07.044
Pancharatra and Core: Abhimanyu kills Rukmaratha, son of Shalya; then takes on Duryodhana and his sons.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
आददानस्तु शूराणामायूंष्यभवदार्जुनिः। अन्तकः सर्वभूतानां प्राणान्काल इवागते ॥७-४४-१॥
ādadānastu śūrāṇām āyūṃṣyabhavadārjuniḥ। antakaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ prāṇānkāla ivāgate ॥7-44-1॥
[आददानः (ādadānaḥ) - taking away; तु (tu) - but; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; आयूंषि (āyūṃṣi) - lives; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the end; सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; इव (iva) - like; आगते (āgate) - when arrived;]
(Arjuna, taking away the lives of the heroes, became like time, the end of all beings, when arrived.)
Arjuna, in the battle, took away the lives of the heroes, becoming like the end of time for all beings when he arrived.
स शक्र इव विक्रान्तः शक्रसूनोः सुतो बली। अभिमन्युस्तदानीकं लोडयन्बह्वशोभत ॥७-४४-२॥
sa śakra iva vikrāntaḥ śakrasūnoḥ suto balī। abhimanyustadānīkaṃ loḍayanbahvaśobhata ॥7-44-2॥
[स (sa) - he; शक्र (śakra) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; विक्रान्तः (vikrāntaḥ) - mighty; शक्रसूनोः (śakrasūnoḥ) - of the son of Indra; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; बली (balī) - strong; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; तदानीकं (tadānīkaṃ) - that army; लोडयन् (loḍayan) - shaking; बहु (bahu) - much; अशोभत (aśobhata) - shone;]
(He, like mighty Indra, the strong son of the son of Indra, Abhimanyu, shaking that army, shone much.)
Abhimanyu, the valiant son of Arjuna, shone brilliantly as he shook the enemy army, much like the mighty Indra.
प्रविश्यैव तु राजेन्द्र क्षत्रियेन्द्रान्तकोपमः। सत्यश्रवसमादत्त व्याघ्रो मृगमिवोल्बणम् ॥७-४४-३॥
praviśyaiva tu rājendra kṣatriyendrāntakopamaḥ। satyaśravasamādatta vyāghro mṛgamivolbaṇam ॥7-44-3॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings; क्षत्रियेन्द्र (kṣatriyendra) - O lord of warriors; अन्तकोपमः (antakopamaḥ) - like the destroyer; सत्यश्रवसम् (satyaśravasam) - truthful; आदत्त (ādatta) - took; व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger; मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer; इव (iva) - like; उल्बणम् (olbaṇam) - fierce;]
(Having entered indeed, but O king of kings, O lord of warriors, like the destroyer, the truthful one took like a tiger a fierce deer.)
Having entered, the truthful one, like a fierce tiger, took the deer, O king of kings, O lord of warriors, resembling the destroyer.
सत्यश्रवसि चाक्षिप्ते त्वरमाणा महारथाः। प्रगृह्य विपुलं शस्त्रमभिमन्युमुपाद्रवन् ॥७-४४-४॥
satyaśravasi cākṣipte tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ। pragṛhya vipulaṃ śastramabhimanyumupādravan ॥7-44-4॥
[सत्यश्रवसि (satyaśravasi) - in the truthful hearing; च (ca) - and; आक्षिप्ते (ākṣipte) - being agitated; त्वरमाणा (tvaramāṇā) - hastening; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken up; विपुलं (vipulaṃ) - abundant; शस्त्रम् (śastram) - weapons; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked;]
(In the truthful hearing, being agitated, the great charioteers, hastening, having taken up abundant weapons, attacked Abhimanyu.)
In the midst of the truthful hearing, the agitated great charioteers, in their haste, took up abundant weapons and attacked Abhimanyu.
अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमिति क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः। स्पर्धमानाः समाजग्मुर्जिघांसन्तोऽर्जुनात्मजम् ॥७-४४-५॥
ahaṁ pūrvamahaṁ pūrvamiti kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ। spardhamānāḥ samājagmurjighāṁsanto'rjunātmajam ॥7-44-5॥
[अहं (ahaṁ) - I; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; अहं (ahaṁ) - I; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; इति (iti) - thus; क्षत्रियपुङ्गवाः (kṣatriyapuṅgavāḥ) - warrior chiefs; स्पर्धमानाः (spardhamānāḥ) - competing; समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - assembled; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - intending to kill; अर्जुनात्मजम् (arjunātmajam) - Arjuna's son;]
(I first, I first, thus the warrior chiefs, competing, assembled, intending to kill Arjuna's son.)
The warrior chiefs, each claiming 'I am first, I am first,' gathered with the intent to kill Arjuna's son.
क्षत्रियाणामनीकानि प्रद्रुतान्यभिधावताम्। जग्रास तिमिरासाद्य क्षुद्रमत्स्यानिवार्णवे ॥७-४४-६॥
kṣatriyāṇāmanīkāni pradrutānyabhidhāvatām। jagrāsa timirāsādya kṣudramatsyānivārṇave ॥7-44-6॥
[क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the warriors; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - armies; प्रद्रुतानि (pradrutāni) - fleeing; अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - chasing; जग्रास (jagrāsa) - devoured; तिमिरा (timirā) - darkness; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached; क्षुद्रमत्स्यान् (kṣudramatsyān) - small fish; इव (iva) - like; अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean;]
(The armies of the warriors, fleeing, were chased. Darkness devoured them, like small fish in the ocean.)
The armies of the warriors, in their flight, were pursued and consumed by darkness, much like small fish are swallowed by the vast ocean.
ये केचन गतास्तस्य समीपमपलायिनः। न ते प्रतिन्यवर्तन्त समुद्रादिव सिन्धवः ॥७-४४-७॥
ye kecana gatāstasya samīpamapalāyinaḥ। na te pratinyavartanta samudrādiva sindhavaḥ ॥7-44-7॥
[ये (ye) - who; केचन (kecana) - some; गताः (gatāḥ) - gone; तस्य (tasya) - his; समीपम् (samīpam) - near; अपलायिनः (apalāyinaḥ) - not fleeing; न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; प्रतिन्यवर्तन्त (pratinyavartanta) - returned; समुद्रात् (samudrāt) - from the ocean; इव (iva) - like; सिन्धवः (sindhavaḥ) - rivers;]
(Those who had gone near him did not flee; they did not return, like rivers from the ocean.)
Those who approached him did not flee; they did not return, just as rivers do not return from the ocean.
महाग्राहगृहीतेव वातवेगभयार्दिता। समकम्पत सा सेना विभ्रष्टा नौरिवार्णवे ॥७-४४-८॥
mahāgrāhagr̥hīteva vātavegabhayārditā। samakampata sā senā vibhr̥ṣṭā naurivārṇave ॥7-44-8॥
[महाग्राह (mahāgrāha) - great crocodile; गृहीता (gr̥hītā) - seized; इव (iva) - like; वात (vāta) - wind; वेग (vega) - speed; भय (bhaya) - fear; आर्दिता (ārditā) - afflicted; समकम्पत (samakampata) - trembled; सा (sā) - that; सेना (senā) - army; विभ्रष्टा (vibhr̥ṣṭā) - dislodged; नौः (nauḥ) - boat; इव (iva) - like; अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean;]
(The army trembled like a great crocodile seized, afflicted by the fear of the wind's speed, dislodged like a boat in the ocean.)
The army trembled as if seized by a great crocodile, afflicted by the fear of the wind's speed, and was dislodged like a boat in the ocean.
अथ रुक्मरथो नाम मद्रेश्वरसुतो बली। त्रस्तामाश्वासयन्सेनामत्रस्तो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७-४४-९॥
atha rukmaratho nāma madreśvarasuto balī। trastāmāśvāsayansenāmatrasto vākyamabravīt ॥7-44-9॥
[अथ (atha) - then; रुक्मरथः (rukmarathaḥ) - Rukmaratha; नाम (nāma) - named; मद्रेश्वरसुतः (madreśvarasutaḥ) - son of the king of Madra; बली (balī) - strong; त्रस्ताम् (trastām) - frightened; आश्वासयन् (āśvāsayan) - comforting; सेनाम् (senām) - army; अत्रस्तः (atrastaḥ) - fearless; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then Rukmaratha, named the strong son of the king of Madra, comforting the frightened army, spoke fearless words.)
Then Rukmaratha, the strong son of the king of Madra, fearlessly spoke words of comfort to the frightened army.
अलं त्रासेन वः शूरा नैष कश्चिन्मयि स्थिते। अहमेनं ग्रहीष्यामि जीवग्राहं न संशयः ॥७-४४-१०॥
alaṁ trāsena vaḥ śūrā naiṣa kaścinmayi sthite। ahamenaṁ grahīṣyāmi jīvagrāhaṁ na saṁśayaḥ ॥7-44-10॥
[अलम् (alam) - enough; त्रासेन (trāsena) - with fear; वः (vaḥ) - your; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; मयि (mayi) - in me; स्थिते (sthite) - standing; अहम् (aham) - I; एनम् (enam) - him; ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - will capture; जीवग्राहम् (jīvagrāham) - alive; न (na) - no; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(Enough with your fear, heroes; no one stands in me. I will capture him alive, no doubt.)
"Enough of your fear, heroes; as long as I stand, no one can harm you. I will capture him alive, without a doubt."
एवमुक्त्वा तु सौभद्रमभिदुद्राव वीर्यवान्। सुकल्पितेनोह्यमानः स्यन्दनेन विराजता ॥७-४४-११॥
evamuktvā tu saubhadramabhidudrāva vīryavān। sukalpitenohyāmānaḥ syandanena virājatā ॥7-44-11॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तु (tu) - but; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Saubhadra; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - charged at; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the valiant one; सुकल्पितेन (sukalpitena) - well-equipped; उह्यमानः (uhyamānaḥ) - being carried; स्यन्दनेन (syandanena) - by the chariot; विराजता (virājatā) - shining;]
(Thus, having spoken, the valiant one charged at Saubhadra, being carried by the well-equipped and shining chariot.)
After speaking thus, the valiant warrior charged towards Saubhadra, carried by his well-equipped and resplendent chariot.
सोऽभिमन्युं त्रिभिर्बाणैर्विद्ध्वा वक्षस्यथानदत्। त्रिभिश्च दक्षिणे बाहौ सव्ये च निशितैस्त्रिभिः ॥७-४४-१२॥
so'bhimanyuṁ tribhirbāṇairviddhvā vakṣasyathānadat। tribhiśca dakṣiṇe bāhau savye ca niśitaistribhiḥ ॥7-44-12॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अभिमन्युम् (abhimanyum) - Abhimanyu; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - in the chest; अथ (atha) - then; अनदत् (anadat) - roared; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - right; बाहौ (bāhau) - arm; सव्ये (savye) - left; च (ca) - and; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three;]
(He, having pierced Abhimanyu with three arrows in the chest, then roared. And with three sharp arrows, (he pierced) the right arm and the left.)
He pierced Abhimanyu in the chest with three arrows and then roared. He also pierced the right and left arms with three sharp arrows.
स तस्येष्वसनं छित्त्वा फाल्गुणिः सव्यदक्षिणौ। भुजौ शिरश्च स्वक्षिभ्रु क्षितौ क्षिप्रमपातयत् ॥७-४४-१३॥
sa tasyeṣvasanaṃ chittvā phālguṇiḥ savyadakṣiṇau। bhujau śiraśca svakṣibhru kṣitau kṣipramapātayat ॥7-44-13॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; इष्वसनं (iṣvasanaṃ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; फाल्गुणिः (phālguṇiḥ) - Arjuna; सव्यदक्षिणौ (savyadakṣiṇau) - left and right; भुजौ (bhujau) - arms; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; च (ca) - and; स्व (sva) - own; क्षिभ्रु (kṣibhru) - eyebrows; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अपातयत् (apātayat) - threw down;]
(He, having cut his bow, Arjuna quickly threw down the left and right arms, head, and own eyebrows on the ground.)
Arjuna swiftly severed his bow and cast down his left and right arms, head, and eyebrows onto the ground.
दृष्ट्वा रुक्मरथं रुग्णं पुत्रं शल्यस्य मानिनम्। जीवग्राहं जिघृक्षन्तं सौभद्रेण यशस्विना ॥७-४४-१४॥
dṛṣṭvā rukmarathaṃ rugṇaṃ putraṃ śalyasya māninam। jīvagrāhaṃ jighṛkṣantaṃ saubhadreṇa yaśasvinā ॥7-44-14॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रुक्मरथं (rukmarathaṃ) - golden chariot; रुग्णं (rugṇaṃ) - broken; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; शल्यस्य (śalyasya) - of Śalya; मानिनम् (māninam) - proud; जीवग्राहं (jīvagrāhaṃ) - alive-capture; जिघृक्षन्तं (jighṛkṣantaṃ) - desiring to seize; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Abhimanyu; यशस्विना (yaśasvinā) - glorious;]
(Having seen the golden chariot broken, the proud son of Śalya, desiring to seize alive, by the glorious Abhimanyu.)
Upon seeing the broken golden chariot and the proud son of Śalya, the glorious Abhimanyu desired to capture him alive.
सङ्ग्रामदुर्मदा राजन्राजपुत्राः प्रहारिणः। वयस्याः शल्यपुत्रस्य सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः ॥७-४४-१५॥
saṅgrāmadurmadā rājanrājaputrāḥ prahāriṇaḥ। vayasyāḥ śalyaputrasya suvarṇavikṛtadhvajāḥ ॥7-44-15॥
[सङ्ग्राम (saṅgrāma) - battle; दुर्मदाः (durmadāḥ) - arrogant; राजन् (rājan) - O king; राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes; प्रहारिणः (prahāriṇaḥ) - strikers; वयस्याः (vayasyāḥ) - friends; शल्यपुत्रस्य (śalyaputrasya) - of Shalya's son; सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - golden; विकृत (vikṛta) - adorned; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - banners;]
(Arrogant in battle, O king, the princes, strikers, friends of Shalya's son, with golden adorned banners.)
O king, the arrogant princes, who are strikers and friends of Shalya's son, have banners adorned with gold.
तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महारथाः। आर्जुनिं शरवर्षेण समन्तात्पर्यवारयन् ॥७-४४-१६॥
tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahārathāḥ। ārjuniṃ śaravarṣeṇa samantātparyavārayan ॥7-44-16॥
[तालमात्राणि (tālamātrāṇi) - measuring the time; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; आर्जुनिम् (ārjunim) - Arjuna; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(The great charioteers, drawing their bows measuring the time, surrounded Arjuna with a shower of arrows from all sides.)
The great warriors, timing their bow draws, encircled Arjuna with a barrage of arrows from every direction.
शूरैः शिक्षाबलोपेतैस्तरुणैरत्यमर्षणैः। दृष्ट्वैकं समरे शूरं सौभद्रमपराजितम् ॥७-४४-१७॥
śūraiḥ śikṣābalopetaiḥ taruṇair atyamarsaṇaiḥ। dṛṣṭvaikaṃ samare śūraṃ saubhadram aparājitam ॥7-44-17॥
[शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - by heroes; शिक्षा (śikṣā) - education; बल (bala) - strength; उपेतैः (upetaiḥ) - endowed with; तरुणैः (taruṇaiḥ) - by young men; अत्य (atya) - excessively; अमर्षणैः (amarṣaṇaiḥ) - intolerant; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; समरे (samare) - in battle; शूरं (śūraṃ) - heroic; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - son of Subhadra; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - undefeated;]
(By heroes endowed with education and strength, by young men excessively intolerant, having seen one heroic and undefeated son of Subhadra in battle.)
The heroes, endowed with education and strength, and the young men, who were excessively intolerant, saw the heroic and undefeated son of Subhadra in battle.
छाद्यमानं शरव्रातैर्हृष्टो दुर्योधनोऽभवत्। वैवस्वतस्य भवनं गतमेनममन्यत ॥७-४४-१८॥
chādyamānaṃ śaravrātairhṛṣṭo duryodhano'bhavat। vaivasvatasya bhavanaṃ gatamenamamanyata ॥7-44-18॥
[छाद्यमानं (chādyamānaṃ) - being covered; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - by showers of arrows; हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata; भवनं (bhavanaṃ) - the abode; गतम् (gatam) - gone; एनम् (enam) - him; अमन्यत (amanyata) - thought;]
(Being covered by showers of arrows, Duryodhana became delighted. He thought him to have gone to the abode of Vaivasvata.)
Duryodhana, delighted by the showers of arrows covering him, believed that he had reached the abode of Vaivasvata.
सुवर्णपुङ्खैरिषुभिर्नानालिङ्गैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः। अदृश्यमार्जुनिं चक्रुर्निमेषात्ते नृपात्मजाः ॥७-४४-१९॥
suvarṇapuṅkhairiṣubhirnānāliṅgaistribhistribhiḥ। adṛśyamārjuniṃ cakrurnimeṣātte nṛpātmajāḥ ॥7-44-19॥
[सुवर्णपुङ्खैः (suvarṇapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - arrows; नानालिङ्गैः (nānāliṅgaiḥ) - with various marks; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible; अर्जुनिम् (arjunim) - Arjuna; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; ते (te) - they; नृपात्मजाः (nṛpātmajāḥ) - princes;]
(With golden-feathered arrows with various marks, by three and three, they made Arjuna invisible in a moment, those princes.)
The princes, using golden-feathered arrows with various marks, made Arjuna invisible in an instant.
ससूताश्वध्वजं तस्य स्यन्दनं तं च मारिष। आचितं समपश्याम श्वाविधं शललैरिव ॥७-४४-२०॥
sasūtāśvadhvajaṃ tasya syandanaṃ taṃ ca māriṣa। ācitaṃ samapaśyāma śvāvidhaṃ śalalairiva ॥7-44-20॥
[स-सूत- अश्व- ध्वजम् (sa-sūta-aśva-dhvajam) - with-charioteer-horse-banner; तस्य (tasya) - his; स्यन्दनं (syandanam) - chariot; तं (tam) - that; च (ca) - and; मारिष (māriṣa) - O gentle one; आचितं (ācitam) - covered; समपश्याम (samapaśyāma) - we saw; श्वाविधं (śvāvidham) - jackal; शललैः (śalalaiḥ) - with arrows; इव (iva) - like;]
(We saw his chariot with the charioteer, horse, and banner, O gentle one, covered like a jackal with arrows.)
O gentle one, we saw his chariot adorned with a charioteer, horse, and banner, covered with arrows like a jackal.
स गाढविद्धः क्रुद्धश्च तोत्त्रैर्गज इवार्दितः। गान्धर्वमस्त्रमायच्छद्रथमायां च योजयत् ॥७-४४-२१॥
sa gāḍhaviddhaḥ kruddhaśca totrairgaja ivārditaḥ। gāndharvamastamāyacchadrathamāyāṃ ca yojayat ॥7-44-21॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhaviddhaḥ) - deeply pierced; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; च (ca) - and; तोत्त्रैः (totraiḥ) - by goads; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; आर्दितः (ārditaḥ) - afflicted; गान्धर्वम् (gāndharvam) - Gandharva weapon; अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon; आयच्छत् (āyacchat) - took up; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; आयाम् (āyām) - in; च (ca) - and; योजयत् (yojayat) - engaged;]
(He, deeply pierced and angry, like an elephant afflicted by goads, took up the Gandharva weapon and engaged in the chariot.)
Deeply wounded and enraged, he took up the Gandharva weapon and prepared his chariot, like an elephant tormented by goads.
अर्जुनेन तपस्तप्त्वा गन्धर्वेभ्यो यदाहृतम्। तुम्बुरुप्रमुखेभ्यो वै तेनामोहयताहितान् ॥७-४४-२२॥
arjunena tapastaptvā gandharvebhyo yadāhṛtam। tumburupramukhebhyo vai tenāmohayatāhitān ॥7-44-22॥
[अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; तपः (tapaḥ) - penance; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed; गन्धर्वेभ्यः (gandharvebhyaḥ) - from the Gandharvas; यत् (yat) - which; आहृतम् (āhṛtam) - was brought; तुम्बुरु (tumburu) - Tumburu; प्रमुखेभ्यः (pramukhebhyaḥ) - headed by; वै (vai) - indeed; तेन (tena) - by him; अमोहत् (amohat) - deluded; आहितान् (āhitān) - those who were present;]
(By Arjuna, having performed penance, which was brought from the Gandharvas, indeed, by him, deluded those headed by Tumburu who were present.)
Arjuna, after performing penance, brought something from the Gandharvas, and with it, he deluded those present, including Tumburu.
एकः स शतधा राजन्दृश्यते स्म सहस्रधा। अलातचक्रवत्सङ्ख्ये क्षिप्रमस्त्राणि दर्शयन् ॥७-४४-२३॥
ekaḥ sa śatadhā rājandṛśyate sma sahasradhā। alātacakravatsaṅkhye kṣipramastrāṇi darśayan ॥7-44-23॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; स (sa) - he; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred parts; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; स्म (sma) - indeed; सहस्रधा (sahasradhā) - into a thousand parts; अलातचक्रवत् (alātacakravat) - like a firebrand wheel; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - displaying;]
(He, O king, was seen as one, into a hundred parts, indeed into a thousand parts, like a firebrand wheel, quickly displaying weapons in the battle.)
O king, he appeared as one, yet seemed to multiply into hundreds and thousands, swiftly displaying his weapons like a rotating firebrand in the battle.
रथचर्यास्त्रमायाभिर्मोहयित्वा परन्तपः। बिभेद शतधा राजञ्शरीराणि महीक्षिताम् ॥७-४४-२४॥
rathacaryāstramāyābhirmohayitvā parantapaḥ। bibheda śatadhā rājañśarīrāṇi mahīkṣitām ॥7-44-24॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; चर्या (caryā) - movement; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; मायाभिः (māyābhiḥ) - with illusions; मोहयित्वा (mohayitvā) - having deluded; परन्तपः (parantapaḥ) - scorcher of foes; बिभेद (bibheda) - pierced; शतधा (śatadhā) - into a hundred pieces; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of the rulers of the earth;]
(The scorcher of foes, having deluded with the illusions of chariot movements and weapons, pierced the bodies of the rulers of the earth into a hundred pieces, O king.)
The mighty warrior, using deceptive chariot maneuvers and weapons, confused the enemy and shattered the bodies of the earth's rulers into a hundred pieces, O king.
प्राणाः प्राणभृतां सङ्ख्ये प्रेषिता निशितैः शरैः। राजन्प्रापुरमुं लोकं शरीराण्यवनिं ययुः ॥७-४४-२५॥
prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ saṅkhye preṣitā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। rājanprāpuramuṃ lokaṃ śarīrāṇyavaniṃ yayuḥ ॥7-44-25॥
[प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - life forces; प्राणभृतां (prāṇabhṛtāṃ) - of the living beings; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; प्रेषिता (preṣitā) - sent; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रापुर (prāpur) - reached; अम् (am) - this; लोकं (lokaṃ) - world; शरीराणि (śarīrāṇi) - bodies; अवनिं (avaniṃ) - earth; ययुः (yayuḥ) - went;]
(The life forces of the living beings, sent in the battle by sharp arrows, O king, reached this world; the bodies went to the earth.)
O king, the life forces of the warriors, struck by sharp arrows in the battle, departed to the other world, while their bodies fell to the earth.
धनूंष्यश्वान्नियन्तॄंश्च ध्वजान्बाहूंश्च साङ्गदान्। शिरांसि च शितैर्भल्लैस्तेषां चिच्छेद फाल्गुनिः ॥७-४४-२६॥
dhanūṃṣyaśvānniyantr̥̄ṃśca dhvajānbāhūṃśca sāṅgadān। śirāṃsi ca śitairbhallaistēṣāṃ cicchēda phālguṇiḥ ॥7-44-26॥
[धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; नियन्तॄन् (niyantr̥̄n) - charioteers; च (ca) - and; ध्वजान् (dhvajān) - flags; बाहून् (bāhūn) - arms; च (ca) - and; साङ्गदान् (sāṅgadān) - with ornaments; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; तेषाम् (tēṣām) - their; चिच्छेद (cicchēda) - cut off; फाल्गुनिः (phālguṇiḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Arjuna cut off their bows, horses, charioteers, flags, arms with ornaments, and heads with sharp arrows.)
Arjuna skillfully severed the bows, horses, charioteers, flags, arms adorned with ornaments, and heads of his enemies using sharp arrows.
चूतारामो यथा भग्नः पञ्चवर्षफलोपगः। राजपुत्रशतं तद्वत्सौभद्रेणापतद्धतम् ॥७-४४-२७॥
cūtārāmo yathā bhagnaḥ pañcavarṣaphalopagaḥ। rājaputraśataṃ tadvatsaubhadreṇāpataddhatam ॥7-44-27॥
[चूतारामः (cūtārāmaḥ) - mango grove; यथा (yathā) - as; भग्नः (bhagnaḥ) - broken; पञ्च (pañca) - five; वर्ष (varṣa) - years; फलोपगः (phalopagaḥ) - fruit-bearing; राजपुत्रशतम् (rājaputraśatam) - hundred princes; तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Abhimanyu; अपतत् (apatat) - fell; धतम् (dhatam) - struck;]
(As a mango grove, broken, bears fruit in five years, similarly, a hundred princes fell struck by Abhimanyu.)
Just as a mango grove, once broken, takes five years to bear fruit, similarly, a hundred princes were struck down by Abhimanyu.
क्रुद्धाशीविषसङ्काशान्सुकुमारान्सुखोचितान्। एकेन निहतान्दृष्ट्वा भीतो दुर्योधनोऽभवत् ॥७-४४-२८॥
kruddhāśīviṣasaṅkāśānsukumārānsukhocitān। ekena nihatāndṛṣṭvā bhīto duryodhano'bhavat ॥7-44-28॥
[क्रुद्ध (kruddha) - angry; अशीविष (aśīviṣa) - serpent; सङ्काशान् (saṅkāśān) - like; सुकुमारान् (sukumārān) - delicate; सुखोचितान् (sukhocitān) - accustomed to comfort; एकेन (ekena) - by one; निहतान् (nihatān) - killed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भीतः (bhītaḥ) - frightened; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(Seeing the delicate ones, like angry serpents, accustomed to comfort, killed by one, Duryodhana became frightened.)
Duryodhana was terrified when he saw the delicate ones, who were accustomed to comfort and resembled angry serpents, being killed by one.
रथिनः कुञ्जरानश्वान्पदातींश्चावमर्दितान्। दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनः क्षिप्रमुपायात्तममर्षितः ॥७-४४-२९॥
rathinaḥ kuñjarānaśvānpadātīṃścāvamarditān। dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaḥ kṣipramupāyāttamamarṣitaḥ ॥7-44-29॥
[रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; पदातीन् (padātīn) - foot-soldiers; च (ca) - and; अवमर्दितान् (avamarditān) - crushed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; उपायात् (upāyāt) - approached; तम् (tam) - him; अमर्षितः (amarṣitaḥ) - angry;]
(Seeing the charioteers, elephants, horses, and foot-soldiers crushed, Duryodhana quickly approached him angrily.)
Duryodhana, upon seeing the crushed charioteers, elephants, horses, and foot-soldiers, quickly approached him in anger.
तयोः क्षणमिवापूर्णः सङ्ग्रामः समपद्यत। अथाभवत्ते विमुखः पुत्रः शरशतार्दितः ॥७-४४-३०॥
tayoḥ kṣaṇamivāpūrṇaḥ saṅgrāmaḥ samapadyata। athābhavatte vimukhaḥ putraḥ śaraśatārditaḥ ॥7-44-30॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; क्षणम् (kṣaṇam) - moment; इव (iva) - like; अपूर्णः (apūrṇaḥ) - incomplete; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; समपद्यत (samapadyata) - occurred; अथ (atha) - then; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; ते (te) - they; विमुखः (vimukhaḥ) - disheartened; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; शरशतार्दितः (śaraśatārditaḥ) - pierced by hundreds of arrows;]
(Of them, the battle occurred like an incomplete moment. Then, their son became disheartened, pierced by hundreds of arrows.)
The battle between them seemed to last only for a moment. Then, their son, struck by hundreds of arrows, became disheartened.
