07.045
Pancharatra and Core: Abhimanyu kills Duryodhana's son Lakshmana; Angered Duryodhana orders his warriors to surround Abhimanyu.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said.)
Dhritarashtra spoke.
यथा वदसि मे सूत एकस्य बहुभिः सह। सङ्ग्रामं तुमुलं घोरं जयं चैव महात्मनः ॥७-४५-१॥
yathā vadasi me sūta ekasya bahubhiḥ saha। saṅgrāmaṃ tumulaṃ ghoraṃ jayaṃ caiva mahātmanaḥ ॥7-45-1॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; वदसि (vadasi) - you say; मे (me) - my; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; सह (saha) - together; सङ्ग्रामं (saṅgrāmaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; घोरं (ghoraṃ) - terrible; जयं (jayaṃ) - victory; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul;]
(As you say, my charioteer, a fierce and terrible battle of one with many, and indeed the victory of the great soul.)
As you describe, my charioteer, there is a fierce and terrible battle of one against many, and indeed the victory belongs to the great soul.
अश्रद्धेयमिवाश्चर्यं सौभद्रस्याथ विक्रमम्। किं तु नात्यद्भुतं तेषां येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रयः ॥७-४५-२॥
aśraddheyam ivāścaryaṃ saubhadrasya atha vikramam। kiṃ tu nātyadbhutaṃ teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ ॥7-45-2॥
[अश्रद्धेयम् (aśraddheyam) - unbelievable; इव (iva) - as if; आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - wonder; सौभद्रस्य (saubhadrasya) - of Saubhadra; अथ (atha) - then; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor; किम् (kim) - what; तु (tu) - but; न (na) - not; अत्यद्भुतम् (atyadbhutam) - very wonderful; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those; येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty; व्यपाश्रयः (vyapāśrayaḥ) - is the refuge;]
(The valor of Saubhadra is as if unbelievable and wonderful; but not very wonderful for those whose refuge is duty.)
The valor of Saubhadra seems unbelievable and astonishing, yet it is not too surprising for those whose foundation is in righteousness.
दुर्योधनेऽथ विमुखे राजपुत्रशते हते। सौभद्रे प्रतिपत्तिं कां प्रत्यपद्यन्त मामकाः ॥७-४५-३॥
duryodhane'tha vimukhe rājaputraśate hate। saubhadre pratipattiṃ kāṃ pratyapadyanta māmakāḥ ॥7-45-3॥
[दुर्योधने (duryodhane) - in Duryodhana; अथ (atha) - then; विमुखे (vimukhe) - disheartened; राजपुत्रशते (rājaputraśate) - hundred princes; हते (hate) - slain; सौभद्रे (saubhadre) - Abhimanyu; प्रतिपत्तिं (pratipattiṃ) - course of action; कां (kāṃ) - what; प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - did they take; मामकाः (māmakāḥ) - my people;]
(In Duryodhana, then disheartened, with a hundred princes slain, what course of action did my people take regarding Abhimanyu?)
When Duryodhana was disheartened and a hundred princes were slain, what course of action did my people take concerning Abhimanyu?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said.)
Sanjaya said.
संशुष्कास्याश्चलन्नेत्राः प्रस्विन्ना लोमहर्षिणः। पलायनकृतोत्साहा निरुत्साहा द्विषज्जये ॥७-४५-४॥
saṁśuṣkāsyāścalannetrāḥ prasvinnā lomaharṣiṇaḥ। palāyanakṛtotsāhā nirutsāhā dviṣajjaye ॥7-45-4॥
[संशुष्क (saṁśuṣka) - dry; आस्याः (āsyāḥ) - mouths; चलन् (calan) - moving; नेत्राः (netrāḥ) - eyes; प्रस्विन्ना (prasvinnā) - sweating; लोमहर्षिणः (lomaharṣiṇaḥ) - horripilating; पलायन (palāyana) - flight; कृत (kṛta) - made; उत्साहा (utsāhā) - enthusiastic; निरुत्साहा (nirutsāhā) - disheartened; द्विषत् (dviṣat) - enemy; जये (jaye) - in victory;]
(With dry mouths, moving eyes, sweating, horripilating, enthusiastic for flight, disheartened in victory over the enemy.)
With dry mouths and moving eyes, sweating and horripilating, they were eager to flee, yet disheartened in their victory over the enemy.
हतान्भ्रातॄन्पितॄन्पुत्रान्सुहृत्सम्बन्धिबान्धवान्। उत्सृज्योत्सृज्य समियुस्त्वरयन्तो हयद्विपान् ॥७-४५-५॥
hatānbhrātṝnpitṝnputrānsuhṛtsambandhibāndhavān। utsṛjyotsṛjya samiyustvarayanto hayadvipān ॥7-45-5॥
[हतान् (hatān) - killed; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers; पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friends; सम्बन्धि (sambandhi) - relatives; बान्धवान् (bāndhavān) - kinsmen; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; समियुः (samiyuḥ) - assembled; त्वरयन्तः (tvarayantaḥ) - hastening; हयद्विपान् (hayadvipān) - horses and elephants;]
(Abandoning their killed brothers, fathers, sons, friends, relatives, and kinsmen, they assembled hastening horses and elephants.)
Leaving behind their slain brothers, fathers, sons, friends, relatives, and kinsmen, they hurriedly gathered the horses and elephants.
तान्प्रभग्नांस्तथा दृष्ट्वा द्रोणो द्रौणिर्बृहद्बलः। कृपो दुर्योधनः कर्णः कृतवर्माथ सौबलः ॥७-४५-६॥
tān prabhagnāṃs tathā dṛṣṭvā droṇo drauṇir bṛhadbalaḥ। kṛpo duryodhanaḥ karṇaḥ kṛtavarmātha saubalaḥ ॥7-45-6॥
[तान् (tān) - them; प्रभग्नान् (prabhagnān) - broken; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauni; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; अथ (atha) - and; सौबलः (saubalaḥ) - Saubala;]
(Seeing them thus broken, Drona, Drauni, Brihadbala, Kripa, Duryodhana, Karna, Kritavarma, and Saubala.)
Upon seeing their forces broken, Drona, Drauni, Brihadbala, Kripa, Duryodhana, Karna, Kritavarma, and Saubala were concerned.
अभिद्रुताः सुसङ्क्रुद्धाः सौभद्रमपराजितम्। तेऽपि पौत्रेण ते राजन्प्रायशो विमुखीकृताः ॥७-४५-७॥
abhidrutāḥ susaṅkruddhāḥ saubhadramaparājitam। te'pi pautreṇa te rājanprāyaśo vimukhīkṛtāḥ ॥7-45-7॥
[अभिद्रुताः (abhidrutāḥ) - attacked; सुसङ्क्रुद्धाः (susaṅkruddhāḥ) - very angry; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - son of Subhadra; अपराजितम् (aparājitam) - unconquered; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; पौत्रेण (pautreṇa) - by the grandson; ते (te) - they; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; विमुखीकृताः (vimukhīkṛtāḥ) - were defeated;]
(Attacked and very angry, they were mostly defeated by the unconquered son of Subhadra, O king.)
The attackers, though very angry, were mostly defeated by the unconquered son of Subhadra, O king.
एकस्तु सुखसंवृद्धो बाल्याद्दर्पाच्च निर्भयः। इष्वस्त्रविन्महातेजा लक्ष्मणोऽऽर्जुनिमभ्ययात् ॥७-४५-८॥
ekastu sukhasaṁvṛddho bālyāddarpaacca nirbhayaḥ। iṣvastravinmahātejā lakṣmaṇo''rjunimabhyayāt ॥7-45-8॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; तु (tu) - but; सुखसंवृद्धः (sukhasaṁvṛddhaḥ) - prosperous in happiness; बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood; दर्पात् (darpāt) - from pride; च (ca) - and; निर्भयः (nirbhayaḥ) - fearless; इष्वस्त्रवित् (iṣvastravit) - knower of archery; महातेजा (mahātejā) - greatly powerful; लक्ष्मणः (lakṣmaṇaḥ) - Lakshmana; अर्जुनिम् (arjunim) - Arjuna; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(One, prosperous in happiness, fearless from childhood pride, greatly powerful, knower of archery, Lakshmana approached Arjuna.)
Lakshmana, who was prosperous and fearless from childhood due to pride, and greatly skilled in archery, approached Arjuna.
तमन्वगेवास्य पिता पुत्रगृद्धी न्यवर्तत। अनु दुर्योधनं चान्ये न्यवर्तन्त महारथाः ॥७-४५-९॥
tam anvag eva asya pitā putra-gṛddhī nyavartata। anu duryodhanaṃ ca anye nyavartanta mahārathāḥ ॥7-45-9॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अन्वग (anvag) - followed; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; पिता (pitā) - father; पुत्रगृद्धी (putra-gṛddhī) - desirous of son; न्यवर्तत (nyavartata) - returned; अनु (anu) - after; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - returned; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(His father, desirous of his son, indeed followed him and returned. After Duryodhana, other great warriors also returned.)
His father, eager for his son, followed him and returned. After Duryodhana, other great warriors also returned.
तं तेऽभिषिषिचुर्बाणैर्मेघा गिरिमिवाम्बुभिः। स च तान्प्रममाथैको विष्वग्वातो यथाम्बुदान् ॥७-४५-१०॥
taṁ te'bhisiṣicur bāṇaiḥ meghā girim ivāmbubhiḥ। sa ca tān pramamāthaiko viṣvagvāto yathāmbudān ॥7-45-10॥
[तं (tam) - him; ते (te) - they; अभिषिषिचुः (abhisiṣicuḥ) - drenched; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - with water; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; प्रममाथ (pramamātha) - crushed; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; विष्वग्वातः (viṣvagvātaḥ) - all-pervading wind; यथा (yathā) - as; अम्बुदान् (ambudān) - clouds;]
(They drenched him with arrows like clouds with water on a mountain. And he alone crushed them like the all-pervading wind crushes clouds.)
They showered him with arrows as clouds pour water on a mountain. Yet, he alone scattered them like the wind scatters clouds.
पौत्रं तु तव दुर्धर्षं लक्ष्मणं प्रियदर्शनम्। पितुः समीपे तिष्ठन्तं शूरमुद्यतकार्मुकम् ॥७-४५-११॥
pautraṃ tu tava durdharṣaṃ lakṣmaṇaṃ priyadarśanam। pituḥ samīpe tiṣṭhantaṃ śūramudyatakārmukam ॥7-45-11॥
[पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson; तु (tu) - but; तव (tava) - your; दुर्धर्षम् (durdharṣam) - invincible; लक्ष्मणम् (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana; प्रियदर्शनम् (priyadarśanam) - pleasing to the eye; पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father; समीपे (samīpe) - near; तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing; शूरम् (śūram) - heroic; उद्यतकार्मुकम् (udyatakārmukam) - with bow raised;]
(But your invincible grandson Lakshmana, pleasing to the eye, stands near his father, heroic with bow raised.)
Your grandson Lakshmana, who is invincible and pleasing to the eye, stands heroically near his father with his bow raised.
अत्यन्तसुखसंवृद्धं धनेश्वरसुतोपमम्। आससाद रणे कार्ष्णिर्मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥७-४५-१२॥
atyantasukhasaṁvṛddhaṁ dhaneśvarasutopamam। āsasāda raṇe kārṣṇirmatto mattamiva dvipam ॥7-45-12॥
[अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extremely; सुख (sukha) - happy; संवृद्धं (saṁvṛddhaṁ) - grown; धनेश्वर (dhaneśvara) - wealthy; सुत (suta) - son; उपमम् (upamam) - like; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣhṇi; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; मत्तम् (mattam) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant;]
(Extremely happy and grown like the son of a wealthy man, Kārṣhṇi approached in battle like an intoxicated elephant.)
Kārṣhṇi, who was extremely happy and prosperous like the son of a wealthy man, approached the battlefield like an intoxicated elephant.
लक्ष्मणेन तु सङ्गम्य सौभद्रः परवीरहा। शरैः सुनिशितैस्तीक्ष्णैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पितः ॥७-४५-१३॥
lakṣmaṇena tu saṅgamya saubhadraḥ paravīrahā। śaraiḥ suniśitaisteekṣṇairbāhvorurasi cārpitaḥ ॥7-45-13॥
[लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana; तु (tu) - but; सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having met; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; सुनिशितैः (suniśitaiḥ) - well-sharpened; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - on the arms; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; च (ca) - and; अर्पितः (arpitaḥ) - placed;]
(But having met by Lakshmana, the son of Subhadra, destroyer of enemy heroes, was placed on the arms and chest with well-sharpened, sharp arrows.)
The son of Subhadra, a destroyer of enemy heroes, was struck on his arms and chest with sharp, well-sharpened arrows by Lakshmana.
सङ्क्रुद्धो वै महाबाहुर्दण्डाहत इवोरगः। पौत्रस्तव महाराज तव पौत्रमभाषत ॥७-४५-१४॥
saṅkruddho vai mahābāhurdaṇḍāhata ivoragaḥ। pautrastava mahārāja tava pautramabhāṣata ॥7-45-14॥
[सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angered; वै (vai) - indeed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; दण्डाहतः (daṇḍāhataḥ) - struck by a stick; इव (iva) - like; उरगः (uragaḥ) - a serpent; पौत्रः (pautraḥ) - grandson; तव (tava) - your; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; तव (tava) - your; पौत्रम् (pautram) - grandson; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Angered indeed, the mighty-armed one, like a serpent struck by a stick, your grandson, O great king, spoke to your grandson.)
The mighty-armed one, in his anger, like a serpent struck by a stick, spoke to your grandson, O great king.
सुदृष्टः क्रियतां लोको अमुं लोकं गमिष्यसि। पश्यतां बान्धवानां त्वां नयामि यमसादनम् ॥७-४५-१५॥
sudṛṣṭaḥ kriyatāṃ loko amuṃ lokaṃ gamiṣyasi। paśyatāṃ bāndhavānāṃ tvāṃ nayāmi yamasādanam ॥7-45-15॥
[सुदृष्टः (sudṛṣṭaḥ) - well-seen; क्रियतां (kriyatāṃ) - be done; लोकः (lokaḥ) - world; अमुम् (amum) - this; लोकम् (lokam) - world; गमिष्यसि (gamiṣyasi) - you will go; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - of those who see; बान्धवानाम् (bāndhavānām) - of relatives; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; नयामि (nayāmi) - I lead; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(Well-seen, let the world be done; you will go to this world. Of those who see, of relatives, I lead you to the abode of Yama.)
"Let the world be well-seen and done; you will go to this world. I lead you to the abode of Yama, in the presence of your relatives who are watching."
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भल्लं सौभद्रः परवीरहा। उद्बबर्ह महाबाहुर्निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभम् ॥७-४५-१६॥
evamuktvā tato bhallaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā। udbabarha mahābāhurnirmuktoragasaṃnibham ॥7-45-16॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; ततः (tataḥ) - then; भल्लम् (bhallaṃ) - arrow; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; पर (para) - enemy; वीरहा (vīrahā) - slayer; उद्बबर्ह (udbabarha) - raised; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; निर्मुक्त (nirmukta) - released; उरग (uraga) - serpent; संनिभम् (saṃnibham) - like;]
(Thus having spoken, then the son of Subhadra, the slayer of enemies, raised the arrow, mighty-armed, released like a serpent.)
After speaking thus, the mighty-armed son of Subhadra, destroyer of enemies, raised his arrow, resembling a released serpent.
स तस्य भुजनिर्मुक्तो लक्ष्मणस्य सुदर्शनम्। सुनसं सुभ्रु केशान्तं शिरोऽहार्षीत्सकुण्डलम् ॥ लक्ष्मणं निहतं दृष्ट्वा हा हेत्युच्चुक्रुशुर्जनाः ॥७-४५-१७॥
sa tasya bhujanirmukto lakṣmaṇasya sudarśanam। sunasaṃ subhru keśāntaṃ śiro'hārṣītsakuṇḍalam ॥ lakṣmaṇaṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā hā hetyuccukruśurjanāḥ ॥7-45-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; भुजनिर्मुक्तः (bhujanirmuktaḥ) - from the arm released; लक्ष्मणस्य (lakṣmaṇasya) - of Lakshmana; सुदर्शनम् (sudarśanam) - beautiful; सुनसं (sunasaṃ) - with a beautiful nose; सुभ्रु (subhru) - with beautiful eyebrows; केशान्तं (keśāntam) - hair-ending; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; अहार्षीत् (ahārṣīt) - took away; सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; लक्ष्मणं (lakṣmaṇam) - Lakshmana; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; हा (hā) - alas; हेतु (hetu) - cause; उच्चुक्रुशुः (uccukruśuḥ) - cried out; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(He took away the beautiful head of Lakshmana, released from his arm, with a beautiful nose, beautiful eyebrows, hair-ending, and with earrings. Seeing Lakshmana slain, the people cried out, 'Alas, cause!')
He severed the beautiful head of Lakshmana from his body, which had a charming nose, lovely eyebrows, and adorned with earrings. Upon seeing Lakshmana slain, the people cried out in despair, 'Alas, what a tragedy!'
ततो दुर्योधनः क्रुद्धः प्रिये पुत्रे निपातिते। हतैनमिति चुक्रोश क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥७-४५-१८॥
tato duryodhanaḥ kruddhaḥ priye putre nipātite। hatainamiti cukrośa kṣatriyānkṣatriyarṣabhaḥ ॥7-45-18॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; प्रिये (priye) - dear; पुत्रे (putre) - son; निपातिते (nipātite) - fallen; हत (hata) - killed; एनम् (enam) - him; इति (iti) - thus; चुक्रोश (cukrośa) - cried out; क्षत्रियान् (kṣatriyān) - to the warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभः (kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ) - the best among the warriors;]
(Then Duryodhana, angry, cried out to the warriors, "Kill him, the dear son has fallen.")
Then, in anger, Duryodhana, the best among the warriors, cried out to the other warriors, "Kill him, for my dear son has fallen."
ततो द्रोणः कृपः कर्णो द्रोणपुत्रो बृहद्बलः। कृतवर्मा च हार्दिक्यः षड्रथाः पर्यवारयन् ॥७-४५-१९॥
tato droṇaḥ kṛpaḥ karṇo droṇaputro bṛhadbalaḥ। kṛtavarmā ca hārdikyaḥ ṣaḍrathāḥ paryavārayan ॥7-45-19॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; द्रोणपुत्रः (droṇaputraḥ) - son of Drona; बृहद्बलः (bṛhadbalaḥ) - Brihadbala; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - son of Hridika; षट्-रथाः (ṣaṭ-rathāḥ) - six chariots; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Then Drona, Kripa, Karna, the son of Drona, Brihadbala, Kritavarma, and the son of Hridika surrounded with six chariots.)
Then Drona, Kripa, Karna, Ashwatthama (son of Drona), Brihadbala, Kritavarma, and the son of Hridika surrounded the enemy with six chariots.
स तान्विद्ध्वा शितैर्बाणैर्विमुखीकृत्य चार्जुनिः। वेगेनाभ्यपतत्क्रुद्धः सैन्धवस्य महद्बलम् ॥७-४५-२०॥
sa tān viddhvā śitair bāṇair vimukhīkṛtya cārjuniḥ। vegena abhyapatat kruddhaḥ saindhavasya mahad balam ॥7-45-20॥
[स (sa) - he; तान् (tān) - them; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; विमुखीकृत्य (vimukhīkṛtya) - having made them turn away; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनिः (arjuniḥ) - Arjuna; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - attacked; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(He, having pierced them with sharp arrows and having made them turn away, Arjuna, with speed, attacked the great army of Saindhava in anger.)
Arjuna, in his anger, swiftly attacked the great army of Saindhava after piercing them with sharp arrows and making them turn away.
आवव्रुस्तस्य पन्थानं गजानीकेन दंशिताः। कलिङ्गाश्च निषादाश्च क्राथपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान् ॥ तत्प्रसक्तमिवात्यर्थं युद्धमासीद्विशां पते ॥७-४५-२१॥
āvavrustasya panthānaṃ gajānīkena daṃśitāḥ। kaliṅgāśca niṣādāśca krāthaputraśca vīryavān ॥ tatprasaktamivātyarthaṃ yuddhamāsīdviśāṃ pate ॥7-45-21॥
[आवव्रुः (āvavruḥ) - blocked; तस्य (tasya) - his; पन्थानं (panthānam) - path; गजानीकेन (gajānīkena) - by elephant army; दंशिताः (daṃśitāḥ) - bitten; कलिङ्गाः (kaliṅgāḥ) - Kalingas; च (ca) - and; निषादाः (niṣādāḥ) - Nishadas; च (ca) - and; क्राथपुत्रः (krāthaputraḥ) - Kratha's son; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant; तत् (tat) - that; प्रसक्तम् (prasaktam) - intense; इव (iva) - as if; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - excessively; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(They blocked his path, bitten by the elephant army. The Kalingas, Nishadas, and the valiant son of Kratha. That battle was excessively intense, O lord of men.)
The path was obstructed by the elephant army, and the Kalingas, Nishadas, along with the valiant son of Kratha, were fiercely engaged. The battle was exceedingly intense, O lord of men.
ततस्तत्कुञ्जरानीकं व्यधमद्धृष्टमार्जुनिः। यथा विवान्नित्यगतिर्जलदाञ्शतशोऽम्बरे ॥७-४५-२२॥
tatastatkuñjarānīkaṃ vyadhamaddhṛṣṭamārjuniḥ। yathā vivānnityagatirjaladāñśataśo'mbare ॥7-45-22॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तत् (tat) - that; कुञ्जर (kuñjara) - elephant; आनीकं (ānīkaṃ) - army; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - scattered; धृष्ट (dhṛṣṭa) - bold; मार्जुनिः (mārjuniḥ) - Arjuna; यथा (yathā) - as; विवान् (vivān) - wind; नित्यगति (nityagati) - eternal movement; जलदान् (jaladān) - clouds; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; अम्बरे (ambare) - in the sky;]
(Then the bold Arjuna scattered that elephant army, as the wind with eternal movement scatters hundreds of clouds in the sky.)
Then the bold Arjuna scattered the elephant army, just as the wind with its eternal movement scatters hundreds of clouds in the sky.
ततः क्राथः शरव्रातैरार्जुनिं समवाकिरत्। अथेतरे संनिवृत्ताः पुनर्द्रोणमुखा रथाः ॥ परमास्त्राणि धुन्वानाः सौभद्रमभिदुद्रुवुः ॥७-४५-२३॥
tataḥ krāthaḥ śaravrātairārjuniṃ samavākirat। athetare saṃnivṛttāḥ punardroṇamukhā rathāḥ ॥ paramāstrāṇi dhunvānāḥ saubhadramabhidudruvuḥ ॥7-45-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्राथः (krāthaḥ) - Kratha; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; आर्जुनिम् (ārjunim) - Arjuna; समवाकिरत् (samavākirat) - covered; अथ (atha) - then; इतरे (itare) - others; संनिवृत्ताः (saṃnivṛttāḥ) - returned; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; द्रोणमुखाः (droṇamukhāḥ) - headed by Drona; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; परमास्त्राणि (paramāstrāṇi) - supreme weapons; धुन्वानाः (dhunvānāḥ) - wielding; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; अभिदुद्रुवुः (abhidudruvuḥ) - rushed towards;]
(Then Kratha covered Arjuna with volleys of arrows. Then others, headed by Drona, returned again. Wielding supreme weapons, they rushed towards Abhimanyu.)
Then Kratha showered Arjuna with volleys of arrows. Meanwhile, others, led by Drona, returned and, wielding supreme weapons, charged towards Abhimanyu.
तान्निवार्यार्जुनिर्बाणैः क्राथपुत्रमथार्दयत्। शरौघेणाप्रमेयेण त्वरमाणो जिघांसया ॥७-४५-२४॥
tān nivāryārjunirbāṇaiḥ krāthaputramathārdayat। śaraugheṇāprameyeṇa tvaramāṇo jighāṁsayā ॥7-45-24॥
[तान् (tān) - them; निवार्य (nivārya) - having repelled; अर्जुनिः (arjuniḥ) - Arjuna; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; क्राथपुत्रम् (krāthaputram) - Kratha's son; अथ (atha) - then; आरदयत् (ārdayat) - pierced; शरौघेण (śaraugheṇa) - with a multitude of arrows; अप्रमेयेण (aprameyeṇa) - immeasurable; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; जिघांसया (jighāṁsayā) - with the intent to kill;]
(Having repelled them, Arjuna pierced Kratha's son with arrows, hastening with an immeasurable multitude of arrows with the intent to kill.)
Arjuna, after repelling them, swiftly pierced Kratha's son with countless arrows, intending to kill.
सधनुर्बाणकेयूरौ बाहू समुकुटं शिरः। छत्रं ध्वजं नियन्तारमश्वांश्चास्य न्यपातयत् ॥७-४५-२५॥
sadhanurbāṇakeyūrau bāhū samukuṭaṃ śiraḥ। chatraṃ dhvajaṃ niyantāramaśvāṃścāsya nyapātayat ॥7-45-25॥
[स-धनुः (sa-dhanuḥ) - with-bow; बाण-केयूरौ (bāṇa-keyūrau) - arrow-armlets; बाहू (bāhū) - arms; स-मुकुटं (sa-mukuṭaṃ) - with-crown; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; छत्रं (chatraṃ) - umbrella; ध्वजं (dhvajaṃ) - flag; नियन्तारम् (niyantāram) - charioteer; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - felled;]
(With bow, arrow-armlets, arms, crown, head, umbrella, flag, charioteer, and horses, he felled them.)
He struck down his enemies, including their bows, armlets, arms, crowns, heads, umbrellas, flags, charioteers, and horses.
कुलशीलश्रुतबलैः कीर्त्या चास्त्रबलेन च। युक्ते तस्मिन्हते वीराः प्रायशो विमुखाभवन् ॥७-४५-२६॥
kulaśīlaśrutabalaiḥ kīrtyā cāstrabalena ca। yukte tasminhate vīrāḥ prāyaśo vimukhābhavan ॥7-45-26॥
[कुल (kula) - family; शील (śīla) - character; श्रुत (śruta) - learning; बलैः (balaiḥ) - strengths; कीर्त्या (kīrtyā) - fame; च (ca) - and; अस्त्र (astra) - weapons; बलेन (balena) - by the strength; च (ca) - and; युक्ते (yukte) - endowed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; हते (hate) - slain; वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes; प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly; विमुखा (vimukhā) - disheartened; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Endowed with family, character, learning, strengths, fame, and the strength of weapons, when he was slain, the heroes mostly became disheartened.)
When he, endowed with family heritage, character, learning, fame, and the strength of weapons, was slain, the heroes mostly lost heart.
