07.014
Core and Pancharatra: Bhima restrains Abhimanu, and takes on Shalya himself. Shalya is defeated by Bhima and is carried away by Kritavarma. Pandavas gain upper hand.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
बहूनि सुविचित्राणि द्वंद्वयुद्धानि सञ्जय। त्वयोक्तानि निशम्याहं स्पृहयामि सचक्षुषाम् ॥७-१४-१॥
bahūni suvicitrāṇi dvandvayuddhāni sañjaya। tvayoktāni niśamyāhaṃ spṛhayāmi sacakṣuṣām ॥7-14-1॥
[बहूनि (bahūni) - many; सुविचित्राणि (suvicitrāṇi) - very wonderful; द्वंद्वयुद्धानि (dvandvayuddhāni) - duel battles; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; उक्तानि (uktāni) - spoken; निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard; अहम् (aham) - I; स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - desire; सचक्षुषाम् (sacakṣuṣām) - of the seers;]
(Many very wonderful duel battles, O Sanjaya, having been spoken by you, having heard, I desire of the seers.)
O Sanjaya, having heard from you about the many very wonderful duel battles, I long for the vision of the seers.
आश्चर्यभूतं लोकेषु कथयिष्यन्ति मानवाः। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च युद्धं देवासुरोपमम् ॥७-१४-२॥
āścaryabhūtaṃ lokeṣu kathayiṣyanti mānavāḥ। kurūṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca yuddhaṃ devāsuropamam ॥7-14-2॥
[आश्चर्यभूतं (āścaryabhūtaṃ) - wonderful; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; कथयिष्यन्ति (kathayiṣyanti) - will tell; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kurus; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; देवासुरोपमम् (devāsuropamam) - like that of gods and demons;]
(Humans will tell in the worlds of the wonderful battle of the Kurus and the Pandavas, like that of gods and demons.)
People will speak of the astonishing battle between the Kurus and the Pandavas, comparing it to the legendary conflicts between gods and demons.
न हि मे तृप्तिरस्तीह शृण्वतो युद्धमुत्तमम्। तस्मादार्तायनेर्युद्धं सौभद्रस्य च शंस मे ॥७-१४-३॥
na hi me tṛptirastīha śṛṇvato yuddhamuttamam। tasmādārtāyāneryuddhaṃ saubhadrasya ca śaṃsa me ॥7-14-3॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my; तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction; अस्ति (asti) - is; इह (iha) - here; शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - hearing; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; आर्तायनेः (ārtāyaneḥ) - of Arjuna; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Abhimanyu; च (ca) - and; शंस (śaṃsa) - describe; मे (me) - to me;]
(Indeed, my satisfaction is not here hearing the excellent battle. Therefore, describe to me the battle of Arjuna and of Abhimanyu.)
I am not satisfied here by hearing about the excellent battle. Therefore, please describe to me the battle of Arjuna and Abhimanyu.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सादितं प्रेक्ष्य यन्तारं शल्यः सर्वायषीं गदाम्। समुत्क्षिप्य नदन्क्रुद्धः प्रचस्कन्द रथोत्तमात् ॥७-१४-४॥
sāditaṃ prekṣya yantāraṃ śalyaḥ sarvāyaṣīṃ gadām। samutkṣipya nadankruddhaḥ pracaskanda rathottamāt ॥7-14-4॥
[सादितं (sāditam) - struck; प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing; यन्तारं (yantāram) - charioteer; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; सर्वायषीं (sarvāyaṣīm) - all-iron; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; समुत्क्षिप्य (samutkṣipya) - lifting; नदन् (nadan) - roaring; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रचस्कन्द (pracaskanda) - leaped; रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best chariot;]
(Seeing the struck charioteer, Śalya, lifting the all-iron mace, roaring angrily, leaped from the best chariot.)
Upon witnessing his charioteer being struck, Śalya, in a fit of rage, lifted his all-iron mace and leaped from his magnificent chariot, roaring with anger.
तं दीप्तमिव कालाग्निं दण्डहस्तमिवान्तकम्। जवेनाभ्यपतद्भीमः प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम् ॥७-१४-५॥
taṃ dīptam iva kālāgniṃ daṇḍahastam ivāntakam। javenābhyapatad bhīmaḥ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām ॥7-14-5॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; कालाग्निम् (kālāgnim) - the fire of time; दण्डहस्तम् (daṇḍahastam) - with a staff in hand; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death; जवेना (javenā) - with speed; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - rushed; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; गदाम् (gadām) - mace;]
(Bhima, holding a great mace, rushed towards him with speed, like blazing fire of time, like death with a staff in hand.)
Bhima, wielding his mighty mace, charged at him with the swiftness of a blazing fire, resembling the very embodiment of death with a staff in hand.
सौभद्रोऽप्यशनिप्रख्यां प्रगृह्य महतीं गदाम्। एह्येहीत्यब्रवीच्छल्यं यत्नाद्भीमेन वारितः ॥७-१४-६॥
saubhadro'py aśaniprakhyāṃ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām। ehyehīty abravīcchalyaṃ yatnād bhīmena vāritaḥ ॥7-14-6॥
[सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; अपि (api) - also; अशनिप्रख्याम् (aśaniprakhyām) - thunderbolt-like; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - holding; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; एहि (ehi) - come; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; यत्नात् (yatnāt) - with effort; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; वारितः (vāritaḥ) - restrained;]
(The son of Subhadra, also holding the thunderbolt-like great mace, said to Shalya, 'Come, come,' being restrained by Bhima with effort.)
The son of Subhadra, holding his mighty mace that resembled a thunderbolt, called out to Shalya, 'Come, come,' but was restrained by Bhima with great effort.
वारयित्वा तु सौभद्रं भीमसेनः प्रतापवान्। शल्यमासाद्य समरे तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥७-१४-७॥
vārayitvā tu saubhadraṃ bhīmasenaḥ pratāpavān। śalyamāsādya samare tasthau giririvācalaḥ ॥7-14-7॥
[वारयित्वा (vārayitvā) - having restrained; तु (tu) - but; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; समरे (samare) - in battle; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable;]
(Having restrained Saubhadra, the mighty Bhimasena stood in battle, having approached Shalya, like an immovable mountain.)
After restraining Saubhadra, the valiant Bhimasena confronted Shalya in the battlefield, standing firm like an unshakable mountain.
तथैव मद्रराजोऽपि भीमं दृष्ट्वा महाबलम्। ससाराभिमुखस्तूर्णं शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम् ॥७-१४-८॥
tathaiva madrarājo'pi bhīmaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahābalam। sasārābhimukhastūrṇaṃ śārdūla iva kuñjaram ॥7-14-8॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; अपि (api) - also; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhima; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - great strength; ससार (sasāra) - moved; अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - towards; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; शार्दूलः (śārdūlaḥ) - tiger; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - elephant;]
(In the same way, the king of Madra, having seen Bhima of great strength, moved quickly towards him like a tiger towards an elephant.)
Similarly, the king of Madra, upon seeing the mighty Bhima, advanced swiftly towards him as a tiger would towards an elephant.
ततस्तूर्यनिनादाश्च शङ्खानां च सहस्रशः। सिंहनादाश्च सञ्जज्ञुर्भेरीणां च महास्वनाः ॥७-१४-९॥
tatastūryaninādaśca śaṅkhānāṃ ca sahasraśaḥ। siṃhanādaśca sañjajñurbherīṇāṃ ca mahāsvanāḥ ॥7-14-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तूर्यनिनादाः (tūryaninādāḥ) - sounds of musical instruments; च (ca) - and; शङ्खानाम् (śaṅkhānām) - of conches; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands; सिंहनादाः (siṃhanādāḥ) - lion roars; च (ca) - and; सञ्जज्ञुः (sañjajñuḥ) - arose; भेरीणाम् (bherīṇām) - of drums; च (ca) - and; महास्वनाः (mahāsvanāḥ) - great sounds;]
(Then the sounds of musical instruments and thousands of conches, lion roars, and great sounds of drums arose.)
Then there arose the sounds of musical instruments, thousands of conches, lion roars, and the great sounds of drums.
पश्यतां शतशो ह्यासीदन्योन्यसमचेतसाम्। पाण्डवानां कुरूणां च साधु साध्विति निस्वनः ॥७-१४-१०॥
paśyatāṃ śataśo hy āsīd anyonya-samacetasām। pāṇḍavānāṃ kurūṇāṃ ca sādhu sādhv iti nisvanaḥ ॥7-14-10॥
[पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who were watching; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; हि (hi) - indeed; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - mutual; समचेतसाम् (samacetasām) - of those with equal minds; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; च (ca) - and; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound;]
(There was indeed a sound of 'well done, well done' from hundreds of those who were watching, of the Pandavas and the Kauravas, who were of equal minds.)
Amidst the hundreds of onlookers, both the Pandavas and the Kauravas, who shared a mutual understanding, there arose a sound of appreciation, 'well done, well done.'
न हि मद्राधिपादन्यः सर्वराजसु भारत। सोढुमुत्सहते वेगं भीमसेनस्य संयुगे ॥७-१४-११॥
na hi madrādhipādanyaḥ sarvarājasu bhārata। soḍhumutsahate vegaṃ bhīmasenasya saṃyuge ॥7-14-11॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मद्राधिपात् (madrādhipāt) - the king of Madra; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; सर्वराजसु (sarvarājasu) - among all kings; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to withstand; उत्सहते (utsahate) - is capable; वегं (vegaṃ) - the force; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Indeed, O Bharata, no other among all kings is capable of withstanding the force of Bhimasena in battle.)
O Bharata, none of the kings, except the king of Madra, is capable of withstanding Bhimasena's force in battle.
तथा मद्राधिपस्यापि गदावेगं महात्मनः। सोढुमुत्सहते लोके कोऽन्यो युधि वृकोदरात् ॥७-१४-१२॥
tathā madrādhipasyāpi gadāvegaṃ mahātmanaḥ। soḍhumutsahate loke ko'nyo yudhi vṛkodarāt ॥7-14-12॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; मद्राधिपस्य (madrādhipasya) - of the king of Madra; अपि (api) - also; गदावेगं (gadāvegaṃ) - the force of the mace; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; सोढुम् (soḍhum) - to withstand; उत्सहते (utsahate) - is able; लोके (loke) - in the world; कः (kaḥ) - who; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - else; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; वृकोदरात् (vṛkodarāt) - than Vrikodara;]
(Thus, who else in the world is able to withstand the force of the mace of the great soul, the king of Madra, in battle than Vrikodara?)
Thus, who else in the world can withstand the mighty force of the mace wielded by the great king of Madra in battle, other than Vrikodara?
पट्टैर्जाम्बूनदैर्बद्धा बभूव जनहर्षिणी। प्रजज्वाल तथाविद्धा भीमेन महती गदा ॥७-१४-१३॥
paṭṭairjāmbūnadairbaddhā babhūva janaharṣiṇī। prajajvāla tathāviddhā bhīmena mahatī gadā ॥7-14-13॥
[पट्टैः (paṭṭaiḥ) - with straps; जाम्बूनदैः (jāmbūnadaiḥ) - golden; बद्धा (baddhā) - bound; बभूव (babhūva) - became; जनहर्षिणी (janaharṣiṇī) - pleasing to people; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; तथाविद्धा (tathāviddhā) - thus struck; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; महती (mahatī) - great; गदा (gadā) - mace;]
(Bound with golden straps, it became pleasing to people. The great mace, thus struck by Bhima, blazed.)
The great mace, adorned with golden straps, became a source of joy for the people. When struck by Bhima, it shone brilliantly.
तथैव चरतो मार्गान्मण्डलानि च भागशः। महाविद्युत्प्रतीकाशा शल्यस्य शुशुभे गदा ॥७-१४-१४॥
tathaiva carato mārgānmaṇḍalāni ca bhāgaśaḥ। mahāvidyutpratīkāśā śalyasya śuśubhe gadā ॥7-14-14॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; चरतः (carataḥ) - moving; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; च (ca) - and; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts; महाविद्युत्प्रतीकाशा (mahāvidyutpratīkāśā) - resembling great lightning; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; गदा (gadā) - mace;]
(In the same way, moving on paths and circles in parts, the mace of Śalya shone, resembling great lightning.)
In the same manner, as Śalya moved through the paths and circles in parts, his mace shone brightly, resembling a great lightning bolt.
तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः। आवर्जितगदाशृङ्गावुभौ शल्यवृकोदरौ ॥७-१४-१५॥
tau vṛṣāv iva nardantau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ। āvarjita-gadā-śṛṅgāv ubhau śalya-vṛkodarau ॥7-14-15॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; वृषाविव (vṛṣāv iva) - like bulls; नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - in circles; विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - moved; आवर्जित (āvarjita) - bent; गदाशृङ्गौ (gadāśṛṅgau) - with mace and horn; उभौ (ubhau) - both; शल्यवृकोदरौ (śalya-vṛkodarau) - Śalya and Vṛkodara;]
(They both, like roaring bulls, moved in circles, bent with mace and horn, both Śalya and Vṛkodara.)
Śalya and Vṛkodara, like two roaring bulls, circled around, wielding their mace and horn.
मण्डलावर्तमार्गेषु गदाविहरणेषु च। निर्विशेषमभूद्युद्धं तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः ॥७-१४-१६॥
maṇḍalāvartamārgeṣu gadāviharaṇeṣu ca। nirviśeṣamabhūdyuddhaṃ tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ ॥7-14-16॥
[मण्डल (maṇḍala) - circle; आवर्त (āvarta) - turning; मार्गेषु (mārgeṣu) - in the paths; गदा (gadā) - mace; विहरणेषु (viharaṇeṣu) - in the wielding; च (ca) - and; निर्विशेषम् (nirviśeṣam) - without distinction; अभूत् (abhūt) - there was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; पुरुष (puruṣa) - men; सिंहयोः (siṃhayoḥ) - of the lions;]
(In the circular paths and in the wielding of maces, there was a battle without distinction between those two lion-like men.)
In the circular paths and the wielding of maces, the battle between those two lion-like warriors was without distinction.
ताडिता भीमसेनेन शल्यस्य महती गदा। साग्निज्वाला महारौद्रा गदाचूर्णमशीर्यत ॥७-१४-१७॥
tāḍitā bhīmasenena śalyasya mahatī gadā। sāgnijvālā mahāraudrā gadācūrṇamaśīryata ॥7-14-17॥
[ताडिता (tāḍitā) - struck; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhīmasena; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; महती (mahatī) - great; गदा (gadā) - mace; साग्निज्वाला (sāgnijvālā) - with fire flames; महारौद्रा (mahāraudrā) - very fierce; गदाचूर्णमशीर्यत (gadācūrṇamaśīryata) - mace was shattered;]
(The great mace of Śalya, struck by Bhīmasena, with fire flames, very fierce, was shattered.)
The mighty mace of Śalya, when struck by Bhīmasena, was shattered into pieces, appearing as if engulfed in fierce flames.
तथैव भीमसेनस्य द्विषताभिहता गदा। वर्षाप्रदोषे खद्योतैर्वृतो वृक्ष इवाबभौ ॥७-१४-१८॥
tathaiva bhīmasenasya dviṣatābhihatā gadā। varṣāpradoṣe khadyotairvṛto vṛkṣa ivābabhau ॥7-14-18॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; द्विषता (dviṣatā) - by the enemy; अभिहता (abhihatā) - struck; गदा (gadā) - mace; वर्षाप्रदोषे (varṣāpradoṣe) - in the rainy evening; खद्योतैः (khadyotaiḥ) - by fireflies; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree; इव (iva) - like; अबभौ (ababhau) - appeared;]
(In the same way, the mace of Bhimasena, struck by the enemy, appeared like a tree surrounded by fireflies in the rainy evening.)
In the same way, Bhimasena's mace, struck by the enemy, shone like a tree surrounded by fireflies during a rainy evening.
गदा क्षिप्ता तु समरे मद्रराजेन भारत। व्योम संदीपयाना सा ससृजे पावकं बहु ॥७-१४-१९॥
gadā kṣiptā tu samare madrarājena bhārata। vyoma sandīpayānā sā sasṛje pāvakaṃ bahu ॥7-14-19॥
[गदा (gadā) - mace; क्षिप्ता (kṣiptā) - thrown; तु (tu) - but; समरे (samare) - in battle; मद्रराजेन (madrarājena) - by the king of Madra; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; व्योम (vyoma) - sky; संदीपयाना (sandīpayānā) - illuminating; सा (sā) - she; ससृजे (sasṛje) - produced; पावकं (pāvakaṃ) - fire; बहु (bahu) - much;]
(The mace, thrown in battle by the king of Madra, O Bharata, illuminating the sky, she produced much fire.)
O Bharata, the mace thrown by the king of Madra in battle illuminated the sky and produced a great fire.
तथैव भीमसेनेन द्विषते प्रेषिता गदा। तापयामास तत्सैन्यं महोल्का पतती यथा ॥७-१४-२०॥
tathaiva bhīmasenena dviṣate preṣitā gadā। tāpayāmāsa tatsainyaṃ maholkā patatī yathā ॥7-14-20॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; द्विषते (dviṣate) - to the enemy; प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - sent; गदा (gadā) - mace; तापयामास (tāpayāmāsa) - tormented; तत्सैन्यं (tatsainyaṃ) - that army; महाल्का (maholkā) - a great meteor; पतती (patatī) - falling; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(In the same way, the mace sent by Bhimasena tormented the enemy's army, like a great meteor falling.)
In the same manner, the mace hurled by Bhimasena struck the enemy forces with the impact of a falling meteor.
ते चैवोभे गदे श्रेष्ठे समासाद्य परस्परम्। श्वसन्त्यौ नागकन्येव ससृजाते विभावसुम् ॥७-१४-२१॥
te caivobhe gade śreṣṭhe samāsādya parasparam। śvasantyau nāgakanyeva sasṛjāte vibhāvasum ॥7-14-21॥
[ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; उभे (ubhe) - both; गदे (gade) - maces; श्रेष्ठे (śreṣṭhe) - best; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; श्वसन्त्यौ (śvasantyau) - breathing heavily; नागकन्ये (nāgakanye) - like serpent maidens; इव (iva) - as if; ससृजाते (sasṛjāte) - they emitted; विभावसुम् (vibhāvasum) - fire;]
(They, indeed both best maces, having approached each other, breathing heavily like serpent maidens, emitted fire.)
Both of them, wielding the best maces, approached each other and, breathing heavily like serpent maidens, emitted fire.
नखैरिव महाव्याघ्रौ दन्तैरिव महागजौ। तौ विचेरतुरासाद्य गदाभ्यां च परस्परम् ॥७-१४-२२॥
nakhairiva mahāvyāghrau dantairiva mahāgajau। tau viceraturāsādya gadābhyāṃ ca parasparam ॥7-14-22॥
[नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws; इव (iva) - like; महाव्याघ्रौ (mahāvyāghrau) - great tigers; दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth; इव (iva) - like; महागजौ (mahāgajau) - great elephants; तौ (tau) - they both; विचेरतु: (viceratuḥ) - wandered; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; गदाभ्याम् (gadābhyām) - with maces; च (ca) - and; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Like great tigers with claws, like great elephants with teeth, they both wandered, approaching each other with maces.)
The two warriors, resembling great tigers with claws and great elephants with tusks, approached each other wielding maces.
ततो गदाग्राभिहतौ क्षणेन रुधिरोक्षितौ। ददृशाते महात्मानौ पुष्पिताविव किंशुकौ ॥७-१४-२३॥
tato gadāgrābhihatau kṣaṇena rudhirokṣitau। dadṛśāte mahātmānau puṣpitāviva kiṃśukau ॥7-14-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; गदा (gadā) - mace; अग्र (agra) - tip; अभिहतौ (abhihatau) - struck; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; उक्षितौ (ukṣitau) - smeared; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; पुष्पितौ (puṣpitau) - blossomed; इव (iva) - like; किंशुकौ (kiṃśukau) - Butea monosperma trees;]
(Then, struck by the tip of the mace, in a moment smeared with blood, the great souls appeared like blossomed Butea monosperma trees.)
Then, in an instant, the great souls, struck by the tip of the mace and smeared with blood, appeared like blossomed Butea monosperma trees.
शुश्रुवे दिक्षु सर्वासु तयोः पुरुषसिंहयोः। गदाभिघातसंह्रादः शक्राशनिरिवोपमः ॥७-१४-२४॥
śuśruve dikṣu sarvāsu tayoḥ puruṣasiṃhayoḥ। gadābhighātasaṃhrādaḥ śakrāśanirivopamaḥ ॥7-14-24॥
[शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - everywhere; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; पुरुषसिंहयोः (puruṣasiṃhayoḥ) - of the lion-like men; गदाभिघातसंह्रादः (gadābhighātasaṃhrādaḥ) - the sound of the mace's impact; शक्राशनिः (śakrāśaniḥ) - like Indra's thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; उपमः (upamaḥ) - similar;]
(The sound of the mace's impact of those two lion-like men was heard everywhere in all directions, similar to Indra's thunderbolt.)
The clash of the maces of those two mighty warriors echoed in all directions, resembling the thunderbolt of Indra.
गदया मद्रराजेन सव्यदक्षिणमाहतः। नाकम्पत तदा भीमो भिद्यमान इवाचलः ॥७-१४-२५॥
gadayā madrarājena savyadakṣiṇamāhataḥ। nākampata tadā bhīmo bhidyamāna ivācalaḥ ॥7-14-25॥
[गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; मद्रराजेन (madrarājena) - by the king of Madra; सव्यदक्षिणम् (savyadakṣiṇam) - left and right; आहतः (āhataḥ) - struck; न (na) - not; अकम्पत (akampata) - shook; तदा (tadā) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भिद्यमानः (bhidyamānaḥ) - being broken; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(Struck on the left and right by the king of Madra with a mace, Bhima did not shake then, like a mountain being broken.)
Bhima, struck on both sides by the king of Madra's mace, stood firm like an unshakable mountain.
तथा भीमगदावेगैस्ताड्यमानो महाबलः। धैर्यान्मद्राधिपस्तस्थौ वज्रैर्गिरिरिवाहतः ॥७-१४-२६॥
tathā bhīmagadāvegāstāḍyamāno mahābalaḥ। dhairyānmadhrādhipastasthau vajrairigirivāhataḥ ॥7-14-26॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; गदा (gadā) - mace; वेगैः (vegaiḥ) - by the force; ताड्यमानः (tāḍyamānaḥ) - being struck; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one; धैर्यात् (dhairyāt) - out of courage; मद्राधिपः (madhrādhipaḥ) - the king of Madra; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; वज्रैः (vajraiḥ) - by the thunderbolts; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; आहतः (āhataḥ) - being struck;]
(Thus, being struck by the force of Bhima's mace, the mighty one, the king of Madra, stood out of courage, like a mountain being struck by thunderbolts.)
Thus, despite being struck by the powerful blows of Bhima's mace, the mighty king of Madra stood firm with courage, like a mountain enduring the strikes of thunderbolts.
आपेततुर्महावेगौ समुच्छ्रितमहागदौ। पुनरन्तरमार्गस्थौ मण्डलानि विचेरतुः ॥७-१४-२७॥
āpetaturmahāvegau samucchritamahāgadau। punarantaramārgasthau maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ ॥7-14-27॥
[आपेततु (āpetatu) - approached; महावेगौ (mahāvegau) - with great speed; समुच्छ्रित (samucchrita) - raised; महागदौ (mahāgadau) - great maces; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अन्तर (antara) - in between; मार्गस्थौ (mārgasthau) - standing on the path; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - moved around;]
(They approached with great speed, holding raised great maces. Again, standing on the path, they moved around in circles.)
The two warriors, with great speed and holding their mighty maces aloft, approached. Once more, they stood on the path and circled around.
अथाप्लुत्य पदान्यष्टौ संनिपत्य गजाविव। सहसा लोहदण्डाभ्यामन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥७-१४-२८॥
athāplutya padānyaṣṭau saṃnipatya gajāviva। sahasā lohadaṇḍābhyāmanyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ ॥7-14-28॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आप्लुत्य (āplutya) - having jumped; पदानि (padāni) - steps; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; संनिपत्य (saṃnipatya) - having come together; गजौ (gajau) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; लोहदण्डाभ्याम् (lohadaṇḍābhyām) - with iron rods; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - struck;]
(Then, having jumped eight steps, like elephants coming together, they suddenly struck each other with iron rods.)
Then, like two elephants coming together, they suddenly jumped eight steps and struck each other with iron rods.
तौ परस्परवेगाच्च गदाभ्यां च भृशाहतौ। युगपत्पेततुर्वीरौ क्षिताविन्द्रध्वजाविव ॥७-१४-२९॥
tau parasparavegācca gadābhyāṃ ca bhṛśāhatau। yugapatpetaturvīrau kṣitāvindradhvajāviva ॥7-14-29॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; परस्पर (paraspara) - mutual; वेगात् (vegāt) - by force; च (ca) - and; गदाभ्यां (gadābhyāṃ) - by maces; च (ca) - and; भृशाहतौ (bhṛśāhatau) - severely struck; युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously; पेततु (petatu) - fell; वीरौ (vīrau) - the heroes; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; इन्द्रध्वजौ (indradhvajau) - like the flags of Indra; इव (iva) - as if;]
(They both, by mutual force and by maces, severely struck, simultaneously fell, the heroes on the ground, like the flags of Indra.)
The two heroes, struck severely by each other's force and maces, fell simultaneously to the ground, resembling the flags of Indra.
ततो विह्वलमानं तं निःश्वसन्तं पुनः पुनः। शल्यमभ्यपतत्तूर्णं कृतवर्मा महारथः ॥७-१४-३०॥
tato vihvalamānaṃ taṃ niḥśvasantaṃ punaḥ punaḥ। śalyamabhyapatattūrṇaṃ kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ ॥7-14-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विह्वलमानम् (vihvalamānam) - distressed; तम् (tam) - him; निःश्वसन्तम् (niḥśvasantam) - sighing; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great charioteer;]
(Then, distressed and sighing again and again, Śalya was swiftly attacked by the great charioteer Kritavarma.)
Then, in his distress, Śalya, who was sighing repeatedly, was swiftly attacked by the great warrior Kritavarma.
दृष्ट्वा चैनं महाराज गदयाभिनिपीडितम्। विचेष्टन्तं यथा नागं मूर्छयाभिपरिप्लुतम् ॥७-१४-३१॥
dṛṣṭvā cainaṃ mahārāja gadayābhinipīḍitam। viceṣṭantaṃ yathā nāgaṃ mūrchayābhipariplutam ॥7-14-31॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; गदयाभिनिपीडितम् (gadayābhinipīḍitam) - struck by the mace; विचेष्टन्तम् (viceṣṭantam) - struggling; यथा (yathā) - like; नागम् (nāgam) - an elephant; मूर्छया (mūrchayā) - with fainting; अभिपरिप्लुतम् (abhipariplutam) - overwhelmed;]
(Having seen this, O great king, struck by the mace, struggling like an elephant overwhelmed with fainting.)
Upon seeing him, O great king, struck by the mace and struggling like an elephant overwhelmed by faintness.
ततः सगदमारोप्य मद्राणामधिपं रथम्। अपोवाह रणात्तूर्णं कृतवर्मा महारथः ॥७-१४-३२॥
tataḥ sagadamāropya madrāṇāmadhipaṃ ratham। apovāha raṇāttūrṇaṃ kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ ॥7-14-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सगदमारोप्य (sagadamāropya) - placing on the chariot; मद्राणामधिपं (madrāṇām-adhipaṃ) - the king of the Madras; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battlefield; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great charioteer;]
(Then, placing the king of the Madras on the chariot, Kritavarma, the great charioteer, quickly carried him away from the battlefield.)
Then Kritavarma, the great charioteer, swiftly carried away the king of the Madras from the battlefield after placing him on the chariot.
क्षीबवद्विह्वलो वीरो निमेषात्पुनरुत्थितः। भीमोऽपि सुमहाबाहुर्गदापाणिरदृश्यत ॥७-१४-३३॥
kṣībavadvihvalo vīro nimeṣātpunarutthitaḥ। bhīmo'pi sumahābāhurgadāpāṇiradṛśyata ॥7-14-33॥
[क्षीबवत् (kṣībavat) - like one intoxicated; विह्वलः (vihvalaḥ) - confused; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - rose; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अपि (api) - also; सुमहाबाहुः (sumahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with a mace in hand; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen;]
(Like one intoxicated and confused, the hero rose again in a moment. Bhima, the mighty-armed, was also seen with a mace in hand.)
The hero, appearing as if intoxicated and confused, rose again in an instant. Bhima, with his mighty arms, was also seen holding a mace.
ततो मद्राधिपं दृष्ट्वा तव पुत्राः पराङ्मुखम्। सनागरथपत्त्यश्वाः समकम्पन्त मारिष ॥७-१४-३४॥
tato madrādhipaṃ dṛṣṭvā tava putrāḥ parāṅmukham। sanāgarathapattyaśvāḥ samakampanta māriṣa ॥7-14-34॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; मद्र-अधिपम् (madra-adhipam) - Madra king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; पराङ्मुखम् (parāṅmukham) - turned away; स-नाग-रथ-पत्ति-अश्वाः (sa-nāga-ratha-patti-aśvāḥ) - with elephants, chariots, infantry, horses; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Then, having seen the Madra king, your sons turned away. With elephants, chariots, infantry, and horses, they trembled, O lord.)
Upon seeing the Madra king, your sons turned away in fear. The entire army, including elephants, chariots, infantry, and horses, trembled, O lord.
ते पाण्डवैरर्द्यमानास्तावका जितकाशिभिः। भीता दिशोऽन्वपद्यन्त वातनुन्ना घना इव ॥७-१४-३५॥
te pāṇḍavairardyamānāstāvakā jitakāśibhiḥ। bhītā diśo'nvapadyanta vātanunnā ghanā iva ॥7-14-35॥
[ते (te) - they; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas; अर्द्यमानाः (ardyamānāḥ) - being oppressed; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your (people); जितकाशिभिः (jitakāśibhiḥ) - by those who have conquered Kāśi; भीताः (bhītāḥ) - fearful; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; अन्वपद्यन्त (anvapadyanta) - followed; वातनुन्नाः (vātanunnāḥ) - driven by the wind; घनाः (ghanāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like;]
(They, being oppressed by the Pāṇḍavas, your people, who have conquered Kāśi, fearful, followed the directions like clouds driven by the wind.)
Oppressed by the Pāṇḍavas, your warriors, who had conquered Kāśi, fled in fear in all directions like clouds driven by the wind.
निर्जित्य धार्तराष्ट्रांस्तु पाण्डवेया महारथाः। व्यरोचन्त रणे राजन्दीप्यमाना यशस्विनः ॥७-१४-३६॥
nirjitya dhārtarāṣṭrāṃstu pāṇḍaveyā mahārathāḥ। vyarocanta raṇe rājandīpyamānā yaśasvinaḥ ॥7-14-36॥
[निर्जित्य (nirjitya) - having conquered; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवेयाः (pāṇḍaveyāḥ) - the sons of Pandu; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; व्यरोचन्त (vyarocanta) - shone; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दीप्यमानाः (dīpyamānāḥ) - brilliant; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious;]
(Having conquered the sons of Dhritarashtra, the sons of Pandu, the great warriors, shone in the battle, O king, brilliant and glorious.)
After defeating the sons of Dhritarashtra, the illustrious sons of Pandu, the great warriors, shone brilliantly in the battlefield, O king.
सिंहनादान्भृशं चक्रुः शङ्खान्दध्मुश्च हर्षिताः। भेरीश्च वादयामासुर्मृदङ्गांश्चानकैः सह ॥७-१४-३७॥
siṃhanādānbhṛśaṃ cakruḥ śaṅkhāndadhmuśca harṣitāḥ। bherīśca vādayāmāsurmṛdaṅgāṃścānakaiḥ saha ॥7-14-37॥
[सिंहनादान् (siṃhanādān) - lion-roars; भृशं (bhṛśam) - intensely; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; च (ca) - and; हर्षिताः (harṣitāḥ) - joyful; भेरीः (bherīḥ) - drums; च (ca) - and; वादयामासुः (vādayāmāsuḥ) - played; मृदङ्गान् (mṛdaṅgān) - mridangas; च (ca) - and; अनकैः (anakaiḥ) - with trumpets; सह (saha) - together;]
(They made lion-roars intensely, blew conches joyfully, and played drums, mridangas together with trumpets.)
The warriors, filled with joy, roared like lions, blew their conches, and played drums and mridangas along with trumpets.
