07.117
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तमापतन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य सात्वतं युद्धदुर्मदम्। क्रोधाद्भूरिश्रवा राजन्सहसा समुपाद्रवत् ॥७-११७-१॥
tamāpatantaṃ samprekṣya sātvataṃ yuddhadurmadam। krodhādbhūriśravā rājansahasā samupādravat ॥7-117-1॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; सम्प्रेक्ष्य (samprekṣya) - seeing; सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - Satyaki; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - arrogant in battle; क्रोधात् (krodhāt) - with anger; भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhurishrava; राजन् (rājan) - O king; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - attacked;]
(Seeing him approaching, Satyaki, arrogant in battle, Bhurishrava, with anger, O king, suddenly attacked.)
Seeing Satyaki, who was arrogant in battle, approaching, Bhurishrava, in anger, suddenly attacked, O king.
तमब्रवीन्महाबाहुः कौरव्यः शिनिपुङ्गवम्। अद्य प्राप्तोऽसि दिष्ट्या मे चक्षुर्विषयमित्युत ॥७-११७-२॥
tamabravīnmahābāhuḥ kauravyaḥ śinipuṅgavam। adya prāpto'si diṣṭyā me cakṣurviṣayamityuta ॥7-117-2॥
[तम् (tam) - him; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - descendant of Kuru; शिनिपुङ्गवम् (śinipuṅgavam) - bull among the Shinis; अद्य (adya) - today; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; असि (asi) - you are; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; मे (me) - my; चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - sight; विषयम् (viṣayam) - range; इति (iti) - thus; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(The mighty-armed descendant of Kuru said to him, the bull among the Shinis, "Today, by fortune, you have arrived within the range of my sight, indeed.")
The mighty-armed Kuru prince said to the best of the Shinis, "Today, by good fortune, you have come into my view."
चिराभिलषितं काममद्य प्राप्स्यामि संयुगे। न हि मे मोक्ष्यसे जीवन्यदि नोत्सृजसे रणम् ॥७-११७-३॥
cirābhilaṣitaṃ kāmam adya prāpsyāmi saṃyuge। na hi me mokṣyase jīvanyadi notsṛjase raṇam ॥7-117-3॥
[चिर-अभिलषितम् (cira-abhilaṣitam) - long-desired; कामम् (kāmam) - wish; अद्य (adya) - today; प्राप्स्यामि (prāpsyāmi) - I shall obtain; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - by me; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - you will be released; जीवन् (jīvan) - alive; यदि (yadi) - if; न (na) - not; उत्सृजसे (utsṛjase) - you abandon; रणम् (raṇam) - battle;]
(Today, I shall obtain the long-desired wish in battle. Indeed, you will not be released alive by me if you do not abandon the battle.)
"Today, I will achieve my long-desired wish in battle. You will not escape alive if you do not give up the fight."
अद्य त्वां समरे हत्वा नित्यं शूराभिमानिनम्। नन्दयिष्यामि दाशार्ह कुरुराजं सुयोधनम् ॥७-११७-४॥
adya tvāṃ samare hatvā nityaṃ śūrābhimāninam। nandayiṣyāmi dāśārha kururājaṃ suyodhanam ॥7-117-4॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; समरे (samare) - in battle; हत्वा (hatvā) - having slain; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; शूराभिमानिनम् (śūrābhimāninam) - the proud warrior; नन्दयिष्यामि (nandayiṣyāmi) - I will gladden; दाशार्ह (dāśārha) - O descendant of the Daśārhas; कुरुराजम् (kururājam) - the Kuru king; सुयोधनम् (suyodhanam) - Suyodhana;]
(Today, having slain you in battle, the proud warrior, I will gladden the Kuru king Suyodhana, O descendant of the Daśārhas.)
"Today, I will make the Kuru king Suyodhana happy by killing you, the ever-proud warrior, in battle, O descendant of the Daśārhas."
अद्य मद्बाणनिर्दग्धं पतितं धरणीतले। द्रक्ष्यतस्त्वां रणे वीरौ सहितौ केशवार्जुनौ ॥७-११७-५॥
adya madbāṇanirdagdhaṃ patitaṃ dharaṇītale। drakṣyatastvāṃ raṇe vīrau sahitau keśavārjunau ॥7-117-5॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मद् (mad) - my; बाण (bāṇa) - arrow; निर्दग्धं (nirdagdhaṃ) - burnt; पतितं (patitaṃ) - fallen; धरणीतले (dharaṇītale) - on the ground; द्रक्ष्यतः (drakṣyataḥ) - will see; त्वां (tvāṃ) - you; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; सहितौ (sahitau) - together; केशव (keśava) - Keshava; अर्जुनौ (arjunau) - Arjuna;]
(Today, you will see Keshava and Arjuna, the heroes, fallen on the ground, burnt by my arrow, together in battle.)
Today, you will witness the mighty Keshava and Arjuna, both heroes, lying on the battlefield, scorched by my arrow.
अद्य धर्मसुतो राजा श्रुत्वा त्वां निहतं मया। सव्रीडो भविता सद्यो येनासीह प्रवेशितः ॥७-११७-६॥
adya dharmasuto rājā śrutvā tvāṃ nihataṃ mayā। savrīḍo bhavitā sadyo yenāsīha praveśitaḥ ॥7-117-6॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; धर्मसुतः (dharmasutaḥ) - son of Dharma; राजा (rājā) - king; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; निहतम् (nihatam) - killed; मया (mayā) - by me; सव्रीडः (savrīḍaḥ) - ashamed; भविता (bhavitā) - will become; सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately; येन (yena) - by whom; असि (asi) - you are; इह (iha) - here; प्रवेशितः (praveśitaḥ) - entered;]
(Today, the son of Dharma, the king, having heard that you were killed by me, will immediately become ashamed by whom you are entered here.)
Today, King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, upon hearing that you have been slain by me, will immediately feel ashamed, as it was he who allowed you to enter here.
अद्य मे विक्रमं पार्थो विज्ञास्यति धनञ्जयः। त्वयि भूमौ विनिहते शयाने रुधिरोक्षिते ॥७-११७-७॥
adya me vikramaṁ pārtho vijñāsyati dhanañjayaḥ। tvayi bhūmau vinihate śayāne rudhirokṣite ॥7-117-7॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - my; विक्रमं (vikramaṁ) - valor; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; विज्ञास्यति (vijñāsyati) - will know; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; विनिहते (vinihate) - slain; शयाने (śayāne) - lying; रुधिरोक्षिते (rudhirokṣite) - covered in blood;]
(Today, Arjuna, known as Dhananjaya, will know my valor when you lie slain on the ground, covered in blood.)
Today, Arjuna, also known as Dhananjaya, will witness my strength when you are defeated and lying on the battlefield, drenched in blood.
चिराभिलषितो ह्यद्य त्वया सह समागमः। पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे शक्रस्य बलिना यथा ॥७-११७-८॥
cirābhilaṣito hyadya tvayā saha samāgamaḥ। purā devāsure yuddhe śakrasya balinā yathā ॥7-117-8॥
[चिर (cira) - long; अभिलषितः (abhilaṣitaḥ) - desired; हि (hi) - indeed; अद्य (adya) - today; त्वया (tvayā) - with you; सह (saha) - together; समागमः (samāgamaḥ) - meeting; पुरा (purā) - formerly; देव (deva) - gods; असुरे (asure) - demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; बलिना (balinā) - by the strong; यथा (yathā) - as;]
(Indeed, today the long-desired meeting with you has occurred, as it was formerly in the battle between gods and demons by the strong Indra.)
Today, the long-awaited meeting with you has finally happened, just as it once did in the ancient battle between the gods and demons, led by the mighty Indra.
अद्य युद्धं महाघोरं तव दास्यामि सात्वत। ततो ज्ञास्यसि तत्त्वेन मद्वीर्यबलपौरुषम् ॥७-११७-९॥
adya yuddhaṁ mahāghoraṁ tava dāsyāmi sātvata। tato jñāsyasi tattvena madvīryabalapauruṣam ॥7-117-9॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; महाघोरम् (mahāghoram) - very terrible; तव (tava) - your; दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give; सात्वत (sātvata) - O Sātvata; ततः (tataḥ) - then; ज्ञास्यसि (jñāsyasi) - you will know; तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly; मद्वीर्यबलपौरुषम् (madvīryabalapauruṣam) - my heroism, strength, and prowess;]
(Today, I will give you a very terrible battle, O Sātvata. Then you will truly know my heroism, strength, and prowess.)
"Today, I will engage you in a very fierce battle, O Sātvata. Then you will truly understand my heroism, strength, and prowess."
अद्य संयमनीं याता मया त्वं निहतो रणे। यथा रामानुजेनाजौ रावणिर्लक्ष्मणेन वै ॥७-११७-१०॥
adya saṁyamanīṁ yātā mayā tvaṁ nihato raṇe। yathā rāmānujenājau rāvaṇirlakṣmaṇena vai ॥7-117-10॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; संयमनीं (saṁyamanīṁ) - to the abode of Yama; याता (yātā) - gone; मया (mayā) - by me; त्वं (tvaṁ) - you; निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यथा (yathā) - just as; रामानुजेन (rāmānujena) - by the younger brother of Rama; अजौ (ajau) - in battle; रावणिः (rāvaṇiḥ) - Ravana's son; लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Today, you have been sent to the abode of Yama by me, killed in battle, just as Ravana's son was by Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama, in battle.)
Today, I have sent you to the abode of Yama, killed in battle, just as Ravana's son was killed by Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama, in battle.
अद्य कृष्णश्च पार्थश्च धर्मराजश्च माधव। हते त्वयि निरुत्साहा रणं त्यक्ष्यन्त्यसंशयम् ॥७-११७-११॥
adya kṛṣṇaśca pārthaśca dharmarājaśca mādhava। hate tvayi nirutsāhā raṇaṃ tyakṣyantyasaṃśayam ॥7-117-11॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhishthira; च (ca) - and; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; हते (hate) - killed; त्वयि (tvayi) - you; निरुत्साहाः (nirutsāhāḥ) - disheartened; रणम् (raṇam) - battle; त्यक्ष्यन्ति (tyakṣyanti) - will abandon; असंशयम् (asaṃśayam) - without doubt;]
(Today, Krishna, Arjuna, Yudhishthira, and Madhava, if you are killed, disheartened, will abandon the battle without doubt.)
Today, if you are killed, Krishna, Arjuna, Yudhishthira, and Madhava will undoubtedly lose heart and abandon the battle.
अद्य तेऽपचितिं कृत्वा शितैर्माधव सायकैः। तत्स्त्रियो नन्दयिष्यामि ये त्वया निहता रणे ॥७-११७-१२॥
adya te'pacitiṁ kṛtvā śitairmādhava sāyakaiḥ। tatstriyo nandayiṣyāmi ye tvayā nihatā raṇe ॥7-117-12॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; ते (te) - your; अपचितिं (apacitiṁ) - honor; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; शितैः (śitaiḥ) - sharp; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; तत् (tat) - those; स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women; नन्दयिष्यामि (nandayiṣyāmi) - I will please; ये (ye) - who; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; निहता (nihatā) - killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Today, having honored you with sharp arrows, O Madhava, I will please those women whose men were killed by you in battle.)
Today, O Madhava, I will honor you with sharp arrows and bring joy to the women whose loved ones were slain by you in battle.
चक्षुर्विषयसम्प्राप्तो न त्वं माधव मोक्ष्यसे। सिंहस्य विषयं प्राप्तो यथा क्षुद्रमृगस्तथा ॥७-११७-१३॥
cakṣur-viṣaya-samprāpto na tvaṃ mādhava mokṣyase। siṃhasya viṣayaṃ prāpto yathā kṣudra-mṛgas-tathā ॥7-117-13॥
[चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye; विषय (viṣaya) - range; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - reached; न (na) - not; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; माधव (mādhava) - Madhava; मोक्ष्यसे (mokṣyase) - will escape; सिंहस्य (siṃhasya) - of the lion; विषयम् (viṣayam) - range; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached; यथा (yathā) - as; क्षुद्रमृगः (kṣudra-mṛgaḥ) - small animal; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(You have reached the range of the eye, Madhava, you will not escape. As a small animal reaches the range of the lion, so you.)
Madhava, you have come into my sight and you will not escape, just as a small animal does not escape when it comes into the sight of a lion.
युयुधानस्तु तं राजन्प्रत्युवाच हसन्निव। कौरवेय न सन्त्रासो विद्यते मम संयुगे ॥७-११७-१४॥
yuyudhānastu taṃ rājanpratyuvāca hasanniva। kauraveya na santrāso vidyate mama saṃyuge ॥7-117-14॥
[युयुधानः (yuyudhānaḥ) - Yuyudhana; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; हसन् (hasan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; कौरवेय (kauraveya) - Kauraveya; न (na) - not; सन्त्रासः (santrāsaḥ) - fear; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists; मम (mama) - in me; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(Yuyudhana, however, replied to him, O king, smiling as if: "Kauraveya, there is no fear in me in battle.")
Yuyudhana, with a smile, replied to the king, "Kauraveya, I have no fear in battle."
स मां निहन्यात्सङ्ग्रामे यो मां कुर्यान्निरायुधम्। समास्तु शाश्वतीर्हन्याद्यो मां हन्याद्धि संयुगे ॥७-११७-१५॥
sa māṃ nihanyātsaṅgrāme yo māṃ kuryānnirāyudham। samāstu śāśvatīr hanyādyo māṃ hanyāddhi saṃyuge ॥7-117-15॥
[स (sa) - he; माम् (mām) - me; निहन्यात् (nihanyāt) - should kill; सङ्ग्रामे (saṅgrāme) - in battle; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - would make; निरायुधम् (nirāyudham) - unarmed; समाः (samāḥ) - years; तु (tu) - but; शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should kill; यः (yaḥ) - who; माम् (mām) - me; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; हि (hi) - indeed; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in combat;]
(He should kill me in battle, who would make me unarmed. But eternal years should kill him who would indeed kill me in combat.)
"He who would render me unarmed in battle should kill me. But let eternal years take him who would indeed kill me in combat."
किं मृषोक्तेन बहुना कर्मणा तु समाचर। शारदस्येव मेघस्य गर्जितं निष्फलं हि ते ॥७-११७-१६॥
kiṁ mṛṣoktena bahunā karmaṇā tu samācara। śāradasyeva meghasya garjitaṁ niṣphalaṁ hi te ॥7-117-16॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; मृषा-उक्तेन (mṛṣā-uktena) - false-speech; बहुना (bahunā) - much; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; तु (tu) - but; समाचर (samācara) - perform; शारदस्य (śāradasya) - of autumn; इव (iva) - like; मेघस्य (meghasya) - of cloud; गर्जितं (garjitaṁ) - thunder; निष्फलं (niṣphalaṁ) - fruitless; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your;]
(What is the use of much false speech? Perform actions instead. Like the thunder of autumn clouds, your words are indeed fruitless.)
Why indulge in much false speech? Instead, perform actions. Your words are as fruitless as the thunder of autumn clouds.
श्रुत्वैतद्गर्जितं वीर हास्यं हि मम जायते। चिरकालेप्सितं लोके युद्धमद्यास्तु कौरव ॥७-११७-१७॥
śrutvaitadgarjitaṃ vīra hāsyaṃ hi mama jāyate। cirakālepsitaṃ loke yuddhamadyāstu kaurava ॥7-117-17॥
[श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; एतत् (etat) - this; गर्जितं (garjitam) - roar; वीर (vīra) - hero; हास्यं (hāsyaṃ) - laughter; हि (hi) - indeed; मम (mama) - my; जायते (jāyate) - arises; चिर (cira) - long; कालेप्सितं (kālepsitaṃ) - desired; लोके (loke) - in the world; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अद्य (adya) - today; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; कौरव (kaurava) - Kaurava;]
(Having heard this roar, O hero, indeed laughter arises in me. The long-desired battle in the world, let it be today, O Kaurava.)
Upon hearing this roar, O hero, I am filled with laughter. Let the long-awaited battle in the world commence today, O Kaurava.
त्वरते मे मतिस्तात त्वयि युद्धाभिकाङ्क्षिणि। नाहत्वा संनिवर्तिष्ये त्वामद्य पुरुषाधम ॥७-११७-१८॥
tvarate me matistāta tvayi yuddhābhikāṅkṣiṇi। nāhatvā saṃnivartiṣye tvāmadya puruṣādhama ॥7-117-18॥
[त्वरते (tvarate) - hastens; मे (me) - my; मतिः (matiḥ) - mind; तात (tāta) - O dear; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; युद्ध (yuddha) - battle; अभिकाङ्क्षिणि (abhikāṅkṣiṇi) - desiring; न (na) - not; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; संनिवर्तिष्ये (saṃnivartiṣye) - I shall return; त्वाम् (tvām) - you; अद्य (adya) - today; पुरुषाधम (puruṣādhama) - O worst of men;]
(My mind hastens, O dear, in you desiring battle. I shall not return today without killing you, O worst of men.)
"O dear, my mind is eager for battle with you. Today, I will not return without defeating you, O worst of men."
अन्योन्यं तौ तदा वाग्भिस्तक्षन्तौ नरपुङ्गवौ। जिघांसू परमक्रुद्धावभिजघ्नतुराहवे ॥७-११७-१९॥
anyonyaṃ tau tadā vāgbhistakṣantau narapuṅgavau। jighāṃsū paramakruddhāvabhijaghnaturāhave ॥7-117-19॥
[अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; तौ (tau) - those two; तदा (tadā) - then; वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - with words; तक्षन्तौ (takṣantau) - chiding; नरपुङ्गवौ (narapuṅgavau) - bulls among men; जिघांसू (jighāṃsū) - desiring to kill; परमक्रुद्धौ (paramakruddhau) - extremely enraged; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - struck; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Those two bulls among men, chiding each other with words, extremely enraged and desiring to kill, struck in battle.)
The two warriors, like bulls among men, exchanged harsh words, driven by extreme rage and a desire to kill, and then engaged in battle.
समेतौ तौ नरव्याघ्रौ शुष्मिणौ स्पर्धिनौ रणे। द्विरदाविव सङ्क्रुद्धौ वाशितार्थे मदोत्कटौ ॥७-११७-२०॥
sametau tau naravyāghrau śuṣmiṇau spardhinau raṇe। dviradāviva saṅkruddhau vāśitārthe madotkaṭau ॥7-117-20॥
[समेतौ (sametau) - together; तौ (tau) - those two; नरव्याघ्रौ (naravyāghrau) - tiger among men; शुष्मिणौ (śuṣmiṇau) - powerful; स्पर्धिनौ (spardhinau) - competing; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; द्विरदौ (dviradau) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; सङ्क्रुद्धौ (saṅkruddhau) - enraged; वाशितार्थे (vāśitārthe) - for the sake of a female; मदोत्कटौ (madotkaṭau) - intoxicated;]
(Together those two tigers among men, powerful and competing in battle, like enraged elephants, intoxicated for the sake of a female.)
Together, those two mighty warriors, fierce as tigers among men, clashed in battle like enraged elephants, driven by the desire for a female, intoxicated with passion.
भूरिश्रवाः सात्यकिश्च ववर्षतुररिंदमौ। शरवर्षाणि भीमानि मेघाविव परस्परम् ॥७-११७-२१॥
bhūriśravāḥ sātyakiśca vavarṣaturariṃdamau। śaravarṣāṇi bhīmāni meghāviva parasparam ॥7-117-21॥
[भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Sātyaki; च (ca) - and; ववर्षतुः (vavarṣatuḥ) - rained; अरिंदमौ (ariṃdamau) - subduers of foes; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - arrow showers; भीमानि (bhīmāni) - terrible; मेघौ (meghau) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other;]
(Bhūriśravāḥ and Sātyaki, the subduers of foes, rained terrible arrow showers like clouds at each other.)
Bhūriśravāḥ and Sātyaki, both mighty warriors, unleashed fierce showers of arrows upon each other, resembling clouds in a storm.
सौमदत्तिस्तु शैनेयं प्रच्छाद्येषुभिराशुगैः। जिघांसुर्भरतश्रेष्ठ विव्याध निशितैः शरैः ॥७-११७-२२॥
saumadattistu śaineyaṃ pracchādyeṣubhirāśugaiḥ। jighāṃsurbharataśreṣṭha vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ॥7-117-22॥
[सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; तु (tu) - but; शैनेयम् (śaineyam) - Shainya; प्रच्छाद्य (pracchādya) - covering; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows;]
(Saumadatti, covering Shainya with swift arrows, desiring to kill, O best of the Bharatas, pierced with sharp arrows.)
Saumadatti, in his attempt to kill, covered Shainya with a barrage of swift and sharp arrows, O best of the Bharatas.
दशभिः सात्यकिं विद्ध्वा सौमदत्तिरथापरान्। मुमोच निशितान्बाणाञ्जिघांसुः शिनिपुङ्गवम् ॥७-११७-२३॥
daśabhiḥ sātyakiṃ viddhvā saumadattirathāparān। mumoca niśitānbāṇāñjighāṃsuḥ śinipuṅgavam ॥7-117-23॥
[दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; सात्यकिं (sātyakiṃ) - Satyaki; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Saumadatti; अथ (atha) - then; अपरान् (aparān) - others; मुमोच (mumoca) - released; निशितान् (niśitān) - sharp; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; जिघांसुः (jighāṃsuḥ) - desiring to kill; शिनिपुङ्गवम् (śinipuṅgavam) - the foremost of the Shinis;]
(With ten (arrows), having pierced Satyaki, Saumadatti then released sharp arrows desiring to kill the foremost of the Shinis.)
Saumadatti, after piercing Satyaki with ten arrows, released sharp arrows aiming to kill the foremost warrior of the Shini clan.
तानस्य विशिखांस्तीक्ष्णानन्तरिक्षे विशां पते। अप्राप्तानस्त्रमायाभिरग्रसत्सात्यकिः प्रभो ॥७-११७-२४॥
tānasya viśikhāṃstīkṣṇānantarikṣe viśāṃ pate। aprāptānastramāyābhiragrasatsātyakiḥ prabho ॥7-117-24॥
[तानस्य (tānasya) - of his; विशिखान् (viśikhān) - arrows; तीक्ष्णान् (tīkṣṇān) - sharp; अन्तरिक्षे (antarikṣe) - in the sky; विशां (viśāṃ) - of the people; पते (pate) - O lord; अप्राप्तान् (aprāptān) - unreached; अस्त्रमायाभिः (astramāyābhiḥ) - by weapon illusions; अग्रसत् (agrasat) - devoured; सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(O lord of the people, Satyaki devoured his sharp arrows in the sky by weapon illusions before they reached.)
O lord of the people, Satyaki used his weapon illusions to intercept and devour the sharp arrows in the sky before they could reach.
तौ पृथक्षरवर्षाभ्यामवर्षेतां परस्परम्। उत्तमाभिजनौ वीरौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ ॥७-११७-२५॥
tau pṛthakṣaravarṣābhyāmavarṣetāṃ parasparam। uttamābhijanau vīrau kuruvṛṣṇiyaśaskarau ॥7-117-25॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; शरवर्षाभ्याम् (śaravarṣābhyām) - with showers of arrows; अवर्षेताम् (avarṣetām) - rained; परस्परम् (parasparam) - at each other; उत्तमाभिजनौ (uttamābhijanau) - of noble birth; वीरौ (vīrau) - heroes; कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ (kuruvṛṣṇiyaśaskarau) - glorifiers of the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi families;]
(They both rained showers of arrows separately at each other. The heroes of noble birth, glorifiers of the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi families.)
The two heroes, born of noble lineage, engaged in a fierce battle, showering arrows at each other, bringing glory to the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi families.
तौ नखैरिव शार्दूलौ दन्तैरिव महाद्विपौ। रथशक्तिभिरन्योन्यं विशिखैश्चाप्यकृन्तताम् ॥७-११७-२६॥
tau nakhairiva śārdūlau dantairiva mahādvipau। rathaśaktibhiranyonyaṃ viśikhaiścāpyakṛntatām ॥7-117-26॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; नखैः (nakhaiḥ) - with claws; इव (iva) - like; शार्दूलौ (śārdūlau) - tigers; दन्तैः (dantaiḥ) - with teeth; इव (iva) - like; महाद्विपौ (mahādvipau) - great elephants; रथशक्तिभिः (rathaśaktibhiḥ) - with chariot spears; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; विशिखैः (viśikhaiḥ) - with arrows; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अकृन्तताम् (akṛntatām) - cut;]
(They both, like tigers with claws and like great elephants with teeth, cut each other with chariot spears and also with arrows.)
The two warriors, fierce like tigers with claws and mighty elephants with tusks, attacked each other with chariot spears and arrows.
निर्भिदन्तौ हि गात्राणि विक्षरन्तौ च शोणितम्। व्यष्टम्भयेतामन्योन्यं प्राणद्यूताभिदेविनौ ॥७-११७-२७॥
nirbhidantau hi gātrāṇi vikṣarantau ca śoṇitam। vyaṣṭambhayetām anyonyaṃ prāṇadyūtābhidevinau ॥7-117-27॥
[निर्भिदन्तौ (nirbhidantau) - piercing; हि (hi) - indeed; गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - bodies; विक्षरन्तौ (vikṣarantau) - flowing; च (ca) - and; शोणितम् (śoṇitam) - blood; व्यष्टम्भयेताम् (vyaṣṭambhayetām) - supporting; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyaṃ) - each other; प्राणद्यूत (prāṇadyūta) - life-gambling; अभिदेविनौ (abhidevinau) - challenging;]
(Indeed, piercing the bodies and flowing blood, supporting each other, challenging in life-gambling.)
The two, indeed, pierced each other's bodies, blood flowing, as they supported one another, challenging each other in a life-and-death gamble.
एवमुत्तमकर्माणौ कुरुवृष्णियशस्करौ। परस्परमयुध्येतां वारणाविव यूथपौ ॥७-११७-२८॥
evam uttama-karmāṇau kuru-vṛṣṇi-yaśaskarau। parasparam ayudhyetāṃ vāraṇāv iva yūthapau ॥7-117-28॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उत्तम (uttama) - excellent; कर्माणौ (karmāṇau) - deeds; कुरु (kuru) - Kuru; वृष्णि (vṛṣṇi) - Vṛṣṇi; यशस्करौ (yaśaskarau) - fame-giving; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; अयुध्येताम् (ayudhyetām) - fought; वारणौ (vāraṇau) - elephants; इव (iva) - like; यूथपौ (yūthapau) - leaders;]
(Thus, the excellent deeds of Kuru and Vṛṣṇi, fame-giving, fought each other like elephants, the leaders.)
Thus, the renowned warriors of the Kuru and Vṛṣṇi clans fought each other like mighty elephants, each striving for supremacy.
तावदीर्घेण कालेन ब्रह्मलोकपुरस्कृतौ। जिगीषन्तौ परं स्थानमन्योन्यमभिजघ्नतुः ॥७-११७-२९॥
tāvadīrghena kālena brahmalokapuraskṛtau। jigīṣantau paraṃ sthān manyonyamabhijaghnatuḥ ॥7-117-29॥
[तावत् (tāvat) - then; दीर्घेण (dīrghena) - long; कालेन (kālena) - by time; ब्रह्मलोक (brahmaloka) - Brahma's world; पुरस्कृतौ (puraskṛtau) - honored; जिगीषन्तौ (jigīṣantau) - desiring to conquer; परम् (param) - supreme; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अभिजघ्नतुः (abhijaghnatuḥ) - struck.;]
(Then, after a long time, honored in Brahma's world, desiring to conquer the supreme place, they struck each other.)
After a long period, honored in the realm of Brahma, they both sought to conquer the supreme position and struck each other.
सात्यकिः सौमदत्तिश्च शरवृष्ट्या परस्परम्। हृष्टवद्धार्तराष्ट्राणां पश्यतामभ्यवर्षताम् ॥७-११७-३०॥
sātyakiḥ saumadattiśca śaravṛṣṭyā parasparam। hṛṣṭavaddhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṃ paśyatāmabhyavarṣatām ॥7-117-30॥
[सात्यकिः (sātyakiḥ) - Satyaki; सौमदत्तिः (saumadattiḥ) - Somadatta; च (ca) - and; शरवृष्ट्या (śaravṛṣṭyā) - with a shower of arrows; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; हृष्टवत् (hṛṣṭavat) - joyfully; धार्तराष्ट्राणाम् (dhārtarāṣṭrāṇām) - of the Dhartarashtras; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching; अभ्यवर्षताम् (abhyavarṣatām) - attacked;]
(Satyaki and Somadatta attacked each other with a shower of arrows, joyfully, while the Dhartarashtras watched.)
Satyaki and Somadatta joyfully attacked each other with a shower of arrows, as the Dhartarashtras watched.
सम्प्रैक्षन्त जनास्तत्र युध्यमानौ युधां पती। यूथपौ वाशिताहेतोः प्रयुद्धाविव कुञ्जरौ ॥७-११७-३१॥
samprīkṣanta janāstatra yudhyamānau yudhāṃ patī। yūthapau vāśitāhetoḥ prayuddhāviva kuñjarau ॥7-117-31॥
[सम्प्रैक्षन्त (samprīkṣanta) - observed; जनाः (janāḥ) - people; तत्र (tatra) - there; युध्यमानौ (yudhyamānau) - fighting; युधां (yudhāṃ) - of battles; पती (patī) - lords; यूथपौ (yūthapau) - leaders; वाशिताहेतोः (vāśitāhetoḥ) - for the sake of a female; प्रयुद्धौ (prayuddhau) - engaged in combat; इव (iva) - like; कुञ्जरौ (kuñjarau) - elephants;]
(The people there observed the two fighting lords of battles, like two elephant leaders engaged in combat for the sake of a female.)
The people there watched as the two battle lords fought fiercely, resembling two elephant leaders battling for a female.
अन्योन्यस्य हयान्हत्वा धनुषी विनिकृत्य च। विरथावसियुद्धाय समेयातां महारणे ॥७-११७-३२॥
anyonyasya hayānhatvā dhanuṣī vinikṛtya ca। virathāvasiyauddhāya sameyātāṃ mahāraṇe ॥7-117-32॥
[अन्योन्यस्य (anyonyasya) - of each other; हयान् (hayān) - horses; हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed; धनुषी (dhanuṣī) - bows; विनिकृत्य (vinikṛtya) - having cut off; च (ca) - and; विरथावसियुद्धाय (virathāvasiyauddhāya) - for fighting without chariots; समेयातां (sameyātāṃ) - they met; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle;]
(Having killed each other's horses and cut off the bows, they met for fighting without chariots in the great battle.)
In the great battle, having slain each other's horses and severed their bows, they confronted each other to fight without their chariots.
आर्षभे चर्मणी चित्रे प्रगृह्य विपुले शुभे। विकोशौ चाप्यसी कृत्वा समरे तौ विचेरतुः ॥७-११७-३३॥
ārṣabhe carmaṇī citre pragṛhya vipule śubhe। vikośau cāpyasī kṛtvā samare tau viceratuḥ ॥7-117-33॥
[आर्षभे (ārṣabhe) - in the bull-hide; चर्मणी (carmaṇī) - in the skin; चित्रे (citre) - variegated; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; विपुले (vipule) - large; शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious; विकोशौ (vikośau) - two quivers; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; असी (asī) - swords; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made; समरे (samare) - in battle; तौ (tau) - they both; विचेरतुः (viceratuḥ) - moved about;]
(In the bull-hide, in the variegated skin, having taken the large, auspicious two quivers and also swords, having made (ready) in battle, they both moved about.)
In the variegated bull-hide, having taken the large and auspicious two quivers and swords, they both moved about in the battle.
चरन्तौ विविधान्मार्गान्मण्डलानि च भागशः। मुहुराजघ्नतुः क्रुद्धावन्योन्यमरिमर्दनौ ॥७-११७-३४॥
carantau vividhānmārgānmaṇḍalāni ca bhāgaśaḥ। muhurājaghnatuḥ kruddhāvanyonyamarimardanau ॥7-117-34॥
[चरन्तौ (carantau) - moving; विविधान् (vividhān) - various; मार्गान् (mārgān) - paths; मण्डलानि (maṇḍalāni) - circles; च (ca) - and; भागशः (bhāgaśaḥ) - in parts; मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly; अजघ्नतुः (ajaghnatuḥ) - struck; क्रुद्धौ (kruddhau) - angry; अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other; अरिमर्दनौ (arimardanau) - enemy crushers;]
(Moving through various paths and circles in parts, the angry enemy crushers repeatedly struck each other.)
The two warriors, in their anger, moved through various paths and circles, striking each other repeatedly, as they crushed their enemies.
सखड्गौ चित्रवर्माणौ सनिष्काङ्गदभूषणौ। रणे रणोत्कटौ राजन्नन्योन्यं पर्यकर्षताम् ॥७-११७-३५॥
sakhaḍgau citravarmāṇau saniṣkāṅgadabhūṣaṇau। raṇe raṇotkaṭau rājannanyonyaṃ paryakarṣatām ॥7-117-35॥
[सखड्गौ (sakhaḍgau) - with swords; चित्रवर्माणौ (citravarmāṇau) - with bright armors; सनिष्काङ्गदभूषणौ (saniṣkāṅgadabhūṣaṇau) - adorned with necklaces and armlets; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; रणोत्कटौ (raṇotkaṭau) - fierce in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अन्योन्यं (anyonyaṃ) - each other; पर्यकर्षताम् (paryakarṣatām) - dragged;]
(With swords, with bright armors, adorned with necklaces and armlets, fierce in battle, O king, they dragged each other in battle.)
O king, adorned with swords, bright armors, necklaces, and armlets, they fiercely dragged each other in battle.
मुहूर्तमिव राजेन्द्र परिकृष्य परस्परम्। पश्यतां सर्वसैन्यानां वीरावाश्वसतां पुनः ॥७-११७-३६॥
muhūrtamiva rājendra parikṛṣya parasparam। paśyatāṃ sarvasainyānāṃ vīrāvāśvasatāṃ punaḥ ॥7-117-36॥
[मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; इव (iva) - like; राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king; परिकृष्य (parikṛṣya) - having pulled; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; पश्यताम् (paśyatām) - while watching; सर्वसैन्यानाम् (sarvasainyānām) - of all the armies; वीरौ (vīrau) - the heroes; आश्वसताम् (āśvasatām) - took a breath; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(For a moment, O king, having pulled each other, while all the armies were watching, the heroes took a breath again.)
For a moment, O King, the heroes, having pulled each other, took a breath again while all the armies watched.
असिभ्यां चर्मणी शुभ्रे विपुले च शरावरे। निकृत्य पुरुषव्याघ्रौ बाहुयुद्धं प्रचक्रतुः ॥७-११७-३७॥
asibhyāṃ carmaṇī śubhre vipule ca śarāvare। nikṛtya puruṣavyāghrau bāhuyuddhaṃ pracakratuḥ ॥7-117-37॥
[असिभ्यां (asibhyām) - with two swords; चर्मणी (carmaṇī) - with two shields; शुभ्रे (śubhre) - bright; विपुले (vipule) - large; च (ca) - and; शरावरे (śarāvare) - quivers; निकृत्य (nikṛtya) - having cut off; पुरुषव्याघ्रौ (puruṣavyāghrau) - two tiger-like men; बाहुयुद्धं (bāhuyuddhaṃ) - hand-to-hand combat; प्रचक्रतुः (pracakratuḥ) - engaged in;]
(With two swords, two bright and large shields, and quivers, having cut off, the two tiger-like men engaged in hand-to-hand combat.)
The two warriors, like tigers among men, armed with two swords, bright and large shields, and quivers, having cut off their enemies, engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat.
व्यूढोरस्कौ दीर्घभुजौ नियुद्धकुशलावुभौ। बाहुभिः समसज्जेतामायसैः परिघैरिव ॥७-११७-३८॥
vyūḍhoraskau dīrghabhujau niyuddhakuśalāvubhau। bāhubhiḥ samasajjetāmāyasaiḥ parighairiva ॥7-117-38॥
[व्यूढोरस्कौ (vyūḍhoraskau) - broad-chested; दीर्घभुजौ (dīrghabhujau) - long-armed; नियुद्धकुशलौ (niyuddhakuśalau) - skilled in combat; उभौ (ubhau) - both; बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms; समसज्जेताम् (samasajjetām) - engaged; आयसैः (āyasaiḥ) - with iron; परिघैः (parighaiḥ) - with bars; इव (iva) - like;]
(Both broad-chested and long-armed, skilled in combat, engaged with arms like iron bars.)
Both were broad-chested and long-armed, skilled in combat, and they engaged with their arms like iron bars.
तयोरासन्भुजाघाता निग्रहप्रग्रहौ तथा। शिक्षाबलसमुद्भूताः सर्वयोधप्रहर्षणाः ॥७-११७-३९॥
tayorāsanbhujāghātā nigrahapragrahau tathā। śikṣābalasamudbhūtāḥ sarvayodhapraharṣaṇāḥ ॥7-117-39॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them; आसन् (āsan) - were; भुजाघाताः (bhujāghātāḥ) - arm strikes; निग्रहप्रग्रहौ (nigrahapragrahau) - restraint and release; तथा (tathā) - thus; शिक्षाबलसमुद्भूताः (śikṣābalasamudbhūtāḥ) - arising from the strength of training; सर्वयोधप्रहर्षणाः (sarvayodhapraharṣaṇāḥ) - delighting all warriors;]
(Of them, there were arm strikes, restraint and release, thus arising from the strength of training, delighting all warriors.)
The two engaged in combat with arm strikes, employing techniques of restraint and release, which arose from their rigorous training, bringing joy to all the warriors present.
तयोर्नृवरयो राजन्समरे युध्यमानयोः। भीमोऽभवन्महाशब्दो वज्रपर्वतयोरिव ॥७-११७-४०॥
tayornṛvarayo rājansamare yudhyamānayoḥ। bhīmo'bhavanmahāśabdo vajraparvatayoriva ॥7-117-40॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; नृवरयोः (nṛvarayoḥ) - of the best among men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; समरे (samare) - in the battle; युध्यमानयोः (yudhyamānayoḥ) - fighting; भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - terrible; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - great sound; वज्रपर्वतयोः (vajraparvatayoḥ) - of the thunderous mountains; इव (iva) - like;]
(Of those two best among men, O king, fighting in the battle, a terrible great sound arose, like that of thunderous mountains.)
O king, as those two great warriors fought in the battle, a tremendous sound arose, akin to the clash of thunderous mountains.
द्विपाविव विषाणाग्रैः शृङ्गैरिव महर्षभौ। युयुधाते महात्मानौ कुरुसात्वतपुङ्गवौ ॥७-११७-४१॥
dvipāv iva viṣāṇāgraiḥ śṛṅgair iva maharṣabhau। yuyudhāte mahātmānau kurusātvatapuṅgavau ॥7-117-41॥
[द्विपौ (dvipau) - two elephants; इव (iva) - like; विषाणाग्रैः (viṣāṇāgraiḥ) - with the tips of their tusks; शृङ्गैः (śṛṅgaiḥ) - with horns; इव (iva) - like; महर्षभौ (maharṣabhau) - great bulls; युयुधाते (yuyudhāte) - fought; महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the great-souled ones; कुरुसात्वतपुङ्गवौ (kurusātvatapuṅgavau) - the foremost among the Kurus and the Sātvatas;]
(Like two elephants with the tips of their tusks, like great bulls with horns, the great-souled ones, the foremost among the Kurus and the Sātvatas, fought.)
The great-souled warriors, the best among the Kurus and the Sātvatas, fought like two elephants with their tusks and like great bulls with their horns.
क्षीणायुधे सात्वते युध्यमाने; ततोऽब्रवीदर्जुनं वासुदेवः। पश्यस्वैनं विरथं युध्यमानं; रणे केतुं सर्वधनुर्धराणाम् ॥७-११७-४२॥
kṣīṇāyudhe sātvate yudhyamāne; tato'bravīdarjunaṃ vāsudevaḥ। paśyasvainaṃ virathaṃ yudhyamānaṃ; raṇe ketuṃ sarvadhanurdharāṇām ॥7-117-42॥
[क्षीणायुधे (kṣīṇāyudhe) - with depleted weapons; सात्वते (sātvate) - Sātvata (Sātyaki); युध्यमाने (yudhyamāne) - fighting; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनं (arjunam) - to Arjuna; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna); पश्य (paśya) - see; एनम् (enam) - this; विरथं (viratham) - chariotless; युध्यमानं (yudhyamānam) - fighting; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle; केतुं (ketum) - the banner; सर्वधनुर्धराणाम् (sarvadhanurdharāṇām) - of all the archers;]
(With depleted weapons, Sātvata (Sātyaki) was fighting; then Vāsudeva (Krishna) said to Arjuna, "See this chariotless fighter in the battle, the banner of all the archers.")
With his weapons depleted, Sātyaki continued to fight. Then Krishna said to Arjuna, "Look at him, fighting without a chariot, the standard-bearer among all archers in the battle."
प्रविष्टो भारतीं सेनां तव पाण्डव पृष्ठतः। योधितश्च महावीर्यैः सर्वैर्भारत भारतैः ॥७-११७-४३॥
praviṣṭo bhāratīṃ senāṃ tava pāṇḍava pṛṣṭhataḥ। yodhitāśca mahāvīryaiḥ sarvairbhārata bhārataiḥ ॥7-117-43॥
[प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ) - entered; भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - of Bharata; सेनाम् (senām) - army; तव (tava) - your; पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Pāṇḍava; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; योधिताः (yodhitāḥ) - fought; च (ca) - and; महावीर्यैः (mahāvīryaiḥ) - with great heroes; सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all; भारत (bhārata) - Bharata; भारतैः (bhārataiḥ) - by the Bharatas;]
(Entered the Bharata army behind you, O Pāṇḍava, and fought with all the great heroes, O Bharata, by the Bharatas.)
The Bharata army was entered from behind by your side, O Pāṇḍava, and engaged in battle with all the great heroes, O Bharata, by the Bharatas.
परिश्रान्तो युधां श्रेष्ठः सम्प्राप्तो भूरिदक्षिणम्। युद्धकाङ्क्षिणमायान्तं नैतत्सममिवार्जुन ॥७-११७-४४॥
pariśrānto yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ samprāpto bhūridakṣiṇam। yuddhakāṅkṣiṇamāyāntaṃ naitatsamamivārjuna ॥7-117-44॥
[परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - exhausted; युधाम् (yudhām) - of warriors; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; सम्प्राप्तः (samprāptaḥ) - arrived; भूरि-दक्षिणम् (bhūri-dakṣiṇam) - abundant gifts; युद्ध-काङ्क्षिणम् (yuddha-kāṅkṣiṇam) - desiring battle; आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; समम् (samam) - equal; इव (iva) - like; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(Exhausted, the best of warriors, having arrived with abundant gifts, desiring battle, approaching, not this equal like Arjuna.)
Exhausted and eager for battle, the best of warriors arrived with abundant gifts, but none were equal to Arjuna.
ततो भूरिश्रवाः क्रुद्धः सात्यकिं युद्धदुर्मदम्। उद्यम्य न्यहनद्राजन्मत्तो मत्तमिव द्विपम् ॥७-११७-४५॥
tato bhūriśravāḥ kruddhaḥ sātyakiṃ yuddhadurmadam। udyamya nyahanadraajanmatto mattamiva dvipam ॥7-117-45॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; भूरिश्रवाः (bhūriśravāḥ) - Bhūriśravāḥ; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Sātyaki; युद्धदुर्मदम् (yuddhadurmadam) - arrogant in battle; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - lifting; न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - struck; राजन् (raajan) - O king; मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated; मत्तमिव (mattamiva) - like an intoxicated; द्विपम् (dvipam) - elephant;]
(Then Bhūriśravāḥ, angry, struck Sātyaki, arrogant in battle, lifting him like an intoxicated elephant, O king.)
Then, in his anger, Bhūriśravāḥ lifted and struck down Sātyaki, who was arrogant in battle, just like an intoxicated elephant would, O king.
रथस्थयोर्द्वयोर्युद्धे क्रुद्धयोर्योधमुख्ययोः। केशवार्जुनयो राजन्समरे प्रेक्षमाणयोः ॥७-११७-४६॥
rathasthayordvayoryuddhe kruddhayoryodhamukhyayoḥ। keśavārjunayo rājansamare prekṣamāṇayoḥ ॥7-117-46॥
[रथस्थयोः (rathasthayoḥ) - of the two seated in the chariot; द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - angry; योधमुख्ययोः (yodhamukhyayoḥ) - of the chief warriors; केशव-अर्जुनयोः (keśava-arjunayoḥ) - of Keshava and Arjuna; राजन् (rājan) - O King; समरे (samare) - in the battle; प्रेक्षमाणयोः (prekṣamāṇayoḥ) - observing;]
(Of the two seated in the chariot, the angry chief warriors Keshava and Arjuna, O King, observing in the battle.)
O King, Keshava and Arjuna, the chief warriors seated in the chariot, were observing the battle with anger.
अथ कृष्णो महाबाहुरर्जुनं प्रत्यभाषत। पश्य वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याघ्रं सौमदत्तिवशं गतम् ॥७-११७-४७॥
atha kṛṣṇo mahābāhurarjunaṃ pratyabhāṣata। paśya vṛṣṇyandhakavyāghraṃ saumadattivaśaṃ gatam ॥7-117-47॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - addressed; पश्य (paśya) - behold; वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याघ्रम् (vṛṣṇyandhakavyāghram) - the tiger of the Vrishni and Andhaka clans; सौमदत्तिवशम् (saumadattivaśam) - under the control of Saumadatti; गतम् (gatam) - gone;]
(Then Krishna, the mighty-armed, addressed Arjuna: "Behold the tiger of the Vrishni and Andhaka clans, gone under the control of Saumadatti.")
Then Krishna, with his mighty arms, spoke to Arjuna: "Look at the great warrior of the Vrishni and Andhaka clans, now subdued by Saumadatti."
परिश्रान्तं गतं भूमौ कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्। तवान्तेवासिनं शूरं पालयार्जुन सात्यकिम् ॥७-११७-४८॥
pariśrāntaṃ gataṃ bhūmau kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram। tavāntevāsinaṃ śūraṃ pālayārjuna sātyakim ॥7-117-48॥
[परिश्रान्तं (pariśrāntaṃ) - exhausted; गतं (gataṃ) - gone; भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; कर्म (karma) - deed; सुदुष्करम् (suduṣkaram) - very difficult; तव (tava) - your; अन्तेवासिनं (antevāsinaṃ) - disciple; शूरं (śūraṃ) - heroic; पालय (pālaya) - protect; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki;]
(Exhausted, having gone to the ground after performing a very difficult deed, protect your heroic disciple Arjuna, Satyaki.)
Exhausted and having fallen to the ground after accomplishing a very challenging task, protect your brave disciple Arjuna, Satyaki.
न वशं यज्ञशीलस्य गच्छेदेष वरारिहन्। त्वत्कृते पुरुषव्याघ्र तदाशु क्रियतां विभो ॥७-११७-४९॥
na vaśaṃ yajñaśīlasya gacchedeṣa varārihan। tvatkṛte puruṣavyāghra tadāśu kriyatāṃ vibho ॥7-117-49॥
[न (na) - not; वशं (vaśam) - control; यज्ञशीलस्य (yajñaśīlasya) - of the one who is inclined to sacrifices; गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should go; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; वरारिहन् (varārihan) - O slayer of the best enemies; त्वत्कृते (tvatkṛte) - for your sake; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; तदा (tadā) - then; आशु (āśu) - quickly; क्रियताम् (kriyatām) - let it be done; विभो (vibho) - O lord;]
(This should not go under the control of one who is inclined to sacrifices, O slayer of the best enemies. For your sake, O tiger among men, let it be done quickly, O lord.)
O slayer of the best enemies, this should not fall under the control of one who is inclined to sacrifices. For your sake, O tiger among men, let it be done swiftly, O lord.
अथाब्रवीद्धृष्टमना वासुदेवं धनञ्जयः। पश्य वृष्णिप्रवीरेण क्रीडन्तं कुरुपुङ्गवम् ॥ महाद्विपेनेव वने मत्तेन हरियूथपम् ॥७-११७-५०॥
athābravīddhṛṣṭamanā vāsudevaṃ dhanañjayaḥ। paśya vṛṣṇipravīreṇa krīḍantaṃ kurupuṅgavam ॥ mahādvipeneva vane mattena hariyūthapam ॥7-117-50॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; धृष्टमना (dhṛṣṭamanā) - with a bold mind; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṃ) - to Vāsudeva; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya; पश्य (paśya) - see; वृष्णिप्रवीरेण (vṛṣṇipravīreṇa) - by the hero of the Vṛṣṇis; क्रीडन्तं (krīḍantaṃ) - playing; कुरुपुङ्गवम् (kurupuṅgavam) - the best of the Kurus; महाद्विपेन (mahādvipena) - by a great elephant; इव (iva) - like; वने (vane) - in the forest; मत्तेन (mattena) - by an intoxicated; हरियूथपम् (hariyūthapam) - leader of a herd of elephants;]
(Then Dhanañjaya, with a bold mind, said to Vāsudeva: "See the best of the Kurus playing with the hero of the Vṛṣṇis, like a great elephant with an intoxicated leader of a herd of elephants in the forest.")
Then, with a bold heart, Dhanañjaya said to Vāsudeva: "Look at the best of the Kurus playing with the hero of the Vṛṣṇis, like a mighty elephant with an intoxicated leader of a herd of elephants in the forest."
हाहाकारो महानासीत्सैन्यानां भरतर्षभ। यदुद्यम्य महाबाहुः सात्यकिं न्यहनद्भुवि ॥७-११७-५१॥
hāhākāro mahān āsīt sainyānāṃ bharatarṣabha। yad udyamya mahābāhuḥ sātyakiṃ nyahanad bhuvi ॥7-117-51॥
[हाहाकारः (hāhākāraḥ) - uproar; महान् (mahān) - great; आसीत् (āsīt) - was; सैन्यानाम् (sainyānām) - of the armies; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; यत् (yat) - when; उद्यस्य (udyasya) - having raised; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; न्यहनत् (nyahanat) - struck down; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(There was a great uproar among the armies, O best of the Bharatas, when the mighty-armed one struck down Satyaki on the ground.)
A tremendous uproar arose among the troops, O best of the Bharatas, as the mighty-armed warrior felled Satyaki to the earth.
स सिंह इव मातङ्गं विकर्षन्भूरिदक्षिणः। व्यरोचत कुरुश्रेष्ठः सात्वतप्रवरं युधि ॥७-११७-५२॥
sa siṃha iva mātaṅgaṃ vikarṣanbhūridakṣiṇaḥ। vyarocata kuruśreṣṭhaḥ sātvatapravaraṃ yudhi ॥7-117-52॥
[स (sa) - he; सिंह (siṃha) - lion; इव (iva) - like; मातङ्गं (mātaṅgaṃ) - elephant; विकर्षन् (vikarṣan) - dragging; भूरिदक्षिणः (bhūridakṣiṇaḥ) - generous; व्यरोचत (vyarocata) - shone; कुरुश्रेष्ठः (kuruśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the Kurus; सात्वतप्रवरं (sātvatapravaraṃ) - foremost of the Satvatas; युधि (yudhi) - in battle;]
(He, like a lion dragging an elephant, shone as the generous best of the Kurus in battle, the foremost of the Satvatas.)
He, like a lion dragging an elephant, shone brightly as the most generous and distinguished among the Kurus in the battle, being the foremost of the Satvatas.
अथ कोशाद्विनिष्कृष्य खड्गं भूरिश्रवा रणे। मूर्धजेषु निजग्राह पदा चोरस्यताडयत् ॥७-११७-५३॥
atha kośādviniṣkṛṣya khaḍgaṃ bhūriśravā raṇe। mūrdhajeṣu nijagrāha padā corasyatāḍayat ॥7-117-53॥
[अथ (atha) - then; कोशात् (kośāt) - from the sheath; विनिष्कृष्य (viniṣkṛṣya) - having drawn out; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhūrishravā; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; मूर्धजेषु (mūrdhajeṣu) - by the hair; निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - seized; पदा (padā) - with his foot; च (ca) - and; उरस्य (urasya) - on the chest; ताडयत् (tāḍayat) - struck;]
(Then Bhūrishravā, having drawn out his sword from the sheath in battle, seized by the hair and struck on the chest with his foot.)
Then Bhūrishravā, in the midst of battle, drew his sword from its sheath, grabbed his opponent by the hair, and struck him on the chest with his foot.
तथा तु परिकृष्यन्तं दृष्ट्वा सात्वतमाहवे। वासुदेवस्ततो राजन्भूयोऽर्जुनमभाषत ॥७-११७-५४॥
tathā tu parikṛṣyantaṃ dṛṣṭvā sātvatamāhave। vāsudevastato rājanbhūyo'rjunamabhāṣata ॥7-117-54॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; तु (tu) - but; परिकृष्यन्तं (parikṛṣyantam) - being dragged; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सात्वतम् (sātvataṃ) - Sātvata; आहवे (āhave) - in battle; वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva; ततः (tataḥ) - then; राजन् (rājan) - O king; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - to Arjuna; अभाषत (abhāṣata) - spoke;]
(Thus, but seeing Sātvata being dragged in battle, then Vāsudeva, O king, again spoke to Arjuna.)
Seeing Sātvata being dragged in battle, Vāsudeva then spoke again to Arjuna, O king.
पश्य वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याघ्रं सौमदत्तिवशं गतम्। तव शिष्यं महाबाहो धनुष्यनवरं त्वया ॥७-११७-५५॥
paśya vṛṣṇyandhakavyāghraṃ saumadattivaśaṃ gatam। tava śiṣyaṃ mahābāho dhanuṣyanavaraṃ tvayā ॥7-117-55॥
[पश्य (paśya) - see; वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याघ्रम् (vṛṣṇyandhakavyāghram) - Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka tigers; सौमदत्तिवशम् (saumadattivaśam) - under the control of Saumadatti; गतम् (gatam) - gone; तव (tava) - your; शिष्यं (śiṣyaṃ) - disciple; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; धनुष्यनवरम् (dhanuṣyanavaram) - best among archers; त्वया (tvayā) - by you;]
(See the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka tigers gone under the control of Saumadatti, your disciple, O mighty-armed one, best among archers, by you.)
"See how the mighty warriors of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans have fallen under the sway of Saumadatti, your disciple, O mighty-armed one, and best among archers, by your doing."
असत्यो विक्रमः पार्थ यत्र भूरिश्रवा रणे। विशेषयति वार्ष्णेयं सात्यकिं सत्यविक्रमम् ॥७-११७-५६॥
asatyo vikramaḥ pārtha yatra bhūriśravā raṇe। viśeṣayati vārṣṇeyaṃ sātyakiṃ satyavikramam ॥7-117-56॥
[असत्यः (asatyaḥ) - untrue; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - valor; पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha; यत्र (yatra) - where; भूरिश्रवा (bhūriśravā) - Bhurishrava; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; विशेषयति (viśeṣayati) - excels; वार्ष्णेयम् (vārṣṇeyam) - descendant of Vrishni; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki; सत्यविक्रमम् (satyavikramam) - true valor;]
(O son of Pritha, where Bhurishrava excels in battle, the untrue valor of the descendant of Vrishni, Satyaki, is true valor.)
O son of Pritha, in the battle where Bhurishrava excels, the valor of Satyaki, the descendant of Vrishni, is proven true despite being doubted.
एवमुक्तो महाबाहुर्वासुदेवेन पाण्डवः। मनसा पूजयामास भूरिश्रवसमाहवे ॥७-११७-५७॥
evamukto mahābāhurvāsudevena pāṇḍavaḥ। manasā pūjayāmāsa bhūriśravasamāhave ॥7-117-57॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - by Vāsudeva; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the son of Pandu; मनसा (manasā) - in mind; पूजयामास (pūjayāmāsa) - worshipped; भूरिश्रवसम् (bhūriśravasam) - Bhūriśravas; आहवे (āhave) - in battle;]
(Thus spoken by Vāsudeva, the mighty-armed son of Pandu worshipped Bhūriśravas in mind in battle.)
Upon hearing these words from Vāsudeva, the mighty-armed Pandava mentally honored Bhūriśravas during the battle.
विकर्षन्सात्वतश्रेष्ठं क्रीडमान इवाहवे। संहर्षयति मां भूयः कुरूणां कीर्तिवर्धनः ॥७-११७-५८॥
vikarṣansātvatśreṣṭhaṃ krīḍamāna ivāhave। saṃharṣayati māṃ bhūyaḥ kurūṇāṃ kīrtivardhanaḥ ॥7-117-58॥
[विकर्षन् (vikarṣan) - dragging; सात्वतश्रेष्ठम् (sātvatśreṣṭham) - the best of the Sātvatas; क्रीडमान (krīḍamāna) - playing; इव (iva) - as if; अहवे (ahave) - in battle; संहर्षयति (saṃharṣayati) - delights; माम् (mām) - me; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus; कीर्तिवर्धनः (kīrtivardhanaḥ) - the increaser of fame;]
(Dragging the best of the Sātvatas, as if playing in battle, delights me again, the increaser of the Kurus' fame.)
The act of dragging the best of the Sātvatas, as if it were a game in battle, brings me joy once more, enhancing the fame of the Kurus.
प्रवरं वृष्णिवीराणां यन्न हन्याद्धि सात्यकिम्। महाद्विपमिवारण्ये मृगेन्द्र इव कर्षति ॥७-११७-५९॥
pravaraṁ vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṁ yanna hanyāddhi sātyakim। mahādvipamivāraṇye mṛgendra iva karṣati ॥7-117-59॥
[प्रवरम् (pravaram) - foremost; वृष्णि-वीराणाम् (vṛṣṇi-vīrāṇām) - of the Vṛṣṇi heroes; यत् (yat) - which; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; हि (hi) - indeed; सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Sātyaki; महाद्विपम् (mahādvipam) - great elephant; इव (iva) - like; अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest; मृग-इन्द्रः (mṛga-indraḥ) - lion; इव (iva) - like; कर्षति (karṣati) - drags;]
(The foremost of the Vṛṣṇi heroes, which indeed would not kill Sātyaki, drags like a lion a great elephant in the forest.)
The foremost among the Vṛṣṇi heroes, who would not kill Sātyaki, drags him like a lion drags a great elephant in the forest.
एवं तु मनसा राजन्पार्थः सम्पूज्य कौरवम्। वासुदेवं महाबाहुरर्जुनः प्रत्यभाषत ॥७-११७-६०॥
evaṃ tu manasā rājanpārthaḥ sampūjya kauravam। vāsudevaṃ mahābāhurarjunaḥ pratyabhāṣata ॥7-117-60॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; तु (tu) - but; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; सम्पूज्य (sampūjya) - having worshipped; कौरवम् (kauravam) - Kaurava; वासुदेवं (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यभाषत (pratyabhāṣata) - replied;]
(Thus, but with mind, O king, Arjuna, having worshipped Kaurava, mighty-armed Arjuna replied to Vasudeva.)
Thus, O king, Arjuna, after mentally worshipping the Kaurava, mighty-armed Arjuna spoke to Vasudeva.
सैन्धवासक्तदृष्टित्वान्नैनं पश्यामि माधव। एष त्वसुकरं कर्म यादवार्थे करोम्यहम् ॥७-११७-६१॥
saindhavāsaktadṛṣṭitvānna enaṃ paśyāmi mādhava। eṣa tvasukaraṃ karma yādavārthe karomyaham ॥7-117-61॥
[सैन्धव (saindhava) - of Saindhava; आसक्त (āsakta) - attached; दृष्टित्वात् (dṛṣṭitvāt) - due to vision; न (na) - not; एनम् (enam) - him; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava; एष (eṣa) - this; तु (tu) - but; असुकरम् (asukaram) - difficult; कर्म (karma) - task; यादव (yādava) - for the Yādavas; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; करोमि (karomi) - I do; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Due to being attached to Saindhava, I do not see him, O Mādhava. But I perform this difficult task for the sake of the Yādavas.)
Because of my attachment to Saindhava, I cannot see him, O Mādhava. However, I undertake this challenging task for the benefit of the Yādavas.
इत्युक्त्वा वचनं कुर्वन्वासुदेवस्य पाण्डवः। सखड्गं यज्ञशीलस्य पत्रिणा बाहुमच्छिनत् ॥७-११७-६२॥
ityuktvā vacanaṃ kurvanvāsudevasya pāṇḍavaḥ। sakhaḍgaṃ yajñaśīlasya patriṇā bāhumacchinat ॥7-117-62॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; वचनं (vacanam) - words; कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; स (sa) - he; खड्गं (khaḍgaṃ) - sword; यज्ञशीलस्य (yajñaśīlasya) - of Yajñaśīla; पत्रिणा (patriṇā) - with the blade; बाहुं (bāhum) - arm; अच्छिनत् (acchinat) - cut off;]
(Thus, having spoken the words of Vāsudeva, Pāṇḍava, with the sword, cut off the arm of Yajñaśīla with the blade.)
After speaking the words of Vāsudeva, Pāṇḍava used his sword to sever the arm of Yajñaśīla.
