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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
दुःशासनबलं हत्वा सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः। सिन्धुराजं परीप्सन्वै द्रोणानीकमुपाद्रवत् ॥७-६६-१॥
duḥśāsanabalaṃ hatvā savyasācī dhanañjayaḥ। sindhurājaṃ parīpsanvai droṇānīkamupādravat ॥7-66-1॥
[दुःशासनबलं (duḥśāsanabalaṃ) - the strength of Duḥśāsana; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Savyasachi; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; सिन्धुराजं (sindhurājaṃ) - the king of Sindhu; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to obtain; वै (vai) - indeed; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army; उपाद्रवत् (upādravat) - attacked;]
(Having slain the strength of Duḥśāsana, Savyasachi Dhananjaya, desiring to obtain the king of Sindhu, indeed attacked Drona's army.)
After defeating Duḥśāsana's forces, Arjuna, known as Savyasachi, aimed to capture the Sindhu king and launched an attack on Drona's army.
स तु द्रोणं समासाद्य व्यूहस्य प्रमुखे स्थितम्। कृताञ्जलिरिदं वाक्यं कृष्णस्यानुमतेऽब्रवीत् ॥७-६६-२॥
sa tu droṇaṃ samāsādya vyūhasya pramukhe sthitam। kṛtāñjaliridaṃ vākyaṃ kṛṣṇasyānumate'bravīt ॥7-66-2॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - approaching; व्यूहस्य (vyūhasya) - of the formation; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - sentence; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; अनुमते (anumate) - with the permission; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(He, however, approaching Droṇa, standing in front of the formation, with folded hands, said this sentence with the permission of Krishna.)
He approached Droṇa, who was standing at the forefront of the formation, and with folded hands, he spoke this sentence with Krishna's permission.
शिवेन ध्याहि मां ब्रह्मन्स्वस्ति चैव वदस्व मे। भवत्प्रसादादिच्छामि प्रवेष्टुं दुर्भिदां चमूम् ॥७-६६-३॥
śivena dhyāhi māṃ brahmansvasti caiva vadasva me। bhavatprasādādicchāmi praveṣṭuṃ durbhidāṃ camūm ॥7-66-3॥
[शिवेन (śivena) - by Shiva; ध्याहि (dhyāhi) - meditate; मां (māṃ) - me; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; वदस्व (vadasva) - speak; मे (me) - to me; भवत् (bhavat) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; प्रवेष्टुम् (praveṣṭum) - to enter; दुर्भिदाम् (durbhidām) - impenetrable; चमूम् (camūm) - army;]
(By Shiva, meditate on me, O Brahman, and indeed speak well-being to me. By your grace, I wish to enter the impenetrable army.)
O Brahman, meditate on me with Shiva's grace and speak of well-being to me. With your blessing, I wish to enter the formidable army.
भवान्पितृसमो मह्यं धर्मराजसमोऽपि च। तथा कृष्णसमश्चैव सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥७-६६-४॥
bhavān pitṛsamo mahyaṃ dharmarājasamo'pi ca। tathā kṛṣṇasamaścaiva satyametad bravīmi te ॥7-66-4॥
[भवान् (bhavān) - you; पितृसमः (pitṛsamaḥ) - like a father; महम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; धर्मराजसमः (dharmarājasamaḥ) - like Yudhishthira; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; कृष्णसमः (kṛṣṇasamaḥ) - like Krishna; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सत्यं (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak; ते (te) - to you;]
(You are like a father to me, also like Yudhishthira, likewise like Krishna, indeed this truth I speak to you.)
You are as dear to me as a father, akin to Yudhishthira and Krishna. I speak this truth to you.
अश्वत्थामा यथा तात रक्षणीयस्तवानघ। तथाहमपि ते रक्ष्यः सदैव द्विजसत्तम ॥७-६६-५॥
aśvatthāmā yathā tāta rakṣaṇīyastavānagha। tathāhamapi te rakṣyaḥ sadaiva dvijasattama ॥7-66-5॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; यथा (yathā) - as; तात (tāta) - father; रक्षणीयः (rakṣaṇīyaḥ) - to be protected; तव (tava) - your; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one; तथा (tathā) - so; अहम् (aham) - I; अपि (api) - also; ते (te) - by you; रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected; सदैव (sadaiva) - always; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(Ashwatthama, as he is to be protected by you, O sinless one, so am I always to be protected by you, O best of the twice-born.)
Just as Ashwatthama is to be protected by you, my father, so too am I always to be protected by you, O noble Brahmin.
तव प्रसादादिच्छामि सिन्धुराजानमाहवे। निहन्तुं द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ प्रतिज्ञां रक्ष मे विभो ॥७-६६-६॥
tava prasādād icchāmi sindhurājānam āhave। nihantuṃ dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha pratijñāṃ rakṣa me vibho ॥7-66-6॥
[तव (tava) - your; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by grace; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; सिन्धुराजानम् (sindhurājānam) - Sindhu king; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; निहन्तुम् (nihantum) - to slay; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; रक्ष (rakṣa) - protect; मे (me) - my; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]
(By your grace, I wish to slay the Sindhu king in battle. Protect my vow, O best of bipeds, O Lord.)
With your blessing, I desire to defeat the king of Sindhu in battle. Please safeguard my vow, O supreme among bipeds, O Lord.
एवमुक्तस्तदाचार्यः प्रत्युवाच स्मयन्निव। मामजित्वा न बीभत्सो शक्यो जेतुं जयद्रथः ॥७-६६-७॥
evamuktastadācāryaḥ pratyuvāca smayanniva। māmajitvā na bībhatso śakyo jetuṃ jayadrathaḥ ॥7-66-7॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तत् (tad) - that; आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; माम् (mām) - me; अजित्वा (ajitvā) - without conquering; न (na) - not; बीभत्सः (bībhatsaḥ) - fearless; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; जेतुम् (jetum) - to defeat; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha;]
(Thus spoken, that teacher replied as if smiling: "Without conquering me, it is not possible for the fearless Jayadratha to be defeated.")
The teacher, as if smiling, replied: "Jayadratha cannot be defeated without first conquering me."
एतावदुक्त्वा तं द्रोणः शरव्रातैरवाकिरत्। सरथाश्वध्वजं तीक्ष्णैः प्रहसन्वै ससारथिम् ॥७-६६-८॥
etāvad uktvā taṃ droṇaḥ śaravrātair avākirat. sarathaśvadhvajaṃ tīkṣṇaiḥ prahasan vai sasārathim ॥7-66-8॥
[एतावत् (etāvat) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; तम् (tam) - him; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शरव्रातैः (śaravrātaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; अवाकिरत् (avākirat) - covered; सरथाश्वध्वजम् (sarathaśvadhvajam) - with chariot, horses, and banner; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; प्रहसन् (prahasan) - smiling; वै (vai) - indeed; ससारथिम् (sasārathim) - with the charioteer;]
(Thus having spoken, Droṇa covered him with showers of arrows, with chariot, horses, and banner, with sharp (arrows), smiling indeed, with the charioteer.)
After speaking thus, Droṇa, smiling, showered sharp arrows upon him, covering his chariot, horses, and banner, along with his charioteer.
ततोऽर्जुनः शरव्रातान्द्रोणस्यावार्य सायकैः। द्रोणमभ्यर्दयद्बाणैर्घोररूपैर्महत्तरैः ॥७-६६-९॥
tato'rjunaḥ śaravrātāndroṇasyāvārya sāyakaiḥ। droṇamabhyardayadbāṇairghorarūpairmahattaraiḥ ॥7-66-9॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शरव्रातान् (śaravrātān) - arrow showers; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; अवार्य (avārya) - warding off; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; अभ्यर्दयत् (abhyardayat) - attacked; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; घोररूपैः (ghorarūpaiḥ) - terrible forms; महत्तरैः (mahattaraiḥ) - great;]
(Then Arjuna, warding off Drona's arrow showers with arrows, attacked Drona with arrows of terrible forms and great might.)
Then Arjuna, skillfully deflecting Drona's volleys of arrows, launched his own fierce and mighty arrows at Drona.
विव्याध च रणे द्रोणमनुमान्य विशां पते। क्षत्रधर्मं समास्थाय नवभिः सायकैः पुनः ॥७-६६-१०॥
vivyādha ca raṇe droṇamanumānya viśāṃ pate। kṣatradharmaṃ samāsthāya navabhiḥ sāyakaiḥ punaḥ ॥7-66-10॥
[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Droṇa; अनुमान्य (anumānya) - respecting; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - lord; क्षत्रधर्मं (kṣatradharmaṃ) - warrior's duty; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having assumed; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - arrows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Pierced and in battle Droṇa respecting, lord of men, having assumed warrior's duty with nine arrows again.)
Respecting Droṇa in battle, the lord of men pierced him again with nine arrows, adhering to the warrior's duty.
तस्येषूनिषुभिश्छित्त्वा द्रोणो विव्याध तावुभौ। विषाग्निज्वलनप्रख्यैरिषुभिः कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥७-६६-११॥
tasyeṣūniṣubhiśchittvā droṇo vivyādha tāvubhau। viṣāgnijvalanaprakhyairiṣubhiḥ kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ॥7-66-11॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; इषूनिषुभिः (iṣūniṣubhiḥ) - arrows with arrows; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; तौ (tau) - those two; उभौ (ubhau) - both; विषाग्निज्वलनप्रख्यैः (viṣāgnijvalanaprakhyaiḥ) - like poison and fire; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Krishna and Pandava;]
(Having cut his arrows with arrows, Droṇa pierced both of them, Krishna and Pandava, with arrows resembling poison and fire.)
Droṇa, having intercepted his arrows with his own, struck both Krishna and Pandava with arrows that seemed like poison and fire.
इयेष पाण्डवस्तस्य बाणैश्छेत्तुं शरासनम्। तस्य चिन्तयतस्त्वेवं फल्गुनस्य महात्मनः ॥ द्रोणः शरैरसम्भ्रान्तो ज्यां चिच्छेदाशु वीर्यवान् ॥७-६६-१२॥
iyeṣa pāṇḍavastasya bāṇaiśchettuṃ śarāsanam। tasya cintayatastvevaṃ phalgunasya mahātmanaḥ ॥ droṇaḥ śarairasambhrānto jyāṃ cicchedāśu vīryavān ॥7-66-12॥
[इयेष (iyeṣa) - desired; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; तस्य (tasya) - his; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; छेत्तुं (chettuṃ) - to cut; शरासनम् (śarāsanam) - bow; तस्य (tasya) - his; चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - thinking; तू (tū) - indeed; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; फल्गुनस्य (phalgunasya) - of Phalguna; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; ज्याम् (jyām) - bowstring; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; आशु (āśu) - quickly; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - valiant;]
(The Pāṇḍava desired to cut his bow with arrows. While Phalguna, the great soul, was thinking thus, Droṇa, unperturbed, quickly cut the bowstring with arrows.)
The Pāṇḍava aimed to sever his opponent's bow with arrows. As Phalguna, the noble soul, contemplated, Droṇa, with unwavering composure, swiftly severed the bowstring with his arrows.
विव्याध च हयानस्य ध्वजं सारथिमेव च। अर्जुनं च शरैर्वीरं स्मयमानोऽभ्यवाकिरत् ॥७-६६-१३॥
vivyādha ca hayānasya dhvajaṃ sārathimeva ca। arjunaṃ ca śarairvīraṃ smayamāno'bhyavākirat ॥7-66-13॥
[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; हयानस्य (hayānasya) - of the chariot; ध्वजं (dhvajaṃ) - flag; सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; एव (eva) - also; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; वीरं (vīraṃ) - hero; स्मयमानः (smayamānaḥ) - smiling; अभ्यवाकिरत् (abhyavākirat) - showered;]
(He pierced the flag and the charioteer of the chariot, and smiling, showered arrows on the hero Arjuna.)
He pierced the flag and the charioteer of the chariot, and with a smile, showered arrows on the heroic Arjuna.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे पार्थः सज्जं कृत्वा महद्धनुः। विशेषयिष्यन्नाचार्यं सर्वास्त्रविदुषां वरम् ॥ मुमोच षट्शतान्बाणान्गृहीत्वैकमिव द्रुतम् ॥७-६६-१४॥
etasminnantare pārthaḥ sajjaṃ kṛtvā mahaddhanuḥ। viśeṣayiṣyannācāryaṃ sarvāstraviduṣāṃ varam ॥ mumoca ṣaṭśatānbāṇāngṛhītvāikamiva drutam ॥7-66-14॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सज्जं (sajjaṃ) - ready; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विशेषयिष्यन् (viśeṣayiṣyan) - intending to excel; आचार्यम् (ācāryam) - teacher; सर्व (sarva) - all; अस्त्र (astra) - weapons; विदुषाम् (viduṣām) - of the learned; वरम् (varam) - best; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; शतान् (śatān) - hundreds; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken; एकम् (ekam) - one; इव (iva) - as if; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly;]
(In this interval, Arjuna, having made ready the great bow, intending to excel the teacher, the best of all the learned in weapons, released six hundred arrows, having taken them as if one, quickly.)
During this interval, Arjuna prepared his great bow, aiming to surpass his teacher, the foremost among all experts in weaponry, and swiftly released six hundred arrows as if they were one.
पुनः सप्त शतानन्यान्सहस्रं चानिवर्तिनाम्। चिक्षेपायुतशश्चान्यांस्तेऽघ्नन्द्रोणस्य तां चमूम् ॥७-६६-१५॥
punaḥ sapta śatānanyānsahasraṃ cānivartinām। cikṣepāyutaśaścānyāṃste'ghnandroṇasya tāṃ camūm ॥7-66-15॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सप्त (sapta) - seven; शतान् (śatān) - hundreds; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; सहस्रं (sahasraṃ) - thousand; च (ca) - and; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - non-returning; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - dispatched; आयुतशः (āyutaśaḥ) - in tens of thousands; च (ca) - and; अन्यान् (anyān) - others; ते (te) - they; अघ्नन् (aghnan) - killed; द्रोणस्य (droṇasya) - of Drona; तां (tāṃ) - that; चमूम् (camūm) - army;]
(Again, seven hundred others and a thousand non-returning were dispatched, and in tens of thousands others they killed that army of Drona.)
Once more, seven hundred others and a thousand warriors who would not return were sent forth, and in tens of thousands, they destroyed Drona's army.
तैः सम्यगस्तैर्बलिना कृतिना चित्रयोधिना। मनुष्यवाजिमातङ्गा विद्धाः पेतुर्गतासवः ॥७-६६-१६॥
taiḥ samyagastairbalinā kṛtinā citrayodhinā। manuṣyavājimātaṅgā viddhāḥ peturgatāsavaḥ ॥7-66-16॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; अस्तैः (astaiḥ) - by arrows; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong one; कृतिना (kṛtinā) - by the skillful one; चित्रयोधिना (citrayodhinā) - by the excellent warrior; मनुष्य (manuṣya) - men; वाजि (vāji) - horses; मातङ्गा (mātaṅgā) - elephants; विद्धाः (viddhāḥ) - pierced; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless;]
(By them, properly by arrows, by the strong one, by the skillful one, by the excellent warrior, men, horses, and elephants, pierced, fell lifeless.)
Pierced by the arrows of the strong and skillful warrior, the men, horses, and elephants fell lifeless.
विद्रुताश्च रणे पेतुः सञ्छिन्नायुधजीविताः। रथिनो रथमुख्येभ्यः सहयाः शरपीडिताः ॥७-६६-१७॥
vidrutāś ca raṇe petuḥ sañchinnāyudhajīvitāḥ। rathino rathamukhyebhyaḥ sahayāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ ॥7-66-17॥
[विद्रुताः (vidrutāḥ) - fled; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; सञ्छिन्न (sañchinna) - cut off; आयुध (āyudha) - weapons; जीविताः (jīvitāḥ) - lives; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; रथमुख्येभ्यः (rathamukhyebhyaḥ) - from the chief chariots; सहयाः (sahayāḥ) - horses; शर (śara) - arrows; पीडिताः (pīḍitāḥ) - afflicted;]
(Fled and fell in battle, their lives and weapons cut off; the charioteers from the chief chariots, the horses afflicted by arrows.)
The charioteers and horses, afflicted by arrows, fled and fell in battle, their lives and weapons cut off, from the chief chariots.
चूर्णिताक्षिप्तदग्धानां वज्रानिलहुताशनैः। तुल्यरूपा गजाः पेतुर्गिर्यग्राम्बुदवेश्मनाम् ॥७-६६-१८॥
cūrṇitākṣiptadagdhānāṃ vajrānilahutāśanaiḥ। tulyarūpā gajāḥ peturgiryagrāmbudaveśmanām ॥7-66-18॥
[चूर्णित (cūrṇita) - crushed; आक्षिप्त (ākṣipta) - thrown; दग्धानां (dagdhānāṃ) - burnt; वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; अनिल (anila) - wind; हुताशनैः (hutāśanaiḥ) - fire; तुल्यरूपा (tulyarūpā) - similar form; गजाः (gajāḥ) - elephants; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; गिर्य (girya) - mountain; ग्राम्बुद (grāmbuda) - cloud; वेश्मनाम् (veśmanām) - houses;]
(Crushed, thrown, and burnt by thunderbolt, wind, and fire, elephants of similar form fell from the mountains, clouds, and houses.)
Elephants, resembling each other, were crushed, thrown, and burnt by thunderbolts, wind, and fire, and they fell from the mountains, clouds, and houses.
पेतुरश्वसहस्राणि प्रहतान्यर्जुनेषुभिः। हंसा हिमवतः पृष्ठे वारिविप्रहता इव ॥७-६६-१९॥
peturaśvasahasrāṇi prahatānyarjuneṣubhiḥ। haṃsā himavataḥ pṛṣṭhe vāriviprahatā iva ॥7-66-19॥
[पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; अश्व (aśva) - horses; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; प्रहतानि (prahatāni) - struck; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - by arrows; हंसा (haṃsā) - swans; हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas; पृष्ठे (pṛṣṭhe) - on the back; वारि (vāri) - water; विप्रहता (viprahatā) - struck; इव (iva) - like;]
(Thousands of horses fell, struck by Arjuna's arrows, like swans struck by water on the back of the Himalayas.)
Thousands of horses fell, hit by Arjuna's arrows, resembling swans hit by water on the slopes of the Himalayas.
रथाश्वद्विपपत्त्योघाः सलिलौघा इवाद्भुताः। युगान्तादित्यरश्म्याभैः पाण्डवास्तशरैर्हताः ॥७-६६-२०॥
rathāśvadvipapattyoghāḥ salilaughā ivādbhūtāḥ। yugāntādityaraśmyābhaiḥ pāṇḍavāstaśarairhatāḥ ॥7-66-20॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; अश्व (aśva) - horse; द्विप (dvipa) - elephant; पत्ति (patti) - foot-soldier; ओघाः (oghāḥ) - floods; सलिल (salila) - water; ओघा (oghā) - floods; इव (iva) - like; अद्भुताः (adbhutāḥ) - wonderful; युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an era; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; रश्म्याभैः (raśmyābhaiḥ) - with rays; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; त (ta) - by; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; हताः (hatāḥ) - killed;]
(Chariots, horses, elephants, and foot-soldiers, like floods of water, were wonderful. The Pāṇḍavas were killed by arrows with rays like the sun at the end of an era.)
The battlefield was filled with chariots, horses, elephants, and foot-soldiers, resembling floods of water, creating a wondrous sight. The Pāṇḍavas were slain by arrows that shone like the sun's rays at the end of an era.
तं पाण्डवादित्यशरांशुजालं; कुरुप्रवीरान्युधि निष्टपन्तम्। स द्रोणमेघः शरवर्षवेगैः; प्राच्छादयन्मेघ इवार्करश्मीन् ॥७-६६-२१॥
taṁ pāṇḍavādityaśarāṁśujālaṁ; kurupravīrānyudhi niṣṭapantam। sa droṇameghaḥ śaravarṣavegaiḥ; prācchādayanmegha ivārkaraśmīn ॥7-66-21॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; आदित्य (āditya) - sun; शर (śara) - arrows; अंशु (aṁśu) - rays; जालं (jālaṁ) - net; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; प्रवीरान् (pravīrān) - heroes; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; निष्टपन्तम् (niṣṭapantam) - burning; स (sa) - he; द्रोण (droṇa) - Droṇa; मेघः (meghaḥ) - cloud; शर (śara) - arrows; वर्ष (varṣa) - rain; वेगैः (vegaiḥ) - with speed; प्राच्छादयत् (prācchādayat) - covered; मेघ (megha) - cloud; इव (iva) - like; अर्क (arka) - sun; रश्मीन् (raśmīn) - rays;]
(That net of sun-like arrows of the Pāṇḍavas, burning the Kuru heroes in battle, he, Droṇa, like a cloud with the speed of arrow-rain, covered like clouds cover the sun's rays.)
Droṇa, like a cloud, covered the Kuru heroes in battle with a net of sun-like arrows from the Pāṇḍavas, as clouds cover the sun's rays.
अथात्यर्थविसृष्टेन द्विषतामसुभोजिना। आजघ्ने वक्षसि द्रोणो नाराचेन धनञ्जयम् ॥७-६६-२२॥
athātyarthavisṛṣṭena dviṣatāmasubhojinā। ājaghne vakṣasi droṇo nārācena dhanañjayam ॥7-66-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अत्यर्थ (atyartha) - exceedingly; विसृष्टेन (visṛṣṭena) - released; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; असुभोजिना (asubhojinā) - life-consuming; आजघ्ने (ājaghne) - struck; वक्षसि (vakṣasi) - on the chest; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; नाराचेन (nārācena) - with an iron arrow; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then, exceedingly released by the life-consuming enemies, Droṇa struck Dhananjaya on the chest with an iron arrow.)
Then, Droṇa, with an iron arrow released exceedingly by the life-consuming enemies, struck Dhananjaya on the chest.
स विह्वलितसर्वाङ्गः क्षितिकम्पे यथाचलः। धैर्यमालम्ब्य बीभत्सुर्द्रोणं विव्याध पत्रिभिः ॥७-६६-२३॥
sa vihvalitasarvāṅgaḥ kṣitikampe yathācalaḥ। dhairyamālambya bībhatsurdroṇaṃ vivyādha patribhiḥ ॥7-66-23॥
[स (sa) - he; विह्वलित (vihvalita) - agitated; सर्वाङ्गः (sarvāṅgaḥ) - all limbs; क्षितिकम्पे (kṣitikampe) - earthquake; यथा (yathā) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain; धैर्यम् (dhairyam) - courage; आलम्ब्य (ālambya) - taking support; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows;]
(He, with all limbs agitated, like a mountain in an earthquake, taking support of courage, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) pierced Drona with arrows.)
In the midst of the earthquake, like a mountain, Arjuna, though agitated, gathered his courage and struck Drona with arrows.
द्रोणस्तु पञ्चभिर्बाणैर्वासुदेवमताडयत्। अर्जुनं च त्रिसप्तत्या ध्वजं चास्य त्रिभिः शरैः ॥७-६६-२४॥
droṇastu pañcabhirbāṇairvāsudevamatāḍayat। arjunaṃ ca trisaptyā dhvajaṃ cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-66-24॥
[द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; तु (tu) - but; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptyā) - with seventy-three; ध्वजम् (dhvajam) - flag; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(But Drona struck Vasudeva with five arrows, and Arjuna with seventy-three, and his flag with three arrows.)
Drona, however, attacked Vasudeva with five arrows, Arjuna with seventy-three arrows, and also hit his flag with three arrows.
विशेषयिष्यञ्शिष्यं च द्रोणो राजन्पराक्रमी। अदृश्यमर्जुनं चक्रे निमेषाच्छरवृष्टिभिः ॥७-६६-२५॥
viśeṣayiṣyañśiṣyaṃ ca droṇo rājanparākramī। adṛśyamarjunaṃ cakre nimeṣāccharavṛṣṭibhiḥ ॥7-66-25॥
[विशेषयिष्यन् (viśeṣayiṣyan) - intending to distinguish; शिष्यं (śiṣyam) - disciple; च (ca) - and; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पराक्रमी (parākramī) - valiant; अदृश्यम् (adṛśyam) - invisible; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; चक्रे (cakre) - made; निमेषात् (nimeṣāt) - in a moment; शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - with showers of arrows;]
(Intending to distinguish his disciple, Droṇa, O king, the valiant one, made Arjuna invisible in a moment with showers of arrows.)
Droṇa, the valiant teacher, intending to showcase his disciple's prowess, made Arjuna disappear in an instant under a barrage of arrows, O king.
प्रसक्तान्पततोऽद्राक्ष्म भारद्वाजस्य सायकान्। मण्डलीकृतमेवास्य धनुश्चादृश्यताद्भुतम् ॥७-६६-२६॥
prasaktān patato 'drākṣma bhāradvājasya sāyakān। maṇḍalīkṛtam evāsya dhanuś cādṛśyatādbhutam ॥7-66-26॥
[प्रसक्तान् (prasaktān) - attached; पततः (patataḥ) - falling; अद्राक्ष्म (adrākṣma) - we saw; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bharadvaja; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; मण्डलीकृतम् (maṇḍalīkṛtam) - circular; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - his; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; च (ca) - and; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful;]
(We saw the arrows of Bharadvaja falling, attached. His bow was indeed seen circular and wonderful.)
We observed the arrows of Bharadvaja falling in a circular formation, and his bow appeared truly marvelous.
तेऽभ्ययुः समरे राजन्वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ। द्रोणसृष्टाः सुबहवः कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदाः ॥७-६६-२७॥
te'bhyayuḥ samare rājanvāsudevadhanañjayau। droṇasṛṣṭāḥ subahavaḥ kaṅkapatraparicchadāḥ ॥7-66-27॥
[ते (te) - they; अभ्ययुः (abhyayuḥ) - approached; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vasudeva; धनञ्जयौ (dhanañjayau) - Dhananjaya; द्रोणसृष्टाः (droṇasṛṣṭāḥ) - created by Drona; सुबहवः (subahavaḥ) - many; कङ्कपत्रपरिच्छदाः (kaṅkapatraparicchadāḥ) - covered with peacock feathers;]
(They approached in battle, O king, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, many created by Drona, covered with peacock feathers.)
O king, many warriors created by Drona, adorned with peacock feathers, approached Vasudeva and Dhananjaya in the battle.
तद्दृष्ट्वा तादृशं युद्धं द्रोणपाण्डवयोस्तदा। वासुदेवो महाबुद्धिः कार्यवत्तामचिन्तयत् ॥७-६६-२८॥
taddṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ yuddhaṃ droṇapāṇḍavayostadā। vāsudevo mahābuddhiḥ kāryavattāmacintayat ॥7-66-28॥
[तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; पाण्डवयोः (pāṇḍavayoḥ) - and Pandavas; तदा (tadā) - then; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; महाबुद्धिः (mahābuddhiḥ) - great wisdom; कार्यवत्ताम् (kāryavattām) - duty; अचिन्तयत् (acintayat) - considered;]
(Having seen such a battle between Drona and the Pandavas, Vasudeva, of great wisdom, considered his duty.)
Upon witnessing the intense battle between Drona and the Pandavas, Vasudeva, known for his great wisdom, contemplated his responsibilities.
ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवो धनञ्जयमिदं वचः। पार्थ पार्थ महाबाहो न नः कालात्ययो भवेत् ॥७-६६-२९॥
tato'bravīdvāsudevo dhanañjayamidaṃ vacaḥ। pārtha pārtha mahābāho na naḥ kālātyayo bhavet ॥7-66-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; न (na) - not; नः (naḥ) - our; कालात्ययः (kālātyayaḥ) - delay in time; भवेत् (bhavet) - will be;]
(Then Vasudeva said this speech to Dhananjaya: "O son of Pritha, O mighty-armed, there will not be any delay in our time.")
Then Vasudeva spoke to Arjuna, saying: "O son of Pritha, O mighty-armed one, there will be no delay for us."
द्रोणमुत्सृज्य गच्छामः कृत्यमेतन्महत्तरम्। पार्थश्चाप्यब्रवीत्कृष्णं यथेष्टमिति केशव ॥७-६६-३०॥
droṇam utsṛjya gacchāmaḥ kṛtyam etan mahattaram। pārthaś cāpy abravīt kṛṣṇaṃ yatheṣṭam iti keśava ॥7-66-30॥
[द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - leaving; गच्छामः (gacchāmaḥ) - we go; कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty; एतत् (etat) - this; महत्तरम् (mahattaram) - greater; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - to Krishna; यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) - as desired; इति (iti) - thus; केशव (keśava) - O Keshava;]
(Leaving Drona, we go; this duty is greater. Arjuna also said to Krishna, "As desired, O Keshava.")
Leaving Drona behind, we must attend to this greater duty. Arjuna also told Krishna, "Do as you wish, O Keshava."
ततः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा द्रोणं प्रायान्महाभुजः। परिवृत्तश्च बीभत्सुरगच्छद्विसृजञ्शरान् ॥७-६६-३१॥
tataḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā droṇaṃ prāyānmahābhujaḥ। parivṛttaśca bībhatsuragacchadvisṛjañśarān ॥7-66-31॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रदक्षिणं (pradakṣiṇam) - circumambulation; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; द्रोणं (droṇam) - Droṇa; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed; परिवृत्तः (parivṛttaḥ) - turned back; च (ca) - and; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bībhatsu; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(Then, having circumambulated Droṇa, the mighty-armed went. Turning back, Bībhatsu went releasing arrows.)
Then, the mighty-armed warrior, having circumambulated Droṇa, turned back and Bībhatsu proceeded, releasing arrows.
ततोऽब्रवीत्स्मयन्द्रोणः क्वेदं पाण्डव गम्यते। ननु नाम रणे शत्रुमजित्वा न निवर्तसे ॥७-६६-३२॥
tato'bravītsmayandroṇaḥ kvedaṃ pāṇḍava gamyate। nanu nāma raṇe śatrumajitvā na nivartase ॥7-66-32॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; कु (ku) - where; इदं (idaṃ) - this; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; गम्यते (gamyate) - going; ननु (nanu) - indeed; नाम (nāma) - by name; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रुम् (śatrum) - enemy; अजित्वा (ajitvā) - without conquering; न (na) - not; निवर्तसे (nivartase) - you return;]
(Then, smiling, Droṇa said, "Where are you going, Pāṇḍava? Indeed, do you not return without conquering the enemy in battle?")
Then, with a smile, Droṇa asked, "Where are you heading, Pāṇḍava? Surely, you do not intend to return without defeating your enemy in the battle?"
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
गुरुर्भवान्न मे शत्रुः शिष्यः पुत्रसमोऽस्मि ते। न चास्ति स पुमाँल्लोके यस्त्वां युधि पराजयेत् ॥७-६६-३३॥
gururbhavānna me śatruḥ śiṣyaḥ putrasamo'smi te। na cāsti sa pumāṁlloke yastvāṁ yudhi parājayet ॥7-66-33॥
[गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher; भवान् (bhavān) - you; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; शत्रुः (śatruḥ) - enemy; शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple; पुत्रसमः (putrasamaḥ) - like a son; अस्मि (asmi) - am; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अस्ति (asti) - is; सः (saḥ) - he; पुमान् (pumān) - man; लोके (loke) - in the world; यः (yaḥ) - who; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पराजयेत् (parājayet) - can defeat;]
(You are my teacher, not my enemy. I am your disciple, like a son. There is no man in the world who can defeat you in battle.)
You are my teacher, not my enemy. I am your disciple, like a son. There is no man in the world who can defeat you in battle.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवं ब्रुवाणो बीभत्सुर्जयद्रथवधोत्सुकः। त्वरायुक्तो महाबाहुस्तत्सैन्यं समुपाद्रवत् ॥७-६६-३४॥
evaṃ bruvāṇo bībhatsurjayadrathavadhotsukaḥ। tvarāyukto mahābāhustatsainyaṃ samupādravat ॥7-66-34॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; ब्रुवाणः (bruvāṇaḥ) - speaking; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वध (vadha) - killing; उत्सुकः (utsukaḥ) - eager; त्वरा (tvarā) - haste; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; तत् (tat) - that; सैन्यम् (sainyam) - army; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked;]
(Thus speaking, Arjuna, eager to kill Jayadratha, engaged in haste, the mighty-armed attacked that army.)
Arjuna, speaking thus and eager to kill Jayadratha, swiftly attacked the army with his mighty arms.
तं चक्ररक्षौ पाञ्चाल्यौ युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ। अन्वयातां महात्मानौ विशन्तं तावकं बलम् ॥७-६६-३५॥
taṁ cakrarakṣau pāñcālyau yudhāmanyuttamaujasau। anvayātāṁ mahātmānau viśantaṁ tāvakaṁ balam ॥7-66-35॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; चक्ररक्षौ (cakrarakṣau) - the protectors of the wheels; पाञ्चाल्यौ (pāñcālyau) - the sons of Panchala; युधामन्यु (yudhāmanyu) - Yudhāmanyu; उत्तमौजसौ (uttamaujasau) - Uttamaujas; अन्वयातां (anvayātāṁ) - followed; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the great souls; विशन्तं (viśantaṁ) - entering; तावकं (tāvakaṁ) - your; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(That Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas, the protectors of the wheels, the sons of Panchala, the great souls, followed, entering your army.)
Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas, the valiant sons of Panchala, followed and entered your army as protectors of the chariots.
ततो जयो महाराज कृतवर्मा च सात्त्वतः। काम्बोजश्च श्रुतायुश्च धनञ्जयमवारयन् ॥७-६६-३६॥
tato jayo mahārāja kṛtavarmā ca sāttvataḥ। kāmbojaśca śrutāyuśca dhanañjayamavārayan ॥7-66-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; च (ca) - and; सात्त्वतः (sāttvataḥ) - Sattvata; काम्बोजः (kāmbojaḥ) - Kamboja; च (ca) - and; श्रुतायुः (śrutāyuḥ) - Shrutayu; च (ca) - and; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; अवारयन् (avārayan) - blocked;]
(Then, O great king, Kritavarma and Sattvata, Kamboja and Shrutayu blocked Dhananjaya.)
Then, O great king, Kritavarma, Sattvata, Kamboja, and Shrutayu blocked Dhananjaya.
तेषां दशसहस्राणि रथानामनुयायिनाम्। अभीषाहाः शूरसेनाः शिबयोऽथ वसातयः ॥७-६६-३७॥
teṣāṃ daśasahasrāṇi rathānāmanuyāyinām। abhīṣāhāḥ śūrasenāḥ śibayo'tha vasātayaḥ ॥7-66-37॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; दश (daśa) - ten; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; अनुयायिनाम् (anuyāyinām) - followers; अभीषाहाः (abhīṣāhāḥ) - Abhishahas; शूरसेनाः (śūrasenāḥ) - Shurasenas; शिबयः (śibayaḥ) - Shibis; अथ (atha) - and; वसातयः (vasātayaḥ) - Vasatis;]
(Of them, ten thousand chariots of followers, the Abhishahas, Shurasenas, Shibis, and Vasatis.)
Among them were ten thousand chariots of followers, including the Abhishahas, Shurasenas, Shibis, and Vasatis.
माचेल्लका ललित्थाश्च केकया मद्रकास्तथा। नारायणाश्च गोपालाः काम्बोजानां च ये गणाः ॥७-६६-३८॥
mācellakā lalitthāśca kekayā madrakāstathā। nārāyaṇāśca gopālāḥ kāmbojānāṃ ca ye gaṇāḥ ॥7-66-38॥
[माचेल्लका (mācellakā) - Mācellakas; ललित्थाः (lalitthāḥ) - Lalitthas; च (ca) - and; केकया (kekayā) - Kekayas; मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - Madrakas; तथा (tathā) - also; नारायणाः (nārāyaṇāḥ) - Nārāyaṇas; च (ca) - and; गोपालाः (gopālāḥ) - Gopalas; काम्बोजानां (kāmbojānāṃ) - of the Kambojas; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those; गणाः (gaṇāḥ) - tribes;]
(Mācellakas, Lalitthas, and Kekayas, also Madrakas, Nārāyaṇas, and Gopalas, and those tribes of the Kambojas.)
The Mācellakas, Lalitthas, Kekayas, Madrakas, Nārāyaṇas, and Gopalas, along with the tribes of the Kambojas, are mentioned here.
कर्णेन विजिताः पूर्वं सङ्ग्रामे शूरसंमताः। भारद्वाजं पुरस्कृत्य त्यक्तात्मानोऽर्जुनं प्रति ॥७-६६-३९॥
karṇena vijitāḥ pūrvaṃ saṅgrāme śūrasaṃmatāḥ। bhāradvājaṃ puraskṛtya tyaktātmāno'rjunaṃ prati ॥7-66-39॥
[कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; विजिताः (vijitāḥ) - conquered; पूर्वं (pūrvaṃ) - previously; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; शूरसंमताः (śūrasaṃmatāḥ) - approved by heroes; भारद्वाजं (bhāradvājaṃ) - Bharadvaja; पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - placing in front; त्यक्तात्मानः (tyaktātmānaḥ) - having renounced life; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Previously conquered by Karna, approved by heroes in battle, placing Bharadvaja in front, having renounced life towards Arjuna.)
Previously conquered by Karna and approved by heroes in battle, they placed Bharadvaja in front and, having renounced their lives, moved towards Arjuna.
पुत्रशोकाभिसन्तप्तं क्रुद्धं मृत्युमिवान्तकम्। त्यजन्तं तुमुले प्राणान्संनद्धं चित्रयोधिनम् ॥७-६६-४०॥
putraśokābhisantaptaṃ kruddhaṃ mṛtyumivāntakam। tyajantaṃ tumule prāṇānsaṃnaddhaṃ citrayodhinam ॥7-66-40॥
[पुत्र (putra) - son; शोक (śoka) - grief; अभिसन्तप्तं (abhisantaptaṃ) - tormented; क्रुद्धं (kruddhaṃ) - angry; मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - end; त्यजन्तं (tyajantaṃ) - abandoning; तुमुले (tumule) - in the tumult; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life; संनद्धं (saṃnaddhaṃ) - prepared; चित्रयोधिनम् (citrayodhinam) - skilled warrior;]
(Tormented by the grief of his son, angry like death itself, abandoning life in the tumult, prepared as a skilled warrior.)
Tormented by the grief of his son and filled with anger like death itself, he was abandoning his life amidst the tumult, prepared as a skilled warrior.
गाहमानमनीकानि मातङ्गमिव यूथपम्। महेष्वासं पराक्रान्तं नरव्याघ्रमवारयन् ॥७-६६-४१॥
gāhamānam anīkāni mātaṅgam iva yūthapam। maheṣvāsaṃ parākrāntaṃ naravyāghram avārayan ॥7-66-41॥
[गाहमानम् (gāhamānam) - entering; अनीकानि (anīkāni) - troops; मातङ्गम् (mātaṅgam) - elephant; इव (iva) - like; यूथपम् (yūthapam) - leader; महेष्वासम् (maheṣvāsaṃ) - great archer; पराक्रान्तम् (parākrāntam) - valiant; नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men; अवारयन् (avārayan) - stopped;]
(Entering the troops like an elephant leader, the great archer, valiant tiger among men, was stopped.)
The great archer, valiant like a leader elephant entering the troops, was stopped as a tiger among men.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम्। अन्योन्यं वै प्रार्थयतां योधानामर्जुनस्य च ॥७-६६-४२॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ lomaharṣaṇam। anyonyaṃ vai prārthayatāṃ yodhānāmarjunasya ca ॥7-66-42॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तुमुलं (tumulaṃ) - fierce; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रार्थयतां (prārthayatāṃ) - desiring; योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and;]
(Then commenced a fierce, hair-raising battle, indeed, desiring each other, of the warriors and of Arjuna.)
Then a fierce and hair-raising battle commenced between the warriors and Arjuna, each desiring the other.
जयद्रथवधप्रेप्सुमायान्तं पुरुषर्षभम्। न्यवारयन्त सहिताः क्रिया व्याधिमिवोत्थितम् ॥७-६६-४३॥
jayadrathavadha-prepsuṁ āyāntaṁ puruṣarṣabham। nyavārayanta sahitāḥ kriyā vyādhimivotthitam ॥7-66-43॥
[जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वध (vadha) - killing; प्रेप्सुम् (prepsuṁ) - desiring; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - coming; पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - bull among men; न्यवारयन्त (nyavārayanta) - stopped; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; क्रिया (kriyā) - actions; व्याधिम् (vyādhim) - disease; इव (iva) - like; उत्थितम् (utthitam) - arisen;]
(Desiring to kill Jayadratha, the bull among men was coming. Together they stopped the actions like a disease arisen.)
The warriors, desiring to kill Jayadratha, approached like a bull among men. Together, they halted the actions as one would stop an arising disease.
