06.081
Core and Pancharatra: Arjuna is surrounded by Trigartas. Remaining Pandava brothers attack Bhishma. Yudhisthira rebukes Shikandin for not exerting; Duryodhana's brother Citraseṇa killed by Bhima?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
स तुद्यमानस्तु शरैर्धनञ्जयः; पदा हतो नाग इव श्वसन्बली। बाणेन बाणेन महारथानां; चिच्छेद चापानि रणे प्रसह्य ॥६-८१-१॥
sa tudyamānastu śarairdhanan̄jayaḥ; padā hato nāga iva śvasanbalī। bāṇena bāṇena mahārathānāṃ; ciccheda cāpāni raṇe prasahya ॥6-81-1॥
[स (sa) - he; तुद्यमानः (tudyamānaḥ) - being attacked; तु (tu) - but; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; धनञ्जयः (dhanan̄jayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; पदा (padā) - by foot; हतः (hataḥ) - struck; नागः (nāgaḥ) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; श्वसन् (śvasan) - breathing; बली (balī) - strong; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; महारथानाम् (mahārathānām) - of the great charioteers; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly;]
(He, Dhananjaya, being attacked with arrows, like a strong elephant struck by foot, breathing, forcibly cut off the bows of the great charioteers with an arrow in battle.)
Dhananjaya, though attacked by arrows, stood strong like an elephant struck by foot, and with great force, he cut off the bows of the great charioteers in battle.
सञ्छिद्य चापानि च तानि राज्ञां; तेषां रणे वीर्यवतां क्षणेन। विव्याध बाणैर्युगपन्महात्मा; निःशेषतां तेष्वथ मन्यमानः ॥६-८१-२॥
sañchidya cāpāni ca tāni rājñāṃ; teṣāṃ raṇe vīryavatāṃ kṣaṇena। vivyādha bāṇairyugapanmahātmā; niḥśeṣatāṃ teṣvatha manyamānaḥ ॥6-81-2॥
[सञ्छिद्य (sañchidya) - having cut off; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; च (ca) - and; तानि (tāni) - those; राज्ञां (rājñāṃ) - of the kings; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीर्यवतां (vīryavatāṃ) - of the mighty; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; युगपन् (yugapan) - simultaneously; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; निःशेषतां (niḥśeṣatāṃ) - to annihilation; तेषु (teṣu) - them; अथ (atha) - then; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking;]
(Having cut off the bows of the kings, the great soul pierced them with arrows simultaneously in battle, thinking them to be annihilated in a moment.)
The great soul, having swiftly cut off the bows of those mighty kings in battle, pierced them with arrows all at once, believing them to be completely destroyed in an instant.
निपेतुराजौ रुधिरप्रदिग्धा; स्ते ताडिताः शक्रसुतेन राजन्। विभिन्नगात्राः पतितोत्तमाङ्गा; गतासवश्छिन्नतनुत्रकायाः ॥६-८१-३॥
nipeturājau rudhirapradigdhā; ste tāḍitāḥ śakrasutena rājan। vibhinnagātrāḥ patitottamāṅgā; gatāsavaśchinnatanutrakāyāḥ ॥6-81-3॥
[निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell; राजौ (rājau) - on the battlefield; रुधिरप्रदिग्धाः (rudhirapradigdhāḥ) - smeared with blood; ते (te) - they; ताडिताः (tāḍitāḥ) - struck; शक्रसुतेन (śakrasutena) - by the son of Indra; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विभिन्नगात्राः (vibhinnagātrāḥ) - with broken limbs; पतितोत्तमाङ्गाः (patitottamāṅgāḥ) - with fallen heads; गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless; छिन्नतनुत्रकायाः (chinnatanutrakāyāḥ) - with severed bodies;]
(They fell on the battlefield, smeared with blood, struck by the son of Indra, O king, with broken limbs, fallen heads, lifeless, with severed bodies.)
O King, they fell on the battlefield, smeared with blood, struck down by the son of Indra. Their limbs were broken, heads fallen, and they lay lifeless with their bodies severed.
महीं गताः पार्थबलाभिभूता; विचित्ररूपा युगपद्विनेशुः। दृष्ट्वा हतांस्तान्युधि राजपुत्रां; स्त्रिगर्तराजः प्रययौ क्षणेन ॥६-८१-४॥
mahīṁ gatāḥ pārthabalābhibhūtā; vicitrarūpā yugapadvineśuḥ। dṛṣṭvā hatāṁstānyudhi rājaputrāṁ; strigartarājaḥ prayayau kṣaṇena ॥6-81-4॥
[महीं (mahīm) - earth; गताः (gatāḥ) - went; पार्थबलाभिभूता (pārthabalābhibhūtā) - overcome by Arjuna's forces; विचित्ररूपा (vicitrarūpā) - of various forms; युगपद्विनेशुः (yugapadvineśuḥ) - disappeared simultaneously; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; हतान् (hatān) - killed; तान् (tān) - them; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; राजपुत्रान् (rājaputrān) - princes; स्त्रिगर्तराजः (strigartarājaḥ) - the king of the Trigartas; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment;]
(Having gone to the earth, overcome by Arjuna's forces, of various forms, they disappeared simultaneously. Seeing those princes killed in battle, the king of the Trigartas departed in a moment.)
The forces, overwhelmed by Arjuna's might, vanished from the battlefield in various forms. Witnessing the slain princes, the king of the Trigartas quickly withdrew.
तेषां रथानामथ पृष्ठगोपा; द्वात्रिंशदन्येऽब्यपतन्त पार्थम्। तथैव ते सम्परिवार्य पार्थं; विकृष्य चापानि महारवाणि ॥ अवीवृषन्बाणमहौघवृष्ट्या; यथा गिरिं तोयधरा जलौघैः ॥६-८१-५॥
teṣāṃ rathānāmatha pṛṣṭhagopā; dvātriṃśadanye'bhyapatanta pārtham। tathaiva te samparivārya pārthaṃ; vikṛṣya cāpāni mahāravāṇi ॥ avīvṛṣaṇbāṇamahaughavṛṣṭyā; yathā giriṃ toyadharā jalaughaiḥ ॥6-81-5॥
[तेषां (teṣām) - of them; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अथ (atha) - then; पृष्ठगोपा (pṛṣṭhagopā) - rear guards; द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat) - thirty-two; अन्ये (anye) - others; अभ्यपतन्त (abhyapatanta) - attacked; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; ते (te) - they; सम्परिवार्य (samparivārya) - surrounding; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; विकृष्य (vikṛṣya) - drawing; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; महारवाणि (mahāravāṇi) - great-sounding; अवीवृषन् (avīvṛṣan) - showered; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; महौघवृष्ट्या (mahaughavṛṣṭyā) - like a great flood; यथा (yathā) - as; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; तोयधराः (toyadharāḥ) - clouds; जलौघैः (jalaughaiḥ) - with streams of water;]
(Then, the rear guards of their chariots, thirty-two others, attacked Arjuna. In the same way, they surrounded Arjuna, drawing their great-sounding bows. They showered arrows like a great flood, as clouds with streams of water on a mountain.)
Then, thirty-two rear guards of their chariots attacked Arjuna. They surrounded him, drawing their powerful bows, and showered arrows like a torrential flood, just as rain-laden clouds pour streams of water on a mountain.
सम्पीड्यमानस्तु शरौघवृष्ट्या; धनञ्जयस्तान्युधि जातरोषः। षष्ट्या शरैः संयति तैलधौतै; र्जघान तानप्यथ पृष्ठगोपान् ॥६-८१-६॥
saṁpīḍyamānastu śaraughavṛṣṭyā; dhanañjayastānyudhi jātaroṣaḥ। ṣaṣṭyā śaraiḥ saṁyati tailadhautai; rjaghāna tānapyatha pṛṣṭhagopān ॥6-81-6॥
[सम्पीड्यमानः (saṁpīḍyamānaḥ) - being oppressed; तु (tu) - but; शरौघवृष्ट्या (śaraughavṛṣṭyā) - by the shower of arrows; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; तान् (tān) - them; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; जातरोषः (jātaroṣaḥ) - became angry; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; संयति (saṁyati) - in the conflict; तैलधौतैः (tailadhautaiḥ) - smeared with oil; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; तान् (tān) - them; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - then; पृष्ठगोपान् (pṛṣṭhagopān) - the protectors of the rear;]
(Being oppressed by the shower of arrows, Arjuna, becoming angry in battle, killed them with sixty arrows smeared with oil, and then also the protectors of the rear.)
Arjuna, under a barrage of arrows and filled with rage, retaliated fiercely in the battle, using sixty oil-smeared arrows to strike down his enemies and their rear guards.
षष्टिं रथांस्तानवजित्य सङ्ख्ये; धनञ्जयः प्रीतमना यशस्वी। अथात्वरद्भीष्मवधाय जिष्णु; र्बलानि राज्ञां समरे निहत्य ॥६-८१-७॥
ṣaṣṭiṃ rathāṃstānavajitya saṅkhye; dhanañjayaḥ prītamanā yaśasvī। athātvaradbhīṣmavadhāya jiṣṇu; rbalāni rājñāṃ samare nihatya ॥6-81-7॥
[षष्टिं (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; तान् (tān) - those; अवजित्य (avajitya) - having conquered; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; प्रीतमना (prītamanā) - with a pleased mind; यशस्वी (yaśasvī) - glorious; अथ (atha) - then; अत्वरद् (atvarad) - hurried; भीष्मवधाय (bhīṣmavadhāya) - for Bhishma's death; जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna; बलानि (balāni) - forces; राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of the kings; समरे (samare) - in battle; निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain;]
(Having conquered those sixty chariots in battle, Dhananjaya, with a pleased mind and glorious, then hurried for Bhishma's death, having slain the forces of the kings in battle.)
Dhananjaya, after conquering those sixty chariots in the battle, with a pleased mind and full of glory, then hurried towards Bhishma's death, having defeated the forces of the kings in the battle.
त्रिगर्तराजो निहतान्समीक्ष्य; महारथांस्तानथ बन्धुवर्गान्। रणे पुरस्कृत्य नराधिपांस्ता; ञजगाम पार्थं त्वरितो वधाय ॥६-८१-८॥
trigartarājo nihatānsamīkṣya; mahārathāṃstānatha bandhuvargān। raṇe puraskṛtya narādhipāṃstā; ñjagāma pārthaṃ tvarito vadhāya ॥6-81-8॥
[त्रिगर्तराजः (trigartarājaḥ) - the king of Trigarta; निहतान् (nihatān) - slain; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; तान् (tān) - them; अथ (atha) - then; बन्धुवर्गान् (bandhuvargān) - kinsmen; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; नराधिपान् (narādhipān) - kings; ताञ् (tāñ) - them; जगाम (jagāma) - went; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; वधाय (vadhāya) - to kill;]
(The king of Trigarta, seeing the slain great warriors and kinsmen, then placing the kings in front, went quickly to Arjuna to kill.)
The king of Trigarta, upon seeing his slain great warriors and kinsmen, quickly advanced towards Arjuna with the kings in front, intent on killing him.
अभिद्रुतं चास्त्रभृतां वरिष्ठं; धनञ्जयं वीक्ष्य शिखण्डिमुख्याः। अभ्युद्ययुस्ते शितशस्त्रहस्ता; रिरक्षिषन्तो रथमर्जुनस्य ॥६-८१-९॥
abhidrutaṃ cāstrabhṛtāṃ variṣṭhaṃ; dhanañjayaṃ vīkṣya śikhaṇḍimukhyāḥ। abhyudyayuste śitaśastrahastā; rirakṣiṣanto ratham arjunasya ॥6-81-9॥
[अभिद्रुतं (abhidrutaṃ) - attacked; च (ca) - and; अस्त्रभृतां (astrabhṛtāṃ) - of the wielders of weapons; वरिष्ठं (variṣṭhaṃ) - the best; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayaṃ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; शिखण्डिमुख्याः (śikhaṇḍimukhyāḥ) - headed by Shikhandi; अभ्युद्ययुः (abhyudyayuḥ) - advanced; ते (te) - they; शितशस्त्रहस्ताः (śitaśastrahastāḥ) - with sharp weapons in hand; रिरक्षिषन्तः (rirakṣiṣantaḥ) - intending to protect; रथम् (ratham) - the chariot; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna;]
(Seeing Dhananjaya, the best among the wielders of weapons, attacked, those headed by Shikhandi, with sharp weapons in hand, advanced intending to protect Arjuna's chariot.)
Upon seeing Arjuna being attacked, Shikhandi and others, armed with sharp weapons, moved forward to protect his chariot.
पार्थोऽपि तानापततः समीक्ष्य; त्रिगर्तराज्ञा सहितान्नृवीरान्। विध्वंसयित्वा समरे धनुष्मा; न्गाण्डीवमुक्तैर्निशितैः पृषत्कैः ॥ भीष्मं यियासुर्युधि संददर्श; दुर्योधनं सैन्धवादींश्च राज्ञः ॥६-८१-१०॥
pārtho'pi tānāpatataḥ samīkṣya; trigartarājñā sahitānnṛvīrān। vidhvaṁsayitvā samare dhanuṣmā; ngaṇḍīvamuktairniśitaiḥ pṛṣatkaiḥ ॥ bhīṣmaṁ yiyāsuryudhi saṁdadarśa; duryodhanaṁ saindhavādīṁśca rājñaḥ ॥6-81-10॥
[पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; तान् (tān) - them; आपततः (āpatataḥ) - approaching; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; त्रिगर्त (trigarta) - Trigarta; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; सहितान् (sahitān) - accompanied by; नृवीरान् (nṛvīrān) - warriors; विध्वंसयित्वा (vidhvaṁsayitvā) - destroying; समरे (samare) - in battle; धनुष्मान् (dhanuṣmān) - the archer; गाण्डीवमुक्तैः (gāṇḍīvamuktaiḥ) - released from the Gandiva; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; यियासुः (yiyāsuḥ) - desiring to go; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संददर्श (saṁdadarśa) - saw; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; सैन्धव (saindhava) - Sindhu; आदीन् (ādīn) - and others; च (ca) - and; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - kings;]
(Arjuna also, seeing them approaching, accompanied by the warriors of the Trigarta king, destroyed them in battle with sharp arrows released from the Gandiva. Desiring to go to Bhishma in battle, he saw Duryodhana and the kings of Sindhu and others.)
Arjuna, observing the approaching warriors led by the king of Trigarta, annihilated them in battle with his sharp arrows from the Gandiva. In his quest to reach Bhishma, he encountered Duryodhana and the Sindhu kings.
आवारयिष्णूनभिसम्प्रयाय; मुहूर्तमायोध्य बलेन वीरः। उत्सृज्य राजानमनन्तवीर्यो; जयद्रथादींश्च नृपान्महौजाः ॥ ययौ ततो भीमबलो मनस्वी; गाङ्गेयमाजौ शरचापपाणिः ॥६-८१-११॥
āvārayiṣṇūnabhisamprayāya; muhūrtamāyodhya balena vīraḥ। utsṛjya rājānamanantavīryo; jayadrathādīṃśca nṛpānmahaujāḥ ॥ yayau tato bhīmabalo manasvī; gāṅgeyajāu śaracāpāpāṇiḥ ॥6-81-11॥
[आवारयिष्णून् (āvārayiṣṇūn) - those who obstruct; अभिसम्प्रयाय (abhisamprayāya) - having approached; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; आयोध्य (āyodhya) - in battle; बलेन (balena) - with strength; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having left; राजानम् (rājānam) - the king; अनन्तवीर्यः (anantavīryaḥ) - of infinite valor; जयद्रथादीन् (jayadrathādīn) - Jayadratha and others; च (ca) - and; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; महौजाः (mahaujāḥ) - of great energy; ययौ (yayau) - went; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमबलः (bhīmabalaḥ) - of Bhima's strength; मनस्वी (manasvī) - the wise one; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyajam) - towards the son of Ganga; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; शरचापपाणिः (śaracāpāpāṇiḥ) - with arrow and bow;]
(Having approached those who obstruct, the hero fought for a moment with strength. Having left the king of infinite valor, Jayadratha and other kings of great energy, then the wise one of Bhima's strength went towards the son of Ganga in battle with arrow and bow.)
The hero, after confronting those who obstructed him, fought valiantly for a moment. Leaving behind the king of infinite valor, Jayadratha, and other mighty kings, the wise warrior with the strength of Bhima then advanced towards the son of Ganga, armed with his bow and arrows, ready for battle.
युधिष्ठिरश्चोग्रबलो महात्मा; समाययौ त्वरितो जातकोपः। मद्राधिपं समभित्यज्य सङ्ख्ये; स्वभागमाप्तं तमनन्तकीर्तिः ॥ सार्धं स माद्रीसुतभीमसेनै; र्भीष्मं ययौ शान्तनवं रणाय ॥६-८१-१२॥
yudhiṣṭhiraścograbalo mahātmā; samāyayau tvarito jātakopaḥ। madrādhipaṃ samabhityajya saṅkhye; svabhāgamāptaṃ tamanantakīrtiḥ ॥ sārdhaṃ sa mādrīsutabhīmasenai; rbhiṣmaṃ yayau śāntanavaṃ raṇāya ॥6-81-12॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; उग्रबलः (ugrabalḥ) - mighty; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; समाययौ (samāyayau) - arrived; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; जातकोपः (jātakopaḥ) - angered; मद्राधिपं (madrādhipaṃ) - Madra king; समभित्यज्य (samabhityajya) - having abandoned; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; स्वभागमाप्तं (svabhāgamāptaṃ) - his share obtained; तम् (tam) - him; अनन्तकीर्तिः (anantakīrtiḥ) - of endless fame; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together with; स (sa) - he; माद्रीसुतभीमसेनैः (mādrīsutabhīmasenaiḥ) - with Madri's son Bhimasena; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; ययौ (yayau) - went; शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṃ) - Santanu's son; रणाय (raṇāya) - for battle;]
(Yudhishthira, the mighty and great-souled, quickly arrived, angered, having abandoned the Madra king in battle; having obtained his share, he of endless fame, together with Madri's son Bhimasena, went to Bhishma, Santanu's son, for battle.)
Yudhishthira, known for his might and great soul, quickly arrived in anger, having left the Madra king in the battlefield. Having secured his share, the endlessly famed Yudhishthira, along with Bhimasena, the son of Madri, approached Bhishma, the son of Santanu, for battle.
तैः सम्प्रयुक्तः स महारथाग्र्यै; र्गङ्गासुतः समरे चित्रयोधी। न विव्यथे शान्तनवो महात्मा; समागतैः पाण्डुसुतैः समस्तैः ॥६-८१-१३॥
taiḥ samprayuktaḥ sa mahārathāgryai; rgaṅgāsutaḥ samare citrayodhī। na vivyathe śāntanavo mahātmā; samāgataiḥ pāṇḍusutaiḥ samastaiḥ ॥6-81-13॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; सम्प्रयुक्तः (samprayuktaḥ) - engaged; स (sa) - he; महारथाग्र्यैः (mahārathāgryaiḥ) - with the foremost of warriors; र्गङ्गासुतः (rgaṅgāsutaḥ) - the son of Ganga; समरे (samare) - in battle; चित्रयोधी (citrayodhī) - wonderful fighter; न (na) - not; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was perturbed; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; समागतैः (samāgataiḥ) - assembled; पाण्डुसुतैः (pāṇḍusutaiḥ) - with the sons of Pandu; समस्तैः (samastaiḥ) - all;]
(Engaged by them, he, the son of Ganga, a wonderful fighter in battle, was not perturbed, the great-souled son of Shantanu, by the assembled sons of Pandu, all.)
Engaged by the foremost warriors, the son of Ganga, a remarkable fighter, remained unshaken in battle, even when faced with all the assembled sons of Pandu, the great-souled son of Shantanu stood firm.
अथैत्य राजा युधि सत्यसन्धो; जयद्रथोऽत्युग्रबलो मनस्वी। चिच्छेद चापानि महारथानां; प्रसह्य तेषां धनुषा वरेण ॥६-८१-१४॥
athaitya rājā yudhi satyasaṅdho; jayadratho'tyugrabalo manasvī। ciccheda cāpāni mahārathānām; prasahya teṣāṁ dhanuṣā vareṇa ॥6-81-14॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एत्य (etya) - having come; राजा (rājā) - king; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सत्यसन्धः (satyasaṅdhaḥ) - truthful; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; अत्युग्रबलः (atyugrabalaḥ) - very powerful; मनस्वी (manasvī) - courageous; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; महारथानाम् (mahārathānām) - of the great charioteers; प्रसह्य (prasabya) - forcibly; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with bow; वरेण (vareṇa) - excellent;]
(Then, having come, the king, truthful in battle, Jayadratha, very powerful and courageous, cut off the bows of the great charioteers forcibly with his excellent bow.)
Then, King Jayadratha, known for his truthfulness in battle, arrived with great power and courage, and forcibly cut off the bows of the great charioteers with his superior bow.
युधिष्ठिरं भीमसेनं यमौ च; पार्थं तथा युधि सञ्जातकोपः। दुर्योधनः क्रोधविषो महात्मा; जघान बाणैरनलप्रकाशैः ॥६-८१-१५॥
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhīmasenaṃ yamau ca; pārthaṃ tathā yudhi sañjātakopaḥ। duryodhanaḥ krodhaviṣo mahātmā; jaghāna bāṇairanalaprakāśaiḥ ॥6-81-15॥
[युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; यमौ (yamau) - the twins; च (ca) - and; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; तथा (tathā) - also; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सञ्जातकोपः (sañjātakopaḥ) - enraged; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; क्रोधविषः (krodhaviṣaḥ) - with anger as his poison; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; जघान (jaghāna) - struck; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; अनलप्रकाशैः (analaprakāśaiḥ) - shining like fire;]
(Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, the twins, and Arjuna also in battle, enraged, Duryodhana, with anger as his poison, the great soul, struck with arrows shining like fire.)
Enraged in battle, the great Duryodhana, with anger as his poison, struck Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, the twins, and Arjuna with arrows that shone like fire.
कृपेण शल्येन शलेन चैव; तथा विभो चित्रसेनेन चाजौ। विद्धाः शरैस्तेऽतिविवृद्धकोपै; र्देवा यथा दैत्यगणैः समेतैः ॥६-८१-१६॥
kṛpeṇa śalyena śalena caiva; tathā vibho citrasenena cājau। viddhāḥ śaraisthe'tivivṛddhakopai; rdevā yathā daityagaṇaiḥ sametaiḥ ॥6-81-16॥
[कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa; शल्येन (śalyena) - by Śalya; शलेन (śalena) - by Śala; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तथा (tathā) - thus; विभो (vibho) - O lord; चित्रसेनेन (citrasenena) - by Citraseṇa; च (ca) - and; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; ते (te) - they; अतिविवृद्धकोपैः (ativivṛddhakopaiḥ) - with greatly increased anger; देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods; यथा (yathā) - as; दैत्यगणैः (daityagaṇaiḥ) - by the groups of demons; समेतैः (sametaiḥ) - assembled;]
(By Kṛpa, Śalya, and Śala, thus, O lord, and by Citraseṇa in battle, they were pierced by arrows with greatly increased anger, as the gods by the groups of demons assembled.)
O lord, in battle, Kṛpa, Śalya, Śala, and Citraseṇa, with greatly increased anger, pierced them with arrows, just as the gods were by the assembled groups of demons.
छिन्नायुधं शान्तनवेन राजा; शिखण्डिनं प्रेक्ष्य च जातकोपः। अजातशत्रुः समरे महात्मा; शिखण्डिनं क्रुद्ध उवाच वाक्यम् ॥६-८१-१७॥
Chinnāyudhaṃ śāntanavena rājā; śikhaṇḍinaṃ prekṣya ca jātakopaḥ। ajātaśatruḥ samare mahātmā; śikhaṇḍinaṃ kruddha uvāca vākyam ॥6-81-17॥
[छिन्नायुधं (chinnāyudham) - with broken weapon; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Śāntanu's son; राजा (rājā) - the king; शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; च (ca) - and; जातकोपः (jātakopaḥ) - became angry; अजातशत्रुः (ajātaśatruḥ) - Ajātaśatru; समरे (samare) - in battle; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; क्रुद्ध (kruddha) - angry; उवाच (uvāca) - said; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words;]
(The king, with a broken weapon by Śāntanu's son, seeing Śikhaṇḍin, became angry. Ajātaśatru, the great soul, in battle, angrily said words to Śikhaṇḍin.)
The king, with his weapon broken by Śāntanu's son, saw Śikhaṇḍin and became angry. Ajātaśatru, the noble soul, in the midst of battle, angrily addressed Śikhaṇḍin with words.
उक्त्वा तथा त्वं पितुरग्रतो मा; महं हनिष्यामि महाव्रतं तम्। भीष्मं शरौघैर्विमलार्कवर्णैः; सत्यं वदामीति कृता प्रतिज्ञा ॥६-८१-१८॥
uktvā tathā tvaṃ pituragrato mā; mahaṃ haniṣyāmi mahāvrataṃ tam। bhīṣmaṃ śaraughairvimalārkavarṇaiḥ; satyaṃ vadāmīti kṛtā pratijñā ॥6-81-18॥
[उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तथा (tathā) - thus; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; पितुरग्रतः (pituragrataḥ) - in front of the father; मा (mā) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will kill; महाव्रतम् (mahāvratam) - great vow; तम् (tam) - that; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with arrows; विमलार्कवर्णैः (vimalārkavarṇaiḥ) - pure sun-colored; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; वदामि (vadāmi) - I speak; इति (iti) - thus; कृता (kṛtā) - made; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow;]
(Having spoken thus, you, in front of the father, "I will not kill that great vow Bhishma with arrows of pure sun-colored; I speak the truth," thus the vow was made.)
Having declared thus in front of his father, "I will not kill that great vow Bhishma with arrows of pure sun-colored; I speak the truth," the vow was made.
त्वया न चैनां सफलां करोषि; देवव्रतं यन्न निहंसि युद्धे। मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञो भव मा नृवीर; रक्षस्व धर्मं च कुलं यशश्च ॥६-८१-१९॥
tvayā na caināṃ saphalāṃ karoṣi; devavrataṃ yanna nihaṃsi yuddhe। mithyāpratijño bhava mā nṛvīra; rakṣasva dharmaṃ ca kulaṃ yaśaśca ॥6-81-19॥
[त्वया (tvayā) - by you; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनाम् (enām) - this; सफलाम् (saphalām) - fruitful; करोषि (karoṣi) - make; देवव्रतम् (devavratam) - Devavrata; यत् (yat) - that; न (na) - not; निहंसि (nihaṃsi) - kill; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; प्रतिज्ञः (pratijñaḥ) - promise; भव (bhava) - be; मा (mā) - do not; नृवीर (nṛvīra) - O hero; रक्षस्व (rakṣasva) - protect; धर्मम् (dharmam) - dharma; च (ca) - and; कुलम् (kulam) - family; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; च (ca) - and;]
(By you, this is not made fruitful; Devavrata, that you do not kill in battle. Be not a false promiser, O hero; protect dharma, family, and fame.)
By your actions, do not let this effort go in vain; Devavrata, ensure you do not kill in battle. Do not become a false promiser, O hero; uphold dharma, protect your family and maintain your fame.
प्रेक्षस्व भीष्मं युधि भीमवेगं; सर्वांस्तपन्तं मम सैन्यसङ्घान्। शरौघजालैरतितिग्मतेजैः; कालं यथा मृत्युकृतं क्षणेन ॥६-८१-२०॥
prekṣasva bhīṣmaṃ yudhi bhīmavegaṃ; sarvāṃstapantaṃ mama sainyasaṅghān। śaraughajālairatitigmatejaiḥ; kālaṃ yathā mṛtyukṛtaṃ kṣaṇena ॥6-81-20॥
[प्रेक्षस्व (prekṣasva) - behold; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भीमवेगं (bhīmavegaṃ) - of terrible speed; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तपन्तं (tapantaṃ) - tormenting; मम (mama) - my; सैन्यसङ्घान् (sainyasaṅghān) - army groups; शरौघजालैः (śaraughajālaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अतितिग्मतेजैः (atitigmatejaiḥ) - of very sharp brilliance; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; यथा (yathā) - as; मृत्युकृतं (mṛtyukṛtaṃ) - caused by death; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment;]
(Behold Bhishma in battle of terrible speed; tormenting all my army groups with showers of arrows of very sharp brilliance; as time caused by death in a moment.)
Behold Bhishma in the battle, moving with terrible speed, tormenting all my army groups with showers of arrows of very sharp brilliance, like time caused by death in a moment.
निकृत्तचापः समरानपेक्षः; पराजितः शान्तनवेन राज्ञा। विहाय बन्धूनथ सोदरांश्च; क्व यास्यसे नानुरूपं तवेदम् ॥६-८१-२१॥
nikṛttacāpaḥ samarānapekṣaḥ; parājitaḥ śāntanavena rājñā। vihāya bandhūnatha sodarāṃśca; kva yāsyase nānurūpaṃ tavedam ॥6-81-21॥
[निकृत्तचापः (nikṛttacāpaḥ) - with bow cut off; समरानपेक्षः (samarānapekṣaḥ) - indifferent to battle; पराजितः (parājitaḥ) - defeated; शान्तनवेन (śāntanavena) - by Śāntanu's son; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; विहाय (vihāya) - leaving behind; बन्धून् (bandhūn) - relatives; अथ (atha) - then; सodarान् (sodarān) - brothers; च (ca) - and; क्व (kva) - where; यास्यसे (yāsyase) - will you go; न (na) - not; अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - befitting; तव (tava) - your; इदम् (idam) - this;]
(With your bow cut off and indifferent to battle, defeated by King Śāntanu's son, leaving behind relatives and brothers, where will you go? This is not befitting of you.)
With your bow broken and showing no interest in the battle, defeated by King Śāntanu's son, where will you go after leaving your relatives and brothers? This is not appropriate for you.
दृष्ट्वा हि भीष्मं तमनन्तवीर्यं; भग्नं च सैन्यं द्रवमाणमेवम्। भीतोऽसि नूनं द्रुपदस्य पुत्र; तथा हि ते मुखवर्णोऽप्रहृष्टः ॥६-८१-२२॥
dṛṣṭvā hi bhīṣmaṃ tamanantavīryaṃ; bhagnaṃ ca sainyaṃ dravamāṇamevam। bhīto'si nūnaṃ drupadasya putra; tathā hi te mukhavarṇo'prahṛṣṭaḥ ॥6-81-22॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; हि (hi) - indeed; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; तम् (tam) - that; अनन्तवीर्यं (anantavīryaṃ) - of infinite prowess; भग्नं (bhagnam) - broken; च (ca) - and; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; द्रवमाणम् (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; एवम् (evam) - thus; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - afraid; असि (asi) - you are; नूनं (nūnam) - surely; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; पुत्र (putra) - son; तथा (tathā) - so; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; मुखवर्णः (mukhavarṇaḥ) - facial color; अप्रहृष्टः (aprahṛṣṭaḥ) - not cheerful;]
(Having seen Bhishma of infinite prowess and the army broken and fleeing thus, surely you are afraid, O son of Drupada; so indeed your facial color is not cheerful.)
Seeing Bhishma, the one with infinite prowess, and the army broken and fleeing, you are surely afraid, O son of Drupada; your face indeed shows no cheerfulness.
आज्ञायमानेऽपि धनञ्जयेन; महाहवे सम्प्रसक्ते नृवीर। कथं हि भीष्मात्प्रथितः पृथिव्यां; भयं त्वमद्य प्रकरोषि वीर ॥६-८१-२३॥
ājñāyamāne'pi dhanañjayena; mahāhave samprasakte nṛvīraḥ। kathaṁ hi bhīṣmātprathitaḥ pṛthivyāṁ; bhayaṁ tvamadya prakaroṣi vīraḥ ॥6-81-23॥
[आज्ञायमाने (ājñāyamāne) - being ordered; अपि (api) - even; धनञ्जयेन (dhanañjayena) - by Dhananjaya; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; सम्प्रसक्ते (samprasakte) - engaged; नृवीर (nṛvīraḥ) - O hero among men; कथं (kathaṁ) - how; हि (hi) - indeed; भीष्मात् (bhīṣmāt) - from Bhishma; प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous; पृथिव्यां (pṛthivyāṁ) - on earth; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; प्रकरोषि (prakaroṣi) - create; वीर (vīraḥ) - O hero;]
(Even when ordered by Dhananjaya, O hero among men, engaged in the great battle, how indeed, famous on earth from Bhishma, do you create fear today, O hero?)
Even when commanded by Arjuna, O hero among men, engaged in the great battle, how do you, renowned on earth because of Bhishma, instill fear today, O hero?
स धर्मराजस्य वचो निशम्य; रूक्षाक्षरं विप्रलापानुबद्धम्। प्रत्यादेशं मन्यमानो महात्मा; प्रतत्वरे भीष्मवधाय राजन् ॥६-८१-२४॥
sa dharmarājasya vaco niśamya; rūkṣākṣaraṃ vipralāpānubaddham। pratyādeśaṃ manyamāno mahātmā; pratattvare bhīṣmavadhāya rājan ॥6-81-24॥
[स (sa) - he; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; रूक्षाक्षरम् (rūkṣākṣaram) - harsh words; विप्रलापानुबद्धम् (vipralāpānubaddham) - interwoven with lamentations; प्रत्यादेशम् (pratyādeśam) - command; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - considering; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; प्रतत्वरे (pratattvare) - hastened; भीष्मवधाय (bhīṣmavadhāya) - for Bhishma's death; राजन् (rājan) - O king;]
(He, having heard the words of Dharmaraja, harsh and interwoven with lamentations, considering it a command, the great soul hastened for Bhishma's death, O king.)
Upon hearing the harsh and lament-filled words of Dharmaraja, the great soul, considering it a command, hastened towards the task of Bhishma's death, O king.
तमापतन्तं महता जवेन; शिखण्डिनं भीष्ममभिद्रवन्तम्। आवारयामास हि शल्य एनं; शस्त्रेण घोरेण सुदुर्जयेन ॥६-८१-२५॥
tamāpatantaṃ mahatā javena; śikhaṇḍinaṃ bhīṣmamabhidravantam। āvārayāmāsa hi śalya enaṃ; śastreṇa ghoreṇa sudurjayena ॥6-81-25॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; महता (mahatā) - with great; जवेन (javena) - speed; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma; अभिद्रवन्तम् (abhidravantam) - attacking; आवारयामास (āvārayāmāsa) - blocked; हि (hi) - indeed; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; एनम् (enam) - him; शस्त्रेण (śastreṇa) - with weapon; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - terrible; सुदुर्जयेन (sudurjayena) - very difficult to conquer;]
(Śalya indeed blocked him, Śikhaṇḍin, approaching Bhīṣma with great speed, with a terrible and very difficult to conquer weapon.)
Śalya blocked Śikhaṇḍin, who was rushing towards Bhīṣma with great speed, using a formidable and unconquerable weapon.
स चापि दृष्ट्वा समुदीर्यमाण; मस्त्रं युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभावम्। नासौ व्यमुह्यद्द्रुपदस्य पुत्रो; राजन्महेन्द्रप्रतिमप्रभावः ॥६-८१-२६॥
sa cāpi dṛṣṭvā samudīryamāṇa; mastraṃ yugāntāgnisamaprabhāvam। nāsau vyamuhyaddrupadasya putro; rājanmahendrapratimaprabhāvaḥ ॥6-81-26॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समुदीर्यमाण (samudīryamāṇa) - being released; मस्त्रं (mastraṃ) - weapon; युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an era; अग्नि (agni) - fire; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power; न (na) - not; असौ (asau) - he; व्यमुह्यत् (vyamuhyat) - was confused; द्रुपदस्य (drupadasya) - of Drupada; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महेन्द्र (mahendra) - great Indra; प्रतिम (pratima) - like; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - powerful;]
(He also, having seen the weapon being released, with power equal to the fire at the end of an era, was not confused, the son of Drupada, O king, powerful like great Indra.)
The son of Drupada, powerful like great Indra, was not confused even after seeing the weapon being released, which had the power equal to the fire at the end of an era, O king.
तस्थौ च तत्रैव महाधनुष्मा; ञ्शरैस्तदस्त्रं प्रतिबाधमानः। अथाददे वारुणमन्यदस्त्रं; शिखण्ड्यथोग्रं प्रतिघाताय तस्य ॥ तदस्त्रमस्त्रेण विदार्यमाणं; खस्थाः सुरा ददृशुः पार्थिवाश्च ॥६-८१-२७॥
tasthau ca tatraiva mahādhanuṣmā; ñśaraistadastraṃ pratibādhamānaḥ। athādade vāruṇamanyadastraṃ; śikhaṇḍyathograṃ pratighātāya tasya ॥ tadastramastreṇa vidāryamāṇaṃ; khasthāḥ surā dadṛśuḥ pārthivāśca ॥6-81-27॥
[तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; च (ca) - and; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - there itself; महाधनुष्मा (mahādhanuṣmā) - great archer; ञ्शरैः (ñśaraiḥ) - with arrows; तदस्त्रं (tadastraṃ) - that weapon; प्रतिबाधमानः (pratibādhamānaḥ) - countering; अथ (atha) - then; आददे (ādade) - took; वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - Varuna's; अन्यदस्त्रं (anyadastraṃ) - another weapon; शिखण्डि (śikhaṇḍi) - Shikhandi; अथ (atha) - then; उग्रं (ugraṃ) - fierce; प्रतिघाताय (pratighātāya) - to counter; तस्य (tasya) - his; तदस्त्रम् (tadastram) - that weapon; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; विदार्यमाणं (vidāryamāṇaṃ) - being torn apart; खस्थाः (khasthāḥ) - in the sky; सुराः (surāḥ) - gods; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; च (ca) - and;]
(The great archer stood there itself, countering that weapon with arrows. Then Shikhandi took another weapon of Varuna, fierce to counter his. That weapon being torn apart by the weapon, the gods in the sky and the kings saw.)
The great archer stood firm, countering the weapon with his arrows. Then Shikhandi took up another fierce weapon of Varuna to counter it. As the weapon was being torn apart, the gods in the sky and the earthly kings witnessed the scene.
भीष्मस्तु राजन्समरे महात्मा; धनुः सुचित्रं ध्वजमेव चापि। छित्त्वानदत्पाण्डुसुतस्य वीरो; युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञः ॥६-८१-२८॥
bhīṣmastu rājansamare mahātmā; dhanuḥ sucitraṃ dhvajameva cāpi। chittvānadatpāṇḍusutasya vīro; yudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasya rājñaḥ ॥6-81-28॥
[भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तु (tu) - but; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समरे (samare) - in battle; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; सुचित्रं (sucitraṃ) - beautiful; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; अनदत् (anadat) - roared; पाण्डुसुतस्य (pāṇḍusutasya) - of the son of Pandu; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhishthira; अजमीढस्य (ajamīḍhasya) - of Ajamīḍha; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king;]
(Bhishma, O king, the great soul in battle; having cut the beautiful bow and flag, indeed, also roared of the son of Pandu; the hero of Yudhishthira, of Ajamīḍha, of the king.)
Bhishma, the great soul, O king, in the battle, having cut the beautiful bow and flag, roared like a hero of the Pandavas, specifically of King Yudhishthira, the descendant of Ajamīḍha.
ततः समुत्सृज्य धनुः सबाणं; युधिष्ठिरं वीक्ष्य भयाभिभूतम्। गदां प्रगृह्याभिपपात सङ्ख्ये; जयद्रथं भीमसेनः पदातिः ॥६-८१-२९॥
tataḥ samutsṛjya dhanuḥ sabāṇaṃ; yudhiṣṭhiraṃ vīkṣya bhayābhibhūtam। gadāṃ pragṛhyābhipapāta saṅkhye; jayadrathaṃ bhīmasenaḥ padātiḥ ॥6-81-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; सबाणं (sabāṇam) - with arrows; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; भयाभिभूतम् (bhayābhibhūtam) - overcome with fear; गदां (gadām) - mace; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; अभिपपात (abhipapāta) - rushed; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; जयद्रथं (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot;]
(Then, having abandoned the bow with arrows, seeing Yudhishthira overcome with fear, Bhimasena, on foot, having taken the mace, rushed at Jayadratha in the battle.)
Then Bhimasena, seeing Yudhishthira overcome with fear, abandoned his bow and arrows, took up his mace, and rushed on foot towards Jayadratha in the battle.
तमापतन्तं महता जवेन; जयद्रथः सगदं भीमसेनम्। विव्याध घोरैर्यमदण्डकल्पैः; शितैः शरैः पञ्चशतैः समन्तात् ॥६-८१-३०॥
tamāpatantaṃ mahatā javena; jayadrathaḥ sagadaṃ bhīmasenam। vivyādha ghorairyamadaṇḍakalpaiḥ; śitaiḥ śaraiḥ pañcaśataiḥ samantāt ॥6-81-30॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; महता (mahatā) - with great; जवेन (javena) - speed; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; सगदम् (sagadam) - with mace; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; यमदण्डकल्पैः (yamadaṇḍakalpaiḥ) - like Yama's rod; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पञ्चशतैः (pañcaśataiḥ) - five hundred; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides;]
(Jayadratha pierced Bhimasena, who was approaching with great speed, with five hundred sharp arrows, terrible like Yama's rod, from all sides.)
Jayadratha attacked Bhimasena, who was charging swiftly, with five hundred sharp and dreadful arrows, resembling the rod of Yama, from every direction.
अचिन्तयित्वा स शरांस्तरस्वी; वृकोदरः क्रोधपरीतचेताः। जघान वाहान्समरे समस्ता; नारट्टजान्सिन्धुराजस्य सङ्ख्ये ॥६-८१-३१॥
acintayitvā sa śarāṁstarasvī; vṛkodaraḥ krodhaparītacetāḥ। jaghāna vāhānsamare samastā; nāraṭṭajānsindhurājasya saṅkhye ॥6-81-31॥
[अचिन्तयित्वा (acintayitvā) - without thinking; स (sa) - he; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - mighty; वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vrikodara; क्रोधपरीतचेताः (krodhaparītacetāḥ) - with mind overcome by anger; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; वाहान् (vāhān) - vehicles; समरे (samare) - in battle; समस्तान् (samastān) - all; नारट्टजान् (nāraṭṭajān) - Naraṭṭa-born; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the encounter;]
(Without thinking, the mighty Vrikodara, with mind overcome by anger, killed all the vehicles in battle, the Naraṭṭa-born of the king of Sindhu in the encounter.)
Without a second thought, the powerful Vrikodara, consumed by rage, destroyed all the vehicles of the Naraṭṭa-born soldiers of the Sindhu king in the battle.
ततोऽभिवीक्ष्याप्रतिमप्रभाव; स्तवात्मजस्त्वरमाणो रथेन। अभ्याययौ भीमसेनं निहन्तुं; समुद्यतास्त्रः सुरराजकल्पः ॥६-८१-३२॥
tato'bhivīkṣyāpratimaprabhāva; stavātmajastvaramāṇo rathena। abhyāyayau bhīmasenaṃ nihantuṃ; samudyatāstraḥ surarājakalpaḥ ॥6-81-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिवीक्ष्य (abhivīkṣya) - having seen; अप्रतिम (apratima) - incomparable; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - glory; स्तवात्मजः (stavātmajaḥ) - your son; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot; अभ्याययौ (abhyāyayau) - approached; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to kill; समुद्यतास्त्रः (samudyatāstraḥ) - with raised weapon; सुरराजकल्पः (surarājakalpaḥ) - like the king of gods;]
(Then, having seen the incomparable glory, your son, hastening by chariot, approached Bhimasena to kill, with raised weapon, like the king of gods.)
Then, upon witnessing the unparalleled glory, your son swiftly advanced in his chariot towards Bhimasena, intent on killing him, wielding his weapon like the king of the gods.
भीमोऽप्यथैनं सहसा विनद्य; प्रत्युद्ययौ गदया तर्जमानः। समुद्यतां तां यमदण्डकल्पां; दृष्ट्वा गदां ते कुरवः समन्तात् ॥६-८१-३३॥
bhīmo'pyathainaṃ sahasā vinadya; pratyudyayau gadayā tarjamānaḥ। samudyatāṃ tāṃ yamadaṇḍakalpāṃ; dṛṣṭvā gadāṃ te kuravaḥ samantāt ॥6-81-33॥
[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; विनद्य (vinadya) - roaring; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - advanced; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; तर्जमानः (tarjamānaḥ) - threatening; समुद्यताम् (samudyatām) - raised; ताम् (tām) - that; यमदण्डकल्पाम् (yamadaṇḍakalpām) - like the rod of Yama; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; गदाम् (gadām) - the mace; ते (te) - they; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around;]
(Bhima also then suddenly roaring advanced with a mace threatening; seeing that mace raised like the rod of Yama, the Kurus all around.)
Then Bhima, roaring suddenly, advanced threateningly with his mace. Seeing the mace raised like the rod of Yama, the Kuru warriors surrounded him.
विहाय सर्वे तव पुत्रमुग्रं; पातं गदायाः परिहर्तुकामाः। अपक्रान्तास्तुमुले संविमर्दे; सुदारुणे भारत मोहनीये ॥६-८१-३४॥
vihāya sarve tava putramugraṁ; pātaṁ gadāyāḥ parihartukāmāḥ। apakrāntāstumule saṁvimarde; sudāruṇe bhārata mohanīye ॥6-81-34॥
[विहाय (vihāya) - having abandoned; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रमुग्रं (putramugraṁ) - fierce son; पातं (pātaṁ) - fallen; गदायाः (gadāyāḥ) - of the mace; परिहर्तुकामाः (parihartukāmāḥ) - desiring to avoid; अपक्रान्ताः (apakrāntāḥ) - retreated; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumultuous; संविमर्दे (saṁvimarde) - conflict; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very terrible; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; मोहनीये (mohanīye) - bewildering;]
(Having abandoned your fierce son, fallen from the mace, all desiring to avoid retreated in the tumultuous conflict, very terrible, O Bharata, bewildering.)
All your warriors, O Bharata, retreated from the fierce battle, leaving your formidable son who had fallen by the mace, in the midst of the tumultuous and dreadful conflict, which was bewildering.
अमूढचेतास्त्वथ चित्रसेनो; महागदामापतन्तीं निरीक्ष्य। रथं समुत्सृज्य पदातिराजौ; प्रगृह्य खड्गं विमलं च चर्म ॥ अवप्लुतः सिंह इवाचलाग्रा; ज्जगाम चान्यं भुवि भूमिदेशम् ॥६-८१-३५॥
amūḍhacetāstvatha citraseno; mahāgadāmāpatantīṃ nirīkṣya। rathaṃ samutsṛjya padātirājau; pragṛhya khaḍgaṃ vimalaṃ ca carma ॥ avaplutaḥ siṃha ivācalāgrā; jjagāma cānyaṃ bhuvi bhūmideśam ॥6-81-35॥
[अमूढचेताः (amūḍhacetāḥ) - with clear mind; तथा (tathā) - then; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citraseṇa; महागदाम् (mahāgadām) - great mace; आपतन्तीम् (āpatantīm) - approaching; निरीक्ष्य (nirīkṣya) - seeing; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - abandoning; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - on foot; राजौ (rājau) - king; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - taking; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; विमलम् (vimalam) - shining; च (ca) - and; चर्म (carma) - shield; अवप्लुतः (avaplutaḥ) - leaping; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; अचलाग्रात् (acalāgrāt) - from the mountain peak; जगाम (jagāma) - went; च (ca) - and; अन्यम् (anyam) - another; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground; भूमिदेशम् (bhūmideśam) - place on earth;]
(With a clear mind, then Citraseṇa, seeing the great mace approaching, abandoning the chariot, on foot, taking the shining sword and shield, leaped like a lion from the mountain peak and went to another place on the ground.)
With a clear mind, Citraseṇa, upon seeing the great mace approaching, abandoned his chariot and, taking his shining sword and shield, leaped like a lion from the mountain peak to another place on the battlefield.
गदापि सा प्राप्य रथं सुचित्रं; साश्वं ससूतं विनिहत्य सङ्ख्ये। जगाम भूमिं ज्वलिता महोल्का; भ्रष्टाम्बराद्गामिव सम्पतन्ती ॥६-८१-३६॥
gadāpi sā prāpya rathaṃ sucitraṃ; sāśvaṃ sasūtaṃ vinihatya saṅkhye। jagāma bhūmiṃ jvalitā maholkā; bhraṣṭāmbarādgāmiva sampatantī ॥6-81-36॥
[गदा (gadā) - mace; अपि (api) - also; सा (sā) - she; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; सुचित्रं (sucitraṃ) - beautiful; साश्वं (sāśvaṃ) - with horses; ससूतं (sasūtaṃ) - with charioteer; विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having killed; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; जगाम (jagāma) - went; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - to the ground; ज्वलिता (jvalitā) - blazing; महोulka (maholkā) - meteor; भ्रष्टाम्बरात् (bhraṣṭāmbarāt) - from the sky; गामिव (gāmiva) - like to the earth; सम्पतन्ती (sampatantī) - falling;]
(Even the mace, having reached the beautiful chariot with horses and charioteer, having killed in battle, went to the ground like a blazing meteor falling from the sky.)
She, having reached the beautiful chariot with its horses and charioteer, and having slain in battle, fell to the ground like a blazing meteor descending from the sky.
आश्चर्यभूतं सुमहत्त्वदीया; दृष्ट्वैव तद्भारत सम्प्रहृष्टाः। सर्वे विनेदुः सहिताः समन्ता; त्पुपूजिरे तव पुत्रं ससैन्याः ॥६-८१-३७॥
āścaryabhūtaṃ sumahattvadīyā; dṛṣṭvaiva tadbhārata samprahṛṣṭāḥ। sarve vineduḥ sahitāḥ samantā; tpupūjire tava putraṃ sasainyāḥ ॥6-81-37॥
[आश्चर्यभूतं (āścaryabhūtaṃ) - wonderful; सुमहत्त्वदीया (sumahattvadīyā) - of great magnitude; दृष्ट्वैव (dṛṣṭvaiva) - having seen; तद्भारत (tadbhārata) - O Bharata; सम्प्रहृष्टाः (samprahṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विनेदुः (vineduḥ) - cried out; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पुपूजिरे (pupūjire) - worshipped; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; ससैन्याः (sasainyāḥ) - with the army;]
(Wonderful and of great magnitude, having seen that, O Bharata, all were delighted. They cried out together from all sides and worshipped your son with the army.)
Seeing the wonderful and immense form, O Bharata, everyone was delighted. They all cried out together from all directions and worshipped your son along with the army.
