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Core and Pancharatra: Drona along with other Kaurava warriors comes to the rescue of Duryodhana; the combined Kaurava forces face defeat in front of great Ghatotkacha.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततस्तद्बाणवर्षं तु दुःसहं दानवैरपि । दधार युधि राजेन्द्रो यथा वर्षं महाद्विपः ॥६-८८-१॥
tatastadbāṇavarṣaṃ tu duḥsahaṃ dānavairapi । dadhāra yudhi rājendro yathā varṣaṃ mahādvipaḥ ॥6-88-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; बाणवर्षं (bāṇavarṣaṃ) - shower of arrows; तु (tu) - indeed; दुःसहं (duḥsahaṃ) - unbearable; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - by the demons; अपि (api) - even; दधार (dadhāra) - bore; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; राजेन्द्रः (rājendraḥ) - the king of kings; यथा (yathā) - as; वर्षं (varṣaṃ) - rain; महाद्विपः (mahādvipaḥ) - a great elephant;]
(Then that shower of arrows, indeed unbearable even by the demons, was borne in battle by the king of kings, as a great elephant bears the rain.)
Then the king of kings bore that unbearable shower of arrows in battle, just as a great elephant withstands the rain.
ततः क्रोधसमाविष्टो निःश्वसन्निव पन्नगः । संशयं परमं प्राप्तः पुत्रस्ते भरतर्षभ ॥६-८८-२॥
tataḥ krodhasamāviṣṭo niḥśvasanniva pannagaḥ । saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ prāptaḥ putraste bharatarṣabha ॥6-88-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रोधसमाविष्टः (krodhasamāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with anger; निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - breathing heavily; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - a serpent; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; परमम् (paramam) - great; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; ते (te) - your; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Then, filled with anger, breathing heavily like a serpent, your son, O best of the Bharatas, obtained great doubt.)
Then, your son, overwhelmed with anger and breathing heavily like a serpent, was seized by great doubt, O best of the Bharatas.
मुमोच निशितांस्तीक्ष्णान्नाराचान्पञ्चविंशतिम् । तेऽपतन्सहसा राजंस्तस्मिन्राक्षसपुङ्गवे ॥ आशीविषा इव क्रुद्धाः पर्वते गन्धमादने ॥६-८८-३॥
mumoca niśitāṃstīkṣṇānnārācānpañcaviṃśatim । te'patansahasā rājaṃstasminrākṣasapuṅgave ॥ āśīviṣā iva kruddhāḥ parvate gandhamādane ॥6-88-3॥
[मुमोच (mumoca) - released; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - keen; नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows; पञ्चविंशतिम् (pañcaviṃśatim) - twenty-five; ते (te) - they; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that; राक्षसपुङ्गवे (rākṣasapuṅgave) - foremost of demons; आशीविषा (āśīviṣā) - like serpents; इव (iva) - as if; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain; गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - Gandhamadana;]
(He released twenty-five sharp and keen arrows. They fell suddenly, O king, on that foremost of demons, like angry serpents on the Gandhamadana mountain.)
He released twenty-five sharp arrows that fell suddenly on the foremost of demons, like angry serpents on the Gandhamadana mountain, O king.
स तैर्विद्धः स्रवन्रक्तं प्रभिन्न इव कुञ्जरः । दध्रे मतिं विनाशाय राज्ञः स पिशिताशनः ॥ जग्राह च महाशक्तिं गिरीणामपि दारणीम् ॥६-८८-४॥
sa tairviddhaḥ sravanraktaṃ prabhinna iva kuñjaraḥ । dadhre matiṃ vināśāya rājñaḥ sa piśitāśanaḥ ॥ jagrāha ca mahāśaktiṃ girīṇāmapi dāraṇīm ॥6-88-4॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; स्रवन् (sravan) - flowing; रक्तं (raktaṃ) - blood; प्रभिन्न (prabhinna) - broken; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant; दध्रे (dadhre) - held; मतिं (matiṃ) - intention; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; स (sa) - he; पिशिताशनः (piśitāśanaḥ) - flesh-eater; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; च (ca) - and; महाशक्तिं (mahāśaktiṃ) - great power; गिरीणाम् (girīṇām) - of mountains; अपि (api) - even; दारणीम् (dāraṇīm) - destroying;]
(He, pierced by them and with blood flowing, like a broken elephant, held the intention for the destruction of the king, that flesh-eater. And he took the great power, capable of destroying even mountains.)
Pierced by them and bleeding like a wounded elephant, he resolved to destroy the king. The flesh-eater then seized a mighty weapon, capable of shattering mountains.
सम्प्रदीप्तां महोल्काभामशनीं मघवानिव । समुद्यच्छन्महाबाहुर्जिघांसुस्तनयं तव ॥६-८८-५॥
sampradīptāṃ maholkābhāmaśanīṃ maghavāniva । samudyacchanmahābāhurjighāṃsustanayaṃ tava ॥6-88-5॥
[सम्प्रदीप्तां (sampradīptāṃ) - blazing; महो-उल्काभाम् (maho-ulkābhām) - like a great meteor; अशनीम् (aśanīm) - thunderbolt; मघवान् (maghavān) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; समुद्यच्छन् (samudyacchan) - raising; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; तनयम् (tanayam) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(Blazing like a great meteor, like Indra's thunderbolt, the mighty-armed one, raising, desiring to kill your son.)
The mighty-armed hero, blazing like a great meteor and like Indra's thunderbolt, rose up with the intent to kill your son.
तामुद्यतामभिप्रेक्ष्य वङ्गानामधिपस्त्वरन् । कुञ्जरं गिरिसङ्काशं राक्षसं प्रत्यचोदयत् ॥६-८८-६॥
tāmudyatāmabhiprekṣya vaṅgānāmadhipastvaran । kuñjaraṃ girisaṅkāśaṃ rākṣasaṃ pratyacodayat ॥6-88-6॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; उद्यताम् (udyatām) - raised; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - having seen; वङ्गानाम् (vaṅgānām) - of the Vangas; अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - the lord; त्वरन् (tvaran) - hastily; कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant; गिरिसङ्काशम् (girisaṅkāśam) - mountain-like; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; प्रत्यचोदयत् (pratyacodayat) - urged against;]
(Having seen her raised, the lord of the Vangas hastily urged the mountain-like elephant against the demon.)
The lord of the Vangas, upon seeing her rise, quickly directed the massive elephant towards the demon.
स नागप्रवरेणाजौ बलिना शीघ्रगामिना । यतो दुर्योधनरथस्तं मार्गं प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ रथं च वारयामास कुञ्जरेण सुतस्य ते ॥६-८८-७॥
sa nāgapravareṇājau balinā śīghragāminā । yato duryodhanarathastaṃ mārgaṃ pratyapadyata ॥ rathaṃ ca vārayāmāsa kuñjareṇa sutasya te ॥6-88-7॥
[स (sa) - he; नागप्रवरेण (nāgapravareṇa) - by the excellent elephant; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong; शीघ्रगामिना (śīghragāminā) - by the swift-moving; यतः (yataḥ) - where; दुर्योधनरथः (duryodhanarathaḥ) - Duryodhana's chariot; तं (taṃ) - that; मार्गं (mārgaṃ) - path; प्रत्यपद्यत (pratyapadyata) - followed; रथं (rathaṃ) - chariot; च (ca) - and; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - stopped; कुञ्जरेण (kuñjareṇa) - by the elephant; सुतस्य (sutasya) - of the son; ते (te) - your;]
(He, by the excellent, strong, and swift-moving elephant in battle, followed the path where Duryodhana's chariot went. And the chariot was stopped by your son's elephant.)
In the battle, he, with the help of a strong and swift elephant, followed the path of Duryodhana's chariot. Your son's elephant then stopped the chariot.
मार्गमावारितं दृष्ट्वा राज्ञा वङ्गेन धीमता । घटोत्कचो महाराज क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥ उद्यतां तां महाशक्तिं तस्मिंश्चिक्षेप वारणे ॥६-८८-८॥
mārgamāvāritaṃ dṛṣṭvā rājñā vaṅgena dhīmatā । ghaṭotkaco mahārāja krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ ॥ udyatāṃ tāṃ mahāśaktiṃ tasmiṃścikṣepa vāraṇe ॥6-88-8॥
[मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; आवारितम् (āvāritam) - blocked; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; वङ्गेन (vaṅgena) - by Vanga; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṃrakta) - reddened; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes; उद्यताम् (udyatām) - raised; ताम् (tām) - that; महाशक्तिम् (mahāśaktim) - great power; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; वारणे (vāraṇe) - at the elephant;]
(Having seen the path blocked by the wise king Vanga, Ghatotkacha, O great king, with eyes reddened in anger, hurled that great power at the elephant.)
Upon observing the path obstructed by the wise King Vanga, Ghatotkacha, with eyes inflamed by rage, cast his mighty weapon at the elephant.
स तयाभिहतो राजंस्तेन बाहुविमुक्तया । सञ्जातरुधिरोत्पीडः पपात च ममार च ॥६-८८-९॥
sa tayābihato rājanstena bāhuvimuktayā । sañjātarudhirotpīḍaḥ papāta ca mamāra ca ॥6-88-9॥
[स (sa) - he; तया (tayā) - by her; अभिहतः (abihataḥ) - struck; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तेन (tena) - by that; बाहुविमुक्तया (bāhuvimuktayā) - with the released arm; सञ्जात (sañjāta) - emerged; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; उत्पीडः (utpīḍaḥ) - pressure; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; ममार (mamāra) - died; च (ca) - and;]
(He, struck by her with the released arm, O king, with blood pressure emerging, fell and died.)
He was struck by her released arm, O king, causing blood to gush out, and he fell down dead.
पतत्यथ गजे चापि वङ्गानामीश्वरो बली । जवेन समभिद्रुत्य जगाम धरणीतलम् ॥६-८८-१०॥
patatyatha gaje cāpi vaṅgānāmīśvaro balī । javena samabhidrutya jagāma dharaṇītalam ॥6-88-10॥
[पतति (patati) - falls; अथ (atha) - then; गजे (gaje) - on the elephant; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; वङ्गानाम् (vaṅgānām) - of the Vangas; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; बली (balī) - strong; जवेना (javena) - with speed; समभिद्रुत्य (samabhidrutya) - having rushed; जगाम (jagāma) - went; धरणीतलम् (dharaṇītalam) - to the ground;]
(Then the strong lord of the Vangas, having rushed with speed, fell on the elephant and went to the ground.)
Then the mighty lord of the Vangas, with great speed, descended upon the elephant and reached the ground.
दुर्योधनोऽपि सम्प्रेक्ष्य पातितं वरवारणम् । प्रभग्नं च बलं दृष्ट्वा जगाम परमां व्यथाम् ॥६-८८-११॥
duryodhano'pi samprekṣya pātitaṃ varavāraṇam । prabhagnaṃ ca balaṃ dṛṣṭvā jagāma paramāṃ vyathām ॥6-88-11॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अपि (api) - also; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; पातितम् (pātitam) - fallen; वरवारणम् (varavāraṇam) - excellent elephant; प्रभग्नम् (prabhagnam) - broken; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; जगाम (jagāma) - went; परमाम् (paramām) - extreme; व्यथाम् (vyathām) - distress;]
(Duryodhana also, having seen the fallen excellent elephant and the broken army, went to extreme distress.)
Duryodhana, upon seeing the fallen great elephant and the shattered army, was deeply distressed.
क्षत्रधर्मं पुरस्कृत्य आत्मनश्चाभिमानिताम् । प्राप्तेऽपक्रमणे राजा तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥६-८८-१२॥
kṣatradharmaṃ puraskṛtya ātmanaścābhimānitām । prāpte'pakramaṇe rājā tasthau giririvācalaḥ ॥6-88-12॥
[क्षत्रधर्मम् (kṣatradharmam) - warrior's duty; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; च (ca) - and; अभिमानिताम् (abhimānitām) - pride; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - upon the arrival; अपक्रमणे (apakramaṇe) - of retreat; राजा (rājā) - the king; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable;]
(Having placed the warrior's duty and his own pride in front, upon the arrival of retreat, the king stood like an immovable mountain.)
The king, upholding the warrior's duty and his own pride, stood firm like an immovable mountain when the time to retreat arrived.
सन्धाय च शितं बाणं कालाग्निसमतेजसम् । मुमोच परमक्रुद्धस्तस्मिन्घोरे निशाचरे ॥६-८८-१३॥
sandhāya ca śitaṃ bāṇaṃ kālāgnisamatejasam । mumoca paramakruddhastasminghore niśācare ॥6-88-13॥
[सन्धाय (sandhāya) - having fixed; च (ca) - and; शितं (śitaṃ) - sharp; बाणं (bāṇaṃ) - arrow; कालाग्नि (kālāgni) - like the fire of dissolution; सम (sama) - equal; तेजसम् (tejasam) - in radiance; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; परम (parama) - extremely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; निशाचरे (niśācare) - night-wanderer;]
(Having fixed a sharp arrow, equal in radiance to the fire of dissolution, he released it, extremely angry, at that terrible night-wanderer.)
In a fit of extreme anger, he fixed a sharp arrow, blazing like the fire of dissolution, and released it at the dreadful night-wanderer.
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य बाणमिन्द्राशनिप्रभम् । लाघवाद्वञ्चयामास महाकायो घटोत्कचः ॥६-८८-१४॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya bāṇamindrāśaniprabham । lāghavādvañcayāmāsa mahākāyo ghaṭotkacaḥ ॥6-88-14॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - having seen; बाणम् (bāṇam) - arrow; इन्द्राशनिप्रभम् (indrāśaniprabham) - like Indra's thunderbolt; लाघवात् (lāghavāt) - with agility; वञ्चयामास (vañcayāmāsa) - evaded; महाकायः (mahākāyaḥ) - the great-bodied; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha;]
(Having seen that approaching arrow, like Indra's thunderbolt, the great-bodied Ghatotkacha evaded it with agility.)
Ghatotkacha, with his massive form, skillfully dodged the oncoming arrow that shone like Indra's thunderbolt.
भूय एव ननादोग्रः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः । त्रासयन्सर्वभूतानि युगान्ते जलदो यथा ॥६-८८-१५॥
bhūya eva nanādograḥ krodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ । trāsayansarvabhūtāni yugānte jalado yathā ॥6-88-15॥
[भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; उग्रः (ugraḥ) - fierce; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṁrakta) - bloodshot; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes; त्रासयन् (trāsayan) - terrifying; सर्व (sarva) - all; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures; युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(Again indeed, the fierce one roared, his eyes bloodshot with anger, terrifying all creatures like a cloud at the end of the age.)
Once more, the fierce one roared with eyes bloodshot in anger, frightening all beings like a storm cloud at the end of an era.
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तस्य भीष्मस्य रक्षसः । आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य भीष्मः शान्तनवोऽब्रवीत् ॥६-८८-१६॥
taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ tasya bhīṣmasya rakṣasaḥ । ācāryamupasaṅgamya bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo'bravīt ॥6-88-16॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदं (ninadam) - sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; तस्य (tasya) - of that; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; रक्षसः (rakṣasaḥ) - of the demon; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - to the teacher; उपसङ्गम्य (upasaṅgamya) - approaching; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having heard that terrible sound of Bhishma's demon, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, approached the teacher and said:)
Upon hearing the dreadful sound made by Bhishma's demon, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, went to his teacher and spoke:
यथैष निनदो घोरः श्रूयते राक्षसेरितः । हैडिम्बो युध्यते नूनं राज्ञा दुर्योधनेन ह ॥६-८८-१७॥
yathaiṣa ninado ghoraḥ śrūyate rākṣaseritaḥ । haiḍimbo yudhyate nūnaṃ rājñā duryodhanena ha ॥6-88-17॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; निनदः (ninadaḥ) - sound; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard; राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon; इरितः (iritaḥ) - uttered; हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Hidimba; युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - surely; राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king; दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(As this terrible sound is heard, uttered by the demon, surely Hidimba fights indeed with King Duryodhana.)
The terrible sound you hear is from the demon, indicating that Hidimba is surely fighting with King Duryodhana.
नैष शक्यो हि सङ्ग्रामे जेतुं भूतेन केनचित् । तत्र गच्छत भद्रं वो राजानं परिरक्षत ॥६-८८-१८॥
naiṣa śakyo hi saṅgrāme jetuṃ bhūtena kenacit । tatra gacchata bhadraṃ vo rājānaṃ parirakṣata ॥6-88-18॥
[नैष (naiṣa) - this; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; हि (hi) - indeed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; भूतेन (bhūtena) - by any being; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone; तत्र (tatra) - there; गच्छत (gacchata) - go; भद्रम् (bhadram) - good; वः (vaḥ) - your; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; परिरक्षत (parirakṣata) - protect;]
(This cannot indeed be conquered in battle by any being. Go there, good sirs, protect your king.)
It is impossible for anyone to win this battle. Go there and protect your king. May good fortune be with you.
अभिद्रुतं महाभागं राक्षसेन दुरात्मना । एतद्धि परमं कृत्यं सर्वेषां नः परन्तपाः ॥६-८८-१९॥
abhidrutaṃ mahābhāgaṃ rākṣasena durātmanā । etaddhi paramaṃ kṛtyaṃ sarveṣāṃ naḥ parantapāḥ ॥6-88-19॥
[अभिद्रुतं (abhidrutaṃ) - attacked; महाभागं (mahābhāgaṃ) - illustrious; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - wicked; एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; परमं (paramaṃ) - supreme; कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) - duty; सर्वेषां (sarveṣāṃ) - of all; नः (naḥ) - our; परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - O scorcher of foes;]
(Attacked the illustrious one by the wicked demon. This indeed is the supreme duty of all our O scorcher of foes.)
The wicked demon attacked the illustrious one. This indeed is our supreme duty, O scorcher of foes, for all of us.
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा त्वरमाणा महारथाः । उत्तमं जवमास्थाय प्रययुर्यत्र कौरवः ॥६-८८-२०॥
pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ । uttamaṃ javamāsthāya prayayuryatra kauravaḥ ॥6-88-20॥
[पितामहवचः (pitāmahavacaḥ) - the words of the grandsire; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; त्वरमाणा (tvaramāṇā) - hastening; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; उत्तमं (uttamam) - excellent; जवम् (javam) - speed; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - departed; यत्र (yatra) - where; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - the Kauravas;]
(Having heard the words of the grandsire, the great warriors, hastening, assumed excellent speed and departed where the Kauravas were.)
Upon hearing the words of the grandsire, the great warriors quickly set out with great speed to the place where the Kauravas were.
द्रोणश्च सोमदत्तश्च बाह्लिकश्च जयद्रथः । कृपो भूरिश्रवाः शल्यश्चित्रसेनो विविंशतिः ॥६-८८-२१॥
droṇaśca somadattaśca bāhlikaśca jayadrathaḥ । kṛpo bhūriśravāḥ śalyaścitraseno viviṁśatiḥ ॥6-88-21॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; च (ca) - and; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bahlika; च (ca) - and; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - Vivimshati;]
(Drona and Somadatta and Bahlika and Jayadratha; Kripa, Bhurishrava, Shalya, Citrasena, and Vivimshati.)
Drona, Somadatta, Bahlika, Jayadratha, Kripa, Bhurishrava, Shalya, Citrasena, and Vivimshati are mentioned.
अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च आवन्त्यश्च बृहद्बलः । रथाश्चानेकसाहस्रा ये तेषामनुयायिनः ॥ अभिद्रुतं परीप्सन्तः पुत्रं दुर्योधनं तव ॥६-८८-२२॥
aśvatthāmā vikarṇaśca āvantyaśca bṛhadbalaḥ । rathāścānekasāhasrā ye teṣāmanuyāyinaḥ ॥ abhidrutaṃ parīpsantaḥ putraṃ duryodhanaṃ tava ॥6-88-22॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; आवन्त्यः (āvantyaḥ) - Avanti; च (ca) - and; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; च (ca) - and; अनेकसाहस्राः (anekasāhasrāḥ) - many thousands; ये (ye) - who; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; अनुयायिनः (anuyāyinaḥ) - followers; अभिद्रुतम् (abhidrutam) - attacked; परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to protect; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your;]
(Ashwatthama, Vikarna, Avanti, and Brihadbala, along with many thousands of chariots, who were their followers, attacked, desiring to protect your son Duryodhana.)
Ashwatthama, Vikarna, Avanti, and Brihadbala, along with many thousands of chariots, who were their followers, attacked in an attempt to protect your son, Duryodhana.
तदनीकमनाधृष्यं पालितं लोकसत्तमैः । आततायिनमायान्तं प्रेक्ष्य राक्षससत्तमः ॥ नाकम्पत महाबाहुर्मैनाक इव पर्वतः ॥६-८८-२३॥
tadānīkamanādhṛṣyaṃ pālitaṃ lokasattamaiḥ । ātatāyinamāyāntaṃ prekṣya rākṣasasattamaḥ ॥ nākampata mahābāhurmaināka iva parvataḥ ॥6-88-23॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - invincible; पालितम् (pālitam) - protected; लोकसत्तमैः (lokasattamaiḥ) - by the best of people; आततायिनम् (ātatāyinam) - enemy; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; राक्षससत्तमः (rākṣasasattamaḥ) - the best of demons; न (na) - not; अकम्पत (akampata) - trembled; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; मैनाकः (mainākaḥ) - Mainaka; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतः (parvataḥ) - mountain;]
(Seeing that invincible army protected by the best of people, the best of demons did not tremble, like the mighty-armed Mainaka mountain.)
The best of demons, seeing the invincible army protected by the best of people, did not tremble, just like the mighty-armed Mainaka mountain.
प्रगृह्य विपुलं चापं ज्ञातिभिः परिवारितः । शूलमुद्गरहस्तैश्च नानाप्रहरणैरपि ॥६-८८-२४॥
pragṛhya vipulaṃ cāpaṃ jñātibhiḥ parivāritaḥ । śūlamudgarahastaiśca nānāpraharaṇairapi ॥6-88-24॥
[प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - great; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded; शूल (śūla) - spears; मुद्गर (mudgara) - clubs; हस्तैः (hastaiḥ) - in hands; च (ca) - and; नाना (nānā) - various; प्रहरणैः (praharaṇaiḥ) - weapons; अपि (api) - also;]
(Having taken a great bow, surrounded by relatives with spears, clubs in hands, and also various weapons.)
He stood there holding a great bow, surrounded by his kinsmen who were armed with spears, clubs, and various other weapons.
ततः समभवद्युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् । राक्षसानां च मुख्यस्य दुर्योधनबलस्य च ॥६-८८-२५॥
tataḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam । rākṣasānāṃ ca mukhyasya duryodhanabalasya ca ॥6-88-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; राक्षसानाम् (rākṣasānām) - of the demons; च (ca) - and; मुख्यस्य (mukhyasya) - chief; दुर्योधनबलस्य (duryodhanabalasya) - of Duryodhana's forces; च (ca) - and;]
(Then arose a fierce, hair-raising battle of the demons and the chief of Duryodhana's forces.)
Then a fierce and terrifying battle arose between the demons and the chief forces of Duryodhana.
धनुषां कूजतां शब्दः सर्वतस्तुमुलोऽभवत् । अश्रूयत महाराज वंशानां दह्यतामिव ॥६-८८-२६॥
dhanuṣāṃ kūjatāṃ śabdaḥ sarvatas tumulo'bhavat । aśrūyata mahārāja vaṃśānāṃ dahyatām iva ॥6-88-26॥
[धनुषाम् (dhanuṣām) - of bows; कूजताम् (kūjatām) - twanging; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; अश्रूयत (aśrūyata) - was heard; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; वंशानाम् (vaṃśānām) - of the dynasties; दह्यताम् (dahyatām) - burning; इव (iva) - as if;]
(The sound of the twanging bows became tumultuous everywhere. It was heard, O great king, as if the dynasties were burning.)
The tumultuous sound of twanging bows echoed everywhere, O great king, as if the dynasties themselves were being consumed by fire.
शस्त्राणां पात्यमानानां कवचेषु शरीरिणाम् । शब्दः समभवद्राजन्नद्रीणामिव दीर्यताम् ॥६-८८-२७॥
śastrāṇāṃ pātyamānānāṃ kavaceṣu śarīriṇām । śabdaḥ samabhavad rājann adrīṇām iva dīryatām ॥6-88-27॥
[शस्त्राणां (śastrāṇām) - of weapons; पात्यमानानां (pātyamānānām) - being hurled; कवचेषु (kavaceṣu) - on armors; शरीरिणाम् (śarīriṇām) - of bodies; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; समभवत् (samabhavat) - arose; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अद्रीणाम् (adrīṇām) - of mountains; इव (iva) - like; दीर्यताम् (dīryatām) - being split;]
(The sound of weapons being hurled on armors of bodies arose, O king, like that of mountains being split.)
O king, the clamor of weapons striking the armors of warriors was like the sound of mountains splitting apart.
वीरबाहुविसृष्टानां तोमराणां विशां पते । रूपमासीद्वियत्स्थानां सर्पाणां सर्पतामिव ॥६-८८-२८॥
vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānāṃ tomarāṇāṃ viśāṃ pate । rūpamāsīdvyatsthānāṃ sarpāṇāṃ sarpatāmiva ॥6-88-28॥
[वीरबाहुविसृष्टानां (vīrabāhuvisṛṣṭānāṃ) - released by the strong arms; तोमराणां (tomarāṇāṃ) - of spears; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; रूपम् (rūpam) - appearance; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; वियत्स्थानां (vyatsthānāṃ) - in the sky; सर्पाणां (sarpāṇāṃ) - of serpents; सर्पताम् (sarpatām) - of moving; इव (iva) - like;]
(O lord of men, the appearance of the spears released by the strong arms was like that of serpents moving in the sky.)
O lord of men, the spears released by the strong arms appeared like serpents moving through the sky.
ततः परमसङ्क्रुद्धो विस्फार्य सुमहद्धनुः । राक्षसेन्द्रो महाबाहुर्विनदन्भैरवं रवम् ॥६-८८-२९॥
tataḥ paramasaṅkruddho visphārya sumahaddhanuḥ । rākṣasendro mahābāhurvinadanbhairavaṃ ravam ॥6-88-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; परमसङ्क्रुद्धः (paramasaṅkruddhaḥ) - extremely enraged; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; सुमहद्धनुः (sumahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of demons; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; भैरवम् (bhairavam) - terrible; रवम् (ravam) - sound;]
(Then, extremely enraged, stretching the great bow, the king of demons, mighty-armed, roared a terrible sound.)
Then, the mighty-armed king of demons, extremely enraged, stretched his great bow and roared a terrible sound.
आचार्यस्यार्धचन्द्रेण क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् । सोमदत्तस्य भल्लेन ध्वजमुन्मथ्य चानदत् ॥६-८८-३०॥
ācāryasyārdhacandreṇa kruddhaściccheda kārmukam । somadattasya bhallena dhvajamunmathya cānadat ॥6-88-30॥
[आचार्यस्य (ācāryasya) - of the teacher; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped arrow; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; सोमदत्तस्य (somadattasya) - of Somadatta; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; उन्मथ्य (unmathya) - having uprooted; च (ca) - and; अनदत् (anadat) - roared;]
(The angry one cut off the teacher's bow with a crescent-shaped arrow. Having uprooted Somadatta's flag with an arrow, he roared.)
In his anger, he severed the teacher's bow with a crescent-shaped arrow. Then, uprooting Somadatta's flag with an arrow, he let out a roar.
बाह्लिकं च त्रिभिर्बाणैरभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे । कृपमेकेन विव्याध चित्रसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः ॥६-८८-३१॥
bāhlikaṁ ca tribhirbāṇairabhyavidhyatstanāntare । kṛpamekena vivyādha citrasenaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-88-31॥
[बाह्लिकं (bāhlikaṁ) - Bahlika; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; कृपम् (kṛpam) - Kripa; एकेन (ekena) - with one; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; चित्रसेनं (citrasenaṁ) - Citrasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Bahlika, with three arrows, pierced in the chest; Kripa, with one, pierced Citrasena with three arrows.)
Bahlika was pierced in the chest with three arrows, and Kripa pierced Citrasena with three arrows using one.
पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन सम्यक्प्रणिहितेन च । जत्रुदेशे समासाद्य विकर्णं समताडयत् ॥ न्यषीदत्स रथोपस्थे शोणितेन परिप्लुतः ॥६-८८-३२॥
pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena samyakpraṇihitena ca । jatrudeśe samāsādya vikarṇaṃ samatāḍayat ॥ nyaṣīdatsa rathopasthe śoṇitena pariplutaḥ ॥6-88-32॥
[पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन (pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena) - with a fully drawn bow; सम्यक्प्रणिहितेन (samyakpraṇihitena) - properly aimed; च (ca) - and; जत्रुदेशे (jatrudeśe) - at the collar-bone; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; विकर्णं (vikarṇaṃ) - Vikarna; समताडयत् (samatāḍayat) - struck; न्यषीदत् (nyaṣīdat) - sat down; स (sa) - he; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; शोणितेन (śoṇitena) - with blood; परिप्लुतः (pariplutaḥ) - drenched;]
(With a fully drawn bow, properly aimed, he struck Vikarna at the collar-bone. He sat down on the chariot seat, drenched with blood.)
With his bow fully drawn and properly aimed, he struck Vikarna at the collar-bone. Then, drenched in blood, he sat down on the chariot seat.
ततः पुनरमेयात्मा नाराचान्दश पञ्च च । भूरिश्रवसि सङ्क्रुद्धः प्राहिणोद्भरतर्षभ ॥ ते वर्म भित्त्वा तस्याशु प्राविशन्मेदिनीतलम् ॥६-८८-३३॥
tataḥ punarameyātmā nārācāndaśa pañca ca । bhūriśravasi saṅkruddhaḥ prāhiṇodbharatarṣabha ॥ te varma bhittvā tasyāśu prāviśanmedinītalam ॥6-88-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अमेयात्मा (ameyātmā) - immeasurable soul; नाराचान् (nārācān) - arrows; दश (daśa) - ten; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; भूरिश्रवसि (bhūriśravasi) - at Bhurishravas; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angrily; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas; ते (te) - they; वर्म (varma) - armor; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; तस्य (tasya) - his; आशु (āśu) - quickly; प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth; तलम् (talam) - surface;]
(Then again, the immeasurable soul sent fifteen arrows at Bhurishravas in anger, O bull among the Bharatas. Piercing his armor, they quickly entered the surface of the earth.)
Then, once more, the immeasurable warrior, in his wrath, launched fifteen arrows at Bhurishravas, O noble Bharata. These arrows, having pierced his armor, swiftly embedded themselves into the ground.
विविंशतेश्च द्रौणेश्च यन्तारौ समताडयत् । तौ पेततू रथोपस्थे रश्मीनुत्सृज्य वाजिनाम् ॥६-८८-३४॥
viviṃśateśca drauṇeśca yantārau samatāḍayat । tau petatū rathopasthe raśmīn utsṛjya vājinām ॥6-88-34॥
[विविंशतेः (viviṃśateḥ) - of Vivimshati; च (ca) - and; द्रौणेश्च (drauṇeśca) - of Drona's son; यन्तारौ (yantārau) - the charioteers; समताडयत् (samatāḍayat) - struck; तौ (tau) - they; पेततू (petatū) - fell; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - the reins; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - releasing; वाजिनाम् (vājinām) - of the horses;]
(He struck the charioteers of Vivimshati and Drona's son. They fell on the chariot seat, releasing the reins of the horses.)
The charioteers of Vivimshati and Drona's son were struck and fell onto the chariot seat, letting go of the horses' reins.
सिन्धुराज्ञोऽर्धचन्द्रेण वाराहं स्वर्णभूषितम् । उन्ममाथ महाराज द्वितीयेनाच्छिनद्धनुः ॥६-८८-३५॥
sindhurājño'rdhacandreṇa vārāhaṃ svarṇabhūṣitam । unmamātha mahārāja dvitīyenācchinaddhanuḥ ॥6-88-35॥
[सिन्धुराज्ञः (sindhurājñaḥ) - of the king of elephants; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a half-moon; वाराहम् (vārāham) - boar-like; स्वर्णभूषितम् (svarṇabhūṣitam) - adorned with gold; उन्ममाथ (unmamātha) - smashed; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king; द्वितीयेन (dvitīyena) - with the second; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - the bow;]
(The great king smashed the boar-like, gold-adorned elephant king with a half-moon, and cut the bow with the second.)
The great king, with a crescent-shaped weapon, struck the gold-adorned boar-like elephant king and severed the bow with his second strike.
चतुर्भिरथ नाराचैरावन्त्यस्य महात्मनः । जघान चतुरो वाहान्क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥६-८८-३६॥
caturbhiratha nārācairāvantyasya mahātmanaḥ । jaghāna caturo vāhānkrodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ ॥6-88-36॥
[चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; अथ (atha) - then; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; आवन्त्यस्य (āvantyasya) - of the Avanti king; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great-souled; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; चतुरः (caturo) - four; वाहान् (vāhān) - horses; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṁrakta) - reddened; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes;]
(Then, with four iron arrows, the great-souled king of Avanti, with eyes reddened in anger, killed four horses.)
The great-souled king of Avanti, with eyes reddened in anger, used four iron arrows to kill four horses.
पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन पीतेन निशितेन च । निर्बिभेद महाराज राजपुत्रं बृहद्बलम् ॥ स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥६-८८-३७॥
pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena pītena niśitena ca । nirbibheda mahārāja rājaputraṃ bṛhadbalam ॥ sa gāḍhaviddho vyathito rathopastha upāviśat ॥6-88-37॥
[पूर्णायतविसृष्टेन (pūrṇāyatavisṛṣṭena) - by the fully stretched and released; पीतेन (pītena) - by the yellow; निशितेन (niśitena) - by the sharp; च (ca) - and; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; राजपुत्रं (rājaputraṃ) - the prince; बृहद्बलम् (bṛhadbalam) - Brihadbala; स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धो (gāḍhaviddho) - deeply wounded; व्यथितो (vyathito) - distressed; रथोपस्थ (rathopastha) - on the chariot seat; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down;]
(By the fully stretched and released, by the yellow, by the sharp, and pierced, O great king, the prince Brihadbala. He, deeply wounded and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat.)
The prince Brihadbala was pierced by the fully stretched and released, yellow, sharp arrow, O great king. Deeply wounded and distressed, he sat down on the chariot seat.
भृशं क्रोधेन चाविष्टो रथस्थो राक्षसाधिपः । चिक्षेप निशितांस्तीक्ष्णाञ्शरानाशीविषोपमान् ॥ बिभिदुस्ते महाराज शल्यं युद्धविशारदम् ॥६-८८-३८॥
bhṛśaṃ krodhena cāviṣṭo rathastho rākṣasādhipaḥ । cikṣepa niśitāṃstīkṣṇāñśarānāśīviṣopamān ॥ bibhiduste mahārāja śalyaṃ yuddhaviśāradam ॥6-88-38॥
[भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; च (ca) - and; आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - possessed; रथस्थः (rathasthaḥ) - standing on the chariot; राक्षसाधिपः (rākṣasādhipaḥ) - the lord of demons; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - keen; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; आशीविषोपमान् (āśīviṣopamān) - like venomous snakes; बिभिदुः (bibhiduḥ) - pierced; ते (te) - they; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; युद्धविशारदम् (yuddhaviśāradam) - expert in warfare;]
(Intensely possessed with anger, the lord of demons standing on the chariot hurled sharp, keen arrows like venomous snakes. They pierced Śalya, O great king, who was expert in warfare.)
Possessed by intense anger, the demon king standing on his chariot hurled sharp arrows resembling venomous snakes, which pierced Śalya, the expert warrior, O great king.
