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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
प्रभातायां तु शर्वर्यां प्रातरुत्थाय वै नृपः। राज्ञः समाज्ञापयत सेनां योजयतेति ह ॥ अद्य भीष्मो रणे क्रुद्धो निहनिष्यति सोमकान् ॥६-९५-१॥
prabhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāṃ prātarutthāya vai nṛpaḥ। rājñaḥ samājñāpayata senāṃ yojayateti ha ॥ adya bhīṣmo raṇe kruddho nihaniṣyati somakān ॥6-95-1॥
[प्रभातायां (prabhātāyāṃ) - in the morning; तु (tu) - but; शर्वर्यां (śarvaryāṃ) - night; प्रातरुत्थाय (prātarutthāya) - having risen early; वै (vai) - indeed; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; समाज्ञापयत (samājñāpayata) - ordered; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; योजयतेति (yojayateti) - to arrange; ह (ha) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; निहनिष्यति (nihaniṣyati) - will slay; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas;]
(In the morning, but during the night, having risen early, indeed the king ordered the army to be arranged. Today, Bhishma, angry in battle, will slay the Somakas.)
In the early morning, the king, having risen, ordered the army to be arranged. Today, Bhishma, in his anger, will slay the Somakas in battle.
दुर्योधनस्य तच्छ्रुत्वा रात्रौ विलपितं बहु। मन्यमानः स तं राजन्प्रत्यादेशमिवात्मनः ॥६-९५-२॥
duryodhanasya tacchrutvā rātrau vilapitaṃ bahu। manyamānaḥ sa taṃ rājanpratyādeśamivātmanaḥ ॥6-95-2॥
[दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; तच्छ्रुत्वा (tacchrutvā) - having heard that; रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night; विलपितं (vilapitaṃ) - lamentation; बहु (bahu) - much; मन्यमानः (manyamānaḥ) - thinking; स (sa) - he; तं (taṃ) - that; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रत्यादेशम् (pratyādeśam) - reproach; इव (iva) - as if; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself;]
(Having heard that lamentation of Duryodhana at night, he, thinking much, O king, as if it were a reproach of himself.)
Upon hearing Duryodhana's extensive lamentation at night, he perceived it as if it were a reproach directed at himself, O king.
निर्वेदं परमं गत्वा विनिन्द्य परवाच्यताम्। दीर्घं दध्यौ शान्तनवो योद्धुकामोऽर्जुनं रणे ॥६-९५-३॥
nirvedaṃ paramaṃ gatvā vinindya paravācyatām। dīrghaṃ dadhyau śāntanavo yoddhukāmo'rjunaṃ raṇe ॥6-95-3॥
[निर्वेदं (nirvedam) - dispassion; परमं (paramam) - supreme; गत्वा (gatvā) - having attained; विनिन्द्य (vinindya) - condemning; परवाच्यताम् (paravācyatām) - blame from others; दीर्घं (dīrgham) - long; दध्यौ (dadhyau) - pondered; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; योद्धुकामः (yoddhukāmaḥ) - desiring to fight; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Having attained supreme dispassion and condemning the blame from others, the son of Śāntanu pondered for a long time, desiring to fight Arjuna in battle.)
The son of Śāntanu, having reached a state of supreme dispassion and disregarding the criticisms of others, contemplated for a long time, eager to engage Arjuna in battle.
इङ्गितेन तु तज्ज्ञात्वा गाङ्गेयेन विचिन्तितम्। दुर्योधनो महाराज दुःशासनमचोदयत् ॥६-९५-४॥
iṅgitena tu tajjñātvā gāṅgeyena vicintitam। duryodhano mahārāja duḥśāsanamacodayat ॥6-95-4॥
[इङ्गितेन (iṅgitena) - by gesture; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; गाङ्गेयेन (gāṅgeyena) - by the son of Ganga; विचिन्तितम् (vicintitam) - considered; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duhshasana; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(But knowing that by gesture, it was considered by the son of Ganga. The great king Duryodhana urged Duhshasana.)
Understanding the gesture, Bhishma, the son of Ganga, realized the situation. King Duryodhana then instructed Duhshasana.
दुःशासन रथास्तूर्णं युज्यन्तां भीष्मरक्षिणः। द्वात्रिंशत्त्वमनीकानि सर्वाण्येवाभिचोदय ॥६-९५-५॥
duḥśāsana rathāstūrṇaṃ yujyantāṃ bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ। dvātriṃśattvamanīkāni sarvāṇyevābhicodaya ॥6-95-5॥
[दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duhshasana; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; युज्यन्ताम् (yujyantām) - be yoked; भीष्मरक्षिणः (bhīṣmarakṣiṇaḥ) - protecting Bhishma; द्वात्रिंशत् (dvātriṃśat) - thirty-two; वमनीकानि (vamanīkāni) - divisions; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिचोदय (abhicodaya) - urge; ॥६-९५-५॥ (॥6-95-5॥) - (verse number);]
(Duhshasana, let the chariots protecting Bhishma be yoked quickly. Urge all the thirty-two divisions indeed.)
Duhshasana, quickly yoke the chariots that protect Bhishma and urge all the thirty-two divisions.
इदं हि समनुप्राप्तं वर्षपूगाभिचिन्तितम्। पाण्डवानां ससैन्यानां वधो राज्यस्य चागमः ॥६-९५-६॥
idaṃ hi samanuprāptaṃ varṣapūgābhicintitam। pāṇḍavānāṃ sasainyānāṃ vadho rājyasya cāgamaḥ ॥6-95-6॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; समनुप्राप्तं (samanuprāptaṃ) - has come; वर्षपूग (varṣapūga) - years; अभिचिन्तितम् (abhicintitam) - contemplated; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; ससैन्यानां (sasainyānāṃ) - with armies; वधः (vadhaḥ) - destruction; राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom; च (ca) - and; आगमः (āgamaḥ) - arrival;]
(This indeed has come, contemplated for years, the destruction of the Pandavas with armies and the arrival of the kingdom.)
This event, long contemplated over the years, marks the destruction of the Pandavas and their armies, and the arrival of the kingdom.
तत्र कार्यमहं मन्ये भीष्मस्यैवाभिरक्षणम्। स नो गुप्तः सुखाय स्याद्धन्यात्पार्थांश्च संयुगे ॥६-९५-७॥
tatra kāryamahaṃ manye bhīṣmasyaivābhirakṣaṇam। sa no guptaḥ sukhāya syāddhanyātpārthāṃśca saṃyuge ॥6-95-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; कार्य (kārya) - duty; अहम् (aham) - I; मन्ये (manye) - think; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; एव (eva) - only; अभिरक्षणम् (abhirakṣaṇam) - protection; सः (saḥ) - he; नः (naḥ) - our; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness; स्यात् (syāt) - may be; धन्यात् (dhanyāt) - by killing; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; च (ca) - and; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(There, I think the duty is only the protection of Bhishma. He, being protected, may bring us happiness by killing the sons of Pritha in battle.)
I believe that our primary duty here is to ensure the protection of Bhishma. If he is safeguarded, he might bring us victory and happiness by defeating the sons of Pritha in the battle.
अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा नाहं हन्यां शिखण्डिनम्। स्त्रीपूर्वको ह्यसौ जातस्तस्माद्वर्ज्यो रणे मया ॥६-९५-८॥
abravīcca viśuddhātmā nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinam। strīpūrvako hyasau jātastasmādvarjyo raṇe mayā ॥6-95-8॥
[अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - pure-souled; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; हन्याम् (hanyām) - would kill; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; स्त्रीपूर्वकः (strīpūrvakaḥ) - formerly a woman; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - he; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; वर्ज्यः (varjyaḥ) - to be avoided; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(And the pure-souled said, "I would not kill Shikhandi. He was formerly a woman, therefore, he is to be avoided by me in battle.")
The pure-hearted one declared, "I shall not slay Shikhandi, for he was born a woman and thus should be avoided by me in battle."
लोकस्तद्वेद यदहं पितुः प्रियचिकीर्षया। राज्यं स्फीतं महाबाहो स्त्रियश्च त्यक्तवान्पुरा ॥६-९५-९॥
lokastadveda yadahaṃ pituḥ priyacikīrṣayā। rājyaṃ sphītaṃ mahābāho striyaśca tyaktavānpurā ॥6-95-9॥
[लोकः (lokaḥ) - people; तत् (tad) - that; वेद (veda) - know; यत् (yat) - which; अहम् (aham) - I; पितुः (pituḥ) - father's; प्रियचिकीर्षया (priyacikīrṣayā) - with the desire to please; राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom; स्फीतम् (sphītam) - prosperous; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; च (ca) - and; त्यक्तवान् (tyaktavān) - abandoned; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(The people know that I, with the desire to please my father, have formerly abandoned the prosperous kingdom and women, O mighty-armed.)
The people are aware that in order to please my father, I had once given up the prosperous kingdom and the company of women, O mighty-armed one.
नैव चाहं स्त्रियं जातु न स्त्रीपूर्वं कथञ्चन। हन्यां युधि नरश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥६-९५-१०॥
naiva cāhaṃ striyaṃ jātu na strīpūrvaṃ kathaṃcana। hanyāṃ yudhi naraśreṣṭha satyametadbravīmi te ॥6-95-10॥
[न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman; जातु (jātu) - ever; न (na) - not; स्त्रीपूर्वम् (strīpūrvam) - before being a woman; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I would kill; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; नरश्रेष्ठ (naraśreṣṭha) - O best of men; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(Not indeed I ever was a woman, nor before being a woman in any way. I would kill in battle, O best of men, this truth I speak to you.)
"I have never been a woman, nor was I ever before a woman in any way. I would kill in battle, O best of men, this is the truth I speak to you."
अयं स्त्रीपूर्वको राजञ्शिखण्डी यदि ते श्रुतः। उद्योगे कथितं यत्तत्तथा जाता शिखण्डिनी ॥६-९५-११॥
ayaṁ strīpūrvako rājañśikhaṇḍī yadi te śrutaḥ। udyoge kathitaṁ yattattathā jātā śikhaṇḍinī ॥6-95-11॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; स्त्रीपूर्वकः (strīpūrvakaḥ) - formerly a woman; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; यदि (yadi) - if; ते (te) - to you; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; उद्योगे (udyoge) - in the effort; कथितं (kathitaṁ) - told; यत् (yat) - what; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - thus; जाता (jātā) - became; शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Shikhandini;]
(This Shikhandi, O king, was formerly a woman. If you have heard what was told in the effort, thus Shikhandini became.)
O King, this Shikhandi was once a woman. If you have heard what was narrated during the effort, then you know how Shikhandini came to be.
कन्या भूत्वा पुमाञ्जातः स च योत्स्यति भारत। तस्याहं प्रमुखे बाणान्न मुञ्चेयं कथञ्चन ॥६-९५-१२॥
kanyā bhūtvā pumāñjātaḥ sa ca yotsyati bhārata। tasyāhaṃ pramukhe bāṇānna muñceyaṃ kathaṃcana ॥6-95-12॥
[कन्या (kanyā) - girl; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; पुमान् (pumān) - man; जातः (jātaḥ) - born; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; योत्स्यति (yotsyati) - will fight; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; तस्य (tasya) - his; अहम् (aham) - I; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; न (na) - not; मुञ्चेयं (muñceyaṃ) - will release; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Having become a girl, a man is born and he will fight, O Bhārata. I will not release arrows in front of him in any way.)
A man, once transformed from a girl, will engage in battle, O Bhārata. I shall not release my arrows in front of him under any circumstances.
युद्धे तु क्षत्रियांस्तात पाण्डवानां जयैषिणः। सर्वानन्यान्हनिष्यामि सम्प्राप्तान्बाणगोचरान् ॥६-९५-१३॥
yuddhe tu kṣatriyāṃstāta pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaiṣiṇaḥ। sarvānanyānghaniṣyāmi samprāptānbāṇagocarān ॥6-95-13॥
[युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; तु (tu) - but; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - the warriors; तात (tāta) - O father; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; जयैषिणः (jayaiṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will slay; सम्प्राप्तान् (samprāptān) - who have come; बाणगोचरान् (bāṇagocarān) - within the range of arrows;]
(In battle, O father, I will slay all other warriors of the Pandavas who have come within the range of arrows, desiring victory.)
In the battle, O father, I will defeat all the other warriors of the Pandavas who come within the range of my arrows, as they seek victory.
एवं मां भरतश्रेष्ठो गाङ्गेयः प्राह शास्त्रवित्। तत्र सर्वात्मना मन्ये भीष्मस्यैवाभिपालनम् ॥६-९५-१४॥
evaṃ māṃ bharataśreṣṭho gāṅgeyaḥ prāha śāstravit। tatra sarvātmanā manye bhīṣmasyaivābhipālanam ॥6-95-14॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; मां (māṃ) - me; भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - O best of the Bharatas; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga; प्राह (prāha) - said; शास्त्रवित् (śāstravit) - knower of scriptures; तत्र (tatra) - there; सर्वात्मना (sarvātmanā) - with all my heart; मन््ये (manye) - I think; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिपालनम् (abhipālanam) - protection;]
(Thus, O best of the Bharatas, the son of Ganga, the knower of scriptures, said to me: There, with all my heart, I think of Bhishma's protection indeed.)
Thus, the son of Ganga, Bhishma, who is well-versed in scriptures, addressed me, the best of the Bharatas, saying that he wholeheartedly believes in Bhishma's protection.
अरक्ष्यमाणं हि वृको हन्यात्सिंहं महावने। मा वृकेणेव शार्दूलं घातयेम शिखण्डिना ॥६-९५-१५॥
arakṣyamāṇaṃ hi vṛko hanyātsiṃhaṃ mahāvane। mā vṛkeṇeva śārdūlaṃ ghātayema śikhaṇḍinā ॥6-95-15॥
[अरक्ष्यमाणं (arakṣyamāṇam) - unprotected; हि (hi) - indeed; वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - wolf; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest; मा (mā) - do not; वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) - by the wolf; इव (iva) - like; शार्दूलम् (śārdūlam) - tiger; घातयेम (ghātayema) - let us cause to be killed; शिखण्डिना (śikhaṇḍinā) - by the archer;]
(Indeed, an unprotected lion would be killed by a wolf in the great forest. Let us not cause the tiger to be killed by the archer like the wolf.)
In the great forest, an unprotected lion would indeed be killed by a wolf. Let us ensure that the tiger is not killed by the archer, just as the wolf would do.
मातुलः शकुनिः शल्यः कृपो द्रोणो विविंशतिः। यत्ता रक्षन्तु गाङ्गेयं तस्मिन्गुप्ते ध्रुवो जयः ॥६-९५-१६॥
mātulaḥ śakuniḥ śalyaḥ kṛpo droṇo viviṁśatiḥ। yattā rakṣantu gāṅgeyaṁ tasmin gupte dhruvo jayaḥ ॥6-95-16॥
[मातुलः (mātulaḥ) - maternal uncle; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; कृपो (kṛpo) - Kripa; द्रोणो (droṇo) - Drona; विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - Vivimshati; यत्ता (yattā) - attentive; रक्षन्तु (rakṣantu) - protect; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyaṁ) - son of Ganga; तस्मिन्गुप्ते (tasmin gupte) - when he is protected; ध्रुवः (dhruvaḥ) - certain; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory;]
(Maternal uncle Shakuni, Shalya, Kripa, Drona, and Vivimshati, being attentive, protect the son of Ganga; when he is protected, victory is certain.)
Shakuni, Shalya, Kripa, Drona, and Vivimshati, the maternal uncles, are vigilant in protecting Bhishma, the son of Ganga. With him safeguarded, victory is assured.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु राजानो दुर्योधनवचस्तदा। सर्वतो रथवंशेन गाङ्गेयं पर्यवारयन् ॥६-९५-१७॥
etacchrutvā tu rājāno duryodhanavacastadā। sarvato rathavaṃśena gāṅgeyaṃ paryavārayan ॥6-95-17॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तु (tu) - but; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - the kings; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; तदा (tadā) - then; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - with chariots; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhishma; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Having heard this, the kings then surrounded Bhishma with chariots from all sides at Duryodhana's words.)
Upon hearing Duryodhana's words, the kings surrounded Bhishma with their chariots from every direction.
पुत्राश्च तव गाङ्गेयं परिवार्य ययुर्मुदा। कम्पयन्तो भुवं द्यां च क्षोभयन्तश्च पाण्डवान् ॥६-९५-१८॥
putrāśca tava gāṅgeyaṃ parivārya yayurmudā। kampayanto bhuvaṃ dyāṃ ca kṣobhayantaśca pāṇḍavān ॥6-95-18॥
[पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyaṃ) - Ganga's son; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; कम्पयन्तः (kampayantaḥ) - shaking; भुवं (bhuvaṃ) - the earth; द्यां (dyāṃ) - the sky; च (ca) - and; क्षोभयन्तः (kṣobhayantaḥ) - agitating; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(Your sons, surrounding Ganga's son, went with joy, shaking the earth and the sky, and agitating the Pandavas.)
Your sons, with great joy, surrounded Bhishma, the son of Ganga, and proceeded, causing the earth and sky to tremble and disturbing the Pandavas.
तै रथैश्च सुसंयुक्तैर्दन्तिभिश्च महारथाः। परिवार्य रणे भीष्मं दंशिताः समवस्थिताः ॥६-९५-१९॥
tai rathaiśca susaṁyuktairdantibhiśca mahārathāḥ। parivārya raṇe bhīṣmaṁ daṁśitāḥ samavasthitāḥ ॥6-95-19॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; च (ca) - and; सुसंयुक्तैः (susaṁyuktaiḥ) - well-yoked; दन्तिभिः (dantibhiḥ) - with elephants; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; दंशिताः (daṁśitāḥ) - pierced; समवस्थिताः (samavasthitāḥ) - stood firm;]
(By them, with chariots well-yoked and with elephants, the great warriors, surrounding Bhishma in battle, pierced, stood firm.)
The great warriors, with their well-yoked chariots and elephants, surrounded Bhishma in battle, standing firm and resolute.
यथा देवासुरे युद्धे त्रिदशा वज्रधारिणम्। सर्वे ते स्म व्यतिष्ठन्त रक्षन्तस्तं महारथम् ॥६-९५-२०॥
yathā devāsure yuddhe tridaśā vajradhāriṇam। sarve te sma vyatiṣṭhanta rakṣantastaṃ mahāratham ॥6-95-20॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; देवासुरे (devāsure) - in the battle of gods and demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in the battle; त्रिदशा (tridaśā) - the thirty (gods); वज्रधारिणम् (vajradhāriṇam) - the wielder of the thunderbolt; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ते (te) - they; स्म (sma) - indeed; व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - stood; रक्षन्तः (rakṣantaḥ) - protecting; तम् (tam) - that; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot;]
(As in the battle of gods and demons, all the thirty (gods) stood protecting the wielder of the thunderbolt, that great chariot.)
In the battle between the gods and demons, all the deities stood firm, protecting the wielder of the thunderbolt, that great chariot.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा पुनर्भ्रातरमब्रवीत्। सव्यं चक्रं युधामन्युरुत्तमौजाश्च दक्षिणम् ॥ गोप्तारावर्जुनस्यैतावर्जुनोऽपि शिखण्डिनः ॥६-९५-२१॥
tato duryodhano rājā punarbhrātaramabravīt। savyaṃ cakraṃ yudhāmanyuruttamaujāśca dakṣiṇam ॥ goptārāvarjunasyaitāvarjuno'pi śikhaṇḍinaḥ ॥6-95-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सव्यम् (savyam) - left; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; युधामन्युः (yudhāmanyuḥ) - Yudhāmanyu; उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; च (ca) - and; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right; गोप्तारौ (goptārau) - protectors; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; एतौ (etau) - these; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अपि (api) - also; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - Shikhandi;]
(Then King Duryodhana again said to his brother, "Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas will guard the left and right wheels of Arjuna's chariot, respectively. Arjuna himself will also protect Shikhandi.")
Then King Duryodhana spoke to his brother once more, instructing that Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas should guard the left and right sides of Arjuna's chariot, while Arjuna himself would also protect Shikhandi.
स रक्ष्यमाणः पार्थेन तथास्माभिर्विवर्जितः। यथा भीष्मं न नो हन्याद्दुःशासन तथा कुरु ॥६-९५-२२॥
sa rakṣyamāṇaḥ pārthena tathāsmābhirvivarjitaḥ। yathā bhīṣmaṃ na no hanyādduḥśāsana tathā kuru ॥6-95-22॥
[स (sa) - he; रक्ष्यमाणः (rakṣyamāṇaḥ) - being protected; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; तथा (tathā) - also; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; विवर्जितः (vivarjitaḥ) - abandoned; यथा (yathā) - so that; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; न (na) - not; नः (naḥ) - us; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill; दुःशासन (duḥśāsana) - Duhshasana; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरु (kuru) - do; ६-९५-२२ (6-95-22) - (verse number);]
(He, being protected by Arjuna and abandoned by us, so that Bhishma may not kill us, do thus, O Duhshasana.)
He is being protected by Arjuna and abandoned by us, so that Bhishma may not kill us. Therefore, act accordingly, O Duhshasana.
भ्रातुस्तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा पुत्रो दुःशासनस्तव। भीष्मं प्रमुखतः कृत्वा प्रययौ सेनया सह ॥६-९५-२३॥
bhrātustadvacanaṃ śrutvā putro duḥśāsanastava। bhīṣmaṃ pramukhataḥ kṛtvā prayayau senayā saha ॥6-95-23॥
[भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of brother; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṃ) - those words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana; तव (tava) - your; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhīṣma; प्रमुखतः (pramukhataḥ) - in front; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having placed; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सेनया (senayā) - with army; सह (saha) - together;]
(Having heard those words of your brother, your son Duḥśāsana, having placed Bhīṣma in front, departed together with the army.)
Upon hearing those words from your brother, your son Duḥśāsana placed Bhīṣma at the forefront and marched along with the army.
भीष्मं तु रथवंशेन दृष्ट्वा तमभिसंवृतम्। अर्जुनो रथिनां श्रेष्ठो धृष्टद्युम्नमुवाच ह ॥६-९५-२४॥
bhīṣmaṃ tu rathavaṃśena dṛṣṭvā tam abhisaṃvṛtam। arjuno rathināṃ śreṣṭho dhṛṣṭadyumnam uvāca ha ॥6-95-24॥
[भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; तु (tu) - but; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - by the line of chariots; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तम् (tam) - him; अभिसंवृतम् (abhisaṃvṛtam) - enclosed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; धृष्टद्युम्नम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnam) - Dhrishtadyumna; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Bhishma, but by the line of chariots having seen him enclosed, Arjuna, the best of charioteers, said to Dhrishtadyumna indeed.)
Arjuna, the best among charioteers, upon seeing Bhishma surrounded by the line of chariots, spoke to Dhrishtadyumna.
शिखण्डिनं नरव्याघ्र भीष्मस्य प्रमुखेऽनघ। स्थापयस्वाद्य पाञ्चाल्य तस्य गोप्ताहमप्युत ॥६-९५-२५॥
śikhaṇḍinaṃ naravyāghra bhīṣmasya pramukhe'nagha। sthāpayasvādya pāñcālya tasya goptāhamapyuta ॥6-95-25॥
[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinaṃ) - Shikhandin; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; स्थापय (sthāpaya) - place; अद्य (adya) - today; पाञ्चाल्य (pāñcālya) - O son of Panchala; तस्य (tasya) - his; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(Place Shikhandin in front of Bhishma, O sinless one; today, O son of Panchala, I am also indeed his protector.)
O sinless one, place Shikhandin in front of Bhishma today. O son of Panchala, I am also indeed his protector.
ततः शान्तनवो भीष्मो निर्ययौ सेनया सह। व्यूहं चाव्यूहत महत्सर्वतोभद्रमाहवे ॥६-९५-२६॥
tataḥ śāntanavo bhīṣmo niryayau senayā saha। vyūhaṃ cāvyūhata mahatsarvatobhadramāhave ॥6-95-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śantanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; निर्ययौ (niryayau) - departed; सेनया (senayā) - with the army; सह (saha) - together; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; च (ca) - and; अव्यूहत (avyūhata) - arranged; महत् (mahat) - great; सर्वतोभद्रम् (sarvatobhadram) - all-auspicious; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Then Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, departed with the army together. He arranged the great all-auspicious formation in battle.)
Then Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, departed with his army. He arranged a great and auspicious formation for the battle.
कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च शैब्यश्चैव महारथः। शकुनिः सैन्धवश्चैव काम्बोजश्च सुदक्षिणः ॥६-९५-२७॥
kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca śaibyaścaiva mahārathaḥ। śakuniḥ saindhavaścaiva kāmbojaśca sudakṣiṇaḥ ॥6-95-27॥
[कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; शैब्यः (śaibyaḥ) - Śaibya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kāmboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakṣiṇa;]
(Kṛpa and Kṛtavarmā and Śaibya, indeed a great chariot-warrior. Śakuni, Saindhava, and indeed Kāmboja and Sudakṣiṇa.)
Kṛpa, Kṛtavarmā, Śaibya, Śakuni, Saindhava, Kāmboja, and Sudakṣiṇa are all great chariot-warriors.
भीष्मेण सहिताः सर्वे पुत्रैश्च तव भारत। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां व्यूहस्य प्रमुखे स्थिताः ॥६-९५-२८॥
bhīṣmeṇa sahitāḥ sarve putraiśca tava bhārata। agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ vyūhasya pramukhe sthitāḥ ॥6-95-28॥
[भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - with Bhishma; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - with sons; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यानां (sarvasainyānāṃ) - of all armies; व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - at the forefront; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing;]
(With Bhishma, all your sons, O Bharata, stood at the forefront of the formation in front of all the armies.)
O Bharata, along with Bhishma, all your sons stood at the forefront of the formation, leading all the armies.
द्रोणो भूरिश्रवाः शल्यो भगदत्तश्च मारिष। दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रित्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य दंशिताः ॥६-९५-२९॥
droṇo bhūriśravāḥ śalyo bhagadattaśca māriṣa। dakṣiṇaṃ pakṣamāśritya sthitā vyūhasya daṃśitāḥ ॥6-95-29॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishravas; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - southern; पक्षम् (pakṣam) - flank; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having taken refuge; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - positioned; व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - arrayed;]
(Drona, Bhurishravas, Shalya, and Bhagadatta, O great one, having taken refuge on the southern flank, were positioned in the formation, arrayed.)
Drona, Bhurishravas, Shalya, and Bhagadatta, O great one, were strategically positioned on the southern flank of the formation, ready for battle.
अश्वत्थामा सोमदत्त आवन्त्यौ च महारथौ। महत्या सेनया युक्ता वामं पक्षमपालयन् ॥६-९५-३०॥
aśvatthāmā somadatta āvantyau ca mahārathau। mahatyā senayā yuktā vāmaṃ pakṣamapālayan ॥6-95-30॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; सोमदत्त (somadatta) - Somadatta; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - Avanti warriors; च (ca) - and; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; महत्या (mahatyā) - with a great; सेनया (senayā) - army; युक्ता (yuktā) - equipped; वामं (vāmaṃ) - left; पक्षम् (pakṣam) - flank; अपालयन् (apālayan) - protecting;]
(Ashwatthama, Somadatta, and the Avanti warriors, great charioteers, equipped with a great army, were protecting the left flank.)
Ashwatthama, Somadatta, and the Avanti warriors, who were great charioteers, were strategically positioned with a large army to guard the left flank.
दुर्योधनो महाराज त्रिगर्तैः सर्वतो वृतः। व्यूहमध्ये स्थितो राजन्पाण्डवान्प्रति भारत ॥६-९५-३१॥
duryodhano mahārāja trigartaiḥ sarvato vṛtaḥ। vyūhamadhye sthito rājanpāṇḍavānprati bhārata ॥6-95-31॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - great king; त्रिगर्तैः (trigartaiḥ) - with the Trigartas; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - on all sides; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; व्यूहमध्ये (vyūhamadhye) - in the midst of the formation; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - towards the Pandavas; प्रति (prati) - against; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Duryodhana, the great king, surrounded on all sides by the Trigartas, stood in the midst of the formation against the Pandavas, O king, O Bharata.)
Duryodhana, the great king, was strategically positioned in the center of the military formation, surrounded by the Trigartas on all sides, ready to confront the Pandavas, O king, O descendant of Bharata.
अलम्बुसो रथश्रेष्ठः श्रुतायुश्च महारथः। पृष्ठतः सर्वसैन्यानां स्थितौ व्यूहस्य दंशितौ ॥६-९५-३२॥
alambuso rathaśreṣṭhaḥ śrutāyuśca mahārathaḥ। pṛṣṭhataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ sthitau vyūhasya daṃśitau ॥6-95-32॥
[अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; रथश्रेष्ठः (rathaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of charioteers; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Śrutāyu; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; स्थितौ (sthitau) - standing; व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation; दंशितौ (daṃśitau) - protecting;]
(Alambusa, the best of charioteers, and Śrutāyu, the great warrior, stood behind all the armies, protecting the formation.)
Alambusa, the foremost among charioteers, and Śrutāyu, the great warrior, were positioned at the rear of all the troops, safeguarding the formation.
एवमेते तदा व्यूहं कृत्वा भारत तावकाः। संनद्धाः समदृश्यन्त प्रतपन्त इवाग्नयः ॥६-९५-३३॥
evamete tadā vyūhaṃ kṛtvā bhārata tāvakāḥ। saṃnaddhāḥ samadṛśyanta pratapanta ivāgnayaḥ ॥6-95-33॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; एते (ete) - these; तदा (tadā) - then; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; संनद्धाः (saṃnaddhāḥ) - armed; समदृश्यन्त (samadṛśyanta) - appeared; प्रतपन्त (pratapanta) - shining; इव (iva) - like; अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires;]
(Thus, having made the formation, O Bharata, your men, armed, appeared shining like fires.)
Thus, O Bharata, your men, having formed the battle array, appeared resplendent like blazing fires.
तथा युधिष्ठिरो राजा भीमसेनश्च पाण्डवः। नकुलः सहदेवश्च माद्रीपुत्रावुभावपि ॥ अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां स्थिता व्यूहस्य दंशिताः ॥६-९५-३४॥
tathā yudhiṣṭhiro rājā bhīmasenaśca pāṇḍavaḥ। nakulaḥ sahadevaśca mādrīputrāvubhāvapi ॥ agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ sthitā vyūhasya daṃśitāḥ ॥6-95-34॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; उभौ (ubhau) - both; अपि (api) - also; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - arrayed; ६-९५-३४ (6-95-34) - 6-95-34;]
(Thus, King Yudhishthira and Bhimasena, the Pandavas, Nakula and Sahadeva, both sons of Madri, were standing in front of all the armies, arrayed in the formation.)
Thus, King Yudhishthira, Bhimasena, Nakula, and Sahadeva, the sons of Madri, stood at the forefront of the entire army, ready in their formation.
धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः। स्थिताः सैन्येन महता परानीकविनाशनाः ॥६-९५-३५॥
dhṛṣṭadyumno virāṭaśca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ। sthitāḥ sainyena mahatā parānīkavināśanāḥ ॥6-95-35॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; सैन्येन (sainyena) - with army; महता (mahatā) - great; परानीकविनाशनाः (parānīkavināśanāḥ) - destroyers of enemy forces;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa, and Sātyaki, the great chariot-warriors, standing with a great army, destroyers of enemy forces.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Virāṭa, and Sātyaki, the great chariot-warriors, stood with a large army, ready to destroy the enemy forces.
शिखण्डी विजयश्चैव राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः। चेकितानो महाबाहुः कुन्तिभोजश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ स्थिता रणे महाराज महत्या सेनया वृताः ॥६-९५-३६॥
śikhaṇḍī vijayaścaiva rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ। cekitāno mahābāhuḥ kuntibhojaśca vīryavān ॥ sthitā raṇe mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtāḥ ॥6-95-36॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; विजयः (vijayaḥ) - Vijaya; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - Rakshasa; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Cekitana; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; स्थिता (sthitā) - standing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; वृताः (vṛtāḥ) - surrounded;]
(Shikhandi, Vijaya, and also Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, Cekitana, the mighty-armed Kuntibhoja, and the powerful, stood in battle, O great king, surrounded by a great army.)
Shikhandi, Vijaya, Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, Cekitana, the mighty-armed Kuntibhoja, and the powerful warriors stood ready in battle, O great king, surrounded by a formidable army.
अभिमन्युर्महेष्वासो द्रुपदश्च महारथः। केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च स्थिता युद्धाय दंशिताः ॥६-९५-३७॥
abhimanyurmaheṣvāso drupadaśca mahārathaḥ। kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca sthitā yuddhāya daṃśitāḥ ॥6-95-37॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - positioned; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - prepared.;]
(Abhimanyu, the great archer, and Drupada, the great chariot-warrior; the five brothers of the Kekayas, positioned for battle, prepared.)
Abhimanyu, the great archer, along with Drupada, the great chariot-warrior, and the five brothers of the Kekayas, stood ready and prepared for battle.
एवं तेऽपि महाव्यूहं प्रतिव्यूह्य सुदुर्जयम्। पाण्डवाः समरे शूराः स्थिता युद्धाय मारिष ॥६-९५-३८॥
evaṃ te'pi mahāvyūhaṃ prativyūhya sudurjayam। pāṇḍavāḥ samare śūrāḥ sthitā yuddhāya māriṣa ॥6-95-38॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; महाव्यूहम् (mahāvyūham) - great formation; प्रतिव्यूह्य (prativyūhya) - countering; सुदुर्जयम् (sudurjayam) - very difficult to conquer; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; स्थिता (sthitā) - stood; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one;]
(Thus, they also, countering the great formation, very difficult to conquer, the Pandavas, heroes in battle, stood for battle, O great one.)
Thus, O great one, the heroic Pandavas stood ready for battle, having countered the formidable and nearly unconquerable great formation.
तावकास्तु रणे यत्ताः सहसेना नराधिपाः। अभ्युद्ययू रणे पार्थान्भीष्मं कृत्वाग्रतो नृप ॥६-९५-३९॥
tāvakāstu raṇe yattāḥ sahasenā narādhipāḥ। abhyudyayū raṇe pārthānbhīṣmaṃ kṛtvāgrato nṛpa ॥6-95-39॥
[तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared; सहसेना (sahasenā) - with army; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; अभ्युद्ययुः (abhyudyayuḥ) - advanced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - towards the sons of Pritha; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - placing; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Your kings, prepared in battle, advanced with their army towards the sons of Pritha, placing Bhishma in front, O king.)
Your kings, ready for battle, advanced with their forces towards the Pandavas, with Bhishma leading them, O king.
तथैव पाण्डवा राजन्भीमसेनपुरोगमाः। भीष्मं युद्धपरिप्रेप्सुं सङ्ग्रामे विजिगीषवः ॥६-९५-४०॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājanbhīmasenapurogamāḥ। bhīṣmaṃ yuddhapariprepsuṃ saṅgrāme vijigīṣavaḥ ॥6-95-40॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीमसेनपुरोगमाः (bhīmasenapurogamāḥ) - led by Bhimasena; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; युद्धपरिप्रेप्सुम् (yuddhapariprepsum) - desiring to engage in battle; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battlefield; विजिगीषवः (vijigīṣavaḥ) - wishing to conquer;]
(In the same way, O king, the Pandavas, led by Bhimasena, desiring to engage in battle, wishing to conquer Bhishma in the battlefield.)
In the same manner, O king, the Pandavas, with Bhimasena at the forefront, were eager to engage in battle, aiming to defeat Bhishma on the battlefield.
क्ष्वेडाः किलिकिलाशब्दान्क्रकचान्गोविषाणिकाः। भेरीमृदङ्गपणवान्नादयन्तश्च पुष्करान् ॥ पाण्डवा अभ्यधावन्त नदन्तो भैरवान्रवान् ॥६-९५-४१॥
kṣveḍāḥ kilikilāśabdānkrakacāṅgoviṣāṇikāḥ। bherīmṛdaṅgapaṇavānnādayantaśca puṣkarān ॥ pāṇḍavā abhyadhāvanta nadanto bhairavānravān ॥6-95-41॥
[क्ष्वेडाः (kṣveḍāḥ) - roaring sounds; किलिकिलाशब्दान् (kilikilāśabdān) - screeching noises; क्रकचान् (krakacān) - saws; गोविषाणिकाः (goviṣāṇikāḥ) - horns of cows; भेरीमृदङ्गपणवान् (bherīmṛdaṅgapaṇavān) - drums, mridangas, and panavas; नादयन्तः (nādayantaḥ) - sounding; च (ca) - and; पुष्करान् (puṣkarān) - kettledrums; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; अभ्यधावन्त (abhyadhāvanta) - rushed forward; नदन्तः (nadantaḥ) - roaring; भैरवान् (bhairavān) - terrifying; रवान् (ravān) - sounds;]
(Roaring sounds, screeching noises, saws, and horns of cows; sounding drums, mridangas, and panavas, and kettledrums; the Pandavas rushed forward, roaring terrifying sounds.)
The Pandavas, making roaring and terrifying sounds, rushed forward accompanied by the screeching noises of saws and cow horns, and the sounds of drums, mridangas, panavas, and kettledrums.
भेरीमृदङ्गशङ्खानां दुन्दुभीनां च निस्वनैः। उत्क्रुष्टसिंहनादैश्च वल्गितैश्च पृथग्विधैः ॥६-९५-४२॥
bherīmṛdaṅgaśaṅkhānāṃ dundubhīnāṃ ca nisvanaiḥ। utkruṣṭasiṃhanādaiśca valgitaiśca pṛthagvidhaiḥ ॥6-95-42॥
[भेरी (bherī) - drums; मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - mridangas; शङ्खानां (śaṅkhānāṃ) - conches; दुन्दुभीनां (dundubhīnāṃ) - kettledrums; च (ca) - and; निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - with sounds; उत्क्रुष्ट (utkruṣṭa) - loud; सिंहनादैः (siṃhanādaiḥ) - lion-roars; च (ca) - and; वल्गितैः (valgitaiḥ) - with shouts; च (ca) - and; पृथग्विधैः (pṛthagvidhaiḥ) - of various kinds;]
(With the sounds of drums, mridangas, conches, and kettledrums, along with loud lion-roars and various kinds of shouts.)
The air was filled with the sounds of drums, mridangas, conches, and kettledrums, accompanied by loud lion-roars and various kinds of shouts.
वयं प्रतिनदन्तस्तानभ्यगच्छाम सत्वराः। सहसैवाभिसङ्क्रुद्धास्तदासीत्तुमुलं महत् ॥६-९५-४३॥
vayaṁ pratinadantastānabhyagacchāma satvarāḥ। sahasaivābhisaṅkruddhāstadāsīttumulaṁ mahat ॥6-95-43॥
[वयं (vayam) - we; प्रतिनदन्तः (pratinadantaḥ) - shouting back; तान् (tān) - them; अभ्यगच्छाम (abhyagacchāma) - approached; सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - quickly; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिसङ्क्रुद्धाः (abhisaṅkruddhāḥ) - very angry; तत् (tat) - that; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तुमुलं (tumulaṁ) - tumultuous; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(We, shouting back, approached them quickly. Suddenly, indeed, very angry, that was a great tumult.)
We quickly approached them, shouting back in anger. Suddenly, it turned into a great tumult.
ततोऽन्योन्यं प्रधावन्तः सम्प्रहारं प्रचक्रिरे। ततः शब्देन महता प्रचकम्पे वसुन्धरा ॥६-९५-४४॥
tato'nyonyaṃ pradhāvantaḥ samprahāraṃ pracakrire। tataḥ śabdena mahatā pracakampe vasundharā ॥6-95-44॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; प्रधावन्तः (pradhāvantaḥ) - running towards; सम्प्रहारं (samprahāraṃ) - combat; प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - engaged; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शब्देन (śabdena) - with sound; महता (mahatā) - great; प्रचकम्पे (pracakampe) - trembled; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth;]
(Then, running towards each other, they engaged in combat. Then, with a great sound, the earth trembled.)
The warriors rushed towards each other and engaged in battle. The earth shook with the great noise that ensued.
पक्षिणश्च महाघोरं व्याहरन्तो विबभ्रमुः। सप्रभश्चोदितः सूर्यो निष्प्रभः समपद्यत ॥६-९५-४५॥
pakṣiṇaśca mahāghoraṃ vyāharanto vibabhramuḥ। saprabhaścoditaḥ sūryo niṣprabhaḥ samapadyata ॥6-95-45॥
[पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; च (ca) - and; महाघोरं (mahāghoram) - very terrible; व्याहरन्तः (vyāharantaḥ) - uttering; विबभ्रमुः (vibabhramuḥ) - wandered; सप्रभः (saprabhaḥ) - with radiance; च (ca) - and; उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; निष्प्रभः (niṣprabhaḥ) - without radiance; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became;]
(The birds, uttering very terrible sounds, wandered. The sun, which had risen with radiance, became without radiance.)
The birds flew around making terrible sounds, and the sun, which had risen brightly, lost its brightness.
ववुश्च तुमुला वाताः शंसन्तः सुमहद्भयम्। घोराश्च घोरनिर्ह्रादाः शिवास्तत्र ववाशिरे ॥ वेदयन्त्यो महाराज महद्वैशसमागतम् ॥६-९५-४६॥
vavuśca tumulā vātāḥ śaṁsantaḥ sumahadbhayam। ghorāśca ghoranirhrādāḥ śivāstatra vavāśire ॥ vedayantyo mahārāja mahadvaiśasamāgatam ॥6-95-46॥
[ववुः (vavuḥ) - blew; च (ca) - and; तुमुलाः (tumulāḥ) - tumultuous; वाताः (vātāḥ) - winds; शंसन्तः (śaṁsantaḥ) - announcing; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible; च (ca) - and; घोरनिर्ह्रादाः (ghoranirhrādāḥ) - with terrible roars; शिवाः (śivāḥ) - jackals; तत्र (tatra) - there; ववाशिरे (vavāśire) - howled; वेदयन्त्यः (vedayantyaḥ) - indicating; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; महत् (mahat) - great; वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - calamity; आगतम् (āgatam) - has come;]
(The tumultuous winds blew, announcing great fear. There, terrible jackals with terrible roars howled, indicating, O great king, that a great calamity has come.)
The fierce winds blew violently, signaling a great danger. In that place, dreadful jackals howled with terrifying roars, foretelling, O great king, the arrival of a significant disaster.
दिशः प्रज्वलिता राजन्पांसुवर्षं पपात च। रुधिरेण समुन्मिश्रमस्थिवर्षं तथैव च ॥६-९५-४७॥
diśaḥ prajvalitā rājanpāṃsuvarṣaṃ papāta ca। rudhireṇa samunmiśramasthivarṣaṃ tathaiva ca ॥6-95-47॥
[दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; प्रज्वलिता (prajvalitā) - ablaze; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पांसुवर्षं (pāṃsuvarṣaṃ) - dust rain; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood; समुन्मिश्रम् (samunmiśram) - mixed with; अस्थिवर्षं (asthivarṣaṃ) - bone rain; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; च (ca) - and;]
(The directions were ablaze, O king, and a rain of dust fell. Similarly, a rain of bones mixed with blood also fell.)
The directions were set ablaze, O king, as a rain of dust and bones mixed with blood fell from the sky.
रुदतां वाहनानां च नेत्रेभ्यः प्रापतज्जलम्। सुस्रुवुश्च शकृन्मूत्रं प्रध्यायन्तो विशां पते ॥६-९५-४८॥
rudatāṃ vāhanānāṃ ca netrebhyaḥ prāpatajjalam। susruvuśca śakṛnmūtraṃ pradhyāyanto viśāṃ pate ॥6-95-48॥
[रुदतां (rudatāṃ) - of those who were crying; वाहनानां (vāhanānāṃ) - of the vehicles; च (ca) - and; नेत्रेभ्यः (netrebhyaḥ) - from the eyes; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; जलम् (jalam) - water; सुस्रुवुः (susruvuḥ) - flowed; च (ca) - and; शकृत् (śakṛt) - excrement; मूत्रं (mūtraṃ) - urine; प्रध्यायन्तः (pradhyāyantaḥ) - while thinking; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(From the eyes of the crying vehicles, water fell. Excrement and urine flowed while thinking, O lord of the people.)
Tears fell from the eyes of the weeping vehicles, and excrement and urine flowed as they pondered, O lord of the people.
अन्तर्हिता महानादाः श्रूयन्ते भरतर्षभ। रक्षसां पुरुषादानां नदतां भैरवान्रवान् ॥६-९५-४९॥
antarhitā mahānādāḥ śrūyante bharatarṣabha। rakṣasāṃ puruṣādānāṃ nadatāṃ bhairavānravān ॥6-95-49॥
[अन्तर्हिता (antarhitā) - hidden; महानादाः (mahānādāḥ) - great sounds; श्रूयन्ते (śrūyante) - are heard; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas; रक्षसां (rakṣasāṃ) - of demons; पुरुषादानां (puruṣādānāṃ) - man-eaters; नदतां (nadatāṃ) - roaring; भैरवान्रवान् (bhairavānravān) - fearful sounds;]
(Hidden great sounds are heard, O best of Bharatas, of demons, man-eaters, roaring fearful sounds.)
O best of Bharatas, hidden great sounds of roaring demons and man-eaters are heard, producing fearful noises.
सम्पतन्तः स्म दृश्यन्ते गोमायुबकवायसाः। श्वानश्च विविधैर्नादैर्भषन्तस्तत्र तस्थिरे ॥६-९५-५०॥
sampatantaḥ sma dṛśyante gomāyubakavāyasāḥ। śvānaśca vividhairnādairbhaṣantastatra tasthire ॥6-95-50॥
[सम्पतन्तः (sampatantaḥ) - flying; स्म (sma) - indeed; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; गोमायु (gomāyu) - jackals; बक (baka) - cranes; वायसाः (vāyasāḥ) - crows; श्वानः (śvānaḥ) - dogs; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; नादैः (nādaiḥ) - sounds; भषन्तः (bhaṣantaḥ) - barking; तत्र (tatra) - there; तस्थिरे (tasthire) - stood;]
(Flying indeed are seen jackals, cranes, and crows. Dogs too, with various sounds, barking, stood there.)
Jackals, cranes, and crows were seen flying. Dogs were also there, barking with various sounds.
ज्वलिताश्च महोल्का वै समाहत्य दिवाकरम्। निपेतुः सहसा भूमौ वेदयाना महद्भयम् ॥६-९५-५१॥
jvalitāśca maholkā vai samāhatya divākaram। nipetuḥ sahasā bhūmau vedayānā mahadbhayam ॥6-95-51॥
[ज्वलिताः (jvalitāḥ) - blazing; च (ca) - and; महो-उल्काः (maha-ulkāḥ) - great meteors; वै (vai) - indeed; समाहत्य (samāhatya) - having struck; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell down; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; वेदयाना (vedayānā) - indicating; महत् (mahat) - great; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(Blazing great meteors, having struck the sun, suddenly fell down on the ground, indicating great fear.)
Blazing meteors struck the sun and suddenly fell to the ground, signaling a great fear.
महान्त्यनीकानि महासमुच्छ्रये; समागमे पाण्डवधार्तराष्ट्रयोः। प्रकाशिरे शङ्खमृदङ्गनिस्वनैः; प्रकम्पितानीव वनानि वायुना ॥६-९५-५२॥
mahānty anīkāni mahāsamucchraye; samāgame pāṇḍavadhārtarāṣṭrayoḥ। prakāśire śaṅkhamṛdaṅganisvanaiḥ; prakampitānīva vanāni vāyunā ॥6-95-52॥
[महान्ति (mahānti) - great; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; महासमुच्छ्रये (mahāsamucchraye) - in the great assembly; समागमे (samāgame) - in the meeting; पाण्डवधार्तराष्ट्रयोः (pāṇḍavadhārtarāṣṭrayoḥ) - of the Pandavas and Dhartarashtras; प्रकाशिरे (prakāśire) - shone; शङ्खमृदङ्गनिस्वनैः (śaṅkhamṛdaṅganisvanaiḥ) - with the sounds of conches and drums; प्रकम्पितानि (prakampitāni) - shaken; इव (iva) - as if; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind;]
(Great armies in the great assembly, in the meeting of the Pandavas and Dhartarashtras, shone with the sounds of conches and drums, as if the forests were shaken by the wind.)
In the grand assembly where the Pandavas and Dhartarashtras met, the great armies shone with the resounding echoes of conches and drums, as if the forests themselves were being shaken by a mighty wind.
नरेन्द्रनागाश्वसमाकुलाना; मभ्यायतीनामशिवे मुहूर्ते। बभूव घोषस्तुमुलश्चमूनां; वातोद्धुतानामिव सागराणाम् ॥६-९५-५३॥
narendranāgāśvasamākulānā; mabhyāyatīnām aśive muhūrte। babhūva ghoṣas tumulaś camūnāṃ; vātoddhutānām iva sāgarāṇām ॥6-95-53॥
[नरेन्द्र (narendra) - king; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; समाकुलानाम् (samākulānām) - crowded with; अभ्यायतीनाम् (abhyāyatīnām) - approaching; अशिवे (aśive) - inauspicious; मुहूर्ते (muhūrte) - moment; बभूव (babhūva) - arose; घोषः (ghoṣaḥ) - sound; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; चमूनाम् (camūnām) - of the armies; वात (vāta) - wind; उद्धुतानाम् (uddhutānām) - agitated; इव (iva) - like; सागराणाम् (sāgarāṇām) - oceans;]
(At the inauspicious moment when the kings, elephants, and horses were approaching, there arose a tumultuous sound of the armies, like that of the oceans agitated by the wind.)
At an inauspicious moment, as the kings, elephants, and horses approached, a tumultuous sound arose from the armies, resembling the roar of oceans stirred by the wind.
