07.134
Pancharatra and Core: Altercation between Karna, Ashwatthama, and Duryodhana regarding the insult to Kripa. The Pandava army attacks Karna. In the intense battle when Karna faces defeat and is rescued by Kripa, Duryodhana himself rushes against Arjuna in anger. Kripa and Ashwatthama try to resist Duryodhana's move, sensing the imminent danger.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तथा परुषितं दृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रेण मातुलम्। खड्गमुद्यम्य वेगेन द्रौणिरभ्यपतद्द्रुतम् ॥७-१३४-१॥
tathā paruṣitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sūtaputreṇa mātulam। khaḍgamudyamya vegena drauṇirabhyapataddrutam ॥7-134-1॥
[तथा (tathā) - thus; परुषितं (paruṣitaṃ) - harshly spoken; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of a charioteer; मातुलम् (mātulam) - uncle; खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - raising; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; अभ्यपतत् (abhyapatat) - rushed at; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly;]
(Thus, having seen his uncle harshly spoken to by the son of a charioteer, Drona's son, raising his sword, rushed quickly with speed.)
Seeing his uncle insulted by the son of a charioteer, Drona's son quickly raised his sword and charged with great speed.
अश्वत्थामोवाच॥
aśvatthāmovāca॥
[अश्वत्थाम (aśvatthāma) - Ashwatthama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Ashwatthama said:)
Ashwatthama said:
कर्ण पश्य सुदुर्बुद्धे तिष्ठेदानीं नराधम। एष तेऽद्य शिरः कायादुद्धरामि सुदुर्मते ॥७-१३४-२॥
karṇa paśya sudurbuddhe tiṣṭhedānīṃ narādhama। eṣa te'dya śiraḥ kāyāduddharāmi sudurmate ॥7-134-2॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; पश्य (paśya) - see; सुदुर्बुद्धे (sudurbuddhe) - O wicked-minded; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; इदानीं (idānīṃ) - now; नराधम (narādhama) - O lowest of men; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; ते (te) - your; अद्य (adya) - today; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; उद्धरामि (uddharāmi) - I will remove; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - O evil-minded;]
(Karna, see, O wicked-minded, stand now, O lowest of men. This day I will remove your head from the body, O evil-minded.)
Karna, look, you wicked-minded one, stand here now, you lowest of men. Today, I will sever your head from your body, you evil-minded one.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
तमुत्पतन्तं वेगेन राजा दुर्योधनः स्वयम्। न्यवारयन्महाराज कृपश्च द्विपदां वरः ॥७-१३४-३॥
tam utpatantaṃ vegena rājā duryodhanaḥ svayam। nyavārayan mahārāja kṛpaś ca dvipadāṃ varaḥ ॥7-134-3॥
[तम् (tam) - him; उत्पतन्तम् (utpatantam) - rising; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; राजा (rājā) - king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; न्यवारयत् (nyavārayat) - restrained; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa; च (ca) - and; द्विपदाम् (dvipadām) - of bipeds; वरः (varaḥ) - the best;]
(The king Duryodhana himself, with speed, restrained him rising, O great king, and Kṛpa, the best of bipeds.)
King Duryodhana himself quickly restrained him as he rose, O great king, along with Kṛpa, the best among men.
कर्ण उवाच॥
karṇa uvāca॥
[कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Karna said:)
Karna said:
शूरोऽयं समरश्लाघी दुर्मतिश्च द्विजाधमः। आसादयतु मद्वीर्यं मुञ्चेमं कुरुसत्तम ॥७-१३४-४॥
śūro'yaṃ samaraślāghī durmatiśca dvijādhamḥ। āsādayatu madvīryaṃ muñcemaṃ kurusattama ॥7-134-4॥
[शूरः (śūraḥ) - hero; अयम् (ayam) - this; समरश्लाघी (samaraślāghī) - boastful in battle; दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded; च (ca) - and; द्विजाधमः (dvijādhamḥ) - worst of the twice-born; आसादयतु (āsādayatu) - let him face; मद्वीर्यम् (madvīryam) - my strength; मुञ्च (muñca) - release; इमम् (imam) - this; कुरुसत्तम (kurusattama) - O best of the Kurus;]
(This hero, boastful in battle and evil-minded, the worst of the twice-born, let him face my strength. Release this, O best of the Kurus.)
This hero, who boasts of his prowess in battle and is evil-minded, the worst among the twice-born, should face my strength. Release him, O best of the Kurus.
अश्वत्थामोवाच॥
aśvatthāmovāca॥
[अश्वत्थामन् (aśvatthāman) - Ashwatthama; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Ashwatthama said:)
Ashwatthama said:
तवैतत्क्षम्यतेऽस्माभिः सूतात्मज सुदुर्मते। दर्पमुत्सिक्तमेतत्ते फल्गुनो नाशयिष्यति ॥७-१३४-५॥
tavaitatkṣamyate'smābhiḥ sūtātmaja sudurmate। darpamutsiktametatte phalguno nāśayiṣyati ॥7-134-5॥
[तव (tava) - your; एतत् (etat) - this; क्षम्यते (kṣamyate) - is forgiven; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us; सूतात्मज (sūtātmaja) - O son of Suta; सुदुर्मते (sudurmate) - O evil-minded one; दर्पम् (darpam) - pride; उत्सिक्तम् (utsiktam) - arrogant; एतत् (etat) - this; ते (te) - your; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; नाशयिष्यति (nāśayiṣyati) - will destroy;]
(This of yours is forgiven by us, O son of Suta, O evil-minded one. Arjuna will destroy this arrogant pride of yours.)
"This is forgiven by us, O son of Suta, O evil-minded one. Arjuna will destroy your arrogant pride."
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
अश्वत्थामन्प्रसीदस्व क्षन्तुमर्हसि मानद। कोपः खलु न कर्तव्यः सूतपुत्रे कथञ्चन ॥७-१३४-६॥
aśvatthāmanprasīdasva kṣantumarhasi mānada। kopaḥ khalu na kartavyaḥ sūtaputre kathañcana ॥7-134-6॥
[अश्वत्थामन् (aśvatthāman) - Ashwatthaman; प्रसीदस्व (prasīdasva) - be pleased; क्षन्तुम् (kṣantum) - to forgive; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; कोपः (kopaḥ) - anger; खलु (khalu) - indeed; न (na) - not; कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - should be done; सूतपुत्रे (sūtaputre) - to the son of a charioteer; कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - in any way;]
(Ashwatthaman, be pleased to forgive, O giver of honor. Indeed, anger should not be done to the son of a charioteer in any way.)
Ashwatthaman, please be gracious and forgive, O giver of honor. Indeed, you should not harbor anger towards the son of a charioteer in any way.
त्वयि कर्णे कृपे द्रोणे मद्रराजेऽथ सौबले। महत्कार्यं समायत्तं प्रसीद द्विजसत्तम ॥७-१३४-७॥
tvayi karṇe kṛpe droṇe madrarāje'tha saubale। mahatkāryaṃ samāyattaṃ prasīda dvijasattama ॥7-134-7॥
[त्वयि (tvayi) - in you; कर्णे (karṇe) - in Karna; कृपे (kṛpe) - in Kripa; द्रोणे (droṇe) - in Drona; मद्रराजे (madrarāje) - in the king of Madra; अथ (atha) - and; सौबले (saubale) - in Saubala; महत्कार्यं (mahatkāryaṃ) - great task; समायत्तं (samāyattaṃ) - entrusted; प्रसीद (prasīda) - be pleased; द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(In you, Karna, Kripa, Drona, the king of Madra, and Saubala, a great task is entrusted. Be pleased, O best of the twice-born.)
A great responsibility is placed upon you, Karna, Kripa, Drona, the king of Madra, and Saubala. Please be gracious, O noble Brahmin.
एते ह्यभिमुखाः सर्वे राधेयेन युयुत्सवः। आयान्ति पाण्डवा ब्रह्मन्नाह्वयन्तः समन्ततः ॥७-१३४-८॥
ete hyabhimukhāḥ sarve rādheyena yuyutsavaḥ। āyānti pāṇḍavā brahmannāhvayantaḥ samantataḥ ॥7-134-8॥
[एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; अभिमुखाः (abhimukhāḥ) - facing; सर्वे (sarve) - all; राधेयेन (rādheyena) - by Radheya; युयुत्सवः (yuyutsavaḥ) - desiring to fight; आयान्ति (āyānti) - are coming; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pandavas; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; आह्वयन्तः (āhvayantaḥ) - challenging; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - from all sides;]
(These indeed, all facing Radheya, desiring to fight, are coming, the Pandavas, O Brahman, challenging from all sides.)
The Pandavas, eager to fight and facing Radheya, are approaching from all directions, O Brahman, issuing challenges.
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
कर्णोऽपि रथिनां श्रेष्ठश्चापमुद्यम्य वीर्यवान्। कौरवाग्र्यैः परिवृतः शक्रो देवगणैरिव ॥ पर्यतिष्ठत तेजस्वी स्वबाहुबलमाश्रितः ॥७-१३४-९॥
karṇo'pi rathināṃ śreṣṭhaścāpamudyamya vīryavān। kauravāgryaiḥ parivṛtaḥ śakro devagaṇairiva ॥ paryatiṣṭhata tejasvī svabāhubalamāśritaḥ ॥7-134-9॥
[कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; अपि (api) - also; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the best; च (ca) - and; अपम् (apam) - bow; उद्यम्य (udyamya) - having raised; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty; कौरवाग्र्यैः (kauravāgryaiḥ) - by the foremost of the Kauravas; परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; देवगणैः (devagaṇaiḥ) - by the groups of gods; इव (iva) - like; पर्यतिष्ठत (paryatiṣṭhata) - stood; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant; स्व (sva) - own; बाहुबलम् (bāhubalam) - strength of arms; आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - relying on;]
(Karna, the best of charioteers, also mighty, having raised his bow, stood surrounded by the foremost of the Kauravas, like Indra by the groups of gods, relying on his own strength of arms.)
Karna, the mightiest among charioteers, stood with his bow raised, surrounded by the elite Kauravas, much like Indra amidst the gods, relying on his own formidable strength.
ततः प्रववृते युद्धं कर्णस्य सह पाण्डवैः। संरब्धस्य महाराज सिंहनादविनादितम् ॥७-१३४-१०॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ karṇasya saha pāṇḍavaiḥ। saṃrabdhasya mahārāja siṃhanādavināditam ॥7-134-10॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; प्रववृते (pravavṛte) - commenced; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; सह (saha) - with; पाण्डवैः (pāṇḍavaiḥ) - Pandavas; संरब्धस्य (saṃrabdhasya) - excited; महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king; सिंहनादविनादितम् (siṃhanādavināditam) - resounded with lion roars;]
(Then commenced the battle of Karna with the Pandavas, O great king, resounded with lion roars.)
Then the battle between Karna and the Pandavas began, O great king, echoing with the roars of lions.
ततस्ते पाण्डवा राजन्पाञ्चालाश्च यशस्विनः। दृष्ट्वा कर्णं महाबाहुमुच्चैः शब्दमथानदन् ॥७-१३४-११॥
tataste pāṇḍavā rājanpāñcālāśca yaśasvinaḥ। dṛṣṭvā karṇaṃ mahābāhumuccaiḥ śabdamathānadan ॥7-134-11॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - Pāṇḍavas; राजन् (rājan) - O king; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Pāñcālas; च (ca) - and; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णम् (karṇam) - Karṇa; महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed; उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly; शब्दम् (śabdam) - sound; अथ (atha) - then; अनदन् (anadan) - roared;]
(Then, O king, the Pāṇḍavas and the glorious Pāñcālas, having seen Karṇa, the mighty-armed, roared loudly.)
Then, O king, the Pāṇḍavas and the illustrious Pāñcālas, upon seeing the mighty-armed Karṇa, let out a loud roar.
अयं कर्णः कुतः कर्णस्तिष्ठ कर्ण महारणे। युध्यस्व सहितोऽस्माभिर्दुरात्मन्पुरुषाधम ॥७-१३४-१२॥
ayaṁ karṇaḥ kutaḥ karṇastiṣṭha karṇa mahāraṇe। yudhyasva sahito'smābhirdurātmanpuruṣādhama ॥7-134-12॥
[अयं (ayaṁ) - this; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stand; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; महारणे (mahāraṇe) - in the great battle; युध्यस्व (yudhyasva) - fight; सहितः (sahitaḥ) - together; अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - with us; दुरात्मन् (durātman) - wicked one; पुरुषाधम (puruṣādhama) - worst of men;]
(This is Karna, from where is Karna? Stand, Karna, in the great battle. Fight together with us, wicked one, worst of men.)
This is Karna, where is Karna from? Stand, Karna, in the great battle. Fight with us, you wicked and worst of men.
अन्ये तु दृष्ट्वा राधेयं क्रोधरक्तेक्षणाब्रुवन्। हन्यतामयमुत्सिक्तः सूतपुत्रोऽल्पचेतनः ॥७-१३४-१३॥
anye tu dṛṣṭvā rādheyaṃ krodharaktekṣaṇābruvan। hanyatāmayamutsiktaḥ sūtaputro'lpacetanaḥ ॥7-134-13॥
[अन्ये (anye) - others; तु (tu) - but; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; क्रोधरक्तेक्षणा (krodharaktekṣaṇā) - with eyes red with anger; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; हन्यताम् (hanyatām) - let him be killed; अयम् (ayam) - this; उत्सिक्तः (utsiktaḥ) - arrogant; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - son of a charioteer; अल्पचेतनः (alpacetanaḥ) - of little intelligence;]
(Others, having seen Radheya with eyes red with anger, said: "Let this arrogant son of a charioteer, of little intelligence, be killed.")
Upon seeing Radheya, whose eyes were red with anger, others exclaimed that this arrogant son of a charioteer, who lacked intelligence, should be killed.
सर्वैः पार्थिवशार्दूलैर्नानेनार्थोऽस्ति जीवता। अत्यन्तवैरी पार्थानां सततं पापपूरुषः ॥७-१३४-१४॥
sarvaiḥ pārthivaśārdūlairnānenārtho'sti jīvatā। atyantavairī pārthānāṃ satataṃ pāpapūruṣaḥ ॥7-134-14॥
[सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all; पार्थिवशार्दूलैः (pārthivaśārdūlaiḥ) - by the tiger among kings; न (na) - not; अनेन (anena) - by this; अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning; अस्ति (asti) - is; जीवता (jīvatā) - living; अत्यन्तवैरी (atyantavairī) - extreme enemy; पार्थानाम् (pārthānām) - of the sons of Pritha; सततम् (satatam) - always; पापपूरुषः (pāpapūruṣaḥ) - wicked man;]
(By all the tiger among kings, there is no meaning in living. He is an extreme enemy of the sons of Pritha, always a wicked man.)
All the kings agree that there is no point in living with him, as he is a constant enemy of the Pandavas and a wicked person.
एष मूलं ह्यनर्थानां दुर्योधनमते स्थितः। हतैनमिति जल्पन्तः क्षत्रियाः समुपाद्रवन् ॥७-१३४-१५॥
eṣa mūlaṃ hyanarthānāṃ duryodhanamate sthitaḥ। hatainamiti jalpantaḥ kṣatriyāḥ samupādravan ॥7-134-15॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; मूलं (mūlaṃ) - root; हि (hi) - indeed; अनर्थानां (anarthānāṃ) - of disasters; दुर्योधनमते (duryodhanamate) - in Duryodhana's opinion; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; हत (hata) - kill; एनम् (enam) - him; इति (iti) - thus; जल्पन्तः (jalpantaḥ) - speaking; क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - warriors; समुपाद्रवन् (samupādravan) - attacked;]
(This is indeed the root of disasters, situated in Duryodhana's opinion. Saying 'Kill him', the warriors attacked.)
In Duryodhana's view, this is the root cause of all disasters. The warriors, declaring 'Kill him', launched their attack.
महता शरवर्षेण छादयन्तो महारथाः। वधार्थं सूतपुत्रस्य पाण्डवेयेन चोदिताः ॥७-१३४-१६॥
mahatā śaravarṣeṇa chādayanto mahārathāḥ। vadhārthaṃ sūtaputrasya pāṇḍaveyena coditāḥ ॥7-134-16॥
[महता (mahatā) - by great; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by arrow-rain; छादयन्तः (chādayantaḥ) - covering; महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great charioteers; वधार्थम् (vadhārtham) - for the purpose of killing; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the charioteer's son; पाण्डवेयेन (pāṇḍaveyena) - by the son of Pandu; चोदिताः (coditāḥ) - urged;]
(The great charioteers, covering with a great shower of arrows, urged by the son of Pandu for the purpose of killing the charioteer's son.)
The great charioteers, urged by the son of Pandu, covered the charioteer's son with a great shower of arrows for the purpose of killing him.
तांस्तु सर्वांस्तथा दृष्ट्वा धावमानान्महारथान्। न विव्यथे सूतपुत्रो न च त्रासमगच्छत ॥७-१३४-१७॥
tāṃstu sarvāṃstathā dṛṣṭvā dhāvamānānmahārathān। na vivyathe sūtaputro na ca trāsamagacchat ॥7-134-17॥
[तांस् (tāṃs) - them; तु (tu) - but; सर्वांस् (sarvāṃs) - all; तथा (tathā) - thus; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; धावमानान् (dhāvamānān) - running; महारथान् (mahārathān) - great charioteers; न (na) - not; विव्यथे (vivyathe) - was disturbed; सूतपुत्रः (sūtaputraḥ) - the son of a charioteer; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; त्रासम् (trāsam) - fear; अगच्छत (agacchat) - approached;]
(But seeing all those great charioteers running, the son of a charioteer was not disturbed, nor did he approach fear.)
The son of a charioteer, upon seeing all those great charioteers running, remained undisturbed and fearless.
दृष्ट्वा नगरकल्पं तमुद्धूतं सैन्यसागरम्। पिप्रीषुस्तव पुत्राणां सङ्ग्रामेष्वपराजितः ॥७-१३४-१८॥
dṛṣṭvā nagarakalpaṃ tamuddhūtaṃ sainyasāgaram। piprīṣustava putrāṇāṃ saṅgrāmeṣvaparājitaḥ ॥7-134-18॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; नगरकल्पं (nagarakalpaṃ) - like a city; तम् (tam) - that; उद्धूतं (uddhūtaṃ) - raised; सैन्यसागरम् (sainyasāgaram) - ocean of army; पिप्रीषुः (piprīṣuḥ) - desired; तव (tava) - your; पुत्राणां (putrāṇāṃ) - sons; सङ्ग्रामेषु (saṅgrāmeṣu) - in battles; अपराजितः (aparājitaḥ) - undefeated;]
(Having seen that city-like, raised ocean of army, your sons desired to be undefeated in battles.)
Upon seeing that vast army, resembling a city and raised like an ocean, your sons wished to remain undefeated in battles.
सायकौघेन बलवान्क्षिप्रकारी महाबलः। वारयामास तत्सैन्यं समन्ताद्भरतर्षभ ॥७-१३४-१९॥
sāyakaughena balavān kṣiprakārī mahābalaḥ। vārayāmāsa tatsainyaṃ samantād bharatarṣabha ॥7-134-19॥
[सायकौघेन (sāyakaughena) - with a multitude of arrows; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; क्षिप्रकारी (kṣiprakārī) - quick-acting; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty; वारयामास (vārayāmāsa) - restrained; तत्सैन्यं (tatsainyaṃ) - that army; समन्तात् (samantāt) - from all sides; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas;]
(With a multitude of arrows, the strong, quick-acting, mighty one restrained that army from all sides, O best of the Bharatas.)
The mighty and swift warrior, with his powerful array of arrows, halted the entire army from every direction, O esteemed descendant of Bharata.
ततस्तु शरवर्षेण पार्थिवास्तमवारयन्। धनूंषि ते विधुन्वानाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥ अयोधयन्त राधेयं शक्रं दैत्यगणा इव ॥७-१३४-२०॥
tatastu śaravarṣeṇa pārthivāstamavārayan। dhanūṃṣi te vidhunvānāḥ śataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥ ayodhayanta rādheyaṃ śakraṃ daityagaṇā iva ॥7-134-20॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; तु (tu) - indeed; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; पार्थिवाः (pārthivāḥ) - the kings; तम् (tam) - him; अवारयन् (avārayan) - stopped; धनूंषि (dhanūṃṣi) - bows; ते (te) - they; विधुन्वानाः (vidhunvānāḥ) - wielding; शतशः (śataśaḥ) - by hundreds; अथ (atha) - and then; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; अयोधयन्त (ayodhayanta) - fought; राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Karna; शक्रम् (śakram) - Indra; दैत्यगणाः (daityagaṇāḥ) - the demon hosts; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then indeed, the kings stopped him with a shower of arrows. They wielded bows by hundreds and thousands. They fought Karna like the demon hosts fought Indra.)
Then, the kings stopped him with a shower of arrows, wielding bows by the hundreds and thousands. They fought Karna as the demon hosts once fought Indra.
शरवर्षं तु तत्कर्णः पार्थिवैः समुदीरितम्। शरवर्षेण महता समन्ताद्व्यकिरत्प्रभो ॥७-१३४-२१॥
śaravarṣaṃ tu tatkarṇaḥ pārthivaiḥ samudīritam। śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantādvyakiratprabho ॥7-134-21॥
[शरवर्षम् (śaravarṣam) - rain of arrows; तु (tu) - but; तत् (tat) - that; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; पार्थिवैः (pārthivaiḥ) - by the kings; समुदीरितम् (samudīritam) - was released; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - by the rain of arrows; महता (mahatā) - great; समन्तात् (samantāt) - all around; व्यकिरत् (vyakirat) - scattered; प्रभो (prabho) - O lord;]
(But that Karna, by the kings, was released a rain of arrows; by the great rain of arrows, all around scattered, O lord.)
Karna, with the help of the kings, unleashed a great rain of arrows that scattered all around, O lord.
तद्युद्धमभवत्तेषां कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणाम्। यथा देवासुरे युद्धे शक्रस्य सह दानवैः ॥७-१३४-२२॥
tadyuddhamabhavatteṣāṃ kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇām। yathā devāsure yuddhe śakrasya saha dānavaiḥ ॥7-134-22॥
[तत् (tat) - that; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; अभवत् (abhavat) - occurred; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them; कृत (kṛta) - done; प्रतिकृत (pratikṛta) - counteraction; ऐषिणाम् (aiṣiṇām) - desiring; यथा (yathā) - as; देव (deva) - gods; असुरे (asure) - demons; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Indra; सह (saha) - with; दानवैः (dānavaiḥ) - demons;]
(That battle occurred among them, desiring counteraction, as in the battle between gods and demons with Indra and the demons.)
The battle that took place among them, who were eager for retaliation, was like the battle between the gods and demons, with Indra on the side of the gods.
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम सूतपुत्रस्य लाघवम्। यदेनं समरे यत्ता नाप्नुवन्त परे युधि ॥७-१३४-२३॥
tatrādbhutamapaśyāma sūtaputrasya lāghavam। yadenaṃ samare yattā nāpnuvanta pare yudhi ॥7-134-23॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अपश्याम (apaśyāma) - we saw; सूतपुत्रस्य (sūtaputrasya) - of the son of a charioteer; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - swiftness; यत् (yat) - which; एनम् (enam) - him; समरे (samare) - in battle; यत्ताः (yattāḥ) - prepared; न (na) - not; आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - achieve; परः (paraḥ) - others; युधि (yudhi) - in fight;]
(There we saw the wonderful swiftness of the son of a charioteer, which others in battle, though prepared, do not achieve in fight.)
There we witnessed the remarkable agility of the charioteer's son, which others in the battle, despite being prepared, could not attain.
निवार्य च शरौघांस्तान्पार्थिवानां महारथः। युगेष्वीषासु छत्रेषु ध्वजेषु च हयेषु च ॥ आत्मनामाङ्कितान्बाणान्राधेयः प्राहिणोच्छितान् ॥७-१३४-२४॥
nivārya ca śaraughāṁstān pārthivānāṁ mahārathaḥ। yugeṣvīṣāsu chatreṣu dhvajeṣu ca hayeṣu ca ॥ ātmanāmāṅkitānbāṇānrādheyaḥ prāhiṇocchitān ॥7-134-24॥
[निवार्य (nivārya) - warding off; च (ca) - and; शरौघान् (śaraughān) - arrows; तान् (tān) - those; पार्थिवानाम् (pārthivānām) - of the kings; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; युगेषु (yugeṣu) - on the yokes; ईषासु (īṣāsu) - on the axles; छत्रेषु (chatreṣu) - on the umbrellas; ध्वजेषु (dhvajeṣu) - on the banners; च (ca) - and; हयेषु (hayeṣu) - on the horses; च (ca) - and; आत्मनाम (ātmanām) - own name; अाङ्कितान् (āṅkitān) - marked; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; राधेयः (rādheyaḥ) - Radheya; प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; छितान् (chitān) - sharp;]
(Warding off the arrows of those kings, the great chariot-warrior sent sharp arrows marked with his own name on the yokes, axles, umbrellas, banners, and horses.)
The great chariot-warrior, warding off the arrows of the kings, sent sharp arrows marked with his own name onto the yokes, axles, umbrellas, banners, and horses.
ततस्ते व्याकुलीभूता राजानः कर्णपीडिताः। बभ्रमुस्तत्र तत्रैव गावः शीतार्दिता इव ॥७-१३४-२५॥
tataste vyākulībhūtā rājānaḥ karṇapīḍitāḥ। babhramustatra tatraiva gāvaḥ śītārditā iva ॥7-134-25॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; ते (te) - they; व्याकुलीभूताः (vyākulībhūtāḥ) - distressed; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; कर्णपीडिताः (karṇapīḍitāḥ) - ear-pained; बभ्रमुः (babhramuḥ) - wandered; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; एव (eva) - indeed; गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows; शीतार्दिताः (śītārditāḥ) - cold-afflicted; इव (iva) - like;]
(Then they, the distressed kings, with ears pained, wandered there and there indeed like cows afflicted by cold.)
Then the distressed kings, with their ears pained, wandered aimlessly here and there, much like cows suffering from the cold.
हयानां वध्यमानानां गजानां रथिनां तथा। तत्र तत्राभ्यवेक्षामः सङ्घान्कर्णेन पातितान् ॥७-१३४-२६॥
hayānāṃ vadhyamānānāṃ gajānāṃ rathināṃ tathā। tatra tatrābhyavekṣāmaḥ saṅghānkarṇena pātitān ॥7-134-26॥
[हयानाम् (hayānām) - of horses; वध्यमानानाम् (vadhyamānānām) - being killed; गजानाम् (gajānām) - of elephants; रथिनाम् (rathinām) - of charioteers; तथा (tathā) - also; तत्र (tatra) - there; तत्र (tatra) - there; अभ्यवेक्षामः (abhyavekṣāmaḥ) - we observed; सङ्घान् (saṅghān) - groups; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; पातितान् (pātitān) - felled;]
(Of horses being killed, of elephants, of charioteers also, there and there we observed groups felled by Karna.)
We observed groups of horses, elephants, and charioteers being killed and felled by Karna at various places.
शिरोभिः पतितै राजन्बाहुभिश्च समन्ततः। आस्तीर्णा वसुधा सर्वा शूराणामनिवर्तिनाम् ॥७-१३४-२७॥
śirobhiḥ patitai rājanbāhubhiśca samantataḥ। āstīrṇā vasudhā sarvā śūrāṇāmanivartinām ॥7-134-27॥
[शिरोभिः (śirobhiḥ) - with heads; पतितैः (patitaiḥ) - fallen; राजन् (rājan) - O king; बाहुभिः (bāhubhiḥ) - with arms; च (ca) - and; समन्ततः (samantataḥ) - all around; आस्तीर्णा (āstīrṇā) - covered; वसुधा (vasudhā) - earth; सर्वा (sarvā) - entire; शूराणाम् (śūrāṇām) - of warriors; अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - who do not retreat;]
(O king, the entire earth is covered all around with fallen heads and arms of warriors who do not retreat.)
O king, the entire battlefield is strewn with the fallen heads and arms of valiant warriors who never retreat.
हतैश्च हन्यमानैश्च निष्टनद्भिश्च सर्वशः। बभूवायोधनं रौद्रं वैवस्वतपुरोपमम् ॥७-१३४-२८॥
hataiśca hanyamānaiśca niṣṭanadbhiśca sarvaśaḥ। babhūvāyodhanaṃ raudraṃ vaivasvatapuropamam ॥7-134-28॥
[हतैः (hataiḥ) - by the slain; च (ca) - and; हन्यमानैः (hanyamānaiḥ) - by those being killed; च (ca) - and; निष्टनद्भिः (niṣṭanadbhiḥ) - by those groaning; च (ca) - and; सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - everywhere; बभूव (babhūva) - became; आयोधनं (āyodhanam) - battlefield; रौद्रं (raudram) - terrible; वैवस्वतपुरोपमम् (vaivasvatapuropamam) - like the city of Yama;]
(By the slain, by those being killed, and by those groaning everywhere, the battlefield became terrible, like the city of Yama.)
The battlefield became terrifying, filled with the slain, those being killed, and the groaning of the wounded everywhere, resembling the city of Yama.
ततो दुर्योधनो राजा दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम्। अश्वत्थामानमासाद्य तदा वाक्यमुवाच ह ॥७-१३४-२९॥
tato duryodhano rājā dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam। aśvatthāmānam āsādya tadā vākyam uvāca ha ॥7-134-29॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; राजा (rājā) - king; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - valor; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Ashwatthama; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; तदा (tadā) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Then King Duryodhana, having seen Karna's valor, approached Ashwatthama and then indeed spoke these words.)
Then King Duryodhana, witnessing Karna's bravery, went to Ashwatthama and spoke to him.
युध्यतेऽसौ रणे कर्णो दंशितः सर्वपार्थिवैः। पश्यैतां द्रवतीं सेनां कर्णसायकपीडिताम् ॥ कार्त्तिकेयेन विध्वस्तामासुरीं पृतनामिव ॥७-१३४-३०॥
yudhyate'sau raṇe karṇo daṃśitaḥ sarvapārthivaiḥ। paśyaitāṃ dravatīṃ senāṃ karṇasāyakapīḍitām ॥ kārttikeyena vidhvastām āsurīṃ pṛtanām iva ॥7-134-30॥
[युध्यते (yudhyate) - fights; असौ (asau) - he; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; दंशितः (daṃśitaḥ) - bitten; सर्वपार्थिवैः (sarvapārthivaiḥ) - by all kings; पश्य (paśya) - see; एताम् (etām) - this; द्रवतीम् (dravatīm) - fleeing; सेनाम् (senām) - army; कर्णसायकपीडिताम् (karṇasāyakapīḍitām) - afflicted by Karṇa's arrows; कार्त्तिकेयेन (kārttikeyena) - by Kārttikeya; विध्वस्ताम् (vidhvastām) - destroyed; आसुरीम् (āsurīm) - demonic; पृतनाम् (pṛtanām) - army; इव (iva) - like;]
(He fights in battle, Karṇa, bitten by all kings. See this fleeing army afflicted by Karṇa's arrows, destroyed by Kārttikeya like a demonic army.)
Karṇa, engaged in battle, is attacked by all the kings. Behold this retreating army, tormented by Karṇa's arrows, as if it were a demonic force vanquished by Kārttikeya.
दृष्ट्वैतां निर्जितां सेनां रणे कर्णेन धीमता। अभियात्येष बीभत्सुः सूतपुत्रजिघांसया ॥७-१३४-३१॥
dṛṣṭvaitāṃ nirjitāṃ senāṃ raṇe karṇena dhīmatā। abhiyātyeṣa bībhatsuḥ sūtaputrajighāṃsayā ॥7-134-31॥
[दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; एतां (etāṃ) - this; निर्जितां (nirjitāṃ) - defeated; सेनाम् (senām) - army; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; कर्णेन (karṇena) - by Karna; धीमता (dhīmatā) - wise; अभियाति (abhiyāti) - approaches; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; बीभत्सुः (bībhatsuḥ) - Arjuna; सूतपुत्र (sūtaputra) - Karna; जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) - with the intention to kill;]
(Having seen this army defeated in battle by wise Karna, this Arjuna approaches with the intention to kill Karna.)
Upon witnessing the army defeated in battle by the wise Karna, Arjuna approaches with the intent to kill the son of a charioteer, Karna.
तद्यथा पश्यमानानां सूतपुत्रं महारथम्। न हन्यात्पाण्डवः सङ्ख्ये तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम् ॥७-१३४-३२॥
tadyathā paśyamānānāṃ sūtaputraṃ mahāratham। na hanyātpāṇḍavaḥ saṅkhye tathā nītirvidhīyatām ॥7-134-32॥
[तत् (tat) - that; यथा (yathā) - as; पश्यमानानाम् (paśyamānānām) - of those who are watching; सूतपुत्रम् (sūtaputram) - son of a charioteer; महारथम् (mahāratham) - great warrior; न (na) - not; हन्यात् (hanyāt) - should kill; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Pāṇḍava; सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle; तथा (tathā) - thus; नीतिः (nītiḥ) - policy; विधीयताम् (vidhīyatām) - should be established;]
(As those who are watching, the son of a charioteer, a great warrior, should not be killed by the Pāṇḍava in battle; thus, the policy should be established.)
The policy should be established in such a way that the Pāṇḍava does not kill the son of a charioteer, a great warrior, while everyone is watching in battle.
ततो द्रौणिः कृपः शल्यो हार्दिक्यश्च महारथः। प्रत्युद्ययुस्तदा पार्थं सूतपुत्रपरीप्सया ॥७-१३४-३३॥
tato drauṇiḥ kṛpaḥ śalyo hārdikyaśca mahārathaḥ। pratyudyayustadā pārthaṃ sūtaputraparīpsayā ॥7-134-33॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kripa; शल्यः (śalyaḥ) - Shalya; हार्दिक्यः (hārdikyaḥ) - son of Hardikya; च (ca) - and; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great chariot-warrior; प्रत्युद्ययुः (pratyudyayuḥ) - advanced; तदा (tadā) - then; पार्थम् (pārtham) - towards Arjuna; सूतपुत्रपरीप्सया (sūtaputraparīpsayā) - with the desire to protect Karna;]
(Then Drona's son, Kripa, Shalya, the son of Hardikya, and the great chariot-warrior advanced towards Arjuna with the desire to protect Karna.)
At that moment, Drona's son, Kripa, Shalya, the son of Hardikya, and the great chariot-warrior moved forward to confront Arjuna, intending to safeguard Karna.
आयान्तं दृश्य कौन्तेयं वृत्रं देवचमूमिव। प्रत्युद्ययौ तदा कर्णो यथा शक्रः प्रतापवान् ॥७-१३४-३४॥
āyāntaṃ dṛśya kaunteyaṃ vṛtraṃ devacamūmiva। pratyudyayau tadā karṇo yathā śakraḥ pratāpavān ॥7-134-34॥
[आयान्तं (āyāntaṃ) - coming; दृश्य (dṛśya) - seeing; कौन्तेयं (kaunteyaṃ) - son of Kunti; वृत्रं (vṛtraṃ) - Vritra; देवचमूम् (devacamūm) - divine army; इव (iva) - like; प्रत्युद्ययौ (pratyudyayau) - advanced; तदा (tadā) - then; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; यथा (yathā) - as; शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra; प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - mighty;]
(Seeing the son of Kunti coming like Vritra towards the divine army, then Karna advanced as mighty Indra.)
Upon seeing Arjuna approaching like the demon Vritra towards the divine army, Karna, the mighty warrior, advanced like Indra.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca॥
[धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Dhritarashtra said:)
Dhritarashtra said:
संरब्धं फल्गुनं दृष्ट्वा कालान्तकयमोपमम्। कर्णो वैकर्तनः सूत प्रत्यपद्यत्किमुत्तरम् ॥७-१३४-३५॥
saṁrabdhaṁ phalgunaṁ dṛṣṭvā kālāntakayamopamam। karṇo vaikartanaḥ sūta pratyapadyatkimuuttaram ॥7-134-35॥
[संरब्धम् (saṁrabdham) - angry; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṁ) - Arjuna; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कालान्तकयमोपमम् (kālāntakayamopamam) - like the destroyer of time; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; प्रत्यपद्यत् (pratyapadyat) - replied; किम् (kim) - what; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - answer;]
(Seeing the angry Arjuna, like the destroyer of time, Karna, the son of Vikartana, replied to the charioteer, "What answer?")
Upon witnessing the furious Arjuna, who resembled the destroyer of time, Karna, the son of Vikartana, questioned his charioteer, "What response should be given?"
स ह्यस्पर्धत पार्थेन नित्यमेव महारथः। आशंसते च बीभत्सुं युद्धे जेतुं सुदारुणे ॥७-१३४-३६॥
sa hyaspardhata pārthena nityameva mahārathaḥ। āśaṁsate ca bībhatsuṁ yuddhe jetuṁ sudāruṇe ॥7-134-36॥
[स (sa) - he; हि (hi) - indeed; अस्पर्धत (aspardhata) - competed; पार्थेन (pārthena) - with Arjuna; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; एव (eva) - indeed; महारथः (mahārathaḥ) - great warrior; आशंसते (āśaṁsate) - desires; च (ca) - and; बीभत्सुम् (bībhatsum) - terrible; युद्धे (yuddhe) - in battle; जेतुम् (jetum) - to conquer; सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - very fierce;]
(He indeed competed with Arjuna, always a great warrior, and desires to conquer the terrible and very fierce battle.)
He constantly competed with Arjuna, the great warrior, and wishes to conquer the terrible and fierce battle.
स तु तं सहसा प्राप्तं नित्यमत्यन्तवैरिणम्। कर्णो वैकर्तनः सूत किमुत्तरमपद्यत ॥७-१३४-३७॥
sa tu taṃ sahasā prāptaṃ nityamatyantavairiṇam। karṇo vaikartanaḥ sūta kimuttaramapadyata ॥7-134-37॥
[स (sa) - he; तु (tu) - but; तं (taṃ) - him; सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly; प्राप्तं (prāptaṃ) - arrived; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; अत्यन्तवैरिणम् (atyantavairiṇam) - great enemy; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; वैकर्तनः (vaikartanaḥ) - son of Vikartana; सूत (sūta) - charioteer; किम् (kim) - what; उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply; अपद्यत (apadyata) - did he give;]
(But he, Karṇa, the son of Vikartana, suddenly arrived, always a great enemy. What reply did the charioteer give?)
Karṇa, the son of Vikartana, suddenly arrived, always being a great enemy. What reply did the charioteer give?
सञ्जय उवाच॥
sañjaya uvāca॥
[सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Sanjaya said:)
Sanjaya said:
आयान्तं पाण्डवं दृष्ट्वा गजः प्रतिगजं यथा। असम्भ्रान्ततरः कर्णः पर्त्युदीयाद्धनञ्जयम् ॥७-१३४-३८॥
āyāntaṃ pāṇḍavaṃ dṛṣṭvā gajaḥ pratigajaṃ yathā। asambhrāntataraḥ karṇaḥ partyudīyāddhanañjayam ॥7-134-38॥
[आयान्तं (āyāntam) - coming; पाण्डवं (pāṇḍavam) - Pāṇḍava; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; गजः (gajaḥ) - elephant; प्रतिगजं (pratigajam) - against elephant; यथा (yathā) - like; असम्भ्रान्ततरः (asambhrāntataraḥ) - more unperturbed; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa; पर्त्युदीयात् (partyudīyāt) - advanced; धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Dhanañjaya;]
(Seeing the Pāṇḍava coming, like an elephant against an elephant, the more unperturbed Karṇa advanced towards Dhanañjaya.)
Upon seeing the approaching Pāṇḍava, Karṇa, unperturbed like an elephant facing another elephant, advanced towards Arjuna (Dhanañjaya).
तमापतन्तं वेगेन वैकर्तनमजिह्मगैः। वारयामास तेजस्वी पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः ॥७-१३४-३९॥
tam āpatantaṃ vegena vaikartana majihmagaiḥ। vārayām āsa tejasvī pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ ॥7-134-39॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आपतन्तम् (āpatantam) - approaching; वेगेन (vegena) - with speed; वैकर्तनम् (vaikartanam) - Karna; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - with straight-going (arrows); वारयामास (vārayām āsa) - restrained; तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - the brilliant one; पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pandava; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - scorcher of foes;]
(The brilliant Pandava, scorcher of foes, restrained Karna, who was approaching with speed, with straight-going arrows.)
The brilliant Pandava, known for tormenting his enemies, stopped Karna, who was rushing towards him with great speed, using his straight-flying arrows.
तं कर्णः शरजालेन छादयामास मारिष। विव्याध च सुसङ्क्रुद्धः शरैस्त्रिभिरजिह्मगैः ॥७-१३४-४०॥
taṃ karṇaḥ śarajālena chādayāmāsa māriṣa। vivyādha ca susaṅkruddhaḥ śraistribhirajihmagaiḥ ॥7-134-40॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna; शरजालेन (śarajālena) - with a net of arrows; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; मारिष (māriṣa) - O sir; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; सुसङ्क्रुद्धः (susaṅkruddhaḥ) - very angry; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows; त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - with three; अजिह्मगैः (ajihmagaiḥ) - straight-shooting;]
(Karna covered him with a net of arrows, O sir. And very angrily pierced with three straight-shooting arrows.)
Karna, in his anger, covered him with a net of arrows and pierced him with three straight-shooting arrows, O sir.
तस्य तल्लाघवं पार्थो नामृष्यत महाबलः। तस्मै बाणाञ्शिलाधौतान्प्रसन्नाग्रानजिह्मगान् ॥७-१३४-४१॥
tasya tallāghavaṃ pārtho nāmṛṣyata mahābalaḥ। tasmai bāṇāñśilādhautānprasannāgrānajihmagān ॥7-134-41॥
[तस्य (tasya) - his; तत् (tat) - that; लाघवम् (lāghavam) - lightness; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; न (na) - not; अमृष्यत (amṛṣyata) - tolerated; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty one; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; बाणान् (bāṇān) - arrows; शिला (śilā) - stone; धौतान् (dhautān) - washed; प्रसन्न (prasanna) - clear; अग्रान् (agrān) - tips; अजिह्मगान् (ajihmagān) - straight-moving;]
(His that lightness Arjuna not tolerated mighty one. To him arrows stone-washed clear tips straight-moving.)
The mighty Arjuna could not tolerate that lightness of his. To him, he sent arrows with stone-washed, clear tips that moved straight.
प्राहिणोत्सूतपुत्राय त्रिंशतं शत्रुतापनः। विव्याध चैनं संरब्धो बाणेनैकेन वीर्यवान् ॥७-१३४-४२॥
prāhiṇotsūtaputrāya triṃśataṃ śatrutāpanaḥ। vivyādha cainaṃ saṃrabdho bāṇenaikena vīryavān ॥7-134-42॥
[प्राहिणोत् (prāhiṇot) - sent; सूतपुत्राय (sūtaputrāya) - to the charioteer's son; त्रिंशतं (triṃśataṃ) - thirty; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - enemy tormentor; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; संरब्धः (saṃrabdhaḥ) - angrily; बाणेन (bāṇena) - with an arrow; एकेन (ekena) - one; वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty;]
(The enemy tormentor sent thirty to the charioteer's son. And the mighty one angrily pierced him with one arrow.)
The enemy tormentor sent thirty arrows to the charioteer's son. In his anger, the mighty one pierced him with a single arrow.
सव्ये भुजाग्रे बलवान्नाराचेन हसन्निव। तस्य विद्धस्य वेगेन कराच्चापं पपात ह ॥७-१३४-४३॥
savye bhujāgre balavānnārācena hasanniva। tasya viddhasya vegena karāccāpaṃ papāta ha ॥7-134-43॥
[सव्ये (savye) - on the left; भुजाग्रे (bhujāgre) - on the tip of the arm; बलवान् (balavān) - strong; नाराचेन (nārācena) - by the arrow; हसन्निव (hasanniva) - as if laughing; तस्य (tasya) - his; विद्धस्य (viddhasya) - of the pierced; वेगेन (vegena) - by the force; करात् (karāt) - from the hand; चापं (cāpaṃ) - the bow; पपात (papāta) - fell; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(On the left, on the tip of the arm, strong, by the arrow, as if laughing, his, of the pierced, by the force, from the hand, the bow, fell, indeed.)
On the left side, on the tip of his arm, the strong arrow, as if laughing, caused the bow to fall from the hand of the pierced one by its force.
पुनरादाय तच्चापं निमेषार्धान्महाबलः। छादयामास बाणौघैः फल्गुनं कृतहस्तवत् ॥७-१३४-४४॥
punarādāya taccāpaṃ nimeṣārdhānmahābalaḥ। chādayāmāsa bāṇaughaiḥ phalgunaṃ kṛtahastavat ॥7-134-44॥
[पुनः (punaḥ) - again; आदाय (ādāya) - taking; तत् (tat) - that; चापं (cāpam) - bow; निमेष (nimeṣa) - moment; अर्धम् (ardham) - half; महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - mighty one; छादयामास (chādayāmāsa) - covered; बाणौघैः (bāṇaughaiḥ) - with a multitude of arrows; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; कृतहस्तवत् (kṛtahastavat) - as if with a skilled hand;]
(Again, taking that bow, the mighty one covered Arjuna with a multitude of arrows in a moment, as if with a skilled hand.)
The mighty warrior, once more taking up his bow, swiftly covered Arjuna with a barrage of arrows, as if expertly wielding his weapon.
शरवृष्टिं तु तां मुक्तां सूतपुत्रेण भारत। व्यधमच्छरवर्षेण स्मयन्निव धनञ्जयः ॥७-१३४-४५॥
śaravṛṣṭiṃ tu tāṃ muktāṃ sūtaputreṇa bhārata। vyadhamaccharavarṣeṇa smayanniva dhanañjayaḥ ॥7-134-45॥
[शरवृष्टिं (śaravṛṣṭiṃ) - shower of arrows; तु (tu) - but; तां (tāṃ) - that; मुक्तां (muktāṃ) - released; सूतपुत्रेण (sūtaputreṇa) - by the son of a charioteer; भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata; व्यधमत् (vyadhamat) - dispersed; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling; इव (iva) - as if; धनञ्जयः (dhanañjayaḥ) - Arjuna;]
(But Arjuna, as if smiling, dispersed that shower of arrows released by the son of a charioteer, O descendant of Bharata, with a shower of arrows.)
Arjuna, with a confident smile, effortlessly dispersed the barrage of arrows launched by Karna, the son of a charioteer, using his own shower of arrows, O Bharata.
तौ परस्परमासाद्य शरवर्षेण पार्थिव। छादयेतां महेष्वासौ कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ ॥७-१३४-४६॥
tau parasparam āsādya śaravarṣeṇa pārthivaḥ। chādayetāṃ maheṣvāsau kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau ॥7-134-46॥
[तौ (tau) - they two; परस्परम् (parasparam) - each other; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having approached; शरवर्षेण (śaravarṣeṇa) - with a shower of arrows; पार्थिव (pārthivaḥ) - king; छादयेताम् (chādayetām) - covered; महेष्वासौ (maheṣvāsau) - the great archers; कृतप्रतिकृतैषिणौ (kṛtapratikṛtaiṣiṇau) - desiring to counteract each other's actions;]
(They two, having approached each other, covered the king with a shower of arrows, the great archers desiring to counteract each other's actions.)
The two great archers, having come near each other, showered arrows upon the king, each seeking to counter the other's moves.
तदद्भुतमभूद्युद्धं कर्णपाण्डवयोर्मृधे। क्रुद्धयोर्वाशिताहेतोर्वन्ययोर्गजयोरिव ॥७-१३४-४७॥
tadadbhutamabhūdyuddhaṃ karṇapāṇḍavayormṛdhe। kruddhayorvāśitāhetorvanyayorgajayoriva ॥7-134-47॥
[तत् (tat) - that; अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - wonderful; अभूत् (abhūt) - was; युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle; कर्ण (karṇa) - Karna; पाण्डवयोः (pāṇḍavayoḥ) - and Pandava; मृधे (mṛdhe) - in the conflict; क्रुद्धयोः (kruddhayoḥ) - of the enraged ones; वाशिता (vāśitā) - for the sake of control; हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the reason; वण्ययोः (vanyayoḥ) - of the wild ones; गजयोः (gajayoḥ) - of the elephants; इव (iva) - like;]
(That wonderful battle occurred between Karna and Pandava in the conflict, like that of the enraged ones for the sake of control, for the reason of the wild elephants.)
The battle between Karna and Pandava was astonishing, resembling a fierce struggle between wild elephants driven by the need for dominance.
ततः पार्थो महेष्वासो दृष्ट्वा कर्णस्य विक्रमम्। मुष्टिदेशे धनुस्तस्य चिच्छेद त्वरयान्वितः ॥७-१३४-४८॥
tataḥ pārtho maheṣvāso dṛṣṭvā karṇasya vikramam। muṣṭideśe dhanustasya ciccheda tvarayānvitaḥ ॥7-134-48॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - the great archer; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; कर्णस्य (karṇasya) - of Karna; विक्रमम् (vikramam) - prowess; मुष्टिदेशे (muṣṭideśe) - at the grip; धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow; तस्य (tasya) - his; चिच्छेद (ciccheda) - cut off; त्वरया (tvarayā) - with speed; अन्वितः (anvitaḥ) - endowed;]
(Then Arjuna, the great archer, having seen Karna's prowess, swiftly cut off his bow at the grip.)
Then Arjuna, the great archer, observing Karna's prowess, quickly severed his bow at the grip.
अश्वांश्च चतुरो भल्लैरनयद्यमसादनम्। सारथेश्च शिरः कायादहरच्छत्रुतापनः ॥७-१३४-४९॥
aśvāṃś ca caturo bhallair anayat yamasādanam। sārathes ca śiraḥ kāyād aharat śatrutāpanaḥ ॥7-134-49॥
[अश्वान् (aśvān) - horses; च (ca) - and; चतुरः (caturaḥ) - four; भल्लैः (bhallaiḥ) - with arrows; अनयत् (anayat) - sent; यमसादनम् (yamasādanam) - to the abode of Yama; सारथेः (sāratheḥ) - of the charioteer; च (ca) - and; शिरः (śiraḥ) - head; कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body; अहरत् (aharat) - took; शत्रुतापनः (śatrutāpanaḥ) - the tormentor of enemies;]
(The tormentor of enemies sent four horses to the abode of Yama with arrows and took the head of the charioteer from the body.)
The enemy tormentor shot four horses with arrows, sending them to the abode of Yama, and decapitated the charioteer.
अथैनं छिन्नधन्वानं हताश्वं हतसारथिम्। विव्याध सायकैः पार्थश्चतुर्भिः पाण्डुनन्दनः ॥७-१३४-५०॥
athainaṁ chinnadhanvānaṁ hatāśvaṁ hatasārathim। vivyādha sāyakaiḥ pārthaścaturbhiḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ ॥7-134-50॥
[अथ (atha) - then; एनम् (enam) - him; छिन्नधन्वानम् (chinnadhanvānam) - with broken bow; हताश्वम् (hatāśvam) - with dead horses; हतसारथिम् (hatasārathim) - with dead charioteer; विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna; चतुर्भिः (caturbhiḥ) - with four; पाण्डुनन्दनः (pāṇḍunandanaḥ) - son of Pandu;]
(Then Arjuna, the son of Pandu, pierced him, who had a broken bow, dead horses, and a dead charioteer, with four arrows.)
Then Arjuna, the son of Pandu, struck the opponent, who was left with a broken bow, dead horses, and a dead charioteer, using four arrows.
हताश्वात्तु रथात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य नरर्षभः। आरुरोह रथं तूर्णं कृपस्य शरपीडितः ॥७-१३४-५१॥
hatāśvāttu rathāttūrṇamavaplutya nararṣabhaḥ। āruroha rathaṃ tūrṇaṃ kṛpasya śarapīḍitaḥ ॥7-134-51॥
[हत (hata) - killed; अश्वात् (aśvāt) - from the horse; तु (tu) - but; रथात् (rathāt) - from the chariot; तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly; अवप्लुत्य (avaplutya) - having jumped down; नर (nara) - man; ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - bull; आरुरोह (āruroha) - ascended; रथं (ratham) - chariot; तूर्णं (tūrṇam) - quickly; कृपस्य (kṛpasya) - of Kṛpa; शर (śara) - arrow; पीडितः (pīḍitaḥ) - afflicted;]
(But having quickly jumped down from the chariot with the horses killed, the bull among men quickly ascended Kṛpa's chariot, afflicted by arrows.)
The warrior, with his horses slain, swiftly leapt from his chariot and mounted Kṛpa's chariot, suffering from the arrow wounds.
राधेयं निर्जितं दृष्ट्वा तावका भरतर्षभ। धनञ्जयशरैर्नुन्नाः प्राद्रवन्त दिशो दश ॥७-१३४-५२॥
rādheyaṃ nirjitaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāvakā bharatarṣabha। dhanañjayaśarairnunnāḥ prādravanta diśo daśa ॥7-134-52॥
[राधेयं (rādheyaṃ) - Radheya; निर्जितं (nirjitaṃ) - defeated; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - seeing; तावका (tāvakā) - your men; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas; धनञ्जय (dhanañjaya) - Dhananjaya; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; नुन्नाः (nunnāḥ) - struck; प्राद्रवन्त (prādravanta) - fled; दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions; दश (daśa) - ten;]
(Seeing Radheya defeated, your men, O best of the Bharatas, struck by Dhananjaya's arrows, fled in all ten directions.)
Upon witnessing Radheya's defeat, your warriors, O esteemed Bharata, were struck by Arjuna's arrows and scattered in all directions.
द्रवतस्तान्समालोक्य राजा दुर्योधनो नृप। निवर्तयामास तदा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह ॥७-१३४-५३॥
dravatastānsamālokya rājā duryodhano nṛpa। nivartayāmāsa tadā vākyaṃ cedamuvāca ha ॥7-134-53॥
[द्रवतस् (dravatas) - running; तान् (tān) - them; समालोक्य (samālokya) - having seen; राजा (rājā) - king; दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana; नृप (nṛpa) - O king; निवर्तयामास (nivartayāmāsa) - stopped; तदा (tadā) - then; वाक्यम् (vākyaṃ) - words; च (ca) - and; इदम् (idam) - this; उवाच (uvāca) - said; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Seeing them running, King Duryodhana, O king, stopped them then and said these words indeed.)
Upon seeing them fleeing, King Duryodhana addressed them, saying, "O king, stop them immediately."
अलं द्रुतेन वः शूरास्तिष्ठध्वं क्षत्रियर्षभाः। एष पार्थवधायाहं स्वयं गच्छामि संयुगे ॥ अहं पार्थान्हनिष्यामि सपाञ्चालान्ससोमकान् ॥७-१३४-५४॥
alaṁ drutena vaḥ śūrāstiṣṭhadhvaṁ kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ। eṣa pārthavadhāyāhaṁ svayaṁ gacchāmi saṁyuge ॥ ahaṁ pārthānhaniṣyāmi sapāñcālānsasomakān ॥7-134-54॥
[अलम् (alam) - enough; द्रुतेन (drutena) - with haste; वः (vaḥ) - your; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; तिष्ठध्वम् (tiṣṭhadhvam) - stand; क्षत्रियर्षभाः (kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ) - bulls among warriors; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पार्थवधाय (pārthavadhāya) - to kill Arjuna; अहम् (aham) - I; स्वयम् (svayam) - myself; गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - go; संयुगे (saṁyuge) - in battle; अहम् (aham) - I; पार्थान् (pārthān) - the sons of Pritha; हनिष्यामि (haniṣyāmi) - will kill; सपाञ्चालान् (sapāñcālān) - along with the Panchalas; ससोमकान् (sasomakān) - and the Somakas;]
(Enough of your haste, heroes; stand, bulls among warriors. I myself will go to kill Arjuna in battle. I will kill the sons of Pritha along with the Panchalas and the Somakas.)
Enough of your haste, heroes; stand firm, warriors of great strength. I will personally go to battle to kill Arjuna. I will slay the sons of Pritha, along with the Panchalas and the Somakas.
अद्य मे युध्यमानस्य सह गाण्डीवधन्वना। द्रक्ष्यन्ति विक्रमं पार्थाः कालस्येव युगक्षये ॥७-१३४-५५॥
adya me yudhyamānasya saha gāṇḍīvadhanvanā। drakṣyanti vikramaṃ pārthāḥ kālasyeva yugakṣaye ॥7-134-55॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मे (me) - my; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; सह (saha) - with; गाण्डीवधन्वना (gāṇḍīvadhanvanā) - with the wielder of the Gandiva bow; द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see; विक्रमं (vikramaṃ) - valor; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; कालस्य (kālasya) - of time; इव (iva) - like; युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of the age;]
(Today, my fighting with the wielder of the Gandiva bow, the sons of Pritha will see valor like that of time at the end of the age.)
Today, as I fight alongside the wielder of the Gandiva bow, the sons of Pritha will witness a valor akin to the destructive power of time at the end of an era.
अद्य मद्बाणजालानि विमुक्तानि सहस्रशः। द्रक्ष्यन्ति समरे योधाः शलभानामिवायतीः ॥७-१३४-५६॥
adya madbāṇajālāni vimuktāni sahasraśaḥ। drakṣyanti samare yodhāḥ śalabhānāmivāyatīḥ ॥7-134-56॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; मद् (mad) - my; बाण (bāṇa) - arrows; जालानि (jālāni) - nets; विमुक्तानि (vimuktāni) - released; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands; द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see; समरे (samare) - in battle; योधाः (yodhāḥ) - warriors; शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) - of locusts; इव (iva) - like; आयतीः (āyatīḥ) - swarms;]
(Today, my nets of arrows released in thousands will be seen by the warriors in battle like swarms of locusts.)
"Today, the warriors in battle will witness my thousands of arrows released like swarms of locusts."
अद्य बाणमयं वर्षं सृजतो मम धन्विनः। जीमूतस्येव घर्मान्ते द्रक्ष्यन्ति युधि सैनिकाः ॥७-१३४-५७॥
adya bāṇamayaṃ varṣaṃ sṛjato mama dhanvinaḥ। jīmūtasyeva gharmānte drakṣyanti yudhi sainikāḥ ॥7-134-57॥
[अद्य (adya) - today; बाणमयम् (bāṇamayam) - arrow-made; वर्षम् (varṣam) - rain; सृजतः (sṛjataḥ) - releasing; मम (mama) - my; धन्विनः (dhanvinaḥ) - archer; जीमूतस्य (jīmūtasya) - of cloud; इव (iva) - like; घर्मान्ते (gharmānte) - at the end of summer; द्रक्ष्यन्ति (drakṣyanti) - will see; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; सैनिकाः (sainikāḥ) - soldiers;]
(Today, the soldiers will see in battle the rain of arrows released by my archer, like the cloud at the end of summer.)
"Today, my archer will release a rain of arrows, and the soldiers will witness it in battle, much like the clouds bring rain at the end of summer."
जेष्याम्यद्य रणे पार्थं सायकैर्नतपर्वभिः। तिष्ठध्वं समरे शूरा भयं त्यजत फल्गुनात् ॥७-१३४-५८॥
jeṣyāmyadya raṇe pārthaṃ sāyakairnataparvabhiḥ। tiṣṭhadhvaṃ samare śūrā bhayaṃ tyajata phalgunāt ॥7-134-58॥
[जेष्यामि (jeṣyāmi) - I will conquer; अद्य (adya) - today; रणे (raṇe) - in battle; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; सायकैः (sāyakaiḥ) - with arrows; नतपर्वभिः (nataparvabhiḥ) - with bent joints; तिष्ठध्वम् (tiṣṭhadhvam) - stand; समरे (samare) - in the battlefield; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; त्यजत (tyajata) - abandon; फल्गुनात् (phalgunāt) - from Arjuna;]
(I will conquer Arjuna today in battle with arrows with bent joints. Stand in the battlefield, heroes, abandon fear from Arjuna.)
Today, I will defeat Arjuna in battle with arrows that have bent joints. Stand firm in the battlefield, heroes, and abandon your fear of Arjuna.
न हि मद्वीर्यमासाद्य फल्गुनः प्रसहिष्यति। यथा वेलां समासाद्य सागरो मकरालयः ॥७-१३४-५९॥
na hi madvīryamāsādya phalgunaḥ prasahiṣyati। yathā velāṃ samāsādya sāgaro makarālayaḥ ॥7-134-59॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; मद्वीर्यम् (madvīryam) - my strength; आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained; फल्गुनः (phalgunaḥ) - Arjuna; प्रसहिष्यति (prasahiṣyati) - will overpower; यथा (yathā) - just as; वेलाम् (velām) - shore; समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached; सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the ocean; मकरालयः (makarālayaḥ) - abode of crocodiles;]
(Arjuna will not overpower my strength, just as the ocean, abode of crocodiles, does not surpass the shore.)
Arjuna will not be able to overcome my strength, just as the ocean, which is the abode of crocodiles, does not surpass the shore.
इत्युक्त्वा प्रययौ राजा सैन्येन महता वृतः। फल्गुनं प्रति दुर्धर्षः क्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ॥७-१३४-६०॥
ityuktvā prayayau rājā sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ। phalgunaṃ prati durdharṣaḥ krodhasaṃraktalocanaḥ ॥7-134-60॥
[इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; प्रययौ (prayayau) - departed; राजा (rājā) - the king; सैन्येन (sainyena) - with the army; महता (mahatā) - great; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded; फल्गुनं (phalgunaṃ) - towards Arjuna; प्रति (prati) - towards; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - invincible; क्रोध (krodha) - anger; संरक्त (saṃrakta) - reddened; लोचनः (locanaḥ) - eyes;]
(Thus, having spoken, the king departed, surrounded by a great army, towards Arjuna, invincible, with eyes reddened by anger.)
Having spoken thus, the king, surrounded by a great army, departed towards Arjuna, invincible and with eyes reddened by anger.
तं प्रयान्तं महाबाहुं दृष्ट्वा शारद्वतस्तदा। अश्वत्थामानमासाद्य वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह ॥७-१३४-६१॥
taṁ prayāntaṁ mahābāhuṁ dṛṣṭvā śāradvatastadā। aśvatthāmānamāsādya vākyametaduvāca ha ॥7-134-61॥
[तं (taṁ) - him; प्रयान्तं (prayāntaṁ) - departing; महाबाहुं (mahābāhuṁ) - mighty-armed; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; शारद्वतः (śāradvataḥ) - Śāradvata; तदा (tadā) - then; अश्वत्थामानम् (aśvatthāmānam) - Aśvatthāmā; आसाद्य (āsādya) - approaching; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; एतत् (etat) - these; उवाच (uvāca) - spoke; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Seeing him, the mighty-armed, departing, Śāradvata then approached Aśvatthāmā and spoke these words indeed.)
Śāradvata, upon seeing the mighty-armed one departing, approached Aśvatthāmā and said these words.
एष राजा महाबाहुरमर्षी क्रोधमूर्छितः। पतङ्गवृत्तिमास्थाय फल्गुनं योद्धुमिच्छति ॥७-१३४-६२॥
eṣa rājā mahābāhur amarṣī krodhamūrchitaḥ। pataṅgavṛttim āsthāya phalgunaṃ yoddhum icchati ॥7-134-62॥
[एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; राजा (rājā) - king; महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed; अमर्षी (amarṣī) - intolerant; क्रोधमूर्छितः (krodhamūrchitaḥ) - overcome with anger; पतङ्गवृत्तिम् (pataṅgavṛttim) - moth-like behavior; आस्थाय (āsthāya) - assuming; फल्गुनम् (phalgunaṃ) - Arjuna; योद्धुम् (yoddhum) - to fight; इच्छति (icchati) - desires;]
(This mighty-armed king, intolerant and overcome with anger, desires to fight Arjuna, assuming a moth-like behavior.)
This mighty-armed king, intolerant and overcome with anger, desires to fight Arjuna, behaving like a moth drawn to a flame.
यावन्नः पश्यमानानां प्राणान्पार्थेन सङ्गतः। न जह्यात्पुरुषव्याघ्रस्तावद्वारय कौरवम् ॥७-१३४-६३॥
yāvannaḥ paśyamānānāṃ prāṇānpārthena saṅgataḥ। na jahyātpuruṣavyāghrastāvadvāraya kauravam ॥7-134-63॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; नः (naḥ) - our; पश्यमानानाम् (paśyamānānām) - of those who are watching; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Arjuna; सङ्गतः (saṅgataḥ) - joined; न (na) - not; जह्यात् (jahyāt) - should leave; पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - O tiger among men; तावत् (tāvat) - until then; वारय (vāraya) - restrain; कौरवम् (kauravam) - the Kaurava;]
(As long as our lives are joined by Arjuna, O tiger among men, do not leave; until then, restrain the Kaurava.)
As long as Arjuna is with us, O tiger among men, do not abandon us; hold back the Kaurava until then.
यावत्फल्गुनबाणानां गोचरं नाधिगच्छति। कौरवः पार्थिवो वीरस्तावद्वारय तं द्रुतम् ॥७-१३४-६४॥
yāvat phalgunabāṇānāṃ gocaraṃ nādhigacchati। kauravaḥ pārthivo vīras tāvad vāraya taṃ drutam ॥7-134-64॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; फलगुन (phalgun) - Arjuna; बाणानाम् (bāṇānām) - of the arrows; गोचरम् (gocaram) - range; न (na) - not; अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - reaches; कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - Kaurava; पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - prince; वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero; तावत् (tāvat) - until then; वारय (vāraya) - stop; तम् (tam) - him; द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly;]
(As long as the Kaurava prince does not reach the range of Arjuna's arrows, stop him quickly.)
Stop the Kaurava prince quickly until he reaches the range of Arjuna's arrows.
यावत्पार्थशरैर्घोरैर्निर्मुक्तोरगसंनिभैः। न भस्मीक्रियते राजा तावद्युद्धान्निवार्यताम् ॥७-१३४-६५॥
yāvat-pārtha-śarair-ghorair-nirmuktoraga-saṃnibhaiḥ। na bhasmī-kriyate rājā tāvad-yuddhān-nivāryatām ॥7-134-65॥
[यावत् (yāvat) - as long as; पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna; शरैः (śaraiḥ) - by arrows; घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) - terrible; निर्मुक्त (nirmukta) - released; उरग (uraga) - serpent; संनिभैः (saṃnibhaiḥ) - resembling; न (na) - not; भस्मी (bhasmī) - to ashes; क्रियते (kriyate) - is made; राजा (rājā) - the king; तावत् (tāvat) - until then; युद्धात् (yuddhāt) - from battle; निवार्यताम् (nivāryatām) - should be restrained;]
(As long as the king is not reduced to ashes by the terrible arrows of Arjuna, resembling released serpents, he should be restrained from battle.)
The king should be kept away from the battle until he is destroyed by the fierce arrows of Arjuna, which are like unleashed serpents.
अयुक्तमिव पश्यामि तिष्ठत्स्वस्मासु मानद। स्वयं युद्धाय यद्राजा पार्थं यात्यसहायवान् ॥७-१३४-६६॥
ayuktam iva paśyāmi tiṣṭhatsv asmāsu mānada। svayaṃ yuddhāya yad rājā pārthaṃ yāti asahāyavān ॥7-134-66॥
[अयुक्तम् (ayuktam) - improper; इव (iva) - as if; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; तिष्ठत्सु (tiṣṭhatsu) - standing; अस्मासु (asmāsu) - among us; मानद (mānada) - O giver of honor; स्वयम् (svayam) - himself; युद्धाय (yuddhāya) - for battle; यत् (yat) - that; राजा (rājā) - the king; पार्थम् (pārtham) - to Arjuna; याति (yāti) - goes; असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without assistance;]
(I see it as improper, O giver of honor, that the king himself goes to Arjuna for battle without assistance.)
"It seems improper to me, O giver of honor, that the king himself goes to Arjuna for battle without any assistance."
दुर्लभं जीवितं मन्ये कौरव्यस्य किरीटिना। युध्यमानस्य पार्थेन शार्दूलेनेव हस्तिनः ॥७-१३४-६७॥
durlabhaṁ jīvitaṁ manye kauravyasya kirīṭinā। yudhyamānasya pārthena śārdūleneva hastinaḥ ॥7-134-67॥
[दुर्लभं (durlabham) - difficult to obtain; जीवितं (jīvitam) - life; मन्ये (manye) - I think; कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of the Kaurava; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by the crowned one; युध्यमानस्य (yudhyamānasya) - fighting; पार्थेन (pārthena) - by Partha; शार्दूलेन (śārdūlena) - by the tiger; इव (iva) - like; हस्तिनः (hastinaḥ) - of the elephant;]
(I think the life of the Kaurava is difficult to obtain by the crowned one, like an elephant by the tiger fighting with Partha.)
I believe that the life of the Kaurava is as difficult to preserve by the crowned one as an elephant's life is when fighting a tiger, especially when Partha is involved.
मातुलेनैवमुक्तस्तु द्रौणिः शस्त्रभृतां वरः। दुर्योधनमिदं वाक्यं त्वरितं समभाषत ॥७-१३४-६८॥
mātulenai vamuktastu drauṇiḥ śastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ। duryodhanamidaṃ vākyaṃ tvaritaṃ samabhāṣata ॥7-134-68॥
[मातुलेन (mātulena) - by the uncle; एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken; तु (tu) - but; द्रौणिः (drauṇiḥ) - Drona's son; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the wielders of weapons; वरः (varaḥ) - the best; दुर्योधनम् (duryodhanam) - to Duryodhana; इदम् (idam) - this; वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech; त्वरितम् (tvaritam) - quickly; समभाषत (samabhāṣata) - addressed;]
(Thus spoken by the uncle, Drona's son, the best of the wielders of weapons, quickly addressed this speech to Duryodhana.)
After being addressed in this manner by his uncle, Ashwatthama, the best among warriors, quickly spoke these words to Duryodhana.
मयि जीवति गान्धारे न युद्धं गन्तुमर्हसि। मामनादृत्य कौरव्य तव नित्यं हितैषिणम् ॥७-१३४-६९॥
mayi jīvati gāndhāre na yuddhaṃ gantum arhasi। māmanādṛtya kauravya tava nityaṃ hitaiṣiṇam ॥7-134-69॥
[मयि (mayi) - in me; जीवति (jīvati) - living; गान्धारे (gāndhāre) - in Gandhara; न (na) - not; युद्धम् (yuddham) - war; गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go; अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should; माम् (mām) - me; अनादृत्य (anādṛtya) - disregarding; कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kaurava; तव (tava) - your; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; हितैषिणम् (hitaiṣiṇam) - well-wisher;]
(As long as I am living in Gandhara, you should not go to war, disregarding me, O Kaurava, your constant well-wisher.)
While I am alive in Gandhara, you should not proceed to war, ignoring me, as I am always your well-wisher, O Kaurava.
न हि ते सम्भ्रमः कार्यः पार्थस्य विजयं प्रति। अहमावारयिष्यामि पार्थं तिष्ठ सुयोधन ॥७-१३४-७०॥
na hi te sambhramaḥ kāryaḥ pārthasya vijayaṃ prati। ahamāvārayiṣyāmi pārthaṃ tiṣṭha suyodhana ॥7-134-70॥
[न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; ते (te) - your; सम्भ्रमः (sambhramaḥ) - confusion; कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be; पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna; विजयम् (vijayam) - victory; प्रति (prati) - towards; अहम् (aham) - I; आवारयिष्यामि (āvārayiṣyāmi) - will stop; पार्थम् (pārtham) - Arjuna; तिष्ठ (tiṣṭha) - stay; सुयोधन (suyodhana) - Suyodhana;]
(Indeed, your confusion should not be towards Arjuna's victory. I will stop Arjuna. Stay, Suyodhana.)
"Do not be confused about Arjuna's victory, Suyodhana. I will handle Arjuna. Stay calm."
दुर्योधन उवाच॥
duryodhana uvāca॥
[दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - Duryodhana; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Duryodhana said:)
Duryodhana said:
आचार्यः पाण्डुपुत्रान्वै पुत्रवत्परिरक्षति। त्वमप्युपेक्षां कुरुषे तेषु नित्यं द्विजोत्तम ॥७-१३४-७१॥
ācāryaḥ pāṇḍuputrānvai putravatparirakṣati। tvamapyupekṣāṃ kuruṣe teṣu nityaṃ dvijottama ॥7-134-71॥
[आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ) - teacher; पाण्डुपुत्रान् (pāṇḍuputrān) - sons of Pandu; वै (vai) - indeed; पुत्रवत् (putravat) - like sons; परिरक्षति (parirakṣati) - protects; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; उपेक्षाम् (upekṣām) - neglect; कुरुषे (kuruṣe) - do; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born;]
(The teacher indeed protects the sons of Pandu like sons. You also always neglect them, O best of the twice-born.)
The teacher treats the sons of Pandu as his own children. However, you consistently neglect them, O esteemed Brahmin.
मम वा मन्दभाग्यत्वान्मन्दस्ते विक्रमो युधि। धर्मराजप्रियार्थं वा द्रौपद्या वा न विद्म तत् ॥७-१३४-७२॥
mama vā mandabhāgyatvānmandaste vikramo yudhi। dharmarājapriyārthaṃ vā draupadyā vā na vidma tat ॥7-134-72॥
[मम (mama) - my; वा (vā) - or; मन्दभाग्यत्वात् (mandabhāgyatvāt) - due to misfortune; मन्दः (mandaḥ) - weak; ते (te) - your; विक्रमः (vikramaḥ) - valor; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; धर्मराजप्रियार्थं (dharmarājapriyārtham) - for the sake of Dharmaraja; वा (vā) - or; द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - for Draupadi; वा (vā) - or; न (na) - not; विद्म (vidma) - we know; तत् (tat) - that;]
(My or due to misfortune, your valor is weak in battle. For the sake of Dharmaraja or Draupadi, or we do not know that.)
"Is it due to my misfortune or your weak valor in battle? We do not know if it is for the sake of Dharmaraja or Draupadi."
धिगस्तु मम लुब्धस्य यत्कृते सर्वबान्धवाः। सुखार्हाः परमं दुःखं प्राप्नुवन्त्यपराजिताः ॥७-१३४-७३॥
dhigastu mama lubdhasya yatkṛte sarvabāndhavāḥ। sukhārhāḥ paramaṃ duḥkhaṃ prāpnuvantyaparājitāḥ ॥7-134-73॥
[धिक् (dhik) - shame; अस्तु (astu) - let it be; मम (mama) - my; लुब्धस्य (lubdhasya) - of the greedy; यत् (yat) - because of which; कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of; सर्व (sarva) - all; बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - relatives; सुखार्हाः (sukhārhāḥ) - deserving happiness; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow; प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - attain; अपराजिताः (aparājitāḥ) - undefeated;]
(Shame on my greed, because of which all my relatives, deserving happiness, attain supreme sorrow, undefeated.)
"Shame on my greed, for it has caused all my relatives, who deserve happiness, to suffer supreme sorrow, despite being undefeated."
को हि शस्त्रभृतां मुख्यो महेश्वरसमो युधि। शत्रून्न क्षपयेच्छक्तो यो न स्याद्गौतमीसुतः ॥७-१३४-७४॥
ko hi śastrabhṛtāṃ mukhyo maheśvarasamo yudhi। śatrūnna kṣapayeccakto yo na syādgautamīsutaḥ ॥7-134-74॥
[कः (kaḥ) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; शस्त्रभृताम् (śastrabhṛtām) - of the weapon-bearers; मुख्यः (mukhyaḥ) - chief; महेश्वरसमः (maheśvarasamaḥ) - equal to Maheshvara; युधि (yudhi) - in battle; शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies; न (na) - not; क्षपयेत् (kṣapayet) - destroy; शक्तः (śaktaḥ) - capable; यः (yaḥ) - who; न (na) - not; स्यात् (syāt) - would be; गौतमीसुतः (gautamīsutaḥ) - son of Gautami;]
(Who indeed among the chief weapon-bearers, equal to Maheshvara in battle, is capable of not destroying enemies, who would not be the son of Gautami?)
Who among the chief warriors, comparable to Maheshvara in battle, would be capable of not destroying enemies, if he were not the son of Gautami?
अश्वत्थामन्प्रसीदस्व नाशयैतान्ममाहितान्। तवास्त्रगोचरे शक्ताः स्थातुं देवापि नानघ ॥७-१३४-७५॥
aśvatthāmanprasīdasva nāśayaitānmamāhitān। tavāstragocare śaktāḥ sthātuṃ devāpi nānagha ॥7-134-75॥
[अश्वत्थामन् (aśvatthāman) - Ashwatthaman; प्रसीदस्व (prasīdasva) - be pleased; नाशय (nāśaya) - destroy; एतान् (etān) - these; मम (mama) - my; अहितान् (ahitān) - enemies; तव (tava) - your; अस्त्रगोचरे (astragocare) - within the range of weapons; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; स्थातुं (sthātuṃ) - to stand; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; अपि (api) - even; न (na) - not; अनघ (anagha) - sinless one;]
(Ashwatthaman, be pleased, destroy these my enemies. Within the range of your weapons, even the gods are not capable to stand, O sinless one.)
Ashwatthaman, please be gracious and destroy my enemies. Even the gods cannot stand within the range of your weapons, O sinless one.
पाञ्चालान्सोमकांश्चैव जहि द्रौणे सहानुगान्। वयं शेषान्हनिष्यामस्त्वयैव परिरक्षिताः ॥७-१३४-७६॥
pāñcālānsomakāṃścaiva jahi drauṇe sahānugān। vayaṃ śeṣānhaniṣyāmastvayaiva parirakṣitāḥ ॥7-134-76॥
[पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - Panchalas; सोमकान् (somakān) - Somakas; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; जहि (jahi) - slay; द्रौणे (drauṇe) - Drona's son; सह (saha) - with; अनुगान् (anugān) - followers; वयम् (vayam) - we; शेषान् (śeṣān) - the rest; हनिष्यामः (haniṣyāmaḥ) - shall slay; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; एव (eva) - indeed; परिरक्षिताः (parirakṣitāḥ) - protected;]
(Slay the Panchalas, Somakas, and Drona's son along with his followers. We shall slay the rest, indeed protected by you.)
"Slay the Panchalas, Somakas, and Drona's son along with his followers. We will take care of the rest, as long as we are protected by you."
एते हि सोमका विप्र पाञ्चालाश्च यशस्विनः। मम सैन्येषु संरब्धा विचरन्ति दवाग्निवत् ॥७-१३४-७७॥
ete hi somakā vipra pāñcālāśca yaśasvinaḥ। mama sainyeṣu saṁrabdhā vicaranti davāgnivat ॥7-134-77॥
[एते (ete) - these; हि (hi) - indeed; सोमकाः (somakāḥ) - Somakas; विप्र (vipra) - brahmins; पाञ्चालाः (pāñcālāḥ) - Panchalas; च (ca) - and; यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - glorious; मम (mama) - my; सैन्येषु (sainyeṣu) - in the armies; संरब्धाः (saṁrabdhāḥ) - excited; विचरन्ति (vicaranti) - move; दवाग्निवत् (davāgnivat) - like a forest fire;]
(These indeed, the Somakas, the brahmins, and the glorious Panchalas, excited, move in my armies like a forest fire.)
These Somakas, brahmins, and the glorious Panchalas are indeed moving through my armies with the intensity of a forest fire.
तान्वारय महाबाहो केकयांश्च नरोत्तम। पुरा कुर्वन्ति निःशेषं रक्ष्यमाणाः किरीटिना ॥७-१३४-७८॥
tānvāraya mahābāho kekayāṁśca narottama। purā kurvanti niḥśeṣaṁ rakṣyamāṇāḥ kirīṭinā ॥7-134-78॥
[तान् (tān) - them; वारय (vāraya) - restrain; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; केकयान् (kekayān) - Kekayas; च (ca) - and; नरोत्तम (narottama) - best of men; पुरा (purā) - before; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do; निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam) - completely; रक्ष्यमाणाः (rakṣyamāṇāḥ) - protected; किरीटिना (kirīṭinā) - by Arjuna;]
(O mighty-armed, restrain them, the Kekayas and the best of men, before they completely act, being protected by Arjuna.)
O mighty-armed one, restrain the Kekayas and the best of men before they completely destroy everything, as they are protected by Arjuna.
आदौ वा यदि वा पश्चात्तवेदं कर्म मारिष। त्वमुत्पन्नो महाबाहो पाञ्चालानां वधं प्रति ॥७-१३४-७९॥
ādau vā yadi vā paścāttavedaṃ karma māriṣa। tvamutpanno mahābāho pāñcālānāṃ vadhaṃ prati ॥7-134-79॥
[आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning; वा (vā) - or; यदि (yadi) - if; वा (vā) - or; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; तव (tava) - your; इदं (idaṃ) - this; कर्म (karma) - action; मारिष (māriṣa) - O honorable one; त्वम् (tvam) - you; उत्पन्नः (utpannaḥ) - born; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one; पाञ्चालानाम् (pāñcālānām) - of the Pāñcālas; वधं (vadhaṃ) - destruction; प्रति (prati) - towards;]
(In the beginning or if afterwards, this action of yours, O honorable one, you are born, O mighty-armed one, towards the destruction of the Pāñcālas.)
Whether at the beginning or later, this is your action, O honorable one. You were born, O mighty-armed one, for the destruction of the Pāñcālas.
करिष्यसि जगत्सर्वमपाञ्चालं किलाच्युत। एवं सिद्धाब्रुवन्वाचो भविष्यति च तत्तथा ॥७-१३४-८०॥
kariṣyasi jagatsarvamapāñcālaṃ kilācyuta। evaṃ siddhābruvanvāco bhaviṣyati ca tattathā ॥7-134-80॥
[करिष्यसि (kariṣyasi) - you will do; जगत्सर्वम् (jagatsarvam) - the entire world; अपाञ्चालम् (apāñcālam) - without Pāñcāla; किल (kila) - indeed; अच्युत (acyuta) - O Acyuta; एवम् (evam) - thus; सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - the accomplished ones; अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - said; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will happen; च (ca) - and; तत् (tat) - that; तथा (tathā) - so;]
(You will do the entire world without Pāñcāla, indeed, O Acyuta. Thus the accomplished ones said words, and that will happen so.)
"O Acyuta, you will indeed conquer the entire world, leaving out Pāñcāla. Thus spoke the accomplished ones, and it shall happen as they said:"
न तेऽस्त्रगोचरे शक्ताः स्थातुं देवाः सवासवाः। किमु पार्थाः सपाञ्चालाः सत्यमेतद्वचो मम ॥७-१३४-८१॥
na te'stragocare śaktāḥ sthātuṃ devāḥ savāsavāḥ। kimu pārthāḥ sapāñcālāḥ satyametadvaco mama ॥7-134-81॥
[न (na) - not; ते (te) - they; अस्त्रगोचरे (astragocare) - in the range of weapons; शक्ताः (śaktāḥ) - capable; स्थातुं (sthātuṃ) - to stand; देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; सवासवाः (savāsavāḥ) - with Indra; किमु (kimu) - what to say of; पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - sons of Pritha; सपाञ्चालाः (sapāñcālāḥ) - with the Panchalas; सत्यम् (satyam) - truth; एतत् (etat) - this; वचः (vacaḥ) - statement; मम (mama) - my;]
(Not even the gods with Indra are capable of standing in the range of weapons; what to say of the sons of Pritha with the Panchalas. This is my statement of truth.)
Even the gods along with Indra cannot withstand the range of these weapons, let alone the sons of Pritha and the Panchalas. This is my truthful statement.
