07.036
Pancharatra and Core: Abhimanyu fights multiple prominent warriors of the Karuava side single handed.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तां प्रभग्नां चमूं दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रेणामितौजसा। दुर्योधनो भृशं क्रुद्धः स्वयं सौभद्रमभ्ययात् ॥७-३६-१॥
tāṃ prabhagnāṃ camūṃ dṛṣṭvā saubhadreṇāmitaujasā। duryodhano bhṛśaṃ kruddhaḥ svayaṃ saubhadramabhyayāt ॥7-36-1॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; प्रभग्नाम् (prabhagnām) - broken; चमूम् (camūm) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Abhimanyu; अमितौजसा (amitaujasā) - of immense energy; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - very; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Seeing that broken army by Abhimanyu of immense energy, Duryodhana, very angry, himself approached Abhimanyu.)
Seeing his army broken by the immensely powerful Abhimanyu, Duryodhana, in great anger, personally confronted Abhimanyu.
ततो राजानमावृत्तं सौभद्रं प्रति संयुगे। दृष्ट्वा द्रोणोऽब्रवीद्योधान्पर्याप्नुत नराधिपम् ॥७-३६-२॥
tato rājānamāvṛttaṃ saubhadraṃ prati saṃyuge। dṛṣṭvā droṇo'bravīdyodhānparyāpnuta narādhipam ॥7-36-2॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; आवृत्तम् (āvṛttam) - returned; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; प्रति (prati) - towards; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; पर्याप्नुत (paryāpnuta) - surround; नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - king;]
(Then, seeing the king Saubhadra returned towards the battle, Drona said to the warriors, "Surround the king.")
Then, seeing that the king Saubhadra had returned to the battlefield, Drona instructed the warriors to surround the king.
पुराभिमन्युर्लक्ष्यं नः पश्यतां हन्ति वीर्यवान्। तमाद्रवत मा भैष्ट क्षिप्रं रक्षत कौरवम् ॥७-३६-३॥
purābhimanyurlakṣyaṃ naḥ paśyatāṃ hanti vīryavān। tamādravata mā bhaiṣṭa kṣipraṃ rakṣata kauravam ॥7-36-3॥
[पुरा (purā) - formerly; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; लक्ष्यम् (lakṣyam) - target; नः (naḥ) - our; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; हन्ति (hanti) - kills; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the valiant; तम् (tam) - him; आद्रवत (ādravata) - attack; मा (mā) - do not; भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - fear; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava;]
(Formerly, Abhimanyu, the valiant, kills our target in the sight of those who see. Attack him; do not fear; quickly protect the Kaurava.)
In the past, the valiant Abhimanyu would strike our target in full view. Attack him without fear and swiftly protect the Kaurava.
ततः कृतज्ञा बलिनः सुहृदो जितकाशिनः। त्रास्यमाना भयाद्वीरं परिवव्रुस्तवात्मजम् ॥७-३६-४॥
tataḥ kṛtajñā balinaḥ suhṛdo jitakāśinaḥ। trāsyamānā bhayād vīraṃ parivavrur tavātmajam ॥7-36-4॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृतज्ञा (kṛtajñā) - grateful; बलिनः (balinaḥ) - strong; सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends; जितकाशिनः (jitakāśinaḥ) - conquerors of the visible; त्रास्यमानाः (trāsyamānāḥ) - being frightened; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; वीरम् (vīram) - hero; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son;]
(Then, the grateful, strong friends, conquerors of the visible, being frightened, out of fear, surrounded your hero son.)
Then, your grateful and strong friends, who are conquerors of the visible, surrounded your heroic son out of fear, being frightened.
द्रोणो द्रौणिः कृपः कर्णः कृतवर्मा च सौबलः। बृहद्बलो मद्रराजो भूरिर्भूरिश्रवाः शलः ॥७-३६-५॥
droṇo drauṇiḥ kṛpaḥ karṇaḥ kṛtavarmā ca saubalaḥ। bṛhadbalo madrarājo bhūrirbhūriśravāḥ śalaḥ ॥7-36-5॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Drona; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - son of Subala; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; भूरिः (bhūriḥ) - Bhuri; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; शलः (śalaḥ) - Shala;]
(Drona, the son of Drona, Kripa, Karna, Kritavarma, and the son of Subala; Brihadbala, the king of Madra, Bhuri, Bhurishrava, Shala.)
Drona, his son Ashwatthama, Kripa, Karna, Kritavarma, Shakuni's son, Brihadbala, the king of Madra, Bhuri, Bhurishrava, and Shala were present.
पौरवो वृषसेनश्च विसृजन्तः शिताञ्शरान्। सौभद्रं शरवर्षेण महता समवाकिरन् ॥७-३६-६॥
pauravo vṛṣasenaśca visṛjantaḥ śitāñśarān। saubhadraṃ śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samavākiran ॥7-36-6॥
[पौरवः (pauravaḥ) - Paurava; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vṛṣasena; च (ca) - and; विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - releasing; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समवाकिरन् (samavākiran) - covered;]
(Paurava and Vṛṣasena, releasing sharp arrows, covered Saubhadra with a great shower of arrows.)
Paurava and Vṛṣasena released sharp arrows, covering Saubhadra with a great shower of arrows.
संमोहयित्वा तमथ दुर्योधनममोचयन्। आस्याद्ग्रासमिवाक्षिप्तं ममृषे नार्जुनात्मजः ॥७-३६-७॥
saṁmohayitvā tamatha duryodhanam amocayan। āsyād grāsam ivākṣiptaṁ mamṛṣe nārjunātmajaḥ ॥7-36-7॥
[संमोहयित्वा (saṁmohayitvā) - having deluded; तम् (tam) - him; अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; अमोचयन् (amocayan) - released; आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from the mouth; ग्रासम् (grāsam) - food; इव (iva) - like; आक्षिप्तम् (ākṣiptam) - thrown; ममृषे (mamṛṣe) - did not tolerate; न (na) - not; अर्जुनात्मजः (arjunātmajaḥ) - Arjuna's son;]
(Having deluded him, then released Duryodhana, like food thrown from the mouth, Arjuna's son did not tolerate.)
After deluding him, Arjuna's son released Duryodhana, unable to tolerate him like food thrown from the mouth.
ताञ्शरौघेण महता साश्वसूतान्महारथान्। विमुखीकृत्य सौभद्रः सिंहनादमथानदत् ॥७-३६-८॥
tāñ śaraughena mahatā sāśvasūtān mahārathān। vimukhīkṛtya saubhadraḥ siṃhanādam athānadat ॥7-36-8॥
[तान् (tān) - them; शरौघेण (śaraughena) - with a multitude of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; स (sa) - with; अश्वसूतान् (aśvasūtān) - charioteers; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great warriors; विमुखीकृत्य (vimukhīkṛtya) - having repelled; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; सिंहनादम् (siṃhanādam) - lion's roar; अथ (atha) - then; अनदत् (anadat) - uttered;]
(Them with a multitude of arrows, great charioteers and warriors having repelled, Saubhadra then uttered a lion's roar.)
Saubhadra, having repelled the great charioteers and warriors with a multitude of arrows, then uttered a lion's roar.
तस्य नादं ततः श्रुत्वा सिंहस्येवामिषैषिणः। नामृष्यन्त सुसंरब्धाः पुनर्द्रोणमुखा रथाः ॥७-३६-९॥
tasya nādaṃ tataḥ śrutvā siṃhasyevāmiṣaiṣiṇaḥ। nāmṛṣyanta susaṃrabdhāḥ punardroṇamukhā rathāḥ ॥7-36-9॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; नादं (nādaṃ) - sound; ततः (tataḥ) - then; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - of a lion; इव (iva) - like; अमिष (amiṣa) - prey; ऐषिणः (aiṣiṇaḥ) - seeking; नामृष्यन्त (nāmṛṣyanta) - did not tolerate; सुसंरब्धाः (susaṃrabdhāḥ) - very enraged; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रोणमुखाः (droṇamukhāḥ) - headed by Drona; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots;]
(Then, having heard his sound, like a lion seeking prey, the chariots headed by Drona, very enraged, did not tolerate again.)
Upon hearing his roar, like a lion in search of prey, the chariots led by Drona, filled with intense anger, could not bear it again.
त एनं कोष्ठकीकृत्य रथवंशेन मारिष। व्यसृजन्निषुजालानि नानालिङ्गानि सङ्घशः ॥७-३६-१०॥
ta enaṃ koṣṭhakīkṛtya rathavaṃśena māriṣa। vyasṛjanniṣujālāni nānāliṅgāni saṅghaśaḥ ॥7-36-10॥
[त (ta) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; कोष्ठकीकृत्य (koṣṭhakīkṛtya) - having surrounded; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - with chariots; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear one; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; इषुजालानि (iṣujālāni) - showers of arrows; नानालिङ्गानि (nānāliṅgāni) - of various kinds; सङ्घशः (saṅghaśaḥ) - in groups;]
(They, having surrounded him with chariots, O dear one, released showers of arrows of various kinds in groups.)
They surrounded him with chariots and released various kinds of arrows in groups, O dear one.
तान्यन्तरिक्षे चिच्छेद पौत्रस्तव शितैः शरैः। तांश्चैव प्रतिविव्याध तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-३६-११॥
tānyantarikṣe ciccheda pautrastava śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। tāṃścaiva prativivyādha tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-36-11॥
[तानि (tāni) - those; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; पौत्रः (pautraḥ) - grandson; तव (tava) - your; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; तान् (tān) - them; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - pierced; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Your grandson cut those in the sky with sharp arrows. And indeed pierced them, it became as if wonderful.)
Your grandson cut those in the sky with sharp arrows and pierced them, which seemed wonderful.
ततस्ते कोपितास्तेन शरैराशीविषोपमैः। परिवव्रुर्जिघांसन्तः सौभद्रमपलायिनम् ॥७-३६-१२॥
tataste kopitāstena śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ। parivavrurjighāṁsantaḥ saubhadramapalāyinam ॥7-36-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; कोपिताः (kopitāḥ) - angered; तेन (tena) - by him; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - serpents; उपमैः (upamaiḥ) - like; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - intending to kill; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; अपलायिनम् (apalāyinam) - not fleeing;]
(Then they, angered by him, surrounded Saubhadra with arrows like serpents, intending to kill, not fleeing.)
Then, angered by him, they surrounded Saubhadra with arrows resembling serpents, intending to kill him, without letting him escape.
समुद्रमिव पर्यस्तं त्वदीयं तद्बलार्णवम्। अभिमन्युर्दधारैको वेलेव मकरालयम् ॥७-३६-१३॥
samudramiva paryastaṃ tvadīyaṃ tadbalārṇavam। abhimanyurdadhāraiko veleva makarālayam ॥7-36-13॥
[समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; इव (iva) - like; पर्यस्तम् (paryastam) - surrounded; त्वदीयम् (tvadīyam) - your; तत् (tad) - that; बल (bala) - strength; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - sea; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; दधार (dadhāra) - held; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; वेला (velā) - shore; इव (iva) - like; मकरालयम् (makarālayam) - abode of crocodiles;]
(Like the ocean is surrounded, your sea of strength was held by Abhimanyu alone, like the shore holds the abode of crocodiles.)
Abhimanyu alone held back your vast sea of strength, just as the shore contains the ocean, the abode of crocodiles.
शूराणां युध्यमानानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम्। अभिमन्योः परेषां च नासीत्कश्चित्पराङ्मुखः ॥७-३६-१४॥
śūrāṇāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ nighnatāmitaretaram। abhimanyoḥ pareṣāṃ ca nāsītkaścitparāṅmukhaḥ ॥7-36-14॥
[शूराणां (śūrāṇāṃ) - of the heroes; युध्यमानानां (yudhyamānānāṃ) - fighting; निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - killing; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - one another; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; परेषां (pareṣāṃ) - of the enemies; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; आसीत् (āsīt) - there was; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - turned away;]
(Of the heroes fighting and killing one another, there was not anyone turned away from Abhimanyu and the enemies.)
Among the heroes engaged in battle, none turned away from fighting each other, nor from Abhimanyu and the enemies.
तस्मिंस्तु घोरे सङ्ग्रामे वर्तमाने भयङ्करे। दुःसहो नवभिर्बाणैरभिमन्युमविध्यत ॥७-३६-१५॥
tasmiṁstu ghore saṅgrāme vartamāne bhayaṅkare। duḥsaho navabhirbāṇairabhimanyumavidhyata ॥7-36-15॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; घोरे (ghore) - terrible; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - battle; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; भयङ्करे (bhayaṅkare) - frightening; दुःसहः (duḥsahaḥ) - Duhsaha; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; अविध्यत (avidhyata) - pierced;]
(In that terrible, ongoing, and frightening battle, Duhsaha pierced Abhimanyu with nine arrows.)
In the midst of that terrifying and fierce battle, Duhsaha struck Abhimanyu with nine arrows.
दुःशासनो द्वादशभिः कृपः शारद्वतस्त्रिभिः। द्रोणस्तु सप्तदशभिः शरैराशीविषोपमैः ॥७-३६-१६॥
duḥśāsano dvādaśabhiḥ kṛpaḥ śāradvatastribhiḥ। droṇastu saptadaśabhiḥ śarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ ॥7-36-16॥
[दुःशासनो (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Sharadvata; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; सप्तदशभिः (saptadaśabhiḥ) - with seventeen; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; आशीविषोपमैः (āśīviṣopamaiḥ) - like venomous snakes;]
(Duhshasana with twelve, Kripa Sharadvata with three, but Drona with seventeen arrows like venomous snakes.)
Duhshasana attacked with twelve arrows, Kripa and Sharadvata with three each, but Drona used seventeen arrows that were like venomous snakes.
विविंशतिस्तु विंशत्या कृतवर्मा च सप्तभिः। बृहद्बलस्तथाष्टाभिरश्वत्थामा च सप्तभिः ॥७-३६-१७॥
viviṁśatistu viṁśatyā kṛtavarmā ca saptabhiḥ। bṛhadbalastathāṣṭābhiraśvatthāmā ca saptabhiḥ ॥7-36-17॥
[विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - twenty-two; तु (tu) - but; विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; तथा (tathā) - also; अष्टाभिः (aṣṭābhiḥ) - with eight; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Twenty-two but with twenty Kritavarma and with seven; Brihadbala also with eight; Ashwatthama and with seven.)
Kritavarma with twenty-two units, Brihadbala with eight, and Ashwatthama with seven units were present.
भूरिश्रवास्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्मद्रेशः षड्भिराशुगैः। द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां शकुनिस्त्रिभिर्दुर्योधनो नृपः ॥७-३६-१८॥
bhūriśravāstribhirbāṇairmadreśaḥ ṣaḍbhirāśugaiḥ। dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ śakunistribhirduryodhano nṛpaḥ ॥7-36-18॥
[भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; मद्रेशः (madreśaḥ) - the king of Madra; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṃ) - with two; शराभ्यां (śarābhyāṃ) - arrows; शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Shakuni; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king;]
(Bhūriśravāḥ with three arrows, the king of Madra with six swift ones, Shakuni with two arrows, and Duryodhana, the king, with three.)
Bhūriśravāḥ shot three arrows, the king of Madra shot six swift arrows, Shakuni shot two arrows, and King Duryodhana shot three arrows.
स तु तान्प्रतिविव्याध त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः। नृत्यन्निव महाराज चापहस्तः प्रतापवान् ॥७-३६-१९॥
sa tu tān prativivyādha tribhis tribhir ajihmagaiḥ। nṛtyann iva mahārāja cāpahastaḥ pratāpavān ॥7-36-19॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - them; प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - pierced; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-flying; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; चापहस्तः (cāpahastaḥ) - with bow in hand; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the powerful one;]
(He, however, pierced them with three straight-flying arrows, as if dancing, O great king, with bow in hand, the powerful one.)
The powerful warrior, with bow in hand, skillfully pierced them with three straight arrows, appearing as if he were dancing, O great king.
ततोऽभिमन्युः सङ्क्रुद्धस्ताप्यमानस्तवात्मजैः। विदर्शयन्वै सुमहच्छिक्षौरसकृतं बलम् ॥७-३६-२०॥
tato'bhimanyuḥ saṅkruddhastāpyamānastavātmajaiḥ। vidarśayanvai sumahacchikṣaurasakṛtaṃ balam ॥7-36-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; ताप्यमानः (tāpyamānaḥ) - tormented; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजैः (ātmajaiḥ) - sons; विदर्शयन् (vidarśayan) - displaying; वै (vai) - indeed; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; शिक्षा (śikṣā) - skill; उरसकृतं (urasakṛtaṃ) - in the chest; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(Then Abhimanyu, enraged and tormented by your sons, displayed indeed great skill and strength in the chest.)
Then Abhimanyu, filled with rage and tormented by your sons, showcased his immense skill and strength, particularly in his chest.
गरुडानिलरंहोभिर्यन्तुर्वाक्यकरैर्हयैः। दान्तैरश्मकदायादं त्वरमाणोऽभ्यहारयत् ॥ विव्याध चैनं दशभिर्बाणैस्तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥७-३६-२१॥
garuḍānilaraṃhobhir yantur vākyakarair hayaiḥ। dāntair aśmakadāyādaṃ tvaramāṇo'bhyahārayat ॥ vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhir bāṇais tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥7-36-21॥
[गरुड (garuḍa) - Garuda; अनिल (anila) - wind; रंह (raṃha) - speed; भिः (bhiḥ) - with; यन्तुः (yantuḥ) - charioteer; वाक्यकरैः (vākyakaraiḥ) - by the words; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; दान्तैः (dāntaiḥ) - tamed; अश्मक (aśmaka) - Ashmaka; दायादं (dāyādaṃ) - heir; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; अभ्यहारयत् (abhyahārayat) - brought near; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; एनं (enaṃ) - him; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(With the speed of Garuda and wind, the charioteer, by the words of the tamed horses, hastening, brought near the heir of Ashmaka. And he pierced him with ten arrows, saying 'Stop'.)
The charioteer, with the speed of Garuda and the wind, urged the tamed horses to bring the heir of Ashmaka swiftly. He then pierced him with ten arrows, commanding him to 'Stop'.
तस्याभिमन्युर्दशभिर्बाणैः सूतं हयान्ध्वजम्। बाहू धनुः शिरश्चोर्व्यां स्मयमानोऽभ्यपातयत् ॥७-३६-२२॥
tasyābhimanyurdaśabhirbāṇaiḥ sūtaṃ hayāndhvajam। bāhū dhanuḥ śiraścorvyāṃ smayamāno'bhyapātayat ॥7-36-22॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सूतम् (sūtam) - charioteer; हयान् (hayān) - horses; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; च (ca) - and; उर्व्याम् (urvyām) - on the ground; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; अभ्यपातयत् (abhyapātayat) - caused to fall;]
(His Abhimanyu, with ten arrows, caused the charioteer, horses, flag, arms, bow, and head to fall on the ground, smiling.)
Abhimanyu, with a smile, skillfully shot ten arrows causing the charioteer, horses, flag, arms, bow, and head to fall to the ground.
ततस्तस्मिन्हते वीरे सौभद्रेणाश्मकेश्वरे। सञ्चचाल बलं सर्वं पलायनपरायणम् ॥७-३६-२३॥
tatastasmimhate vīre saubhadreṇāśmakeśvare। sañcacāla balaṃ sarvaṃ palāyanaparāyaṇam ॥7-36-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; हते (hate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Saubhadra; अश्मकेश्वरे (aśmakeśvare) - the king of the Ashmakas; सञ्चचाल (sañcacāla) - moved; बलं (balaṃ) - the army; सर्वं (sarvaṃ) - all; पलायनपरायणम् (palāyanaparāyaṇam) - intent on fleeing;]
(Then, when the hero, the king of the Ashmakas, was slain by Saubhadra, the entire army moved, intent on fleeing.)
Then, after the hero, the king of the Ashmakas, was slain by Saubhadra, the entire army began to retreat, focused on fleeing.
ततः कर्णः कृपो द्रोणो द्रौणिर्गान्धारराट्शलः। शल्यो भूरिश्रवाः क्राथः सोमदत्तो विविंशतिः ॥७-३६-२४॥
tataḥ karṇaḥ kṛpo droṇo drauṇirgāndhārarāṭśalaḥ। śalyo bhūriśravāḥ krāthaḥ somadatto viviṁśatiḥ ॥7-36-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - son of Drona; गान्धारराट् (gāndhārarāṭ) - king of Gandhara; शलः (śalaḥ) - Shala; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhurishrava; क्राथः (krāthaḥ) - Kratha; सोमदत्तः (somadattaḥ) - Somadatta; विविंशतिः (viviṁśatiḥ) - Vivimshati;]
(Then Karna, Kripa, Drona, the son of Drona, the king of Gandhara, Shala, Shalya, Bhurishrava, Kratha, Somadatta, and Vivimshati.)
Then Karna, Kripa, Drona, Ashwatthama (son of Drona), the king of Gandhara, Shala, Shalya, Bhurishrava, Kratha, Somadatta, and Vivimshati were present.
वृषसेनः सुषेणश्च कुण्डभेदी प्रतर्दनः। वृन्दारको ललित्थश्च प्रबाहुर्दीर्घलोचनः ॥ दुर्योधनश्च सङ्क्रुद्धः शरवर्षैरवाकिरन् ॥७-३६-२५॥
vṛṣasenaḥ suṣeṇaśca kuṇḍabhedī pratardanaḥ। vṛndārako lalitthaśca prabāhurdīrghalocanaḥ ॥ duryodhanaśca saṅkruddhaḥ śaravarṣairavākiran ॥7-36-25॥
[वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vṛṣasena; सुषेणः (suṣeṇaḥ) - Suṣeṇa; च (ca) - and; कुण्डभेदी (kuṇḍabhedī) - Kuṇḍabhedī; प्रतर्दनः (pratardanaḥ) - Pratardana; वृन्दारकः (vṛndārakaḥ) - Vṛndāraka; ललित्थः (lalitthaḥ) - Lalittha; च (ca) - and; प्रबाहुः (prabāhuḥ) - Prabāhu; दीर्घलोचनः (dīrghalocanaḥ) - Dīrghalocana; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; शरवर्षैः (śaravarṣaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - covered;]
(Vṛṣasena, Suṣeṇa, Kuṇḍabhedī, Pratardana, Vṛndāraka, Lalittha, Prabāhu, Dīrghalocana, and the angry Duryodhana covered (the enemy) with showers of arrows.)
Vṛṣasena, Suṣeṇa, Kuṇḍabhedī, Pratardana, Vṛndāraka, Lalittha, Prabāhu, Dīrghalocana, and the enraged Duryodhana showered arrows upon their foes.
सोऽतिक्रुद्धो महेष्वासैरभिमन्युरजिह्मगैः। शरमादत्त कर्णाय परकायावभेदनम् ॥७-३६-२६॥
so'tikruddho maheṣvāsairabhimanyurajihmagaiḥ। śaramādatta karṇāya parakāyāvabhedanam ॥7-36-26॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अतिक्रुद्धः (atikruddhaḥ) - very angry; महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by straight-going (arrows); शरम् (śaram) - arrow; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; कर्णाय (karṇāya) - for Karna; परकाय (parakāya) - another's body; अवभेदनम् (avabhedanam) - piercing;]
(He, very angry, Abhimanyu, by great archers, by straight-going (arrows), took an arrow for Karna, piercing another's body.)
In his intense anger, Abhimanyu, surrounded by great archers, took an arrow aimed at Karna, intending to pierce another's body.
तस्य भित्त्वा तनुत्राणं देहं निर्भिद्य चाशुगः। प्राविशद्धरणीं राजन्वल्मीकमिव पन्नगः ॥७-३६-२७॥
tasya bhittvā tanutrāṇaṃ dehaṃ nirbhidya cāśugaḥ। prāviśaddharaṇīṃ rājanvalmīkamiva pannagaḥ ॥7-36-27॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - piercing; तनुत्राणं (tanutrāṇam) - armor; देहं (deham) - body; निर्भिद्य (nirbhidya) - penetrating; च (ca) - and; आशुगः (āśugaḥ) - swift arrow; प्राविशत् (prāviśat) - entered; धरणीं (dharaṇīm) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वल्मीकम् (valmīkam) - anthill; इव (iva) - like; पन्नगः (pannagaḥ) - serpent;]
(His swift arrow, piercing the armor and penetrating the body, entered the earth, O king, like a serpent into an anthill.)
The swift arrow pierced through his armor and body, entering the earth like a serpent entering an anthill, O king.
स तेनातिप्रहारेण व्यथितो विह्वलन्निव। सञ्चचाल रणे कर्णः क्षितिकम्पे यथाचलः ॥७-३६-२८॥
sa tenātiprahāreṇa vyathito vihvalanniva। sañcacāla raṇe karṇaḥ kṣitikampe yathācalaḥ ॥7-36-28॥
[स (sa) - he; तेन (tena) - by that; अतिप्रहारेण (atiprahāreṇa) - by the severe blow; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; विह्वलन् (vihvalan) - bewildered; इव (iva) - as if; सञ्चचाल (sañcacāla) - staggered; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; क्षितिकम्पे (kṣitikampe) - during an earthquake; यथा (yathā) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(He, as if bewildered by the severe blow, staggered in the battle like a mountain during an earthquake.)
Karṇa, distressed and as if bewildered by the severe blow, staggered in the battle like a mountain during an earthquake.
अथान्यैर्निशितैर्बाणैः सुषेणं दीर्घलोचनम्। कुण्डभेदिं च सङ्क्रुद्धस्त्रिभिस्त्रीनवधीद्बली ॥७-३६-२९॥
athānyairniśitairbāṇaiḥ suṣeṇaṃ dīrghalocanam। kuṇḍabhediṃ ca saṅkruddhastribhistrīnavadhīdbalī ॥7-36-29॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सुषेणम् (suṣeṇam) - Suṣeṇa; दीर्घलोचनम् (dīrghalocanam) - Dīrghalocana; कुण्डभेदिम् (kuṇḍabhedim) - Kuṇḍabhedin; च (ca) - and; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; अवधीद् (avadhīd) - killed; बली (balī) - the strong one;]
(Then, with sharp arrows by others, the strong one killed Suṣeṇa, Dīrghalocana, and Kuṇḍabhedin, being angry, with three (arrows).)
Then, in his anger, the mighty warrior used sharp arrows from others to kill Suṣeṇa, Dīrghalocana, and Kuṇḍabhedin with three arrows.
कर्णस्तं पञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समर्पयत्। अश्वत्थामा च विंशत्या कृतवर्मा च सप्तभिः ॥७-३६-३०॥
karṇastaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā nārācānāṃ samarpayat। aśvatthāmā ca viṃśatyā kṛtavarmā ca saptabhiḥ ॥7-36-30॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तम् (tam) - him; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - with twenty-five; नाराचानाम् (nārācānām) - of iron arrows; समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - dispatched; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; च (ca) - and; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Karna dispatched him with twenty-five iron arrows. Ashwatthama with twenty, and Kritavarma with seven.)
Karna attacked him with twenty-five iron arrows, while Ashwatthama used twenty and Kritavarma used seven.
स शरार्दितसर्वाङ्गः क्रुद्धः शक्रात्मजात्मजः। विचरन्दृश्यते सैन्ये पाशहस्त इवान्तकः ॥७-३६-३१॥
sa śarārditasarvāṅgaḥ kruddhaḥ śakrātmajātmajaḥ। vicarandṛśyate sainye pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ ॥7-36-31॥
[स (sa) - he; शरार्दित (śarārdita) - wounded by arrows; सर्वाङ्गः (sarvāṅgaḥ) - all limbs; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; शक्रात्मजात्मजः (śakrātmajātmajaḥ) - son of Indra's son; विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; सैन्ये (sainye) - in the army; पाशहस्तः (pāśahastaḥ) - with a noose in hand; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - Yama;]
(He, with all limbs wounded by arrows, angry, the son of Indra's son, is seen wandering in the army like Yama with a noose in hand.)
He, the son of Indra's son, wounded and angry, is seen moving through the army like Yama, the god of death, holding a noose.
शल्यं च बाणवर्षेण समीपस्थमवाकिरत्। उदक्रोशन्महाबाहुस्तव सैन्यानि भीषयन् ॥७-३६-३२॥
śalyaṃ ca bāṇavarṣeṇa samīpasthamavākirat। udakrośanmahābāhustava sainyāni bhīṣayan ॥7-36-32॥
[शल्यम् (śalyam) - Shalya; च (ca) - and; बाणवर्षेण (bāṇavarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - nearby; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; उदक्रोशन् (udakrośan) - shouted; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; भीषयन् (bhīṣayan) - frightening;]
(Shalya and with a shower of arrows covered the nearby. The mighty-armed shouted frightening your armies.)
Shalya, with a shower of arrows, covered the nearby area, while the mighty-armed one shouted, frightening your armies.
ततः स विद्धोऽस्त्रविदा मर्मभिद्भिरजिह्मगैः। शल्यो राजन्रथोपस्थे निषसाद मुमोह च ॥७-३६-३३॥
tataḥ sa viddho'stravidā marmabhidbhirajihmagaiḥ। śalyo rājanrathopasthe niṣasāda mumoha ca ॥7-36-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सः (saḥ) - he; विद्धः (viddhaḥ) - pierced; अस्त्रविदा (astravidā) - by the weapon-knower; मर्मभिद्भिः (marmabhidbhiḥ) - by those piercing vital parts; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - by the straight-going; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Śalya; राजन् (rājan) - O king; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; मुमोह (mumoha) - became unconscious; च (ca) - and;]
(Then he, pierced by the weapon-knower with those piercing vital parts and by the straight-going, Śalya, O king, sat down on the chariot seat and became unconscious.)
Then Śalya, pierced by the skilled archer's straight and vital-point hitting arrows, sat down on the chariot seat and lost consciousness, O king.
तं हि विद्धं तथा दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रेण यशस्विना। सम्प्राद्रवच्चमूः सर्वा भारद्वाजस्य पश्यतः ॥७-३६-३४॥
taṃ hi viddhaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā saubhadreṇa yaśasvinā। samprādravaccamūḥ sarvā bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ ॥7-36-34॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; हि (hi) - indeed; विद्धं (viddhaṃ) - pierced; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Saubhadra; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - glorious; सम्प्राद्रवत् (samprādravat) - fled; चमूः (camūḥ) - army; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - seeing;]
(Seeing him indeed pierced thus by the glorious Saubhadra, the entire army of Bharadvaja fled while he was watching.)
When the glorious Saubhadra pierced him, the entire army of Bharadvaja fled in his sight.
प्रेक्षन्तस्तं महाबाहुं रुक्मपुङ्खैः समावृतम्। त्वदीयाश्च पलायन्ते मृगाः सिंहार्दिता इव ॥७-३६-३५॥
prekṣantastaṃ mahābāhuṃ rukmapuṅkhaiḥ samāvṛtam। tvadīyāśca palāyante mṛgāḥ siṃhārditā iva ॥7-36-35॥
[प्रेक्षन्तः (prekṣantaḥ) - looking; तम् (tam) - at him; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered; समावृतम् (samāvṛtam) - surrounded; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; च (ca) - and; पलायन्ते (palāyante) - are fleeing; मृगाः (mṛgāḥ) - deer; सिंहार्दिताः (siṃhārditāḥ) - lion-frightened; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Looking at him, the mighty-armed, surrounded by golden-feathered (arrows), your (men) are fleeing like deer frightened by a lion.)
As they look upon the mighty-armed one surrounded by golden-feathered arrows, your men flee as deer do when frightened by a lion.
स तु रणयशसाभिपूज्यमानः; पितृसुरचारणसिद्धयक्षसङ्घैः। अवनितलगतैश्च भूतसङ्घै; रतिविबभौ हुतभुग्यथाज्यसिक्तः ॥७-३६-३६॥
sa tu raṇayaśasābhipūjyamānaḥ; pitṛsuracāraṇasiddhayakṣasaṅghaiḥ। avanitalagataiśca bhūtasaṅghai; rativibabhau hutabhugyathājyasiktaḥ ॥7-36-36॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; रणयशसा (raṇayaśasā) - by battle-glory; अभिपूज्यमानः (abhipūjyamānaḥ) - being honored; पितृ (pitṛ) - ancestors; सुर (sura) - gods; चारण (cāraṇa) - singers; सिद्ध (siddha) - perfected beings; यक्ष (yakṣa) - yakshas; सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) - by groups; अवनितलगतैः (avanitalagataiḥ) - by those on the earth; च (ca) - and; भूतसङ्घैः (bhūtasaṅghaiḥ) - by groups of beings; रतिविबभौ (rativibabhau) - shone with delight; हुतभुक् (hutabhuk) - fire; यथा (yathā) - as; आज्यसिक्तः (ājyasiktaḥ) - anointed with ghee;]
(He, being honored by battle-glory, by groups of ancestors, gods, singers, perfected beings, and yakshas, and by those on the earth, shone with delight like fire anointed with ghee.)
He was honored by the glory of battle and by groups of ancestors, gods, singers, perfected beings, and yakshas, as well as by those on earth. He shone with delight like a fire anointed with ghee.
