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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
किं तस्यां मम सेनायां नासन्केचिन्महारथाः। ये तथा सात्यकिं यान्तं नैवाघ्नन्नाप्यवारयन् ॥७-१००-१॥
kiṁ tasyāṁ mama senāyāṁ nāsanke cinmahārathāḥ। ye tathā sātyakiṁ yāntaṁ naivāghnannāpyavārayan ॥7-100-1॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that; मम (mama) - my; सेनायाम् (senāyām) - in the army; न (na) - not; आसन् (āsan) - were; केचित् (kecit) - some; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; ये (ye) - who; तथा (tathā) - thus; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अघ्नन् (aghnan) - struck; अपि (api) - even; अवारयन् (avārayan) - prevented;]
(What great warriors were there in my army who did not strike or prevent Satyaki as he went?)
In my army, were there no great warriors who could strike or stop Satyaki as he advanced?
एको हि समरे कर्म कृतवान्सत्यविक्रमः। शक्रतुल्यबलो युद्धे महेन्द्रो दानवेष्विव ॥७-१००-२॥
eko hi samare karma kṛtavānsatyavikramaḥ। śakratulyabalo yuddhe mahendro dānaveṣviva ॥7-100-2॥
[एकः (ekaḥ) - one; हि (hi) - indeed; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्म (karma) - action; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - performed; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly courageous; शक्रतुल्यबलः (śakratulyabalaḥ) - equal in strength to Indra; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in war; महेन्द्रः (mahendraḥ) - Mahendra; दानवेषु (dānaveṣu) - among the demons; इव (iva) - like;]
(Indeed, one truly courageous performed action in battle; like Mahendra, equal in strength to Indra, in war among the demons.)
Indeed, one who is truly courageous performed a great deed in battle; like Mahendra, who is as strong as Indra, in the war among the demons.
अथ वा शून्यमासीत्तद्येन यातः स सात्यकिः। एको वै बहुलाः सेनाः प्रमृद्नन्पुरुषर्षभः ॥७-१००-३॥
atha vā śūnyam āsīt tad yena yātaḥ sa sātyakiḥ। eko vai bahulāḥ senāḥ pramṛdnan puruṣarṣabhaḥ ॥7-100-3॥
[अथ (atha) - then; वा (vā) - or; शून्यम् (śūnyam) - empty; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; तत् (tat) - that; येन (yena) - by which; यातः (yātaḥ) - gone; स (sa) - he; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; वै (vai) - indeed; बहुलाः (bahulāḥ) - many; सेनाः (senāḥ) - armies; प्रमृद्नन् (pramṛdnan) - crushing; पुरुषर्षभः (puruṣarṣabhaḥ) - bull among men;]
(Then or it was empty, that by which Sātyaki had gone. Indeed, one bull among men crushing many armies.)
Then, or perhaps it was empty, the path by which Sātyaki had gone. He, the bull among men, was indeed crushing many armies.
कथं च युध्यमानानामपक्रान्तो महात्मनाम्। एको बहूनां शैनेयस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥७-१००-४॥
kathaṁ ca yudhyamānānāmapakrānto mahātmanām। eko bahūnāṁ śaineyastanmamācakṣva sañjaya ॥7-100-4॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; च (ca) - and; युध्यमानानाम् (yudhyamānānām) - of those fighting; अपक्रान्तः (apakrāntaḥ) - retreated; महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great souls; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many; शैनेयः (śaineyaḥ) - Śaineya; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sañjaya;]
(How did Śaineya, one among many great souls, retreat from those fighting? Tell me that, Sañjaya.)
Sañjaya, tell me how Śaineya, one among the many great souls, retreated from the battle.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
राजन्सेनासमुद्योगो रथनागाश्वपत्तिमान्। तुमुलस्तव सैन्यानां युगान्तसदृशोऽभवत् ॥७-१००-५॥
rājansenāsamudyogo rathanāgāśvapattimān। tumulastava sainyānāṃ yugāntasadṛśo'bhavat ॥7-100-5॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; सेना (senā) - army; समुद्योगः (samudyogaḥ) - preparation; रथ (ratha) - chariots; नाग (nāga) - elephants; अश्व (aśva) - horses; पत्तिमान् (pattimān) - infantry; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - uproarious; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; युगान्त (yugānta) - end of an era; सदृशः (sadṛśaḥ) - like; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(O king, the preparation of the army with chariots, elephants, horses, and infantry was uproarious, like the end of an era for your armies.)
O king, your army's preparation with chariots, elephants, horses, and infantry was tumultuous, resembling the end of an era.
आह्णिकेषु समूहेषु तव सैन्यस्य मानद। नास्ति लोके समः कश्चित्समूह इति मे मतिः ॥७-१००-६॥
āhṇikeṣu samūheṣu tava sainyasya mānada। nāsti loke samaḥ kaścitsamūha iti me matiḥ ॥7-100-6॥
[आह्णिकेषु (āhṇikeṣu) - in daily assemblies; समूहेषु (samūheṣu) - in gatherings; तव (tava) - your; सैन्यस्य (sainyasya) - of the army; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; नास्ति (nāsti) - there is not; लोके (loke) - in the world; समः (samaḥ) - equal; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; समूहः (samūhaḥ) - group; इति (iti) - thus; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion;]
(In daily assemblies and gatherings, O giver of honor, there is no group in the world equal to your army, thus is my opinion.)
O giver of honor, in daily assemblies and gatherings, I believe there is no group in the world equal to your army.
तत्र देवाः स्म भाषन्ते चारणाश्च समागताः। एतदन्ताः समूहा वै भविष्यन्ति महीतले ॥७-१००-७॥
tatra devāḥ sma bhāṣante cāraṇāśca samāgatāḥ। etadantāḥ samūhā vai bhaviṣyanti mahītale ॥7-100-7॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; स्म (sma) - indeed; भाषन्ते (bhāṣante) - speak; चारणाः (cāraṇāḥ) - bards; च (ca) - and; समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - assembled; एतदन्ताः (etadantāḥ) - these ends; समूहाः (samūhāḥ) - groups; वै (vai) - indeed; भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - will be; महीतले (mahītale) - on earth;]
(There, gods indeed speak, and bards assembled. These ends, indeed, groups will be on earth.)
There, the gods and bards gathered and spoke, saying that these groups will indeed come to be on earth.
न चैव तादृशः कश्चिद्व्यूह आसीद्विशां पते। यादृग्जयद्रथवधे द्रोणेन विहितोऽभवत् ॥७-१००-८॥
na caiva tādṛśaḥ kaścidvyūha āsīdviśāṃ pate। yādṛgjayadrathavadhe droṇena vihito'bhavat ॥7-100-8॥
[न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; व्यूहः (vyūhaḥ) - formation; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord; यादृक् (yādṛk) - as; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वधे (vadhe) - for the killing; द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Drona; विहितः (vihitaḥ) - arranged; अभवत् (abhavat) - became;]
(And indeed, O lord of men, there was no such formation as was arranged by Drona for the killing of Jayadratha.)
O lord of men, there was no formation like the one arranged by Drona for the killing of Jayadratha.
चण्डवाताभिपन्नानां समुद्राणामिव स्वनः। रणेऽभवद्बलौघानामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ॥७-१००-९॥
caṇḍavātābhipannānāṃ samudrāṇāmiva svanaḥ। raṇe'bhavadbalaughānāmanyonyamabhidhāvatām ॥7-100-9॥
[चण्ड (caṇḍa) - fierce; वात (vāta) - wind; अभिपन्नानां (abhipannānāṃ) - afflicted; समुद्राणाम् (samudrāṇām) - of oceans; इव (iva) - like; स्वनः (svanaḥ) - sound; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अभवत् (abhavat) - there was; बलौघानाम् (balaughānām) - of the multitude of forces; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिधावताम् (abhidhāvatām) - attacking;]
(The sound was like that of oceans afflicted by fierce winds, in the battle of the multitude of forces attacking each other.)
In the battle, the sound was like that of oceans struck by fierce winds, as the multitude of forces clashed against each other.
पार्थिवानां समेतानां बहून्यासन्नरोत्तम। त्वद्बले पाण्डवानां च सहस्राणि शतानि च ॥७-१००-१०॥
pārthivānāṃ sametānāṃ bahūnyāsannarottama। tvadbalē pāṇḍavānāṃ ca sahasrāṇi śatāni ca ॥7-100-10॥
[पार्थिवानां (pārthivānāṃ) - of kings; समेतानां (sametānāṃ) - assembled; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; आसन्न (āsanna) - near; उत्तम (uttama) - best; त्वद्बले (tvadbalē) - in your army; पाण्डवानां (pāṇḍavānāṃ) - of the Pandavas; च (ca) - and; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and;]
(O best among men, many kings assembled near, in your army and the Pandavas', thousands and hundreds.)
O best among men, many kings have gathered near, in both your army and the Pandavas', numbering in thousands and hundreds.
संरब्धानां प्रवीराणां समरे दृढकर्मणाम्। तत्रासीत्सुमहाञ्शब्दस्तुमुलो लोमहर्षणः ॥७-१००-११॥
saṁrabdhānāṁ pravīrāṇāṁ samare dṛḍhakarmaṇām। tatrāsītsumahāñśabdastumulo lomaharṣaṇaḥ ॥7-100-11॥
[संरब्धानां (saṁrabdhānāṁ) - of the excited; प्रवीराणां (pravīrāṇāṁ) - of the heroes; समरे (samare) - in the battle; दृढकर्मणाम् (dṛḍhakarmaṇām) - of the firm in action; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great; शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; लोमहर्षणः (lomaharṣaṇaḥ) - hair-raising;]
(There was a very great, tumultuous, hair-raising sound of the excited heroes, firm in action, in the battle.)
In the battle, there was a very great and tumultuous sound that was hair-raising, coming from the excited heroes who were firm in their actions.
अथाक्रन्दद्भीमसेनो धृष्टद्युम्नश्च मारिष। नकुलः सहदेवश्च धर्मराजश्च पाण्डवः ॥७-१००-१२॥
athākrandadbhīmaseno dhṛṣṭadyumnaśca māriṣaḥ। nakulaḥ sahadevaśca dharmarājaśca pāṇḍavaḥ ॥7-100-12॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आक्रन्दत् (ākrandat) - cried out; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; धृष्टद्युम्नः (dhṛṣṭadyumnaḥ) - Dhrishtadyumna; च (ca) - and; मारिषः (māriṣaḥ) - O lord; नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula; सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva; च (ca) - and; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Dharmaraja; च (ca) - and; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pandava;]
(Then Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Dharmaraja, the Pandava, cried out, O lord.)
Then Bhimasena, Dhrishtadyumna, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Dharmaraja, the Pandava, cried out, O lord.
आगच्छत प्रहरत बलवत्परिधावत। प्रविष्टावरिसेनां हि वीरौ माधवपाण्डवौ ॥७-१००-१३॥
āgacchata praharata balavatparidhāvata। praviṣṭāvarisenāṃ hi vīrau mādhavapāṇḍavau ॥7-100-13॥
[आगच्छत (āgacchata) - come; प्रहरत (praharata) - strike; बलवत् (balavat) - strongly; परिधावत (paridhāvata) - run around; प्रविष्टौ (praviṣṭau) - entered; अरिसेनां (arisenāṃ) - enemy army; हि (hi) - indeed; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; माधवपाण्डवौ (mādhavapāṇḍavau) - Madhava and Pandava;]
(Come, strike, run around strongly. Indeed, the heroes Madhava and Pandava have entered the enemy army.)
The heroes Madhava and Pandava have bravely entered the enemy army, urging to come, strike, and run around with strength.
यथा सुखेन गच्छेतां जयद्रथवधं प्रति। तथा प्रकुरुत क्षिप्रमिति सैन्यान्यचोदयत् ॥ तयोरभावे कुरवः कृतार्थाः स्युर्वयं जिताः ॥७-१००-१४॥
yathā sukhena gacchetāṃ jayadrathavadhaṃ prati। tathā prakuruta kṣipramiti sainyānyacodayat ॥ tayorabhāve kuravaḥ kṛtārthāḥ syurvayaṃ jitāḥ ॥7-100-14॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; सुखेन (sukhena) - with ease; गच्छेतां (gacchetāṃ) - should go; जयद्रथवधं (jayadrathavadhaṃ) - to kill Jayadratha; प्रति (prati) - towards; तथा (tathā) - so; प्रकुरुत (prakuruta) - do; क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly; इति (iti) - thus; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; अचोदयत् (acodayat) - urged; तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; अभावे (abhāve) - in absence; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; कृतार्थाः (kṛtārthāḥ) - successful; स्युः (syuḥ) - would be; वयम् (vayam) - we; जिताः (jitāḥ) - defeated;]
(As they should go with ease towards the killing of Jayadratha, so do quickly, thus urged the armies. In their absence, the Kurus would be successful, and we defeated.)
The armies were urged to proceed quickly and easily towards the killing of Jayadratha. In the absence of these two, the Kurus would achieve success, and we would be defeated.
ते यूयं सहिता भूत्वा तूर्णमेव बलार्णवम्। क्षोभयध्वं महावेगाः पवनाः सागरं यथा ॥७-१००-१५॥
te yūyaṃ sahitā bhūtvā tūrṇameva balārṇavam। kṣobhayadhvaṃ mahāvegāḥ pavanāḥ sāgaraṃ yathā ॥7-100-15॥
[ते (te) - they; यूयम् (yūyam) - you all; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; एव (eva) - indeed; बल-अर्णवम् (bala-arṇavam) - ocean of strength; क्षोभयध्वम् (kṣobhayadhvam) - agitate; महावेगाः (mahāvegāḥ) - great speed; पवनाः (pavanāḥ) - winds; सागरम् (sāgaram) - ocean; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(They, you all, having become together, quickly indeed agitate the ocean of strength with great speed, O winds, as the ocean.)
"You all, together, quickly agitate the ocean of strength with great speed, O winds, just as you would the sea."
भीमसेनेन ते राजन्पाञ्चाल्येन च चोदिताः। आजघ्नुः कौरवान्सङ्ख्ये त्यक्त्वासूनात्मनः प्रियान् ॥७-१००-१६॥
bhīmasenena te rājanpāñcālyena ca coditāḥ। ājaghnuḥ kauravānsaṅkhye tyaktvāsūnāmanaḥ priyān ॥7-100-16॥
[भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; ते (te) - they; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाञ्चाल्येन (pāñcālyena) - by the son of Panchala; च (ca) - and; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged; आजघ्नुः (ājaghnuḥ) - struck; कौरवान् (kauravān) - the Kauravas; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; असून् (asūn) - lives; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of themselves; प्रियान् (priyān) - dear;]
(By Bhimasena, they, O king, urged by the son of Panchala, struck the Kauravas in battle, having abandoned their dear lives.)
Urged by the son of Panchala, Bhimasena and his companions struck the Kauravas in battle, sacrificing their own dear lives, O king.
इच्छन्तो निधनं युद्धे शस्त्रैरुत्तमतेजसः। स्वर्गार्थं मित्रकार्यार्थं नाभ्यरक्षन्त जीवितम् ॥७-१००-१७॥
icchanto nidhanam yuddhe śastrairuttamatejasaḥ। svargārthaṃ mitrakāryārthaṃ nābhyarakṣanta jīvitam ॥7-100-17॥
[इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; निधनम् (nidhanam) - death; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शस्त्रैः (śastraiḥ) - with weapons; उत्तमतेजसः (uttamatejasaḥ) - of superior valor; स्वर्गार्थम् (svargārtham) - for heaven; मित्रकार्यार्थम् (mitrakāryārtham) - for the sake of friends; न (na) - not; अभ्यरक्षन् (abhyarakṣan) - they protected; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life;]
(Desiring death in battle with weapons, of superior valor, for heaven, for the sake of friends, they did not protect life.)
Desiring death in battle with superior valor and weapons, for the sake of heaven and friends, they did not safeguard their lives.
तथैव तावका राजन्प्रार्थयन्तो महद्यशः। आर्यां युद्धे मतिं कृत्वा युद्धायैवोपतस्थिरे ॥७-१००-१८॥
tathaiva tāvakā rājanprārthayanto mahadyaśaḥ। āryāṃ yuddhe matiṃ kṛtvā yuddhāyaivopatastire ॥7-100-18॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रार्थयन्तः (prārthayantaḥ) - desiring; महत् (mahat) - great; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; आर्याम् (āryām) - noble; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; मतिम् (matim) - mind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; एव (eva) - indeed; उपतस्थिरे (upatastire) - stood ready;]
(In the same way, your men, O king, desiring great fame, having made up their minds for noble battle, stood ready indeed for battle.)
Similarly, your men, O king, eager for great fame, resolved to fight nobly, stood ready for battle.
तस्मिंस्तु तुमुले युद्धे वर्तमाने महाभये। हत्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि प्रायात्सात्यकिरर्जुनम् ॥७-१००-१९॥
tasmiṁstu tumule yuddhe vartamāne mahābhaye। hatvā sarvāṇi sainyāni prāyātsātyakirarjunam ॥7-100-19॥
[तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तु (tu) - but; तुमुले (tumule) - fierce; युद्धे (yuddhe) - battle; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - ongoing; महाभये (mahābhaye) - great danger; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - armies; प्रायात् (prāyāt) - went; सात्यकि (sātyaki) - Satyaki; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna;]
(In that fierce battle, which was ongoing and full of great danger, having slain all the armies, Satyaki went to Arjuna.)
In the midst of that fierce and dangerous battle, Satyaki, having defeated all the armies, proceeded towards Arjuna.
कवचानां प्रभास्तत्र सूर्यरश्मिविचित्रिताः। दृष्टीः सङ्ख्ये सैनिकानां प्रतिजघ्नुः समन्ततः ॥७-१००-२०॥
kavacānāṃ prabhāstatra sūryaraśmivicitr̥tāḥ। dṛṣṭīḥ saṅkhye sainikānāṃ pratijaghnuḥ samantataḥ ॥7-100-20॥
[कवचानाम् (kavacānām) - of the armors; प्रभाः (prabhāḥ) - the radiance; तत्र (tatra) - there; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; रश्मि (raśmi) - rays; विचित्रिताः (vicitr̥tāḥ) - adorned; दृष्टीः (dṛṣṭīḥ) - sights; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; सैनिकानाम् (sainikānām) - of the soldiers; प्रतिजघ्नुः (pratijaghnuḥ) - countered; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(The radiance of the armors there, adorned with the sun's rays, countered the sights of the soldiers in the battle all around.)
The radiance of the armors, adorned with the sun's rays, dazzled the soldiers' sights in the battle all around.
तथा प्रयतमानेषु पाण्डवेयेषु निर्भयः। दुर्योधनो महाराज व्यगाहत महद्बलम् ॥७-१००-२१॥
tathā prayatamāneṣu pāṇḍaveyeṣu nirbhayaḥ। duryodhano mahārāja vyagāhata mahadbalam ॥7-100-21॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; प्रयतमानेषु (prayatamāneṣu) - in the striving; पाण्डवेयेषु (pāṇḍaveyeṣu) - among the Pandavas; निर्भयः (nirbhayaḥ) - fearless; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; व्यगाहत (vyagāhata) - entered; महत् (mahat) - great; बलम् (balam) - army;]
(Thus, among the striving Pandavas, fearless Duryodhana, O great king, entered the great army.)
Fearless Duryodhana, amidst the efforts of the Pandavas, entered the vast army, O great king.
स संनिपातस्तुमुलस्तेषां तस्य च भारत। अभवत्सर्वसैन्यानामभावकरणो महान् ॥७-१००-२२॥
sa saṁnipātastumulasteṣāṁ tasya ca bhārata। abhavatsarvasainyānāmabhāvakaraṇo mahān ॥7-100-22॥
[स (sa) - he; संनिपातः (saṁnipātaḥ) - collision; तुमुलः (tumulaḥ) - tumultuous; तेषां (teṣām) - of them; तस्य (tasya) - of him; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all armies; अभावकरणः (abhāvakaraṇaḥ) - cause of destruction; महान् (mahān) - great;]
(He, O Bharata, the tumultuous collision of them and of him became the great cause of destruction of all armies.)
The tumultuous clash between them and him, O Bharata, became the great cause of destruction for all the armies.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
तथा गतेषु सैन्येषु तथा कृच्छ्रगतः स्वयम्। कच्चिद्दुर्योधनः सूत नाकार्षीत्पृष्ठतो रणम् ॥७-१००-२३॥
tathā gateṣu sainyeṣu tathā kṛcchragataḥ svayam। kaccidduryodhanaḥ sūta nākārṣītpṛṣṭhato raṇam ॥7-100-23॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; गतेषु (gateṣu) - having gone; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - armies; तथा (tathā) - thus; कृच्छ्रगतः (kṛcchragataḥ) - in difficulty; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; न (na) - not; अकार्षीत् (akārṣīt) - did act; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind; रणम् (raṇam) - battle;]
(Thus, when the armies had gone, and he himself was in difficulty, did Duryodhana, O charioteer, not act from behind in the battle?)
Thus, when the armies had departed and he found himself in difficulty, did Duryodhana, O charioteer, not engage in battle from behind?
एकस्य च बहूनां च संनिपातो महाहवे। विशेषतो नृपतिना विषमः प्रतिभाति मे ॥७-१००-२४॥
ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca saṃnipāto mahāhave। viśeṣato nṛpatinā viṣamaḥ pratibhāti me ॥7-100-24॥
[एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; च (ca) - and; बहूनां (bahūnāṃ) - of many; च (ca) - and; संनिपातः (saṃnipātaḥ) - assembly; महाहवे (mahāhave) - in the great battle; विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially; नृपतिना (nṛpatinā) - by the king; विषमः (viṣamaḥ) - unequal; प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears; मे (me) - to me;]
(The assembly of one and many in the great battle appears unequal to me, especially by the king.)
The gathering of one and many in the great battle seems particularly unequal to me, especially from the king's perspective.
सोऽत्यन्तसुखसंवृद्धो लक्ष्म्या लोकस्य चेश्वरः। एको बहून्समासाद्य कच्चिन्नासीत्पराङ्मुखः ॥७-१००-२५॥
so' tyanta-sukha-saṁvṛddho lakṣmyā lokasya ceśvaraḥ। eko bahūn samāsādya kaccinnāsīt parāṅmukhaḥ ॥7-100-25॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अत्यन्त (atyanta) - extremely; सुख (sukha) - happiness; संवृद्धः (saṁvṛddhaḥ) - grown; लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - by fortune; लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world; च (ca) - and; ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - lord; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; बहून् (bahūn) - many; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having attained; कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; न (na) - not; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; पराङ्मुखः (parāṅmukhaḥ) - indifferent;]
(He, extremely grown in happiness by fortune, the lord of the world, having attained many, was not indifferent, was he?)
He, who was extremely prosperous and happy due to fortune and was the lord of the world, having attained many things, was not indifferent, was he?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
राजन्सङ्ग्राममाश्चर्यं तव पुत्रस्य भारत। एकस्य च बहूनां च शृणुष्व गदतोऽद्भुतम् ॥७-१००-२६॥
rājansaṅgrāmamāścaryaṃ tava putrasya bhārata। ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca śṛṇuṣva gadato'dbhutam ॥7-100-26॥
[राजन् (rājan) - O king; सङ्ग्रामम् (saṅgrāmam) - battle; आश्चर्यं (āścaryaṃ) - wonderful; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; च (ca) - and; बहूनां (bahūnāṃ) - of many; च (ca) - and; शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - hear; गदतः (gadataḥ) - speaking; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful;]
(O king, the battle is wonderful, of your son, O Bharata. Hear the wonderful speech of one and of many.)
O King Bharata, the battle involving your son is astonishing. Listen to the marvelous account of one and many.
दुर्योधनेन सहसा पाण्डवी पृतना रणे। नलिनी द्विरदेनेव समन्ताद्विप्रलोडिता ॥७-१००-२७॥
duryodhanena sahasā pāṇḍavī pṛtanā raṇe। nalinī dviradeneva samantādvipraloḍitā ॥7-100-27॥
[दुर्योधनेन (duryodhanena) - by Duryodhana; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; पाण्डवी (pāṇḍavī) - of the Pandavas; पृतना (pṛtanā) - army; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; नलिनी (nalinī) - lotus; द्विरदेन (dviradena) - by an elephant; इव (iva) - like; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; विप्रलोडिता (vipraloḍitā) - shaken;]
(The army of the Pandavas was suddenly shaken in battle by Duryodhana, like a lotus by an elephant all around.)
The Pandava army was suddenly disrupted in battle by Duryodhana, just as a lotus is shaken all around by an elephant.
तथा सेनां कृतां दृष्ट्वा तव पुत्रेण कौरव। भीमसेनपुरोगास्तं पाञ्चालाः समुपाद्रवन् ॥७-१००-२८॥
tathā senāṃ kṛtāṃ dṛṣṭvā tava putreṇa kaurava। bhīmasenapurogāstaṃ pāñcālāḥ samupādravan ॥7-100-28॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; सेनाम् (senām) - army; कृताम् (kṛtām) - arranged; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava; भीमसेनपुरोगाः (bhīmasenapurogāḥ) - led by Bhimasena; तम् (tam) - that; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; समुपाद्रवन् (samupādravan) - attacked;]
(Thus, seeing the army arranged by your son, O Kaurava, the Panchalas led by Bhimasena attacked that.)
Upon seeing the army arranged by your son, the Panchalas, led by Bhimasena, launched an attack, O Kaurava.
स भीमसेनं दशभिर्माद्रीपुत्रौ त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः। विराटद्रुपदौ षड्भिः शतेन च शिखण्डिनम् ॥७-१००-२९॥
sa bhīmasenaṁ daśabhirmādrīputrau tribhistribhiḥ। virāṭadrupadau ṣaḍbhiḥ śatena ca śikhaṇḍinam ॥7-100-29॥
[स (sa) - he; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṁ) - Bhimasena; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; माद्रीपुत्रौ (mādrīputrau) - Madri's sons; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; विराटद्रुपदौ (virāṭadrupadau) - Virata and Drupada; षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - with six; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; च (ca) - and; शिखण्डिनम् (śikhaṇḍinam) - Shikhandi;]
(He (attacked) Bhimasena with ten, Madri's sons with three each, Virata and Drupada with six, and Shikhandi with a hundred.)
He attacked Bhimasena with ten arrows, Madri's sons with three each, Virata and Drupada with six, and Shikhandi with a hundred.
धृष्टद्युम्नं च विंशत्या धर्मपुत्रं च सप्तभिः। केकयान्दशभिर्विद्ध्वा द्रौपदेयांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥७-१००-३०॥
dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ ca viṃśatyā dharmaputraṃ ca saptabhiḥ। kekayāndaśabhirviddhvā draupadeyāṃstribhistribhiḥ ॥7-100-30॥
[धृष्टद्युम्नं (dhṛṣṭadyumnaṃ) - Dhṛṣṭadyumna; च (ca) - and; विंशत्या (viṃśatyā) - with twenty; धर्मपुत्रं (dharmaputraṃ) - Dharmaputra; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; द्रौपदेयान् (draupadeyān) - sons of Draupadi; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three;]
(Dhṛṣṭadyumna with twenty, Dharmaputra with seven, having pierced the Kekayas with ten, the sons of Draupadi with three each.)
Dhṛṣṭadyumna was struck with twenty arrows, Dharmaputra with seven, the Kekayas were pierced with ten, and the sons of Draupadi with three each.
शतशश्चापरान्योधान्सद्विपांश्च रथान्रणे। शरैरवचकर्तोग्रैः क्रुद्धोऽन्तक इव प्रजाः ॥७-१००-३१॥
śataśaścāparānyodhānsadvipāṃśca rathānraṇe। śarairavacakartograiḥ kruddho'ntaka iva prajāḥ ॥7-100-31॥
[शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; अपरान् (aparān) - other; योधन (yodhān) - warriors; सद्विपान् (sadvipān) - elephants; च (ca) - and; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; अवचकर्त (avacakarta) - cut down; उग्रैः (ugraiḥ) - fierce; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - death; इव (iva) - like; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures;]
(In battle, he cut down hundreds of other warriors, elephants, and chariots with fierce arrows, like an angry Death to creatures.)
In the battle, he fiercely cut down hundreds of other warriors, elephants, and chariots with his arrows, resembling Death himself in his wrath towards creatures.
न संदधन्विमुञ्चन्वा मण्डलीकृतकार्मुकः। अदृश्यत रिपून्निघ्नञ्शिक्षयास्त्रबलेन च ॥७-१००-३२॥
na saṁdadhnvimuñcanvā maṇḍalīkṛtakārmukaḥ। adṛśyata ripūnnighnañśikṣayāstrabalena ca ॥7-100-32॥
[न (na) - not; संदधत् (saṁdadhat) - stringing; विमुञ्चन् (vimuñcan) - releasing; वा (vā) - or; मण्डलीकृत (maṇḍalīkṛta) - circularly drawn; कार्मुकः (kārmukaḥ) - bow; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - killing; शिक्षया (śikṣayā) - by skill; अस्त्रबलेन (astrabalena) - by the power of weapons; च (ca) - and;]
(Not stringing or releasing, with the bow drawn in a circle, he was seen killing enemies by skill and the power of weapons.)
He was seen not stringing or releasing the bow, yet killing enemies with skill and the power of weapons, as the bow was drawn in a circle.
तस्य तान्निघ्नतः शत्रून्हेमपृष्ठं महद्धनुः। भल्लाभ्यां पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठस्त्रिधा चिच्छेद मारिष ॥७-१००-३३॥
tasya tānnighnataḥ śatrūnhemapṛṣṭhaṃ mahaddhanuḥ। bhallābhyāṃ pāṇḍavo jyeṣṭhastridhā ciccheda māriṣa ॥7-100-33॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तान् (tān) - those; निघ्नतः (nighnataḥ) - striking; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; हेमपृष्ठं (hemapṛṣṭham) - gold-backed; महत् (mahat) - great; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; भल्लाभ्यां (bhallābhyāṃ) - with two arrows; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest; त्रिधा (tridhā) - into three parts; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(His great gold-backed bow, striking those enemies, was cut into three parts by the eldest Pāṇḍava with two arrows, O lord.)
The eldest Pāṇḍava, with two arrows, cut the great gold-backed bow of the enemies into three parts, O lord.
विव्याध चैनं बहुभिः सम्यगस्तैः शितैः शरैः। वर्माण्याशु समासाद्य ते भग्नाः क्षितिमाविशन् ॥७-१००-३४॥
vivyādha cainaṃ bahubhiḥ samyagastaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ। varmāṇyāśu samāsādya te bhagnāḥ kṣitimāviśan ॥7-100-34॥
[विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; सम्यक् (samyak) - well; अस्तैः (astaiḥ) - with arrows; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; वर्माणि (varmāṇi) - armors; आशु (āśu) - quickly; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; ते (te) - they; भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken; क्षितिम् (kṣitim) - earth; आविशन् (āviśan) - entered;]
(He pierced him well with many sharp arrows. Having quickly reached the armors, they broke and entered the earth.)
He skillfully pierced him with many sharp arrows, and as they swiftly reached the armors, they shattered and fell to the ground.
ततः प्रमुदिताः पार्थाः परिवव्रुर्युधिष्ठिरम्। यथा वृत्रवधे देवा मुदा शक्रं महर्षिभिः ॥७-१००-३५॥
tataḥ pramuditāḥ pārthāḥ parivavruryudhiṣṭhiram। yathā vṛtravadhē dēvā mudā śakraṁ maharṣibhiḥ ॥7-100-35॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रमुदिताः (pramuditāḥ) - joyful; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pṛthā; परिवव्रुः (parivavruḥ) - surrounded; युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्रवधे (vṛtravadhē) - in the slaying of Vṛtra; देवाः (dēvāḥ) - the gods; मुदा (mudā) - with joy; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - with great sages;]
(Then the joyful sons of Pṛthā surrounded Yudhiṣṭhira, as the gods with joy surrounded Indra in the slaying of Vṛtra.)
Then the joyful sons of Pṛthā surrounded Yudhiṣṭhira, just as the gods joyfully surrounded Indra during the slaying of Vṛtra, accompanied by great sages.
अथ दुर्योधनो राजा दृढमादाय कार्मुकम्। तिष्ठ तिष्ठेति राजानं ब्रुवन्पाण्डवमभ्ययात् ॥७-१००-३६॥
atha duryodhano rājā dṛḍhamādāya kārmukam। tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti rājānaṃ bruvanpāṇḍavamabhyayāt ॥7-100-36॥
[अथ (atha) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; दृढम् (dṛḍham) - firmly; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; कार्मुकम् (kārmukam) - bow; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; इति (iti) - thus; राजानम् (rājānam) - king; ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - speaking; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached;]
(Then King Duryodhana, firmly taking up his bow, approached the Pāṇḍava, saying "Stand, stand thus, O king.")
Then King Duryodhana, having firmly grasped his bow, approached the Pāṇḍava and challenged him by saying, "Stand your ground, O king."
तं तथा वादिनं राजंस्तव पुत्रं महारथम्। प्रत्युद्ययुः प्रमुदिताः पाञ्चाला जयगृद्धिनः ॥७-१००-३७॥
taṃ tathā vādinaṃ rājaṃstava putraṃ mahāratham। pratyudyayuḥ pramuditāḥ pāñcālā jayagṛddhinaḥ ॥7-100-37॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; वादिनं (vādinaṃ) - speaking; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रं (putraṃ) - son; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great chariot-warrior; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - advanced; प्रमुदिताः (pramuditāḥ) - joyfully; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - the Panchalas; जयगृद्धिनः (jayagṛddhinaḥ) - eager for victory;]
(Him thus speaking, O king, your son, the great chariot-warrior, the Panchalas advanced joyfully, eager for victory.)
As he spoke thus, O king, your son, the great chariot-warrior, was joyfully approached by the Panchalas, who were eager for victory.
तान्द्रोणः प्रतिजग्राह परीप्सन्युधि पाण्डवम्। चण्डवातोद्धुतान्मेघान्सजलानचलो यथा ॥७-१००-३८॥
tāndroṇaḥ pratijagrāha parīpsanyudhi pāṇḍavam। caṇḍavātoddhutānmeghānsajalānacalo yathā ॥7-100-38॥
[तान् (tān) - them; द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Droṇa; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received; परीप्सन् (parīpsan) - desiring to protect; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pāṇḍava; चण्ड (caṇḍa) - fierce; वात (vāta) - wind; उद्धुतान् (uddhutān) - driven away; मेघान् (meghān) - clouds; सजलान् (sajalān) - rain-filled; अचलः (acalaḥ) - mountain; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Droṇa received them, desiring to protect the Pāṇḍava in battle, as a mountain withstands rain-filled clouds driven away by a fierce wind.)
Droṇa, aiming to protect the Pāṇḍava in battle, stood firm like a mountain against rain-laden clouds swept by a fierce wind.
तत्र राजन्महानासीत्सङ्ग्रामो भूरिवर्धनः। रुद्रस्याक्रीडसङ्काशः संहारः सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥७-१००-३९॥
tatra rājanmahānāsītsaṅgrāmo bhūrivardhanaḥ। rudrasyākrīḍasaṅkāśaḥ saṃhāraḥ sarvadehinām ॥7-100-39॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - battle; भूरिवर्धनः (bhūrivardhanaḥ) - very enhancing; रुद्रस्य (rudrasya) - of Rudra; आक्रीड (ākrīḍa) - play; सङ्काशः (saṅkāśaḥ) - resembling; संहारः (saṃhāraḥ) - destruction; सर्व (sarva) - all; देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of beings;]
(There, O king, was a great battle, very enhancing, resembling the play of Rudra, a destruction of all beings.)
There, O king, a great battle took place, immensely enhancing, akin to the play of Rudra, leading to the destruction of all beings.
