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सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
आत्मापराधात्सम्भूतं व्यसनं भरतर्षभ। प्राप्य प्राकृतवद्वीर न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥७-९०-१॥
ātmāparādhātsambhūtaṃ vyasanaṃ bharatarṣabhaḥ। prāpya prākṛtavadvīra na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi ॥7-90-1॥
[आत्मा (ātmā) - self; अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - from fault; सम्भूतं (sambhūtaṃ) - arisen; व्यसनं (vyasanaṃ) - calamity; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; प्राकृतवत् (prākṛtavat) - like an ordinary person; वीर (vīra) - hero; न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; शोचितुम् (śocitum) - to grieve; अर्हसि (arhasi) - ought to;]
(O best of the Bharatas, having obtained a calamity arisen from one's own fault, you, O hero, ought not to grieve like an ordinary person.)
O best of the Bharatas, you should not grieve like an ordinary person upon encountering a calamity that has arisen from your own fault, O hero.
तव निर्गुणतां ज्ञात्वा पक्षपातं सुतेषु च। द्वैधीभावं तथा धर्मे पाण्डवेषु च मत्सरम् ॥ आर्तप्रलापांश्च बहून्मनुजाधिपसत्तम ॥७-९०-२॥
tava nirguṇatāṃ jñātvā pakṣapātaṃ suteṣu ca। dvaidhībhāvaṃ tathā dharme pāṇḍaveṣu ca matsaram ॥ ārta-pralāpāṃśca bahūnmanujādhipasattama ॥7-90-2॥
[तव (tava) - your; निर्गुणतां (nirguṇatāṃ) - lack of qualities; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; पक्षपातं (pakṣapātaṃ) - partiality; सुतेषु (suteṣu) - towards sons; च (ca) - and; द्वैधीभावं (dvaidhībhāvaṃ) - duplicity; तथा (tathā) - also; धर्मे (dharme) - in duty; पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - towards Pandavas; च (ca) - and; मत्सरम् (matsaram) - envy; आर्तप्रलापान् (ārta-pralāpān) - distressed lamentations; च (ca) - and; बहून् (bahūn) - many; मनुजाधिपसत्तम (manujādhipasattama) - O best of human kings;]
(Having known your lack of qualities, partiality towards sons, duplicity in duty, and envy towards the Pandavas, and many distressed lamentations, O best of human kings.)
O best of human kings, having realized your lack of virtues, favoritism towards your sons, duplicity in matters of duty, and jealousy towards the Pandavas, along with many distressed lamentations.
सर्वलोकस्य तत्त्वज्ञः सर्वलोकगुरुः प्रभुः। वासुदेवस्ततो युद्धं कुरूणामकरोन्महत् ॥७-९०-३॥
sarvalokasya tattvajñaḥ sarvalokaguruḥ prabhuḥ। vāsudevastato yuddhaṃ kurūṇāmakaronmahat ॥7-90-3॥
[सर्वलोकस्य (sarvalokasya) - of all worlds; तत्त्वज्ञः (tattvajñaḥ) - knower of truth; सर्वलोकगुरुः (sarvalokaguruḥ) - teacher of all worlds; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - war; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; अकरोत् (akarot) - made; महत् (mahat) - great;]
(The knower of truth of all worlds, the teacher of all worlds, the lord Vasudeva then made a great war of the Kurus.)
Vasudeva, the lord and teacher of all worlds, who knows the truth of all, then initiated a great war among the Kurus.
आत्मापराधात्सुमहान्प्राप्तस्ते विपुलः क्षयः। न हि ते सुकृतं किञ्चिदादौ मध्ये च भारत ॥ दृश्यते पृष्ठतश्चैव त्वन्मूलो हि पराजयः ॥७-९०-४॥
ātmāparādhātsumahānprāptaste vipulaḥ kṣayaḥ। na hi te sukṛtaṃ kiñcidādau madhye ca bhārata ॥ dṛśyate pṛṣṭhataścaiva tvanmūlo hi parājayaḥ ॥7-90-4॥
[आत्मा (ātmā) - self; अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - from fault; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - obtained; ते (te) - your; विपुलः (vipulaḥ) - abundant; क्षयः (kṣayaḥ) - destruction; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; सुकृतं (sukṛtaṃ) - good deed; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any; आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata; दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; त्वत् (tvat) - your; मूलः (mūlaḥ) - root; हि (hi) - indeed; पराजयः (parājayaḥ) - defeat;]
(Due to your own fault, you have obtained a very great and abundant destruction. Indeed, no good deed of yours is seen in the beginning, middle, or end, O Bhārata. Your defeat is indeed rooted from behind.)
O Bhārata, because of your own fault, you have encountered a significant downfall. There is no good deed of yours visible from the start, in the middle, or at the end. Your defeat is indeed rooted from behind.
तस्मादद्य स्थिरो भूत्वा ज्ञात्वा लोकस्य निर्णयम्। शृणु युद्धं यथा वृत्तं घोरं देवासुरोपमम् ॥७-९०-५॥
tasmādadya sthiro bhūtvā jñātvā lokasya nirṇayam। śṛṇu yuddhaṃ yathā vṛttaṃ ghoraṃ devāsuropamam ॥7-90-5॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; अद्य (adya) - today; स्थिरः (sthiraḥ) - steady; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; निर्णयम् (nirṇayam) - decision; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened; घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible; देव-असुर-उपमम् (deva-asura-upamam) - like gods and demons;]
(Therefore, today, having become steady and having known the decision of the world, listen to the battle as it happened, terrible like gods and demons.)
Therefore, today, be steady and understand the decision of the world; listen to the terrible battle that occurred, resembling the conflict between gods and demons.
प्रविष्टे तव सैन्यं तु शैनेये सत्यविक्रमे। भीमसेनमुखाः पार्थाः प्रतीयुर्वाहिनीं तव ॥७-९०-६॥
praviṣṭe tava sainyaṃ tu śaineye satyavikrame। bhīmasenamukhāḥ pārthāḥ pratīyurvāhinīṃ tava ॥7-90-6॥
[प्रविष्टे (praviṣṭe) - entered; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यं (sainyaṃ) - army; तु (tu) - but; शैनेये (śaineye) - Śaineya; सत्यविक्रमे (satyavikrame) - truthful and valiant; भीमसेनमुखाः (bhīmasenamukhāḥ) - headed by Bhīmasena; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; प्रतीयुः (pratīyuḥ) - advanced; वाहिनीं (vāhinīṃ) - army; तव (tava) - your;]
(When your army entered, led by Śaineya, truthful and valiant, the sons of Pṛthā, headed by Bhīmasena, advanced towards your army.)
As your army, led by the truthful and valiant Śaineya, entered, the sons of Pṛthā, with Bhīmasena at the forefront, moved forward to confront your forces.
आगच्छतस्तान्सहसा क्रुद्धरूपान्सहानुगान्। दधारैको रणे पाण्डून्कृतवर्मा महारथः ॥७-९०-७॥
āgacchatas tān sahasā kruddharūpān sahānugān। dadhāraiko raṇe pāṇḍūn kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ ॥7-90-7॥
[आगच्छतः (āgacchataḥ) - coming; तान् (tān) - them; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; क्रुद्धरूपान् (kruddharūpān) - angry forms; सहानुगान् (sahānugān) - with followers; दधार (dadhāra) - held; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पाण्डून् (pāṇḍūn) - Pāṇḍavas; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kṛtavarmā; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot warrior;]
(Coming suddenly with angry forms and followers, Kṛtavarmā, the great chariot warrior, held the Pāṇḍavas in battle.)
Kṛtavarmā, the great chariot warrior, suddenly confronted the Pāṇḍavas and their followers in battle with anger.
यथोद्वृत्तं धारयते वेला वै सलिलार्णवम्। पाण्डुसैन्यं तथा सङ्ख्ये हार्दिक्यः समवारयत् ॥७-९०-८॥
yathodvṛttaṃ dhārayate velā vai salilārṇavam। pāṇḍusainyaṃ tathā saṅkhye hārdikyaḥ samavārayat ॥7-90-8॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; उद्वृत्तम् (udvṛttam) - overflowing; धारयते (dhārayate) - holds; वेला (velā) - shore; वै (vai) - indeed; सलिलार्णवम् (salilārṇavam) - ocean; पाण्डुसैन्यम् (pāṇḍusainyam) - Pandu's army; तथा (tathā) - so; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - restrained;]
(Just as the shore holds back the overflowing ocean, so did Hārdikya restrain Pandu's army in battle.)
Hārdikya, like the shore containing the overflowing ocean, held back Pandu's army in the battle.
तत्राद्भुतममन्यन्त हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमम्। यदेनं सहिताः पार्था नातिचक्रमुराहवे ॥७-९०-९॥
tatrādbhutamamanyanta hārdikyasya parākramam। yadenaṃ sahitāḥ pārthā nāticakramurāhave ॥7-90-9॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अमन्यन्त (amanyanta) - thought; हार्दिक्यस्य (hārdikyasya) - of Hārdikya; पराक्रमम् (parākramam) - valor; यत् (yat) - that; एनम् (enam) - him; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; न (na) - not; अतिचक्रमुः (aticakramuḥ) - overpowered; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(There, they thought the valor of Hārdikya was wonderful, that the sons of Pṛthā together could not overpower him in battle.)
There, they marveled at the valor of Hārdikya, realizing that even together, the sons of Pṛthā could not overpower him in battle.
ततो भीमस्त्रिभिर्विद्ध्वा कृतवर्माणमायसैः। शङ्खं दध्मौ महाबाहुर्हर्षयन्सर्वपाण्डवान् ॥७-९०-१०॥
tato bhīmastribhirviddhvā kṛtavarmāṇamāyasaiḥ। śaṅkhaṃ dadhmau mahābāhurharṣayansarvapāṇḍavān ॥7-90-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - piercing; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron; शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - conch; दध्मौ (dadhmau) - blew; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; हर्षयन् (harṣayan) - gladdening; सर्वपाण्डवान् (sarvapāṇḍavān) - all the Pandavas;]
(Then Bhima, piercing Kritavarma with three iron arrows, blew his conch, the mighty-armed one, gladdening all the Pandavas.)
Then Bhima, with his mighty arms, pierced Kritavarma with three iron arrows and blew his conch, bringing joy to all the Pandavas.
सहदेवस्तु विंशत्या धर्मराजश्च पञ्चभिः। शतेन नकुलश्चापि हार्दिक्यं समविध्यत ॥७-९०-११॥
sahadevastu viṃśatyā dharmarājaśca pañcabhiḥ। śatena nakulaścāpi hārdikyaṃ samavidhyata ॥7-90-11॥
[सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; तु (tu) - but; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; च (ca) - and; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Hardikya; समविध्यत (samavidhyata) - pierced;]
(Sahadeva, with twenty, and Dharmaraja with five, and Nakula with a hundred, also pierced Hardikya.)
Sahadeva attacked with twenty arrows, Dharmaraja with five, and Nakula with a hundred, all targeting Hardikya.
द्रौपदेयास्त्रिसप्तत्या सप्तभिश्च घटोत्कचः। धृष्टद्युम्नस्त्रिभिश्चापि कृतवर्माणमार्दयत् ॥ विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव याज्ञसेनिश्च पञ्चभिः ॥७-९०-१२॥
drau̥padeyāstrisaptatyā saptabhiśca ghaṭotkacaḥ। dhṛṣṭadyumnastribhiścāpi kṛtavarmāṇamārdayat ॥ virāṭo drupadaścaiva yājñaseniśca pañcabhiḥ ॥7-90-12॥
[द्रौपदेयाः (drau̥padeyāḥ) - sons of Draupadi; त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptatyā) - with seventy-three; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; च (ca) - and; घटोत्कचः (ghaṭotkacaḥ) - Ghatotkacha; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; आर्दयत् (ārdayat) - pierced; विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virata; द्रुपदः (drupadaḥ) - Drupada; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; याज्ञसेनिः (yājñaseniḥ) - Yajnaseni; च (ca) - and; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five;]
(The sons of Draupadi with seventy-three and Ghatotkacha with seven, Dhrishtadyumna with three also pierced Kritavarma. Virata, Drupada, and indeed Yajnaseni with five.)
The sons of Draupadi, along with seventy-three others and Ghatotkacha with seven, Dhrishtadyumna with three, attacked Kritavarma. Virata, Drupada, and Yajnaseni with five others joined in the attack.
शिखण्डी चापि हार्दिक्यं विद्ध्वा पञ्चभिराशुगैः। पुनर्विव्याध विंशत्या सायकानां हसन्निव ॥७-९०-१३॥
śikhaṇḍī cāpi hārdikyaṃ viddhvā pañcabhirāśugaiḥ। punarvivyādha viṃśatyā sāyakānāṃ hasanniva ॥7-90-13॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हार्दिक्यं (hārdikyaṃ) - Hardikya; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift arrows; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; सायकानां (sāyakānāṃ) - of arrows; हसन्निव (hasanniva) - as if smiling;]
(Shikhandi, having pierced Hardikya with five swift arrows, again pierced him with twenty arrows, as if smiling.)
Shikhandi, after piercing Hardikya with five swift arrows, again struck him with twenty arrows, seemingly smiling.
कृतवर्मा ततो राजन्सर्वतस्तान्महारथान्। एकैकं पञ्चभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमं विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥ धनुर्ध्वजं च संयत्तो रथाद्भूमावपातयत् ॥७-९०-१४॥
kṛtavarmā tato rājansarvatastānmahārathān। ekaikaṃ pañcabhirviddhvā bhīmaṃ vivyādha saptabhiḥ ॥ dhanurdhvajaṃ ca saṃyatto rathādbhūmāvapātayat ॥7-90-14॥
[कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; तान् (tān) - those; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; एकैकं (ekaikam) - each one; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five (arrows); विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; भीमं (bhīmam) - Bhima; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven (arrows); धनुर्ध्वजं (dhanurdhvajam) - the bow and the banner; च (ca) - and; संयत्तः (saṃyattaḥ) - skillfully; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; भूमौ (bhūmau) - to the ground; अपातयत् (apātayat) - caused to fall;]
(Kritavarma then, O king, from all sides, having pierced those great charioteers, each one with five arrows, pierced Bhima with seven. Skillfully, he caused the bow and the banner to fall from the chariot to the ground.)
Then Kritavarma, O king, attacked those great charioteers from all sides, piercing each with five arrows, and struck Bhima with seven arrows. Skillfully, he caused the bow and the banner to fall from the chariot to the ground.
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं त्वरमाणो महारथः। आजघानोरसि क्रुद्धः सप्तत्या निशितैः शरैः ॥७-९०-१५॥
athainaṁ chinnadhanvānaṁ tvaramāṇo mahārathaḥ। ājaghānorasi kruddhaḥ saptatyā niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-90-15॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - whose bow was cut; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; उरसि (urasi) - on the chest; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सप्तत्या (saptatyā) - with seventy; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(Then, the great chariot-warrior, hastening, struck him, whose bow was cut, on the chest with seventy sharp arrows in anger.)
Then, the great chariot-warrior, in his anger, quickly struck him on the chest with seventy sharp arrows, after his bow was cut.
स गाढविद्धो बलवान्हार्दिक्यस्य शरोत्तमैः। चचाल रथमध्यस्थः क्षितिकम्पे यथाचलः ॥७-९०-१६॥
sa gāḍhaviddho balavānhārdikyasya śarottamaiḥ। cacāla rathamadhyasthaḥ kṣitikampe yathācalaḥ ॥7-90-16॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhaviddhaḥ) - deeply pierced; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; हार्दिक्यस्य (hārdikyasya) - of Hārdikya; शर-उत्तमैः (śara-uttamaiḥ) - by the excellent arrows; चचाल (cacāla) - shook; रथ-मध्यस्थः (ratha-madhyasthaḥ) - situated in the middle of the chariot; क्षितिकम्पे (kṣitikampe) - in the earthquake; यथा (yathā) - like; अचलः (acalaḥ) - a mountain;]
(He, deeply pierced and strong, by the excellent arrows of Hārdikya, shook like a mountain situated in the middle of the chariot during an earthquake.)
He, though strong and deeply pierced by Hārdikya's excellent arrows, shook like a mountain in the midst of an earthquake while standing in the chariot.
भीमसेनं तथा दृष्ट्वा धर्मराजपुरोगमाः। विसृजन्तः शरान्घोरान्कृतवर्माणमार्दयन् ॥७-९०-१७॥
bhīmasenaṃ tathā dṛṣṭvā dharmarājapurogamāḥ। visṛjantaḥ śarānghorānkṛtavarmāṇamārdayan ॥7-90-17॥
[भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; धर्मराजपुरोगमाः (dharmarājapurogamāḥ) - preceded by Yudhishthira; विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - releasing; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; घोरान् (ghorān) - terrible; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarman; आर्दयन् (ārdayan) - tormented;]
(Having seen Bhimasena thus, preceded by Yudhishthira, releasing terrible arrows, tormented Kritavarman.)
Upon seeing Bhimasena, who was led by Yudhishthira, they released terrible arrows and tormented Kritavarman.
तं तथा कोष्ठकीकृत्य रथवंशेन मारिष। विव्यधुः सायकैर्हृष्टा रक्षार्थं मारुतेर्मृधे ॥७-९०-१८॥
taṃ tathā koṣṭhakīkṛtya rathavaṃśena māriṣa। vivyadhuḥ sāyakairhṛṣṭā rakṣārthaṃ mārutermṛdhe ॥7-90-18॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; कोष्ठकीकृत्य (koṣṭhakīkṛtya) - imprisoning; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - with the chariot army; मारिष (māriṣa) - O dear; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; हृष्टाः (hṛṣṭāḥ) - joyful; रक्षार्थं (rakṣārtham) - for the protection; मारुतेः (māruteḥ) - of the son of the wind (Hanuman); मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the battle;]
(Thus, O dear, imprisoning him with the chariot army, they joyfully pierced with arrows for the protection of the son of the wind in the battle.)
O dear, they joyfully imprisoned him with the chariot army and pierced him with arrows to protect the son of the wind in the battle.
प्रतिलभ्य ततः सञ्ज्ञां भीमसेनो महाबलः। शक्तिं जग्राह समरे हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम् ॥ चिक्षेप च रथात्तूर्णं कृतवर्मरथं प्रति ॥७-९०-१९॥
pratilabhya tataḥ sañjñāṃ bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ। śaktiṃ jagrāha samare hemadaṇḍāmayasmayīm ॥ cikṣepa ca rathāttūrṇaṃ kṛtavarmarathaṃ prati ॥7-90-19॥
[प्रतिलभ्य (pratilabhya) - having regained; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सञ्ज्ञाम् (sañjñām) - consciousness; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - spear; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; समरे (samare) - in battle; हेमदण्डामयस्मयीम् (hemadaṇḍāmayasmayīm) - with a golden shaft, made of iron; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - hurled; च (ca) - and; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - swiftly; कृतवर्मरथम् (kṛtavarmaratham) - towards Kritavarma's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having regained consciousness, then mighty Bhimasena took a spear with a golden shaft, made of iron, in battle and swiftly hurled it from the chariot towards Kritavarma's chariot.)
After regaining his senses, the powerful Bhimasena picked up an iron spear with a golden shaft during the battle and quickly threw it from his chariot towards Kritavarma's chariot.
सा भीमभुजनिर्मुक्ता निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभा। कृतवर्माणमभितः प्रजज्वाल सुदारुणा ॥७-९०-२०॥
sā bhīmabhujanirmuktā nirmuktoragasaṃnibhā। kṛtavarmāṇamabhitaḥ prajajvāla sudāruṇā ॥7-90-20॥
[सा (sā) - she; भीमभुज-निर्मुक्ता (bhīmabhuja-nirmuktā) - released from Bhima's arms; निर्मुक्त-उरग-संनिभा (nirmukta-uraga-saṃnibhā) - like a released serpent; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; अभितः (abhitaḥ) - around; प्रजज्वाल (prajajvāla) - blazed; सुदारुणा (sudāruṇā) - very fiercely;]
(She, released from Bhima's arms, like a released serpent, blazed very fiercely around Kritavarma.)
She, having been released from Bhima's grasp, blazed fiercely like a serpent around Kritavarma.
तामापतन्तीं सहसा युगान्ताग्निसमप्रभाम्। द्वाभ्यां शराभ्यां हार्दिक्यो निचकर्त द्विधा तदा ॥७-९०-२१॥
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā yugāntāgnisamaprabhām। dvābhyāṃ śarābhyāṃ hārdikyo nicakarta dvidhā tadā ॥7-90-21॥
[ताम् (tām) - her; आपतन्तीं (āpatantīṃ) - approaching; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an era; अग्नि (agni) - fire; सम (sama) - equal; प्रभाम् (prabhām) - radiance; द्वाभ्यां (dvābhyāṃ) - with two; शराभ्यां (śarābhyāṃ) - arrows; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(Her, approaching suddenly with radiance equal to the fire at the end of an era, Hārdikya cut in two with two arrows then.)
Hārdikya then swiftly cut her, who was approaching with a radiance like the fire at the end of an era, into two with his two arrows.
सा छिन्ना पतिता भूमौ शक्तिः कनकभूषणा। द्योतयन्ती दिशो राजन्महोल्केव दिवश्च्युता ॥ शक्तिं विनिहतां दृष्ट्वा भीमश्चुक्रोध वै भृशम् ॥७-९०-२२॥
sā chinnā patitā bhūmau śaktiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇā। dyotayantī diśo rājanmaholkeva divaścyutā ॥ śaktiṃ vinihatāṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmaścukrodha vai bhṛśam ॥7-90-22॥
[सा (sā) - she; छिन्ना (chinnā) - severed; पतिता (patitā) - fallen; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; शक्तिः (śaktiḥ) - spear; कनकभूषणा (kanakabhūṣaṇā) - adorned with gold; द्योतयन्ती (dyotayantī) - illuminating; दिशः (diśaḥ) - the directions; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महोल्का (maholkā) - a great meteor; इव (iva) - like; दिवः (divaḥ) - from the sky; च्युता (cyutā) - fallen; शक्तिं (śaktiṃ) - spear; विनिहताम् (vinihatām) - struck down; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; चुक्रोध (cukrodha) - became angry; वै (vai) - indeed; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely;]
(She, severed, fallen on the ground, the spear adorned with gold, illuminating the directions, O king, like a great meteor fallen from the sky. Seeing the spear struck down, Bhima became intensely angry indeed.)
The spear, adorned with gold, fell to the ground, severed and illuminating the directions like a great meteor fallen from the sky. Seeing the spear struck down, Bhima became intensely angry, O king.
ततोऽन्यद्धनुरादाय वेगवत्सुमहास्वनम्। भीमसेनो रणे क्रुद्धो हार्दिक्यं समवारयत् ॥७-९०-२३॥
tato'nyaddhanurādāya vegavatsumahāsvanam। bhīmaseno raṇe kruddho hārdikyaṃ samavārayat ॥7-90-23॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; वेगवत् (vegavat) - swift; सुमहास्वनम् (sumahāsvanam) - very loud; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; हार्दिक्यम् (hārdikyam) - Hardikya; समवारयत् (samavārayat) - stopped;]
(Then, taking another bow, swift and very loud, Bhimasena, angry in battle, stopped Hardikya.)
Then Bhimasena, in his anger during the battle, took up another bow that was swift and resounded greatly, and confronted Hardikya.
अथैनं पञ्चभिर्बाणैराजघान स्तनान्तरे। भीमो भीमबलो राजंस्तव दुर्मन्त्रितेन ह ॥७-९०-२४॥
athainaṁ pañcabhirbāṇairājaghāna stanāntare। bhīmo bhīmabalo rājaṁstava durmantritena ha ॥7-90-24॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; आजघान (ājaghāna) - struck; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; भीमबलः (bhīmabalaḥ) - of terrible strength; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; दुर्मन्त्रितेन (durmantritena) - by evil counsel; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then Bhima, of terrible strength, struck him in the chest with five arrows, O king, indeed by your evil counsel.)
Then Bhima, with his immense strength, struck him in the chest with five arrows, O king, as a result of your poor counsel.
भोजस्तु क्षतसर्वाङ्गो भीमसेनेन मारिष। रक्ताशोक इवोत्फुल्लो व्यभ्राजत रणाजिरे ॥७-९०-२५॥
bhojastu kṣatasarvāṅgo bhīmasenena māriṣa। raktāśoka ivotphullo vyabhrajata raṇājire ॥7-90-25॥
[भोजः (bhojaḥ) - Bhoja; तु (tu) - but; क्षतसर्वाङ्गः (kṣatasarvāṅgaḥ) - wounded in all limbs; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord; रक्ताशोकः (raktāśokaḥ) - red Ashoka tree; इव (iva) - like; उत्फुल्लः (utphullaḥ) - in full bloom; व्यभ्राजत (vyabhrajata) - shone; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield;]
(Bhoja, wounded in all limbs by Bhimasena, O lord, shone like a red Ashoka tree in full bloom on the battlefield.)
Bhoja, though wounded in all his limbs by Bhimasena, shone on the battlefield like a red Ashoka tree in full bloom, O lord.
ततः क्रुद्धस्त्रिभिर्बाणैर्भीमसेनं हसन्निव। अभिहत्य दृढं युद्धे तान्सर्वान्प्रत्यविध्यत ॥७-९०-२६॥
tataḥ kruddhastribhirbāṇairbhīmasenaṃ hasanniva। abhihatya dṛḍhaṃ yuddhe tānsarvānpratyavidhyat ॥7-90-26॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; हसन्निव (hasanniva) - as if smiling; अभिहत्य (abhihatya) - having struck; दृढं (dṛḍham) - firmly; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; तान् (tān) - them; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; प्रत्यविध्यत (pratyavidhyat) - pierced;]
(Then, angrily with three arrows, having struck Bhimasena as if smiling, he firmly pierced all of them in battle.)
Then, in anger, he struck Bhimasena with three arrows, as if smiling, and firmly pierced all of them in the battle.
त्रिभिस्त्रिभिर्महेष्वासो यतमानान्महारथान्। तेऽपि तं प्रत्यविध्यन्त सप्तभिः सप्तभिः शरैः ॥७-९०-२७॥
tribhistribhirmaheṣvāso yatamānānmahārathān। te'pi taṃ pratyavidhyanta saptabhiḥ saptabhiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-90-27॥
[त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - great archers; यतमानान् (yatamānān) - striving; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; तम् (tam) - him; प्रत्यविध्यन्त (pratyavidhyanta) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows;]
(The great archers, striving, pierced the great charioteers with three by three arrows. They also pierced him with seven by seven arrows.)
The great archers, while striving, attacked the great charioteers with three arrows each. They also struck him with seven arrows each.
शिखण्डिनस्ततः क्रुद्धः क्षुरप्रेण महारथः। धनुश्चिच्छेद समरे प्रहसन्निव भारत ॥७-९०-२८॥
śikhaṇḍinastataḥ kruddhaḥ kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ। dhanuściccheda samare prahasanniva bhārata ॥7-90-28॥
[शिखण्डिनः (śikhaṇḍinaḥ) - Shikhandi; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; क्षुरप्रेण (kṣurapreṇa) - with a razor-sharp arrow; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; समरे (samare) - in battle; प्रहसन्निव (prahasanniva) - as if smiling; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata;]
(Then Shikhandi, the great warrior, angrily cut the bow with a razor-sharp arrow in battle, as if smiling, O descendant of Bharata.)
Then, O descendant of Bharata, Shikhandi, the great warrior, angrily cut the bow with a razor-sharp arrow in the battle, as if he was smiling.
शिखण्डी तु ततः क्रुद्धश्छिन्ने धनुषि सत्वरम्। असिं जग्राह समरे शतचन्द्रं च भास्वरम् ॥७-९०-२९॥
śikhaṇḍī tu tataḥ kruddhaśchinne dhanuṣi satvaram। asiṃ jagrāha samare śatacandraṃ ca bhāsvaram ॥7-90-29॥
[शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Shikhandi; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; छिन्ने (chinne) - broken; धनुषि (dhanuṣi) - bow; सत्वरम् (satvaram) - quickly; असिं (asiṃ) - sword; जग्राह (jagrāha) - took; समरे (samare) - in battle; शतचन्द्रं (śatacandraṃ) - hundred-mooned; च (ca) - and; भास्वरम् (bhāsvaram) - shining;]
(Shikhandi, then angry, quickly took a shining sword with a hundred moons in battle when the bow was broken.)
Shikhandi, in his anger, swiftly grabbed a radiant sword adorned with a hundred moons during the battle after his bow was broken.
भ्रामयित्वा महाचर्म चामीकरविभूषितम्। तमसिं प्रेषयामास कृतवर्मरथं प्रति ॥७-९०-३०॥
bhrāmayitvā mahācarma cāmīkaravibhūṣitam। tamasiṃ preṣayāmāsa kṛtavarmarathaṃ prati ॥7-90-30॥
[भ्रामयित्वा (bhrāmayitvā) - having whirled; महाचर्म (mahācarma) - great shield; चामीकरविभूषितम् (cāmīkaravibhūṣitam) - adorned with gold; तमसिं (tamasiṃ) - sword; प्रेषयामास (preṣayāmāsa) - sent; कृतवर्मरथं (kṛtavarmarathaṃ) - towards Kṛtavarma's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Having whirled the great shield adorned with gold, he sent the sword towards Kṛtavarma's chariot.)
He skillfully spun the large, gold-adorned shield and directed his sword towards Kṛtavarma's chariot.
स तस्य सशरं चापं छित्त्वा सङ्ख्ये महानसिः। अभ्यगाद्धरणीं राजंश्च्युतं ज्योतिरिवाम्बरात् ॥७-९०-३१॥
sa tasya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ chittvā saṅkhye mahānasiḥ। abhyagāddharaṇīṃ rājaṃścyutaṃ jyotirivāmbarāt ॥7-90-31॥
[स (sa) - he; तस्य (tasya) - his; सशरं (saśaram) - with arrow; चापं (cāpam) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; महानसिः (mahānasiḥ) - great warrior; अभ्यगात् (abhyagāt) - approached; धरणीं (dharaṇīm) - earth; राजन् (rājan) - O king; च्युतं (cyutam) - fallen; ज्योतिः (jyotiḥ) - light; इव (iva) - like; अम्बरात् (ambarāt) - from the sky;]
(He, having cut his bow with arrow in battle, the great warrior approached the earth, O king, like a light fallen from the sky.)
The great warrior, having severed his bow and arrow in battle, descended to the earth, O king, like a light falling from the sky.
एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु त्वरमाणा महारथाः। विव्यधुः सायकैर्गाढं कृतवर्माणमाहवे ॥७-९०-३२॥
etasmínneva kāle tu tvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ। vivyadhuḥ sāyakairgāḍhaṃ kṛtavarmāṇamāhave ॥7-90-32॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmín) - at this; एव (eva) - indeed; काले (kāle) - time; तु (tu) - but; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; विव्यधुः (vivyadhuḥ) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; गाढम् (gāḍham) - deeply; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(At this very time, the great charioteers, hastening, deeply pierced Kritavarma with arrows in battle.)
At that moment, the great charioteers, in their haste, deeply wounded Kritavarma with their arrows during the battle.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय त्यक्त्वा तच्च महद्धनुः। विशीर्णं भरतश्रेष्ठ हार्दिक्यः परवीरहा ॥७-९०-३३॥
athānyaddhanurādāya tyaktvā tacca mahaddhanuḥ। viśīrṇaṃ bharataśreṣṭha hārdikyaḥ paravīrahā ॥7-90-33॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; तत् (tat) - that; च (ca) - and; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; विशीर्णम् (viśīrṇam) - broken; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Hārdikya; परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - destroyer of enemy heroes;]
(Then, taking another bow and having abandoned that great bow, O best of the Bharatas, Hārdikya, the destroyer of enemy heroes, was broken.)
Then Hārdikya, the destroyer of enemy heroes, took another bow, having abandoned the great one, and was broken, O best of the Bharatas.
विव्याध पाण्डवान्युद्धे त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः। शिखण्डिनं च विव्याध त्रिभिः पञ्चभिरेव च ॥७-९०-३४॥
vivyādha pāṇḍavānyuddhe tribhistribhirajihmagaiḥ। śikhaṇḍinaṃ ca vivyādha tribhiḥ pañcabhireva ca ॥7-90-34॥
[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-flying; शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinaṃ) - Śikhaṇḍin; च (ca) - and; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; पञ्चभिः (pañcabhiḥ) - with five; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(He pierced the Pāṇḍavas in battle with three straight-flying arrows each. And he pierced Śikhaṇḍin with three and five arrows indeed.)
In the battle, he shot the Pāṇḍavas with three straight-flying arrows each, and also pierced Śikhaṇḍin with three and then five arrows.
धनुरन्यत्समादाय शिखण्डी तु महायशाः। अवारयत्कूर्मनखैराशुगैर्हृदिकात्मजम् ॥७-९०-३५॥
dhanuranyatsamādāya śikhaṇḍī tu mahāyaśāḥ। avārayatkūrmanakhairāśugairhṛdikātmajam ॥7-90-35॥
[धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; समादाय (samādāya) - having taken; शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī; तु (tu) - but; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly renowned; अवारयत् (avārayat) - blocked; कूर्मनखैः (kūrmanakhaiḥ) - with turtle-like nails; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; हृदिकात्मजम् (hṛdikātmajam) - Hṛdika's son;]
(Śikhaṇḍī, the greatly renowned, having taken another bow, blocked Hṛdika's son with swift, turtle-like nails.)
Śikhaṇḍī, known for his great fame, took up another bow and blocked the son of Hṛdika with his swift, turtle-like nails.
ततः क्रुद्धो रणे राजन्हृदिकस्यात्मसम्भवः। अभिदुद्राव वेगेन याज्ञसेनिं महारथम् ॥७-९०-३६॥
tataḥ kruddho raṇe rājanhṛdikasyātmasambhavaḥ। abhidudrāva vegena yājñaseniṃ mahāratham ॥7-90-36॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; हृदिकस्य (hṛdikasya) - of Hridika; आत्मसम्भवः (ātmasambhavaḥ) - son; अभिदुद्राव (abhidudrāva) - rushed at; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; याज्ञसेनिम् (yājñasenim) - at Yajnaseni; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Then, angry in battle, O king, the son of Hridika rushed at Yajnaseni with speed, the great chariot-warrior.)
Then, O king, the son of Hridika, filled with anger, swiftly charged at Yajnaseni, the great chariot-warrior, in the battle.
भीष्मस्य समरे राजन्मृत्योर्हेतुं महात्मनः। विदर्शयन्बलं शूरः शार्दूल इव कुञ्जरम् ॥७-९०-३७॥
bhīṣmasya samare rājanmṛtyorhetuṃ mahātmanaḥ। vidarśayanbalaṃ śūraḥ śārdūla iva kuñjaram ॥7-90-37॥
[भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma; समरे (samare) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; मृत्योर् (mṛtyor) - of death; हेतुं (hetuṃ) - cause; महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul; विदर्शयन् (vidarśayan) - showing; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; शूरः (śūraḥ) - the hero; शार्दूल (śārdūla) - like a tiger; इव (iva) - as; कुञ्जरम् (kuñjaram) - an elephant;]
(Showing the cause of death of the great soul Bhishma in battle, the hero displayed strength like a tiger to an elephant.)
O king, in the battle, the hero showed his strength like a tiger overpowering an elephant, revealing the cause of the great Bhishma's death.
तौ दिशागजसङ्काशौ ज्वलिताविव पावकौ। समासेदतुरन्योन्यं शरसङ्घैररिंदमौ ॥७-९०-३८॥
tau diśāgajasaṅkāśau jvalitāviva pāvakau। samāsedaturanyonyaṃ śarasaṅghairariṃdamau ॥7-90-38॥
[तौ (tau) - those two; दिशागजसङ्काशौ (diśāgajasaṅkāśau) - like the elephants of the directions; ज्वलितौ (jvalitau) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; पावकौ (pāvakau) - fire; समासेदतुः (samāsedatuḥ) - approached; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; शरसङ्घैः (śarasaṅghaiḥ) - with volleys of arrows; अरिंदमौ (ariṃdamau) - subduers of enemies;]
(Those two, like the elephants of the directions, blazing like fire, approached each other with volleys of arrows, subduers of enemies.)
The two warriors, resembling the mighty elephants of the quarters and blazing like fire, confronted each other with volleys of arrows, both being subduers of enemies.
विधुन्वानौ धनुःश्रेष्ठे संदधानौ च सायकान्। विसृजन्तौ च शतशो गभस्तीनिव भास्करौ ॥७-९०-३९॥
vidhunvānau dhanuḥśreṣṭhe saṁdadhānau ca sāyakān। visṛjantau ca śataśo gabhastīniva bhāskarau ॥7-90-39॥
[विधुन्वानौ (vidhunvānau) - wielding; धनुःश्रेष्ठे (dhanuḥśreṣṭhe) - the best of bows; संदधानौ (saṁdadhānau) - fixing; च (ca) - and; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; विसृजन्तौ (visṛjantau) - releasing; च (ca) - and; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; गभस्तीन् (gabhastīn) - rays; इव (iva) - like; भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - the sun;]
(Wielding the best of bows, fixing and releasing arrows by the hundreds like the rays of the sun.)
They wielded the best of bows, continuously fixing and releasing arrows by the hundreds, resembling the rays of the sun.
तापयन्तौ शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरन्योन्यं तौ महारथौ। युगान्तप्रतिमौ वीरौ रेजतुर्भास्कराविव ॥७-९०-४०॥
tāpayantau śaraistīkṣṇairanyonyaṃ tau mahārathau। yugāntapratimau vīrau rejaturbhāskarāviva ॥7-90-40॥
[तापयन्तौ (tāpayantau) - tormenting; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - sharp; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; तौ (tau) - those two; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great warriors; युगान्तप्रतिमौ (yugāntapratimau) - like the end of an age; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; रेजतु (rejatuh) - shone; भास्करौ (bhāskarau) - like the suns; इव (iva) - as if;]
(Tormenting each other with sharp arrows, those two great warriors, like heroes at the end of an age, shone like the suns.)
The two great warriors, tormenting each other with sharp arrows, shone like the suns, resembling heroes at the end of an era.
कृतवर्मा तु रभसं याज्ञसेनिं महारथम्। विद्ध्वेषूणां त्रिसप्तत्या पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभिः ॥७-९०-४१॥
kṛtavarmā tu rabhasaṃ yājñaseniṃ mahāratham। viddhveṣūṇāṃ trisaptyā punarvivyādha saptabhiḥ ॥7-90-41॥
[कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; तु (tu) - but; रभसं (rabhasam) - impetuous; याज्ञसेनिं (yājñasenim) - Yajnaseni; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; विद्ध्वेषूणां (viddhveṣūṇāṃ) - pierced arrows; त्रिसप्तत्या (trisaptyā) - with seventy-three; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Kritavarma, however, pierced the impetuous Yajnaseni, the great chariot-warrior, with seventy-three arrows, and again with seven.)
Kritavarma, with great skill and precision, targeted the fierce Yajnaseni, a formidable chariot-warrior, striking her first with seventy-three arrows and then again with seven more.
स गाढविद्धो व्यथितो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। विसृजन्सशरं चापं मूर्छयाभिपरिप्लुतः ॥७-९०-४२॥
sa gāḍhavidddho vyathito rathopastha upāviśat। visṛjansasharaṃ cāpaṃ mūrchayābhipariplutaḥ ॥7-90-42॥
[स (sa) - he; गाढविद्धः (gāḍhavidddhaḥ) - deeply wounded; व्यथितः (vyathitaḥ) - distressed; रथोपस्थ (rathopastha) - on the chariot seat; उपाविशत् (upāviśat) - sat down; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; सशरं (sasharaṃ) - with arrows; चापं (cāpaṃ) - bow; मूर्छया (mūrchayā) - with faintness; अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - overcome;]
(He, deeply wounded and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat, releasing the bow with arrows, overcome with faintness.)
He, deeply wounded and distressed, sat down on the chariot seat, releasing his bow and arrows, overcome with faintness.
तं विषण्णं रथे दृष्ट्वा तावका भरतर्षभ। हार्दिक्यं पूजयामासुर्वासांस्यादुधुवुश्च ह ॥७-९०-४३॥
taṁ viṣaṇṇaṁ rathe dṛṣṭvā tāvakā bharatarṣabha। hārdikyaṁ pūjayāmāsurvāsāṁsyādudhuvuśca ha ॥7-90-43॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; विषण्णं (viṣaṇṇaṁ) - dejected; रथे (rathe) - on the chariot; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तावका (tāvakā) - your people; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; हार्दिक्यं (hārdikyaṁ) - affection; पूजयामासुः (pūjayāmāsuḥ) - honored; वासांसि (vāsāṁsi) - garments; आदुधुवुः (ādudhuvuḥ) - shook; च (ca) - and; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Seeing him dejected on the chariot, your people, O best of the Bharatas, honored him with affection, shook the garments, and indeed.)
Seeing him dejected on the chariot, your people, O best of the Bharatas, showed their affection by honoring him, shaking the garments, and indeed.
शिखण्डिनं तथा ज्ञात्वा हार्दिक्यशरपीडितम्। अपोवाह रणाद्यन्ता त्वरमाणो महारथम् ॥७-९०-४४॥
śikhaṇḍinaṃ tathā jñātvā hārdikyaśarapīḍitam। apovāha raṇādyantā tvaramāṇo mahāratham ॥7-90-44॥
[शिखण्डिनं (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandin; तथा (tathā) - and; ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - knowing; हार्दिक्य (hārdikya) - of Hardikya; शर (śara) - arrow; पीडितम् (pīḍitam) - afflicted; अपोवाह (apovāha) - carried away; रणात् (raṇāt) - from the battle; यन्ता (yantā) - the charioteer; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastily; महारथम् (mahāratham) - the great chariot;]
(Knowing Shikhandin afflicted by Hardikya's arrow, the charioteer hastily carried away the great chariot from the battle.)
The charioteer, realizing that Shikhandin was wounded by Hardikya's arrow, quickly drove the great chariot away from the battlefield.
सादितं तु रथोपस्थे दृष्ट्वा पार्थाः शिखण्डिनम्। परिवव्रू रथैस्तूर्णं कृतवर्माणमाहवे ॥७-९०-४५॥
sāditaṃ tu rathopasthe dṛṣṭvā pārthāḥ śikhaṇḍinam। parivavrū rathaiḥ tūrṇaṃ kṛtavarmāṇam āhave ॥7-90-45॥
[सादितम् (sāditam) - struck; तु (tu) - but; रथोपस्थे (rathopasthe) - on the chariot seat; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi; परिवव्रूः (parivavrūḥ) - surrounded; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; कृतवर्माणम् (kṛtavarmāṇam) - Kritavarma; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Seeing Shikhandi struck on the chariot seat, the sons of Pritha quickly surrounded Kritavarma with chariots in battle.)
Upon seeing Shikhandi struck down on the chariot seat, the Pandavas swiftly encircled Kritavarma with their chariots during the battle.
तत्राद्भुतं परं चक्रे कृतवर्मा महारथः। यदेकः समरे पार्थान्वारयामास सानुगान् ॥७-९०-४६॥
tatrādbhutaṃ paraṃ cakre kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ। yadekaḥ samare pārthānvārayāmāsa sānugān ॥7-90-46॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतं (adbhutaṃ) - wonderful; परं (paraṃ) - supreme; चक्रे (cakre) - made; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; यत् (yat) - that; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; समरे (samare) - in battle; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; सानुगान् (sānugān) - with followers;]
(There, Kritavarma, the great chariot-warrior, made a supreme wonder, as he alone restrained the sons of Pritha with their followers in battle.)
In that place, Kritavarma, a great warrior, performed an extraordinary feat by single-handedly holding back the Pandavas and their followers in the battle.
पार्थाञ्जित्वाजयच्चेदीन्पाञ्चालान्सृञ्जयानपि। केकयांश्च महावीर्यान्कृतवर्मा महारथः ॥७-९०-४७॥
pārthāñjitvā jayaccedīn pāñcālān sṛñjayān api। kekayāṃś ca mahāvīryān kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ ॥7-90-47॥
[पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; जयत् (jayat) - victorious; चेदीन् (cedīn) - Chedis; पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; सृञ्जयान् (sṛñjayān) - Srinjayas; अपि (api) - also; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; महावीर्यान् (mahāvīryān) - great heroes; कृतवर्मा (kṛtavarmā) - Kritavarma; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior;]
(Having conquered the sons of Pritha, the victorious Kritavarma also defeated the Chedis, Panchalas, Srinjayas, and the great heroes of the Kekayas.)
Kritavarma, the great chariot-warrior, after defeating the sons of Pritha, also conquered the Chedis, Panchalas, Srinjayas, and the mighty Kekayas.
ते वध्यमानाः समरे हार्दिक्येन स्म पाण्डवाः। इतश्चेतश्च धावन्तो नैव चक्रुर्धृतिं रणे ॥७-९०-४८॥
te vadhyamānāḥ samare hārdikyena sma pāṇḍavāḥ। itaścetaśca dhāvanto naiva cakrudhṛtiṃ raṇe ॥7-90-48॥
[ते (te) - they; वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being attacked; समरे (samare) - in the battle; हार्दिक्येन (hārdikyena) - by Hārdikya; स्म (sma) - indeed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; इतः (itaḥ) - here; च (ca) - and; एतः (etaḥ) - there; च (ca) - and; धावन्तः (dhāvantaḥ) - running; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; धृतिं (dhṛtiṃ) - steadiness; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(They, being attacked in the battle by Hārdikya, the Pāṇḍavas, running here and there, indeed did not make steadiness in battle.)
The Pāṇḍavas, under attack by Hārdikya in the battle, were running here and there and could not maintain their steadiness in the fight.
जित्वा पाण्डुसुतान्युद्धे भीमसेनपुरोगमान्। हार्दिक्यः समरेऽतिष्ठद्विधूम इव पावकः ॥७-९०-४९॥
jitvā pāṇḍusutānyuddhe bhīmasenapurogamān। hārdikyaḥ samare'tiṣṭhadvidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ॥7-90-49॥
[जित्वा (jitvā) - having conquered; पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - sons of Pandu; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; पुरोगमान् (purogamān) - led by; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - Kritavarma; समरे (samare) - in battle; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; विधूमः (vidhūmaḥ) - smokeless; इव (iva) - like; पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire;]
(Having conquered the sons of Pandu in battle, led by Bhimasena, Kritavarma stood in battle like a smokeless fire.)
After defeating the sons of Pandu, who were led by Bhimasena in battle, Kritavarma stood in the battlefield like a smokeless fire.
ते द्राव्यमाणाः समरे हार्दिक्येन महारथाः। विमुखाः समपद्यन्त शरवृष्टिभिरर्दिताः ॥७-९०-५०॥
te drāvyamāṇāḥ samare hārdikyena mahārathāḥ। vimukhāḥ samapadyanta śaravṛṣṭibhirarditāḥ ॥7-90-50॥
[ते (te) - they; द्राव्यमाणाः (drāvyamāṇāḥ) - being driven; समरे (samare) - in battle; हार्दिक्येन (hārdikyena) - by Hārdikya; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; विमुखाः (vimukhāḥ) - disheartened; समपद्यन्त (samapadyanta) - became; शरवृष्टिभिः (śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ) - by showers of arrows; अर्दिताः (arditāḥ) - tormented;]
(They, being driven in battle by Hārdikya, the great warriors, became disheartened, tormented by showers of arrows.)
The great warriors, driven in battle by Hārdikya, became disheartened and were tormented by showers of arrows.
