06.105
Pancharatra and Core: Unable to withstand the Pandava army, Duryodhana urges Bhishma to move forward. Taking the opportunity, Bhishma calls on the Pandavas for a final encounter.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
कथं शिखण्डी गाङ्गेयमभ्यधावत्पितामहम्। पाञ्चाल्यः समरे क्रुद्धो धर्मात्मानं यतव्रतम् ॥६-१०५-१॥
kathaṁ śikhaṇḍī gāṅgeyama-bhyadhāvat-pitāmaham। pāñcālyaḥ samare kruddho dharmātmānaṁ yatavratam ॥6-105-1॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyama) - son of Ganga; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - approached; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - son of Drupada; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; धर्मात्मानं (dharmātmānam) - virtuous soul; यतव्रतम् (yatavratam) - steadfast in vows;]
(How did Śikhaṇḍī, the son of Drupada, angrily approach the virtuous soul, the son of Ganga, the grandfather, steadfast in vows, in battle?)
In the battle, how did Śikhaṇḍī, the son of Drupada, approach the venerable Bhishma, the son of Ganga, who was steadfast in his vows and known for his righteousness, with anger?
केऽरक्षन्पाण्डवानीके शिखण्डिनमुदायुधम्। त्वरमाणास्त्वराकाले जिगीषन्तो महारथाः ॥६-१०५-२॥
ke'rakṣanpāṇḍavānīke śikhaṇḍinamudāyudham। tvaramāṇāstvarākāle jigīṣanto mahārathāḥ ॥6-105-2॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; अरक्षन् (arakṣan) - protected; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; अनीके (anīke) - in the army; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Śikhaṇḍin; उदायुधम् (udāyudham) - with raised weapon; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; त्वरा (tvarā) - speed; काले (kāle) - in time; जिगीषन्तः (jigīṣantaḥ) - desiring victory; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Who protected Śikhaṇḍin with raised weapon in the Pāṇḍava army? Hastening in time, desiring victory, the great warriors.)
The great warriors, eager for victory and acting swiftly, protected Śikhaṇḍin, who was armed and ready, within the Pāṇḍava army. Who among them did so?
कथं शान्तनवो भीष्मः स तस्मिन्दशमेऽहनि। अयुध्यत महावीर्यः पाण्डवैः सहसृञ्जयैः ॥६-१०५-३॥
kathaṁ śāntanavo bhīṣmaḥ sa tasmindaśame'hani। ayudhyata mahāvīryaḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ sahasṛñjayaiḥ ॥6-105-3॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma; सः (saḥ) - he; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; दशमे (daśame) - tenth; अहनि (ahani) - day; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought; महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - great warrior; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas; सह (saha) - along with; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - with the Sṛñjayas;]
(How did Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, fight on that tenth day, being a great warrior, with the Pāṇḍavas along with the Sṛñjayas?)
On the tenth day, Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, a great warrior, engaged in battle with the Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas. How did this unfold?
न मृष्यामि रणे भीष्मं प्रत्युद्यातं शिखण्डिनम्। कच्चिन्न रथभङ्गोऽस्य धनुर्वाशीर्यतास्यतः ॥६-१०५-४॥
na mṛṣyāmi raṇe bhīṣmaṃ pratyudyātaṃ śikhaṇḍinam। kaccinna rathabhaṅgo'sya dhanurvāśīryatāsyataḥ ॥6-105-4॥
[न (na) - not; मृष्यामि (mṛṣyāmi) - I tolerate; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; प्रत्युद्यातं (pratyudyātaṃ) - facing; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; रथभङ्गः (rathabhaṅgaḥ) - chariot destruction; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; वा (vā) - or; अशीर्यत (aśīryata) - broken; अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - of the shooter;]
(I do not tolerate Bhishma facing Shikhandi in battle. Whether his chariot is destroyed or his bow is broken by the shooter.)
I cannot bear Bhishma confronting Shikhandi in battle. I hope his chariot or bow does not get destroyed by the shooter.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
नाशीर्यत धनुस्तस्य रथभङ्गो न चाप्यभूत्। युध्यमानस्य सङ्ग्रामे भीष्मस्य भरतर्षभ ॥ निघ्नतः समरे शत्रूञ्शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥६-१०५-५॥
nāśīryata dhanustasya rathabhaṅgo na cāpyabhūt। yudhyamānasya saṅgrāme bhīṣmasya bharatarṣabha ॥ nighnataḥ samare śatrūñśaraiḥ saṁnataparvabhiḥ ॥6-105-5॥
[न (na) - not; अशीर्यत (aśīryata) - was broken; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; तस्य (tasya) - his; रथभङ्गः (rathabhaṅgaḥ) - chariot destruction; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अभूत् (abhūt) - happened; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - slaying; समरे (samare) - in war; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṁnataparvabhiḥ) - with well-bent joints;]
(His bow was not broken, nor did his chariot suffer destruction, O best of the Bharatas, while Bhishma was fighting in battle, slaying enemies with arrows with well-bent joints.)
O best of the Bharatas, while Bhishma was engaged in battle, his bow remained unbroken, and his chariot undamaged, as he struck down his enemies with well-crafted arrows.
अनेकशतसाहस्रास्तावकानां महारथाः। रथदन्तिगणा राजन्हयाश्चैव सुसज्जिताः ॥ अभ्यवर्तन्त युद्धाय पुरस्कृत्य पितामहम् ॥६-१०५-६॥
anekaśatasāhasrāstāvakānāṃ mahārathāḥ। rathadantigaṇā rājanhayāścaiva susajjitāḥ ॥ abhyavartanta yuddhāya puraskṛtya pitāmaham ॥6-105-6॥
[अनेक (aneka) - many; शत (śata) - hundreds; साहस्र (sāhasra) - thousands; तावकानां (tāvakānāṃ) - of your; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; रथ (ratha) - chariots; दन्ति (danti) - elephants; गणा (gaṇā) - groups; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सुसज्जिताः (susajjitāḥ) - well-equipped; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - advanced; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandsire;]
(Many hundreds and thousands of your great charioteers, groups of chariots, elephants, O king, and horses, indeed well-equipped, advanced for battle, placing the grandsire in front.)
Many hundreds and thousands of your great charioteers, along with groups of chariots, elephants, horses, and others, well-equipped, advanced for battle with the grandsire leading them, O king.
यथाप्रतिज्ञं कौरव्य स चापि समितिञ्जयः। पार्थानामकरोद्भीष्मः सततं समितिक्षयम् ॥६-१०५-७॥
yathāpratijñaṃ kauravya sa cāpi samitiñjayaḥ। pārthānāmakarodbhīṣmaḥ satataṃ samitikṣayam ॥6-105-7॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; प्रतिज्ञं (pratijñaṃ) - promised; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; समितिञ्जयः (samitiñjayaḥ) - conqueror of assemblies; पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the sons of Pritha; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; सततं (satataṃ) - constantly; समितिक्षयम् (samitikṣayam) - destruction of the assembly;]
(As promised, O descendant of Kuru, he, the conqueror of assemblies, Bhishma, constantly caused the destruction of the assembly of the sons of Pritha.)
As he had promised, Bhishma, the conqueror of assemblies, relentlessly caused the downfall of the Pandavas' forces, O Kauravya.
युध्यमानं महेष्वासं विनिघ्नन्तं पराञ्शरैः। पाञ्चालाः पाण्डवैः सार्धं सर्व एवाभ्यवारयन् ॥६-१०५-८॥
yudhyamānaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ vinighnantaṃ parāñśaraiḥ। pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdhaṃ sarva evābhyavārayan ॥6-105-8॥
[युध्यमानं (yudhyamānam) - fighting; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; विनिघ्नन्तं (vinighnantaṃ) - slaying; परान् (parān) - enemies; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - with Pandavas; सार्धं (sārdham) - together; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यवारयन् (abhyavārayan) - attacked;]
(Fighting, the great archer, slaying enemies with arrows, the Panchalas together with the Pandavas indeed all attacked.)
The great archer, while fighting and slaying enemies with arrows, was attacked by all the Panchalas and Pandavas together.
दशमेऽहनि सम्प्राप्ते तताप रिपुवाहिनीम्। कीर्यमाणां शितैर्बाणैः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥६-१०५-९॥
daśame'hani samprāpte tatāpa ripuvāhinīm। kīryamāṇāṃ śitairbāṇaiḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥6-105-9॥
[दशमे (daśame) - on the tenth; अहनि (ahani) - day; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - having arrived; तताप (tatāpa) - tormented; रिपु (ripu) - enemy; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; कीर्यमाणां (kīryamāṇāṃ) - being scattered; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]
(On the tenth day, having arrived, tormented the enemy army, being scattered by sharp arrows by hundreds and by thousands.)
On the tenth day, as the battle continued, the enemy army was tormented and scattered by sharp arrows, coming in hundreds and thousands.
न हि भीष्मं महेष्वासं पाण्डवाः पाण्डुपूर्वज। अशक्नुवन्रणे जेतुं पाशहस्तमिवान्तकम् ॥६-१०५-१०॥
na hi bhīṣmaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ pāṇḍupūrvaja। aśaknuvanraṇe jetuṃ pāśahastamivāntakam ॥6-105-10॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; महेष्वासं (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas; पाण्डुपूर्वज (pāṇḍupūrvaja) - elder brother of Pandu; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - unable; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; जेतुं (jetuṃ) - to conquer; पाशहस्तमिव (pāśahastamiva) - like the noose-holder; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(The Pandavas, indeed, were not able to conquer Bhishma, the great archer, in battle, like the noose-holder, Death.)
The Pandavas could not defeat Bhishma, the great archer and elder brother of Pandu, in battle, as one cannot overcome Death, the noose-holder.
अथोपायान्महाराज सव्यसाची परन्तपः। त्रासयन्रथिनः सर्वान्बीभत्सुरपराजितः ॥६-१०५-११॥
athopāyān mahārāja savyasācī parantapaḥ। trāsayan rathinaḥ sarvān bībhatsur aparājitaḥ ॥6-105-11॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उपायान् (upāyān) - means; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; त्रासयन् (trāsayan) - terrifying; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated;]
(Then, O great king, Arjuna, the scorcher of foes, terrifying all the charioteers, Bibhatsu, undefeated.)
Then, O great king, Arjuna, the mighty warrior known for his ambidexterity and undefeated prowess, struck fear into the hearts of all the charioteers.
सिंहवद्विनदन्नुच्चैर्धनुर्ज्यां विक्षिपन्मुहुः। शरौघान्विसृजन्पार्थो व्यचरत्कालवद्रणे ॥६-१०५-१२॥
siṃhavadvinadannuccairdhanurjyāṃ vikṣipanmuḥ। śaraughānvisṛjanpārtho vyacaratkālavadraṇe ॥6-105-12॥
[सिंहवत् (siṃhavat) - like a lion; विनदन् (vinadan) - roaring; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; धनुर्ज्याम् (dhanurjyām) - bowstring; विक्षिपन् (vikṣipan) - twanging; मुहुः (muḥ) - repeatedly; शरौघान् (śaraughān) - arrows; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; कालवत् (kālavāt) - like time; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Like a lion roaring loudly, twanging the bowstring repeatedly, releasing arrows, Arjuna moved like time in battle.)
Arjuna, roaring like a lion and twanging his bowstring repeatedly, released a torrent of arrows and moved through the battlefield with the unstoppable force of time.
तस्य शब्देन वित्रस्तास्तावका भरतर्षभ। सिंहस्येव मृगा राजन्व्यद्रवन्त महाभयात् ॥६-१०५-१३॥
tasya śabdena vitrastāstāvakā bharatarṣabha। siṃhasyeva mṛgā rājanvyadravanta mahābhayāt ॥6-105-13॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शब्देन (śabdena) - by the sound; वित्रस्ताः (vitrastāḥ) - frightened; तावका (tāvakā) - your (people); भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - of the lion; इव (iva) - like; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्यद्रवन्त (vyadravanta) - fled; महाभयात् (mahābhayāt) - out of great fear;]
(By his sound, your people, O best of the Bharatas, were frightened like deer by a lion, O king, and fled out of great fear.)
Hearing his roar, your people, O best of the Bharatas, were terrified like deer before a lion and fled in great fear, O king.
जयन्तं पाण्डवं दृष्ट्वा त्वत्सैन्यं चाभिपीडितम्। दुर्योधनस्ततो भीष्ममब्रवीद्भृशपीडितः ॥६-१०५-१४॥
jayantaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tvatsainyaṃ cābhipīḍitam। duryodhanastato bhīṣmamabravīdbhṛśapīḍitaḥ ॥6-105-14॥
[जयन्तं (jayantam) - conquering; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; त्वत्सैन्यं (tvatsainyaṃ) - your army; च (ca) - and; अभिपीडितम् (abhipīḍitam) - oppressed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - to Bhīṣma; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; भृशपीडितः (bhṛśapīḍitaḥ) - greatly distressed;]
(Seeing the conquering Pāṇḍava and your army oppressed, then greatly distressed Duryodhana said to Bhīṣma.)
Upon witnessing the victorious Pāṇḍava and the distress of his own forces, Duryodhana, deeply troubled, addressed Bhīṣma.
एष पाण्डुसुतस्तात श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथिः। दहते मामकान्सर्वान्कृष्णवर्त्मेव काननम् ॥६-१०५-१५॥
eṣa pāṇḍusutastāta śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ। dahate māmakānsarvānkṛṣṇavartmeva kānanam ॥6-105-15॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - son of Pandu; तात (tāta) - dear; श्वेताश्वः (śvetāśvaḥ) - with white horses; कृष्णसारथिः (kṛṣṇasārathiḥ) - Krishna as charioteer; दहते (dahate) - burns; मामकान् (māmakān) - my; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; कृष्णवर्त्म (kṛṣṇavartma) - Krishna's path; इव (iva) - like; काननम् (kānanam) - forest;]
(This son of Pandu, dear, with white horses and Krishna as charioteer, burns all my men like Krishna's path burns the forest.)
This dear son of Pandu, with his chariot drawn by white horses and Krishna as his charioteer, is devastating all my men as a forest is consumed by a fire along Krishna's path.
पश्य सैन्यानि गाङ्गेय द्रवमाणानि सर्वशः। पाण्डवेन युधां श्रेष्ठ काल्यमानानि संयुगे ॥६-१०५-१६॥
paśya sainyāni gāṅgeya dravamāṇāni sarvaśaḥ। pāṇḍavena yudhāṃ śreṣṭha kālyamānāni saṃyuge ॥6-105-16॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; गाङ्गेय (gāṅgeya) - O son of Ganga; द्रवमाणानि (dravamāṇāni) - fleeing; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in all directions; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by Pandava; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; काल्यमानानि (kālyamānāni) - being driven; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(See the armies, O son of Ganga, fleeing in all directions, being driven by the best of warriors, Pandava, in battle.)
Behold, O son of Ganga, the armies are fleeing in all directions, driven by the best of warriors, Pandava, in the battle.
यथा पशुगणान्पालः सङ्कालयति कानने। तथेदं मामकं सैन्यं काल्यते शत्रुतापन ॥६-१०५-१७॥
yathā paśugaṇānpālaḥ saṅkālayati kānane। tathedaṃ māmakaṃ sainyaṃ kālyate śatrutāpana ॥6-105-17॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; पशुगणान् (paśugaṇān) - herds of animals; पालः (pālaḥ) - herdsman; सङ्कालयति (saṅkālayati) - gathers; कानने (kānane) - in the forest; तथा (tathā) - so; इदं (idaṃ) - this; मामकं (māmakaṃ) - my; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; काल्यते (kālyate) - is being gathered; शत्रुतापन (śatrutāpana) - O tormentor of enemies;]
(Just as a herdsman gathers herds of animals in the forest, so is my army being gathered, O tormentor of enemies.)
"Just as a herdsman gathers his animals in the forest, my army is being assembled, O tormentor of enemies."
धनञ्जयशरैर्भग्नं द्रवमाणमितस्ततः। भीमो ह्येष दुराधर्षो विद्रावयति मे बलम् ॥६-१०५-१८॥
dhanañjayaśarairbhagnaṃ dravamāṇamitastataḥ। bhīmo hyeṣa durādharṣo vidrāvayati me balam ॥6-105-18॥
[धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; भग्नं (bhagnam) - broken; द्रवमाणम् (dravamāṇam) - fleeing; इतः (itaḥ) - here; ततः (tataḥ) - there; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; हि (hi) - indeed; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; विद्रावयति (vidrāvayati) - is scattering; मे (me) - my; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(Arjuna's arrows have broken and scattered my army, fleeing here and there. Indeed, this invincible Bhima is scattering my forces.)
Arjuna's arrows have shattered my army, causing them to flee in all directions. Indeed, the formidable Bhima is dispersing my troops.
सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ। अभिमन्युश्च विक्रान्तो वाहिनीं दहते मम ॥६-१०५-१९॥
sātyakiś cekitānaś ca mādrīputrau ca pāṇḍavau। abhimanyuś ca vikrānto vāhinīṃ dahate mama ॥6-105-19॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana; च (ca) - and; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṃ) - army; दहते (dahate) - burns; मम (mama) - my;]
(Satyaki, Chekitana, the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, and the valiant Abhimanyu burn my army.)
Satyaki, Chekitana, the sons of Madri, the Pandavas, and the valiant Abhimanyu are fiercely attacking my army.
धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा शूरो राक्षसश्च घटोत्कचः। व्यद्रावयेतां सहसा सैन्यं मम महाबलौ ॥६-१०५-२०॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnastathā śūro rākṣasaśca ghaṭotkacaḥ। vyadrāvayetāṃ sahasā sainyaṃ mama mahābalau ॥6-105-20॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; तथा (tathā) - and; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - demon; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghaṭotkaca; व्यद्रावयेताम् (vyadrāvayetām) - caused to flee; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; मम (mama) - my; महाबलौ (mahābalau) - two mighty warriors;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna and the heroic demon Ghaṭotkaca suddenly caused my army to flee, the two mighty warriors.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna and the heroic demon Ghaṭotkaca, both mighty warriors, suddenly caused my army to flee.
वध्यमानस्य सैन्यस्य सर्वैरेतैर्महाबलैः। नान्यां गतिं प्रपश्यामि स्थाने युद्धे च भारत ॥६-१०५-२१॥
vadhyamānasya sainyasya sarvairetairmahābalaiḥ। nānyāṃ gatiṃ prapaśyāmi sthāne yuddhe ca bhārata ॥6-105-21॥
[वध्यमानस्य (vadhyamānasya) - of the being slain; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; एतैः (etaiḥ) - these; महाबलैः (mahābalaiḥ) - by the mighty; न (na) - not; अन्यां (anyāṃ) - other; गतिं (gatiṃ) - way; प्रपश्यामि (prapaśyāmi) - I see; स्थाने (sthāne) - in place; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Of the army being slain by all these mighty ones, I see no other way in place and in battle, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, as the army is being slain by all these mighty warriors, I see no other course of action either in position or in battle.
ऋते त्वां पुरुषव्याघ्र देवतुल्यपराक्रम। पर्याप्तश्च भवान्क्षिप्रं पीडितानां गतिर्भव ॥६-१०५-२२॥
ṛte tvāṃ puruṣavyāghra devatulyaparākrama। paryāptaśca bhavān kṣipraṃ pīḍitānāṃ gatirbhava ॥6-105-22॥
[ऋते (ṛte) - without; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; देवतुल्यपराक्रम (devatulyaparākrama) - equal in valor to the gods; पर्याप्तः (paryāptaḥ) - sufficient; च (ca) - and; भवान् (bhavān) - you; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; पीडितानां (pīḍitānāṃ) - of the afflicted; गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge; भव (bhava) - be;]
(Without you, O tiger among men, equal in valor to the gods, you are sufficient and quickly become the refuge of the afflicted.)
Without you, O tiger among men, whose valor is equal to that of the gods, you alone are sufficient and swiftly become the refuge for those who are afflicted.
एवमुक्तो महाराज पिता देवव्रतस्तव। चिन्तयित्वा मुहूर्तं तु कृत्वा निश्चयमात्मनः ॥ तव सन्धारयन्पुत्रमब्रवीच्छन्तनोः सुतः ॥६-१०५-२३॥
evamukto mahārāja pitā devavratas tava। cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ tu kṛtvā niścayam ātmanaḥ ॥ tava sandhārayan putram abravīc chantanoḥ sutaḥ ॥6-105-23॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पिता (pitā) - father; देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata; तव (tava) - your; चिन्तयित्वा (cintayitvā) - having thought; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; तु (tu) - but; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निश्चयम् (niścayam) - decision; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; तव (tava) - your; सन्धारयन् (sandhārayan) - supporting; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शन्तनोः (śantanoḥ) - of Shantanu; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son;]
(Thus addressed, O great king, your father Devavrata, having thought for a moment, but having made a decision of himself, supporting your son, said, the son of Shantanu.)
Upon being addressed in this manner, O great king, your father Devavrata, after contemplating for a moment and making a firm decision, spoke to your son, the son of Shantanu.
दुर्योधन विजानीहि स्थिरो भव विशां पते। पूर्वकालं तव मया प्रतिज्ञातं महाबल ॥६-१०५-२४॥
duryodhana vijānīhi sthiro bhava viśāṃ pate। pūrvakālaṃ tava mayā pratijñātaṃ mahābala ॥6-105-24॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - know; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - firm; भव (bhava) - be; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; पूर्वकालम् (pūrvakālam) - previously; तव (tava) - your; मया (mayā) - by me; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; महाबल (mahābala) - O mighty one;]
(Duryodhana, know, be firm, O lord of the people. Previously, your promise was made by me, O mighty one.)
Duryodhana, be aware and stay firm, O lord of the people. I had promised you earlier, O mighty one.
हत्वा दश सहस्राणि क्षत्रियाणां महात्मनाम्। सङ्ग्रामाद्व्यपयातव्यमेतत्कर्म ममाह्निकम् ॥ इति तत्कृतवांश्चाहं यथोक्तं भरतर्षभ ॥६-१०५-२५॥
hatvā daśa sahasrāṇi kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahātmanām। saṅgrāmādvyapayātavyametatkarma mamāhnikam ॥ iti tatkṛtavāṃścāhaṃ yathoktaṃ bharatarṣabha ॥6-105-25॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; दश (daśa) - ten; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; क्षत्रियाणां (kṣatriyāṇāṃ) - of Kshatriyas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - great souls; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from the battle; व्यपयातव्यम् (vyapayātavyam) - must be withdrawn; एतत् (etat) - this; कर्म (karma) - act; मम (mama) - my; आह्निकम् (āhnikam) - daily duty; इति (iti) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - done; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as told; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having killed ten thousand great Kshatriyas, I must withdraw from the battle; this act is my daily duty. Thus, I have done that as told, O best of the Bharatas.)
O best of the Bharatas, having slain ten thousand noble Kshatriyas, I must retreat from the battle as this is my daily duty. Thus, I have acted as instructed.
अद्य चापि महत्कर्म प्रकरिष्ये महाहवे। अहं वा निहतः शेष्ये हनिष्ये वाद्य पाण्डवान् ॥६-१०५-२६॥
adya cāpi mahatkarma prakariṣye mahāhave। ahaṃ vā nihataḥ śeṣye haniṣye vādyapāṇḍavān ॥6-105-26॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; महत्कर्म (mahatkarma) - great deed; प्रकरिष्ये (prakariṣye) - will perform; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; अहं (ahaṃ) - I; वा (vā) - or; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; शेष्ये (śeṣye) - will lie; हनिष्ये (haniṣye) - will slay; वा (vā) - or; अद्य (adya) - today; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(Today also, I will perform a great deed in the great battle. Either I will lie slain or I will slay the Pandavas today.)
Today, I will engage in a significant act in the grand battle. Either I will be slain or I will slay the Pandavas.
अद्य ते पुरुषव्याघ्र प्रतिमोक्ष्ये ऋणं महत्। भर्तृपिण्डकृतं राजन्निहतः पृतनामुखे ॥६-१०५-२७॥
adya te puruṣavyāghra pratimokṣye ṛṇaṃ mahat। bhartṛpiṇḍakṛtaṃ rājannihataḥ pṛtanāmukhe ॥6-105-27॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; ते (te) - your; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; प्रतिमोक्ष्ये (pratimokṣye) - I shall repay; ऋणं (ṛṇam) - debt; महत् (mahat) - great; भर्तृपिण्डकृतं (bhartṛpiṇḍakṛtam) - made by the husband; राजन् (rājan) - O king; निहतः (nihataḥ) - slain; पृतनामुखे (pṛtanāmukhe) - in the forefront of battle;]
(Today, O tiger among men, I shall repay your great debt made by the husband, O king, slain in the forefront of battle.)
Today, O tiger among men, I will repay the great debt incurred by your husband, O king, who was slain at the forefront of the battle.
इत्युक्त्वा भरतश्रेष्ठः क्षत्रियान्प्रतपञ्शरैः। आससाद दुराधर्षः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् ॥६-१०५-२८॥
ityuktvā bharataśreṣṭhaḥ kṣatriyānpratapañśaraiḥ। āsasāda durādharṣaḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm ॥6-105-28॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; भरतश्रेष्ठः (bharataśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of the Bharatas; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - the warriors; प्रतपन् (pratapan) - scorching; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; अनीकिनीम् (anīkinīm) - army;]
(Thus having spoken, the best of the Bharatas, scorching the warriors with arrows, approached the invincible army of the Pandavas.)
Having declared thus, the noble Bharata, fierce with his arrows, advanced towards the formidable army of the Pandavas.
अनीकमध्ये तिष्ठन्तं गाङ्गेयं भरतर्षभ। आशीविषमिव क्रुद्धं पाण्डवाः पर्यवारयन् ॥६-१०५-२९॥
anīkamadhye tiṣṭhantaṃ gāṅgeyaṃ bharatarṣabha। āśīviṣamiva kruddhaṃ pāṇḍavāḥ paryavārayan ॥6-105-29॥
[अनीक (anīka) - army; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; तिष्ठन्तं (tiṣṭhantaṃ) - standing; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyaṃ) - son of Ganga; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; आशीविषम् (āśīviṣam) - like a serpent; इव (iva) - as if; क्रुद्धं (kruddhaṃ) - angry; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Standing in the midst of the army, the son of Ganga, O best of the Bharatas, like an angry serpent, the Pandavas surrounded.)
The Pandavas surrounded Bhishma, the son of Ganga, who was standing in the midst of the army, appearing like an angry serpent, O best of the Bharatas.
दशमेऽहनि तस्मिंस्तु दर्शयञ्शक्तिमात्मनः। राजञ्शतसहस्राणि सोऽवधीत्कुरुनन्दन ॥६-१०५-३०॥
daśame'hani tasmiṃstu darśayañśaktimātmanaḥ। rājañśatasahasrāṇi so'vadhītkurunandana ॥6-105-30॥
[दशमे (daśame) - on the tenth; अहनि (ahani) - day; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - indeed; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; सः (saḥ) - he; अवधीद् (avadhīt) - killed; कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - descendant of Kuru;]
(On the tenth day, indeed, showing his power, he killed hundreds of thousands, O king, descendant of Kuru.)
On the tenth day, the warrior displayed his might and slew hundreds of thousands, O king, descendant of Kuru.
पञ्चालानां च ये श्रेष्ठा राजपुत्रा महाबलाः। तेषामादत्त तेजांसि जलं सूर्य इवांशुभिः ॥६-१०५-३१॥
pañcālānāṃ ca ye śreṣṭhā rājaputrā mahābalāḥ। teṣāmādatta tejāṃsi jalaṃ sūrya ivāṃśubhiḥ ॥6-105-31॥
[पञ्चालानां (pañcālānāṃ) - of the Panchalas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; श्रेष्ठा (śreṣṭhā) - the best; राजपुत्रा (rājaputrā) - princes; महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - mighty; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; आदत्त (ādatta) - took away; तेजांसि (tejāṃsi) - splendor; जलम् (jalam) - water; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; अंशुभिः (aṃśubhiḥ) - with rays;]
(The sun took away the splendor of the mighty princes of the Panchalas, like water with rays.)
The sun, with its rays, absorbed the splendor of the mighty princes of the Panchalas, much like it absorbs water.
हत्वा दश सहस्राणि कुञ्जराणां तरस्विनाम्। सारोहाणां महाराज हयानां चायुतं पुनः ॥६-१०५-३२॥
hatvā daśa sahasrāṇi kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām। sārohāṇāṃ mahārāja hayānāṃ cāyutaṃ punaḥ ॥6-105-32॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; दश (daśa) - ten; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; कुञ्जराणां (kuñjarāṇāṃ) - of elephants; तरस्विनाम् (tarasvinām) - mighty; सारोहाणां (sārohāṇāṃ) - with riders; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; हयानां (hayānāṃ) - of horses; च (ca) - and; अयुतं (ayutaṃ) - ten thousand; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Having killed ten thousand mighty elephants with riders, O great king, and ten thousand horses again.)
O great king, having slain ten thousand mighty elephants with riders and ten thousand horses once more.
पूर्णे शतसहस्रे द्वे पदातीनां नरोत्तमः। प्रजज्वाल रणे भीष्मो विधूम इव पावकः ॥६-१०५-३३॥
pūrṇe śatasahasre dve padātīnāṃ narottamaḥ। prajajvāla raṇe bhīṣmo vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ॥6-105-33॥
[पूर्णे (pūrṇe) - in full; शतसहस्रे (śatasahasre) - hundred thousand; द्वे (dve) - two; पदातीनां (padātīnāṃ) - of foot soldiers; नरोत्तमः (narottamaḥ) - best among men; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire;]
(In full hundred thousand two of foot soldiers, the best among men, Bhishma blazed in battle like a smokeless fire.)
Bhishma, the best among men, blazed in battle like a smokeless fire, with two hundred thousand foot soldiers.
न चैनं पाण्डवेयानां केचिच्छेकुर्निरीक्षितुम्। उत्तरं मार्गमास्थाय तपन्तमिव भास्करम् ॥६-१०५-३४॥
na cainaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ kecicchekurnirīkṣitum। uttaraṃ mārgamāsthāya tapantamiva bhāskaram ॥6-105-34॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pandavas; केचित् (kecit) - some; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; निरीक्षितुम् (nirīkṣitum) - to look at; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern; मार्गम् (mārgam) - path; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken; तपन्तम् (tapantam) - shining; इव (iva) - like; भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun;]
(And not some of the Pandavas were able to look at this, having taken the northern path, shining like the sun.)
None of the Pandavas were able to gaze upon him as he took the northern path, shining like the sun.
ते पाण्डवेयाः संरब्धा महेष्वासेन पीडिताः। वधायाभ्यद्रवन्भीष्मं सृञ्जयाश्च महारथाः ॥६-१०५-३५॥
te pāṇḍaveyāḥ saṁrabdhā maheṣvāsena pīḍitāḥ। vadhāyābhyadravanbhīṣmaṁ sṛñjayāśca mahārathāḥ ॥6-105-35॥
[ते (te) - they; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - sons of Pandu; संरब्धा (saṁrabdhā) - excited; महेष्वासेन (maheṣvāsena) - by the great archer; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted; वधाय (vadhāya) - for killing; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - rushed; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - towards Bhishma; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - the Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(They, the sons of Pandu, excited and afflicted by the great archer, rushed towards Bhishma for killing, along with the Srinjayas and great charioteers.)
The sons of Pandu, filled with excitement and troubled by the great archer, advanced towards Bhishma with the intent to kill, accompanied by the Srinjayas and the great charioteers.
स युध्यमानो बहुभिर्भीष्मः शान्तनवस्तदा। अवकीर्णो महाबाहुः शैलो मेघैरिवासितैः ॥६-१०५-३६॥
sa yudhyamāno bahubhirbhīṣmaḥ śāntanavastadā। avakīrṇo mahābāhuḥ śailo meghairivāsitaiḥ ॥6-105-36॥
[स (sa) - he; युध्यमानः (yudhyamānaḥ) - fighting; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma; शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Shantanu; तदा (tadā) - then; अवकीर्णः (avakīrṇaḥ) - covered; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; शैलः (śailaḥ) - mountain; मेघैः (meghaiḥ) - with clouds; इव (iva) - as if; आसितैः (āsitaiḥ) - dark;]
(He, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, then fighting with many, was covered, the mighty-armed, like a mountain with dark clouds.)
At that time, Bhishma, the son of Shantanu, was engaged in battle with many warriors. He appeared like a mighty mountain covered with dark clouds.
पुत्रास्तु तव गाङ्गेयं समन्तात्पर्यवारयन्। महत्या सेनया सार्धं ततो युद्धमवर्तत ॥६-१०५-३७॥
putrāstu tava gāṅgeyaṃ samantātparyavārayan। mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ tato yuddhamavartata ॥6-105-37॥
[पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; तु (tu) - but; तव (tava) - your; गाङ्गेयं (gāṅgeyaṃ) - Ganga's son; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded; महत्या (mahatyā) - great; सेनया (senayā) - by the army; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together with; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place;]
(Your sons, but, surrounded Ganga's son all around with a great army, then the battle took place.)
Your sons surrounded Bhishma, the son of Ganga, on all sides with a great army, and then the battle commenced.
