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धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
दैवमेव परं मन्ये धिक्पौरुषमनर्थकम्। यत्राधिरथिरायस्तो नातरत्पाण्डवं रणे ॥७-११०-१॥
daivameva paraṃ manye dhikpauruṣamanarthakam। yatrādhirathirāyasto nātaratpāṇḍavaṃ raṇe ॥7-110-1॥
[दैवम् (daivam) - fate; एव (eva) - indeed; परम् (param) - supreme; मन्ये (manye) - I think; धिक् (dhik) - shame; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless; यत्र (yatra) - where; अधिरथिः (adhirathiḥ) - Adhiratha; आयस्तः (āyastaḥ) - was exerted; न (na) - not; अतरत् (atarat) - overcame; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(I think fate is indeed supreme; shame on manliness, it is useless; where Adhiratha was exerted, he did not overcome the Pāṇḍava in battle.)
I believe that fate is supreme; manliness is useless and shameful, as even when Adhiratha exerted himself, he could not defeat the Pāṇḍava in battle.
कर्णः पार्थान्सगोविन्दाञ्जेतुमुत्सहते रणे। न च कर्णसमं योधं लोके पश्यामि कञ्चन ॥ इति दुर्योधनस्याहमश्रौषं जल्पतो मुहुः ॥७-११०-२॥
karṇaḥ pārthān sagovindāñ jetum utsahate raṇe। na ca karṇasamaṃ yodhaṃ loke paśyāmi kañcana ॥ iti duryodhanasyāham aśrauṣaṃ jalpato muhuḥ ॥7-110-2॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पार्थान् (pārthān) - sons of Pritha; सगोविन्दान् (sagovindān) - with Govinda; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; उत्सहते (utsahate) - endeavors; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कर्णसमम् (karṇasamam) - equal to Karna; योधम् (yodham) - warrior; लोके (loke) - in the world; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; कञ्चन (kañcana) - anyone; इति (iti) - thus; दुर्योधनस्य (duryodhanasya) - of Duryodhana; अहम् (aham) - I; अश्रौषम् (aśrauṣam) - heard; जल्पतः (jalpataḥ) - speaking; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly;]
(Karna endeavors to conquer the sons of Pritha with Govinda in battle. And I do not see any warrior in the world equal to Karna. Thus, I heard Duryodhana speaking repeatedly.)
Karna is determined to defeat the sons of Pritha along with Govinda in battle. I do not see any warrior in the world who is equal to Karna. This is what I heard Duryodhana saying repeatedly.
कर्णो हि बलवाञ्शूरो दृढधन्वा जितक्लमः। इति मामब्रवीत्सूत मन्दो दुर्योधनः पुरा ॥७-११०-३॥
karṇo hi balavāñśūro dṛḍhadhanvā jitaklamaḥ। iti māmabravītsūta mando duryodhanaḥ purā ॥7-110-3॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; हि (hi) - indeed; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; शूरः (śūraḥ) - heroic; दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - with a strong bow; जितक्लमः (jitaklamaḥ) - conqueror of fatigue; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - to me; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - foolish; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(Karna is indeed strong, heroic, with a strong bow, and a conqueror of fatigue. Thus, the foolish Duryodhana said to me, the charioteer, formerly.)
Duryodhana, in his foolishness, once told me, the charioteer, that Karna is indeed strong, heroic, with a strong bow, and a conqueror of fatigue.
वसुषेणसहायं मां नालं देवापि संयुगे। किमु पाण्डुसुता राजन्गतसत्त्वा विचेतसः ॥७-११०-४॥
vasuṣeṇasahāyaṃ māṃ nālaṃ devāpi saṃyuge। kimu pāṇḍusutā rājangatasattvā vicetasaḥ ॥7-110-4॥
[वसुषेण (vasuṣeṇa) - Vasuṣena; सहायं (sahāyaṃ) - ally; मां (māṃ) - me; न (na) - not; अलम् (alam) - capable; देवापि (devāpi) - even the gods; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; पाण्डुसुताः (pāṇḍusutāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu; राजन् (rājan) - O king; गतसत्त्वाः (gatasattvāḥ) - devoid of strength; विचेतसः (vicetasaḥ) - unconscious;]
(Even with Vasuṣena as an ally, I am not capable in battle, even the gods are not; what to say of the sons of Pāṇḍu, O king, who are devoid of strength and unconscious.)
Even with Vasuṣena as an ally, I am not capable in battle, even the gods are not; what to say of the sons of Pāṇḍu, O king, who are devoid of strength and unconscious.
तत्र तं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा भुजङ्गमिव निर्विषम्। युद्धात्कर्णमपक्रान्तं किं स्विद्दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत् ॥७-११०-५॥
tatra taṃ nirjitaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhujaṅgamiva nirviṣam। yuddhātkarṇamapakrāntaṃ kiṃ svidduryodhano'bravīt ॥7-110-5॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; तम् (tam) - him; निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - defeated; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भुजङ्गम् (bhujaṅgam) - snake; इव (iva) - like; निर्विषम् (nirviṣam) - without poison; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; अपक्रान्तम् (apakrāntam) - retreated; किम् (kim) - what; स्वित् (svid) - indeed; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said;]
(There, having seen him defeated, like a snake without poison, Karna retreated from battle. What indeed did Duryodhana say?)
There, upon seeing Karna defeated and retreating from the battle like a snake without its poison, what did Duryodhana say?
अहो दुर्मुखमेवैकं युद्धानामविशारदम्। प्रावेशयद्धुतवहं पतङ्गमिव मोहितः ॥७-११०-६॥
aho durmukhamevaikaṃ yuddhānāmaviśāradam। prāveśayaddhutavahaṃ pataṅgamiva mohitaḥ ॥7-110-6॥
[अहो (aho) - alas; दुर्मुखम् (durmukham) - Durmukha; एव (eva) - only; एकम् (ekam) - one; युद्धानाम् (yuddhānām) - of battles; अविशारदम् (aviśāradam) - unskilled; प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - caused to enter; धुतवहम् (dhutavaham) - fire; पतङ्गम् (pataṅgam) - moth; इव (iva) - like; मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - deluded;]
(Alas, only Durmukha, unskilled in battles, was caused to enter the fire like a deluded moth.)
Alas, Durmukha, who was unskilled in battles, was led into the fire like a moth drawn to a flame, in his delusion.
अश्वत्थामा मद्रराजः कृपः कर्णश्च सङ्गताः। न शक्ताः प्रमुखे स्थातुं नूनं भीमस्य सञ्जय ॥७-११०-७॥
aśvatthāmā madrarājaḥ kṛpaḥ karṇaśca saṅgatāḥ। na śaktāḥ pramukhe sthātuṃ nūnaṃ bhīmasya sañjaya ॥7-110-7॥
[अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - king of Madra; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; सङ्गताः (saṅgatāḥ) - assembled; न (na) - not; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थातुं (sthātuṃ) - to stand; नूनं (nūnaṃ) - indeed; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Ashwatthama, the king of Madra, Kripa, and Karna are assembled. They are not capable of standing in front of Bhima, indeed, Sanjaya.)
Ashwatthama, the king of Madra, Kripa, and Karna have gathered. They are indeed unable to face Bhima, Sanjaya.
तेऽपि चास्य महाघोरं बलं नागायुतोपमम्। जानन्तो व्यवसायं च क्रूरं मारुततेजसः ॥७-११०-८॥
te'pi cāsya mahāghoraṃ balaṃ nāgāyutopamam। jānanto vyavasāyaṃ ca krūraṃ mārutatejasaḥ ॥7-110-8॥
[ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; महाघोरं (mahāghoram) - very terrible; बलं (balaṃ) - strength; नागायुतोपमम् (nāgāyutopamam) - like that of ten thousand elephants; जानन्तः (jānantaḥ) - knowing; व्यवसायं (vyavasāyaṃ) - determination; च (ca) - and; क्रूरं (krūram) - cruel; मारुततेजसः (mārutatejasaḥ) - of the one with the power of the wind;]
(They also, knowing his very terrible strength like that of ten thousand elephants, and determination, cruel of the one with the power of the wind.)
They also knew his very terrible strength, comparable to that of ten thousand elephants, and his cruel determination, as he possessed the power of the wind.
किमर्थं क्रूरकर्माणं यमकालान्तकोपमम्। बलसंरम्भवीर्यज्ञाः कोपयिष्यन्ति संयुगे ॥७-११०-९॥
kimarthaṃ krūrakarmāṇaṃ yamakālāntakopamam। balasaṃrambhavīryajñāḥ kopayiṣyanti saṃyuge ॥7-110-9॥
[किमर्थम् (kimartham) - for what purpose; क्रूरकर्माणम् (krūrakarmāṇam) - cruel deeds; यमकालान्तकोपमम् (yamakālāntakopamam) - like Yama, the ender of time; बलसंरम्भवीर्यज्ञाः (balasaṃrambhavīryajñāḥ) - those who know the strength and vigor; कोपयिष्यन्ति (kopayiṣyanti) - will anger; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(For what purpose will those who know the strength and vigor anger the one like Yama, the ender of time, in battle?)
Why would those who understand strength and valor provoke someone as formidable as Yama, the god of death, in battle?
कर्णस्त्वेको महाबाहुः स्वबाहुबलमाश्रितः। भीमसेनमनादृत्य रणेऽयुध्यत सूतजः ॥७-११०-१०॥
karṇastveko mahābāhuḥ svabāhubalamāśritaḥ। bhīmasenamanādṛtya raṇe'yudhyata sūtajaḥ ॥7-110-10॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; तु (tu) - but; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; स्व (sva) - own; बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - strength of arms; आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अयुध्यत (ayudhyata) - fought; सूतजः (sūtajaḥ) - son of a charioteer;]
(Karna, mighty-armed and alone, relying on his own strength of arms, fought in battle disregarding Bhimasena, the son of a charioteer.)
Karna, the mighty-armed warrior, stood alone in battle, relying solely on his own strength, and fought without regard for Bhimasena, the son of a charioteer.
योऽजयत्समरे कर्णं पुरंदर इवासुरम्। न स पाण्डुसुतो जेतुं शक्यः केनचिदाहवे ॥७-११०-११॥
yo'jayatsamare karṇaṃ puraṃdara ivāsuram। na sa pāṇḍusuto jetuṃ śakyaḥ kenacidāhave ॥7-110-11॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; अजयत् (ajayat) - conquered; समरे (samare) - in battle; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra; इव (iva) - like; असुरम् (asuram) - demon; न (na) - not; सः (saḥ) - he; पाण्डुसुतः (pāṇḍusutaḥ) - son of Pandu; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; केनचित् (kenacit) - by anyone; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(He who conquered Karṇa in battle, like Indra (conquered) a demon, that son of Pandu cannot be conquered by anyone in battle.)
The son of Pandu, who defeated Karṇa in battle like Indra defeated a demon, cannot be conquered by anyone in battle.
द्रोणं यः सम्प्रमथ्यैकः प्रविष्टो मम वाहिनीम्। भीमो धनञ्जयान्वेषी कस्तमर्छेज्जिजीविषुः ॥७-११०-१२॥
droṇaṃ yaḥ sampramathyaikaḥ praviṣṭo mama vāhinīm। bhīmo dhanañjayānveṣī kastamarchejjijīviṣuḥ ॥7-110-12॥
[द्रोणम् (droṇam) - Drona; यः (yaḥ) - who; सम्प्रमथ्य (sampramathya) - having crushed; एकः (ekaḥ) - alone; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; मम (mama) - my; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; धनञ्जय-अन्वेषी (dhanañjaya-anveṣī) - seeking Dhananjaya; कः (kaḥ) - who; तम् (tam) - him; अर्चेत् (arcet) - would honor; जिजीविषुः (jijīviṣuḥ) - desiring to live;]
(Who, having crushed Drona, alone entered my army, Bhima, seeking Dhananjaya, who would honor him desiring to live?)
Who, having single-handedly crushed Drona and entered my army, is Bhima, seeking Dhananjaya. Who would dare to honor him and still wish to live?
को हि सञ्जय भीमस्य स्थातुमुत्सहतेऽग्रतः। उद्यताशनिवज्रस्य महेन्द्रस्येव दानवः ॥७-११०-१३॥
ko hi sañjaya bhīmasya sthātumutsahate'grataḥ। udyatāśanivajrasya mahendrasyeva dānavaḥ ॥7-110-13॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhima; स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to stand; उत्सहते (utsahate) - dares; अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; उद्यत (udyata) - raised; अशनि (aśani) - thunderbolt; वज्रस्य (vajrasya) - of the thunderbolt; महेन्द्रस्य (mahendrasya) - of Mahendra; इव (iva) - like; दानवः (dānavaḥ) - a demon;]
(Who indeed, Sanjaya, dares to stand in front of Bhima, like a demon in front of Mahendra with a raised thunderbolt?)
Sanjaya, who indeed has the courage to face Bhima, just as a demon would dare to stand before Mahendra wielding his thunderbolt?
प्रेतराजपुरं प्राप्य निवर्तेतापि मानवः। न भीमसेनं सम्प्राप्य निवर्तेत कदाचन ॥७-११०-१४॥
pretarājapuraṃ prāpya nivartetāpi mānavaḥ। na bhīmasenaṃ samprāpya nivarteta kadācana ॥7-110-14॥
[प्रेतराजपुरम् (pretarājapuram) - city of the king of the dead; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - would return; अपि (api) - even; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a man; न (na) - not; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; सम्प्राप्य (samprāpya) - having reached; निवर्तेत (nivarteta) - would return; कदाचन (kadācana) - ever;]
(A man would even return after reaching the city of the king of the dead; but never would he return after reaching Bhimasena.)
A man might return after reaching the city of the king of the dead, but he would never return after encountering Bhimasena.
पतङ्गा इव वह्निं ते प्राविशन्नल्पचेतसः। ये भीमसेनं सङ्क्रुद्धमभ्यधावन्विमोहिताः ॥७-११०-१५॥
pataṅgā iva vahniṃ te prāviśannalpacetasaḥ। ye bhīmasenaṃ saṅkruddhamabhyadhāvanvimohitāḥ ॥7-110-15॥
[पतङ्गाः (pataṅgāḥ) - moths; इव (iva) - like; वह्निम् (vahnim) - fire; ते (te) - they; प्राविशन् (prāviśan) - entered; अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - of little intelligence; ये (ye) - who; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; सङ्क्रुद्धम् (saṅkruddham) - enraged; अभ्यधावन् (abhyadhāvan) - rushed at; विमोहिताः (vimohitāḥ) - deluded;]
(Like moths into a fire, those of little intelligence entered. Who rushed at the enraged Bhimasena, deluded.)
Those of little intelligence, like moths drawn to a flame, rushed at the enraged Bhimasena, only to meet their doom, deluded by their own folly.
यत्तत्सभायां भीमेन मम पुत्रवधाश्रयम्। शप्तं संरम्भिणोग्रेण कुरूणां शृण्वतां तदा ॥७-११०-१६॥
yattatsabhāyāṃ bhīmena mama putravadhāśrayam। śaptaṃ saṃrambhiṇogreṇa kurūṇāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ tadā ॥7-110-16॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तत् (tat) - that; सभायाम् (sabhāyām) - in the assembly; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; मम (mama) - my; पुत्र (putra) - son; वध (vadha) - killing; आश्रयम् (āśrayam) - resort; शप्तम् (śaptam) - cursed; संरम्भिणा (saṃrambhiṇā) - angry; उग्रेण (ugreṇa) - fierce; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; शृण्वताम् (śṛṇvatām) - hearing; तदा (tadā) - then;]
(That which in the assembly by Bhima my son's killing resort cursed by angry fierce of the Kurus hearing then.)
In the assembly, Bhima, in his fierce anger, cursed the resort to the killing of my son, while the Kurus were listening.
तन्नूनमभिसञ्चिन्त्य दृष्ट्वा कर्णं च निर्जितम्। दुःशासनः सह भ्रात्रा भयाद्भीमादुपारमत् ॥७-११०-१७॥
tannūnam abhisañcintya dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ ca nirjitam। duḥśāsanaḥ saha bhrātrā bhayādbhīmādupāramat ॥7-110-17॥
[तत् (tat) - that; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; अभिसञ्चिन्त्य (abhisañcintya) - having considered; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; च (ca) - and; निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - defeated; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; सह (saha) - with; भ्रात्रा (bhrātrā) - brother; भयात् (bhayāt) - out of fear; भीमात् (bhīmāt) - from Bhima; उपारमत् (upāramat) - ceased;]
(Certainly having considered that and having seen Karna defeated, Duhshasana, with his brother, ceased out of fear from Bhima.)
Duhshasana, realizing the situation and seeing Karna defeated, withdrew with his brother out of fear of Bhima.
यश्च सञ्जय दुर्बुद्धिरब्रवीत्समितौ मुहुः। कर्णो दुःशासनोऽहं च जेष्यामो युधि पाण्डवान् ॥७-११०-१८॥
yaśca sañjaya durbuddhirabravītsamitau muhuḥ। karṇo duḥśāsano'haṃ ca jeṣyāmo yudhi pāṇḍavān ॥7-110-18॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; च (ca) - and; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; दुर्बुद्धिः (durbuddhiḥ) - evil-minded; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; समितौ (samitau) - in the assembly; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duhshasana; अहम् (aham) - I; च (ca) - and; जेष्यामः (jeṣyāmaḥ) - will conquer; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pandavas;]
(And who, O Sanjaya, the evil-minded repeatedly said in the assembly: Karna, Duhshasana, and I will conquer the Pandavas in battle.)
Sanjaya, the evil-minded one, repeatedly declared in the assembly that Karna, Duhshasana, and he would defeat the Pandavas in battle.
स नूनं विरथं दृष्ट्वा कर्णं भीमेन निर्जितम्। प्रत्याख्यानाच्च कृष्णस्य भृशं तप्यति सञ्जय ॥७-११०-१९॥
sa nūnaṃ virathaṃ dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ bhīmena nirjitam। pratyākhyānācca kṛṣṇasya bhṛśaṃ tapyati sañjaya ॥7-110-19॥
[स (sa) - he; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; विरथम् (viratham) - chariotless; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; निर्जितम् (nirjitam) - defeated; प्रत्याख्यानात् (pratyākhyānāt) - due to rejection; च (ca) - and; कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of Krishna; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; तप्यति (tapyati) - feels pain; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(He, having certainly seen Karna chariotless and defeated by Bhima, and due to the rejection of Krishna, greatly feels pain, O Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, he is greatly pained after seeing Karna without his chariot, defeated by Bhima, and also due to Krishna's rejection.
दृष्ट्वा भ्रातॄन्हतान्युद्धे भीमसेनेन दंशितान्। आत्मापराधात्सुमहन्नूनं तप्यति पुत्रकः ॥७-११०-२०॥
dṛṣṭvā bhrātṝn hatān yuddhe bhīmasenena daṃśitān। ātmāparādhāt sumahan nūnaṃ tapyati putrakaḥ ॥7-110-20॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers; हतान् (hatān) - slain; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; दंशितान् (daṃśitān) - pierced; आत्मा (ātmā) - self; अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - due to fault; सुमहत् (sumahat) - great; नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; तप्यति (tapyati) - is tormented; पुत्रकः (putrakaḥ) - the son;]
(Having seen the brothers slain in battle, pierced by Bhimasena, the son is certainly tormented due to his own great fault.)
Upon witnessing his brothers killed in battle by Bhimasena, the son is deeply tormented, realizing it is due to his own significant mistake.
को हि जीवितमन्विच्छन्प्रतीपं पाण्डवं व्रजेत्। भीमं भीमायुधं क्रुद्धं साक्षात्कालमिव स्थितम् ॥७-११०-२१॥
ko hi jīvitamanvicchanpratīpaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ vrajet। bhīmaṃ bhīmāyudhaṃ kruddhaṃ sākṣātkālamiva sthitam ॥7-110-21॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; अन्विच्छन् (anvicchan) - desiring; प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - against; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; व्रजेत् (vrajet) - would go; भीमम् (bhīmam) - Bhīma; भीमायुधम् (bhīmāyudham) - with terrible weapons; क्रुद्धम् (kruddham) - angry; साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly; कालम् (kālam) - death; इव (iva) - like; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing;]
(Who indeed, desiring life, would go against the Pāṇḍava Bhīma, who is angry and standing like death itself with terrible weapons?)
Who would dare to oppose the Pāṇḍava Bhīma, who stands angrily with terrible weapons, resembling death itself, if they wish to live?
वडवामुखमध्यस्थो मुच्येतापि हि मानवः। न भीममुखसम्प्राप्तो मुच्येतेति मतिर्मम ॥७-११०-२२॥
vaḍavāmukhamadhyastho mucyetāpi hi mānavaḥ। na bhīmamukhasaṃprāpto mucyeteti matirmama ॥7-110-22॥
[वडवामुख (vaḍavāmukha) - submarine fire; मध्यस्थः (madhyasthaḥ) - situated in the middle; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be liberated; अपि (api) - even; हि (hi) - indeed; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human; न (na) - not; भीममुख (bhīmamukha) - terrible face; सम्प्राप्तः (saṃprāptaḥ) - having reached; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - may be liberated; इति (iti) - thus; मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion; मम (mama) - my;]
(A human situated in the middle of the submarine fire may indeed be liberated, but not one who has reached the terrible face; thus is my opinion.)
Even if a human is situated in the middle of a submarine fire, he may be liberated, but not if he has reached the terrible face; this is my belief.
न पाण्डवा न पाञ्चाला न च केशवसात्यकी। जानन्ति युधि संरब्धा जीवितं परिरक्षितुम् ॥७-११०-२३॥
na pāṇḍavā na pāñcālā na ca keśavasātyakī। jānanti yudhi saṁrabdhā jīvitaṁ parirakṣitum ॥7-110-23॥
[न (na) - not; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; न (na) - not; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālas; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; केशवसात्यकी (keśavasātyakī) - Keśava and Sātyaki; जानन्ति (jānanti) - know; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life; परिरक्षितुम् (parirakṣitum) - to protect;]
(Neither the Pāṇḍavas, nor the Pāñcālas, nor Keśava and Sātyaki, know how to protect life in the excitement of battle.)
In the heat of battle, neither the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas, nor Keśava and Sātyaki know how to safeguard their lives.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जयः (sañjayaḥ) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
यत्संशोचसि कौरव्य वर्तमाने जनक्षये। त्वमस्य जगतो मूलं विनाशस्य न संशयः ॥७-११०-२४॥
yatsaṁśocasi kauravya vartamāne janakṣaye। tvamasya jagato mūlaṁ vināśasya na saṁśayaḥ ॥7-110-24॥
[यत् (yat) - that; संशोचसि (saṁśocasi) - you lament; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; वर्तमाने (vartamāne) - in the present; जनक्षये (janakṣaye) - destruction of people; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अस्य (asya) - of this; जगतः (jagataḥ) - world; मूलं (mūlaṁ) - the root; विनाशस्य (vināśasya) - of destruction; न (na) - not; संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt;]
(That you lament, O descendant of Kuru, in the present destruction of people; you are the root of this world's destruction, no doubt.)
O descendant of Kuru, you lament the current destruction of people, but there is no doubt that you are the root cause of this world's destruction.
स्वयं वैरं महत्कृत्वा पुत्राणां वचने स्थितः। उच्यमानो न गृह्णीषे मर्त्यः पथ्यमिवौषधम् ॥७-११०-२५॥
svayaṃ vairaṃ mahatkṛtvā putrāṇāṃ vacane sthitaḥ। ucyamāno na gṛhṇīṣe martyaḥ pathyamivauṣadham ॥7-110-25॥
[स्वयं (svayam) - oneself; वैरं (vairaṃ) - enmity; महत् (mahat) - great; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - of sons; वचने (vacane) - in the words; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding; उच्यमानः (ucyamānaḥ) - being advised; न (na) - not; गृह्णीषे (gṛhṇīṣe) - you accept; मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - O mortal; पथ्यम् (pathyam) - beneficial; इव (iva) - like; औषधम् (auṣadham) - medicine;]
(Having oneself created great enmity, abiding by the words of sons, being advised, you do not accept, O mortal, like beneficial medicine.)
Having created great enmity by yourself and abiding by the words of your sons, you do not accept advice, O mortal, just as one might reject beneficial medicine.
स्वयं पीत्वा महाराज कालकूटं सुदुर्जरम्। तस्येदानीं फलं कृत्स्नमवाप्नुहि नरोत्तम ॥७-११०-२६॥
svayaṃ pītvā mahārāja kālakūṭaṃ sudurjaram। tasyedānīṃ phalaṃ kṛtsnamavāpnuhi narottama ॥7-110-26॥
[स्वयं (svayam) - personally; पीत्वा (pītvā) - having drunk; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कालकूटं (kālakūṭam) - the deadly poison; सुदुर्जरम् (sudurjaram) - very difficult to bear; तस्य (tasya) - its; इदानीं (idānīm) - now; फलं (phalam) - fruit; कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - entire; अवाप्नुहि (avāpnuhi) - attain; नरोत्तम (narottama) - O best of men;]
(Having personally drunk the deadly poison, O great king, now attain its entire fruit, O best of men.)
O great king, having drunk the deadly poison yourself, now you must face the full consequences, O best of men.
यत्तु कुत्सयसे योधान्युध्यमानान्यथाबलम्। अत्र ते वर्णयिष्यामि यथा युद्धमवर्तत ॥७-११०-२७॥
yattu kutsayase yodhānyudhyamānānyathābalam। atra te varṇayiṣyāmi yathā yuddhamavartata ॥7-110-27॥
[यत् (yat) - that; तु (tu) - but; कुत्सयसे (kutsayase) - you criticize; योधान् (yodhān) - warriors; युध्यमानान् (yudhyamānān) - fighting; यथा (yathā) - according to; बलम् (balam) - strength; अत्र (atra) - here; ते (te) - to you; वर्णयिष्यामि (varṇayiṣyāmi) - I will describe; यथा (yathā) - how; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अवर्तत (avartata) - took place;]
(But that you criticize the warriors fighting according to their strength. Here I will describe to you how the battle took place.)
"But you criticize the warriors who fought with all their might. Here, I will narrate to you how the battle unfolded."
दृष्ट्वा कर्णं तु पुत्रास्ते भीमसेनपराजितम्। नामृष्यन्त महेष्वासाः सोदर्याः पञ्च मारिष ॥७-११०-२८॥
dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ tu putrāste bhīmasenaparājitam। nāmṛṣyanta maheṣvāsāḥ sodaryāḥ pañca māriṣa ॥7-110-28॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; तु (tu) - but; पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons; ते (te) - your; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhīmasena; पराजितम् (parājitam) - defeated; नामृष्यन्त (nāmṛṣyanta) - did not tolerate; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; सodar्याः (sodaryāḥ) - brothers; पञ्च (pañca) - five; मारिष (māriṣa) - O lord;]
(Having seen Karṇa defeated by Bhīmasena, your sons, the five great archer brothers, did not tolerate, O lord.)
Upon witnessing Karṇa's defeat at the hands of Bhīmasena, your five sons, who were great archers and brothers, could not tolerate it, O lord.
दुर्मर्षणो दुःसहश्च दुर्मदो दुर्धरो जयः। पाण्डवं चित्रसंनाहास्तं प्रतीपमुपाद्रवन् ॥७-११०-२९॥
durmarṣaṇo duḥsahaśca durmado durdharo jayaḥ। pāṇḍavaṃ citrasaṃnāhāstaṃ pratīpamupādravan ॥7-110-29॥
[दुर्मर्षणः (durmarṣaṇaḥ) - difficult to be tolerated; दुःसहः (duḥsahaḥ) - unbearable; च (ca) - and; दुर्मदः (durmadaḥ) - arrogant; दुर्धरः (durdharaḥ) - difficult to be restrained; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; पाण्डवम् (pāṇḍavam) - the Pandava; चित्रसंनाहाः (citrasannāhāḥ) - with varied armor; तम् (tam) - him; प्रतीपम् (pratīpam) - against; उपाद्रवन् (upādravan) - attacked;]
(Difficult to be tolerated, unbearable, arrogant, difficult to be restrained victory. The Pandava with varied armor attacked him against.)
The Pandava, adorned with varied armor, launched an attack against the formidable and arrogant forces that were difficult to tolerate and restrain.
ते समन्तान्महाबाहुं परिवार्य वृकोदरम्। दिशः शरैः समावृण्वञ्शलभानामिव व्रजैः ॥७-११०-३०॥
te samantānmahābāhuṃ parivārya vṛkodaram। diśaḥ śaraiḥ samāvṛṇvañśalabhānāmiva vrajaiḥ ॥7-110-30॥
[ते (te) - they; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - Vrikodara; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; समावृण्वन् (samāvṛṇvan) - covering; शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts; इव (iva) - like; व्रजैः (vrajaiḥ) - with swarms;]
(They, surrounding the mighty-armed Vrikodara from all sides, covered the directions with arrows like swarms of locusts.)
They surrounded the mighty-armed Vrikodara from all sides and covered the directions with arrows, resembling swarms of locusts.
आगच्छतस्तान्सहसा कुमारान्देवरूपिणः। प्रतिजग्राह समरे भीमसेनो हसन्निव ॥७-११०-३१॥
āgacchatas tān sahasā kumārān devarūpiṇaḥ। pratijagrāha samare bhīmaseno hasann iva ॥7-110-31॥
[आगच्छतस् (āgacchatas) - approaching; तान् (tān) - them; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; कुमारान् (kumārān) - princes; देवरूपिणः (devarūpiṇaḥ) - god-like; प्रतिजग्राह (pratijagrāha) - received; समरे (samare) - in battle; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; हसन्निव (hasann iva) - as if smiling;]
(Approaching them suddenly, the god-like princes were received in battle by Bhimasena as if smiling.)
As the god-like princes approached suddenly, Bhimasena received them in battle with a smile, as if amused by their presence.
तव दृष्ट्वा तु तनयान्भीमसेनसमीपगान्। अभ्यवर्तत राधेयो भीमसेनं महाबलम् ॥७-११०-३२॥
tava dṛṣṭvā tu tanayānbhīmasenasamīpagān। abhyavartata rādheyo bhīmasenaṃ mahābalam ॥7-110-32॥
[तव (tava) - your; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; तु (tu) - but; तनयान् (tanayān) - sons; भीमसेन (bhīmasena) - Bhimasena; समीपगान् (samīpagān) - nearby; अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - approached; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; भीमसेनं (bhīmasenaṃ) - Bhimasena; महाबलम् (mahābalam) - mighty;]
(Having seen your sons near Bhimasena, Radheya approached the mighty Bhimasena.)
Upon seeing your sons near Bhimasena, Radheya, the son of Radha, approached the mighty Bhimasena.
विसृजन्विशिखान्राजन्स्वर्णपुङ्खाञ्शिलाशितान्। तं तु भीमोऽभ्ययात्तूर्णं वार्यमाणः सुतैस्तव ॥७-११०-३३॥
visṛjanviśikhānrājansvarṇapuṅkhāñśilāśitān। taṃ tu bhīmo'bhyayāttūrṇaṃ vāryamāṇaḥ sutaistava ॥7-110-33॥
[विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; राजन् (rājan) - O king; स्वर्णपुङ्खान् (svarṇapuṅkhān) - golden-feathered; शिलाशितान् (śilāśitān) - stone-sharpened; तम् (tam) - him; तु (tu) - but; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; अभ्ययात् (abhyayāt) - approached; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; सुतैः (sutaiḥ) - by sons; तव (tava) - your;]
(Releasing arrows, O king, golden-feathered and stone-sharpened, Bhima quickly approached him, being restrained by your sons.)
Bhima, releasing golden-feathered and stone-sharpened arrows, quickly approached, despite being restrained by your sons, O king.
कुरवस्तु ततः कर्णं परिवार्य समन्ततः। अवाकिरन्भीमसेनं शरैः संनतपर्वभिः ॥७-११०-३४॥
kuravastu tataḥ karṇaṃ parivārya samantataḥ। avākiranbhīmasenaṃ śaraiḥ saṃnataparvabhiḥ ॥7-110-34॥
[कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - Kurus; तु (tu) - but; ततः (tataḥ) - then; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; परिवार्य (parivārya) - surrounding; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - on all sides; अवाकिरन् (avākiran) - showered; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - Bhimasena; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; संनतपर्वभिः (saṃnataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints;]
(The Kurus, but then surrounding Karna on all sides, showered Bhimasena with arrows with bent joints.)
The Kurus, however, then surrounded Karna from all directions and showered Bhimasena with arrows that had bent joints.
तान्बाणैः पञ्चविंशत्या साश्वान्राजन्नरर्षभान्। ससूतान्भीमधनुषो भीमो निन्ये यमक्षयम् ॥७-११०-३५॥
tānbāṇaiḥ pañcaviṃśatyā sāśvān rājannararṣabhān। sasūtānbhīmadhanuṣo bhīmo ninye yamakṣayam ॥7-110-35॥
[तान् (tān) - them; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṃśatyā) - twenty-five; स (sa) - with; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नरर्षभान् (nararṣabhān) - bulls among men; स (sa) - with; सूतान् (sūtān) - charioteers; भीमधनुषः (bhīmadhanuṣaḥ) - of Bhima's bow; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima; निन्ये (ninye) - took; यमक्षयम् (yamakṣayam) - to the abode of Yama;]
(With twenty-five arrows, Bhima, with his bow, took them, the horses, the bulls among men, and the charioteers, to the abode of Yama, O king.)
Bhima, wielding his mighty bow, struck down twenty-five warriors, along with their horses and charioteers, sending them to the abode of Yama, the god of death, O king.
प्रापतन्स्यन्दनेभ्यस्ते सार्धं सूतैर्गतासवः। चित्रपुष्पधरा भग्ना वातेनेव महाद्रुमाः ॥७-११०-३६॥
prāpatan syandanebhyas te sārdhaṃ sūtair gatāsavaḥ। citrapuṣpadharā bhagnā vātenaiva mahādrumāḥ ॥7-110-36॥
[प्रापतन् (prāpatan) - fell; स्यन्दनेभ्यः (syandanebhyaḥ) - from chariots; ते (te) - they; सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with; सूतैः (sūtaiḥ) - with charioteers; गतासवः (gatāsavaḥ) - lifeless; चित्रपुष्पधरा (citrapuṣpadharā) - adorned with colorful flowers; भग्नाः (bhagnāḥ) - broken; वातेन (vātena) - by the wind; इव (iva) - like; महाद्रुमाः (mahādrumāḥ) - great trees;]
(They fell lifeless from the chariots together with the charioteers, adorned with colorful flowers, broken like great trees by the wind.)
The warriors, along with their charioteers, fell lifeless from their chariots, adorned with colorful flowers, shattered like mighty trees by the wind.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम भीमसेनस्य विक्रमम्। संवार्याधिरथिं बाणैर्यज्जघान तवात्मजान् ॥७-११०-३७॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma bhīmasenasya vikramam। saṁvāryādhirathiṁ bāṇairyajjaghāna tavātmajān ॥7-110-37॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess; संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having repelled; अधिरथिम् (adhirathim) - Adhirathi; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; यत् (yat) - which; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; तव (tava) - your; आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons;]
(There we saw the wonderful prowess of Bhimasena. Having repelled Adhirathi with arrows, he killed your sons.)
There, we witnessed the extraordinary valor of Bhimasena. After fending off Adhirathi with arrows, he slew your sons.
स वार्यमाणो भीमेन शितैर्बाणैः समन्ततः। सूतपुत्रो महाराज भीमसेनमवैक्षत ॥७-११०-३८॥
sa vāryamāṇo bhīmena śitairbāṇaiḥ samantataḥ। sūtaputro mahārāja bhīmasenamavaikṣata ॥7-110-38॥
[स (sa) - he; वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being restrained; भीमेन (bhīmena) - by Bhima; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the son of a charioteer; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भीमसेनम् (bhīmasenam) - at Bhimasena; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - looked at;]
(He, being restrained by Bhima with sharp arrows from all sides, the son of a charioteer, O great king, looked at Bhimasena.)
Despite being restrained by Bhima's sharp arrows from all directions, the son of a charioteer, O great king, gazed at Bhimasena.
तं भीमसेनः संरम्भात्क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः। विस्फार्य सुमहच्चापं मुहुः कर्णमवैक्षत ॥७-११०-३९॥
taṁ bhīmasenaḥ saṁrambhātkrodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ। visphārya sumahaccāpaṁ muhuḥ karṇamavaikṣata ॥7-110-39॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - with anger; क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः (krodhasaṁraktalocanaḥ) - eyes red with fury; विस्फार्य (visphārya) - having stretched; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; चापं (cāpaṁ) - bow; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; कर्णम् (karṇam) - at Karna; अवैक्षत (avaikṣata) - looked;]
(Bhimasena, with eyes red with fury, having stretched the very great bow, repeatedly looked at Karna with anger.)
Bhimasena, his eyes red with fury, stretched his mighty bow and repeatedly glared at Karna in anger.
