06.079
Core and Pancharatra: Dhritarashtra asks why the Pandavas always seem to have the upper hand. Sanjaya says it is because of his defects. Encounter between Iravan and the two brothers of Avanti, Anuvinda and Vinda; between Haiḍimba and Bhagadatta; between Nakula, Sahadeva and Shalya;
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
बहूनीह विचित्राणि द्वैरथानि स्म सञ्जय। पाण्डूनां मामकैः सार्धमश्रौषं तव जल्पतः ॥६-७९-१॥
bahūnīha vicitrāṇi dvairathāni sma sañjaya। pāṇḍūnāṃ māmakaiḥ sārdhamaśrauṣaṃ tava jalpataḥ ॥6-79-1॥
[बहूनि (bahūni) - many; इह (iha) - here; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; द्वैरथानि (dvairathāni) - duels; स्म (sma) - indeed; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pandavas; मामकैः (māmakaiḥ) - with my people; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together; अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - I heard; तव (tava) - your; जल्पतः (jalpataḥ) - speaking;]
(Here, indeed, Sanjaya, I heard many various duels between the Pandavas and my people, as you were speaking.)
Sanjaya, I have heard from you about the many and various duels that took place here between the Pandavas and my people.
न चैव मामकं कञ्चिद्धृष्टं शंससि सञ्जय। नित्यं पाण्डुसुतान्हृष्टानभग्नांश्चैव शंससि ॥६-७९-२॥
na caiva māmakaṃ kañcid dhṛṣṭaṃ śaṃsasi sañjaya। nityaṃ pāṇḍusutān hṛṣṭān abhagnāṃś caiva śaṃsasi ॥6-79-2॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; मामकं (māmakaṃ) - my; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - any; धृष्टं (dhṛṣṭaṃ) - bold; शंससि (śaṃsasi) - you praise; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pandu; हृष्टान् (hṛṣṭān) - joyful; अभग्नान् (abhagnān) - unbroken; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; शंससि (śaṃsasi) - you praise;]
(And you do not praise any of my bold ones, Sanjaya. You always praise the sons of Pandu as joyful and unbroken.)
Sanjaya, you never speak of any of my warriors as bold. You always describe the sons of Pandu as joyful and undefeated.
जीयमानान्विमनसो मामकान्विगतौजसः। वदसे संयुगे सूत दिष्टमेतदसंशयम् ॥६-७९-३॥
jīyamānān vimanaso māmakān vigataujasaḥ। vadase saṃyuge sūta diṣṭam etad asaṃśayam ॥6-79-3॥
[जीयमानान् (jīyamānān) - being conquered; विमनसः (vimanaso) - dispirited; मामकान् (māmakān) - my people; विगतौजसः (vigataujasaḥ) - devoid of energy; वदसे (vadase) - you speak; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; दिष्टम् (diṣṭam) - fate; एतत् (etat) - this; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - undoubtedly;]
(You speak of my people, being conquered, dispirited, and devoid of energy in battle, O charioteer, this is undoubtedly fate.)
O charioteer, you mention that my people are being defeated, dispirited, and drained of energy in the battle; this is surely their fate.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
यथाशक्ति यथोत्साहं युद्धे चेष्टन्ति तावकाः। दर्शयानाः परं शक्त्या पौरुषं पुरुषर्षभ ॥६-७९-४॥
yathāśakti yathotsāhaṃ yuddhe ceṣṭanti tāvakāḥ। darśayānāḥ paraṃ śaktyā pauruṣaṃ puruṣarṣabha ॥6-79-4॥
[यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - to the best of one's ability; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāhaṃ) - with enthusiasm; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; चेष्टन्ति (ceṣṭanti) - strive; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; दर्शयानाः (darśayānāḥ) - showing; परं (paraṃ) - great; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with strength; पौरुषं (pauruṣaṃ) - valor; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men;]
(To the best of their ability and with enthusiasm, your men strive in battle, showing great strength and valor, O best of men.)
Your men, O best of men, are striving in battle with all their might and enthusiasm, demonstrating great strength and valor.
गङ्गायाः सुरनद्या वै स्वादुभूतं यथोदकम्। महोदधिगुणाभ्यासाल्लवणत्वं निगच्छति ॥६-७९-५॥
gaṅgāyāḥ suranadyā vai svādubhūtaṃ yathodakam। mahodadhiguṇābhyāsāllavaṇatvaṃ nigacchati ॥6-79-5॥
[गङ्गायाः (gaṅgāyāḥ) - of Ganga; सुरनद्या (suranadyā) - of the divine river; वै (vai) - indeed; स्वादुभूतं (svādubhūtaṃ) - sweetened; यथा (yathā) - like; उदकम् (udakam) - water; महोदधिगुणाभ्यासात् (mahodadhiguṇābhyāsāt) - by the association with the qualities of the ocean; लवणत्वं (lavaṇatvaṃ) - saltiness; निगच्छति (nigacchati) - attains;]
(The water of the divine river Ganga, which is sweet, attains saltiness by the association with the qualities of the ocean.)
The sweet waters of the sacred river Ganga become salty due to their contact with the ocean's properties.
तथा तत्पौरुषं राजंस्तावकानां महात्मनाम्। प्राप्य पाण्डुसुतान्वीरान्व्यर्थं भवति संयुगे ॥६-७९-६॥
tathā tatpauruṣaṃ rājaṃstāvakānāṃ mahātmanām। prāpya pāṇḍusutān vīrān vyarthaṃ bhavati saṃyuge ॥6-79-6॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; पौरुषं (pauruṣaṃ) - valor; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of yours; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pandu; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; व्यर्थं (vyarthaṃ) - in vain; भवति (bhavati) - becomes; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Thus, that valor of yours, O king, of the great souls, having reached the sons of Pandu, the heroes, becomes in vain in battle.)
Thus, O king, the valor of your great warriors becomes futile when faced with the heroic sons of Pandu in battle.
घटमानान्यथाशक्ति कुर्वाणान्कर्म दुष्करम्। न दोषेण कुरुश्रेष्ठ कौरवान्गन्तुमर्हसि ॥६-७९-७॥
ghaṭamānānyathāśakti kurvāṇānkarma duṣkaram। na doṣeṇa kuruśreṣṭha kauravāngantumarhasi ॥6-79-7॥
[घटमानान् (ghaṭamānān) - striving; यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - to the best of one's ability; कुर्वाणान् (kurvāṇān) - performing; कर्म (karma) - action; दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult; न (na) - not; दोषेण (doṣeṇa) - with fault; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; कौरवान् (kauravān) - Kauravas; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should;]
(Striving to the best of one's ability, performing difficult action, not with fault, O best of the Kurus, you should go to the Kauravas.)
O best of the Kurus, you should strive to perform difficult actions to the best of your ability, without fault, and approach the Kauravas.
तवापराधात्सुमहान्सपुत्रस्य विशां पते। पृथिव्याः प्रक्षयो घोरो यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनः ॥६-७९-८॥
tavāparādhātsumahānsaputrasya viśāṃ pate। pṛthivyāḥ prakṣayo ghorō yamarāṣṭravivardhanaḥ ॥6-79-8॥
[तव (tava) - your; अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - due to fault; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; सपुत्रस्य (saputrasya) - with son; विशां (viśāṃ) - of people; पते (pate) - O lord; पृथिव्याः (pṛthivyāḥ) - of the earth; प्रक्षयः (prakṣayaḥ) - destruction; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; यमराष्ट्र (yamarāṣṭra) - Yama's kingdom; विवर्धनः (vivardhanaḥ) - enhancing;]
(Due to your fault, O lord of the people, a very great destruction of the earth with your son, terrible and enhancing Yama's kingdom.)
Because of your mistake, O lord of the people, there will be a great and terrible destruction of the earth along with your son, which will increase the domain of Yama.
आत्मदोषात्समुत्पन्नं शोचितुं नार्हसे नृप। न हि रक्षन्ति राजानः सर्वार्थान्नापि जीवितम् ॥६-७९-९॥
ātma-doṣāt-samutpannaṃ śocituṃ nārhase nṛpa। na hi rakṣanti rājānaḥ sarvārthān-nāpi jīvitam ॥6-79-9॥
[आत्मदोषात् (ātma-doṣāt) - from own fault; समुत्पन्नं (samutpannam) - arisen; शोचितुं (śocitum) - to grieve; न (na) - not; अर्हसे (arhase) - you ought; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; रक्षन्ति (rakṣanti) - protect; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; सर्वार्थान् (sarvārthān) - all wealth; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - even; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(From own fault arisen to grieve you ought not, O king. Indeed, kings do not protect all wealth, nor even life.)
O king, you should not grieve for what has arisen from your own fault. Indeed, kings do not protect all wealth, nor even life.
युद्धे सुकृतिनां लोकानिच्छन्तो वसुधाधिपाः। चमूं विगाह्य युध्यन्ते नित्यं स्वर्गपरायणाः ॥६-७९-१०॥
yuddhe sukṛtināṃ lokānicchanto vasudhādhipāḥ। camūṃ vigāhya yudhyante nityaṃ svargaparāyaṇāḥ ॥6-79-10॥
[युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; वसुधाधिपाः (vasudhādhipāḥ) - kings of the earth; चमूम् (camūm) - army; विगाह्य (vigāhya) - having entered; युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; स्वर्गपरायणाः (svargaparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on heaven;]
(In battle, desiring the worlds of the virtuous, the kings of the earth, having entered the army, always fight, intent on heaven.)
In battle, the kings of the earth, desiring the realms of the virtuous, engage in combat, always striving for heaven.
पूर्वाह्णे तु महाराज प्रावर्तत जनक्षयः। तन्ममैकमना भूत्वा शृणु देवासुरोपमम् ॥६-७९-११॥
pūrvāhṇe tu mahārāja prāvartata janakṣayaḥ। tanmamaikamanā bhūtvā śṛṇu devāsuropamam ॥6-79-11॥
[पूर्वाह्णे (pūrvāhṇe) - in the morning; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - commenced; जनक्षयः (janakṣayaḥ) - destruction of people; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - my; एकमना (ekamanā) - with concentrated mind; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; देवासुरोपमम् (devāsuropamam) - like the gods and demons;]
(In the morning, O great king, the destruction of people commenced. With a concentrated mind, listen to my tale like the gods and demons.)
In the morning, O great king, the destruction of people began. Listen attentively to my story, which is like the tales of gods and demons.
आवन्त्यौ तु महेष्वासौ महात्मानौ महाबलौ। इरावन्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य समेयातां रणोत्कटौ ॥ तेषां प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ॥६-७९-१२॥
āvantyau tu maheṣvāsau mahātmānau mahābalau। irāvantamabhiprekṣya sameyātāṃ raṇotkaṭau ॥ teṣāṃ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ॥6-79-12॥
[आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the two princes of Avanti; तु (tu) - but; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - of great strength; इरावन्तम् (irāvantam) - Iravan; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; समेयाताम् (sameyātām) - approached; रणोत्कटौ (raṇotkaṭau) - fierce in battle; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तुमुलम् (tumulaṃ) - tumultuous; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(The two princes of Avanti, great archers, great souls, and of great strength, having seen Iravan, approached fiercely in battle. Their tumultuous and hair-raising battle commenced.)
The two mighty princes of Avanti, known for their great archery skills and strength, upon seeing Iravan, fiercely engaged in battle. Their fight was tumultuous and terrifying, sending chills down the spine.
इरावांस्तु सुसङ्क्रुद्धो भ्रातरौ देवरूपिणौ। विव्याध निशितैस्तूर्णं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥ तावेनं प्रत्यविध्येतां समरे चित्रयोधिनौ ॥६-७९-१३॥
irāvāṃstu susaṅkruddho bhrātarau devarūpiṇau। vivyādha niśitastūrṇaṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥ tāvenaṃ pratyavidhyetāṃ samare citrayodhinau ॥6-79-13॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; तु (tu) - but; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers; देवरूपिणौ (devarūpiṇau) - having divine forms; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; तौ (tau) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; प्रत्यविध्येताम् (pratyavidhyetām) - pierced back; समरे (samare) - in battle; चित्रयोधिनौ (citrayodhinau) - skillful warriors;]
(Iravan, very angry, quickly pierced the two brothers having divine forms with sharp arrows with bent joints. They, skillful warriors, pierced him back in battle.)
Iravan, in his anger, swiftly attacked the two divine-looking brothers with sharp, bent arrows. In return, the skillful warriors struck him back in the battle.
युध्यतां हि तथा राजन्विशेषो न व्यदृश्यत। यततां शत्रुनाशाय कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणाम् ॥६-७९-१४॥
yudhyatāṃ hi tathā rājanviśeṣo na vyadṛśyata। yatatāṃ śatrunāśāya kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇām ॥6-79-14॥
[युध्यतां (yudhyatāṃ) - of those fighting; हि (hi) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - difference; न (na) - not; व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen; यततां (yatatāṃ) - of those striving; शत्रुनाशाय (śatrunāśāya) - for the destruction of enemies; कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणाम् (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇām) - of those desiring to act and react;]
(Indeed, O king, thus no difference was seen among those fighting and striving for the destruction of enemies, desiring to act and react.)
O king, there was no visible difference among the warriors who were fighting and striving to destroy their enemies, each eager to counteract the other's moves.
इरावांस्तु ततो राजन्ननुविन्दस्य सायकैः। चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहाननयद्यमसादनम् ॥६-७९-१५॥
irāvāṃstu tato rājannanuvindasya sāyakaiḥ। caturbhiścaturo vāhānanayadyamasādanam ॥6-79-15॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अनुविन्दस्य (anuvindasya) - of Anuvinda; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; अनयत् (anayat) - sent; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Iravan, but then, O king, with the arrows of Anuvinda, with four, four horses sent to the abode of Yama.)
Iravan, however, then, O king, with the arrows of Anuvinda, sent four horses to the abode of Yama.
भल्लाभ्यां च सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यां धनुः केतुं च मारिष। चिच्छेद समरे राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥६-७९-१६॥
bhallābhyāṃ ca sutīkṣṇābhyāṃ dhanuḥ ketuṃ ca māriṣa। ciccheda samare rājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥6-79-16॥
[भल्लाभ्यां (bhallābhyāṃ) - with two sharp arrows; च (ca) - and; सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यां (sutīkṣṇābhyāṃ) - with two very sharp; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; केतुं (ketuṃ) - banner; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(With two sharp arrows and two very sharp ones, O lord, the bow and banner were cut off in battle, O king, that became as if wonderful.)
O King, with two sharp and very sharp arrows, the bow and banner were cut off in battle, appearing as if it was a wonderful feat.
त्यक्त्वानुविन्दोऽथ रथं विन्दस्य रथमास्थितः। धनुर्गृहीत्वा नवमं भारसाधनमुत्तमम् ॥६-७९-१७॥
tyaktvānuvindo'tha rathaṃ vindasya rathamāsthitaḥ। dhanurgṛhītvā navamaṃ bhārasādhanamuttamam ॥6-79-17॥
[त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; अनुविन्दः (anuvindaḥ) - Anuvinda; अथ (atha) - then; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; विन्दस्य (vindasya) - of Vinda; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - mounted; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; नवमम् (navamam) - new; भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - burden-bearing; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent;]
(Having abandoned, Anuvinda then mounted Vinda's chariot, having taken a new, excellent burden-bearing bow.)
Anuvinda, after leaving his own chariot, climbed onto Vinda's chariot and took up a new, excellent bow designed for bearing burdens.
तावेकस्थौ रणे वीरावावन्त्यौ रथिनां वरौ। शरान्मुमुचतुस्तूर्णमिरावति महात्मनि ॥६-७९-१८॥
tāvekasthau raṇe vīrāvāvantyau rathināṃ varau। śarānmumucaturtūrṇamirāvati mahātmani ॥6-79-18॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; एकस्थौ (ekasthau) - standing together; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - of Avanti; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरौ (varau) - best; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; मुमुचतुः (mumucatuḥ) - released; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; इरावति (irāvati) - Iravati; महात्मनि (mahātmani) - great soul;]
(Those two, standing together in battle, the heroic best of the charioteers of Avanti, swiftly released arrows at the great-souled Iravati.)
The two heroic warriors from Avanti, the best among charioteers, stood together in battle and swiftly released their arrows at the noble Iravati.
ताभ्यां मुक्ता महावेगाः शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः। दिवाकरपथं प्राप्य छादयामासुरम्बरम् ॥६-७९-१९॥
tābhyāṃ muktā mahāvegāḥ śarāḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ। divākarapathaṃ prāpya chādayāmāsurambaram ॥6-79-19॥
[ताभ्यां (tābhyām) - by them; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - with great speed; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; काञ्चनभूषणाः (kāñcanabhūṣaṇāḥ) - adorned with gold; दिवाकरपथं (divākarapatham) - the path of the sun; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; छादयामासुः (chādayāmāsuḥ) - covered; अम्बरम् (ambaram) - the sky;]
(By them, released with great speed, arrows adorned with gold, having reached the path of the sun, covered the sky.)
The arrows, released by them with great speed and adorned with gold, reached the path of the sun and covered the sky.
इरावांस्तु ततः क्रुद्धो भ्रातरौ तौ महारथौ। ववर्ष शरवर्षेण सारथिं चाप्यपातयत् ॥६-७९-२०॥
irāvāṃstu tataḥ kruddho bhrātarau tau mahārathau। vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa sārathiṃ cāpyapātayat ॥6-79-20॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - the two brothers; तौ (tau) - those; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; ववर्ष (vavarṣa) - showered; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a rain of arrows; सारथिम् (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled;]
(Iravan, then angry, showered the two brothers, those great charioteers, with a rain of arrows and also felled the charioteer.)
Iravan, in his anger, attacked the two great charioteer brothers with a barrage of arrows and brought down their charioteer.
तस्मिन्निपतिते भूमौ गतसत्त्वेऽथ सारथौ। रथः प्रदुद्राव दिशः समुद्भ्रान्तहयस्ततः ॥६-७९-२१॥
tasminnipatite bhūmau gatasattve'tha sārathau। rathaḥ pradudrāva diśaḥ samudbhrāntahayastataḥ ॥6-79-21॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निपतिते (nipatite) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; गतसत्त्वे (gatasattve) - lifeless; अथ (atha) - then; सारथौ (sārathau) - charioteer; रथः (rathaḥ) - the chariot; प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - ran away; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; समुद्भ्रान्तहयः (samudbhrāntahayah) - with agitated horses; ततः (tataḥ) - from there;]
(In that, fallen on the ground, lifeless, then the charioteer. The chariot ran away in all directions with agitated horses from there.)
When the charioteer fell lifeless on the ground, the chariot, with its horses agitated, ran away in all directions from there.
तौ स जित्वा महाराज नागराजसुतासुतः। पौरुषं ख्यापयंस्तूर्णं व्यधमत्तव वाहिनीम् ॥६-७९-२२॥
tau sa jitvā mahārāja nāgarājasutāsutaḥ। pauruṣaṃ khyāpayaṃstūrṇaṃ vyadhamattava vāhinīm ॥6-79-22॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; स (sa) - he; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नागराजसुतासुतः (nāgarājasutāsutaḥ) - son of the daughter of the serpent king; पौरुषं (pauruṣaṃ) - manliness; ख्यापयन् (khyāpayan) - demonstrating; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(Those two, having conquered, O great king, the son of the daughter of the serpent king, demonstrating manliness, quickly scattered your army.)
After conquering, the son of the serpent king's daughter quickly demonstrated his prowess by scattering your army, O great king.
सा वध्यमाना समरे धार्तराष्ट्री महाचमूः। वेगान्बहुविधांश्चक्रे विषं पीत्वेव मानवः ॥६-७९-२३॥
sā vadhyamānā samare dhārtarāṣṭrī mahācamūḥ। vegānbahuvidhāṃścakre viṣaṃ pītvēva mānavaḥ ॥6-79-23॥
[सा (sā) - she; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in battle; धार्तराष्ट्री (dhārtarāṣṭrī) - of Dhritarashtra's (sons); महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; वेगान् (vegān) - forces; बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - various kinds; चक्रे (cakre) - made; विषं (viṣaṃ) - poison; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; इव (iva) - like; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man;]
(She, being attacked in battle, made various kinds of forces of Dhritarashtra's great army, like a man having drunk poison.)
She, under attack in the battle, organized the diverse forces of Dhritarashtra's great army, as if a man had consumed poison.
हैडिम्बो राक्षसेन्द्रस्तु भगदत्तं समाद्रवत्। रथेनादित्यवर्णेन सध्वजेन महाबलः ॥६-७९-२४॥
haiḍimbo rākṣasendrastu bhagadattaṃ samādravat। rathenādityavarṇena sadhvajena mahābalaḥ ॥6-79-24॥
[हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Haiḍimba; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of demons; तु (tu) - but; भगदत्तं (bhagadattaṃ) - Bhagadatta; समाद्रवत् (samādravat) - attacked; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; आदित्यवर्णेन (ādityavarṇena) - sun-colored; सध्वजेन (sadhvajena) - with banner; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Haiḍimba, the king of demons, attacked Bhagadatta with a sun-colored chariot with a banner, mighty.)
Haiḍimba, the mighty king of demons, charged at Bhagadatta with his sun-colored chariot adorned with a banner.
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा नागराजं समास्थितः। यथा वज्रधरः पूर्वं सङ्ग्रामे तारकामये ॥६-७९-२५॥
tataḥ prāgjyotiṣo rājā nāgārājaṃ samāsthitaḥ। yathā vajradharaḥ pūrvaṃ saṅgrāme tārākāmaye ॥6-79-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; राजा (rājā) - king; नागराजम् (nāgārājam) - Nāgārāja; समास्थितः (samāsthitaḥ) - stood; यथा (yathā) - as; वज्रधरः (vajradharaḥ) - Vajradhara; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तारकामये (tārākāmaye) - against Tāraka; ॥६-७९-२५॥ (॥6-79-25॥) - (verse number);]
(Then the king of Prāgjyotiṣa stood against Nāgārāja, as Vajradhara formerly in battle against Tāraka.)
Then the king of Prāgjyotiṣa stood against Nāgārāja, just as Vajradhara did in the past during the battle against Tāraka.
तत्र देवाः सगन्धर्वा ऋषयश्च समागताः। विशेषं न स्म विविदुर्हैडिम्बभगदत्तयोः ॥६-७९-२६॥
tatra devāḥ sagandharvā ṛṣayaśca samāgatāḥ। viśeṣaṃ na sma vividurhaiḍimbabhagadattayoḥ ॥6-79-26॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सगन्धर्वाः (sagandharvāḥ) - with Gandharvas; ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages; च (ca) - and; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; विशेषं (viśeṣaṃ) - specifically; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; विविदुः (vividuḥ) - knew; हैडिम्ब (haiḍimba) - Hidimba; भगदत्तयोः (bhagadattayoḥ) - of Bhagadatta;]
(There, gods, along with Gandharvas and sages, assembled. Specifically, they did not indeed know of Hidimba and Bhagadatta.)
There, the gods, along with the Gandharvas and sages, gathered. They were particularly unaware of the matters concerning Hidimba and Bhagadatta.
यथा सुरपतिः शक्रस्त्रासयामास दानवान्। तथैव समरे राजंस्त्रासयामास पाण्डवान् ॥६-७९-२७॥
yathā surapatiḥ śakrastrāsayāmāsa dānavān। tathaiva samare rājaṃstrāsayāmāsa pāṇḍavān ॥6-79-27॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; सुरपतिः (surapatiḥ) - lord of the gods; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; त्रासयामास (trāsayāmāsa) - caused fear; दानवान् (dānavān) - demons; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्रासयामास (trāsayāmāsa) - caused fear; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pāṇḍavas;]
(Just as the lord of the gods, Indra, caused fear among the demons, in the same way, O king, he caused fear among the Pāṇḍavas in battle.)
Just as Indra, the lord of the gods, instilled fear in the demons, similarly, O king, he instilled fear in the Pāṇḍavas during the battle.
तेन विद्राव्यमाणास्ते पाण्डवाः सर्वतोदिशम्। त्रातारं नाभ्यविन्दन्त स्वेष्वनीकेषु भारत ॥६-७९-२८॥
tena vidrāvyamāṇāste pāṇḍavāḥ sarvatodiśam। trātāraṃ nābhyavindanta sveṣvanīkeṣu bhārata ॥6-79-28॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; विद्राव्यमाणाः (vidrāvyamāṇāḥ) - being scattered; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector; न (na) - not; अभ्यविन्दन्त (abhyavindanta) - found; स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - ranks; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(By him being scattered, they, the Pandavas, in all directions, did not find a protector in their own ranks, O Bharata.)
The Pandavas, being scattered by him, searched in all directions but could not find a protector among their own ranks, O Bharata.
भैमसेनिं रथस्थं तु तत्रापश्याम भारत। शेषा विमनसो भूत्वा प्राद्रवन्त महारथाः ॥६-७९-२९॥
bhaimaseniṁ rathasthaṁ tu tatrāpaśyāma bhārata। śeṣā vimanasaḥ bhūtvā prādravanta mahārathāḥ ॥6-79-29॥
[भैमसेनिं (bhaimaseniṁ) - son of Bhimasena; रथस्थं (rathasthaṁ) - standing on the chariot; तु (tu) - but; तत्र (tatra) - there; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the remaining ones; विमनसः (vimanasaḥ) - disheartened; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(We saw the son of Bhimasena standing on the chariot there, O Bharata. The remaining great warriors, having become disheartened, fled.)
O Bharata, we saw the son of Bhimasena standing on the chariot there. The remaining great warriors, disheartened, fled from the battlefield.
निवृत्तेषु तु पाण्डूनां पुनः सैन्येषु भारत। आसीन्निष्टानको घोरस्तव सैन्येषु संयुगे ॥६-७९-३०॥
nivṛtteṣu tu pāṇḍūnāṃ punaḥ sainyeṣu bhārata। āsīnniṣṭānako ghorastava sainyeṣu saṃyuge ॥6-79-30॥
[निवृत्तेषु (nivṛtteṣu) - withdrawn; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṃ) - of the Pāṇḍavas; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; निष्टानकः (niṣṭānakaḥ) - a tumult; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; तव (tava) - your; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle;]
(But when the armies of the Pāṇḍavas had withdrawn, O Bhārata, there was a terrible tumult in your armies in the battle.)
After the withdrawal of the Pāṇḍavas' forces, a dreadful uproar arose in your troops during the battle, O Bhārata.
घटोत्कचस्ततो राजन्भगदत्तं महारणे। शरैः प्रच्छादयामास मेरुं गिरिमिवाम्बुदः ॥६-७९-३१॥
ghaṭotkacastato rājanbhagadattaṃ mahāraṇe। śaraiḥ pracchādayāmāsa meruṃ girimivāmbudaḥ ॥6-79-31॥
[घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भगदत्तं (bhagadattaṃ) - Bhagadatta; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; प्रच्छादयामास (pracchādayāmāsa) - covered; मेरुं (meruṃ) - Meru; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud;]
(Then Ghatotkacha, O king, covered Bhagadatta in the great battle with arrows, like a cloud covers Mount Meru.)
Then Ghatotkacha, O king, showered arrows upon Bhagadatta in the great battle, resembling a cloud enveloping Mount Meru.
निहत्य ताञ्शरान्राजा राक्षसस्य धनुश्च्युतान्। भैमसेनिं रणे तूर्णं सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत् ॥६-७९-३२॥
nihatya tāñ śarān rājā rākṣasasya dhanuścyutān। bhaimaseniṃ raṇe tūrṇaṃ sarvamarma-svatāḍayat ॥6-79-32॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having struck down; तान् (tān) - those; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; राजा (rājā) - the king; राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon; धनुश्च्युतान् (dhanuścyutān) - shot from the bow; भैमसेनिम् (bhaimasenim) - Bhimasena's son; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; सर्वमर्मसु (sarvamarma-su) - at all vital points; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck; ॥६-७९-३२॥ (॥6-79-32॥) - (verse number);]
(Having struck down those arrows shot from the bow of the demon, the king quickly struck Bhimasena's son at all vital points in battle.)
The king, having neutralized the arrows shot by the demon, swiftly attacked Bhimasena's son at all the vital points during the battle.
स ताड्यमानो बहुभिः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। न विव्यथे राक्षसेन्द्रो भिद्यमान इवाचलः ॥६-७९-३३॥
sa tāḍyamāno bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। na vivyathe rākṣasendro bhidyamāna ivācalaḥ ॥6-79-33॥
[स (sa) - he; ताड्यमानः (tāḍyamānaḥ) - being struck; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; न (na) - not; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was shaken; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the lord of demons; भिद्यमानः (bhidyamānaḥ) - being pierced; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(He, being struck by many arrows with bent joints, was not shaken, like a mountain being pierced, the lord of demons.)
The lord of demons, though being struck by many arrows with bent joints, stood unshaken like a mountain being pierced.
तस्य प्राग्ज्योतिषः क्रुद्धस्तोमरान्स चतुर्दश। प्रेषयामास समरे तांश्च चिच्छेद राक्षसः ॥६-७९-३४॥
tasya prāgjyotiṣaḥ kruddhastomarāns caturdaśa। preṣayāmāsa samare tāṃśca ciccheda rākṣasaḥ ॥6-79-34॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तोमरान् (tomarān) - spears; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; समरे (samare) - in battle; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon;]
(His angry Prāgjyotiṣa sent fourteen spears in battle and the demon cut them.)
In his anger, Prāgjyotiṣa sent fourteen spears in the battle, and the demon cut them down.
स तांश्छित्त्वा महाबाहुस्तोमरान्निशितैः शरैः। भगदत्तं च विव्याध सप्तत्या कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥६-७९-३५॥
sa tāṁśchittvā mahābāhustomarānniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। bhagadattaṁ ca vivyādha saptatyā kaṅkapatribhiḥ ॥6-79-35॥
[स (sa) - he; तान् (tān) - them; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; तोमरान् (tomarān) - spears; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - feathered (arrows);]
(He, the mighty-armed, having cut them with sharp spears, pierced Bhagadatta with seventy feathered arrows.)
The mighty-armed warrior, after cutting through the spears with his sharp arrows, struck Bhagadatta with seventy feathered arrows.
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजन्प्रहसन्निव भारत। तस्याश्वांश्चतुरः सङ्ख्ये पातयामास सायकैः ॥६-७९-३६॥
tataḥ prāgjyotiṣo rājanprahasanniva bhārata। tasyāśvāṃścaturaḥ saṅkhye pātayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ ॥6-79-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - smiling as if; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - felled; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then, O king, smiling as if, O descendant of Bharata, he felled the four horses of Prāgjyotiṣa in battle with arrows.)
Then, O King, as if smiling, the descendant of Bharata struck down the four horses of the King of Prāgjyotiṣa in battle with his arrows.
स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन्राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्। शक्तिं चिक्षेप वेगेन प्राग्ज्योतिषगजं प्रति ॥६-७९-३७॥
sa hatāśve rathe tiṣṭhanrākṣasendraḥ pratāpavān। śaktiṃ cikṣepa vegena prāgjyotiṣagajaṃ prati ॥6-79-37॥
[स (sa) - he; हताश्वे (hatāśve) - with slain horses; रथे (rathe) - in the chariot; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - standing; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - the lord of demons; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; प्राग्ज्योतिषगजं (prāgjyotiṣagajaṃ) - at the elephant of Pragjyotisha; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(He, the mighty lord of demons, standing in the chariot with slain horses, hurled the spear with speed towards the elephant of Pragjyotisha.)
The powerful lord of demons, standing on his chariot with its horses slain, swiftly hurled his spear at the elephant of Pragjyotisha.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा हेमदण्डां सुवेगिताम्। त्रिधा चिच्छेद नृपतिः सा व्यकीर्यत मेदिनीम् ॥६-७९-३८॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā hemadaṇḍāṃ suvegitām। tridhā ciccheda nṛpatiḥ sā vyakīryata medinīm ॥6-79-38॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; हेमदण्डां (hemadaṇḍāṃ) - golden staff; सुवेगिताम् (suvegitām) - swiftly moving; त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three parts; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - the king; सा (sā) - she; व्यकीर्यत (vyakīryata) - was scattered; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - on the ground;]
(The king suddenly cut her, the swiftly moving golden staff, into three parts; she was scattered on the ground.)
The king swiftly cut the approaching golden staff into three pieces, and it scattered across the ground.
शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा हैडिम्बः प्राद्रवद्भयात्। यथेन्द्रस्य रणात्पूर्वं नमुचिर्दैत्यसत्तमः ॥६-७९-३९॥
śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā haiḍimbaḥ prādravadbhayāt। yathendrasya raṇātpūrvaṃ namucirdaityasattamaḥ ॥6-79-39॥
[शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - power; विनिहतां (vinihatāṃ) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; प्राद्रवद् (prādravad) - fled; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; यथा (yathā) - as; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; रणात् (raṇāt) - from battle; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; नमुचिः (namuciḥ) - Namuci; दैत्यसत्तमः (daityasattamaḥ) - best of demons;]
(Seeing the power slain, Hidimba fled out of fear, just as Namuci, the best of demons, fled from the battle of Indra before.)
Upon witnessing the defeat of power, Hidimba ran away in fear, much like Namuci, the esteemed demon, had once retreated from Indra's battlefield.
तं विजित्य रणे शूरं विक्रान्तं ख्यातपौरुषम्। अजेयं समरे राजन्यमेन वरुणेन च ॥६-७९-४०॥
taṁ vijitya raṇe śūraṁ vikrāntaṁ khyātapauruṣam। ajeyaṁ samare rājanyamena varuṇena ca ॥6-79-40॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरं (śūram) - heroic; विक्रान्तं (vikrāntaṁ) - valiant; ख्यातपौरुषम् (khyātapauruṣam) - of renowned valor; अजेयं (ajeyam) - invincible; समरे (samare) - in war; राजन्यम (rājanyam) - the prince; एन (ena) - by this; वरुणेन (varuṇena) - by Varuna; च (ca) - and;]
(Having conquered him, the heroic, valiant, and renowned prince in battle, who was invincible in war, by this Varuna and.)
Varuna, with his prowess, conquered the heroic and valiant prince, known for his valor, who was invincible in battle.
पाण्डवीं समरे सेनां संममर्द सकुञ्जरः। यथा वनगजो राजन्मृद्नंश्चरति पद्मिनीम् ॥६-७९-४१॥
pāṇḍavīṃ samare senāṃ saṃmamarda sakuñjaraḥ। yathā vanagajo rājanmṛdnaṃścarati padminīm ॥6-79-41॥
[पाण्डवीं (pāṇḍavīm) - of the Pandavas; समरे (samare) - in the battle; सेनां (senām) - army; संममर्द (saṃmamarda) - crushed; सकुञ्जरः (sakuñjaraḥ) - with elephants; यथा (yathā) - as; वनगजः (vanagajaḥ) - forest elephant; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृद्नंश्चरति (mṛdnaṃścarati) - tramples; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - lotus pond;]
(The army of the Pandavas was crushed in battle by elephants, as a forest elephant tramples a lotus pond, O king.)
The Pandava army was crushed in battle by elephants, just as a forest elephant tramples through a lotus pond, O king.
मद्रेश्वरस्तु समरे यमाभ्यां सह सङ्गतः। स्वस्रीयौ छादयां चक्रे शरौघैः पाण्डुनन्दनौ ॥६-७९-४२॥
madreśvarastu samare yamābhyāṃ saha saṅgataḥ। svasrīyau chādayāṃ cakre śaraughaiḥ pāṇḍunandanau ॥6-79-42॥
[मद्रेश्वरः (madreśvaraḥ) - the lord of Madra; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; यमाभ्यां (yamābhyāṃ) - with the sons of Yama; सह (saha) - together; सङ्गतः (saṅgataḥ) - encountered; स्वस्रीयौ (svasrīyau) - the brothers; छादयाम् (chādayām) - covered; चक्रे (cakre) - made; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; पाण्डुनन्दनौ (pāṇḍunandanau) - the sons of Pandu;]
(The lord of Madra, however, encountered the sons of Yama in battle; together, he covered the sons of Pandu, the brothers, with showers of arrows.)
The lord of Madra engaged in battle with the sons of Yama and covered the Pandava brothers with a barrage of arrows.
सहदेवस्तु समरे मातुलं वीक्ष्य सङ्गतम्। अवारयच्छरौघेण मेघो यद्वद्दिवाकरम् ॥६-७९-४३॥
sahadevastu samare mātulaṃ vīkṣya saṅgatam। avārayaccharaugheṇa megho yadvaddivākaram ॥6-79-43॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in the battle; मातुलं (mātulaṃ) - uncle; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; सङ्गतम् (saṅgatam) - engaged; अवारयत् (avārayat) - restrained; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with a flood of arrows; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; यद्वत् (yadvat) - as; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun;]
(Sahadeva, however, in the battle, seeing his uncle engaged, restrained (him) with a flood of arrows, as a cloud (covers) the sun.)
In the battle, Sahadeva saw his uncle engaged and restrained him with a flood of arrows, just as a cloud covers the sun.
छाद्यमानः शरौघेण हृष्टरूपतरोऽभवत्। तयोश्चाप्यभवत्प्रीतिरतुला मातृकारणात् ॥६-७९-४४॥
chādyamānaḥ śaraugheṇa hṛṣṭarūpataro'bhavat। tayoścāpyabhavatprītiratulā mātṛkāraṇāt ॥6-79-44॥
[छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - by a multitude of arrows; हृष्टरूपतरः (hṛṣṭarūpataraḥ) - more delighted in appearance; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; अतुला (atulā) - incomparable; मातृकारणात् (mātṛkāraṇāt) - due to the reason of the mother;]
(Being covered by a multitude of arrows, he became more delighted in appearance. And the affection between the two also became incomparable due to the reason of the mother.)
As he was covered by a multitude of arrows, his appearance became more delighted. The affection between the two was also incomparable due to their mother's influence.
ततः प्रहस्य समरे नकुलस्य महारथः। अश्वान्वै चतुरो राजंश्चतुर्भिः सायकोत्तमैः ॥ प्रेषयामास समरे यमस्य सदनं प्रति ॥६-७९-४५॥
tataḥ prahasya samare nakulasya mahārathaḥ। aśvān vai caturo rājaṃś caturbhiḥ sāyakottamaiḥ ॥ preṣayām āsa samare yamasya sadanaṃ prati ॥6-79-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; समरे (samare) - in battle; नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; वै (vai) - indeed; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent; प्रेषयामास (preṣayām āsa) - dispatched; समरे (samare) - in battle; यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama; सदनं (sadanaṃ) - abode; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then, smiling in battle, Nakula's great chariot-warrior dispatched four horses, O king, with four excellent arrows towards the abode of Yama in battle.)
Then, with a smile on his face during the battle, Nakula's great chariot-warrior sent four horses to the abode of Yama using four excellent arrows, O king.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथः। आरुरोह ततो यानं भ्रातुरेव यशस्विनः ॥६-७९-४६॥
hatāśvāttu rathāttūrṇamavaplutya mahārathaḥ। āruroha tato yānaṃ bhrātureva yaśasvinaḥ ॥6-79-46॥
[हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the destroyed chariot; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great warrior; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; ततः (tataḥ) - then; यानम् (yānam) - the vehicle; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother; एव (eva) - indeed; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - the glorious;]
(But from the destroyed chariot, the great warrior quickly jumped down and then ascended the vehicle of his glorious brother.)
The great warrior, having quickly jumped down from the destroyed chariot, then ascended the vehicle of his illustrious brother.
एकस्थौ तु रणे शूरौ दृढे विक्षिप्य कार्मुके। मद्रराजरथं क्रुद्धौ छादयामासतुः क्षणात् ॥६-७९-४७॥
ekasthau tu raṇe śūrau dṛḍhe vikṣipya kārmuke। madrarājarathaṃ kruddhau chādayāmāsatuḥ kṣaṇāt ॥6-79-47॥
[एकस्थौ (ekasthau) - standing together; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरौ (śūrau) - heroes; दृढे (dṛḍhe) - firm; विक्षिप्य (vikṣipya) - having drawn; कार्मुके (kārmuke) - bows; मद्रराजरथं (madrarājarathaṃ) - Madra king's chariot; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; छादयामासतुः (chādayāmāsatuḥ) - covered; क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - in a moment;]
(Standing together, but in battle, the heroes, firm, having drawn their bows, covered the Madra king's chariot in a moment.)
The two heroes, standing together in the battle, firmly drew their bows and angrily covered the Madra king's chariot in an instant.
स च्छाद्यमानो बहुभिः शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। स्वस्रीयाभ्यां नरव्याघ्रो नाकम्पत यथाचलः ॥ प्रहसन्निव तां चापि शरवृष्टिं जघान ह ॥६-७९-४८॥
sa cchādyamāno bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ। svasrīyābhyāṁ naravyāghro nākampata yathācalaḥ ॥ prahasanniva tāṁ cāpi śaravṛṣṭiṁ jaghāna ha ॥6-79-48॥
[स (sa) - he; च्छाद्यमानः (cchādyamānaḥ) - being covered; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; स्वस्रीयाभ्यां (svasrīyābhyāṁ) - by his own brothers; नरव्याघ्रः (naravyāghraḥ) - tiger among men; नाकम्पत (nākampata) - did not tremble; यथाचलः (yathācalaḥ) - like a mountain; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; तां (tāṁ) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṁ) - rain of arrows; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He, being covered by many arrows with bent joints by his own brothers, the tiger among men did not tremble like a mountain. As if smiling, he indeed struck that rain of arrows.)
The warrior, covered by numerous arrows with bent joints from his own brothers, stood firm like a mountain, unshaken. Smiling, he countered the rain of arrows.
सहदेवस्ततः क्रुद्धः शरमुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। मद्रराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य प्रेषयामास भारत ॥६-७९-४९॥
sahadevastataḥ kruddhaḥ śaramudyamya vīryavān। madrarājamabhiprekṣya preṣayāmāsa bhārata ॥6-79-49॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शरम् (śaram) - arrow; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the heroic one; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - at the king of Madras; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Sahadeva, then angry, raising his arrow, the heroic one, looking at the king of Madras, dispatched, O Bharata.)
Sahadeva, filled with anger and heroism, raised his arrow and aimed it at the king of Madras, O Bharata.
स शरः प्रेषितस्तेन गरुत्मानिव वेगवान्। मद्रराजं विनिर्भिद्य निपपात महीतले ॥६-७९-५०॥
sa śaraḥ preṣitastena garutmāniva vegavān। madrarājaṃ vinirbhidya nipapāta mahītale ॥6-79-50॥
[स (sa) - that; शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow; प्रेषितः (preṣitaḥ) - dispatched; तेन (tena) - by him; गरुत्मानिव (garutmāniva) - like Garuda; वेगवान् (vegavān) - swift; मद्रराजं (madrarājaṃ) - Madra king; विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - piercing; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground;]
(That arrow, dispatched by him, swift like Garuda, piercing the Madra king, fell down on the ground.)
The swift arrow, sent by him like Garuda, pierced the Madra king and fell to the ground.
स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थे महारथः। निषसाद महाराज कश्मलं च जगाम ह ॥६-७९-५१॥
sa gāḍhaviddho vyathito rathopasthe mahārathaḥ। niṣasāda mahārāja kaśmalaṃ ca jagāma ha ॥6-79-51॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhaviddhaḥ) - deeply wounded; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कश्मलं (kaśmalam) - faintness; च (ca) - and; जगाम (jagāma) - went; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He, deeply wounded and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat, O great king, and indeed went into faintness.)
The great warrior, deeply wounded and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat and fell into a faint, O great king.
तं विसञ्ज्ञं निपतितं सूतः सम्प्रेक्ष्य संयुगे। अपोवाह रथेनाजौ यमाभ्यामभिपीडितम् ॥६-७९-५२॥
taṁ visañjñaṁ nipatitaṁ sūtaḥ samprekṣya saṁyuge। apovāha rathenājau yamābhyāmabhipīḍitam ॥6-79-52॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; विसञ्ज्ञं (visañjñaṁ) - unconscious; निपतितं (nipatitaṁ) - fallen; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - the charioteer; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in the battle; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रथेन (rathena) - by the chariot; अजौ (ajau) - in the battlefield; यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - by Yama's messengers; अभिपीडितम् (abhipīḍitam) - oppressed;]
(The charioteer, having seen him unconscious and fallen in the battle, carried him away by the chariot, oppressed by Yama's messengers, in the battlefield.)
The charioteer saw him unconscious and fallen in the battle and carried him away in the chariot, as he was oppressed by Yama's messengers on the battlefield.
दृष्ट्वा मद्रेश्वररथं धार्तराष्ट्राः पराङ्मुखम्। सर्वे विमनसो भूत्वा नेदमस्तीत्यचिन्तयन् ॥६-७९-५३॥
dṛṣṭvā madreśvararathaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ parāṅmukham। sarve vimanaso bhūtvā nedamastītyacintayan ॥6-79-53॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; मद्रेश्वररथं (madreśvararatham) - the chariot of the king of Madra; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned away; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विमनसः (vimanasāḥ) - disheartened; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; न (na) - not; इदम् (idam) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - they thought;]
(Having seen the chariot of the king of Madra, the sons of Dhritarashtra turned away. All, having become disheartened, thought thus: "This is not.")
Upon seeing the chariot of the king of Madra, the sons of Dhritarashtra turned away in dismay. All of them, feeling disheartened, thought to themselves, "This cannot be happening."
निर्जित्य मातुलं सङ्ख्ये माद्रीपुत्रौ महारथौ। दध्मतुर्मुदितौ शङ्खौ सिंहनादं विनेदतुः ॥६-७९-५४॥
nirjitya mātulaṃ saṅkhye mādrīputrau mahārathau। dadhmaturmuditau śaṅkhau siṃhanādaṃ vinedatuḥ ॥6-79-54॥
[निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; मातुलं (mātulaṃ) - maternal uncle; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; दध्मतुर्मुदितौ (dadhmaturmuditau) - blew joyfully; शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) - conches; सिंहनादं (siṃhanādaṃ) - lion's roar; विनेदतुः (vinedatuḥ) - resounded;]
(Having conquered their maternal uncle in battle, the sons of Madri, the great warriors, joyfully blew their conches, which resounded like a lion's roar.)
After defeating their maternal uncle in the battle, the sons of Madri, who were great warriors, joyfully blew their conches, and the sound echoed like a lion's roar.
अभिदुद्रुवतुर्हृष्टौ तव सैन्यं विशां पते। यथा दैत्यचमूं राजन्निन्द्रोपेन्द्राविवामरौ ॥६-७९-५५॥
abhidudruvatur hṛṣṭau tava sainyaṃ viśāṃ pate। yathā daityacamūṃ rājannindropendrāvivāmarau ॥6-79-55॥
[अभिदुद्रुवतुर्हृष्टौ (abhidudruvatur hṛṣṭau) - charged joyfully; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; यथा (yathā) - as; दैत्यचमूम् (daityacamūm) - the demon army; राजन् (rājan) - O king; इन्द्रोपेन्द्रौ (indropendrau) - Indra and Upendra; इव (iva) - like; अमरौ (amarau) - the immortals;]
(Indra and Upendra, like the immortals, charged joyfully at your army, O lord of men, as at the demon army, O king.)
Indra and Upendra, filled with joy, charged at your army, O lord of men, just as they would at the demon army, O king.
