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Pancharatra and Core: As the sun was setting, Pāṇḍava swiftly proceeded towards Saindhava with his joyful horses that had been refreshed with water.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
सलिले जनिते तस्मिन्कौन्तेयेन महात्मना। निवारिते द्विषत्सैन्ये कृते च शरवेश्मनि ॥७-७५-१॥
salile janite tasminkāunteyena mahātmanā। nivārite dviṣatsainye kṛte ca śaraveśmani ॥7-75-1॥
[सलिले (salile) - in the water; जनिते (janite) - born; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; कौन्तेयेन (kāunteyena) - by Kunti's son; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; निवारिते (nivārite) - restrained; द्विषत् (dviṣat) - enemy; सैन्ये (sainye) - army; कृते (kṛte) - made; च (ca) - and; शर (śara) - arrow; वेश्मनि (veśmani) - in the abode;]
(In the water born in that by Kunti's son, the great soul, restrained the enemy army, made an abode of arrows.)
In that water, born by Kunti's son, the great soul, the enemy army was restrained and an abode of arrows was made.
वासुदेवो रथात्तूर्णमवतीर्य महाद्युतिः। मोचयामास तुरगान्वितुन्नान्कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥७-७५-२॥
vāsudevo rathāttūrṇamavatīrya mahādyutiḥ। mocayāmāsa turagānvitunnānkaṅkapatribhiḥ ॥7-75-2॥
[वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended; महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - greatly radiant; मोचयामास (mocayāmāsa) - released; तुरगान् (turagān) - horses; वितुन्नान् (vitunnān) - bound; कङ्कपत्रिभिः (kaṅkapatribhiḥ) - by the arrow-feathers;]
(Vasudeva, having quickly descended from the chariot, greatly radiant, released the horses bound by the arrow-feathers.)
Vasudeva, with great radiance, swiftly descended from the chariot and freed the horses that were bound by arrow-feathers.
अदृष्टपूर्वं तद्दृष्ट्वा सिंहनादो महानभूत्। सिद्धचारणसङ्घानां सैनिकानां च सर्वशः ॥७-७५-३॥
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ taddṛṣṭvā siṃhanādo mahānabhūt। siddhacāraṇasaṅghānāṃ sainikānāṃ ca sarvaśaḥ ॥7-75-3॥
[अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - never seen before; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सिंहनादः (siṃhanādaḥ) - lion's roar; महान् (mahān) - great; अभूत् (abhūt) - arose; सिद्धचारणसङ्घानाम् (siddhacāraṇasaṅghānām) - of the groups of Siddhas and Caranas; सैनिकानाम् (sainikānām) - of the soldiers; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere;]
(Having seen that which was never seen before, a great lion's roar arose everywhere among the groups of Siddhas, Caranas, and soldiers.)
Upon witnessing the unprecedented event, a mighty lion's roar echoed throughout the assemblies of Siddhas, Caranas, and soldiers.
पदातिनं तु कौन्तेयं युध्यमानं नरर्षभाः। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-७५-४॥
padātinaṃ tu kaunteyaṃ yudhyamānaṃ nararṣabhāḥ। nāśaknuvanvārayituṃ tadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-75-4॥
[पदातिनं (padātinaṃ) - on foot; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyaṃ) - son of Kunti; युध्यमानं (yudhyamānaṃ) - fighting; नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - were able; वारयितुं (vārayituṃ) - to stop; तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - it was;]
(But the bulls among men were not able to stop the son of Kunti, who was fighting on foot; it was as if a wonder.)
The warriors, renowned as the best among men, could not halt the advancing son of Kunti, who fought valiantly on foot; it seemed like a marvel.
आपतत्सु रथौघेषु प्रभूतगजवाजिषु। नासम्भ्रमत्तदा पार्थस्तदस्य पुरुषानति ॥७-७५-५॥
āpatatsu rathaugheṣu prabhūtagajavājiṣu। nāsambhramattadā pārthastadasya puruṣānati ॥7-75-5॥
[आपतत्सु (āpatatsu) - when attacking; रथौघेषु (rathaugheṣu) - in the multitude of chariots; प्रभूतगजवाजिषु (prabhūtagajavājiṣu) - in the numerous elephants and horses; न (na) - not; असम्भ्रमत् (asambhramat) - was confused; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; तत् (tat) - that; अस्य (asya) - his; पुरुषानति (puruṣānati) - manliness;]
(When attacking in the multitude of chariots and in the numerous elephants and horses, Arjuna was not confused then; that is his manliness.)
During the attack amidst the multitude of chariots, elephants, and horses, Arjuna remained composed; this demonstrated his true manliness.
व्यसृजन्त शरौघांस्ते पाण्डवं प्रति पार्थिवाः। न चाव्यथत धर्मात्मा वासविः परवीरहा ॥७-७५-६॥
vyasṛjanta śaraughāṃste pāṇḍavaṃ prati pārthivāḥ। na cāvyathata dharmātmā vāsaviḥ paravīrahā ॥7-75-6॥
[व्यसृजन्त (vyasṛjanta) - released; शरौघान् (śaraughān) - arrows; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; प्रति (prati) - towards; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - kings; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; अव्यथत (avyathata) - was disturbed; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous soul; वासविः (vāsaviḥ) - son of Vāsava; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(The kings released showers of arrows towards Pāṇḍava. The righteous soul, son of Vāsava, destroyer of enemy heroes, was not disturbed.)
The kings launched a barrage of arrows at the Pāṇḍava, but the righteous Arjuna, son of Indra and destroyer of enemy heroes, remained unshaken.
स तानि शरजालानि गदाः प्रासांश्च वीर्यवान्। आगतानग्रसत्पार्थः सरितः सागरो यथा ॥७-७५-७॥
sa tāni śarajālāni gadāḥ prāsāṃśca vīryavān। āgatānagrasatpārthaḥ saritaḥ sāgaro yathā ॥7-75-7॥
[स (sa) - he; तानि (tāni) - those; शरजालानि (śarajālāni) - arrow-nets; गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; प्रासान् (prāsān) - javelins; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the mighty one; आगतान् (āgatān) - arrived; अग्रसत् (agrasat) - devoured; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - ocean; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(He, the mighty one, devoured those arrow-nets, maces, and javelins that had arrived, just as the ocean swallows rivers.)
Arjuna, the mighty warrior, absorbed the incoming barrage of arrows, maces, and javelins, just as the ocean absorbs rivers.
अस्त्रवेगेन महता पार्थो बाहुबलेन च। सर्वेषां पार्थिवेन्द्राणामग्रसत्ताञ्शरोत्तमान् ॥७-७५-८॥
astravegena mahatā pārtho bāhubalena ca। sarveṣāṃ pārthivendrāṇāmagrasattāñśarottamān ॥7-75-8॥
[अस्त्रवेगेन (astravegena) - by the speed of weapons; महता (mahatā) - great; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; बाहुबलेन (bāhubalena) - by the strength of arms; च (ca) - and; सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all; पार्थिवेन्द्राणाम् (pārthivendrāṇām) - of the kings; अग्रसत्ताम् (agrasattām) - foremost position; शरोत्तमान् (śarottamān) - best of arrows;]
(By the speed of weapons and great strength of arms, Arjuna, the best of arrows, took the foremost position among all the kings.)
Arjuna, with the great speed of his weapons and the strength of his arms, took the lead among all the kings, being the best of archers.
तत्तु पार्थस्य विक्रान्तं वासुदेवस्य चोभयोः। अपूजयन्महाराज कौरवाः परमाद्भुतम् ॥७-७५-९॥
tattu pārthasya vikrāntaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ। apūjayanmahārāja kauravāḥ paramādbhutam ॥7-75-9॥
[तत् (tat) - that; तु (tu) - but; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; विक्रान्तं (vikrāntaṃ) - heroic; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - the Kauravas; परम (parama) - extremely; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful;]
(But that heroic act of both Pārtha and Vāsudeva was worshipped by the Kauravas, O great king, as extremely wonderful.)
The Kauravas, O great king, worshipped the heroic deeds of both Pārtha and Vāsudeva as extremely wonderful.
किमद्भुततरं लोके भविताप्यथ वाप्यभूत्। यदश्वान्पार्थगोविन्दौ मोचयामासतू रणे ॥७-७५-१०॥
kimadbhutataraṃ loke bhavitāpyatha vāpyabhūt। yadaśvānpārthagovindau mocayāmasatū raṇe ॥7-75-10॥
[किम् (kim) - what; अद्भुततरम् (adbhutataraṃ) - more wonderful; लोके (loke) - in the world; भविता (bhavitā) - will be; अपि (api) - even; अथ (atha) - or; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - even; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; यत् (yat) - that; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; पार्थगोविन्दौ (pārthagovindau) - Pārtha and Govinda; मोचयामासतू (mocayāmasatū) - released; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(What is more wonderful in the world, or even was, that Pārtha and Govinda released the horses in battle.)
What could be more wonderful in the world, or even has been, than Pārtha and Govinda releasing the horses in battle?
भयं विपुलमस्मासु तावधत्तां नरोत्तमौ। तेजो विदधतुश्चोग्रं विस्रब्धौ रणमूर्धनि ॥७-७५-११॥
bhayaṃ vipulamasmāsu tāvadhattāṃ narottamau। tejo vidadhatuścograṃ visrabdhau raṇamūrdhani ॥7-75-11॥
[भयम् (bhayam) - fear; विपुलम् (vipulam) - great; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us; तौ (tau) - those two; अधत्ताम् (adhattām) - place; नर-उत्तमौ (nara-uttamau) - best of men; तेजः (tejaḥ) - energy; विदधतुश् (vidadhatuś) - may they grant; च (ca) - and; उग्रं (ugram) - fierce; विस्रब्धौ (visrabdhau) - confident; रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - in the battlefield;]
(May those two best of men instill great fear in us; may they grant fierce energy, confident in the battlefield.)
May those two excellent warriors instill great fear in us and grant us fierce energy, standing confidently in the battlefield.
अथोत्स्मयन्हृषीकेशः स्त्रीमध्य इव भारत। अर्जुनेन कृते सङ्ख्ये शरगर्भगृहे तदा ॥७-७५-१२॥
athotsmayan hṛṣīkeśaḥ strīmadhya iva bhārata। arjunena kṛte saṅkhye śaragarbhagṛhe tadā ॥7-75-12॥
[अथ (atha) - then; उत्स्मयन् (utsmayan) - smiling; हृषीकेशः (hṛṣīkeśaḥ) - Hṛṣīkeśa; स्त्री (strī) - woman; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; इव (iva) - like; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; कृते (kṛte) - made; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; शर (śara) - arrow; गर्भ (garbha) - womb; गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Then, smiling, Hṛṣīkeśa, like a woman in the midst, O Bhārata, by Arjuna made in the battle, in the house of the womb of arrows, then.)
Then, Hṛṣīkeśa, smiling like a woman in the midst, O Bhārata, was made by Arjuna in the battle, in the house of the womb of arrows.
उपावर्तयदव्यग्रस्तानश्वान्पुष्करेक्षणः। मिषतां सर्वसैन्यानां त्वदीयानां विशां पते ॥७-७५-१३॥
upāvartayadavyagrastānaśvānapuṣkarekṣaṇaḥ। miṣatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ tvadīyānāṃ viśāṃ pate ॥7-75-13॥
[उपावर्तयत् (upāvartayat) - turned back; अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calmly; तान् (tān) - those; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; पुष्करेक्षणः (puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ) - lotus-eyed; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - in the presence; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; त्वदीयानाम् (tvadīyānām) - of your; विशाम् (viśām) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(The lotus-eyed one calmly turned back those horses in the presence of all your armies, O lord of men.)
The lotus-eyed one, with calmness, turned back those horses in front of all your armies, O lord of men.
तेषां श्रमं च ग्लानिं च वेपथुं वमथुं व्रणान्। सर्वं व्यपानुदत्कृष्णः कुशलो ह्यश्वकर्मणि ॥७-७५-१४॥
teṣāṃ śramaṃ ca glāniṃ ca vepathuṃ vamathuṃ vraṇān। sarvaṃ vyapānudatkṛṣṇaḥ kuśalo hyaśvakarmaṇi ॥7-75-14॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; श्रमम् (śramam) - fatigue; च (ca) - and; ग्लानिम् (glānim) - weakness; च (ca) - and; वेपथुम् (vepathum) - trembling; वमथुम् (vamathum) - vomiting; व्रणान् (vraṇān) - wounds; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; व्यपानुदत् (vyapānudat) - removed; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - expert; हि (hi) - indeed; अश्वकर्मणि (aśvakarmaṇi) - in equestrian skills;]
(Their fatigue and weakness, trembling, vomiting, and wounds, all were removed by Krishna, who is indeed expert in equestrian skills.)
Krishna, being an expert in equestrian skills, alleviated all their fatigue, weakness, trembling, vomiting, and wounds.
शल्यानुद्धृत्य पाणिभ्यां परिमृज्य च तान्हयान्। उपावृत्य यथान्यायं पाययामास वारि सः ॥७-७५-१५॥
śalyānuddhṛtya pāṇibhyāṃ parimṛjya ca tānhayān। upāvṛtya yathānyāyaṃ pāyayāmāsa vāri saḥ ॥7-75-15॥
[शल्यानुद्धृत्य (śalyānuddhṛtya) - having extracted the arrows; पाणिभ्यां (pāṇibhyāṃ) - with (his) hands; परिमृज्य (parimṛjya) - having wiped; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - those; हयान् (hayān) - horses; उपावृत्य (upāvṛtya) - having turned back; यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - properly; पाययामास (pāyayāmāsa) - made (them) drink; वारि (vāri) - water; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Having extracted the arrows with his hands and having wiped those horses, he turned back and properly made them drink water.)
He extracted the arrows from the horses with his hands, wiped them clean, turned them back, and then properly gave them water to drink.
स ताँल्लब्धोदकान्स्नाताञ्जग्धान्नान्विगतक्लमान्। योजयामास संहृष्टः पुनरेव रथोत्तमे ॥७-७५-१६॥
sa tā̱ṁllabdhodakānsnātāñjagdhānnānvigataklamān। yojayāmāsa saṁhṛṣṭaḥ punareva rathottame ॥7-75-16॥
[स (sa) - he; ताँल्लब्धोदकान् (tā̱ṁllabdhodakān) - those who had obtained water; स्नातान् (snātān) - bathed; जग्धान्नान् (jagdhānnān) - eaten food; विगतक्लमान् (vigataklamān) - relieved of fatigue; योजयामास (yojayāmāsa) - engaged; संहृष्टः (saṁhṛṣṭaḥ) - joyfully; पुनः (punah) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; रथोत्तमे (rathottame) - in the excellent chariot;]
(He joyfully engaged those who had obtained water, bathed, eaten food, and were relieved of fatigue, again indeed in the excellent chariot.)
He, filled with joy, once again engaged those who had refreshed themselves with water, bathed, eaten, and rested, in the excellent chariot.
स तं रथवरं शौरिः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः। समास्थाय महातेजाः सार्जुनः प्रययौ द्रुतम् ॥७-७५-१७॥
sa taṃ rathavaraṃ śauriḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। samāsthāya mahātejāḥ sārjunaḥ prayayau drutam ॥7-75-17॥
[स (sa) - he; तम् (tam) - that; रथवरम् (rathavaram) - chariot supreme; शौरिः (śauriḥ) - Krishna; सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon bearers; वरः (varaḥ) - best; समास्थाय (samāsthāya) - having mounted; महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent; सार्जुनः (sārjunaḥ) - with Arjuna; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; द्रुतम् (drutam) - swiftly;]
(He, Krishna, the best of all weapon bearers, having mounted that supreme chariot, greatly effulgent, departed swiftly with Arjuna.)
Krishna, the supreme among all warriors, mounted the grand chariot and swiftly departed with Arjuna, shining with great brilliance.
रथं रथवरस्याजौ युक्तं लब्धोदकैर्हयैः। दृष्ट्वा कुरुबलश्रेष्ठाः पुनर्विमनसोऽभवन् ॥७-७५-१८॥
rathaṁ rathavarasyājau yuktaṁ labdhodakairhayaiḥ। dṛṣṭvā kurubalaśreṣṭhāḥ punarvimanaso'bhavan ॥7-75-18॥
[रथं (rathaṁ) - chariot; रथवरस्य (rathavarasya) - of the best charioteer; अजौ (ājau) - in battle; युक्तं (yuktaṁ) - yoked; लब्धोदकैः (labdhodakair) - with refreshed; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कुरुबलश्रेष्ठाः (kurubalaśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best of the Kuru army; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विमनसः (vimanasāḥ) - disheartened; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(The chariot of the best charioteer, yoked with refreshed horses in battle, having seen, the best of the Kuru army again became disheartened.)
Upon seeing the chariot of the best charioteer yoked with refreshed horses in battle, the best warriors of the Kuru army became disheartened once more.
विनिःश्वसन्तस्ते राजन्भग्नदंष्ट्रा इवोरगाः। धिगहो धिग्गतः पार्थः कृष्णश्चेत्यब्रुवन्पृथक् ॥७-७५-१९॥
viniḥśvasantaste rājanbhagnadaṃṣṭrā ivoragāḥ। dhigaho dhiggataḥ pārthaḥ kṛṣṇaścetyabruvanpṛthak ॥7-75-19॥
[विनिःश्वसन्तः (viniḥśvasantaḥ) - sighing; ते (te) - they; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भग्नदंष्ट्राः (bhagnadaṃṣṭrāḥ) - broken-fanged; इव (iva) - like; उरगाः (uragāḥ) - serpents; धिक् (dhik) - alas; अहो (aho) - oh; धिक् (dhik) - alas; गतः (gataḥ) - gone; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; इति (iti) - thus; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately;]
(Sighing, they, O king, like broken-fanged serpents, said separately, "Alas, oh, alas, Arjuna and Krishna are gone.")
Sighing deeply, they lamented like serpents with broken fangs, "Alas, oh, alas, Arjuna and Krishna are gone," they said separately, O king.
सर्वक्षत्रस्य मिषतो रथेनैकेन दंशितौ। बालक्रीडनकेनेव कदर्थीकृत्य नो बलम् ॥७-७५-२०॥
sarvakṣatrasya miṣato rathenaikena daṃśitau। bālakrīḍanakeneva kadarthīkṛtya no balam ॥7-75-20॥
[सर्व (sarva) - all; क्षत्रस्य (kṣatrasya) - of the warriors; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - while watching; रथेन (rathena) - by the chariot; एकेन (ekena) - one; दंशितौ (daṃśitau) - pierced; बाल (bāla) - child; क्रीडनकेन (krīḍanakena) - by the toy; इव (iva) - like; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - having ridiculed; नः (naḥ) - our; बलम् (balam) - strength;]
(All the warriors, while watching, were pierced by one chariot, like being ridiculed by a child's toy, our strength.)
All the warriors watched helplessly as one chariot pierced through them, making our strength seem like a child's toy.
क्रोशतां यतमानानामसंसक्तौ परन्तपौ। दर्शयित्वात्मनो वीर्यं प्रयातौ सर्वराजसु ॥७-७५-२१॥
krośatāṃ yatamānānām asaṃsaktau parantapau। darśayitvātmanaḥ vīryaṃ prayātau sarvarājasu ॥7-75-21॥
[क्रोशतां (krośatām) - of those who are crying; यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of those who are striving; असंसक्तौ (asaṃsaktau) - unattached; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - O scorcher of foes; दर्शयित्वा (darśayitvā) - having shown; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of self; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - valor; प्रयातौ (prayātau) - departed; सर्वराजसु (sarvarājasu) - among all kings;]
(Of those who are crying and striving, unattached O scorcher of foes, having shown self's valor, departed among all kings.)
O scorcher of foes, among those who are crying and striving, you remain unattached. Having demonstrated your valor, you departed among all the kings.
तौ प्रयातौ पुनर्दृष्ट्वा तदान्ये सैनिकाब्रुवन्। त्वरध्वं कुरवः सर्वे वधे कृष्णकिरीटिनोः ॥७-७५-२२॥
tau prayātau punardṛṣṭvā tadānye sainikābruvan। tvaradhvaṃ kuravaḥ sarve vadhe kṛṣṇakirīṭinoḥ ॥7-75-22॥
[तौ (tau) - they two; प्रयातौ (prayātau) - departed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तदा (tadā) - then; अन्ये (anye) - other; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; त्वरध्वम् (tvaradhvam) - hurry; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; सर्वे (sarve) - all; वधे (vadhe) - to kill; कृष्णकिरीटिनोः (kṛṣṇakirīṭinoḥ) - Krishna and Arjuna;]
(They two departed; having seen again, then other soldiers said, "Hurry, all Kurus, to kill Krishna and Arjuna.")
Seeing them depart again, the other soldiers said, "Hurry, all Kurus, to kill Krishna and Arjuna."
रथं युक्त्वा हि दाशार्हो मिषतां सर्वधन्विनाम्। जयद्रथाय यात्येष कदर्थीकृत्य नो रणे ॥७-७५-२३॥
rathaṁ yuktvā hi dāśārho miṣatāṁ sarvadhanvinām। jayadrathāya yātyeṣa kadarthīkṛtya no raṇe ॥7-75-23॥
[रथम् (ratham) - chariot; युक्त्वा (yuktvā) - having yoked; हि (hi) - indeed; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - the descendant of the Daśārhas; मिषताम् (miṣatām) - in the presence; सर्वधन्विनाम् (sarvadhanvinām) - of all the archers; जयद्रथाय (jayadrathāya) - to Jayadratha; याति (yāti) - goes; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कदर्थीकृत्य (kadarthīkṛtya) - humiliating; नः (naḥ) - us; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Having yoked the chariot, indeed, the descendant of the Daśārhas goes to Jayadratha in the presence of all the archers, humiliating us in battle.)
The descendant of the Daśārhas, having yoked his chariot, is heading towards Jayadratha in front of all the archers, intending to humiliate us in battle.
तत्र केचिन्मिथो राजन्समभाषन्त भूमिपाः। अदृष्टपूर्वं सङ्ग्रामे तद्दृष्ट्वा महदद्भुतम् ॥७-७५-२४॥
tatra kecinmitho rājansamabhāṣanta bhūmipāḥ। adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ saṅgrāme taddṛṣṭvā mahadadbhutam ॥7-75-24॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; केचित् (kecit) - some; मिथः (mithah) - mutually; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समभाषन्त (samabhāṣanta) - were conversing; भूमिपाः (bhūmipāḥ) - kings; अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - never seen before; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; तत् (tat) - that; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; महत् (mahat) - great; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonder;]
(There, some kings, O king, were conversing mutually. Having seen that great wonder in battle, never seen before.)
There, some kings were conversing among themselves, O king. They witnessed a great wonder in the battle, something they had never seen before.
सर्वसैन्यानि राजा च धृतराष्ट्रोऽत्ययं गतः। दुर्योधनापराधेन क्षत्रं कृत्स्ना च मेदिनी ॥७-७५-२५॥
sarvasainyāni rājā ca dhṛtarāṣṭro'tyayaṃ gataḥ। duryodhanāparādhena kṣatraṃ kṛtsnā ca medinī ॥7-75-25॥
[सर्वसैन्यानि (sarvasainyāni) - all armies; राजा (rājā) - king; च (ca) - and; धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra; अत्ययम् (atyayam) - calamity; गतः (gataḥ) - has gone; दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; अपराधेन (aparādhena) - by the fault; क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - kingship; कृत्स्ना (kṛtsnā) - entire; च (ca) - and; मेदिनी (medinī) - earth;]
(All armies and King Dhritarashtra have gone to calamity. By Duryodhana's fault, the entire kingship and earth.)
All the armies and King Dhritarashtra have faced calamity due to Duryodhana's fault, affecting the entire kingship and the earth.
विलयं समनुप्राप्ता तच्च राजा न बुध्यते। इत्येवं क्षत्रियास्तत्र ब्रुवन्त्यन्ये च भारत ॥७-७५-२६॥
vilayaṃ samanuprāptā tacca rājā na budhyate। ityevaṃ kṣatriyāstatra bruvantyanye ca bhārata ॥7-75-26॥
[विलयं (vilayam) - destruction; समनुप्राप्ता (samanuprāptā) - having reached; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; राजा (rājā) - king; न (na) - not; बुध्यते (budhyate) - understands; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; तत्र (tatra) - there; ब्रुवन्ति (bruvanti) - speak; अन्ये (anye) - others; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(The destruction has arrived, and the king does not understand that. Thus, the warriors and others speak there, O Bhārata.)
The destruction has come, yet the king remains unaware. Thus, the warriors and others speak there, O Bhārata.
सिन्धुराजस्य यत्कृत्यं गतस्य यमसादनम्। तत्करोतु वृथादृष्टिर्धार्तराष्ट्रोऽनुपायवित् ॥७-७५-२७॥
sindhurājasya yatkṛtyaṃ gatasya yamasādanam। tatkarotu vṛthādṛṣṭirdhārtarāṣṭro'nupāyavit ॥7-75-27॥
[सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of Sindhuraja; यत्कृत्यं (yatkṛtyaṃ) - what is to be done; गतस्य (gatasya) - of the one who has gone; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama; तत् (tat) - that; करोतु (karotu) - let him do; वृथादृष्टिः (vṛthādṛṣṭiḥ) - vain vision; धार्तराष्ट्रः (dhārtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra's son; अनुपायवित् (anupāyavit) - without a plan;]
(Let Dhritarashtra's son, with vain vision, do what is to be done for Sindhuraja, who has gone to the abode of Yama.)
Dhritarashtra's son, lacking a plan, should futilely attempt to perform the duties for Sindhuraja, who has departed to Yama's realm.
ततः शीघ्रतरं प्रायात्पाण्डवः सैन्धवं प्रति। निवर्तमाने तिग्मांशौ हृष्टैः पीतोदकैर्हयैः ॥७-७५-२८॥
tataḥ śīghrataraṃ prāyātpāṇḍavaḥ saindhavaṃ prati। nivartamāne tigmāṃśau hṛṣṭaiḥ pītodakairhayaiḥ ॥7-75-28॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; शीघ्रतरं (śīghrataraṃ) - more swiftly; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; सैन्धवं (saindhavaṃ) - towards Saindhava; प्रति (prati) - towards; निवर्तमाने (nivartamāne) - setting; तिग्मांशौ (tigmāṃśau) - sun; हृष्टैः (hṛṣṭaiḥ) - joyful; पीतोदकैः (pītodakaiḥ) - with refreshed; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - horses;]
(Then, Pāṇḍava went more swiftly towards Saindhava with joyful horses refreshed with water, as the sun was setting.)
Then, as the sun was setting, Pāṇḍava swiftly proceeded towards Saindhava with his joyful horses that had been refreshed with water.
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरम्। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं योधाः क्रुद्धमिवान्तकम् ॥७-७५-२९॥
taṁ prayāntaṁ mahābāhuṁ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ varam। nāśaknuvanvārayituṁ yodhāḥ kruddhamivāntakam ॥7-75-29॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṁ) - departing; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṁ) - mighty-armed; सर्वशस्त्रभृतां (sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ) - of all weapon-bearers; वरम् (varam) - the best; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - were able; वारयितुं (vārayituṁ) - to stop; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - the warriors; क्रुद्धमिव (kruddhamiva) - like the enraged; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(Him departing, the mighty-armed, the best of all weapon-bearers, the warriors were not able to stop, like the enraged death.)
As he was departing, the mighty-armed and the best among all weapon-bearers, the warriors could not stop him, as if he were the enraged god of death.
विद्राव्य तु ततः सैन्यं पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः। यथा मृगगणान्सिंहः सैन्धवार्थे व्यलोडयत् ॥७-७५-३०॥
vidrāvya tu tataḥ sainyaṃ pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ। yathā mṛgagaṇānsiṃhaḥ saindhavārthe vyaloḍayat ॥7-75-30॥
[विद्राव्य (vidrāvya) - having scattered; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सैन्यम् (sainyaṃ) - army; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - tormentor of enemies; यथा (yathā) - like; मृगगणान् (mṛgagaṇān) - herds of deer; सिंहः (siṃhaḥ) - lion; सैन्धवार्थे (saindhavārthe) - for the sake of Saindhava; व्यलोडयत् (vyaloḍayat) - churned;]
(But then, having scattered the army, Pāṇḍava, the tormentor of enemies, churned it like a lion does to herds of deer for the sake of Saindhava.)
Pāṇḍava, the tormentor of enemies, scattered the army and attacked it fiercely, just as a lion would attack herds of deer, all for the purpose of Saindhava.
गाहमानस्त्वनीकानि तूर्णमश्वानचोदयत्। बलाकवर्णान्दाशार्हः पाञ्चजन्यं व्यनादयत् ॥७-७५-३१॥
gāhamānastvanīkāni tūrṇamaśvānacodayat। balākavarṇāndāśārhaḥ pāñcajanyaṃ vyanādayat ॥7-75-31॥
[गाहमानः (gāhamānaḥ) - entering; त्व (tva) - your; नीकानि (nīkāni) - troops; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged; बलाकवर्णान् (balākavarṇān) - grey-colored; दाशार्हः (dāśārhaḥ) - descendant of Dasharha; पाञ्चजन्यम् (pāñcajanyam) - Panchajanya (conch); व्यानादयत् (vyanādayat) - blew;]
(Entering your troops, he quickly urged the horses. The descendant of Dasharha blew the grey-colored Panchajanya conch.)
As he entered the troops, he swiftly urged the grey horses forward. The descendant of Dasharha blew the Panchajanya conch, resonating through the battlefield.
कौन्तेयेनाग्रतः सृष्टा न्यपतन्पृष्ठतः शराः। तूर्णात्तूर्णतरं ह्यश्वास्तेऽवहन्वातरंहसः ॥७-७५-३२॥
kaunteyenāgrataḥ sṛṣṭā nyapatanpṛṣṭhataḥ śarāḥ। tūrṇāttūrṇataraṃ hyaśvāste'vahanvātaraṃhasaḥ ॥7-75-32॥
[कौन्तेयेन (kaunteyena) - by Kunti's son; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - released; न्यपतन् (nyapatan) - fell down; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; तूर्णात् (tūrṇāt) - swiftly; तूर्णतरम् (tūrṇataram) - more swiftly; हि (hi) - indeed; अश्वाः (aśvāḥ) - horses; ते (te) - they; अवहन (avahan) - carried; वातरंहसः (vātaraṃhasaḥ) - with the speed of the wind;]
(By Kunti's son, the arrows released in front fell down behind. Indeed, the horses carried them more swiftly than the wind.)
The arrows released by Kunti's son fell behind as they were swiftly carried by the horses, faster than the wind.
वातोद्धूतपताकान्तं रथं जलदनिस्वनम्। घोरं कपिध्वजं दृष्ट्वा विषण्णा रथिनोऽभवन् ॥७-७५-३३॥
vātoddhūtapatākāntaṃ rathaṃ jaladanisvanam। ghoraṃ kapidhvajaṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣaṇṇā rathino'bhavan ॥7-75-33॥
[वात-उद्धूत-पताक-अन्तम् (vāta-uddhūta-patāka-antam) - wind-blown-banner-end; रथम् (ratham) - chariot; जलद-निस्वनम् (jalada-nisvanam) - cloud-sound; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; कपि-ध्वजम् (kapi-dhvajam) - monkey-banner; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; विषण्णाः (viṣaṇṇāḥ) - dejected; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; अभवन् (abhavan) - became;]
(Seeing the chariot with a wind-blown banner end, sounding like a cloud, and bearing a terrible monkey banner, the charioteers became dejected.)
The charioteers became disheartened upon seeing the chariot, which had a banner fluttering in the wind, sounded like thunder, and bore a fearsome monkey emblem.
दिवाकरेऽथ रजसा सर्वतः संवृते भृशम्। शरार्ताश्च रणे योधा न कृष्णौ शेकुरीक्षितुम् ॥७-७५-३४॥
divākare'tha rajasā sarvataḥ saṁvṛte bhṛśam। śarārtāśca raṇe yodhā na kṛṣṇau śekurīkṣitum ॥7-75-34॥
[दिवाकरे (divākare) - in the sun; अथ (atha) - then; रजसा (rajasā) - by dust; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere; संवृते (saṁvṛte) - covered; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely; शरार्ताः (śarārtāḥ) - afflicted by arrows; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; न (na) - not; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; शेकुः (śekuḥ) - were able; ईक्षितुम् (īkṣitum) - to see;]
(Then, when the sun was intensely covered everywhere by dust, the warriors afflicted by arrows in battle were not able to see Krishna and Arjuna.)
Then, as the sun was completely obscured by dust, the warriors, suffering from the arrows in battle, could not see Krishna and Arjuna.
ततो नृपतयः क्रुद्धाः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम्। क्षत्रिया बहवश्चान्ये जयद्रथवधैषिणम् ॥७-७५-३५॥
tato nṛpatayaḥ kruddhāḥ parivavrurdhanañjayam। kṣatriyā bahavaścānye jayadrathavadhaṣiṇam ॥7-75-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; नृपतयः (nṛpatayaḥ) - kings; क्रुद्धाः (kruddhāḥ) - angry; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वध (vadha) - killing; ऐषिणम् (aiṣiṇam) - desiring;]
(Then the angry kings surrounded Dhananjaya. Many other warriors also desiring the killing of Jayadratha.)
Then the enraged kings surrounded Arjuna, and many other warriors also sought to kill Jayadratha.
अपनीयत्सु शल्येषु धिष्ठितं पुरुषर्षभम्। दुर्योधनस्त्वगात्पार्थं त्वरमाणो महाहवे ॥७-७५-३६॥
apanīyatsu śalyeṣu dhiṣṭhitaṃ puruṣarṣabham। duryodhanastvagātparthaṃ tvaramāṇo mahāhave ॥7-75-36॥
[अपनीयत्सु (apanīyatsu) - when removed; शल्येषु (śalyeṣu) - the arrows; धिष्ठितं (dhiṣṭhitaṃ) - standing; पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - bull among men; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; त्वगात् (tvagāt) - approached; पार्थं (pārthaṃ) - Arjuna; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle;]
(When the arrows were removed, Duryodhana, the bull among men, approached Arjuna, hastening in the great battle.)
When the arrows were removed, Duryodhana, known as the bull among men, quickly approached Arjuna in the midst of the great battle.
