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Pancharatra and Core: The son of Subhadra charged into the army, cutting down horses, chariots, and elephants. He moved through all directions and quarters, vanquishing his foes.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सोऽभिगर्जन्धनुष्पाणिर्ज्यां विकर्षन्पुनः पुनः। तयोर्महात्मनोस्तूर्णं रथान्तरमवापतत् ॥७-४०-१॥
so'bhigarjandhanuṣpāṇirjyāṃ vikarṣanpunaḥ punaḥ। tayormahātmanostūrṇaṃ rathāntaramavāpatat ॥7-40-1॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिगर्जन् (abhigarjan) - roaring; धनुष्-पाणिः (dhanuṣ-pāṇiḥ) - with bow in hand; ज्याम् (jyām) - bowstring; विकर्षन् (vikarṣan) - drawing; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; महात्मनोः (mahātmanoḥ) - great souls; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; रथ-अन्तरम् (ratha-antaram) - between the chariots; अवापतत् (avāpatat) - descended;]
(He, roaring, with bow in hand, drawing the bowstring again and again, quickly descended between the chariots of the two great souls.)
He, with a roar and bow in hand, repeatedly drew the bowstring and swiftly descended between the chariots of the two great warriors.
सोऽविध्यद्दशभिर्बाणैरभिमन्युं दुरासदम्। सच्छत्रध्वजयन्तारं साश्वमाशु स्मयन्निव ॥७-४०-२॥
so'vidhyaddaśabhirbāṇairabhimanyuṃ durāsadam। sacchatradhvajayantāraṃ sāśvamāśu smayanniva ॥7-40-2॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अभिमन्यम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; दुरासदम् (durāsadam) - hard to approach; सच्छत्रध्वजयन्तारम् (sacchatradhvajayantāram) - with his umbrella, banner, and conqueror; साश्वम् (sāśvam) - with horse; आशु (āśu) - quickly; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if;]
(He pierced Abhimanyu, who was hard to approach, with ten arrows, along with his umbrella, banner, conqueror, and horse, quickly, as if smiling.)
He swiftly pierced the formidable Abhimanyu with ten arrows, targeting his umbrella, banner, and horse, all while appearing to smile.
पितृपैतामहं कर्म कुर्वाणमतिमानुषम्। दृष्ट्वार्दितं शरैः कार्ष्णिं त्वदीया हृषिताभवन् ॥७-४०-३॥
pitṛpaitāmahaṃ karma kurvāṇamatimānuṣam। dṛṣṭvārditaṃ śaraiḥ kārṣṇiṃ tvadīyā hṛṣitābhavan ॥7-40-3॥
[पितृ (pitṛ) - ancestral; पैतामहं (paitāmahaṃ) - paternal; कर्म (karma) - deed; कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing; अतिमानुषम् (atimānuṣam) - superhuman; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; आर्दितं (ārditaṃ) - afflicted; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; कार्ष्णिम् (kārṣṇim) - Kārṣhṇi (Krishna's descendant); त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; हृषिताः (hṛṣitāḥ) - elated; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Seeing the superhuman paternal and ancestral deed being performed, your people became elated when they saw Kārṣhṇi afflicted by arrows.)
Your people were elated to see the superhuman deeds of their ancestors being performed, especially when they saw Kārṣhṇi, a descendant of Krishna, afflicted by arrows.
तस्याभिमन्युरायम्य स्मयन्नेकेन पत्रिणा। शिरः प्रच्यावयामास स रथात्प्रापतद्भुवि ॥७-४०-४॥
tasyābhimanyurāyamya smayannekena patriṇā। śiraḥ pracyāvayāmāsa sa rathātprāpatad bhuvi ॥7-40-4॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; आयम्य (āyamya) - stretching; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; एकेन (ekena) - with one; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - arrow; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; प्रच्यावयामास (pracyāvayāmāsa) - knocked off; सः (saḥ) - he; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(His Abhimanyu, stretching and smiling, with one arrow knocked off the head; he fell from the chariot to the ground.)
Abhimanyu, with a smile, stretched his bow and with a single arrow, knocked off the head of his opponent, causing him to fall from the chariot to the ground.
कर्णिकारमिवोद्धूतं वातेन मथितं नगात्। भ्रातरं निहतं दृष्ट्वा राजन्कर्णो व्यथां ययौ ॥७-४०-५॥
karṇikāramivoddhūtaṃ vātena mathitaṃ nagāt। bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rājankarṇo vyathāṃ yayau ॥7-40-5॥
[कर्णिकारम् (karṇikāram) - a flower; इव (iva) - like; उद्धूतम् (uddhūtam) - shaken; वातेन (vātena) - by the wind; मथितम् (mathitam) - agitated; नगात् (nagāt) - from the tree; भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - brother; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; व्यथाम् (vyathām) - distress; ययौ (yayau) - went;]
(Like a karṇikāra flower shaken and agitated by the wind from the tree, having seen his slain brother, O king, Karṇa went into distress.)
O king, upon seeing his slain brother, Karṇa was deeply distressed, like a karṇikāra flower shaken from the tree by the wind.
विमुखीकृत्य कर्णं तु सौभद्रः कङ्कपत्रिभिः। अन्यानपि महेष्वासांस्तूर्णमेवाभिदुद्रुवे ॥७-४०-६॥
vimukhīkṛtya karṇaṃ tu saubhadraḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ। anyānapi maheṣvāsāṃstūrṇamevābhidudruve ॥7-40-6॥
[विमुखीकृत्य (vimukhīkṛtya) - having turned away; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - Saubhadra; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - with arrows; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; अपि (api) - also; महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; अभिदुद्रुवे (abhidudruve) - rushed towards;]
(Having turned away Karna, Saubhadra with arrows, quickly rushed towards the other great archers.)
Saubhadra, having diverted Karna with his arrows, swiftly charged towards the other great archers.
ततस्तद्विततं जालं हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तिमत्। झषः क्रुद्ध इवाभिन्ददभिमन्युर्महायशाः ॥७-४०-७॥
tatastadvitataṃ jālaṃ hastyaśvarathapattimat। jhaṣaḥ kruddha ivābhindadabhimanyurmahāyaśāḥ ॥7-40-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तद्विततं (tadvitataṃ) - that spread; जालं (jālaṃ) - net; हस्त्यश्वरथपत्तिमत् (hastyaśvarathapattimat) - with elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry; झषः (jhaṣaḥ) - fish; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; इव (iva) - like; अभिन्दत् (abhindat) - pierced; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned;]
(Then, like an angry fish, the greatly renowned Abhimanyu pierced that spread net with elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.)
Then, the greatly renowned Abhimanyu, like an enraged fish, broke through the spread formation of elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.
कर्णस्तु बहुभिर्बाणैरर्द्यमानोऽभिमन्युना। अपायाज्जवनैरश्वैस्ततोऽनीकमभिद्यत ॥७-४०-८॥
karṇastu bahubhirbāṇairardyamāno'bhimanyunā। apāyājjavanairaśvaistato'nīkamabhidyata ॥7-40-8॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; अर्द्यमानः (ardyamānaḥ) - being tormented; अभिमन्युना (abhimanyunā) - by Abhimanyu; अपायात् (apāyāt) - retreated; जवनैः (javanair) - swift; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अनीकम् (anīkam) - army; अभिद्यत (abhidyata) - penetrated;]
(Karna, being tormented by many arrows from Abhimanyu, retreated with swift horses and then penetrated the army.)
Karna, under the attack of numerous arrows from Abhimanyu, withdrew swiftly with his horses and then broke into the army formation.
शलभैरिव चाकाशे धाराभिरिव चावृते। अभिमन्योः शरै राजन्न प्राज्ञायत किञ्चन ॥७-४०-९॥
śalabhair iva cākāśe dhārābhir iva cāvṛte। abhimanyoḥ śarai rājann prājñāyata kiñcana ॥7-40-9॥
[शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) - by locusts; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; आकाशे (cākāśe) - in the sky; धाराभिः (dhārābhiḥ) - by torrents; इव (iva) - like; च (ca) - and; आवृते (āvṛte) - covered; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; प्राज्ञायत (prājñāyata) - was visible; किञ्चन (kiñcana) - anything;]
(Like the sky covered by locusts and torrents, O king, nothing of Abhimanyu was visible by arrows.)
O king, just as the sky is obscured by swarms of locusts and torrents of rain, so was Abhimanyu completely hidden by arrows, making him invisible.
तावकानां तु योधानां वध्यतां निशितैः शरैः। अन्यत्र सैन्धवाद्राजन्न स्म कश्चिदतिष्ठत ॥७-४०-१०॥
tāvakānāṃ tu yodhānāṃ vadhyatāṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। anyatra saindhavādrājanna sma kaścidatiṣṭhata ॥7-40-10॥
[तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your; तु (tu) - but; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; वध्यताम् (vadhyatām) - being killed; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - by sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; अन्यत्र (anyatra) - elsewhere; सैन्धवात् (saindhavāt) - from Saindhava; राजन् (rājan) - O king; न (na) - not; स्म (sma) - indeed; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - stood;]
(Of your warriors, being killed by sharp arrows, elsewhere from Saindhava, O king, not indeed anyone stood.)
O king, none of your warriors, except Saindhava, could stand firm as they were being killed by sharp arrows.
सौभद्रस्तु ततः शङ्खं प्रध्माप्य पुरुषर्षभः। शीघ्रमभ्यपतत्सेनां भारतीं भरतर्षभ ॥७-४०-११॥
saubhadras tu tataḥ śaṅkhaṃ pradhmāpya puruṣarṣabhaḥ। śīghram abhyapatat senāṃ bhāratīṃ bharatarṣabha ॥7-40-11॥
[सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; प्रध्माप्य (pradhmāpya) - having blown; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - best among men; शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - advanced; सेनाम् (senām) - army; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - of the Bharatas; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - best among the Bharatas;]
(The son of Subhadra, having blown the conch, the best among men, quickly advanced towards the army of the Bharatas, O best among the Bharatas.)
The son of Subhadra, after blowing his conch, swiftly moved towards the Bharata army, O best of the Bharatas.
स कक्षेऽग्निरिवोत्सृष्टो निर्दहंस्तरसा रिपून्। मध्ये भारतसैन्यानामार्जुनिः पर्यवर्तत ॥७-४०-१२॥
sa kakṣe'gnirivotsṛṣṭo nirdahaṃstarasā ripūn। madhye bhāratasainyānāmārjuniḥ paryavartata ॥7-40-12॥
[स (sa) - he; कक्षे (kakṣe) - in the midst; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; उत्सृष्टः (utsṛṣṭaḥ) - released; निर्दहंस् (nirdahaṃs) - burning; तरसा (tarasā) - with speed; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; भारतसैन्यानाम् (bhāratasainyānām) - of the armies of the Bharatas; आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna's son; पर्यवर्तत (paryavartata) - moved around;]
(He, like a fire released, burning with speed the enemies, moved around in the midst of the armies of the Bharatas, Arjuna's son.)
Arjuna's son, like a fire unleashed, swiftly burned through the enemies, maneuvering amidst the Bharata armies.
रथनागाश्वमनुजानर्दयन्निशितैः शरैः। स प्रविश्याकरोद्भूमिं कबन्धगणसङ्कुलाम् ॥७-४०-१३॥
rathanāgāśvamanujānardayanniśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। sa praviśyākarodbhūmiṃ kabandhagaṇasaṅkulām ॥7-40-13॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; मनुज (manuja) - men; अनर्दयन् (anardayan) - piercing; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; सः (saḥ) - he; प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; भूमिम् (bhūmim) - ground; कबन्ध (kabandha) - headless trunks; गण (gaṇa) - multitude; सङ्कुलाम् (saṅkulām) - filled with;]
(Piercing chariots, elephants, horses, and men with sharp arrows, he entered and made the ground filled with a multitude of headless trunks.)
He pierced through chariots, elephants, horses, and men with his sharp arrows, and upon entering, he turned the ground into a field filled with countless headless trunks.
सौभद्रचापप्रभवैर्निकृत्ताः परमेषुभिः। स्वानेवाभिमुखान्घ्नन्तः प्राद्रवञ्जीवितार्थिनः ॥७-४०-१४॥
saubhadra-cāpa-prabhavaiḥ nikṛttāḥ parameṣubhiḥ। svān evābhimukhān ghnantaḥ prādravan jīvitārthinaḥ ॥7-40-14॥
[सौभद्र (saubhadra) - of Saubhadra; चाप (cāpa) - bow; प्रभवैः (prabhavaiḥ) - by the power; निकृत्ताः (nikṛttāḥ) - cut down; परमेषुभिः (parameṣubhiḥ) - by excellent arrows; स्वान् (svān) - their own; एव (eva) - even; अभिमुखान् (abhimukhān) - facing; घ्नन्तः (ghnantaḥ) - killing; प्राद्रवन् (prādravan) - fled; जीवितार्थिनः (jīvitārthinaḥ) - desiring life;]
(Cut down by the power of Saubhadra's bow and excellent arrows, they fled, killing even their own who were facing them, desiring life.)
Cut down by the power of Saubhadra's bow and excellent arrows, they fled in panic, killing even their own comrades who were facing them, in a desperate bid to save their lives.
ते घोरा रौद्रकर्माणो विपाठाः पृथवः शिताः। निघ्नन्तो रथनागाश्वाञ्जग्मुराशु वसुन्धराम् ॥७-४०-१५॥
te ghorā raudrakarmāṇo vipāṭhāḥ pṛthavaḥ śitāḥ। nighnanto rathanāgāśvāñjagmurāśu vasundharām ॥7-40-15॥
[ते (te) - they; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - fierce; रौद्रकर्माणः (raudrakarmāṇaḥ) - performing terrible deeds; विपाठाः (vipāṭhāḥ) - skilled; पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad; शिताः (śitāḥ) - sharp; निघ्नन्तः (nighnantaḥ) - killing; रथ (ratha) - chariots; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - went; आशु (āśu) - quickly; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth;]
(They, fierce and performing terrible deeds, skilled, broad, and sharp, killing chariots, elephants, and horses, went quickly to the earth.)
They, fierce and skilled in terrible deeds, broad and sharp, swiftly went to the earth, destroying chariots, elephants, and horses.
सायुधाः साङ्गुलित्राणाः सखड्गाः साङ्गदा रणे। दृश्यन्ते बाहवश्छिन्ना हेमाभरणभूषिताः ॥७-४०-१६॥
sāyudhāḥ sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ sakhaḍgāḥ sāṅgadā raṇe। dṛśyante bāhavaśchinnā hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ ॥7-40-16॥
[सायुधाः (sāyudhāḥ) - with weapons; साङ्गुलित्राणाः (sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ) - with finger-guards; सखड्गाः (sakhaḍgāḥ) - with swords; साङ्गदा (sāṅgadā) - with armors; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - severed; हेमाभरणभूषिताः (hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with golden ornaments;]
(With weapons, with finger-guards, with swords, with armors, in battle, arms are seen severed, adorned with golden ornaments.)
In the battle, arms equipped with weapons, finger-guards, swords, and armors are seen severed, adorned with golden ornaments.
शराश्चापानि खड्गाश्च शरीराणि शिरांसि च। सकुण्डलानि स्रग्वीणि भूमावासन्सहस्रशः ॥७-४०-१७॥
śarāścāpāni khaḍgāśca śarīrāṇi śirāṃsi ca। sakuṇḍalāni sragvīṇi bhūmāvāsansahasraśaḥ ॥7-40-17॥
[शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; खड्गाः (khaḍgāḥ) - swords; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; सकुण्डलानि (sakuṇḍalāni) - with earrings; स्रग्वीणि (sragvīṇi) - adorned with garlands; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; आसन् (āsan) - were; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands;]
(Arrows, bows, swords, bodies, and heads with earrings and adorned with garlands were on the ground in thousands.)
Thousands of arrows, bows, swords, bodies, and heads, adorned with earrings and garlands, lay scattered on the ground.
अपस्करैरधिष्ठानैरीषादण्डकबन्धुरैः। अक्षैर्विमथितैश्चक्रैर्भग्नैश्च बहुधा रथैः ॥ शक्तिचापायुधैश्चापि पतितैश्च महाध्वजैः ॥७-४०-१८॥
apaskarairadhiṣṭhānairīṣādaṇḍakabandhuraiḥ। akṣairvimathitaiścakrairbhagnaiśca bahudhā rathaiḥ ॥ śakticāpāyudhaiścāpi patitaiśca mahādhvajaiḥ ॥7-40-18॥
[अपस्करैः (apaskaraiḥ) - with broken parts; अधिष्ठानैः (adhiṣṭhānaiḥ) - with bases; ईषा (īṣā) - axle; दण्ड (daṇḍa) - pole; कबन्धुरैः (kabandhuraiḥ) - with broken; अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with axles; विमथितैः (vimathitaiḥ) - shattered; चक्रैः (cakraiḥ) - with wheels; भग्नैः (bhagnaiḥ) - broken; च (ca) - and; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; शक्ति (śakti) - spears; चाप (cāpa) - bows; आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - with weapons; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - fallen; महाध्वजैः (mahādhvajaiḥ) - with great banners;]
(With broken parts, bases, axles, poles, and broken axles, shattered wheels, broken in many ways with chariots, spears, bows, weapons, and also fallen great banners.)
The battlefield was strewn with broken parts, bases, axles, poles, shattered wheels, and chariots in many ways, along with spears, bows, weapons, and fallen great banners.
निहतैः क्षत्रियैरश्वैर्वारणैश्च विशां पते। अगम्यकल्पा पृथिवी क्षणेनासीत्सुदारुणा ॥७-४०-१९॥
nihataiḥ kṣatriyairaśvairvāraṇaiśca viśāṃ pate। agamya kalpā pṛthivī kṣaṇenāsītsudāruṇā ॥7-40-19॥
[निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - killed; क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - by horses; वारणैः (vāraṇaiḥ) - by elephants; च (ca) - and; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; अगम्यकल्पा (agamya kalpā) - impassable; पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth; क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; आसीत् (āsīt) - became; सुदारुणा (sudāruṇā) - very terrible;]
(O lord of men, the earth, filled with slain warriors, horses, and elephants, became impassable and very terrible in a moment.)
O lord of men, the earth became impassable and terrifying in an instant, filled with the bodies of slain warriors, horses, and elephants.
वध्यतां राजपुत्राणां क्रन्दतामितरेतरम्। प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दो भीरूणां भयवर्धनः ॥ स शब्दो भरतश्रेष्ठ दिशः सर्वा व्यनादयत् ॥७-४०-२०॥
vadhyatāṃ rājaputrāṇāṃ krandatāmitaretaram। prādurāsīnmahāśabdo bhīrūṇāṃ bhayavardhanaḥ ॥ sa śabdo bharataśreṣṭha diśaḥ sarvā vyanādayat ॥7-40-20॥
[वध्यतां (vadhyatām) - let them be killed; राजपुत्राणां (rājaputrāṇām) - of the princes; क्रन्दताम् (krandatām) - crying; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - one another; प्रादुरासीन् (prādurāsīn) - arose; महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - a great sound; भीरूणां (bhīrūṇām) - of the fearful; भयवर्धनः (bhayavardhanaḥ) - increasing fear; सः (saḥ) - that; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; व्यानादयत् (vyanādayat) - resounded;]
(Let the princes be killed, crying one another. A great sound arose, increasing the fear of the fearful. That sound, O best of the Bharatas, resounded in all directions.)
The command was given to kill the princes, who cried out to one another. A terrifying sound arose, heightening the fear among the fearful. That sound echoed throughout all directions, O best of the Bharatas.
सौभद्रश्चाद्रवत्सेनां निघ्नन्नश्वरथद्विपान्। व्यचरत्स दिशः सर्वाः प्रदिशश्चाहितान्रुजन् ॥७-४०-२१॥
saubhadraścādravatsenāṃ nighnannaśvarathadvipān। vyacaratsa diśaḥ sarvāḥ pradiśaścāhitānrujan ॥7-40-21॥
[सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; च (ca) - and; अद्रवत् (adravat) - attacked; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - slaying; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; द्विपान् (dvipān) - elephants; व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - moved; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - quarters; च (ca) - and; अहितान् (ahitān) - enemies; रुजन् (rujan) - destroying;]
(The son of Subhadra attacked the army, slaying horses, chariots, and elephants. He moved in all directions and quarters, destroying the enemies.)
The son of Subhadra charged into the army, cutting down horses, chariots, and elephants. He moved through all directions and quarters, vanquishing his foes.
तं तदा नानुपश्याम सैन्येन रजसावृतम्। आददानं गजाश्वानां नृणां चायूंषि भारत ॥७-४०-२२॥
taṃ tadā nānupaśyāma sainyena rajasāvṛtam। ādadānaṃ gajāśvānāṃ nṛṇāṃ cāyūṃṣi bhārata ॥7-40-22॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; अनुपश्याम (anupaśyāma) - we see; सैन्येन (sainyena) - by the army; रजसा (rajasā) - by dust; आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered; आददानं (ādadānaṃ) - taking away; गजाश्वानां (gajāśvānāṃ) - of elephants and horses; नृणां (nṛṇāṃ) - of men; च (ca) - and; आयूंषि (āyūṃṣi) - lives; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Then we do not see that, covered by dust by the army, taking away the lives of elephants, horses, and men, O Bharata.)
At that time, O Bharata, we could not see anything as the army was covered with dust, taking away the lives of elephants, horses, and men.
क्षणेन भूयोऽपश्याम सूर्यं मध्यंदिने यथा। अभिमन्युं महाराज प्रतपन्तं द्विषद्गणान् ॥७-४०-२३॥
kṣaṇena bhūyo'paśyāma sūryaṃ madhyaṃdine yathā। abhimanyuṃ mahārāja pratapantaṃ dviṣadgaṇān ॥7-40-23॥
[क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in a moment; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun; मध्यंदिने (madhyaṃdine) - at midday; यथा (yathā) - as; अभिमन्यम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; प्रतपन्तम् (pratapantam) - shining; द्विषद्गणान् (dviṣadgaṇān) - the host of enemies;]
(In a moment, we saw again the sun at midday, as Abhimanyu, O great king, shining on the host of enemies.)
In a moment, we saw Abhimanyu again, O great king, shining like the sun at midday on the host of enemies.
स वासवसमः सङ्ख्ये वासवस्यात्मजात्मजः। अभिमन्युर्महाराज सैन्यमध्ये व्यरोचत ॥७-४०-२४॥
sa vāsavasamaḥ saṅkhye vāsavasyātmajātmajaḥ। abhimanyurmahārāja sainyamadhye vyarocata ॥7-40-24॥
[स (sa) - he; वासवसमः (vāsavasamaḥ) - equal to Indra; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Indra; आत्मजात्मजः (ātmajātmajaḥ) - son of the son; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सैन्यमध्ये (sainyamadhye) - in the midst of the army; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone;]
(He, equal to Indra in battle, the son of the son of Indra, Abhimanyu, O great king, shone in the midst of the army.)
Abhimanyu, who was like Indra in battle and the grandson of Indra, shone brightly in the midst of the army, O great king.
