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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
स्रंसन्त इव मज्जानस्तावकानां भयान्नृप। तौ दृष्ट्वा समतिक्रान्तौ वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ ॥७-७६-१॥
sraṁsanta iva majjānastāvakānāṁ bhayānnṛpa। tau dṛṣṭvā samatikrāntau vāsudevadhanañjayau ॥7-76-1॥
[स्रंसन्त (sraṁsanta) - falling; इव (iva) - as if; मज्जानः (majjānaḥ) - marrow; तावकानाम् (tāvakānām) - of your people; भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; तौ (tau) - those two; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; समतिक्रान्तौ (samatikrāntau) - passed by; वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vasudeva and Dhananjaya;]
(O king, as if the marrow of your people was falling from fear, having seen those two, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, passed by.)
O king, seeing Vasudeva and Dhananjaya, it was as if the very marrow of your people was melting away in fear.
सर्वे तु प्रतिसंरब्धा ह्रीमन्तः सत्त्वचोदिताः। स्थिरीबूता महात्मानः प्रत्यगच्छन्धनञ्जयम् ॥७-७६-२॥
sarve tu pratisaṁrabdhā hrīmantaḥ sattvacoditāḥ। sthirībūtā mahātmānaḥ pratyagacchandhanañjayam ॥7-76-2॥
[सर्वे (sarve) - all; तु (tu) - but; प्रतिसंरब्धाः (pratisaṁrabdhāḥ) - prepared; ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest; सत्त्वचोदिताः (sattvacoditāḥ) - inspired by courage; स्थिरीबूता (sthirībūtā) - firm; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; प्रत्यगच्छन् (pratyagacchan) - approached; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(All, however, prepared, modest, inspired by courage, firm, great souls, approached Dhananjaya.)
All the great souls, though modest and inspired by courage, were prepared and firm as they approached Dhananjaya.
ये गताः पाण्डवं युद्धे क्रोधामर्षसमन्विताः। तेऽद्यापि न निवर्तन्ते सिन्धवः सागरादिव ॥७-७६-३॥
ye gatāḥ pāṇḍavaṃ yuddhe krodhāmarṣasamanvitāḥ। te'dyāpi na nivartante sindhavaḥ sāgarādiva ॥7-76-3॥
[ये (ye) - those who; गताः (gatāḥ) - went; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - to the Pāṇḍava; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; अमर्ष (amarṣa) - impatience; समन्विताः (samanvitāḥ) - filled with; ते (te) - they; अद्य (adya) - today; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; निवर्तन्ते (nivartante) - return; सिन्धवः (sindhavaḥ) - rivers; सागरात् (sāgarāt) - from the ocean; इव (iva) - like;]
(Those who went to the Pāṇḍava in battle, filled with anger and impatience, even today do not return, like rivers from the ocean.)
Those who went to fight against the Pāṇḍava, filled with anger and impatience, still do not return today, just like rivers do not return from the ocean.
असन्तस्तु न्यवर्तन्त वेदेभ्य इव नास्तिकाः। नरकं भजमानास्ते प्रत्यपद्यन्त किल्बिषम् ॥७-७६-४॥
asantastu nyavartanta vedebhya iva nāstikāḥ। narakaṃ bhajamānāste pratyapadyanta kilbiṣam ॥7-76-4॥
[असन्तः (asantaḥ) - non-existent; तु (tu) - but; न्यवर्तन्त (nyavartanta) - turned away; वेदेभ्यः (vedebhyaḥ) - from the Vedas; इव (iva) - like; नास्तिकाः (nāstikāḥ) - atheists; नरकम् (narakam) - hell; भजमानाः (bhajamānāḥ) - indulging; ते (te) - they; प्रत्यपद्यन्त (pratyapadyanta) - attained; किल्बिषम् (kilbiṣam) - sin;]
(But the non-existent, like atheists, turned away from the Vedas; indulging in hell, they attained sin.)
Those who are non-believers, like atheists, turned away from the teachings of the Vedas and indulged in sinful acts, thus attaining hell.
तावतीत्य रथानीकं विमुक्तौ पुरुषर्षभौ। ददृशाते यथा राहोरास्यान्मुक्तौ प्रभाकरौ ॥७-७६-५॥
tāvatītya rathānīkaṃ vimuktau puruṣarṣabhau। dadṛśāte yathā rāhorāsyānmuktau prabhākarau ॥7-76-5॥
[तावतीत्य (tāvatītya) - thus far; रथानीकं (rathānīkaṃ) - chariot army; विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released; पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - best of men; ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - saw; यथा (yathā) - as; राहोः (rāhoḥ) - of Rāhu; आस्यान् (āsyān) - from the mouth; मुक्तौ (muktau) - released; प्रभाकरौ (prabhākarau) - the sun and the moon;]
(Thus far, the best of men, released from the chariot army, saw as the sun and the moon released from the mouth of Rāhu.)
The two best of men, having been released from the chariot army, saw the sun and the moon as if they were released from the mouth of Rāhu.
मत्स्याविव महाजालं विदार्य विगतज्वरौ। तथा कृष्णावदृश्येतां सेनाजालं विदार्य तत् ॥७-७६-६॥
matsyāviva mahājālaṃ vidārya vigatajvarau। tathā kṛṣṇāvadṛśyetāṃ senājālaṃ vidārya tat ॥7-76-6॥
[मत्स्यौ (matsyau) - two fish; इव (iva) - like; महाजालं (mahājālaṃ) - great net; विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn; विगतज्वरौ (vigatajvarau) - free from distress; तथा (tathā) - thus; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; अदृश्येतां (adṛśyetāṃ) - became invisible; सेनाजालं (senājālaṃ) - army net; विदार्य (vidārya) - having torn; तत् (tat) - that;]
(Like two fish tearing a great net, free from distress, thus Krishna and Arjuna became invisible, having torn that army net.)
Krishna and Arjuna, like two fish that have torn through a great net, became invisible after breaking through the army's formation, free from distress.
विमुक्तौ शस्त्रसम्बाधाद्द्रोणानीकात्सुदुर्भिदात्। अदृश्येतां महात्मानौ कालसूर्याविवोदितौ ॥७-७६-७॥
vimuktau śastrasambādhāddroṇānīkātsudurbhidāt। adṛśyetāṃ mahātmānau kālasūryāvivoditau ॥7-76-7॥
[विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - freed; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapons; सम्बाधात् (sambādhāt) - from the crowd; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीकात् (anīkāt) - from the army; सुदुर्भिदात् (sudurbhidāt) - from the difficult-to-penetrate; अदृश्येतां (adṛśyetāṃ) - were seen; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; काल (kāla) - time; सूर्यौ (sūryau) - suns; इव (iva) - like; उदितौ (uditau) - risen;]
(Freed from the crowd of weapons, from Drona's difficult-to-penetrate army, the great souls were seen like the risen suns of time.)
The great souls, having freed themselves from the dense crowd of weapons and Drona's formidable army, appeared like the rising suns of destiny.
अस्त्रसम्बाधनिर्मुक्तौ विमुक्तौ शस्त्रसङ्कटात्। अदृश्येतां महात्मानौ शत्रुसम्बाधकारिणौ ॥७-७६-८॥
astrasambādhanirmuktau vimuktau śastrasaṅkaṭāt। adṛśyetāṃ mahātmānau śatrusambādhakāriṇau ॥7-76-8॥
[अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; सम्बाध (sambādha) - crowded; निर्मुक्तौ (nirmuktau) - freed; विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - liberated; शस्त्र (śastra) - weapon; सङ्कटात् (saṅkaṭāt) - from danger; अदृश्येतां (adṛśyetāṃ) - became invisible; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great souls; शत्रु (śatru) - enemy; सम्बाध (sambādha) - crowded; कारिणौ (kāriṇau) - causing;]
(Freed from the crowd of weapons, liberated from the danger of weapons, the great souls who caused the crowd of enemies became invisible.)
The great souls, having been freed from the crowd of weapons and liberated from the danger of weapons, became invisible, causing confusion among the enemies.
विमुक्तौ ज्वलनस्पर्शान्मकरास्याज्झषाविव। व्यक्षोभयेतां सेनां तौ समुद्रं मकराविव ॥७-७६-९॥
vimuktau jvalanasparśānmakarāsyājjhaṣāviva। vyakṣobhayetāṃ senāṃ tau samudraṃ makarāviva ॥7-76-9॥
[विमुक्तौ (vimuktau) - released; ज्वलन (jvalana) - fire; स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touch; मकर (makara) - crocodile; आस्यात् (āsyāt) - from mouth; झषौ (jhaṣau) - fish; इव (iva) - like; व्यक्षोभयेताम् (vyakṣobhayetām) - agitated; सेनाम् (senām) - army; तौ (tau) - those two; समुद्रम् (samudram) - ocean; मकरौ (makarau) - crocodiles; इव (iva) - like;]
(Released from the touch of fire, like fish from the mouth of a crocodile, those two agitated the army like crocodiles the ocean.)
Freed from the burning touch, like fish escaping a crocodile's jaws, those two stirred the army as crocodiles stir the ocean.
तावकास्तव पुत्राश्च द्रोणानीकस्थयोस्तयोः। नैतौ तरिष्यतो द्रोणमिति चक्रुस्तदा मतिम् ॥७-७६-१०॥
tāvakās tava putrāś ca droṇānīkasthayos tayoḥ। naitau tariṣyato droṇam iti cakrus tadā matim ॥7-76-10॥
[तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; च (ca) - and; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीक (anīka) - army; स्थयोः (sthayoh) - situated; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those; न (na) - not; एतौ (etau) - these two; तरिष्यतः (tariṣyataḥ) - will cross; द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; इति (iti) - thus; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; तदा (tadā) - then; मतिम् (matim) - decision;]
(Your sons and those situated in Drona's army made the decision then that these two will not cross Drona.)
At that time, your sons and those in Drona's army decided that these two would not surpass Drona.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा व्यतिक्रान्तौ द्रोणानीकं महाद्युती। नाशशंसुर्महाराज सिन्धुराजस्य जीवितम् ॥७-७६-११॥
tau tu dṛṣṭvā vyatikrāntau droṇānīkaṃ mahādyutī। nāśaśaṃsurmahārāja sindhurājasya jīvitam ॥7-76-11॥
[तौ (tau) - they; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्यतिक्रान्तौ (vyatikrāntau) - crossed; द्रोणानीकं (droṇānīkaṃ) - Drona's army; महाद्युती (mahādyutī) - greatly radiant; नाशशंसु: (nāśaśaṃsuḥ) - predicted destruction; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the Sindhu king; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(They, having seen, crossed Drona's army, greatly radiant, predicted destruction of the Sindhu king's life, O great king.)
Upon seeing the greatly radiant ones crossing Drona's army, they predicted the destruction of the Sindhu king's life, O great king.
आशा बलवती राजन्पुत्राणामभवत्तव। द्रोणहार्दिक्ययोः कृष्णौ न मोक्ष्येते इति प्रभो ॥७-७६-१२॥
āśā balavatī rājanputrāṇāmabhavattava। droṇahārdikyayoḥ kṛṣṇau na mokṣyete iti prabho ॥7-76-12॥
[आशा (āśā) - hope; बलवती (balavatī) - strong; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons; अभवत् (abhavat) - was; तव (tava) - your; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; हार्दिक्ययोः (hārdikyayoḥ) - and Hardikya; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the Krishnas; न (na) - not; मोक्ष्येते (mokṣyete) - will be released; इति (iti) - thus; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Hope was strong, O king, of your sons. The Krishnas of Drona and Hardikya will not be released, thus, O lord.)
O king, your sons had strong hope that the Krishnas, associated with Drona and Hardikya, would not be released, O lord.
तामाशां विफलां कृत्वा निस्तीर्णौ तौ परन्तपौ। द्रोणानीकं महाराज भोजानीकं च दुस्तरम् ॥७-७६-१३॥
tāmāśāṃ viphalāṃ kṛtvā nistīrṇau tau parantapau। droṇānīkaṃ mahārāja bhojānīkaṃ ca dustaram ॥7-76-13॥
[ताम् (tām) - that; आशाम् (āśām) - hope; विफलाम् (viphalām) - fruitless; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; निस्तीर्णौ (nistīrṇau) - crossed over; तौ (tau) - those two; परन्तपौ (parantapau) - scorchers of foes; द्रोणानीकम् (droṇānīkam) - Drona's army; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भोजानीकम् (bhojānīkam) - Bhoja's army; च (ca) - and; दुस्तरम् (dustaram) - difficult to cross;]
(Having made that hope fruitless, those two scorchers of foes crossed over Drona's army, O great king, and Bhoja's army, which was difficult to cross.)
"Having rendered their hopes fruitless, those two warriors, known for defeating their enemies, successfully crossed the formidable armies of Drona and Bhoja, O great king."
अथ दृष्ट्वा व्यतिक्रान्तौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ। निराशाः सिन्धुराजस्य जीवितं नाशशंसिरे ॥७-७६-१४॥
atha dṛṣṭvā vyatikrāntau jvalitāviva pāvakau। nirāśāḥ sindhurājasya jīvitaṃ nāśaśaṃsire ॥7-76-14॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्यतिक्रान्तौ (vyatikrāntau) - crossed over; ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकौ (pāvakau) - fire; निराशाः (nirāśāḥ) - hopeless; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; जीवितं (jīvitaṃ) - life; नाशशंसिरे (nāśaśaṃsire) - predicted destruction;]
(Then, having seen the two blazing like fire, hopeless, they predicted the destruction of the life of the king of Sindhu.)
Then, seeing the two blazing like fire, they lost hope and predicted the destruction of the king of Sindhu's life.
मिथश्च समभाषेतामभीतौ भयवर्धनौ। जयद्रथवधे वाचस्तास्ताः कृष्णधनञ्जयौ ॥७-७६-१५॥
mithaśca samabhāṣetām abhītau bhayavardhanau। jayadrathavadhe vācastāstāḥ kṛṣṇadhanañjayau ॥7-76-15॥
[मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually; च (ca) - and; समभाषेताम् (samabhāṣetām) - spoke; अभीतौ (abhītau) - fearless; भयवर्धनौ (bhayavardhanau) - fear-increasing; जयद्रथवधे (jayadrathavadhe) - for Jayadratha's killing; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; ताः (tāḥ) - those; कृष्णधनञ्जयौ (kṛṣṇadhanañjayau) - Krishna and Dhananjaya;]
(Mutually and fearlessly spoke fear-increasing words for Jayadratha's killing, those Krishna and Dhananjaya.)
Krishna and Dhananjaya, fearless and determined, spoke to each other about the plan to kill Jayadratha, instilling fear in their enemies.
असौ मध्ये कृतः षड्भिर्धार्तराष्ट्रैर्महारथैः। चक्षुर्विषयसम्प्राप्तो न नौ मोक्ष्यति सैन्धवः ॥७-७६-१६॥
asau madhye kṛtaḥ ṣaḍbhirdhārtarāṣṭrairmahārathaiḥ। cakṣurviṣayasamprāpto na nau mokṣyati saindhavaḥ ॥7-76-16॥
[असौ (asau) - that one; मध्ये (madhye) - in the midst; कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - placed; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six; धार्तराष्ट्रैः (dhārtarāṣṭraiḥ) - by the sons of Dhritarashtra; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; विषय (viṣaya) - range; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - having reached; न (na) - not; नौ (nau) - us; मोक्ष्यति (mokṣyati) - will release; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - the Sindhu prince;]
(That one, placed in the midst by six great charioteers, the sons of Dhritarashtra, having reached the range of sight, will not release us, the Sindhu prince.)
The Sindhu prince, surrounded by six great charioteers who are the sons of Dhritarashtra, has come within sight and will not let us escape.
यद्यस्य समरे गोप्ता शक्रो देवगणैः सह। तथाप्येनं हनिष्याव इति कृष्णावभाषताम् ॥७-७६-१७॥
yadyasya samare goptā śakro devagaṇaiḥ saha। tathāpyenaṃ haniṣyāva iti kṛṣṇāvabhāṣatām ॥7-76-17॥
[यत् (yat) - if; अस्य (asya) - his; समरे (samare) - in battle; गोप्ता (goptā) - protector; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - with the hosts of gods; सह (saha) - with; तथापि (tathāpi) - still; एनम् (enam) - him; हनिष्याव (haniṣyāva) - we shall slay; इति (iti) - thus; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; अबाषताम् (abhāṣatām) - spoke;]
(If his protector in battle is Indra with the hosts of gods, still we shall slay him, thus spoke Krishna and Arjuna.)
Krishna and Arjuna declared that even if Indra, along with the hosts of gods, protects him in battle, they would still slay him.
इति कृष्णौ महाबाहू मिथः कथयतां तदा। सिन्धुराजमवेक्षन्तौ तत्पुत्रास्तव शुश्रुवुः ॥७-७६-१८॥
iti kṛṣṇau mahābāhū mithaḥ kathayatāṃ tadā। sindhurājamavekṣantau tatputrāstava śuśruvuḥ ॥7-76-18॥
[इति (iti) - thus; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna (dual); महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed (dual); मिथः (mithaḥ) - mutually; कथयतां (kathayatāṃ) - speaking; तदा (tadā) - then; सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Sindhu king; अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - looking at (dual); तत्पुत्राः (tatputrāḥ) - his sons; तव (tava) - your; शुश्रुवुः (śuśruvuḥ) - heard;]
(Thus, the two mighty-armed Krishnas were speaking mutually then, looking at the Sindhu king, your sons heard.)
At that time, the two mighty-armed Krishnas were conversing with each other, and while looking at the Sindhu king, your sons overheard them.
अतीत्य मरुधन्वेव प्रयान्तौ तृषितौ गजौ। पीत्वा वारि समाश्वस्तौ तथैवास्तामरिंदमौ ॥७-७६-१९॥
atītya marudhanveva prayāntau tṛṣitau gajau। pītvā vāri samāśvastau tathaivāstāmariṃdamau ॥7-76-19॥
[अतीत्य (atītya) - having crossed; मरुधन्वा (marudhanvā) - desert; इव (iva) - like; प्रयान्तौ (prayāntau) - proceeding; तृषितौ (tṛṣitau) - thirsty; गजौ (gajau) - elephants; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; वारि (vāri) - water; समाश्वस्तौ (samāśvastau) - refreshed; तथैव (tathaiva) - thus; आस्ताम् (āstām) - remained; अरिंदमौ (ariṃdamau) - subduers of enemies;]
(Having crossed the desert like thirsty elephants, having drunk water, the subduers of enemies remained thus refreshed.)
The subduers of enemies, like thirsty elephants crossing a desert, drank water and remained refreshed.
व्याघ्रसिंहगजाकीर्णानतिक्रम्येव पर्वतान्। अदृश्येतां महाबाहू यथा मृत्युजरातिगौ ॥७-७६-२०॥
vyāghrasiṃhagajākīrṇānatikramyeva parvatān। adṛśyetāṃ mahābāhū yathā mṛtyujarātigau ॥7-76-20॥
[व्याघ्र (vyāghra) - tiger; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; गज (gaja) - elephant; आकीर्ण (ākīrṇa) - filled; अनतिक्रम्य (anatikramya) - not surpassing; एव (eva) - indeed; पर्वतान् (parvatān) - mountains; अदृश्येतां (adṛśyetāṃ) - became invisible; महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed; यथा (yathā) - as; मृत्यु (mṛtyu) - death; जरा (jarā) - old age; अतिगौ (atigau) - transcended;]
(The mighty-armed ones became invisible, just as death and old age are transcended, without surpassing the mountains filled with tigers, lions, and elephants.)
The mighty-armed heroes vanished from sight, just as one transcends death and old age, without crossing the mountains teeming with tigers, lions, and elephants.
तथा हि मुखवर्णोऽयमनयोरिति मेनिरे। तावका दृश्य मुक्तौ तौ विक्रोशन्ति स्म सर्वतः ॥७-७६-२१॥
tathā hi mukhavarṇo'yamanayoriti menire। tāvakā dṛśya muktau tau vikrośanti sma sarvataḥ ॥7-76-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; हि (hi) - indeed; मुखवर्णः (mukhavarṇaḥ) - complexion; अयम् (ayam) - this; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; इति (iti) - thus; मेनिरे (menire) - they thought; तावका (tāvakā) - your people; दृश्य (dṛśya) - visible; मुक्तौ (muktau) - released; तौ (tau) - they; विक्रोशन्ति (vikrośanti) - cry out; स्म (sma) - indeed; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere;]
(Thus indeed, they thought, 'This is the complexion of these two.' Your people, seeing them released, cried out everywhere.)
They indeed thought, 'This is the complexion of these two.' Seeing them released, your people cried out everywhere.
द्रोणादाशीविषाकाराज्ज्वलितादिव पावकात्। अन्येभ्यः पार्थिवेभ्यश्च भास्वन्ताविव भास्करौ ॥७-७६-२२॥
droṇādāśīviṣākārājjvalitādiva pāvakāt। anyebhyaḥ pārthivebhyaśca bhāsvantāviva bhāskarau ॥7-76-22॥
[द्रोणात् (droṇāt) - from Drona; आशीविषाकारात् (āśīviṣākārāt) - like a venomous snake; ज्वलितात् (jvalitāt) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकात् (pāvakāt) - from fire; अन्येभ्यः (anyebhyaḥ) - from others; पार्थिवेभ्यः (pārthivebhyaḥ) - from kings; च (ca) - and; भास्वन्तौ (bhāsvantau) - shining; इव (iva) - like; भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - suns;]
(From Drona, like a blazing venomous snake, like from fire; and from other kings, shining like suns.)
Emerging from Drona, like a blazing venomous snake from fire, and from other kings, they shone like suns.
तौ मुक्तौ सागरप्रख्याद्द्रोणानीकादरिंदमौ। अदृश्येतां मुदा युक्तौ समुत्तीर्यार्णवं यथा ॥७-७६-२३॥
tau muktau sāgaraprakhyāddroṇānīkādariṃdamau। adṛśyetāṃ mudā yuktau samuttīryārṇavaṃ yathā ॥7-76-23॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; मुक्तौ (muktau) - released; सागरप्रख्यात् (sāgaraprakhyāt) - like the ocean; द्रोणानीकादरिंदमौ (droṇānīkādariṃdamau) - from Drona's army, the subduers of enemies; अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - became invisible; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; युक्तौ (yuktau) - engaged; समुत्तीर्य (samuttīrya) - having crossed over; अर्णवम् (arṇavam) - the ocean; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(They both, released like the ocean, from Drona's army, the subduers of enemies, became invisible with joy, engaged, having crossed over the ocean, as.)
The two warriors, having been released from Drona's formidable army, became invisible with joy, as if they had crossed the vast ocean.
शस्त्रौघान्महतो मुक्तौ द्रोणहार्दिक्यरक्षितान्। रोचमानावदृश्येतामिन्द्राग्न्योः सदृशौ रणे ॥७-७६-२४॥
śastraughānmahato muktau droṇahārdikyarakṣitān। rocamānāvadṛśyetāmindrāgnyoḥ sadṛśau raṇe ॥7-76-24॥
[शस्त्रौघात् (śastraughāt) - from the multitude of weapons; महतः (mahataḥ) - great; मुक्तौ (muktau) - released; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; हार्दिक्य (hārdikya) - Kritavarma; रक्षितान् (rakṣitān) - protected; रोचमानौ (rocamānau) - shining; अदृश्येताम् (adṛśyetām) - were seen; इन्द्राग्न्योः (indrāgnyoḥ) - like Indra and Agni; सदृशौ (sadṛśau) - similar; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(From the multitude of weapons, great and released, protected by Drona and Kritavarma, the shining ones were seen like Indra and Agni, similar in battle.)
From the great multitude of weapons released and protected by Drona and Kritavarma, they appeared shining like Indra and Agni in battle.
उद्भिन्नरुधिरौ कृष्णौ भारद्वाजस्य सायकैः। शितैश्चितौ व्यरोचेतां कर्णिकारैरिवाचलौ ॥७-७६-२५॥
udbhinnarudhirau kṛṣṇau bhāradvājasya sāyakaiḥ। śitaiścitau vyarocetāṃ karṇikārairivācalau ॥7-76-25॥
[उद्भिन्न (udbhinna) - bursting; रुधिरौ (rudhirau) - blood; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - dark; भारद्वाजस्य (bhāradvājasya) - of Bhāradvāja; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - by arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; चितौ (citau) - pierced; व्यरोचेताम् (vyarocetām) - shone; कर्णिकारैः (karṇikāraiḥ) - with karnikara flowers; इव (iva) - like; अचलौ (acalau) - mountains;]
(The dark ones, with blood bursting, pierced by the sharp arrows of Bhāradvāja, shone like mountains with karnikara flowers.)
The dark warriors, bleeding from the sharp arrows of Bhāradvāja, stood out like mountains adorned with karnikara flowers.
द्रोणग्राहह्रदान्मुक्तौ शक्त्याशीविषसङ्कटात्। अयःशरोग्रमकरात्क्षत्रियप्रवराम्भसः ॥७-७६-२६॥
droṇagrāhahradānmuktau śaktyāśīviṣasaṅkaṭāt। ayaḥśarogramakarātkṣatriyapravarāmbhasaḥ ॥7-76-26॥
[द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; ग्राह (grāha) - crocodile; ह्रद (hrada) - lake; मुक्तौ (muktau) - released; शक्ति (śakti) - power; आशीविष (āśīviṣa) - poisonous snake; सङ्कट (saṅkaṭa) - danger; अयः (ayaḥ) - iron; शर (śara) - arrow; उग्र (ugra) - fierce; मकर (makara) - sea creature; क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) - warrior; प्रवर (pravara) - excellent; अम्भस (ambhasa) - water;]
(Released from the lake of Drona-crocodile, from the danger of the power of the poisonous snake, from the fierce iron-arrow sea creature, the excellent water of the warriors.)
The warriors, having been released from the lake filled with the dangers of Drona, the crocodile, and the power of the poisonous snake, as well as the fierce iron-arrow sea creature, are considered excellent.
ज्याघोषतलनिर्ह्रादाद्गदानिस्त्रिंशविद्युतः। द्रोणास्त्रमेघान्निर्मुक्तौ सूर्येन्दू तिमिरादिव ॥७-७६-२७॥
jyāghoṣatalanirhrādādgadānistriṁśavidyutaḥ। droṇāstrameghānnirmuktau sūryendū timirādiva ॥7-76-27॥
[ज्या (jyā) - bowstring; घोष (ghoṣa) - sound; तल (tala) - surface; निर्ह्राद (nirhrāda) - roar; आद् (ād) - from; गदानि (gadāni) - maces; स्त्रिंश (striṁśa) - swords; विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - flashes; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; मेघान् (meghān) - clouds; निर्मुक्तौ (nirmuktau) - released; सूर्येन्दू (sūryendū) - sun and moon; तिमिर (timira) - darkness; इव (iva) - like;]
(From the roar of the bowstring's surface, maces, swords, and flashes were released like clouds of Drona's weapon, like the sun and moon from darkness.)
The sound of the bowstring's surface roared, releasing maces, swords, and flashes like clouds from Drona's weapon, akin to the sun and moon emerging from darkness.
बाहुभ्यामिव सन्तीर्णौ सिन्धुषष्ठाः समुद्रगाः। तपान्ते सरितः पूर्णा महाग्राहसमाकुलाः ॥७-७६-२८॥
bāhubhyām iva santīrṇau sindhuṣaṣṭhāḥ samudragāḥ। tapānte saritaḥ pūrṇā mahāgrāhasamākulāḥ ॥7-76-28॥
[बाहुभ्याम् (bāhubhyām) - by the arms; इव (iva) - like; सन्तीर्णौ (santīrṇau) - crossed; सिन्धुषष्ठाः (sindhuṣaṣṭhāḥ) - rivers; समुद्रगाः (samudragāḥ) - ocean-going; तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of summer; सरितः (saritaḥ) - rivers; पूर्णा (pūrṇā) - full; महाग्राह (mahāgrāha) - with great crocodiles; समाकुलाः (samākulāḥ) - crowded;]
(Like being crossed by the arms, the rivers, ocean-going, at the end of summer, the rivers are full and crowded with great crocodiles.)
At the end of summer, the rivers, like those crossed by arms, are full and teeming with great crocodiles, flowing towards the ocean.
इति कृष्णौ महेष्वासौ यशसा लोकविश्रुतौ। सर्वभूतान्यमन्यन्त द्रोणास्त्रबलविस्मयात् ॥७-७६-२९॥
iti kṛṣṇau maheṣvāsau yaśasā lokaviśrutau। sarvabhūtānyamanyanta droṇāstrabalavismayāt ॥7-76-29॥
[इति (iti) - thus; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - the two Krishnas; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; यशसा (yaśasā) - by fame; लोकविश्रुतौ (lokaviśrutau) - world-renowned; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - regarded; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona's; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; बल (bala) - strength; विस्मयात् (vismayāt) - due to amazement;]
(Thus, the two Krishnas, great archers, renowned in the world by fame, were regarded by all beings due to amazement at the strength of Drona's weapon.)
Thus, the two Krishnas, celebrated as great archers and renowned worldwide, were regarded with awe by all beings due to the formidable strength of Drona's weapon.
जयद्रथं समीपस्थमवेक्षन्तौ जिघांसया। रुरुं निपाने लिप्सन्तौ व्याघ्रवत्तावतिष्ठताम् ॥७-७६-३०॥
jayadrathaṁ samīpasthamavekṣantau jighāṁsayā। ruruṁ nipāne lipsantau vyāghravattāvatiṣṭhatām ॥7-76-30॥
[जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; समीपस्थम् (samīpastham) - nearby; अवेक्षन्तौ (avekṣantau) - looking; जिघांसया (jighāṁsayā) - with intent to kill; रुरुम् (rurum) - deer; निपाने (nipāne) - at the watering place; लिप्सन्तौ (lipsantau) - desiring; व्याघ्रवत् (vyāghravat) - like a tiger; तावतिष्ठताम् (tāvatiṣṭhatām) - stood there;]
(Looking at Jayadratha nearby with intent to kill, like a tiger desiring a deer at the watering place, they stood there.)
They stood there, looking at Jayadratha nearby with the intent to kill, like a tiger desiring a deer at the watering place.
यथा हि मुखवर्णोऽयमनयोरिति मेनिरे। तव योधा महाराज हतमेव जयद्रथम् ॥७-७६-३१॥
yathā hi mukhavarṇo'yamanayoriti menire। tava yodhā mahārāja hatameva jayadratham ॥7-76-31॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; हि (hi) - indeed; मुखवर्णः (mukhavarṇaḥ) - face color; अयम् (ayam) - this; अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two; इति (iti) - thus; मेनिरे (menire) - they thought; तव (tava) - your; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; हतम् (hatam) - killed; एव (eva) - indeed; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(As indeed the face color of these two, thus they thought. Your warriors, O great king, indeed considered Jayadratha as killed.)
The warriors, O great king, thought that by the appearance of the faces of these two, Jayadratha was indeed killed.
लोहिताक्षौ महाबाहू संयत्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ। सिन्धुराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य हृष्टौ व्यनदतां मुहुः ॥७-७६-३२॥
lohitākṣau mahābāhū saṃyattau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau। sindhurājamabhiprekṣya hṛṣṭau vyanadatāṃ muhuḥ ॥7-76-32॥
[लोहिताक्षौ (lohitākṣau) - red-eyed; महाबाहू (mahābāhū) - mighty-armed; संयत्तौ (saṃyattau) - prepared; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Krishna and Pandava; सिन्धुराजम् (sindhurājam) - Sindhu king; अभिप्रेक्ष्य (abhiprekṣya) - looking at; हृष्टौ (hṛṣṭau) - delighted; वयनदतां (vyanadatāṃ) - roared; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly;]
(Red-eyed and mighty-armed, Krishna and Pandava, prepared, looking at the Sindhu king, delighted, roared repeatedly.)
Krishna and Pandava, with red eyes and mighty arms, prepared themselves and, looking at the Sindhu king, roared repeatedly in delight.
शौरेरभीशुहस्तस्य पार्थस्य च धनुष्मतः। तयोरासीत्प्रतिभ्राजः सूर्यपावकयोरिव ॥७-७६-३३॥
śaurerabhīśuhastasya pārthasya ca dhanuṣmataḥ। tayorāsītpratibhrājaḥ sūryapāvakayoriva ॥7-76-33॥
[शौरेः (śaureḥ) - of Śauri (Krishna); अभीशुहस्तस्य (abhīśuhastasya) - of the one with a mighty bow; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna); च (ca) - and; धनुष्मतः (dhanuṣmataḥ) - of the bowman; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; प्रतिभ्राजः (pratibhājaḥ) - splendor; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; पावकयोः (pāvakayoḥ) - and fire; इव (iva) - like;]
(Of Śauri (Krishna) with a mighty bow and of Pārtha (Arjuna), the bowman, there was a splendor like that of the sun and fire.)
The splendor of Śauri (Krishna) and Pārtha (Arjuna), both mighty bowmen, was akin to the brilliance of the sun and fire.
हर्ष एव तयोरासीद्द्रोणानीकप्रमुक्तयोः। समीपे सैन्धवं दृष्ट्वा श्येनयोरामिषं यथा ॥७-७६-३४॥
harṣa eva tayorāsīddroṇānīkapramuktayoḥ। samīpe saindhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā śyenayorāmiṣaṃ yathā ॥7-76-34॥
[हर्ष (harṣa) - joy; एव (eva) - indeed; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of the two; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; द्रोण (droṇa) - Drona; अनीक (anīka) - army; प्रमुक्तयोः (pramuktayoḥ) - released; समीपे (samīpe) - near; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Sindhu prince; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; श्येनयोः (śyenayoḥ) - of the hawks; आमिषम् (āmiṣam) - prey; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Joy indeed was of the two released from Drona's army, seeing the Sindhu prince near, as of the hawks seeing prey.)
The two, released from Drona's army, felt joy upon seeing the Sindhu prince nearby, just as hawks feel upon spotting their prey.
तौ तु सैन्धवमालोक्य वर्तमानमिवान्तिके। सहसा पेततुः क्रुद्धौ क्षिप्रं श्येनाविवामिषे ॥७-७६-३५॥
tau tu saindhavamālokya vartamānamivāntike। sahasā petatuḥ kruddhau kṣipraṃ śyenāvivāmiṣe ॥7-76-35॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; तु (tu) - but; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the Sindhu prince; आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen; वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - present; इव (iva) - as if; अन्तिके (antike) - near; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पेततुः (petatuḥ) - fell; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; श्येनौ (śyenau) - hawks; इव (iva) - like; अमिषे (amiṣe) - on the flesh;]
(They both, having seen the Sindhu prince as if present near, suddenly fell angrily, quickly like hawks on the flesh.)
They both, upon seeing the Sindhu prince nearby, suddenly and angrily swooped down quickly like hawks on their prey.
तौ तु दृष्ट्वा व्यतिक्रान्तौ हृषीकेशधनञ्जयौ। सिन्धुराजस्य रक्षार्थं पराक्रान्तः सुतस्तव ॥७-७६-३६॥
tau tu dṛṣṭvā vyatikrāntau hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau। sindhurājasya rakṣārthaṃ parākrāntaḥ sutastava ॥7-76-36॥
[तौ (tau) - they; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; व्यतिक्रान्तौ (vyatikrāntau) - passed; हृषीकेशधनञ्जयौ (hṛṣīkeśadhanañjayau) - Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; रक्षार्थं (rakṣārtham) - for the protection; पराक्रान्तः (parākrāntaḥ) - courageous; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; तव (tava) - your;]
(They, having seen Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya passed, the courageous son of your king of Sindhu for protection.)
Upon seeing Hṛṣīkeśa and Dhanañjaya pass by, your courageous son took action to protect the king of Sindhu.
द्रोणेनाबद्धकवचो राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। ययावेकरथेनाजौ हयसंस्कारवित्प्रभो ॥७-७६-३७॥
droṇenābaddhakavaco rājā duryodhanastadā। yayāvekarathenājau hayasaṁskāravitprabho ॥7-76-37॥
[द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; आबद्ध (ābaddha) - bound; कवचः (kavacaḥ) - armor; राजा (rājā) - king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; तदा (tadā) - then; ययौ (yayau) - went; एकरथेन (ekarathena) - with one chariot; अजौ (ajau) - to the battle; हय (haya) - horse; संस्कारवित् (saṁskāravit) - knower of training; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(Then King Duryodhana, with his armor bound by Drona, went to the battle with one chariot, O lord, knower of horse training.)
At that time, King Duryodhana, having his armor secured by Drona, proceeded to the battlefield with a single chariot, O master, who knows the training of horses.
कृष्णपार्थौ महेष्वासौ व्यतिक्रम्याथ ते सुतः। अग्रतः पुण्डरीकाक्षं प्रतीयाय नराधिप ॥७-७६-३८॥
kṛṣṇapārthau maheṣvāsau vyatikramyātha te sutaḥ। agrataḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ pratīyāya narādhipa ॥7-76-38॥
[कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; पार्थौ (pārthau) - and Arjuna; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - great archers; व्यतिक्रम्य (vyatikramya) - having surpassed; अथ (atha) - then; ते (te) - your; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; पुण्डरीकाक्षं (puṇḍarīkākṣam) - lotus-eyed; प्रतीयाय (pratīyāya) - approached; नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king;]
(Krishna and Arjuna, the great archers, having surpassed, then your son approached the lotus-eyed one in front, O king.)
Krishna and Arjuna, the great archers, having surpassed others, then your son approached the lotus-eyed Krishna in front, O king.
ततः सर्वेषु सैन्येषु वादित्राणि प्रहृष्टवत्। प्रावाद्यन्समतिक्रान्ते तव पुत्रे धनञ्जयम् ॥७-७६-३९॥
tataḥ sarveṣu sainyeṣu vāditrāṇi prahṛṣṭavat। prāvādyansamatikrānte tava putre dhanañjayam ॥7-76-39॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments; प्रहृष्टवत् (prahṛṣṭavat) - joyfully; प्रावाद्यन् (prāvādya) - sounded; समतिक्रान्ते (samatikrānte) - having passed; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रे (putre) - son; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then, in all the armies, the musical instruments joyfully sounded, having passed your son Dhananjaya.)
Then, as your son Dhananjaya passed, all the armies joyfully sounded their musical instruments.
सिंहनादरवाश्चासञ्शङ्खदुन्दुभिमिश्रिताः। दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं तत्र कृष्णयोः प्रमुखे स्थितम् ॥७-७६-४०॥
siṃhanādaravāścāsañśaṅkhadundubhimishritāḥ। dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaṃ tatra kṛṣṇayoḥ pramukhe sthitam ॥7-76-40॥
[सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नाद (nāda) - roar; रवाः (ravāḥ) - sounds; च (ca) - and; आसन् (āsan) - were; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; दुन्दुभि (dundubhi) - drum; मिश्रिताः (miśritāḥ) - mixed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; तत्र (tatra) - there; कृष्णयोः (kṛṣṇayoḥ) - of the two Krishnas; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(The sounds of lion roars and conches mixed with drums were there. Seeing Duryodhana standing in front of the two Krishnas.)
The sounds of lion roars, conches, and drums filled the air as Duryodhana stood before the two Krishnas.
ये च ते सिन्धुराजस्य गोप्तारः पावकोपमाः। ते प्रहृष्यन्त समरे दृष्ट्वा पुत्रं तवाभिभो ॥७-७६-४१॥
ye ca te sindhurājasya goptāraḥ pāvakopamāḥ। te prahṛṣyanta samare dṛṣṭvā putraṃ tavābhibho ॥7-76-41॥
[ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - they; सिन्धुराजस्य (sindhurājasya) - of the king of Sindhu; गोप्तारः (goptāraḥ) - protectors; पावकोपमाः (pāvakopamāḥ) - like fire; ते (te) - they; प्रहृष्यन्त (prahṛṣyanta) - rejoiced; समरे (samare) - in battle; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; तव (tava) - your; अभिभो (abhibho) - O lord;]
(Those who are like fire, the protectors of the king of Sindhu, rejoiced in battle seeing your son, O lord.)
The protectors of the Sindhu king, who are like fire, rejoiced in the battle upon seeing your son, O lord.
दृष्ट्वा दुर्योधनं कृष्णस्त्वतिक्रान्तं सहानुगम्। अब्रवीदर्जुनं राजन्प्राप्तकालमिदं वचः ॥७-७६-४२॥
dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaṃ kṛṣṇastvatikrāntaṃ sahānugam। abravīdarjunaṃ rājannprāptakālamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-76-42॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; दुर्योधनं (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; त्व (tva) - you; अतिक्रान्तं (atikrāntaṃ) - crossed over; सह (saha) - with; अनुगम् (anugam) - followers; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - to Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O King; प्राप्त (prāpta) - arrived; कालम् (kālam) - time; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Having seen Duryodhana, Krishna, you have crossed over with followers. Said to Arjuna, O King, this time has arrived, speech.)
Upon seeing Duryodhana, Krishna, you have crossed over with your followers. Krishna then said to Arjuna, 'O King, the time for this speech has arrived.'
