07.028
Pancharatra and Core: Instructed and protected by Krishna, Arjuna kills Bhagadatta.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
तथा क्रुद्धः किमकरोद्भगदत्तस्य पाण्डवः। प्राग्ज्योतिषो वा पार्थस्य तन्मे शंस यथातथम् ॥७-२८-१॥
tathā kruddhaḥ kimakarodbhagadattasya pāṇḍavaḥ। prāgjyotiṣo vā pārthasya tanme śaṁsa yathātatham ॥7-28-1॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; किम् (kim) - what; अकरोत् (akarot) - did; भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya) - of Bhagadatta; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - of Prāgjyotiṣa; वा (vā) - or; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; शंस (śaṁsa) - tell; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it is;]
(Thus, angry, what did the Pāṇḍava do to Bhagadatta? Or of Prāgjyotiṣa to Pārtha, tell me that as it is.)
Tell me exactly what the angry Pāṇḍava did to Bhagadatta, or what happened between Prāgjyotiṣa and Pārtha.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
प्राग्ज्योतिषेण संसक्तावुभौ दाशार्हपाण्डवौ। मृत्योरिवान्तिकं प्राप्तौ सर्वभूतानि मेनिरे ॥७-२८-२॥
prāgjyotiṣeṇa saṁsaktāvubhau dāśārhapāṇḍavau। mṛtyorivāntikaṁ prāptau sarvabhūtāni menire ॥7-28-2॥
[प्राग्ज्योतिषेण (prāgjyotiṣeṇa) - by Prāgjyotiṣa; संसक्तौ (saṁsaktau) - engaged; उभौ (ubhau) - both; दाशार्हपाण्डवौ (dāśārhapāṇḍavau) - Dāśārha and Pāṇḍava; मृत्योः (mṛtyoḥ) - of death; इव (iva) - like; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - proximity; प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - arrived; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; मेनिरे (menire) - considered;]
(Both Dāśārha and Pāṇḍava, engaged by Prāgjyotiṣa, arrived like in the proximity of death, considered by all beings.)
Both Dāśārha and Pāṇḍava, engaged by Prāgjyotiṣa, were perceived by all beings as if they had arrived at the brink of death.
तथा हि शरवर्षाणि पातयत्यनिशं प्रभो। भगदत्तो गजस्कन्धात्कृष्णयोः स्यन्दनस्थयोः ॥७-२८-३॥
tathā hi śaravarṣāṇi pātayatyaniśaṃ prabho। bhagadatto gajaskandhātkṛṣṇayoḥ syandanasthayoḥ ॥7-28-3॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; पातयति (pātayati) - causes to fall; अनिशं (aniśam) - constantly; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; गजस्कन्धात् (gajaskandhāt) - from the elephant's back; कृष्णयोः (kṛṣṇayoḥ) - at the two Krishnas; स्यन्दनस्थयोः (syandanasthayoḥ) - standing on the chariot;]
(Thus indeed, O lord, Bhagadatta constantly causes arrow showers to fall from the elephant's back at the two Krishnas standing on the chariot.)
Bhagadatta, from the back of his elephant, continuously showers arrows upon the two Krishnas who are standing on their chariot, O lord.
अथ कार्ष्णायसैर्बाणैः पूर्णकार्मुकनिःसृतैः। अविध्यद्देवकीपुत्रं हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः ॥७-२८-४॥
atha kārṣṇāyasairbāṇaiḥ pūrṇakārmukaniḥsṛtaiḥ। avidhyaddevakīputraṃ hemapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ ॥7-28-4॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कार्ष्णायसैः (kārṣṇāyasaiḥ) - iron-tipped; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; पूर्ण (pūrṇa) - full; कार्मुक (kārmuka) - bow; निःसृतैः (niḥsṛtaiḥ) - released; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; देवकीपुत्रं (devakīputraṃ) - Devaki's son; हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - golden-feathered; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - stone-sharpened;]
(Then, with iron-tipped arrows released from a full bow, he pierced Devaki's son with golden-feathered, stone-sharpened ones.)
Then, with arrows tipped with iron and released from a full bow, he struck Devaki's son with those that were golden-feathered and sharpened on stone.
अग्निस्पर्शसमास्तीक्ष्णा भगदत्तेन चोदिताः। निर्भिद्य देवकीपुत्रं क्षितिं जग्मुः शरास्ततः ॥७-२८-५॥
agnisparśasamāstīkṣṇā bhagadattena coditāḥ। nirbhidya devakīputraṃ kṣitiṃ jagmuḥ śarāstataḥ ॥7-28-5॥
[अग्नि (agni) - fire; स्पर्श (sparśa) - touch; सम (samā) - equal; तीक्ष्णा (tīkṣṇā) - sharp; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged; निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - piercing; देवकी (devakī) - Devaki; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; क्षितिं (kṣitim) - earth; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; ततः (tataḥ) - then;]
(The arrows, as sharp as the touch of fire, urged by Bhagadatta, pierced the son of Devaki and then went to the earth.)
The arrows, driven by Bhagadatta, were as sharp as fire and pierced the son of Devaki, falling to the earth thereafter.
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा शरावापं निहत्य च। लाडयन्निव राजानं भगदत्तमयोधयत् ॥७-२८-६॥
tasya pārtho dhanuśchittvā śarāvāpaṃ nihatya ca। lāḍayanniva rājānaṃ bhagadattamayodhayat ॥7-28-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - cutting; शरावापम् (śarāvāpam) - quiver; निहत्य (nihatya) - killing; च (ca) - and; लाडयन् (lāḍayan) - teasing; इव (iva) - as if; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought;]
(His bow cut, quiver destroyed, Arjuna fought King Bhagadatta as if teasing.)
Arjuna, having cut his bow and destroyed his quiver, fought King Bhagadatta as if teasing him.
सोऽर्करश्मिनिभांस्तीक्ष्णांस्तोमरान्वै चतुर्दश। प्रेरयत्सव्यसाची तांस्त्रिधैकैकमथाच्छिनत् ॥७-२८-७॥
so'rkaraśminibhāṃstīkṣṇāṃstomarānvai caturdaśa। prerayatsavyasācī tāṃstridhaikaikamathācchinat ॥7-28-7॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अर्क (arka) - sun; रश्मि (raśmi) - rays; निभान् (nibhān) - resembling; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp; तोमरान् (tomarān) - spears; वै (vai) - indeed; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; प्रेरयत् (prerayat) - dispatched; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; तान् (tān) - them; त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each; अथ (atha) - then; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off;]
(He, resembling the rays of the sun, dispatched fourteen sharp spears. Arjuna then cut each of them into three.)
He, like the rays of the sun, sent forth fourteen sharp spears. Arjuna then cut each one of them into three pieces.
ततो नागस्य तद्वर्म व्यधमत्पाकशासनिः। शरजालेन स बभौ व्यभ्रः पर्वतराडिव ॥७-२८-८॥
tato nāgasya tadvarma vyadhamatpākaśāsaniḥ। śarajālena sa babhau vyabhraḥ parvatarāḍiva ॥7-28-8॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नागस्य (nāgasya) - of the serpent; तत् (tat) - that; वर्म (varma) - armor; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - pierced; पाकशासनिः (pākaśāsaniḥ) - Indra; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a shower of arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; बभौ (babhau) - shone; व्यभ्रः (vyabhraḥ) - cloudless; पर्वतराट् (parvatarāṭ) - mountain king; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then Indra pierced the armor of the serpent with a shower of arrows; he shone like a cloudless mountain king.)
Then Indra, with his shower of arrows, pierced the serpent's armor and shone like a majestic mountain without clouds.
ततः प्राग्ज्योतिषः शक्तिं हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम्। व्यसृजद्वासुदेवाय द्विधा तामर्जुनोऽच्छिनत् ॥७-२८-९॥
tataḥ prāgjyotiṣaḥ śaktiṃ hemadaṇḍāmayasmayīm। vyasṛjadvāsudevāya dvidhā tāmarjuno'cchinat ॥7-28-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्राग्ज्योतिषः (prāgjyotiṣaḥ) - Pragjyotisha; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - weapon; हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम् (hemadaṇḍāmayasmayīm) - made of gold and iron; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - released; वासुदेवाय (vāsudevāya) - to Vasudeva; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; ताम् (tām) - that; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut;]
(Then Pragjyotisha released a weapon made of gold and iron to Vasudeva; Arjuna cut it in two.)
Then Pragjyotisha released a weapon made of gold and iron towards Vasudeva, but Arjuna cut it into two.
ततश्छत्रं ध्वजं चैव छित्त्वा राज्ञोऽर्जुनः शरैः। विव्याध दशभिस्तूर्णमुत्स्मयन्पर्वताधिपम् ॥७-२८-१०॥
tataś chatraṃ dhvajaṃ caiva chittvā rājño'rjunaḥ śaraiḥ। vivyādha daśabhis tūrṇam utsmayan parvatādhipam ॥7-28-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; छत्रम् (chatram) - umbrella; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; उत्स्मयन् (utsmayan) - smiling; पर्वताधिपम् (parvatādhipam) - the lord of mountains;]
(Then Arjuna, having cut the umbrella and the flag of the king with arrows, quickly pierced the lord of mountains with ten (arrows), smiling.)
Then Arjuna, smiling, swiftly cut down the king's umbrella and flag with his arrows and pierced the lord of the mountains with ten arrows.
सोऽतिविद्धोऽर्जुनशरैः सुपुङ्खैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः। भगदत्तस्ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ॥७-२८-११॥
so'tividdho'rjunaśaraiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ। bhagadattastataḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ ॥7-28-11॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; अर्जुनशरैः (arjunaśaraiḥ) - by Arjuna's arrows; सुपुङ्खैः (supuṅkhaiḥ) - well-feathered; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with peacock-feathered; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul;]
(He, pierced deeply by Arjuna's well-feathered, peacock-feathered arrows, then Bhagadatta, angry at the great-souled Pandava.)
Bhagadatta, deeply pierced by Arjuna's well-feathered arrows, became angry at the noble Pandava.
व्यसृजत्तोमरान्मूर्ध्नि श्वेताश्वस्योन्ननाद च। तैरर्जुनस्य समरे किरीटं परिवर्तितम् ॥७-२८-१२॥
vyasṛjattomarānmūrdhni śvetāśvasyonnanāda ca। tairarjunasya samare kirīṭaṃ parivartitam ॥7-28-12॥
[व्यसृजत् (vyasṛjat) - released; तोमरान् (tomarān) - spears; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; श्वेताश्वस्य (śvetāśvasya) - of Śvetāśva; उन्ननाद (unnanāda) - roared; च (ca) - and; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; समरे (samare) - in the battle; किरीटं (kirīṭaṃ) - crown; परिवर्तितम् (parivartitam) - was turned;]
(He released spears on the head of Śvetāśva and roared. By them, Arjuna's crown was turned in the battle.)
He hurled spears at the head of Śvetāśva and let out a roar. In the battle, Arjuna's crown was turned by them.
परिवृत्तं किरीटं तं यमयन्नेव फल्गुनः। सुदृष्टः क्रियतां लोक इति राजानमब्रवीत् ॥७-२८-१३॥
parivṛttaṃ kirīṭaṃ taṃ yamayanneva phalgunaḥ। sudṛṣṭaḥ kriyatāṃ loka iti rājānamabravīt ॥7-28-13॥
[परिवृत्तं (parivṛttaṃ) - turned; किरीटं (kirīṭaṃ) - crown; तं (taṃ) - that; यमयन् (yamayan) - restraining; एव (eva) - indeed; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; सुदृष्टः (sudṛṣṭaḥ) - well-seen; क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - let it be done; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; इति (iti) - thus; राजानम् (rājānam) - to the king; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Arjuna, indeed restraining that turned crown, said to the king, "Let the world be well-seen.")
Arjuna, while adjusting his crown, told the king to ensure that the world is well-observed.
एवमुक्तस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धः शरवर्षेण पाण्डवम्। अभ्यवर्षत्सगोविन्दं धनुरादाय भास्वरम् ॥७-२८-१४॥
evamuktastu saṅkruddhaḥ śaravarṣeṇa pāṇḍavam। abhyavarṣatsagovindaṃ dhanurādāya bhāsvaram ॥7-28-14॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - at the Pandava; अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - attacked; सगोविन्दम् (sagovindam) - along with Govinda; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining;]
(Thus spoken, but angry, he attacked the Pandava with a shower of arrows, taking the shining bow along with Govinda.)
Having been thus addressed, the enraged warrior attacked the Pandava with a shower of arrows, wielding his shining bow alongside Govinda.
तस्य पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा तूणीरान्संनिकृत्य च। त्वरमाणो द्विसप्तत्या सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत् ॥७-२८-१५॥
tasya pārtho dhanuśchittvā tūṇīrānsaṃnikṛtya ca। tvaramāṇo dvisaptatyā sarvamarmsvatāḍayat ॥7-28-15॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; तूणीरान् (tūṇīrān) - quivers; संनिकृत्य (saṃnikṛtya) - having approached; च (ca) - and; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; द्विसप्तत्या (dvisaptatyā) - with seventy-two; सर्व (sarva) - all; मर्मसु (marmasu) - vital parts; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck;]
(His, Arjuna, having cut the bow, having approached the quivers, and hastily with seventy-two struck all vital parts.)
Arjuna, with great speed, cut off his bow, approached the quivers, and struck all the vital parts with seventy-two arrows.
विद्धस्तथाप्यव्यथितो वैष्णवास्त्रमुदीरयन्। अभिमन्त्र्याङ्कुशं क्रुद्धो व्यसृजत्पाण्डवोरसि ॥७-२८-१६॥
viddhas tathāpy avyathito vaiṣṇavāstram udīrayan। abhimantryāṅkuśaṃ kruddho vyasṛjat pāṇḍavorasi ॥7-28-16॥
[विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; तथापि (tathāpi) - still; अव्यथितः (avyathitaḥ) - unperturbed; वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava) - of Vishnu; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; उदीरयन् (udīrayan) - uttering; अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having invoked; अङ्कुशम् (aṅkuśam) - the goad; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; विसृजत् (visṛjat) - released; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - of the Pandava; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest;]
(Pierced, still unperturbed, uttering the weapon of Vishnu, having invoked the goad, angrily released on the chest of the Pandava.)
Despite being pierced, he remained unperturbed and invoked the weapon of Vishnu, angrily releasing the goad onto the chest of the Pandava.
विसृष्टं भगदत्तेन तदस्त्रं सर्वघातकम्। उरसा प्रतिजग्राह पार्थं सञ्छाद्य केशवः ॥७-२८-१७॥
visṛṣṭaṃ bhagadattena tadastraṃ sarvaghātakam। urasā pratijagrāha pārthaṃ sañchādya keśavaḥ ॥7-28-17॥
[विसृष्टं (visṛṣṭam) - released; भगदत्तेन (bhagadattena) - by Bhagadatta; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; सर्वघातकम् (sarvaghātakam) - all-destroying; उरसा (urasā) - with the chest; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received; पार्थं (pārtham) - Arjuna; सञ्छाद्य (sañchādya) - covering; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Krishna;]
(Released by Bhagadatta, that all-destroying weapon was received by Krishna with his chest, covering Arjuna.)
Krishna, covering Arjuna, received the all-destroying weapon released by Bhagadatta with his chest.
वैजयन्त्यभवन्माला तदस्त्रं केशवोरसि। ततोऽर्जुनः क्लान्तमनाः केशवं प्रत्यभाषत ॥७-२८-१८॥
vaijayantyabhavanmālā tadastraṃ keśavorasi। tato'rjunaḥ klāntamanāḥ keśavaṃ pratyabhāṣata ॥7-28-18॥
[वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) - Vaijayanti; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; माला (mālā) - garland; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; केशव (keśava) - Keshava; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; क्लान्त (klānta) - weary; मनाः (manāḥ) - mind; केशवं (keśavaṃ) - to Keshava; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(The Vaijayanti garland became a weapon on Keshava's chest. Then, the weary-minded Arjuna spoke to Keshava.)
The Vaijayanti garland transformed into a weapon on Keshava's chest. Then, Arjuna, feeling weary, addressed Keshava.
अयुध्यमानस्तुरगान्संयन्तास्मि जनार्दन। इत्युक्त्वा पुण्डरीकाक्ष प्रतिज्ञां स्वां न रक्षसि ॥७-२८-१९॥
ayudhyamānasturagānsaṃyantāsmi janārdana। ityuktvā puṇḍarīkākṣa pratijñāṃ svāṃ na rakṣasi ॥7-28-19॥
[अयुध्यमानः (ayudhyamānaḥ) - not fighting; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; संयन्ता (saṃyantā) - charioteer; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; पुण्डरीकाक्ष (puṇḍarīkākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one; प्रतिज्ञां (pratijñāṃ) - promise; स्वां (svāṃ) - own; न (na) - not; रक्षसि (rakṣasi) - you keep;]
(Not fighting, I am the charioteer of the horses, O Janardana. Thus having said, O lotus-eyed one, you do not keep your own promise.)
O Janardana, I am the charioteer of the horses, not fighting. Having said thus, O lotus-eyed one, you do not keep your promise.
यद्यहं व्यसनी वा स्यामशक्तो वा निवारणे। ततस्त्वयैवं कार्यं स्यान्न तु कार्यं मयि स्थिते ॥७-२८-२०॥
yadyahaṁ vyasanī vā syāmaśakto vā nivāraṇe। tatastvayaivaṁ kāryaṁ syānna tu kāryaṁ mayi sthite ॥7-28-20॥
[यदि (yadi) - if; अहम् (aham) - I; व्यसनी (vyasanī) - addicted; वा (vā) - or; स्याम् (syām) - be; अशक्तः (aśaktaḥ) - incapable; वा (vā) - or; निवारणे (nivāraṇe) - in prevention; ततः (tataḥ) - then; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एवम् (evam) - thus; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - action; स्यात् (syāt) - should be; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; कार्यं (kāryaṁ) - action; मयि (mayi) - in me; स्थिते (sthite) - being present;]
(If I am addicted or incapable in prevention, then thus the action should be by you, but not the action being present in me.)
If I am either addicted or incapable of prevention, then the responsibility should be yours, not mine when I am present.
सबाणः सधनुश्चाहं ससुरासुरमानवान्। शक्तो लोकानिमाञ्जेतुं तच्चापि विदितं तव ॥७-२८-२१॥
sabāṇaḥ sadhanuścāhaṃ sasurāsuramānavān। śakto lokānimāñjetuṃ taccāpi viditaṃ tava ॥7-28-21॥
[सबाणः (sabāṇaḥ) - with arrows; सधनुः (sadhanuḥ) - with bow; च (ca) - and; अहम् (aham) - I; ससुरासुरमानवान् (sasurāsuramānavān) - with gods, demons, and humans; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; इमान् (imān) - these; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; विदितम् (viditam) - known; तव (tava) - to you;]
(With arrows and bow, I am capable of conquering these worlds with gods, demons, and humans; that is also known to you.)
I am equipped with arrows and a bow, and I have the power to conquer these worlds along with gods, demons, and humans; this is something you are already aware of.
ततोऽर्जुनं वासुदेवः प्रत्युवाचार्थवद्वचः। शृणु गुह्यमिदं पार्थ यथा वृत्तं पुरानघ ॥७-२८-२२॥
tato'rjunaṃ vāsudevaḥ pratyuvācārthavadvacaḥ। śṛṇu guhyamidaṃ pārtha yathā vṛttaṃ purānagha ॥7-28-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; वचः (vacaḥ) - words; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; गुह्यम् (guhyam) - secret; इदम् (idam) - this; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened; पुरा (purā) - in the past; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Then Vasudeva replied to Arjuna with meaningful words: "Listen, O son of Pritha, to this secret as it happened in the past, O sinless one.")
Then Vasudeva spoke to Arjuna, saying: "Listen, O Arjuna, to this secret tale of the past, O sinless one."
चतुर्मूर्तिरहं शश्वल्लोकत्राणार्थमुद्यतः। आत्मानं प्रविभज्येह लोकानां हितमादधे ॥७-२८-२३॥
caturmūrtirahaṃ śaśvallokatrāṇārthamudyataḥ। ātmānaṃ pravibhajyeha lokānāṃ hitamādade ॥7-28-23॥
[चतुर्मूर्तिः (caturmūrtiḥ) - four-formed; अहम् (aham) - I; शश्वत् (śaśvat) - eternal; लोक (loka) - world; त्राण (trāṇa) - protection; अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of; उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - engaged; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self; प्रविभज्य (pravibhajya) - dividing; इह (iha) - here; लोकानाम् (lokānām) - of the worlds; हितम् (hitam) - welfare; आदधे (ādade) - undertake;]
(I, the four-formed, am eternally engaged for the protection of the worlds. Dividing myself here, I undertake the welfare of the worlds.)
I, in my fourfold form, am eternally committed to protecting the worlds. By dividing myself here, I ensure the welfare of all worlds.
एका मूर्तिस्तपश्चर्यां कुरुते मे भुवि स्थिता। अपरा पश्यति जगत्कुर्वाणं साध्वसाधुनी ॥७-२८-२४॥
ekā mūrtistapaścaryāṃ kurute me bhuvi sthitā। aparā paśyati jagatkurvāṇaṃ sādhvasādhunī ॥7-28-24॥
[एका (ekā) - one; मूर्ति (mūrti) - form; तपश्चर्यां (tapaścaryāṃ) - penance; कुरुते (kurute) - performs; मे (me) - my; भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth; स्थिता (sthitā) - situated; अपरा (aparā) - another; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; जगत् (jagat) - world; कुर्वाणं (kurvāṇaṃ) - doing; साधु (sādhu) - good; असाधुनी (asādhunī) - bad;]
(One form performs penance on my earth, another sees the world doing good and bad.)
One form is engaged in penance on my behalf on earth, while another observes the world performing both good and bad deeds.
अपरा कुरुते कर्म मानुषं लोकमाश्रिता। शेते चतुर्थी त्वपरा निद्रां वर्षसहस्रिकाम् ॥७-२८-२५॥
aparā kurute karma mānuṣaṃ lokamāśritā। śete caturthī tvaparā nidrāṃ varṣasahasrikām ॥7-28-25॥
[अपरा (aparā) - another; कुरुते (kurute) - does; कर्म (karma) - action; मानुषं (mānuṣaṃ) - human; लोकमाश्रिता (lokamāśritā) - residing in the world; शेते (śete) - sleeps; चतुर्थी (caturthī) - fourth; त्वपरा (tvaparā) - indeed another; निद्रां (nidrāṃ) - sleep; वर्षसहस्रिकाम् (varṣasahasrikām) - thousand years;]
(Another performs human actions residing in the world. The fourth indeed another sleeps a thousand years.)
Another being performs human actions while residing in the world, while the fourth one indeed sleeps for a thousand years.
यासौ वर्षसहस्रान्ते मूर्तिरुत्तिष्ठते मम। वरार्हेभ्यो वराञ्श्रेष्ठांस्तस्मिन्काले ददाति सा ॥७-२८-२६॥
yāsau varṣasahasrānte mūrtiruttiṣṭhate mama। varārhebhyo varāñśreṣṭhāṃstasmin kāle dadāti sā ॥7-28-26॥
[यासौ (yāsau) - who; वर्षसहस्रान्ते (varṣasahasrānte) - at the end of a thousand years; मूर्तिः (mūrtiḥ) - form; उत्तिष्ठते (uttiṣṭhate) - arises; मम (mama) - my; वरार्हेभ्यः (varārhebhyaḥ) - to the deserving ones; वरान् (varān) - boons; श्रेष्ठान् (śreṣṭhān) - best; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - at that; काले (kāle) - time; ददाति (dadāti) - gives; सा (sā) - she;]
(Who, at the end of a thousand years, my form arises, gives the best boons to the deserving ones at that time, she.)
At the end of a thousand years, my form arises and grants the best boons to those who are deserving at that time.
तं तु कालमनुप्राप्तं विदित्वा पृथिवी तदा। प्रायाचत वरं यं मां नरकार्थाय तं शृणु ॥७-२८-२७॥
taṁ tu kālamanuprāptaṁ viditvā pṛthivī tadā। prāyācata varaṁ yaṁ māṁ narakārthāya taṁ śṛṇu ॥7-28-27॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; तु (tu) - but; कालम् (kālam) - time; अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived; विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रायाचत (prāyācata) - asked; वरम् (varam) - boon; यम् (yam) - which; माम् (mām) - me; नरकार्थाय (narakārthāya) - for hell; तं (taṁ) - that; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear;]
(Then, knowing that the time had arrived, the earth asked for the boon which would send me to hell, hear that.)
Then, realizing that the time had come, the earth requested the boon that would send me to hell, listen to that.
देवानामसुराणां च अवध्यस्तनयोऽस्तु मे। उपेतो वैष्णवास्त्रेण तन्मे त्वं दातुमर्हसि ॥७-२८-२८॥
devānāmasurāṇāṃ ca avadhyastanayo'stu me। upeto vaiṣṇavāstreṇa tanme tvaṃ dātumarhasi ॥7-28-28॥
[देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods; असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the demons; च (ca) - and; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible; तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son; अस्तु (astu) - let be; मे (me) - my; उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with; वैष्णवास्त्रेण (vaiṣṇavāstreṇa) - with the weapon of Vishnu; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अर्हसि (arhasi) - deserve;]
(Let my son be invincible to the gods and demons, endowed with the weapon of Vishnu. You deserve to give that to me.)
"Let my son be invincible to both gods and demons, endowed with the weapon of Vishnu. You are worthy of granting that to me."
एवं वरमहं श्रुत्वा जगत्यास्तनये तदा। अमोघमस्त्रमददं वैष्णवं तदहं पुरा ॥७-२८-२९॥
evaṃ varamahaṃ śrutvā jagatyāstanaye tadā। amoghamastramadadaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tadahaṃ purā ॥7-28-29॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; वरम् (varam) - boon; अहम् (aham) - I; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; जगत्याः (jagatyāḥ) - of the earth; तनये (tanaye) - to the son; तदा (tadā) - then; अमोघम् (amogham) - infallible; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; अददं (adadaṃ) - gave; वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavam) - of Vishnu; तत् (tad) - that; अहम् (aham) - I; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Thus, having heard the boon, I then gave the infallible weapon of Vishnu to the son of the earth formerly.)
"Thus, upon hearing the boon, I once gave the infallible weapon of Vishnu to the son of the earth."
अवोचं चैतदस्त्रं वै ह्यमोघं भवतु क्षमे। नरकस्याभिरक्षार्थं नैनं कश्चिद्वधिष्यति ॥७-२८-३०॥
avocaṃ caitadastraṃ vai hyamoghaṃ bhavatu kṣame। narakasyābhirakṣārthaṃ nainaṃ kaścidvadhiṣyati ॥7-28-30॥
[अवोचं (avocam) - I have spoken; च (ca) - and; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्त्रं (astram) - weapon; वै (vai) - indeed; हि (hi) - for; अमोघं (amogham) - infallible; भवतु (bhavatu) - let it be; क्षमे (kṣame) - O forgiving one; नरकस्य (narakasya) - of hell; अभिरक्षार्थं (abhirakṣārthaṃ) - for the protection; न (na) - not; एनं (enam) - this; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; वधिष्यति (vadhiṣyati) - will kill;]
(I have spoken, and let this weapon indeed be infallible, O forgiving one. For the protection of hell, no one will kill this.)
I have declared that this weapon shall indeed be infallible, O forgiving one. It is meant for the protection of hell, and no one shall destroy it.
अनेनास्त्रेण ते गुप्तः सुतः परबलार्दनः। भविष्यति दुराधर्षः सर्वलोकेषु सर्वदा ॥७-२८-३१॥
anenastrēṇa tē guptaḥ sutaḥ parabalārdanaḥ। bhaviṣyati durādharṣaḥ sarvalōkēṣu sarvadā ॥7-28-31॥
[अनेन (anena) - by this; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - weapon; ते (te) - your; गुप्तः (guptaḥ) - protected; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; परबलार्दनः (parabalārdanaḥ) - destroyer of enemies; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will become; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; सर्वलोकेषु (sarvalōkēṣu) - in all worlds; सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always;]
(By this weapon, your son, the destroyer of enemies, will become invincible in all worlds, always.)
With this weapon, your son will always be invincible and a destroyer of enemies in all the worlds.
तथेत्युक्त्वा गता देवी कृतकामा मनस्विनी। स चाप्यासीद्दुराधर्षो नरकः शत्रुतापनः ॥७-२८-३२॥
tathetyuktvā gatā devī kṛtakāmā manasvinī। sa cāpyāsīddurādharṣo narakaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ ॥7-28-32॥
[तथेत्युक्त्वा (tathetyuktvā) - thus having said; गता (gatā) - went; देवी (devī) - the goddess; कृतकामा (kṛtakāmā) - having fulfilled her desire; मनस्विनी (manasvinī) - wise; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; नरकः (narakaḥ) - Naraka; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies;]
(Thus having said, the wise goddess, having fulfilled her desire, went. And he, Naraka, was also invincible, the tormentor of enemies.)
The wise goddess, having fulfilled her desire, departed after saying thus. Meanwhile, Naraka, the tormentor of enemies, remained invincible.
तस्मात्प्राग्ज्योतिषं प्राप्तं तदस्त्रं पार्थ मामकम्। नास्यावध्योऽस्ति लोकेषु सेन्द्ररुद्रेषु मारिष ॥७-२८-३३॥
tasmātprāgjyotiṣaṃ prāptaṃ tadastraṃ pārtha māmakam। nāsyāvadhyo'sti lokeṣu sendrarudreṣu māriṣa ॥7-28-33॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; प्राग्ज्योतिषम् (prāgjyotiṣam) - Pragjyotisha; प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained; तत् (tat) - that; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; मामकम् (māmakam) - my; न (na) - not; अस्य (asya) - of him; अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible; अस्ति (asti) - is; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; स-इन्द्र-रुद्रेषु (sa-indra-rudreṣu) - with Indra and Rudra; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one;]
(Therefore, O son of Pritha, my weapon obtained from Pragjyotisha is invincible in the worlds, even with Indra and Rudra, O respected one.)
Therefore, O Arjuna, the weapon I obtained from Pragjyotisha is invincible in all the worlds, even against the likes of Indra and Rudra, O honorable one.
तन्मया त्वत्कृतेनैतदन्यथा व्यपनाशितम्। वियुक्तं परमास्त्रेण जहि पार्थ महासुरम् ॥७-२८-३४॥
tanmayā tvatkṛtenaitadanyathā vyapanāśitam। viyuktaṃ paramāstreṇa jahi pārtha mahāsuram ॥7-28-34॥
[तत् (tat) - that; मया (mayā) - by me; त्वत् (tvat) - your; कृतेन (kṛtena) - by the act; एतत् (etat) - this; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; व्यपनाशितम् (vyapanāśitam) - destroyed; वियुक्तम् (viyuktam) - separated; परम (parama) - supreme; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; जहि (jahi) - slay; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; महासुरम् (mahāsuram) - great demon;]
(That, by me, by your act, this otherwise destroyed, separated by supreme weapon, slay, O son of Pritha, great demon.)
By my action, this has been destroyed otherwise by your act. Separated by the supreme weapon, slay the great demon, O son of Pritha.
वैरिणं युधि दुर्धर्षं भगदत्तं सुरद्विषम्। यथाहं जघ्निवान्पूर्वं हितार्थं नरकं तथा ॥७-२८-३५॥
vairiṇaṃ yudhi durdharṣaṃ bhagadattaṃ suradviṣam। yathāhaṃ jaghnivānpūrvaṃ hitārthaṃ narakaṃ tathā ॥7-28-35॥
[वैरिणं (vairiṇam) - enemy; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; दुर्धर्षं (durdharṣam) - formidable; भगदत्तं (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; सुरद्विषम् (suradviṣam) - enemy of the gods; यथा (yathā) - as; अहम् (aham) - I; जघ्निवान् (jaghnivān) - killed; पूर्वं (pūrvam) - before; हितार्थं (hitārtham) - for the benefit; नरकं (narakam) - Naraka; तथा (tathā) - so; ॥७-२८-३५॥ (॥7-28-35॥) - (verse number);]
(In battle, I killed the formidable enemy Bhagadatta, the enemy of the gods, just as I had previously killed Naraka for the benefit.)
In the battle, I vanquished the formidable Bhagadatta, the enemy of the gods, just as I had previously slain Naraka for the greater good.
एवमुक्तस्ततः पार्थः केशवेन महात्मना। भगदत्तं शितैर्बाणैः सहसा समवाकिरत् ॥७-२८-३६॥
evamuktastataḥ pārthaḥ keśavena mahātmanā। bhagadattaṃ śitairbāṇaiḥ sahasā samavākirat ॥7-28-36॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; केशवेन (keśavena) - by Keshava; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; भगदत्तम् (bhagadattam) - Bhagadatta; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - covered;]
(Thus spoken, then Arjuna, by Keshava, the great soul, suddenly covered Bhagadatta with sharp arrows.)
After being addressed in this manner by the great soul Keshava, Arjuna swiftly showered Bhagadatta with sharp arrows.
ततः पार्थो महाबाहुरसम्भ्रान्तो महामनाः। कुम्भयोरन्तरे नागं नाराचेन समार्पयत् ॥७-२८-३७॥
tataḥ pārtho mahābāhurasambhrānto mahāmanāḥ। kumbhayorantare nāgaṃ nārācena samārpayat ॥7-28-37॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded; कुम्भयोः (kumbhayoḥ) - between the humps; अन्तरे (antare) - between; नागम् (nāgam) - serpent; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an arrow; समार्पयत् (samārpayat) - placed;]
(Then Arjuna, the mighty-armed and great-minded, unperturbed, placed the serpent between the humps with an arrow.)
Then Arjuna, the mighty-armed and great-minded, calmly placed the serpent between the humps with an arrow.
समासाद्य तु तं नागं बाणो वज्र इवाचलम्। अभ्यगात्सह पुङ्खेन वल्मीकमिव पन्नगः ॥७-२८-३८॥
samāsādya tu taṃ nāgaṃ bāṇo vajra ivācalam। abhyagātsaha puṅkhena valmīkamiva pannagaḥ ॥7-28-38॥
[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - that; नागं (nāgaṃ) - elephant; बाणः (bāṇaḥ) - arrow; वज्रः (vajraḥ) - thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; अचलम् (acalam) - mountain; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - went; सह (saha) - with; पुङ्खेन (puṅkhena) - with feather; वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - anthill; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - snake;]
(Having approached that elephant, the arrow went like a thunderbolt to the mountain, with the feather, like a snake to the anthill.)
The arrow, having approached the elephant, struck like a thunderbolt against the mountain, just as a snake enters an anthill.
स तु विष्टभ्य गात्राणि दन्ताभ्यामवनिं ययौ। नदन्नार्तस्वरं प्राणानुत्ससर्ज महाद्विपः ॥७-२८-३९॥
sa tu viṣṭabhya gātrāṇi dantābhyām avaniṃ yayau। nadann ārtasvaraṃ prāṇān utsasarja mahādvipaḥ ॥7-28-39॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; विष्टभ्य (viṣṭabhya) - having braced; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs; दन्ताभ्याम् (dantābhyām) - with tusks; अवनीम् (avanīm) - earth; ययौ (yayau) - went; नदन् (nadan) - roaring; आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - in a distressed voice; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths; उत्ससर्ज (utsasarja) - released; महाद्विपः (mahādvipaḥ) - the great elephant;]
(He, having braced his limbs with his tusks, went to the earth, roaring in a distressed voice, and released his life-breaths, the great elephant.)
The great elephant, having braced his limbs with his tusks, went to the ground, roaring in distress, and released his life-breaths.
ततश्चन्द्रार्धबिम्बेन शरेण नतपर्वणा। बिभेद हृदयं राज्ञो भगदत्तस्य पाण्डवः ॥७-२८-४०॥
tataś candrārdhabimben śareṇa nataparvaṇā। bibheda hṛdayaṃ rājño bhagadattasya pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-28-40॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; अर्ध (ardha) - half; बिम्बेन (bimben) - with the disc; शरेण (śareṇa) - with the arrow; नतपर्वणा (nataparvaṇā) - with a bent joint; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; हृदयं (hṛdayaṃ) - heart; राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king; भगदत्तस्य (bhagadattasya) - of Bhagadatta; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava;]
(Then, with an arrow having a bent joint like the half-moon, the Pandava pierced the heart of King Bhagadatta.)
Then, the Pandava shot an arrow with a crescent-shaped tip, piercing the heart of King Bhagadatta.
स भिन्नहृदयो राजा भगदत्तः किरीटिना। शरासनं शरांश्चैव गतासुः प्रमुमोच ह ॥७-२८-४१॥
sa bhinnahṛdayo rājā bhagadattaḥ kirīṭinā। śarāsanaṃ śarāṃścaiva gatāsuḥ pramumoca ha ॥7-28-41॥
[स (sa) - he; भिन्नहृदयः (bhinnahṛdayaḥ) - with a pierced heart; राजा (rājā) - king; भगदत्तः (bhagadattaḥ) - Bhagadatta; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna; शरासनं (śarāsanaṃ) - bow; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; गतासुः (gatāsuḥ) - lifeless; प्रमुमोच (pramumoca) - released; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(He, the king Bhagadatta, with a pierced heart, by Arjuna, released the bow and arrows, indeed lifeless.)
King Bhagadatta, with his heart pierced by Arjuna, released his bow and arrows as he lay lifeless.
शिरसस्तस्य विभ्रष्टः पपात च वराङ्कुशः। नालताडनविभ्रष्टं पलाशं नलिनादिव ॥७-२८-४२॥
śirasas tasya vibhraṣṭaḥ papāta ca varāṅkuśaḥ। nālatāḍanavibhraṣṭaṃ palāśaṃ nalinādiva ॥7-28-42॥
[शिरसः (śirasaḥ) - from the head; तस्य (tasya) - his; विभ्रष्टः (vibhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen; पपात (papāta) - fell; च (ca) - and; वराङ्कुशः (varāṅkuśaḥ) - excellent hook; नालताडनविभ्रष्टं (nālatāḍanavibhraṣṭaṃ) - dislodged by the blow of a stalk; पलाशं (palāśaṃ) - leaf; नलिनादिव (nalinādiva) - like from a lotus;]
(From his head, the excellent hook fell, like a leaf dislodged by the blow of a stalk from a lotus.)
The excellent hook fell from his head, just like a leaf is dislodged from a lotus by the blow of a stalk.
स हेममाली तपनीयभाण्डा; त्पपात नागाद्गिरिसंनिकाशात्। सुपुष्पितो मारुतवेगरुग्णो; महीधराग्रादिव कर्णिकारः ॥७-२८-४३॥
sa hemamālī tapanīyabhāṇḍā; tpapāta nāgādgirisaṃnikāśāt। supuṣpito mārutavegarugṇo; mahīdharāgrādiva karṇikāraḥ ॥7-28-43॥
[स (sa) - he; हेममाली (hemamālī) - Hemamali; तपनियभाण्डा (tapanīyabhāṇḍā) - with golden vessels; पपात (papāta) - fell; नागात् (nāgāt) - from the serpent; गिरिसंनिकाशात् (girisaṃnikāśāt) - resembling a mountain; सुपुष्पितः (supuṣpitaḥ) - well-flowered; मारुतवेगरुग्णः (mārutavegarugṇaḥ) - broken by the speed of the wind; महीधराग्रात् (mahīdharāgrāt) - from the mountain peak; इव (iva) - like; कर्णिकारः (karṇikāraḥ) - a Karnikara tree;]
(He, Hemamali, with golden vessels, fell from the serpent resembling a mountain. Like a well-flowered Karnikara tree broken by the speed of the wind from the mountain peak.)
Hemamali, adorned with golden vessels, fell from the serpent that resembled a mountain, just like a well-flowered Karnikara tree is broken by the swift wind from the mountain peak.
निहत्य तं नरपतिमिन्द्रविक्रमं; सखायमिन्द्रस्य तथैन्द्रिराहवे। ततोऽपरांस्तव जयकाङ्क्षिणो नरा; न्बभञ्ज वायुर्बलवान्द्रुमानिव ॥७-२८-४४॥
nihatya taṁ narapatimindravikramaṁ; sakhāyamindrasya tathāindrirāhave। tato'parāṁstava jayakāṅkṣiṇo narā; nbabhañja vāyurbalavāndrumāniva ॥7-28-44॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having slain; तम् (tam) - that; नरपतिम् (narapatim) - king; इन्द्रविक्रमम् (indravikramam) - Indra-like in prowess; सखायम् (sakhāyam) - friend; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; तथा (tathā) - also; ऐन्द्रिः (aindriḥ) - Indra's ally; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अपरान् (aparān) - others; तव (tava) - your; जयकाङ्क्षिणः (jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring victory; नराः (narāḥ) - men; बभञ्ज (babhañja) - broke; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; द्रुमान् (drumān) - trees; इव (iva) - like;]
(Having slain that king, who was Indra-like in prowess, the ally of Indra in battle, then the strong wind broke your other men desiring victory like trees.)
After slaying the king, who was as powerful as Indra and a friend of Indra in battle, the strong wind shattered your other men who were eager for victory, just like it would break trees.
