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Core and Pancharatra: Encounter between Yudhisthira and Bhishma; Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Sātyaki with Avanti brothers, Drona with Panchalas. The day comes to an end.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
विरथं तं समासाद्य चित्रसेनं मनस्विनम्। रथमारोपयामास विकर्णस्तनयस्तव ॥६-८२-१॥
virathaṃ taṃ samāsādya citrasenaṃ manasvinam। rathamāropayāmāsa vikarṇastanayastava ॥6-82-1॥
[विरथं (viratham) - without chariot; तं (tam) - him; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; चित्रसेनं (citrasenam) - Citraseṇa; मनस्विनम् (manasvinam) - high-minded; रथमारोपयामास (rathamāropayāmāsa) - made to ascend the chariot; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(Having approached the high-minded Citraseṇa, your son Vikarna made him ascend the chariot without a chariot.)
Your son Vikarna, having approached the noble Citraseṇa, helped him onto the chariot after he had lost his own.
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने तुमुले सङ्कुले भृशम्। भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तूर्णं युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत् ॥६-८२-२॥
tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne tumule saṅkule bhṛśam। bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavas tūrṇaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram upādravat ॥6-82-2॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - happening; तुमुले (tumule) - tumultuous; सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - confused; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(In that way, as the tumultuous and intensely confused situation was happening, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, quickly attacked Yudhishthira.)
In the midst of the intense and chaotic battle, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, swiftly advanced towards Yudhishthira.
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः समकम्पन्त सृञ्जयाः। मृत्योरास्यमनुप्राप्तं मेनिरे च युधिष्ठिरम् ॥६-८२-३॥
tataḥ sarathanāgāśvāḥ samakampanta sṛñjayāḥ। mṛtyorāsyamanuprāptaṃ menire ca yudhiṣṭhiram ॥6-82-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सरथनागाश्वाः (sarathanāgāśvāḥ) - with chariots, elephants, and horses; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Sṛñjayas; मृत्योरास्यम् (mṛtyorāsyam) - death's mouth; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - approached; मेनिरे (menire) - thought; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]
(Then, with chariots, elephants, and horses, the Sṛñjayas trembled, thinking Yudhiṣṭhira had approached death's mouth.)
Then the Sṛñjayas, along with their chariots, elephants, and horses, trembled, believing that Yudhiṣṭhira had come close to the jaws of death.
यिधिष्ठिरोऽपि कौरव्यो यमाभ्यां सहितः प्रभुः। महेष्वासं नरव्याघ्रं भीष्मं शान्तनवं ययौ ॥६-८२-४॥
yidhiṣṭhiro'pi kauravyo yamābhyāṃ sahitaḥ prabhuḥ। maheṣvāsaṃ naravyāghraṃ bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ yayau ॥6-82-4॥
[यिधिष्ठिरः (yidhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अपि (api) - also; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; यमाभ्यां (yamābhyāṃ) - with the twins; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शान्तनवम् (śāntanavam) - son of Shantanu; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(Yudhishthira, the descendant of Kuru, also together with the twins, the lord, went to Bhishma, the great archer, the tiger among men, the son of Shantanu.)
Yudhishthira, along with his brothers, approached Bhishma, the revered elder and great warrior, who was the son of Shantanu.
ततः शरसहस्राणि प्रमुञ्चन्पाण्डवो युधि। भीष्मं सञ्छादयामास यथा मेघो दिवाकरम् ॥६-८२-५॥
tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi pramuñcanpāṇḍavo yudhi। bhīṣmaṃ sañchādayāmāsa yathā megho divākaram ॥6-82-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows; प्रमुञ्चन् (pramuñcan) - releasing; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; सञ्छादयामास (sañchādayāmāsa) - covered; यथा (yathā) - as; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun;]
(Then, releasing thousands of arrows, the son of Pandu covered Bhishma in battle, as a cloud covers the sun.)
Then, in the battle, the Pandava released thousands of arrows, covering Bhishma as a cloud covers the sun.
तेन सम्यक्प्रणीतानि शरजालानि भारत। पतिजग्राह गाङ्गेयः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-८२-६॥
tena samyakpraṇītāni śarajālāni bhārata। patijagrāha gāṅgeyaḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-82-6॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; सम्यक्प्रणीतानि (samyakpraṇītāni) - well-directed; शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - arrow volleys; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; पतिजग्राह (patijagrāha) - intercepted; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(By him, well-directed arrow volleys, O Bhārata, were intercepted by the son of Ganga by hundreds and then by thousands.)
The son of Ganga skillfully intercepted the volleys of arrows, O Bhārata, first by hundreds and then by thousands.
तथैव शरजालानि भीष्मेणास्तानि मारिष। आकाशे समदृश्यन्त खगमानां व्रजा इव ॥६-८२-७॥
tathaiva śarajālāni bhīṣmeṇāstāni māriṣa। ākāśe samadṛśyanta khagamānāṃ vrajā iva ॥6-82-7॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - arrow showers; भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhishma; अस्तानि (āstāni) - discharged; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - appeared; खगमानाम् (khagamānām) - of birds; व्रजाः (vrajāḥ) - flocks; इव (iva) - like;]
(In the same way, O sir, the showers of arrows discharged by Bhishma appeared in the sky like flocks of birds.)
Similarly, O sir, the arrows released by Bhishma filled the sky, resembling flocks of birds.
निमेषार्धाच्च कौन्तेयं भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि। अदृश्यं समरे चक्रे शरजालेन भागशः ॥६-८२-८॥
nimeṣārdhāc ca kaunteyaṃ bhīṣmaḥ śāṃtanavo yudhi। adṛśyaṃ samare cakre śarajālena bhāgaśaḥ ॥6-82-8॥
[निमेषार्धात् (nimeṣārdhāt) - in half a wink; च (ca) - and; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyam) - son of Kunti; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāṃtanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; अदृश्यं (adṛśyam) - invisible; समरे (samare) - in the war; चक्रे (cakre) - made; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a net of arrows; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts;]
(In half a wink, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, made the son of Kunti invisible in the battle with a net of arrows, in parts.)
In the blink of an eye, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, rendered the son of Kunti invisible in the battlefield by covering him with a barrage of arrows, piece by piece.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा कौरव्यस्य महात्मनः। नाराचं प्रेषयामास क्रुद्ध आशीविषोपमम् ॥६-८२-९॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā kauravyasya mahātmanaḥ। nārācaṃ preṣayāmāsa kruddha āśīviṣopamam ॥6-82-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of the Kaurava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled; नाराचम् (nārācam) - arrow; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; आशीविषोपमम् (āśīviṣopamam) - like a serpent;]
(Then King Yudhishthira, the great-souled Kaurava, sent an arrow, angry, like a serpent.)
Then, in his anger, King Yudhishthira, the noble Kaurava, sent forth an arrow that resembled a serpent.
असम्प्राप्तं ततस्तं तु क्षुरप्रेण महारथः। चिच्छेद समरे राजन्भीष्मस्तस्य धनुश्च्युतम् ॥६-८२-१०॥
asamprāptaṃ tatastaṃ tu kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ। ciccheda samare rājanbhīṣmastasya dhanuścyutam ॥6-82-10॥
[असम्प्राप्तं (asamprāptaṃ) - not yet reached; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तं (taṃ) - that; तु (tu) - but; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तस्य (tasya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च्युतम् (cyutam) - fallen;]
(Not yet reached, then that, but with a razor-sharp arrow, the great chariot-warrior cut off in battle, O king, Bhishma, his bow fallen.)
Before it could reach, O king, Bhishma, the great chariot-warrior, cut off his bow with a razor-sharp arrow in the battle.
तं तु छित्त्वा रणे भीष्मो नाराचं कालसंमितम्। निजघ्ने कौरवेन्द्रस्य हयान्काञ्चनभूषणान् ॥६-८२-११॥
taṃ tu chittvā raṇe bhīṣmo nārācaṃ kālasaṃmitam। nijaghne kauravendrasya hayānkāñcanabhūṣaṇān ॥6-82-11॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; तु (tu) - but; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; नाराचं (nārācaṃ) - arrow; कालसंमितम् (kālasaṃmitam) - equal to time; निजघ्ने (nijaghne) - killed; कौरवेन्द्रस्य (kauravendrasya) - of the Kaurava king; हयान् (hayān) - horses; काञ्चनभूषणान् (kāñcanabhūṣaṇān) - golden adorned;]
(But having cut that arrow equal to time in battle, Bhishma killed the golden adorned horses of the Kaurava king.)
In the battle, Bhishma, after cutting the arrow that was as powerful as time itself, killed the golden-adorned horses of the Kaurava king.
हताश्वं तु रथं त्यक्त्वा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं नकुलस्य महात्मनः ॥६-८२-१२॥
hatāśvaṃ tu rathaṃ tyaktvā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ nakulasya mahātmanaḥ ॥6-82-12॥
[हताश्वम् (hatāśvam) - having horses killed; तु (tu) - but; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - the son of Dharma; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; नकुलस्य (nakulasya) - of Nakula; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - the great soul;]
(Having abandoned the chariot with the horses killed, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, quickly ascended the chariot of the great-souled Nakula.)
Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, left his chariot with the horses slain and quickly climbed onto Nakula's chariot, who is known for his great soul.
यमावपि सुसङ्क्रुद्धः समासाद्य रणे तदा। शरैः सञ्छादयामास भीष्मः परपुरञ्जयः ॥६-८२-१३॥
yamāvapi susaṅkruddhaḥ samāsādya raṇe tadā। śaraiḥ sañchādayāmāsa bhīṣmaḥ parapurañjayaḥ ॥6-82-13॥
[यमौ (yamau) - the two Yamas; अपि (api) - also; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सञ्छादयामास (sañchādayāmāsa) - covered; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - the conqueror of enemy cities;]
(The two Yamas, also very angry, having approached in battle then, Bhishma, the conqueror of enemy cities, covered with arrows.)
Then, in the battle, the two Yamas, who were very angry, approached and Bhishma, the conqueror of enemy cities, covered them with arrows.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा महाराज भीष्मबाणप्रपीडितौ। जगामाथ परां चिन्तां भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षया ॥६-८२-१४॥
tau tu dṛṣṭvā mahārāja bhīṣmabāṇaprapīḍitau। jagāmātha parāṃ cintāṃ bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣayā ॥6-82-14॥
[तौ (tau) - they; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; प्रपीडितौ (prapīḍitau) - afflicted; जगाम (jagāma) - went; अथ (atha) - then; पराम् (parām) - great; चिन्ताम् (cintām) - thought; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; वध (vadha) - killing; काङ्क्षया (kāṅkṣayā) - with desire;]
(They, but having seen, O great king, afflicted by Bhishma's arrows, then went into great thought with the desire of Bhishma's killing.)
Upon seeing the two afflicted by Bhishma's arrows, O great king, they then went into deep contemplation with the desire to kill Bhishma.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो वश्यान्राज्ञस्तान्समचोदयत्। भीष्मं शान्तनवं सर्वे निहतेति सुहृद्गणान् ॥६-८२-१५॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro vaśyān rājñas tān samacodayat। bhīṣmaṃ śāṃtanavaṃ sarve nihata iti suhṛdgaṇān ॥6-82-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; वश्यान् (vaśyān) - obedient; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तान् (tān) - those; समचोदयत् (samacodayat) - urged; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; शान्तनवम् (śāṃtanavam) - son of Shantanu; सर्वे (sarve) - all; निहत (nihata) - slain; इति (iti) - thus; सुहृद्गणान् (suhṛdgaṇān) - friends;]
(Then Yudhishthira urged those obedient to the king: "Bhishma, son of Shantanu, is slain," thus to all the friends.)
Then Yudhishthira urged all the king's obedient followers, saying that Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, had been slain.
ततस्ते पार्थिवाः सर्वे श्रुत्वा पार्थस्य भाषितम्। महता रथवंशेन परिवव्रुः पितामहम् ॥६-८२-१६॥
tataste pārthivāḥ sarve śrutvā pārthasya bhāṣitam। mahatā rathavaṃśena parivavruḥ pitāmaham ॥6-82-16॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; सर्वे (sarve) - all; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - speech; महता (mahatā) - with great; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - chariot army; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Then all the kings, having heard the speech of Pārtha, surrounded the grandfather with a great chariot army.)
Upon hearing Pārtha's words, all the kings encircled the grandfather with a mighty array of chariots.
स समन्तात्परिवृतः पिता देवव्रतस्तव। चिक्रीद धनुषा राजन्पातयानो महारथान् ॥६-८२-१७॥
sa samantātparivṛtaḥ pitā devavratas tava। cikrīda dhanuṣā rājanpātayāno mahārathān ॥6-82-17॥
[स (sa) - he; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; चिक्रीद (cikrīda) - played; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with bow; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पातयानः (pātayānaḥ) - causing to fall; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers;]
(He, your father Devavrata, surrounded all around, played with the bow, O king, causing the great charioteers to fall.)
Your father Devavrata, surrounded on all sides, skillfully wielded his bow, O king, bringing down the great charioteers.
तं चरन्तं रणे पार्था ददृशुः कौरवं युधि। मृगमध्यं प्रविश्येव यथा सिंहशिशुं वने ॥६-८२-१८॥
taṁ carantaṁ raṇe pārthā dadṛśuḥ kauravaṁ yudhi। mṛgamadhyaṁ praviśyeva yathā siṁhaśiśuṁ vane ॥6-82-18॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; चरन्तं (carantaṁ) - moving; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्था (pārthā) - sons of Pṛthā; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; कौरवं (kauravaṁ) - Kaurava; युधि (yudhi) - in fight; मृगमध्यं (mṛgamadhyaṁ) - among deer; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; इव (iva) - like; यथा (yathā) - as; सिंहशिशुं (siṁhaśiśuṁ) - lion cub; वने (vane) - in the forest;]
(The sons of Pṛthā saw him, the Kaurava, moving in battle, like a lion cub entering among deer in the forest.)
The sons of Pṛthā observed the Kaurava moving in the battlefield, akin to a lion cub entering a herd of deer in the forest.
तर्जयानं रणे शूरांस्त्रासयानं च सायकैः। दृष्ट्वा त्रेसुर्महाराज सिंहं मृगगणा इव ॥६-८२-१९॥
tarjayānaṃ raṇe śūrāṃstrāsayānaṃ ca sāyakaiḥ। dṛṣṭvā tresurmahārāja siṃhaṃ mṛgagaṇā iva ॥6-82-19॥
[तर्जयानं (tarjayānaṃ) - threatening; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; त्रासयानं (trāsayānaṃ) - frightening; च (ca) - and; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; त्रेसुः (tresuḥ) - trembled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सिंहं (siṃhaṃ) - lion; मृगगणाः (mṛgagaṇāḥ) - herds of deer; इव (iva) - like;]
(Threatening heroes in battle and frightening them with arrows, seeing, they trembled, O great king, like herds of deer a lion.)
O great king, upon seeing the heroes being threatened in battle and frightened by arrows, they trembled like herds of deer before a lion.
रणे भरतसिंहस्य ददृशुः क्षत्रिया गतिम्। अग्नेर्वायुसहायस्य यथा कक्षं दिधक्षतः ॥६-८२-२०॥
raṇe bharatasiṃhasya dadṛśuḥ kṣatriyā gatim। agnervāyusahāyasya yathā kakṣaṃ didhakṣataḥ ॥6-82-20॥
[रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; भरतसिंहस्य (bharatasiṃhasya) - of the lion of Bharata; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - the warriors; गतिम् (gatim) - movement; अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of fire; वायुसहायस्य (vāyusahāyasya) - aided by the wind; यथा (yathā) - as; कक्षं (kakṣaṃ) - a forest; दिधक्षतः (didhakṣataḥ) - burning;]
(In the battle, the warriors saw the movement of the lion of Bharata, as of fire aided by the wind, burning a forest.)
In the battle, the warriors witnessed the movement of the lion of Bharata, akin to a fire aided by the wind, consuming a forest.
शिरांसि रथिनां भीष्मः पातयामास संयुगे। तालेभ्य इव पक्वानि फलानि कुशलो नरः ॥६-८२-२१॥
śirāṃsi rathināṃ bhīṣmaḥ pātayāmāsa saṃyuge। tālebhya iva pakvāni phalāni kuśalo naraḥ ॥6-82-21॥
[शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of the charioteers; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; तालेभ्य (tālebhya) - from palm trees; इव (iva) - like; पक्वानि (pakvāni) - ripe; फलानि (phalāni) - fruits; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled; नरः (naraḥ) - man;]
(Bhishma caused the heads of the charioteers to fall in battle, like a skilled man causes ripe fruits to fall from palm trees.)
In the battle, Bhishma skillfully struck down the heads of the charioteers, just as a skilled person would pluck ripe fruits from palm trees.
पतद्भिश्च महाराज शिरोभिर्धरणीतले। बभूव तुमुलः शब्दः पततामश्मनामिव ॥६-८२-२२॥
patadbhiśca mahārāja śirobhirdharaṇītale। babhūva tumulaḥ śabdaḥ patatāmaśmanāmiva ॥6-82-22॥
[पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - falling; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads; धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground; बभूव (babhūva) - there was; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - a loud; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; पतताम् (patatām) - of those falling; अश्मनाम् (aśmanām) - of stones; इव (iva) - like;]
(Falling and, O great king, with heads on the ground, there was a loud sound like that of falling stones.)
O great king, as the heads fell to the ground, there arose a tumultuous sound, akin to the crashing of stones.
तस्मिंस्तु तुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे। सर्वेषामेव सैन्यानामासीद्व्यतिकरो महान् ॥६-८२-२३॥
tasmiṁstu tumule yuddhe vartamāne sudāruṇe। sarveṣāmeva sainyānāmāsīdvyatikaro mahān ॥6-82-23॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very terrible; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; एव (eva) - indeed; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; व्यतिकरः (vyatikaraḥ) - confusion; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(In that fierce and ongoing battle, which was very terrible, there was indeed a great confusion among all the armies.)
In the midst of that fierce and terrible ongoing battle, there was great confusion among all the armies.
भिन्नेषु तेषु व्यूहेषु क्षत्रिया इतरेतरम्। एकमेकं समाहूय युद्धायैवोपतस्थिरे ॥६-८२-२४॥
bhinneṣu teṣu vyūheṣu kṣatriyā itaretaram। ekamekaṃ samāhūya yuddhāyaivopatastire ॥6-82-24॥
[भिन्नेषु (bhinneṣu) - in the divided; तेषु (teṣu) - those; व्यूहेषु (vyūheṣu) - formations; क्षत्रिया (kṣatriyā) - warriors; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - one another; एकमेकं (ekamekaṃ) - one by one; समाहूय (samāhūya) - having called; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; एव (eva) - indeed; उपतस्थिरे (upatastire) - stood ready;]
(In the divided formations, the warriors called one another one by one and stood ready indeed for battle.)
In the divided formations, the warriors summoned each other individually and prepared themselves for battle.
शिखण्डी तु समासाद्य भरतानां पितामहम्। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥६-८२-२५॥
śikhaṇḍī tu samāsādya bharatānāṃ pitāmaham। abhidudrāva vegena tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥6-82-25॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; तु (tu) - but; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; भरतानां (bharatānāṃ) - of the Bharatas; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed at; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Shikhandi, having approached the grandfather of the Bharatas, rushed at him with speed and said, "Stop, stop.")
Shikhandi approached Bhishma, the grandfather of the Bharatas, and charged at him with great speed, shouting, "Stop, stop."
अनादृत्य ततो भीष्मस्तं शिखण्डिनमाहवे। प्रययौ सृञ्जयान्क्रुद्धः स्त्रीत्वं चिन्त्य शिखण्डिनः ॥६-८२-२६॥
anādṛtya tato bhīṣmastaṃ śikhaṇḍinamāhave। prayayau sṛñjayānkrodhaḥ strītvam cintya śikhaṇḍinaḥ ॥6-82-26॥
[अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; तम् (tam) - him; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; प्रययौ (prayayau) - went; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - towards the Srinjayas; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; स्त्रीत्वम् (strītvam) - womanhood; चिन्त्य (cintya) - considering; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhandi;]
(Disregarding him, then Bhishma, considering Shikhandi's womanhood, went towards the Srinjayas in battle, angry.)
Ignoring Shikhandi due to his past as a woman, Bhishma, filled with rage, advanced towards the Srinjayas in the battle.
सृञ्जयास्तु ततो हृष्टा दृष्ट्वा भीष्मं महारथम्। सिंहनादान्बहुविधांश्चक्रुः शङ्खविमिश्रितान् ॥६-८२-२७॥
sṛñjayāstu tato hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaṃ mahāratham। siṃhanādānbahuvidhāṃścakruḥ śaṅkhavimiśritān ॥6-82-27॥
[सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Sṛñjayas; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - cheerful; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot-warrior; सिंहनादान् (siṃhanādān) - lion-roars; बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - various kinds of; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; शङ्खविमिश्रितान् (śaṅkhavimiśritān) - mixed with conch-shells;]
(The Sṛñjayas, then cheerful, having seen Bhīṣma, the great chariot-warrior, made various kinds of lion-roars mixed with conch-shells.)
The Sṛñjayas, upon seeing the great chariot-warrior Bhīṣma, became cheerful and began to make various kinds of lion-roars mixed with the sounds of conch-shells.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम्। अपरां दिशमास्थाय स्थिते सवितरि प्रभो ॥६-८२-२८॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ vyatiṣaktarathadvipam। aparāṃ diśamāsthāya sthite savitari prabho ॥6-82-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; व्यतिषक्तरथद्विपम् (vyatiṣaktarathadvipam) - with interlocked chariots and elephants; अपरां (aparāṃ) - another; दिशम् (diśam) - direction; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken; स्थिते (sthite) - situated; सवितरि (savitari) - sun; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Then commenced the battle with interlocked chariots and elephants, having taken another direction, situated with the sun, O lord.)
Then the battle began with chariots and elephants interlocked, as the sun took another direction, O lord.
धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ पाञ्चाल्यः सात्यकिश्च महारथः। पीडयन्तौ भृशं सैन्यं शक्तितोमरवृष्टिभिः ॥ शस्त्रैश्च बहुभी राजञ्जघ्नतुस्तावकान्रणे ॥६-८२-२९॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno'tha pāñcālyaḥ sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ। pīḍayantau bhṛśaṃ sainyaṃ śaktitomaravṛṣṭibhiḥ ॥ śastraiśca bahubhī rājañjaghnustāvakānraṇe ॥6-82-29॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अथ (atha) - then; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the son of Pāñcāla; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; पीडयन्तौ (pīḍayantau) - oppressing; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - the army; शक्ति (śakti) - with spears; तोमर (tomara) - and javelins; वृष्टिभिः (vṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; राजन् (rājan) - O king; जघ्नतुः (jaghnatuḥ) - they struck; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your men; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, then the son of Pāñcāla, and Sātyaki, the great chariot-warrior, greatly oppressing the army with showers of spears and javelins, O king, struck your men in battle with many weapons.)
Then Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the son of Pāñcāla, and Sātyaki, the great chariot-warrior, fiercely attacked the army with a barrage of spears and javelins, O king, and struck down your men in battle with numerous weapons.
ते हन्यमानाः समरे तावकाः पुरुषर्षभ। आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा न त्यजन्ति स्म संयुगम् ॥ यथोत्साहं च समरे जघ्नुर्लोकं महारथाः ॥६-८२-३०॥
te hanyamānāḥ samare tāvakāḥ puruṣarṣabha। āryāṃ yuddhe matiṃ kṛtvā na tyajanti sma saṃyugam ॥ yathotsāhaṃ ca samare jaghnurlokaṃ mahārathāḥ ॥6-82-30॥
[ते (te) - they; हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men; आर्यां (āryāṃ) - noble; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war; मतिं (matiṃ) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; न (na) - not; त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - abandon; स्म (sma) - indeed; संयुगम् (saṃyugam) - battle; यथोत्साहं (yathotsāham) - with enthusiasm; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; जघ्नुर्लोकं (jaghnurlokaṃ) - killed people; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(They, being killed in battle, your men, O best of men, having made up their noble minds in war, did not abandon the battle indeed. With enthusiasm and in battle, the great warriors killed people.)
O best of men, your warriors, even while being slain in battle, did not abandon the fight, having resolved their noble minds to the war. With great enthusiasm, the great warriors slew the enemy in battle.
तत्राक्रन्दो महानासीत्तावकानां महात्मनाम्। वध्यतां समरे राजन्पार्षतेन महात्मना ॥६-८२-३१॥
tatrākrando mahān āsīt tāvakānāṃ mahātmanām। vadhyatāṃ samare rājan pārṣatena mahātmanā ॥6-82-31॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; आक्रन्दः (ākrandaḥ) - cry; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your people; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - being slain; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पार्षतेन (pārṣatena) - by the son of Prishata; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - the great soul;]
(There was a great cry of your great souls being slain in battle, O king, by the great soul, the son of Prishata.)
There was a great outcry among your noble warriors as they were being slain in battle by the valiant son of Prishata, O king.
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तावकानां महारथौ। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ पार्षतं पत्युपस्थितौ ॥६-८२-३२॥
taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ tāvakānāṁ mahārathau। vindānuvindāvāvantyau pārṣataṁ patyupasthitau ॥6-82-32॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदं (ninadam) - sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; तावकानां (tāvakānāṁ) - of your side; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindha and Anuvindha; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the Avanti brothers; पार्षतं (pārṣatam) - to Parshata; पत्युपस्थितौ (patyupasthitau) - approached;]
(Having heard that terrible sound of your side, the great charioteers Vindha and Anuvindha, the Avanti brothers, approached Parshata.)
Upon hearing the dreadful sound from your side, the great warriors Vindha and Anuvindha, the brothers from Avanti, approached Parshata.
तौ तस्य तुरगान्हत्वा त्वरमाणौ महारथौ। छादयामासतुरुभौ शरवर्षेण पार्षतम् ॥६-८२-३३॥
tau tasya turagānhatvā tvaramāṇau mahārathau। chādayāmāsaturubhau śaravarṣeṇa pārṣatam ॥6-82-33॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; तस्य (tasya) - his; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; त्वरमाणौ (tvaramāṇau) - hurrying; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; छादयामासतुः (chādayāmāsatuḥ) - covered; उभौ (ubhau) - both; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - Pārṣata;]
(They both, the great charioteers, having killed his horses, hurriedly covered Pārṣata with a shower of arrows.)
The two great charioteers, after slaying his horses, swiftly enveloped Pārṣata in a barrage of arrows.
अवप्लुत्याथ पाञ्चाल्यो रथात्तूर्णं महाबलः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं सात्यकेः सुमहात्मनः ॥६-८२-३४॥
avaplutyaatha paa~ncaalyo rathaattoorNaM mahaabalaH| aaruhora rathaM toorNaM saatayakeH sumahaatmanaH ॥6-82-34॥
[अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped off; अथ (atha) - then; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the son of Panchala; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (ratham) - the chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; सुमहात्मनः (sumahātmanaḥ) - the great-souled one;]
(Having jumped off then, the son of Panchala quickly ascended the chariot of the mighty Satyaki.)
Then, the mighty son of Panchala quickly jumped off his chariot and ascended the great-souled Satyaki's chariot.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा महत्या सेनया वृतः। आवन्त्यौ समरे क्रुद्धावभ्ययात्स परन्तपौ ॥६-८२-३५॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ। āvantyau samare kruddhāv abhyayāt sa parantapau ॥6-82-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the Avanti brothers; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; सः (saḥ) - he; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes;]
(Then King Yudhishthira, surrounded by a great army, approached the angry Avanti brothers in battle, the scorchers of foes.)
Then King Yudhishthira, with his massive army, confronted the furious Avanti brothers in the battlefield, who were known as the scorchers of foes.
तथैव तव पुत्रोऽपि सर्वोद्योगेन मारिष। विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ परिवार्योपतस्थिवान् ॥६-८२-३६॥
tathaiva tava putro'pi sarvodyogena māriṣa। vindānuvindāvāvantyau parivāryopatastthivān ॥6-82-36॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; अपि (api) - also; सर्वोद्योगेन (sarvodyogena) - with all efforts; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gracious one; विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindānuvinda; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - the two Avanti princes; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; उपतस्थिवान् (upatastthivān) - stood by;]
(In the same way, your son also, O gracious one, with all efforts, Vindānuvinda, the two Avanti princes, surrounding, stood by.)
In the same manner, your son, O gracious one, with all his efforts, stood by Vindānuvinda, the two princes of Avanti, surrounding them.
अर्जुनश्चापि सङ्क्रुद्धः क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभ। अयोधयत सङ्ग्रामे वज्रपाणिरिवासुरान् ॥६-८२-३७॥
arjunaś cāpi saṅkruddhaḥ kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabha। ayodhayata saṅgrāme vajrapāṇir ivāsurān ॥6-82-37॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभ (kṣatriyarṣabha) - bull among Kshatriyas; अयोधयत (ayodhayata) - fought; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; वज्रपाणिः (vajrapāṇiḥ) - Vajrapani; इव (iva) - like; असुरान् (asurān) - demons;]
(Arjuna, enraged, fought the warriors in battle like Vajrapani against the demons.)
Arjuna, the bull among Kshatriyas, was enraged and fought the warriors in battle like Vajrapani against the demons.
द्रोणश्च समरे क्रुद्धः पुत्रस्य प्रियकृत्तव। व्यधमत्सर्वपाञ्चालांस्तूलराशिमिवानलः ॥६-८२-३८॥
droṇaśca samare kruddhaḥ putrasya priyakṛttava। vyadhamatsarvapāñcālāṃstūlarāśimivānalaḥ ॥6-82-38॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of son; प्रियकृत् (priyakṛt) - dear act; तव (tava) - your; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; सर्व (sarva) - all; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - cotton heap; इव (iva) - like; अनलः (analaḥ) - fire;]
(Drona, angry in battle, performed dear acts for his son. He pierced all the Panchalas like fire pierces a heap of cotton.)
In the battle, the enraged Drona, acting out of affection for his son, attacked all the Panchalas with the ferocity of a fire consuming a heap of cotton.
दुर्योधनपुरोगास्तु पुत्रास्तव विशां पते। परिवार्य रणे भीष्मं युयुधुः पाण्डवैः सह ॥६-८२-३९॥
duryodhanapurogāstu putrāstava viśāṃ pate। parivārya raṇe bhīṣmaṃ yuyudhuḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha ॥6-82-39॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; पुरोगाः (purogāḥ) - led by; तु (tu) - indeed; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तव (tava) - your; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; युयुधुः (yuyudhuḥ) - fought; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together;]
(Led by Duryodhana, your sons, O lord of the people, surrounded Bhishma in battle and fought together with the Pandavas.)
Led by Duryodhana, your sons, O lord, surrounded Bhishma in the battle and fought alongside the Pandavas.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा लोहितायति भास्करे। अब्रवीत्तावकान्सर्वांस्त्वरध्वमिति भारत ॥६-८२-४०॥
tato duryodhano rājā lohitāyati bhāskare। abravīttāvakānsarvāṃstvaradhvamiti bhārata ॥6-82-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - reddens; भास्करे (bhāskare) - sun; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; त्वरध्वम् (tvaradhvam) - hurry; इति (iti) - thus; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(Then King Duryodhana, as the sun reddens, said to all your people, "Hurry, O Bhārata.")
As the sun was setting, King Duryodhana urged all his men to hurry, addressing them as "O Bhārata."
युध्यतां तु तथा तेषां कुर्वतां कर्म दुष्करम्। अस्तं गिरिमथारूढे नप्रकाशति भास्करे ॥६-८२-४१॥
yudhyatāṃ tu tathā teṣāṃ kurvatāṃ karma duṣkaram। astaṃ girimathārūḍhe naprakāśati bhāskare ॥6-82-41॥
[युध्यतां (yudhyatām) - of those fighting; तु (tu) - but; तथा (tathā) - thus; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; कुर्वतां (kurvatām) - of those doing; कर्म (karma) - action; दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult; अस्तं (astam) - setting; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; अथ (atha) - then; आरूढे (ārūḍhe) - ascended; न (na) - not; प्रकाशति (prakāśati) - shines; भास्करे (bhāskare) - the sun;]
(Of those fighting and doing difficult actions, when the sun has ascended the mountain and is setting, it does not shine.)
For those engaged in battle and performing arduous tasks, when the sun climbs the mountain and begins to set, it no longer shines.
प्रावर्तत नदी घोरा शोणितौघतरङ्गिणी। गोमायुगणसङ्कीर्णा क्षणेन रजनीमुखे ॥६-८२-४२॥
prāvartata nadī ghorā śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇī। gomāyugaṇasaṅkīrṇā kṣaṇena rajanīmukhe ॥6-82-42॥
[प्रावर्तत (prāvartata) - began; नदी (nadī) - river; घोरा (ghorā) - terrible; शोणितौघतरङ्गिणी (śoṇitaughataraṅgiṇī) - with waves of blood; गोमायुगणसङ्कीर्णा (gomāyugaṇasaṅkīrṇā) - filled with packs of jackals; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in an instant; रजनीमुखे (rajanīmukhe) - at the onset of night;]
(The terrible river with waves of blood, filled with packs of jackals, began in an instant at the onset of night.)
At the onset of night, a dreadful river with waves of blood began to flow, filled with packs of jackals.
शिवाभिरशिवाभिश्च रुवद्भिर्भैरवं रवम्। घोरमायोधनं जज्ञे भूतसङ्घसमाकुलम् ॥६-८२-४३॥
śivābhiraśivābhiśca ruvadbhirbhairavaṃ ravam। ghoramāyodhanaṃ jajñe bhūtasaṅghasamākulam ॥6-82-43॥
[शिवाभिः (śivābhiḥ) - by auspicious ones; अशिवाभिः (aśivābhiḥ) - by inauspicious ones; च (ca) - and; रुवद्भिः (ruvadbhiḥ) - by roaring ones; भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrifying; रवम् (ravam) - sound; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battle; जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose; भूतसङ्घ (bhūtasaṅgha) - of ghostly hosts; समाकुलम् (samākulam) - filled with;]
(A terrifying sound arose from the auspicious and inauspicious ones, and from the roaring ones, filled with the terrible battle of ghostly hosts.)
A terrifying sound emerged from both auspicious and inauspicious beings, as well as from roaring entities, creating a scene filled with the dreadful battle of ghostly hosts.
राक्षसाश्च पिशाचाश्च तथान्ये पिशिताशनाः। समन्ततो व्यदृश्यन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-८२-४४॥
rākṣasāśca piśācāśca tathānye piśitāśanāḥ। samantato vyadṛśyanta śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-82-44॥
[राक्षसाः (rākṣasāḥ) - demons; च (ca) - and; पिशाचाः (piśācāḥ) - goblins; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्ये (anye) - others; पिशिताशनाः (piśitāśanāḥ) - flesh-eaters; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; व्यदृश्यन्त (vyadṛśyanta) - were seen; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Demons and goblins and others who are flesh-eaters were seen all around by hundreds and then by thousands.)
Demons, goblins, and other flesh-eaters appeared everywhere in hundreds and thousands.
अर्जुनोऽथ सुशर्मादीन्राज्ञस्तान्सपदानुगान्। विजित्य पृतनामध्ये ययौ स्वशिबिरं प्रति ॥६-८२-४५॥
arjuno'tha suśarmādīn rājñastān sapadānugān। vijitya pṛtanāmadhye yayau svaśibiraṃ prati ॥6-82-45॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अथ (atha) - then; सुशर्मादीन् (suśarmādīn) - Suśarman and others; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - kings; तान् (tān) - them; सपदानुगान् (sapadānugān) - with followers; विजित्य (vijitya) - having conquered; पृतनामध्ये (pṛtanāmadhye) - in the midst of the army; ययौ (yayau) - went; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to his own camp; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Arjuna then, having conquered Suśarman and other kings with their followers in the midst of the army, went towards his own camp.)
Then Arjuna, after defeating Suśarman and the other kings along with their followers amidst the army, returned to his camp.
युधिष्ठिरोऽपि कौरव्यो भ्रातृभ्यां सहितस्तदा। ययौ स्वशिबिरं राजा निशायां सेनया वृतः ॥६-८२-४६॥
yudhiṣṭhiro'pi kauravyo bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitastadā। yayau svaśibiraṃ rājā niśāyāṃ senayā vṛtaḥ ॥6-82-46॥
[युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अपि (api) - also; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; भ्रातृभ्याम् (bhrātṛbhyām) - with his brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; तदा (tadā) - then; ययौ (yayau) - went; स्वशिबिरम् (svaśibiram) - to his own camp; राजा (rājā) - the king; निशायाम् (niśāyām) - at night; सेनया (senayā) - with the army; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded;]
(Yudhishthira, also a descendant of Kuru, then went to his own camp, accompanied by his brothers, the king, at night, surrounded by the army.)
Yudhishthira, the Kuru prince, accompanied by his brothers, returned to his camp at night, surrounded by his army.
भीमसेनोऽपि राजेन्द्र दुर्योधनमुखान्रथान्। अवजित्य ततः सङ्ख्ये ययौ स्वशिबिरं प्रति ॥६-८२-४७॥
bhīmaseno'pi rājendra duryodhanamukhānrathān। avajitya tataḥ saṅkhye yayau svaśibiraṃ prati ॥6-82-47॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; अपि (api) - also; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; मुखान् (mukhān) - headed by; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; अवजित्य (avajitya) - having conquered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; ययौ (yayau) - went; स्व (sva) - own; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - camp; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Bhimasena also, O king, having conquered the chariots headed by Duryodhana, then went towards his own camp in the battle.)
Bhimasena, after defeating the chariots led by Duryodhana in the battle, returned to his own camp, O king.
दुर्योधनोऽपि नृपतिः परिवार्य महारणे। भीष्मं शान्तनवं तूर्णं प्रयातः शिबिरं प्रति ॥६-८२-४८॥
duryodhano'pi nṛpatiḥ parivārya mahāraṇe। bhīṣmaṃ śāntanavaṃ tūrṇaṃ prayātaḥ śibiraṃ prati ॥6-82-48॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṃ) - son of Shantanu; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - went; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - to the camp; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Duryodhana, the king, also surrounding in the great battle, quickly went towards the camp of Bhishma, the son of Shantanu.)
Duryodhana, the king, after surrounding Bhishma in the great battle, quickly went towards his camp.
द्रोणो द्रौणिः कृपः शल्यः कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः। परिवार्य चमूं सर्वां प्रययुः शिबिरं प्रति ॥६-८२-४९॥
droṇo drauṇiḥ kṛpaḥ śalyaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvataḥ। parivārya camūṁ sarvāṁ prayayuḥ śibiraṁ prati ॥6-82-49॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Drona; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Satyaki; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; चमूं (camūm) - army; सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire; प्रययुः (prayayuh) - proceeded; शिबिरं (śibiraṁ) - camp; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Drona, the son of Drona, Kripa, Shalya, Kritavarma, and Satyaki, surrounding the entire army, proceeded towards the camp.)
Drona, Ashwatthama (son of Drona), Kripa, Shalya, Kritavarma, and Satyaki surrounded the entire army and proceeded towards the camp.
तथैव सात्यकी राजन्धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। परिवार्य रणे योधान्ययतुः शिबिरं प्रति ॥६-८२-५०॥
tathaiva sātyakī rājandhṛṣṭadyumnaśca pārṣataḥ। parivārya raṇe yodhānyayatuḥ śibiraṃ prati ॥6-82-50॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सात्यकी (sātyakī) - Satyaki; राजन् (rājan) - O King; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; ययतुः (yayatuḥ) - went; शिबिरं (śibiraṃ) - to the camp; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(In the same way, Satyaki, O King, and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, surrounding the warriors in the battle, went towards the camp.)
In the same manner, Satyaki and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, surrounded the warriors in the battle and proceeded towards the camp, O King.
एवमेते महाराज तावकाः पाण्डवैः सह। पर्यवर्तन्त सहिता निशाकाले परन्तपाः ॥६-८२-५१॥
evam ete mahārāja tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha। paryavartanta sahitā niśākāle parantapāḥ ॥6-82-51॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एते (ete) - these; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - returned; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied; निशाकाले (niśākāle) - at night; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - O subduer of enemies;]
(Thus, O great king, your men returned with the Pandavas, accompanied at night, O subduer of enemies.)
Thus, O great king, your men, along with the Pandavas, returned together at night, O subduer of enemies.
ततः स्वशिबिरं गत्वा पाण्डवाः कुरवस्तथा। न्यविशन्त महाराज पूजयन्तः परस्परम् ॥६-८२-५२॥
tataḥ svaśibiraṃ gatvā pāṇḍavāḥ kuravastathā। nyaviśanta mahārāja pūjayantaḥ parasparam ॥6-82-52॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स्वशिबिरं (svaśibiraṃ) - to their own camp; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; तथा (tathā) - also; न्यविशन्त (nyaviśanta) - settled; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पूजयन्तः (pūjayantaḥ) - honoring; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Then, having gone to their own camp, the Pandavas and the Kauravas settled, O great king, honoring each other.)
Then, the Pandavas and the Kauravas went to their respective camps and settled there, honoring each other, O great king.
रक्षां कृत्वात्मनः शूरा न्यस्य गुल्मान्यथाविधि। अपनीय च शल्यांस्ते स्नात्वा च विविधैर्जलैः ॥६-८२-५३॥
rakṣāṃ kṛtvātmanaḥ śūrā nyasya gulmānyathāvidhi। apanīya ca śalyāṃste snātvā ca vividhairjalaiḥ ॥6-82-53॥
[रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; न्यस्य (nyasya) - having placed; गुल्मानि (gulmāni) - troops; अथाविधि (athāvidhi) - properly; अपनीय (apanīya) - having removed; च (ca) - and; शल्यान् (śalyān) - arrows; ते (te) - they; स्नात्वा (snātvā) - having bathed; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; जलैः (jalaiḥ) - with waters;]
(Having done protection of themselves, the heroes, having placed the troops properly, having removed the arrows, they, having bathed with various waters.)
The heroes, after securing themselves and properly positioning the troops, removed the arrows and bathed with various waters.
कृतस्वस्त्ययनाः सर्वे संस्तूयन्तश्च बन्दिभिः। गीतवादित्रशब्देन व्यक्रीडन्त यशस्विनः ॥६-८२-५४॥
kṛtasvastyayanāḥ sarve saṃstūyantaśca bandibhiḥ। gītavāditraśabdena vyakrīḍanta yaśasvinaḥ ॥6-82-54॥
[कृतस्वस्त्ययनाः (kṛtasvastyayanāḥ) - having performed auspicious rites; सर्वे (sarve) - all; संस्तूयन्तः (saṃstūyantaḥ) - being praised; च (ca) - and; बन्दिभिः (bandibhiḥ) - by bards; गीतवादित्रशब्देन (gītavāditraśabdena) - with music and instrumental sound; व्यक्षीणन्त (vyakrīḍanta) - were playing; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - the glorious ones;]
(Having performed auspicious rites, all were being praised by bards and were playing with music and instrumental sound, the glorious ones.)
After performing auspicious rites, all the glorious ones were praised by the bards and played amidst the sounds of music and instruments.
मुहूर्तमिव तत्सर्वमभवत्स्वर्गसंनिभम्। न हि युद्धकथां काञ्चित्तत्र चक्रुर्महारथाः ॥६-८२-५५॥
muhūrtam iva tat sarvam abhavat svargasaṃnibham। na hi yuddhakathāṃ kāñcit tatra cakrur mahārathāḥ ॥6-82-55॥
[मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - moment; इव (iva) - like; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; स्वर्गसंनिभम् (svargasaṃnibham) - heavenly; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; युद्धकथाम् (yuddhakathām) - war story; काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - any; तत्र (tatra) - there; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(For a moment, all that became like heaven. Indeed, the great warriors did not make any war story there.)
For a brief moment, everything seemed heavenly. The great warriors did not engage in any war stories there.
ते प्रसुप्ते बले तत्र परिश्रान्तजने नृप। हस्त्यश्वबहुले राजन्प्रेक्षणीये बभूवतुः ॥६-८२-५६॥
te prasupte bale tatra pariśrāntajane nṛpa। hastyaśvabahule rājanprekṣaṇīye babhūvatuḥ ॥6-82-56॥
[ते (te) - they; प्रसुप्ते (prasupte) - asleep; बले (bale) - army; तत्र (tatra) - there; परिश्रान्तजने (pariśrāntajane) - exhausted people; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; हस्त्यश्वबहुले (hastyaśvabahule) - abundant with elephants and horses; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रेक्षणीये (prekṣaṇīye) - in the sight; बभूवतुः (babhūvatuḥ) - became;]
(They, the army, were asleep there, O king, with the exhausted people; abundant with elephants and horses, O king, they became a sight to behold.)
The army, along with the exhausted people, fell asleep there, O king. The place, abundant with elephants and horses, became a sight to behold.
