07.115
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra spoke:
अहन्यहनि मे दीप्तं यशः पतति सञ्जय। हता मे बहवो योधा मन्ये कालस्य पर्ययम् ॥७-११५-१॥
ahanyahani me dīptaṃ yaśaḥ patati sañjaya। hatā me bahavo yodhā manye kālasya paryayam ॥7-115-1॥
[अहन्यहनि (ahanyahani) - day by day; मे (me) - my; दीप्तं (dīptaṃ) - brilliant; यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame; पतति (patati) - falls; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; हता (hatā) - killed; मे (me) - my; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; मन्ये (manye) - I think; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; पर्ययम् (paryayam) - the turn;]
(Day by day, my brilliant fame falls, O Sanjaya. Many of my warriors have been killed; I think it is the turn of time.)
Day by day, my brilliant fame diminishes, O Sanjaya. I believe many of my warriors have been slain; it seems to be the inevitable turn of time.
धनञ्जयस्तु सङ्क्रुद्धः प्रविष्टो मामकं बलम्। रक्षितं द्रोणकर्णाभ्यामप्रवेश्यं सुरैरपि ॥७-११५-२॥
dhanañjayastu saṅkruddhaḥ praviṣṭo māmakaṃ balam। rakṣitaṃ droṇakarṇābhyāmapraveśyaṃ surairapi ॥7-115-2॥
[धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - enraged; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; मामकं (māmakaṃ) - my; बलम् (balam) - army; रक्षितं (rakṣitam) - protected; द्रोणकर्णाभ्याम् (droṇakarṇābhyām) - by Drona and Karna; अप्रवेश्यं (apraveśyam) - impenetrable; सुरैः (suraiḥ) - by the gods; अपि (api) - even;]
(But Arjuna, enraged, entered my army, protected by Drona and Karna, impenetrable even by the gods.)
Arjuna, in his fury, penetrated my forces, which were guarded by Drona and Karna and were considered impenetrable even by the gods.
ताभ्यामूर्जितवीर्याभ्यामाप्यायितपराक्रमः। सहितः कृष्णभीमाभ्यां शिनीनामृषभेण च ॥७-११५-३॥
tābhyām ūrjitavīryābhyām āpyāyitaparākramaḥ। sahitaḥ kṛṣṇabhīmābhyāṃ śinīnām ṛṣabheṇa ca ॥7-115-3॥
[ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two; ऊर्जित (ūrjita) - mighty; वीर्याभ्याम् (vīryābhyām) - with strength; आप्यायित (āpyāyita) - invigorated; पराक्रमः (parākramaḥ) - valor; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; भीमाभ्याम् (bhīmābhyām) - by Bhima; शिनीनाम् (śinīnām) - of the Shinis; ऋषभेण (ṛṣabheṇa) - by the bull; च (ca) - and;]
(By those two mighty ones, invigorated with strength and valor, accompanied by Krishna, by Bhima, and by the bull of the Shinis.)
He was invigorated with strength and valor by those two mighty ones, accompanied by Krishna, Bhima, and the bull of the Shinis.
तदा प्रभृति मा शोको दहत्यग्निरिवाशयम्। ग्रस्तान्हि प्रतिपश्यामि भूमिपालान्ससैन्धवान् ॥७-११५-४॥
tadā prabhṛti mā śoko dahatyagnirivāśayam। grastānhi pratipaśyāmi bhūmipālānsasaindhavān ॥7-115-4॥
[तदा (tadā) - then; प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from that time; मा (mā) - me; शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow; दहति (dahati) - burns; अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire; इव (iva) - like; आशयम् (āśayam) - mind; ग्रस्तान् (grastān) - seized; हि (hi) - indeed; प्रतिपश्यामि (pratipaśyāmi) - I see; भूमिपालान् (bhūmipālān) - kings; ससैन्धवान् (sasaindhavān) - with the Sindhus;]
(Then from that time, sorrow burns me like fire in the mind. Indeed, I see the kings seized with the Sindhus.)
"From that time onwards, sorrow has consumed my mind like a fire. I see the kings, along with the Sindhus, being overwhelmed."
अप्रियं सुमहत्कृत्वा सिन्धुराजः किरीटिनः। चक्षुर्विषयमापन्नः कथं मुच्येत जीवितः ॥७-११५-५॥
apriyaṃ sumahatkṛtvā sindhurājaḥ kirīṭinaḥ। cakṣurviṣayamāpannaḥ kathaṃ mucyeta jīvitaḥ ॥7-115-5॥
[अप्रियं (apriyam) - unpleasant; सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; सिन्धुराजः (sindhurājaḥ) - the king of Sindhu; किरीटिनः (kirīṭinaḥ) - of the crowned one; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; विषयम् (viṣayam) - range; आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having come into; कथम् (katham) - how; मुच्येत (mucyeta) - can be freed; जीवितः (jīvitaḥ) - alive;]
(Having done something very unpleasant, the king of Sindhu, having come into the sight of the crowned one, how can he be freed alive?)
The king of Sindhu, after committing a very unpleasant act, has come into the sight of the crowned one. How can he escape with his life?
अनुमानाच्च पश्यामि नास्ति सञ्जय सैन्धवः। युद्धं तु तद्यथा वृत्तं तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छतः ॥७-११५-६॥
anumānācca paśyāmi nāsti sañjaya saindhavaḥ। yuddhaṃ tu tadyathā vṛttaṃ tanmamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ ॥7-115-6॥
[अनुमानात् (anumānāt) - from inference; च (ca) - and; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; न (na) - not; अस्ति (asti) - is; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - the Sindhu prince; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; यथा (yathā) - as; वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - asking;]
(From inference, I see that the Sindhu prince is not there, Sanjaya. But tell me how the battle occurred, as I am asking.)
From inference, I perceive that the Sindhu prince is absent, Sanjaya. However, please narrate to me how the battle unfolded, as I am inquiring.
यच्च विक्षोभ्य महतीं सेनां संलोड्य चासकृत्। एकः प्रविष्टः सङ्क्रुद्धो नलिनीमिव कुञ्जरः ॥७-११५-७॥
yacca vikṣobhya mahatīṃ senāṃ saṃloḍya cāsakṛt। ekaḥ praviṣṭaḥ saṅkruddho nalinīmiva kuñjaraḥ ॥7-115-7॥
[यत् (yat) - which; च (ca) - and; विक्षोभ्य (vikṣobhya) - having agitated; महतीम् (mahatīm) - great; सेनाम् (senām) - army; संलोड्य (saṃloḍya) - having crushed; च (ca) - and; असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; सङ्क्रुद्धः (saṅkruddhaḥ) - angry; नलिनीम् (nalinīm) - lotus pond; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant;]
(Which, having agitated the great army and crushed it repeatedly, one entered angrily like an elephant into a lotus pond.)
He, who repeatedly agitated and crushed the great army, entered it angrily like an elephant entering a lotus pond.
तस्य वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य ब्रूहि युद्धं यथातथम्। धनञ्जयार्थे यत्तस्य कुशलो ह्यसि सञ्जय ॥७-११५-८॥
tasya vṛṣṇipravīrasya brūhi yuddhaṃ yathātatham। dhanañjayārthe yattasya kuśalo hyasi sañjaya ॥7-115-8॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; वृष्णिप्रवीरस्य (vṛṣṇipravīrasya) - of the Vrishni hero; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it was; धनञ्जयार्थे (dhanañjayārthe) - for the sake of Dhananjaya; यत् (yat) - what; तस्य (tasya) - his; कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skillful; हि (hi) - indeed; असि (asi) - you are; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(Tell the battle of the Vrishni hero as it was, for the sake of Dhananjaya, as you are indeed skillful, Sanjaya.)
Sanjaya, you are indeed skillful, so tell the battle of the Vrishni hero as it truly happened, for the sake of Dhananjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तथा तु वैकर्तनपीडितं तं; भीमं प्रयान्तं पुरुषप्रवीरम्। समीक्ष्य राजन्नरवीरमध्ये; शिनिप्रवीरोऽनुययौ रथेन ॥७-११५-९॥
tathā tu vaikartanapīḍitaṃ taṃ; bhīmaṃ prayāntaṃ puruṣapravīram। samīkṣya rājannaravīramadhye; śinipravīro'nuyayau rathena ॥7-115-9॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; वैकर्तन (vaikartana) - Karna; पीडितं (pīḍitaṃ) - afflicted; तं (taṃ) - that; भीमं (bhīmaṃ) - Bhima; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṃ) - advancing; पुरुषप्रवीरम् (puruṣapravīram) - hero among men; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - seeing; राजन् (rājan) - O king; नरवीरमध्ये (naravīramadhye) - among the heroes; शिनिप्रवीरः (śinipravīraḥ) - Satyaki; अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed; रथेन (rathena) - by chariot;]
(Thus, but Karna afflicted that Bhima advancing, hero among men. Seeing, O king, among the heroes, Satyaki followed by chariot.)
Thus, seeing Bhima, the hero among men, advancing while afflicted by Karna, Satyaki followed him by chariot among the heroes, O king.
नदन्यथा वज्रधरस्तपान्ते; ज्वलन्यथा जलदान्ते च सूर्यः। निघ्नन्नमित्रान्धनुषा दृढेन; सङ्कम्पयंस्तव पुत्रस्य सेनाम् ॥७-११५-१०॥
nadanyathā vajradharastapānte; jvalanyathā jaladānte ca sūryaḥ। nighnannamitrāndhanuṣā dṛḍhena; saṅkampayaṃstava putrasya senām ॥7-115-10॥
[न (na) - not; अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise; वज्रधरः (vajradharaḥ) - Vajradhara; तपान्ते (tapānte) - at the end of penance; ज्वलन्यथा (jvalanyathā) - like fire; जलदान्ते (jaladānte) - at the end of the rainy season; च (ca) - and; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; निघ्नन् (nighnan) - destroying; अमित्रान् (amitrān) - enemies; धनुषा (dhanuṣā) - with a bow; दृढेन (dṛḍhena) - firm; सङ्कम्पयन् (saṅkampayan) - shaking; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; सेनाम् (senām) - army;]
(Not otherwise is Vajradhara at the end of penance; like fire at the end of the rainy season is the sun. Destroying enemies with a firm bow; shaking your son's army.)
Vajradhara, at the end of his penance, is like the sun at the end of the rainy season, burning fiercely. He destroys enemies with his firm bow, shaking the army of your son.
तं यान्तमश्वै रजतप्रकाशै; रायोधने नरवीरं चरन्तम्। नाशक्नुवन्वारयितुं त्वदीयाः; सर्वे रथा भारत माधवाग्र्यम् ॥७-११५-११॥
taṁ yāntamaśvai rajataprakāśai; rāyodhane naravīraṁ carantam। nāśaknuvanvārayituṁ tvadīyāḥ; sarve rathā bhārata mādhavāgryam ॥7-115-11॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; यान्तम् (yāntam) - going; अश्वैः (aśvaiḥ) - with horses; रजत (rajata) - silver; प्रकाशैः (prakāśaiḥ) - shining; रायोधने (rāyodhane) - in the battlefield; नरवीरम् (naravīram) - heroic man; चरन्तम् (carantam) - moving; न (na) - not; अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - being able; वारयितुम् (vārayitum) - to stop; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; सर्वे (sarve) - all; रथाः (rathāḥ) - chariots; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost;]
(Him going with horses shining like silver in the battlefield, the heroic man moving, your chariots, O Bharata, were not able to stop, all Madhava's foremost.)
As he proceeded with horses shining like silver in the battlefield, the heroic warrior moved forward, and none of your chariots, O Bharata, could stop the foremost Madhava.
अमर्षपूर्णस्त्वनिवृत्तयोधी; शरासनी काञ्चनवर्मधारी। अलम्बुसः सात्यकिं माधवाग्र्य; मवारयद्राजवरोऽभिपत्य ॥७-११५-१२॥
amarṣapūrṇastvanivṛttayodhī; śarāsanī kāñcanavarmadhārī। alambusaḥ sātyakiṃ mādhavāgrya; mavārayadrājavaro'bhipatya ॥7-115-12॥
[अमर्षपूर्णः (amarṣapūrṇaḥ) - filled with anger; त्वनिवृत्तयोधी (tvanivṛttayodhī) - not retreating from battle; शरासनी (śarāsanī) - with a bow; काञ्चनवर्मधारी (kāñcanavarmadhārī) - wearing golden armor; अलम्बुसः (alambusaḥ) - Alambusa; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; माधवाग्र्य (mādhavāgrya) - foremost of the Madhavas; मवारयत् (mavārayat) - stopped; राजवरः (rājavaraḥ) - the best of kings; अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having attacked;]
(Filled with anger, not retreating from battle, with a bow, wearing golden armor, Alambusa attacked and stopped Satyaki, the foremost of the Madhavas, by the best of kings.)
Alambusa, filled with anger and not retreating from battle, wearing golden armor and wielding a bow, attacked and stopped Satyaki, the foremost of the Madhavas, as the best of kings.
तयोरभूद्भारत सम्प्रहार; स्तथागतो नैव बभूव कश्चित्। प्रैक्षन्त एवाहवशोभिनौ तौ; योधास्त्वदीयाश्च परे च सर्वे ॥७-११५-१३॥
tayorabhūdbhārata samprabhāra; stathāgato naiva babhūva kaścit. praikṣanta evāhavaśobhinau tau; yodhāstvadīyāśca pare ca sarve ॥7-115-13॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; अभूत् (abhūt) - there was; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; सम्प्रहारः (samprabhāraḥ) - battle; स्तथागतः (stathāgataḥ) - thus gone; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; बभूव (babhūva) - became; कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone; प्रैक्षन्त (praikṣanta) - saw; एव (eva) - indeed; अहवशोभिनौ (ahavaśobhinau) - battle-glorious; तौ (tau) - those two; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; च (ca) - and; परे (pare) - others; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all;]
(Of them, O Bharata, there was a battle; thus gone, indeed, no one became. Indeed, all the warriors, both yours and others, saw those two battle-glorious.)
O Bharata, there was a battle between them; thus, no one remained. All the warriors, both yours and the others, saw those two who were glorious in battle.
अविध्यदेनं दशभिः पृषत्कै; रलम्बुसो राजवरः प्रसह्य। अनागतानेव तु तान्पृषत्कां; श्चिच्छेद बाणैः शिनिपुङ्गवोऽपि ॥७-११५-१४॥
avidyadenam daśabhiḥ pṛṣatkai; ralambuso rājavaraḥ prasahya। anāgatāneva tu tānpṛṣatkāṃ; ściccheda bāṇaiḥ śinipuṅgavo'pi ॥7-115-14॥
[अविध्यत् (avidyat) - pierced; एनम् (enam) - him; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; पृषत्कैः (pṛṣatkaiḥ) - arrows; रलम्बुसः (ralambusaḥ) - Ralambusa; राजवरः (rājavaraḥ) - the best of kings; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly; अनागतान् (anāgatān) - approaching; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; तान् (tān) - those; पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; शिनिपुङ्गवः (śinipuṅgavaḥ) - the best of the Shinis; अपि (api) - also;]
(Ralambusa, the best of kings, forcibly pierced him with ten arrows; but the best of the Shinis also cut off those approaching arrows with his own arrows.)
Ralambusa, the eminent king, struck him forcefully with ten arrows; however, the distinguished warrior of the Shinis intercepted and cut down those incoming arrows with his own.
पुनः स बाणैस्त्रिभिरग्निकल्पै; राकर्णपूर्णैर्निशितैः सुपुङ्खैः। विव्याध देहावरणं विदार्य; ते सात्यकेराविविशुः शरीरम् ॥७-११५-१५॥
punaḥ sa bāṇaistribhiragnikalpai; rākarṇapūrṇairniśitaiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ। vivyādha dehāvaraṇaṃ vidārya; te sātyakerāviśuḥ śarīram ॥7-115-15॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सः (saḥ) - he; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - three; अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - like fire; राकर्णपूर्णैः (rākarṇapūrṇaiḥ) - up to the ear; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; सुपुङ्खैः (supuṅkhaiḥ) - well-feathered; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; देहावरणम् (dehāvaraṇam) - body armor; विदार्य (vidārya) - tearing; ते (te) - they; सात्यकेः (sātyakeḥ) - of Satyaki; आविविशुः (āviśuḥ) - entered; शरीरम् (śarīram) - body;]
(Again, he pierced the body armor with three fire-like, ear-reaching, sharp, well-feathered arrows, tearing it apart; they entered Satyaki's body.)
Once more, he shot three arrows that were like fire, reaching up to the ears, sharp and well-feathered, piercing through the body armor and entering Satyaki's body.
तैः कायमस्याग्न्यनिलप्रभावै; र्विदार्य बाणैरपरैर्ज्वलद्भिः। आजघ्निवांस्तान्रजतप्रकाशा; नश्वांश्चतुर्भिश्चतुरः प्रसह्य ॥७-११५-१६॥
taiḥ kāyamasyaagnyanilaprabhaavai; rvidārya bāṇairaparairjvaladbhiḥ। ājaghnivāṃstānrajataprakāśā; naśvāṃścaturbhiścaturaḥ prasahya ॥7-115-16॥
[तैः (taiḥ) - by them; कायम् (kāyam) - body; अस्य (asya) - his; अग्नि (agni) - fire; अनिल (anila) - wind; प्रभावैः (prabhāvaiḥ) - by the influences; विदार्य (vidārya) - having pierced; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows; अपरैः (aparaiḥ) - other; ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ) - blazing; आजघ्निवान् (ājaghnivān) - struck; तान् (tān) - them; रजत (rajata) - silver; प्रकाशान् (prakāśān) - shining; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly;]
(By them, having pierced his body with the influences of fire and wind, with other blazing arrows, they struck those shining silver horses forcibly with four (arrows).)
They pierced his body with the power of fire and wind, and struck the shining silver horses with blazing arrows, overpowering them with four arrows.
तथा तु तेनाभिहतस्तरस्वी; नप्ता शिनेश्चक्रधरप्रभावः। अलम्बुसस्योत्तमवेगवद्भि; र्हयांश्चतुर्भिर्निजघान बाणैः ॥७-११५-१७॥
tathā tu tenābhihatastarasvī; naptā śineścakradharaprabhāvaḥ। alambusasyottamavegavadbhi; rhayāṃścaturbhirnijaghāna bāṇaiḥ ॥7-115-17॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; तेन (tena) - by him; अभिहतः (abhihataḥ) - struck; तरस्वी (tarasvī) - the energetic one; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Śini; चक्रधरप्रभावः (cakradharaprabhāvaḥ) - of the one with the power of the discus-holder; अलम्बुसस्य (alambusasya) - of Alambusa; उत्तमवेगवद्भिः (uttamavegavadbhiḥ) - with those of excellent speed; हयान् (hayān) - horses; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; निजघान (nijaghāna) - he struck down; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Thus, but struck by him, the energetic one, the grandson of Śini, with the power of the discus-holder, struck down the horses of Alambusa with four arrows of excellent speed.)
Thus, the energetic grandson of Śini, empowered by the discus-holder, struck down Alambusa's horses with four swift arrows, despite being struck himself.
अथास्य सूतस्य शिरो निकृत्य; भल्लेन कालानलसंनिभेन। सकुण्डलं पूर्णशशिप्रकाशं; भ्राजिष्णु वक्त्रं निचकर्त देहात् ॥७-११५-१८॥
athāsya sūtasya śiro nikṛtya; bhallena kālānalasaṁnibhena। sakuṇḍalaṁ pūrṇaśaśiprakāśaṁ; bhrājiṣṇu vaktraṁ nicakarta dehāt ॥7-115-18॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - his; सूतस्य (sūtasya) - charioteer's; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having cut off; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; कालानल (kālānala) - like the fire of time; संनिभेन (saṁnibhena) - resembling; सकुण्डलम् (sakuṇḍalam) - with earrings; पूर्ण (pūrṇa) - full; शशि (śaśi) - moon; प्रकाशम् (prakāśam) - shining; भ्राजिष्णु (bhrājiṣṇu) - brilliant; वक्त्रम् (vaktram) - face; निचकर्त (nicakarta) - cut off; देहात् (dehāt) - from the body;]
(Then, having cut off the charioteer's head with an arrow resembling the fire of time, he cut off the brilliant face, shining like the full moon and with earrings, from the body.)
Then, he severed the charioteer's head with an arrow that resembled the fire of time, and cut off the radiant face, adorned with earrings and shining like the full moon, from the body.
निहत्य तं पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रं; सङ्ख्ये मधूनामृषभः प्रमाथी। ततोऽन्वयादर्जुनमेव वीरः; सैन्यानि राजंस्तव संनिवार्य ॥७-११५-१९॥
nihatya taṃ pārthivaputrapautraṃ; saṅkhye madhūnāṃṛṣabhaḥ pramāthī। tato'nvayādarjunameva vīraḥ; sainyāni rājaṃstava saṃnivārya ॥7-115-19॥
[निहत्य (nihatya) - having killed; तम् (tam) - him; पार्थिवपुत्रपौत्रम् (pārthivaputrapautram) - the son and grandson of the king; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; मधूनाम् (madhūnām) - of the Madhus; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the bull; प्रमाथी (pramāthī) - the destroyer; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अन्वयात् (anvayāt) - approached; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; एव (eva) - only; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; सैन्यानि (sainyāni) - the armies; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; संनिवार्य (saṃnivārya) - having restrained;]
(Having killed him, the son and grandson of the king, in battle, the bull of the Madhus, the destroyer, then approached Arjuna only, the hero, having restrained your armies, O king.)
After slaying the son and grandson of the king in battle, the mighty warrior, the bull among the Madhus, turned towards Arjuna, having held back your armies, O king.
अन्वागतं वृष्णिवरं समीक्ष्य; तथारिमध्ये परिवर्तमानम्। घ्नन्तं कुरूणामिषुभिर्बलानि; पुनः पुनर्वायुरिवाभ्रपूगान् ॥७-११५-२०॥
anvāgataṃ vṛṣṇivaraṃ samīkṣya; tathārimadhye parivartamānam। ghnantaṃ kurūṇāmiṣubhirbalāni; punaḥ punarvāyurivābhrapūgān ॥7-115-20॥
[अन्वागतं (anvāgatam) - arrived; वृष्णिवरं (vṛṣṇivaram) - the best of the Vṛṣṇis; समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having seen; तथा (tathā) - thus; अरिमध्ये (arimadhye) - in the midst of enemies; परिवर्तमानम् (parivartamānam) - moving around; घ्नन्तं (ghnantam) - slaying; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; बलानि (balāni) - the forces; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind; इव (iva) - like; अभ्रपूगान् (abhrapūgān) - clouds;]
(Having seen the best of the Vṛṣṇis arrived, moving around in the midst of enemies, slaying the forces of the Kurus with arrows again and again like the wind (scatters) clouds.)
Upon seeing the best of the Vṛṣṇis arrive and move amidst the enemies, repeatedly striking the Kuru forces with arrows like the wind disperses clouds.
ततोऽवहन्सैन्धवाः साधु दान्ता; गोक्षीरकुन्देन्दुहिमप्रकाशाः। सुवर्णजालावतताः सदश्वा; यतो यतः कामयते नृसिंहः ॥७-११५-२१॥
tato'vahansaindhavāḥ sādhu dāntā; gokṣīrakundenduhimaprakāśāḥ। suvarṇajālāvatatāḥ sadaśvā; yato yataḥ kāmayate nṛsiṃhaḥ ॥7-115-21॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; अवहन (avahan) - brought; सैन्धवाः (saindhavāḥ) - horses; साधु (sādhu) - good; दान्ता (dāntā) - tamed; गो (go) - cow; क्षीर (kṣīra) - milk; कुन्द (kunda) - jasmine; इन्दु (indu) - moon; हिम (hima) - snow; प्रकाशाः (prakāśāḥ) - shining; सुवर्ण (suvarṇa) - gold; जाल (jāla) - net; आवतताः (āvatatāḥ) - covered; सदश्वा (sadaśvā) - good horses; यतः (yataḥ) - from where; यतः (yataḥ) - where; कामयते (kāmayate) - desires; नृसिंहः (nṛsiṃhaḥ) - Nṛsiṃha;]
(Then they brought good, tamed horses, shining like cow's milk, jasmine, moon, and snow, covered with a net of gold, from wherever Nṛsiṃha desired.)
Then they brought well-tamed horses, shining like the brightness of cow's milk, jasmine, the moon, and snow, covered with a golden net, from wherever Nṛsiṃha desired.
अथात्मजास्ते सहिताभिपेतु; रन्ये च योधास्त्वरितास्त्वदीयाः। कृत्वा मुखं भारत योधमुख्यं; दुःशासनं त्वत्सुतमाजमीढ ॥७-११५-२२॥
athātmajāste sahitābhipetu; ranye ca yodhāstvaritāstvadīyāḥ। kṛtvā mukhaṃ bhārata yodhamukhyaṃ; duḥśāsanaṃ tvatsutamājamīḍha ॥7-115-22॥
[अथ (atha) - then; आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons; ते (te) - they; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - attacked; रण्ये (raṇye) - in the battlefield; च (ca) - and; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; त्वरिताः (tvaritāḥ) - swift; त्वदीयाः (tvadīyāḥ) - your; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; मुखम् (mukham) - the forefront; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; योधमुख्यम् (yodhamukhyam) - chief warrior; दुःशासनम् (duḥśāsanam) - Duḥśāsana; त्वत्सुतम् (tvatsutam) - your son; आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - descendant of Ajamīḍha;]
(Then your sons, along with the swift warriors, attacked in the battlefield, having made Duḥśāsana, your son, the chief warrior at the forefront, O Bharata, descendant of Ajamīḍha.)
Then, O Bharata, your sons, together with the swift warriors, launched an attack in the battlefield, placing Duḥśāsana, your son, as the chief warrior at the forefront, descendant of Ajamīḍha.
ते सर्वतः सम्परिवार्य सङ्ख्ये; शैनेयमाजघ्नुरनीकसाहाः। स चापि तान्प्रवरः सात्वतानां; न्यवारयद्बाणजालेन वीरः ॥७-११५-२३॥
te sarvataḥ samparivārya saṅkhye; śaineyamājaghnuranīkasāhāḥ। sa cāpi tānpravaraḥ sātvatānāṃ; nyavārayadbāṇajālena vīraḥ ॥7-115-23॥
[ते (te) - they; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; सम्परिवार्य (samparivārya) - surrounding; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in the battle; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Śaineya; आजघ्नु: (ājaghnuḥ) - attacked; अनीकसाहाः (anīkasāhāḥ) - heroes of the army; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; तान् (tān) - them; प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - the chief; सात्वतानाम् (sātvatānām) - of the Sātvatas; न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - restrained; बाणजालेन (bāṇajālena) - with a shower of arrows; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero;]
(They, surrounding Śaineya from all sides in the battle, attacked, the heroes of the army. And he, the chief of the Sātvatas, also restrained them with a shower of arrows, the hero.)
The heroes of the army surrounded and attacked Śaineya from all sides in the battle. However, the chief of the Sātvatas, a hero himself, restrained them with a shower of arrows.
निवार्य तांस्तूर्णममित्रघाती; नप्ता शिनेः पत्रिभिरग्निकल्पैः। दुःशासनस्यापि जघान वाहा; नुद्यम्य बाणासनमाजमीढ ॥७-११५-२४॥
nivārya tāṁstūrṇamamitraghātī; naptā śineḥ patribhiragnikalpaiḥ। duḥśāsanasyaapi jaghāna vāhā; nudyamya bāṇāsanamājamīḍha ॥7-115-24॥
[निवार्य (nivārya) - warding off; तांस् (tāṁs) - them; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अमित्रघाती (amitraghātī) - enemy-slayer; नप्ता (naptā) - grandson; शिनेः (śineḥ) - of Śini; पत्रिभिः (patribhiḥ) - with arrows; अग्निकल्पैः (agnikalpaiḥ) - like fire; दुःशासनस्य (duḥśāsanasya) - of Duḥśāsana; अपि (api) - also; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; वाहा (vāhā) - horses; नुद्यम्य (nudyamya) - having drawn; बाणासनम् (bāṇāsanam) - bow; आजमीढ (ājamīḍha) - Ajamīḍha;]
(Warding off them quickly, the enemy-slayer, grandson of Śini, with arrows like fire, also killed the horses of Duḥśāsana, having drawn the bow, Ajamīḍha.)
Ajamīḍha, the grandson of Śini, swiftly warded off the enemies and, with arrows like fire, killed the horses of Duḥśāsana after drawing his bow.
