07.020
Core: Drona undertakes a successful carnage of Pandava army with the intention of capturing Yudhisthira. The great Pandava warriors Satyajit, Vṛka, Shatanika, Dridhashena, Shikhandin, Uttamaujas, Vasudana, Kshatradeva, Kshatravarman, and Sudakshina succumb to death trying to protect Yudhisthira.

सञ्जय उवाच॥

sañjaya uvāca॥

[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]

(Sanjaya said:)

Sanjaya said:

ततो युधिष्ठिरो द्रोणं दृष्ट्वान्तिकमुपागतम्। महता शरवर्षेण प्रत्यगृह्णादभीतवत् ॥७-२०-१॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiro droṇaṃ dṛṣṭvāntikamupāgatam। mahatā śaravarṣeṇa pratyagṛhṇādabhītavat ॥7-20-1॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near; उपागतम् (upāgatam) - approached; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; प्रत्यगृह्णात् (pratyagṛhṇāt) - received; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly;]

(Then Yudhishthira, seeing Drona approaching near, received him with a great shower of arrows fearlessly.)

Then Yudhishthira, observing Drona coming close, fearlessly countered him with a great volley of arrows.

ततो हलहलाशब्द आसीद्यौधिष्ठिरे बले। जिघृक्षति महासिंहे गजानामिव यूथपम् ॥७-२०-२॥

tato halahalāśabda āsīdyaudhiṣṭhire bale। jighṛkṣati mahāsiṃhe gajānāmiva yūthapam ॥7-20-2॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; हलहलाशब्दः (halahalāśabdaḥ) - tumultuous sound; आसीत् (āsīt) - arose; यौधिष्ठिरे (yaudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhishthira; बले (bale) - army; जिघृक्षति (jighṛkṣati) - desiring to seize; महासिंहे (mahāsiṃhe) - great lion; गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants; इव (iva) - like; यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader;]

(Then a tumultuous sound arose in Yudhishthira's army, desiring to seize the great lion like the leader of elephants.)

Then, in Yudhishthira's army, there arose a tumultuous sound, as if the leader of elephants desired to seize a great lion.

दृष्ट्वा द्रोणं ततः शूरः सत्यजित्सत्यविक्रमः। युधिष्ठिरं परिप्रेप्सुमाचार्यं समुपाद्रवत् ॥७-२०-३॥

dṛṣṭvā droṇaṃ tataḥ śūraḥ satyajitsatyavikramaḥ। yudhiṣṭhiraṃ pariprepsumāchāryaṃ samupādravat ॥7-20-3॥

[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Droṇa; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; सत्यजित् (satyajit) - Satyajit; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - of true prowess; युधिष्ठिरं (yudhiṣṭhiraṃ) - Yudhishthira; परिप्रेप्सुम् (pariprepsum) - desiring to attack; आचार्यं (āchāryaṃ) - the teacher; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - approached;]

(Having seen Droṇa, then the heroic Satyajit, of true prowess, desiring to attack Yudhishthira, approached the teacher.)

Upon seeing Droṇa, the valiant Satyajit, known for his true prowess, approached the teacher with the intent to attack Yudhishthira.

तत आचार्यपाञ्चाल्यौ युयुधाते परस्परम्। विक्षोभयन्तौ तत्सैन्यमिन्द्रवैरोचनाविव ॥७-२०-४॥

tata ācāryapāñcālyau yuyudhāte parasparam। vikṣobhayantau tatsainyamindravairocanāviva ॥7-20-4॥

[तत (tata) - then; आचार्य (ācārya) - teacher; पाञ्चाल्यौ (pāñcālyau) - son of Pāñcāla; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; विक्षोभयन्तौ (vikṣobhayantau) - disturbing; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; इन्द्र (indra) - Indra; वैराचनौ (vairocana) - son of Virocana; इव (iva) - like;]

(Then the teacher and the son of Pāñcāla fought each other, disturbing that army like Indra and the son of Virocana.)

Then the teacher and the son of Pāñcāla engaged in battle against each other, causing turmoil in the army like the conflict between Indra and the son of Virocana.

ततः सत्यजितं तीक्ष्णैर्दशभिर्मर्मभेदिभिः। अविध्यच्छीघ्रमाचार्यश्छित्त्वास्य सशरं धनुः ॥७-२०-५॥

tataḥ satyajitaṃ tīkṣṇairdśabhirmarmabhedibhiḥ। avidhyacchīghramācāryaśchittvāsya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ ॥7-20-5॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सत्यजितं (satyajitaṃ) - Satyajit; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - piercing vital parts; अविध्यत् (avidyat) - pierced; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - cutting; अस्य (asya) - his; सशरं (saśaram) - with arrow; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow;]

(Then the teacher quickly pierced Satyajit with ten sharp arrows piercing vital parts, cutting his bow with an arrow.)

Then the teacher swiftly shot ten sharp arrows at Satyajit, piercing his vital parts and cutting his bow along with the arrow.

स शीघ्रतरमादाय धनुरन्यत्प्रतापवान्। द्रोणं सोऽभिजघानाशु विंशद्भिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥७-२०-६॥

sa śīghratramādāya dhanuranyatpratāpavān। droṇaṃ so'bhijaghānāśu viṃśadbhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ ॥7-20-6॥

[स (sa) - he; शीघ्रतरम् (śīghratram) - quickly; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; सः (saḥ) - he; अभिजघान (abhijaghāna) - struck; आशु (āśu) - swiftly; विंशद्भिः (viṃśadbhiḥ) - with twenty; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with feathered arrows;]

(He, the powerful one, quickly taking another bow, struck Droṇa swiftly with twenty feathered arrows.)

The powerful warrior quickly took another bow and swiftly struck Droṇa with twenty feathered arrows.

ज्ञात्वा सत्यजिता द्रोणं ग्रस्यमानमिवाहवे। वृकः शरशतैस्तीक्ष्णैः पाञ्चाल्यो द्रोणमर्दयत् ॥७-२०-७॥

jñātvā satyajitā droṇaṃ grasyamānamivāhave। vṛkaḥ śaraśataistīkṣṇaiḥ pāñcālyo droṇamardayat ॥7-20-7॥

[ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; सत्यजिता (satyajitā) - by Satyajit; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; ग्रस्यमानम् (grasyamānam) - being devoured; इव (iva) - as if; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - Vṛka; शरशतैः (śaraśataiḥ) - with hundreds of arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Pāñcāla prince; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; अर्दयत् (ardayat) - pierced;]

(Having known that Droṇa was being devoured in battle by Satyajit, Vṛka, the Pāñcāla prince, pierced Droṇa with hundreds of sharp arrows.)

Upon realizing that Droṇa was being overwhelmed in battle by Satyajit, Vṛka, the prince of the Pāñcālas, attacked Droṇa with numerous sharp arrows.

सञ्छाद्यमानं समरे द्रोणं दृष्ट्वा महारथम्। चुक्रुशुः पाण्डवा राजन्वस्त्राणि दुधुवुश्च ह ॥७-२०-८॥

sañchādyamānaṃ samare droṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāratham। cukruśuḥ pāṇḍavā rājanvastrāṇi dudhuvuśca ha ॥7-20-8॥

[सञ्छाद्यमानं (sañchādyamānam) - being covered; समरे (samare) - in the battle; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - shouted; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वस्त्राणि (vastrāṇi) - garments; दुधुवुः (dudhuvuḥ) - shook; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed;]

(Seeing Droṇa, the great chariot-warrior, being covered in the battle, the Pāṇḍavas shouted, O king, and shook their garments.)

Upon seeing Droṇa, the great chariot-warrior, being overwhelmed in the battle, the Pāṇḍavas cried out and shook their garments, O king.

वृकस्तु परमक्रुद्धो द्रोणं षष्ट्या स्तनान्तरे। विव्याध बलवान्राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-२०-९॥

vṛkastu paramakruddho droṇaṃ ṣaṣṭyā stanāntare। vivyādha balavānrājaṃstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-20-9॥

[वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - wolf; तु (tu) - but; परम (parama) - extremely; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]

(The wolf, extremely angry, pierced Drona in the chest with sixty (arrows). O king, that was as if wonderful.)

The fierce wolf, in his extreme anger, struck Drona in the chest with sixty arrows. O king, it seemed almost miraculous.

द्रोणस्तु शरवर्षेण छाद्यमानो महारथः। वेगं चक्रे महावेगः क्रोधादुद्वृत्य चक्षुषी ॥७-२०-१०॥

droṇastu śaravarṣeṇa chādyamāno mahārathaḥ। vegaṃ cakre mahāvegaḥ krodhādudvṛtya cakṣuṣī ॥7-20-10॥

[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; तु (tu) - but; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the rain of arrows; छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior; वегं (vegaṃ) - speed; चक्रे (cakre) - made; महावेगः (mahāvegaḥ) - great speed; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - out of anger; उद्वृत्य (udvṛtya) - rolling; चक्षुषी (cakṣuṣī) - eyes;]

(Droṇa, being covered by the rain of arrows, made great speed, rolling his eyes out of anger.)

Droṇa, although covered by a rain of arrows, advanced with great speed, his eyes rolling in anger.

ततः सत्यजितश्चापं छित्त्वा द्रोणो वृकस्य च। षड्भिः ससूतं सहयं शरैर्द्रोणोऽवधीद्वृकम् ॥७-२०-११॥

tataḥ satyajitaścāpaṃ chittvā droṇo vṛkasya ca। ṣaḍbhiḥ sasūtaṃ sahayagṃ śarairdroṇo'vadhīdvṛkam ॥7-20-11॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सत्यजितः (satyajitaḥ) - Satyajit; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - cut; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; वृकस्य (vṛkasya) - of Vrika; च (ca) - and; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; ससूतं (sasūtaṃ) - with charioteer; सहयं (sahayagṃ) - with horse; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; वृकम् (vṛkam) - Vrika;]

(Then Drona, having cut the bow of Satyajit and Vrika, with six arrows killed Vrika along with his charioteer and horse.)

Then Drona, after cutting the bows of Satyajit and Vrika, killed Vrika along with his charioteer and horse using six arrows.

अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सत्यजिद्वेगवत्तरम्। साश्वं ससूतं विशिखैर्द्रोणं विव्याध सध्वजम् ॥७-२०-१२॥

athānyaddhanurādāya satyajidvegavattaram। sāśvaṃ sasūtaṃ viśikhairdroṇaṃ vivyādha sadhvajam ॥7-20-12॥

[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सत्यजित् (satyajit) - Satyajit; वेगवत्तरम् (vegavattaram) - more powerful; स (sa) - with; अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse; स (sa) - with; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; स (sa) - with; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - banner;]

(Then, taking another bow, Satyajit, more powerful, pierced Droṇa, along with his horse, charioteer, and banner, with arrows.)

Then Satyajit, taking another, more powerful bow, pierced Droṇa along with his horse, charioteer, and banner with arrows.

स तन्न ममृषे द्रोणः पाञ्चाल्येनार्दनं मृधे। ततस्तस्य विनाशाय सत्वरं व्यसृजच्छरान् ॥७-२०-१३॥

sa tanna mamṛṣe droṇaḥ pāñcālyenārdanaṃ mṛdhe। tatastasya vināśāya satvaraṃ vyasṛjaccharān ॥7-20-13॥

[स (sa) - he; तत् (tat) - that; न (na) - not; ममृषे (mamṛṣe) - tolerated; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पाञ्चाल्येन (pāñcālyena) - by the son of Pāñcāla; अर्दनं (ardanaṃ) - the attack; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; सत्वरं (satvaraṃ) - quickly; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - released; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]

(He, Droṇa, did not tolerate that attack by the son of Pāñcāla in battle. Then, for his destruction, he quickly released arrows.)

Droṇa could not tolerate the attack by the son of Pāñcāla in the battle and quickly released arrows for his destruction.

हयान्ध्वजं धनुर्मुष्टिमुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी। अवाकिरत्ततो द्रोणः शरवर्षैः सहस्रशः ॥७-२०-१४॥

hayāndhvajaṃ dhanurmuṣṭimubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī। avākirattato droṇaḥ śaravarṣaiḥ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-20-14॥

[हयान् (hayān) - horses; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; मुष्टिम् (muṣṭim) - fist; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णि (pārṣṇi) - heel; सारथी (sārathī) - charioteer; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands;]

(The charioteer covered both the horses, the flag, the bow, and the fist with showers of arrows by thousands, then Drona.)

Then Drona covered both the horses, the flag, the bow, and the fist of the charioteer with thousands of arrows.

तथा सञ्छिद्यमानेषु कार्मुकेषु पुनः पुनः। पाञ्चाल्यः परमास्त्रज्ञः शोणाश्वं समयोधयत् ॥७-२०-१५॥

tathā sañchidyamāneṣu kārmukeṣu punaḥ punaḥ। pāñcālyaḥ paramāstrajñaḥ śoṇāśvaṃ samayodhayat ॥7-20-15॥

[तथा (tathā) - thus; सञ्छिद्यमानेषु (sañchidyamāneṣu) - being cut; कार्मुकेषु (kārmukeṣu) - bows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the son of Panchala; परमास्त्रज्ञः (paramāstrajñaḥ) - great weapon-knower; शोणाश्वं (śoṇāśvaṃ) - red horse; समयोधयत् (samayodhayat) - engaged in battle;]

(Thus, as the bows were being cut again and again, the son of Panchala, a great weapon-knower, engaged the red horse in battle.)

In the midst of the battle, as the bows were repeatedly being cut, the son of Panchala, known for his mastery of weapons, skillfully engaged the red horse in combat.

स सत्यजितमालक्ष्य तथोदीर्णं महाहवे। अर्धचन्द्रेण चिच्छेद शिरस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥७-२०-१६॥

sa satyajitamālakṣya tathodīrṇaṃ mahāhave। ardhacandreṇa ciccheda śirastasya mahātmanaḥ ॥7-20-16॥

[स (sa) - he; सत्यजितम् (satyajitam) - Satyajit; आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having observed; तथा (tathā) - thus; उदीर्णम् (udīrṇam) - excited; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped weapon; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; शिरः (śiraḥ) - the head; तस्य (tasya) - of him; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]

(He, having observed Satyajit thus excited in the great battle, cut off his head with a crescent-shaped weapon.)

He noticed Satyajit, who was excited in the great battle, and cut off his head with a crescent-shaped weapon.

तस्मिन्हते महामात्रे पाञ्चालानां रथर्षभे। अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैर्द्रोणात्त्रस्तो युधिष्ठिरः ॥७-२०-१७॥

tasmin hate mahā-mātre pāñcālānāṃ ratharṣabhe। apāyāj javanair aśvair droṇāt trasto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ॥7-20-17॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - killed; महामात्रे (mahā-mātre) - great warrior; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; रथर्षभे (ratharṣabhe) - chariot-warrior; अपायात् (apāyāt) - fled; जवनैः (javanair) - swift; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Droṇa; त्रस्तः (trastaḥ) - terrified; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira;]

(In that, the great warrior, the chariot-warrior of the Pāñcālas, was killed. Yudhiṣṭhira, terrified, fled from Droṇa with swift horses.)

When the great chariot-warrior of the Pāñcālas was killed, Yudhiṣṭhira, in fear, fled swiftly from Droṇa.

पाञ्चालाः केकया मत्स्याश्चेदिकारूषकोसलाः। युधिष्ठिरमुदीक्षन्तो हृष्टा द्रोणमुपाद्रवन् ॥७-२०-१८॥

pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāścedikārūṣakosalāḥ। yudhiṣṭhiramudīkṣanto hṛṣṭā droṇamupādravan ॥7-20-18॥

[पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; च (ca) - and; एडिकारूषकोसलाः (edikārūṣakosalāḥ) - Edikas, Karushas, Kosalas; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; उदीक्षन्तः (udīkṣantaḥ) - looking at; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked;]

(The Panchalas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and Edikas, Karushas, Kosalas, looking at Yudhishthira, joyfully attacked Drona.)

The Panchalas, Kekayas, Matsyas, along with the Edikas, Karushas, and Kosalas, joyfully advanced towards Drona while looking at Yudhishthira.

ततो युधिष्ठिरप्रेप्सुराचार्यः शत्रुपूगहा। व्यधमत्तान्यनीकानि तूलराशिमिवानिलः ॥७-२०-१९॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraprepsurācāryaḥ śatrupūgahā। vyadhamattānyanīkāni tūlarāśimivānilaḥ ॥7-20-19॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; प्रेप्सुः (prepsuḥ) - desiring; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - the teacher; शत्रु (śatru) - enemy; पूग (pūga) - multitude; हा (hā) - destroyer; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; तानि (tāni) - those; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; तूल (tūla) - cotton; राशिम् (rāśim) - heap; इव (iva) - like; अनिलः (anilaḥ) - wind;]

(Then, desiring Yudhishthira, the teacher, destroyer of enemy multitudes, scattered those armies like the wind scatters a heap of cotton.)

Then, the teacher, eager to reach Yudhishthira, scattered the enemy forces like the wind scatters a heap of cotton.

निर्दहन्तमनीकानि तानि तानि पुनः पुनः। द्रोणं मत्स्यादवरजः शतानीकोऽभ्यवर्तत ॥७-२०-२०॥

nirdahantamanīkāni tāni tāni punaḥ punaḥ। droṇaṃ matsyādavarajaḥ śatānīko'bhyavartata ॥7-20-20॥

[निर्दहन्तम् (nirdahantam) - burning; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; तानि (tāni) - those; तानि (tāni) - those; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; मत्स्यादवरजः (matsyādavarajaḥ) - the younger brother of Matsya; शतानीकः (śatānīkaḥ) - Shatanika; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - attacked;]

(Burning the armies, those, those again and again, Shatanika, the younger brother of Matsya, attacked Drona.)

Shatanika, the younger brother of Matsya, repeatedly attacked Drona, burning the armies again and again.

सूर्यरश्मिप्रतीकाशैः कर्मारपरिमार्जितैः। षड्भिः ससूतं सहयं द्रोणं विद्ध्वानदद्भृशम् ॥७-२०-२१॥

sūryaraśmipratīkāśaiḥ karmāraparimārjitaiḥ। ṣaḍbhiḥ sasūtaṃ saha yaṃ droṇaṃ viddhvānadadbhṛśam ॥7-20-21॥

[सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; रश्मि (raśmi) - rays; प्रतीकाशैः (pratīkāśaiḥ) - resembling; कर्मार (karmāra) - smith; परिमार्जितैः (parimārjitaiḥ) - polished; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; स (sa) - with; सूतं (sūtaṃ) - charioteer; सह (saha) - together; यं (yaṃ) - whom; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Drona; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; अनदत् (anadat) - roared; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - loudly;]

(With rays resembling the sun, polished by the smith, with six, together with the charioteer, whom Drona, having pierced, roared loudly.)

With rays like the sun, polished by the smith, the chariot with its six horses and charioteer, pierced by Drona, roared loudly.

तस्य नानदतो द्रोणः शिरः कायात्सकुण्डलम्। क्षुरेणापाहरत्तूर्णं ततो मत्स्याः प्रदुद्रुवुः ॥७-२०-२२॥

tasya nānadato droṇaḥ śiraḥ kāyātsakuṇḍalam। kṣureṇāpāharattūrṇaṃ tato matsyāḥ pradudruvuḥ ॥7-20-22॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; नानदतः (nānadataḥ) - roaring; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from body; सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; क्षुरेण (kṣureṇa) - with a razor; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; ततः (tataḥ) - then; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - the Matsyas; प्रदुद्रुवुः (pradudruvuḥ) - fled away;]

(His roaring, Droṇa quickly removed the head with earrings from the body with a razor; then the Matsyas fled away.)

As he roared, Droṇa swiftly severed the head adorned with earrings from the body using a razor; then the Matsyas fled in panic.

मत्स्याञ्जित्वाजयच्चेदीन्कारूषान्केकयानपि। पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयान्पाण्डून्भारद्वाजः पुनः पुनः ॥७-२०-२३॥

matsyāñ jitvā jayac cedīn kārūṣān kekayān api। pāñcālān sṛñjayān pāṇḍūn bhāradvājaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ॥7-20-23॥

[मत्स्यान् (matsyān) - the Matsyas; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; जयत् (jayat) - victorious; चेदीन् (cedīn) - the Cedis; कारूषान् (kārūṣān) - the Karushas; केकयान् (kekayān) - the Kekayas; अपि (api) - also; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - the Srinjayas; पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - the Pandavas; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]

(Having conquered the Matsyas, victorious over the Cedis, the Karushas, and also the Kekayas, the Bharadvaja repeatedly defeated the Panchalas, the Srinjayas, and the Pandavas.)

Bharadvaja, after defeating the Matsyas, emerged victorious over the Cedis, Karushas, and Kekayas, and repeatedly defeated the Panchalas, Srinjayas, and Pandavas.

तं दहन्तमनीकानि क्रुद्धमग्निं यथा वनम्। दृष्ट्वा रुक्मरथं क्रुद्धं समकम्पन्त सृञ्जयाः ॥७-२०-२४॥

taṃ dahantamanīkāni kruddhamagniṃ yathā vanam। dṛṣṭvā rukmarathaṃ kruddhaṃ samakampanta sṛñjayāḥ ॥7-20-24॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; अग्निम् (agniṃ) - fire; यथा (yathā) - like; वनम् (vanam) - forest; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रुक्मरथम् (rukmaratham) - golden chariot; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Sṛñjayas;]

(Seeing him, burning the armies, angry like fire in the forest, the Sṛñjayas trembled at the sight of the angry one in the golden chariot.)

The Sṛñjayas trembled when they saw him, burning the armies in his anger, like a fire in the forest, and the angry one in the golden chariot.

उत्तमं ह्यादधानस्य धनुरस्याशुकारिणः। ज्याघोषो निघ्नतोऽमित्रान्दिक्षु सर्वासु शुश्रुवे ॥७-२०-२५॥

uttamaṁ hyādadhānasya dhanurasyāśukāriṇaḥ। jyāghoṣo nighnato'mitrāndikṣu sarvāsu śuśruve ॥7-20-25॥

[उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; हि (hi) - indeed; आदधानस्य (ādadhānasya) - of the one holding; धनुरस्य (dhanurasya) - of the bow; आशुकारिणः (āśukāriṇaḥ) - swift-acting; ज्या (jyā) - bowstring; घोषः (ghoṣaḥ) - sound; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - of the one striking; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - everywhere; शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard;]

(Indeed, the sound of the bowstring of the excellent, swift-acting bow of the one holding it, striking enemies, was heard in all directions everywhere.)

The sound of the bowstring from the excellent and swift-acting bow, wielded by the warrior, echoed in all directions, striking fear into the hearts of enemies everywhere.

नागानश्वान्पदातींश्च रथिनो गजसादिनः। रौद्रा हस्तवता मुक्ताः प्रमथ्नन्ति स्म सायकाः ॥७-२०-२६॥

nāgānaśvānpadātīṃśca rathino gajasādinaḥ। raudrā hastavatā muktāḥ pramathnanti sma sāyakāḥ ॥7-20-26॥

[नागान् (nāgān) - elephants; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot-soldiers; च (ca) - and; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; गजसादिनः (gajasādinaḥ) - elephant-riders; रौद्राः (raudrāḥ) - fierce; हस्तवता (hastavatā) - by the one with a hand; मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - released; प्रमथ्नन्ति (pramathnanti) - destroy; स्म (sma) - indeed; सायकाः (sāyakāḥ) - arrows;]

(Arrows released by the one with a hand fiercely destroy elephants, horses, foot-soldiers, charioteers, and elephant-riders.)

The arrows, fiercely released by the warrior, destroyed elephants, horses, foot-soldiers, charioteers, and elephant-riders.

नानद्यमानः पर्जन्यो मिश्रवातो हिमात्यये। अश्मवर्षमिवावर्षत्परेषां भयमादधत् ॥७-२०-२७॥

nānadyamānaḥ parjanyo miśravāto himātyaye। aśmavarṣamivāvarṣatpareṣāṃ bhayamādadhat ॥7-20-27॥

[नानद्यमानः (nānadyamānaḥ) - not resounding; पर्जन्यः (parjanyaḥ) - cloud; मिश्रवातः (miśravātaḥ) - mixed wind; हिमात्यये (himātyaye) - at the end of winter; अश्मवर्षम् (aśmavarṣam) - stone rain; इव (iva) - like; अवर्षत् (avarṣat) - rained; परेषाम् (pareṣām) - of others; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; आदधत् (ādadhat) - causing;]

(The cloud, not resounding, with mixed wind at the end of winter, rained like a stone rain, causing fear to others.)

The cloud, silent and with mixed winds at the end of winter, rained down like a hailstorm, instilling fear among others.

सर्वा दिशः समचरत्सैन्यं विक्षोभयन्निव। बली शूरो महेष्वासो मित्राणामभयङ्करः ॥७-२०-२८॥

sarvā diśaḥ samacaratsainyaṃ vikṣobhayaniva। balī śūro maheṣvāso mitrāṇāmabhayaṅkaraḥ ॥7-20-28॥

[सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; समचरत् (samacarat) - moved; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; विक्षोभयन् (vikṣobhayan) - disturbing; इव (iva) - as if; बली (balī) - strong; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archer; मित्राणाम् (mitrāṇām) - of friends; अभयङ्करः (abhayaṅkaraḥ) - fearless;]

(All directions moved the army as if disturbing. Strong, heroic, great archer, fearless for friends.)

The strong and heroic great archer moved the army in all directions as if disturbing it, being fearless for his friends.

तस्य विद्युदिवाभ्रेषु चापं हेमपरिष्कृतम्। दिक्षु सर्वास्वपश्याम द्रोणस्यामिततेजसः ॥७-२०-२९॥

tasya vidyudivābhreṣu cāpaṃ hemapariṣkṛtam। dikṣu sarvāsvapaśyāma droṇasyāmitatejasaḥ ॥7-20-29॥

[तस्य (tasya) - his; विद्युत् (vidyut) - lightning; इव (iva) - like; अभ्रेषु (abhreṣu) - in the clouds; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; हेम (hema) - gold; परिष्कृतम् (pariṣkṛtam) - adorned; दिक्षु (dikṣu) - in all directions; सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - all; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; अमित (amita) - immeasurable; तेजसः (tejasah) - splendor;]

(His bow, adorned with gold, was seen like lightning in the clouds, in all directions, of Drona's immeasurable splendor.)

We saw Drona's bow, adorned with gold, shining like lightning in the clouds, spreading its immeasurable splendor in all directions.

द्रोणस्तु पाण्डवानीके चकार कदनं महत्। यथा दैत्यगणे विष्णुः सुरासुरनमस्कृतः ॥७-२०-३०॥

droṇastu pāṇḍavānīke cakāra kadanaṃ mahat। yathā daityagaṇe viṣṇuḥ surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ ॥7-20-30॥

[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डवानीके (pāṇḍavānīke) - in the Pandava army; चकार (cakāra) - did; कदनं (kadanaṃ) - slaughter; महत् (mahat) - great; यथा (yathā) - as; दैत्यगणे (daityagaṇe) - among the demons; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu; सुरासुरनमस्कृतः (surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ) - worshipped by gods and demons;]

(But Drona did great slaughter in the Pandava army, as Vishnu, worshipped by gods and demons, did among the demons.)

Drona caused great destruction in the Pandava army, just as Vishnu, revered by both gods and demons, did among the demons.

स शूरः सत्यवाक्प्राज्ञो बलवान्सत्यविक्रमः। महानुभावः कालान्ते रौद्रीं भीरुविभीषणाम् ॥७-२०-३१॥

sa śūraḥ satyavākprājño balavānsatyavikramaḥ। mahānubhāvaḥ kālānte raudrīṃ bhīruvibhīṣaṇām ॥7-20-31॥

[स (sa) - he; शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave; सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech; प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly courageous; महानुभावः (mahānubhāvaḥ) - great personality; कालान्ते (kālānte) - at the end of time; रौद्रीं (raudrīṃ) - fierce; भीरु (bhīru) - fearful; विभीषणाम् (vibhīṣaṇām) - terrifying;]

(He, brave, truthful in speech, wise, strong, truly courageous, a great personality, at the end of time, fierce, fearful, terrifying.)

He is brave, speaks the truth, wise, strong, truly courageous, and a great personality. At the end of time, he becomes fierce, fearful, and terrifying.

कवचोर्मिध्वजावर्तां मर्त्यकूलापहारिणीम्। गजवाजिमहाग्राहामसिमीनां दुरासदाम् ॥७-२०-३२॥

kavacormidhvajāvartāṃ martyakūlāpahāriṇīm। gajavājimahāgrāhāmasimīnāṃ durāsadām ॥7-20-32॥

[कवच (kavaca) - armor; ऊर्मि (ūrmi) - wave; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flag; आवर्तां (āvartāṃ) - whirlpool; मर्त्य (martya) - mortal; कूल (kūla) - shore; अपहारिणीम् (apahāriṇīm) - stealing; गज (gaja) - elephant; वाजि (vāji) - horse; महाग्राहाम् (mahāgrāhām) - great crocodile; असि (asi) - sword; मीनां (mīnāṃ) - fish; दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - difficult to approach;]

(The armor-wave-flag whirlpool, stealing the shores of mortals, difficult to approach for elephants, horses, great crocodiles, swords, and fish.)

The whirlpool, adorned with armor-like waves and flags, steals the shores of mortals and is difficult to approach for elephants, horses, great crocodiles, swords, and fish.

वीरास्थिशर्करां रौद्रां भेरीमुरजकच्छपाम्। चर्मवर्मप्लवां घोरां केशशैवलशाड्वलाम् ॥७-२०-३३॥

vīrāsthiśarkarāṃ raudrāṃ bherīmurajakacchapām। carmavarmaplavāṃ ghorāṃ keśaśaivalaśāḍvalām ॥7-20-33॥

[वीर (vīra) - hero; अस्थि (asthi) - bone; शर्करां (śarkarāṃ) - gravel; रौद्रां (raudrāṃ) - fierce; भेरी (bherī) - drum; मुरज (muraja) - kettle-drum; कच्छपाम् (kacchapām) - tortoise; चर्म (carma) - skin; वर्म (varma) - armor; प्लवां (plavāṃ) - raft; घोरां (ghorāṃ) - terrible; केश (keśa) - hair; शैवल (śaivala) - moss; शाड्वलाम् (śāḍvalām) - grassland;]

(A fierce gravel of hero bones, a tortoise of drums and kettle-drums, a terrible raft of skin armor, with hair moss and grassland.)

A terrifying scene with gravel made of hero bones, drums and kettle-drums forming a tortoise, a raft made of skin armor, and covered with hair, moss, and grassland.

शरौघिणीं धनुःस्रोतां बाहुपन्नगसङ्कुलाम्। रणभूमिवहां घोरां कुरुसृञ्जयवाहिनीम् ॥ मनुष्यशीर्षपाषाणां शक्तिमीनां गदोडुपाम् ॥७-२०-३४॥

śaraughiṇīṃ dhanuḥsrotāṃ bāhupannagasaṅkulām। raṇabhūmivahāṃ ghorāṃ kurusṛñjayavāhinīm ॥ manuṣyaśīrṣapāṣāṇāṃ śaktimīnāṃ gadoḍupām ॥7-20-34॥

[शरौघिणीं (śaraughiṇīṃ) - of arrows; धनुःस्रोतां (dhanuḥsrotāṃ) - bow-stream; बाहुपन्नगसङ्कुलाम् (bāhupannagasaṅkulām) - arm-serpent-crowded; रणभूमिवहां (raṇabhūmivahāṃ) - battlefield-flowing; घोरां (ghorāṃ) - terrible; कुरुसृञ्जयवाहिनीम् (kurusṛñjayavāhinīm) - Kuru-Sṛñjaya-army; मनुष्यशीर्षपाषाणां (manuṣyaśīrṣapāṣāṇāṃ) - human-head-stones; शक्तिमीनां (śaktimīnāṃ) - spear-fish; गदोडुपाम् (gadoḍupām) - mace-moon;]

(The army of Kuru and Sṛñjaya, terrible, flowing like a battlefield, crowded with arm-serpents, with streams of bows and showers of arrows, with stones of human heads, with spear-fish and mace-moon.)

The battlefield was terrifying, with the Kuru and Sṛñjaya armies flowing like a river, filled with warriors whose arms were like serpents, bows streaming arrows, and the ground littered with stones resembling human heads, spears like fish, and maces like moons.

उष्णीषफेनवसनां निष्कीर्णान्त्रसरीसृपाम्। वीरापहारिणीमुग्रां मांसशोणितकर्दमाम् ॥७-२०-३५॥

uṣṇīṣaphenavasanāṃ niṣkīrṇāntrasarīsṛpām। vīrāpahāriṇīmugrāṃ māṃsaśoṇitakardamām ॥7-20-35॥

[उष्णीष (uṣṇīṣa) - turban; फेन (phena) - foam; वसनां (vasanāṃ) - clothed; निष्कीर्ण (niṣkīrṇa) - scattered; अन्त्र (antra) - intestines; सरीसृपाम् (sarīsṛpām) - reptiles; वीर (vīra) - heroes; अपहारिणीम् (apahāriṇīm) - stealing; उग्रां (ugrāṃ) - fierce; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; शोणित (śoṇita) - blood; कर्दमाम् (kardamām) - muddy;]

(Clothed in a turban of foam, scattered with intestines and reptiles, stealing heroes, fierce, muddy with flesh and blood.)

She is clothed in a turban of foam, scattered with intestines and reptiles, fierce and stealing heroes, muddy with flesh and blood.

हस्तिग्राहां केतुवृक्षां क्षत्रियाणां निमज्जनीम्। क्रूरां शरीरसङ्घाटां सादिनक्रां दुरत्ययाम् ॥ द्रोणः प्रावर्तयत्तत्र नदीमन्तकगामिनीम् ॥७-२०-३६॥

hastigrāhāṃ ketuvṛkṣāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ nimajjanīm। krūrāṃ śarīrasaṅghāṭāṃ sādinakrāṃ duratyayām ॥ droṇaḥ prāvartayattatra nadīmantakagāminīm ॥7-20-36॥

[हस्तिग्राहाम् (hastigrāhām) - elephant-catching; केतुवृक्षाम् (ketuvṛkṣām) - banner-tree; क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors; निमज्जनीम् (nimajjanīm) - drowning; क्रूराम् (krūrām) - cruel; शरीरसङ्घाटाम् (śarīrasaṅghāṭām) - body-mass; सादिनक्राम् (sādinakrām) - horse-crocodile; दुरत्ययाम् (duratyayām) - difficult to cross; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; प्रावर्तयत् (prāvartayat) - set in motion; तत्र (tatra) - there; नदीम् (nadīm) - river; अन्तकगामिनीम् (antakagāminīm) - leading to death;]

(Droṇa set in motion there a river that was elephant-catching, banner-tree, drowning for the warriors, cruel, a mass of bodies, horse-crocodile, difficult to cross, leading to death.)

Droṇa unleashed a deadly river there, capturing elephants, with banners like trees, drowning warriors, cruel and filled with bodies, with horse-like crocodiles, difficult to cross, leading to death.

क्रव्यादगणसङ्घुष्टां श्वशृगालगणायुताम्। निषेवितां महारौद्रैः पिशिताशैः समन्ततः ॥७-२०-३७॥

kravyādagaṇasaṅghuṣṭāṃ śvaśṛgālaganāyutām। niṣevitāṃ mahāraudraiḥ piśitāśaiḥ samantataḥ ॥7-20-37॥

[क्रव्याद (kravyāda) - flesh-eating demon; गण (gaṇa) - group; सङ्घुष्टाम् (saṅghuṣṭām) - filled with; श्व (śva) - dogs; शृगाल (śṛgāla) - jackals; गण (gaṇa) - group; आयुताम् (āyutām) - filled with; निषेविताम् (niṣevitām) - inhabited by; महा (mahā) - great; रौद्रैः (raudraiḥ) - terrible; पिशिताशैः (piśitāśaiḥ) - flesh-eaters; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]

(Filled with groups of flesh-eating demons, dogs, and jackals; inhabited by great and terrible flesh-eaters all around.)

The place was filled with the cries of flesh-eating demons, surrounded by packs of dogs and jackals, and inhabited by terrifying flesh-eaters everywhere.

तं दहन्तमनीकानि रथोदारं कृतान्तवत्। सर्वतोऽभ्यद्रवन्द्रोणं कुन्तीपुत्रपुरोगमाः ॥७-२०-३८॥

taṃ dahantamanīkāni rathodāraṃ kṛtāntavat। sarvato'bhyadravandroṇaṃ kuntīputrapurogamāḥ ॥7-20-38॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; रथोदारं (rathodāram) - chariot-great; कृतान्तवत् (kṛtāntavat) - like death; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - rushed; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Drona; कुन्तीपुत्र (kuntīputra) - sons of Kunti; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by;]

(Him burning armies, chariot-great like death, from all sides rushed Drona, sons of Kunti led by.)

As he was burning the armies with his great chariot like death itself, Drona was rushed from all sides by the sons of Kunti, who led the charge.

तांस्तु शूरान्महेष्वासांस्तावकाभ्युद्यतायुधाः। राजानो राजपुत्राश्च समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥७-२०-३९॥

tāṁs tu śūrān maheṣvāsāṁs tāvakābhyudyatāyudhāḥ। rājāno rājaputrāś ca samantāt paryavārayan ॥7-20-39॥

[तांस् (tāṁs) - them; तु (tu) - but; शूरान् (śūrān) - heroes; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; तावक (tāvaka) - your; अभ्युद्यत (abhyudyata) - raised; अयुधाः (ayudhāḥ) - weapons; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; च (ca) - and; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]

(But those heroes, great archers with raised weapons, your kings and princes surrounded them all around.)

The kings and princes, your great archers with raised weapons, surrounded those heroes from all sides.

ततो द्रोणः सत्यसन्धः प्रभिन्न इव कुञ्जरः। अभ्यतीत्य रथानीकं दृढसेनमपातयत् ॥७-२०-४०॥

tato droṇaḥ satyasaṅdhaḥ prabhinna iva kuñjaraḥ। abhyatītya rathānīkaṁ dṛḍhasenamapātayat ॥7-20-40॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; सत्यसन्धः (satyasaṅdhaḥ) - truthful; प्रभिन्नः (prabhinnaḥ) - broken; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant; अभ्यतीत्य (abhyatītya) - having surpassed; रथानीकं (rathānīkaṁ) - chariot army; दृढसेनम् (dṛḍhasenam) - Dridhashena; अपातयत् (apātayat) - felled;]

(Then Drona, truthful, like a broken elephant, having surpassed the chariot army, felled Dridhashena.)

Then Drona, known for his truthfulness, charged like a broken elephant through the chariot army and felled Dridhashena.

ततो राजानमासाद्य प्रहरन्तमभीतवत्। अविध्यन्नवभिः क्षेमं स हतः प्रापतद्रथात् ॥७-२०-४१॥

tato rājānam āsādya praharantam abhītavat। avidhyann avabhiḥ kṣemaṃ sa hataḥ prāpatad rathāt ॥7-20-41॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; प्रहरन्तम् (praharantam) - striking; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly; अविध्यन् (avidhyann) - pierced; अवभिः (avabhiḥ) - with arrows; क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - safely; सः (saḥ) - he; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot;]

(Then, approaching the king, striking fearlessly, pierced with arrows, safely he, slain, fell from the chariot.)

Then, fearlessly approaching the king and striking him, he was pierced with arrows and fell slain from the chariot.

स मध्यं प्राप्य सैन्यानां सर्वाः प्रविचरन्दिशः। त्राता ह्यभवदन्येषां न त्रातव्यः कथञ्चन ॥७-२०-४२॥

sa madhyaṃ prāpya sainyānāṃ sarvāḥ pravicarandiśaḥ। trātā hyabhavadanyeṣāṃ na trātavyaḥ kathañcana ॥7-20-42॥

[स (sa) - he; मध्यं (madhyaṃ) - middle; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रविचरन्दिशः (pravicarandiśaḥ) - wandering in all directions; त्राता (trātā) - protector; हि (hi) - indeed; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; अन्येषां (anyeṣāṃ) - of others; न (na) - not; त्रातव्यः (trātavyaḥ) - to be protected; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]

(He, having reached the middle of the armies, wandered in all directions. Indeed, he became the protector of others, not to be protected in any way.)

He reached the center of the armies and wandered in all directions. Indeed, he became the protector of others, and there was no need for him to be protected in any way.

शिखण्डिनं द्वादशभिर्विंशत्या चोत्तमौजसम्। वसुदानं च भल्लेन प्रेषयद्यमसादनम् ॥७-२०-४३॥

śikhaṇḍinaṃ dvādaśabhirviṃśatyā cottamaujasam। vasudānaṃ ca bhallena preṣayadyamasādanam ॥7-20-43॥

[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; च (ca) - and; उत्तमौजसम् (uttamaujasam) - Uttamaujas; वसुदानं (vasudānam) - Vasudana; च (ca) - and; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; प्रेषयत् (preṣayat) - dispatched; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]

(He dispatched Shikhandin with twelve, Uttamaujas with twenty, and Vasudana with an arrow to the abode of Yama.)

He sent Shikhandin with twelve arrows, Uttamaujas with twenty, and Vasudana with an arrow to the realm of Yama.

अशीत्या क्षत्रवर्माणं षड्विंशत्या सुदक्षिणम्। क्षत्रदेवं तु भल्लेन रथनीडादपाहरत् ॥७-२०-४४॥

aśītyā kṣatravarmāṇaṃ ṣaḍviṃśatyā sudakṣiṇam। kṣatradevaṃ tu bhallena rathanīḍādapāharat ॥7-20-44॥

[अशीत्या (aśītyā) - with eighty; क्षत्रवर्माणं (kṣatravarmāṇaṃ) - Kshatravarman; षड्विंशत्या (ṣaḍviṃśatyā) - with twenty-six; सुदक्षिणम् (sudakṣiṇam) - Sudakshina; क्षत्रदेवं (kṣatradevaṃ) - Kshatradeva; तु (tu) - but; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - took away;]

(With eighty (arrows) Kshatravarman, with twenty-six Sudakshina. But Kshatradeva took away (them) with an arrow from the chariot.)

Kshatradeva, with an arrow, took away Kshatravarman with eighty (arrows) and Sudakshina with twenty-six (arrows) from the chariot.

युधामन्युं चतुःषष्ट्या त्रिंशता चैव सात्यकिम्। विद्ध्वा रुक्मरथस्तूर्णं युधिष्ठिरमुपाद्रवत् ॥७-२०-४५॥

yudhāmanyuṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā triṃśatā caiva sātyakim। viddhvā rukmarathastūrṇaṃ yudhiṣṭhiramupādravat ॥7-20-45॥

[युधामन्युं (yudhāmanyuṃ) - Yudhāmanyu; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; त्रिंशता (triṃśatā) - with thirty; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Sātyaki; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; रुक्मरथः (rukmarathaḥ) - Rukmaratha; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]

(Rukmaratha, having pierced Yudhāmanyu with sixty-four and Sātyaki with thirty, quickly attacked Yudhishthira.)

Rukmaratha swiftly attacked Yudhishthira after piercing Yudhāmanyu with sixty-four arrows and Sātyaki with thirty arrows.

ततो युधिष्ठिरः क्षिप्रं कितवो राजसत्तमः। अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैः पाञ्चाल्यो द्रोणमभ्ययात् ॥७-२०-४६॥

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kṣipraṃ kitavo rājasattamaḥ। apāyājjavanairaśvaiḥ pāñcālyo droṇamabhyayāt ॥7-20-46॥

[ततः (tataḥ) - then; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; क्षिप्रं (kṣipraṃ) - quickly; कितवः (kitavaḥ) - gambler; राजसत्तमः (rājasattamaḥ) - best of kings; अपायात् (apāyāt) - departed; जवनैः (javanair) - swift; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - son of Panchali; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]

(Then Yudhishthira, the best of kings and a gambler, quickly departed with swift horses, and the son of Panchali approached Drona.)

Then Yudhishthira, known as the best of kings and a skilled gambler, swiftly departed with his fast horses, and the son of Panchali advanced towards Drona.

तं द्रोणः सधनुष्कं तु साश्वयन्तारमक्षिणोत्। स हतः प्रापतद्भूमौ रथाज्ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात् ॥७-२०-४७॥

taṃ droṇaḥ sadhanuṣkaṃ tu sāśvayantāramakṣiṇot। sa hataḥ prāpatadbhūmau rathājjyotirivāmbarāt ॥7-20-47॥

[तं (taṃ) - him; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; सधनुष्कं (sadhanuṣkaṃ) - with bow; तु (tu) - but; साश्वयन्तारम् (sāśvayantāram) - with charioteer; अक्षिणोत् (akṣiṇot) - killed; सः (saḥ) - he; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - like a light; इव (iva) - as if; अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky;]

(Droṇa killed him, along with his bow and charioteer. Slain, he fell on the ground from the chariot like a light from the sky.)

Droṇa, with his bow, killed him and his charioteer. Slain, he fell from the chariot to the ground, like a light falling from the sky.

तस्मिन्हते राजपुत्रे पाञ्चालानां यशस्करे। हत द्रोणं हत द्रोणमित्यासीत्तुमुलं महत् ॥७-२०-४८॥

tasminhate rājaputre pāñcālānāṃ yaśaskare। hata droṇaṃ hata droṇamityāsīttumulaṃ mahat ॥7-20-48॥

[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - killed; राजपुत्रे (rājaputre) - prince; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; यशस्करे (yaśaskare) - glorious; हत (hata) - killed; द्रोणं (droṇaṃ) - Droṇa; हत (hata) - killed; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; इति (iti) - thus; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - uproar; महत् (mahat) - great;]

(In that, the prince of the Pāñcālas, the glorious one, was killed. "Droṇa is killed, Droṇa is killed," thus there was a great uproar.)

When the prince of the Pāñcālas, who was renowned, was slain, there was a great uproar with cries of "Droṇa is killed, Droṇa is killed."

तांस्तथा भृशसङ्क्रुद्धान्पाञ्चालान्मत्स्यकेकयान्। सृञ्जयान्पाण्डवांश्चैव द्रोणो व्यक्षोभयद्बली ॥७-२०-४९॥

tāṁs tathā bhṛśasaṅkruddhān pāñcālān matsyakekayān। sṛñjayān pāṇḍavāṁś caiva droṇo vyakṣobhayad balī ॥7-20-49॥

[ताम् (tām) - them; तथा (tathā) - thus; भृशसङ्क्रुद्धान् (bhṛśasaṅkruddhān) - very angry; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; मत्स्यकेकयान् (matsyakekayān) - Matsyas and Kekayas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Srinjayas; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Pandavas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; व्यक्षोभयत् (vyakṣobhayat) - agitated; बली (balī) - the powerful;]

(Thus, the powerful Drona agitated the very angry Panchalas, Matsyas, Kekayas, Srinjayas, and Pandavas.)

The powerful Drona stirred up the fiercely angry Panchalas, Matsyas, Kekayas, Srinjayas, and Pandavas.

सात्यकिं चेकितानं च धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ। वार्धक्षेमिं चित्रसेनं सेनाबिन्दुं सुवर्चसम् ॥७-२०-५०॥

sātyakiṃ cekitānaṃ ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍinau। vārdhakṣemiṃ citrasenaṃ senābinduṃ suvarcasam ॥7-20-50॥

[सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; चेकितानं (cekitānaṃ) - Chekitana; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिनौ (dhṛṣṭadyumnaśikhaṇḍinau) - Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi; वार्धक्षेमिं (vārdhakṣemiṃ) - Vardhakshēmi; चित्रसेनं (citrasenaṃ) - Citrasena; सेनाबिन्दुं (senābinduṃ) - Senabindu; सुवर्चसम् (suvarcasam) - Suvarcasam;]

(Satyaki and Chekitana and Dhrishtadyumna and Shikhandi, Vardhakshēmi, Citrasena, Senabindu, Suvarcasam.)

Satyaki, Chekitana, Dhrishtadyumna, Shikhandi, Vardhakshēmi, Citrasena, Senabindu, and Suvarcasam were present.

एतांश्चान्यांश्च सुबहून्नानाजनपदेश्वरान्। सर्वान्द्रोणोऽजयद्युद्धे कुरुभिः परिवारितः ॥७-२०-५१॥

etāṁś cānyāṁś ca subahūn nānājanapadeśvarān। sarvān droṇo'jayad yuddhe kurubhiḥ parivāritaḥ ॥7-20-51॥

[एतान् (etān) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; च (ca) - and; सुबहून् (subahūn) - many; नाना (nānā) - various; जनपद (janapada) - regions; ईश्वरान् (īśvarān) - lords; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; कुरुभिः (kurubhiḥ) - by the Kurus; परिवारितः (parivāritaḥ) - surrounded;]

(Droṇa, surrounded by the Kurus, conquered all these and many other lords of various regions in battle.)

Droṇa, with the support of the Kurus, defeated numerous kings from various regions in the battle.

तावकास्तु महाराज जयं लब्ध्वा महाहवे। पाण्डवेयान्रणे जघ्नुर्द्रवमाणान्समन्ततः ॥७-२०-५२॥

tāvakāstu mahārāja jayaṃ labdhvā mahāhave। pāṇḍaveyānraṇe jaghnurdravamāṇānsamantataḥ ॥7-20-52॥

[तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; तु (tu) - but; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pandu; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; जघ्नुः (jaghnuḥ) - killed; द्रवमाणान् (dravamāṇān) - fleeing; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides;]

(Your men, O great king, having obtained victory in the great battle, killed the fleeing sons of Pandu on all sides.)

Your forces, O great king, after achieving victory in the great battle, pursued and killed the fleeing Pandavas from all directions.

ते दानवा इवेन्द्रेण वध्यमाना महात्मना। पाञ्चालाः केकया मत्स्याः समकम्पन्त भारत ॥७-२०-५३॥

te dānavā ivendreṇa vadhyamānā mahātmanā। pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ samakampanta bhārata ॥7-20-53॥

[ते (te) - they; दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons; इव (iva) - like; इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being slain; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; समकम्पन्त (samakampanta) - trembled; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]

(They, like demons being slain by the great soul Indra, the Panchalas, Kekayas, and Matsyas trembled, O Bharata.)

The Panchalas, Kekayas, and Matsyas trembled like demons being slain by the great Indra, O Bharata.