07.012
Core and Pancharatra: Arjuna assures Yudhisthira he will sacrifice his own life, but will not allow Drona to capture him. By midday, Drona disperses Pandava army led by Drishtadyumna.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततस्ते सैनिकाः श्रुत्वा तं युधिष्ठिरनिग्रहम्। सिंहनादरवांश्चक्रुर्बाणशङ्खरवैः सह ॥७-१२-१॥
tataste sainikāḥ śrutvā taṃ yudhiṣṭhiranigraham। siṃhanādaravāṃścakrurbāṇaśaṅkharavaiḥ saha ॥7-12-1॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; तं (taṃ) - that; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; निग्रहम् (nigraham) - capture; सिंहनादरवाः (siṃhanādaravāḥ) - lion's roar sounds; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; शङ्खरवैः (śaṅkharavaiḥ) - conch sounds; सह (saha) - with;]
(Then the soldiers, having heard that capture of Yudhishthira, made lion's roar sounds with arrows and conch sounds.)
Upon hearing about the capture of Yudhishthira, the soldiers roared like lions and sounded their conches and arrows.
तत्तु सर्वं यथावृत्तं धर्मराजेन भारत। आप्तैराशु परिज्ञातं भारद्वाजचिकीर्षितम् ॥७-१२-२॥
tattu sarvaṃ yathāvṛttaṃ dharmarājena bhārata। āptairāśu parijñātaṃ bhāradvājacikīrṣitam ॥7-12-2॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened; धर्मराजेन (dharmarājena) - by Dharmaraja; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; आप्तैः (āptaiḥ) - by the trusted ones; आशु (āśu) - quickly; परिज्ञातम् (parijñātam) - was known; भारद्वाजचिकीर्षितम् (bhāradvājacikīrṣitam) - the intention of Bharadvaja;]
(But all that, as it happened, was quickly known by the trusted ones to Dharmaraja, O Bharata, the intention of Bharadvaja.)
O Bharata, Dharmaraja quickly learned all that had happened through his trusted ones, regarding the intention of Bharadvaja.
ततः सर्वान्समानाय्य भ्रातॄन्सैन्यांश्च सर्वशः। अब्रवीद्धर्मराजस्तु धनञ्जयमिदं वचः ॥७-१२-३॥
tataḥ sarvānsamānāyya bhrātṝnsainyāṃśca sarvaśaḥ। abravīddharmarājastu dhanañjayamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-12-3॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; समानाय्य (samānāyya) - having gathered; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; सैन्यान् (sainyān) - armies; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; तु (tu) - but; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - to Dhananjaya; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - words;]
(Then, having gathered all the brothers and armies completely, Dharmaraja said these words to Dhananjaya.)
Dharmaraja, after assembling all his brothers and the entire army, addressed Dhananjaya with these words.
श्रुतं ते पुरुषव्याघ्र द्रोणस्याद्य चिकीर्षितम्। यथा तन्न भवेत्सत्यं तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥७-१२-४॥
śrutaṃ te puruṣavyāghra droṇasyādya cikīrṣitam। yathā tanna bhavetsatyaṃ tathā nītirvidhīyatām ॥7-12-4॥
[श्रुतं (śrutam) - heard; ते (te) - your; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - tiger among men; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; आद्य (ādya) - today; चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - intended; यथा (yathā) - so that; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - true; तथा (tathā) - thus; नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - should be established;]
(Heard your, tiger among men, of Drona today intended. So that that not becomes true, thus policy should be established.)
"O tiger among men, you have heard today what Drona intends. Ensure that it does not come true by establishing the right policy."
सान्तरं हि प्रतिज्ञातं द्रोणेनामित्रकर्शन। तच्चान्तरममोघेषौ त्वयि तेन समाहितम् ॥७-१२-५॥
sāntaraṃ hi pratijñātaṃ droṇenāmitrakarśana। taccāntaramamogheṣau tvayi tena samāhitam ॥7-12-5॥
[सान्तरम् (sāntaram) - with end; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रतिज्ञातम् (pratijñātam) - promised; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; अमित्रकर्शन (amitrakarśana) - O enemy-scorcher; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अन्तरम् (antaram) - gap; अमोघेषौ (amogheṣau) - infallible arrows; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; तेन (tena) - by him; समाहितम् (samāhitam) - fixed;]
(Indeed, the end was promised by Drona, O enemy-scorcher. That gap was fixed in you by him with infallible arrows.)
O enemy-scorcher, Drona indeed promised an end. That gap was fixed in you by him with his infallible arrows.
स त्वमद्य महाबाहो युध्यस्व मदनन्तरम्। यथा दुर्योधनः कामं नेमं द्रोणादवाप्नुयात् ॥७-१२-६॥
sa tvamadya mahābāho yudhyasva madanantaram। yathā duryodhanaḥ kāmaṃ nemaṃ droṇādavāpnuyāt ॥7-12-6॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed one; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; मदनन्तरम् (madanantaram) - after me; यथा (yathā) - so that; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; न (na) - not; इमम् (imam) - this; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may obtain;]
(You, mighty-armed one, fight today after me, so that Duryodhana may not obtain this desire from Drona.)
You, O mighty-armed one, must fight today after me, so that Duryodhana does not achieve his desire from Drona.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
यथा मे न वधः कार्य आचार्यस्य कथञ्चन। तथा तव परित्यागो न मे राजंश्चिकीर्षितः ॥७-१२-७॥
yathā me na vadhaḥ kārya ācāryasya kathañcana। tathā tava parityāgo na me rājaṃścikīrṣitaḥ ॥7-12-7॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; मे (me) - my; न (na) - not; वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing; कार्य (kārya) - to be done; आचार्यस्य (ācāryasya) - of the teacher; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; तथा (tathā) - so; तव (tava) - your; परित्यागः (parityāgaḥ) - abandonment; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; राजन् (rājan) - O king; चिकीर्षितः (cikīrṣitaḥ) - intended;]
(As my killing of the teacher is not to be done in any way, so your abandonment is not intended by me, O king.)
Just as I should not kill the teacher in any way, similarly, O king, I do not intend to abandon you.
अप्येवं पाण्डव प्राणानुत्सृजेयमहं युधि। प्रतीयां नाहमाचार्यं त्वां न जह्यां कथञ्चन ॥७-१२-८॥
apyevaṃ pāṇḍava prāṇānutsṛjeyamahaṃ yudhi। pratīyāṃ nāhamācāryaṃ tvāṃ na jahyāṃ kathaṃcana ॥7-12-8॥
[अपि (api) - even; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pandu; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; उत्सृजेयम् (utsṛjeyam) - I would give up; अहम् (aham) - I; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; प्रतीयाम् (pratīyām) - I would perceive; न (na) - not; अहम् (aham) - I; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; न (na) - not; जह्याम् (jahyām) - I would abandon; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Even thus, O son of Pandu, I would give up my life in battle; I would not perceive you, my teacher, nor would I abandon you in any way.)
Even in such a situation, O son of Pandu, I would sacrifice my life in battle; I would not recognize you as my teacher, nor would I ever abandon you.
त्वां निगृह्याहवे राजन्धार्तराष्ट्रो यमिच्छति। न स तं जीवलोकेऽस्मिन्कामं प्राप्तः कथञ्चन ॥७-१२-९॥
tvāṃ nigṛhyāhave rājandhārtarāṣṭro yamicchati। na sa taṃ jīvaloke'sminkāmaṃ prāptaḥ kathaṃcana ॥7-12-9॥
[त्वां (tvām) - you; निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having seized; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; यम् (yam) - whom; इच्छति (icchati) - desires; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; तम् (tam) - that; जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of the living; अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; कामम् (kāmam) - desire; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Having seized you in battle, O king, Dhritarashtra's son desires whom. He has not obtained that desire in this world of the living in any way.)
O king, having captured you in battle, Dhritarashtra's son desires something. However, he has not achieved that desire in this world in any way.
प्रपतेद्द्यौः सनक्षत्रा पृथिवी शकलीभवेत्। न त्वां द्रोणो निगृह्णीयाज्जीवमाने मयि ध्रुवम् ॥७-१२-१०॥
prapateddyauḥ sanakṣatrā pṛthivī śakalībhavet। na tvāṃ droṇo nigṛhṇīyājjīvamāne mayi dhruvam ॥7-12-10॥
[प्रपतेत् (prapatet) - would fall; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; सनक्षत्रा (sanakṣatrā) - with stars; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; शकलीभवेत् (śakalībhavet) - would shatter; न (na) - not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; निगृह्णीयात् (nigṛhṇīyāt) - would capture; जीवमाने (jīvamāne) - living; मयि (mayi) - in me; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(The sky with stars would fall, the earth would shatter; Drona would not capture you while I am living, certainly.)
Even if the sky with its stars were to fall and the earth were to shatter, Drona would not capture you as long as I am alive, certainly.
यदि तस्य रणे साह्यं कुरुते वज्रभृत्स्वयम्। देवैर्वा सहितो दैत्यैर्न त्वां प्राप्स्यत्यसौ मृधे ॥७-१२-११॥
yadi tasya raṇe sāhyaṃ kurute vajrabhṛtsvayam। devairvā sahito daityairna tvāṃ prāpsyatyasau mṛdhe ॥7-12-11॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; तस्य (tasya) - his; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; साह्यं (sāhyaṃ) - help; कुरुते (kurute) - does; वज्रभृत् (vajrabhṛt) - Indra; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; देवैः (devaiḥ) - with gods; वा (vā) - or; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; दैत्यैः (daityaiḥ) - by demons; न (na) - not; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will obtain; असौ (asau) - he; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle;]
(If Indra himself or accompanied by gods or demons helps him in battle, he will not obtain you in battle.)
Even if Indra himself, along with gods or demons, assists him in battle, he will not be able to defeat you.
मयि जीवति राजेन्द्र न भयं कर्तुमर्हसि। द्रोणादस्त्रभृतां श्रेष्ठात्सर्वशस्त्रभृतामपि ॥७-१२-१२॥
mayi jīvati rājendra na bhayaṃ kartum arhasi। droṇādastrabhr̥tāṃ śreṣṭhātsarvaśastrabhr̥tāmapi ॥7-12-12॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; जीवति (jīvati) - living; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; न (na) - not; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - than Drona; अस्त्रभृताम् (astrabhr̥tām) - of the wielders of weapons; श्रेष्ठात् (śreṣṭhāt) - better; सर्व (sarva) - all; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhr̥tām) - of the wielders of arms; अपि (api) - also;]
(While I am alive, O king, you should not fear anyone better than Drona, the best of all wielders of weapons.)
O King, as long as I am alive, you need not fear anyone, even those superior to Drona, the greatest among all warriors.
न स्मराम्यनृतां वाचं न स्मरामि पराजयम्। न स्मरामि प्रतिश्रुत्य किञ्चिदप्यनपाकृतम् ॥७-१२-१३॥
na smarāmy anṛtāṃ vācaṃ na smarāmi parājayam। na smarāmi pratiśrutya kiñcid apy anapākṛtam ॥7-12-13॥
[न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; अनृताम् (anṛtām) - false; वाचम् (vācam) - speech; न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; पराजयम् (parājayam) - defeat; न (na) - not; स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember; प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having promised; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; अपि (api) - even; अनपाकृतम् (anapākṛtam) - unfulfilled;]
(I do not remember false speech, I do not remember defeat. I do not remember having promised anything unfulfilled.)
I do not recall speaking falsely, nor do I remember any defeat. I do not recall having left any promise unfulfilled.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च मृदङ्गाश्चानकैः सह। प्रावाद्यन्त महाराज पाण्डवानां निवेशने ॥७-१२-१४॥
tataḥ śaṅkhāśca bheryaśca mṛdaṅgāścānakaiḥ saha। prāvādyanta mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ niveśane ॥7-12-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) - conches; च (ca) - and; भेर्यः (bheryaḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; मृदङ्गाः (mṛdaṅgāḥ) - mridangas; च (ca) - and; आनकैः (ānakaiḥ) - with trumpets; सह (saha) - together; प्रावाद्यन्त (prāvādyanta) - were sounded; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; निवेशने (niveśane) - in the residence;]
(Then conches, drums, mridangas, and trumpets were sounded together, O great king, in the residence of the Pandavas.)
Then, O great king, conches, drums, mridangas, and trumpets were sounded together in the residence of the Pandavas.
सिंहनादश्च सञ्जज्ञे पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्। धनुर्ज्यातलशब्दश्च गगनस्पृक्सुभैरवः ॥७-१२-१५॥
siṃhanādaśca sañjajñe pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām। dhanurjyātalaśabdaśca gaganaspṛksubhairavaḥ ॥7-12-15॥
[सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नादः (nādaḥ) - roar; च (ca) - and; सञ्जज्ञे (sañjajñe) - arose; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; ज्यातल (jyātala) - string sound; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; च (ca) - and; गगन (gagana) - sky; स्पृक् (spṛk) - touching; सुभैरवः (subhairavaḥ) - very terrifying;]
(The lion's roar arose from the Pandavas, the great souls, and the sound of the bowstring touching the sky was very terrifying.)
The Pandavas, known for their greatness, let out a lion's roar, and the sound of their bowstrings echoed through the sky, creating a very terrifying atmosphere.
तं श्रुत्वा शङ्खनिर्घोषं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। त्वदीयेष्वप्यनीकेषु वादित्राण्यभिजघ्निरे ॥७-१२-१६॥
taṁ śrutvā śaṅkhanirghoṣaṁ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ। tvadīyeṣv apy anīkeṣu vāditrāṇy abhijaghnire ॥7-12-16॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; शङ्खनिर्घोषं (śaṅkhanirghoṣaṁ) - conch sound; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; त्वदीयेषु (tvadīyeṣu) - in your; अपि (api) - also; अनीकेषु (anīkeṣu) - in the armies; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; अभिजघ्निरे (abhijaghnire) - resounded;]
(Having heard the conch sound of the great-souled Pandava, the musical instruments also resounded in your armies.)
Upon hearing the sound of the conch from the noble Pandava, the musical instruments in your armies also began to play.
ततो व्यूढान्यनीकानि तव तेषां च भारत। शनैरुपेयुरन्योन्यं योत्स्यमानानि संयुगे ॥७-१२-१७॥
tato vyūḍhānyanīkāni tava teṣāṃ ca bhārata। śanairupeyuranyonyaṃ yotsyamānāni saṃyuge ॥7-12-17॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; व्यूढानि (vyūḍhāni) - arranged; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; तव (tava) - your; तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; उपेयुः (upeyuḥ) - approached; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; योत्स्यमानानि (yotsyamānāni) - intending to fight; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Then, O Bharata, your and their arranged armies slowly approached each other, intending to fight in battle.)
Then, O Bharata, the arranged armies of both sides slowly approached each other, ready to engage in battle.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोरपि ॥७-१२-१८॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca droṇapāñcālyayorapi ॥7-12-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तुमुलम् (tumulam) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोः (droṇapāñcālyayoḥ) - between Drona and the Panchalas; अपि (api) - also;]
(Then commenced a fierce, hair-raising battle of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, and also between Drona and the Panchalas.)
Then a fierce and terrifying battle began between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, as well as between Drona and the Panchalas.
यतमानाः प्रयत्नेन द्रोणानीकविशातने। न शेकुः सृञ्जया राजंस्तद्धि द्रोणेन पालितम् ॥७-१२-१९॥
yatamānāḥ prayatnena droṇānīkaviśātane। na śekuḥ sṛñjayā rājaṃstad dhi droṇena pālitam ॥7-12-19॥
[यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - endeavoring; प्रयत्नेन (prayatnena) - with effort; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीक (anīka) - army; विशातने (viśātane) - to penetrate; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Srinjayas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; हि (hi) - indeed; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; पालितम् (pālitam) - protected;]
(Endeavoring with effort to penetrate Drona's army, the Srinjayas, O king, were not able, for it was protected by Drona.)
The Srinjayas, despite their efforts, could not penetrate Drona's army, O king, as it was well-guarded by Drona.
तथैव तव पुत्रस्य रथोदाराः प्रहारिणः। न शेकुः पाण्डवीं सेनां पाल्यमानां किरीटिना ॥७-१२-२०॥
tathaiva tava putrasya rathodārāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। na śekuḥ pāṇḍavīṃ senāṃ pālyamānāṃ kirīṭinā ॥7-12-20॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - chariot warriors; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; पाण्डवीं (pāṇḍavīm) - of the Pandavas; सेनां (senām) - army; पाल्यमानां (pālyamānām) - protected; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna;]
(In the same way, your son's chariot warriors, the strikers, were not able to withstand the Pandava army protected by Arjuna.)
Similarly, the chariot warriors of your son could not withstand the Pandava army, which was being protected by Arjuna.
आस्तां ते स्तिमिते सेने रक्ष्यमाणे परस्परम्। सम्प्रसुप्ते यथा नक्तं वनराज्यौ सुपुष्पिते ॥७-१२-२१॥
āstāṁ te stimite sene rakṣyamāṇe parasparam। samprasupte yathā naktaṁ vanarājyau supuṣpite ॥7-12-21॥
[आस्तां (āstāṁ) - let it be; ते (te) - your; स्तिमिते (stimite) - calm; सेने (sene) - army; रक्ष्यमाणे (rakṣyamāṇe) - being protected; परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually; सम्प्रसुप्ते (samprasupte) - completely asleep; यथा (yathā) - as; नक्तं (naktaṁ) - at night; वनराज्यौ (vanarājyau) - forest kingdom; सुपुष्पिते (supuṣpite) - fully blossomed;]
(Let your calm army be mutually protected, completely asleep as at night in the fully blossomed forest kingdom.)
Let your calm army be mutually protected, completely asleep as if it were night in the fully blossomed forest kingdom.
ततो रुक्मरथो राजन्नर्केणेव विराजता। वरूथिना विनिष्पत्य व्यचरत्पृतनान्तरे ॥७-१२-२२॥
tato rukmaratho rājannarkeṇeva virājatā। varūthinā viniṣpatya vyacaratpṛtanāntare ॥7-12-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; रुक्मरथः (rukmarathaḥ) - Rukmaratha; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अर्केण (arkeṇa) - with the sun; इव (iva) - like; विराजता (virājatā) - shining; वरूथिना (varūthinā) - with the army; विनिष्पत्य (viniṣpatya) - having set out; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; पृतनान्तरे (pṛtanāntare) - within the battle formation;]
(Then Rukmaratha, O king, shining like the sun, having set out with the army, moved within the battle formation.)
Then Rukmaratha, O king, shining like the sun, set out with his army and moved within the battle formation.
तमुद्यतं रथेनैकमाशुकारिणमाहवे। अनेकमिव सन्त्रासान्मेनिरे पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः ॥७-१२-२३॥
tamudyataṃ rathenaikamāśukāriṇamāhave। anekamiva santrāsānmenire pāṇḍusṛñjayāḥ ॥7-12-23॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उद्यतं (udyataṃ) - raised; रथेन (rathena) - with chariot; एकम् (ekam) - one; आशुकारिणम् (āśukāriṇam) - swift-acting; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; अनेकम् (anekam) - many; इव (iva) - as if; सन्त्रासात् (santrāsāt) - from fear; मेनिरे (menire) - considered; पाण्डुसृञ्जयाः (pāṇḍusṛñjayāḥ) - the Pandavas and the Srinjayas;]
(They considered him, raised with a chariot, swift-acting in battle, as if many from fear, the Pandavas and the Srinjayas.)
The Pandavas and the Srinjayas, out of fear, perceived him, who was raised with a chariot and swift in battle, as if he were many.
तेन मुक्ताः शरा घोरा विचेरुः सर्वतोदिशम्। त्रासयन्तो महाराज पाण्डवेयस्य वाहिनीम् ॥७-१२-२४॥
tena muktāḥ śarā ghorā viceruḥ sarvatodiśam। trāsayanto mahārāja pāṇḍaveyasya vāhinīm ॥7-12-24॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible; विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - wandered; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - in all directions; दिशम् (diśam) - directions; त्रासयन्तः (trāsayantaḥ) - frightening; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पाण्डवेयस्य (pāṇḍaveyasya) - of the Pandava; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(By him, the terrible arrows were released and wandered in all directions, frightening, O great king, the army of the Pandava.)
The terrible arrows released by him spread in all directions, terrifying the Pandava's army, O great king.
मध्यं दिनमनुप्राप्तो गभस्तिशतसंवृतः। यथादृश्यत घर्मांशुस्तथा द्रोणोऽप्यदृश्यत ॥७-१२-२५॥
madhyaṁ dinam anuprāpto gabhastiśatasaṁvṛtaḥ। yathādṛśyata gharmāṁśus tathā droṇo'pyadṛśyata ॥7-12-25॥
[मध्यं (madhyaṁ) - middle; दिनम् (dinam) - day; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - arrived; गभस्ति (gabhasti) - rays; शत (śata) - hundred; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - covered; यथा (yathā) - as; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; घर्मांशुः (gharmāṁśuḥ) - sun; तथा (tathā) - so; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अपि (api) - also; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(The middle of the day arrived, covered with hundreds of rays. As the sun was seen, so was Drona also seen.)
At midday, enveloped in hundreds of rays, just as the sun was visible, so too was Drona seen.
न चैनं पाण्डवेयानां कश्चिच्छक्नोति मारिष। वीक्षितुं समरे क्रुद्धं महेन्द्रमिव दानवाः ॥७-१२-२६॥
na cainaṃ pāṇḍaveyānāṃ kaściccaknoti māriṣa। vīkṣituṃ samare kruddhaṃ mahendramiva dānavāḥ ॥7-12-26॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; पाण्डवेयानाम् (pāṇḍaveyānām) - of the Pandavas; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; शक्नोति (śaknoti) - is able; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one; वीक्षितुम् (vīkṣitum) - to look upon; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; महेन्द्रम् (mahendram) - Mahendra; इव (iva) - like; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons;]
(And not anyone of the Pandavas, O honorable one, is able to look upon this angry one in battle, like the demons upon Mahendra.)
O honorable one, none among the Pandavas can face him when he is angry in battle, just as demons cannot face Mahendra.
मोहयित्वा ततः सैन्यं भारद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। धृष्टद्युम्नबलं तूर्णं व्यधमन्निशितैः शरैः ॥७-१२-२७॥
mohayitvā tataḥ sainyaṃ bhāradvājaḥ pratāpavān। dhṛṣṭadyumnabalaṃ tūrṇaṃ vyadhamanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-12-27॥
[मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having bewildered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; धृष्टद्युम्नबलम् (dhṛṣṭadyumnabalam) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna's forces; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Having bewildered the army, then the powerful Bhāradvāja quickly scattered Dhṛṣṭadyumna's forces with sharp arrows.)
After bewildering the army, the mighty Bhāradvāja swiftly dispersed Dhṛṣṭadyumna's troops with his sharp arrows.
स दिशः सर्वतो रुद्ध्वा संवृत्य खमजिह्मगैः। पार्षतो यत्र तत्रैव ममृदे पाण्डुवाहिनीम् ॥७-१२-२८॥
sa diśaḥ sarvato ruddhvā saṁvṛtya khamajihmagaiḥ। pārṣato yatra tatraiva mamṛde pāṇḍuvāhinīm ॥7-12-28॥
[स (sa) - he; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; रुद्ध्वा (ruddhvā) - having blocked; संवृत्य (saṁvṛtya) - having surrounded; खमजिह्मगैः (khamajihmagaiḥ) - with crooked movements; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; यत्र (yatra) - where; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; ममृदे (mamṛde) - crushed; पाण्डुवाहिनीम् (pāṇḍuvāhinīm) - the Pandava army;]
(He, having blocked the directions from all sides and having surrounded with crooked movements, crushed the Pandava army where the son of Prishata was.)
He blocked all directions and surrounded the Pandava army with crooked movements, crushing them where the son of Prishata was.
