07.026
Pancharatra and Core: Arjuna is confused about whether to pursue the Samsaptakas or Bhagadatta and chooses to battle the Samsaptakas.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
यन्मां पार्थस्य सङ्ग्रामे कर्माणि परिपृच्छसि। तच्छृणुष्व महाराज पार्थो यदकरोन्मृधे ॥७-२६-१॥
yanmāṁ pārthasya saṅgrāme karmāṇi paripṛcchasi। tacchṛṇuṣva mahārāja pārtho yadakaronmṛdhe ॥7-26-1॥
[यत् (yat) - which; माम् (mām) - me; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Partha; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask; तत् (tat) - that; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - hear; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha; यत् (yat) - which; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the battle;]
(What actions of Partha you ask about in the battle, hear that, O great king, what Partha did in the battle.)
O great king, listen to what actions Partha performed in the battle, which you inquire about.
रजो दृष्ट्वा समुद्भूतं श्रुत्वा च गजनिस्वनम्। भज्यतां भगदत्तेन कौन्तेयः कृष्णमब्रवीत् ॥७-२६-२॥
rajo dṛṣṭvā samudbhūtaṃ śrutvā ca gajanisvanam। bhajyatāṃ bhagadattena kaunteyaḥ kṛṣṇamabravīt ॥7-26-2॥
[रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समुद्भूतम् (samudbhūtam) - risen; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; गज (gaja) - elephant; निस्वनम् (nisvanam) - sound; भज्यताम् (bhajyatām) - being broken; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Having seen the dust risen and heard the sound of elephants, the son of Kunti, being broken by Bhagadatta, said to Krishna.)
Upon witnessing the rising dust and hearing the trumpeting of elephants, the son of Kunti, under attack by Bhagadatta, spoke to Krishna.
यथा प्राग्ज्योतिषो राजा गजेन मधुसूदन। त्वरमाणोऽभ्यतिक्रान्तो ध्रुवं तस्यैष निस्वनः ॥७-२६-३॥
yathā prāgjyotiṣo rājā gajena madhusūdana। tvaramāṇo'bhyatikrānto dhruvaṃ tasyaaiṣa nisvanaḥ ॥7-26-3॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; राजा (rājā) - king; गजेन (gajena) - by elephant; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Madhusūdana; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; अभ्यतिक्रान्तः (abhyatikrāntaḥ) - surpassed; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; तस्य (tasya) - his; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound;]
(As the king of Prāgjyotiṣa, Madhusūdana, hastening by elephant, certainly surpassed, this is his sound.)
Just as the king of Prāgjyotiṣa, Madhusūdana, hurried past on his elephant, this must be the sound of him.
इन्द्रादनवरः सङ्ख्ये गजयानविशारदः। प्रथमो वा द्वितीयो वा पृथिव्यामिति मे मतिः ॥७-२६-४॥
indrādanavaraḥ saṅkhye gajayānaviśāradaḥ। prathamo vā dvitīyo vā pṛthivyāmiti me matiḥ ॥7-26-4॥
[इन्द्रात् (indrāt) - than Indra; अनवरः (anavaraḥ) - not inferior; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; गजयानविशारदः (gajayānaviśāradaḥ) - expert in elephant-riding; प्रथमो (prathamo) - first; वा (vā) - or; द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second; वा (vā) - or; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(Not inferior to Indra in battle, expert in elephant-riding; either the first or the second on earth, thus is my opinion.)
In my opinion, he is not inferior to Indra in battle and is an expert in elephant-riding; he is either the first or the second best on earth.
स चापि द्विरदश्रेष्ठः सदाप्रतिगजो युधि। सर्वशब्दातिगः सङ्ख्ये कृतकर्मा जितक्लमः ॥७-२६-५॥
sa cāpi dviradaśreṣṭhaḥ sadāpratigajo yudhi। sarvaśabdātigaḥ saṅkhye kṛtakarmā jitaklamaḥ ॥7-26-5॥
[स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; द्विरदश्रेष्ठः (dviradaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of elephants; सदा (sadā) - always; प्रतिगजः (pratigajaḥ) - counter-elephant; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सर्वशब्दातिगः (sarvaśabdātigaḥ) - surpassing all sounds; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battlefield; कृतकर्मा (kṛtakarmā) - accomplished in deeds; जितक्लमः (jitaklamaḥ) - conqueror of fatigue;]
(And he, the best of elephants, always a counter-elephant in battle, surpassing all sounds in the battlefield, accomplished in deeds, conqueror of fatigue.)
He, the best among elephants, always ready to counter in battle, surpassing all sounds, accomplished in his actions, and a conqueror of fatigue.
सहः शस्त्रनिपातानामग्निस्पर्शस्य चानघ। स पाण्डवबलं व्यक्तमद्यैको नाशयिष्यति ॥७-२६-६॥
sahaḥ śastranipātānām agnisparśasya cānagha। sa pāṇḍavabalaṃ vyaktam adyaiko nāśayiṣyati ॥7-26-6॥
[सहः (sahaḥ) - capable; शस्त्रनिपातानाम् (śastranipātānām) - of weapon strikes; अग्निस्पर्शस्य (agnisparśasya) - of fire touch; च (ca) - and; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; सः (saḥ) - he; पाण्डवबलम् (pāṇḍavabalam) - Pāṇḍava army; व्यक्तम् (vyaktam) - clearly; अद्य (adya) - today; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; नाशयिष्यति (nāśayiṣyati) - will destroy;]
(Capable of weapon strikes and fire touch, O sinless one, he will clearly destroy the Pāṇḍava army alone today.)
O sinless one, he who is capable of withstanding weapon strikes and the touch of fire will single-handedly destroy the Pāṇḍava army today.
न चावाभ्यामृतेऽन्योऽस्ति शक्तस्तं प्रतिबाधितुम्। त्वरमाणस्ततो याहि यतः प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः ॥७-२६-७॥
na cāvābhyāmṛte'nyo'sti śaktastaṃ pratibādhitum। tvaramāṇastato yāhi yataḥ prāgjyotiṣādhipaḥ ॥7-26-7॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अवाभ्याम् (avābhyām) - by us two; ऋते (ṛte) - except; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another; अस्ति (asti) - is; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; तम् (tam) - him; प्रतिबाधितुम् (pratibādhitum) - to obstruct; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying; ततः (tataḥ) - then; याहि (yāhi) - go; यतः (yataḥ) - where; प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः (prāgjyotiṣādhipaḥ) - the lord of Prāgjyotiṣa;]
(Not by us two except another is capable him to obstruct. Hurrying then go where the lord of Prāgjyotiṣa.)
No one other than us two is capable of obstructing him. Therefore, hurry and go to where the lord of Prāgjyotiṣa is.
शक्रसख्याद्द्विपबलैर्वयसा चापि विस्मितम्। अद्यैनं प्रेषयिष्यामि बलहन्तुः प्रियातिथिम् ॥७-२६-८॥
śakrasakhyāddvipabalairvayasā cāpi vismitam। adyainaṃ preṣayiṣyāmi balahantuḥ priyātithim ॥7-26-8॥
[शक्रसख्यात् (śakrasakhyāt) - from the friendship of Indra; द्विपबलैः (dvipabalaiḥ) - by the strength of elephants; वयसा (vayasā) - by age; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विस्मितम् (vismitam) - astonished; अद्य (adya) - today; एनम् (enam) - him; प्रेषयिष्यामि (preṣayiṣyāmi) - I will send; बलहन्तुः (balahantuḥ) - of the destroyer of strength; प्रियातिथिम् (priyātithim) - dear guest;]
(Astonished by the friendship of Indra, the strength of elephants, and by age, today I will send him, the dear guest of the destroyer of strength.)
Astonished by the friendship of Indra and the strength of elephants, as well as by age, today I will send him to the dear guest of the destroyer of strength.
वचनादथ कृष्णस्तु प्रययौ सव्यसाचिनः। दार्यते भगदत्तेन यत्र पाण्डववाहिनी ॥७-२६-९॥
vacanādatha kṛṣṇastu prayayau savyasācinaḥ। dāryate bhagadattena yatra pāṇḍavavāhinī ॥7-26-9॥
[वचनात् (vacanāt) - from the words; अथ (atha) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; तु (tu) - but; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - of Arjuna; दार्यते (dāryate) - is being pierced; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; यत्र (yatra) - where; पाण्डववाहिनी (pāṇḍavavāhinī) - the Pandava army;]
(Then, from the words, Krishna departed from Arjuna, where the Pandava army is being pierced by Bhagadatta.)
Upon hearing the words, Krishna left Arjuna to go where Bhagadatta was attacking the Pandava army.
तं प्रयान्तं ततः पश्चादाह्वयन्तो महारथाः। संशप्तकाः समारोहन्सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥७-२६-१०॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ tataḥ paścādāhvayanto mahārathāḥ। saṃśaptakāḥ samārohansahasrāṇi caturdaśa ॥7-26-10॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - departing; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पश्चात् (paścāt) - after; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; संशप्तकाः (saṃśaptakāḥ) - the Samsaptakas; समारोहन (samārohan) - assembled; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen;]
(Him departing then after challenging great warriors, the Samsaptakas assembled, fourteen thousand.)
As he was departing, the great warriors, known as the Samsaptakas, challenged him, assembling fourteen thousand strong.
दशैव तु सहस्राणि त्रिगर्तानां नराधिप। चत्वारि तु सहस्राणि वासुदेवस्य येऽनुगाः ॥७-२६-११॥
daśaiva tu sahasrāṇi trigartānāṃ narādhipa। catvāri tu sahasrāṇi vāsudevasya ye'nugāḥ ॥7-26-11॥
[दश (daśa) - ten; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; त्रिगर्तानां (trigartānāṃ) - of the Trigartas; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king; चत्वारि (catvāri) - four; तु (tu) - but; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vasudeva; ये (ye) - who; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers;]
(Ten thousand indeed of the Trigartas, O king; but four thousand of Vasudeva's followers.)
O king, there are ten thousand warriors of the Trigartas, but only four thousand followers of Vasudeva.
दार्यमाणां चमूं दृष्ट्वा भगदत्तेन मारिष। आहूयमानस्य च तैरभवद्धृदयं द्विधा ॥७-२६-१२॥
dāryamāṇāṃ camūṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagadattena māriṣa। āhūyamānasya ca tairabhavaddhṛdayaṃ dvidhā ॥7-26-12॥
[दार्यमाणां (dāryamāṇāṃ) - being torn apart; चमूं (camūṃ) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; आहूयमानस्य (āhūyamānasya) - being called; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; द्विधा (dvidhā) - split in two;]
(O great one, having seen the army being torn apart by Bhagadatta, and being called by them, the heart became split in two.)
O great one, upon witnessing the army being torn apart by Bhagadatta and being summoned by them, the heart was filled with indecision.
किं नु श्रेयस्करं कर्म भवेदिति विचिन्तयन्। इतो वा विनिवर्तेयं गच्छेयं वा युधिष्ठिरम् ॥७-२६-१३॥
kiṁ nu śreyaskaraṁ karma bhavediti vicintayan। ito vā vinivarteyaṁ gaccheyaṁ vā yudhiṣṭhiram ॥7-26-13॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; श्रेयस्करं (śreyaskaraṁ) - auspicious; कर्म (karma) - action; भवेत् (bhavet) - would be; इति (iti) - thus; विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - pondering; इतः (itaḥ) - from here; वा (vā) - or; विनिवर्तेयम् (vinivarteyam) - I should return; गच्छेयं (gaccheyaṁ) - I should go; वा (vā) - or; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhishthira;]
(What indeed would be the auspicious action, pondering thus: should I return from here or should I go to Yudhishthira?)
Pondering over what would be the most auspicious action, he thought whether he should return from there or proceed to Yudhishthira.
तस्य बुद्ध्या विचार्यैतदर्जुनस्य कुरूद्वह। अभवद्भूयसी बुद्धिः संशप्तकवधे स्थिरा ॥७-२६-१४॥
tasya buddhyā vicāryaitadarjunasya kurūdvaha। abhavadbhūyasī buddhiḥ saṃśaptakavādhe sthirā ॥7-26-14॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by wisdom; विचार्य (vicārya) - considering; एतत् (etat) - this; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; कुरूद्वह (kurūdvaha) - O descendant of Kuru; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; भूयसी (bhūyasī) - greater; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence; संशप्तकवधे (saṃśaptakavādhe) - in killing the Samsaptakas; स्थिरा (sthirā) - firm;]
(By his wisdom, considering this, O descendant of Kuru, Arjuna's intelligence became greater and firm in killing the Samsaptakas.)
By contemplating with his wisdom, Arjuna, O descendant of Kuru, resolved with greater determination to slay the Samsaptakas.
स संनिवृत्तः सहसा कपिप्रवरकेतनः। एको रथसहस्राणि निहन्तुं वासवी रणे ॥७-२६-१५॥
sa saṃnivṛttaḥ sahasā kapipravaraketanaḥ। eko rathasahasrāṇi nihantuṃ vāsavī raṇe ॥7-26-15॥
[स (sa) - he; संनिवृत्तः (saṃnivṛttaḥ) - returned; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; कपिप्रवरकेतनः (kapipravaraketanaḥ) - with the banner of the best of monkeys; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; रथसहस्राणि (rathasahasrāṇi) - thousands of chariots; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to destroy; वासवी (vāsavī) - Indra's (weapon); रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(He returned suddenly with the banner of the best of monkeys, to destroy thousands of chariots with Indra's (weapon) in battle.)
He suddenly returned with the banner of the best of monkeys, ready to destroy thousands of chariots in battle with Indra's weapon.
सा हि दुर्योधनस्यासीन्मतिः कर्णस्य चोभयोः। अर्जुनस्य वधोपाये तेन द्वैधमकल्पयत् ॥७-२६-१६॥
sā hi duryodhanasyāsīn matiḥ karṇasya cobhayoḥ। arjunasya vadho pāye tena dvaidham akalpayat ॥7-26-16॥
[सा (sā) - she; हि (hi) - indeed; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मतिः (matiḥ) - intention; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; वधोपाये (vadho pāye) - in the plan to kill; तेन (tena) - by him; द्वैधम् (dvaidham) - doubt; अकल्पयत् (akalpayat) - created;]
(Indeed, she was the intention of Duryodhana and Karna, in the plan to kill Arjuna, by him, doubt was created.)
Indeed, it was the intention of both Duryodhana and Karna to create doubt in the plan to kill Arjuna.
स तु संवर्तयामास द्वैधीभावेन पाण्डवः। रथेन तु रथाग्र्याणामकरोत्तां मृषा तदा ॥७-२६-१७॥
sa tu saṁvartayāmāsa dvaidhībhāvena pāṇḍavaḥ। rathena tu rathāgryāṇāmakarottāṁ mṛṣā tadā ॥7-26-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; संवर्तयामास (saṁvartayāmāsa) - caused to be turned; द्वैधीभावेन (dvaidhībhāvena) - in two ways; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; रथेन (rathena) - by the chariot; तु (tu) - but; रथाग्र्याणाम् (rathāgryāṇām) - of the foremost chariots; अकरोत्ताम् (akarottām) - made it happen; मृषा (mṛṣā) - falsely; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(He, the son of Pandu, caused to be turned in two ways. But by the chariot of the foremost chariots, he made it happen falsely then.)
The son of Pandu, however, maneuvered in two ways. At that time, he deceitfully made it appear as if it was done by the foremost chariots.
ततः शतसहस्राणि शराणां नतपर्वणाम्। व्यसृजन्नर्जुने राजन्संशप्तकमहारथाः ॥७-२६-१८॥
tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām। vyasṛjannarjune rājansaṃśaptakamahārathāḥ ॥7-26-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शतसहस्राणि (śatasahasrāṇi) - hundreds of thousands; शराणां (śarāṇāṃ) - of arrows; नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - bent-jointed; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; अर्जुने (arjune) - at Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O king; संशप्तकमहारथाः (saṃśaptakamahārathāḥ) - the mighty warriors of the Saṃśaptakas;]
(Then, O king, the mighty warriors of the Saṃśaptakas released hundreds of thousands of bent-jointed arrows at Arjuna.)
Then, O king, the mighty warriors of the Saṃśaptakas launched countless bent-jointed arrows at Arjuna.
नैव कुन्तीसुतः पार्थो नैव कृष्णो जनार्दनः। न हया न रथो राजन्दृश्यन्ते स्म शरैश्चिताः ॥७-२६-१९॥
naiva kuntīsutaḥ pārtho naiva kṛṣṇo janārdanaḥ। na hayā na ratho rājandṛśyante sma śaraiścitāḥ ॥7-26-19॥
[नैव (naiva) - neither; कुन्तीसुतः (kuntīsutaḥ) - son of Kunti; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; नैव (naiva) - nor; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; न (na) - not; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; न (na) - nor; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; राजन् (rājan) - O King; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; स्म (sma) - indeed; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; चिताः (citāḥ) - covered;]
(Neither the son of Kunti, Arjuna, nor Krishna, Janardana, nor the horses, nor the chariot, O King, are seen, indeed, covered with arrows.)
Neither Arjuna, the son of Kunti, nor Krishna, nor their horses or chariot were visible, O King, as they were completely covered with arrows.
यदा मोहमनुप्राप्तः सस्वेदश्च जनार्दनः। ततस्तान्प्रायशः पार्थो वज्रास्त्रेण निजघ्निवान् ॥७-२६-२०॥
yadā mohamanuprāptaḥ sasvedaśca janārdanaḥ। tatastānprāyaśaḥ pārtho vajrāstreṇa nijaghnivān ॥7-26-20॥
[यदा (yadā) - when; मोहम् (moham) - delusion; अनुप्राप्तः (anuprāptaḥ) - overcome; सस्वेदः (sasvedaḥ) - sweating; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; ततः (tataḥ) - then; तान् (tān) - them; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Partha; वज्रास्त्रेण (vajrāstreṇa) - with the thunderbolt weapon; निजघ्निवान् (nijaghnivān) - destroyed; ॥७-२६-२०॥ (॥7-26-20॥) - (verse number);]
(When Janardana was overcome with delusion and sweating, then Partha mostly destroyed them with the thunderbolt weapon.)
When Janardana was overcome with confusion and began to sweat, Partha then mostly destroyed them using the thunderbolt weapon.
शतशः पाणयश्छिन्नाः सेषुज्यातलकार्मुकाः। केतवो वाजिनः सूता रथिनश्चापतन्क्षितौ ॥७-२६-२१॥
śataśaḥ pāṇayaśchinnāḥ seṣujyātalakārmukāḥ। ketavo vājinaḥ sūtā rathinaścāpatankṣitau ॥7-26-21॥
[शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; पाणयः (pāṇayaḥ) - hands; छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - cut off; स (sa) - with; इषु (iṣu) - arrows; ज्यातल (jyātala) - bowstrings; कार्मुकाः (kārmukāḥ) - bows; केतवः (ketavaḥ) - banners; वाजिनः (vājinaḥ) - horses; सूता (sūtā) - charioteers; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - warriors; च (ca) - and; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground;]
(Hundreds of hands were cut off along with arrows, bowstrings, and bows. Banners, horses, charioteers, and warriors fell on the ground.)
In the battle, hundreds of hands were severed along with arrows, bowstrings, and bows. Banners, horses, charioteers, and warriors fell to the ground, depicting the chaos and destruction of the war.
द्रुमाचलाग्राम्बुधरैः समरूपाः सुकल्पिताः। हतारोहाः क्षितौ पेतुर्द्विपाः पार्थशराहताः ॥७-२६-२२॥
drumācalāgrāmbudharaiḥ samarūpāḥ sukalpitāḥ। hatārohāḥ kṣitau peturdvipāḥ pārthaśarāhatāḥ ॥7-26-22॥
[द्रुम (druma) - tree; अचल (acala) - mountain; अग्र (agra) - peak; अम्बुधरैः (ambudharaiḥ) - clouds; समरूपाः (samarūpāḥ) - similar form; सुकल्पिताः (sukalpitāḥ) - well-arranged; हत (hata) - struck; अारोहाः (ārohāḥ) - riders; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna's; शर (śara) - arrows; आहताः (āhatāḥ) - struck;]
(The elephants, struck by Arjuna's arrows, fell to the ground, their riders struck, appearing like well-arranged clouds on the peaks of mountains and trees.)
The elephants, hit by Arjuna's arrows, fell to the ground along with their riders, resembling well-arranged clouds on the peaks of mountains and trees.
विप्रविद्धकुथावल्गाश्छिन्नभाण्डाः परासवः। सारोहास्तुरगाः पेतुर्मथिताः पार्थमार्गणैः ॥७-२६-२३॥
vipraviddhakuthāvalgāśchinnabhāṇḍāḥ parāsavaḥ। sārohāsturagāḥ peturmathitāḥ pārthamārgaṇaiḥ ॥7-26-23॥
[विप्रविद्ध (vipraviddha) - scattered; कुथ (kutha) - blankets; आवल्गाः (āvalgāḥ) - saddles; छिन्न (chinna) - broken; भाण्डाः (bhāṇḍāḥ) - vessels; परासवः (parāsavaḥ) - intoxicated; सारोहाः (sārohāḥ) - with riders; तुरगाः (turagāḥ) - horses; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; मथिताः (mathitāḥ) - struck; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna's; मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - arrows;]
(Scattered were the blankets and saddles, broken were the vessels, and the intoxicated horses with riders fell, struck by Arjuna's arrows.)
The battlefield was chaotic with scattered blankets and saddles, broken vessels, and intoxicated horses with riders falling, struck by Arjuna's arrows.
सर्ष्टिचर्मासिनखराः समुद्गरपरश्वधाः। सञ्छिन्ना बाहवः पेतुर्नृणां भल्लैः किरीटिना ॥७-२६-२४॥
sarṣṭicarmāsinakharāḥ samudgaraparaśvadhāḥ। sañchinnā bāhavaḥ peturnṛṇāṃ bhallaiḥ kirīṭinā ॥7-26-24॥
[सर्ष्टि (sarṣṭi) - with shield; चर्म (carma) - armor; असि (asi) - sword; नखराः (nakharāḥ) - nails; समुद्गर (samudgara) - mace; परश्वधाः (paraśvadhāḥ) - axes; सञ्छिन्ना (sañchinnā) - severed; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - by arrows; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one;]
(With shields, armor, swords, nails, maces, and axes, the severed arms of men fell by the arrows of the crowned one.)
The crowned warrior's arrows caused the severed arms of men, equipped with shields, armor, swords, nails, maces, and axes, to fall.
बालादित्याम्बुजेन्दूनां तुल्यरूपाणि मारिष। सञ्छिन्नान्यर्जुनशरैः शिरांस्युर्वीं प्रपेदिरे ॥७-२६-२५॥
bālādityāmbujendūnāṃ tulyarūpāṇi māriṣa। sañchinnānyarjunaśaraiḥ śirāṃsyurvīṃ prapedire ॥7-26-25॥
[बाल (bāla) - young; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; अम्बुज (ambuja) - lotus-born; इन्दूनां (indūnāṃ) - of the moons; तुल्य (tulya) - similar; रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respectable one; सञ्छिन्नानि (sañchinnāni) - severed; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna's; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; उर्वीम् (urvīm) - to the earth; प्रपेदिरे (prapedire) - fell;]
(O respectable one, the severed heads, similar in form to young suns, lotuses, and moons, fell to the earth by Arjuna's arrows.)
O respectable one, the severed heads, resembling young suns, lotuses, and moons, were brought down to the earth by Arjuna's arrows.
जज्वालालङ्कृतैः सेना पत्रिभिः प्राणभोजनैः। नानालिङ्गैस्तदामित्रान्क्रुद्धे निघ्नति फल्गुने ॥७-२६-२६॥
jajvālālaṅkṛtaiḥ senā patribhiḥ prāṇabhojanaiḥ। nānāliṅgaistadāmitrānkruddhe nighnati phalgune ॥7-26-26॥
[जज्वाल (jajvāla) - blazed; अलङ्कृतैः (alaṅkṛtaiḥ) - adorned with; सेना (senā) - army; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; प्राणभोजनैः (prāṇabhojanaiḥ) - life-consuming; नानालिङ्गैः (nānāliṅgaiḥ) - with various signs; तदा (tadā) - then; मित्रान् (mitrān) - friends; क्रुद्धे (kruddhe) - angry; निघ्नति (nighnati) - kills; फल्गुने (phalgune) - Phalguna;]
(The army, adorned with blazing arrows and life-consuming weapons, then kills the friends with various signs in the anger of Phalguna.)
In the anger of Phalguna, the army, adorned with blazing arrows and life-consuming weapons, then kills the friends with various signs.
क्षोभयन्तं तदा सेनां द्विरदं नलिनीमिव। धनञ्जयं भूतगणाः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन् ॥७-२६-२७॥
kṣobhayantaṃ tadā senāṃ dviradaṃ nalinīmiva। dhanañjayaṃ bhūtagaṇāḥ sādhu sādhvityapūjayan ॥7-26-27॥
[क्षोभयन्तं (kṣobhayantam) - agitating; तदा (tadā) - then; सेनां (senām) - army; द्विरदं (dviradam) - elephant; नलिनीमिव (nalinīmiva) - like a lotus pond; धनञ्जयं (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna; भूतगणाः (bhūtagaṇāḥ) - beings; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - praised;]
(Agitating then the army like an elephant in a lotus pond, the beings praised Arjuna saying 'well done, well done'.)
At that time, the beings praised Arjuna, who was agitating the army like an elephant in a lotus pond, saying 'well done, well done'.
दृष्ट्वा तत्कर्म पार्थस्य वासवस्येव माधवः। विस्मयं परमं गत्वा तलमाहत्य पूजयत् ॥७-२६-२८॥
dṛṣṭvā tatkarma pārthasya vāsavasyeva mādhavaḥ। vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatvā talamāhatya pūjayat ॥7-26-28॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra; इव (iva) - like; माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Krishna; विस्मयं (vismayaṃ) - wonder; परमं (paramaṃ) - great; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; तलम् (talam) - ground; आहत्य (āhatya) - striking; पूजयत् (pūjayat) - worshipped;]
(Having seen that action of Arjuna, like that of Indra, Krishna, having gone to great wonder, struck the ground and worshipped.)
Upon witnessing Arjuna's deed, which was akin to that of Indra, Krishna was filled with immense wonder, struck the ground, and offered his reverence.
ततः संशप्तकान्हत्वा भूयिष्ठं ये व्यवस्थिताः। भगदत्ताय याहीति पार्थः कृष्णमचोदयत् ॥७-२६-२९॥
tataḥ saṃśaptakānhatvā bhūyiṣṭhaṃ ye vyavasthitāḥ। bhagadattāya yāhīti pārthaḥ kṛṣṇamacodayat ॥7-26-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; संशप्तकान् (saṃśaptakān) - the Saṃśaptakas; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; भूयिष्ठं (bhūyiṣṭhaṃ) - many; ये (ye) - who; व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - were positioned; भगदत्ताय (bhagadattāya) - to Bhagadatta; याहि (yāhi) - go; इति (iti) - thus; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged;]
(Then, having killed many of the Saṃśaptakas who were positioned, Arjuna urged Krishna, "Go to Bhagadatta.")
After defeating many of the Saṃśaptakas, Arjuna instructed Krishna to proceed towards Bhagadatta.
