07.048
Pancharatra and Core: When the wheel was shattered, Abhimanyu took up the mighty mace. Dushasana kills Abhimanyu by hitting his head, when he had fallen unconscious.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
विष्णोः स्वसानन्दिकरः स विष्ण्वायुधभूषितः। रराजातिरथः सङ्ख्ये जनार्दन इवापरः ॥७-४८-१॥
viṣṇoḥ svasānandikaraḥ sa viṣṇvāyudhabhūṣitaḥ। rarājātirathaḥ saṅkhye janārdana ivāparaḥ ॥7-48-1॥
[विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Vishnu; स्व (sva) - own; सानन्दिकरः (sānandikaraḥ) - joy-giving; सः (saḥ) - he; विष्ण्वायुध (viṣṇvāyudha) - with Vishnu's weapons; भूषितः (bhūṣitaḥ) - adorned; रराज (rarāja) - shone; अतिरथः (atirathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; इव (iva) - like; अपरः (aparaḥ) - another;]
(He, adorned with Vishnu's weapons, joy-giving, shone as a great chariot-warrior in battle, like another Janardana of Vishnu.)
He, adorned with Vishnu's weapons and bringing joy, shone as a great chariot-warrior in battle, like another Janardana, the aspect of Vishnu.
मारुतोद्धूतकेशान्तमुद्यतारिवरायुधम्। वपुः समीक्ष्य पृथ्वीशा दुःसमीक्ष्यं सुरैरपि ॥७-४८-२॥
mārutoddhūtakeśāntamudyatārivarāyudham। vapuḥ samīkṣya pṛthvīśā duḥsamīkṣyaṃ surairapi ॥7-48-2॥
[मारुत (māruta) - wind; उद्धूत (uddhūta) - blown; केश (keśa) - hair; अन्त (anta) - end; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; अरि (ari) - enemy; वर (vara) - best; आयुधम् (āyudham) - weapon; वपुः (vapuḥ) - form; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; पृथ्वीशा (pṛthvīśā) - lords of the earth; दुःसमीक्ष्यम् (duḥsamīkṣyam) - difficult to behold; सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even;]
(Seeing the form with hair ends blown by the wind and the best weapon raised against the enemy, even the lords of the earth were difficult to behold by the gods.)
The gods found it difficult to behold even the lords of the earth, seeing the form with hair ends blown by the wind and the best weapon raised against the enemy.
तच्चक्रं भृशमुद्विग्नाः सञ्चिच्छिदुरनेकधा। महारथस्ततः कार्ष्णिः सञ्जग्राह महागदाम् ॥७-४८-३॥
taccakraṁ bhṛśamudvignāḥ sañcicchiduranekadhā। mahārathastataḥ kārṣṇiḥ sañjagrāha mahāgadām ॥7-48-3॥
[तत् (tat) - that; चक्रं (cakraṁ) - wheel; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; उद्विग्नाः (udvignāḥ) - disturbed; सञ्चिच्छिदुः (sañcicchiduḥ) - cut; अनेकधा (anekadhā) - into many pieces; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣṇi (Krishna's descendant); सञ्जग्राह (sañjagrāha) - took; महागदाम् (mahāgadām) - great mace;]
(That wheel, greatly disturbed, was cut into many pieces. Then the great chariot-warrior, Kārṣṇi, took a great mace.)
The wheel was shattered into many pieces by the greatly disturbed warriors. Then, the great chariot-warrior Kārṣṇi, a descendant of Krishna, took up a mighty mace.
विधनुःस्यन्दनासिस्तैर्विचक्रश्चारिभिः कृतः। अभिमन्युर्गदापाणिरश्वत्थामानमाद्रवत् ॥७-४८-४॥
vidhanuḥsyandanāsistairvicakraścāribhiḥ kṛtaḥ। abhimanyurgadāpāṇiraśvatthāmānamādravat ॥7-48-4॥
[विधनुः (vidhanuḥ) - without a charioteer; स्यन्दन (syandana) - chariot; असिः (asiḥ) - sword; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विचक्रः (vicakraḥ) - without wheels; चारिभिः (cāribhiḥ) - by warriors; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made; अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - Abhimanyu; गदापाणिः (gadāpāṇiḥ) - with mace in hand; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthama; आद्रवत् (ādravat) - attacked;]
(Without a charioteer, the chariot was made without wheels by them with a sword by the warriors. Abhimanyu, with mace in hand, attacked Ashwatthama.)
Abhimanyu, wielding a mace, attacked Ashwatthama, as the chariot, deprived of its charioteer and wheels, was rendered ineffective by the warriors.
स गदामुद्यतां दृष्ट्वा ज्वलन्तीमशनीमिव। अपाक्रामद्रथोपस्थाद्विक्रमांस्त्रीन्नरर्षभः ॥७-४८-५॥
sa gadāmudyatāṃ dṛṣṭvā jvalantīmaśanīmiva। apākrāmadrathopasthādvikramāṃstrīnnararṣabhaḥ ॥7-48-5॥
[स (sa) - he; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; उद्यताम् (udyatām) - raised; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; ज्वलन्तीम् (jvalantīm) - blazing; अशनीम् (aśanīm) - thunderbolt; इव (iva) - like; अपाक्रामत् (apākrāmat) - retreated; रथोपस्थात् (rathopasthāt) - from the chariot seat; विक्रमान् (vikramān) - steps; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(He, seeing the raised mace blazing like a thunderbolt, retreated three steps from the chariot seat, bull among men.)
The bull among men, upon seeing the raised mace blazing like a thunderbolt, retreated three steps from the chariot seat.
तस्याश्वान्गदया हत्वा तथोभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी। शराचिताङ्गः सौभद्रः श्वाविद्वत्प्रत्यदृश्यत ॥७-४८-६॥
tasyāśvāngadayā hatvā tathobhau pārṣṇisārathī। śarācitāṅgaḥ saubhadraḥ śvāvidvatpratyadṛśyata ॥7-48-6॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; तथा (tathā) - thus; उभौ (ubhau) - both; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteer; शराचिताङ्गः (śarācitāṅgaḥ) - with body covered with arrows; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; श्वाविद्वत् (śvāvidvat) - like a dog; प्रत्यदृश्यत (pratyadṛśyata) - appeared;]
(Having killed his horses with a mace, and thus both the charioteer, the son of Subhadra, with body covered with arrows, appeared like a dog.)
The son of Subhadra, with his body covered in arrows, having slain the horses and both the charioteer with a mace, appeared like a dog.
ततः सुबलदायादं कालकेयमपोथयत्। जघान चास्यानुचरान्गान्धारान्सप्तसप्ततिम् ॥७-४८-७॥
tataḥ subaladāyādaṃ kālakeyamapothayat। jaghāna cāsyānucarāngāndhārānsaptasaptatim ॥7-48-7॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सुबलदायादम् (subaladāyādam) - Subala's descendant; कालकेयम् (kālakeyam) - Kālakeya; अपोथयत् (apothayat) - smashed; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; अनुचरान् (anucarān) - followers; गान्धारान् (gāndhārān) - Gandharans; सप्तसप्ततिम् (saptasaptatim) - seventy-seven;]
(Then he smashed Subala's descendant, Kālakeya, and killed his seventy-seven Gandharan followers.)
Then he defeated Subala's descendant, Kālakeya, and slew his seventy-seven followers from Gandhara.
पुनर्ब्रह्मवसातीयाञ्जघान रथिनो दश। केकयानां रथान्सप्त हत्वा च दश कुञ्जरान् ॥ दौःशासनिरथं साश्वं गदया समपोथयत् ॥७-४८-८॥
punarbrahmavasātīyāñjaghāna rathino daśa। kekayānāṃ rathānsapta hatvā ca daśa kuñjarān ॥ dauḥśāsanirathaṃ sāśvaṃ gadayā samapothayat ॥7-48-8॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; ब्रह्मवसातीयान् (brahmavasātīyān) - Brahmavasatiya; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; दश (daśa) - ten; केकयानाम् (kekayānām) - of the Kekayas; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; सप्त (sapta) - seven; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; च (ca) - and; दश (daśa) - ten; कुञ्जरान् (kuñjarān) - elephants; दौःशासनिः (dauḥśāsaniḥ) - Duhshasana's son; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; साश्वम् (sāśvam) - with horses; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; समपोथयत् (samapothayat) - smashed; ॥७-४८-८॥ (॥7-48-8॥) - (verse number);]
(Again, he killed ten charioteers of the Brahmavasatiya; having killed seven chariots of the Kekayas and ten elephants, Duhshasana's son smashed the chariot with horses with a mace.)
Once more, he slew ten charioteers belonging to the Brahmavasatiya. After destroying seven chariots of the Kekayas and ten elephants, Duhshasana's son crushed the chariot along with its horses using a mace.
ततो दौःशासनिः क्रुद्धो गदामुद्यम्य मारिष। अभिदुद्राव सौभद्रं तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति चाब्रवीत् ॥७-४८-९॥
tato dauḥśāsaniḥ kruddho gadāmudyamya māriṣa। abhidudrāva saubhadraṃ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt ॥7-48-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दौःशासनिः (dauḥśāsaniḥ) - Duhshasana; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed at; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stop; इति (iti) - thus; च (ca) - and; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Then, Duhshasana, angry, raising his mace, O sir, rushed at Abhimanyu, saying "Stop, stop.")
Then, in anger, Duhshasana raised his mace and rushed towards Abhimanyu, shouting "Stop, stop."
तावुद्यतगदौ वीरावन्योन्यवधकाङ्क्षिणौ। भ्रातृव्यौ सम्प्रजह्राते पुरेव त्र्यम्बकान्तकौ ॥७-४८-१०॥
tāv udyatagadau vīrāv anyonyavadhakāṅkṣiṇau। bhrātṛvyau samprajahrāte pureva tryambakāntakau ॥7-48-10॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; उद्यतगदौ (udyatagadau) - with raised maces; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; अन्योन्य (anyonya) - each other; वध (vadha) - killing; काङ्क्षिणौ (kāṅkṣiṇau) - desiring; भ्रातृव्यौ (bhrātṛvyau) - enemies; सम्प्रजह्राते (samprajahrāte) - engaged in combat; पुरा (purā) - formerly; इव (iva) - like; त्र्यम्बक (tryambaka) - Tryambaka (Shiva); अन्तकौ (antakau) - and Antaka (Yama);]
(Those two heroes, with raised maces, desiring to kill each other, engaged in combat like the enemies Tryambaka (Shiva) and Antaka (Yama) formerly.)
The two valiant warriors, with maces held high, sought each other's death, clashing like the ancient foes Tryambaka (Shiva) and Antaka (Yama).
तावन्योन्यं गदाग्राभ्यां संहत्य पतितौ क्षितौ। इन्द्रध्वजाविवोत्सृष्टौ रणमध्ये परन्तपौ ॥७-४८-११॥
tāvanyonyaṃ gadāgrābhyāṃ saṃhatya patitau kṣitau। indradhvajāvivotsṛṣṭau raṇamadhye parantapau ॥7-48-11॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; गदा (gadā) - maces; अग्राभ्याम् (agrābhyām) - with the tips; संहत्य (saṃhatya) - having struck; पतितौ (patitau) - fallen; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; इन्द्रध्वजौ (indradhvajau) - Indra's banners; इव (iva) - like; उत्सृष्टौ (utsṛṣṭau) - cast down; रणमध्ये (raṇamadhye) - in the midst of battle; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes;]
(They both, having struck each other with the tips of their maces, fell on the ground like Indra's banners cast down in the midst of battle, scorchers of foes.)
The two warriors, having struck each other with the tips of their maces, fell to the ground like Indra's banners cast down in the midst of battle, both being great warriors who scorched their foes.
दौःशासनिरथोत्थाय कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः। प्रोत्तिष्ठमानं सौभद्रं गदया मूर्ध्न्यताडयत् ॥७-४८-१२॥
dauḥśāsanirathotthāya kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ। prottiṣṭhamānaṃ saubhadraṃ gadayā mūrdhnyatāḍayat ॥7-48-12॥
[दौःशासनिः (dauḥśāsaniḥ) - Duhshasana; अथ (atha) - then; उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kuru dynasty; कीर्तिवर्धनः (kīrtivardhanaḥ) - enhancer of fame; प्रोत्तिष्ठमानम् (prottiṣṭhamānam) - rising; सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; मूर्ध्नि (mūrdhni) - on the head; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck;]
(Duhshasana, then having risen, the enhancer of the Kuru dynasty's fame, struck the rising Abhimanyu on the head with a mace.)
Duhshasana, rising to the occasion as the enhancer of the Kuru dynasty's fame, struck the valiant Abhimanyu on the head with his mace as Abhimanyu was getting up.
गदावेगेन महता व्यायामेन च मोहितः। विचेता न्यपतद्भूमौ सौभद्रः परवीरहा ॥ एवं विनिहतो राजन्नेको बहुभिराहवे ॥७-४८-१३॥
gadāvegena mahatā vyāyāmena ca mohitaḥ। vicetā nyapatadbhūmau saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ॥ evaṃ vinihato rājanneko bahubhirāhave ॥7-48-13॥
[गदा (gadā) - mace; वेगेन (vegena) - by the force; महता (mahatā) - great; व्यायामेन (vyāyāmena) - by the exertion; च (ca) - and; मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered; विचेताः (vicetāḥ) - unconscious; न्यपतत् (nyapatat) - fell down; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; सौभद्रः (saubhadraḥ) - son of Subhadra; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; विनिहतः (vinihataḥ) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Bewildered by the great force of the mace and exertion, the unconscious son of Subhadra, destroyer of enemy heroes, fell down on the ground. Thus, O king, alone he was killed by many in battle.)
The son of Subhadra, a great warrior known for defeating enemy heroes, was overwhelmed by the force of the mace and his exertion, causing him to fall unconscious to the ground. In this way, O king, he was slain alone by many in the battle.
क्षोभयित्वा चमूं सर्वां नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः। अशोभत हतो वीरो व्याधैर्वनगजो यथा ॥७-४८-१४॥
kṣobhayitvā camūṃ sarvāṃ nalinīm iva kuñjaraḥ। aśobhata hato vīro vyādhair vanagajo yathā ॥7-48-14॥
[क्षोभयित्वा (kṣobhayitvā) - having agitated; चमूं (camūṃ) - army; सर्वां (sarvāṃ) - entire; नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus pond; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant; अशोभत (aśobhata) - appeared; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; व्याधैः (vyādhaiḥ) - by hunters; वनगजः (vanagajaḥ) - forest elephant; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Having agitated the entire army like an elephant does a lotus pond, the slain hero appeared as a forest elephant does when killed by hunters.)
The hero, having stirred the entire army like an elephant in a lotus pond, lay slain, resembling a forest elephant felled by hunters.
तं तथा पतितं शूरं तावकाः पर्यवारयन्। दावं दग्ध्वा यथा शान्तं पावकं शिशिरात्यये ॥७-४८-१५॥
taṃ tathā patitaṃ śūraṃ tāvakāḥ paryavārayan। dāvaṃ dagdhvā yathā śāntaṃ pāvakaṃ śiśirātyaye ॥7-48-15॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; पतितं (patitaṃ) - fallen; शूरं (śūram) - hero; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded; दावं (dāvaṃ) - forest fire; दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burnt; यथा (yathā) - as; शान्तं (śāntam) - extinguished; पावकं (pāvakam) - fire; शिशिरात्यये (śiśirātyaye) - at the end of winter;]
(Him thus fallen, the hero, your men surrounded, as a forest fire having burnt is extinguished at the end of winter.)
Your men surrounded the fallen hero just as a forest fire is extinguished at the end of winter.
विमृद्य तरुशृङ्गाणि संनिवृत्तमिवानिलम्। अस्तं गतमिवादित्यं तप्त्वा भारतवाहिनीम् ॥७-४८-१६॥
vimṛdya taruśṛṅgāṇi saṃnivṛttamivānilam। astaṃ gatamivādityaṃ taptvā bhāratavāhinīm ॥7-48-16॥
[विमृद्य (vimṛdya) - crushing; तरुशृङ्गाणि (taruśṛṅgāṇi) - tree tops; संनिवृत्तम् (saṃnivṛttam) - returned; इव (iva) - as if; अनिलम् (anilam) - wind; अस्तं (astaṃ) - set; गतम् (gatam) - gone; इव (iva) - as if; आदित्यं (ādityaṃ) - sun; तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having scorched; भारतवाहिनीम् (bhāratavāhinīm) - the Bharata army;]
(Crushing the tree tops, the wind returned as if the sun had set, having scorched the Bharata army.)
The wind, after crushing the tree tops, returned as if the sun had set, having scorched the Bharata army.
उपप्लुतं यथा सोमं संशुष्कमिव सागरम्। पूर्णचन्द्राभवदनं काकपक्षवृताक्षकम् ॥७-४८-१७॥
upaplutam yathā somaṃ saṃśuṣkamiva sāgaram। pūrṇacandrābhavadanaṃ kākapakṣavṛtākṣakam ॥7-48-17॥
[उपप्लुतं (upaplutam) - flooded; यथा (yathā) - as; सोमं (somaṃ) - moon; संशुष्कमिव (saṃśuṣkamiva) - dried up as; सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean; पूर्णचन्द्राभवदनं (pūrṇacandrābhavadanaṃ) - full moon-like face; काकपक्षवृताक्षकम् (kākapakṣavṛtākṣakam) - crow-winged eyes;]
(Flooded as the moon, dried up as the ocean, with a full moon-like face and crow-winged eyes.)
The face, like a full moon, appeared flooded like the moon and dried up like the ocean, with eyes resembling crow's wings.
तं भूमौ पतितं दृष्ट्वा तावकास्ते महारथाः। मुदा परमया युक्ताश्चुक्रुशुः सिंहवन्मुहुः ॥७-४८-१८॥
taṁ bhūmau patitaṁ dṛṣṭvā tāvakāste mahārathāḥ। mudā paramayā yuktāścukruśuḥ siṁhavanmuḥuḥ ॥7-48-18॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; पतितं (patitaṁ) - fallen; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; ते (te) - those; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; परमया (paramayā) - supreme; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - endowed; चुक्रुशुः (cukruśuḥ) - shouted; सिंहवत् (siṁhavat) - like lions; मुहुः (muḥuḥ) - repeatedly;]
(Seeing him fallen on the ground, your great warriors, endowed with supreme joy, shouted repeatedly like lions.)
Upon seeing him fallen on the ground, your great warriors, filled with immense joy, roared repeatedly like lions.
आसीत्परमको हर्षस्तावकानां विशां पते। इतरेषां तु वीराणां नेत्रेभ्यः प्रापतज्जलम् ॥७-४८-१९॥
āsīt paramako harṣas tāvakānāṃ viśāṃ pate। itareṣāṃ tu vīrāṇāṃ netrebhyaḥ prāpata jalam ॥7-48-19॥
[आसीत् (āsīt) - was; परमकः (paramakaḥ) - supreme; हर्षः (harṣaḥ) - joy; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your people; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others; तु (tu) - but; वीराणाम् (vīrāṇām) - of the heroes; नेत्रेभ्यः (netrebhyaḥ) - from the eyes; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; जलम् (jalam) - water;]
(There was supreme joy for your people, O lord of the people. But for the other heroes, water fell from their eyes.)
There was immense joy among your people, O lord, while tears fell from the eyes of the other heroes.
अभिक्रोशन्ति भूतानि अन्तरिक्षे विशां पते। दृष्ट्वा निपतितं वीरं च्युतं चन्द्रमिवाम्बरात् ॥७-४८-२०॥
abhikrośanti bhūtāni antarikṣe viśāṃ pate। dṛṣṭvā nipatitaṃ vīraṃ cyutaṃ candramivāmbarāt ॥7-48-20॥
[अभिक्रोशन्ति (abhikrośanti) - cry out; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; निपतितं (nipatitaṃ) - fallen; वीरं (vīraṃ) - hero; च्युतं (cyutaṃ) - displaced; चन्द्रमिव (candramiva) - like the moon; अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky;]
(The beings cry out in the sky, O lord of the people, seeing the fallen hero displaced like the moon from the sky.)
The beings in the sky cry out, O lord of the people, upon seeing the hero fallen and displaced like the moon from the sky.
द्रोणकर्णमुखैः षड्भिर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः। एकोऽयं निहतः शेते नैष धर्मो मतो हि नः ॥७-४८-२१॥
droṇakarṇamukhaiḥ ṣaḍbhirdhārtarāṣṭrairmahārathaiḥ। eko'yaṃ nihataḥ śete naiṣa dharmo mato hi naḥ ॥7-48-21॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; मुखैः (mukhaiḥ) - and others; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - six; धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - sons of Dhritarashtra; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great warriors; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; अयम् (ayam) - this; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; शेते (śete) - lies; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness; मतः (mataḥ) - is considered; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - by us;]
(Drona, Karna, and others, six sons of Dhritarashtra, great warriors; one, this, killed, lies; not, this, righteousness, is considered, indeed, by us.)
Drona, Karna, and the six great warriors, sons of Dhritarashtra, have killed this one who now lies dead. This is not considered righteousness by us.
तस्मिंस्तु निहते वीरे बह्वशोभत मेदिनी। द्यौर्यथा पूर्णचन्द्रेण नक्षत्रगणमालिनी ॥७-४८-२२॥
tasmiṁstu nihate vīre bahvaśobhata medinī। dyauryathā pūrṇacandreṇa nakṣatragaṇamālinī ॥7-48-22॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; निहते (nihate) - slain; वीरे (vīre) - hero; बह्वशोभत (bahvaśobhata) - greatly shone; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth; द्यौः (dyauḥ) - sky; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्णचन्द्रेण (pūrṇacandreṇa) - by the full moon; नक्षत्रगणमालिनी (nakṣatragaṇamālinī) - adorned with a multitude of stars;]
(In that, but when the hero was slain, the earth greatly shone, as the sky by the full moon adorned with a multitude of stars.)
But when the hero was slain, the earth shone greatly, just as the sky shines adorned with a multitude of stars by the full moon.
रुक्मपुङ्खैश्च सम्पूर्णा रुधिरौघपरिप्लुता। उत्तमाङ्गैश्च वीराणां भ्राजमानैः सकुण्डलैः ॥७-४८-२३॥
rukmapuṅkhaiśca sampūrṇā rudhiraughapariplutā। uttamāṅgaiśca vīrāṇāṃ bhrājamānaiḥ sakuṇḍalaiḥ ॥7-48-23॥
[रुक्मपुङ्खैः (rukmapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden-feathered; च (ca) - and; सम्पूर्णा (sampūrṇā) - filled; रुधिरौघपरिप्लुता (rudhiraughapariplutā) - soaked in streams of blood; उत्तमाङ्गैः (uttamāṅgaiḥ) - with the heads; च (ca) - and; वीराणां (vīrāṇāṃ) - of heroes; भ्राजमानैः (bhrājamānaiḥ) - shining; सकुण्डलैः (sakuṇḍalaiḥ) - with earrings;]
(Filled with golden-feathered arrows and soaked in streams of blood, with the shining heads of heroes adorned with earrings.)
The scene was filled with arrows that had golden feathers and was drenched in streams of blood, with the shining heads of heroes adorned with earrings.
विचित्रैश्च परिस्तोमैः पताकाभिश्च संवृता। चामरैश्च कुथाभिश्च प्रविद्धैश्चाम्बरोत्तमैः ॥७-४८-२४॥
vicitraiśca paristomaiḥ patākābhiśca saṁvṛtā। cāmaraiśca kuthābhiśca praviddhaiścāmbarottamaiḥ ॥7-48-24॥
[विचित्रैः (vicitraiḥ) - with various; च (ca) - and; परिस्तोमैः (paristomaiḥ) - with praises; पताकाभिः (patākābhiḥ) - with flags; च (ca) - and; संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered; चामरैः (cāmaraiḥ) - with fans; कुथाभिः (kuthābhiḥ) - with canopies; च (ca) - and; प्रविद्धैः (praviddhaiḥ) - scattered; च (ca) - and; अम्बर (ambara) - garments; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent;]
(Covered with various praises, flags, fans, canopies, and scattered with excellent garments.)
The scene was adorned with various praises, flags, and fans, covered with canopies, and scattered with excellent garments.
रथाश्वनरनागानामलङ्कारैश्च सुप्रभैः। खड्गैश्च निशितैः पीतैर्निर्मुक्तैर्भुजगैरिव ॥७-४८-२५॥
rathāśvanaranāgānām alaṅkāraiś ca suprabhaiḥ। khaḍgaiś ca niśitaiḥ pītair nirmuktair bhujagair iva ॥7-48-25॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; नर (nara) - man; नाग (nāga) - elephant; नाम (nām) - of the names; अलङ्कारैः (alaṅkāraiḥ) - with ornaments; च (ca) - and; सुप्रभैः (suprabhaiḥ) - brilliant; खड्गैः (khaḍgaiḥ) - with swords; च (ca) - and; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; पीतैः (pītaiḥ) - yellow; निर्मुक्तैः (nirmuktaiḥ) - released; भुजगैः (bhujagaiḥ) - snakes; इव (iva) - like;]
(With chariots, horses, men, elephants, and ornaments brilliant; with sharp yellow swords released like snakes.)
The chariots, horses, men, and elephants were adorned with brilliant ornaments; the sharp yellow swords were like snakes released.
चापैश्च विशिखैश्छिन्नैः शक्त्यृष्टिप्रासकम्पनैः। विविधैरायुधैश्चान्यैः संवृता भूरशोभत ॥७-४८-२६॥
cāpaiśca viśikhaiśchinnaiḥ śaktyṛṣṭiprāsakampanaiḥ। vividhairāyudhaiścānyaiḥ saṁvṛtā bhūraśobhat ॥7-48-26॥
[चापैः (cāpaiḥ) - with bows; च (ca) - and; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; छिन्नैः (chinnaiḥ) - cut; शक्ति (śakti) - spears; ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - javelins; प्रास (prāsa) - lances; कम्पनैः (kampanaiḥ) - with quivering; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; आयुधैः (āyudhaiḥ) - weapons; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - other; संवृता (saṁvṛtā) - covered; भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth; अशोभत (aśobhat) - shone;]
(The earth, covered with bows, arrows, spears, javelins, lances, and various other weapons, shone.)
The earth was resplendent, covered with bows, arrows, spears, javelins, lances, and various other weapons.
वाजिभिश्चापि निर्जीवैः स्वपद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः। सारोहैर्विषमा भूमिः सौभद्रेण निपातितैः ॥७-४८-२७॥
vājibhiś cāpi nirjīvaiḥ svapadbhiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ। sārohair viṣamā bhūmiḥ saubhadreṇa nipātitaiḥ ॥7-48-27॥
[वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - by horses; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; निर्जीवैः (nirjīvaiḥ) - lifeless; स्वपद्भिः (svapadbhiḥ) - by their feet; शोणित-उक्षितैः (śoṇita-ukṣitaiḥ) - smeared with blood; सारोहैः (sārohaiḥ) - with riders; विषमा (viṣamā) - uneven; भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - ground; सौभद्रेण (saubhadreṇa) - by Saubhadra; निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - felled;]
(The ground, uneven with lifeless horses and their feet smeared with blood, along with riders, was felled by Saubhadra.)
The battlefield was strewn with lifeless horses and riders, their bodies smeared with blood, all felled by Saubhadra.
साङ्कुशैः समहामात्रैः सवर्मायुधकेतुभिः। पर्वतैरिव विध्वस्तैर्विशिखोन्मथितैर्गजैः ॥७-४८-२८॥
sāṅkuśaiḥ samahāmātraiḥ savarmāyudhaketubhiḥ। parvatairiva vidhvastairviśikhonmathitairgajaiḥ ॥7-48-28॥
[साङ्कुशैः (sāṅkuśaiḥ) - with goads; समहामात्रैः (samahāmātraiḥ) - with great ministers; सवर्मायुधकेतुभिः (savarmāyudhaketubhiḥ) - with all weapons and banners; पर्वतैः (parvataiḥ) - with mountains; इव (iva) - like; विध्वस्तैः (vidhvastaiḥ) - destroyed; विशिखोन्मथितैः (viśikhonmathitair) - pierced by arrows; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants;]
(With goads, with great ministers, with all weapons and banners, like mountains destroyed, pierced by arrows, by elephants.)
The elephants, equipped with goads, accompanied by great ministers and adorned with all kinds of weapons and banners, appeared like mountains that had been destroyed and pierced by arrows.
पृथिव्यामनुकीर्णैश्च व्यश्वसारथियोधिभिः। ह्रदैरिव प्रक्षुभितैर्हतनागै रथोत्तमैः ॥७-४८-२९॥
pṛthivyāmanukīrṇaiśca vyaśvasārathiyodhibhiḥ। hradairiva prakṣubhitairhatanāgai rathottamaiḥ ॥7-48-29॥
[पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on the earth; अनुकीर्णैः (anukīrṇaiḥ) - scattered; च (ca) - and; व्यश्व (vyaśva) - horseless; सारथि (sārathi) - charioteerless; योधिभिः (yodhibhiḥ) - with warriors; ह्रदैः (hradaiḥ) - with pools; इव (iva) - like; प्रक्षुभितैः (prakṣubhitaiḥ) - agitated; हतनागैः (hatanāgaiḥ) - with slain elephants; रथोत्तमैः (rathottamaiḥ) - with excellent chariots;]
(On the earth scattered with horseless, charioteerless warriors, like pools agitated with slain elephants and excellent chariots.)
The earth was strewn with warriors who had lost their horses and charioteers, resembling pools disturbed by slain elephants and superior chariots.
पदातिसङ्घैश्च हतैर्विविधायुधभूषणैः। भीरूणां त्रासजननी घोररूपाभवन्मही ॥७-४८-३०॥
padātisaṅghaiśca hatairvividhāyudhabhūṣaṇaiḥ। bhīrūṇāṃ trāsajananī ghorarūpābhavanmahī ॥7-48-30॥
[पदातिसङ्घैः (padātisaṅghaiḥ) - by the groups of foot soldiers; च (ca) - and; हतैः (hataiḥ) - killed; विविध (vividhā) - various; आयुध (āyudha) - weapons; भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) - ornaments; भीरूणां (bhīrūṇāṃ) - of the fearful; त्रासजननी (trāsajananī) - causing fear; घोर (ghora) - terrible; रूपा (rūpā) - form; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; मही (mahī) - the earth;]
(The earth, with the groups of foot soldiers killed and adorned with various weapons and ornaments, became a terrible form causing fear to the fearful.)
The earth, strewn with the bodies of slain foot soldiers and adorned with various weapons and ornaments, became a terrifying sight, instilling fear in the hearts of the timid.
तं दृष्ट्वा पतितं भूमौ चन्द्रार्कसदृशद्युतिम्। तावकानां परा प्रीतिः पाण्डूनां चाभवद्व्यथा ॥७-४८-३१॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā patitaṁ bhūmau candrārkasadṛśadyutim। tāvakānāṁ parā prītiḥ pāṇḍūnāṁ cābhavadvyathā ॥7-48-31॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पतितं (patitaṁ) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; चन्द्र (candra) - moon; अर्क (arka) - sun; सदृश (sadṛśa) - like; द्युतिम् (dyutim) - splendor; तावकानां (tāvakānāṁ) - of your side; परा (parā) - great; प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy; पाण्डूनां (pāṇḍūnāṁ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; व्यथा (vyathā) - distress;]
(Seeing him fallen on the ground, with splendor like the moon and sun, great joy arose among your side, and distress arose among the Pandavas.)
When they saw him fallen on the ground, shining like the moon and sun, your side was filled with great joy, while the Pandavas were filled with distress.
अभिमन्यौ हते राजञ्शिशुकेऽप्राप्तयौवने। सम्प्राद्रवच्चमूः सर्वा धर्मराजस्य पश्यतः ॥७-४८-३२॥
abhimanyau hate rājanśiśuke'prāptayauvane। samprādravaccamūḥ sarvā dharmarājasya paśyataḥ ॥7-48-32॥
[अभिमन्यौ (abhimanyau) - Abhimanyu; हते (hate) - killed; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शिशुके (śiśuke) - child; अप्राप्तयौवने (aprāptayauvane) - not yet reached youth; सम्प्राद्रवत् (samprādravat) - fled; चमूः (camūḥ) - army; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharmaraja; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Abhimanyu killed, O king, the child not yet reached youth. The entire army of Dharmaraja fled while watching.)
O King, when Abhimanyu, who was still a child and had not yet reached youth, was killed, the entire army of Dharmaraja fled while he watched.
दीर्यमाणं बलं दृष्ट्वा सौभद्रे विनिपातिते। अजातशत्रुः स्वान्वीरानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥७-४८-३३॥
dīryamāṇaṃ balaṃ dṛṣṭvā saubhadre vinipātite। ajātaśatruḥ svānvīrānidaṃ vacanamabravīt ॥7-48-33॥
[दीर्यमाणं (dīryamāṇam) - scattering; बलं (balam) - army; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सौभद्रे (saubhadre) - Abhimanyu; विनिपातिते (vinipātite) - fallen; अजातशत्रुः (ajātaśatruḥ) - Yudhishthira; स्वान् (svān) - his own; वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes; इदं (idam) - this; वचनम् (vacanam) - speech; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(Seeing the scattering army and the fallen Abhimanyu, Yudhishthira said this speech to his own heroes.)
Upon witnessing the disarrayed army and the fall of Abhimanyu, Yudhishthira addressed his warriors with these words.
स्वर्गमेष गतः शूरो यो हतो नपराङ्मुखः। संस्तम्भयत मा भैष्ट विजेष्यामो रणे रिपून् ॥७-४८-३४॥
svargameṣa gataḥ śūro yo hato naparāṅmukhaḥ। sanstambhayata mā bhaiṣṭa vijeṣyāmo raṇe ripūn ॥7-48-34॥
[स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; यः (yaḥ) - who; हतः (hataḥ) - killed; न (na) - not; पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - turned away; संस्तम्भयत (sanstambhayata) - be firm; मा (mā) - do not; भैष्ट (bhaiṣṭa) - fear; विजेष्यामः (vijeṣyāmaḥ) - we shall conquer; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies;]
(This hero, who was killed without turning away, has gone to heaven. Be firm, do not fear, we shall conquer the enemies in battle.)
This brave warrior, who faced the enemy without retreating and was slain, has ascended to heaven. Stand firm, do not fear, for we shall defeat the enemies in battle.
इत्येवं स महातेजा दुःखितेभ्यो महाद्युतिः। धर्मराजो युधां श्रेष्ठो ब्रुवन्दुःखमपानुदत् ॥७-४८-३५॥
ityevaṃ sa mahātejā duḥkhitebhyo mahādyutiḥ। dharmarājo yudhāṃ śreṣṭho bruvanduhkhamapānudat ॥7-48-35॥
[इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; सः (saḥ) - he; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly powerful; दुःखितेभ्यः (duḥkhitebhyaḥ) - to the distressed; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; अपानुदत् (apānudat) - removed;]
(Thus, he, the greatly powerful and of great splendor, Dharmaraja, the best of warriors, speaking to the distressed, removed their sorrow.)
In this way, the greatly powerful and splendid Dharmaraja, the best among warriors, consoled the distressed by removing their sorrow.
युद्धे ह्याशीविषाकारान्राजपुत्रान्रणे बहून्। पूर्वं निहत्य सङ्ग्रामे पश्चादार्जुनिरन्वगात् ॥७-४८-३६॥
yuddhe hy āśīviṣākārān rājaputrān raṇe bahūn। pūrvaṃ nihatya saṅgrāme paścād ārjunir anvagāt ॥7-48-36॥
[युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; हि (hi) - indeed; आशीविषाकारान् (āśīviṣākārān) - serpent-like; राजपुत्रान् (rājaputrān) - princes; रणे (raṇe) - in the war; बहून् (bahūn) - many; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in the battle; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; आर्जुनिः (ārjuniḥ) - Arjuna's son; अन्वगात् (anvagāt) - followed;]
(In battle, indeed, having killed many serpent-like princes in the war, first in the battle, afterwards Arjuna's son followed.)
In the battle, Arjuna's son first killed many serpent-like princes and then followed afterwards.
हत्वा दशसहस्राणि कौसल्यं च महारथम्। कृष्णार्जुनसमः कार्ष्णिः शक्रसद्म गतो ध्रुवम् ॥७-४८-३७॥
hatvā daśasahasrāṇi kausalyaṃ ca mahāratham। kṛṣṇārjunasamaḥ kārṣṇiḥ śakrasadma gato dhruvam ॥7-48-37॥
[हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; दशसहस्राणि (daśasahasrāṇi) - ten thousand; कौसल्यं (kausalyaṃ) - Kausalya; च (ca) - and; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; कृष्णार्जुनसमः (kṛṣṇārjunasamaḥ) - equal to Krishna and Arjuna; कार्ष्णिः (kārṣṇiḥ) - Kārṣṇi; शक्रसद्म (śakrasadma) - Indra's abode; गतः (gataḥ) - went; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly;]
(Having slain ten thousand and the great chariot-warrior Kausalya, Kārṣṇi, equal to Krishna and Arjuna, certainly went to Indra's abode.)
After slaying ten thousand warriors and the great charioteer Kausalya, Kārṣṇi, who was equal to Krishna and Arjuna, certainly ascended to Indra's abode.
रथाश्वनरमातङ्गान्विनिहत्य सहस्रशः। अवितृप्तः स सङ्ग्रामादशोच्यः पुण्यकर्मकृत् ॥७-४८-३८॥
rathāśvanaramātaṅgān vinihatya sahasraśaḥ। avitṛptaḥ sa saṅgrāmādaśocyaḥ puṇyakarmakṛt ॥7-48-38॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; नर (nara) - man; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephant; विनिहत्य (vinihatya) - having slain; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; अवितृप्तः (avitṛptaḥ) - unsatisfied; स (sa) - he; सङ्ग्रामात् (saṅgrāmāt) - from battle; अशोच्यः (aśocyaḥ) - not to be lamented; पुण्यकर्मकृत् (puṇyakarmakṛt) - performer of virtuous deeds;]
(Having slain chariots, horses, men, and elephants by thousands, he, unsatisfied, from battle, not to be lamented, performer of virtuous deeds.)
Having slain thousands of chariots, horses, men, and elephants, he remained unsatisfied from the battle, yet he was not to be lamented as he was a performer of virtuous deeds.
वयं तु प्रवरं हत्वा तेषां तैः शरपीडिताः। निवेशायाभ्युपायाम सायाह्ने रुधिरोक्षिताः ॥७-४८-३९॥
vayaṁ tu pravaraṁ hatvā teṣāṁ taiḥ śarapīḍitāḥ। niveśāyābhyupāyāma sāyāhne rudhirokṣitāḥ ॥7-48-39॥
[वयम् (vayam) - we; तु (tu) - but; प्रवरम् (pravaram) - the best; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; तैः (taiḥ) - by them; शरपीडिताः (śarapīḍitāḥ) - afflicted by arrows; निवेशाय (niveśāya) - for resting; अभ्युपायाम (abhyupāyāma) - we approached; सायाह्ने (sāyāhne) - in the evening; रुधिरोक्षिताः (rudhirokṣitāḥ) - smeared with blood;]
(We, but having killed the best of them, afflicted by arrows, approached for resting in the evening, smeared with blood.)
We, having slain their best, were wounded by arrows and approached the resting place in the evening, covered in blood.
निरीक्षमाणास्तु वयं परे चायोधनं शनैः। अपयाता महाराज ग्लानिं प्राप्ता विचेतसः ॥७-४८-४०॥
nirīkṣamāṇāstu vayaṃ pare cāyodhanaṃ śanaiḥ। apayātā mahārāja glāniṃ prāptā vicetasaḥ ॥7-48-40॥
[निरीक्षमाणाः (nirīkṣamāṇāḥ) - observing; तु (tu) - but; वयम् (vayam) - we; परः (paraḥ) - others; च (ca) - and; अयोधनम् (ayodhanam) - battle; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly; अपयाताः (apayātāḥ) - retreated; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; ग्लानिम् (glānim) - weariness; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - obtained; विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - dispirited;]
(Observing, but we and others slowly retreated from the battle, O great king, having obtained weariness, dispirited.)
Observing the battle, both we and others slowly retreated, O great king, having become weary and dispirited.
ततो निशाया दिवसस्य चाशिवः; शिवारुतः सन्धिरवर्तताद्भुतः। कुशेशयापीडनिभे दिवाकरे; विलम्बमानेऽस्तमुपेत्य पर्वतम् ॥७-४८-४१॥
tato niśāyā divasasya cāśivaḥ; śivārutaḥ sandhiravartatādbhutaḥ। kuśeśayāpīḍanibhe divākare; vilambamāne'stamupetya parvatam ॥7-48-41॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; निशायाः (niśāyāḥ) - of night; दिवसस्य (divasasya) - of day; च (ca) - and; अशिवः (aśivaḥ) - inauspicious; शिवारुतः (śivārutaḥ) - auspicious sound; सन्धिः (sandhiḥ) - junction; अवर्तत (avartata) - occurred; अद्भुतः (adbhutaḥ) - wonderful; कुशेशय (kuśeśaya) - lotus; पीड (pīḍa) - seat; निभे (nibhe) - resembling; दिवाकरे (divākare) - sun; विलम्बमाने (vilambamāne) - delaying; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; उपेत्य (upetya) - approaching; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain;]
(Then, at the junction of night and day, an inauspicious yet auspicious sound occurred, wonderful. As the sun, resembling a lotus seat, was delaying, approaching the mountain for setting.)
Then, at the junction of night and day, an unusual and wonderful sound occurred. The sun, resembling a lotus seat, was delaying its setting as it approached the mountain.
वरासिशक्त्यृष्टिवरूथचर्मणां; विभूषणानां च समाक्षिपन्प्रभाम्। दिवं च भूमिं च समानयन्निव; प्रियां तनुं भानुरुपैति पावकम् ॥७-४८-४२॥
varāśiśaktyṛṣṭivarūthacarmaṇāṃ; vibhūṣaṇānāṃ ca samākṣipanprabhām। divaṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca samānayanniva; priyāṃ tanuṃ bhānurupaiti pāvakam ॥7-48-42॥
[वरासि (varāsi) - multitude of arrows; शक्ति (śakti) - spears; ऋष्टि (ṛṣṭi) - javelins; वरूथ (varūtha) - shields; चर्मणां (carmaṇāṃ) - of armors; विभूषणानां (vibhūṣaṇānāṃ) - of ornaments; च (ca) - and; समाक्षिपन् (samākṣipan) - spreading; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance; दिवं (divaṃ) - sky; च (ca) - and; भूमिं (bhūmiṃ) - earth; च (ca) - and; समानयन् (samānayan) - bringing together; इव (iva) - as if; प्रियां (priyām) - beloved; तनुं (tanuṃ) - body; भानुः (bhānuḥ) - sun; उपैति (upaiti) - approaches; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(Spreading the radiance of multitude of arrows, spears, javelins, shields, armors, and ornaments, as if bringing together the sky and the earth, the sun approaches the beloved fire.)
The sun, spreading the radiance of a multitude of arrows, spears, javelins, shields, armors, and ornaments, seems to bring together the sky and the earth as it approaches the beloved fire.
महाभ्रकूटाचलशृङ्गसंनिभै; र्गजैरनेकैरिव वज्रपातितैः। सवैजयन्त्यङ्कुशवर्मयन्तृभि; र्निपातितैर्निष्टनतीव गौश्चिता ॥७-४८-४३॥
mahābhra-kūṭācala-śṛṅga-saṃnibhaiḥ gajair-anekair-iva vajra-pātitaiḥ। sa-vijayanty-aṅkuśa-varma-yantṛbhiḥ nipātitair-niṣṭanatīva gauś-citā ॥7-48-43॥
[महाभ्रकूटाचल (mahābhra-kūṭācala) - great-cloud-peak-mountain; शृङ्ग (śṛṅga) - peak; संनिभैः (saṃnibhaiḥ) - resembling; गजैः (gajaiḥ) - by elephants; अनेकैः (anekaiḥ) - many; इव (iva) - like; वज्रपातितैः (vajra-pātitaiḥ) - struck by thunderbolts; स (sa) - with; विजयन्ति (vijayanti) - Vijayanti; अङ्कुश (aṅkuśa) - Ankusa; वर्म (varma) - Varma; यन्तृभिः (yantṛbhiḥ) - by drivers; निपातितैः (nipātitaiḥ) - felled; निष्टनती (niṣṭanatī) - groaning; इव (iva) - like; गौः (gauḥ) - cow; चिताः (citāḥ) - lying dead;]
(Like peaks of great cloud mountains, struck by many elephants as if by thunderbolts, with Vijayanti, Ankusa, and Varma drivers, felled, groaning like a cow, lying dead.)
The peaks of the great cloud mountains appeared as if struck by many elephants, resembling thunderbolts. With Vijayanti, Ankusa, and Varma as drivers, they were felled, groaning like a cow lying dead.
हतेश्वरैश्चूर्णितपत्त्युपस्करै; र्हताश्वसूतैर्विपताककेतुभिः। महारथैर्भूः शुशुभे विचूर्णितैः; पुरैरिवामित्रहतैर्नराधिप ॥७-४८-४४॥
hateśvaraiścūrṇitapattyupaskarai; rhatāśvasūtairvipatākaketubhiḥ। mahārathairbhūḥ śuśubhe vicūrṇitaiḥ; purairivāmitrahatainarādhipa ॥7-48-44॥
[हतेश्वरैः (hateśvaraiḥ) - by slain lords; चूर्णित (cūrṇita) - crushed; पत्ति (patti) - infantry; उपस्करैः (upaskaraiḥ) - with equipment; हत (hata) - slain; अश्व (aśva) - horses; सूतैः (sūtaiḥ) - charioteers; विपताक (vipatāka) - without banners; केतुभिः (ketubhiḥ) - with standards; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great chariots; भूः (bhūḥ) - the earth; शुशुभे (śuśubhe) - shone; विचूर्णितैः (vicūrṇitaiḥ) - crushed; पुरैः (puraiḥ) - by cities; इव (iva) - like; अमित्र (amitra) - enemies; हतैः (hataiḥ) - slain; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(The earth shone with crushed great chariots, with slain lords, crushed infantry equipment, slain horses and charioteers, without banners and standards, like cities crushed by slain enemies, O king.)
O king, the earth appeared resplendent with the remains of great chariots, fallen lords, shattered infantry gear, slain horses and charioteers, devoid of banners and standards, resembling cities destroyed by vanquished enemies.
रथाश्ववृन्दैः सहसादिभिर्हतैः; प्रविद्धभाण्डाभरणैः पृथग्विधैः। निरस्तजिह्वादशनान्त्रलोचनै; र्धरा बभौ घोरविरूपदर्शना ॥७-४८-४५॥
rathāśvavṛndaiḥ sahasādibhirhataiḥ; praviddhabhāṇḍābharaṇaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ। nirastajihvādaśanāntralocanai; rdhara babhau ghoravirūpadarśanā ॥7-48-45॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; वृन्दैः (vṛndaiḥ) - groups; सह (saha) - with; सादिभिः (sādibhiḥ) - warriors; हतैः (hataiḥ) - killed; प्रविद्ध (praviddha) - scattered; भाण्ड (bhāṇḍa) - weapons; आभरणैः (ābharaṇaiḥ) - ornaments; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; विधैः (vidhaiḥ) - various; निरस्त (nirasta) - removed; जिह्वा (jihvā) - tongues; दशन (daśana) - teeth; अन्त्र (antra) - entrails; लोचनैः (locanaiḥ) - eyes; धरा (dharā) - earth; बभौ (babhau) - appeared; घोर (ghora) - terrible; विरूप (virūpa) - disfigured; दर्शना (darśanā) - appearance;]
(The earth appeared terrible and disfigured with chariots, horses, and groups of warriors killed; scattered weapons and ornaments of various kinds; tongues, teeth, entrails, and eyes removed.)
The earth looked horrifying and grotesque, littered with chariots, horses, and slain warriors; scattered with various weapons and ornaments; and with tongues, teeth, entrails, and eyes removed.
प्रविद्धवर्माभरणा वरायुधा; विपन्नहस्त्यश्वरथानुगा नराः। महार्हशय्यास्तरणोचिताः सदा; क्षितावनाथा इव शेरते हताः ॥७-४८-४६॥
praviddhavarmābharaṇā varāyudhā; vipannahastyaśvarathānugā narāḥ। mahārhaśayyāstaraṇocitāḥ sadā; kṣitāvanāthā iva śerate hatāḥ ॥7-48-46॥
[प्रविद्ध (praviddha) - discarded; वर्म (varma) - armor; आभरणा (ābharaṇā) - ornaments; वर (vara) - excellent; आयुधा (āyudhā) - weapons; विपन्न (vipanna) - fallen; हस्ति (hasti) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; रथ (ratha) - chariots; अनुगा (anugā) - accompanied by; नराः (narāḥ) - men; महार्ह (mahārha) - very costly; शय्या (śayyā) - beds; आस्तरण (āstaraṇa) - coverings; उचिताः (ucitāḥ) - accustomed to; सदा (sadā) - always; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; अनाथा (anāthā) - helpless; इव (iva) - like; शेरते (śerate) - lie; हताः (hatāḥ) - slain;]
(Discarded armor and ornaments, excellent weapons; men accompanied by fallen elephants, horses, and chariots. Always accustomed to very costly beds and coverings; lie slain on the ground like the helpless.)
The warriors, who once bore excellent weapons and adorned themselves with armor and ornaments, now lie slain on the battlefield, accompanied by fallen elephants, horses, and chariots. They, who were always accustomed to luxurious beds and coverings, now lie on the ground like the helpless.
अतीव हृष्टाः श्वसृगालवायसा; बडाः सुपर्णाश्च वृकास्तरक्षवः। वयांस्यसृक्पान्यथ रक्षसां गणाः; पिशाचसङ्घाश्च सुदारुणा रणे ॥७-४८-४७॥
atīva hṛṣṭāḥ śvasṛgālavāyasā; baḍāḥ suparṇāśca vṛkāstarakṣavaḥ। vayāṃsyasṛkpānyatha rakṣasāṃ gaṇāḥ; piśācasaṅghāśca sudāruṇā raṇe ॥7-48-47॥
[अतीव (atīva) - extremely; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - delighted; श्वसृगालवायसा (śvasṛgālavāyasā) - dogs, jackals, and crows; बडाः (baḍāḥ) - vultures; सुपर्णाः (suparṇāḥ) - eagles; च (ca) - and; वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - wolves; तरक्षवः (tarakṣavaḥ) - hyenas; वयांसि (vayāṃsi) - birds; असृक्पानि (asṛkpāni) - blood-drinking; अथ (atha) - and; रक्षसाम् (rakṣasām) - of demons; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - troops; पिशाचसङ्घाः (piśācasaṅghāḥ) - groups of goblins; च (ca) - and; सुदारुणाः (sudāruṇāḥ) - very terrible; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Extremely delighted were the dogs, jackals, and crows; vultures, eagles, and wolves; hyenas, birds, blood-drinking troops of demons; and groups of goblins, very terrible in battle.)
The dogs, jackals, and crows were extremely delighted, as were the vultures, eagles, wolves, and hyenas. The blood-drinking birds and troops of demons, along with the groups of goblins, were very terrible in the battle.
त्वचो विनिर्भिद्य पिबन्वसामसृ; क्तथैव मज्जां पिशितानि चाश्नुवन्। वपां विलुम्पन्ति हसन्ति गान्ति च; प्रकर्षमाणाः कुणपान्यनेकशः ॥७-४८-४८॥
tvaco vinirbhidya pibanvasāmasṛ; ktathaiva majjāṃ piśitāni cāśnuvan। vapāṃ vilumpanti hasanti gānti ca; prakarṣamāṇāḥ kuṇapānyanekaśaḥ ॥7-48-48॥
[त्वचः (tvacaḥ) - skin; विनिर्भिद्य (vinirbhidya) - piercing; पिबन् (piban) - drinking; वसा (vasā) - fat; असृक् (asṛk) - blood; तथैव (tathaiva) - similarly; मज्जाम् (majjām) - marrow; पिशितानि (piśitāni) - flesh; च (ca) - and; अश्नुवन् (aśnuvan) - eating; वपाम् (vapām) - membranes; विलुम्पन्ति (vilumpanti) - tearing apart; हसन्ति (hasanti) - laughing; गान्ति (gānti) - singing; च (ca) - and; प्रकर्षमाणाः (prakarṣamāṇāḥ) - dragging; कुणपानि (kuṇapāni) - corpses; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - in many ways;]
(Piercing the skin, drinking fat and blood; similarly eating marrow and flesh. Tearing apart membranes, laughing, singing, and dragging corpses in many ways.)
They pierce the skin, drink the fat and blood, eat the marrow and flesh. They tear apart the membranes, laugh, sing, and drag the corpses in various ways.
शरीरसङ्घाटवहा असृग्जला; रथोडुपा कुञ्जरशैलसङ्कटा। मनुष्यशीर्षोपलमांसकर्दमा; प्रविद्धनानाविधशस्त्रमालिनी ॥७-४८-४९॥
śarīrasaṅghāṭavahā asṛgjalā; rathoḍupā kuñjaraśailasaṅkaṭā। manuṣyaśīrṣopalamāṃsakardamā; praviddhanānāvidhaśastramālinī ॥7-48-49॥
[शरीर (śarīra) - body; सङ्घाट (saṅghāṭa) - mass; वहा (vahā) - carrying; असृक् (asṛk) - blood; जला (jalā) - water; रथ (ratha) - chariot; उडुप (uḍupa) - moon; कुञ्जर (kuñjara) - elephant; शैल (śaila) - mountain; सङ्कटा (saṅkaṭā) - narrow; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - human; शीर्ष (śīrṣa) - head; उपल (upala) - stone; मांस (māṃsa) - flesh; कर्दम (kardama) - mud; प्रविद्ध (praviddha) - scattered; नानाविध (nānāvidha) - various kinds; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; मालिनी (mālinī) - garlanded;]
(Carrying masses of bodies, with streams of blood; chariots and moons, elephants and narrow mountains. Human heads, stones, and flesh mud; scattered with garlands of various kinds of weapons.)
The battlefield was a gruesome sight, filled with heaps of bodies and rivers of blood. Chariots and moons, elephants and narrow mountains were scattered around. Human heads, stones, and flesh formed a muddy ground, adorned with a variety of weapons.
महाभया वैतरणीव दुस्तरा; प्रवर्तिता योधवरैस्तदा नदी। उवाह मध्येन रणाजिरं भृशं; भयावहा जीवमृतप्रवाहिनी ॥७-४८-५०॥
mahābhayā vaitaraṇīva dustarā; pravartitā yodhavarais tadā nadī। uvāha madhyena raṇājiraṃ bhṛśaṃ; bhayāvahā jīvamṛtapravāhinī ॥7-48-50॥
[महाभया (mahābhayā) - greatly fearful; वैतरणी (vaitaraṇī) - Vaitarani (a mythical river); इव (iva) - like; दुस्तरा (dustarā) - difficult to cross; प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - set in motion; योधवरैः (yodhavaraiḥ) - by the best warriors; तदा (tadā) - then; नदी (nadī) - river; उवाह (uvāha) - carried; मध्येन (madhyena) - through the middle; रणाजिरं (raṇājiraṃ) - battlefield; भृशं (bhṛśaṃ) - intensely; भयावहा (bhayāvahā) - fear-inducing; जीवमृतप्रवाहिनी (jīvamṛtapravāhinī) - flowing with life and death;]
(The river, greatly fearful like the Vaitarani and difficult to cross, was set in motion by the best warriors then. It intensely carried through the middle of the battlefield, fear-inducing and flowing with life and death.)
The river, terrifying like the mythical Vaitarani and hard to cross, was set in motion by the best warriors of the time. It flowed intensely through the heart of the battlefield, instilling fear and carrying the essence of life and death.
पिबन्ति चाश्नन्ति च यत्र दुर्दृशाः; पिशाचसङ्घा विविधाः सुभैरवाः। सुनन्दिताः प्राणभृतां भयङ्कराः; समानभक्षाः श्वसृगालपक्षिणः ॥७-४८-५१॥
pibanti cāśnanti ca yatra durdṛśāḥ; piśācasaṅghā vividhāḥ subhairavāḥ। sunanditāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṃ bhayaṅkarāḥ; samānabhakṣāḥ śvasṛgālapakṣiṇaḥ ॥7-48-51॥
[पिबन्ति (pibanti) - drink; च (ca) - and; अश्नन्ति (aśnanti) - eat; च (ca) - and; यत्र (yatra) - where; दुर्दृशाः (durdṛśāḥ) - difficult to see; पिशाचसङ्घाः (piśācasaṅghāḥ) - groups of demons; विविधाः (vividhāḥ) - various; सुभैरवाः (subhairavāḥ) - very terrifying; सुनन्दिताः (sunanditāḥ) - delighted; प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings; भयङ्कराः (bhayaṅkarāḥ) - frightening; समानभक्षाः (samānabhakṣāḥ) - sharing the same food; श्वसृगालपक्षिणः (śvasṛgālapakṣiṇaḥ) - dogs, jackals, and birds;]
(They drink and eat where there are difficult-to-see groups of various very terrifying demons, delighted and frightening to living beings, sharing the same food with dogs, jackals, and birds.)
In that place, the unseen and various terrifying groups of demons drink and eat, delighting in frightening living beings, sharing their meals with dogs, jackals, and birds.
तथा तदायोधनमुग्रदर्शनं; निशामुखे पितृपतिराष्ट्रसंनिभम्। निरीक्षमाणाः शनकैर्जहुर्नराः; समुत्थितारुण्डकुलोपसङ्कुलम् ॥७-४८-५२॥
tathā tadāyodhanamugradarśanaṁ; niśāmukhe pitṛpatirāṣṭrasaṁnibham। nirīkṣamāṇāḥ śanakairjahurnarāḥ; samutthitāruṇḍakulopasaṅkulam ॥7-48-52॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तत् (tat) - that; आयोधन (āyodhana) - battle; उग्र (ugra) - fierce; दर्शन (darśana) - sight; निशामुखे (niśāmukhe) - at nightfall; पितृपति (pitṛpati) - lord of ancestors; राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) - kingdom; संनिभम् (saṁnibham) - resembling; निरीक्षमाणाः (nirīkṣamāṇāḥ) - observing; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly; जहुः (jahuḥ) - left; नराः (narāḥ) - men; समुत्थित (samutthita) - arisen; अरुण्डकुल (aruṇḍakula) - Arundha clan; उपसङ्कुलम् (upasaṅkulam) - crowded;]
(Thus, that battle with a fierce sight, resembling the kingdom of the lord of ancestors at nightfall; observing slowly, the men left, crowded with the arisen Arundha clan.)
Thus, at nightfall, the fierce battle appeared like the kingdom of the lord of ancestors; the men, observing slowly, departed, as the Arundha clan arose and crowded the scene.
अपेतविध्वस्तमहार्हभूषणं; निपातितं शक्रसमं महारथम्। रणेऽभिमन्युं ददृशुस्तदा जना; व्यपोढहव्यं सदसीव पावकम् ॥७-४८-५३॥
apetavidhvastamahārhabhūṣaṇaṃ; nipātitaṃ śakrasamaṃ mahāratham। raṇe'bhimanyuṃ dadṛśustadā janā; vyapoḍhahavyaṃ sadasīva pāvakam ॥7-48-53॥
[अपेत (apeta) - deprived; विध्वस्त (vidhvastha) - disheveled; महार्ह (mahārha) - very valuable; भूषणं (bhūṣaṇaṃ) - ornaments; निपातितं (nipātitaṃ) - fallen; शक्रसमं (śakrasamaṃ) - equal to Indra; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अभिमन्युं (abhimanyuṃ) - Abhimanyu; ददृशुस्तदा (dadṛśustadā) - saw then; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; व्यपोढहव्यं (vyapoḍhahavyaṃ) - having consumed the offerings; सदसि (sadasi) - in the assembly; इव (iva) - like; पावकम् (pāvakam) - fire;]
(Deprived of disheveled, very valuable ornaments; fallen, equal to Indra, the great chariot-warrior Abhimanyu in battle, the people then saw; like fire having consumed the offerings in the assembly.)
The people then saw Abhimanyu, the great chariot-warrior, fallen in battle, deprived of his disheveled, valuable ornaments, like a fire that has consumed the offerings in the assembly.
