06.107
Core and Pancharatra: Attack from every side of the Pandava side with the intent to kill Bhishma was restrained by the Kauravas, but was thoroughly shaken.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सात्यकिं दंशितं युद्धे भीष्मायाभ्युद्यतं तदा। आर्श्यशृङ्गिर्महेष्वासो वारयामास संयुगे ॥६-१०७-१॥
sātyakiṁ daṁśitaṁ yuddhe bhīṣmāyābhyudyataṁ tadā। ārśyaśṛṅgirmaheṣvāso vārayāmāsa saṁyuge ॥6-107-1॥
[सात्यकिं (sātyakiṁ) - Satyaki; दंशितं (daṁśitaṁ) - bitten; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - to Bhishma; अभ्युद्यतं (abhyudyataṁ) - ready; तदा (tadā) - then; आर्श्यशृङ्गिः (ārśyaśṛṅgiḥ) - Arshyashringa; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle;]
(Satyaki, bitten in battle, then ready against Bhishma, was restrained by Arshyashringa, the great archer, in battle.)
Satyaki, who was eager to fight against Bhishma in the battle, was then restrained by the great archer Arshyashringa.
माधवस्तु सुसङ्क्रुद्धो राक्षसं नवभिः शरैः। आजघान रणे राजन्प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥६-१०७-२॥
mādhavastu susaṅkruddho rākṣasaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। ājaghāna raṇe rājanprahasanniva bhārata ॥6-107-2॥
[माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; तु (tu) - but; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; राक्षसम् (rākṣasam) - demon; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Madhava, very angry, struck the demon with nine arrows in battle, O king, as if smiling, O Bharata.)
Madhava, in great anger, struck the demon with nine arrows during the battle, appearing as if he was smiling, O King Bharata.
तथैव राक्षसो राजन्माधवं निशितैः शरैः। अर्दयामास राजेन्द्र सङ्क्रुद्धः शिनिपुङ्गवम् ॥६-१०७-३॥
tathaiva rākṣaso rājanmādhavaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। ardayāmāsa rājendra saṅkruddhaḥ śinipuṅgavam ॥6-107-3॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the demon; राजन् (rājan) - O king; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; अर्दयामास (ardayāmāsa) - tormented; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; शिनिपुङ्गवम् (śinipuṅgavam) - the best of the Shinis;]
(In the same way, the demon, O king, tormented Madhava with sharp arrows, O king, enraged at the best of the Shinis.)
In the same manner, the demon, enraged, attacked Madhava with sharp arrows, targeting the best of the Shinis, O king.
शैनेयः शरसङ्घं तु प्रेषयामास संयुगे। राक्षसाय सुसङ्क्रुद्धो माधवः परवीरहा ॥६-१०७-४॥
śaineyaḥ śarasaṅghaṃ tu preṣayāmāsa saṃyuge। rākṣasāya susaṅkruddho mādhavaḥ paravīrahā ॥6-107-4॥
[शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śini; शरसङ्घं (śarasaṅghaṃ) - arrow group; तु (tu) - but; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - dispatched; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; राक्षसाय (rākṣasāya) - to the demon; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Mādhava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(The son of Śini dispatched a group of arrows in battle to the demon, very angry, Mādhava, the destroyer of enemy heroes.)
In the battle, the son of Śini, Mādhava, who was very angry, dispatched a group of arrows towards the demon, being the destroyer of enemy heroes.
ततो रक्षो महाबाहुं सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम्। विव्याध विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णैः सिंहनादं ननाद च ॥६-१०७-५॥
tato rakṣo mahābāhuṃ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam। vivyādha viśikhaistīkṣṇaiḥ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca ॥6-107-5॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - Rakshasa; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - truly valiant; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; सिंहनादम् (siṃhanādam) - lion's roar; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and;]
(Then the Rakshasa, with mighty arms, pierced Satyaki, truly valiant, with sharp arrows and roared a lion's roar.)
Then the Rakshasa, with his mighty arms, attacked the truly valiant Satyaki with sharp arrows and let out a lion-like roar.
माधवस्तु भृशं विद्धो राक्षसेन रणे तदा। धैर्यमालम्ब्य तेजस्वी जहास च ननाद च ॥६-१०७-६॥
mādhavastu bhṛśaṃ viddho rākṣasena raṇe tadā। dhairyamālambya tejasvī jahāsa ca nanāda ca ॥6-107-6॥
[माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Madhava; तु (tu) - but; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - wounded; राक्षसेन (rākṣasena) - by the demon; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - taking; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the glorious one; जहास (jahāsa) - laughed; च (ca) - and; ननाद (nanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and;]
(Madhava, though greatly wounded by the demon in battle then, taking courage, the glorious one laughed and roared.)
Madhava, despite being severely wounded by the demon in the battle at that time, gathered his courage and, being glorious, laughed and roared.
भगदत्तस्ततः क्रुद्धो माधवं निशितैः शरैः। ताडयामास समरे तोत्त्रैरिव महागजम् ॥६-१०७-७॥
bhagadattastataḥ kruddho mādhavaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। tāḍayāmāsa samare tottrairiva mahāgajam ॥6-107-7॥
[भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; ताडयामास (tāḍayāmāsa) - struck; समरे (samare) - in battle; तोत्त्रैः (tottraiḥ) - with goads; इव (iva) - like; महागजम् (mahāgajam) - a great elephant;]
(Then Bhagadatta, angry, struck Madhava with sharp arrows in battle, like a great elephant with goads.)
Then, in the battle, the enraged Bhagadatta attacked Madhava with sharp arrows, as a great elephant is driven with goads.
विहाय राक्षसं युद्धे शैनेयो रथिनां वरः। प्राग्ज्योतिषाय चिक्षेप शरान्संनतपर्वणः ॥६-१०७-८॥
vihāya rākṣasaṃ yuddhe śaineyo rathināṃ varaḥ। prāgjyotiṣāya cikṣepa śarānsaṃnataparvaṇaḥ ॥6-107-8॥
[विहाय (vihāya) - leaving behind; राक्षसं (rākṣasaṃ) - the demon; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - son of Śinī; रथिनां (rathināṃ) - of charioteers; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; प्राग्ज्योतिषाय (prāgjyotiṣāya) - to Prāgjyotiṣa; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - dispatched; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; संनतपर्वणः (saṃnataparvaṇaḥ) - with bent joints;]
(Leaving behind the demon in battle, the son of Śinī, the best of charioteers, dispatched arrows with bent joints to Prāgjyotiṣa.)
Leaving the demon behind in the battle, the son of Śinī, the best among charioteers, sent arrows with curved joints towards Prāgjyotiṣa.
तस्य प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा माधवस्य महद्धनुः। चिच्छेद शितधारेण भल्लेन कृतहस्तवत् ॥६-१०७-९॥
tasya prāgjyotiṣo rājā mādhavasya mahaddhanuḥ। ciccheda śitadhāreṇa bhallena kṛtahastavat ॥6-107-9॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; राजा (rājā) - king; माधवस्य (mādhavasya) - of Mādhava; महद्धनुः (mahaddhanuḥ) - great bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; शितधारेण (śitadhāreṇa) - with sharp edge; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - like an expert;]
(The king of Prāgjyotiṣa cut off Mādhava's great bow with a sharp-edged arrow, like an expert.)
The king of Prāgjyotiṣa expertly severed Mādhava's mighty bow with a sharp-edged arrow.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय वेगवत्परवीरहा। भगदत्तं रणे क्रुद्धो विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥६-१०७-१०॥
athānyaddhanurādāya vegavatparavīrahā। bhagadattaṃ raṇe kruddho vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-107-10॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वेगवत् (vegavat) - swift; पर (para) - enemy; वीरहा (vīrahā) - hero-slayer; भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then, taking another bow, the swift hero-slayer, angry in battle, pierced Bhagadatta with sharp arrows.)
Then, the swift hero-slayer, in his anger during the battle, took another bow and pierced Bhagadatta with sharp arrows.
सोऽतिविद्धो महेष्वासः सृक्किणी संलिहन्मुहुः। शक्तिं कनकवैडूर्यभूषितामायसीं दृढाम् ॥ यमदण्डोपमां घोरां प्राहिणोत्सात्यकाय वै ॥६-१०७-११॥
so'tividdho maheṣvāsaḥ sṛkkiṇī saṁlihanmuḥ। śaktiṁ kanakavaiḍūryabhūṣitāmāyasīṁ dṛḍhām ॥ yamadaṇḍopamāṁ ghorāṁ prāhiṇotsātyakāya vai ॥6-107-11॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; सृक्किणी (sṛkkiṇī) - the bowstring; संलिहन् (saṁlihan) - licking; मुहुः (muḥ) - repeatedly; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear; कनक (kanaka) - gold; वैडूर्य (vaiḍūrya) - cat's eye gem; भूषिताम् (bhūṣitām) - adorned; आयसीम् (āyasīm) - iron; दृढाम् (dṛḍhām) - firm; यमदण्ड (yamadaṇḍa) - Yama's staff; उपमाम् (upamām) - like; घोराम् (ghorām) - terrible; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; सात्यकाय (sātyakāya) - to Satyaki; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(He, the great archer, deeply pierced, licking the bowstring repeatedly, sent the firm iron spear adorned with gold and cat's eye gem, terrible like Yama's staff, to Satyaki indeed.)
The great archer, having been deeply pierced, repeatedly licked the bowstring and sent a formidable iron spear, adorned with gold and cat's eye gem, as terrible as Yama's staff, towards Satyaki.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा तस्य बाहोर्बलेरिताम्। सात्यकिः समरे राजंस्त्रिधा चिच्छेद सायकैः ॥ सा पपात तदा भूमौ महोल्केव हतप्रभा ॥६-१०७-१२॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā tasya bāhor baleritām। sātyakiḥ samare rājaṃstridhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ॥ sā papāta tadā bhūmau maholkeva hataprabhā॥ 6-107-12॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; तस्य (tasya) - his; बाहोः (bāhoḥ) - arm; बलेन (balena) - by strength; इतम् (itam) - sent; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; सा (sā) - she; पपात (papāta) - fell; तदा (tadā) - then; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; महा-उल्का (mahā-ulkā) - great meteor; इव (iva) - like; हत-प्रभा (hata-prabhā) - deprived of splendor;]
(Her, approaching suddenly, his arm's strength sent. Satyaki in battle, O king, cut into three with arrows. She fell then on the ground like a great meteor deprived of splendor.)
As she approached suddenly, propelled by the strength of his arm, Satyaki, O king, cut her into three with arrows in the battle. She then fell to the ground like a great meteor, her splendor gone.
शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्तव विशां पते। महता रथवंशेन वारयामास माधवम् ॥६-१०७-१३॥
śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā putrastava viśāṃ pate। mahatā rathavaṃśena vārayāmāsa mādhavam ॥6-107-13॥
[शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - power; विनिहतां (vinihatāṃ) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पुत्रस्तव (putrastava) - your son; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; महता (mahatā) - with great; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - chariot army; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - stopped; माधवम् (mādhavam) - Madhava;]
(Having seen the power slain, your son, O lord of the people, stopped Madhava with a great chariot army.)
Upon witnessing the destruction of the power, your son, the lord of the people, halted Madhava with a formidable chariot force.
तथा परिवृतं दृष्ट्वा वार्ष्णेयानां महारथम्। दुर्योधनो भृशं हृष्टो भ्रातॄन्सर्वानुवाच ह ॥६-१०७-१४॥
tathā parivṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā vārṣṇeyānāṃ mahāratham। duryodhano bhṛśaṃ hṛṣṭo bhrātṝnsarvānuvāca ha ॥6-107-14॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; परिवृतं (parivṛtaṃ) - surrounded; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; वार्ष्णेयानां (vārṣṇeyānāṃ) - of the descendants of Vṛṣṇi; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; भृशं (bhṛśaṃ) - greatly; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - pleased; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Thus, having seen the great chariot of the descendants of Vṛṣṇi surrounded, Duryodhana, greatly pleased, indeed said to all his brothers.)
Seeing the great chariot of the Vṛṣṇi descendants surrounded, Duryodhana, filled with joy, addressed all his brothers.
तथा कुरुत कौरव्या यथा वः सात्यको युधि। न जीवन्प्रतिनिर्याति महतोऽस्माद्रथव्रजात् ॥ अस्मिन्हते हतं मन्ये पाण्डवानां महद्बलम् ॥६-१०७-१५॥
tathā kuruta kauravyā yathā vaḥ sātyako yudhi। na jīvanpratiniryāti mahato'smādrathavrajāt ॥ asminhate hataṃ manye pāṇḍavānāṃ mahadbalam ॥6-107-15॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरुत (kuruta) - do; कौरव्या (kauravyā) - O Kauravas; यथा (yathā) - as; वः (vaḥ) - your; सात्यकः (sātyakaḥ) - Satyaki; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; न (na) - not; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; प्रतिनिर्याति (pratiniryāti) - returns; महतः (mahataḥ) - from the great; अस्मात् (asmāt) - this; रथव्रजात् (rathavrajāt) - chariot group; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; हते (hate) - slain; हतम् (hatam) - slain; मन्ये (manye) - I think; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(Thus, O Kauravas, do as Satyaki does in battle; he does not return alive from the great chariot group. In this slain, I think the great strength of the Pandavas is slain.)
O Kauravas, act in the battle as Satyaki does, for he does not return alive from the great chariot group. With him slain, I believe the great strength of the Pandavas is also vanquished.
तत्तथेति वचस्तस्य परिगृह्य महारथाः। शैनेयं योधयामासुर्भीष्मस्य प्रमुखे तदा ॥६-१०७-१६॥
tattatheti vacastasya parigṛhya mahārathāḥ। śaineyaṃ yodhayāmāsurbhīṣmasya pramukhe tadā ॥6-107-16॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तथ (tatha) - so; इति (iti) - thus; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; तस्य (tasya) - his; परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having accepted; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Śaineya; योधयामासुः (yodhayāmāsuḥ) - engaged in battle; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Having accepted his speech as 'so be it', the great warriors then engaged Śaineya in battle in front of Bhīṣma.)
The great warriors accepted his words as 'so be it' and then engaged Śaineya in battle in front of Bhīṣma.
अभिमन्युं तदायान्तं भीष्मायाभ्युद्यतं मृधे। काम्बोजराजो बलवान्वारयामास संयुगे ॥६-१०७-१७॥
abhimanyuṃ tadāyāntaṃ bhīṣmāyābhyudyataṃ mṛdhe। kāmbojarājo balavānvārayāmāsa saṃyuge ॥6-107-17॥
[अभिमन्युं (abhimanyuṃ) - Abhimanyu; तदायान्तं (tadāyāntaṃ) - then coming; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - for Bhishma; अभ्युद्यतं (abhyudyataṃ) - ready; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; काम्बोजराजो (kāmbojarājo) - the king of Kamboja; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - stopped; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in combat;]
(Abhimanyu, then coming, ready for Bhishma in battle, the strong king of Kamboja stopped in combat.)
The strong king of Kamboja stopped Abhimanyu, who was coming towards Bhishma, ready for battle, in the combat.
आर्जुनिर्नृपतिं विद्ध्वा शरैः संनतपर्वभिः। पुनरेव चतुःषष्ट्या राजन्विव्याध तं नृपम् ॥६-१०७-१८॥
ārjunirnṛpatiṃ viddhvā śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ। punareva catuḥṣaṣṭyā rājanvivyādha taṃ nṛpam ॥6-107-18॥
[आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna's son; नृपतिं (nṛpatiṃ) - king; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with curved joints; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; राजन् (rājan) - O king; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; तम् (tam) - that; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(Arjuna's son, having pierced the king with arrows with curved joints, again indeed pierced that king with sixty-four, O king.)
Arjuna's son pierced the king with arrows having curved joints and then again struck him with sixty-four arrows, O king.
सुदक्षिणस्तु समरे कार्ष्णिं विव्याध पञ्चभिः। सारथिं चास्य नवभिरिच्छन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥६-१०७-१९॥
sudakṣiṇastu samare kārṣṇiṃ vivyādha pañcabhiḥ। sārathiṃ cāsya navabhiricchanbhīṣmasya jīvitam ॥6-107-19॥
[सुदक्षिणः (sudakṣiṇaḥ) - Sudakshina; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; कार्ष्णिम् (kārṣṇim) - Karna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(Sudakshina, however, in battle pierced Karna with five (arrows), and his charioteer with nine, desiring the life of Bhishma.)
Sudakshina, in the battle, attacked Karna with five arrows and his charioteer with nine, aiming to take Bhishma's life.
तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहत्तयोस्तत्र पराक्रमे। यदभ्यधावद्गाङ्गेयं शिखण्डी शत्रुतापनः ॥६-१०७-२०॥
tadyuddhamāsītsumahattayostatra parākrame। yadabhyadhāvadgāṅgeyaṃ śikhaṇḍī śatrutāpanaḥ ॥6-107-20॥
[तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; तत्र (tatra) - there; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in prowess; यत् (yat) - which; अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - attacked; गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Ganga's son; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies;]
(That battle was very great between those two in prowess, in which Shikhandi, the tormentor of enemies, attacked Ganga's son.)
The battle was intense and grand between the two warriors, where Shikhandi, known for tormenting his enemies, charged at Bhishma, the son of Ganga.
विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ वारयन्तौ महाचमूम्। भीष्मं च युधि संरब्धावाद्रवन्तौ महारथौ ॥६-१०७-२१॥
virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau vārayantau mahācamūm। bhīṣmaṃ ca yudhi saṃrabdhāvādravantau mahārathau ॥6-107-21॥
[विराट (virāṭa) - Virata; द्रुपदौ (drupadau) - Drupada; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - the old; वारयन्तौ (vārayantau) - restraining; महाचमूम् (mahācamūm) - the great army; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; च (ca) - and; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संरब्धौ (saṃrabdhau) - excited; आद्रवन्तौ (ādravantau) - rushed; महारथौ (mahārathau) - the great chariot-warriors;]
(Virata and Drupada, the old, restraining the great army, and Bhishma in battle, excited, rushed, the great chariot-warriors.)
The great chariot-warriors Virata and Drupada, though aged, restrained the great army and rushed excitedly towards Bhishma in battle.
अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धः समायाद्रथसत्तमः। ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तव तेषां च भारत ॥६-१०७-२२॥
aśvatthāmā tataḥ kruddhaḥ samāyādrathasattamaḥ। tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata ॥6-107-22॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; समायात् (samāyāt) - approached; रथसत्तमः (rathasattamaḥ) - the best of charioteers; ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - began; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तव (tava) - your; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Ashwatthama, then angry, approached the best of charioteers. Then the battle began, your and their, O Bharata.)
Ashwatthama, filled with anger, approached the best of charioteers. Then, O Bharata, the battle between your side and theirs commenced.
विराटो दशभिर्भल्लैराजघान परन्तप। यतमानं महेष्वासं द्रौणिमाहवशोभिनम् ॥६-१०७-२३॥
virāṭo daśabhirbhallairājaghāna parantapa। yatamānaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ drauṇimāhavaśobhinam ॥6-107-23॥
[विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; अजघान (ajaghāna) - struck; परन्तप (parantapa) - scorcher of foes; यतमानम् (yatamānam) - striving; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsam) - great archer; द्रौणिम् (drauṇim) - Drona's son; आहवशोभिनम् (āhavaśobhinam) - shining in battle;]
(Virata struck with ten arrows the scorcher of foes, striving great archer, Drona's son, shining in battle.)
Virata, with ten arrows, struck down the mighty archer Ashwatthama, the son of Drona, who was shining in the battle.
द्रुपदश्च त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विव्याध निशितैस्तथा। गुरुपुत्रं समासाद्य भीष्मस्य पुरतः स्थितम् ॥६-१०७-२४॥
drupadaś ca tribhir bāṇair vivyādha niśitais tathā। guruputraṃ samāsādya bhīṣmasya purataḥ sthitam ॥6-107-24॥
[द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; तथा (tathā) - thus; गुरुपुत्रम् (guruputram) - the teacher's son; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; पुरतः (purataḥ) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(Drupada, with three sharp arrows, pierced the teacher's son, having approached, standing in front of Bhishma.)
Drupada, with three sharp arrows, attacked the teacher's son, who was standing in front of Bhishma.
अश्वत्थामा ततस्तौ तु विव्याध दशभिः शरैः। विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धौ भीष्मं प्रति समुद्यतौ ॥६-१०७-२५॥
aśvatthāmā tatastau tu vivyādha daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ। virāṭadrupadau vṛddhau bhīṣmaṃ prati samudyatau ॥6-107-25॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; वृद्धौ (vṛddhau) - the old; भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṃ) - Bhishma; प्रति (prati) - towards; समुद्यतौ (samudyatau) - ready;]
(Ashwatthama then indeed pierced those two, Virata and Drupada, the old, with ten arrows, ready towards Bhishma.)
Ashwatthama then pierced the two old warriors, Virata and Drupada, with ten arrows as they were ready to confront Bhishma.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम वृद्धयोश्चरितं महत्। यद्द्रौणेः सायकान्घोरान्प्रत्यवारयतां युधि ॥६-१०७-२६॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma vṛddhayoścaritaṃ mahat। yaddrāuṇeḥ sāyakānghorānpratyavārayatāṃ yudhi ॥6-107-26॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; वृद्धयोः (vṛddhayoḥ) - of the elders; चरितम् (caritam) - conduct; महत् (mahat) - great; यत् (yat) - which; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; प्रत्यवारयताम् (pratyavārayatām) - warded off; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(There we saw the wonderful great conduct of the elders, which warded off the terrible arrows of Drona's son in battle.)
There we witnessed the remarkable and great deeds of the elders, who managed to fend off the dreadful arrows of Drona's son during the battle.
सहदेवं तथा यान्तं कृपः शारद्वतोऽभ्ययात्। यथा नागो वने नागं मत्तो मत्तमुपाद्रवत् ॥६-१०७-२७॥
sahadevaṁ tathā yāntaṁ kṛpaḥ śāradvato'bhyayāt। yathā nāgo vane nāgaṁ matto mattamupādravat ॥6-107-27॥
[सहदेवम् (sahadevam) - Sahadeva; तथा (tathā) - thus; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - son of Śaradvat; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; यथा (yathā) - as; नागः (nāgaḥ) - an elephant; वने (vane) - in the forest; नागम् (nāgam) - another elephant; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - mad; मत्तम् (mattam) - mad; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, approached Sahadeva, who was going thus, just as a mad elephant in the forest attacks another mad elephant.)
Kṛpa, the son of Śaradvat, approached Sahadeva as he was proceeding, similar to how a frenzied elephant in the forest charges at another frenzied elephant.
कृपश्च समरे राजन्माद्रीपुत्रं महारथम्। आजघान शरैस्तूर्णं सप्तत्या रुक्मभूषणैः ॥६-१०७-२८॥
kṛpaśca samare rājanmādrīputraṃ mahāratham। ājaghāna śaraistūrṇaṃ saptatyā rukmabhūṣaṇaiḥ ॥6-107-28॥
[कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; माद्रीपुत्रम् (mādrīputram) - Mādrī's son; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot warrior; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; रुक्मभूषणैः (rukmabhūṣaṇaiḥ) - golden ornaments;]
(Kṛpa, in battle, O king, struck Mādrī's son, the great chariot warrior, swiftly with seventy arrows adorned with golden ornaments.)
Kṛpa swiftly struck Mādrī's son, the great chariot warrior, with seventy arrows adorned with golden ornaments in the battle, O king.
तस्य माद्रीसुतश्चापं द्विधा चिच्छेद सायकैः। अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं विव्याध नवभिः शरैः ॥६-१०७-२९॥
tasya mādrīsutaścāpaṃ dvidhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ। athainaṃ chinnadhanvānaṃ vivyādha navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-107-29॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; माद्रीसुतः (mādrīsutaḥ) - Madrī's son; च (ca) - and; अपम् (āpam) - bow; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - whose bow was cut; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Madrī's son cut his bow into two with arrows. Then, he pierced him, whose bow was cut, with nine arrows.)
Madrī's son severed his bow in two with arrows and then struck him with nine arrows after his bow was cut.
सोऽन्यत्कार्मुकमादाय समरे भारसाधनम्। माद्रीपुत्रं सुसंहृष्टो दशभिर्निशितैः शरैः ॥ आजघानोरसि क्रुद्ध इच्छन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥६-१०७-३०॥
so'nyatkārmukamādāya samare bhārasādhanam। mādrīputraṃ susaṃhṛṣṭo daśabhirniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥ ājaghānorasi kruddha icchanbhīṣmasya jīvitam ॥6-107-30॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; समरे (samare) - in battle; भारसाधनम् (bhārasādhanam) - burden-bearer; माद्रीपुत्रम् (mādrīputram) - Mādri's son; सुसंहृष्टः (susaṃhṛṣṭaḥ) - very pleased; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(He, taking another bow, the burden-bearer in battle, very pleased, struck Mādri's son with ten sharp arrows on the chest, desiring the life of Bhīṣma, in anger.)
In the battle, he, very pleased, took another bow and struck Mādri's son with ten sharp arrows on the chest, in anger, desiring to take Bhīṣma's life.
तथैव पाण्डवो राजञ्शारद्वतममर्षणम्। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षया ॥ तयोर्युद्धं समभवद्घोररूपं भयावहम् ॥६-१०७-३१॥
tathaiva pāṇḍavo rājañśāradvatamamarṣaṇam। ājaghānorasi kruddho bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣayā ॥ tayoryuddhaṃ samabhavadghorarūpaṃ bhayāvaham ॥6-107-31॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शारद्वतम् (śāradvatam) - Sharadvata; अमर्षणम् (amarṣaṇam) - intolerant; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; वध (vadha) - killing; काङ्क्षया (kāṅkṣayā) - with the desire; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; घोररूपम् (ghorarūpam) - terrible form; भयावहम् (bhayāvaham) - frightening;]
(In the same way, O king, the son of Pandu, intolerant Sharadvata, struck on the chest, angry, with the desire of killing Bhishma. A terrible and frightening battle occurred between the two.)
In the same way, O king, the Pandava, intolerant of Sharadvata, struck him on the chest in anger, desiring to kill Bhishma. A terrible and frightening battle ensued between the two.
नकुलं तु रणे क्रुद्धं विकर्णः शत्रुतापनः। विव्याध सायकैः षष्ट्या रक्षन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥६-१०७-३२॥
nakulaṁ tu raṇe kruddhaṁ vikarṇaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ। vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ṣaṣṭyā rakṣanbhīṣmasya jīvitam ॥6-107-32॥
[नकुलम् (nakulam) - Nakul; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; विकर्णः (vikarṇaḥ) - Vikarna; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - enemy tormentor; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - sixty; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(But Vikarna, the enemy tormentor, angrily pierced Nakul in battle with sixty arrows, protecting Bhishma's life.)
In the battle, Vikarna, known for tormenting enemies, angrily shot sixty arrows at Nakul to protect Bhishma's life.
नकुलोऽपि भृशं विद्धस्तव पुत्रेण धन्विना। विकर्णं सप्तसप्तत्या निर्बिभेद शिलीमुखैः ॥६-१०७-३३॥
nakulo'pi bhṛśaṃ viddhastava putreṇa dhanvinā। vikarṇaṃ saptasaptyā nirbibheda śilīmukhaiḥ ॥6-107-33॥
[नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakul; अपि (api) - also; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - wounded; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; धन्विना (dhanvinā) - by archer; विकर्णम् (vikarṇam) - Vikarna; सप्तसप्तत्या (saptasaptyā) - with seventy-seven; निर्बिभेद (nirbibheda) - pierced; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Nakul also was greatly wounded by your son, the archer. Vikarna was pierced with seventy-seven arrows.)
Nakul was severely wounded by your son's archery, while Vikarna was struck by seventy-seven arrows.
तत्र तौ नरशार्दूलौ भीष्महेतोः परन्तपौ। अन्योन्यं जघ्नतुर्वीरौ गोष्ठे गोवृषभाविव ॥६-१०७-३४॥
tatra tau naraśārdūlau bhīṣmahetoḥ parantapau। anyonyaṃ jaghnaturvīrau goṣṭhe govṛṣabhāviva ॥6-107-34॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तौ (tau) - those two; नरशार्दूलौ (naraśārdūlau) - tiger among men; भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for the sake of Bhishma; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; जघ्नतुर्वीरौ (jaghnaturvīrau) - the two heroes struck; गोष्ठे (goṣṭhe) - in the cow pen; गोवृषभाविव (govṛṣabhāviva) - like two bulls;]
(There, those two tigers among men, scorchers of foes, for the sake of Bhishma, struck each other like two bulls in the cow pen.)
There, those two warriors, fierce as tigers among men, fought each other for Bhishma's cause, like two bulls clashing in a cow pen.
घटोत्कचं रणे यत्तं निघ्नन्तं तव वाहिनीम्। दुर्मुखः समरे प्रायाद्भीष्महेतोः पराक्रमी ॥६-१०७-३५॥
ghaṭotkacaṃ raṇe yattaṃ nighnantaṃ tava vāhinīm। durmukhaḥ samare prāyādbhīṣmahetoḥ parākramī ॥6-107-35॥
[घटोत्कचम् (ghaṭotkacam) - Ghatotkacha; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यत्तम् (yattam) - engaged; निघ्नन्तम् (nighnantam) - slaying; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for Bhishma's sake; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant;]
(Ghatotkacha, engaged in battle, was slaying your army. Durmukha, valiant, went to battle for Bhishma's sake.)
Ghatotkacha was fiercely attacking your forces in the battle. In response, the valiant Durmukha went to fight for the cause of Bhishma.
हैडिम्बस्तु ततो राजन्दुर्मुखं शत्रुतापनम्। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धो नवत्या निशितैः शरैः ॥६-१०७-३६॥
haiḍimbastu tato rājandurmukhaṃ śatrutāpanam। ājaghānorasi kruddho navatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥6-107-36॥
[हैडिम्बः (haiḍimbaḥ) - Haiḍimba; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दुर्मुखं (durmukhaṃ) - Durmukha; शत्रुतापनम् (śatrutāpanam) - tormentor of enemies; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(But then, O king, Haiḍimba, the tormentor of enemies, angrily struck Durmukha on the chest with ninety sharp arrows.)
Haiḍimba, in his anger, struck Durmukha, the tormentor of enemies, on the chest with ninety sharp arrows, O king.
भीमसेनसुतं चापि दुर्मुखः सुमुखैः शरैः। षष्ट्या वीरो नदन्हृष्टो विव्याध रणमूर्धनि ॥६-१०७-३७॥
bhīmasenasutaṃ cāpi durmukhaḥ sumukhaiḥ śaraiḥ। ṣaṣṭyā vīro nadanhṛṣṭo vivyādha raṇamūrdhani ॥6-107-37॥
[भीमसेनसुतम् (bhīmasenasutam) - son of Bhimasena; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; दुर्मुखः (durmukhaḥ) - Durmukha; सुमुखैः (sumukhaiḥ) - with beautiful faces; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; नदन् (nadan) - roaring; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - joyful; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; रणमूर्धनि (raṇamūrdhani) - at the forefront of battle;]
(Durmukha, with beautiful faces and arrows, joyfully roaring, pierced the son of Bhimasena with sixty arrows at the forefront of battle.)
Durmukha, with a joyful roar, skillfully pierced the son of Bhimasena with sixty arrows at the forefront of the battle.
धृष्टद्युम्नं रणे यान्तं भीष्मस्य वधकाङ्क्षिणम्। हार्दिक्यो वारयामास रक्षन्भीष्मस्य जीवितम् ॥६-१०७-३८॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ raṇe yāntaṃ bhīṣmasya vadhakāṅkṣiṇam। hārdikyo vārayāmāsa rakṣanbhīṣmasya jīvitam ॥6-107-38॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यान्तं (yāntaṃ) - going; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; वधकाङ्क्षिणम् (vadhakāṅkṣiṇam) - desiring to kill; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - stopped; रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting; भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna, going into battle, desiring to kill Bhīṣma, was stopped by Hārdikya, protecting Bhīṣma's life.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna, intent on killing Bhīṣma in battle, was intercepted by Hārdikya, who was safeguarding Bhīṣma's life.
वार्ष्णेयः पार्षतं शूरं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिरायसैः। पुनः पञ्चाशता तूर्णमाजघान स्तनान्तरे ॥६-१०७-३९॥
vārṣṇeyaḥ pārṣataṃ śūraṃ viddhvā pañcabhirāyasaiḥ। punaḥ pañcāśatā tūrṇamājaghāna stanāntare ॥6-107-39॥
[वार्ष्णेयः (vārṣṇeyaḥ) - of Krishna; पार्षतम् (pārṣatam) - son of Prishata; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - iron; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - with fifty; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest;]
(Krishna, having pierced the heroic son of Prishata with five iron arrows, again quickly struck him in the chest with fifty.)
Krishna, after piercing the heroic son of Prishata with five iron arrows, swiftly struck him again in the chest with fifty more.
तथैव पार्षतो राजन्हार्दिक्यं नवभिः शरैः। विव्याध निशितैस्तीक्ष्णैः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदैः ॥६-१०७-४०॥
tathaiva pārṣato rājanhārdikyaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ। vivyādha niśitaistīkṣṇaiḥ kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ ॥6-107-40॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - to Hardikya; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - keen; कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदैः (kaṅkapatraparicchadaiḥ) - fitted with vulture feathers;]
(In the same way, O king, the son of Prishata pierced Hardikya with nine sharp and keen arrows fitted with vulture feathers.)
In the same manner, O king, the son of Prishata struck Hardikya with nine sharp arrows, each fitted with vulture feathers.
तयोः समभवद्युद्धं भीष्महेतोर्महारणे। अन्योन्यातिशयैर्युक्तं यथा वृत्रमहेन्द्रयोः ॥६-१०७-४१॥
tayoḥ samabhavadyuddhaṃ bhīṣmahetormahāraṇe। anyonyātiśayairyuktaṃ yathā vṛtramahendrayoḥ ॥6-107-41॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; समभवत् (samabhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for the sake of Bhishma; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great war; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - mutual; अतिशयैः (atiśayaiḥ) - with great intensity; युक्तं (yuktaṃ) - endowed; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्र (vṛtra) - Vritra; महेन्द्रयोः (mahendrayoḥ) - and Indra;]
(Of them, a battle occurred for the sake of Bhishma in the great war, endowed with mutual great intensity, as between Vritra and Indra.)
A fierce battle took place between them for Bhishma's sake in the great war, with mutual intensity, akin to the legendary conflict between Vritra and Indra.
भीमसेनमथायान्तं भीष्मं प्रति महाबलम्। भूरिश्रवाभ्ययात्तूर्णं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥६-१०७-४२॥
bhīmasenam athāyāntaṃ bhīṣmaṃ prati mahābalam। bhūriśravābhyayāt tūrṇaṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥6-107-42॥
[भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अथ (atha) - then; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; प्रति (prati) - towards; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then Bhimasena, approaching Bhishma, the mighty, Bhurishrava quickly approached and said, "Stop, stop.")
Then Bhimasena, approaching the mighty Bhishma, was quickly approached by Bhurishrava who said, "Stop, stop."
सौमदत्तिरथो भीममाजघान स्तनान्तरे। नाराचेन सुतीक्ष्णेन रुक्मपुङ्खेन संयुगे ॥६-१०७-४३॥
saumadattiratho bhīmamājaghāna stanāntare। nārācena sutīkṣṇena rukmapuṅkhena saṃyuge ॥6-107-43॥
[सौमदत्तिरथः (saumadattirathaḥ) - Saumadatti's chariot; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an arrow; सुतीक्ष्णेन (sutīkṣṇena) - sharp; रुक्मपुङ्खेन (rukmapuṅkhena) - golden-feathered; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Saumadatti's chariot struck Bhima in the chest with a sharp, golden-feathered arrow in battle.)
In the battle, Saumadatti's chariot hit Bhima in the chest with a sharp arrow adorned with golden feathers.
उरःस्थेन बभौ तेन भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्। स्कन्दशक्त्या यथा क्रौञ्चः पुरा नृपतिसत्तम ॥६-१०७-४४॥
uraḥsthena babhau tena bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān। skandaśaktyā yathā krauñcaḥ purā nṛpatisattama ॥6-107-44॥
[उरःस्थेन (uraḥsthena) - by the one who resides in the chest; बभौ (babhau) - shone; तेन (tena) - by him; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty; स्कन्दशक्त्या (skandaśaktyā) - by the power of Skanda; यथा (yathā) - as; क्रौञ्चः (krauñcaḥ) - Krauncha; पुरा (purā) - in the past; नृपतिसत्तम (nṛpatisattama) - O best of kings;]
(By the one who resides in the chest, Bhimasena, mighty, shone by the power of Skanda, as Krauncha in the past, O best of kings.)
Bhimasena, the mighty warrior, shone with the power of Skanda, just as Krauncha did in the past, O best of kings.
तौ शरान्सूर्यसङ्काशान्कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्। अन्योन्यस्य रणे क्रुद्धौ चिक्षिपाते मुहुर्मुहुः ॥६-१०७-४५॥
tau śarān sūryasaṅkāśān karmāraparimārjitān। anyonyasya raṇe kruddhau cikṣipāte muhurmuhuḥ ॥6-107-45॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; सूर्यसङ्काशान् (sūryasaṅkāśān) - sun-like; कर्मारपरिमार्जितान् (karmāraparimārjitān) - polished by the smith; अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - each other’s; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; चिक्षिपाते (cikṣipāte) - hurled; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuḥ) - again and again;]
(They both, angry, hurled sun-like arrows polished by the smith at each other in battle, again and again.)
In the battle, both of them, filled with anger, repeatedly hurled arrows that shone like the sun and were polished by the smith at each other.
भीमो भीष्मवधाकान्ष्की सौमदत्तिं महारथम्। तथा भीष्मजये गृध्नुः सौमदत्तिश्च पाण्डवम् ॥ कृतप्रतिकृते यत्तौ योधयामासतू रणे ॥६-१०७-४६॥
bhīmo bhīṣmavadhakānṣkī saumadattiṃ mahāratham। tathā bhīṣmajaye gṛdhnuḥ saumadattiśca pāṇḍavam ॥ kṛtapratikṛte yattau yodhayāmasatū raṇe ॥6-107-46॥
[भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; वध (vadha) - killing; अकाङ्क्षी (akāṅkṣī) - desiring; सौमदत्तिं (saumadattiṃ) - Saumadatti; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; तथा (tathā) - thus; भीष्मजये (bhīṣmajaye) - in Bhishma's victory; गृध्नुः (gṛdhnuḥ) - eager; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pandava; कृतप्रतिकृते (kṛtapratikṛte) - having made countermeasures; यत् (yat) - which; तौ (tau) - they both; योधयामासतुः (yodhayāmasatuḥ) - fought; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Bhima, desiring the killing of Bhishma, and Saumadatti, the great chariot-warrior, thus eager in Bhishma's victory, Saumadatti and Pandava, having made countermeasures, which they both fought in battle.)
Bhima, eager to kill Bhishma, and Saumadatti, the great chariot-warrior, both made countermeasures and fought in the battle, eager for victory over Bhishma.
युधिष्ठिरं महाराज महत्या सेनया वृतम्। भीष्मायाभिमुखं यान्तं भारद्वाजो न्यवारयत् ॥६-१०७-४७॥
yudhiṣṭhiraṃ mahārāja mahatyā senayā vṛtam। bhīṣmāyābhimukhaṃ yāntaṃ bhāradvājo nyavārayat ॥6-107-47॥
[युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; महत्या (mahatyā) - with great; सेनया (senayā) - army; वृतम् (vṛtam) - surrounded; भीष्माय (bhīṣmāya) - towards Bhishma; अभिमुखम् (abhimukham) - facing; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - stopped;]
(Yudhishthira, O great king, surrounded by a great army, going towards Bhishma, facing him, Bharadvaja stopped.)
Bharadvaja stopped Yudhishthira, the great king, who was surrounded by a large army and was heading towards Bhishma.
द्रोणस्य रथनिर्घोषं पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम्। श्रुत्वा प्रभद्रका राजन्समकम्पन्त मारिष ॥६-१०७-४८॥
droṇasya rathanirghoṣaṃ parjanyaninadopamam। śrutvā prabhadrakā rājansamakampanta māriṣa ॥6-107-48॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; रथनिर्घोषं (rathanirghoṣaṃ) - chariot sound; पर्जन्यनिनदोपमम् (parjanyaninadopamam) - like thunder; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; प्रभद्रका (prabhadrakā) - Prabhadrakas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Having heard the chariot sound of Drona, like thunder, the Prabhadrakas trembled, O king, O lord.)
Hearing the thunderous sound of Drona's chariot, the Prabhadrakas trembled, O king, O lord.
सा सेना महती राजन्पाण्डुपुत्रस्य संयुगे। द्रोणेन वारिता यत्ता न चचाल पदात्पदम् ॥६-१०७-४९॥
sā senā mahatī rājanpāṇḍuputrasya saṃyuge। droṇena vāritā yattā na cacāla padātpadam ॥6-107-49॥
[सा (sā) - that; सेना (senā) - army; महती (mahatī) - great; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाण्डुपुत्रस्य (pāṇḍuputrasya) - of the son of Pandu; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; वारिता (vāritā) - restrained; यत्ता (yattā) - attentive; न (na) - not; चचाल (cacāla) - moved; पदात् (padāt) - from its place; पदम् (padam) - a step;]
(That great army of the son of Pandu, O king, restrained by Drona, attentive, did not move a step from its place in the battle.)
O king, the great army of the son of Pandu, restrained by Drona, remained attentive and did not move from its position in the battle.
चेकितानं रणे क्रुद्धं भीष्मं प्रति जनेश्वर। चित्रसेनस्तव सुतः क्रुद्धरूपमवारयत् ॥६-१०७-५०॥
cekitānaṃ raṇe kruddhaṃ bhīṣmaṃ prati janeśvara। citrasenastava sutaḥ kruddharūpamavārayat ॥6-107-50॥
[चेकितानं (cekitānam) - Cekitana; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धं (kruddham) - angry; भीष्मं (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; प्रति (prati) - towards; जनेश्वर (janeśvara) - O lord of people; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; तव (tava) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; क्रुद्धरूपम् (kruddharūpam) - angry form; अवारयत् (avārayat) - stopped;]
(Cekitana, angry in battle, towards Bhishma, O lord of people, your son Citrasena stopped in an angry form.)
O lord of people, your son Citrasena, in an angry form, stopped Cekitana who was angry in battle towards Bhishma.
भीष्महेतोः पराक्रान्तश्चित्रसेनो महारथः। चेकितानं परं शक्त्या योधयामास भारत ॥६-१०७-५१॥
bhīṣmahetoḥ parākrāntaścitraseno mahārathaḥ। cekitānaṃ paraṃ śaktyā yodhayāmāsa bhārata ॥6-107-51॥
[भीष्महेतोः (bhīṣmahetoḥ) - for Bhishma's sake; पराक्रान्तः (parākrāntaḥ) - valiant; चित्रसेनः (citrasenaḥ) - Citrasena; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; चेकितानम् (cekitānam) - Cekitana; परम् (param) - exceedingly; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; योधयामास (yodhayāmāsa) - fought; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(For Bhishma's sake, the valiant great warrior Citrasena fought Cekitana exceedingly with power, O Bharata.)
For the sake of Bhishma, the valiant great warrior Citrasena engaged in a powerful battle with Cekitana, O Bharata.
तथैव चेकितानोऽपि चित्रसेनमयोधयत्। तद्युद्धमासीत्सुमहत्तयोस्तत्र पराक्रमे ॥६-१०७-५२॥
tathaiva cekitāno'pi citrasenamayodhayat। tadyuddhamāsītsumahattayostatra parākrame ॥6-107-52॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; एकितानः (ekitānaḥ) - Ekitana; अपि (api) - also; चित्रसेनम् (citrasenam) - Citraseṇa; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; तत्र (tatra) - there; पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor;]
(In the same way, Ekitana also fought Citraseṇa. That battle was very great in valor of those two there.)
In the same way, Ekitana also engaged in a fierce battle with Citraseṇa. The battle was a significant display of valor between the two warriors.
अर्जुनो वार्यमाणस्तु बहुशस्तनयेन ते। विमुखीकृत्य पुत्रं ते तव सेनां ममर्द ह ॥६-१०७-५३॥
arjuno vāryamāṇastu bahuśastanayena te। vimukhīkṛtya putraṃ te tava senāṃ mamarda ha ॥6-107-53॥
[अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; तु (tu) - but; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly; तनयेन (tanayena) - by the son; ते (te) - your; विमुखीकृत्य (vimukhīkṛtya) - turning away; पुत्रम् (putram) - son; ते (te) - your; तव (tava) - your; सेनाम् (senām) - army; ममर्द (mamarda) - crushed; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Arjuna, being restrained repeatedly by your son, turned away your son and crushed your army indeed.)
Arjuna, despite being repeatedly restrained by your son, turned away your son and crushed your army.
दुःशासनोऽपि परया शक्त्या पार्थमवारयत्। कथं भीष्मं परो हन्यादिति निश्चित्य भारत ॥६-१०७-५४॥
duḥśāsano'pi parayā śaktyā pārthamavārayat। kathaṁ bhīṣmaṁ paro hanyāditi niścitya bhārata ॥6-107-54॥
[दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; अपि (api) - also; परया (parayā) - with great; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - power; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; अवारयत् (avārayat) - restrained; कथम् (katham) - how; भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhishma; परः (paraḥ) - another; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could kill; इति (iti) - thus; निश्चित्य (niścitya) - deciding; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Duhshasana also restrained Arjuna with great power. Deciding thus, "How could another kill Bhishma?" O Bharata.)
Duhshasana, with great strength, managed to hold back Arjuna. Reflecting on the situation, he thought, "How could anyone else defeat Bhishma?" O Bharata.
सा वध्यमाना समरे पुत्रस्य तव वाहिनी। लोड्यते रथिभिः श्रेष्ठैस्तत्र तत्रैव भारत ॥६-१०७-५५॥
sā vadhyamānā samare putrasya tava vāhinī। loḍyate rathibhiḥ śreṣṭhaistatra tatraiva bhārata ॥6-107-55॥
[सा (sā) - she; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in battle; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - of son; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनी (vāhinī) - army; लोड्यते (loḍyate) - is shaken; रथिभिः (rathibhiḥ) - by charioteers; श्रेष्ठैः (śreṣṭhaiḥ) - by the best; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्रैव (tatraiva) - right there; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(She, being attacked in battle, your son's army is shaken by the best charioteers there, right there, O Bharata.)
O Bharata, your son's army, being attacked in battle, is shaken by the best charioteers right there.
