07.034
Pancharatra and Core: Yudhishthira entrusts the burden of penetrating the discus military formation of Drona to Abhimanyu, as others are not capable.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तदनीकमनाधृष्यं भारद्वाजेन रक्षितम्। पार्थाः समभ्यवर्तन्त भीमसेनपुरोगमाः ॥७-३४-१॥
tadānīkamanādhṛṣyaṃ bhāradvājena rakṣitam। pārthāḥ samabhyavartanta bhīmasenapurogamāḥ ॥7-34-1॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; अनाधृष्यम् (anādhṛṣyam) - invincible; भारद्वाजेन (bhāradvājena) - by Bharadvaja; रक्षितम् (rakṣitam) - protected; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the sons of Pritha; समभ्यवर्तन्त (samabhyavartanta) - advanced; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; पुरोगमाः (purogamāḥ) - led by;]
(That invincible army, protected by Bharadvaja, was advanced upon by the sons of Pritha, led by Bhimasena.)
The sons of Pritha, led by Bhimasena, advanced upon the invincible army protected by Bharadvaja.
सात्यकिश्चेकितानश्च धृष्टद्युम्नश्च पार्षतः। कुन्तिभोजश्च विक्रान्तो द्रुपदश्च महारथः ॥७-३४-२॥
sātyakiś cekitānaś ca dhṛṣṭadyumnaś ca pārṣataḥ। kuntibhojaś ca vikrānto drupadaś ca mahārathaḥ ॥7-34-2॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; चेकितानः (cekitānaḥ) - Chekitana; च (ca) - and; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - the son of Prishata; कुन्तिभोजः (kuntibhojaḥ) - Kuntibhoja; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - the valiant; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - the great chariot-warrior;]
(Satyaki and Chekitana and Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata; Kuntibhoja and the valiant Drupada, the great chariot-warrior.)
Satyaki, Chekitana, Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Prishata, Kuntibhoja, and the valiant Drupada are all great chariot-warriors.
आर्जुनिः क्षत्रधर्मा च बृहत्क्षत्रश्च वीर्यवान्। चेदिपो धृष्टकेतुश्च माद्रीपुत्रौ घटोत्कचः ॥७-३४-३॥
ārjuniḥ kṣatradharmā ca bṛhatkṣatraśca vīryavān। cedipo dhṛṣṭaketuśca mādrīputrau ghaṭotkacaḥ ॥7-34-3॥
[आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - son of Arjuna; क्षत्रधर्मा (kṣatradharmā) - one who follows the duty of a warrior; च (ca) - and; बृहत्क्षत्रः (bṛhatkṣatraḥ) - great warrior; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - powerful; चेदिपः (cedipaḥ) - king of the Chedis; धृष्टकेतुः (dhṛṣṭaketuḥ) - Dhrishtaketu; च (ca) - and; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - sons of Madri; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha;]
(The son of Arjuna, who follows the duty of a warrior, and the great warrior, powerful king of the Chedis, Dhrishtaketu, and the sons of Madri, Ghatotkacha.)
The son of Arjuna, a warrior by duty, along with the great and powerful king of the Chedis, Dhrishtaketu, and the sons of Madri, including Ghatotkacha, were present.
युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्तः शिखण्डी चापराजितः। उत्तमौजाश्च दुर्धर्षो विराटश्च महारथः ॥७-३४-४॥
yudhāmanyuśca vikrāntaḥ śikhaṇḍī cāparājitaḥ। uttamaujāśca durdharṣo virāṭaśca mahārathaḥ ॥7-34-4॥
[युधामन्यु (yudhāmanyu) - Yudhāmanyu; च (ca) - and; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - valiant; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; च (ca) - and; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - unconquered; उत्तमौजाः (uttamaujāḥ) - Uttamaujas; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - invincible; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Yudhāmanyu and the valiant Śikhaṇḍī, and the unconquered Uttamaujas and the invincible Virāṭa, the great chariot-warrior.)
Yudhāmanyu, the valiant Śikhaṇḍī, the unconquered Uttamaujas, and the invincible Virāṭa are all great chariot-warriors.
द्रौपदेयाश्च संरब्धाः शैशुपालिश्च वीर्यवान्। केकयाश्च महावीर्याः सृञ्जयाश्च सहस्रशः ॥७-३४-५॥
drau̇padeyāś ca saṁrabdhāḥ śaiśupāliś ca vīryavān। kekayāś ca mahāvīryāḥ sṛñjayāś ca sahasraśaḥ ॥7-34-5॥
[द्रौपदेयाः (drau̇padeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; च (ca) - and; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; शैशुपालिः (śaiśupāliḥ) - Shishupala; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; महावीर्याः (mahāvīryāḥ) - great heroes; सृञ्जयाः (sṛñjayāḥ) - Srinjayas; च (ca) - and; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(The sons of Draupadi, excited, and Shishupala, valiant, and the Kekayas, great heroes, and the Srinjayas in thousands.)
The sons of Draupadi, along with the valiant Shishupala, the great Kekayas, and the numerous Srinjayas, were all excited and ready for battle.
एते चान्ये च सगणाः कृतास्त्रा युद्धदुर्मदाः। समभ्यधावन्सहसा भारद्वाजं युयुत्सवः ॥७-३४-६॥
ete cānye ca sagaṇāḥ kṛtāstrā yuddhadurmadāḥ। samabhyadhāvansahasā bhāradvājaṃ yuyutsavaḥ ॥7-34-6॥
[एते (ete) - these; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; सगणाः (sagaṇāḥ) - with groups; कृतास्त्राः (kṛtāstrāḥ) - prepared with weapons; युद्धदुर्मदाः (yuddhadurmadāḥ) - arrogant in battle; समभ्यधावन् (samabhyadhāvan) - rushed; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; भारद्वाजम् (bhāradvājam) - Bharadvaja; युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - eager to fight;]
(These and others, with groups, prepared with weapons, arrogant in battle, suddenly rushed towards Bharadvaja, eager to fight.)
These warriors, along with others in groups, armed and arrogant in battle, suddenly charged towards Bharadvaja, eager for combat.
समवेतांस्तु तान्सर्वान्भारद्वाजोऽपि वीर्यवान्। असम्भ्रान्तः शरौघेण महता समवारयत् ॥७-३४-७॥
samavetāṃstu tānsarvānbhāradvājo'pi vīryavān। asambhrāntaḥ śaraugheṇa mahatā samavārayat ॥7-34-7॥
[समवेतान् (samavetān) - assembled; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bharadvaja; अपि (api) - also; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with a multitude of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(Bharadvaja, the mighty, unperturbed, restrained all of them assembled with a great multitude of arrows.)
Bharadvaja, the mighty warrior, calmly restrained all the assembled forces with a great shower of arrows.
महौघाः सलिलस्येव गिरिमासाद्य दुर्भिदम्। द्रोणं ते नाभ्यवर्तन्त वेलामिव जलाशयाः ॥७-३४-८॥
mahaughāḥ salilasyeva girimāsādya durbhidam। droṇaṃ te nābhyavartanta velāmiva jalāśayāḥ ॥7-34-8॥
[महौघाः (mahaughāḥ) - great waves; सलिलस्य (salilasya) - of water; इव (iva) - like; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; दुर्भिदम् (durbhidam) - unbreakable; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - overcame; वेलाम् (velām) - shore; इव (iva) - like; जलाशयाः (jalāśayāḥ) - reservoirs;]
(Great waves of water, like reaching an unbreakable mountain, did not overcome Drona, like reservoirs do not overcome the shore.)
The great waves of water, upon reaching the unbreakable mountain, could not overcome Drona, just as reservoirs do not overcome the shore.
पीड्यमानाः शरै राजन्द्रोणचापविनिःसृतैः। न शेकुः प्रमुखे स्थातुं भारद्वाजस्य पाण्डवाः ॥७-३४-९॥
pīḍyamānāḥ śarai rājan droṇacāpaviniḥsṛtaiḥ। na śekuḥ pramukhe sthātuṃ bhāradvājasya pāṇḍavāḥ ॥7-34-9॥
[पीड्यमानाः (pīḍyamānāḥ) - being oppressed; शरै (śarai) - by arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; चाप (cāpa) - bow; विनिःसृतैः (viniḥsṛtaiḥ) - released; न (na) - not; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja's son; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas;]
(Being oppressed by arrows, O king, released from Drona's bow, the Pandavas were not able to stand in front of Bharadvaja's son.)
O king, the Pandavas could not withstand the arrows released from Drona's bow and were unable to face Bharadvaja's son.
तदद्भुतमपश्याम द्रोणस्य भुजयोर्बलम्। यदेनं नाभ्यवर्तन्त पाञ्चालाः सृञ्जयैः सह ॥७-३४-१०॥
tad adbhutam apaśyāma droṇasya bhujayor balam। yad enaṃ nābhyavartanta pāñcālāḥ sṛñjayaiḥ saha ॥7-34-10॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; यत् (yat) - which; एनम् (enam) - him; न (na) - not; अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - overcame; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; सृञ्जयैः (sṛñjayaiḥ) - with the Srinjayas; सह (saha) - together;]
(We saw that wonderful strength of Drona's arms, which the Panchalas together with the Srinjayas could not overcome.)
We witnessed the incredible strength of Drona's arms, which the Panchalas and the Srinjayas together could not surpass.
तमायान्तमभिक्रुद्धं द्रोणं दृष्ट्वा युधिष्ठिरः। बहुधा चिन्तयामास द्रोणस्य प्रतिवारणम् ॥७-३४-११॥
tam āyāntam abhikruddhaṃ droṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। bahudhā cintayāmāsa droṇasya prativāraṇam ॥7-34-11॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; अभिक्रुद्धम् (abhikruddhaṃ) - angry; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - thought; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Droṇa; प्रतिवारणम् (prativāraṇam) - counteraction;]
(Seeing the angry Droṇa approaching, Yudhiṣṭhira thought in many ways about counteracting Droṇa.)
Upon seeing the enraged Droṇa approaching, Yudhiṣṭhira contemplated various strategies to counteract him.
अशक्यं तु तमन्येन द्रोणं मत्वा युधिष्ठिरः। अविषह्यं गुरुं भारं सौभद्रे समवासृजत् ॥७-३४-१२॥
aśakyaṃ tu tamanyena droṇaṃ matvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ। aviṣahyaṃ guruṃ bhāraṃ saubhadre samavāsṛjat ॥7-34-12॥
[अशक्यं (aśakyaṃ) - impossible; तु (tu) - but; तम् (tam) - him; अन्येन (anyena) - by another; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; मत्वा (matvā) - thinking; युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira; अविषह्यं (aviṣahyam) - unbearable; गुरुं (gurum) - heavy; भारं (bhāram) - burden; सौभद्रे (saubhadre) - to Abhimanyu; समवासृजत् (samavāsṛjat) - assigned.;]
(But thinking Droṇa to be impossible by another, Yudhishthira assigned the unbearable heavy burden to Abhimanyu.)
Yudhishthira, considering Droṇa to be invincible by anyone else, entrusted the formidable task to Abhimanyu.
वासुदेवादनवरं फल्गुनाच्चामितौजसम्। अब्रवीत्परवीरघ्नमभिमन्युमिदं वचः ॥७-३४-१३॥
vāsudevād anavaraṃ phalgunāc cāmitaujasam। abravīt paravīraghnam abhimanyum idaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-34-13॥
[वासुदेवात् (vāsudevāt) - from Vasudeva; अनवरम् (anavaram) - without superior; फल्गुनात् (phalgunāt) - from Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अमितौजसम् (amitaujasam) - of immeasurable energy; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; परवीरघ्नम् (paravīraghnam) - slayer of enemy heroes; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - to Abhimanyu; इदम् (idam) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(From Vasudeva, without superior, from Arjuna, and of immeasurable energy, said to Abhimanyu, the slayer of enemy heroes, this speech.)
Vasudeva, unparalleled and of immeasurable energy, spoke these words to Abhimanyu, the slayer of enemy heroes, and son of Arjuna.
एत्य नो नार्जुनो गर्हेद्यथा तात तथा कुरु। चक्रव्यूहस्य न वयं विद्म भेदं कथञ्चन ॥७-३४-१४॥
etya no nārjuno garhedyathā tāta tathā kuru। cakravyūhasya na vayaṃ vidma bhedaṃ kathaṃcana ॥7-34-14॥
[एत्य (etya) - having come; नः (naḥ) - us; न (na) - not; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; गर्हेत् (garhet) - may blame; यथा (yathā) - as; तात (tāta) - father; तथा (tathā) - so; कुरु (kuru) - do; चक्रव्यूहस्य (cakravyūhasya) - of the Chakravyuha; न (na) - not; वयम् (vayam) - we; विद्म (vidma) - know; भेदम् (bhedam) - the breach; कथञ्चन (kathaṃcana) - in any way;]
(Having come, Arjuna may not blame us, father, so do. We do not know the breach of the Chakravyuha in any way.)
Having come, Arjuna may not blame us, father, so act accordingly. We do not know how to breach the Chakravyuha in any way.
त्वं वार्जुनो वा कृष्णो वा भिन्द्यात्प्रद्युम्न एव वा। चक्रव्यूहं महाबाहो पञ्चमोऽन्यो न विद्यते ॥७-३४-१५॥
tvaṁ vārjuno vā kṛṣṇo vā bhindyātpradyumna eva vā। cakravyūhaṁ mahābāho pañcamo'nyo na vidyate ॥7-34-15॥
[त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; वा (vā) - or; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वा (vā) - or; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa; वा (vā) - or; भिन्द्यात् (bhindyāt) - could break; प्रद्युम्नः (pradyumnaḥ) - Pradyumna; एव (eva) - indeed; वा (vā) - or; चक्रव्यूहम् (cakravyūham) - the military formation; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]
(You, or Arjuna, or Kṛṣṇa, or indeed Pradyumna could break the military formation, O mighty-armed one; no fifth other exists.)
You, Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa, or Pradyumna could break the military formation, O mighty-armed one; there is no fifth person who can do so.
अभिमन्यो वरं तात याचतां दातुमर्हसि। पितॄणां मातुलानां च सैन्यानां चैव सर्वशः ॥७-३४-१६॥
abhimanyo varaṃ tāta yācatāṃ dātumarhasi। pitṝṇāṃ mātulānāṃ ca sainyānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ ॥7-34-16॥
[अभिमन्यो (abhimanyo) - Abhimanyu; वरं (varaṃ) - boon; तात (tāta) - father; याचतां (yācatāṃ) - to ask; दातुम् (dātum) - to give; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; पितॄणां (pitṝṇāṃ) - of the fathers; मातुलानां (mātulānāṃ) - of the maternal uncles; च (ca) - and; सैन्यानां (sainyānāṃ) - of the armies; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely;]
(Abhimanyu, a boon, father, to ask, to give, you should. Of the fathers, of the maternal uncles, and of the armies, and indeed, entirely.)
Abhimanyu, you should grant the boon that is being asked by the fathers, maternal uncles, and all the armies.
धनञ्जयो हि नस्तात गर्हयेदेत्य संयुगात्। क्षिप्रमस्त्रं समादाय द्रोणानीकं विशातय ॥७-३४-१७॥
dhanañjayo hi nastāta garhayedetya saṃyugāt। kṣipramastraṃ samādāya droṇānīkaṃ viśātaya ॥7-34-17॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; तात (tāta) - father; गर्हयेत् (garhayed) - would blame; इत्य (ity) - thus; संयुगात् (saṃyugāt) - from the battle; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अस्त्रं (astraṃ) - weapon; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; विशातय (viśātaya) - penetrate;]
(Arjuna indeed, our father, would blame thus from the battle. Quickly, having taken the weapon, penetrate Drona's army.)
Arjuna, our father, would indeed blame us if we retreat from the battle. Therefore, quickly take up the weapon and penetrate Drona's army.
अभिमन्युरुवाच॥
abhimanyuruvāca॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Abhimanyu said:)
Abhimanyu said:
द्रोणस्य दृढमव्यग्रमनीकप्रवरं युधि। पितॄणां जयमाकाङ्क्षन्नवगाहे भिनद्मि च ॥७-३४-१८॥
droṇasya dṛḍhamavyagramanīkavararaṃ yudhi। pitṝṇāṃ jayamākāṅkṣannavagāhe bhinadmi ca ॥7-34-18॥
[द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firm; अव्यग्रम् (avyagram) - unperturbed; अनीकप्रवरम् (anīkavararam) - best of the army; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पितॄणाम् (pitṝṇām) - of the ancestors; जयम् (jayam) - victory; आकाङ्क्षन् (ākāṅkṣan) - desiring; अवगाहे (avagāhe) - entering; भिनद्मि (bhinadmi) - I pierce; च (ca) - and;]
(Desiring the victory of the ancestors, I enter and pierce the firm, unperturbed best of the army of Drona in battle.)
Desiring victory for the ancestors, I enter and pierce the firm and unperturbed best of Drona's army in battle.
उपदिष्टो हि मे पित्रा योगोऽनीकस्य भेदने। नोत्सहे तु विनिर्गन्तुमहं कस्याञ्चिदापदि ॥७-३४-१९॥
upadiṣṭo hi me pitrā yogo'nīkasya bhedane। notsahe tu vinirgantumahaṃ kasyāñcidāpadi ॥7-34-19॥
[उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - instructed; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - by me; पित्रा (pitrā) - by father; योगः (yogaḥ) - skill; अनीकस्य (anīkasya) - of the army; भेदने (bhedane) - in breaking; न (na) - not; उत्सहे (utsahe) - am able; तु (tu) - but; विनिर्गन्तुम् (vinirgantum) - to leave; अहम् (aham) - I; कस्याञ्चित् (kasyāñcit) - any; आपदि (āpadi) - in distress;]
(Instructed indeed by my father, the skill in breaking the army; but I am not able to leave in any distress.)
I have been instructed by my father in the skill of breaking the army formation; however, I am unable to leave in any distress.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira spoke:
भिन्ध्यनीकं युधा श्रेष्ठ द्वारं सञ्जनयस्व नः। वयं त्वानुगमिष्यामो येन त्वं तात यास्यसि ॥७-३४-२०॥
bhindhyanīkaṃ yudhā śreṣṭha dvāraṃ sañjanayasva naḥ। vayaṃ tvānugamiṣyāmo yena tvaṃ tāta yāsyasi ॥7-34-20॥
[भिन्ध्य (bhindhya) - pierce; अनीकं (anīkaṃ) - army; युधा (yudhā) - with battle; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; द्वारं (dvāraṃ) - gate; सञ्जनयस्व (sañjanayasva) - create; नः (naḥ) - for us; वयं (vayaṃ) - we; त्वा (tvā) - you; अनुगमिष्यामः (anugamiṣyāmaḥ) - will follow; येन (yena) - by which; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; तात (tāta) - dear; यास्यसि (yāsyasi) - will go;]
(Pierce the army with battle, O best, create a gate for us. We will follow you, dear, by which you will go.)
O best warrior, pierce the enemy's army and create a path for us. We will follow you, dear father, wherever you go.
धनञ्जयसमं युद्धे त्वां वयं तात संयुगे। प्रणिधायानुयास्यामो रक्षन्तः सर्वतोमुखाः ॥७-३४-२१॥
dhanañjayasamaṃ yuddhe tvāṃ vayaṃ tāta saṃyuge। praṇidhāyānuyāsyāmo rakṣantaḥ sarvatomukhāḥ ॥7-34-21॥
[धनञ्जयसम् (dhanañjayasam) - like Dhananjaya; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; वयम् (vayam) - we; तात (tāta) - dear father; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in combat; प्रणिधाय (praṇidhāya) - placing; अनुयास्यामः (anuyāsyāmaḥ) - we shall follow; रक्षन्तः (rakṣantaḥ) - protecting; सर्वतोमुखाः (sarvatomukhāḥ) - facing in all directions;]
(In battle, like Dhananjaya, we, dear father, shall follow you in combat, placing ourselves, protecting and facing in all directions.)
Dear father, like Dhananjaya in battle, we shall follow you in combat, protecting you from all sides.
भीम उवाच॥
bhīma uvāca॥
[भीम (bhīma) - Bhima; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhima said:)
Bhima said:
अहं त्वानुगमिष्यामि धृष्टद्युम्नोऽथ सात्यकिः। पाञ्चालाः केकया मत्स्यास्तथा सर्वे प्रभद्रकाः ॥७-३४-२२॥
ahaṁ tvānugamiṣyāmi dhṛṣṭadyumno'tha sātyakiḥ। pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāstathā sarve prabhadrakāḥ ॥7-34-22॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; त्वा (tvā) - you; अनुगमिष्यामि (anugamiṣyāmi) - will follow; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; अथ (atha) - and; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; केकयाः (kekayāḥ) - Kekayas; मत्स्याः (matsyāḥ) - Matsyas; तथा (tathā) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रभद्रकाः (prabhadrakāḥ) - Prabhadrakas;]
(I will follow you, Dhrishtadyumna and Satyaki. The Panchalas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and all the Prabhadrakas.)
I will follow you, along with Dhrishtadyumna and Satyaki. The Panchalas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and all the Prabhadrakas will also accompany us.
सकृद्भिन्नं त्वया व्यूहं तत्र तत्र पुनः पुनः। वयं प्रध्वंसयिष्यामो निघ्नमाना वरान्वरान् ॥७-३४-२३॥
sakṛdbhinnam tvayā vyūhaṃ tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ। vayaṃ pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmo nighnamānā varānvarān ॥7-34-23॥
[सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; भिन्नं (bhinnam) - broken; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; व्यूहम् (vyūham) - formation; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वयम् (vayam) - we; प्रध्वंसयिष्यामः (pradhvaṃsayiṣyāmaḥ) - will destroy; निघ्नमानाः (nighnamānāḥ) - striking; वरान् (varān) - heroes; वरान् (varān) - heroes;]
(Once the formation is broken by you, there and there again and again, we will destroy, striking the heroes.)
Once you break the formation, we will repeatedly destroy the heroes, striking them again and again.
अभिमन्युरुवाच॥
abhimanyuruvāca॥
[अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Abhimanyu said:)
Abhimanyu said:
अहमेतत्प्रवेक्ष्यामि द्रोणानीकं दुरासदम्। पतङ्ग इव सङ्क्रुद्धो ज्वलितं जातवेदसम् ॥७-३४-२४॥
aham etat pravekṣyāmi droṇānīkaṃ durāsadam। pataṅga iva saṅkruddho jvalitaṃ jātavedasam ॥7-34-24॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; एतत् (etat) - this; प्रवेक्ष्यामि (pravekṣyāmi) - will enter; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - difficult to approach; पतङ्गः (pataṅgaḥ) - moth; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; ज्वलितम् (jvalitam) - blazing; जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - fire;]
(I will enter this Drona's army, difficult to approach, like an enraged moth into the blazing fire.)
I will enter Drona's formidable army, like an enraged moth rushing into a blazing fire.
तत्कर्माद्य करिष्यामि हितं यद्वंशयोर्द्वयोः। मातुलस्य च या प्रीतिर्भविष्यति पितुश्च मे ॥७-३४-२५॥
tatkarmādya kariṣyāmi hitaṃ yadvaṃśayordvayoḥ। mātulasya ca yā prītirbhaviṣyati pituśca me ॥7-34-25॥
[तत् (tat) - that; कर्म (karma) - action; आद्य (ādya) - first; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do; हितं (hitaṃ) - benefit; यद् (yad) - which; वंशयोः (vaṃśayoḥ) - of the two families; द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of both; मातुलस्य (mātulasya) - of the uncle; च (ca) - and; या (yā) - which; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my;]
(I will perform that first action which will be beneficial to both families, and which will bring affection to my uncle and father.)
I will undertake the initial action that will benefit both lineages, fostering affection from both my uncle and my father.
शिशुनैकेन सङ्ग्रामे काल्यमानानि सङ्घशः। अद्य द्रक्ष्यन्ति भूतानि द्विषत्सैन्यानि वै मया ॥७-३४-२६॥
śiśunaikena saṅgrāme kālyamānāni saṅghaśaḥ। adya drakṣyanti bhūtāni dviṣatsainyāni vai mayā ॥7-34-26॥
[शिशुना (śiśunā) - by the child; एकेन (ekena) - one; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; काल्यमानानि (kālyamānāni) - being tormented; सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups; अद्य (adya) - today; द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; द्विषत्सैन्यानि (dviṣatsainyāni) - enemy armies; वै (vai) - indeed; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(By the child alone in battle, the groups being tormented; today the beings will see the enemy armies indeed by me.)
Today, the beings will indeed see the enemy armies being tormented in groups by the child alone in battle.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Yudhishthira said:)
Yudhishthira said:
एवं ते भाषमाणस्य बलं सौभद्र वर्धताम्। यस्त्वमुत्सहसे भेत्तुं द्रोणानीकं सुदुर्भिदम् ॥७-३४-२७॥
evaṁ te bhāṣamāṇasya balaṁ saubhadra vardhatām। yastvamutsahase bhettuṁ droṇānīkaṁ sudurbhidam ॥7-34-27॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ते (te) - your; भाषमाणस्य (bhāṣamāṇasya) - speaking; बलम् (balam) - strength; सौभद्र (saubhadra) - O son of Subhadra; वर्धताम् (vardhatām) - may increase; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्सहसे (utsahase) - dare; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to break; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; सुदुर्भिदम् (sudurbhidam) - very difficult to penetrate;]
(Thus, while you are speaking, O son of Subhadra, may your strength increase. You dare to break Drona's army, which is very difficult to penetrate.)
As you speak, O son of Subhadra, may your strength grow. You are daring to break through Drona's army, which is known to be very hard to penetrate.
रक्षितं पुरुषव्याघ्रैर्महेष्वासैः प्रहारिभिः। साध्यरुद्रमरुत्कल्पैर्वस्वग्न्यादित्यविक्रमैः ॥७-३४-२८॥
rakṣitaṃ puruṣavyāghrairmaheṣvāsaiḥ prahāribhiḥ। sādhyarudramarutkalpairvasvagnyādityavikramaiḥ ॥7-34-28॥
[रक्षितं (rakṣitaṃ) - protected; पुरुषव्याघ्रैः (puruṣavyāghraiḥ) - by tiger-like men; महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers; प्रहारिभिः (prahāribhiḥ) - by attackers; साध्य (sādhya) - Sādhyas; रुद्र (rudra) - Rudras; मरुत्कल्पैः (marutkalpaiḥ) - like the Maruts; वसुः (vasuḥ) - Vasus; अग्नि (agni) - Agni; आदित्य (āditya) - Ādityas; विक्रमैः (vikramaiḥ) - by the prowess;]
(Protected by tiger-like men, great archers, attackers, Sādhyas, Rudras, like the Maruts, Vasus, Agni, Ādityas, by the prowess.)
The place was protected by men as fierce as tigers, skilled archers, and attackers, resembling the Sādhyas, Rudras, Maruts, Vasus, Agni, and Ādityas in their prowess.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा स यन्तारमचोदयत्। सुमित्राश्वान्रणे क्षिप्रं द्रोणानीकाय चोदय ॥७-३४-२९॥
tasya tadvacanaṁ śrutvā sa yantāramacodayat। sumitrāśvānraṇe kṣipraṁ droṇānīkāya codaya ॥7-34-29॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तद्वचनं (tadvacanaṁ) - those words; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सः (saḥ) - he; यन्तारम् (yantāram) - the charioteer; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged; सुमित्र (sumitra) - Sumitra's; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; अनीकाय (anīkāya) - army; चोदय (codaya) - drive;]
(Having heard those words of his, he urged the charioteer, "Drive Sumitra's horses quickly into Drona's army in battle.")
Upon hearing those words, he instructed the charioteer to swiftly drive Sumitra's horses into the formation of Drona's army during the battle.
