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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे राजन्वीरवरक्षये । शकुनिः सौबलः श्रीमान्पाण्डवान्समुपाद्रवत् ॥६-८६-१॥
vartamāne tathā raudre rājanvīravarakṣaye । śakuniḥ saubalaḥ śrīmānpāṇḍavānsamupādravat ॥6-86-1॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; तथा (tathā) - and; रौद्रे (raudre) - fierce; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वीरवरक्षये (vīravarakṣaye) - in the destruction of the best of heroes; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - the son of Subala; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - the illustrious; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked;]
(In the present, and fierce destruction of the best of heroes, O king, Shakuni, the son of Subala, the illustrious, attacked the Pandavas.)
In the fierce and ongoing destruction of the best of heroes, O king, the illustrious Shakuni, son of Subala, attacked the Pandavas.
तथैव सात्वतो राजन्हार्दिक्यः परवीरहा । अभ्यद्रवत सङ्ग्रामे पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥६-८६-२॥
tathaiva sātvato rājan hārdikyaḥ paravīrahā । abhyadravata saṅgrāme pāṇḍavānām anīkinīm ॥6-86-2॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Sātvata; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - attacked; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(In the same way, O king, Sātvata Hārdikya, the destroyer of enemy heroes, attacked the army of the Pāṇḍavas in the battle.)
Similarly, O king, Sātvata Hārdikya, known for destroying enemy heroes, charged against the Pāṇḍava army in the battle.
ततः काम्बोजमुख्यानां नदीजानां च वाजिनाम् । आरट्टानां महीजानां सिन्धुजानां च सर्वशः ॥६-८६-३॥
tataḥ kāmbojamukhyānāṃ nadījānāṃ ca vājinām । āraṭṭānāṃ mahījānāṃ sindhujānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥6-86-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; काम्बोजमुख्यानां (kāmbojamukhyānāṃ) - of the chiefs of the Kambojas; नदीजानां (nadījānāṃ) - of those born in the river regions; च (ca) - and; वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses; आरट्टानां (āraṭṭānāṃ) - of the Arattas; महीजानां (mahījānāṃ) - of those born in the land; सिन्धुजानां (sindhujānāṃ) - of those born in the Sindhu region; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - all;]
(Then, of the chiefs of the Kambojas, of those born in the river regions, and of the horses; of the Arattas, of those born in the land, of those born in the Sindhu region, and all.)
Then, all the chiefs of the Kambojas, those born in the river regions, the horses, the Arattas, those born in the land, and those from the Sindhu region were gathered.
वनायुजानां शुभ्राणां तथा पर्वतवासिनाम् । ये चापरे तित्तिरजा जवना वातरंहसः ॥६-८६-४॥
vanāyujānāṃ śubhrāṇāṃ tathā parvatavāsinām । ye cāpare tittirajā javanā vātaraṃhasaḥ ॥6-86-4॥
[वनायुजानां (vanāyujānāṃ) - of the forest-dwellers; शुभ्राणां (śubhrāṇāṃ) - of the bright ones; तथा (tathā) - and; पर्वतवासिनाम् (parvatavāsinām) - of the mountain-dwellers; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; तित्तिरजा (tittirajā) - born of the partridge; जवना (javanā) - swift; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - speedy as the wind;]
(Of the forest-dwellers, the bright ones, and the mountain-dwellers; who are others born of the partridge, swift and speedy as the wind.)
The forest-dwellers, the bright ones, and the mountain-dwellers, along with others born of the partridge, are swift and as fast as the wind.
सुवर्णालङ्कृतैरेतैर्वर्मवद्भिः सुकल्पितैः । हयैर्वातजवैर्मुख्यैः पाण्डवस्य सुतो बली ॥ अभ्यवर्तत तत्सैन्यं हृष्टरूपः परन्तपः ॥६-८६-५॥
suvarṇālaṅkṛtairetairmarmavadbhiḥ sukalpitaiḥ । hayairvātajavairmukhyaiḥ pāṇḍavasya suto balī ॥ abhyavartata tatsainyaṃ hṛṣṭarūpaḥ parantapaḥ ॥6-86-5॥
[सुवर्णालङ्कृतैः (suvarṇālaṅkṛtaiḥ) - adorned with gold; एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these; वर्मवद्भिः (marmavadbhiḥ) - like armors; सुकल्पितैः (sukalpitaiḥ) - well-arranged; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - by horses; वातजवैः (vātajavaiḥ) - swift as the wind; मुख्यैः (mukhyaiḥ) - chief; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of Pandava; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; हृष्टरूपः (hṛṣṭarūpaḥ) - joyful in appearance; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(Adorned with gold, these well-arranged armors, by horses swift as the wind, the strong son of Pandava advanced that army, joyful in appearance, scorcher of foes.)
The strong son of Pandava, adorned with golden armors and mounted on chief horses swift as the wind, advanced his army with a joyful appearance, ready to scorch his foes.
अर्जुनस्याथ दायाद इरावान्नाम वीर्यवान् । सुतायां नागराजस्य जातः पार्थेन धीमता ॥६-८६-६॥
arjunasya atha dāyāda irāvān nāma vīryavān । sutāyāṃ nāgarājasya jātaḥ pārthena dhīmatā ॥6-86-6॥
[अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; अथ (atha) - then; दायाद (dāyāda) - heir; इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; नाम (nāma) - named; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; सुतायाम् (sutāyām) - in the daughter; नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of the serpent king; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise;]
(Then the valiant Iravan, heir of Arjuna, was born to the wise Partha in the daughter of the serpent king.)
Iravan, the valiant son of Arjuna, was born to the wise Partha and the daughter of the serpent king.
ऐरावतेन सा दत्ता अनपत्या महात्मना । पत्यौ हते सुपर्णेन कृपणा दीनचेतना ॥६-८६-७॥
airāvatena sā dattā anapatyā mahātmanā । patyau hate suparṇena kṛpaṇā dīnacetanā ॥6-86-7॥
[ऐरावतेन (airāvatena) - by Airāvata; सा (sā) - she; दत्ता (dattā) - given; अनपत्या (anapatyā) - childless; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; पत्यौ (patyau) - husband; हते (hate) - killed; सुपर्णेन (suparṇena) - by Suparna; कृपणा (kṛpaṇā) - miserable; दीनचेतना (dīnacetanā) - with a distressed mind;]
(By Airāvata, she was given, childless, by the great soul. With her husband killed by Suparna, she was miserable and with a distressed mind.)
She was given by Airāvata, being childless, by the great soul. After her husband was killed by Suparna, she became miserable and distressed in mind.
भार्यार्थं तां च जग्राह पार्थः कामवशानुगाम् । एवमेष समुत्पन्नः परक्षेत्रेऽर्जुनात्मजः ॥६-८६-८॥
bhāryārthaṃ tāṃ ca jagrāha pārthaḥ kāmavaśānugām । evameṣa samutpannaḥ parakṣetre'rjunātmajaḥ ॥6-86-8॥
[भार्यार्थम् (bhāryārtham) - for the purpose of a wife; ताम् (tām) - her; च (ca) - and; जग्राह (jagrāha) - accepted; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; कामवशानुगाम् (kāmavaśānugām) - following desire; एवम् (evam) - thus; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - was born; परक्षेत्रे (parakṣetre) - in another's field; अर्जुनात्मजः (arjunātmajaḥ) - Arjuna's son;]
(For the purpose of a wife, Arjuna accepted her, following desire. Thus, this Arjuna's son was born in another's field.)
Arjuna, driven by desire, accepted her as his wife. Thus, Arjuna's son was born in another's domain.
स नागलोके संवृद्धो मात्रा च परिरक्षितः । पितृव्येण परित्यक्तः पार्थद्वेषाद्दुरात्मना ॥६-८६-९॥
sa nāgaloke saṁvṛddho mātṛā ca parirakṣitaḥ । pitṛvyeṇa parityaktaḥ pārthadveṣāddurātmanā ॥6-86-9॥
[स (sa) - he; नागलोके (nāgaloke) - in the world of serpents; संवृद्धः (saṁvṛddhaḥ) - grown up; मात्रा (mātṛā) - by the mother; च (ca) - and; परिरक्षितः (parirakṣitaḥ) - protected; पितृव्येण (pitṛvyeṇa) - by the uncle; परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned; पार्थद्वेषात् (pārthadveṣāt) - due to hatred towards Partha; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - by the wicked one;]
(He, grown up in the world of serpents, was protected by his mother and abandoned by his uncle due to hatred towards Partha by the wicked one.)
He was raised in the world of serpents, protected by his mother, but abandoned by his uncle due to his wicked nature and hatred towards Partha.
रूपवान्वीर्यसम्पन्नो गुणवान्सत्यविक्रमः । इन्द्रलोकं जगामाशु श्रुत्वा तत्रार्जुनं गतम् ॥६-८६-१०॥
rūpavān vīryasampanno guṇavān satyavikramaḥ । indralokaṃ jagāmāśu śrutvā tatrārjunaṃ gatam ॥6-86-10॥
[रूपवान् (rūpavān) - handsome; वीर्यसम्पन्नः (vīryasampannaḥ) - endowed with valor; गुणवान् (guṇavān) - virtuous; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly courageous; इन्द्रलोकं (indralokam) - to Indra's realm; जगाम (jagāma) - went; आशु (āśu) - quickly; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तत्र (tatra) - there; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; गतम् (gatam) - gone;]
(Handsome, endowed with valor, virtuous, truly courageous, he quickly went to Indra's realm, having heard that Arjuna had gone there.)
The handsome and valorous one, virtuous and truly courageous, quickly went to the realm of Indra upon hearing that Arjuna had gone there.
सोऽभिगम्य महात्मानं पितरं सत्यविक्रमम् । अभ्यवादयदव्यग्रो विनयेन कृताञ्जलिः ॥ इरावानस्मि भद्रं ते पुत्रश्चाहं तवाभिभो ॥६-८६-११॥
so'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ pitaraṃ satyavikramam । abhyavādayadavyagro vinayena kṛtāñjaliḥ ॥ irāvān asmi bhadraṃ te putraś cāhaṃ tavābhibho ॥6-86-11॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached; महात्मानं (mahātmānaṃ) - great-souled; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - of true prowess; अभ्यवादयत् (abhyavādayat) - saluted; अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calmly; विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अस्मि (asmi) - am; भद्रं (bhadram) - blessings; ते (te) - to you; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; तव (tava) - your; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(He, having approached the great-souled father of true prowess, saluted calmly with humility and folded hands. "I am Iravan, blessings to you, I am your son, O lord.")
Iravan approached his noble father, known for his true prowess, and respectfully saluted him with folded hands, saying, "I am Iravan, your son, and I seek your blessings, O lord."
मातुः समागमो यश्च तत्सर्वं प्रत्यवेदयत् । तच्च सर्वं यथावृत्तमनुसस्मार पाण्डवः ॥६-८६-१२॥
mātuḥ samāgamo yaśca tatsarvaṃ pratyavedayat । tacca sarvaṃ yathāvṛttamanusasmāra pāṇḍavaḥ ॥6-86-12॥
[मातुः (mātuḥ) - mother's; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting; यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; प्रत्यवेदयत् (pratyavedayat) - informed; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; अनुसस्मार (anusasmāra) - remembered; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava;]
(The meeting with the mother, and all that was informed. And Pāṇḍava remembered all that as it happened.)
Pāṇḍava recalled the meeting with his mother and everything that was informed, remembering it exactly as it occurred.
परिष्वज्य सुतं चापि सोऽऽत्मनः सदृशं गुणैः । प्रीतिमानभवत्पार्थो देवराजनिवेशने ॥६-८६-१३॥
pariṣvajya sutaṃ cāpi so''tmanaḥ sadṛśaṃ guṇaiḥ । prītimānabhavatpārtho devarājaniveśane ॥6-86-13॥
[परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced; सुतं (sutaṃ) - son; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; सः (saḥ) - he; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; सदृशं (sadṛśam) - similar; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - in qualities; प्रीतिमान् (prītimān) - pleased; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; देवराज (devarāja) - of the king of gods; निवेशने (niveśane) - in the abode;]
(Having embraced his son, who was similar to himself in qualities, Arjuna became pleased in the abode of the king of gods.)
Arjuna, having embraced his son who was like him in virtues, felt pleased in the abode of Indra.
सोऽर्जुनेन समाज्ञप्तो देवलोके तदा नृप । प्रीतिपूर्वं महाबाहुः स्वकार्यं प्रति भारत ॥ युद्धकाले त्वयास्माकं साह्यं देयमिति प्रभो ॥६-८६-१४॥
so'rjunena samājñapto devaloke tadā nṛpa । prītipūrvaṃ mahābāhuḥ svakāryaṃ prati bhārata ॥ yuddhakāle tvayāsmākaṃ sāhyaṃ deyamiti prabho ॥6-86-14॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; समाज्ञप्तः (samājñaptaḥ) - instructed; देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of the gods; तदा (tadā) - then; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; प्रीतिपूर्वम् (prītipūrvam) - with affection; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; स्वकार्यं (svakāryaṃ) - own task; प्रति (prati) - towards; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; युद्धकाले (yuddhakāle) - at the time of war; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our; साह्यम् (sāhyam) - assistance; देयम् (deyam) - should be given; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(He, instructed by Arjuna, then in the world of the gods, O king, with affection, the mighty-armed, towards his own task, O descendant of Bharata, at the time of war, assistance by you, our, should be given, thus, O lord.)
In the world of the gods, O king, he was instructed by Arjuna with affection. O mighty-armed descendant of Bharata, you should provide us assistance at the time of war, O lord.
बाढमित्येवमुक्त्वा च युद्धकाल उपागतः । कामवर्णजवैरश्वैः संवृतो बहुभिर्नृप ॥६-८६-१५॥
bāḍhamityevamuktvā ca yuddhakāla upāgataḥ । kāmavarṇajavairaśvaiḥ saṃvṛto bahubhirnṛpa ॥6-86-15॥
[बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; च (ca) - and; युद्धकाल (yuddhakāla) - time for battle; उपागतः (upāgataḥ) - arrived; कामवर्णजवैर (kāmavarṇajavaira) - of desirable color and speed; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses; संवृतः (saṃvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; नृप (nṛpa) - king;]
(Certainly, having spoken thus, and having arrived at the time for battle, the king was surrounded by many horses of desirable color and speed.)
The king, having affirmed and spoken in this manner, arrived at the battlefield, surrounded by many swift and beautifully colored horses.
ते हयाः काञ्चनापीडा नानावर्णा मनोजवाः । उत्पेतुः सहसा राजन्हंसा इव महोदधौ ॥६-८६-१६॥
te hayāḥ kāñcanāpīḍā nānāvarṇā manojavāḥ । utpetuḥ sahasā rājanhaṃsā iva mahodadhau ॥6-86-16॥
[ते (te) - they; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; काञ्चनापीडा (kāñcanāpīḍā) - with golden harness; नानावर्णा (nānāvarṇā) - of various colors; मनोजवाः (manojavāḥ) - swift as the mind; उत्पेतुः (utpetuḥ) - sprang up; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हंसा (haṃsā) - swans; इव (iva) - like; महोदधौ (mahodadhau) - in the great ocean;]
(They, the horses with golden harness, of various colors, swift as the mind, sprang up suddenly, O king, like swans in the great ocean.)
The horses, adorned with golden harnesses and of various colors, swiftly rose up like swans in the vast ocean, O king.
ते त्वदीयान्समासाद्य हयसङ्घान्महाजवान् । क्रोडैः क्रोडानभिघ्नन्तो घोणाभिश्च परस्परम् ॥ निपेतुः सहसा राजन्सुवेगाभिहता भुवि ॥६-८६-१७॥
te tvadīyānsamāsādya hayasaṅghānmahājavān । kroḍaiḥ kroḍānabhighnanto ghoṇābhiśca parasparam ॥ nipetuḥ sahasā rājansuvegābhihatā bhuvi ॥6-86-17॥
[ते (te) - they; त्वदीयान् (tvadīyān) - your; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; हयसङ्घान् (hayasaṅghān) - the groups of horses; महाजवान् (mahājavān) - of great speed; क्रोडैः (kroḍaiḥ) - with flanks; क्रोडान् (kroḍān) - flanks; अभिघ्नन्तः (abhighnantaḥ) - striking; घोणाभिः (ghoṇābhiḥ) - with snouts; च (ca) - and; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सुवेगाभिहताः (suvegābhihatāḥ) - struck by great speed; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(They, having reached your groups of horses of great speed, striking each other with flanks and snouts, suddenly fell down on the ground, O king, struck by great speed.)
They reached your fast-moving groups of horses and, striking each other with their flanks and snouts, suddenly fell to the ground, O king, overwhelmed by their great speed.
निपतद्भिस्तथा तैश्च हयसङ्घैः परस्परम् । शुश्रुवे दारुणः शब्दः सुपर्णपतने यथा ॥६-८६-१८॥
nipatadbhiḥ tathā taiśca hayasaṅghaiḥ parasparam । śuśruve dāruṇaḥ śabdaḥ suparṇapatane yathā ॥6-86-18॥
[निपतद्भिः (nipatadbhiḥ) - falling; तथा (tathā) - thus; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; च (ca) - and; हय (haya) - horses; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - by the groups; परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; सुपर्ण (suparṇa) - Garuda; पतने (patane) - in the fall; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Thus, by the falling groups of horses, a terrible sound was heard, as in the fall of Garuda.)
A terrible sound was heard as the groups of horses fell, similar to the fall of Garuda.
तथैव च महाराज समेत्यान्योन्यमाहवे । परस्परवधं घोरं चक्रुस्ते हयसादिनः ॥६-८६-१९॥
tathaiva ca mahārāja sametyānyonyamāhave । parasparavadhaṃ ghoraṃ cakruste hayasādinaḥ ॥6-86-19॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; समेत्य (sametya) - having come together; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - one another; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; परस्परवधम् (parasparavadham) - mutual killing; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they did; ते (te) - those; हयसादिनः (hayasādinaḥ) - horsemen;]
(In the same way, O great king, having come together in battle, those horsemen performed terrible mutual killing.)
In the same manner, O great king, the horsemen, having gathered in battle, engaged in a dreadful mutual slaughter.
तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने सङ्कुले तुमुले भृशम् । उभयोरपि संशान्ता हयसङ्घाः समन्ततः ॥६-८६-२०॥
tasmiṁstathā vartamāne saṅkule tumule bhṛśam । ubhayorapi saṁśāntā hayasaṅghāḥ samantataḥ ॥6-86-20॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तथा (tathā) - thus; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - existing; सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - confused; तुमुले (tumule) - tumultuous; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; उभयोः (ubhayor) - of both; अपि (api) - also; संशान्ताः (saṁśāntāḥ) - calmed; हयसङ्घाः (hayasaṅghāḥ) - groups of horses; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(In that thus existing confused tumultuous intensely, of both also calmed groups of horses all around.)
In that situation, which was thus intensely confused and tumultuous, the groups of horses on both sides were calmed all around.
प्रक्षीणसायकाः शूरा निहताश्वाः श्रमातुराः । विलयं समनुप्राप्तास्तक्षमाणाः परस्परम् ॥६-८६-२१॥
prakṣīṇasāyakāḥ śūrā nihatāśvāḥ śramāturāḥ । vilayaṃ samanuprāptāstakṣamāṇāḥ parasparam ॥6-86-21॥
[प्रक्षीणसायकाः (prakṣīṇasāyakāḥ) - with depleted arrows; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; निहताश्वाः (nihatāśvāḥ) - with slain horses; श्रमातुराः (śramāturāḥ) - exhausted from fatigue; विलयं (vilayaṃ) - destruction; समनुप्राप्ताः (samanuprāptāḥ) - having reached; तक्षमाणाः (takṣamāṇāḥ) - attacking; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(With depleted arrows, the heroes with slain horses, exhausted from fatigue, having reached destruction, were attacking each other.)
The heroes, their arrows spent and horses slain, exhausted from fatigue, reached a state of destruction, attacking one another.
ततः क्षीणे हयानीके किञ्चिच्छेषे च भारत । सौबलस्यात्मजाः शूरा निर्गता रणमूर्धनि ॥६-८६-२२॥
tataḥ kṣīṇe hayānīke kiñciccheṣe ca bhārata । saubalasyaātmajāḥ śūrā nirgatā raṇamūrdhani ॥6-86-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - diminished; हयानीके (hayānīke) - in the cavalry; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some; शेषे (śeṣe) - remaining; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Saubala; आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - emerged; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle;]
(Then, when the cavalry was diminished, and some remained, O Bharata, the heroic sons of Saubala emerged at the forefront of battle.)
Then, as the cavalry forces were reduced and only a few remained, the brave sons of Saubala came forth to the front lines of the battle, O Bharata.
वायुवेगसमस्पर्शा जवे वायुसमांस्तथा । आरुह्य शीलसम्पन्नान्वयःस्थांस्तुरगोत्तमान् ॥६-८६-२३॥
vāyuvegasamasparśā jave vāyusamāṁstathā । āruhya śīlasampannānvayaḥsthāṁsturagottamān ॥6-86-23॥
[वायुवेगसमस्पर्शा (vāyuvegasamasparśā) - having the touch of the speed of the wind; जवे (jave) - in speed; वायुसमान् (vāyusamān) - equal to the wind; तथा (tathā) - thus; आरुह्य (āruhya) - having mounted; शीलसम्पन्नान् (śīlasampannān) - endowed with good conduct; वयःस्थान् (vayaḥsthān) - in the prime of youth; तुरगोत्तमान् (turagottamān) - excellent horses;]
(Having the touch of the speed of the wind, in speed equal to the wind, thus having mounted excellent horses endowed with good conduct and in the prime of youth.)
They mounted excellent horses that were as fast as the wind, endowed with good conduct, and in their prime.
गजो गवाक्षो वृषकश्चर्मवानार्जवः शुकः । षडेते बलसम्पन्ना निर्ययुर्महतो बलात् ॥६-८६-२४॥
gajo gavākṣo vṛṣakaś carmavān ārjavaḥ śukaḥ । ṣaḍ ete balasampannā niryayur mahato balāt ॥6-86-24॥
[गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; गवाक्षः (gavākṣaḥ) - Gavaksha; वृषकः (vṛṣakaḥ) - Vrishaka; चर्मवान् (carmavān) - Charmavan; आर्जवः (ārjavaḥ) - Arjava; शुकः (śukaḥ) - Shuka; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; एते (ete) - these; बलसम्पन्नाः (balasampannāḥ) - endowed with strength; निर्जयुः (nirjayuh) - departed; महतः (mahataḥ) - from the great; बलात् (balāt) - army;]
(The elephant, Gavaksha, Vrishaka, Charmavan, Arjava, and Shuka — these six, endowed with strength, departed from the great army.)
The six warriors, including the elephant, Gavaksha, Vrishaka, Charmavan, Arjava, and Shuka, who were endowed with great strength, left the mighty army.
वार्यमाणाः शकुनिना स्वैश्च योधैर्महाबलैः । संनद्धा युद्धकुशला रौद्ररूपा महाबलाः ॥६-८६-२५॥
vāryamāṇāḥ śakuninā svaiśca yodhairmahābalaiḥ । saṃnaddhā yuddhakuśalā raudrarūpā mahābalāḥ ॥6-86-25॥
[वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; शकुनिना (śakuninā) - by Śakuni; स्वैः (svaiḥ) - by their own; च (ca) - and; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - by warriors; महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - mighty; संनद्धाः (saṃnaddhāḥ) - fully armed; युद्धकुशलाः (yuddhakuśalāḥ) - skilled in battle; रौद्ररूपाः (raudrarūpāḥ) - fierce-looking; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - very strong;]
(Being restrained by Śakuni and by their own mighty warriors, fully armed, skilled in battle, fierce-looking, and very strong.)
They were being restrained by Śakuni and their own mighty warriors, all of whom were fully armed, skilled in battle, fierce in appearance, and very strong.
तदनीकं महाबाहो भित्त्वा परमदुर्जयम् । बलेन महता युक्ताः स्वर्गाय विजयैषिणः ॥ विविशुस्ते तदा हृष्टा गान्धारा युद्धदुर्मदाः ॥६-८६-२६॥
tadānīkaṃ mahābāho bhittvā paramadurjayam । balena mahatā yuktāḥ svargāya vijayaiṣiṇaḥ ॥ viviśuste tadā hṛṣṭā gāndhārā yuddhadurmadāḥ ॥6-86-26॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; परमदुर्जयम् (paramadurjayam) - extremely difficult to conquer; बलेन (balena) - with force; महता (mahatā) - great; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; स्वर्गाय (svargāya) - for heaven; विजयैषिणः (vijayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory; विविशुः (viviśuḥ) - entered; ते (te) - they; तदा (tadā) - then; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; गान्धाराः (gāndhārāḥ) - Gandharas; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - intoxicated with the battle;]
(That army, O mighty-armed one, having pierced the extremely difficult to conquer, engaged with great force, desiring victory for heaven, they then joyfully entered, the Gandharas intoxicated with the battle.)
O mighty-armed one, the Gandharas, intoxicated with battle, joyfully entered the army, which was extremely difficult to conquer, with great force, desiring victory for heaven.
तान्प्रविष्टांस्तदा दृष्ट्वा इरावानपि वीर्यवान् । अब्रवीत्समरे योधान्विचित्राभरणायुधान् ॥६-८६-२७॥
tān praviṣṭāṃs tadā dṛṣṭvā irāvān api vīryavān । abravīt samare yodhān vicitrābharaṇāyudhān ॥6-86-27॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रविष्टान् (praviṣṭān) - entered; तदा (tadā) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अपि (api) - also; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समरे (samare) - in battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; विचित्र (vicitra) - varied; आभरण (ābharaṇa) - ornaments; आयुधान् (āyudhān) - weapons;]
(Then, having seen them entered, Iravan, the valiant, also said to the warriors in battle with varied ornaments and weapons.)
Iravan, the valiant, upon seeing them enter, addressed the warriors in battle adorned with various ornaments and weapons.
यथैते धार्तराष्ट्रस्य योधाः सानुगवाहनाः । हन्यन्ते समरे सर्वे तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥६-८६-२८॥
yathaite dhārtarāṣṭrasya yodhāḥ sānugavāhanāḥ । hanyante samare sarve tathā nītirvidhīyatām ॥6-86-28॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; एते (ete) - these; धार्तराष्ट्रस्य (dhārtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra's; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; सानुगवाहनाः (sānugavāhanāḥ) - with followers and vehicles; हन्यन्ते (hanyante) - are being killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; सर्वे (sarve) - all; तथा (tathā) - thus; नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - should be established;]
(As these warriors of Dhritarashtra, with followers and vehicles, are being killed in battle, thus the policy should be established.)
The policy should be established in such a way that all of Dhritarashtra's warriors, along with their followers and vehicles, are being killed in battle.
बाढमित्येवमुक्त्वा ते सर्वे योधा इरावतः । जघ्नुस्ते वै परानीकं दुर्जयं समरे परैः ॥६-८६-२९॥
bāḍhamityevamuktvā te sarve yodhā irāvataḥ । jaghnuste vai parānīkaṃ durjayaṃ samare paraiḥ ॥6-86-29॥
[बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; इरावतः (irāvataḥ) - Irāvata; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; ते (te) - they; वै (vai) - indeed; परानीकम् (parānīkam) - enemy troops; दुर्जयम् (durjayam) - invincible; समरे (samare) - in battle; परैः (paraiḥ) - by others;]
(Certainly, having spoken thus, all those warriors of Irāvata killed the enemy troops, invincible in battle by others.)
After affirming their resolve, all the warriors of Irāvata attacked and defeated the enemy forces, which were otherwise considered invincible in battle.
तदनीकमनीकेन समरे वीक्ष्य पातितम् । अमृष्यमाणास्ते सर्वे सुबलस्यात्मजा रणे ॥ इरावन्तमभिद्रुत्य सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥६-८६-३०॥
tadanīkam anīkena samare vīkṣya pātitam । amṛṣyamāṇās te sarve subalasyātmajā raṇe ॥ irāvantam abhidrutya sarvataḥ paryavārayan ॥6-86-30॥
[तदनीकम् (tadanīkam) - that army; अनीकेन (anīkena) - by the army; समरे (samare) - in the battle; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; पातितम् (pātitam) - fallen; अमृष्यमाणाः (amṛṣyamāṇāḥ) - intolerant; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; इरावन्तम् (irāvantam) - Iravan; अभिद्रुत्य (abhidrutya) - attacking; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Seeing that army fallen in the battle by the army, intolerant, all the sons of Subala in the battle, attacking Iravan, surrounded from all sides.)
Upon witnessing their army fallen in battle, all the sons of Subala, unable to tolerate the sight, surrounded Iravan from all sides and attacked him in the battlefield.
ताडयन्तः शितैः प्रासैश्चोदयन्तः परस्परम् । ते शूराः पर्यधावन्त कुर्वन्तो महदाकुलम् ॥६-८६-३१॥
tāḍayantaḥ śitaiḥ prāsaiścodayantaḥ parasparam । te śūrāḥ paryadhāvanta kurvanto mahadākulam ॥6-86-31॥
[ताडयन्तः (tāḍayantaḥ) - striking; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears; चोदयन्तः (codayantaḥ) - inciting; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; ते (te) - they; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; पर्यधावन्त (paryadhāvanta) - ran around; कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - making; महत् (mahat) - great; आकुलम् (ākulam) - confusion;]
(Striking with sharp spears, inciting each other, those heroes ran around, creating great confusion.)
The heroes, striking with sharp spears and urging each other on, ran around causing great chaos.
इरावानथ निर्भिन्नः प्रासैस्तीक्ष्णैर्महात्मभिः । स्रवता रुधिरेणाक्तस्तोत्त्रैर्विद्ध इव द्विपः ॥६-८६-३२॥
irāvānatha nirbhinnaḥ prāsaitīkṣṇairmahātmabhiḥ । sravatā rudhireṇāktastottrairviddha iva dvipaḥ ॥6-86-32॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अथ (atha) - then; निर्भिन्नः (nirbhinnaḥ) - pierced; प्रासैः (prāsaiḥ) - with spears; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by great souls; स्रवता (sravatā) - flowing; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; आक्तः (āktaḥ) - smeared; स्तोत्त्रैः (stottraiḥ) - with goads; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; इव (iva) - like; द्विपः (dvipaḥ) - an elephant;]
(Iravan then pierced with sharp spears by great souls, smeared with flowing blood, pierced with goads like an elephant.)
Iravan was then pierced by the great warriors with sharp spears, and he was smeared with flowing blood, appearing like an elephant pierced with goads.
उरस्यपि च पृष्ठे च पार्श्वयोश्च भृशाहतः । एको बहुभिरत्यर्थं धैर्याद्राजन्न विव्यथे ॥६-८६-३३॥
urasya ca pṛṣṭhe ca pārśvayoś ca bhṛśāhataḥ । eko bahubhir atyarthaṃ dhairyād rājan na vivyathe ॥6-86-33॥
[उरस्य (urasya) - on the chest; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; च (ca) - and; पार्श्वयोः (pārśvayoḥ) - on the sides; च (ca) - and; भृशाहतः (bhṛśāhataḥ) - severely struck; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - out of courage; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was disturbed;]
(On the chest, back, and sides, severely struck, one by many, excessively, out of courage, O king, was not disturbed.)
Despite being severely struck on the chest, back, and sides by many, the courageous one, O king, was not disturbed.
इरावानथ सङ्क्रुद्धः सर्वांस्तान्निशितैः शरैः । मोहयामास समरे विद्ध्वा परपुरञ्जयः ॥६-८६-३४॥
irāvānatha saṅkruddhaḥ sarvāṃstāniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ । mohayāmāsa samare viddhvā parapurañjayaḥ ॥6-86-34॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अथ (atha) - then; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; तान् (tān) - them; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; मोहयामास (mohayāmāsa) - bewildered; समरे (samare) - in battle; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; परपुरञ्जयः (parapurañjayaḥ) - the conqueror of enemy cities;]
(Iravan, then angry, bewildered all of them with sharp arrows in battle, having pierced, the conqueror of enemy cities.)
Iravan, filled with rage, confused all his enemies with his sharp arrows in the battle, proving himself as the conqueror of enemy cities.
प्रासानुद्धृत्य सर्वांश्च स्वशरीरादरिंदमः । तैरेव ताडयामास सुबलस्यात्मजान्रणे ॥६-८६-३५॥
prāsānuddhṛtya sarvāṃśca svaśarīrādariṃdamaḥ । taireva tāḍayāmāsa subalasyātmajānraṇe ॥6-86-35॥
[प्रासान् (prāsān) - spears; उद्धृत्य (uddhṛtya) - having taken; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; च (ca) - and; स्वशरीरात् (svaśarīrāt) - from his own body; अरिंदमः (ariṃdamaḥ) - the subduer of enemies; तैः (taiḥ) - with them; एव (eva) - only; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; सुबलस्य (subalasya) - of Subala; आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Having taken all the spears from his own body, the subduer of enemies struck the sons of Subala with them in battle.)
The warrior, known for subduing enemies, pulled out all the spears from his own body and used them to strike the sons of Subala in the battle.
निकृष्य निशितं खड्गं गृहीत्वा च शरावरम् । पदातिस्तूर्णमागच्छज्जिघांसुः सौबलान्युधि ॥६-८६-३६॥
nikṛṣya niśitaṃ khaḍgaṃ gṛhītvā ca śarāvaram । padātistūrṇamāgacchajjighāṃsuḥ saubalānyudhi ॥6-86-36॥
[निकृष्य (nikṛṣya) - having drawn; निशितं (niśitaṃ) - sharp; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; च (ca) - and; शरावरम् (śarāvaram) - quiver; पदातिः (padātiḥ) - foot-soldier; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आगच्छत् (āgacchat) - came; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; सौबलान् (saubalān) - the followers of Shakuni; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Having drawn a sharp sword and taken a quiver, the foot-soldier quickly came, desiring to kill the followers of Shakuni in battle.)
The foot-soldier, having drawn his sharp sword and taken his quiver, quickly approached with the intent to kill Shakuni's followers in the battle.
ततः प्रत्यागतप्राणाः सर्वे ते सुबलात्मजाः । भूयः क्रोधसमाविष्टा इरावन्तमथाद्रवन् ॥६-८६-३७॥
tataḥ pratyāgataprāṇāḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ । bhūyaḥ krodhasamāviṣṭā irāvantamathādravan ॥6-86-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रत्यागतप्राणाः (pratyāgataprāṇāḥ) - regained life; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; सुबलात्मजाः (subalātmajāḥ) - sons of Subala; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; क्रोधसमाविष्टाः (krodhasamāviṣṭāḥ) - filled with anger; इरावन्तम् (irāvantam) - Iravan; अथ (atha) - then; अद्रवन् (adravan) - ran towards;]
(Then, having regained life, all those sons of Subala, filled with anger, again ran towards Iravan.)
Then, having regained their senses, all the sons of Subala, filled with rage, charged again towards Iravan.
इरावानपि खड्गेन दर्शयन्पाणिलाघवम् । अभ्यवर्तत तान्सर्वान्सौबलान्बलदर्पितः ॥६-८६-३८॥
irāvān api khaḍgena darśayan pāṇi-lāghavam । abhyavartata tān sarvān saubalān bala-darpitaḥ ॥6-86-38॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अपि (api) - also; खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with sword; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; पाणि (pāṇi) - hand; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - dexterity; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - advanced; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; सौबलान् (saubalān) - sons of Subala; बल (bala) - strength; दर्पितः (darpitaḥ) - proud;]
(Iravan, also showing dexterity with his hand and sword, advanced towards all the sons of Subala, proud of his strength.)
Iravan, demonstrating his skill with the sword, confidently advanced towards all the sons of Subala, filled with pride in his strength.
लाघवेनाथ चरतः सर्वे ते सुबलात्मजाः । अन्तरं नाध्यगच्छन्त चरन्तः शीघ्रगामिनः ॥६-८६-३९॥
lāghavenātha carataḥ sarve te subalātmajāḥ । antaraṃ nādhyagacchanta carantaḥ śīghragāminaḥ ॥6-86-39॥
[लाघवेन (lāghavena) - with lightness; अथ (atha) - then; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; सुबलात्मजाः (subalātmajāḥ) - sons of Subala; अन्तरं (antaraṃ) - gap; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - found; चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - moving; शीघ्रगामिनः (śīghragāminaḥ) - swift-moving;]
(With lightness, then, moving, all those sons of Subala did not find a gap, moving swiftly.)
Then, with agility, all the sons of Subala moved swiftly without finding any gap.
भूमिष्ठमथ तं सङ्ख्ये सम्प्रदृश्य ततः पुनः । परिवार्य भृशं सर्वे ग्रहीतुमुपचक्रमुः ॥६-८६-४०॥
bhūmiṣṭhamatha taṃ saṅkhye sampradṛśya tataḥ punaḥ । parivārya bhṛśaṃ sarve grahītumupacakramuḥ ॥6-86-40॥
[भूमिष्ठम् (bhūmiṣṭham) - standing on the ground; अथ (atha) - then; तम् (tam) - him; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; सम्प्रदृश्य (sampradṛśya) - having seen; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to capture; उपचक्रमुः (upacakramuḥ) - began;]
(Standing on the ground, then having seen him in the battle, then again, all intensely began to surround to capture.)
Standing on the ground, they saw him in the battle and then all of them surrounded him intensely to capture him again.
अथाभ्याशगतानां स खड्गेनामित्रकर्शनः । उपहस्तावहस्ताभ्यां तेषां गात्राण्यकृन्तत ॥६-८६-४१॥
athābhyāśagatānāṃ sa khaḍgenāmitrakarśanaḥ । upahastāvahastābhyāṃ teṣāṃ gātrāṇyakṛntata ॥6-86-41॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अभ्याशगतानां (abhyāśagatānāṃ) - approached; स (sa) - he; खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with sword; अमित्रकर्शनः (amitrakarśanaḥ) - enemy tormentor; उपहस्तावहस्ताभ्यां (upahastāvahastābhyāṃ) - with both hands; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; अकृन्तत (akṛntata) - cut off;]
(Then, having approached, he, the enemy tormentor, with sword in both hands, cut off their limbs.)
Then, the enemy tormentor approached and with his sword in both hands, he cut off their limbs.
आयुधानि च सर्वेषां बाहूनपि च भूषितान् । अपतन्त निकृत्ताङ्गा गता भूमिं गतासवः ॥६-८६-४२॥
āyudhāni ca sarveṣāṃ bāhūnapi ca bhūṣitān । apatanta nikṛttāṅgā gatā bhūmiṃ gatāsavaḥ ॥6-86-42॥
[आयुधानि (āyudhāni) - weapons; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; भूषितान् (bhūṣitān) - adorned; अपतन्त (apatanta) - fell; निकृत्ताङ्गा (nikṛttāṅgā) - with severed limbs; गता (gatā) - went; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - to the ground; गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless;]
(Weapons and arms of all, adorned, fell with severed limbs, went to the ground lifeless.)
The weapons and adorned arms of all fell to the ground, their limbs severed, lifeless.
वृषकस्तु महाराज बहुधा परिविक्षतः । अमुच्यत महारौद्रात्तस्माद्वीरावकर्तनात् ॥६-८६-४३॥
vṛṣakastu mahārāja bahudhā parivikṣataḥ । amucyata mahāraudrāttasmādvīrāvakartanāt ॥6-86-43॥
[वृषकः (vṛṣakaḥ) - Vṛṣaka; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; परिविक्षतः (parivikṣataḥ) - tormented; अमुच्यत (amucyata) - was released; महारौद्रात् (mahāraudrāt) - from the great terror; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; वीरावकर्तनात् (vīrāvakartanāt) - from the act of cutting down heroes;]
(Vṛṣaka, the great king, was tormented in many ways. He was released from the great terror, from the act of cutting down heroes.)
Vṛṣaka, the great king, was severely tormented but eventually freed from the immense terror caused by the slaughter of heroes.
तान्सर्वान्पतितान्दृष्ट्वा भीतो दुर्योधनस्ततः । अभ्यभाषत सङ्क्रुद्धो राक्षसं घोरदर्शनम् ॥६-८६-४४॥
tānsarvānpatitāndṛṣṭvā bhīto duryodhanastataḥ । abhyabhāṣata saṅkruddho rākṣasaṃ ghoradarśanam ॥6-86-44॥
[तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; पतितान् (patitān) - fallen; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - fearful; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon; घोरदर्शनम् (ghoradarśanam) - terrifying in appearance;]
(Having seen all of them fallen, Duryodhana, fearful, then addressed the demon, terrifying in appearance, angrily.)
Upon witnessing all his fallen warriors, a fearful Duryodhana then angrily addressed the terrifying demon.
आर्श्यशृङ्गिं महेष्वासं मायाविनमरिंदमम् । वैरिणं भीमसेनस्य पूर्वं बकवधेन वै ॥६-८६-४५॥
ārśyaśṛṅgiṃ maheṣvāsaṃ māyāvinamariṃdamam । vairiṇaṃ bhīmasenasya pūrvaṃ bakavadena vai ॥6-86-45॥
[आर्श्यशृङ्गिं (ārśyaśṛṅgiṃ) - the sage Rishyasringa; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; मायाविनम् (māyāvinam) - deceitful; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - subduer of enemies; वैरिणं (vairiṇaṃ) - enemy; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - before; बकवधेन (bakavadena) - by the killing of Baka; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(The sage Rishyasringa, a great archer, deceitful, subduer of enemies, enemy of Bhimasena, indeed before by the killing of Baka.)
The sage Rishyasringa, known for his great archery skills and deceitful nature, was an enemy of Bhimasena, especially before the killing of Baka.
पश्य वीर यथा ह्येष फल्गुनस्य सुतो बली । मायावी विप्रियं घोरमकार्षीन्मे बलक्षयम् ॥६-८६-४६॥
paśya vīra yathā hyeṣa phalgunasya suto balī । māyāvī vipriyaṃ ghoramakārṣīnme balakṣayam ॥6-86-46॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; वीर (vīra) - hero; यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong; मायावी (māyāvī) - deceptive; विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - unpleasant; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - did; मे (me) - to me; बलक्षयम् (balakṣayam) - loss of strength;]
(See, O hero, how indeed this strong son of Phalguna, deceptive, did a terrible unpleasant act to me, causing loss of strength.)
Observe, O hero, how this strong son of Phalguna, with his deceptive ways, has caused me a terrible loss of strength through his unpleasant actions.
त्वं च कामगमस्तात मायास्त्रे च विशारदः । कृतवैरश्च पार्थेन तस्मादेनं रणे जहि ॥६-८६-४७॥
tvaṁ ca kāmagamastāta māyāstre ca viśāradaḥ । kṛtavairaśca pārthena tasmādenaṁ raṇe jahi ॥6-86-47॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; च (ca) - and; कामगमः (kāmagamaḥ) - one who moves at will; तात (tāta) - O dear one; मायास्त्रे (māyāstre) - in the art of illusion; च (ca) - and; विशारदः (viśāradaḥ) - expert; कृतवैरः (kṛtavairaḥ) - having enmity; च (ca) - and; पार्थेन (pārthena) - with Arjuna; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; एनम् (enam) - him; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जहि (jahi) - slay;]
(You, O dear one, who moves at will and are expert in the art of illusion, having enmity with Arjuna, therefore slay him in battle.)
O dear one, you are skilled in moving at will and in the art of illusion. You have enmity with Arjuna, so you must slay him in battle.
बाढमित्येवमुक्त्वा तु राक्षसो घोरदर्शनः । प्रययौ सिंहनादेन यत्रार्जुनसुतो युवा ॥६-८६-४८॥
bāḍhamityevamuktvā tu rākṣaso ghoradarśanaḥ । prayayau siṃhanādena yatrārjunasuto yuvā ॥6-86-48॥
[बाढम् (bāḍham) - certainly; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; घोरदर्शनः (ghoradarśanaḥ) - terrible-looking; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; यत्र (yatra) - where; अर्जुनसुतः (arjunasutaḥ) - Arjuna's son; युवा (yuvā) - young;]
(Certainly, having spoken thus, the terrible-looking demon departed with a lion's roar to where the young son of Arjuna was.)
The terrible-looking demon, after affirming with certainty, left with a lion's roar towards the location of Arjuna's young son.
स्वारूढैर्युद्धकुशलैर्विमलप्रासयोधिभिः । वीरैः प्रहारिभिर्युक्तः स्वैरनीकैः समावृतः ॥ निहन्तुकामः समरे इरावन्तं महाबलम् ॥६-८६-४९॥
svārūḍhair yuddhakuśalair vimalaprāsayodhibhiḥ । vīraiḥ prahāribhir yuktaḥ svairanīkaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ ॥ nihantukāmaḥ samare irāvantaṃ mahābalam ॥6-86-49॥
[स्वारूढैः (svārūḍhaiḥ) - mounted; युद्धकुशलैः (yuddhakuśalaiḥ) - skilled in battle; विमलप्रासयोधिभिः (vimalaprāsayodhibhiḥ) - with spotless spear warriors; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - with heroes; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - with strikers; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - equipped; स्वैरनीकैः (svairanīkaiḥ) - with own troops; समावृतः (samāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; निहन्तुकामः (nihantukāmaḥ) - desiring to slay; समरे (samare) - in battle; इरावन्तम् (irāvantam) - Iravan; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty;]
(Mounted with warriors skilled in battle and spotless spear warriors, equipped with heroes and strikers, surrounded by his own troops, desiring to slay mighty Iravan in battle.)
Mounted with warriors skilled in battle and spotless spear warriors, equipped with heroes and strikers, he was surrounded by his own troops, eager to slay the mighty Iravan in battle.
इरावानपि सङ्क्रुद्धस्त्वरमाणः पराक्रमी । हन्तुकामममित्रघ्नो राक्षसं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥६-८६-५०॥
irāvānapi saṅkruddhastvaramāṇaḥ parākramī । hantukāmamamitraghno rākṣasaṃ pratyavārayat ॥6-86-50॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अपि (api) - also; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant; हन्तुकामम् (hantukāmam) - desiring to kill; अमित्रघ्नः (amitraghnaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṃ) - demon; प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - blocked;]
(Iravan, also angry and hastening, the valiant destroyer of enemies, desiring to kill, blocked the demon.)
Iravan, filled with anger and urgency, the valiant warrior who destroys enemies, sought to kill and blocked the demon.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य राक्षसः सुमहाबलः । त्वरमाणस्ततो मायां प्रयोक्तुमुपचक्रमे ॥६-८६-५१॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya rākṣasaḥ sumahābalaḥ । tvaramāṇastato māyāṃ prayoktumupacakrame ॥6-86-51॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - seeing; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; सुमहाबलः (sumahābalaḥ) - very mighty; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मायाम् (māyām) - illusion; प्रयोक्तुम् (prayoktum) - to employ; उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began;]
(Seeing him approaching, the very mighty demon hastily then began to employ illusion.)
The very mighty demon, upon seeing him approach, hastily began to employ his magical powers.
तेन मायामयाः कॢप्ता हयास्तावन्त एव हि । स्वारूढा राक्षसैर्घोरैः शूलपट्टिशपाणिभिः ॥६-८६-५२॥
tena māyāmayāḥ kḷptā hayāstāvanta eva hi । svārūḍhā rākṣasairghoraiḥ śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇibhiḥ ॥6-86-52॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; मायामयाः (māyāmayāḥ) - illusory; कॢप्ता (kḷptā) - created; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; तावन्तः (tāvantaḥ) - so many; एव (eva) - indeed; हि (hi) - certainly; स्वारूढाः (svārūḍhāḥ) - mounted; राक्षसैः (rākṣasaiḥ) - by demons; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; शूलपट्टिशपाणिभिः (śūlapaṭṭiśapāṇibhiḥ) - with spears and shields in hands;]
(By him, illusory horses were created, so many indeed, mounted by terrible demons with spears and shields in their hands.)
He created many illusory horses, which were mounted by fearsome demons wielding spears and shields.
ते संरब्धाः समागम्य द्विसाहस्राः प्रहारिणः । अचिराद्गमयामासुः प्रेतलोकं परस्परम् ॥६-८६-५३॥
te saṁrabdhāḥ samāgamya dvisāhasrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ । acirādgamayāmasuḥ pretalokaṁ parasparam ॥6-86-53॥
[ते (te) - they; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled; द्विसाहस्राः (dvisāhasrāḥ) - two thousand; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - warriors; अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon; गमयामासुः (gamayāmasuḥ) - sent; प्रेतलोकं (pretalokaṁ) - to the world of the dead; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(They, excited, having assembled, two thousand warriors, soon sent to the world of the dead each other.)
The two thousand excited warriors, having gathered, quickly sent each other to the world of the dead.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते सैन्ये तावुभौ युद्धदुर्मदौ । सङ्ग्रामे व्यवतिष्ठेतां यथा वै वृत्रवासवौ ॥६-८६-५४॥
tasmiṁstu nihate sainye tāvubhau yuddhadurmadau । saṅgrāme vyavatiṣṭhetāṁ yathā vai vṛtravāsavau ॥6-86-54॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; युद्धदुर्मदौ (yuddhadurmadau) - intoxicated with battle; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; व्यवतिष्ठेताम् (vyavatiṣṭhetām) - stood; यथा (yathā) - as; वै (vai) - indeed; वृत्रवासवौ (vṛtravāsavau) - Vritra and Indra;]
(In that slain army, those two, both intoxicated with battle, stood in battle as indeed Vritra and Indra.)
In the slain army, both of them, intoxicated with battle, stood in the battlefield like Vritra and Indra.
आद्रवन्तमभिप्रेक्ष्य राक्षसं युद्धदुर्मदम् । इरावान्क्रोधसंरब्धः प्रत्यधावन्महाबलः ॥६-८६-५५॥
ādravantam abhiprekṣya rākṣasaṃ yuddhadurmadam । irāvān krodhasaṃrabdhaḥ pratyadhāvan mahābalaḥ ॥6-86-55॥
[आद्रवन्तम् (ādravantam) - running towards; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - arrogant in battle; इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; क्रोधसंरब्धः (krodhasaṃrabdhaḥ) - enraged; प्रत्यधावन् (pratyadhāvan) - ran towards; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Having seen the demon, arrogant in battle, running towards, enraged Iravan ran towards (him), mighty.)
Upon seeing the demon, who was arrogant in battle, the mighty and enraged Iravan charged towards him.
समभ्याशगतस्याजौ तस्य खड्गेन दुर्मतेः । चिच्छेद कार्मुकं दीप्तं शरावापं च पञ्चकम् ॥६-८६-५६॥
samabhyāśagatasyaājau tasya khaḍgena durmateḥ । ciccheda kārmukaṃ dīptaṃ śarāvāpaṃ ca pañcakam ॥6-86-56॥
[समभ्याशगतस्य (samabhyāśagatasya) - approached; अजौ (ājau) - in battle; तस्य (tasya) - his; खड्गेन (khaḍgena) - with sword; दुर्मतेः (durmateḥ) - of the evil-minded; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; कार्मुकं (kārmukaṃ) - bow; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - shining; शरावापं (śarāvāpaṃ) - quiver; च (ca) - and; पञ्चकम् (pañcakam) - five;]
(Approached in battle, with his sword, he cut the bow, the shining quiver, and the five of the evil-minded.)
In the battle, he approached and with his sword, cut down the bow, the shining quiver, and the five arrows of the evil-minded one.
स निकृत्तं धनुर्दृष्ट्वा खं जवेन समाविशत् । इरावन्तमभिक्रुद्धं मोहयन्निव मायया ॥६-८६-५७॥
sa nikṛttaṃ dhanurdṛṣṭvā khaṃ javena samāviśat । irāvantamabhikruddhaṃ mohayanniva māyayā ॥6-86-57॥
[स (sa) - he; निकृत्तं (nikṛttaṃ) - cut-off; धनु (dhanu) - bow; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; खं (khaṃ) - sky; जवेन (javena) - swiftly; समाविशत् (samāviśat) - entered; इरावन्तम् (irāvantam) - Iravan; अभिक्रुद्धं (abhikruddhaṃ) - angry; मोहयन् (mohayan) - bewildering; इव (iva) - as if; मायया (māyayā) - by illusion;]
(He, having seen the cut-off bow, swiftly entered the sky, bewildering the angry Iravan as if by illusion.)
He swiftly ascended to the sky after seeing the cut-off bow, seemingly bewildering the angry Iravan with his illusion.
ततोऽन्तरिक्षमुत्पत्य इरावानपि राक्षसम् । विमोहयित्वा मायाभिस्तस्य गात्राणि सायकैः ॥ चिच्छेद सर्वमर्मज्ञः कामरूपो दुरासदः ॥६-८६-५८॥
tato'ntarikṣamutpatya irāvānapi rākṣasam । vimohayitvā māyābhistasya gātrāṇi sāyakaiḥ ॥ ciccheda sarvamarmajñaḥ kāmarūpo durāsadaḥ ॥6-86-58॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्तरिक्षम् (antarikṣam) - sky; उत्पत्य (utpatya) - having risen; इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अपि (api) - also; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; विमोहयित्वा (vimohayitvā) - having deluded; मायाभिः (māyābhiḥ) - with illusions; तस्य (tasya) - his; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सर्वमर्मज्ञः (sarvamarmajñaḥ) - knower of all vital points; कामरूपः (kāmarūpaḥ) - of any form at will; दुरासदः (durāsadaḥ) - invincible;]
(Then, having risen to the sky, Iravan also deluded the demon with illusions and cut his limbs with arrows, being a knower of all vital points, of any form at will, invincible.)
Then Iravan rose to the sky and, using illusions, deluded the demon and cut his limbs with arrows. He was a master of all vital points, able to take any form at will, and was invincible.
तथा स राक्षसश्रेष्ठः शरैः कृत्तः पुनः पुनः । सम्बभूव महाराज समवाप च यौवनम् ॥६-८६-५९॥
tathā sa rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ śaraiḥ kṛttaḥ punaḥ punaḥ । sambabhūva mahārāja samavāpa ca yauvanam ॥6-86-59॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; स (sa) - he; राक्षसश्रेष्ठः (rākṣasaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best among demons; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; कृत्तः (kṛttaḥ) - cut; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सम्बभूव (sambabhūva) - became; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; समवाप (samavāpa) - attained; च (ca) - and; यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth;]
(Thus, he, the best among demons, was cut by arrows again and again. O great king, he became and attained youth.)
Thus, the best among demons was repeatedly struck by arrows, yet he regained his youth, O great king.
माया हि सहजा तेषां वयो रूपं च कामजम् । एवं तद्राक्षसस्याङ्गं छिन्नं छिन्नं व्यरोहत ॥६-८६-६०॥
māyā hi sahajā teṣāṃ vayo rūpaṃ ca kāmajam । evaṃ tadrākṣasasyāṅgaṃ chinnaṃ chinnaṃ vyarohat ॥6-86-60॥
[माया (māyā) - illusion; हि (hi) - indeed; सहजा (sahajā) - innate; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; वयः (vayaḥ) - age; रूपं (rūpaṃ) - form; च (ca) - and; कामजम् (kāmajam) - born of desire; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon; अङ्गं (aṅgaṃ) - limb; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - cut; छिन्नं (chinnaṃ) - cut; व्यारोहत् (vyarohat) - grew again;]
(Illusion is indeed innate to them; their age and form are born of desire. Thus, that demon's limb, cut and cut, grew again.)
The illusion is inherent to them, and their youthful appearance and form are born out of desire. Thus, whenever a limb of that demon was cut, it would grow back again.
इरावानपि सङ्क्रुद्धो राक्षसं तं महाबलम् । परश्वधेन तीक्ष्णेन चिच्छेद च पुनः पुनः ॥६-८६-६१॥
irāvānapi saṅkruddho rākṣasaṃ taṃ mahābalam । paraśvadena tīkṣṇena ciccheda ca punaḥ punaḥ ॥6-86-61॥
[इरावान् (irāvān) - Iravan; अपि (api) - also; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; तम् (tam) - that; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty; परश्वधेन (paraśvadena) - with an axe; तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - sharp; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Iravan, also angry, cut that mighty demon again and again with a sharp axe.)
Iravan, in his anger, repeatedly struck the mighty demon with his sharp axe.
स तेन बलिना वीरश्छिद्यमान इव द्रुमः । राक्षसो व्यनदद्घोरं स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥६-८६-६२॥
sa tena balinā vīraś chidyamāna iva drumaḥ । rākṣaso vyanadad ghoraṃ sa śabdas tumulo'bhavat ॥6-86-62॥
[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong one; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; छिद्यमानः (chidyamānaḥ) - being cut; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - tree; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; वयनदत् (vyanadat) - roared; घोरं (ghoram) - terribly; सः (saḥ) - that; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(He, like a tree being cut by the strong hero, the demon roared terribly, and that sound became tumultuous.)
The demon, like a tree being cut by the strong hero, roared terribly, and the sound was tumultuous.
परश्वधक्षतं रक्षः सुस्राव रुधिरं बहु । ततश्चुक्रोध बलवांश्चक्रे वेगं च संयुगे ॥६-८६-६३॥
paraśvadhakṣataṃ rakṣaḥ susrāva rudhiraṃ bahu । tataścukrodha balavāṃścakre vegaṃ ca saṃyuge ॥6-86-63॥
[परश्वधक्षतं (paraśvadhakṣataṃ) - wounded by an axe; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon; सुस्राव (susrāva) - flowed; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; बहु (bahu) - much; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चुक्रोध (cukrodha) - became angry; बलवान् (balavān) - the strong one; चक्रे (cakre) - made; वегं (vegaṃ) - speed; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(The demon, wounded by an axe, flowed much blood. Then the strong one became angry and made speed in battle.)
The demon, having been wounded by an axe, bled profusely. Enraged, the strong one then hastened into the battle.
आर्श्यशृङ्गिस्ततो दृष्ट्वा समरे शत्रुमूर्जितम् । कृत्वा घोरं महद्रूपं ग्रहीतुमुपचक्रमे ॥ सङ्ग्रामशिरसो मध्ये सर्वेषां तत्र पश्यताम् ॥६-८६-६४॥
ārśyaśṛṅgistato dṛṣṭvā samare śatrumūrjitam । kṛtvā ghoraṃ mahadrūpaṃ grahītumupacakrame ॥ saṅgrāmaśiraso madhye sarveṣāṃ tatra paśyatām ॥6-86-64॥
[आर्श्यशृङ्गिः (ārśyaśṛṅgiḥ) - Arshyashringa; ततः (tataḥ) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समरे (samare) - in the battle; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; ऊर्जितम् (ūrjitam) - powerful; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; महद्रूपम् (mahadrūpam) - great form; ग्रहीतुम् (grahītum) - to seize; उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began; सङ्ग्रामशिरसः (saṅgrāmaśirasaḥ) - in the forefront of the battle; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; तत्र (tatra) - there; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - watching;]
(Arshyashringa then, having seen the powerful enemy in the battle, having made a terrible great form, began to seize in the forefront of the battle, in the midst of all watching there.)
Arshyashringa, upon seeing the powerful enemy in the battle, transformed into a terrifying great form and began to seize the enemy in the forefront of the battle, while everyone watched.
तां दृष्ट्वा तादृशीं मायां राक्षसस्य महात्मनः । इरावानपि सङ्क्रुद्धो मायां स्रष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥६-८६-६५॥
tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tādṛśīṃ māyāṃ rākṣasasya mahātmanaḥ । irāvānapi saṅkruddho māyāṃ sraṣṭuṃ pracakrame ॥6-86-65॥
[तां (tām) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तादृशीं (tādṛśīm) - such; मायां (māyām) - illusion; राक्षसस्य (rākṣasasya) - of the demon; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled; इरावानपि (irāvānapi) - Iravan also; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; मायां (māyām) - illusion; स्रष्टुं (sraṣṭum) - to create; प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - began;]
(Having seen that kind of illusion of the great-souled demon, Iravan also, being angry, began to create an illusion.)
Upon witnessing the powerful illusion of the great demon, Iravan, in his anger, also began to conjure an illusion.
तस्य क्रोधाभिभूतस्य संयुगेष्वनिवर्तिनः । योऽन्वयो मातृकस्तस्य स एनमभिपेदिवान् ॥६-८६-६६॥
tasya krodhābhibhūtasya saṃyugeṣvanivartinaḥ । yo'nvayo mātṛkastasya sa enamabhipedivān ॥6-86-66॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; क्रोधाभिभूतस्य (krodhābhibhūtasya) - overcome by anger; संयुगेषु (saṃyugeṣu) - in battles; अनिवर्तिनः (anivartinaḥ) - not turning back; यः (yaḥ) - who; अन्वयः (anvayaḥ) - lineage; मातृकः (mātṛkaḥ) - maternal; तस्य (tasya) - his; सः (saḥ) - he; एनम् (enam) - him; अभिपेदिवान् (abhipedivān) - attacked;]
(His maternal lineage, who does not turn back in battles, overcome by anger, attacked him.)
Overcome by anger, his maternal lineage, known for never retreating in battles, attacked him.
स नागैर्बहुशो राजन्सर्वतः संवृतो रणे । दधार सुमहद्रूपमनन्त इव भोगवान् ॥ ततो बहुविधैर्नागैश्छादयामास राक्षसम् ॥६-८६-६७॥
sa nāgairbahuśo rājansarvataḥ saṁvṛto raṇe । dadhāra sumahadrūpamananta iva bhogavān ॥ tato bahuvidhairnāgaiśchādayāmāsa rākṣasam ॥6-86-67॥
[स (sa) - he; नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - with elephants; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दधार (dadhāra) - held; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - Ananta; इव (iva) - like; भोगवान् (bhogavān) - the serpent; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - by various; नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - elephants; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - the demon;]
(He, O king, was surrounded many times by elephants from all sides in battle. He held a very great form like Ananta, the serpent. Then, by various elephants, he covered the demon.)
O king, he was repeatedly surrounded by elephants from all sides in the battle, holding a form as great as Ananta, the serpent. Then, he covered the demon with various elephants.
छाद्यमानस्तु नागैः स ध्यात्वा राक्षसपुङ्गवः । सौपर्णं रूपमास्थाय भक्षयामास पन्नगान् ॥६-८६-६८॥
chādyamānastu nāgaiḥ sa dhyātvā rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ । sauparṇaṃ rūpamāsthāya bhakṣayāmāsa pannagān ॥6-86-68॥
[छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; तु (tu) - but; नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - by serpents; स (sa) - he; ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated; राक्षसपुङ्गवः (rākṣasapuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost of demons; सौपर्णं (sauparṇam) - of Garuda; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - assuming; भक्षयामास (bhakṣayāmāsa) - devoured; पन्नगान् (pannagān) - serpents;]
(Being covered by serpents, he, the foremost of demons, having meditated, assumed the form of Garuda and devoured the serpents.)
The foremost of demons, covered by serpents, meditated and took on the form of Garuda to devour the serpents.
मायया भक्षिते तस्मिन्नन्वये तस्य मातृके । विमोहितमिरावन्तमसिना राक्षसोऽवधीत् ॥६-८६-६९॥
māyayā bhakṣite tasminnanvaye tasya mātṛke । vimohitamirāvantamasinā rākṣaso'vadhīt ॥6-86-69॥
[मायया (māyayā) - by illusion; भक्षिते (bhakṣite) - devoured; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; अन्वये (anvaye) - lineage; तस्य (tasya) - his; मातृके (mātṛke) - mother; विमोहित (vimohita) - bewildered; मिरावन्तम् (mirāvantam) - Miravantam; असिना (asinā) - with a sword; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; अवधीत् (avadhīt) - killed;]
(By illusion, in that lineage, his mother was devoured; bewildered, the demon killed Miravantam with a sword.)
In that lineage, his mother was devoured by illusion; bewildered, the demon killed Miravantam with a sword.
सकुण्डलं समुकुटं पद्मेन्दुसदृशप्रभम् । इरावतः शिरो रक्षः पातयामास भूतले ॥६-८६-७०॥
sakuṇḍalaṃ samukuṭaṃ padmendusadṛśaprabham । irāvataḥ śiro rakṣaḥ pātayāmāsa bhūtale ॥6-86-70॥
[सकुण्डलं (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; समुकुटं (samukuṭam) - with a crown; पद्मेन्दुसदृशप्रभम् (padmendusadṛśaprabham) - having the luster of the lotus and the moon; इरावतः (irāvataḥ) - Iravat; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground;]
(Iravat, with earrings and a crown, having the luster of the lotus and the moon, caused the demon's head to fall on the ground.)
Iravat, adorned with earrings and a crown, shining like the lotus and the moon, struck down the demon's head to the ground.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे राक्षसेनार्जुनात्मजे । विशोकाः समपद्यन्त धार्तराष्ट्राः सराजकाः ॥६-८६-७१॥
tasmiṁstu nihate vīre rākṣasenārjunātmaje । viśokāḥ samapadyanta dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ sarājakāḥ ॥6-86-71॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon; अर्जुनात्मजे (arjunātmaje) - Arjuna's son; विशोकाः (viśokāḥ) - free from sorrow; समपद्यन्त (samapadyanta) - became; धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; सराजकाः (sarājakāḥ) - with the kings;]
(In that, but when the hero, Arjuna's son, was slain by the demon, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with the kings, became free from sorrow.)
But when the heroic son of Arjuna was slain by the demon, the sons of Dhritarashtra and the kings with them were relieved of their sorrow.
तस्मिन्महति सङ्ग्रामे तादृशे भैरवे पुनः । महान्व्यतिकरो घोरः सेनयोः समपद्यत ॥६-८६-७२॥
tasminmahati saṅgrāme tādṛśe bhairave punaḥ । mahānvyatikaro ghoraḥ senayoḥ samapadyata ॥6-86-72॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महति (mahati) - great; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; तादृशे (tādṛśe) - such; भैरवे (bhairave) - terrible; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; महान् (mahān) - great; व्यतिकरः (vyatikaraḥ) - conflict; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - fierce; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - of the armies; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - occurred;]
(In that great battle, such a terrible conflict occurred again between the armies.)
In that great and terrible battle, a fierce conflict arose once more between the armies.
हया गजाः पदाताश्च विमिश्रा दन्तिभिर्हताः । रथाश्च दन्तिनश्चैव पत्तिभिस्तत्र सूदिताः ॥६-८६-७३॥
hayā gajāḥ padātāśca vimiśrā dantibhirhatāḥ । rathāśca dantinashcaiva pattibhistatra sūditāḥ ॥6-86-73॥
[हया (hayā) - horses; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; पदाताः (padātāḥ) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; विमिश्राः (vimiśrāḥ) - mixed; दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - by elephants; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; पत्तिभिः (pattibhiḥ) - by foot soldiers; तत्र (tatra) - there; सूदिताः (sūditāḥ) - slaughtered;]
(Horses, elephants, and foot soldiers mixed were killed by elephants. Chariots and elephants also were slaughtered there by foot soldiers.)
Horses, elephants, and foot soldiers were mixed and killed by elephants. Chariots and elephants were also slaughtered there by foot soldiers.
तथा पत्तिरथौघाश्च हयाश्च बहवो रणे । रथिभिर्निहता राजंस्तव तेषां च सङ्कुले ॥६-८६-७४॥
tathā pattirathaughāś ca hayāś ca bahavo raṇe । rathibhir nihatā rājan tava teṣāṃ ca saṅkule ॥6-86-74॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; पत्तिरथौघाः (pattirathaughāḥ) - infantry and chariots; च (ca) - and; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers; निहताः (nihatāḥ) - slain; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; च (ca) - and; सङ्कुले (saṅkule) - in the confusion;]
(Thus, many infantry, chariots, and horses were slain in battle by your charioteers, O king, in the confusion of them.)
In the battle, many of your infantry, chariots, and horses were slain by the charioteers, O king, amidst the confusion.
अजानन्नर्जुनश्चापि निहतं पुत्रमौरसम् । जघान समरे शूरान्राज्ञस्तान्भीष्मरक्षिणः ॥६-८६-७५॥
ajānannarjunaścāpi nihataṃ putramaurasam । jaghāna samare śūrānrājñastānbhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ ॥6-86-75॥
[अजानन् (ajānann) - not knowing; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निहतम् (nihataṃ) - killed; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; औरसम् (aurasam) - own; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; तान् (tān) - those; भीष्मरक्षिणः (bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ) - protectors of Bhishma;]
(Not knowing, Arjuna also killed his own son, killed the heroes in battle, those protectors of Bhishma, of the king.)
Unaware of the situation, Arjuna inadvertently killed his own son and the valiant warriors who were protecting Bhishma, the king's guardians, in the battle.
तथैव तावका राजन्सृञ्जयाश्च महाबलाः । जुह्वतः समरे प्राणान्निजघ्नुरितरेतरम् ॥६-८६-७६॥
tathaiva tāvakā rājan sṛñjayāś ca mahābalāḥ । juhvataḥ samare prāṇān nijaghnur itaretaram ॥6-86-76॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas; च (ca) - and; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; जुह्वतः (juhvataḥ) - offering; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; निजघ्नुः (nijaghnur) - killed; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other;]
(In the same way, your men, O king, and the mighty Sṛñjayas, offering their lives in battle, killed each other.)
In the same manner, your warriors, O king, and the mighty Sṛñjayas, sacrificed their lives in battle, slaying one another.
मुक्तकेशा विकवचा विरथाश्छिन्नकार्मुकाः । बाहुभिः समयुध्यन्त समवेताः परस्परम् ॥६-८६-७७॥
muktakeśā vikavacā virathāśchinnakārmukāḥ । bāhubhiḥ samayudhyanta samavetāḥ parasparam ॥6-86-77॥
[मुक्तकेशा (muktakeśā) - with disheveled hair; विकवचा (vikavacā) - without armor; विरथाः (virathāḥ) - without chariots; छिन्नकार्मुकाः (chinnakārmukāḥ) - with broken bows; बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms; समयुध्यन्त (samayudhyanta) - fighting together; समवेताः (samavetāḥ) - assembled; परस्परम् (parasparam) - with each other;]
(With disheveled hair, without armor, without chariots, with broken bows, they fought together with arms, assembled with each other.)
With their hair disheveled, armor discarded, chariots abandoned, and bows broken, they fought hand-to-hand, gathered together against each other.
तथा मर्मातिगैर्भीष्मो निजघान महारथान् । कम्पयन्समरे सेनां पाण्डवानां महाबलः ॥६-८६-७८॥
tathā marmātigairbhīṣmo nijaghāna mahārathān । kampayansamare senāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahābalaḥ ॥6-86-78॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; मर्मातिगैः (marmātigaiḥ) - with deadly; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; निजघान (nijaghāna) - killed; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; कम्पयन् (kampayan) - shaking; समरे (samare) - in battle; सेनाम् (senām) - army; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty;]
(Thus, with deadly force, Bhishma killed the great warriors, shaking the army of the Pandavas in battle, the mighty one.)
In this way, the mighty Bhishma, with deadly force, killed the great warriors, causing tremors in the Pandavas' army during the battle.
तेन यौधिष्ठिरे सैन्ये बहवो मानवा हताः । दन्तिनः सादिनश्चैव रथिनोऽथ हयास्तथा ॥६-८६-७९॥
tena yaudhiṣṭhire sainye bahavo mānavā hatāḥ । dantinaḥ sādināścaiva rathino'tha hayāstathā ॥6-86-79॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhishthira's; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - men; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed; दन्तिनः (dantinaḥ) - elephants; सादिनः (sādināḥ) - horsemen; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; अथ (atha) - and then; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(By him, in Yudhishthira's army, many men were killed; elephants, horsemen, charioteers, and then horses as well.)
In Yudhishthira's army, many were slain by him, including elephants, horsemen, charioteers, and horses.
तत्र भारत भीष्मस्य रणे दृष्ट्वा पराक्रमम् । अत्यद्भुतमपश्याम शक्रस्येव पराक्रमम् ॥६-८६-८०॥
tatra bhārata bhīṣmasya raṇe dṛṣṭvā parākramam । atyadbhutamapaśyāma śakrasyeva parākramam ॥6-86-80॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor;]
(There, O Bharata, having seen the valor of Bhishma in battle, we saw it as very wonderful, like the valor of Indra.)
There, O Bharata, we witnessed Bhishma's extraordinary valor in battle, which was as impressive as that of Indra.
तथैव भीमसेनस्य पार्षतस्य च भारत । रौद्रमासीत्तदा युद्धं सात्वतस्य च धन्विनः ॥६-८६-८१॥
tathaiva bhīmasenasya pārṣatasya ca bhārata । raudramāsīttadā yuddhaṃ sātvatasya ca dhanvinaḥ ॥6-86-81॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; पार्षतस्य (pārṣatasya) - of the son of Prishata; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तदा (tadā) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सात्वतस्य (sātvatasya) - of Satyaki; च (ca) - and; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - of the archer;]
(In the same way, O Bharata, there was a fierce battle of Bhimasena, of the son of Prishata, and of Satyaki, the archer.)
In the same way, O Bharata, a fierce battle took place involving Bhimasena, the son of Prishata, and Satyaki, the archer.
दृष्ट्वा द्रोणस्य विक्रान्तं पाण्डवान्भयमाविशत् । एक एव रणे शक्तो हन्तुमस्मान्ससैनिकान् ॥६-८६-८२॥
dṛṣṭvā droṇasya vikrāntaṃ pāṇḍavānbhayamāviśat । eka eva raṇe śakto hantumasmānsasainikān ॥6-86-82॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa; विक्रान्तं (vikrāntaṃ) - valor; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आविशत् (āviśat) - entered; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill; अस्मान् (asmān) - us; ससैनिकान् (sasainikān) - with soldiers;]
(Having seen Droṇa's valor, fear entered the Pāṇḍavas. Indeed, one alone in battle is capable of killing us with soldiers.)
Upon witnessing Droṇa's prowess, the Pāṇḍavas were gripped by fear. He alone, in the battlefield, is capable of defeating us along with our soldiers.
किं पुनः पृथिवीशूरैर्योधव्रातैः समावृतः । इत्यब्रुवन्महाराज रणे द्रोणेन पीडिताः ॥६-८६-८३॥
kiṁ punaḥ pṛthivīśūrairyodhavrātaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ । ityabruvanmahārāja raṇe droṇena pīḍitāḥ ॥6-86-83॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पृथिवीशूरैः (pṛthivīśūraiḥ) - by the earth's heroes; योधव्रातैः (yodhavrātaiḥ) - by the groups of warriors; समावृतः (samāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted;]
(What again, surrounded by the earth's heroes and groups of warriors, thus said, O great king, afflicted in battle by Drona.)
The warriors, surrounded by the earth's heroes and groups of warriors, said to the great king, "What now, as we are afflicted in battle by Drona?"
वर्तमाने तथा रौद्रे सङ्ग्रामे भरतर्षभ । उभयोः सेनयोः शूरा नामृष्यन्त परस्परम् ॥६-८६-८४॥
vartamāne tathā raudre saṅgrāme bharatarṣabha । ubhayoḥ senayoḥ śūrā nāmṛṣyanta parasparam ॥6-86-84॥
[वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; तथा (tathā) - and; रौद्रे (raudre) - fierce; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; सेनयोः (senayoḥ) - armies; शूरा (śūrā) - heroes; नामृष्यन्त (nāmṛṣyanta) - did not tolerate; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(In the present fierce battle, O best of the Bharatas, the heroes of both armies did not tolerate each other.)
In the ongoing fierce battle, O best of the Bharatas, the warriors from both sides could not stand each other.
आविष्टा इव युध्यन्ते रक्षोभूता महाबलाः । तावकाः पाण्डवेयाश्च संरब्धास्तात धन्विनः ॥६-८६-८५॥
āviṣṭā iva yudhyante rakṣobhūtā mahābalāḥ । tāvakāḥ pāṇḍaveyāśca saṁrabdhāstāta dhanvinaḥ ॥6-86-85॥
[आविष्टा (āviṣṭā) - possessed; इव (iva) - as if; युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - they fight; रक्षोभूता (rakṣobhūtā) - demon-like; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - sons of Pandu; च (ca) - and; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; तात (tāta) - O dear one; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archers;]
(Possessed as if, they fight demon-like, mighty; your sons of Pandu and excited, O dear one, archers.)
The mighty warriors, possessed as if by demons, fight fiercely. Both your warriors and the sons of Pandu, O dear one, are excited archers.
न स्म पश्यामहे कञ्चिद्यः प्राणान्परिरक्षति । सङ्ग्रामे दैत्यसङ्काशे तस्मिन्योद्धा नराधिप ॥६-८६-८६॥
na sma paśyāmahe kañcidyaḥ prāṇānparirakṣati । saṅgrāme daityasaṅkāśe tasminyoddhā narādhipa ॥6-86-86॥
[न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; पश्यामहे (paśyāmahe) - we see; कञ्चित् (kañcit) - anyone; यः (yaḥ) - who; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; दैत्यसङ्काशे (daityasaṅkāśe) - like a demon; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; योद्धा (yoddhā) - warrior; नराधिप (narādhipa) - king;]
(We indeed do not see anyone who protects lives in battle like a demon, in that warrior king.)
We do not see anyone who can protect lives in the battle like that warrior king who resembles a demon.
