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Core and Pancharatra: Despite being repeatedly restrained by Susharman the Kaurava soldiers did not hold their ground; Drona overpowered Drupada, making him retreat; Bhishma charged directly ahead; the Pandavas surrounded Bhishma to restrain his advance.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
अर्जुनस्तु नरव्याघ्र सुशर्मप्रमुखान्नृपान्। अनयत्प्रेतराजस्य भवनं सायकैः शितैः ॥६-१००-१॥
arjunastu naravyāghra suśarmapramukhānnṛpān। anayatpretarājasya bhavanaṃ sāyakaiḥ śitaiḥ ॥6-100-1॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - tiger among men; सुशर्म (suśarma) - Susharma; प्रमुखान् (pramukhān) - headed by; नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings; अनयत् (anayat) - sent; प्रेतराजस्य (pretarājasya) - of the king of the dead; भवनं (bhavanaṃ) - to the abode; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp;]
(Arjuna, the tiger among men, sent the kings headed by Susharma to the abode of the king of the dead with sharp arrows.)
Arjuna, known as the tiger among men, defeated the kings led by Susharma and sent them to the abode of Yama, the god of death, using his sharp arrows.
सुशर्मापि ततो बाणैः पार्थं विव्याध संयुगे। वासुदेवं च सप्तत्या पार्थं च नवभिः पुनः ॥६-१००-२॥
suśarmāpi tato bāṇaiḥ pārthaṃ vivyādha saṃyuge। vāsudevaṃ ca saptatyā pārthaṃ ca navabhiḥ punaḥ ॥6-100-2॥
[सुशर्मा (suśarmā) - Suśarman; अपि (api) - also; ततः (tataḥ) - then; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy (arrows); पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine (arrows); पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Suśarman also then pierced Arjuna with arrows in battle; and (pierced) Krishna with seventy (arrows) and Arjuna again with nine (arrows).)
Suśarman, in the battle, attacked Arjuna with his arrows. He also struck Krishna with seventy arrows and then targeted Arjuna again with nine arrows.
तान्निवार्य शरौघेण शक्रसूनुर्महारथः। सुशर्मणो रणे योधान्प्राहिणोद्यमसादनम् ॥६-१००-३॥
tānnivārya śaraugheṇa śakrasūnurmahārathaḥ। suśarmaṇo raṇe yodhānprāhiṇodyamasādanam ॥6-100-3॥
[तान् (tān) - them; निवार्य (nivārya) - warding off; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with a multitude of arrows; शक्रसूनुः (śakrasūnuḥ) - Indra's son; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great charioteer; सुशर्मणः (suśarmaṇaḥ) - of Susharma; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Warding off them with a multitude of arrows, Indra's son, the great charioteer, sent the warriors of Susharma to the abode of Yama in battle.)
Indra's son, the great charioteer, skillfully warded off the warriors of Susharma with a shower of arrows, sending them to the abode of Yama in the battle.
ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन कालेनेव युगक्षये। व्यद्रवन्त रणे राजन्भये जाते महारथाः ॥६-१००-४॥
te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena kāleneva yugakṣaye। vyadravanta raṇe rājanbhaye jāte mahārathāḥ ॥6-100-4॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; कालेन (kālena) - by time; इव (iva) - like; युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of an era; व्यद्रवन्त (vyadravanta) - fled; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भये (bhaye) - in fear; जाते (jāte) - having arisen; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(They, being killed by Arjuna, fled in battle like at the end of an era, O king, in fear having arisen, the great warriors.)
The great warriors, being slain by Arjuna, fled the battlefield in fear, O king, as if it were the end of an era.
उत्सृज्य तुरगान्केचिद्रथान्केचिच्च मारिष। गजानन्ये समुत्सृज्य प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश ॥६-१००-५॥
utsṛjya turagān kecid rathān kecic ca māriṣa। gajān anye samutsṛjya prādravanta diśo daśa ॥6-100-5॥
[उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; केचित् (kecit) - some; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; केचित् (kecit) - some; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; गजान् (gajān) - elephants; अन्ये (anye) - others; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - completely abandoning; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - ran away; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(Abandoning horses, some chariots, and O lord, others completely abandoning elephants, ran away in ten directions.)
Some abandoned their horses, others their chariots, and yet others, O lord, completely abandoned their elephants and fled in all directions.
अपरे तुद्यमानास्तु वाजिनागरथा रणात्। त्वरया परया युक्ताः प्राद्रवन्त विशां पते ॥६-१००-६॥
apare tudyamānāstu vājināgarathā raṇāt। tvarayā parayā yuktāḥ prādravanta viśāṃ pate ॥6-100-6॥
[अपरे (apare) - others; तुद्यमानाः (tudyamānāḥ) - being attacked; तु (tu) - but; वाजिनागरथाः (vājināgarathāḥ) - with horses and chariots; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battlefield; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed; परया (parayā) - great; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Others, being attacked, but with horses and chariots, fled from the battlefield with great speed, O lord of men.)
Others, though being attacked, quickly fled from the battlefield with their horses and chariots, O lord of men.
पादाताश्चापि शस्त्राणि समुत्सृज्य महारणे। निरपेक्षा व्यधावन्त तेन तेन स्म भारत ॥६-१००-७॥
pādātāś cāpi śastrāṇi samutsṛjya mahāraṇe। nirapekṣā vyadhāvanta tena tena sma bhārata ॥6-100-7॥
[पादाताः (pādātāḥ) - foot-soldiers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; समुत्सृज्य (samutsṛjya) - having abandoned; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; निरपेक्षाः (nirapekṣāḥ) - indifferent; व्यधावन्त (vyadhāvanta) - ran away; तेन (tena) - here and there; तेन (tena) - here and there; स्म (sma) - indeed; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The foot-soldiers, having abandoned their weapons in the great battle, ran away here and there, indifferent, indeed, O Bharata.)
In the great battle, the foot-soldiers, indifferent to everything, abandoned their weapons and fled in all directions, O Bharata.
वार्यमाणाः स्म बहुशस्त्रैगर्तेन सुशर्मणा। तथान्यैः पार्थिवश्रेष्ठैर्न व्यतिष्ठन्त संयुगे ॥६-१००-८॥
vāryamāṇāḥ sma bahuśastraigartena suśarmaṇā। tathānyaiḥ pārthivaśreṣṭhairna vyatiṣṭhanta saṃyuge ॥6-100-8॥
[वार्यमाणाः (vāryamāṇāḥ) - being restrained; स्म (sma) - indeed; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly; त्रैगर्तेन (traigartena) - by Trigarta; सुशर्मणा (suśarmaṇā) - by Susharman; तथा (tathā) - also; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; पार्थिवश्रेष्ठैः (pārthivaśreṣṭhaiḥ) - by the best of kings; न (na) - not; व्यतिष्ठन्त (vyatiṣṭhanta) - stood; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Being restrained repeatedly by Trigarta Susharman and also by other best kings, they did not stand in battle.)
Despite being repeatedly restrained by Trigarta Susharman and other eminent kings, they did not hold their ground in the battle.
तद्बलं प्रद्रुतं दृष्ट्वा पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। पुरस्कृत्य रणे भीष्मं सर्वसैन्यपुरस्कृतम् ॥६-१००-९॥
tad-balaṁ pradrutaṁ dṛṣṭvā putro duryodhanas tava। puraskṛtya raṇe bhīṣmaṁ sarva-sainya-puraskṛtam ॥6-100-9॥
[तत् (tat) - that; बलम् (balam) - army; प्रद्रुतम् (pradrutam) - fleeing; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तव (tava) - your; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; सर्व (sarva) - all; सैन्य (sainya) - army; पुरस्कृतम् (puraskṛtam) - placed in front;]
(Seeing that army fleeing, your son Duryodhana, placing Bhishma in front in the battle, with all the army placed in front.)
Upon seeing his army fleeing, your son Duryodhana placed Bhishma at the forefront in the battle, leading the entire army.
सर्वोद्योगेन महता धनञ्जयमुपाद्रवत्। त्रिगर्ताधिपतेरर्थे जीवितस्य विशां पते ॥६-१००-१०॥
sarvodyogena mahatā dhanañjayamupādravat। trigartādhipaterarthe jīvitasya viśāṃ pate ॥6-100-10॥
[सर्वोद्योगेन (sarvodyogena) - with all efforts; महता (mahatā) - great; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked; त्रिगर्ताधिपतेः (trigartādhipateḥ) - of the king of Trigarta; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - life; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(With all efforts, the great one attacked Dhananjaya for the sake of the life of the king of Trigarta, O lord of the people.)
With all his might, he attacked Arjuna for the sake of the life of the king of Trigarta, O lord of the people.
स एकः समरे तस्थौ किरन्बहुविधाञ्शरान्। भ्रातृभिः सहितः सर्वैः शेषा विप्रद्रुता नराः ॥६-१००-११॥
sa ekaḥ samare tasthau kiranbahuvidhāñśarān। bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvaiḥ śeṣā vipradrutā narāḥ ॥6-100-11॥
[स (sa) - he; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; समरे (samare) - in battle; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; किरन् (kiran) - scattering; बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - various; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with brothers; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; शेषाः (śeṣāḥ) - the rest; विप्रद्रुता (vipradrutā) - fled; नराः (narāḥ) - men;]
(He alone stood in battle, scattering various arrows. Together with all his brothers, the rest of the men fled.)
He stood alone in the battle, scattering various arrows. Together with all his brothers, the remaining men fled.
तथैव पण्डवा राजन्सर्वोद्योगेन दंशिताः। प्रययुः फल्गुनार्थाय यत्र भीष्मो व्यवस्थितः ॥६-१००-१२॥
tathaiva paṇḍavā rājan sarvodyogena daṃśitāḥ। prayayuḥ phalgunārthāya yatra bhīṣmo vyavasthitaḥ ॥6-100-12॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पण्डवा (paṇḍavā) - the Pandavas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्वोद्योगेन (sarvodyogena) - with all efforts; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - urged; प्रययुः (prayayūḥ) - set out; फल्गुनार्थाय (phalgunārthāya) - for Arjuna's sake; यत्र (yatra) - where; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; व्यवस्थितः (vyavasthitaḥ) - was situated;]
(In the same way, O king, the Pandavas, urged with all efforts, set out for Arjuna's sake where Bhishma was situated.)
In the same manner, O king, the Pandavas, motivated by all efforts, proceeded to the place where Bhishma was positioned for the sake of Arjuna.
जानन्तोऽपि रणे शौर्यं घोरं गाण्डीवधन्वनः। हाहाकारकृतोत्साहा भीष्मं जग्मुः समन्ततः ॥६-१००-१३॥
jānanto'pi raṇe śauryaṃ ghoraṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ। hāhākārakṛtotsāhā bhīṣmaṃ jagmuḥ samantataḥ ॥6-100-13॥
[जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing; अपि (api) - even; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शौर्यम् (śauryam) - valor; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; गाण्डीवधन्वनः (gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ) - of the Gandiva-bowed one; हाहाकारकृतोत्साहाः (hāhākārakṛtotsāhāḥ) - encouraged by the uproar; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(Even knowing the terrible valor in battle of the Gandiva-bowed one, encouraged by the uproar, they went all around Bhishma.)
Despite knowing the formidable valor of Arjuna, who wields the Gandiva bow, the warriors, spurred by the tumult, surrounded Bhishma from all sides.
ततस्तालध्वजः शूरः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम्। छादयामास समरे शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥६-१००-१४॥
tatastāladhvajaḥ śūraḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm। chādayāmāsa samare śaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ॥6-100-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तालध्वजः (tāladhvajaḥ) - Tāladhvaja; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints;]
(Then Tāladhvaja, the heroic one, covered the army of the Pāṇḍavas in battle with arrows having bent joints.)
Then the heroic Tāladhvaja covered the Pāṇḍavas' army in the battle with his arrows that had bent joints.
एकीभूतास्ततः सर्वे कुरवः पाण्डवैः सह। अयुध्यन्त महाराज मध्यं प्राप्ते दिवाकरे ॥६-१००-१५॥
ekībhūtāstataḥ sarve kuravaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha। ayudhyanta mahārāja madhyaṃ prāpte divākare ॥6-100-15॥
[एकीभूताः (ekībhūtāḥ) - united; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वे (sarve) - all; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with Pandavas; सह (saha) - together; अयुध्यन्त (ayudhyanta) - fought; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; मध्यं (madhyaṃ) - middle; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived; दिवाकरे (divākare) - sun;]
(Then all the Kurus united with the Pandavas fought together, O great king, when the sun had reached the middle.)
O great king, then all the Kurus united with the Pandavas and fought together when the sun was at its zenith.
सात्यकिः कृतवर्माणं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः। अतिष्ठदाहवे शूरः किरन्बाणान्सहस्रशः ॥६-१००-१६॥
sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmāṇaṃ viddhvā pañcabhirāyasaiḥ। atiṣṭhadāhave śūraḥ kiranbāṇānsahasraśaḥ ॥6-100-16॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; कृतवर्माणं (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - iron (arrows); अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; किरन् (kiran) - showering; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(Satyaki, having pierced Kritavarma with five iron arrows, stood in battle as a hero, showering arrows by thousands.)
Satyaki, demonstrating his valor, pierced Kritavarma with five iron arrows and stood heroically in the battle, releasing thousands of arrows.
तथैव द्रुपदो राजा द्रोणं विद्ध्वा शितैः शरैः। पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिं चास्य सप्तभिः ॥६-१००-१७॥
tathaiva drupado rājā droṇaṃ viddhvā śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। punarvivyādha saptatyā sārathiṃ cāsya saptabhiḥ ॥6-100-17॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(In the same way, King Drupada, having pierced Drona with sharp arrows, again pierced his charioteer with seventy and with seven.)
Similarly, King Drupada attacked Drona with sharp arrows and then targeted his charioteer with seventy arrows and seven more.
भीमसेनस्तु राजानं बाह्लिकं प्रपितामहम्। विद्ध्वानदन्महानादं शार्दूल इव कानने ॥६-१००-१८॥
bhīmasenastu rājānaṃ bāhlikaṃ prapitāmaham। viddhvānadam mahānādaṃ śārdūla iva kānane ॥6-100-18॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; बाह्लिकं (bāhlikaṃ) - Bahlika; प्रपितामहम् (prapitāmaham) - great-grandfather; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; अनदत् (anadat) - roared; महानादं (mahānādam) - a great sound; शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger; इव (iva) - like; कानने (kānane) - in the forest;]
(Bhimasena, having pierced King Bahlika, the great-grandfather, roared a great sound like a tiger in the forest.)
Bhimasena, after striking King Bahlika, the great-grandfather, let out a mighty roar, resembling a tiger in the forest.
आर्जुनिश्चित्रसेनेन विद्धो बहुभिराशुगैः। चित्रसेनं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध हृदये भृशम् ॥६-१००-१९॥
ārjuniś citrasenena viddho bahubhir āśugaiḥ। citrasenaṃ tribhir bāṇair vivyādha hṛdaye bhṛśam ॥6-100-19॥
[आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna; चित्रसेनेन (citrasenena) - by Citrasena; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; चित्रसेनम् (citrasenam) - Citrasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; हृदये (hṛdaye) - in the heart; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - deeply;]
(Arjuna was pierced by Citrasena with many swift arrows. He deeply pierced Citrasena in the heart with three arrows.)
Arjuna, struck by many swift arrows from Citrasena, retaliated by deeply piercing Citrasena's heart with three arrows.
समागतौ तौ तु रणे महामात्रौ व्यरोचताम्। यथा दिवि महाघोरौ राजन्बुधशनैश्चरौ ॥६-१००-२०॥
samāgatau tau tu raṇe mahāmātrau vyarocatām। yathā divi mahāghorau rājanbudhaśanaiścarau ॥6-100-20॥
[समागतौ (samāgatau) - having come together; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; महामात्रौ (mahāmātrau) - great warriors; व्यरोचताम् (vyarocatām) - shone; यथा (yathā) - as; दिवि (divi) - in the sky; महाघोरौ (mahāghorau) - very fierce; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बुधशनैश्चरौ (budhaśanaiścarau) - Mercury and Saturn;]
(Having come together, those two great warriors shone in battle, as very fierce Mercury and Saturn in the sky, O king.)
The two great warriors, having come together in battle, shone brightly like the fierce planets Mercury and Saturn in the sky, O king.
तस्याश्वांश्चतुरो हत्वा सूतं च नवभिः शरैः। ननाद बलवन्नादं सौभद्रः परवीरहा ॥६-१००-२१॥
tasyāśvāṃścaturo hatvā sūtaṃ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। nanāda balavannādaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ॥6-100-21॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; बलवन्नादम् (balavannādam) - mighty roar; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(Having killed his four horses and the charioteer with nine arrows, Saubhadra, the destroyer of enemy heroes, roared a mighty roar.)
Saubhadra, the valiant son of Subhadra, after slaying the four horses and the charioteer with nine arrows, let out a powerful roar, striking fear into the hearts of his enemies.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य महारथः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं दुर्मुखस्य विशां पते ॥६-१००-२२॥
hatāśvāttu rathāttūrṇamavaplutya mahārathaḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ durmukhasya viśāṃ pate ॥6-100-22॥
[हताश्वात् (hatāśvāt) - from the destroyed chariot; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great warrior; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (rathaṃ) - the chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; दुर्मुखस्य (durmukhasya) - of Durmukha; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(From the destroyed chariot, the great warrior quickly jumped down and ascended Durmukha's chariot quickly, O lord of the people.)
The great warrior, having quickly jumped down from the destroyed chariot, ascended Durmukha's chariot swiftly, O lord of the people.
द्रोणश्च द्रुपदं विद्ध्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। सारथिं चास्य विव्याध त्वरमाणः पराक्रमी ॥६-१००-२३॥
droṇaśca drupadaṃ viddhvā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ। sārathiṃ cāsya vivyādha tvaramāṇaḥ parākramī ॥6-100-23॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; च (ca) - and; द्रुपदं (drupadaṃ) - Drupada; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; सारथिं (sārathim) - the charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - the mighty;]
(Drona, having pierced Drupada with arrows with curved joints, hastily pierced his charioteer, the mighty one.)
Drona, in his might, swiftly shot arrows with curved joints at Drupada and his charioteer.
पीड्यमानस्ततो राजा द्रुपदो वाहिनीमुखे। अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैः पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरन् ॥६-१००-२४॥
pīḍyamānastato rājā drupado vāhinīmukhe। apāyājjavanairaśvaiḥ pūrvavairamanusmaran ॥6-100-24॥
[पीड्यमानः (pīḍyamānaḥ) - being oppressed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजा (rājā) - king; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; वाहिनीमुखे (vāhinīmukhe) - at the front of the army; अपायात् (apāyāt) - departed; जवनैः (javanaiḥ) - with swift; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; पूर्ववैरम् (pūrvavairam) - former enmity; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering;]
(Being oppressed, then King Drupada, at the front of the army, departed with swift horses, remembering the former enmity.)
King Drupada, feeling oppressed, left the front of the army swiftly on horses, recalling the old enmity.
भीमसेनस्तु राजानं मुहूर्तादिव बाह्लिकम्। व्यश्वसूतरथं चक्रे सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ॥६-१००-२५॥
bhīmasenastu rājānaṃ muhūrtādiva bāhlikam। vyaśvasūtarathaṃ cakre sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ ॥6-100-25॥
[भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; तु (tu) - but; राजानं (rājānam) - the king; मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment; इव (iva) - as if; बाह्लिकम् (bāhlikam) - Bahlika; व्यश्वसूतरथं (vyaśvasūtarathaṃ) - without horse, charioteer, and chariot; चक्रे (cakre) - made; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Bhimasena, however, made the king Bahlika without horse, charioteer, and chariot in a moment, as if the entire army was watching.)
Bhimasena swiftly rendered King Bahlika without his horse, charioteer, and chariot, as if in an instant, while the entire army watched.
ससम्भ्रमो महाराज संशयं परमं गतः। अवप्लुत्य ततो वाहाद्बाह्लिकः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥ आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं लक्ष्मणस्य महारथः ॥६-१००-२६॥
sasambhramo mahārāja saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ। avaplutya tato vāhādbāhlikaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥ āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ lakṣmaṇasya mahārathaḥ ॥6-100-26॥
[ससम्भ्रमः (sasambhramaḥ) - with agitation; महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - O great king; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; परमम् (paramam) - great; गतः (gataḥ) - went; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - jumping down; ततः (tataḥ) - then; वाहात् (vāhāt) - from the vehicle; बाह्लिकः (bāhlikaḥ) - Bahlika; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the best among men; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot warrior;]
(With agitation, O great king, went into great doubt. Jumping down then from the vehicle, Bahlika, the best among men, quickly ascended the chariot of Lakshmana, the great chariot warrior.)
With great agitation, O great king, Bahlika, the best among men, jumped down from his vehicle and quickly ascended Lakshmana's chariot, the great chariot warrior, filled with doubt.
सात्यकिः कृतवर्माणं वारयित्वा महारथः। शरैर्बहुविधै राजन्नाससाद पितामहम् ॥६-१००-२७॥
sātyakiḥ kṛtavarmāṇaṃ vārayitvā mahārathaḥ। śarairbahuvidhai rājannāsasāda pitāmaham ॥6-100-27॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; कृतवर्माणं (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; वारयित्वा (vārayitvā) - having repulsed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; बहुविधैः (bahuvidhaiḥ) - various kinds; राजन् (rājan) - O king; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire;]
(Satyaki, having repulsed Kritavarma, the great chariot-warrior, approached the grandsire with various kinds of arrows, O king.)
Satyaki, after successfully repelling Kritavarma, the great chariot-warrior, approached the grandsire with a variety of arrows, O king.
स विद्ध्वा भारतं षष्ट्या निशितैर्लोमवाहिभिः। ननर्तेव रथोपस्थे विधुन्वानो महद्धनुः ॥६-१००-२८॥
sa viddhvā bhārataṃ ṣaṣṭyā niśitairlomavāhibhiḥ। nanarteva rathopasthe vidhunvāno mahaddhanuḥ ॥6-100-28॥
[स (sa) - he; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; भारतं (bhārataṃ) - Bharata; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; लोमवाहिभिः (lomavāhibhiḥ) - hair-raising; ननर्त (nanarta) - danced; इव (iva) - as if; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; विधुन्वानः (vidhunvānaḥ) - wielding; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - a great bow;]
(He, having pierced Bharata with sixty sharp, hair-raising arrows, danced as if on the chariot seat, wielding a great bow.)
After piercing Bharata with sixty sharp and terrifying arrows, he danced on the chariot seat, brandishing his mighty bow.
तस्यायसीं महाशक्तिं चिक्षेपाथ पितामहः। हेमचित्रां महावेगां नागकन्योपमां शुभाम् ॥६-१००-२९॥
tasyāyasīṃ mahāśaktiṃ cikṣepātha pitāmahaḥ। hemacitrāṃ mahāvegāṃ nāgakanyopamāṃ śubhām ॥6-100-29॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; आयसीं (āyasīṃ) - iron-made; महाशक्तिं (mahāśaktiṃ) - great weapon; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - threw; अथ (atha) - then; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; हेमचित्रां (hemacitrāṃ) - golden-hued; महावेगां (mahāvegāṃ) - very swift; नागकन्योपमां (nāgakanyopamāṃ) - like a serpent maiden; शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious;]
(Then the grandsire threw his iron-made great weapon, golden-hued, very swift, like a serpent maiden, auspicious.)
Then the grandsire hurled his mighty iron weapon, adorned with golden hues, swift as a serpent maiden, and auspicious.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा मृत्युकल्पां सुतेजनाम्। ध्वंसयामास वार्ष्णेयो लाघवेन महायशाः ॥६-१००-३०॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā mṛtyukalpāṃ sutejanām। dhvaṃsayām āsa vārṣṇeyo lāghavena mahāyaśāḥ ॥6-100-30॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; मृत्युकल्पां (mṛtyukalpāṃ) - death-like; सुतेजनाम् (sutejanām) - with great speed; ध्वंसयामास (dhvaṃsayām āsa) - destroyed; वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - the descendant of Vṛṣṇi; लाघवेन (lāghavena) - with agility; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame;]
(Her, approaching suddenly like death, with great speed, was destroyed by the descendant of Vṛṣṇi with agility, of great fame.)
The descendant of Vṛṣṇi, renowned for his great fame, swiftly destroyed her as she approached suddenly like death with great speed.
अनासाद्य तु वार्ष्णेयं शक्तिः परमदारुणा। न्यपतद्धरणीपृष्ठे महोल्केव गतप्रभा ॥६-१००-३१॥
anāsādya tu vārṣṇeyaṃ śaktiḥ paramadāruṇā। nyapataddharaṇīpṛṣṭhe maholkeva gataprabhā ॥6-100-31॥
[अनासाद्य (anāsādya) - not reaching; तु (tu) - but; वार्ष्णेयं (vārṣṇeyaṃ) - of the descendant of Vṛṣṇi; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear; परमदारुणा (paramadāruṇā) - extremely fierce; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell; धरणीपृष्ठे (dharaṇīpṛṣṭhe) - on the ground; महा-उल्का-इव (mahā-ulkā-iva) - like a great meteor; गतप्रभा (gataprabhā) - devoid of splendor;]
(But not reaching the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, the extremely fierce spear fell on the ground like a great meteor devoid of splendor.)
The fierce spear, failing to reach the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, fell to the ground like a great meteor that had lost its brilliance.
वार्ष्णेयस्तु ततो राजन्स्वां शक्तिं घोरदर्शनाम्। वेगवद्गृह्य चिक्षेप पितामहरथं प्रति ॥६-१००-३२॥
vārṣṇeyastu tato rājansvāṃ śaktiṃ ghoradarśanām। vegavadgṛhya cikṣepa pitāmaharathaṃ prati ॥6-100-32॥
[वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - Krishna; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वां (svāṃ) - his own; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; घोरदर्शनाम् (ghoradarśanām) - terrifying; वेगवत् (vegavat) - with speed; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; पितामहरथं (pitāmaharatham) - at Bhishma's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Krishna then, O king, took his own terrifying spear and hurled it with speed towards Bhishma's chariot.)
Krishna, with great speed, took his own terrifying spear and hurled it towards Bhishma's chariot, O king.
वार्ष्णेयभुजवेगेन प्रणुन्ना सा महाहवे। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन कालरात्रिर्यथा नरम् ॥६-१००-३३॥
vārṣṇeyabhujavegena praṇunnā sā mahāhave। abhidudrāva vegena kālarātriryathā naram ॥6-100-33॥
[वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - of Krishna; भुज (bhuja) - arm; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; प्रणुन्ना (praṇunnā) - propelled; सा (sā) - she; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed towards; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; कालरात्रिः (kālarātriḥ) - Kalaratri; यथा (yathā) - like; नरम् (naram) - a man;]
(Propelled by the speed of Krishna's arm, she rushed towards the great battle with speed, like Kalaratri towards a man.)
Propelled by the force of Krishna's arm, she charged into the great battle with the swiftness of Kalaratri approaching a man.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा द्विधा चिच्छेद भारत। क्षुरप्राभ्यां सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यां सान्वकीर्यत भूतले ॥६-१००-३४॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā dvidhā ciccheda bhārata। kṣuraprābhyāṃ sutīkṣṇābhyāṃ sānvakīryata bhūtale ॥6-100-34॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; क्षुरप्राभ्यां (kṣuraprābhyāṃ) - with sharp arrows; सुतीक्ष्णाभ्यां (sutīkṣṇābhyāṃ) - very sharp; सान्वकीर्यत (sānvakīryata) - was scattered; भूतले (bhūtale) - on the ground;]
(O Bharata, suddenly cut her approaching in two with very sharp arrows, and she was scattered on the ground.)
O Bharata, he swiftly cut her into two with his sharp arrows, causing her to fall scattered on the ground.
छित्त्वा तु शक्तिं गाङ्गेयः सात्यकिं नवभिः शरैः। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः प्रहसञ्शत्रुकर्शनः ॥६-१००-३५॥
chittvā tu śaktiṃ gāṅgeyaḥ sātyakiṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। ājaghānorasi kruddhaḥ prahasañśatrukarśanaḥ ॥6-100-35॥
[छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut off; तु (tu) - but; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - the weapon; गाङ्गेयः (gāṅgeyaḥ) - son of Ganga (Bhishma); सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; शत्रुकर्शनः (śatrukarśanaḥ) - the tormentor of enemies;]
(Having cut off the weapon, Bhishma, the son of Ganga, angrily struck Satyaki on the chest with nine arrows, smiling, the tormentor of enemies.)
Bhishma, the son of Ganga, cut off Satyaki's weapon and, with a smile, angrily struck him on the chest with nine arrows, tormenting his enemy.
ततः सरथनागाश्वाः पाण्डवाः पाण्डुपूर्वज। परिवव्रू रणे भीष्मं माधवत्राणकारणात् ॥६-१००-३६॥
tataḥ sarathanāgāśvāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja। parivavrū raṇe bhīṣmaṃ mādhavatrāṇakāraṇāt ॥6-100-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; स-रथ-नाग-अश्वाः (sa-ratha-nāga-aśvāḥ) - with chariots, elephants, horses; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - elder brother of Pandu; परिवव्रू (parivavrū) - surrounded; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; माधव-त्राण-कारणात् (mādhava-trāṇa-kāraṇāt) - for the sake of Madhava's protection;]
(Then, with chariots, elephants, and horses, the Pandavas, the elder brother of Pandu, surrounded Bhishma in battle for the sake of Madhava's protection.)
Then, the Pandavas, led by the elder brother of Pandu, surrounded Bhishma in battle with their chariots, elephants, and horses, aiming to protect Madhava.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च समरे विजयैषिणाम् ॥६-१००-३७॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca samare vijayaiṣiṇām ॥6-100-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; विजयैषिणाम् (vijayaiṣiṇām) - desiring victory;]
(Then commenced a fierce, hair-raising battle of the Pandavas and the Kauravas in the battle desiring victory.)
Then a fierce and terrifying battle began between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, both eager for victory.
