06.096
Pancharatra and Core: The encounter begins with Abhimanyu attacking the Kaurava army and Duryodhana sending Arshyashringa to keep Abhimanyu engaged, so that Bhishma could attack the rest of the Pandavas. Alambusha's encounter with the five Pandava sons.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अभिमन्यू रथोदारः पिशङ्गैस्तुरगोत्तमैः। अभिदुद्राव तेजस्वी दुर्योधनबलं महत् ॥ विकिरञ्शरवर्षाणि वारिधारा इवाम्बुदः ॥६-९६-१॥
abhimanyu rathodāraḥ piśaṅgais turagottamaiḥ। abhidudrāva tejasvī duryodhanabalaṃ mahat॥ vikirañ śaravarṣāṇi vāridhārā ivāmbudaḥ॥6-96-1॥
[अभिमन्यू (abhimanyu) - Abhimanyu; रथोदारः (rathodāraḥ) - great charioteer; पिशङ्गैः (piśaṅgaiḥ) - with tawny; तुरगोत्तमैः (turagottamaiḥ) - excellent horses; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - charged; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; दुर्योधनबलं (duryodhanabalaṃ) - Duryodhana's army; महत् (mahat) - great; विकिरञ् (vikirañ) - scattering; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; वारिधारा (vāridhārā) - streams of water; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - a cloud;]
(Abhimanyu, the great charioteer with tawny excellent horses, charged brilliantly at Duryodhana's great army, scattering showers of arrows like streams of water from a cloud.)
Abhimanyu, known for his prowess, drove his chariot drawn by excellent tawny horses into Duryodhana's vast army, releasing a torrent of arrows akin to rain from a cloud.
न शेकुः समरे क्रुद्धं सौभद्रमरिसूदनम्। शस्त्रौघिणं गाहमानं सेनासागरमक्षयम् ॥ निवारयितुमप्याजौ त्वदीयाः कुरुपुङ्गवाः ॥६-९६-२॥
na śekuḥ samare kruddhaṃ saubhadramarisūdanam। śastraughiṇaṃ gāhamānaṃ senāsāgaramakṣayam ॥ nivārayitumapyājau tvadīyāḥ kurupuṅgavāḥ ॥6-96-2॥
[न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धं (kruddhaṃ) - angry; सौभद्रमरिसूदनम् (saubhadramarisūdanam) - Saubhadra, the destroyer of enemies; शस्त्रौघिणं (śastraughiṇam) - with a torrent of weapons; गाहमानं (gāhamānaṃ) - plunging; सेनासागरमक्षयम् (senāsāgaramakṣayam) - into the inexhaustible ocean of armies; निवारयितुम् (nivārayitum) - to restrain; अपि (api) - even; आजौ (ājau) - in battle; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; कुरुपुङ्गवाः (kurupuṅgavāḥ) - Kuru warriors;]
(Not able in battle angry Saubhadra, the destroyer of enemies, with a torrent of weapons plunging into the inexhaustible ocean of armies to restrain even in battle your Kuru warriors.)
Your Kuru warriors were unable to restrain the angry Saubhadra, the destroyer of enemies, as he plunged with a torrent of weapons into the inexhaustible ocean of armies in battle.
तेन मुक्ता रणे राजञ्शराः शत्रुनिबर्हणाः। क्षत्रियाननयञ्शूरान्प्रेतराजनिवेशनम् ॥६-९६-३॥
tena muktā raṇe rājañcharāḥ śatrunibarhaṇāḥ। kṣatriyānanayañśūrānpretarājaniveśanam ॥6-96-3॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; शत्रुनिबर्हणाः (śatrunibarhaṇāḥ) - destroyers of enemies; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - Kshatriyas; अनयन् (anayan) - led; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; प्रेतराजनिवेशनम् (pretarājaniveśanam) - to the abode of the king of the dead;]
(By him, O king, the arrows released in battle, destroyers of enemies, led the Kshatriya heroes to the abode of the king of the dead.)
The arrows released by him in the battle, O king, were so powerful that they destroyed the enemies and led the brave Kshatriyas to the abode of Yama, the god of death.
यमदण्डोपमान्घोराञ्ज्वलनाशीविषोपमान्। सौभद्रः समरे क्रुद्धः प्रेषयामास सायकान् ॥६-९६-४॥
yamadaṇḍopamānghorāñjvalanāśīviṣopamān। saubhadraḥ samare kruddhaḥ preṣayāmāsa sāyakān ॥6-96-4॥
[यमदण्डोपमान् (yamadaṇḍopamān) - like the rod of Yama; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; शीविषोपमान् (śīviṣopamān) - like poisonous snakes; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows;]
(Saubhadra, angry in battle, dispatched arrows like the rod of Yama, terrible like fire, and like poisonous snakes.)
In the heat of battle, the enraged Saubhadra unleashed arrows that were as dreadful as the rod of Yama, blazing like fire, and akin to venomous serpents.
रथिनं च रथात्तूर्णं हयपृष्ठाच्च सादिनम्। गजारोहांश्च सगजान्पातयामास फाल्गुनिः ॥६-९६-५॥
rathinaṁ ca rathāttūrṇaṁ hayapṛṣṭhācca sādinam। gajarohāṁśca sagajān pātayāmāsa phālghuniḥ ॥6-96-5॥
[रथिनम् (rathinam) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; हयपृष्ठात् (hayapṛṣṭhāt) - from the horse's back; च (ca) - and; सादिनम् (sādinam) - rider; गजारोहान् (gajarohān) - elephant riders; च (ca) - and; सगजान् (sagajān) - with elephants; पातयामास (pātayāmāsa) - caused to fall; फाल्गुनिः (phālghuniḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Arjuna caused the charioteer to quickly fall from the chariot, the rider from the horse's back, and the elephant riders with elephants.)
Arjuna swiftly brought down the charioteer from the chariot, the rider from the horse's back, and the elephant riders along with their elephants.
तस्य तत्कुर्वतः कर्म महत्सङ्ख्येऽद्भुतं नृपाः। पूजयां चक्रिरे हृष्टाः प्रशशंसुश्च फाल्गुनिम् ॥६-९६-६॥
tasya tatkurvataḥ karma mahatsaṅkhye'dbhutaṃ nṛpāḥ। pūjayāṃ cakrire hṛṣṭāḥ praśaśaṃsuśca phālgunim ॥6-96-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत्कुर्वतः (tatkurvataḥ) - doing that; कर्म (karma) - action; महत्सङ्ख्ये (mahatsaṅkhye) - in the great battle; अद्भुतं (adbhutaṃ) - wonderful; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - worship; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - did; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṃsuḥ) - praised; च (ca) - and; फाल्गुनिम् (phālgunim) - Arjuna;]
(The kings, doing that action in the great battle, were wonderful. They joyfully worshipped and praised Arjuna.)
The kings, witnessing the remarkable deeds of Arjuna in the great battle, were filled with joy and admiration. They honored and praised him wholeheartedly.
तान्यनीकानि सौभद्रो द्रावयन्बह्वशोभत। तूलराशिमिवाधूय मारुतः सर्वतोदिशम् ॥६-९६-७॥
tāny anīkāni saubhadro drāvayan bahvaśobhata। tūlarāśim ivādhūya mārutaḥ sarvatodiśam ॥6-96-7॥
[तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra (son of Subhadra); द्रावयन् (drāvayan) - driving away; बहु (bahu) - much; अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone; तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - cotton heap; इव (iva) - like; आधूय (ādhūya) - shaking; मारुतः (mārutaḥ) - wind; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; दिशम् (diśam) - directions;]
(Saubhadra, driving away those armies, shone much like the wind shaking a heap of cotton from all sides.)
Saubhadra, the son of Subhadra, drove away the armies, shining brilliantly like the wind dispersing a heap of cotton in all directions.
तेन विद्राव्यमाणानि तव सैन्यानि भारत। त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त पङ्के मग्ना इव द्विपाः ॥६-९६-८॥
tena vidrāvyamāṇāni tava sainyāni bhārata। trātāraṃ nādhyagacchanta paṅke magnā iva dvipāḥ ॥6-96-8॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; विद्राव्यमाणानि (vidrāvyamāṇāni) - being scattered; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - found; पङ्के (paṅke) - in the mud; मग्नाः (magnāḥ) - immersed; इव (iva) - like; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants;]
(By him, your armies, O Bharata, being scattered, did not find a protector, like elephants immersed in the mud.)
O Bharata, your armies, being scattered by him, could not find a protector, just like elephants stuck in the mud.
विद्राव्य सर्वसैन्यानि तावकानि नरोत्तमः। अभिमन्युः स्थितो राजन्विधूमोऽग्निरिव ज्वलन् ॥६-९६-९॥
vidrāvya sarvasainyāni tāvakāni narottamaḥ। abhimanyuḥ sthito rājanvidhūmo'gniriva jvalan ॥6-96-9॥
[विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having scattered; सर्वसैन्यानि (sarvasainyāni) - all armies; तावकानि (tāvakāni) - your; नरोत्तमः (narottamaḥ) - best of men; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - stood; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - without smoke; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing;]
(Having scattered all your armies, O best of men, Abhimanyu stood blazing like a smokeless fire, O king.)
Abhimanyu, the best among men, stood like a smokeless blazing fire, having scattered all your armies, O king.
न चैनं तावकाः सर्वे विषेहुररिघातिनम्। प्रदीप्तं पावकं यद्वत्पतङ्गाः कालचोदिताः ॥६-९६-१०॥
na cainaṃ tāvakāḥ sarve viṣehurarighātinam। pradīptaṃ pāvakaṃ yadvatpataṅgāḥ kālacoditāḥ ॥6-96-10॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; सर्वे (sarve) - all; विषेहुः (viṣehuḥ) - withstand; अरिघातिनम् (arighātinam) - enemy-slayer; प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - blazing; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire; यद्वत् (yadvat) - like; पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths; कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - driven by time;]
(Not all your men could withstand the enemy-slayer, like moths driven by time towards a blazing fire.)
None of your warriors could withstand the enemy-slayer, just as moths are inevitably drawn to a blazing fire by the force of time.
प्रहरन्सर्वशत्रुभ्यः पाण्डवानां महारथः। अदृश्यत महेष्वासः सवज्र इव वज्रभृत् ॥६-९६-११॥
praharansarvaśatrubhyaḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ। adṛśyata maheṣvāsaḥ savajra iva vajrabhṛt ॥6-96-11॥
[प्रहरन् (praharan) - striking; सर्वशत्रुभ्यः (sarvaśatrubhyaḥ) - all enemies; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सवज्र (savajra) - with thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - Indra;]
(Striking all enemies, the great chariot warrior of the Pandavas was seen, a great archer with a thunderbolt, like Indra.)
The great chariot warrior of the Pandavas, striking all enemies, appeared as a formidable archer, wielding a thunderbolt like Indra.
हेमपृष्ठं धनुश्चास्य ददृशे चरतो दिशः। तोयदेषु यथा राजन्भ्राजमानाः शतह्वदाः ॥६-९६-१२॥
hemapṛṣṭhaṃ dhanuścāsya dadṛśe carato diśaḥ। toyadeṣu yathā rājanbhrājamānāḥ śatahvadāḥ ॥6-96-12॥
[हेमपृष्ठं (hemapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; ददृशे (dadṛśe) - was seen; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in the directions; तोयदेषु (toyadeṣu) - among clouds; यथा (yathā) - like; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भ्राजमानाः (bhrājamānāḥ) - shining; शतह्वदाः (śatahvadāḥ) - hundred-rayed;]
(A gold-backed bow of his was seen moving in the directions, like hundred-rayed shining among clouds, O king.)
O king, his gold-backed bow was seen moving across the directions, shining like a hundred-rayed light among the clouds.
शराश्च निशिताः पीता निश्चरन्ति स्म संयुगे। वनात्फुल्लद्रुमाद्राजन्भ्रमराणामिव व्रजाः ॥६-९६-१३॥
śarāśca niśitāḥ pītā niścaranti sma saṃyuge। vanātphulladrumādrājanbhramarāṇāmiva vrajāḥ ॥6-96-13॥
[शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; च (ca) - and; निशिताः (niśitāḥ) - sharp; पीता (pītā) - drunk; निश्चरन्ति (niścaranti) - move; स्म (sma) - indeed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वनात् (vanāt) - from the forest; फुल्लद्रुमात् (phulladrumā) - from the blossoming trees; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भ्रमराणाम् (bhramarāṇām) - of bees; इव (iva) - like; व्रजाः (vrajāḥ) - swarms;]
(Arrows, sharp and drunk, indeed move in battle, like swarms of bees from the forest of blossoming trees, O king.)
O king, the sharp arrows, as if drunk, moved in the battle like swarms of bees emerging from a forest of blossoming trees.
तथैव चरतस्तस्य सौभद्रस्य महात्मनः। रथेन मेघघोषेण ददृशुर्नान्तरं जनाः ॥६-९६-१४॥
tathaiva caratas tasya saubhadrasya mahātmanaḥ। rathena meghaghoṣeṇa dadṛśur nāntaraṃ janāḥ ॥6-96-14॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; तस्य (tasya) - his; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Saubhadra; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; रथेन (rathena) - by the chariot; मेघघोषेण (meghaghoṣeṇa) - with the sound of clouds; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; न (na) - not; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(In the same way, people saw no gap as the great-souled Saubhadra moved with the chariot Meghaghosha.)
In the same way, as the great-souled Saubhadra moved with his chariot Meghaghosha, people could not see any gap.
मोहयित्वा कृपं द्रोणं द्रौणिं च स बृहद्बलम्। सैन्धवं च महेष्वासं व्यचरल्लघु सुष्ठु च ॥६-९६-१५॥
mohayitvā kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ drauṇiṃ ca sa bṛhadbalam। saindhavaṃ ca maheṣvāsaṃ vyacarallaghu suṣṭhu ca ॥6-96-15॥
[मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kṛpa; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; द्रौणिं (drauṇim) - Aśvatthāmā; च (ca) - and; स (sa) - he; बृहद्बलम् (bṛhadbalam) - Bṛhadbala; सैन्धवं (saindhavam) - Jayadratha; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; लघु (laghu) - swiftly; सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - skillfully; च (ca) - and;]
(Having bewildered Kṛpa, Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, and Bṛhadbala, he moved swiftly and skillfully with Jayadratha, the great archer.)
After bewildering Kṛpa, Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, and Bṛhadbala, he skillfully and swiftly maneuvered with Jayadratha, the great archer.
मण्डलीकृतमेवास्य धनुः पश्याम मारिष। सूर्यमण्डलसङ्काशं तपतस्तव वाहिनीम् ॥६-९६-१६॥
maṇḍalīkṛtamevāsyya dhanuḥ paśyāma māriṣa। sūryamaṇdalasaṅkāśaṃ tapatastava vāhinīm ॥6-96-16॥
[मण्डलीकृतम् (maṇḍalīkṛtam) - circularly arranged; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; पश्याम (paśyāma) - we see; मारिष (māriṣa) - O noble one; सूर्यमण्डलसङ्काशम् (sūryamaṇdalasaṅkāśam) - sun's orb-like; तपतस् (tapatas) - shining; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(We see indeed his bow, O noble one, circularly arranged, like the sun's orb, shining, your army.)
O noble one, we see his bow circularly arranged, resembling the sun's orb, shining brilliantly, as your army advances.
तं दृष्ट्वा क्षत्रियाः शूराः प्रतपन्तं शरार्चिभिः। द्विफल्गुनमिमं लोकं मेनिरे तस्य कर्मभिः ॥६-९६-१७॥
taṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣatriyāḥ śūrāḥ pratapantaṃ śarārcibhiḥ। dviphalgunamimaṃ lokaṃ menire tasya karmabhiḥ ॥6-96-17॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; प्रतपन्तं (pratapantaṃ) - shining; शरार्चिभिः (śarārcibhiḥ) - with arrow flames; द्विफल्गुनम् (dviphalgunam) - Arjuna; इमं (imaṃ) - this; लोकं (lokaṃ) - world; मेनिरे (menire) - considered; तस्य (tasya) - his; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds;]
(Having seen him, the warrior heroes, shining with arrow flames, considered this world to be Arjuna's by his deeds.)
Upon witnessing him, the valiant warriors, radiant with the flames of arrows, perceived this world as belonging to Arjuna due to his actions.
तेनार्दिता महाराज भारती सा महाचमूः। बभ्राम तत्र तत्रैव योषिन्मदवशादिव ॥६-९६-१८॥
tenārditā mahārāja bhāratī sā mahācamūḥ। babhrāma tatra tatraiva yoṣinmadavaśādiva ॥6-96-18॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; आर्दिता (arditā) - afflicted; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भारती (bhāratī) - speech; सा (sā) - that; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; बभ्राम (babhrāma) - wandered; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - here and there; योषित् (yoṣit) - woman; मदवशात् (madavaśāt) - under the influence of intoxication; इव (iva) - like;]
(Afflicted by him, O great king, that great army wandered here and there like a woman under the influence of intoxication.)
O great king, afflicted by him, that great army wandered aimlessly, much like a woman under the influence of intoxication.
द्रावयित्वा च तत्सैन्यं कम्पयित्वा महारथान्। नन्दयामास सुहृदो मयं जित्वेव वासवः ॥६-९६-१९॥
drāvayitvā ca tatsainyaṃ kampayitvā mahārathān। nandayāmāsa suhṛdo mayaṃ jitveva vāsavaḥ ॥6-96-19॥
[द्रावयित्वा (drāvayitvā) - having scattered; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; कम्पयित्वा (kampayitvā) - having shaken; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; नन्दयामास (nandayāmāsa) - made happy; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; मयम् (mayam) - Maya; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; इव (iva) - like; वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra;]
(Having scattered that army and shaken the great charioteers, he made his friends happy, like Indra having conquered Maya.)
After scattering the enemy forces and shaking the great warriors, he brought joy to his friends, just as Indra did after defeating Maya.
तेन विद्राव्यमाणानि तव सैन्यानि संयुगे। चक्रुरार्तस्वरं घोरं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् ॥६-९६-२०॥
tena vidrāvyamāṇāni tava sainyāni saṃyuge। cakrurārtasvaraṃ ghoraṃ parjanyaninadopamam ॥6-96-20॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; विद्राव्यमाणानि (vidrāvyamāṇāni) - being scattered; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; आर्तस्वरं (ārtasvaram) - a distressed sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् (parjanyaninadopamam) - like the roar of clouds;]
(By him, your armies being scattered in battle made a terrible distressed sound like the roar of clouds.)
In the battle, as your armies were scattered by him, they let out a terrible cry, resembling the roar of thunderous clouds.
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तव सैन्यस्य मारिष। मारुतोद्धूतवेगस्य समुद्रस्येव पर्वणि ॥ दुर्योधनस्तदा राजा आर्श्यशृङ्गिमभाषत ॥६-९६-२१॥
taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ tava sainyasya māriṣa। mārutoddhūtavegasya samudrasyeva parvaṇi ॥ duryodhanastadā rājā ārśyaśṛṅgimabhāṣata ॥6-96-21॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदं (ninadam) - sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of army; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; मारुतोद्धूतवेगस्य (mārutoddhūtavegasya) - wind-agitated speed; समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of ocean; इव (iva) - like; पर्वणि (parvaṇi) - during full moon; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; आर्श्यशृङ्गिम् (ārśyaśṛṅgim) - to Arshyashringa; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Having heard the terrible sound of your army, O great one, like the wind-agitated speed of the ocean during full moon, then King Duryodhana spoke to Arshyashringa.)
Upon hearing the dreadful noise of your forces, O noble one, which resembled the ocean's turbulence during a full moon, King Duryodhana then addressed Arshyashringa.
एष कार्ष्णिर्महेष्वासो द्वितीय इव फल्गुनः। चमूं द्रावयते क्रोधाद्वृत्रो देवचमूमिव ॥६-९६-२२॥
eṣa kārṣṇirmaheṣvāso dvitīya iva phalgunaḥ। camūṁ drāvayate krodhādvṛtro devacamūmiva ॥6-96-22॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣhṇi; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second; इव (iva) - like; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; चमूम् (camūm) - army; द्रावयते (drāvayate) - drives away; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra; देवचमूम् (devacamūm) - the army of the gods; इव (iva) - like;]
(This Kārṣhṇi, the great archer, like a second Arjuna, drives away the army out of anger, like Vṛtra (did) the army of the gods.)
This Kārṣhṇi, a great archer, is like a second Arjuna, driving away the army in anger, just as Vṛtra drove away the army of the gods.
तस्य नान्यं प्रपश्यामि संयुगे भेषजं महत्। ऋते त्वां राक्षसश्रेष्ठ सर्वविद्यासु पारगम् ॥६-९६-२३॥
tasya nānyaṃ prapaśyāmi saṃyuge bheṣajaṃ mahat। ṛte tvāṃ rākṣasaśreṣṭha sarvavidyāsu pāragam ॥6-96-23॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; न (na) - not; अन्यं (anyaṃ) - other; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; भेषजं (bheṣajaṃ) - remedy; महत् (mahat) - great; ऋते (ṛte) - except; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; राक्षसश्रेष्ठ (rākṣasaśreṣṭha) - O best of demons; सर्वविद्यासु (sarvavidyāsu) - in all knowledge; पारगम् (pāragam) - accomplished;]
(I see no other great remedy in battle except you, O best of demons, accomplished in all knowledge.)
I see no other great remedy in this battle except you, O best of demons, who are accomplished in all forms of knowledge.
स गत्वा त्वरितं वीरं जहि सौभद्रमाहवे। वयं पार्थान्हनिष्यामो भीष्मद्रोणपुरःसराः ॥६-९६-२४॥
sa gatvā tvaritaṃ vīraṃ jahi saubhadramāhave। vayaṃ pārthānhaniṣyāmo bhīṣmadroṇapuraḥsarāḥ ॥6-96-24॥
[स (sa) - he; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; त्वरितं (tvaritaṃ) - quickly; वीरं (vīraṃ) - hero; जहि (jahi) - slay; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; वयम् (vayam) - we; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; हनिष्यामः (haniṣyāmaḥ) - shall slay; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; पुरःसराः (puraḥsarāḥ) - leading.;]
(He, having gone quickly, slay the hero Saubhadra in battle. We, led by Bhishma and Drona, shall slay the sons of Pritha.)
"Go quickly and slay the hero Saubhadra in battle. We, led by Bhishma and Drona, will take care of the sons of Pritha."
स एवमुक्तो बलवान्राक्षसेन्द्रः प्रतापवान्। प्रययौ समरे तूर्णं तव पुत्रस्य शासनात् ॥ नर्दमानो महानादं प्रावृषीव बलाहकः ॥६-९६-२५॥
sa evamukto balavānrākṣasendraḥ pratāpavān। prayayau samare tūrṇaṃ tava putrasya śāsanāt ॥ nardamāno mahānādaṃ prāvṛṣīva balāhakaḥ ॥6-96-25॥
[स (sa) - he; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; राक्षसेन्द्रः (rākṣasendraḥ) - king of demons; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious; प्रययौ (prayayau) - went; समरे (samare) - to the battle; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; नर्दमानः (nardamānaḥ) - roaring; महानादम् (mahānādam) - great sound; प्रावृषि (prāvṛṣi) - in the rainy season; इव (iva) - like; बलाहकः (balāhakaḥ) - cloud;]
(He, thus addressed, the strong and glorious king of demons, went quickly to the battle by your son's command, roaring a great sound like a cloud in the rainy season.)
Thus addressed, the mighty and glorious king of demons swiftly proceeded to the battlefield at your son's command, roaring loudly like a cloud during the rainy season.
तस्य शब्देन महता पाण्डवानां महद्बलम्। प्राचलत्सर्वतो राजन्पूर्यमाण इवार्णवः ॥६-९६-२६॥
tasya śabdena mahatā pāṇḍavānāṃ mahadbalam। prācalatsarvato rājanpūryamāṇa ivārṇavaḥ ॥6-96-26॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; महता (mahatā) - great; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महद्बलम् (mahadbalam) - great strength; प्राचलत् (prācalat) - moved; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पूर्यमाणः (pūryamāṇaḥ) - filling; इव (iva) - like; अर्णवः (arṇavaḥ) - an ocean;]
(By his great sound, the great strength of the Pandavas moved everywhere, O king, like an ocean being filled.)
The great sound of his conch echoed everywhere, O king, as if the vast strength of the Pandavas was like an ocean swelling with power.
बहवश्च नरा राजंस्तस्य नादेन भीषिताः। प्रियान्प्राणान्परित्यज्य निपेतुर्धरणीतले ॥६-९६-२७॥
bahavaśca narā rājaṃstasya nādena bhīṣitāḥ। priyānprāṇānparityajya nipeturdharaṇītale ॥6-96-27॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; नराः (narāḥ) - men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तस्य (tasya) - his; नादेन (nādena) - by the sound; भीषिताः (bhīṣitāḥ) - frightened; प्रियान् (priyān) - dear; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; परित्यज्य (parityajya) - abandoning; निपेतुः (nipetuḥ) - fell; धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground;]
(Many men, O king, frightened by his sound, abandoning their dear lives, fell on the ground.)
Many men, O king, were so frightened by his sound that they abandoned their dear lives and fell to the ground.
कार्ष्णिश्चापि मुदा युक्तः प्रगृहीतशरासनः। नृत्यन्निव रथोपस्थे तद्रक्षः समुपाद्रवत् ॥६-९६-२८॥
kārṣṇiścāpi mudā yuktaḥ pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ। nṛtyanniva rathopasthe tadrakṣaḥ samupādravat ॥6-96-28॥
[कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; प्रगृहीत (pragṛhīta) - holding; शरासनः (śarāsanaḥ) - bow; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; तत् (tat) - that; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - approached;]
(Krishna, also with joy, engaged, holding the bow, as if dancing on the chariot seat, that demon approached.)
Krishna, filled with joy and holding his bow, appeared to be dancing on the chariot seat as the demon approached.
ततः स राक्षसः क्रुद्धः सम्प्राप्यैवार्जुनिं रणे। नातिदूरे स्थितस्तस्य द्रावयामास वै चमूम् ॥६-९६-२९॥
tataḥ sa rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ samprāpyaivārjuniṃ raṇe। nātidūre sthitastasya drāvayāmāsa vai camūm ॥6-96-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुनिम् (arjunim) - Arjuna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; न (na) - not; अतिदूरे (atidūre) - far away; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; तस्य (tasya) - his; द्रावयामास (drāvayāmāsa) - caused to flee; वै (vai) - indeed; चमूम् (camūm) - army;]
(Then that demon, being angry, having reached Arjuna in battle, not far away, standing there, indeed caused his army to flee.)
Then, the angry demon approached Arjuna in battle, and standing not far away, he caused Arjuna's army to flee.
सा वध्यमाना समरे पाण्डवानां महाचमूः। प्रत्युद्ययौ रणे रक्षो देवसेना यथा बलिम् ॥६-९६-३०॥
sā vadhyamānā samare pāṇḍavānāṃ mahācamūḥ। pratyudyayau raṇe rakṣo devasenā yathā balim ॥6-96-30॥
[सा (sā) - she; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in the battle; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; महाचमूः (mahācamūḥ) - great army; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - advanced; रणे (raṇe) - in the battlefield; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - Rakshasa; देवसेना (devasenā) - the divine army; यथा (yathā) - like; बलिम् (balim) - Bali;]
(She, the great army of the Pandavas, being attacked in the battle, advanced in the battlefield like the Rakshasa army against Bali.)
The great army of the Pandavas, though being attacked, advanced in the battlefield like the divine army of Rakshasas against Bali.
विमर्दः सुमहानासीत्तस्य सैन्यस्य मारिष। रक्षसा घोररूपेण वध्यमानस्य संयुगे ॥६-९६-३१॥
vimardaḥ sumahān āsīt tasya sainyasya māriṣa। rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa vadhyamānasya saṃyuge ॥6-96-31॥
[विमर्दः (vimardaḥ) - crushing; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तस्य (tasya) - of that; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - army; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon; घोररूपेण (ghorarūpeṇa) - terrible form; वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - being killed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(The crushing was very great of that army, O dear, being killed by the demon of terrible form in battle.)
The army faced a severe crushing, O dear, as it was being slaughtered by the demon in its terrible form during the battle.
ततः शरसहस्रैस्तां पाण्डवानां महाचमूम्। व्यद्रावयद्रणे रक्षो दर्शयद्वै पराक्रमम् ॥६-९६-३२॥
tataḥ śarasahasraistāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahācamūm। vyadrāvayadraṇe rakṣo darśayadvai parākramam ॥6-96-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्रैः (śarasahasraiḥ) - with thousands of arrows; तां (tāṃ) - that; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - great army; व्यद्रावयत् (vyadrāvayat) - scattered; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the demon; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; वै (vai) - indeed; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - prowess;]
(Then, with thousands of arrows, the demon scattered the great army of the Pandavas in battle, indeed showing prowess.)
Then, the demon, displaying his prowess, scattered the great army of the Pandavas with thousands of arrows in the battle.
सा वध्यमाना च तथा पाण्डवानामनीकिनी। रक्षसा घोररूपेण प्रदुद्राव रणे भयात् ॥६-९६-३३॥
sā vadhyamānā ca tathā pāṇḍavānāmanīkinī। rakṣasā ghorarūpeṇa pradudrāva raṇe bhayāt ॥6-96-33॥
[सा (sā) - she; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being attacked; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - thus; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनी (anīkinī) - army; रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon; घोररूपेण (ghorarūpeṇa) - of terrible form; प्रदुद्राव (pradudrāva) - fled; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear;]
(She, being attacked thus, the army of the Pandavas fled in battle out of fear of the demon of terrible form.)
The army of the Pandavas, being attacked by the demon of terrible form, fled the battlefield in fear.
तां प्रमृद्य ततः सेनां पद्मिनीं वारणो यथा। ततोऽभिदुद्राव रणे द्रौपदेयान्महाबलान् ॥६-९६-३४॥
tāṃ pramṛdya tataḥ senāṃ padminīṃ vāraṇo yathā। tato'bhidudrāva raṇe draupadeyānmahābalān ॥6-96-34॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; प्रमृद्य (pramṛdya) - crushing; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सेनाम् (senām) - army; पद्मिनीम् (padminīm) - like a lotus; वारणः (vāraṇaḥ) - elephant; यथा (yathā) - as; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - charged; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadi; महाबलान् (mahābalān) - mighty;]
(Crushing that army like a lotus, as an elephant does, then charged in battle the mighty sons of Draupadi.)
The elephant crushed the army like a lotus and then charged at the mighty sons of Draupadi in battle.
ते तु क्रुद्धा महेष्वासा द्रौपदेयाः प्रहारिणः। राक्षसं दुद्रुवुः सर्वे ग्रहाः पञ्च यथा रविम् ॥६-९६-३५॥
te tu kruddhā maheṣvāsā draupadeyāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। rākṣasaṃ dudruvuḥ sarve grahāḥ pañca yathā ravim ॥6-96-35॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - angry; महेष्वासा (maheṣvāsā) - great archers; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṃ) - the demon; दुद्रुवुः (dudruvuḥ) - ran; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets; पञ्च (pañca) - five; यथा (yathā) - like; रविम् (ravim) - the sun;]
(They, however, angry, the great archers, the sons of Draupadi, strikers, ran towards the demon, all like the five planets towards the sun.)
The sons of Draupadi, who were great archers and strikers, angrily rushed towards the demon, just as the five planets move towards the sun.
वीर्यवद्भिस्ततस्तैस्तु पीडितो राक्षसोत्तमः। यथा युगक्षये घोरे चन्द्रमाः पञ्चभिर्ग्रहैः ॥६-९६-३६॥
vīryavadbhistataistaistu pīḍito rākṣasottamaḥ। yathā yugakṣaye ghore candramāḥ pañcabhirgrahaiḥ ॥6-96-36॥
[वीर्यवद्भिः (vīryavadbhiḥ) - by the powerful ones; ततस्तैः (tataitaiḥ) - by them; तु (tu) - but; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - oppressed; राक्षस-उत्तमः (rākṣasa-uttamaḥ) - the best of demons; यथा (yathā) - as; युग-क्षये (yuga-kṣaye) - at the end of an age; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - by five; ग्रहैः (grahaiḥ) - by planets;]
(Oppressed by the powerful ones, the best of demons, as the moon is by five planets at the terrible end of an age.)
The best of demons was oppressed by the powerful ones, just as the moon is eclipsed by five planets at the dreadful end of an era.
प्रतिविन्ध्यस्ततो रक्षो बिभेद निशितैः शरैः। सर्वपारशवैस्तूर्णमकुण्ठाग्रैर्महाबलः ॥६-९६-३७॥
prativindhyas tato rakṣo bibheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। sarvapāraśavais tūrṇam akuṇṭhāgrair mahābalaḥ ॥6-96-37॥
[प्रतिविन्ध्यः (prativindhyaḥ) - Prativindhya; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - demon; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सर्वपारशवैः (sarvapāraśavaiḥ) - with all types; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अकुण्ठाग्रैः (akuṇṭhāgraiḥ) - with unblunted tips; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty;]
(Prativindhya then pierced the demon with sharp arrows, quickly with all types with unblunted tips, the mighty.)
Prativindhya, with his great strength, swiftly pierced the demon using sharp arrows of all kinds, each with unblunted tips.
स तैर्भिन्नतनुत्राणः शुशुभे राक्षसोत्तमः। मरीचिभिरिवार्कस्य संस्यूतो जलदो महान् ॥६-९६-३८॥
sa tairbhinnatanu trāṇaḥ śuśubhe rākṣasottamaḥ। marīcibhirivārkasya saṃsyūto jalado mahān ॥6-96-38॥
[स (sa) - he; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; भिन्न (bhinna) - broken; तनु (tanu) - body; त्राणः (trāṇaḥ) - armor; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; राक्षस (rākṣasa) - demon; उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best; मरीचिभिः (marīcibhiḥ) - with rays; इव (iva) - like; अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun; संस्यूतः (saṃsyūtaḥ) - enveloped; जलदः (jaladaḥ) - cloud; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(He, with his armor broken, shone like the best of demons, enveloped by the rays of the sun, like a great cloud.)
He, the best among demons, appeared resplendent with his armor shattered, enveloped by the sun's rays, resembling a great cloud.
विषक्तैः स शरैश्चापि तपनीयपरिच्छदैः। आर्श्यशृङ्गिर्बभौ राजन्दीप्तशृङ्ग इवाचलः ॥६-९६-३९॥
viṣaktaiḥ sa śaraiścāpi tapanīyaparicchadaiḥ। ārśyaśṛṅgirbabhau rājandīptaśṛṅga ivācalaḥ ॥6-96-39॥
[विषक्तैः (viṣaktaiḥ) - adorned with; सः (saḥ) - he; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तपनियपरिच्छदैः (tapanīyaparicchadaiḥ) - golden ornaments; आर्श्यशृङ्गिः (ārśyaśṛṅgiḥ) - Arshya Shringa; बभौ (babhau) - shone; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दीप्तशृङ्गः (dīptaśṛṅgaḥ) - with blazing peaks; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(Adorned with arrows and golden ornaments, Arshya Shringa shone, O king, like a mountain with blazing peaks.)
Arshya Shringa, adorned with arrows and golden ornaments, appeared majestic, O king, like a mountain with shining peaks.
ततस्ते भ्रातरः पञ्च राक्षसेन्द्रं महाहवे। विव्यधुर्निशितैर्बाणैस्तपनीयविभूषितैः ॥६-९६-४०॥
tataste bhrātaraḥ pañca rākṣasendraṃ mahāhave। vivyadhurniśitairbāṇaistapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ ॥6-96-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; राक्षसेन्द्रम् (rākṣasendram) - demon king; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; तपनीयविभूषितैः (tapanīyavibhūṣitaiḥ) - adorned with gold;]
(Then those five brothers pierced the demon king in the great battle with sharp arrows adorned with gold.)
Then the five brothers attacked the demon king in the great battle with their sharp, gold-adorned arrows.
स निर्भिन्नः शरैर्घोरैर्भुजगैः कोपितैरिव। अलम्बुसो भृशं राजन्नागेन्द्र इव चुक्रुधे ॥६-९६-४१॥
sa nirbhinnaḥ śarairghorairbhujagaiḥ kopitairiva। alambuso bhṛśaṃ rājannāgendra iva cukrudhe ॥6-96-41॥
[स (sa) - he; निर्भिन्नः (nirbhinnaḥ) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - by serpents; कोपितैः (kopitaiḥ) - angered; इव (iva) - as if; अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; भृशं (bhṛśam) - greatly; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - lord of serpents; इव (iva) - like; चुक्रुधे (cukrudhe) - became angry;]
(He, pierced by terrible arrows, as if by angered serpents, Alambusa greatly, O king, like the lord of serpents, became angry.)
Alambusa, pierced by the fierce arrows, became extremely angry, O king, like a lord of serpents provoked by serpents.
सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज मुहूर्तमथ मारिष। प्रविवेश तमो दीर्घं पीडितस्तैर्महारथैः ॥६-९६-४२॥
so'tividdho mahārāja muhūrtamatha māriṣaḥ। praviveśa tamo dīrghaṃ pīḍitastairmahā-rathaiḥ ॥6-96-42॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; अथ (atha) - then; मारिषः (māriṣaḥ) - O descendant of Marīci; प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - entered; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; दीर्घम् (dīrgham) - deep; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by the great charioteers;]
(He, O great king, pierced deeply, then for a moment, O descendant of Marīci, entered deep darkness, afflicted by them, the great charioteers.)
O great king, he was deeply pierced and for a moment, O descendant of Marīci, he entered into deep darkness, afflicted by the great charioteers.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां क्रोधेन द्विगुणीकृतः। चिच्छेद सायकैस्तेषां ध्वजांश्चैव धनूंषि च ॥६-९६-४३॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ krodhena dviguṇīkṛtaḥ। ciccheda sāyakaisteṣāṃ dhvajāṃścaiva dhanūṃṣi ca ॥6-96-43॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञां (sañjñām) - consciousness; क्रोधेन (krodhena) - with anger; द्विगुणीकृतः (dviguṇīkṛtaḥ) - doubled; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; तेषां (teṣām) - their; ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - banners; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; च (ca) - and;]
(Having regained consciousness, then, with anger doubled, he cut off their banners and bows with arrows.)
Regaining his senses, he became twice as angry and used his arrows to cut down their banners and bows.
एकैकं च त्रिभिर्बाणैराजघान स्मयन्निव। अलम्बुसो रथोपस्थे नृत्यन्निव महारथः ॥६-९६-४४॥
ekaikaṁ ca tribhirbāṇairājaghāna smayanniva। alambuso rathopasthe nṛtyanniva mahārathaḥ ॥6-96-44॥
[एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Each one, with three arrows, struck, smiling as if. Alambusa on the chariot seat, dancing as if, the great chariot-warrior.)
Alambusa, the great chariot-warrior, struck each one with three arrows, as if smiling. He appeared to be dancing on the chariot seat.
त्वरमाणश्च सङ्क्रुद्धो हयांस्तेषां महात्मनाम्। जघान राक्षसः क्रुद्धः सारथींश्च महाबलः ॥६-९६-४५॥
tvaramāṇaśca saṅkruddho hayāṃsteṣāṃ mahātmanām। jaghāna rākṣasaḥ kruddhaḥ sārathīṃśca mahābalaḥ ॥6-96-45॥
[त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; हयान् (hayān) - horses; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सारथीन् (sārathīn) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty;]
(Hastening and enraged, the demon killed the horses of the great souls and the mighty charioteers.)
In his haste and anger, the demon, with great strength, killed the horses and charioteers of the great souls.
बिभेद च सुसंहृष्टः पुनश्चैनान्सुसंशितैः। शरैर्बहुविधाकारैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-९६-४६॥
bibheda ca susanhr̥ṣṭaḥ punaś cainān susanśitaiḥ। śarair bahuvidhākāraiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-96-46॥
[बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; च (ca) - and; सुसंहृष्टः (susanhr̥ṣṭaḥ) - very delighted; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; च (ca) - and; एनान् (enān) - them; सुसंशितैः (susanśitaiḥ) - with well-sharpened; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; बहुविधाकारैः (bahuvidhākāraiḥ) - of many kinds; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(He pierced them again with well-sharpened arrows of many kinds, by hundreds and then by thousands, being very delighted.)
Being very delighted, he pierced them again with well-sharpened arrows of many kinds, by hundreds and then by thousands.
विरथांश्च महेष्वासान्कृत्वा तत्र स राक्षसः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन हन्तुकामो निशाचरः ॥६-९६-४७॥
virathāṃśca maheṣvāsānkṛtvā tatra sa rākṣasaḥ। abhidudrāva vegena hantukāmo niśācaraḥ ॥6-96-47॥
[विरथान् (virathān) - chariots-less; च (ca) - and; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तत्र (tatra) - there; स (sa) - he; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; हन्तुकामः (hantukāmaḥ) - desiring to kill; निशाचरः (niśācaraḥ) - night-wanderer;]
(The demon, having made the great archers chariot-less there, rushed towards with speed, desiring to kill, the night-wanderer.)
The demon, after rendering the great archers without chariots, charged swiftly with the intent to kill, like a night-stalker.
तानर्दितान्रणे तेन राक्षसेन दुरात्मना। दृष्ट्वार्जुनसुतः सङ्ख्ये राक्षसं समुपाद्रवत् ॥६-९६-४८॥
tānarditān raṇe tena rākṣasena durātmanā। dṛṣṭvā arjuna-sutaḥ saṅkhye rākṣasaṃ samupādravat ॥6-96-48॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अर्दितान् (arditān) - afflicted; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तेन (tena) - by that; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon; दुरात्मना (durātmanā) - wicked; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अर्जुनसुतः (arjuna-sutaḥ) - Arjuna's son; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battlefield; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṃ) - the demon; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked;]
(Having seen them afflicted in battle by that wicked demon, Arjuna's son attacked the demon in the battlefield.)
Seeing his companions afflicted by the wicked demon in battle, Arjuna's son charged at the demon on the battlefield.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं वृत्रवासवयोरिव। ददृशुस्तावकाः सर्वे पाण्डवाश्च महारथाः ॥६-९६-४९॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ vṛtravāsavayoriva। dadṛśustāvakāḥ sarve pāṇḍavāśca mahārathāḥ ॥6-96-49॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; वृत्रवासवयोः (vṛtravāsavayoḥ) - between Vritra and Indra; इव (iva) - like; ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - saw; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Of them, a battle occurred like that between Vritra and Indra. All your men and the Pandavas, the great warriors, saw.)
A battle ensued between the two, reminiscent of the legendary conflict between Vritra and Indra. All the warriors, both your men and the Pandavas, witnessed it.
तौ समेतौ महायुद्धे क्रोधदीप्तौ परस्परम्। महाबलौ महाराज क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ ॥ परस्परमवेक्षेतां कालानलसमौ युधि ॥६-९६-५०॥
tau sametau mahāyuddhe krodhadīptau parasparam। mahābalau mahārāja krodhasaṁraktalocanau ॥ parasparamavekṣetāṁ kālānalasamau yudhi ॥6-96-50॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; समेतौ (sametau) - having met; महायुद्धे (mahāyuddhe) - in the great battle; क्रोधदीप्तौ (krodhadīptau) - inflamed with anger; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - mighty; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनौ (krodhasaṁraktalocanau) - with eyes red with anger; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अवेक्षेतां (avekṣetāṁ) - looked at; कालानलसमौ (kālānalasamau) - like the fire of time; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(They both, having met in the great battle, inflamed with anger, mighty, O great king, with eyes red with anger, looked at each other like the fire of time in battle.)
Both mighty warriors, their eyes red with anger, met in the great battle and looked at each other fiercely, like the fire of time, O great king.
तयोः समागमो घोरो बभूव कटुकोदयः। यथा देवासुरे युद्धे शक्रशम्बरयोरिव ॥६-९६-५१॥
tayoḥ samāgamo ghoḥro babhūva kaṭukodayaḥ। yathā devāsure yuddhe śakraśambarayoriva ॥6-96-51॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting; घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible; बभूव (babhūva) - became; कटु (kaṭu) - bitter; उदयः (udayaḥ) - arising; यथा (yathā) - as; देव (deva) - gods; असुरे (asure) - demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; शम्बरयोः (śambarayoḥ) - and Shambara; इव (iva) - like;]
(The meeting of them became terrible and bitter, as in the battle between gods and demons, like that of Indra and Shambara.)
The encounter between them was fierce and intense, reminiscent of the legendary battles between the gods and demons, like that of Indra and Shambara.
