07.018
Pancharatra: Battle between Arjuna and Trigarthas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दृष्ट्वा तु संनिवृत्तांस्तान्संशप्तकगणान्पुनः। वासुदेवं महात्मानमर्जुनः समभाषत ॥७-१८-१॥
dṛṣṭvā tu saṃnivṛttāṃstāṃsaṃśaptakagaṇānpunaḥ। vāsudevaṃ mahātmānamarjunaḥ samabhāṣata ॥7-18-1॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; संनिवृत्तान् (saṃnivṛttān) - returned; तान् (tān) - those; संशप्तकगणान् (saṃśaptakagaṇān) - the group of warriors sworn to die; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great soul; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; समभाषत (samabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(Having seen those returned groups of warriors sworn to die, Arjuna addressed the great soul Vasudeva again.)
Upon seeing the returning groups of warriors who had vowed to fight to the death, Arjuna spoke once more to the noble Vasudeva.
चोदयाश्वान्हृषीकेश संशप्तकगणान्प्रति। नैते हास्यन्ति सङ्ग्रामं जीवन्त इति मे मतिः ॥७-१८-२॥
codayāśvānhṛṣīkeśa saṃśaptakagaṇānprati। naite hāsyanti saṅgrāmaṃ jīvanta iti me matiḥ ॥7-18-2॥
[चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; हृषीकेश (hṛṣīkeśa) - O Hṛṣīkeśa; संशप्तक (saṃśaptaka) - of the Saṃśaptakas; गणान् (gaṇān) - troops; प्रति (prati) - towards; न (na) - not; एते (ete) - these; हास्यन्ति (hāsyanti) - will flee; सङ्ग्रामं (saṅgrāmam) - battle; जीवन्त (jīvanta) - alive; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Urge the horses, O Hṛṣīkeśa, towards the troops of the Saṃśaptakas. These will not flee the battle alive, thus is my opinion.)
Urge the horses, O Hṛṣīkeśa, towards the troops of the Saṃśaptakas. I believe these will not leave the battle alive.
पश्य मेऽस्त्रबलं घोरं बाह्वोरिष्वसनस्य च। अद्यैतान्पातयिष्यामि क्रुद्धो रुद्रः पशूनिव ॥७-१८-३॥
paśya me'strabalaṁ ghoraṁ bāhvor iṣvasanasya ca। adyaitān pātayiṣyāmi kruddho rudraḥ paśūn iva ॥7-18-3॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; मे (me) - my; अस्त्रबलं (astrabalam) - weapon-power; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; इष्वसनस्य (iṣvasanasya) - of the archer; च (ca) - and; अद्य (adya) - today; एतान् (etān) - these; पातयिष्यामि (pātayiṣyāmi) - I will strike down; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra; पशून् (paśūn) - beasts; इव (iva) - like;]
(See my terrible weapon-power of arms and of the archer. Today, I will strike these down, angry like Rudra with beasts.)
"Behold my formidable weaponry and the might of my arms and archery. Today, in my wrath, I shall strike them down like Rudra does to beasts."
ततः कृष्णः स्मितं कृत्वा परिणन्द्य शिवेन तम्। प्रावेशयत दुर्धर्षो यत्र यत्रैच्छदर्जुनः ॥७-१८-४॥
tataḥ kṛṣṇaḥ smitaṃ kṛtvā pariṇandya śivena tam। prāveśayata durdharṣo yatra yatraiṣchadarjunaḥ ॥7-18-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; स्मितं (smitaṃ) - smiling; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; परिणन्द्य (pariṇandya) - having greeted; शिवेन (śivena) - with Shiva; तम् (tam) - him; प्रावेशयत (prāveśayata) - caused to enter; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - the invincible; यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; ऐच्छत् (aiṣchat) - desired; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Then Krishna, smiling, having greeted him with Shiva, caused the invincible Arjuna to enter wherever he desired.)
Then Krishna, with a smile, greeted him with Shiva and allowed the invincible Arjuna to enter wherever he wished.
बभ्राजे स रथोऽत्यर्थमुह्यमानो रणे तदा। उह्यमानमिवाकाशे विमानं पाण्डुरैर्हयैः ॥७-१८-५॥
babhrāje sa ratho'tyarthamuhyamāno raṇe tadā। uhyamānamivākāśe vimānaṃ pāṇḍurairhayaiḥ ॥7-18-5॥
[बभ्राजे (babhrāje) - shone; सः (saḥ) - that; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively; उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being moved; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; उह्यमानम् (uhyamānam) - being moved; इव (iva) - like; आकाशे (ākāśe) - in the sky; विमानम् (vimānam) - aerial car; पाण्डुरैः (pāṇḍuraiḥ) - by white; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses;]
(Then that chariot shone excessively, being moved in battle, like an aerial car being moved in the sky by white horses.)
Then that chariot shone brightly in the battle, appearing as if it were an aerial car being carried through the sky by white horses.
मण्डलानि ततश्चक्रे गतप्रत्यागतानि च। यथा शक्ररथो राजन्युद्धे देवासुरे पुरा ॥७-१८-६॥
maṇḍalāni tataścakre gatapratyāgatāni ca। yathā śakraratho rājanyuddhe devāsure purā ॥7-18-6॥
[मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चक्रे (cakre) - made; गत (gata) - gone; प्रत्यागतानि (pratyāgatāni) - returned; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्ररथः (śakrarathaḥ) - Indra's chariot; राजन् (rājan) - O king; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; देव (deva) - gods; असुरे (asure) - demons; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Then he made circles that went and returned, like Indra's chariot, O king, in the battle between gods and demons formerly.)
Then he formed circles that moved back and forth, just like Indra's chariot did in the ancient battle between the gods and demons, O king.
अथ नारायणाः क्रुद्धा विविधायुधपाणयः। छादयन्तः शरव्रातैः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१८-७॥
atha nārāyaṇāḥ kruddhā vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ। chādayantaḥ śaravrātaiḥ parivavrurdhanañjayam ॥7-18-7॥
[अथ (atha) - then; नारायणाः (nārāyaṇāḥ) - Nārāyaṇas; क्रुद्धा (kruddhā) - angry; विविधायुधपाणयः (vividhāyudhapāṇayaḥ) - bearing various weapons; छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanañjaya;]
(Then the Nārāyaṇas, angry and bearing various weapons, covered and surrounded Dhanañjaya with showers of arrows.)
Then the Nārāyaṇas, in their anger and armed with various weapons, surrounded and attacked Dhanañjaya with a barrage of arrows.
अदृश्यं च मुहूर्तेन चक्रुस्ते भरतर्षभ। कृष्णेन सहितं युद्धे कुन्तीपुत्रं धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१८-८॥
adṛśyaṃ ca muhūrtena cakruste bharatarṣabha। kṛṣṇena sahitaṃ yuddhe kuntīputraṃ dhanañjayam ॥7-18-8॥
[अदृश्यं (adṛśyam) - invisible; च (ca) - and; मुहूर्तेन (muhūrtena) - in a moment; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; ते (te) - they; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; कृष्णेन (kṛṣṇena) - with Krishna; सहितं (sahitam) - together; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कुन्तीपुत्रं (kuntīputram) - the son of Kunti; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(They made Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti, invisible in a moment, together with Krishna, O best of the Bharatas, in battle.)
In the battle, they made Arjuna, the son of Kunti, disappear in an instant along with Krishna, O best of the Bharatas.
क्रुद्धस्तु फल्गुनः सङ्ख्ये द्विगुणीकृतविक्रमः। गाण्डीवमुपसंमृज्य तूर्णं जग्राह संयुगे ॥७-१८-९॥
kruddhastu phalgunaḥ saṅkhye dviguṇīkṛtavikramaḥ। gāṇḍīvamupasaṃmṛjya tūrṇaṃ jagrāha saṃyuge ॥7-18-9॥
[क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; तु (tu) - but; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; द्विगुणीकृतविक्रमः (dviguṇīkṛtavikramaḥ) - with doubled prowess; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - the bow Gandiva; उपसंमृज्य (upasaṃmṛjya) - cleaning; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in the battle;]
(Angry but Arjuna in the battle with doubled prowess, cleaning the bow Gandiva, quickly took (it) in the battle.)
Arjuna, filled with anger and doubling his prowess, quickly cleaned and took up his bow Gandiva in the battle.
बद्ध्वा च भृकुटीं वक्त्रे क्रोधस्य प्रतिलक्षणम्। देवदत्तं महाशङ्खं पूरयामास पाण्डवः ॥७-१८-१०॥
baddhvā ca bhṛkuṭīṃ vaktre krodhasya pratilakṣaṇam। devadattaṃ mahāśaṅkhaṃ pūrayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-18-10॥
[बद्ध्वा (baddhvā) - having bound; च (ca) - and; भृकुटीं (bhṛkuṭīṃ) - eyebrows; वक्त्रे (vaktre) - on the face; क्रोधस्य (krodhasya) - of anger; प्रतिलक्षणम् (pratilakṣaṇam) - sign; देवदत्तं (devadattaṃ) - Devadatta; महाशङ्खं (mahāśaṅkhaṃ) - great conch; पूरयामास (pūrayāmāsa) - blew; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava;]
(Having bound the eyebrows on the face as a sign of anger, Pāṇḍava blew the great conch Devadatta.)
Pāṇḍava, with his eyebrows knitted in anger, blew the mighty conch named Devadatta.
अथास्त्रमरिसङ्घघ्नं त्वाष्ट्रमभ्यस्यदर्जुनः। ततो रूपसहस्राणि प्रादुरासन्पृथक्पृथक् ॥७-१८-११॥
athāstramarisaṅghaghnaṃ tvāṣṭramabhyasyadarjunaḥ। tato rūpasahasrāṇi prādurāsanpṛthakpṛthak ॥7-18-11॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अरिसङ्घघ्नम् (arisaṅghaghnam) - destroyer of enemy groups; त्वाष्ट्रम् (tvāṣṭram) - of Tvaṣṭṛ; अभ्यस्यत् (abhyasyat) - practiced; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; ततः (tataḥ) - then; रूपसहस्राणि (rūpasahasrāṇi) - thousands of forms; प्रादुरासन् (prādurāsan) - appeared; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately;]
(Then Arjuna practiced the Tvaṣṭṛ weapon, the destroyer of enemy groups. Then thousands of forms appeared separately.)
Arjuna then practiced the Tvaṣṭṛ weapon, known for destroying enemy groups, and subsequently, thousands of distinct forms appeared.
आत्मनः प्रतिरूपैस्तैर्नानारूपैर्विमोहिताः। अन्योन्यमर्जुनं मत्वा स्वमात्मानं च जघ्निरे ॥७-१८-१२॥
ātmanaḥ pratirūpaistairnānārūpairvimohitāḥ। anyonyamarjunaṃ matvā svamātmānaṃ ca jaghnire ॥7-18-12॥
[आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self; प्रतिरूपैः (pratirūpaiḥ) - by forms; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; नानारूपैः (nānārūpaiḥ) - by various forms; विमोहिताः (vimohitāḥ) - deluded; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; स्वम् (svam) - own; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; च (ca) - and; जघ्निरे (jaghnire) - killed;]
(Deluded by the forms of the self, by various forms, thinking each other to be Arjuna and their own self, they killed.)
Deluded by the various forms of themselves, they mistook each other for Arjuna and killed their own selves.
अयमर्जुनोऽयं गोविन्द इमौ यादवपाण्डवौ। इति ब्रुवाणाः संमूढा जघ्नुरन्योन्यमाहवे ॥७-१८-१३॥
ayam arjuno'yaṁ govinda imau yādavapāṇḍavau। iti bruvāṇāḥ saṁmūḍhā jaghnuranyonyamāhave ॥7-18-13॥
[अयम् (ayam) - this; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अयम् (ayam) - this; गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; इमौ (imau) - these; यादव (yādava) - Yadava; पाण्डवौ (pāṇḍavau) - Pandavas; इति (iti) - thus; ब्रुवाणाः (bruvāṇāḥ) - saying; संमूढाः (saṁmūḍhāḥ) - confused; जघ्नु: (jaghnuḥ) - killed; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(This is Arjuna, this is Govinda, these are the Yadavas and Pandavas. Thus saying, confused, they killed each other in battle.)
Confused and saying, "This is Arjuna, this is Govinda, these are the Yadavas and Pandavas," they ended up killing each other in the battle.
मोहिताः परमास्त्रेण क्षयं जग्मुः परस्परम्। अशोभन्त रणे योधाः पुष्पिता इव किंशुकाः ॥७-१८-१४॥
mohitāḥ paramāstreṇa kṣayaṃ jagmuḥ parasparam। aśobhanta raṇe yodhāḥ puṣpitā iva kiṃśukāḥ ॥7-18-14॥
[मोहिताः (mohitāḥ) - bewildered; परम (parama) - supreme; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; क्षयम् (kṣayam) - destruction; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - shone; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; पुष्पिता (puṣpitā) - blooming; इव (iva) - like; किंशुकाः (kiṃśukāḥ) - Butea monosperma;]
(Bewildered by the supreme weapon, they went to destruction of each other. The warriors shone in battle like blooming Butea monosperma.)
Bewildered by the supreme weapon, the warriors turned against each other and met their end, shining in the battle like blooming Butea monosperma flowers.
ततः शरसहस्राणि तैर्विमुक्तानि भस्मसात्। कृत्वा तदस्त्रं तान्वीराननयद्यमसादनम् ॥७-१८-१५॥
tataḥ śarasahasrāṇi tairvimuktāni bhasmasāt। kṛtvā tadastraṃ tānvīrānanayadyamasādanam ॥7-18-15॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शरसहस्राणि (śarasahasrāṇi) - thousands of arrows; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विमुक्तानि (vimuktāni) - released; भस्मसात् (bhasmasāt) - to ashes; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; तान् (tān) - those; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; अनयत् (anayat) - led; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Then, having released thousands of arrows, they reduced them to ashes. Having made that weapon, they led those heroes to the abode of Yama.)
Then, they released thousands of arrows, turning them to ashes, and led those heroes to the abode of Yama.
अथ प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्ललित्थान्मालवानपि। माचेल्लकांस्त्रिगर्तांश्च यौधेयांश्चार्दयच्छरैः ॥७-१८-१६॥
atha prahasya bībhatsurlalitthānmālavānapi। mācellakāṃstrigartāṃśca yaudheyāṃścārdayaccharaiḥ ॥7-18-16॥
[अथ (atha) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - laughing; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; ललित्थान् (lalitthān) - the Lalithas; मालवान् (mālavān) - the Malavas; अपि (api) - also; माचेल्लकान् (mācellakān) - the Macellakas; त्रिगर्तान् (trigartān) - the Trigartas; च (ca) - and; यौधेयान् (yaudheyān) - the Yaudheyas; च (ca) - and; अर्दयत् (ardayat) - pierced; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then, laughing, Bibhatsu pierced the Lalithas, the Malavas, the Macellakas, the Trigartas, and the Yaudheyas with arrows.)
Then, with a laugh, Bibhatsu shot arrows at the Lalithas, Malavas, Macellakas, Trigartas, and Yaudheyas, piercing them.
ते वध्यमाना वीरेण क्षत्रियाः कालचोदिताः। व्यसृजञ्शरवर्षाणि पार्थे नानाविधानि च ॥७-१८-१७॥
te vadhyamānā vīreṇa kṣatriyāḥ kālacoditāḥ। vyasṛjañśaravarṣāṇi pārthe nānāvidhāni ca ॥7-18-17॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमाना (vadhyamānā) - being killed; वीरेण (vīreṇa) - by the hero; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; कालचोदिताः (kālacoditāḥ) - impelled by time; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; पार्थे (pārthe) - at Arjuna; नानाविधानि (nānāvidhāni) - of various kinds; च (ca) - and;]
(They, being killed by the hero, the warriors impelled by time, released showers of arrows at Arjuna of various kinds and.)
The warriors, driven by time and facing their end, released various kinds of showers of arrows at Arjuna, even as they were being slain by the hero.
ततो नैवार्जुनस्तत्र न रथो न च केशवः। प्रत्यदृश्यत घोरेण शरवर्षेण संवृतः ॥७-१८-१८॥
tato naivārjunastatra na ratho na ca keśavaḥ। pratyadṛśyata ghoreṇa śaravarṣeṇa saṁvṛtaḥ ॥7-18-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तत्र (tatra) - there; न (na) - not; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - was seen; घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the terrible; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the shower of arrows; संवृतः (saṁvṛtaḥ) - covered;]
(Then neither Arjuna nor the chariot nor Keshava was seen, covered by the terrible shower of arrows.)
At that moment, neither Arjuna, nor his chariot, nor Keshava was visible, as they were enveloped by a dreadful shower of arrows.
ततस्ते लब्धलक्ष्यत्वादन्योन्यमभिचुक्रुशुः। हतौ कृष्णाविति प्रीता वासांस्यादुधुवुस्तदा ॥७-१८-१९॥
tataste labdhalakṣyatvādanyonyamabhicukruśuḥ। hatau kṛṣṇāviti prītā vāsāṃsyādudhuvustadā ॥7-18-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; लब्ध (labdha) - obtained; लक्ष्यत्वात् (lakṣyatvāt) - target; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिचुक्रुशुः (abhicukruśuḥ) - cried out; हतौ (hatau) - killed; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus; प्रीताः (prītāḥ) - pleased; वासांसि (vāsāṃsi) - garments; आदुधुवुः (ādudhuvuḥ) - waved; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, having obtained the target, they cried out to each other: "Krishna and Arjuna are killed!" Pleased, they waved their garments then.)
Then, having achieved their aim, they shouted to each other in joy, "Krishna and Arjuna are slain!" In their delight, they waved their garments in celebration.
भेरीमृदङ्गशङ्खांश्च दध्मुर्वीराः सहस्रशः। सिंहनादरवांश्चोग्रांश्चक्रिरे तत्र मारिष ॥७-१८-२०॥
bherīmṛdaṅgaśaṅkhāṃśca dadhmurvīrāḥ sahasraśaḥ। siṃhanādaravāṃścogrāṃścakrire tatra māriṣa ॥7-18-20॥
[भेरी (bherī) - drums; मृदङ्ग (mṛdaṅga) - mridangas; शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) - conches; च (ca) - and; दध्मुः (dadhmuḥ) - blew; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands; सिंहनाद (siṃhanāda) - lion-roars; रवान् (ravān) - sounds; च (ca) - and; उग्रान् (ugrān) - fierce; चक्रिरे (cakrire) - made; तत्र (tatra) - there; मारिष (māriṣa) - O prince;]
(The heroes blew thousands of drums, mridangas, and conches; they made fierce lion-roar sounds there, O prince.)
The warriors blew thousands of drums, mridangas, and conches, creating fierce lion-roar sounds there, O prince.
ततः प्रसिष्विदे कृष्णः खिन्नश्चार्जुनमब्रवीत्। क्वासि पार्थ न पश्ये त्वां कच्चिज्जीवसि शत्रुहन् ॥७-१८-२१॥
tataḥ prasiṣvide kṛṣṇaḥ khinnaścārjunamabravīt। kvāsi pārtha na paśye tvāṃ kaccijjīvasi śatruhan ॥7-18-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रसिष्विदे (prasiṣvide) - sweating; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; क्व (kva) - where; असि (asi) - are; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; न (na) - not; पश्ये (paśye) - see; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; जीवसि (jīvasi) - you live; शत्रुहन (śatruhan) - O slayer of enemies;]
(Then, sweating and distressed, Krishna said to Arjuna: "Where are you, O son of Pritha? I do not see you. Are you alive, O slayer of enemies?")
Then, Krishna, sweating and distressed, said to Arjuna: "Where are you, O son of Pritha? I cannot see you. Are you still alive, O slayer of enemies?"
तस्य तं मानुषं भावं भावज्ञोऽऽज्ञाय पाण्डवः। वायव्यास्त्रेण तैरस्तां शरवृष्टिमपाहरत् ॥७-१८-२२॥
tasya taṁ mānuṣaṁ bhāvaṁ bhāvajño''jñāya pāṇḍavaḥ। vāyavyāstreṇa tairastāṁ śaravṛṣṭimapāharat ॥7-18-22॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तम् (tam) - that; मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human; भावम् (bhāvam) - nature; भावज्ञः (bhāvajñaḥ) - knower of nature; अज्ञाय (ajñāya) - having understood; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; वायव्यास्त्रेण (vāyavyāstreṇa) - with the Vāyavya weapon; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अस्ताम् (astām) - ceased; शरवृष्टिम् (śaravṛṣṭim) - shower of arrows; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed;]
(Having understood his human nature, the knower of nature, Pāṇḍava, removed the shower of arrows by them with the Vāyavya weapon.)
Recognizing his human nature, the insightful Pāṇḍava used the Vāyavya weapon to dispel the shower of arrows.
ततः संशप्तकव्रातान्साश्वद्विपरथायुधान्। उवाह भगवान्वायुः शुष्कपर्णचयानिव ॥७-१८-२३॥
tataḥ saṃśaptakavratānsāśvadviparathāyudhān। uvāha bhagavānvāyuḥ śuṣkaparṇacayāniva ॥7-18-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संशप्तक (saṃśaptaka) - the Saṃśaptakas; व्रातान् (vratān) - groups; स (sa) - with; अश्व (aśva) - horses; द्विप (dvipa) - elephants; रथ (ratha) - chariots; आयुधान् (āyudhān) - weapons; उवाह (uvāha) - carried; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - Vāyu; शुष्क (śuṣka) - dry; पर्ण (parṇa) - leaves; चयान् (cayān) - heaps; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then, the divine Vāyu carried the groups of Saṃśaptakas with horses, elephants, chariots, and weapons, like heaps of dry leaves.)
Then, the divine wind god Vāyu swept away the Saṃśaptakas, along with their horses, elephants, chariots, and weapons, as if they were mere heaps of dry leaves.
उह्यमानास्तु ते राजन्बह्वशोभन्त वायुना। प्रडीनाः पक्षिणः काले वृक्षेभ्य इव मारिष ॥७-१८-२४॥
uhyamānāstu te rājanbahvaśobhanta vāyunā। praḍīnāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ kāle vṛkṣebhya iva māriṣa ॥7-18-24॥
[उह्यमानाः (uhyamānāḥ) - being carried away; तु (tu) - but; ते (te) - they; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बह्वः (bahvaḥ) - many; अशोभन्त (aśobhanta) - shone; वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind; प्रडीनाः (praḍīnāḥ) - fallen; पक्षिणः (pakṣiṇaḥ) - birds; काले (kāle) - in time; वृक्षेभ्यः (vṛkṣebhyaḥ) - from the trees; इव (iva) - like; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one;]
(Being carried away, but they, O king, shone greatly by the wind, like birds fallen from the trees in time, O gentle one.)
O King, they were carried away by the wind and shone brightly, like birds that have fallen from the trees in due time, O gentle one.
तांस्तथा व्याकुलीकृत्य त्वरमाणो धनञ्जयः। जघान निशितैर्बाणैः सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥७-१८-२५॥
tāṁstathā vyākulīkṛtya tvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ। jaghāna niśitairbāṇaiḥ sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ॥7-18-25॥
[ताम् (tām) - them; तथा (tathā) - thus; व्याकुलीकृत्य (vyākulīkṛtya) - having agitated; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and;]
(Thus, having agitated them, the hastening Arjuna killed thousands and hundreds with sharp arrows.)
Arjuna, in his haste, agitated them and killed thousands and hundreds with his sharp arrows.
शिरांसि भल्लैरहरद्बाहूनपि च सायुधान्। हस्तिहस्तोपमांश्चोरूञ्शरैरुर्व्यामपातयत् ॥७-१८-२६॥
śirāṃsi bhallairaharadbāhūnapi ca sāyudhān। hastihastopamāṃścorūñśarairurvyāmapātayat ॥7-18-26॥
[शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; अहरत् (aharat) - took away; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; सायुधान् (sāyudhān) - with weapons; हस्तिहस्तोपमान् (hastihastopamān) - like elephant trunks; च (ca) - and; ऊरून् (ūrūn) - thighs; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the ground; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall;]
(He took away the heads with arrows, and also the arms with weapons, and caused the thighs, like elephant trunks, to fall on the ground with arrows.)
He severed the heads with arrows, and also the arms that held weapons, causing the thighs, resembling elephant trunks, to fall to the ground with his arrows.
पृष्ठच्छिन्नान्विचरणान्विमस्तिष्केक्षणाङ्गुलीन्। नानाङ्गावयवैर्हीनांश्चकारारीन्धनञ्जयः ॥७-१८-२७॥
pṛṣṭhacchinnān vicarṇān vimastiṣkekṣaṇāṅgulīn। nānāṅgāvayavairhīnāṃścakārārīndhanñjayaḥ ॥7-18-27॥
[पृष्ठच्छिन्नान् (pṛṣṭhacchinnān) - with broken backs; विचरणान् (vicarṇān) - wandering; विमस्तिष्केक्षणाङ्गुलीन् (vimastiṣkekṣaṇāṅgulīn) - without brains, eyes, and fingers; नानाङ्गावयवैः (nānāṅgāvayavaiḥ) - with various limbs; हीनान् (hīnān) - deprived; चकार (cakāra) - made; अरिन् (arin) - enemies; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(Dhananjaya made the enemies with broken backs, wandering, without brains, eyes, and fingers, deprived of various limbs.)
Dhananjaya rendered the enemies incapacitated, breaking their backs, leaving them wandering without brains, eyes, and fingers, and deprived of various limbs.
गन्धर्वनगराकारान्विधिवत्कल्पितान्रथान्। शरैर्विशकलीकुर्वंश्चक्रे व्यश्वरथद्विपान् ॥७-१८-२८॥
gandharvanagarākārānvidhivatkalpitānrathān। śarairviśakalīkurvaṃścakre vyaśvarathadvipān ॥7-18-28॥
[गन्धर्व (gandharva) - celestial being; नगर (nagara) - city; आकारान् (ākārān) - forms; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly; कल्पितान् (kalpitān) - constructed; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विशकलीकुर्वन् (viśakalīkurvan) - shattering; चक्रे (cakre) - made; व्य (vya) - without; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; द्विपान् (dvipān) - elephants;]
(He made the chariots, constructed properly in the forms of celestial cities, shattered with arrows, without horses, chariots, and elephants.)
He destroyed the chariots, which were constructed like celestial cities, using arrows, leaving them without horses, chariots, and elephants.
मुण्डतालवनानीव तत्र तत्र चकाशिरे। छिन्नध्वजरथव्राताः केचित्केचित्क्वचित्क्वचित् ॥७-१८-२९॥
muṇḍatālavanānīva tatra tatra cakāśire। chinnadhvajarathavrātāḥ kecitkecitkvacitkvacit ॥7-18-29॥
[मुण्ड (muṇḍa) - shaved; ताल (tāla) - palm trees; वनानि (vanāni) - forests; इव (iva) - like; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; चकाशिरे (cakāśire) - shone; छिन्न (chinna) - cut; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flags; रथ (ratha) - chariots; व्राताः (vrātāḥ) - groups; केचित् (kecit) - some; केचित् (kecit) - some; क्वचित् (kvacit) - here; क्वचित् (kvacit) - there;]
(Like shaved palm tree forests, here and there they shone. Some groups of chariots with cut flags were here and there.)
The scene resembled forests of shaved palm trees shining here and there. Some groups of chariots with cut flags were scattered around.
सोत्तरायुधिनो नागाः सपताकाङ्कुशायुधाः। पेतुः शक्राशनिहता द्रुमवन्त इवाचलाः ॥७-१८-३०॥
sottarāyudhino nāgāḥ sapatākāṅkuśāyudhāḥ। petuḥ śakrāśanihatā drumavanta ivācalāḥ ॥7-18-30॥
[स-उत्तरायुधिनः (sa-uttarāyudhinaḥ) - with superior weapons; नागाः (nāgāḥ) - elephants; स-पताक-अङ्कुश-आयुधाः (sa-patāka-aṅkuśa-āyudhāḥ) - with banners, hooks, and weapons; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; शक्र-आशनि-हताः (śakra-āśani-hatāḥ) - struck by Indra's thunderbolt; द्रुमवन्तः (drumavantaḥ) - tree-covered; इव (iva) - like; अचलाः (acalāḥ) - mountains;]
(The elephants with superior weapons, banners, hooks, and weapons fell, struck by Indra's thunderbolt, like tree-covered mountains.)
The elephants, equipped with superior weapons, banners, hooks, and arms, fell as if struck by Indra's thunderbolt, resembling mountains covered with trees.
चामरापीडकवचाः स्रस्तान्त्रनयनासवः। सारोहास्तुरगाः पेतुः पार्थबाणहताः क्षितौ ॥७-१८-३१॥
cāmarāpīḍakavacāḥ srastāntranayanāsavaḥ। sārohāsturagāḥ petuḥ pārthabāṇahatāḥ kṣitau ॥7-18-31॥
[चामर (cāmara) - yak-tail fan; पीड (pīḍa) - pressed; कवचाः (kavacāḥ) - armored; स्रस्त (srasta) - fallen; अन्त्र (antra) - intestines; नयन (nayana) - eyes; आसवः (āsavaḥ) - liquor; सारोहाः (sārohāḥ) - with riders; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna's; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; हताः (hatāḥ) - struck; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground;]
(The armored ones with yak-tail fans, with fallen intestines and eyes, and liquor, the horses with riders fell, struck by Arjuna's arrows, on the ground.)
The armored warriors, adorned with yak-tail fans, fell to the ground with their riders and horses, struck down by Arjuna's arrows, their intestines and eyes fallen, and liquor spilled.
विप्रविद्धासिनखराश्छिन्नवर्मर्ष्टिशक्तयः। पत्तयश्छिन्नवर्माणः कृपणं शेरते हताः ॥७-१८-३२॥
vipraviddhāsinakharāśchinnavarmarṣṭiśaktayaḥ। pattayaśchinnavarmāṇaḥ kṛpaṇaṃ śerate hatāḥ ॥7-18-32॥
[विप्रविद्ध (vipraviddha) - scattered; असि (asi) - sword; नखराः (nakharāḥ) - nails; छिन्न (chinna) - cut; वर्म (varma) - armor; ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - spear; शक्तयः (śaktayaḥ) - powers; पत्तयः (pattayaḥ) - foot soldiers; छिन्न (chinna) - cut; वर्माणः (varmāṇaḥ) - armors; कृपणं (kṛpaṇaṃ) - miserably; शेरते (śerate) - lie; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain;]
(Scattered are the swords and nails, cut are the armors, spears, and powers. The foot soldiers with cut armors lie miserably slain.)
The battlefield is strewn with scattered swords and nails, and the armors, spears, and powers are cut down. The foot soldiers, with their armors cut, lie miserably slain.
तैर्हतैर्हन्यमानैश्च पतद्भिः पतितैरपि। भ्रमद्भिर्निष्टनद्भिश्च घोरमायोधनं बभौ ॥७-१८-३३॥
tair hatair hanyamānaiś ca patadbhiḥ patitair api। bhramadbhir niṣṭanadbhiś ca ghoram āyodhanaṃ babhau ॥7-18-33॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; हतैः (hataiḥ) - killed; हन्यमानैः (hanyamānaiḥ) - being struck; च (ca) - and; पतद्भिः (patadbhiḥ) - falling; पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - fallen; अपि (api) - also; भ्रमद्भिः (bhramadbhiḥ) - wandering; निष्टनद्भिः (niṣṭanadbhiḥ) - groaning; च (ca) - and; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; आयोधनम् (āyodhanam) - battle; बभौ (babhau) - appeared;]
(By them killed, being struck, and falling, also fallen, wandering, groaning, and the terrible battle appeared.)
The terrible battle appeared with those who were killed, being struck, falling, fallen, wandering, and groaning.
रजश्च महदुद्भूतं शान्तं रुधिरवृष्टिभिः। मही चाप्यभवद्दुर्गा कबन्धशतसङ्कुला ॥७-१८-३४॥
rajaśca mahadudbhūtaṃ śāntaṃ rudhiravṛṣṭibhiḥ। mahī cāpyabhavaddurgā kabandhaśatasaṅkulā ॥7-18-34॥
[रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; उद्भूतं (udbhūtaṃ) - arisen; शान्तं (śāntaṃ) - calm; रुधिर (rudhira) - blood; वृष्टिभिः (vṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers; मही (mahī) - earth; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; दुर्गा (durgā) - difficult; कबन्ध (kabandha) - headless trunks; शत (śata) - hundreds; सङ्कुला (saṅkulā) - crowded;]
(Dust and great arose calm with showers of blood. The earth also became difficult, crowded with hundreds of headless trunks.)
A great dust storm arose, calm yet accompanied by showers of blood. The earth became difficult to traverse, crowded with hundreds of headless trunks.
तद्बभौ रौद्रबीभत्सं बीभत्सोर्यानमाहवे। आक्रीड इव रुद्रस्य घ्नतः कालात्यये पशून् ॥७-१८-३५॥
tad babhau raudra-bībhatsaṃ bībhatsor yānam āhave। ākrīḍa iva rudrasya ghnataḥ kālātyaye paśūn ॥7-18-35॥
[तत् (tat) - that; बभौ (babhau) - shone; रौद्र (raudra) - fierce; बीभत्सम् (bībhatsam) - horrible; बीभत्सोः (bībhatsor) - of the horrible one; यानम् (yānam) - vehicle; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; आक्रीड (ākrīḍa) - play; इव (iva) - like; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; घ्नतः (ghnataḥ) - slaying; कालात्यये (kālātyaye) - at the end of time; पशून् (paśūn) - beasts;]
(That fierce and horrible vehicle of the horrible one shone in battle, like the play of Rudra slaying beasts at the end of time.)
The fierce and dreadful chariot of the terrifying one shone in the battle, resembling Rudra's play of destroying creatures at the end of time.
ते वध्यमानाः पार्थेन व्याकुलाश्वरथद्विपाः। तमेवाभिमुखाः क्षीणाः शक्रस्यातिथितां गताः ॥७-१८-३६॥
te vadhyamānāḥ pārthena vyākulāśvarathadvipāḥ। tamevābhimukhāḥ kṣīṇāḥ śakrasyātithitāṃ gatāḥ ॥7-18-36॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being killed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; व्याकुल (vyākula) - confused; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants; तम् (tam) - him; एव (eva) - only; अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing; क्षीणाः (kṣīṇāḥ) - weakened; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; आतिथितां (ātithitāṃ) - hospitality; गताः (gatāḥ) - attained;]
(They, being killed by Arjuna, with confused horses, chariots, and elephants, facing him only, weakened, attained the hospitality of Indra.)
They were being slaughtered by Arjuna, their horses, chariots, and elephants in disarray, and in their weakened state, they approached Indra for refuge.
सा भूमिर्भरतश्रेष्ठ निहतैस्तैर्महारथैः। आस्तीर्णा सम्बभौ सर्वा प्रेतीभूतैः समन्ततः ॥७-१८-३७॥
sā bhūmirbharataśreṣṭha nihataistairmahārathaiḥ। āstīrṇā sambabhau sarvā pretībhūtaiḥ samantataḥ ॥7-18-37॥
[सा (sā) - that; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - slain; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great warriors; आस्तीर्णा (āstīrṇā) - covered; सम्बभौ (sambabhau) - shone; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; प्रेतीभूतैः (pretībhūtaiḥ) - with the dead; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(That earth, O best of the Bharatas, covered by those slain great warriors, shone all around with the dead.)
O best of the Bharatas, the earth was entirely covered by the slain great warriors and shone with the dead all around.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे चैव प्रमत्ते सव्यसाचिनि। व्यूढानीकस्ततो द्रोणो युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत् ॥७-१८-३८॥
etasminnantare caiva pramatte savyasācini। vyūḍhānīkastato droṇo yudhiṣṭhiramupādravat ॥7-18-38॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रमत्ते (pramatte) - unaware; सव्यसाचिनि (savyasācini) - Arjuna; व्यूढ (vyūḍha) - arrayed; अनीकः (anīkaḥ) - army; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(In this interval, indeed, when Arjuna was unaware, then Drona, with his army arrayed, attacked Yudhishthira.)
During this time, while Arjuna was off guard, Drona organized his forces and advanced towards Yudhishthira.
तं प्रत्यगृह्णंस्त्वरिता व्यूढानीकाः प्रहारिणः। युधिष्ठिरं परीप्सन्तस्तदासीत्तुमुलं महत् ॥७-१८-३९॥
taṃ pratyagṛhṇaṃstvaritā vyūḍhānīkāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ parīpsantastadāsīttumulaṃ mahat ॥7-18-39॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रत्यगृह्णन् (pratyagṛhṇan) - received; त्वरिता (tvaritā) - quickly; व्यूढानीकाः (vyūḍhānīkāḥ) - arrayed in ranks; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to protect; तत् (tad) - that; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - tumultuous; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(They quickly received him, arrayed in ranks, strikers desiring to protect Yudhishthira; that was a great tumult.)
The warriors, quickly arrayed in ranks and ready to strike, received him with the intent to protect Yudhishthira; it was a great tumult.
