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sañjaya uvāca॥
Sanjaya said:
droṇaṃ sa jitvā puruṣapravīra; sathaiva hārdikyamukhāṃstvadīyān। prahasya sūtaṃ vacanaṃ babhāṣe; śinipravīraḥ kurupuṅgavāgrya ॥7-94-1॥
After defeating Drona and your warriors led by Hardikya, the hero of the Shini race, with a smile, addressed the charioteer, being the foremost among the Kuru leaders.
nimittamātraṃ vayamatra sūta; dagdhārayaḥ keśavaphalgunābhyām। hatānnihanmeha nararṣabheṇa; vayaṃ sureśātmasamudbhavena ॥7-94-2॥
We are merely instruments here, O charioteer; the destruction is wrought by Keshava and Arjuna. We do not kill those who are already slain by the best of men; we are born of the soul of the lord of gods.
tamevamuktvā śinipuṅgavastadā; mahāmṛdhe so'gryadhanurdharo'rihā। kiransamantātsahasā śarānbalī; samāpataśśyena ivāmiṣaṃ yathā ॥7-94-3॥
After speaking in this manner, the foremost of the Shinis, a great archer and slayer of foes, launched a sudden and fierce attack in the grand battle, showering arrows all around like a powerful hawk swooping down on its prey.
taṁ yāntamaśvaiḥ śaśiśaṅkhavarṇai; rvigāhya sainyaṁ puruṣapravīram। nāśaknuvanvārayituṁ samantā; dādityaraśmipratimaṁ narāgryam ॥7-94-4॥
As he advanced with horses of moon-conch color, penetrating the army, the heroic man could not be stopped from all sides, resembling the sun's rays, the foremost among men.
asahyavikrāntamadīnasattvaṃ; sarve gaṇā bhārata durviṣahyam। sahasranetrapratimaprabhāvaṃ; divīva sūryaṃ jaladavyapāye ॥7-94-5॥
O Bharata, all the troops possess an unbearable, mighty, and humble nature. Their splendor is like that of a thousand eyes, resembling the sun in the sky when the clouds have disappeared.
amarṣapūrṇastvaticitrayodhī; śarāsanī kāñcanavarmadhārī. sudarśanaḥ sātyakimāpatantaṃ; nyavārayadrājavaraḥ prasahya ॥7-94-6॥
Sudarshana, filled with anger and extraordinarily skilled, wielding a bow and adorned in golden armor, forcibly restrained the advancing Satyaki, the best of kings.
tayorabhūdbharata sampradhāraḥ; sudāruṇastaṃ samabhipraśaṃsan। yodhāstvadīyāśca hi somakāśca; vṛtrendrayoryuddhamivāmaraughāḥ ॥7-94-7॥
O Bharata, there was a very fierce battle between them. Your warriors and the Somakas praised it, likening it to the battle between Vritra and Indra, among the hosts of gods.
śaraiḥ sutīkṣṇaiḥ śataśo'bhyavidhya; tsudarśanaḥ sātvatamukhyamājau। anāgatāneva tu tānpr̥ṣatkāṁ; ściccheda bāṇaiḥ śinipuṅgavo'pi ॥7-94-8॥
Sudarshana, the chief of the Satvatas, launched hundreds of sharp arrows in battle; however, the best of the Shinis intercepted and cut off those arrows before they could reach their target.
tathaiva śakrapratimo'pi sātyakiḥ; sudarśane yānkṣipati sma sāyakān। dvidhā tridhā tānakarotsudarśanaḥ; śarottamaiḥ syandanavaryamāsthitaḥ ॥7-94-9॥
Satyaki, resembling Indra, hurled arrows at Sudarshana, who skillfully split them into two and three with his superior arrows, while standing on his magnificent chariot.
samprekṣya bāṇānnihatāṃstadānīṃ; sudarśanaḥ sātyakibāṇavegaiḥ। krodhāddidhakṣanniva tigmatejāḥ; śarānamuñcattapanīyacitrān ॥7-94-10॥
Upon witnessing the arrows struck down, Sudarshana, fueled by the speed of Satyaki's arrows and his own anger, released sharp, fiery, golden arrows as if to burn everything in his path.
punaḥ sa bāṇaistribhiragnikalpai; rākarṇapūrṇairniśitaiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ। vivyādha dehāvaraṇaṃ vibhidya; te sātyakerāviśuḥ śarīram ॥7-94-11॥
Once more, he shot three arrows that were like fire, sharp and well-feathered, piercing through the body armor and entering Satyaki's body.
tathaiva tasyāvanipālaputraḥ; sandhāya bāṇairaparairjvaladbhiḥ। ājaghnivāṃstānarajataprakāśāṃ; ścaturbhiraśvāṃścaturaḥ prasahya ॥7-94-12॥
In the same manner, the prince, son of the king, aimed and shot other blazing arrows, striking the four horses that shone like silver with force.
tathā tu tenābhihatastarasvī; naptā śinerindrasamānavīryaḥ। sudarśanasyeṣugaṇaiḥ sutīkṣṇai; rhayānnihatyāśu nanāda nādam ॥7-94-13॥
Thus, the mighty grandson of Śini, who was equal in prowess to Indra, was struck by him and quickly roared a sound after killing the horses of Sudarshana with very sharp arrows.
athāsya sūtasya śiro nikṛtya; bhallena vajrāśanisaṃnibhena। sudarśanasyāpi śinipravīraḥ; kṣureṇa ciccheda śiraḥ prasahya ॥7-94-14॥
Then, the hero of the Shini clan, using an arrow like a thunderbolt, severed the head of the charioteer. He also forcefully cut off Sudarshana's head with a razor.
sakuṇḍalaṃ pūrṇaśaśiprakāśaṃ; bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṃ nicakarta dehāt। yathā purā vajradharaḥ prasahya; balasya saṅkhye'tibalasya rājan ॥7-94-15॥
The radiant face adorned with earrings was severed from the body, reminiscent of how Vajradhara once forcefully beheaded the mighty Bala in battle, O king.
nihatya taṃ pārthivaputrapautraṃ; raṇe yadūnāṃṛṣabhastarasvī। mudā sametaḥ parayā mahātmā; rarāja rājansurarājakalpaḥ ॥7-94-16॥
O king, having slain the sons and grandsons of the kings in battle, the mighty bull of the Yadus, with great joy, met and shone like the king of the gods.
tato yayāvarjunameva yena; nivārya sainyaṃ tava mārgaṇaughaiḥ। sadaśvayuktena rathena niryā; llokānvisismāpayiṣurnṛvīraḥ ॥7-94-17॥
Then, the hero among men, who had repelled your army with showers of arrows, departed by chariot with well-harnessed horses, intending to astonish the worlds, and went straight to Arjuna.
tattasya vismāpanīyam agrya; mapūjayan yodhavarāḥ sametāḥ। yad vartamānāni śugocare'rī; ndadāha bāṇair hutabhug yathaiva ॥7-94-18॥
The assembled warriors worshipped his astonishing and excellent act. The enemies present within the range of arrows were burned by arrows just like fire.
