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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
परिवर्तमाने त्वादित्ये तत्र सूर्यस्य रश्मिभिः। रजसा कीर्यमाणाश्च मन्दीभूताश्च सैनिकाः ॥७-७४-१॥
parivartamāne tvāditye tatra sūryasya raśmibhiḥ। rajasā kīryamāṇāśca mandībhūtāśca sainikāḥ ॥7-74-1॥
[परिवर्तमाने (parivartamāne) - changing; तु (tu) - but; आदित्ये (āditye) - sun; तत्र (tatra) - there; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - by the rays; रजसा (rajasā) - by the dust; कीर्यमाणाः (kīryamāṇāḥ) - being scattered; च (ca) - and; मन्दीभूताः (mandībhūtāḥ) - weakened; च (ca) - and; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(But when the sun was changing there, the soldiers were being scattered and weakened by the rays of the sun and by the dust.)
As the sun was setting, the soldiers there were scattered and weakened by the sun's rays and the dust.
तिष्ठतां युध्यमानानां पुनरावर्ततामपि। भज्यतां जयतां चैव जगाम तदहः शनैः ॥७-७४-२॥
tiṣṭhatāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ punarāvartatāmapi। bhajyatāṃ jayatāṃ caiva jagāma tadahaḥ śanaiḥ ॥7-74-2॥
[तिष्ठतां (tiṣṭhatāṃ) - of those standing; युध्यमानानां (yudhyamānānāṃ) - of those fighting; पुनरावर्तताम् (punarāvartatām) - of those returning; अपि (api) - also; भज्यतां (bhajyatāṃ) - of those being broken; जयतां (jayatāṃ) - of those conquering; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जगाम (jagāma) - passed; तदहः (tadahaḥ) - that day; शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly;]
(Of those standing, fighting, returning, also being broken, conquering, and indeed, that day passed slowly.)
The day slowly passed for those who were standing, fighting, returning, being broken, and conquering.
तथा तेषु विषक्तेषु सैन्येषु जयगृद्धिषु। अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च सैन्धवायैव जग्मतुः ॥७-७४-३॥
tathā teṣu viṣakteṣu sainyeṣu jayagṛddhiṣu। arjuno vāsudevaśca saindhavāyaiva jagmatuḥ ॥7-74-3॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तेषु (teṣu) - in those; विषक्तेषु (viṣakteṣu) - attached; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; जयगृद्धिषु (jayagṛddhiṣu) - eager for victory; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवाय (saindhavāya) - to the Sindhu king; एव (eva) - only; जग्मतुः (jagmatuḥ) - went;]
(Thus, in those attached armies eager for victory, Arjuna and Vasudeva went only to the Sindhu king.)
In the midst of those armies, which were attached and eager for victory, Arjuna and Vasudeva proceeded directly to the Sindhu king.
रथमार्गप्रमाणं तु कौन्तेयो निशितैः शरैः। चकार तत्र पन्थानं ययौ येन जनार्दनः ॥७-७४-४॥
rathamārgapramāṇaṃ tu kaunteyo niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। cakāra tatra panthānaṃ yayau yena janārdanaḥ ॥7-74-4॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; मार्ग (mārga) - path; प्रमाणं (pramāṇaṃ) - measure; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; चकार (cakāra) - made; तत्र (tatra) - there; पन्थानं (panthānaṃ) - path; ययौ (yayau) - went; येन (yena) - by which; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana;]
(But the son of Kunti made a path with sharp arrows, by which Janardana went there.)
The son of Kunti, Arjuna, skillfully created a path with his sharp arrows, allowing Lord Krishna (Janardana) to proceed.
यत्र यत्र रथो याति पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः। तत्र तत्रैव दीर्यन्ते सेनास्तव विशां पते ॥७-७४-५॥
yatra yatra ratho yāti pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ। tatra tatraiva dīryante senāstava viśāṃ pate ॥7-74-5॥
[यत्र (yatra) - where; यत्र (yatra) - where; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; याति (yāti) - goes; पाण्डवस्य (pāṇḍavasya) - of the Pandava; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - great soul; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; दीर्यन्ते (dīryante) - are shattered; सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies; तव (tava) - your; विशाम् (viśām) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Wherever the chariot of the great-souled Pandava goes, there indeed your armies are shattered, O lord of the people.)
Wherever the chariot of the noble Pandava travels, there your armies are inevitably broken, O lord of the people.
रथशिक्षां तु दाशार्हो दर्शयामास वीर्यवान्। उत्तमाधममध्यानि मण्डलानि विदर्शयन् ॥७-७४-६॥
rathaśikṣāṃ tu dāśārho darśayāmāsa vīryavān। uttamādhamamadhyāni maṇḍalāni vidarśayan ॥7-74-6॥
[रथशिक्षाम् (rathaśikṣām) - chariot-training; तु (tu) - but; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of Daśārha; दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - demonstrated; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one; उत्तम (uttama) - best; अधम (adhama) - worst; मध्यानि (madhyāni) - intermediate; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - formations; विदर्शयन् (vidarśayan) - displaying;]
(The powerful descendant of Daśārha demonstrated chariot-training, displaying the best, worst, and intermediate formations.)
The powerful descendant of Daśārha demonstrated his skills in chariot-training by displaying various formations, ranging from the best to the worst, including the intermediate ones.
ते तु नामाङ्किताः पीताः कालज्वलनसंनिभाः। स्नायुनद्धाः सुपर्वाणः पृथवो दीर्घगामिनः ॥७-७४-७॥
te tu nāmāṅkitāḥ pītāḥ kālajvalanasaṃnibhāḥ। snāyunaddhāḥ suparvāṇaḥ pṛthavo dīrghagāminaḥ ॥7-74-7॥
[ते (te) - they; तु (tu) - but; नामाङ्किताः (nāmāṅkitāḥ) - marked with names; पीताः (pītāḥ) - yellow; कालज्वलनसंनिभाः (kālajvalanasaṃnibhāḥ) - resembling the fire of time; स्नायुनद्धाः (snāyunaddhāḥ) - bound with sinews; सुपर्वाणः (suparvāṇaḥ) - well-jointed; पृथवः (pṛthavaḥ) - broad; दीर्घगामिनः (dīrghagāminaḥ) - long-going;]
(They, however, marked with names, yellow, resembling the fire of time, bound with sinews, well-jointed, broad, long-going.)
They were marked with names, yellow in color, resembling the fire of time, bound with sinews, well-jointed, broad, and capable of traveling long distances.
वैणवायस्मयशराः स्वायता विविधाननाः। रुधिरं पतगैः सार्धं प्राणिनां पपुराहवे ॥७-७४-८॥
vaiṇavāyasmayaśarāḥ svāyatā vividhānanāḥ। rudhiraṃ patagaiḥ sārdhaṃ prāṇināṃ papurāhave ॥7-74-8॥
[वैणव (vaiṇava) - of bamboo; आयस (āyasa) - iron; मय (maya) - made of; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; स्वायता (svāyatā) - long; विविध (vividha) - various; अनाः (anāḥ) - faces; रुधिरं (rudhiraṃ) - blood; पतगैः (patagaiḥ) - with birds; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; प्राणिनां (prāṇināṃ) - of beings; पपुर (papura) - drank; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Long arrows made of bamboo and iron with various faces drank the blood of beings together with birds in battle.)
In the battle, long arrows made of bamboo and iron with various faces drank the blood of creatures along with the birds.
रथस्थितः क्रोशमात्रे यानस्यत्यर्जुनः शरान्। रथे क्रोशमतिक्रान्ते तस्य ते घ्नन्ति शात्रवान् ॥७-७४-९॥
rathasthitaḥ krośamātre yānasyatyarjunaḥ śarān। rathe krośamatikrānte tasya te ghnanti śātravān ॥7-74-9॥
[रथस्थितः (rathasthitaḥ) - standing on the chariot; क्रोशमात्रे (krośamātre) - at a distance of a cry; यानस्य (yānasya) - of the vehicle; त्यर्जुनः (tyarjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; क्रोशमतिक्रान्ते (krośamatikrānte) - when the distance of a cry is crossed; तस्य (tasya) - his; ते (te) - they; घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - kill; शात्रवान् (śātravān) - enemies;]
(Standing on the chariot, at a distance of a cry, Arjuna releases arrows. When the chariot crosses the distance of a cry, they kill his enemies.)
Arjuna, standing on his chariot, releases arrows when he is within shouting distance. As the chariot moves beyond this distance, his arrows strike down the enemies.
तार्क्ष्यमारुतरंहोभिर्वाजिभिः साधुवाहिभिः। तथागच्छद्धृषीकेशः कृत्स्नं विस्मापयञ्जगत् ॥७-७४-१०॥
tārkṣyamārutaraṃhobhirvājibhiḥ sādhuvāhibhiḥ। tathāgacchaddhṛṣīkeśaḥ kṛtsnaṃ vismāpayañjagat ॥7-74-10॥
[तार्क्ष्य (tārkṣya) - Garuda; मारुत (māruta) - wind; रंहः (raṃhaḥ) - speed; भिः (bhiḥ) - with; वाजिभिः (vājibhiḥ) - horses; साधु (sādhu) - excellent; वाहिभिः (vāhibhiḥ) - carriers; तथा (tathā) - thus; अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went; धृषीकेशः (dhṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Krishna; कृत्स्नं (kṛtsnaṃ) - entire; विस्मापयन् (vismāpayan) - astonishing; जगत् (jagat) - world;]
(With horses having the speed of Garuda and wind, thus went Krishna, astonishing the entire world.)
Krishna, with horses as swift as Garuda and the wind, proceeded, astonishing the entire world.
न तथा गच्छति रथस्तपनस्य विशां पते। नेन्द्रस्य न च रुद्रस्य नापि वैश्रवणस्य च ॥७-७४-११॥
na tathā gacchati rathastapanasya viśāṃ pate। nendrasya na ca rudrasya nāpi vaiśravaṇasya ca ॥7-74-11॥
[न (na) - not; तथा (tathā) - thus; गच्छति (gacchati) - goes; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; तपनस्य (tapanasya) - of the sun; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - lord; न (na) - not; इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - of Indra; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; न (na) - not; अपि (api) - also; वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Kubera; च (ca) - and;]
(The chariot of the sun does not go thus, O lord of the people; nor does that of Indra, nor of Rudra, nor even of Kubera.)
O lord of the people, the chariot of the sun does not move in such a manner; neither does the chariot of Indra, nor of Rudra, nor even of Kubera.
नान्यस्य समरे राजन्गतपूर्वस्तथा रथः। यथा ययावर्जुनस्य मनोभिप्रायशीघ्रगः ॥७-७४-१२॥
nānyasya samare rājangatapūrvastathā rathaḥ। yathā yayāvarjunasya manobhiprāyaśīghragaḥ ॥7-74-12॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गतपूर्वः (gatapūrvaḥ) - preceded; तथा (tathā) - thus; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; यथा (yathā) - as; ययौ (yayau) - went; अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna; मनोभिप्राय (manobhiprāya) - intention; शीघ्रगः (śīghragaḥ) - swiftly moving;]
(Not of another in battle, O king, preceded thus a chariot as went of Arjuna intention swiftly moving.)
O king, no other chariot in battle has ever moved as swiftly as Arjuna's, aligning perfectly with his intentions.
प्रविश्य तु रणे राजन्केशवः परवीरहा। सेनामध्ये हयांस्तूर्णं चोदयामास भारत ॥७-७४-१३॥
praviśya tu raṇe rājan keśavaḥ paravīrahā। senāmadhye hayāṃs tūrṇaṃ codayām āsa bhārata ॥7-74-13॥
[प्रविश्य (praviśya) - entering; तु (tu) - but; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes; सेनामध्ये (senāmadhye) - in the midst of the army; हयान् (hayān) - horses; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; चोदयामास (codayām āsa) - urged; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Entering the battle, O king, Keshava, the destroyer of enemy heroes, quickly urged the horses in the midst of the army, O descendant of Bharata.)
Keshava, the destroyer of enemy heroes, entered the battle and quickly urged the horses in the midst of the army, O king, descendant of Bharata.
ततस्तस्य रथौघस्य मध्यं प्राप्य हयोत्तमाः। कृच्छ्रेण रथमूहुस्तं क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्विताः ॥७-७४-१४॥
tatas tasya rathaughasya madhyaṃ prāpya hayottamāḥ। kṛcchreṇa ratham ūhus taṃ kṣutpipāsāśramānvitāḥ ॥7-74-14॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तस्य (tasya) - his; रथौघस्य (rathaughasya) - of the chariot group; मध्यं (madhyaṃ) - middle; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; हयोत्तमाः (hayottamāḥ) - excellent horses; कृच्छ्रेण (kṛcchreṇa) - with difficulty; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; ऊहुः (ūhuḥ) - pulled; तम् (tam) - that; क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमान्विताः (kṣutpipāsāśramānvitāḥ) - afflicted by hunger, thirst, and fatigue;]
(Then, having reached the middle of his chariot group, the excellent horses, afflicted by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, pulled that chariot with difficulty.)
Then, the excellent horses, afflicted by hunger, thirst, and fatigue, managed to pull the chariot with great difficulty after reaching the middle of his chariot group.
क्षताश्च बहुभिः शस्त्रैर्युद्धशौण्डैरनेकशः। मण्डलानि विचित्राणि विचेरुस्ते मुहुर्मुहुः ॥७-७४-१५॥
kṣatāśca bahubhiḥ śastrairyuddhaśauṇḍairanekaśaḥ। maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi viceruste muhurmuhuḥ ॥7-74-15॥
[क्षताः (kṣatāḥ) - wounded; च (ca) - and; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; युद्धशौण्डैः (yuddhaśauṇḍaiḥ) - by warriors; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - repeatedly; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - moved; ते (te) - they; मुहुर्मुहुः (muhurmuhuḥ) - again and again;]
(Wounded and by many weapons, the warriors repeatedly moved in various circles again and again.)
The warriors, wounded by many weapons, repeatedly moved in various formations again and again.
हतानां वाजिनागानां रथानां च नरैः सह। उपरिष्टादतिक्रान्ताः शैलाभानां सहस्रशः ॥७-७४-१६॥
hatānāṃ vājināgānāṃ rathānāṃ ca naraiḥ saha। upariṣṭādatikrāntāḥ śailābhānāṃ sahasraśaḥ ॥7-74-16॥
[हतानाम् (hatānām) - of the slain; वाजिनागानाम् (vājināgānām) - of horses and elephants; रथानाम् (rathānām) - of chariots; च (ca) - and; नरैः (naraiḥ) - with men; सह (saha) - together; उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - above; अतिक्रान्ताः (atikrāntāḥ) - passed over; शैलाभानाम् (śailābhānām) - of mountain-like; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - thousands;]
(Above the slain horses, elephants, chariots, and men, thousands resembling mountains passed over.)
Thousands resembling mountains passed over the slain horses, elephants, chariots, and men.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे वीरावावन्त्यौ भ्रातरौ नृप। सहसेनौ समार्छेतां पाण्डवं क्लान्तवाहनम् ॥७-७४-१७॥
etasminnantare vīrāvāvantyau bhrātarau nṛpa। sahasenau samārchetāṃ pāṇḍavaṃ klāntavāhanam ॥7-74-17॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; आवन्त्यौ (āvantyau) - Avanti; भ्रातरौ (bhrātarau) - brothers; नृप (nṛpa) - king; सहसेनौ (sahasenau) - with army; समार्छेतां (samārchetāṃ) - approached; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; क्लान्तवाहनम् (klāntavāhanam) - tired vehicle;]
(In this interval, the heroic brothers from Avanti, with their army, approached the Pāṇḍava with the tired vehicle.)
During this time, the brave brothers from Avanti, accompanied by their army, approached the Pāṇḍava whose vehicle was weary.
तावर्जुनं चतुःषष्ट्या सप्तत्या च जनार्दनम्। शराणां च शतेनाश्वानविध्येतां मुदान्वितौ ॥७-७४-१८॥
tāvarjunaṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā saptatyā ca janārdanam। śarāṇāṃ ca śatenāśvānavidhyetāṃ mudānvitau ॥7-74-18॥
[तौ (tau) - they; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; च (ca) - and; जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janardana; शराणाम् (śarāṇām) - of arrows; च (ca) - and; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अविध्येताम् (avidhyetām) - pierced; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; अन्वितौ (anvitau) - endowed;]
(They, with sixty-four and seventy arrows, pierced Arjuna and Janardana's horses, endowed with joy.)
They joyfully pierced the horses of Arjuna and Janardana with sixty-four and seventy arrows.
तावर्जुनो महाराज नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः। आजघान रणे क्रुद्धो मर्मज्ञो मर्मभेदिभिः ॥७-७४-१९॥
tāvarjuno mahārāja navabhirnataparvabhiḥ। ājaghāna raṇe kruddho marmajño marmabhedibhiḥ ॥7-74-19॥
[तावत् (tāvat) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - bending joints; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; मर्मज्ञः (marmajñaḥ) - knower of vital points; मर्मभेदिभिः (marmabhedibhiḥ) - with piercing arrows;]
(Then Arjuna, O great king, struck with nine bending joints in battle, angry, knower of vital points, with piercing arrows.)
Then Arjuna, O great king, angrily struck in battle with nine arrows that bent at the joints, knowing the vital points to target.
ततस्तौ तु शरौघेण बीभत्सुं सहकेशवम्। आच्छादयेतां संरब्धौ सिंहनादं च नेदतुः ॥७-७४-२०॥
tatastau tu śaraughena bībhatsuṃ sahakeśavam। ācchādayetāṃ saṃrabdhau siṃhanādaṃ ca nedatuḥ ॥7-74-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; तु (tu) - indeed; शरौघेण (śaraughena) - with a multitude of arrows; बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); सह (saha) - with; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keshava (Krishna); आच्छादयेताम् (ācchādayetām) - covered; संरब्धौ (saṃrabdhau) - excited; सिंहनादम् (siṃhanādam) - lion's roar; च (ca) - and; नेदतुः (nedatuḥ) - roared;]
(Then those two, excited, covered Bibhatsu (Arjuna) and Keshava (Krishna) with a multitude of arrows and roared like lions.)
Then those two warriors, in their excitement, showered Arjuna and Krishna with a barrage of arrows and roared fiercely like lions.
तयोस्तु धनुषी चित्रे भल्लाभ्यां श्वेतवाहनः। चिच्छेद समरे तूर्णं ध्वजौ च कनकोज्ज्वलौ ॥७-७४-२१॥
tayostu dhanuṣī citre bhallābhyāṃ śvetavāhanaḥ। ciccheda samare tūrṇaṃ dhvajau ca kanakojjvalau ॥7-74-21॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; तु (tu) - but; धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - bows; चित्रे (citre) - wonderful; भल्लाभ्यां (bhallābhyāṃ) - with two arrows; श्वेतवाहनः (śvetavāhanaḥ) - Śvetavāhana; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; समरे (samare) - in battle; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; ध्वजौ (dhvajau) - the two banners; च (ca) - and; कनकोज्ज्वलौ (kanakojjvalau) - golden resplendent;]
(But Śvetavāhana quickly cut off the two wonderful bows and the two golden resplendent banners with two arrows in battle.)
Śvetavāhana swiftly severed the two magnificent bows and the two shining golden banners with his arrows during the battle.
अथान्ये धनुषी राजन्प्रगृह्य समरे तदा। पाण्डवं भृशसङ्क्रुद्धावर्दयामासतुः शरैः ॥७-७४-२२॥
athānye dhanuṣī rājanpragṛhya samare tadā। pāṇḍavaṃ bhṛśasaṅkruddhāvardayāmāsatuḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-74-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्ये (anye) - others; धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - bows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; समरे (samare) - in battle; तदा (tadā) - then; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; भृशसङ्क्रुद्धा (bhṛśasaṅkruddhā) - very angry; अवर्दयामासतुः (avardayāmāsatuḥ) - began to pierce; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Then, others, having taken bows, O king, in battle then, very angry, began to pierce Pāṇḍava with arrows.)
Then, O king, others took up their bows in the battle and, being very angry, began to pierce the Pāṇḍava with arrows.
तयोस्तु भृशसङ्क्रुद्धः शराभ्यां पाण्डुनन्दनः। चिच्छेद धनुषी तूर्णं भूय एव धनञ्जयः ॥७-७४-२३॥
tayostu bhṛśasaṅkruddhaḥ śarābhyāṃ pāṇḍunandanaḥ। ciccheda dhanuṣī tūrṇaṃ bhūya eva dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-74-23॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; तु (tu) - but; भृशसङ्क्रुद्धः (bhṛśasaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; शराभ्यां (śarābhyāṃ) - with two arrows; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - the bows; तूर्णं (tūrṇaṃ) - quickly; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(But the son of Pandu, very angry, quickly cut the two bows again with two arrows, indeed, Dhananjaya.)
In his intense anger, the son of Pandu, Dhananjaya, swiftly cut the two bows again with his arrows.
तथान्यैर्विशिखैस्तूर्णं हेमपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः। जघानाश्वान्सपदातांस्तथोभौ पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥७-७४-२४॥
tathānyairviśikhaistūrṇaṃ hemapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ। jaghānāśvānsapadātāṃstathobhau pārṣṇisārathī ॥7-74-24॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; हेमपुङ्खैः (hemapuṅkhaiḥ) - with golden shafts; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - sharpened with stones; जघान (jaghāna) - he struck; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; सपदातान् (sapadātān) - along with foot soldiers; तथा (tathā) - and; उभौ (ubhau) - both; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteers at the rear;]
(Thus, with arrows swiftly with golden shafts sharpened with stones, he struck the horses along with foot soldiers and both charioteers at the rear.)
Thus, with arrows having golden shafts sharpened with stones, he swiftly struck the horses, foot soldiers, and both charioteers at the rear.
ज्येष्ठस्य च शिरः कायात्क्षुरप्रेण न्यकृन्तत। स पपात हतः पृथ्व्यां वातरुग्ण इव द्रुमः ॥७-७४-२५॥
jyeṣṭhasya ca śiraḥ kāyātkṣurapreṇa nyakṛntata। sa papāta hataḥ pṛthvyāṃ vātarugṇa iva drumaḥ ॥7-74-25॥
[ज्येष्ठस्य (jyeṣṭhasya) - of the eldest; च (ca) - and; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor; न्यकृन्तत (nyakṛntata) - cut off; स (sa) - he; पपात (papāta) - fell; हतः (hataḥ) - slain; पृथ्व्यां (pṛthvyāṃ) - on the earth; वातरुग्ण (vātarugṇa) - wind-broken; इव (iva) - like; द्रुमः (drumaḥ) - a tree;]
(The head of the eldest was cut off from the body with a razor. He fell, slain, on the earth like a wind-broken tree.)
The head of the eldest was severed from his body by a razor. He fell to the ground, dead, like a tree broken by the wind.
विन्दं तु निहतं दृष्ट्वा अनुविन्दः प्रतापवान्। हताश्वं रथमुत्सृज्य गदां गृह्य महाबलः ॥७-७४-२६॥
vindaṃ tu nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā anuvindaḥ pratāpavān। hatāśvaṃ rathamutsṛjya gadāṃ gṛhya mahābalaḥ ॥7-74-26॥
[विन्दम् (vindam) - Vinda; तु (tu) - but; निहतम् (nihatam) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; अनुविन्दः (anuvindaḥ) - Anuvinda; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the mighty; हताश्वम् (hatāśvam) - with horses slain; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - abandoning; गदाम् (gadām) - mace; गृह्य (gṛhya) - taking; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty;]
(But having seen Vinda slain, the mighty Anuvinda, abandoning his chariot with horses slain, took up his mace.)
Upon witnessing the fall of Vinda, the valiant Anuvinda, leaving behind his chariot with its dead horses, seized his mace, ready to fight.
अभ्यद्रवत सङ्ग्रामे भ्रातुर्वधमनुस्मरन्। गदया गदिनां श्रेष्ठो नृत्यन्निव महारथः ॥७-७४-२७॥
abhyadravata saṅgrāme bhrāturvadhamanusmaran। gadayā gadināṃ śreṣṭho nṛtyanniva mahārathaḥ ॥7-74-27॥
[अभ्यद्रवत (abhyadravata) - charged; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - brother's; वधम् (vadham) - death; अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering; गदया (gadayā) - with mace; गदिनाम् (gadinām) - of mace-wielders; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; नृत्यन् (nṛtyan) - dancing; इव (iva) - as if; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(He charged in battle, remembering his brother's death, with a mace, the best of mace-wielders, dancing as if a great chariot-warrior.)
He charged into the battle, recalling his brother's death, wielding a mace, and appeared to dance like the greatest of chariot-warriors.
अनुविन्दस्तु गदया ललाटे मधुसूदनम्। स्पृष्ट्वा नाकम्पयत्क्रुद्धो मैनाकमिव पर्वतम् ॥७-७४-२८॥
anuvindastu gadayā lalāṭe madhusūdanam। spṛṣṭvā nākampayatkruddho mainākamiva parvatam ॥7-74-28॥
[अनुविन्दः (anuvindaḥ) - Anuvinda; तु (tu) - but; गदया (gadayā) - with a mace; ललाटे (lalāṭe) - on the forehead; मधुसूदनम् (madhusūdanam) - Madhusudana; स्पृष्ट्वा (spṛṣṭvā) - having struck; न (na) - not; अकम्पयत् (akampayat) - caused to tremble; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; मैनाकम् (mainākam) - Mainaka; इव (iva) - like; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain;]
(Anuvinda, with a mace, struck Madhusudana on the forehead, but did not cause him to tremble, like an angry Mainaka mountain.)
Anuvinda struck Madhusudana on the forehead with a mace, but even in anger, he could not make him tremble, just as one cannot shake the steadfast Mainaka mountain.
तस्यार्जुनः शरैः षड्भिर्ग्रीवां पादौ भुजौ शिरः। निचकर्त स सञ्छिन्नः पपाताद्रिचयो यथा ॥७-७४-२९॥
tasyārjunaḥ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhirgrīvāṃ pādau bhujau śiraḥ। nicakarta sa sañchinnaḥ papātādrisayo yathā ॥7-74-29॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - six; ग्रीवां (grīvām) - neck; पादौ (pādau) - feet; भुजौ (bhujau) - arms; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut off; सः (saḥ) - he; सञ्छिन्नः (sañchinnaḥ) - severed; पपात (papāta) - fell; अद्रिचयः (adricayaḥ) - mountain; यथा (yathā) - like;]
(Arjuna cut off his neck, feet, arms, and head with six arrows; he, being severed, fell like a mountain.)
Arjuna, with six arrows, severed his neck, feet, arms, and head, causing him to fall like a mountain.
ततस्तौ निहतौ दृष्ट्वा तयो राजन्पदानुगाः। अभ्यद्रवन्त सङ्क्रुद्धाः किरन्तः शतशः शरान् ॥७-७४-३०॥
tatastau nihatau dṛṣṭvā tayo rājanpadānugāḥ। abhyadravanta saṅkruddhāḥ kirantaḥ śataśaḥ śarān ॥7-74-30॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तौ (tau) - those two; निहतौ (nihatāu) - slain; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पदानुगाः (padānugāḥ) - followers; अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - rushed; सङ्क्रुद्धाः (saṅkruddhāḥ) - angrily; किरन्तः (kirantaḥ) - showering; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; शरान् (śarān) - arrows;]
(Then, having seen those two slain, O king, their followers rushed angrily, showering hundreds of arrows.)
Upon witnessing the death of those two, their followers, filled with rage, charged forward, releasing hundreds of arrows, O king.
तानर्जुनः शरैस्तूर्णं निहत्य भरतर्षभ। व्यरोचत यथा वह्निर्दावं दग्ध्वा हिमात्यये ॥७-७४-३१॥
tānarjunaḥ śaraistūrṇaṃ nihatya bharatarṣabha। vyarocata yathā vahnirdāvaṃ dagdhvā himātyaye ॥7-74-31॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone; यथा (yathā) - as; वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire; दावम् (dāvam) - forest; दग्ध्वा (dagdhvā) - having burnt; हिमात्यये (himātyaye) - at the end of winter;]
(Arjuna, having quickly killed them with arrows, shone like a fire having burnt a forest at the end of winter.)
Arjuna swiftly defeated them with his arrows, shining brilliantly like a fire that has consumed a forest at winter's end.
तयोः सेनामतिक्रम्य कृच्छ्रान्निर्याद्धनञ्जयः। विबभौ जलदान्भित्त्वा दिवाकर इवोदितः ॥७-७४-३२॥
tayoḥ senām atikramya kṛcchrān niryād dhanañjayaḥ। vibabhau jaladān bhittvā divākara iva uditaḥ ॥7-74-32॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; सेनाम् (senām) - army; अतिक्रम्य (atikramya) - having crossed; कृच्छ्रात् (kṛcchrāt) - with difficulty; निर्यात् (niryāt) - emerged; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; विबभौ (vibabhau) - shone; जलदान् (jaladān) - clouds; भित्त्वा (bhittvā) - having pierced; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; इव (iva) - like; उदितः (uditaḥ) - risen;]
(Having crossed their army with difficulty, Arjuna emerged and shone like the sun having pierced the clouds.)
Arjuna, having struggled through their army, emerged and shone like the rising sun piercing through the clouds.
तं दृष्ट्वा कुरवस्त्रस्ताः प्रहृष्टाश्चाभवन्पुनः। अभ्यवर्षंस्तदा पार्थं समन्ताद्भरतर्षभ ॥७-७४-३३॥
taṁ dṛṣṭvā kuravastrastāḥ prahṛṣṭāścābhavanpunaḥ। abhyavarṣaṁstadā pārthaṁ samantādbharatarṣabha ॥7-74-33॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; त्रस्ताः (trastāḥ) - terrified; प्रहृष्टाः (prahṛṣṭāḥ) - elated; च (ca) - and; अभवन् (abhavan) - became; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अभ्यवर्षन् (abhyavarṣan) - attacked; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(Having seen him, the Kauravas, terrified and elated, became again. Then they attacked Arjuna from all sides, O best of the Bharatas.)
Upon seeing him, the Kauravas, both terrified and elated, regrouped and launched an attack on Arjuna from all directions, O best of the Bharatas.
श्रान्तं चैनं समालक्ष्य ज्ञात्वा दूरे च सैन्धवम्। सिंहनादेन महता सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥७-७४-३४॥
śrāntaṃ cainaṃ samālakṣya jñātvā dūre ca saindhavam। siṃhanādena mahatā sarvataḥ paryavārayan ॥7-74-34॥
[श्रान्तम् (śrāntam) - tired; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - this; समालक्ष्य (samālakṣya) - having observed; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; दूरे (dūre) - at a distance; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the horse; सिंहनादेन (siṃhanādena) - with a lion's roar; महता (mahatā) - great; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - they surrounded;]
(Having observed this tired one and knowing the horse at a distance, they surrounded from all sides with a great lion's roar.)
Seeing him tired and recognizing the horse from afar, they surrounded him from all sides with a mighty roar like that of a lion.
तांस्तु दृष्ट्वा सुसंरब्धानुत्स्मयन्पुरुषर्षभः। शनकैरिव दाशार्हमर्जुनो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७-७४-३५॥
tāṁs tu dṛṣṭvā susaṁrabdhān utsmayan puruṣarṣabhaḥ। śanakair iva dāśārham arjuno vākyam abravīt ॥7-74-35॥
[ताम् (tām) - them; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सुसंरब्धान् (susaṁrabdhān) - very agitated; उत्स्मयन् (utsmayan) - smiling; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - O best of men; शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly; इव (iva) - as if; दाशार्हम् (dāśārham) - to Dāśārha; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(But having seen them very agitated, smiling, O best of men, Arjuna slowly spoke words to Dāśārha as if.)
Upon seeing them very agitated, Arjuna, the best of men, smiled and slowly spoke to Dāśārha.
शरार्दिताश्च ग्लानाश्च हया दूरे च सैन्धवः। किमिहानन्तरं कार्यं ज्यायिष्ठं तव रोचते ॥७-७४-३६॥
śarārditāśca glānāśca hayā dūre ca saindhavaḥ। kimihānantaraṃ kāryaṃ jyāyiṣṭhaṃ tava rocate ॥7-74-36॥
[शरार्दिताः (śarārditāḥ) - wounded; च (ca) - and; ग्लानाः (glānāḥ) - exhausted; च (ca) - and; हयाः (hayāḥ) - horses; दूरे (dūre) - far; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Sindhu; किम् (kim) - what; इह (iha) - here; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - next; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; ज्यायिष्ठं (jyāyiṣṭham) - greater; तव (tava) - your; रोचते (rocate) - pleases;]
(The wounded and exhausted horses are far, and the Sindhu is distant. What next task pleases you the most here?)
The wounded and exhausted horses are far away, and the Sindhu is distant. What do you think is the most important task to do here next?
ब्रूहि कृष्ण यथातत्त्वं त्वं हि प्राज्ञतमः सदा। भवन्नेत्रा रणे शत्रून्विजेष्यन्तीह पाण्डवाः ॥७-७४-३७॥
brūhi kṛṣṇa yathātattvaṃ tvaṃ hi prājñatamaḥ sadā। bhavannetrā raṇe śatrūnvijeṣyantīha pāṇḍavāḥ ॥7-74-37॥
[ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; यथातत्त्वं (yathātattvaṃ) - as it is; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; प्राज्ञतमः (prājñatamaḥ) - wisest; सदा (sadā) - always; भवन्नेत्रा (bhavannetrā) - under your guidance; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; विजेष्यन्ति (vijeṣyanti) - will conquer; इह (iha) - here; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pandavas;]
(Speak, Krishna, as it is, you indeed are the wisest always. Under your guidance, in battle, the Pandavas will conquer the enemies here.)
Krishna, please tell the truth as it is, for you are always the wisest. With your guidance, the Pandavas will defeat their enemies in the battle here.
मम त्वनन्तरं कृत्यं यद्वै तत्संनिबोध मे। हयान्विमुच्य हि सुखं विशल्यान्कुरु माधव ॥७-७४-३८॥
mama tvanantaraṃ kṛtyaṃ yadvai tatsaṃnibodha me। hayānvimucya hi sukhaṃ viśalyānkuru mādhava ॥7-74-38॥
[मम (mama) - my; त्व (tva) - your; अनन्तरं (anantaraṃ) - afterwards; कृत्यं (kṛtyaṃ) - duty; यद्वै (yadvai) - which indeed; तत् (tat) - that; संनिबोध (saṃnibodha) - understand; मे (me) - my; हयान् (hayān) - horses; विमुच्य (vimucya) - releasing; हि (hi) - indeed; सुखं (sukhaṃ) - comfort; विशल्यान् (viśalyān) - unharmed; कुरु (kuru) - make; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava;]
(My duty afterwards, which indeed, that understand my. Releasing the horses indeed, make them comfortable and unharmed, O Madhava.)
"Understand my duty that follows, O Madhava. Release the horses and make them comfortable and unharmed."
एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन केशवः प्रत्युवाच तम्। ममाप्येतन्मतं पार्थ यदिदं ते प्रभाषितम् ॥७-७४-३९॥
evamuktastu pārthena keśavaḥ pratyuvāca tam। mamāpyetanmataṃ pārtha yadidaṃ te prabhāṣitam ॥7-74-39॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Pārtha; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; तम् (tam) - to him; मम (mama) - my; अपि (api) - also; एतत् (etat) - this; मतं (matam) - opinion; पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha; यत् (yat) - that; इदं (idam) - this; ते (te) - your; प्रभाषितम् (prabhāṣitam) - spoken.;]
(Thus spoken by Pārtha, Keśava replied to him. My opinion is also this, O Pārtha, that which you have spoken.)
Keśava replied to Pārtha, saying that he agreed with what Pārtha had expressed.
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
अहमावारयिष्यामि सर्वसैन्यानि केशव। त्वमप्यत्र यथान्यायं कुरु कार्यमनन्तरम् ॥७-७४-४०॥
aham āvārayiṣyāmi sarvasainyāni keśava। tvam apy atra yathānyāyaṃ kuru kāryam anantaram ॥7-74-40॥
[अहम् (aham) - I; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - will stop; सर्वसैन्यानि (sarvasainyāni) - all armies; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; अत्र (atra) - here; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - as is proper; कुरु (kuru) - do; कार्य (kārya) - duty; अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately;]
(I will stop all armies, O Keśava. You also do your duty here as is proper immediately.)
I will hold back all the armies, O Keśava. You should also perform your duty here immediately as is appropriate.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सोऽवतीर्य रथोपस्थादसम्भ्रान्तो धनञ्जयः। गाण्डीवं धनुरादाय तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः ॥७-७४-४१॥
so'vatīrya rathopasthādasambhrānto dhanañjayaḥ। gāṇḍīvaṃ dhanurādāya tasthau giririvācalaḥ ॥7-74-41॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; रथोपस्थात् (rathopasthāt) - from the chariot seat; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna); गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva (bow); धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - having taken; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; गिरिः (giriḥ) - mountain; इव (iva) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - immovable;]
(He, having descended from the chariot seat, unperturbed Dhananjaya (Arjuna), having taken the Gandiva bow, stood like an immovable mountain.)
Arjuna, calm and composed, descended from the chariot, took up his Gandiva bow, and stood firm like a mountain.
तमभ्यधावन्क्रोशन्तः क्षत्रिया जयकाङ्क्षिणः। इदं छिद्रमिति ज्ञात्वा धरणीस्थं धनञ्जयम् ॥७-७४-४२॥
tam abhyadhāvan krośantaḥ kṣatriyā jayakāṅkṣiṇaḥ। idaṃ chidram iti jñātvā dharaṇīsthaṃ dhanañjayam ॥7-74-42॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - ran towards; क्रोशन्तः (krośantaḥ) - shouting; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; जय (jaya) - victory; काङ्क्षिणः (kāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring; इदम् (idam) - this; छिद्रम् (chidram) - gap; इति (iti) - thus; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; धरणीस्थम् (dharaṇīstham) - on the ground; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]
(The warriors, desiring victory, ran towards him shouting, knowing this gap, towards Dhananjaya on the ground.)
The warriors, eager for victory, rushed towards Dhananjaya (Arjuna) who was on the ground, recognizing this as an opportunity.
तमेकं रथवंशेन महता पर्यवारयन्। विकर्षन्तश्च चापानि विसृजन्तश्च सायकान् ॥७-७४-४३॥
tamekaṁ rathavaṁśena mahatā paryavārayan। vikarṣantaśca cāpāni visṛjantaśca sāyakān ॥7-74-43॥
[तम् (tam) - him; एकम् (ekam) - one; रथवंशेन (rathavaṁśena) - with a great army of chariots; महता (mahatā) - great; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded; विकर्षन्तः (vikarṣantaḥ) - drawing; च (ca) - and; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - releasing; च (ca) - and; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows;]
(They surrounded him with a great army of chariots, drawing bows and releasing arrows.)
They encircled him with a mighty chariot force, pulling their bows and shooting arrows.
अस्त्राणि च विचित्राणि क्रुद्धास्तत्र व्यदर्शयन्। छादयन्तः शरैः पार्थं मेघा इव दिवाकरम् ॥७-७४-४४॥
astrāṇi ca vicitrāṇi kruddhāstatra vyadarśayan। chādayantaḥ śaraiḥ pārthaṃ meghā iva divākaram ॥7-74-44॥
[अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; च (ca) - and; विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यदर्शयन् (vyadarśayan) - displayed; छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; दिवाकरम् (divākaram) - the sun;]
(Weapons and various, angry, there displayed. Covering with arrows Arjuna like clouds the sun.)
The angry warriors displayed various weapons there, covering Arjuna with arrows like clouds cover the sun.
अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभम्। रथसिंहं रथोदाराः सिंहं मत्ता इव द्विपाः ॥७-७४-४५॥
abhyadravanta vegena kṣatriyāḥ kṣatriyarṣabham। rathasiṃhaṃ rathodārāḥ siṃhaṃ mattā iva dvipāḥ ॥7-74-45॥
[अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - charged; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; क्षत्रियर्षभम् (kṣatriyarṣabham) - best among warriors; रथसिंहं (rathasiṃhaṃ) - lion among charioteers; रथोदाराः (rathodārāḥ) - noble charioteers; सिंहं (siṃhaṃ) - lion; मत्ता (mattā) - intoxicated; इव (iva) - like; द्विपाः (dvipāḥ) - elephants;]
(The warriors charged with speed at the best among warriors, the lion among charioteers, like intoxicated elephants.)
The warriors, like intoxicated elephants, charged swiftly at the best among warriors, the lion among charioteers.
तत्र पार्थस्य भुजयोर्महद्बलमदृश्यत। यत्क्रुद्धो बहुलाः सेनाः सर्वतः समवारयत् ॥७-७४-४६॥
tatra pārthasya bhujayormahadbalamadṛśyata। yatkruddho bahulāḥ senāḥ sarvataḥ samavārayat ॥7-74-46॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; भुयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the arms; महद् (mahad) - great; बलम् (balam) - strength; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; यत् (yat) - which; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - numerous; सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(There, the great strength of Pārtha's arms was seen, which, in anger, restrained numerous armies from all sides.)
There, the immense strength of Arjuna's arms was evident as he, in his fury, held back the numerous armies surrounding him.
अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य द्विषतां सर्वतो विभुः। इषुभिर्बहुभिस्तूर्णं सर्वानेव समावृणोत् ॥७-७४-४७॥
astrairastrāṇi saṁvārya dviṣatāṁ sarvato vibhuḥ। iṣubhirbahubhistūrṇaṁ sarvāneva samāvṛṇot ॥7-74-47॥
[अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having countered; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; विभुः (vibhuḥ) - the omnipresent; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समावृणोत् (samāvṛṇot) - covered;]
(With weapons, having countered the weapons of the enemies from all sides, the omnipresent swiftly covered all with many arrows.)
The omnipresent, having countered the enemies' weapons from all sides with his own, swiftly covered them all with numerous arrows.
तत्रान्तरिक्षे बाणानां प्रगाढानां विशां पते। सङ्घर्षेण महार्चिष्मान्पावकः समजायत ॥७-७४-४८॥
tatrāntarikṣe bāṇānāṃ pragāḍhānāṃ viśāṃ pate। saṅgharṣeṇa mahārciṣmānpāvakaḥ samajāyata ॥7-74-48॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; बाणानाम् (bāṇānām) - of arrows; प्रगाढानाम् (pragāḍhānām) - deep; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; सङ्घर्षेण (saṅgharṣeṇa) - by friction; महार्चिष्मान् (mahārciṣmān) - greatly blazing; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose;]
(There in the sky, O lord of men, by the friction of deep arrows, a greatly blazing fire arose.)
In the sky, O lord of men, a great blazing fire arose from the friction of the deep arrows.
तत्र तत्र महेष्वासैः श्वसद्भिः शोणितोक्षितैः। हयैर्नागैश्च सम्भिन्नैर्नदद्भिश्चारिकर्शनैः ॥७-७४-४९॥
tatra tatra maheṣvāsaiḥ śvasadbhiḥ śoṇitokṣitaiḥ। hayairnāgaiśca sambhinnairnadadbhiścārikarṣaṇaiḥ ॥7-74-49॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; महेष्वासैः (maheṣvāsaiḥ) - by great archers; श्वसद्भिः (śvasadbhiḥ) - breathing heavily; शोणितोक्षितैः (śoṇitokṣitaiḥ) - smeared with blood; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses; नागैः (nāgaiḥ) - with elephants; च (ca) - and; सम्भिन्नैः (sambhinnair) - broken; नदद्भिः (nadadbhiḥ) - roaring; चारिकर्शनैः (cārikarṣaṇaiḥ) - with charioteers;]
(There, there, by great archers breathing heavily, smeared with blood, with horses, with elephants, and broken, roaring with charioteers.)
In various places, great archers, breathing heavily and smeared with blood, were seen with horses and elephants, broken and roaring along with charioteers.
संरब्धैश्चारिभिर्वीरैः प्रार्थयद्भिर्जयं मृधे। एकस्थैर्बहुभिः क्रुद्धैरूष्मेव समजायत ॥७-७४-५०॥
saṁrabdhaiś cāribhir vīraiḥ prārthayadbhiḥ jayaṁ mṛdhe। ekasthair bahubhiḥ kruddhair ūṣmaiva samajāyata ॥7-74-50॥
[संरब्धैः (saṁrabdhaiḥ) - eager; चारिभिः (cāribhiḥ) - by warriors; वीरैः (vīraiḥ) - heroes; प्रार्थयद्भिः (prārthayadbhiḥ) - seeking; जयं (jayaṁ) - victory; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in battle; एकस्थैः (ekasthaiḥ) - united; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - many; क्रुद्धैः (kruddhaiḥ) - angry; ऊष्मा (ūṣmā) - heat; इव (iva) - like; समजायत (samajāyata) - arose;]
(Eager warriors, heroes seeking victory in battle, united, many angry, like heat arose.)
Eager warriors and heroes, united and many, sought victory in battle with anger, and their collective force rose like heat.
शरोर्मिणं ध्वजावर्तं नागनक्रं दुरत्ययम्। पदातिमत्स्यकलिलं शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिस्वनम् ॥७-७४-५१॥
śarormiṇaṃ dhvajāvartaṃ nāganakraṃ duratyayam। padātimatsyakalilaṃ śaṅkhadundubhinisvanam ॥7-74-51॥
[शर (śara) - arrow; उर्मिणं (urmiṇaṃ) - wave; ध्वज (dhvaja) - flag; आवर्तं (āvartaṃ) - whirlpool; नाग (nāga) - serpent; नक्रम् (nakram) - crocodile; दुरत्ययम् (duratyayam) - difficult to cross; पदाति (padāti) - foot-soldier; मत्स्य (matsya) - fish; कलिलं (kalilaṃ) - confused; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drum; निस्वनम् (nisvanam) - sound;]
(The ocean of arrows, with flags as whirlpools, serpents and crocodiles difficult to cross, filled with foot-soldiers and fish, resounding with the sound of conches and drums.)
The battlefield was like an ocean of arrows, with flags swirling like whirlpools, serpents and crocodiles making it difficult to cross, teeming with foot-soldiers and fish, and echoing with the sounds of conches and drums.
असङ्ख्येयमपारं च रजोऽऽभीलमतीव च। उष्णीषकमठच्छन्नं पताकाफेनमालिनम् ॥७-७४-५२॥
asaṅkhyeyamapāraṃ ca rajo''bhīlamatīva ca। uṣṇīṣakamaṭhacchannaṃ patākāphenamālinam ॥7-74-52॥
[असङ्ख्येयम् (asaṅkhyeyam) - innumerable; अपारम् (apāram) - boundless; च (ca) - and; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; अभीलम् (abhīlam) - dense; अतीव (atīva) - extremely; च (ca) - and; उष्णीषकम् (uṣṇīṣakam) - turban; अठच्छन्नम् (aṭhacchannam) - covered; पताका (patākā) - flag; फेन (phena) - foam; मालिनम् (mālinam) - garlanded;]
(Innumerable and boundless dust, extremely dense, covered with a turban, adorned with flags and foam garlands.)
The scene is filled with innumerable and boundless dust, extremely dense, covered with a turban, and adorned with flags and foam garlands.
रथसागरमक्षोभ्यं मातङ्गाङ्गशिलाचितम्। वेलाभूतस्तदा पार्थः पत्रिभिः समवारयत् ॥७-७४-५३॥
rathasāgaramakṣobhyaṃ mātaṅgāṅgaśilācitam। velābhūtastadā pārthaḥ patribhiḥ samavārayat ॥7-74-53॥
[रथ (ratha) - chariot; सागर (sāgara) - ocean; अक्षोभ्यं (akṣobhyaṃ) - unshakable; मातङ्ग (mātaṅga) - elephant; अङ्ग (aṅga) - body; शिला (śilā) - rock; चितम् (citam) - covered; वेला (velā) - shore; भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - became; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(The chariot ocean, unshakable, covered with elephant bodies and rocks, then became the shore; Arjuna restrained with arrows.)
Arjuna, with his arrows, restrained the unshakable ocean of chariots, which was covered with the bodies of elephants and rocks, thus forming a shore.
ततो जनार्दनः सङ्ख्ये प्रियं पुरुषसत्तमम्। असम्भ्रान्तो महाबाहुरर्जुनं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥७-७४-५४॥
tato janārdanaḥ saṅkhye priyaṃ puruṣasattamam। asambhrānto mahābāhurarjunaṃ vākyamabravīt ॥7-74-54॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janardana; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; प्रियं (priyaṃ) - dear; पुरुषसत्तमम् (puruṣasattamam) - best of men; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke;]
(Then Janardana, unperturbed and mighty-armed, spoke words to dear Arjuna, the best of men, in the battle.)
Then, in the midst of the battle, Janardana, the mighty-armed and unperturbed, addressed Arjuna, the best of men, with words of affection.
उदपानमिहाश्वानां नालमस्ति रणेऽर्जुन। परीप्सन्ते जलं चेमे पेयं न त्ववगाहनम् ॥७-७४-५५॥
udapānamihāśvānāṃ nālamasti raṇe'rjuna। parīpsante jalaṃ ceme peyaṃ na tvavagāhanam ॥7-74-55॥
[उदपानम् (udapānam) - water-trough; इह (iha) - here; अश्वानाम् (aśvānām) - of horses; न (na) - not; आलम् (ālam) - enough; अस्ति (asti) - is; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; परीप्सन्ते (parīpsante) - desire; जलम् (jalam) - water; च (ca) - and; इमे (ime) - these; पेयम् (peyam) - drinkable; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; अवगाहनम् (avagāhanam) - immersion;]
(Here, Arjuna, there is no water-trough for the horses in battle. These desire water to drink, not for immersion.)
Arjuna, in this battle, there is no water-trough for the horses. They desire water to drink, not for immersion.
इदमस्तीत्यसम्भ्रान्तो ब्रुवन्नस्त्रेण मेदिनीम्। अभिहत्यार्जुनश्चक्रे वाजिपानं सरः शुभम् ॥७-७४-५६॥
idamastītyasambhrānto bruvannastreṇa medinīm। abhihatyārjunaścakre vājipānaṃ saraḥ śubham ॥7-74-56॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; अस्ति (asti) - is; इति (iti) - thus; असम्भ्रान्तः (asambhrāntaḥ) - unperturbed; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - with weapon; मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - earth; अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; चक्रे (cakre) - made; वाजिपानम् (vājipānam) - horse-drinking; सरः (saraḥ) - lake; शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious;]
(Unperturbed, speaking thus, Arjuna struck the earth with a weapon and made an auspicious lake for horse-drinking.)
Arjuna, unperturbed, declared 'This is it,' and struck the earth with his weapon, creating an auspicious lake for horses to drink from.
शरवंशं शरस्थूणं शराच्छादनमद्भुतम्। शरवेश्माकरोत्पार्थस्त्वष्टेवाद्भुतकर्मकृत् ॥७-७४-५७॥
śaravaṃśaṃ śarasthūṇaṃ śarācchādanamadbhutam। śaraveśmākarotpārthastvaṣṭevādbhutakarmakṛt ॥7-74-57॥
[शरवंशं (śaravaṃśam) - fence of arrows; शरस्थूणं (śarasthūṇam) - pillars of arrows; शराच्छादनम् (śarācchādanam) - covering of arrows; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; शरवेश्मा (śaraveśmā) - house of arrows; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; त्वष्टा (tvaṣṭā) - like Tvashta; इव (iva) - as if; अद्भुतकर्मकृत् (adbhutakarmakṛt) - wonderful deed-doer;]
(Arjuna made a wonderful fence of arrows, pillars of arrows, and covering of arrows, like Tvashta, the wonderful deed-doer.)
Arjuna, like the divine architect Tvashta, created a marvelous structure with a fence, pillars, and covering all made of arrows.
ततः प्रहस्य गोविन्दः साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रवीत्। शरवेश्मनि पार्थेन कृते तस्मिन्महारणे ॥७-७४-५८॥
tataḥ prahasya govindaḥ sādhu sādhvityathābravīt। śaraveśmani pārthena kṛte tasminmahāraṇe ॥7-74-58॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रहस्य (prahasya) - smiling; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; साधु (sādhu) - well done; साधु (sādhu) - well done; इति (iti) - thus; अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; शरवेश्मनि (śaraveśmani) - in the abode of arrows; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; कृते (kṛte) - made; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - great battle;]
(Then, smiling, Govinda said, "Well done, well done," in the abode of arrows made by Partha in that great battle.)
Then, with a smile, Govinda praised Partha, saying "Well done, well done," in the great battle where Partha had created an abode of arrows.
