07.120
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
तदवस्थे हते तस्मिन्भूरिश्रवसि कौरवे। यथा भूयोऽभवद्युद्धं तन्ममाचक्ष्व सञ्जय ॥७-१२०-१॥
tad avasthe hate tasmin bhūrishravasi kaurave। yathā bhūyo'bhavad yuddhaṃ tan mamācakṣva sañjaya ॥7-120-1॥
[तदवस्थे (tad avasthe) - in that condition; हते (hate) - slain; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; भूरिश्रवसि (bhūrishravasi) - Bhūrishravas; कौरवे (kaurave) - Kaurava; यथा (yathā) - as; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred; युद्धं (yuddhaṃ) - battle; तत् (tat) - that; मम (mama) - to me; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya;]
(In that condition, when Bhūrishravas, the Kaurava, was slain, tell me how the battle occurred again, O Sanjaya.)
In that situation, when Bhūrishravas, the Kaurava, was killed, please narrate to me how the battle resumed, O Sanjaya.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
भूरिश्रवसि सङ्क्रान्ते परलोकाय भारत। वासुदेवं महाबाहुरर्जुनः समचूचुदत् ॥७-१२०-२॥
bhūriśravasi saṅkrānte paralokāya bhārata। vāsudevaṁ mahābāhurarjunaḥ samacūcudat ॥7-120-2॥
[भूरिश्रवसि (bhūriśravasi) - in Bhurishravas; सङ्क्रान्ते (saṅkrānte) - having departed; परलोकाय (paralokāya) - to the other world; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; वासुदेवं (vāsudevaṁ) - Vasudeva; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; समचूचुदत् (samacūcudat) - pierced;]
(In Bhurishravas, having departed to the other world, O Bharata, mighty-armed Arjuna pierced Vasudeva.)
O Bharata, when Bhurishravas had departed to the other world, mighty-armed Arjuna pierced Vasudeva.
चोदयाश्वान्भृशं कृष्ण यतो राजा जयद्रथः। अस्तमेति महाबाहो त्वरमाणो दिवाकरः ॥७-१२०-३॥
codayāśvān bhṛśaṃ kṛṣṇa yato rājā jayadrathaḥ। astam eti mahābāho tvaramāṇo divākaraḥ ॥7-120-3॥
[चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - swiftly; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; यतः (yataḥ) - where; राजा (rājā) - king; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; एति (eti) - goes; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - mighty-armed; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hastening; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - sun;]
(Urge the horses swiftly, Krishna, where King Jayadratha is. The sun, O mighty-armed, is hastening to set.)
"Krishna, urge the horses swiftly towards where King Jayadratha is, for the sun is hastening to set, O mighty-armed one."
एतद्धि पुरुषव्याघ्र महदभ्युद्यतं मया। कार्यं संरक्ष्यते चैष कुरुसेनामहारथैः ॥७-१२०-४॥
etaddhi puruṣavyāghra mahadabhyudyataṃ mayā। kāryaṃ saṃrakṣyate caiṣa kurusenāmahārathaiḥ ॥7-120-4॥
[एतत् (etat) - this; हि (hi) - indeed; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; महत् (mahat) - great; अभ्युद्यतम् (abhyudyatam) - undertaken; मया (mayā) - by me; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - task; संरक्ष्यते (saṃrakṣyate) - is protected; च (ca) - and; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; कुरुसेना (kurusenā) - Kuru army; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - by great charioteers;]
(This indeed, O tiger among men, the great task undertaken by me is protected and this Kuru army by great charioteers.)
O tiger among men, this great task undertaken by me is indeed protected by the great charioteers of the Kuru army.
नास्तमेति यथा सूर्यो यथा सत्यं भवेद्वचः। चोदयाश्वांस्तथा कृष्ण यथा हन्यां जयद्रथम् ॥७-१२०-५॥
nāstameti yathā sūryo yathā satyaṃ bhavedvacaḥ। codayāśvāṃstathā kṛṣṇa yathā hanyāṃ jayadratham ॥7-120-5॥
[न (na) - not; अस्तम् (astam) - setting; एति (eti) - goes; यथा (yathā) - as; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - sun; यथा (yathā) - as; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; चोदय (codaya) - urge; अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; तथा (tathā) - so; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna; यथा (yathā) - as; हन्याम् (hanyām) - I may slay; जयद्रथम् (jayadratham) - Jayadratha;]
(As the sun does not set, as speech becomes truth, so urge the horses, O Krishna, so that I may slay Jayadratha.)
"O Krishna, just as the sun never sets and words become truth, drive the horses so that I can kill Jayadratha."
ततः कृष्णो महाबाहू रजतप्रतिमान्हयान्। हयज्ञश्चोदयामास जयद्रथरथं प्रति ॥७-१२०-६॥
tataḥ kṛṣṇo mahābāhū rajatapratimānhayān। hayajñaścodayāmāsa jayadratharathaṃ prati ॥7-120-6॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; रजतप्रतिमान् (rajatapratimān) - silver-like; हयान् (hayān) - horses; हयज्ञः (hayajñaḥ) - the horse-sacrificer; चोदयामास (codayāmāsa) - urged; जयद्रथरथं (jayadratharatham) - towards Jayadratha's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then Krishna, the mighty-armed, urged the silver-like horses towards Jayadratha's chariot.)
Then Krishna, the mighty-armed, drove the silver-like horses towards Jayadratha's chariot.
तं प्रयान्तममोघेषुमुत्पतद्भिरिवाशुगैः। त्वरमाणा महाराज सेनामुख्याः समाव्रजन् ॥७-१२०-७॥
taṃ prayāntamamogheṣumutpatadbhirivāśugaiḥ। tvaramāṇā mahārāja senāmukhyāḥ samāvrajan ॥7-120-7॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; प्रयान्तम् (prayāntam) - departing; अमोघेषुम् (amogheṣum) - with unfailing arrows; उत्पतद्भिः (utpatadbhih) - rising; इव (iva) - like; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - swift; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सेनामुख्याः (senāmukhyāḥ) - leaders of the army; समाव्रजन् (samāvrajan) - approached;]
(Him departing with unfailing arrows, like swift rising ones, hastening, O great king, the leaders of the army approached.)
As he departed with his unfailing arrows, the leaders of the army, hastening like swift rising ones, approached, O great king.
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च वृषसेनोऽथ मद्रराट्। अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव स्वयमेव च सैन्धवः ॥७-१२०-८॥
duryodhanaśca karṇaśca vṛṣaseno'tha madrarāṭ। aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva svayameva ca saindhavaḥ ॥7-120-8॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; अथ (atha) - then; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - King of Madra; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; ॥७-१२०-८॥ (॥7-120-8॥) - (verse number);]
(Duryodhana and Karna and Vrishasena then King of Madra. Ashwatthama, Kripa and indeed himself and Saindhava.)
Duryodhana, Karna, Vrishasena, the King of Madra, Ashwatthama, Kripa, and Saindhava were all present.
समासाद्य तु बीभत्सुः सैन्धवं प्रमुखे स्थितम्। नेत्राभ्यां क्रोधदीप्ताभ्यां सम्प्रैक्षन्निर्दहन्निव ॥७-१२०-९॥
samāsādya tu bībhatsuḥ saindhavaṃ pramukhe sthitam। netrābhyāṃ krodhadīptābhyāṃ samprīkṣannirdahanniva ॥7-120-9॥
[समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having approached; तु (tu) - but; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu (Arjuna); सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Jayadratha; प्रमुखे (pramukhe) - in front; स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing; नेत्राभ्यां (netrābhyāṃ) - with eyes; क्रोधदीप्ताभ्यां (krodhadīptābhyāṃ) - inflamed with anger; सम्प्रैक्षन् (samprīkṣan) - looking; निर्दहन्निव (nirdahanniva) - as if burning;]
(Having approached, Bibhatsu (Arjuna) stood in front of Jayadratha, looking with eyes inflamed with anger, as if burning.)
Arjuna, known as Bibhatsu, approached and stood in front of Jayadratha, his eyes blazing with anger, as if he could burn him with his gaze.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा राधेयं त्वरितोऽब्रवीत्। अर्जुनं वीक्ष्य संयान्तं जयद्रथरथं प्रति ॥७-१२०-१०॥
tato duryodhano rājā rādheyaṃ tvarito'bravīt। arjunaṃ vīkṣya saṃyāntaṃ jayadratharathaṃ prati ॥7-120-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - quickly; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said; अर्जुनं (arjunaṃ) - Arjuna; वीक्ष्य (vīkṣya) - seeing; संयान्तं (saṃyāntaṃ) - approaching; जयद्रथरथं (jayadratharathaṃ) - Jayadratha's chariot; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Then King Duryodhana quickly said to Radheya, seeing Arjuna approaching towards Jayadratha's chariot.)
Then King Duryodhana quickly spoke to Karna, observing Arjuna advancing towards Jayadratha's chariot.
अयं स वैकर्तन युद्धकालो; विदर्शयस्वात्मबलं महात्मन्। यथा न वध्येत रणेऽर्जुनेन; जयद्रथः कर्ण तथा कुरुष्व ॥७-१२०-११॥
ayaṁ sa vaikartana yuddhakālo; vidarśayasvātmabalaṁ mahātman। yathā na vadhyeta raṇe'rjunena; jayadrathaḥ karṇa tathā kuruṣva ॥7-120-11॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; स (sa) - he; वैकर्तन (vaikartana) - son of Vikartana; युद्धकालः (yuddhakālaḥ) - time of battle; विदर्शय (vidarśaya) - show; स्व (sva) - own; आत्मबलं (ātmabalaṁ) - strength; महात्मन् (mahātman) - O great soul; यथा (yathā) - so that; न (na) - not; वध्येत (vadhyeta) - be killed; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुनेन (arjunena) - by Arjuna; जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; तथा (tathā) - thus; कुरुष्व (kuruṣva) - do;]
(This is the time of battle, O son of Vikartana; show your own strength, O great soul, so that Jayadratha is not killed in battle by Arjuna; thus, O Karna, do.)
This is the time for battle, O son of Vikartana. Show your strength, O great soul, so that Jayadratha is not slain by Arjuna in the battle. Therefore, O Karna, act accordingly.
अल्पावशिष्टं दिवसं नृवीर; विघातयस्वाद्य रिपुं शरौघैः। दिनक्षयं प्राप्य नरप्रवीर; ध्रुवं हि नः कर्ण जयो भविष्यति ॥७-१२०-१२॥
alpāvaśiṣṭaṃ divasaṃ nṛvīra; vighātayasvādya ripuṃ śaraughaiḥ। dinakṣayaṃ prāpya narapravīra; dhruvaṃ hi naḥ karṇa jayo bhaviṣyati ॥7-120-12॥
[अल्पावशिष्टम् (alpāvaśiṣṭam) - remaining a little; दिवसम् (divasam) - day; नृवीर (nṛvīra) - O hero among men; विघातय (vighātaya) - destroy; अद्य (adya) - today; रिपुम् (ripum) - enemy; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; दिनक्षयम् (dinakṣayam) - end of the day; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached; नरप्रवीर (narapravīra) - O best among men; ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly; हि (hi) - indeed; नः (naḥ) - our; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be;]
(O hero among men, with the remaining little day, destroy the enemy today with showers of arrows. Having reached the end of the day, O best among men, certainly indeed our victory over Karna will be.)
O hero among men, use the remaining daylight to destroy the enemy with showers of arrows. By the end of the day, O best among men, our victory over Karna is assured.
सैन्धवे रक्ष्यमाणे तु सूर्यस्यास्तमयं प्रति। मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञः कौन्तेयः प्रवेक्ष्यति हुताशनम् ॥७-१२०-१३॥
saindhave rakṣyamāṇe tu sūryasyāstamayaṃ prati। mithyāpratijñaḥ kaunteyaḥ pravekṣyati hutāśanam ॥7-120-13॥
[सैन्धवे (saindhave) - in the salt; रक्ष्यमाणे (rakṣyamāṇe) - being protected; तु (tu) - but; सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the sun; अस्तमयं (astamayaṃ) - setting; प्रति (prati) - towards; मिथ्या (mithyā) - false; प्रतिज्ञः (pratijñaḥ) - promise; कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - son of Kunti; प्रवेक्ष्यति (pravekṣyati) - will enter; हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - fire;]
(In the salt being protected, but towards the setting of the sun, the son of Kunti with a false promise will enter the fire.)
As the salt is being protected, at the time of sunset, the son of Kunti, who has made a false promise, will enter the fire.
अनर्जुनायां च भुवि मुहूर्तमपि मानद। जीवितुं नोत्सहेरन्वै भ्रातरोऽस्य सहानुगाः ॥७-१२०-१४॥
anarjunāyāṃ ca bhuvi muhūrtamapi mānada। jīvituṃ notsaheranvai bhrātaro'sya sahānugāḥ ॥7-120-14॥
[अनर्जुनायाम् (anarjunāyām) - in the absence of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the earth; मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment; अपि (api) - even; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; जीवितुम् (jīvitum) - to live; न (na) - not; उत्सहेयुः (utsaheran) - would be able; वै (vai) - indeed; भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers; अस्य (asya) - his; सह (saha) - with; अनुगाः (anugāḥ) - followers;]
(O giver of honor, in the absence of Arjuna, his brothers and followers would not be able to live even for a moment on the earth.)
O giver of honor, without Arjuna, his brothers and followers would indeed not be able to survive even for a moment on this earth.
विनष्टैः पाण्डवेयैश्च सशैलवनकाननाम्। वसुन्धरामिमां कर्ण भोक्ष्यामो हतकण्टकाम् ॥७-१२०-१५॥
vinaṣṭaiḥ pāṇḍaveyaiśca saśailavanakānanām। vasundharāmimāṃ karṇa bhokṣyāmo hatakaṇṭakām ॥7-120-15॥
[विनष्टैः (vinaṣṭaiḥ) - destroyed; पाण्डवेयैः (pāṇḍaveyaiḥ) - by the sons of Pandu; च (ca) - and; सशैलवनकाननाम् (saśailavanakānanām) - with mountains and forests; वसुन्धराम् (vasundharām) - earth; इमाम् (imām) - this; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; भोक्ष्यामः (bhokṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enjoy; हतकण्टकाम् (hatakaṇṭakām) - devoid of thorns;]
(Destroyed by the sons of Pandu and with mountains and forests, this earth, O Karna, we shall enjoy, devoid of thorns.)
O Karna, we shall enjoy this earth, which has been destroyed by the sons of Pandu and is now devoid of obstacles like mountains and forests.
दैवेनोपहतः पार्थो विपरीतश्च मानद। कार्याकार्यमजानन्वै प्रतिज्ञां कृतवान्रणे ॥७-१२०-१६॥
daivenopahataḥ pārtho viparītaśca mānada। kāryākāryamajānannvai pratijñāṃ kṛtavānraṇe ॥7-120-16॥
[दैवेन (daivena) - by fate; उपहतः (upahataḥ) - afflicted; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; विपरीतः (viparītaḥ) - confused; च (ca) - and; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; कार्य (kārya) - duty; अकार्य (akārya) - non-duty; अजानन् (ajānann) - not knowing; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रतिज्ञाम् (pratijñām) - vow; कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - made; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(Afflicted by fate, Arjuna, confused and O giver of honor, not knowing duty and non-duty, indeed made a vow in battle.)
Arjuna, afflicted by fate and confused, made a vow in battle without knowing what was right or wrong, O giver of honor.
नूनमात्मविनाशाय पाण्डवेन किरीटिना। प्रतिज्ञेयं कृता कर्ण जयद्रथवधं प्रति ॥७-१२०-१७॥
nūnam ātmavināśāya pāṇḍavena kirīṭinā। pratijñeyaṃ kṛtā karṇa jayadrathavadhaṃ prati ॥7-120-17॥
[नूनम् (nūnam) - certainly; आत्म (ātma) - self; विनाशाय (vināśāya) - for destruction; पाण्डवेन (pāṇḍavena) - by the Pandava; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the one with a crown; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; इयम् (iyam) - this; कृता (kṛtā) - made; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; जयद्रथ (jayadratha) - Jayadratha; वधं (vadhaṃ) - killing; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(Certainly, for self-destruction, by the Pandava with a crown, this vow was made towards the killing of Karna and Jayadratha.)
Certainly, it seems that the Pandava with the crown has made this vow for his own destruction, aiming at the killing of Karna and Jayadratha.
कथं जीवति दुर्धर्षे त्वयि राधेय फल्गुनः। अनस्तङ्गत आदित्ये हन्यात्सैन्धवकं नृपम् ॥७-१२०-१८॥
kathaṁ jīvati durdharṣe tvayi rādheya phalgunaḥ। anastaṅgata āditye hanyātsaindhavaṁ nṛpam ॥7-120-18॥
[कथं (kathaṁ) - how; जीवति (jīvati) - lives; दुर्धर्षे (durdharṣe) - O invincible one; त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; राधेय (rādheya) - O son of Radha; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; अनस्तङ्गत (anastaṅgata) - not yet set; आदित्ये (āditye) - sun; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - would kill; सैन्धवकं (saindhavaṁ) - Saindhava; नृपम् (nṛpam) - king;]
(How does Arjuna live, O invincible one, in you, O son of Radha? When the sun has not yet set, he would kill the Saindhava king.)
Arjuna, the son of Radha, wonders how he can continue to live, O invincible one, when the sun has not yet set, and he must kill the Saindhava king.
रक्षितं मद्रराजेन कृपेण च महात्मना। जयद्रथं रणमुखे कथं हन्याद्धनञ्जयः ॥७-१२०-१९॥
rakṣitaṃ madrarājena kṛpeṇa ca mahātmanā। jayadrathaṃ raṇamukhe kathaṃ hanyāddhanañjayaḥ ॥7-120-19॥
[रक्षितं (rakṣitam) - protected; मद्रराजेन (madrarājena) - by the king of Madra; कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul; जयद्रथं (jayadratham) - Jayadratha; रणमुखे (raṇamukhe) - in the battlefield; कथं (katham) - how; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - could kill; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhanañjaya (Arjuna);]
(Protected by the king of Madra, by Kṛpa, and by the great soul, how could Dhanañjaya kill Jayadratha in the battlefield?)
Jayadratha was protected by the king of Madra, Kṛpa, and the great soul. How could Arjuna kill him in the battlefield?
द्रौणिना रक्ष्यमाणं च मया दुःशासनेन च। कथं प्राप्स्यति बीभत्सुः सैन्धवं कालचोदितः ॥७-१२०-२०॥
drauṇinā rakṣyamāṇaṃ ca mayā duḥśāsanena ca। kathaṃ prāpsyati bībhatsuḥ saindhavaṃ kālacoditaḥ ॥7-120-20॥
[द्रौणिना (drauṇinā) - by Drona's son; रक्ष्यमाणं (rakṣyamāṇaṃ) - being protected; च (ca) - and; मया (mayā) - by me; दुःशासनेन (duḥśāsanena) - by Duhshasana; च (ca) - and; कथं (kathaṃ) - how; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will attain; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna; सैन्धवं (saindhavaṃ) - Jayadratha; कालचोदितः (kālacoditaḥ) - driven by time;]
(By Drona's son, being protected, and by me, by Duhshasana, and how will Arjuna attain Jayadratha, driven by time?)
Arjuna, driven by time, wonders how he will reach Jayadratha, who is being protected by Drona's son, myself, and Duhshasana.
युध्यन्ते बहवः शूरा लम्बते च दिवाकरः। शङ्के जयद्रथं पार्थो नैव प्राप्स्यति मानद ॥७-१२०-२१॥
yudhyante bahavaḥ śūrā lambate ca divākaraḥ। śaṅke jayadrathaṃ pārtho naiva prāpsyati mānada ॥7-120-21॥
[युध्यन्ते (yudhyante) - fight; बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; शूरा (śūrā) - heroes; लम्बते (lambate) - is setting; च (ca) - and; दिवाकरः (divākaraḥ) - the sun; शङ्के (śaṅke) - I doubt; जयद्रथं (jayadrathaṃ) - Jayadratha; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; नैव (naiva) - not; प्राप्स्यति (prāpsyati) - will achieve; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor;]
(Many heroes fight, and the sun is setting. I doubt Arjuna will achieve Jayadratha, O giver of honor.)
Many heroes are fighting, and the sun is setting. I fear that Arjuna will not be able to reach Jayadratha, O giver of honor.
स त्वं कर्ण मया सार्धं शूरैश्चान्यैर्महारथैः। युध्यस्व यत्नमास्थाय परं पार्थेन संयुगे ॥७-१२०-२२॥
sa tvaṃ karṇa mayā sārdhaṃ śūraiścaanyairmahārathaiḥ। yudhyasva yatnamāsthāya paraṃ pārthena saṃyuge ॥7-120-22॥
[स (sa) - you; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; मया (mayā) - with me; सार्धं (sārdhaṃ) - together; शूरैः (śūraiḥ) - with warriors; च (ca) - and; अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - other; महारथैः (mahārathaiḥ) - great charioteers; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken; परम् (param) - supreme; पार्थेन (pārthena) - with Arjuna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle;]
(You, Karna, fight with me, along with other great charioteers and warriors, making supreme effort in battle with Arjuna.)
Karna, you must join me and other great warriors in battle, making every effort to fight against Arjuna.
एवमुक्तस्तु राधेयस्तव पुत्रेण मारिष। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं प्रत्युवाच कुरूत्तमम् ॥७-१२०-२३॥
evamuktastu rādheyastava putreṇa māriṣa। duryodhanamidaṃ vākyaṃ pratyuvāca kurūttamam ॥7-120-23॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रेण (putreṇa) - by son; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - Duryodhana; इदं (idaṃ) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - word; प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca) - replied; कुरूत्तमम् (kurūttamam) - best of Kurus;]
(Thus spoken by your son, O great one, Radheya replied this word to Duryodhana, the best of Kurus.)
Upon being addressed in this manner by your son, O great one, Karna (Radheya) replied to Duryodhana, the foremost of the Kurus, with these words.
दृढलक्ष्येण शूरेण भीमसेनेन धन्विना। भृशमुद्वेजितः सङ्ख्ये शरजालैरनेकशः ॥७-१२०-२४॥
dṛḍhalakṣyeṇa śūreṇa bhīmasenena dhanvinā। bhṛśamudvejitaḥ saṅkhye śarajālairanekaśaḥ ॥7-120-24॥
[दृढलक्ष्येण (dṛḍhalakṣyeṇa) - with firm aim; शूरेण (śūreṇa) - by the hero; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; धन्विना (dhanvinā) - by the archer; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly; उद्वेजितः (udvejitaḥ) - agitated; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; शरजालैः (śarajālaiḥ) - by showers of arrows; अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - repeatedly;]
(With firm aim, by the hero Bhimasena, the archer, greatly agitated in battle by showers of arrows repeatedly.)
The hero Bhimasena, with his firm aim and skill in archery, greatly agitated the enemy in battle with repeated showers of arrows.
स्थातव्यमिति तिष्ठामि रणे सम्प्रति मानद। नैवाङ्गमिङ्गति किञ्चिन्मे सन्तप्तस्य रणेषुभिः ॥७-१२०-२५॥
sthātavyamiti tiṣṭhāmi raṇe samprati mānada। naivāṅgamiṅgati kiñcinme santaptasya raṇeṣubhiḥ ॥7-120-25॥
[स्थातव्यम् (sthātavyam) - must stand; इति (iti) - thus; तिष्ठामि (tiṣṭhāmi) - I stand; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सम्प्रति (samprati) - now; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb; इङ्गति (iṅgati) - trembles; किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything; मे (me) - my; सन्तप्तस्य (santaptasya) - of the tormented; रणेषुभिः (raṇeṣubhiḥ) - by the arrows of battle;]
("I must stand," thus I stand in battle now, O giver of honor. Indeed, not even a limb of mine trembles, tormented by the arrows of battle.)
"I must stand," I declare, standing firm in the battle now, O giver of honor. Not a single limb of mine trembles, despite being tormented by the arrows of battle.
योत्स्यामि तु तथा राजञ्शक्त्याहं परया रणे। यथा पाण्डवमुख्योऽसौ न हनिष्यति सैन्धवम् ॥७-१२०-२६॥
yotsyāmi tu tathā rājañśaktyāhaṃ parayā raṇe। yathā pāṇḍavamukhyo'sau na haniṣyati saindhavam ॥7-120-26॥
[योत्स्यामि (yotsyāmi) - I will fight; तु (tu) - but; तथा (tathā) - thus; राजन् (rājan) - O king; शक्त्या (śaktyā) - with power; अहम् (aham) - I; परया (parayā) - great; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; यथा (yathā) - so that; पाण्डवमुख्यः (pāṇḍavamukhyaḥ) - the chief of the Pandavas; असौ (asau) - he; न (na) - not; हनिष्यति (haniṣyati) - will kill; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava.;]
(I will fight thus, O king, with great power in battle, so that the chief of the Pandavas will not kill Saindhava.)
I will indeed fight with all my might in the battle, O king, so that the chief of the Pandavas will not slay Saindhava.
न हि मे युध्यमानस्य सायकांश्चास्यतः शितान्। सैन्धवं प्राप्स्यते वीरः सव्यसाची धनञ्जयः ॥७-१२०-२७॥
na hi me yudhyamānasya sāyakāṃścāsyataḥ śitān। saindhavaṃ prāpsyate vīraḥ savyasācī dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-120-27॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - for; मे (me) - my; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; च (ca) - and; अस्यतः (asyataḥ) - shooting; शितान् (śitān) - sharp; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Saindhava; प्राप्स्यते (prāpsyate) - will obtain; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Savyasachi; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(For my fighting, shooting sharp arrows, the hero Savyasachi Dhananjaya will obtain Saindhava.)
The hero Savyasachi Dhananjaya, while fighting and shooting sharp arrows, will achieve victory over Saindhava.
यत्तु शक्तिमता कार्यं सततं हितकारिणा। तत्करिष्यामि कौरव्य जयो दैवे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥७-१२०-२८॥
yattu śaktimatā kāryaṃ satataṃ hitakāriṇā। tatkariṣyāmi kauravya jayo daive pratiṣṭhitaḥ ॥7-120-28॥
[यत् (yat) - that which; तु (tu) - but; शक्तिमता (śaktimatā) - by the powerful one; कार्यं (kāryaṃ) - duty; सततं (satataṃ) - always; हितकारिणा (hitakāriṇā) - by the benefactor; तत् (tat) - that; करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I shall do; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O descendant of Kuru; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; दैवे (daive) - in the divine; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - is established;]
(But that which is always the duty of the powerful one, I shall do, O descendant of Kuru; victory is established in the divine.)
"O descendant of Kuru, I shall always perform the duty that is beneficial and within my power. Victory is ultimately determined by divine will."
अद्य योत्स्येऽर्जुनमहं पौरुषं स्वं व्यपाश्रितः। त्वदर्थं पुरुषव्याघ्र जयो दैवे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥७-१२०-२९॥
adya yotsye'rjunamahaṁ pauruṣaṁ svaṁ vyapāśritaḥ। tvadarthaṁ puruṣavyāghra jayo daive pratiṣṭhitaḥ ॥7-120-29॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; योत्स्ये (yotsye) - I will fight; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अहम् (aham) - I; पौरुषम् (pauruṣam) - manliness; स्वम् (svam) - own; व्यपाश्रितः (vyapāśritaḥ) - relying on; त्वदर्थम् (tvadartham) - for your sake; पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men; जयः (jayaḥ) - victory; दैवे (daive) - in destiny; प्रतिष्ठितः (pratiṣṭhitaḥ) - is established;]
(Today, I will fight Arjuna, relying on my own manliness. For your sake, O tiger among men, victory is established in destiny.)
Today, I will engage in battle with Arjuna, relying on my own strength and courage. For your sake, O great warrior, victory is destined.
अद्य युद्धं कुरुश्रेष्ठ मम पार्थस्य चोभयोः। पश्यन्तु सर्वभूतानि दारुणं लोमहर्षणम् ॥७-१२०-३०॥
adya yuddhaṁ kuruśreṣṭha mama pārthasya cobhayoḥ। paśyantu sarvabhūtāni dāruṇaṁ lomaharṣaṇam ॥7-120-30॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कुरुश्रेष्ठ (kuruśreṣṭha) - O best of the Kurus; मम (mama) - my; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both; पश्यन्तु (paśyantu) - let them see; सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings; दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - terrible; लोमहर्षणम् (lomaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising;]
(Today, O best of the Kurus, let all beings see the terrible, hair-raising battle of both my and Arjuna's sides.)
Today, O best of the Kurus, let all beings witness the dreadful and hair-raising battle between my side and Arjuna's.
कर्णकौरवयोरेवं रणे सम्भाषमाणयोः। अर्जुनो निशितैर्बाणैर्जघान तव वाहिनीम् ॥७-१२०-३१॥
karṇakauravayorevaṃ raṇe sambhāṣamāṇayoḥ। arjuno niśitairbāṇairjaghāna tava vāhinīm ॥7-120-31॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; कौरवयोः (kauravayoḥ) - and Kauravas; एवं (evaṃ) - thus; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सम्भाषमाणयोः (sambhāṣamāṇayoḥ) - while conversing; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - with sharp; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; जघान (jaghāna) - killed; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army;]
(While Karna and the Kauravas were conversing thus in battle, Arjuna killed your army with sharp arrows.)
As Karna and the Kauravas were engaged in conversation on the battlefield, Arjuna attacked and decimated your forces with his sharp arrows.
चिच्छेद तीक्ष्णाग्रमुखैः शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम्। भुजान्परिघसङ्काशान्हस्तिहस्तोपमान्रणे ॥७-१२०-३२॥
ciccheda tīkṣṇāgramukhaiḥ śūrāṇāmanivartinām। bhujānparighasaṅkāśānhastihastopamānraṇe ॥7-120-32॥
[चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; तीक्ष्ण-अग्र-मुखैः (tīkṣṇa-agra-mukhaiḥ) - with sharp-pointed faces; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of the heroes; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not retreat; भुजान् (bhujān) - arms; परिघ-सङ्काशान् (parigha-saṅkāśān) - resembling iron clubs; हस्ति-हस्त-उपमान् (hasti-hasta-upamān) - comparable to elephant trunks; रणे (raṇe) - in battle;]
(He cut off the arms of the heroes who do not retreat, with sharp-pointed faces, resembling iron clubs, comparable to elephant trunks, in battle.)
In the battle, he severed the arms of the brave warriors who never retreat, using weapons with sharp points, making them appear like iron clubs and elephant trunks.
शिरांसि च महाबाहुश्चिच्छेद निशितैः शरैः। हस्तिहस्तान्हयग्रीवा रथाक्षांश्च समन्ततः ॥७-१२०-३३॥
śirāṃsi ca mahābāhuś ciccheda niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ। hastihastān hayagrīvā rathākṣāṃś ca samantataḥ ॥7-120-33॥
[शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; निशितैः (niśitaiḥ) - sharp; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; हस्तिहस्तान् (hastihastān) - elephants' trunks; हयग्रीवान् (hayagrīvān) - horses' necks; रथाक्षान् (rathākṣān) - chariot wheels; च (ca) - and; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around;]
(The mighty-armed one cut off heads, elephants' trunks, horses' necks, and chariot wheels all around with sharp arrows.)
The mighty-armed warrior severed heads, trunks of elephants, necks of horses, and wheels of chariots all around using his sharp arrows.
शोणिताक्तान्हयारोहान्गृहीतप्रासतोमरान्। क्षुरैश्चिच्छेद बीभत्सुर्द्विधैकैकं त्रिधैव च ॥७-१२०-३४॥
śoṇitāktānhayarohāngṛhītaprāsatomarān। kṣuraściccheda bībhatsurdvidhaikaikaṃ tridhaiva ca ॥7-120-34॥
[शोणिताक्तान् (śoṇitāktān) - blood-smeared; हयारोहान् (hayarohān) - horse-riders; गृहीत (gṛhīta) - holding; प्रास (prāsa) - javelins; तोमरान् (tomarān) - lances; क्षुरैः (kṣuraiḥ) - with razors; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Bibhatsu; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; एकैकं (ekaikaṃ) - each one; त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Bibhatsu cut the blood-smeared horse-riders holding javelins and lances with razors, each one in two and indeed in three.)
Bibhatsu, with his skill, severed the blood-smeared horse-riders who were holding javelins and lances, cutting each one into two or even three parts with his sharp razors.
हयवारणमुख्याश्च प्रापतन्त सहस्रशः। ध्वजाश्छत्राणि चापानि चामराणि शिरांसि च ॥७-१२०-३५॥
hayavāraṇamukhyāśca prāpatanta sahasraśaḥ। dhvajāśchatrāṇi cāpāni cāmarāṇi śirāṃsi ca ॥7-120-35॥
[हय (haya) - horses; वारण (vāraṇa) - elephants; मुख्याः (mukhyāḥ) - chief; च (ca) - and; प्रापतन्त (prāpatanta) - fell; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; ध्वजाः (dhvajāḥ) - flags; छत्राणि (chatraṇi) - umbrellas; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; चामराणि (cāmarāṇi) - fans; शिरांसि (śirāṃsi) - heads; च (ca) - and;]
(Horses, elephants, and chiefs fell in thousands; flags, umbrellas, bows, fans, and heads also (fell).)
Horses, elephants, and their chiefs fell in thousands, along with flags, umbrellas, bows, fans, and heads.
कक्षमग्निमिवोद्धूतः प्रदहंस्तव वाहिनीम्। अचिरेण महीं पार्थश्चकार रुधिरोत्तराम् ॥७-१२०-३६॥
kakṣam agnim ivoddhūtaḥ pradahaṃs tava vāhinīm। acireṇa mahīṃ pārthaś cakāra rudhirottarām ॥7-120-36॥
[कक्षम (kakṣam) - like a forest; अग्निम् (agnim) - fire; इव (iva) - like; उद्धूतः (uddhūtaḥ) - raised; प्रदहन् (pradahan) - burning; तव (tava) - your; वाहिनीम् (vāhinīm) - army; अचिरेण (acireṇa) - soon; महीं (mahīm) - earth; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; चकार (cakāra) - made; रुधिरोत्तराम् (rudhirottarām) - blood-soaked;]
(Like a forest fire raised, burning your army, soon Arjuna made the earth blood-soaked.)
Arjuna, like a forest fire, quickly burned through your army, leaving the earth soaked with blood.
हतभूयिष्ठयोधं तत्कृत्वा तव बलं बली। आससाद दुराधर्षः सैन्धवं सत्यविक्रमः ॥७-१२०-३७॥
hatabhūyiṣṭhayodhaṃ tatkṛtvā tava balaṃ balī। āsasāda durādharṣaḥ saindhavaṃ satyavikramaḥ ॥7-120-37॥
[हत (hata) - killed; भूयिष्ठ (bhūyiṣṭha) - most of; योधं (yodhaṃ) - warriors; तत् (tat) - that; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; तव (tava) - your; बलं (balaṃ) - army; बली (balī) - strong; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; सैन्धवं (saindhavaṃ) - Saindhava; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly powerful;]
(Having killed most of the warriors, the strong one, having done that, approached your army, invincible Saindhava, truly powerful.)
After defeating most of the warriors, the strong and invincible Saindhava, truly powerful, approached your army.
बीभत्सुर्भीमसेनेन सात्वतेन च रक्षितः। स बभौ भरतश्रेष्ठ ज्वलन्निव हुताशनः ॥७-१२०-३८॥
bībatsurbhīmasenena sāttvatena ca rakṣitaḥ। sa babhau bharataśreṣṭha jvalanniva hutāśanaḥ ॥7-120-38॥
[बीभत्सुः (bībatsuḥ) - fearsome; भीमसेनेन (bhīmasenena) - by Bhimasena; सात्वतेन (sāttvatena) - by Sātvata; च (ca) - and; रक्षितः (rakṣitaḥ) - protected; सः (saḥ) - he; बभौ (babhau) - shone; भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of the Bharatas; ज्वलन् (jvalan) - blazing; इव (iva) - like; हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - fire;]
(The fearsome one, protected by Bhimasena and Sātvata, shone, O best of the Bharatas, like a blazing fire.)
The fearsome warrior, guarded by Bhimasena and Sātvata, appeared radiant, O esteemed Bharata, as if he were a blazing fire.
तं तथावस्थितं दृष्ट्वा त्वदीया वीर्यसंमताः। नामृष्यन्त महेष्वासाः फल्गुनं पुरुषर्षभाः ॥७-१२०-३९॥
taṃ tathāvasthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tvadīyā vīryasaṃmatāḥ। nāmṛṣyanta maheṣvāsāḥ phalgunaṃ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ॥7-120-39॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; अवस्थितं (avasthitaṃ) - situated; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; त्वदीया (tvadīyā) - your; वीर्य (vīrya) - valor; संमताः (saṃmatāḥ) - approved; नामृष्यन्त (nāmṛṣyanta) - did not tolerate; महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among men;]
(Seeing him thus situated, your valor-approved great archers did not tolerate Arjuna, bulls among men.)
Seeing him in that position, your valor-approved great archers could not tolerate Arjuna, who is a bull among men.
दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च वृषसेनोऽथ मद्रराट्। अश्वत्थामा कृपश्चैव स्वयमेव च सैन्धवः ॥७-१२०-४०॥
duryodhanaśca karṇaśca vṛṣaseno'tha madrarāṭ। aśvatthāmā kṛpaścaiva svayameva ca saindhavaḥ ॥7-120-40॥
[दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; च (ca) - and; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; अथ (atha) - then; मद्रराट् (madrarāṭ) - King of Madra; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; च (ca) - and; सैन्धवः (saindhavaḥ) - Saindhava; ॥७-१२०-४०॥ (॥7-120-40॥) - (verse number);]
(Duryodhana and Karna and Vrishasena then the King of Madra. Ashwatthama, Kripa and indeed himself and Saindhava.)
Duryodhana, Karna, Vrishasena, the King of Madra, Ashwatthama, Kripa, and Saindhava were all present.
संरब्धाः सैन्धवस्यार्थे समावृण्वन्किरीटिनम्। नृत्यन्तं रथमार्गेषु धनुर्ज्यातलनिस्वनैः ॥७-१२०-४१॥
saṁrabdhāḥ saindhavasyārthe samāvṛṇvankirīṭinam। nṛtyantaṁ rathamārgeṣu dhanurjyātalanisvanaiḥ ॥7-120-41॥
[संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - eager; सैन्धवस्य (saindhavasya) - of Saindhava; अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of; समावृण्वन् (samāvṛṇvan) - surrounding; किरीटिनम् (kirīṭinam) - the crowned one; नृत्यन्तं (nṛtyantam) - dancing; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - on the chariot paths; धनुर्ज्यातलनिस्वनैः (dhanurjyātalanisvanaiḥ) - with the twang of bowstrings;]
(Eager for the sake of Saindhava, surrounding the crowned one, dancing on the chariot paths with the twang of bowstrings.)
Eager to support Saindhava, they surrounded the crowned warrior, who danced along the chariot paths to the sound of bowstrings.
सङ्ग्रामकोविदं पार्थं सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः। अभीताः पर्यवर्तन्त व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम् ॥७-१२०-४२॥
saṅgrāmakovidaṃ pārthaṃ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ। abhītāḥ paryavartanta vyāditāsyamivāntakam ॥7-120-42॥
[सङ्ग्रामकोविदम् (saṅgrāmakovidam) - expert in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; सर्वे (sarve) - all; युद्धविशारदाः (yuddhaviśāradāḥ) - skilled in warfare; अभीताः (abhītāḥ) - fearless; पर्यवर्तन्त (paryavartanta) - turned around; व्यादितास्यम् (vyāditāsyam) - with open mouth; इव (iva) - like; अन्तकम् (antakam) - death;]
(All the skilled warriors, fearless, turned around Arjuna, expert in battle, like death with an open mouth.)
All the fearless and skilled warriors surrounded Arjuna, who was an expert in battle, as if they were facing death itself with an open mouth.
सैन्धवं पृष्ठतः कृत्वा जिघांसन्तोऽर्जुनाच्युतौ। सूर्यास्तमयमिच्छन्तो लोहितायति भास्करे ॥७-१२०-४३॥
saindhavaṁ pṛṣṭhataḥ kṛtvā jighāṁsanto'rjunācyutau। sūryāstamayamicchanto lohitāyati bhāskare ॥7-120-43॥
[सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - salt; पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - behind; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; जिघांसन्तः (jighāṁsantaḥ) - desiring to kill; अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna; अच्युतौ (acyutau) - and Acyuta; सूर्य (sūrya) - sun; अस्तमयम् (astamayam) - sunset; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; लोहितायति (lohitāyati) - reddening; भास्करे (bhāskare) - in the sun;]
(Having placed the salt behind, desiring to kill Arjuna and Acyuta, desiring the sunset, the sun reddens.)
Having placed the salt behind them, they desired to kill Arjuna and Acyuta, wishing for the sunset as the sun reddened.
ते भुजैर्भोगिभोगाभैर्धनूंष्यायम्य सायकान्। मुमुचुः सूर्यरश्म्याभाञ्शतशः फल्गुनं प्रति ॥७-१२०-४४॥
te bhujairbhogibhogābhairdhanūṃṣyāyamya sāyakān। mumucuḥ sūryaraśmyābhāñśataśaḥ phalgunaṃ prati ॥7-120-44॥
[ते (te) - they; भुजैः (bhujaiḥ) - with arms; भोगिभोगाभैः (bhogibhogābhaiḥ) - like the coils of serpents; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; आयम्य (āyamya) - having stretched; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; मुमुचुः (mumucuḥ) - released; सूर्यरश्म्याभान् (sūryaraśmyābhān) - shining like sun rays; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - hundreds; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - at Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(They, with arms like the coils of serpents, having stretched their bows, released hundreds of arrows shining like sun rays towards Arjuna.)
They stretched their bows with arms resembling the coils of serpents and released hundreds of arrows that shone like the rays of the sun towards Arjuna.
तानस्तानस्यमानांश्च किरीटी युद्धदुर्मदः। द्विधा त्रिधाष्टधैकैकं छित्त्वा विव्याध तान्रणे ॥७-१२०-४५॥
tānas tān asyamānāṃś ca kirīṭī yuddhadurmadaḥ। dvidhā tridhāṣṭadhaikaikaṃ chittvā vivyādha tān raṇe ॥7-120-45॥
[तान् (tān) - them; अस्यमानान् (asyamānān) - proud; च (ca) - and; किरीटी (kirīṭī) - Arjuna; युद्धदुर्मदः (yuddhadurmadaḥ) - intoxicated with the battle; द्विधा (dvidhā) - in two; त्रिधा (tridhā) - in three; अष्टधा (aṣṭadhā) - in eight; एकैकम् (ekaikam) - each one; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; तान् (tān) - them; रणे (raṇe) - in the battle;]
(Arjuna, intoxicated with the battle, cut them, the proud ones, into two, three, eight, and pierced each one in the battle.)
Arjuna, filled with the fervor of battle, skillfully cut down the proud warriors into pieces and pierced them in the battlefield.
सिंहलाङ्गूलकेतुस्तु दर्शयञ्शक्तिमात्मनः। शारद्वतीसुतो राजन्नर्जुनं प्रत्यवारयत् ॥७-१२०-४६॥
siṁhalāṅgūlaketustu darśayañśaktimātmanaḥ। śāradvatīsuto rājannarjunaṁ pratyavārayat ॥7-120-46॥
[सिंह (siṁha) - lion; लाङ्गूल (lāṅgūla) - tail; केतुः (ketuḥ) - banner; तु (tu) - but; दर्शयन् (darśayan) - showing; शक्तिम् (śaktim) - power; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself; शारद्वती (śāradvatī) - Śāradvatī; सुतः (sutaḥ) - son; राजन् (rājan) - O king; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - stopped;]
(The lion-tailed banner, showing his own power, the son of Śāradvatī, O king, stopped Arjuna.)
The warrior with the lion-tailed banner, demonstrating his own strength, the son of Śāradvatī, halted Arjuna, O king.
स विद्ध्वा दशभिः पार्थं वासुदेवं च सप्तभिः। अतिष्ठद्रथमार्गेषु सैन्धवं परिपालयन् ॥७-१२०-४७॥
sa viddhvā daśabhiḥ pārthaṃ vāsudevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ। atiṣṭhadrathamārgeṣu saindhavaṃ paripālayan ॥7-120-47॥
[स (sa) - he; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; पार्थं (pārtham) - Arjuna; वासुदेवं (vāsudevam) - Krishna; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood; रथमार्गेषु (rathamārgeṣu) - in the paths of chariots; सैन्धवं (saindhavam) - Jayadratha; परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - protecting;]
(He, having pierced Arjuna with ten and Krishna with seven, stood in the paths of chariots, protecting Jayadratha.)
He, after striking Arjuna with ten arrows and Krishna with seven, stood firm on the chariot paths, guarding Jayadratha.
अथैनं कौरवश्रेष्ठाः सर्व एव महारथाः। महता रथवंशेन सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१२०-४८॥
athainaṃ kauravaśreṣṭhāḥ sarva eva mahārathāḥ। mahatā rathavaṃśena sarvataḥ paryavārayan ॥7-120-48॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; कौरवश्रेष्ठाः (kauravaśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best of the Kauravas; सर्वे (sarve) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors; महता (mahatā) - with a great; रथवंशेन (rathavaṃśena) - chariot division; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(Then the best of the Kauravas, all indeed great warriors, surrounded him from all sides with a great chariot division.)
Then, the best among the Kauravas, all of them great warriors, surrounded him from every direction with a formidable chariot division.
विस्फारयन्तश्चापानि विसृजन्तश्च सायकान्। सैन्धवं पर्यरक्षन्त शासनात्तनयस्य ते ॥७-१२०-४९॥
visphārayantaścāpāni visṛjantaśca sāyakān। saindhavaṃ paryarakṣanta śāsanāttanayasya te ॥7-120-49॥
[विस्फारयन्तः (visphārayantaḥ) - stretching; च (ca) - and; अपानि (apāni) - bows; विसृजन्तः (visṛjantaḥ) - releasing; च (ca) - and; सायकान् (sāyakān) - arrows; सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - the Sindhu prince; पर्यरक्षन्त (paryarakṣanta) - protected; शासनात् (śāsanāt) - by the command; तनयस्य (tanayasya) - of the son; ते (te) - they;]
(Stretching bows and releasing arrows, they protected the Sindhu prince by the command of the son.)
They stretched their bows and released arrows, protecting the Sindhu prince as commanded by the son.
तत्र पार्थस्य शूरस्य बाह्वोर्बलमदृश्यत। इषूणामक्षयत्वं च धनुषो गाण्डिवस्य च ॥७-१२०-५०॥
tatra pārthasya śūrasya bāhvobalamadṛśyata। iṣūṇāmakṣayatvaṃ ca dhanuṣo gāṇḍivasya ca ॥7-120-50॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha; शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of the hero; बाह्वोः (bāhvoḥ) - of the arms; बलम् (balam) - strength; अदृश्यत (adṛśyata) - was seen; इषूणाम् (iṣūṇām) - of arrows; अक्षयत्वम् (akṣayatvam) - inexhaustibility; च (ca) - and; धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow; गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of Gāṇḍiva; च (ca) - and;]
(There, the strength of the arms of Pārtha, the hero, was seen. The inexhaustibility of arrows and of the bow Gāṇḍiva.)
There, the might of Arjuna's arms was evident, along with the endless supply of arrows from his bow, Gāṇḍiva.
अस्त्रैरस्त्राणि संवार्य द्रौणेः शारद्वतस्य च। एकैकं नवभिर्बाणैः सर्वानेव समर्पयत् ॥७-१२०-५१॥
astrairastrāṇi saṁvārya drauṇeḥ śāradvatasya ca। ekaikaṁ navabhirbāṇaiḥ sarvāneva samarpayat ॥7-120-51॥
[अस्त्रैः (astraiḥ) - with weapons; अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - weapons; संवार्य (saṁvārya) - having countered; द्रौणेः (drauṇeḥ) - of Drona's son; शारद्वतस्य (śāradvatasya) - of Sharadvata's son; च (ca) - and; एकैकं (ekaikaṁ) - each one; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; एव (eva) - indeed; समर्पयत् (samarpayat) - offered;]
(Having countered the weapons with weapons, of Drona's son and Sharadvata's son, he offered each one with nine arrows, indeed all.)
He skillfully countered the weapons of Drona's son and Sharadvata's son, offering each one with nine arrows.
तं द्रौणिः पञ्चविंशत्या वृषसेनश्च सप्तभिः। दुर्योधनश्च विंशत्या कर्णशल्यौ त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः ॥७-१२०-५२॥
taṁ drauṇiḥ pañcaviṁśatyā vṛṣasenaśca saptabhiḥ। duryodhanaśca viṁśatyā karṇaśalyau tribhistribhiḥ ॥7-120-52॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Aśvatthāmā; पञ्चविंशत्या (pañcaviṁśatyā) - with twenty-five; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vṛṣasena; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; च (ca) - and; विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty; कर्णशल्यौ (karṇaśalyau) - Karṇa and Śalya; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three;]
(Aśvatthāmā with twenty-five, Vṛṣasena with seven, Duryodhana with twenty, and Karṇa and Śalya with three each, attacked him.)
Aśvatthāmā attacked him with twenty-five arrows, Vṛṣasena with seven, Duryodhana with twenty, and Karṇa and Śalya with three each.
त एनमभिगर्जन्तो विध्यन्तश्च पुनः पुनः। विधुन्वन्तश्च चापानि सर्वतः पर्यवारयन् ॥७-१२०-५३॥
ta enam abhigarjanto vidhyantaś ca punaḥ punaḥ। vidhunvantaś ca cāpāni sarvataḥ paryavārayan ॥7-120-53॥
[त (ta) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; अभिगर्जन्तः (abhigarjantaḥ) - roaring; विध्यन्तः (vidhyantaḥ) - piercing; च (ca) - and; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विधुन्वन्तः (vidhunvantaḥ) - shaking; च (ca) - and; चापानि (cāpāni) - bows; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; पर्यवारयन् (paryavārayan) - surrounded;]
(They, roaring at him, piercing again and again, shaking their bows, surrounded from all sides.)
They surrounded him from all sides, roaring and piercing repeatedly, while shaking their bows.
श्लिष्टं तु सर्वतश्चक्रू रथमण्डलमाशु ते। सूर्यास्तमयमिच्छन्तस्त्वरमाणा महारथाः ॥७-१२०-५४॥
śliṣṭaṃ tu sarvataścakrū rathamaṇḍalamāśu te। sūryāstamayamicchantastvaramāṇā mahārathāḥ ॥7-120-54॥
[श्लिष्टम् (śliṣṭam) - closely; तु (tu) - but; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - made; रथ-मण्डलम् (ratha-maṇḍalam) - chariot circle; आशु (āśu) - quickly; ते (te) - they; सूर्य-अस्तमयम् (sūrya-astamayam) - sunset; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; त्वरमाणाः (tvaramāṇāḥ) - hastening; महा-रथाः (mahā-rathāḥ) - great charioteers;]
(But they quickly made a chariot circle from all sides, desiring sunset, hastening, the great charioteers.)
The great charioteers, eager for sunset, quickly formed a circle of chariots from all directions, hastening their pace.
त एनमभिनर्दन्तो विधुन्वाना धनूंषि च। सिषिचुर्मार्गणैर्घोरैर्गिरिं मेघा इवाम्बुभिः ॥७-१२०-५५॥
ta enam abhinardanto vidhunvānā dhanūṃṣi ca। siṣi curmārgaṇairghorairgiriṃ meghā ivāmbubhiḥ ॥7-120-55॥
[त (ta) - they; एनम् (enam) - him; अभिनर्दन्तः (abhinardantaḥ) - roaring; विधुन्वानाः (vidhunvānāḥ) - shaking; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; च (ca) - and; सिषिचुः (siṣiṣuḥ) - poured; मार्गणैः (mārgaṇaiḥ) - with arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; गिरिम् (girim) - mountain; मेघाः (meghāḥ) - clouds; इव (iva) - like; अम्बुभिः (ambubhiḥ) - with water;]
(They, roaring, shaking their bows, poured terrible arrows on him like clouds on a mountain with water.)
They roared and shook their bows, pouring terrible arrows on him like clouds showering water on a mountain.
ते महास्त्राणि दिव्यानि तत्र राजन्व्यदर्शयन्। धनञ्जयस्य गात्रेषु शूराः परिघबाहवः ॥७-१२०-५६॥
te mahāstrāṇi divyāni tatra rājanvyadarśayan। dhanañjayasya gātreṣu śūrāḥ parighabāhavaḥ ॥7-120-56॥
[ते (te) - they; महास्त्राणि (mahāstrāṇi) - great weapons; दिव्यानि (divyāni) - divine; तत्र (tatra) - there; राजन् (rājan) - O king; व्यदर्शयन् (vyadarśayan) - displayed; धनञ्जयस्य (dhanañjayasya) - of Dhananjaya; गात्रेषु (gātreṣu) - on the limbs; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; परिघबाहवः (parighabāhavaḥ) - with arms like iron bars;]
(They displayed the great divine weapons there, O king, on the limbs of Dhananjaya, the heroes with arms like iron bars.)
The heroes, with arms like iron bars, displayed the great divine weapons there on the limbs of Dhananjaya, O king.
हतभूयिष्ठयोधं तत्कृत्वा तव बलं बली। आससाद दुराधर्षः सैन्धवं सत्यविक्रमः ॥७-१२०-५७॥
hatabhūyiṣṭhayodhaṃ tatkṛtvā tava balaṃ balī। āsasāda durādharṣaḥ saindhavaṃ satyavikramaḥ ॥7-120-57॥
[हत (hata) - killed; भूयिष्ठ (bhūyiṣṭha) - most of; योधं (yodhaṃ) - warriors; तत् (tat) - that; कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done; तव (tava) - your; बलं (balaṃ) - army; बली (balī) - strong; आससाद (āsasāda) - approached; दुराधर्षः (durādharṣaḥ) - invincible; सैन्धवं (saindhavaṃ) - Saindhava; सत्यविक्रमः (satyavikramaḥ) - truly powerful;]
(Having killed most of the warriors, the strong one, having done that, approached your army; the invincible Saindhava, truly powerful.)
After defeating most of the warriors, the mighty one approached your army; it was the invincible Saindhava, known for his true strength.
तं कर्णः संयुगे राजन्प्रत्यवारयदाशुगैः। मिषतो भीमसेनस्य सात्वतस्य च भारत ॥७-१२०-५८॥
taṃ karṇaḥ saṃyuge rājanpratyavārayadāśugaiḥ। miṣato bhīmasenasya sātvatasya ca bhārata ॥7-120-58॥
[तं (taṃ) - that; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; संयुगे (saṃyuge) - in battle; राजन् (rājan) - O king; प्रत्यवारयत् (pratyavārayat) - blocked; आशुगैः (āśugaiḥ) - with swift arrows; मिषतः (miṣataḥ) - in the presence; भीमसेनस्य (bhīmasenasya) - of Bhimasena; सात्वतस्य (sātvatasya) - of Satyaki; च (ca) - and; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata;]
(Karna blocked that in battle, O king, with swift arrows, in the presence of Bhimasena and Satyaki, O Bharata.)
Karna, in the battle, swiftly blocked the attack with arrows in front of Bhimasena and Satyaki, O King Bharata.
तं पार्थो दशभिर्बाणैः प्रत्यविध्यद्रणाजिरे। सूतपुत्रं महाबाहुः सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यतः ॥७-१२०-५९॥
taṁ pārtho daśabhirbāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyadraṇājire। sūtaputraṁ mahābāhuḥ sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ ॥7-120-59॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - in the battlefield; सूतपुत्रं (sūtaputraṁ) - Karna; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; सर्वसैन्यस्य (sarvasainyasya) - of the entire army; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(Arjuna pierced him with ten arrows in the battlefield, mighty-armed Karna, while the entire army was watching.)
Arjuna, the mighty-armed, struck Karna, the son of a charioteer, with ten arrows in the battlefield as the entire army watched.
सात्वतश्च त्रिभिर्बाणैः कर्णं विव्याध मारिष। भीमसेनस्त्रिभिश्चैव पुनः पार्थश्च सप्तभिः ॥७-१२०-६०॥
sātvatāś ca tribhir bāṇaiḥ karṇaṃ vivyādha māriṣa। bhīmasenas tribhiś caiva punaḥ pārthaś ca saptabhiḥ ॥7-120-60॥
[सात्वतः (sātvataḥ) - Satyaki; च (ca) - and; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; बाणैः (bāṇaiḥ) - arrows; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karna; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; मारिष (māriṣa) - O great one; भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - also; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven;]
(Satyaki, with three arrows, pierced Karna, O great one. Bhimasena, with three, and again Arjuna, with seven.)
Satyaki pierced Karna with three arrows, O great one. Bhimasena also struck with three, and then Arjuna with seven.
तान्कर्णः प्रतिविव्याध षष्ट्या षष्ट्या महारथः। तद्युद्धमभवद्राजन्कर्णस्य बहुभिः सह ॥७-१२०-६१॥
tān karṇaḥ prativivyādha ṣaṣṭyā ṣaṣṭyā mahārathaḥ। tadyuddham abhavad rājan karṇasya bahubhiḥ saha ॥7-120-61॥
[तान् (tān) - them; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; प्रतिविव्याध (prativivyādha) - pierced; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; षष्ट्या (ṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; राजन् (rājan) - O king; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - with many; सह (saha) - together;]
(Karna, the great chariot-warrior, pierced them with sixty and sixty arrows. That battle became, O king, with many together with Karna.)
Karna, the great chariot-warrior, struck them with sixty arrows repeatedly. O king, that battle involved Karna fighting against many warriors together.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम सूतपुत्रस्य मारिष। यदेकः समरे क्रुद्धस्त्रीन्रथान्पर्यवारयत् ॥७-१२०-६२॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma sūtaputrasya māriṣa। yadekaḥ samare kruddhastrīnrathānparyavārayat ॥7-120-62॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; यत् (yat) - that; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; समरे (samare) - in battle; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; रथान् (rathān) - chariots; पर्यवारयत् (paryavārayat) - surrounded;]
(There we saw a wonderful thing, O sir, of the charioteer's son. That one angry man in battle surrounded three chariots.)
There, O sir, we witnessed an astonishing feat by the charioteer's son: a single enraged warrior in battle encircled three chariots.
फल्गुनस्तु महाबाहुः कर्णं वैकर्तनं रणे। सायकानां शतेनैव सर्वमर्मस्वताडयत् ॥७-१२०-६३॥
phalgunas tu mahābāhuḥ karṇaṃ vaikartanaṃ raṇe। sāyakānāṃ śatenaiva sarvamarma-svatāḍayat ॥7-120-63॥
[फल्गुनः (phalguṇaḥ) - Arjuna; तु (tu) - but; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; कर्णं (karṇam) - Karna; वैकर्तनं (vaikartanam) - son of Vikartana; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; सायकानां (sāyakānāṃ) - of arrows; शतेन (śatena) - with hundreds; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्वमर्मसु (sarvamarma-su) - at all vital points; अताडयत् (atāḍayat) - struck;]
(Arjuna, the mighty-armed, struck Karna, the son of Vikartana, in battle with hundreds of arrows at all vital points.)
Arjuna, known for his mighty arms, attacked Karna, the son of Vikartana, in the battle, hitting him at all vital points with hundreds of arrows.
रुधिरोक्षितसर्वाङ्गः सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। शरैः पञ्चाशता वीरः फल्गुनं प्रत्यविध्यत ॥ तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्ट्वा नामृष्यत रणेऽर्जुनः ॥७-१२०-६४॥
rudhirokṣitasarvāṅgaḥ sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān। śaraiḥ pañcāśatā vīraḥ phalgunaṃ pratyavidhyat ॥ tasya tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāmṛṣyata raṇe'rjunaḥ ॥7-120-64॥
[रुधिर-उक्षित-सर्व-अङ्गः (rudhira-ukṣita-sarva-aṅgaḥ) - blood-smeared-all-limbs; सूत-पुत्रः (sūta-putraḥ) - charioteer's son; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; पञ्चाशता (pañcāśatā) - fifty; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; प्रत्यविध्यत (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; तस्य (tasya) - his; तत्-लाघवम् (tat-lāghavam) - that-swiftness; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; नामृष्यत (nāmṛṣyata) - did not tolerate; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(The valiant charioteer's son, with all his limbs smeared with blood, pierced Arjuna with fifty arrows. Seeing his swiftness, Arjuna did not tolerate it in battle.)
The valiant son of the charioteer, with his entire body smeared in blood, shot fifty arrows at Arjuna. Witnessing his agility, Arjuna could not bear it in the battle.
ततः पार्थो धनुश्छित्त्वा विव्याधैनं स्तनान्तरे। सायकैर्नवभिर्वीरस्त्वरमाणो धनञ्जयः ॥७-१२०-६५॥
tataḥ pārtho dhanuśchittvā vivyādha enaṃ stanāntare। sāyakairnavabhirvīrastvaramāṇo dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-120-65॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; एनम् (enam) - him; स्तनान्तरे (stanāntare) - in the chest; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - nine; वीरः (vīraḥ) - the hero; त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - quickly; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya;]
(Then Arjuna, having cut the bow, pierced him in the chest with nine arrows quickly, the hero Dhananjaya.)
Then Arjuna, the heroic Dhananjaya, swiftly cut the bow and pierced him in the chest with nine arrows.
वधार्थं चास्य समरे सायकं सूर्यवर्चसम्। चिक्षेप त्वरया युक्तस्त्वराकाले धनञ्जयः ॥७-१२०-६६॥
vadhārthaṃ cāsya samare sāyakaṃ sūryavarcasam। cikṣepa tvarayā yuktastvarākāle dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-120-66॥
[वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; समरे (samare) - in battle; सायकम् (sāyakam) - arrow; सूर्यवर्चसम् (sūryavarcasam) - shining like the sun; चिक्षेप (cikṣepa) - he hurled; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - engaged; त्वराकाले (tvarākāle) - at the right moment; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(For the purpose of killing, Arjuna, engaged in battle, hurled the arrow shining like the sun with speed at the right moment.)
Arjuna, with the intent to kill, swiftly hurled his sun-like shining arrow in the battle at the opportune moment.
तमापतन्तं वेगेन द्रौणिश्चिच्छेद सायकम्। अर्धचन्द्रेण तीक्ष्णेन स छिन्नः प्रापतद्भुवि ॥७-१२०-६७॥
tam āpatantaṃ vegena drauṇiś ciccheda sāyakam। ardhacandreṇa tīkṣṇena sa chinnaḥ prāpatad bhuvi ॥7-120-67॥
[तम् (tam) - that; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; सायकम् (sāyakam) - arrow; अर्धचन्द्रेण (ardhacandreṇa) - with a crescent-shaped (arrow); तीक्ष्णेन (tīkṣṇena) - sharp; सः (saḥ) - it; छिन्नः (chinnaḥ) - cut; प्रापतत् (prāpatat) - fell; भुवि (bhuvi) - on the ground;]
(Drona's son cut off that approaching arrow with a sharp crescent-shaped (arrow), and it fell on the ground.)
Drona's son swiftly cut off the approaching arrow with a sharp crescent-shaped arrow, causing it to fall to the ground.
अथान्यद्धनुरादाय सूतपुत्रः प्रतापवान्। कर्णोऽपि द्विषतां हन्ता छादयामास फल्गुनम् ॥ सायकैर्बहुसाहस्रैः कृतप्रतिकृतेप्सया ॥७-१२०-६८॥
athānyaddhanurādāya sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān। karṇo'pi dviṣatāṃ hantā chādayāmāsa phalgunam ॥ sāyakairbahusāhasraiḥ kṛtapratikṛtepsayā ॥7-120-68॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अन्यत् (anyat) - another; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - valiant; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; द्विषताम् (dviṣatām) - of the enemies; हन्ता (hantā) - slayer; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; फल्गुनम् (phalgunam) - Arjuna; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; बहुसाहस्रैः (bahusāhasraiḥ) - in great numbers; कृतप्रतिकृतेप्सया (kṛtapratikṛtepsayā) - with the desire to reciprocate;]
(Then, taking another bow, the valiant son of a charioteer, Karna, also the slayer of enemies, covered Arjuna with arrows in great numbers with the desire to reciprocate.)
Then, the valiant Karna, son of a charioteer, took another bow and, with the intent to retaliate, showered Arjuna with countless arrows, demonstrating his prowess as a formidable enemy slayer.
तौ वृषाविव नर्दन्तौ नरसिंहौ महारथौ। सायकौघप्रतिच्छन्नं चक्रतुः खमजिह्मगैः ॥ अदृश्यौ च शरौघैस्तौ निघ्नतामितरेतरम् ॥७-१२०-६९॥
tau vṛṣāv iva nardantau narasiṃhau mahārathau। sāyakaughapratichannaṃ cakratuḥ khamajihmagaiḥ ॥ adṛśyau ca śaraughais tau nighnatām itaretaram ॥7-120-69॥
[तौ (tau) - they both; वृषाविव (vṛṣāv iva) - like bulls; नर्दन्तौ (nardantau) - roaring; नरसिंहौ (narasiṃhau) - lion-like men; महारथौ (mahārathau) - great charioteers; सायकौघप्रतिच्छन्नं (sāyakaughapratichannaṃ) - covered with a multitude of arrows; चक्रतुः (cakratuḥ) - made; खम् (kham) - the sky; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-going; अदृश्यौ (adṛśyau) - invisible; च (ca) - and; शरौघैः (śaraughaiḥ) - with showers of arrows; तौ (tau) - they both; निघ्नताम् (nighnatām) - were striking; इतरेतरम् (itaretaram) - each other;]
(They both, like roaring bulls, lion-like men, great charioteers, made the sky covered with a multitude of arrows with straight-going. They both, invisible, were striking each other with showers of arrows.)
The two warriors, resembling roaring bulls and lion-like men, were great charioteers who filled the sky with a multitude of arrows. Invisible to each other, they continued to strike one another with showers of arrows.
पार्थोऽहमस्मि तिष्ठ त्वं कर्णोऽहं तिष्ठ फल्गुन। इत्येवं तर्जयन्तौ तौ वाक्षल्यैस्तुदतां तथा ॥७-१२०-७०॥
pārtho'hamasmi tiṣṭha tvaṃ karṇo'haṃ tiṣṭha phalguna। ityevaṃ tarjayantau tau vākṣalyaiḥtudatāṃ tathā ॥7-120-70॥
[पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; अहम् (aham) - I; अस्मि (asmi) - am; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; त्वम् (tvam) - you; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अहम् (aham) - I; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; फल्गुन (phalguna) - Arjuna; इति (iti) - thus; एवम् (evam) - in this way; तर्जयन्तौ (tarjayantau) - threatening; तौ (tau) - those two; वाक्षल्यैः (vākṣalyaiḥ) - with harsh words; तुदताम् (tudatām) - piercing; तथा (tathā) - thus;]
(Arjuna, I am; stand you, Karna, I am; stand, Phalguna. Thus threatening, those two pierced with harsh words, thus.)
Arjuna and Karna were threatening each other, saying, 'I am Arjuna, stand still, you are Karna, stand still, Phalguna.' In this way, they pierced each other with harsh words.
युध्येतां समरे वीरौ चित्रं लघु च सुष्ठु च। प्रेक्षणीयौ चाभवतां सर्वयोधसमागमे ॥७-१२०-७१॥
yudhyetāṃ samare vīrau citraṃ laghu ca suṣṭhu ca। prekṣaṇīyau cābhavatāṃ sarvayodhasamāgame ॥7-120-71॥
[युध्येतां (yudhyetāṃ) - may fight; समरे (samare) - in battle; वीरौ (vīrau) - two heroes; चित्रं (citraṃ) - wonderful; लघु (laghu) - quick; च (ca) - and; सुष्ठु (suṣṭhu) - well; च (ca) - and; प्रेक्षणीयौ (prekṣaṇīyau) - worth seeing; च (ca) - and; अभवतां (abhavatāṃ) - became; सर्वयोधसमागमे (sarvayodhasamāgame) - in the assembly of all warriors;]
(May the two heroes fight in battle, wonderful, quick, and well. They became worth seeing in the assembly of all warriors.)
The two heroes fought in the battle with remarkable speed and skill, becoming a sight to behold in the gathering of all warriors.
प्रशस्यमानौ समरे सिद्धचारणवातिकैः। अयुध्येतां महाराज परस्परवधैषिणौ ॥७-१२०-७२॥
praśasyamānau samare siddhacāraṇavātikaiḥ। ayudhyetāṃ mahārāja parasparavadhaiṣiṇau ॥7-120-72॥
[प्रशस्यमानौ (praśasyamānau) - being praised; समरे (samare) - in battle; सिद्ध (siddha) - perfected beings; चारण (cāraṇa) - bards; वातिकैः (vātikaiḥ) - by groups; अयुध्येतां (ayudhyetāṃ) - fought; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; परस्पर (paraspara) - each other; वध (vadha) - killing; ऐषिणौ (aiṣiṇau) - desiring;]
(Being praised in battle by groups of perfected beings and bards, O great king, they fought each other desiring to kill.)
O great king, being praised by groups of perfected beings and bards in the battle, they fought each other with the desire to kill.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजंस्तावकानभ्यभाषत। यत्ता रक्षत राधेयं नाहत्वा समरेऽर्जुनम् ॥ निवर्तिष्यति राधेय इति मामुक्तवान्वृषः ॥७-१२०-७३॥
tato duryodhano rājaṃstāvakānabhyabhāṣata। yattā rakṣata rādheyaṃ nāhatvā samare'rjunam ॥ nivartiṣyati rādheya iti māmuktavānvṛṣaḥ ॥7-120-73॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजन् (rājan) - O King; तावकान् (tāvakān) - your men; अभ्यभाषत (abhyabhāṣata) - addressed; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - alert; रक्षत (rakṣata) - protect; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; न (na) - not; अहत्वा (ahatvā) - without killing; समरे (samare) - in battle; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; निवर्तिष्यति (nivartiṣyati) - will return; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; इति (iti) - thus; माम् (mām) - to me; उक्तवान् (uktavān) - said; वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) - the bull;]
(Then Duryodhana, O King, addressed your men: "Be alert, protect Radheya. Without killing Arjuna in battle, Radheya will not return," thus said to me the bull.)
Then Duryodhana, O King, addressed your men, urging them to be vigilant and protect Radheya, as he would not return without defeating Arjuna in battle, thus spoke the mighty warrior to me.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन्दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम्। आकर्णमुक्तैरिषुभिः कर्णस्य चतुरो हयान् ॥ अनयन्मृत्युलोकाय चतुर्भिः सायकोत्तमैः ॥७-१२०-७४॥
etasminnantare rājandṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam। ākarṇamuktairiṣubhiḥ karṇasya caturo hayān ॥ anayanmṛtyulokāya caturbhiḥ sāyakottamaiḥ ॥7-120-74॥
[एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this; अन्तरे (antare) - interval; राजन् (rājan) - O king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor; आकर्ण (ākarṇa) - to the ear; मुक्तैः (muktaiḥ) - released; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; हयान् (hayān) - horses; अनयत् (anayat) - sent; मृत्युलोकाय (mṛtyulokāya) - to the world of death; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; सायक (sāyaka) - arrows; उत्तमैः (uttamaiḥ) - excellent;]
(In this interval, O king, having seen Karna's valor, with arrows released to the ear, he sent Karna's four horses to the world of death with four excellent arrows.)
During this time, O king, witnessing Karna's prowess, he shot arrows that reached the ears, sending Karna's four horses to the realm of death with four supreme arrows.
सारथिं चास्य भल्लेन रथनीडादपाहरत्। छादयामास च शरैस्तव पुत्रस्य पश्यतः ॥७-१२०-७५॥
sārathiṃ cāsya bhallena rathanīḍādapāharat। chādayāmāsa ca śaraistava putrasya paśyataḥ ॥7-120-75॥
[सारथिम् (sārathim) - charioteer; च (ca) - and; अस्य (asya) - his; भल्लेन (bhallena) - with an arrow; रथनीडात् (rathanīḍāt) - from the chariot; अपाहरत् (apāharat) - removed; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; च (ca) - and; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; तव (tava) - your; पुत्रस्य (putrasya) - son's; पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while watching;]
(He removed the charioteer from the chariot with an arrow and covered with arrows while your son was watching.)
He shot the charioteer from the chariot with an arrow and covered him with arrows while your son watched.
स छाद्यमानः समरे हताश्वो हतसारथिः। मोहितः शरजालेन कर्तव्यं नाभ्यपद्यत ॥७-१२०-७६॥
sa chādyamānaḥ samare hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ। mohitaḥ śarajālena kartavyaṃ nābhyapadyata ॥7-120-76॥
[स (sa) - he; छाद्यमानः (chādyamānaḥ) - being covered; समरे (samare) - in battle; हताश्वः (hatāśvaḥ) - with horses killed; हतसारथिः (hatasārathiḥ) - with charioteer killed; मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - bewildered; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - by a net of arrows; कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - what to do; न (na) - not; अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - undertook;]
(He, being covered in battle, with horses and charioteer killed, bewildered by a net of arrows, did not undertake what was to be done.)
He was overwhelmed in battle, his horses and charioteer slain, and confused by a barrage of arrows, he could not decide what to do.
तं तथा विरथं दृष्ट्वा रथमारोप्य स्वं तदा। अश्वत्थामा महाराज भूयोऽर्जुनमयोधयत् ॥७-१२०-७७॥
taṁ tathā virathaṁ dṛṣṭvā rathamāropya svaṁ tadā। aśvatthāmā mahārāja bhūyo'rjunamayodhayat ॥7-120-77॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; तथा (tathā) - thus; विरथं (virathaṁ) - chariotless; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; रथमारोप्य (rathamāropya) - mounting on the chariot; स्वं (svaṁ) - his own; तदा (tadā) - then; अश्वत्थामा (aśvatthāmā) - Ashwatthama; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again; अर्जुनम् (arjunam) - Arjuna; अयोधयत् (ayodhayat) - fought;]
(Then, having seen him thus chariotless, Ashwatthama mounted his own chariot and fought Arjuna again, O great king.)
Seeing him without a chariot, Ashwatthama, O great king, mounted his own chariot and engaged Arjuna in battle once more.
मद्रराजस्तु कौन्तेयमविध्यत्त्रिंशता शरैः। शारद्वतस्तु विंशत्या वासुदेवं समार्पयत् ॥ धनञ्जयं द्वादशभिराजघान शिलीमुखैः ॥७-१२०-७८॥
madrarājastu kaunteyamavidhyattriṁśatā śaraiḥ। śāradvatastu viṁśatyā vāsudevaṁ samārpayat ॥ dhanañjayaṁ dvādaśabhirājaghāna śilīmukhaiḥ ॥7-120-78॥
[मद्रराजः (madrarājaḥ) - King of Madra; तु (tu) - but; कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - son of Kunti; अविध्यत् (avidhyat) - pierced; त्रिंशता (triṁśatā) - with thirty; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Śāradvata; तु (tu) - but; विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty; वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva; समार्पयत् (samārpayat) - attacked; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanañjaya; द्वादशभिः (dvādaśabhiḥ) - with twelve; अजघान (ajaghāna) - struck; शिलीमुखैः (śilīmukhaiḥ) - with arrows;]
(The King of Madra, however, pierced the son of Kunti with thirty arrows. Śāradvata, in turn, attacked Vasudeva with twenty arrows. Dhanañjaya struck with twelve arrows.)
The King of Madra pierced the son of Kunti with thirty arrows, while Śāradvata attacked Vasudeva with twenty arrows. Dhanañjaya struck with twelve arrows.
चतुर्भिः सिन्धुराजश्च वृषसेनश्च सप्तभिः। पृथक्पृथङ्महाराज कृष्णपार्थावविध्यताम् ॥७-१२०-७९॥
caturbhiḥ sindhurājaśca vṛṣasenaśca saptabhiḥ। pṛthakpṛthaṅmahārāja kṛṣṇapārthāvavidhyatām ॥7-120-79॥
[चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; सिन्धुराजः (sindhurājaḥ) - Sindhuraja; च (ca) - and; वृषसेनः (vṛṣasenaḥ) - Vrishasena; च (ca) - and; सप्तभिः (saptabhiḥ) - with seven; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कृष्णपार्थौ (kṛṣṇapārthau) - Krishna and Arjuna; अविध्यताम् (avidhyatām) - pierced;]
(With four, Sindhuraja and Vrishasena with seven separately, O great king, pierced Krishna and Arjuna.)
Sindhuraja and Vrishasena, with their respective four and seven warriors, separately attacked and pierced Krishna and Arjuna, O great king.
तथैव तान्प्रत्यविध्यत्कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः। द्रोणपुत्रं चतुःषष्ट्या मद्रराजं शतेन च ॥७-१२०-८०॥
tathaiva tānpratyavidhyat kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ। droṇaputraṃ catuḥṣaṣṭyā madrarājaṃ śatena ca ॥7-120-80॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; तान् (tān) - them; प्रत्यविध्यत् (pratyavidhyat) - pierced; कुन्तीपुत्रः (kuntīputraḥ) - son of Kunti; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Dhananjaya; द्रोणपुत्रम् (droṇaputram) - son of Drona; चतुःषष्ट्या (catuḥṣaṣṭyā) - with sixty-four; मद्रराजम् (madrarājam) - king of Madra; शतेन (śatena) - with a hundred; च (ca) - and;]
(In the same way, the son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, pierced them, the son of Drona with sixty-four, and the king of Madra with a hundred.)
In the same manner, Arjuna, the son of Kunti, attacked and pierced the son of Drona with sixty-four arrows and the king of Madra with a hundred arrows.
सैन्धवं दशभिर्भल्लैर्वृषसेनं त्रिभिः शरैः। शारद्वतं च विंशत्या विद्ध्वा पार्थः समुन्नदत् ॥७-१२०-८१॥
saindhavaṁ daśabhirbhallairvṛṣasenaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ। śāradvataṁ ca viṁśatyā viddhvā pārthaḥ samunnadat ॥7-120-81॥
[सैन्धवम् (saindhavam) - Jayadratha; दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - with ten; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - arrows; वृषसेनम् (vṛṣasenam) - Vṛṣasena; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - arrows; शारद्वतम् (śāradvataṁ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; विंशत्या (viṁśatyā) - with twenty; विद्ध्वा (viddhvā) - having pierced; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; समुन्नदत् (samunnadat) - roared;]
(Arjuna, having pierced Jayadratha with ten arrows, Vṛṣasena with three arrows, and Kṛpa with twenty, roared.)
Arjuna fiercely attacked Jayadratha with ten arrows, Vṛṣasena with three, and Kṛpa with twenty, and then let out a triumphant roar.
ते प्रतिज्ञाप्रतीघातमिच्छन्तः सव्यसाचिनः। सहितास्तावकास्तूर्णमभिपेतुर्धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१२०-८२॥
te pratijñāpratīghātamicchantaḥ savyasācinaḥ। sahitāstāvakāstūrṇamabhipeturdhanañjayam ॥7-120-82॥
[ते (te) - they; प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - vow; प्रतीघातम् (pratīghātam) - opposition; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; सव्यसाचिनः (savyasācinaḥ) - Arjuna; सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together; तावकाः (tāvakāḥ) - your men; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अभिपेतुः (abhipetuḥ) - attacked; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhananjaya;]
(They, desiring to oppose the vow, together with your men, quickly attacked Dhananjaya, the Arjuna.)
They, wishing to thwart the vow, along with your forces, swiftly advanced towards Arjuna, known as Dhananjaya.
अथार्जुनः सर्वतोधारमस्त्रं; प्रादुश्चक्रे त्रासयन्धार्तराष्ट्रान्। तं प्रत्युदीयुः कुरवः पाण्डुसूनुं; रथैर्महार्हैः शरवर्षाण्यवर्षन् ॥७-१२०-८३॥
athārjunaḥ sarvatodhāramastraṁ; prāduścakre trāsayandhārtarāṣṭrān। taṁ pratyudīyuḥ kuravaḥ pāṇḍusūnuṁ; rathairmahārhaiḥ śaravarṣāṇyavarṣan ॥7-120-83॥
[अथ (atha) - then; अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna; सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides; धारम् (dhāram) - continuous; अस्त्रं (astraṁ) - weapon; प्रादुश्चक्रे (prāduścakre) - manifested; त्रासयन् (trāsayan) - frightening; धार्तराष्ट्रान् (dhārtarāṣṭrān) - the sons of Dhritarashtra; तं (tam) - him; प्रत्युदीयुः (pratyudīyuḥ) - advanced; कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - the Kauravas; पाण्डुसूनुं (pāṇḍusūnuṁ) - the son of Pandu; रथैः (rathaiḥ) - with chariots; महार्हैः (mahārhaiḥ) - splendid; शरवर्षाणि (śaravarṣāṇi) - showers of arrows; अवर्षन् (avarṣan) - rained;]
(Then Arjuna manifested a continuous weapon from all sides, frightening the sons of Dhritarashtra. The Kauravas advanced towards the son of Pandu with splendid chariots, raining showers of arrows.)
Then Arjuna unleashed a formidable weapon that terrified the sons of Dhritarashtra. In response, the Kauravas moved towards Arjuna, the son of Pandu, with their magnificent chariots, showering him with arrows.
ततस्तु तस्मिंस्तुमुले समुत्थिते; सुदारुणे भारत मोहनीये। नामुह्यत प्राप्य स राजपुत्रः; किरीटमाली विसृजन्पृषत्कान् ॥७-१२०-८४॥
tatastu tasmiṃstumule samutthite; sudāruṇe bhārata mohanīye। nāmuhyata prāpya sa rājaputraḥ; kirīṭamālī visṛjanpṛṣatkān ॥7-120-84॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - but; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; तुमुले (tumule) - tumultuous; समुत्थिते (samutthite) - arisen; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very terrible; भारत (bhārata) - O Bharata; मोहनीये (mohanīye) - bewildering; नामुह्यत (nāmuhyata) - was not confused; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained; स (sa) - that; राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince; किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - adorned with a crown; विसृजन् (visṛjan) - releasing; पृषत्कान् (pṛṣatkān) - arrows;]
(Then, in that tumultuous and very terrible situation, O Bharata, bewildering, that prince adorned with a crown, having obtained, was not confused, releasing arrows.)
Then, in that tumultuous and dreadful situation, O Bharata, the prince adorned with a crown was not bewildered, having obtained his composure, and continued to release arrows.
राज्यप्रेप्सुः सव्यसाची कुरूणां; स्मरन्क्लेशान्द्वादशवर्षवृत्तान्। गाण्डीवमुक्तैरिषुभिर्महात्मा; सर्वा दिशो व्यावृणोदप्रमेयैः ॥७-१२०-८५॥
rājyaprepsuḥ savyasācī kurūṇāṃ; smarankleśāndvādaśavarṣavṛttān। gāṇḍīvamuktairiṣubhirmahātmā; sarvā diśo vyāvṛṇodaprameyaiḥ ॥7-120-85॥
[राज्यप्रेप्सुः (rājyaprepsuḥ) - desiring the kingdom; सव्यसाची (savyasācī) - Arjuna; कुरूणां (kurūṇāṃ) - of the Kuru dynasty; स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering; क्लेशान् (kleśān) - hardships; द्वादशवर्षवृत्तान् (dvādaśavarṣavṛttān) - of the twelve years; गाण्डीवमुक्तैः (gāṇḍīvamuktaiḥ) - released from the Gandiva bow; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great soul; सर्वा (sarvā) - all; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; व्यावृणोत् (vyāvṛṇot) - covered; अप्रमेयैः (aprameyaiḥ) - immeasurable;]
(Desiring the kingdom, Arjuna of the Kuru dynasty, remembering the hardships of the twelve years, with arrows released from the Gandiva bow, the great soul covered all directions with immeasurable (arrows).)
Arjuna, desiring the kingdom and recalling the hardships endured over twelve years, released arrows from his Gandiva bow, covering all directions with his immeasurable might.
प्रदीप्तोल्कमभवच्चान्तरिक्षं; देहेषु भूरीण्यपतन्वयांसि। यत्पिङ्गलज्येन किरीटमाली; क्रुद्धो रिपूनाजगवेन हन्ति ॥७-१२०-८६॥
pradīptolkamabhavaccāntarikṣaṁ; deheṣu bhūrīṇyapatanvayāṁsi। yatpiṅgalajyena kirīṭamālī; kruddho ripūnājagavena hanti ॥7-120-86॥
[प्रदीप्त-उल्कम् (pradīpta-ulkam) - blazing-meteor; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; च (ca) - and; अन्तरिक्षं (antarikṣaṁ) - sky; देहेषु (deheṣu) - in bodies; भूरीणि (bhūrīṇi) - many; अपतन् (apatan) - fell; वयांसि (vayāṁsi) - birds; यत् (yat) - which; पिङ्गल-ज्येन (piṅgala-jyena) - with tawny bowstring; किरीट-माली (kirīṭa-mālī) - crowned; क्रुद्धः (kruddhaḥ) - angry; रिपून् (ripūn) - enemies; आजगवेन (ājagavena) - with a goat; हन्ति (hanti) - kills;]
(A blazing meteor became the sky; many birds fell in bodies. With a tawny bowstring and crowned, the angry one kills enemies with a goat.)
A blazing meteor appeared in the sky; many birds fell dead. With a tawny bowstring and a crown, the angry warrior kills his enemies with a goat.
किरीटमाली महता महायशाः; शरासनेनास्य शराननीकजित्। हयप्रवेकोत्तमनागधूर्गता; न्कुरुप्रवीरानिषुभिर्न्यपातयत् ॥७-१२०-८७॥
kirīṭamālī mahatā mahāyaśāḥ; śarāsanenāsya śarānanīkajit. hayapravekottamanāgadhūrgatā; nkurupravīrāniṣubhirnyapātayat ॥7-120-87॥
[किरीटमाली (kirīṭamālī) - wearing a crown; महता (mahatā) - great; महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame; शरासनेन (śarāsanena) - with a bow; अस्य (asya) - his; शरान् (śarān) - arrows; अनीकजित् (anīkajit) - conqueror of armies; हयप्रवेके (hayapraveke) - in the best of horses; उत्तमनागधूर्गता (uttamanāgadhūrgatā) - mounted on the best elephants; कुरुप्रवीरान् (kurupravīrān) - the heroes of the Kuru; इषुभिः (iṣubhiḥ) - with arrows; न्यपातयत् (nyapātayat) - felled;]
(Wearing a crown, of great fame, with a bow, his arrows conquered armies. Mounted on the best horses and elephants, he felled the heroes of the Kuru with arrows.)
The illustrious warrior, adorned with a crown and renowned for his great fame, wielded his bow and arrows to conquer armies. Riding on the finest horses and elephants, he struck down the valiant heroes of the Kuru clan with his arrows.
गदाश्च गुर्वीः परिघानयस्मया; नसींश्च शक्तीश्च रणे नराधिपाः। महान्ति शस्त्राणि च भीमदर्शनाः; प्रगृह्य पार्थं सहसाभिदुद्रुवुः ॥७-१२०-८८॥
gadāś ca gurvīḥ parighānayasmayā; nasīṁś ca śaktīś ca raṇe narādhipāḥ। mahānti śastrāṇi ca bhīmadarśanāḥ; pragṛhya pārthaṁ sahasābhidudruvuḥ ॥7-120-88॥
[गदाः (gadāḥ) - maces; च (ca) - and; गुर्वीः (gurvīḥ) - heavy; परिघान् (parighān) - clubs; अयस्मयाः (ayasmayāḥ) - iron; नसीन् (nasīn) - axes; च (ca) - and; शक्तीः (śaktīḥ) - spears; च (ca) - and; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings; महान्ति (mahānti) - great; शस्त्राणि (śastrāṇi) - weapons; च (ca) - and; भीमदर्शनाः (bhīmadarśanāḥ) - terrifying to behold; प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having taken; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; अभिदुद्रुवुः (abhidudruvuḥ) - rushed towards;]
(The kings, having taken heavy maces, iron clubs, axes, and spears in battle, along with great and terrifying weapons, suddenly rushed towards Arjuna.)
The kings, armed with heavy maces, iron clubs, axes, and spears, along with great and terrifying weapons, suddenly charged towards Arjuna in the battle.
स तानुदीर्णान्सरथाश्ववारणा; न्पदातिसङ्घांश्च महाधनुर्धरः। विपन्नसर्वायुधजीवितान्रणे; चकार वीरो यमराष्ट्रवर्धनान् ॥७-१२०-८९॥
sa tānudīrṇānsarathāśvavāraṇā; npadātisaṅghāṃśca mahādhanurdharaḥ। vipannasarvāyudhajīvitānraṇe; cakāra vīro yamarāṣṭravardhanān ॥7-120-89॥
[स (sa) - he; तान् (tān) - those; उदीर्णान् (udīrṇān) - agitated; सरथ (saratha) - with chariots; अश्व (aśva) - horses; वारणान् (vāraṇān) - elephants; पदाति (padāti) - infantry; सङ्घान् (saṅghān) - troops; च (ca) - and; महाधनुर्धरः (mahādhanurdharaḥ) - great archer; विपन्न (vipanna) - destroyed; सर्व (sarva) - all; आयुध (āyudha) - weapons; जीवितान् (jīvitān) - lives; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; चकार (cakāra) - made; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; यम (yama) - Yama; राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra) - kingdom; वर्धनान् (vardhanān) - enhancers;]
(He, the great archer, made those agitated ones with chariots, horses, elephants, and infantry troops, whose all weapons and lives were destroyed in battle, enhancers of Yama's kingdom.)
The great archer heroically turned those agitated forces, complete with chariots, horses, elephants, and infantry, into enhancers of Yama's kingdom, as their weapons and lives were destroyed in battle.
