07.030
Core and Pancharatra: Ashwatthama kills Nila, a prominent Panchala warrior.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
तेष्वनीकेषु भग्नेषु पाण्डुपुत्रेण सञ्जय। चलितानां द्रुतानां च कथमासीन्मनो हि वः ॥७-३०-१॥
teṣvaṇīkeṣu bhagneṣu pāṇḍuputreṇa sañjaya। calitānāṃ drutānāṃ ca kathamāsīnmano hi vaḥ ॥7-30-1॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in those; अनीकेषु (aṇīkeṣu) - in the armies; भग्नेषु (bhagneṣu) - broken; पाण्डुपुत्रेण (pāṇḍuputreṇa) - by the son of Pandu; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; चलितानां (calitānāṃ) - of those who are moving; द्रुतानां (drutānāṃ) - of those who are running; च (ca) - and; कथम् (katham) - how; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; हि (hi) - indeed; वः (vaḥ) - your;]
(In those armies broken by the son of Pandu, Sanjaya, how was indeed your mind of those who are moving and running?)
Sanjaya, in those armies shattered by the son of Pandu, how was your mind as they moved and ran?
अनीकानां प्रभग्नानां व्यवस्थानमपश्यताम्। दुष्करं प्रतिसन्धानं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥७-३०-२॥
anīkānāṃ prabhagnānāṃ vyavasthānamapaśyatām। duṣkaraṃ pratisandhānaṃ tanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥7-30-2॥
[अनीकानां (anīkānāṃ) - of the troops; प्रभग्नानां (prabhagnānāṃ) - broken; व्यवस्थानम् (vyavasthānam) - position; अपश्यताम् (apaśyatām) - seeing; दुष्करं (duṣkaraṃ) - difficult; प्रतिसन्धानं (pratisandhānaṃ) - reorganization; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Seeing the position of the broken troops, tell me, Sanjaya, about that difficult reorganization.)
Sanjaya, tell me about the difficult task of reorganizing the broken troops that you have seen.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तथापि तव पुत्रस्य प्रियकामा विशां पते। यशः प्रवीरा लोकेषु रक्षन्तो द्रोणमन्वयुः ॥७-३०-३॥
tathāpi tava putrasya priyakāmā viśāṃ pate। yaśaḥ pravīrā lokeṣu rakṣanto droṇamanvayuḥ ॥7-30-3॥
[तथापि (tathāpi) - still; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; प्रियकामा (priyakāmā) - desiring the favor; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; प्रवीराः (pravīrāḥ) - heroes; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; रक्षन्तः (rakṣantaḥ) - protecting; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - followed;]
(Still, desiring the favor of your son, O lord of the people, the heroes in the worlds, protecting fame, followed Drona.)
Nevertheless, O lord of the people, desiring your son's favor, the heroes of the world followed Drona to protect his fame.
समुद्यतेषु शस्त्रेषु सम्प्राप्ते च युधिष्ठिरे। अकुर्वन्नार्यकर्माणि भैरवे सत्यभीतवत् ॥७-३०-४॥
samudyateṣu śastreṣu samprāpte ca yudhiṣṭhire। akurvannāryakarmāṇi bhairave satyabhītavat ॥7-30-4॥
[समुद्यतेषु (samudyateṣu) - when raised; शस्त्रेषु (śastreṣu) - weapons; सम्प्राप्ते (samprāpte) - arrived; च (ca) - and; युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - Yudhishthira; अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - did not perform; आर्यकर्माणि (āryakarmāṇi) - noble deeds; भैरवे (bhairave) - in fear; सत्यभीतवत् (satyabhītavat) - like one truly afraid;]
(When weapons were raised and Yudhishthira arrived, he did not perform noble deeds, like one truly afraid in fear.)
When the weapons were raised and Yudhishthira arrived, he refrained from performing noble deeds, appearing as if truly afraid.
अन्तरं भीमसेनस्य प्रापतन्नमितौजसः। सात्यकेश्चैव शूरस्य धृष्टद्युम्नस्य चाभिभो ॥७-३०-५॥
antaraṁ bhīmasenasya prāpatannamitaujasaḥ। sātyakeścaiva śūrasya dhṛṣṭadyumnasya cābhibho ॥7-30-5॥
[अन्तरम् (antaram) - between; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - fell; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of immense energy; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; धृष्टद्युम्नस्य (dhṛṣṭadyumnasya) - of Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(Between Bhimasena of immense energy, and Satyaki, the hero, and Dhrishtadyumna, O lord, fell.)
O lord, between Bhimasena of immense energy, Satyaki the hero, and Dhrishtadyumna, there was a fall.
द्रोणं द्रोणमिति क्रूराः पाञ्चालाः समचोदयन्। मा द्रोणमिति पुत्रास्ते कुरून्सर्वानचोदयन् ॥७-३०-६॥
droṇaṁ droṇamiti krūrāḥ pāñcālāḥ samacodayan। mā droṇamiti putrāste kurūnsarvānacodayan ॥7-30-6॥
[द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; इति (iti) - thus; क्रूराः (krūrāḥ) - cruel; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; समचोदयन् (samacodayan) - urged; मा (mā) - not; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; इति (iti) - thus; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; ते (te) - they; कुरून् (kurūn) - Kurus; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; अचोदयन् (acodayan) - urged;]
(The cruel Panchalas urged, "Drona, Drona." The sons urged all the Kurus, "Do not (kill) Drona.")
The cruel Panchalas encouraged each other by shouting "Drona, Drona," while the sons of the Kurus urged everyone, "Do not harm Drona."
द्रोणं द्रोणमिति ह्येके मा द्रोणमिति चापरे। कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च द्रोणद्यूतमवर्तत ॥७-३०-७॥
droṇaṁ droṇamiti hyeke mā droṇamiti cāpare। kurūṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca droṇadyūtamavartata ॥7-30-7॥
[द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; इति (iti) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; एके (eke) - some; मा (mā) - not; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kauravas; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; द्रोणद्यूतम् (droṇadyūtam) - Drona's game; अवर्तत (avartata) - was played;]
(Some said 'Drona, Drona', while others said 'Not Drona'. The game of Drona was played between the Kauravas and the Pandavas.)
Some were calling out 'Drona, Drona', while others were saying 'Not Drona'. The game involving Drona was unfolding between the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
यं यं स्म भजते द्रोणः पाञ्चालानां रथव्रजम्। तत्र तत्र स्म पाञ्चाल्यो धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ धीयते ॥७-३०-८॥
yaṃ yaṃ sma bhajate droṇaḥ pāñcālānāṃ rathavrajama। tatra tatra sma pāñcālyo dhṛṣṭadyumno'tha dhīyate ॥7-30-8॥
[यं (yaṃ) - whom; यं (yaṃ) - whom; स्म (sma) - indeed; भजते (bhajate) - approaches; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; पाञ्चालानां (pāñcālānāṃ) - of the Pāñcālas; रथव्रजम् (rathavrajama) - chariot group; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; स्म (sma) - indeed; पाञ्चाल्यः (pāñcālyaḥ) - the Pāñcāla prince; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; अथ (atha) - then; धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed;]
(Whomsoever Droṇa approaches among the chariot group of the Pāñcālas, there indeed the Pāñcāla prince Dhṛṣṭadyumna is then placed.)
Whenever Droṇa approaches the chariot group of the Pāñcālas, the Pāñcāla prince Dhṛṣṭadyumna is always there to confront him.
यथाभागविपर्यासे सङ्ग्रामे भैरवे सति। वीराः समासदन्वीरानगच्छन्भीरवः परान् ॥७-३०-९॥
yathābhāgaviparyāse saṅgrāme bhairave sati। vīrāḥ samāsadanvīrānagacchanbhīravaḥ parān ॥7-30-9॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; भाग (bhāga) - part; विपर्यासे (viparyāse) - inversion; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भैरवे (bhairave) - terrible; सति (sati) - being; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; समासदन् (samāsadan) - approached; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; अगच्छन् (agacchan) - went; भीरवः (bhīravaḥ) - cowards; परान् (parān) - others;]
(As in the inversion of parts, in the terrible battle, heroes approached heroes, cowards went to others.)
In the terrifying battle, as the sides were reversed, the heroes confronted heroes, while the cowards retreated to others.
अकम्पनीयाः शत्रूणां बभूवुस्तत्र पाण्डवाः। अकम्पयंस्त्वनीकानि स्मरन्तः क्लेशमात्मनः ॥७-३०-१०॥
akampanīyāḥ śatrūṇāṃ babhūvustatra pāṇḍavāḥ। akampayaṃstvanīkāni smarantaḥ kleśamātmanaḥ ॥7-30-10॥
[अकम्पनीयाः (akampanīyāḥ) - unshakeable; शत्रूणां (śatrūṇāṃ) - of enemies; बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became; तत्र (tatra) - there; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; अकम्पयन् (akampayan) - shaking; तु (tu) - but; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; स्मरन्तः (smarantaḥ) - remembering; क्लेशम् (kleśam) - suffering; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves;]
(The Pandavas there became unshakeable to the enemies, but shaking the armies, remembering their own suffering.)
The Pandavas stood firm against their enemies, causing the armies to tremble as they recalled their own hardships.
ते त्वमर्षवशं प्राप्ता ह्रीमन्तः सत्त्वचोदिताः। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान्न्यवर्तन्त घ्नन्तो द्रोणं महाहवे ॥७-३०-११॥
te tvamarṣavaśaṃ prāptā hrīmantaḥ sattvacoditāḥ। tyaktvā prāṇānnyavartanta ghnanto droṇaṃ mahāhave ॥7-30-11॥
[ते (te) - they; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अर्षवशम् (arṣavaśam) - under the control of anger; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having attained; ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest; सत्त्वचोदिताः (sattvacoditāḥ) - impelled by righteousness; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - returned; घ्नन्तः (ghnantaḥ) - killing; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(They, having attained the control of anger, modest and impelled by righteousness, having abandoned their lives, returned, killing Drona in the great battle.)
They, driven by righteousness and modesty, overcame their anger and sacrificed their lives, returning to slay Drona in the great battle.
अयसामिव सम्पातः शिलानामिव चाभवत्। दीव्यतां तुमुले युद्धे प्राणैरमिततेजसाम् ॥७-३०-१२॥
ayasām iva sampātaḥ śilānām iva ca abhavat। dīvyatāṃ tumule yuddhe prāṇaiḥ amita-tejasām ॥7-30-12॥
[अयसाम् (ayasām) - of metals; इव (iva) - like; सम्पातः (sampātaḥ) - collision; शिलानाम् (śilānām) - of rocks; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; दीव्यताम् (dīvyatām) - of the shining ones; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumultuous; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; प्राणैः (prāṇaiḥ) - with lives; अमित (amita) - immeasurable; तेजसाम् (tejasām) - of the brilliant ones;]
(The collision was like that of metals and rocks in the tumultuous battle of the shining ones with immeasurable brilliance.)
The clash was as fierce as that of metals and rocks in the tumultuous battle, fought by the radiant warriors with immeasurable valor.
न तु स्मरन्ति सङ्ग्राममपि वृद्धास्तथाविधम्। दृष्टपूर्वं महाराज श्रुतपूर्वमथापि वा ॥७-३०-१३॥
na tu smaranti saṅgrāmamapi vṛddhāstathāvidham। dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ mahārāja śrutapūrvamathāpi vā ॥7-30-13॥
[न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - remember; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; अपि (api) - even; वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elders; तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - such; दृष्टपूर्वम् (dṛṣṭapūrvam) - seen before; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; श्रुतपूर्वम् (śrutapūrvam) - heard before; अथ (atha) - or; अपि (api) - even; वा (vā) - or;]
(But even the elders do not remember such a battle, O great king, seen or heard before.)
O great king, even the elders do not recall such a battle, whether they have seen or heard of it before.
प्राकम्पतेव पृथिवी तस्मिन्वीरावसादने। प्रवर्तता बलौघेन महता भारपीडिता ॥७-३०-१४॥
prākampateva pṛthivī tasminvīrāvasādane। pravartatā balaughena mahatā bhārapīḍitā ॥7-30-14॥
[प्राकम्पते (prākampate) - trembles; इव (iva) - as if; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; वीर (vīra) - hero; अवसादने (avasādane) - in the downfall; प्रवर्तता (pravartatā) - engaged; बलौघेन (balaughena) - by the multitude of forces; महता (mahatā) - great; भारपीडिता (bhārapīḍitā) - oppressed by the burden;]
(The earth trembles as if oppressed by the burden, engaged in the downfall of the hero by the multitude of great forces.)
The earth seemed to tremble as if burdened by the weight, involved in the hero's downfall due to the great multitude of forces.
घूर्णतो हि बलौघस्य दिवं स्तब्ध्वेव निस्वनः। अजातशत्रोः क्रुद्धस्य पुत्रस्य तव चाभवत् ॥७-३०-१५॥
ghūrṇato hi balaughasya divaṃ stabdhveva nisvanaḥ। ajātaśatroḥ kruddhasya putrasya tava cābhavat ॥7-30-15॥
[घूर्णतः (ghūrṇataḥ) - whirling; हि (hi) - indeed; बलौघस्य (balaughasya) - of the mighty force; दिवम् (divam) - the sky; स्तब्ध्वा (stabdhvā) - having stopped; इव (iva) - as if; निस्वनः (nisvanaḥ) - sound; अजातशत्रोः (ajātaśatroḥ) - of Ajatashatru; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(The sound of the mighty force, whirling indeed, having stopped the sky, as if, became of Ajatashatru, angry, your son, and.)
The sound of the mighty force, whirling as if it had stopped the sky, became like that of your angry son, Ajatashatru.
समासाद्य तु पाण्डूनामनीकानि सहस्रशः। द्रोणेन चरता सङ्ख्ये प्रभग्नानि शितैः शरैः ॥७-३०-१६॥
samāsādya tu pāṇḍūnāmanīkāni sahasraśaḥ। droṇena caratā saṅkhye prabhagnāni śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-30-16॥
[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; तु (tu) - but; पाण्डूनाम् (pāṇḍūnām) - of the Pāṇḍavas; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; चरता (caratā) - moving; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; प्रभग्नानि (prabhagnāni) - scattered; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows;]
(Having approached the armies of the Pāṇḍavas by thousands, they were scattered in the battle by Droṇa with sharp arrows.)
Droṇa, moving through the battlefield, scattered the thousands of Pāṇḍava armies with his sharp arrows.
तेषु प्रमथ्यमानेषु द्रोणेनाद्भुतकर्मणा। पर्यवारयदासाद्य द्रोणं सेनापतिः स्वयम् ॥७-३०-१७॥
teṣu pramathyamāneṣu droṇenādbhutakarmaṇā। paryavārayadāsādya droṇaṃ senapatiḥ svayam ॥7-30-17॥
[तेषु (teṣu) - in them; प्रमथ्यमानेषु (pramathyamāneṣu) - being agitated; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa; अद्भुतकर्मणा (adbhutakarmaṇā) - with wonderful deeds; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - surrounded; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; सेनापतिः (senapatiḥ) - the general; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself;]
(In them being agitated by Droṇa with wonderful deeds, having reached, the general himself surrounded Droṇa.)
Amidst the turmoil caused by Droṇa's extraordinary feats, the general himself approached and surrounded Droṇa.
तदद्भुतमभूद्युद्धं द्रोणपाञ्चाल्ययोस्तदा। नैव तस्योपमा काचित्सम्भवेदिति मे मतिः ॥७-३०-१८॥
tad adbhutam abhūd yuddhaṃ droṇa-pāñcālyayoḥ tadā। naiva tasyopamā kācit sambhaved iti me matiḥ ॥7-30-18॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; पाञ्चाल्ययोः (pāñcālyayoḥ) - and the Panchala; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्य (tasya) - its; उपमा (upamā) - comparison; काचित् (kācit) - any; सम्भवेत् (sambhavet) - could be; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(That wonderful battle between Drona and the Panchala was then; indeed, no comparison of it could be thus my opinion.)
In my opinion, that battle between Drona and the Panchala was so wonderful that no comparison could be made.
ततो नीलोऽनलप्रख्यो ददाह कुरुवाहिनीम्। शरस्फुलिङ्गश्चापार्चिर्दहन्कक्षमिवानलः ॥७-३०-१९॥
tato nīlo'nalaprakhyo dadāha kuruvāhinīm। śarasphuliṅgaścāpārćirdahankṣamivānalaḥ ॥7-30-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; अनलप्रख्यः (analaprakhyaḥ) - like fire; ददाह (dadāha) - burned; कुरुवाहिनीम् (kuruvāhinīm) - the Kuru army; शर (śara) - arrows; स्फुलिङ्गः (sphuliṅgaḥ) - sparks; च (ca) - and; अपार्चिः (apārciḥ) - without flames; दहन् (dahan) - burning; कक्षम् (kakṣam) - forest; इव (iva) - like; अनलः (analaḥ) - fire;]
(Then Nila, like fire, burned the Kuru army; arrows were like sparks, burning without flames, like a fire in the forest.)
Then Nila, resembling a blazing fire, consumed the Kuru army with his arrows that sparked like flames, burning the forest-like battlefield.
तं दहन्तमनीकानि द्रोणपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। पूर्वाभिभाषी सुश्लक्ष्णं स्मयमानोऽभ्यभाषत ॥७-३०-२०॥
taṃ dahantamanīkāni droṇaputraḥ pratāpavān। pūrvābhibhāṣī suślakṣṇaṃ smayamāno'bhyabhāṣata ॥7-30-20॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; दहन्तम् (dahantam) - burning; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - Drona's son; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; पूर्वाभिभाषी (pūrvābhibhāṣī) - addressing first; सुश्लक्ष्णं (suślakṣṇaṃ) - very gently; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Drona's valiant son, addressing him who was burning the armies, spoke first very gently, smiling.)
Drona's valiant son, smiling, gently addressed him who was destroying the armies.
नील किं बहुभिर्दग्धैस्तव योधैः शरार्चिषा। मयैकेन हि युध्यस्व क्रुद्धः प्रहर चाशुगैः ॥७-३०-२१॥
nīla kiṃ bahubhir dagdhaiḥ tava yodhaiḥ śarārciṣā। mayaikena hi yudhyasva kruddhaḥ prahara cāśugaiḥ ॥7-30-21॥
[नील (nīla) - Nila; किं (kiṃ) - why; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; दग्धैः (dagdhaiḥ) - burnt; तव (tava) - your; योधैः (yodhaiḥ) - warriors; शरार्चिषा (śarārciṣā) - with fiery arrows; मया (mayā) - by me; एकेन (ekena) - alone; हि (hi) - indeed; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रहर (prahara) - strike; च (ca) - and; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift ones;]
(Nila, why with many burnt by your warriors with fiery arrows? By me alone indeed fight, angry, strike and with swift ones.)
Nila, why do you need many warriors burnt by fiery arrows? Fight with me alone, strike in anger and with swiftness.
तं पद्मनिकराकारं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणम्। व्याकोशपद्माभमुखं नीलो विव्याध सायकैः ॥७-३०-२२॥
taṁ padmanikarākāraṁ padmapatranibhekṣaṇam। vyākośapadmābhamukhaṁ nīlo vivyādha sāyakaiḥ ॥7-30-22॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; पद्म (padma) - lotus; निकर (nikara) - multitude; आकारं (ākāraṁ) - form; पद्म (padma) - lotus; पत्र (patra) - leaf; निभ (nibha) - like; ईक्षणम् (īkṣaṇam) - eyes; व्याकोश (vyākośa) - fully bloomed; पद्म (padma) - lotus; आभ (ābha) - resembling; मुखं (mukhaṁ) - face; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Nila pierced that one, whose form was like a multitude of lotuses, whose eyes resembled lotus leaves, and whose face was like a fully bloomed lotus, with arrows.)
Nila shot arrows at the one who had the appearance of a cluster of lotuses, eyes like lotus petals, and a face resembling a fully bloomed lotus.
तेनातिविद्धः सहसा द्रौणिर्भल्लैः शितैस्त्रिभिः। धनुर्ध्वजं च छत्रं च द्विषतः स न्यकृन्तत ॥७-३०-२३॥
tenātividdhaḥ sahasā drauṇirbhallaiḥ śitaistribhiḥ। dhanurdhvajaṃ ca chatraṃ ca dviṣataḥ sa nyakṛntata ॥7-30-23॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; अतिविद्धः (atividdhaḥ) - pierced deeply; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; ध्वजं (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; छत्रं (chatram) - umbrella; च (ca) - and; द्विषतः (dviṣataḥ) - of the enemy; स (sa) - he; न्यकृन्तत (nyakṛntata) - cut off;]
(By him, suddenly Drona's son was pierced deeply with three sharp arrows; he cut off the bow, flag, and umbrella of the enemy.)
Drona's son was suddenly pierced deeply by him with three sharp arrows; he cut off the enemy's bow, flag, and umbrella.
सोत्प्लुत्य स्यन्दनात्तस्मान्नीलश्चर्मवरासिधृक्। द्रोणायनेः शिरः कायाद्धर्तुमैच्छत्पतत्रिवत् ॥७-३०-२४॥
sotplutya syandanāttasmānnīlaścarmavarāsidhr̥k. droṇāyaneḥ śiraḥ kāyāddhartumaicchatpatatrivat ॥7-30-24॥
[सोत्प्लुत्य (sotplutya) - having jumped; स्यन्दनात् (syandanāt) - from the chariot; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from there; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - Nila; चर्म (carma) - shield; वर (vara) - excellent; असि (asi) - sword; धृक् (dhr̥k) - holding; द्रोणायनेः (droṇāyaneḥ) - of Dronayana; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; धर्तुम् (dhartum) - to take; ऐच्छत् (aicchat) - desired; पतत्रिवत् (patatrivat) - like a bird;]
(Having jumped from the chariot, Nila, holding an excellent shield and sword, desired to take the head of Dronayana from the body like a bird.)
Nila, leaping from the chariot with his excellent shield and sword, aimed to seize Dronayana's head from his body, much like a bird swooping down.
तस्योद्यतासेः सुनसं शिरः कायात्सकुण्डलम्। भल्लेनापाहरद्द्रौणिः स्मयमान इवानघ ॥७-३०-२५॥
tasyodyatāseḥ sunasaṃ śiraḥ kāyātsakuṇḍalam। bhallenāpāharaddrāuṇiḥ smayamāna ivānagha ॥7-30-25॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; उद्यतासेः (udyatāseḥ) - raised sword; सुनसं (sunasaṃ) - beautiful-nosed; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - cut off; द्रौणिः (drāuṇiḥ) - Drona's son; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Drona's son, smiling as if, cut off his beautiful-nosed head with earrings from the body with an arrow, O sinless one, of the one with the raised sword.)
Drona's son, with a smile, severed the beautiful-nosed head adorned with earrings from the body of the one who had raised his sword, using an arrow, O sinless one.
सम्पूर्णचन्द्राभमुखः पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणः। प्रांशुरुत्पलगर्भाभो निहतो न्यपतत्क्षितौ ॥७-३०-२६॥
sampūrṇacandrābhamukhaḥ padmapatranibhekṣaṇaḥ। prāṃśurutpalagarbhābho nihato nyapatatkṣitau ॥7-30-26॥
[सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa) - complete; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; आभ (ābha) - like; मुखः (mukhaḥ) - face; पद्म (padma) - lotus; पत्र (patra) - leaf; निभ (nibha) - resembling; ईक्षणः (īkṣaṇaḥ) - eyes; प्रांशुः (prāṃśuḥ) - tall; उत्पल (utpala) - water lily; गर्भ (garbha) - bud; आभः (ābhaḥ) - like; निहतः (nihataḥ) - struck down; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground;]
(With a face like the full moon, eyes resembling lotus leaves, tall, like a water lily bud, struck down, fell on the ground.)
With a face like the full moon and eyes resembling lotus leaves, the tall figure, like a water lily bud, was struck down and fell to the ground.
ततः प्रविव्यथे सेना पाण्डवी भृशमाकुला। आचार्यपुत्रेण हते नीले ज्वलिततेजसि ॥७-३०-२७॥
tataḥ pravivyathe senā pāṇḍavī bhṛśamākulā। ācāryaputreṇa hate nīle jvalitatejasi ॥7-30-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रविव्यथे (pravivyathe) - was agitated; सेना (senā) - army; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; आकुला (ākulā) - distressed; आचार्यपुत्रेण (ācāryaputreṇa) - by the teacher's son; हते (hate) - killed; नीले (nīle) - Nila; ज्वलिततेजसि (jvalitatejasi) - of blazing energy;]
(Then the Pandava army was greatly distressed, as Nila of blazing energy was killed by the teacher's son.)
The Pandava army was thrown into great confusion when Nila, who possessed blazing energy, was slain by the teacher's son.
अचिन्तयंश्च ते सर्वे पाण्डवानां महारथाः। कथं नो वासविस्त्रायाच्छत्रुभ्य इति मारिष ॥७-३०-२८॥
acintayaṃśca te sarve pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ। kathaṃ no vāsavistrāyācchatrubhya iti māriṣa ॥7-30-28॥
[अचिन्तयन् (acintayan) - thinking; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; सर्वे (sarve) - all; पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pandavas; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; कथम् (katham) - how; नः (naḥ) - us; वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - Indra; त्रायात् (trāyāt) - protect; शत्रुभ्यः (śatrubhyaḥ) - from enemies; इति (iti) - thus; मारिष (māriṣa) - O respected one;]
(Thinking thus, all the great warriors of the Pandavas, how will Indra protect us from the enemies, O respected one?)
All the great warriors of the Pandavas were thinking about how Indra would protect them from their enemies, O respected one.
दक्षिणेन तु सेनायाः कुरुते कदनं बली। संशप्तकावशेषस्य नारायणबलस्य च ॥७-३०-२९॥
dakṣiṇena tu senāyāḥ kurute kadanaṃ balī। saṃśaptakāvaśeṣasya nārāyaṇabalasya ca ॥7-30-29॥
[दक्षिणेन (dakṣiṇena) - by the south; तु (tu) - but; सेनायाः (senāyāḥ) - of the army; कुरुते (kurute) - makes; कदनं (kadanaṃ) - slaughter; बली (balī) - the strong one; संशप्तकावशेषस्य (saṃśaptakāvaśeṣasya) - of the remnants of the Saṃśaptakas; नारायणबलस्य (nārāyaṇabalasya) - of the Nārāyaṇa army; च (ca) - and;]
(By the south, the strong one makes slaughter of the army and of the remnants of the Saṃśaptakas and the Nārāyaṇa army.)
On the southern side, the strong warrior causes destruction to the army, including the remnants of the Saṃśaptakas and the Nārāyaṇa forces.
