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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनं राजा त्रिभिर्मर्मातिगैः शरैः। प्रत्यविध्यन्महावेगैश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान् ॥७-७८-१॥
evamuktvārjunaṃ rājā tribhirmarmātigaiḥ śaraiḥ। pratyavidhyanmahāvegaiścaturbhiścaturo hayān ॥7-78-1॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; राजा (rājā) - the king; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; मर्मातिगैः (marmātigaiḥ) - piercing vital parts; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; महावेगैः (mahāvegaiḥ) - with great speed; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हयान् (hayān) - horses;]
(Thus, having spoken to Arjuna, the king pierced with three arrows piercing vital parts, and with great speed, pierced four horses with four arrows.)
After speaking thus to Arjuna, the king swiftly shot three arrows that pierced vital parts and four arrows that struck the four horses.
वासुदेवं च दशभिः प्रत्यविध्यत्स्तनान्तरे। प्रतोदं चास्य भल्लेन छित्त्वा भूमावपातयत् ॥७-७८-२॥
vāsudevaṁ ca daśabhiḥ pratyavidhyatstanāntare। pratodaṁ cāsya bhallena chittvā bhūmāvapātayat ॥7-78-2॥
[वासुदेवं (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; च (ca) - and; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; प्रतोदं (pratodam) - goad; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - cut off; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall;]
(Vasudeva and pierced with ten in the chest. And his goad with an arrow cut off, caused to fall on the ground.)
Vasudeva was pierced in the chest with ten arrows, and his goad was cut off with an arrow, causing it to fall to the ground.
तं चतुर्दशभिः पार्थश्चित्रपुङ्खैः शिलाशितैः। अविध्यत्तूर्णमव्यग्रस्तेऽस्याभ्रश्यन्त वर्मणः ॥७-७८-३॥
taṁ caturdaśabhiḥ pārthaś citrapuṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ। avidhyat tūrṇam avyagras te'syābhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ ॥7-78-3॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; चतुर्दशभिः (caturdaśabhiḥ) - with fourteen; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; चित्रपुङ्खैः (citrapuṅkhaiḥ) - with variegated feathers; शिलाशितैः (śilāśitaiḥ) - stone-sharpened; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अव्यग्रः (avyagraḥ) - calmly; ते (te) - they; अस्य (asya) - his; अभ्रश्यन्त (abhraśyanta) - fell off; वर्मणः (varmaṇaḥ) - armor;]
(Arjuna, with fourteen stone-sharpened arrows with variegated feathers, quickly and calmly pierced him; they fell off his armor.)
Arjuna swiftly and calmly shot fourteen arrows with colorful feathers, sharpened on stone, at him, causing them to fall off his armor.
तेषां वैफल्यमालोक्य पुनर्नव च पञ्च च। प्राहिणोन्निशितान्बाणांस्ते चाभ्रश्यन्त वर्मणः ॥७-७८-४॥
teṣāṃ vaiphalyamālokya punarnava ca pañca ca। prāhiṇonniśitānbāṇāṃste cābhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ ॥7-78-4॥
[तेषाम् (teṣām) - their; वैफल्यम् (vaiphalyam) - failure; आलोक्य (ālokya) - seeing; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; नव (nava) - nine; च (ca) - and; पञ्च (pañca) - five; च (ca) - and; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; ते (te) - they; च (ca) - and; अभ्रश्यन्त (abhraśyanta) - pierced; वर्मणः (varmaṇaḥ) - armor;]
(Seeing their failure, he sent nine and five sharp arrows again, and they pierced the armor.)
Observing their failure, he dispatched fourteen sharp arrows once more, which penetrated the armor.
अष्टाविंशत्तु तान्बाणानस्तान्विप्रेक्ष्य निष्फलान्। अब्रवीत्परवीरघ्नः कृष्णोऽर्जुनमिदं वचः ॥७-७८-५॥
aṣṭāviṃśattu tānbāṇānastānviprekṣya niṣphalān। abravītparavīraghnaḥ kṛṣṇo'rjunamidaṃ vacaḥ ॥7-78-5॥
[अष्टाविंशत् (aṣṭāviṃśat) - twenty-eight; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; अस्तान् (astān) - discharged; विप्रेक्ष्य (viprekṣya) - having observed; निष्फलान् (niṣphalān) - fruitless; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; परवीरघ्नः (paravīraghnaḥ) - destroyer of enemy heroes; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech;]
(Twenty-eight but those arrows discharged having observed fruitless said destroyer of enemy heroes Krishna to Arjuna this speech.)
Krishna, the destroyer of enemy heroes, observed that the twenty-eight arrows discharged were fruitless and said this to Arjuna.
अदृष्टपूर्वं पश्यामि शिलानामिव सर्पणम्। त्वया सम्प्रेषिताः पार्थ नार्थं कुर्वन्ति पत्रिणः ॥७-७८-६॥
adṛṣṭapūrvaṃ paśyāmi śilānāmiva sarpaṇam। tvayā saṃpreṣitāḥ pārtha nārthaṃ kurvanti patriṇaḥ ॥7-78-6॥
[अदृष्टपूर्वम् (adṛṣṭapūrvam) - never seen before; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; शिलानाम् (śilānām) - of stones; इव (iva) - like; सर्पणम् (sarpaṇam) - crawling; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सम्प्रेषिताः (saṃpreṣitāḥ) - sent; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; न (na) - not; अर्थम् (artham) - purpose; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; पत्रिणः (patriṇaḥ) - feathered ones;]
(I see something never seen before, like the crawling of stones. The feathered ones sent by you, O son of Pritha, do not serve the purpose.)
I witness an unprecedented sight, akin to stones crawling. The arrows dispatched by you, O Arjuna, fail to achieve their intended purpose.
कच्चिद्गाण्डीवतः प्राणास्तथैव भरतर्षभ। मुष्टिश्च ते यथापूर्वं भुजयोश्च बलं तव ॥७-७८-७॥
kaccidgāṇḍīvataḥ prāṇāstathaiva bharatarṣabha। muṣṭiśca te yathāpūrvaṃ bhujayośca balaṃ tava ॥7-78-7॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; गाण्डीवतः (gāṇḍīvataḥ) - of the bow Gandiva; प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vitality; तथा (tathā) - thus; एव (eva) - indeed; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; मुष्टिः (muṣṭiḥ) - grip; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; यथा (yathā) - as; पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before; भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the arms; च (ca) - and; बलम् (balam) - strength; तव (tava) - your;]
(Whether the vitality of the bow Gandiva, O best of the Bharatas, and your grip, as before, and the strength of your arms, is indeed (the same)?)
O best of the Bharatas, is the vitality of your bow Gandiva, your grip, and the strength of your arms still the same as before?
न चेद्विधेरयं कालः प्राप्तः स्यादद्य पश्चिमः। तव चैवास्य शत्रोश्च तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥७-७८-८॥
na ced vidher ayaṃ kālaḥ prāptaḥ syād adya paścimaḥ। tava ca eva asya śatroḥ ca tat mama ācakṣva pṛcchataḥ ॥7-78-8॥
[न (na) - not; चेत् (cet) - if; विधेः (vidheḥ) - of fate; अयम् (ayam) - this; कालः (kālaḥ) - time; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; अद्य (adya) - today; पश्चिमः (paścimaḥ) - last; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अस्य (asya) - of this; शत्रोः (śatroḥ) - enemy; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking;]
(If this time of fate had not arrived today, the last for you and indeed for this enemy, tell that to me who is asking.)
If the destined time had not arrived today, which is the last for both you and your enemy, then tell me, as I am asking.
विस्मयो मे महान्पार्थ तव दृष्ट्वा शरानिमान्। व्यर्थान्निपततः सङ्ख्ये दुर्योधनरथं प्रति ॥७-७८-९॥
vismayo me mahān pārtha tava dṛṣṭvā śarān imān। vyarthān nipatataḥ saṅkhye duryodhanarathaṃ prati ॥7-78-9॥
[विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - amazement; मे (me) - my; महान् (mahān) - great; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; तव (tava) - your; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; इमान् (imān) - these; व्यर्थान् (vyarthān) - useless; निपततः (nipatataḥ) - falling; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; दुर्योधनरथम् (duryodhanaratham) - Duryodhana's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Amazement is mine, O son of Pritha, having seen these arrows falling uselessly in battle towards Duryodhana's chariot.)
I am greatly amazed, O Arjuna, to see these arrows falling uselessly in battle towards Duryodhana's chariot.
वज्राशनिसमा घोराः परकायावभेदिनः। शराः कुर्वन्ति ते नार्थं पार्थ काद्य विडम्बना ॥७-७८-१०॥
vajrāśanisamā ghorāḥ parakāyāvabhedinaḥ। śarāḥ kurvanti te nārthaṃ pārtha kādya viḍambanā ॥7-78-10॥
[वज्र (vajra) - thunderbolt; अशनिसमा (aśanisamā) - like lightning; घोराः (ghorāḥ) - terrible; परकाय (parakāya) - another's body; अवभेदिनः (avabhedinaḥ) - piercing; शराः (śarāḥ) - arrows; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; ते (te) - they; न (na) - not; अर्थं (arthaṃ) - purpose; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; क (ka) - what; इद (id) - this; विडम्बना (viḍambanā) - mockery;]
(Like thunderbolts and lightning, terrible and piercing another's body, these arrows do not serve a purpose, O son of Pritha, what is this mockery?)
O son of Pritha, these terrible arrows, like thunderbolts and lightning, pierce another's body but serve no purpose. What is this mockery?
अर्जुन उवाच॥
arjuna uvāca॥
[अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Arjuna said:)
Arjuna said:
द्रोणेनैषा मतिः कृष्ण धार्तराष्ट्रे निवेशिता। अन्ते विहितमस्त्राणामेतत्कवचधारणम् ॥७-७८-११॥
droṇenaiṣā matiḥ kṛṣṇa dhārtarāṣṭre niveśitā। ante vihitam astrāṇām etat kavacadhāraṇam ॥7-78-11॥
[द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; एषा (eṣā) - this; मतिः (matiḥ) - thought; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; धार्तराष्ट्रे (dhārtarāṣṭre) - in Dhritarashtra's son; निवेशिता (niveśitā) - implanted; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; विहितम् (vihitam) - arranged; अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of weapons; एतत् (etat) - this; कवचधारणम् (kavacadhāraṇam) - wearing of armor;]
(By Drona, this thought, O Krishna, is implanted in Dhritarashtra's son. At the end, the wearing of armor and arrangement of weapons is done.)
O Krishna, this strategy has been implanted in Dhritarashtra's son by Drona. At the end, the weapons are arranged and the armor is worn.
अस्मिन्नन्तर्हितं कृष्ण त्रैलोक्यमपि वर्मणि। एको द्रोणो हि वेदैतदहं तस्माच्च सत्तमात् ॥७-७८-१२॥
asminnantarhitaṁ kṛṣṇa trailokyamapi varmaṇi। eko droṇo hi vedaitadahaṁ tasmācca sattamāt ॥7-78-12॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; अन्तर्हितं (antarhitaṁ) - hidden; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; त्रैलोक्यम् (trailokyam) - three worlds; अपि (api) - even; वर्मणि (varmaṇi) - in the armor; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona; हि (hi) - indeed; वेद (veda) - knows; एतत् (etat) - this; अहम् (aham) - I; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; च (ca) - and; सत्तमात् (sattamāt) - from the best;]
(In this, O Krishna, even the three worlds are hidden in the armor. Indeed, Drona alone knows this, and therefore, from the best, I (know it too).)
O Krishna, within this armor, even the three worlds are concealed. Drona alone knows this, and therefore, I, being among the best, know it too.
न शक्यमेतत्कवचं बाणैर्भेत्तुं कथञ्चन। अपि वज्रेण गोविन्द स्वयं मघवता युधि ॥७-७८-१३॥
na śakyam etat kavacaṃ bāṇair bhettuṃ kathañcana। api vajreṇa govinda svayaṃ maghavatā yudhi ॥7-78-13॥
[न (na) - not; शक्यम् (śakyam) - possible; एतत् (etat) - this; कवचम् (kavacam) - armor; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - by arrows; भेत्तुम् (bhettum) - to pierce; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way; अपि (api) - even; वज्रेण (vajreṇa) - by the thunderbolt; गोविन्द (govinda) - O Govinda; स्वयम् (svayam) - personally; मघवता (maghavatā) - by Indra; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(It is not possible to pierce this armor with arrows in any way, even by the thunderbolt, O Govinda, personally by Indra in battle.)
"O Govinda, this armor cannot be pierced by arrows in any way, even if Indra himself uses the thunderbolt in battle."
जानंस्त्वमपि वै कृष्ण मां विमोहयसे कथम्। यद्वृत्तं त्रिषु लोकेषु यच्च केशव वर्तते ॥७-७८-१४॥
jānaṁstvamapi vai kṛṣṇa māṁ vimohayase katham। yadvṛttaṁ triṣu lokeṣu yacca keśava vartate ॥7-78-14॥
[जानन् (jānan) - knowing; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; वै (vai) - indeed; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; माम् (mām) - me; विमोहयसे (vimohayase) - bewilder; कथम् (katham) - how; यत् (yat) - what; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; यत् (yat) - what; च (ca) - and; केशव (keśava) - Keśava; वर्तते (vartate) - exists;]
(Knowing, you also indeed, O Kṛṣṇa, bewilder me. How does what happened in the three worlds and what, O Keśava, exists?)
O Kṛṣṇa, even though you know everything, you still bewilder me. How is it that what has happened in the three worlds and what exists, O Keśava?
तथा भविष्यद्यच्चैव तत्सर्वं विदितं तव। न त्वेवं वेद वै कश्चिद्यथा त्वं मधुसूदन ॥७-७८-१५॥
tathā bhaviṣyadyaccaiva tatsarvaṃ viditaṃ tava। na tvevaṃ veda vai kaścidyathā tvaṃ madhusūdana ॥7-78-15॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - future; यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; विदितम् (viditam) - known; तव (tava) - to you; न (na) - not; तु (tu) - but; एवम् (evam) - thus; वेद (veda) - knows; वै (vai) - indeed; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वम् (tvam) - you; मधुसूदन (madhusūdana) - Madhusudana;]
(Thus, the future and everything is known to you. But no one knows as you do, Madhusudana.)
Thus, O Madhusudana, the future and everything is known to you. However, no one knows it as you do.
एष दुर्योधनः कृष्ण द्रोणेन विहितामिमाम्। तिष्ठत्यभीतवत्सङ्ख्ये बिभ्रत्कवचधारणाम् ॥७-७८-१६॥
eṣa duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇa droṇena vihitāmimām। tiṣṭhatyabhītavatsaṅkhye bibhratkavacadhāraṇām ॥7-78-16॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विहिताम् (vihitām) - arranged; इमाम् (imām) - this; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stands; अभीतवत् (abhītavat) - fearlessly; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - wearing; कवच (kavaca) - armor; धारणाम् (dhāraṇām) - bearing.;]
(This Duryodhana, O Krishna, arranged by Drona, stands fearlessly in the battle, wearing armor.)
Duryodhana, arranged by Drona, stands fearlessly in the battlefield, wearing his armor, O Krishna.
यत्त्वत्र विहितं कार्यं नैष तद्वेत्ति माधव। स्त्रीवदेष बिभर्त्येतां युक्तां कवचधारणाम् ॥७-७८-१७॥
yattvatra vihitaṃ kāryaṃ naiṣa tadvetti mādhava। strīvadeṣa bibhartyetāṃ yuktāṃ kavacadhāraṇām ॥7-78-17॥
[यत् (yat) - which; तत्र (tatra) - there; विहितं (vihitaṃ) - ordained; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; न (na) - not; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; तत् (tat) - that; वेत्ति (vetti) - knows; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; स्त्रीवत् (strīvat) - like a woman; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; बिभर्ति (bibharti) - bears; एताम् (etām) - this; युक्ताम् (yuktām) - appropriate; कवचधारणाम् (kavacadhāraṇām) - wearing of armor;]
(Madhava, he does not know the duty ordained here. Like a woman, he bears this appropriate wearing of armor.)
Madhava does not understand the duty that is ordained here. Like a woman, he wears this armor appropriately.
पश्य बाह्वोश्च मे वीर्यं धनुषश्च जनार्दन। पराजयिष्ये कौरव्यं कवचेनापि रक्षितम् ॥७-७८-१८॥
paśya bāhvośca me vīryaṃ dhanuṣaśca janārdana। parājayiṣye kauravyaṃ kavacenāpi rakṣitam ॥7-78-18॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of arms; च (ca) - and; मे (me) - my; वीर्यं (vīryaṃ) - strength; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of bow; च (ca) - and; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; पराजयिष्ये (parājayiṣye) - I will defeat; कौरव्यम् (kauravyam) - Kauravas; कवचेन (kavacena) - with armor; अपि (api) - even; रक्षितम् (rakṣitam) - protected;]
(See the strength of my arms and bow, O Janardana. I will defeat the Kauravas, even though they are protected with armor.)
Behold, O Janardana, the might of my arms and bow. I shall overcome the Kauravas, even if they are shielded by armor.
इदमङ्गिरसे प्रादाद्देवेशो वर्म भास्वरम्। पुनर्ददौ सुरपतिर्मह्यं वर्म ससङ्ग्रहम् ॥७-७८-१९॥
idamaṅgirase prādāddeveśo varma bhāsvaram। punardadau surapatirmahyaṃ varma sasaṅgraham ॥7-78-19॥
[इदम् (idam) - this; अङ्गिरसे (aṅgirase) - to Angiras; प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave; देवेशः (deveśaḥ) - the lord of gods; वर्म (varma) - armor; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; ददौ (dadau) - gave; सुरपतिः (surapatiḥ) - the lord of gods; मह्यम् (mahyaṃ) - to me; वर्म (varma) - armor; ससङ्ग्रहम् (sasaṅgraham) - with the compendium;]
(This, the lord of gods gave to Angiras, the shining armor. Again, the lord of gods gave me the armor with the compendium.)
The lord of gods gave this shining armor to Angiras. Later, the lord of gods gave me the armor along with its compendium.
दैवं यद्यस्य वर्मैतद्ब्रह्मणा वा स्वयं कृतम्। नैतद्गोप्स्यति दुर्बुद्धिमद्य बाणहतं मया ॥७-७८-२०॥
daivaṁ yadyasya varmaitadbrahmaṇā vā svayaṁ kṛtam। naitadgopsyati durbuddhimadya bāṇahataṁ mayā ॥7-78-20॥
[दैवं (daivam) - fate; यद् (yad) - which; यस्मै (yasmai) - to whom; वर्म (varma) - armor; एतत् (etat) - this; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahma; वा (vā) - or; स्वयम् (svayam) - self; कृतम् (kṛtam) - made; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; गोप्स्यति (gopsyati) - will protect; दुर्बुद्धिम् (durbuddhim) - evil-minded; अद्य (adya) - today; बाणहतम् (bāṇahatam) - struck by an arrow; मया (mayā) - by me;]
(Fate, which armor this made by Brahma or self, not this will protect evil-minded today struck by an arrow by me.)
The armor, whether made by fate, Brahma, or by oneself, will not protect the evil-minded one today, as he has been struck by my arrow.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनो बाणानभिमन्त्र्य व्यकर्षयत्। विकृष्यमाणांस्तेनैवं धनुर्मध्यगताञ्शरान् ॥ तानस्यास्त्रेण चिच्छेद द्रौणिः सर्वास्त्रघातिना ॥७-७८-२१॥
evamuktvārjuno bāṇānabhimantrya vyakarṣayat। vikṛṣyamāṇāṃstenaivaṃ dhanurmadhyagatāñśarān ॥ tānasyāstreṇa ciccheda drauṇiḥ sarvāstraghātinā ॥7-78-21॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having enchanted; व्यक्षर्षयत् (vyakarṣayat) - drew; विकृष्यमाणान् (vikṛṣyamāṇān) - being drawn; तेन (tena) - by him; एवम् (evam) - thus; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; मध्यगतान् (madhyagatān) - in the middle; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; तान् (tān) - those; अस्य (asya) - his; अस्त्रेण (astreṇa) - by weapon; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drauni; सर्व (sarva) - all; अस्त्रघातिना (astraghātinā) - by the destroyer of weapons;]
(Thus, having spoken, Arjuna enchanted the arrows and drew them. Being drawn by him, thus, the arrows in the middle of the bow, Drauni cut off those with his weapon, the destroyer of all weapons.)
After speaking thus, Arjuna enchanted and drew his arrows. As they were being drawn, Drauni, the destroyer of all weapons, cut them off with his weapon.
तान्निकृत्तानिषून्दृष्ट्वा दूरतो ब्रह्मवादिना। न्यवेदयत्केशवाय विस्मितः श्वेतवाहनः ॥७-७८-२२॥
tānnikr̥ttāniṣūndr̥ṣṭvā dūrato brahmavādinā। nyavedayatkeśavāya vismitaḥ śvetavāhanaḥ ॥7-78-22॥
[तान् (tān) - them; निकृत्तान् (nikr̥ttān) - cut down; इषून् (iṣūn) - arrows; दृष्ट्वा (dr̥ṣṭvā) - having seen; दूरतः (dūrataḥ) - from a distance; ब्रह्मवादिना (brahmavādinā) - by the sage; न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - informed; केशवाय (keśavāya) - to Keshava; विस्मितः (vismitaḥ) - astonished; श्वेतवाहनः (śvetavāhanaḥ) - Shvetavahana;]
(Having seen the arrows cut down from a distance by the sage, Shvetavahana, astonished, informed Keshava.)
Astonished by the sight of the arrows being cut down from afar by the sage, Shvetavahana reported it to Keshava.
नैतदस्त्रं मया शक्यं द्विः प्रयोक्तुं जनार्दन। अस्त्रं मामेव हन्याद्धि पश्य त्वद्य बलं मम ॥७-७८-२३॥
naitadastraṁ mayā śakyaṁ dviḥ prayoktuṁ janārdana। astraṁ māmeva hanyāddhi paśya tvadya balaṁ mama ॥7-78-23॥
[न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; मया (mayā) - by me; शक्यं (śakyaṁ) - possible; द्विः (dviḥ) - twice; प्रयोक्तुं (prayoktuṁ) - to use; जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janardana; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; माम् (mām) - me; एव (eva) - only; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would destroy; हि (hi) - indeed; पश्य (paśya) - see; त्वत् (tvat) - your; इदं (idam) - this; बलं (balaṁ) - strength; मम (mama) - my;]
(This weapon cannot be used twice by me, O Janardana. The weapon would indeed destroy me. See this, your strength, my strength.)
O Janardana, I cannot use this weapon twice. It would indeed destroy me. Behold, this is your strength and my strength.
ततो दुर्योधनः कृष्णौ नवभिर्नतपर्वभिः। अविध्यत रणे राजञ्शरैराशीविषोपमैः ॥ भूय एवाभ्यवर्षच्च समरे कृष्णपाण्डवौ ॥७-७८-२४॥
tato duryodhanaḥ kṛṣṇau navabhirnataparvabhiḥ। avidhyata raṇe rājañśarairāśīviṣopamaiḥ ॥ bhūya evābhyavarṣacca samare kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau ॥7-78-24॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna and Arjuna; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - bent-jointed; अविध्यत (avidhyata) - pierced; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; आशीविषोपमैः (āśīviṣopamaiḥ) - like serpents; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; एव (eva) - indeed; अभ्यवर्षत् (abhyavarṣat) - showered; च (ca) - and; समरे (samare) - in the battle; कृष्णपाण्डवौ (kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau) - Krishna and Arjuna;]
(Then Duryodhana pierced Krishna and Arjuna with nine bent-jointed arrows in battle, O king, like serpents. Again, indeed, he showered Krishna and Arjuna in the battle.)
Then Duryodhana attacked Krishna and Arjuna with nine arrows that were bent at the joints, resembling serpents, in the battle, O king. Once more, he showered arrows upon Krishna and Arjuna in the battlefield.
शरवर्षेण महता ततोऽहृष्यन्त तावकाः। चक्रुर्वादित्रनिनदान्सिंहनादरवांस्तथा ॥७-७८-२५॥
śaravarṣeṇa mahatā tato'bhṛṣyanta tāvakāḥ। cakrurvāditraninadānsiṃhanādaravāṃstathā ॥7-78-25॥
[शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the shower of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहृष्यन्त (abhṛṣyanta) - rejoiced; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; वादित्र (vāditra) - musical instruments; निनदान् (ninadān) - sounds; सिंहनादरवान् (siṃhanādaravān) - lion-roars; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(By the great shower of arrows, then your men rejoiced. They made sounds of musical instruments and lion-roars thus.)
Your men rejoiced greatly by the shower of arrows. They made sounds of musical instruments and roared like lions.
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे पार्थः सृक्कणी परिसंलिहन्। नापश्यत ततोऽस्याङ्गं यन्न स्याद्वर्मरक्षितम् ॥७-७८-२६॥
tataḥ kruddho raṇe pārthaḥ sṛkkaṇī parisaṁlihan। nāpaśyata tato'syāṅgaṁ yan na syādvarmarakṣitam ॥7-78-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सृक्कणी (sṛkkaṇī) - bowstring; परिसंलिहन् (parisaṁlihan) - licking; न (na) - not; अपश्यत (apaśyat) - saw; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - body; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; वर्म (varma) - armor; रक्षितम् (rakṣitam) - protected;]
(Then, angry in battle, Arjuna licking the bowstring, did not see then any part of his body which would not be protected by armor.)
Then, in the heat of battle, Arjuna, filled with rage and licking his bowstring, could not see any part of his body that was not shielded by armor.
ततोऽस्य निशितैर्बाणैः सुमुक्तैरन्तकोपमैः। हयांश्चकार निर्देहानुभौ च पार्ष्णिसारथी ॥७-७८-२७॥
tato'sya niśitairbāṇaiḥ sumuktairantakopamaiḥ। hayāṃścakāra nirdehānubhau ca pārṣṇisārathī ॥7-78-27॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सुमुक्तैः (sumuktaiḥ) - well-released; अन्तक-उपमैः (antaka-upamaiḥ) - death-like; हयान् (hayān) - horses; चकार (cakāra) - made; निर्देहान् (nirdehān) - bodiless; उभौ (ubhau) - both; च (ca) - and; पार्ष्णिसारथी (pārṣṇisārathī) - charioteer;]
(Then, with his sharp, well-released, death-like arrows, he made the horses and both the charioteer bodiless.)
Then, with his sharp and deadly arrows, he struck down the horses and the charioteer, rendering them lifeless.
धनुरस्याच्छिनच्चित्रं हस्तावापं च वीर्यवान्। रथं च शकलीकर्तुं सव्यसाची प्रचक्रमे ॥७-७८-२८॥
dhanurasyācchinacchitraṁ hastāvāpaṁ ca vīryavān। rathaṁ ca śakalīkartuṁ savyasācī pracakrame ॥7-78-28॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अस्य (asya) - his; आच्छिनत् (ācchinat) - cut off; चित्रं (citraṁ) - wonderfully; हस्तावापं (hastāvāpam) - the handgrip; च (ca) - and; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - the powerful one; रथं (ratham) - the chariot; च (ca) - and; शकलीकर्तुम् (śakalīkartum) - to break into pieces; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - began;]
(The powerful one wonderfully cut off his bow and the handgrip, and Arjuna began to break the chariot into pieces.)
The mighty Arjuna skillfully severed the bow and handgrip, and then proceeded to dismantle the chariot.
दुर्योधनं च बाणाभ्यां तीक्ष्णाभ्यां विरथीकृतम्। अविध्यद्धस्ततलयोरुभयोरर्जुनस्तदा ॥७-७८-२९॥
duryodhanaṁ ca bāṇābhyāṁ tīkṣṇābhyāṁ virathīkṛtam। avidhyaddhastatalayorubhayorarjunastadā ॥7-78-29॥
[दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; बाणाभ्याम् (bāṇābhyām) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णाभ्याम् (tīkṣṇābhyām) - sharp; विरथीकृतम् (virathīkṛtam) - made chariotless; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; हस्ततलयोः (hastatalayoḥ) - in the palms; उभयोः (ubhayor) - of both; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Duryodhana, with sharp arrows, was made chariotless. Arjuna then pierced the palms of both (hands).)
Duryodhana was rendered chariotless by Arjuna's sharp arrows. Then, Arjuna pierced both of Duryodhana's palms.
तं कृच्छ्रामापदं प्राप्तं दृष्ट्वा परमधन्विनः। समापेतुः परीप्सन्तो धनञ्जयशरार्दितम् ॥७-७८-३०॥
taṁ kṛcchrāmāpadaṁ prāptaṁ dṛṣṭvā paramadhanvinaḥ। samāpetuḥ parīpsanto dhanañjayaśarārditam ॥7-78-30॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; कृच्छ्राम् (kṛcchrām) - difficult; आपदं (āpadaṁ) - situation; प्राप्तं (prāptaṁ) - having reached; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; परमधन्विनः (paramadhanvinaḥ) - of the supreme archer; समापेतुः (samāpetuḥ) - approached; परीप्सन्तः (parīpsantaḥ) - desiring to protect; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; शरार्दितम् (śarārditam) - afflicted by arrows;]
(Seeing that difficult situation reached by the supreme archer, they approached desiring to protect Dhananjaya afflicted by arrows.)
Upon witnessing the dire situation faced by the supreme archer, they came forward with the intent to safeguard Dhananjaya, who was besieged by arrows.
ते रथैर्बहुसाहस्रैः कल्पितैः कुञ्जरैर्हयैः। पदात्योघैश्च संरब्धैः परिवव्रुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥७-७८-३१॥
te rathairbahusāhasraiḥ kalpitaiḥ kuñjarairhayaiḥ। padātyoghaiśca saṁrabdhaiḥ parivavrurdhanañjayam ॥7-78-31॥
[ते (te) - they; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; बहुसाहस्रैः (bahusāhasraiḥ) - in great numbers; कल्पितैः (kalpitaiḥ) - equipped; कुञ्जरैः (kuñjaraiḥ) - with elephants; हयैः (hayaiḥ) - with horses; पदात्य (padātya) - infantry; ओघैः (oghaiḥ) - in waves; च (ca) - and; संरब्धैः (saṁrabdhaiḥ) - eager; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya (Arjuna);]
(They surrounded Dhananjaya with chariots in great numbers, equipped with elephants, horses, and waves of eager infantry.)
They surrounded Arjuna with numerous chariots, elephants, horses, and eager waves of infantry.
अथ नार्जुनगोविन्दौ रथो वापि व्यदृश्यत। अस्त्रवर्षेण महता जनौघैश्चापि संवृतौ ॥७-७८-३२॥
atha nārjunagovindau ratho vāpi vyadṛśyata। astravarṣeṇa mahatā janaughaiścāpi saṃvṛtau ॥7-78-32॥
[अथ (atha) - then; नार्जुनगोविन्दौ (nārjunagovindau) - Arjuna and Govinda; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; वा (vā) - or; अपि (api) - also; व्यदृश्यत (vyadṛśyata) - was seen; अस्त्रवर्षेण (astravarṣeṇa) - by a shower of weapons; महता (mahatā) - great; जनौघैः (janaughaiḥ) - by crowds of people; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; संवृतौ (saṃvṛtau) - covered;]
(Then Arjuna and Govinda, or the chariot, was seen, covered by a great shower of weapons and crowds of people.)
Then Arjuna and Govinda, or their chariot, appeared to be enveloped by a great shower of weapons and masses of people.
ततोऽर्जुनोऽस्त्रवीर्येण निजघ्ने तां वरूथिनीम्। तत्र व्यङ्गीकृताः पेतुः शतशोऽथ रथद्विपाः ॥७-७८-३३॥
tato'rjuno'stravīryeṇa nijaghne tāṃ varūthinīm। tatra vyaṅgīkṛtāḥ petuḥ śataśo'tha rathadvipāḥ ॥7-78-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; अस्त्र (astra) - weapon; वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by the power; निजघ्ने (nijaghne) - destroyed; ताम् (tām) - that; वरूथिनीम् (varūthinīm) - army; तत्र (tatra) - there; व्यङ्गीकृताः (vyaṅgīkṛtāḥ) - wounded; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; रथद्विपाः (rathadvipāḥ) - chariots and elephants;]
(Then Arjuna, by the power of his weapon, destroyed that army. There, wounded, fell by hundreds the chariots and elephants.)
Then Arjuna used the power of his weapon to destroy the army, causing hundreds of chariots and elephants to fall wounded.
ते हता हन्यमानाश्च न्यगृह्णंस्तं रथोत्तमम्। स रथस्तम्भितस्तस्थौ क्रोशमात्रं समन्ततः ॥७-७८-३४॥
te hatā hanyamānāśca nyagṛhṇamstaṃ rathottamam। sa rathastambhitastasthau krośamātraṃ samantataḥ ॥7-78-34॥
[ते (te) - they; हता (hatā) - killed; हन्यमानाः (hanyamānāḥ) - being killed; च (ca) - and; न्यगृह्णन् (nyagṛhṇan) - seized; तम् (tam) - that; रथोत्तमम् (rathottamam) - excellent chariot; सः (saḥ) - that; रथस्तम्भितः (rathastambhitaḥ) - chariot-stopped; तस्थौ (tasthau) - stood; क्रोशमात्रम् (krośamātram) - a cry's distance; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(They, killed and being killed, seized that excellent chariot. That chariot-stopped stood a cry's distance all around.)
They, being killed and killing, seized that excellent chariot. The chariot, having been stopped, stood at a distance of a cry all around.
ततोऽर्जुनं वृष्णिवीरस्त्वरितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्। धनुर्विस्फारयात्यर्थमहं ध्मास्यामि चाम्बुजम् ॥७-७८-३५॥
tato'rjunaṃ vṛṣṇivīrastvarito vākyamabravīt। dhanurvisphārayātyarthamahaṃ dhmāsyāmi cāmbujam ॥7-78-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; वृष्णि-वीरः (vṛṣṇi-vīraḥ) - Vṛṣṇi hero; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विस्फारय (visphāraya) - stretch; अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - greatly; अहम् (aham) - I; ध्मास्यामि (dhmāsyāmi) - will blow; च (ca) - and; अम्बुजम् (ambujam) - conch;]
(Then the Vṛṣṇi hero quickly spoke words to Arjuna: 'I will greatly stretch the bow and blow the conch.')
Then the Vṛṣṇi hero quickly said to Arjuna, 'I will stretch the bow and blow the conch with great force.'
ततो विस्फार्य बलवद्गाण्डीवं जघ्निवान्रिपून्। महता शरवर्षेण तलशब्देन चार्जुनः ॥७-७८-३६॥
tato visphārya balavadgāṇḍīvaṃ jaghnivānripūn। mahatā śaravarṣeṇa talaśabdena cārjunaḥ ॥7-78-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - stretching; बलवत् (balavat) - strong; गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gandiva bow; जघ्निवान् (jaghnivān) - slayed; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; महता (mahatā) - with great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - shower of arrows; तलशब्देन (talaśabdena) - with the sound of bowstring; च (ca) - and; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Then, stretching the strong Gandiva bow, Arjuna slayed the enemies with a great shower of arrows and the sound of the bowstring.)
Then Arjuna, stretching his mighty Gandiva bow, defeated his enemies with a powerful volley of arrows, accompanied by the resonant sound of the bowstring.
पाञ्चजन्यं च बलवद्दध्मौ तारेण केशवः। रजसा ध्वस्तपक्ष्मान्तः प्रस्विन्नवदनो भृशम् ॥७-७८-३७॥
pāñcajanyaṃ ca balavaddadhmau tāreṇa keśavaḥ। rajasā dhvastapakṣmāntaḥ prasvinnavadano bhṛśam ॥7-78-37॥
[पाञ्चजन्यं (pāñcajanyaṃ) - Panchajanya; च (ca) - and; बलवत् (balavat) - powerfully; दध्मौ (dadhmau) - blew; तारेण (tāreṇa) - with a loud sound; केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keshava; रजसा (rajasā) - by dust; ध्वस्त (dhvasta) - disheveled; पक्ष्मान्तः (pakṣmāntaḥ) - eyelashes; प्रस्विन्न (prasvinna) - sweaty; वदनः (vadanaḥ) - face; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]
(Keshava blew the Panchajanya powerfully with a loud sound, his face intensely sweaty and eyelashes disheveled by dust.)
Keshava, with great force, blew the Panchajanya conch, his face covered in sweat and his eyelashes disordered by the dust.
तस्य शङ्खस्य नादेन धनुषो निस्वनेन च। निःसत्त्वाश्च ससत्त्वाश्च क्षितौ पेतुस्तदा जनाः ॥७-७८-३८॥
tasya śaṅkhasya nādena dhanuṣo nisvanena ca। niḥsattvāśca sasattvāśca kṣitau petustadā janāḥ ॥7-78-38॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) - of conch; नादेन (nādena) - by the sound; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; निस्वनेन (nisvanena) - by the twang; च (ca) - and; निःसत्त्वाः (niḥsattvāḥ) - lifeless; च (ca) - and; ससत्त्वाः (sasattvāḥ) - with life; च (ca) - and; क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground; पेतुः (petuḥ) - fell; तदा (tadā) - then; जनाः (janāḥ) - people;]
(By the sound of his conch and the twang of the bow, both lifeless and living people fell on the ground then.)
At that time, the sound of his conch and the twang of the bow caused both the living and the lifeless to fall to the ground.
तैर्विमुक्तो रथो रेजे वाय्वीरित इवाम्बुदः। जयद्रथस्य गोप्तारस्ततः क्षुब्धाः सहानुगाः ॥७-७८-३९॥
tairvimukto ratho reje vāyvīrita ivāmbudaḥ। jayadrathasya goptārastataḥ kṣubdhāḥ sahānugāḥ ॥7-78-39॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; विमुक्तः (vimuktaḥ) - released; रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot; रेजे (reje) - shone; वाय्वा (vāyvā) - by the wind; ईरितः (īritaḥ) - driven; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुदः (ambudaḥ) - cloud; जयद्रथस्य (jayadrathasya) - of Jayadratha; गोप्तारः (goptāraḥ) - protectors; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्षुब्धाः (kṣubdhāḥ) - agitated; सह (saha) - with; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers;]
(The chariot released by them shone like a cloud driven by the wind. Then the protectors of Jayadratha, along with their followers, were agitated.)
The chariot, released by them, shone like a cloud driven by the wind. Then, the protectors of Jayadratha, along with their followers, became agitated.
ते दृष्ट्वा सहसा पार्थं गोप्तारः सैन्धवस्य तु। चक्रुर्नादान्बहुविधान्कम्पयन्तो वसुन्धराम् ॥७-७८-४०॥
te dṛṣṭvā sahasā pārthaṃ goptāraḥ saindhavasya tu। cakrurnādānbahuvidhānkampayanto vasundharām ॥7-78-40॥
[ते (te) - they; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; गोप्तारः (goptāraḥ) - protectors; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Jayadratha; तु (tu) - but; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; नादान् (nādān) - sounds; बहुविधान् (bahuvidhān) - various; कम्पयन्तः (kampayantaḥ) - shaking; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - the earth;]
(They, having seen Arjuna suddenly, the protectors of Jayadratha made various sounds, shaking the earth.)
Upon suddenly seeing Arjuna, the protectors of Jayadratha created a variety of sounds that shook the earth.
बाणशब्दरवांश्चोग्रान्विमिश्राञ्शङ्खनिस्वनैः। प्रादुश्चक्रुर्महात्मानः सिंहनादरवानपि ॥७-७८-४१॥
bāṇaśabdaravāṃścogrānvimishrāñśaṅkhanisvanaiḥ। prāduścakrurmahātmānaḥ siṃhanādaravānapi ॥7-78-41॥
[बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; शब्द (śabda) - sound; रवान् (ravān) - roaring; च (ca) - and; उग्रान् (ugrān) - fierce; विमिश्रान् (vimishrān) - mixed; शङ्ख (śaṅkha) - conch; निस्वनैः (nisvanaiḥ) - sounds; प्रादुः (prāduḥ) - appeared; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; नाद (nāda) - roar; रवान् (ravān) - roaring; अपि (api) - also;]
(The great souls made fierce sounds of arrows mixed with the sounds of conches, and also the roaring of lions appeared.)
The great souls created a tumultuous soundscape with the fierce noise of arrows, the blaring of conches, and the roaring of lions.
तं श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तावकानां समुत्थितम्। प्रदध्मतुस्तदा शङ्खौ वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ ॥७-७८-४२॥
taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ tāvakānāṁ samutthitam। pradadhmatus tadā śaṅkhau vāsudevadhanañjayau ॥7-78-42॥
[तं (taṁ) - that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; निनदं (ninadam) - sound; घोरं (ghoram) - terrible; तावकानां (tāvakānāṁ) - of your people; समुत्थितम् (samutthitam) - arisen; प्रदध्मतुस्तदा (pradadhmatus tadā) - then blew; शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) - conches; वासुदेवधनञ्जयौ (vāsudevadhanañjayau) - Vasudeva and Dhananjaya;]
(Having heard that terrible sound arisen from your people, then Vasudeva and Dhananjaya blew their conches.)
Upon hearing the dreadful sound from your people, Vasudeva and Dhananjaya blew their conches in response.
तेन शब्देन महता पूरितेयं वसुन्धरा। सशैला सार्णवद्वीपा सपाताला विशां पते ॥७-७८-४३॥
tena śabdena mahatā pūriteyaṃ vasundharā। saśailā sārṇavadvīpā sapātālā viśāṃ pate ॥7-78-43॥
[तेन (tena) - by that; शब्देन (śabdena) - sound; महता (mahatā) - great; पूरिता (pūritā) - filled; इयं (iyaṃ) - this; वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - earth; सशैला (saśailā) - with mountains; सार्णवद्वीपा (sārṇavadvīpā) - with oceans and islands; सपाताला (sapātālā) - with netherworlds; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(By that great sound, this earth, with mountains, oceans, islands, and netherworlds, is filled, O lord of men.)
The great sound filled the entire earth, including its mountains, oceans, islands, and netherworlds, O lord of men.
स शब्दो भरतश्रेष्ठ व्याप्य सर्वा दिशो दश। प्रतिसस्वान तत्रैव कुरुपाण्डवयोर्बले ॥७-७८-४४॥
sa śabdo bharataśreṣṭha vyāpya sarvā diśo daśa। pratisasvāna tatraiva kurupāṇḍavayor bale ॥7-78-44॥
[स (sa) - that; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; व्याप्य (vyāpya) - pervading; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; दश (daśa) - ten; प्रतिसस्वान (pratisasvāna) - resounded; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; कुरुपाण्डवयोः (kurupāṇḍavayoḥ) - of the Kuru and Pandava; बले (bale) - in the army;]
(That sound, O best of the Bharatas, pervading all ten directions, resounded there indeed in the army of the Kuru and Pandava.)
The sound, O best of the Bharatas, echoed through all ten directions, reverberating in the army of the Kurus and Pandavas.
तावका रथिनस्तत्र दृष्ट्वा कृष्णधनञ्जयौ। संरम्भं परमं प्राप्तास्त्वरमाणा महारथाः ॥७-७८-४५॥
tāvakā rathinastatra dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇadhanañjayau। saṁrambhaṁ paramaṁ prāptāstvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ ॥7-78-45॥
[तावका (tāvakā) - your; रथिनः (rathinaḥ) - charioteers; तत्र (tatra) - there; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कृष्णधनञ्जयौ (kṛṣṇadhanañjayau) - Krishna and Dhananjaya; संरम्भं (saṁrambhaṁ) - excitement; परमं (paramaṁ) - great; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - attained; त्वरमाणा (tvaramāṇā) - hastening; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors;]
(Your charioteers there, having seen Krishna and Dhananjaya, attained great excitement, hastening, the great warriors.)
Your charioteers, upon seeing Krishna and Dhananjaya, became extremely excited and hastened forward, being great warriors.
अथ कृष्णौ महाभागौ तावका दृश्य दंशितौ। अभ्यद्रवन्त सङ्क्रुद्धास्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत् ॥७-७८-४६॥
atha kṛṣṇau mahābhāgau tāvakā dṛśya daṃśitau। abhyadravanta saṅkruddhāstadadbhutamivābhavat ॥7-78-46॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Krishna (dual); महाभागौ (mahābhāgau) - greatly fortunate (dual); तावका (tāvakā) - your (plural); दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; दंशितौ (daṃśitau) - bitten (dual); अभ्यद्रवन्त (abhyadravanta) - rushed towards; सङ्क्रुद्धाः (saṅkruddhāḥ) - angry (plural); तत् (tad) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; इव (iva) - as if; अभवत् (abhavat) - happened;]
(Then the two greatly fortunate Krishnas, appearing bitten, rushed towards your angry ones; it was as if something wonderful happened.)
Then the two greatly fortunate Krishnas, upon seeing themselves bitten, rushed towards your angry ones; it seemed as if something extraordinary occurred.
