07.043
Pancharatra and Core: An intense battle rages on between Abhimanyu and the Kaurava forces.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
सैन्धवेन निरुद्धेषु जयगृद्धिषु पाण्डुषु। सुघोरमभवद्युद्धं त्वदीयानां परैः सह ॥७-४३-१॥
saindhavena niruddheṣu jayagṛddhiṣu pāṇḍuṣu। sughoramabhavadyuddhaṃ tvadīyānāṃ paraiḥ saha ॥7-43-1॥
[सैन्धवेन (saindhavena) - by Saindhava; निरुद्धेषु (niruddheṣu) - blocked; जयगृद्धिषु (jayagṛddhiṣu) - eager for victory; पाण्डुषु (pāṇḍuṣu) - among the Pandavas; सुघोरम् (sughoram) - very fierce; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; त्वदीयानाम् (tvadīyānām) - of your side; परैः (paraiḥ) - with the enemies; सह (saha) - together;]
(By Saindhava, blocked, eager for victory among the Pandavas, a very fierce battle became of your side with the enemies together.)
A very fierce battle ensued between your forces and the enemies, with Saindhava blocking the eager-for-victory Pandavas.
प्रविश्य त्वार्जुनिः सेनां सत्यसन्धो दुरासदाम्। व्यक्षोभयत तेजस्वी मकरः सागरं यथा ॥७-४३-२॥
praviśya tvārjuniḥ senāṃ satyasandho durāsadām। vyakṣobhayata tejasvī makaraḥ sāgaraṃ yathā ॥7-43-2॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; तुः (tuḥ) - but; अर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna; सेनां (senāṃ) - army; सत्यसन्धः (satyasandhaḥ) - truthful; दुरासदाम् (durāsadām) - formidable; व्यक्षोभयत (vyakṣobhayata) - agitated; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; मकरः (makaraḥ) - crocodile; सागरं (sāgaram) - ocean; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Having entered, Arjuna, the truthful and formidable, agitated the army like a brilliant crocodile agitates the ocean.)
Arjuna, known for his truthfulness and formidable nature, entered the army and caused a great disturbance, much like a powerful crocodile stirs the ocean.
तं तथा शरवर्षेण क्षोभयन्तमरिंदमम्। यथाप्रधानाः सौभद्रमभ्ययुः कुरुसत्तमाः ॥७-४३-३॥
taṃ tathā śaravarṣeṇa kṣobhayantam ariṃdamam। yathāpradhānāḥ saubhadram abhyayuḥ kurusattamāḥ ॥7-43-3॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; क्षोभयन्तम् (kṣobhayantam) - agitating; अरिंदमम् (ariṃdamam) - the subduer of enemies; यथा (yathā) - as; प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - the chiefs; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; कुरुसत्तमाः (kurusattamāḥ) - the best of the Kurus;]
(Thus, with a shower of arrows, the chiefs agitated him, the subduer of enemies, as the best of the Kurus approached Abhimanyu.)
The chiefs, with a shower of arrows, agitated him, the subduer of enemies, as the best of the Kurus approached Abhimanyu.
तेषां तस्य च संमर्दो दारुणः समपद्यत। सृजतां शरवर्षाणि प्रसक्तममितौजसाम् ॥७-४३-४॥
teṣāṃ tasya ca saṃmardo dāruṇaḥ samapadyata। sṛjatāṃ śaravarṣāṇi prasaktamamitaujasām ॥7-43-4॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तस्य (tasya) - his; च (ca) - and; संमर्दः (saṃmardaḥ) - collision; दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - occurred; सृजताम् (sṛjatām) - of those who were discharging; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - intensely; अमितौजसाम् (amitaujasām) - of the immeasurable energy;]
(The terrible collision of them and his occurred, of those who were discharging showers of arrows intensely, of the immeasurable energy.)
A terrible collision occurred between them and him, as they intensely discharged showers of arrows with immeasurable energy.
रथव्रजेन संरुद्धस्तैरमित्रैरथार्जुनिः। वृषसेनस्य यन्तारं हत्वा चिच्छेद कार्मुकम् ॥७-४३-५॥
rathavrajena saṁruddhastairamitrairathārjuniḥ। vṛṣasenasya yantāraṁ hatvā ciccheda kārmukam ॥7-43-5॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; व्रजेन (vrajena) - by the group; संरुद्धः (saṁruddhaḥ) - blocked; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; अमित्रैः (amitraiḥ) - enemies; अथ (atha) - then; अर्जुनिः (arjuniḥ) - Arjuna's son; वृषसेनस्य (vṛṣasenasya) - of Vṛṣasena; यन्तारं (yantāram) - charioteer; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow;]
(Blocked by the group of chariots, then Arjuna's son, having killed Vṛṣasena's charioteer, cut off the bow.)
Arjuna's son was blocked by the group of enemy chariots. Then, after killing Vṛṣasena's charioteer, he cut off the bow.
तस्य विव्याध बलवाञ्शरैरश्वानजिह्मगैः। वातायमानैरथ तैरश्वैरपहृतो रणात् ॥७-४३-६॥
tasya vivyādha balavāñśarairaśvānajihmagaiḥ। vātāyamānairatha tairaśvairapahṛto raṇāt ॥7-43-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-moving; वातायमानैः (vātāyamānaiḥ) - blowing; अथ (atha) - then; तैः (taiḥ) - by those; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - horses; अपहृतः (apahṛtaḥ) - carried away; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battle;]
(His strong arrows pierced the horses, moving straight. Then, carried away by those blowing horses from the battle.)
His powerful arrows struck the horses directly. Then, he was carried away from the battlefield by those swift horses.
तेनान्तरेणाभिमन्योर्यन्तापासारयद्रथम्। रथव्रजास्ततो हृष्टाः साधु साध्विति चुक्रुशुः ॥७-४३-७॥
tenāntareṇābhimanyoryantāpāsārayadratham। rathavrajaastato hṛṣṭāḥ sādhu sādhviti cukruśuḥ ॥7-43-7॥
[तेन (tena) - by him; अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - in the meantime; अभिमन्योः (abhimanyoḥ) - of Abhimanyu; यन्ता (yantā) - the charioteer; अपासारयत् (apāsārayat) - drove away; रथम् (ratham) - the chariot; रथव्रजाः (rathavrajaḥ) - the group of chariots; ततः (tataḥ) - then; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - they shouted;]
(In the meantime, the charioteer of Abhimanyu drove away the chariot. Then the delighted group of chariots shouted, "Well done, well done.")
Meanwhile, Abhimanyu's charioteer drove the chariot away, and the delighted warriors in the chariots exclaimed, "Well done, well done!"
तं सिंहमिव सङ्क्रुद्धं प्रमथ्नन्तं शरैररीन्। आरादायान्तमभ्येत्य वसातीयोऽभ्ययाद्द्रुतम् ॥७-४३-८॥
taṃ siṃhamiva saṅkruddhaṃ pramathnantaṃ śarairarīn। ārādāyāntamabhyetya vasātīyo'bhyayāddrutam ॥7-43-8॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; सिंहम् (siṃham) - lion; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्रुद्धम् (saṅkruddham) - enraged; प्रमथ्नन्तम् (pramathnantam) - crushing; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अरीन् (arīn) - enemies; आरात् (ārāt) - from afar; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached; वसातीयः (vasātīyaḥ) - Vasatiya; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - attacked; द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly;]
(Him, like an enraged lion crushing enemies with arrows, approaching from afar, having approached, Vasatiya swiftly attacked.)
Vasatiya, like an enraged lion, swiftly attacked the enemies with arrows as he approached from afar.
सोऽभिमन्युं शरैः षष्ट्या रुक्मपुङ्खैरवाकिरत्। अब्रवीच्च न मे जीवञ्जीवतो युधि मोक्ष्यसे ॥७-४३-९॥
so'bhimanyuṁ śaraiḥ ṣaṣṭyā rukmapuṅkhairavākirat। abravīcca na me jīvañjīvato yudhi mokṣyase ॥7-43-9॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - sixty; रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - golden-feathered; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - showered; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; जीवन् (jīvan) - living; जीवत: (jīvataḥ) - alive; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will escape;]
(He showered Abhimanyu with sixty golden-feathered arrows and said, "You will not escape alive from my living in battle.")
He attacked Abhimanyu with sixty golden-feathered arrows and declared, "You will not escape alive while I am still living in this battle."
तमयस्मयवर्माणमिषुणा आशुपातिना। विव्याध हृदि सौभद्रः स पपात व्यसुः क्षितौ ॥७-४३-१०॥
tamayasmayavarmāṇamiṣuṇā āśupātinā। vivyādha hṛdi saubhadraḥ sa papāta vyasuḥ kṣitau ॥7-43-10॥
[तम (tam) - that; यस्मय (yasmaya) - proud; वर्माणम् (varmāṇam) - armored; इषुणा (iṣuṇā) - with an arrow; आशुपातिना (āśupātinā) - swift-falling; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; स (sa) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; वयसुः (vyasuḥ) - lifeless; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground;]
(That proud armored one was pierced in the heart by the son of Subhadra with a swift-falling arrow; he fell lifeless on the ground.)
The son of Subhadra swiftly shot an arrow that pierced the proud armored warrior in the heart, causing him to fall lifeless to the ground.
वसात्यं निहतं दृष्ट्वा क्रुद्धाः क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः। परिवव्रुस्तदा राजंस्तव पौत्रं जिघांसवः ॥७-४३-११॥
vasātyaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā kruddhāḥ kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ। parivavr̥stadā rājaṃstava pautraṃ jighāṃsavaḥ ॥7-43-11॥
[वसात्यम् (vasātyam) - Vasatyam; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) - best of warriors; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; तदा (tadā) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson; जिघांसवः (jighāṃsavaḥ) - desiring to kill;]
(Seeing Vasatyam killed, the angry best of warriors surrounded your grandson, O king, desiring to kill.)
Upon witnessing the death of Vasatyam, the enraged warriors, considered the best among the Kshatriyas, surrounded your grandson with the intent to kill, O king.
विस्फारयन्तश्चापानि नानारूपाण्यनेकशः। तद्युद्धमभवद्रौद्रं सौभद्रस्यारिभिः सह ॥७-४३-१२॥
visphārayantaścāpāni nānārūpāṇyanekaśaḥ। tadyuddhamabhavadraudraṃ saubhadraśyāribhiḥ saha ॥7-43-12॥
[विस्फारयन्तः (visphārayantaḥ) - stretching; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; नानारूपाणि (nānārūpāṇi) - various forms; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - numerous; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; रौद्रं (raudraṃ) - fierce; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Saubhadra; अरिभिः (aribhiḥ) - with enemies; सह (saha) - with;]
(Stretching bows of various forms numerous, that battle became fierce with Saubhadra and enemies.)
The battle became fierce as numerous bows of various forms were stretched by Saubhadra and his enemies.
तेषां शरान्सेष्वसनाञ्शरीराणि शिरांसि च। सकुण्डलानि स्रग्वीणि क्रुद्धश्चिच्छेद फाल्गुनिः ॥७-४३-१३॥
teṣāṃ śarānseṣvasanāñśarīrāṇi śirāṃsi ca। sakuṇḍalāni sragvīṇi kruddhaściccheda phālguṇiḥ ॥7-43-13॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; स-इष्वसनान् (sa-iṣvasanān) - with-bows; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; स-कुण्डलानि (sa-kuṇḍalāni) - with-earrings; स्रग्वीणि (sragvīṇi) - adorned-with-garlands; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut-off; फाल्गुनिः (phālguṇiḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Their arrows, bodies with bows, heads with earrings, adorned with garlands, angry Arjuna cut off.)
In his anger, Arjuna cut off their arrows, bodies with bows, heads adorned with earrings and garlands.
सखड्गाः साङ्गुलित्राणाः सपट्टिशपरश्वधाः। अदृश्यन्त भुजाश्छिन्ना हेमाभरणभूषिताः ॥७-४३-१४॥
sakhaḍgāḥ sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ sapaṭṭiśaparaśvadhāḥ। adṛśyanta bhujāśchinnā hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ ॥7-43-14॥
[सखड्गाः (sakhaḍgāḥ) - with swords; साङ्गुलित्राणाः (sāṅgulitrāṇāḥ) - with finger-guards; सपट्टिशपरश्वधाः (sapaṭṭiśaparaśvadhāḥ) - with spears and axes; अदृश्यन्त (adṛśyanta) - were seen; भुजाः (bhujāḥ) - arms; छिन्नाः (chinnāḥ) - severed; हेमाभरणभूषिताः (hemābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ) - adorned with golden ornaments;]
(With swords, finger-guards, spears, and axes, the severed arms adorned with golden ornaments were seen.)
The severed arms, adorned with golden ornaments, were seen with swords, finger-guards, spears, and axes.
स्रग्भिराभरणैर्वस्त्रैः पतितैश्च महाध्वजैः। वर्मभिश्चर्मभिर्हारैर्मुकुटैश्छत्रचामरैः ॥७-४३-१५॥
sragbhirābharaṇairvastraiḥ patitaiśca mahādhvajaiḥ। varmabhiścarmabhirhārairmukuṭaiśchatracāmaraiḥ ॥7-43-15॥
[स्रग्भिः (sragbhiḥ) - with garlands; आभरणैः (ābharaṇaiḥ) - with ornaments; वस्त्रैः (vastraiḥ) - with clothes; पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - fallen; च (ca) - and; महाध्वजैः (mahādhvajaiḥ) - with great banners; वर्मभिः (varmabhiḥ) - with armors; चर्मभिः (carmabhiḥ) - with shields; हारैः (hāraiḥ) - with necklaces; मुकुटैः (mukuṭaiḥ) - with crowns; छत्रचामरैः (chatra-cāmaraiḥ) - with umbrellas and fans;]
(With garlands, ornaments, clothes, fallen great banners, armors, shields, necklaces, crowns, umbrellas, and fans.)
The scene was adorned with garlands, ornaments, and clothes, amidst fallen great banners, armors, shields, necklaces, crowns, umbrellas, and fans.
अपस्करैरधिष्ठानैरीषादण्डकबन्धुरैः। अक्षैर्विमथितैश्चक्रैर्भग्नैश्च बहुधा युगैः ॥७-४३-१६॥
apaskarairadhiṣṭhānairīṣādaṇḍakabandhuraiḥ। akṣairvimathitaiścakrairbhagnaiśca bahudhā yugaiḥ ॥7-43-16॥
[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 (bhagna) - broken; च (ca) - and; बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways; युगैः (yugaiḥ) - with yokes;]
(With broken parts, bases, axles, poles, and broken pieces, with shattered axles, wheels, and broken yokes in many ways.)
The chariots were in disarray, with broken parts, bases, axles, poles, and shattered wheels and yokes in many ways.
अनुकर्षैः पताकाभिस्तथा सारथिवाजिभिः। रथैश्च भग्नैर्नागैश्च हतैः कीर्णाभवन्मही ॥७-४३-१७॥
anukarṣaiḥ patākābhis tathā sārathivājibhiḥ। rathaiś ca bhagnair nāgaiś ca hataiḥ kīrṇābhavan mahī ॥7-43-17॥
[अनुकर्षैः (anukarṣaiḥ) - with traces; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; तथा (tathā) - thus; सारथिवाजिभिः (sārathivājibhiḥ) - with charioteers and horses; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; च (ca) - and; भग्नैः (bhagnaiḥ) - broken; नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - with elephants; च (ca) - and; हतैः (hataiḥ) - slain; कीर्णा (kīrṇā) - scattered; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; मही (mahī) - earth;]
(The earth became scattered with traces, flags, charioteers, horses, broken chariots, and slain elephants.)
The earth was covered with traces, flags, charioteers, horses, broken chariots, and slain elephants.
निहतैः क्षत्रियैः शूरैर्नानाजनपदेश्वरैः। जयगृद्धैर्वृता भूमिर्दारुणा समपद्यत ॥७-४३-१८॥
nihataiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ śūrairnānājanapadeśvaraiḥ। jayagṛddhairvṛtā bhūmirdāruṇā samapadyata ॥7-43-18॥
[निहतैः (nihataiḥ) - killed; क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by warriors; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroes; नानाजनपदेश्वरैः (nānājanapadeśvaraiḥ) - by various rulers of countries; जयगृद्धैः (jayagṛddhaiḥ) - eager for victory; वृता (vṛtā) - covered; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth; दारुणा (dāruṇā) - terrible; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - became;]
(The earth, covered by warriors, heroes, and various rulers of countries who were eager for victory, became terrible with the slain.)
The earth became dreadful, covered with slain warriors, heroes, and various rulers of countries, all eager for victory.
दिशो विचरतस्तस्य सर्वाश्च प्रदिशस्तथा। रणेऽभिमन्योः क्रुद्धस्य रूपमन्तरधीयत ॥७-४३-१९॥
diśo vicaratas tasya sarvāś ca pradiśas tathā। raṇe'bhimanyoḥ kruddhasya rūpam antaradhīyata ॥7-43-19॥
[दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; विचरतः (vicarataḥ) - wandering; तस्य (tasya) - his; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; च (ca) - and; प्रदिशः (pradiśaḥ) - quarters; तथा (tathā) - also; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; क्रुद्धस्य (kruddhasya) - angry; रूपम् (rūpam) - form; अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared;]
(The directions and all the quarters wandered; in battle, the form of angry Abhimanyu disappeared.)
As Abhimanyu wandered in all directions and quarters, his form disappeared in the battle due to his anger.
काञ्चनं यद्यदस्यासीद्वर्म चाभरणानि च। धनुषश्च शराणां च तदपश्याम केवलम् ॥७-४३-२०॥
kāñcanaṃ yadyadasyāsīdvarma cābharaṇāni ca। dhanuṣaśca śarāṇāṃ ca tadapaśyāma kevalam ॥7-43-20॥
[काञ्चनम् (kāñcanam) - gold; यत् (yat) - whatever; यत् (yat) - whatever; अस्य (asya) - his; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; वर्म (varma) - armor; च (ca) - and; आभरणानि (ābharaṇāni) - ornaments; च (ca) - and; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; च (ca) - and; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of the arrows; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; केवलम् (kevalam) - only;]
(Whatever gold, armor, and ornaments he had, and the bow and arrows, we saw only that.)
We only saw whatever gold, armor, ornaments, bow, and arrows he had.
तं तदा नाशकत्कश्चिच्चक्षुर्भ्यामभिवीक्षितुम्। आददानं शरैर्योधान्मध्ये सूर्यमिव स्थितम् ॥७-४३-२१॥
taṁ tadā nāśakatkaściccakṣurbhyāmabhivīkṣitum। ādadānaṁ śarairyodhānmadhye sūryamiva sthitam ॥7-43-21॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तदा (tadā) - then; न (na) - not; अशकत् (aśakat) - was able; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; चक्षुर्भ्याम् (cakṣurbhyām) - with eyes; अभिवीक्षितुम् (abhivīkṣitum) - to see; आददानम् (ādadānam) - taking; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; मध्ये (madhye) - among; सूर्यम् (sūryam) - sun; इव (iva) - like; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(Then no one was able to see him with eyes, taking arrows among warriors, like the sun standing.)
Then, no one could see him with their eyes as he stood among the warriors, taking arrows, like the sun in the midst.
