, towards Pārṣata.
शकुनिस्तं समभ्येत्य राजगृद्धी महाबलः। राजानं सर्वलोकस्य रथमारोपयत्स्वकम् ॥६-७८-४९॥
śakunistaṃ samabhyetya rājagṛddhī mahābalaḥ। rājānaṃ sarvalokasya rathamāropayatsvakam ॥6-78-49॥
[शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; तम् (tam) - him; समभ्येत्य (samabhyetya) - approaching; राजगृद्धी (rājagṛddhī) - king's advisor; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all the world; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आरोपयत् (āropayat) - made to ascend; स्वकम् (svakam) - his own;]
(Shakuni, the mighty king's advisor, approaching him, made the king of all the world ascend his own chariot.)
Shakuni, the powerful advisor, approached and helped the king, ruler of all lands, onto his chariot.
ततो नृपं पराजित्य पार्षतः परवीरहा। न्यहनत्तावकं सैन्यं वज्रपाणिरिवासुरम् ॥६-७८-५०॥
tato nṛpaṃ parājitya pārṣataḥ paravīrahā। nyahanattāvakaṃ sainyaṃ vajrapāṇirivāsuram ॥6-78-50॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king; पराजित्य (parājitya) - having defeated; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - son of Prishata; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - slaughtered; तावकम् (tāvakam) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani; इव (iva) - like; असुरम् (asuram) - demon;]
(Then, having defeated the king, the son of Prishata, destroyer of enemy heroes, slaughtered your army like Vajrapani (Indra) did the demons.)
Then, the son of Prishata, having defeated the king, destroyed your army like Indra, the wielder of the thunderbolt, destroyed the demons.
कृतवर्मा रणे भीमं शरैरार्छन्महारथम्। प्रच्छादयामास च तं महामेघो रविं यथा ॥६-७८-५१॥
kṛtavarmā raṇe bhīmaṃ śarairārchanmahāratham। pracchādayāmāsa ca taṃ mahāmegho raviṃ yathā ॥6-78-51॥
[कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीमं (bhīmam) - Bhima; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आर्छन् (ārchan) - attacked; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior; प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - covered; च (ca) - and; तं (tam) - him; महामेघः (mahāmeghaḥ) - great cloud; रविं (ravim) - the sun; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Kritavarma attacked Bhima, the great chariot-warrior, with arrows in battle and covered him as a great cloud covers the sun.)
In the battle, Kritavarma attacked the mighty Bhima with arrows, enveloping him like a great cloud envelops the sun.
ततः प्रहस्य समरे भीमसेनः परन्तपः। प्रेषयामास सङ्क्रुद्धः सायकान्कृतवर्मणे ॥६-७८-५२॥
tataḥ prahasya samare bhīmasenaḥ parantapaḥ। preṣayāmāsa saṅkruddhaḥ sāyakānkṛtavarmaṇe ॥6-78-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; कृतवर्मणे (kṛtavarmaṇe) - to Kritavarma;]
(Then, smiling in battle, Bhimasena, the scorcher of foes, angrily dispatched arrows to Kritavarma.)
Then Bhimasena, smiling in the midst of battle, angrily sent arrows towards Kritavarma, demonstrating his prowess as a formidable warrior.
तैरर्द्यमानोऽतिरथः सात्वतः शस्त्रकोविदः। नाकम्पत महाराज भीमं चार्छच्छितैः शरैः ॥६-७८-५३॥
tairardyamāno'tirathaḥ sātvataḥ śastrakovidaḥ। nākampata mahārāja bhīmaṃ cārchachitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-78-53॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अर्द्यमानः (ardyamānaḥ) - being tormented; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Sātvata (descendant of Sātvata); शस्त्रकोविदः (śastrakovidaḥ) - expert in weapons; न (na) - not; अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhīma; च (ca) - and; अर्च्छच्छितैः (archachitaiḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows;]
(Being tormented by them, the great chariot-warrior Sātvata, expert in weapons, did not tremble, O great king, even when pierced by arrows along with Bhīma.)
Despite being tormented by them, the great chariot-warrior Sātvata, who was an expert in weapons, did not tremble, O great king, even when he and Bhīma were pierced by arrows.
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा भीमसेनो महाबलः। सारथिं पातयामास ध्वजं च सुपरिष्कृतम् ॥६-७८-५४॥
tasyāśvāṃścaturo hatvā bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। sārathiṃ pātayāmāsa dhvajaṃ ca supariṣkṛtam ॥6-78-54॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner; च (ca) - and; सुपरिष्कृतम् (supariṣkṛtam) - well-adorned;]
(Having killed his four horses, the mighty Bhimasena caused the charioteer and the well-adorned banner to fall.)
The mighty Bhimasena, having slain his four horses, brought down the charioteer and the beautifully adorned banner.
शरैर्बहुविधैश्चैनमाचिनोत्परवीरहा। शकलीकृतसर्वाङ्गः श्वाविद्वत्समदृश्यत ॥६-७८-५५॥
śarairbahuvidhaiścainamācinotparavīrahā। śakalīkṛtasarvāṅgaḥ śvāvidvatsamadṛśyata ॥6-78-55॥
[शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - of many kinds; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; आचिनोत् (ācinot) - covered; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - the destroyer of enemy heroes; शकलीकृतसर्वाङ्गः (śakalīkṛtasarvāṅgaḥ) - with all limbs shattered; श्वा (śvā) - dog; विद्वत् (vidvat) - like; समदृश्यत (samadṛśyata) - appeared;]
(The destroyer of enemy heroes covered him with arrows of many kinds. With all limbs shattered, he appeared like a dog.)
The mighty warrior, slayer of enemy heroes, enveloped him with a barrage of diverse arrows. His body, shattered in every limb, lay there resembling a lifeless dog.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णं वृषकस्य रथं ययौ। स्यालस्य ते महाराज तव पुत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥६-७८-५६॥
hatāśvāttu rathāttūrṇaṃ vṛṣakasya rathaṃ yayau। syālasya te mahārāja tava putrasya paśyataḥ ॥6-78-56॥
[हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the destroyed horses; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; वृषकस्य (vṛṣakasya) - of Vṛṣaka; रथं (ratham) - chariot; ययौ (yayau) - went; स्यालस्य (syālasya) - of the brother-in-law; ते (te) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(From the destroyed horses, but quickly from the chariot, he went to the chariot of Vṛṣaka. O great king, while your son was watching, of your brother-in-law.)
After the horses were destroyed, he quickly moved from his chariot to Vṛṣaka's chariot while your son, the brother-in-law, was watching, O great king.
भीमसेनोऽपि सङ्क्रुद्धस्तव सैन्यमुपाद्रवत्। निजघान च सङ्क्रुद्धो दण्डपाणिरिवान्तकः ॥६-७८-५७॥
bhīmaseno'pi saṅkruddhastava sainyamupādravat। nijaghāna ca saṅkruddho daṇḍapāṇirivāntakaḥ ॥6-78-57॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अपि (api) - also; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; दण्डपाणिः (daṇḍapāṇiḥ) - with a club in hand; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama, the god of death;]
(Bhimasena, also angry, attacked your army. And, angry, he killed like Yama with a club in hand.)
Bhimasena, in his fury, attacked your army and slaughtered them like Yama, the god of death, wielding a club.
