06.104
Pancharatra and Core: On the tenth day, while Arjuna held back all the charioteers, Shikandin advanced against Bhishma, who refused to fight.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
कथं शिखण्डी गाङ्गेयमभ्यवर्तत संयुगे। पाण्डवाश्च तथा भीष्मं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥६-१०४-१॥
kathaṁ śikhaṇḍī gāṅgeyām abhyavartata saṁyuge। pāṇḍavāś ca tathā bhīṣmaṁ tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ॥6-104-1॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyām) - Gāṅgeya; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - also; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhīṣma; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya;]
(How did Śikhaṇḍī approach Gāṅgeya in battle? And how did the Pāṇḍavas approach Bhīṣma? Tell me that, Sañjaya.)
Sañjaya, tell me how Śikhaṇḍī confronted Gāṅgeya in the battle, and how the Pāṇḍavas faced Bhīṣma.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः प्रभाते विमले सूर्यस्योदयनं प्रति। वाद्यमानासु भेरीषु मृदङ्गेष्वानकेषु च ॥६-१०४-२॥
tataḥ prabhāte vimale sūryasyodayanaṃ prati। vādyamānāsu bherīṣu mṛdaṅgeṣvānakeṣu ca ॥6-104-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रभाते (prabhāte) - in the morning; विमले (vimale) - clear; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; उदयनं (udayanaṃ) - rising; प्रति (prati) - towards; वाद्यमानासु (vādyamānāsu) - being played; भेरीषु (bherīṣu) - on drums; मृदङ्गेषु (mṛdaṅgeṣu) - on mridangas; आनकेषु (ānakeṣu) - on anakas; च (ca) - and;]
(Then, in the clear morning, towards the rising of the sun, as the drums, mridangas, and anakas were being played.)
Then, in the clear morning, as the sun was about to rise, the sound of drums, mridangas, and anakas filled the air.
ध्मायत्सु दधिवर्णेषु जलजेषु समन्ततः। शिखण्डिनं पुरस्कृत्य निर्याताः पाण्डवा युधि ॥६-१०४-३॥
dhmāyatsu dadhivarṇeṣu jalajeṣu samantataḥ। śikhaṇḍinaṃ puraskṛtya niryātāḥ pāṇḍavā yudhi ॥6-104-3॥
[ध्मायत्सु (dhmāyatsu) - blowing; दधिवर्णेषु (dadhivarṇeṣu) - white-colored; जलजेषु (jalajeṣu) - in the waters; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinaṃ) - Shikhandi; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; निर्याताः (niryātāḥ) - departed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(Blowing in the white-colored waters all around, placing Shikhandi in front, the Pandavas departed to battle.)
The Pandavas, having placed Shikhandi at the forefront, departed to battle, with the sound of conch shells echoing in the white waters all around.
कृत्वा व्यूहं महाराज सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम्। शिखण्डी सर्वसैन्यानामग्र आसीद्विशां पते ॥६-१०४-४॥
kṛtvā vyūhaṃ mahārāja sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam। śikhaṇḍī sarvasainyānāmagra āsīdviśāṃ pate ॥6-104-4॥
[कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having formed; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - array; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सर्वशत्रुनिबर्हणम् (sarvaśatrunibarhaṇam) - destroyer of all enemies; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; अग्र (agra) - at the front; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - lord;]
(Having formed the array, O great king, the destroyer of all enemies, Shikhandi was at the front of all the armies, O lord of men.)
Having formed the battle array, O great king, Shikhandi, the destroyer of all enemies, stood at the forefront of all the armies, O lord of men.
चक्ररक्षौ ततस्तस्य भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ। पृष्ठतो द्रौपदेयाश्च सौभद्रश्चैव वीर्यवान् ॥६-१०४-५॥
cakrarakṣau tatas tasya bhīmasenadhanañjayau। pṛṣṭhato draupadeyāś ca saubhadraś caiva vīryavān ॥6-104-5॥
[चक्ररक्षौ (cakrarakṣau) - the protectors of the wheel; ततः (tatas) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; भीमसेनधनञ्जयौ (bhīmasenadhanañjayau) - Bhimasena and Dhananjaya; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; द्रौपदेयाः (draupadeyāḥ) - the sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - the son of Subhadra; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty;]
(Then his protectors of the wheel, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya, were behind, along with the sons of Draupadi and the mighty son of Subhadra.)
Then, Bhimasena and Dhananjaya, the protectors of the wheel, stood behind him, accompanied by the sons of Draupadi and the valiant son of Subhadra.
सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च तेषां गोप्ता महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नस्ततः पश्चात्पाञ्चालैरभिरक्षितः ॥६-१०४-६॥
sātyakiś cekitānaś ca teṣāṃ goptā mahārathaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnas tataḥ paścāt pāñcālair abhirakṣitaḥ ॥6-104-6॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana; च (ca) - and; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; पाञ्चालैः (pāñcālaiḥ) - by the Panchalas; अभिरक्षितः (abhirakṣitaḥ) - protected;]
(Satyaki and Chekitana, their protector, the great chariot-warrior. Dhrishtadyumna then afterwards protected by the Panchalas.)
Satyaki and Chekitana, the great chariot-warrior, were their protectors. Then Dhrishtadyumna was protected by the Panchalas.
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा यमाभ्यां सहितः प्रभुः। प्रययौ सिंहनादेन नादयन्भरतर्षभ ॥६-१०४-७॥
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā yamābhyāṃ sahitaḥ prabhuḥ। prayayau siṃhanādena nādayanbharatarṣabha ॥6-104-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; राजा (rājā) - king; यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - with the two Yamas; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; नादयन् (nādayan) - resounding; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas;]
(Then King Yudhishthira, accompanied by the two Yamas, the lord departed with a lion's roar, resounding, O bull among the Bharatas.)
Then King Yudhishthira, along with his brothers, departed with a mighty roar, echoing like a lion, O great leader of the Bharatas.
विराटस्तु ततः पश्चात्स्वेन सैन्येन संवृतः। द्रुपदश्च महाराज ततः पश्चादुपाद्रवत् ॥६-१०४-८॥
virāṭastu tataḥ paścātsvena sainyena saṁvṛtaḥ। drupadaśca mahārāja tataḥ paścādupādravat ॥6-104-8॥
[विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; स्वेन (svena) - with his own; सैन्येन (sainyena) - army; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Virata, but then afterwards, surrounded by his own army. Drupada, O great king, then afterwards attacked.)
Virata, after being surrounded by his own army, then Drupada, O great king, attacked afterwards.
केकया भ्रातरः पञ्च धृष्टकेतुश्च वीर्यवान्। जघनं पालयामास पाण्डुसैन्यस्य भारत ॥६-१०४-९॥
kekayā bhrātaraḥ pañca dhṛṣṭaketuśca vīryavān। jaghanaṃ pālayāmāsa pāṇḍusainyasya bhārata ॥6-104-9॥
[केकया (kekayā) - the Kekaya brothers; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhṛṣṭaketu; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; जघनं (jaghanaṃ) - rear; पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - protected; पाण्डुसैन्यस्य (pāṇḍusainyasya) - of the Pandava army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(The five Kekaya brothers and the mighty Dhṛṣṭaketu protected the rear of the Pandava army, O Bharata.)
The five Kekaya brothers, along with the valiant Dhṛṣṭaketu, safeguarded the rear of the Pandava forces, O Bharata.
एवं व्यूह्य महत्सैन्यं पाण्डवास्तव वाहिनीम्। अभ्यद्रवन्त सङ्ग्रामे त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥६-१०४-१०॥
evaṃ vyūhya mahatsainyaṃ pāṇḍavāstava vāhinīm। abhyadravanta saṅgrāme tyaktvā jīvitamātmanaḥ ॥6-104-10॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; व्यूह्य (vyūhya) - having arranged; महत्सैन्यम् (mahatsainyam) - great army; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - forces; अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - attacked; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves;]
(Thus, having arranged a great army, the Pandavas attacked your forces in battle, having abandoned their own lives.)
The Pandavas, having strategically arranged their formidable army, launched an attack on your forces in the battle, ready to sacrifice their lives.
तथैव कुरवो राजन्भीष्मं कृत्वा महाबलम्। अग्रतः सर्वसैन्यानां प्रययुः पाण्डवान्प्रति ॥६-१०४-११॥
tathaiva kuravo rājanbhīṣmaṃ kṛtvā mahābalam। agrataḥ sarvasainyānāṃ prayayuḥ pāṇḍavānprati ॥6-104-11॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - very powerful; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; प्रययुः (prayayuḥ) - proceeded; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - towards the Pandavas; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(In the same way, O king, the Kauravas, having made Bhishma, who was very powerful, in front of all the armies, proceeded towards the Pandavas.)
Similarly, O king, the Kauravas, placing the mighty Bhishma at the forefront, advanced towards the Pandavas with all their forces.
पुत्रैस्तव दुराधर्षै रक्षितः सुमहाबलैः। ततो द्रोणो महेष्वासः पुत्रश्चास्य महारथः ॥६-१०४-१२॥
putraistava durādharṣai rakṣitaḥ sumahābalaiḥ। tato droṇo maheṣvāsaḥ putraścāsya mahārathaḥ ॥6-104-12॥
[पुत्रैः (putraiḥ) - by sons; तव (tava) - your; दुराधर्षैः (durādharṣaiḥ) - invincible; रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected; सुमहाबलैः (sumahābalaiḥ) - by great warriors; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(By your invincible sons, protected by great warriors, then Droṇa, the great archer, and his son, the great chariot-warrior.)
Your invincible sons, protected by mighty warriors, were then accompanied by Droṇa, the great archer, and his son, a formidable chariot-warrior.
भगदत्तस्ततः पश्चाद्गजानीकेन संवृतः। कृपश्च कृतवर्मा च भगदत्तमनुव्रतौ ॥६-१०४-१३॥
bhagadattastataḥ paścādgajānīkena saṁvṛtaḥ। kṛpaśca kṛtavarmā ca bhagadattamanuvratau ॥6-104-13॥
[भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; गजानीकेन (gajānīkena) - by the elephant division; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; च (ca) - and; भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; अनुव्रतौ (anuvratau) - devoted to;]
(Bhagadatta then afterwards surrounded by the elephant division. Kṛpa and Kṛtavarmā, both devoted to Bhagadatta.)
Then Bhagadatta, surrounded by his elephant division, was followed by Kṛpa and Kṛtavarmā, both devoted to him.
काम्बोजराजो बलवांस्ततः पश्चात्सुदक्षिणः। मागधश्च जयत्सेनः सौबलश्च बृहद्बलः ॥६-१०४-१४॥
kāmbojarājo balavāṃstataḥ paścātsudakṣiṇaḥ। māgadhaśca jayatsenaḥ saubalaśca bṛhadbalaḥ ॥6-104-14॥
[काम्बोजराजः (kāmbojarājaḥ) - King of Kamboja; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - the Magadha; च (ca) - and; जयत्सेनः (jayatsenaḥ) - Jayatsena; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala; च (ca) - and; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala;]
(The strong King of Kamboja, then afterwards Sudakshina, the Magadha Jayatsena, and Saubala Brihadbala.)
The strong King of Kamboja, followed by Sudakshina, Jayatsena of Magadha, and Brihadbala of Saubala.
तथेतरे महेष्वासाः सुशर्मप्रमुखा नृपाः। जघनं पालयामासुस्तव सैन्यस्य भारत ॥६-१०४-१५॥
tathetare maheṣvāsāḥ suśarmapramukhā nṛpāḥ। jaghanaṃ pālayāmāsustava sainyasya bhārata ॥6-104-15॥
[तथेतरे (tathetare) - thus others; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; सुशर्मप्रमुखा (suśarmapramukhā) - led by Susharma; नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings; जघनं (jaghanaṃ) - rear; पालयामासुः (pālayāmāsuḥ) - protected; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Thus, other great archers, led by Susharma, protected the rear of your army, O Bharata.)
In this way, other great archers, led by Susharma, took charge of protecting the rear of your army, O Bharata.
दिवसे दिवसे प्राप्ते भीष्मः शान्तनवो युधि। आसुरानकरोद्व्यूहान्पैशाचानथ राक्षसान् ॥६-१०४-१६॥
divase divase prāpte bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavo yudhi। āsurānakarodvyūhānpaiśācānatha rākṣasān ॥6-104-16॥
[दिवसे (divase) - day by day; दिवसे (divase) - day by day; प्राप्ते (prāpte) - having arrived; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; आसुरान् (āsurān) - demonic; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; व्यूहान् (vyūhān) - formations; पैशाचान् (paiśācān) - fiendish; अथ (atha) - and then; राक्षसान् (rākṣasān) - monstrous;]
(Day by day, having arrived, Bhishma, son of Shantanu, made demonic, fiendish, and monstrous formations in battle.)
As each day arrived, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, arranged the battle formations with demonic, fiendish, and monstrous strategies.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तव तेषां च भारत। अन्योन्यं निघ्नतां राजन्यमराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् ॥६-१०४-१७॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata। anyonyaṃ nighnatāṃ rājanyamarāṣṭravivardhanam ॥6-104-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तव (tava) - your; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; निघ्नतां (nighnatāṃ) - striking; राजन्यम (rājanyam) - royal; अराष्ट्रविवर्धनम् (arāṣṭravivardhanam) - kingdom-enhancing;]
(Then commenced the battle of yours and theirs, O Bharata, striking each other, enhancing the royal kingdom.)
Then the battle began between your forces and theirs, O Bharata, each striking the other, enhancing the royal kingdom.
अर्जुनप्रमुखाः पार्थाः पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम्। भीष्मं युद्धेऽभ्यवर्तन्त किरन्तो विविधाञ्शरान् ॥६-१०४-१८॥
arjunapramukhāḥ pārthāḥ puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam। bhīṣmaṃ yuddhe'bhyavartanta kiranto vividhāñśarān ॥6-104-18॥
[अर्जुनप्रमुखाः (arjunapramukhāḥ) - headed by Arjuna; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - showering; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(The sons of Pritha, headed by Arjuna, placing Shikhandi in front, advanced towards Bhishma in battle, showering various arrows.)
The sons of Pritha, led by Arjuna, placed Shikhandi at the forefront and advanced towards Bhishma in the battle, showering a multitude of arrows.
तत्र भारत भीमेन पीडितास्तावकाः शरैः। रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्नाः परलोकं ययुस्तदा ॥६-१०४-१९॥
tatra bhārata bhīmena pīḍitāstāvakāḥ śaraiḥ। rudhiraughapariklinnāḥ paralokaṃ yayustadā ॥6-104-19॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; रुधिरौघपरिक्लिन्नाः (rudhiraughapariklinnāḥ) - drenched in streams of blood; परलोकं (paralokaṃ) - to the other world; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(There, O Bharata, your men, afflicted by Bhima with arrows, drenched in streams of blood, went to the other world then.)
At that time, O Bharata, your men, struck by Bhima's arrows and soaked in blood, departed to the afterlife.
नकुलः सहदेवश्च सात्यकिश्च महारथः। तव सैन्यं समासाद्य पीडयामासुरोजसा ॥६-१०४-२०॥
nakulaḥ sahadevaśca sātyakiśca mahārathaḥ। tava sainyaṃ samāsādya pīḍayāmāsurojasā ॥6-104-20॥
[नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; पीडयामासुः (pīḍayāmāsuḥ) - tormented; ओजसा (ojasā) - with vigor;]
(Nakula, Sahadeva, and Satyaki, the great warriors, having approached your army, tormented it with vigor.)
Nakula, Sahadeva, and Satyaki, the great warriors, attacked your army with great force and caused significant distress.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे तावका भरतर्षभ। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥६-१०४-२१॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare tāvakā bharatarṣabha। nāśaknuvanvārayituṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahadbalam ॥6-104-21॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - were able; वारयितुं (vārayituṃ) - to resist; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महद्बलम् (mahadbalam) - great strength;]
(They, being killed in battle, your men, O best of the Bharatas, were not able to resist the great strength of the Pandavas.)
O best of the Bharatas, your men, being slaughtered in the battle, could not withstand the mighty force of the Pandavas.
ततस्तु तावकं सैन्यं वध्यमानं समन्ततः। सम्प्राद्रवद्दिशो राजन्काल्यमानं महारथैः ॥६-१०४-२२॥
tatastu tāvakaṃ sainyaṃ vadhyamānaṃ samantataḥ। samprādravaddiśo rājankālyamānaṃ mahārathaiḥ ॥6-104-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; तावकं (tāvakaṃ) - your; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; वध्यमानं (vadhyamānaṃ) - being slain; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; सम्प्राद्रवद् (samprādravat) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; काल्यमानं (kālyamānaṃ) - being harassed; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers;]
(Then, your army, being slain on all sides, fled in all directions, O king, being harassed by great charioteers.)
Then, O king, your army, surrounded and being slain from all sides, fled in all directions, harassed by the great charioteers.
त्रातारं नाध्यगच्छन्त तावका भरतर्षभ। वध्यमानाः शितैर्बाणैः पाण्डवैः सहसृञ्जयैः ॥६-१०४-२३॥
trātāraṃ nādhyagacchanta tāvakā bharatarṣabha। vadhyamānāḥ śitairbāṇaiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ sahasṛñjayaiḥ ॥6-104-23॥
[त्रातारम् (trātāram) - protector; न (na) - not; अध्यगच्छन्त (adhyagacchanta) - found; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pandavas; सह (saha) - along with; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - the Srinjayas;]
(Your men, O best of Bharatas, did not find a protector, being killed by the sharp arrows of the Pandavas along with the Srinjayas.)
O best of the Bharatas, your men could not find a protector as they were being slain by the sharp arrows of the Pandavas and the Srinjayas.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
पीड्यमानं बलं पार्थैर्दृष्ट्वा भीष्मः पराक्रमी। यदकार्षीद्रणे क्रुद्धस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥६-१०४-२४॥
pīḍyamānaṃ balaṃ pārthairdṛṣṭvā bhīṣmaḥ parākramī। yadakārṣīdraṇe kruddhastanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥6-104-24॥
[पीड्यमानं (pīḍyamānaṃ) - being oppressed; बलं (balaṃ) - the army; पार्थैः (pārthaiḥ) - by the sons of Pritha; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - the valiant; यत् (yat) - what; अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - did; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Seeing the army being oppressed by the sons of Pritha, the valiant Bhishma, angry in the battle, did what? Tell me that, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, tell me what the valiant Bhishma did in the battle when he saw the army being oppressed by the sons of Pritha, in his anger.
कथं वा पाण्डवान्युद्धे प्रत्युद्यातः परन्तपः। विनिघ्नन्सोमकान्वीरांस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥६-१०४-२५॥
kathaṁ vā pāṇḍavānyuddhe pratyudyātaḥ parantapaḥ। vinighnansomakānvīrāṁstanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥6-104-25॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; वा (vā) - or; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; प्रत्युद्यातः (pratyudyātaḥ) - having advanced; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; विनिघ्नन् (vinighnan) - slaying; सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(How or the Pandavas in battle having advanced, scorcher of foes, slaying the Somakas, heroes, that to me tell, Sanjaya.)
O Sanjaya, tell me how the scorcher of foes, having advanced in battle, is slaying the heroic Somakas or the Pandavas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
आचक्षे ते महाराज यदकार्षीत्पितामहः। पीडिते तव पुत्रस्य सैन्ये पाण्डवसृञ्जयैः ॥६-१०४-२६॥
ācakṣe te mahārāja yadakārṣītpitāmahaḥ। pīḍite tava putrasya sainye pāṇḍavasṛñjayaiḥ ॥6-104-26॥
[आचक्षे (ācakṣe) - I tell; ते (te) - to you; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; यत् (yat) - what; अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - did; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - the grandsire; पीडिते (pīḍite) - afflicted; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - by the Pandavas; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - and the Srinjayas;]
(I tell you, O great king, what the grandsire did when your son's army was afflicted by the Pandavas and the Srinjayas.)
I will recount to you, O great king, the actions of the grandsire when your son's forces were besieged by the Pandavas and the Srinjayas.
प्रहृष्टमनसः शूराः पाण्डवाः पाण्डुपूर्वज। अभ्यवर्तन्त निघ्नन्तस्तव पुत्रस्य वाहिनीम् ॥६-१०४-२७॥
prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ śūrāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja। abhyavartanta nighnantastava putrasya vāhinīm ॥6-104-27॥
[प्रहृष्टमनसः (prahṛṣṭamanasaḥ) - with joyful minds; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - O elder of the Pandus; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - slaying; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(With joyful minds, the heroic Pandavas, O elder of the Pandus, advanced, slaying your son's army.)
The Pandavas, filled with joy and courage, moved forward, O elder of the Pandus, and began to destroy the army of your son.
तं विनाशं मनुष्येन्द्र नरवारणवाजिनाम्। नामृष्यत तदा भीष्मः सैन्यघातं रणे परैः ॥६-१०४-२८॥
taṁ vināśaṁ manuṣyendra naravāraṇavājinām। nāmṛṣyata tadā bhīṣmaḥ sainyaghātaṁ raṇe paraiḥ ॥6-104-28॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; विनाशं (vināśaṁ) - destruction; मनुष्येन्द्र (manuṣyendra) - O king of men; नरवारणवाजिनाम् (naravāraṇavājinām) - of men, elephants, and horses; नामृष्यत (nāmṛṣyata) - did not tolerate; तदा (tadā) - then; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; सैन्यघातं (sainyaghātaṁ) - slaughter of the army; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; परैः (paraiḥ) - by the enemies;]
(Bhishma did not tolerate that destruction of men, elephants, and horses, O king of men, the slaughter of the army in battle by the enemies.)
Bhishma, witnessing the destruction of men, elephants, and horses, could not tolerate the slaughter of his army in battle by the enemies, O king of men.
स पाण्डवान्महेष्वासः पाञ्चालांश्च ससृञ्जयान्। अभ्यद्रवत दुर्धर्षस्त्यक्त्वा जीवितमात्मनः ॥६-१०४-२९॥
sa pāṇḍavānmaheṣvāsaḥ pāñcālāṃśca sasṛñjayān। abhyadravata durdharṣastyaktvā jīvitamātmanaḥ ॥6-104-29॥
[स (sa) - he; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; ससृञ्जयान् (sasṛñjayān) - the Sṛñjayas; अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - attacked; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - the formidable one; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own;]
(He, the great archer, attacked the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas, and the Sṛñjayas, having abandoned his own life.)
The formidable warrior, disregarding his own life, charged against the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas, and the Sṛñjayas.
स पाण्डवानां प्रवरान्पञ्च राजन्महारथान्। आत्तशस्त्रान्रणे यत्तान्वारयामास सायकैः ॥ नाराचैर्वत्सदन्तैश्च शितैरञ्जलिकैस्तथा ॥६-१०४-३०॥
sa pāṇḍavānāṃ pravarānpañca rājanmahārathān। āttaśastrānraṇe yattānvārayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ ॥ nārācairvatsadantaiśca śitairañjalikaistathā ॥6-104-30॥
[स (sa) - he; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; प्रवरान् (pravarān) - the best; पञ्च (pañca) - five; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; आत्तशस्त्रान् (āttaśastrān) - armed with weapons; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तान् (yattān) - engaged; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; नाराचैः (nārācaiḥ) - with iron arrows; वत्सदन्तैः (vatsadantaiḥ) - with calf-tooth arrows; च (ca) - and; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; अञ्जलिकैः (añjalikaiḥ) - with Anjalika arrows; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(He restrained the best five great charioteers of the Pandavas, O king, who were armed with weapons and engaged in battle, with arrows, iron arrows, calf-tooth arrows, sharp and Anjalika arrows, thus.)
O King, he restrained the five foremost great charioteers of the Pandavas, who were armed and ready for battle, using various kinds of arrows including iron, calf-tooth, sharp, and Anjalika arrows.
निजघ्ने समरे क्रुद्धो हस्त्यश्वममितं बहु। रथिनोऽपातयद्राजन्रथेभ्यः पुरुषर्षभः ॥६-१०४-३१॥
nijaghne samare kruddho hastyaśvamamitaṃ bahuḥ। rathino'pātayadrājanrathebhyaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥6-104-31॥
[निजघ्ने (nijaghne) - killed; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; हस्त्यश्वममितं (hastyaśvamamitaṃ) - elephants and horses unlimited; बहु (bahu) - many; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथेभ्यः (rathebhyaḥ) - from chariots; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(The angry bull among men killed many unlimited elephants and horses in battle; O king, he felled the charioteers from their chariots.)
In the battle, the enraged warrior, like a bull among men, slew countless elephants and horses. O king, he brought down many charioteers from their chariots.
सादिनश्चाश्वपृष्ठेभ्यः पदातींश्च समागतान्। गजारोहान्गजेभ्यश्च परेषां विदधद्भयम् ॥६-१०४-३२॥
sādinaścāśvapṛṣṭhebhyaḥ padātīṃśca samāgatān। gajarohāngajebhyaśca pareṣāṃ vidadhadbhayam ॥6-104-32॥
[सादिनः (sādinaḥ) - horsemen; च (ca) - and; अश्वपृष्ठेभ्यः (aśvapṛṣṭhebhyaḥ) - from the backs of horses; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; समागतान् (samāgatān) - assembled; गजारोहान् (gajarohān) - elephant riders; गजेभ्यः (gajebhyaḥ) - from the elephants; च (ca) - and; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of the enemies; विदधत् (vidadhat) - causing; भयम् (bhayam) - fear;]
(Horsemen from the backs of horses and foot soldiers assembled, elephant riders from the elephants, causing fear to the enemies.)
The horsemen and foot soldiers gathered, while the elephant riders on their elephants instilled fear among the enemies.
तमेकं समरे भीष्मं त्वरमाणं महारथम्। पाण्डवाः समवर्तन्त वज्रपाणिमिवासुराः ॥६-१०४-३३॥
tamekaṃ samare bhīṣmaṃ tvaramāṇaṃ mahāratham। pāṇḍavāḥ samavartanta vajrapāṇimivāsurāḥ ॥6-104-33॥
[तम् (tam) - that; एकम् (ekam) - one; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; त्वरमाणम् (tvaramāṇam) - rushing; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; समवर्तन्त (samavartanta) - turned against; वज्रपाणिम् (vajrapāṇim) - Vajrapani; इव (iva) - like; असुराः (asurāḥ) - demons;]
(The Pandavas turned against that one great chariot-warrior Bhishma rushing in battle, like demons against Vajrapani.)
The Pandavas, seeing Bhishma rushing into battle as a great chariot-warrior, turned against him like demons would against the mighty Vajrapani.
शक्राशनिसमस्पर्शान्विमुञ्चन्निशिताञ्शरान्। दिक्ष्वदृश्यत सर्वासु घोरं सन्धारयन्वपुः ॥६-१०४-३४॥
śakrāśanisamasparśān vimuñcan niśitāñ śarān। dikṣv adṛśyata sarvāsu ghoraṃ sandhārayan vapuḥ ॥6-104-34॥
[शक्राशनिसमस्पर्शान् (śakrāśanisamasparśān) - having the touch like Indra's thunderbolt; विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; सन्धारयन् (sandhārayan) - bearing; वपुः (vapuḥ) - body;]
(Releasing sharp arrows having the touch like Indra's thunderbolt, his terrible body was seen bearing in all directions.)
He was seen releasing sharp arrows that had the touch of Indra's thunderbolt, and his terrible form was visible in all directions.
मण्डलीकृतमेवास्य नित्यं धनुरदृश्यत। सङ्ग्रामे युध्यमानस्य शक्रचापनिभं महत् ॥६-१०४-३५॥
maṇḍalīkṛtamevā'sya nityaṃ dhanuradṛśyata। saṅgrāme yudhyamānasya śakracāpanibhaṃ mahat ॥6-104-35॥
[मण्डलीकृतम् (maṇḍalīkṛtam) - circularly arranged; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - of the fighting one; शक्रचापनिभम् (śakracāpanibham) - like Indra's bow; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(His bow was always seen circularly arranged, like Indra's great bow, in battle.)
In battle, his bow was always seen in a circular form, resembling the great bow of Indra.
तद्दृष्ट्वा समरे कर्म तव पुत्रा विशां पते। विस्मयं परमं प्राप्ताः पितामहमपूजयन् ॥६-१०४-३६॥
taddṛṣṭvā samare karma tava putrā viśāṃ pate। vismayaṃ paramaṃ prāptāḥ pitāmahamapūjayan ॥6-104-36॥
[तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समरे (samare) - in the battle; कर्म (karma) - action; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - amazement; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped;]
(Having seen that action in the battle, your sons, O lord of the people, obtained great amazement and worshipped the grandsire.)
Upon witnessing that act in the battlefield, your sons, O lord of the people, were filled with great wonder and paid homage to the grandsire.
पार्था विमनसो भूत्वा प्रैक्षन्त पितरं तव। युध्यमानं रणे शूरं विप्रचित्तिमिवामराः ॥ न चैनं वारयामासुर्व्यात्ताननमिवान्तकम् ॥६-१०४-३७॥
pārthā vimanaso bhūtvā praikṣanta pitaraṃ tava। yudhyamānaṃ raṇe śūraṃ vipracittimivāmarāḥ ॥ na cainaṃ vārayāmāsurvyāttānanamivāntakam ॥6-104-37॥
[पार्था (pārthā) - sons of Pritha; विमनसः (vimanasah) - disheartened; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - looked at; पितरं (pitaraṃ) - father; तव (tava) - your; युध्यमानं (yudhyamānam) - fighting; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरं (śūram) - hero; विप्रचित्तिम् (vipracittim) - Vipracitti; इव (iva) - like; अमराः (amarāḥ) - gods; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनं (enaṃ) - him; वारयामासुः (vārayāmāsuḥ) - restrained; व्यात्ताननम् (vyāttānanam) - with open mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(The sons of Pritha, having become disheartened, looked at your father, fighting in battle, a hero like Vipracitti, like the gods. And they did not restrain him, like death with an open mouth.)
The sons of Pritha, disheartened, watched your father, a hero fighting in battle like Vipracitti among the gods. They did not stop him, as if he were death itself with an open mouth.
दशमेऽहनि सम्प्राप्ते रथानीकं शिखण्डिनः। अदहन्निशितैर्बाणैः कृष्णवर्त्मेव काननम् ॥६-१०४-३८॥
daśame'hani samprāpte rathānīkaṃ śikhaṇḍinaḥ। adahanniśitairbāṇaiḥ kṛṣṇavartmeva kānanam ॥6-104-38॥
[दशमे (daśame) - on the tenth; अहनि (ahani) - day; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - having arrived; रथानीकं (rathānīkaṃ) - chariot army; शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - of Shikhandi; अदहत् (adahat) - burned; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; कृष्णवर्त्म (kṛṣṇavartma) - black path; इव (iva) - like; काननम् (kānanam) - forest;]
(On the tenth day, having arrived, Shikhandi's chariot army burned with sharp arrows, like a forest on a black path.)
On the tenth day, Shikhandi's chariot army arrived and burned fiercely with sharp arrows, resembling a forest set ablaze along a dark path.
तं शिखण्डी त्रिभिर्बाणैरभ्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे। आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं कालसृष्टमिवान्तकम् ॥६-१०४-३९॥
taṁ śikhaṇḍī tribhirbāṇairabhyavidhyatstanāntare। āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṁ kālasṛṣṭamivāntakam ॥6-104-39॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अभ्यविध्यत् (abhyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - like a serpent; इव (iva) - as if; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; कालसृष्टम् (kālasṛṣṭam) - created by time; इव (iva) - as if; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(Shikhandi pierced him in the chest with three arrows, like an angry serpent, as if created by time, like death.)
Shikhandi attacked him fiercely with three arrows in the chest, resembling an enraged serpent, as if he were death incarnate, created by time.
स तेनातिभृशं विद्धः प्रेक्ष्य भीष्मः शिखण्डिनम्। अनिच्छन्नपि सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत् ॥६-१०४-४०॥
sa tenātibhṛśaṃ viddhaḥ prekṣya bhīṣmaḥ śikhaṇḍinam। anicchannapi saṅkruddhaḥ prahasannidamabravīt ॥6-104-40॥
[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - by him; अतिभृशं (atibhṛśam) - excessively; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; अनिच्छन्नपि (anicchannapi) - even though unwilling; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; इदम् (idam) - this; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(He, excessively pierced by him, having seen Bhishma, Shikhandi, even though unwilling, angry, smiling, said this.)
Even though unwilling, Bhishma, having been excessively pierced by Shikhandi, looked at him with anger and, smiling, said this.
काममभ्यस वा मा वा न त्वां योत्स्ये कथञ्चन। यैव हि त्वं कृता धात्रा सैव हि त्वं शिखण्डिनी ॥६-१०४-४१॥
kāmam abhyasa vā mā vā na tvāṃ yotsye kathaṃcana। yaiva hi tvaṃ kṛtā dhātrā saiva hi tvaṃ śikhaṇḍinī ॥6-104-41॥
[कामम् (kāmam) - as you wish; अभ्यस (abhyasa) - practice; वा (vā) - or; मा (mā) - not; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way; यैव (yaiva) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कृता (kṛtā) - made; धात्रा (dhātrā) - by the creator; सैव (saiva) - that very; हि (hi) - indeed; त्वम् (tvam) - you; शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Shikhandini;]
(As you wish, practice or not, I will not fight you in any way. Indeed, you are made by the creator, you are that very Shikhandini.)
"Do as you please, whether you practice or not, I shall not fight you in any way. You are indeed created by the creator as Shikhandini."
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शिखण्डी क्रोधमूर्छितः। उवाच भीष्मं समरे सृक्किणी परिलेलिहन् ॥६-१०४-४२॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śikhaṇḍī krodhamūrchitaḥ। uvāca bhīṣmaṃ samare sṛkkiṇī parilelihan ॥6-104-42॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṃ) - those words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; क्रोधमूर्छितः (krodhamūrchitaḥ) - overcome with anger; उवाच (uvāca) - said; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - to Bhishma; समरे (samare) - in the battle; सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - with bowstring; परिलेलिहन् (parilelihan) - licking; ॥६-१०४-४२॥ (॥6-104-42॥) - (verse number);]
(Having heard those words of his, Shikhandi, overcome with anger, said to Bhishma in the battle, licking the bowstring.)
Upon hearing those words, Shikhandi, filled with rage, addressed Bhishma on the battlefield, while licking his bowstring.
जानामि त्वां महाबाहो क्षत्रियाणां क्षयङ्करम्। मया श्रुतं च ते युद्धं जामदग्न्येन वै सह ॥६-१०४-४३॥
jānāmi tvāṃ mahābāho kṣatriyāṇāṃ kṣayaṅkaram। mayā śrutaṃ ca te yuddhaṃ jāmadagnyena vai saha ॥6-104-43॥
[जानामि (jānāmi) - I know; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of the Kshatriyas; क्षयङ्करम् (kṣayaṅkaram) - destroyer; मया (mayā) - by me; श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - with Jamadagni's son; वै (vai) - indeed; सह (saha) - with;]
(I know you, O mighty-armed one, as the destroyer of the Kshatriyas. I have also heard of your battle with Jamadagni's son.)
I recognize you, O mighty-armed hero, as the annihilator of the Kshatriya race. I have also heard about your confrontation with Parashurama, the son of Jamadagni.
दिव्यश्च ते प्रभावोऽयं स मया बहुशः श्रुतः। जानन्नपि प्रभावं ते योत्स्येऽद्याहं त्वया सह ॥६-१०४-४४॥
divyaśca te prabhāvo'yaṃ sa mayā bahuśaḥ śrutaḥ। jānannapi prabhāvaṃ te yotsye'dyāhaṃ tvayā saha ॥6-104-44॥
[दिव्यः (divyaḥ) - divine; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - power; अयम् (ayam) - this; सः (saḥ) - that; मया (mayā) - by me; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard; जानन् (jānan) - knowing; अपि (api) - even; प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power; ते (te) - your; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अद्य (adya) - today; अहम् (aham) - I; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together;]
(Divine and your power this that by me many times heard. Knowing even power your I will fight today I with you together.)
I have often heard of your divine power. Even knowing your power, today I will fight with you.
पाण्डवानां प्रियं कुर्वन्नात्मनश्च नरोत्तम। अद्य त्वा योधयिष्यामि रणे पुरुषसत्तम ॥६-१०४-४५॥
pāṇḍavānāṃ priyaṃ kurvannātmanaśca narottama। adya tvā yodhayiṣyāmi raṇe puruṣasattama ॥6-104-45॥
[पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for oneself; च (ca) - and; नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वा (tvā) - you; योधयिष्यामि (yodhayiṣyāmi) - I will fight; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पुरुषसत्तम (puruṣasattama) - O best among men;]
(O best of men, doing what is dear to the Pandavas and for oneself, today I will fight you in battle, O best among men.)
O best of men, acting in the interest of the Pandavas and oneself, today I shall engage you in battle, O noblest among men.
ध्रुवं च त्वा हनिष्यामि शपे सत्येन तेऽग्रतः। एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो मह्यं यत्क्षमं तत्समाचर ॥६-१०४-४६॥
dhruvaṁ ca tvā haniṣyāmi śape satyena te'grataḥ। etacchrutvā vaco mahyaṁ yatkṣamaṁ tatsamācara ॥6-104-46॥
[ध्रुवं (dhruvam) - certainly; च (ca) - and; त्वा (tvā) - you; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - I will kill; शपे (śape) - I swear; सत्येन (satyena) - by truth; ते (te) - before you; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me; यत् (yat) - what; क्षमम् (kṣamam) - proper; तत् (tat) - that; समाचर (samācara) - do accordingly;]
(Certainly, I will kill you, I swear by truth before you. Having heard these words to me, do what is proper accordingly.)
"I swear by truth, I will certainly kill you right in front of you. After hearing these words, do what you find appropriate."
काममभ्यस वा मा वा न मे जीवन्विमोक्ष्यसे। सुदृष्टः क्रियतां भीष्म लोकोऽयं समितिञ्जय ॥६-१०४-४७॥
kāmam abhyasa vā mā vā na me jīvan vimokṣyase। sudṛṣṭaḥ kriyatāṃ bhīṣma loko'yaṃ samitiñjaya ॥6-104-47॥
[कामम् (kāmam) - as you wish; अभ्यस (abhyasa) - practice; वा (vā) - or; मा (mā) - not; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन् (jīvan) - living; विमोक्ष्यसे (vimokṣyase) - you will be liberated; सुदृष्टः (sudṛṣṭaḥ) - well-seen; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; अयम् (ayam) - this; समितिञ्जय (samitiñjaya) - O victor of assemblies;]
(As you wish, practice or not, you will not be liberated while living. Let it be well-seen, Bhishma, this world, O victor of assemblies.)
"Do as you wish, practice or not, you will not attain liberation while alive. Let it be well-understood, Bhishma, this world, O victor of assemblies."
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मं पञ्चभिर्नतपर्वभिः। अविध्यत रणे राजन्प्रणुन्नं वाक्यसायकैः ॥६-१०४-४८॥
evamuktvā tato bhīṣmaṃ pañcabhirnataparvabhiḥ। avidhyata raṇe rājanpraṇunnaṃ vākyasāyakaiḥ ॥6-104-48॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - bent-jointed (arrows); अविध्यत (avidhyata) - pierced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रणुन्नम् (praṇunnam) - driven back; वाक्यसायकैः (vākyasāyakaiḥ) - by verbal arrows;]
(Thus, having spoken, then Bhishma was pierced in battle, O king, driven back by five bent-jointed arrows with verbal arrows.)
After speaking thus, Bhishma was then struck in battle by five bent-jointed arrows, O king, and was driven back by the force of words.
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा सव्यसाची परन्तपः। कालोऽयमिति सञ्चिन्त्य शिखण्डिनमचोदयत् ॥६-१०४-४९॥
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā savyasācī parantapaḥ। kālo'yamiti sañcintya śikhaṇḍinamacodayat ॥6-104-49॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṃ) - those words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; अयम् (ayam) - this; इति (iti) - thus; सञ्चिन्त्य (sañcintya) - thinking; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(Having heard those words of his, Arjuna, the scorcher of foes, thinking 'this is the time', urged Shikhandi.)
Upon hearing those words, Arjuna, the mighty warrior, realized it was the opportune moment and encouraged Shikhandi to act.
अहं त्वामनुयास्यामि परान्विद्रावयञ्शरैः। अभिद्रव सुसंरब्धो भीष्मं भीमपराक्रमम् ॥६-१०४-५०॥
ahaṁ tvāmanuyāsyāmi parānvidrāvayañśaraiḥ। abhidrava susaṁrabdho bhīṣmaṁ bhīmaparākramam ॥6-104-50॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; त्वा (tvā) - you; अनुयास्यामि (anuyāsyāmi) - will follow; परान् (parān) - enemies; विद्रावयन् (vidrāvayan) - driving away; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अभिद्रव (abhidrava) - attack; सुसंरब्धः (susaṁrabdhaḥ) - very enraged; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; भीमपराक्रमम् (bhīmaparākramam) - of mighty prowess;]
(I will follow you, driving away the enemies with arrows. Attack Bhishma, very enraged, of mighty prowess.)
I will follow you, scattering the enemies with my arrows. Charge at Bhishma with great fury and mighty prowess.
न हि ते संयुगे पीडां शक्तः कर्तुं महाबलः। तस्मादद्य महाबाहो वीर भीष्ममभिद्रव ॥६-१०४-५१॥
na hi te saṃyuge pīḍāṃ śaktaḥ kartuṃ mahābalaḥ। tasmādadya mahābāho vīra bhīṣmamabhidrava ॥6-104-51॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; पीडां (pīḍāṃ) - harm; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; कर्तुं (kartuṃ) - to do; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - great strength; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अद्य (adya) - today; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; वीर (vīra) - hero; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; अभिद्रव (abhidrava) - attack;]
(Indeed, in battle, your great strength is not capable of causing harm. Therefore, mighty-armed hero, attack Bhishma today.)
Your great strength cannot cause harm in battle. Therefore, mighty-armed hero, attack Bhishma today.
अहत्वा समरे भीष्मं यदि यास्यसि मारिष। अवहास्योऽस्य लोकस्य भविष्यसि मया सह ॥६-१०४-५२॥
ahatvā samare bhīṣmaṁ yadi yāsyasi māriṣa। avahāsyo'sya lokasya bhaviṣyasi mayā saha ॥6-104-52॥
[अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma; यदि (yadi) - if; यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - you go; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one; अवहास्यः (avahāsyaḥ) - ridiculed; अस्य (asya) - of this; लोकस्य (lokasya) - world; भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will become; मया (mayā) - by me; सह (saha) - with;]
(Without killing Bhishma in battle, if you go, O honorable one, you will become ridiculed by this world along with me.)
If you do not kill Bhishma in battle and choose to leave, O honorable one, you and I will be ridiculed by the world.
नावहास्या यथा वीर भवेम परमाहवे। तथा कुरु रणे यत्नं साधयस्व पितामहम् ॥६-१०४-५३॥
nāvahāsyā yathā vīra bhavema paramāhave। tathā kuru raṇe yatnaṃ sādhayasva pitāmaham ॥6-104-53॥
[न (na) - not; अवहास्या (avahāsyā) - to be ridiculed; यथा (yathā) - as; वीर (vīra) - hero; भवेम (bhavema) - we become; परम (parama) - supreme; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; तथा (tathā) - so; कुरु (kuru) - do; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्नं (yatnaṃ) - effort; साधयस्व (sādhayasva) - accomplish; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(Let us not be ridiculed as heroes in the supreme battle; so make an effort in the battle to accomplish the grandfather.)
Let us not be mocked as heroes in the great battle; therefore, strive in the battle to achieve victory over the grandfather.
अहं ते रक्षणं युद्धे करिष्यामि परन्तप। वारयन्रथिनः सर्वान्साधयस्व पितामहम् ॥६-१०४-५४॥
ahaṁ te rakṣaṇaṁ yuddhe kariṣyāmi parantapa। vārayanrathinaḥ sarvānsādhayasva pitāmaham ॥6-104-54॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; ते (te) - your; रक्षणं (rakṣaṇam) - protection; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - will do; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes; वारयन् (vārayan) - restraining; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; साधयस्व (sādhayasva) - achieve; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(I will protect you in battle, O scorcher of foes. Restraining all charioteers, achieve the grandfather.)
I will protect you in battle, O Parantapa. While I hold back all the charioteers, you must accomplish the task concerning the grandfather.
द्रोणं च द्रोणपुत्रं च कृपं चाथ सुयोधनम्। चित्रसेनं विकर्णं च सैन्धवं च जयद्रथम् ॥६-१०४-५५॥
droṇaṁ ca droṇaputraṁ ca kṛpaṁ cātha suyodhanam। citrasenaṁ vikarṇaṁ ca saindhavaṁ ca jayadratham ॥6-104-55॥
[द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; च (ca) - and; द्रोणपुत्रं (droṇaputram) - Drona's son; च (ca) - and; कृपं (kṛpam) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; अथ (atha) - then; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana; चित्रसेनं (citrasenam) - Citrasena; विकर्णं (vikarṇam) - Vikarna; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवं (saindhavam) - Saindhava; च (ca) - and; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(Drona and Drona's son and Kripa and then Suyodhana, Citrasena, Vikarna and Saindhava and Jayadratha.)
Drona, Drona's son, Kripa, Suyodhana, Citrasena, Vikarna, Saindhava, and Jayadratha were all present.
विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ काम्बोजं च सुदक्षिणम्। भगदत्तं तथा शूरं मागधं च महारथम् ॥६-१०४-५६॥
vindānuvindāvāvantyau kāmbojaṃ ca sudakṣiṇam। bhagadattaṃ tathā śūraṃ māgadhaṃ ca mahāratham ॥6-104-56॥
[विन्दानुविन्दौ (vindānuvindau) - Vindānuvinda; अवावन्त्यौ (āvāvantyau) - of Avanti; काम्बोजं (kāmbojaṃ) - Kāmboja; च (ca) - and; सुदक्षिणम् (sudakṣiṇam) - Sudakshina; भगदत्तं (bhagadattaṃ) - Bhagadatta; तथा (tathā) - also; शूरं (śūraṃ) - heroic; मागधं (māgadhaṃ) - of Magadha; च (ca) - and; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Vindānuvinda of Avanti, Kāmboja and Sudakshina; Bhagadatta also heroic, of Magadha and great chariot-warrior.)
Vindānuvinda of Avanti, Kāmboja, Sudakshina, Bhagadatta, and the heroic Magadha were all great chariot-warriors.
सौमदत्तिं रणे शूरमार्श्यशृङ्गिं च राक्षसम्। त्रिगर्तराजं च रणे सह सर्वैर्महारथैः ॥ अहमावारयिष्यामि वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥६-१०४-५७॥
saumadattiṃ raṇe śūramārśyaśṛṅgiṃ ca rākṣasam। trigartarājaṃ ca raṇe saha sarvairmahārathaiḥ ॥ ahamāvārayiṣyāmi veleva makarālayam ॥6-104-57॥
[सौमदत्तिं (saumadattiṃ) - Saumadatti; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; आर्श्यशृङ्गिं (ārśyaśṛṅgiṃ) - Arshyashringa; च (ca) - and; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; त्रिगर्तराजं (trigartarājaṃ) - king of Trigarta; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सह (saha) - with; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great charioteers; अहम् (aham) - I; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - will block; वेलेव (veleva) - like a shore; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - ocean;]
(I will block Saumadatti, the heroic Arshyashringa demon, and the king of Trigarta in battle with all the great charioteers, like a shore blocks the ocean.)
I will stand against Saumadatti, the brave demon Arshyashringa, and the king of Trigarta in battle, along with all the great charioteers, just as a shore holds back the ocean.
कुरूंश्च सहितान्सर्वान्ये चैषां सैनिकाः स्थिताः। निवारयिष्यामि रणे साधयस्व पितामहम् ॥६-१०४-५८॥
kurūṁśca sahitānsarvānye caiṣāṁ sainikāḥ sthitāḥ। nivārayiṣyāmi raṇe sādhayasva pitāmaham ॥6-104-58॥
[कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; च (ca) - and; सहितान् (sahitān) - together; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; एषाम् (eṣām) - of these; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - standing; निवारयिष्यामि (nivārayiṣyāmi) - I will stop; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; साधय (sādhaya) - achieve; स्व (sva) - your; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather;]
(I will stop all the Kurus and the soldiers standing here in battle; achieve your grandfather.)
I will stop all the Kurus and their soldiers standing here in battle; you must achieve your goal concerning the grandfather.
